Sony HDW-1800 manual

HD DIGITAL VIDEOCASSET TE RECORDER HDW-1800 HDW-D1800 OPERATION MANUAL [English] 1st Edition[...]

2 T o reduce the risk of fi re or electric shock, do not expose this appa r atus to rain or moisture. T o a v oi d electric al shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified pers onnel only . THIS APP ARA TU S MUST BE EARTHED . WARNING: THIS W ARNING IS APPLICA BLE FOR USA ONLY. If used in US A, use the UL LISTED power cord specified [...]

3 E1 (r eside ntial) , E2 (c ommer cial an d lig ht in dustria l), E 3 (urban out doors), E4 (control led EMC envi ronment, e x. TV studio) . Attention -wh en the produc t is install ed in Rack: 1. Preventi on again st overloadi ng of bran ch circuit When th is produc t is instal led in a rac k and is supplied power from an outlet on the rack, plea[...]

4 Tabl e of Co nten ts Table of Content s Chapter 1 Overview 1-1 Feature s ............. .......... .............. ............ 6 1-2 Example System Configuration ........... 9 1-3 Description of the Function Menu in this Manual ........ .......... .............. .......... 10 Chapter 2 Location and Function of Parts 2-1 Control Pa nels ...........[...]

Table o f Conten ts 5 Chapter 7 UMI D Function s 7-1 Overvi ew .................. .............. ......... ..... 59 7-2 Recordi ng UMIDs ...................... .......... 59 7-3 UMID Output a nd Display ..... .............. 61 7-3-1 UMID Output Settings ...................... 61 7-3-2 UMID Display ................................... 61 Chapter 8 Fu[...]

Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Ov erview 6 1-1 F eat ures Overview 1-1 Featur es The HDW-1800/ D1800 is a hi gh-definit ion (HD) digit al videocassette recorder based on the HDCAM format. This unit uses l arge scale integrate d circuits for signal processin g, and has a simp le interna l construct ion, allowi ng it to provid e func tio nality at leas t equiv [...]

7 1-1 Feat ures Chapter 1 Ov erview Contr ol panel with LCD The cont rol panel contain s an LCD uni t to di splay var ious type s of i nform atio n inc lud ing tim e da ta. Th e di spla y mode can be ch anged to show the vid eo which is cur rently being recor ded or playe d back. Basic o pera tion butt ons and jog/shuttle dial Buttons, indi cators,[...]

8 1-1 F eat ures Chapter 1 Ov erview For detail s on installati on, setti ngs, and operati ons of the HKDW-104 b oard, refer to the Operati on Manual suppli ed with th e boa rd. HD V (i.LINK) input (option) The HKDW-105 i.LINK (HDV) Input Board can be installed in this unit to re cord i.LINK (HDV) signals from HDV devices onto HDCAM tapes. For deta[...]

9 1-2 Example Sy stem Configura tion Chapter 1 Ov erview 1-2 Example Sys tem Configura tion The following con ceptual diagram shows an e xample of use. BVE-series edit or Digital cassette Tape control HDSDI Audio/video server syst em HDW-1800/D1800 HDSDI/Analog composite HDSDI Video monitor Analog audio Audio monitor Analog composite SDI HD VTR SD [...]

10 1-3 Descr iption of the Fun ction Menu in t his Manual Chapter 1 Ov erview 1-3 Desc ription of the Functio n Menu in this Manual You can red efine function men u pages and f unction buttons to configur e the f unction menu of this unit . This manu al descri bes the it ems rela ted to t he functio n menu as foll ows, based on the stan dard factor[...]

11 2-1 Control Panels Chap ter Chapter 2 Locat ion and Functio n of P arts 2 Location and Function of Parts 2-1 Co ntrol Pan els There are three control panels, as follows: • Upper control panel • Lower control pa nel • Switch panel To open the lower co ntrol panel Push in t he lower contr ol panel unlock bu tton to open th e lower co ntrol p[...]

12 2-1 C ont rol Pa nels Chapter 2 Locati on and Funct ion of P ar ts To clos e the lo wer cont rol pa nel Push up th e folding l evers on bo th sides at the same time. When clo sing t he lower co ntrol p anel, be carefu l not to catch your f ingers in the pan el. 2-1-1 Upper Contro l P anel a POWER switc h Pressing the “ j ” si de of the switc[...]

13 2-1 Control Panels Chapter 2 Locat ion and Functio n of P arts 2-1-2 Lower Contr ol P anel 1 Menu c ontr ol section a Function selection button s (F1 to F10) These button s allow you t o set the funct ions displayed in the fun ction menu. 12 34 : 47 12 : : 59.94 SDI 2F ASM LTC 1080 1080 DF LTC EXT-LTC R-RUN PROLL HOME VIDEO IN SDI EDIT E.PRESET [...]

14 2-1 C ont rol Pa nels Chapter 2 Locati on and Funct ion of P ar ts b LCD The LCD ha s the follo wing d isplay m odes. • Vide o dis play m ode: D is pla ys t he v ide o si gna ls currentl y being recorded or playe d back on th e LCD. • Function display mo de: Displays tim ecode , import ant informati on about t he operat ing state, au dio lev[...]

15 2-1 Control Panels Chapter 2 Locat ion and Functio n of P arts • Edit st ate indic ation The following indi cations appear when edit preset is activated. “ASM”: Assemble editing is pre set. “INS”: Insert edi ting is preset. “ ” (bl ank): Nei ther of the above i s preset. • CONF I/PRERE AD indicati on The CONFI or PREREAD mode and[...]

16 2-1 C ont rol Pa nels Chapter 2 Locati on and Funct ion of P ar ts • CUE track in put sel ection Whether the CUE track input i s selected or not is indicate d under t he CUE track indic ation (CUE ). Only one inp ut channel numb er is displ ayed: The signals fr om the inpu t channel i ndicated by the number are recorded. Input chann el number,[...]

