Sony 1500A manual

DSR-1500A/1500AP © 2002 Sony Corporation 3-619-326- 11 (1) Digital Videocassette Recorder Operating Instructions Before operati ng the unit, please read this manual thoroughl y and reta in it for fu ture referen ce. Note The supp lied CD-R OM inclu des opera tion manu als for the DSR-15 00A/1500AP Dig ital Video Cas sette Recorde r (English , Japa[...]

2 Owne r’ s Recor d The m odel and se rial numbers are located at the bottom . Record these numbers in the spac es provided below . Refer to them w henever y ou call upon your Sony 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 a v oid electrical shoc k, [...]

3 • Read these instructions. • Keep these instructions. • Heed all warning s. • Follow all instructions. • Do n ot use this apparatus near w ater. • Clean o nly with dry cloth. • Do n ot block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance w ith the man ufacturer’s instructions. • Do n ot install near any heat sources such as ra [...]

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5 Table of Contents Table of Contents Chapter 1 Ove rview Features ......... .............. .............. .............. .............. ....... 7 DVCAM Format ............................................................. 7 Variety of Interfaces ........................................................ 8 Compact Size ................................[...]

6 Tabl e o f Cont ent s Digitally Dubbing Signals i n DVCAM/DV Format .... 57 Chapter 4 Menu Settings Menu Organization .......... .............. .............. .............. 61 Menu Contents ................. ................... .............. ......... 64 Setup Menu ................................................................... 64 Auto Mode[...]

7 Feat ur es Chapter 1 Overview Features The D SR-150 0A/1500AP is a 1 / 4 -inch digital videocassette recorder u sing the DV CAM ™ digital recording form at. The un it is equipped with an i.LINK /DV * interface as standard, so that it can be used as a low-cost, com pact feeder, player or viewe r in a non-linear editing system** without requiring[...]

8 Feat ur es Chapter 1 Overvi ew Not e W hen playing back a tape recorded in D VCPR O (25 Mb ps) format, the ou tputs in SDTI form at of this unit are muted. Fu rthermore, it is not possible to playba ck the cue- audio track of the tape. Suppor t f or three cassette sizes There are two sizes of D VCA M cassette: standard and mini. Y ou can use eith[...]

9 Feat ur es Chapter 1 Overvi ew at any speed in the rang e 0 (still ) to 60 times norm al speed in both directions. You can also search fram e-by-frame in jog mo de. At search sp eeds up to 10 tim es norm al speed in both directions, you can also hea r playback audio. Quic k mechanical response W hen you use the tape transport buttons of the un it[...]

10 Feat ur es Chapter 1 Overvi ew The an alog video signals that can b e input are as follows. • Com posite video signals • S-video signals • Com ponent video signals (Y, R − Y a nd B − Y)[...]

11 Using the CD-RO M M anual Chapter 1 Overvi ew Using the CD-ROM Manual The sup plied CD -RO M include s operation ma nuals for the DSR -1500A /1500AP Digital Video C assette Recorder (English, Japanese, F rench, German , It alian and S panish versions). CD-R OM System Requirem ents The follow ing are required to acce ss the supplied C DRO M disc.[...]

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

13 Locatio n and F uncti on of Part s Chapter 1 Overvi ew a a a a POWER swi t ch Press the “ ” side to po wer on the unit. This cau ses the audio level m eters and the display section to light. To powe r off t he unit, press the “ ” side of the sw itch. b b b b Au dio level meters These tw o meters indicate the rec ording audio levels durin[...]

14 Location and Functi on of Parts Chapter 1 Overvi ew W hen C H-3 /4 mod e is selected w ith the M ET ER CH -1/ 2 3/4 bu tton: j j j j M ETE R CH-1 /2 3/4 button Pressing this button toggles the audio level meter m ode bet we en CH- 1/ 2 ( chan ne ls 1 and 2) a nd CH- 3/ 4 ( cha nne l s 3 and 4). The settings m ade w ith this button and the M ON I[...]

15 Locatio n and F uncti on of Part s Chapter 1 Overvi ew B Video/audio input setting section a a a a SD TI/i.LIN K (S DT I (QSD I) interface /i. LI NK selection) button Each p ress of this button cycles through the following input signal selection options. • Digital video signal in SD TI (QS DI) fo rmat input to the SDI/S DT I (QSD I) IN connec [...]

