Sony SRW-5500 manual

HD DIGITAL VIDEOCASSET TE RECORDER SRW-5000 SRW-5500 FORMAT CONVERT ER BOARD HKSR-50 01 DIGITAL BETACAM PROCESSOR BOAR D HKSR-50 02 RGB PROCESS OR BOARD HKSR-5003 OPERATION MANUAL [English] 1st Edition (Revised 4)[...]

2 • Read these instructions. • Keep these instruct ions. • Heed all warnings. • Follow all in structions. • Do not u se this ap paratus ne ar water. • Clean o nly with d ry cloth. • Do not block any v entilati on openings. Install in accord ance with the manufacturer’s instructi ons. • Do not install near any heat sources su ch as[...]

3 If yo u h ave ques tion s on th e use of the a bove Po wer C or d/ Appliance Connector/Pl ug, please con sult a qualified service pe rsonnel. CAUTION The apparat us shall not be exposed to dri pping or splashing and no objects fi lled with li quid, such as vases, shall be plac ed on the apparat us. CAUTION The unit i s not discon nected from the [...]

4 Table of Cont ets Table of Conten ts Chapter 1 Overview 1-1 Features ............ ......... .............. .............. ......... .............. ... 9 1-1-1 Features of the SRW-5000/SRW-5500 ............................. 9 1-1-2 Features of the Control Panel .......................................... 11 1-2 Opti onal Accessories ............. .[...]

5 Table o f Contet s Chapter 4 Menu Settings 4-1 Registering a nd Storing Menu Settings ...................... 37 4-1-1 Menu Configuration ................................................. ....... 37 4-1-2 Changing Menu Settings ................................................. 37 4-1-3 Registering Items to the VTR SETUP Menu .................. 38 [...]

6 Table of Cont ets 4-3-11 Superimposition of Character Information (PD CHARA/ CHARA SUPER/H-POS/V-POS) ................................... 64 4-4 CUE Menu ............. .............. .......... .............. .............. ..... 68 4-4-1 Selecting a Multi-Cue Mode ........................................... 69 4-4-2 Registering Cue Points ......[...]

7 Table o f Contet s 5-1-4 Simultaneously Monitoring Playback of Video and Audio Signals Being Recorded ................................................ 105 5-1-5 Audio Level Mete r Display Modes ............................... 105 5-2 Reco rding .......... .......... .............. .............. .............. ....... 106 5-3 Prepari ng for Playb[...]

8 Table of Cont ets Error Messages and Warning Message s ..................... ... 134 Error Messages ....................................................................... 134 Warning Messages .................................................................. 135 Error Log Menu .....................................................................[...]

9 1-1 Fe atures Chap ter Chapter 1 Ov erview 1 Overview 1-1 Feature s 1-1-1 Features of the SR W -5000/ SR W -5500 The SRW-5 000/SRW-5 500 is a high-defi nition digital videocassette recorder using the HDCAM-SR format. It is a small and light unit incorpor ating LSIs for signal processing and is c omparable to the HDCAM 1) model HDW-F500 in si ze, [...]

10 1-1 Feat ures Chapter 1 Ov erview With an HD-SD converter board inst alled, the unit ca n output both D1 SDI and analog co mposite signal s. Besides aud io data is out put as di gital da ta multipl exed with the HD SDI signal , it is also output via an AES/ EBU digit al in terface . Analog data conve rted f rom digi tal d ata is also prov ided .[...]

11 1-1 Fe atures Chapter 1 Ov erview Features for ease of operation Compa ct, light weigh t, low p ower co nsumpti on The VTR is smal l and li ght enough to be used in ou tside broadcast vans or i n EFP (Ele ctronic Field Prod uction) assignments. Remot e contro l opera tion The VTR has a ser ial RS-422A 9-p in connector to allow contro l of the VT[...]

12 1-1 Feat ures Chapter 1 Ov erview VTR me mory ba nks These memory banks al low you to store up to eight pages of VTR setti ngs in additi on to th e current VTR se ttings. Factory sett ings are also stored h ere, allowing the VTR to be reset to th ese values at any t ime. Memory stic ks Each memory stick can h old the current VTR settings as well[...]

13 1-2 Optional Ac cessories / 1-3 Using the CD-ROM Manual Chapter 1 Ov erview 1-2 Optional Accessor ies The following accessories can be used with thi s unit. HKSR-5001 Format Con verter Boar d This allows format conversio n described below: • 2-3 pul ldown (23. 98PsF to 59.94i , 24PsF to 60i) • Conversion between 1 080 and 720P • 4:2:2 b et[...]

14 1-3 Using th e CD-ROM Manual Chapter 1 Ov erview If you l ose the C D-ROM disc or b ecome unab le to read its content, for examp le because of a hardware fai lure, you can do the following. • You can purchase a new CD-ROM disc to replace on e that ha s been lost o r damaged. Cont act a Sony serv ice repr es enta tiv e. Note[...]

15 2-1 Contr ol Panel Chap ter Chapter 2 Locat ions and Functi ons of P ar ts 2 Locations and Functions of Parts 2-1 Control Panel The control panel consists of the followi ng sections: • Upper contr ol panel • Lower control pa nel • Syste m set- up pan el Normally o perate th e unit with th e control pa nel closed. For detail s of how to op [...]

16 2-1 Control Pa nel Chapter 2 Locati ons and Funct ions of P ar ts 2-1-1 Upper Contr ol P anel a POWER switc h Pressing on t he ‘ ( ’ si de of this swi tch powers the unit and light s up the in formation display (see p age 20) and col or display (see page 18) . To t urn the unit o ff, press on the ‘ a ’ side of the switch. b ERROR indicat[...]

17 2-1 Contr ol Panel Chapter 2 Locat ions and Functi ons of P ar ts h PHONES level control Adjusts the output level to the PHONES jack. For detail s, see “5-1-2 Se lecting Aud io Signal s” on page 103. i PHONES jack Connect st ereo headphones with 8 Ω impe dance for audio monitori ng during recor ding, pl ayback, and ed iting. Adjust the hea[...]

18 2-1 Control Pa nel Chapter 2 Locati ons and Funct ions of P ar ts VITC, switch DF/NDF, set the tim e code to be displayed on an external moni tor, and so o n. VIDEO button: Press this to go to the VIDEO menu screen. Use it to make video related settings. AUDIO button: Pre ss this to go to the AUDIO m enu screen. Use it to make audio related sett[...]

19 2-1 Contr ol Panel Chapter 2 Locat ions and Functi ons of P ar ts Press this bu tton agai n to exit f rom the recor ding audio level ad justmen t mode, an d the MONIT OR L and R buttons ret urn to the normal status (thi s status is called the “MONITOR SELECT mode”). 2 Editing contr ol section a Numeric bu ttons and +/– but tons Press to in[...]

20 2-1 Control Pa nel Chapter 2 Locati ons and Funct ions of P ar ts 3 T ape transpor t control section a STANDBY button Press this button in other than standby mode to make it light up a nd place th e VTR in standb y mode. The hea d drum rotates i n standby mode, t hereby shorteni ng the time required for th e tape to start. Press thi s button whi[...]

21 2-1 Contr ol Panel Chapter 2 Locat ions and Functi ons of P ar ts Page 2: System status ACTIVE LINE: Shows the status of 1080/1035 conversion acti ve line. 1080 t 1080 1080 t 1035( CROP) 1080 t 1035( CONV) 1035 t 1035 1035 t 1080( PANEL) 1035 t 1080( CONV): Shows the current conver sion status. - - - - -: Can not be con vert ed. OFF: No convers [...]

22 2-1 Control Pa nel Chapter 2 Locati ons and Funct ions of P ar ts d SERVO indicator Lights up when the drum ser vo and capstan ser vo are locked . e REC INHIBIT indicator Only when thi s indicator i s not lit, you c an make setti ngs for assemble/insert editi ng mode, and carry out recording and playba ck operation s. The status of t his indicat[...]

23 2-1 Contr ol Panel Chapter 2 Locat ions and Functi ons of P ar ts 2-1-3 System Set-Up P anel Lift the lower co ntrol pan el up t o its horizontal position to access the system set -up panel. For detai ls of openi ng and cl osing the cont rol panel, ref er to the Ma intenance Manual. For details , see “3-4 Using a Memory St ick” on p age 35. [...]

24 2-2 Conne ctor Panel Chapter 2 Locati ons and Funct ions of P ar ts 2-2 Connector Pa nel 1 ANALOG I/O sect ion (see page 25) 2 DIGITAL I/O sec tion (see page 27) 3 Remote input/output section (see page 28) 4 Power supply (see page 28)[...]

25 2-2 Connect or Panel Chapter 2 Locat ions and Functi ons of P ar ts 1 ANALOG I/O (input/output) section a MONITOR OUTPUT L/R connectors (XLR-3-31, mal e) These output th e audio signals for monit oring L and R channels. T o select the signa ls to output , use the MONITOR R and M ONITOR L buttons on the lower cont rol pa nel. For detail s, see ?[...]

