Sony HDW-S280 manual

HD DIGIT AL VIDEOCA SSETTE RECORDER HD W -S280 OPERA TION MANUAL [English] 1st Edition (Revised 5) The supp lied CD- ROM include s Oper ation Ma nual (Eng lish, F renc h, German, and Jap anese v ersions) in PDF f or mat. F or detai ls, s ee “1-3 Using t he CD-R OM Manual ” on page 1 2.[...]

2 Impor tant Safety Instructions • Read th ese inst ructions. • Keep thes e instruc tions. • Heed all warnings. • Follo w all inst ructions. • Do not use this app aratus near water. • Clean only wi th dry clo th. • Do not bl ock any ventilati on opening s. Install in accord ance with th e manufac turer’s in struct ions. • Do not i[...]

3 WA R N I N G : THIS W ARNING IS APPLICABLE FOR O THER COUNTRIES. 1. Use the a pprove d P owe r Cord (3-core mains lead ) / Applian ce Connect or / Plug w ith earthing-contacts that conf orms to the saf ety regulati ons of each co untry if applic able . 2. Use the P o wer Cord (3-core mains l ead) / Applianc e Conne ctor / Plug conf orming to the [...]

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6 Tabl e of Co nten ts Table o f Content s Chapter 1 Overview 1-1 Features . ....................... ........................ .................. 10 1-2 System Configurations ..... .............. .............. ......... 11 1-3 Using the CD-ROM Manual ........ .............. .............. 12 1-3-1 Preparations ......................................[...]

7 Tabl e of Co nten ts 3-7-1 Configuration of the Function Menu ......................... 31 3-7-2 Function Menu Item List ........................................... 32 3-7-3 Basic Operations ........................................................ 35 3-8 Superimpose d Character Information ............. ..... 36 3-9 Using a " Memory Stick&qu[...]

8 Tabl e of Co nten ts 7-2-1 Detecting the Stop Code ............................................ 52 7-2-2 Recording the Stop Code ........................................... 53 7-2-3 Erasing the Stop Code ............................................... 54 Chapter 8 UMID F unctions 8-1 Overview of UMID Functions..... .............. .............. 5[...]

9 For the c ustom ers in the U.S.A. and Canada The video setup amount is set to 0% at the factory. If necessary, you c an change the amount using setup menu item 713. For details on setup menu item 713, see page 74. Note (Video set up amount)[...]

10 Featur es Chapter 1 Overvie w Chapter 1 1-1 Featur es The HDW-S 280 is a digital portable v ideocassette rec order for the HDCAM format. The unit has the feat ures described bel ow. Rich vari ety of i nput a nd o utput sign als The HD4:2:2 comp onent video si gnal is input as an HD- SDI signal ba sed on the SM PTE292M standa r ds and is recorded[...]

11 Sys tem Conf igu rat ion s Chapter 1 Overvie w 1-2 System Co nfiguration s CHARACTR ON PB/EE PB CONFI ENABLE CTL/TC TC ASSEMBLE OFF TCG SET HOME LT C DF VITC L TC EXT-L TC R-RUN REM:00 M 0 –10 –20 –30 –40 1 CH1 IN : CH2 IN : OUT : MONI L : MONI R : –60 INPUT : ANA –4 HD COND P ROLL D-STOP BANK 2 DOLBY NR +4 1 2 SDI ASMBL CONFI ON REC[...]

12 Using the CD-ROM Manual Chapter 1 Overvie w 1-3 Using the CD-ROM Manual The supplied CD-R OM includes version s of the Operation Manual for the HD W -S280 in English, Japanese, Fren ch, and German in PDF fo rmat. 1-3-1 Preparations The follo wing program must be i nstalled on your computer in order t o read the o peration manu als contained on t[...]

13 Front Panel 2 Chapter Ch apte r 2 Nam es a nd Funct ion s of Par ts Names and Fun ctions of Parts 2-1 Front Panel a Power switch Turns th e unit ON and OFF. For details, see “3-1-1 Su pplying Power” o n page 22. b AC power indicator Lights wh ile the P OWER switch on the rear pa nel is set to ON and AC power is sup plied. c PB LEV EL adjustm[...]

14 Front Pa nel Ch apte r 2 Nam es a nd Funct ion s of Par ts e R/P LEVEL CT L switch VAR: Enables adjustment wi th the PB LEVEL adjustmen t knobs or REC LEVEL adjustment knobs while you view the audio le vel me ter in E-E m ode. PRESET: Presets to fixed l evels. Leve ls cannot be adjusted with the PB LEVEL adjustment knobs or REC LEVEL ad justment[...]

