Sony HKDV-503 manual

OPERA TION MANUAL [English] 1st Edition (Revised 3) Serial No. 10101 and Higher HD DIGIT AL VIDEOCASSETTE RECORDER HD W -F500 PARALLEL INTERFACE KIT BKDW-509 HD-SD CONVERTER BOARD HKDV-501A HD LINE CONVERTER BOARD HKDV-502 HD DIGITAL VIDEO CONTROLLER HKDV-503 SDTI BOARD HKDV-506A HD PULL DOWN BOARD HKDV-507/507D[...]

W ARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. THIS APPARATUS MUST BE EARTHED. This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the litera[...]

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Table of Contents 1 Table of Contents Chapter 1 Overview 1-1 Features ............................................................................................ 1-1 1-1-1 Features of the HDW-F500 .................................................... 1-1 1-1-2 Features of the Control Panel ................................................. 1-3 1-2 O[...]

T able of Contents 2 Table of Contents Table of Contents 4-3 TC Menu ........................................................................................ 4-20 4-3-1 Setting the Time Data (TIMER SEL/RESET/SET/HOLD) 4-21 4-3-2 Setting the Time Code Reader (TCR SEL) .......................... 4-24 4-3-3 Setting the Time Code Generator (TCG SOURCE/[...]

Table of Contents 3 Table of Contents 6-1 Basic Automatic Editing ................................................................. 6-1 6-1-1 Overview of Automatic Editing ............................................. 6-1 6-1-2 Setting Switches and Menus ................................................... 6-2 6-1-3 Selecting the Edit Mode .........[...]

T able of Contents 4 Table of Contents Table of Contents Appendix Maintenance .......................................................................................... A-1 Head Cleaning ................................................................................. A-1 Moisture Condensation .......................................................[...]

Chapter 1 Overview Chapter 1 Overview 1-1 Chapter 1 Over view 1-1-1 Features of the HD W -F500 The HDW-F500 is a HD digital videocassette recorder using the HDCAM 1) format. Comparable to a conventional digital Betacam in size, weight, and ease- of-use, the HDW-F500 is a small, lightweight HD digital VTR using integrated circuit technology. HDCAM F[...]

1-1 Features Chapter 1 Overview 1-2 Chapter 1 Overview Advanced Recording and Playback Functions High-quality digital recording The HDCAM system uses a component system to record video signals. An AES/EBU format with a wide dynamic range is used for 4-channel audio recording. A unique and powerful error correction circuit and concealment circuit ar[...]

Chapter 1 Overview Chapter 1 Overview 1-3 Self-diagnosis This function allows the VTR to perform self diagnostics when a malfunction occurs. An error message is displayed and a history of all errors that have occurred is recorded. Easy-to-maintain plug-in boards The VTR uses plug-in circuit boards to simplify servicing and inspection. Mountable in [...]

1-1 Features Chapter 1 Overview 1-4 Chapter 1 Overview .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1) LTC (Longitudinal Time Code) Time code recorded on a longitudinal track VITC (Vertical In[...]

Chapter 1 Overview Chapter 1 Overview 1-5 The following accessories can be used with the HDW- F500. BKDW-509 Parallel (50-pin) Interface Kit A 50-pin parallel interfaces makes the HDW-F500 compatible with different broadcast station systems. HKDV-501A HD-SD Converter Board Allows you to output an NTSC/PAL component or composite signal. HKDV-502 HD [...]

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Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 2-1 Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 2-1 Contr ol P anel Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of P ar ts and Contr ols The control panel consists of the following sections: • Upper control panel • Lower control panel: menu operations section, memory card insertion slot,[...]

2-1 Contr ol P anel 2-2 Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 2-1-1 Upper Contr ol P anel Upper control panel 1 DISPLAY FULL/FINE button Changes the display range of the audio level meters. FULL: Display range is – 60 to 0 dB (peak level = 0 dB) or – 40 to +20 dB (peak le[...]

Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 2-3 Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 9 Indicator window The following indicators light up to indicate the VTR ’ s status. 4 PHONES level control Adjusts the output level to the PHONES jack. You can enable this control to simultaneously adjust the output level to the MO[...]

2-1 Contr ol P anel 2-4 Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls !º INPUT SELECT button Selects the type and channel for the audio input signal. Press to light the button up, then press one of the AUDIO INPUT/MONITOR SELECT buttons to select the type and the channel of the audi[...]

Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 2-5 Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 2-1-2 Lower Contr ol P anel (Menu Operations Section) Lower control panel (menu operations section) DIGIT AL VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER HD W-F500 9 ALARM indicator 8 MAINTENANCE switch 7 ALT button 6 Function buttons 5 Memory card insert[...]

2-1 Contr ol P anel 2-6 Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 1 Menu display Menus selected by pressing the menu buttons appear here. Each menu shows the functions assigned to each function button ( [F1] to [F10] ) and information necessary for making settings, such as time c[...]

Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 2-7 Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 2-1-3 Lo wer Contr ol P anel (Editing Operations Section) Lower control panel (editing operations section) DIGIT AL VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER HD W-F500 !¡ SFT button !¶ ENTRY button !∞ AUDIO IN/OUT buttons !• Cursor control button[...]

2-1 Contr ol P anel 2-8 Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls !º Numeric buttons and +/– buttons Press to input time data or edit points data at the cursor position in menu display. Press buttons 0 to 5 while holding down the SFT button to input A to F (hexadecimal figures[...]

Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 2-9 Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 2-1-4 Lo wer Contr ol P anel (T ape T ransport Operations Section) Lower control panel (tape transport operations section) @£ STANDBY button Press this button in other than standby mode to make it light up and place the VTR in standb[...]

2-1 Contr ol P anel 2-10 Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls @∞ PREROLL button Press to position the tape to the preroll point (a position factory set to five seconds before the IN point). Press this button while holding down the IN, OUT, AUDIO IN or AUDIO OUT button to c[...]

Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 2-11 Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 2-1-5 Lo wer Contr ol P anel (Sear ch Operations Section) Lower control panel (search operations section) #™ VAR button Press to select variable speed playback mode for noiseless playback in a maximum range of – 1 to +2 times nor[...]

2-1 Contr ol P anel 2-12 Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls #∞ Search dial Rotate to search for edit points. Rotate the dial clockwise for forward playback (the z indicator lights up) or counterclockwise for reverse playback (the Z indicator lights up). The p indicator l[...]

Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 2-13 Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 2-2 System Set-Up P anel Lift the lower control panel up to its horizontal position to access the system set-up panel. Accessing the system set-up panel System set-up panel Lower control panel CONTROL PANEL switch Selects which contr[...]

2-3 Connector P anel 2-14 Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls Connector panel 2-3 Connector P anel 7 AUDIO INPUT (AES/EBU) connectors 8 AUDIO OUTPUT (AES/EBU) connectors 9 HD SDI INPUT connectors !º HD SDI OUTPUT connectors @¢ TIME CODE OUT connector 1 D CONV. OUT (OPTION[...]

Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 2-15 Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 1 D CONV. OUT (OPTION) COMPOSITE (SUPER) connector (BNC) Outputs an analog composite signal for a video monitor. When the ALT/ [F6] (CHARA SUPER) setting in the TC menu is on, character signals such as time codes are superimposed on [...]

2-3 Connector P anel 2-16 Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls !£ AUDIO INPUT LEVEL/600 Ω termination switches The termination switches should be set for in ANALOG AUDIO INPUT connector according to the audio input level and input impedance. Use OFF for low input levels w[...]

Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 2-17 Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls @£ PULL DOWN OUT (OPTION) connectors (BNC) Outputs two sets of 2-3 pull down video/audio signals. When the ALT/ [F5] (PD CHARA) key of the TC menu is set to ON, text data such as time codes are superimposed. Note This connector is o[...]

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Chapter 3 Setting Up the VTR 3-1 Chapter 3 Setting Up the VTR 3-1 Connecting External Equipment Chapter 3 Setting Up the VTR 3-1-1 Making Digital Connections This example shows how to connect the HDD/HDDP- 1000 1 inch HD Digital VTR and use it as the player with the HDW-F500 acting as the recorder in the 59.94i or 60i mode. Making digital connectio[...]

3-2 Chapter 3 Setting Up the VTR 3-1 Connecting External Equipment Chapter 3 Setting Up the VTR 3-1-2 Making HD Analog Connections This example shows how to connect the VTR when using HD analog audio and video signals in the 60i mode. REMOTE (9P) HDV-10 1/2 inch VTR or other player ANALOG AUDIO OUTPUT CH-1 to 4 ANALOG VIDEO OUTPUT HKPF-101 A/D Conv[...]

