Sony RMT-840 - Manual (Page 59)

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Using the Menu 59
Using the (IN/OUT
REC) menu
– REC FORMAT/TV
TYPE, etc.
You can select the items listed below on the IN/
OUT REC menu. For details on how to select
these items, see “Selecting menu items” (p. 51).
The default settings are marked with G . The
indicators in parentheses appear when the
setting is selected. The settings you can adjust
vary depending on the power mode of your
camcorder. The screen shows the items you can
operate at the moment. Unavailable items will
be grayed out.
VCR HDV/DV
Select the playback signal. Normally select [AUTO].
When the camcorder is connected to another device using an i.LINK cable, select
the signal to be input/output from the HDV/DV jack. The selected signal is
recorded or played back.
b Note
• Disconnect the i.LINK cable before setting [VCR HDV/DV]. Otherwise, the connected TV
may not be able to recognize the video signal from this camcorder.
• When [AUTO] is selected and the signal switches between HDV and DV, the picture and
sound disappear temporarily.
• When [i.LINK CONV] is set to [ON], pictures are output as follows:
– at [AUTO], an HDV signal is converted to the DV format and output; a DV signal is
output as it is.
– at [HDV], an HDV signal is converted to the DV format and output; a DV signal is not
output.
– at [DV], a DV signal is output as it is; an HDV signal is not output.
I N / OUT REC
RETURN
VCR HDV / DV
REC MODE
COMPONENT
i . L I NK CONV
TV TYPE
A / V DV OUT
[ MENU ] : END
AUTO
G AUTO • Select this to play back signals by switching the format between
HDV and DV automatically.
• For an i.LINK connection, select this to record/play back signals
input/output from the HDV/DV jack by switching the format
between HDV and DV automatically.
HDV • Select this to play back the signals in the HDV format only.
• For an i.LINK connection, select this to record/play back the input/
output signals in the HDV format only.
Select this when connecting the camcorder to a computer, etc.
(p. 77).
DV • Select this to play back the signals in the DV format only.
• For an i.LINK connection, select this to record/play back the input/
output signals in the DV format only.
Select this when connecting the camcorder to a computer, etc.
(p. 77).
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