Sony HVR-1500 инструкция обслуживания

3-993-538- 13 (1) Digital HD Videocassette Recorder Operati ng Instr uctions Before ope rating t he unit, pl ease read thi s manua l thoroughl y and reta in it for fu ture referenc e. HVR-1500 © 2006 So ny Corporation Sony Co r porat ion Printed in China The sup plied CD- ROM i ncludes O perating Instructions f or the HVR-15 00 digita l HD vid eoc[...]

• Read t hese inst ructions. • Keep these ins tructions . • Heed a ll warnings . • Fol low a ll inst ruct ions. • Do not use this ap paratus ne ar water. • Clean only with dry cloth. • Do not block an y ventil ation ope nings. Install in accor dance w ith the manuf acturer’s instructi ons. • Do not install near any h eat sourc es [...]

3 All interf ace cabl es used to connect pe ripherals must be shielde d in order to comply wi th the limits for a digital device pursuant to Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC Rules. WARNING: THIS WARNING IS APPLICABLE FOR USA ONLY. If used i n USA, use th e UL LISTE D power cord s pecified below. DO NOT USE ANY OTHER POWER CORD. Plug Ca p Paralle l blade[...]

4 AVERTISSEMENT Une pre ssion ac oustique excessiv e en pr ovenance de s écouteu rs ou du casqu e peut provoqu er une baiss e de l’acuit é auditiv e. Pour ut iliser ce produit en to ute sécur ité, évite z l’écou te prolo ngée à des pressio ns sonor es exces sives. Pour les clients europ éens Ce prod uit portant la marque CE est con for[...]

Table of Contents 5 Table of Content s Chapter 1 Overview Features ..... .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. ... 8 HDV Format .......................................................................................... 8 DVCAM/DV Format .............................................................[...]

6 Tabl e of Cont ents Chapter 3 Recording and Playback Recording ....... .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .......... 41 Settings for Recording ......................................................................... 41 Carrying out Recording .................................................................[...]

Table of Contents 7 Chapter 7 Menus Menu Organization . .............. .............. ................... .............. .......... 70 Menu Contents ........ .............. .............. .............. ................... .......... 73 Setup Menu.......................................................................................... 73 Auto Mode[...]

Chapter 1 8 Feat ure s Chapter 1 Ov erview Overview Features The HVR-1500 is a digital HD vi deocassette recor der, using th e HDV 1) and DVCAM 2) /DV form at s. T he vide o signals are d igitally processed as sep arate chrominan ce and lumin ance signal s (component video) , to provi de stable high picture qua lity. The unit is equip ped as standa[...]

9 Feat ure s Chapter 1 Ov erview • The cue aud io on a DVCPRO recorde d tape cannot b e played ba ck. • Recording in DVCPRO format is not supported. • A DV (LP) recorded tape cannot be played back. Suppor t f or three cassette siz es There are tw o sizes of cassette: st andard (L) and mi ni (S). You can use ei ther size with this unit. The un[...]

10 Feat ure s Chapter 1 Ov erview Outputti ng or in putting timecode (LTC) to or from an external device i s also possible usin g the TC IN/OUT connectors. For DVCAM format, VITC i s also supported. This uni t further supports embedded TC (RP188 LT C) for SD-SDI inp ut and out put. Reference si gnal connection The re ference vid eo input connector [...]

11 Using the CD-R OM Manual Chapter 1 Ov erview Using the CD-ROM Manual The supplied CD-ROM includes Operating Instructions for the HVR-1500 digital HD video cassette recorder (English , Japanese, French, German , Italian and S panish versions ) in PDF format. Preparations The followi ng program must be install ed on your computer in orde r to read[...]

12 Names and Func tions of Part s Chapter 1 Ov erview Names and Funct ions of Parts Fr ont Panel a POWER switc h Press the “ ” side to power on the unit. This causes t he LCD moni tor to ligh t. To power off t he unit, press th e “ ” side of the switch. b MONITOR SELECT (monitor audio selection) button Press this b utton to select th e audi[...]

13 Names and Functi ons of Parts Chapter 1 Ov erview When the audi o level meters are display ed on the LCD monito r, the channe l indicato rs below the lev el meters a re highli ghted to in dicate the cha nnel selecti on. c LEVEL (au dio level ad justment) knob This adj usts the volume of the audio output from t he PHONES jack. At the same time, i[...]

14 Names and Func tions of Part s Chapter 1 Ov erview A Video/audio input selection section INPUT SEL ECT buttons a i.LINK button At the same time as sele cting the i.LINK input, this but ton selects the recording format for i.L INK input recording. When pr essed, the button it self ligh ts, indicati ng that th e i.LINK input (from the HDV/DV conne[...]

15 Names and Functi ons of Parts Chapter 1 Ov erview B A udio input/output level contr ol section a REC/PB LEVEL (r ecording/pl ayback audio l evel) con trol knob s These knobs u sed to contro l audio leve ls function different ly depending on the setti ng of the VARIABLE switch as follows. b VARIABLE switch Use to switch the way in which the REC/P[...]

