Sony HDW-S280 manual

HD DIGIT AL VIDEOCASSETTE RECORDER HD W -S280 OPERA TION MANUAL [English] 1st Edition (Revised 1)[...]

2 Impor tant Safety Instructions • Read th ese inst ructions. • Keep thes e instruc tions. • Heed all warnings. • Follow all inst ruction s. • Do not use this apparatus near water. • Clean only wi th dry clo th. • Do not bl ock any ventilati on opening s. Inst all in acc ordance with th e manufac turer’s in struct ions. • Do not i[...]

3 WA R N I N G : THIS W ARNING IS AP PLICABLE FOR O THER COUNTRIES. 1. Use the a ppro ve d P o wer Cord (3-core ma ins lead) / Applian ce Connect or / Plug with earthing-contac ts that conf or ms to the saf ety re gulations of each country if applic ab le. 2. Use the P o wer Cord (3-c ore mains lead) / Ap pliance Conne ctor / Plug conf orming to th[...]

4 Tabl e of Conten ts Table o f Content s Chapter 1 Overview 1-1 Features . ......... .............. .............. .......... .............. ...... 8 1-2 System Configurations .............. .............. .......... ...... 9 1-3 Using the CD-ROM Manual ........ .............. .............. 10 1-3-1 CD-ROM System Requirements ....................[...]

5 Tabl e of Conten ts 3-7 Basic Opera tions of the Function Menu . .............. 29 3-7-1 Configuration of the Function Menu ......................... 29 3-7-2 Function Menu Item List .................................... ....... 30 3-7-3 Basic Operations ........................................................ 33 3-8 Superimposed Chara cter Inform[...]

6 Tabl e of Conten ts 7-1 Stop Code ....... .............. .............. .......... .............. .... 50 7-2 Stop Code Operation ............. .............. .............. .... 50 7-2-1 Detecting the Stop Code ............................................ 50 7-2-2 Recording the Stop Code ........................................... 51 7-2-3 Erasi[...]

7 For the c ustomers 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 72. Note (Video set up amount)[...]

8 Featur es Chapter 1 Overvie w Chapter 1 1-1 Featur es The HDW-S 280 is a digital portable v ideocassette r ecorder for the HDCAM format. The unit has the feat ures described bel ow. Rich variety of inp ut and o utput si gnals The HD4:2:2 comp onent video si gnal is input as an HD- SDI signal ba sed on the SM PTE292M st andards and is recorded i n[...]

9 Sys tem Co nfig urat ions Chapter 1 Overvie w 1-2 System Co nfigur ations 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 RECO[...]

10 Using the CD-ROM Manual Chapter 1 Overvie w 1-3 Using the CD-ROM Manual The supplie d CD-ROM includes versions of the Operation Manual for the HDW-S280 (Jap anese, English, Fr ench, and German versions). 1-3-1 CD-R OM System Requirements The following are requ ired to access the supp lied CD- ROM disc. • Comput er: PC with Inte l Pentiu m CPU [...]

11 Front Panel 2 Chapter Ch apter 2 Na mes a nd Fu nction 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 20. b AC power indicator Lights wh ile the POW ER switch o n the rear pan el is set to ON and AC power is sup plied. c PB LEV EL adjustm[...]

12 Front Pa nel Ch apter 2 Na mes a nd Fu nction s of Par ts e R/P LEVEL CT L switch VAR: Enables adjustment wi th the PB LEVEL adju stment knobs or REC LEVEL adjustment knobs while you view the audio leve l meter in E-E mode. PRESET: Preset s to fixed leve ls. Levels ca nnot be adjusted with the PB LEVEL adjust ment knobs or REC LEVEL ad justment [...]

13 Front Panel Ch apter 2 Na mes a nd Fu nction s of Par ts g PAGE/HOME button Switches pages of the function menu. When you press t his button t ogether with the SHIF T button , the HOME p age 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 l[...]

14 Front Pa nel Ch apter 2 Na mes a nd Fu nction s of Par ts To mo nitor in 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 origin al picture, pr ess the STOP button. You can view E-E video duri ng playback, search, fast f orward, and rewind while pressi[...]