16 Location and Functi on of Parts Chapter 1 Overvi ew is possible to adjust the audio levels on the tw o channels separately. You can switch the au dio recording m ode with the R EC MODE men u i t e m (see page 7 1) . The selection is indicated by the R EC M OD E d i splay on the front panel.[...]

17 Locatio n and F uncti on of Part s Chapter 1 Overvi ew C Display sectio n a a a a INP UT sign al display section Indicates the input video and audio signal formats selected wit h t he INP UT S ELECT bu tt on s (S DTI /i . LI NK, VI DEO, CH 1 1/2, and CH 2 3/4 buttons). Not e The indicators w ithout the corresponding optional boards in sta lled i[...]

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

19 Locatio n and F uncti on of Part s Chapter 1 Overvi ew AUDIO i ndi c at or s : Comp rise the CH 1/2 indicator and CH 3/4 indicator to indicate the chan nel selecti on for analog au dio output from the A UD IO OU T 1/3 and AUDIO OU T 2/ 4 c onnectors. You c an ch an ge th e c ha nn el s el ec t io n wi t h th e AUDI O OUTPUT men u i t em (see pag[...]

20 Location and Functi on of Parts Chapter 1 Overvi ew 32K indicator: Lights du ring playback of a tape record ed in 4-c han nel mode (3 2 kHz) . o o o o RE C M O DE (audio recording m ode) d isplay This indicates the audio record ing mode cu rrently selected wit h t he REC MODE men u i t em (see page 71) . 2CH indicator: L ights in 2-chan nel mode[...]

21 Locatio n and F uncti on of Part s Chapter 1 Overvi ew E Menu control section a a a a MENU but to n Press this button to display t he m enu on the monitor screen and the time coun ter display. Press it again to exit the menu display. On h ow to use the m enu, see Chapter 4 “ Menu Settings.” b b b b RE SE T (NO ) button Pr ess th is b utt on [...]

22 Location and Functi on of Parts Chapter 1 Overvi ew Rear P anel a a a a AC IN con nector Use the su pplied powe r cord to connect this to an AC outlet. b b b b DV IN/OU T con nector (6-pin IE EE-139 4) This con nector inputs and outpu ts digital video and audio signals in DV form at. Notes • If the unit is co nnected to a device equipped with [...]

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

24 Location and Functi on of Parts Chapter 1 Overvi ew B Analog video/audio signal output section a a a a VIDEO OU T con ne ct or s (BN C ty pe) There are the following VID EO OU T conn ectors for outputting analog video signals: •Y / C P S T •R − Y/ C/C PST •B − Y/ CPST (SU PER) The signals o utput from these co nnectors depend on the se[...]

25 Locatio n and F uncti on of Part s Chapter 1 Overvi ew C Digital signal input/output section (optional DSBK-1501 Digital Input/Output Boar d) The co nnectors in this section are available w hen the optional DSBK -1501 bo ard is instal led. a a a a SD I/SDT I (QSD I) IN (Ser ial Digital Interface/ Serial D ata Tran sport In terface (QSD I) inpu t[...]

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

27 Usable C assettes Chapter 2 Recording and Playback Usable Cassettes This un it can use the DV CA M cassettes listed below . The numbers in e ach mod el name ind icate the maxim um record ing/playback time (in m inutes) for each m odel. For exam ple, the PDV -184M E has a ma ximum recording/playback tim e of 184 m inutes. Ca ssettes usab le for p[...]

28 Usable Cassettes Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla yback D VC AM cass ettes T he fo llow i ng fig u re il lus tra tes the D V C A M ca ss ette 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 c assette i n its storage case , preferably on end instead of fl[...]

29 Usable C assettes Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla yback Preventing accidental erasure Set the R EC/SA VE switch on the cassette to SA V E to prevent accidental erasure of recorded c ontents. To enabl e r e- re cordi ng Set t he REC/ SAVE swi t ch to REC. W hen this switch is set to S AV E, the unit cannot record o n the tape. Insert ing and Ejectin[...]

30 Usable Cassettes Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla yback No double insertion of cassettes W hen you insert a cassett e, the orange lock-o ut plate appears in the cassette com partment to prev ent double insertion. Ejecting a cass ette Press the E JECT button. REW PLAY F FWD STOP REC INPUT VIDEO AUDIO V:SDTI SDTI i.LINK SDI SG SDI SG SDI SG ANALOG CH-[...]

