Sony DSR-1800 manual

DSR-1800/1800P © 2000 Sony Cor poration 3-204-675- 12 (2) Digital Videocassette Recorder Operating Instructions Before op erating the unit, ple ase read t his manu al thorough ly and re tain it for f uture refere nce.[...]

2 Owner’ s Recor d The model and se rial numbers are located at the rear. Record these numbers in the spaces pr ovided below. Ref er to them whe never you call upon your Sony deale r regard ing thi s product. Mod el No . S eri al No . T o prevent fire or shoc k hazar d, do not ex pose the unit to rain or moisture. T o av oid electrical shoc k, do[...]

3 Table of Content s Chapter 1 Overview Features .............. ......... .............. .............. .............. ....... 5 DVCAM Format ............................................................. 5 A Wealth of Interfaces .................................................... 6 Facilities for High-Effici ency Editing ..........................[...]

4 Chapter 4 Menu Se ttings Menu Organization .......... .............. .............. .............. 53 Menu Contents ...................... .............. .............. ......... 56 Setup Menu ................................................................... 56 Auto Mode (AUTO FUNCTION) Execution Menu ..... 69 Changing Menu Settings ...........[...]

5 Feat ure s Chapter 1 Overview Features The DSR-180 0/1800P is a 1 / 4 -inch digit al video casset te recorder using the DVCAM di gital recording fo rmat. It achieves st able, superb pi cture qual ity by digi tally processin g video sig nals separated in to color difference signals an d luminance sig nals (component method). The uni t is equipped [...]

6 Feat ure s Chapter 1 Ov er view Suppor t for three cassette sizes There are two sizes o f DVCAM cassette: standard and mini. You can u se either siz e w ith this unit. The unit also accepts L and M siz es of DVCPRO cassette. • When a cassette is inserted, the reel mech anism of the unit automatical ly adjusts to the size of the inserted cassett[...]

7 Feat ure s Chapter 1 Ov er view At search speeds up t o 10 times normal speed in b oth directi ons, you can also hea r playbac k audio. Digital slo w-motion pla ybac k Using the frame memory func tion, th e unit can show noise-free sl ow-motion playback at speeds rangi ng from 0 to 1 / 2 times normal speed in both direc tions. Digital jog sound f[...]

8 Locat ion and Functio n of Parts Chapter 1 Ov er view Location and Fu nction of Parts Fr ont P a nel a POWER swit ch Press the “” side to p ower the un it o n. When t he u nit is powered o n, the displ ay windows i n the front panel ligh ts. To power the unit off , press the “” side of th e switch. b Audio level meters These show the audi[...]

9 Location and F unction of Part s Chapter 1 Ov er view e HEADPHONES connector (stereo phone jack ) Connect stereo headphon es for headpho ne monitori ng during r ecording or pl ayback. The audi o signal you want to monitor can be selected with the MO NITOR SE LECT sw itc hes on th e menu c ontro l panel. f CONTROL S connector (stereo mini jack) Co[...]

10 Locat ion and Functio n of Parts Chapter 1 Ov er view B Menu contr ol panel The menu control panel is located on th e inside of th e door at the lowe r fro nt of th e un it. Pull the to p of the d o or to open it. a MONITOR SELE CT swi tches Use these switches to select the channels for audi o output via the AUDIO MONITOR OUT connector on t he r[...]

11 Location and F unction of Part s Chapter 1 Ov er view b INPUT SELEC T section VIDEO IN button Each press of this butt on cycles th rough th e following input v ideo signal sel ection option s. • Composit e video signal input to the VIDEO IN connectors • Component vi deo signals i nput to the COMPONE NT VIDEO IN connectors • S-video si gnal[...]

12 Locat ion and Functio n of Parts Chapter 1 Ov er view h TC (time code) PRES ET button Use this button when setting a n ini tial time code v alue a nd user bit da ta. For details on setting t ime code and user bit data, se e “ Using th e Internal Ti me Code Generator ” on p age 43. i SC (subcarri er) PHASE control Turn this cont rol to accura[...]

13 Location and F unction of Part s Chapter 1 Ov er view D Display section a Recording /playback format indicators DVCAM: This lights when a tape rec orded in DVCAM format is playe d back. DV: This lights when a tape recorded in c onsumer DV format is playe d back. LP: This lights when a tap e recorded in LP mode is pl ayed back. When a tape record[...]

14 Locat ion and Functio n of Parts Chapter 1 Ov er view c VITC indicator Lights when VITC is bei ng read or recorded r egardless of the data shown in the time counter di splay. d Time da ta type in dicators One of the three indi cators (COUNTER, U-BIT, and TC) lights t o indicate th e type of ti me data curren tly shown in the time cou nter displa[...]

15 Location and F unction of Part s Chapter 1 Ov er view in the reverse direct ion. When the tape i s stopped, the s indica tor in th e displ ay secti on ligh ts. Pressing th is dial tog gles playbac k between shut tle mode and jog mod e. When play ing back i n shuttle mode, the SHUTTLE ind icator in the di splay section l ights, and when playi ng [...]