16 Names and Func tions of Part s Chapter 1 Ov erview C LCD monitor a) You can switch the display on or off in the CHARA. DIS PLAY menu item (see page 75 ) . In this man ual, both the LCD monitor of th is unit an d an externally conn ected monitor are referred to collectively as the “monitor screen”. a Syste m frequ ency displ ay Indicates t he[...]

17 Names and Functi ons of Parts Chapter 1 Ov erview operation when the audio rec ording mode selected o n this uni t does not coincide wit h that of the loaded t ape. EDIT MODE: Lights wh en this unit is set in edit ing mode such as assemble ed iting or inse rt editing u nder the control of eit her an editing control unit connected to the REMOTE c[...]

18 Names and Func tions of Part s Chapter 1 Ov erview • When i.L INK input is se lected, the audio in put signal is automaticall y input from the i.LI NK connector, and no indicator is displaye d in audio area. • Recording in HDV format is no t possible when SG i s selected. j Output s ignal di splay Indicates t he output video and audio signa [...]

19 Names and Functi ons of Parts Chapter 1 Ov erview n Monitor area Displays the moni tor vid eo. o Superim posed text information Displays the t ext informati on and supple mentary statu s informa tion set in th e menu. For details of superimposed text information, see “Superimposed Text Information” (page 29). 4 Remote control s witch/indicat[...]

20 Names and Func tions of Part s Chapter 1 Ov erview • To cue up to p oint A or B: F T ape transpor t control section a REW ( rewin d) butt on When you press this button , it lights and the tape star ts rewinding. When the AUTO EE SELE CT >F. FWD/RE W menu item (see page 74) is set to PB, the picture appears o n the monitor during rewind. b P[...]

21 Names and Functi ons of Parts Chapter 1 Ov erview Rear P anel a AC IN connector Use the spec ified power cord (n ot supplied) to co nnect this to an AC outlet. b REMOTE conn ector (D-sub 9-pin) Use the optio nal 9-pin remote cabl e to connect an edi ting controller that supp orts this unit, or a VCR that sup ports editi ng with two uni ts (DSR-2[...]

22 Names and Func tions of Part s Chapter 1 Ov erview 1 Analog video/audio signal input section (optional HVBK-1505 boa rd required) The connectors i n this section a re available when the optiona l HVBK-1505 board is installed. a VIDEO IN connectors (BNC type) There are the following VIDEO IN connecto rs for inputt ing analog vi deo signals: • Y[...]

23 Names and Functi ons of Parts Chapter 1 Ov erview 2 Analog video/audio si gnal output section a VIDEO OUT co nnectors, mo nitor ou tput conne ctor (BNC ty pe) There are the following VIDEO OUT connectors for outputt ing anal og video signal s: •Y / C P S T •P r / R - Y / S - C •P b / B - Y / S - Y The signals o utput from t hese connectors[...]

24 Names and Func tions of Part s Chapter 1 Ov erview 3 Digital signal input/output section a SDI IN (Serial Digital In terface input) connector (BNC type) This conn ector inputs di gital vi deo and audio sig nals in SDI format (SD). T o select the req uired input signa l formats, use the VIDEO button i n the video/ audio input selection sect ion ([...]

25 Before Using this Unit Chapter Chapter 2 Prepar ations 2 Preparations Before Using this Unit Setting the Sy stem Frequency This unit is sh ipped with th e system frequency still unset. Therefore, y ou need to set t he system fre quency before using the unit. (The u nit cannot be used unle ss the system frequency i s set.) Once it is set, the sys[...]

26 Before Using this Unit Chapter 2 Prepa rations • Items regarding interface (format) select • Items regar ding the menu bank opera tions For details of each menu item, see Cha pter 7, “Menus” (page 70 ). Menu settings Buttons used to chang e setti ngs Use the foll owing button s in the menu control section t o change the menu settings. Di[...]

27 Before Using this Unit Chapter 2 Prepar ations 5 Press the m button to select ENHANCED. 6 Pre ss the SE T (YE S) butt on. The message “NOW SAVING...” appe ars on the monitor screen, an d “Saving... ” appears in the time counter di splay, while the new sett ings are saved in the unit’s memory. When the save processiong finishes, th e mo[...]

28 Connect ing an External Moni tor Chapter 2 Prepa rations Connectin g an External Monit or Producti on of some of the peripher als and rel ated devices describe d in this chap ter has been discont inued. For advice a bout choosing d evices, please cont act your Sony deal er or a Sony sales representat ive. You can con nect a video moni tor to thi[...]

29 Superimpos ed Text Informatio n Chapter 2 Prepar ations Superimposed Tex t Informa tion The composite signals output from the (SUPER ) CPST connector ca n contain superimposed tex t informati on, including timecode, menu setting s, and alarm messages. T o T urn Superimposed T ext on and off Set the DISPLAY CONT ROL >CHARA. DIS PLAY menu item [...]

