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HVR-M35U Manual - GRS Systems Inc

1. 29 D IRC A0 DATA CODE button 23 Data display screen 25 Date search 42 Digital hours meter 98 1 06 Appendix For submenu items see Submenu Index on page 108 Digital signal output during playback eee 36 in EE mode 34 DISPLAY button 0 eee eeeeeeees 10 DISPLAY OUTPUT switch 8 DISPLAY SET men 77 DOWN CONVERT saassisesese 73 74 Drop Frame ore erer rae 33 Dubbing nrar 60 ILINK input 00 ee eeeeeeeeeee 101 i LINK output 0 0 0 100 S VIDEO VIDEO jack 99 DUPLICATE button ee 11 DUPLICATE PLUS mode 61 Duplication ccsisi decvesciseadens Eege 61 Detecting a blank portion 63 Series Of tapesi 63 Warning message eseeeeeeeee 64 DV Cassette NEEN an 30 DV Tomat 4 33 DVCAM Cassette eeeeeeeeeseeeeees 30 DVCAM format 4 33 E EDGE CROP MARKER oooniiaeeeeee 45 Editing otsien laina 67 Transferring from a computer 69 Transferring to a computer 68 EE e 9 EJECT button 32 END SEARCH button ee 24 EXEC button ecsscesseessoesseeenens 9 F FF b tt ns inrano aia 12 Frame mode tuono airna 56 Front panel irinci nnr onani 6 EE 50 PS48K ee 50 H HD SD SDI OUT jack ee 18 HDV cassette ce ceeeeseecsneeeneeeeeees 30 HDV format 4 33 HDVIDY jack isena 17 Dubbing en eeeeeneeeeeeeeeee 59 Editing ee 67 Playback 3 ionieni 38 Recordung cerir 48 l GEN gen eege E 102 HDV DV jack IN OUT REC men 72
2. tttttTttttttt POWER tle Is CT is tlle Ge OUT SEU SS a SDI cable not supplied Component video cable not supplied S video cable not supplied Video cable not supplied AES EBU cable not supplied Audio cable not supplied SDI input Component video input lt Signal flow S video input Video input AES EBU input Audio input Chapter 2 Playback and Recording 37 REGER uk di Dupiooe pue pol Zz Jeideyo ti Playback e To playback an image recorded in HDV format when you connect the monitor using an SDI cable or a component video cable set SDI CMPNT of VIDEO OUT in the IN OUT REC menu according to the requirements of your monitor page 73 When an image recorded in DVCAM DV format is played back only an image with a quality equivalent to that of the DVCAM DV format of 480i NTSC or 576i PAL is output via the HD SD SDI OUT jack and the COMPONENT OUT jacks regardless of the SDI CMPNT setting e For details on the output level from the HD SD SDI OUT jack and the COMPONENT OUT jacks see Specifications page 103 e To change the output level from the COMPONENT OUT jacks see 480i LEVEL in the IN OUT REC menu page 77 e There are some restrictions on images output from the HD SD SDI OUT jack and the COMPONENT OUT jacks of the unit Refer to HD SD SDI OUT jac
3. NO Press the REW button If the tape is already rewound press the PLAY button The unit rewinds the tape to its beginning and starts playback automatically When the following items on the tape are searched for auto repeat playback starts automatically Index signals A portion unrecorded A portion recorded in a format set by other than AUTO in HDV DV SEL in the IN OUT REC menu Tape end When REPEAT CYCLE is set the unit continues playback until a few minutes before the time reaches the actual selected time or one of the items listed above is detected on a tape The tape is rewound to the beginning and restarts playback when the selected CYCLE time comes If you set REPEAT TIMES the unit repeats playback according to the times you have selected Auto Repeat using an external AC timer Make sure that the POWER switch on the rear panel of the unit is in the I ON position beforehand 1 Connect the unit to an external AC timer not supplied HVR M35 rear panel Te 6 AC timer gt To an AC outlet 44 Chapter 2 Playback and Recording 2 Set the TIMER switch on the front panel of the unit to REPEAT 3 Set the start time on the external AC timer At the preset time the power of the unit turns on and after a few to several tens
4. e Be sure that you set HDV DV SEL in the IN OUT REC menu to AUTO default setting before connecting the monitor to the unit with the i LINK cable If you change the setting after connecting the i LINK cable the monitor may not recognize the video signals correctly page 72 e To connect the unit to a monitor equipped with an i LINK jack you may need to set the monitor so that it recognizes the unit For details refer to your monitor s instruction manual e When an i LINK connection is made the unit cannot output video or audio only e If you connect the input connectors of the unit to the output connectors of a monitor a humming noise may be generated or the image may be distorted If these phenomena occur use the INPUT SELECT switch to select a signal that is not being input or disconnect the cables e To connect the i LINK cable between a monitor and the unit use an HDV or DV compatible monitor To play back a tape recorded in the HDV mode on a DV compatible monitor set HDV DV CONV of i LINK SET in the IN OUT REC menu to DVCAM or DV SP before connecting the unit with the i LINK cable For details refer to your monitor s instruction manual e When HDV signals are down converted to DVCAM or DV format during playback of HDV recorded in 4 channel audio and output to the HDV DV jack the output audio becomes 2 channel You can switch the channels to output from CH 1 and CH 2 to CH 3 and CH 4
5. 2 Outputs signals down converted from HDV format The setting for down conversion can be changed in DOWN CONVERT of i LINK SET in the IN OUT REC menu page 74 3 Through the down conversion HDV 4 channel audio is converted to 2 channel audio The setting for down conversion can be changed in DOWN CONV AU of i LINK SET in the IN OUT REC menu page 74 4 24p signals are converted to 60i signals by 2 3 pull down and then output e HDV 720 30p 25p 24p signals can be played back but cannot be input output via hey HDV DV jack on the unit e HDV 720 60p HDV720 50p and SD 480p 576p signals cannot be input output recorded or played back on the unit 36 Chapter 2 Playback and Recording Playback This section describes the connections and settings for When you connect the unit to a monitor compatible with playback and functions such as playback at various SDI audio using an SDI cable audio cable connection is speeds and searching for a specific scene on a recorded not needed However when you connect the unit to a tape monitor incompatible with SDI audio a separate connection using an audio cable is needed Connections for Playback Connecting the unit to a monitor without an i LINK jack You can connect the unit to a video monitor recorder without an i LINK jack Connect video cables and audio cables as shown below For each jack see page 16 Monitor recorder HVR M35 rear panel
6. Limitations caused by differences in format The unit can record and play back tapes recorded in HDV format 1080 60i 1080 24p 1080 30p 1080 50 and 1080 25p DVCAM format or DV format SP mode Also the unit can play back tapes with 4 channel audio signals in HDV extended format The unit can input output and record signals via the HDV DV jack The unit can play back pictures recorded in 720 24p 720 25p or 720 30p of the HDV format but you cannot input output these pictures via the HDV DV jack The unit cannot input output record or play back a tape recorded in 720 60p or 720 50p of the HDV format and 480p 576p of the SD format For details see Major Differences among HDV1080i DVCAM and DV Formats on page 33 If a tape contains portions recorded in two or more different formats the following limitations are applied when you play back the tape with the unit e The image may be distorted and noise may occur at the point where the recording format changes on the tape e The tape transport control buttons may be disabled until the tape speed is stabilized Note on playback on other equipment A tape recorded in HDV format with the unit cannot be played back with devices not compatible with the same format We recommend confirming the contents of the tape by playing back the tape with the unit before playing it back on another video equipment Playback with x v Color output The unit can play back pictu
7. PLAY button 5 EJECT button SEARCH SELECT buttons Press these buttons to search for scenes using the search function For details on the search function see Searching using the search function on page 42 Buttons for playing at various speeds You can play back a tape at normal speed or at a speed other than normal with these buttons For details see Playing at various speeds on page 41 MENU button Press this button to display the menu on the screen For details on the menu see Operating Menus on page 70 0 lt gt button Press these buttons to operate the cursor on the menu screen or to move the display position of the counter EXEC execute button Press this button to input the value set on various menu setting screens REC record buttons When you press both these buttons at the same time the REC indicator and the PLAY indicator on the front panel light and recording begins FF button REW rewind button PLAY button FF fast forward button STOP button PAUSE button DATA CODE button Press this button to display the data codes recording date time For details on data codes see Displaying information data codes recorded on a tape on page 40 COUNTER SELECT button While the data or time counter is displayed press this button to change the time counter display in the order of time code user bits and tape counter
8. The following menu is displayed UB PRESET OK 00 00 00 00 RESET MENU END 4 Press the ab buttons to select PRESET then press the EXEC button The following menu is displayed UB PRESET PRESET 00 00 00 00 MENU END 5 Set the first two digits Press the ayy buttons to select the number then press the EXEC button 6 Repeat step 5 to set the rest of the digits 7 Press the ayes buttons to select OK then press the EXEC button The user bit value is set The menu display returns to that of step 3 8 Press the V buttons to select OK then press the EXEC button The menu display returns to that of step 1 To cancel the user bits setting Select CANCEL in step 7 then press the EXEC button To reset the user bits Select RESET in step 4 then press the EXEC button A user bit is recorded at three frame intervals for a tape recorded in HDV1080i format To select the time code when you record a signal input via the HDV DV jack Set HDV DV IN TC in the TC UB SET menu to select whether to record the internal time code or an external one INTERNAL Records the time code internally generated EXTERNAL Records the time code with video and audio signals input via the p HDV DV jack e When this item is set to EXTERNAL the time code input via the HDV DV jack and the user bits set in UB PRESET are recorded e Wh
9. CH CH 2 CH 3 CH 4 AUDIO OUT AUDIO OUT jacks INPUT LEVEL 10 2 4 switch Select one from 10 dB 2 dB or 4 dB according to the audio level of the signal input via the AUDIO IN jacks If this switch setting is not appropriate clipping distortion or noise may occur For more information on the setting of this switch see When you set the INPUT LEVEL switch on page 92 AUDIO IN CH 1 to CH 4 jacks Used to input analog audio signals CH 1 to CH 4 During audio dubbing sounds are dubbed onto channels 3 and 4 During audio dubbing use the AUDIO IN CH 3 and CH 4 jacks The AUDIO IN CH 1 and CH 2 jacks cannot be used for audio dubbing 22 Chapter 1 Overview AUDIO OUT CH 1 to CH 4 jacks Used to output audio signals CH 1 to CH 4 To input balanced audio signals via the AUDIO IN jacks use a conversion cable as shown below The COLD side is open For details on conversion cables refer to the instruction manual of the devices you use GND b HOT COLD gt x Supplied Remote Commander EJECT button SEARCH SELECT buttons Buttons for playing at various speeds MENU button OI button O EXEC button REC button REW button button END SEARCH button INDEX MARK button SHUTTLE MAX button REW amp PLAY button COUNTER SELECT button DATA CODE button PAUSE button d STOP button
10. How signals are recorded There are four different signal types one for each search method index title date and photo signals The unit can record either index signals or date signals only ona tape e If you record another program over the beginning of the search signals you cannot locate the original program Search signal If D is recorded over the beginning of B B cannot be searched for afoje c e The interval of a date or index must be 2 minutes or more If the interval is short the search signals may not be detected correctly e If non recorded portions are included in the middle of a tape signal search may not be performed correctly e You cannot add search signals after recording e The unit does not support searching reading or writing of data on cassette memory For duplicating with the DSR 25 45 50 see Cassette memory on page 30 e Searching may not be done correctly if the tapes were not recorded on Sony brand digital video equipment Using PB ZOOM When PB ZOOM is assigned to an ASSIGN button you can magnify pictures from about 1 1 to 5 times the original size during playback When you press the ASSIGN button to which PB ZOOM is assigned magnification mode starts and you can adjust the magnification with the 4 4 button When you press the EXEC button during magnification mode the display switches to move mode and you can move the portion to zoom with the MI button T
11. N E i ZS Ge A N Q is CH Unit mm inches Mass Approx 4 4 kg 9 lb 12 oz Supplied accessories Remote Commander 1 Power cord 1 Cleaning cassette 1 Operating Instructions 1 Design and specifications are subject to change without notice Appendix 105 _ gu xipueddy HAT A AC IN connector sceeeeeseeeeneeeees 16 Advancement mode s ssseeseseeeeeee 55 AES EBU e i aera aa 5 AES EBU ack 16 Alarm message ceeeeseeeseeeeeeeeeee 94 Analog signal output during plaxvback eee 35 in EE mode 33 ASSIGN screen enesesse 29 AUDIO DUB button ee 11 Audio dubbing eeeeeeeeseeeseeeenee 65 AUDIO IN mock 22 AUDIO INPUT switch 13 Audio mode 26 AUDIO MONITOR SELECT switch EE AE 7 AUDIO OUT ck 22 AUDIO REC LEVEL control knob 13 AUDIO SET men 79 Audio setting Screen eeeeeeeeeeeee 27 A torepe t iiia Ssa siiis 43 B Battery Change hrn a knee 24 CG Cassette nuni nee e eo eaten see 30 Inserting ejecting eee 31 Note ON use 96 Troubleshooting eee 87 Cassette MEMOTY ceeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 30 Cleaning Cassette 96 CLOCK eseu 84 COMPONENT OUT jack 20 Computer Editing machine eee 67 Connection ccceeceeseeeeeeeeeeeee 37 47 CONTROL Sack 17 Copyright cciavind decided da 32 COUNTER SELECT button 10 23 CUSTOM REPEAT o oseeseeeeeeeeeee 43 CUSTOM REPEAT screen
12. e You have pulled out the power cord during a menu operation or LCD monitor brightness adjustment Adjust the menu again To prevent this incident recurring do not pull out the plug while adjusting the menu or the brightness of the LCD monitor The unit operates by itself COMMANDER in the OTHERS menu is set to WIRELESS and a Sony Remote Commander with its command mode set to VTR4 is operating near the unit Set COMMANDER to CONTROL S e When TIMER switch is set to REPEAT and START TIME of CUSTOM REPEAT in the VTR SET menu is set to ON the unit starts to repeat playback at the start time you have set Set the TIMER switch to OFF or turn START TIME to OFF The supplied wireless Remote Commander does not work Set COMMANDER in the OTHERS menu to WIRELESS Even though the settings on the unit are correct you cannot make the unit record using the DSRM 10 Remote Control Unit not supplied Even though KEY INH switch is set to ON the unit responds to operations input using the Remote Commander 86 Chapter 6 Maintenance On the DSRM 10 Remote Control Unit press the PLAY button while holding the REC button down e Setting the KEY INH switch to ON does not disable the Remote Commander To disable the Remote Commander set COMMANDER in the OTHERS menu to CONTROL S Symptom Whenever you connect the unit to an AC outlet the unit turns on automatica
13. Count value of the tape counter seven digits is displayed on a 12 hour cycle OD REW amp PLAY rewind and play button Press this button to rewind the tape to its beginning and start playing automatically During rewind the REW indicator lights and the PLAY indicator blinks on the unit Continued Chapter 1 Overview 2 3 GR HANI Melo Liedeuz wgl Location and Function of Parts d SHUTTLE MAX button During tape playback press this button to play back the video at the maximum speed INDEX MARK button Press this button during recording to mark an index For details on indexes see Marking an index on page 51 END SEARCH button Press this button to play back the end of the last recorded part for only 5 seconds and stop automatically Once you eject the video cassette this function does not operate on standby button e The command mode of the supplied Remote Commander is set to VTR4 You cannot change the command mode setting e Set COMMANDER in the OTHERS menu to WIRELESS to enable the Remote Commander to control the unit e In addition to the Remote Commander supplied with the unit the unit accepts signals from any Sony Remote Commander with a command mode set to VTR4 To disable control from Remote Commander set COMMANDER in the OTHERS menu to CONTROL S 24 Chapter 1 Overview Before using Remote Commander Remove the insulation sheet before using the Remote
14. DUPLICATE1 amp HDV DV jack HDV DV Recording Time code user bits internally generated d INTERNAL Recording Pause When the input signal is HDV User bits input via the HDV REC1 DV jack Recording SE Recording Pause Time code user bits internally generated 9 REC1 EE Duplicate Time code user bits of the other device connected to the DUPLICATE1 amp HDV DV jack HDV DV Recordin Time code input from the other device connected to the Gre Pause amp HDV DV jack and user bits internally generated EXTERNAL DECH 9 When the input signal is HDV User bits input via the HDV DV jack Recording aes Recording Pause Time code user bits internally generated d REC1 a This includes stop fast forward or rewind If the unit cannot read the time code on the tape correctly the counter displays b DUB1 DUPLICATE1 and REC1 represent the state of the unit when you press each of these buttons AUDIO DUB DUPLICATE or REC in the stop mode c The time code is also displayed on the time counter screen For details on the time counter see page 26 Chapter 3 Utilizing the Time Code 57 _ Wull Spo ewil au Dunn edeuz Time Code Output Time code can be output from the TC OUT jack HD SD SDI OUT jack and or the 8 HDV DV jack during playback recording or in EE mode Time code output during playback Time codes recorded on the tape are output Time code
15. DV UNLOCK MODE DV No output DVCAM AUTO DVCAM Complies with playback tape HDV No output DV DVCAM Complies with playback tape DV AUTO DV Complies with playback tape HDV No output DV DV Complies with playback tape x pu ddy mu e When you play back a tape employing a copy protection signal on the unit you cannot record images from the unit to other equipment e You cannot up convert DVCAM DV format to HDV format on the unit e During playback in HDV if DV SP is selected from HDV DV CONV in i LINK SET AUDIO MODE is fixed to UNLOCK MODE e When you play back a tape in DVCAM or DV format the unit cannot convert between DVCAM and DV format or switch between LOCK MODE and UNLOCK MODE 1 00 Appendix Recording tape when the unit is used as a recorder i LINK input format a Recording tape format AUDIO MODE HDV DV SEL REC MODE HDV AUTO HDV LOCK MODE HDV HDV LOCK MODE DV No recording DVCAM AUTO DVCAM DVCAM Complies with input signals DV SP DV Complies with input signals HDV No recording DV DVCAM DVCAM Complies with input signals DV SP DV Complies with input signals DV AUTO DVCAM DVCAM 2 Complies with input signals DV SP DV Complies with input signals HDV No recording DV DVCAM DVCAM 2 Complies with input signals DV SP DV Complies with input signals 1 When the unit i
16. LCD monitor are not output from the jacks on the rear panel of the unit To output a 4 3 screen marker see MARKER BURN page 46 Continued Chapter 2 Playback and Recording 45 DEER uk di Dupiooe pue pol Zz Jeideyo ti Playback e To output an edge cropped picture by down converting the HDV formatted picture to 4 3 see VIDEO OUT page 73 and i LINK SET page 74 in the IN OUT REC menu e To crop the edges of a DV wide screen picture and output it on a 4 3 screen see VIDEO OUT in the IN OUT REC menu on page 73 MARKER BURN The unit can output to each video jack and display a 4 3 screen marker on 16 9 screen images When you make an editing tape from an original tape the MARKER BURN function can be used To set up MARKER BURN Set MARKER BURN inthe DISPLAY SET menu to ON e MARKER BURN is effective under the following conditions While playing back a tape in HDV or while an HDV signal is input via the HDV DV jack and DOWN CONVERT of VIDEO OUT in the IN OUT REC menu is set to SQUEEZE or LETTER BOX When wide signals recorded in DVCAM or DV format are played back or wide screen HDV DVCAM DV signals are input to each VIDEO jack e While an HDV signal is input via the 5 HDV DV jack and DOWN CONVERT of VIDEO OUT in the IN OUT REC menu is set to EDGE CROP the marker can not be displayed e While a DV signal is input via the 5 HDV DV jack or
17. Tn X22 s 2 seed Reger 51 INDEX button 8 INDEX MARK button 24 Index search 42 Indicator Section ccceseeeeseeees 14 INPUT LEVEL switch 0000000000000 22 INPUT SELECT switch 000000000000 8 Input signal during recording 0 0 34 in EE mode e 33 Insulation beet 24 Internal time code generator 53 K KEY INH switchen 6 L LANG JaK airnean 18 LCD montor 9 LCD SeCrEt aa 97 Lieenge siioni as 98 Link symbol n se 28 Location and function of parts 6 LOCK MOd 200siceciecnsievessiectees ete 33 M MARKER BURN 46 dE EE 70 AUDIO SET 719 Content 72 DISPLAY SET 77 IN OUT REG ioien 72 OTHERS eceecceseseseeeseeeneees 83 Saving profile s seseeseeeeeeeeeeee 70 Setting change n se 70 UU E enra ai 71 TC UB SET ou eecececccesseesteeeees 81 VIR EE 80 MENU button 9 Menu Steet SERA 25 mini DV Cassette 30 Moisture condensation 06 97 MONITOR AUDIO jack 16 MONITOR VIDEO jack o sssnsnen 16 O ON STANDBY switch eee 6 OTHERS menu eee 83 Output signal during playback seeeeeseseeeeen 35 in EE mode 33 P PAUSE button 12 PB ZOOM repais 42 83 Phones jack ornearren ennen 7 Phones LEVEL control s sssseseeeeees 7 PLAY button wee cece 12 Playback neice Sege erte incest tee 37 at various Speed 41 frame by frame 41 Troubleshooting 0 0 00 eee 88 Playing at various speed Buttons Ae 23 DOE sess eerueo aranin 31 Trouble
18. depending on the device you use e For connection of the editing controller and its peripheral devices refer to the instruction manual of the editing controller and that of the editing software you use e The editing functions you can use depend on the editing software For details on editing methods refer to the instruction manual of your editing software e The unit has a function to down convert HDV signals to DVCAM DV signals to output them from the zp HDV DV jack Some software may not edit DVCAM DV signals that are down converted from HDV signals correctly In this case follow the procedures below for tape duplication then use the duplicated tape when editing the picture Creating a DVCAM compatible tape Set HDV DV CONV of i LINK SET in the IN OUT REC menu to DVCAM then perform DVCAM recording using a recording device that accepts the DVCAM format Creating a general consumer DV compatible tape Set HDV DV CONV of i LINK SET in the IN OUT REC menu to DV SP set DOWN CONVERT then perform DV recording using a recording device that accepts DV format 68 Chapter 4 Dubbing to Other Equipment Using the i LINK Jack Duplication Audio Dubbing and Connecting a Computer Transferring picture data from a computer editing machine to the unit e To transfer picture data recorded on a tape to an editing machine in HDV page 72 set HDV DV SEL in the IN OUT REC menu to HDV then set HDV D
19. format is being played back e When 1080 24p signals are input from the HDV DV jack 50i indicator Lights when the unit is in one of the following operating states e During recording or in EE mode when 60i 50i SEL in the OTHERS menu is set to 50i e When 1080 50i signals or PAL signals are input from ben HDV DV jack e When a tape that has 1080 50i signals or PAL signals is being played back 25p indicator Lights when the unit is in either of the following operating states e When a tape recorded in 1080 25p format or 720 25p format is being played back e When 1080 25p signals are input from the HDV DV jack HDV i LINK indicator Lights when HDV signals are input output through the i LINK interface O DVCAM i LINK indicator Lights when DVCAM signals are input output through the i LINK interface DV i LINK indicator Lights when DV signals are input output through the i LINK interface HD SDI indicator Lights when HD signals are output through the HD SD SDI OUT jack SD SDI indicator Lights when the unit is in either of the following operating states e When SD signals are output through the HD SD SDI OUT jack e When HDV signals are down converted and output through the HD SD SDI OUT jack Chapter 1 Overview 1 5 es HINT Melon Ja deY4D li Location and Function of Parts Rear Panel MONITOR jacks AES EBU OUT jacks TC OUT jack LANC jack HD S
20. will be output directly to the HD SD SDI OUT jack the COMPONENT OUT jacks the S VIDEO OUT jack and the VIDEO OUT jack with the jitter of the i LINK signal This jitter may be displayed on the connected monitor Be aware of this jitter when you connect other recording device to these jacks This jitter will not appear on a recording with the unit e When SD quality signals are input via et HDV DV jack no signal is output from the HD SD SDI OUT jack However input HD quality signals are output from the HD SD SDI OUT jack e When you change the video format setting of SDI CMPNT in VIDEO OUT of the IN OUT REC menu the video signal output from the S VIDEO OUT jack the VIDEO OUT jack or ben HDV DV jack may be distorted For details on the output of the HDV DV jack see Notes on all video output jacks page 17 CONTROL S jack Connect this jack to a DSRM 10 remote control unit not supplied to operate the unit You can also use a DSRM 20 no longer manufactured not supplied When you use a CONTROL S device set COMMANDER in the OTHERS menu to CONTROL S Notes on all video output jacks e When you change the video format setting of SDI CMPNT and DOWN CONVERT of VIDEO OUT in the IN OUT REC menu ALLSCAN MODE in the DISPLAY SET menu or HDV DV CONV and DOWN CONVERT of i LINK SET in the IN OUT REC menu the image may be distorted for a moment Also the above settings may cause
21. 00 00 00 If there is time code already recorded on the tape the unit records continuous time code from this point EXTERNAL Records the time code with video and audio signals input from the HDV DV jack are recorded as the time code if you start recording when this item is set to EXTERNAL the INPUT SELECT switch on the front panel is set to HDV DV and no signal is input via the HDV DV jack When any signals are input the time code of the signals is recorded e If you set this item to EXTERNAL and the external time code input is discontinuous or does not advance correctly recording or displaying of the time code on the unit may not be done correctly If there is a discontinuous time code on your recorded tape you may not be able to edit or search correctly depending on the device used to edit TC RUN page 55 Selects the advancement mode counting up gt REC RUN Timecode value advances only while recording FREE RUN Time code value advances even when the unit is not recording Use this setting to adjust the initial value of the time code to the present time e H you set the advancement mode to FREE RUN the time code will be updated by the internal clock when the power is off Therefore when you turn on the unit again the time code may be somewhat off e H the internal backup battery is exhausted the time code of the FREE RUN setting is initialized TC MAKE page 55 Selects the time code whe
22. 1 hour page 97 The icon blinks slowly e The remaining tape time is less than 5 minutes The icon blinks rapidly e Condensation has occurred page 97 e The self diagnostics message is displayed page 93 An alarm beep will be emitted when an alarm indicator or message is displayed page 84 Chapter 6 Maintenance 93 _ wii SOuEUeIuIEIW 9 Ja deyo fl Warning Indicators and Messages Alarm Messages The following alarm messages will appear together with the alarm indicators Take corrective action according to the displayed message Moisture B amp Moisture condensation Eject the cassette See page 97 for details condensation IW Moisture condensation Turn off for 1H See page 97 for details Cassette Tape e Insert a cassette See page 31 amp Reinsert the cassette Check for damage to the tape or other irregularities Ka amp The tape is locked check the tab See page 30 BA The tape has reached the end Audio dubbing Cannot add audio INPUT SELECT is set to HDV DV Not recorded in DVCAM mode Cannot add audio Cannot add audio You cannot add audio unless the recorded audio format is 32 kHz 4 channel 12 bit Make sure that 60i 50i SEL in the OTHERS menu is set correctly Cannot add audio on the blank portion of a tape HDV recorded tape Cannot add audio Cannot add audio HDV DV SEL is set to HDV Cannot record due to copyright
