Sony DSR-1800/1800P manual

DSR-1800/1800P © 2000 Sony Cor poration 3-204-675- 61 (1) 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. Note The supplied CD-ROM i ncludes Operat ing Instru ctions for the D SR-series Digital Vide o Cassette Recorder o r Player (Englis[...]

2 Owne r’ s Recor d The m odel and se rial num b ers are located at the rear. 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 No. Serial No. T o pre vent fire or shoc k hazar d, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture . T o av oid electrical shoc k, [...]

3 • Do n o t defeat the sa fety purpose of the po larized or grounding -type plug. A polarized plug has tw o blade s with one wide r than the othe r. A groun ding-type p lug has two blades an d a third gro unding prong. The w ide blade or the third prong are provided for you r safety. If the provided plug dose not fi t into your outlet, consult a[...]

4 AVERTI SSE MENT Afi n d ’é viter tout r isque d ’ incendie ou d ’é lectrocution, ne pas exp oser l ’ appareil à la pluie ou à l ’ hum idit é . Afi n d ’é carter t out risque d ’é lectrocution, garder le cof fret ferm é . Ne c onf ier l ’ entretien de l ’ appareil qu ’à un personnel qu alifi é . CET AP PAREI L DOI T ?[...]

5 ATTENZ IONE Per e vitare il pericolo di incendi o scosse e lettriche, non esporre l ’ a pparecc hio alla pioggia o all ’ um idit à . Per e vitare scosse elettriche, non aprire l ’ apparecchio. Per le riparazioni, riv olgersi solo a persona le qualif icato. QUEST O APPAR ECCHI O DEVE E SSE RE MESS O A TERRA. Att enz i one L ’ apparec chio[...]

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7 Table of Contents Chapter 1 Ove rview Features .............. ......... .............. .............. .............. ....... 9 DVCAM Format ............................................................. 9 A Wealth of Interfaces .................................................. 10 Facilities for High-Effici ency Editing ...........................[...]

8 Digitally Dubbing Signa ls in DVCAM Format .......... 56 Chapter 4 Menu Settings Menu Organization .......... .............. .............. .............. 59 Menu Contents ...................... .............. .............. ......... 62 Setup Menu ................................................................... 62 Auto Mode (AUTO FUNCTION) Ex[...]

9 Feat ur es Chapter 1 Overview Features The D S R -180 0/1800 P is a 1 / 4 -inch digital video cassette recorder using the DV C AM digital recording forma t. It achieves stable, superb picture qu ality by digitally processing video signals separated into color difference signals and lum inance signals (com ponent m ethod). The u nit is equipped w [...]

10 Feat ur es Chapter 1 Overvi ew 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 either size with this unit. The unit also accepts L an d M sizes of DV CPR O cassette. • W h en a cassette is inserted, the reel mech anism of the unit autom atically adjusts to the size of the inserted c[...]

11 Feat ur es Chapter 1 Overvi ew 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. Digital slo w-motion pla yback Using the fram e m e m ory func tion, the unit can show noise-free slow-m oti on playback at speeds ranging from 0 to 1 / 2 times norm al speed in both directions. Digital jog sou[...]

12 Usi ng t h e CD- ROM Manual Chapter 1 Overvi ew Using the CD-ROM Manual The sup p lied CD -R O M includes Operating Instructions for the DS R -series D igital Video Cassette R ecorder or Player (Eng lish, Japanese, French, Germ an, Italian and Spanish (D SR -1500 A only) ve rsions). CD-R OM Syste m Requirements The follow ing are required to acc[...]

13 Locatio n and Function of Part s Chapter 1 Overvi ew Location and Functio n of Parts Fr ont P anel a POWER swit ch Press the “” side to power the unit on. W hen the unit is powe red on , the display w indo w s in the front pan el lights. To po we r the unit off, press the “” side of the switch. b Au dio level m eters These show the aud i[...]

14 Location and Functi on of Parts Chapter 1 Overvi ew e HE AD PHON ES connecto r (stereo p h on e jack ) Conn ect stereo head phon es for hea dpho ne m onitoring during recording or playb ack. The a udio signal you want to monitor can be selected with the M O N ITO R S EL EC T sw itches o n the m enu control panel. f CO NT ROL S conn ector (stereo[...]