31 Recor d i ng Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla yback Recording This section d escribes the necessary settings and operations to perform recording on this unit. The sam e settings and operations apply w hether you are using the un i t as part of an e diting syst em , for dubbing, or as a stand-alone recorder. For the necessary con nections for recordi[...]

32 Reco rd i ng Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla yback Settings for Recor ding W hen controlling this unit from an editing control unit connec ted to the RE MO TE connector, see “LOC AL/REM O TE switch” on page 13 and the description of the R EMO TE I/F m enu item on page 73. 1 Power o n the video m onitor, then set its input switches according to [...]

33 Recor d i ng Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla yback W hen the RE MO T E indicator is lit, selection of the time d ata type is carried out at the editing control unit. 5 Select the formats of v ideo and aud i o input signal to be recorded. Use the IN PUT SELE CT buttons in the video / audio input setting section to select the desired signal form ats.[...]

34 Reco rd i ng Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla yback 6 Select the audio m ode. Se le ct e it he r t wo- c ha nne l mo de (2 CHANNEL) or f our - ch ann el mode ( 4 CHANNE L) wi t h th e RE C MODE me nu i t e m (see page 71) . The corresponding ind icat or lights in the R EC M ODE display. Cautions • Wh en recording in DV CAM format or this unit’s [...]

35 Recor d i ng Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla yback Notes • When controlli ng this unit from an editing control unit connected to the REM OTE connector of this unit, set the LO CAL /REMO TE switch to REM OTE, turning the R EM OT E indicator on. W hen not, set t he sw i tch to LOC AL , turning the indicator off. • If you intend to use a t ape rec[...]

36 Reco rd i ng Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla yback If the RE C IN HI in dicator lights: It indicates that the REC/S AV E sw it ch of the loade d cassette has been set to SAV E. Press the EJEC T button in the tap e transport control section to remove the cassette, then set the RE C/SAV E switch to RE C and reload the cassette. Note Wh en ejecting an[...]

37 Recor d i ng Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla yback To per for m the fol l owi ng ope ra ti ons Re ferece level for reco rding in D V (SP ) forma t On many co nsumer D V dev ices, recording is carr ied out at a reference lev el of − 1 2 dB . Thr efo re, w hen rec ord ing i n D V (S P) f orm at o n th is u nit , usin g th e fixed referenced level o[...]

38 Playback Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla yback Playback This section de scribes the settings and operations necessary to perform playback on this unit. The sam e settings and operations apply whether you are using the unit as part of an edit ing system , for dubbing, or as a stand -alone player VC R. For the necessary connections for playback and t[...]

39 Playback Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla yback Play bac k Procedure Not e W hen controlling this unit from an editing control unit connected to the RE MO TE connec tor of this unit, set the LO CA L/RE MO TE switch of this u nit to RE MO TE, turning the RE MO TE indicator o n. When n ot, set t he sw itch t o LO CAL , turning the indicator off. 1 Ins[...]

40 Playback Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla yback To per for m the fol l owi ng ope ra ti ons a) Whe n the SE ARCH ENAB LE men u item (see page 65) is set to ENA BLE. Operation Do this: Stop pla yback . Pre ss the ST OP but ton. The un it en ters s top mo de, and wi ll aut omat icall y s witch to st andby off mode a fter the t ime set with the ST OP T[...]

41 Playback Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla yback Repeat Playbac k — A utomatic Cyclical Pla yback Proceed as follows to perform autom atic cyclical playback of recording (repeat playback ) between selected start and end points. 1 Set the desired repeat start and end po ints with the RE PEA T FU NCT ION men u it e m (see page 6 4) . You ca n set poi[...]

42 Playback Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla yback Setting the current tape position as point A or B Proceed as follows to set the current tape position as po int A or B for repeat playback. W hile holding dow n the SET (YES ) button in the me nu control section, press the g or G butt on. The tim e code value of the current tape position is set as poin[...]

43 Playback Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla yback Inputting time code v alu es f or points A and B Using the follow ing procedure, you can m odify the ti me co de value for point A or B. 1 Press the M ENU button. The f ol l owi ng men u di spl a y app ear s. 2 With “SE TUP M ENU” selected, press the G bu t ton. The display ch anges as follows. MEN[...]

44 Playback Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla yback 3 Wit h “OP ERATI ONAL FUNCT ION” s el ec t ed , pr ess t he G button. The display ch anges as follows. 4 With “REPE AT FUNCTION” s el ec t ed, pr ess th e G button. The conten ts of the RE PEA T FU NC TION men u item are displayed. 5 Press the F b ut to n t o s el ect “ REPEAT TO P.” >R[...]

