Sony DSR-1500A manual

DSR-1500A/1500AP © 2002 Sony Corporation 3-619-327- 11 (1) Digital Videocassette Recorder Oper ati ng Instr uction s Before opera ting the u nit, pleas e read this manual thoroug hly and r etain it fo r future refer ence. Note The suppl ied CD -ROM inc ludes op eration ma nuals for the DS R-1500A/1500 AP Digital Video Cass ette Record er (English,[...]

2 Owne r’ s Recor d The m odel and se rial numb ers are located at the bottom . Record these numbers in the spac es provided below . Refer to them w henever y ou ca ll upon your So ny de aler regarding this product. Mo del N o. Serial N o. T o pre vent fire or shoc k hazar d, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture . T o av o id electrical sho[...]

3 • Read these instructions. • Keep these instructions. • Heed all w arn ing s. • Follow a ll instructions. • Do n ot use this apparatus near w ater. • Clean o nly w ith dry cloth. • Do n ot block a ny v entilation openings. Install in accordance w ith the m an ufacturer ’ s instructions. • Do n o t install near any heat sources s[...]

4 Afin d ’é viter tout risque d ’ incendie ou d ’é lectr ocution, ne pas exposer l ’ appareil à la pluie ou à l ’ humidit é . Afin d ’é carter tout risque d ’é l ectr ocuti on, gar der le coffret f erm é . Ne confier l ’ entret ie n de l ’ appareil qu ’à un personnel qualifi é . CET APP AREIL DOIT Ê TRE RELI É À LA [...]

5 ATTENZ IONE Per e vitare il pericolo di incend i o scosse e lettriche, non esporre l ’ a pparecc hio alla pioggia o all ’ um idit à . Per e vitare scosse elet triche, non aprire l ’ appa recchio. Per le riparazioni, riv olgersi solo a pe rsonale qu alif icato. QUEST O APPARE CCHI O DEVE ES SERE MES SO A TERRA. ATTENZ IONE L ’ apparec chi[...]

6 Videog rab adora di gi ta l AD VERTENCIA P ara e vit ar el riesgo de incend ios o electrocu ci ó n, no expon ga la unidad a la lluvia ni a la hume dad. P ara e vit ar descar g as el é ctricas, no abra el aparato. Solicite asistencia t é cnica ú nicam ente a personal especializado. ESTE APARATO DEB E CONEC TARSE A TI E RRA. PRECAUCI Ó N No se[...]

7 Table of Contents Table of Contents Chapter 1 Ove rview Features ......... .............. .............. .............. .............. ....... 9 DVCAM Format ............................................................. 9 Variety of Interfaces ...................................................... 10 Compact Size .................................[...]

8 Tabl e o f Cont ent s Digitally Dubbing Signals i n DVCAM/DV Format .... 59 Chapter 4 Menu Settings Menu Organization .......... .............. .............. .............. 63 Menu Contents ................. .............. ................... ......... 66 Setup Menu ................................................................... 66 Auto Mode[...]

9 Feat ur es Chapter 1 Overview Features The D SR - 1500A /1500A P i s a 1 / 4 - inch digital videocassette recorder u sing the D V CAM ™ digital recording form at. The un it is equipped w ith an i.LINK/D V* interface as standard, so that it can be used as a low - cost, com pact feeder, player or viewe r in a non -linear editing system** without [...]

10 Feat ur es Chapter 1 Overvi ew Not e W hen p laying back a tape recorded in D VC PR O (25 Mb ps) form at, the outputs in SD TI format of this unit are muted. Fu rthermore, it is not possible to playback the cue- audio track of the tape. Suppor t for three cassette sizes There are two sizes o f DV C A M cassette: standard and mini. Y ou c an use [...]

11 Feat ur es Chapter 1 Overvi ew at any speed in the rang e 0 (st ill) to 60 times norm al speed in both directions. You can also search fram e-by-frame in jog mo de. At search sp eeds u p to 10 tim es no rm al speed in both directions, you can also hea r playback aud io. Quic k mec h anical response W h en y ou use the tape transpo rt buttons of [...]

12 Feat ur es Chapter 1 Overvi ew The an alog video signals that can be input are as follow s. • Com posit e video signals • S-video signals • Compon en t v id eo s i gnal s ( Y, R − Y and B − Y)[...]

13 Using the CD-RO M Manua l Chapter 1 Overvi ew Using the CD-ROM Manual The sup plied CD -RO M include s operation ma nuals for the DSR - 1500A /1500AP D i gital Video C assette Rec order (English, Japanese, F rench, Germ an, It alian and S panish versions). CD-R OM Syste m Requirements The follow ing are required to acce ss the supplied C DR OM d[...]

14 Location and Functi on of Parts Chapter 1 Overvi ew Location and Functio n of Parts Fr ont P anel POWER PHONES REW PLA Y F FWD STOP EJECT LOCAL REMOTE REC/PB LEVEL PRESET SYNC MENU RESET(NO) TC PRESET SET(YES) CONTROL S REC MONITOR SELECT INPUT SELECT METER CH-1/2 3/4 SDTI/i.LINK VIDEO CH1 1/2 CH2 3/4 COUNTER SELECT VAR REC PB SC 1 3 2 4 INPUT V[...]

15 Locatio n and F unction of Parts Chapter 1 Overvi ew a a a a POWER swi t ch Press the “” side to powe r on the u nit. This cau ses the audio level m eters and the display section to light. T o powe r off the unit, press the “” side of the switch. b b b b Au dio level m eters These tw o m eters indicate the rec ording au dio levels during[...]

