Sony HDR-FX7 - Manual (Page 77)

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Jacks on your camcorder
Open the jack cover and connect the cable.
Using an i.LINK cable (optional)
The dubbed format (HDV/DV) differs depending on the recording format or the format
supported by the VCR/DVD device. See the table below for selecting the appropriate settings,
and perform necessary menu setting.
b Note
• Disconnect the i.LINK cable before changing these menu settings, otherwise the VCR/DVD device may
not correctly identify the video signal.
z Tip
• This camcorder has a 4-pin i.LINK terminal. Select a cable that fits the terminal on the device to be
connected.
Copy format
Camcorder
recording
format
Format supported by the
VCR/DVD device
Menu setting
HDV
format*
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DV format
[VCR HDV/DV]
(p. 69) [i.LINK CONV]
(p. 70)
Copy HDV recording as
HDV
HDV HDV –* 3
[AUTO]
[OFF]
Convert HDV recording to
DV
HDV DV DV [ON]
Copy DV recording as DV DV DV DV [OFF]
When tape is recorded in both HDV and DV format
Convert both HDV and DV
format to DV
HDV/DV DV DV [AUTO] [ON]
Copy only portions
recorded in HDV format HDV HDV –* 3
[HDV] [OFF]
DV –* 2 –* 3
Copy only portions
recorded in DV format HDV –* 2 –* 2
[DV] [OFF]
DV DV DV
* 1 Recording device compliant with the HDV1080i specification.
* 2 The tape advances, but no video or sound is recorded (blank).
* 3 Picture is not recognized (no recording is made).
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