26 2-2 Conne ctor Panel Chapter 2 Locati ons and Funct ions of P ar ts f SD OUT COMPOSITE (MONITOR) connector (BNC) Outputs an anal og composit e signal for a video monitor. When the ALT/ [F6] (CHARA SUPER) setting i n the TC menu is on, c haracter signals such as time codes are superimpo sed on the ou tput. g HD REF. OUT connectors (BNC) Output an[...]

27 2-2 Connect or Panel Chapter 2 Locat ions and Functi ons of P ar ts 2 DIGITA L I/O ( input/ou tput) secti on a HD SDI (S DI video/au dio) INPU T A/B connec tors (BNC) These accept SDI vi deo/audio si gnals. The INPUT MONITOR conne ctors are f or use with an input monit or and does not f ollow the stan dards for outpu t. b FC OUT B (FORMA T CONV.[...]

28 2-2 Conne ctor Panel Chapter 2 Locati ons and Funct ions of P ar ts 3 Remote input/output section a RS232C conne ctor (RS-23 2C serial int erface) (D-sub 9-pin) This is used for man ufacturing and services. b REMOTE 1-IN(9P) connec tor (D-s ub 9-pin, female) Use this, with th e supplied 9-pi n remote control cabl e, to connect t he unit to anot [...]

29 3-1 Connect ing External Equipment Chap ter Chapter 3 Sett ing Up the VTR 3 Setting Up the VTR 3-1 Connecting External Equipment 3-1-1 Making HD Digital Connections This example shows t he connections whe n using an HDW- F500 as pla yer and an S RW-5000/5500 a s recorder, in 59.94i or 60i mode. See “Sp ecificati ons” in th e Appendix (page 1[...]

30 3-1 Connect ing External Eq uipment Chapter 3 Sett ing Up the VTR 3-1-2 Making NTSC/P AL Digital Connections This example sh ows how to connec t two VTRs, an SRW- 5000/550 0 as the player a nd a DVW-500 D-1 Compone nt Digital VTR as the recorde r. For col or frame edit ing using the SRW-5 000/5500 as t he player and a n NTSC/PAL digital d evice [...]

31 3-1 Connect ing External Equipment Chapter 3 Sett ing Up the VTR 3-1-3 Cascade Connection This exampl e shows how to connect multiple SR W-5000/ 5500 VTRs toge ther f or simultane ous recordin g. On the recording VTRs, set the VTR SETUP menu item 613 “TC OUTPUT SIGNAL IN R EGENE MODE” to “through”. Not e HD SDI OUTPUT HD SDI INPUT TIME C[...]

32 3-2 R ef erenc e Sig nal s Chapter 3 Sett ing Up the VTR 3-2 R eferen ce Sign als This section describes how refer ence signals f or the video output are selected. 3-2-1 Reference Si gnals f or Output Video Depending on the operat ing condition, VTR SETUP menu settings, t he inpu t signal , and th e video output sign al from the VTR can be synch[...]

33 3-2 Refer ence Sig nals Chapter 3 Sett ing Up the VTR 3-2-2 Reference Si gnal Connections Make the reference si gnal connections as fo llows, according to yo ur recording or playb ack requirements. Reference signal connections For re cord ing s ignals from a swi tcher or signal generator For reco rdin g signal s from a HD VTR For pl ayback The f[...]

34 3-3 Handl ing Cassettes Chapter 3 Sett ing Up the VTR 3-3 Handling Ca ssette s 3-3-1 Recommended Cassettes For recordi ng and playbac k: Use 1 / 2 inch HDCAM-S R cassettes. The maximum reco rding time is as shown in the following table. For pl ayback o nly: Use 1 / 2 inch HDCAM or Digita l Betacam cassettes. The maximum playback time is as shown[...]

35 3-4 U sin g a Mem ory St ick Chapter 3 Sett ing Up the VTR Preve nting double cassett e inser ting When a cassett e is loaded, an orang e lock-out bar ap pears in the casset te insertion slo t to prevent u sers from attempting t o load another casse tte. Ejecting t he casse tte Press the EJECT button. The tape is unthreaded an d the cassett e is[...]

36 3-4 Using a Memory St ick Chapter 3 Sett ing Up the VTR On MagicGa te MagicGate is copyright -protecti on technology that us es encrypt ion techn ology. Bef ore using a Memory Stick • You cannot record or erase data whe n the write-protect tab on th e Memory Stic k is set to LOCK. • We recommend bac king up imp ortant data . • Image dat a [...]

37 4-1 Regi stering and Sto ring Menu Settings Chap ter Ch apter 4 M enu Settin gs 4 Menu Settings 4-1 Registering and Storing Menu Settings The operating cond itions of the VTR are set usi ng the menu operat ion section on the lower control panel. Menu items are divided among eight different menus (HOME, TC, VIDEO, AUDIO , CUE, PF1, PF2, SET UP). [...]

38 4-1 Regist ering and Stor ing Menu Settings Ch apt er 4 Menu Setti ngs 1 Press the TC button. The first page of the TC menu appears in the d isplay. 2 Press th e ALT button. The second page of the T C menu appears in t he displ ay. To return to the first page Press the ALT bu tton again. 3 Press the [F6] ( CHARA SUPER) butt on to change the sett[...]

39 4-1 Regi stering and Sto ring Menu Settings Ch apter 4 M enu Settin gs To unregister the sel ected item Press the [F6 ] (BLANK) button. When a f unction butt on with o ther th an the defaul t assignment i s selected, th e [F4] (KEY DEF.) button is valid. To return the select ed function button to its defa ult setting, press the [F4] ( KEY DEF.) [...]

40 4-1 Regist ering and Stor ing Menu Settings Ch apt er 4 Menu Setti ngs 1 Press th e SET UP but ton. The SET UP menu app ears in the display. 2 Press the [F1] (VTR BANK) button. The VTR B ANK menu appears in the display. 3 Press the [F8] (DIRECTION) button to select the < directi on. 4 Press the cursor T button to move the curs or ( B ) to CUR[...]

41 4-1 Regi stering and Sto ring Menu Settings Ch apter 4 M enu Settin gs 3 Press the [F8 ] (DIRECTION) b utton to se lect the < directi on. The left cursor bar flashes. 4 Press the cursor R or r bu tton to move the cur sor ( B ) to the number of the VTR memory bank to be recall ed. 5 Press the [F9 ] (COPY) button. A message asking you to conf i[...]

42 4-1 Regist ering and Stor ing Menu Settings Ch apt er 4 Menu Setti ngs 4 Press the [F1] ( FORMAT CARD) but ton. A message asking you to confi rm the operati on appears i n the displa y. To cancel formatti ng Press the CLR butto n while the conf irmation message appears i n the displa y. 5 Press the [F1] ( FORMAT CARD) butt on while holdi ng dow [...]

43 4-1 Regi stering and Sto ring Menu Settings Ch apter 4 M enu Settin gs The flashing cursor bar indicates the stor age destinat ion. 6 To change the tit le of the ba nk, press the [F6 ] (EDIT TITL E) butt on. For deta ils, see “4-1-6 Adding Titl es to the Data ” on page 46. 7 Press the [F9 ] (COPY) button. A message asking you to conf irm the[...]

44 4-1 Regist ering and Stor ing Menu Settings Ch apt er 4 Menu Setti ngs A message asking you to confi rm the operati on appears i n the displa y. 7 Press the [F9] (COPY) bu tton while holding down the SFT butt on. The VTR stores the cue point list to th e memory stic k. 8 Press the [F6] (EDIT TITLE) button to add a title to the cue poin t list. F[...]

45 4-1 Regi stering and Sto ring Menu Settings Ch apter 4 M enu Settin gs To change the c urrent VTR menu settings Move the c ursor ( B ) to [C] (CURRENT SETUP). To replace a ll VTR memory bank contents wi th memory sti ck data Press the [F7 ] (SELECT ALL) but ton. Note If there are protected items at the destination end, it is not possibl e to sel[...]

46 4-1 Regist ering and Stor ing Menu Settings Ch apt er 4 Menu Setti ngs The VTR re calls th e cue poin t list in th e memory st ick. After the recalling process is c omplete d, the ti tle of t he cue po int li st appears under the CURRENT CUE SET indic atio n 8 Press the [F10] (EXIT) but ton. The SET UP menu app ears again. 4-1-6 Adding Ti tles t[...]

47 4-1 Regi stering and Sto ring Menu Settings Ch apter 4 M enu Settin gs Data that can be stored to/rec alled from a VTR memory bank or a me mory st ick •V T R S E T U P d a t a • PF as signmen t data • BANK tit les DEFAULT val ues for VTR SETUP ca n be saved a nd recalled. Howev er, DEFAULT values do not i nclude PF assignment data and BANK[...]

48 4-1 Regist ering and Stor ing Menu Settings Ch apt er 4 Menu Setti ngs 1 Make the VTR SETUP menu an d PF assignment settings. 2 In the VTR BANK menu screen, save the current settings i n any VTR bank. It is prefera ble to a dd a title to identify the sett ings, and protect the set tings not to be o verwritt en. 3 Press th e ALT button. This swit[...]