23. 10 26 12 co 99 When the count value of the counter is negative appears as the first digit leftmost digit When that value is positive the first digit is blank When the format of the displayed time code is the drop frame mode the drop frame indicator is displayed as a period between the minutes and seconds Oe 00 12 58 00 When user bits are displayed the space between hour minute and second is blank e In the playback mode if the tape has a portion where recorded signals are not continuous The count value of the counter may not advance correctly from that portion The displayed value of the time code or user bits may be temporarily inaccurate e When the unit plays back a part of the tape where the recorded systems of 60i including 24p and 30p and 50i including 25p are mixed the displayed value of the counter may be inaccurate e When the unit plays back a part of the tape where the recording format has been changed among HDV DVCAM and DV the displayed value may be inaccurate e The counter operates on a 12 hour cycle You cannot make the counter operate on a 24 hour cycle e The count value of the counter consists of seven digits The tens place of the hour is not displayed i e If the actual count value is 11 22 11 22 the displayed value will be 1 22 11 22 However the unit recognizes that the hours value is 11 Setting the time counter You can adjust the settings of
24. 12H Displays 12 hour time Default setting for 60i as the factory setting 24H Displays 24 hour time Default setting for 50i as the factory setting gt AUTO D M Y The remaining tape time is displayed for 8 seconds under the following conditions H the remaining tape time is determined when you turn on power while a cassette is loaded in the unit When you press the PLAY button Always displays under the following conditions Fast forward rewind Fast forward during playback rewind during playback ON Always displays the remaining tape time LCD BRIGHT LCD COLOR LCD BLACK Adjusts the LCD monitor brightness Press the 4 buttons and the EXEC button to adjust the brightness The mark under the bar indicates the factory setting value Adjusts the color density of the LCD monitor Press the 4 buttons and the EXEC button to adjust the brightness The mark under the bar indicates the factory setting value Mutes the images on the LCD monitor and displays only the text data gt OFF ON When ON is selected the images output from the rear panel to the external monitor are not muted Does not mute the images Mutes the images Chapter 5 Adjusting and Setting Through Menus AUDIO SET menu Icon Menu AUDIO SET Submenu AUDIO MODE page 27 Setting Selects the audio mode gt FS32K Switches the audio mode to 4 channel mode 12 bit mode FS48K Swit
25. 2 on the tape CH 3 4 You can listen to sound to be dubbed on channels 3 and 4 MIX You can listen to the sound on the tape and the dubbed sound For details on the audio level display in the audio dubbing mode see page 27 e You can monitor the sound on the tape while dubbing the sound However there are some delays between the sound being recorded and the sound being played When you play back the tape after audio dubbing you might hear the dubbed sound later than the sound monitored during audio dubbing e You cannot dub sounds onto a blank portion of the tape 66 Chapter 4 Dubbing to Other Equipment Using the i LINK Jack Duplication Audio Dubbing and Connecting a Computer Editing Connecting a Computer You can set up an editing system by connecting the unit to a computer editing machine using the p HDV DV jack i LINK connection on the unit The unit can output progressive signals only via an i LINK connection e For details on the connection to the editing machine refer to the supplied instruction manual of your editing unit e The editing functions you can use depend on the editing software For details on editing methods refer to the instruction manual of your editing software Connecting the Unit to a Computer HVR M35 rear panel z Si Du IT e i LINK cable not supplied i LINK IEEE1394 Computer edit
26. 50i SEL to 60i As a result TC FORMAT setting will return to the status before the 60i 50i SEL menu was set to 50i Sets the time code output from the TC OUT jack ON OFF when the tape is played at a speed other than normal gt OFF Does not output the time code ON Outputs the time code Chapter 5 Adjusting and Setting Through Menus OTHERS menu Icon Menu Sa OTHERS Submenu ASSIGN BTN pages 8 10 11 Setting Assigns a function other than the default functions to ASSIGN buttons the INDEX A1 button AUDIO DUB A2 button and RESET A3 button The available functions for each ASSIGN button are as listed below INDEX A1 button INDEX MARK al AUDIO DUB A2 button AUDIO DUB HDV DV CONV SDI CMPNT d PB ZOOM END SEARCH DATA CODE ALLSCAN MODE COLOR BAR d SEARCH SEL H SEARCH PPI H SEARCH keq H COUNT SIZE COUNT COLOR FF REW SPEED d RESET A3 botton COUNT RESET a Default setting b Same functions as on the Remote Commander c The above settings can be set with the menu on the unit For details refer to the menu items PB ZOOM You can magnify pictures from about 1 1 to 5 times the original size during playback For details on PB ZOOM see ASSIGN BTN in Using PB ZOOM on page 42 END SEARCH The last five second portion recorded on a tape is played back and stopped Use END SEARCH to c
27. AUDIOMONITOR er et Seng ES seed ES SELECT switch e ORNS i W O LEVEL control ccs SS ees eo s in oS S knob O DIGITAL HD VIDEOCASSETTE RECORDER phones jack INDEX A1 button INPUT SELECT switch Speaker Bottom panel ch 1 Monitor display section see page 9 DISPLAY OUTPUT switch 1 cassette indicator Lights when a digital video cassette is loaded Does not light up when there is no cassette loaded in the unit This indicator blinks while a cassette is being ejected For details see Inserting Ejecting Cassettes on page 31 KEY INH key inhibit switch Turning on this switch disables all buttons to prevent accidental button operations e Even when this switch is set to ON the switches O D and 3 the knobs and 3 O and the switch 2 on the rear panel can be used e Even when you set this switch to ON you can operate the unit with the Remote Commander or via the LANC jack CONTROL S jack and HDV DV jack 6 Chapter 1 Overview Remote sensor In addition to the Remote Commander supplied with the unit the unit accepts signals from any Sony Remote Commander whose command mode is set to VTR4 To disable control from a Remote Commander set COMMANDER in the OTHERS menu to CONTROL S ON STANDBY switch and lamp The ON STANDBY lamp lights up in green or red when the POWER switch on
28. AUTO REW is set to ON en is displayed You can eject the tape on the recorder to insert a new tape at this time 3 Press the 4 button Duplication starts again When AUTO REW is set to ON the newly inserted tape is rewound automatically e When you change the source tapes the beginning of the connecting portion of the recorded content of the work tape may be distorted e When you start duplication again the beginning of the recorded content of the work tape may be distorted as playback starts again Detecting a blank portion during duplication If the unit detects a blank portion on the source tape during duplication it skips the blank portion automatically reducing the length of the recorded part of the tape The operations of the player and recorder the unit when a blank portion is detected are as follows Detected status on source tape Player Recorder the unit operation Detects a blank portion Player Continues playing the tape Recorder Continues recording Certain number of seconds after detection of a blank portion Player Continues playing the tape for another certain number of seconds and searches forward Recorder Stops Detects next recorded portion Player Rewinds the tape at about 2 times its normal speed to the location immediately before the blank portion ends Recorder Remains stopped Returns to the location immediately before the blank porti
29. HDV DV Set it to HDV DV e The editing controller or the editing software is not compatible with the unit Refer to the instruction manuals of the controller or the software and consult their manufacturers Warning Indicators and Messages Self diagnosis display Warning Indicators The following alarm indicators may appear on the LCD monitor or an external monitor For further information about each symptom and recovery method see the relevant page indicated in the parentheses Message Alarm Indicator c 00 00 00 00 Self diagnosis display 8 Moisture condensation warning Ke Warning indicator pertaining to the tape Eject cassette warning Cause Corrective Action If an error still recurs after you retry the corrective action several times contact Sony Customer Service or your place of purchase C 21 00 Condensation has occurred Remove the cassette and insert it again after approximately 1 hour page 97 C 22 00 The video head is dirty Use a cleaning cassette to clean the head page 95 C 31 010 C 32 00 Symptoms other than the above are occurring Insert the cassette again and retry the operation Do not take this action however if there is any condensation at all in the unit page 97 Unplug the power cord plug it in again and then retry the operation Replace the tape Remove the cassette unplug the power cord and leave the unit for approximately
30. Ja deyo fl Notes on Use Digital Hours Meter The digital hours meter keeps cumulative counts of the total operation time the head drum rotation time the tape running time and the number of unthreading operations These counts can be displayed on the menu Use them as guidelines for scheduling maintenance In general consult your Sony dealer about necessary periodic maintenance checks The digital hours meter has the following four display modes and you can check them in HOURS METER of the OTHERS menu page 84 e OPERATION mode The cumulative total hours of operating time is displayed in 10 hour increments s DRUM RUN mode The cumulative total hours of drum rotation with tape threaded is displayed in 10 hour increments e TAPE RUN mode The cumulative total hours of tape running time is displayed in 10 hour increments e THREADING mode The cumulative number of tape unthreading operations is displayed in 10 operation increments 98 Chapter 6 Maintenance About the Built in Rechargeable Battery The unit is provided with a rechargeable battery that retains the date time and various settings regardless of power on and power off status The rechargeable battery is charged as long as the unit is operated If the period the unit is operated is short the battery discharges gradually and if it is not used at all for approximately 1 month the battery will discharge completely In that case charge the battery and then s
31. SD SDI OUT jack Signals of EE pictures during S VIDEO VIDEO input or EE pictures in DV DVCAM format during signal input from the HDV DV jack are not output e When signals are input from the HDV DV jack the output signals from the HD SD SDI OUT jack and the AES EBU OUT jacks do not satisfy the SDI signal standard and the AES EBU signal standard e Depending on the i LINK signal quality of the device connected through the HDV DV jack or the signal performance type of the SDI input jack or AES EBU input jack of the device connected the picture and sound may be distorted Make sure no problem will occur before you use the HD SD SDI OUT jack e When output resolution is set to 480p or 576p no signal is output from the HD SD SDI OUT jack e When an internal color bar is generated or no signal is input signals are output from the HD SD SDI OUT jack LANC jack Use this jack when controlling the tape transport operation of the unit using a device that has a LANC jack e The LANC jack on the unit has only LANC S functions The unit has no LANC M functions A device that is set to LANC S mode cannot be connected to the unit Either the unit or the other device may not operate properly e When using the unit as a player set LANC mode on the recorder to M A VCR that does not have an M S switching function cannot be used to operate the unit e When the device to be connected to the unit has a LANC M function to switch between
32. SHUTTLE A B select SHUTTLE A for an HDV formatted tape and SHUTTLE B for a DVCAM DV SP formatted tape e A LANC connection transmits command signals for playback stop pause playback as well as the time code tape counter and data status of the unit e Jacks labeled CONTROL L have the same function as LANC jacks e There are some limitations when you edit an HDV formatted tape Refer to the Notes in Editing Connecting a Computer on page 67 Chapter 1 Overview 19 e HANI Location and Function of Parts meine 4a deyO ml 1 Video signal input output section S VIDEO jacks vIDEON m VIDEO jacks COMPONENT OUT Pb Cb Pr COMPONENT OUT jacks S VIDEO jacks To connect a device equipped with S video jacks use the S VIDEO jacks on the unit If you use the S VIDEO jacks you can input output high quality video with less signal quality deterioration than if connected to the standard VIDEO jack When the DISPLAY OUTPUT switch on the front panelis set to S VIDEO VIDEO or ALL text data such as the time code menus and alarm messages are superimposed on an external monitor connected to the S VIDEO OUT jack page 25 For details on the output of the S VIDEO jacks see Notes on all video output jacks page 17 VIDEO jacks Use these jacks to input and output analog video signals Text data is superimposed on a monitor in the same way a
33. VCR is a high precision piece of equipment that records and plays back the picture recorded on a magnetic tape In particular the video heads and other mechanical parts may become dirty or worn To maintain a clean picture we recommend maintenance every 1000 hours even though the conditions of use may differ depending on temperature humidity dust etc Connecting other equipment When you connect the unit to other equipment or a computer using an i LINK cable confirm the direction of the jack If you forcibly insert the jack the terminal may be damaged or cause the unit to malfunction Cleaning of the Video Heads With clogged video heads the unit cannot record properly Clean the video heads to prevent noise on the recorded picture or audio For cleaning use the supplied cleaning cassette Before recording an important event The unit cannot record properly with clogged video heads To ensure normal recording and clear pictures and sound clean the video heads before recording an important event Every 50 hours If you repeat the tape transport operation the video heads will become dirty and coated with fine dirt or dust Clean the heads every 50 hours After using a tape prone to clog the heads If using such a tape causes the symptoms illustrated below clean the heads Chapter 6 Maintenance 95 E wii SaOUEUSIUIEIN 9 Jaydeyo fl Notes on Use When the symptoms caused by clogged video heads appear Even if yo
34. above Standard cassette Mini cassette Cassette compatibility A DV format cassette tape can be used for HDV The recording bit rate and recording track pitch on a tape of the HDV1080i system used for the HVR M35 are about 25 Mbps and 10 um respectively The specifications are the same as those of home use DV SP tapes The recording time on an HDV tape is also the same as that of a DV SP tape The track pitch of DVCAM is 15 um which is 1 5 times that of HDV DV SP Therefore the recording time using DVCAM recording on the same tape will be two 30 Chapter 2 Playback and Recording thirds of the time available when HDV DV SP recording is used Cassette memory Some mini cassettes and standard cassettes have the cassette memory CH mark The unit however does not support the cassette memory function However if you use the DSR 25 45 50 as a recorder the unit accesses cassette memory only if the recorder is set to AUTO py CI To save a recording To prevent accidental erasure of a recording set the REC SAVE switch on the cassette to SAVE To record or dub audio on a tape set the switch to REC Set to SAVE REC SAVE switch Checking the tape for slack Using a paper clip or a similar object turn the reel gently in the direction shown by the arrow If the reel does not move
35. an SD signal is input via the S VIDEO IN or VIDEO IN jack and DV WIDE CONV of VIDEO OUT in the IN OUT REC menu is set to EDGE CROP the marker is not be displayed e The markers displayed with EDGE CROP MARKER and MARKER BURN show the available horizontal ratio range of the 4 3 screen to be cropped The displayable image size of the standard 4 3 TV monitor may appear smaller than the size marked on the monitor of the unit e When EDGE CROP MARKER and MARKER BURN are enabled at the same time EDGE CROP MARKER is given priority 46 Chapter 2 Playback and Recording e When you set MARKER BURN and ALLSCAN MODE in the DISPLAY SET menu to ON at the same time the marker will not appear in the correct position on the LCD monitor This is not a malfunction The marker will be output correctly via each video jack Using the Unit as a Videocassette Recorder This section describes the connections settings and operations necessary to perform recording on the unit The same settings and operations apply when you are using the unit for dubbing e For connection of editing devices refer to the instruction manual of the editing controller and that of the editing software you use e Edit functions are specified by the editing software For details on the editing methods refer to the instruction manual of the editing software For details see also page 67 and 68 Connections for Recording To video equipment without a
36. by changing the setting of DOWN CONV AU in i LINK SET of the IN OUT REC menu e With HDV signals interlace to progressive or progressive to interlace conversions cannot be made and be output via the HDV DV jack e When HDV signals are down converted to DVCAM or DV format during playback of HDV recorded in progressive and output to hen HDV DV jack the signals are converted to the interlace system 1080 24p and 1080 30p are converted to 480i and 1080 25p to 576i respectively e Some general consumer television sets are provided with a function to control equipment connected with the i LINK cable Such a function however may not work with the unit Settings for Playback Preparation on the unit e Text information is superimposed to the VIDEO OUT jack S VIDEO OUT jack COMPONENT OUT jacks and HD SD SDI OUT jack To output video signals without text data set the DISPLAY OUTPUT switch to OFF For details on the DISPLAY OUTPUT switch see page amp For details on text data see Displaying Various Data on page 25 e To view a tape recorded in HDV format by connecting the unit to a monitor that has a 4 3 aspect ratio set DOWN CONVERT of VIDEO OUT in the IN OUT REC menu to the desired mode page 73 1 Power on the monitor then set the monitor s input switch according to the signals input 2 Turn the unit on Playback Procedures 1 Insert a cassette and confirm that the cassette indicator li
37. can correctly edit even a tape created in LOCK MODE In that case select LOCK MODE if required Recording tapes used when the unit serves as a recorder Input signal format be N Recording tape format AUDIO MODE REC MODE AUDIO LOCK NTSC or PAL DVCAM DVCAM LOCK MODE DV SP LOCK MODE DV LOCK MODE UNLOCK MODE DV UNLOCK MODE Setting independent Appendix 99 Notes on Dubbing Dubbing with the HDV DV jack When you perform dubbing between the unit and digital video equipment connected with an i LINK cable using the unit as a player the HDV DV jack output format is determined in accordance with the playback tape format and menu setting of the unit If you use the unit as a recorder the format of a tape used for recording is determined in accordance with the p HDV DV jack input format and menu setting of the unit For details check the following table on page 101 Playback and editing using this tape may be limited for some dubbing methods Before dubbing read Chapter 4 Dubbing to Other Equipment Using the i LINK Jack Duplication Audio Dubbing and Connecting a Computer i LINK output when the unit is used as a player Menu item Playback tape format i LINK SET i LINK output format AUDIO MODE HDV DV SEL HDV DV CONV HDV AUTO OFF HDV LOCK MODE DVCAM DVCAM LOCK MODE DV SP DV UNLOCK MODE HDV OFF HDV LOCK MODE DVCAM DVCAM LOCK MODE DV SP
38. compatible with the unit are available refer to the operating instructions of the equipment to be connected e When you connect a computer and the unit using an i LINK cable check the direction of the jack If you forcibly insert the jack the terminal may be damaged or cause the unit to malfunction e Be sure to connect the i LINK cable to the computer first and then connect it to the unit If you connect the i LINK cable to the unit first it may cause the unit to malfunction because of static electricity e When you connect the unit to equipment equipped with an i LINK jack using the i LINK cable power off the equipment and remove the power cord from the AC outlet before connecting or disconnecting the i LINK cable If the i LINK cable is connected or disconnected while the equipment power cord is connected to the AC outlet a high voltage current 8 to 40 V output from the i LINK jack of the equipment flows into the unit and may damage it e However the HDV DV jack of the unit is a 6 pin type so no power is supplied Recommended i LINK cables Use a Sony i LINK cable i LINK and are trademarks of Sony Corporation Specifications System Video Audio recording playing head system Rotating dual head helical scan Audio recording format HDV MPEG 1 Audio Layer2 2 channel MPEG 2 Audio Layer2 4 channel 16 bit 48 kHz stereo Transfer rate 384 kbps Audio recording format DVCAM DV 12 bit Fs32K Channel 1
39. hear the sound while playing at various speeds set JOG AUDIO in the AUDIO SET menu to ON For details on the AUDIO SET menu see AUDIO SET menu on page 79 You cannot hear the sound while playing back a tape recorded in HDV format at various speeds Searching using the search function The unit can immediately access the following signals recorded on a tape Searching for the beginnings of the recordings Index search Searching for a point on the tape where the recorded date changes Date search To search for scenes use the supplied Remote Commander Also you can assign the same search function to the ASSIGN buttons For details on ASSIGN buttons see ASSIGN BTN in the OTHERS menu on page 83 1 Press the SEARCH SELECT button on the Remote Commander to select the search type The search type changes in the order of Index search Date search No indication When selecting INDEX SEARCH INDEX 00 SEARCH The search screens are displayed only on Data display screen 42 Chapter 2 Playback and Recording 2 Press the k lt PI button repeatedly to locate the scene you want Each time you press the k PI button the unit searches for the previous or next search point When a search point is located its number is indicated on the monitor screen The unit starts searching backwards or forwards until the number comes to zero then plays back the scene
40. is a blank portion on the tape the first part of the recorded portion that follows may be dropped on the copied tape e When the time code on a player operates either discontinuously or incorrectly a difference in frame values between the numeric time codes may occur To cancel duplication 1 Press the STOP button on the unit and pause duplicating During the pause the following confirmation display appears 00 12 34 12 DUPLICATE PLUS HDV1080i Can adjust start position or change cassette RESTART v END 2 Press the d button Duplicating mode ends 62 Chapter 4 Dubbing to Other Equipment Using the i LINK Jack Duplication Audio Dubbing and Connecting a Computer Duplicating a series of tapes While pausing duplication mode you can change the tape on the player Therefore you can duplicate a series of tapes on a single tape To change the tapes 1 By playing back the tape on the player to the end or by pressing the STOP button on the unit confirm that the player has entered the playback pause mode During pause the confirmation display appears 00 12 34 12 DUPLICATE PLUS HDV1080i ol Can adjust start position or change cassette II RESTART TO END 2 Eject the tape in the player and load the other tape _ BB 00 12 34 12 DUPLICATE PLUS Cy HDV1080i Can adjust start position or change cassette PLAYER OC LL RESTART TO END When
41. is output the color bars are down converted and output The transition edges between the color bars are distorted e You cannot change the current setting during recording e To switch the audio mode of tone signals in DV format change the setting of AUDIO MODE in the AUDIO SET menu Chapter 5 Adjusting and Setting Through Menus Icon Menu Submenu EE PB SEL page 11 480i LEVEL Setting Sets the stop fast forward and rewind modes PEE Outputs EE picture and EE sound PB Mutes the image and sound If this item is set to PB the output from the unit will be as follows when you press any of the REC DUPLICATE or AUDIO DUB buttons separately when the unit is stopped unless the cassette has been write protected REC button Image EE picture of the input image Sound EE sound of the input sound CH 1 2 DUPLICATE button H Image input to HDV DV jack Sound input to HDV DV jack AUDIO DUB button Mute screen black EE sound of the input sound CH 3 4 No button is pressed Mute screen black Mute no sound Time code See page 57 a Set the AUDIO MONITOR SELECT switch appropriately b When the INPUT SELECT switch is set to HDV DV Selects the component output level of luminance and chrominance from either BETACAM or SMPTE signals when the component output is set to 480i gt BETACAM Sets the COMPONENT OUT jacks
42. is set to go into the stop mode after the playback pause mode continues for a certain period Set FROM STILL in the VTR SET menu to STEP FORWARD If you do so the tape will forward by one frame for each time interval set in STILL TIME Playback pause mode is released and the tape forwards for each preset time interval e To protect the tape the unit is set to forward the tape after the playback pause mode continues for a certain period Set FROM STILL in the VTR SET menu to STOP If you do so the unit goes into the stop mode after the playback pause mode continues for the interval set in STILL TIME After the unit has been left in the stop mode and no key operations have been attempted for more than one hour the unit goes into the standby mode the unit s power turns off e AUTO STANDBY in the OTHERS menu is set to ON Set AUTO STANDBY to OFF The pause mode of playback recording or audio dubbing is released automatically e To protect the tape and the video heads the unit goes into the stop mode after the pause mode of recording audio dubbing or duplicating continues for more than 3 minutes To maintain the pause mode set FROM REC P in the VTR SET menu to REC PAUSE Continued 89 Chapter 6 Maintenance _ wii Troubleshooting Symptom When the tape is rewound to its beginning the playback automatically starts Cause Remedy e The TIME
43. not exceed 0 dB when the audio signals are at their maximum If the recording level exceeds 0 dB the recorded sound will be distorted e When the unit records in DVCAM DV format it supports two audio modes with either 2 channels at FS48K or 4 channels at FS32K It is not possible to select other modes for example with 2 channels at FS32K e During recording you cannot change the audio mode e To dub audio after recording using the unit set AUDIO MODE in the AUDIO SET menu to FS32K 4 channel mode before recording For details on the AUDIO SET menu see AUDIO SET menu on page 79 e The unit is able to dub audio on a tape recorded in DVCAM format with 4 channel FS32K sound Recording Procedures This section describes the procedures used to record signals sent from another VCR to the unit For details on operation when the unit is connected to a computer via the A HDV DV jack refer to Editing Connecting a Computer on page 67 1 Insert a cassette and confirm that the cassette indicator lights up 2 Press the playback button on the player The player starts playback 3 On the unit press the PLAY button while holding the REC button down When the unit records HDV format images it takes a while until recording starts This delay however is not an error STBY is displayed on the screen and the REC indicator blinks until recording starts To stop recording Press the STOP button on the
44. p DVCAM DV SP AUTO REW gt ON OFF Duplicates all video formats The player automatically detects only 1080 HDV both interlaced and progressive and duplicates The player automatically detects only 1080 interlaced HDV and duplicate The player automatically detects only 1080 progressive HDV and duplicates Duplicates DVCAM format only Duplicates DV SP format only Rewinds the tape on both the player and the recorder and starts duplication Also when you continue to duplicate a resource tape from multiple tapes a new work tape will be rewound automatically and duplication starts Starts duplicating from the current portion of the tape You cannot use these settings during duplication CUSTOM REPEAT page 43 AUTO INDEX page 51 Adjusts the REPEAT TIMES REPEAT CYCLE and START TIME of the CUSTOM REPEAT REPEAT TIMES ON OFF TIMES Selects whether to apply the REPEAT TIMES setting or not Sets the number of times to repeat playbacks Set the number by pressing the 24 buttons and then press the EXEC button REPEAT CYCLE ON OFF CYCLE Selects whether to apply the REPEAT CYCLE setting or not Sets the time of intervals for playback Set the number by pressing the 24 buttons and then press the EXEC button START TIME ON OFF TIME Selects whether to apply START TIME setting or not Sets the starting time of CUSTOM REPEAT Set the number by pressing the 4 buttons o
45. page 78 m DATE DISPLAY page 78 t TIME DISPLAY page 78 Ge REMAINING page 78 LCD BRIGHT page 78 LCD COLOR page 78 LCD BLACK page 78 AUDIO MODE page 79 m AUDIO LOCK page 79 t JOG AUDIO page 79 t AGC CH1 2 page 79 AGC CH3 4 page 79 DUPLICATE PLUS page 80 m CUSTOM REPEAT page 80 L AUTO INDEX page 80 STILL PICT page 80 FF REW SPEED page 80 STILL TIME page 81 t FROM STILL page 81 FROM REC P page 87 TC PRESET page 81 m UB PRESET page 81 e HDV DV IN TC page 82 TC RUN page 82 m TC MAKE page 82 TC FORMAT page 82 JOG TC OUT page 82 ASSIGN BTN page 83 m LANGUAGE page 83 m COMMANDER page 83 m PB YNR page 84 PB CNR page 84 m SPEAKER BEEP page 84 m CLOCK SET page 84 t HOURS METER page 84 t AC ON MODE page 84 AUTO STANDBY page 84 m 60i 50i SEL page 85 VCR PROFILE page 85 L INITIALIZE page 85 available only when you use a 60i signal Chapter5 Adjusting and Setting Through Menus 71 snus U nOIULL Bum s pue Buysnipy g saj dey9 HN Spuet U nOIUL Humes pue Buysnipy G sa deyo ATT Operating Menus ae ee Menu Contents Initial settings are indicated with rectangles IN OUT REC menu Icon Menu Submenu IN OUT HDV DV SEL REC 72 pages 38 48 59 67 REC MODE pages 50 69 Setting