15 Front Panel Ch apte r 2 Nam es a nd Funct ion s of Par ts g PAGE/HOME button Switches pages of the functi on menu. When you press t his button t ogether with the SHIF T button , the HOME page of the func tion menu i s displayed . h MULTI CONTROL knob Sets value for the menu or t imecode. When you press the knob, the units for a djustment become [...]

16 Front Pa nel Ch apte r 2 Nam es a nd Funct ion s of Par ts To mo nitor i n E-E mode You can monitor input signal s in E-E mod e by pressing thi s button in st op mode. The button light s when pressed. To return to the orig inal pi cture, pre ss the STOP button . You can view E-E video duri ng playback, search, fast f orward, and rewind while pre[...]

17 Front Panel Ch apte r 2 Nam es a nd Funct ion s of Par ts b Audi o le vel m eter A DATA/EMP H indicator DATA: Lights if an audi o signal is recogni zed as a data signal in reco rd, E-E or play mode. EMPH: Lights if EMPHASIS on the P3 AUDIO page of the funct ion menu is set to ON. B Audi o le vel m eter s Display the recording and pl ayback audio[...]

18 Front Pa nel Ch apte r 2 Nam es a nd Funct ion s of Par ts e Format area A System frequenc y Displays the system frequency for recording sele cted with setup menu ite m 013. For detail s on setup menu it em 013, see page 6 4. B SDI in put di spla y Lights wh en VIDEO IN on the P2 VIDEO page of the function me nu is set to SDI and an SDI sig nal [...]

19 Front Panel Ch apte r 2 Nam es a nd Funct ion s of Par ts Video monitor display When you pr ess the DISPLA Y button, the display wi ndow change s to the video moni tor disp lay. A Audi o le vel m eter LEVEL MT on the P3 AUDIO page of th e function menu decides whethe r the meter is to be displayed and on whi ch side, left or right, it is display[...]

20 Rear Pane l Ch apte r 2 Nam es a nd Funct ion s of Par ts 2-2 Rear Pane l a POWER switc h Turns the AC power supply ON/OFF. For detai ls, see “3-1-1 Su pplying Power” on page 22 . b - AC IN connector Connect to an AC power source using a n AC power cord. c REMOTE con nector (4-pin) Supplie s power to th e BVR-3 Remot e Control Uni t or RM- 2[...]

21 Rear Panel Ch apte r 2 Nam es a nd Funct ion s of Par ts each unit. For editing using this unit and an HDCAM VTR, connect the ext ernal equipment . j AUDIO MONITOR OUTP UT connectors (XLR 3-pi n, ma le) Output the au dio signals of the channe ls selected with the MONITR L and MONITR R on the P3 AUDIO page of the function men u. For detai ls on t[...]

22 Prepar ing Power Sourc es Chapter 3 Prepar ations Chapter 3 Preparations 3-1 Pr eparing Powe r Sources This uni t can be powered by AC power, DC power, or a battery pac k. If you load or remove a batt ery pack incorr ectly, it ma y fall and cause bodil y injury. Follo w the procedures descri bed below to load or remove th em. 3-1-1 Supplying P o[...]

23 Prepa ring Power Sources Chapter 3 Prepar ations 3-1-2 Using t he Battery P ack Attaching and removing o f the BP-GL65/GL95 B attery Pack is descri bed below. The BP-L6 0(A)/L90(A), B P-L60S/L8 0S, and BP-M5 0/ M100 can also be at tached and removed in the same way. Attaching a battery pac k Attach t he BKP-L551 Bat tery Adaptor to the sid e pan[...]

24 Using a Stan d Chapter 3 Prepar ations 3-2 Us ing a Stan d Placing the unit using a stand 1 Remove the stand from t he clamps and turn i t, as indicated by the arrow. 2 Push the stand in, as indicated by the arrow. Be sure to pus h it to the e nd. Replacing the stand Pull t he stand out, t urn it in the opposit e directi on of th at in step 1 ab[...]

25 Connectio ns Chapter 3 Prepar ations 3-3 Connecti ons For edit ing usin g two HDW-S280 un its, connect them as shown below. POWER DC IN 12V REMOTE VIDEO CONTROL REMOTE 9P AUDIO MONITOR OUTPUT AUDIO OUTPUT AUDIO INPUT SDI OUT COMPOSITE OUT INPUT OUTPUT HD SDI TIME CODE REF. INPUT - AC IN ON IN 1 (SUPER) (SUPER) (SUPER) IN IOUT 2 12 1 1 2 3 1 1 PU[...]