30 Displaying Su pplementary St atus Informa tion Chapter 2 Prepa rations Displaying Supplement ary Stat us Informatio n When you set the DISPLAY C ONTROL >S UB STATUS menu item (see page 76) to othe r t han O FF, you can view supplementary st atus information on the moni tor screen below the operating mo de display a rea. The foll owing items o[...]

31 Displayi ng Supplementary Status Informat ion Chapter 2 Prepar ations When the SUB STATUS menu item is set to TC MODE: When the SU B STATUS m enu item is s et to REMAI N: When the SUB STATUS menu item is set to AUDIO MIXING: Display f o rmat of s upplementary status inf ormation when the SUB ST A TUS menu item is se t to ALL All items of supplem[...]

32 Time Data Handled by This Unit / Displaying t he Time Data and Opera ting Mode Chapter 2 Prepa rations Time Data Handled by This Uni t Using time d ata allows y ou to easil y check ti me information, ensure hi gh precision edit ing, and synchronize mu ltiple dev ices. With this u nit, you ca n use the fol lowing tim e data. Count value of the co[...]

33 Displaying t he Time Dat a and Operating Mod e Chapter 2 Prepar ations You can set t he display conte nt of the superimposed text inf ormation, the type and posit ioning of the characters in the DISP LAY CO NTROL menu item (see page 75) . When the SUB STATUS men u item (see page 76) is set to a nything other than OFF, you can display t he supple[...]

34 Recording Formats and Inp ut/Output Sign als Chapter 2 Prepa rations Recording Formats and Input/Output Signals Differences among HD V 1080i, D VCAM, and D V formats The followin g table illustr ates differences among the features of the HDV 1080i, DVCAM, and DV formats. 1) For audio signal rec ording, there are t wo modes: lock ed mod e and unl[...]

35 Recording Formats and Input /Output Sign als Chapter 2 Prepar ations Analo g sign al output s 1) With the HVBK -1505 an alog input board (opti on) instal led 2) It is not possible to inp ut an HD co mponent sign al. 3) An SDTI signal is not supported. 4) It is not possible to input a DV(L P)/DVCPR O signal. 5) It is not possible to input an HDV [...]

36 Recording Formats and Inp ut/Output Sign als Chapter 2 Prepa rations problem with the image when reco rding to tape on th is unit. • With a n i.LINK cable connection , it is not p ossible to output video or audi o alone. Input Signals and Recording Formats This unit c an record in HDV format (1080/60i, 1080 /50i), DVCAM format, and DV format ([...]

37 Recording Formats and Input /Output Sign als Chapter 2 Prepar ations Pla y bac k For mats an d Outp uts The relat ionship between format and output si gnals during playback is as fo llows. Analo g sign al output s 1) Can be used in 525 /60, 625/50 for mat. 2) DVCPR O form at Cue trac k play back, and p laybac k in a form at othe r than 25 Mbps a[...]

38 Recording Formats and Inp ut/Output Sign als Chapter 2 Prepa rations Digital si gnal outpu ts 1) Can be used in 525 /60, 625/50 for mat. 2) DVCPR O form at Cue trac k play back, and p laybac k in a form at othe r than 25 Mbps are not possib le. 3) An SDTI signal is not supported. 4) A signal form at to output fr om the HDV/D V connec tor can be [...]

39 Usable Ca ssettes Chapter 2 Prepar ations Usable Cassett es This unit can use the HDV/ DVCAM cassettes listed below. The capacity of a st andard cassette is 184 minutes of recording/pla yback, and that of a mi ni (S) cassette is 40 minutes. When DV (SP) format or HDV format is used, these recording/ playback ti mes are extended to 276 minutes an[...]

40 Usable Cas settes Chapter 2 Prepa rations Preventing ac cide ntal erasure Set the REC /SAVE switc h on the casset te to SAVE to prevent acciden tal erasure of recorded co ntents. To enab le re-r ecordin g Set t he RE C/SAV E swit ch to REC. Inserting and Ejecting Cassettes Inserting a cass ette This unit acce pts three sizes of cassette: Standar[...]

41 Recording Chapter Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla yback 3 Recording an d Playback Recording This sectio n describes the necessary settings and operati ons to perf orm record ing on th is unit. For detail s of connectio ns and setting s when using th is unit as p art of an editi ng system, see Chapt er 5, “Connecti ons and Settin gs for Editing”[...]

42 Recording Chapter 3 Recordi ng and Pla yback 3 Select the formats of vi deo and audi o input sig nal to be recorded. Press th e buttons in the video/aud io input selection section to select th e desired signal formats. Each selection is shown by a l it indica tor in th e input signa l displ ay. a) Wh en the H VBK-1 505 optio n board i s not inst[...]

43 Recording Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla yback analog au dio signals are recorded on cha nnels 1 and 3 and on ch annels 2 and 4, respectivel y. 5 When manual ly adjustin g audio inpu t levels With the VA RIABLE s witch on the front panel se t to REC, use t he REC/PB LEVEL cont rol knobs for each channe l to adj ust the audio input le vel. Watchi n[...]