15 Front Panel Ch apter 2 Na mes a nd Fu nction s of Par ts b Audi o leve l mete r 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 i f EMPHASIS on th e P3 AUDIO page of the funct ion menu is set to ON. B Audi o leve l mete rs Display the recording and pl ayback audio[...]

16 Front Pa nel Ch apter 2 Na mes a nd Fu nction 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 2. B SDI in put displ ay Lights wh en VIDEO IN on the P2 VIDEO page of the function me nu is set to SDI and an SDI sig nal is[...]

17 Front Panel Ch apter 2 Na mes a nd Fu nction s of P ar ts Video monitor display When you pr ess the DISPLAY button, the display wi ndow chang es to the vi deo moni tor displa y. A Audi o leve l mete r LEVEL MT on the P3 AUDIO page of th e function menu decides whethe r the meter is to be displayed a nd on which side, left or right, it is disp la[...]

18 Rear Pane l Ch apter 2 Na mes a nd Fu nction 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 Supplying P ower” on page 20. 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 of 15 V or 12V DC to the BVR-3 Remot e Contro[...]

19 Rear Panel Ch apter 2 Na mes a nd Fu nction 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, male ) 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 th[...]

20 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 may fall and cause bodil y injury. Fol low the procedures descr ibed below to load or remove th em. 3-1-1 Supplying P ow[...]

21 Prepa ring Power Sources Chapter 3 Prepar ations 3-1-2 Using t he BP-GL65/GL95 Battery P ack Attaching a battery pac k Attach t he BKP-L551 Battery Adapt or to the sid e panel of this unit and a ttach the B P-GL6 5/GL95 Batte ry P ack in it. The BP-L60( A)/L90(A) and BP-M50/M100 can also be attached in the same way. For deta ils on attac hing th[...]

22 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 end. Replacing the stand Pull t he stand out, t urn it in the opp osite directi on of th at in step 1 abo[...]

23 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 P[...]

24 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[...]

25 Setting Referenc e Video S ignals Chapter 3 Prepar ations 3-5 Settin g Refe rence 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 vi deo sign al for vi deo out put Output video signals are sync hronized wi[...]

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

27 Setting T imecode Chapter 3 Prepar ations Setting an initia l timecode v alue 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 fu nction button. The fi rst digit o f the time data in th e time data di splay area starts flashing. 3 Press the T or t functio n but[...]

28 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 A uto Editin g 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 ou[...]

29 Basic Op erations of th e Functi on 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 t he HOME page and P1 to P6 page s is as sh own be low. Th e P7 page can be set with the setup menu as desi red. For details o n settings o[...]

30 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 selecti on of LTC and VIT C depends on the setting for TC R on the P4 TC page. b) Not displayed w hen TCG is not set to INT and PRST/RGN is not set to PRESET on the P4 TC page . P1 PR OCS pa ge Item Setting CHARA CTR Specifi es wheth [...]

31 Basic Op erations of th e Functi on Menu Chapter 3 Prepar ations P2 VIDEO pa ge P3 A UDIO page SETUP/ BLA CK Sets the s etup le v el (59. 94i mode ) or bl ack le ve l (50i mo de) of th e HD/SD outp ut signal . PRESET : Regar dless of manual ly set v alue s, the le vel is s et to the stan dard v alue. Manual setting: With the di spla y ed sett in[...]

32 Basic Op erations of t he Function Menu Chapter 3 Prepar ations P4 TC page P5 EDIT pa ge Item Setting TCG Selects the sign al sourc e to which the internal timecod e gener ator sy nchroniz es . The selecte d time code app ears in th e timeco de setup are a. INT : Synchr onize accordin g to th e initial preset v alue set b y front p anel oper ati[...]

33 Basic Op erations of th e Functi on Menu Chapter 3 Prepar ations P6 O THER pa g e 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 th e basic ones, which are described in t he correspondi ng sections. 1 Pres s the PA GE butt on to di spla y the menu page to b e s[...]

34 Superi mposed Cha racter Informat ion 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 [...]

35 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 mode T .RELEASE T ape tens ion release mode ST OP Stop mode F .FWD F ast forw ard m ode REW Re wind mode PREROLL Preroll m ode PLA Y Play mode ( ser vo unlo cked) PLA Y LOCK Pla y m[...]