46. such a case if you insert the cassette forcibly the cassette may not be loaded properly or malfunctions may occur e It takes a few seconds for the unit to recognize the cassette and find the proper location on the tape being loaded Chapter 2 Playback and Recording 31 SE Dupiooe pue pol Zz Jeideyo ti Notes on Power Supply and Video Cassettes To eject the cassette With the unit powered on press the EJECT button The cassette is disengaged and ejected Notes on Playback Recording No compensation for contents of the recording Contents of the recording cannot be compensated for if recording or playback is not successful due to a malfunction of the unit video tape etc Copyright precautions Television programs films video tapes and other materials may be copyrighted Unauthorized recording of such materials may be contrary to the copyright laws Copyright signal On playback When the cassette you play back on the unit contains copyright signals you cannot copy it to a tape in another device connected to your unit On recording You cannot record software on the unit that contains copyright control signals for copyright protection of software Cannot record due to copyright protection appears on the LCD screen if you try to record such software The unit does not record copyright control signals on the tape when it records 32 Chapter 2 Playback and Recording
47. that is output from the unit e When you play back a tape in DVCAM DV format while an EE picture in NTSC PAL is displayed either the 480i resolution or the 576i resolution is output regardless of the setting of SDI CMPNT e When 480p 480i or 576p 576i is selected in SDI CMPNT 480p or 576p signals are output only from the COMPONENT OUT jacks but not from the HD SD SDI OUT jack Continued Chapter5 Adjusting and Setting Through Menus 73 snus U nOIULL Bum s pue Buysnipy g sajdeyo WAM Spuet U nOIUL Bum s pue Buysnipy gG sa deyo ATT Operating Menus a a Icon Menu Submenu 74 i LINK SET pages 45 67 Setting Adjusts the down conversion format This menu is available when HDV DV SEL is set to AUTO or HDV HDV DV CONV gt OFF Disables down conversion DVCAM Down converts to DVCAM format DV SP Down converts to DV SP format DOWN CONVERT This setting is available when HDV DV CONV is set to DVCAM or DV SP gt SQUEEZE Plays back with a compressed horizontal screen image and maintains all images on display Images appear vertically long EDGE CROP Plays back with both left and right sides of the screen images cut off and maintains the original image appearance DOWN CONV AU Selects 2 channels to output from the HDV DV jack during playback of HDV recorded in 4 channel audio gt CH1 CH2 Outputs signals of channel 1 and 2 from the amp HDV DV jack CH3 CH4 Outputs signals o
48. the recorder If the recorder has an input selector switch select an input For details refer to your recorder s instruction manual 3 Start playback on the unit and start recording on the recorder For details refer to your recorder s instruction manual 4 When dubbing is finished stop recording on the recorder and then stop playback of the unit 60 Chapter 4 Dubbing to Other Equipment Using the i LINK Jack Duplication Audio Dubbing and Connecting a Computer Duplication Generating a work tape with the same time code DUPLICATE PLUS is a dubbing function which duplicates the tape with time codes through an i LINK connection By using the DUPLICATE button you can easily make a work tape which contains the exact same time code that the original source tape contains DUPLICATE PLUS is applicable with HDV1080 DVCAM and DV SP formats Also at the tape end or when the tape has been put in PAUSE mode by operating the STOP button you can change the tape of both the player and recorder during duplication page 63 Therefore multiple tapes can be duplicated from multiple resource tapes continuously The unit does not support the cassette memory CU function Use this function when making a one to one connection Also do not disconnect the i LINK cable during duplication Setting DUPLICATE PLUS mode Set DUPLICATE PLUS mode in the VTR SET menu Setting the duplicating format Select the duplicating f
49. the self diagnostic function is enabled diagnostics code numbers are displayed When you playback a tape without a time code or with atime code recorded in different formats the time code cannot be displayed correctly er 9 Remaining tape time indicator Displays the remaining tape time For details see p REMAINING in the DISPLAY SET menu on page 78 When you insert a cassette of which the tape has been rewound to the beginning this indicator does not show the remaining tape time The remaining tape time is displayed after the tape runs for a while INPUT SELECT indicator Changes according to the position of the INPUT SELECT switch HDV DV IN S VIDEO IN or VIDEO IN E Index indicator Displays EN when an index has been marked Search indicator Displays the search mode when you search for scenes using the Remote Commander For details on the search function see Searching using the search function on page 42 26 Chapter 1 Overview Black signal indicator Displays a Black signal indicator when COLOR BAR is set to ON and TYPE is set to BLACK in COLOR BAR of the IN OUT REC menu For details on color bar type see COLOR BAR in the IN OUT REC menu on page 76 Audio mode indicator During recording in DV mode displays 32k when you select FS32K for AUDIO MODE in the AUDIO SET menu When you select FS48K 48k is displayed During recording
50. the time counter display in COUNTER SET in the DISPLAY SET menu DISPLAY Selects whether to display the time counter or not SIZE Selects the size of the time counter COLOR Selects the color of the time counter For details on COUNTER SET see page 77 STATUS CHECK screen To display the STATUS CHECK screen press the STATUS CHECK button Each time you press the 28 button the STATUS CHECK screen switches in the order of AUDIO OUTPUT ASSIGN and CUSTOM REPEAT To hide the STATUS CHECK screen press the STATUS CHECK button again While an HVR DR6O or an HVR MRC1 is connected using the p HDV DV jack the device information can be displayed using the 28 buttons of the unit Audio setting screen The audio setting screen is displayed when the STATUS CHECK screen is set to AUDIO Audio status icon Audio level meter vSPEAKER Audio setting indicator ABER O STATUS CHECK END Audio status icon During recording in DV mode displays 32k when you select FS32K for AUDIO MODE in the AUDIO SET menu When you select FS48K 48k is displayed During recording in HDV mode displays the audio mode with either 2CH or 4CH During DV format playback or audio dubbing displays the audio mode recorded on the tape with either 32k or 48k During HDV format playback displays the audio mode recorded on the tape with either 2CH or 4CH When DV signals are input from the 8 HDV DV jac
51. the value of REPEAT TIMES is initialized to zero and repeat playback starts To cancel the CUSTOM REPEAT Set the TIMER switch to OFF By using CUSTOM REPEAT you can do the following example Repeat playback at 30 minute intervals 1 Set ON OFF of REPEAT CYCLE to ON 2 Set CYCLE of REPEAT CYCLE to 30 min 3 Press the REW or PLAY button Repeat playback at 2 hour intervals 5 times a day starting at 9 a m mmh Set ON OFF of REPEAT CYCLE to ON NO Set CYCLE of REPEAT CYCLE to 120 min GA Set ON OFF of REPEAT TIMES to ON JS Set TIMES of REPEAT TIMES to 5 GA Set ON OFF of START TIME to ON OH Set TIME of START TIME at 9 00 Turn the unit on before 9 a m e The unit cannot detect signals for an Index signal a signal other than the one set by AUTO in HDV DV SEL or an unrecorded portion within 20 seconds of the beginning of the playback e When you intend to turn the unit off press the STOP button on the unit to stop the tape transport operation beforehand If you turn the unit off while a tape is running for example by using an AC timer the unit or the tape may be damaged e The editing software used by a digital non linear editing system may mark index signals on a tape itself Therefore if you use a tape on which signals transmitted from a digital non linear editing controller are recorded or a copy tape made from one using digit
52. there is no slack Paper clip etc Reel Preparing the Power Supply Connect the power cord supplied to the AC IN connector Then connect the power plug to the wall outlet When you disconnect the power code from the wall outlet be sure to unplug the power plug from the wall outlet first Turning the Power on Press the POWER switch on the rear panel of the unit to the I ON position Then press the ON STANDBY button on the front panel The CLOCK SET screen appears when you turn on the unit for the first time For details on CLOCK SET see page 84 Inserting Ejecting Cassettes To insert a cassette After checking the tape for slack hold the cassette so that the tape window is facing upward then insert it into the unit Mini cassette Insert the mini cassette into the center of the cassette compartment Standard cassette Tape window facing upward e Do not insert the cassette forcibly The unit may be damaged e Do not eject load the cassette in a place subject to light The internal sensor of the unit may operate incorrectly if too much light falls on the unit e When inserting a cassette hold the back edge of the cassette in the center and push it until the cassette is inserted deep into the unit If you hold the ends the cassette may not be loaded properly e If the cassette does not load or is loaded only halfway eject it once then insert it again In
53. time code value PRESET Sets the desired time code value RESET Resets the time code value to 00 00 00 00 To set the initial time code value you need to set TC MAKE to PRESET first If TC MAKE has been set to REGENERATE or HDV DV IN TC has been set to EXTERNAL this setting is not effective UB PRESET page 54 Resets the user bits value or sets the desired user bits value PRESET Sets the user bits value You can set the user bits as eight digit hexadecimal values 0 to 9 A to F base 16 to have the date time scene number and other information inserted into the user bits RESET Resets the user bits value to 00 00 00 00 When the INPUT SELECT switch is set to HDV DV and HDV signals are input to the unit this setting is not effective When color bars are displayed or during recording this setting is effective Continued Chapter 5 Adjusting and Setting Through Menus 81 snus U nOIULL Bum s pue Buysnipy g saydeyo HIN I Spuet U nOIUL Humes pue Buysnipy G sa deyo ATT Operating Menus a a Icon Menu Submenu TC UB SET HDV DV IN TC 82 page 53 Setting Selects whether to record internal time code or external time code while the unit records signals input from the H HDV DV jack PINTERNAL Records the time code generated by the internal time code generator If TC MAKE is set to REGENERATE and no time code is recorded on the tape the unit records time code from 00
54. unit To pause recording Press the PAUSE button on the unit You cannot up convert NTSC or PAL signals in the HDV format for recording Recording Functions Marking an index By pressing the INDEX button on the unit or the INDEX MARK button on the Remote Commander during recording you can mark an index signal at any place on the tape If you mark an index at a scene you want to be able to search for you can easily find the scene later When AUTO INDEX in the VTR SET menu is set to ON if you start recording while the tape is stopped the unit automatically marks an index While the index is being marked the E indicator appears for about seven seconds on the Data display screen page 25 e You cannot mark a new index while the EI indicator is being displayed e If you record on a portion of the tape where an index has been marked the index will be erased You cannot delete just an index while keeping the image or sound e You cannot mark an index during playback or audio dubbing operations the INDEX button and the INDEX MARK button are disabled in these operations To use an index during playback See Searching using the search function on page 42 Chapter 2 Playback and Recording 51 DEER uk di Dupiooe pue pol Zz Jeideyo ti Using the Unit as a Videocassette Recorder EEN AC timer recording By connecting the unit to an external AC timer not supplied you can start recording at a preset time
55. 1 501 SEL to 50i page 85 e Do not change the 60i1 50i SEL setting during recording e When you select S VIDEO or VIDEO with the INPUT SELECT switch if the field frequency of the input signal is different from that of the 60i 50i SEL setting the picture goes blank Chapter 2 Playback and Recording 49 DEER uk di Dupiooe pue pol Zz Jeideyo ti Using the Unit as a Videocassette Recorder e When the signals are input through the i LINK interface the unit detects the field frequency of the input signal automatically You do not need to change the 60i1 50i SEL setting When 60i 50i SEL is set to 50i however the time code generated by the unit is fixed to the non drop frame mode Even when 60i system signals are input to the i LINK jack the time code generated by the unit is the non drop frame mode regardless of the TC FORMAT setting in the TC UB SET menu To record in the drop frame mode set 60i 50i SEL to 60i 5 Select input signals by switching the INPUT SELECT switch on the unit HDV DV to record input signals from the HDV DV jack S VIDEO to record input signals from the S VIDEO IN jack VIDEO to record input signals from the VIDEO IN jack You need to adjust HDV DV SEL page 72 and k REC MODE page 72 in the IN OUT REC menu to the desired recording format For details on recording tape formats see page 101 Do not change the INPUT SELECT switch setting during recording If
56. 2 Channel 3 4 16 bit Fs48K Channel 1 2 Video signal 1080 60i NTSC color EIA standard system 1080 50i PAL color CCIR standard system Usable cassettes Standard DVCAM cassettes with the DVCAM mark Mini DVCAM cassettes with the DVCAM mark Tape speed HDV Approx 18 812 mm s Tape speed DVCAM Approx 28 218 mm s Tape speed DV SP Approx 18 812 mm s Recording playback time HDV Approx 276 min using PHDV 276DM Approx 63 min using PHDVM 63DM Recording playback time DVCAM Approx 184 min using PHDV 276DM Approx 41 min using PHDVM 63DM Recording playback time DV SP Approx 276 min using PHDV 276DM Approx 63 min using PHDVM 63DM AUDIO jacks Analog audio input AUDIO IN Pin jack x 4 10 2 4 dBu Impedance Minimum 47 kQ kilo ohms unbalanced Maximum input level 10 18 dBu approx 6 Vrms 2 24 dBu approx 12 5 Vrms 4 30 dBu approx 25 Vrms Analog audio output AUDIO OUT XLR type 3 pin convexity x 4 4 dBu 600 Q ohms loading Low impedance balanced MONITOR AUDIO Headphone output Q phones VIDEO jacks IN OUT Pin jack x 1 Impedance Maximum 1 KQ kilo ohms Output level 47 kQ kilo ohms loading unbalanced 8 2 dBu full bit 2 Vrms 60i NTSC 6 2 dBu full bit 1 59 Vrms 50i PAL Stereo minijack x 1 3 5 16 Q ohms loading BNC type unbalanced 1 0 Vp p 75 Q ohms sync negative Sync signal 0 286 Vp p 60i NT
57. 3 276 290 11 1 SONY Digital HD Videocassette Recorder Operating Instructions Before operating the unit please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference FIDV HDV 1080i DVCAM DW IN HVR M35U M35N M35E M35P 2008 Sony Corporation Table of Contents Chapter 1 Overview RA R E E A A E AT 4 Location and Function of PattS aaaasnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnnnnn nnmnnn 6 Front Banek ees sEdAeeEee e Ea a E e a Pa boridi oiia 6 Rear ET EE 16 Supplied Remote Commander ceecceesceessceceneeceeeeeeeeeeeseeeeaaeceeeeceeeeeeaees 23 Displaying Various Date sinc cscsccscssch suns aceatda canst sans ciaasrtealetanccedsaneaneaweseees 25 Chapter 2 Playback and Recording Notes on Power Supply and Video Cassettes eeeeeeesseeeeeeeeees 30 Preparing the Power Supp 31 Turning the Power 00 23 0tiiisce dest ee en aula cade annie 31 Inserting Ejecting Cassettes cccccecccccescceeseceeseceaeeceeeeceeeecaeceseaaeceaeeceeeesas 31 Notes on Plaxvback Recorchng 32 Recording Format and Input Output Signals ccssccceseseeeeeeeeees 33 Major Differences among HDV1080i DVCAM and DV Formats 33 Input Output Signals in EE Mode 33 Recording Input Signals and Recording Formats cccessseesseceeneeceeeeeeees 34 Playback Tape Format and Output Signals 0 0 0 ccceccsceeescecsteeeeneceneeeeeeeeeees 35 Pl ypac K ne irs esis ssn awa
58. 6O is connected using the E HDV DV jack When an HVR MRC1 is connected CF is displayed page 27 Alarm indicator Displays an alarm indicator For details on alarm indicators see Warning Indicators and Messages on page 93 x v Color indicator Displays an x v Color indicator while pictures recorded in x v Color are played back For details on x v Color see Playback with x v Color output on page 32 ASSIGN buttons indicator Displays an ASSIGN button indicator when an ASSIGN button is set to other than the default functions For details on ASSIGN buttons see page 83 Tape transport mode indicator Displays the tape transport mode Continued Chapter 1 Overview 25 ee HANI M M AO Liedeuz wgl Displaying Various Data Time counter time code user bits count value of the counter indicator Displays the count value of the counter time code or user bits By pressing the COUNTER SELECT button on the front panel you can select the item to be displayed When the time code is displayed appears to its left In the drop frame mode a period is displayed between the minutes and seconds i e 00 12 58 00 When the user bits are displayed tB appears to their left When the count value of the counter is negative appears as the first digit leftmost digit When that value is positive the first digit is blank The count value of the counter consists of seven digits If
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60. CR profiles can be saved Using these saved profiles lets you quickly obtain suitable unit settings later LOAD You can load the VCR profile settings and use the unit with the settings 1 Select the VCR profile you want to load by pressing the 24 button and press the EXEC button 2 Select YES on the confirmation screen by pressing the 281 buttons and press the EXEC button The unit is restarted and the selected VCR profile becomes effective SAVE You can save the current settings in the internal memory as a VCR profile 1 Select NEW FILE or an existing profile name by pressing the 4 4 button and press the EXEC button 2 Select YES on the confirmation screen by pressing the 4 4 buttons and press the EXEC button The VCR profile is saved PROFILE NAME Rename a VCR profile already saved 1 Select the VCR profile you want to rename by pressing the 4 button and press the EXEC button PROFILE NAME screen is displayed Select a character by pressing the 4 4 lt gt button on the profile name screen and press the EXEC button Repeat this operation to enter the new name Each name can be up to 12 characters long Characters that can be used in profile names A to Z 0 to 9 and special characters _ amp Select OK by pressing the 4 lt gt buttons and press the EXEC button The profile is renamed DELETE Delete a VCR profile saved 1 Select the VCR profile you want to delete by pressing the 20 b
61. Chapter 5 Adjusting and Setting Through Menus 75 snus U nOIULL Bum s pue Buysnipy g saj dey9 WAM Spuet U nOIUL Bum s pue Buysnipy gG sa deyo ATT Operating Menus REESEN Icon Menu Submenu 76 COLOR BAR Setting COLOR BAR Selects whether to display color bars or not Also you may select color bars with or without tone signals 1 kHz full bit 20 dB at 60i 1 kHz full bit 18 dB at 50i gt OFF Does not display color bars and no tone signals ON Displays color bars without tone signals ON TONE Displays color bars with tone signals TYPE Selects the type of color bars TYPE 1 Outputs TYPE 1 color bars gt TYPE 2 Outputs TYPE 2 color bars TYPE 3 Outputs TYPE 3 color bars TYPE 4 Outputs TYPE 4 color bars BLACK Outputs a OIRE black signal DV BARS Selects the aspect ratio of color bars set in TYPE DVCAM DV SP format only gt 16 9 Sets the aspect ratio of color bars to 16 9 4 3 Sets the aspect ratio of color bars to 4 3 HDV TONE Switches the number of tone signal channels to be output in HDV format when COLOR BAR is set to ON TONE gt 2CH Sets the color bar audio output to 2 channel ACH Sets the color bar audio output to 4 channel e Color bars and tone signals are output from the HD SD SDI OUT jack A HDV DV jack COMPONENT OUT jacks and analog output jacks e Color bars and tone signals cannot be output when the tape is in playback mode e The color bars output to i LINK th
62. Commander Insulation sheet K To change the battery of the Remote Commander 1 While pressing on the tab inset your fingernail into the slit to pull out the battery case 2 Place a new battery with the side facing up 3 Insert the battery case back into the Remote Commander until it clicks A Note on batteries When the lithium battery becomes weak the operating distance of the Remote Commander may shorten or the Remote Commander may not function properly In this case replace the battery with a Sony CR2025 lithium battery Use of another battery may present a risk of fire or explosion WARNING Battery may explode or leak if mistreated Do not recharge disassemble or dispose of in fire Caution Replace the battery with the specified type only Otherwise fire or injury may result Displaying Various Data The unit can display various superimposed text data on the built in LCD monitor and also on an external monitor connected to the unit To display text data on an external monitor set the DISPLAY OUTPUT switch to ALL or S VIDEO VIDEO You can turn various text data display on or off by pressing the DISPLAY button In this operation manual the menu screen etc is displayed in English You can change the desired language with the screen language setting For details see LANGUAGE in the OTHERS menu on page 83 When images are output in 720p format some of the text im
63. D SDI OUT jack RESET button CONTROL S jack ch Video signal input output section see page 20 N Audio signal input output section see page 22 HDV DV jack i POWER switch lan AC IN connector MONITOR jacks MONITOR VIDEO jack Outputs standard definition video signals Connect this jack to an input jack of an external monitor When you set the DISPLAY OUTPUT switch on the front panel to ALL or S VIDEO VIDEO data items such as time code menus or alarm messages are superimposed on the external monitor page 25 e When video sync signals of the EE pictures are output from the MONITOR VIDEO jack sync and burst are not synchronized e The same signals are output from the MONITOR VIDEO jack and VIDEO OUT jack e When DV input is selected color and luminance may be distorted in the EE mode depending on the monitor e The data items superimposed on a monitor connected to this jack are the same as the items superimposed on the LCD monitor You cannot make two monitors display different data items simultaneously MONITOR AUDIO jack Outputs monaural audio signals Set the AUDIO MONITOR SELECT switch to select the audio channels you want to monitor as follows CH 1 2 channels 1 2 MIX channels 1 to 4 CH 3 4 channels 3 4 16 Chapter 1 Overview AES EBU OUT jacks Outputs digital audio signals in AES EBU format Connect these jacks
64. DV format only ALLSCAN MODE does not activate when DVCAM and DV SP formatted tapes are played e H formats are mixed on a tape the part where the format has changed on a tape causes distortion of images e When ON is selected and the output level of COMPONENT OUT is set to 480i 576i 480p 480i or 576p 576i output images from the S VIDEO OUT jack and VIDEO OUT jack are down converted to letter box For details see page 91 e Once the unit turns off the setting of ALLSCAN MODE is set to OFF automatically es When you set MARKER BURN and ALLSCAN MODE in the DISPLAY SET menu to ON at the same time the marker will not appear in the correct position on the LCD monitor This is not a malfunction The marker will be output correctly via each video jack DATA CODE page 40 Selects whether or not to display the data codes on the analog video output gt OFF Does not display the data codes DATE Displays the date and time when recorded LETTER SIZE Selects the character size of the menu at the cursor gt NORMAL Normal size 2x Double height size DATE DISPLAY TIME DISPLAY REMAINING page 26 Selects the date display in the data code display Y M D Displays YY MM DD year month day M D Y Displays MM DD YY month day year Default setting for the HVR M35U M35N Displays DD MM YY day month year Default setting for the HVR M35E M35P Selects the time display in the data code display
65. EC menu is set to AUTO the computer editing machine may not recognize the unit or you may not be able to edit the tape correctly e There are restrictions on the video output when you play back a tape recorded in HDV format at various speeds Refer to the table for HDV formatted tape in Playing at various speeds page 41 e When you use a tape that was down converted from HDV to DVCAM or DV some conventional DVCAM DV editing software may not perform a time code search or this operation could result in an error e When you record HDV signals that are input through ben HDV DV jack the connecting portion between scenes on the tape will be displayed as a still picture for approximately 1 second We recommend you perform digital nonlinear editing e If your editing software has the capability to output the time code as well as the video and audio signals to the unit and you intend to record that time code set HDV DV IN TC in the TC UB SET menu of the unit to EXTERNAL For details on the TC UB SET menu see TC UB SET menu on page 81 e When HDV DV IN TC in the TC UB SET menu is set to EXTERNAL if you input time code to the a HDV DV jack that is not continuous or does not advance correctly the value of the recorder or displayed time code may not be equal to the actual value of the input one If you use a tape recorded under such conditions you may not be able to perform searches or edits of the picture
66. ENT OUT jacks and analog video jacks selects the setting for converting the aspect ratio of a video recorded in DV WIDE mode gt SQUEEZE Maintains the image vertically and horizontally by compressing the horizontal ratio Images appear vertically long LETTER BOX Maintains the aspect ratio of the image by compressing the image vertically EDGE CROP Maintains the original image size and crops the left and right edges of the images SD SDI SET VIDEO INDEX Sets whether to overlap the aspect ratio and signal format of SD wide signal with VIDEO INDEX or not gt ON VIDEO INDEX is overlapped OFF VIDEO INDEX is not overlapped RP188 ATC Sets whether to overlap the RP 188 ATC Ancillary Time Code with SD SDI output data or not gt ON RP188 ATC overlaps OFF RP188 ATC does not overlap VICT LNSEL EJ Selects a line in the vertical blanking interval VBI of 50i SD signals to use to insert the VITC signal 9th to 22nd line 19th line VICT LNSEL QJ Selects a line in the vertical blanking interval VBI of 60i SD signals to use to insert the VITC signal 12th to 20th line 16th line e Regardless of the playback tape or of the format input to the 8 HDV DV jack the selectable setting values displayed on this menu vary depending on the setting of 60i 50i SEL e WSS Wide Screen Signaling is not output when the picture is output to the COMPONENT OUT jacks in 480p or 576p Set the monitor according to the down convert format of the picture
67. IN OUT REC menu is set to DVCAM During recording or in EE mode 14 Chapter 1 Overview DV indicator Lights when the unit is in either of the following operating states e When a tape recorded in DV format SP mode only is being played back e When the following four conditions are met When HDV DV SEL in the IN OUT REC menu is set to AUTO When F REC MODE in the IN OUT REC menu is set to DV When DV or DVCAM signals are being input from any of the input jacks During recording or in EE mode e When the following three conditions are met When HDV DV SEL in the IN OUT REC menu is set to DV When k REC MODE in the IN OUT REC menu is set to DV During recording or in EE mode 60i indicator Lights when the unit is in one of the following operating states e During recording or in EE mode when 60i 50i SEL in the OTHERS menu is set to 601 e When1080 60i signals or NTSC signals are input from the HDV DV jack e When a tape that has 1080 60i signals or NTSC signals is being played back 30p indicator Lights when the unit is in either of the following operating states e When a tape recorded in 1080 30p format or 720 30p format is being played back e When 1080 30p signals are input from the HDV DV jack 24p indicator Lights when the unit is in either of the following operating states e When a tape recorded in 1080 24p format or 720 24p
68. Make sure that the POWER switch on the rear panel of the unit is in the I ON position beforehand 1 Connect the unit to an external AC timer not supplied Recording source external tuner etc HVR M35 rear panel oO re en EE VIDEO INPUT jack AC timer To an AC outlet 2 Insert a tape for recording 3 Set the INPUT SELECT switch of the unit to select the input signals 4 Set the TIMER switch on the front panel of the unit to REC 5 Set the timer on time on the connected AC timer At the preset time the power of the unit turns on automatically and recording starts after a few to several tens of seconds Set the timer allowing a margin for the recording to start You do not need to press the REC button To turn the unit off press the STOP button on the unit to stop the tape transport operation beforehand If you turn the unit off while a tape is running for example by using an AC timer the unit or the tape may be damaged 52 Chapter 2 Playback and Recording If the tape ends before the recording source stops operation The tape stops To stop recording during timer recording Press the STOP button on the unit To release the AC timer recording mode Set the TIMER switch on the front panel of the unit to OFF Chapter Utilizing the Time Code Setting the Time Code an