15 Locatio n and Function of Part s Chapter 1 Overvi ew B Menu control panel The m enu control panel is located on the inside of t he door at the lower front o f the unit. Pull the top o f the doo r to open it. a MONITOR SELE CT s wi t che s Use these switches to select the channe ls for audio output via the AU DIO M O NITO R O UT connector o n the[...]

16 Location and Functi on of Parts Chapter 1 Overvi ew b INPUT SELECT s e ct i on VIDE O IN bu t to n Each p ress of this button cy cles through the following input video signal selection o ptions. • Com posite video signal input to the VID EO IN connectors • Com ponent video signals input to the C O M PO N E N T VIDE O I N co nn ec t or s • [...]

17 Locatio n and Function of Part s Chapter 1 Overvi ew For details on se tting time code and user bit data, see “ Using the Internal Tim e C ode Ge nerator ” on page 4 9. h TC (time cod e) P R E SET bu tton Use this button when setting an initial time code value and user bit data. For details on se tting time code and user bit data, see “ Us[...]

18 Location and Functi on of Parts Chapter 1 Overvi ew D Display sectio n a Rec ording /playbac k form at indicators DVCAM: This lights when a tape rec orded in D V C AM format is playe d back . DV: This lights when a tape recorded in c onsum er DV format is playe d back . LP: This lights when a tape recorded in LP m ode is played back. W h en a ta[...]

19 Locatio n and Function of Part s Chapter 1 Overvi ew c VITC i ndi c at o r Lights wh en VITC is being read or recorded regardless of the data show n in the time co unter display. d Tim e da ta type indicators One o f the three indicators (C OU N TER , U-B IT, an d T C ) lights to indicate the type of time d ata currently show n in the time cou n[...]

20 Location and Functi on of Parts Chapter 1 Overvi ew in the reverse direction. W hen the tape is stopped , the s indicator in the display section lights. Pressing this dial toggles playback betw een shuttle mo de and jog m od e. Wh en p laying bac k in shuttle m ode, the SHU TTL E ind icator in the display section lights, and when playing b ack i[...]

21 Locatio n and Function of Part s Chapter 1 Overvi ew Rear P anel AC IN con nector Use the su pplied po w e r cord to connect this to an A C 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 I[...]

22 Location and Functi on of Parts Chapter 1 Overvi ew A Analog video signal input/output section a VIDEO I N c on ne ct o rs ( BNC t yp e ) Input an analog com posit e video signal. This con nector block has a built-in automa tic 75 Ω t ermination sw itch. W h en a signal is input to the left VID E O IN c onnec tor with no b ridging (loop-throug[...]

23 Locatio n and Function of Part s Chapter 1 Overvi ew is used, the built-in 75 Ω termination sw itch turns off au tom ati ca lly . The R E F . V ID E O O U T c onnec tor outputs a referen ce video signal, except wh en i.LINK is selected in the INPUT SELECT se ct i o n (see page 16 ). e VIDEO OU T 1 an d 2 ( SUPE R) con ne ct or s (BN C type) Th[...]

24 Location and Functi on of Parts Chapter 1 Overvi ew a DV IN /OU T con nector (6-p in IE EE -13 94) (optional D SB K-1803 i.LINK /D V Inpu t/Ou tp ut Boa rd req uired ) This i.LIN K-com pati ble connector (subseque nt ly referred to also as the i.DV IN /OUT connector) inputs and outputs digital video and au dio signals in D V form at. Not e W h e[...]

25 Locatio n and Function of Part s Chapter 1 Overvi ew a) S elect able on DSR-1 800P o nly b AUDIO I N CH- 1 ( c ha nne l 1 ) t o C H-4 c o nne c t or s (XL R 3-pin, female) Use these conne ctors to conn ect separate ch anne ls of analog aud io input from a player V C R or other external audio equipm e nt. You can sw itch the audio input level set[...]

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

27 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 m odel nam e indicat e the m axim um recording/playback time (in m i nutes) for each m odel. F or exa m pl e, the PDV -184 M E has a ma xim u m recording/playback tim e of 184 m inutes. Ca sse ttes us[...]