17 2-1 Control Panels Chapter 2 Locat ion and Functio n of P arts current le vel light s. If the audi o level is out of the displayab le range, the top or b ottom segment fl ashes. The audio level of an analog track is indicat ed in the form of a bar gr aph with 18 segme nts. A peak program indicati on appears for digital tracks in aud io indi cati[...]

18 2-1 C ont rol Pa nels Chapter 2 Locati on and Funct ion of P ar ts 6 Information relating to timecode • Time da ta ti tle This shows th e type of ti me data wh ich is curre ntly displayed . “LTC”: Longitudi nal timecode “LUB”: Longi tudinal user bits “VITC”: VITC “VIUB”: VIUB user bi ts “CTL”: CTL count v alue • VIT C/LTC[...]

19 2-1 Control Panels Chapter 2 Locat ion and Functio n of P arts e SHIFT/ENT RY button This butt on is used to enter an edit poin t. f ALT(alternativ e)/DELETE b utton This butt on is used to delete a n edit po int. 2 A udio level control knobs a REC (audio recordin g level control ) knobs These indivi dually a djust th e recording levels on chann[...]

20 2-1 C ont rol Pa nels Chapter 2 Locati on and Funct ion of P ar ts If 8 minutes (value can be chang ed using setup menu it em 501) elapse i n standby mode, t he unit aut omatically switches out of st andby mode t o protect the tape. c STOP b utton To stop reco rding or pl ayback, press th is button , turning i t on. When you stop p layback, the [...]

21 2-1 Control Panels Chapter 2 Locat ion and Functio n of P arts Setting set up menu it em 101 (see page 80) to KEY enabl es you to use o nly the SHUTT LE, JOG, and VAR buttons t o select shutt le/jog/variab le speed mo des. 2-1-3 Switc h P anel To access th e switch panel, open t he lower control panel. For detail s on how to op en the lower co n[...]

22 2-2 Connec tor Panel Chapter 2 Locati on and Funct ion of P ar ts 2-2 Co nnector Panel 1 Analog audio input/output section a AUDIO INPUT CH1 and CH2 (channels 1 and 2) conne ctors (XLR 3- pin, female) Input analog audio si gnals to ch annels 1 and 2 . You can record ana log audio sign als input to these connectors t o any audio track on tape. b [...]

23 2-2 Connect or Panel Chapter 2 Locat ion and Functio n of P arts 2 Analog video input /output section a REF. VIDEO INPUT 1 (ref erence vid eo signal 1) conne ctors (BNC type) and 75 Ω ter minati on sw itch Input a reference v ideo signa l. Input a tri-leve l (positive and ne ga tive ) syn c si gnal , a vide o si gna l wit h chr oma bur st (VBS)[...]

24 2-2 Connec tor Panel Chapter 2 Locati on and Funct ion of P ar ts b HDSDI (HD Serial Digital Interface) OUTPUT conne ctors (BNC ty pe) Output HD format video/audio signals. When the setting o f F5 (CHARA) in f unction menu page P04: MISC -1 is “ON”, connect or 3 (SUPER) o utputs a signal with superimposed timec ode, menu settin gs, alarm mes[...]

25 2-2 Connect or Panel Chapter 2 Locat ion and Functio n of P arts e RS232C (serial i nterface) connect or (D-sub 9-pin) Use this for mo nitori ng and diag nosis of t he state of this unit from an external comput er, using the ISR (Interactive Status Repo rting) fun ction. HDV IN (OPTION ) connector (6-pin, conf orming to IEEE1394) Use an i.LINK c[...]

Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Prepar ations 26 3-1 Con nections t o External Devic es Preparations 3-1 Co nnection s to External Devices 3-1-1 Connectio ns to Digital Devices This unit can input serial digital sign als (video and aud io) from anoth er digi tal VTR such as the HDW-500 /F500/ A2100/M210 0. The followin g figure shows exampl e connecti ons to u[...]

27 3-2 Refer ence Sync Signals Chapter 3 Prepar ations 3-2 Refe rence Sync Signals This secti on describes how refer ence signals for the video output sign als and serv o system are selec ted. The outp ut from the inte rnal refe rence video si gnal generator is suppli ed to the out put video sig nal and servo circuits as a referenc e signal. 3-2-1 [...]

28 3-3 Se tup Chapter 3 Prepar ations • Con nec tions fo r reco rding from an externa l VTR (pla yer) • Con nec tions for play bac k 3-3 Se tup The principa l setup operations b efore operating this unit can be car ried out using setup menu s. The setup menus of this unit comprise a basi c setup menu and an ext ended setup menu. The conte nts o[...]

29 3-4 Superimpos ed Characte r Information Chapter 3 Prepar ations 3-4 Super imposed Character I nformatio n When F5 ( CHARA) in functi on menu page P04 : MISC-1 is selected , the vide o sign al output fro m the HDS DI OUTPUT 3 (SUPE R), SDI OUTPUT 3 (SUP ER) or COMPOSITE VIDEO OUT PUT 3 (SUPER) c onnector can contai n superimposed text informati [...]

30 3-4 Supe rimposed Charact er Information Chapter 3 Prepar ations No character is displa yed for both t he PARARUN mode and the st andalone op eration mode. f Stop free ze mode #: This app ears when tapes stop with the ST OP FREEZE functio n enab led by th e setti ng of se tup men u item 906. No indication: The STOP FREEZE fu nction is not enable[...]

31 3-5 Cassettes Chapter 3 Prepar ations 3-5 Ca ssettes 3-5-1 Cassette T ypes This unit uses the foll owing HDCAM cassettes for both recording and pl ayback. HDCAM cassettes The HDW-D1800 can al so play back the following cassettes. • Digital Betacam cassettes • MPEG IM X cassettes 3-5-2 Inserting and Ejecting Cassettes It is not possible to in[...]

