Sony DSR-1800AP manual

DSR-1800A/1800AP © 2005 Sony Cor poration 3-869-571- 12 (1) The su pplied C D-RO M includ es O peratin g Instr uction s for the DS R-series Digita l Video Cassette R ecorder or Playe r (English, Japan ese, Fre nch, Ge rman, It alian and Spanis h versio ns). For more de tails , see “ Using th e CD-RO M Ma nual” o n page 11 . Digital Videocasset[...]

2 Owner’ s Recor d The model and se rial numbers are l ocated at th e rear. Record these numbers in the spac es provided below. Refer to them whe never you ca ll up on your So ny deale r regard ing thi s produ ct. Mod el No . S e ria l N o. • Read these instructions. • Keep these instruct ions. • Heed all warnings. • Follow all in structi[...]

3 WARNING : THIS WARNI NG IS APPLICABL E FOR USA ONLY. Using this uni t at a voltage ot her than 120 V may requi re the use o f a diff erent l ine cord o r attac hment plug, or bot h. To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, refer servicing to qual ified serv ice personnel. For th e cust omer s in the US A (DSR -1800A only) This eq uipment h a[...]

4 Afin de réduire le s risques d’incendie ou d’électr ocution, ne pas expose r cet appareil à la pluie ou à l’humidité. Afin d’écar ter tout risque d’é lectro cution, gar der le coff ret fer mé. Ne confie r l’entret ien de l’appare il qu’à un personn el qualifié. CET APP AREIL DOIT ÊTRE RELIÉ À LA TERRE. A TTENTION Evit[...]

5 Für die f o lgenden el ektromagnetischen Umgeb ungen: E1 (Wohnbere ich), E2 (kommer zieller u nd in beschränkt em Maße industriel ler Bereich), E3 (Stadtbere ich im Freien) und E4 (kontrollier ter EMV- Bereich, z.B. Fernsehstudio). Der Herstel l er die ses Produkts ist Sony Corporation, 1-7-1 Konan, Minat o-ku, Tokyo , Japan. Der autorisierte [...]

6 Il fa bbri cant e di que st o prod ott o è la Sony Cor porat ion, 1- 7-1 Konan, Minato- ku, Tokyo, Giappone. La rappresentanza autorizzata per EMC e la sicurezz a dei prodotti è la Sony Deutschland GmbH, H edelfing er Strasse 61, 70 327 Stoccarda , Germania. Per qualsiasi question e riguardante l’ assistenza o la garanzia, si prega di rivolge[...]

7 Table of Contents Table of Content s Chapter 1 Overview Features .............. ................... ....................... ................... ...... 9 DVCAM Format ....................................................................... 9 A Wealth of In terface s ............................................................ 10 Facilities for High[...]

8 Tabl e of Cont ents Chapter 4 Menu Settings Menu Organization .......... ................... ......... .............. ......... 59 Menu Contents ................. ....................... ........................ .... 62 Setup Menu ............................................................................. 62 Auto Mode (AUTO FUNCTION) Execution [...]

9 Feat ure s Chapter 1 Overview Features The DSR-180 0A/1800AP is a 1 / 4 -inc h digital vid eo cassette record er using the DVCAM digi tal recordi ng format. It achieves stable, super b pictu re quality by digitall y processing video si gnals sep arated i nto color difference signals and luminan ce signals (co m ponent method). The uni t is equi p[...]

10 Feat ure s Chapter 1 Ov er vie w Suppor t f or three cassette sizes There are two sizes o f DVCAM cassette: standard and mini. You can u se either siz e with this un it. The unit also accept s L and M sizes of DVCPRO cassette. • When a cassette i s inserted, th e reel mechani sm of the unit automatical ly adjusts to t he size of the i n serted[...]

11 Using the CD-R OM Manual Chapter 1 Ov er vie w Superimposition function Time code v alues, oper ation mode indications, err or messages, and ot her text dat a can be superimposed and output in analog composit e video signals. Easy ma intena nce functions Self-diagno stic/alarm fu nction: Thi s func tion auto matically de tects se tup and connect[...]

12 Using the CD-ROM Manual Chapter 1 Ov er vie w Not e If you l o se th e CD-ROM disc or become unable to read its content, for examp l e because of a h a rdware failure, you can do one of the f ollowing. • You can purchase a new CD-R OM disc to repl ace one that has been l ost or damaged. Contact your S ony service repr es enta tiv e. • You ca[...]

13 Location and Function of Parts Chapter 1 Ov er vie w Location and Fu nction of Parts Fr ont P anel a POWER swit ch Press the “ ” side to pow er the unit on . When the un it is powered o n, the display windo ws in the front panel l ights. To power the unit off, press the “ ” side of the switch. b Audio le vel meters These show the audio l[...]