16 Location and Functi on of Parts Chapter 1 Overvi ew W hen CH -3/4 m ode is selected w ith the M ETE R CH -1/ 2 3/4 bu tton: j j j j M E T E R CH-1 /2 3/4 button Pressing this button toggles the audio leve l meter m ode bet we en CH- 1/ 2 ( chan ne ls 1 and 2) a nd CH- 3/ 4 ( cha nne ls 3 and 4). The settings m ade with this button and the M ONIT[...]

17 Locatio n and F unction of Parts Chapter 1 Overvi ew B Video/audio input setting section a a a a SD TI/i.LIN K (SDT I (Q SDI) interface/i.LIN K selection) button Each p ress of this button cy cles through the following input signal selection options. • Digital video signal in SD TI (Q SDI) fo rmat inpu t to the SDI/S D T I (QS D I) IN connec t[...]

18 Location and Functi on of Parts Chapter 1 Overvi ew is possible to adjust the audio levels on the tw o channels separately. You can sw itch the audio recording m ode with the RE C MODE men u i t e m (see page 7 3) . The selection is indicated by the R EC MOD E display on the front pane l.[...]

19 Locatio n and F unction of Parts Chapter 1 Overvi ew C Display sectio n a a a a INP U T signal display section Indicates the input video and audio signal formats selected wit h t he INP UT S ELECT bu tt on s (S DTI /i . LI NK, VI DEO, CH 1 1/2, a nd C H 2 3/4 buttons). Not e The indicators w ithout the correspond ing optional bo ards in s ta lle[...]

20 Location and Functi on of Parts Chapter 1 Overvi ew VIDE O in di ca to rs : The indicator (C O MPOSIT E , S VIDE O, Y − R,B, SDI, or S G ) correspon ding to the selected input video signal form at l ights. AUDIO in di cat o rs : C ompri se th e CH -1 1/ 2 in di cat or an d CH -2 3/ 4 indicator, under ea ch of which there are four mor e i ndi c[...]

21 Locatio n and F unction of Parts Chapter 1 Overvi ew AUDIO i ndi c at or s : Comp rise the C H 1/2 indi cator and CH 3/4 indicator to indicate the chan nel selection for analog au dio outpu t from the A U D IO OUT 1 /3 and AUDIO OU T 2/ 4 c onnectors. You c an ch an ge th e c ha nn el s el ec t io n wi t h th e AUDI O OUTPUT men u i t em (see pa[...]

22 Location and Functi on of Parts Chapter 1 Overvi ew 32K indicator: Lights du ring playback of a tape record ed in 4-c han nel mode (3 2 kHz) . o o o o RE C MOD E (audio recording m ode) display This indicates the audio record ing mode cu rrently selected wit h t he REC MODE men u i t em (see page 73) . 2CH indi cator: L ights in 2-chan nel m ode[...]

23 Locatio n and F unction of Parts Chapter 1 Overvi ew E Menu control section a a a a MENU but to n Press this button to display t he m enu on the m onitor screen and the time coun ter display. Press it again to exit the menu display. On h ow to use the m en u, see Cha pter 4 “ Menu Settings. ” b b b b RE SE T (N O ) button Pr e s s th i s b u[...]

24 Location and Functi on of Parts Chapter 1 Overvi ew Rear P anel a a a a AC IN con nector Use the su pplied po w e r cord to connect this to an A C outlet. b b b b DV IN / OU T connector (6-pin IEEE -1394) This con nector inp uts and outpu ts digital video a nd audio signals in DV format. Notes • If the unit is co nnected to a device equipped w[...]

25 Locatio n and F unction of Parts Chapter 1 Overvi ew A Analog video/audio signal input section (optional DSBK-1504/1504P Analog Input Board) The co nnectors in this section a re available w hen the optional DSBK -1504/1504 P bo ard is installed. a a a a VIDEO I N c on nec t or s ( BNC t yp e) There are the following VID EO IN connectors for inpu[...]

26 Location and Functi on of Parts Chapter 1 Overvi ew B Analog video/audio signal output section a a a a VIDEO OU T con ne ct or s (BN C ty pe) There are the following V ID E O OUT connectors for outputting analog video signals: • Y/C PST • R − Y/ C/ C PST • B − Y/ CP ST ( SUPE R) The signals o utput from these connectors depend on the s[...]

27 Locatio n and F unction of Parts Chapter 1 Overvi ew C Digital signal input/output section (optional DSBK-1501 Digital Input/Output Boar d ) The co nnectors in this section a re available w hen the optional DSBK -1501 bo ard is installed. a a a a SD I/S DT I (QSDI) IN (Ser ial Digital Interface/ Serial D a ta T ran s port In terface (Q SD I) inp[...]

28 Location and Functi on of Parts Chapter 1 Overvi ew[...]

29 Usable C a ssettes Chapter 2 Recording and Playback Usable Ca ssettes This un it can use the D VC AM cassettes listed below . The num bers in each model nam e indicate the maxim um recording/playback time (in m inutes) for each model. For exa m pl e, the PDV -184 M E has a ma xim u m recording/playback tim e of 184 m i nutes. Ca sse ttes usab le[...]

30 Usable Cassettes Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla ybac k D VCAM ca ssette s T h e fo llow ing f i g u re illus t ra tes th e DV C A M c a sse tt e s . Notes on using cassettes • Before storing the cassette for a lon g period of time, rew ind the tape to the beginning and be sure to put the cassette in its storage case, preferably on end instead of[...]

31 Usable C a ssettes Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla ybac k Preventing accidental erasure Set the R E C /SA VE sw itch on the cassette to SA VE to preven t accidental erasure of recorded c ontents. To enabl e r e- re cordi ng Set t he REC/ SAVE swi t ch to REC. W h en this switch is set to S A V E, t he unit cann ot record o n the tape . Insert ing a[...]