16 Locat ion and Functio n of Parts Chapter 1 Ov er view Rear P anel AC IN connector Use the supplie d power cord to co nnect this to an AC outlet . DIGITAL AUDIO(AES/EBU) DV IN/OUT SDTI(QSDI) TIME CODE MONITOR OUT AUDIO LEVEL AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT IN REMOTE VIDEO CONTROL ~AC IN CH-1 HIGH LOW OFF CH-2 CH-3 CH-4 VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT CH-1/2 OUT IN OUT IN [...]

17 Location and F unction of Part s Chapter 1 Ov er view A Analog video signal input/output section a VIDEO IN connectors (BNC type) Input an ana log composite vid eo signal. This con nector block has a built-i n automati c 75 Ω termina tion switch . When a sign al is input to the l eft VIDEO IN connec tor with no b ridging (loop- through) con ne[...]

18 Locat ion and Functio n of Parts Chapter 1 Ov er view is used, the b uilt-in 75 Ω termination switch turns off automa tically. The REF. VIDEO OUT c onnector out puts a reference video signal, excep t when i.LINK is selected in t he INPUT SELECT section (see page 11). e VIDEO OUT 1 and 2 (SUPER) connectors (BN C type) These connec tors output a[...]

19 Location and F unction of Part s Chapter 1 Ov er view a DV IN/OUT connecto r (6-p in IEEE-1394) (optio nal DSBK-1803 i.LINK/D V Input/Outp ut Board requi red) This i.LI NK-compatible connec tor (subseque ntly referr ed to also as the i.DV I N/OUT connect or) input s and out puts digital video and au dio signals in DV format. Not e When searching[...]

20 Locat ion and Functio n of Parts Chapter 1 Ov er view a) S elect able o n D SR-1800 P o nly b AUDIO IN CH-1 (channel 1) to CH-4 connectors (XLR 3-pi n, female) Use these conne ctors to conn ect separate ch annels of analog audio in put from a player VCR or other external audio equi pment. You can switc h the audio input level sett ing with th e [...]

21 Usable Ca ssettes Chapter 2 Recording and Playback Usable Cassett es This unit can use the DVCAM cassettes listed below. The numbers in e ach model name ind icate the maximum record ing/playback time (in minut es) for each model. For exa mple, the PDV-184ME has a maximum r ecording/play back time of 1 84 minutes. Casse ttes usable for playbac k [...]

22 Usable Cas se ttes Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback D VCAM cassette s The follow ing fi gure illus trates the DVCAM ca ssett es. Notes on using cassettes • Befor e storin g t he cassette fo r a long p e riod of time , rewind the ta p e to the beginning and be sure to p ut the cassette in its storage case , preferably on end instead of flat on[...]

23 Usable Ca ssettes Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback Pre ve n ting acc identa l erasure Set the REC/SAVE switch on the cassett e to SAVE to prevent accident al erasure of reco rded contents. To enable re-re cor di ng Set the REC/SAVE switch to REC. When this switc h is set to SAVE , the unit can not record on the tap e. Inser ting and Ejecting C [...]

24 Usable Cas se ttes Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback No double insertio n of casset tes When you insert a cassette, the or ange lock-o ut plate appears in th e cassette compartm e nt to pr e vent doub l e insertio n. Ejecting a cass et te Pre ss the E JECT button. INPUT VIDEO AUDIO V:SDTI SDTI i.LINK dB 0 -12 -20 -30 -40 -60 dB 0 1 0 -1 -2 OVER [...]

25 Recording Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback Recording This sectio n describe s th e necessary settings a nd ope r a tio ns to perfo rm recordi ng on t hi s u ni t. Th e same settings and oper at i ons a ppl y whe th er you are usin g the unit as p art of an e diting sy stem, for dub bing * , or as a stand-alon e recorder. * For dub bin g of SDT [...]

26 Recording Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback 1 Power on the vi deo monitor , then set its input switc hes according t o the signals i nput from this u nit. 2 Set up the pl ayer to play bac k a tape. For details, refer to the ope rating instructions for the player. 3 Power on th is unit by pr essing on th e side of t he P OWER switc h. 4 When th e[...]

27 Recording Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback a) The ind ic ator do es not light eve n if you pre ss the corresp ond ing button in the IN PU T SE LE CT section unl ess the requi re d opt ional dig ital inp ut /output bo ar d (DSBK-180 1/1802 /18 03) is install ed. Caution Once you have st arted recording, yo u cannot change the i nput signal selec[...]

28 Recording Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback Reco r din g Pr ocedur e This secti on describes t he procedur e to perfor m recording on this uni t, showing an example session in which playback signals coming from a player VCR will be recorded on the tape loaded i n the unit. Notes • When control ling thi s unit fro m an editing c ontrol unit con[...]

29 Recording Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback 1 After checking the following items, h old the casse tte with the t ape window facing upward, then insert it into the recorder (th is unit) as illustrated on page 23 . . The casse tte is automa ti cally draw n into the u nit and the ta pe is woun d round th e head drum. The tape i s station ary while [...]