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

46 Playback Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla yback 9 Press the F button to select “A PRE SET.” 10 Press the G but ton . The A PR ESE T M OD E screen appears. The time cod e value of the current point A is displayed below the screen titl e. 11 Use the g or G b ut to n to sel ect t he di gi t in t he t ime code val ue di s pl ay th at you want to cha[...]

47 Playback Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla yback 13 Press the SET (YES) bu tt on to confirm the defined value. The m essage “N OW SAV ING...” is displayed on the mo nitor screen and “S av in g...” is sh ow n in the tim e co u nte r di spla y w hile the n ew sett ing is being saved in m emo ry. Caution The new setting may b e lost if you pow e[...]

48 Playback Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla yback[...]

49 Setting the Tim e D ata Chapter 3 Convenient Functions for Editing Operation Setting the Time Data This unit is provided with the following functions related to time data. • Display an d reset CNT value • Set, display, record, and play back S MPT E/EBU time code an d user bit data • Set, display, record, and play back V ITC The un it can o[...]

50 Se tting the Tim e D ata Chapt er 3 Conveni ent Func t ion s for Edi t i ng Oper at io n Mo nitor screen conten ts The co ntents of the mon itor screen are show n below. A Tim e data ty pe The follow i ng time data type indications are displayed. a) You can s witch be tween T C and VIT C using the TC SELECT me nu item (see pag e 68) . b) “*”[...]

51 Setting the Tim e D ata Chapt er 3 Conveni ent Func t ion s for Edi t i ng Oper at io n T o display the desired time data in the time counter displa y Pr es s t h e COUNTER S ELEC T but t o n on th e f r ont pa ne l. Each p ress of this button cycles through three options: CN T value, time code, and user bit data. The time data type indicator fo[...]

52 Se tting the Tim e D ata Chapt er 3 Conveni ent Func t ion s for Edi t i ng Oper at io n 2 Set the T IM E CO DE men u items (see pag e 68) as show n below. 3 Pre ss t he TC PR ESET bu tt on in th e me nu co nt ro l section. The current setting is shown on the m onitor screen and in the time co unter display on the front p anel. The leftmost digi[...]

53 Setting the Tim e D ata Chapt er 3 Conveni ent Func t ion s for Edi t i ng Oper at io n automa tically synchronize with the ex ternal time code input to the unit via the SD TI or i.LINK interface. Once an external time cod e signal has been input, the internal time code a dvancem ent mode and frame coun t mod e are automatically set as follows: [...]

54 Se tting the Tim e D ata Chapt er 3 Conveni ent Func t ion s for Edi t i ng Oper at io n 4 Press the F bu tto n to s elec t “T C IN SE R T.” 5 Press the G button. The fo llowing messa ge appears. Note If the recording form at is not DV CAM , a different messa ge appears. See “W hen recording format is not D VCA M” (p age 54 ). 6 Insert t[...]

55 Setting the Tim e D ata Chapt er 3 Conveni ent Func t ion s for Edi t i ng Oper at io n Press the SET (Y ES) button to end the operation and do it over again a fter replaci ng the tape w ith one recorded in DVCAM f or ma t . Not D VCAM! TC INSERT TC INSERT IS ABORTED DUE TO NON DVCAM FORMAT SOURCE. PUSH THE YES BUTTON. Time counter displ ay Moni[...]

56 High-Speed and Low-Speed S earch — Quickl y and Accurate ly Determini ng Editi ng Points Chapt er 3 Conveni ent Func t ion s for Edi t i ng Oper at io n High-Speed and Low- Speed Search — Quickl y and Ac curately Determining Editing Points Use the se arch function to easily locate the desired scene and to quick ly and accurately determine ed[...]

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

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

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

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

61 Me nu Organizati on Chapter 4 Menu Settings Menu Organization As s hown i n t he fo l lowi ng fi gu re , th e men u s yst e m consists of four levels and is functionally divided into three subsystem s: the set up m enu, the auto mo de (AU TO FUN CTIO N) execution menu and the digital hours m eter display me nu. This chapter m ainly describes the[...]

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

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

64 Me nu Contents Chapt e r 4 Menu Set ti n gs Menu Contents Setup Menu The pu rpose and settings of the setup menu item s are described below. Indications of men u items and settings • In the table below entitled “M enu contents,” the indication of each m enu item or setting on the m onitor screen is show n first, then the indication of the [...]

