Panasonic AJ-HD1800P manual

F0907T0 -F @ Printed in Japan VQT1H8 1 Digital HD Video Cassette Recorder Operating Instructions Model No . AJ-HD1800E Bef ore operating this produ ct, please read the instructions carefully and sa ve this manual f or future use. ENGLI SH Mode l No. AJ-HD1800P[...]

2 Read this fir st! For AJ-HD1800P and AJ-HD1800E indica tes s af ety inf ormation . WARNING: z T O REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NO T EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT T O RAIN OR M OISTURE. z T O REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, KEEP THIS EQUIPMENT A W A Y FR OM ALL LIQUIDS. USE AND ST ORE ONL Y IN LOCA TIONS WHICH ARE NO T EXPOS ED T O[...]

3 Read this fi rst! (continued) For AJ-HD1800P indica tes saf ety i nf or mation. CAUTION RISK OF EL ECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER ( OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER TO SERVICING TO QUAL IFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lig htning flash w ith arro whead symbol, within an equ[...]

4 Read this first! (continued) For AJ-HD1800E indica tes saf ety inf or mation.  DO NO T RE MO VE P ANEL CO VERS BY UNSCREWING THEM. To reduce the risk of elec tric sho ck, do no t remove t he covers. No us er serviceab le parts inside . Refer se rvicing to qualified serv ice personnel . Caution for AC Mains Lead FOR Y OUR SAFETY PLEASE READ THE[...]

5 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1) Read the se instru ctions . 2) Keep t hes e ins tr uct ions. 3) Heed al l wa r nings. 4) F ollo w all inst r uctions . 5) Do not u se this a ppar atus near w ater . 6) Clean o nly wit h dr y cloth. 7) Do not b lock any v entilation openings . Instal l in accordance with the man uf acturerÅfs in structions . 8) Do[...]

6 Contents (co ntinued) Variable me mory func tion.......... ............. 36 Variable memory functi on selection ..................36 Outline ..................... ............................. ............36 Variable m emory playback operation procedure... .............. .............. ............... ............36 Variabl e memory edi ting oper[...]

7 General outline This uni t is a mult i-for ma t VT R capa ble of reco rdi ng an d pla ying bac k HD signals (1080i/59.94 Hz , 1080 i/50 Hz, 720p/59.9 4 Hz, 720p/50 H z) in D VCPR O HD-LP* f or mat usi ng a smal l cas set te t ape 1/4 inc h wide, HD ( D VC PRO HD-LP/D VCPRO HD) and SD (D VCPRO50/D VCPRO) recorded i n D VCPRO f ormat as wel l as co[...]

8 Features Compact size and light weight Thi s is a 4U di git al VTR . Usin g the rack-m ount ing adapters (AJ-MA75P: opt ional access or y), it can a lso be easily housed in a 19 -inch rac k. Up to 12 6 minutes of rec ording Usin g the D VCPRO HD- LP recordin g system, up to 126 minute s of ma ter ia l can be rec ord ed on the 1/ 4-in ch X L- siz [...]

9 Features (continued) Multi-functional interfac es z Serial digital input/output connector The VT R comes w ith an HD c omponent serial int erface input/o utput connector . This one BNC conne ctor enab les HD co mponent v ideo signa ls and 8-c hannels digital audio signals to be int erface d. (SMPT E 292M, 296M , 299M ) It is also equipped wit h a[...]

10 P ar ts and their functions Front panel (1) PO WER swi tch A udio l eve l meter The audio inf or mation is displa yed here . z The le vels of the CH1, CH2, CH3, CH4, CH5, CH6, CH7 and CH8 PC M audi o signa ls and le ve l of the CUE trac k signal a re displa yed here . z The le vel s of the i nput signals a re displa yed during recording and when[...]

11 P ar ts an d their functions (continued) Front panel (2) MONIT OR S ELECT butt ons These b uttons are u sed to sele ct the audio sig nals whi ch are to be output to the mo nitor L and R connectors and headpho nes jac k. z Whe n OFF has been selected as the M MIX setting on th e <AUDIO SHI FT2 > menu (f ac tor y set t ing) : Each tim e the [...]

12 P ar ts and their function s (continued) Front panel (3) Time code display The data, VT R statu s inf or mation, tape format inf or mation or war n ing infor ma tion wh ich corr esp onds to t he dire ct menu buttons app ear on this displ ay . (See page 38 and f ollowing for det ails of the disp lays .) UNITY lamps VIDEO UNITY lam p This ligh ts [...]

13 P ar ts an d their functions (continued) Front panel (4) Search bu tton Press thi s butto n to shift to the search mo de. Set the search dial to the sh uttle mod e and turn to any position, and the n press thi s bu tton to start play back at th e rate set with the s e arch di al. SHTL/SLO W but ton This i s the b utton to s elect SHTL or SL OW f[...]

14 P ar ts and their function s (continued) Front panel (5) A udio channel selector button Use t his b utton to sel ect whe ther the audio co ntrols f or channels CH1 to CH4 or for channels CH5 to CH8 a re to be cont ro lled. Each t ime i t is pre sse d, the chan nel disp lay LED above the au dio cont rol i s sel ect ed. Number keys Use th ese k ey[...]

15 P ar ts an d their functions (continued) Front panel (6) TRIM buttons These b uttons are used to ma ke fine ad justmen ts to the IN or OUT p oint. By pre ssin g th e or j button while the IN (A IN) bu tton or OUT (A OUT ) bu tton is held do wn, the regist ered edit point c an be adjusted i n 1-frame i ncrements . When th e i bu tton is pressed, [...]

16 P ar ts and their function s (continued) Front panel (7) ST ANDBY button While t he head drum is rotating , the but ton’ s lamp lights to indi cate that th e standby ON mode is now estab lished. The sam e tape tension is applie d as in the regular s top mode. If the b utton is press ed in the st op mode , the standb y OFF mo de is estab lished[...]

17 P ar ts an d their functions (continued) Front panel (8) INPUT CHECK output specifications VIDEO * Only output from the internal signal processing circuit is dela yed. <Notes> z Signals for INT SG input are selec ted in Menu N o . 601. z INPUT CHEC K is disa bled when 2 3/24 Hz mode or 25 H z (HD , SD) mode and 50 Hz (HD , SD) mode are sel[...]

18 P ar ts an d their functions (continued) INPUT CHECK output specifications (continued) A UDIO (EE mode) MONIT OR L/R an d HEAD PHONE L/R int er loc k with t he MON IT OR SELECT b utton on the fr ont pan el. * Only ou tput from the inte r nal signal proc essing circu it is dela yed. A UDIO (T ap e mode) MONIT OR L/R an d HEAD PHONE L/R int er loc[...]

