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Sony PDW-F30 DVD Recorder User Manual

1. a c ee Oee 00 00 00 00 7 mi o8 EMIL o RI CES GC MT 4 4 1 Inthe clip list screen hold down the MENU button The CLIP menu appears CLIP LIST E0006 003 010 CLIP MENU CLIP INFORMATION LOAD CLIP LIST SAVE CLIP LIST DELETE CLIP LIST SORT CLIP LIST BY TC PRESET ADD Wil r TRIM DELETE 13 JUN 2006 13 30 TOTAL 2 Press the MARK1 or MARK button to select the edit item you want You can carry out the following edit operations CLIP menu Item Description MOVE Reorder sub clips TRIM Change the In and Out points of sub clips DELETE Delete unnecessary sub clips TC PRESET Set the first timecode of the current clip list to any value 3 Press the SET button A screen appears to allow you to select the target sub clip of the operation A timecode setting screen appears if you have selected TC PRESET 4 Use the arrow buttons or jog dial to select the desired sub clip You can also select clips with the following operations Press the PREV or NEXT button Moves to the previous or next clip Press the PREV or NEXT button with the SHIFT button held down Moves to the first or last clip Press MARK1 or MARK2 button with the SHIFT button held down Switches to the previous or next page Does not switch when there is only one page Press a
2. Play back clip list PDW F30 Overview Clips Material recorded with this unit is managed in units called clips A clip contains the material between a recording start point and a recording end point Clips have numbers beginning with C for example C0001 Recording start point of Recording end clip 2 point of clip 2 Clip 1 Clip 2 Clip 3 C0001 C0002 C0003 Clip number 006 034 TE DOr 291002259 TC 00 23 40 07 2L TC 00 24 45 11 TE 4 i TC00 25 40 23 TC 00 27 19 04 EE TC 1 00 20 22 02 og p P VI RS amnia TC O0U0 28 06 09 TU TC 00 20 34 10i TC 00 28 54 22 30 NOV 2005 13 38 DUR 0 00 10 23 Instead of using clip numbers you can manage clips by assigning clip titles For details see Assigning Clip Titles page 54 Clip lists Data called a clip list is created when you use the scene selection function to select desired clips from the clips stored on a disc Clip lists have numbers beginning with E for example E0001 Up to 99 clip lists can be saved on a disc Clip list number 006 034 Thumbnails of sub clips in the selected clip list Sub clips clips in clip lists The specified clips or parts of clips in a clip list are called sub clips Sub clips are virtual data specifying ranges in the original clips Clip data in the original clips is not overwritten The following figure shows the
3. Menu setting states 9 Operation mode a Only when the system frequency is 60I 30P The display shown above corresponds to the factory default settings of the unit You can use DISPLAY CONTROL gt DISPLAY INFO page 81 in the setup menu to change the information shown in the second line See page 86 Setup Menu Operations in Chapter 6 for more information about how to use the setup menu Q Type of time data Display Description B2 The current menu settings are the same as the settings in menu bank 2 B3 The current menu settings are the same as the settings in menu bank 3 DF The current menu settings are the same as the factory defaults No The current menu settings are different from all display of the above Q Operation mode The field is divided into two blocks as shown below Display Meaning Block A displays the operation mode CNT o nt r data Block B displays the servo lock status or playback speed TCR TC reader timecode data UBR TC reader user bits data TCR VITC reader timecode UBR VITC reader user bits data a 6 TCG TC generator timecode UBG TC generator user bits data Display Operation mode IN In point time data Block A Block B OUT Out point time data DISC OUT Disc is not loaded D
4. 0 0 O 88888 HOF T io i oli di hiron i a 5400 connector 6 pin s400 i LINK cable not supplied i LINK connector 4 pin Install the PDBK 102 in option slot 2 Appendix Important Notes on Operation Use and storage Do not subject the unit to severe shocks The internal mechanism may be damaged or the body warped Do not cover the unit while operating Doing so will cause temperatures to rise inside the unit possibly resulting in failure After use Turn off the on standby switch If you plan not to use the unit for a long time turn off the POWER switch on the rear panel as well Shipping Remove the disc before transporting the unit f sending the unit by truck ship air or other transportation service pack it in the shipping carton of the unit Care of the unit If the body of the unit is dirty clean it with a soft dry cloth In extreme cases use a cloth steeped in a little neutral detergent then wipe dry Do not use organic solvents such as alcohol or thinners as these may cause discoloration or other damage to the finish of the unit In the event of operating problems If you should experience problems with the unit contact your Sony dealer Use and storage locations Store in a level ventilated place Avoid using or storing the unit in the following plac
5. Windows XP e The remote computer is now able to perform file operations when a disc is inserted into this unit Operation limitations during FAM connections With the exception of the EJECT button recording buttons and playback control buttons are disabled This unit cannot be controlled from any device connected to an external device connector There is no signal output from this unit and the message PC REMOTE appears in the display of this unit and on the external monitor Operating on Files Proceed as follows 1 Start Explorer Check that a drive letter has been assigned to this unit The drive letter will differ depending on the number of other peripherals connected to the remote computer 2 Use Explorer to perform file operations on the disc loaded in this unit You can operate in the same way that you operate on local drives and files on network computers f you power this unit off during an FAM connection the data transferred thus far is discarded All file operations are not possible for some types of files For details see File Operation Restrictions page 70 To eject discs from a remote computer Right click the icon representing this unit in Explorer and select Eject from the menu which appears To exit file operations Proceed as follows Do not disconnect the cable before performing steps 1 to 3 1 Do one of the following on the ES or wes icon displayed in the
6. Using the PDZ 1 Proxy Browsing Software When a computer with the PDZ 1 Proxy Browsing Software installed is connected to this unit you can transfer the proxy AV data and metadata files recorded on a disc to the computer On the computer side PDZ 1 enables you to browse the proxy AV data add or modify metadata titles comments essence marks etc or create a clip list The modified metadata and the created clip list can then be written back to the disc loaded in this unit System requirements to use the PDZ 1 The following are required to use PDZ 1 Computer PC with Intel Pentium III CPU at least 1 GHz installed memory at least 512 MB Operating system Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 or higher or Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 1 or higher Web browser Internet Explorer 6 0 Service Pack 1 or higher DirectX DirectX 8 1b or higher To install PDZ 1 Insert the supplied CD ROM PDZ 1 Proxy Browsing Software in the CD ROM drive of the computer and execute the Setup exe file then follow the installation instructions For details refer to the ReadMe file on the CD ROM Make sure that the work folder to store the material transferred from this unit is on a hard disk drive with adequate free space The amount of proxy AV data transferred is up to 2 8 GB per disc when recording in the LP format For details see File Operations in File Access Mode page 72 Using the PDZ 1 Pr
7. The entire system menu appears in the monitor video section and on the external monitor An uppercase and lowercase abbreviation of the selected line only the line in reverse video appears in the time data display section 2 Press the 4 MARKI1 or V MARK2 button to select SETUP MENU or DISC MENU 3 Press the gt OUT button The setup menu see page 79 or the disc menu see page 89 appears SETUP MENU OPERATIONAL FUNCTION DISPLAY CONTROL SETUP BANK OPERATION MENU GRADE BASIC Setup Menu As shown in the following figure the setup menu has three levels The top level shows a general classification of the setting items in the menu Except for MENU GRADE the actual setting items are found on the second or third level Setting items are divided into basic items which are needed for normal operations and enhanced items which are needed for enhanced operations In the figures basic items are shown in bold characters When the unit is shipped from the factory the setup menu is configured to display basic items only To display enhanced items as well change the setting of the MENU GRADE item For details see Displaying enhanced items on page 88 System Menu snue N 9 Jejdeuj 71 snue N 9 Jeideuj 78 Top level SETUP MENU OPERATIONAL FUNCTION DISPLAY CONTROL TIME CODE Second level REPEAT MODE Third level AUTO EE SELECT DISC OUT LOCAL ENABLE F
8. Indicates that 2nd sub clip will be moved to position of 7th sub clip CLIP LIST MOVE 007 002 034 r E p 21 e on 9 TC 00 00 00700 0 OU 4 TC 00 04 35 gt yg im n TC 00 06 03 03 TC 00 086 25 00 TC 00 081 46 27 C 00 07 00 25 13 JUN 2006 13 36 TOTAL I shaped cursor showing position to which selected sub clip will be moved To return to the clip list window without moving any sub clip Press the RESET button Press the SET button The CLIP MENU appears after the sub clip order changes If you press the SHIFT SET buttons instead of the SET button you return to the state after step 4 in Basic Operations allowing you to move another sub clip CLIP LIST E0002 z TC 00 00 00 00 TC 00 00 21 C 00 04 06 00 TC 00 04 13 14 mara I a Te DU 08 03 03 TC 00 08 25 00 TC 00 08 46 27 TC 00 07 08 25 13 JUN 2006 13 36 TOTAL 4 Save the current clip list to disc See Saving the Current Clip List to Disc page 64 Modifying the In and Out Points of Sub Clips Trimming Proceed as follows 1 Carry out steps 1 to 5 of the procedure in Basic Operations see page 61 select TRIM in step 2 The first frame In point frame of the selected sub clip appears In this state you can carry out playback and search all clips on the disc Editing Clip Lists TRIM SCO002 DUR 00 03 44 03 To cancel the trim and return to the previou
9. PDW F30 Set the remote control switch to NETWORK Install the PDBK 101 in option slot 1 Make network settings in the network settings menu This menu appears only when the PDBK 101 option board is installed Refer to the PDBK 101 operation manual for more information about the network settings menu For safety do not connect a peripheral device connector that might have excessive voltage to the network connector of this unit Follow the instructions in this manual when making connections Using the PDBK 102 MPEG TS Input Output Board Using the PDBK 102 MPEG TS Input Output Board With the PDBK 102 MPEG TS Input Output Board installed in option slot 2 of this unit you can make i LINK connections between this unit and video devices complying with the HDV 10801 D standard called HDV devices below and between this unit and computers to which HDV devices may be connected These connections can be used for input and output of MPEG 2 TS streams This allows you to input material shot by HDV camcorders or the results of editing on a computer and to record the input on XDCAM discs You can also output video and audio from this unit to HDV devices 1 HDV and Je EV are trademarks of Sony Corporation and Victor Company of Japan Limited HDV Connection Example The following example shows a connection between this unit and an HDV camcorder PDW F30
10. SETUP BANK OPERATION Setup Bank Settings related Description to menu bank operations Menu bank This unit allows three different complete sets of m numbered 1 to 3 enu settings to be saved in what are termed menu banks RECALL BANK 1 Recall 1 Recall menu settings from Operate with the following procedure menu bank 1 1 Select the bank you want to recall then press the OUT button deco Recall 2 Recall menu settings from Message RECALL OK appears 2 To recall press the SET button RECALL BANK 3 Recall 3 Recall menu settings from To quit recalling press the RESET button menu bank 3 SAVE BANK 1 Save 1 Save current menu settings to Operate with the following procedure o menu bank 1 1 Select the bank you want to save then press the gt OUT B F button Ei E Save 2 Save current menu settings to Message SAVE OK appears o i 2 To save press the SET button z SAVE BANK 3 gt Save 3 Save current menu settings to To quit saving press the RESET button 2 menu bank 3 o MENU GRADE Menu grade Selection of menu items to Description be displayed Determine whether to display basic items only or both basic BASIC gt gt Basic Display basic items only and enhanced items in the monitor video section and the time ENHANCED gt gt Enhanced Display both basic and data displ
11. To specify the frame to use as the thumbnail image You can display a list of thumbnails of all clips on a disc and use it to check the recorded content see page 43 When the unit is shipped from the factory it is set up to display the first frame of each clip as the thumbnail As required you can select another frame to display as the thumbnail For example if there are several seconds of color bars recorded at the start of the clip selecting a frame after the end of the recording of color bars can make it easier to identify the clip You can use META DATA gt INDEX POSITION in the setup menu to select the position of the thumbnail image Recording by specifying a number of seconds after the first frame The selection range is 0 seconds 0 SEC to 10 seconds 10 SEC To set shot marks A SHOT MARK essence mark or SHOT MARK2 essence mark is set if you hold down the MARKI or V MARK2 button and press the SET button during recording If the unit is set up to display superimposed text information see page 32 SHOTMARK1 or SHOTMARK appears every time you set an essence mark When SHOT MARKI or SHOT MARK2 essence marks are set you can search for the shot marks by displaying thumbnails of the frames at those positions see page 45 You can also use shot mark positions as edit points during scene selection operations see page 59 You can also set shot marks during playback See page 42 for the procedure
12. VARIABLE switch CH 1 to CH 4 audio level knobs Depending on the setting of the VARIABLE switch these adjust the input audio or playback audio levels of CH 1 to CH 4 VARIABLE audio level adjustment selector switch This selects whether or not the playback audio has the levels adjusted by the CH 1 to CH 4 knobs PRESET The playback audio levels are fixed at preset values PB Adjust the playback audio levels Arrow buttons The four arrow buttons are also used as the MARK1 button MARK2 button IN button and OUT button as follows 4 button MARK button button MARK2 button button IN button gt button OUT button You can use these buttons for menu setting operations thumbnail selection setting or deleting In Out points and so on Names and Functions of Parts IN button and OUT button e 1 T Ge 4 MARK1 button and MARK2 button IN indicator and OUT indicator Q IN button and gt OUT button When the setup or disc menu is visible use these buttons to change menu settings When the THUMBNAIL button is lit you can use these for thumbnail selection An In or Out point is set when you press the SET button with the amp IN or gt OUT button held down The In or Out point setting is deleted when you press the RESET button with the amp IN or gt OUT button held down ft MARKI button and V MARK2 button When the setup or disc menu is visi
13. ra ll a C 0 28 22 CO00 27 197 Ex il Lo mime E COO 2 22 02 TC 00 28 34 1 00 28 ET us 2005 13 36 DUR 0 00 07 20 2 Press the MENU button The CLIP menu appears see page 65 If no clip list is loaded in the current clip list a screen as shown in step 3 appears CLIP Sou CLIP MENU CLIP INFORMATION 002 034 E2385 i CTURI DELETE LIP LOCK UNLOCK P LOCK OR DELETE ALL CLIP 30 NOV 2005 13 36 DUR 0 oo 07 20 Use the MARK1 or WV MARK button to select LOAD CLIP LIST and then press the SET button A clip list selection screen appears For an already created clip list the details including the creation date appear and for an empty clip list NEW FILE appears Display Item types Press the OUT button to switch the display CLIP C0002 CLIP MENU E0001 13 JUN E0002 13 JUN 1 E0003 01 DEC 2005 E0004 18 MAY 2006 5 18 MAY 2006 10 25 EN E0005 E0006 13 JUN 2006 13 30 E0008 NN a 0009 30 NOV 2005 NEW FILE NEW FILE 13 36 BUR 0 00 07 20 To select the type of clip list information to display Press the gt OUT button Each press of the button switches the display in the order Date gt Title gt Name The following informantion is displayed for display item types DATE Date and time when the clip list was created or last modified TITLE Title assigned to the clip list NAME Name of the clip list or a user d
14. Playback This section describes playback of video and audio on the unit Before starting playback make the following settings and adjustments Selection of time data to display Select with CNTR SEL on page P1 of the function menu Selection of audio channels to monitor Select with MONI CH and MONI SEL on page P1 of the function menu Volume adjustment of the monitor audio Adjust with the LEVEL knob Remote local setting Set the remote control switch If you set it to REMOTE also set the setup menu item INTERFACE SELECT REMOTE I F REMOTE and the connector used appear on the display Disc playback start position Although this unit uses optical discs it is designed to offer the most convenient features of tape playback by VTRs One of these is the playback start position which works in the same way as tape as described below After playback stop The unit stops at the position where the STOP button was pressed Press the PLAY button to resume playback at the stop position After recording The unit stops at the position where recording ended To play back a clip press the PREV button to move to the start frame of any clip or press the PREV button with the PLAY button held down to move to any position After disc insertion The unit stops at the position of the disc when it was most recently ejected Press the PLAY button to resume playback at the most recent position The playback position is
15. Creating Clip Lists uonoejes eueog p Ja deyo 59 uonoe eg eueog p jejdeuj 60 You can use a trimming operation see page 62 to change In and Out points set by the quick scene selection function 2 3 4 2 3 00 00 00 00 1 With the SUB CLIP button off and the clip displayed in full screen mode play back the clip or conduct a search to find the point that you want to set as the In point To display the desired clip in full screen mode If the thumbnail screen is displayed use the arrow buttons or jog dial to select the clip to display in full screen mode and then press the SET button To search Use the jog and shuttle dials At the point you want to set as the In point hold down the amp IN button and press the SET button An In point is set and the IN indicator lights If the unit is set up to superimpose character information on the display see page 32 the In point timecode appears In the same way search for the point you want to set as the Out point and then hold down the OUT button and press the SET button An Out point is set and the OUT indicator lights If the unit is set up to superimpose character information on the display see page 32 the Out point timecode appears To check the In point or Out point The
16. DISPLAY CONTROL TIME CODE DISC PROTECTION VIDEO CONTROL AUDIO CONTROL INTERFACE SELECT METADATA SETUP BANK OPERATION MENU GRADE ENHAN 9 Press the OUT button The second level of the OPERATIONAL FUNCTION menu appears SETUP MENU OPERATIONAL FUNCTION REPEAT MODE OFF gt AUTO EE SELECT LOCAL ENABLE STP amp EJ REC FORMAT SP DISC END EJECT CLIP TITLE FILE NAMING SYSTEM SEL SEARCH ENABLE DIAL VAR SPD LIMIT OFF 1 O Press the MARKI or MARK2 button to select SYSTEM SEL 1 1 Press the gt OUT button The third level of the menu appears SETUP MENU OPERATIONAL FUNCTION SYSTEM SEL SYSTEM FREQ 60I gt UC J DJ 23 9P OUTPUT PsF 1 2 Press the T MARKI or V MARK2 button to select SYSTEM FREQ 1 3 Press the gt OUT button Setting values appear 24P 23 98P Mode Settings suonejedejg Z jajdeup 29 suonejedejg zg sajdeup 30 SETUP MENU OPERATIONAL FUNCTION SYSTEM SEL SYSTEM FREQ 601 501 30P 25P 23 98P 14 Press the MARK2 button to select 23 98P 151 you want to change the monitor output setting as well press the amp IN button to return to the higher level screen the state of step 11 If you do not want to change the monitor output setting proceed to step 19 1 6 Press the MARK2 button to select 23 9P OUTPUT 1 T Press the gt OUT button The setting value appea
17. MARK1 or MARK2 button to select an item that you want to display as part of the clip information and then press the SET button The selected item is displayed as clip information under the thumbnail image To change a thumbnail image index picture With the thumbnail list displayed proceed as follows 1 2 Press the CLIP MENU SHIFT SUB CLIP button or the MENU button to display the clip menu Press the MARK1 button MARK2 button 4 amp IN button or OUT button to select SET INDEX PICTURE Press the SET button SET INDEX appears in the upper left of the screen Select the clip whose thumbnail you want to change you can do this with the same operations as step 1 of To select a thumbnail image and start playback see page 43 Press the SET button An enlargement of the current thumbnail image appears Playback SET INDEX CO005 005 037 TCR 00 25 51 20 6 Press the PLAY button or use the jog or shuttle dial to play back the clip and display the frame that you want to use as the thumbnail image To cancel the thumbnail image change Press the RESET button 7 Press the SET button This returns you to the thumbnail list The specified image appears as the thumbnail of the selected clip A mark is shown to indicate that the thumbnail is not the first frame of the clip Mark indicating that the thumbnail is not the first frame CLIP CODO02 A TC 00 23 00 25 m TC 00 25 4
18. MEU WX2 Multi Format Engine LMD 172W 232W Multi Format LCD Monitor Connection method and connection cables AUDIO SUAM MONITOR PDW F30 this unit T ACIN 5 POWER MONITOR Rs232c REMOTE P um LE m 0639 B COMPOSITE OUT COMPOSITE IN connector V oo0000000 o_0 gt oooooooooofa 0000000 AUDIO IN connector MEU WX2 Multi Format Engine LMD 172W 232W Multi Format LCD Monitor Connection method and connection cables Connection method Component Y Pg Pg Connection cables not supplied D Sub 15 pin analog component cable phono plug stereo miniplug cable Connection method Connection cables not supplied Composite 75Q coaxial cable phono plug To view SD video Connect an SD video monitor using the method in the following figure Connections and Settings stereo miniplug cable Using PDZ 1 Over an i LINK Connection FAM Connection Youcan use the supplied PDZ 1 Proxy Browsing Software to do simple editing of proxy AV data The following explains how to make an i LINK connection between this unit and a computer with PDZ 1 installed and how to access this unit by FAM file access mode The required FAM driver is also installed when you install the PDZ 1 software This unit s amp S400 connector has
19. STORE OWNER DATA ITEM OUT RECALL BANK1 RECALL BANK2 RECALL BANK3 SAVE BANK 1 SAVE BANK 2 SAVE BANK 3 Setup Menu Items The purpose and settings of the setup menu items are described below Brackets indicate characters and symbols that appear in the time data display section Anasterisk for example EE indicates that a setting is the factory default OPERATIONAL FUNCTION Operational Operation settings REPEAT MODE REPEAT Determine whether or not to OFF gt gt OFF Do not put the unit into repeat playback mode put the unit into repeat playback mode Description ON gt gt ON Put the unit into repeat playback mode AUTO EE SELECT Auto EE Determine whether the unit enters E E mode or PB mode when audio and video signals from other equipment are input DISC OUT DISC OUT When no disc is loaded EE gt gt gt EE Output video and audio signals received from other equipment PB gt gt gt PB Suppress video and audio signals F FWD REV gt gt F FWD REV 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 Output playback video Suppress audio signals STOP gt gt STOP Operations when in stop mode STANDBY OFF gt gt STBY OFF Operations when in standby off mode EE gt gt gt EE Output
