Sony 3-270-589-12 (1) manual

3-270-589- 12 (1) Professional Disc Recorder Operating Inst ructions Before opera ting the unit, please re ad this manual thoroughly and retai n it for future re ference. PDW-F75 © 2007 Sony Cor poration The supp lied C D-R OM in clude s ope rating i nstruct ions of the PD W -F75 prof essional d isc r ecorder (English, Japanese , F rench, Ge rman,[...]

2 • Read t hese instructio ns. • Keep these ins tructions. • Heed a ll warnings. • Fol low a ll inst ruct ions. • Do not use this apparatus near w ater. • Clean only with dry cloth . • Do not block any ven tilation ope nings. Install in accordan ce with the manufac turer’s instructi ons. • Do not install nea r any heat sources su [...]

3 If you ha ve question s on t he use of the above Powe r Cord / Applianc e Connector / Plug, please c onsult a qualified serv ice personne l. When ins talling the installation sp ace must be s ecured in consid eration of the ventilati on and service operation . • Do not block the vent ilatio n slots a t the left sid e and r ight side pa nels, an[...]

4 You are c autioned that any chan ges or modif ications not express ly approv ed in this manual could void y our auth ority to operate th is equipment. All interf ace cables us ed to connect pe ripherals must be shielde d in or der to com ply with the limits for a digital de vice pursuant to Subpart B of Pa rt 15 of FC C Rules. This de vice compli[...]

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Table of Contents 7 Table of Content s Chapter 1 Overview Features .......... ................... ....................... ................... ................... 11 Features of This Unit ........................................................................... 11 Features of the PDBK-101/102/103/104 Option Boards .................. .. 13 Using th[...]

8 Tabl e of Cont ents Chapter 3 Recording and Playback Handling Discs ............. ......... .............. ................... ....................... . 43 Discs Used for Recording and Playback ............................................. 43 Notes on Handling ............................................................................... 43 Writ[...]

Table of Contents 9 Previewing the Edited Clip List .......................................................... 74 Saving the Current Clip Li st to Disc ........... ....................... .......... 75 Managing Clip Lists ........................ .................. .......... .............. ..... 76 Changing Displayed Items of Information on Sub Cl[...]

10 Tabl e of Cont ents Computer Connection Example (FTP Connection) .......................... 110 Using the PDBK-102 MPEG -TS Input/Output Board .............. ... 112 HDV Connection Example ................................................................ 112 Using the PDBK-103 Analog HD Input Board .............. ............. 113 Camcorder Conne[...]

11 Feat ure s Chapter Chapter 1 Ov ervie w 1 Overview Features The PDW-F75 is a professi onal disc rec order supporting HD playback an d recording with Prof essional Disc 1) media. When you use this unit in combi n ation wi th a nonli near editing syst em, the FAM 2) f unction enables data fil e transfers between the unit and computers over t he i.[...]

12 Feat ure s Chapter 1 Ov erview DVCAM up conve rt functio n The un it feat ures an upc onver t func tion, w ith the abil ity to upconver t to HD and output HDS DI signals when pla ying back DVCAM discs. i.LINK (DV) out put is al so supported 1) , allowing you to use nonlinear ed i tors in a standard i .LINK (DV) enviro nment. 1) Input (recording [...]

13 Feat ure s Chapter 1 Ov ervie w IT friendl y Compu ter access to files (f ile acce ss mode ) Video and audio clip data are recorded as files. The FAM function en ables quick random access by computers to the video, aud i o, and metadata 1) file s stored on Professional Discs, with th e ability to display t humbna il lists on the computer screen [...]

14 Using the CD-ROM Manual Chapter 1 Ov erview Using the CD-ROM Manual The supplied CD-ROM includes versions of the Operating Instructi ons for this unit in English, Ja panese, Fr ench, German, Italian, S panish, and Chinese in PDF format. Preparations The followi ng program must be in stalled on your comput er in order to re ad the Operat ing Inst[...]

15 Names and Functi ons of Part s Chapter 1 Ov ervie w Names and Funct ions of Parts Fr ont P anel a On/stan dby 1 switch and indi cator When the POWER switch (see page 24) on the re ar pan el is in the * (on) posi tion, th is switch es the un it betw een th e operating sta te (the indi cator is lit green) and the st andby state (the indicat or is [...]

16 Names and Func tions of Parts Chapter 1 Ov erview Do not tur n off the PO WER switc h on the rear p anel or disconnect the po w er cord while the ACCESS indicator is lit. Doing so can result in a lo ss of data on the disc. c Remote control switch Different position s of the switch allo w different operations, as foll ows. NETWORK: Enables access[...]

17 Names and Functi ons of Part s Chapter 1 Ov ervie w For detail s about scene selec tion, see Chap ter 4 “Scene Selecti on” (page 62). 1 Display and function menu sect ion a Display Normally t his displays the au dio level meters, timec ode, monitor pict ures, and current sett ings. It also display s menus and scene se lection (thumbnail sear[...]

18 Names and Func tions of Parts Chapter 1 Ov erview e Monitor video d i splay section This displ ays monitor video and th e system menu. You can pre ss the DI SPLAY butto n to switch the display of monitor video be t ween three sizes. T he largest size occupies t he full displ ay screen. Use the la rgest size to view sup erimpo sed inform ation. f[...]

19 Names and Functi ons of Part s Chapter 1 Ov ervie w p Clip numb er This di splays the clip numb er of the clip being monitored. The clip n umber in th e figure indicate s that the first c lip out of 34 c lips is selected . q System frequency This displays th e system frequen cy being used by this unit (60I, 50I , 30P, 25P, o r 23.98P) (see page [...]

20 Names and Func tions of Parts Chapter 1 Ov erview 4 Shuttle/jog/v a riable -speed pla y back control bloc k For detail s about playback operation s with these buttons and dial s, see page 51 “ P layback” i n Chapter 3. a VAR (variable) button To play back in var iable-s peed mode using th e shuttle dial, press this bu tton, turni ng it on. b[...]

21 Names and Functi ons of Part s Chapter 1 Ov ervie w NEXT butto n: Press this b utton, turning it on , to jump to the first frame of the next clip or the next REC START essence mark. 1) END bu tton: P ress this bu tton to jump to the last fra me of the last clip or to the last REC START essence m ark of the last c lip. 1) You can perfor m a high-[...]

