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1. DSR 1500 1500P player 1 VIDEO OUT 6 0 O y e MMIII AUDIO OUT 1 3 2 4 COMPONENT 1 OUTPUT 0 olo LI AUDIO OUTPUT UVW 1600 1600P player 2 CH 1 CH 2 Settings on the DSR 1500 1500P recorder Settings on the DSR 1500 1500P player Switch menu item Setting Switch menu item Setting LOCAL REMOTE switch LOCAL LOCAL REMOTE switch LOCAL CH1 IN LEVEL and CH2 IN LEVEL menu items see page 66 Normally 4 dBm OUTPUT LEVEL menu item Normally 4 dBm For details of the video audio input and audio mode settings see Settings for Recording on page 27 see page 66 VIDEO OUTPUT menu item Y R B see page 67 Y R B indicator lights AUDIO OUTPUT menu item 1 2 CH or 3 4 CH see page 67 CH 1 2 or CH 3 4 indicator lights Connections for an A B Roll Editing System sBuijas pue suooauuog sajdeyo 87 sBuijas pue suooauuog g sajdeyo 88 Connection of a video monitor Set up the following connections to enable monitoring of video and audio signals on a video monitor In addition to the video and audio signals you can have time data the operation mode of the unit alarm messages and other information displayed as text on the monitor screen by setting the CHARA DISPLAY m
2. Editing ES 7 EditStation non linear editing system DSR 85 1500 1600 2 1800 or DSR 85P 1500P 1600P 1800P Digital Videocassette Recorder Player Actual AV data a Sa SDTI input output a The DSR 1600 1600P is a videocassette player b To transfer SDTI signals between the DSR 1500 1500P or DSR 1800 1800P and ES 7 installation of the DSBK 1501 Digital Input Output Board on the DSR 1500 1500P or the DSBK 1802 SDTI QSDI Input Output Board on the DSR 1800 1800P is required to send an SDTI signal from the DSR 1600 1600P to the ES 7 installation of the DSBK 1602 SDTI QSDI Output Board on the DSR 1600 1600P is required c Between the DSR 85 85P and ES 7 quadruple transfer is possible through the SDTI interface sexipuaddy WA 106 ClipLink Guide Data Generated When Shooting The following describes the kinds of data that is generated when using the ClipLink function Index pictures When shooting a single frame image from the Mark IN point at the start of each scene is recorded as a still picture into the camcorder s internal memory These images are called index pictures When you finish
3. Video monitor Cable with RCA phono plugs Em not supplied 75 Q coaxial cable _ not supplied E Cable with XLR connectors 888 000000 not supplied Composite Audio input C si J video input VIDEO OUT B Y CPST VIDEO OUT SUPER MONITOR 0 Vatn 0 ifan OQ voeo n 2 DE 2 4 O gt y ee AUDIO OUT 0P Ei e 00l 1 3 E DSR 1 1 P pl DSR 1500 1500P AUDIO IN SR 1500 1500P player recorder 1 3 2 4 a Three 75 Q coaxial cables are used one each for Y R Y and B Y Settings on the DSR 1500 1500P recorder Settings on the DSR 1500 1500P player Switch menu item Setting Switch menu item Setting LOCAL REMOTE switch LOCAL LOCAL REMOTE switch LOCAL CH1 IN LEVEL and CH2 IN Normally 4 dBm OUTPUT LEVEL menu items Normally 4 dBm LEVEL menu items see page see page 66 66 VIDEO OUTPUT menu item Y R B REC MODE menu item see 2 CHANNEL 48kHz see page 67 Y R B indicator lights page 65 re ae 2CH indicator AUDIO OUTPUT menu item 1 2 CH or 3 4 CH oe see page 67 CH 1 2 or CH 3 4 indicator lights For details of the video audio input and audio mode ants settings see Settings for Recording on page 27 Connections for Analog Recording Adjusting the Sync and Subcarrier Phases When using two or more players as in an A B roll editing system it is
4. REMOTE UVW 1600 1600P player 2 EDITOR MXP 290 Audio Mixer fi eegeeg DDYVYDDDYY Ez S 6666666566 Connections for an A B Roll Editing System Video audio signal connections The following shows an example of video audio signal connections in an A B roll editing system In this example analog component signals are used as the video signals and XLR 3 pin connectors are used as audio input output connectors VIDEO IN AUDIO IN 2 4 1 3 DSR 1500 1500P recorder CH 1 OUT CH 2 OUT DPS D7 or other delay unit CH 1 IN CH 2 IN LINE OUT 2 LINE OUT 1 oododo DDD ogo C ote ce OOOO MXP 290 MIC LINE 4 3 12 1 Audio Mixer IN 10 10 12 pin 3 BNC cross cable not supplied consult your Sony dealer about this cable Em 12 pin dubbing cable not supplied E Cable with XLR wg connectors not supplied at PGM OUT COMPONENT 1 VIDEO INPUTS COMPONENT 2 N o e2 CD E 5 VIDEO INPUTS COMPONENT 1 DFS 500 500P DME Switcher Eo Olo
5. REC a SAVE lt Ig MANNIN To enable re recording Set the REC SAVE switch to REC When this switch is set to SAVE the unit cannot record on the tape Inserting and Ejecting Cassettes Inserting a cassette This unit accepts three sizes of cassette L standard size M medium size DVCPRO and S mini size When inserting a cassette in the unit make sure its tape window faces upward as shown in the following figure Mini size Insert the cassette into the middle of the cassette compartment Medium size Align the cassette with the outer guides then slide it in over the inner guides Tape window facing upward Usable Cassettes 25 yoeq ejq pue Bulpiovay z Jaldeyo yoeghe q pue Bulpiovay z Jaldeyo 26 No double insertion of cassettes Ejecting a cassette Usable Cassettes When you insert a cassette the orange lock out plate appears in the cassette compartment to prevent double insertion Press the EJECT button EJECT button Recording This section describes the necessary settings and operations to perform recording on this unit The same settings and operations apply whether you are using the unit as part of an editing system for dubbing or as a stand alone recorder For the necessary connections for recording and the settings not covered in this section see Chapter 5 Connections an
6. S88 0000000 Video monitor 75 Q coaxial cable not supplied 9 pin remote control cable not supplied Cable with RCA phono plugs not supplied IE E m Settings on the DSR 1500 1500P recorder Settings on the DSR 1500 1500P player Switch menu item Setting Switch menu item Setting LOCAL REMOTE switch LOCAL LOCAL REMOTE switch REMOTE REMOTE indicator lights DIGITAL OUTPUT menu item SDTI see page 67 SDTI indicator lights REMOTE I F menu item see 9PIN page 67 9P indicator lights Connections for SDT QSDI Dubbing sBuijes pue suojoauu0D sajdeyo 89 sBuijas pue suooauuog sajdeyo 90 Connections for Analog Recording It is possible to record analog playback signals from Docs another recorder or player on this unit The following e This application requires the DSR 1500 1500P unit used shows connections for a system in which analog as the recorder to be fitted with the optional DSBK component video signals and two channels of audio signals 1504 1504P board are recorded between two DSR 1500 1500P units e The DSR 1500 1500P units shown in the following figure are fitted with the optional DSBK 1501 DSBK 1503 and DSBK 1504 1504P boards
7. DSR 1500 1500P player 1 Video signal Audio signal P E See Reference video signal sj se Control signal a When using a DFS 500 500P DME Switcher the phase of the video signals processed by the DFS 500 500P is delayed It is therefore necessary to connect a delay unit between the MXP 290 Audio Mixer s output and the audio input to the DSR 1500 1500P recorder Connections for an A B Roll Editing System Audio monitor system connections The following shows an example of audio monitor system connections For details of these connections refer to the instruction manual for each connected device Reference video signal connection When you perform recording be sure to input a reference video signal For details of reference video signals see About reference video signals on page 82 Speaker left channel Audio amplifier Cables with RCA phono plugs MONITOR OUT 1 MONITOR OUT 2 eeeog9 DU VDVVDVVDVVDVDDVD 00 00 o OOOOOOOOOO MXP 290 Audio Mixer lo Speaker right channel DFS 500 500P DME Switcher o BLACK BURST OUT 413 21 DSR 1500 1500P recorder OROKORRA REF VIDEO IN DSR 1500 1500P player 1 DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU REF VI
8. Usable Cassettes This unit can use the DVCAM cassettes listed below Model name PDV 64ME 94ME 124ME 184ME Size Standard size PDVM 12ME 22ME 32ME 40ME Mini size The numbers in each model name indicate the maximum recording playback time in minutes for each model For example the PDV 184ME has a maximum recording playback time of 184 minutes Cassettes usable for playback only All consumer DV cassettes and large and medium size DVCPRO 25 Mbps cassettes are usable for playback only If you insert an incorrect type of cassette it will be automatically ejected When operating this unit as a player you can also use DV cassettes on the unit However it is the best choice to always use DVCAM cassettes because they are more reliable than DV cassettes whatever your purpose may be playback editing or long period storage of recordings Cassettes that have been recorded by a DV format recorder can be played back on this unit but cannot be used for recording at editing operation When you insert such a cassette into this unit the NO EDIT indicator lights up in the display section on the front panel of this unit Usable Cassettes 23 yoeghe q pue Bulpiovay z Jaldeyo 24 DVCAM cassettes Notes on using cassettes Checking the tape for slack Usable Cassettes The following figure illustrates the DVCAM cassettes REC SAVE switch For details of this switch see Preventing a
9. Auto Mode AUTO FUNCTION Execution Menu The following table shows the purpose and function of the items in the auto mode execution menu Menu contents For details of the use of individual items see Digitally Dubbing Signals in DVCAM Format on page 51 and Rerecording the Time Code TC Insert Function on page 47 SDTI DUBBING SDTI DUB Selection of data for SDTI dubbing For dubbing through the SDTI QSDI interface select data that the dubbing applies to Settings A V gt A V Dub the audio and video A V TC gt A V TC Dub the audio video and time code A V TC CM gt A V TC CM Dub the audio video time code and cassette memory contents When A V is selected the time code recorded follows the setting of the TIME CODE menu items see page 62 in the setup menu i LINK DUBBING i LINK DUB Selection of data for i LINK dubbing For dubbing through the i LINK interface select data that the dubbing applies to Settings A V gt A V Dub the audio and video A V TC gt A V TC Dub the audio video and time code A V TC CM gt A V TC CM Dub the audio video time code and cassette memory contents When A V is selected the time code recorded follows the setting of the TIME CODE menu items see page 62 in the setup menu TC INSERT TC insert Time code rewriting Rewrite the time code from an initial value which can be set freely Settings
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11. sexipueddy 111 sexipueddy 112 Glossary Index Numerics 2CH indicator 16 32K indicator 15 44 1K indicator 15 48K indicator 15 4CH indicator 16 9P indicator 15 A A B roll editing system 83 AC IN connector 18 Accessories 104 AES EBU format 12 indicator 14 Alarm messages 98 Analog audio 6 audio input s 12 103 audio outputs 104 Input Board 7 interfaces 6 recording 90 video 6 video inputs 103 video outputs 104 video audio signal input section 19 video audio signal output section 20 ANALOG indicator 14 Arrow buttons 17 Audio input output level control section 11 level meters 9 performance 103 problem 97 test signal 12 AUDIO AES EBU IN 1 2 and 3 4 connectors 21 OUT 1 2 and 3 4 connectors 21 AUDIO IN 1 3 and 2 4 connectors 19 AUDIO indicators 14 15 AUDIO OUT 1 3 and 2 4 connectors 20 AUTO FUNCTION 71 Auto mode execution menu 71 Automatic cyclical playback 36 B B Y connector 19 B Y CPST SUPER connector 20 C Cassette 23 compartment 9 memory indicator 15 CH1 1 2 button 12 CH 1 1 2 indicator 14 CH2 3 4 button 12 CH 2 3 4 indicator 14 CL indicator 15 ClipLink 7 Guide 105 index pictures 107 log data 107 log data recording 108 log data recording capacity 109 system configuration 106 Closed caption 7 CNT 10 value resetting 45 Component video input 11 COMPOSITE indicator 14 Composite video input 11 Condensation 93 Connections 79 A B roll editing system 83 analog reco
12. B PLAY button REC button STOP button F FWD button REW rewind button When you press this button it lights and the tape starts rewinding When the F FWD REW menu item under the AUTO EE SELECT menu item see page 59 is set to PB the picture appears on the monitor during rewind maximum 85 times normal speed PLAY button When you press this button it lights and playback begins If you press this button during recording or editing the recording or editing operation is stopped and this unit enters playback mode F FWD fast forward button When you press this button it lights and the tape is fast forwarded When the F FWD REW menu item under the AUTO EE SELECT menu item see page 59 is set to PB the picture appears on the monitor during fast forward maximum 85 times normal speed STOP button Press this button to stop the current tape transport operation REC record button When you press this button while holding down the PLAY button it lights and recording begins Location and Function of Parts When the LOCAL REMOTE switch is set to REMOTE the REMOTE indicator is lit no tape transport control buttons other than the EJECT and STOP buttons will work This can be changed with the LOCAL ENABLE menu item see page 59 5 Menu control section MENU button RESET NO button ae E m TC PRESET button PRESET Eom e SET YES button 4 od be W AVY
13. Menu Contents 71 sbulyjas nuey p saydeyD sbulyjas nuey p saydeyuD 72 Changing Menu Settings This section explains how to change menu settings Buttons Used to Change Settings Use the following buttons in the menu control section to change the menu settings Menu control buttons Functions MENU button e Opens the menu and launches menu control mode e Closes the menu and exits menu control mode These buttons move the highlighted cursor up and down within the current level to select an item or setting Hold down one of these buttons to make the highlighted cursor move continuously A and V buttons lt and gt buttons e Press the button to go down one level e Press the lt button to go up one level Hold down one of these buttons to make the highlighted cursor move continuously RESET NO button e Returns the setting to the factory default setting e Sends a negative response to prompts on the monitor screen SET YES button e Saves the new setting in memory e Sends a positive response to prompts on the monitor screen Changing Menu Settings Changing the Settings of Basic Items The factory default setting is to display only the basic items To change the settings of basic items proceed as follows MENU RESET NO TC PRESET SET YES 1 Press the MENU button in the menu control section The menu sel
14. 1 Press the MENU button The following menu display appears SYSTEM MENU Setup menu AUTO FUNCTION 7 HOURS METER Time counter display Monitor screen 2 With SETUP MENU selected press the gt button The display changes as follows SETUP MENU i OPERATIONAL FUNCTION gt O p erationa DISPLAY CONTROL f TIME CODE Time counter display SETUP BANK OPERATION MENU GRADE BASIC Monitor screen 3 With OPERATIONAL FUNCTION selected press the gt button The display changes as follows SETUP MENU OPERATIONAL FUNCTION gt REP FUNC lt REPEAT FUNCTION gt eedi AUTO EE SELECT g play LOCAL ENABLE STPR amp EJ Monitor screen 4 With REPEAT FUNCTION selected press the gt button The contents of the REPEAT FUNCTION menu item are displayed SETUP MENU OPERATIONAL FUNCTION gt gt REPEAT MD REPEAT FUNCTION REPEAT MODE OFF gt Time counter display REPEAT TOP 1T TOP REPEAT END 1V END A PRESET B PRESET Monitor screen 5 Press the V button to select REPEAT TOP SETUP MENU OPERATIONAL FUNCTION gt gt REP TOP a ee OFF Time counter display REPEAT END V END A PRESET B PRESET Monitor screen Playback 39 yoeghe q pue Bulpiovay z Jajdeyo yoeghe q pue Bulpiovay z Jaldeyo 40 Playback 6 Press the button The display changes as follows SE
15. Press the EXT button on the vectorscope This switches the vectorscope to external synchronization mode Adjust the phase synchronization control on the vectorscope so that the sync and subcarrier phases are close to the reference line Sync phase Subcarrier phase Reference line gt Align the sync and subcarrier phases of the black burst signal to the reference line 5 Output the player 1 signal from the PVE 500 6 Press the A channel button on the vectorscope This displays the sync and subcarrier phases composite signals only of the signal from player 1 On player 1 adjust the front panel SYNC PHASE and SC PHASE controls using a Phillips screwdriver so that the output from player 1 on channel A is in correct phase alignment with the black burst signal on channel B This indicator moves as you turn the SYNC PHASE control This indicator moves as you turn the SC PHASE control Adjust the sync and subcarrier phases of the output signal from player 1 Adjusting the Sync and Subcarrier Phases When component signals are used the subcarrier phase indicator does not appear 8 Output the player 2 signal from the PVE 500 and repeat steps 6 and 7 to adjust the sync and subcarrier phases of the output from player 2 Maintenance and Troubleshooting Chapter Maintenance Condensation If you move the unit suddenly from a cold to a warm location or if
16. Adjust the black level 000 gt gt gt 000 to 3FF gt gt gt 3FF Factory default setting 200H For DSR 1500P only INPUT BLANK gt Input bink LINE 335 gt gt Line 335 Switch blanking on or off for the 335th line of the input video signal BLANK gt gt gt blank Blank THROUGH gt gt gt through Do not blank AUDIO CONTROL Audio Settings related to audio control REC MODE gt REC mode Select the audio recording mode Description of settings 2 CHANNEL 48kHz gt gt 2 ch 2 channel 48 kHz mode 4 CHANNEL 32kHz gt gt 4 ch 4 channel 32 kHz mode Menu Contents sBulyjas nuey p sa deyD 65 AUDIO CONTROL Audio Settings related to audio control INPUT ARRANGE gt Input arng Make settings for input audio mixing When in 4 channel mode analog audio is selected for all four channels channels 1 2 and 3 4 the same analog audio signals are recorded on channels 1 and 3 and on channels 2 and 4 respectively That is the analog signal recorded on channel 1 is also recorded on channel 3 and the analog signal recorded on channel 2 is also recorded on channel 4 You can adjust the audio level on each of the four channels separately using the REC PB LEVEL control knobs with the VAR switch set to REC Description of settings Set the channels on which to record the input audio signals as follows 1 Use the AV lt I gt buttons to move the
17. AUDIO CONTROL DIGITAL PROCESS SETUP BANK OPERATION MENU_GRADE ENHAN gt Current setting Monitor screen Time counter display 3 Follow the same procedure as in steps 3 to 8 of the procedure in the section Changing the Settings of Basic Items page 72 using the AV lt IP buttons to select an item and change its setting 4 When you have completed the settings press the SET YES button The message NOW SAVING appears on the monitor screen and Saving appears in the time counter display while the new settings are saved in memory When the saving operation is completed the monitor screen and time counter display return to their normal indications Returning Menu Settings to Their Factory Default Settings After making menu setting changes to return settings to their factory default settings setting initialization use the following procedure To return a particular setting to its factory default setting In the section Changing the Settings of Basic Items page 72 carry out the procedure up to step 6 then with the current setting displayed in the example if the factory default setting has been changed the current setting will be 100 or 50 proceed as follows T Either press the RESET NO button or select the default setting using the A or V button 2 Press the SET YES button The setting returned to its factory default is saved in memory as the current settin
18. NO button in the menu control section This resets the CNT value to 0 00 00 00 During playback if the recording on the tape includes discontinuities the counter may operate incorrectly at the corresponding points Using the Internal Time Code Generator You can set the initial time code value before recording the time code generated by the internal time code generator onto a tape In addition you can use the user bits to record such data as the date time scene number reel number or other useful information When an external time code generator is connected to the TC IN connector the internal time code generator can be locked to synchronized with an external time code To set the initial time code value and user bit data e 1 Press the COUNTER SELECT button to light the time data type indicator TC or U BIT TC To set the initial time code value U BIT To set user bit data The current time code value or user bit data is shown in the time counter display Setting the Time Data uoneiado Bunipy 10 suowoun jualueAuoD g saj deyo 45 Set the TIME CODE menu items see page 62 as shown below Menu item Seiting TC MODE INT PRESET RUN MODE FREE RUN or REC RUN DF MODE Normally ON DF for DSR 1500 only Press the TC PRESET button in the menu control section The current setting is
19. Settings related to video control PROCESS CONTROL gt Proc C PHASE MODE gt gt C ctrl Phas MD Select the phase rotation mode for chroma phase control The effect of this setting applies to the output levels of all of the composite video S video SDI and component video signals Description of settings U V COMPOSITE gt gt gt Cmpst Select this setting when observing the composite video output level using a composite vectorscope PB PR COMPONENT gt gt gt Cmpnt Select this setting when observing the component video output level using a component vectorscope ADJ RANGE gt gt Adj range Select the variable range of the VIDEO and CHROMA gains _3 to 3 dB gt gt gt 3 3 3 dB to 3 dB WIDE gt gt gt wide to 3 dB VIDEO GAIN gt gt V gain Adjust the video output level 000 gt gt gt 000 to 3FF gt gt gt 3FF Factory default setting 200H CHROMA GAIN gt gt C gain Adjust the chroma output level 000 gt gt gt 000 to 3FF gt gt gt 3FF Factory default setting 200H CHROMA PHASE gt gt C phase Adjust the chroma phase 00 gt gt gt 00 to FF gt gt gt FF Factory default setting 80H For DSR 1500 only SETUP LEVEL gt gt Setup lev Adjust the black setup level 000 gt gt gt 000 to 3FF gt gt gt 3FF Factory default setting 200H For DSR 1500P only BLACK LEVEL gt gt Black lev
20. U BIT time data type indicator in the display section Input selection cannot be changed in REC mode REC recording mode Input signal does not conform to DVCAM Unknown Sig DV format Input signal is 625 50 For DSR 1500 625 50 sig For DSR 1500 Input signal is 525 60 For DSR 1500P 525 60 sig For DSR 1500P Input video is not detected Check the VIDEO indicator in the INPUT signal No INPUT display section and supply an appropriate video signal Input video signal does not synchronize Use a reference video signal ILL REF with REF VIDEO signal Moisture has been detected Keep the power on and wait until this alarm message HUMID disappears No cassette in VTR Load a cassette No Cass Rec inhibit mode is selected Set the REC INHIBIT menu item see page 59 to REC INHI OFF Record inhibit plug on the cassette is set Set the REC SAVE switch on the cassette to REC REC INHI to inhibit Remote mode is selected Set the LOCAL REMOTE switch to LOCAL REMOTE Tape cannot be replayed Use a tape recorded in 525 60 format For DSR 1500 625 50 Tape For DSR 1500 Use a tape recorded in 625 50 format For DSR 1500P 525 60 Tape For DSR 1500P Tape end has been detected Use a new cleaning tape Tape end Troubleshooting Bunooys jqnou pue soueuajuleyy 9 saydeyy 99 Bunooysejqnoly pue sou
21. When performing these operations set the LOCAL REMOTE switch on the front panel to LOCAL Play back in jog mode while monitoring the video To carry out frame by frame playback in forward or reverse direction press the A or V button When you hold down the A or V button playback is continued in jog mode ave times normal speed in forward or reverse direction When performing these operations set the LOCAL REMOTE switch on the front panel to LOCAL Inhibit the unit from outputting text information time data operation mode indications etc to the video monitor Set the CHARA DISPLAY menu item see page 60 to OFF Remove the cassette Press the EJECT button If a CNT value is shown in the time counter display the CNT value is reset Disable the automatic rewind function Set the AUTO REW menu item see page 60 to DISABLE Change the time period before the unit switches from stop mode to standby off mode Change the setting of the STOP TIMER menu item see page 63 a When the SEARCH ENABLE menu item see page 59 is set to ENABLE Playback yoeghe q pue Bulpiovay z Jaldeyo 35 yoeghe q pue Bulpiooay z Jaldeyo 36 Repeat Playback Automatic Cyclical Playback Proceed as follows to perform automatic cyclical playback of recording repeat playback between selected start and end points Set the desired repeat start and end points with the REPEAT