20. i LINK DV output is also supported D allowing you to use nonlinear editors in a standard i LINK DV environment 1 Input recording is not supported Recording of proxy AV data Proxy AV data is a low resolution 1 5 Mbps video 64 kbps per audio channel MPEG 4 based version of a full resolution data stream XDCAM recorders and camcorders automatically generate and record low resolution proxy AV data whenever they record full resolution MPEG HD data Because of its small size proxy AV data can be transferred quickly over computer networks easily edited in the field with laptop computers D and readily used in a wide variety of applications such as content management on small scale servers 1 The supplied PDZ 1 Proxy Browsing Software can be used to create simple EDLs Edit Decision Lists Input and output interfaces This unit supports the following interfaces i LINK A V C This enables output of DV format digital video and audio signals 4 channels Analog video This enables output of HD analog component RGB or YPbPr and SD composite signals Features 9 MBIAJOAC 19 dey9 M Q 491deuS 10 Analog audio This enables output of 2 channels 1 2 or 3 4 of analog audio Input Output Analog video Video composite BNC connector phono jack i LINK AV C Video audio 4 channels i LINK 6 pin i LINK TS PDBK 102 option board Analog vi
21. CNTR SEL on the HOME page of the function menu see page 75 COUNTER Elapsed recording playback time TC VITC Timecode UB VIUB User bits When TC or UB is selected and VITC is selected under TC VITC on page P1 of the function menu see page 76 a VITC indicator appears TC changes to VITC and UB changes to VIUB Time data display section Normally this displays the time data selected with CNTR SEL on the HOME page of the function menu see page 75 Messages appear here when an error occurs and when the unit enters a different mode D System line number This displays 1080 525 or 625 depending on the signal format during recording playback FAM connection D Clip number This displays the clip number of the clip being monitored System frequency This displays the system frequency being used by this unit 60I 501 30P 25P or 23 98P see page 22 Names and Functions of Parts MBIAJOAC Je1deuo 15 MeIAJOAQ 1e1deuo 16 D Audio monitor channels This displays the audio monitor channels as set with MONI CH and MONI SEL on the HOME page of the function menu see page 75 When you are monitoring channels 1 and 2 MONI CH is set to CH 1 2 the display changes as follows depending on the setting of MONI SEL MONI SEL setting Display MONO L monaural L 1 1 MONO R monaural R 2 2 STEREO 17 2 MIX 1 2 Audio level adjustment section CH 1 to CH 4 knobs
22. However do display some important alarm messages ON LIMITED gt gt ON Limit Display a minimum number of alarm messages ON gt gt ON Display all alarm messages MENU STATUS gt Menu STAT Select whether or not to display menu settings in the monitor video section of the LCD panel and on an external monitor when DISPLAY CONTROL gt DISPLAY INFO is set to TIME DATA amp STATUS DISABLE DISABLE Do not display ENABLE ENABLE Display only when no disc is loaded or during disc insertion ejection See Superimposed Text Information page 32 in Chapter 2 for the information that is displayed HD CHARA HD cha Specify whether when CHAR SEL on the HOME page of the function menu is set to ON to forcibly turn off superimposition of text information on HD output OFF gt gt OFF Forcibly turn off superimposition of text information FUNCTION MENU gt gt F MENU Do not forcibly turn off superimposition of text information The setting of CHAR SEL in the function menu takes priority TIME CODE Time Code Settings related to the timecode generator TCG REGEN TCG regen Select the signals to generate when the timecode generator is set to regenerate mode TC MODE on page P1 of the function menu is set to REGEN Description TC amp UB gt gt TC amp UB Regenerate both timecode signals and user bits signals TC gt gt TC Regenerate timeco
23. No Yes Metadata file generated Yes automatically when C MXF file is created 0001 to 9999 C MO01 XML 9 Yes 9 No No9 No Other files Files other than the above No No a With firmware version 1 5 and higher the unit can handle files with user defined names in the C part b Possible with firmware version 1 5 and higher c Only files which are 2 seconds or longer in length in a format matching the format system frequency and recording format MPEG HD DVCAM and number of audio channels of the recorded sections of the disc and which can be overwritten by XDCAM d Only when the Write Inhibit tab on the disc is set to enable recording and REC INH is set to OFF With firmware version 1 1 and lower only the most recently recorded clip may be deleted With firmware version 1 5 and higher any clip may be selected and deleted e Only files which can be written by XDCAM Overview f With firmware version 1 5 and higher when the C part of a C MXF file name is changed a C M01 XML file with the same name in the C part is also changed automatically g When a C MXF file is created a C MOI XML file with the same name in the C part is created automatically h When a C MXF file is deleted the C M01 XML file with the same name in the C part is also deleted automatically Directories cannot be created in the Clip directory When t
24. VITC TREREDT7I REC INH _ REMOTE DF NDF 00 0 1 RS422A NDF L SJ REPEAT P1 Operation modes Remaining disc capacity Reference signal Q Display Normally this displays the audio level meters timecode monitor pictures and current settings It also displays menus and scene selection thumbnail search setting screens F1 to F5 Function 1 to Function 5 buttons These buttons are enabled when the function menu see page 75 is visible Each press of a button changes the setting of the corresponding item in the menu When the SUB CLIP and THUMBNAIL buttons are lit the F4 button functions as a CHAPTER button and the F5 button functions as an EXPAND button Q DISPLAY KEY INH key operation inhibit mode button This functions as a DISPLAY button when pressed alone and as a KEY INH button when pressed together with the SHIFT button Names and Functions of Parts DISPLAY button Each press of this button switches the monitor video display section between its three display sizes KEY INH button Each press of this button turns key operation inhibit mode on or off PAGE button This displays the function menu if it is not already visible The most recently accessed page appears If the function menu is visible this button switches between the function menu pages HOME P1 Q Monitor video display section This displays monitor video and the system menu You can press the D
25. corresponding to the desired playback speed Playback in jog mode starts 3 To stop playback in jog mode stop turning the jog dial Normally the unit enters jog mode as soon as you turn the jog dial If you want it to enter jog mode only when you press the JOG button set OPERATIONAL FUNCTION gt SEARCH ENABLE in the setup menu to VIA SEARCH KEY Playback in shuttle mode In shuttle mode you can control the speed of playback by the angular position of the shuttle dial The range of playback speed is 20 times normal speed To carry out playback in shuttle mode proceed as follows Playback PHONES ile ile 1 Press the SHUTTLE button turning it on 2 Tum the shuttle dial to the desired angle corresponding to the desired playback speed Playback in shuttle mode starts 3 To stop playback in shuttle mode return the shuttle dial to the center position or press the STOP button Normally the unit enters shuttle mode as soon as you turn the shuttle dial If you want it to enter shuttle mode only when you press the SHUTTLE button set OPERATIONAL FUNCTION gt SEARCH ENABLE in the setup menu to VIA SEARCH KEY To alternate between normal speed playback and shuttle mode playback Set the shuttle dial to the position corresponding to the desired shuttle playback spee
26. see page 19 on the rear panel is in the I on position this switches the unit between the operating state the indicator is lit green and the standby state the indicator is lit red When the indicator is lit red pressing this switch puts the unit into the operating state The indicator initially flashes green and then lights green when the unit enters the operating state When the indicator is lit green pressing this switch puts the unit into the standby state The indicator initially flashes green and then lights red when the unit enters the standby state Names and Functions of Parts When using the unit normally leave the rear panel POWER switch in the I on position and use this switch to switch the unit between the operating and standby states ACCESS indicator This lights blue while a disc is being accessed and while a file is open by a FAM or FTP connection If the on standby switch is pressed while this indicator is lit the unit waits until access to the disc is completed before switching to the standby state Do not turn off the POWER switch on the rear panel or disconnect the power cord while the ACCESS indicator is lit Doing so can result in a loss of data on the disc Q Remote control switch Different positions of the switch allow different operations as follows NETWORK Enables access to the network Operation from the front panel of the unit is disabled during access to a network device LOCAL
27. selected essence mark Playback xXoeqKe d pue Buipiooeu e Jaydeyo 45 yoeghe g pue Bulpiooey e Jajdeyo 46 Indicates that this is a list of frames containing the essence Sixth frame is selected from a mark SHOT MARK1 total of 36 SHOT MARK1 frames Frame information recording date and time timecode or total length 0006 0036 SHOT MARK 30 NOV 2005 13 40 TC 00 29 10 mac 0 00 05 16 Currently selected SHOT MARK1 frame Recording date and time of the clip containing the selected frame Time from selected shot mark to next shot mark 4 select the clip whose thumbnail you want to change you can do this with the same operations as step 1 of To select a thumbnail image and start playback see page 43 5 Press the SET button or the PLAY button If you press the SET button a still image appears showing selected essence mark frame If you press the PLAY button playback starts from the selected essence mark frame Searching With the Chapter Function When a clip contains shot marks you can display them as chapter thumbnails See To set shot marks page 40 about how to set shot marks 1 With the thumbnail list visible select the thumbnail of the clip that contains the scenes you want An S mark appears in the upper right of the thumbnails of clips which have shot marks set S mark s Playback 2 Press the CHAPTER F4 button The CHAPTER screen
28. 9 pin remote control Color LCD display The unit is equipped with a 16 9 3 5 inch color LCD which allows you to check the contents of the disc and use the menu system without connecting an external monitor Features of the PDBK 101 102 Option Boards The following option boards provide expanded functions and interfaces for the unit Contact your Sony dealer for more information about purchasing and installing option boards PDBK 101 Network Board Gigabit Ethernet Installation of this board provides a gigabit Ethernet connector which can be used to transfer disc files over LAN networks and to record MXF Material eXchange Format files from external devices to discs It also allows this unit to be controlled remotely by FTP commands PDBK 102 MPEG TS Transport Stream Input Output Board Installation of this board enhances the functionality of the standard i LINK connector allowing it to be used as an T O interface for HDV 1080i format compatible TS 3 signals HD files recorded on the disc can be converted to TS signals compatible with the HD V 1080i format for transfer to HDV devices and HDV editors and TS signals from HDV devices and HDV editors can be converted to MPEG HD compatible files for recording by this unit To record MPEG HD compatible files you can select the appropriate video bitrate for your application from three video bitrate modes 35 Mbps HQ high quality mode 25 Mbps SP standard mode
29. BACK USE DISC WITH HD 60l or HD 30P RECORDING DISC CANNOT BE PLAYED BACK USE DISC WITH HD 50 or HD 25P RECORDING DISC CANNOT BE PLAYED BACK USE DISC WITH DVCAM 525 60 RECORDING DISC CANNOT BE PLAYED BACK USE DISC WITH DVCAM 625 50 RECORDING Description action This appears when the system frequency of this unit does not match that of the loaded disc Insert a disc that matches the system frequency or change this unit s system frequency setting see page 22 Disc Error DISC ERROR DETECTED Use another disc a Displayed only when DISPLAY CONTROL gt ALARM is set to ON or LIMITED Troubleshooting During thumbnail search scene selection and clip list operations Alarm message in monitor video section Description action CANNOT EXPAND CLIP ANY FURTHER The clip cannot be expanded into more blocks This appears when the EXPAND button is pressed when the number of block is maximum or when the duration of an expanded thumbnail is 1 frame SELECTED ESSENCE MARK DOES NOT EXIST The selected essence mark does not exist This appears in the essence mark selection screen when the specified essence mark does not exist on the disc SUB CLIP IS INVALID SET APPROPRIATE IN OUT POINTS The temporal relationship between the specified In and Out points in a TRIM operation see page 65 is not correct Reset so that the value of the Out point timecode is
30. Counter after pulldown conversion 9 pin scene 24 frame timecode 30 frame timecode timecode after pulldown conversion 9 pin scene 24 frame signals 30 frame signals after pulldown conversion timer 1 Counter See the optional 9pin Manual PDW Series PROTOCOL OF REMOTE 9 pin CONNECTOR for more information about remote timecode mode Playback in 24P 23 98P 2 3 Pulldown Mode Pulldown playback frame sequences During pulldown mode playback playback is carried out so that the 24 frame timecode set with TIME CODE gt PD PRESET in the setup menu becomes the A frame of the Timecode 24P iframe Conversion reference 24P Video Frame Count E nS Nm TC 24F 00 59 59 22 00 59 59 23 01 00 00 00 Frame Seqence C frame D frame A frame 60i 1frame 60i Pulldown Video frame sequence The following figure shows the playback frame sequence when 01 00 00 00 has been set for the 24 frame timecode and 10 00 00 00 has been set for the 30 frame timecode This kind of frame sequence adjustment is not carried out for clip list playback 01 00 00 01 01 00 00 02 01 00 00 03 01 00 00 04 B frame C frame D frame A frame TC 30F 09 59 59 28 09 59 59 29 10 00 00 00 10 00 00 01 10 00 00 02 10 00 00 03 10 00 00 04 10 00 00 05 Timecode during playback of pulldown signals During playback of pulldown signals timecode is converted to 30 frames to match the 59 941 video output signals T
31. Displayed only when DISPLAY CONTROL gt ALARM is set to ON or LIMITED During front panel operations d Alarm message in time Alarm message in monitor video Description action E data display section section zi KEY INHI 9 KEY INHIBIT MODE IS SELECTED This appears when the KEY INH SHIFT DISPLAY button is on Turn the KEY INH button off REMOTE 9 REMOTE MODE IS SELECTED Set the remote control switch to LOCAL SET REMOTE LOCAL NETWORK SWITCH TO LOCAL No Disc 9 NO DISC Insert a disc and try again REC INHI THE DISC WRITE PROTECT TAB IS SET Set the disc s Write Inhibit tab to enable recording TO SAVE see page 35 No Clip b NO CLIP This appears when a playback search or delete operation is attempted on a disc with no clips recorded on it Insert a disc with clips recorded on it 96 Troubleshooting Alarm message in time data display section Alarm message in monitor video section Description action Disc Top 9 DISC TOP This appears if you press the PREV button or conduct a high speed reverse search when the unit is stopped at the start of the disc Use forward search or playback instead Disc End 9 DISC END This appears if you press the NEXT button or conduct a forward high speed search when the unit is stopped at the end of the disc Use reverse search or playback instead MAX tt Files DISC CANNOT BE RECORDED TO Delete clips or GENERAL fi
32. Functions of Parts Press the middle SET button Q THUMBNAIL key This has the same function as the THUMBNAIL button on the main unit CHARACTER key Each press of this key turns the character information superimposed on the monitor screen on and off or switches to the LCD SUB CLIP key This has the same function as the SUB CLIP button on the main unit Pressing this key has no effect when no clip list is registered Recording playback control keys PREV previous key Press this to jump to the first frame of the current clip When pressed at the first frame of the current clip this button jumps to the first frame of the previous clip PLAY key Press this to start playback Press the STOP key to stop playback NEXT key Press this to jump to the first frame of the next clip STOP key Press this to stop recording or playback Q SEARCH keys Press lt lt to perform 5 times normal speed shuttle playback in the reverse direction Press gt to perform 5 times normal speed shuttle playback in the forward direction Using the infrared remote commander Before use Pull out the insulation sheet Insulation sheet To replace the lithium battery in the remote commander The remote commander uses a CR2025 Lithium Battery Do not use a battery other than the CR2025 1 Hold down the lock lever 2 and then pull out the battery holder Wu fx AO nsert a new battery with the symbol fac
33. IEEE 802 3ab 100Base TX complying with IEEE 802 3u 10Base T complying with IEEE 802 3 Accessories supplied Vertical installation stand 2 Operating Instructions English version 1 Japanese version 1 CD ROM manual 1 Infrared remote commander 1 PDZ 1 Proxy Browsing Software 1 Warranty Booklet 1 Accessories not supplied AC power cord For the customers in the U S A and Canada Part number 1 551 812 41 125 V 10 A about 2 4 m For the customers in the United Kingdom Part number 1 777 823 12 250 V 10 A about 2 0 m For the customers in European countries other than the United Kingdom Part number 1 551 631 61 250 V 10 A about 2 0 m Protocol Manual part number 9 968 084 0X PDBK 101 Network Board PDBK 102 MPEG TS Input Output Board Design and specifications are subject to change without notice Notes Always make a test recording and verify that it was recorded successfully SONY WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO COMPENSATION OR REIMBURSEMENT ON ACCOUNT OF FAILURE OF THIS UNIT OR ITS RECORDING MEDIA EXTERNAL STORAGE SYSTEMS OR ANY OTHER MEDIA OR STORAGE SYSTEMS TO RECORD CONTENT OF ANY TYPE Always verify that the unit is operating properly before use SONY WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO COMPENSATION OR REIMBURSEMENT ON ACCOUNT OF THE LOSS OF PRESENT OR PROSPECTIVE PROFITS DUE TO FAILURE OF THIS UNIT EITHE
34. MONI CH MIX Output monaural audio mixed from the channels selected with MONI CH Setting item F3 RUN MODE Description When TCG is set to INT and TC MODE is set to PRESET selects the run mode of the internal timecode generator REC RUN The timecode generator runs only during recording FREE RUN The timecode generator runs as long as the unit is powered on F4 TC VITC Selects the type of timecode display in the time data display section TC or VITC F5 DF NDF only when the system frequency is 601 30P 24P pulldown Use this item to select drop frame mode DF or non drop frame mode NDF F4 REC INH recording inhibit Turns recording inhibit mode on and off ON Recording inhibit mode on OFF Recording inhibit mode off F5 CHAR SEL Character information display Turns the display of character information in the monitor video section of the LCD panel and on an external monitor on and off ON Character information on OFF Character information off LCD Character information on for the LCD panel only Even when ON is selected you can forcibly turn off the superimposition of character information in HD output by setting the SETUP MENU gt DISPLAY CONTROL gt HD CHARA item Page P1 Setting item Description F2 TC MODE timecode Selects whether the count mode value advances from a preset initial value or advances conse
35. Refer to ISO 3166 1 http www din de gremien nas nabd iso3 166ma codistpl en listpl html When the country code is less than 4 bytes the active part of the code occupies the first part of the 4 bytes and the remainder must be filled with the space character 20h Example Japan For Japan the country code is JP which is 2 bytes or JPN which is 3 bytes Thus enter the following JP Or JPN _ where _ represents a space ORGANIZATION organization code Enter a 4 byte alphanumeric string for the organization code There are no problems in recording or playing back audio video signals even if the ORGANIZATION is not set Organization codes must be acquired by applying to the SMPTE registration office When no organization code has been acquired it is forbidden to enter an arbitrary string As a rule the code 00 must be entered Freelance operators who do not belong to an origination should enter USER user code Enter a 4 byte alphanumeric string to identify the user The user code is registered with each organization locally It is usually not centrally registered When the user code is less than 4 bytes enter the user code atthe beginning ofthe 4 bytes and fill the remainder of the string with the space character 20H This user code is determined by the organization The methods used depend on the organization User code cannot be entered when no organization code has been entered Using UMID
36. a DSR 2000A 2000AP unit as a recorder In this system video audio signals and control signals are all transferred through the amp S400 connector Connections and Settings suonejedejg Z Jeideu 25 SD video monitor To composite video input connector To analog audio input connector AUDIO MONITOR COMPOSITE PDW F30 this unit player suonejedejg zg sajdeup 26 l D g c Cgil B 2 SFA lt O VIDEO OUT 3 SUPER To composite video input connector To analog audio input connector SD video monitor 750 coaxial cable not supplied E 2 Phono plug stereo miniplug cable not supplied Phono plug cable not supplied Dm 9 i LINK cable not supplied T DSR 2000A 2000AP recorder settings i LINK button Lit This unit s player settings Remote control switch REMOTE SDTI LINK button i LINK Set the setup menu item INTERFACE SELECT gt REMOTE I F to i LINK see page 85 For details about the settings of the DSR 2000A 2000AP refer to the operating instructions for that unit Connections and Settings Editing Control Unit Settings When connecting an editing control unit to use with this unit
37. and 18 Mbps LP long play mode You can select 2 channel or 4 channel audio with the ability to record 120 minutes or more of audio If the audio channel modes are the same different video bitrates can be mixed on the same disc 1 HDV and fl DWV are trademarks of Sony Corporation and Victor Company of Japan Limited 2 HDV1080i Refers to devices compliant with the HDV 10801 Standard for recording HD signals on DV tape There are 1080 effective lines 3 TS MPEG 2 transport streams containing MPEG video MPEG audio and control information This is the standard interface for HDV equipment Features M9SIAJOAQ Ja deUD 11 MeIAJOAQ 1e1deuo 12 Names and Functions of Parts Front Panel On standby 5 Switch and indicator Q Remote control switch LEVEL knob PHONES jack Q SHIFT button MENU button Q SUB CLIP CLIP MENU button Q THUMBNAIL ESSENCE MARK button Display and function menu section Handle ___ __T N Audio level adjustment section Disc slot and EJECT button O Infrared sensor D RESET button SET button 3 Arrow buttons 4 Shuttle jog Tar Lg variable speed EJ D playback control block Recording playback control block Q On standby switch and indicator When the POWER switch
38. and higher when the E part of a EO1 SMI is changed an E MO1 XML file with the same name in the E part is also changed automatically g When an E E01 SMI file is created an E MOI XML file with the same name in the E part is also generated automatically h When an E E01 SMI file is deleted an E MOI XML file with the same name in the E part is also deleted automatically Directories cannot be created in the Edit directory Sub directory File name Content Operations Read Partial read Write Partial write Rename Create Delete C S01 MXF 9 Proxy AV data MXF file Yes No No gt No No 9 generated automatically when a C MXF file is created 0001 to 4999 Other files Files other than the above No No a With firmware version 1 5 and higher the C part can be changed to a d When a C MXF file is deleted the C SO1 XML file with the same name user defined name b With firmware version 1 5 and higher when the C part of a C MXF file name is changed a C SO1 MXF file with the same name in the C part is generated automatically c When a C MXF file is created a C SO1 XML file with the same name in the C part is generated automatically General directory in the C part is also deleted automatically Directories cannot be created in the Sub directory File name Content Operations Read Partial read Write Partial write Rena
