Sony HDR HC1 Operating Instructions - Page 56

STANDARD SET menu Settings while recording on a tape or other basic settings (REC MODE/MULTI-SOUND/ LCD/VF SET/DISP OUTPUT, etc.) The default settings are marked with . The indicators in parentheses appear when the items are selected. See page 40 for details on selecting menu items. VCR HDV/DV Select the playback signal. Normally select [AUTO]. When the camcorder is connected to another device using an i.LINK cable (optional), select the signal to be input/ output from the HDV/DV Interface (i.LINK) jack. The selected signal is recorded or played back. 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 Interface (i.LINK) 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. 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. • Disconnect the i.LINK cable (optional) before setting [VCR HDV/DV]. Otherwise, the connected device such as a VCR may not be 56 able to recognize the video signal from this camcorder. • When [AUTO] is selected and the signal switches between HDV and DV formats, the picture and sound disappear temporarily. • When [i.LINK CONV] is set to [ON HDVDV], 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. REC FORMAT You can select a recording format.  HDV1080i ( ) Select to record in the HDV1080i specification. DV ( ) Select to record in the DV format. • When you output the picture during recording simultaneously to a connected device using an i.LINK cable (optional), also set [i.LINK CONV] accordingly. DV SET  REC MODE(Recording mode)  SP () Records in the SP (Standard Play) mode on a cassette. LP () Increases the recording time to 1.5 times the SP mode (Long Play). • If you record in the LP mode, a mosaic-like noise may appear or sound may be interrupted when you play back the tape on other camcorders or VCRs. • When you mix recordings in the SP mode and in the LP mode on one tape, the playback picture may be distorted or the time code may not be written properly between the scenes.