28 Usable Cassettes Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla ybac k D VCAM ca ssette s T h e fo llow in g fi g u re ill u st ra tes th e DV C A M cas s e 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[...]

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

30 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. INPUT VIDEO AUDIO V:SDTI SDTI i.LINK dB 0 -12 -20 -30 -40 -60 dB 0 1 0 -1 -2 OVER 1 dB [...]

31 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 unit as part of an e diting system, for dub bing * , or as a stand-alone recorder. * For dubbin g of SDTI (QSDI) form at[...]

32 Reco rd i ng Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla ybac k 1 Power o n the vide o m onitor, then set its input switches according to the signals input from this unit. 2 Set up the player to p lay bac k a tape. For details, refer to the operating instructions for the player. 3 Powe r o n this unit by p ressing on the side of the PO W ER sw itch. 4 W hen th[...]

33 Recor d i ng Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla ybac k a) The indic at or does not light eve n if you pre ss the cor resp onding but ton in th e INPUT SELECT sect io n unless the requi red opt io nal dig ital inp ut/ou tput bo ar d (DSBK- 1801/1 802 /1803) is inst alled. Caution Once y ou ha ve started record ing, you cann ot change the inp ut signal [...]

34 Reco rd i ng Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla ybac k Recor ding Pr ocedure This section describes the procedure to perform recording on this unit, showing an exa m ple session in w hich playback signals com i ng from a player V CR will be record ed on the tape load ed in the unit. Notes • Wh en controlling this unit from an editing control unit co[...]

35 Recor d i ng Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla ybac k 1 After checking the following items, hold the casse tte with the tape windo w facing upw ard, then insert it into the recorder (this unit) as illustrated on page 29 . . The cassette is autom atically drawn into the un it and the tape is w ou nd round the head drum. The tape is stati onary w hile [...]

36 Reco rd i ng Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla ybac k If the fo llow in g in d icato rs light w h en a cas s ette is load e d To per for m t he fo ll o win g oper a ti ons Indicator It means: Cass ette mem or y indicator The l oaded cas sette co ntains a cassette memory . ClipLin k indica tor There is ClipLink log data s tored in th e cassette memory[...]

37 Playback Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla ybac k Playback This section de scribes the settings and operations nec essary to perform p layback on this unit. The sam e settings and ope rations apply w he ther 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 playba[...]

38 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 MO TE conne ctor of this unit, press t he REM OTE button turning i t on. When not, turn off the bu tton. 1 Insert a cassette. For details of cassette insertion see page 29 , and for usab le cass[...]

39 Playback Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla ybac k If the fo llow in g in d icato rs light w h en a cas s ette is load e d To per for m t he fo ll o win g oper a ti ons Indicator It means: Cass ette mem or y indicator The l oaded cas sette co ntains a cassette memory . ClipLin k indica tor There is ClipLink log data s tored in th e cassette memory on [...]

40 Playback Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla ybac k Repeat Playbac k — A utomatic Cyc lical Pla yback Proceed as follows to perform autom atic 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 FU NCTIO N men u i te m (see page 62) . You ca n se[...]

41 Playback Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla ybac k W hil e holding down the SE T (YES) button on the menu control panel, press the K A or B k button. The tim e cod e value o f the curren t tape p os itio n is se t as po int A or B , an d a me ssa ge “ A se t ” or “ B set ” is di spl a yed fo r 0.5 second in the time co unter display. On ce set[...]

42 Playback Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla ybac k 2 W ith “ SE TU P M ENU ” selected, press the B k button. The display ch anges as follows. 3 W ith “ OPERATI ONAL FUNCT I ON ” selected, p ress the B k button. The display ch anges as follows. 4 W ith “ REPEAT FUNC TI ON ” selected, press the B k button. The conten ts of the RE PE A T F U [...]

43 Playback Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla ybac k 5 Press the j button to select “ REPEAT TOP. ” 6 Press the B k button. The display ch anges as follows. 7 Press the j button 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 Monitor[...]

44 Playback Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla ybac k 8 Press the K A butt on. The display ch anges as follows. 9 Press the j button to select “ A PRESET. ” 10 Press the B k 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 K A or B k button to select the digit i[...]