19 P ar ts an d their functions (continued) Rear panel A C IN s ocket Usin g the po wer cord s upplied, conne ct one end t o this soc ke t and the other en d to the po wer ou tlet. SIGNAL GND terminal This is co nnected to the signal ground terminal on the compo nent connec ted to thi s VTR in order to mini mize noise . It is not a s af ety ground.[...]

20 P ar ts and their function s (continued) Rear panel (continued) ANALOG C OMPOSITE VI DEO OUT conne ctors The a nalog com posite video s ignal s are ou tput thro ugh these c onnectors. Th ey are output during D VCPR O50M, 25M, D V or D VCAM int erchan geab le pla yback or when signal s are down -con verted and output. Video s ignals contai ning s[...]

21 Connections Example of connecti ons performed f or one VTR Set the RE MOTE LED on the front panel to the off status (LOCAL mode). Example of connecti ons performed f or two VTRs (deck-to-deck) Source side: Press the “9P 1394” REMO TE butto n on the front pa nel f or 2 or more s econds to set the VTR to the REMO TE status . (The LED li ghts.)[...]

22 Connectio ns (continued) Example of connections in 23/24 Hz or 25/ 50 Hz (HD) mode When a tape recorded with a fr ame rate of 24 fp s (25/50 fps) using a v ariable fr ame rate cam era is pla y ed bac k on the unit, data c an be conv er ted and outpu t in 1080/24 psf (1080 / 25 psf or 1080/50i) and rec orded o n the AJ-HD 3700 series. Show n in t[...]

23 Connectio ns (continued) Example of connections wi th an editing contr oller AV m o n i t o r Av m on i t o r A v monito r Av m o n i t o r Recorder Video monit or signals Source unit A udio moni t or signals T o RE MOTE I N/OU T Remote signals Editi ng contr oller A V switc her Reference signal generat or Remote si gnals Sour ce unit Video moni[...]

24 Concerning tapes Consume r-use D V a nd D V CAM cas settes (Standa rd D V and DVCAM casset tes, mini D V and D VC AM cass ettes) Use a cas sette adap ter (AJ-CS455P) when a min i D V or D VCAM cassett e is to be used. Note th at inserting a min i D V or D VCAM cass ette with out the use of a cassette ad apter wil l cause malfun ctioning. Also no[...]

25 T urning on the po wer and inser ting the cassette Bef ore star ting to op erate the VTR, check whe ther the equipme nt has been con nected pro per ly . 1 T ur n on the VTR’ s power . 2 Chec k that t he A UTO O FF lamp is off . If conden sation or som e other p roblem has occ urred, the A UT O OFF lamp ligh ts, and no further oper ations ca n [...]

26 Recor ding 1 Set the acci dental erasu re pre venti on tab on the cassett e tape to the “REC” positio n, and inser t the tap e. 2 Press the STOP b utton to set th e VTR to t he stop m ode. 3 Select “EE” a s the OUTPUT setting using on th e <HOME> me nu. EE pictures now appear on the TV monit or . 4 Check that the REC IN HIBIT lam p[...]

27 P l ay b a ck 1 Inser t the ca ssette tape, and set the VTR to the ST OP mode . 2 Press the P LA Y butto n. Normal pla yback com m ence s. 3 Adjust the audio play back lev els. Bef ore adjusting th e pla yback le vel s, chec k that the PB LED is lig hted an d that the audio adju stment dial i s in the unloc ked status . If the dial is lock ed (i[...]

28 Jog/Sh uttle Jog Mode 1 Push in th e sear ch dial. Confirm that the J OG lamp lights . 2 T urn the search dia l. The d ial ’ s cli ck-stop s ar e rel eas ed, and the t ape is p layed bac k at the speed correspon ding to the sp eed at whi ch the dial i s tur ned. The ma ximum jog speed ca n be cha nged b y selecting the setup me nu it em No .31[...]

29 Man ual Editing 1 Sel ect t he ed iti ng mo de. ASSEM b utton: Assemb le (frame-to-f rame cont inuity) editin g is perf or med using this b utton. INSERT but ton: Insert editing is perf or med us ing th is b utton. 2 On the ti me code dis pla y , selec t the chan nels to be edited. ASSEM: Set ASSEM to ON using the button . INSERT ： T o sele ct[...]

30 A utomatic Editing (deck -to-dec k) “Editing” ref ers to the work in vo lved in using pr e-recorded tapes to bring diff erent conten ts together or delete unneces sar y par ts and bring togethe r only the necessary parts. The basi c editing st eps are as f ollow s . 1 Using the REMOTE b utton, set th e pla yer to REM O TE and the re corder t[...]

31 A uto matic Editing (deck-to-dec k) (continued) Selecting the editing mode 1 Sel ect t he ed iti ng mo de. ASSEM b utton: Assemb le (frame-to-f rame cont inuity) editin g is perf or med in this mode. INSERT button: Insert editing is perf or med in this mode. 2 On the ti me code dis pla y , selec t the chan nels to be edited. ASSEM ： Set ASSEM [...]

32 A uto matic Editin g (d ec k-to-dec k) (continued) Checking the edit points 1 Press the IN (or OUT) butto n to check the ed it point. The v alue of the reg istered edit poi nt appears on the displa y . 2 While hol ding down the IN (or OUT) butto n, press the PRERO LL b utton to chec k the picture at the edit point. The tape is cu ed up to the ed[...]

33 A uto matic Editing (deck-to-dec k) (continued) Previe wing 1 Aft er th e ed it point s have been re giste re d, pr ess t he PREVIEW bu tton. Regular pre view is no w conducted. <Notes> z If the edi t IN point has n ot been registere d, the position where the PREVIEW b u tton w as press ed is regis tered as the ed it IN point. z T o stop t[...]

34 A udio Split Editing The video edit poi nts and audio edit p oints can be regist ered independ ently , and editin g can be e xec uted with the video points o ffset from the aud io poi nts. A udio edit poin ts cann ot be registere d when the assemb le editing m ode has been s elected. After regist er ing the ed it points, proc eed wit h the same [...]

35 A udio Split Editing (continued) _ Duration d i spla y The dur ation can be indica ted on the displa y . Between the v ideo IN and OUT points : Press th e IN button and OU T bu tton at the same time. Between the a udio IN and OUT points: Press th e A-IN butto n and A-OUT bu tton at the same time. Match frame pr ocessing functio n When tw o VTRs [...]

36 V ariable memory function V ari able memor y function selection The var iable m emor y mode ca n be se lec ted by set ting (V ARMEM) on the <H OME SHIFT> men u to “ON. ” When (V ARMEM) i s set t o “OFF , ” the va r iabl e memory mode i s c ancel ed, and t he re gul ar mo de is e sta blishe d. <Note> Bear in mind that when th [...]

37 V a riable memory f unction (continued) V ariable memory editing operation pr ocedure T o perf or m va riable m emor y editing op erati ons, s et this VT R , which is c onnected as the record er to the variab le memory mode , and tak e the step s below . 1 Select the editing mode on t he <ASSEMB LE> or <INSER T> menu. 2 Select the VT[...]