49 4-1 Regi stering and Sto ring Menu Settings Ch apter 4 M enu Settin gs 4 Press the [F2] (DEF AULT MEMORY CARD) butt on. The DEFAULT MEMORY CARD screen appears. The procedure for saving from CARD D EFAULT to DEFAULT BANK or CUR RENT DE FAULT, saving from DEFAULT BA NK, CURRENT DEF AULT or FACTORY PRES ET to CARD DEF AULT, changi ng the title , or[...]

50 4-2 HOME Menu Ch apt er 4 Menu Setti ngs 4-2 HOME Menu The HOME menu sets the basic VTR operation condit ions for reco rding, play back, and e diting. The HOME, VIDEO, AUDIO, TC, PF1 and PF2 menus show info rmation tha t includes t he VTR operatio n mode, time code of the curren t position, and time co de type, et c. To acti vate th e HOME menu [...]

51 4-2 HOME Men u Ch apter 4 M enu Settin gs 4-2-1 Selecting the Output Signals (PB/EE) The audio /video ou tput sign als from th e line out put and monitor ou tput conne ctors can be temporarily changed from their c urrent setti ngs to an other set o f settings b y pressing the [F 1] (PB/EE ) button . The video, di gital audio , and analog cue cha[...]

52 4-2 HOME Menu Ch apt er 4 Menu Setti ngs 4-2-4 Preread Settings (PRE READ) This setti ng allows pre-reading (reading before wri ting) in insert edit mode. To select pre- reading, press t he ALT/ [F1] (PRE READ ) buttons. Pressing th e buttons c ycles the settin gs through on/of f. on: Preread. (Pre read either video signal or audio signal. In th[...]

53 4-2 HOME Men u Ch apter 4 M enu Settin gs For deta il on the proc edure for DM C editing , see “6-2-1 DMC Edit ing” on pa ge 126. 4-2-8 Setting the Stop Code (ST OP CODE) You can select the stop code detectio n mode (recor ding/ confirmat ion/delet ion), and adjust t he stop position when a stop code is detected. To ca ll up the STOP CODE m [...]

54 4-2 HOME Menu Ch apt er 4 Menu Setti ngs 2 Press the ALT/ [F8] (STO P CODE) button. The STOP CODE menu screen app ears. 3 Press the [F4] (DETECT ADJUST) button. The sett ing display lights u p. 4 Change the se tting with the cursor R or r butto n. You may also u se the MULTI CONTR OL knob. 5 Press the [F4] (DETECT ADJUST) button. The data ent ry[...]

55 4-2 HOME Men u Ch apter 4 M enu Settin gs 1 Press the H OME butt on. The HOME menu screen ap pears. 2 Press the ALT/ [F8] ( STOP CODE) buttons. The stop code menu screen app ears. 3 Press the [F8 ] (CODE ERASE) but ton to sele ct “on”. Pressing the button toggles bet wen “on” and “o ff”. 4 Press the REC/ EDIT button. To aband on the [...]

56 4-3 T C M enu Ch apt er 4 Menu Setti ngs 4-3 TC Menu The TC m enu allows yo u to set time cod e-related items through a single menu. The HOME, TC, VIDEO, AUDIO, PF1 and PF 2 menus show inform ation that i ncludes th e VTR operat ion mode, ti me code of the current position, and the time code type, etc. To acti vate th e TC menu Pre ss th e TC bu[...]

57 4-3 T C Me nu Ch apter 4 M enu Settin gs 4-3-1 Setting the Time Data (TIMER SEL/RESET/SET/HOLD) The display sh ows the followin g types of ti me data: 1) LTC and VITC LTC canno t be read whe n the tape speed is ve ry slow or is chang ed suddenly . VITC, on t he other hand , can be read more accura tely than L TC when the VTR i s stopped or the t[...]

58 4-3 T C M enu Ch apt er 4 Menu Setti ngs Selecting the time code and th e user bits to be rec or ded Use the [F6] , [F7] , and [F9] butto ns in the TC menu to specify the time co de and the user bits to be recorded. The specifi cations for t he various butt on setti ngs are shown in the follo wing tab le. 1) The DF/N DF setting on the [F9] butto[...]

59 4-3 T C Me nu Ch apter 4 M enu Settin gs To cancel en tered values Press th e CLR button. 3 Press the S ET UP butto n to set the entered value. If you pr essed the + o r – button, then ent ered a value, the resu lt of calc ulation appears in the di splay. 4 Press the [F3 ] (TIM ER SET) but ton. The inpu t value is set as the time co de. • Ti[...]

60 4-3 T C M enu Ch apt er 4 Menu Setti ngs T o pause the current time Press the [F4] (TIMER HOLD) button. The time is paused only whi le the butt on is hel d down. 4-3-2 Setting the Time Code Reader (TCR SEL) Press the [F5] (TCR S EL) button t o selec t the time c ode to be read by the time code reader during playback. VITC: Reads VITC. auto: Rea [...]

61 4-3 T C Me nu Ch apter 4 M enu Settin gs 4-3-5 Selecting the Dr op Frame Mode (DF/NDF) Press the [F9] (D F/NDF) button to select th e running mode for the CTL counter and the time code generator. DF: Drop frame mode 1) (D F is d isplay ed.) NDF: Non-drop frame mo de 2) (NDF is displ ayed.) auto: The unit switches to drop frame mode wh en the fie[...]

62 4-3 T C M enu Ch apt er 4 Menu Setti ngs The selecte d time code is fram ed with the thick line . Each press of the b utton switches time co de between 24F a nd 30F. 24F : Presets the 24 frames time code. The A frame of the pulldo wn sequence is preset. 30F : Presets the 30 frames time code. The A frame of the pull down sequence i s preset. 4 ?[...]

63 4-3 T C Me nu Ch apter 4 M enu Settin gs STARTING TC: Time code used as a reference when converting time code. JUMPING TC: The lo opback po int for c onverti ng time code with STARTING TC as the refere nce point, an d the conversi on done in both forwar d and reverse di rections. The time code is discont inuous at this point. The following table[...]

64 4-3 T C M enu Ch apt er 4 Menu Setti ngs 4-3-10 Displayi ng the Pulldo wn Time Code (PDTC DISP) (when HKSR- 5001 is installed) To dis play th e pulld own ti me code , follow the ste ps be low. 1 Press the TC but ton, then press the ALT bu tton. The ALT+TC menu appears. 2 Press the [F4] ( PDTC DISP) button to se lect (highl ight) “ on”. Each [...]

65 4-3 T C Me nu Ch apter 4 M enu Settin gs When time data or u ser bits are not read correctly, a “*” will be displaye d in th is bloc k so th at the sy mbols be come “T*R”, “U*R”, “T*R.”, “U*R.”, et c. b Drop frame mark of the time c ode reade r “ • ”: dro p frame mode “ : ”: non-drop fr ame mode c Drop frame mark of[...]

66 4-3 T C M enu Ch apt er 4 Menu Setti ngs a) Initial spe ed or mem orized sp eed To disp lay a warni ng messag e Set the VTR SETU P menu it em 626 “DI SPLAY INFORMAT ION select” to any settin g other tha n “time data only” and set the menu item 627 “CHAR WARNING DISPLAY at dual li ne mode” to “on”. The first 1 6 characters of the [...]

67 4-3 T C Me nu Ch apter 4 M enu Settin gs Changing the supe rimpose position The superimpos e position can be set to 16 differ ent positions i n the horizont al direction s (0 to 15) and 24 different posi tions in the v ertical directi ons (0 to 23). To move in the horizon tal direct ion, press t he ALT/ [F7] (C HARA H-POS) buttons, a nd to move [...]

68 4-4 CUE Menu Ch apt er 4 Menu Setti ngs 4-4 CUE Menu Cue poin ts can be regi stered in a t otal of 10 pages (numbered 0 to 9), t o a total of 10 0 cue point s (numbered 0 to 99). Each page can hol d a maximum of 10 cue points. Cue poin t settings, d eletion s, and page settings are done throug h the CUE me nu. For details on sto ring cue point d[...]

69 4-4 C UE M enu Ch apter 4 M enu Settin gs 4-4-1 Selecting a Multi-Cue Mode The SRW-5 000/5500 ha s the fol lowing two multi-cue modes. P A GE mode Press the ALT/ [F 8] (PAGE MODE) butt ons. In PAGE mode, cue p oint data can be a ccessed by page number, t hus speeding up cue point registrati on and cui ng operati ons. Disp lay Cue points are disp[...]

70 4-4 CUE Menu Ch apt er 4 Menu Setti ngs In PAGE mode, the cue number adv ances only within the current p age when the EN TRY button is pr essed repeatedly. F or example, after cu e number 19 is registered and the ENT RY button is pressed, t he cue point 10 co mes up as the ne xt cue point. I n EXTEND mode, if you press the ENTRY but ton after re[...]

71 4-4 C UE M enu Ch apter 4 M enu Settin gs 4-4-3 Erasing Cue P oint Data To erase any cu e point data , blank out the data en try window, then do the cue p oint registr ation procedur e. 1 Press the ALT/ [F8] (PAGE MODE) buttons or the ALT/ [F9] (EXTEND MODE) buttons. 2 If you sel ected PAGE mode, press t he [F1] (PRE V PAGE) butto n or [F2 ] (NE[...]