Chapter 3 Setting Up the VTR 3-3 Chapter 3 Setting Up the VTR 3-1-3 Making NTSC/P AL Digital Connections This example shows how to connect two VTRs together, using an HDW-F500 as the players and a DVR-2100 D-1 Component Digital VTR as the recorder. Note For color frame editing using the HDW-F500 as the player and an NTSC/PAL digital device as the r[...]

3-4 Chapter 3 Setting Up the VTR 3-1 Connecting External Equipment Chapter 3 Setting Up the VTR Note On the recording VTRs, set 613.TC OUTPUT 3-1-4 Cascade connection This example shows how to connect multiple HDW-F500 VTRs together for simultaneous recording. HDW-F500 (Player) BNC cable HDW-F500 (Recorder) HD SDI OUTPUT TIME CODE OUT TIME CODE IN [...]

Chapter 3 Setting Up the VTR 3-5 Chapter 3 Setting Up the VTR This section describes how reference signals for the video output and servo system are selected. 3-2 Reference Signals f or Video Output and Serv o System 3-2-1 Reference Signals f or Output Video Depending on the operating condition, VTR SETUP menu setting, and the input signal, the vid[...]

3-2 Reference Signals f or Video Output and Ser v o System 3-6 Chapter 3 Setting Up the VTR Chapter 3 Setting Up the VTR Reference signal connections For recording signals from a switcher or signal generator For recording signals from a switcher or signal generator For recording signals from a HD VTR For recording signals from a HD VTR Reference si[...]

Chapter 3 Setting Up the VTR 3-7 Chapter 3 Setting Up the VTR For playback Note The following signals can be used as a reference signal. • HD trilevel SYNC signal of an appropriate field frequency for the external synchronization • Black burst signal of 525/59.94 Hz • Black burst signal of 625/50 Hz Input the signal of the appropriate field f[...]

3-3 Handling Cassettes 3-8 Chapter 3 Setting Up the VTR Chapter 3 Setting Up the VTR System frequency 29.97/30 Hz 25 Hz 23.98/24 Hz S-size cassette 3-3 Handling Cassettes 3-3-1 Recommended Cassettes Use 1 / 2 inch HDCAM cassettes. The maximum recording time is as shown in the following table. 3-3-2 Inser ting and Ejecting Cassettes Always turn on t[...]

Chapter 3 Setting Up the VTR 3-9 Chapter 3 Setting Up the VTR Removing slack in the tape Press one of the reels in slightly, then carefully rotate it in the direction of the arrow until it stops. Removing slack in the tape Preventing double cassette inserting When a cassette is loaded, an orange lock-out bar appears in the cassette insertion slot t[...]

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Chapter 4 Menu Settings 4-1 Chapter 4 Menu Settings 4-1-1 Menu Configuration This VTR has two kinds of menus. PF1&2 ASSIGN menu This menu contains items that can be registered to the PF1/2 menus. Press the [F4] (PF1&2 ASSIGN) button in the SET UP menu to display this menu. For details on registering items in the PF1&2 ASSIGN menu to the[...]

4-1 Registering and Storing Menu Settings 4-2 Chapter 4 Menu Settings Chapter 4 Menu Settings 2 Press the ALT button. The second page of the HOME menu appears in the display. To return to the first page Press the ALT button again. 3 Press the [F5] (CAP LOCK) button to change the capstan servo lock mode setting. Each time the button is pressed, the [...]

Chapter 4 Menu Settings 4-3 Chapter 4 Menu Settings 4-1-3 Registering Items to the PF1/2 Menus You can register up to 40 items to the PF (Personal Function) 1/2 menus, including items that are displayed when the ALT button is pressed. The registration of items from different menus to the PF1/2 menus eliminates the need for changing menus in order t[...]

4-1 Registering and Storing Menu Settings 4-4 Chapter 4 Menu Settings Chapter 4 Menu Settings 4-1-4 VTR Memory Bank Function Eight VTR memory banks are provided for storing up to eight sets of menu settings including items registered to the PF1/2 menus with titles. The contents of all eight VTR memory banks can be stored on a memory card. VTR memor[...]

Chapter 4 Menu Settings 4-5 Chapter 4 Menu Settings 6 Press the [F9] (COPY) button. A message appears in the display asking you to confirm the operation. To cancel the storage operation Press the CLR button. 7 Press the [F9] (COPY) button while holding down the SFT button. The current menu settings are stored to the VTR memory bank. To add or chang[...]

4-1 Registering and Storing Menu Settings 4-6 Chapter 4 Menu Settings Chapter 4 Menu Settings 6 Press the [F9] (COPY) button while holding down the SFT button. The menu settings are recalled from the selected VTR memory bank. When the recalling process has been completed, the title of the VTR bank appears under CURRENT SETUP in the display. 7 Press[...]

Chapter 4 Menu Settings 4-7 Chapter 4 Menu Settings 4 Move the cursor to the VTR side using the [>] button and use the G and g buttons to move the cursor to the memory bank where the data is to be saved. To store the current VTR menu settings Move the cursor ( z ) to the [C] (CURRENT SETUP) position. To store all VTR memory banks Press the [F7] [...]

4-1 Registering and Storing Menu Settings 4-8 Chapter 4 Menu Settings Chapter 4 Menu Settings 2 Press the [F2] (MEMORY CARD) button. The MEMORY CARD menu appears in the display. You can access MEMORY CARD menu directly from any menu screen by pressing the ACCESS button. 3 Press the [F4] (SHOW CUESET) button. The display for storing cue point lists [...]

Chapter 4 Menu Settings 4-9 Chapter 4 Menu Settings 3 Press the [F8] (DIRECTION) button or press the [<] or [>] buttons twice to select the / direction. 4 Move the cursor to the memory card side using the [<] button and use the G or g buttons to place the cursor ( z ) by the memory bank where the settings were saved. 5 To change the title [...]

4-1 Registering and Storing Menu Settings 4-10 Chapter 4 Menu Settings Chapter 4 Menu Settings 6 Press the F button to move the cursor ( z ) to the VTR side, then press the G or G button to move the cursor to the VTR memory bank number where the recalled data are to be stored. To change the current VTR menu settings Move the cursor ( z ) to [C] (CU[...]

Chapter 4 Menu Settings 4-11 Chapter 4 Menu Settings To return to the MEMORY CARD menu Press the [F3] (SHOW SETUP) button again. 4 Press the [F8] (DIRECTION) button or press the [<] or [>] buttons twice to select the / direction. 5 Press the G or g button to move the cursor ( z ) to the number of the memory bank in the memory card. 6 Press th[...]

4-1 Registering and Storing Menu Settings 4-12 Chapter 4 Menu Settings Chapter 4 Menu Settings 4 Press the [F7] (SET LETTER) button . The selected letter is entered. 5 Repeat Steps 3 and 4 to enter more characters. To enter a space Press the [F5] (SPACE) button. If you enter a wrong character Press the [F6] (BACK SPACE) to go back, then reenter a c[...]

Chapter 4 Menu Settings 4-13 Chapter 4 Menu Settings 4-1-8 Memory Card Data Compatibility Data copied onto a memory card can be used on control panels connected to other HDW-F500 VTRs. Although data is completely compatible between VTRs with different optional equipment, take note of the following. Consider data copied from VTR A to VTR B and then [...]

4-2 HOME Menu 4-14 Chapter 4 Menu Settings Chapter 4 Menu Settings HOME menu display 4-2 HOME Menu The HOME menu sets the basic VTR operation conditions for recording, playback, and editing. The HOME, TC, PF1 and PF2 menus show information that includes the VTR operation mode, time code of the current position, and time code type, etc. To activate [...]

Chapter 4 Menu Settings 4-15 Chapter 4 Menu Settings HOME menu Button Indication Function Settings [F1] PB/EE Selection of output signals PB, EE [F2] REC INH Disables recording off, < all, crash REC, video/CTL, audio/CTL >, [casst] Note The [casst] indicator is only displayed when the record-protect plug is set to prevent recording. This sett[...]

4-2 HOME Menu 4-16 Chapter 4 Menu Settings Chapter 4 Menu Settings VTR SETUP MENU 017. PB/ EE SELECT MENU settings Output signals while the [F1] (PB/EE) button is held down PB/MU EE/EE PB/PB EE/EE EE/EE PB/MU 4-2-1 Selecting the Output Signals(PB/EE) The audio/video output signals from the line output and monitor output connectors can be temporaril[...]

Chapter 4 Menu Settings 4-17 Chapter 4 Menu Settings 4-2-5 Still-Picture Output (FREEZE) For stillpicture output, press the ALT/ [F3] (FREEZE) button. The picture that was playing just before the button was pressed will be frozen on the screen. Make the field or frame selection using the 902.FREEZE MODE setting in the VTR SETUP menu. To maintain th[...]