32 Usable Cassettes Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla ybac k No double insertion of cassettes W h en you insert a cassette, the orange lock-o ut plate appears in the cassette com p artm ent to prev ent double insertion. Ejecting a cass et te Press the E JEC T button. REW PLAY F FWD ST OP REC INPUT VIDEO AUDIO V:SDTI SDTI i.LINK SDI SG SDI SG SDI SG ANAL[...]

33 Recor d i ng Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla ybac k Recording This section d escribes the ne cessary setting s and operations to p erform recording on this unit. The sam e settings and operations apply w he ther you are using the un it as part of an editing system, for dub bing , or as a stand-alon e recorder. For the necessary con nections for rec[...]

34 Reco rd i ng Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla ybac k Settings for Recor ding W hen c ontrolling this un it from an editing con trol unit connected to the RE M OTE conne ctor, see “ LOC AL/R EM O TE switch ” on page 15 a nd the description of the R EM OTE I/F m en u item on page 7 5. 1 Power o n the vide o m onitor, then set its input switches ac[...]

35 Recor d i ng Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla ybac k W hen the RE M OT E indicator is lit, selecti on of the time d ata type is carried out at the editing control unit. 5 Select the formats of v ideo an d aud io input signal to be recorded. Use the IN PUT SE LECT bu t tons in the video/audio input setting section to select the desired signal form at[...]

36 Reco rd i ng Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla ybac k 6 Select the audio m ode . Se le ct e it he r t wo- c ha nne l mo de (2 CHANNEL) or f our - ch ann el mode ( 4 CHANNE L) wi t h th e RE C MODE me nu i t e m (see page 73) . T h e corresponding ind icator lights in the RE C M ODE display. Cautions • W h e n r e c o rdin g in D VC A M fo r m at o [...]

37 Recor d i ng Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla ybac k Notes • Wh en controlling this unit from an editing control unit conn ected to the REM OTE con nector of this un it, set the LO C A L / RE M OTE sw itch to REM OTE, turning the R E M OTE indicator o n. W hen not, set the switch to LOC AL , turning the indicator off. • If you intend to use a t [...]

38 Reco rd i ng Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla ybac k If the RE C IN H I indicator lights: It indicates that the REC/S A V E sw i tch of the loaded cassette has b een se t to SAV E. Press the E JEC T button in the tap e transport con t rol section to remove the cassette, then set the RE C/SAV E sw itch to REC and reload the cassette. Note Wh e n ejec[...]

39 Recor d i ng Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla ybac k To per for m the fol l owi ng ope ra ti ons Re ferec e level for reco rd ing in D V (S P) form a t On m any consum er D V devices, recording is carried out at a reference level of − 12 d B . Th r e f o re , w he n r e c o rdin g in D V (SP ) fo rma t o n t h is u n it, u s i n g t h e fixed refe[...]

40 Playback Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla ybac k Playback This section de scribes the settings and operations necessary to perform playback on this unit. The sam e settings and operations apply whether you are using the unit as part of an editing system , for du bbing, or as a stand -alone playe r VC R. For the necessary connections for playback and[...]

41 Playback Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla ybac k Play bac k Pr ocedure Not e W h en controlling this unit from an ed iting control unit conne cted to the RE M OTE co nnec tor of this u nit, set the LO CAL/R E M OTE sw itch of this u nit to RE M OTE , turning the REM OTE indicator o n. W h en n ot, set the switch to LO CA L, turning the indicator off[...]

42 Playback Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla ybac k To per for m the fol l owi ng ope ra ti ons a) Whe n th e SEA RC H ENAB LE menu it em (see page 67) is set to ENABLE . Operation Do this: Stop pla yback . P ress the ST OP b utton. The un it en ters s top mo de, and wi ll aut omat icall y s w itc h to st and b y of f mode a fter t he t ime se t with t[...]

43 Playback Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla ybac k Repeat Playbac k — A u tomatic Cyclical P laybac k Proceed as follows to perform automatic cyclical playback of recording (repeat playback ) betw een selected start and end points. 1 Set the desired repeat start and end po ints w ith the R E P EA T FUN C T IO N men u it e m (see page 6 6) . You ca n[...]

44 Playback Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla ybac k Setting the current tape position as point A or B Proceed as follow s to set the current tape position as po int A or B for rep eat playback. W h ile holding dow n the SET (Y ES ) button in the m enu control section, press the g or G butt on. The tim e code value of the current tape po sition is set a[...]

45 Playback Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla ybac k Inputting time code v a lues for points A and B Using the follow i ng proced ure, you can modify the time co de value for point A or B. 1 Press the M E N U button. The f ol l owi ng men u di spl a y app ear s. 2 W ith “ SE TU P M ENU ” selected, press the G button. The display ch anges as follows.[...]

46 Playback Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla ybac k 3 W ith “ OPERATI ONAL FUNCT ION ” selected, press the G button. The display ch anges as follows. 4 W ith “ REPEAT FUNC TION ” selected, press the G button. The conten ts of the RE PE A T FUNC TION menu item are displayed . 5 Press the F button to select “ REPEAT TO P. ” >REP FUNC SETUP[...]

47 Playback Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla ybac k 6 Press the G button. The display ch anges as follows. 7 Press the F button to select “ A POIN T. ” 8 Press the g butt on. The display ch anges as follows. >>> T ape top SETUP MENU OPERATIONAL FUNCTION REPEAT FUNCTION REPEAT TOP * TAPE TOP A POINT : T.TOP : V.END Monitor screen Time count[...]

48 Playback Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla ybac k 9 Press the F button to select “ A PRESET . ” 10 Press the G but ton . The A PR ESE T M OD E screen appears. The time cod e value of the current point A is displayed below the screen title. 11 Use the g or G but to n to sel e ct t he di gi t in t he ti me code val ue di s pl ay t hat you want to c[...]