30 Recording Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback If the fol lowing indica tors light w hen a c assette is loa ded To perform the follo wing ope ra tio ns Indicator It means: Cass ette mem or y indica tor The l oaded cas sette co ntains a cassette memory . ClipLin k indica tor There is Clip Link log data store d in the c assette memory on the load ed [...]

31 Playbac k Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback Playback This secti on describes th e settings and o perations nec essary to perform p layback on this unit. The same set tings and ope rations apply whe ther you are using the unit as part of an editing system, for du bbing, or as a stand -alone player VCR. For the necessary co nnecti ons fo r playba [...]

32 Playbac k Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback Pla ybac k Procedure Not e When cont rolling t his unit from an edit ing contro l unit conne cted to t he REMOTE c onnector of this unit, pr ess the REMOTE but ton turn ing it on. Wh en not, turn o ff the butt on. 1 Insert a cassette. For details of cassette insertion see page 23 , and for usable casse[...]

33 Playbac k Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback If the fol lowing indica tors light w hen a c assette is loa ded To perform the follo wing ope ra tio ns Indicator It means: Cass ette mem or y indica tor The l oaded cas sette co ntains a cassette memory . ClipLin k indica tor There is Clip Link log data store d in the c assette memory on the load ed [...]

34 Playbac k Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback R e p e a t P l ay b a ck — Aut o m a t i c C y cl i c a l P l ay b a ck Proceed as follows to perform automatic cyclical playback of recording (repeat playback ) between selected start and end point s. 1 Set the desired repeat start and end po ints with the REPEAT FUNCTION menu item (see page 5 6) .[...]

35 Playbac k Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback While holdin g down the SET (YES ) button on the menu cont rol panel, press the K A or B k but ton. The time cod e value of the curren t tape posi tion is set as poin t A or B, and a messa ge “ A set ” or “ B set ” is di spla yed fo r 0.5 sec ond in the ti me counter displ ay. Once set, the poi[...]

36 Playbac k Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback 2 With “ SETUP MENU ” selec ted, press the B k but ton. The display ch anges as follo ws. 3 With “ OPERATION AL FUNCTION ” selected, press the B k button . The display ch anges as follo ws. 4 With “ REPEAT FUNC TION ” selected, press the B k button. The contents o f the REPEAT FUNCTION menu[...]

37 Playbac k Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback 5 Press the j but ton to select “ REPE A T TOP. ” 6 Press the B k but ton. The display ch anges as follo ws. 7 Press the j but ton to select “ A POINT. ” >> REP T OP SETUP MENU OPERATIONAL FUNCTION REPEAT FUNCTION REPEAT MODE REPEAT TOP REPEAT END A PRESET B PRESET :OFF : T.TOP : V.END Mo[...]

38 Playbac k Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback 8 Press the K A butt on. The display ch anges as follo ws. 9 Press the j but ton to select “ A PRESET . ” 10 Press the B k bu tton. The A PRESET MODE screen appears. The time code value of the current point A is di splayed below t he screen title . 11 Use the K A or B k button to selec t the di gi [...]

39 Playbac k Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback 12 Press the J or j button to increment or decrement the value of the flashing digit. Each press of the but ton increments or decremen ts the value. Holding the button down i ncrements or decrements t he value continu ously. To change other digit s, return to step 11 . 13 Press the SET (YES) button to [...]

40 Playbac k Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback[...]

41 Setti ng the Time Data Chapter 3 Convenient Functions for Editing Operation Settin g the Time Data This uni t is provi ded with the fol lowing fun ctions rela ted to time d a ta. • Display and r eset CNT value • Set, displ ay, record, and pl ay back SMPTE/EBU time code and user bit data • Set, displ ay, record, and play b ack VITC The unit[...]

42 Setting the Time Data Chapter 3 Con ven ient Functions fo r Edit ing Opera tion Monit or screen content s The content s of the monitor screen are sho wn below. A Time d ata type The follo wi ng tim e data typ e indicat io ns are displa yed. a) You can switch be tween T C an d VITC usi ng the T C SELE CT me nu item (see page 61 ) . b) “ * ” i[...]

43 Setti ng the Time Data Chapter 3 Con ven ient Functions fo r Edit ing Opera tion T o displa y the desired t ime data in the time counter displa y Open the doo r on the lower part of the front pa nel, and press the COUNTER SEL button. Each press of this butt on cycles th rough th ree options: CNT value, time code, and user bit data. The time data[...]

44 Setting the Time Data Chapter 3 Con ven ient Functions fo r Edit ing Opera tion 2 Set the T I ME CODE me nu items (see page 60) as shown below. 3 Press th e TC PRESET butto n on the menu control pane l. The current sett ing is shown on the monitor screen and in the time counter di splay on the fr ont panel. T he leftmost digit keeps fl ashing. O[...]