4-2 HOME Menu 4-18 Chapter 4 Menu Settings Chapter 4 Menu Settings 4-2-6 Selecting the Capstan Serv o Loc k Mode (CAP LOCK) Press the ALT button, then the [F5] (CAP LOCK) button to select the capstan servo lock mode when you edit or play a tape with composite signals. 2FD: The capstan servo is locked every 2 fields. The color framing operation is d[...]

Chapter 4 Menu Settings 4-19 Chapter 4 Menu Settings 4-2-9 Recalling Edit P oints (LAST EDIT) While editing, you can recall the last edit points by pressing the ALT button, then the [F10] (LAST EDIT) button. The edit points appear in the display. Recalling edit points (LAST EDIT) 4-2-8 Selecting DMC Pla ybac k (DMC) In DMC (Dynamic Motion Control) [...]

4-3 TC Menu 4-20 Chapter 4 Menu Settings Chapter 4 Menu Settings 4-3 TC Men u The TC menu allows you to set time code-related items through a single menu. The HOME, TC, PF1 and PF2 menus show information that includes the VTR operation mode, time code of the current position, and the time code type, etc. To activate the TC menu Press the TC button.[...]

Chapter 4 Menu Settings 4-21 Chapter 4 Menu Settings 4-3-1 Setting the Time Data (TIMER SEL/RESET/SET/HOLD) The display shows the following types of time data: Time data for IN, OUT, AUDIO IN and AUDIO OUT points are also displayed. Appears whenever a duration between any two edit points (IN, OUT, AUDIO IN or AUDIO OUT points) is displayed. 2) CTL [...]

4-3 TC Menu 4-22 Chapter 4 Menu Settings Chapter 4 Menu Settings Selecting the time code and the user bits to be recorded Use the [F6] (TCG SOURCE), [F7] (TCG MODE), [F9] (DF/NDF), and [F10] (VITC) buttons in the TC menu to specify the time code and the user bits to be recorded. The specifications for the various button settings are shown in the fo[...]

Chapter 4 Menu Settings 4-23 Chapter 4 Menu Settings Data entry window SET is displayed. ÅIN 00:01:10:00 ÅOUT 00:02:10:00 PLAY LOCK TIMER SEL TC CH.COND GREEN 01 00 30 00 TC TCR VITC 2FD F1 IN 00:01:10:00 OUT 00:02:10:00 01 Ó 04 µ 58 ß 00 ƒ TIMER RESET TIMER SET TIMER HOLD TC SEL VITC TCG SOURCE int-L TCG MODE prst RUN MODE rec DF/NDF DF VITC[...]

4-3 TC Menu 4-24 Chapter 4 Menu Settings Chapter 4 Menu Settings Setting the CTL timer 1 Select CTL using the [F1] (TIMER SEL) button. 2 Enter data in the data entry window using the number buttons. 3 Press the SET button to set the data. 4 Press [F3] (TIMER SET). Note When ±12H is selected in the 604.TAPE TIMER DISPLAY setting in the VTR SETUP me[...]

Chapter 4 Menu Settings 4-25 Chapter 4 Menu Settings .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1) Drop frame mode In order to compensate for differences between time code values from the ti[...]

4-3 TC Menu 4-26 Chapter 4 Menu Settings Chapter 4 Menu Settings 4-3-6 Inser ting VITC input sour ce (VITC) Press the [F10] (VITC) button to select the VITC source to be written in the video signal AUX data area. TCG: Inserts values generated by the internal time code generator into the VITC. V IN: Inserts the VITC from the video input signal direc[...]

Chapter 4 Menu Settings 4-27 Chapter 4 Menu Settings 6 Press the SET button to set the input data. 7 Press the [F2] (PDTIME SET) key. Notes • Once the time code is preset, it cannot be reverted. • Operation information display cannot be displayed while the pull down time code appears. • The pull down time code cannot be displayed while the ma[...]

4-3 TC Menu 4-28 Chapter 4 Menu Settings Chapter 4 Menu Settings The table below shows an example of how the 25- frame time code is not consecutive when 24F STARTING TC is set to 01:00:00:00 and 24F JUMPING TC is set to 22:00:00:00 (i.e., JUMP TC SEL is set to – 3H). 24 Frames TC 25 Frames TC JUMPING TC 22:00:00:00 20:09:36:00 :: 01:00:01:01 01:0[...]

Chapter 4 Menu Settings 4-29 Chapter 4 Menu Settings 4-3-11 Displa ying the Pull Do wn Time Code (when HKD V -507/ 507D is installed) To display the pull down time code, follow the steps below. 1 Press the TC button, then press the ALT button. 2 Press the [F4] (PDTC DISP) key to select “ on ” . on: Displays the pull down time code. off: Does no[...]

4-3 TC Menu 4-30 Chapter 4 Menu Settings Chapter 4 Menu Settings 1 Types of time data Note When time data or user bits are not read correctly, a “ * ” will be displayed in this block so that the symbols become “ T*R ” , “ U*R ” , etc. 2 Time code reader drop frame marks “ • ” : drop frame mode “ : ” : non-drop frame mode 3 Tim[...]

Chapter 4 Menu Settings 4-31 Chapter 4 Menu Settings Operation modes a) Initial speed or memorized speed Display Operation mode A block B block TAPE UNTHREAD Cassette not inserted STANDBY OFF Standby off mode T.RELEASE Tension release mode STOP Stop mode PREROLL Preroll mode PLAY Playback mode (servo unlocked) PLAY LOCK Playback mode (servo locked)[...]

4-3 TC Menu 4-32 Chapter 4 Menu Settings Chapter 4 Menu Settings When remaining time is 23 minutes. When remaining time is five minutes. When remaining time is 100 minutes or over. To display remaining time on the tape Use the 628.REMAIN TIME DISPLAY to display remaining time on the tape. off: Do not display remaining time. 10min: Display remaining[...]

Chapter 4 Menu Settings 4-33 Chapter 4 Menu Settings 4-3-14 Presetting f or Con version Fr om 25-frame Into 24-frame Time Code (TCCONV MENU) When the VTR is operated in 23.98PsF/24PsF mode, follow the steps below to make the settings for 24- frame converted time code. 1 Press the TC button, and then press the ALT button. The ALT+TC menu appears. 2 [...]

4-3 TC Menu 4-34 Chapter 4 Menu Settings Chapter 4 Menu Settings To preset the 25F STARTING TC using the numeric buttons 1 Press the TC button, and then press the ALT button. The ALT+TC menu appears. 2 Press the [F3] (TCCONV MENU) button. The TC CONVERT menu appears. 3 Enter the time code in the data entry window with the numeric buttons. 4 Press t[...]

Chapter 4 Menu Settings 4-35 Chapter 4 Menu Settings Button Indication Function CUE menu display 4-4 CUE Menu The HDW-F500 allows you to register up to 100 cue points (0 to 99), and to manage cue points in groups of 10 (per page). Cue point settings, deletions, and page settings are done through the CUE menu. For details on storing cue point data, [...]

4-4 CUE Menu 4-36 Chapter 4 Menu Settings Chapter 4 Menu Settings 4-4-2 Registering Cue P oints There are two ways to register cue points: (1) by direct registration of the tape address when the ENTRY button is pressed, and (2) by the entry of cue point data with the numeric buttons. Registering cue points by pressing the ENTRY button Registering c[...]

Chapter 4 Menu Settings 4-37 Chapter 4 Menu Settings Registering cue points by the numeric buttons Registering cue points by the numeric buttons 1 Press the ALT button, then the [F8] (PAGE MODE) button or the [F9] (EXTEND MODE) button. 2 If you selected PAGE mode, press the [F1] (PREV PAGE) button or [F2] (NEXT PAGE) button (or use the numeric butt[...]

4-4 CUE Menu 4-38 Chapter 4 Menu Settings Chapter 4 Menu Settings 4 Enter the cue point data in the data entry window with the numeric buttons, then press the SET button. For example, to enter 00:01:30:00, press 0, 0, 1, 3, 0, 0, 0. (The leading 0 is not required. When the entered value is less than eight digits, the leading digit(s) is (are) set t[...]

Chapter 4 Menu Settings 4-39 Chapter 4 Menu Settings 4 Press the CLR button then the SET button. “ SET ” appears in the data entry window. 5 Press the ENTRY button. Data for the specified cue number are erased and the data column becomes blank. To erase all cue point data Press the CLR button while holding down the SFT button. A message asking [...]

