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Chapter 2
Playback and Recording
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Playback
• To playback an image recorded in HDV format when
you connect the monitor using a component video
cable, set [COMPONENT] of [VIDEO OUT] in the
[IN/OUT REC] menu according to the requirements of
your monitor
• When an image recorded in DVCAM/DV format is
played back, only an image with a quality equivalent to
that of the DVCAM/DV format of 480i (NTSC) or
576i (PAL) is output via the COMPONENT OUT
jacks, regardless of the [COMPONENT] setting.
• For details on the output level from the COMPONENT
OUT jacks, see “Specifications”
.
• To change the output level from the COMPONENT
OUT jacks, see [480i LEVEL] in the [IN/OUT REC]
menu
• There are some restrictions on images output from the
COMPONENT OUT jacks of the unit.
Refer to COMPONENT OUT jacks
5
(page 13) of
“Location and Function of Parts.”
For more information, see “Recording Format and Input/
Output Signals” on page 24.
• If you connect the input connectors of the unit to the
output connectors of a monitor, a humming noise may
be generated or the image may be distorted. If these
phenomena occur, use the INPUT SELECT switch to
select a signal that is not being input, or disconnect the
cables.
• When you play back an HDV-formatted tape with
copyright protected signals or input HDV signals with
copyright protection to the HDV/DV jack, pictures
may be output in either 480i (NTSC) or 576i (PAL)
format, regardless of the setting of [COMPONENT] of
[VIDEO OUT] in the [IN/OUT REC] menu.
• The unit cannot up convert DVCAM/DV recordings to
HDV at output.
• When [COMPONENT] of [VIDEO OUT] in the [IN/
OUT REC] menu is set to either [1080i/480i] or
[1080i/576i], 1080/24p and 1080/30p video signals
played back are converted to 1080/60i and 1080/25p
video signals are to 1080/50i, and output from the
COMPONENT OUT jacks.
Connecting the unit to a monitor equipped
with an i.LINK jack
The video and audio signals are sent with hardly any
degradation, enabling high-quality playback to a
monitor with an i.LINK connector that supports HDV,
DVCAM, and DV formats.
For details on i.LINK output formats, see page 72.
• Be sure that you set [HDV/DV SEL] in the [IN/OUT
REC] menu to [AUTO] (default setting) before
connecting the monitor to the unit with the i.LINK
cable. If you change the setting after connecting the
i.LINK cable, the monitor may not recognize the video
signals correctly
.
• To connect the unit to a monitor equipped with an
i.LINK jack, you may need to set the monitor so that it
recognizes the unit.
For details, refer to your monitor’s instruction manual.
• When an i.LINK connection is made, the unit cannot
output video or audio only.
Notes
Notes
i.LINK cable (not supplied)
To i.LINK jack ( HDV/DV jack)
HVR-M15A
(rear panel)
Monitor with i.LINK jack
: Signal flow
