Sony DSR-1500P manual

DSR-1500/1500P © 2000 Sony Cor poration 3-204-974- 12 (1) Digital Videocassette Recorder Operating Instructions Before op erating the unit, ple ase read t his manu al thorough ly and re tain it for f uture refere nce.[...]

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

3 Table of Contents Table of Content s Chapter 1 Overview Features .............. ......... .............. .............. .............. ....... 5 DVCAM Format ............................................................. 5 Variety of Interfaces ........................................................ 6 Compact Size ................................[...]

4 Tabl e of Cont ents Chapter 4 Menu Se ttings Menu Organization .......... .............. .............. .............. 55 Menu Contents ...................... .............. .............. ......... 58 Setup Menu ................................................................... 58 Auto Mode (AUTO FUNCTION) Execution Menu ..... 71 Changing Menu [...]

5 Feat ure s Chapter 1 Overview Features The DSR-150 0/1500P is a 1 / 4 -inch digit al videoc assette recorder using the DVCAM ™ digital recordin g format . The unit is equ ipped with a ful l range of output interfac es, so that it can b e used as a low-cost, compact fee der/viewer in a non-l inear editin g system* without r equiring any optional[...]

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

7 Feat ure s Chapter 1 Ov er view Quic k mechanical response When yo u use the ta pe tran sp ort butt ons of th e unit, th e tape inse rted in th e unit respon ds quickly . Superimposition function Time code v alues, operatio n mode in dications, er ror messages, and ot her text data ca n be superimposed and output in analog composite video signals[...]

8 Locat ion and Functio n of Parts Chapter 1 Ov er view Location and Fu nction of Parts Fr ont P a nel 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[...]

9 Location and F unction of Part s Chapter 1 Ov er view a a a a POWER switc h Press the “” side to p ower on the un it. This ca uses th e audio l evel meters and the displ ay section to li ght. To power off the unit, pr ess the “” side of th e switch. b b b b Audio level meters These two meter s indicate t he recording au dio levels during [...]

10 Locat ion and Functio n of Parts Chapter 1 Ov er view i i i i MONITOR SELE CT button Use this but ton and t he METER CH-1/2 3/4 butt on to select the au dio channels : • for leve l indica tions on t he audio level meters • for audio output via the PHONE S connector on the front panel • for audi o output via the MONI TOR connector on the re[...]

11 Location and F unction of Part s Chapter 1 Ov er view A A udio input/output level contr ol section a a a a REC/PB LEVEL control k nobs These knobs u sed to cont rol audio l evels functi on differen tly depen ding on th e setting of th e VAR switch as follows. b b b b VAR switch Use to switch the way in which the RE C/PB LEVE L contro l knobs fu [...]

12 Locat ion and Functio n of Parts Chapter 1 Ov er view c c c c CH1 1/2 ( audio chan nel 1 or 1/2) button Each press of this butt on cycles th rough th e following input a udio signal sel ection opt ions for audio channel 1 (when in 2-channel mode) or for audi o channels 1 and 2 (when in 4-channel mode) . • Analog audio sign al input to the AUDI[...]

13 Location and F unction of Part s Chapter 1 Ov er view C Display section a a a a INPUT signal display section Indicates the input video and audio sign al formats selected with the INPUT SELECT buttons (S DTI/i.LINK, VID EO, CH1 1/2, a nd CH2 3/4 but tons). Not e The indicat ors without the correspond ing opti onal boards inst alled in the unit do[...]

14 Locat ion and Functio n of Parts Chapter 1 Ov er view VIDEO indicators: The indicator (COMPOSIT E, S VIDEO, Y − R,B, SDI, or SG) correspondin g to the selected in put video signal format lights. AUDIO indicators: C ompri se th e CH -1 1/ 2 in dicat or a nd CH-2 3 /4 indicator, un der each of wh ich there ar e four more indicators (ANALOG, A ES[...]

15 Location and F unction of Part s Chapter 1 Ov er view AUDIO indicators: Comprise the CH 1/ 2 indicato r and CH 3/4 indicat or to indicate th e channel selectio n for analog au dio output f rom the AUDIO OUT 1 /3 and AUDIO OUT 2/4 connecto rs. You can change the ch annel selection with the AUDIO OUTPUT menu item (see pa ge 67) . c c c c Time coun[...]