4-4 CUE Menu 4-40 Chapter 4 Menu Settings Chapter 4 Menu Settings 4-4-6 Bac kspace Editing You can perform backspace editing with the CUE menu. In backspace editing, assemble editing is performed from the recording end point. Since the data specifying recording end point are cleared when you eject the tape, after inserting a tape, you must record f[...]

Chapter 4 Menu Settings 4-41 Chapter 4 Menu Settings 4-4-7 TELE FILE Menu Use the TELE FILE menu to read and update cue point information, log(IN/OUT points) information and cassette-management information on optional MLB- 1B-100 memory labels. Operations through the TELE FILE menu can be carried out from either the control panel of the VTR or a pe[...]

4-4 CUE Menu 4-42 Chapter 4 Menu Settings Chapter 4 Menu Settings CUE SCAN CH.COND TELE FILE TCR 00:00:00:00 COMMNT EDIT ENTRY POINT CHANGE DATA DEL POINT MARK PRO- TECT TAPE INFO CUENUM POINT WRITE/ EXIT REC DATE[1998/02/10] Rest 50% No. Comment 1 Noisy 2 Holiday 3 Pretty Good 4 for NG Awards 5 Goal 6 Celebration 7 TITLE[NAGANO JUMP LARGE HILL] CU[...]

Chapter 4 Menu Settings 4-43 Chapter 4 Menu Settings Button Indication Function [F1] [F3] [F4] CUE SCAN Specifies the direction of the cursor movement when the PREROLL button is pressed. COMMNT EDIT Edits the contents of the Comment section. CHANGE DATA Modifies the specified data. TELE FILE menu [F8] [F7] [F5] [F6] DEL POINT Deletes the time data [...]

4-4 CUE Menu 4-44 Chapter 4 Menu Settings Chapter 4 Menu Settings Changing a title 1 Press the ALT/ [F3] (ATTRIB EDIT) buttons. 2 Press the G or g button to select TITLE, and then press the ENTRY button. 3 Press the f or F button to select a character. 4 Press the [F7] (SET LETTER) button or the center cursor button. The selected character is enter[...]

Chapter 4 Menu Settings 4-45 Chapter 4 Menu Settings Changing time data To enter the current time data 1 Use the cursor buttons to move the cursor ( ” ) to the line where the time code will be written. To move the cursor using the numeric buttons With the cursor specifying Time, Mrk, IN, OUT or the recording starting point section in the TELE FIL[...]

4-4 CUE Menu 4-46 Chapter 4 Menu Settings Chapter 4 Menu Settings To copy time data of a cue point to another cue point specified in the CUE menu 1 Press the ALT/ [F4] (COPY to CUE) buttons. A message appears (in the control panel display) requesting confirmation of the copy operation. To cancel the copy operation Press the CLR button. 2 Press the [...]

Chapter 4 Menu Settings 4-47 Chapter 4 Menu Settings CUE SCAN CH.COND TELE FILE SET 00 01 30 00 TCR 00:00:00:00 COMMNT EDIT ENTRY POINT CHANGE DATA DEL POINT MARK PRO- TECT TAPE INFO CUENUM POINT WRITE/ EXIT REC DATE[1998/02/10] Rest 50% No. Time Mrk IN 0 00:01:02:03 NG 00:01:01:03 1 00:01:30:00 KP --:--:--:-- 2 00:03:04:03 OK @ 00:03:03:03 3 00:04[...]

4-4 CUE Menu 4-48 Chapter 4 Menu Settings Chapter 4 Menu Settings To enter the current time code continuously 1 Set item 127.Tele-File IN OUT input in the VTR SETUP menu to “ on. ” 2 Use the cursor buttons to move the cursor to the IN/OUT section to be entered. To move the cursor using the numeric buttons With the cursor specifying Time, Mrk, I[...]

Chapter 4 Menu Settings 4-49 Chapter 4 Menu Settings Changing Tk data Use the cursor buttons to move the cursor to the take data to be changed. Then use the numeric buttons to change the value. Note that only 1-digit or 2-digit values can be entered. Or, move the cursor to the take data, and press the [F4] (CHANGE DATA) button or the + button repea[...]

4-4 CUE Menu 4-50 Chapter 4 Menu Settings Chapter 4 Menu Settings To start the procedure over again Press the [F9] (CANCEL) button to start again. To change a character Press the G button to move the cursor to the cut data to be changed. Then press the f or F button to move the insertion position. 6 Press the [F10] (SAVE/EXIT) button. The screen th[...]

Chapter 4 Menu Settings 4-51 Chapter 4 Menu Settings To start the procedure over again Press the [F9] (CANCEL) button to start again. To change a character Press the G button to move the cursor to the scene data to be changed. Then press the f or F button to move the insertion position. 6 Press the [F10] (SAVE/EXIT) button. The screen that was on b[...]

4-4 CUE Menu 4-52 Chapter 4 Menu Settings Chapter 4 Menu Settings 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to enter more characters. Up to 80 characters can be entered. Note If excessive comment data are entered, the input of cue point data may become disabled. To prevent this, press the [F8] (TAPE INFO) button to check the available memory. To enter a space Press t[...]

Chapter 4 Menu Settings 4-53 Chapter 4 Menu Settings Inserting a new line 1 Use the cursor buttons to move the cursor to the line that will be under the new line to be inserted. To move the cursor using the numeric buttons With the cursor specifying Time, Mrk, IN, OUT or the recording starting point section in the TELE FILE menu display, enter the [...]

4-4 CUE Menu 4-54 Chapter 4 Menu Settings Chapter 4 Menu Settings FORMAT T-Fil CH.COND ALT+TELE FI TCR 00:00:00:00 ATTR EDIT UNDO ALL COPY toCUE T-Fil MODE WRITE PRTEC REC DATE[1998/02/10] Rest 50% No. Time Mrk Tk Cut Scn 0 00:01:02:03 NG 01 0015 A01 1 00:02:03:03 KP 02 0015 A01 2 00:03:0 4: 03 OK @ 03 0015 A01 3 00:04:05:03 OK 01 017~ A01 4 00:05:[...]

Chapter 4 Menu Settings 4-55 Chapter 4 Menu Settings 4-5 PF1 Menu (F actor y Settings) The PF (Personal Function) 1 menu is used to register frequently used menu items. When shipped from the factory, the PF1 menu contains the adjustment menu for video signals. If you later use the PF1 menu to register items from other menus, you can restore the PF1[...]

4-5 PF1 Menu (F actory Settings) 4-56 Chapter 4 Menu Settings Chapter 4 Menu Settings 4-5-3 Adjusting the Output Video Signal (MASTER LEVEL to FINE) Adjusting the output video signal Follow the procedure below to adjust the output video signal. Adjusting the output video signal 1 Press the function button ( [F4] to [F10] ) whose setting you wish to[...]

Chapter 4 Menu Settings 4-57 Chapter 4 Menu Settings Adjusting the master output level (HD) Make this adjustment with the [F4] (MASTER LEVEL) button. p r s t : 100% (4000H) N u m e r i c a l v a l u e : 0.0 to 141.3% A d j u s t a b l e r a n g e : – ∞ to +3 dB Adjusting the Y output level (HD) Make this adjustment with the [F5] (Y LEVEL) butto[...]

4-5 PF1 Menu (F actory Settings) 4-58 Chapter 4 Menu Settings Chapter 4 Menu Settings Adjusting the R – Y output level (D1) Make this adjustment with the ALT/ [F4] (R – Y LEVEL) buttons. p r s t : 100% (4000H) N u m e r i c a l v a l u e : 0.0 to 141.3% A d j u s t a b l e r a n g e : – ∞ to +3 dB Adjusting the video output level (D2) Make [...]

Chapter 4 Menu Settings 4-59 Chapter 4 Menu Settings PF2 menu display PF2 menu (factory settings) 4-6 PF2 Menu (F actor y Settings) The PF2 menu is used to register frequently used menu items. When shipped from the factory, the PF2 menu contains the adjustment menu for audio signals. If you later use the PF2 menu to register items from other menus,[...]

4-6 PF2 Menu (F actory Settings) 4-60 Chapter 4 Menu Settings Chapter 4 Menu Settings 4-6-1 Selecting the A udio Input Signal (A-IN CH-1~CH4) Function buttons [F1] (A-IN CH1) to [F4] (A-IN CH4) select the audio input signal for the various channels. SDI: Selects the audio signal input through the HD SDI INPUT connector. AES/EBU: Selects the audio s[...]

Chapter 4 Menu Settings 4-61 Chapter 4 Menu Settings VTR BANK SET UP menu display 4-7 SET UP Menu To activate the SET UP menu Press the SET UP button. To change the SET UP menu page Press the ALT button. “ $ ” indicates that more than one menu page exists. In the SET UP menu, you can store and recall menu settings to and from the VTR memory ban[...]

