Sony HVR-M25AU User Manual

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Chapter 2

Playback and Recording

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• With an HDV/DV connection, data codes (recording 

date/time, camera data) recorded on the source tape are 
transmitted to the recorder (the unit). As a result, when 
you play back a recorded tape on the unit and press the 
DATA CODE button on the Remote Commander, the 
same data codes as those recorded on the source tape 
are displayed on the monitor screen. 

• If no picture appears via the  HDV/DV jack, 

disconnect the i.LINK cable, then reconnect it. 

• The unit cannot record video or audio separately. 
• If you record a picture in DVCAM/DV in the playback 

pause mode, the picture may be rough. 
When recording is set to HDV, the picture is not 
recorded. 

• If the unit is connected to a device equipped with an 

i.LINK jack, when you intend to disconnect or 
reconnect the i.LINK cable, turn off the device and 
pull out the plug of its power cord from the AC outlet 
beforehand. If you connect or disconnect the i.LINK 
cable while the device is connected to the AC outlet, 
high-voltage current (8 to 40 V) is output from the 
i.LINK jack of the device to the unit, which may cause 
a malfunction. 

• If you restart recording after a pause or stop, the 

images recorded before and after restarting operation 
will not be continuous. 

• If you connect the output connectors of the unit to the 

input connectors of a player or that 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. 

• The unit cannot record MPEG2 signals except 1080/

60i, 1080/24p, 1080/30p, 1080/50i, 1080/25p of HDV.

• When you record HDV signals input from the  HDV/

DV jack, the connection between the recorded signals 
pauses for about one second. 

• The unit cannot record color bar output in the 

progressive system. Color bar outputs are recorded in 
1080/60i or 1080/50i format according to the setting in 
[60i/50i SEL] of the [OTHERS] menu (page 82).

• Before recording, set the date and time on the unit so 

that the recording time can be written into the search 
signal. You can set the date and time by setting 
[CLOCK SET] in the [OTHERS] menu (page 81).

• Editing may not be possible with a signal that is 

copyright protected. 

• During recording, the tape transport control buttons 

(except STOP and PAUSE) are disabled to prevent the 
tape running mode from being changed by an incorrect 
operation. To disable the STOP and PAUSE buttons, 
set the KEY INH switch to ON after the unit starts 
recording. In this case, set the KEY INH switch to OFF 
first, then stop or pause the recording. 

Turn the power of the monitor on, then set the 
monitor’s input according to the input signals. 

Set up the player to play back a tape. 

Turn the unit on. 

When the player is connected to IN jacks on the unit, 
set [60i/50i SEL] in the [OTHERS] menu according 
to the input signals (page 82). 

When you input 60i system signals, set [60i/50i 
SEL] to [60i]. When you input 50i system signals, 
set [60i/50i SEL] to [50i] (page 82). 

• Do not change the [60i/50i SEL] setting during 

recording. 

• When you select S VIDEO or VIDEO with the INPUT 

SELECT switch, if the field frequency of the input 
signal is different from that of the [60i/50i SEL] 
setting, the picture goes blank.