16 Locat ion and Functio n of Parts Chapter 1 Ov er view o o o o REC MODE (audio recording mode) d isplay This ind icates the audio record ing mode cur rently selected with the REC MODE menu item (see page 65) . 2CH indicator: L ights in 2- channel mode (4 8 kHz). 4CH indicator: L ights in 4- channel mode (3 2 kHz). p p p p EDIT MODE indicator Ligh[...]

17 Location and F unction of Part s Chapter 1 Ov er view E Men u contr ol sect ion a a a a MENU button Press this butt on to display th e menu on the monitor screen and the time coun ter display. Press it agai n to exit the menu display. On how to use the men u, see Chapter 4 “ Menu Setting s. ” b b b b RESET ( NO) butto n Press this b utton to[...]

18 Locat ion and Functio n of Parts Chapter 1 Ov er view Rear P anel a a a a AC IN connector Use the supplie d power cord to co nnect this to an AC outlet . b b b b DV IN/OUT connector ( 6-pin IEEE-1394) (optio nal DSBK-1503 i.LINK/D V Input/Outp ut Board) This conne ctor is available whe n the optional DSBK- 1503 board i s install ed. It inpu ts a[...]

19 Location and F unction of Part s Chapter 1 Ov er view A Analog video/audio signal input section (optional DSBK-1504/1504P Analog Input Boar d) The connectors i n this section a re available when the optiona l DSBK-150 4/1504P bo ard is insta lled. a a a a VIDEO IN connectors (BNC type) There are the following VIDEO IN connecto rs for inputt ing [...]

20 Locat ion and Functio n of Parts Chapter 1 Ov er view B Analog video/audio signal output section a a a a VIDEO OUT connectors (BNC type) There are the following VIDEO OUT connectors for outputt ing anal og video signal s: • Y/CPST • R − Y/C/CPST • B − Y/CPST (SU PE R) The signals o utput fr om these connectors d epend on the setting of[...]

21 Location and F unction of Part s Chapter 1 Ov er view C Digital signal input/output section (optional DSBK-1501 Digital Input/Output Boar d) The connectors i n this section a re available when the optiona l DSBK-150 1 board is i nstalled. a a a a SDI/SDTI (QSDI) IN (Serial Digital In terface/ Serial Data Transpor t Int erface (QSDI) input) conne[...]

22 Locat ion and Functio n of Parts Chapter 1 Ov er view[...]

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

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

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

26 Usable Cas se ttes Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback No double insertio n of casset tes When you insert a cassette, the or ange lock-o ut plate appears in th e cassette compartm e nt to pr e vent doub l e insertio n. Ejecting a cass et te Pre ss the E JECT button. REW PLAY F FWD ST OP REC INPUT VIDEO AUDIO V:SDTI SDTI i.LINK SDI SG SDI SG SDI SG[...]

27 Recording Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback Recording This sectio n describe s th e necessary settings a nd ope r a tio ns to perfo rm recordi ng on t hi s u ni t. Th e same settings and oper at i ons a ppl y whe th er you are usin g the unit as p art of an e diting system, for dubbin g, or as a stand-al one recorder. For the necessary con necti[...]

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

29 Recording Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback a) The indicators witho ut the c orrespondi ng opti onal boar ds (DSBK -1501/1 503/1504/15 04P) installed in the unit do not li ght . Caution Once you have st arted recording, yo u cannot change the i nput signal selection. 6 Select the au dio mode. Select either two-channel mode (2 CHANNEL) or four-ch[...]

30 Recording Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback 7 With the VAR switch on the fron t p ane l set to REC, u se the REC/P B LEVEL co ntrol knobs to ad just audi o input l evels. Watching the audio leve l meter, a djust th e level so that the me ter does not indi cate hi gher v alues th an 0 dB when the audio signal is at its maximum. When the level exc[...]

31 Recording Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback 1 After checking the following items, h old the casse tte with the t ape window facing upward, then insert it into the recorder (th is unit) as illustrated on page 25 . . The casse tte is automa ti cally draw n into the u nit and the ta pe is woun d round th e head drum. The tape i s station ary while [...]

32 Recording Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback If the fol lowing indica tors light w hen a c assette is loa ded To perform the follo wing ope ra tio ns Indicator It means: Cass ette mem or y indica tor The l oaded cas sette co ntains a cassette memory . CL indic ator There is ClipLink log data s tored in th e cassette memory on the load ed cass ett[...]

