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2006 Sony Corporation

2-898-341-11(1)

Hard Disk
Recording Unit

HVR-DR60

Owner’s record

The model number and the serial number are located at the name plate on the left of the
unit. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to these numbers
whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product.

Model No. HVR-

Serial No. ______________________

Operating Instructions

Summary of Contents for HVR-DR60 - 60GB Hard Disk Recorder

Page 1: ...del number and the serial number are located at the name plate on the left of the unit Record the serial number in the space provided below Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product Model No HVR Serial No ______________________ Operating Instructions ...

Page 2: ... a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an...

Page 3: ...e Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product shall not be treated as household waste Instead it shall be handed over to the applicable take back scheme for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly you will help ...

Page 4: ... MPEG 2 STANDARD FOR ENCODING VIDEO INFORMATION FOR PACKAGED MEDIA IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED WITHOUT A LICENSE UNDER APPLICABLE PATENTS IN THE MPEG 2 PATENT PORTFOLIO WHICH LICENSE IS AVAILABLE FROM MPEG LA L L C 250 STEELE STREET SUITE 300 DENVER COLORADO 80206 Overview 5 Features 5 Names of parts 6 Hard Disk Recording Unit 6 LCD screen display 7 Getting prepared 8 Preparing the power supply 8 Usin...

Page 5: ...ith a transfer speed three times faster than real time HDD smart protection The HDD smart protection function has three components a shock absorber which uses shock absorbing material to envelope the HDD and protect it from physical shock a 3G sensor which automatically retracts the recording head when it detects gravitational acceleration exceeding a certain level and a buffer memory which contin...

Page 6: ...OLLOW SYNCHRO to record video in conjunction with the recording operation of the camcorder or to CAM LINK OFF to record with this unit alone Default setting is CAM LINK ON qs REPEAT button This changes the auto repeat mode Each time you press the button the mode changes as follows REPEAT1 Repeatedly plays back the selected folder only ALL REPEAT Repeatedly plays back all folders OFF qd PREVIOUS RE...

Page 7: ...ations When the remaining recording time is less than 5 minutes When the folder number is 999 When using in a high temperature environment 5 Cache recording mode display Display the operating state of the cache recording mode during recording When the cache recording mode is set to ON this icon is on When the cache recording mode is set to OFF this icon is off VIDEO mode During recording During pl...

Page 8: ... the AC adaptor charger display window This indication is provided by data communications between the AC adaptor charger and the InfoLITHIUM battery pack This unit does not have a data communications function so the displayed time may differ from the actual remaining time This is not a malfunction Charging time Charging times for a completely exhausted InfoLITHIUM battery pack NP F570 NP F770 NP F...

Page 9: ...he recorded images you can operate this unit from a domestic wall outlet without worrying about battery life 1 Set the mode change switch of the AC adaptor charger to VCR CAMERA Note When the mode change switch is set to CHARGE there is no power supply 2 Connect the DK cable to the DC IN jack on this unit 3 Connect the DK cable to the AC adaptor charger 4 With the power cord connect the AC adaptor...

Page 10: ...VIDEO mode Menu settings Check the individual settings and change them if necessary For details see page 11 1 Display the menu screen on the LCD screen by pressing the MENU button 2 Select the desired setting by pressing the PREVIOUS REW button or the NEXT FF button and press the PLAY EXEC button 3 Select the desired item by pressing the PREVIOUS REW button or the NEXT FF button and press the PLAY...

Page 11: ...che recording is disabled Menu organization Boldface settings are default settings 4 DELETE You can delete recorded data or format this unit LAST SHOT Delete the most recently recorded folder ALL Deletes all folders recorded on this unit Data in the user area is not deleted FORMAT Returns the hard disk to its default state Data in the user area is deleted 5 TC FORMAT Follows the DF NDF of the time...

Page 12: ... switched off but continues to run using low power consumption 8 3G SENSOR You can set the drop sensor to ON or OFF ON The 3G sensor of this unit tries to detect any drop and protects the hard disk if it detects a drop In this case the icon will blink OFF The 3G sensor does not operate so drop detection is not performed Use this setting for recording in conditions of continuous dropping such as on...

Page 13: ...ording The above Step 3 is for the HVR V1U V1N V1E V1P only For details on another camcorder you want to connect to this unit refer to the operating instructions supplied with that camcorder For details on the types of camcorder that have an external REC control function and on motion detection refer to the Guide to supported models and their functions supplied with this unit Connecting to a camco...

Page 14: ...amcorder STOP REC Changing the tape 5 minutes before end of tape STANDBY This unit STANDBY REC STANDBY REC Camcorder STANDBY REC STANDBY This unit STANDBY REC REC REC REC STANDBY STANDBY REC REC Cache recording mode The most recent approximately maximum 14 seconds of video and audio captured by the camcorder are held in a buffer memory and automatically recorded on the hard disk when the recording...

Page 15: ...back the image by pressing the H button on this unit Trick playback When the playback file is output to i LINK the file is played at triple the normal speed To play back at triple the normal speed Keep pressing the or button during playback To play back in the forward direction hold the button down To play back in the backward direction hold the button down Repeat playback This unit can automatica...