Chapter 4 Ch apt er 4 R eco rdi ng and Playba ck 32 4-1 Recording Recording an d Playback 4-1 Re cordin g This sectio n describes video and aud io recording on the unit. 4-1-1 Preparations f or Recording Switch and menu settings Before you st art recordi ng, make necessar y switch and menu settings. For detail s on each sett ing, see th e pages ind[...]

33 4-1 Recording Chapter 4 Recording and Pla yback T o adjust the audio recor ding levels When ca rrying o ut audio recording at a re ference level Leave the REC kn obs pressed in . The audio signa ls will be recorded at a p reset reference leve l (a reference –20 dB indicati on for an in put of +4 d Bm). To ma nual ly ad just the rec ording leve[...]

34 4-1 Recording Ch apt er 4 R eco rdi ng and Playba ck 5 Until all the d igits are set as requi red, repeat steps 3 and 4 . 6 Select F9 (SET). When F3 (T CG RUN) in functio n menu page P02: TC is set to “ FREE” , the tim ecode v alue starts advan cing immediatel y. To set t he time code value to th e real t ime With the it ems in function menu[...]

35 4-1 Recording Chapter 4 Recording and Pla yback disconnected, the internal timecode generator contin ues to run. 4-1-3 Recor ding Proce dure Use the followi ng procedure. 1 Insert a cassette. For details, see the section “T o insert a cassette” (pag e 31). 2 Hold down the REC butto n, and press th e PLAY button . Recording starts, the servo [...]

36 4-2 Pl ayback Ch apt er 4 R eco rdi ng and Playba ck 4-2 Playba ck This sectio n describes playback of vi deo and audi o. 4-2-1 Preparations f or Playbac k Switch and menu settings Before begi nning playback , make necessary swit ch and menu settings. For detail s on each sett ing, see th e pages indicat ed in parenthesis. Time data selection Di[...]

37 4-2 Playba ck Chapter 4 Recording and Pla yback • Playback in shuttle mode Variable speed pl ayback, with t he speed determined by the angular po sition of the search d ial • Playback in variable speed mode Variable speed pl ayback, with the spe ed finely determi ned by the a ngular posit ion of th e search dia l • Playback usin g the caps[...]

38 4-2 Pl ayback Ch apt er 4 R eco rdi ng and Playba ck 1 Press the SHUTTLE but ton or search dial so t hat the SHUTT LE button is lit. Pressing the search di al toggles between jog mode and shuttle mode. 2 Rotate the search dial to th e desired angle correspond ing to t he desired playback spee d. Playback in shuttle mode starts. 3 To stop pl ayba[...]

39 4-2 Playba ck Chapter 4 Recording and Pla yback The range of speed adjustment i s ±15% in steps of 1%. The SERVO in dicator goes of f. 2 When the adj ustment is compl eted, release the PL AY button . The tape tr ansport ret urns to normal sp eed, and the SERV O in dicato r come s on a gain. T o carry out continuous capstan o verride pla ybac k [...]

40 4-2 Pl ayback Ch apt er 4 R eco rdi ng and Playba ck T o store a va rying playback speed in memory To store the play back speed for DMC pla yback, use the followin g procedure. 1 In function menu page P06: EDIT , select F4 (DMC). 2 Either while playi ng back the recorded t ape, or during recordi ng, press the SHIFT/EN TRY button and on e of the [...]

41 4-2 Playba ck Chapter 4 Recording and Pla yback To st art pla yba ck at t he on- air cu e fro m the on-ai r star t point Use the followi ng procedure. 1 Holding down the SHIFT/E NTRY button, sel ect F3 (REVIE W) in func tion menu p age P06: EDI T. F3 (REVIEW) lights, and the tape is cued up to the on- air start point . After the tape is cued up,[...]

Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Editin g 42 5-1 Au toma tic Ed itin g Editing 5-1 Automa tic Editi ng This sectio n describes how t o carry out aut omatic edit ing with this unit a nd another VTR connected to the REMOTE1-IN (9 P) or REMOTE 1-OUT (9P) conne ctor of this unit. For detai ls of pre parations, see Se ction “3-1 Connections to External Devi ces”[...]

43 5-1 Automa tic Editin g Chapter 5 Editing 5-1-2 Switc h Settings Before you st art editing, make necessary switch set tings. 12 34 : 47 12 : : 59.94 SDI 2F ASM LTC 1080 1080 DF LTC EXT-LTC R-RUN PROLL HOME VIDEO IN SDI EDIT E.PRESET CLR CNT HOME PB/EE PB CONFI ENABLE COUNTER CTL MENU TCG SET L R 1 SDI1 3+4 BANK3 REM:20min HD COND VITC L R 2 ANA2[...]

44 5-1 Au toma tic Ed itin g Chapter 5 Editin g 5-1-3 Sel ecting the Edit ing Mode To sele ct the ed itin g mode Select ass emble e diting or inse rt editing . Depending o n the editi ng mode, press the following buttons. • Assemb le edit ing: F5 (ASSEMBLE) in function men u page P 07: E.PRESE T • Insert editing: Desi red functi on in funct ion[...]

45 5-1 Automa tic Editin g Chapter 5 Editing 1 In functio n menu page P07 : E.PRESET, select t he desired functi on from F2 (INS TC) , F3 (INS C UE) and F6 (INS VID) to F10 (INS A4). 2 In function menu page P06: EDIT, select F6 (R/P SEL) to select the VTR you want to set edit points. 3 Rotate th e searc h dial in jog o r shuttl e mode to find the e[...]

46 5-1 Au toma tic Ed itin g Chapter 5 Editin g 1 In function menu pag e P06: EDIT, select F6 (R/P SEL) to select the VTR on which yo u want to check the ed it point. 2 According to t he edit point you want to check, keep F9 (IN), F10 (OUT), F7 (AUD IN) or F8 (AUD OU T) selected in function men u page P0 6: EDIT. While the functi on item is se lect[...]