26 Handling Ca ssettes Chapter 3 Prepar ations 3-4 Ha ndling Ca ssettes 3-4-1 Usable Cass ettes For recor ding and play back, you can use an HDCAM S cassette such as a BCT-6HD/12HD/22HD/32HD/40HD. You can use th e following cassette, for pl ayback only: • Betacam SX c assette • Betacam SP casset te (metal tape) • Betacam cassett e (oxide tape[...]

27 Setting Reference V ideo Signals Chapter 3 Prepar ations 3-5 Settin g Reference Video Signals This secti on explains ho w reference video si gnals for synchroni zation of vide o output and servo lock ar e selected according to set tings made with thi s unit. Refere nce video sign al for video out put Output video signals are sync hronized wit h [...]

28 Setti ng Time code Chapter 3 Prepar ations When R EF i s sele cted f or th e sync signa l If an exte r nal re ference vide o signal is not being i nput, the unit does n ot synchronize with an ext ernal sync signal. The servo refe rence signal sy nchroniz es with the out put of the reference video signal generator. 3-6 Setting Timecode There are [...]

29 Setting T imecode Chapter 3 Prepar ations Setting an initia l timecode v a lue Proceed as fol lows: 1 Press th e CTL/TC f unction bu tton on the HOME pa ge of the functio n menu, and select TC. 2 Press the TCG SET funct ion button. The fi rst digit of the time data in the ti me dat a di splay area starts flashing. 3 Press the T or t function but[...]

30 Setti ng Time code Chapter 3 Prepar ations 3-6-3 Synchr onizing the Internal Timecode Generator w ith a Pla ybac k Timecode – Tim ecode Recor ding durin g Auto Edit ing Set the fo llowing o n the functi on menu: TCG on the P4 TC page: INT PRST/RGN on th e P4 TC page : LTC or VIT C In automatic ed iting, timecodes are reco rded by using the out[...]

31 Basic Op erations of th e Function Menu Chapter 3 Prepar ations 3-7 Basic Operat ions of the Funct ion Menu The functio n menu is composed of eigh t pages: the HOME page and P1 t o P7 pages. The co ntent of the HOME page and P1 to P6 pages is as sh own be low . The P7 page can be set with the setup menu as desi red. For details on settings on th[...]

32 Basic Op erations of t he Function Menu Chapter 3 Prepar ations 3-7-2 Funct ion Menu Item Li st HOME page a) The selec tion of LT C and VITC de pends on the setting fo r TCR on the P4 TC page. b) Not displayed when T CG is not set to INT and PRST/R GN is not set to PRESET on the P4 TC pa ge. P1 PR OCS page Item Setting CHARA CTR Specifi es wheth[...]

33 Basic Op erations of th e Function Menu Chapter 3 Prepar ations P2 VIDEO pa ge P3 A UDIO page P4 TC page SETUP/ BLA CK Sets the s etup le vel (59. 94i mode ) or bl ack le vel (50i mode) of th e HD/SD outp ut signal . PRESET : Re gardless of man ually se t va lues , the le vel i s set to the s tandard v alue. Manual setting: With the displa yed s[...]

34 Basic Op erations of t he Function Menu Chapter 3 Prepar ations P5 EDIT pa ge PRST/RGN Selects one of the f ollowing fo r timecodes gener ated b y the inte r nal time code ge nerat or . PRESET : Presets the initial val ue for the timecod e gener ated b y the inte rnal timecod e gener ator , as sp ecified b y front panel oper ation or by remote c[...]

35 Basic Op erations of th e Function Menu Chapter 3 Prepar ations P6 O THER page 3-7-3 Basic Operations This section desc ribes the basic operati ons of the function menu. Operati on of some items may di ffer from the basi c ones, which are described in the correspondi ng sections. 1 Pres s the PA GE button to displa y the me nu page to be set. Yo[...]

36 Superi mposed Cha racter In formation Chapter 3 Prepar ations 3-8 Su perimposed Character Information When CHARACTR on the HOME p age of the function menu is set to ON, the video signal outpu t from the HD SDI OUTPUT (SUP ER) connectors, SDI OUT 2 (SUPER) connector, or COMPOSITE OUT 2 (SUPER) connector contains superi mposed character informati [...]