22 Names and Func tions of Parts Chapter 1 Ov erview 1 Analog video signal input/output sect ion a REF VIDEO INPUT (referenc e video signa l input) conne ctors (BN C type) The two connec tors form a loop-throug h connection; when a referen ce video si gnal is in put to the l eft connector, the same signal is o utput from the right connector ( ) to [...]

23 Names and Functi ons of Part s Chapter 1 Ov ervie w 3 Digital signal input/output section a HDSDI (HD serial digital i nterface) INPUT conne ctor (BNC type) This in puts HD format video and audio sig n als. b HDSDI (HD serial digital i n terface) OUTPUT conne ctors (BN C type) Thes e out put H D f ormat vide o a nd au dio si gna ls. When CHAR SE[...]

24 Names and Func tions of Parts Chapter 1 Ov erview a - AC IN (AC power input) connector Connect to an AC power supply wit h the power cord (not supplied). b POWER (main power) switch Press the + side to power on the unit. P ress the a side t o power off. When using t he unit, normal ly leave the POW ER switch in the + (on) position, and use the o[...]

25 Names and Functi ons of Part s Chapter 1 Ov ervie w Infrared Remote Commande r The corresp onding f unctions are executed when you p oint the rem ote com man der at the i nfr ar ed se ns or of the mai n unit an d press the k eys and setting pad. If you want t o disable co ntrol of this unit from the remote command er, set INTERFACE SELE CT >W[...]

26 Names and Func tions of Parts Chapter 1 Ov erview Battery may explode i f mistreated. Do not recharge, disassemble or dispose of in f ire. Danger of explos ion if battery is i ncorrectly repl aced. Replace only wi th the same or equi valent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batt eries accordi ng to the manufact urer’s instr[...]

27 Settin g the System Frequenc y Chapter Chapter 2 Prepar ations 2 Preparations Settin g the System Freque ncy This unit is sh ipped with th e system frequenc y still unset. Therefore, y ou need to set the system frequenc y before using the unit. (The unit ca nnot be used unle ss the syste m frequency i s set.) Once it is set, the system frequency[...]

28 Connect ions and Set tings Chapter 2 Prepa rations Be sure to carry out step 3 before powering the unit off (putting i t into st andby). Th e new system frequency setting wi ll not be saved i f you power off with out carr ying ou t ste p 3 . 4 Press the on/st andby switch to power the uni t off (put it into standby), and th en press it again to [...]

29 Connecti ons and Settin gs Chapter 2 Prepar ations Connec tion metho d and co nnectio n cabl es To view SD video Connect an SD video monit or using method 1 or 2 in the following figu re. Conn ection method and con necti o n cabl es Using PDZ-1 o ver an i.LINK Connection (F AM Connection) You can use the supp lied PDZ-1 Pro xy Browsing Software [...]

30 Connect ions and Set tings Chapter 2 Prepa rations • This unit ’s S400 connector has 6 pins. Chec k the number of p i ns on the i .LINK connector of your notebook computer, and use an a ppropriate i.LINK cable. See “Using PDZ-1 Proxy Br owsing S oftware” in Chapter 4 (page 7 9) for more informati on about i nstalling the PDZ-1 soft ware.[...]

31 Connecti ons and Settin gs Chapter 2 Prepar ations When making the connections, al so refer to the manuals provided with the equipment to be connected. See page 34 for more information abo ut editing control unit settings. When using an editing control u nit The following figure sh ows a cut editing sy s tem comprising t h is unit as a player, a[...]

32 Connect ions and Set tings Chapter 2 Prepa rations For detail s about the setting s of th e HDW-M2000/ M2000 P, refer to the operatio n manual fo r the unit. When using the editing functions of the recorder ( connections using the REMOTE (9P) connector) The following figure sh ows a cut editing sy s tem comprising this unit as a pl ayer and an H[...]

33 Connecti ons and Settin gs Chapter 2 Prepar ations For detail s about the setting s of th e HDW-M2000/ M2000P, refer t o the operati on manual for that unit . When using the editing functions of the recorder ( connections using the S400 connector) The following figure sh ows a cut editing sy s tem comprising this unit as a player and a DSR-2 000[...]

34 External Sy nchronization Chapter 2 Prepa rations Editing Control Unit Settings When connec t ing an edi ting control u nit to use wi th this unit, make the followi ng sett ings. BVE-7 00/700A /2000/9100 Set VTR const ants as follows. Remote Contr o l Unit Settings You can con trol this unit from an R M-280 Remot e Control Unit. Connect this uni[...]

35 Setu p Chapter 2 Prepar ations Setup The princi pal setup operations b efore operating th is unit are carried out using setup menu s. This sect ion exp l ains how to set the d ate and time a nd how to adju s t the br ightn ess of the LC D panel. See Chapter 6 “ Menus” (page 88) for m ore inf ormation about menu operations and menu items. Set[...]

36 Setup Chapter 2 Prepa rations 1 Press th e MENU butto n. The system menu ap pears on the monitor screen (see page 90) . 2 Select SETUP MENU using the M /MA RK1 butt on or m /MARK2 button, then press the , /OUT button. The setup menu appears on the moni tor screen (see page 91) . 3 Select DISPLAY CONT ROL using the M /MARK1 button or m /MARK2 but[...]

37 24P (23.98 P) Mode Settings Chapter 2 Prepar ations 24P (23. 98P) Mod e Settings Selecting the Playbac k Mode (23.98PsF or 2- 3 Pulldown) When t he setu p menu item SYSTE M FREQ is set to “23.98P”, yo u can set monitor out put to eit h er 23.98P sF mode or 2-3 pulldown mode. 1 Press th e MENU butto n. The system menu (see page 90) appears. 2[...]

38 24P ( 23. 98P ) Mo de Se ttin gs Chapter 2 Prepa rations 14 Press the M /MARK1 or m /MARK2 bu tton to select one of the following. 23.9 8Ps F: Output as 23. 98P. 2-3 P ULL D O WN: Output aft er pulldown co nversion to 59.94i. 15 Press th e SET button. A confirmation me ssage appears. 16 Press the SET button to confirm the chang es, or the RESET [...]