22. items to ON e CHARA DISPLAY see page 60 e ALARM see page 61 e REF ALARM see page 61 Bunooys jqno pue soueuajuleW g Ja deyo WA oO 8 Troubleshooting Alarm messages and associated directions Alarm message on monitor screen Cause Direction Alarm message in time counter display A cleaning tape has been inserted The tape will automatically be ejected after cleaning is Cleaning Tp completed A non standard signal is being used for Use a standard signal VIN NON STD input video A non standard ref signal is being used Use a standard signal REF NON STD for REF VIDEO Abnormal settings selected in setup Correct the setup menu settings Contact your Sony ILL SETUP menu dealer if this alarm message appears again after making corrections Audio mixing mode cannot be changed REC mode during recording Audio not editable on this tape Use a tape recorded in 2 channel 48 kHz or 2CH 32kHz 4 channel 32 kHz mode Fs 44 1kHz Use a tape having audio signals recorded in locked mode UNLOCK mode Audio REC mode selection different from Select the same audio recording mode as that of the A mode err audio on tape tape Audio REC recording mode cannot be REC mode changed during recording Cassette adaptor not usable Use a tape without cassette adaptor Adaptor Counter mode is selected Use the COUNTER SELECT button to light the TC or CNT mode
23. lights A few seconds later if the STOP menu item under the AUTO EE SELECT menu item see page 59 is set to PB a still image will appear on the monitor screen 2 Press the PLAY button This starts the playback operation When the tape is played back all the way to the end the unit automatically rewinds it and then stops If the following indicators light when a cassette is loaded Indicator It means Cassette memory indicator The loaded cassette contains a cassette memory CL indicator There is ClipLink log data stored in the cassette memory on the loaded cassette NO EDIT indicator The tape was recorded in the DV format or a DVCPRO tape is inserted You cannot use it as a recording tape for editing To perform the following operations Operation Stop playback Do this Press the STOP button The unit enters stop mode and will automatically switch to standby off mode after the time set with the STOP TIMER menu item see page 63 for tape protection Adjust the audio playback level Use the PHONES control knob on the front panel outputs from the PHONES connector on the front panel and the MONITOR connector on the rear panel are adjusted Play back in shuttle mode while monitoring the video 2 To carry out a high speed search 10 times normal speed in forward or reverse direction press the gt or lt button To return to normal speed playback press the PLAY button
24. mode Tape 0000 0000 00000 CT THREADING mode Thread 0000 0000 00000 To end the digital hours meter display Press the MENU button in the menu control section To reset the trip values About this operation consult your Sony dealer Head Cleaning Always use the DVM12CL mini size or DV12CL standard size Cleaning Cassette to clean the video and audio heads You can run the cleaning cassette for 10 seconds per cleaning operation Follow the instructions for the cleaning cassette as inappropriate use of the cleaning cassette can damage the heads To clean the heads Insert the cleaning cassette This automatically starts cleaning You cannot operate any tape transport control buttons other than the EJECT button during the cleaning operation After about 10 seconds the cleaning cassette will be automatically ejected Maintenance Bulooysejqnouy pue soueuajuleyy g saydeyy 95 Troubleshooting If an alarm message appears on the monitor screen or if the unit appears to be malfunctioning please check the following before contacting your Sony dealer Tape problems Symptom Recording is not possible Cause The cassette s REC SAVE switch is set to SAVE Remedy Set the REC SAVE switch to REC or use another cassette The unit s tape transport control buttons PLAY F FWD REW etc do not work The REMOTE indicator in the display section is lit and the LOCAL ENA
25. 63 THROUGH mode In this mode the LTC signal is output with the phase synchronized with the input time code signal This mode is appropriate when recording signals from multiple devices on a number of VCRs When the camcorder is in genlock mode the time code precision is 0 frames When the camcorder is not in genlock mode it is 1 frame The optional boards see page 7 corresponding to the input signal formats to be used are required VIDEO IN AUDIO IN oe eg t n TIME CODE IN TIME CODE OUT DSR 1500 1500P 1st unit Camcorder 1 ma anss2 pat vivo N ff AUDIO IN L t TIME CODE IN Camcorder 2 r TIME CODE OUT L 1 DSR 1500 1500P 2nd unit L e e J e e J J e e e e J e e J L H pt Ef voeo N L AUDIO IN L t gt TIME CODE IN Camcorder n TIME CODE OUT DSR 1500 1500P nth unit Composite video or S video signal Audio signal Time code signal VIDEO INPUT PHASE mode The time code output signal is synchronized with the input video signal This mode is appropriate when the output from a single device is recorded on a number of VCRs The connections are loop through connections In this mode the same time code is recorded on all of the VCRs ton The optional boards see page 7 corresponding to the input signal formats to be used are required VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN VIDEO LOOP THRU TIME CODE
26. FUNCTION menu item see page 58 You can set points A and B as start and end points by following the procedure described in the next section 2 Set the REPEAT MODE menu item see page 58 to ON The REPEAT indicator lights 3 Press the SET YES button to save the new setting and close the menu 4 Press the PLAY button The unit repeats playback between the repeat start and end points set in step 1 Setting Points A and B for Repeat Playback Playback You can set the repeat playback start point point A and end point point B by using the current tape position or inputting time code values To perform repeat playback after setting points A and B press the PLAY button when the REMOTE indicator is off When the DSRM 10 Remote Control Unit is connected to the CONTROL S connector on the front panel you can also start repeat playback by pressing its PLAY button with the REMOTE indicator of this unit off When performing repeat playback using points A and B as the playback start and end points make sure that the REPEAT TOP and REPEAT END menu items see page 58 are set to A POINT and B POINT respectively Setting the current tape position as point A or B Proceed as follows to set the current tape position as point A or B for repeat playback MENU RESET NO TC PRESET SET YES Buttons used for setting the current tape position as point A Buttons used for setting the current tape position as point
27. IN TIME CODE OUT DSR 1500 1500P 1st unit Output device VCR camera etc VIDEO IN VIDEO LOOP THRU TIME CODE IN TIME CODE OUT DSR 1500 1500P 2nd unit VIDEO IN mee VIDEO LOOP THRU Pese TIME CODE IN TIME CODE OUT DSR 1500 1500P nth unit Composite video or SDI video and audio signal Time code signal Menu Contents sBulyjas nu y p 13 deyo 69 sbulyjas nuey p 4aydeyD 70 VIDEO OUTPUT PHASE mode The time code output signal is synchronized with the output video signal This mode is appropriate when outputting signals from a single device to a number of VCRs using separate cables for video audio and time code In this mode the same time code is recorded on all of the VCRs ton The optional boards see page 7 corresponding to the input signal formats to be used are required VIDEO OUT f VIDEO IN AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT AUDIO IN TIME CODE OUT AUDIO OUT TIME CODE IN TIME CODE OUT Output device VCR camera etc DSR 1500 1500P 1st unit VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT du 1 gt TIME CODE IN TIME CODE OUT DSR 1500 1500P 2nd unit pet VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT aeneeep TIME CODE IN TIME CODE OUT DSR 1500 1500P nth unit Composite video signal e S video signal e Analog component signal e SDI video and audio signal Audio signal Time code signal Menu Contents
28. LINK DV Input Output Board required 6 pin IEEE 1394 connector Analog video inputs REF VIDEO IN BNC type x2 loop through with 75 Q automatic terminator Black burst 0 286 V DSR 1500 or 0 3 V DSR 1500P 75 Q negative sync Composite sync VIDEO IN optional DSBK 1504 1504P Analog Input Board required BNC type x3 and 1 loop through connector with 75 Q automatic terminator composite component S video switchable Composite Y CPST and 1 loop through connector with 75 Q automatic terminator 1 0 Vp p 75 Q sync negative Component Y CPST 1 0 Vp p 75 Q negative sync R Y C and B Y 0 7 Vp p 75 color bars for DSR 1500 or 100 color bars for DSR 1500P 75 Q S video Y CPST 1 0 Vp p 75 Q negative sync R Y C 0 286 Vp p DSR 1500 or 0 3 Vp p DSR 1500P 75 Q burst level Analog audio inputs AUDIO IN optional DSBK 1504 1504P Analog Input Board required XLR 3 pin female x2 4 0 3 6 dBm high impedance balanced For DSR 1500P only Time code input TC IN BNC type SMPTE time code DSR 1500 or EBU time code DSR 1500P 0 5 Vp p to 18 Vp p 3 3 kQ unbalanced Specifications NAA 103 sexipuaddy WA 104 Output connectors Digital signal outputs SDI SDTI QSDI OUT optional DSBK 1501 Digital Input Output Board required BNC type x2 SDTI QSDI format 270 Mbps SDI format 270 Mbps SMPTE 259M CCIR656 III AUDIO AES EBU OUT optional DSBK 1501 Digital Input Output Board requir
29. SDI 6 audio input 12 indicator 14 video input 11 SDI SDTI QSDI IN connector 21 OUT 1 OUT 2 connectors 21 SDTI QSDI 6 89 input 11 SDTI DUBBING 71 SDTI indicator 13 14 SDTI LINK button 11 Search 50 via external equipment 50 SERVO indicator 15 SET YES button 17 Setup menu 58 SG indicator 14 Shuttle 50 Slow motion playback 6 SMPTE time code 15 Still 50 STOP button 16 Subcarrier phase 91 Superimposed text 20 Superimposition 7 Supplementary status information 76 S video input 11 SYNC control 9 Sync phase 91 T Tape end alarm indicator 15 problems 96 transport control section 16 TC 10 15 IN connector 21 INSERT 71 insert function 47 OUT connector 21 PRESET button 17 Test signal generator 7 THROUGH mode 69 Time code 7 input 103 input output section 21 output 104 rerecording 47 synchronization 46 value setting 45 Time code generator 45 advancement 46 Time counter display 15 Time data displaying 43 45 problems 96 setting 43 type 44 type indicators 15 Troubleshooting 96 U U BIT 10 15 Usable cassettes 23 User bit data setting 45 V V SDTI indicator 13 VAR switch 11 VIDEO button 11 IN connectors 19 indicators 14 INPUT PHASE mode 69 OUT connectors 20 OUTPUT PHASE mode 70 Video performance 103 process control 7 test signal 11 Video audio input setting section 11 VITC field indication 44 indicator 16 W Wide track 5 Y Y CPST connector 19 20 Y R B indicator 14 Index 115
30. SDI SDTI QSDI OUT1 OUT2 connectors optional DSBK 1501 board required SDI gt gt SDI SDI format SDTI gt gt SDTI SDTI QSDI format AUDIO OUTPUT gt Audio Out Select the channels for audio output from the AUDIO OUT 1 3 and 2 4 connectors 1 2 CH gt gt 1 2CH Output channel 1 to the AUDIO OUT 1 3 connector and channel 2 to the AUDIO OUT 2 4 connector 3 4 CH gt gt 3 4CH Output channel 3 to the AUDIO OUT 1 3 connector and channel 4 to the AUDIO OUT 2 4 connector REMOTE I F gt Remote I F When remote controlling this unit with the LOCAL REMOTE switch set to REMOTE select either the REMOTE connector or i DV IN OUT connector optional DSBK 1501 board required for connecting a remote control unit 9PIN gt gt 9PIN Remote control via the REMOTE connector i LINK gt gt i LINK Remote control via the i DV IN OUT connector SETUP BANK OPERATION Setup Bank Settings related to menu bank operations RECALL BANK 1 gt Recall 1 Recall menu settings from menu bank 1 RECALL BANK2 gt Recall 2 Recall menu settings from menu bank 2 RECALL BANKS gt Recall 3 Recall menu settings from menu bank 3 RECALL BANK4 gt Recall 4 Recall menu settings from menu bank 4 Description of settings 1 Select the bank you want to recall then press the gt button Message RECALL OK appears 2 To recall press the SET YES button To quit re
31. SELECT button and METER CH 1 2 3 4 button on the front panel Digital signal input output section optional DSBK 1501 Digital Input Output Board The connectors in this section are available when the optional DSBK 1501 board is installed SDI SDTI QSDI IN connector SDI SDTI QSDI OUT1 OUT2 connectors AUDIO AES EBU IN 1 2 and AUDIO AES EBU IN 3 4 connectors AUDIO AES EBU OUT 1 2 and AUDIO AES EBU OUT 3 4 connectors SDI SDTI QSDD IN Serial Digital Interface Serial Data Transport Interface QSDI input connector BNC type This connector inputs digital video and audio signals in SDTI QSDI or SDI format To select the required input signal formats use the SDTI i LINK button or VIDEO button on the front panel The current input signal selections are indicated in the INPUT signal display section on the front panel SDI SDTI QSDI OUT1 OUT2 Serial Digital Interface Serial Data Transport Interface QSDI output 1 output 2 connectors BNC type These connectors output digital video and audio signals in SDTI QSDI or SDI format To select these output signal formats use the DIGITAL OUTPUT menu item see page 67 The current output signal selections are indicated in the OUTPUT signal display section on the front panel ay hey scarching at speeds in the range L to hag or HS to nae times normal speed the audio signal output from these connectors in SDTI QSDIJ
32. Switch menu item Setting LOCAL REMOTE switch REMOTE REMOTE indicator lights REMOTE I F menu item i LINK i LINK indicator lights For description on how to carry out search operations via external equipment see the operating instructions for the equipment High Speed and Low Speed Search Quickly and Accurately Determining Editing Points Digitally Dubbing Signals in DVCAM Format In addition to straightforward tape dubbing you can also use this unit to dub automatically from the beginning of the tape to the end through the SDTI QSDI or i LINK interface e To use the SDTI QSDIJ interface the optional DSBK 1501 board is required e To use the i LINK interface the optional DSBK 1503 board is required When a tape recorded on a DSR 1 1P Digital Videocassette Recorder or DSR 130 130P Digital Camcorder is dubbed the ClipLink log data held in the cassette memory is also copied Notes Use a tape recorded in the DVCAM format A tape recorded in DV format cannot be used as a source tape for dubbing through the SDTI QSDI or i LINK interface Regardless of the audio recording mode setting of this unit dubbing is performed with the original audio recording mode unchanged two channel 48 kHz mode or four channel 32 kHz mode Approximately the last 2 minutes of the tape may not be copied because of differences in tape lengths If an index picture is recorded in this portion it may also not be cop
33. TC Channels or signals selected for insert editing V Video A1234 Audio 1 2 3 4 TC Time code The internal time code generator is in synchronization with the external VITC input to the unit via the i LINK i DV IN interface and is generating the same time code value and user bit value as those of the external time code regeneration When the SUB STAT US menu item is set to REMAIN On screen indication REMAIN 184 min Displaying Supplementary Status Information Meaning Remaining capacity of the tape in minutes When the remaining capacity has not been calculated REMAIN min appears When the SUB STATUS menu item is set to AUDIO MIXING 123 4 Input audio channels 1 2 3 and 4 On screen indication Meaning 1234 Input audio channels MIX selected for mixing Example display 12 2 wo 34 Input audio channels 3 and 4 are mixed and recorded on audio channel 4 on tape Input audio channel 3 is recorded on audio channel 3 on tape Input audio channel 2 is recorded on audio channel 2 on tape Input audio channels 1 and 2 are mixed and recorded on audio channel 1 on tape Display format of supplementary status information when the SUB STATUS menu item is set to ALL All items of supplementary status information are displayed in the order shown below eR petok erer PIL JAY Ljolc
34. audio signal optional DSBK 1504 1504P board required AES EBU Digital audio signal in AES EBU format optional DSBK 1501 board required SDI SDI audio signal optional DSBK 1501 board required SG Audio test signal factory default setting CH 2 3 4 The indicator corresponding to the ANALOG AES signal format selected for audio input EBU SDI SG to channel 2 when in 2 channel mode or to channels 3 and 4 when in 4 channel mode lights ANALOG Analog audio signal optional DSBK 1504 1504P board required AES EBU Digital audio signal in AES EBU format optional DSBK 1501 board required SDI SDI audio signal optional DSBK 1501 board required SG Audio test signal factory default setting Location and Function of Parts OUTPUT signal display section Indicates the output video and audio signal format selected with the INTERFACE SELECT menu items see page 67 The indicators without the corresponding optional boards installed in the unit do not light SDI indicator Lights when the digital video and audio signals in SDI format are selected optional DSBK 1501 board required The SDI video and audio signals are output to the SDI SDTI QSDI OUT and OUT2 connectors SDTI indicator Lights when the digital video and audio signals in SDTI QSDI format are selected optional DSBK 1501 board required The video and audio signals in SDTI QSDI format are output to the SDI SDTI QS
35. cassette carrying out recording destroys the ClipLink log data NO EDIT indicator The recording format of the tape is DV or a DVCPRO tape is inserted Replace the tape with one that has been recorded in DVCAM format During editing operation The audio recording mode selected on this unit does not coincide with that of the tape In this case set the unit for the same audio recording mode as with the tape However If your current purpose is recording only you can use the tape as it is For more details see Troubleshooting on page 96 To perform the following operations Operation Stop recording Do this Press the STOP button The unit enters stop mode and will automatically switch to standby off mode after the time period set with the STOP TIMER menu item see page 63 for tape protection Remove the cassette Press the EJECT button After a few seconds the tape is unwound from the head drum and the cassette is automatically ejected If a CNT value is shown on the time counter display the time data type indicator COUNTER is lit the CNT value is reset Inhibit the unit from outputting text information time data operation mode indications etc to the video monitor Set the CHARA DISPLAY menu item see page 60 to OFF Change the time period before the unit switches from stop mode to standby off mode Change the setting of the STOP TIMER menu
36. connectors output analog audio signals The output audio channels are determined by the playback audio mode and the setting 1 2 CH or 3 4 CH of the AUDIO OUTPUT menu item see page 67 as follows When in 2 CH 48 kHz or 44 1 kHz mode Output connectors AUDIO OUT 1 3 Output audio channels Audio channel 1 when 1 2 CH is selected or silent when 3 4 CH is selected AUDIO OUT 2 4 Audio channel 2 when 1 2 CH is selected or silent when 3 4 CH is selected When in 4 CH 32 kHz mode Output connectors Output audio channels AUDIO OUT 1 3 Audio channel 1 when 1 2 CH is selected or audio channel 3 when 3 4 CH is selected AUDIO OUT 2 4 Audio channel 2 when 1 2 CH is selected or audio channel 4 when 3 Connectors Output signals Y CPST Y signal R Y C CPST C signal 3 58 MHz for DSR 1500 4 43 MHz for DSR 1500P B Y CPST Composite signal SUPER When the CHARA DISPLAY menu item see page 60 is set to ON factory default setting the B Y CPST SUPER connector outputs a composite video signal with superimposed text information Location and Function of Parts 4 CH is selected The current playback audio mode is indicated by the PB Fs display on the front panel MONITOR connector RCA phono jack This connector outputs audio signals for monitoring The audio signals to be output from this connector can be selected with the MONITOR
37. cursor and the SET YES button to toggle the setting on and off 2 To save the settings press the MENU button to return to the previous screen then press the SET YES button Example settings AUDIO INPUT SOURCE ARRANGE inl in2 in3 in4 chi xon ch2 on a ch3 on ch4 on l ON OFF SET KEY TO MENU MENU KEY Input audio channel 1 in1 is recorded on audio channel 1 ch1 on tape Input audio channels 2 and 4 in2 and in4 are recorded mixed on audio channel 2 ch2 on tape Input audio channel 4 in4 is recorded on audio channel 3 ch on tape Input audio channel 3 in3 is recorded on audio channel 4 ch4 on tape sbulyjas nuey p saydeyD 66 LEVEL SELECT gt Level Sel REF LEVEL gt gt REF Level Select the audio reference level headroom for recording on tape _20 dB gt gt gt 20dB factory default setting for DSR 1500 _18 dB gt gt gt 18dB factory default setting for DSR 1500P 16 dB gt gt gt 16dB 12 dB gt gt gt 12dB CH1 IN LEVEL gt gt CH1 input Select the audio level setting according to the audio level of the signal input to the AUDIO IN 1 3 connector 44 dBm gt gt gt 4dBm 0 dBm gt gt gt 0dBm 3 dBm gt gt gt 3dBm for DSR 1500P only 6 dBm gt gt gt 6dBm CH2 IN LEVEL gt gt CH2 input Select the audio le
38. diagnostic function that detects internal abnormalities When it detects an abnormality it outputs an error message to the monitor screen and indicates an error code in the time counter display To display error messages on the monitor screen connect the monitor to the B Y CPST SUPER connector and set the CHARA DISPLAY menu item see page 60 to ON factory default setting ERROR AN ERROR HAS BEEN OF FOLLOWING CODE PRESS EJECT KEY TO EJECT TAPE Direction Monitor screen DETECTED INFORM SERVICE E Or message 02 603 e _ _ Error code Error code mm Error02 603 Time counter display If an error message appears follow the direction indicated on the monitor screen Alarm Messages When operating this unit the unit may sometimes output alarm messages such as the one shown below to the monitor screen and the time counter display ALARM TO LOCAL REMOTE MODE IS SELECTED Cause of alarm SET REMOTE LOCAL SWITCHe Direction REMOTE Monitor screen Time counter display If such an alarm message appears a connection or operation error may have been made or condensation on heads may have occurred Follow the direction indicated on the monitor screen To display alarm messages on the monitor screen it is necessary for the monitor to be connected to the B Y CPST SUPER connector and set the following menu
39. format and monitored on external equipment may sound differently from the audio signal played back on this unit AUDIO AES EBU IN 1 2 and AUDIO AES EBU IN 3 4 connectors BNC type Input digital audio signals in AES EBU format to these connectors The left connector 1 2 is for audio channels and 2 and the right connector 3 4 is for audio channels 3 and 4 AUDIO AES EBU OUT 1 2 and AUDIO AES EBU OUT 3 4 connectors BNC type These connectors output digital audio signals in AES EBU format The left connector 1 2 is for audio channels 1 and 2 and the right connector 3 4 is for audio channels 3 and 4 4 Time code input output section TC IN connector TC OUT connector TC IN time code input connector BNC type Input externally generated SMPTE time code for DSR 1500 or EBU time code for DSR 1500P to this connector TC OUT time code output connector BNC type This connector outputs a time code according to the operating state of the unit as follows During playback the playback time code During recording the time code generated by the internal time code generator or the time code input to the TC IN connector When the EE OUT PHASE menu item see page 63 is set to MUTE no time code is output Location and Function of Parts 21 M Q Ja deyD M Q Ja deyD 22 Location and Function of Parts Recording and Playback Chapter
40. item see page 63 Playback This section describes the settings and operations necessary to perform playback on this unit The same settings and operations apply whether you are using the unit as part of an editing system for dubbing or as a stand alone player VCR For the necessary connections for playback and the settings not covered in this section see Chapter 5 Connections and Settings page 79 Settings for Playback Video monitor T Power on this unit by pressing on the side of the POWER switch 2 Power on the video monitor and set its switches as shown below Switch 75 Q termination switch Setting ON or attach a 75 Q terminator Input switch Set according to the type of input signal from this unit Playback 33 yoeghe q pue Bulpiovay z Jaldeyo yoeghe q pue Bulpiovay z Jaldeyo 34 Playback Procedure Playback LOCAL REMOTE switch When controlling this unit from an editing control unit connected to the REMOTE connector of this unit set the LOCAL REMOTE switch of this unit to REMOTE turning the REMOTE indicator on When not set the switch to LOCAL turning the indicator off 1 Insert a cassette For details of cassette insertion see page 25 and for usable cassette types see page 23 The cassette is automatically drawn into the unit and the STOP button
41. items are divided into two categories according to how frequently they are accessed the basic items to which frequent access is normally required and the enhanced items which are less frequently used In the following figure the items shown in boldface are basic items and the other items are enhanced items The menu settings are saved in non volatile memory which means they are not erased when you power off the unit after executing the setting operation Menu Organization 55 sbulyjas nuey p saydeyD 56 Menu organization Menu selection level SETUP MENU Level 1 OPERATIONAL FUNCTION DISPLAY CONTROL TIME CODE TAPE PROTECTION Continued Level 2 REPEAT a AUTO EE SELECT LOCAL ENABLE L REC INHIBIT SEARCH ENABLE MAX SRCH SPEED PREROLL TIME AFTER CUE UP PLAY START AUTO REW A MODE CHANGE CHARA DISPLAY CHARA POSITION CHARA TYPE CHARA VSIZE DISPLAY INFO SUB STATUS MENU DISPLAY PEAK HOLD OVER DISP HOLD BRIGHTNESS ALARM REF ALARM TC MODE RUN MODE DF MODE 2 TC SELECT VITC TCG REGEN UB BINARY GP VITC POS SEL 1 VITC POS SEL 2 VITC OUTPUT EE OUT PHASE MUTE IN SRCH FROM STOP FROM STILL Level 3 REPEAT MODE REPEAT TOP REPEAT END A PRESET B PRESET CASSETTE OUT F FWD REW STOP STANDBY OFF 7 SHUTTLE F FWD REW STOP TIMER STILL TIMER NEXT MOD