4-7 SET UP Menu 4-62 Chapter 4 Menu Settings Chapter 4 Menu Settings Selecting remote operation mode When operating the VTR with an external device, set the [F8] (REMOTE 9-PIN) button or [F9] (REMOTE 50-PIN) button to on. When the [F8] (REMOTE 9-PIN) button is set to on You can operate the VTR with a device connected to the REMOTE1-IN(9P)/OUT(9P) c[...]

Chapter 4 Menu Settings 4-63 Chapter 4 Menu Settings 4-7-1 VTR SETUP Menu All menu items required for setting up the VTR operating conditions are displayed in the scrollable VTR SETUP menu. Items which are frequently used can be registered in the PF1/2 menus. Those items that can be registered in a PF menu are displayed in the scrollable PF1&2 [...]

4-7 SET UP Menu 4-64 Chapter 4 Menu Settings Chapter 4 Menu Settings Category H01~ Menu number Items related to the hours meter 001~ Items related to VTR operations 101~ Items related to operation panels Items related to remote interface 301~ Items related to editing 401~ Items related to prerolling 501~ It ems related to recording protection 601~ [...]

Chapter 4 Menu Settings 4-65 Chapter 4 Menu Settings Settings [F1] KEYINH Disables all button operations. on, off [F6] KEY BEEP Sets the keyboard sound. high, low, off [F7] ALARM BEEP Sets the alarm. high, low, off [F8] SCREEN SAVER Sets the screen-saver. 3min, 10min, 60min, off Bu tto n Indication Function Exits the PANEL SETUP menu. [F10] EXIT 4-[...]

4-7 SET UP Menu 4-66 Chapter 4 Menu Settings Chapter 4 Menu Settings Disabling the upper and lower control panel buttons Set the [F1] (KEYINH) button to on. You can select buttons to be disabled through 110. KEY INHIBIT SWITCH EFFECTIVE AREA in the VTR SETUP menu. Setting the keyboard sound Press the [F6] (KEY BEEP) button repeatedly. high: The key[...]

Chapter 5 Recording/Playback 5-1 Chapter 5 Recording/Playback DIGIT AL VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER HDW -F500 Setting switches and menus 5-1 Preparing f or Recor ding Chapter 5 Recor ding/Pla ybac k 5-1-1 Setting Switches and Men us Before recording, set the switches and menus as shown in the diagram below. For details, refer to the pages indicated in t[...]

5-2 Chapter 5 Recording/Playback 5-1 Preparing f or Recor ding Chapter 5 Recording/Playback 5-1-2 Selecting A udio Signals This section describes how to select the audio signals for input and monitoring. Selecting the audio input signals Press the AUDIO INPUT/MONITOR SELECT buttons on the upper control panel as follows to select the audio input sig[...]

Chapter 5 Recording/Playback 5-3 Chapter 5 Recording/Playback To adjust the audio output level of the MONITOR OUTPUT connectors You can make an initial settings to allow the audio output level of the MONITOR OUTPUT connector to be adjusted with the PHONES level control on the upper control panel. For more information, refer to the supplied Maintena[...]

5-4 Chapter 5 Recording/Playback 5-1 Preparing f or Recor ding Chapter 5 Recording/Playback FULL mode: The meter range is – 60 to 0 dB or – 40 to +20 dB. FINE mode: The meter scale is enlarged, and the signal level is indicated in 0.25 dB steps, with the reference marker indicated by a lit LED in the middle of each meter. The display range of t[...]

Chapter 5 Recording/Playback 5-5 Chapter 5 Recording/Playback 5-2 Recor ding To record, follow the procedure below. Recording 1 Check that the REC INHIBIT indicator is off, then insert a cassette. For details on inserting a cassette, see Section 3-3-2, “ Inserting and Ejecting Cassettes ” on page 3-8. 2 Press the PLAY button while holding down [...]

5-6 Chapter 5 Recording/Playback Chapter 5 Recording/Playback 5-3 Preparing f or Pla ybac k 5-3-1 Setting Switches and Men us Before starting playback, set the switches and menus as shown in the diagram below. For details, refer to the pages indicated in the parentheses. 5-3-2 Adjusting the A udio Pla ybac k Level If the PB level controls on the up[...]

Chapter 5 Recording/Playback 5-7 Chapter 5 Recording/Playback 5-3-3 Selecting the HD-SD Con version Mode (when HKD V -501A is installed) When the optional HKDV-501A HD-SD Converter Board is installed in the HDW-F500, the conversion mode can be selected with setting the VTR SETUP menu 754. DOWNCONVERTER MODE. • Edge crop (CROP) Horizontal adjustme[...]

5-8 Chapter 5 Recording/Playback Chapter 5 Recording/Playback 5-3-4 Selecting the Con version Mode of the Effective Scanning Line Number (when HKD V -502 is installed) When the optional HKDV-502 HD Line Converter Board is installed in the HDW-F500, to select the conversion mode, follow the procedure below. 1 Press the MAINTENANCE switch using the t[...]

Chapter 5 Recording/Playback 5-9 Chapter 5 Recording/Playback 9 Select the conversion mode in the VTR SETUP menu below. • When 1035 is selected in the procedure 5. Select the conversion mode using the 730.ACTIVE LINE 1035 CONVERT MODE setting in the VTR SETUP menu. 1080 ÷ 1035(CONV): Convert the effective scanning line number from 1080 to 1035 p[...]

5-10 Chapter 5 Recording/Playback Chapter 5 Recording/Playback 4 Press the [F9] (SYSTEM MENU) button. 5 Press the [F1] (ACTIVE LINE) button to select off. Pressing the button cycles the settings from 1035, 1080, off. 1035 and 1080 are used to activate the function to convert the effective scanning line number. 6 Press the [F9] (EXEC). A message ask[...]

Chapter 5 Recording/Playback 5-11 Chapter 5 Recording/Playback 5-4 Pla ybac k There are four types of playback: • Normal-speed playback • Jog/Shuttle/Variable mode playback • Capstan override playback • DMC (Dynamic Motion Control) playback 5-4-1 Normal-Speed Pla ybac k Follow the procedure below to play back at normal speed. Normal-speed p[...]

5-12 Chapter 5 Recording/Playback 5-4 Pla yback Chapter 5 Recording/Playback Shuttle mode playback Follow the procedure below to play back in shuttle mode. Shuttle mode playback 1 Press the SHUTTLE button so that the SHUTTLE button lights up. The p indicator lights up and the VTR enters still- picture mode. 2 Rotate the search dial in the desired p[...]

Chapter 5 Recording/Playback 5-13 Chapter 5 Recording/Playback To return to normal-speed playback Press the PLAY button. Note The audio signal output status is specified by the following settings of 017. PB/EE SELECT MENU in the VTR SETUP menu. EE: The input audio is output. MU: The audio output is muted. PB: The playback audio signal is output for[...]

5-14 Chapter 5 Recording/Playback 5-4 Pla yback Chapter 5 Recording/Playback 5-4-4 DMC Pla ybac k Overview of DMC playback DMC (Dynamic Motion Control) playback allows you to vary the playback speed in variable mode (in the DT playback range between – 1 and +2 times normal speed) for certain sections of the tape, then store the specified speed in[...]

Chapter 5 Recording/Playback 5-15 Chapter 5 Recording/Playback Note If the 101.SELECTION FOR SEARCH DIAL ENABLE setting in the VTR SETUP menu is set to dial direct, initial speed settings cannot be made. Change the 101.SELECTION FOR SEARCH DIAL ENABLE setting to via search key. 5 Press the PREROLL button and PREVIEW button simultaneously. The tape [...]

5-16 Chapter 5 Recording/Playback 5-4 Pla yback Chapter 5 Recording/Playback $$$ Press the PREVIEW button. Preroll time × initial speed IN point Speed variation end point Tape runs at initial speed Playback mode using the memorized speed Playback at normal speed To stop the tape during DMC playback Press the STOP button. To exit DMC playback mode [...]

Chapter 5 Recording/Playback 5-17 Chapter 5 Recording/Playback 1122 234 5 6 1123 1124 1125 2 13 4 5 6 7 A C1 23.976PsF 59.94i D2 D1 D2 A1 A2 B1 B2 B1 C2 C1 D2 D1 D2 BC D A B A D1 23.976PsF 59.94i D2 A1 A2 B1 B2 B1 C2 C1 D2 D1 D2 BC D A B D1 D2 A1 A2 B1 B2 B1 C2 C1 D2 D1 D2 D1 D2 A1 A2 B1 B2 B1 C2 C1 D2 D1 D2 D1 D2 A1 A2 B1 B2 B1 C2 C1 D2 D1 D2 Phas[...]