44 Recording Chapter 3 Recordi ng and Pla yback If a warni ng message ap pears on t he monitor screen : In full scre en display or small scre en display mode, if you attempt t o record on a cassette ta pe with th e REC/SA VE switch is set to SAVE (reco rding inhi bited), a warni ng message appears on t he monitor screen: “ALARM RECORD INHIB IT PL[...]

45 Playbac k Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla yback Playback This sectio n describes the settings and o perations necessary to pe rform pla yback on this un it. For detail s of connectio ns and setting s when using th is unit as p art of an editi ng system, see Chapt er 5, “Connecti ons and Settin gs for Editing” ( page 55). For detail s of use for[...]

46 Playbac k Chapter 3 Recordi ng and Pla yback For output s from the PHONES jack and MONITOR AUDIO connector: Use the LEVEL control kno b on the front panel (o utputs from the PHONES jack on the front panel an d the MONITOR AUDIO connector on the rear panel are adjusted). Except when down -converting a tape record ed in HDV format for output in DV[...]

47 Playbac k Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla yback YES: output po ssible / NO: output not possible Audio cannot b e played back at variable speed for HDV format. Supporte d play back sp eeds for DV /DVCAM/ DVCPRO form at The possib le playback oper ations fo r DV/DVCAM/ DVCPRO format, and support ed playback speeds a re as follows. For details of how [...]

48 Playbac k Chapter 3 Recordi ng and Pla yback Settin g the current tape position as point A or B While h olding down t he SET (YES) b utton in t he menu control section, press the < / A or , / B button. Th e timecod e value o f the curren t tape po sition is se t as point A or B, and a message “A set” or “ B set” is displayed for 0.5 s[...]

49 Playbac k Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla yback 5 Press the m button to select REPEAT TOP. 6 Press the , / B button. The display changes as fo llows. 7 Press the m bu tton to sel ect A POINT. 8 Press the < / A button. The display changes as fo llows. 9 Press the m butt on to select A PRESET . 10 Press the , / B button. The A PRESET MODE screen a[...]

50 Playbac k Chapter 3 Recordi ng and Pla yback If you want to dis card the chan ged valu e Press th e MENU button inst ead of pressing t he SET (YES) but ton to retu rn to the menu di splay, then press the MENU button again to end t he menu operation without sav ing the changed value into memory. After the sav ing operatio n is complet ed, the mo [...]

51 Recording Timec ode and User Bit Data Chapter Chapt er 4 Using Time Data 4 Using Time Data Recording Timecode and User Bit Data For timeco de recordin g, there are three methods, as follows. Internal preset mode: Set a n ini tial va lue, an d gene rate a timecode internally to this unit, wh ich is record ed. You can select either of th e followi[...]

52 Recording Timecode and User Bit Data Chapter 4 Using Time Data 3 Set the T IME CODE m enu item s (see page 77) as follows, the n press the SE T (YES) bu tton. 1)The inter nal TC (ti mecode) ge nerator be gins to advanc e at the instant of comp letion of the se tting. 2)Starti ng and st opping of the int ernal TC (time code) ge nerator advanc e i[...]

53 Recording Timec ode and User Bit Data Chapt er 4 Using Time Data Synchr onizing the I nternal Timecode Gene rator to an Exte rnal Timec ode — External Sync hr onization External regen mode You can synchron ize the internal LTC (Timecode signal connected to the TC IN con nector, VITC signal inserted in the video si gnal, or RP188 L TC signal su[...]

54 Output ting Timecode Chapter 4 Using Time Data Out putti ng T imec ode This sect ion describes the timeco de output f rom the TC OUT, VIDEO OUT and SDI OUT1/OUT 2 connectors during pl ayback and r ecording, and in E-E mode. Timecode Ou tput Durin g Pla yback Timeco de outp ut from the TC OUT co nnecto r (LTC) The timecode (and user b it data ) r[...]

55 Connecti on Using i.LINK Chapter Chapter 5 Connections and Se ttings f or Editing 5 Connections and Settings for Editing Producti on of some of the peripher als and rel ated devices describe d in this chapter has been discont inued. For advice about ch oosing device s, please co ntact your S ony dealer or a Sony sales represent ative. Connectio [...]

56 Connecti on Using i.LINK Chapter 5 Connec tions and Settings for Edit ing Depending o n the editing so ftware used, thi s unit may not operate co rrectly. Before use, be sure to check that this unit is recommended as su pported by the so ftware. • The HDV/DV connector on this unit is 6-pin. Check the number of pins of the i.LINK (DV) connector[...]

57 Connecti on Using i.LINK Chapter 5 Connections and Se ttings f or Editing • During audio editing, ma ke sure that the base tape (the tape to be edited) r ecording mod e and the DSR -2000A/ 2000AP aud io recordin g mode are t he same. If the audio modes are di fferent, an alarm is d isplayed, and e diting is disa ble d. • For line ar editi ng[...]