49 Playback Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla ybac k 13 Press the SET (YE S ) bu tton to confirm the defined value. The m essage “ NO W SAVING .. . ” is displayed on the m o nitor screen an d “ Savi ng. . . ” is show n in the tim e counter display while the new setting is being saved in m e m o ry. Caution The new setting m ay be lost if you p o[...]

50 Playback Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla ybac k[...]

51 Setting the T im e D a ta Chapter 3 Convenient Functions for Editing Operation Setting the Time Data This unit is provided with the follow ing fun ctions related to time data. • Display an d reset C N T value • Set, display, record, and play back S M PTE/EBU tim e code an d user b it data • Set, display, record, and play back V ITC The un [...]

52 Se tting the T im e Da ta Chapt er 3 Conveni ent Func t ion s for Edi t i ng Oper at ion Mo nitor screen conten ts The co ntents of the m onitor screen are show n below . A Tim e data ty pe The follow ing time data type ind ications are displayed . a) You can s witch be tween T C and VIT C using the TC SELECT me nu item (see pag e 70) . b) “ *[...]

53 Setting the T im e D a ta Chapt er 3 Conveni ent Func t ion s for Edi t i ng Oper at ion T o display the desired time data in the time counter displa y Pr es s t h e COUNTER S ELEC T but t on on th e f ro nt pa ne l. Each p ress of this button cy cles through three options: CN T value, time code, and user bit data. The time data type indicator f[...]

54 Se tting the T im e Da ta Chapt er 3 Conveni ent Func t ion s for Edi t i ng Oper at ion 2 Set the T IM E CO D E menu item s (see pag e 70) as show n below . 3 Pre ss t he TC PR ESET bu tt on in th e me nu co nt ro l section. The current setting is shown on the m onitor screen and in the time co unter display o n the front p anel. The leftmost d[...]

55 Setting the T im e D a ta Chapt er 3 Conveni ent Func t ion s for Edi t i ng Oper at ion automa tically synchronize w ith the external time cod e input to the unit via the SD T I or i.LIN K interface. Once an ex ternal tim e cod e signal ha s been input, the internal time code a dvan cem ent mode and frame coun t mod e are automatically set as f[...]

56 Se tting the T im e Da ta Chapt er 3 Conveni ent Func t ion s for Edi t i ng Oper at ion 4 Press the F button to select “ TC I NSERT. ” 5 Press the G button. The fo llowing m essage appears. Note If the recording form at is not DV CAM , a different messa ge app ears. See “ W hen rec ording form at is not DV CAM ” (page 56 ). 6 Insert the[...]

57 Setting the T im e D a ta Chapt er 3 Conveni ent Func t ion s for Edi t i ng Oper at ion Press the SET (Y ES) button to end the operation and do it over again a fter replacing the tape w ith on e recorde d in DVCAM f or ma t . Not D VCAM! TC INSERT TC INSERT IS ABORTED DUE TO NON DVCAM FORMAT SOURCE. PUSH THE YES BUTTON. Time counter displ ay Mo[...]

58 High-Speed and Low-S peed Search — Quickly and Accurately Determining Edit ing Point s Chapt er 3 Conveni ent Func t ion s for Edi t i ng Oper at ion High-Speed and Low- Speed Search — Quickl y and Ac cur ately Determining Editing Points Use the se arch func tion to easily locate the desired scene and to quick ly and a ccurately determ ine e[...]

59 Di gi t al l y Dubb i ng Si gna l s i n DVCAM/ DV For mat Chapt er 3 Conveni ent Func t ion s for Edi t i ng Oper at ion Digitally Dubbing Signals in DVCAM/DV Format In addition to straightforward tape dub bing, you ca n also use this unit to dub signals in D V C AM/D V form at automa tically from the be ginning o f the tape to the end through t[...]

60 Di gi t al l y Dubb i ng Si g nal s i n DVCA M/DV F orma t Chapt er 3 Conveni ent Func t ion s for Edi t i ng Oper at ion 3 Press the G button. This displays the item s on level 1 of the auto mod e execution m en u . 4 Press the G button to display the m enu level 2 for the item “ SDTI DUBBI NG, ” and select the data to be dubbed w i th the [...]

61 Di gi t al l y Dubb i ng Si gna l s i n DVCAM/ DV For mat Chapt er 3 Conveni ent Func t ion s for Edi t i ng Oper at ion 9 W h en the dubbing is com pleted, press the MEN U button to exit the m enu. If the foll owing m essa ge appe ars in step 6 for a n A/V/TC/CM du bbing operation W hen carrying out A /V/TC/CM dub bing, if you insert the casset[...]

62 Di gi t al l y Dubb i ng Si g nal s i n DVCA M/DV F orma t Chapt er 3 Conveni ent Func t ion s for Edi t i ng Oper at ion In either case, the source tape section reco rded in DV (LP) format is dub bed as a no-signa l section. SDTI DUBBING (A/V/TC/CM) ABORT:MENU KEY DUBBING COMPLETED. HOWEVER, A NON DVCAM/ DV(SP) FORMAT SEGMENT WAS ON THE SOURCE [...]

63 Me nu Organization Chapter 4 Menu Settings Menu Organization As s hown i n t he fo l lowi ng fi gu re , th e men u sy st em consists of four levels and is functionally divided into three subsystem s: the setup m enu , the auto m o de (A U TO FUN CTIO N) execution menu and the digital hours m eter display me nu. This chapter m ainly describes the[...]

64 Me nu Organization Chapt e r 4 Menu Set ti n gs Me nu organiza tion OPERATIONAL FUNCTION REPEAT FUNCTION AUTO EE SELECT REPEAT MODE REPEAT TOP REPEAT END A PRESET B PRESET CASSETTE OUT F. FWD/REW STOP STANDBY OFF DISPLAY CONTROL TAPE PROTECTION STOP TIMER STILL TIMER NEXT MODE TIME CODE SETUP MENU FROM STOP FROM STILL SHUTTLE F. FWD/REW CHARA. D[...]