42. lt P buttons MENU button Press this button to display the menu on the monitor screen and the time counter display Press it again to exit the menu display On how to use the menu see Chapter 4 Menu Settings RESET NO button Press this button to e reset menu settings e reset the time data shown in the time counter display to zero Or e send a negative response to the prompts issued by the unit TC time code PRESET button Use this button to set the initial value of the time code produced by the internal time code generator and user bit data For details on setting an initial time code value and user bit data see To set the initial time code value and user bit data on page 45 SET YES button Press this button to e save new settings such as selected menu items and time code settings to memory or e send a positive response to the prompts issued by the unit AV lt gt arrow buttons Use these buttons to move around the menu items and also to modify the initial time code value and user bit data When the SEARCH ENABLE menu item see page 59 is set to ENABLE you can also use these buttons to carry out the following playback operations Playback type Direction Operation to carry out Playback in range Forward Press the gt button 10 times normal Reverse Press the lt button speed Frame by frame Forward Press the A button playback R
43. necessary to synchronize the sync and subcarrier for composite signals phases of the signals to be edited If they are not synchronized picture instabilities or color break up may occur at edit points After configuring the editing system use a vectorscope to adjust the sync and subcarrier phases of the recorder and players Subcarrier phase adjustment is necessary when using composite signals and Y C signals DSR 1500 1500P player 1 0000 Ba e dy a oo Ala g Switcher DFS 500 500P 75 Q coaxial cable B DSR 1500 1500P recorder mm mm 75 Q coaxial cable A oooooaooo Gj 10 5 O eo oo OO Vectorscope Sony Tektronix 1750 1751 etc a The sync and subcarrier phases of the output signal from the DFS 500 500P switcher are automatically adjusted b Ensure that the 75 Q coaxial cables A and B not supplied are of the same length PVE 500 Editing Control Unit Adjusting the Sync and Subcarrier Phases 91 sBuijas pue suooauuog Jajdeyo sBuijas pue suooauuog sajdeyo 92 Performing a phase adjustment operation 1 Press the SCH button on the vectorscope The vectorscope switches to SCH mode Press the B channel button on the vectorscope This displays the black burst signal from the switcher
44. points on page 109 Index picture PAL NTSC F aa o A o wo 144 120 5 216 1 6 180 2 288 240 Zo Pee 360 300 on cm 432 360 og oc 504 420 SS A 720 dots This is the time code that indicates the cue points valid up to the frame digit This time code is recorded when the camera has been set to CUE mode When in this mode the time codes at the start and end of a recording the Rec IN and Rec OUT time codes are automatically recorded as Mark IN and Cue point time code OUT points respectively Seven frame spaces are reserved at the end of the last scene as a recording area for index pictures A cassette with 16 Kbits of cassette memory can record up to 198 index pictures and a cassette with 4 Kbits of cassette memory can record up to 45 index pictures ClipLink Guide i VN 107 s x pu ddy WA 108 How to record ClipLink log data The following describes how to record the various ClipLink log data items OK NG status To designate a scene as NG press the NG button on the camera while shooting the scene or at any time before you begin shooting the next scene All scenes that do not receive an NG designation are recorded as OK scenes When you exit the VCR recording mode changing the OK NG status is no longer possible Mark IN OUT point time codes This data is especially useful when shooting a video
45. recording tape the above message appears to confirm whether or not to copy the contents of the cassette memory To copy the contents of the cassette memory press the SET YES button If you do not wish to copy the contents of the cassette memory press the RESET NO button If you press the RESET NO button however the contents of the cassette memory may not agree with the material recorded on the tape Digitally Dubbing Signals in DVCAM Format uolje18dO Bunipy 10 suoouny jualueAuog g saj deyo 53 MA Chapter 3 Convenient Functions for Editing Operation Digitally Dubbing Signals in DVCAM Format 54 Menu Settings Chapter Menu Organization As shown in the following figure the menu system consists of four levels and is functionally divided into three subsystems the setup menu the auto mode AUTO FUNCTION execution menu and the digital hours meter display menu This chapter mainly describes the setup menu showing its contents and how to operate it For details of the AUTO FUNCTION menu see Digitally Dubbing Signals in DVCAM Format on page 51 and Rerecording the Time Code TC Insert Function on page 47 For details of the digital hours meter display see Regular Checks on page 93 The items of the setup menu are divided into several functional groups on level 1 and except for the MENU GRADE item the settings themselves are made on level 2 or level 3 Also the menu
46. red signal One of the component signals Reference video signal A video signal consisting of a sync signal or sync and burst signals used as a reference Setup for DSR 1500 The difference between the reference black level and the blanking level of a composite signal SMPTE Abbreviation of Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers a professional association established in the USA S N Abbreviation of Signal to Noise ratio The higher the S N value the less noise and higher the picture quality Search mode A VCR operating mode used when searching for specific scenes by viewing the video output or time code values while playing back the tape at various speeds in forward or reverse direction Servo lock Synchronizing the drum rotation phase and tape transport phase with a reference signal during playback and recording so that the video heads scan the tape in the same pattern during playback and recording Standby Off mode One of two conditions in the stop mode The drum does not rotate and tape is slackened There is no damage to the video heads and the tape but the VCR is not ready for immediate recording or playback Standby On mode One of two conditions in the stop mode The drum is rotating and the tape is wrapped round the drum The VCR is ready for recording or playback so a still picture can be obtained Subcarrier A sine wave imposed on the luminance portion of a video signa
47. shooting the index pictures from all scenes are recorded onto the tape after the last scene ClipLink log data ClipLink log data can be recorded automatically or manually into the cassette memory for use as a convenient alternative to the conventional shot list ClipLink log data includes the following items ClipLink log data Description Reel number cassette number Data maximum length 8 digits consisting of alphanumeric characters and or symbols This is left blank at shipping DVCAM camcorder s internal memory After shooting the index pictures in the internal memory are recorded onto the video tape Scene number A three digit number from 001 to 198 starts at 001 and is automatically incremented with each scene Take number This cannot be changed set to 1 at shipping Up to 32 index pictures can be recorded onto the tape space normally occupied by one frame as shown below OK NG Indicates the OK NG status of a particular scene In the OK case nothing is recorded Mark IN OUT These are the time codes that indicate point time codes the Mark IN and Mark OUT points for each scene HH MM SS These time codes are recorded when the camera has been set to MARK mode The time code value is rounded up at each Mark IN point and rounded down at each Mark OUT point to a whole number of seconds For details see Time codes recorded for Mark IN OUT
48. shown on the monitor screen and in the time counter display on the front panel The leftmost digit keeps flashing One of the following menu screens is displayed on the monitor depending on the setting made in step 1 uoneiado Bunipy 10 suonouny juano g saj deyo 46 TC PRESET MODE UB PRESET MODE TCG 00 00 00 00 UBG 00 00 00 00 INC DEC M 4 KEY INC DEC 4 KEY SHIFT gt KEY SHIFT gt KEY CLEAR RESET KEY CLEAR RESET KEY DATA SAVE SET KEY DATA SAVE SET KEY ABORT TC PRESET KEY ABORT TC PRESET KEY Initial time code value setting User bit setting screen screen If you press the TC PRESET button while CNT value is being displayed the message COUNTER MODE IS SELECTED will appear on the monitor screen and CNT mode will appear in the time counter display on the front panel If this happens press the COUNTER SELECT button to light the time data type indicator TC or U BIT 4 Use the lt and P buttons to move the flashing digit to the value to be changed Use the A and V buttons to change the value of the flashing digit Enter hexadecimal values 0 to 9 A to F when setting user bit data 6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 until you have set the desired values for all digits To set a value of 00 00 00 00 simply press the RESET NO button Setting the Time Data T Press the SET YES button The message NOW SAVING appears on th
49. signal generator The selection made with this button is indicated by the VIDEO indicators in the INPUT signal display section see page 13 11 Location and Function of Parts M Q Ja deyD M Q Ja deyD 12 CHI 1 2 audio channel 1 or 1 2 button Each press of this button cycles through the following input audio signal selection options for audio channel 1 when in 2 channel mode or for audio channels and 2 when in 4 channel mode e Analog audio signal input to the AUDIO IN 1 3 connector optional DSBK 1504 1504P board required e Digital audio signal in AES EBU format input to the AUDIO AES EBU IN 1 2 connector optional DSBK 1501 board required e SDI audio signal input to the SDI SDTI QSDD IN connector optional DSBK 1501 board required e Audio test signal selected with the INT AUDIO SG menu item see page 66 generated by the internal signal generator The selection made with this button is indicated by the AUDIO CH 1 1 2 indicators in the INPUT signal display section see page 13 When analog audio is selected optional DSBK 1504 1504P board required the signal input to the AUDIO IN 1 3 connector is recorded either on channel 1 when in 2 channel mode or on channels 1 and 3 when in 4 channel mode That is in 4 channel mode the same analog audio signal is recorded on channels and 3 Using the REC PB LEVEL control knobs with the VAR switch set to REC it is possible to adju
50. through three options COUNTER CNT value TC time code and U BIT user bit data The time data type indicator for each option lights as it is selected Selected time data Time data type indicator Count value of the time counter COUNTER Time code TC User bit data U BIT When the REMOTE indicator is lit selection of the time data type is carried out at the editing control unit Select the formats of video and audio input signal to be recorded Use the INPUT SELECT buttons in the video audio input setting section to select the desired signal formats Each selection is shown by a lit indicator in the INPUT signal display section Video input signal Corresponding INPUT Lit indicator in the input connector SELECT button INPUT signal display section Composite signal VIDEO COMPOSITE in VIDEO VIDEO IN Y CPST group Separated Y C signal VIDEO S VIDEO in VIDEO VIDEO IN Y CPST and group R Y C Component signal VIDEO Y R B in VIDEO group VIDEO IN Y CPST R Y C and B Y SDI signal VIDEO SDI in VIDEO group SDI SDTI QSDI IN SDTI QSDI signal SDTI i LINK SDTI both SDTI video SDI SDTI QSDI IN and audio input signals are recorded V SDTI only SDTI video input signal is recorded i LINK compatible digital SDTI i LINK i LINK video signal in DV format i DV IN OUT Internal test video signal VIDEO SG in VIDEO group a The indicators witho
51. time to switch from stop mode to tape protection STOP TIMER gt gt STP timer Set the time to switch from stop mode Description of settings 0 5 SEC gt gt gt 0 5 sec to 5 MIN gt gt gt 5 min Select time from 12 settings ranging from 0 5 second to 5 minutes in steps of 0 1 second mode to tape protection Factory default setting 1 MIN gt gt gt 1 min mode FROM STILL gt From STILL STILL TIMER gt gt STL 0 5 SEC gt gt gt 0 5 sec to 5 MIN gt gt gt 5 min Select time from Set the time to switch from still search mode to tape protection mode Also select the type of tape protection mode timer Set the time to switch from still search mode to tape protection mode 12 settings ranging from 0 5 second to 5 minutes in steps of 0 1 second Factory default setting 1 MIN gt gt gt 1 min NEXT MODE gt gt Next mode Select the type of tape protection mode to follow still search mode when the time set with the STILL TIMER menu item elapses STEP FWD gt gt gt Step The tape is advanced at 1 30 times normal speed for about 2 seconds STANDBY OFF gt gt gt STANDBY Standby off mode Menu Contents sBulyjas nu y p 13 deyo 63 sBulyjas nuey p saydeyD 64 VIDEO CONTROL Video Settings related to video control INT VIDEO SG gt Video SG Select the test signal to be output from the internal test signal generator When SG is s
52. to the CONTROL S connector on the front panel or control equipment connected to the i DV IN OUT connector Shuttle Use this mode to view color video playback at speeds ranging from 0 to 60 times normal speed in both directions When controlling the unit from the DSRM 10 for shuttle mode search the maximum search speed is 16 times normal speed in both directions Jog Use this mode for low speed search and frame by frame search Digital slow Use this mode for noise free color video playback at speeds ranging from 0 to Ws times normal speed in both directions Still Use this mode to view a still picture of any field Jog audio Use this mode to monitor the audio at speeds ranging from to Lia times normal speed in both directions When controlling this unit from external equipment set the REMOTE I F menu item see page 67 and the LOCAL REMOTE switch so that the remote mode indicators in the display section are on or off as follows e When using an editing control unit connected to the REMOTE connector Switch menu item Setting LOCAL REMOTE switch REMOTE REMOTE indicator lights REMOTE I F menu item 9PIN 9P indicator lights e When using a SIRCS compatible remote control unit connected to the CONTROL S connector Switch menu item Setting LOCAL REMOTE switch LOCAL REMOTE I F menu item e When using equipment connected to the i DV IN OUT connector
53. you use it in a very humid place moisture from the air may condense on the head drum This is called condensation and if a tape is run in this state the tape may stick to the drum and can be easily damaged To lessen the risk of this occurring this unit is equipped with a condensation detection system If condensation occurs while the unit is operating The alarm message MOISTURE HAS BEEN DETECTED appears on the monitor screen and the alarm message HUMID in the time counter display At the same time the unit ejects the cassette automatically If this happens leave the unit powered on and wait until the alarm messages disappear If the condensation alarm message appears immediately after powering on Leave the unit powered on and wait until the alarm message disappears You cannot load a cassette into the unit while the alarm message is being displayed Once the alarm message disappears the unit is ready for use Regular Checks Digital hours meter The digital hours meter keeps cumulative counts of the total operating time the head drum rotation time the tape transport operating time and the number of threading unthreading operations These counts can be displayed on the monitor screen and in the time counter display of this unit Use them as guidelines for scheduling maintenance In general consult your Sony dealer about necessary periodic maintenance checks Digital hours meter display modes The dig
54. 1 DSBK 1503 and DSBK 1504 1504P boards Connections for a Digital Non Linear Editing System 79 For details of video audio input and audio mode settings see Settings for Recording on page 27 80 Connections for a Digital Non Linear Editing System Video monitor 888 o00000n0 Composite Audio input video input I o iii VIDEO OUT o Ss ssoutasa B Y CPST S mM SUPER MONITOR QSDI OUTPUT REF 7 VIDEO I l GTa QSDI INPUT IN SDI SDTI QSDI IN RECORDER Sj EER Sv SeTiase ENIOTE ES 7 EditStation DSR 1500 1500P recorder 75 Q coaxial cable not supplied EET 9 pin remote control cable not supplied Cable with RCA phono plugs Em not supplied o y El fo _ Settings on the DSR 1500 1500P e 3 Switch menu item Setting S LOCAL REMOTE switch REMOTE D REMOTE indicator lights F DIGITAL OUTPUT menu item SDTI 2 see page 67 SDTI indicator lights 3 REMOTE I F menu item see 9PIN page 67 9P indicator lights Connections for a Cut Editing System The following figure shows a cut editing system configuration that includes two DSR 1500 1500P units to serve as the player and rec
55. 12 34 20 20 12 39 24 23 Rounded up Rounded down Time code recorded in the D53 AQ 12 23 12 34 20 2 12 39 24 asea NENGA 12 23 16 34 20 20 12 39 24 The index picture is the image around 12 23 15 10 Recording capacity for Mark IN OUT point time codes and cue point time codes When in MARK mode up to 198 pairs of Mark IN and Mark OUT points can be recorded if using a cassette with 16 Kbits of cassette memory When in CUE mode up to 396 time code points including all cue point time codes and all Mark Rec IN and Mark Rec OUT point time codes can be recorded if using a cassette with 16 Kbits of cassette memory i VN ClipLink Guide 109 sexipueddy 110 Glossary A B roll editing An editing method that uses two or more playback VCRs to create special effects such as dissolve and wipe and uses one record VCR to record the results of the editing Using an editing control unit allows efficient control of the VCRs and very precise editing AES EBU format A unified format for digital audio signals It allows a single connector to carry the signals for two channels B Y signal A chrominance signal determined by subtracting the Y luminance signal from the B blue signal One of the component signals Capstan A drive mechanism that moves the tape at a specified speed Its rotation normally synchronizes with a reference sync signal Chrominance signal Color signal cont
56. B While holding down the SET YES button in the menu control section press the lt or button The time code value of the current tape position is set as point A or B and a message A set or B set is displayed for 0 5 second in the time counter display Once set the point A or B time code value is held in the non volatile memory of the unit until changed It is not lost when the unit is powered off Note When setting point A or B you can only use a time code value Even when COUNTER is selected with the COUNTER SELECT button you cannot use a CNT value to set point A or B To check the point A or B time code value Press the lt or gt button in the menu control section While the button is held down the point A or B time code value is displayed on the monitor and in the time counter display If you hold down the lt and gt buttons simultaneously the value shown is the point B time code value minus the point A time code value If the point A time code value is greater than the point B time code value a minus sign is shown before the value Playback yoeghe q pue Bulpiovay z Jaldeyo 3 yoeghe q pue Bulpiovay z Jaldeyo 38 Inputting time code values for points A and B Playback Using the following procedure you can modify the time code value for point A or B MENU RESET NO 1 145 0O T PRESET SET YES 3 13 12 8 11 2 3 4 6 10 11 5 7 9 12
57. BLE menu item is set to STOP amp EJECT or ALL DISABLE Set the LOCAL REMOTE switch to LOCAL to turn the REMOTE indicator off or change the setting of the LOCAL ENABLE menu item see page 59 to ALL ENABLE No cassette is loaded Insert a cassette see page 25 The NO EDIT indicator on the front panel lights up The audio recording mode selected on this unit does not coincides with that of the loaded tape When your current purpose is editing set the LOCAL REMOTE switch to LOCAL to turn the REMOTE indicator off and set the unit for the same audio recording mode as with the tape using the REC MODE menu item see page 65 then set the switch to REMOTE to light the REMOTE indicator again e When your current purpose is recording you can use the tape currently loaded in the unit The recording format of the currently loaded tape is DV or DVCPRO Replace the tape with one recorded in the DVCAM format Time data problems Symptom Cannot freely set the initial time data value Cause The TC MODE menu item is set to EXT REGEN Remedy Change the setting of the TC MODE menu item see page 62 to INT PRESET CNT is selected as the time data type to be displayed the COUNTER time data type indicator is lit Press the COUNTER SELECT button to make the TC or U BIT time data type indicator light up the CNT value cannot be set freely The REMOTE indicator in the displ
58. C INSERT START TC INSERT START YES KEY ABORT MENU KEY Monitor screen TC insert Time counter display To cancel the TC insert operation Press the MENU button 7 Press the SET YES button Time code recording starts from the current tape position Time counter display EXECUTING TCR 00 00 00 00 UBR 00 00 00 00 ABORT MENU KEY Monitor screen When the recording ends the message TC INSERT COMPLETED PUSH THE YES BUTTON appears on the monitor screen and Completed appears in the time counter display 8 Press the SET YES button to exit the menu Setting the Time Data uolje18dO Bunipy 10 suoouny juano g saj deyo 49 uoneiado Bunipy 10 suowoun juano g saj deyo 50 High Speed and Low Speed Search Quickly and Accurately Determining Editing Points Use the search function to easily locate the desired scene and to quickly and accurately determine edit points When F FWD REW under the AUTO EE SELECT menu item see page 59 is set to PB factory default setting you can use the F FWD and REW buttons on this unit or external equipment for high speed search Search Operations via External Equipment You can control the unit in the following operation modes from an editing control unit ES 7 PVE 500 etc connected to the REMOTE connector on the rear panel a SIRCS compatible remote control unit such as the DSRM 10 connected
59. DEO IN REF VIDEO IN 75 Q termination switch ON UVW 1600 1600P REF VIDEO IN player 2 REF VIDEO IN 75 Q termination switch ON Use 75 coaxial cables for all of these connections Connections for an A B Roll Editing System sBuijas pue suooauuog Gg Jajdeyo 85 sBuijas pue suooauuog sajdeyo 86 Control signal connections The following shows an example of control signal connections to enable the editing control unit to control all other A B roll editing system devices 9 pin remote control cable a Mixer control mode selection switch PARALLEL PVE 500 Editing _ _ _ FECORDER Gontro Control Unit i amp PLAYER1 O a 2 es Geo ajo oe eee SWITCHER PLAYER 2 9 pin remote control cable a 9 pin remote control cable a 9 pin 15 pin mixer control cable not supplied a For the 9 pin remote control cable use an optional RCC 5G 10G 30G cable 9 pin remote control cable EDITOR 15 pin DSR 1500 1500P recorder VUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU REMOTE DSR 1500 1500P player 1 UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
60. DI OUT1 and OUT2 connectors VIDEO indicators The indicator COMPOSITE S VIDEO or Y R B corresponding to the selected output analog video signal format lights Indicators Meanings COMPOSITE Composite video signal S VIDEO S video Separated Y and C signals Y R B Y R Y and B Y component video signals This selection determines the signals output from the Y CPST R Y C CPST and B Y CPST SUPER connectors as follows e When COMPOSITE is selected Connectors Output signals Y CPST Composite signal R Y C CPST Composite signal B Y CPST SUPER Composite signal e When S VIDEO is selected Connectors Output signals Y CPST Y signal R Y C CPST C signal 3 58 MHz for DSR 1500 4 43 MHz for DSR 1500P B Y CPST SUPER Composite signal When Y R B is selected Connectors Output signals Y CPST Y signal R Y C CPST R Y signal B Y CPST SUPER _ B Y signal AUDIO indicators Comprise the CH 1 2 indicator and CH 3 4 indicator to indicate the channel selection for analog audio output from the AUDIO OUT 1 3 and AUDIO OUT 2 4 connectors Indicators Functions CH 1 2 Lights when channels 1 and 2 are selected for analog audio output from the AUDIO OUT 1 3 and AUDIO OUT 2 4 connectors CH 3 4 Lights when channels 3 and 4 are selected for analog audio output from the AUDIO OUT 1 3 and AUDIO OUT 2 4 connectors You can change