45 Playback Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla ybac k 12 Press the J or j button to increment or decrem ent the value of the flashing digit. Each press o f the button increm en ts or decrem ents the value. Ho lding the button dow n increm ents or decrements the v alue con tinuously. To ch ange other digits, return to step 11 . 13 Press the SET (YE S) but[...]

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

47 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 time code an d user b it data • Set, display, record, and play back V ITC The un i[...]

48 Se tting the T im e Data Chapt er 3 Conveni en t Fu nc ti on s for Edi t i ng Oper at i on Mo nitor screen conten ts The co ntents of the m onitor screen are shown below . A Tim e data typ e The follow ing time data type ind ications are displayed . a) You can switch betwee n TC an d VITC using the TC SELECT me nu it em (see pag e 66) . b) “ *[...]

49 Setting the T im e D a ta Chapt er 3 Conveni en t Fu nc ti on s for Edi t i ng Oper at i on T o display the desired time data in the time counter displa y Open the doo r on the lower p art of the front pa nel, and pr e ss t he COUNTER S EL but t o n. Each p ress of this button cy cles through three options: CN T value, time code, and user bit da[...]

50 Se tting the T im e Data Chapt er 3 Conveni en t Fu nc ti on s for Edi t i ng Oper at i on 2 Set the T IM E CO D E m enu items (see pag e 66) as show n below . 3 Press the T C P RE SE T button on the m enu control pan el . 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 digi[...]

51 Setting the T im e D a ta Chapt er 3 Conveni en t Fu nc ti on s for Edi t i ng Oper at i on Synchr onizing Internal and External Time Codes The internal tim e code gen erator can be syn chronized w ith an external time code (L TC ) inpu t to this unit. T o synchr onize the internal time code to external time code Input an external tim e cod e (L[...]

52 Se tting the T im e Data Chapt er 3 Conveni en t Fu nc ti on s for Edi t i ng Oper at i on 2 Press the J or j button to select “ AUTO FUNCTI ON. ” 3 Press the k bu t t on. This displays the items in the level 1 o f the auto mode execution m en u . 4 Press the j butt on to select “ TC INSE RT . ” 5 Press the k but t on . The following m e[...]

53 Setting the T im e D a ta Chapt er 3 Conveni en t Fu nc ti on s for Edi t i ng Oper at i on 7 P r e s s th e SE T (Y ES ) b u tt o n . Tim e code recording starts from the cu rrent tape position. W h en the recording ends, the m essage “ TC INSERT COMPLETED . P USH THE YES BUTTO N. ” appears on the mo ni tor screen and “ Complete d ” app[...]

54 High-Speed and Low-S peed Search — Quickl y and Accuratel y Determini ng Editi ng Points Chapt er 3 Conveni en t Fu nc ti on s for Edi t i ng Oper at i on 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 [...]

55 High-Speed and Low -Speed S earch — Qu ic kly a nd Ac c ur at ely D e te rm in in g E diting Po int s Chapt er 3 Conveni en t Fu nc ti on s for Edi t i ng Oper at i on Search Operations on This Unit W h en y ou pe rform searching o n this unit, be su re to turn off the RE M OTE button o n the fron t panel. Pla ying bac k in jog mode In jog mod[...]

56 Digit ally Dubbing Signals in DV C AM Fo rmat Chapt er 3 Conveni en t Fu nc ti on s for Edi t i ng Oper at i on Digitally Dubbing Signals in DVCAM Format In addition to straightforward tape dub bing, you ca n also use this unit t o dub autom atically f rom the beginn ing of the tape to the end through the SD TI (QSDI) or i.LIN K interface. • T[...]

57 D ig itally D ub bing Sig na ls in D V CA M F o r m at Chapt er 3 Conveni en t Fu nc ti on s for Edi t i ng Oper at i on 3 Press the k bu t t on. This displays the items in the level 1 o f the auto mode execution m en u . 4 Press the k but ton to display the m enu level 2 for the item “ SDTI DUBBI NG, ” and select the data to be dubbed w i t[...]

58 Digit ally Dubbing Signals in DV C AM Fo rmat Chapt er 3 Conveni en t Fu nc ti on s for Edi t i ng Oper at i on 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 cassettes in step 6 , the cassette mem o ry capac ity of the cassettes inserted in both this [...]