69. No cassette inserted 5 RECORDER The REC SAVE switch is set to SAVE on the cassette g 21 The tape is locked Slide the REC SAVE switch to REC on the cassette 3 check the tab gt 22 RECORDER The recorder the unit detected self diagnostics S Reinsert the cassette Insert a cassette again 9 23 RECORDER The recorder the unit detected self diagnostics S Re attach the power source Disconnect the power cord from the recorder E RECORDER Moisture condensation has occurred while the cassette is in the recorder the unit g 24 Moisture condensation Remove the cassette and leave the unit for more than one hour 5 Eject the cassette S RECORDER Moisture condensation has occurred while the cassette is not in the recorder 2 25 Moisture condensation Leave the unit for more than one hour Ei Turn off for 1H v RECORDER The recorders the unit video heads are clogged 8 26 Dirty video head Clean the video heads with the supplied cleaning cassette see page 95 3 Use a cleaning cassette Si When a warning message other than those above is displayed consult your Sony dealer 64 Chapter 4 Dubbing to Other Equipment Using the i LINK Jack Duplication Audio Dubbing and Connecting a Computer Audio Dubbing You can record just the sound on a recorded tape Audio dubbing e You can dub the sound onto a DVCAM formatted tape recorded in the 32 kHz audio mode 4 channel 12 bits only You cannot dub the sound
70. Normally set this menu to AUTO Select this menu when you want to limit the output format during tape playback or limit the signals to be input or output from the HDV DV jack This setting will affect analog outputs gt AUTO Automatically switches signals to HDV format or DVCAM DV format during tape playback When an i LINK cable is connected signals in HDV format or DVCAM DV format will be switched automatically and signals from the HDV DV jack will be input output for recording playback Outputs portions of signals recorded in HDV format during tape playback When an i LINK cable is connected only signals in HDV format from the B HDV DV jack will be input output for recording playback Also select this setting when the unit is connected via an i LINK cable to a computer supporting HDV format see pages 48 59 Outputs signals of portions recorded in DVCAM DV format during tape playback When an i LINK cable is connected only signals in DVCAM DV format from the HDV DV jack are input or output for recording playback Also select this setting when the unit is connected via an i LINK cable to a computer that supports DV format see pages 48 59 e Before changing the setting be sure to disconnect the i LINK cable or turn the other device off If an i LINK cable is connected when you change the setting the video equipment may not recognize the signals correctly e If you select AUTO the screen turns off temporarily when HD
71. O OUT in the IN OUT REC menu the video signal output from the S VIDEO OUT jack VIDEO OUT jack or HDV DV jack may be distorted for a moment e When you play back a tape in DVCAM DV format and while an EE picture in NTSC PAL is displayed either the 480i resolution or the 576i resolution is output regardless of the setting of SDI CMPNT of VIDEO OUT in the IN OUT REC menu e The output level of the COMPONENT OUT jacks is as follows Output at 480i NTSC With BETACAM selected in 4801 LEVEL of the IN OUT REC menu Y 1 0 Vp p with 0 286 Vp p sync negative output impedance 75 Q ohms unbalanced Pb Cb B Y Pr Cr R Y 0 7 Vp p output impedance 75 ohms unbalanced 75 color bars with 7 5 IRE setup With SMPTE selected in 4801 LEVEL of the IN OUT REC menu Y 1 0 Vp p with 0 3 Vp p sync negative output impedance 75 Q ohms unbalanced Pb Cb B Y Pr Cr R Y 0 7 Vp p output impedance 75 ohms unbalanced 100 color bars with no setup Output with other settings Y 1 0 Vp p output impedance 75 ohms unbalanced Pb Cb B Y Pr Cr R Y 0 7 Vp p output impedance 75 ohms unbalanced 100 color bars with no setup 4801 480p Y with 0 3 Vp p sync negative 1080i 720p Y Pb Pr with 0 6 Vp p 3 level sync Chapter 1 Overview 21 e HANI Location and Function of Parts Melen Liedeuz ml 2 Audio signal input output section INPUT LEVEL switch AUDIO IN jacks
72. R switch is set to REPEAT Set the TIMER switch to OFF e You pressed the PLAY button while holding the REW button down If you do this the unit rewinds the tape to its beginning and begins playback page 12 During playback the unit starts rewinding suddenly e The TIMER switch is set to REPEAT When the TIMER switch is set to REPEAT the unit starts rewinding at the moment when a signal for index search or a blank portion is detected Set the TIMER switch to OFF When the tape reaches its end rewinding starts automatically The unit does not function as part of a digital non linear editing system e The TIMER switch is set to REPEAT When the TIMER switch is set to REPEAT the unit starts rewinding at the moment when the end of the tape is detected Set the TIMER switch to OFF e The INPUT SELECT switch is set to a setting other than HDV DV Set it to HDV DV e The editing controller or the editing software is not compatible with the unit Refer to the instruction manuals of the controller or the software and consult their manufacturers Although the i LINK cable is connected the image from external equipment is not displayed Disconnect and then reconnect the i LINK cable correctly e The INPUT SELECT switch is set to a setting other than HDV DV Set it to HDV DV No image is displayed even though the video cable is connected correctly e There are output restrictions for
73. SC 0 3 Vp p 50i PAL Burst signal 0 286 Vp p 60i NTSC 0 3 Vp p 50i PAL MONITOR VIDEO S VIDEO jacks IN OUT Pin jack x 1 unbalanced 1 0 Vp p 75 Q ohms sync negative Sync signal 0 286 Vp p 60i NTSC 0 3 Vp p 50i PAL Burst signal 0 286 Vp p 60i NTSC 0 3 Vp p 50i PAL Mini DIN 4 pin unbalanced Luminance signal 1 0 Vp p 75 Q ohms syne negative Sync signal 0 286 Vp p 60i NTSC 0 3 Vp p 50i PAL Continued Appendix 103 _ Vu xlpueddy HITT Specifications Chrominance signal 0 286 Vp p 60i NTSC burst 75 Q ohms 0 3 Vp p 50i PAL burst 75 Q ohms COMPONENT OUT jacks OUT BNC type Output at 480i NTSC With BETACAM selected in 480i LEVEL of the IN OUT REC menu Y 1 0 Vp p with 0 286 Vp p sync negative output impedance 75 Q ohms unbalanced Pb Cb B Y Pr Cr R Y 0 7 Vp p output impedance 75 Q ohms unbalanced 75 color bars with 7 5 IRE setup With SMPTE selected in 4801 LEVEL of the IN OUT REC menu Y 1 0 Vp p with 0 3 Vp p sync negative output impedance 75 Q ohms unbalanced Pb Cb B Y Pr Cr R Y 0 7 Vp p output impedance 75 Q ohms unbalanced 100 color bars with no setup Output with other settings Y 1 0 Vp p output impedance 75 Q ohms unbalanced Pb Cb B Y Pr Cr R Y 0 7 Vp p output impedance 75 Q ohms unbalanced 100 color bars with no setup 4801 480p Y with 0 3 Vp p sync negative 1080i 720p Y Pb Pr wi
74. UT SELECT switch to HDV DV HDV DV 01 i LINK The i LINK cable is not connected correctly Cable not connected Connect the i LINK cable correctly 02 i LINK There are multiple i LINK connections or the i LINK connection is looped Check i LINK connection You cannot connect multiple devices Connect only one player to the unit gt 03 i LINK The i LINK cable has been unplugged and plugged in again E Check i LINK connection Check the i LINK cable connection Try to duplicate again 10 PLAYER The player is in the recording mode e Recording D gt 11 PLAYER There is no cassette in the player S No cassette 42 PLAYER The player cannot be operated g Cannot control S PLAYER The player rejects operations S 13 a Cannot control A 44 PLAYER The player is disabled or is in a different mode than the recorder the unit has F Cannot control requested m PLAYER The player is in an inappropriate condition D 15 C E annot control me 2 PLAYER A copyright protected signal is recorded on the cassette in the player 16 Cannot record due to You cannot duplicate the tape with copyright protected signals overlapped amp copyright protection a PLAYER The player has detected self diagnostics 17 z Error detected E 18 PLAYER Moisture condensation has occurred in the player 5 Moisture Refer to the instruction manual of the player S 20 RECORDER There is no cassette in the recorder 2
75. V CONV of i LINK SET in the IN OUT REC menu to OFF page 74 e To transfer picture data to a computer editing machine in DVCAM DV format set HDV DV SEL to DV page 72 Then according to the desired recording format set e REC MODE to DVCAM or DV SP page 72 Also according to your edit software select DVCAM or DV SP in HDV DV CONV of i LINK SET in the IN OUT REC menu page 74 Chapter 4 Dubbing to Other Equipment Using the i LINK Jack Duplication Audio Dubbing and Connecting a Computer 69 Jeindwoy e Bunoeuugc pue Buiqqng opp uoneodng yoer NIT 24 Buisn yueWdinby 19410 o Bulqqnq p iedeuz Chapter Adjusting and Setting Through Menus Operating Menus The unit allows you to set various parameters in the menus Before you start using the unit set the internal clock in CLOCK SET in the OTHERS menu Except for clock setting you can use all other factory set default parameters as they are and change them as needed You can save the set values for the unit in the internal memory as VCR profiles When the unit is used by several people or used for multi purposes save the set value in VCR PROFILE of the OTHERS menu Using these saved profiles lets you quickly obtain suitable unit settings later e Do not pull out the power cord plug while operating the menus Otherwise the settings of the menu may be changed accidentally e If the internal backup battery is exhaus
76. V signals are switched to DVCAM DV signals or vice versa The video and audio also stops at the same time e For details on the i LINK output and the recording tape format see pages 100 and 101 Switches the recording mode between DVCAM and DV format SP mode only gt DVCAM Records in DVCAM format DV SP Records in DV format SP mode You cannot change the setting during recording Chapter 5 Adjusting and Setting Through Menus Icon Menu Submenu VIDEO OUT Setting Selects the mode of the video output jacks SDI CMPNT Selects the output format from the HD SD SDI OUT jack and COMPONENT OUT jacks Select from 480i 480p 480i 1080i 480i or 720p 480i when 60i 50i SEL in the OTHERS menu is set to 60i Select from 576i 576p 576i 1080i 576i or 720p 576i when 60i 50i SEL in the OTHERS menu is set to 50i DOWN CONVERT Selects the setting for down converting images output from the HD SD SDI OUT jack COMPONENT OUT jacks and analog video jacks when playing back HDV format or inputting HDV signals from the 8 HDV DV jack gt SQUEEZE Maintains the image vertically and horizontally by compressing the horizontal ratio Images appear vertically long LETTER BOX Maintains the aspect ratio of the image by compressing the image vertically EDGE CROP Maintains the original image size and crops the left and right edges of the images DV WIDE CONV When signals are output from the HD SD SDI OUT jack COMPON
77. a tape recorded in LP mode of the DV format The unit can play back only tapes recorded in the HDV DVCAM format or in SP mode of the DV format A tape recorded in LP mode of the DV format cannot be played back on the unit Reconnect the i LINK cable not supplied e The INPUT SELECT switch is set to a position other than HDV DV Set the switch to HDV DV EE picture and EE sound are not output e EE PB SEL in the IN OUT REC menu is set to PB Set EE PB SEL to EE e The setting of the INPUT SELECT switch does not match the signal input Set the switch according to the signal input The audio breaks up e A damaged tape is loaded Remove the cassette and insert another one e The video heads are dirty Clean the video heads using the supplied cleaning cassette e You have tried to make the unit play back a tape recorded in LP mode of the DV format The unit can play back only tapes recorded in the HDV DVCAM or DV SP formats A tape recorded in LP mode of the DV format cannot be played back on the unit Duplication does not function Cannot perform a date search or index search The time code is not reset to O0 00 00 00 after rewinding a tape to the recording starting point 88 Chapter 6 Maintenance e Check the STOP CAUTION No and the warning messages displayed on the LCD monitor Take the appropriate action page 64 e There is a portion with no recording
78. acks set SDI CMPNT and DOWN CONVERT of VIDEO OUT in the IN OUT REC menu correctly before playback When you output from the HDV DV jack set HDV DV CONV and DOWN CONVERT of i LINK SET in the IN OUT REC menu correctly before playback When you output from the S VIDEO jack and VIDEO jack set DOWN CONVERT of VIDEO OUT in the IN OUT REC menu correctly before playback Before playback of DVCAM DV format images recorded in the wide mode to be output via the COMPONENT OUT jack S VIDEO OUT jack or VIDEO OUT jack set DV WIDE CONV of VIDEO OUT in the IN OUT REC menu properly Even though HDV DV IN TC in the TC UB SET menu is set to EXTERNAL the time code of the input i LINK signal is not recorded e The i LINK signal output from the digital non linear editing controller does not include a time code Confirm that the editing software you are using is capable of outputting a time code e The INPUT SELECT switch is not set to HDV DV Set it to HDV DV After playing at 1 10 of normal speed in forward or reverse for more than 1 minute normal playback forward starts e To protect a tape the unit is set to start normal playback after playing at 1 10 of normal speed in forward or reverse for more than 1 minute Play back the tape at 1 3 of normal speed in forward or reverse Playback pause mode is released and the unit goes into the stop mode e To protect the tape the unit
79. ada rae cea aia eaten an acne an Ea aaae nee 37 Connections for Playback 00 ccccecssecesnceceeceeseeceaaeceeeeeeeeeeesaeeeeaaeceaaeceeeeenaes 37 Settings for Playback senectae e e A ee eaei 39 Playback Procedures reren nn EE EAR 39 Playback Functions ege EE SEENEN Nee 40 Auto Repeat CUSTOM REPEAT 43 EDGE CROP MARKER pisisaari 45 MARKER RING ege 3 EES EE ees Ee e 46 Using the Unit as a Videocassette Recorder ccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeees 47 Connections for Recording cccceeeccceseceesecesaecesceeceeeceaeeeeaeceesaeeceaeeceeeeesas 47 Settings TorRECOPMING 00 ceeseccias NEEN eane ie R a aa as 49 Recording Procedures 2 egged ege cegisshacccsnacoeseadecs n Ee E 51 Recording FUNCHONS sdEsiegeeeeg serien tonnent nanenane ra aae einai entet 51 Chapter 3 Utilizing the Time Code Setting the Time Code and User Bits c eeccsssseeeeeseseeeeneeeneeeeneeeeeees 53 Using the Internal Time Code Generator 53 Tim Code e TT EE 58 2 Table of Contents Chapter 4 Dubbing to Other Equipment Using the i LINK Jack Duplication Audio Dubbing and Connecting a Computer Dubbing to Other Equipment Using the i LINK Jack cccccsssssseeeeees 59 Connections for Dubbing 0 0 0 eee cc eeccceeeceeneeesseceeaeeceececeaeeecaeceeeaeeceaeeceeeesas 59 Dubbing Procedures si Eege Eege Melee a ged 60 Duplication Generating a work tape with the same time code 61 Audio DODERER EEN 65 Editing Connecting a Comp
80. age data outer frame underscan portion may appear cut out depending on the displayable range of the monitor In this case check the text image data on the LCD monitor of the unit or on a monitor using the S VIDEO OUT jack or VIDEO OUT jack Also when your monitor has an underscan function you can check all the text data on the monitor in the underscan mode Menu screen Press the MENU button to display the menu screen For details on the menus see Chapter 5 Adjusting and Setting Through Menus on page 70 z IN OUT REC z CROP MARKER lal COLOR BAR MENU END Data display screen You can display the picture picture and data or picture and the time counter on the data screen by pressing the DISPLAY button when the unit is turned on Data display You can confirm important information for normal recording or playback such as time code or remaining tape time on the screen o gt E 00 12 34 12 in ae BLACK IN INDEXO0 U SEARCH 4CH Format indicator HDV1080i HDV720p DVCAM or DV SP are displayed 60i 24p 30p 50i 25p indicator Repeat indicator Displays a repeat indicator when the TIMER switch is set to REPEAT When START TIME of CUSTOM REPEAT is set to ON in the VTR SET menu is also displayed page 42 HVR DR60 HVR MRC1 connection indicator HDD is displayed while an HVR DR
81. al dubbing CUSTOM REPEAT may not be performed correctly EDGE CROP MARKER The unit allows you to adjust the edge crop position under the following conditions When you output down converted HDV 16 9 wide screen pictures to 4 3 standard TV mode pictures When you output converted DV 16 9 wide screen pictures to 4 3 standard TV mode pictures By displaying the edge crop marker on the monitor you can check the crop position on the LCD monitor beforehand To set EDGE CROP MARKER Before setting CROP MARKER in the IN OUT REC menu to ON check that any one of the following settings have been made DOWN CONVERT of VIDEO OUT in the IN OUT REC menu is set to EDGE CROP DV WIDE CONV of VIDEO OUT in the IN OUT REC menu is set to EDGE CROP DOWN CONVERT of i LINK SET in the IN OUT REC menu is set to EDGE CROP The EDGE CROP MARKER screen displays e Crop position of a 4 3 aspect screen e Center marker e 80 safety zone CROP ADJUST 2 IMENU END Select CROP ADJUST in the IN OUT REC menu and press the EXEC button again after the confirmation display appears Then the edge crop marker will appear on the monitor Press the lt gt buttons to move the marker to the left and right and adjust the crop position Press the EXEC button to execute e When CROP MARKER is displayed on the LCD monitor the text data and crop marker displayed on the
82. and channel 4 is set for the right sound When the INPUT SELECT switch is set to HDV DV the AGC does not function and channels are not linked Also link symbols do not appear OUTPUT screen The OUTPUT screen is displayed when STATUS CHECK screen is set to OUTPUT You can confirm the following setting values HDV DV SEL in the IN OUT REC menu SDI CMPNT DOWN CONVERT and DV WIDE CONV of VIDEO OUT in the IN OUT REC menu HDV DV CONV DOWN CONVERT and DOWN CONV AU of i LINK SET in the IN OUT REC menu For details on OUTPUT settings see IN OUT REC menu on page 72 OUTPUT 2 5 2 HDV DV SEL AUTO VIDEO O SDI CMPNT 1080i 480i SQUEEZE DV WIDE CONV SQUEEZE x TATI E EN A OUTPUT 3 5 A i LINK SET HDV gt DV CONV OFF DOWN CONVERT SQUEEZE DOWN CONV AU CH1 CH2 x STATUS CHECK END ASSIGN screen The ASSIGN screen is displayed when STATUS CHECK screen is set to ASSIGN You can confirm the setting values of ASSIGN BTN in the OTHERS menu For details on ASSIGN buttons see ASSIGN BTN in the OTHERS menu on page 83 ASSIGN 415 2ASSIGNIA1 INDEX MARK ASSIGNIA2 AUDIO DUB ASSIGN A3 COUNT RESET S J CUSTOM REPEAT screen The CUSTOM REPEAT screen is displayed when STATUS CHECK screen is set to CUSTOM REPEAT The settings of CUSTOM REPEAT in the VTR SET menu are d
83. and press the DATA CODE button on the Remote Commander the same data codes as those recorded on the source tape are displayed on the monitor screen e If no picture appears via the HDV DV jack disconnect the i LINK cable then reconnect it e The unit cannot record video or audio separately e If you record a picture in DVCAM DV in the playback pause mode the picture may be rough When recording is set to HDV the picture is not recorded e If the unit is connected to a device equipped with an i LINK jack when you intend to disconnect or reconnect the 1 LINK cable turn off the device and pull out the plug of its power cord from the AC outlet beforehand If you connect or disconnect the i LINK cable while the device is connected to the AC outlet high voltage current 8 to 40 V is output from the i LINK jack of the device to the unit which may cause a malfunction e If you restart recording after a pause or stop the images recorded before and after restarting operation will not be continuous e If you connect the output connectors of the unit to the input connectors of a player or that of a monitor a humming noise may be generated or the image may be distorted If these phenomena occur use the INPUT SELECT switch to select a signal that is not being input or disconnect the cables e The unit cannot record MPEG signals except 1080 60i 1080 24p 1080 30p 1080 50i 1080 25p of HDV e When you record HDV signals input from t
84. arch speed becomes the same speed as normal playback Setting the auto rewind function Set AUTO REW in DUPLICATE PLUS to select whether you want to use the auto rewind function ON Rewinds the tape on both the player and the recorder and starts duplication Also when you continue to duplicate a resource tape from multiple tapes the new work tape will be rewound automatically and then duplication starts OFF Starts duplicating from the current portion of the tape Depending on the specification of the player you may not search the beginning of a tape In this case set AUTO REW to OFF Operating DUPLICATE PLUS The duplicating procedure differs depending on the DUPLICATE PLUS settings If you operate the player while duplicating the duplicate process may be interrupted and the tape may not be correctly duplicated Do not operate the player while duplicating When AUTO REW in DUPLICATE PLUS is set to ON 1 Connect the unit and the player using an i LINK cable not supplied After turning on the power of the unit set the INPUT SELECT switch on the unit to HDV DV Continued Chapter 4 Dubbing to Other Equipment Using the i LINK Jack Duplication Audio Dubbing and Connecting a Computer 61 Jeindwog e Budeuu0y pue Hurqqnq olpny uogedna Yer NIT Su Buisn yueWdinby 19410 o Buggng p iedeuz seyndwog e Duteuugc pue Buqana olpny uoyeoydng yer NIT 94 Duer Weudnba 19410 o Bulqgnq p Je
85. at the beginning or in the middle of a tape This is not a malfunction e The time code is not displayed correctly at the starting point of recording This condition however is not a malfunction When you restart playback the time code and images are displayed correctly from the starting point Symptom A user bit is not displayed correctly during fast forward rewind Cause Remedy e When input video signals without a user bit are recorded while HDV is input via i LINK the user bit is not displayed correctly Either or 00 00 00 00 is displayed during playback and fast forward rewind respectively appears on the date display page 40 e The tape has been played back without setting the date and time Set the date and time e The tape portion being played back has no recording e If there is a scratch or noise on the tape the data code cannot be read Although the SDI cable or component video cable is connected properly to a television set or monitor to play back a tape no image or audio is output Use the correct setting for SDI CMPNT in VIDEO OUT in the IN OUT REC menu depending on the equipment connected e No audio is output from the COMPONENT OUT jacks Connect an audio cable When you connect the unit to a 4 3 television set the displayed image appears flattened When you output from the HD SD SDI OUT jack and COMPONENT OUT j
86. audio level using these knobs while i LINK signals are input 13 Chapter 1 Overview GR lui Location and Function of Parts Melen Liedeuz ml 4 Indicator section 50i indicator 24p indicator 30p indicator 60i indicator DV indicator DVCAM indicator HDV indicator 25p indicator HDV i LINK indicator DVCAM i LINK indicator DV i LINK indicator HD SDI indicator SD SDI indicator HDV DVCAM DV 60i 30P 24P 50i SDI 25P HN DNGAM DV HD SD i LINK HDV indicator Lights when the unit is in either of the following operating states e When a tape recorded in HDV format is being played back e When HDV DV SEL in the IN OUT REC menu is set to AUTO and HDV signals are being input from ben HDV DV jack e When HDV DV SEL in the IN OUT REC menu is set to HDV DVCAM indicator Lights when the unit is in either of the following operating states e When a tape recorded in DVCAM format is being played back e When the following four conditions are met When HDV DV SEL in the IN OUT REC menu is set to AUTO When k REC MODE in the IN OUT REC menu is set to DVCAM When DV or DVCAM signals are being input from any of the input jacks During recording or in EE mode e When the following three conditions are met When HDV DV SEL in the IN OUT REC menu is set to DV When L REC MODE in the
87. ch on the unit to HDV DV 2 Locate the points where you want to start playback and recording on each tape 3 Press the STOP button on the unit 4 While holding the DUPLICATE button down press the PLAY button on the unit The unit enters the duplicate standby mode The player enters the playback pause mode Then the DUPLICATE and PLAY indicators on the unit light and duplication starts To adjust the point where duplication starts while holding the DUPLICATE button down press the PAUSE button and PLAY button in step 4 The unit will not start duplication until you press the PAUSE button again After confirming that the PLAYER display has changed to READY blinking on the LCD monitor adjust the duplication start point using the player then press the PAUSE button on the unit to start duplication e Before you start duplication make sure that the player has finished loading the cassette e The duplication starts after the i LINK connection is established so that the first part of the source tape is dropped on the copied tape Play back the tape a few frames before of the portion where you want to begin the duplication e If the player has functions such as auto repeat set them to OFF Also when the player has an auto rewind function set the function to ON e You may not be able to duplicate the beginning of the source tape Locate the start of the recorded portion on the source tape and then start duplication e If there
88. ches the audio mode to 2 channel mode 16 bit mode This setting records the sound in all audio ranges providing a high quality sound recording e You can set this menu when recording in DV format only e When signals are input from the 8 HDV DV jack the audio mode of the signals to be recorded is the same as that of the input signals e Recording performs automatically in FS48K mode in HDV format e You cannot change the current setting during recording e Noise may occur at the instant you switch the audio mode e When dubbing a sound source in DVCAM select FS32K AUDIO LOCK gt UNLOCK MODE Records the sampling clocks of audio and video independently This mode applies to a consumer DV tape LOCK MODE Synchronizes the sampling clocks of the audio and video for recording This setting is effective for digital processing and performs a clean splice during the audio editing process e You can set this menu when recording in DV SP format only e When recording in HDV or DVCAM format the menu is set to LOCK MODE e During i LINK input the same setting as that of the input signal is selected regardless of this setting JOG AUDIO page 42 Selects either to turn the sound output on or off when the tape is played at a speed other than normal Available in DVCAM DV format only gt OFF Does not output the sound when playing a tape at a speed other than normal ON Outputs the sound when playing a tape at a spe
89. cted when you press the EJECT button e Moisture condensation has occurred in the unit page 97 The cassette memory data and title are not displayed when using a cassette tape with the cassette memory function e The unit does not support the cassette memory function and therefore such data is not displayed The remaining tape time is not displayed Output Playback Symptom Cannot playback Cannot playback in reverse at various speeds 30p and or 24p characteristics of the tape are not detected Horizontal lines are displayed on an image An image has block noise An image is blurred or not displayed A picture input via the 5 HDV DV jack is not displayed To always display the remaining tape time set fee REMAINING in the DISPLAY SET menu to ON Cause Remedy If the tape has reached its end rewind the tape The unit cannot play back a tape recorded in HDV format in the reverse direction at various speeds page 41 e While the tape is fast forwarding or rewinding during playback a portion of the tape recorded using 30p or 24p system has been detected as that of a 60i system To detect the portion as 30p or 24p search for the part during playback at normal speed e The video heads are dirty Clean the video heads using the supplied cleaning cassette e A damaged tape is loaded Remove the cassette and insert another one e You have tried to make the unit play back
90. d User Bits The unit can set display record and play back the time code and user bits e When HDV signals are recorded from the 5 HDV DV jack on the unit user bits are copied automatically and cannot be preset on this unit However usually the time code is set according to the TC MAKE setting To copy the time code of a source tape set HDV DV IN TC in the TC UB SET menu to EXTERNAL page 82 e When images recorded in DVCAM DV format are input via ben HDV DV jack you can preset user bits and time code on the unit To copy the user bit and time code of a source tape use DUPLICATE PLUS page 80 e For a tape recorded both in HDV and DVCAM DV formats the time code may become garbled at a connecting portion between scenes on the tape e If you play back an HDV tape with no signal recorded the time cord may not be displayed properly e The a code and user bits cannot be reset on the unit from a Remote Commander equipped with a counter reset function Using the Internal Time Code Generator You can set the initial time code value generated by the internal time code generator In addition you can set the user bits to record data such as the date time scene number reel number or other useful information The time data settings are set using the menu For details on the menu see Chapter 5 Adjusting and Setting Through Menus on page 70 To set the initial time code value This section describes how to s