47 5-1 Automa tic Editin g Chapter 5 Editing 5-1-6 Cuing up to Edit P oints and Prer oll Use the followi ng procedure. 1 In function menu page P06: EDIT, select F6 (R/P SEL) to select the VTR you want to che ck the edit poin t. 2 • To cue up to an edit poin t In function menu page P06: EDIT , select F9 (IN), F10 (OUT), F7 (AUD IN) or F8 (AUD OUT)[...]

48 5-1 Au toma tic Ed itin g Chapter 5 Editin g 5-1-8 Carrying Out A utomatic Editing Overvie w When you ca rry out automati c editing, the rec order and player oper ate as shown in t he figure abov e, to record th e video and audio signa ls between th e IN and OUT point s on the player to t he segment between the IN and OUT points on the recorder.[...]

49 5-1 Automa tic Editin g Chapter 5 Editing Audio, vid eo, and CTL si gnals need to be recorded in advance in the insert editing section on the ta pe. If the section in which these signals are not recorded correctl y is used for insert edi ting, noise or breakup can occur in the audio and video when that section is played back. T o start automatic[...]

50 5-2 DMC Editing Chapter 5 Editin g 5-2 DMC Editing By controlling t he player playback sp eed from the recorder, you can carry out variable speed editing. 5-2-1 Overvie w Conditio ns for DM C editin g DMC editing can be us ed with insert o r assemble editin g, but not wi th audio split edit ing. Tape t ransp ort du ring DM C editi ng The followi[...]

51 5-2 DMC Editing Chapter 5 Editing 1 In function menu page P06: EDIT, select F6 (R/P SEL) to select th e recorder (RECDER). 2 In funct ion menu page P07 : E.PRESET, select F5 (ASSEMB LE) or on e INSERT butt on of F2 (IN S TC), F3 (INS CUE), and F6 (I NS VID) to F1 0 (INS A4). 3 In function menu page P0 6: EDIT, select F4 (DM C). This unit swi tch[...]

52 5-3 Spec ial Automat ic Editing Metho ds Chapter 5 Editin g 5-3 Specia l Automatic Editing Methods This secti on desc ribes the foll owin g autom atic ed iting methods: • Quick editing • Continuous edi ting • Standalone editing • Pre read edit ing 5-3-1 Quic k Editing After sel ecting the e dit mode, you can red uce editing time by setti[...]

53 5-3 Special Aut omatic Edi ting Methods Chapter 5 Editing you can record a color bar signal from a signal generat or in the joints bet ween the scenes of a finished tape. To ca rry out stan dalo ne edi ting Set the edit IN poi nt with ne ither the recorder n or player selected with F6 (R/P SEL). F1 (AUTOEDIT) f lashes, and it is now p ossible to[...]

Chapter 6 Chapt er 6 S hot Mark F unction 54 6-1 Ov ervi ew Shot Mark Function 6-1 Overv iew This unit can write shot marks or use shot marks recorded on HDCAM tape. Shot marks are i ndications at desired points o n a tape which enable faster cuing. T y pes of shot mark This unit supports the followi ng thre e types of sh ot mark. This chapter desc[...]

55 6-2 Shot Mark Operat ions Chapter 6 Shot Mark Func tion 6-2 Shot Mar k Operat ions This section describes the operations co ncerning r eading and writin g shot ma rks. Note that the followi ng ope ration s cannot be c arried out by remote control . Shot mark op erations are carried out from function menu page P104: SHOT MRK. Select F3 (SHOT MRK)[...]

56 6-2 Shot Mark Operat ions Chapt er 6 S hot Mark F unction To wri te du ring p laybac k, stop , or s earch When this un it is in any of the pl ayback, stop, or searc h modes, you can only write a post mark with f ollowing procedure. 1 Holding down t he SHIFT/ENTR Y button, selec t F2 (REC/ERS ) to set “REC ”. A post mark ca n be written only [...]

57 6-2 Shot Mark Operat ions Chapter 6 Shot Mark Func tion T o select a shot mark Turn the MUL TI CONTROL knob to move the asterisk cursor to the desired sho t mark. T o write virt ual shot m arks With t he unit is stop ped and F2 (REC/E RS) set to “OFF”, hold down t he SHIFT/E NTRY button an d select F6 (MARK) during playback o r searching. A [...]

58 6-2 Shot Mark Operat ions Chapt er 6 S hot Mark F unction To delete more t han one shot mark, ke ep F6 (MARK) selected and t urn the MULTI CONTROL knob to select all th e target sh ot marks. 3 With F6 (MARK) selected, press the ALT/DEL ETE butto n. This delete s the shot marks marked wi th an “X”. To del ete the entire l ist Holding down the[...]

59 7-1 Overvie w / 7-2 Recording UMIDs Chap ter Chapte r 7 UMID Funct ions 7 UMID Functions 7-1 Over view The UMID (Unique Material Iden tifier) is a type of met a- data in vi deo a nd a udi o mat eri als. It ha s bee n internat ionally standardized in SMPTE Standard 33 0M. This uni t supports r ecording and output o f UMIDs. The UMID is made up of[...]

60 7-2 Recording UMIDs Chapter 7 UMID Funct ions For more informati on about setup menu item 654, see page 92. T o select the SDI V ANC line to inset t he UMID You can select the VANC 1) line of t he SDI sig nal into which the generated UMID shoul d be insert ed. Make this selection by using setup menu item 65 3 “UMID HD VANC LINE”. 1) VANC: Ve[...]