38 Function menus The funct ion menus are used to set the functions whic h are frequently u s ed. The f unc tio n menu s are se lec ted dire ctly usin g th e di rec t menu butt on s on t he fr ont pane l. General description General menus <HOME>, < HOME SHIFT> The mos t basic sett ings for reco rding, play back and TC oper atio ns are s[...]

39 Func tion menus (continued) Allocating the funct ion keys Menu (6 typ es) Menu hierarchy Items allocated to function keys F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 HOME 1st OUTPUT TC/CTL TC CLR CMP MD R INH 2nd (SHIFT) PREROL OUTREF C APSTN V ARMEM VIDEO 1st VID IN INT SG UP CON DW CON 2nd (SHIFT) V L V C L V HUE SUP L V 3rd (F+ SHI FT) BRIGHT COLOR CONTRAST BA CK L AU[...]

40 Function menus (continued) <HOME> The m ost basi c set tin gs for reco rdi ng, p layback and T C oper ations ar e set on this me nu screen. How to switch the settin gs To g g l e : Each tim e a function b utton is pr essed, th e setting is change d or entered. F i toggle*: When a f unction b utton is pressed while the F b utton is held do [...]

41 Func tion menus (continued) <HO ME > (c ont inue d) Display menu name System frequenc y display during 24 Hz, 2 5 Hz (HD and SD) ,50 Hz (HD and SD) modes When the 23/24 H z mode, the 25 Hz (HD , SD) mode or the 50 Hz (HD , SD) mode is se lected in System Menu N o . 25 (SYSTEM FREQ), the selecte d system fr equency is indicate d on function[...]

42 Function menus (continued) <HOME> (contin ued) Status display 1 *1: Th is status is not dis pla yed when the 23/24 Hz, 25 Hz (HD or SD) or 50 Hz (HD or SD) mode has been s elected as th e system men u item No .25 (SYSTEM FREQ) setting. *2: Th is status is not displa yed when the 59/60 Hz or 5 0 Hz mo de has be en selected as the system men[...]

43 Func tion menus (continued) <HO ME > (c ont inue d) Status display 2 Status display 3 Operat ion mode (speed ) disp lay This in dicates the current oper ation mode (in cluding the spee d displa y). Indicator Description of setting This lights when the SCH phase of the SDREF signal is within the prescribed range. This lights when color fram[...]

44 Function menus (continued) <HOME> (contin ued) Remaining tape/total tape displa y The leng ths of the rem aining tape an d total tape of the inserted cass ette are disp la y ed in increm ents o f min utes . <Note> Slight errors ma y oc cur . The r emaining tap e val ue b links when le ss than 3 minutes of t he tape remain. Cue time d[...]

45 Func tion menus (continued) <HO ME > (c ont inue d) Playbac k reference signal specifications f o r tape playba ck During tape pla yback, the vid eo output ref erence sig nals are as sh own in the t able belo w . *1 If “1394” or “INT SG (internal stand ard signal)” is selected f or the video input signal, the video output reference[...]

46 Function menus (continued) <HOME> (continued) <Notes > In the 25 Hz (SD) or 50 Hz (SD ) mode , blac k signals are o utput from the H D SDI outpu t connec tors. I In the 23.98 Hz/24 Hz mode Input sign als Pla yback reference sig nal REF_IN HD_REF_I N HD_REF _IN Complies with HD_REF_IN frequency None Inter nal HD Complies with menu ite[...]

47 Func tion menus (continued) <HO ME > (c ont inue d) Registeri ng TCG values 1 Selecting the values Press the TC/CTL b utton to sel ect TC . Press the button. The selec ted i tem ( cue tim e or TC) is no w highlighted . T ur n the ADJ UST dial to select TC . Again pr ess the bu tton. A s ingle di git is highligh ted, and the mo de f or inpu[...]

48 Function menus (continued) <HOME> (contin ued) * 1 When t he 23/ 24 Hz mo de, 25 Hz (HD , SD) mode , or the 50 Hz (HD , SD) mode i s selec ted in Syste m Men u No. 25 (SYSTEM FREQ), t his item is not displa yed. * 2 When t he 23/ 24 Hz mo de, 25 Hz (HD , SD) mode , or the 50 Hz (HD , SD) mode i s selec ted in Syste m Men u No. 25 (SYSTEM F[...]

49 Func tion menus (continued) <VIDEO> The basic input/outpu t settin gs f or the video signals are set, and t he le vel of the HD o utput signals can als o be ad juste d on thes e menu scre ens. 1. Video sig nal input switc hing, internal signa l source type cha nging, and up-con verter aspect ratio con version 2. Video signal output level a[...]

50 Function menus (continued) <VIDEO> (continu e d) The underl ining (__ ) denotes the f actory setting m ode. Functio n button/ item Switc hin g method Setting Corresponding s etup menu item Description of setting When “ CMPST” is selected as the setup m enu item N o.650 (STYLE) sett ing F1 (SHIFT ) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ F2 (SHIFT ) ___ __[...]

51 Func tion menus (continued) <A UDIO> The basi c input/outpu t settings for the a udio signals a re set on these m enu screens . 1. A udio signal in put selection (CH1 - CH4 ) 2. A udio signal in put selection (CH5 - CH8) 3. Audio v olume contr ol s w itching , CUE audio recor ding si gnal sel ection, and a udio monitor mix switchi ng * Whe[...]

52 Function menus (continued) <A UDIO> (continued) The underl ining (__ ) denotes the f actory setting m ode. Function b utton/ item Switc hing method Settin g Correspondi ng setup me nu item Description of setting F1(SHIFT2) VOL U M E T oggle REC PB AU TO No . 141 VO L U M E Refer to the setup menu. For s witching what is to be controlled by[...]

53 Func tion menus (continued) <TC> The TC-re lated settin gs are pe rformed on these menu screens. Wh ether the TC is to be superimpo sed onto the displa y can also be s et on this scre en. The underl ining (__) denotes the f actory setting m ode. F1 SHIFT F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F1 SHIFT F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 Function b utton/ item Switc hing method Settin[...]

54 Function menus (continued) <CUE> A max imum o f 60 cue poi nts can be se t on th ese menu screens . When “A UT O” has be en select ed as the (P AG E) setting on the A UTO P AG E mode <CUE SHIFT> menu, up to 10 page s of cue p oints with 6 c ue points on each page can be manage d on a page-b y-page bas is. The 60 cue p oints are i[...]

55 Func tion menus (continued) <CUE> (contin ued) Cue point registration T urn the ADJUST dial to highlight th e point which is to be registered . When the but ton is pressed, the current tape positi on is registered as the c ue point. The f ollo wing applies depending on the setting f or (P A GE) on the <CUE SHIFT> menu . When “MANU?[...]