91. deyo Duplication Generating a work tape with the same time code O_o an 2 Press the STOP button on the unit to stop the tape 3 While holding the DUPLICATE button down press the PLAY button on the unit The unit and the player will automatically rewind the tape to the beginning The unit enters the duplicate standby mode The player enters the playback pause mode Then the DUPLICATE and PLAY indicators on the unit light and the duplication starts e Before you start duplication make sure that the player has finished loading the cassette e The duplication starts after the i LINK connection is established so that the first part of the source tape is dropped on the copied tape e If the player has functions such as auto repeat set them to OFF e If the player has a still timer function set the still timer to the longest time to ensure enough time for rewinding the tape to the beginning e When you use a DSR 45 as the player set the REMOTE LOCAL switch of the DSR 45 to LOCAL e If you operate the player while duplicating and the PLAYER UNCONTROLLABLE warning message appears and duplication stops press the EXEC button on the unit to end duplication once and then repeat the procedures When AUTO REW in DUPLICATE PLUS is set to OFF 1 Connect the unit and the player using an i LINK cable not supplied After turning on the power of the unit and the player set the INPUT SELECT swit
92. ds can be dubbed only onto a DVCAM formatted tape recorded in the 32 kHz audio mode 4 channel If the unit detects the following audio dubbing will automatically abort an alarm message will be superimposed on the LCD monitor and on an external monitor A blank portion A section recorded in other than 32 kHz audio mode 4 channel A portion recorded in other than DVCAM format e You have tried to dub the sound onto channels 1 and 2 Only channels 3 and 4 can be used for dubbing You cannot dub the sound onto channels 1 and 2 No sound or undesired sound is output from the HD SD SDI OUT jack AUDIO OUT jacks or Q phones jack e Set the AUDIO MONITOR SELECT switch depending on the audio channel you want to output the sound to e When the audio mode is 2 channel and the AUDIO MONITOR SELECT switch is set to CH 3 4 no sound is emitted whether the format is HDV or DV aoueuajuley 9 Ja deyo fl Cannot hear CH3 and CH4 audio Set the AUDIO MONITOR SELECT switch to MIX or CH 3 4 If an i LINK cable is connected when you edit the dubbing the monitor does not display any image Use the correct setting for HDV DV SEL in the IN OUT REC menu in accordance with the equipment to be connected The unit does not function as part of a digital non linear editing system The functions on the unit do not operate 92 Chapter 6 Maintenance e The INPUT SELECT switch is set to a setting other than
93. e an afterimage depending on the condition of the picture e Noise reduction is also available with pictures output from the j HDV DV jack Use caution when dubbing and editing a picture via the 8 HDV DV jack Selects the noise reduction level for the chrominance signals when a tape is played gt OFF No noise reduction LOW Low noise reduction HIGH High noise reduction e When you use noise reduction there may be an afterimage depending on the condition of the picture e Noise reduction is also available with pictures output from ek HDV DV jack Use caution when dubbing and editing a picture via the HDV DV jack SPEAKER BEEP Sets beeps and or sounds from the speaker of the unit ON OFF When headphones are connected sounds are heard from the headphones and no sound is produced from the built in speaker regardless of this setting gt ON SPK BEEP Outputs both beeps and speaker sounds ON SPEAKER Outputs sounds from the speaker only and disables beeps ON BEEP Outputs beeps and emits no sounds from the speaker OFF Disables beeps and does not output sounds from the speaker CLOCK SET 1 Press the 20 buttons to adjust the number then press the lt gt buttons to set the month day hour and minute 2 Press the EXEC button to execute Notes e 12 00 AM stands for midnight and 12 00 stands for noon when TIME DISPLAY in DISPLAY SET menu is set to 12H e If you do not use the unit for 3 month
94. e color bars and tone signals recorded on tapes the format of tone signals can be set by HDV DV SEL and el REC MODE When HDV DV SEL is set to AUTO the format of the color bar and tone signals will be output recorded according to the video format displayed in Format indicator page 25 of the text data display on a monitor When HDV DV SEL is set to HDV color bars and tone signals are output recorded in HDV format When HDV DV SEL is set to DV and l REC MODE in the IN OUT REC menu is set to DVCAM color bars and tone signals will be output recorded in DVCAM format When HDV DV SEL is set to DV and El REC MODE in the IN OUT REC menu is set to DV SP color bars will be output recorded in DV SP format e Color bar outputs cannot be recorded in progressive but are recorded in 1080 60i or 1080 50i format according to the setting of 60i 50i SEL in the OTHERS menu e When the unit is turned off and on again COLOR BAR is automatically set to OFF e When color bars are output in NTSC 60i mode on the unit no setup 0 IRE signals are output e Even when the unit s screen aspect ratio displays at 4 3 the color bars are generated as 16 9 When an edge cropped 4 3 picture of a color bar is output in HDV format or when DV BARS is set to 4 3 in DV format select TYPE 2 e Color bars on the unit are generated in HDV 1080i resolution When a resolution other than HDV 1080i
95. ed other than normal e When a tape recorded in HDV format is played back the sound cannot be output in various speeds e Even if you have set this item to ON the sound may not be output or may be interrupted depending on the recording format or tape conditions AGC CH1 2 page 28 Switches either to link the AGC Auto Gain Control between channel 1 and 2 or to separate it gt SEPARATE Sounds of channels 1 and 2 are not linked LINKED Sounds of channels 1 and 2 are linked e This setting is not effective during i LINK input e The LINKED setting is effective only when the AUDIO INPUT switch on the front panel is set to AUTO AGC CH3 4 page 28 Switches either to link the AGC Auto Gain Control between channel 3 and 4 or to separate it gt SEPARATE Sounds of channels 3 and 4 are not linked LINKED Sounds of channels 3 and 4 are linked e This setting is not effective during i LINK input e The LINKED setting is effective only when the AUDIO INPUT switch on the front panel is set to AUTO Chapter 5 Adjusting and Setting Through Menus 79 snus U nOIULL Bum s pue Buysnipy g Jedeucz WAM Spuet U nOIUL Bum s pue Buysnipy gG sa deyo ATT Operating Menus REESEN VTR SET menu Icon Menu VTR SET 80 Submenu DUPLICATE PLUS page 61 Setting Selects the video format and whether or not to use auto rewind during duplication FORMAT SEL PALL HDV1080 HDV1080 i HDV1080
96. ee DATA CODE on page 78 No indicator Recording date time Date JAN 1 2008 12 00 00am Time e If data codes were not recorded appears instead e The unit cannot record or play back camera data 40 Chapter 2 Playback and Recording Playing at various speeds You can playback a tape at various speeds using the Remote Commander HDV formatted tape The output will be the same as that of x1 Play at normal speed A rough image is output No playback takes place DVCAM DV formatted tape Panel analog output i LINK output Forward Reverse Forward Reverse Button Operation speed direction direction direction direction x 1 10 One tenth of normal speed x 1 3 One fifth of normal speed x1 Playback at normal speed O O x2 Playback at normal speed FRAME Frame by frame forward scanning lt gt EI 8x speed O O O O n 24x speed O O O O Playback options Play at 1 10 of normal speed Play at 1 3 of normal speed Operation Press the x 1 10 button during playback Press the x 1 3 button during playback Play at normal speed Play at twice the normal speed Press the x 1 button during playback Press the x 2 button during playback Play frame by frame Fast forward the tape while monitoring pictures Rewind the tape while monitoring pictures Press
97. egradation in quality enabling high quality recording The signal flow is automatically detected so you do not need to make separate connections for input and output 48 Chapter 2 Playback and Recording Monitor HVR M35 rear panel lee OO Sek EES i LINK cable not supplied Digital video equipment with an i LINK jack lt Signal flow e When you record video from HDV compatible equipment set HDV DV SEL in the IN OUT REC menu to AUTO To record video from DVCAM DV equipment set HDV DV SEL in the IN OUT REC menu to AUTO or DV before connecting the i LINK cable page 72 If you change the setting after connecting the i LINK cable the video equipment may not recognize the video signals correctly e Copy protected programs such as digital broadcasts can not be input via the p HDV DV jack e With an HDV DV connection the sound is recorded in the same audio recording mode as that of the source tape To record in a different audio recording mode from that of the source tape connect the equipment as shown in To video equipment without an i LINK jack on page 47 e With an HDV DV connection data codes recording date time camera data recorded on the source tape are transmitted to the recorder the unit As aresult when you play back a recorded tape on the unit
98. eight digits 7 Press the V buttons to select OK then press the EXEC button The time code value is set The menu display returns to that of step 3 8 Press the V buttons to select OK then press the EXEC button The menu display returns to that of step 1 To cancel the time code setting Select CANCEL in step 7 then press the EXEC button To reset the time code Select RESET in step 4 then press the EXEC button 54 Chapter 3 Utilizing the Time Code To set the value of the user bits You can set the user bits as eight digit hexadecimal values base 16 to have the date time scene number and other information inserted into the time code track When HDV signals are input from the 8 HDV DV jack the user bits of HDV signals are applied In this case you do not have to follow the procedures below When recording the internal color bars in HDV format user bits can still be set 1 Press the MENU button to display the menu For details on the menu see Operating Menus on page 70 TC UB SET HDV DV IN TC TC RUN gt t MAKE TC FORMAT JOG TC OUT MENU END D D Sal TG Sei 2 Press the ayy buttons to select TC UB SET then press the EXEC button The following menu list is displayed ggTC UB SET o RETURN HDV DV IN TC JOG TC OUT END 3 Press the ayy buttons to select UB PRESET then press the EXEC button
99. en HDV signals are input from the p HDV DV jack the user bit value is also recorded regardless of the HDV DV IN TC setting e Bars are recorded as the time code if you start recording when this item is set to EXTERNAL the INPUT SELECT switch on the front panel is set to HDV DV and no signal is input via hen HDV DV jack or the software of the editing controller does not output a time code When any signals are input the time code of those signals is recorded e When this item is set to EXTERNAL and time code input via the gt HDV DV jack is not continuous or does not advance correctly the value of the recorded or displayed time code may not be equal to the actual value of the input one If you use a tape with this problem you may not be able to perform searches or edits depending on the devices you use To set the time code when recording starts Set TC MAKE in the TC UB SET menu to select the time code to be recorded when recording starts REGENERATE The time code value is set to continue the time code from the time code already recorded on the tape If you start recording from a blank portion of the tape the time code starts from 00 00 00 00 PRESET The time code starts from the value set in TC PRESET in the TC UB SET menu To set the advancement mode Set TC RUN in the TC UB SET menu to switch the advancement mode counting up REC RUN Time code advances only whi
100. enu on page 77 For details on time codes see HVR M35U M35N M35E M35P time codes on page 57 Continued Chapter 1 Overview 11 eee HVT Melo Liedeuz wgl Location and Function of Parts REC record button indicator When you press and hold this button then press the PLAY button each indicator lights and recording starts If you press this button while the tape is stopped you can check EE picture and audio signals for a short time When the HDV DV jack is selected if HDV DV IN TC in the TC UB SET menu is set to EXTERNAL you can also check the EE time code signals Press the STOP button to end the check For details see EE PB SEL in the IN OUT REC menu on page 77 For details on time codes see TC UB SET on page 81 e The unit does not have an LP recording mode for the consumer DV format Only SP recording mode is available e To set the unit to recording pause mode with the DSRM 10 remote control unit not supplied press the PAUSE button while holding down the PLAY button to set the unit to the playback pause mode then press the REC button on the DSRM 10 e When the recording mode is set to HDV format it may take a few seconds to start recording During this time the REC indicator blinks FF fast forward button indicator When you press this button the indicator lights and the tape is fast forwarded During fast forward the picture does not appear on the mo
101. ess of the DOWN CONV AU setting e At the time the DOWN CONV AU setting change actually takes effect noise may occur CROP ADJUST page 45 Adjusts the position of edge cropping when down converting 16 9 to 4 3 aspect ratio Adjust the position of the crop marker by pressing the lt gt buttons to move either left or right and then press the EXEC button You can also use the 4 buttons e Edge cropped DV wide screen pictures cannot be output from the HDV DV jack e For edge crop output of DV wide screen pictures only even numbered values can be selected when making adjustments Chapter 5 Adjusting and Setting Through Menus Icon Menu IN OUT REC Submenu CROP MARKER page 45 Setting Selects whether to display EDGE CROP MARKER or not gt OFF Does not display the crop marker ON Displays the crop marker e This setting is only available when DOWN CONVERT or DV WIDE CONV of VIDEO OUT or DOWN CONVERT of i LINK SET in the IN OUT REC menu is set to EDGE CROP e The edge crop marker is displayed under the following conditions When an HDV formatted tape is played back When HDV signals are input to the HDV DV jack When a DV wide formatted tape is played back When DV wide SD signals are input to bet HDV DV jack S VIDEO IN jack or VIDEO IN jack e Edge cropped DV wide screen pictures cannot be output from the HDV DV jack Continued
102. et the time code s initial value To set the initial time code value you need to set TC MAKE in the TC UB SET menu to PRESET beforehand For details on TC MAKE see TC UB SET menu on page 82 1 Press the MENU button to display the menu For details on the menu see Operating Menus on page 70 TC UB SET__ TC PRESET UB PRESET HDV DV IN TC TC RUN TC MAKE TC FORMAT JOG TC OUT MENU END You can set TC FORMAT only when 60i 50i SEL in the OTHERS menu is set to 60i SIE HE Continued Chapter3 Utilizing the Time Code 53 po9 au au Dunn edeuz ml Setting the Time Code and User Bits 2 Press the Vd buttons to select TC UB SET then press the EXEC button The following menu list is displayed wa TC UB SET 2 RETURN 00 00 00 00 HDV DV IN TC TC RUN TC MAKE TC FORMAT JOG TC OUT IMENU END 3 Press the vd buttons to select TC PRESET then press the EXEC button The following menu is displayed TC PRESET OK 00 00 00 00 RESET MENU END 4 Press the T buttons to select PRESET then press the EXEC button The following menu is displayed TC PRESET PRESET 00 00 00 00 MENU END 5 Set the first two digits Press the 2204 buttons to select the number then press the EXEC button 6 Repeat step 5 to set the other
103. f channel 3 and 4 from the HDV DV jack e When DVCAM is selected there are some limitations as described below ATN Absolute Track Number outputs the value counted in DVCAM format during playback at regular speed x1 or recording of the internal color bars only During playback at irregular speeds other than those described above ATN outputs the value of a tape recorded in HDV format When the unit is playing back at regular speed x1 and detects a blank portion on the tape the unit counts the blank portion as ATN formatted in DVCAM When using a duplicating function that is equipped with a device such as the DSR 25 45 50 select DVCAM Please note that a duplicated tape and the source tape recorded in HDV format with DVCAM selected do not share the same ATN Time code value is displayed correctly e When you change the video format setting of DOWN CONVERT of i LINK SET in the IN OUT REC menu the video signal output from the COMPONENT OUT jacks S VIDEO OUT jack or VIDEO OUT jack may be distorted for a moment e Before changing your setting be sure to disconnect the i LINK cable If you change the setting while i LINK is connected the video device may not recognize the new setting e When you select EDGE CROP the outputs of S VIDEO and VIDEO are limited For details see page 91 e During playback of HDV recorded in 2 channel audio the signals of channel 1 and 2 are output from the HDV DV jack regardl
104. f you connect the unit and another device using hen HDV DV jack you can minimize deterioration of picture quality during recording dubbing or capturing still pictures all by means of digital signals processing For details refer to the instruction manual of the external device e When you connect a computer and the unit with an i LINK cable check the direction of the jack If you forcibly insert the jack the terminal may be damaged or cause the unit to malfunction e This jack is only compatible with HDV 1080i DVCAM DV signals For details see About i LINK on page 102 e If video signals have been input to the p HDV DV jack and you output these video signals to the S VIDEO OUT or VIDEO OUT jacks the sync and burst of the corresponding EE picture is not synchronized e If the unit is connected to a device equipped with an i LINK jack when you intend to disconnect or reconnect the 1 LINK cable turn off the device and pull out the plug of its power cord from the AC outlet beforehand If you connect or disconnect the i LINK cable while the device is connected to the AC outlet high voltage current 8 to 40 V is output from the i LINK jack of the device to the unit This may cause a malfunction e Even though det HDV DV jack of the unit is a 6 pin type no power is supplied For details on each setting when HDV DV signals are input see HDV DV SEL page 72 e A video signal which is input from the 8 HDV DV jack
105. g A2 button indicator Use this button to dub sounds The indicator lights while sounds are being dubbed Also this button can be used as the ASSIGN A2 button For details on audio dubbing see Audio Dubbing on page 65 When the unit is in the stop mode and the INPUT SELECT switch is set to other than HDV DV and color bars are not displayed you can check the EE signals of the sound channels 3 and 4 to be dubbed by pressing this button While the operation is in progress the indicator lights To stop the operation press the STOP button For details see EE PB SEL in the IN OUT REC menu on page 77 When you change ASSIGN buttons setting with ASSIGN A2 of ASSIGN BTN in the OTHERS menu this button executes the function you have set For details on ASSIGN buttons see ASSIGN BTN on page 83 DUPLICATE button indicator Use this button to duplicate a tape including the time code While duplication is in progress the indicator lights For details on the duplicate function see Duplication Generating a work tape with the same time code on page 6l When the unit is in the stop mode and HDV DV signals are selected and input you can check the EE signals for an image sound and time code by pressing this button While you are checking EE signals the indicator lights To stop this operation press the STOP button For details see EE PB SEL in the IN OUT REC m
106. g level adjustment mode AUTO Adjusts AUDIO REC LEVEL automatically Adjustment of AUDIO REC LEVEL control knobs is disabled For acceptable recording levels see the table below INPUT LEVEL switch Acceptable level page 22 max 10 18 dBu 2 24 dBu 4 30 dBu MANU Enables the AUDIO REC LEVEL control knobs FIX Fixes AUDIO REC LEVEL at the intermediate value Adjustment using the AUDIO REC LEVEL control knobs is disabled For acceptable recording levels see the table below INPUT LEVEL switch Acceptable level page 22 max 10 18 dBu 2 24 dBu 4 30 dBu e When i LINK signals are input to the unit the sound recorded retains the signal input level regardless of the setting of this switch e Even when this switch is set to AUTO the setting is not effective against a volume level which exceeds the dynamic range of the input amplifier e If you input a sound at a level that exceeds the acceptable range the recorded sound is distorted AUDIO REC LEVEL control knobs CH 1 to CH 4 Use these knobs to adjust the levels of the analog audio signals input to the unit for each channel These knobs are enabled only when the AUDIO INPUT AUTO MANU FIX switch is set to MANU To display the audio level meters on the LCD monitor press the STATUS CHECK button For details on the audio level meter see STATUS CHECK screen on page 27 You cannot adjust the
107. ghts 2 Press the PLAY button on the unit The unit starts playback To stop playback Press the STOP button on the unit To pause playback Press the PAUSE button on the unit e During playback distortion of picture or noise in audio may occur at the portion where the recording format changes e You cannot play back an image recorded in DV LP mode on the unit e If the unit is playing a tape recorded with mixed video signals of the 60i system and 50i system the picture and sound will be distorted on any portion of a tape where the recording system changes e During pause a picture recorded on a tape in HDV format cannot be output from the HDV DV jack Chapter 2 Playback and Recording 39 NEGER uk di Playback Playback Functions This section describes useful functions that can be used during playback Bulpiovey pue ppo Zz Jeideyo ti Displaying information data codes recorded on a tape If you record on a tape using a Sony digital HD video camera recorder or digital camcorder the recording information data codes is recorded on the tape During playback you can check the recording date and time from the data codes by displaying this information on the unit Each time you press the DATA CODE button on the Remote Commander the display switches between no data code display and recording date time display Also you can change the display by setting DATA CODE in the DISPLAY SET menu For details s
108. he 5 HDV DV jack the connection between the recorded signals pauses for about one second e The unit cannot record color bar output in the progressive system Color bar outputs are recorded in 1080 60 or 1080 50i format according to the setting in 60i 50i SEL of the OTHERS menu page 85 Settings for Recording Preparation on the recorder the unit e Before recording set the date and time on the unit so that the recording time can be written into the search signal You can set the date and time by setting CLOCK SET in the OTHERS menu page 84 e Editing may not be possible with a signal that is copyright protected e During recording the tape transport control buttons except STOP and PAUSE are disabled to prevent the tape running mode from being changed by an incorrect operation To disable the STOP and PAUSE buttons set the KEY INH switch to ON after the unit starts recording In this case set the KEY INH switch to OFF first then stop or pause the recording 1 Turn the power of the monitor on then set the monitor s input according to the input signals 2 Set up the player to play back a tape For details refer to the instruction manual of the player 3 Turn the unit on 4 When the player is connected to IN jacks on the unit set 601 501 SEL in the OTHERS menu according to the input signals When you input 60i system signals set 60i S0i SEL to 60i When you input 50i system signals set 60
109. he power is connected to the unit The setting of this switch still activates the unit even when the KEY INH switch is set to ON AUDIO MONITOR SELECT switch For 4 channel audio output use this switch to select the audio channel to be output via the MONITOR AUDIO jack on the rear panel of the unit as well as from the Q phones jack and the Speaker CH 1 2 channels 1 2 only MIX channels 1 2 and channels 3 4 CH 3 4 channels 3 4 only e During audio dubbing if you want to listen to the sound recorded on the tape set this switch to CH 1 2 if you want to listen to the sound being dubbed set the switch to CH 3 4 Only channels 3 and 4 can be used to dub To check the sound to be dubbed before dubbing set this switch to CH 3 4 then press the AUDIO DUB button while the unit is in the stop mode Then you can listen to the sound of the channels used to dub channels 3 and 4 for a short period of time For details on audio dubbing see page 65 Also refer to the instructions for the AUDIO DUB A2 button on page 11 e The setting of this switch is also effective for 4 channel audio HDV signal output e When the audio mode is 2 channel and this switch is set to CH 3 4 no sound is emitted whether the format is HDV or DV e When this switch is set to MIX the sound of the mixed level of the pair of channel 1 and 3 and that of channels 2 and 4 is output speaker phones LEVEL control knob Controls the vol
110. heck the last picture recorded Once you eject the tape from the unit you cannot use this function e The default functions for each ASSIGN button can not be assigned to other ASSIGN buttons e If you assign other functions ma ga and e will be displayed on the left corner of the Data display screen LANGUAGE You can select the desired language on the Data display screen You can choose Simplified English if your native language is not available among the options COMMANDER page 24 Selects the control device gt WIRELESS Enables operation by the Remote Commander CONTROL S Enables operation by the DSRM 10 remote control unit not supplied connected to the CONTROL S jack The Remote Commander is disabled e The unit accepts signals from any Sony Remote Commander with its command mode set to VTR4 not only the supplied one To disable operation from any Remote Commander set this item to CONTROL S e You can use the DSRM 20 no longer manufactured not supplied Continued Chapter 5 Adjusting and Setting Through Menus 83 snus U nOIULL Bum s pue Buysnipy g sajdeyo HN I Spuet U nOIUL Bum s pue Buysnipy gG sa deyo ATT Operating Menus a a Icon Menu Submenu zs OTHERS 84 Setting Selects the noise reduction level for the luminance signals when a tape is played gt OFF No noise reduction LOW Low noise reduction HIGH High noise reduction e When you use noise reduction there may b
111. hod on the LCD monitor and outputs this information to the HD SD SDI OUT jack COMPONENT OUT jacks S VIDEO OUT jack VIDEO OUT jack and MONITOR jack e Digital hours meter A digital hours meter counts four types of time data operating time drum rotation time tape running time and tape threading unthreading The digital hours data is indicated on the menu Dva IN and DM are trademarks of Sony Corporation FIY is a trademark of Sony Corporation and Victor Company of Japan Ltd All other product names mentioned here may be the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies and are not mentioned in every case in this manual Chapter 1 Overview 5 ee HVT Melon Ja deY4D li Location and Function of Parts Front Panel cassette indicator KEY INH key inhibit switch Remote sensor ON STANDBY switch and lamp d Cassette compartment A Indicator section see page 14 N Tape transport control section see page 11 EJECT button s N PROGRESSIVE N Hov 10801 DY D HBV PUSH CASSETTE CENTER L J 0 0 H nad l 0 MEVEL a a a a oa of aor aro WN e TIMER switch wee 7 SC 3 Audio control section Ee ibe Cho kL LL haat Ee ZINE see paga 13 HO oF NODUB A2 DUPLICATE
112. ical and Electronics Engineers About the i LINK baud rate The maximum baud rate of i LINK varies depending on the equipment There are three types S100 Approximately 100 Mbps S200 Approximately 200 Mbps S400 Approximately 400 Mbps The baud rate is listed under Specifications in the operating instructions of individual equipment It may be indicated near the i LINK interface on some equipment The baud rate may vary from the indicated value when the unit is connected to equipment with a different maximum baud rate What is Mbps Mbps stands for megabits per second or the volume of data that can be sent or received in 1 second For example 102 Appendix a baud rate of 100 Mbps means that 100 megabits of data can be sent in 1 second To use the i LINK functions of the unit For details on how to perform dubbing when the unit is connected to other video equipment that has an i LINK jack see page 48 59 The unit can also be connected to other i LINK compatible equipment made by Sony e a VAIO series computer as well as video equipment The unit may not be able operate with some i LINK video equipment such as digital televisions DVD recorders players and MICROMV recorders players even if they are equipped with an i LINK jack Before connecting to another equipment confirm whether this equipment is HDV DVCAM DV compatible For details on precautions on connections and whether or not software applications