65 Me nu Organization Chapt e r 4 Menu Set ti n gs VIDEO CONTROL AUDIO CONTROL MENU GRADE C PHASE MODE ADJ RANGE VIDEO GAIN CHROMA GAIN CHROMA PHASE SETUP LEVEL a) BLACK LEVEL b) LINE 335 REF LEVEL CH1 IN LEVEL CH2 IN LEVEL OUTPUT LEVEL SDTI DUBBING i.LINK DUBBING TC INSERT T1:OPERATION T2:DRUM ROTATION T3:TAPE RUNNING CT:THREADING HOURS METER A/V [...]

66 Me nu Contents Chapt e r 4 Menu Set ti n gs Menu Contents Setup Menu The pu rpose an d settings of the setup menu item s are described below. Indications of men u items and settings • In the table below entitled “ Menu c ont ent s , ” th e indication of each m e nu item or setti ng on the m onitor screen is show n first, then the indicatio[...]

67 Me nu Contents Chapt e r 4 Menu Set ti n gs A UTO EE SELECT [> Au to EE]: Determine wh ether the un it enters EE mo de or PB m ode when aud io and video signal s from other e quipment are i nput. When t his u ni t i s us ed a s the recorder f or cut ed iting, it i s possi ble to output th e input audio a nd vi deo signa ls to the mon itor . T[...]

68 Me nu Contents Chapt e r 4 Menu Set ti n gs PLA Y ST ART [> PLA Y start]: Set the timing f or s witching from stop m ode to pla yback mode . In an edi ting sys tem includ ing an edi ting con trol unit s uch as the PVE-500, you can adju st this setti ng so tha t the dela y before switc hing to p layback mode is the same o n all the decks of th[...]

69 Me nu Contents Chapt e r 4 Menu Set ti n gs SUB ST A TUS [> Sub status]: Selec t supple mentary statu s infor matio n supe ri mpos ed on o utput from the B − Y/CPST (SUPER) connecto r to the monit or . * OFF [>> OFF]: Nothing of supplement ary status in format ion EDIT PRESET [>> Edit p re]: Indicati ons of the editing m ode set[...]

70 Me nu Contents Chapt e r 4 Menu Set ti n gs TIME CODE [Time code]: Setti ngs related to the time co de generator Descriptio n of settings TC MODE [> TC mode]: Determine th e time code to use: internal time cod e us ing a pres et ini t ia l v alue , regener ate d internal time cod e (lo c ked to time cod e rea d from ta pe), o r e xternal time[...]

71 Me nu Contents Chapt e r 4 Menu Set ti n gs VITC POS SEL-1 [> VITC pos-1]: Select a line to in ser t the VITC in. Not e Y ou ca n insert the VITC signal in two p laces. T o inser t it in tw o places , set both this item an d also VITC POS SEL-2. (Fo r DSR-1500A) 20 LINE [> > 20 line] to 12 LINE [>> 12 line]: Select a ny line from [...]

72 Me nu Contents Chapt e r 4 Menu Set ti n gs VIDEO CONTR OL [Video] : Se ttings re lated to v ideo co ntr ol Desc riptio n of settings INT VIDEO SG [> Vid eo SG]: Select the test sign al to be output fr om the int ernal test sign al gener ator . When SG is selec ted using the VIDEO b utton in the vid eo/audio input setting sect ion, the in ter[...]

73 Me nu Contents Chapt e r 4 Menu Set ti n gs PR OCESS CONTROL [> Pr oc ctrl] C PHASE MODE [>> C Phas MD]: Sele ct the phase rota tion mode f or chr oma phas e control . The ef fe ct of this setting applies to the ou tput le vels of all o f the com posite video , S-video , SDI and compo nent vide o signals . * U/V (COMPOSITE) [ >>&g[...]

74 Me nu Contents Chapt e r 4 Menu Set ti n gs INPUT ARRANGE [> Input a rng]: Ma ke sett ings f or input audio m ixing. Not e When, in 4-channel mode , analog audio is selected fo r all f our channel s (chann els 1/2 an d 3/4), the same analog au dio signals are recor ded on channels 1 and 3 a nd on cha nnels 2 and 4, res pectiv ely . That is , [...]

75 Me nu Contents Chapt e r 4 Menu Set ti n gs JOG CON TROL [ > Jog ctrl]: Sele ct whet her to adju st the audio p la ybac k speed during sl ow pla ybac k. OFF [>> OFF]: D o not ad just the a udio pla yback speed. * ON [>> ON]: Adjus t the audio pla ybac k speed. SHUTTLE MUTE [> Sh utl mut e]: Set the au dio mutin g condi tions du[...]

76 Me nu Contents Chapt e r 4 Menu Set ti n gs SETUP B ANK OPERA TION [Setup Bank]: Settings relate d to menu bank operatio ns Description of s ettings RECALL B ANK1 [> Recall 1]: Reca l l menu setti ngs fr om menu bank 1. (1) Select the bank y ou want to recall, then pr ess the G butt on. Messag e “ RECALL OK? ” appears . (2) T o recall, pr[...]

77 Me nu Contents Chapt e r 4 Menu Set ti n gs EE OUT PHASE s ettings f or time code output Use the fo llowing as reference inform ation when setting th e EE OUT PHAS E men u i t em (see page 71) . THROUGH mo de In this mod e, the LTC signal is outpu t with the phase synchronized with the input ti m e code signal. This mode is appropriate wh en rec[...]

78 Me nu Contents Chapt e r 4 Menu Set ti n gs VI DEO OUTPUT P HASE mod e The tim e code output signa l is synchronized w ith the output video signal. This m ode is appropriate when outputting signals from a single device to a n um ber of VC Rs using separate cables for video, audio, and time co de. In this mod e, the same tim e code is recorded on[...]