36 Using a "Memor y Stick" Chapter 3 Prepar ations 3-9 Usin g a "Memory Stick" When a “Memory Stick” is insert ed in the camera, the f ile data can be stored on the “Memor y Stic k,” which enables you to share data among cameras. Inserting a "Mem ory Stick" Insert a “M emory Stick ” with the label side up i[...]

37 Usin g a "Mem ory St ick" Chapter 3 Prepar ations This typ e of “Memory St ick” canno t be used wit h the HDW-S280 series. A vailab le types of “Memory Stic k” You can us e a “Memory St ick” with the HDW-S280 ( 8, 16, 32, 64 and 12 8 MB compatibl e). You can not u se a “Memory St ick Duo” alone with the HDW-S2 80. To us[...]

38 Recording Chapter 4 Recording and Pla yback Chapter 4 Recording and Playback 4-1 Record ing This secti on describes re cording for exter nal input si gnals. When two HDW- S280 units ar e connecte d, press the REMOTE buttons on bo th VTRs so that they are not lit. 4-1-1 Preparations f or Recor ding Perform the followi ng procedure: 1 Connect a ca[...]

39 Back Spac e Editing / Sequential 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, pres[...]

40 Sequenti al Recording Chapter 4 Recording an d Play back Set the REMOTE bu tton on the starting VT R not lit, an d the REMOTE button on th e other VTR l it beforeha nd. When the re cording VTR is swit ched, recording is performed on the both VTRs for two minut es. 1 Insert the cassette s into the both VTRs and rew ind the tapes al l the way by p[...]

41 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, pr ess the REMOTE buttons on both VTRs so th at they are not lit . 4-4-1 Preparations f or Play bac k Perform the following procedure. 1 Connect a cable to the video/aud io signal in put connectors of e [...]

42 Playbac k Chapter 4 Recording an d Play back If pl ayback continu es to the end of the tape The tape aut omaticall y rewinds to the beginning an d stops. 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 5. 4-4-3 Jog/Shuttle Mode pla yback Pla yback in jog [...]

43 Overv iew / Auto matic Ed iting 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 VT R so that [...]

44 Auto matic Edit ing Chapter 5 Assemble Editing Setting edit points 1 Press the PAGE bu tton to display the P5 E DIT page i n the menu displ ay area. 2 Press the R/P funct ion butt on to set a VTR for sett ing the e dit p oints . 3 Play th e tape in jog or shuttle mode and positi on the tape to the requi red edi t point. For detail s on playbac k[...]

45 Autom atic Editin g Chapter 5 Assemble Editing Modifying an edit point To modify an edit point , use the foll owing procedu re: 1 Press th e PAGE button to displ ay the P5 EDIT pag e in the menu display ar ea. 2 Press the R/P funct ion button to set a VTR (P LAYER or RECORD ER) for modify ing the edit points. 3 To modify the IN point, t urn the [...]

46 Auto matic Edit ing Chapter 5 Assemble Editing For detail s on setup menu it em 001, see page 6 1. 5-2-4 Pre view When you have se t the e dit po ints, the P REVIEW indica tor flashes in th e menu displa y area. While th e indicator is flashi ng, press the PREVIE W functi on button t ogethe r with the SHI FT bu tton. The PRE VIEW indic ator s ta[...]

47 Autom atic Editin g Chapter 5 Assemble Editing 5-2-5 P erforming A utomatic Editing Overvie w When yo u perform auto matic edit ing, the recorder a nd player VTRs operate as shown in the figure abo ve, to copy the video and audio signal s between the IN an d OUT points on the player VTR from the IN point on the recorder VTR. Monito r output Duri[...]

48 Auto matic Edit ing Chapter 5 Assemble Editing This forces th e recorder VTR to E-E mode, in which the player video and a udio signals are output to t he monitor. Starting automatic editing When you hav e set the ed it points , the AUTOEDI T indicator in the menu display area starts flashi ng. Press the AUTOEDIT fu nction bu tton toge ther with [...]

49 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, [...]

50 Stop Cod e / Stop Cod e Operat ion 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 po int four seconds befo re the SOM (st art of prog ram). When thi s code is detect ed during playback, t he tape stops at [...]

51 Stop Co de Operat ion Chapter 7 Stop Code 2 Press t he D ETECT fu nctio n button to set it to O N. 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 [...]