45 Setti ng the Time Data Chapter 3 Con ven ient Functions fo r Edit ing Opera tion Synchr on izing Internal and External Time Codes The internal t ime code generator can be synchronized with an externa l ti me code (LT C) input to th is unit. T o sync hroni ze the inte rnal tim e code to ex ternal time code Input an externa l time code (LTC) sign [...]

46 Setting the Time Data Chapter 3 Con ven ient Functions fo r Edit ing Opera tion 2 Press the J or j button to sel ect “ AUTO FUNCTION. ” 3 Press the k button . This displa ys the item s in the leve l 1 of the aut o mode executi on menu. 4 Press the j button to select “ TC INSE RT. ” 5 Press the k butt on . The foll owing message appear s.[...]

47 Setti ng the Time Data Chapter 3 Con ven ient Functions fo r Edit ing Opera tion 7 Pre ss the SET (YE S) butt on. Time code recordi ng starts from the curre nt tape positi on. When the recordi ng ends, the message “ TC INSE RT COMPLET ED. PUSH THE YES BU TTON. ” appears on the monitor screen and “ Co mpl eted ” appea rs in the time co un[...]

48 High-Speed and Low-Speed Sear ch — Quick ly and Accuratel y Determining Ed iting Point s Chapter 3 Con ven ient Functions fo r Edit ing Opera tion High-Speed a nd Low- Speed Search — Quic kly and Ac curately Determining Editing Points Use the search func tion to easily lo cate the desired scene and to quick ly and accuratel y determine edit [...]

49 High-Spee d and Low-Speed Se arc h — Quickly and A ccurately Determining Editing Points Chapter 3 Con ven ient Functions fo r Edit ing Opera tion Sear ch Operations on Thi s Unit When you pe rform searching o n this unit , be sure to turn off the RE MOTE button o n the fron t panel. Pla ying back in jog mode In jog mode , you can co ntrol t he[...]

50 Digitally Dubbin g Signals i n DVCAM Format Chapter 3 Con ven ient Functions fo r Edit ing Opera tion Digitally Dubbing Sign als in DVCAM Format In addi tion to str aightforw ard tape dub bing, you ca n also use this unit to dub automati cally from the begi nning of t he tape to the end thr ough the SDTI (QSDI) or i.LINK interface. • To use th[...]

51 Digitally Dubbing Signals in DV CAM Format Chapter 3 Con ven ient Functions fo r Edit ing Opera tion 3 Press the k button . This displa ys the item s in the leve l 1 of the aut o mode executi on menu. 4 Press the k button t o display th e menu level 2 fo r the item “ SD TI DU BBING, ” and select the data to be dubbed wit h the j button. 5 Pr[...]

52 Digitally Dubbin g Signals i n DVCAM Format Chapter 3 Con ven ient Functions fo r Edit ing Opera tion If t he f oll owi ng me ssa ge ap pear s i n st e p 6 f or a n A/V/ TC/CM du bbing operat ion When car ryin g out A/V/TC/ CM dub bing, i f yo u insert the cassettes in step 6 , the casse tte memory capacity o f the cassettes inserted i n both th[...]

53 Menu Organiz ation Chapter 4 Menu Settings Menu Organizat ion As sh own i n the f o llow i ng fi gure , the menu syste m consists of four level s and is fun ctionall y divide d into three subsyste ms: the setu p menu, the auto mode (AUTO FUNCTION) exec ution menu and t he digital hours meter display me nu. This chap ter mainly describes the se t[...]

54 Menu Organiz ation Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs Menu o rgani zati on OPERATIONAL FUNCTION REPEAT FUNCTION AUTO EE SELECT LOCAL ENABLE REC INHIBIT A1 EDIT CH A2 EDIT CH SEARCH ENABLE MAX SRCH SPEED JOG RESPONSE PREROLL TIME AFTER CUE-UP PLAY START AUTO REW A MODE CHANGE CHARA. DISPLAY CHARA. POSITION CHARA. TYPE CHARA. VSIZE DISPLAY INFO SUB STATU[...]

55 Menu Organiz ation Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs VIDEO CONTROL AUDIO CONTROL MENU GRADE CONTROL DEV 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 CH3 IN LEVEL CH4 IN LEVEL OUTPUT LEVEL SDTI DUBBING i.LINK DUBBING TC INSERT T1:OPERATION T2:DRUM ROTATION T3:TAPE [...]

56 Menu Content s Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs Menu Content s Setup Menu The purpose and set tings of the setup menu items are describe d below. Indications of menu items and sett ings • In the tabl e be low entitl ed “ Menu cont ent s, ” the indicati on of each menu i tem or setting on the monitor screen is sh own first, t hen the in dication[...]

57 Menu Content s Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs A UT O EE SELECT [> Auto EE]: Determine whether the unit 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 e diting, it is possi ble to output th e input audio a nd vi deo signa ls to the mon itor . This [...]

58 Menu Content s Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs JOG RESPONSE [>JOG dial]: Select the tape spee d char acteristic s f or the searc h dia l rota tio n r ate in jog mode . * TYPE1 (-1 to +1) [> > type 1]: T ape speed v aries line arly over the ra nge − 1 to +1. TYPE2 (-3 to +3) [>> type 2]: T ape spee d v aries ste pwise as sho wn in th[...]