14 Locat ion and Func tion of Parts Chapter 1 Ov er vie w e HEADPHONES connector (stereo phone jack ) Connect stereo headphones for hea dphone monitoring during r ecording or playback. The audi o signal you want to moni tor can be select ed with the MO NITOR SE LECT switc hes on th e menu c ontro l panel. f CONTROL S connector (stereo mini jack) Co[...]

15 Location and Function of Parts Chapter 1 Ov er vie w B Menu control panel The menu control panel is lo cated on the insi de of the door at the lowe r front of th e unit. Pull the top of the d oor to open it. a MONITOR SELE CT switches Use these switches to select the channe ls for audio out put via the AUDIO MONITOR OUT connector on t he rear pa[...]

16 Locat ion and Func tion of Parts Chapter 1 Ov er vie w b INPUT SELEC T section VIDEO IN button Each press of this button cycle s through the f ollowing input v i deo signal selecti on option s. • Composit e video si gnal input t o the VIDEO IN connectors • Component video sig nals input t o the COMPONENT VIDEO IN connectors • S-vid eo sign[...]

17 Location and Function of Parts Chapter 1 Ov er vie w j SYNC (synchroni zation) PHASE control Turn this c ontrol to accuratel y adjust th e synchro nization phase of the output video sig nal of the u nit with respect to the referen ce video signal . Use a cross-point (Philli ps) screwdriver to tu rn it. C T ape transpor t control section a EJECT [...]

18 Locat ion and Func tion of Parts Chapter 1 Ov er vie w D Display secti on a Recording /playback forma t i ndicators DVCAM: This lights when a tape recorded in DVCAM format is playe d back. DV: This lights when a t ape recorded in c onsumer DV format is playe d back. LP: This lights when a tap e recorded in LP mode i s played back. When a tape re[...]

19 Location and Function of Parts Chapter 1 Ov er vie w d Time da ta type indicat ors One of the three indi cators (COUNTER, U-BIT, and TC) lights t o indicate the typ e of time da ta curre ntly show n in the time cou n ter display. COUNTER: C ount val u e of th e time counter U-BIT: User bit d ata TC: SMPTE time co de (for DSR-1800A) or E B U time[...]

20 Locat ion and Func tion of Parts Chapter 1 Ov er vie w SHUTTLE ind icator in th e display section li ghts, and when playi ng back in j og mode, the JOG in dicato r lights. You can ca rry out no iseless play back in the range of ± 1 / 2 times normal speed . Playb ack modes u sing the search dial You can use the SEARCH ENABL E menu item (see pa g[...]

21 Location and Function of Parts Chapter 1 Ov er vie w Rear P anel AC IN connector Use the supplie d power cord t o connect thi s to an AC outlet . DIGITAL AUDIO(AES/EBU) DV IN/OUT TIME CODE MONITOR OUT AUDIO LEVEL AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT IN REMOTE VIDEO CONTROL ~AC IN CH-1 HIGH LOW OFF CH-2 CH-3 CH-4 VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT CH-1/2 OUT IN OUT CH-1/2 CH-3/4 [...]

22 Locat ion and Func tion of Parts Chapter 1 Ov er vie w A Analog video signal input/output section a VIDEO IN connectors (BNC type) Input an ana l og composite v i deo signal. This connect or block has a built-in automa tic 75 Ω t erminatio n switch. When a sign al is input to th e left VIDEO IN connec tor with no b r idging ( loop-thr ough) co[...]

23 Location and Function of Parts Chapter 1 Ov er vie w is used, the b uilt-in 75 Ω termination switch turns off automa ticall y. The REF. VIDEO OUT c onnector outputs a refer ence video signal , except when i.LINK is select ed in the INPUT SELECT section (see page 16). e VIDEO OUT 1 and 2 (SUPER) connectors (BN C type) These connec t ors output [...]

24 Locat ion and Func tion of Parts Chapter 1 Ov er vie w connector o n the other device b efore making the connecti on to this unit . b SDI (Serial Digital In terface) IN (input) and a ctive throug h output co nnectors (BNC ty pe) (opti onal DSBK-1 801 SDI/ AES/EBU Inpu t/Output Boar d required ) Input digital video and audio si gnals in SDI for m[...]

25 Location and Function of Parts Chapter 1 Ov er vie w selected with the MONITO R SELE CT switches on the menu control panel. D External de vice connectors a VIDEO CONTROL connector (D-sub 15-pin) For remo te cont rol of th e internal digi tal vide o proce ssor, connect an optional remot e control u nit to this co nnector. b REMOTE conn ector (D-s[...]

26 Locat ion and Func tion of Parts Chapter 1 Ov er vie w[...]

27 Usable Ca s settes Chapter 2 Recording and Playback Usable Cassett es This unit can use the DVCAM cassettes listed below. The * i n each model name is actually “ME” (i ndicating that a cassette memory is cont ained), or “N” (indic ating that no ca ssette memory is contained). The numbers in e ach model name indicate the maximum recording[...]