65 Me nu Contents Chapt e r 4 Menu Set ti n gs A UTO EE SELECT [> Au to EE]: Determine wh ether the un it enters EE mo de or PB mode when aud io and video signal s from other e quipment are i nput. When this uni t is us ed as the recorder f or cut ed iting, it i s possi ble to ou tput the in put audio a nd video signals to the mon itor . This en[...]

66 Me nu Contents Chapt e r 4 Menu Set ti n gs PLA Y ST ART [> PLA Y start]: Set the timing f or switchin g from stop m ode to pla yback mode . In an edi ting syst em includ ing an edi ting con trol unit suc h as the PVE-500, you can adjust this setting so that th e dela y before switc hing to p layback mode is the same o n all the decks of the [...]

67 Me nu Contents Chapt e r 4 Menu Set ti n gs SUB ST A TUS [> Sub status]: Se lect supp lementary statu s infor matio n supe ri mpos ed on o utput from the B − Y/CPST (SUPER) connecto r to the monitor . * OFF [>> OFF]: Nothing of supplement ary status in formation EDIT PRESET [>> Edit p re]: Indicati ons of the editing mod e setti[...]

68 Me nu Contents Chapt e r 4 Menu Set ti n gs TIME CODE [Time code]: Setti ngs related to the time co de generator Description of s ettings TC MODE [> TC mode]: Determine the ti me code to use: internal time cod e using a pres et initial v alue , regener ated internal time cod e (loc ked to tim e code read from tape), or e xternal time c ode. *[...]

69 Me nu Contents Chapt e r 4 Menu Set ti n gs VITC POS SEL-1 [> VITC pos-1]: Select a line to in ser t the VITC in. Not e Y ou ca n insert the VITC s ignal in two plac es. T o ins er t it in tw o places , set both this item an d also VITC PO S SEL-2. (Fo r DSR-1500A) 20 LINE [> > 20 line] to 12 LINE [>> 12 line]: Select a ny line fr[...]

70 Me nu Contents Chapt e r 4 Menu Set ti n gs VIDEO CONTR OL [Video] : Settings related to video contro l Description of settings INT VIDEO SG [> Vid eo SG]: Select the test sign al to be output fr om the int er nal t est signal g enerato r . When SG is selec ted using the VIDEO b utton in the vid eo/audio input setting section , the in ter nal[...]

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

72 Me nu Contents Chapt e r 4 Menu Set ti n gs INPUT ARRANGE [> Input a rng]: Make s ettings f or input audio m ixing. Not e When, in 4-channel mode , analog audio is se lected f or all f our channel s (chann els 1/2 an d 3/4), the same ana log audi o signals are recor ded on channels 1 and 3 and on chann els 2 and 4, res pectiv ely . That is , [...]

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

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

75 Me nu Contents Chapt e r 4 Menu Set ti n gs EE OUT PHASE s ettings f or time code output Use the fo llowing as reference inform ation whe n setting th e EE OUT PHAS E men u i t em (see page 69) . THROUGH mo de In this mod e, the LTC signal is output with the ph ase synchronized with the input ti m e code signal. This mode is appropriate wh en re[...]

76 Me nu Contents Chapt e r 4 Menu Set ti n gs VI DEO OUTPUT P HASE mod e The tim e code output signa l is synchronized w i th the output video signal. This m ode is appropriate when outputti ng signals from a single device to a n umber of V CR s using separate cables for video, audio, and time co de. In this mod e, the same tim e code is recorded [...]

77 Me nu Contents Chapt e r 4 Menu Set ti n gs A uto Mo de (A UT O FUNCTION) Execution Menu The following table show s the purpose and fun ction of the items in the auto m ode ex ecution menu . For details of the use of individual items, see “D igitally Dub bing Signals in DVC AM/D V Form at” on page 57 and “Rereco rding the Time Co de—T C [...]

78 Cha ngi ng M enu Setti ngs Chapt e r 4 Menu Set ti n gs Changing Menu Settings This section exp lains how to cha nge men u settings. Buttons Used to Change Settings Use the fo llowing buttons in the m enu control section to change the menu settings. Changing the Settings of Basic Items The factory default setting is to display only the basic ite[...]

79 Changing Men u Setti ngs Chapt e r 4 Menu Set ti n gs 2 W ith “SETU P M ENU” selected, press the G button. This displays all item s on m enu level 1. 3 Press the f or F button to select the required it em . 4 Press the G button. This displays m enu level 2 for the m enu item selected in step 3 . 5 Press the f or F button to select the i tem [...]