61. E a Menu item for DSR 1500 only Menu Organization AUTO FUNCTION Menu selection level Level 1 Continued VIDEO CONTROL AUDIO CONTROL t INTERFACE SELECT SETUP BANK OPERATION MENU GRADE Level 2 INT VIDEO SG I STD NON STD I OUT REF SEL SETUP REMOVE 2 __ SETUP ADD I CC F1 BLANK 4 1 CC F2 BLANK 4 WIDE MODE ESR MODE I PROCESS CONTROL L INPUT BLANK gt Level 3 7 C PHASE MODE ADJ RANGE VIDEO GAIN CHROMA GAIN CHROMA PHASE SETUP LEVEL BLACK LEVEL gt LINE 335 7 REC MODE INPUT ARRANGE LEVEL SELECT INT AUDIO SG JOG CONTROL SHUTTLE MUTE AUDIO EDIT DV PB ATT VIDEO OUTPUT DIGITAL OUTPUT AUDIO OUTPUT L REMOTE I F RECALL BANK1 RECALL BANK2 RECALL BANK3 RECALL BANK4 SAVE BANK 1 SAVE BANK 2 SAVE BANK 3 SAVE BANK 4 SDTI DUBBING AIV Hwre A V TC CM i LINK DUBBING A V Havne TC INSERT A V TC CM HOURS METER T1 0PERATION T2 DRUM ROTATION T3 TAPE RUNNING CT THREADING REF LEVEL CH1 IN LEVEL I CH2 IN LEVEL OUTPUT LEVEL a Menu item for DSR 1500 only b Menu item for DSR 1500P only Menu Organization sbulyjas nuey p 4aydeyD 57 sbulyjas nuey p 4aydeyD 58 Menu Contents Setup Menu The purpose and settings of the setup menu items are described below Indications of menu it
62. ER UTR s So automatically rewound to the beginning and the cassettes ejected When the cassette is ejected this unit returns to the state in step 5 ABORT MENU KEY 8 To continue by dubbing another tape repeat steps 6 Monitor screen and 7 9 When the dubbing is completed press the MENU button to exit the menu 52 Digitally Dubbing Signals in DVCAM Format If the following message appears in step 6 for an A V TC CM dubbing operation SDTI DUBBING i A V TC CM CM capacity Time counter display CM MEMORY STORAGE CAPACITY OF THE RECORD TAPE IS TOO SMALL ABORT MENU KEY Monitor screen When carrying out A V TC CM dubbing if you insert the cassettes in step 6 the cassette memory capacity of the cassettes inserted in both this unit and the player are checked automatically If the cassette memory capacity of the source tape is larger than that of the recording tape the above message appears In this case replace the recording tape by a tape with a larger cassette memory capacity If the following message appears in step 7 for an A V TC CM dubbing operation SDTI DUBBING A U TC CM Copy CM Time counter display SDTI DUBBING IS ABORTED EXECUTE CM COPY COPY YES KEY NOT COPY NO KEY Monitor screen When carrying out A V TC CM dubbing if you press the STOP button to stop dubbing in step 7 or if dubbing stops because the source tape is longer than the
63. ES 7 PVE 500 BVE 600 800 910 or RM 450 450CE connect the editing control unit to this connector using the optional 9 pin remote control cable Location and Function of Parts REF reference VIDEO IN connectors BNC type Input a reference video signal The two connectors are loop through connectors You can connect the reference video signal input to the left connector to other equipment via the right connector marked When no connection is made to the right connector the left connector is terminated with an impedance of 75 Q automatically 1 Analog video audio signal input section optional DSBK 1504 1504P Analog Input Board The connectors in this section are available when the optional DSBK 1504 1504P board is installed VIDEO IN connectors AUDIO IN 1 3 and AUDIO IN 2 4 connectors VIDEO IN connectors BNC type There are the following VIDEO IN connectors for inputting analog video signals e Y CPST loop through connectors e R Y C B Y The signals you can connect to these connectors depend on the selection made with the VIDEO button in the video audio input selection section The selection is indicated by the VIDEO indicators in the INPUT signal display section The analog video signals that can be input to these connectors are as follows When COMPOSITE is selected When Y R B is selected Connectors Input signals Y CPST Y signal R Y C R Y signal B
64. FF ON ON e Right switches RM 450CE 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 ON OFF ON OFF OFF ON ON BVE 800 Set the DIP switches as follows e SW2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ON OFF ON ON ON ON e SW3 NTSC model 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ON ON ON OFF ON OFF OFF SW3 PAL model 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 OFF OFF OFF ON ON OFF OFF Connections for SDTI QSDI Dubbing The following shows an example of connections for digitally dubbing SDTI QSDI signals see page 51 using a pair of DSR 1500 1500P units e This application requires both of the DSR 1500 1500P units recorder and player to be fitted with the optional DSBK 1501 board e The DSR 1500 1500P units shown in the following figure are fitted with the optional DSBK 1501 DSBK 1503 and DSBK 1504 1504P boards SDI SDTI QSDI OUT SDI SDTI QSDI IN DSR 1500 1500P player um mii 60 HOW OOO 66 ee MN REMOTE REMOTE SS SS gt gt SS SS SS DSR 1500 1500P recorder nn ME e OO UA OC VIDEO OUT SS SS SS B Y CPST SUPER Composite video in put Audio input
65. L gt gt FULL Muted in shuttle mode AUDIO EDIT gt Audio edit Specify the type of editing for audio signals CUT EDIT gt gt Cut edit Cut editing Discontinuity in audio signal may result at the editing point causing noise during playback FADE IN OUT gt gt Fade Fade in and fade out IN OUT VN DV PB ATT gt DV PB ATT When playing back a tape recorded in consumer DV format select whether to attenuate the audio output level OFF gt gt OFF Do not attenuate ON gt gt ON Attenuate INTERFACE SELECT Interface Settings related to external interfaces VIDEO OUTPUT gt Video Out Select the format of analog video signals to be output from the three VIDEO OUT connectors Y CPST R Y C CPST and B Y CPST SUPER Note When this menu item is set to Y R B the B Y CPST SUPER connector outputs the B Y signal In this case changing the setting of an internal switch allows the text data for superimposition on the monitor screen to be output from the right hand REF VIDEO IN connector marked For more information about this consult your Sony dealer Description of settings COMPOSITE gt gt Composite Composite video signals S VIDEO gt gt S Video S video Separated Y and C and composite video signals Y R B gt gt Y R B Y R Y and B Y component video signals DIGITAL OUTPUT gt Digit Out Select the format of signals to be output from the
66. MODE menu item see page 65 The selection is indicated by the REC MODE display on the front panel Location and Function of Parts 1 9 M Q Ja deyD 20 Analog video audio signal output section VIDEO OUT connectors AUDIO OUT MONITOR VIDEO OUT SUPER YICPST__R Y C CPST __B Y CPST AUDIO OUT 1 3 and AUDIO OUT 2 4 connectors MONITOR connector VIDEO OUT connectors BNC type There are the following VIDEO OUT connectors for When Y R B is selected outputting analog video signals e Y CPST e R Y C CPST e B Y CPST SUPER The signals output from these connectors depend on the setting of the VIDEO OUTPUT menu item see page 67 The setting is indicated by the VIDEO indicators in the OUTPUT signal display section on the front panel The analog video signals that can be output from these connectors are as follows When COMPOSITE is selected Connectors Output signals Y CPST Composite signal R Y C CPST Composite signal B Y CPST Composite signal SUPER When the CHARA DISPLAY menu item see page 60 is set to ON factory default setting the B Y CPST SUPER connector outputs a composite video signal with superimposed text information When S VIDEO is selected Connectors Output signals Y CPST Y signal R Y C CPST R Y signal B Y CPST B Y signal SUPER AUDIO OUT 1 3 and AUDIO OUT 2 4 connectors XLR 3 pin male These
67. Menu 55 AUDIO CONTROL 65 AUTO FUNCTION 71 changing settings 72 contents 58 DISPLAY CONTROL 60 indications 58 INTERFACE SELECT 67 MENU GRADE 68 OPERATIONAL FUNCTION 58 organization 55 resetting to default settings 75 SETUP BANK OPERATION 67 TAPE PROTECTION 63 TIME CODE 62 VIDEO CONTROL 64 MENU button 17 Menu control section 17 METER CH 1 2 3 4 button 10 MONITOR connector 20 SELECT button 10 Monitor problems 97 screen contents 44 N NO EDIT indicator 15 O OK NG status 108 Operation mode 44 indications 43 Optional boards 7 OUTPUT signal display section 14 P PB Fs display 15 PCM digital audio 5 Phase adjustment 91 PHONES Index connector 9 control knob 9 PLAY button 16 Playback 33 compatibility 5 cyclical 36 procedure 34 settings 33 slow motion 6 Points Aand B 36 POWER switch 9 Precautions 101 Processor adjustment range 103 R Rear panel 18 REC button 16 REC INHI indicator 15 REC MODE display 16 REC RUN 46 REC PB LEVEL control knobs 11 Recording 27 procedure 30 settings 27 Recording playback tape format indicators 15 REF VIDEO IN connectors 18 Reference video signals 82 Regular checks 93 Related equipment 104 REMOTE connector 18 indicator 15 Remote control 6 control connectors 104 mode indicators 15 REPEAT indicator 15 Repeat playback 36 Rerecording time code 47 RESET NO button 17 REW button 16 R Y C connector 19 R Y C CPST connector 20 S S VIDEO indicator 14 SC control 9
68. R 1500 1500P operation mode THREADING Tape loading UNTHREADING Tape unloading 2 charaion to appear in these fo Columns T 4 Gin STANDBY OFF Standby off mode on the DSR 1500P T RELEASE Tape tension released STOP Stop mode Time data type F FWD Fast forward mode The following time data type indications are displayed REW Rewind mode Indication Description PREROLL Preroll mode CNT Count value of the time counter PLAY Playback mode servo unlocked TCR Time code data from time code reader PLAY LOCK Playback mode servo locked factory default setting PLAY PAUSE Temporary stop of playback UBR User bit data from time code reader REG Record mode servo unlocked TCR Time code data from VITC reader REC LOCK Record mode servo locked UBR User bit data from VITC reader REC PAUSE Temporary stop of recording TCG Time code data from time code generator EDIT Edit mode servo unlocked UBG User bit data from time code generator EDIT LOCK Edit mode servo locked T R gt Time code data from time code reader The JOG STILL Still picture in jog mode ee ae een Jog mode in forward direcion data not correctly read from the tape JOG REV Jog mode in reverse direction U R P User bit data from the time code reader The SHUTTLE Speed Shuttle mode eee r chia aKa AUTOEDIT Automate eng mode not been read correctly from the tape PREVIEW Preview mode REVIEW Review mode a You can switch between TC and VITC using the TC SELECT menu item se
69. SONY Digital Videocassette Recorder Operating Instructions Before operating the unit please read this manua thoroughly and retain it for future reference DvcaM DSR 1500 1500P 2000 Sony Corporation Owner s Record The model and serial numbers are located at the bottom Record these numbers in the spaces provided below Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product Model No Serial No To prevent fire or shock hazard do not expose the unit to rain or moisture To avoid electrical shock do not open the cabinet Refer servicing to qualified personnel only THIS APPARATUS MUST BE EARTHED RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance WARNING THIS WARNING IS APPLICABLE FOR USA ONLY Using this unit at a voltage other than 120 V may require the use of a different line cord or attachment plug or both To reduce the risk of f
70. SR 1500 1500P player recorder il ES s PLAYER RECORDER Editing control unit RM 450 450CE 3 a PVE 500 etc a For the settings on the editing control unit see Settings on an editing control unit on page 88 Connections for a Cut Editing System 81 sBuijas pue suooauuog g Jajdeyo sBuijas pue suooauuog Gg sajdeyo 82 Settings on the DSR 1500 1500Ps recorder and player Switch menu item Setting LOCAL REMOTE switch REMOTE REMOTE indicator lights DIGITAL OUTPUT menu item see page 67 SDTI for player only SDTI indicator lights REMOTE I F menu item see page 67 9PIN 9P indicator lights For details of the video audio input and audio mode settings for the recorder see Settings for Recording on page 27 About reference video signals In order to provide stable video and audio signals for analog editing it is necessary for the built in time base corrector TBC to operate correctly To ensure this input a reference video signal synchronized with the video signal to the REF VIDEO IN connector Connections for a Cut Editing System Connections for an A B Roll Editing System The following is an example configuration of A B roll editing system using the DSR 1500 1500P In this configuration two DSR 1500 1500P units are used one as the recorder and the other as player 1 and an analog Betacam UVW 1600 1600P Videocassette Pla
71. TUP MENU OPERATIONAL FUNCTION REPEAT FUNCTION REPEAT TOP ___ T TOP x TAPE TOP A POINT Monitor screen gt gt gt Tape top Time counter display 7 Press the V button to select A POINT SETUP MENU OPERATIONAL FUNCTION REPEAT FUNCTION REPEAT TOP T TOP TAPE TOP A POINT Monitor screen 8 Press the lt button The display changes as follows gt gt gt point Time counter display SETUP MENU OPERATIONAL FUNCTION REPEAT FUNCTION REPEAT MODE OFF REPEAT TOP A gt REPEAT END V END A PRESET B PRESET Monitor screen gt gt REP TOP Time counter display 9 Press the V button to select A PRESET SETUP MENU OPERATIONAL FUNCTION gt gt A preset Seen ee OFF Time counter display REPEAT TOP A REPEAT END V END A PRESET gt B PRESET Monitor screen 1 O Press the gt button The A PRESET MODE screen appears The time code value of the current point A is displayed below the screen title A PRESET MODE A 00 00 00 00 INC DEC 1 KEY SHIFT gt KEY CLEAR RESET KEY DATA SAVE SET KEY TO MENU MENU KEY Monitor screen 11 Use the lt or gt button to select the digit in the time code value display that you want to change Each press of the button causes the digit to the left or right to begin flashing Holding the button down moves the flashing digit con
72. This displays the items on level 1 of the auto mode execution menu A message to confirm the dubbing operation appears AUTO FUNCTION MENU SDTI DUBBING 9 SDTI DUBBING gt SDTI DUB A U TC CM Start dub x i LINK DUBBING Time counter display Time counter display TE RINGERT START OSDI DUBBING START YES KEY ABORT MENU KEY Monitor screen Monitor screen 4 Press the P button to display the menu level 2 for the To cancel the dubbing operation item SDTI DUBBING and select the data to be Press the MENU button dubbed with the V button T Press the SET YES button Example Selecting A V TC CM The tape is automatically wound back to the beginning and dubbing starts AUTO FUNCTION MENU SDTI DUBBING gt A V TC CM A V Time counter display A VU TC SDTI DUBBING i A U TC CM Executing Time counter display EXECUTING TCR 00 00 00 00 UBR 00 00 00 00 Monitor screen ABORT MENU KEY Monitor screen 5 Press the button uoneiado Bunipy 10 suoyounN4 juano g saj deyo The following message appears To end the dubbing operation while it is in progress Press the STOP button ar e a Set tape When the dubbing is completed message Time counter display COMPLETED appears on the monitor screen and INSERT RECORD TAPE IN Completed in the time counter display THIS VIR PND Soe The source tape and recording tape are both TAPE IN THE PLAY
73. Y B Y signal AUDIO IN 1 3 and AUDIO IN 2 4 connectors M Q Ja deyD XLR 3 pin female Use these connectors to input analog audio signals from an external video cassette player or other audio equipment The signals input to these connectors are recorded on the audio channels determined by the current audio recording mode as follows Connectors Input signals Y CPST Composite signal R Y C not usable B Y not usable The two Y CPST connectors are loop through connectors When using the signal input to the left Y CPST connector as a reference video signal for example you can bridge connect the signal to other equipment via the right Y CPST connector marked WW When no connection is made to the right Y CPST connector the left Y CPST connector is terminated with an impedance of 75 Q automatically When S VIDEO is selected When in 2 CH 48 kHz mode Input Audio channels on which input connectors signals are recorded AUDIO IN 1 3 Audio channel 1 AUDIO IN 2 4 Audio channel 2 When in 4 CH 32 kHz mode Input Audio channels on which input connectors signals are recorded AUDIO IN 1 3 Audio channels 1 and 3 AUDIO IN 2 4 Audio channels 2 and 4 Connectors Input signals Y CPST Y signal R Y C C signal 3 58 MHz for DSR 1500 4 43 MHz for DSR 1500P B Y not usable You can switch the audio recording mode with the REC
74. You can select either of the two using front panel buttons for input or with a menu item for output SDI serial digital interface AES EBU optional DSBK 1501 Digital Input Output Board When the unit is fitted with the optional DSBK 1501 board it can input and output D1 component format digital video and audio signals and also AES EBU format digital audio signals i LINK DV optional DSBK 1503 i LINK DV Input Output Board When the unit is fitted with the optional DSBK 1503 board it can input and output digital video and audio signals in DV format SDTI is the name of a standard interface established as SMPTE 305M QSDI is a type of SDTI This unit uses SDTI to transmit DV data and the input output connectors are labeled SDTI QSDI LINK and are trademarks and indicate that this product is in agreement with IEEE1394 1995 specifications and their revisions Analog interfaces The unit can also use the following analog interfaces Analog video These interfaces include a component interface composite interface and S video interface The same BNC type input and output connectors are used to input and output signals in different formats selected with front panel buttons for input and menu items for output Analog audio The unit has two audio channels When in 4 channel mode you can input two channels of audio either as channels 1 and 2 or as channels 3 and 4 The two Features audio channels can be
75. aining color information such as hue and saturation Also called C signal Component signals YRB A video signal consisting of a luminance signal Y and two chrominance signals R Y B Y Composite signal A composite video signal containing video burst and sync signals Condensation Condensation of moisture on the tape transport mechanisms of VCRs including the head drum If moisture condenses on the head drum the tape adheres to the drum and causes malfunction Glossary Drop frame mode Time code runs at 30 frames sec The NTSC system however runs at about 29 97 frames sec Drop frame mode adjusts this difference The time code and video are synchronized by dropping the first two frames of the time code every minute except at the ten minute marks EE mode EE is an abbreviation of Electric to Electric Video and audio signals are supplied to the VCR s internal circuits but not to the recording heads Head drum A metal cylinder to which a video head is attached This drum is rotated at high speeds in synchronization with the sync signal during recording and playback Linear editing Editing while playing back video and audio signals recorded on video tape See also Non linear editing Loading When being loaded the tape is pulled out of the cassette case and threaded along the specified tape path and wrapped round the drum to be ready for recording or playback Generally this is d
76. al video production The ClipLink system is a video production system which uses the cassette memory function Recording of ClipLink log data lightens the shooting workload When you start shooting a scene ClipLink log data such as the scene number and time code data are automatically recorded into the cassette memory This eliminates the need for a conventional shot list compiled by someone using a stopwatch clipboard and pencil You can also designate unwanted scenes as NG no good and automatically skip all NG scenes when editing Recorded index pictures drastically cut editing time The ClipLink function also features index pictures as a time saving tool for rough editing Each index picture is a compressed image taken from the start of each scene which is recorded onto the tape as a still picture When editing begin by transferring only the index pictures and the ClipLink log data to the EditStation s hard disk You can also transfer OK scenes only NG scenes are skipped Next begin rough editing by viewing the index pictures on the EditStation s GUI display and rearranging them as you wish This eliminates the difficult work of matching up a handwritten shot list with recorded scenes After you have completed this rough editing you can then transfer only the recordings needed for your video program High speed transfer of recordings It is also possible to transfer the editing material itself
77. al video signal only in SDTI QSDI format is selected optional DSBK 1501 board required SDTI indicator Lights when the digital video and audio signals in SDTI QSDI format are selected optional DSBK 1501 board required i LINK indicator Lights when the digital video and audio signals in i LINK compatible DV format are selected optional DSBK 1503 board required 13 Location and Function of Parts M Q Ja deyD 14 VIDEO indicators The indicator COMPOSITE S VIDEO Y R B SDI or SG corresponding to the selected input video signal format lights Indicators Meanings COMPOSITE Composite video signal optional DSBK 1504 1504P board required S VIDEO S video separated Y and C signals optional DSBK 1504 1504P board required Y R B Y R Y and B Y component video signals optional DSBK 1504 1504P board required SDI SDI video signal optional DSBK 1501 board required SG Video test signal factory default setting AUDIO indicators Comprise the CH 1 1 2 indicator and CH 2 3 4 indicator under each of which there are four more indicators ANALOG AES EBU SDI and SG They indicate the selected input audio signal formats Indicators Functions CH 1 1 2 The indicator corresponding to the ANALOG AES signal format selected for audio input EBU SDI SG to channel 1 when in 2 channel mode or to channels 1 and 2 when in 4 channel mode lights ANALOG Analog
78. aved in memory When the saving operation is completed the monitor screen and time counter display return to their normal indications e If you power off the unit before saving operation is completed settings may be lost Wait until the saving is completed before powering off the unit If instead of pressing the SET YES button you press the MENU button the new settings are not saved The message ABORT appears on the monitor screen and Abort in the time counter display for about 0 5 second and the system exits the menus To change more than one setting be sure to press the SET YES button after making the settings Meanings of indications on the monitor screen On screen indication Meaning Right pointing arrow gt at the right of a menu item See step 1 of the foregoing operating procedure Pressing the gt button switches to the next lower menu level or to a setting selection screen Left pointing arrow at the left of a menu item See step 4 of the foregoing operating procedure Pressing the lt button returns to the previous higher menu level Character string at the right of Current setting of the menu a menu item item See step 4 of the foregoing When shown with a colon operating procedure the current setting is the same as the factory default setting When shown with a raised dot the current setting is different from the factory default settin
79. ay section is lit and the LOCAL ENABLE menu item is set to STOP amp EJECT or ALL DISABLE Set the LOCAL REMOTE switch to LOCAL to turn the REMOTE indicator off or change the setting of the LOCAL ENABLE menu item see page 59 to ALL ENABLE Burooysejqnou pue soueuajuleyy g saydeyy oO The tape is running but the time data is not shown in the time counter display The MENU button or TC PRESET button in the menu control section has been pressed Press the button once again to exit the menu control mode time code preset mode or digital hours meter display mode In either of the menu control mode and time code preset mode the time data is not shown in the time counter display The U BIT time data type indicator is lit Press the COUNTER SELECT button to make the COUNTER or TC time data type indicator light up Input problem Symptom It is not possible to record an SDTI QSDI signal Cause No SDTI signal is input to the unit or the SDTI format has not been selected Remedy Connect an SDTI signal to the SDI SDTI QSDI IN connector or set the DIGITAL OUTPUT menu item see page 67 to SDTI Troubleshooting Monitor problems Symptom Data is not superimposed on the monitor screen Cause The CHARA DISPLAY menu item is set to OFF Remedy Set the CHARA DISPLAY menu item see page 60 to ON The monitor is not connected to the B Y CPST SUPER
80. between the DSR 85 85P and ES 7 at four times normal speed In other words the transfer can be carried out in one fourth of the real time duration It is of course possible to carry out a transfer at four times normal speed when backing up video and audio data recorded on the disk drive to the DSR 85 85P or in the opposite direction when loading data backed up on the DSR 85 85P to the disk drive Thus the time required is much shorter than with conventional equipment for which for example transferring a 40 minute segment of video takes 40 minutes ClipLink Guide aie WA 105 Example System Configuration and Operation Flow The following illustration shows an example system configuration for using the ClipLink function and a typical ClipLink operation flow Shooting DVCAM standard cassette or DVCAM mini cassette DVCAM camcorder DSR 130 130P SS Index pictures recorded on 300 300P S500WS tape 500WSP ClipLink log data recorded in cassette memory ClipLink log data recorded onto DVCAM cassettes links shooting and editing operations ClipLink log data transfer ES 7 EditStation non linear editing system DSR 85 1500 1600 1800 or DSR 85P 1500P 1600P 1800P Digital Videocassette Recorder Player Index pictures z Video output SDTI gt F ClipLink log data RS 422A interface