72 4-4 CUE Menu Ch apt er 4 Menu Setti ngs Prer olling to a cue point 1 Press the ALT/ [F8] (PAGE MO DE) buttons or the ALT/ [F9] (EXTEND MO DE) buttons. 2 If you selected P AGE mode, press the [F1] (PREV PAGE) but ton or [F2] (NEXT PAGE) button to sel ect a desired pag e (or use the numeric but tons to enter the page number in t he data en try win[...]

73 4-4 C UE M enu Ch apter 4 M enu Settin gs In HDCAM format: When an MLB -1M-100 memory label (optio nal) is attach ed to th e cassette , this scre en allows operations to read out, enter, or ch ange the c ue point inf ormation, l og (IN/OUT poi nt) inform ation, management in formation , and so on. Using this information , cassette ta pe manageme[...]

74 4-4 CUE Menu Ch apt er 4 Menu Setti ngs e REC DATE Displays the date the memory label contents we re last modified. f Date/Time Displays the r ecording da te and ti me. g Duration Displays the r ecording du ration . h File N ame Displays the na mes of files. When the TELE FILE men u display 2 is displa yed, you can press the SFT button to switch[...]

75 4-4 C UE M enu Ch apter 4 M enu Settin gs 4 Press the [F7 ] (SET LE TTER) bu tton or the curs or cente r button. The selected character is entered. 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to ent er mo re c har act er s. To enter a space Press the [F5 ] (SPACE) but ton. If you ent er a wrong chara cter Press the [F6 ] (BACK SPACE) button to g o back. Then re-ent [...]

76 4-4 CUE Menu Ch apt er 4 Menu Setti ngs Updatin g File N ame da ta To update Fi le Name data, press the cursor t bu tton several time s. To upda te data 1 With th e cursor bu ttons, alig n the cu rsor with t he File Name data you want to updat e. To move the curso r with the numeric buttons Enter a line nu mber with the numeric b uttons, and pre[...]

77 4-4 C UE M enu Ch apter 4 M enu Settin gs To dele te a li ne To delete a line, with the cursor b uttons a lign the curso r with t he line to be d elete d, hold d own the S FT butt on, an d press the [F5] (DEL POI NT) button. T his dele tes the line, and renumb ers the l ines following the delet ed line. To disp lay oth er info rmation To displa [...]

78 4-4 CUE Menu Ch apt er 4 Menu Setti ngs a REC DATE (recording data date) Shows the last date of recor ding. b TITLE Shows the ti tle of the cassette conte nt. c Time Shows the time data of a cue poin t. d Mrk (ma rk) Shows an ind ication of a cue point at tribute (OK/NG/KP/ blank). e Recording start point When a cue p oint is the recordi ng star[...]

79 4-4 C UE M enu Ch apter 4 M enu Settin gs off: Clear write pr otection for the whol e TELE FILE menu. To chan ge the TI TLE data 1 Press the ALT/ [F3] (ATTRIB EDIT) butto ns. 2 With the cursor R or r button, select “TITLE”, and press th e ENTRY button . 3 With the cursor T or t button, select the character to be en tered. 4 Press the [F7] (S[...]

80 4-4 CUE Menu Ch apt er 4 Menu Setti ngs To undo the deletion of a time dat a or line Press the ALT/ [F2] (UNDO ALL) buttons. A message appear s (in the contr ol panel di splay) requestin g confirmat ion of the undo operati on. Press the [F2] (UNDO ALL) button while holding down the SFT button. To ca ncel the undo o peration, press th e CLR butto[...]

81 4-4 C UE M enu Ch apter 4 M enu Settin gs To move the curso r using the nu meric buttons Enter th e line numbe r using t he numeric but tons. Then press the [F9] (CUENUM POINT) bu tton. The cursor will move to the line sp ecified by th e numeric buttons. 2 Use the nume ric butto ns to enter t he time data in the data ent ry window, an d then pre[...]

82 4-4 CUE Menu Ch apt er 4 Menu Setti ngs Automa tic time d ata cha nges during I N/OUT point d ata entr y or m odifica tion The table bel ow shows the aut omatic changes that occur in time data when either the IN point or OUT point is changed. When IN point data is entered or modified: When OUT point data is e ntered or modified: Changin g Tk dat[...]

83 4-4 C UE M enu Ch apter 4 M enu Settin gs 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to ent er mo re c har act er s. To enter a space Press the [F5 ] (SPACE) but ton. If you ent er a wrong chara cter Press the [F6 ] (BACK SPACE) button to g o back. Then re-ent er the character. To start the pr ocedure over ag ain Press the [F9 ] (CANCEL) button to start again. To c[...]

84 4-4 CUE Menu Ch apt er 4 Menu Setti ngs To change a c haracter Press the cursor R button to mo ve the cu rsor to the scene data to be chang ed. Then press the cursor T or t button to mo ve the inserti on position. 6 Press the [F10] (SAVE/EXIT) but ton. The screen that was on before the scene d ata was ente red is displ ayed again. To cop y Scn d[...]

85 4-4 C UE M enu Ch apter 4 M enu Settin gs To start the pr ocedure over ag ain Press the [F9 ] (CANCEL) button to start again. To change a character Press the cursor R b utton to move th e cursor to the comment to be changed. T hen press the cur sor T or t button to mov e the insert ion positi on. If the entered text i s longer tha n the comment [...]

86 4-4 CUE Menu Ch apt er 4 Menu Setti ngs To clo se the window Press the [F8] (TAPE INFO) butto n again. To chan ge ID or ADMIN da ta 1 Press the ALT/ [F3] (ATTRIB EDIT) b uttons. 2 Press the R or r button to select “ID” (tape ID) or “ADMI N” ( admin ist rator ), th en p ress the EN TRY butto n. 3 Press the T or t button to select a cha ra[...]

87 4-5 V IDEO M enu Ch apter 4 M enu Settin gs 4-5 V IDEO Me nu In the VIDEO menu, adjust the video signal. The VIDEO menu screen shows the VTR op eration mode, current position time code, time c ode type, and so on. Abou t HD image qu ality adjustm ents When playing back tapes recorded in Y/ P B /P R (4:2:2) format, HD image quality a djustments a[...]

88 4-5 V IDE O M enu Ch apt er 4 Menu Setti ngs 4-5-1 Selecting the Refer ence Signal (SER V O REF) Press the [F 2] (SERVO REF) bu tton to select t he signal to be used as the reference signal for VTR operations. ext: The servo reference signal is forced to be EXT. input : The signal from the HD SDI INPUT A/B con nector is used as the reference sig[...]

89 4-5 V IDEO M enu Ch apter 4 M enu Settin gs ALT/ [F8] button BLK LV (ALL ): Press ing th is b utton makes it active, and the cursor R a nd r buttons increase or decrease the value by 1. You can also change the setting with t he MULTI CONTROL k nob. ALT/ [F9] button SETUP (CS T): Pressi ng th is but ton makes it active, and the cursor R a nd r bu[...]

90 4-5 V IDE O M enu Ch apt er 4 Menu Setti ngs prst: 100% (4 000H) Numeric al value: 0 .0 (0H) to 141.3% (5A70H) Adjustable range: 0.0 % to 141.3% This sett ing can also b e carried ou t in the VTR SETUP menu item 740 “VIDEO GAIN (AL L)”. Adjusting the chroma gai n output level (HD/SD) Make th is adjustme nt with th e ALT/ [F6] ( CRM GA (ALL))[...]

91 4-6 AU DIO Menu Ch apter 4 M enu Settin gs 4-6 AUDIO Menu In the AUDIO menu, make audio signal adjustments. The AUDIO menu screen shows the VT R operation mode, current p osition ti me code, ti me code type, an d so on. To acce ss the AUDIO m enu scre en Press the AUDIO button. Displa y when audio output channel settings do not match trac k numb[...]

92 4-6 AUDIO Menu Ch apt er 4 Menu Setti ngs number on the tape. In this case, if SDOUT EXCHNG is set to “dis”, the [F5] button is also hi ghlighted i n orange. •T h e [F4] button in the AUDIO menu is highlighted in orange if even one of the ANALOG audio output channels do es not match the corr esponding tr ack number on the tap e. •T h e [[...]

93 4-6 AU DIO Menu Ch apter 4 M enu Settin gs This returns to th e AUDIO menu screen. To ma ke outp ut se ttings f or ind ividual chann els with the F button s By pressing any of the [F1] (DIGOUT CH1 TR1 ) to [F8] (DIGOUT CH8 TR 8) buttons menu, and the [F1] (DIGOUT CH 9) to [F4] (DIGOUT CH12) buttons in the ALT+DIG OUT screen obtained by pressing [...]

94 4-6 AUDIO Menu Ch apt er 4 Menu Setti ngs 3 Select the digi tal audio output signal for each channel. TR1 to TR2: Output t he audio signa ls recorded o n tracks 1 to 12. 4 Press the [F10] (EXIT) but ton. This returns to the AUDIO menu. Making outp ut se ttin gs fo r indi vidual cha nnels with the F button s By pressing any of the [F 1] (SDOUT CH[...]

95 4-6 AU DIO Menu Ch apter 4 M enu Settin gs 4-6-7 External De vice Digita l A udio Edit Preset Command Replace Mode Selection (A UDIO EDIT PRESET REPLA CE) You can replace the channel setti ngs for digital audio edit preset commands rece ived from editors and other ex ternal devices. For example, some devices are capab le of issuing digital a udi[...]