56 Function menus (continued) <CUE> (contin ued) Search operations T urn the ADJUST dial to highligh t the desired regist ered point . When the PR EROL L button is pre ssed, the preroll o peration is ini tiated. The tape will not be prer olled i f no cue points hav e been registered . Sinc e the tape is not prer oll ed even if the PR EROLL bu[...]

57 Func tion menus (continued) <DIA G> This ena bles con fir mation of inf or mation s uch as the warning/ho ur-meter /UMID . V erification, dele tion of the error log f ile, retention/ call to the SD memory card can do wi th the SHIFT picture . W arning dis pla y When a war ning oc curs in this VTR, the warning mark (W) blin ks at the top le[...]

58 Function menus (continued) <DIA G> (contin ued) The underl ining (__ ) denotes the f actory setting m ode. Concerning the setup menu item No.015 (A UTO STEP) setting (facto r y setting: OFF) Up to 99 w ar ning mess ages can b e sav ed by the erro r log function , and this se tup menu ite m deter mines wha t kind of sav e proc essing is to [...]

59 Func tion menus (continued) <MENU> These ena ble mov ement to th e menu screens f or oper ations (adjustm ents, s aving data onto or loading it from the i nter nal memory or SD memory cards) rela ting to the SYSTEM and SET UP m enus . *The und erlining (__) den otes the f actory setting m ode. F1 SHIFT F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F1 SHIFT F2 F3 F4 F5 F[...]

60 Function menus (continued) <ASSEMBLE> The ASSEMBLE ed iting mod e is sele cted on this m enu scree n. A utomatic editing and manual editing z When the edi ting mode has been sel ected (the butt on is lighted) , automati c editing or man ual editing can be perf orm ed e ven after the ASSEMBLE s creen has been e xited. z After the e dit IN a[...]

61 Func tion menus (continued) <INS ERT> The INSER T editing mo de and editi ng channels are sel ected on th is me nu scr een. Registeri ng the edit points After the edit IN and OU T points ha ve bee n registered, the and buttons li ght. Aut omatic editing and manual editing z When t he editin g mode has been selected (the button is li ght ed[...]

62 Function menus (continued) <SETUP MENU/S YSTEM MENU> When the SETUP M ENU or SYSTEM MENU oper a-tion menu is selected, a menu list appears on the moni tor , and the r espec tive it ems ca n be se t. SETUP me nu SYSTEM me nu Monitor displa y menu Settings 1 Selecting the me nu items Select the m enu item by turning the ADJ dial. (Th e curso[...]

63 Func tion menus (continued) <SETUP MENU/S YSTEM MENU> (continued) Flow of setting c h anges SETUP MENU function b uttons SYSTEM MENU function b uttons Open the screen. Select th e menu item Close the screen. F6 (EX IT) Subm enu Press SHIFT . Press the ADJ dial. Change the setti ng Change the setting T urn the ADJ dial. F + F 4 (item reset)[...]

64 Function menus (continued) <FILE> The cu rren t se ttin g infor m ation , in clud ing th e SET UP me nu contents , can be pro vided w ith titl es and eithe r sav ed in or loaded fro m the back up memo r y in on e of 4 vari ations . When (FILE) is pressed w hile the button is held dow n on the <MEN U> scree n, the f ollowing fu nction[...]

65 Func tion menus (continued) Setting s 5 File overwri te inh ibit fa cility It is poss ible to loc k the ov erwrite inhi bit facil ity for indi vid ual files in V TR MEMORY to . Sele ct t he file to be lock ed, and press (LOCK) to loc k it. If (LOCK) is presse d again, the fac ility is unloc ked. The loc ked o r unloc ked mo de is d ispla yed in [...]

66 Function menus (continued) <PF1/PF2> Up to 24 fre quently used set up menu i tems can be registe red. The ite m s are re gistered on the func tion menu s sho wn below . (No se ttings ha ve be en registered bef ore the VTR le aves the f actory .) T o display one of the function m enus, press (PF1 FT), (PF1 BK), (PF2 FT) or (PF2 BK) wh ile h[...]

67 Func tion menus (continued) <PF1/PF2> (continue d) Flow of function b utton registration PF1/PF2 function b uttons Open the screen. Select the fu nction button to be registered. Close the screen. F6 (EXIT) T urn the ADJ dial. F4 (on e butt on re set) F + F4 (all buttons reset) F5 (settings entered) Press the ADJ dial. Select the menu items[...]

68 Function menus (continued) <PF1/PF2> (c ontinued) PF1/PF2 fun c tion b utton names When S ETUP men u items hav e been registered in the function buttons , the names of t hese func tion button s are displa yed as set f or th in the table below . Setup men u item No . Name of set up menu item Function b utton name 000 P-ROLL TIME PREROL 001 [...]

69 Func tion menus (continued) <PF1/PF2> (continue d) Setup me nu item No . Name of set up menu item Func tion b utton nam e 400 STILL TIMER STILL 401 SRC PRO TECT SRC PT 402 DRUM STDBY DRUM 403 ST OP PRO TECT ST P PT 500 VITC BLA NK VI BLK 501 VITC POS-1 VI PS1 502 VITC POS -2 VI PS2 503 TCG MODE TCG MD 504 R UN MODE RUN MD 505 TCG REGEN TCG[...]

70 Function menus (continued) <PF1/PF2> (c ontinued) Setup men u item No . Name of set up menu item Function b utton name 700 CH1 IN L V A1 IL V 701 CH2 IN L V A2 IL V 702 CH3 IN L V A3 IL V 703 CH4 IN L V A4 IL V 704 C UE IN L V A C IL V 705 CH1 OU T L V A1 OL V 706 CH2 OUT L V A2 OL V 707 CH3 OU T L V A3 OL V 708 CH4 OUT L V A4 OL V 709 CUE[...]

71 Func tion menus (continued) <CARD> Dif ferent kin ds of setti ngs an d infor mat io n can be store d or retrie v ed from an SD memo r y card. When (CARD) is pressed o n the <MEN U> screen w hile th e button is h eld down, the fu nct ion menu s hown be low is di spl ay ed. [MENU/ERROR LOG/MUL TI CUE] SYSTEM M ENU/SE TUP MENU/ 50PIN AS[...]

72 Function menus (continued) <CARD> (continued) [MENU/ERROR LOG/MUL TI CUE] z The S D memo r y car d is capa ble of st ori ng a nd r etr ieving the settings from the SETUP MENU (Current, USER1 to USER4)/SYSTEM MENU , the regi s tered conte n ts of 50PIN ASSIGN, the r egistered points of MUL TI CUE, and the cont ents of the ERR OR L OG. z Tit[...]

73 Func tion menus (continued) <CARD> (continued) 5 File overwri te inh ibit fa cility The file loc k pre vents the fil es on an SD mem or y card from being overwritten . z Locking a f ile Select the file to be loc ked, an d press (LOCK). z Unl ocking a file Press (LOCK) aga in. <Note> The loc ked or unlock ed status is dis play ed in t[...]

