Sony 1080i User Manual

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Chapter 2

Playback and Recording

Chapter 2   Playback and Recording

• You cannot adjust the recording level if you record

signals input via the   HDV/DV jack.

• When you connect to device without an i.LINK jack,

the audio mode is set to FS32K(4-channel mode).
Sound will be recorded on channel 1 and 2.

If necessary, adjust the audio recording level by
turning the AUDIO REC LEVEL control knobs.

You can adjust the recording level with the
AUDIO REC LEVEL control knobs if you have
selected MANU in step 

. While looking at the

STATUS CHECK screen, turn the AUDIO REC
LEVEL control knobs to adjust the recording level.
Adjust the audio recording level so that it does not
exceed 0 dB when the audio signal is at its
maximum. If the recording level exceeds 0 dB, the
recorded sound will be distorted.

• In the DVCAM format, there are two audio modes,

with either two channels at FS48K or four channels at
FS32K. It is not possible to select other modes (for
example with two channels at FS32K).

• During recording, you cannot change the audio mode.
• If you intend to dub audio after recording, select the

DVCAM format, then set [AUDIO MODE] on the
[AUDIO SET] menu to [FS32K] (4-channel mode)
before recording. (p. 47)

This section describes the procedures used to record
signals sent from another VCR to this unit. For details
on the operation when the unit is connected to a
personal computer via the   HDV/DV jack, refer to
“Editing (Connecting with a Personal Computer)”
(p. 38).

Insert a cassette and confirm that the q (cassette)
indicator is lit.

Press the playback button on the player.

The player starts playback.

On this unit, press the PLAY button while holding
the REC button down.

When the unit records HDV format images, it will take
a while until recording starts.  This delay, however, is
not an error. ([STBY] will flash until recording starts.)

Press the STOP button on this unit.

Press the PAUSE button on this unit.

You cannot record to upconvert NTSC or PAL signals
to the HDV format.

By pressing the INDEX button on the unit or the
INDEX WRITE button on the Remote Commander
during recording, you can mark an index signal at any
place on the tape. The index signal is inserted for
seven seconds. If you mark an index at the scene you
want to search for, you can easily find the scene later.
While the index is being marked, the 

 indicator

appears for about seven seconds on the Data screen
(see page 19).

• You cannot mark a new index while the 

 indicator

is being displayed.

• If you record on a portion of the tape where an index

has been marked, the index will be erased. You
cannot delete just an index while keeping the image
or sound.

• You cannot mark an index during playback or audio

dubbing operations. The INDEX button and the
INDEX WRITE button are disabled in these
operations.