Sony HDR-HC5 Manual

Select one of the connecting methods on 
page 65, according to the input jack of the 
VCR. Connect your camcorder to the LINE 
IN input on the VCR using the A/V 
connecting cable. Set the input selector on 
the VCR to LINE (VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2, 
etc.).

Connect the yellow plug of the A/V 
connecting cable to the video input jack and 
connect the white (left channel) or the red 
(right channel) plug to the audio input jack 
of your TV or VCR.

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• The HDMI (High Definition Multimedia 

Interface) is an interface to send both video/
audio signals. Connecting HDMI OUT jack and 
external device with a cable supplies high 
quality images and digital audio.

• If you connect your camcorder to your TV using 

more than one type of cable to output images 
from a jack other than the i.LINK jack, the order 
of priority of the output signals is as follows:
HDMI 

t component video t S VIDEO t 

audio/video.

• See page 96 for the details of i.LINK.

 (STANDARD SET)

[VCR HDV/DV] 

t 

[AUTO] (57)
[TV TYPE] 

t 

[16:9]/[4:3] (60)

• When connecting only an S VIDEO plug (S VIDEO channel), audio signals are not output. To output 

audio signals, connect the white and red plugs of the A/V connecting cable with an S VIDEO cable to the 
audio input jack of your TV.

• This connection produces higher resolution pictures compared with the A/V connecting cable (Type 

).

 (STANDARD SET)

[VCR HDV/DV] 

t 

[AUTO] (57)
[TV TYPE] 

t 

[16:9]/[4:3] (60)

: Signal flow, ( ): Reference pages

Type

Camcorder

Cable

TV

Menu Setting

2

A/V connecting cable with 
S VIDEO (optional)

(Yellow)

(White)

(Red)

2

A/V connecting cable 
(supplied)

(Yellow)

(White)

(Red)