59 Me nu Organization Chapter 4 Menu Settings Menu Organization As s how n i n t he f ol l owi ng fi gur e, t he menu sy st e m 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 m enu and the digital hours meter display me nu. T his chap ter ma inly describes[...]

60 Me nu Organization Chapt e r 4 Me nu Set t i n gs Me nu organiza tion 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 STA[...]

61 Me nu Organization Chapt e r 4 Me nu Set t i n 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:TA[...]

62 Me nu Contents Chapt e r 4 Me nu Set t i n gs Menu Contents Setup Menu The pu rpose an d settings of the setup m enu items 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 indi cat[...]

63 Me nu Contents Chapt e r 4 Me nu Set t i 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 .[...]

64 Me nu Contents Chapt e r 4 Me nu Set t i n gs JOG RESPONSE [>JOG dial]: Select the tape spee d charac ter i stics for th e se arch d ial ro tati on ra te in jog mod e. * TYPE1 (-1 to + 1) [>> type 1]: T ape speed v ar ies lin early ov er the range − 1 to +1. TYPE2 (-3 to +3 ) [>> type 2]: T ape spe ed vari es st epwi se as shown[...]

65 Me nu Contents Chapt e r 4 Me nu Set t i n gs DISPLA Y CONTROL [Displa y]: Settin gs related to indications on the monito r and the unit Description of s ettings CHARA. DISPLA Y [> Chara disp]: D etermine whether or not to outpu t te xt (su ch as time code v alues) fro m the VIDEO OUT 2 (SUPER ) connector . OFF [>> OFF]: Do not outpu t [...]

66 Me nu Contents Chapt e r 4 Me nu Set t i n gs PEAK HOLD [>P eak hold]: Se t the peak ho ld time f or the audio l ev el meters . OFF [>> OFF] to 1.5 SEC [1.5 sec ]: Set th e peak hold time in the r ange of O FF (no pea k hold) to 1.5 seco nds in 0.1 second steps . Factory de fault setting: OFF [>> OFF] O VER DISP HOLD [> Hold O [...]

67 Me nu Contents Chapt e r 4 Me nu Set t i n gs VITC [> VITC]: Determine whet her to reco rd the internally gener ated ti me code as VITC . OFF [>> OFF]: Do not record the internally generate d time code as VITC . (VITC pres ent in the input vi deo signa l is recorded unc ha nge d.) * ON [>> ON]: Record the internally g enerated tim[...]

68 Me nu Contents Chapt e r 4 Me nu Set t i n gs T APE PRO TECTION [T ape pr otct]: Settings related to tape and video head pr otection Description of s ettings FR OM ST O P [> Fr om ST OP]: Set the ti me to s witch from stop mod e to tap e prot ect ion mode. ST O P TIMER [>> ST P timer]: Set t he time to sw itch from stop mode to tape pro[...]

69 Me nu Contents Chapt e r 4 Me nu Set t i n gs WIDE MODE [> Wide mode]: Determine whether to retain wide-s creen as pect ra tio inf or mation ac compan ying v ideo being re corded or pla y ed bac k. * A UTO [>> A uto]: When vi deo bein g reco rded o r p la y ed bac k is acc ompanied by wi de-screen aspect r atio inf ormation, retain the [...]

70 Me nu Contents Chapt e r 4 Me nu Set t i n gs INPUT ARRANGE [>Input arng]: Mak e settings f or inpu t audio m ixing. Set the ch annel s o n whic h to rec ord th e inpu t audi o sign als a s f ollo ws. (1) Use t he KkJj butt ons to mo ve the curso r and the SET (YES) bu tton to tog gle the se tting on and off . (2) T o sa ve the settings , pre[...]

71 Me nu Contents Chapt e r 4 Me nu Set t i n gs LEVEL SELECT [>Le vel Sel] REF LEVEL [>>REF Level ]: Select the audio ref erence le vel (headroom) f or recording on tape . * − − − − 20 dB [>>> − − − − 20dB ] (f actory def ault setting fo r DSR-18 00) * − − − − 18 dB [>>> − − − − 18dB ] (f [...]

