JVC BR-HD50 manual

BR-HD50 HD VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER BR-HD50 E HD VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER INSTRUCTION MANUAL LL T0088-001A Thank you for purchasing this JVC product. Before operating this unit, please read the instructions carefully to unsure the best possi- ble performance. For Customer Use: Enter below the Serial No. which is located on the rear of cabinet. Retain[...]

I IMPORT ANT SAFEGU ARDS 1. R ead all of the se instruct ions. 2. Save these instruct ion s for later use. 3. All warnings on the product and in the operat ing instruc tions should be adhered to. 4. Unplug this a pp liance syst em from the wall outlet before cl eaning. Do not use liquid clea ners or aer osol cl eaners. Use a damp cl oth for cleani [...]

III Supplement T his equipment is in conformity with the provisions and pr otection requirements of the corresponding European Directives. This equipment is designed for professional video appliances and can be used in the following environments:  Residential (including both of the location type class 1 and 2 found in IEC 1000 -2-5)  Commerci[...]

E-2 Thank you for purchasing our HD Video Cassette Recorder BR-HD50 Th is instruction manual was made for the BR- HD50U and the BR-HD50E. Items only applicable to BR-HD50U are labeled “U model only” or “U only”. Items only applicable to BR-HD50E are labeled “E model only” or “E only”. z HDV 720p format Records and plays back HD (Hig[...]

E-4 INTRODUCTION  Place of storage and use Av oid storing or using this VCR in the following places: z Excessively hot or cold places beyond the allowable temperature for operation(5°C – 40°C). z Humid or dry places beyond the allowable humidity range for operation (30% – 80% RH). z Dusty or sandy places. z Places exposed to oil, smoke or [...]

E-6 INTRODUCTION T his unit records in HDV or DV format. DV format is a standard for recording SD (S tandard-Definition) video onto DV cassettes or mini DV cas- settes. HDV format is a standard for recording HD (High-Definition) video onto DV cassettes or mini DV cas- settes. T he two HDV recording formats are HDV 720p and HDV 1080i. HDV 720p : 720[...]

E-8 INTRODUCTION T his unit uses consumables or components that will wear off. If a wor n-out or deteriorated component continues to be used, it may cause the unit to break down. T o prevent this, perform routine mainte- nance using the head-cleaning tape. With the head-cleaning tape alone, however , the entire tape-wind- ing mechanism cannot be co[...]

E-10 NA MES AND FUNCTIONS OF P ARTS Fr ont panel 1 Cassette loading slot/LED •F o r l oading a cassette into or unloading it from the slot. Insert a standard DV cassette or a mini DV cassette. ( X Page 37) •W hen BR-HD50 is in the OPERA TE OFF state and a cassette is loaded, it changes to the OPERA TE ON state. •W ith a cassette loaded, the L[...]

E-12 NA MES AND FUNCTIONS OF P ARTS Fr ont panel (continued) 5 [REM OTE/LOCAL] switch This switch is used to select how BR-HD50 is to be operated. LOCAL :U s e t his setting if BR-HD50 is to be controlled with the key opera- tion of the unit. REMOTE :U se this setting to control this unit using the REMOTE terminal, SERIAL REMOTE terminal, or IEEE13[...]

E-14 NA MES AND FUNCTIONS OF P ARTS Fr ont panel (continued) d [HOLD] button Pr essing this button while stopped will eng age the time code and user ’s bit PRESET mode. (When TCG SELECT in the TC/UB/CLOCK [1/ 2] Menu screen is set to PRESET) In time code PRESET mode, press this button to return to the normal display . ( X Page 59 “Presetting th[...]

E-16 NA MES AND FUNCTIONS OF P ARTS Re ar panel 1 [VIDEO LINE IN] terminal (BNC) This is the input terminal for composite video signals. •T o input video via this terminal, set the INPUT SELECT switch located on the front p anel to “LINE”. 2 [VIDEO Y/C IN] terminal (4-PIN) This is the input terminal for Y/C separate video signals. •T o inpu[...]

E-18 NA MES AND FUNCTIONS OF P ARTS Re ar panel (continued) a [IEEE1394] IEEE1394 terminal (6P) This is the input/output terminal fo r IEEE1394- compliant digital signals. Inputs HDV signals or DV signals when recording. Digital audio is input simulta- neously . During playback, it outputs HDV signals, DV signals, and digital audio on the playback [...]