113. ime code generated by the unit during recording is that of the non drop frame mode Even if 60i system signals are input to the HDV DV jack when 601 501 SEL in the OTHERS menu is set to 50i the time code generated by the unit is the non drop frame mode regardless of the TC FORMAT setting To set the unit to generate the time code in the drop frame mode set 60i 50i SEL to 60i 56 Chapter 3 Utilizing the Time Code To switch the time code output when playing at various speeds JOG Set JOG TC OUT in the TC UB SET menu to control the time code output from the TC OUT jack when the tape is played at various speeds OFF Does not output the time code ON Outputs the time code Continuous time code is output only when the tape is played at normal speed When the unit is in the jog or search mode discontinuous time code is output HVR M35U M35N M35E M35P time codes The unit has at HDV DV jack The time code displayed and recorded on the tape differs as shown below when the INPUT SELECT switch is set to HDV DV and when it is set to other than HDV DV Heh la age orgs Mode Time code User bits displayed and recorded a Time code user bits on the tape Playback Playback at various ON code user bits on the tape when JOG TC OUT is set to a SE If set to OFF time codes user bits are not displayed and recorded Duplicate Time code user bits of another device connected to the
114. imes buy a replacement cleaning cassette 96 Chapter 6 Maintenance After prolonged use the video heads may become worn out If optimum picture quality is not restored even after you have cleaned the video heads with the cleaning cassette the video heads may have worn out In that case you have to replace the video heads with new ones Please consult your Sony dealer Notes on the Video Cassettes Note that using a tape such as those below can damage the unit YL A dirty A spliced tape tape a e A tape with A tape that A slack a peeling has been tape label dismantled Using cassettes e When using a cassette for the first time we recommend that you run the tape for about five seconds before recording e When using a cassette that has been stored for a long time we recommend that you fast forward and rewind it for some time This will correct any winding irregularity in the cassette e Do not repeatedly insert and remove a cassette without running it The tape may become slacked or damaged Cleaning the terminal If the gold plated terminals of a cassette become dirty or dirt accumulates on the terminals the correct remaining tape time may not be displayed Clean the terminal with a swab once every ten times you eject that cassette Terminal When affixing a label to the cassette Be sure to affix a label only on the correct location so as not to cause malfunc
115. in HDV mode displays the audio mode with either 2CH or 4CH During DV format playback or audio dubbing displays the audio mode recorded on the tape with either 32k or 48k During HDV format playback displays the audio mode recorded on the tape with either 2CH or 4CH When DV signals are input from the HDV DV jack displays the audio mode with either 32k or 48k When HDV signals are input from the 8 HDV DV jack displays the audio mode with either 2CH or 4CH For DV format signals other than DVCAM lock mode will become non standard audio and NS32k NS48k will be displayed during playback or when the signal is input from the HDV DV jack Date time indicator When you press the DATA CODE button of the Remote Commander or set DATA CODE in the DISPLAY SET menu to DATE you can display the recording date time For details on the date time indicator see Displaying information data codes recorded on a tape on page 40 Time counter screen To display the time counter on the LCD monitor press the DISPLAY button On the time counter screen the time data count value of the counter time code user bits is displayed While the time counter is displayed the position of the time counter can be moved up and down by pressing the T L buttons When the small size time counter is displayed the position of the time counter can be moved not only up and down but also to the left and right by pressing the lt gt buttons 00
116. ing machine e Be sure to connect the i LINK cable to the computer editing machine first and then connect it to the unit If you connect the i LINK cable to the unit first it may cause the unit to malfunction because of static electricity e When the unit is connected to a computer equipped with an i LINK jack and you intend to disconnect or reconnect the i LINK cable turn off the computer and pull out the plug of its power cord from the wall outlet beforehand If you connect or disconnect the i LINK cable while the computer is connected to the AC outlet high voltage current 8 to 40 V is output from the i LINK jack of the device to the unit which may cause a malfunction e Before connecting the i LINK cable set HDV DV SEL and i LINK SET in the IN OUT REC menu If you perform the settings after connecting the cable the computer editing machine may not recognize the unit correctly or may freeze e If you input or output signals in a format incompatible with the computer editing machine the computer may not recognize the unit correctly or may freeze e When set to EE mode the unit outputs analog signals that are input from the HDV DV jack to the computer S VIDEO or VIDEO signals are output from the HDV DV jack according to the setting of the INPUT SELECT switch To output the playback image from the unit through the HDV DV jack only set the INPUT SELECT switch to HDV DV Chapter 4 Dubbing to Other Eq
117. ircuitry do not pass through any magnetic conversion circuits but are output via electric circuits only This mode is used to check the input signals and adjust input levels The pictures output in EE mode are referred to as EE pictures Chapter 1 Overview 9 ee HVT M MAO Lieu li Location and Function of Parts RESET Counter reset A3 button Press this button when the count value of the counter is displayed The count value is then reset to 0 00 00 00 Also this button can be used as the ASSIGN A3 button When you change the ASSIGN button setting with ASSIGN A3 of ASSIGN BTN in the OTHERS menu this button executes the function you have set For details on ASSIGN buttons see ASSIGN BTN in the OTHERS menu on page 83 e This button does not reset the value of the time code or user bits e To reset the value of the time code or user bits use TC PRESET or UB PRESET in the TC UB SET menu COUNTER SELECT button While the data or time counter is displayed press this button to change the time counter display in the order of time code user bits and tape counter The count value of the tape counter seven digits is displayed on a 12 hour cycle The count value of the counter of the unit is determined by calculation based on the time code that is simple approximation Therefore in cases such as the following the value may be inaccurate e There is a portion where the time code is n
118. is an i LINK compliant jack This section describes the i LINK standard and its features What is i LINK i LINK is a digital serial interface for sending and receiving digital video digital audio and other data between the unit and other equipment equipped with an i LINK terminal You can also control other equipment using i LINK i LINK compatible equipment can be connected using an i LINK cable Possible applications are operations and data exchange with various digital AN equipment When two or more i LINK compatible pieces of equipment are connected to the unit operations and data exchange are possible with equipment directly connected to the unit and also with equipment connected to the unit via other equipment Note however that the method of operation may vary depending on the characteristics and specifications of the equipment to be connected Also there are cases where operations and data exchange may not be possible even if the connection is made e Normally only one device can be connected to the unit using an i LINK cable When you connect the unit to HDV DVCAM DV compliant equipment that allows multiple connections refer to the operating instructions of the equipment to be connected e i LINK is an easy to remember term for the IEEE 1394 standard proposed by Sony and is a trademark approved by many corporations in Japan and overseas e IEEE 1394 is an international standard standardized by the Institute of Electr
119. isplayed While CUSTOM REPEAT is in progress you can also confirm the current status of CUSTOM REPEAT CUSTOM DEDEA 5 5 az 2 KSE REMAINING 5h20m REPEAT TIMES 07 99 REPEAT CYCLE 23min 60min START TIME 12 34am Se MAY 12008 12 00 00am STATUS CHECK J END REMAINING displays the estimated remaining time of CUSTOM REPEAT REPEAT TIMES displays the times that the tape has played and the total repeat times you have set in REPEAT TIMES REPEAT CYCLE displays the playback time and the interval time of the tape which you have set in REPEAT CYCLE START TIME displays the time CUSTOM REPEAT starts which you have set in START TIME Date and time displays the date and time set by CLOCK SET in the OTHERS menu when START TIME is set to ON Items that have not been set up are displayed as OFF For details on CUSTOM REPEAT see CUSTOM REPEAT in the VTR SET menu on page 80 Chapter 1 Overview 29 Ge HINT Chapter Playback and Recording Notes on Power Supply and Video Cassettes Usable cassettes For recording in the HDV DV format we recommend you use a DigitalMaster cassette such as standard HDV DVCAM DV cassette PHDV 276DM etc or mini HDV DVCAM DV cassette PHDVM 63DM For recording in the DVCAM format we recommend you use a standard DVCAM cassette Mini cDVCAM cassette or DigitalMaster shown
120. istorted e When the tape is recorded in HDV format the picture is output as a simplified picture during playback at various speeds page 41 e When using an i LINK connection you cannot output only pictures or sounds separately e When you duplicate down converted signals from HDV to DVCAM on an HDV DV cassette in DVCAM format the available recording time is reduced to about 2 3 of the recording time indicated on the tape However when a DVCAM cassette is recorded using DVCAM format the available recording time is the same as the recording time indicated on the DVCAM cassette e When progressive HDV signals are played back and down converted into DVCAM or DV format to output to i LINK connection the signals are converted to interlace system 1080 24p and 1080 30p are converted to 480i and 1080 25p to 576i respectively e When 4 channel audio HDV signals are played back and down converted into DVCAM or DV format to be output to an i LINK connection the output audio becomes 2 channel You can switch the channels to be output from CH 1 and CH 2 to CH 3 and CH 4 by changing the setting of DOWN CONV AU in i LINK SET of the IN OUT REC menu e When HDV signals are played back and down converted into DVCAM or DV format to be output the unit can output 4 channel audio signals to jacks other than the HDV DV jack Dubbing Procedures 1 Prepare the unit Refer to Settings for Recording on page 49 2 Prepare
121. jack VIDEO e Do not change the setting of this switch while recording is in progress or it will cause noise to be added to images and sounds Also the part of the tape where the change of setting is applied will not be recorded properly Also the time code may be recorded discontinuously If you change the setting of this switch while recording is in progress the output signal via bet HDV DV jack may be interrupted Also the unit may detect signals such as a copyright information signal incorrectly e When a signal is input via ben HDV DV jack the settings of the menus listed below are unavailable 601 501 SEL AUDIO MODE AUDIO LOCK AGC CH1 2 AGC CH3 4 INPUT LEVEL 10 2 4 switch in AUDIO IN AUDIO REC LEVEL control knob AUDIO INPUT AUTO MANU FIX switch Inputs a signal from the VIDEO IN jack 8 Chapter 1 Overview Speaker bottom panel Use this speaker to monitor sounds in monaural during recording or playback The volume control level and audio signals to be monitored are set to be the same as that of the headphones output When headphones are connected no sound is produced from the built in speaker For details on the volume control see 4 speaker phones LEVEL control knob on page 7 For details on the headphones output see O phones jack on page 7 DISPLAY OUTPUT switch Selects the destination for the text data to be superimposed via outpu
122. k page 18 COMPONENT OUT jacks 1 page 20 of Location and Function of Parts e When HDV signals are down converted to DVCAM or DV format and output during HDV playback the unit can output 4 channel audio to jacks other than the i HDV DV jack e If you connect the input connectors of the unit to the output connectors of a monitor a humming noise may be generated or the image may be distorted If these phenomena occur use the INPUT SELECT switch to select a signal that is not being input or disconnect the cables e The unit cannot up convert DVCAM DV recordings to HDV at output e When SDI CMPNT of VIDEO OUT in the IN OUT REC menu is set to either 10801 480i or 1080i 576i 1080 24p and 1080 30p video signals played back are converted to 1080 60i and 1080 25p video signals are to 1080 50i and output from the COMPONENT OUT jacks and the HD SD SDI OUT jack 38 Chapter 2 Playback and Recording Connecting the unit to a monitor equipped with an i LINK jack The video and audio signals are sent with hardly any degradation enabling high quality playback to a monitor with an i LINK connector that supports HDV DVCAM and DV formats HVR M35 rear panel lele e gl JO QPL RL E i LINK cable not supplied i LINK jack j HDV DV jack Monitor with i LINK jack N Signal flow
123. k displays the audio mode with either 32k or 48k When HDV signals are input from the HDV DV jack displays the audio mode with either 2CH or 4CH Audio setting indicator You can check the setting of SPEAKER BEEP in the OTHERS menu For details on available settings see SPEAKER BEEP in the OTHERS menu on page 84 Audio level meter The audio level meter can be used to confirm and adjust the audio level The audio level meter is displayed in different patterns depending on the settings of AUDIO MODE and the AUDIO MONITOR SELECT switch Continued Chapter 1 Overview 2 7 es HT Melo Liedeuz wgl Displaying Various Data The unit detects the audio mode as follows In the playback mode Detects the audio mode recorded on the tape In the recording EE mode Detects the selected audio mode in AUDIO MODE of the AUDIO SET menu When the INPUT SELECT switch is set to HDV DV and HDV or DV signals are being input Detects the audio mode of the signals being input The setting of AUDIO MODE in the AUDIO SET menu becomes invalid Audio mode 2 channel 48 kHz 16 bits in DV mode CH1 CH2 y SPEAKER BEEP OFF STATUS CHECK END The levels of two channels channels 1 and 2 are displayed Audio mode 4 channel 32 kHz 12 bits in DV mode AUDIO a 40 30 20 10 0 32k CH1 see STATUS CHECK END The levels of four channels channels to 4 a
124. le recording FREE RUN Time code advances even when the unit is not recording and the time indicator is paused Use this setting to adjust the default time code to the current time and so on Continued Chapter 3 Utilizing the Time Code 55 __ Wull Setting the Time Code and User Bits If you set the advancement mode to FREE RUN the time code will be updated by the internal clock while the unit s power is off The time code may be delayed or advanced when you turn on the unit power again play back a tape or set the INPUT SELECT switch to HDV DV apog awl au Dunn 4a deYyD ml To set the frame mode For 60i only Set TC FORMAT in the TC UB SET menu to switch the frame mode AUTO Automatically sets the mode in accordance with the loaded tape If nothing is recorded on the tape the mode is set to the non drop frame mode If the unit cannot read the frame mode correctly from the tape the unit will use the mode that was set in the last position it was able to read correctly on the tape If you remove the cassette the mode of the last position it was able to read correctly is cleared and the mode is set to the non drop frame mode If TC MAKE is set to PRESET the mode is also set to the non drop frame mode DF Selects the drop frame mode NDF Selects the non drop frame mode When you set 601 501 SEL in the OTHERS menu to 50i the unit applies the 50i system specification Therefore the t
125. left in the playback pause mode for a long time the tape or the video heads may be damaged or the video heads may become clogged Select the shortest time possible Particularly when using a Mini DV cassette that is longer than 60 minutes select 30sec or 1min e When the setting is changed in the playback pause mode the first tape protection mode change uses the time setting from before the settings were changed From the second tape protection mode change the new time setting is used FROM STILL Selects the tape protection mode to change the mode to after the time set in STILL TIME is past gt STOP Stops the tape STEP FORWARD Forwards one frame If you play a tape recorded in HDV format with STEP FORWARD selected the tape advances a few frames forward at a time FROM REC P Selects the tape protection mode which the unit changes to after the recording has been paused for more than 3 minutes gt STOP Stops the tape REC PAUSE Maintains the recording pause mode When the recording pause mode continues for a long time after you select REC PAUSE the tape may be damaged or the video heads may be damaged or clogged If there is no other reason to do otherwise select STOP Particularly when you use a Mini DV cassette that is longer than 60 minutes select STOP TC UB SET menu Icon Menu fz TC UB SET Submenu TC PRESET page 53 Setting Reset the time code value or set the desired
126. lly Cause Remedy es AC ON MODE in the OTHERS menu is set to ON Set AC ON MODE to STANDBY e There is a cassette inside the unit and the TIMER switch is set to REPEAT or REC Set the TIMER switch to OFF No picture on the LCD monitor e LCD BLACK in the DISPLAY SET menu is set to ON Set it to OFF e With an analog connection the current setting of 60i 50i SEL in the OTHERS menu is not appropriate Set it to the appropriate position for the device you are using When you select an item in VCR PROFILE of the OTHERS menu ERRORI is displayed on the right of the profile list Also the item which ERROR is displayed cannot be selected when you select LOAD or PROFILE NAME Power sources Symptom The power cannot be turned on e The Profile data is damaged because the unit was turned off while saving the menu profile or renaming a menu profile Overwrite the profile with the error indication or make a new profile after deleting the profile with the error indication You can eliminate the error indication but cannot read the setting values of the profile after an error indication appears Cause Remedy e The AC power cord is disconnected Connect the AC power cord e The KEY INH switch is set to ON Set the switch to OFF e The POWER switch on the rear of the unit is in the O position OFF Press the I marked
127. n i LINK jack You can connect the unit to video equipment without an i LINK jack Use the unit as a recorder as follows Monitor Monitor HVR M35 rear panel OOO ez oO 6 Player S video output Video output Audio output S video cable not supplied Video cable not supplied Audio cable not supplied Signal flow Connect either an S video cable or a video cable Chapter 2 Playback and Recording 47 ee uk di Dupiooe pue pol Zz Jeideyo ti Using the Unit as a Videocassette Recorder e If you connect the output connectors of the unit to the input connectors of the player a humming noise may be generated or the image may be distorted If these phenomena occur set the INPUT SELECT switch to a position where a signal is not currently being input or disconnect the cables e Distorted signals i e when played back at a speed other than normal may not be recorded or may be distorted e When you connect only AUDIO IN jacks when the HDV indicator is lit no audio is input You must connect the VIDEO IN jack at the same time or set HDV DV SEL in the IN OUT REC menu to DV To digital video equipment with an i LINK jack When you record an HDV 1080 60i 1080 24p 1080 30p 1080 50i 1080 25p DVCAM or DV format i LINK signal the video and audio signals are sent without any d
128. n the unit To switch between hour and minute press the lt gt buttons Press the EXEC button to execute Selects whether or not to mark an index signal automatically when the unit in the stop mode starts recording gt ON OFF Marks an index signal at the beginning of the recording Does not mark an index signal at the beginning of the recording STILL PICT Selects the image displayed in the still mode DVCAM DV SP format only gt AUTO FRAME FIELD Displays an optimized image according to the movement in the image Displays a frame image Displays a field image e If you select FIELD the image of field 2 is displayed e For an HDV format video an optimized image according to the movement in the image is displayed FF REW SPEED page 12 Selects the tape gt FF REW transport mode in fast forward and rewind Fast forwards or rewinds the tape at maximum speed without displaying the picture SHUTTLEMAX Fast forwards or rewinds the tape at maximum speed while displaying Chapter 5 Adjusting and Setting Through Menus the picture DVCAM NTSC Approx 14 times normal speed PAL Approx 17 times normal speed HDV DV SP Approx 24 times normal speed Icon Menu VTR SET Submenu STILL TIME Setting Selects the time to switch to the tape protection mode from the still mode gt 30sec 30 seconds Imin 1 minute 2min 2 minutes 3min 3 minutes e H the unit is
129. n you start recording gt REGENERATE The time code value is set to continuous time code from the one already recorded on the tape If no time code is recorded on the tape it starts from 00 00 00 00 PRESET The time code starts from the value set in TC PRESET in the TC UB SET menu TC FORMAT page 56 JOG TC OUT Selects the recording mode of the time code when 60i format is used gt AUTO Automatically sets the mode in accordance with the mode already set on a cassette tape If nothing is recorded on the tape the non drop frame mode is set If the unit cannot correctly read the frame mode on the tape it will use the frame mode that was set in the last position on the tape that the unit can read correctly If you remove the cassette the mode of the last position that the unit was able to read correctly is cleared and the non drop frame mode is set when recording is restarted from the same position If TC MAKE is set to PRESET the non drop frame mode is set DF Selects the drop frame mode NDF Selects the non drop frame mode When 60i 50i SEL is set to 50i the unit operates as a 50i specification model Therefore the time code is set to the non drop frame mode Even if 60i signals are input via an i LINK connection when 60i 50i SEL is set to 50i the time code generated by the unit is in the non drop frame mode regardless of the TC FORMAT setting To set the time code to the drop frame mode set 60i
130. nit produces stable superior picture quality using digital processing and by separating image signals into color difference signals and a luminance signal component video The main features of the unit are described below HDV DVCAM DV format The unit can perform HDV DVCAM DV recording and playback on a DVCAM format or DV format video cassette e HDV format The unit can perform HDV High Definition Digital Video recording and playback The compression system of the HDV format is the MPEG2 system adopted in high definition broadcasting and the Blu ray Disc System The unit adopts the 1080 scanning lines interlaced 1080 60i 1080 50i progressive 1080 24p 1080 30p and 1080 25p format of the HDV specifications The recording bit rate is approximately 25 Mbps The unit is equipped with i LINK and SDI output digital interfaces and can be digitally connected with HDV compatible televisions or computers e DVCAM DV format DVCAM is based on the consumer DV format which uses the 4 1 1 component digital format 601 or the 4 2 0 format 50i and provides a 1 4 inch digital recording format for professional use The unit provides both DVCAM format recording playback and DV format in SP mode recording playback 4 Chapter 1 Overview For details see Major Differences among HDV1080i DVCAM and DV Formats on page 33 Compatible with both interlaced and progressive HDV recording playback The unit can record or pla
131. nitor You can see the picture as itis seen in EE mode during fast forward To locate a scene while monitoring the picture press and hold this button during fast forward playback or in the playback pause mode picture search For details on the VTR SET menu see VTR SET on page 80 e If you set EE PB SEL in the IN OUT REC menu to PB EE picture and EE audio signals are not output e If you set FF REW SPEED in the VTR SET menu to SHUTTLEMAX the picture is played back during fast forward For details on running speed with SHUTTLEMAX see FF REW SPEED in VTR SET menu on page 80 12 Chapter 1 Overview PLAY button indicator When you press this button the indicator lights and playback begins If you press this button while holding down the REW button during stop the tape is rewound to its beginning and starts playing automatically during rewind the REW indicator lights and the PLAY indicator blinks e When the unit is playing back a part of the tape where the recording format has been changed to HDV format DVCAM format or DV format or between 60i system including 24p and 30p and 50i system including 25p the picture and sound may be distorted e The unit cannot play back a tape recorded in the LP recording mode of the consumer DV format REW rewind button indicator When you press this button the indicator lights and the tape starts rewinding During rewind the picture doe
132. nput jack OUT b b OUT put Analog signal VIDEO S VIDEO input O O Digital signal 18 HDV DV HDV format oO Oo SE HDV DV DVCAM or DV _ S SP format 1 The format of the picture output from the HD SD SDI OUT jack can be set in SDI CMPNT of VIDEO OUT in the IN OUT REC menu page 73 2 When HDV signals are input via the i HDV DV jack output signals do not satisfy the standards Depending on the equipment connected the signal processing may not work Recording Input Signals and Recording Formats The unit provides recording in the following formats HDV format 1080 60i including 24p 30p and 1080 50i including 25p DVCAM format DV SP format O Recordable Not recordable Recording format Input signal Input jack HDV DVCAM DV SP So signal VIDEO S VIDEO S O O Digital signal HDV DV HDV format O input 3 HDV DV DVCAM or DV m m SP format e HDV 720 30p 25p 24p signals can be played back but cannot be input output via the p HDV DV jack on the unit e HDV 720 60p HDV720 50p and SD 480p 576p signals cannot be input output recorded or played back on the unit 34 Chapter 2 Playback and Recording Playback Tape Format and Output Signals Analog signal output section O Output No output or N A Analog video output Analog audio output Output signal VIDEO COMPONENT AUDIO OUT AUDIO OUT eut pu
133. ntervals can be selected from 15 minutes to 300 minutes with 5 minute increments Set the desired number by pressing the 4 4 button on the unit REPEAT CYCLE CYCLE Press the EXEC button to complete the operation IMENU END START TIME ON OFF Selects either to enable or disable START TIME TIME Sets the start time of CUSTOM REPEAT You can adjust the start time of CUSTOM REPEAT Set the number for the hour and minute by pressing the T button on the unit Press the EXEC button after the hour is set then adjust the minute START TIME TIME 12 30am H MEM END Press the EXEC button to complete the operation To play back at a pre set START TIME rewind the tape beforehand If the tape is not rewound the unit rewinds the tape to its beginning at the selected START TIME then start playback While the unit is in standby mode even when the START TIME setting is applied and the start time comes the unit will not power on automatically For details on CUSTOM REPEAT see page 80 Also refer to TIMER switch page 7 STATUS CHECK screen page 27 and CUSTOM REPEAT screen page 29 Chapter 2 Playback and Recording 43 DEER uk di Dupiooe pue pol Zz Jedeu7 ti Playback To start CUSTOM REPEAT When START TIME is set to OFF T Set the TIMER switch to REPEAT is displayed on the Data display screen page 25
134. o return to magnification mode press the EXEC button again To end PB ZOOM press the ASSIGN button For details on ASSIGN buttons see ASSIGN BTN in the OTHERS menu on page 83 Auto Repeat CUSTOM REPEAT The unit can repeat playback of all or a part of a tape When the following items on the tape are searched for the unit rewinds the tape to its beginning and starts auto repeat playback automatically Index signals A portion unrecorded A portion recorded in a format set by other than AUTO in HDV DV SEL in the IN OUT REC menu Tape end By setting up CUSTOM REPEAT in the VTR SET menu you can customize the repeat times the repeat cycle and the start time of repeat playbacks To set the CUSTOM REPEAT Set the following sub menus of CUSTOM REPEAT in the VTR SET menu REPEAT TIMES ON OFF Selects either to enable or to disable REPEAT TIMES setting TIMES Sets the number of times to repeat playback Repeat times can be set from 1 to 99 times Set the number of repeat times by pressing the 2814 buttons on the unit REPEAT TIMES TIMES IMENU END Press the EXEC button to complete the operation REPEAT CYCLE ON OFF Selects either to enable or disable the REPEAT CYCLE setting CYCLE Sets the time of intervals for playback The time of repeat interval is equal to the total time of tape in playback rewind and stop Repeat i