37 Superimpo sed Character Inf ormation Chapter 3 Prepar ations Display O peration mode Block A Bloc k B T APE UNTHREAD No cassette in ser ted ST ANDBY OFF Standb y off mo de T .RELEASE T ape tens ion release mode ST OP Stop mode F .FWD F ast f orwar d mode REW Re wind mode PREROLL Preroll m ode PLA Y Play mode ( ser v o un locked) PLA Y LOC K Pla [...]

38 Using a "Memor y Stick" Chapter 3 Prepar ations 3-9 Usin g a "Memory Stick" When a “Memory Stick” is inserted in the camera, the fi le data can be stored on the “Memory Stic k,” which enables you to share data among cameras. Inserting a "Mem ory Stick" Insert a “M emory S tick” with the la bel side up in[...]

39 Usin g a "Me mor y Sti ck" Chapter 3 Prepar ations This typ e of “Memory St ick” canno t be used wit h the HDW-S280 series. A vai lable type s of “Memory Stic k” You can us e a “Memory St ick” with the HDW-S280 ( 8, 16, 32, 64 and 12 8 MB compatible). You can not u se a “Memory St ick Duo” alone with the HDW-S2 80. To u[...]

40 Recording Chapter 4 Recording and Pla yback Chapter 4 Recording and Playback 4-1 Record ing This secti on describes recor ding for externa l input signal s. When two HDW- S280 units ar e connecte d, press the REMOTE butto ns on both VT Rs so that th ey are not lit. 4-1-1 Preparations f or Recording Perform the followi ng procedure: 1 Connect a c[...]

41 Back Spac e Editing / Sequent ial Recording Chapter 4 Recording and Pla yback 4-2 Back Space Edi ting You can record mul tiple scenes as a single sequence with no noise or brea kup between scen es (back space editing). Proceed as fol lows. 1 Press the REC button and PL AY button simulta neously . Recording beigns. 2 When reco rding fini shes, pr[...]

42 Sequenti al Recording Chapter 4 Recording an d Play back Set the REMOT E button on the starting VTR not lit, and the REMOTE button on th e other VTR lit before hand. When the re cording VTR is switched, re cording is performed on the both VTRs for two minut es. 1 Insert the cassette s into the both VT Rs and rewind the tapes al l the way b y pre[...]

43 Playbac k Chapter 4 Recording and Pla yback 4-4 Playbac k This secti on describes play back of ta pes. When two HDW- S280 units are c onnected, press the REMOTE butto ns on both VT Rs so that th ey are not lit. 4-4-1 Preparations f or Pla ybac k Perform the following procedure. 1 Connect a cable to the video/aud io signal in put connectors of e [...]

44 Playbac k Chapter 4 Recording an d Play back If pl aybac k conti nues to th e en d of t he tape The tape aut omaticall y rewinds to the beginning and stop s. You can set t he unit t o not re wind the t ape automati cally with setu p menu item 12 5. For detail s on setup menu it em 125, see page 6 7. This unit uses auto t racking for Betacam and [...]

45 Overv iew / Au tomati c Edi ting Chapter 5 Assemble Editing 5 Chapter Assemble Editing 5-1 Over view When an HDW -S280 and edi tor or two HDW-S28 0 units and an editor are u sed in combinat ion, you can perform assemble e diting. Press the REMOTE butto n on the recorder VTR so t hat it is not l it and the REMOTE button on the player VTR so that [...]

46 Auto matic Edit ing Chapter 5 Assemble Editing Setting edit points 1 Press the PAGE bu tton to display the P5 E DIT page in the menu displ ay area. 2 Press the R/P funct ion button to set a VTR for sett ing the e dit poin ts. 3 Play th e tape in jog or shuttle mode and position t he tape to the required e dit point. For detail s on playbac k in [...]

47 Autom atic Edi ting Chapter 5 Assemble Editing Modifying an edit point To modify an edit point, use the following pr ocedure: 1 Press th e PAGE button to display the P5 EDIT pag e in the menu displa y area. 2 Press the R/P funct ion button to set a VTR (PLAYER or RECORD ER) for mo difying th e edit po ints. 3 To modify the IN poin t, turn the M [...]

48 Auto matic Edit ing Chapter 5 Assemble Editing For detail s on setup menu it em 001, see page 6 3. 5-2-4 Pre view When you have set th e edit points , the P REVIEW indica tor flashes in th e menu d isplay ar ea. While the indicator is flashi ng, press the PREVIE W function button togethe r with the SHI FT bu tton. Th e PREVIEW indic ator s tays [...]