39. and the menu closes To clear the menu from the screen without saving settings Press the MENU button twice in succession Adjusting the Brightness of the LCD Panel Proceed as follows to adjust the brightness of the LCD panel Before starting press the DISPLAY button to set the monitor video section to its largest size Or connect an external video monitor to this unit and superimpose menus see page 32 on the monitor screen Setup suonejedejg Z jajdeup 27 suonejedejg z sajdeup 28 1 5 2 3 4 5 Press the MENU button The system menu appears on the monitor screen see page 77 Select SETUP MENU using the MARKI button or MARK2 button then press the OUT button The setup menu appears on the monitor screen see page 77 Select DISPLAY CONTROL using the 4 MARKI button or MARK2 button then press the gt OUT button The DISPLAY CONTROL menu appears on the monitor screen see page 81 Select BRIGHTNESS using the 4 MARK1 button or MARK2 button then press the gt OUT button The LCD BRIGHTNESS screen appears on the monitor SETUP MENU LCD BRIGHTNESS Preset 55H 55 HEX SHIFT 3 KEY INC DEC JOG DIAL TO MENU MENU KEY Adjust the brightness while viewing the screen You can change the values
40. appears showing thumbnails of the frames where the shot marks are set S1 and S2 marks on thumbnails indicate frames where SHOT MARKI and SHOT MARK2 marks are set Thumbnails without a mark are frames where REC START marks are set CHAPTER CO0019 I TCUT 01 28 25 L TC U1 07 10 10 0006 0015 ES FEO TCOUT 17 13 24 TCU1 17 22 18 D TCUT 17 43 01 M 30 NOV 2005 14 14 DUR 0 00 38 29 3 Select the clip whose thumbnail you want to change you can do this with the same operations as step 1 of To select a thumbnail image and start playback see page 43 4 Press the SET button or the PLAY button If you press the SET button a still image appears showing selected shot mark frame If you press the PLAY button playback starts from the selected shot mark frame To delete shot marks at chapter positions You can delete shot marks SHOT MARKI and SHOT MARK2 at chapter positions in the CHAPTER screen REC START essence marks cannot be deleted 1 With the CHAPTER screen visible press the CLIP MENU SHIFT SUB CLIP button or MENU button to display the clip menu 2 Select DELETE SHOT MARK DELETE SHOT MARK appears in the upper left of the screen 3 Select the thumbnail image of the shot mark position to delete 4 Press the SET button A message appears asking for confirmation of the deletion 5 Press OK to execute the deletion or CANCEL to cancel it and then press t
41. button to move the cursor to SAVE CLIP LIST and then press the SET button A list of clip lists appears The date of creation or the title is displayed for each clip list NEW FILE is displayed for clip lists without any saved data To switch between title display and date of creation display Press the gt OUT button For details see To select the type of clip list information to display page 57 3 Use the T MARKI or MARK2 button or jog dial to select the desired clip list and then press the OUT button The current clip list is saved to disc To cancel the save Press the MENU button To assign a title to a clip list Use the supplied PDZ 1 Proxy Browsing Software For details see the PDZ 1 online help Managing Clip Lists After you create or edit a clip list you can use the CLIP menu to save it to disc load it from disc into unit memory and delete it from the disc Displaying the CLIP menu Hold down the SHIFT button and press the SUB CLIP button In the thumbnail list screen and the clip list screen you can display the CLIP menu by pressing the MENU button The CLIP menu items you can display and select vary with the operating state of the unit see the following table Item CLIP INFORMATION Operation reference page Select the information displayed beneath thumbnails see page 66 LOAD CLIP LIST Load a clip list from the disc into the current clip list se
42. button to select OK and then press the SET button AII clips are deleted However locked clips are not deleted If all clips have been deleted you return from the thumbnail screen to the original screen Assigning Sequence Numbers to Thumbnails You can assign sequence numbers to displayed thumbnails Playback With the SUB CLIP button off press the THUMBNAIL button turning it on Thumbnails of the clips on the disc appear Press the MENU button The CLIP menu appears Use the MARKI button to select CLIP INFORMATION and then press the SET button A sub menu appears CLIP co002 002 034 CLIP MENU WCLIP INFORMATION DATE TIME CODE DURATION es gt am sed a 30 NOV 2005 13 36 DUR 0 00 07 20 Use the MARK2 button to select SEQUENCE NUMBER and then press the SET button As shown in the following figure sequential numbers are assigned to thumbnails CLIP CO0002 002 034 A WEE y SN on008 100010 Sm 00011 Sn 00012 30 NOV 2005 13 36 DUR 0 00 07 20 Scene Selection Overview What is scene selection Scene selection is a function which allows you to select material clips from the material recorded on a disc and perform cut editing You can do this by operating on this unit only Scene selection is a convenient way to perform cut editing in the field and in other offline situations With the scene selection function you create clip lists edit d
43. clip names execute the Rename command for a file in the Clip folder with the extension MXF The extension MXF cannot be changed Clip renaming by FAM is enabled To change clip list names execute the Rename command for a file in the Edit folder with the extension SMP The extension SMI cannot be changed Sakura SMI Clip list renaming by FAM is enabled To check clip names Press the THUMBNAIL button to display the thumbnail screen and select the clip whose name you want to check The name of the selected clip appears at the upper left of the screen However when a title has been assigned to a clip display of the title takes priority Titles are displayed enclosed in double quotation marks See To display a list of thumbnail images page 43 for more information about the thumbnail screen Clip names clip list names and titles are converted as follows for display in the thumbnail screen and the CLIP menu If the names are longer than 15 characters only the first 9 characters and the last 5 characters are displayed Other characters are converted into O Lowercase characters are converted into uppercase Kanji and other multibyte characters and some alphabetic symbols are converted into O characters Overview uonoe es eueogS y jejdeuo 55 uonoe eg eueogS p jejdeuj 56 Sequences of multiple O characters is converted into single O characters The follo
44. from the disc LAST CLIP gt Last Clip Deletes the most recently recorded clip ALL CLIP gt All Clip Delete all clips Clips in the General directory are not deleted FORMAT Format Formats a disc QUICK FORMAT gt Quick Format Deletes all data on the disc including the contents of the General directory Disc Menu Operations To display the status of the current disc or clip Insert a disc and then proceed as follows 1 Display the disc menu see page 77 2 Press the 4 MARK1 button or V MARK2 button to select STATUS 3 Press the gt OUT button 4 select DISC or CLIP and press the OUT button If you selected DISC the status of the loaded disc appears System Menu snue N 9 Jejdeuj 89 snue N 9 Jeideuj 90 DISC STATUS USER ID TITLE REMAIN 029 min REURITE 0002 times SALVAGE s OK FILE SYSTEM OK TO MENU MENU KEY If you selected CLIP the status of the current clip appears CLIP STATUS CLIP LIST MODE CLIP LIST NEME E0001 TITLE E0001 RECORD DEVICE PDW F30 SERIAL 10001 DATE 06 3 02 TIME 19 54 38 TO MENU MENU KEY When playback or search reaches a new clip the display changes to the status of the new clip To return to the next highest level Press the MENU button To clear the menu from the screen Press the MENU button twice To delete the most recent recorded clip If the clip is locked it cannot be deleted Proce
45. from the electrical outlet If the i LINK cable is connected or disconnected with the device s power plug still connected high voltage 8 to 40 V from the device s i LINK connector can flow into this unit possibly damaging the unit When connecting this unit to a device with a 6 pin i LINK connector connect to the 6 pin i LINK connector of the other device first Except in playback modes jog and shuttle modes etc audio signals output from this connector and monitored on another device may sound different from the audio signals played back on this unit Q signal ground terminal Connect to the system ground Infrared Remote Commander The corresponding functions are executed when you point the remote commander at the infrared sensor of the main unit and press the keys and setting pad If you want to disable control of this unit from the remote commander set INTERFACE SELECT gt WIRELESS RMT in the setup menu to DISABLE see page 86 Q Setting pad EY THUMBNAIL key Pus ser THUMBNAIL SUB CLIP CHARACTER key i T SUB CLIP key Q Recording playback G9 CJ C9 C9 control keys GEARUR Q SEARCH keys Q Setting pad Positions on the pad correspond to functions of the main unit as follows Press the top side f MARKI button Press the bottom side MARKO button Press the left side amp amp IN button Press the right side 9 OUT button Names and
46. gt gt OFF No supplementary status information TC MODE gt gt TC mode Indications of the operating mode of internal timecode generator REMAIN gt gt Remain Free capacity on the disc in minute units CLIP NO gt gt Clp No Clip number PLAYBACK REMAIN gt gt PB remain Time from the current playback position to the recording end position displayed in time data format For details of supplementary status information displayed on the monitor when a setting other than OFF is selected see Displaying Supplementary Status Information page 34 in Chapter 2 MENU DISPLAY gt Menu DISP Select the type of menu characters shown in the monitor video section and on an external monitor Select while viewing characters on the MENU DISPLAY screen WHITE WITH BKGD White characters on black background BLACK WITH BKGD Black characters on white background WHITE OUTLINE White characters with black outline BLACK OUTLINE Black characters with white outline To return to the top level of the setup menu Press the MENU button BRIGHTNESS gt Brightness Adjust the brightness of the display The LCD BRIGHTNESS screen appears Factory default setting 55 See page 27 Adjusting the Brightness of the LCD Panel for more information about how to adjust the brightness ALARM gt ALARM Select whether to display alarm messages OFF gt gt OFF In general do not display alarm messages
47. larger than the value of the In point timecode DURATION OF ONE CLIP LIST MUST BE LESS THAN 24 HOURS The total duration of the current clip list is greater than 24 hours This appears when the total duration of the current clip list exceeds the upper limit of 24 hours as the result of a sub clip ADD operation or a TRIM operation see page 65 NO MORE SUB CLIPS CAN BE ADDED TO THE CLIP LIST The upper limit of sub clips in the current clip list has been exceeded This appears when the upper limit of 300 clips in a clip list has been exceed as the result of a sub clip ADD operation see page 65 SUB CLIP DOES NOT EXIST There are no sub clips in the current clip list This appears when an attempt is made to execute a MOVE TRIM DELETE or TC PRESET operation see page 65 with no sub clips in the current clip list CLIP LIST DOES NOT EXIST There are no clip lists on the disc This appears when an attempt is made to execute a DELETE CLIP LIST operation see page 65 when there are no clip lists on the disc MOVE IS INVALID The sub clip cannot be moved This appear hen an attempt is made to execute a MOVE operation see page 65 when there are no sub clip in the current clip list or when there is only 1 REC INHI The disc is write protected This appears when an attempt is made to execute an operation that requires recording while the disc is write protected DISC FULL The disc is full This
48. phono jack BNC type These output composite video signals When CHAR SEL on the HOME page of the function menu is set to ON or LCD see page 76 information such as timecode menu settings and error messages is superimposed on the output signals Names and Functions of Parts MONITOR connector D sub 15 pin This outputs HD analog video signals The output signals can be switched with INTERFACE SELECT gt D SUB OUTPUT in the setup menu see page 85 Analog audio signal output section Q AUDIO OUTPUT 1 3 and 2 4 connectors AUDIO MONITOR connectors AUDIO MONITOR AUDIO OUTPUT Q AUDIO OUTPUT analog audio signal output 1 3 and 2 4 connectors XLR 3 pin male These output two channels of analog audio For 4 channel audio you can use the INTERFACE SELECT gt AUDIO OUTPUT item of the setup menu see page 85 to select whether to output channels 1 and 2 or channels 3 and 4 factory default setting channels 1 and 2 You can set the output level with the setup menu item AUDIO CONTROL LEVEL SELECT factory default setting 4 dB see page 85 AUDIO MONITOR connectors phono jack These output audio signals for monitoring Youcan select the channels to monitor with MONI CH and MONI SEL on the HOME page of the function menu see page 76 Power supply section AC IN connector POWER switch vAC IN c c POWER AC IN AC power inpu
49. playback may not be performed properly Do the following to prevent this from happening When you move or operate the unit in an environment where condensation may form be sure to insert a disc in advance Whenever you turn on the On standby switch check that the HUMID indicator does not appear on the LCD panel Important Notes on Operation xipueddy 93 xipueddy 94 If it appears wait until it disappears before inserting a disc Periodic Maintenance Periodic Maintenance Digital Hours Meter The digital hours meter can provide information about the operational history of the unit Use the information as a guide in scheduling periodic maintenance For periodic maintenance contact your Sony dealer To display digital hours meter The digital hours meter appears in both the monitor video section and time data display section as the digital hours meter menu of the system menu It can also be superimposed on the screen of the external video monitor connected to the unit see page 32 To display the digital hours meter proceed as follows T Press the MENU button to display the system menu 2 Press the T MARKI button or V MARK2 button select the HOURS METER Hours Meter in the time data display section and then press the SET button HOURS METER H1 317 317 HOURS H2 22 HOURS H3 92 HOURS H4 92 TIMES HS 114 H1 OPERAT ION H2 LASER PARAMETER H3 SEEK RUNNING H4 SPINDLE RUNNING H
50. relation between clips and sub clips Clips on disc Clip 1 C0001 Clip 2 C0002 Clip list E0001 l Sub clip 1 Sub clip 2 Sub clip 3 In the above example the whole of clip 2 has been added as sub clip 1 and the whole of clip 4 has been added as sub clip 2 Sub clip 3 is part of clip 3 Therefore when clip list E0001 is played back clip 4 is played after clip 2 and then the part of clip 3 shown in gray color is played Clip list editing current clip list To edit a clip lists you need to load the clip from the disc into the internal unit memory The clip list which is currently loaded into the unit memory is called the current clip list The current clip list is always the target of sub clip creation and editing Clip list playback also uses the current clip list After creating and editing a clip list you need to save it to disc Unit memory Current clip list Clip list playback Can be edited adding deleting and and thumbnail reordering sub clips display SAVE f LOAD C0001 Clip 1 E0001 Clip list 1 C0002 Clip 2 E0002 Clip list 2 C0003 Clip 3 E0003 Clip list 3 E0099 Clip list 99 Clip list playback Clips and clip lists are saved together on a disc Clips are played back according to clip list data Overview uonoejes eueog y Ja deyD 53 uonoe eg eueog p jejdeuj 54 Assigning Clip Titles When the
51. setup menu item OPERATIONAL FUNCTION gt CLIP TITLE gt AUTO TITLE is set to ENABLE titles are displayed instead of clip numbers for all clips recorded after the setting is made Clip title SCENE 00129 M A Dfa PTC 00 26 14 00 0 TC 00 26 42 200 TC 00726 55 22 01 DEC 2005 14 56 DUR 0 00 02 00 Titles are made up of a prefix of up to 10 characters and a 5 digit number The factory default prefix is TITLE and the initial value of the number is 00001 Therefore the title of the first clip created with the ENABLE setting is TITLEO0001 The number is incremented for each subsequent clip See System Menu page 77 in Chapter 6 for more information about the setup menu To switch to clip number display Set CLIP TITLE gt AUTO TITLE to DISABLE Clip numbers are displayed for all clips recorded after the setting is made Titles are displayed instead of clip numbers for clips that have titles Use the CLIP STATUS screen of the disc menu see page 89 if you want to check the clip number of a clip that has a title To assign clip titles You can set the clip title prefix and the initial clip title number to arbitrary values For example if you set the prefix to SCENE and the initial number to 00100 the next clip to be created will have the title SCENE 00100 1 select OPERATIONAL FUNCTION gt CLIP TITLE gt TITLE in the setup menu and then press the gt OUT but
52. the above Shooting information when where and who Same as the above Original material 00 00 00 Copied material generation number 1 byte random number 2 byte Distinguish between the original material and copied material Using the Extended UMID You have to enter a country code organization code and user code Set the country code referring to the table in ISO 3166 and set the organization code and user code according to the guidelines of your organization For details see Setting UMID ownership information page 107 Using UMID Data Material source ID detecting material Metadata pack that identifies the source of material unit by defining the when where and who of the material unit with which it is associated Functions of UMID data UMID data enables the following Addition of a globally unique ID to every clip of audio visual material The unique ID is used to detect the material source and to link it with the original source material Distinguishing between original material and copied material 00 is added to the Instance Number for original material Recording with UTC time UTC coordinated universal time is used when recording the UMID Use of a universal time system enables uniform management of source material recorded all over the world Calculation of date differences Source material is recorded using modified Julian dates MJD which enables easy calcula
53. timecode track 1 Set CNTR SEL on the HOME page of the function menu to UB 2 Carry out steps 2 to 4 of the previous section To record timecode after setting an initial value Internal Preset see page 38 The UB PRESET MODE screen appears UB PRESET MODE UBG 00 00 00 00 INC DEC 1 4 KEY SHIFT gt KEY CLEAR RESET KEY DATA SAVE SET KEY ABORT MENU KEY 3 Use the arrow buttons and the RESET button to set the user bits IN button or gt OUT button Select the digit to change it flashes 4 MARK1 button or MARK2 button Change the value of the selected digit RESET button Reset all digits to 0 Settings are made in hexadecimal 0 1 2 8 9 A B E F To cancel the user bits setting Press the MENU button 4 Press the SET button The message NOW SAVING appears and the user bits set in step 3 are displayed To record timecode that follows sequentially upon the last recorded timecode Internal Regen You can record timecode so that it is continuous from one clip to the next on the disc Set TC MODE on page P1 of the function menu to INT and TCG to REGEN When this setting is in force the unit reads the timecode of the last frame of the last recorded clip on the disc before starting to record and internally generates timecode that follows upon the recorded timecode In this case the setting of DF NDF on page P1 of the function men
54. timecode generator is operating in FREE RUN mode INT PRST REC The internal timecode generator is operating in REC RUN mode INT REGEN T amp U The internal timecode generator is in synchronization with the playback timecode LTC read from disc Superimposed Text Information On screen indication EXT DVIN T amp U Meaning The internal timecode generator is in synchronization with the external timecode input to the unit via the S400 connector and is generating the same timecode values and user bit values as those of the external timecode regeneration EXT DVIN V T amp U The internal timecode generator is in synchronization with the external VITC input to the unit via the amp S400 connector interface and is generating the same timecode values and user bit values as those of the external timecode regeneration When the menu item SUB STATUS is set to REMAIN On screen indication REMAIN 120 min Meaning Remaining capacity of the disc in minutes When the remaining capacity has not been calculated REMAIN min appears Recording and Playback Chapter Handling Discs Discs Used for Recording and Playback This unit uses the following disc for recording and playback PFD23 Professional Disc capacity 23 3 GB 1 Professional Disc is a trademark of Sony Corporation Itis not possible to use the following discs for recording
55. video and audio signals received from other equipment PB gt gt gt PB Output a still image System Menu snue N 9 Jejdeuj 79 OPERATIONAL FUNCTION Operational Operation settings LOCAL ENABLE gt Local ENA Select the buttons that can be operated on this unit even when the remote control switch is set to REMOTE Description ALL DISABLE gt gt All DIS The EJECT button and the buttons in the recording playback control block cannot be operated STOP amp EJECT gt gt STOP amp EJ Only the STOP button and EJECT button can be operated ALL ENABLE gt gt All ENA The EJECT button and all of the buttons in the recording playback control block can be operated The preroll time can be set and time data can be selected on this unit REC FORMAT gt REC format Select the recording format MPEG 2 compression rate HQ gt gt HQ 35Mbps SP gt gt SP 25Mbps LP gt gt LP 18Mbps DISC END gt Disc End Select what the unit should do when the free disc capacity is exhausted during recording GOTO TOP gt gt GOTO TOP Move to the top of the disc END STOP gt gt END STOP Stop at the end of the disc EJECT gt gt EJECT Eject the disc automatically CLIP TITLE gt Clip Title Specify how to assign clip titles AUTO TITLE gt gt AT Title Select whether to assign clip titles automatically DISABLE gt gt gt DISABLE Do not assign ENAB
56. 0 23 TC 00 28 22 10 TC 00 27 19 04 P TC 00 20 06 09 l TC 00 20 22 0211 TC 00 30 NOV 2005 13 36 DUR 0 00 07 20 When you press the SET button or the PLAY button after selecting a clip with this mark displayed the clip is not cued up to the position of the thumbnail It is always cued up to the first frame Searching With the Expand Function The expand function allows you to divide a selected clip into 12 blocks and to display thumbnails of the first frame in each block in the thumbnail list This function is available whenever the thumbnail list is displayed This function allows you to quickly review the content of the selected clip and to search efficiently for a target scene You can repeat the expand operation up to three times 12 blocks 144 blocks 1 728 blocks The maximum number of blocks may be larger than 1728 when the recorded duration of the clip is short In this case the frame interval of expanded thumbnails is fixed at 1 frame This allows you to view expanded thumbnails at equal intervals To execute the expand function 1 with the thumbnail list displayed select the clip that contains the scene that you want to find 2 Press the EXPAND F5 button The selected clip is divided into 12 blocks and the first frame of each block appears in the thumbnail list Number of block l m TC00 30 27 17 aay Il TC O00 30 20 08 01 BTC 00 30 29 23 TC 00 30 30 15 EXPA
57. 3 selecting animage 43 Time data display section 15 Time datatype 15 Timecode 38 recording after setting an initial value 38 recording sequentially upon the last recorded timecode 39 TOP button 17 Troubleshooting 95 U UMID Data 106 ownership information 107 Index xepu 111 xepu 112 User bit values setting 39 V VAR button 17 VARIABLE switch 16 Variable speed mode 42 W Write protecting discs 35 Y Y Pp Pp 24 Index http www sony net Sony Corporation