74 Function menus (continued) <50P IN /OUT ASSI GN> Using the front p anel controls and on-scree n men us, function s are registere d into the i nput pins of the p arallel remote (50PIN) c onnector and the status es are reg istered into its out put pins. When (50P IN) or (50P O T) is pressed while th e butto n is held down on the <MENU SH [...]

75 Func tion menus (continued) <50P IN/OU T ASSIGN> (continued) Registering functions in the input p i ns/Active inputs Registering functions in the output pins/Active outputs 1 Selecting the 50-pi n connector pins T ur n the AD J dial to m ove the selection mark er and select th e pin of the 50-pi n connector int o which the menu i tem is to[...]

76 Function menus (continued) <50P IN/ OUT ASSIGN> (continued) Special O UT menu list No. SUPER DISP LA Y Description of setting C00 EJEC T EJECT statu s C01 STBY ON ST ANDBY ON status C02 CUE CUE-UP c ompleted status C03 STILL STILL status C04 P ANEL STOP Status in whic h the front panel STOP button is pressed down C05 PRE C TL Status of whe[...]

77 Func tion menus (continued) <50P IN/OU T ASSIGN> (continued) The stat uses estab lished b y a multi ple number of pins in the special OUT menu li st are displa y ed. Pi n status “1 ” signifi e s “activ e low” a nd “0” sign ifies “open. ” Err or stat uses TC input statuses T ape recording inhibit statuses Recording inhibit s[...]

78 Function menus (continued) <50P IN/ OUT ASSIGN> (continued) Flow of registration 50P IN/OUT ASSIGN function b uttons Open the screen. Sta tus in wh ich registered 50-pin connector pin selection is enabled Close the screen. F6 (EX IT) Stat us in which sel ected 50-pi n connec tor pin menu i tem se lect ion i s enab led Press the ADJ dial. S[...]

79 Func tion menus (continued) <50P IN/OU T ASSIGN> (continued) 50-pin assignm ent fact ory s ettings “ __ ” denote s that nothing is subjec t to co ntrol or to a statu s. <Notes > z F or a command, inpu t TTL le vel signa ls; f or an activ e low edge , input an ele ctrical sig nal of 1 00 ms or more. z F or a status, a m aximum ope[...]

80 System men us The underl ining (__ ) denotes the f actory setting m ode. Video output signal a djustments The c ont rol m atr i x for the adju stme nts is s hown in th e table below . External encod er remo te control l er: Only adj ustments of the e xternal encode r remote controller are perf o rmed. This uni t ： Only adj ustments of the setu[...]

81 System menus (contin ued) The underl ining (__) denotes the f actory setting m ode. *UP: This is f or HD output s (during HD tape pla yback o r up- conversion out puts) . *D W: This i s fo r SD outputs (during SD tape pla ybac k or dow n-con version o utputs). No./Item Description of setting 12 SYS H (HD) *UP For adjusting the HD SDI output syst[...]

82 System menus (contin ued) * 1 System switching z Some of the system m enu and setup menu items each have diff erent settings f or different oper ation modes [59/60 Hz, 50 Hz, 23/24 Hz, 25 Hz (HD or SD) and 50 Hz ( HD or SD )]. These settings are sav e d separately . (This concer ns thos e items w hose setti ngs were descr ibed for each operation[...]

83 Setup men us <B ASIC> *1 When the 23/ 24 Hz mode, 25 Hz (HD , SD) mode, or 50 Hz (HD , SD) mode is selecte d in System M enu No. 25 (SYSTEM FREQ), this item is not display ed. *The und erlining (__) den otes the f actory setting m ode. No./Item Description of setting 000 P-R OLL TIME For setting the preroll time . Any tim e from 0 to 30 se[...]

84 Setup menus (contin ued) <B A SIC> (continue d) *1 When the 23/24 Hz m ode, 25 Hz (HD , S D) mode, or 50 Hz (HD , SD) m ode is s elected in Syst em Menu N o . 25 (SYSTEM FREQ), this item is not displa yed. The unde r lining (__ ) denotes the f actory setting mode. No./Item Description of setting 007 CHAR A H-PO S For setting the character [...]

85 Setup menus (continued) <B A SIC> (continue d) *1: When the 50 Hz mode, 25 Hz (HD , SD) mode, or 50 Hz (HD , SD) mode is selected in System Menu No . 25 (SYSTEM FREQ), this item is not displa yed. *2: When t he 23/24 Hz m ode is selected in Syst em Menu No. 25 (SYSTEM FREQ), this item is not display ed. *The un derlining (__) den otes the [...]

86 Setup menus (contin ued) <B A SIC> (continue d) <Notes > z In the EJECT mode , the f ormat selected b y the setup menu ite m No .020 (SYS FORMA T ) setting applies . z If “A UT O” has been se lected as th e setup menu item No .022 (PB FORMA T) setting, the setup men u item No .023 (FORMA T SEL) setti ng is used as the f ormat whe[...]

87 Setup menus (continued) <OPERA TION> *1: When the 23/24 Hz mode, 25 Hz (HD , SD) mode, or 50 Hz (HD , SD) mode is selecte d in System M enu No. 25 (SYSTEM FREQ), this item is not display ed. The underl ining (__) denotes the f actory setting m ode. No./Item Description of setting 100 SEAR CH EN A For selecting the direct search dial operat[...]

88 Setup menus (contin ued) <OPERA TION> (continued) Description of MEMOR Y ST OP function ! If the FF button is pres sed, the nor mal FF operation is performed since there is no 0 point in the direct ion of this operation. @ If the REW button is pressed, the P REROLL lamp lights (as does the SHTL lamp), t he VTR prero lls the tape, and it au[...]

89 Setup menus (continued) <OPERA TION> (continued) *1 When the 23/ 24 Hz mode, 25 Hz (HD , SD) mode, or 50 Hz (HD , SD) mode is selecte d in System M enu No. 25 (SYSTEM FREQ), this item is not display ed. No./Item Description of setting 118* 1 SP M ODE INH For select ing whet her to allo w or inhibit recording on a tape which has been writte[...]

90 Setup menus (contin ued) <INTERF A CE> The underl ining (__ ) denotes the f actory setting m ode. No./Item Description of setting 200 PA R A R U N For selecting whether to operate two or m ore VTRs in sync hroni zation. 0000 DIS The VTRs are not operated in synchronization. 0001 E NA The VTRs are operated in synchronization. <Note> T[...]

91 Setup menus (continued) <EDIT> *1 When the 23/24 H z mode, 25 Hz (HD , S D) mode, or 50 Hz (HD , SD) mode is selected in System Menu No. 25 (SYSTEM FREQ), this item is not displa yed. The underlin ing (__) denote s the f actory setting mod e. No./Item Description of setting 300 IN/OU T DEL For select ing the opera tion t o be perf ormed wh[...]