52 Sto p Code Op erati on Chapter 7 Stop Code Adjusting the stop position b y modifying the starting point f or recording 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 5. 7-2[...]

53 Ove rview of UMID Func tions / Record ing U MIDs 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 in ternation ally standardi zed in SMP TE Standard 33 0M. This uni t supports rec ording and ge neration of UMI Ds. UMID is made[...]

54 Recording UMI Ds Chapter 8 UMID Functio ns For detail s on setup menu it em 653, see page 7 0. Setting Stored Ownership If you wish to set Stored Ownership (data in th e Source Pack which i ndicates “who”) when generati ng 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 2. [...]

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

56 UMID Out put and Display Chapter 8 UMID Functio ns 8-3 UMID Out put and Display This secti on explai ns how to outpu t and displ ay UMIDs. 8-3-1 UMID Output Settings You can choose t o output UMID s 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 [...]

57 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[...]

58 Setup Menu Con figuration / Set up Menu Operat ions Chapt er 9 Setup Me nus Chapter 9 Setup Menus 9-1 Setu p Menu Configurat ion This un it has the fo llowing setu p menus. • Basic set up menu • Extended setup menu For details , refer to the main tenance man ual In this manua l, both t he basic setu p menu items and extended setup menu items[...]

59 Setup Menu O perations Chapt er 9 Setup Me nus 9-2-2 Sett ing Setup Men u 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 desir ed item. Press the UP or DOWN function but ton change s the displayed item by 100 unit s. 3 Press the SELECT func tion[...]

60 Setup Menu Op eratio ns 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 t he person 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 [...]

61 Items i n the B asic S etup Menu Chapt er 9 Setup Me nus 9-3 Items i n the Basic Set up Menu The basic setup menu contai ns the followin g items. In the Se ttings colu mn of the ta ble, the facto ry setting is indicat ed by enclosing parenthesis. Item num ber Item name Settings 001 PRER OLL TIM E 0S~[5S]~30S: Set the pre roll time to betwee n 0 [...]

62 Ite ms in t he Ba sic Se tup Menu Chapter 9 Setup Menus 009 a) CHARA CTER TYPE Determines the type of char acters such a s timecode out put from the C OMPOSITE OUT 2 (SUPER) co nnector , HD SDI OUTPUT (SUP ER) connect or , and SDI OUT 2 (SUPER) connecto r f or supe rimposed dis pla y on the monitor . [WHITE]: Whit e letters on a bla ck bac kgr o[...]

63 Items i n the B asic S etup Menu Chapt er 9 Setup Me nus a) To set items 002, 003, 009, and 011, wa tch the moni tor and adjust to th e desired status. B12 SA VE SETUP BANK 2 Set to ON to sa v e curren t activ e menu settings to menu b ank 2. B20 RESET CURRENT SETUP Set to ON to reset curre nt activ e men u setting s to f actor y def ault v alue[...]

64 Items in the Ex tended Set up Menu Chapter 9 Setup Menus 9-4 Items i n the Exte nded Setup Menu The e xpan ded se tup m enu co ntai ns the f ollow ing i tems. In the Sett ings colum n of the tabl e, the factory set ting is indicated b y enclosing pare nthesis. Items 900 to 999 are no t applic able in 24 PsF/23.98PsF mode. Items 100 to 199: Setti[...]

65 Items in th e Extended Setup Menu Chapt er 9 Setup Me nus a) Not applicable in 24Ps F/23.98P sF mode Items 200 to 299: Settings f or the remote contr ol interfa ce 120 CTL LOCK I N SHTL Select wh ether the t ape trans port should be pha se-loc ke d to th e CTL signa l during playback in s huttle mode. OFF: Not phase-loc k ed [ON ]: Phase-loc k e[...]

66 Items in the Ex tended Set up Menu Chapter 9 Setup Menus Items 300 to 399: Settings for editing Item numbe r Item name Settings 305 SYNC GRADE When editi ng in phase-sy nchroniz ed mode with me nu item 004 set t o ON, sele ct the tar get pha se sync hroniza tion accuracy . [A CCUR]: ± 0 fram e accur acy ROUGH: ± 1 frame a ccurac y 307 AUT O-DE[...]