58. 3 990 977 13 1 SONY Professional Disc Recorder Operating Instructions Before operating the unit please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference Professional Disc B CINEALLA CE PDW F30 2006 Sony Corporation 2 Important Safety Instructions e Read these instructions Keep these instructions Heed all warnings Follow all instructions Do not use this apparatus near water Clean only with dry cloth Do not block any ventilation openings Install in accordance with the manufacturer s instructions Donotinstall near any heat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or other apparatus including amplifiers that produce heat Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding type plug A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety If the provided plug dose not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus Only use attachments accessories specified by the manufacturer Use only with the cart stand tripod bracket or table specified by the manufacturer or sold with the apparatus When a cart is used use
59. 4 For the customers in Europe 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 the Commission of the European Community Compliance with these directives implies conformity to the following European standards EN60065 Product Safety e EN55103 1 Electromagnetic Interference Emission 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 For the customers in Taiwan only m e ESHA Voor de Klanten in Nederland e Gooi de batterij niet weg maar lever deze in als klein chemisch afval KCA Dit apparaat bevat een vast ingebouwde batterij die niet vervangen hoeft te worden tijdens de levensduur van het apparaat e Raadpleeg uw leverancier indien de batterij toch vervangen moet worden De batterij mag alleen vervangen worden door vakbekwaam servicepersoneel e Lever het apparaat aan het einde van de levensduur in voor recycling de batterij zal dan op correcte wijze verwerkt worden Table of Contents Chapter 1 Overview 3 51 f T 9 Features of This Unit esses eene eene enne 9 Features of the PDBK 101 102 Option Boards 10 Names and Functions of Part
60. 5 LORDING COUNTER Display of the digital hours meter Any of the items can be reset during periodic maintenance or parts replacement Resetting items allows you to roughly determine the timing of next periodic maintenance For display resetting contact your Sony dealer Item name name between Description is name in the time data display section H1 OPERATION Opr Displays the total number of hours the unit has been powered on in units of hours H2 LASER PARAMETER This shows the cumulative Lasr light output time for optical head in units of hours Item name name between is name in the time data display section H3 SEEK RUNNING Seek Description This shows the cumulative seek operation time for optical head in units of hours H4 SPINDLE RUNNING Spdl This shows the cumulative spindle rotation time in units of hours H5 LOADING COUNTER Loag Display the total number of times discs have been loaded in the unit To exit from the digital hours meter Press the MENU button When the unit is powered on Troubleshooting Alarms An alarm warning message appears in the time data display section when an operation is attempted which is inappropriate for the settings on this unit or the state of the disc Both the alarm message and the action to take to resolve the problem appear in the monitor video section and on the screen of the externa
61. 6 pins Check the number of pins on the i LINK connector of your notebook computer and use an appropriate i LINK cable See Using PDZ 1 Proxy Browsing Software in Chapter 4 page 68 for more information about installing the PDZ 1 software See the online help of PDZ 1 for more information about using PDZ 1 Some limitations apply to FAM connections For details see File Operations in File Access Mode in Chapter 5 page 72 PDW F30 this unit M T vAC IN POWER OO MONTOR RS232C REMOTE RS232C E 9P isso 030 m 0626 tp e BS400 i LINK cable not supplied i LINK IEEE1394 connector Laptop computer On this unit Set the setup menu item INTERFACE SELECT gt i LINK MODE to FAM PC REMOTE see page 85 On the computer Install PDZ 1 Connecting to a Nonlinear Editing System AV C Connection You can send video audio signals AV C data from this unit to a nonlinear editing system connected to the amp S400 connector The following figure shows an example connection See Using PDZ 1 Over an i LINK Connection FAM Connection page 24 for the connections and settings to make a FAM connection between this unit and a nonlinear editing system e The amp S400 connector of this unit outputs video audio signals in DVCAM format Data recorded in MPEG HD format is o
62. 9 ILLEGAL PLAYBACK Check the disc being played by this unit MEM Full 9 MEMORY FULL Check the disc being recorded by this unit MEM Empty 9 MEMORY EMPTY Recording NOW RECORDING Wait for recording to finish a Displayed only when DISPLAY CONTROL gt ALARM is set to ON or LIMITED Troubleshooting xipueddy 99 xipueddy 100 During playback Alarm message in time data display section 525 60 Disc 9 Alarm message in monitor video section DISC CANNOT BE PLAYED BACK USE DISC WITH HD 50I or HD 25P RECORDING DISC CANNOT BE PLAYED BACK USE DISC WITH HD 23 98P RECORDING DISC CANNOT BE PLAYED BACK USE DISC WITH DVCAM 625 50 RECORDING 625 50 Disc 9 DISC CANNOT BE PLAYED BACK USE DISC WITH HD 60l or HD 30P RECORDING DISC CANNOT BE PLAYED BACK USE DISC WITH HD 23 98P RECORDING DISC CANNOT BE PLAYED BACK USE DISC WITH DVCAM 525 60 RECORDING HD 601 30P 9 DISC CANNOT BE PLAYED BACK USE DISC WITH HD 50 or HD 25P RECORDING DISC CANNOT BE PLAYED BACK USE DISC WITH HD 23 98P RECORDING DISC CANNOT BE PLAYED BACK USE DISC WITH DVCAM 625 50 RECORDING HD 501 25P 9 DISC CANNOT BE PLAYED BACK USE DISC WITH HD 60l or HD 30P RECORDING DISC CANNOT BE PLAYED BACK USE DISC WITH HD 23 98P RECORDING DISC CANNOT BE PLAYED BACK USE DISC WITH DVCAM 525 60 RECORDING HD 23P Disc 9 DISC CANNOT BE PLAYED
63. A VSIZE character vertical size screen x1 gt gt x1 Standard size x2 x2 2 times standard size To return to the top level of the setup menu Press the MENU button DISPLAY INFO DISP info Select the content of the character information shown in the monitor video section and on an external monitor TIME DATA amp STATUS Time amp STA Time data and the operating mode of the unit TIME DATA amp UB gt gt Time amp UB Time data and user bits data However when user bits as time data is selected user bits data and timecode are both displayed in that order TIME DATA amp CNT Time amp CNT Time data and elapsed recording or playback time However when recording playback time as time data is selected recording playback time and timecode are both displayed in that order TIME DATA amp TIME gt gt Time amp Time Time data and VITC TIME DATA amp CLIP gt gt Time amp Clip Time data and clip number TIME DATA ONLY gt gt Time Time data only Time data is selected with CNTR SEL on the HOME page of the function menu System Menu snu 9 Jejdeuj 81 snue N 9 Jeideuj 82 DISPLAY CONTROL Display Settings related to display on the LCD panel of this unit and on an external monitor SUB STATUS gt Sub status Select the supplementary status information shown in the monitor video section and on an external monitor Description OFF
64. C MENU using the f MARKI button or WV MARK button then press the gt OUT button 4 Select FORMAT using the MARK2 button then press the gt OUT button The menu item QUICK FORMAT is selected D Press the OUT button The message QUICK FORMAT OK appears To cancel a disc format Press the RESET button to return to the state of step 3 To clear the menu from the screen carry out step 7 6 Press the SET button The format starts The message FORMAT COMPLETED appears when formatting of the disc is completed If you want to continue by formatting another disc When the message FORMAT COMPLETED appears press the EJECT button to eject the disc Insert the next disc to format and press the SET button when the message QUICK FORMAT OK appears 7 Press the MENU button to clear the menu from the screen Handling of Discs When Recording Does Not End Normally Salvage Functions Recording processing does not end normally if for example the POWER switch on the rear panel is turned off during recording or if the power cord is disconnected during recording Because the file system is not updated video and audio data recorded in real time is not recognized as files and clip contents recorded up to that point are lost However this unit has salvage functions which can hold losses to the minimum by reconstructing clips on such discs There is a quick salvage function which executes autom
65. DEO 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 Description 100 COLOR BARS gt gt 100 bars 100 color bar signal RAMP Y C gt gt Ramp Bias signal GRAY gt gt Gray Grayscale signal BLACK BURST gt gt BB Black burst signal SETUP ADD gt Setup add Select whether to add black setup to the composite video output signal OFF gt gt OFF Do not add setup ON ADD gt gt ON Add setup CC F1 BLANK CC1 blank Select whether to suppress the closed caption signal to be superimposed on the 1st field of the output video signal When you play back a disc with a recorded closed caption signal the closed caption signal is multiplexed into composite output only OFF gt gt OFF Suppress ON gt gt ON Do not suppress System Menu snue N 9 Jejdeuj 83 snue N 9 Jeideuj 84 VIDEO CONTROL Video Settings related to video control CC F2 BLANK CC2 blank Select whether to suppress the closed caption signal to be superimposed on the 2nd field of the output video signal When you play back a disc with a recorded closed caption signal the closed caption signal is multiplexed into composite output only Description OFF gt gt OFF Suppress ON gt gt ON Do not suppress FRAME PB gt Frame PB Select whether t
66. Data xipueddy 107 xipueddy 108 MPEG 4 Visual Patent Portfolio License This product is licensed under the MPEG 4 Visual Patent Portfolio License for the personal and non commercial use of a consumer for i encoding video in compliance with the MPEG 4 Visual Standard MPEG 4 Video and or ii decoding MPEG 4 Video that was encoded by a consumer engaged in a personal and non commercial activity and or was obtained from a video provider licensed by MPEG LA to provide MPEG 4 Video No license is granted or shall be implied for any other use Additional information including that relating to promotional internal and commercial uses and licensing may be obtained from MPEG LA LLC See http www mpegla com MPEG 4 Visual Patent Portfolio License Glossary Clip A recording unit Clips are created every time recording starts and stops Clip list A list of locations in the material recorded on the disc arranged in any order Clip lists can be created with the scene selection function of this unit and with the supplied PDZ 1 Proxy Browsing Software Composite video signal A video signal in which luminance and chrominance are combined along with timing reference sync information to make composite video Drop frame mode SMPTE time code runs at 30 frames second while the NTSC color television system runs at about 29 97 frames second Drop frame mode adjusts the running of time code to el
67. ES dlowgaaa 4 Time data display section 3 1 Power the unit on SYSTEM SEL appears in the time data display section Setting the System Frequency Chapter SYSTEM SEL SYSTEM FREQ 501 30P Zor 23 98P SELECT 4 Q KEY DATA SET SET KEY Press the 4 MARK1 button or the O MARK2 button to select the system frequency to use Press the SET button NOW SAVING appears in the time data display section and the modified setting is saved in the unit s memory COMPLETE appears when save processing finishes If you have selected 601 or 30P When you press the SET button with 601 or 30P selected in step 2 the following screen appears SYSTEM SEL SYSTEM FRE 601 UC J SELECT SELECT DATA SET 4 QOKEY SET KEY Press the 4 MARKI1 and V MARK2 buttons to select UC for areas outside Japan or J for Japan then press the SET button Be sure to carry out step 3 before powering the unit off putting it into standby The new system frequency setting will not be saved if you power off without carrying out step 3 4 Press the on standby switch to power the unit off put it into standby and then press it again to power the unit on The selected system frequency becomes available for use You can change the system frequency setting by using the setup menu item OPERATIONAL FUNC
68. Enables operation from the front panel of the unit REMOTE Enables remote control of this unit from a device connected to an external device connector on the rear of the unit or from a remote control panel not supplied connected to the unit Use the setup menu item INTERFACE SELECT gt REMOTE I F to select which of the connectors is used for remote control see page 85 LEVEL audio level adjustment knob This adjusts the volume of the audio output from the PHONES jack At the same time it also adjusts the volume of the output from the AUDIO MONITOR connector on the rear panel Q PHONES jack stereo phone jack Connect stereo headphones with an impedance of 8 ohms to monitor audio during recording playback and editing The monitored channel is selected by the MONI CH and MONI SEL items on the HOME page of the function menu see page 75 SHIFT button When pressed together with a button having two functions switches between the functions of the button Function button names are displayed in white when the buttons are pressed alone and in yellow when they are pressed together with the SHIFT button MENU button Use this for system menu operations The system menu appears in the display when this button is pressed The same information is also superimposed on the display of a monitor connected to the unit Press once more to exit the menu For more information about the system menu see Chapter 6 Menus pag
69. FWD REW REC FORMAT STOP DISC END STANDBY OFF CLIP TITLE gt ee AUTO TITLE TITLE SYSTEM SEL FILE NAMING IS NAMING FORM AUTO NAMING SYSTEM FREQ SEARCH ENABLE VAR SPD LIMIT PREROLL TIME AFTER CUE UP CHARA POSITION CHARA TYPE CHARA VSIZE DISPLAY INFO SUB STATUS MENU DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS ALARM MENU STATUS HD CHARA TCG REGEN DISC PROTECTION I VIDEO CONTROL Continued UB BINARY GP VITC POS SEL 1 t VITC POS SEL 2 PD PRESET STILL TIMER INT VIDEO SG SETUP ADD I CC F1 BLANK I CC F2 BLANK FRAME PB PROCESS CONTROL UP CONVERT DOWN CONVERTER UC J 23 9P OUTPUT VIDEO GAIN CHROMA GAIN CHROMA PHASE SETUP LEVEL AUTO SQEEZE CONV MODE DETAIL GAIN CONV MODE DETAIL GAIN CROSS COLOR System Menu Top level AUDIO CONTROL INTERFACE SELECT METADATA Second level Third level r REC MODE DATA MODE LEVEL SELECT INT AUDIO SG SHUTTLE MUTING EDIT POINT DV OUT MODE REF LEVEL OUTPUT LEVEL D SUB OUTPUT AUDIO OUTPUT REMOTE I F BAUDRATE m i LINK MODE I NETWORK ENABLE WIRELESS RMT SETUP BANK OPERATION MENU GRADE a BLACK LEVEL when the system frequency is 501 25P INDEX POSITION
70. ISPLAY button to switch the display of monitor video between three sizes The largest size occupies the full display screen Use the largest size to display the system menu and view superimposed information Q Function menu Use the PAGE button to display this menu and to switch between the pages HOME P1 of the menu Each page has several setting items which correspond to the F1 to F5 buttons Press the corresponding button to change a setting For details see page 75 Function Menu in Chapter 6 Q Operation modes This displays the current operation modes KEY INH key operation inhibit mode Key operation inhibit mode has been turned on with the KEY INH button REC INH recording inhibit mode Recording inhibit mode has been turned on by setting REC INH on the HOME page of the function menu to ON see page 76 or the currently loaded disc is write protected Recording inhibit mode is also turned on when the settings of the recorded part of the currently loaded disc do not match the current settings number of recording audio channels system frequency of the unit REMOTE interface name remote mode The remote control switch is set to REMOTE The interface name corresponds to the setting of INTERFACE SELECT gt REMOTE I F in the setup menu see page 85 REPEAT repeat mode OPERATIONAL FUNCTION gt REPEAT MODE in the setup menu is set to ON Q Remaining disc capacity This displays the rema
71. LE gt gt gt ENABLE Assign TITLE gt gt Title Assign arbitrary titles The CLIP AUTO TITLING screen appears For details see To assign clip titles page 54 in Chapter 4 FILE NAMING gt File Name Specify the clip and clip list name format NAMING FORM gt gt Name Form Specify the clip and clip list name format C gt gt gt C Standard format free gt gt gt free Enable free format AUTO NAMING gt gt AT Naming Specify the format of the file names generated when clips are recorded C gt gt gt C Standard format title gt gt gt title Assign the same name as clip title snue N 9 Jeideuj 80 SYSTEM SEL gt System Sel Select the system frequency and area of use SYSTEM FREQ gt gt Sys Freq Select the system frequency 60l gt gt gt 60i 59 94 501 gt gt gt 50i 50i 30P gt gt gt 30P 29 97P 25P gt gt gt 25P 25P 23 98P gt gt gt 23 98P 23 98P UC J gt gt UC J Select the After changing any of the sub area of use UC gt gt gt UC For areas outside Japan J gt gt gt J For Japan items press the on standby switch to power the unit off put it into standby and then press it again to power the unit on The initial settings of the setup menu as a whole will change to reflect the settings made here 23 9P OUTPUT gt gt 23 9P out Select the monitor outpu
72. LL CLIPS in step 2 Selecting Deleting Clips You can delete selected clips while checking their content Clips cannot be deleted when the Write Inhibit tab of the disc is set to the recording disabled position or when the function menu item REC INH is set to ON Locked clips cannot be deleted When the target clip is referenced in a clip list the clip list that references the clip will also be deleted If the deletion target clip is referenced by the current clip list all of the referenced sub clips and only those sub clips are deleted simultaneously 1 With the SUB CLIP button off press the THUMBNAIL button turning it on The thumbnails of the clips on the disc appear 2 Selectthe clip to delete You can do this with the same operations as step 1 of To select a thumbnail image and start playback see page 43 Clip to be deleted i mm BIKES axti oo 4 29 19 23 LES meu E 30 40 13 e 01 20 25 EA 43 14 30 NOV 2005 13 42 DUR 0 00 05 13 3 Press the MENU button The CLIP menu appears 4 Use the 4 MARK 1 or the MARK2 button to select DELETE CLIP and then press the SET button A deletion confirmation screen appears and then thumbnails of four frames the first frame intermediate frame 1 intermediate frame 2 and the last frame in the target clip appear At the same time the clip name title date and time of creation and duration appear One
73. ND C0017 i C00 30 31 07 ff TC 00730 31 29 f TC 007 30 32 721 TC 00 30 33 13 0008 0012 3 As required repeat step 2 once or twice Thumbnails cannot be further divided once their duration reaches 1 frame To return to the thumbnail list screen of the previous level Hold down the SHIFT button and press the EXPAND button To return to the thumbnail list screen Press the RESET button 4 when you find the thumbnail of the target scene press the SET button or the PLAY button If you press the SET button a still image appears showing the selected frame If you press the PLAY button playback starts from the selected frame Searching for Frames With Essence Marks Proceed as follows Wate eh EH Li 1 With the SUB CLIP button off press the ESSENCE MARK SHIFT THUMBNAIL button turning it on The essence mark selection screen appears CLIP C0006 ESSENCE MARK SELECT SHOT MARK1 SHOT MARK2 REC START 30 NOV 2005 13 38 006 037 i DUR 0 00 10 Essence marks not recorded on the disc are displayed in gray To return to the thumbnail list screen Press the RESET button 2 Press the PREV or NEXT button or press the t MARKI button or MARK2 button to select the desired essence mark 3 Press the SET button A list appears showing the frames which contain the
74. NTEN LASERSTRALING AF KLASSE 1M VED ABNING SE IKKE DIREKTE MED OPTISKE INSTRUMENTER CAUTION ATTENTION VORSICHT ADVARSEL ADVARSEL VARNING VARO For EUROPE LASERSTRALING I KLASSE 1M NAR DEKSEL PNES SE IKKE DIREKTE MED OPTISKE INSTRUMENTER KLASS 1M LASERSTRALNING NAR DENNA DEL AR OPPNAD BETRAKTA EJ STRALEN MED OPTISKA INSTRUMENT AVATTUNA LUOKAN 1M LASERSATEILYA ALA KATSO SIT SUORAAN OPTISEN LAITTEEN L PI M This label is located on the top panel of the drive unit Denna etikett finns pa ovansidan av driftenheten Denne m rkat sidder pa drevenhedens verste panel Tama kyltti sijaitsee ajurilaitteen yl pinnalla Dette merket er plassert p oversiden av driverenheten CAUTION The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard CAUTION Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure VAROITUS LAITTEEN K YTT MINEN MUULLA KUIN T SS K YTT OHJEESSA MAINITULLA TAVALLA SAATTAA ALTISTAA K YTT J N TURVALLISUUSLUOKAN 1 YLITT V LLE N KYM TT M LLE LASERS TEILYLLE VARNING OM APPARATEN ANV NDS P ANNAT S TT N DENNA BRUKSANVISNING SPECIFICERATS KAN ANV NDAREN UTS TTAS F R OSYNLIG LASERSTR LNING SOM VERSKRIDER GR NSEN F R LASERKLASS 1 For the customers in the USA This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digita
75. PPED DR FAN Stop DRIVE FAN MOTOR STOPPED High TEMP HIGH TEMPERATURE HIGH TEMPERATURE IN DRIVE drive will rise possibly resulting in failure or fire Error Messages Error codes appear in the time data display when an error usually a hardware problem occurs In addition both error messages and error codes appear in the monitor video section and on the video monitor connected to the unit When an error message appears follow the instructions in the error message to resolve the problem Error code Error code in time data display section ERROR AN ERROR HAS BEEN DETECTED INFORM SERUICE OF FOLLOUING CODE 50 010 PRESS EJECT KEY TO EJECT DISC Error code in monitor video section To Eject Discs With the Unit Powered Off As an emergency measure disc cartridges can be removed with the unit powered off This operation should always be done by a trained service technician About i LINK About i LINK This section explains the specifications and features of i LINK What is i LINK i LINK is a digital serial interface designed to integrate devices equipped with i LINK connectors i LINK allows your device to Perform two way transmission and reception of data such as digital audio and digital video signals Control other i LINK devices Easily connect multiple devices with a single i LINK cable Your i LINK device is capable of connecting to a
76. R DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD OR AFTER EXPIRATION OF THE WARRANTY OR FOR ANY OTHER REASON WHATSOEVER Specifications xipueddy 105 xipueddy 106 Using UMID Data Metadata is additional information recorded on discs along with audio visual data It is used to bring greater efficiency to the flow of operations from material acquisition through editing and to make it easier to find and reuse material As one of application of metadata the UMID has been internationally standardized What is a UMID A UMID Unique Material Identifier is a unique identifier for audio visual material defined by the SMPTE 330M 2003 standard A UMID may be either as a 32 byte Basic UMID or an Extended UMID which includes an additional 32 bytes of Source Pack to make a total 64 bytes For details refer to SMPTE 330M Extended UMID 64 bytes Basic UMID 32 bytes Source Pack 32 bytes A globally unique ID is automatically recorded for every clip Universal label L Instance Material Number Time Date Spatial Country Org User No Coordinates 12 bytes 1 3bytes 16 bytes 8 bytes 12 bytes 4 bytes 4 bytes 4 bytes The Extended UMID is metadata that provides additional information such as location time date company ID and so on The UMID is applied as follows Material No Source Pack Instance No ID generated when shooting Same as
77. SET buttons instead of the SET button you return to the state after step 4 in Basic Operations allowing you execute another trim O save the current clip list to disc For details see Saving the Current Clip List to Disc page 64 Deleting Sub Clips Proceed as follows 1 Carry out steps 1 to 5 of the procedure in Basic Operations see page 61 select DELETE in step 2 To display the total duration of the current clip list after the addition of the selected clips When you press the SHIFT button the total duration of the selected clips is displayed along with the total duration of the clip list after the deletion of the selected clips This allows you to check the new total duration before making the deletion 2 Press the SET button The deletion confirmation screen appears To return to the clip list window without deleting any sub clip Press the RESET button 3 Use the lt IN or gt OUT button to select OK and then press the SET button The CLIP MENU appears after the deletion is executed If you press the SHIFT SET buttons instead of the SET button you return to the state after step 4 in Basic Operations allowing you to execute another deletion 4 Save the current clip list to disc For details see Saving the Current Clip List to Disc page 64 Setting the Start Timecode for the Current Clip List Continuous timecode is used in clip lists regardless of the time