72 Me nu Contents Chapt e r 4 Me nu Set t i n gs SHUTTLE MUTE [>Sh utl mute]: Set the au dio mu ting condi tio ns dur ing shut tle p layback. * OFF [>> OFF]: Not muted. CUEUP or PREROLL [>> CUEUP]: Muted during cu e-up or prerol l operat ions. FULL [>> FULL]: Muted in s huttle mo de . A UDIO EDIT [>Audio edit]: Specify the t[...]

73 Me nu Contents Chapt e r 4 Me nu Set t i n gs EE OUT PHASE s ettings f or time code output Use the fo llowing as reference inform ation w he n setting th e EE OUT PHAS E me nu i te m (see page 67) . • THROUGH mod e In this mod e, the LTC signal is output w ith the p hase synchronized with the input time code sign al. This mode is appropriate w[...]

74 Me nu Contents Chapt e r 4 Me nu Set t i n gs • VIDEO OUTPU T PHAS E mo de The tim e code outpu t signal is synchron ized w ith the output video signal. This m ode is appropriate when ou tputting signals from a single device to a numb er of VC Rs using sep arate cables for video, audio, and tim e c ode. In this mod e, the sam e time code is re[...]

75 Me nu Contents Chapt e r 4 Me nu Set t i n gs A uto Mode (A U T O FUNCTIO N) Execution Menu The f ollowing table sho ws 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 DVC AM Form at ” o n pa ge 56 and “ Rerecording the Time C o [...]

76 Cha nging Menu S etti ngs Chapt e r 4 Me nu Set t i n gs Changing Menu Settings This section exp lains how to change m enu settings. Buttons Used to Change Settings Use the fo llowing b uttons on the m enu control panel to change the m enu se ttings. Changing the Settings of Basic Items The factory default setting is to display only the basic it[...]

77 Changing Men u Settings Chapt e r 4 Me nu Set t i n gs 2 Wi t h “ SETU P M ENU ” selected, press the k butt on. This displays all item s o n m enu level 1. 3 Press the J or j button to select the requ ired item. 4 Press the k bu t t on. This displays the m enu level 2 for the m enu it em selected in step 3 . 5 Press the J or j button to sele[...]

78 Cha nging Menu S etti ngs Chapt e r 4 Me nu Set t i n gs 9 W hen you hav e completed the settings, press the SET (YE S ) button. The m essage “ NOW SAVI NG. . . ” appe ars on the mo nitor screen, and “ Saving.. . ” appe ars in the tim e counter display, wh ile the new settings are saved in memo ry . W h en the saving o peration is com pl[...]

79 Changing Men u Settings Chapt e r 4 Me nu Set t i n gs 3 Follow the sam e procedure as in steps 3 to 8 of the procedu re in the section “ Changing the Settings of Basic Item s ” on page 76 u sing th e a r r o w b u tto n s to select an item a nd ch ange its setting. 4 W hen you hav e completed the settings, press the SET (YE S ) button. The [...]

80 Displayi ng Supplem entary Stat us Inf ormation Chapt e r 4 Me nu Set t i n gs Displaying Supplementary Status Information W hen you set the SUB STATU S menu item (see page 65 ) to other than O FF , you can view su pplem entary status information on the m onitor screen below the operating mod e display area . The fo ll owi ng it ems of su ppl e [...]

81 Displaying Suppl eme ntary Stat us Infor mation Chapt e r 4 Me nu Set t i n gs Display form a t of supplem enta ry status information w hen the SU B S TATUS menu it em is set to ALL All items of sup plem entary status inform ation are displayed in the ord er show n b elow . When the SUB ST A T US menu item is set to A U DIO MIXING: On-screen ind[...]

82 Displayi ng Supplem entary Stat us Inf ormation Chapt e r 4 Me nu Set t i n gs[...]

83 Connections for a Digit al Non-Linear Editi ng 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 SD I) interface w ith the optional DSB K -1802 board installed in the unit[...]

84 Connections for a Di gita l Non-Linear Edi ti ng System Chapter 5 Connections and Setti ngs Settings on the D SR -1800/1800 P For details of video/au dio input an d au dio m ode settings, see “ Settings for Recording ” on page 31. 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 QSD[...]

