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Connecting
Chapter 2 Preparations
Connecting
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.
Connecting an External Video
Monitor
When using a Sony liquid crystal display monitor, make
the connections as follows.
a To check an analog HD/SD (NTSC/PAL) signal
Connect the VIDEO OUT Y/P
B
/P
R
connectors of this unit
and the RGB/COMPONENT input connectors of the
LMD-9030 liquid crystal display monitor with a
component video cable (not supplied).
The signal output from the VIDEO OUT Y/P
B
/P
R
connectors can be switched with COMPONENT OUT on
the OUTPUT page of the OPERATION menu. For more
details, see page 110.
It is not possible to add text information or markers to the
HDSDI output.
b To check an SD (NTSC/PAL) signal
Connect the VIDEO OUT connector of this unit and the
LINE A or LINE B input connector of the LMD-9030
liquid crystal display monitor with a 75Ω coaxial cable
(not supplied).
Using an i.LINK Connection
Using the (i.LINK) DV OUT S400 connector, you can
connect external equipment to the camcorder.
Video recorded in the MPEG HD format is down-
converted to the DVCAM format and output from the
(i.LINK) DV OUT S400 connector.
For connections using FAM (file access mode), see “File
Operation” (page 154).
Settings required for an i.LINK connection
i.LINK MODE setting
Set the method of connection between this unit and an
external device. On the OUTPUT page of the
OPERATION menu, set i.LINK MODE to AV/C (Audio/
Video Control). (The factory default setting is AV/C.)
Make the i.LINK AUDIO OUT setting depending on the
connected device.
i.LINK AUDIO OUT setting
Set the audio output channels for the (i.LINK) DV OUT
S400 connector. On the AUDIO-2 page of the
MAINTENANCE menu, set i.LINK AUDIO OUT to one
of the following. (The factory default setting is “2CH”.)
2CH: Output channels 1 and 2 (16 bits, 48 ksps)
4CH: Output channels 1 to 4 (12 bits, 32 ksps)
When the scan mode is 23.98P, video, audio, or timecode
output via the i.LINK connection may not be continuous.
Using the camcorder as a feeder
To copy digitally from the camcorder to the VTR
without the editing function
Using an i.LINK cable (DV cable) to connect a digital
video cassette recorder with an i.LINK connector to the
camcorder, digital copy of video and audio can be carried
out.
Example of connection
Note
Note
2 75Ω coaxial
cable
PDW-F335/F335P
LMD-9030 liquid crystal
display monitor
to VIDEO OUT Y/P
B
/P
R
connector
to LINE A/B input connector
to VIDEO OUT
connector
to RGB/COMPONENT
input connector
1 Component video cable
Note
External VTR
DSR-1800A/1800AP/
45/45P, etc.
PDW-F335/F335P
i.LINK cable
(DV cable)