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Chapter 6 Editing 6-1 Chapter 6 Editing Chapter 6 Editing 6-1-1 Overview of A utomatic Editing Automatic edit modes The VTR provides the following two modes for automatic editing: • Assemble mode New scenes are added to the end of previously recorded scenes. CTL signals, time codes, video and audio signals on tape in the player are recorded onto [...]

6-1 Basic A utomatic Editing 6-2 Chapter 6 Editing Chapter 6 Editing DIGITAL VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER HDW -F500 Setting switches and menus 6-1-2 Setting Switches and Men us Before editing, set the following switches as shown below. REMOTE buttons: 1(9P) button lights up. [F1] (TIMER SEL) button in the TC menu: CTL or TC AUDIO INPUT/MONITOR SELECT bu[...]

Chapter 6 Editing 6-3 Chapter 6 Editing 6-1-3 Selecting the Edit Mode Select assemble or insert mode. Selecting the edit mode Press one of the following buttons to select the respective edit mode: • Assemble mode: [F3] (ASSEMBLE) button in the HOME menu • Insert mode: the appropriate INSERT button in the HOME menu ( [F4] (INS TC), [F5] (INS VID[...]

6-1 Basic A utomatic Editing 6-4 Chapter 6 Editing Chapter 6 Editing $$ 44 Setting edit points with the numeric buttons Setting edit points with the numeric buttons 1 Press the RECORDER or PLAYER button to select the VTR for which edit points are to be set. The button lights up. 2 Enter the edit point data with the numeric buttons. For example, to [...]

Chapter 6 Editing 6-5 Chapter 6 Editing Automatic setting of OUT points When the fourth edit point (OUT point) is set, the edit point data is activated and the invalid point is automatically deleted Automatic setting of IN points When an IN point is corrected, the OUT point is set automatically using the duration of the VTR whose edit points were n[...]

6-1 Basic A utomatic Editing 6-6 Chapter 6 Editing Chapter 6 Editing $$ 44 $$ 44 4 Press the SET button to set the input data. 5 Press the IN (OUT, AUDIO IN or AUDIO OUT) button. The time data for the IN (OUT, AUDIO IN or AUDIO OUT) point appears in the menu display. About automatic split edit point setting Split editing requires a total of eight e[...]

Chapter 6 Editing 6-7 Chapter 6 Editing $$ 44 $ 4 $$ 44 Automatic setting of AUDIO OUT points When the sixth edit point (AUDIO OUT point) is set, the edit point data is activated and the invalid AUDIO OUT points are automatically deleted Automatic setting of edit points by correcting IN points When IN points are corrected, the duration in the uncor[...]

6-1 Basic A utomatic Editing 6-8 Chapter 6 Editing Chapter 6 Editing 6-1-7 Cuing Up and Prer olling You can preroll the tape to a point prior to the edit start point (preroll point), or cue up the tape to any edit point. Follow the procedure below to cue up or preroll the tape. Cuing up and prerolling 1 Press the RECORDER or PLAYER button to select[...]

Chapter 6 Editing 6-9 Chapter 6 Editing 6-1-8 Previe wing Follow the procedure below to preview the edit Previewing To preview the edit, press the AUTO button to switch to AUTO mode, then press the PREVIEW/REVIEW button. During previewing, the PREVIEW/REVIEW button lights up. After previewing, correct the edit points as required, then do the previe[...]

6-1 Basic A utomatic Editing 6-10 Chapter 6 Editing Chapter 6 Editing 6-1-9 Modifying Edit P oints If an edit point is incorrectly set, for example, if an OUT point is located before an IN point, or the length of an edit section is different for the recorder and player VTRs, the time data for the incorrectly set edit point flash indicating that the[...]

Chapter 6 Editing 6-11 Chapter 6 Editing Moving an edit point position by one frame at a time Moving an edit point position by one frame at a time 1 Press the RECORDER or PLAYER button to select the VTR on which to modify the edit point. The button lights up. 2 Press the + or – button while holding down the IN, OUT, AUDIO IN or AUDIO OUT button. [...]

6-1 Basic A utomatic Editing 6-12 Chapter 6 Editing Chapter 6 Editing 6-1-10 P erf orming A utomatic Editing Overview Tape movement during automatic editing a) Preroll time: Factory-set to 5 seconds. Can be set from 0 to 30 seconds, in 1-second steps, through the SET UP menu. b) The post-roll time can be set between 0 and 30 seconds in units of sec[...]

Chapter 6 Editing 6-13 Chapter 6 Editing Monitoring signals during editing During editing, you can monitor the following video and audio signals on a monitor connected to the recorder VTR. • Between preroll and IN points: Playback signal of the recorder VTR can be monitored. • Between IN and OUT points: Playback signal of the player VTR can be [...]

6-1 Basic A utomatic Editing 6-14 Chapter 6 Editing Chapter 6 Editing Modifying edit points for automatic editing later After you perform automatic editing, the time data of IN, OUT, AUDIO IN or AUDIO OUT points remain stored in memory. The stored data can be later used to modify edit points or to execute automatic editing again. Follow the procedu[...]

Chapter 6 Editing 6-15 Chapter 6 Editing 6-2 Ad v anced A utomatic Editing This section describes the following advanced editing methods: • DMC editing • Animation editing • Preread editing 6-2-1 P erf orming DMC Editing If your player VTR has DT  (Dynamic Tracking) capability, you can perform variable speed editing by controlling the play[...]

6-2 Adv anced Automatic Editing 6-16 Chapter 6 Editing Chapter 6 Editing 5 Press the STOP button. The VTR enters STOP mode. 6 Turn the search dial to set the initial speed. The selected speed is displayed in the time data display. 7 Press the PREVIEW/REVIEW and PREROLL buttons at the same time. The tape prerolls and the player VTR begins playing at[...]

Chapter 6 Editing 6-17 Chapter 6 Editing 6-2-2 Animation Editing Animation editing is a form of insert editing which makes it easier to record a succession of still frames in fixed field or frame units. The procedure for editing after selecting animation editing is exactly the same as for normal insert editing. To select animation editing, use item[...]

6-2 Adv anced Automatic Editing 6-18 Chapter 6 Editing Chapter 6 Editing 6-2-3 P erf orming Preread Editing Video and digital audio signals already recorded on the tape can be used as an edit source for insert editing. This type of editing is called preread editing, as the VTR uses preread heads to read signals in advance. Signals that are read in [...]

Chapter 6 Editing 6-19 Chapter 6 Editing 6-3 Manual Editing Follow the procedure below to perform manual editing. Manual editing 1 Enter jog or shuttle mode to position the tape at a place at least three seconds before the position at which you want to set an edit point. 2 Press the AUTO button to turn it off. 3 Press the [F3] (ASSEMBLE) button in [...]

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Appendix A-1 Chapter 7 Maintenance Appendix Maintenance Head Cleaning Use the BCT-HD12CL Cleaning Cassette to clean the video and audio heads. Read the instructions included with the cleaning cassette carefully, as improper usage can damage the heads. Follow the procedure below to clean the heads. Insert the cleaning cassette. The tape runs at norm[...]

A-2 Appendix Appendix Specifications General Record format HDCAM Power requirements 100 to 240 V AC ±10%, 50/60 Hz Power consumption 230 W Peak inrush current (1) Power ON, current probe method: 50 A (240 V), 14 A (100V) (2) Hot switching inrush current, measured in accordance with European standard EN55103-1: 10 A (230V) Operating temperature +5 [...]

Appendix A-3 Appendix Digital audio system Digital audio signal format (CH-1 to CH-4) Sampling frequency 48 kHz (synchronized with video) Quantization 20 bits/sample Wow and flutter Below measurable level Headroom Selectable settings: 20, 18, 16, 15, 14, 12, and 9 dB Emphasis T1=50 µs, T2=15 µs (on/off selectable in recording mode) Analog output [...]

A-4 Appendix Appendix Output connectors HD SDI OUTPUT BNC (4, MONITOR with superimposed text) 1, 2, 3 and MONITOR SDI (1.485 Gbps) (conforms to SMPTE 292M/BTA-S004B) D CONV. SDI OUT (OPTION) (when the optional HKDV-501A is installed, D1/D2 switchable) BNC (3, 3(SUPER) with superimposed text) 1, 2 and 3(SUPER) D1 SDI (270 Mbps) (conforms to SMPTE 25[...]

