Sony M25AN ユーザーズマニュアル

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Chapter 1

Overview

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Press this button to write an index mark while recording. 
Indexing is useful when you search for scenes on a tape. 
Also, this button can be used as the ASSIGN (A1) 
button.

For details on Indexing, see “Recording Functions” on page 
50. 

When you change the ASSIGN button’s setting with 
[ASSIGN [A1]] of [ASSIGN BTN] in the [OTHERS] 
menu, this button executes the function you have set. 

For details on ASSIGN buttons, see “ASSIGN BTN” in the 
“OTHERS” menu on page 80.

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Use this button to select the signal input jack from the 

HDV/DV jack, S VIDEO IN jack, and VIDEO IN 

jack.

HDV/DV: Inputs a signal from the   HDV/DV jack.
S VIDEO: Inputs a signal from the S VIDEO IN jack.
VIDEO: Inputs a signal from the VIDEO IN jack.

• Do not change the setting of this switch while 

recording is in progress, or it will cause noise to be 
added to images and sounds. Also, the part of the tape 
where the change of setting is applied will not be 
recorded properly. Also, the time code may be 
recorded discontinuously. 

• If you change the setting of this switch while recording 

is in progress, the output signal via the   HDV/DV jack 
may be interrupted. Also, the unit may detect signals, 
such as a copyright information signal, incorrectly.

• When a signal is input via the   HDV/DV jack, the 

settings of the menus listed below are unavailable. 
– 60i/50i SEL 
– AUDIO MODE 
– AUDIO  LOCK 
– AUDIO INPUT LEVEL (–10/–2/+4) switch
– AUDIO REC LEVEL control knob 
– AUDIO INPUT (AUTO/MANU/FIX) switch 

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Use this speaker to monitor sounds in monaural during 
recording or playback. The setting of volume control 
level and audio signals to be monitored are the same as 
those of output from the i (phones) jack 8. When 
headphones are connected, no sound is produced from 
the built-in speaker.

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phones) LEVEL control knob” on page 7. For details on the 
headphones output, see “

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Selects the destination for the text data to be 
superimposed via output jacks. 

OFF: Does not output text data to superimpose.
S VIDEO/VIDEO: 

Superimposes text data to S VIDEO OUT jack and 
VIDEO OUT jack. 

ALL: Superimposes text data to HDMI OUT jack, 

COMPONENT OUT jacks, S VIDEO OUT jack 
and VIDEO OUT jack.

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Press this button to eject a cassette. If you press this 
button while a cassette is inside the unit, the cassette is 
ejected. 

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Insert a standard-size or mini-size cassette.