39 24P (23.98 P) Mode Settings Chapter 2 Prepar ations timecode at the start o f recorded clips ma y not have a number of fr ames that is a mu ltiple of 4. If you wan t to make sure that the n u mber of frames in the t imecode of the first frames of rec orded clips is a multiple of 4, set the run mode to “REC RUN”, and r ecord aft er manually p[...]

40 Superimpos ed Text Inf ormat ion Chapter 2 Prepa rations 7 Press the , /OUT button. The thir d leve l of th e menu appears. 8 Press the M /MARK1 or m /MARK2 bu tton to select “TIME DATA ONL Y”. 9 Press th e SET button. The sett ing is con firmed. 10 Turn the di splay of character i nformation on. For details, see “To turn superimposed text[...]

41 Superimpos ed Text Informati on Chapter 2 Prepar ations Inf ormation displa yed a) Only when the s yst em fre quency is 6 0I/3 0P. The display shown above corresponds t o the factory default settings of the unit. You can use DI SPLAY CONTROL >DISPLAY INFO (see page 96) in the setup me nu to change the informa tion shown in the seco nd line. S[...]

42 Superimpos ed Text Inf ormat ion Chapter 2 Prepa rations Displaying Supplementary Status Informatio n When you set the setu p menu ite m DISPLAY CONTROL >SUB STATUS to other than “OF F” (see page 96) , you can view su pplementary status information on the monitor screen below the o p erating mode display area. The fo llowi ng it ems of su[...]

43 Handling Di s cs Chapter Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla yback 3 Recording an d Playback Handling Discs Discs Used f or R ecor ding and Pla ybac k This unit can record and pl ay back the fo llowing Professional Disc 1) formats. • PFD23 (ca pacity 23.3 GB) • PFD23A (capaci ty 23.3 GB) • PFD50DLA (capacity 50.0 GB) 1) Professional Disc is a t r[...]

44 Handling Di s cs Chapter 3 Recordi ng and Pla yback You can also wr ite protec t individual cli ps. For detai l s, see “Lockin g (Write-Prot ecting) C lips” (p age 59) . Loading and Unloading a Disc When the on/st andby switch i ndicator is l it green, you can load and un load a disc as sh own i n the follo wing figu re. The disc slot i ndic[...]

45 Handling Di s cs Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla yback Handling of Discs When Recor ding Does Not End Normally (Salv age Functions) Recording processing does n ot end normally if, f or example, the POWER switch on the rear panel is turned off during r ecording, or if th e power cord i s disconnect ed during recor d ing. Be cause the fil e system is[...]

46 Recording Chapter 3 Recordi ng and Pla yback Recording This sectio n describes video an d audio recording on t he unit. See page 88 “ Function Menu” in C h apte r 6 for more informatio n about function menu operations. See page 105 “Setup Menu Operati ons” in Ch apter 6 for more information a bout setup menu operati ons. It is not possib[...]

47 Recording Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla yback To recor d timecode after setting an initial v alue ( Internal Preset) To set an i nitial value 1 Make the fo llowing settings i n the funct i on menu. • Set CNT R SEL on page P1 to “TC”. • Set TCG on page P2 to “INT”. • Set TC MODE on page P2 to “P RESET”. 2 Press th e DISPLAY butt [...]

48 Recording Chapter 3 Recordi ng and Pla yback To cancel the user bits setting Press th e MENU butto n. 4 Press th e SET button. The message “NOW SAVING...” appe ars, and the use r bits set i n step 3 are display ed. T o record t i mecode tha t follo ws sequentially upon the last recor ded timecode (Internal Reg en) You can reco rd timecode so[...]

49 Recording Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla yback T o record e xternal timecode dire ctly (Exter nal Pr eset) When yo u use this meth od, the intern al timec ode gen erator advances without being affected by the external timecode. To directl y record timec ode input to the TIM E CODE IN co nnector Connect the t imecode output of an external device to[...]

50 Recording Chapter 3 Recordi ng and Pla yback To set shot marks A SHOT MARK1 essence mark or SHOT MARK2 essence mark is set if you ho ld down the M /MARK1 or m / MARK2 butt on and press the SE T butto n during recording. If the un it is set up to displa y superimpo sed text information (see page 40) , “SHOTMARK1” or “SHOTMARK2” appears ev[...]

51 Playbac k Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla yback • Perfor m a clip operati on (lock or delet e a clip) • Make a net work or FAM connect i on • Eje ct the disc • Change the reco rding format (change the setting o f OPERATIONA L FUNCTION >R EC FORMAT in the setup menu, or chan ge the setting of AUDIO CONTROL >REC MODE in the setup menu) [...]

52 Playbac k Chapter 3 Recordi ng and Pla yback This fu nction is not a vailab le when th e Writ e Inhi bit t ab of the disc is set to the recording disabled position, and when REC INH on page P1 of the funct ion menu is set to “ON”. The REC INH in dicator may l ight when neither of t he above is tr ue if the format of reco r ded sections o n t[...]

53 Playbac k Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla yback Normally, th e unit enters jo g mode as soon as you turn the j og dial. If you want it to enter j og mode only when you pre ss the JOG but ton, set OPE RATIONAL FUNCTION >SEAR CH ENABLE in the setup menu to “VIA SEARCH KEY ”. Pla yback in shuttle mode In shut tle mode, you can contro l the spee[...]

54 Playbac k Chapter 3 Recordi ng and Pla yback a) When a t itle has b een assi gned t o a clip (see page 65) , the ti tle is enclos ed in doub le quot ation marks, for exa mple “T ITLE0 0001”. b) A mark is shown to indica te that th e thumbn ail (i n dex pi cture) is no t the first frame of the clip. (Se e “To change a thumbn ail image (inde[...]

55 Playbac k Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla yback 1 Press the CLIP MENU (S HIFT + SUB CLIP ) button or the M ENU butt on to d isplay th e clip m enu. 2 Press the M /MARK1 but ton, m /MARK2 but ton , < / IN butt on, or , /OUT bu tton to selec t SET INDEX PICTUR E. 3 Press th e SET button. “SET INDEX” ap pears in the upper left of the scre en. 4[...]