Appendix A-5 Appendix Accessories supplied AC power cord (1) RCC-5G 9-pin remote control cable (1) PSW 4 × 16 screws for rack mounting (4) SRAM 64 KB Memory card (1) Operation Manual (1) Maintenance Manual Part 1 (1) Optional accessories HKDV-501A HD-SD Cconverter Board HKDV-502 HD Line Converter Board HKDV-503 HD Digital Video Controller HKDV-506[...]

A-6 Appendix Appendix Information on the operational status of the unit and discrepancies between the field frequency of the tape and that of the unit can be shown in the display. Note The operation information can be viewed in any menu except the CUE or SET UP menu. Selecting items to be displayed Use 121.INFORMATION DISPLAY in the VTR SETUP menu [...]

Appendix A-7 Appendix The T04.INTERNAL AUDIO SIGNAL GENERATOR settings and display information Setting of item T04 Displayed information off off silence silnc 1 kHz sine 1kHz Display priority of display messages Messages are displayed in the following order of priority: Error messages . Lost lock messages . Warning messages . Player edit points and[...]

A-8 Appendix Appendix ÅIN 00:00:00:00 ÅOUT 00:00:00:00 LOCK DOLBY NR KEY-INH PB/EE CH.COND GREEN DIGITÅL BÅSEBÅLL EDIT SET HOME TCR PLÅY 4FD F1 IN 00:00:00:00 OUT 00:00:00:00 01 Ó 04 µ 58 ß 00 ƒ RECINH off ÅSSEM- BLE off INS TC off INS VIDEO off INS Å-CH1 off INS Å-CH2 off INS Å-CH3 off INS Å-CH4 off INS CUE off ERROR - 01 REEL TROUB[...]

Appendix A-9 Appendix A2 DR NOV RAM CHECK SUM ERROR: Error detected while reading machine type data when the unit was turned on. A3 SYS NOV RAM CHECK SUM ERROR: Error detected while reading menu settings data when the unit was turned on. A4 PLAYER CONTROL COMMAND BUFFER FULL: The 9 pin serial communication send buffer for player control is full. A5[...]

A-10 Appendix Appendix MAINTENANCE INFOMATION DISPLAY OPERATION CH.COND DIAGNOSTICS ERR LOG ROM VER MAINTE EXEC OPTION INFO EXIT TCR 00;00;00;00 DRUM RUNNING THREADING TAPE TRAVEL 529HOURS 34HOURS 20HOURS 780TIMES [ 26H] [ 16H] [ 449H] WARNING - 02 LOST LOCK Warning mark Warning message Err or Messages and W arning Messages W arning Messages When o[...]

Appendix A-11 Appendix ERROR LOG 1.00:00:00:00 (E) A3 CH.COND DIAGNOSTICS TOTAL 03 PAGE END PAGE TOP ALL CLEAR T C WARNI- NG ERROR TIME FULL MSG CONDI- TION EXIT '97/03/06 10:32:23 TCR 00:00:01:05 SYS NOV RAM CHECK SUM ERR. . . 2.23:59:59:09 (C) 0B VIDEO DATA ERROR 3.23:59:59:09 (C) 0F AUDIO DATA ERROR Button Display Function Setting [F1] PAGE[...]

A-12 Appendix Appendix Err or Messages and W arning Messages Clearing warning messages 1 Press the ALT/ [F8] (CANCEL EDIT) button. 2 Select the message to be cleared using the G and g buttons. 3 Press the [F2] (MARK) button. An asterisk “ * ” will appear in front of the message. The message will not be displayed or saved. Cancelling removal To [...]

Appendix A-13 Appendix Glossar y AES/EBU format A standard format for the transfer of digital audio signals. In this format, two audio signals can be input/output through one XLR-type connector. Assemble editing An edit mode for adding new scenes to the end of previously recorded scenes. New video signals are recorded for each control signal, but c[...]

Glossary A-14 Appendix Appendix Non-drop frame mode In this mode, drop frame mode processing is not performed. Since there is no frame cutting, a discrepancy of about 86 seconds occurs each day (in the case of a field frequency of 59.94 Hz) which causes problems when editing programs in units of seconds using the number of frames as a refernce. See[...]

Appendix A-15 Appendix Items in the VTR SETUP menu are divided into categories according to type of setting they perform. Descriptions on each item are given below: • Items related to the hours meter (H01~) • Items related to VTR operations (001~) • Items related to operation panels (101~) • Items related to the remote interface (201~) • [...]

Menu List A-16 Appendix Appendix The values enclosed in a box are factory settings. Items Related to VTR Operations (001~) Item number It e m Settable range Function 001 PRE-READ [off] audio/video audio only video only Selects the pre-read (read-before-write) mode for insert editing. off: No pre-read operation audio/video: Carry out pre-read editin[...]

Appendix A-17 Appendix Item number Item Settable range Function 005 SERVO/AV REFERENCE select [input] auto external The servo reference is determined by the following menu. input: The reference signal is obtained from the HD SDI INPUT connectors or SDTI (OPTION) IN connector. auto: During recording and in the edit preset state, the reference signal[...]

Menu List A-18 Appendix Appendix Item number Item Settable range Function 009 LOCAL KEY MAP Enables/disables the buttons on this unit when it is in remote control mode. Sub items STOP [disable] enable disable: The STOP button is disabled in remote control mode. enable: The STOP button operates in remote control mode. PLAY [disable] enable disable: [...]

Appendix A-19 Appendix Function Item Settable range Item number 017 PB/EE SELECT MENU Sub items Selects output video and audio signals. STAND BY OFF PB/MU [EE/EE] Selects the video and audio output signals in the “ standby off ” mode. PB/MU: The playback video signal is output. The audio output is muted. EE/EE: The input video and audio signals[...]

Menu List A-20 Appendix Appendix The values enclosed in a box are factory settings. Items Related to Operation P anels (101~) Function Item Settable range 101 SELECTION FOR SEARCH DIAL ENABLE Item number Determines how the unit is set to search mode. dial direct: The unit enters search mode when you rotate the search dial in all modes except record[...]

Appendix A-21 Appendix Settable range Item number Item Function Sub items KEY INHIBIT SWITCH EFFECTIVE AREA 110 The enabling or disabling of switches and buttons can be independently specified through each of the following sub- items when item 109 is set to “ on ” . MON./INPUT SEL [dis] ena [dis] edit ena CONTROL PANEL VARIABLE SPEED LIMIT IN K[...]

Menu List A-22 Appendix Appendix Function It e m Settable range Item number 120 WARNING DISPLAY [off] on Selects whether warning messages should be displayed in the lower part of the timecode display for the HOME menu, the TC menu, the PF1 menu, and the PF2 menu. off: Do not display warning messages. on: Display warning messages. Sub items 121 INFO[...]

Appendix A-23 Appendix The values enclosed in a box are factory settings. Items Related to Remote Interface (201~) Item number It e m Settable range Function 201 REMOTE 9-PIN [off] on When this is set to “ on, ” this unit is controlled from the device connected to the REMOTE 1-IN(9P)/OUT(9P) connectors. Note When this unit is controlled by a de[...]

Menu List A-24 Appendix Appendix Items Related to Editing (301~) The values enclosed in a box are factory settings. 304 Item number Item Function 301 EDIT OPERATION MODE film CG [normal] Selects the animation edit mode. For normal editing, use the “ normal ” setting. film: Selects editing in field units for film recording. Since the standard fi[...]

Appendix A-25 Appendix Item Item number Settable range The follwing items specifies the allocation of each channel for the analog audio preset of the editor or remote controller when the digital audio signals from the VTR is edited on an editor (BVE-600, etc.) or remote controller with digital audio edit preset control functions. 311 no definition [...]

Menu List A-26 Appendix Appendix Specifies the type of editing for digital audio signals. cut edit: Cut editing (discontinuity in audio signal may result at the join, causing noise.) cross fade: Cross-fade (see figure below.) fade in/out: Fade-out and fade-in (see figure below.) Note • The “ t ” in the figures above is the time set by item 81[...]

Appendix A-27 Appendix Items Related to Prer olling (401~) The values enclosed in a box are factory settings. 401 Item number Item FUNCTION MODE AFTER CUE-UP [stop] still Selects the operation mode that the VTR changes to after completing a cue up operation. stop: Enters stop mode. still: Enters still-picture mode (search mode). Note When setting t[...]

Menu List A-28 Appendix Appendix Items Related to Recor ding Pr otection (501~) The values enclosed in a box are factory settings. Item number Item STILL TIMER 0.5 sec 5 sec 10 sec 20 sec 30 sec 40 sec 50 sec 1 min 2 min 3 min 4 min 5 min 6 min 7 min [8min] 30 min Select the amount of time after which the VTR to automatically enters tape-protect[...]