59 Menu Content s Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs DISPLA Y CONTR OL [Displa y]: Settings related to indications on the monito r and the unit Description of s ettings CHARA. DISPLA Y [> Chara dis p]: Determine whether or not to outpu t te xt (suc h as time code v alu es) from th e VIDEO OUT 2 (SUPER ) connector . OFF [>> OFF]: Do not outpu t te[...]

60 Menu Content s Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs PEAK HOLD [>P eak hold]: Set the peak hold time f or the audio l e ve l meters . OFF [>> OFF] to 1.5 SEC [1.5 sec ]: Set th e peak hold time in the r ange of OF F (no pea k hold) to 1.5 seco nds in 0. 1 second steps . Fact or y default se tting: OFF [>> OFF] O VER DISP HOLD [> Hold O V[...]

61 Menu Content s Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs TC SELECT [>T C select] : Determine whic h to displ a y in the time coun ter displa y , TC or VITC . VITC [>> VITC] : Displ a y VITC. * TC [ >> TC] : Displ ay TC . VITC [> VITC]: Determine whether to record the in ternally gener ated time code as VITC . OFF [>> OFF]: Do not recor[...]

62 Menu Content s Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs T APE PR O TECTION [T ape pr otct]: Settings rel ated to tape and video head pr otection Description of s ettings FR OM ST OP [> From ST OP]: Set the ti me to s witch from stop mod e to tap e prot ect ion mode. ST OP TIMER [>> STP timer]: Set t he time to s witch fr om stop m ode to tape prot e[...]

63 Menu Content s Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs WIDE MODE [> Wide mode]: Determine whether to re tain wide-s creen as pect ra tio inf ormation acco mpan ying vid eo being re corded or pla yed bac k. * A UT O [> > A uto]: When vid eo bei ng rec orded o r pla yed bac k is acc ompanied by wide-scree n aspect ratio inf or mation, retain the inf [...]

64 Menu Content s Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs INPUT ARRANGE [>Input arng]: Mak e settings f or input audio m ixing. Mak e settings using the arro w button s ( KkJj ) to mo ve the cursor an d the SET (YES) b utton to toggle the settin g on and off . REC LEVEL [>Rec le v el]: Det er mine whet her to e nabl e or disab le the A UDIO INPUT LEVEL c[...]

65 Menu Content s Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs INT A UDIO SG [>A udio SG]: Select the oper ation of the internal audio test sign al gener ator . SILENCE [>> silenc e]: Silent s ignal * 1kHz SINE [>> 1k Hz]: 1-k Hz, − 20 dB FS sine wa ve sig nal When y ou s elect SG as the audio input i n the I NPUT SELECT section on the front panel [...]

66 Menu Content s Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs SETUP B ANK OPERA TION [Setup Bank]: Settings related to menu bank op erations Description of s ettings RECALL B ANK1 [>Recall 1]: Rec all menu settings from men u bank 1. (1) Select the bank y ou wan t to recall , then p ress the k but t on . Messag e “ RECALL OK? ” appears . (2) T o recall, pre[...]

67 Menu Content s Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs EE OUT PHASE s ettings f or time code output Use the fol lowing a s ref erence in fo rmation wh en settin g the EE OU T P HASE men u i tem (see page 61) . • THROUGH mode In this mo de , the LTC sig nal is out put with the pha s e synchroni zed with the input time code signal. This mode is appropria te[...]

68 Menu Content s Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs • VIDEO OU TPUT PHA SE mode The time cod e output si gnal is syn chronize d with the output video sign al. This mode i s appropri ate when ou tputting si gnals from a single devi ce to a number of VCRs using sep arate cables for video, au dio, and time c ode. In this mode , the same ti me code is reco[...]

69 Menu Content s Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs A uto Mode (A UT O FUNCTION) Execution Menu The foll owing tabl e shows the purpose and f unction o f the items in the aut o mode execution menu . For detail s of the use of individual items, see “ Di gitall y Dubbing Sign als in DVC AM Format ” o n page 50 and “ Rerecording t he Time Code — T C[...]

70 Changing Menu Se ttings Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs Changing Menu Sett ings This section exp lains how to change men u settings. Buttons Used to Change Settings Use the foll owing button s on the menu c ontrol panel to change the menu settings. Changing the Settings of Basic Item s The factory default set ting is to disp lay only the basic items[...]

71 Changing Menu Set tings Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs 2 With “ SETUP MENU ” selected, press the k butto n. This display s all ite m s on menu leve l 1. 3 Press the J or j button to select the required item. 4 Press the k button . This displ ays the menu l evel 2 for th e menu item selected in ste p 3 . 5 Press the J or j butt on to select the [...]

72 Changing Menu Se ttings Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs 9 When yo u have comp leted th e sett ings, pr ess the SET (YES) but ton. The message “ NOW SAVING... ” appears on t he monitor screen, an d “ Saving... ” appears in the time counter di splay, whil e the new setting s are saved in memory. When the saving operat ion is comp leted, th e m[...]