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

34 Playbac k Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback Pla ybac k Procedure Not e When cont rolling t his unit from an edit ing contro l unit conne cted to t he REMOTE c onn ector of this un it , set the LOCAL/R EMOTE sw itc h of this unit to REMOTE, turni ng the RE MOTE i ndicat or on. When n ot, se t the switch to LOCAL, t urning the indicat or off. 1 In[...]

35 Playbac k Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback To perform the follo wing ope ra tio ns a) Whe n th e SEA RCH EN AB LE m enu it em (see pag e 59) is set to ENABLE. Operation Do this: Stop pla ybac k . Press the ST OP butto n. The unit enters stop mod e, and will au tomatica lly s w i tch to s tan db y off mode after the tim e s et with the ST OP TIM[...]

36 Playbac k Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback R e p e a t P l ay b a ck — Aut o m a t i c C y cl i c a l P l ay b a ck Proceed as follows to perform automatic cyclical playback of recording (repeat playback ) between selected start and end point s. 1 Set the desired repeat start and end po ints with the REPEAT FUNCTION menu item (see page 5 8) .[...]

37 Playbac k Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback Setting the current tape position as point A or B Proceed as fol lows to set the current tape position as po int A or B for repeat playback . While hol ding down the S ET (YES) but ton in the me nu control se ction, pr ess the g or G button. The t ime code value of the cu rrent tape position is set as [...]

38 Playbac k Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback Inputting time code v alues for points A and B Using the foll owing procedur e, you can modify the t ime code value for poi nt A or B. 1 Press the MENU button. The f o llow ing m enu displ ay ap pear s . 2 With “ SETUP MENU ” selec ted, press the G bu tton. The display ch anges as follo ws. MENU RE[...]

39 Playbac k Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback 3 With “ OPERATION AL FUNCTION ” selected, press the G button. The display ch anges as follo ws. 4 With “ REPEAT FUNC TION ” selected, press the G bu tton. The contents o f the REPEAT FUNCTION menu i tem are displayed . 5 Press the F button t o select “ REPEAT TO P. ” >REP FUNC SETUP MEN[...]

40 Playbac k Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback 6 Press the G butt on. The display ch anges as follo ws. 7 Press the F button t o select “ A POINT. ” 8 Press the g butt on. The display ch anges as follo ws. >>> T ape top SETUP MENU OPERATIONAL FUNCTION REPEAT FUNCTION REPEAT TOP * TAPE TOP A POINT : T.TOP : V.END Monitor screen Time cou[...]

41 Playbac k Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback 9 Press the F button t o select “ A PRESET. ” 10 Press the G button . The A PRESET MODE screen appears. The time code value of the current point A is di splayed below t he screen title . 11 Use the g or G butto n to select the digi t in the tim e code va lue di splay th at you want to change. Each [...]

42 Playbac k Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback 13 Press the SET (YES) butt on to conf irm the defi ned value. The message “ NOW SAVING... ” is displayed on the monito r screen and “ Savi ng. .. ” is sho w n in the tim e c ount er display whil e the new setti ng is being saved i n memory. Caution The new sett ing may be lost if you power of [...]

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

44 Setting the Time Data Chapter 3 Con ven ient Functions fo r Edit ing Opera tion Monit or screen content s The content s of the monitor screen are sho wn below. A Time d ata type The follo wi ng tim e data typ e indicat io ns are displa yed. a) You can switch be tween T C an d VITC usi ng the T C SELE CT me nu item (see page 62 ) . b) “ * ” i[...]

45 Setti ng the Time Data Chapter 3 Con ven ient Functions fo r Edit ing Opera tion T o displa y the desired t ime data in the time counter displa y Press the COUNTER SELECT button on the front panel. Each press of this butt on cycles th rough th ree options: CNT value, time code, and user bit data. The time data type indicator for ea ch option lig[...]

46 Setting the Time Data Chapter 3 Con ven ient Functions fo r Edit ing Opera tion 2 Set the T I ME CODE me nu items (see page 62) as shown below. 3 Press t he TC PRESET butt on in th e me nu cont rol section. The current sett ing is shown on the monitor screen and in the time counter di splay on the fr ont panel. T he leftmost digit keeps fl ashin[...]

47 Setti ng the Time Data Chapter 3 Con ven ient Functions fo r Edit ing Opera tion automaticall y synchronize wit h the external time cod e input to the unit via the SDT I or i.LINK interface. Once an extern al time code signal ha s been input, t he internal time code advan cement mode and frame count mode are automatical ly set as follows: Advanc[...]