28 Usable Cas settes Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback D VCAM casset tes The following f igure il lustra tes the DVC AM ca ssettes. Notes on using cassettes • Befor e storin g the casse tte for a long period of time, rew ind the tape to the beginning and be sure to put the c assette in its st orage case, preferably on end instead of flat on it s [...]

29 Usable Ca s settes Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback Preventing ac cide ntal erasure Set the REC/SAVE switch on t he cassette t o SAVE to prevent a ccidental erasure of reco rded contents . To enable re-recordi ng Set the REC/SAVE switch to REC. When this switc h is set to SAVE , the unit c annot reco rd on the tape. Inserting and Ejecting Casse[...]

30 Usable Cas settes Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback No double insertion of cassettes When you insert a cassette, th e orange lock-out plate appears in the cassette compartm ent to p revent do uble insert ion. Ejecting a cass ette Press t he EJECT button. INPUT VIDEO AUDIO V:SDTI SDTI i.LINK dB 0 -12 -20 -30 -40 -60 dB 0 1 0 -1 -2 OVER 1 dB 0 -12[...]

31 Recording Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback Recording This sectio n describe s the necessa ry setting s and op erations to perform recordi ng on this unit. The same settings and operat ions apply whether you are usin g the unit as part of an edit ing system, for dubbing, or as a stand-alon e recorder. For the necessary connect ions for recording[...]

32 Recording Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback For details, refer to the ope rat ing instructions for the player. 3 Power on this unit by pressing on the side of the P OWER swi tch. 4 When th e REM OTE bu tton is n ot lit (th e extern al editin g contro l unit i s not used), use the COUN TER SEL b utton to select the ty pe of time d ata to be used.[...]

33 Recording Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback a) T he indicator do es not light eve n if you press the cor responding button in the INPU T SELECT section unl ess the requi red optional digital input /output bo ard (DSBK- 1801) is install ed. Caution Once you have st arted recording, yo u cannot change the input si gnal selection. 6 Select the au d[...]

34 Recording Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback Recor ding Procedure This secti on describes the pr ocedure t o perfor m recording on this unit, showing an example session in which p layback signal s coming fro m a player VCR will be recorded on t he tape load ed in the unit. Not e When cont rolling this unit fro m an edit ing cont r ol uni t conne [...]

35 Recording Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback 1 After checking the following items, h old the cassette with the tape windo w facing upward, then i nsert it into the record er (t his unit) as illu strated on page 29 . . The casse tte is automa tically dra wn into th e unit and th e tape is wo und round th e head drum. The tape is st ationar y while[...]

36 Recording Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback If the fol lowing indica tors light w hen a c assette is loa ded To perfor m the followin g operatio ns Indicator It means: Cass ette m emory indicator The l oaded cassette contains a cassette memory . ClipLin k indicator Th ere is Clip Link log da ta stored i n the cassette memory on the loaded casset[...]

37 Playbac k Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback Playback This secti on describes the setting s and operat ions nec essary to perform p l ayback on this unit. Th e same settings an d operations apply whe t her you are using the unit as part of an editing system, for dubbing, o r as a stand-alone player VCR. For the necessary connections for playba ck[...]

38 Playbac k Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback Pla ybac k Procedure Not e When cont rolling this unit fro m an edit ing cont r ol uni t conne cted t o the REMOTE connector (see page 2 5) of this uni t, press the REMOTE button turnin g it on. Whe n not, t urn off the bu tton. 1 Insert a cassette. For details of cassette insertion see pa ge 29, and f[...]

39 Playbac k Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback Pla y bac k in sh uttle mode while monitori ng the video . Press the SEARCH b utton or search dial to light the SHUTTLE indica tor in the displ ay section, the n rotate the sear ch dial. Pla yback i s carried out at the spe ed deter mined b y the angu lar position of t he search di al. The max imum spe[...]

40 Playbac k Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback Repeat Pla ybac k—A utomatic Cyc lical Pla yback Proceed as follows to perform automat ic cyclical playba ck of recording (repeat playback ) between selected start and end points. 1 Set the desired repeat start and e nd points with t he REPEAT FUNCTION menu item (see page 62) . You can set poi nts A [...]

41 Playbac k Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback While holding down t he SET (YES) button on the menu contr ol panel , press the K A or B k button. The time cod e value of the current tape posi tion is s et as point A or B, and a mes sage “A set” or “ B set ” is disp layed for 0.5 sec ond in the time count er display. Once set, the point A or[...]

42 Playbac k Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback 2 With “SETUP MENU” se lected, press the B k but ton. The displ ay changes as f ollows. 3 With “OPERATION AL FUNCTION” selected, press the B k button . The displ ay changes as f ollows. 4 Wit h “R EPE AT FUN CTI ON ” se lec ted , pr ess the B k button. The contents o f the REPEAT F UNCTION [...]