73 Changing Menu Set tings Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs 3 Follow the same procedur e as in ste ps 3 to 8 of the procedure in the section “ Changing the Sett ings of Basic Items ” on page 70 u sing t he arrow button s to select an item a nd change its set ting. 4 When yo u have comp leted th e sett ings, pr ess the SET (YES) but ton. The message [...]

74 Displaying Su pplementary St atus Informa tion Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs Displaying Supplement ary Stat us Informa tion When you set the SUB STATUS menu item (see pa ge 59) to other tha n OFF, you can v iew supplementary stat us information on th e monitor screen below t he operating mode displ ay area. The fo llowi ng it ems of sup plem entar[...]

75 Displayi ng Sup plementary St atus Informat i o n Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs Disp lay for ma t of sup plement ary stat us info rmati on when the SUB STA TUS me nu it em is set to ALL All items of supplementary st atus informatio n are displayed in the order shown below. When the SUB ST A TUS menu item i s set to A UDIO MIXING: On-screen indicat[...]

76 Displaying Su pplementary St atus Informa tion Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs[...]

77 Connecti ons for a Digita l Non-Li near Edit ing Syst em Chapter 5 Connections and Settings Connectio ns for a Digital Non-Linear Editing Sys tem This unit c a n be co nn ected to an ES-7 Ed it Statio n to configure a digit al non-linear ed iting system. If you use the SDTI (QSDI) i nterface with the optional DSBK-1802 board instal led in the un[...]

78 Connecti ons for a Digital Non-L inear Editing System Chapter 5 Connec t ions and Settin gs Sett i ngs on th e D SR-1800/ 1800P For detail s of video/au dio input an d audio mode settings, see “ Settings for R ecordin g ” on page 25. REF. VIDEO IN SDTI(QSDI)OUT SDTI(QSDI) IN AUDIO MONITOR OUT VIDEO OUT 2 (SUPER) B B OUT(1/2/3/4) QSDI OUTPUT [...]

79 Connecti on s for a Cut Editing Sys t em Chapter 5 Connec t ions and Settin gs Connectio ns for a Cut Editing Sys tem The following figure sh ows a cut editing system config urat ion t hat i ncl udes tw o DS R-18 00/ 180 0P u ni ts to serve as the playe r and recorder. When using a VCR o ther t han th e DSR-1800 /1800P , refer to its instruction[...]

80 Connect i ons for an A/B Roll Ed iting Syste m Chapter 5 Connec t ions and Settin gs Connectio ns for an A/B Roll Editing Sys tem The following is an e xample configuration of A/ B roll editi ng system using th e DSR-1800/1 800P. In this con figurati on, the reco rder is a DSR -1800/1800P unit, pl ayer 1 is a DSR-16 00/1600P unit, and pl ayer 2 [...]

81 Connection s f or an A/ B Roll Editing Sys tem Chapter 5 Connec t ions and Settin gs a) When using a DFS-500/500P DME Switcher, the phase of the video signals process ed by the DFS-500/500P is delayed. It is therefore necessary to connect a delay unit between the MXP-290 Audio Mixer ’ s output and the audio input to t he DSR-1800/1800P (rec or[...]

82 Connect i ons for an A/B Roll Ed iting Syste m Chapter 5 Connec t ions and Settin gs A udio monitor system connections The followin g shows an example of audio moni tor system connections. For details o f these con n ections , r ef e r to t he instruct ion manual for each connected de vice. Reference video signal connection When you perform r ec[...]

83 Connection s f or an A/ B Roll Editing Sys tem Chapter 5 Connec t ions and Settin gs Control signal connections The followin g shows an exa mple of control signal conne ctions to enab le the e diting contro l unit to cont rol all other A/B r oll editing sy stem devices. SWITCHER PLAYER 2 MIXER PLAYER 1 RECORDER REMOTE REMOTE REMOTE EDITOR DSR-18[...]

84 Connect i ons for an A/B Roll Ed iting Syste m Chapter 5 Connec t ions and Settin gs Video/audio signal connections The followin g shows an example of video /audio signal connectio n s in an A/B roll e d iting system. In this example, ana log component signals are used as the video signa ls and XLR 3-pin connec tors are used as audio input/ outp[...]

85 Connection s f or an A/ B Roll Editing Sys tem Chapter 5 Connec t ions and Settin gs Connection of a video monitor Set up th e followin g conne ctions to enable m o nitorin g of video an d au di o si gna ls on a v id eo mo ni tor . I n a ddi ti on t o the video and audio signal s, you can have ti me data, the operation mode of th e unit, alarm m[...]

86 Connect i ons for SDTI (QSDI) Dubbin g Chapter 5 Connec t ions and Settin gs Connectio ns for SDTI (QSDI) Dubbin g The following shows an exa mple of connections for digit ally dubbing SDTI (QSDI) signals (see pa ge 50) , with the DSR-1800/1800P u sed as the recorder an d a DSR- 1600/160 0P unit a s the player. Sett i ngs on th e DSR-18 00/ 1800[...]