56 Playbac k Chapter 3 Recordi ng and Pla yback 3 As required, repeat step 2 once or t wice. Thumbnai ls canno t be further divi ded once their duration reaches 1 frame. To return to the th umbnail list screen of the previous level Hold down th e SHI FT bu tton a nd pre ss the EXPA ND butto n. To return to the th umbnail list screen Press th e RESE[...]

57 Playbac k Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla yback Sear ching with the Chapter Function When a clip contains shot marks, you can displ ay them as chapter thumbna ils. See “To set shot marks” (page 50) about ho w to set sh ot marks. 1 With th e thum bnail list visi ble, select t he thu mbnail of the clip tha t contai ns the scenes you want. An “S[...]

58 Playbac k Chapter 3 Recordi ng and Pla yback T o cue up with sub cl ip thumbnail ima g es With the desired c lip list load ed in the c urrent clip list, proceed as f ollows. 1 Press the SUB CLIP but ton and the THUMBNAIL button, t urning them on. Thumbnai ls of the first frames in the sub clips appea r. a) When a title has been as signed to a cl[...]

59 Playbac k Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla yback Locki ng (Write-Pr otecting) Clips In the thu mbnail screen, you can l ock them so that they cannot be deleted or alter ed. Locking prevents t he followi ng operations on cl ips. • Deletion • Renaming by FAM or FT P • Changing t he thumbnail image (index pic t ure) • Addin g and delet i ng sho[...]

60 Playbac k Chapter 3 Recordi ng and Pla yback To u nlock a ll clip s Carry out the procedu re in “To lock all clips”, sel ecting UNLOCK ALL C LIPS in step 2 . Deletin g Clip s You can delete se lected clips whil e checking their con tent. • Clip s cann ot be de lete d whe n the Write Inhi bit tab o f the disc is set to th e recording disabl[...]

61 Playbac k Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla yback Assigning Sequence Numbers to Thumb nails You can assign sequence number s to displayed thumbnai ls. 1 With the SUB CLIP button off , press the THUMBNAIL butt on, turning it on. Thumbnails o f the clips on t h e disc app ear. 2 Press th e MENU butto n. The CLIP menu appears. 3 Use the V /MARK1 bu tton[...]

Chapter 4 62 Overvi ew Chapter 4 Scene Sel ection Scene Selection Overvi ew What is scene selec tion? Scene sele ction is a fun ction wh ich allows y ou to select material (clips) from the mat erial recorded on a disc and perform c u t editing . You can do this b y operati ng on thi s unit on ly. • Scene selec t ion is a convenient way to perform[...]

63 Overv iew Chapter 4 Scene Selec t ion Flo w of scene se lection editing PHONES VAR JOG MARK1 MENU PAGE DISPLA Y SUB CLIP F1 F5 F4 F3 F2 SHIFT CLIP MENU ESSENCE MARK SET THUMB NAIL RESET OUT IN MARK2 SHUTTLE TOP KEY INHI EXPAND CHAPTER F REV F FWD END PREV NEXT PLAY STOP STANDBY REC EJECT CH 1 CH 2 CH 3 CH 4 NETWORK LOCAL REMOTE ACCESS LEVEL REC [...]

64 Overvi ew Chapter 4 Scene Sel ection Clips Materia l record ed with th is unit i s manag ed in un its cal led “clips”. A clip co ntains the material between a recordi ng start poi nt and a recording end point . Clips have numbers beginning wi th C, fo r example C0001. Instead of using clip nu mbers, you can manage clip s by assigning clip ti[...]

65 Overv iew Chapter 4 Scene Selec t ion Assigning Clip Titles When the setup menu item OPERATIONA L FUNCTION >CLI P TITLE >A UTO T ITLE ( see pag e 94) is set to “ENABLE”, titles are displ ayed instead of cl ip numbers for all clips recorded after the setting is ma de. Titles are made up of a prefix of up to 5 characters and a 5- digit n[...]

66 Overvi ew Chapter 4 Scene Sel ection To ass ign clip na mes o n this unit The title assigned to c lip become s its clip nam e (file name). 1 Set OPERATIONAL FUNCTION >CL IP TITLE >AUTO TITLE in the setup menu to “ENABLE” (see page 94) . 2 Set OPERATIONAL FUNCTION >F ILE NAMING >AUTO NAMING to “free”. You are now abl e to use [...]

67 Creating Clip Lists Chapter 4 Scene Selec t ion Sequences of multi ple s characters is conv ert ed into single s char act ers . The followi ng alphabetic symbols ca n be displayed. : . ? ! # * / ( ) + - & @ = < > % " ; _ Display e xample JumpingDol phin_No103 r JUMPINGDO s NO103 Creating Cl ip Lists Select th e desired clip , to i[...]

68 Creating Clip Lists Chapter 4 Scene Sel ection 2 Press th e MENU butto n. The CLIP menu appears (see pag e 76) . (If no clip li st is loaded in the current cli p list, a screen as shown in step 3 appears.) 3 Use the M /MAR K1 o r m /MARK2 bu tton to sel ect LOAD CLIP LIST, and then press t he SET button. A clip list select ion screen appears. Fo[...]

69 Creating Clip Lists Chapter 4 Scene Selec t ion 8 Use the arr ow buttons or jog dial to select th e desired clip . You can also select clips with t he following operations. Press the PREV or NEXT button: Moves to the previou s or next clip. Press the PREV or NEXT button with the S HIFT button hel d down: Moves t o the first or la st clip . Press[...]

70 Creating Clip Lists Chapter 4 Scene Sel ection • Even when a cl ip whose thumbnail i s not th e first fra m e is adde d to a clip list, the thu mbnail displ ayed i n the clip list is alway s the first fr ame as a thum bna il. T o add sub c lips using the expand function You can i n clude a p art of a sub clip in the curren t clip l ist by divi[...]

71 Creating Clip Lists Chapter 4 Scene Selec t ion You can us e a trimming opera tion (see page 73) to change In and Out po ints set by the quick scene selecti on func tion. 1 With th e SUB CL IP butt on off, an d the c lip displa yed in full -screen mode, play back the clip or conduct a search t o find the point that you want to set as the I n poi[...]