49 Autom atic Edi ting Chapter 5 Assemble Editing 5-2-5 P e rforming A utomati c Editing Overvie w When yo u perform auto matic edit ing, the recorder and player VTRs operate as shown in t he figure above, to copy the video and audio signals bet ween the IN and OUT points on the player VTR from the IN point on the recorder VTR. Monito r output Duri[...]

50 Auto matic Edit ing Chapter 5 Assemble Editing At the end of the edi ting operation, t he AUTOEDIT indicator goes dark. To cha nge the O UT poi nt aft er sta rting an autom atic ed iting op eratio n After starting the automatic e diting operation, t o end the operati on before the p reset OUT point, press the OUT functio n butt on to gethe r wit[...]

51 Overvi ew 6 Chapter Chapter 6 Shot Mark/Shot Data Shot Mark/Shot Data 6-1 Over view This unit c an record shot marks or use shot marks recorded with HDCAM comcorders or Betacam SX camcorders (shot mark function). The shot mark function enables quick access to t he marked points, for efficient editing. When shot d ata are recor ded on th e tape, [...]

52 Stop Cod e / Stop Cod e Operati on Chapter 7 Stop Code Chapter 7 Stop Code 7-1 Stop Code You can record, detect, and eras e stop codes conforming to the NAB-T007-1990 standards. The stop code is record ed for 20 frames at a poin t four seconds befo re the SOM (star t of progr am). When thi s code is detect ed during playback, t he tape stops at [...]

53 Stop Co de Operat ion Chapter 7 Stop Code 2 Press t he D ETECT fu nction button to set it to ON . D-STOP appears in t he condition area o f the display window, and yo u can detect t he stop code. If three or more stop code s are detected during playback, the tape stop s, and D-STOP flashe s. Adjusting the stop position when detecting the st op c[...]

54 Sto p Code Oper atio n Chapter 7 Stop Code Adjusting the stop position b y modifying the starting point for recor ding a stop code You can modify the position at which to start recording the stop code by 1 to 5 seconds in units of seco nds with REC ADJUST, a submenu of setup menu item 13 8. For detail s on setup menu it em 138, see page 6 7. 7-2[...]

55 Ove rview of UM ID F unc tions / Record ing UMID s 8 Chapter Chapter 8 UMID Functio ns 8-1 O verview of UMID Functions UMID (Unique Material Identi fier) is a type of meta-data in video and audio mat erials. I t has been inte r nation ally standardi zed in SMP TE Standard 33 0M. This unit supports rec ording and ge neration of UMI Ds. UMID is ma[...]

56 Recording UMI Ds Chapter 8 UMID Functio ns For detail s on setup menu it em 653, see page 7 2. Setting Stored Ownership If you wish to set Stored Ownership (data in th e Source Pack which i ndicates “who”) when generating a UMID, call up item 029 of the setu p menu and proceed as follows. For detail s on setup menu it em 029, see page 6 4. 1[...]

57 Recording UMI Ds Chapter 8 UMID Functio ns from global UTC standard time allows correct UMID s to be generate d. To set th e time zone, disp lay the HOME page of t he function men u and proceed as f ollows: 1 Press t he MENU butt on to gether w ith th e SHIFT button. The error logger di splay appears. For details on t he error logger, ref er to [...]

58 UMID Out put and Dis play Chapter 8 UMID Functio ns 8-3 UMID Out put and Display This secti on explains h ow to output and displ ay UMIDs. 8-3-1 UMID Output Settings You can choose t o output UMIDs or not and select either Basic UMID or Extended UMID when you cho ose to output UMIDs. Make th ese settings using setup menu item 651. For detail s o[...]

59 UMID Out put and Dis play Chapter 8 UMID Functio ns S+XXXXXXXm Y+D: Altitude dat a indicatin g the distance from sea level is displayed in this format . The meaning of the charact ers and strings shown is as follows. S (1st character): Indicates d ata from a Sensor. R is shown for posi tion data from t he recording device (Recorder), and T is sh[...]

60 Setup Menu Con f iguration / Setup Menu Ope rations Chapt er 9 Setup M enus Chapter 9 Setup Menus 9-1 Setu p Menu Configurat ion This un it has th e followi ng setu p menus. • Basic set up menu • Extended setup menu For details , refer to the maintena nce manual In this manua l, both t he basic setu p menu items and extended setup menu items[...]