87 Connections for An alog Recordin g Chapter 5 Connec t ions and Settin gs Connectio ns for An alog Re cording The followin g shows connecti ons for a system in whi ch analog playb ack signals from anot her recorder or player are recorded on a DS R-1800/1800P. In th is system, the video si gnals are ana log componen t signals an d the audio signal[...]

88 Adjust ing t he Sync and Subc arrier Phas es Chapter 5 Connec t ions and Settin gs Adjusti ng the Sync and Su bcarrier Phas es When u sing two or mo re player s, as in an A/B roll e ditin g system, it is necessary to synchronize the sy nc and subcarrier (for composite signals) phases of the signals to be edited. If t hey are not synch ronized, p[...]

89 Adjust ing the Sync and Subc ar rier Phases Chapter 5 Connec t ions and Settin gs P erforming a phase adjustment operation 1 Press th e SCH button on t he vectorscope . The vectorscope switches to SCH mode. 2 Press th e B channel butt on on the ve ctorscope. This display s the black burst signal from the switcher. 3 Press th e EXT button on the [...]

90 Adjust ing t he Sync and Subc arrier Phas es Chapter 5 Connec t ions and Settin gs[...]

91 Maintenan ce Chapter 6 Maintenance and Troubleshooting Main tenance Condensation If you move the unit suddenly from a c old to a warm location, o r if you use it i n a very humid place, mo isture from the air ma y condense on the head drum. Thi s is called conde nsation , and if a tape is run in th is state, the ta pe may stick to the drum and c[...]

92 Maintenan ce Chapter 6 Maintena nce and T rouble shooting Displa ying the digital hour s meter Use the foll owing procedure . 1 Press th e MENU butto n on the menu control pan el. The menu sel ection leve l display appe ars on the monito r scr een and in th e time co unter di splay. 2 Press the j button to select “ HOURS ME TER. ” 3 Press th[...]

93 Maintenan ce Chapter 6 Maintena nce and T rouble shooting To end the dig ital hou rs mete r displ ay Press the MENU button on the menu c ontrol pane l. To rese t the tri p values About thi s operat ion, consul t your Sony d ealer. Head Cleaning Always use the DVM12CL (mini size) or DV12CL (standard size) Clean ing Cassette to clean t he video an[...]

94 Trouble shooting Chapter 6 Maintena nce and T rouble shooting Troubleshoot ing If an alarm message appears on the monitor screen, or i f the unit appea r s to be malf unction ing, pl ease chec k the followin g before cont acting your So ny dealer . a) In th ese stat es, an al arm messa ge appe ars on th e monito r scree n and in the time c ounte[...]

95 Troubles hooting Chapter 6 Maintena nce and T rouble shooting Monitor pr oblems Symptom Cause Remed y Data is n ot superimp osed on the monitor sc reen . The CHARA. DISPLA Y menu item is se t to O FF . Set the CHARA. DISPLA Y menu item (see pa ge 59) to ON . The monit or is not c onnected to the VIDEO OUT 2 (SUPER) con nector of this unit. Conne[...]

96 Trouble shooting Chapter 6 Maintena nce and T rouble shooting Error Mess ag es This unit is provided with a self- diagnostic f unction t hat detects internal abnormalities. When i t detects an abnormali ty, it outp uts an error m e ssage to the monito r screen and in dicates an error code in t he time counter display. Not e To dis play er ror me[...]

97 Troubles hooting Chapter 6 Maintena nce and T rouble shooting Alarm me ssages and associ ated 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 inser ted. The tape will a utomatically be ejected after cl eaning is complete d. Clean ing Tp A non-sta ndard sign al is b[...]

98 Trouble shooting Chapter 6 Maintena nce and T rouble shooting T ape cannot be re pla y ed. Use a tape recorded i n 525/60 f or mat. (F or DSR- 1800) 625/ 50 T ape (F or DSR- 1800) Use a tape recorded i n 625/50 f or mat. (F or DSR- 1800P) 525/ 60 T ape (F or DSR- 1800P) T ape end has been dete cted. Use a ne w clean ing tape . T ape end! T ape n[...]

99 Precautio ns Appendixes Precauti ons On safety • Should a ny liquid or solid obj ect fall i nto the cabi net, unplug t he unit and have it check ed by quali fied personnel befor e operating it furt her. • Unplug the unit fro m the wall out let if it is not to be used for an ext ended period of time. • To disc onnect th e cord, pul l it o u[...]

100 Specific ations Appendix es Specificat ions General Signal syste m DSR-18 00: NTSC DSR-1800P : PAL Power requirements 100 V to 240 V AC, 50 /60 Hz Power con sumpt ion (with all optio ns install ed) DSR-1800: 100 W/12 0 V DSR-1800P for Europe: 100 W/22 0 V DSR-1800P for USA and Canada: 100 W/12 0 V Peak inrush current (1)P owe r ON, cur r ent pr[...]