72 Editing Clip Li sts Chapter 4 Scene Sel ection Editing Clip Lists You can select items from CLIP menus, and perform simple edit ing operati ons on clip lists an d on sub clips registered in clip lists . Basic Operations 1 In th e clip li st screen, hold down t he MENU butt on. The CLIP menu appears. 2 Press the M /MARK1 or m /MARK2 bu tton to se[...]

73 Editing Clip Lists Chapter 4 Scene Selec t ion previou s or next page. D oes not swi tch when there is on ly one page. To return to the clip list w indow wit hout moving any sub clip Press th e RESET butt on. 3 Press th e SET button. The CLIP ME NU appears af ter the sub cl ip order changes. If you pr ess the SHIFT + SET buttons instead of the S[...]

74 Editing Clip Li sts Chapter 4 Scene Sel ection The CLIP MENU appea rs after the trim i s executed. If you pr ess the SHIFT + SET buttons instead of the SET butt on, you return to the state afte r step 4 in “Basic Opera t ions”, allowing you execu te another trim. 6 Save the current clip li st to disc. For deta ils, see “S aving t he Curr e[...]

75 Saving the Current Clip List to Disc Chapter 4 Scene Selec t ion However, if you press t he SUB CLIP butt on to turn it off, and then press it again t o light it, the playback start posi tion is reset to the start of the clip list. With the SUB CLIP b utton lit, pre ss the PLAY b utton. You can rep eat playbac k of the current clip list by setti[...]

76 Managing Clip List s Chapter 4 Scene Sel ection Use the suppli ed PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing S oftware. For d etails, s ee the PDZ -1 online he lp. Mana ging Clip List s After you create or ed i t a clip l ist, you c an use the CLIP menu to save it to disc, lo ad it fro m disc into unit memory, and dele te it from t he disc. Displa ying the CLIP menu [...]

77 Managing Clip Lists Chapter 4 Scene Selec t ion The CLIP menu c an handle up to 99 clip li sts. Changing Displayed Items of Information o n Sub Clips You can chan ge inform ation disp layed in the lower portion of ea ch thumb nail in the clip list window. Proceed as follows. 1 Display the CLIP menu. See “Displ aying the CLIP menu” (pa ge 76)[...]

78 Managing Clip List s Chapter 4 Scene Sel ection See “Displ aying the CLIP menu” (pa ge 76). 2 Use the M /MAR K1 o r m /MARK2 bu tton to sel ect “SORT CLIP LISTS BY...”, and then press the SET butto n. A screen like t h e one shown bel ow appears. 3 Use the M /MARK1 or m /MARK 2 button to select the type of sor ting. NAME: Sort in as cend[...]

79 Using the PDZ-1 Proxy B rowsing Software Chapter 4 Scene Selec t ion Using the PDZ -1 Proxy Browsing Software When a computer wi th the PDZ-1 Pro xy Browsi ng Software inst alled is connect ed to this unit, yo u can transfer t h e prox y AV data and metad ata files record ed on a disc to th e computer. On t he computer side, PDZ -1 enables you t[...]

Chapter 5 80 Overvi ew Chapter 5 File Oper ations File Operations Overvi ew A remote computer can b e connected to this un it and used to operat e on recorded data which ha s been saved in data files, such as video a nd audio data files. Use FAM (file access mode) for the compu t er connection. Directory Structure The followi ng figure shows the di[...]

81 Overv iew Chapter 5 File Operat ions File Operation Restrictions This sectio n explains which operat ions are possi ble on files stored in each directory. When requir ed, the following operat ion table s distinguish readin g and w riting fro m partia l readin g and writ ing. Read: Read data sequen t ially from the st art to the end of the f ile.[...]

82 Overvi ew Chapter 5 File Oper ations clips on th at disc. (The only p ossible operations a re playback and disc formatti ng.) - Wri ting of clips with us er-define d names - Deletion of clips (except the last recorded clip) - L ocki ng of clips • If you att empt to write a C*.MXF fi le which d oes not meet the con ditions sp ecified in remark [...]

83 File Operat ions in File Acces s Mode (for Windows ) Chapter 5 File Operat ions • Deletio n and renaming of di rectories • The maximum nu mber of files t hat can be created on one disc, inc l uding di rectories, is 6,0 00. • File names and dir ectory names can use letters, numbers, and symbols from the Unicode 2.0 (UTF-8) character set. Ho[...]

84 File Operati ons in File Access Mode (for Windo ws ) Chapter 5 File Oper ations Windows re cognizes this u nit as a removable disc, an d displ ays o ne of t he fo llowi ng ic ons on the remo te computer’ s task bar: • W ind ows XP: • W ind ows Vis ta: The remote computer is now able to perfo rm file operations when a disc is insert ed into[...]

85 File Operation s in File Access Mode (f or Macinto sh) Chapter 5 File Operat ions at least 10 seco nds, and then reconnect the disconnected cab le. The unit is powered off and an i.LINK cable i s connected: P ower th e unit on . T o disable F AM connections Execute one of the pr ocedures desc ribed in t he previo us section “To ma ke a reconne[...]

86 File Operati ons in File Access Mode (fo r Macintosh) Chapter 5 File Oper ations When a disc is i nserted into this u nit, the remote computer recog nizes this uni t as a removable di sc. The followi ng icon appears in the Finde r on the remote computer, indi cating that the compu ter is now able t o perform file operations. Opera tion lim itati[...]

87 Recordin g Continuous Time c ode over FAM Conn ections Chapter 5 File Operat ions Recording Contin uous Timecode over FAM Connectio ns For clips creat ed over a FAM connection, you can record so that the timecod e is continuous with t he timecode of the last frame of the last clip recorded on t he disc. T o record cont inuous timecode Before yo [...]

Chapter 6 Chapter 6 Menus 88 Function Menu Menus Functio n Menu The functi on menu p rovides access t o frequently used settings, suc h as input vide o signal s election and timecode settings. Menu settin gs are stored in nonvolatile memory and are preserved even after t he unit is powered off. Function Menu Operations The functi on menu appears on[...]