80 Cha ngi ng M enu Setti ngs Chapt e r 4 Menu Set ti n gs 8 To ch ange other settings, press the g b utto n to retu rn to the previous screen, then repeat steps 5 to 7 as required . 9 W hen you hav e completed the settings, press the SET (YE S) button. T he m essa ge “N OW SA V ING ...” ap pe ars on th e mo nitor screen, and “Saving...” ap[...]

81 Changing Men u Setti ngs Chapt e r 4 Menu Set ti n gs 2 W ith “SETU P M ENU” selected, press the G button. This displays all basic an d enhanced items on m enu level 1. 3 Follow the same proc edure as in steps 3 to 8 of the procedu re i n the section “C hanging the Settings of Basic Item s” (page 78) usi ng t he fFgG buttons to select an[...]

82 Displayi ng Supplem entar y Status I nformati on Chapt e r 4 Menu Set ti n gs Displaying Supplementary Status Information W hen you set the SUB STATUS menu item (see pa ge 67) to other than O FF, you can v iew supplem entary status information on the monitor screen below the op erating mod e display area. The fol l owi ng i t ems of su ppl e men[...]

83 Displaying Suppl eme ntary Stat us Inf ormation Chapt e r 4 Menu Set ti n gs Display f o rmat of supplementary status inf ormation when the SUB ST A TUS men u item is set to ALL All items of sup plementary status information are displayed in the ord er shown b el ow . When the SUB ST A TUS menu item is set to A U DIO MIXING: On-screen indication[...]

84 Displayi ng Supplem entar y Status I nformati on Chapt e r 4 Menu Set ti n gs[...]

85 Connections for a Digit al Non-Linear Editing System Chapter 5 Connections and Settings Connections for a Digital Non-Linear Editing System This unit can b e connected to a n ES-7 E ditStation to configure a d igital non-linear editing system. If you use the SDTI (Q SDI) interface w ith the optional DSB K-1501 board i nstalled in the unit, you c[...]

86 Connections for a Di gital Non-Linear Edi ting System Chapter 5 Connections and Setti ngs Settings on the D SR-1500A /1500AP For details of video/au dio input and audio m ode settings, see “Settings for Recording ” on page 32. REF. VIDEO IN SDI/SDTI(QSDI) OUT SDI/SDTI(QSDI) IN MONITOR VIDEO OUT B-Y/CPST (SUPER) B B OUT(1/2/3/4) QSDI OUTPUT Q[...]

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

88 Connections for a Cut Edit ing System Chapter 5 Connections and Setti ngs Settings on the D SR-1500A / 1500A Ps (record er and pl ayer ) a) for pl ayer onl y b) for record er only For details of the video /audio input and audio m ode settings for the recorder, see “ Settings for Recording” on page 32. About reference video si gnals In order [...]

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

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

91 Connections for an A/B Roll Edit ing System Chapter 5 Connections and Setti ngs A udio monitor system connections The follow ing shows a n examp le of audio mo nitor system connections. For details of these co nnections, refer to the instruction manu al for each connected de vice. Reference video signal connection W hen you perform recording, be[...]

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

93 Connections for an A/B Roll Edit ing System Chapter 5 Connections and Setti ngs Video/audio signal connections The follow ing shows a n exam 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 connectors are used as audio input/output conne[...]

94 Connections for an A/B Roll Edit ing Syst em Chapter 5 Connections and Setti ngs Settings on the D SR-1500A / 1500A P (player) Connection of a video monitor Set up the follow ing connections to en able mon itoring of video an d audio signals on a v i deo mo nit or. In addition to the video an d audio signals, you can have tim e data, the operati[...]

95 Connections for an A/B Roll Edit ing System Chapter 5 Connections and Setti ngs Settings on an editing contr ol unit W hen connecting a n editing control unit, make the settings as follows, according to the model. PVE- 500 No settin gs are required. BV E-600/900/910/2000 (NTS C mo del) or FXE-100/ 120 Se t the VC R c on stan ts as foll ow s. BV [...]

96 Connections for SDTI ( QS DI) Du bbing Chapter 5 Connections and Setti ngs Connections for SDTI (Q SDI) Dubbing The follow ing shows a n exam ple of connections for digitally dubbing SD TI (QSD I) signals (see page 57) using a pair of DSR -1500A/150 0AP un i ts. Notes • This app lication requi res both of the DSR-1500A / 1500A P units (recorde[...]