101 Specifications Appendix es Video perf ormance Band width Composite (DSR-1800): 30 Hz to 4.2 MHz ±1.0 dB (Y) Composite (DSR-18 00P): 25 Hz to 4.8 MHz ±1.0 dB (Y) S-video (DS R-1800): 30 Hz to 5.0 MHz ±1.0 dB (Y), 5.75 MHz +0/ − 3.0 dB (Y) (TM) S-video (DS R-1800P): 25 Hz to 5.0 MHz ±1.0 dB (Y), 5.5 MHz +1.0/ − 2.0 dB (Y), 5.75 MHz +0/ ?[...]

102 Specific ations Appendix es Output connectors Digital si gna l ou tpu ts SDTI (QSDI) OUT (with optio nal DSBK-1802 SDT I (QSDI) Input /Output B oard installed ) BNC type, S DTI (QSDI) f ormat (270 Mbps) SDI OUT (wit h optiona l DSBK-1801 SDI /AES/EBU Input/Out put Board inst alled) BNC ty pe ( × 2, active-t hrough), Ser ial Digital Interface f[...]

103 Specifications Appendix es Related equipment ES-3/7 Ed itSt at ion Linear edi ting control u nit: PVE- 500, RM-450/450 CE, BVE-600 /800/910 /2000/910 0/9100P DME switche r: DFS-300/30 0P, DFS-500 /500P, DFS-700/700 P DXC-D30/D30P C olor Video Ca mera DSR-1/1P /300A Digi tal Vide o cassette Re corder DSR-85/85 P/2000/20 00P Digital Videocassette[...]

104 ClipLink Guide Appendix es ClipLi nk G uide What Is ClipLi nk? The ClipL ink function greatly im proves the ef ficiency of the video pr oduction proc ess as a whole by rec ording various edi ting-relat ed data on tap e when shooti ng. As such, ClipLink is a revolution ary function that t ranscends the conven tional separ ation of sh ooting and [...]

105 ClipLink Guide Appendix es Example System Configuration and Operation Flow The following illustration shows an example system config uration f or using t he ClipLi nk functio n and a typica l ClipLi nk operatio n flow. Shooti ng DVCAM cam corder (DSR-130/130P/ 300/300P/500WS/ 500WSP) DVCAM standard cassett e or DVCAM mini casset te Index pictur[...]

106 ClipLink Guide Appendix es Data Generated When Shoo ting The followi ng describes the kinds of data th at is generated when using t he ClipLi nk functi on. Index pictures When shooting, a single-frame image from the Mark IN point at the start of each scene is recorded as a still picture into the camcord e r ’ s internal memory. These images a[...]

107 ClipLink Guide Appendix es Ho w to record ClipLink log data The followin g describes how to reco rd the variou s ClipLink l og data items. OK/NG status To designate a sce ne as “ NG, ” press the NG butt on on the camera while shooting the scene or at any t ime before you begin shooting the next sce ne. All scenes that do not receive an “ [...]

108 ClipLink Guide Appendix es Time codes recor ded for Mark IN/OUT points There is a gap bet ween actual t ime codes and Ma rk IN/ OUT time codes recorded i n the cassette memory, as shown in the figure below. The ti me code value is rounded up at each Mark IN point an d rounded d own at eac h Mark OUT point, to a w hol e numb er of seco nds. Reco[...]

109 Glossary Appendix es Glossa ry A/B r oll ed iting An editin g method th at uses two or more playback VCRs to create special effects suc h as dissolve and wipe, and uses one record VCR to record the result s of the editing. Using an ed iti ng cont ro l unit allows efficie nt control of the VCRs and very preci se editing. AES/EBU fo rmat A unifie[...]

110 Glossary Appendix es S/N Abbrevia ti on of Signa l- t o-N oi se (ratio). The high er the S /N value, the less noise a nd higher t he picture quality . Searc h mode A VCR operating mode used wh en searching for specifi c scenes, by viewing the vi deo output or time code values while playi ng back the tape at various speeds in forward or reverse [...]

111 Index Inde x Index Numerics 9PI N butto n 15 A A/B roll editing system 80 AC IN connector 16 Alarm messages 96 Analog aud io signal i nput/out put section 19 Analog interfaces 6 Analog recording 87 Analog vid eo signal input/ou tput section 17 Arrow bu ttons 11 Aspect ratio 7 AUDIO CH1 1/2 display 9 AUDIO CH2 3/4 display 9 AUDIO IN CH-1 to CH-4[...]

112 Index Inde x item indications 56 MENU butto n 11 Men u contr ol pa nel 10 MONITOR SELECT sw itches 10 N Non-linear editing 5, 77 NOT EDITABLE indicator 14 O OK/NG status 107 Operation mode ind ications 41, 42 Optional accessories 102 P PB FS display 9 PCM digit al audio 5 Phases adjustment 88 PHONE LEVEL control knob 8 PLAY b utton 12 Playback [...]

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