Appendix A-29 Appendix Items Related to the Time Code (601~) The values enclosed in a box are factory settings. Item number Item Settable range Function 601 DF/NDF MODE select [dropframe] non-drop frame auto Selects the timing mode for the time code generator and the CTL counter. drop frame: drop frame mode ( “ DF ” indication) non-drop fram[...]

Menu List A-30 Appendix Appendix Item number Item 606 TCG MODE select [preset] regene auto Selects the time code to which the internal time code generator synchronizes. preset: By an operation on the front panel or by remote control from a device connected to the REMOTE 1-IN (9P) connector, the initial value of the time code generated by the intern[...]

Appendix A-31 Appendix Item number Item Settable range Specifies the signal output to the TIME CODE OUT connector when the internal time code generator is in a mode for regenerating the playback time code (i.e. during auto edit mode or when item 607. is set to int-LTC or int- VITC and item 606. is set to “ regene ” .) off tape: The playback tim[...]

Menu List A-32 Appendix Appendix Item number Settable range Item 622 CHARACTER H- POSITION 0 . . . [8] . . . 15 Sets the horizontal position of text information superimposed on the signal output from the MONITOR connector of HD SDI OUTPUT, the D CONV. OUT (OPTION) COMPOSITE (SUPER) connector, the 3 (SUPER) connector of D CONV. SDI OUT (OPTION) and [...]

Appendix A-33 Appendix Item number Settable range Item 627 CHAR WARNING DISPLAY at dual line mode [off] on When item 626 is set to anything other than time data only, this item specifies whether warning messages flash on the second line or not. off: Warning messages do not flash. on: If a warning message exists, it flashes. Notes • Messages that [...]

Menu List A-34 Appendix Appendix Function Item number Items Related to the Video Contr ol (701~) The values enclosed in a box are the factory settings. Item Settable range 701 VIDEO INPUT select [SDI] SDTI Selects the input video signal. SDI: The SDI video signal input to the HD SDI INPUT connectors. SDTI (Only when the optional HKDV-506A SDTI Boar[...]

Appendix A-35 Appendix Item number It e m Function Settable range 710 P B LEVEL (HD) preset: 100% (4000H) 0.0% (0H) . . . [100 % ª4000Hº] . . . 141.3% (5A70H) Adjusts the level of the HD video signal output from the HD SDI OUTPUT connectors. Adjusts the P B level of the video signal. 711 P R LEVEL (HD) preset: 100% (4000H) 0.0% (0H) .[...]

Menu List A-36 Appendix Appendix Item number It e m Function Settable range 754 DOWNCONVERTER MODE [EDGE-CROP] LETTER BOX SQUEEZE When an HKDV-501A (optional HD-SD Converter Board) is installed, selects the mode EDGE-CROP: Selects edge crop mode. LETTER BOX: Selects letter box mode. SQUEEZE: Selects squeeze mode. 755 MASTER LEVEL (D1) preset: 100% [...]

Appendix A-37 Appendix Item number It em Function Settable range 766 H CROP POSITION preset: 0 – 120 . . . [0] . . . 120 When an HKDV-501A (optional HD-SD Converter Board) is installed, ad justs the image enhancer. Adjust s the “ H cr op ” (cropping position in the horizontal direction when using edge crop mode). 767 DETAIL GAIN pr eset: 32 0[...]

Menu List A-38 Appendix Appendix Item number It em Function Settable range 770 LEVEL DEPEND THRESHOLD preset: 8 0 . . . [8] . . . 15 When an HKDV-501A (optional HD-SD Converter Board) is installed, adjusts the image enhancer. Sets the luminance range for edge enhancement. 771 H DETAIL FREQUENCY select 2.6 MHz 3.4 MHz [3.9MHz] 4.6 MHz When an HKD[...]

Appendix A-39 Appendix Items Related to the A udio Control (801~) The values enclosed in a box are the factory settings. Item Settable range Item number 811 DIGITAL AUDIO FADE TIME 5 ms [10ms] 15 ms 20 ms 25 ms a) 50 ms b) 85 ms 115 ms c) Specifies the fade processing time during cross-fading or fading-in/out of digital audio signals. Note Proce[...]

Menu List A-40 Appendix Appendix I te m Settable range Item number Function 812 AUDIO CH3/4 INPUT SOURCE ARRANGE [CH3/CH4:sw/sw] CH3/CH4 : ch1/sw CH3/CH4 : sw/ch2 CH3/CH4 : ch1/ch2 Select the input signal for digital audio channels 3 and 4. CH3/CH4: sw/sw: The signal that is selected by the upper control panel is input to channels 3 and 4. CH[...]

Appendix A-41 Appendix I te m Settable range Item number Function 820 NON AUDIO Channel select [off] SDI CH12 (MODE1) SDI CH34 (MODE2) SDI all (MODE3) AES CH12 (MODE4) AES CH34 (MODE5) AES all (MODE6) SDI CH12/AES CH34 (MODE7) SDI CH34/AES CH12 (MODE8) Selects the audio signal and the channels to be recorded as non-audio data. off: Non-audio signal[...]

Menu List A-42 Appendix Appendix Items Related to Digital Pr ocessing (901~) The values enclosed in a box are the factory settings. Item Settable range Item number Function 902 FREEZE MODE [field] field1 field2 frame1+2 frame2+1 Specifies the freeze (still-picture) mode and freeze timing during manual freezing (by REMOTE1 (9P) or REMOTE2 (50P) conn[...]

Appendix A-43 Appendix I te m Settable range Item number Function 9 0 5 disable [enable] Enable or disables the stop freeze function. Stop freeze opration • A “ DT picture ” is a frozen picture in noiseless DT playback mode. The picture freezes in frame mode when the dynamic tracking is performing a frame operation. It freezes in field mode w[...]

Menu List A-44 Appendix Appendix Items Related to the Pull Down Contr ol (A01~) The values enclosed in a box are the factory settings. Item number Settable range Function Item A01 PD TIME CODE DISPLAY [off] on Sets whether or not to display the pull down time code on the time code display area. off: Does not display the pull down time code. on: Dis[...]

Appendix A-45 Appendix Item number Settable range Function Item A06 PD SUPERIMPOSED TIME CODE ID [off] on When item 620 and A03 is set to “ on, ” specifies whether or not the ID (24F/30F) is displayed to the right of superimposed time code. off: No ID is displayed. on: ID ( “ 24F ” or “ 30F ” ) is displayed. Note The setting of this ite[...]

Menu List A-46 Appendix Appendix Other Items (T01~) The values enclosed in a box are the factory settings. Item number Settable range Function Item T01 AUTO REPEAT MODE [off] on Selects the repeating operation in automatic editing. off: Automatic editing is not repeated. on: Automatic editing is repeated. To stop, press the STOP button. T02 INTERNA[...]

Index Index I-1 Index Inde x A AC IN connector 2-15 ACCESS button 2-6 Adjusting audio playback level 5-6 output video signal 4-58 recording level 5-3 ALARM indicator 2-6 ALT button 2-6 Assemble editing 4-17, 6-3 AUDIO IN/OUT buttons 2-8 AUDIO INPUT connectors 2-16 AUDIO INPUT (AES/EBU) connectors 2-15 AUDIO INPUT LEVEL/600 Ω termination switches [...]

Index Index I-2 Index I IN/OUT buttons 2-8 Indicator window 2-3 INPUT CHECK button 2-8 INPUT SELECT button 2-4 Improving vertical resolution 5-9 Insert editing 4-17, 6-3 Inserting VITC 4-26 J, K, L JOG button 2-11 Jog mode playback 5-12 M MAINTENANCE A-1 MAINTENANCE switch 2-6 Manual editing 6-19 Memory card adding titles 4-11 data compatibility 4-[...]

Index Index I-3 T TC menu 4-20 Tele-File 1-2, 4-41 TELE FILE menu 4-41 Time code conversion in the 24F mode 4-34 conversion in the 25F mode 4-29 presetting for conversion from 24-frame to 25-frame time code 4-27 presetting for conversion from 25-frame to 24-frame time code 4-33 running mode 4-25 Time code generator (TCG) 4-25 setting 4-25 TIME CODE[...]

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∇ indicates the existence of other menu levels. ALT Menu F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 HOME RECINH ASSEM- BLE INS TC INS VIDEO INS A-CH1 INS A-CH2 INS A-CH3 INS A-CH4 INS A-CUE PRE READ FREEZE CAP LOCK P-ROLL TIME DMC off <all crash REC video/CTL audio/CTL> [casst] on off on off on off on off on off on off on[...]

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