97 Connections for Analog Recording Chapter 5 Connections and Setti ngs Connections for An alog Recording It is possible to record analog playback signals from another recorde r or player on this unit. The following shows connections for a system in which analog comp onent video signals and two ch annels of audio signals are recorded b etween two D[...]

98 Connections for Anal og Recording Chapter 5 Connections and Setti ngs Settings on the D SR-1500A / 1500A P (player) Switch/ menu item Setting LOCAL/REMO TE switch LOCAL OUTPUT LEVEL men u items (see page 72) Normal ly + 4 dBm VIDEO OUTPUT menu item (see page 73) Y − R, B (Y − R,B indicato r lights.) A UDIO OU TPUT menu item (see page 73) 1/2[...]

99 Adjusti ng the Sync and Subcarrier Phases Chapter 5 Connections and Setti ngs Adjusting the Sync an d Subcarrier Phases W hen using tw o or more p layers, as in an A/B roll editing system, it is necessary to synch ronize the sync and subcarrier (for com posite signals) phases of the signals to be edited. If they are no t synchronized, picture in[...]

100 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 vectorscope. The vectorscope switches t o SCH m ode. 2 Press the B channel button on the ve ctorscope. This d isplays the black burst signa l from the switcher. 3 Press the E XT bu tt on on the [...]

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

102 Ma int enance Chapter 6 Maintenance and T r oubleshooting Displaying the digital hour s meter Use the fo llowing procedure. 1 Press the M EN U button in the m enu co ntrol section. The m enu selection level display appears on the mo nitor screen and in the time counter display. 2 Press the F but t on t o s el e ct “HOUR S METER. ” 3 Press t[...]

103 Ma in tenance Chapter 6 Maintenance and T r oubleshooting To end th e di gi ta l hour s mete r d is pl ay Press the M EN U bu tton in the menu control section. To reset th e trip valu es Abou t this operation, consult your Sony dealer. Head Cleaning Alwa ys use the DV M 12CL (m ini size) or DV 12CL (standard size) Clean ing Cassette to clean th[...]

104 Troubleshooting Chapter 6 Maintenance and T r oubleshooting Troubleshooting If an alarm m essage appears on the m onitor screen, or if the unit appears to b e malfunctioning, please che ck the following befo re contacting your Sony d ealer. T ape prob lems Symptom Cause Remed y Recording is not possib le. The cassett e ’ s REC/SA VE switch is[...]

105 Troubleshooti ng Chapter 6 Maintenance and T r oubleshooting Monitor pr oblems Symptom Cause Remed y Data is n ot superimpos ed on the monitor sc reen. The CHARA. DISPLA Y menu item is se t to O FF . Set the CHARA. DI SPLA Y menu i tem (see page 66) to ON. The monit or is not c onnected to the B − Y/CPST (SUPER) con nector of t his unit. Conn[...]

106 Troubleshooting Chapter 6 Maintenance and T r oubleshooting Err or Messages This unit is provided with a self-diagnostic function that detects internal abnorm alities. When it detects an abnorm ality, i t outputs an error m essage to the mon itor screen and i ndicates an error c ode in the time counter display. Not e To di spl ay er ror mess ag[...]

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

108 Troubleshooting Chapter 6 Maintenance and T r oubleshooting T ape end ha s been de tected. Use a new c leaning tape. T ape end! T ape not edi table . Use a tape recorde d in D VCAM f ormat. Not D VCAM! Use a tape recorded i n 525/60 f or mat. (F or DSR- 1500A) 625/50 T ape (For DSR- 1500A) Use a tape recorded i n 625/50 f or mat. (F or DSR- 150[...]

109 Precauti ons Appendixes Precautions On safety • Should a ny liquid or solid object fall into the cabinet, unplug the unit and h ave it checked by qua lifi ed personnel be fore operating it further. • Unp lug the unit from the w all outlet if it is not to b e used for an extend ed period of time. • To d isconnect the cord, pull it out by t[...]

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

111 Sp ecif ica tion s Appendix es Video perf ormance Band width Com posite/S-video (DSR -1500A): 30 H z to 4.2 M H z ± 1.0 d B (Y ) Comp osite/S-video (DSR -1500A P): 25 H z to 4.8 M H z ± 1.0 d B (Y ) Comp onent (DSR -1500A): 30 H z to 5.0 M H z ± 1.0 d B (Y ), 30 H z to 1.5 M Hz +1.0/ − 5 .0 dB (R − Y/ B − Y) Comp onent (DSR -1500AP): 2[...]