135. of seconds auto repeat playback starts automatically When the following items on the tape are searched for the unit rewinds the tape to its beginning and starts auto repeat playback automatically Index signals A portion unrecorded A portion recorded in a format set by other than AUTO in HDV DV SEL in the IN OUT REC menu Tape end When START TIME is set to ON Set the TIMER switch to REPEAT When the unit is powered on the unit waits to repeat playback until the time you have set in START TIME Also when the TIMER switch is set to REPEAT and the unit is powered on auto playback is set to standby until the start time arrives e D is displayed on the Data display screen When the tape on the unit is not in the playback mode such as during recording or when no tape is inserted cds is displayed When the start time reaches the selected time during this time auto playback is not operated until the next starts time begins e To operate CUSTOM REPEAT automatically the tape should be stopped before the start time begins e When START TIME for CUSTOM REPEAT is set turn the unit on before the actual start time begins To stop CUSTOM REPEAT while the unit is in use Press the STOP button on the front panel When both REPEAT TIMES and START TIME are set if you stop CUSTOM REPEAT the unit waits for the START TIME to come regardless of the REPEAT TIMES setting When the start time comes
136. on O Output No output or N A Specification HDV1080i DVCAM DV SP Track pitch 10 um 15 um 10 um Audio sampling frequency 16 bit 48 kHz 12 bit 32 kHz 12 bit 32 kHz 16 bit 48 kHz 16 bit 32 kHz 44 1 kHz 48 kHz Q Audio recording mode 1 Lock mode Lock mode Unlock mode 3 S Time code Drop frame mode NTSC SMPTE time code Drop frame mode q 60i 24p 30p only H DF NDF including user bits NTSC only No user bits PAL EBU time code No user bits 4 T including user bits E amp w a D ba 3 Q S Analog video output Analog audio output Output signal COMPONENT AUDIO OUT AUDIO OUT P Output jack Input signal Input jack our 1 3 2 4 ERD Analog signal VIDEO S VIDEO O o o O input Digital signal 3 HDV DV HDV format oO O O O input A p HDV DV DVCAM or DV SP format O O O O 1 The format of the picture output from the COMPONENT OUT jacks can be set in SDI CMPNT of VIDEO OUT in the IN OUT REC menu page 73 2 The signals are down converted and output with SD picture quality Chapter 2 Playback and Recording 33 Dupiooe pue pol Zz Jeideyo ti Recording Format and Input Output Signals EENG Digital signal output section O Output No output or N A SDI output i LINK output Digital audio output SDI oo HDV AES EBU _ Output signal HD SD SDI e e AES EBU HDV DV HDV DV Output jack Input signal I
137. on a tape in the 48 kHz audio mode 2 channel 16 bits If the audio mode of the recorded tape is 32 kHz you can dub the sound regardless of the AUDIO MODE setting in the AUDIO SET menu For details on AUDIO MODE see AUDIO SET menu on page 79 e The sound is dubbed only onto channels 3 4 You cannot dub the sound onto channels 1 2 Connection of external devices The following shows an example of a basic connection for audio dubbing Monitor Video input lt HD SD SDI OUTPUT _Z COMPONENT OUTPUT Video input Audio input HVR M35 rear panel HVR M35 front panel Headphones Audio output Sound source INPUT AUDIO i aa AUDIO OUTPUT c WN Signal flow When you connect the unit to a monitor incompatible with SDI audio using the HD SD SDI OUT jack a separate connection using an audio cable is needed Chapter 4 Dubbing to Other Equipment Using the i LINK Jack Duplication Audio Dubbing and Connecting a Computer 65 Jeindwoy e Bujdeuuo0y pue Buiqqng opp uoneodng Yer NIT 24 Buisn yueWdinby 19410 o Buggng piedeuz Jayndwog e Buydeuuo0d pue Buiqqng olpny uoneoydng pp ANIT eut Bursn juawdinb gt 19410 0 Bulqqnq p 19 deyo Audio Dubbing Dubbing sound 1 Connect the AUDIO INPUT jack of the unit and the sound source using a phono jack cable not su
138. on ends Player After entering the playback pause mode starts playing the tape Recorder After entering the recording pause mode starts recording The unit performs the above operations automatically to reduce the blank portions of a tape during duplication e Depending on the specifications the skip function may not work on some players e When the unit resumes duplication the first part of the recorded portion on the source tape may be dropped on the copied tape e A recorded portion of less than one minute between two blank portions may not be duplicated Chapter 4 Dubbing to Other Equipment Using the i LINK Jack Duplication Audio Dubbing and Connecting a Computer 63 Jeindwoy e Bujdeuuo0y pue Buiqqng opp uoneoldng yoer NIT 24 Buisn puawdinbg 19410 o Buggng p Jejdeup Duplication Generating a work tape with the same time code See SSS EE ee Warning messages on duplication If an error occurs during duplication aSTOP CAUTION number and warning message will be displayed on the LCD monitor and the video output screen The following table lists these warnings and messages If a warning message is displayed check this table and take the appropriate action STOP CAUTION Warning Message Cause Remedy No RECORDER The INPUT SELECT switch on the recorder the unit is not set to HDV DV 00 INPUT SELECT is not set to gt Set the INP
139. on occurs the alarm messages WI amp Moisture condensation Eject the cassette or 4 Moisture condensation Turn off for 1H appears Moisture condensation is likely to occur under the following conditions e The unit or cassette is brought from the cold outdoors to a warm indoor location e The unit or cassette is brought from the air conditioned indoors to the hot outdoors e The unit is used in a place subject to cold currents from an air conditioner When bringing the unit or cassette from a cold place to a warm place or vice versa put it in a plastic bag and seal the bag tightly After bringing it into the new place leave the bag on for more than one hour and remove the bag when the air temperature inside it has reached the temperature surrounding it If moisture condensation occurs Remove the cassette immediately While the alarm indicator is displayed you cannot operate the unit except to press the EJECT button Turn off the power until the condensation disappears approximately 1 hour If the alarm message does not appear when you turn on the unit and if or amp does not blink when you insert a cassette and press the video operation button you can use the unit again If there is negligible condensation in the unit this condensation may not be detected In that case the cassette may not be ejected for approximately 10 seconds This is not a malfunction Chapter 6 Maintenance 97 TT wii SOuEUeIuIEIW 9
140. on of the picture may be distorted depending on the type of monitor connected to the unit e To output video signals to the VIDEO S VIDEO or COMPONENT OUT jacks without text data set the DISPLAY OUTPUT switch to OFF or press the DATA CODE or SEARCH SELECT button on the remote commander RESET button If you press this button with the tip of a ballpoint pen or similar tool the following settings are initialized CLOCK SET page 84 and 60i 50i SEL page 85 in the OTHERS menu The settings on the unit other than the menu settings HD SD SDI OUT jack Outputs digital video and audio signals in SDI format SD HD To connect a device equipped with an SDI input jack use the HD SD SDI OUT jack on the unit The HD SD SDI OUT jack outputs high quality video with even less signal deterioration in quality than the COMPONENT OUT jacks You can set the output video format by using SDI CMPNT of VIDEO OUT in the IN OUT REC menu 1 LANC Local Application Control bus system Bidirectional interface used to control a consumer VCR 18 Chapter 1 Overview e Signals are output to the HD SD SDI OUT jack and COMPONENT OUT jack simultaneously The setting of SDI CMPNT of VIDEO OUT in the IN OUT REC menu is effective for both the HD SD SDI OUT jack and the COMPONENT OUT jack e Only signals of EE pictures in HDV format during tape playback or during signal input from the HDV DV jack are output from the HD
141. ormat with FORMAT SEL in the DUPLICATE PLUS mode The unit functions the same as when it has detected a blank portion on a tape if the unit detects a format other than the selected format page 63 ALL Duplicates the original tape on the recorder HDV1080 The player automatically detects only 1080 HDV both interlaced and progressive and duplicates HDV1080 i The player automatically detects only 1080 interlaced HDV and duplicates HDV1080 p The player automatically detects only 1080 progressive HDV and duplicates DVCAM The player automatically detects DVCAM format and duplicates DV SP The player automatically detects DV SP format and duplicates e If the original signal is mixed with other types of signal as you transfer the image to a computer the transfer procedures may be interrupted When transferring an image using a tape dubbed with DUPLICATE PLUS on the unit to a computer we recommend you duplicate it in a single format e When non compatible HDV signals 720 60p etc are input during duplication after FORMAT SEL is set to ALL the HDV signals are recorded as an unrecorded portion Also when incompatible DV signals DV LP etc are input the signal is recorded in DV SP e When the format of a tape is switched to a different format during duplication the portion where the format is switched may be distorted e When HDV1080G or HDV1080 p is selected in FORMAT SEL of DUPLICATE PLUS the se
142. ot continuous on the tape you are using e The time code in both the drop frame mode and the non drop frame mode are recorded on the tape you are using only for 60i signals including 24p 30p e There is a blank portion between recorded portions on the tape you are using e A tape recorded using the 50i system or 25p system is being used in the unit when 60i 50i SEL in the OTHERS menu is set to 601 e A tape recorded using the 60i system or 24p 30p system is being used in the unit when 60i 50i SEL in the OTHERS menu is set to 50i e TC RUN in the TC UB SET menu is set to FREE RUN 10 Chapter 1 Overview DISPLAY button Use this button to change the text data displayed on the LCD monitor or the text data output from the video jacks on the rear panel of the unit By pressing this button the unit can be made to display the picture only picture and data or picture and time counter For details on the various data that can be displayed see Displaying Various Data on page 25 2 Tape transport control section AUDIO DUB audio dubbing A2 button indicator DUPLICATE button indicator AUDIO HUB A2 bs Q KS REC record button indicator OR 0 rm BO oga J G STOP button PAUSE button indicator FF fast forward button indicator PLAY button indicator REW rewind button indicator AUDIO DUB audio dubbin
143. output during recording or in EE mode Time codes generated by the time code generator of the unit or time codes input from external equipment are output e During recording in 1080 24p the 30 frame rate time codes are output after conversion e To output a 1080 24p signal without frame rate conversion of the time code output it from the HDV DV jack without down conversion e When JOG TC OUT is set to OFF in EE mode time codes may not be output e Time codes via the TC OUT jack are output with the same timing as that of the phase of the output signals from the COMPONENT OUT jack In the NTSC mode or when the signals output from the COMPONENT OUT jack are in 720p or 1080i format the timing of the time codes is three lines earlier than the phase of S VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT signals 58 Chapter 3 Utilizing the Time Code Chapter Dubbing to Other Equipment Using the i LINK Jack Duplication Audio Dubbing and Connecting a Computer Dubbing to Other Equipment Using the i LINK Jack This section describes the connections and settings necessary to perform dubbing on other equipment using the unit as a video player Monitor HVR M35 rear panel l l KEE Connections for Dubbing ooN Connect the unit to the recorder as shown on the right using an i LINK cable The signal flow is automatically detected so you do not need to make separa
144. ove the position of the time counter up or down by pressing ayy buttons When the small size time counter is displayed the position of the time counter can be moved not only up and down but also to the right and left by pressing the lt gt buttons While the STATUS CHECK screen is displayed you can switch the screen by pressing the 28 buttons MENU button Press this button to display the menu list on screen For details on the menus see Operating Menus on page 70 EXEC execute button Use this button in menu settings 2 Tape transport control section see page 11 STATUS CHECK button Press this button to check the audio level and menu settings To display the STATUS CHECK screen press the STATUS CHECK button Every time you press the 4M buttons the STATUS CHECK screen switches in the order of AUDIO OUTPUT ASSIGN and CUSTOM REPEAT To hide the STATUS CHECK screen press the STATUS CHECK button again The audio level meter display varies depending on the settings of AUDIO MODE in the AUDIO SET menu the AUDIO MONITOR SELECT switch and the audio mode on the tape played back LCD Liquid Crystal Display monitor Display the playback or EE pictures Also superimposed time data status information menus audio level meters etc are displayed Continued 1 EE stands for Electric to Electric In EE mode the video and audio signals input to the VCR s recording c
145. peeds in jog shuttle mode Jog audio cannot be output when the tape is recorded in HDV format Multiple input output interfaces The following jacks are provided with the unit and enable connection with various devices e Input jacks S VIDEO IN jack VIDEO IN jack and AUDIO IN jacks e Output jacks HD SD SDI OUT jack COMPONENT OUT jacks S VIDEO OUT jack VIDEO OUT jack AES EBU OUT jacks AUDIO OUT jacks MONITOR jacks and TC OUT jack e Input output jack HDV DV jack About SDI SDI is an abbreviation of Serial Digital Interface Uncompressed HD SD video signals are output from the HD SD SDI OUT jack of this unit About AES EBU AES EBU is a format used to transmit uncompressed digital audio signals An AES EBU jack can output two channels of signals at a time A variety of buttons and switches for VCR operations The unit provides a variety of buttons for VCR operations such as an INPUT SELECT switch AUDIO REC LEVEL PHONE LEVEL control knobs and a STATUS CHECK button Screen Language Setting You can select the language to be used for screen displays The default language setting is English See LANGUAGE in the OTHERS menu on page 83 for details on how to change the screen language Easy maintenance functions e Self diagnostics alarm functions The system automatically detects an invalid operation bad connection or a malfunction and displays a description a cause and a recovery met
146. pplied 2 Set the INPUT SELECT switch to a setting other than HDV DV 3 Switch the INPUT LEVEL switch to select the audio input signal level 10 2 or 4 4 Play back the tape inserted in the unit 5 At the point you want to start dubbing press the PAUSE button to put the unit in the playback pause mode 6 While holding the AUDIO DUB button down press the PLAY button to put the unit in the audio dubbing pause mode The AUDIO DUB indicator on the unit lights T Set the AUDIO INPUT switch to set the adjusting method of the recording level 8 Adjust the recording level by turning the AUDIO REC LEVEL control knobs You can adjust the recording level with the AUDIO REC LEVEL control knobs if you have selected MANU in step 7 While looking at the audio level meters on the STATUS CHECK screen turn the AUDIO REC LEVEL control knobs and adjust the recording level Adjust the audio recording level so that the recording level does not exceed 0 dB when the audio signal is at its maximum If the recording level exceeds 0 dB the sound will be distorted 9 Press the PAUSE button The PAUSE indicator goes off and audio dubbing starts To pause audio dubbing Press the PAUSE button Pressing the PAUSE button again resumes audio dubbing To stop audio dubbing Press the STOP button To monitor the sound you want Set the AUDIO MONITOR SELECT switch as follows CH 1 2 You can listen to sound recorded on channels 1 and
147. protection Change to correct tape format This is an unsupported format and cannot be played back No output image in HDV DV SEL Change format Stop playback or signal input or change the HDV DV SEL setting page 72 e Dirty video head Use a cleaning cassette See page 95 Unplug power cable keng Reinsert the cassette Invalid input signal The signal that has been input to the unit is invalid Check the input signal Power voltage error 94 Chapter 6 Maintenance Notes on Use Notes on the Videocassette Recorder Do not use the unit in a place subject to direct sunlight or heat sources If you do its cabinet mechanical parts etc may be damaged Do not place the unit in humid places Do not place the unit in places where they may be exposed to water splash or to humidity Do not place water filled containers or vases on the unit Doing so may cause the unit to malfunction Do not use the unit in an extremely hot place If the unit is left in a car parked with the windows closed especially in summer its cabinet mechanical parts etc may be damaged or it may not work correctly If the unit is brought directly from a cold to a warm location Moisture may condense inside the unit and cause damage to the video heads and tape If you use the unit in a place subject to direct cold currents from an air conditioner moisture may also condense inside the unit Do not place a heav
148. r than HDV DV Set the switch to HDV DV Set HDV DV SEL in the IN OUT REC menu correctly Continued Chapter 6 Maintenance 91 _ wii Troubleshooting Symptom When you set the INPUT LEVEL switch e You do not know how to adjust the input level e The recorded level is too low e The recorded sound is distorted Cause Remedy Confirm the level of the sound output from the player by referring to the player s instruction manual According to that output level set the INPUT LEVEL switch on the rear panel of the unit so as to obtain an optimum level If you are not clear about the player s output level try the following procedures Specify the output level by types of audio output connectors available on the player e If the player is equipped with phono jacks 10 e If the player is equipped with XLR connectors 4 or 2 Set the AUDIO INPUT switch on the front panel to AUTO and play back the tape which you intend to use for playback When the playback audio level is at its maximum if the audio level meters exceed 0 dB set the INPUT LEVEL switch to the lower step 4 Or set AUDIO INPUT switch to MANU and turn the AUDIO REC LEVEL control knobs to adjust the recording level The recorded sound at the portion where the meters exceed 0 dB will be distorted Audio dubbing cannot be done Audio dubbing is interrupted e You are trying to dub the sound onto an HDV or DV formatted tape Soun
149. re displayed When the unit is in the audio dubbing mode the levels of playback sound are displayed on CH1 and CH2 The levels of input sound to be dubbed are displayed on CH3 and CH4 To check only the sound to be dubbed before dubbing press the AUDIO DUB button while the unit is in the stop mode Only the level meters of the channels to be dubbed channels 3 and 4 fluctuate In EE recording or audio dubbing only the channels used to dub mode if the input levels exceed 0 dB portions of the meters turn red During playback while signals are input via bet HDV DV jack or when the AUDIO INPUT switch is set to AUTO the level meters do not turn red Link symbol 15 2040 30 20 10 0 32k Huuuuuuumt Link symbol lySPEAKER BEEP OFF STATUS CHECK 1 END 28 Chapter 1 Overview When the AGC Auto Gain Control of a pair of channels is linked this symbol is placed between the channels In the EE mode if AGC CH1 2 in the AUDIO SET menu is set to LINKED and the AUDIO INPUT switch is set to AUTO channels and 2 can be linked for AGC operation and for stereo sound where channel 1 is set for the left sound and channel 2 is set for the right sound In the EE mode when AGC CH3 4 in the AUDIO SET menu is set to LINKED and the AUDIO INPUT switch is set to AUTO channels 3 and 4 can be linked for AGC operation and for stereo sound where channel 3 is set for the left sound
150. res recorded in x v Color x v Color is a brand name that Sony is proposing as a easy to remember name for the xvYCC standard e The xvYCC standard is an international standard for color space within moving images The xvYCC standard can reproduce a wider range of colors than the standards used for current broadcasting Recording Format and Input Output Signals Major Differences among HDV1080i DVCAM and DV Formats This unit and other equipment for professional use may be functionally extended For details see the notes below the table 1 There are two modes for audio signal recording Lock mode and Unlock mode In Lock mode the sampling frequencies of audio and video are synchronized In Unlock mode adopted by the consumer DV format the two sampling frequencies are independent Lock mode maintains high compatibility with higher formats and offers better digital processing and smoother transition than Unlock mode when you edit audio 2 The unit cannot record in DV format with 16 bit 32 kHz or 44 1 kHz 3 The unit has been functionally extended with a function for switching between Lock mode and Unlock mode 4 The unit has been functionally extended with a function to enable selecting DF NDF and user bits setting for 60i including 24p and 30p with HDV or DV SP format Input Output Signals in EE Mode Select the signal input with the INPUT SELECT switch page 8 Analog signal output secti
151. restrictions on the video output of the unit For details refer to the table on page 91 and the instructions for each menu setting e When you change the video format setting of SDI CMPNT of VIDEO OUT in the IN OUT REC menu the video signals output from S VIDEO OUT jack VIDEO OUT jack or 5 HDV DV jack may be distorted Continued Chapter 1 Overview 1 7 ee HANI Melo Liedeuz wgl Location and Function of Parts e The unit is only compatible with standard video signals If you input the types of video signals shown below recorded picture and sound may be distorted Signals from some home game machines Blue background screen or gray background screen images from a consumer VCR Pictures played at a speed other than normal by a VCR that does not have TBC Time Base Corrector Video signals in which the sync signals are distorted Signals from a defective cassette tape or recording condition is bad played by an analog VCR that does not have TBC e To absorb the jitter of input video signals the distortion of video signals are processed in the underscan portion You may see this procedure on an underscan monitor but this is not a malfunction Also the picture recorded on the tape will not be affected e During recording or in EE mode the subcarrier of the color signal to be output from the unit is not synchronized with the horizontal sync signal The color of the picture or the horizontal positi
152. rom the S VIDEO OUT jack and the VIDEO OUT jack is set as follows e When the playback format is set as shown below the output from the S VIDEO OUT jack or VIDEO OUT jack is fixed to EDGE CROP Menu item Setting HDV HDV1080i SQUEEZE or LETTER BOX 480p 480i 576p 576i DVCAM or DV SP Set to EDGE CROP Playback format VIDEO OUT in IN OUT REC DOWN CONVERT SDI CMPNT HDV DV CONV DOWN CONVERT i LINK SET in IN OUT REC e When the playback format is set as shown below the output from the S VIDEO OUT jack or VIDEO OUT jack is fixed to LETTER BOX Menu item Setting HDV 1080i or 720p VIDEO OUT in 480i 576i 480p 480i IN OUT REC 576p 576i ALLSCAN MODE in DISPLAY SET ON Playback format SDI CMPNT Cause Remedy e The TIMER switch is set to REC When the TIMER switch is set to REC the unit starts recording whenever the power is connected Set the TIMER switch to OFF e The TIMER switch is set to REPEAT or REC The TIMER switch setting has a higher priority than the KEY INH switch setting Set the TIMER switch to OFF e When COMMANDER in the OTHERS menu is set to WIRELESS the unit responds to signals from the Remote Commander even though the KEY INH switch is set to ON Set COMMANDER to CONTROL S No picture is output via ben HDV DV jack Reconnect the i LINK cable not supplied e INPUT SELECT switch is set to a position othe
153. s not appear on the monitor You can see the picture as it is seen in EE mode during rewind To locate a scene while monitoring the picture hold this button down during rewind playback or in the playback pause mode If you press the PLAY button while holding down this button during stop the tape is rewound to its beginning and starts playing automatically During rewind the REW indicator lights and the PLAY indicator blinks For details on the VTR SET menu see VTR SET on page 80 e If you set EE PB SEL in the IN OUT REC menu to PB EE picture and EE audio signals are not output e If you set FF REW SPEED in the VTR SET menu to SHUTTLEMAX the picture is played back during fast forward For details on running speed with SHUTTLEMAX see FF REW SPEED in VTR SET menu on page 80 STOP button Press this button to stop the tape transport operation completely PAUSE button indicator Press this button to set the unit to pause mode The indicator lights during recording playing or audio dubbing Press this button again to resume the operation Audio control section EJECT AUTOMANY Fix AUDIO INPUT AUTO MANU FIX switch Monitor display section see page 9 EJECT button see in page 8 Ha AUDIO INPUT TER SEL EC AUDIO REC EL AUDIO REC LEVEL control knob AUDIO INPUT AUTO MANU FIX switch Switches the audio recordin
154. s or more the built in rechargeable battery will become completely discharged and the settings of the day and the time may be cleared from the memory In this case charge the built in rechargeable battery and set the clock again page 98 HOURS METER page 98 Displays the accumulated time counts using the digital hours meter in units of 10 hours or 10 counts OPERATION Power on duration DRUM RUN Drum rotation duration TAPE RUN Tape run duration THREADING Tape unthreading count AC ON MODE Switches the state into which the unit goes when it is connected to the AC outlet gt STANDBY Makes the unit go into the standby mode ON Turns the unit on AUTO STANDBY Selects whether the unit goes into the standby mode or not if the unit has been in the stop mode and no key operations have been attempted for more than one hour gt OFF Leaves the unit in the stop mode ON Makes the unit go into the standby mode Chapter 5 Adjusting and Setting Through Menus Icon Menu zs OTHERS Submenu 60i 50i SEL page 49 VCR PROFILE Setting Switches between 1080 60i NTSC and 1080 50i PAL 1 Press the 20 buttons to select YES then press the EXEC button 60i 50i SEL Change to 50i Reboots after change YES NO 2 Press the 4 buttons to select YES again then press the EXEC button You can save the setting values for the unit in the internal memory as VCR profiles Up to 5 V
155. s used as a recorder the recording format is determined by the Es REC MODE setting in the IN OUT REC menu if the input signal format is DVCAM or DV 2 If you duplicate a tape when the unit is set to DVCAM to be used as a recorder the time code format of the duplicated tape will be partially different from the time code format specified as DVCAM note however this does not affect editing accuracy in special cases 3 The unit cannot switch between LOCK MODE and UNLOCK MODE AUDIO MODE complies with input signals e On the unit HDV signals input from an i LINK connection cannot be down converted to DVCAM DV for recording e If you use the tapes described in 2 above for editing you may encounter function limitations regardless of the player and recorder formats e Some DV video equipment may play back a DVCAM formatted tape however the contents cannot be guaranteed Therefore even though you use a proper DVCAM formatted tape for playback and the unit dubs and creates a DVCAM formatted tape the time code may be partially different from the time code format specified as DVCAM on other DV video equipment e You cannot use the unit to record video and audio recorded with copyright protection signals If you try to record such video or audio materials the message Cannot record due to copyright protection appears on the LCD monitor Appendix 1 01 _ gu xipueddy HAT About i LINK The HDV DV jack provided on the unit
156. s with an S VIDEO jack connection page 25 For details on the output of the VIDEO jacks see Notes on all ideo output jacks page 17 COMPONENT OUT jacks Use these jacks to output component signals To connect a device equipped component video input connectors use the COMPONENT OUT jacks on the unit If you use the COMPONENT OUT jacks you can output high quality video with less signal quality deterioration than if you use the S VIDEO jacks You can set the output video format by using SDI CMPNT of VIDEO OUT in the IN OUT REC menu When the DISPLAY OUTPUT switch is set to ALL text data such as time code menu and alarm messages are superimposed on a monitor connected using the COMPONENT OUT jacks page 25 20 Chapter 1 Overview e When images are output in 720p format some of the text image data outer frame underscan portion on the monitor may appear cut out In this case check the text image data on the LCD monitor of the unit or on a monitor using the S VIDEO OUT jack or the VIDEO OUT jack Also when your monitor has an underscan function you can check all the text data on the monitor while in underscan mode e Signals are output to the COMPONENT OUT jack and the HD SD SDI OUT jack simultaneously The setting of SDI CMPNT of VIDEO OUT in the IN OUT REC menu is effective for both the COMPONENT OUT jack and the HD SD SDI OUT jack e When you change the video format setting of SDI CMPNT of VIDE