89 Function Men u Ch apter 6 Menus 1) Only wh en HDSDI is sel ected as t he video i nput. The signal n ame display flashes wh en the selected signal is not be ing input. Input th e selected signal, or select anot her sign al. Pag e P 1 Pag e P 2 F3: A2 INPUT (audio in put 2) F5: A4 INPUT (audio input 4) Selects the aud io input signals assign ed to[...]

90 System Menu Chapter 6 Menus System Me nu Use the syst em menu to se t up the uni t for specific purposes an d condition s. Menu settings are stored in nonvolat ile memory an d are prese rved even aft er the unit is powered off. The system menu is made up of the following fi ve menus. • Setup menu (SETUP MENU) • TC preset menu (TC PRESET ) ?[...]

91 System Menu Ch apter 6 Menus The entire system me nu appears in the mo nitor video section and o n the external monitor. An upperc ase and lowercase abbrevi ation of t he selected line only (the line in revers e video) appe ars in the time data disp lay section. 2 Press the M /MARK1 or m /MARK2 bu tton to select SETUP MENU or DISC MEN U. 3 Press[...]

92 System Menu Chapter 6 Menus OPERATIONAL FUNCTION DISPLAY CONTROL TIME CODE DISC PROTECTION VIDEO CONTROL REPEAT MODE AUTO EE SELECT LOCAL ENABLE REC FORMAT DISC END CLIP TITLE FILE NAMING SYSTEM SEL SEARCH ENABLE VAR SPD LIMIT PREROLL TIME AFTER CUE-UP ASM POSTROLL CLIP CONT. REC FIND MODE CHARA. POSITION CHARA. TYPE CHARA. VSIZE DISPLAY INFO SU[...]

93 System Menu Ch apter 6 Menus Setu p Menu Item s The purpose and set tings of the setup menu items are describe d below. • Brackets [ ] indicate charac ters and symbols that appear in the tim e data di spla y section. • An asterisk (*) (for example *EE) indicat es that a setting is the fac tory defau lt. AUDIO CONTROL INTERFACE SELECT METADAT[...]

94 System Menu Chapter 6 Menus AUTO EE SELECT [> Auto EE]: Determine whether the uni t enters E-E mode or PB mo de wh en au dio and vi deo signals from other eq uipment are inpu t. DISC OUT [>> DISC OUT]: When no disc is loaded. * EE [>>> E E]: Output video a nd audio si gnals rec eived from other equi pment. PB [>>> PB]:[...]

95 System Menu Ch apter 6 Menus SEARCH ENABLE [> Sear ch ENA]: Specif y how to pu t the unit i nto a s ear ch mode (jog , sh uttle, or vari able-sp eed) . * DIAL DIRECT [>> DIAL]: Th e unit s witche s to a search mode when you pres s the JO G, SH UTTLE , or V AR butto n, o r when y ou turn the jog or shut tle dial (e xcept during recording[...]

96 System Menu Chapter 6 Menus DISPLA Y INFO [> DISP inf o]: Select the co ntent of the chara cter inf or mation s how n in the monitor video section and on a n ex ternal monito r . * TIME D A T A & ST A TUS [>> Tim e&ST A]: Time da ta and the oper ating mode of the unit TIME D A T A & UB [>> Time&UB]: Tim e data and [...]

97 System Menu Ch apter 6 Menus HD CHARA [> HD char]: Spec ifies the HD out put connec tor(s) to which superimp osed te xt inf orm atio n is output w hen CHA R SEL in page P1 of the function men u is set to “ON”. HDSDI2 [>> HDSDI2]: Supe rimposed te xt is outp ut to the HDSDI OUTPUT 2 co nnect or only . It is off f or the HDSDI OUTPUT [...]

98 System Menu Chapter 6 Menus VITC POS SEL-2 [> VITC pos-2]: Select a lin e to inse r t the VITC in. Note Y ou can insert the VITC si gnal in two pl aces. T o insert it in two places , set both this it em and VI TC POS SEL-1. When the s y stem fre quency is 60i, 23.98 P or 30P 20LINE [>> 20 line] to 12LINE [>> 12 li ne]: Select a ny[...]

99 System Menu Ch apter 6 Menus BLANK LINE [> Blank Line ]: Switch blanki ng of the vide o output signal in the v er tical b lanking interval on or off . Lines in the v er tical b lanking interval can be set separa tel y Th e Y/C signal and odd/e ven fields are blan ked sim ultaneously . ALL LINE [>> Al l line] * - - - [>>> - - -][...]

100 System Menu Chapter 6 Menus WIDE MODE [> Wide mode]: F or SD input and outpu t, sp ecif y whe ther to record and pla y bac k with the ad dit ion of wi de pictu re in form atio n. INPUT [>> Input] ( only w hen the PDBK-10 4 option b oard is installe d) * A UT O [>>> A uto]: A utomatica lly record wide p icture inf or mation whe[...]

101 System Menu Ch apter 6 Menus UP CONVERT [> UP con vert]: Specify upconver t o utp ut. A UTO SQUEEZE [> > A uto SQZ]: Select wh ether to use auto squeeze m ode. * OFF [>>> OFF]: Do not use. ON [>>> ON]: Use. CONV MODE [>> Con v mode]: Sele ct the conversion mode. * EDGE CR OP [>>> Edge Crop]: Edge crop m[...]

102 System Menu Chapter 6 Menus D A T A MODE [> Data mode]: Specify whether to handl e digital audio sign als as non-aud io signals during recordin g. CH1/CH2 IN [>> CH1/CH2]: Specify f or the in put to the DIG IT AL A UDIO (AES/EB U) 1/2 connec tors. * A UDIO [>>> A udio]: Handl e as audio sign als. D A T A [>>> Data]: H[...]

103 System Menu Ch apter 6 Menus A UDIO OUTPUT [> A udio Out]: Select the channels f or audio output fr om the A UDIO OUTPU T 1/3 and 2/ 4 connec tors. * CH1/CH2 [>> CH1/CH2]: Output chan nel 1 t o the A UDIO OUTPUT 1 /3 connec tor and channel 2 to the A UDIO OUTPUT 2 /4 connec tor . CH3/CH4 [>> CH3/CH4]: Outp ut channel 3 to the A U[...]