48 Setting the Time Data Chapter 3 Con ven ient Functions fo r Edit ing Opera tion 2 Press the f or F but ton to select “ AUTO FUNCTION. ” 3 Press the G button. This displa ys the item s in the leve l 1 of the aut o mode executi on menu. 4 Press the F button to select “ TC INS ERT. ” 5 Press the G button. The foll owing message appear s. 6 [...]

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

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

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

52 Digitally Dubbin g Signals i n DVCAM Format Chapter 3 Con ven ient Functions fo r Edit ing Opera tion 3 Press the G button. This display s the item s o n level 1 of th e auto mode executi on menu. 4 Press the G button to di splay t he menu le vel 2 for th e item “ SD TI DU BBING, ” and select the data to be dubbed wit h the F butt on. 5 Pres[...]

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

54 Digitally Dubbin g Signals i n DVCAM Format Chapter 3 Con ven ient Functions fo r Edit ing Opera tion[...]

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

56 Menu Organiz ation Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs Menu o rgani zati 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. D[...]

57 Menu Organiz ation Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin 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 A[...]

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

59 Menu Content s Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs A UT O EE SELECT [> Auto EE]: Determine whether the unit enters EE mo de or PB m ode when aud io and video signal s from other e quipment are i nput. When t his u ni t i s us ed a s the recorder f or cut e diting, it is possi ble to output th e input audio a nd vi deo signa ls to the mon itor . This [...]

60 Menu Content s Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs PLA Y ST ART [> PLA Y star t]: Set the timing f or s witching from stop m ode to pla ybac k mode. In an edi ting sys tem incl uding an editing c ontrol uni t such as the PVE-500, you can adju st this sett ing so th at the dela y bef ore s witc hing to pla yba ck mode is the same on all the dec ks of [...]

61 Menu Content s Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs SUB ST A TUS [> Sub status]: Sele ct suppl ementary status inf or mation sup erimposed on output fro m the B − Y/CPST (SUPER) connecto r to the monit or . * OFF [>> OFF]: Nothing of su pplement ar y statu s inf or mation EDIT PRESET [>> Edit p re]: Indicati ons of the editing m ode sett[...]

62 Menu Content s Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs TIME CODE [Time code]: Setti ngs related to the time co de gen er at or Descriptio n of settings TC MODE [> TC mode]: Determine the time code t o use: internal time code u sing a preset in itial v alue, regener ated internal time co de (loc ked to tim e c od e rea d from ta pe), or e xternal time cod[...]

63 Menu Content s Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs VITC POS SEL-1 [> VITC pos-1]: Select a line to in ser t the VITC in. Not e Y ou can inser t the VI TC signal i n two places . T o inser t it in t wo places , set both this ite m and als o VITC POS SEL-2. (F or DSR-1 500) 20 LINE [> > 20 line] to 12 LINE [>> 12 line]: Select an y line fro[...]

64 Menu Content s Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs VIDEO CONTR OL [Video]: Settings rel ated to vid eo con tro l Description of settings INT VIDEO SG [> Vid eo SG]: Select t he test sign al to be output fr om the int ernal test signa l gener ator . When SG is selec ted us ing the VIDEO b ut ton in the vi deo /aud io input setting sect ion, the in ter[...]

65 Menu Content s Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs PR OCESS CONTROL [> Pr oc ctrl] C PHASE MODE [>> C Phas MD]: Sele ct the phase rota tion mode f or chroma p hase control . The ef f ect of thi s setting applies to the ou tput le vel s of all o f the com posite video , S-video , SDI and compo nent vide o signals . * U/V (COMPOSITE) [ >>&g[...]

66 Menu Content s Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs INPUT ARRANGE [> Input a rng]: Mak e settings f or input audio m ixing. Not e When, in 4-channel mode , analog audio is selected f or all f our channel s (chann els 1/ 2 and 3/4), the same analo g audio signals are recor ded on chann els 1 and 3 and on channels 2 and 4, resp ect ively . T hat is, t h[...]

67 Menu Content s Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs SHUTTLE MUTE [> Sh utl m ute]: Set the a udio m uting condit ions durin g shuttle pla ybac k . * OFF [>> OFF]: Not muted. CUEUP or PRER OLL [>> CUEUP]: Mute d during cue-u p or prerol l opera tions . FULL [>> FULL]: Muted in s huttle mo de . A UDIO EDIT [> A udio edit]: Specify t[...]