96 4-6 AUDIO Menu Ch apt er 4 Menu Setti ngs 23.98/ 24 frame y 25 frame, 29.97 f rame y 30 f rame), yo u can set up grou p relat ions betw een audi o channel s. 1 Press the ALT/ [F5] (PITCH GROUP) but tons. The PITCH CORRECTION GROUP SELECT menu appears, tog ether with an image windo w of channels groups for pitch cor rection. 2 Use the [F1] (CH1) [...]

97 4-7 SET UP Menu Ch apter 4 M enu Settin gs 4-7 SET UP Menu In the SET UP menu, yo u can store and recall menu settings t o and from t he VTR memory banks and me mory stick, register items t o the PF menu, an d set items in the VTR SETUP menu and PANEL SE TUP menu. For detail s on storing and re calling dat a to or fro m the VTR memory banks or m[...]

98 4-7 SET UP Menu Ch apt er 4 Menu Setti ngs When th e ALT/ [F8] (REMOTE 9-PI N) buttons are set to “on” You can operat e the VTR with a devic e connected to the REMOTE 1-IN(9P) or REMOTE 1-I/O(9P) connector. When th e ALT/ [F9] (REMOT E 50-P IN) but tons are set to “on” You can operat e the VTR with a devic e connected to the REMOTE 2 PAR[...]

99 4-7 SET UP Menu Ch apter 4 M enu Settin gs Scr olling items in the VTR SETUP menu Press the R and r buttons to scroll the items in th e VTR SETUP menu. To se arch the menu by cat egory Items in t he VTR SETUP menu are d ivided int o categori es according to t ype of settings they perform. To chan ge the menu di splay Press any of t he followi ng[...]

100 4-7 SET UP Menu Ch apt er 4 Menu Setti ngs 6 To continue wit h changing the settings, repeat steps 1 to 5 . 7 Press the [F10] (SAVE/EXIT) but ton. This saves all the changes, and r eturns to the SET UP menu screen. To check the it ems with chan ged sett ings In VTR SETUP menu ite m 131 “CHANGED MENU HIGHLIGHT”, set ITE M SETTING to “on”[...]

101 4-7 SET UP Menu Ch apter 4 M enu Settin gs Disabling b utton ope rations on the upper/ lo wer control panel Set the [F1] (KE YINH ) butt on to “ on”. Setting the confirmato r y beep after b utton operations Press the [F6] (KEY BEEP ) button repeatedly. high: loud confirmat ory beep mid: co nfirmatory beep low: quiet confirmat ory beep off: [...]

Chapter 5 102 5-1 Preparin g for Recordin g Chapter 5 Recordi ng/Pla ybac k Recording/Playb ack 5-1 Preparing for Recording 5-1- 1 Set tin g Sw itch es an d Me nus Before recording, set the switches and menu s as shown in the diagram below. For details, see t he pages ind icated in the p arentheses. SRW-5000 HD DIGITAL VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER REMOT[...]

103 5-1 Prepari ng for Recording Chapter 5 Record ing/Pla ybac k 5-1-2 Selecting Audio Signals This section describes h ow to select the audio sig nals for input an d monitoring. Selecting the audio input signals Proceed as follows to select the audi o input sign al and channels. 1 Pre ss the AUDIO bu tton, and in the AU DIO men u press the [F1] (A[...]

104 5-1 Preparin g for Recordin g Chapter 5 Recordi ng/Pla ybac k Selecting non-audio da ta as the aud io input signal Do the p rocedure bel ow to sel ect non-au dio data such as a Dolby 1) E or Dol by Di gita l (AC -3 2) ) signal as t he audio input signal. Use the VTR SETUP menu item 83 1 “NON AUDIO SELECT” to select the au dio input signal. [...]

105 5-1 Prepari ng for Recording Chapter 5 Record ing/Pla ybac k FULL mo de: The meter r ange is –60 t o 0 dB or –4 0 to +20 dB. FINE mo de: The meter scale is enlarg ed, and the signa l level is ind icated in 0.25 dB ste ps, wit h the r efere nce marker indicated in t he middle of each met er. The display r ange of the audio level meters in FU[...]

106 5-2 Recording Chapter 5 Recordi ng/Pla ybac k 5-2 Recor ding To record, follow the procedure below. 1 Check that the REC INHI BIT indicator is off, then insert a cassette. For details on inserting a ca ssette, see “3-3-2 Inserti ng and Eject ing Cassette s” on page 34. 2 Press th e PLAY button whil e holding down t he REC/ EDIT but ton. Rec[...]

107 5-3 Prep aring for Playba ck Chapter 5 Record ing/Pla ybac k 5-3 Prep aring fo r Pl ayb ack 5-3-1 Setting Swi tches and Menus Before starti ng playbac k, set the switches an d menus as shown in the diagram b elow. For details, se e the pag es indic ated in the p arentheses. 5-3-2 Adjusting th e A u dio Playbac k Level 1 Pre ss the PB LEVE L but[...]

108 5-3 Preparin g for Playba ck Chapter 5 Recordi ng/Pla ybac k T o adjust the audio pla ybac k level man ually In the PB LEVEL adjustment mode, make the channel active, then adj ust to the d esired vol ume with t he MULTI CONTROL knob or curso r R and r bu ttons. Wh en you e xit the PB LE VEL adjustment mode, the ve rtical white l ine on the righ[...]

109 5-4 Play back Chapter 5 Record ing/Pla ybac k 5-4 Play back There are four types of pla yback: • Normal-speed pl ayback • Jog/S huttle/Var iable mode pl ayback • Capstan override pl ayback • DMC (Dynami c Motion Control) p layback 5-4-1 Normal-Speed Pla ybac k Follow the p rocedure below t o play back at normal speed. 1 Insert a cassett[...]

110 5-4 Playba ck Chapter 5 Recordi ng/Pla ybac k For details on switching the sear ch dial function s, refer to the Main tenance Manual Vol ume 1. Shuttle mode playbac k Follow the procedure below to pl ay back in shut tle mode. 1 Press the SHUTT LE butt on, turnin g it on. The VTR ente rs still-pi cture mode . 2 Rotate the search di al in the des[...]

111 5-4 Play back Chapter 5 Record ing/Pla ybac k the VTR SETUP menu item 101 “SELECTI ON FOR SEARCH DIAL ENA BLE”. 5-4-3 Capstan Ov erride Pl a ybac k When play ing back th e same program on two VTRs, you can adjust the pl ayback phases of the two VTRs so that they are synch ronized. There are two ways to make this adjustment: (A) Using the se[...]

112 5-4 Playba ck Chapter 5 Recordi ng/Pla ybac k The tape is prerolled and played back at t he initial speed from the preroll point to the speed variati on start point . The mom ent th e tape p asses the sp eed varia tion start poin t, the MEM ORY indica tor in the display starts flashing. (The x indicator appear s in the ti me data disp lay windo[...]

113 5-4 Play back Chapter 5 Record ing/Pla ybac k When non- audio data i s being pla yed back: • Below the input display in the audi o level meter sect ion, the DATA mark lights in white. • For the a udi o leve l met ers , all regi ons li ght . • The analo g audio outpu ts (main li ne/monitor/ headphones) are muted. • The audio out put leve[...]

114 5-4 Playba ck Chapter 5 Recordi ng/Pla ybac k Mode 2: Search for zero-cross p oints in the same way as Mode1, but con nect zero-cross po ints only when low- level samples are d etected around the z ero-cross points. Mode 3: At a reg ular inte rval correspon ding to t he playback spee d, connect the au dio data bef ore and after the processing t[...]

115 6-1 Basic Au tomati c Editin g Chap ter Chapter 6 Editing 6 Editing 6-1 Basic Automa tic Editing 6-1-1 Overview of A utomatic Editing A utomatic edit modes The V TR prov ides t he followi ng t wo mod es for auto matic editi ng: Assemble mode New scenes are added t o the end of previously recorded scenes. CTL signals, t ime codes, vi deo and aud[...]

116 6-1 Basic A utomatic E diting Chapter 6 Editing 6-1- 2 Set tin g Sw itch es an d Me nus Before edit ing, set t he following swi tches and menu s as show n be low. SRW-5000 HD DIGITAL VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER SRW-5000 HD DIGITAL VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER [F1] (TIMER SEL) button in the TC menu: TC or CTL REMOTE buttons: None of these buttons light u[...]

117 6-1 Basic Au tomati c Editin g Chapter 6 Editing 6-1-3 Selecting the Edit Mode Select assemble or insert mode. Press one of the foll owing buttons t o select the resp ective edit mo de: • Assemble mode: [F3] (ASSEM BLE) bu tton in th e HOME menu • Insert mode: th e appropriate INSERT button in t he HOME menu, [F4] (INS TC), [F5] ( INS VIDEO[...]

118 6-1 Basic A utomatic E diting Chapter 6 Editing 3 Press the S ET button to set the in put data. 4 Press the IN (or OUT) button. The time data for the IN (or OUT) point appears in the menu display. About a utomatic edit p oint se tting Editing requires a tot al of four e dit poin ts: IN and OUT points for both the recorder and player VTRs. Howev[...]