61 Setup Menu O perations Chapt er 9 Setup M enus 9-2-2 Sett ing Setup Menu 1 Press the MENU button. The currently selecte d setup menu item appears in the time data d isplay area. 2 Turn the MULTI C ONTROL knob to display a desire d item. Press the UP or DOWN function but ton change s the displayed item by 100 unit s. 3 Press the SELECT func tion [...]

62 Setup Menu Op erations Chapter 9 Setup Menus Switching the system frequency (m enu item 013) To switch the system frequen cy, proceed as fol lows. • Before car rying out t his operation, consult the pe rson responsible for syst em instal lation . • When the u nit is used i n 50i mode, on ly an anal og tape can be play ed back in the simpl e [...]

63 Items i n the B asic S etup Menu Chapt er 9 Setup M enus 9-3 Items i n the Basic Setup Menu The basic setup menu contai ns the following i tems. In the Se ttings column o f the tabl e, the fac tory setti ng is indicat ed by enclosing parenthesis. Item num ber Ite m n ame Settings 001 PRER OLL TIME 0S~[5S]~30S: Set the preroll time to b etwee n 0[...]

64 Ite ms in t he Ba sic Se tup Menu Chapter 9 Setup Menus 009 a) CHARA CTER TYPE Deter mines the type of charac ters such a s timecode out put from the COMPO SITE OUT 2 (SUPER) co nnector , HD SDI OUTPUT ( SU PER) co nnector , and SDI OUT 2 (SUPER) connecto r for s uperimposed displa y on the moni tor . [WHITE]: Whit e letters on a bla ck bac kgr [...]

65 Items i n the B asic S etup Menu Chapt er 9 Setup M enus a) To set items 00 2, 003, 009 , and 011, wa tch the moni tor and adj ust to the desired status. B12 SA VE SETUP BANK 2 Set to O N to sa ve current ac tive m enu setti ngs to me nu bank 2 . B20 RESET CURRENT SETUP Set to O N to reset c urrent activ e menu s ettings t o f actory def ault v [...]

66 Items in the Ex tended Set up Menu Chapter 9 Setup Menus 9-4 Items i n the Exte nded Setup Menu The e xpa nd ed se tup m enu cont ai ns the foll ow ing i tem s. In the Sett ings column of the table, th e factory setting is indicated b y enclosing parent hesis. Items 900 to 999 are not appl icable in 24 PsF/23.98PsF mode. Items 100 to 199: Settin[...]

67 Items in th e Extended Setup Menu Chapt er 9 Setup M enus a) Not applicable in 24Ps F/23.98PsF mode Items 200 to 299: Settings f or the remote contr ol interface 120 CTL LO CK IN SH TL Sele ct whether th e tape tr anspor t should be phase-lock ed to the CTL signal during playback in s hutt le mo de. OFF: Not phase-loc ked [ON ]: Phase-l ock ed 1[...]

68 Items in the Ex tended Set up Menu Chapter 9 Setup Menus a) Not applicable in 24 PsF/23.98PsF mode Items 300 to 399: Settings for editing 214 REMO TE INTERF ACE Select a de vice which remote ly contro ls this uni t. [9PIN]: A de vice conne cted to the REMO TE 9P connector SDI: A de vice connec ted to the HD SDI conne ctor Item numbe r Item name [...]

69 Items in th e Extended Setup Menu Chapt er 9 Setup M enus Items 400 to 499: Sett ings for prer oll a) When cont rolling with an editor such as a BVE-200 0, select REEL for quic k cueup. Items 50 0 to 599: Settings f or tape pro tection Item num ber Ite m n ame Settings 401 FUNCTION MODE AFTER CUEUP Select the state that the unit goes in to after[...]

70 Items in the Ex tended Set up Menu Chapter 9 Setup Menus Items 600 to 699: Setting s for a timecode generator Item numbe r Item name Settings 601 a) VITC POSITION SEL -1 In 59.94i/2 9.97PsF mode Select a l ine to ins er t the VITC in. (F or SD outp ut) 12H to [16H] to 2 0H: Select a ny line f rom 12 to 20. Note Y ou can insert the VITC s ignal i[...]

71 Items in th e Extended Setup Menu Chapt er 9 Setup M enus 608 PHASE CORRECTION S elect whether or not to carry out phase correc tion control on the L TC generated by the timec ode gener ator . [OFF ]: No control ON: Car r y ou t co ntro l 610 REGEN C ONTR OL MODE Sele ct whether o r not the ti mecode i s automa tically regenera ted. AE&PR: I[...]