Page 16: ...esired setting For details refer to the operating instructions for the external REC control of the HVR V1U V1N V1E V1P Set this unit as follows CAM LINK SEL SYNCHRO Press the CAM LINK button to set to CAM LINK ON TC MAKE REGENERATE PRESET TC RUN REC RUN FREE RUN Time code of this unit with a tape in the HVR V1U V1N V1E V1P When starting recording on a tape video is recorded using the time code of ...

Page 17: ...splay the operational status of this unit on the HVR V1U V1N V1E V1P LCD screen CAMERA mode HDD mode Mode icon STANDBY x PLAY N FF M REW m PLAY PAUSE u REC z 1 2 3 Status check indicator The following information can be displayed on the status check indicator CAMERA mode of the HVR V1U V1N V1E V1P REC FORMAT Displays the recording format of this unit STATUS Displays the status recording playback e...

Page 18: ...gnal of this unit This time code is displayed during playback of a video recorded by this unit 5 Data code This data code is displayed during playback of a video recorded by this unit VCR mode 1 23 4 5 HDD mode Mode icon STANDBY x PLAY N FF M REW m PLAY PAUSE u REC z Status check indicator The following information can be displayed on the status check indicator VCR mode of the HVR V1U V1N V1E V1P ...

Page 19: ...3 Connect this unit to the computer via the supplied i LINK cable Note This unit cannot receive power from the computer Computer requirements For Windows users OS Windows 2000 Professional Service Pack 4 or later Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 or later Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 or later Standard installation is required Operation is not assured if the above OS has been upgrade...

Page 20: ... needed DVSxxxxx AVI DV format data recorded when DV FILE TYPE is set to AVI When cache recording a file of maximum 14 seconds is created at the top of the folder Files The maximum file size is 4 GB If a file size exceeds 4 GB that file is automatically divided The last number of a new file name is automatically moved up one When the last number of a file name exceeds 99 a new folder is automatica...

Page 21: ...bernation is not supported by this unit Due to the specifications of Mac OS X to disconnect this unit from a Mac with Mac OS X and connect it again perform the following steps To use a partition again 1 To use all the partitions of this unit restart the computer or use Disk Utility To use Disk Utility follow the steps 2 Start Disk Utility Applications Utilities 3 Click the triangle mark on the lef...

Page 22: ...red images t Format this unit by selecting DELETE and then FORMAT The temperature of this unit is extremely high t Turn off this unit and leave it for a while in a cool place The temperature of this unit is extremely low t Leave this unit for a while with the POWER switch turned on If you still cannot operate this unit turn it off and move it to a warm place Leave this unit there for a while and t...

Page 23: ...his unit by selecting DELETE and then FORMAT Symptom Cause Remedy An error message appears when you place the supplied CD ROM in your computer The image or sound on this unit cannot be played back correctly The extension of a file is not displayed on your computer Connecting a computer t Set the computer display as follows 1024 768 dots or more high color 16 bits 65 000 colors or more Depending on...

Page 24: ...ccurred t Turn this unit off and then back on I 11 ss i LINK communication error has occurred t Turn this unit off and then back on I 92 ss Internal error has occurred t Turn this unit off and then back on M 11 ss The recorded image cannot be manipulated t Turn this unit off and then back on X ss ss Internal error has occurred t Turn this unit off and then back on F 12 ss There is a conflict in th...

Page 25: ...oving the AC adaptor while charging with the AC adaptor Always turn off the POWER switch before removing the battery pack or the AC adaptor Note on operational temperature If the temperature of this unit becomes extremely high or extremely low recording or playback may be disabled in order to protect the unit In such a case a message appears on the LCD screen Note on using this unit at altitude Do...

Page 26: ...K interface on some equipment The baud rate may vary from the indicated value when this unit is connected to equipment with a different maximum baud rate What is Mbps Mbps stands for megabits per second or the volume of data that can be sent or received in 1 second For example a baud rate of 100 Mbps means that 100 megabits of data can be sent in 1 second To use i LINK functions of this unit For d...

Page 27: ...al Power requirement DC 7 2 V battery pack DC 8 4 V AC adaptor Power consumption 2 7 W Operating temperature 0 C to 40 C 32 F to 104 F Storage temperature 20 C to 60 C 4 F to 140 F Operating humidity 20 20 C to 90 35 C no condensation Operating altitude Maximum 3 000 m 9 843 feet Dimensions Approx 81 45 100 mm w h d 3 1 4 1 3 4 4 in Mass Approx 230 g 8 oz Input output jack i LINK IEEE1394 6 pin co...

Page 28: ...ng so might cause heat to build up inside When disconnecting the mains lead pull it by the plug and not the lead Do not damage the mains lead such as by placing anything heavy on it Keep metal contacts clean If the battery electrolytic liquid has leaked consult your local authorized Sony service facility wash off any liquid that may have contacted your skin if any liquid gets in your eyes wash wit...

Page 29: ...capacity indication However if the battery pack is used for a long time at high temperature is left fully charged or has been very heavily used the indication may not be correctly restored In this case use the indication time as a rough guideline to estimate the remaining capacity Battery pack storage If the battery pack is not used for a long time to maintain its performance it should be fully ch...

Page 30: ...Additional information on this product and answers to frequently asked questions can be found at our Customer Support Website ...

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