58 Connect ions for a Linear Edit ing System Chapter 5 Connec tions and Settings for Edit ing Connectio ns for a Linear Editing Syst em When using this u nit as the recorder for editing in DVCAM format: • It is n ot possi ble to carry ed it audi o ch annels sepa rately. However, if all au dio channels are select ed, insert editi ng is possible. ?[...]

59 Connectio ns for a Linear Editing Sy stem Chapter 5 Connections and Se ttings f or Editing a) To input ana log video/a udio signal re quires the HVB K-1505. REMOTE AC IN 1/3 2/4 AUDI O IN VIDEO IN Y/S-Y/CPST R-Y/S-C B-Y REF.VIDEO VIDEO OUT MONITOR AUDIO IN(SD/HD) IN OUT1 OUT2 Y/CPST IN IN TC OUT 1/2 3/4 1/2 3/4 OUT AUDIO I/O (AES/EBU) (SUPER) CP[...]

60 Connect ions for a Linear Edit ing System Chapter 5 Connec tions and Settings for Edit ing For detail s of DSR-1500A /1500AP and RM-280 sett ings, refer to the DS R-1500A/15 00AP Operatin g Instructio ns and RM-280 Op eration Man ual. Usin g a BVE-700 /700A In place of an RM-280 edit ing control ler, you can use a BVE-700 /700A edit ing contro l[...]

61 Connectio ns for a Linear Editing Sy stem Chapter 5 Connections and Se ttings f or Editing DSR-1500A DSR-15 00AP When Using Th is Unit as an HD V T ape Player Usin g a BVE-700 /700A The following fi gure shows an example of the connecti ons for HD linear editing of HDV format material, connecting to a BVE- 700/70 0A edit ing contro l unit, wit h[...]

62 Connect ions for a Linear Edit ing System Chapter 5 Connec tions and Settings for Edit ing For detail s of HDW-M2000/M2 000P and BVE- 700/700A settings, refe r to the HDW-M2000/M200 0P Operation Manual an d the BVE-700/ 700A User' s Guide. Sett ing th e VCR cons tants When connec ting an editi ng control u nit, set the VCR constants as foll[...]

63 Connectio ns for a Linear Editing Sy stem Chapter 5 Connections and Se ttings f or Editing When Using the Editing Functions of the R ecor der The following figure sh ows an HD cut editing system comprising this unit as a player, a nd an HDW-M2000/ M2000P uni t as a recorder. I n this example, vi deo and audio signals are co nnected by HD-SDI, an[...]

Chapter 6 64 Digital Dubbin g Chapter 6 Using the i.LI NK Connector f or Dubbi ng and TC Insert Using the i.LINK Connector for Dubbing and TC Insert Digital Dubbing In addi tion to str aightforwar d tape dub bing, you can al so use this unit to dub signals in HDV 1080i or DVCAM/DV format automa tica lly from the b egin ning of the t ape to the end [...]

65 Digital Dubbin g Chapter 6 Using the i.LINK Conn ector f or Dubbing an d TC Insert Digi tall y Dubbing Signal s in HD V/ D VCAM /D V Format • The maxi mum recording ti me differs dep ending on the recording format ev en if using a tap e with the same maximum recording/ playback time (see p age 39) . To carry out dubbing, set t he recording f o[...]

66 Digital Dubbin g Chapter 6 Using the i.LI NK Connector f or Dubbi ng and TC Insert Example: Select ing A/V/TC/CM 6 Press the , / B button. The foll owing message appears. 7 Insert the source t ape in the player, and the recording tape in this unit. A message to co nfirm the dubbi ng operati on appears. To cancel the dubbi ng operat ion Press th [...]

67 Digital Dubbin g Chapter 6 Using the i.LINK Conn ector f or Dubbing an d TC Insert When carrying out A/V/TC/CM dubbi ng, if you press the STOP button to stop dubbing in step 8 , or if dubbing stops because the source tape is longer than the recording tape, the above message appears to conf irm whether or not to copy the c ontents of the cassette[...]

68 Rerecordi ng the Timec ode – TC Insert Func tion (DVCAM Format Only) Chapter 6 Using the i.LI NK Connector f or Dubbi ng and TC Insert Rerecording the Timecode – TC Insert Functio n (DVCAM Forma t Only ) The TC insert f unction makes it possibl e to use the internal timecode g enerator to rewri te timecode or user bit d ata when the t imecod[...]

69 Rerecording the Timecod e – TC Insert Function (DVCAM Forma t Only) Chapter 6 Using the i.LINK Conn ector f or Dubbing an d TC Insert If the recording format is no t DVCAM, a different message appears. For details, see “When record ing format is not DVCAM” (page 69). 6 Insert the cassette. A message to conf irm the TC inse rt operation app[...]

Chapter 7 Chapter 7 Menus 70 Menu Organiz ation Menus Menu Organizat ion The menu system con sists of three subsystems: SETUP MENU, AUTO FUNCTION (auto mode exe cution) menu and HOURS METER (di gital hours mete r display) menu. Pressing the MENU button displays t he menu selecti on to set the d esired menu item. This cha pter main ly descri bes the[...]