E-20 ON-SCREEN DISPLA Y On-screen display Besides E-E images and playback images, the monitor connected to the VIDEO OUTPUT terminals (VIDEO LINE OUT , Y/C OUT , COMPONENT OUT and HDMI OUT) provides the following on-screen information. On-screen display Description Operation Stat us display Displays the setting status of the VCR operation mode, dat[...]

E-22 ON-SCREEN DISPLA Y Status display (continued) 3 DV 2 K CH– 1 / 2 SP 2 0 mi n W AR NI NG 7001 DRU M M O T OR F AI L U R E REC I NH I B I T 06 / 10 / 05 S T A N D B Y - OF F 11 : 2 0:0 0 T C R 0 2:0 0:0 0:0 0 23 4 5 No. Item Description 2 Date/time Memo If the display position of the counter is set to the lower left, this item will be displaye[...]

E-24 ON-SCREEN DISPLA Y Event/Alarm display  Event dis play :W h en certain functions are in use, it is displayed at the followin g posi- tions (with the DISPLA Y mode ON or AUTO). z “A” display: displayed during operatio n z “B” display: displayed for about 3 seco nds  Alarm display : An alarm message is displaye d at the following p[...]

E-26 CONNECTION Connecting video signals  Input signal The input video signal is selected with the INPUT SELECT switch on the front panel. z To input analog video signals Use the LINE IN terminal or Y/C IN terminal. •L INE IN terminal: Inputs composite video signals. Connect a BNC cable. •Y / C I N terminal: Inputs Y/C separate video signals[...]

E-28 CONNECTION Connecting audio signals  Input signal z Analog input AUDIO IN terminal (RCA×2) Connect an audio cable. There are analog input terminals for 2 chan- nels. Four channels cannot be recorded simulta- neously . Audio input from each terminal is recorded to CH1 and CH2. z Digital input IEEE1394 terminal (6P) Connect an IEEE1394 (6PIN[...]

E-30 CONNECTION Connecting with SERIAL REMOTE terminals T he following describes examples of SERIAL REMOTE terminal connection. To use the SERIAL REMOTE terminals, set REMOTE SEL SER of the REMOTE [1/2] Menu screen to “ON” or “LOC+R EM.” ( X Page 70)  Operate BR-HD50 with the wired remote controller C onnect the wired remote controller t[...]

E-32 RECORDING/OUTPUT SIGNAL FORMA T Inputting analog signal  Recording and output terminal vide o/audio signal format when inputting analog signal Input video format Model Input signal Ta p e recording format IEEE1394 terminal HDMI OUT terminal COMPONENT OUT terminal LINE OUT terminal Y/C OUT terminal Analog U model 480/60i 480/60i 480/60i 480/[...]

E-34 RECORDING/OUTPUT SIGNAL FORMA T Playback  Output terminal vide o/audio signal fo rmat during playback *1 : Set using 60/50 SEL in the SYSTEM [2/ 2] Menu screen. *2 : Set using OUT FORMAT [60]/OUT FORMA T [50] in the VIDEO Menu screen . Vid eo format HD signal format (*1) Ta p e r e cord- ing format IEEE1394 terminal HD MI OUT terminal COMPO[...]

E-36 PREP ARA TION Operation method (main unit/remote contr oller) and OPERA TION LOCK mode Whether to operate BR-HD50 with its buttons or the remote con- troller can be selected with the REMOTE/LOCAL switch.  Se tting the REMOTE/LOCAL switch •T o operate with the buttons of BR- HD50, set it to “LOCAL”. •T o operate BR-HD50 with RS-422A [...]

E-38 PREP ARA TION Setting/Displaying date and time T his function sets up the date and time of the built-in clock. With the built-in chargeable battery , the date and time data that have been set are maintained even after the main power is tu rned off. The set date and time data are displayed on the monitor according to th e settings in the Menu s[...]

E-40 PREP ARA TION Selecting HD signal for mat On this unit, 60Hz format or 50Hz format for the HD signal format can be selected using 60/50 SEL in the SYSTEM [2/2] Menu screen. T his must be set in the following situations. z Se t to match the input signal format when recording HDV signals from the IEEE1394 terminal. z Se t to match the playback s[...]