43 Playbac k Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback 5 Press the j but ton to sel ect “ REPEA T TOP .” 6 Press the B k but ton. The displ ay changes as f ollows. 7 Press the j but ton to select “A POINT .” >> REP T OP SETUP MENU OPERATIONAL FUNCTION REPEAT FUNCTION REPEAT MODE REPEAT TOP REPEAT END A PRESET B PRESET :OFF : T.TOP : V.END Mon[...]

44 Playbac k Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback 8 Press the K A bu tton. The displ ay changes as f ollows. 9 Press the j but ton to select “A PRESET.” 10 Press the B k button . The A PRESET MODE screen appears. The time code value of the current point A is displayed below the screen title. 11 Use the K A or B k button to se lect the di git in th[...]

45 Playbac k Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback 12 Press the J or j button to increment o r decrement the val ue of the flashi ng digit. Each press of the but ton increments or decrements the val u e. Holding the button down i n crements or decrement s the value con tinuously. To change other digit s, return to step 11 . 13 Press th e SET (YE S) but[...]

46 Playbac k Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback[...]

47 Setti ng the Time Data Chapter 3 Convenient Functions for Editing Operation Settin g the Time Da ta This uni t is pr ovided wit h the following fun ctions related to tim e data. • Display an d reset CNT value • Set, di splay, record, and play back SMPTE/EBU time code and user bit da ta • Set, displ ay, record, and play back VITC The unit c[...]

48 Setting t he Time Data Cha pter 3 Conveni ent Fu ncti ons for Edit ing O perat ion Monit or scr een cont ents The content s of the monitor scree n are shown below. A Time d ata type The follo wing ti me data typ e indicat ions are d isplayed. a) You can switch be tween T C an d VITC using the T C SELE CT me nu item (see page 66 ) . b) “*” is[...]

49 Setti ng the Time Data Cha pter 3 Conveni ent Fu ncti ons for Edit ing O perat ion T o display the desired time data in the time counter displa y Open the doo r on the lower p art of t he front pa nel, and press the COUNTER SEL button. Each press of this button cycle s through thre e options: CNT value, time code, and user bit da ta. The time da[...]

50 Setting t he Time Data Cha pter 3 Conveni ent Fu ncti ons for Edit ing O perat ion 2 Set the T IME CODE m enu item s (see pag e 66) as shown below. 3 Press th e TC PRESET but t on on th e menu control pane l. The current setting is shown on the monitor screen and in the time count er display o n the front panel. T he leftmost digit k eeps flashi[...]

51 Setti ng the Time Data Cha pter 3 Conveni ent Fu ncti ons for Edit ing O perat ion synchro nize with th e external time code in put to th e unit via the i.LINK interface. Once an extern al time code si gnal has been i nput, t he internal time code a dvancement mode and frame count mode are automatical ly set as follows: Advancement mod e: FREE R[...]

52 Setting t he Time Data Cha pter 3 Conveni ent Fu ncti ons for Edit ing O perat ion 5 Press the k button. The foll owing message app ears. 6 Insert the cassette. A message to c onfirm the TC insert op eration appears. To cancel the TC insert operatio n Press th e MENU butto n. 7 Pre ss th e SET (YES) button. Time code recordi ng starts from the c[...]

53 High-Speed and Low-Speed Se arch—Quickly and Accur ately Dete rmining Editing Points Cha pter 3 Conveni ent Fu ncti ons for Edit ing O perat ion High-Speed a nd Low- Speed Search—Quickly and Ac curate ly Determining Editing Points Use the search func tion to easi ly locate the de sired scene and to quick ly and a ccurately determi ne edit po[...]

54 High-Speed and Low-Spee d Search—Quickly and Acc uratel y Determining Ed iting Poi nts Cha pter 3 Conveni ent Fu ncti ons for Edit ing O perat ion Pressing the se arch dial toggles bet ween jog mode and shuttle mode. 2 Turn the search d i al in the d esired directio n at the speed cor respondin g to the desired pl ayback speed. Pla yback in jo[...]

55 Digitally Dubbing Signals in DVCAM Format Cha pter 3 Conveni ent Fu ncti ons for Edit ing O perat ion Digitally Dubbing Sign als in DVCAM Format In addi tion to straightforward tape dubbing, you ca n also use this unit to dub automaticall y from the beginn ing of the tape to the end through the i.LINK in terface. When you dub data recorded by a [...]

56 Digitally Dubbin g Signals i n DVCAM Format Cha pter 3 Conveni ent Fu ncti ons for Edit ing O perat ion 5 Press the k button. The foll owing message app ears. 6 Insert the source t ape in the player, and the r ecording tape in this uni t. A message to co nfirm the dubbing oper ation a ppears. To cancel the dub bing operatio n Press th e MENU but[...]