71 Menu Organiz ation Chapte r 7 Men us In the figu re below, items shown in bold type ar e BASIC (basic items), and other items are ENHANC ED (enhanced items). Menu o rgani zatio n OPERATIONAL FUNCTION REPEAT FUNCTION AUTO EE SELECT REPEAT MODE REPEAT TOP REPEAT END A PRESET B PRESET CASSETTE OUT F. FWD/REW STOP STANDBY OFF BACK LIGHT GAMMA DISPLA[...]

72 Menu Organiz ation Chapter 7 Menus VIDEO CONTROL AUDIO CONTROL INTERFACE SELECT C PHASE MODE ADJ RANGE VIDEO GAIN CHROMA GAIN CHROMA PHASE SETUP LEVEL ADJ RANGE VIDEO GAIN CHROMA GAIN CHROMA PHASE SETUP LEVEL SYNC PHASE SUB CARRIER LINE 335 REF LEVEL CH1 IN LEVEL CH2 IN LEVEL OUTPUT LEVEL CONV MODE CROP POSI RP188 LTC ASPECT i.LINK DUBBING :HDV [...]

73 Menu Content s Chapte r 7 Men us Menu Content s Setup Menu The purpose and set tings of the setup menu items are describe d below. Indi cations of menu it ems and set tings In the table be low entitled “Men u contents”, the ind ication of each men u item or setting on the monitor sc reen is shown first, th en the indicat ion of th e same ite[...]

74 Menu Content s Chapter 7 Menus AUTO EE SELECT [> Auto EE]: Determine wheth er the uni t enters EE mode or PB mo de wh en au dio and vi deo signa ls from other equi pmen t are input.Wh en this u nit is used as the rec orde r for cut edit ing, it i s possib le to output the inp ut audio and video sig nals to the monit or . Th is enable s edit i[...]

75 Menu Content s Chapte r 7 Men us MAX SRCH SPEED [> Max SRCH]: Specify the maxim um tape s peed in searc h (shu ttle ) mode and F .FWD (fast f orwa rd)/ REW (re wind) mode . SHUTTLE DV [>> SHUTL DV]: Set the ma ximum speed i n sear ch mode dur ing D V /D VC AM for ma t playback. ×60 [>>> ×60 ]: Maximum 60 time s nor m al spe e[...]

76 Menu Content s Chapter 7 Menus CHARA. POSITION [> Chara pos]: Set the positi on of te xt superimposed on output from th e (SUPER) CPST connec tor to the mon itor . Use the M or m butto ns in the menu con trol secti on to adj ust the te xt position whil e watch ing the moni tor screen. T o return to lev el 1 of the set up menu , press the M EN[...]

77 Menu Content s Chapte r 7 Men us OVER DISP HOLD [> Hold OVER]: Determine whether or not to ho ld the O VER indica tion displa y on the audio le v el meters onc e the indicatio ns light. * OFF [>> OFF]: Do not hold th e O VER indication dis pla y . ON (HOLD) [>> ON]: Hold t he O VER indication displa y . Note With ON se lected, o n[...]

78 Menu Content s Chapter 7 Menus TC SELECT [> TC select]: Dete r mine whic h to displa y in the time coun ter displa y , TC or VI TC. Note TC is alw a ys disp la yed reg ardless the s etting du ring the HD V mode . VITC [>> VITC]: D ispla y VITC. * TC [>> TC]: Display TC . VITC [> VITC]: Determine whether t o record th e internal[...]

79 Menu Content s Chapte r 7 Men us MUTING IN SRCH [> Muting]: S elect wheth er to suppres s the outp ut from the TC OUT con nector in sea rch (jog/ shuttle ) mode . OFF [>> OFF]: Do not su ppress . * ON [>> ON]: Suppress. T APE PRO TECTION [T ape protct]: Setti ngs related to tape and video head pr otection Description of s ettings [...]

80 Menu Content s Chapter 7 Menus SETUP REMOVE [> Setup rmv]: Deter mine wheth er or not to remo v e bl ack se tup (7.5 IRE) f rom input analog vi deo signal s when co nv er ting them into digital sig nals. * OFF [>> OFF]: Do not re mov e b lack setup . ON (REMOVE) [>> ON]: Rem ov e b lac k setup . Note Displa yed onl y when the syst[...]

81 Menu Content s Chapte r 7 Men us HD PROCESS CONTROL [> HD Process] ADJ RANGE [>> Adj range]: Select t he adjust ment ran ge f or video gain and chromi nance gai n. * –3 to +3(db) [>>> –3 /+3]: –3 dB to +3 dB WIDE [>>> wide ]: – ∞ to +3 dB VIDEO GAIN [>> V ga in]: Contro l the video o utput lev el. 000 [[...]

82 Menu Content s Chapter 7 Menus LEVEL SELECT [> Le vel Sel] REF LEVEL [>> REF Level]: Select t he audio ref erence l ev el (headroo m) f or recording on tape . * –20 d B [>>> –20dB ]: Set to –2 0 dB. –18 dB [> >> –18dB]: Set to –18 dB . –16 dB [> >> –16dB]: Set to –16 dB . –12 dB [>>&g[...]