72 Items in the Ex tended Set up Menu Chapter 9 Setup Menus 25F ST AR TING TC SEL (in 24PsF , 23.98Ps F mode only) Select w hether the 2 5F starting timeco de is se t or not f or timecode con vers ion from 25F to 24F . [OFF]: Do not set the s tar ting timec ode. ON: Set the s tar ting timec ode. To set th e 25F starti ng tim ecode Press the F 5 (SE[...]

73 Items in th e Extended Setup Menu Chapt er 9 Setup M enus a) Not applica ble in 24/23.98PsF m ode b) Not appl icable in 59.9 4i/29.97PsF mo de c) Applica ble in 59.94i/29.9 7PsF mode only Items 700 t o799: Settings f or video co ntro l 655 UMID RECORDING Select the UMID type to be rec orded to tape . [OFF ]: Do not record UMID . BA S I C: Record[...]

74 Items in the Ex tended Set up Menu Chapter 9 Setup Menus 710 INTERNAL VIDEO SIGN AL GENERA TOR Sele ct the tes t signal to be gene rated b y the internal test signal gener ator . OFF: No test si gnal is generate d . (The VTR operate s normally .) [CB75]: Color bar signal ML TBS: Multi-b urst signal 10STEP: 10-ste p signal PLSBR: Pulse an d bar s[...]

75 Items in th e Extended Setup Menu Chapt er 9 Setup M enus a) Not applicable in 24Ps F/23.98PsF mode When you set se tup menu items 715 through 718, 721, and 740 through 747, set VI D.PROC on the P1 PROCS page of the funct ion menu to MENU. Then the vid eo output co ntrol function o n the front pa nel is disabl ed. Items 800 to 899: Settin gs for[...]

76 Items in the Ex tended Set up Menu Chapter 9 Setup Menus a) Not applicable in 24 PsF/23.98PsF mode 812 A UDIO OUTPUT LEVEL Set the audio o utput le v el. [+4 dB] 0 dB –3 dB –20 dB Note − 20 d B is not di spla yed in the displ ay window . 823 a) NA U FLG PB Controls the non-audi o flag when the play back f ormat is Betacam SX. Sub-item 1 CH[...]

77 Items in th e Extended Setup Menu Chapt er 9 Setup M enus Items 90 0 to 999: Setti ngs for digital pr ocessing Item num ber Ite m n ame Settings 901 VIDEO OUTPUT D A T A Set the bit leng th f o r SD-SDI video ou tput data. 8bit : Set the bit l ength to 8 bits. [10bit]: Set the bit length to 10 bit s. It is rec ommende d that y ou sele ct the opt[...]

78 Items in the Ex tended Set up Menu Chapter 9 Setup Menus 943 CRO SS COLOR CR ISP Set the cross co lor crisp le vel f or down-co nv er ter output. 0 to [4] to FH 950 UP CON VERTER MODE (UC) Select the up-con verter mode. [CROP]: Sel ect the edge -crop mode. L-BO X: Select the letter bo x mode. SQUEZ: Sele ct the squeez e mode . 951 H CR OP POSITI[...]

79 Removing a Casset te When Tape Slack Occurs / Head Cleaning Chapter Chapter 10 Mainten ance and Inspe ction 10 Maintenance and Inspection 10-1 Removing a Cassette Whe n Tape Slack Oc curs If tap e slack occu rs in the unit, it is n ecess ary to remov e the upper lid a nd sound baffle. Thi s job shoul d always be entrusted t o a technici an who h[...]

80 Error Mess ages Chapter 10 Maintena nce and Inspect ion 10-3 Error M essages This uni t is equipped with a self-di agnosis funct ion, and if a pro blem is d etecte d, displays a n error mes sage in the t ime data di splay a nd on the mon itor. If an error me ssage appears, cont act your Sony ser vice representative. Indications in the time data [...]

81 Error Me ssages Chapter 10 Mainten ance and Inspe ction 96 SY NV -RAM ERROR Abnormality h as been d etected in the oper ation of a n NV -RAM (on SY -320 board) for the syste m cont rol syst em. 97 SV NV -RAM ERR O R Abnormality h as been detec ted in th e operati on of an NV -RAM (on SV -225 boar d) f or the ser vo syst em. 98 NV -RAM ERROR Abno[...]