57 Digitally Dubbing Signals in DVCAM Format Cha pter 3 Conveni ent Fu ncti ons for Edit ing O perat ion If t he fol lowing message appe ars in ste p 7 for an A/V/ TC/CM dubb ing ope ration When carryi ng out A/V/TC/ CM dubbing, if you press the STOP button to stop dubbi ng in step 7 , or if dubbi ng stops because the source tape is lon ger than th[...]

58 Digitally Dubbin g Signals i n DVCAM Format Cha pter 3 Conveni ent Fu ncti ons for Edit ing O perat ion[...]

59 Menu Organiz ation Chapter 4 Menu Settings Menu Organizat i on As sh own i n the foll owing figu re, th e men u sy stem consists of four l evels and is functionall y divide d into three subsyste ms: the setu p menu, the auto mode ( AUTO FUNCTION) exec ution menu and the digital ho urs meter display me nu. This chap ter mainly descr ibes the se t[...]

60 Menu Organiz ation Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs Menu orga nizatio n OPERATIONAL FUNCTION REPEAT FUNCTION AUTO EE SELECT LOCAL ENABLE REC INHIBIT A1 EDIT CH A2 EDIT CH SEARCH ENABLE MAX SRCH SPEED JOG RESPONSE PREROLL TIME AFTER CUE-UP PLAY START AUTO REW A MODE CHANGE CHARA. DISPLAY CHARA. POSITION CHARA. TYPE CHARA. VSIZE DISPLAY INFO SUB STATUS[...]

61 Menu Organiz ation Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs VIDEO CONTROL AUDIO CONTROL MENU GRADE CONTROL DEV C PHASE MODE ADJ RANGE VIDEO GAIN CHROMA GAIN CHROMA PHASE SETUP LEVEL a) BLACK LEVEL b) LINE 335 REF LEVEL CH1 IN LEVEL CH2 IN LEVEL CH3 IN LEVEL CH4 IN LEVEL OUTPUT LEVEL i.LINK DUBBING TC INSERT T1:OPERATION T2:DRUM ROTATION T3:TAPE RUNNING CT:TH[...]

62 Menu Content s Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs Menu Content s Setup Menu The purpose an d settings of the setup menu items are describe d below. Indications of menu items and settings In the table be l ow entitle d “Menu conten t s,” the ind ication of each men u item or set ting on the mo nitor screen is shown first, th en the in dicat ion of t[...]

63 Menu Content s Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs A UT O EE SELECT [> A uto EE]: Determine wh ether the unit enters EE mo de or PB mod e when aud io and video signal s from other equipm ent are i nput. When this u nit is us ed as the recorder for cu t editing, it i s possi bl e to outpu t the input audio a nd video si gnals to the mon itor . This en[...]

64 Menu Content s Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs JOG RESPONSE [>JOG dial]: Select the tape spee d charac ter ist ics for the s ear ch d ial rot ation rat e in j og m ode. * TYPE1 (-1 to +1) [>> typ e 1]: T ape speed v aries linearly ov er the range − 1 to +1. TYPE2 (-3 to +3 ) [>> type 2]: T a pe spe ed var ies s tepwi se as shown i n[...]

65 Menu Content s Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs DISPLA Y CONTROL [Dis play]: Settings related to indications on the monitor and the unit Description of s ettings CHARA. DISPLA Y [> Chara disp]: Determine wh ether or not to outpu t text (such as time code v alues) from the VI DEO OUT 2 (SUPER ) connec tor . OFF [>> OFF]: Do not outpu t te xt.[...]

66 Menu Content s Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs PEAK HOLD [>P eak hold]: Set the pe ak hold t ime for th e audio l ev el meters . OFF [>> OFF] to 1.5 SEC [1.5 sec]: Set the peak hold time in the r ange o f OFF (no peak hold) to 1.5 seco nds in 0.1 second steps. Factory de fault setting: OFF [>> OFF] O VER DISP HOLD [> Hold O VER]: D[...]

67 Menu Content s Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs VITC [> VITC]: Determine whether t o record the internally gener ated time co de as VITC . OFF [>> OFF]: Do not record the inter nally gener ated time code as VITC. (VITC present in the in put video si gnal is recorded unc hanged.) * ON [>> ON]: Record the inter nally g enerated ti me co [...]

68 Menu Content s Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs T APE PR OTECTION [T ape protct]: Setti ngs related to tape and vi deo head pr otection Description of s ettings FR OM ST OP [> Fr om ST OP]: Set the ti me to sw itch fro m stop mod e to tape protection mode. ST OP TIMER [>> STP timer]: Set t he time to sw itch from stop mode to tape prot ectio[...]

69 Menu Content s Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs (F or DSR-1800A on ly) CC(F1) BLANK [>CC1 b lank]: Select whe ther to m ute the close d caption si gnal t o be superimpos ed on the 1st field of the ou tput video sig nal. * OFF [>> OFF]: Do not mute. ON [>> ON]: Mute . (F or DSR-1800A on ly) CC(F2) BLANK [>CC2 b lank]: Select whe ther[...]

