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2-898-341-11(1)
Hard Disk
Recording Unit
Operating Instructions
Owner’s record
The model number and the serial number are located at the name plate on the left of the
unit. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to these numbers
whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product.
Model No. HVR- Serial No. ______________________
HVR-DR60
2006 Sony Corporation
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If you have any questions about this product, you may WARNING call: Sony’s Business Information Center (BIC) at 1-800- 686-SONY (7669) To reduce fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. Declaration of Conformity Trade Name: SONY CAUTION Model: HVR-DR60 Responsible Party: Sony Electronics Inc. Replace the battery with the specified type Address: 16530 Via Esprillo, San Diego, only. Otherwise, fire or injury may result. CA 92127 U.S.A. Telephone Number: 858-942-2230 PRECAU
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For the customers in Europe This product with the CE marking complies with both the EMC Directive (89/336/EEC) issued by the Commission of the European Community. Compliance with these directives implies conformity to the following European standards: • EN55103-1 :Electromagnetic Interference (Emission) • EN55103-2 :Electromagnetic Susceptibility (Immunity) This product is intended for use in the following Electromagnetic Environment(s): E1 (residential), E2 (commercial and light industrial), E3
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On trademarks • “InfoLITHIUM” is a trademark of Sony Corporation. • i.LINK and are trademarks of Sony Corporation. Table of contents • HDV and the HDV logo are trademarks of Sony Corporation and Victor Company of Japan, Ltd. • Microsoft, Windows, and Windows Media are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Overview ........................................................ 5 Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Features ........................................
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Overview Features Supported models The HVR-DR60 can be used connected to the camcorder/ • Long recording time, small and light body VTR. The 1.8-inch internal HDD provides a large 60 GB capacity. For details of supported models, refer to the supplied “Guide Although the HVR-DR60 only weighs about 230 g, it to supported models and their functions.” enables about 4.5 hours of recording of an HDV/DVCAM/ DV stream. Using the supplied shoe adaptor lets you mount the drive onto an HVR-V1U/V1N/V1E/V1P,
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Names of parts Hard Disk Recording Unit 7 1 6 8 qg qf 2 qd 3 9 qs qa q; 4 5 1 BATT RELEASE button qa CAM LINK button Remove the battery pack from this unit by pressing the Switch to CAM LINK [ON] (FOLLOW/SYNCHRO) to BATT RELEASE button. record video in conjunction with the recording operation of the camcorder, or to CAM LINK [OFF] to record with 2 STOP button this unit alone. Return to the VIDEO mode screen. * Default setting is CAM LINK [ON]. Stop recording or playback. qs REPEAT button When a
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LCD screen display VIDEO mode During recording During playback 12 3 4 56 9 78 1 Power supply display 6 Folder name display Display the power supply icons. Display the folder name in which the recording/playback data is saved. Battery pack in use Display the remaining battery capacity. 7 Status display Display the status with an icon. AC adapter connected x Power is on and playback/recording is stopped z Recording 2 Drop detection mode display (3G sensor) N Playback Display the operating state of
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Getting prepared Remaining battery time indication in the AC Preparing the power supply adaptor/charger display window This indication is provided by data communications between the AC adaptor/charger and the InfoLITHIUM battery pack. To charge the battery pack This unit does not have a data communications function, so When using an InfoLITHIUM battery pack (L-series, the displayed time may differ from the actual remaining time. optional) as the power supply for this unit, charge the battery Thi
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AC adaptor/charger To connect this unit to a wall outlet Do not short-circuit the DC plug of the AC adaptor/charger For prolonged operation, such as playing the recorded or battery terminal with any metallic objects. This may cause images, you can operate this unit from a domestic wall outlet a malfunction. without worrying about battery life. 1 Set the mode change switch of the AC adaptor/ To install the battery pack to this unit charger to VCR/CAMERA. Slide the battery pack in the direction of
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Using in VIDEO mode Connecting this unit to a camcorder As an example, the following steps and illustration show how to connect this unit to an HVR-V1U/V1N/V1E/V1P digital HD camcorder. 1 Attach the supplied shoe adaptor to this unit. 2 Attach this unit to the accessory shoe of the HVR-V1U/ V1N/V1E/V1P. 3 Connect the supplied i.LINK cable to the HDV/DV jack on this unit and the HDV/DV jack on the HVR- V1U/V1N/V1E/V1P. 4 Attach an optional battery pack (NP-F570/F770/F970) to this unit. 1 4 3 2