104 System Menu Chapter 6 Menus ESSENCE MARK [> EssnceMk ] SDI OUT [>> SDI out]: Select whethe r to output essenc e mar ks in the V ANC of HD/SDSDI outpu t. * ON [>>> ON]: Output. OFF [>>> OFF]: Do not ou tput. SD V ANC LINE [>> SDI line]: When SDI OU T is set to “ON”, s elect the line of SDSDI output in whic h [...]

105 System Menu Ch apter 6 Menus Setup Menu Operati ons This section exp l ains how to cha nge menu settings. Buttons used to change settings Use the foll owing buttons to chan ge menu settings. Changing the settings of menu items Proceed as follows t o change th e settings of menu items. 1 Press the M /MARK1 or m/ MARK2 butt on to selec t the requ[...]

106 System Menu Chapter 6 Menus 4 Press the , /OUT button. This displa ys all possi ble settin gs for the item selected in step 3 . 5 Press the M /MARK1 or m /MARK2 bu tton to change the set ting of t he it em. 6 To change other setting s, press the < /IN butt on to return to the previ ous screen, then repea t steps 3 to 5 as requir ed. 7 When y[...]

107 System Menu Ch apter 6 Menus Once the MENU GRADE item has been set to “BASIC”, only th e basic, top-level me nu items appear when you press the M E NU button a nd the , /OUT butto n to display the setu p menu . Returning menu settings to the ir factory default settings After making menu setti ng changes, to return setting s to their fa ctor[...]

108 System Menu Chapter 6 Menus ALL CLIP [> All Clip]: Delete all clips. (C lips in t he General dir ectory are not de leted.) FORMA T [Forma t] Formats a disc. QUICK FORMAT [>Quick Format]: Dele tes all data on the di sc, including the c ontents of the General direct ory. Disc Men u Operations T o display the status of the current disc or c [...]

109 System Menu Ch apter 6 Menus To clea r the men u from the scre en Press the MENU button. T o format a disc See “Formatti ng a Disc” (page 44 ) in Chapter 3.[...]

Chapter 7 110 Option Bo ards for Enhanced Func tionalit y / Using the PDBK- 101 Network Board (Gigab it Ethernet) Chapter 7 Using Op tion Boards Using Option Boards Option Boards fo r Enhanced Func tionality You can enh ance the fu nctionalit y of this unit by i nstalling option boards in the opti on slots. You can inst all up to t wo option boards[...]

111 Using the PDBK-1 01 Network Board (Gigabit Et hernet) Chapter 7 Using Opti on Boards • Install the PDBK-101 in opt ion slot 1. • Make networ k setti ngs in the network sett ings menu. This menu appears onl y when the PDB K-101 opt ion board is inst alled. Refer to the PDBK-101 operati on manual for more informatio n about the network sett i[...]

112 Using the PDB K-102 MPEG-TS I nput/Output Bo ard Chapter 7 Using Op tion Boards Using the PDBK-102 MPEG-TS Input/Output Board With the P DBK-102 MPEG -TS Input/ Output Board installed in option sl ot 2 of this unit, you ca n make i.LINK connecti ons betwee n this uni t and v ideo devic es complying with the HDV 1080i 1) standard (called “HDV [...]

113 Using the PDBK-10 3 Analog HD Input Board / Using the PDBK-104 SD I nput Upconver ter Board Chapter 7 Using Opti on Boards Using the PDBK-103 Analog HD Input Board With th e PDBK-1 03 Analog HD Input B oard instal led in option sl ot 2 of this unit, you can record HD analog signals such as YPbPr si gnals and RGB signals in ad dition to HDSDI si[...]

114 Impor tant Notes on Operation Appendix Appendix Important No tes on Opera tion Use and storage Do not su bject the un it to severe shock s The internal mechanism may be damaged or the body warped. Do not co ver the unit whil e operating Doing so will cause t emperatures to rise in side the unit, possibly re sulting in fail ure. After use Turn o[...]

115 Periodic Ma intenance Appendix If it appears, wait until it disappears be fore inserting a disc. Perio dic Maintena nce Digital Hour s Meter The digital hours meter can provide infor mation abou t the operational hi st ory of the unit. Use t h e information as a guide i n scheduling periodic ma intenance. For pe r iodic maintenance, co ntact yo[...]

116 Trouble shooting Appendix To exit from the di gital hour s met er Press the MENU button. Troubleshoot ing Alarms An alarm (warning message) ap pears in the time data display section when a n operation is a t tempted w hich i s inappropriate for the sett ings on this unit or the state of the disc. Both t he ala rm message and t he action to take[...]

117 Troubles hooting Appendix When a disc is inser ted a) Displayed only when DISPLAY CONTROL >ALARM is set t o “ON” or “LIMI TED”. During front panel operations Exchg batt! BA TTER Y NEEDS REPLAC ING. PLEASE CONT ACT SER VICE. The NVR AM batte r y is e xhausted. C ontact you r Sony de aler. Alar m mes sage in ti me data displa y section[...]

118 Trouble shooting Appendix REC INHI.! THE DISC WRITE PR OTECT T AB IS SET T O SA VE. Set the dis c ’ s Write Inhi bit tab to enab le recording (see pa ge 43) . REC INHIBIT MODE IS SELECTED . This appears when REC INH on page P1 of the function m enu is set to “O N”. Set REC INH to “OFF” (se e page 89) . No Clip! b) NO CLIP . This appe [...]

119 Troubles hooting Appendix REC R UN! a) TCG R UN MODE IS SET T O REC R UN. SET TC FREE R UN MODE IN FUNCTION MENU . This appe ars when R UN MODE on p age P2 of the function m enu is set to “REC R UN”, and you tr y to preset tim e code or u ser bits. Set R UN MOD E to “FREE R UN” (s ee p age 90) . REC mode! b) THUMBNAIL(S) CANNO T BE DISP[...]

120 Trouble shooting Appendix a) Displayed only when DISPLAY CONTROL >ALARM is set to “ON”. b) Displayed o nly when DISPLAY CONTROL >ALARM i s set to “ON” or “LIMI TED”. During recording and editing operations a) Displayed only when DISPLAY CONTROL >ALARM is set t o “ON” or “LIMI TED”. Alar m mes sage in ti me data disp[...]