92 Setup menus (contin ued) <EDIT> (continue d) *1 When the 23/24 H z mode, 25 Hz (HD , SD) mode, or 50 Hz (HD , SD) mode is selected in System Menu No. 25 (SYSTEM FREQ), this item is not displayed. The underl ining (__ ) denotes the f actory setting m ode. No./Item Description of setting 313 CLIC K POI NT When the search dial from intermedia[...]

93 Setup menus (continued) <T APE PR O TECT> <Precaution f or STILL TIMER item setting> The cum ulative total stand b y time p assed in the same locat ion in creases at such ti mes when th e same materi al is repeatedl y used as is th e case wh en progra ms are transm i tted, f or e xample . T o protect th e tape , it is re commen ded t[...]

94 Setup menus (contin ued) <TIME CODE> *1 When the 23/24 H z mode, 25 Hz (HD , SD) mode, or 50 Hz (HD , SD) mode is selected in System Menu No. 25 (SYSTEM FREQ), this item is not displayed. *2 When the 23/24 Hz m ode, 25 Hz (HD) mode, or 50 Hz (HD) mode is selected in System Menu No. 25 (SYSTEM FREQ) , this item is not displa yed. The unde r[...]

95 Setup menus (continued) <TIME CODE> (continued) SBC (sub code data) area: This is an area on the helical trac k, and it is separate from the video and audio data area. The tim e codes, recording dates and t imes and other tape c ontrol inf orm ation complying with S MPTE/EBU standards are st ored here. As wit h the conv entional L TC (line[...]

96 Setup menus (contin ued) <VIDEO> The underl ining (__ ) denotes the f actory setting m ode. *1 When the 23/24 Hz m ode, 25 Hz (HD , S D) mode, or 50 Hz (HD , SD) m ode is s elected in Syst em Menu N o . 25 (SYSTEM FREQ), this item is not displa yed. *2 When the 23/24 Hz m ode, 25 Hz (HD) mode, or 50 Hz (HD) mode is selected in System Menu [...]

97 Setup menus (continued) <VIDEO> (cont i nued) *1 When the 23/24 H z mode, 25 Hz (HD , S D) mode, or 50 Hz (HD , SD) mode is selected in System Menu No. 25 (SYSTEM FREQ), this item is not displa yed. *2 When the 25 Hz (HD , SD) mode or 50 Hz (HD , SD) mode is selected in System Men u No. 25 (SYSTE M FREQ), this i t em is not display ed. *3 [...]

98 Setup menus (contin ued) <VIDEO> (continu e d) *1 When the 23/24 Hz m ode, 25 Hz (HD , S D) mode, or 50 Hz (HD , SD) m ode is s elected in Syst em Menu N o . 25 (SYSTEM FREQ), this item is not displa yed. *2 When the 23/24 Hz m ode, 25 Hz (HD , S D) mode, 50 Hz (HD , SD) mode or 50 Hz mode is selected in System Menu No . 25 (SYST EM FREQ),[...]

99 Setup menus (continued) <VIDEO> (cont i nued) *UP: W ith HD output (HD tape pla yback or up-conv er ted output) *D W : With S D output (SD tape p laybac k or down-converted output) The underlin ing (__) denote s the f actory setting mod e. No./Item Description of setting 656 BK L VL (HD) * UP For adjusting the black level of the HD SDI out[...]

100 Setup menus (contin ued) <VIDEO> (continu e d) *1 When the 23/24 Hz m ode, 25 Hz (HD , S D) mode, or 50 Hz (HD , SD) m ode is s elected in Syst em Menu N o . 25 (SYSTEM FREQ), this item is not displa yed. *2 When the 50 Hz mode, 25 Hz (HD , SD) mode, or 50 Hz (HD , SD) mode is selected in System M enu No . 25 (SYST EM FREQ), this item is [...]

101 Setup menus (continued) <VIDEO> (cont i nued) *1 When the 23/24 H z mode, 25 Hz (HD , S D) mode, or 50 Hz (HD , SD) mode is selected in System Menu No. 25 (SYSTEM FREQ), this item is not displa yed. *2 When the 23/24 H z mode, 25 Hz (HD , SD) mode, 50 Hz (HD , SD) mode or 50 Hz mode is selected in System Menu No . 25 (SYSTEM FREQ), this i[...]

102 Setup menus (contin ued) <VIDEO> (continu e d) The underl ining (__ ) denotes the f actory setting m ode. <A U DIO> *1 When the 23/24 Hz m ode, 25 Hz (HD , S D) mode, or 50 Hz (HD , SD) m ode is s elected in Syst em Menu N o . 25 (SYSTEM FREQ), this item is not displa yed. No./Item Description of setting 695* 1 BLAN K LINE For selec[...]

103 Setup menus (continued) <A UDIO> (co ntinu e d) *1 When the 23/ 24 Hz mode, 25 Hz (HD , SD) mode, or the 50 Hz (HD , SD) mode is selected in System Menu No. 25 (SYSTEM FREQ), this item is not displa yed. *2 When 1394 is s elected in System Menu No. 600 (VIDEO IN SEL), it is the 1394 input regardless of the selection in this men u. The und[...]

104 Setup menus (contin ued) <A UDIO> (con tinu ed ) *1 When the 23/ 24 Hz mode, 25 Hz (HD , SD) mode, or the 50 Hz (HD , SD) m ode is s elected in Syst em Menu N o . 25 (SYSTEM FREQ), this item is not displa yed. *2 When 1394 is selected in System Me nu No . 600 (VIDEO IN SEL), it is the 1394 input regardles s of the selection in this men u.[...]

105 Setup menus (continued) <A UDIO> (co ntinu e d) *1 When the 23/ 24 Hz mode, 25 Hz (HD , SD) mode, or the 50 Hz (HD , SD) mode is selected in System Menu No. 25 (SYSTEM FREQ), this item is not displa yed. *2 When 1394 is s elected in System Menu No. 600 (VIDEO IN SEL), the mode is the f ac tory setting mode regardless of the selection in t[...]

106 Setup menus (contin ued) <A UDIO> (con tinu ed ) *1 When the 23/ 24 Hz mode, 25 Hz (HD , SD) mode, or the 50 Hz (HD , SD) m ode is s elected in Syst em Menu N o . 25 (SYSTEM FREQ), this item is not displa yed. No./Item Description of setting 734* 1 PB F ADE For selecting how to process the audio edit points (I N points and OUT poin t s) d[...]

107 Setup menus (continued) <A UDIO> (co ntinu e d) *1 When the 23/ 24 Hz mode, 25 Hz (HD , SD) mode, or the 50 Hz (HD , SD) mode is selected in System Menu No. 25 (SYSTEM FREQ), this item is not displa yed. The underlin ing (__) denote s the f actory setting mod e. No./Item Description of setting 745 CH8 C UE SEL For selecting the CH8 output[...]