61 7-3 UMID Output and Display Chapte r 7 UMID Funct ions 4 Selec t F 9 (SET) . The settings are c onfirmed. 7-3 UMID Out put and Display This secti on ex pla ins how to outp ut an d di sp lay U MID s. 7-3-1 UMID Output Settings You can select whether to out put UMIDs or not, an d select either Basi c UMID or Extend ed UMI D to outp ut. Make these [...]

62 7-3 UMID Out put and Display Chapter 7 UMID Funct ions a Instance Number generation method a nd Instance Number The generat ion method is d isplayed as follows. CP+16: “1 6-bit PRS (pseudo-rando m sequence) + Copy No.” method 24PRS: 24-bit PRS m etho d others: Other th an the above When menu ite m 656 “MATERIAL NO.” is set to “NEW”, [...]

63 8-1 Overv iew Chap ter Chapter 8 Functio n Menu 8 Function Menu 8-1 Over view The functi on menu all ows you to make fre quently mad e settings o ther tha n those m ade with the basi c opera tion buttons, such as select ion of inpu t video si gnals a nd editing of timecode . 8-1-1 Function Men u Configuratio n The fun cti on me nu con sist s in [...]

64 8-2 F unc tion Men u It em L ist Ch apte r 8 Fu ncti on Me nu When a me nu item se tting fla shes You can change the setting val ue by turning the MULTI CONTROL kn ob. T o change the function menu page Press one of the menu page sel ection butto ns (P1 to P5) to change the funct ion menu page to th e correspondin g page. By default the foll owin[...]

65 8-2 Fun ction Menu I tem List Chapter 8 Functio n Menu a) CONFI pl ayback is d isabled dur ing ed iting . b) The selection of L TC or VITC de pends on the se tting of F10 (TCR ) in func tion m enu pa ge P02: TC. c) Sett ing sc reen is no t di spl ayed wh en F1 (TC G S RC) is set to “INTERNAL” and F2 (TC G MODE) is set to “PRESET” in func[...]

66 8-2 F unc tion Men u It em L ist Ch apte r 8 Fu ncti on Me nu P03: V ID PROC This is a fun ction m enu page for setti ng items re lating to video proce ssing. F10 (TCR) Select the type of timecode to displ a y in th e time data displa y . LT C : Display L TC. AU TO : Display VITC wh en tape speed is 1/ 2 or less of norma l speed, and LTC otherwi[...]

67 8-2 Fun ction Menu I tem List Chapter 8 Functio n Menu P04: MISC- 1 This is a function menu pag e for setting other items. P05: MISC- 2 This is a function menu p age fo r settin g other ite ms. F9 (SETUP L V) (59.94i mode)/(BLK LEVL) (50i mode) Set the HD/SD o utput setup le ve l (59.94i mode) or blac k le ve l (50i mo de) PRESET : Rega rdless o[...]

68 8-2 F unc tion Men u It em L ist Ch apte r 8 Fu ncti on Me nu P06: E DIT This is a function men u page for exe cuting t he function s about the edi ting operat ion. P07: E .PRESET This is a fun ction m enu page for setti ng items re lating to edit preset. P08: A UD INP This is a fun ction m enu page for setti ng items re lating to audio i nput. [...]

69 8-2 Fun ction Menu I tem List Chapter 8 Functio n Menu P102: A UD MIX This is a function menu page for swit ching aud io input selectio ns and making audi o mixing se ttings. P104: SHO T MRK ( T op page) This is a function menu page for exe cuting shot mark functi ons. For details on shot mark operatio ns, see Chapter 6 “Shot Mar k Fu nction ?[...]

70 8-2 F unc tion Men u It em L ist Ch apte r 8 Fu ncti on Me nu P107: TCG SET This is a function menu pag e for setting timecode generator values. P108: SETUP (T OP) This is a function men u page (top pa ge) for making set up menus settings. For more informati on about setup menu operatio ns, see Chapter 9 “Setup Menu s”. P109: SETUP (S ELECT1[...]

71 8-2 Fun ction Menu I tem List Chapter 8 Functio n Menu P112: ERR.LOG (SETTING1) This is a function menu page for sel ecting ite ms to be displayed on the err or log screen . P113: ERR.LOG (SETTING2) This is a funct ion menu page f or making error lo g settings. F9 (SET) appears when a setting item h as been changed. P114: W ARNING This is a func[...]

72 8-2 F unc tion Men u It em L ist Ch apte r 8 Fu ncti on Me nu P118: SETUP (TC/UB SETTING) This is a function men u page for select ing timecode (TC) or user bit (UB) di gits to set in the setup menu. This is for setting th e ID code and startin g TC in setu p menu items 603 an d 621, respec tively. Item Setting F1 (No fun ction assi gned) F2 (No[...]

73 9-1 Setup Menu Configuration Chap ter Chapter 9 Setup Menus 9 Setup Menus 9-1 Setup Menu Configurat ion This uni t has the foll owing setup menus. • Ba sic setup menu • Extended setup men u In this manu al, both t he basic setup men u items and extended setup menu items are also refe rred to simply as setup menu i tems or menu items. Configu[...]

74 9-2 Set up Menu Operati ons Chapter 9 Setup Men us 9-2 Setup Men u Operations T o display setu p menus Display func tion menu p age P01: HOME, and selec t F9 (MENU). The LCD enters character display mode an d displays the currently se lected setup menu i tem. For basic operat ions in the me nu item, see page 6 3. To disp lay menu s on the mo nit[...]

75 9-2 Setup Men u Operations Chapter 9 Setup Menus 1 Sele ct F6 (SEL ECT). The curs or moves to th e setting val ue of the sel ected sub-item. 2 Select F3 (–) o r F4 (+), or tu rn the MUL TI CONTROL knob to se lect a desir ed setting value. To select another sub -item and chan ge its setting valu e Select F5 (RETURN) to move the cursor to a sub-[...]