83 Menu Content s Chapte r 7 Men us A UDIO CO NTR OL [Au dio]: Settings rel ated to audio contr ol Description of s ettings JOG CONTROL [> Jog ctrl]: Se lect whether to adjust th e audio p la ybac k speed during slo w pla yback. Note This se tting is in v alid when pl ay ing bac k in HD V format. OFF [>> OFF]: Do not ad just the a udio pla[...]

84 Menu Content s Chapter 7 Menus i.LINK OUTPUT [> i.Lin k Out]: When pla ying a tape reco rded in HD V format, set th e f or mat out put from th e HD V/D V connec tor . Note Bef ore chan ging the setting, either te mporarily disconn ect the i.LINK c able or pow er off the connecte d de vice . * HD V [>> HD V]: Output in HD V format. D V ([...]

85 Menu Content s Chapte r 7 Men us A uto Mode (A UT O F UNCTION) Execution Menu The foll owing tabl e shows the pur pose and fun ction of t he items in the aut o mode execution menu . For deta ils of the use of i ndividu al items, see “ Digital ly Dubbing Si gnals in HDV/ DVCAM/DV Forma t” (page 65) and “Rereco rding the Timecode – TC Inse[...]

86 Changing Menu Se ttings Chapter 7 Menus Changing Menu Sett ings This section exp lains how to change men u settings. Buttons Used to Change Settings Use the followi ng buttons in t he front panel to chang e the menu settings. Changing the Setting s of BASIC men u Items The factory default set ting is to disp lay only the BASIC menu item s. To ch[...]

87 Changing Menu Set tings Chapte r 7 Men us 4 Press the , / B button. This di splays menu level 2 f or the menu item selected in step 3 . 5 Press the M or m butt on to select the item whose setting yo u wish to change. For menu i tems on level 3, press the , / B button to go to lev el 3, th en press the M or m b utton to select the item whose sett[...]

88 Changing Menu Se ttings Chapter 7 Menus Display ing ENHANCED Menu Items The factory default setting is not to display ENHANCED menu items. To display enhan ced items, set the MENU GRADE menu item (see page 85) to E NHANCED, foll owing the procedure i n the pr evious section “Changing t he Settings of Basic Items.” (In step 3 , first select M[...]

89 Assign ing a Function to the ASSIG N Button Chapte r 7 Men us 1 Press t he RESE T (NO) bu tton. The factor y defa ult settin g of “x 1” is se lected. 2 Pre ss the SE T (YE S) butt on. The setting returned to it s factory de fault is save d in memory as the current setting. To return all se ttings to their f actory d efault setting s 1 Press [...]

90 Assign ing a Fu nctio n to th e AS SIGN Butt on Chapter 7 Menus 3 With OPERATIONAL F UNCTION shown in reverse vide o, p res s the , / B button. Level 2 of OPERATIONAL F UNCTION appears. 4 Press the m butt on, to di splay ASSIGN KEY in reverse video. 5 Press the , / B button. Level 1 of the menu item you wan t to assign app ears. 6 Press the M bu[...]

91 Importa nt Notes on Operat ion Appendix Appendix Important No tes on Opera tion On safety • Should a ny liquid or so lid obj ect fall int o the cabinet , unplug t he unit and h ave it check ed by qualif ied personnel before ope rating it further . • Unpl ug the unit fro m the wall out let if it is not to be use d for an ext ended period of t[...]

92 Periodical Maint enance Appendix conde nsation , and if a tape is run in th is state, the ta pe may stick to the drum and can be easily d amaged. To lessen the risk of thi s occurring, t his unit is e quipped with a condensati on detection system. If condensati on occurs while the unit is operating: The alarm message “MOISTURE HAS BEEN DETECTE[...]

93 Periodica l Maintenan ce Appendix 3 Press the , / B button. The cum ulativ e count s by the digita l hour s meter are indicated on the monitor screen and in t he time count er displ ay. Digital hours m eter indic ations on the m onitor screen All four counts (T1, T2, T 3, and CT) ar e indicated on the monitor screen. The four-digit value to the [...]

94 Head Cleaning Appendix Head Cleaning Always use the PDVM12CL (mini size) or PDV12CL (standard size) Clean ing Cassette to clean t he video and audio head s. You can run the cleaning c assette for 10 seconds per clean ing operati on. Follow the inst ructions for the cleaning casset te, as inappropriat e use of the cleaning cassette can damag e th[...]

95 Troubles hooting Appendix Troubleshoot ing If an alarm message appears on the monitor screen, or if the unit appea rs to be malf unctio ning, please ch eck the followin g before contact ing your So ny dealer. Tape p roble ms Time d ata problem s Symp tom Cause Remedy Recording is not poss ible . The cassette’ s REC/SA VE s witch is set to SA V[...]