119 6-1 Basic Au tomati c Editin g Chapter 6 Editing 1 Press the appropr iate INSERT button ( [F4] (INS TC), [F5] ( INS VIDEO), [F6] (INS AUDIO)). 2 Press th e RECORDER or PL AYER button t o select the VTR for whic h edit po ints are to be set. The butt on lig hts up. 3 To locate the edit poi nts, rotate the search dial in jog or shuttle m ode. For[...]

120 6-1 Basic A utomatic E diting Chapter 6 Editing Automatic setting o f AUDIO OUT p oints When the sixth edit poin t (AUDIO OUT p oint) is set, the edit point d ata is activa ted a nd the in valid AUDIO OU T poin ts are automat icall y del eted. Automa tic sett ing of e dit po ints by correct ing IN points When IN points a re corrected, the durat[...]

121 6-1 Basic Au tomati c Editin g Chapter 6 Editing • Between AUDIO IN and AUDIO OUT points Durations are calculated as follows. • If both IN and OUT poi nts are set, the d uration i s the time between t he points. • If one of the edit points i s not set, the durat ion is set to 00:0 0:00. 1 Press th e RECORDER or PL AYER button t o select t[...]

122 6-1 Basic A utomatic E diting Chapter 6 Editing During p reviewing , the PREVI EW/REVIEW button l ights up. After pr eviewing, cor rect the edit point s as required , then do the preview ag ain. For detail s on modifying edi t points, see “ 6-1-9 Modifyi ng Edit Po ints” on p age 122. To st op pr eviewin g Press the STOP button. The tape st[...]

123 6-1 Basic Au tomati c Editin g Chapter 6 Editing Moving an edit poi nt posit ion with t he numeri c buttons 1 Press one of the IN, OUT, AUDIO IN, or AUDIO OUT button whil e holding down the RCL button. Time data for the e dit poin t appea rs in the dat a entry window. 2 Press the + or – but ton, then use the num eric butt ons to enter the val[...]

124 6-1 Basic A utomatic E diting Chapter 6 Editing 6-1-10 Pe rforming A utomatic Editing Overvie w Once you have se t the necessary edit point s, the AUTO button lights u p to show that the VTR is ready f or automatic ed iting. During a utomatic editin g, the tape in t he record er VTR and the player VTR move as shown in the diagram bel ow. a) Pre[...]

125 6-1 Basic Au tomati c Editin g Chapter 6 Editing Monit oring signal s during editi ng During edit ing, you c an monitor t he following vi deo and audio signals on a moni tor connected to the recorder VTR. • Between prer oll and IN points: Pl ayback signal of the recorder VTR can be monitored . • Between IN and OUT po ints: Playback signal o[...]

126 6-2 A dva nced Auto mati c Edi ting Chapter 6 Editing 6-2 Advanced Aut omatic Editing This sectio n describes the following advanced edi ting methods: • DMC ed iting • Anim ation e diting • Prere ad ed iti ng 6-2-1 DMC Edit ing If your player VTR has DT ® (Dynamic Tracking) capabilit y, you can perf orm variab le speed editi ng by contro[...]

127 6-2 Advanc ed Automati c Editing Chapter 6 Editing 7 Pre ss the PREVIE W/REV IEW and PRERO LL buttons at the same time. The tape p rerolls and t he player VTR begi ns playing at the initi al speed . 8 When th e x indicato r appears with a beep i ndicating that the IN point has been passed, rotat e the search di al to the desi red playback speed[...]

128 6-2 A dva nced Auto mati c Edi ting Chapter 6 Editing • In prerea d editing, if an input video si gnal is used as th e referen ce signal for the o utput video signal, oscil lation may occur because of loop connections . To avoid this, select the extern al reference signal for preread edi ting by setting the VTR SETUP menu item 005 “SERVO/AV[...]

129 6-3 Manual Editin g Chapter 6 Editing 6-3 Manual Edit ing Follo w the pro cedur e below to perfor m manu al editi ng. 1 Enter j og or sh uttle mode to posit ion the tape at a place at least t hree seconds before the position at which yo u want to set an ed it point. 2 Pre ss the AUTO bu tton to turn it o ff. 3 Press the [F3 ] (ASS EMBLE) bu tto[...]

130 Maintenanc e Appendi x Appendix Main tenance Head Cleaning Use the BCT-HD12CL Cleaning Cassette to clean t he video and a udio heads. Read t he instructi ons included wit h the cleaning casset te carefully, as improper usage can damage the he ads. If you insert the cl eaning cassette, it i s automatically ejected after a h ead cleaning op erati[...]

131 Specific ations Append ix Specifications General Record forma t HDCAM-SR (SRW-5000/5500 ) or HDCAM (SRW-5500) Power requi rements 100 to 2 40 V AC, 50/60 Hz Power consumption 320 W (w ith all opt ion boards i nstalled) Peak inrush current (1) Power ON, current pr obe method: 54 A (240 V), 17 A (100 V) (2) Hot switching inr ush current, measu re[...]

132 Specifications Appendix Channel codi ng S-NRZ Error correction Reed-Solomon code Analo g com posite out put Bandwidth Y : 0 to 5.75 MHz +0.5 d B/–3.0 dB S/N ratio 56 dB or more Y/C dela y 15 ns or le ss K factor (2T Pulse) 1% or less Output SCH phase Conformin g to RS-170A/C CIR R.624-3 Digital audio system Digital audio signa l format (HDC A[...]

133 Specific ations Append ix Remote connectors ETHERNET RJ- 45 modular jack REMOTE 1-IN(9 P) D-sub 9-pin, f emale REMOTE 1-I/O(9P) D-sub 9-pin, f emale VIDEO CONTRO L D-sub 9-pin, female (for optional HKDV- 900) REMOTE 2 PARALLEL I/O(5 0P) D-sub 50-pi n, female Access ories suppli ed Operation Ma nual (Engl ish versi on × 1, Jap anese ver sion ×[...]

134 Error Messages and Warning Mes sages Appendix Error Mess ages an d Warning Messages Err or Messages When the uni t ceases to operate correct ly due to malfunc tion or an in ternal system error, the alar m will sound and an error message wil l be displayed on t he display. Only one message will b e displa yed even wh en multip le errors occu r, [...]

135 Error Messages and Warning Mes sages Append ix W arning Messages When one of the problems descr ibed below i s detected, a warning mark is displa yed in the upper left cor ner of the display. Operation can continue ev en when the mark is flashing. If you press t he SFT butt on (see page 19) and the DIAG button (see pag e 18) when the mark is fl[...]

136 Error Messages and Warning Mes sages Appendix To cl ear a wa rning message To cancel the display of a warni ng message, see “ Clearing warning messages” on page 138. Item nu mber Displa y Meani ng 01 NO EXTERN AL REFERENCE There is no ref erence sign al on the s elected REF . INPUT connec tor . The VTR is u sing an i nternal ref erence s ig[...]

137 Error Messages and Warning Mes sages Append ix Err or Log M enu The time and t ime codes of erro rs and warnings occurring during oper ation c an be displa yed in a list form in the display. (M aximum listing i s 99 items.) T o open the err or log menu Press t he SFT bu tton (se e page 19) a nd the DIAG button (see page 18) , t hen press the [F[...]

138 Error Messages and Warning Mes sages Appendix For more information about error log me nu settings, refe r to the Ma inte nance Manual . Cleari ng warni ng messag es 1 Press the ALT/ [F8] (CANCEL EDIT) b uttons. 2 Select th e message to be cleared using the R and r butto ns. 3 Press the [F2] (MARK) button. An asterisk “*” wi ll appear in fro[...]

139 Glossary Appendix Glossar y AES/EBU fo rmat A standard format for the transfer of digital a udio signa ls. In th is format, two audio signals can be i nput/output through one XLR-ty pe connector. Assemb le e ditin g An edit mode for ad ding new scenes to the end of p reviously recorded scenes. New video signals are recorded for each con trol si[...]

140 Glossary Appendi x Extern al synch roniz ation A met hod to m ainta in col or subcarrier phase cont inuity by performi ng editing in two-fra me units in orde r to achieve stabl e video without horizontal fluctuati on at the edit points. For edi ting, a recorder VTR (or master VTR) and a player VTR (or source VTR or slave VTR) are used, and ex t[...]

141 Menu List Append ix Menu List This section desc ribes all of the VTR S ETUP menu items. The VTR SETUP menu items are divided into t he foll owin g cate gor ies by the fu nct ion. • Items relating to VTR operations (Nos. 001 to ...) • Items rel ating to operation panel s (Nos. 101 t o ...) • Items relating to the remote interface (Nos. 201[...]

142 Menu List Appendi x 005 SER V O/A V REFERENCE sele ct [inp ut] auto ex t e r n a l The serv o ref erence is dete r mined b y the f ollo wing men u. input: T he ref erence signa l is obtaine d from the HD SDI INPUT A/B conne ctors. auto: D uring recordi ng and in the edi t preset s tate, th e ref erence s ignal is obtained from th e HD SDI INPUT[...]

