Sony GV-HD700 - Manual (Page 76)

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Maintenance and precautions
Your VCR is capable of recording in both
HDV and DV formats.
You can use mini DV format cassettes only.
Use a cassette with the
mark.
Your VCR is not compatible with the
Cassette Memory function.
What is the HDV format?
The HDV format is a video format
developed to record and play back digital
high definition (HD) video signals on a DV
cassette.
Your VCR adopts the Interlace mode with
1,080 effective scan lines of screen ruling
(1080i, number of pixels 1,440 × 1,080
dots).
The video bit rate for recording is about 25
Mbps.
i.LINK is adopted for the digital interface,
enabling a digital connection with an HDV
compatible TV or computer.
• HDV signals are compressed in MPEG2 format,
which is adopted in BS (broadcast satellite)
digital, terrestrial digital HDTV broadcastings,
in Blu-ray Disc recorders, etc.
Playback
Your VCR can play back pictures in both
the HDV1080i specification and DV
format.
Your VCR can play back pictures recorded
in the HDV 720/30p format, but cannot
output it from the HDV/DV (i.LINK)
interface.
To prevent a blank section from being
created on the tape
Go to the end of the recorded section using
the end search (p. 32) before you begin the
next recording when you have played back
the tape.
Copyright signal
x When you play back
If the cassette you play back on your VCR
contains copyright signals, you cannot copy
it to a tape in another device connected to
your VCR.
x When you record
You cannot record software on your VCR
that contains copyright control signals for
copyright protection of software. [Cannot
record due to copyright protection.] appears
on the LCD screen, if you try to record such
software. Your VCR does not record
copyright control signals on the tape when
it records.
Notes on use
x When not using your VCR for a long
time
Remove the cassette and store it.
x To prevent accidental erasure
Slide the write-protect tab on the cassette to
set it to SAVE.
x When labeling the cassette
Make sure to place the label only on the
locations shown in the following
illustration so as not to cause a malfunction
of your VCR.
HDV format and recording/
playback
REC
SAVE
REC: The cassette can be
recorded.
SAVE: The cassette cannot
be recorded (write-
protected).
Do not put a label
along this border.
Labeling position