E-42 RECORDING Settings for digital signal input  Selecting digit al input signal Set the INPUT SELECT switch located on the front panel to HDV/DV . Inputs IEEE1394 terminal HDV or DV digital video. For audio, digital audio is input from the IEEE1394 terminal.  Se ttings for digital video format Se t according to whether the IEEE1394 termi- n[...]

E-44 RECORDING Adjusting audio recor ding lev el T he analog audio recording level can be adjusted on th is unit. There are two adjustment methods, selected using A.REC VR.MD.: DV in the AUDIO Menu screen. Th e audio recording level can be set to the initial setting value. (UN ITY mode) Memo Audio input level from the IEEE1394 terminal cannot be ad[...]

E-46 RECORDING Re cor ding procedure 1. Load the cassette tape. •B efore loading the cassette tape, please ensure that the rear slide of the cassette tape is pushed to REC. J T he unit is turned on. 2. St art recording. •P ress the PLA Y button while holding down the REC button. 3. Pa use recording. •P r e ss the P AUSE button. 4. Resume reco[...]

E-48 RECORDING Re cor ding with SERIAL REMOTE terminals Recording can be turne d ON/OFF with a serial remote controller or foot switch connected to the serial re mote terminal located at the rear panel of BR-HD50. The se rial remote controller can be connected to the SERIAL REMOTE terminal located on the rear panel of BR-HD50.  To u se the SERIA[...]

E-50 PLA Y BAC K Playback settings (continued) Set audio settings using the AUDIO Menu screen.  Selecting ou tput audio cha nnel (DV only) z A.OUTPUT : DV To play back tapes recorded in the 32kHz mode, select the output audio channel for the AUD IO OUT terminal or the PHONES termi- nal. In the 48kHz mode or HDV format, the audio of CH1 and CH2 i[...]

E-52 PLA Y BAC K Special playback functions  ST L/F . ADV : DV in the SYSTEM [1/2] Menu screen The unit of frame advance and still images can be selected. (DV format only) FIELD :F ield-by-field advance 1st FIELD :F rame-by-frame advance and stops at the 1st field. 2nd FIELD :F rame-by-frame advance and stops at the 2nd field. FRAME :F r a m e -[...]

E-54 PLA Y BAC K Search function Th is function searches to the position where the index signal is recorded. Set “ Q , S ” KEY FUNC in the SYSTEM [1/2] Menu screen to INDEX.  To search an index point in the forward direction from the curren t tape position: •P ress the SEARCH+ button. The index position to be searched can b e specified by [...]

E-56 PLA Y BAC K Multi cue-up Using the time codes recorded on the tape, up to 5 points on the tape can be registered as cue-up points at the Multi Cue-up screen. The registered tape positions (cue-up points) can be searched. 1. Set the COUNTER switch to TC. 2. Load a tape with time codes recorded. 3. Press the CUE UP button. J The MUL TI CUE UP sc[...]

E-58 TIME CODE Displaying the time code Th is unit records or plays back the time code and user’s bit. Whether to record the user’s bit can be selected with U-BIT in the TC/UB/CLOCK [2/2] Menu screen ( only for E model). With the time code function, accurate positions of the tape contents can be specified to enhance editing precision and operat[...]

E-60 TIME CODE Re cor ding the time code Ti me codes can be reco rded with the following ways. Whether to recor d user ’s bit can be selected with U-BIT in the TC/UB/CLOCK [2/2] Menu screen. (Only for E model) z Record it from preset data. z Record it following the one last recorded on the tape. z Record the time code, which is input to the IEEE1[...]

E-62 TIME CODE Playing back the time code BR-HD50 is also equipped with a time code reader . Du ring playback, the time code or user ’s bit data r ecorded on the tape is displayed on the monitor or the counter display . 1. Select the time code data to display . Set t he COUNTER sw itch to “TC” or “UB”. 2. Press the PLA Y button to g o to [...]

E-64 MENU SCREENS Setting the menus T he functions of BR-HD50 are configured in the Menu screens. The co nfigured settings are saved in the memory of BR-HD50 and retained even after power off. Perform the menu settings while viewing the display on the moni- tor . T he counter display shows menu code numbers.  Se t BR-HD50 to the STOP or STILL mo[...]