78. Specify the reference level headroom for audio signals recorded to disc 20dB gt gt gt 20dB 18dB gt gt gt 18dB 16dB gt gt gt 16dB 12dB gt gt gt 12dB OUTPUT LEVEL Out Level Select the analog audio output reference level 44dB gt gt gt 4dB OdB gt gt gt OdB 3dB gt gt gt 3dB 6dB gt gt gt 6dB INT AUDIO SG 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 sine wave signal SHUTTLE MUTING gt Shtl muting Set the audio muting conditions during shuttle playback OFF gt gt OFF Do not perform muting ON gt gt FULL Perform muting EDIT POINT gt Edit Point Specify the type of editing for audio signals CUT gt gt Cut Cut editing Discontinuity in audio signal may result at the editing point causing noise during playback FADE gt gt Fade Fade in and fade out IN OUT VN DV OUT MODE gt DV out mod Select the audio output mode of the amp S400 connector 4ch gt gt 4ch 12 bit 32 kHz 4ch 2ch 2ch 16 bit 48 kHz 2ch INTERFACE SELECT Interface Settings related to interfaces D SUB OUTPUT gt D SUB Out Select the format of the signal output from the MONITOR connector Description XGA SYSTEM gt gt XGA SYS Set to XGA monitor output ac
79. TED SET TC PRESET MODE IN FUNCTION MENU This appears when TC MODE on page P1 of the function menu is set to REGEN and you try to preset timecode or user bits Set TC MODE to PRESET see page 76 REC RUN 9 TCG RUN MODE IS SET TO REC RUN This appears when RUN MODE on page P1 of the SET TC FREE RUN MODE IN FUNCTION function menu is set to REC RUN and you try to MENU preset timecode or user bits Set RUN MODE to FREE RUN see page 76 REC mode P THUMBNAIL S CANNOT BE Stop recording and try again DISPLAYED DURING RECORDING CANNOT EXECUTE IN REC MODE DRIVE MAINTENANCE MENU CANNOT BE EXECUTED WHILE IN REC MODE No SEL List P CLIP LIST IS NOT SELECTED This appears when you press the SUB CLIP button while the clip list on the disc is not loaded into the current clip list Load the clip list see page 56 and try again No SUB CLIP 9 CLIP LIST CANNOT LOCATE SPECIFIED This appears when a playback button is pressed with SUB CLIP S no sub clips in the current clip list Playback is not possible when there are no sub clips in the current clip list Troubleshooting xipueddy 97 xipueddy 98 Alarm message in time data display section SB CLP mode P Alarm message in monitor video section TO ADD AN ESSENCE MARK EXIT FROM SUB CLIP MODE FIRST Description action This appears when you press the ESSENCE MARK SHIFT THUMBNAIL button with th
80. TION gt SYSTEM SEL gt SYSTEM FREQ For details about the setup menu see page 77 System Menu in Chapter 6 When the system frequency is set to 60I or 30P select drop frame mode DF or non drop frame mode NDF on page P1 of the function menu see page 76 Connections and Settings Production of some of the peripherals and related devices described in this chapter has been discontinued For advice about choosing devices please contact your Sony dealer or a Sony sales representative Connecting an External Monitor You can connect a video monitor to this unit s video output connectors or to the MONITOR connector The following figure shows an example using a Sony multi format LCD monitor You can also superimpose character information such as timecode and the unit s operating status on output video For details see Superimposed Text Information page 32 To view HD video Connect an HD video monitor using the method in the following figure When you connect a monitor with this method set the setup menu item INTERFACE SELECT gt D SUB OUTPUT to YPbPr see page 55 Connections and Settings suonejedejg Z jajdeup 23 suonejedejg z sajdeup 24 AUDIO MONITOR PDW F30 this unit E Re232C REMOTE P Cap eod cea MONITOR Y Pg Pg 4 d connectors AUDIO IN CO gaaoaaaaaaao a ao oooooo0o000 ofo 9090909
81. UR Duration between In point and Out point LOADING Disc is being loaded Note UNLOADING Disc is being j unloaded If the time data or user bits cannot be read correctly they STANDBY OFF Sandovo mad will be displayed with an asterisk For example T R PEPY OT MOSS U R T R or U R STOP Stop mode NEXT Cuing up to the first Timecode reader drop frame mark for system frame of the next frequency 601 30P only clip P Indicates drop frame mode PREV Cuing up to the first Indicates non drop frame mode une of the current clip Timecode generator drop frame mark for system FFWD Fast forward search frequency 601 30P only FREV Fast reverse search 6699 1 pi Indicates drop frame mode factory default PLAY Playback mode Indicates non drop frame mode servo unlocked PLAY LOCK Playback mode vrrc field mark servo locked blank Fields 1 and 3 for system frequency 601 30P REC Record mode or fields 1 3 5 and 7 for system frequency 501 25P servo unlocked see Fields 2 and 4 for system frequency 601 30P or fields 2 4 6 and 8 for system frequency 50I 25P BEC LOCK Record mode servo locked O Menu setting states JOG STILL A still picture in jog This is displayed when the setup menu item DISPLAY mede CONTROL gt MENU STATUS is set to ENABLE see JOG FWD Jog mode in page 82 forward direction JOG REV Jog mode in Display Description reverse direction B1 The current menu settings ar
82. ails 50 Chapter 4 Scene Selection OVER VICW Me UU D TEN 51 Assipnimbs Clip TItles 5 etos Ponit nb e pape dde nid S 54 Assigning User Defined Clip and Clip List Names 54 Creating Clip LISTS 5c eia aed ron nnd Ernie o aue eae GE GERE Ci 56 Table of Contents Including Clips Selected in the Thumbnail Screen in the Clip List 56 Quick Scene Selection Adding Sub Clips During Recording Playback Or Search oett ret ED vete e RES 59 Editing Clip LASTS m e M aa dua 61 Basie ODerallons 5o sss teas m ed He 61 Reordering Sub C lips ore ete ete er dee eae ER RE e Resin 61 Modifying the In and Out Points of Sub Clips Trimming 62 Dele ting Sub IS ascia reper pst hue e eaete qoe tpe e Pe doepew eed 63 Setting the Start Timecode for the Current Clip List 63 Previewing the Edited Clip Listo eden Doe foreros diea 63 Saving the Current Clip List to Disc 64 Managing Clip Lists ooi ien ost corned FX xe er x eL iria raa cR ici 65 Changing Displayed Items of Information on Sub Clips 66 Loading a Clip List From a Disc Into the Current Clip List 66 Deleting Clip Lists From a Disc eet dieti eene ette einn 66 Sorin CHOISIS megede bip et Oden eb dette et Oa edd 66 Using the PDZ 1 Proxy Browsing Software 68 Chapter 5 Fil
83. ame at the stop position is displayed Names and Functions of Parts MBIAJOAC Ja deUuD 17 MeIAJOAQ 1e1deuo 18 STANDBY button Press this button to put the unit into standby off mode the STOP button lights and the STANDBY indicator lights Press it again to return to the original state STOP button lit STANDBY indicator off This unit has a function that can put it into standby off mode automatically after a certain length of time passes in disc stop mode For details see the explanation of STILL TIMER in the setup menu page 83 Q TS REC transport stream record button Press this button together with the PLAY button to start recording Recording starts on the unrecorded part of the disc Press the STOP button to stop recording A clip is created from the recorded section This button is enabled when you record TS input signals when the PDBK 102 MPEG TS Input Output Board is installed or the signals of the internal signal generator Rear Panel Analog video signal output section 2 Analog audio signal output section MONITOR EF O 3 Power supply section RS232C REMOTE 9P E30 di CED 4 External device connection section 1 Analog video signal output section D COMPOSITE OUT connectors COMPOSITE OUT MONITOR connector MONITOR 00000 OO 0ooooo Q COMPOSITE OUT connectors
84. ansport temperature 20 C to 60 C 4 F to 140 F Operating relative humidity no condensation allowed 25 to 80 RH Storage and transport relative humidity no condensation allowed 20 to 90 System Recording format Video MPEG HD HQ35 SP25 LP18 Mbps Proxy video MPEG 4 Audio MPEG HD 16 bits 48 kHz 4 2 channels Proxy audio A law 8 bits 8 kHz 4 channels Specifications xipueddy 103 xipueddy 104 Playback format MPEG HD HQ35 SP25 LP18 Mbps Video DVCAM 25 Mbps Proxy video Audio MPEG 4 MPEG HD 16 bits 48 kHz 4 2 channels DVCAM 16 bits 48 kHz 4 channels Proxy audio A law 8 bits 8 kHz 4 channels 1 The MPEG 4 Codec is a product of Ingenient Technologies Inc Recording Playback time when PFD23 is used MPEG HD Mode 4 channel audio 2 channel audio HQ mode VBR 35 65 minutes or 68 minutes or Mbps more more SP mode CBR 25 Approx 85 Approx 90 Mbps minutes minutes LP mode VBR 18 Mbps 112 minutes or more 122 minutes or more DVCAM playback only 85 minutes Search speed Jog mode to 2 times normal speed Variable speed mode to 2 times normal speed Shuttle mode 20 to 20 times normal speed Fast forward mode 20 times normal speed Fast reverse mode 20 times normal speed Video performance Sampling frequency Y 74 25 MHz R Y B Y 37 125 MHz 8 bits sample MPEG2 MP HL Quantization C
85. appears when an attempt is made to execute an operation that requires recording while the disc is full SHOT MARK DOES NOT EXIST The specified shot mark has not been recorded This appears when an attempt is made to execute a DELETE SHOT MARK operation on a clip when the specified shot mark has not been recorded for that clip REC START CANNOT BE DELETED REC START cannot be deleted This appears when an attempt is made to delete a REC START with a DELETE SHOT MARK operation DELETE SHOT MARK can delete only SHOT MARK1 and SHOT MARK2 marks CLIP IS LOCKED The clip is locked This appears when an attempt is made to delete a clip set the clip thumbnail or delete a shot mark when the clip is locked ALL CLIPS ARE LOCKED All clips are locked This appears when an attempt is made to execute a LOCK ALL CLIPS operation when all clips are already locked ALL CLIPS ARE UNLOCKED All clips are unlocked This appears when an attempt is made to execute an UNLOCK ALL CLIPS operation when all clips are already unlocked Troubleshooting xipueddy 101 xipueddy 102 Alarms relating to sensors and drives Description action Contact your Sony dealer The unit will not stop operating but if you continue to use it in this state temperatures inside the unit or the Alarm message in time Alarm message in monitor video data display section section FAN Stopped FAN MOTOR STO
86. ata The clips themselves are not changed so you can repeat the operation as often as you like Clip lists created with the scene selection function can be played back on this unit The scene selection function makes it easy to carry out operations such as adding material in clip units adding parts of clips adding by chapter reordering the playback order modifying In and Out points and deletion all on this unit Clip lists edit data created with the scene selection function can be used on XPRI and other full feature nonlinear editing systems Chapter Overview 51 uonoe esg eueogS y Jejdeuo uonoe eg eueog p JaldeyD 52 Flow of scene selection editing Record material or insert disc containing recorded material into this unit To edit a clip list on the disc Create and edit a clip list Including a sub clip in the current clip list see page 56 Reordering sub clips see page 61 Changing sub clip In and Out points trimming see page 62 Deleting sub clips see page 63 Save the clip list to disc see page 64 Play back the clip list see page 47 Load a clip list see page 66 Clip1 Clip2 Clip3 Clip4 Sub Sub Sub Select Recorded material clips Clip list 1 Clip 1 Clip list 1 Clip 2 chan Clip 3 Disc Sub clip 1 Sub clip 2 Sub clip 3
87. atically and a full salvage function which you can execute as required Quick salvage Clips are reconstructed on the basis of backup data stored in nonvolatile memory and markers recorded on the disc Processing time is about 5 seconds Quick salvage executes automatically if the unit is powered on with a disc still loaded after recording was interrupted by power off Full salvage Clips are reconstructed on the basis of markers recorded on the disc Nonvolatile memory cannot be used so processing takes longer than for a quick salvage about 30 seconds although it depends on the state of the disc You are prompted to execute a full salvage whenever you insert a disc that was removed manually from a powered off device after interruption of recording by power off Note that no recorded clip contents are lost when the on standby switch on the front panel is set to standby during recording because the unit does not enter standby mode until after the end of recording processing Even after recording finishes do not set the POWER switch on the rear panel to off until the ACCESS indicator has gone out These functions salvage as much recorded material as possible after an unforeseen accident but 100 restoration cannot be guaranteed Even when these functions are used it is not possible to recover data from immediately before the interruption of recording The amount of data lost is as follows Quick salvage From 2 to 4
88. ay 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 If used in USA use the UL LISTED power cord specified below DO NOT USE ANY OTHER POWER CORD Plug Cap Parallel blade with ground pin NEMA 5 15P Configuration Cord Type SJT three 16 or 18 AWG wires Length Minimum 1 5 m Less than 2 5 m 8 ft 3 in Rating Minimum 10 A 125 V 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 fire or electric shock refer servicing to qualified service personnel WARNING THIS WARNING IS APPLICABLE FOR OTHER COUNTRIES 1 Use the approved Power Cord 3 core mains lead Appliance Connector Plug with earthing contacts that conforms to the safety regulations of each country if applicable 2 Use the Power Cord 3 core mains lead Appliance Connector Plug conforming to the proper ratings Voltage Ampere If you have questions on the use of the above Power Cord Appliance Connector Plug please consult a qualified service personnel When installing the installation space must be secured in consideration of the ventilation and service operation Do not block the ventilation slots at the left side and rig
89. ay section when using the setup menu enhanced items Setup Menu Operati ons Menu control buttons Functions 4 MARK1 and MARK2 These buttons move the This section explains how to change menu settings buttons highlighted cursor up and down within the current level to select an item or setting Hold down Buttons used to change settings one of these buttons to make the highlighted cursor move Use the following buttons to change menu settings continuously IN and gt OUT buttons Press the OUT button to go Menu control buttons Functions dawn one aval MENU button Display and hide the menu Press the amp IN button to go Return to the menu from up one level setting screens Hold down one of these buttons to make the highlighted cursor move continuously 86 System Menu Menu control buttons Functions RESET button Returns the setting to the factory default setting e Answer No to the question SET button Saves the new setting in memory Answer Yes to the question 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 1 Press the 4 MARK1 or 4 MARK2 button to select the required item Example Screen display when DISPLAY CONTROL is selected SETUP MENU OPERATIONAL FUNCTION DISPLAY CONTROL gt SETUP BANK OPERATION MENU GRADE BASIC 2 Press the OUT bu
90. ays the first frame as a thumbnail To add sub clips using the expand function You can include a part of a sub clip in the current clip list by dividing the content of the sub clip into parts and displaying thumbnails of the parts For details see Chapter 3 Searching With the Expand Function page 44 Proceed as follows 1 After carrying out step 8 of the procedure in Including Clips Selected in the Thumbnail Screen in the Clip List page 56 press the EXPAND F5 button Thumbnails of the target clip divided into eight equal parts appear in the upper portion of the scene selection window To vary the expansion ratio Each time you press the EXPAND button changes the ratio through the sequence x8 x64 x512 To return to the previous setting hold down the SHIFT button and press the EXPAND button To cancel the expand display Press the RESET button You return to the scene selection window 2 Carry out steps 8 to 12 of the procedure in Including Clips Selected in the Thumbnail Screen in the Clip List page 56 to include thumbnails of the portions you want to include in the clip list The section from the selected thumbnail to the next thumbnail is included as a sub clip Save the current clip list to disc For details see Saving the Current Clip List to Disc page 64 Even if you select several thumbnails they are added to the clip list as one continuous sub clip To add su
91. b clips using the chapter function The chapter function allows a thumbnail to be displayed for each shot mark recorded within a clip For details see Chapter 3 Searching for Frames With Essence Marks page 45 1 Carry out step 8 of the procedure in Including Clips Selected in the Thumbnail Screen in the Clip List page 56 An S mark appears in the upper right of thumbnails where short marks have been set Select one of these thumbnails and press the CHAPTER button This displays thumbnails of chapters of the specified clip in the upper portion of the scene selection window CLIP LISTCADD CHAPTER 008 0006 0015 iun be 148 0l if Tea 128 03 TCUT 17 13 24 HP PEO 17 23 OP TC 01 17 43 01 COs sO SCENE SELECTION TOTAL GHEE 2 Carry out steps 8 to 12 of the procedure in Including Clips Selected in the Thumbnail Screen in the Clip List page 56 to include thumbnails of the scenes you want to include in the clip list The section from the selected thumbnail to the next thumbnail is included as a sub clip 3 Save the current clip list to disc For details see Saving the Current Clip List to Disc page 64 When you select several chapter thumbnails they are added to the clip list as a single sub clip Quick Scene Selection Adding Sub Clips During Recording Playback or Search Before starting load the clip list to which you want to add a sub clip into the current clip list see page 66
92. ble use these buttons to change menu settings When the THUMBNAIL button is lit you can use these for thumbnail selection During recording and playback the 4 MARKI or amp MARKz2 button can be pressed with the SET button held down to record a SHOT MARKI or SHOT MARK2 as an essence mark To delete or change essence marks use the supplied PDZ 1 Proxy Browsing Software IN indicator and OUT indicator IN indicator This lights when an In point exists It flashes if an attempt is made to set an In point after a recorded Out point OUT indicator This lights when an Out point exists It flashes if an attempt is made to set an Out point before a recorded In point 4 Shuttle jog variable speed playback control block Jog shuttle transport indicators VAR AUN VAR button JOG button SHUTTLE button Jog dial Q Shuttle dial For details about playback operations with these buttons and dials see page 41 Playback in Chapter 3 VAR variable button To play back in variable speed mode using the shuttle dial press this button turning it on JOG button To play back in jog mode using the jog dial press this button turning it on SHUTTLE button To play back in shuttle mode using the shuttle dial press this button turning it on Jog shuttle transport indicators These show the playback direction in jog shuttle or variable speed mode lt green Ligh
93. c Items and then use the IN gt OUT MARK1 MARK2 buttons to select a menu item and change the setting 2 When you have completed the settings press the SET button The message NOW SAVING appears in the monitor video section and Saving appears in the time data display section while the new settings are saved in memory When the saving operation is completed the monitor video section and time data display section 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 87 carry out the procedure up to step 5 then with the current setting displayed in the example if the factory default setting has been changed the current setting will be TC MODE proceed as follows 1 Press the RESET button OFF factory default setting is selected 2 Press the SET button The setting returned to its factory default is saved in memory as the current setting To return all settings to their factory default settings 1 Display the setup menu 2 Press the RESET button A message appears to confirm whether or not you wish to return all settings to their factory default settings Message i
94. caution when moving the cart apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip over Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way such as power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture does not operate normally or has been dropped To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture To avoid electrical shock do not open the cabinet Refer servicing to qualified personnel only THIS APPARATUS MUST BE EARTHED CAUTION The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and no objects filled with liquid such as vases shall be placed on the apparatus CAUTION The unit is not disconnected from the AC power source mains as long as it is connected to the wall outlet even if the unit itself has been turned off IMPORTANT The nameplate is located on the bottom 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 m
95. code of the parent clips of sub clips Therefore you can set the start timecode for each clip list By default the start timecode LTC for the current clip list is set to 00 00 00 00 To set this to a different value proceed as follows 1 Carry out steps 1 to 4 of the procedure in Basic Operations see page 61 select TC PRESET in step 2 The timecode setting screen appears TC PRESET E0002 TC 12 32 20 02 The timecode shown in this screen is the current initial timecode of the current clip list If a clip list has been loaded from disc and timecode has already been set for that clip list then that value is displayed 2 Use the IN and gt OUT buttons to select the digit HOUR MIN SEC or FRAME you want to set 3 Use the 4 MARK1 and MARK2 buttons or jog dial to display the value you want to set To cancel the timecode setting Press the RESET button 4 When you have finished setting all the digits you want press the SET button The starting timecode for the current clip list is set to the specified LTC value The count starts from that value when playback starts D Save the current clip list to disc For details see Saving the Current Clip List to Disc page 64 The drop frame or non drop frame setting of the current clip list reflects the setting of the unit at the time when one of the following operations is performed Adding the first sub clip Setting the start timecode Pr
96. cording to system frequency XGA 60Hz gt gt XGA 60Hz Set to XGA monitor output fixed at 60 Hz YPbPr gt gt YPbPr Y R Y B Y component video signals AUDIO OUTPUT gt Audio Out Select the channels for audio output from the AUDIO OUTPUT 1 3 and 2 4 connectors CH1 CH2 gt gt CH1 CH2 Output channel 1 to the AUDIO OUTPUT 1 3 connector and channel 2 to the AUDIO OUTPUT 2 4 connector CH3 CH4 gt gt CH3 CH4 Output channel 3 to the AUDIO OUTPUT 1 3 connector and channel 4 to the AUDIO OUTPUT 2 4 connector REMOTE I F gt Remote I F Select how to perform remote control when the remote control switch is set to REMOTE i LINK gt gt i LINK Use the Hd S400 connector 9PIN RS 232C 9P 232C Use either the REMOTE 9P connector or the RS232C connector depending on the setting of the remote connector selector switch 9PIN PARA Para Run Use the REMOTE 9P connector to connect several PDW F30 units and perform remote control from one of them specified as the parent BAUDRATE gt BaudRate Select the communications speed bps of the RS232C connector 9600 gt gt 9600 19200 gt gt 19200 38400 gt gt 38400 57600 gt gt 57600 115200 gt gt 115200 i LINK MODE gt i LinkMode Select the type of connection for the amp S400 connector AV C gt gt AV C AV C connection FAM PC REMOTE gt gt FAM FAM connection NETWORK ENABLE gt N
97. cription this is referred to as the thumbnail screen Name of currently i d ais Sixth clip is selected from selected clip a total of 34 clips Thumbnail index picture of currently selected clip DUR 0 00 10 23 30 NOV 2005 13 38 Recording date and time of selected clip Total length of selected clip Clip information recording date and time initial timecode total length and so on a When a title has been assigned to a clip see page 54 the title is enclosed in double quotation marks for example TITLE00001 b A mark is shown to indicate that the thumbnail index picture is not the first frame of the clip See To change a thumbnail image index picture on page 44 To return to the original screen Press the THUMBNAIL button turning it off In any of the following screens you can press the THUMBNAIL button to return to the original screen To select a thumbnail image and start playback 106808 PHONES 1 Doone of the following to select the thumbnail of the clip you want to cue up Press the arrow buttons Turn the jog or shuttle dial Press the PREV or NEXT button Move to the previous or next thumbnail Press the TOP SHIFT PREV or END SHIFT NEXT button Move to the first or last thumbnail Holding down the SHIFT button press the MARKI or MARK2 button D
