Sony HVR1500A Product Manual (HVE-1500A Operating Manuals) - Page 38

Chapter 2 Preparations • A tape recorded in HDV format on this unit cannot be played on a device that does not support the HDV 1080i format. Before playing on another device, it is recommended to check the recording on the tape by playing on this unit. • When an HDV signal downconverted to a DVCAM signal is recorded on an HDV/DV cassette in DVCAM format, the recording capacity is approximately two- thirds of the recording time shown on the cassette. When recording in DVCAM format on a DVCAM cassette, the recording capacity is the same as the recording time shown on the cassette. • On this unit it is not possible to input/output, record, or play back progressive HDV format signals of 1080/24p, 1080/25p, 1080/30p, and 720/50p, and SD format signals of 480/60p and 576/50p. Playback formats and output signals The relationship between format and output signals during playback is as follows. Analog signal outputs YES: Output, NO: Not output Output Recorded format on the tape DV DVCAM 1) DV (SP) 1) DVCPRO (25 Mbps) 1), 2) DV (LP)1) HDV 1080/60i 9) 1080/50i 9) 1080/30p, 25p 1080/24p 720/30p 9) 720/25p Output Output connector signal Analog video outputs Analog audio outputs Composite S-video 3), 4) Component video 3) Composite video 3), 4) video (text SD HD information) 5) Analog audio (AES/EBU) 6) Y/CPST Pr/R-Y/S- Y/CPST, Y/CPST, C, Pb/B-Y/ Pr/R-Y/ Pr/R-Y/ S-Y S-C, Pb/ S-C, Pb/ B-Y/S-Y B-Y/S-Y (SUPER) CPST AUDIO AUDIO MONITO OUT 1/3 OUT 2/4 R AUDIO YES YES YES YES YES YES YES NO YES NO YES NO YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES NO 7) YES 8) YES 8) NO NO YES 8) NO NO 7) YES 8) YES 8) NO NO YES 8) NO NO 7) YES 8) YES 8) NO NO YES 8) NO NO 7) YES YES NO NO YES 10) NO NO 7) YES 8) YES 8) NO NO YES 8) NO NO YES YES NO NO YES NO NO YES YES NO NO YES NO NO YES YES NO NO YES NO 1) Can be used in 525/60, 625/50 format. 2) DVCPRO format CUE track playback, and playback in a format other than 25 Mbps are not possible. 3) With the INTERFACE SELECT >VIDEO OUTPUT menu item, select whether to output a composite signal and S-video signal (simultaneous output possible), an SD component signal, or an HD component signal. 4) A composite signal and S-video signal can be output simultaneously. 5) With the DISPLAY CONTROL >CHARA. DISPLAY menu item you can select not to display text information. 6) Before playing back 4-channel audio recorded on a DV or DVCAM tape, use menu item INTERFACE SELECT >AUDIO OUTPUT to select whether to output CH-1 and CH-2, or CH-3 and CH-4. When a tape recorded in HDV format is played, the output is always CH-1 and CH-2, regardless of this setting. (Playback is 2-channel audio.) 7) DV (LP) format: Search pictures are output. When the unit is put into playback mode, normal playback is impossible and pictures like search pictures are output. (Image quality is lower, but the pictures can be used to check the recorded content.) Audio is not output. The DV format indicator on the front panel flashes. 8) The signal is output downconverted from HD. (Select the downconverted format with the DOWN CONVERTER menu item.) 9) Audio playback is 2-channel mode. 10) Output in 720/60p format. Note This unit can play back HDV 720/30p format signals, but cannot output these playback signals from HDV/DV connector. 38 Recording Formats and Input/Output Signals