68 Menu Content s Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs SA VE B ANK 1 [> Sa ve 1]: Sav e current me nu settings to men u bank 1. (1) Select the ban k y ou wan t to sa ve , then pr ess the G but t on . Messag e “ SA VE OK? ” appears . (2) T o sav e, press the SET (YES) bu tton. T o quit savin g, press the RESET (NO) butt on. SA VE B ANK 2 [> Sa ve 2[...]

69 Menu Content s Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs EE OUT PHASE s ettings f or time code output Use the fol lowing a s ref erence in fo rmation wh en settin g the EE OU T P HASE men u i tem (see page 63) . THROUGH mo de In this mode , the LTC sig nal is outp ut with the p hase synchronized with the input t ime code signal. Thi s mode is approp riate w h[...]

70 Menu Content s Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs VIDEO OU TPUT PHAS E mode The time code output signa l is syn chronized with t he output vi deo signa l. This mode is ap propriate when outputtin g signals from a single de vice to a number of VC Rs using separ ate cables for vide o, audio, and time code. In this mode , the same tim e code is rec o rded[...]

71 Menu Content s Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs A uto Mode (A UT O FUNCTION) Execution Menu The foll owing tabl e shows the purpose and f unction o f the items in the aut o mode execution menu . For detail s of the use of individual items, see “ Di gitall y Dubbing Sign als in DVC AM Format ” o n page 51 and “ Rerecording t he Time Code — T C[...]

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

73 Changing Menu Set tings Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs 2 With “ SETUP MENU ” selected, press the G butt on. This display s all ite m s on menu leve l 1. 3 Press the f or F button to selec t th e requir ed item. 4 Press the G button. This di splays menu l evel 2 fo r th e menu it em selected in step 3 . 5 Press the f or F button t o select th e [...]

74 Changing Menu Se ttings Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs 8 To change other settings, pr ess the g button to retur n to the previous sc reen, then repeat st eps 5 to 7 as required. 9 When yo u have comp leted th e sett ings, pr ess the SET (YES) but ton. The message “ NOW SAVING... ” appears on t he monitor screen, an d “ Saving... ” appears i[...]

75 Changing Menu Set tings Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs 2 With “ SETUP MENU ” selected, press the G butt on. This displ ays all basic and enh anced items on menu level 1. 3 Follow the same procedur e as in ste ps 3 to 8 of the procedure in the section “ Chan ging the Settings of Basic Items ” (pag e 72) using the fF gG buttons to select an i[...]

76 Displaying Su pplementary St atus Informa tion Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs Displaying Supplement ary Stat us Informa tion When you set the SUB STATUS menu item (see pa ge 61) to other tha n OFF, you can v iew supplementary stat us information on th e monitor screen below t he operating mode displ ay area. The fo llowi ng it ems of sup plem entar[...]

77 Displayi ng Sup plementary St atus Informat i o n Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs Displa y f ormat of supplementary status inf ormation when the SUB ST A TUS menu item is set to ALL All items of supplementary st atus informatio n are displayed in the order shown below. When the SUB ST A TUS menu item i s set to A UDIO MIXING: On-screen indicati on M[...]

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

79 Connecti ons for a Digita l Non-Li near Edit ing Syst em Chapter 5 Connections and Settings Connectio ns for a Digital Non-Linear Editing Sys tem This unit c a n be co nn ected to an ES-7 Ed it Statio n to configure a digit al non-linear ed iting system. If you use the SDTI (QSDI) i nterface with the optional DSBK-1501 board instal led in the un[...]

80 Connecti ons for a Digital Non-L inear Editing System Chapter 5 Connec t ions and Settin gs Sett i ngs on th e D SR-1500/ 1500P For detail s of video/au dio input an d audio mode settings, see “ Settings for R ecordin g ” on page 27. 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 O[...]

81 Connecti on s for a Cut Editing Sys t em Chapter 5 Connec t ions and Settin gs Connectio ns for a Cut Editing Sys tem The following figure sh ows a cut editing system config urat ion t hat i ncl udes tw o DS R-15 00/ 150 0P u ni ts to serve as the playe r and recorder. For detail s of connectin g devices ot her than the DSR - 1500/150 0P, refer [...]