76 9-2 Set up Menu Operati ons Chapter 9 Setup Men us To recall t he settings saved in menu bank 4, select “ba nk- 4” with menu it em B2 0 “PRES ET S ETUP” . For detail s about menu b ank 4, refer t o the Mainten ance Manual. The current active setup menu setting s as well as settings saved in menu banks are stored i n separate st orage are[...]

77 9-3 Items in the Bas ic Setup Menu Chapter 9 Setup Menus 9-3 Items in the Ba sic Setup Men u The basic setup menu contains t he following items. In the “Set tings” column of t he table, the fa ctory default settings ar e underlin ed. Item num ber Item n ame Settings 001 PRER OLL TIME 0S t o 5S to 30S: Set the p reroll t ime in the ran ge fro[...]

78 9-3 Items in the Basic S etup Menu Chapter 9 Setup Men us 009 c) CHARA CTER TYPE D etermine the t ype of ch aracters such as ti meco de output f rom the CO MPOSITE VIDEO OUTPUT 3 (SUPER) connector , SD I OUTPUT 3 (SUPER) connector , or HDSDI OUTPUT 3 (SUPER) connecto r f or supe rimposed dis pla y on the monitor . WHIT E : White le tters o n a b[...]

79 9-3 Items in the Bas ic Setup Menu Chapter 9 Setup Menus a) W hen set ting item s 002 and 003 , watch the m onitor scre en, and ad just to the require d state. When di splayi ng ti mecode val ues, t here is a sl ight ti me delay . There fore, when crea ting a ta pe for off-l ine ed iting, the inform ation in serted in the upper half of the scre [...]

80 9-4 It ems in the Exten ded Setup Menu Chapter 9 Setup Men us 9-4 Items in the Extended Setu p Menu The exten ded setup menu contains the fo llowing it ems. In the “Sett ings” column of the t able, the factor y default settings are underl ined. Men u items i n the r ange 100 to 199, re lating to t he control panels Item nu mber Item n ame Se[...]

81 9-4 Items in the Ex tended Set up Menu Chapter 9 Setup Menus 107 REC INHIBIT LAMP FLASHING Select wh ether to flash the REC INHI indi cator when RECINH in function menu i s set to “O FF” and th e record in hibit plu g on the c assette i s pressed i n. OFF : Do not flash. ON: Flash. 108 A UT O EE SELECT Se lect the V TR mode s in whi ch input[...]

82 9-4 It ems in the Exten ded Setup Menu Chapter 9 Setup Men us 119 V ARIABLE SPEED LIMIT IN KEY P ANEL CONTRO L Sele ct the pl ay bac k speed rang e in v ar iab le sp eed pla yback with the control p anel of this unit. OFF : –1 to +2 time s normal speed ON: 0 to 1 time s normal speed 120 CT L LOCK IN V AR/SHTL Select w hether th e tape tr anspo[...]

83 9-4 Items in the Ex tended Set up Menu Chapter 9 Setup Menus 211 REMO TE1 POR T Select ho w to use the REM O TE 1-IN(9P)/REM O TE 1-OUT(9P) connectors on the connec tor panel. I&O : Both the IN and OUT c onnectors are effectiv e whethe r in loca l or remote mode. IN: Only the IN c onnector is effecti ve whether in local or remote m ode. OUT [...]

84 9-4 It ems in the Exten ded Setup Menu Chapter 9 Setup Men us 304 EDI T FIELD SELECT Select with whic h fields to star t and en d edit ing. 1F : Start editing with fie ld 1 and e nd with fie ld 2. 2F: Start edit ing with fie ld 2 and e nd with field 1. 1F/2F : Start and e nd editin g dependi ng on the t iming of command receptio n. Note 1F is al[...]

85 9-4 Items in the Ex tended Set up Menu Chapter 9 Setup Menus 310 REC INHIBIT Select the conditions under which rec ording is inhibi ted when F1 (REC IN HI) is set to “ON” in fun ction menu p age P07: E.PRESET . ALL : Al l ta pe rec ord ing is in hib ited. CRASH: Normal tape re cording i s inhibi ted. Sele ct this setti ng for a ssemble ed it[...]

86 9-4 It ems in the Exten ded Setup Menu Chapter 9 Setup Men us 319 PREREAD SELECT S pecify the pr eread operation . A/V : Preread for b oth audio and vide o. A UDIO: Preread for audio onl y. VIDE O : Preread for vide o only. The prere ad ope ration i s enab led when F3 (PREREAD ) in functi on men u page P04: MISC-1 is s et to “ON” or by a com[...]

87 9-4 Items in the Ex tended Set up Menu Chapter 9 Setup Menus a) When con troll ed from an edit or (BVE- 2000/9 100 et c.), s electi ng “REE L” allow s high -speed cueu p. 403 A UTOMA TIC PREROLL REFERENCE ENTR Y Select whet her the IN point is auto maticall y set by pressing the PREROLL b utton, when the IN point is not set on s tar ting pre[...]

88 9-4 It ems in the Exten ded Setup Menu Chapter 9 Setup Men us Menu items in the rang e 600 to 650, rela ting to the timecod e gener ator Item nu mber Item name Settings 601 VITC POSITION SEL-1 (Inv alid in 24PsF or 23 .98PsF mode) In 59.94i , 29.97 PsF mode Select a line to i nser t the VITC in . (F or SD output) 12H to 16H to 20H: Select any li[...]

89 9-4 Items in the Ex tended Set up Menu Chapter 9 Setup Menus 607 U-BIT BINAR Y GROUP FLA G Specify how to u se the user b its in the timecod e generate d by the ti mecode generat or. 000 : Character se t not specif ied 001: 8-bit c haracters compliant w ith ISO 646 and ISO 20 22 010: Undef ined 011: Undef ined 100: Undef ined 101: SMPTE 262 M Pa[...]