98. cutively from the timecode of the last frame recorded on the disc PRESET Advance from a preset initial value REGEN regenerate Advance consecutively from the timecode of the last frame recorded on the disc Function Menu System Menu Use the system menu to set up the unit for specific purposes and conditions Menu settings are stored in nonvolatile memory and are preserved even after the unit is powered off The system menu is made up of the following five menus e Setup menu SETUP MENU TC preset menu TC PRESET Disc menu DISC MENU Date and time preset menu DATE TIME PRESET Digital time display menu HOURS METER This section explains the setup menu and the disc menu See page 38 To record timecode after setting an initial value Internal Preset in Chapter 3 for more information about the TC preset menu See page 27 Setting the Date and Time in Chapter 2 for more information about the date and time preset menu See page 94 Periodic Maintenance in the appendixes for more information about the digital time display menu Displaying the Setup and Disc Menus Menus appear in the monitor video section and in the time data display section If you have connected an external monitor they are also superimposed over the picture shown on that monitor 1 Press the MENU button The system menu appears SYSTEM MENU TC PRESET DISC MENU DATE TIME PRESET HOURS METER
99. d then switch between normal speed playback and shuttle playback by pressing the PLAY and SHUTTLE buttons alternately Playback in variable speed mode In variable speed mode you can control the speed of playback in the range of 1 to 2 times normal speed To carry out playback in variable speed mode proceed as follows 1 Press the VAR button turning it on 2 Tum the shuttle dial to the desired angle corresponding to the desired playback speed Playback in variable speed mode starts 3 To stop playback in variable speed mode return the shuttle dial to the center position or press the STOP button To alternate between normal speed playback and variable speed mode playback Set the shuttle dial to the position corresponding to the desired variable playback speed then switch between normal speed playback and variable speed mode playback by pressing the PLAY and VAR buttons alternately Searching for Clips With Thumbnails Thumbnail Search You can display thumbnail images index pictures of all clips on the disc and use them to cue up a desired clip To display a list of thumbnail images With the SUB CLIP button off press the THUMBNAIL button turning it on A list appears showing thumbnails of 12 clips on the disc including the clip being currently played back In the following des
100. d on the disc they are played back continuously No audio is output when non audio signals are played back To jump to the next or previous clip then start playback Use the PREV button NEXT button jog dial or shuttle dial To stop playback Press the STOP button If you play back to the end of the last clip playback automatically stops If in this state you press the PLAY button the message ALARM DISC END appears on the display Playback xXoeqKe d pue Buipiooeu e 1e deuo 41 yoeqhe q pue BuipiooeH g 1e deuo 42 To carry out playback again move back to the desired clip using the PREV button jog dial or shuttle dial To set shot marks While playing back a disc you can set essence marks such as SHOT MARKI and SHOT MARK2 in desired frames To seta SHOT MARKI or SHOT MARK2 hold down the 4 MARKI or V MARK2 button and press the SET button To erase or change essence marks use the supplied PDZ 1 Proxy Browsing Software Playback in jog mode In jog mode you can control the speed of playback by the speed of turning the jog dial The playback speed range is to 2 times normal speed To carry out playback in jog mode proceed as follows co Cg oie a Da OQ 8 Q 6 Du 1 Press the JOG button turning it on 2 Turn the jog dial in the desired direction at the speed
101. de signals only UB gt gt UB Regenerate user bits signals only UB BINARY GP gt Binary Gp Settings related to the user bits binary group flag When TCG on page P1 of the function menu is set to anything other than INT and TC MODE is set to REGEN the user bits binary flag setting of external timecode is followed 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 System Menu TIME CODE Time Code Settings related to the timecode generator VITC POS SEL 1 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 VITC POS SEL 2 Description When the system frequency is 60i 23 98P or 30P 20LINE gt gt 20 line to 12LINE gt gt 12 line Select any line from 12 to 20 Factory default setting 16 LINE gt gt 16 line When the system frequency is 60i 23 98P or 30P the VBID Video Blanking ID receives priority over a selection of 20LINE When the system frequency is 50i or 25P 22LINE gt gt 22 line to 9LINE gt
102. deo RGB YPbPr HD VD component D sub 15 pin Analog audio Audio 2 channels XLR connector x2 phono jack x2 Convenient disc based playback and search functions Thumbnail searches An independent clip file is generated whenever recording starts and stops The first frame of each clip is used as the thumbnail for that clip You can display a list of thumbnails on the color LCD or an external monitor and cue up a desired scene by selecting the corresponding thumbnail Essence mark searches You can record essence marks at any scene during video recording or at the recording stop position You can display a list of essence mark scenes on the color LCD or an external monitor Essence marks can also be added after recording with the supplied PDZ 1 Proxy Browsing Software Thumbnail expansion After selecting a clip in the thumbnail list you can divide the clip into 12 parts and show a list of thumbnails for the first frame in each part This makes it easy to find the scene you want within the clip This expansion can be repeated up to 3 times 1728 divisions Scene selection You can create and play back clip lists of selected clips from the disc arranged in any order One disc can store up to 99 clip lists Clip lists make it simple to perform offline editing in the field for later use with full scale nonlinear editing systems Repeat playback You can repeatedly play back any clip or clip list Unlike tape d
103. disc Slide in the direction of the arrow Write Inhibit tab settings SAVE gt SAVE gt Recording enabled Recording disabled You can also write protect individual clips For details see Locking Write protecting Clips page 48 Loading and Unloading a Disc When the on standby switch indicator is lit green you can load and unload a disc as shown in the following figure Handling Discs xXoeqKe d pue Buipiooeg e Jaydeyo 35 xoeg e g pue Buip1ooeH 1e deu 36 On standby switch and indicator To unload Press the EJECT button To load Insert a disc face up The disc is drawn in The disc slot indicator flashes orange when you insert a disc and lights blue when the disc is completely loaded The indicator flashes blue when you eject a disc and goes out when the disc is completely ejected Formatting a Disc Unused discs are formatted automatically when they are loaded into this unit To format a recorded disc load the disc into the unit then proceed as follows When a recorded disc is formatted all the data on the disc is erased Locked clips see page 48 are also erased 1 Press the DISPLAY button to maximize the monitor video section 2 Press the MENU button The system menu appears on the display Handling Discs 3 Select DIS
104. e LETER BOX gt gt gt LetterBox Letter box mode SQEEZE gt gt gt Squeeze Squeeze mode DETAIL GAIN gt gt Detail Select the gain level of the up converter image enhancer LOW gt gt gt Low Low MID gt gt gt Mid Mid HIGH gt gt gt High High DOWN CONVERTER gt Down conv Set up the down converter CONV MODE gt gt Conv mode Select the conversion mode SQEEZE squeeze mode is selected automatically during recording EDGE CROP gt gt Edge Crop Edge crop mode LETER BOX LetterBox Letter box mode SQEEZE Squeeze Squeeze mode DETAIL GAIN gt gt Detail Select the gain level of the down converter image enhancer LOW Low Low MID gt gt Mid Mid HIGH gt gt High High CROSS COLOR Cross col Turn cross color adjustment on or off OFF gt gt gt OFF The image enhancer uses default settings for cross color ON gt gt gt ON The image enhancer adjusts so that there are fewer cross colors AUDIO CONTROL Audio Settings related to audio control REC MODE gt REC mode Select the audio recording mode Description 4chx16bit gt gt 4ch 16bit 4 channel 48 kHz mode 2chx16bit gt gt 2ch 16bit 2 channel 48 kHz mode System Menu AUDIO CONTROL Audio Settings related to audio control Description LEVEL SELECT Level Sel REF LEVEL gt gt REF Level
105. e 75 SUB CLIP CLIP MENU button This functions as a SUB CLIP button when pressed alone and as a CLIP MENU button when pressed together with the SHIFT button SUB CLIP button Press this button turning it on to perform playback of a clip list A clip list selection screen appears To play back the clips in the order they were recorded press this button again turning it off The clip list selection screen disappears This button does not light and pressing it has no effect when no clip lists are registered CLIP MENU button Press this button turning it on to load save or delete a clip list A clip list menu appears To erase the clip list screen from the display press the button again turning it off MBIAJOAC Je deUD For details about clip lists see Chapter 4 Scene Selection page 51 THUMBNAIL ESSENCE MARK button This functions as a THUMBNAIL button when pressed alone and as an ESSENCE MARK button when pressed together with the SHIFT button THUMBNAIL button Press this button turning it on to search for a frame by specifying a thumbnail see page 43 and to create a clip list A thumbnail selection screen appears on the display To erase the selection screen from the display press the button again turning it off ESSENCE MARK button Press this button turning it on to search for a frame by specifying an essence mark see page 45 and to record an essence mark An essence mark select
106. e Operations ie i i eS 69 Directory SUUCIEe s oou s eure os tos aee gab esas S pai REA S Rn MRNA 69 File Operation RestricEons o odo esie odidens onn vas unes ete Doves 70 File Operations in File Access Mode 72 Making FAM Connections eese sees eene eene ettet enne 72 CPST AIT on FUES ssc Sp ce oe qa oO RR sedan se Sige Sar ebat pu essa ee eae 73 Chapter6 Menus Function Menu ee saia 75 Function Menu Operatiornis eere tete pee ie neto eese th Pe esa ge eese ge gus 75 Function Menu Settings cree ettet sisse eene tad eae iue ve Re eee tre dae 75 System MENU 77 Displaying the Setup and Disc Menus eee 11 Setup Men en E e RE R E A TI Sep Menu Items nih rera oed efagakos undas NR D 79 Setup Menu Operations eate pep dani ema eee Ea ope E ne e 86 Dise Menu T 89 Disc Men Operati S noeneen dolut t NNI inthis eae et ed ae 89 Chapter 7 Using Option Boards Option Boards for Enhanced Functionality 91 Using the PDBK 101 Network Board Gigabit Ethernet 91 Computer Connection Example FTP Connection 91 Using the PDBK 102 MPEG TS Input Output Board 92 HDV Connection BXample or tetro BRUM n rp ONE UIS 92 Appendix Important Notes on Operation e
107. e SUB CLIP button lit Try again after pressing the SUB CLIP button to turn it off RECORDED SUB CLIP NG P SUB CLIP IS INVALID Set the In and Out points again SET APPROPRIATE IN OUT POINTS No List D NO CLIP LIST This appears when you try to delete a clip list when there is no clip list saved on the disc Load the disc that contains the clip list you want to delete STOP ONCE D STOP ONCE THEN EXECUTE This appears when you press the SUB CLIP button during clip list playback Stop the playback and try again No EM space ESSENCE MARK NOT RECORDED Use the PDZ 1 Proxy Browsing Software to delete NO SPACE AVAILABLE TO RECORD unneeded essence marks ESSENCE MARK EM Full NO MORE ESSENCE MARKS CAN BE Disc Damage DISC CANNOT BE RECORDED TO USE ANOTHER DISC FOR RECORDING Use another disc NON AV Full DISC CANNOT BE RECORDED TO Delete unneeded clips or GENERAL files FOR MORE RECORDING SPACE DELETE CLIPS OR NON AV DATA GENERAL FILES Index File UNSUPPORT INDEX FILE Use another disc DISC CANNOT BE RECORDED TO File System CURRENT VERSION OF THE This appears when you insert a disc that can be SOFTWARE SETS THE DISC WRITE played back but not recorded PROTECTED Exchange the disc for one with a file system FILE SYSTEM ON THE DISC INHIBITS en by this unit Or format the disc see page WRITING i Loading 9 LOADING This appears if you press a button while a disc is loading Wait un
108. e are as follows Computer operating system Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 or higher or Microsoft Windows XP Preparations Do the following on the remote computer and this unit Install the FAM driver on the remote computer see the next item n the setup menu set INTERFACE SELECT gt i LINK MODE to FAM PC REMOTE see page 85 To install the FAM driver Insert the supplied CD ROM PDZ 1 Proxy Browsing Software in the CD ROM drive of the computer and execute the Setup exe file then follow the installation instructions For details refer to the ReadMe file contained on the CD ROM disc Making FAM Connections Proceed as follows 1 Ifthere is a disc loaded in this unit put the unit into the following state Recording playback search and other disc operations Stopped THUMBNAIL button see page 13 Off Disc access by DELETE LAST CLIP DELETE ALL CLIPS QUICK FORMAT in the DISC menu and so on Stopped MENU button OFF Unsaved current clip list Save or clear 2 Connect the S400 connector on this unit to the i LINK IEEE1394 connector on the remote computer using an i LINK cable File data A Transfer of files i Disc recorder this unit Laptop computer etc i LINK cable not supplied Windows recognizes this unit as a removable disc and displays one of the following icons on the remote computer s task bar Windows 2000
109. e page 66 SAVE CLIP LIST Save the current clip list to disc see page 64 DELETE CLIP LIST Delete a clip list from the disc see page 66 SORT CLIP LISTS BY You can sort the clip lists by name or date and time of creation see page 66 SET INDEX PICTURE 9 Change the thumbnail image index picture of a clip see page 44 ADD 9 Add sub clips to the current clip list see page 56 MOVED Reorder sub clips see page 61 TRIMP Change the In point or Out point of a sub clip see page 62 DELETE P Delete unnecessary sub clips see page 63 TC PRESET P Change the start timecode for the current clip list to a desired value see page 63 DELETE CLIP Delete a clip LOCK UNLOCK CLIP Lock or unlock a clip LOCK OR DELETE ALL CLIPS Lock or delete all clips DELETE SHOT MARK Delete a shot mark a Displayed only in operating thumbnail list screen b Displayed only in operating the clip list screen To clear the CLIP menu from the screen Press the MENU button or hold down the SHIFT button and press the SUB CLIP button Managing Clip Lists uonoe esg eueogS y Jejdeuo 65 uonoe eg eueog p jejdeuj 66 The CLIP menu can handle up to 99 clip lists Changing Displayed Items of Information on Sub Clips You can change information displayed in the lower portion of each thumbnail in the clip list window Proceed as follows 1 Di
110. e the same as the SHUTTLE STILL A still picture in settings in menu bank 1 shuttle mode SHUTTLE Speed Shuttle mode Superimposed Text Information suonejedejg Z jajdeup 33 Display Operation mode Block A Block B VAR Speed Variable speed mode TOP 0001 xxxx Cuing up to the first frame of the first clip Cuing up to the last frame of the last clip END xxxx xxxx suonejedejg zg sajdeup 34 PREROLL Cuing up during preroll Displaying Supplementary Status Information When you set the setup menu item DISPLAY CONTROL gt SUB STATUS to other than OFF see page 82 you can view supplementary status information on the monitor screen below the operating mode display area tlele jofo o 4 a 7 o 7 Heart e Hele Supplementary status information The following items of supplementary status information are displayed depending on the setting of the menu item SUB STATUS Setting of menu item SUB STATUS TC MODE Items of supplementary information displayed Operating mode of the internal timecode generator REMAIN Amount of free capacity on the disc in minute units CLIP NO Clip number The following tables show the on screen indications of supplementary information and their meaning When the menu item SUB STATUS is set to TC MODE On screen indication INT PRST FREE Meaning The internal
111. ed as follows 1 Display the disc menu see page 77 2 Press the 4 MARK1 button or the V MARK2 button to select DELETE 3 Press the OUT button The name of the clip to be deleted appears 4 Press the SET button The clip is deleted and the number of the deleted clip appears To return to the next highest level without deleting the clip System Menu Press the MENU button To clear the menu from the screen Press the MENU button twice To delete all clips Carrying out the following procedure deletes all clips that are not locked Proceed as follows 1 Display the disc menu see page 77 2 Press the T MARKI button or the VMARK2 button to select DELETE 3 Press the gt OUT button 4 select ALL CLIP then press the gt OUT button D When the message ALL DELETE OK appears press the SET button All of the clips on the disc are deleted To return to the next highest level without deleting the clips Press the RESET button To clear the menu from the screen Press the MENU button To format a disc See Formatting a Disc page 36 in Chapter 3 Using Option Boards Option Boards for Enhanced Functionality You can enhance the functionality of this unit by installing option boards in the option slots You can install up to two option boards The boards which may be installed in each slot differ as follows Slot 1 PDBK 101 Slot 2 PDBK 102 Warning Improper installation of
112. eeeessseeeeees 93 Condensation P 93 Periodic Maintenance ccc coo reor etn eo rrr a nera eene ur era resuren 94 Digital Hours Melee ot veseet si snp toit De e engerie vi ge Peas ves 94 Troubleshooting eee E 95 ZSTAETHIS o issdetoMot ie toob b did re NIB OUI tetas Ribas de i dE s 95 Error Message Sirya ad roter aeS anA eere s re ERR APA 102 Table of Contents 7 8 Table of Contents To Eject Discs With the Unit Powered Off sess 102 About i LINK Gc M 102 SPCC Cations qe oie neces 103 Using UMID Date iiss iicsscstscransataseeecasadsenterewtrasenawaaseosveusterawccidearaies 106 MPEG 4 Visual Patent Portfolio License 108 GIOSSORY siaaa aaa a a aaa aAa N nian iaeddmani canteen 109 aeS a EE E S 110 Overview Features The PDW F30 is a professional disc recorder supporting HD playback and recording with Professional Disc P media It can play back MPEG HD format and DVCAM format data streams and record audio and video data files sent via its i LINK connector or the PDBK 101 Network Board When you use this unit in combination with a nonlinear editing system the FAM 2 function enables data file transfers between the unit and computers over the i LINK interface allowing the unit to be used like an external hard drive Its compact design which also permits vertical placement saves installation space on the desktop It incorp
113. efined name You can use the supplied PDZ 1 Proxy Browsing Software to assign titles to clip lists Use the f MARKI or V MARK2 button to select a clip list number such as E0001 and then press the SET button This returns to the thumbnail screen Press the SUB CLIP button The clip list window appears If you selected NEW FILE in step 4 the display shows the state with no clips loaded as shown below Select NEW FILE to create a new clip list CLIP LIST E0006 000 000 NEW FILE 6 Press the MENU button The CLIP menu appears CLIP LIST E0006 CLIP MENU CLIP INFORMATION LOAD CLIP LIST VE CL LI 1 000 000 NEW FILE Use the MARK1 or V MARK2 button to select ADD and then press the SET button The scene selection window appears Subsequently this entire screen is called the scene selection window CLIP LIST ADD 41 Em Has eee EA ra Creating Clip Lists uonoejes eueogs p Ja deuD 57 uonoe eg eueog p jejdeuj 58 O Use the arrow buttons or jog dial to select the desired clip You can also select clips with the following operations Press the PREV or NEXT button Moves to the previous or next clip Press the PREV or NEXT button with the SHIFT button held down Moves to the first or last clip Press the MARK1 or V MARK2 button with the SHIFT button held down Switches to the previous or next page Does not switch when there is only one page P
114. ep 2 of the foregoing operating procedure see page 87 When shown with a raised dot e the current setting is different from the factory default setting See the next item Displaying enhanced items Character string at the right of a menu item An asterisk in a Factory default setting complete list of settings See step 4 of the foregoing operating procedure see page 87 Displaying enhanced items The factory default setting is not to display enhanced items To display enhanced items set the menu item MENU GRADE to ENHANCED following the procedure in the previous section Changing the settings of basic items In step 1 first select MENU GRADE and next select ENHANCED then press the SET button to save the setting in memory System Menu With this done when you press the MENU button and the wi OUT button to display the setup menu all basic and enhanced items on menu level 1 appear SETUP MENU OPERATIONAL FUNCTION DISPLAY CONTROL TIME CODE DISC PROTECTION UIDEO CONTROL AUDIO CONTROL INTERFACE SELECT METADATA SETUP BANK OPERATION MENU GRADE e ENHAN gt Current setting 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 1 Inthe setup menu screen repeat steps 2 to 7 of Changing the Settings of Basi
115. es n excessive heat or cold operating temperature range 5 C to 40 C 41 F to 104 F Remember that in summer or in warm climates the temperature inside a car with the windows closed can easily exceed 50 C 122 F In damp or dusty locations Locations where the unit may be exposed to rain Locations subject to violent vibration Near strong magnetic fields Close to radio or TV transmitters producing strong electromagnetic fields In direct sunlight or close to heaters for extended periods To prevent electromagnetic interference from portable communications devices The use of portable telephones and other communications devices near this unit can result in malfunctions and interference with audio and video signals It is recommended that the portable communications devices near this unit be powered off About the LCD panel LCD panels are manufactured with extremely high precision technology that yields effective pixel rates of 99 99 or higher However very rarely one or more pixels may be permanently dark or permanently lit in white red blue or green This phenomenon is not a malfunction Such pixels have no effect on the recorded data and the unit may be used with confidence even if they are present Condensation If you move the unit from a very cold place to a warm place or use itin a damp location condensation may form on the optical pickup Then if the unit is operated in this state recording and
116. etwork En Select the positions of the remote control switch which enable access to the network NETWORK gt gt Network Only when the switch is set to NETWORK NETWORK amp RS 422A gt gt Net amp Rmt Only when the switch is set to NETWORK or when the switch is set to REMOTE and the menu item REMOTE I F is set to 9PIN RS232 System Menu snue N 9 Jejdeuj 85 INTERFACE SELECT Interface Settings related to interfaces WIRELESS RMT Wireless Enable or disable operation from the wireless remote commander Description DISABLE DISABLE Disable ENABLE ENABLE Enable METADATA Metadata Metadata settings INDEX POSITION Index Pos Specify which frame to use as the thumbnail image index picture when recording Description OSEC gt gt 0 sec to 10SEC gt gt 10 sec The frame at 0 seconds to 10 seconds from the top of the clip specified in units of 1 second Factory default setting OSEC STORE OWNER gt Ownership Create UMID owner information The STORED OWNERSHIP screen appears For details see Appendix Setting UMID ownership information on page 107 DATA ITEM OUT DATA ITEM Specify whether to include the information from extracted VANC packets in data items OFF gt gt OFF Do not include VANC packet information in data items ON gt gt ON Include VANC packet information in data items