121 Troubles hooting Appendix During pla y back a) Displayed only when DISPLAY CONTROL >ALARM is set t o “ON” or “LIMI TED”. Alar m mes sag e in t ime da ta displa y section A larm mes sage i n mo nito r vi deo section D escription /action 525/60 D isc a) DISC CANNO T BE PLA YED BACK. USE DISC WITH HD 50I or HD 25P RECORDING. This appe a[...]

122 Trouble shooting Appendix During thumbnail sear ch, scene se lection, and c lip list operations Alar ms relati ng to audio and video signals Alarm me ssa ge in monitor video section Description/actio n CANNO T EXP AND CLIP ANY FUR THER. The clip c annot be e xpanded in to mor e b loc ks. This ap pears when the EXP AND b utton is press ed when t[...]

123 About i.LINK Appendix a) Displayed onl y when DISPLAY CONTROL >ALARM is set to “ON”. Alarms relating to sensors and drives Err or Messages Error codes appear in the ti me data display when an error (usu ally a hard ware prob lem) o ccur s. In a ddi tion, both error messages and err or codes ap pear in the mon i tor video section a nd on [...]

124 Specific ations Appendix The unit can be connected to one device with the i.LI NK cable ( DV cable). W hen you conn ect with a device t hat has two or more i.LINK connectors, refer to the op erating instruct ions suppli ed with the connected device. About data transfer speed of i.LINK i.LINK defines maximum data transfer spe eds of approxi mate[...]

125 Specifications Appendix DVCAM: 16 bits /48 kHz, 4 ch annels Proxy au dio A-law 8 bits, 8 kHz, 4 channels Playb ack format Video MPEG HD: HQ35/ SP25/LP 18 Mbps DVCAM: 25 Mbps Proxy vi deo MPEG-4 1) Audio MPEG HD: 16 bits/ 48 kHz, 4/2 c hannels DVCAM: 16 bits /48 kHz, 4 ch annels Proxy au dio A-law 8 bits, 8 kHz, 4 channels 1) The MP EG-4 Cod ec [...]

126 Specific ations Appendix Timeco de inpu t TIME CODE IN BNC type (×1), SMP TE timecode, 0.5 t o 18 Vp-p, 3. 3 k Ω , unbalance d Output connectors Digital vi deo output s HDSDI OUTPUT BNC ty pe (×2), comp lying wit h SMPT E 292M SDSDI OU TPUT BNC ty pe (×1), comp lying wit h SMPT E 259M i.LINK (HDV 1080 i) (with PDBK-1 02 option board install[...]

127 Specifications Appendix Notes • Always make a t est recording, and verify that it was recorded successfully. SONY WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DAM AGES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING , BUT NOT LIMIT ED TO, COMPENSAT ION OR REIMBU RSEMENT ON ACCOUNT OF FAIL URE OF THIS UNIT OR ITS RECORDING M EDIA, EXTERNA L STORAGE SYSTEMS OR ANY OT HER MEDIA OR STORA GE SY[...]

128 Using UMID Data Appendix Using UMID Data Metadata is addi tional information reco rded on discs along with audio-visual data. It is u sed to bring great er efficiency to the flow of op erations from materia l acquisit ion through editing, an d to make it easier to fi nd and reuse mat e rial. As one of app lication o f metadata , the UMID has be[...]

129 Using UMID Data Appendix • Disting uishing between original material and cop i ed material. 00 is added to the Inst ance Number for original material. • Recording with UT C time. UTC (coordinat ed universal time) is used when recording the UMID. Use of a universal time syst em enables un iform management of source material rec orded all ove[...]

130 MPEG-4 V isual Pate nt Port folio License / MPEG-2 Video Patent Po rtfolio License Appendix MPEG-4 Visual Patent Portfolio Lice nse THIS PRO DUCT IS LIC ENSED UNDE R THE MP EG-4 VISUAL PATENT PORTFOL IO LICENSE FOR T HE PERSONAL AND NO N-COMMERCIAL USE OF A CONSUMER F OR (i) ENCODING VIDE O IN COMPL IANCE WITH TH E MPEG-4 VISUAL STA NDARD (“M[...]

131 Glossary Appendix Glossa ry AES/EBU A standard est ablished jo intly by the AES (Audi o Enginee r ing Soci ety) and EBU (European Broadcasting Union) for serial transmission of digita l audio. T wo channel s of audi o can be transmi tted via a si ngle connector. Clip A recording unit. Clips a r e created every time recording starts an d stops. [...]

132 Glossary Appendix globall y unique n umber and a material number for the iden tification of recorded material. An optional section c alled the “So urce Pack” contains informatio n such as the time and locatio n of recording. A UMID with the Basic se ct ion only is called a Basic UMID. A UMID with the Source Pack i s called an Extended UMID.[...]

133 Index Inde x Index A AC IN connector 24 ACCESS indicator 15 Alarms 116 Arrow bu t tons 19 Audio fo rmat 18 AUDIO INPUT 1/3 an d 2/4 connectors 22 Audio l evel meter s 18 Audio mo nitor chann el s 19 AUDIO MONITOR connectors 22 AUDIO OUTPUT 1/3 and 2/4 connectors 22 Audio recordin g formats 4 6 levels 49 AV/C connection 30 B BVE-700 /700A 34 C C[...]

134 Index Inde x J JOG bu tton 20 Jog dial 20 Jog/shuttle tr ansport indicators 20 K KEY INH 18 KEY INH button 17 Key opera tion inhi bit m ode 18 L LEVEL kno b 16 Loading and unload ing a disc 44 M MARK1 but ton 1 9 MARK2 but ton 1 9 MENU butto n 16 Menus 88 MONITOR connect or 22 Moni tor vi deo displ ay s ecti on 18 MPEG HD 11 N Names and fun cti[...]

135 Index Inde x Thumbnail image assi gnin g sequ enc e num bers 61 changing 5 4 displaying a list 54 specifying the frame 49 starting playback wit h 54 Thumbnail search 53 changing an im age 54 changing the clip in formation 54 displaying a list of thumbnail images 53 selecting an image 54 TIME CODE IN conn ect or 23 TIME CODE OUT connector 23 Tim[...]