81. black setup ON REMOVE gt gt ON Remove black setup For DSR 1500 only SETUP ADD gt Setup add Determine whether or not to add black setup to analog video output signals OFF gt gt OFF Do not add black setup ON ADD gt gt ON Add black setup For DSR 1500 only CC F1 BLANK gt CC1 blank Select whether to mute the closed caption signal to be superimposed on the 1st field of the output video signal OFF gt gt OFF Do not mute ON gt gt ON Mute For DSR 1500 only CC F2 BLANK gt CC2 blank Select whether to mute the closed caption signal to be superimposed on the 2nd field of the output video signal OFF gt gt OFF Do not mute ON gt gt ON Mute WIDE MODE gt Wide mode Determine whether to retain wide screen aspect ratio information accompanying video being recorded or played back AUTO gt gt Auto When video being recorded or played back is accompanied by wide screen aspect ratio information retain the information OFF gt gt OFF Ignore wide screen aspect ratio information ON gt gt ON Whenever recording or playing back video retain wide screen aspect ratio information ESR MODE gt ESR mode Select whether to enable the edge subcarrier reducer ESR OFF gt gt OFF Do not enable ON gt gt ON Enable When playing back a composite signal set this to ON Menu Contents VIDEO CONTROL Video
82. button to close the menu Cuing Up to Any Desired Position Set as Point A or B Playback You can set any desired tape position as point A or B and cue up to the set point when required To cue up to point A or B holding down the lt or button in the menu control section press the REW button in the tape transport control section For the methods of setting points A and B see the previous section Convenient Functions for Editing Operation Chapter Setting the Time Data This unit is provided with the following functions related to time data e Display and reset CNT value e Set display record and play back SMPTE EBU time code and user bit data e Set display record and play back VITC The unit can output the time code read from the tape as an analog LTC signal while in normal speed playback mode and receive an external analog time code LTC signal The unit outputs no signal from the TC OUT connector unless it is in normal speed playback mode The following explains how to use these functions Displaying Time Data and Operation Mode Indications Time data and operation mode indications can be displayed on the monitor screen Time data can also be displayed in the time counter display on this unit To view time data and operation mode indications on the monitor screen Set the CHARA DISPLAY menu item see page 60 to ON factory default setting The time data and the indicati
83. calling press the RESET NO button Menu Contents sBulyjas nuey p saydeyD 67 sbulyjas nuey p 4aydeyD 68 SETUP BANK OPERATION Setup Bank Settings related to menu bank operations SAVE BANK 1 gt Save 1 Save current menu settings to Description of settings 1 Select the bank you want to save then press the gt menu bank 1 button z F Message SAVE OK appears E BANK 2 2 pia TAA Save 2 Save current menu settings to 2 To save press the SET YES button To quit saving press the RESET NO button SAVE BANK 3 gt Save 3 Save current menu settings to menu bank 3 SAVE BANK 4 gt Save 4 Save current menu settings to menu bank 4 Menu banks This unit allows four different complete sets of menu settings to be saved in what are termed menu banks numbered 1 to 4 Saved sets of menu settings can be recalled for use as required MENU GRADE Menu grade Selection of menu items to be displayed Determine whether to display basic items only or both basic and enhanced items on the monitor screen and in the time counter display when using the menu Description of settings BASIC gt Basic Display basic items only ENHANCED gt Enhanced Display both basic and enhanced items Menu Contents EE OUT PHASE settings for time code output Use the following as reference information when setting the EE OUT PHASE menu item see page
84. cation subject to direct sunlight for long periods or close to heating appliances Note that the interior of a car left in summer with the windows closed can exceed 50 C 122 F Damp or dusty places Location subject to severe vibrations Location near equipment generating strong electromagnetic emissions Location near transmitting stations generating strong radio waves Operate the unit in a horizontal position This unit is designed to be operated in a horizontal position Do not operate it on its side or tilted through an excessive angle exceeding 20 Avoid violent impacts Dropping the unit or otherwise imparting a violent shock to it is likely to cause it to malfunction Do not obstruct ventilation openings To prevent the unit from overheating do not obstruct ventilation openings by for example wrapping the unit in a cloth while it is in operation On cleaning If the casing or panel is dirty wipe it gently with a soft dry cloth In the event of extreme dirt use a cloth steeped in a neutral detergent to remove the dirt then wipe with a dry cloth Applying alcohol thinners insecticides or other volatile solvents may result in deforming the casing or damaging the finish On repacking and shipping Save the original shipping carton and packing material they will come in handy if you ever have to ship your unit For maximum protection repack your unit as it was originally packed at the factory and take care no
85. ccidental erasure on page 25 l Hj S Mini size Standard size Cassette memory This memory is used to store ClipLink log data For details of ClipLink log data see the appendix ClipLink Guide page 105 e Before storing the cassette for a long period of time rewind the tape to the beginning and be sure to put the cassette in its storage case preferably on end instead of flat on its side Storing a cassette in any other condition not rewound out of its case etc may cause the video and audio contents to become damaged over time e If the cassette memory connector contact point becomes dirty connection problems may occur causing a loss of functions Remove away any dust or dirt from this area before using the cassette e If the cassette is dropped on the floor or otherwise receives a hard impact the tape may become slackened and may not record and or play back correctly For information about how to check the tape for slack see the next section 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 there is no slack Insert the cassette into the cassette compartment and after about 10 seconds take it out Preventing accidental erasure Set the REC SAVE switch on the cassette to SAVE to prevent accidental erasure of recorded contents REC SAVE switch Set to SAVE
86. ch tapes as source material for editing applying such functions as the jog audio and digital slow motion playback as required Using the material editing can be carried out to single frame precision When playing back a tape recorded in DVCPRO 25 Mbps format the outputs in SDTI and DV i LINK formats of this unit are muted Furthermore it is not possible to playback the cue audio track of the tape Features 5 M Q Ja deyD Support for three cassette sizes There are two sizes of DVCAM cassette standard and mini You can use either size with this unit The unit also accepts L and M sizes of DVCPRO cassette When a cassette is inserted the reel mechanism of the unit automatically adjusts to the size of the inserted cassette The capacity of a standard cassette is 184 minutes of recording playback and that of a mini cassette is 40 minutes Variety of Interfaces Digital interfaces The following optional digital interfaces are available for use with the unit SDTI QSDI optional DSBK 1501 Digital Input Output Board When the unit is fitted with the optional DSBK 1501 board SDTI QSDI format video audio and time code signals can be transferred between the unit and the Sony EditStation at normal speed When this unit is connected to another DVCAM VCR it is possible to copy compressed signals between the two VCRs You cannot use the SDTI QSDI and SDI see next paragraph interfaces at the same time
87. change or time data display selection are effective REC INHIBIT gt REC INH Determine whether to prohibit recording on tape OFF gt gt OFF Do not prohibit recording on tape ON gt gt ON Prohibit recording on tape The REC INHI indicator in the display section lights SEARCH ENABLE gt Search ENA Select whether to enable playback in shuttle jog mode by the use of the arrow AVY lt buttons DISABLE gt gt DISABLE Do not enable ENABLE gt gt ENABLE Enable MAX SRCH SPEED gt Max SRCH Specify the maximum tape speed in search shuttle mode and F SHUTTLE gt gt SHUTTLE Specify the maximum tape speed in search shuttle mode X60 gt gt gt X60 Maximum 60 times normal speed X32 gt gt gt X32 Maximum 32 times normal speed X16 gt gt gt X16 Maximum 16 times normal speed FWD fast forward REW rewind mode F FWD REW gt gt F FWD REW Specify the maximum tape speed in F FWD REW mode MAX gt gt gt MAX No maximum tape speed is specified X85 gt gt gt X85 Maximum 85 times normal speed X60 gt gt gt X60 Maximum 60 times normal speed X32 gt gt gt X32 Maximum 32 times normal speed When this item is set to MAX the playback video signal is muted PREROLL TIME gt Preroll Set the preroll time 15 SEC gt gt 15 sec to 0 SEC gt gt 0 sec The preroll time can be set in one second increments to betwe
88. code generator is in synchronization with the external time code LTC input to the unit and is generating the same time code value and user bit value as those of the external time code regeneration EXT VITC T amp U EVTU The internal time code generator is in synchronization with VITC present in the external video signal input to the unit and is generating the same time code value and user bit value as those of the external time code regeneration EXT QSDI T amp U EQTU The internal time code generator is in synchronization with the external time code input to the unit via the SDTI QSDI interface and is generating the same time code value and user bit value as those of the external time code regeneration EXT QSDI V T amp U EQTU The internal time code generator is in synchronization with the external VITC input to the unit via the SDTI QSDI interface and is generating the same time code value and user bit value as those of the external time code regeneration EXT DVIN T amp U EDTU The internal time code generator is in synchronization with the external time code input to the unit via the i LINK i DV IN interface and is generating the same time code value and user bit value as those of the external time code regeneration EXT DVIN V T amp U EDTU On screen Meaning indication ASM Assemble editing mode ASM INS V A1234 TC INS Insert editing mode V1234T V A1234
89. connector of this unit Connect the monitor to the B Y CPST SUPER connector You must make this connection to display any type of text on the monitor The image on the monitor screen is too bright The 75 termination switch for video input on the monitor is in the OFF position or a 75 Q terminator is not fitted to its video input connector Set the 75 Q termination switch to ON or connect a terminator The image on the monitor screen is too dark The image is too dark when recording a composite video signal In a video signal loop through connection of video monitors 75 Q termination switches for video input on monitors other than the loop end monitor are in the ON position Set the 75 Q termination switches to OFF on all monitors other than the loop end monitor Audio problem Symptom The REC PB LEVEL control knobs do not work Cause The VAR switch on the front panel is set to PRESET Remedy Set the VAR switch to REC when recording or set it to PB when playing back Editing restriction Symptom Execution of video editing in insert mode erases subcode data user bit data etc recorded on tape other than time code data Cause This phenomenon cannot be avoided with an editing system using this unit as the recorder Troubleshooting Bunooyseajqnoy pue soueuajuleyy g Jajdeyy 97 Error Messages This unit is provided with a self
90. control section see page 16 8 Location and Function of Parts POWER switch Press the side to power on the unit This causes the audio level meters and the display section to light To power off the unit press the O side of the switch Audio level meters These two meters indicate the recording audio levels during recording or EE mode and the playback audio levels during playback When the audio level indicated on a meter exceeds 0 dB the OVER indicator for the meter lights The short bars to the right of level indication bars indicate that those levels are reference audio recording levels The settings made with the METER CH 1 2 3 4 button and MONITOR SELECT button select the audio channels for level indications on these meters as follows When CH 1 2 mode is selected with the METER CH 1 2 3 4 button Every time the MONITOR SELECT button is pressed the audio channel selection for level indications on the two meters cycles through the following options e CH 1 channel 1 only Only the CH 1 indicator lights e CH 2 channel 2 only Only the CH 2 indicator lights e CH 1 and CH 2 channels 1 and 2 Both the CH 1 and CH 2 indicators light When CH 3 4 mode is selected with the METER CH 1 2 3 4 button Every time the MONITOR SELECT button is pressed the audio channel selection for level indications on the two meters cycles through the following options e CH 3 channel 3 only Only the CH 3 indicat
91. ct whether to rewind the tape automatically when recording or playback reaches the end of a tape DISABLE gt gt DISABLE Do not rewind the tape automatically ENABLE gt gt ENABLE Rewind the tape automatically A MODE CHANGE gt Aud change Determine whether or not to permit audio insert editing that uses a different audio recording mode 2 or 4 channel mode from that which was used for the tape loaded in the recorder OFF gt gt OFF Do not permit ON gt gt ON Permit DISPLAY CONTROL Display Settings related to indications on the monitor and the unit CHARA DISPLAY gt Chara disp Determine whether or not to output text such as time code values from the B Y CPST SUPER connector Description of settings OFF gt gt OFF Do not output text In spite of this setting pressing the MENU button causes menu text to be output ON gt gt ON Output text CHARA POSITION gt Chara pos Set the position of text superimposed on output from the B Y CPST SUPER connector to the monitor Use the AV lt I gt buttons in the menu control section to adjust the text position while watching the monitor screen To return to level 1 of the setup menu press the MENU button sbulyjas nuey p saydeyD 60 CHARA TYPE gt Chara type Set the type of characters in text superimposed on output from the B Y CPST SUPER connector to the monitor Make the following setti
92. d Settings For dubbing of SDTI QSDI format signals use the AUTO FUNCTION menu item SDTI DUBBING see page 71 For details see Digitally Dubbing Signals in DVCAM Format on page 51 When using the unit as a recorder the optional boards corresponding to the input signal formats to be used are required For details about the optional boards see Optional Accessories page 7 Settings for Recording Player DSR 1600 1600P etc 288 0000o Video monitor INPUT signal display section LOCAL REMOTE switch Recorder DSR 1500 1500P A O Audio level meters When controlling this unit from an editing control unit connected to the REMOTE connector see LOCAL REMOTE switch on page 9 and the description of the REMOTE I F menu item on page 67 Recording 21 yoeghe q pue Bulpiovay z Jaldeyo yoeghe q pue Bulpiovay z Jaldeyo 28 1 2 Power on the video monitor then set its input switches according to the signals input from this unit Set up the player to play back a tape For details refer to the operating instructions for the player Power on this unit by pressing on the side of the POWER switch When the REMOTE indicator is off the external editing control unit is not used use the COUNTER SELECT button to select the type of time data to be used Each press of this button cycles
93. dasuatrandncutusauseaiedstudeeueutenntin 33 Settings for Playback o c 22t 5 cen cd cciestepccosieremeltataesialas 33 Playback Procedure jcc mocsin ainsana 34 Repeat Playback Automatic Cyclical Playback 36 Setting Points A and B for Repeat Playback 0 0 36 Cuing Up to Any Desired Position Set as Point POU IB salons de T E eee Aare Gate 42 Chapter 3 Convenient Functions for Editing Operation Setting the Time Data ccccccccscsseseseeeeeseeeeeesseeeees 43 Displaying Time Data and Operation Mode MGIC ALOIS nin Sia eddie tae eee ave 43 Using the Internal Time Code Generator 45 Synchronizing Internal and External Time Codes 46 Rerecording the Time Code TC Insert Function 47 High Speed and Low Speed Search Quickly and Accurately Determining Editing Points 50 Search Operations via External Equipment 50 Digitally Dubbing Signals in DVCAM Format 51 Table of Contents 3 4 Chapter 4 Menu Settings Menu Organization ccssecccceeeseeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeneees 55 Menu Contents ccccesscceresseeeeessceeseessceesenseceeeenss 58 Setup Mentori ea e Ee geass 58 Auto Mode AUTO FUNCTION Execution Menu 71 Changing Menu Settings cssssseeceseeseeeeeeees 72 Buttons Used to Change Settings e ce eeeeeeeereeeteeee 72 Changing the Settings of Basic Items eee 72 Displaying Enhanced Items e
94. driver to turn it Cassette compartment Accepts DVCAM DV and DVCPRO 25 Mbps videocassettes For details of usable cassettes see page 23 LOCAL REMOTE switch Selects whether the unit is operated from its front panel or from external equipment REMOTE The unit is operated from external equipment connected to the REMOTE connector or i DV IN OUT connector when the optional DSBK 1503 i LINK DV Input Output Board is installed on the rear panel LOCAL The unit is operated from its front panel or from a SIRCS compatible remote control unit connected to the CONTROL S connector on the front panel EJECT button When you press this button the cassette is automatically ejected after a few seconds Location and Function of Parts 9 M Q Ja deyD M Q Ja deyD 10 MONITOR SELECT button Use this button and the METER CH 1 2 3 4 button to select the audio channels e for level indications on the audio level meters e for audio output via the PHONES connector on the front panel e for audio output via the MONITOR connector on the rear panel Depending on the setting made with the METER CH 1 2 3 4 button the channels for output to the above meters and connectors are selected as follows When CH 1 2 mode is selected with the METER CH 1 2 3 4 button MONITOR connector PHONES connector Audio level meters Channel 1 only monaural CH 1 channel 1 only Channel 1 only Only the l
95. e beginning of tape or point A TAPE TOP gt gt gt Tape top The repeat start point is the beginning of tape A POINT gt gt gt A point The repeat start point is point A as set by the user REPEAT END gt gt REP END Determine whether the repeat end point is the end of the video recorded portion the end of tape or point B VIDEO END gt gt gt VD end The repeat end point is the end of the video recorded portion TAPE END gt gt gt Tape end The repeat end point is the end of tape B POINT gt gt gt B point The repeat end point is point B as set by the user A PRESET gt gt A preset Specify a time code value to be used as the setting of point A For details see Setting Points A and B for Repeat Playback on page 36 B PRESET gt gt B preset Specify a time code value to be used as the setting of point B For details see Setting Points A and B for Repeat Playback on page 36 Menu Contents OPERATIONAL FUNCTION Operational Operation settings AUTO EE SELECT gt Auto EE Determine whether the unit enters EE mode or PB mode when audio and video CASSETTE OUT gt gt Cass out Operations when the cassette has been ejected Description of settings EE gt gt gt EE Output video and audio signals received from other equipment PB gt gt gt PB Mute video and audio signals signals from other equipment are
96. e monitor screen Saving appears in the time counter display and the new settings are stored in memory After this saving operation is completed the monitor screen and the time counter display return to their usual status The set data may be lost if you power off the unit while the above saving operation is in progress Wait until the saving operation is completed before powering off Advancement of internal time code generator The internal time code generator can advance in either of two modes which can be set with the RUN MODE menu item see page 62 FREE RUN Advancement starts when the data saving operation is completed REC RUN Advancement starts when recording starts and stops when recording stops To set the current time as the initial time code value In step 2 above set the RUN MODE menu item to FREE RUN then set the current time format HH MM SS FF hours minutes seconds frame number in step 3 and subsequent steps Synchronizing Internal and External Time Codes The internal time code generator can be synchronized with an external time code LTC input to this unit To synchronize the internal time code to external time code Input an external time code LTC signal to the TC IN connector then set the TC MODE menu item see page 62 to EXT REGEN The internal time code generator locks onto the external time code and starts advancing Once the internal time code generator has been synchron
97. e Commission of the European Community Compliance with these directives implies conformity to the following European standards e EN60065 Product Safety e EN55103 1 Electromagnetic Interference Emission e EN55103 2 Electromagnetic Susceptibility immunity This product is intended for use in the following Electromagnetic Environment s E1 residential E2 commercial and light industrial E3 urban outdoors and E4 controlled EMC environment ex TV studio Table of Contents Chapter 1 Overview FOALUKCS eis vacncncwccnntucia cet rinn earra o cba tecutsawsuwsiinnecteneewents 5 DVCAM Formai pecinan hinn naa 5 Variety of Interfaces eeeeeeeeeseeeeeseesseeersrresresseseresresss 6 Compact SIZE odpete ig a e a iieaoe 6 Facilities for High Efficiency Editing 6 Other Peatures anonn eiaeiiai e e ainnis 7 Optional ACCeSsories sesssssesssessssssessesssesssssessesserssessess 7 Location and Function of Parts cccsssssssseesnees 8 Front P n l cnni an e A N 8 Rear Panel iieri ea iaie i omnes 18 Chapter 2 Recording and Playback Usable Cassettes wuss aaciastensteccoscneuauaaersuscenteacdaattaaasoaes 23 Inserting and Ejecting Cassettes 00 eee eeeeeeeeeeeees 25 FRO CON CUING op ncssscisewtiteudnaaitcavsarecucrenteutucuatentonuwenntaunatavnins 27 Settings for Recording 2 ei nits ce cite stan iriet cient e tus 27 Recording Procedure viis c25ctniiien dined 30 PIA VD ACK oa ces iavs ssitnccdcdnnteatenn
98. e eee eeeseceeeeeeeeeeeeeees 74 Changing the Settings of Enhanced Items 74 Returning Menu Settings to Their Factory Default Seting S te hott ca tog dati etal Dee ise cee Ge tee 75 Displaying Supplementary Status Information 76 Chapter 5 Connections and Settings Connections for a Digital Non Linear Editing SV SIGN ics sceiievestevsterteatacicerschatetnnnoaineioaias 79 Connections for a Cut Editing System 00 81 Connections for an A B Roll Editing System 83 Connections for SDTI QSDI Dubbing 89 Connections for Analog Recording s sseee 90 Adjusting the Sync and Subcarrier Phases 91 Chapter 6 Maintenance and Troubleshooting Maintenante iicita cic iics cone nevancusucneuncccwindvacssansuascinevenaiiaeeet 93 CONCEN SAN OU ict ne Mais at ceot aa i 93 Regular Checks 2 sccccissscsisassevasvesevsnctessnccevavesanecdesteeedvanees 93 Head Cleng n a a ee a 95 Troubleshooting siwicissisienccccsnidsetivecdenmcaudaneieiivasnnteanaues 96 Error Message Skia weeetstu bese taaeceledeuteestiadeaceediauees 98 Alarm MESSASES ccedsscaseshansaetiebgoadeanstaveaaoegoestantagoadeaeeseds 98 Appendixes PFECAUUONS isisisncnnisiessninetiannbieresindrtinsidanmnaned swnedudewwinns 101 SPECHIGAONS iaiia aaa anara aatia eiaa 102 ClipLink Guide i sesiedccnnscwatceusisatites ecavtanrasnveunvandesanacanint 105 What Ts Cpr eeina a ea i 105 Example System Configuration a
99. e page 62 b is displayed when data cannot be read in correctly E Drop frame indication for time code reader on DSR 1500 only Drop frame mode factory default setting Non drop frame mode Setting the Time Data To display the desired time data in the time counter display Time data type indicators E or COUNTER SELECT button Time counter display Press the COUNTER SELECT button on the front panel Each press of this button cycles through three options CNT value time code and user bit data The time data type indicator for each option lights as it is selected Time data Time data shown in the time counter type display indicator COUNTER _ CNT count value of the time counter TC Time code when recording the time code is generated by the internal time code generator when playing back the time code is read from the tape U BIT User bit data when recording the user bit data is according to the most recent settings when playing back the user bit data is read from the tape Note When the REMOTE indicator in the front panel display section is lit the COUNTER SELECT button does not operate while the tape is moving In such cases use the external equipment connected to the REMOTE connector on the rear panel to select the time data To reset the CNT value Press the RESET
