Sony HDR-CX500 User Manual

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Sa
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Creating a standard 
definition image 
quality (SD) disc with a 
recorder, etc.
You can dub images played back on your 
camcorder on a disc or video cassette, 
by connecting your camcorder to a disc 
recorder or a Sony DVD writer other 
than DVDirect Express, etc. with the A/V 
connecting cable. Connect the device 
in either way of  or . Refer also to 
the instruction manuals supplied with 
the devices to be connected. Select the 
recording media that contains movies you 
want to dub and the image quality before 
starting the operation (p. 47, 52).
Connect your camcorder to the wall outlet (wall 
socket) using the AC Adaptor for this operation 
(p. 14).
High definition image quality (HD) movies 
will be dubbed with standard definition image 
quality (SD).
 A/V connecting cable (supplied)
Connect the A/V connecting cable to the 
input jack of another device.
 A/V connecting cable with S VIDEO (sold 
separately)
When connecting to another device 
via the S VIDEO jack, by using an A/V 
connecting cable with an S VIDEO cable 
(sold separately), higher quality images can 
be produced than with an A/V connecting 
cable. Connect the white and red plug 
(left/right audio) and the S VIDEO plug 
(S VIDEO channel) of the A/V connecting 
cable with an S VIDEO cable. If you 
connect the S VIDEO plug only, you will 
hear no sound. The yellow plug (video) 
connection is not necessary.
1
   
Insert the recording media in the 
recording device.
If your recording device has an input 
selector, set it to the input mode.
2
   
Connect your camcorder to the 
recording device (a disc recorder, 
etc.) with the A/V connecting 
cable  (supplied) or an A/V 
connecting cable with S VIDEO 
 (sold separately).
Connect your camcorder to the input jacks 
of the recording device.
Signal flow
A/V Remote 
Connector
S VIDEO
VIDEO
(Yellow)
(White)
AUDIO
(Red)
Input
(Yellow)