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Menu organization PLAY MODE AUTO HDV DV CAM LINK SEL FOLLOW SYNCHRO CACHE REC OFF ON DELETE LAST SHOT ALL FORMAT TC FORMAT AUTO NDF DF DV FILE TYPE AVI RAW DV SLEEP MODE OFF ON 3G SENSOR ON OFF ALL RESET * Boldface settings are default settings. 1 PLAY MODE 4DELETE You can switch the playback format. You can delete recorded data or format this unit. • AUTO ........Automatically switch the playback format • LAST SHOT ..... Delete the most recently recorded to the camcorder playback format. folder
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6 DV FILE TYPE Changes the DV recording format. • AVI .............Records video in AVI format. • RAW DV ...Records video in DV format. 7 SLEEP MODE You can set the sleep mode to ON or OFF. •ON .............Sleep mode is set to ON. • OFF ............ Sleep mode is set to OFF. When SLEEP MODE is set to [ON], if the i.LINK cable is disconnected and nothing is displayed for 5 minutes or more, this unit automatically switches to SLEEP status. To return to normal status, reconnect the i.LINK cable to
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Recording images from the camcorder to this unit Images recorded by the camcorder can be recorded onto this x Recording video simultaneously on this unit and unit. a camcorder – Connecting to a camcorder with an “external REC control” function (SYNCHRO mode) Recording images When connected to a camcorder that has an external REC (POWER switch at the VIDEO side) control function, this unit can be controlled by the camcorder to record video data simultaneously to the The different methods of recor
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x Recording video on this unit while changing the Cache recording mode tape of the camcorder The most recent approximately maximum 14 seconds of When connected to a camcorder that has an external REC video and audio captured by the camcorder are held in a control function, you can record video on this unit only buffer memory and automatically recorded on the hard disk while changing the tape or the camcorder, so that you do when the recording button is pressed. During this operation, not miss an
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Playback the image from the camcorder To play back video data recorded on this unit, you need to Trick playback connect this unit to a playback device via an i.LINK cable. When the playback file is output to i.LINK, the file is played at triple the normal speed. Playback (POWER switch to VIDEO) To play back at triple the normal speed The playback method is as follows. Keep pressing the . or > button during playback. • Standard playback To play back in the forward direction, hold the > button • T
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You can record the time code of the HVR-V1U/V1N/V1E/ Useful functions in combination V1P without a tape in the HVR-V1U/V1N/V1E/V1P. with HVR- V1U/V1N/V1E/V1P If you want to record video using the time code of the HVR- V1U/V1N/V1E/V1P, set the time code Tapeless external REC control setting of the HVR- V1U/V1N/V1E/V1P as follows. You can start or stop recording video data on this unit by pressing the REC START/STOP button of the HVR-V1U/ Time code value always advances. V1N/V1E/V1P without a tape
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Display the operational status of this unit on the HVR-V1U/V1N/V1E/V1P LCD screen CAMERA mode – Indicators – Status check indicator • The following information can be displayed on the LCD • The following information can be displayed on the status screen of the HVR-V1U/V1N/V1E/V1P. check indicator (CAMERA mode) of the HVR-V1U/V1N/ V1E/V1P. 1 2 3 REC FORMAT 1 HDD connecting status Displays the recording format of this unit. This icon is displayed when connecting this unit to the HVR-V1U/V1N/V1E/V1
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VCR mode – Indicators – Status check indicator • The following information can be displayed on the LCD • The following information can be displayed on the status screen of the HVR-V1U/V1N/V1E/V1P. check indicator (VCR mode) of the HVR-V1U/V1N/V1E/ V1P. 23 1 4 5 1 HDD connecting status PB FORMAT This icon is displayed when this unit is connected to the Displays the playback format of this unit. HVR-V1U/V1N/V1E/V1P. This icon blinks when an error occurs in this unit. STATUS Displays the status (re
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Using in COMPUTER mode Connecting to a computer You can transfer recorded images on this unit as a file in HDV or DV format to a nonlinear editing system or computer. 1 Attach the AC adaptor to this unit. For extended use, using the AC adaptor is recommended. This unit can still be operated even with the battery pack attached. 2 Slide the POWER switch of this unit to COMPUTER. 3 Connect this unit to the computer via the supplied i.LINK cable. Note This unit cannot receive power from the computer
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Folder saving format Folder organization The file/folder organization on the HDD of this unit is as follows. VIDEO DVF 100DVF 100DVF.IDX DVS10001.AVI DV 100DVF.IDX DVS10002.AVI 101DVF 999DVF.IDX 999DVF DVS99901.DV HDVF 100HDVF 100HDVF.IDX HDV10001.M2T File number HDV10001.TS HDV Format 01 - 99 100HDVF.IDX HDV10002.M2T HDV10002.TS HDV xxx xx .M2T 101HDVF 999HDVF.IDX 999HDVF HDV99901.M2T Folder number Extension 100 - 999 HDV99901.TS USER When cache recording, a file of maximum 14 seconds is crea