143 Menu List Append ix Item num ber Ite m Setting F unction 009 LOCAL KEY MAP Sets the LOCAL KEY MAP . Sub items ST O P [disable] enab le disab le: The ST OP button is disa bled in remote control mode . enab le: The ST OP butt on oper ates in remo te control mode . PLA Y [disable ] enab le disab le: The PLA Y button is disab led in remote co ntrol[...]

144 Menu List Appendi x 017 PB/EE SELECT MENU Selects ou tput vide o and audio sig nals . Sub items ST AND BY OFF PB/M U [EE/EE] Selects the vide o and audio output sig nals in the “standb y off ” mode. PB/MU: The pla ybac k vide o signal is outpu t. The audi o output is muted. EE/EE: The inpu t video a nd audio signa ls are out put. ST AND BY [...]

145 Menu List Append ix Items Relating to Operati on P anels (Nos. 101 to ...) 019 A UT O EJECT LEVEL2 (HDCAM) [off] LEVEL1 LEVEL2 LEVEL3 Selec ts the tape cond itio ns unde r wh ich a casset te is automa tically ejected i n pla yback (afte r appro x. 3 second s playback). When the casset te is a utomatic ally eje cted, a w arning message “17 PB [...]

146 Menu List Appendi x 107 J OG DIAL RES PONS E [type1 : -1 to + 1] type2: – 2 to + 2 type3: – 2 to + 2 Selects th e tape speed (VTR comman d) char acteristic s f or search dial rota tion. TYPE1: T ape speed changes lin early in a r ange of –1 to +1 times no rmal tape sp eed. TYPE2: T ape spee d changes i n a rang e of –2 to + 2 times norm[...]

147 Menu List Append ix 117 SCREEN SA VER 3 min 10 min 60 min [off] Selects the time after which the scree n sa ver function oper ates f or the color di spla y . 118 SCREEN SA VER S [off] on Set the s creen-sa ver f or the inf ormation disp la y . off: Do no t use sc reen-sa v er . on: Us e screen -sav er . The inf orm ation displa y re ve rses at [...]

148 Menu List Appendi x Items Relati ng to Remote Interface (Nos. 201 to ...) 129 STOP CODE FUNCTION Stop code d etecti on mode and adjus tment of s top po sition when a s top code is detec ted. Sub items DETECT BEEP o n [off] on: When a s top code i s det ected , soun d a b eeper. off: When a stop cod e is detec ted, do no t sound a beeper . DET E[...]

149 Menu List Append ix Items Relating to Editing (Nos. 301 to ...) 203 P ARALLEL R UNNING [disable ] enab le Selects whether tw o or more VTRs can be opera ted synchr onized . disab l e: Synch roniz ed ope ration i s not carried out. enab le: Sync hroniz ed oper ation is enab l ed. Note F or sync hroniz ed opera tion to be possib le, this ite m mu[...]

150 Menu List Appendi x 304 V AR SPEE D RANGE FOR SYNCHR ONIZA TION [-1 to +2] –1.15 to +2.45 Specifies the v ariabl e tape spe ed r ange whe n the v ariab le speed pla ybac k is e xecu ted b y a remot e control unit connecte d to the REMO TE 1-IN(9P) co nnector . –1 to +2: –1 to +2 times normal ta pe speed –1.15 to +2 .45: –1 .15 to +2.4[...]

151 Menu List Append ix 317 A UDIO EDIT MODE cut edit [cross fade] f ade in/ out Specifi es the ty pe of editi ng f or dig ital audi o signal s. cut edit: Cut editing (discontin uity in audio signa l ma y result at the j oin, caus ing no ise.) cross f ade: Cross-f ade (see fi gure below .) f ade in/ou t: F ade-out and fad e-in (see figure below .) [...]

152 Menu List Appendi x Items Relati ng to Prerol ling (Nos. 401 to ...) Item nu mber Item Setting Function 401 FUNCTION M ODE AFTER CUE-UP [stop] still Selects th e oper ation mo de that th e VTR cha nges to a fter completi ng a cue up operat ion. stop: Enters stop mo de. still: Ente rs sti ll-picture mode (se arch mode). Note When setti ng the st[...]

153 Menu List Append ix Items Relating to Recor ding Pr otection (Nos. 501 to ...) 407 A UTO REW IND [o ff] on Selects the re wind mode fo r the end o f the ta pe. off: The tape tr ansport stops at th e end of t he tape . on: The tape is a utomat ically re wound from the end o f the tape. 408 A UT O CUE UP [o ff] on Selects whethe r or not to c ue [...]

154 Menu List Appendi x Item s Relatin g to the Time Code (N os. 601 to ...) Item nu mber Item Setting Function 601 D F/NDF MODE select [dro p fram e] non-dr op frame auto Selects th e timing mode f or the time c ode gener ator a nd the CTL counter . drop fr ame: drop fr ame mod e (“DF” ind ication) non-drop fr ame: non-drop fr ame mo de (“ND[...]

155 Menu List Append ix 605 T APE TIMER DISPLA Y +/– 12 H [24H] Selec ts wh ether the C TL co unt er ope rates in 12- hou r displ ay mode or 24 -hou r disp lay mode. +/–12 H: 12 -hou r di splay mode 24H: 24-ho ur di splay mode Note In the ±1 2-hour displa y , the ten s digit of the hours val ue is drop ped. 606 TCG MODE se lect [preset ] regen[...]

156 Menu List Appendi x 612 VITC POSITION-2 select (N TSC) 12,2 81 li ne [16,27 9 line ] 20,2 83 li ne When 29.97 PsF/59. 94i mode is selec ted on the VTR, this settin g specifies the lines in whi ch the VITC s ignal is inserted. It can be i nser ted i n any lines from 12,281 t o 20,283. Note Items 611 and 612 a llow VITC to be i nserted in two l i[...]

157 Menu List Append ix 622 CHARACTER H- POSITION 0 [8] 15 Sets the horizonta l positio n of te xt inf or mation superimpo sed on the s ignal out put from the MONIT OR connector of SD SDI OUT , the SD OUT COMPOSITE connector and HD SDI OU TPUT connecto r . A setti ng of 0 displa ys the inf or mation a t the left edge of the scree n, and the po sit [...]

158 Menu List Appendi x Item s Relatin g to the Video Cont rol (Nos. 706 to ...) 628 REMAIN TIME DISPLA Y [off] 10min on Sets whether to displa y remain ing time on the tap e in su per impos ed ch aract er pos ition . off: Do not d ispla y remaining ti me . 10min: Dis pla y remai ning tim e when it is 10 minut es or less . on: Alw a ys displa y rem[...]

159 Menu List Append ix 708 MASTER LEVEL (HD) preset: 100 % (4000H ) 0.0% (0H) 141.3% (5 A70H) Adjusts the le vel o f the HD vi deo signa l outp ut from the HD SDI OUT PUT conn ectors . Simul taneousl y adju sts the Y , P B , and P R le vels . 709 Y LEVEL (HD) preset: 100 % (4000H ) 0.0% (0H) 141.3% (5 A70H) Adjusts the le vel o f the HD vi deo sig[...]

160 Menu List Appendi x 743 BLACK L EVEL (ALL) (HD/UC/SD/DC) preset: 100 % (4000H) –31.0% (0 H) [0$110H% ] 31.0 % (220 H) Adjusts th e bla ck le vel of HD , UC, SD , and DC output. Note The rang e of co ntrol poss ibl e from the HKD V -900/503 is –8.0% to 8. 0%. 755 MASTER LEVEL (D1) preset: 100 % (4000H) 0.0% ( 0H) 141. 3% ( 5A70H) Adjusts the[...]

161 Menu List Append ix 776 DO WNCONV ER TER INPUT CHE CK ENABLE [disable ] enab le Selects the HD-SD con ve r ter mode when the INPUT CHECK b utton on the control p anel is p ressed. disab le: The INPUT CHECK butto n is not link ed to HD-SD conver t er out put. enab le: The INPUT CHECK butt on is lin ked to HD-SD conv er ter output. Note The IN PU[...]

162 Menu List Appendi x Items Relating to the A udio Control (Nos. 807 to ...) Item nu mber Item Setting Function 807 AUDIO MONIT OR-L select Selects th e audio c hannel ou tput fro m the MON IT OR OUTPUT L c onnector . Sub items A-MON CH1 disable [enable ] A-MON CH2 [disab le] enab le A-MON CH3 [disab le] enab le A-MON CH4 [disab le] enab le A-MON[...]

163 Menu List Append ix 808 A UDIO MONIT OR-R select Selects the audi o channel output from the MO NIT OR OUTPUT R connector . Sub items A-MON CH1 [disab le] enab le A-MON CH2 disable [enabl e] A-MON CH3 [disab le] enab le A-MON CH4 [disab le] enab le A-MON CH5 [disab le] enab le A-MON CH6 [disab le] enab le A-MON CH7 [disab le] enab le A-MON CH8 [[...]

164 Menu List Appendi x 814 LEVEL METER SCALE [peak 0 dB] ref erence 0 dB Specifies the mode in which t he dig ital audio le ve l is displa yed. peak 0 dB: Displa ys minu s audi o le v els wit h the max imum le ve l set a t 0 dB . ref erence 0 dB: Displa ys plus a nd minu s audio le vel s with the r eferenc e level set at 0 d B. Note The CUE channe[...]