70 Menu Content s Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs A UDIO CONTROL [A udio]: Settings rel ated to audio contr ol Desc ription of settin gs REC MODE [>REC mode]: Select the audio rec ording mode. * 2CHANNEL (48kHz) [>> 2 c h]: 2-channel, 48 -kHz mode 4CHANNEL (32kHz) [>> 4 ch]: 4-channe l, 32-kHz mode INPUT ARRANGE [>Input arng]: Mak e s[...]

71 Menu Content s Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs LEVEL SELECT [>Le vel Sel] REF LEVEL [> >REF Level ]: Select t he audio ref erence le vel (headroom) f or recording on tape . * − 20 dB [> >> − 20dB] (f actor y def ault setting f or DSR-18 00A) * − 18 dB [> >> − 18dB] (fac tory defau l t setting for DSR- 1800AP ) − [...]

72 Menu Content s Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs SHUTTLE MUTE [>Sh utl mute]: Set the audio muting condi tions dur ing shutt le playba ck. * OFF [>> OFF]: Not muted. CUEUP or PREROLL [>> CU EUP]: Mu ted during cue-up or prerol l oper ation s. FULL [>> FULL]: Muted i n shuttle mo de . A UDIO EDIT [>A udio edit]: Specify the type[...]

73 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 reference informatio n when sett ing the EE OU T PHASE men u item (see page 67) . • THROUGH mode In this mo de, the LT C signal is o utput w ith the ph ase synchroni zed with the input ti me code signal. Th is mode is appropria te whe[...]

74 Menu Content s Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs • VIDEO OU TPUT PHA SE mode The time cod e output signal i s synchron ized with the output video signal. This mode i s appropr iate when output ting signals from a single devi ce to a number of VCRs using separat e cables for video, au dio, and time code. In this mode , the same tim e code is recorde [...]

75 Menu Content s Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs A uto Mode (A UT O FUNCTION) Execution Menu The foll owing table show s the pur pose and f unctio n of t he items in the aut o mode execut i on menu. For deta ils of the us e of individu al item s, see “Digit ally Dubbing Si gnals in DVCAM Format ” on page 55 and “Rerecording t he Time C ode—TC [...]

76 Changing Menu Se ttings Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs Changing Menu Sett ings This section exp l ains how to cha nge menu settings. Buttons Used to Change Settings Use the foll owing buttons on the menu control panel t o change the menu settings. Changing the Settings of Basic Item s The factory default setting is t o display only the basic items.[...]

77 Changing Menu Set t ings Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs 2 With “SETUP MENU” select ed, press the k button. This display s all item s on menu lev el 1. 3 Press the J or j button to select the required item. 4 Press the k button. This displ ays the menu level 2 f o r the menu item selected in step 3 . 5 Press the J or j button to select the ite m[...]

78 Changing Menu Se ttings Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs 9 When yo u have comp leted th e sett ings, pr ess the SET (YES) but ton. The message “NOW SAVING...” appe ars on the monitor screen, an d “Saving...” appears in the time counter di splay, while the new set t ings ar e saved in memory. When the saving operation i s completed, the monito[...]

79 Changing Menu Set t ings Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs 3 Follow the same proc edure as in steps 3 to 8 of t h e procedure i n the secti on “Changing the Sett i ngs of Basic Items” on page 76 using t he arrow b utton s to select an item a nd change its setting. 4 When yo u have comp leted th e sett ings, pr ess the SET (YES) but ton. The messag[...]

80 Displaying Su pplementary Status Informatio n Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs Displaying Supplement ary Status Informa tion When you set the SUB ST ATUS menu item (see page 65) to other tha n OFF, you can v i ew supplement ary status information on the monitor screen bel ow the operating mode displ ay area. The f ollowi ng it ems of sup ple ment ary[...]

81 Displayi ng Supplement ary Status Informatio n Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs Disp lay fo rmat o f sup plement ary statu s info rmati on when the SUB STA TUS me nu item is set to ALL All items of supplementar y status information ar e displayed in the ord er shown below. When the SUB ST A TUS menu item is set to A UDIO MIXING: On-screen indication [...]

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83 Connecti ons for a Dig ital Non-Linear Editing Syst em Chapter 5 Connections and Settings Not e Producti on of some of the peripherals and rel ated devices describe d in this c hapter has been d iscontinued. For advice about ch oosing devices, please contact your S ony dealer or a Sony sales represent a tive. Connectio ns for a Digital Non-Linea[...]

84 Connecti ons for a Digit al Non-Linear Editing Syst em Chapter 5 Connec tions and Settings Sett ings on the DSR- 1800A/1800A P For detail s of video/ audio i nput and au dio mode settings, see “Settin g s for Recordi ng” on page 31. Notes • When you co nnect this unit t o anoth er device with a 6- pin DV connector , always power the o t he[...]