100. ected with the COUNTER SELECT button is shown in the time counter display and the date and time of recording are shown on the monitor screen Menu Contents DISPLAY CONTROL Display Settings related to indications on the monitor and the unit SUB STATUS gt Sub status Select supplementary status information superimposed on output from the B Y CPST SUPER connector to the monitor Description of settings OFF gt gt OFF Nothing of supplementary status information EDIT PRESET gt gt Edit pre Indications of the editing mode settings made from the connected editing control unit TC MODE gt gt TC mode Indications of the operating mode of internal time code generator REMAIN gt gt Remain Remaining capacity of the tape AUDIO MIXING gt gt Aud Mix Indications of input audio mixing ALL gt gt ALL All of the above mentioned items of supplementary status information For details of supplementary status information displayed on the monitor when a setting other than OFF is selected see Displaying Supplementary Status Information on page 76 MENU DISPLAY gt Menu DISP Set the type of characters in menu text superimposed on output from the B Y CPST SUPER connector to the monitor Make the following settings while watching the monitor screen WHITE WITH BKGD gt gt White White characters on black background BLACK WITH BKGD gt gt Black Black characters on white backgrou
101. ection level display appears on the monitor In the figure below SETUP MENU is selected shown in reverse video The time counter display of this unit shows only the currently selected item When the item name is long it is abbreviated Menu selection level display SYSTEM MENU Setup menu AUTO FUNCTION Time counter display HOURS METER Monitor screen 2 With SETUP MENU selected press the gt button This displays all items on menu level 1 Level 1 menu display SETUP_MENU OPERATIONAL FUNCTION gt DISPLAY CONTROL TIME CODE SETUP BANK OPERATION MENU GRADE BASIC Monitor screen Operational Time counter display 3 Press the A or V button to select the required item Example Display when DISPLAY CONTROL is selected SETUP MENU OPERATIONAL FUNCTION DISPLAY CONTROL TIME CODE SETUP BANK OPERATION MENU GRADE BASIC Monitor screen 4 Press the gt button Display Time counter display This displays menu level 2 for the menu item selected in step 3 Example Level 2 display for DISPLAY CONTROL SETUP MENU DISPLAY CONTROL lt CHARA DISPLAY CHARA POSITION CHARA TYPE CHARA USIZE DISPLAY INFO SUB STATUS MENU DISPLAY PEAK HOLD OVER DISP HOLD BRIGHTNESS ALARM Monitor screen gt Chara disp Time counter display Current settings 5 Press the A or V button to select
102. ed BNC type x2 complying with AES 3id 1995 i DV IN OUT optional DSBK 1503 i LINK DV Input Output Board required 6 pin IEEE 1394 connector Analog video outputs VIDEO OUT BNC type x3 composite component S video switchable Composite Y CPST R Y C CPST and B Y CPST SUPER 1 0 Vp p 75 Q sync negative Component Y CPST 1 0 Vp p 75 Q negative sync R Y C CPST and B Y CPST SUPER 0 7 Vp p 75 color bars for DSR 1500 or 100 color bars for DSR 1500P 75 Q S video Y CPST 1 0 Vp p 75 Q negative sync R Y C CPST 0 286 Vp p DSR 1500 or 0 3 Vp p DSR 1500P 75 Q burst level Analog audio outputs AUDIO OUT XLR3 pin male x2 4 0 3 6 dBm 600 Q loading low impedance balanced MONITOR Phono jack co to 11 dBu 1 dBu 47 kQ unbalanced For DSR 1500P only Output for headphones HEADPHONES Stereo phone jack ce to 13 dBu 8 Q unbalanced Time code output TC OUT BNC type SMPTE time code DSR 1500 EBU time code DSR 1500P 2 2 Vp p 3 dB 600 Q unbalanced Specifications Remote control connectors REMOTE D sub 9 pin for connection of editing control unit RS 422A standard CONTROL S Stereo minijack for connection of SIRCS compatible remote control unit DSRM 10 i DV IN OUT optional DSBK 1503 i LINK DV Input Output Board required 6 pin IEEE 1394 connector ES 7 PVE 500 RM 450 450CE B VE 600 800 9 10 2000 9 100 91 00P etc Supplied accessories AC powe
103. eft meter lights CH 2 channel 2 only Channel 2 only Channel 2 only Only the right meter monaural lights CH 1 and CH 2 channels Channels 1 Channels 1 1 and 2 and 2 stereo and 2 mixed Both the left and right meters light When CH 3 4 mode is selected with the METER CH 1 2 3 4 button MONITOR connector PHONES connector Audio level meters CH 3 channel 3 only Only the left meter lights Channel 3 only monaural Channel 3 only CH 4 channel 4 only Channel 4 only Channel 4 only Only the right meter monaural lights CH 3 and CH 4 channels Channels 3 Channels 3 3 and 4 and 4 stereo and 4 mixed Both the left and right meters light METER CH 1 2 3 4 button Pressing this button toggles the audio level meter mode between CH 1 2 channels 1 and 2 and CH 3 4 channels 3 and 4 The settings made with this button and the MONITOR SELECT button select the channels for level indications and audio output For more details see MONITOR SELECT button Location and Function of Parts COUNTER SELECT button Selects the type of time data to be shown in the time counter display Each press of this button cycles through the following three indicator display options e COUNTER CNT count value of the time counter e TC time code e U BIT user bits If the LOCAL REMOTE switch is set to REMOTE the COUNTER SELECT butto
104. elected using the VIDEO button in the video audio input setting section the internal test signal generator outputs the selected test signal This signal can be recorded Description of settings For DSR 1500 75 COLOR BARS gt gt 75 bars 75 color bar signal BLACK BURST gt gt BB Black burst signal For DSR 1500P 100 COLOR BARS gt gt 100 bars 100 color bar signal 75 COLOR BARS gt gt 75 bars 75 color bar signal BLACK BURST gt gt BB Black burst signal STD NON STD gt STD N STD Select the STD or NON STD mode in accordance with the composite video or S video input FORCED STD gt gt STD The STD mode is always used forced STD mode FORCED NON STD gt gt NON STD Use this setting when the input video signal is unstable forced NON STD mode OUT REF SEL gt Out Ref Select the reference video signal to use REF VIDEO gt gt REF Use the signal input to a REF VIDEO IN connector as the reference video signal The input video signal to be edited is required to be in synchronization with the reference video signal INPUT VIDEO gt gt INPUT Use the input video signal selected with the VIDEO button in the video audio input setting section For DSR 1500 only SETUP REMOVE gt Setup rmv Determine whether or not to remove black setup 7 5 IRE from input analog video signals when converting them into digital signals OFF gt gt OFF Do not remove
105. ems and settings In the table below entitled Menu contents the indication of each menu item or setting on the monitor screen is shown first then the indication of the same item or setting in the time counter display of this unit is shown in square brackets Menu contents Examples Indication on monitor Indication in time counter screen display OPERATIONAL FUNCTION Operational CASSETTE OUT gt gt Cass out EE gt gt gt EE e Settings preceded by an asterisk such as EE are factory default settings e In the time counter display one to three gt symbols may precede item or setting indications depending on the current menu level Larger numbers of gt symbols indicate lower menu levels OPERATIONAL FUNCTION Operational Operation settings REPEAT FUNCTION gt REP FUNC Make settings for repeat playback mode REPEAT MODE gt gt REPEAT MD Determine whether or not to put the unit into repeat playback mode Description of settings OFF gt gt gt OFF Do not put the unit into repeat playback mode ON gt gt gt ON Put the unit into repeat playback mode ON FREEZE gt gt gt FREEZE Put the unit into freeze playback mode In this case while the unit is cueing up to the repeat start point the freeze picture of the repeat end point is displayed REPEAT TOP gt gt REP TOP Determine whether the repeat start point is th
106. en 0 and 15 seconds A preroll time of at least 5 seconds is recommended when using this unit for editing When an editing control unit such as the PVE 500 has been connected this setting is disabled and the setting on the editing control unit is in effect Operations such as the preroll time setting and the time data switching operation are also performed on the editing control unit Factory default setting 5 SEC gt gt 5 sec AFTER CUE UP gt After CUE Select the operating mode following cue up STOP gt gt STOP Stop mode STILL gt gt STILL Output still pictures in search mode Menu Contents sBulyjas nuey p 4aydeyD 59 OPERATIONAL FUNCTION Operational Operation settings PLAY START gt PLAY start Set the timing for switching from stop mode to playback mode In an editing system including an editing control unit such as the PVE 500 you can adjust this setting so that the delay before switching to playback mode is the same on all the decks of the editing system It is then no longer necessary to synchronize the decks for editing and the preroll time can be shortened Description of settings 16 FRAME DELAY gt gt 16 delay to 4 FRAME DELAY gt gt 4 delay The larger the numerical value the longer the delay Factory default setting 5 FRAME DELAY gt gt 5 delay for DSR 1500 or 4 FRAME DELAY gt gt 4 delay for DSR 1500P AUTO REW gt Auto REW Sele
107. enu item see page 60 to ON factory default setting 75 Q termination switch ON or attach a 75 Q terminator Input switches Set according to the type of input signals Video monitor Composite video input VIDEO OUT B Y CPST SUPER MONITOR UUUUUUU UU UU m DSR 1500 1500P recorder Cable with RCA phono plugs Em not supplied 75 Q coaxial cable T not supplied Connections for an A B Roll Editing System Settings on an editing control unit When connecting an editing control unit make the settings as follows according to the model PVE 500 No settings are required BVE 600 900 910 2000 NTSC model or FXE 100 120 Set the VCR constants as follows 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 80 17 00 96 05 05 03 80 OA 08 FE 00 80 5A FF BVE 600 900 910 2000 PAL model or FXE 100P 120P Set the VCR constants as follows 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 81 17 00 7D 05 05 02 80 OA 07 FE 00 80 4C FF RM 450 RM 450CE Set the DIP switches as follows e Left switches 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 OFF OFF e Right switches RM 450 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 OFF OFF ON OFF O
108. euajuleyy g sajdeyy 100 Alarm messages and associated directions Alarm message on monitor screen Cause Tape not editable Direction Use a tape recorded in DVCAM format Alarm message in time counter display Not DVCAM Use a tape recorded in 525 60 format For DSR 1500 625 50 Tape For DSR 1500 Use a tape recorded in 625 50 format For DSR 1500P 525 60 Tape For DSR 1500P Tape not recordable Use a DVCAM DV ME tape REC INHI Tape not usable Use a DVCAM DV DVCPRO 25 Mbps tape ILL Tape TC EXTERNAL is selected Set the TC MODE menu item see page 62 to INT TC EXT PRESET TCG REGEN mode is selected Set the TC MODE menu item see page 62 to INT REGEN mode PRESET TCG RUN mode is set to REC RUN Set the RUN MODE menu item see page 62 to REC RUN FREE RUN Troubleshooting Appendixes Precautions On safety e Should any liquid or solid object fall into the cabinet unplug the unit and have it checked by qualified personnel before operating it further e Unplug the unit from the wall outlet if it is not to be used for an extended period of time e To disconnect the cord pull it out by the plug Never pull the cord itself On operation and storage locations Avoid operation or storage in any of the following places Location subject to extremes of temperature operating temperature range 5 C to 40 C 41 F to 104 F Lo
109. everse Press the V button Continuous Forward Hold down the A button a a in Jog Reverse Hold down the V button For details on modifying the time code value see To set the initial time code value and user bit data on page 45 Location and Function of Parts M Q Ja deyD 17 M Q Ja deyD 18 Rear Panel REF VIDEO IN connectors AC IN connector VIDI AUDIO OUT 1 3 2 4 20 2 Analog video audio signal output section EEE E IN REMOTE connector 4 Time code input output section see page 21 Analog video audio signal input section see page 19 see page 20 DV IN OUT connector 3 Digital signal input output section see page 21 AC IN connector Use the supplied power cord to connect this to an AC outlet 4 DV IN OUT connector 6 pin IEEE 1394 optional DSBK 1503 i LINK DV Input Output Board This connector is available when the optional DSBK 1503 board is installed It inputs and outputs digital video and audio signals in DV format When searching at speeds in the range f to 49 or l to times normal speed the audio signal output from this connector and monitored on external equipment may sound differently from the audio signal played back on this unit REMOTE connector D sub 9 pin When controlling this unit from an editing control unit such as the
110. f this button cycles through the following input signal selection options Digital video signal in SDTI QSDI format input to the SDI SDTI QSDI IN connector optional DSBK 1501 board required When this is selected use the CH1 1 2 button and CH2 3 4 button to select the required input audio signals In this case the phases of the selected audio signals will be about two frames ahead of the phase of the digital video signal in SDTI QSDI format Digital video and audio signals in SDTI QSDI format input to the SDI SDTI QSDI IN connector optional DSBK 1501 board required Digital video and audio signals in i LINK compatible DV format input to the i DV IN OUT connector optional DSBK 1503 board required The selection made with this button is indicated in the INPUT signal display section see page 14 VIDEO button Each press of this button cycles through the following input video signal selection options Composite video signal input to the VIDEO IN connector optional DSBK 1504 1504P board required S video separated Y and C signals input to the VIDEO IN connectors optional DSBK 1504 1504P board required Y R Y and B Y component video signals input to the VIDEO IN connectors optional DSB K 1504 1504P board required SDI video signal input to the SDI SDTI QSDI IN connector optional DSBK 1501 board required Video test signal selected with the INT VIDEO SG menu item see page 64 generated by the internal
111. g To return all settings to their factory default settings T Press the MENU button in the menu control section The menu selection level display appears on the monitor screen Press the gt button to display level 1 of the setup menu 3 Press the RESET NO button A message appears to confirm whether or not you wish to return all settings to their factory default settings Monitor screen message Message in the time counter display INITIALIZE ALL ITEMS TO FACTORY PRESET VALLUES Init setup 4 Press the SET YES button The message NOW SAVING appears on the monitor screen and Saving appears in the time counter display while the settings of all items are returned to their factory default settings These factory default settings are saved in memory If you power off the unit while settings are being saved settings may not be correctly returned to their factory default settings Wait until the saving is completed before powering off the unit To abandon the resetting operation Instead of pressing the SET YES button press the RESET NO button The display returns to menu level 1 leaving the settings unchanged Changing Menu Settings sBulyjas nuey p saydeyuD 75 Displaying Supplementary Status Information When you set the SUB STATUS menu item see page 61 to other than OFF you can view supplementary status information on the monitor screen below the ope
112. g See step 2 of the operating procedure in Changing the Settings of Enhanced Items An asterisk in a complete list of settings See step 6 of the foregoing operating procedure Factory default setting Changing Menu Settings Displaying Enhanced Items The factory default setting is not to display enhanced items To display enhanced items set the MENU GRADE menu item see page 68 to ENHANCED following the procedure in the previous section Changing the Settings of Basic Items In step 3 first select MENU GRADE and next select ENHANCED then press the SET YES button to save the setting in memory With this done when you press the MENU button and the gt button to display the setup menu all basic and enhanced items on menu level 1 appear Changing the Settings of Enhanced Items To change the settings of enhanced items first carry out the procedure in the previous section Displaying Enhanced Items then proceed as follows MENU RESET NO TC PRESET SET YES oOo NB 1 Press the MENU button in the menu control section The menu selection level display appears on the monitor 2 With SETUP MENU selected press the gt button This displays all basic and enhanced items on menu level 1 Level 1 menu display SETUP MENU OPERATIONAL FUNCTION Menu grade DISPLAY CONTROL TIME CODE TAPE PROTECTION VIDEO CONTROL
113. gital hours meter functions include four kinds of tally operations for operating hours head drum usage hours tape transport hours and tape threading unthreading times The tally results can be viewed on the video monitor or the time counter display AC operations The unit operates with an AC power source in the range 100 to 240 V 50 60 Hz Internal and external time codes An internal time code generator and reader enables time code compliant with SMPTE for DSR 1500 EBU DSR 1500P format to be recorded and played back This allows editing to single frame precision Outputting or inputting time code LTC to or from an external device is also possible using the TC IN OUT connectors The unit is also compatible with VITC Internal test signal generator The unit has built in video and audio test signal generators The video test signal generator can produce either a color bar signal or a black burst signal The audio test signal generator can generate either a silent signal or a 1 kHz sine wave signal Menu items are provided for selecting the test signals to be generated Support for ClipLink function In response to commands sent from the EditStation index pictures recorded on tape or ClipLink log data recorded in the cassette memory can be transferred to the EditStation The EditStation operator can then efficiently use these pictures and data in a preliminary editing session For an overview of the ClipLink function
114. ied A continuous recorded section of approximately 5 seconds is required before the recording start point It is recommended to record beforehand color bars or a similar signal at the start point of the source tape to be dubbed on this unit Connections for dubbing via SDTI QSDI interface To carry out dubbing through the SDTI QSDI interface connect the REMOTE and SDTI QSDI IN OUT connectors on this unit to those on the DSR 85 85P 80 80P 60 60P 70 70P 2000 2000P 1800 1800P 1600 1600P 1500 1500P For details of the connections and switch settings see Connections for SDTI QSDI Dubbing on page 89 Connections for dubbing via i LINK interface To carry out dubbing through the i LINK interface connect the i DV IN OUT connectors on this unit and the player Use the following procedure 1 9 TC PRESET SET YES G RESET NO 1 Press the MENU button in the menu control section SYSTEM MENU Setup menu AUTO FUNCTION HOURS METER Time counter display Monitor screen 2 Press the A or V button to select AUTO FUNCTION Auto func Time counter display SYSTEM MENU SETUP MENU AUTO FUNCTION ba HOURS METER Monitor screen Digitally Dubbing Signals in DVCAM Format 51 uone1ado Bunipy 10 suoouny jualueAuog g saj deyo 3 Press the button 6 Insert the source tape in the player and the recording er tape in this unit
115. input When this unit is used as the recorder for cut editing it is F FWD REW gt gt F FWD REW Operations when in fast forward or rewind mode EE gt gt gt EE Output video and audio signals received from other equipment PB gt gt gt PB The unit enters playback mode and outputs a playback video signal Audio signals are muted possible to output the input EE gt gt gt EE Output video and audio signals received from other equipment PB gt gt gt PB The unit enters playback mode and outputs a still picture audio and video signals to STOP gt gt STOP the monitor This enables Operations when in editing operation to be stop mode carried out using a single monitor STANDBY OFF gt gt STBY OFF Operations when in standby off mode EE gt gt gt EE Output video and audio signals received from other equipment PB gt gt gt PB The unit enters playback mode and outputs a still picture LOCAL ENABLE gt Local ENA Select which of the tape transport control buttons EJECT REW PLAY F FWD STOP and REC operate when the LOCAL REMOTE switch is set to REMOTE ALL DISABLE gt gt All DIS All of the tape transport control buttons are disabled STOP amp EJECT gt gt STOP amp EJ Only the STOP and EJECT buttons are enabled ALL ENABLE gt gt All ENA All of the tape transport control buttons are enabled and settings such as preroll time
116. ire or electric shock refer servicing to qualified service personnel For customers in the USA This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment The shielded interface cable recommended in this manual must be used with this equipment in order to comply with the limits for a digital device pursuant to Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC Rules Caution Television programs films video tapes and other materials may be copyrighted Unauthorized recording of such material may be contrary to the provisions of the copyright laws For customers in Europe DSR 1500P only This product with the CE marking complies with both the EMC Directive 89 336 EEC and the Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC issued by th
117. it mode ON gt gt ON Alarm messages are issued Menu Contents sbulyjas nuey p saydeyD 61 TIME CODE Time code Settings related to the time code generator TC MODE gt TC mode Determine the time code to use internal time code using a preset initial value regenerated internal time code locked to time code read from tape or external time code Description of settings INT PRESET gt gt PRESET Use internal time code with a preset initial value INT REGEN gt gt REGEN Use internal time code locked to time code read from tape EXT REGEN gt gt EXT Use external time code selected as follows e When TC is selected External time code input to the TC IN connector e When VITC is selected The VITC time code present in the input video signal Note When the selected input mode is SDTI or i LINK the V SDTI SDTI or i LINK indicator is lit in the INPUT signal display section setting this item to EXT REGEN causes the internal time code generator to automatically synchronize with the external time code input to the unit via the SDTI or i LINK interface RUN MODE gt RUN mode Select the advancement RUN mode of the time code generator FREE RUN gt gt FREE RUN Time code generator keeps running REC RUN gt gt REC RUN Time code generator only runs while recording Set to FREE RUN when carrying out editing with an editing control unit With the REC RUN setting editing
118. ital hours meter has the following four display modes T1 OPERATION mode The cumulative total hours during which the unit is powered on is displayed in 10 hour increments T2 DRUM ROTATION mode The cumulative total hours of drum rotation with tape threaded is displayed in 10 hour increments T3 TAPE RUNNING mode The cumulative total hours of tape transport operation for fast forward rewind playback and search except in still search mode is displayed in 10 hour increments CT THREADING mode The cumulative number of tape threading unthreading operation pairs is displayed in 10 operation pair increments For all modes except T1 OPERATION there are two types of count a trip count which is resettable and the cumulative total from manufacture which is unresettable Maintenance 93 Burooyseajqnoy pue soueuajuleyy g Jaydeyy oO Displaying the digital hours meter Use the following procedure 1 Press the MENU button in the menu control section The menu selection level display appears on the monitor screen and in the time counter display Menu selection level display Setup menu Time counter display SYSTEM MENU AUTO FUNCTION HOURS METER Monitor screen 2 Press the V button to select HOURS METER SYSTEM MENU Hours meter SETUP MENU AUTO FUNCTION HOURS METER x Time counter display Monitor screen 3 Press the button The cumulative c
119. ized in this way you can disconnect the external time code input and this unit will maintain the synchronized time code When the selected input mode is SDTT or i LINK the SDTI or i LINK indicator is lit in the INPUT signal display section setting the TC MODE menu item to EXT REGEN causes the internal time code generator to automatically synchronize with the external time code input to the unit via the SDTI or i LINK interface Once an external time code signal has been input the internal time code advancement mode and frame count mode are automatically set as follows Advancement mode FREE RUN Frame count mode Same as external time code drop frame or non drop frame To confirm external synchronization Press the STOP button to put the unit into stop mode then press the REC button Look at the time counter display and check that the time code value displayed there matches the external time code value Rerecording the Time Code TC Insert Function The TC insert function makes it possible to use the internal time code generator to rewrite time code or user bits when the time code recorded on a tape is discontinuous You can start recording time code from an initial value which can be set freely see page 45 Notes e Use a tape which is recorded in the DVCAM format You cannot use the TC insert function with a tape recorded in DV format e The time code recording starts from the current tape p