157. shooting eee 87 POWER switch scere 17 R K arpangl en ieiser eteieetert ege eet 16 REC button 12 Rechargeable battery A 98 Recording sonnan aie 47 Troubleshooting cesses 91 Recording format 33 during recording eesseeeeeee 34 Remaining tape Ome 26 Remote Commander ee 23 REPEAT CYCLE 43 REPEAT TIMMER 43 RESET button oe 18 Counter reset n se 10 REW button 12 REW amp PLAY button oe eee 23 S S VIDEO mack A 20 Scheduled maintenance 0 0 0 98 IR 5 Searhces 42 SEARCH SELECT button 23 Self diagnosis sseesseeeeeeeseeeeeseeeee 93 SHUTTLE MAX button 24 SPEAKER inn hea aae 8 Speaker LEVEL contra 7 Specifications eee eee 103 START TIME cecsecsecssesesceeeeeees 43 STATUS CHECK button 9 STATUS CHECK screen 27 STOP button 12 T TC OUT jack urena 16 TC UB SET men 81 Tine Code dsdsessdetvivencdieence acs 53 OQUP ese paaa 58 Selection senini nesin 55 BEE 52 TIMER swatch 7 Troubleshooting escesseeseeeeees 86 U Unlock mode 33 Usable Cassette 30 User Ditsiciccesisis ticcacscstiisoucenmncdaes 53 V VIDEO jackin 20 VTR SET men 80 W Warning eseu EES 93 X RVI GCOlOR ies dest SE ee 32 Appendix 107 _ Vu xipueddy AAT Submenu Index Numerics A801 BA A DEET 77 601 500 SEG Eden rege een 85 A AC ON MOD eee 84 AGC i AE 79 AGC E KE 79 ALLSCAN MOD 78 ASSIGN BIN prinsens
158. side of the POWER switch ON The unit will not operate even if the power has been turned on Cassette tapes Symptom The cassette cannot be inserted e The KEY INH switch is set to ON Set the switch to OFF e Moisture condensation has occurred page 97 e The cassette is not inserted straight Eject and reinsert it correctly Disconnect the power supply and then reconnect it after about 1 minute If the unit does not operate even after you reconnect the power use a sharp tipped ballpoint pen or similar tool to press the RESET button When you press the RESET button all settings including the date time and 60i 50i are initialized Cause Remedy e There is moisture condensation on the head drum page 97 With the unit powered on wait more than one hour e The cassette is not inserted straight Eject and reinsert it correctly e Another cassette has been loaded already Remove the cassette and insert the one you want to load It takes time to eject the cassette e This is not a malfunction The unit ejects the cassette slowly to protect the tape While the cassette is being ejected the Oo cassette indicator blinks Continued 87 Chapter 6 Maintenance wii SOuEUeIuIEIW 9 Ja deyo fl Troubleshooting Symptom Cause Remedy A cassette tape cannot be removed Check whether the power supply is connected properly The cassette tape is not eje
159. some SDI CMPNT settings of VIDEO OUT in the IN OUT REC menu For details see page 73 e The INPUT SELECT switch setting does not match the cable connected to the unit Set the INPUT SELECT switch to S VIDEO or VIDEO to match the cable connection aoueuajuley 9 Ja deyo fl The image loses color or is distorted when you play back the tape on a television set or monitor connected to the unit Connect the unit to a television set or monitor that is compatible with its 60i 50i SEL format Set 60i 50i SEL in the OTHERS menu according to the signal format page 85 2 2 ST is displayed on the screen 90 Chapter 6 Maintenance e This icon is displayed when you playback a tape recorded with 4 channel microphone recording on another device using external surround microphones The unit does not support 4 channel microphone recording using external surround microphones This icon is displayed when you play back a tape recorded with external 4 channel recording using a surround microphone in DVCAM or DV SP format Symptom The output from the S VIDEO OUT jack and VIDEO OUT jack is different from the DOWN CONVERT setting of VIDEO OUT in IN OUT REC Recording Dubbing Symptom Whenever you connect the unit to an AC outlet the unit automatically starts recording Even though the KEY INH switch is set to ON the unit starts recording playback by itself Cause Remedy The output f
160. t jack Format of the signals recorded on the tape S VIDEO OUT 1 3 2 4 DV DVCAM O O O O DV SP O O O O HDV 1080 60i Oo O O O 1080 24p O12 Oo O O 1080 30p o O O O 1080 50i oO O O O 1080 25p o O O O 720 30p 25p 24p o O O O 1 Outputs signals down converted from HDV format The setting for down conversion can be changed in DOWN CONVERT of VIDEO OUT in the IN OUT REC menu page 73 2 24p signals are converted to 60i signals by 2 3 pull down and then output e HDV 720 30p 25p 24p signals can be played back but not input output via the 4 HDV DV jack on the unit e HDV 720 60p HDV720 S0p and SD 480p 576p signals cannot be input output recorded or played back on the unit Chapter 2 Playback and Recording 35 a WAN di Dupiooe pue pol Zz Jeideyo ti Recording Format and Input Output Signals EEN Digital signal output section O Output No output or N A SDI output i LINK output Digital audio output SDI D HDV AES EBU Output signal Format of the signals recorded in the tape our E EESS deeg a Come ace DV DVCAM O O O DV SP O O O HDV 1080 60i o O 2 3 O O 1080 24p eis 2 3 4 O O 1080 30p o O 2 3 O O 1080 50i Oo O 2 3 O O 1080 25p o O 2 3 O O 720 30p 25p 24p o O 1 The format of the picture output from the HD SD SDI OUT jack can be set in SDI CMPNT of VIDEO OUT in the IN OUT REC menu page 73
161. t jacks OFF Does not output text data to superimpose S VIDEO VIDEO Superimposes text data to S VIDEO OUT jack VIDEO OUT jack and MONITOR VIDEO jack ALL Superimposes text data to HD SD SDI OUT jack COMPONENT OUT jacks S VIDEO OUT jack VIDEO OUT jack and MONITOR VIDEO jack EJECT button Press this button to eject a cassette If you press this button while a cassette is inside the unit the cassette is ejected Cassette compartment Insert a standard size or mini size cassette For details on cassettes that can be used see Notes on Power Supply and Video Cassettes on page 30 1 Monitor display section 4 Indicator section see page 14 HU D H ois buttons D ANN MENU button EXEC execute button STATUS CHECK button i MENU J i i i REES 1 DISPLAY HDV DVCAM DN RN OO DISPLAY button COUNTER SELECT COUNTER SELECT button RESET A3 bi EI Si EI RESET Counter reset A3 button LCD Liquid Crystal Display monitor O T lt buttons Use these buttons in making menu settings and other settings You can adjust the brightness of images by pressing the 4M buttons while the relevant data format the tape running mode is displayed on the LCD screen The display of the brightness level adjustment disappears within a second after the adjustment completes While the time counter is displayed you can m
162. tart using the unit If you do not need to record the date and time when the rechargeable battery is not fully charged you can use the unit in this state Charging the rechargeable battery Connect the power cord supplied to the AC IN connector and then connect the mains connector to an outlet Keep the POWER switch on the rear side of the unit in the I position ON for about 24 hours The ON STANDBY switch on the front panel does not need to be turned on Notes on the License ANY USE OF THIS PRODUCT OTHER THAN CONSUMER PERSONAL USE IN ANY MANNER THAT COMPLIES WITH THE MPEG 2 STANDARD FOR ENCODING VIDEO INFORMATION FOR PACKAGED MEDIA IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED WITHOUT A LICENSE UNDER APPLICABLE PATENTS IN THE MPEG 2 PATENT PORTFOLIO WHICH LICENSE IS AVAILABLE FROM MPEG LA L L C 250 STEELE STREET SUITE 300 DENVER COLORADO 80206 Appendix Notes on Dubbing Dubbing with the S VIDEO or VIDEO jacks When you use the unit as a recorder to perform dubbing between the unit and other equipment using the S VIDEO jack and the VIDEO jack the format to be used for recording is set according to the k REC MODE setting in the IN OUT REC menu For details see the following table Playback and editing of a tape may be restricted for some dubbing methods Read Chapter 4 Dubbing to Other Equipment Using the i LINK Jack Duplication Audio Dubbing and Connecting a Computer before dubbing a tape Some editing software
163. te connections for input and output Also by connecting the unit to an editing controller via the HDV DV jack you can configure a digital non linear editing system For connections of the editing controller and the unit refer to i LINK cable not supplied the editing controller instruction manual Before dubbing you must set the format in which you want to output signals Make HDV DV SEL page 72 and i LINK SET page 74 settings in the IN OUT REC menu For details refer to Major Differences among HDV1080i DVCAM and DV Formats page 33 To dub a tape recorded in HDV format using the duplicate function on other units such as the DSR 25 Digital video equipment 45 50 select DVCAM in HDV DV CONV of with an i LINK jack i LINK SET in the IN OUT REC menu i LINK jack Monitor _Z gt Signal flow Chapter 4 Dubbing to Other Equipment Using the i LINK Jack Duplication Audio Dubbing and Connecting a Computer 59 Jeyndwog e Buydeuu0d pue Buiqqng olpny uoneoydng yoer ANIT eut Bursn juewdinb gt 19410 0 Buqana p Jeydeyo Dubbing to Other Equipment Using the i LINK Jack There are some limitations to down converting a tape recorded in HDV format to DVCAM format For details see i LINK SET in the IN OUT REC menu on page 74 e If you output pictures in the playback pause mode when using an i LINK connection recorded images may appear d
164. ted the time set in the internal clock the 60i 50i SEL setting and the time code of the FREE RUN setting will be initialized The internal backup battery is fully charged if you connect the power to the unit for about 24 hours A fully charged internal battery can run for about 1 month 70 Chapter 5 Adjusting and Setting Through Menus Changing a menu setting 1 Press the MENU button 2 Pressing the 220 buttons select the menu icon you want to change then press the EXEC button Pressing the M i buttons select the submenu you want to change then press the EXEC button 4 Pressing the 4 buttons change the setting 5 Press the EXEC button to return to the submenu Repeat steps 1 to 5 as needed To return to the previous menu level press the 4 4 buttons and select RETURN You can use the lt gt gt buttons to move the menu cursor and to adjust or increase decrease setting values Menu Structure The menu of the unit consists of the following menus and submenus AUDIO SET VTR SET TC UB SET OTHERS IN OUT REC HDV DV SEL page 72 L REC MODE page 72 t VIDEO OUT page 73 L i LINK SET page 74 m CROP ADJUST page 74 CROP MARKER page 75 m COLOR BAR page 76 m EE PB SEL page 77 480i LEVEL page 77 DISPLAY SET COUNTER SET page 77 MARKER BURN page 78 ALLSCAN MODE page 78 DATA CODE page 78 m LETTER SIZE
165. th 0 6 Vp p 3 level sync HDV DV jack i LINK IEEE 1394 6 pin connector 100 HD SD SDI OUT jack BNC type x 1 SD SDI SD SDI format SMPTE259M C 270Mbps 104 Appendix HD SDI HD SDI format SMPTE292M AES EBU OUT jack BNC type x 2 AES 3id 1995 TC OUT jack BNC type x 1 2 2 Vp p 600 Q ohms 1 2 Vp p 75 Q ohms 0 5 to 4 Vp p through output 600 Q ohms Remote control LANC Stereo mini mini jack 2 5 CONTROL S IN Stereo mini jack 3 5 LCD screen Picture 6 7 cm 2 7 type aspect ratio 16 9 Total dot namber 211 200 dots 960 Horizontal x 220 Vertical General Peak inrush current Hot switching inrush current measured in accordance with European standard EN55103 1 9 0 A 230 V Power requirements HVR M35U AC100 V 120 V 60 Hz HVR M35N AC100 V 240 V 50 60 Hz HVR M35E AC100 V 240 V 50 Hz HVR M35P AC100 V 240 V 50 60 Hz Power consumption during playback HVR M35U 15 W HVR M35N M35E M35P 16 W Operating temperature 5 C to 40 C 41 F to 104 F Storage temperature 20 C to 60 C 4 F to 140 F Dimensions Approx 212 x 98 x 390 3 mm 8 3 s x 3 7 3 x 15 3 s inches w h d including projecting parts and controls N D o O Y i A x a LO ha 3 Ve CH loo A 8 aq D H N ke ig Tv A 212 8 3 8
166. the FRAME all buttons during pause To play back in the forward direction press the IIB button in the backward direction press the all button If you press and hold one of these buttons playback continues frame by frame Press the button during normal playback or when playing at various speeds Press the button during normal playback or when playing at various speeds Play at the maximum speed Press the SHUTTLE MAX button during playback To change playback direction Press the FRAME all buttons during normal if you press the x1 3 button on the supplied Remote Commander while pointing it toward a Sony device other than the unit the playback speed may turn to 1 5 of normal speed when you play back a tape in DVCAM DV format and press the x1 5 button on the Remote Commander while pointing it toward the unit the playback speed turns to 1 3 of normal speed playback or when playing at various speeds To play back in the forward direction press the II button in the backward direction press the lt All button e When the command mode of a Sony device remote commander is set to VTR4 Continued Chapter 2 Playback and Recording 41 REGER uk di Dupiooe pue ppo Zz Jeideyo ti Playback e If the unit keeps playing at 1 10 of normal speed in forward or reverse for more than minute the unit begins to play back at normal speed To hear the sound while playing at various speeds To
167. the rear panel of the unit is in the position ON Press this switch while the lamp is lit in red in the standby mode to turn the unit on and the lamp lights up in green When you press this switch again the unit goes into the standby mode e When the ON STANDBY lamp is out this switch does not operate Press the P ON marked side of the POWER switch on the rear panel before operating the ON STANDBY switch For details on the POWER switch see POWER main power switch on page 17 e When the KEY INH switch is set to ON the ON STANDBY switch does not operate Set the KEY INH switch to OFF to enable the ON STANDBY switch TIMER switch Use this switch to select Auto Repeat or recording when using an external AC timer not supplied REPEAT When power is supplied to the unit the tape rewinds to its beginning automatically and playback starts When one of the following items on the tape are detected auto repeat playback starts automatically Index signals An unrecorded portion A portion recorded in a format set by other than AUTO in HDV DV SEL of the IN OUT REC menu Tape end Auto Repeat also functions if you set this switch to REPEAT during playback or rewind For details on Auto Repeat see Auto Repeat CUSTOM REPEAT on page 43 and CUSTOM REPEAT in the VTR SET menu on page 80 OFF Auto Repeat or timer recording is disabled REC Recording begins the moment t
168. tion of the unit Storing cassettes e After using the tapes rewind it put it in its case and store it vertically To prevent picture and sound distortion e Do not store tapes in the following places Where the temperature gets high in strong sunshine inside a car or near a heater Where there is high humidity In a strong magnetic field near a TV or speakers Notes on the LCD Screen The LCD screen is manufactured using high precision technology The ratio of effective pixels is 99 99 or more However there may be some tiny black points and or bright points red blue green or white that constantly appear on the LCD screen These points do not affect the recorded picture in any way Do not place the unit with the LCD screen pointing toward the sun Otherwise the unit may be damaged To clean the LCD screen To remove dirt or to clean fingerprints from the LCD screen use an LCD cleaning kit not supplied When you use an LCD cleaning kit do not pour the cleaning liquid directly on the LCD Always pour the liquid onto cleaning paper and wipe the LCD with this paper About Moisture Condensation If the unit or cassette is brought directly from a cold to a warm location moisture may condense inside or outside the unit or tape If you use the tape or video heads in this condition the tape may adhere to the head drum and the video heads or the tape may be damaged or a malfunction may occur When condensati
169. to BETACAM level SMPTE Sets the COMPONENT OUT jacks to SMPTE level For details on COMPONENT OUT jack specifications see page 104 DISPLAY SET menu Icon Menu mat DISPLAY SET Submenu COUNTER SET page 27 Setting Selects the appearance of the time counter DISPLAY PON OFF SIZE gt LARGE SMALL COLOR gt TYPE 1 TYPE 2 TYPE 3 TYPE 4 Enables the time counter display Disables the time counter display Displays the time counter in large letters Displays the time counter in small letters Displays the time counter with color type 1 Displays the time counter with color type 2 Displays the time counter with color type 3 Displays the time counter with color type 4 Continued Chapter5 Adjusting and Setting Through Menus 77 snus U nOIULL Bum s pue Buysnipy g saydeyo HIN Spuet U nOIUL Bum s pue Buysnipy gG sa deyo ATT Operating Menus a Icon Menu Ej DISPLAY SET 78 Submenu MARKER BURN page 46 Setting Selects whether to output MARKER BURN or not gt OFF Does not output MARKER BURN ON Outputs MARKER BURN There are some limitations to the output of MARKER BURN For details see page 46 ALLSCAN MODE Zooms out the image on the LCD monitor to check the area surrounding the picture frame where the external monitor can not display gt OFF Disables the ALLSCAN MODE ON Enables the ALLSCAN MODE Notes e ALLSCAN MODE is for H
170. to input jacks of devices with an AES EBU interface TC OUT time code output jack Outputs the time code of the unit Connect this jack to a time code input jack on an external device such as a time code reader or a VCR The unit outputs the time code depending on the operating state as follows Playing The time code on the tape is output Recording Either the time code generated by the internal time code generator or the time code input from an external device is output For details see HVR M35U M35N M35E M35P time codes on page 57 If JOG TC OUT in the TC UB SET menu has been set to ON the time code is output during search mode but the output time code is not continuous ACIN connector Connects to an AC outlet using the supplied power cord Even if the unit is in the standby mode it consumes power To turn the power off completely press the O OFF marked side of the POWER switch POWER main power switch The main power switch of the unit When this switch is in the I position the ON STANDBY lamp on the front panel lights up in green In the standby mode the ON STANDBY lamp lights up in red When you do not intend to use the unit for a long time press the O OFF marked side of the POWER switch i HDV DV jack 6 pin Use this jack to input output digital signals that comply with the i LINK standard Use this jack when a device connected to the unit has an i LINK jack I
171. u clean the heads periodically clogging of the heads may occur anyway Clean the heads when e mosaic pattern noise appears on the playback picture e the playback picture freezes e a part of the playback picture does not move e playback pictures do not appear e playback audio is interrupted e E Dirty video head Use a cleaning cassette appears during recording Image when the video head is dirty With an HDV cl s Wa Normal image Playback Playback image vi image pauses disappears Fei With a DV DVCAM 8 a 2A 27 Playback image disappears To use the cleaning cassette Clean the video head by playing the cleaning cassette for ten seconds It the playback image continues to be stationary or any of the symptoms above remain even after cleaning with the cleaning cassette there may be a problem with the tape Avoid using that tape For details refer to your cleaning cassette s instruction manual Using the unit as listed below will make the video head dirty Subjecting the unit to temperature change or high humidity Condensation occurs See page 97 Using a damaged tape Using the unit for a long time Using the unit where there is a lot of dirt dust or sand Leaving a tape in the unit for a long time Cleaning cassettes are replaceable After using the supplied cleaning cassette for the specified number of t
172. uipment Using the i LINK Jack Duplication Audio Dubbing and Connecting a Computer 67 Jeindwoy e Bunoeuugc pue Buiqqng opp uoneodng yoer NIT 24 Buisn yueWdinby 19410 o Buggng piedeuz seyndwog e Duteuugc pue Buqana olpny uoyeoydng yer NIT 94 Duer Weudnba 19410 o Bulqgnq p 4e deyD Editing Connecting a Computer Preparations Transferring picture data from the unit to a computer editing machine e To transfer picture data recorded on a tape to an editing machine in HDV set HDV DV SEL in the IN OUT REC menu to HDV page 72 then set HDV DV CONV of i LINK SET in the IN OUT REC menu to OFF page 74 e To transfer the picture data recorded on a tape in DVCAM DV to an editing machine set HDV DV CONV of i LINK SET in the IN OUT REC menu to OFF page 74 e To transfer the picture data recorded on a tape in HDV to an editing machine in DVCAM DV format select DVCAM or DV SP in HDV DV CONV of i LINK SET in the IN OUT REC menu then set DOWN CONVERT page 74 e The operation may not work with some of editing machine software Before using the software confirm that it is compatible with the unit e The unit cannot up convert a tape recorded in DVCAM DV format to HDV format when transferring the picture data on an editing machine e If you use a tape recorded both in HDV and DVCAM DV formats when HDV DV SEL in the IN OUT R
173. ume of the speaker on the bottom plate of the unit as well as that of the headphones connected to the Q phones jack e The volume of the speaker and headphones are set together The volumes cannot be set separately e By changing the setting of SPEAKER BEEP in OTHERS page 84 you can switch the speaker audio output on and off phones jack Connect stereo headphones for monitoring sound during recording or playback The audio signals you want to monitor can be selected with the AUDIO MONITOR SELECT switch When headphones are connected no sound is produced from the built in speaker Continued Chapter 1 Overview 7 HANI M M AO Liedeuz wgl Location and Function of Parts INDEX A1 button Press this button to write an index mark while recording Indexing is useful when you search for scenes on a tape Also this button can be used as the ASSIGN A1 button For details on Indexing see Recording Functions on page 5l When you change the ASSIGN button s setting with ASSIGN A1 of ASSIGN BTN in the OTHERS menu this button executes the function you have set For details on ASSIGN buttons see ASSIGN BTN in the OTHERS menu on page 83 INPUT SELECT switch Use this button to select the signal input jack from the HDV DV jack S VIDEO IN jack and VIDEO IN jack HDV DV Inputs a signal from the HDV DV jack S VIDEO Inputs a signal from the S VIDEO IN
174. uter cccceseeessseeeeeeseeneeeeneeeeeeseneeeeeeeess 67 Connecting the Unit to a Computer 67 Ent EE 68 Chapter 5 Adjusting and Setting Through Menus Operating MOUS ssiisiccccniscccccscdccceezescsccecdvess cag ccsauceesscnsncedtneetecsenunudecemsacecute 70 Men S tru Clute arina caccssaecdeshocscdesoavles cavslaueDsdesubtenksub iausiergrenens Gel 71 MENU CONTENU euer een ere hee dee ee dere ee 72 Chapter 6 Maintenance Troubleshooting egene eege eege EE Deg Tee 86 Warning Indicators and MeSSages cccccsssseeeeeneeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneenees 93 Notes On USC siciin sii AOE Ee EES EE EN EEEEe 95 Notes on the Videocassette Recorder 95 Cleaning of the Video Heads 95 Notes on the Video Cassettes 96 Notes onthe LED Screen eege ge eee ee eh dees 97 About Moisture Condensation ccccsccccsssccecsessececseseeecesseeceseseeeseseeeesens 97 Digital Hours Meter orce paaa eebe E else insects 98 About the Built in Rechargeable Battery 20 0 0 ceccceccseeeseeeeeeeeeeneeceeeeeeeeeee 98 INotes on the Licenser estos zines ege EE Eed 98 Appendix Notes on DUD DIING EE 99 About LIN K a aaae aa aaaea anit inti 102 Specificati nS asii ee Ee 103 IT EE 106 Submenu INdeX cceeeeeeeeeeeesceecceeceesccesceeseeeseeeceeeseeeseeeeeeeeeeeeneeeneess 108 Table of Contents 3 Chapter Overview The HVR M35U M35N M35E M35 P is a digital HD videocassette recorder supporting the HDV and DVCAM DV formats The u
175. uttons and press the EXEC button 2 Select YES on the confirmation screen by pressing the 4 buttons and press the EXEC button The VCR profile is deleted Do not turn off the unit during the operations below VCR PROFILE data may be damaged During a SAVE operation During a PROFILE NAME edit INITIALIZE Resets the settings to the initial settings except the CLOCK SET settings 1 Press the 4 buttons to select YES and then press the EXEC button INITIALIZE Reset all settings except CLOCK SET to defaults YES NO 2 Press the 4 buttons to select YES again then press the EXEC button Chapter 5 Adjusting and Setting Through Menus 85 snus U nOIULL Bum s pue Buysnipy g 13 deyo WAM Troubleshooting Chapter Maintenance Please check the following before contacting your Sony dealer General Operation Troubles Symptom A menu item is not available Cause Remedy e The KEY INH switch is set to ON First set the switch to OFF then adjust the menu e There are menus that cannot be used depending in the IN OUT REC menu setting Change the IN OUT REC menu settings page 72 e Some menu items are only available in EE mode or playback mode Set the unit to EE mode or playback mode e Some menu items are only available when the tape is inactive e There are some menus you cannot use without setting the clock Some menu item settings change accidentally
176. y back HDV 1080 60i 1080 24p 1080 30p 1080 50i and 1080 25p videos Also the unit can play back HDV 720 30p 720 24p and 720 25p videos For recording signals can be input only via an i LINK digital interface Compatible with HDV 4 channel audio playback The unit can play back 4 channel sound recorded in HDV format High definition down convert function When you want to play back a tape recorded in HDV format you can down convert images to output them This function allows you to preview recorded images on a monitor which is not compatible with the High Definition HD format Also you can select an aspect ratio from SQUEEZE LETTER BOX except HDV DV jack output or EDGE CROP 16 9 Built in color LCD monitor The unit has a 2 7 type 16 9 color LCD liquid crystal display monitor that lets you verify images on the spot You can see the setup menus audio levels and system status Menus and data can be superimposed over the picture being displayed Speaker Using a built in monaural speaker you can easily monitor the sound being played back or sound being recorded Time code and user bits On the unit you can use both time code and user bits Using the menu these can be set easily The unit can output time code to an external device via the TC OUT jack JOG AUDIO function If you use the optional DSRM 10 remote control unit not supplied audio can be monitored at various playback s
177. y object on the unit The cabinet mechanical parts etc may be damaged or the unit may not work correctly Do not handle the unit roughly Avoid rough handling or mechanical shock to the unit To avoid damaging the cabinet s finish Plastic is often used for the surface finishing of the unit Do not spray a volatile solvent such as an insecticide toward the cabinet or place rubber or vinyl products on the cabinet for a long time If you do the finish of the cabinet may be damaged or the coating may come off Do not clean the cabinet with thinner or benzine The cabinet may be damaged or its coating may come off When you use a chemical impregnated cloth use it according to its directions Clean the cabinet with a soft dry cloth When the cabinet is very dirty clean it with a soft dry cloth lightly moistened with a mild detergent solution and finish it with a dry cloth Do not put magnetic objects close to the unit Magnetic fields may damage the recording To prevent electromagnetic interference caused by radio communication equipment such as cellular phones transceivers etc The use of radio communication equipment such as cellular phones or transceivers near the unit may cause a malfunction and can affect the audio video signals Cellular phones or transceivers near the unit should be switched off Do not use the unit in an area exposed to radiation A malfunction may occur Checking the video heads every 1000 hours A
178. you change the setting of this switch during recording recording will stop for several seconds Recording will restart after the internal circuits are switched During this time no image is recorded 6 Select the audio mode With ant HDV DV connection skip this step When you select S VIDEO or VIDEO with the INPUT SELECT switch set the audio mode by setting AUDIO MODE in the AUDIO SET menu page 79 FS32K Switches the audio mode to 4 channel mode FS48K Switches the audio mode to 2 channel mode When recording a tape in DV SP you can set AUDIO LOCK in the AUDIO SET menu page 79 50 Chapter 2 Playback and Recording When signals are input from the 8 HDV DV jack the audio mode is the same as the one used to input signals from the player To dub audio after recording see page 65 T Set the INPUT LEVEL switch on the rear panel properly according to the audio level of the player 8 Select the recording level adjustment mode using the AUDIO INPUT switch You cannot adjust the recording level if you record signals input via the HDV DV jack 9 If necessary adjust the audio recording level by turning the AUDIO REC LEVEL control knobs You can adjust the recording level with the AUDIO REC LEVEL control knobs if you have selected MANU in step 8 While looking at the STATUS CHECK screen turn the AUDIO REC LEVEL control knobs to adjust the recording level Adjust the audio recording level so that it does

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