Sony 3-270-589-12 (1) User Manual

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Connections and Settings

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Be sure to carry out step 3 before powering the unit off 
(putting it into standby). The new system frequency 
setting will not be saved if you power off without 
carrying out step 3.

Press the on/standby switch to power the unit off (put 
it into standby), and then press it again to power the 
unit on.

The selected system frequency becomes available for 
use.

You can change the system frequency setting by using the 
setup menu item OPERATIONAL FUNCTION >SYSTEM 
SEL >SYSTEM FREQ. 
For details about the setup menu, see page 90 “System 
Menu” in Chapter 6.

When the system frequency is set to 60I or 30P, select 
drop-frame mode (DF) or non-drop-frame mode (NDF) on 
page P2 of the function menu (see page 90).

Production of some of the peripherals and related devices 
described in this chapter has been discontinued.
For advice about choosing devices, please contact your 
Sony dealer or a Sony sales representative.

You can connect a video monitor to this unit’s video output 
connectors or to the MONITOR connector. The following 
figure shows an example using a Sony multi-format LCD 
monitor.

You can also superimpose character information such as 
timecode and the unit’s operating status on output video. 
For details, see “Superimposed Text Information” (page 
40).

Connect an HD video monitor using method 1 or 2 in 
the following figure.
When you connect a monitor with method 2, set the setup 
menu item INTERFACE SELECT >D-SUB OUTPUT to 
“YPbPr” (see page 102).