Sony HVR-1500 User Manual

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This section describes the settings and operations 
necessary to perform playback on this unit. 
For details of connections and settings when using this 
unit as part of an editing system, see Chapter 5, 
“Connections and Settings for Editing” (page 55).
For details of use for dubbing through the i.LINK 
interface, see Chapter 6, “Using the i.LINK Connector for 
Dubbing and TC Insert” (page 64).
Settings for Playback
1
Power on this unit by pressing on the “(” side of the 
POWER switch.
2
Power on the video monitor and set its switches as 
shown below.
Playback Operations
When controlling this unit from a device connected to the 
REMOTE connector or the  HDV/DV connector of this 
unit, set the remote control switch of this unit to 9PIN or 
i.LINK. When not, set the switch to LOCAL.
1
Insert a cassette.
For details of cassette insertion, see page 40, and for 
usable cassette types, see page 39.
The cassette is automatically drawn into the unit and 
the STOP button lights. A few seconds later, if the 
STOP under the AUTO EE SELECT menu item (see 
page 74)
 is se
t to PB, a still image will appear on the 
monitor screen.
2
Press the PLAY button.
This starts the playback operation. When the tape is 
played back all the way to the end, the unit 
automatically rewinds it and then stops.
Indicators lit when a cassette is loaded
To stop playback:
Press the STOP button.
The unit enters stop mode, and will automatically switch to 
standby off mode for tape protection.
To adjust the audio playback level:
For digital or analog audio output:
Set the VARIABLE switch on the front panel to PB and 
use the REC/PB LEVEL control knobs for each channel.
Switch 
Setting
75 
Ω termination switch 
ON (or attach a 75 
Ω 
terminator.)
PRESET
VARIABLE
REC
PB
LEVEL
MONITOR
SELECT
COUNTER
SELECT
PHONES
CONTROL-S
REW
PLAY
F FWD
i.LINK
1
2
VIDEO
3
A
B
CH1 1/2
4
CH2 3/4
OVER
CH
1
0
-12
-20
-30
-40
-60
REC
STOP
TC
VITC
44.1K
OVER
REPEAT
1080 525
CH
2
EDIT MODE
REC INHI
EJECT
LOCAL
i.LINK
HDV DVCAM
(DV)
9PIN
01:23:45:15
INPUT SELECT
REC/PB LEVEL
POWER
DISPLAY
MENU
2
1
RESET(NO)
SET(YES)
TC
PRESET
ASSIGN
HVR-1500 (this unit, player)
Video monitor
Note
Indicator
It means:
The loaded cassette contains a 
cassette memory.
CL
There is ClipLink log data 
stored in the cassette memory 
on the loaded cassette.
PRESET
VARIABLE
REC
PB
LEVEL
MONITOR
SELECT
COUNTER
SELECT
PHONES
CONTROL-S
REW
PLAY
F FWD
i.LINK
1
2
VIDEO
3
A
B
CH1 1/2
4
CH2 3/4
OVER
CH
1
0
-12
-20
-30
-40
-60
REC
STOP
TC
VITC
44.1K
OVER
REPEAT
1080 525
CH
2
EDIT MODE
REC INHI
EJECT
LOCAL
i.LINK
HDV DVCAM
(DV)
9PIN
01:23:45:15
INPUT SELECT
REC/PB LEVEL
POWER
DISPLAY
MENU
2
1
RESET(NO)
SET(YES)
TC
PRESET
ASSIGN
Remote control switch