67 Items in th e Extended Setup Menu Chapt er 9 Setup Me nus Items 400 to 499 : Settings f or prer oll a) When control ling with an editor suc h as a BVE-2000 , select REEL f or quic k cueup. Items 50 0 to 599 : Settings f or tape pr otecti on Item num ber Item name Settings 401 FUNC TION MODE AFTER CUEUP Select the state t hat the uni t goes in to[...]

68 Items in the Ex tended Set up Menu Chapter 9 Setup Menus Items 600 to 699: Setting s f or a timecode generator Item numbe r Item name Settings 601 VITC POSITION SEL-1 In 59.94 i/29.97PsF mode Select a l ine to ins er t the VITC in. (F or SD outp ut) 12H to [16H] to 2 0H: Selec t any line from 12 to 20. Note Y ou can insert the VITC s ignal in tw[...]

69 Items in th e Extended Setup Menu Chapt er 9 Setup Me nus 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: Carr y ou t cont rol 610 REGEN CON TROL MODE Sele ct whether o r not the timecod e is auto maticall y regener ated. AE&PR: In a[...]

70 Items in the Ex tended Set up Menu Chapter 9 Setup Menus 25F ST ARTING TC SEL (in 24PsF , 23. 98PsF mode only) Select w hether the 2 5F starting timeco de is se t or not for timecode con vers ion from 25F to 24F . [OFF]: Do not set the starting timecode . ON: Set the s tar ting tim ecode . To set th e 25F st arti ng tim ecode Press the F 5 (SET)[...]

71 Items in th e Extended Setup Menu Chapt er 9 Setup Me nus a) Not appli cable in 59.94i/29.97PsF m ode Items 700 t o799: Set tings fo r video co ntro l 655 UMID RECORDING Sele ct the UMID t ype to be rec orded to tape . [OFF ]: Do not record UMID . BA S I C : Recor d Basic UMID . EXTND: Record Exte nded UMID . 656 MA TERIAL NO . Sele ct whether t[...]

72 Items in the Ex tended Set up Menu Chapter 9 Setup Menus 710 I NTERNAL VIDEO SIGNAL GENERA TOR Select the test sign al to be g ener ated b y the int ernal test si gnal gene rator . OFF: No t est sign al is gener ated. (T he VTR op erates n or mal ly .) [CB75]: Color bar signal ML TBS : Multi -bu rst signa l 10STEP: 10-ste p signal PLSBR: Pulse a[...]

73 Items in th e Extended Setup Menu Chapt er 9 Setup Me nus a) Not applicable in 24Ps F/23.98P sF 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 di sabled. Items 800 to 899: Settin gs f [...]

74 Items in the Ex tended Set up Menu Chapter 9 Setup Menus 823 NA U FLG PB Controls the no n-audio flag when the pla ybac k f ormat is Betacam SX. Sub-item 1 CH 1/CH2 During Betac am SX pla ybac k, set s the non- audio flag of a d igital aud io output as fol l ows . [OFF]: OFF (the data is audio) ON: ON (the d ata is no n-audio) Notes • During p[...]

75 Items in th e Extended Setup Menu Chapt er 9 Setup Me nus Items 90 0 to 999: Setti ngs f or digital pr ocessi ng Item num ber Item name Settings 901 VIDEO OUTPUT D A T A Set the bit l ength f or SD- SDI video ou tput data. 8bit : Set the b it length to 8 bits . [10bit]: Set the bit length to 10 bit s. It is rec ommende d that y ou sele ct the op[...]

76 Items in the Ex tended Set up Menu Chapter 9 Setup Menus 943 CROSS CO LOR CRISP Set the cross color crisp le vel f or do wn-con verter output. 0 to [4] to FH 950 UP CONVER TER MODE (UC) Select the up-con v er ter mode . [CROP]: Select th e edge-cro p mode . L-BO X: Sele ct the letter bo x mode . SQUEZ: Sele ct the squeez e mode . 951 H CROP POSI[...]

77 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 occurs in the un it, it i s necess ary to r emove t he upper lid a nd sound b affle. This j ob should al ways be entrusted t o a technici an who[...]

78 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 etec ted, dis plays a n erro r messa ge in th e time data di splay an d on the m onitor. If an error me ssage appears, cont act your Sony service representative. Indications in the time data[...]