112 Specificat ions Appendix es Output connectors Dig it al si gnal out put s SDI/SD TI (QS DI) O UT (optional DSB K-1501 Digital Input/Output B oard required) BNC type (×2) SDT I (QSD I) format (270 M bps) SDI form at (270 M bps), SMPT E 259M / CC IR656-III AUDI O (AES /E BU) OUT ( op ti on al DS BK-1 501 Di gi t al Input/Output B oard required) [...]

113 C lipL ink G uid e Appendix es ClipLi nk G uide What Is Cl ipLink? The C lipLink function greatly im proves the efficiency of the video prod ucti on proc ess as a who le by recording various editing-related data on tape w hen shooting. As such, ClipLink is a revolutionary function that transce nds the conven tional separati on of sh ooting and [...]

114 C lipL ink G uide Appendix es Example System Configu ration and Op erati on Flow The follow i ng illustration shows a n exam ple system configuration for using the ClipLink fu ncti on an d a typical ClipLink op eration flow. Shooting DVCAM camcorder (DSR-130/130P/ 370/370P/570WS/ 570WSP) DVCAM stand ard cassett e or DVCAM mi ni cassette Index p[...]

115 C lipL ink G uid e Appendix es Data Generated When Shooti ng The following describes the kinds of data that is generated when using the ClipLink function. Index pictures W hen shooting, a single-fram e image from the M ark IN point at the st art of each scene is recorded as a still picture into the cam corder’s internal mem ory. The se images[...]

116 C lipL ink G uide Appendix es How to recor d ClipLink log data The follow ing describes how to record the various ClipLink log data items. OK/N G st at us To designa te a scene as “NG ,” press the NG button on the camera while shooting the scene or at any time b efore you begin shooting the next scene. All scenes that do not receive an “N[...]

117 C lipL ink G uid e Appendix es Time codes recor ded f or Mark IN/OUT points There is a g ap between actual time codes a nd Ma rk IN/ OU T time codes recorde d in the cassette mem ory, as shown in the figure below . The tim e code v alue is rounded up at each Mark IN point and rounded d own at eac h Mark OU T point, to a w hole number o f second[...]

118 Glossary Appen dixes Glossary A /B ro ll ed iting An ed iting method that uses tw o or more p layback V CRs to create special effects such as d issolve and wipe, and uses one record VC R to record the results of the ed iting. Using an editing control unit allows efficient control of the VC Rs and very precise ed i ting. AES/ EBU f or mat A un i[...]

119 Glossary Appen dixes S/ N Abbrev iati on of Signal-to-Noise (ratio). The higher the S /N value, the less noise and higher the picture quality. Searc h mo de A V CR o perating mode used wh en searching for spec i fic scenes, by viewing the video output or time code values while playing back the tape at various speeds in forward or reve rse direc[...]

120 Glossary Appen dixes[...]

121 Ind ex Inde x Index Numerics 2CH indicat or 20 32K indicat or 20 44.1K in dicator 19 48K indicat or 19 4CH indicat or 20 9P indi cator 19 A A/B roll editing system 89 AC IN connector 22 Accessories 112 AES/EBU format 15 indicator 18 Alarm messages 106 Analog audio 8 audio inp ut(s) 15, 111 audio outp uts 112 Input Boar d 9 interfaces 8 recordin[...]

122 Index Inde x audio 56 sound 8 L LOCAL/REMOTE switch 13 LP 1 9 M Maintenance 9, 101 Mark IN/OUT points 116, 117 Menu 61 AUDIO CONTROL 71 AUTO FUNCTION 77 changing settings 78 contents 64 DISPLAY CONTROL 66 indi cat ions 6 4 INTERFACE SELECT 7 3 MENU GRADE 74 OPERATIONAL FUNCTION 64 organizati on 61 resetting to defa ult settings 81 SETUP BANK OP[...]

123 Ind ex Inde x User bit data setting 51 V V SDTI indi cator 17 VAR swit ch 14 VIDEO button 15 IN connec tors 23 indicators 18 INPUT PHASE m ode 75 OUT connectors 24 OUTPUT PHASE mode 76 Video performance 111 process contro l 9 test si gnal 15 Video/audi o input s etting secti on 15 VITC field indicat ion 50 indicator 20 W Wide track 7 Y Y/CPST c[...]

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