E-66 MENU SCREENS Structur e of the Menu screens T he Menu screens are displayed on the monitor. They are structured with multiple layers. ––– M E N U ––– SYSTEM . . REM OT E . . AUD I O . . VID E O. . TC / UB / CL OC K . . DI SP L AYSET . . EX I T –––S YS T E M[ 1 / 2 ] ––– ––– STL / F . ADV : DV 2N D B ACKUP REC : DV[...]

E-68 MENU SCREENS Description of the Menu screens (continued) SYSTEM Menu screens (continued) Item Setting Description LONG P AUSE TIME (0102) E 30SEC (00) 1MIN (0 1) 2MIN (0 2) 3MIN (0 3) 5MIN (0 4) Se lect the time when BR-HD50 enters the T APE PROTECTION mode if the unit has stayed at still or stop for a prolonged period of time. The T APE PROTE[...]

E-70 MENU SCREENS Description of the Menu screens (continued) Th e REMOTE Menu consists of the following two screens (1/2 and 2/2).  REMOTE [1/2] Menu screen REMOTE Menu screens Item Setting Description REMOTE SEL 9P (0200) OFF (00) E ON (01) For enabling/disabling the REMOTE terminal when the REMOTE/ LOCAL switch on the front panel is set to RE[...]

E-72 MENU SCREENS Description of the Menu screens (continued) AUDIO Menu Screen Item Setting Description AUDIO MODE : DV (0300) 32K (00) E 48 K (01) For selecting the audio sampling frequency for analog audio recording. 32 K :R ecords at 32 kHz. Up to four cha nnels of recording tracks are available, but this unit only records onto two of these cha[...]

E-74 MENU SCREENS Description of the Menu screens (continued) VIDEO Menu screen (continued) Item Setting value Description OUT FOR- MA T[50] (0403) E NA TIVE (00) 576I (01) 576P (02) 1080I (03) 720P (04) Se ts the video output format to output from COMPONENT OUT terminal or HDMI OUT terminal during HD V/DV signal input or playback. (Cross converter[...]

E-76 MENU SCREENS Description of the Menu screens (continued) Th e TC/UB/CLOCK Menu consists of the following two screens. (1/2 and 2/2)  TC/UB/CLOCK [1/2] Menu screen TC/UB/CLOCK Menu screens Item Setting Description TCG SELECT (0500) PRESET (00) E REGEN (01) For selecting the time code generato r mode. PRES ET :P RESET mode REGEN :R E G E N ER[...]

E-78 MENU SCREENS Description of the Menu screens (continued) DISPLA Y Menu screen Item Setting Description DISPLA Y (0600) OFF (00) E ON (01) AUTO (02) For turning on/off on-screen status display on the monitor con- nected to the VIDEO OUT terminal. OFF : No on-screen status display . Only video is displayed. ON :A lways shows on-screen status dis[...]

E-80 OTH E R S Wa rn ing display (continued)  Wa r n i n g d i sp lay (Displayed regar dless of the DISPLA Y mod e) When a warning display appears, BR-HD50 stops operation and ceases to accept any operation command. When T APE DEFECTIVE (5605 - 5609) is displayed, the unit similarly stops all opera- tions except EJECT operation. Memo This unit u[...]

E-82 OTH E R S Tr oubleshooting (continued) Symptom Action Cannot record HDV signals fro m the IEEE1394 terminal. •I s the IEEE1394 switch on the front panel set correctly? To record HD V signals, set this to HDV . •I s the HD signal format set correctly? Match the 60/50 SEL setting in the SYSTEM [2/2] Menu screen to the input HDV signal format[...]

E-84 OTH E R S Specifications  General Power requirement s :DC 12 V W (from provided AC adapter) Power consumption :DC 12 V W 26.4 W 2.2 A Usable tape :S t a ndard/ mini DV cassette tape Ta p e sp eed :1 8 . 8 mm/s Record/play time :2 76 minutes (with LA- DV276PRO tape) 63 minute s (with M-DV63PROHD tape) External d imension :212 mm (W) × 88 mm[...]

E-86 OTH E R S Supplement  AC adapter section IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1) R ead these instructions. 2) Kee p these instructions. 3) H eed all warnings. 4) Follow a ll instructions. 5) D o not use this apparatus near water . 6) C lean only with dry cloth. 7) D o not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer[...]