117. eviewing the Edited Clip List With the SUB CLIP button lit press the PLAY button If you are in the thumbnail screen the THUMBNAIL button is lit playback starts from the beginning of the selected sub clip Editing Clip Lists uonoejes eueog y Ja deyD 63 uonoe eg eueogS p jejdeuj 64 However if you press the SUB CLIP button to turn it off and then press it again to light it the playback start position is reset to the start of the clip list With the SUB CLIP button lit press the PLAY button You can repeat playback of the current clip list by setting SET UP gt OPERATIONAL FUNCTION gt REPEAT MODE to ON Saving the Current Clip List to Disc Saving the Current Clip List to Disc Edited clip list data is not saved unless you carry out this operation If you are going to use the created or edited clip list data later on be sure to save it to disc If the Write Inhibit tab on the disc is set to the recording disabled position you cannot save the current clip list to the disc It may not be possible to record because of some other reason for example not enough free capacity on the disc 2 2 3 QiOel i FE 365 Proceed as follows 1 Display the CLIP menu See Displaying the CLIP menu page 65 2 Use the 4 MARKI or V MARK2
118. gt 9 line Select any line from 9 to 22 Factory default setting 19 LINE gt gt 19 line line 19 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 VITC POS SEL 1 When the system frequency is 60i 23 98P or 30P 20LINE gt gt 20 line to 12LINE gt gt 12 line Select any line from 12 to 20 Factory default setting 18 LINE gt gt 18 line When the system frequency is 60i 23 98P or 30P the VBID Video Blanking ID receives priority over a selection of 20LINE When the system frequency is 50i or 25P 22LINE gt gt 22 line to 9LINE gt gt 9 line Select any line from 9 to 22 Factory default setting 21 LINE gt gt 21 line line 21 PD PRESET gt PD preset Select the timecode to preset The A frames of pulldown sequences are preset 24F TC gt gt 24F TC Preset 24 frame timecode 30F TC gt gt 30F TC Preset 30 frame timecode DISC PROTECTION Disc protct Settings related to disc protection STILL TIMER gt gt STL timer Specify the length of time the unit can be in still image mode before switching to disc protection mode Description 0 5SEC gt gt gt 0 5 sec to 30MIN gt gt gt 30 min Select time from 16 settings ranging from 0 5 second to 30 minutes Factory default setting 8MIN gt gt gt 8 min 8 minutes VI
119. he SET button Clip List Playback You can play back clips in the same order as in a clip list created using the scene selection function See Chapter 4 for more information about scene selection Playing back in clip list order Proceed as follows 1 Ifthe clip list that you want to play exists on the disc load it into the current clip list 2 Press the SUB CLIP button turning it on 3 Press the PLAY button Playback begins from the first sub clip in the current clip list Stop the unit before using the SUB CLIP button Press the STOP button if a message appears telling you to stop the unit Depending on the length of sub clips in the clip list and their arrangement on the disc playback may freeze momentarily between sub clips To cue up with sub clip thumbnail images With the desired clip list loaded in the current clip list proceed as follows 1 Press the SUB CLIP button and the THUMBNAIL button turning them on Thumbnails of the first frames in the sub clips appear Sixth frame is selected from Name of current clip list 9 a total of 34 sub clips Sub clip information date and time of creation initial timecode playback time CLIP LIST E0001 006 034 ae TC 00 04 13 14 Currently selected sub clip Recording date and time of clip list Total playback time of sub clips in the clip list a When a title has been assigned to a clip list the title is enclosed in double quotation mark
120. he following operations supported by version 1 5 and higher XDCAM devices are carried out on a disc then it becomes impossible for version 1 4 and lower XDCAM devices to record new clips or delete existing clips on that disc The only possible operations are playback and disc formatting Writing of clips with user defined names Edit directory Deletion of clips except the last recorded clip Locking of clips f you attempt to write a C MXF file which does not meet the conditions specified as remark d on this table via a FAM connection a Windows error message appears to the effect that the file or directory is corrupt and cannot be read File name Content Operations Read Partial read Write Partial write Rename Create Delete E E01 SMI 9 Clip list file Yes Yes P No 9 Yes 9 Yes 9 0001 to 0099 E MO01 XML 9 Metadata file generated Yes Yes P No No 9 No automatically when E E01 SMI file is created 0001 to 0099 Other files Files other than the above No m No a With firmware version 1 5 and higher the E part can be changed to a user defined name b Only files which can be written by XDCAM Partial writing is not possible c Possible with firmware version 1 5 and higher d Only files which can be written by XDCAM e Only when the Write Inhibit tab on the disc is set to enable recording and REC INH is set to OFF f With firmware version 1 5
121. he function menu appears To display a different page Each press of the PAGE button displays the next function menu page in the order HOME P1 HOME Chapter To clear the function menu from the screen Press the DISPLAY button The size of the monitor video section increases To change the setting of a function menu item Use the F1 to F5 buttons Press the button to the right of each setting item to change the value of the item Keep pressing the button until the value you want appears Function Menu Settings The following tables list the setting items on each page and describe their setting values HOME page Setting item Description F1 CNTR SEL counter Selects the time data to display selection in the time data display section TC Timecode UB User bits COUNTER Elapsed recording or playback time Selects the audio channels to monitor CH 1 2 Channels 1 and 2 F2 MONI CH monitor channel CH 3 4 Channels 3 and 4 Function Menu snue N 9 Jejdeuj 75 snue N 9 Je1deuj 76 Setting item F3 MONI SEL monitor selection Description Selects the audio monitor signal output from the AUDIO MONITOR connector and the PHONES jack STEREO Assign the channels selected with MONI CH to left and right MONO L monaural L channel Output one of the channels selected with MONI CH MONO R monaural R channel Output one of the channels selected with
122. he values of 24F TC and 30F TC under TIME CODE gt PD PRESET in the setup menu are used as the conversion references To display 30 frame pulldown timecode in the monitor video display section or on an external monitor 1 Press the MENU button The system menu see page 77 appears 2 Press the MARKI or V MARK2 button to select SETUP MENU 3 Press the OUT button The setup menu appears 4 Press the MARKI or V MARK2 button to select DISPLAY CONTROL SETUP MENU OPERATIONAL FUNCTION DISPLAY CONTROL gt SETUP BANK OPERATION MENU GRADE BASIC 5 Press the gt OUT button The second level of the DISPLAY CONTROL menu appears 6 Press the 4 MARKI1 or V MARK2 button to select DISPLAY INFO SETUP MENU DISPLAY CONTROL CHARA DISPLAY ON CHARA POSITION CHARA TYPE WHITE CHARA USIZE ixl DISPLAY INFO CNN SUB STATUS OFF MENU DISPLAY WHITE BRIGHTNESS 55 ALARM ON 7 Press the gt OUT button The third level of the menu appears 24P 23 98P Mode Settings 31 suonejedejg Z jajdeup suonejedejg z sajdeup 32 SETUP MENU DISPLAY CONTROL DISPLAY INFO T8STA Xk TIME DATA amp STATUS NN TIME DATA amp UB TIME DATA amp CNT TIME DATA amp TIME TIME DATA amp CLIP TIME DATA ONLY 8 Press the 4 MARK1 or V MARK2 button to select TIME DATA ONLY 9 Press the SET button The setting is confirmed 10 T
123. hem on If an unsaved clip list exists in current clip list memory A warning message like the following appears CLIP LIST IS NOT SAVED OVERWRITE CLIP LIST Press the amp IN button or gt OUT button to select OK overwrite or CANCEL do not overwrite and then press the SET button Deleting Clip Lists From a Disc Proceed as follows 1 Display the CLIP menu see page 66 2 Use the 4 MARKI1 or V MARK2 button to select DELETE CLIP LIST and then press the SET button A list of clip lists appears see page 57 3 Use the T MARKI or V MARK2 button to select a clip list to delete and then press the SET button A deletion confirmation screen appears 4 Press the amp IN button or the OUT button to select OK and then press the SET button To cancel the clip list deletion Press the RESET button The selected clip list is deleted from the disc To continue deleting other clip lists After selecting OK press the SET button while holding down the SHIFT button The selected clip list is deleted and you return to step 3 and can continue deleting clip lists Sorting Clip Lists Proceed as follows to sort the list of existing clip lists by clip list name or by date of creation 1 Display the CLIP menu See Displaying the CLIP menu page 65 2 Use the MARK1 or WV MARK button to select SORT CLIP LISTS BY and then press the SET button A screen like the one shown be
124. ht side panels and vents of fans Leave a space around the unit for ventilation Leave more than 10 cm of space in the rear of the unit to secure the operation area When the unit is installed on the desk or the like leave at least 5 cm of space in the left and right sides CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT LASER KLASSE 1 PRODUKT LUOKAN 1 LASERLAITE KLASS 1 LASERAPPARAT This Professional Disc Recorder is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT Laser diode properties Wave length 403 to 410 nm Emission duration Continuous Laser output power 65 mW max of pulse peak 35 mW max of CW Tekniska data f r laserdiod Vaglangd 408 till 410 nm Emissionsl ngd Kontinuerlig Laseruteffekt 65 mW max f r pulstopp 35 mW max f r kontinuerlig vag Spesifikasjoner laserdiode B lgelengde 403 til 410 nm Str lingens varighet Kontinuerlig Laserens effekt 65 mW maks str letoppunkt 35 mW maks ved kontinuerlig str ling Laserdiodin ominaisuudet Aallon pituus 403 410 nm V lityksen kesto Jatkuva Laserl hd n teho 65 mW sykehuipun maks 35 mW jatkuvan aallon maks 7 LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN DO NOT STARE INTO BEAM CLASS 1M LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN DO NOT VIEW DIRECTLY WITH OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS RADIATIONS LASER DE CLASSE 1M EN CAS D OUVERTURE NE PAS REGARDER DIRECTEMENT AVEC DES INSTRUMENTS OPTIQUES KLASSE 1M LASERSTRAHLUNG WENN GE FFNET NICHT BLICKEN DIREKT MIT OPTISCHEN INSTRUME
125. ice that supports different data transfer speeds the actual data transfer speeds may be different from those indicated on the i LINK connectors 1 What is Mbps Megabits per second A measure of the rate at which data is transmitted per second In case of 100 Mbps 100 Megabits of data can be transmitted per second i LINK operation with this unit For details on operation when other equipment with an i LINK DV connector is connected see Chapter 2 page 22 For details on connection with an i LINK cable and the necessary software refer to the operating instructions supplied with the connected device Use Sony i LINK cables Use Sony i LINK cables to connect the i LINK devices 6 pins gt 4 pins For DV dubbing 6 pins gt 6 pins For DV dubbing i LINK and are trademarks Specifications General External dimensions w h d excluding projections 307 x 100 x 411 mm 124 x4x 16l inches 411 161 4 9 oo 2000 eDODOO o 307 121 5 in mm inches gt Mass 7 2 kg 15 Ib 13 oz Power requirements 100 V to 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Power consumption 0 79 0 33 A Peak inrush current 1 Power ON current probe method 45 A 240 V 15 A 100 V 2 Hot switching inrush current measured in accordance with European standard EN55103 1 7 A 230 V Operating temperature 5 C to 40 C 41 F to 104 F Storage and tr
126. il image index picture Adding and deleting shot marks Playback Locked clips are deleted along with other clips Clips cannot be locked or unlocked when the Write Inhibit tab of the disc is set to the recording disabled position or when REC INH on the HOME page of the function menu is set to ON 1 With the SUB CLIP button off press the THUMBNAIL button turning it on The thumbnails of the clips on the disc appear 2 Select the clip to lock you can do this with the same operations as step 1 of To select a thumbnail image and start playback see page 43 Clip to be locked CLIP CAMERA v a TC 00 23 40 07 006 034 m TC 00 24 49711 Ei m T d er TC OO 28 48 23 PTC 00 27 10 04 T 27 51 09 1481 Ld P e 557 ceni TCO00 28 08 09 TC 00 28 22 02 M TC 00 28 34 18 A TC 00 20 54 22 30 NOV 2005 13 38 DUR 0 00 10 23 3 Press the MENU button The CLIP menu appears CLIP CAMERA 006 034 CLIP MENU CLIP INFORMATION LOAD CLIP LIST SAVE CLIP LIS 1 DELETE CLIP LIST SORT CLIP LIST BY SET INDEX PICTURE a E DELETE CLIP __SHIFT RESET LOCK OR DELETE ALL CLIPS gt TC 00 28 06 09 TC 00 20 22 02 30 NOV 2005 13 38 DUR 0 00 10 23 4 Use the 4 MARK1 or MARK2 button to select LOCK UNLOCK CLIP and then press the SET button A lock confirmation screen appears This screen displays clip names and clip titles To cancel the l
127. iminate the discrepancy between time code value and actual time by dropping two frames from the time code value at the beginning of each minute except every tenth minute Essence mark A type of metadata that may be set for a specified frame For more efficient searches XDCAM equipment records essence marks as part of Non RealTime metadata and uses them to display thumbnails i LINK Another name for the IEEE1394 1995 standards and their revisions XDCAM uses the i LINK interface to transfer DV streams by the AV C protocol and to read and write MPEG HD and DVCAM data files by FAM file access mode Metadata Information about the properties of video and audio content XDCAM records metadata such as UMIDs and essence marks and the supplied PDZ 1 Proxy Browsing Software can be used to record information such as titles and comments MXF Material eXchange Format A file exchange format developed by the Pro MPEG Forum Equipment from different manufacturers can exchange files in this format Non drop frame mode A mode of advancing time code which ignores the difference in frame values between real time and the time code Using this mode produces a difference of approximately 86 seconds per day between real time and time code which causes problems when editing programs in units of seconds using the number of frames as a reference Proxy AV data Low resolution data with a video bandwidth of 1 5 Mbps and an audi
128. ing appears in the time data display section while the new settings are saved in memory When the saving operation is completed the monitor video section and time data display section return to their normal indications System Menu snue N 9 Jeideuj 87 snue N 9 Jeideuj 88 If you power off the unit before a save operation is completed settings may be lost Wait until the save is completed before powering off the unit If instead of pressing the SET button you press the MENU button the new settings are not saved The message ABORT appears in the monitor video section and Abort in the time data display section for about 0 5 second and the system exits the menus To change more than one setting be sure to press the SET button after making the settings Meanings of indications on the menu screen Meaning Pressing the OUT button switches to the next lower menu level or to a setting selection screen On screen indication Right pointing arrow gt at the right of a menu item See step 1 of the foregoing operating procedure see page 87 Pressing the IN button returns to the previous higher menu level Left pointing arrow at the left of a menu item See step 2 of the foregoing operating procedure see page 87 Current setting of the menu item When shown with a colon the current setting is the same as the factory default setting See st
129. ing OPERATIONAL FUNCTION gt REC FORMAT in the setup menu to one of the following Menu setting display Video bit rate HQ VBR 35 Mbps SP CBR 25 Mbps LP VBR 18 Mbps Recording To set the audio recording format Set AUDIO CONTROL gt REC MODE in the setup menu to one of the following Menu setting Display Audio recording format 2chx1 6bit 2CH 16BIT 2 channels 16 bits 4chx1 6bit 4CH 16BIT 4 channels 16 bits Recording Timecode and User Bit Values There are the following four ways of recording timecode Internal Preset mode This records the output of the internal timecode generator set beforehand to an initial value The following run modes can be selected Free Run Timecode advances continually Rec Run Timecode advances only during recording Internal Regen mode This records the output of the internal timecode generator initialized to timecode following continuously upon the timecode of the last frame of the last clip on the disc To record timecode after setting an initial value Internal Preset To set an initial value 1 2 3 5 5 4 5 Gite ie 1 Make the following settings in the function menu Set CNTR SEL on the HOME page to TC e Set TC MODE on page P1 to PRESET 2 Press the DISPLAY button to maximize the monitor video section 3 Pres
130. ing upwar 2 1 b ith the symbol facing upward QD and then push the battery holder until it clicks Face the symbol upward LAR Battery may explode if mistreated Do not recharge disassemble or dispose of in fire Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions Battery lifetime When the lithium battery output falls even button presses may not operate The average lithium battery lifetime is about one year but this depends on the pattern of use If pressing the remote control buttons produces absolutely no effect on this unit replace the battery then check the operation again Names and Functions of Parts 21 M9SIAJOAQ 19 dey9 suonejedejg Z sajdeup 22 Preparations Setting the System Frequency This unit is shipped with the system frequency still unset Therefore you need to set the system frequency before using the unit The unit cannot be used unless the system frequency is set Once it is set the system frequency is retained even when the unit is powered off To set the system frequency Use the following procedure Rear panel oo Nf POWER 5g Gl switch 00 00 00 00 Ex PHON
131. ining capacity on the currently loaded disc Reference signal This displays the type of reference signal to which this unit is synchronizing When there is no display the unit is synchronizing to the internal reference signal INPUT Input video D Audio level meters These display the audio playback levels of channels 1 to 4 If an audio level exceeds 0 dB the red indicator bar at the top lights QD Audio format During playback this displays the number of recording audio channels on the disc and the number of quantization bits During display of E EP video this displays 2CH 16BIT two channels 16 bits or 4CH 16BIT four channels 16 bits according to the setting of AUDIO CONTROL gt REC MODE in the setup menu see page 84 Always displays 4CH 16BIT when the DVCAM format is being used 1 E E Abbreviation of Electric to Electric A mode in which input video and audio signals are output after passing through electric circuits only D Recording playback format This displays the following During playback Recording format of the loaded disc During recording E E screen display FAM connection Signal format Compression method video bit rate 9 MPEG HD HQ SP LP DVCAM a a Selected with OPERATIONAL FUNCTION gt REC FORMAT in the setup menu B Time data type This displays the type of the time data that appears in the time data display section The time data type is set with
132. ion list appears To erase the selection list from the display press the button again turning it off D Disc slot and EJECT button Insert discs into the disc slot The indicator flashes in orange and lights in blue when the disc is completely loaded Press the EJECT button to eject a disc The indicator flashes in blue and goes off when the disc is completely ejected QD Infrared sensor This receives signals from the supplied remote commander D RESET button Press this button to reset counters This button is also used to cancel setup menu settings and abandon scene selections thumbnail search and to cancel other operations B SET button Press this button to confirm menu and scene selection thumbnail search settings and to execute operations For details about scene selection see Chapter 4 Scene Selection page 51 Names and Functions of Parts 1 3 MSIAJOAQ 1e1deuo 14 1 Display and function menu section Q Display D Audio level meters Qp Audio format Recording playback format D Time data type QD Time data display section O O 5 0 D System line number D Clip number System frequency D Audio monitor channels F1 to F5 buttons PAGE DISPLAY DISPLAY KEY INH button PAGE button Monitor video display section I I 1 TC MODE i PRESET i RUN MODE j REC RUN 4 KEY INH TC VITC T T PUT
133. ip list playback When playback of the last sub clip finishes it resumes from the start of the clip list repeatedly playing from the first through the last sub clip in the clip list Repeat playback begins the unit is powered on if it is powered on with a disc loaded and OPERATIONAL FUNCTION gt REPEAT MODE in the setup menu set to ON Clip list playback starts from the first sub clip in the clip list To start repeat playback from the device connected to the REMOTE 9P connector Set OPERATIONAL FUNCTION gt REPEAT MODE in the setup menu to ON and then send the command to start repeat playback from the external device For details of commands refer to the REMOTE 9 pin Protocol Manual for the PDW series not supplied To stop repeat playback Do one of the following Set OPERATIONAL FUNCTION gt REPEAT MODE in the setup menu to OFF Operate any of the playback buttons except the PLAY button or operate the jog or shuttle dial From the external device connected to the REMOTE 9P connector on this unit send a command other than the repeat playback start command to this unit The unit enters search mode when you conduct a search and stop mode at the end of the disc Locking Write protecting Clips In the thumbnail screen you can lock them so that they cannot be deleted or altered Locking prevents the following operations on clips Deletion Renaming by FAM or FTP Changing the thumbna
134. iscs can return to the first frame as soon as the last frame is played making this function ideal for presentations with a need for looping content Features IT friendly Computer access to files file access mode Video and audio clip data are recorded as files The FAM function enables quick random access by computers to the video audio and metadata D files stored on Professional Discs with the ability to display thumbnail lists on the computer screen and perform file based reads and writes 1 XDCAM allows you to record various kinds of information about the video and audio data such as the date of shooting the editor the recording format and comments This data can be used in the following ways The supplied PDZ 1 Proxy Browsing Software can add titles comments and other text data to discs and clips The ability to search metadata for the required audio and video scenes brings greater efficiency to various stages of the video production process editing archiving Other features High speed searches by the jog and shuttle dials Like conventional VTRs this unit features jog and shuttle dials for searching for specific scenes within clips The jog variable mode supports 1 to 2 times normal speed searching in field units The shuttle mode enables high speed searching at up to 20 times normal speed Variety of remote control units nfrared remote commander supplied RS 232C 9 pin remote control RS 422A
135. isplay the previous or next page 2 Press the SET button or the PLAY button If you press the SET button a still image appears showing the first frame of the selected clip If you press the PLAY button playback starts from the first frame of the selected clip The factory default setting for the clip thumbnail is such that the first frame of the clip is used as the thumbnail but you can change this setting so that any desired frame is used as the clip thumbnail see To change a thumbnail image index picture page 44 However clip list playback always starts from the first frame regardless of the thumbnail To change the clip information displayed in the thumbnail list With the thumbnail list displayed proceed as follows 1 Press the CLIP MENU SHIFT SUB CLIP button or the MENU button to display the clip menu Playback xoeqKe d pue Bulpiovey e Jaydeyo 43 xoeg e g pue BuipiooeH e 1e1deuo 44 2 3 Press the MARK1 button or MARK button to select CLIP INFORMATION Press the SET button A list of CLIP INFORMATION items appears DATE Date and time of recording TIME CODE Timecode of the first frame in the clip DURATION Recording time SEQUENCE NUMBER Thumbnail sequence number See To select a thumbnail image and start playback page 43 for more information about sequence thumbnail numbers TIME CODE is selected when the unit is shipped from the factory Press the