85 Connections for a Cut Editi ng System Chapter 5 Connections and Setti ngs Connections for a Cu t Editing System The follow ing figure show s a cut editing system configuration that includes tw o D SR-18 00/1800P u nits to serve as the player and rec order. Wh en using a V CR other than the DSR-1800 /1800P, refer to its instruction manual. Settin[...]

86 Connections for an A/B Roll Edit ing Syst em Chapter 5 Connections and Setti ngs Connections for an A/B Ro ll Editing System The follow ing is an exam ple configuration of A/B ro ll editing system u sing the D S R -180 0/1800P . In this configuration, the recorder is a D SR -1800/1800P unit, player 1 is a DS R-1600/160 0P unit, and player 2 is a[...]

87 Connections for an A/B Roll Editi ng System Chapter 5 Connections and Setti ngs a) When using a D FS-500/500P DME S witcher, the phase of the video sig nals processed by the DFS-500/500P is delayed. It is ther efore necessary to connect a delay unit between the MXP-290 Audio Mixer ’ s output and the audi o input to t he DSR-1800/1800P (rec ord[...]

88 Connections for an A/B Roll Edit ing Syst em Chapter 5 Connections and Setti ngs A udio monitor system connections The follow i ng show s an examp l e of audio m onitor 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 recordin[...]

89 Connections for an A/B Roll Editi ng System 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 REMOTE REMOTE EDITOR DSR-1800/1800[...]

90 Connections for an A/B Roll Edit ing Syst em 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[...]

91 Connections for an A/B Roll Editi ng System Chapter 5 Connections and Setti ngs Connection of a video monitor Set up the follow ing co nnections to e n able m on itoring of video an d audio signa ls on a v ideo mo nitor. In addition to the video and aud io signals, you can h ave tim e data, the operation m ode of the unit, alarm m essages, and o[...]

92 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 SDTI (QS DI) signals (see page 56) , with the DSR-18 00/180 0P u sed as the recorder an d a D SR - 1600/160 0P u nit as the player. Settings on the D SR -1800/1800[...]

93 Connections for Analog Recording Chapter 5 Connections and Setti ngs Connections for An alog Recording The follow ing show s c onne ctions for a system in w hich analog playb ack signa ls from a nother reco rder or playe r are recorded o n a D S R-1800/180 0P. In this system, the video signals are ana log co m ponent signals an d the audio signa[...]

94 Adjusti ng the Sync and Subcarrier Phases Chapter 5 Connections and Setti ngs Adjusting the Sync and Su bcarrier 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, pictur[...]

95 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 sw itcher. 3 Press the E XT bu tton on t[...]

96 Adjusti ng the Sync and Subcarrier Phases Chapter 5 Connections and Setti ngs[...]

97 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 id 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 can[...]

98 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 on the m enu control panel. The m enu selection leve l display appe ars on the mo nitor screen an d in the tim e coun ter display. 2 Press the j butt on to select “ HOURS METER. ” 3 Press the[...]

99 Ma int enance Chapter 6 Maintenance and T r oubleshooting To end t he di g it al hou rs mete r d i spl ay Press the M E NU button on the m enu control pane l. 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 V12C L (standard size) Clean ing Ca ssette to clean[...]

100 Troubleshooting Chapter 6 Maintenance and T r oubleshooting Troubleshooting If an alarm m essage ap pears on the m onitor screen, or if the unit appears to b e m alfunctioning, please check the following befo re contacting y our So ny d ealer. a) In these st ates, an al arm messag e appear s on the moni tor scree n and in the time co unter dis [...]

101 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 OFF . Set the CHARA. DI SPLA Y menu i tem (see page 65) to ON. The monit or is not c onnected to the VIDEO OUT 2 (SUPER) con nector of this unit. Connec[...]

102 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 m on itor screen and indicates an error code in the time co unter display. Not e To di s pl ay er r or[...]

103 Troubleshooti ng Chapter 6 Maintenance and T r oubleshooting Alarm me ssages and associ ated directions Alarm messa g e on monitor scre en (Cause) Directi on Alarm mess age in time counter dis play A cleaning tape has been inserted. The tape will a utomatically be ejected after cl eaning is complete d. Clean ing Tp A non-sta ndard sign al is be[...]

104 Troubleshooting Chapter 6 Maintenance and T r oubleshooting T ape canno t be repla yed. 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 ha s been de tected . Use a new c leaning tape. T ape end! T ape [...]