120. jk ET efoltlujv Editing mode settings Operating mode of the internal time code generator The rightmost V appears when the VITC menu item see page 62 is set to ON Setting for input audio mixing Displaying Supplementary Status Information sbulyjas nu y p saydeyD 77 sbulyjas nuey p 4aydeyD 78 Displaying Supplementary Status Information Connections and Settings Chapter Connections for a Digital Non Linear Editing System This unit can be connected to an ES 7 EditStation to configure a digital non linear editing system If you use the SDTI QSDI interface with the optional DSBK 1501 board installed in the unit you can transfer video audio time code and other compressed data between this unit and the ES 7 The unit supports ClipLink functions enabling index pictures recorded on tape and ClipLink log data stored in cassette memory to be transferred to the ES 7 in an instant For a general description of ClipLink functions see the appendix ClipLink Guide page 105 The following figure shows a connection diagram for a non linear editing system in which this unit serves as the recorder For connections of the ES 7 and its peripheral devices such as the ESBK 7011 Control Panel the ESBK 7045 Disk Unit etc refer to your ES 7 Operating Instructions Note The DSR 1500 1500P unit shown in the following figure is fitted with the optional DSBK 150
121. l and modulated to carry color information Its amplitude represents color saturation and its phase represents hue Superimpose To put a set of characters onto a picture so that both can be seen at the same time S video A signal format in which Y luminance and C chrominance signals are separated to reduce interference between them so that noiseless images are reproduced Sync signal A reference signal consisting of vertical and horizontal sync signals used for synchronizing the scanning patterns of the video camera and the monitor TBC Abbreviation of Time Base Corrector Electronic circuits to electrically stabilize the playback signals by removing color variation and roll in the playback picture caused by irregularity in drum rotation and tape movement Time base correction reduces deterioration of picture quality when transmitting or copying playback signals Threading See Loading Time code Signals recorded on the tape to supply information on tape position such as the hour minute second and frame to assist in setting edit points or searching for particular scenes Unloading When the EJECT button is pressed the VCR automatically winds the tape back into the cassette case Also called Unthreading User bits Sections of time code information consisting of a total of 32 bits that can be used for recording information such as date tape ID number program ID number etc Glossary
122. line to 12 LINE gt gt 12 line Select any line from 12 to 20 Factory default setting 18 LINE gt gt 18 line For DSR 1500P 22 LINE gt gt 22 line to 9 LINE gt gt 9 line Select any line from 9 to 22 Factory default setting 21 LINE gt gt 21 line VITC OUTPUT gt VITC out Select the time code to be output as VITC OFF gt gt OFF Do not output VITC TC gt gt TC Output TC after converting it into VITC VITC gt gt VITC Output VITC EE OUT PHASE gt EE out Determine the output phase for the LTC signal output from the TC OUT connector when recording time code and in STOP REC mode forced EE mode MUTE gt gt mute Mute the output THROUGH gt gt through Output the time code input to the TC IN connector as it is See example configuration on page 69 VIDEO INPUT PHASE gt gt V input Output the time code with the same phase as the input video signal phase See example configuration on page 69 VIDEO OUTPUT PHASE gt gt V output Output the time code with the same phase as the output video signal phase See example configuration on page 70 MUTE IN SRCH gt Mute in SR Select whether to mute the output from the TC OUT connector in search jog shuttle mode OFF gt gt OFF Do not mute ON gt gt ON Mute TAPE PROTECTION Tape proict Settings related to tape and video head protection FROM STOP gt From STOP Set the
123. n does not operate while the tape is moving In this case make the time data selection via the external equipment connected to the REMOTE connector on the rear panel CONTROL S connector stereo minijack Connect a SIRCS compatible remote control unit such as the DSRM 10 to this connector 1 Audio input output level control section Video audio input setting section REC PB LEVEL control knobs O ss p REC PB 4 LEVEL gt E REC o PB ile PRESET VAR switch REC PB LEVEL control knobs These knobs used to control audio levels function differently depending on the setting of the VAR switch as follows VAR switch Functions of control knobs setting PRESET Control knobs are not effective The analog audio input output levels are set to the reference level set with the LEVEL SELECT menu item see page 66 REC Control the analog digital audio input levels on channels 1 to 4 during recording PB Control the analog digital audio output levels on channels 1 to 4 during playback VAR switch Use to switch the way in which the REC PB LEVEL control knobs function _ INPUT SELECT _4 VIDEO CH1 1 2 CH2 3 4 CH2 3 4 button CH1 1 2 button VIDEO button SDTI i LINK button SDTIi LINK V LINK SDTI LINK SDTI QSDI interface i LINK selection button Each press o
124. nal DSBK 1503 board is installed 9P Lights when the REMOTE I F menu item see page 67 is set to 9PIN i LINK Lights when the REMOTE I F menu item see page 67 is set toi LINK optional DSBK 1503 board required PB Fs playback audio sampling frequency display During playback this indicates the playback audio mode in which the tape being played back was recorded 48K indicator Lights during playback of a tape recorded in 2 channel mode 48 kHz 44 1K indicator Lights during playback of a tape recorded in 2 channel mode 44 1 kHz 32K indicator Lights during playback of a tape recorded in 4 channel mode 32 kHz Location and Function of Parts M Q Ja deyD 15 M Q Ja deyD 16 REC MODE audio recording mode display This indicates the audio recording mode currently selected with the REC MODE menu item see page 65 2CH indicator Lights in 2 channel mode 48 kHz 4CH indicator Lights in 4 channel mode 32 kHz 4 Tape transport control section EDIT MODE indicator Lights when this unit is selected as the recorder VCR under the control of either an editing control unit connected to the REMOTE connector or equipment connected to the i DV IN OUT connector when the optional DSBK 1503 board is installed VITC indicator Lights when VITC is being read or recorded regardless of the data shown in the time counter display PLAY F FWD STOP REC D REW button
125. nd WHITE OUTLINE gt gt W outline White characters with black outline BLACK OUTLINE gt gt B outline Black characters with white outline PEAK HOLD gt Peak hold Set the peak hold time for the audio level meters 1 5 SEC 1 5 sec to OFF gt gt OFF Set the peak hold time in the range of OFF no peak hold to 1 5 seconds in 0 1 second steps Factory default setting OFF gt gt OFF OVER DISP HOLD gt Hold OVER Determine whether or not to hold the OVER indication display on the audio level meters once the indications light OFF gt gt OFF Do not hold the OVER indication display ON HOLD gt gt ON Hold the OVER indication display With ON selected once the display is held it will remain held unless you change the setting to OFF BRIGHTNESS gt Brightness Set the brightness of front panel indicators Set brightness as a percentage of the maximum 100 gt gt 100 75 gt gt 75 50 gt gt 50 ALARM gt ALARM Determine whether alarm messages are issued or not OFF gt gt OFF Alarm messages are not issued ON gt gt ON Alarm messages are issued REF ALARM gt REF ALARM Determine whether alarm messages related to reference video signal are issued or not OFF gt gt OFF Alarm messages are not issued ON LIMITED gt gt ON Limit Alarm messages are issued only during recording mode EE mode REC pause mode and ed
126. nd Operation PLOW veseten teciibectep etatieleteleeutiead eek aia 106 Data Generated When Shooting eee eeseeeeeeeeeees 107 GIOSSANY wiseissedinixdaninccdeectiiiianiansieentiastaeusenmiaccseediecaies 110 NINO E E 113 Table of Contents Overview Chapter Features The DSR 1500 1500P is a 4 inch digital videocassette recorder using the DVCAM digital recording format The unit is equipped with a full range of output interfaces so that it can be used as a low cost compact feeder viewer in a non linear editing system without requiring any optional boards When using the unit as a recorder the optional boards available for the unit allow you to select required input signal formats The unit is playback compatible with tapes recorded in DV format excluding tapes recorded in LP mode as well as DVCPRO 25 Mbps format Playing back such tapes on the unit does not require any adapter These and other features of the unit make it suitable for use under diversified conditions It can be used for example for desk top editing or for such applications as electronic news gathering ENG and non linear editing aboard outside broadcast vans at production houses or at broadcasting stations Non linear editing This is an editing method that uses video and audio signals digitally encoded and recorded on a hard disk as digital data When compared with conventional linear editing methods non linear editing offers
127. ngs while watching the monitor screen WHITE WITH BKGD gt gt White White characters on black background BLACK WITH BKGD gt gt Black Black characters on white background WHITE OUTLINE gt gt W outline White characters with black outline BLACK OUTLINE gt gt B outline Black characters with white outline CHARA VSIZE gt Chara size Determine the vertical size of characters such as time code output from the B Y CPST SUPER connector for superimposed display on the monitor Make the selection while watching the monitor screen x1 gt gt x1 Standard size x2 gt gt x2 2 times standard size DISPLAY INFO gt DISP info Select information superimposed on output from the B Y CPST SUPER connector to the monitor TIME DATA amp STATUS gt gt Time amp STA Time data and operating mode indications TIME DATA amp UB gt gt Time amp UB Time data selected using the COUNTER SELECT button and user bit data When user bit data is selected using the COUNTER SELECT button user bit data and time code are shown TIME DATA amp CNT gt gt Time amp CNT Time data selected using the COUNTER SELECT button and CNT value When CNT is selected using the COUNTER SELECT button CNT value and time code are shown TIME DATA amp TIME gt gt Time amp Time Time data and VITC TIME DATA ONLY gt gt Time Time data only REC DATE amp TIME gt gt REC Date The time data sel
128. o and audio signals The same BNC type input connectors are used to input analog video signals in different formats selected with front panel buttons The analog video signals that can be input are as follows e Composite video signals e S video signals e Component video signals Y R Y and B Y Features M Q Ja deyD Location and Function of Parts M Q Ja deyD Front Panel Cassette compartment LOCAL REMOTE switch POWER switch EJECT button Audio level meters REMOTE RESET NO CEMENTO DVCAM CIII CL REC INHI EXD DY LP No EDT REPEAT PRESET SET YES HOURS MINUTES SECONDS vite EDIT MODE COUNTER aa SIRT SELEY ae So Co co O 8 0 PHONES connector and control knob SC control METER CH 1 2 3 4 button CONTROL S connector SYNC control COUNTER SELECT button MONITOR SELECT button 3 Display section see page 13 EE amn p iE RECIPB LEVEL Came BEAT Ci cL rec nm OA COUNTER DY LP No EDT REPEAT Audio input output level control section see N b T page 11 i ERIK Lach ach eommooe MINUTES SECONDS FRAMES vre MONTOR METER INPUT SELECT COUNTER SELECT cH12 34_ sbri vi 4 CH 12 j EH Video audio input setting 6 section see page 11 Oo o oO ig N 5 Menu control section see page 17 4 Tape transport
129. of the time code generator When the TC MODE menu item is set to EXT REGEN the user bit binary group flag setting follows the setting on the time code input to this unit 000 NOT SPECIFIED gt gt 000 Character set not specified 001 ISO CHARACTER gt gt 001 8 bit characters conforming to ISO 646 and ISO 2022 010 UNASSIGNED 1 gt gt 010 Undefined 011 UNASSIGNED 2 gt gt 011 Undefined 100 UNASSIGNED 3 gt gt 100 Undefined 101 PAGE LINE gt gt 101 Multiplex 110 UNASSIGNED 4 gt gt 110 Undefined 111 UNASSIGNED 5 gt gt 111 Undefined Menu Contents TIME CODE Time code Settings related to the time code generator VITC POS SEL 1 gt VITC pos 1 Select a line to insert the VITC in You can insert the VITC signal in two places To insert it in two places set both this item and also VITC POS SEL 2 Description of settings For DSR 1500 20 LINE gt gt 20 line to 12 LINE gt gt 12 line Select any line from 12 to 20 Factory default setting 16 LINE gt gt 16 line For DSR 1500P 22 LINE gt gt 22 line to 9 LINE gt gt 9 line Select any line from 9 to 22 Factory default setting 19 LINE gt gt 19 line VITC POS SEL 2 gt VITC pos 2 Select a line to insert the VITC in You can insert the VITC signal in two places To insert it in two places set both this item and also VITC POS SEL 1 For DSR 1500 20 LINE gt gt 20
130. on of the current operation mode are superimposed on the video signal that is being output from the B Y CPST SUPER connector and can be viewed on the monitor screen Use the DISPLAY CONTROL menu items see page 60 to select the information displayed and the character type and position of the indications When you set the SUB STATUS menu item see page 61 to other than OFF you can also display supplementary status information on the monitor screen such as editing mode settings and the operating mode of the internal time code generator For details of supplementary status information see Displaying Supplementary Status Information on page 76 Setting the Time Data 43 Monitor screen contents The contents of the monitor screen are shown below Drop frame indication for time code generator for DSR 1500 only Time data type Time data E Drop frame indication for time code reader Drop frame indication for time code generator BD VITC field indication Drop frame mode factory default setting Non drop frame mode B VITC field indication blank Display fields 1 and 3 Display fields 2 and 4 H DSR 1500 1500P operation mode uoye1edQ uppa 40 suoyouny JuatusuoD g 19 deyo A 44 Display Operation mode CASSETTE OUT Cassette is not loaded H DS
131. one automatically when you place the cassette at the cassette entrance of the VCR Also called threading Loop through connection A connection which allows a signal input to an input connector to pass through the unit and exit from an output connector as input to external equipment Also called bridging connection Luminance signal The signal that determines the brightness of the picture Also called Y signal One of the component signals Non drop frame mode The number of frames of the time code and video run is not adjusted When you use the time code in non drop frame mode the real playback time will be about 86 seconds shorter per day than the time code If you edit frame by frame or if you determine the length of a shot by counting the time code use drop frame mode Non linear editing Editing while playing back video and audio signals recorded on hard disks Video scenes stored on disk can be cued up quickly for increased editing efficiency See also Linear editing PCM audio This is an audio signal represented by pulse code modulation The analog audio signal is first broken down into a sequence of pulses and these are then represented digitally Preroll Running of a video tape to a prior to an edit start point to enable the tape to reach a steady speed and to be synchronized with other video tapes R Y signal A chrominance signal determined by subtracting the Y luminance signal from the R
132. or lights e CH 4 channel 4 only Only the CH 4 indicator lights e CH 3 and CH 4 channels 3 and 4 Both the CH 3 and CH 4 indicators light E E mode Abbreviation of Electric to Electric mode In this mode video and audio signals input to the VCR are output after passing through internal electric circuits but not through magnetic conversion circuits such as heads and tapes This can be used to check input signals and for adjusting input signal levels PHONES connector stereo phone jack and control knob Connect stereo headphones to the connector for audio monitoring during recording or playback The control knob controls the volume of the headphones It also controls the level of the audio signal output from the MONITOR connector on the rear panel The settings made with the METER CH 1 2 3 4 button and MONITOR SELECT button select the audio channels for audio output via this connector The same channel selection as for the audio level meters applies to this connector SC subcarrier phase control Turn this control to accurately adjust the subcarrier phase of the composite video output signal of the unit with respect to the reference video signal Use a cross point Phillips screwdriver to turn it SYNC synchronization phase control Turn this control to accurately adjust the synchronization phase of the output video signal of the unit with respect to the reference video signal Use a cross point Phillips screw
133. order For details of connecting devices other than the DSR I500 1500P refer to the instruction manual for each device Notes e This application requires both of the DSR 1500 1500P units recorder and player to be fitted with the optional DSBK 1501 board e The DSR 1500 1500P units shown in the following figure are fitted with the optional DSBK 1501 DSBK 1503 and DSBK 1504 1504P boards When you select assemble or insert editing mode on the editing 75 Q coaxial cable not supplied Ti control unit the two DSR 1500 1500P units recorder and player will automatically enter the selected editing mode 9 pin remote control cable not supplied Cable with RCA phono plugs LED e not supplied Composite ia Composite video input Audio input video input Audio input 88 0000o 388 ob eeodo Source monitor Main monitor VIDEO VIDEO OUT B Y CPST OUT B Y CPST SUPER MONITOR SUPER MONITOR l fo l fa SDI SDTI SDI SDTI DI DI goo 0st 60 DODO oo dol VIDEO OUT ece MINONO Y CPST REF DsR 1500 1500P REMOTE VIDEO IN REMOTE D
134. osition Cue the tape up beforehand to the required start position e If you use a tape on which ClipLink log data is recorded the ClipLink log data will be lost MENU RESET NO TC PRESET SET YES 1 Press the MENU button in the menu control section SYSTEM MENU AUTO FUNCTION HOURS METER Setup menu Time counter display Monitor screen Setting the Time Data uolje1adO Bunipy 10 suoyounN4 jualueAuog g 13deyo 47 uoneiado Bunipy 10 suowouny juano g saj deyo 48 2 Press the A or V button to select AUTO FUNCTION SYSTEM MENU SETUP MENU AUTO FUNCTION gt HOURS METER Monitor screen 3 Press the button Auto func Time counter display This displays the items in the level 1 of the auto mode execution menu AUTO FUNCTION MENU SDTI_ DUBBING gt i LINK DUBBING TC INSERT Monitor screen SDTI DUB Time counter display 4 Press the V button to select TC INSERT AUTO FUNCTION MENU SDTI DUBBING i LINK DUBBING TC_INSERT ad TC insert Monitor screen Setting the Time Data Time counter display 5 Press the gt button The following message appears TC INSERT INSERT THE TAPE IN THIS UTR ABORT MENU KEY Monitor screen 6 Insert the cassette Set tape Time counter display A message to confirm the TC insert operation appears T
135. ounts by the digital hours meter are indicated on the monitor screen and in the time counter display Maintenance Digital hours meter indications on the monitor screen All four counts T1 T2 T3 and CT are indicated on the monitor screen Resettable trip counts Unresettable counts HOURS METER T1 X10 HOURS 00000 T2 r X10 HOURS T3 0000 00000 x10 HOURS cT o000 00000 x10 COUNT T1 OPERATION T2 DRUM ROTATION T3 TAPE RUNNING CT THREADING The four digit value to the left of the slash is the resettable trip count and the right value is the cumulative total from manufacture Digital hours meter indications in the time counter display One of the four indications appears in the time counter display at a time Use the A and V buttons in the menu control section to change the item displayed Initially only the trip value appears Hold down the gt button to display also the cumulative total from manufacture which will appear to the right of the trip value and the slash The following illustrates the digital hours meter indications in the time counter display in all four display modes The right hand indication for each display mode is the indication you can view while holding down the gt button in the menu control section T1 OPERATION mode Oper 00000 T2 DRUM ROTATION mode Drum 0000 0000 00000 T3 TAPE RUNNING
136. output also either as channels 1 and 2 or as channels 3 and 4 The analog output interfaces are provided as standard so that the unit can readily be used as a viewer for example at broadcasting stations and aboard outside broadcast vans without requiring any optional boards Inputting analog video and audio signals requires the optional DSBK 1504 1504P Analog Input Board Compact Size The compact size of the unit makes the unit suitable for use as a desk top editor or feeder machine for non linear editing or as a viewer compatible with a full range of digital and analog signal formats aboard an outside broadcast van Facilities for High Efficiency Editing Digital slow motion playback Using the frame memory function noiseless slow motion playback is possible at any speed in the range 0 5 times normal speed The positive direction refers to forward movement of the tape and the negative direction to reverse movement Digital jog sound function When searching at speeds in the range 0 5 times normal speed the digital jog sound function is enabled The audio signal is saved in temporary memory and replayed according to the search speed This allows searching on the sound track Remote control The unit can be operated by remote control from an editing control unit that supports the RS 422A interface or an optional SIRCS compatible remote control unit such as the DSRM 10 SIRCS Sony Integrated Remote Control S
137. own in the time counter display The cassette is automatically drawn into the unit and the tape is wound round the head drum The tape is stationary while the head drum rotates and the STOP button lights If the REC INHI indicator lights It indicates that the REC SAVE switch of the loaded cassette has been set to SAVE Press the EJECT button in the tape transport control section to remove the cassette then set the REC SAVE switch to REC and reload the cassette When ejecting and loading cassettes make sure that the unit has been powered on Hold down the REC button and press the PLAY button This puts the unit into recording mode and the tape starts moving Press the PLAY button on the player The player starts the playback operation at which point this unit starts recording the input playback signals e Once you have started recording you cannot change the audio mode selection e If on a tape there is a point where the audio mode is switched it is not possible to carry out insert editing over a section including that point Recording 31 yoeghe q pue Bulpiovay z Jaldeyo yoeghe q pue Bulpiovay z Jaldeyo 32 Recording If the following indicators light when a cassette is loaded Indicator Cassette memory indicator It means The loaded cassette contains a cassette memory CL indicator There is ClipLink log data stored in the cassette memory on the loaded cassette With such a
138. program for which a scenario has been created Set the camera to MARK mode before you start shooting While shooting each time you press the camera s TAKE button Mark IN and Mark OUT point time codes are recorded alternately Index picture 1 Index picture 2 End recording Start recording Scene 2 Take 2 Mark OUT Mark IN manual manual recording recording Mark IN manual ane recording recording ClipLink Guide Cue point time codes This type of data is especially useful when shooting scenes that may contain unexpected events such as when shooting for sports coverage or documentaries Set the camera to CUE mode before you start shooting While shooting each time you press the camera s TAKE button the current time code is recorded as a cue point time code End recording Start recording Yo Index picture 1 Rec OUT automatic Cue point recording time code manual Cue point Cue point recording time code Rec IN time code manual automatic manual recording recording recording Time codes recorded for Mark IN OUT points There is a gap between actual time codes and Mark IN up at each Mark IN point and rounded down at each Mark OUT time codes recorded in the cassette memory as OUT point to a whole number of seconds shown in the figure below The time code value is rounded M rk IN Mark OUT or Rec IN Cue or Rec OUT Actua me code 12 23 15 10
139. r cord 1 Operating Instructions 1 Optional accessories DSBK 1501 Digital Input Output Board DSBK 1503 i LINK DV Input Output Board DSBK 1504 1504P Analog Input Board RCC 5G 10G 30G 9 pin remote control cable length 5 m 16 ft 10 m 33 ft 30 m 98 ft Digital video cassette Standard size PD VM 64ME 94ME 124ME 184ME Mini size PDVM 12ME 22ME 32ME 40ME Cleaning cassette DV12CL standard size DVM12CL mini size Related equipment ES 3 7 EditStation Linear editing control unit PVE 500 RM 450 450CE BVE 600 800 9 10 2000 9 1100 9 100P DME switcher DFS 300 300P DFS 500 S500P DFS 700 700P DXC D30 D30P Color Video Camera DSR 1 1P 300A Digital Videocassette Recorder DSR 85 85P 70 70P 80 80P 1800 1 800P 2000 2000P Digital Videocassette Recorder DSR 60 60P 1600 1600P Digital Videocassette Player DSR 300 300P 500WS S500WSP 130 130P 150 150P Digital Camcorder DSRM 10 Remote Control Unit Design and specifications are subject to change without notice ClipLink Guide What Is ClipLink The ClipLink function greatly improves the efficiency of the video production process as a whole by recording various editing related data on tape when shooting As such ClipLink is a revolutionary function that transcends the conventional separation of shooting and editing How ClipLink Changes Video Production Techniques The following describes various ways in which ClipLink video production differs from convention