108 Setup menus (contin ued) <A UDIO> (con tinu ed ) The underl ining (__ ) denotes the f actory setting m ode. *1 When the 23/ 24 Hz mode, 25 Hz (HD , SD) mode, or the 50 Hz (HD , SD) m ode is s elected in Syst em Menu N o . 25 (SYSTEM FREQ), this item is not displa yed. No./Item Description of setting 755 SD S DI CH 2 SL For selecting the a[...]

109 Setup menus (continued) <A UDIO> (co ntinu e d) *1: This item is not d isplayed when the 23/24 Hz mode, 25 Hz (HD or SD) mode or 50 Hz (HD or SD) has been selected as the syst em men u item No. 25 (SYS TEM FREQ ) setti ng. Audio outputs in the sear ch mode The table below lists the s ignals whic h are output to the monitor and main signal[...]

110 Setup menus (contin ued) <DIF> *1 When the 23/24 Hz mode, 25 Hz (HD , SD) mode, or the 50 Hz (HD , SD) mode is selected in System Menu No. 25 (SYSTEM FREQ), this item is not displayed. The unde r lining (__ ) denotes the f actory setting mode. No./Item Descriptio n of setting 880* 1 DIF SPEE D For setting the transfer speed o f the IEE E1[...]

111 Setup menus (continued) <MENU> <Connections with Dolby -E* components> When the VTR is to be con nected to a Do lby -E encoder/dec oder f or recordi ng or pla ying bac k Dolb y-E data, set the audio input and output le vels to UNITY , and selec t the f ollow ing set up menu i tem se ttings . No .303 A UD EDIT IN = CUT No .304 A UD E[...]

112 Setup menus (contin ued) <Ho w to s witch th e system frequen cy > F ollo w the steps bel ow to s witch the s y stem freq uency [59/60 Hz, 50 Hz, 23/24 Hz, 25 Hz (HD) or 25 Hz (SD), 50 Hz(HD), 50 Hz(SD)]. 1 F ollowing the procedure for the <SETUP MENU/ SYSTEM MENU> (page 6 2) to change the s ystem menu item No .25 (SYSTEM FREQ) sett[...]

113 Setup menus (continued) <Menu management accompan ying switching the system frequenc y> The syst em menu an d setup m enu hav e some items whos e settings diff er and o ther items with wh ich no selecti on options are displa yed a nd whose setti ngs a re fix ed, depend ing on the s witching o f the op erati on mo de in resp onse to the s [...]

114 Setup menus (contin ued) NO. Menu item System m enu No . 25 (SYS TEM F REQ) 59/60 23/24 50i/25P 25 (HD) 25 (SD) 50 (HD) 50 (SD) 015 A UTO STEP 020 SYS FORMA T No No No No No 022 PB FO RM A T 023 FORMA T SE L 030 HD FREQUENCY No No No No No 031 OUT REF No 100 SEARC H E NA 101 SH TL MAX 102 FF . REW MAX 104 REF ALARM 105 AU TO E E S E L No No No [...]

115 Setup menus (continued) NO. Menu item System m enu N o . 25 (SYSTEM FREQ ) 59/60 23/24 50i/25P 25 (HD) 25 (SD) 50 (HD) 50 (SD) 312 POSTR OLL TM No No No No No 313 CLICK POINT 320 EDIT RPLCE1 No No No No No 321 E DIT RPLCE2 No No No No No 322 EDIT RPLCE3 No No No No No 323 E DIT RPLCE4 No No No No No 324 EDIT RP LCEC No No No No No 400 S TILL TI[...]

116 Setup menus (contin ued) NO. Menu item System m enu No . 25 (SYS TEM F REQ) 59/60 23/24 50i/25P 25 (HD) 25 (SD) 50 (HD) 50 (SD) 654 Pb L VL (HD) 655 Pr L VL (HD) 656 BK L V L (HD) 658 Y L VL (SD) 659 Pb L VL (SD) 660 Pr L VL (SD) 661 BK L V L (SD) 662 V LEVEL 663 C LEVEL 664 HUE (AJ- HD1800 P)/C PHASE (AJ-HD 1800E) 665 SETUP L VL (A J-HD18 00P)[...]

117 Setup menus (continued) NO. Menu item System m enu N o . 25 (SYSTEM FREQ ) 59/60 23/24 50i/25P 25 (HD) 25 (SD) 50 (HD) 50 (SD) 728 REC CH4 No No No No No 729 RE C CH5 No No No No No 730 REC CH6 No No No No No 731 RE C CH7 No No No No No 732 REC CH8 No No No No No 733 RE C CUE No No No No N o 734 PB F ADE No No No No No 735 HD EMBD AUD 736 SD EM[...]

118 Time code and user bits Time code The time code is us ed when the time code signal gene rated by the time code generator (time c ode sign al genera tor) is to be recorde d on the tape, its values a re to be read b y the time code read er (time code signal reader), and the absolute position of the tape is to be displa yed in incr ements o f hour[...]

119 Time code and u ser bits (continued) Setting the external time code 1 Set the VTR to the stop mode. 2 Set TC/CTL on the < HOME> men u to TC . 3 If the vide o input has been set to HD SDI input or INT SG , set TC SR C on t he < TC> m enu to EX T - L, SL TC or SVITC . 4 If the vide o input has been set to SD SDI, set TC SRC on the <[...]

120 Time code and u ser bits (continued) Time code recorded on the unit *1 When no signal can be det ec ted from the TIME CODE IN connector input, it is the inter nal TCG v alue. *2 When no SL TC or SVITC can be detected f rom the input v ideo signal, it is the internal TCG value. *3 When no SVITC can be detected from the input video signal, nothin[...]

121 Time code and u ser bits (continued) Time code recorded on the unit Ta b l e 1 Menu Time code t o be recorded No.50 3 TCG MO DE No.505 TCG R EGEN No. 506 REGE N MOD E At the time of normal recording At the time of assemble editing At the time of inser t editin g (time code sel ection) TC UB TC UB TC UB REGEN TC&UB --- INT_REGEN TC INT_R EGE[...]

122 Superimpose screen The contro l signals, ti me code, e tc. are d ispla yed on this scre en us ing abbreviat ions. CTL: Control signal count va l ue TCR: Time code data recorded in the SBC area TCR.: Time code data recorded in the V A UX area UBR: User bits data recorded in the SBC area UBR.: User bits data recorded in the V A UX area TCG: Time [...]

123 Selecting the audio re cor ding channels and monitor output A udio recording c hannels The audio channels c an be sele cted as sho wn belo w using the A U DIO se tup menu it ems. Monitor output channels When (M MIX) on the <A UDIO SHIFT2> menu is set to L, R or L/R , the sign als of a multipl e number of cha nnels can be mix ed and output[...]