105 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 t let if it is not to be u sed for an extend ed pe riod of time. • To d isconnect the cord, pull it out [...]

106 Specificat ions Appendix es Specifications General Signal system DSR-18 00: NTS C DSR-1800P : PA L Pow er requirem ents 100 V to 2 40 V A C, 50 /60 H z Pow er consum pt ion (with all options installed) DSR-1800: 100 W /12 0 V DSR-18 00P for Eu rope: 100 W /22 0 V DSR-18 00P for U SA and Ca nada: 100 W /12 0 V Peak inrush current ( 1)P owe r ON,[...]

107 Sp ecif ica tion s Appendix es Video perf ormance Band width Com posite (DS R-18 00): 30 H z to 4.2 M Hz ± 1.0 d B (Y ) Comp osite (DS R -18 00P ): 25 H z to 4.8 M Hz ± 1.0 d B (Y ) S-video (DS R -18 00): 30 H z to 5.0 M Hz ± 1.0 d B (Y ) , 5.75 M H z + 0/ − 3. 0 dB (Y ) (T M ) S-video (DS R -18 00P): 25 H z to 5.0 M Hz ± 1.0 d B (Y ) , 5[...]

108 Specificat ions Appendix es Output connectors Dig it a l si gna l out put s SDT I (Q SD I) OU T (w i th optional DS B K -1 802 SDT I (QSD I) Input/O utput B oard installed) BNC type, S D TI (Q SD I) form at (270 Mbp s ) SDI O U T (w ith op tional DSBK -1801 SD I/A ES /EBU Input/Output B o ard installed) BNC type ( × 2, active-through), Serial [...]

109 Sp ecif ica tion s Appendix es Related equipment ES-3/7 E ditStation Linear editing con trol unit: PVE -500, RM -450/450 CE , BV E-600/800/910/2000/910 0/9100P DM E sw itcher: DFS-300/30 0P, DF S-500/500P, DFS -700/700P DX C-D 35 /D35 P C olor Video Cam era DSR - 1/1P/300A Digital Videocassette Recorde r DSR -85/85P/2000 /2000P D i gital Videoc[...]

110 C lip L in k G u ide 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[...]

111 C lip L ink G uid e Appendix es Example System Configu ration and Operati on Flow The follow ing illustration shows a n exa mp le system configuration for using the ClipLink fu nction and a typical ClipLink op eration flow . Shooting DVCAM camcorder (DSR-130/130P/ 300/300P/500WS/ 500WSP) DVCAM stand ard cassett e or DVCAM mini cas sette Index p[...]

112 C lip L in k G u ide Appendix es Data Generated When Shooti ng The following describes the kinds of data that is generated when using the C lipLink 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 st ill picture into the cam corder ’ s internal m em o ry. Th[...]

113 C lip L ink G uid e 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 receive[...]

114 C lip L in k G u ide Appendix es Time codes recor ded f or Mark IN/OUT points There is a g ap betw een actual tim e c odes a nd M ar k IN / OU T tim e cod es recorde d in the ca ssette mem ory, 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 OUT po in t, t o a wh ol e nu m[...]

115 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 R s and very precise ed iting. AES/ EBU f or [...]

116 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 hen 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 direct[...]

117 Ind ex Inde x Index Numerics 9PI N butto n 20 A A/B roll editing system 86 AC IN connector 21 Alarm messages 102 Analog aud io signal i nput/out put section 24 Analog interfaces 10 Analog recording 93 Analog vid eo signal input/ou tput section 22 Arrow bu ttons 16 Aspect ratio 11 AUDIO CH1 1/2 display 14 AUDIO CH2 3/4 display 14 AUDIO IN CH-1 t[...]

118 Index Inde x item indications 62 MENU butto n 16 Men u contr ol pa nel 15 MONITOR SELECT sw itches 15 N Non-linear editing 9, 83 NOT EDITABLE indicator 19 O OK/NG status 113 Operation mode ind ications 47, 48 Optional accessories 108 P PB FS dis play 14 PCM digit al audio 9 Phases adjustment 94 PHONE LEVEL control knob 13 PLAY b utton 17 Playba[...]

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