79 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 (o n SY -320 board) for the syste m contro l syst em. 97 SV NV -RAM ERROR Abnormality h as been d etected in the oper ation of a n NV -RAM (o n SV -225 boa rd) f or the ser vo system . 98 NV -RAM ERROR Abno[...]

80 Warning Me ssages Chapter 10 Maintena nce and Inspect ion 10-4 Warning Message s If the uni t detects ab normal statu s 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 th e warning mark is flashing, you can operat e the unit. When you press the MENU button tog ether with the SHIFT[...]

81 Moisture Condensatio n / Regular Checks Chapter 10 Mainten ance and Inspe ction 10-5 Moist ure Condensation When the unit is suddenly mo ved 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 he ad-drum. This i s called mois ture conden sation. If the ta pe is run in th is state, it can a [...]

82 Regular Checks Chapter 10 Maintena nce and Inspect ion Displa ying the digital hours meter To di splay t he digi tal ho urs mete r Press the M ENU button, then turn the MULTI CONTR OL knob to display t he requi red item in the time d ata displ ay area. To exit from th e hours meter Press the EXIT f unction b utton. 10-6-2 Mai ntenance Timi ngs U[...]

83 Regular Checks Chapter 10 Mainten ance and Inspe ction Menu item s Item No. Item name Descriptions H01 OPERA TION HOURS T otal oper atio n hours (H) H02 DR UM R UNNING HOURS T otal drum runnin g hours (H) H03 T APE R UNNING HOURS T otal tape running ho urs (H) H04 THREADING COUNTER T o tal th read ing co unts (times) H12 DR UM R UNNING HOURS T o[...]

84 Specifica tions Appen dix es 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 inru sh current, meas ured in accordan ce with E[...]

85 Specifications Appendix es Digital audio system Digital audio (CH1 to CH4) signa l format Sampling frequency 48 kHz (syn chronized wit h video) Quantizatio n 20 bi ts/sample Wow and fl utter Below measurable level Headroom 20 dB (or 18 dB, 16 dB, 12 dB selectable ) Emphas is T1= 50 µ s, T2=15 µ s (on/off selectab le in recordi ng mode) Analog [...]

86 Specifica tions Appen dix es Audio The AFM fu nction is not support ed. Pr ocessor adjust ment range Video level ± 3 dB/ −∞ to +3 dB select able Chroma level ± 3 dB/ −∞ to +3 dB selectable Setup le vel ± 30 IR E Chroma phase ± 30° System phase S ync: ± 15 ms SC: ± 200 ns Input connectors HD SDI INPUT (IN/M ONI) BNC (1 each for inp[...]

87 Specifications Appendix es • For customer s in the United Kingdo m Part No. 1-782-165-11 Plug hol der 3-613-6 40-01 • For customers i n European countries ot her than the United Kin gdom Part No. 1-782-164-11 Plug hol der 3-613-6 40-01 Design and specificat ions are subject to chang e without notice. Relati on betwee n HKD V -900 setti ng it[...]

88 Specifica tions Appen dix es Compatibility of pla ybac k tape f ormats Yes: Both vide o and audio playback is possibl e. f : Both video and au dio off-spee d playback is po ssible. v : Video only off-speed playb ack is possible. Aud io is muted. No: Neither vide o nor audio pla yback is possible. a) Playba ck on PAL mod els i s simp le play back[...]

89 Index Appen dix es Index A AC IN connector 18 AC power 20 AC power indicator 11 ASMB L disp lay 16 Assemble editing 43 Audi o dat a 15 AUDIO INPUT connector 19 Audio input level 38 Adjusti ng 38 Audio level meter 15, 17 AUDIO MONITOR OUTPUT connector 1 9 AUDIO OUTPUT connector 19 Automatic editi ng 43, 47 Starti ng 48 B Back space editing 3 9 Ba[...]

90 Index Append ix es Battery power 20 DC powe 20 Supplyi ng power 20 POWER switch 18 Power switch 11 Preroll 45 Changing the preroll time 45 PREROLL butto n 14 Preview 46 R R/P LEVEL CTL sw itch 12 Rear panel 18 REC but ton 13 REC INHI indicator 12 REC INHI switch 12 REC LEVEL adj ustment knob 11 REC RU N/FRE E RUN in dicat ion 16 RECORDER /PLAYER[...]

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