124 Rac k mounting The unit can be mount ed into a 19-in ch stand ard rac k if the optional rac k-mounting adapt ers (AJ-MA75P : o ption) are used. F or the instal lation rails , it is recommende d that the rail and br ac ket fo r 18-inch length (p ar t number C -300-S-11 8) of Chassis T rak be used. (The com plete sli de rail and brac ket unit i s[...]

125 Video head c leaning This VTR is equ ipped with an auto he ad cleaning funct i on which au tomatica lly reduces the amoun t of dir t on the video heads . In order to maximi ze the VTR’ s reliability , ho wev er , it is reco mmended that the video h eads be clea ned as and when ap propriate . Fo r fur ther de tails on ho w to actually clea n t[...]

126 Err or messages When a w arning occurs in this VTR, the warning lam p lights up . When the D IA G menu is open ed, a description of the warning wi ll appear o n the front pane l LCD area and TV monitor . Also , when an abn ormal oper ation i s detecte d in this VTR , the A UT O OFF l amp l ights up , a nd a message appears o n the time c ode di[...]

127 Err o r messages (continued) _ Displa ying the hour-meter i nformat ion T urn the ADJ dial to mov e the cursor ( ¢ ), and the de scription f or the item where the cursor is lo cated is shown as a superimp osed dis play . If “T&S&M” has been selected as the setup menu i tem No .006 (DISPLA Y SEL) setti ng, a message appears in the m[...]

128 Err or messag es (continued) Wa r ni n g m e s sa g e s *1 The error indication is alw a ys displa yed i n EE mode . In this case, the b lac k signals are recorded as the video signal and the audio signals are muted. *2 The error indication is alw a ys displa yed i n EE mode . In this case, the audio signals are muted. *3 The er ror in dica tio[...]

129 Err o r messages (continued) Err or messa g es Priority z Displa y z Description z VTR operation and remedial action Higher Lowe r E-01 LO W RF This is indic ated when the embed level of the video head during playback, recording, and editing is about 1/3 the nor mal level or less and is detec ted for 1 second or more, or when t he CTL level of [...]

130 Err or messag es (continued) Error messages ( continued) If the e rror message dis play persists even aft er the VTR has been shut do wn and star ted up again, consult y our dealer . Displa y z Descrip tion z VTR operati on and remedial acti on E-51 FR ONT LO AD ERROR If the take-up reel h as tur ned wit hout engagin g the tape for a specific p[...]

131 RS-232C interface The VTR can be operated b y com mands w hen th e RS-232 C interf ace is used. (Ref er to the comman d tab les on page 134.) _ Condition f or ackno w ledging commands fr om RS-232C interface Setup me nu item No .204 (RS232C SEL) ： ON If the abov e conditio n is not met, [A CK]+[STX]ER001[EXT] is returned to the e xternal comp[...]

132 RS-232C interface (continued) Software speci fica tions (protocol) 1. Comm unication parameters The underl ining (__ ) denotes the f actory setting m ode. The setti ngs can be cha nged in th e foll owi ng Setup Menu. 2.Send format [contr olle r (PC) > VTR] The f ollowing res ponses are f or command instructio ns. Multiple responses m a y be [...]

133 RS-232C interface (continued) 3.Re turn f ormat [ VTR > contr oll er (PC) ] The followin g resp onse s are ma de to th e comm and s. If necess ar y , more tha n one res ponse is made . _ When the communicati on has ended suc- cessfull y 1.The receiv e completi on message is returned. [ACK] 06h 2.Th e ex ec uti on co mplet ion mess age is ret[...]

134 RS-232C interface (continued) 5.Command table _ Commands relati ng to operation cont r ol <Notes > z As the return (com pletion) m essage , [A CK] is returned when data is receiv ed, and on ly the e xe cution me ssage which is s u bseque ntly retur ned is listed in the ta ble. z If a comm and not list ed in the t able is receiv ed, ER001 [...]

135 RS-232C interface (continued) _ Commands relati ng to inquiries <Notes> z In ter ms of the r etu r n (c ompl et ion) mes sage, [ACK] is returned whe n data is received , and onl y the ex ecution messa ge whi c h is s ubsequently ret ur ned is li sted i n the ta bl e. z In the c ase of comman ds not listed i n the tab le belo w , ER001 (in[...]

136 RS-232C interface (continued) _ Micr osoft QuickB ASIC sample progra m CLS STX$ = CHR$(&H2): ETX$ = CHR$ (&H3): NAK$ = CHR$(15): A CK$ = CHR$(&H6) PRINT "*** RS-232C COMMUNICA TION SAMPLE PROGRAM ***" PRINT "T ype Command 'QUIT' to quit." PRINT REM *** Communication Po r t Initial & Open ** * REM P [...]

137 Connector signals RS-422A REMO TE(9P) VIDEO IN HD SERIAL IN (DIG IT A L) BNC k 1, active-through (BNC k 1) HD/SD REF IN BNC k 2, loop-through, 75 h ter mination switch pro v ided SD SERI AL IN (DIG IT A L) BNC k 1, active-through (BNC k 1) VIDEO OUT HD SERIAL OUT (DIG IT A L) BNC k 4 SD SERIA L OUT (DIG IT A L) BNC k 2 ANALOG COMPOSITE OUT BNC [...]

138 Connecto r signa ls (continued) P ARALLEL REMO TE (50P) Ref er to 50P IN/OUT ASSIGN on the function m enu (page 74) f or the conn ection pin sign als. EMERGENCY EJECT Procedure to e jecting th e tape manually in an emergen cy If the cassette tape f ails to b e ejected ev en when the EJECT butto n is pressed, i t can be ejecte d as f ollows . z [...]

139 Specifications [GENERAL] Operating am bient temperatu re: 5 x C to 40 x C (41 x F to 10 4 x F) Operating am bient humidity: 10% to 80% (no condensation) Storage temperature: –20°C to 60°C (–4°F t o 140°F) Dimensions (W k H k D): 424 mm (max. 435.4 mm) a 175.2 mm a 417 mm 16-3/4 inches (max. 17-3/16 inches) a 6-15/16 inches a 16-7/16 inc[...]

140 Specification s (continued) [VIDEO] (continued) Video si gnal adjustme nt rang es z Component s tyle HD/SD SDI, co mposite outpu t Y gain: – to +3 dB HD/SD SDI, co mposite outpu t P B gain : – to +3 dB HD/SD SDI, co mposite outpu t P R gain : – to +3 dB HD/SD SDI, com posite output Y black le v el: d 10% z Composite style HD/SD SDI, co mp[...]

141 Specifications (continued) [O THER IN PUT/OUTPUT SIGNALS] ime code inpu t XLR k 1, 0.5 Vp-p to 8.0 Vp-p, 10 k h Time code out put XLR k 1 , low impedance 2.0 d 0.5 Vp-p, (with 600 ≠ load) RS-422A input D-sub 9-pin, RS-422A interface RS-422A output D-sub 9-pin, RS-422A interface RS-232C D-sub 25-pin, RS-232C interf ace Par allel input/outpu t [...]

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