82 Connect ions for a Cut Ed iting Sys tem Chapter 5 Connec t ions and Settin gs Sett i ngs on th e DSR-15 00/1500 Ps (rec order an d player) For detail s of the video /audio inpu t and audi o mode settings for the recorder, see “ Settings f or R ecording ” on page 27. About refe rence video signals In order to provid e stable video and audio s[...]

83 Connection s f or an A/ B Roll Editing Sys tem Chapter 5 Connec t ions and Settin gs Connectio ns for an A/B Roll Editing Sys tem The following is an e xample configuration of A/ B roll editi ng system using th e DSR-1500/1 500P. In this co nfigur ation, two DSR -1500/1500 P units ar e used, one as the recorde r and the other as player 1, and an[...]

84 Connect i ons for an A/B Roll Ed iting Syste m Chapter 5 Connec t ions and Settin gs a) W hen using a DFS-500/500P DME Switcher, the phase of the video signals processed by the DFS-500/500P is delayed. It is therefore necessary to connect a delay unit between the MXP-290 Au dio Mixer ’ s output and the audio input to the DSR-1500/1500P (record[...]

85 Connection s f or an A/ B Roll Editing Sys tem Chapter 5 Connec t ions and Settin gs A udio monitor system connections The followin g shows an example of audio moni tor system connections. For details o f these con n ections , r ef e r to t he instruct ion manual for each connected de vice. Reference video signal connection When you perform r ec[...]

86 Connect i ons for an A/B Roll Ed iting Syste m Chapter 5 Connec t ions and Settin gs Control signal connections The followin g shows an exa mple of control signal conne ctions to enab le the e diting contro l unit to cont rol all other A/B r oll editing sy stem devices. SWITCHER PLAYER 2 MIXER PLAYER 1 RECORDER REMOTE EDITOR REMOTE REMOTE DSR-15[...]

87 Connection s f or an A/ B Roll Editing Sys tem Chapter 5 Connec t ions and Settin gs Video/audio signal connections The followin g shows an example of video /audio signal connectio n s in an A/B roll e d iting system. In this example, ana log component signals are used as the video signa ls and XLR 3-pin connec tors are used as audio input/ outp[...]

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

89 Connect i ons for SDTI (QSDI) Dubbin g Chapter 5 Connec t ions and Settin gs Connectio ns for SDTI (QSDI) Dubbin g The following shows an exa mple of connections for digit ally dubbing S DTI (QSDI ) signals (s ee page 51) usi ng a pair o f DSR-1500/15 00P units. Notes • This app lication requ ires bot h of the DSR-1 500/1500P units (recorder a[...]

90 Connect i ons for Analog Rec ord ing Chapter 5 Connec t ions and Settin gs Connectio ns for An alog Re cording It is possibl e to record analog pla yback signals from another recorder or player on this uni t. The following shows connecti ons for a system i n which analog component video sig nals and two ch annels of audio si gnals are recor ded [...]

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

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

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

94 Maintenan ce Chapter 6 Maintena nce and T rouble shooting Displa ying the digital hour s meter Use the foll owing procedure . 1 Press the MENU but ton in the menu co ntrol section. The menu sel ection leve l display appe ars on the monito r scr een and in th e time co unter di splay. 2 Press the F button to select “ HOURS MET ER . ” 3 Press [...]

95 Maintenan ce Chapter 6 Maintena nce and T rouble shooting To end the dig ital hou rs mete r displ ay Press the MEN U butt on in the m e nu contro l section . To rese t the tri p values About thi s operat ion, consul t your Sony d ealer. Head Cleaning Always use the DVM12CL (mini size) or DV12CL (standard size) Clean ing Cassette to clean t he vi[...]

96 Trouble shooting Chapter 6 Maintena nce and T rouble shooting Troubleshoot ing If an alarm message appears on the monitor screen, or i f the unit appea r s to be malf unction ing, pl ease chec k the followin g before cont acting your So ny dealer . T ape pro b lems Symptom Cause Remed y Recording is not possib le. The cass ette ’ s REC/SA VE s[...]

97 Troubles hooting Chapter 6 Maintena nce and T rouble shooting Monitor pr oblems Symptom Cause Remed y Data is n ot superimp osed on the monitor sc reen . The CHARA. DISPLA Y menu item is se t to O FF . Set the CHARA. DISPLA Y menu item (see pa ge 60) to ON . The monit or is not c onnected to the B − Y/CPST (SUPER) con nector of t his unit. Con[...]