90 9-4 It ems in the Exten ded Setup Menu Chapter 9 Setup Men us 618 UPC ONV EMBEDDED VITC (HD W -D1800 only . Inv alid in 24PsF or 23. 98P sF mode. ) Select t he source f or HDSD I embedd ed VITC whi ch is ou tput after u p-con ve rsion during playback of SD- forma t ta pe. VITC : Selec t VITC recorde d on SD-forma t tape. LT C : Select LTC record[...]

91 9-4 Items in the Ex tended Set up Menu Chapter 9 Setup Menus 631 REC ST ART MARK MODE Sub-i tem 1 CRASH REC OFF: Do no t write re cordin g start ma rks. ON : Write reco rding star t marks durin g normal rec ording. 2 ASSEMBLE OFF: Do not writ e reco rding start marks. ON : Write reco rding sta rt marks d uring a ssemble ed iting. 3 INSER T OFF :[...]

92 9-4 It ems in the Exten ded Setup Menu Chapter 9 Setup Men us 654 UMID GENERA TE METHOD Select th e Inst ance Numb er . generatio n method when the UMID is inherited. COPY No.+16bit PRS : Copy N o. + 16-bit random nu mber 24bit PRS: 24-bit random nu mber Note When me nu it em 656 is s et to “NEW ” (an Insta nce Numbe r indicati ng that “th[...]

93 9-4 Items in the Ex tended Set up Menu Chapter 9 Setup Menus a) The “Y-a dd” functi on is a circu it ope ration to interpol ate the vi deo sig nal vertical ly during jo g or variabl e speed playb ack for re ducing th e vertical movem ent of the pl ayba ck pictu re. 705 EDGE SUBCARRIER REDUCER MODE (HD W- D1800 only) During rec ording an d pl[...]

94 9-4 It ems in the Exten ded Setup Menu Chapter 9 Setup Men us • For menu items 71 5 to 718 or 74 0 to 747, set F5 (V.PROC) in function menu item P03: VID PROC to “MENU”. When it is set to “MENU”, all cont rols for video out put processi ng on the co ntrol panel are disabled. • When menu i tem 337 is se t to “SD”, changi ng the se[...]

95 9-4 Items in the Ex tended Set up Menu Chapter 9 Setup Menus 743 P R LEVEL (HD) Adjust the P R le vel of the high-d efinition video si gnal o utput from the HDS DI OUTPUT connect or . 0.0% (0H) to 100% (80 0H) to 141 .3% (B4EH) 745 SETUP LEVEL (HD) Adjust the setup le vel of the hig h-definiti on video signal outp ut from the HDSDI OUTPUT connec[...]

96 9-4 It ems in the Exten ded Setup Menu Chapter 9 Setup Men us 808 INTERNAL A UDIO SIGNAL GENERA T OR Sele ct the ope ration o f the internal audio tes t signal generato r . OFF : No operatio n SILNC: Silent si gnal 1KHZ: At 1 kHz, – 20 dB F S sine wa ve is supp lied to all audi o input c hannels. T o output the i nternal audio te st signal, di[...]

97 9-4 Items in the Ex tended Set up Menu Chapter 9 Setup Menus a) Cross-fade ti me is 24 ms. b) Act ual va lue is 49 ms. c) Actual value is 114 ms. 826 A UDIO PB V OLUME SELECT (HD W-D1 800 only ) Selects which PB kn obs a re assign ed f or the pla ybac k of di gital audi o channe ls. Sub-item 0A L L C H DEF A UL T : Use the fol lowing set tings. [...]

98 9-4 It ems in the Exten ded Setup Menu Chapter 9 Setup Men us 904 FREEZE CONTR OL FROM KEY P ANEL Sele ct how t he b uttons used to fre eze a n image fu nction. MOMNT : Select F8 (FREEZE) i n functio n menu page P05: MI SC-2 carries out a freeze. Th e freeze en ds when th e button is re leased. LA TCH : Select the F8 (FREEZE) carri es out a f re[...]

99 9-4 Items in the Ex tended Set up Menu Chapter 9 Setup Menus 931 DOWN CONVERT ER LETTER BO X M ODE (Invalid in 24P sF o r 23.98PsF mode) Select t he aspec t ratio o f the do wncon ver ter output w hen me nu item 930 is set to “l-bo x ”. 16:9 : Set the asp ect ratio of the HD-SD c onverter o utput to 16 :9. 14:9 : Set the aspec t ratio of th [...]

100 9-4 It ems in the Exten ded Setup Menu Chapter 9 Setup Men us 953 UP CONVER TER PR OCESS SELECT (HD W -D1800 only . In valid in 24Ps F or 23.98Ps F mode) Sele ct the origina l picture to use when con ve r ting SD to HD . FIEL D: Use fiel d picture. FRAME: Use f rame pict ure. adapt (standard m ode): Set the ratio of co nverting from frames o r [...]

101 10-1 Remov ing a Ca ssette when Tape S lack Occu rs / 10-2 Hea d Cleaning Chap ter Chapter 10 Maintena nce and Inspe ction 10 Maintenance and Inspection 10-1 Removi ng a Cassette when Tape Slack O ccurs If tape slack o ccurs i n the u nit, it is ne cessary to remov e the upper lid and sound baf fle. This j ob should always be entrusted t o a te[...]

102 10-3 Error Messa ges Chapter 10 Maintena nce and Inspec tion 10-3 Error Mes sages This unit is equipped with a self-di agnosis funct ion. If a proble m is detecte d , it displa ys an error message in the time data di splay and on the video moni tor. If an error message a ppears, contact you r Sony service repres enta tive. Indications in the ti[...]

103 10-3 Error Messages Chapter 10 Maintena nce and Inspe ction Error Mes sage Li st Code Messag e Description – (ALARM ind icator flashin g) Abnormal interf ace between t he low er contro l panel (on KY -615 board) and SYS CPU (on SS-340 and SS-1 01 boards ) has b een detect ed on the lowe r control p anel. 01 REEL TROUBLE T ape slac king h as b[...]