85 Connecti ons for a Cut Edit ing System Chapter 5 Connec tions and Settings Connectio ns for a Cut Editing System The following figure sh ows a cut editing system config uration that incl udes two DSR-1800A/ 1800AP u nits to serve as the pl ayer and recorder. When using a VCR other than the DSR -1800A/ 1800AP, refer to it s instruction manua l. S[...]

86 Connect ions for an A/ B Roll Editing Syste m Chapter 5 Connec tions and Settings Connectio ns for an A/B Roll Editing System The following is an e xample configuration of A/B roll editi ng system using the DSR-1800A/1800AP. The purpose of th e following figure is to clearly indicat e the flow of si gnals among the compo nent devic es in this sy[...]

87 Connection s for an A/B Roll Editing Syst em Chapter 5 Connec tions and Settings A udio monitor sy stem con nections The followin g shows an example of audio mo nitor system connecti ons. For details o f these conn ections , refer to the inst ruction manual for each connected device. Reference video signal connection When you perform r ecording,[...]

88 Connect ions for an A/ B Roll Editing Syste m Chapter 5 Connec tions and Settings Control si gn al connections The foll owing shows an exa mple of control si gnal conne ctions to enab le the e diting cont rol unit to cont rol all other A/B r oll editi ng system devices. SWITCHER PLAYER 2 MIXER PLAYER 1 RECORDER REMOTE REMOTE REMOTE EDITOR DSR-18[...]

89 Connection s for an A/B Roll Editing Syst em Chapter 5 Connec tions and Settings Video/audio signal connections The followin g shows an example of vi deo/audi o signal connectio ns in an A/B roll e diting syste m. In this example, ana log component sign als are used as the video signa ls and XLR 3-pin connec tors are used as audio input/ output [...]

90 Connect ions for an A/ B Roll Editing Syste m Chapter 5 Connec tions and Settings Connection of a video monitor Set up th e followin g conne ctions to enable m onitorin g of video an d audio signals on a video moni tor. In additi on to the video and audio signals, you can h ave time data, the operation mode of the unit, alarm message s, and othe[...]

91 Connections for Analog Re cording Chapter 5 Connec tions and Settings Connectio ns for Analog Recor ding The followin g shows connections for a syst em in which analog playb ack signals from another recorder or pl ayer are recor ded on a DSR -1800A/1800AP. In thi s system, the video si gnals are analog co mponent signals and t he audio signals a[...]

92 Adjust ing the Sync and Subcarr ier Phases Chapter 5 Connec tions and Settings Adjusti ng the Sync and Subcarri er Phases When u sing two or mo re playe rs, as in an A/B roll e ditin g system, it is necessary to synchroni ze the sync and subcarrier (for composite si gnals) phases of the signals to be edited. If t h ey are not synchronized, pictu[...]

93 Adjust ing the Sync and Subcar rier Phases Chapter 5 Connec tions and Settings P erforming a phase ad justment operation 1 Press th e SCH button o n the vectorscope. The vectorscope switches to SCH mode. 2 Press th e B channel but ton on the vecto rscope. This display s the black burst si gnal from t he switcher. 3 Press th e EXT butt on on the [...]

94 Adjust ing the Sync and Subcarr ier Phases Chapter 5 Connec tions and Settings[...]

95 Maintenan ce Chapter 6 Maintenance and Troubleshooting Main tenance Condensation If you move the unit suddenl y from a cold to a warm location, o r if you u se it in a very h umi d place, mo isture from the air ma y condense on the head drum. This is cal led conde nsation , and if a tape is run in th is state, the tap e may stick to the drum and[...]

96 Maintenan c e Chapter 6 Maintenance and T roubleshoot ing Displaying the digital hour s meter Use the foll owing procedure. 1 Press th e MENU butto n on the menu contr ol panel. The menu sel ection leve l display appear s on the monito r screen and in the tim e counter display. 2 Press the j button t o select “HOURS METER.” 3 Press the k but[...]

97 Maintenan ce Chapter 6 Maintenance and T roubleshoot ing To end the dig ital hou rs mete r displ ay Press the MENU button on the menu cont rol pane l. To rese t the tri p values About thi s operation, con sult your Sony d ealer. Head Cleaning Always use the DVM12CL (mini si ze) or DV12CL (standard size) Clean i ng Cassette to c lean the vide o a[...]

98 Trouble shooting Chapter 6 Maintenance and T roubleshoot ing Troubleshoot ing If an alarm message ap pears on the monitor screen , or if the unit appear s to be malf unctio ning, please ch eck the followin g before contacting y our Sony dealer. a) In th ese states, an alarm mes sag e appear s on the monito r screen and in the time c o unter disp[...]

99 Troubles hooting Chapter 6 Maintenance and T roubleshoot ing The ima ge on the monitor screen is too bright. The 75 Ω terminatio n s witch f or video input on th e monitor is in the OFF position, or a 75 Ω terminator is not fitted t o its vid eo input connec tor . Set the 7 5 Ω termination sw itch to ON or connect a ter mi nat or . The ima[...]