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

99 Troubles hooting Chapter 6 Maintena nce and T rouble shooting Alarm me ssages and associ ated directions Alarm messa g e on monito r screen (Cause) Directi on Alarm mess age in time counter dis play A cleaning tape has been inser ted. The tape will a utomaticall y be ejected afte r cleaning is complete d. Clean ing Tp! A non-sta ndard sign al is[...]

100 Trouble shooting Chapter 6 Maintena nce and T rouble shooting T ape not edita ble . Use a tape recorded in D VCAM f ormat. Not D VCAM! Use a tape recorded i n 525/60 f or mat. (F or DSR- 1500) 625/ 50 T ape (F or DSR- 1500) Use a tape recorded i n 625/50 f or mat. (F or DSR- 1500P) 525/ 60 T ape (F or DSR- 1500P) T ape not recordab le. Use a D [...]

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

102 Specific ations Appendix es Specificat ions General Signal syste m DSR-15 00: NTSC DSR-1500P : PAL Power requirements 100 V to 240 V AC, 50 /60 Hz Power con sumpt ion (with all optio ns install ed) 65 W Peak inrush current (1)P owe r ON, cur r ent pr obe meth od: 30 A (100 V), 30 A ( 240 V) (2)Hot switching in rush current, measured in accordan[...]

103 Specifications Appendix es Video perf ormance Band width Composite/S-vide o (DSR -1500 ): 30 Hz to 4.2 MHz ±1.0 dB (Y) Composite/S -video (DSR -1500P): 25 Hz to 4.8 MHz ±1.0 dB (Y) Component (DSR -1500): 30 Hz to 5.0 MHz ±1.0 dB (Y), 30 Hz t o 1.5 MHz +1.0 / − 5 .0 dB (R − Y/ B − Y) Component (DSR -1500P): 25 Hz to 5.0 MHz ±1.0 dB (Y)[...]

104 Specific ations Appendix es Output connectors Digital si gna l ou tpu ts SDI/SDTI (QS DI) OUT (optio nal DSBK-1501 Digital Input/ Output Board r equired) BNC ty pe ( × 2) SDTI (QSDI) fo rmat (2 7 0 Mbps) SDI format (270 Mbps), SMPTE 259M/ CCIR656- III AUDIO (AES/E BU) OU T (optional DSBK-1501 Digital Input/ Output Board r equired) BNC ty pe ( [...]

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

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

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

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

109 ClipLink Guide Appendix es Time codes recor ded for Mark IN/OUT points There is a gap bet ween actual t ime codes and Ma rk IN/ OUT time codes recorded i n the cassette memory, as shown in the figure below. The ti me code value is rounded up at each Mark IN point an d rounded d own at eac h Mark OUT point , to a whole number o f seconds. Record[...]

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

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

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113 Index Inde x Index Numerics 2CH indicat or 1 6 32K indicat or 15 44.1K in dicator 15 48K indicat or 15 4CH indicat or 1 6 9P indi cator 15 A A/B roll editing system 83 AC IN connector 18 Accessories 104 AES/EBU format 12 indicator 14 Alarm messages 98 Analog audio 6 audio inp ut(s) 12, 103 audio outp uts 104 Input Boar d 7 interfaces 6 recordin[...]

114 Index Inde x J Jog 50 audio 50 sound 6 L LOCAL/REMOTE switch 9 LP 1 5 M Maintenance 7, 93 Mark IN/OUT points 108, 109 Menu 55 AUDIO CONTROL 65 AUTO FUNCTION 71 changing settings 72 contents 58 DISPLAY CONTROL 60 indi cat ions 5 8 INTERFACE SELECT 6 7 MENU GRADE 68 OPERATIONAL FUNCTION 58 organizati on 55 resetting to defa ult settings 75 SETUP [...]

115 Index Inde x Usable cassettes 23 User bit data setting 45 V V SDTI indi cator 13 VAR swit ch 11 VIDEO button 11 IN connec tors 19 indicators 14 INPUT PHASE m ode 69 OUT connectors 20 OUTPUT PHASE mode 70 Video performance 103 process contro l 7 test si gnal 11 Video/audi o input s etting sect ion 11 VITC field indicat ion 44 indicator 16 W Wide[...]

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