AVCHD Recording and Playback: Using an Optional AVCHD Board 163AVCHD Recording and PlaybackTo make a recording in AVCHD from a P2 card, perform therequired clip editing in playlist mode and play back the finalvideo to record it on an SD memory card.■ Preparing for dubbing1 Set recording and playback format.Perform the following settings in the listed setup menus.2 Set setup menu No.028 (AVCHD FMT)appropriately.Select AVCHD recording rate (PH, HA, HG or HE).◆ NOTE:• Selecting 720P will engage PH mode regardless of AVCHD FMTsetting.3 Insert an SD memory card in the slot.■ Starting dubbing to AVCHD1 Create material required for dubbing using playlist.2 Press the SHIFT + REC button.Playback from the current playlist location startssimultaneous with recording to the SD memory card.This type of recording records the time code in theplayback material.Recording stops when playback reaches the end or if theSD memory card becomes full and further recording is notpossible.3 Press STOP at the end.Recording and playback stop.◆ NOTE:• If input reference signal is not stable during dubbing, dubbedvideo will be distorted.Input stable reference signal, or perform dubbing withoutinputting reference signal (internal reference).• Recording from the beginning of the playlist playback cannot bemade.• The internal time code generator value will be updated to thedubbed time code.External signals are simultaneously recorded to a P2 card andan SD memory card. It is not possible to record only to an SDmemory card.■ Preparing for recording1 Set up for AVCHD recording.Set setup menu No. 170 (AVCHD REC) to ON.2 Select a recording format.Set the P2 card and AVCHD recording formats as shownbelow in the listed setup menus.3 Set recording audio channels.AVCHD recording uses 2 channels for recording.Use setup menu No. 774 (AVCHD A CH) to set recordingchannels.■ Recording to P2 cards and SD memory cards1 Engage P2 card recording/playback mode.2 Press the REC + PLAY button to start recording.Simultaneous recording on the P2 card and SD memorycard starts.◆ NOTE:• If P2 card recording is not possible, AVCHD recording will notbe possible either.• The “REC P2&AVCHD” indicator appears in the LCD monitorwhen an AVCHD recording is made to an SD memory card.• AVCHD recording is not available when 480i or 576i is set insetup menu No. 020 (SYS FORMAT).• AVCHD recording is not available when something other than59.94 or 50 is set in setup menu No. 25 (SYSTEM FREQ).• The start and end of recording will not match the clip recordedon the P2 card.• Loop recording is not performed in AVCHD even when setupmenu No. 041 (LOOP REC) is set to ON.• The same time code as that on the P2 card is recorded.• Use the menu in AVCHD mode to set metadata for an AVCHDrecording.• AVCHD recording is not possible for composite signal input.3 Press the STOP button to end recording.Recording P2 card material in AVCHD020 SYS FORMAT 1080i or 720p025 REC FORMAT(HD) DVCPROHD, AVC-I 100,AVC-I 50Recording remote input signals25 SYSTEM FREQ 59.94 or 50020 SYS FORMAT 1080i or 720p025 REC FORMAT(HD) DVCPROHD, AVC-I 100,AVC-I 50028 AVCHD FMT PH, HA, HG, HE
