Connecting to a TV or VCRExternal Connections71- There will be no video or audio output fromthe HDMI OUT terminal while there is a videoinput connection to the HDV/DV terminal or theAV/ terminal.- To output audio dubbed later on a tapethrough the HDMI OUT terminal, set [AUDIOOUT] to [ MIX/VAR.] ( 41).- Audio output from the HDMI OUT terminal willinclude both channels (Left/Right on a stereorecording, Main/Sub on a bilingual recording),regardless of the [OUTPUT CH] setting.Recording to a VCR or Digital VideoRecorderYou can copy your recordings byconnecting the camcorder to a VCR or adigital video device. When recording to adigital video recorder using the HDV/DVterminal, you can copy recordings withvirtually no generation loss in video andsound quality.Connect the camcorder to the externaldevice following one of the connectiondiagrams shown in the previous sectionConnection Diagrams ( 67).POINTS TO CHECKChange the following settings asnecessary before making theconnections. Refer to the correspondingexplanation of each setting in thePLAY/OUT SETUP menu option list( 40).- [PLAYBACK STD] to select the output videostandard.- [DV OUTPUT] to select the standard of theoutput video when using connection type .Note that the video standard of the recordedcopy depends also on the standards supportedby the external digital device. Refer to the tablebelow.- Set [AV/PHONES] to [ AV] when usingconnection type .ConnectingConnect the camcorder to a VCR or otheranalog device using connection type ,or to a DVD recorder or other digitalrecording device using connection type, as shown in the previous sectionConnection Diagrams ( 67).( 10)* To output video in high definition verify that the DV terminal on the external digital device iscompatible with the MPEG2-TS protocol; to output video in standard definition, verify that it iscompatible with the DV standard.Settings for Recording Video Output using the HDV/DV TerminalVideo OutputSignalStandard ofthe Recordingon the TapeStandard Supportedby the ExternalDigital Device*[PLAYBACK STD]Setting[DV OUTPUT]SettingHighDefinition[ AUTO] or[ HDV] [ HDV/DV]StandardDefinition[ AUTO] or[ HDV] [ DV LOCKED][ AUTO] or[ DV][ HDV/DV] or[ DV LOCKED]HDV HDVHDV DVDV DV2442COPY