96 Trouble shooting Appendix Monit or prob lems Audio p roblem Editing res triction Alar m Me ssag es When op erating th is unit, the unit may sometime s output alarm messages such a s the one shown below to th e monitor screen and the t ime counter display. If such an alarm messag e appears, a connection or operation error may have b een made, or [...]

97 Troubles hooting Appendix A non-sta ndard ref . signal is being used f or REF . VIDEO . Use a standard sig nal. REF NON- STD Abnormal setti ngs selecte d in setu p menu. Correct the setup men u settings . Contac t your Sony dealer if this ala rm message ap pears agai n after makin g corre ctions. ILL. SETUP! A udio m ixing mode cannot be changed[...]

98 Trouble shooting Appendix Err or Messa ges This unit is provided with a self-di agnostic fu nction that detects internal abnormalities. When it detects an abnormali ty, it outp uts an error m essage to th e monito r screen and in dicates an error code in the time counter display. To display error messages on the monitor screen, connect the moni [...]

99 About i. LINK Appendix About i.LINK The HDV/ DV connector of this uni t is an i.LINK compliant connector. This section e xplains the specificati ons and features of i.LINK. What is i.LINK? i.LINK is a digit al serial interface designed to integrate devices equ ipped with i.LINK connectors. i .LINK allows your dev ice to: - Perform two-way transm[...]

100 Specific ations Appendix Specificat ions General Signal syste m 1080/60i format, NTSC color, EIA standard 1080/50i format, PAL c olor , CCIR standard Power requirements 100 V to 240 V AC, 50 /60 Hz Power con sumpt ion (with all optio ns install ed) 60 W Peak inrush current (1)P owe r ON, cur rent probe meth od: 12 A (100 V), 34 A ( 240 V) (2)Ho[...]

101 Specifications Appendix Band width (625/ 50) Composite/S-v ideo: 25 Hz to 4.8 M Hz ±1.0 dB ( Y) Component : 25 Hz to 5.0 M Hz ±1.0 dB ( Y) 25 Hz to 2.0 M Hz +1.0/ − 2.0 dB (R − Y/B − Y) S/N Composite/S-v ideo I/O (Y): 52 dB or m ore Component I/O (Y): 54.5 dB or more Y/C dela y 30 ns or le ss K-factor 2.0% or less (K2T, KP B) Pr ocessor[...]

102 Specific ations Appendix S-video Pb/B–Y/S–Y: 1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω , nega tive sync Pr/R–Y/S–C: 0.286 Vp-p (525/59.94) or 0.3 Vp-p (62 5/50), 75 Ω (burs t level) Monitor video ou tput BNC type (×1), composi te (with SUPER) (SUPER)C PST:1.0 Vp-p,7 5 Ω , negative sync Analog au dio outp uts AUDIO OUT X LR 3-pin, male (×2), +4/0/–3 1) /–[...]

103 Glossary Appendix Glossa ry A/B roll editing An editin g method that use s two or more playback VCRs to create special effects suc h as dissolve and wipe, and uses one record VCR to record the result s of the editing. Using an ed iting cont rol unit allo ws efficie nt control of t he VCRs and very preci se editing. AES/EBU A standard est ablish[...]

104 Glossary Appendix video and digital t elevisio n transmission, it maintains high image quality while ach ieving high compressio n ratios, using p redictive techniques for cap turing motion. Non-drop frame mode A mode of adv ancing timecod e which ignores the difference in frame values bet ween real time and th e timecode. Using this mode pr odu[...]

105 Glossary Appendix base correcti on reduces deterior ation of picture quali ty when transmitt ing or copying playback si gnals. Threading See “Loadi ng.” Timecode A digitall y encoded si gnal which is recorded with video data to ide ntify each frame of the video b y hour, minute, sec ond and frame number. SMPTE time cod e is applied to NTSC [...]

106 Index Inde x Index A AC IN connector 21 Alarm messages 9 6 Analog audio inpu ts 1 01 audio outp uts 10 2 interfaces 9 video i nputs 101 video o utputs 1 01 Ana log vi deo/a udi o sign al inpu t section 22 Ana log vi deo/a udi o sign al outp ut section 23 Arrow bu ttons 19 ASS IGN bu tto n 13, 89 Audio performance 101 AUDIO (AES/EBU) IN 1/2, 3/4[...]

107 Index Inde x REF. VIDEO IN (SD/HD) connector 21 Remote cont rol 9, 46 control connecto rs 102 control switch 19 REMOTE connector 21 Remote control switch /indicator section 19 REPEAT indicat or 17 Repeat playback 47 RESET (NO) butt on 13 REW bu tton 20 S SDI IN connec tor 24 SDI OUT1, OUT2 connector s 24 Servo lock indicator 20 SET (YES) button[...]

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• Read t hese inst ructions. • Keep these ins tructions . • Heed a ll warnings . • Fol low a ll inst ruct ions. • Do not use this ap paratus ne ar water. • Clean only with dry cloth. • Do not block an y ventil ation ope nings. Install in accor dance w ith the manuf acturer’s instructi ons. • Do not install near any h eat sourc es [...]