79 Me nu Contents Chapt e r 4 Menu Set ti n gs A uto Mode (A U T O FUNCTION) Execution Menu The f ollowing table shows the purpo se and function o f the items in the auto m ode ex ecution m enu. For details of the use of individual items, see “ D ig ita lly Dub bing Signals i n DVCA M/DV Format ” on page 59 and “ Rerecording the Time C o de ?[...]

80 Cha nging Menu S etti ngs Chapt e r 4 Menu Set ti n gs Changing Menu Settings This section exp lains how to change men u settings. Buttons Used to Change Settings Use the fo llowing b u ttons in the m enu control section to change the m enu se ttings. Changing the Settings of Basic Items The factory default setting is to display only the basic i[...]

81 Changing Men u Settings Chapt e r 4 Menu Set ti n gs 2 Wi t h “ SE TU P M ENU ” selected, press the G butt on. This displays all item s o n m enu level 1. 3 Press the f or F button to select the required item. 4 Press the G button. This displays m enu level 2 fo r the menu item selected in step 3 . 5 Press the f or F button to select the i t[...]

82 Cha nging Menu S etti ngs Chapt e r 4 Menu Set ti n gs 8 To ch ange other settings, press the g butt o n to retu r n to the previous screen, then repeat steps 5 to 7 as required . 9 W hen you hav e completed the settings, press the SET (YE S ) button. The m essage “ NOW S AVI NG. . . ” appears on the mo nitor screen, and “ Saving.. . ” a[...]

83 Changing Men u Settings Chapt e r 4 Menu Set ti n gs 2 Wi t h “ SE TU P M ENU ” selected, press the G butt on. This displays all basic an d enh anced items on m enu level 1. 3 Follow the sam e procedure as in steps 3 to 8 of the procedu re in the section “ Chan ging the Settings of Basic Item s ” (page 80) usi ng t he fFgG buttons to sel[...]

84 Displayi ng Supplem entary Status Infor ma ti on Chapt e r 4 Menu Set ti n gs Displaying Supplementary Status Information W hen you set the SUB STATU S menu item (see page 69 ) to other than O FF , you can view su pplem entary status information on the m onitor screen below the op erating mod e display area . The fol l owi ng i t ems of su ppl e[...]

85 Displaying Suppl eme ntary Stat us Informati on Chapt e r 4 Menu Set ti n gs Display f o rmat of supplementary status inf ormation when the SUB ST A TUS menu item is set to ALL All items of sup plem entary status inform ati on are displayed in the ord er show n b elow . When the SUB ST A TUS menu item is set to A U DIO MIXING: On-screen indicati[...]

86 Displayi ng Supplem entary Status Infor ma ti on Chapt e r 4 Menu Set ti n gs[...]

87 Connections for a Digit al Non-Linear Editing System Chapter 5 Connections and Settings Connections for a Digital Non-Linear Editing System This unit can b e con n ected to a n E S -7 E ditStation to configure a d igital non-linear editing system. If you use the SD TI (Q SDI) interface with the optional DSB K-1501 board installed in the unit, yo[...]

88 Connections for a Di gital Non-Linear Edi ting System Chapter 5 Connections and Setti ngs Settings on the D SR -1500A /1500A P For details of video/au dio input an d au dio m ode set tings, see “ Settings for Recording ” on page 34. REF. VIDEO IN SDI/SDTI(QSDI) OUT SDI/SDTI(QSDI) IN MONITOR VIDEO OUT B-Y/CPST (SUPER) B B OUT(1/2/3/4) QSDI OU[...]

89 Connections for a Cut Editing Syst em Chapter 5 Connections and Setti ngs Connections for a Cu t Editing System The follow ing figure show s a cut editing syst em configuration that includes tw o DSR-15 00A/1500AP uni ts to serve as the play er and rec order. For details of con necting dev ices other than the D SR- 1500A /1500A P, refer to the i[...]

90 Connections for a Cut Edit ing System Chapter 5 Connections and Setti ngs Settings on the D SR -1500A /15 00AP s (record er and pl ayer ) a) for pl ayer onl y b) for record er on ly For details of the video /audio inpu t and au dio m ode settings for the recorder, see “ Settings for Recording ” on page 34. About reference video si gnals In o[...]

91 Connections for an A/B Roll Edit ing System Chapter 5 Connections and Setti ngs Connections for an A/B Ro ll Editing System The follow i ng is an exam ple configuration of A/B ro ll editing system u sing the D SR -1500A/1500AP. In this configuration, two D SR -1500 A/15 00A P units ar e used, one as the recorder and the othe r as player 1, and a[...]

92 Connections for an A/B Roll Edit ing Syst em Chapter 5 Connections and Setti ngs a) When using a DFS-500/500P DME Switcher, the phase of the video signals processed by the DFS-500/500P is delayed. It is therefore necess ary to connect a delay unit between the MXP-290 Audio Mixer ’ s output and the audio input to the DSR-1500A/1500AP (recorder [...]

93 Connections for an A/B Roll Edit ing System Chapter 5 Connections and Setti ngs A udio monitor system connections The follow i ng show s an exam ple of audio mo nit or system connections. For details of these co nnections, refer to the instruction manu al for each conn ected de vice. Reference video signal connection W hen yo u perform recording[...]

94 Connections for an A/B Roll Edit ing Syst em Chapter 5 Connections and Setti ngs Control si gnal connections The follow ing show s a n exa m ple of control signal connections to en able the editing control unit to control all other A/B roll editing system devices. SWITCHER PLAYER 2 MIXER PLAYER 1 RECORDER REMOTE EDITOR REMOTE REMOTE DSR-1500A/15[...]