82 Warning Me ssages Chapter 10 Maintena nce and Inspect ion 10-4 Warning Message s If the uni t detects ab normal status that has bee n set to be detected, th e warning mark flashes at the ri ght bottom in the display wi ndow. Even if the wa rning mark is flashi ng, you can operat e the unit. When you press the MENU button tog ether with the SHIFT[...]

83 Moisture Condensatio n / Regular Checks Chapter 10 Mainten ance and Inspe ction 10-5 Moist ure Condensation When the unit is suddenly moved from a cold to a warm location, or us ed in a very humid pla ce, moisture from the air can conde nse on the head-drum. Thi s is called moi sture conden sation. If th e tape is run in this sta te, it c an adh[...]

84 Regular Checks Chapter 10 Maintena nce and Inspect ion Displa ying the digital hours meter To di splay th e digit al hour s meter Press the M ENU butt on, the n turn the MUL TI CONTR OL knob to displ ay the re quire d item in the tim e da ta displ ay area. To exit from th e hours meter Press the EXIT f unction butt on. 10-6-2 Mai ntenance Timing[...]

85 LCD Monito r Chapter 10 Mainten ance and Inspe ction Menu item s 10-7 LCD Monitor Note on the liquid crystal display This liq uid crys tal di splay fi tted to this unit is manufactur ed with high p recision technology, gi ving a functioni ng pixel r atio of at l east 99.99%. Thus a very small pro portion of pixel s (at most 0.01 % ) may be “st[...]

86 Specifica tions Appen dixes Appendixes Specifi cations General Recording f ormat HDCAM Power requi rements 100 to 2 40 V AC, 50/60 Hz 12 V DC Power consumption AC operati on: appr ox. 0.8A, 80 W Peak inrush current (1) Power ON, current probe method: 55 A (240 V), 15 A (10 0 V) (2) Hot swit ching inrush cur rent, measured i n accordan ce with Eu[...]

87 Specifications Appendix es Digital audio system Digital audio (CH1 to CH4 ) signal f ormat Sampling frequency 48 kHz (syn chronized wit h video) Quantizatio n 20 bits/sampl e Wow and fl utter Below measurab le level Headroom 20 dB (or 18 dB, 16 dB, 12 dB selectable ) Emphas is T1= 50 μ s, T2=15 μ s (on/ off selectable in recordi ng mode) Analo[...]

88 Specifica tions Appen dixes Audio The AFM fu nction is not supported. Pr ocessor adjust ment range Video level ± 3 dB/ −∞ to +3 dB selectable Chroma level ± 3 d B/ −∞ to +3 dB selectabl e Setup le vel ± 30 IR E Chroma phase ± 30° System phase Sync: ± 15 ms SC: ± 200 ns Input connectors HD SDI INPUT (IN/M ONI) BNC (1 each for input[...]

89 Specifications Appendix es RM-280 Edit ing Control ler AC power cord • F or customers i n the U.S.A. and Can ada Part No. 1-557-377-11 Plug hol der 3-613-6 40-01 • F or customers i n the United Kingdo m Part No. 1-833-259-11 Plug hol der 3-613-6 40-01 • F or customers in E uropean countries othe r than the United Kin gdom Part No. 1-551-63[...]

90 Specifica tions Appen dixes For deta ils on the mainte nance m enu, refer to the maintenan ce manual. • The SDSDI (D1) output and component/ composite outputs have the same phase. • The phase of the HD vide o output and SD video o utput is fixed to t he same phase of t he reference signal when up-convert ed. Compatibility of pla yback tape f[...]

91 Index Appen dixes Index A AC IN connector 20 AC power 22 AC power indicator 13 ASMB L di spla y 18 Assemble editing 45 Audi o da ta 1 7 AUDIO INPUT connector 21 Audio input level 40 Adjusti ng 40 Audio level meter 17, 19 AUDIO MONITOR OUTPUT connector 2 1 AUDIO OUTPUT connector 21 Automatic editi ng 45, 4 9 Starting 49 B Back space editing 41 Ba[...]

92 Index Append ixes Battery power 22 DC powe 22 Supplyi ng power 22 POWER switch 20 Power switch 13 Preroll 47 Changing the preroll time 47 PREROLL butto n 16 Preview 48 R R/P LEVEL CTL sw itch 14 Rear panel 20 REC but ton 15 REC INHI indicator 14 REC INHI switch 14 REC LEVEL adj ustment knob 13 REC RU N/FR EE RU N indi ca tion 18 RECORDER /PLAYER[...]

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