Canon XHA1 User Manual download pdf

Sony HVR-MRC1 with Canon XH-A1

Physical Connections

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1. Attach Sony CF recorder on horse shoe mount on camera top.

2. Put a tape in the camera--the CF recorder

will not record without it!

3. Make sure there’s a CF card in the CF recorder.

4. Connect CF recorder to the XH-A1 via HDV/DV

port on the back of the XH-A1.

5. Power on the XH-A1 camera. Leave the CF recorder off.

HDV/DV PORT

revised 9/20/11

When Checking XH-A1 Kit Out From the Media Center

. Make sure there’s a 6-pin to 4-pin Firewire cable included. If you don’t have a 6-pin to

9-pin Firewire cable to connect the CF recorder to a computer, check one of those out as

well.

2. Make sure to get two batteries: one Sony (for the CF Recorder) and one Canon (for the

XH-A1).

Settings - XH-A1

First, make sure that the camera is in Tape mode and not CF card mode via the

switch just above and behind the record button.

1. Press the MENU button again, go to SYSTEM SETUP, then select RESET ALL

and YES at the prompt.

2. Press the MENU button (in the back left corner of the camera), go to SIGNAL

SETUP, then choose HD or SD16:9 or SD4:3.

3. Press MENU button and go to SYSTEM SETUP again. Set DV CONTROL to

ON--you will see the letters DV plus a zigzag arrow.

4. Turn off the XH-A1--this is important! Turn on the CF Recorder.

Settings - Sony CF Recorder

Use the fast-forward/rewind buttons to move through the menu and the Play/”EXEC”

button to make selections.

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Summary of Contents

Page 1 - HDV/DV PORT

Sony HVR-MRC1 with Canon XH-A1Physical Connections(1)1. Attach Sony CF recorder on horse shoe mount on camera top.2. Put a tape in the camera--the CF

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(2)Record1. Record by pressing the record button on the XH-A1. It will take a few seconds for the CF recorder to actually begin recording--make sure t

Page 3 - TO BATCH

(3)6. In the Movie Exporter window that appears next, select Apple ProRes 422. Move the Quality slider to 100% and uncheck the INTERLACED SCALING box.