95 Connections for an A/B Roll Edit ing System Chapter 5 Connections and Setti ngs Video/audio signal connections The follow ing show s a n exa m ple of video/audio signal connections in a n A /B roll editing system . In this example, analog component signals are u sed as t he video signals and XLR 3-pin connec t ors are used as audio input/output [...]

96 Connections for an A/B Roll Edit ing Syst em Chapter 5 Connections and Setti ngs Settings on the D SR -1500A /1500A P (player) Connection of a video monitor Set up the follow ing co nnections to e n able m on itoring of video an d audio sign als on a v ideo mo nitor. In addition to the video an d aud io signals, you can h ave tim e data, the ope[...]

97 Connections for an A/B Roll Edit ing System Chapter 5 Connections and Setti ngs Settings on an editing control unit W hen connecting a n editing control unit, make the settings as follows, according to the m odel. PVE- 500 No settin gs are req uired . BV E-600/900/910 /2000 (NTSC m o de l) or FXE-100/ 120 Se t the V CR con stan ts a s fo ll o w [...]

98 Connections for SDTI ( QS DI) Dubbing Chapter 5 Connections and Setti ngs Connections for SDTI (Q SDI) Dubbing The follow ing show s a n exa m ple of connections for digitally dubbing SD TI (QSD I) signals (see page 59) using a pair of DSR -1500A/150 0A P units. Notes • This app lication requires both of the DS R-1 500A / 1500A P units (record[...]

99 Connections for Analog Recording Chapter 5 Connections and Setti ngs Connections for An alog Recording It is possible to record analog playback signals from another recorde r or player o n this unit. The follow ing shows conne ctions for a system in which analog comp onent video signals and two ch annels of audio signals are recorded b etween tw[...]

100 Connections for Anal og Recording Chapter 5 Connections and Setti ngs Settings on the D SR -1500A /1500A P (player) Switch/ menu item Setting LOCAL/REMO TE switch LOCAL OUTPUT LEVEL men u items (see page 74) Normal ly + 4 dBm VIDEO OUTPUT menu item (see page 75) Y − R, B (Y − R,B indicato r lights.) A UDIO OU TPUT menu item (see page 75) 1/[...]

101 Adjusti ng the Sync and Subcarrier Phases Chapter 5 Connections and Setti ngs Adjusting the Sync an d Subcarrier Phases W hen using tw o or more p layers, as in an A/B roll editing system, it is necessary to synch ron ize the sy nc and subcarrier (for com p osite signals) phase s of the signals to be edited. If they are no t synchronized, pictu[...]

102 Adjusti ng the Sync and Subcarrier Phases Chapter 5 Connections and Setti ngs P erf orming a phase adjustment operation 1 Press the SC H button o n the v ectorscope . The vectorscope switches t o SCH m ode. 2 Press the B chan nel button o n the ve ctorscope. This d isplays the black burst signa l from the switcher. 3 Press the E XT bu tton on t[...]

103 Ma int enance Chapter 6 Maintenance and Troubleshooting Maintenance Condensation If you m ove the unit sudd enly from a cold to a warm location, or if you use it in a very hum i d place, mo isture from the air ma y condense on the head drum . This i s called condensa tion, and if a tape is run in this state, the tape may stick to the drum and c[...]

104 Ma int enance Chapter 6 Maintenance and T r oubleshooting Displaying the digital hour s meter Use the fo llowing p rocedure . 1 Press the M E NU button in the m en u co ntrol section. The m enu selection leve l display appears on the mo nitor screen an d in the tim e coun ter display. 2 Press the F button to select “ HOURS METER . ” 3 Press[...]

105 Ma int enance Chapter 6 Maintenance and T r oubleshooting To end th e di gi ta l hour s mete r d is pl ay Press the M EN U b utton in the m enu con trol section. To res et the trip va lu es Abou t this operation, consult your S ony d ealer. Head Cleaning Alwa ys use the D V M 12CL (mini size) or D V12CL (standard size) Clean ing Ca ssette to cl[...]

106 Troubleshooting Chapter 6 Maintenance and T r oubleshooting Troubleshooting If an alarm m essage appears on the m onitor screen, or if the unit appears to b e m alf unctioning, please che ck the following befo re contacting y our So ny d ealer. T ape prob lems Symptom Cause Remed y Recording is not possib le. The cass ette ’ s REC/SA VE s wit[...]

107 Troubleshooti ng Chapter 6 Maintenance and T r oubleshooting Monitor pr oblems Symptom Cause Remed y Data is n ot superimpos ed on the monitor sc reen . The CHARA. DISPLA Y menu item is se t to O FF . Set the CHARA. DI SPLA Y menu i tem (see page 68) to ON. The monit or is not c onnected to the B − Y/CPST (SUPER) con nector of t his unit. Con[...]

108 Troubleshooting Chapter 6 Maintenance and T r oubleshooting Err o r Messa g es This unit is provided with a se lf-diagnostic function that detects internal abnorm alities. W h en it detects an abnorm ality, it outputs an error m essag e to the monitor screen and indicates an error code in the time co unter display. Not e To di spl ay er ror mes[...]

109 Troubleshooti ng Chapter 6 Maintenance and T r oubleshooting Alarm me ssages and associated directions Alarm messa g e on monito r screen (Cause) Directi on Alarm mess age in time counter dis play A cleaning tape has been inse r ted. The tape will automat ically be ejecte d after cleaning is complete d. Clean ing Tp! A non-sta ndard sign al is [...]

110 Troubleshooting Chapter 6 Maintenance and T r oubleshooting T ape end ha s been de tected. Use a ne w cle aning tap e. T ape end ! T ape not edi table . Use a tape rec orded in D VCAM f ormat. Not D VCAM! Use a tape recorded i n 525/60 f or mat. (F or DSR- 1500A) 625/ 50 T ape (F or DSR - 1500A) Use a tape recorded i n 625/50 f or mat. (F or DS[...]