165 Menu List Append ix 817 PITCH CORRECTION GROUP select When pi tch correc tion i s perf or med during prog ram p la y and pla y at a di ffe rent freq uency (2 3.98 fram e y 24 frame, 23 .9 8/24 f rame y 25 f rame , 29.97 fr ame y 30 frame) , sel ects the gr oup re lati onsh ip bet ween a udi o channe ls. Grp-A: P erforms pitch c orrection accord[...]

166 Menu List Appendi x 818 PITCH CORRECTION DETECT MODE select [Mod e1] Mode2 Mode3 OFF When pitc h correcti on is perf or med du r ing progra m pla y and pla y at a diff eren t frequency (23.98 fr ame y 24 frame , 23.9 8/24 fram e y 25 fr ame, 2 9.97 fr ame y 30 fram e), se lec ts the pitc h cor recti on m ethod f or each gr oup. Mode1: P erform [...]

167 Menu List Append ix 831 NON AUDIO SELECT AES/EBU SDI [off] Selects a non-aud io inp ut signal. Th e setting is in un its of stereo p airs. W hen this i s set to other th an “off ”, the setting of it em 830 is i nv alid. AES/EB U: Selects signal input to DI GIT AL I/O (AES/EBU) INPUT conn ector as a da ta inp ut. SDI: Selec ts signal input t[...]

168 Menu List Appendi x 833 A UDIO PB LEVEL FFFF (HEX) [4000 $HEX %] 0 (HEX) Sets the au dio pla ybac k le v el. Sub items A-PB LEVEL CH1 A-PB LEVEL CH2 A-PB LEVEL CH3 A-PB LEVEL CH4 A-PB LEVEL CH5 A-PB LEVEL CH6 A-PB LEVEL CH7 A-PB LEVEL CH8 A-PB LEVEL CH9 A-PB LEVEL CH10 A-PB LEVEL CH11 A-PB LEVEL CH12 A-PB LEVEL CUE Item nu mber Item Setting Fun[...]

169 Menu List Append ix 834 DIGIT AL A UDIO OUTPUT EXCHANGE Specifi es the aud io mul tiple xed wit h HD SDI outpu t, and the signal trac ks to be o utput to AES/EB U f ormat audio output channe ls 1 to 12 . Note th at SD SDI also fo llow s these setti ngs when SDOUT EXCHNG is set to dis (disab le). Sub items DIGIT AL OUT CH1 [TR1] TR12 DIGIT AL OU[...]

170 Menu List Appendi x DIGIT AL OUT CH12 TR1 [TR12] 835 ANALO G A UDIO OUTPU T EXCHANGE Sets the si gnal tr ac k to be s uperimposed on the an alog audio sig nal ou tput chan nels 1 to 4. Sub items ANALOG OUT CH 1 [TR1] TR12 ANALOG OUT CH 2 TR1 [TR2] TR12 ANALOG OUT CH 3 TR1 [TR3] TR12 ANALOG OUT CH 4 TR1 [TR4] TR12 Item nu mber Item Setting Funct[...]

171 Menu List Append ix 836 SD AUDIO OUTPUT EXCHANGE Mak es inde pendent tr ack sele ctions f or the audio (cha nnels 1 to 8) to be mu ltiple xed into SD SDI. Sub items SDOUT EXCG [disable ] enab le disable: F ollow th e settings of DIGOUT EXCHNG menu CH1 to CH8. enab le: Enab le the settings of this m enu. SD OUT CH1 [TR1 ] TR12 Specifi es the si [...]

172 Menu List Appendi x Items Relati ng to Digital Proc essing (Nos. 902 to ...) Item nu mber Item Setting Function 902 FREEZE MODE [fie ld] field1 field2 frame1 +2 frame2 +1 Specifies the freez e (still-pi cture) mod e and free ze timin g during man ual freezi ng (by REMO TE 1-IN(9P) or REMO TE 2 P ARALELL I/O(50 P) connecto r or on the con trol p[...]

173 Menu List Append ix 912 SLO W PR OCESS MODE on [off] Selects whether or n ot to acti vat e the functio n to impro ve the v er tical reso lution du ring slo w-motion pla ybac k. on: A ctivat e the func tion to im prov e the vertical res olution during slow -motion pla yback . off: Do no t activ ate the function to impro ve the vertical reso luti[...]

174 Menu List Appendi x 937 CRISP THRESHOLD (DC) preset: 0 [0] 15 Adjustmen t of the down c onv er ter image enh ancer , and settin g an ampl itude so that lo w ampli tude sig nals ar e not enhanced . 938 LEVEL DEPEND THRESHOLD (DC) Adjustmen t of the down c onv er ter image enh ancer , and settin g the brightnes s rang e of enhan ced conto urs. Su[...]

175 Menu List Append ix 953 UP CONVERTER PROCESS FIELD FRAME [ADAPTI VE] AD APTIVE-2 AD APTIVE-3 Selects the original image us ed f or con version fro m SD to HD . FIELD: Selects fi eld imag es. FRAME: Sele cts fra me image s. AD APTIVE (standard m ode): F or up-conv e rsio n, the mo de in whic h the ra tio of carrying ou t con ve rsion f rom frame[...]

176 Menu List Appendi x Stop free ze opera tion • A “DT pic ture” is a frozen pict ure in noise less DT play back mode. Th e picture freeze s in fram e mod e whe n the dy namic tracki ng is perf orming a frame opera tion. It free zes in field m ode when dynamic tra cking is not performi ng a f rame operati on. • A “non-DT pi cture” is a[...]

177 Menu List Append ix A05 PD EXT SD REF LOCK MODE [off] loc k1 loc k2 When the oper ating frequ ency i s set to 23 .98PsF , specifi es wheth er or not the pulldo wn out put signa l and do wn- con v er ted output sign al are synchron ized with the ref erence s ignal b y the REF . INPUT 2 connec tor . off: The pul ldow n output si gnal and do wn-co[...]

178 Menu List Appendi x Other Ite ms (Nos. T01 t o ...) Items T01, T 02, and T04 a re reset to their factory defau lt settings wh enever the p ower is turned o ff. A10 TC sense data select [LINE /24F] FC/30F Specifies whether or n ot the t ime code in f ormation of FC output sig nal is re turned when time c ode sens e comm and is input t hrough the[...]

179 Menu List Append ix Recording and pl aybac k f ormats Recor ding an d playb ack form ats: Recording fo rmats: a) Whe n the numb er of valid input signa l lines is 1035, the syst em detects this and auto mati cal ly se lect s 10 35 r ecord ing mo de. Cassette typ e Recordin g/pla ybac k mode System freque ncy HDCAM-SR 1920 × 1080/4:2 :2 23.98Ps[...]

180 Menu List Appendi x Recording tape f ormat con ver sion outputs a : Norm al playbac k of video, aud io, and time co de possible . z : 0.1% off -speed playba ck of video , audio, and tim e code possibl e. f : Off-spe ed play back of vi deo and audio possi ble. Tim e code playback and time cod e conversion po ssible (diff ers depending on menu se[...]

181 Menu List Append ix Recording and pl aybac k tape f ormats and con ver sion output a) Opt ional HK SR-500 1 requi red. b) Optional H KSR-500 2 requir ed. c) Opt ional HK SR-500 3 requi red. d) When the system set ting is 1080, onl y playback is po ssible. e) Whe n the system setti ng is 720, only playba ck is possible. Cassette typ e Recording/[...]

182 Menu List Appendi x Relation between HKD V - 900/503 sett ing items and set up menu items of this unit In the cells of the “Se tup menu items of this unit” column, the brackets indicate available outputs. a) Select whether to set DC or UC with su b item “IMAGE ENHANCER” of menu it em 204 (VIDEO RE MOTE CONTROL SE LECT). When both are se[...]

183 Index Ind ex Index A AC IN connect or 28 Adjusting audio playback level 107 output v ideo sign al 88 Advanced Automatic Editing 126 ALT button 18 Assemble mode 115 AUDIO IN/OUT buttons 19 AUDIO Menu 91 AUDIO OUTPUT CH1 to CH4 connectors 25 AUTO button 19 Automatic edit modes 115 Automatic editing 115 animation editing 127 backspace editing 72 c[...]

184 Index Ind ex M Maintenance 130 Manual edit ing 129 Memory label 10, 11, 73 Memory stick adding titles 46 data compatib ility 47 formatti ng 41 operations 41 recalling 44 stori ng 42 storing cue point lists 43 Menu changing a CUE point into an edit point 72 configu ration 37 control s ection 17 list 141 PANEL SETUP menu 100 PF1 m enu 37 PF2 m en[...]

185 Index Ind ex Time code reader ( TCR) 60 Time data resetting 59 selecting the time d ata display 5 7 sett ing 57 U Uppe r co ntro l pane l 16 USB connector 28 User bits setting 59 Using a Mem ory Stick 35 Using the CD-ROM manual 13 V VAR butt on 22 Variable speed playback 109 VIDEO CONTROL connector 28 VIDEO Menu 87 VTR memor y banks 39 adding t[...]

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