100 Trouble shooting Chapter 6 Maintenance and T roubleshoot ing Err or Messages This unit is provided with a se lf-diagnostic fu nction that detects internal abnormaliti es. When it detect s an abnormali ty, it output s an error me ssage to the monitor screen and in dicates an error code i n the time co unter display. Not e To displa y error messa[...]

101 Troubles hooting Chapter 6 Maintenance and T roubleshoot ing Alarm me ssages and ass ociated directions Alarm messa ge on monitor screen (Cause) Directi on Alarm mess age in time counter dis play A cleaning tape ha s been inserted. The tape will autom atic ally be eje cted after cleaning is complete d. Clean ing Tp A non-sta ndard signal is bei[...]

102 Trouble shooting Chapter 6 Maintenance and T roubleshoot ing T ape can not be rep lay ed. Use a tape recorded in 525/6 0 format. (F or DSR- 1800A) 625/50 T ape (F or DSR- 1800A) Use a tape recorded in 625/5 0 format. (F or DSR- 1800AP) 525/60 T ape (F or DSR- 1800AP) T ape end has been detec ted. Use a new cleani ng tape. T ape end ! T ape not [...]

103 Precautio ns Appendixes Precauti ons On safety • Should a ny liquid or soli d object fall i nto the c abinet, unplug t he unit and have it checked b y qualified perso nnel befo re opera ting it furt her. • Unplug the unit from the wall outlet if it is no t to be used for an ext ended period of time. • To disconnect the cor d, pull it out [...]

104 Specific ations Appendix es Specificat ions General Signal syste m DSR-1800A: NTSC DSR-1800AP: P A L Power requirements 100 V to 240 V AC, 50 /60 Hz Power co nsumpt ion (with all optio ns install ed) DSR-1800A: 100 W/12 0 V DSR-1800AP for Europe: 100 W/22 0 V DSR-1800AP fo r USA and Cana da: 100 W/12 0 V Peak inrush current (1)P owe r ON, cur r[...]

105 Specifications Appendix es Video perf ormance Band width Composite (DS R -1800A): 30 Hz to 4.2 MHz ±1.0 dB (Y) Composite (DSR-18 00AP): 25 Hz to 4.8 MHz ±1.0 dB (Y) S-video (DS R -1800A): 30 Hz to 5.0 MHz ±1.0 dB (Y), 5.75 MHz +0/ − 3.0 dB (Y) (TM) S-video (D SR-1800AP) : 25 Hz to 5.0 MHz ±1.0 dB (Y), 5.5 MHz +1.0/ − 2.0 dB (Y), 5.75 MH[...]

106 Specific ations Appendix es DV IN/OUT 6-pin IEEE 1394 conn ector Analog vi deo out puts REF. VIDEO OUT BNC ty pe ×1 Black burst 0.286 Vp-p (DSR-1800 A ) or 0.3 Vp-p (DSR-1800 A P), 75 Ω , negative sync Composite sync VIDEO OUT 1, 2 (SUPER) BNC type (×2) , composite, 1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω , sync n egative COMPONENT VID EO OUT BNC type (× 3), Y/R ?[...]

107 Glossary Appendix es Glossa ry A/B r oll editi ng An editin g method that use s two or more playback VCRs to creat e special effects suc h as dissolve and wipe, and uses one record VCR to record the result s of the editing. Using an editi ng cont rol unit allo ws efficie nt control of the VCRs and very preci se editing. AES/EBU fo rmat A unifie[...]

108 Glossary Appendix es S/N Abbrevia tion of Signal-to-N oise (ratio). The high er the S/N value, the less noise a nd higher the picture quality . Searc h mode A VCR operating mode used wh en searching for specifi c scenes, by viewing t he video out put or time co de values while playi ng back t he tape at various speeds in forward or reve rse dir[...]

109 Index Inde x Index Numerics 9PI N butt on 20 A A/B roll editing system 86 AC IN connector 21 Alarm messages 1 00 Analog aud io signal input/ output section 24 Analog interfaces 10 Analog recording 9 1 Analog vid eo signal input /out put section 22 Arrow bu t tons 16 Aspect ratio 11 AUDIO CH1 1/2 display 14 AUDIO CH2 3/4 display 14 AUDIO IN CH-1[...]

110 Index Inde x Playback modes 20 jog m ode 53 shuttle mode 54 POWER sw itch 13 Precautions 103 Processor adjus tment range 105 R Rack mount 11 Rear panel 21 REC but ton 17 REC INHI BIT indicator 19 REC M ODE di spla y 14 REC RUN 50 Recording/play back format ind i cators 18 REF. VIDEO IN/OUT connectors 22 Reference video sig nals 85 Regular check[...]

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