104 10-4 Moistu re Condensation / 10-5 Regular Checks Chapter 10 Maintena nce and Inspec tion 10-4 Mois ture Condensation When the uni t is suddenl y moved from a cold to a wa rm location, o r used in a very humid place, moisture from the air can condense on the head-drum. This is called moisture condensati on. If t he tape is run in t his state, i[...]

105 10-5 Regular Che cks Chapter 10 Maintena nce and Inspe ction T o display the digital hours meter Select F9 (MENU), then turn the MULTI CONTROL knob to displa y the req uired item in th e time d ata di splay. To exi t the digita l hours me ter Selec t F10 (EXIT). 10-5-2 Maintenance Timings Use the following table as a t iming guide for checkin g[...]

106 10-6 About t he LCD Chapter 10 Maintena nce and Inspec tion 10-6 About the LCD Note on the l iquid crysta l dis play This liqui d crysta l displ ay fi tted to th is unit is manufactur ed with high p recision technolog y, giving a functioni ng pixel ratio of at l east 99.99%. Thus a very small propo rtion of pi xels (at most 0.01%) may be “stu[...]

107 Specific ations Appendix Appendix Specifications General Recording format HDCAM Power requi rements 100 to 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz Power consumption 1.5 A (150 W) , when used without optional devices Peak inrush current (1) Power ON, current pr obe method: 10 A (100 V), 33 A (240 V) (2) Hot switching inrush curren t, measured in accordance wi th Eur[...]

108 Specific ations Appendix MPEG IMX playback: –1 to +3 times normal spe ed (HDW-D1800 onl y) Jog mo de S till to ±1 times no rmal speed Servo lock time 0.6 (59.94i, 2 9.97PsF)/0.7 (50 i, 25PsF, 24PsF, 23.98PsF) seconds o r less (from standby on) Load/unloa d time 6 seconds or le ss Recommended tape s HDCAM cassettes: BCT-6HD/12HD/22HD/32HD/ 40[...]

109 Specific ations Appendi x MPEG IMX pla yback Video Digital Audio (CH1 to CH 4) Pr ocessor a djustment r ange Video leve l ±3 dB/ – ∞ t o +3 dB selectable Chroma level ±3 dB/ – ∞ to +3 dB selectable Setup le vel (59.94i , 29.97PsF) ±30 IRE Black level (50i, 25PsF ) ±210 mV Chroma phase ± 30 º System phase SYNC: ±15 µs SC: ±2 00 [...]

110 Specific ations Appendix PHONES JM-60 stereo phone jack – ∞ to –12 dB u at 8 Ω load, unbalanced Remote connectors CONTRO L PANEL 20-pin , female (swit ch panel on ly) REMO TE 1-IN (9P) D-su b 9- pin, fem ale REMO TE 1-OU T(9P ) D-su b 9- pin, fem ale RS232C D-sub 9-pin, male VIDEO CONTRO L(9P) D-sub 9-pin , female (for opt ional HKDV-900[...]

111 Specific ations Appendi x Relation between HKD V - 900/503 sett ing items a nd setup menu i tems of this unit a) V alid for o utput onl y whe n F5 (V.P ROC) in function menu p age P03: VID PROC is se t to “ MENU”. b) Select which ite m is set, “DC ” or “UC”, wi th menu ite m 212 “VI DEO REMOTE CONTROL SELECT” . When bot h are se[...]

112 Specific ations Appendix HD/SD video out put phase settings For the HD/SD video outpu t phase setting, you can use t he mainte nanc e me nu. For details, re fer to the Maintena nce Man ual. • The SDSDI (D1) out put and comp osite output have the same phase. • Item M3A2 is val id HDW-D1800 only. For detail s of the audi o/timecode out put ph[...]

113 Specific ations Appendi x Pla yback tape format con ver sion outputs a) For 10 80/25 PsF or 50i, outpu t is downcove rted to 576/50 i. b) For 1080/ 29.97P sF or 59.94i, o utput i s down cover ted to 480/59. 94i. c) For 57 6/50i , output is up convert ed to 108 0/50i. d) For 480/ 59.94i, output is u pconvert ed to 1080/ 59.94i. e) HDW-D1 800 onl[...]

114 About a “Memor y Stick” Appendix About a “Memory Stick” What is “Memory Stic k”? “Memory Stic k” is a new compact, portabl e and versatile IC (Integrated Circuit) recording medium with a data capacity that exceed s a floppy disk. “M emory Stick” is speciall y designed f or exchangi ng and sharing digital data among “Memory[...]

115 About a “Memo ry Stick” Appendi x Precaut ions • To prevent data l oss, make backup s of data fr equently. In no event wi ll Sony be l iable for any loss of data. • Unauthorized recording may be contrary to the provision s of copyr ight law. When you use a “Memory Stick” tha t has been pre-recorded, be sure t hat the material has be[...]

116 Index Inde x Index A AC IN connector 24 ALARM indicator 19 ALT/DELETE button 1 9 Analog audi o in put/ out put se cti on 22 vide o in put/ out put se cti on 23 Audio input selection 15 input/out put sectio n 22, 23 level cont rol knobs 19 level in dication 16 level m eter block 1 15 level m eter block 2 16 monitor s ignal outp ut section 25 AUD[...]

117 Index Inde x P Parts replacement 105 PB knob s 19 PHONES jack/control 12 PLAY b utt on 20 Playback capstan overr ide 38 DMC 39 jog m ode 37 preparations 36 procedures 36 shuttle mode 37 variable sp eed mode 38 Power power s upply sectio n 24 POWER swi tch 12 Preread editing 53 Preview 47 PUSH/S HIFT indi cator 1 9 Q Quick edit ing 52 R REC butt[...]

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