140. rating mode display area Tieri fojof ola 4 7 fol7 ERNGOOVERRECCOKHE Supplementary status information When the SUB STATUS menu item is set to TC MODE The following items of supplementary status information are displayed depending on the setting of the SUB STATUS menu item sBulyjas nuey p saydeyD 76 Setting of SUB Items of supplementary STATUS menu item information displayed EDIT PRESET Editing mode settings made on the editing control unit TC MODE Operating mode of the internal time code generator REMAIN Remaining capacity of the tape AUDIO MIXING Setting for input audio mixing ALL All of the above items The following tables show the on screen indications of supplementary information and their meaning In each table the indications given in brackets such as ASM are the indications displayed when the SUB STATUS menu item is set to ALL For the display format when ALL is selected see the next section When the SUB STATUS menu item is set to EDIT PRESET On screen indication INT PRST FREE IP F Meaning The internal time code generator is operating in FREE RUN mode INT PRST REC IP R The internal time code generator is operating in REC RUN mode INT REGEN T amp U IRTU The internal time code generator is in synchronization with the playback time code LTC read from tape EXT LTC T amp U ELTU The internal time
141. rding 90 audio monitor system 85 control signal 86 cut editing system 81 digital non linear editing system 79 reference video signal 85 SDTI QSDI dubbing 89 video monitor 88 video audio signal 87 CONTROL S connector 10 COUNTER 10 15 SELECT button 10 Cue point 108 Cuing up 42 Cut editing system 81 Cyclical playback 36 D Digital hours meter 7 Input Output Board 7 interfaces 6 jog sound 6 non linear editing system 79 signal input output section 21 signal inputs 103 signal outputs 104 slow motion playback 6 50 Digital hours meter 93 Display section 13 Drop frame indication 44 DSBK 1501 1503 1504 1504P 7 Dubbing 51 SDTI QSDI 89 DV 15 input 11 DVCAM 15 51 cassettes 24 digital dubbing 51 format 5 E EBU time code 15 EDIT MODE indicator 16 Editing control unit settings 88 points 50 restriction 97 EE OUT PHASE 69 EJECT button 9 Error messages 98 F FFWD button 16 FREE RUN 46 Front panel 8 H Head cleaning 95 High speed search 6 50 transfer 105 Hours meter 7 93 i DV IN OUT connector 18 i LINK 11 indicator 13 15 i LINK DV 6 i LINK DUBBING 71 i LINK DV Input Output Board 7 Index pictures 107 Input problem 96 INPUT signal display section 13 Interfaces 6 Internal test signal generator 7 Internal time code generator 45 advancement 46 Index 1 1 3 x pul ANN 114 J Jog 50 audio 50 sound 6 L LOCAL REMOTE switch 9 LP 15 Maintenance 7 93 Mark IN OUT points 108 109
142. rs lights Cassette memory indicator Lights when a cassette provided with a memory chip cassette memory is loaded NO EDIT not editable indicator Lights during playback of a tape that contains a recording in other than the DVCAM format When this indicator is lit the recordings contained in the tape can be used as source material for editing but editing operations such as insert editing and assemble editing cannot be performed This indicator also lights when the audio recording mode selected on this unit does not coincide with that of the loaded tape during editing operation CL ClipLink indicator Lights when a cassette is loaded on which ClipLink log data is stored in the cassette memory For details of ClipLink log data see the appendix ClipLink Guide page 105 REC INHI recording inhibit indicator Lights when the REC SAVE switch on the loaded cassette is in the SAVE position recording inhibited Tape end alarm indicator Starts flashing when the remaining capacity of the tape is for about 2 minutes REPEAT repeat playback indicator Lights when the REPEAT MODE menu item see page 58 is set to ON to enable the repeat playback function Remote mode indicators REMOTE Lights when the LOCAL REMOTE switch is set to REMOTE to remote control the unit from either an editing control unit connected to the REMOTE connector or equipment connected to the i DV IN OUT connector when the optio
143. s from 0 still to 16 times normal speed in both directions Tape speed Search speed Video performance Band width Composite S video DSR 1500 30 Hz to 4 2 MHz 1 0 dB Y Composite S video DSR 1500P 25 Hz to 4 8 MHz 1 0 dB Y Component DSR 1500 30 Hz to 5 0 MHz 1 0 dB Y 30 Hz to 1 5 MHz 1 0 5 0 dB R Y B Y Component DSR 1500P 25 Hz to 5 0 MHz 1 0 dB Y 25 Hz to 2 0 MHz 1 0 2 0 dB R Y B Y Composite S video I O Y 52 dB or more Component I O Y 55 dB or more 30 ns or less 2 0 or less K2T KPB S N Y C delay K factor Processor adjustment range Video level 3 dB to 3 dB selectable Chrome level 3 dB o to 3 dB selectable Setup Black level 30 IRE 210 mV Chroma phase 30 System phase Sync 1 us SC 4180 Adjust with menu settings Adjust with controls on the front panel Audio performance Frequency response Two channel 48 kHz mode 20 Hz to 20 kHz 1 0 dB Four channel 32 kHz mode 20 Hz to 14 5 kHz 1 0 dB Dynamic range More than 87 dB Distortion THD N Less than 0 07 48 kHz Input connectors Digital signal inputs SDI SDTI QSDI IN optional DSBK 1501 Digital Input Output Board required BNC type SDTI QSDI format 270 Mbps SDI format 270 Mbps SMPTE 259M CCIR656 III AUDIO AES EBU IN optional DSBK 1501 Digital Input Output Board required BNC type x2 complying with AES 3id 1995 i DV IN OUT optional DSBK 1503 i
144. see the appendix ClipLink Guide page 105 Video process control For analog video output and SDI format video output you can use menu items to adjust the video output level chroma signal output level setup level for DSR 1500 black level for DSR 1500P and chroma phase Reference signal connection The reference video input connector of the unit is provided with a loop through connector which can be used to connect the input reference video signal to other equipment When there is no loop through connection the reference video input connector is automatically provided with a 75 ohm termination Closed caption compatibility Whether or not to include closed captions in a recording can be determined with menu items for DSR 1500 only Optional Accessories DSBK 1501 Digital Input Output Board This interface enables digital video and audio signals in the SDI or SDTI QSDI format either format to be selected with front panel buttons for input or with a menu item for output and also AES EBU format digital audio signals to be transferred between this unit and digital Betacam VCRs or other digital equipment DSBK 1503 i LINK DV Input Output Board This interface allows you to connect the unit to other equipment provided with a Sony DV connector to carry out editing or dubbing of digital video and audio signals DSBK 1504 1504P Analog Input Board When this interface is installed the unit can input analog vide
145. st the audio levels on the two channels separately You can switch the audio recording mode with the REC MODE menu item see page 65 The selection is indicated by the REC MODE display on the front panel Location and Function of Parts CH 3 4 audio channel 2 or 3 4 button Each press of this button cycles through the following input audio signal selection options for audio channel 2 when in 2 channel mode or for audio channels 3 and 4 when in 4 channel mode Analog audio signal input to the AUDIO IN 2 4 connector optional DSBK 1504 1504P board required Digital audio signal in AES EBU format input to the AUDIO AES EBU IN 3 4 connector optional DSBK 1501 board required SDI audio signal input to the SDI SDTI QSDI IN connector optional DSBK 1501 board required Audio test signal selected with the INT AUDIO SG menu item see page 66 generated by the internal signal generator The selection made with this button is indicated by the AUDIO CH 2 3 4 indicators in the INPUT signal display section see page 13 When analog audio is selected optional DSBK 1504 1504P board required the signal input to the AUDIO IN 2 4 connector is recorded either on channel 2 when in 2 channel mode or on channels 2 and 4 when in 4 channel mode That is in 4 channel mode the same analog audio signal is recorded on channels 2 and 4 Using the REC PB LEVEL control knobs with the VAR switch set to REC it is possible to adjust the a
146. t to impart violent shocks in transit Precautions 101 sexipuaddy WA 102 Specifications General Signal system DSR 1500 NTSC DSR 1500P PAL Power requirements 100 V to 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Power consumption with all options installed 65 W Peak inrush current 1 Power ON current probe method 30 A 100 V 30 A 240 V 2 Hot switching inrush current measured in accordance with European standard EN55103 1 20 A 230 V Operating temperature 5 C to 40 C 41 F to 104 F Storage temperature 20 C to 60 C 4 F to 140 F Operating relative humidity Less than 80 Storage relative humidity Less than 90 Mass 6 0 kg 13 lb 3 oz Specifications External dimensions w h d 211 x 137 x 420 mm 83 g x 51 5 x 16 g inches 420 16 5 8 Unit mm inches Tape transport control system DSR 1500 28 193 mm s DSR 1500P 28 221 mm s Recording playback time Using PDV 184ME standard size cassette Maximum 184 minutes Using PDVM 40ME mini size cassette Maximum 40 minutes Fast forward rewind time Using PDV 184ME standard size cassette Less than 3 minutes Using PDVM 40ME mini size cassette Less than minute When controlling via RS 422A interface Maximum 60 times normal speed in both directions When controlling from DSRM 10 Remote Control Unit Jog mode 0 still to 2 times normal speed in both directions Shuttle mode 8 speed
147. the channel selection with the AUDIO OUTPUT menu item see page 67 Time counter display Indicates the count value of the time counter time code VITC or user bit data depending on the settings of the COUNTER SELECT button and the TC SELECT menu item see page 62 Also used to display error messages edit data setup menu data etc Time data type indicators One of the three indicators COUNTER U BIT or TC lights to indicate the type of time data currently shown in the time counter display COUNTER Count value of the time counter U BIT User bit data TC SMPTE time code for DSR 1500 or EBU time code for DSR 1500P SERVO servolock indicator Lights when the drum servo and capstan servo are locked Servolock Synchronizing the drum rotation phase and tape transport phase with a reference signal during playback and recording so that the video heads scan the tape in the same pattern during playback and recording Recording playback tape format indicators DVCAM This lights when a tape recorded in DVCAM format is played back DV This lights when a tape recorded in consumer DV format is played back LP This flashes along with DV when a tape recorded in LP mode is played back Video recorded in LP mode cannot be played back correctly and audio is muted When a tape recorded in DVCPRO 25 Mbps format or any other format than those mentioned above is played back none of the above indicato
148. the item whose setting you wish to change For menu items on level 3 press the gt button to go to level 3 then press the A or V button to select the item whose setting you wish to change Example Display when BRIGHTNESS is selected SETUP MENU DISPLAY CONTROL CHARA DISPLAY ON CHARA POSITION CHARA TYPE WHITE CHARA USIZE x DISPLAY INFO T amp STA SUB STATUS OFF MENU DISPLAY WHITE PEAK HOLD OFF OVER DISP HOLD OFF BRIGHTNESS 75 4 gt ALARM 10N Monitor screen 6 Press the button gt Brightness Time counter display This displays all possible settings for the item selected in step 5 SETUP MENU DISPLAY CONTROL BRIGHTNESS 75 100 CE A 50 Monitor screen gt gt 15 Time counter display T Press the A or V button to change the setting of the item SETUP MENU o DISPLAY CONTROL gt gt 50 Yo BRIGHTNESS 175 Time counter display 100 x 75 je I Monitor screen Changing Menu Settings sBulyjas nuey p 4aydeyD 73 sBulyjas nuey p 4aydeyuD 74 8 To change other settings press the lt 1 button to return to the previous screen then repeat steps 5 to 7 as required 9 When you have completed the settings press the SET YES button The message NOW SAVING appears on the monitor screen and Saving appears in the time counter display while the new settings are s
149. tinuously If you want to clear the time code value press the RESET NO button The value is cleared to 00 00 00 00 and the leftmost digit begins flashing 1 2Press the A or V button to increment or decrement the value of the flashing digit Each press of the button increments or decrements the value Holding the button down increments or decrements the value continuously To change other digits return to step 11 Playback 41 yoeghe q pue Bulpiooay z Jaldeyo yoeghe q pue Bulpiovay z Jaldeyo 42 1 3Press the SET YES button to confirm the defined value The message NOW SAVING is displayed on the monitor screen and Saving is shown in the time counter display while the new setting is being saved in memory The new setting may be lost if you power off the unit during the saving operation Wait until the saving operation is completed before powering the unit off If you want to discard the changed value Press the MENU button instead of pressing the SET YES button to return to the menu display then press the MENU button again to end the menu operation without saving the changed value into memory After the saving operation is completed the monitor screen and time counter display return to the REPEAT FUNCTION setting display as shown in step 9 147 set point B refer to steps 5 to 13 Select REPEAT END in step 5 B POINT in step 7 and B PRESET in step 9 1 B Press the MENU
150. tion describes the procedure to perform recording on this unit showing an example session in which playback signals coming from a player VCR will be recorded on the tape loaded in the unit LOCAL REMOTE switch Recorder DSR 1500 1500P 1 el O Player 3 DSR 1600 1600P etc e When controlling this unit from an editing control unit connected to the REMOTE connector of this unit set the LOCAL REMOTE switch to REMOTE turning the REMOTE indicator on When not set the switch to LOCAL turning the indicator off If you intend to use a tape recorded on this unit in a system comprising a DSR 85 85P and an ES 7 EditStation it is recommended to record color bars on at least the first 40 seconds of the tape When transferring digital signals from the DSR 85 85P to the ES 7 EditStation at four times normal speed there must be recording for approximately 40 seconds before the IN point T After checking the following items hold the cassette with the tape window facing upward then insert it into the recorder this unit as illustrated on page 25 Item to check See section Make sure that the REC SAVE switch Preventing accidental erasure on of the cassette is set to REC page 25 Check for tape slack Checking the tape for slack on page 24 Make sure that the HUMID alarm is Condensation on page 93 not sh
151. udio levels on the two channels separately You can switch the audio recording mode with the REC MODE menu item see page 65 The selection is indicated by the REC MODE display on the front panel Display section T VIDEO AUDIO COMPOSITE CH 1 1 2 CH 2 3 4 SVIDEO ANALOG ANALOG AES EBU AES EBU COMPOSITE S VIDEO Y R B OUTPUT signal display section D INPUT signal display section DVCAM CIII U BIT C SERVO CTC COUNTER IV i SECONDS IVILIN REC MODE 2CH_4CH HOUR PB Fs 48K 44 1K 32K PB Fs display Time data type indicators SERVO indicator NO EDIT indicator CL indicator REC INHI indicator REC INHI L EDIT MODE indicator REC MODE display Recording playback tape format indicators Cassette memory indicator M Q Ja deyD VITC REMOTE EDIT MODE 9P_ i LINK Time counter display Tape end alarm indicator REPEAT indicator RAM REMOTE 9P_ i LINK VITC indicator Remote mode indicators INPUT signal display section Indicates the input video and audio signal formats selected with the INPUT SELECT buttons SDTI A LINK VIDEO CH1 1 2 and CH2 3 4 buttons The indicators without the corresponding optional boards installed in the unit do not light V SDTI indicator Lights when the digit
152. ur channels at 48 kHz During audio editing if a signal used in assemble or insert editing is in a different mode from the base tape the signals will be discontinuous at the edit points and correct editing will not be obtained For this reason audio editing between different modes is inhibited on this unit For smooth editing operations check the audio recording mode of the base tape beforehand Once you have started recording you cannot change the audio mode selection If on a tape there is a point where the audio mode is switched it is not possible to carry out insert editing over a section including that point When in 4 channel mode analog audio is selected for all four channels channels 1 2 and 3 4 the same analog audio signals are recorded on channels 1 and 3 and on channels 2 and 4 respectively Recording yoeghe q pue Bulpiovay z Jaldeyo 29 yoeghe q pue Bulpiovey z Jajdeyo 30 T With the VAR switch on the front panel set to REC use the REC PB LEVEL control knobs to adjust audio input levels Watching the audio level meter adjust the level so that the meter does not indicate higher values than 0 dB when the audio signal is at its maximum When the level exceeds 0 dB the OVER indicator lights The factory preset audio recording level is 20 dB DSR 1500 or 18 dB DSR 1500P This setting can be changed using the LEVEL SELECT menu item see page 66 Recording Procedure Recording This sec
153. ut the corresponding optional boards DSBK 1501 1503 1504 1504P installed in the unit do not light Audio input signal input connector Analog signal AUDIO IN 1 3 and AUDIO IN 2 4 Corresponding INPUT SELECT button CH1 1 2 and CH2 3 4 Lit indicator in the INPUT signal display section ANALOG in AUDIO group AES EBU signal AUDIO AES EBU IN CH1 1 2 and CH2 3 4 AES EBU in AUDIO group SDI signal SDI SDTI QSDI IN CH1 1 2 and CH2 3 4 SDI in AUDIO group audio signal in DV format i DV IN OUT SDTI QSDI signal SDTI i LINK SDTI SDI SDTI QSDI IN i LINK compatible digital SDTI i LINK i LINK Internal test audio signal CH1 1 2 and CH2 3 4 SG in AUDIO group a The indicators without the corresponding optional boards DSBK 1501 1503 1504 1504P installed in the unit do not light Once you have started recording you cannot change the input signal selection Select the audio mode Select either two channel mode 2 CHANNEL or four channel mode 4 CHANNEL with the REC MODE menu item see page 65 The corresponding indicator lights in the REC MODE display Audio mode Lit indicator in the REC MODE display 2 channel mode 2CH 4 channel mode 4CH In the DVCAM format there are two audio recording modes with either two channels at 48 kHz or four channels at 32 kHz It is not possible to select other modes for example with fo
154. vastly improved efficiency in editing operations for example by eliminating tape transport time The following are the principal features of the unit DVCAM Format DVCAM is a professional yy 4 inch digital recording format developed by Sony from the consumer DV component digital format High picture quality and high stability Video signals are separated into color difference signals and luminance signals which are encoded and compressed to one fifth size before being recorded to ensure stable and superb picture quality Because the recording is digital multi generation dubbing can be performed with virtually no deterioration of quality Wide track The recording track width is 15 um 50 wider than the 10 um of the DV format This ensures adequate reliability for professional use High quality PCM digital audio PCM recording makes for a wide dynamic range and a high signal to noise ratio thereby enhancing sound quality There are two recording modes 2 channel mode 48 kHz sampling and 16 bit quantization which offers sound quality equivalent to the DAT Digital Audio Tape format or 4 channel mode 32 kHz sampling and 12 bit quantization Superior playback compatibility with DV and DVCPRO 25 Mbps formats Tapes recorded in DV format excluding the tapes recorded in LP mode as well as DVCPRO 25 Mbps format can be played back on this unit without requiring a cassette adapter You can use the recordings on su
155. vel setting according to the audio level of the signal input to the AUDIO IN 2 4 connector 44 dBm gt gt gt 4dBm 0 dBm gt gt gt 0dBm 3 dBm gt gt gt 3dBm for DSR 1500P only 6 dBm gt gt gt 6dBm OUTPUT LEVEL gt gt Out Level Select the analog audio output reference level 4 dB gt gt gt 4dB 0 dB gt gt gt 0dB 3 dB gt gt gt 3dB for DSR 1500P only 6 dB gt gt gt 6dB INT AUDIO SG gt Audio SG Select the operation of the internal audio test signal generator SILENCE gt gt silence Silent signal 1kHz SINE gt gt 1kHz 1 kHz 20 dB FS for DSR 1500 or 18 dB FS for DSR 1500P sine wave signal When you select SG audio test signal as the audio input in the video audio input setting section on the front panel the audio test signal generated by the internal audio test signal generator is input JOG CONTROL gt Jog ctrl Select whether to adjust the audio playback speed during slow playback OFF gt gt OFF Do not adjust the audio playback speed ON gt gt ON Adjust the audio playback speed Menu Contents AUDIO CONTROL Audio Settings related to audio control SHUTTLE MUTE gt Shutl mute Set the audio muting conditions during shuttle playback Description of settings OFF gt gt OFF Not muted CUEUP or PREROLL gt gt CUEUP Muted during cue up or preroll operations FUL
156. will not be carried out correctly sBulyjas nuey p saydeyD 62 For DSR 1500 only DF MODE gt DF mode Select whether the time code generator and time counter operate in drop frame mode or non drop frame mode Normally select drop frame mode to keep in synchronization with real time The non drop frame mode is useful for example when using computer graphics and working on a frame count basis ON DF gt gt ON DF Drop frame mode OFF NDF gt gt OFF NDF Non drop frame mode TC SELECT gt TC select Determine which to display in the time counter display TC or VITC VITC gt gt VITC Display VITC TC gt gt TC Display TC VITC gt VITC Determine whether to record the internally generated time code as VITC OFF gt gt OFF Do not record the internally generated time code as VITC VITC present in the input video signal is recorded unchanged ON gt gt ON Record the internally generated time code as VITC TCG REGEN gt TCG regen Select the signal to be regenerated when the time code generator is in the regeneration mode i e when the TC MODE menu item is set to INT REGEN or EXT REGEN TC amp UB gt gt TC amp UB Both the time code and user bits are regenerated TC gt gt TC Only the time code is regenerated UB gt gt UB Only the user bits are regenerated UB BINARY GP gt Binary Gp Select the user bit binary group flag
157. yer unit is used as player 2 To create a final tape a tape that contains a completely packaged program in Betacam format use a Betacam VCR such as the UVW 1800 1800P as the recorder Notes e This application requires the DSR 1500 1500P unit used as the recorder to be fitted with the optional DSBK 1504 1504P board e The DSR 1500 1500P units shown in the following figure are fitted with the optional DSBK 1501 DSBK 1503 and DSBK 1504 1504P boards The purpose of the following figure is to indicate the flow of signals among the component devices in the system The specific connections and settings are described beginning on page 85 Connections for an A B Roll Editing System sBuijas pue suooauuog Gg sajdeyo 83 sBuijas pue suooauuog sajdeyo 84 Main video monitor Source video monitor Audio system monitor Video signal generator Sony Tektronix TSG 130 etc DPS D7 or other delay unit DSR 1500 1500P recorder DFS 500 500P DME Switcher MXP 290 Audio PVE 500 etc editing control unit Be jo AH joo dat A Uvw 1600 1600P l player 2 l
158. ystem A command protocol to remote control Sony professional videocassette recorders players High speed search function The unit has a picture search function that allows you to view color picture at playback speeds up to 85 times normal speed in forward and reverse directions When remote controlling this unit in shuttle mode from an editing control unit or a remote control unit you can search at any speed in the range 0 still to 60 times normal speed in both directions You can also search frame by frame in jog mode At search speeds up to 10 times normal speed in both directions you can also hear playback audio Quick mechanical response When you use the tape transport buttons of the unit the tape inserted in the unit responds quickly Superimposition function Time code values operation mode indications error messages and other text data can be superimposed and output in analog composite video signals Other Features Menu system for functionality and operation settings The unit provides a menu system to make its various functions easier to use and set up its operation conditions Easy maintenance functions Self diagnostic alarm function This function automatically detects setup and connection errors operation faults and other problems It also displays a description of the problem its cause and the recommended response on the video monitor screen or time counter display Digital hours meter The di

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