Sony HDR-CX500V User Manual

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Connecting to a high definition TV
High definition image quality (HD) movies are played back with high definition image quality 
(HD). Standard definition image quality (SD) movies are played back with standard definition 
image quality (SD).
 : Signal flow
Type
Camcorder
Cable
TV
MENU setting
[OUTPUT SETTINGS] 
(under   [GENERAL 
SET] category)  
[COMPONENT]  
[1080i/480i] (p. 96)
Notes
If you connect only component video plugs, audio signals are not output. Connect the white and red 
plugs to output audio signals.
Notes
Use an HDMI cable with the HDMI logo.
Use an HDMI mini connector on one end (for the camcorder), and a plug suitable for connecting your 
TV on the other end.
Copyright-protected images are not output from the HDMI OUT jack of your camcorder.
Some TVs may not function correctly (e.g., no sound or image) with this connection.


Component A/V cable 
(supplied)
(Green) Y
(Blue) P
B
/C
B
(Red) P
R
/C
R
(White)
(Red)
HDMI cable (sold separately)
 (p. 48)
 (p. 48)