111 Precauti ons Appendixes Precautions On safety • Should a ny liquid or so lid object fall into the cabinet, unplug the unit and have it check ed b y qualified personnel be fore ope rating it further. • Unp l ug the unit from the wall ou tlet if it is not to be u sed for an extend ed pe riod of time. • To d isconnect the cord, pull it out b[...]

112 Specificat ions Appendix es Specifications General Signal system DSR-1500A : NT SC DSR-1500A P: PAL Pow er requirements 100 V to 2 40 V A C, 50/60 Hz Pow er consum pt ion (with all options installed) 55 W Peak inrush current ( 1)P ower ON, cu rr ent pr ob e me th od: 10 A (100 V ), 45 A (240 V ) (2)Hot sw itching inrush current, measure d in ac[...]

113 Sp ecif ica tio ns Appendix es Video perf ormance Band width Compo site/S-video (DSR-1500 A): 30 H z to 4.2 M Hz ± 1.0 d B (Y ) Comp osite/S-video (D SR -1500AP): 25 H z to 4.8 M Hz ± 1.0 d B (Y ) Comp onen t (DSR -1500A): 30 H z to 5.0 M Hz ± 1.0 d B (Y ), 30 H z to 1.5 M Hz +1.0/ − 5.0 dB (R − Y/ B − Y) Comp onen t (DSR -1500A P): 25[...]

114 Specificat ions Appendix es Output connectors Dig it al si gnal out put s SDI/SD TI (QS DI) OUT (optional D SBK-1501 Digital Input/Output B oard re quired) BNC type ( × 2) SDT I (Q S D I) form at (270 Mbps) SDI form at (270 M bps), SM PTE 259M / CC IR656 -III AUDI O (AES /E BU) OUT ( op ti on al DS BK-1 501 Di gi t al Input/Output B oard re qu[...]

115 C lip Link Gu id e Appendix es ClipLi nk G uide What Is Cl ipLink? The C lipLink function greatly im proves the efficiency of the video prod uction proc ess as a w ho le by rec ording various editing-related data on tape w hen shooting. A s such, ClipLink is a rev olutionary fun ction that transce nds the conven tional separation of sh ooting a[...]

116 C lip L in k G u ide Appendix es Example System Configu ration and Op erati on Flow The follow i ng illustration shows a n exa m p le system configuration for using the ClipLink fu nction and a typical ClipLink op eration flow . Shooting DVCAM camcorder (DSR-130/130P/ 370/370P/570WS/ 570WSP) DVCAM stand ard cassett e or DVCAM mi ni cassette Ind[...]

117 C lip Link Gu id e Appendix es Data Generated When Shooti ng The following describes the kinds of data that is generated when using the C l ipLink function. Index pictures W h en sh ooting, a single-fram e im age from the M ark IN point at the st art of each scene is recorded as a still picture into the cam corder ’ s internal me m ory. The s[...]

118 C lip L in k G u ide Appendix es How to recor d ClipLink log data The follow ing desc ribes how to reco rd the va rious ClipLink log data items. OK/N G st at us To designa te a scene as “ NG, ” press the NG button on the camera wh i le shooting the scene or at any time b efore you begin shooting the next scene. All scenes that do not receiv[...]

119 C lip Link Gu id e Appendix es Time codes recor ded f or Mark IN/OUT points There is a g ap betw een actual time codes and M ark IN/ OU T tim e cod es recorde d in the ca ssette mem o ry, as shown in the figure below . The time co de value is round ed up at each Mark IN point and rounded d own at eac h Mark OU T point, to a w ho le num ber o f [...]

120 Glossary Appen dixes Glossary A / B r o ll e d iting An ed iting m etho d that uses tw o or more p layback V C R s to create special effects such as d issolve and wipe, and uses one rec ord V C R to record the results of the ed iting. Using an editing con trol unit allows efficient control of the VC Rs and very precise ed iting. AES/ EBU f or m[...]

121 Glossary Appen dixes S/ N Abbrev iation of Signal-to-Noise (ratio). The higher the S /N value, the less noise and higher the picture quality. Searc h m o de A V C R operating mode used w h en searching for spec ific scenes, by viewing the video output or time code values while playing back the tape at various speeds in forward or reve rse direc[...]

122 Glossary Appen dixes[...]

123 Ind ex Inde x Index Numerics 2CH indicat or 22 32K indicat or 22 44.1K in dicator 21 48K indicat or 21 4CH indicat or 22 9P indi cator 21 A A/B roll editing system 91 AC IN connector 24 Accessories 114 AES/EBU format 17 indicator 20 Alarm messages 108 Analog audio 10 audio inp ut(s) 17, 113 audio outp uts 114 Input Boar d 11 interfaces 10 recor[...]

124 Index Inde x audio 58 sound 10 L LOCAL/REMOTE switch 15 LP 2 1 M Maintenance 11, 103 Mark IN/OUT points 118, 119 Menu 63 AUDIO CONTROL 73 AUTO FUNCTION 79 changing settings 80 contents 66 DISPLAY CONTROL 68 indi cat ions 6 6 INTERFACE SELECT 7 5 MENU GRADE 76 OPERATIONAL FUNCTION 66 organizati on 63 resetting to defa ult settings 83 SETUP BANK [...]

125 Ind ex Inde x User bit data setting 53 V V SDTI indi cator 19 VAR swit ch 16 VIDEO button 17 IN connec tors 25 indicators 20 INPUT PHASE m ode 77 OUT connectors 26 OUTPUT PHASE mode 78 Video performance 113 process co ntrol 11 test si gnal 17 Video/audi o input s etting sect ion 17 VITC field indicat ion 52 indicator 22 W Wide track 9 Y Y/CPST [...]

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