136. iting control unit 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 DISPLAY CONTROL Display Settings related to display on the LCD panel of this unit and on an external monitor CHARA POSITION gt Chara pos Specify the position where characters appear in the monitor video section and on external monitors Description Make settings while viewing characters on the CHARA POSITION character position screen To move characters up or down Press the MARK1 or MARK button To move characters left or right Press the lt IN or OUT button To return to the top level of the setup menu Press the MENU button CHARA TYPE Chara type Select the type of characters shown in the monitor video section and on an external monitor Make settings while viewing characters on the CHARA TYPE character type screen WHITE WITH BKGD White characters on black background BLACK WITH BKGD Black characters on white background WHITE OUTLINE White characters with black outline BLACK OUTLINE Black characters with white outline To return to the top level of the setup menu Press the MENU button CHARA VSIZE Chara size Specify the vertical size of character information in the monitor video section and on an external monitor Specify while viewing the display on the CHAR
137. l 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 All interface cables used to connect peripherals must be shielded in order to comply with the limits for a digital device pursuant to Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC Rules This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation For the State of California USA only Perchlorate Material special handling may apply See www dtsc ca gov hazardouswaste perchlorate Perchlorate Material Lithium battery contains perchlorate For customers in Canada This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 3
138. l video monitor connected to the unit Example alarm in time data display section ALARM REMOTE MODE IS SELECTED SET REMOTE LOCAL NETWORK SWITCH TO LOCAL Example alarm in monitor video section When an alarm is displayed remove the alarm cause by following the action to take If the alarm display does not disappear contact your Sony dealer Please note that there are some alarms which do not appear depending on the setting of DISPLAY CONTROL gt ALARM in the setup menu see page 82 See System Menu page 77 for more information about setup menu operations Alarm message in time Alarm message in monitor video section Description action data display section MENU Ver UP THE SETUP MENU SOFTWARE HAS BEEN Reset the settings in the setup menu see page UPGRADED 77 SET THE SETUP MENU ITEMS TO THE DESIRED SETTINGS ILL SETUP INVALID SETTINGS SELECTED IN SETUP Reset the settings in the setup menu see page MENU 77 If the same message appears after you SET ITEMS IN THE SETUP MENU TO THE reset the settings contact your Sony dealer APPROPRIATE VALUES CONTACT SERVICE IF THIS ALARM APPEARS AGAIN AFTER ABOVE PROCEDURE Exchg batt BATTERY NEEDS REPLACING PLEASE The NVRAM battery is exhausted Contact your CONTACT SERVICE Sony dealer Troubleshooting xipueddy 95 When a disc is inserted Alarm message in time Ala
139. les FOR MORE RECORDING SPACE DELETE CLIPS OR NON AV DATA GENERAL FILES DISC CANNOT BE RECORDED TO FOR Delete unneeded clips or insert a disc with enough MORE RECORDING SPACE DELETE free space OTHER CLIP LISTS Disc Full DISC FULL FOR MORE RECORDING Delete unneeded clips or insert a disc with enough DELETE SOME CLIPS free space MAX SB CLP D NO MORE SUB CLIPS CAN BE ADDED TO CLIP LIST This appears when an attempt is made to add sub clips when 300 sub clips have already been registered Limit the creation of sub clips to 300 or fewer CL OVER DUR P DURATION OF ONE CLIP LIST MUST BE LESS THAN 24 HOURS This appears when you try to add a sub clip when the total duration of sub clips in a clip list has already reached 24 hours Create clip lists so that the total duration is within 24 hours Run Salvage EXECUTE SALVAGE PROGRAM This appears when recording E E display essence mark recording or sub clip addition for quick scene selection is attempted on a disc that needs to be salvaged Try again after salvaging the clips on the disc see page 36 CNT mode 9 COUNTER MODE IS SELECTED SET COUNTER SELECT SWITCH TO TC OR UB This appears when CNTR SEL on the HOME page of the function menu is set to COUNTER and you try to preset timecode or user bits To use timecode or user bits set CNTR SEL to TC or UB see page 75 REGEN mode 9 TCG REGEN MODE IS SELEC
140. ll Ai 12340107 m s Cursor mu insertion position of next sub clip Thumbnails of the sub clips already added to the current clip list 1 2 Repeat steps 8 to 11 until you have added all of the desired clips to the current clip list You can add the same clip as a sub clip any number of times 13 When you have finished selecting all the clips you want press the SET button without pressing the SHIFT button This closes the scene selection window and the screen returns to the CLIP menu To close the CLIP menu Press the RESET button 14 save the current clip list to disc See Saving the Current Clip List to Disc page 64 005 005 CLIP LIST E0006 CLIP MENU CLIP INFORMATION LOAD CLIP LIST M DELETE CLIP LIST SORT CLIP LIST BY TC PRESET ADD MOVE TRIM DELETE NEW FILE Unless the current clip list has been saved to disc its contents will be lost when the unit is powered off or the disc is ejected After creating a clip list be sure to save it Anasterisk appears after the date and time of creation when a clip list has not been saved to disc 5150 420 09 6 3 EE ELE Te 00 00 00 00 AINT a E 46 06 r3 50 086 TC 00 24 01 01 TC 00 00 23 28 TC 00 24 QU 10 TOTAL TC 00 24 A Asterisk appears when clip list has not been saved to disc Even when a clip whose thumbnail is not the first frame is added to a clip list the thumbnail displayed in the clip list is alw
141. low appears CLIP LIST OOCUMENT O1 CLIP MENU SORT CLIP LIST BY DATE NEWEST FIRST ay 001 034 00 08 E T 2 Aa 13 JUN 2006 12 45 3 Use the MARK1 or WV MARK button to select the type of sorting NAME Sort in ascending order by clip list name DATE Sort by date of creation with the newest clip list first 4 Press the amp IN button Sorting starts on LOAD CLIP LIST screen and so on Unused clip lists are excluded from the sort If you selected NAME BY NAME Indicates sorting by name CLIP LIST DOCUMENT O1 ES CLIP MENU DISP a LOAD CLIP LIST DATE DOCUM DOCUM E0001 E0002 MORNI NIGHT NIGHT E0003 13 JUN 2006 18 MAY 2006 15 JUN 2006 15 JUN 2006 13 JUN 2006 18 MAY 2006 01 DEC 2005 NEW FILE 13 JUN 2006 12 45 TOTAL If you selected DATE BY NAME 13 30 10 25 19 45 19 4 13 43 10 25 13 25 BY DATE Indicates sorting by date CLIP LIST DOCUMENT 01 E CLIP MENU DISP m LOAD CLIP LIST DATE E0001 MORNI DOCUM DOCUM F DOCUM NIGHT NIGHT E0003 13 JUN 2006 12 45 TOTAL 15 JUN 2006 13 JUN 2006 1 JUN 2006 13 JUN 2006 18 MAY 2006 18 MAY 2006 01 DEC 2005 NEW FILE 19 45 13 43 13 30 12 45 10 25 10 2 13 25 You can jump to the first clip or last clip by pressing the PREV or NEXT button with the SHIFT button held down Managing Clip Lists uonoejes eueog y Ja deyD 67 uonoe eg eueog p jejdeuj 68
142. make the following settings BVE 700 700A Set VTR constants as follows System VTR CONSTANT 1 frequency 4 a 4 s je 17 je 30P 601 Aao 94 loo 96 16 16 03 80 25P 50I A1 94 00 7D 16 16 03 80 24P A2 94 00 78 16 16 03 80 System VTR CONSTANT 2 Ire QUEDCY quam Duet aun SE WE 30P 601 OA 07 FE loo 80 5A FF 5A 25P 50I OA 07 FE 00 80 4C FF 4B 24P OA 07 FE 00 80 48 FF 48 Remote Control Unit Settings You can control this unit from an RM 280 Remote Control Unit Connect this unit to the RM 280 with a 9 pin remote control cable not supplied and make the settings in the following table RM 280 settings Settings on this unit EDITOR REMOTE Setup menu item INTERFACE CONTROL SELECT gt REMOTE I F see REMOTE page 85 9PIN RS 232C CONTROL Setup menu item 19 Remote control switch REMOTE FNC MODE XDCAM Remote connector selector switch REMOTE 9P Setup The principal setup operations before operating this unit are carried out using setup menus This section explains how to set the date and time and how to adjust the brightness of the LCD panel See Chapter 6 Menus page 75 for more information about menu operations and menu items Setting the Date and Time When using this unit for the first time you should set the date and time as follows Before starting press the DISPLAY butt
143. me Create Delete Any file Yes Yes Yes 9 Yes Yes P Overview suonejedo e G 1e1deu 71 suonejedo ei4 c 1e1deuo 72 a UTF 8 file names can be up to 63 bytes in length Depending on the character type file names including extension may be limited to 21 characters b Only when the Write Inhibit tab on the disc is set to enable recording and REC INH is set to OFF The following directory operations are possible in the General directory Directory creation up to 64 levels including the General directory Deletion and renaming of directories The maximum number of files that can be created on one disc including directories is 5 000 File names and directory names can use letters numbers and symbols from the Unicode 2 0 UTF 8 character set However the following control characters and symbols D cannot be used Control characters U 0000 to U 001F U 007F Symbols lt gt 2 V 1 This is supported from firmware version 1 4 However the following character codes cannot be used by FAM connections U 010000 U 020000 U 030000 U 040000 U 050000 U 060000 0U 70000 U 080000 U 090000 U 0A0000 U 0B0000 U 0C0000 U 0D0000 U 0E0000 U 0F0000 U 100000 File Operations in File Access Mode File Operations in File Access Mode File access mode operating environment Operating system requirements for file operations by file access mod
144. mote Commander 20 Infrared sensor 13 J JOG button 17 Jog dial 17 Jog shuttle transport indicators 17 K KEY INH 15 KEY INH button 14 Key operation inhibit mode 15 L LEVEL knob 13 Loading and unloading a disc 35 M MARKI button 16 MARK2 button 16 MENU button 13 Menus 75 MONITOR connector 18 Monitor video display section 14 MPEG HD 9 N Names and functions of parts 12 NEXT button 17 Nonlinear editing system 25 O On standby switch and indicator 12 Option boards 10 91 PDBK 101 91 PDBK 102 92 OUT button 16 OUT indicator 16 P PAGE button 14 PDBK 101 91 PDBK 102 92 PDZ 1 68 using 24 Periodic maintenance 94 PHONES jack 13 PLAY button 17 Playback 35 41 clip list 47 jog mode 42 normal open 41 procedure 47 recording essence marks 42 repeat playback 47 searching with essence marks 45 searching with the chapter function 46 searching with the expand function 44 selecting a thumbnail image 43 shuttle mode 42 start position 41 thumbnail search 43 variable speed mode 42 POWER switch 19 PREV button 17 Proxy AV data 9 Proxy browsing software 68 Q Quick salvage 36 R REC INH 15 Recording 35 38 procedure 39 to record essence marks 40 to specify the frame to use as the thumbnail image 40 when recording does not end normally 36 Recording inhibit mode 15 Recording playback format 15 Reference signal 15 REMOTE 15 Remote commander 20 before use 20 replacing the lithium battery 20 Rem
145. n amp IN button or gt OUT button with the SHIFT button held down Selects continuous multiple clips If you selected TRIM you can select only one sub clip Press the SET button This allows you to carry out the editing operation selected from the CLIP menu for the selected sub clip Carry out the selected editing operation For details see the following pages Reordering sub clips Page 61 Trimming sub clips Page 62 Deleting sub clips Page 63 Setting the timecode Page 63 Save the edited current clip list to disc For details see Saving the Current Clip List to Disc page 64 Reordering Sub Clips Proceed as follows 1 Carry out steps 1 to 5 of the procedure in Basic Operations see page 61 select MOVE in step 2 The I shaped cursor indicating the move destination appears in the clip list window Use the arrow buttons or jog dial to move the I shaped cursor to the desired position You can also move the cursor with the following operations Press the PREV or NEXT button Moves the cursor to the previous or next sub clip Press the PREV or NEXT button with the SHIFT button held down Moves the cursor to the first or last sub clip Press MARK1 or V MARK2 button with the SHIFT button held down Switches to the Editing Clip Lists 61 uonoejes eueog y Ja deyD uonoejeg eueog y je deuj 62 previous or next page Does not switch when there is only one page
146. n the monitor Initialize all items to factory video section preset values Message in the time data display Init setup 3 Press the SET button The message NOW SAVING appears in the monitor video section and Saving appears in the time data 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 button press the RESET button The display returns to the top level of setup menu leaving the settings unchanged Disc Menu Use the disc menu to delete data on discs and to format discs For the method of displaying the disc menu see Displaying the Setup and Disc Menus page 77 DISC MENU DELETE FORMAT The disc menu contains the following items Characters and symbols inside the brackets appear in the time data display section STATUS Status Displays disc or clip status DISC gt Disc Displays the DISC STATUS screen CLIP gt Clip Displays the CLIP STATUS screen The PDZ 1 Proxy Browsing Software allows you to write TITLE and TITLE 2 to the disc but only TITLE appears here DELETE Delete Deletes clips
147. nit See page 75 Function Menu in Chapter 6 for more information about function menu operations See page 86 Setup Menu Operations in Chapter 6 for more information about setup menu operations It is not possible to combine material recorded in different system frequencies and audio recording formats on a single disc although different bit rates may be combined If you attempt to record material in a system frequency or audio recording format that differs from that of existing recorded material on the disc REC INH appears on the display and recording is inhibited Make the following settings and adjustments before starting to record Recording format settings See the next section To set the video and audio recording formats Timecode and user bits settings See Recording Timecode and User Bit Values page 38 Selection of time data to display Select with CNTR SEL on the HOME page of the function menu Selection of audio channels to monitor Select with MONI CH and MONI SEL on the HOME page of the function menu Volume adjustment of the monitor audio Adjust with the LEVEL knob Remote local setting Set the remote control switch If you set it to REMOTE also set the setup menu item INTERFACE SELECT gt REMOTE I F REMOTE and the connector used appear on the display To set the video and audio recording formats To set the video recording format Set the video bit rate compression method by sett
148. o bandwidth of 64 kbps per channel This unit records proxy AV data automatically whenever high resolution MPEG HD or DVCAM data is recorded S N Signal to Noise ratio The relation of the strength of the desired signal to the accompanying electronic interference the noise If S N is high sounds are reproduced with less noise and pictures are reproduced clearly without snow Sub clip One of the sections which make up a clip list A sub clip may be part of a clip or an entire clip Thumbnail image A reduced still picture of video for display on a GUI screen XDCAM creates thumbnail images from proxy video and displays them as index pictures on GUI screens Time code A digitally encoded signal which is recorded with video data to identify each frame of the video by hour minute second and frame number SMPTE time code is applied to NTSC system and EBU time code to PAL and SECAM systems UMID Unique Material Identifier A standard SMPTE 330M for video and audio metadata The Basic section of a UMID contains a globally unique number and a material number for the identification of recorded material An optional section called the Source Pack contains information such as the time and location of recording A UMID with the Basic section only is called a Basic UMID A UMID with the Source Pack is called an Extended UMID User bits A total of 32 bits are provided in the time code which the user can use to
149. o output fields or frames as still images of video AUTO gt gt AUTO Output a field image when the format is interlaced and output a frame image when the format is progressive FRAME gt gt FRAME Always output a frame image PROCESS CONTROL gt Proc ctrl Separate adjustment screens VIDEO GAIN gt gt V gain Adjust the video output level 848 gt gt gt 848 to 847 gt gt gt 847 Factory default setting 0 gt gt gt 0 appear for the following items Use the jog dial to make settings and press the MENU button to return CHROMA GAIN gt gt C gain Adjust the chroma output level 848 gt gt gt 848 to 847 gt gt gt 847 Factory default setting 0 gt gt gt 0 CHROMA PHASE gt gt C phase Adjust the chroma phase from the adjustment screens to the second level of the setup menu 128 gt gt gt 128 to 127 gt gt gt 127 Factory default setting 0 gt gt gt 0 SETUP LEVEL gt gt Setup lev Adjust setup level 272 gt gt gt 272 to 271 gt gt gt 271 Factory default setting 0 gt gt gt 0 UP CONVERT gt UP convert Specify upconvert output AUTO SQEEZE gt gt Auto SQZ Select whether to use auto squeeze mode OFF gt gt gt OFF Do not use ON gt gt gt ON Use CONV MODE gt gt Conv mode Select the conversion mode EDGE CROP gt gt gt Edge Crop Edge crop mod
150. ock operation and return to the THUMBNAIL screen Select CANCEL and then press the SET button Press the RESET or MENU button 5 With OK selected press the SET button You return to the thumbnail screen and a lock icon appears on the thumbnail of the selected clip to show that it is locked Lock icon Locked clips cannot be deleted or set the thumbnail image index picture and so on Unlock the clip if you want to perform any of these operations To lock clips with a shortcut operation After carrying out step 2 in the procedure press the STOP button with the SHIFT button held down shortcut operation You can lock clips without displaying the CLIP MENU To unlock clips Carry out step 2 of Locking clips to select a locked clip one with the lock icon displayed on its thumbnail Then do one of the following Carry out steps 3 and 4 of Locking Clips Press the STOP button with the SHIFT button held down shortcut operation To lock all clips 1 Carry out steps 1 and 3 of Locking Clips to display the CLIP MENU 2 Use the MARKI or the MARK2 button to select LOCK OR DELETE ALL CLIPS and then press the OUT button A submenu screen appears 3 Select LOCK ALL CLIPS and then press the SET button A confirmation screen appears 4 With OK selected press the SET button All clips are locked To unlock all clips Carry out the procedure in To lock all clips UNLOCK A
151. of digits which flash in the settings screen Setting values are hexadecimal 00 to 7F HEX To change the flashing digits Use the arrow buttons amp IN OUT To increase or decrease the values of the flashing digits Setup Use the arrow buttons MARK1 MARK2 or jog dial To return the settings to the factory defaults Press the RESET button When you are finished making adjustments press the SET button The message NOW SAVING appears the settings are saved and the menu closes To clear the menu from the screen without saving adjustments Press the MENU button twice in succession 24P 23 98P Mode Settings Selecting the Playback Mode 23 98PsF or 2 3 Pulldown When the setup menu item SYSTEM FREQ is set to 23 98P you can set monitor output to either 23 98PsF mode or 2 3 pulldown mode 1 Press the MENU button The system menu see page 77 appears 2 Press the MARKI or V MARK2 button to select SETUP MENU 3 Press the OUT button The setup menu appears 4 Press the MARK2 button to select MENU GRADE 5 Press the gt OUT button The second level of the MENU GRADE menu appears SETUP MENU MENU GRADE BASIC X BASIC ENHANCED 6 Press the MARK2 button to select ENHANCED 7 Press the IN button The enhanced menu items appear 8 Press the 4 MARK1 button to select OPERATIONAL FUNCTION SETUP MENU OPERATIONAL FUNCTION gt
152. of the following messages appears depending on whether the target clip is referenced in a clip list When the target clip is not referenced in a clip list DELETE CLIP When the target clip is referenced in a clip list DELETE CLIP amp CLIP LIST The clip list that references the clip will also be deleted Playback xXoeqKe d pue Bulpiovey e Jaydeyo 49 xoeq e g pue Duipjooeg e Jaydeyo 50 CLIP C0015 015 034 TOP gt gt m TC00 20 38 25 TC00 29 41 13 TCU 30 NOV 2005 1 42 0 00 05 13 ON CEP LISI To cancel the deletion and return to the CLIP MENU Select CANCEL and then press the SET button Press the RESET or MENU button i31 Use the MARK1 button to select OK and then press the SET button The clip is deleted and you return to the thumbnail screen To go to the clip deletion screen without displaying the CLIP MENU After step 2 press the RESET button with the SHIFT button held down shortcut operation The clip deletion screen appears directly without displaying the CLIP MENU To delete all clips 1 Carry out steps 1 and 3 of Deleting Clips to display the CLIP MENU 2 Use the MARKI or the MARK2 buttons to select LOCK OR DELETE ALL CLIPS and then press the OUT button A sub menu appears 3 Select DELETE ALL CLIPS and then press the SET button A deletion confirmation screen appears 4 To execute the deletion use the
153. ompression Composite output DV Frequency response 50I 0 to 4 8 MHz 1 0 3 0 dB 60I 0 to 4 2 MHz 1 0 3 0 dB S N Y 53 dB or more Y C delay 25 ns or less K factor K2T 2 or less Audio performance Sampling frequency 48 kHz Quantization 16 bits 2 channels or 16 bits 4 channels Headroom 20 18 16 12 dB selectable Frequency response 20 Hz to 20 kHz 0 5 1 0 dB 0 dB at 1 kHz Dynamic range 90 dB or more Distortion 0 05 or less at 1 kHz Specifications Input connectors Digital video inputs i LINK HDV 10801 with PDBK 102 option board installed 6 pin type x1 complying with IEEE 1394 Output connectors Digital video outputs i LINK HDV 10801 with PDBK 102 option board installed 6 pin type complying with IEEE 1394 Analog video outputs COMPOSITE OUT BNC type x1 1 0 Vp p 75 Q sync negative Phono jack x1 1 0 Vp p 75 Q sync negative MONITOR OUT D sub 15 pin RGB or YPbPr Analog audio outputs AUDIO OUTPUT 1 3 2 4 XLR 3 pin male x2 4 0 3 6 dBu selectable 600 Q balanced AUDIO MONITOR Phono jack x2 eeto 1 dBu 47 kQ unbalanced L R L R Stereo phone jack x1 eeto 14 dBu 8 unbalanced PHONES Remote control connectors REMOTE 9P D sub 9 pin female x1 complying with RS 422A RS232C D sub 9 pin male x1 S400 6 pin x1 complying with IEEE 1394 Network with PDBK 101 option board installed RJ 45 type x1 1000Base T complying with
154. on to set the monitor video section to its largest size Or connect an external video monitor to this unit and superimpose menus see page 32 on the monitor screen 00 00 00 00 cm 1 Press the MENU button The system menu appears on the monitor screen see page 77 2 Select DATE TIME PRESET using the T MARKI button or MARK2 button then press the gt OUT button The DATE TIME PRESET screen appears on the monitor DATE TIME PRESET YEAR 2006 MONTH 04 DAY 08 TIME 10 09 17 TIME ZONE UTC_00 00 INC DEC JOG DIAL SHIFT 3 KEY DATE SAVE SET KEY TO MENU MENU KEY This screen allows you to set the following items YEAR Calendar year MONTH Month DAY Day TIME Time TIME ZONE Time zone difference from UTC 3 Set the date time and time zone You can change the setting of the flashing digits To change the flashing digits Use the arrow buttons amp IN gt OUT To increase or decrease the values of the flashing digits Use the arrow buttons MARK1 MARK2 or jog dial To return the settings to the initial values Press the RESET button 4 When you have made the necessary settings press the SET button The message NOW SAVING appears the settings are saved
155. option boards can result in fire electric shock bodily injury and damage to equipment in the vicinity For safety always have option boards installed by a trained technician Refer to the operation manual supplied with each board for information about installing configuring and operating the board Contact your Sony dealer regarding installation of option boards Chapter Using the PDBK 101 Network Board Gigabit Ethernet Installing the PDBK 101 Network Board in slot 1 adds a network connector s to this unit This allows you to connect to a computer or network for high speed FTP file transfers You can also connect the unit to a Web site and display the unit s device information model name serial number system frequency software version etc When you connect the unit to a computer or network use a shielded type cable to prevent malfunction due to radiation noise Computer Connection Example FTP Connection The following example shows a connection between this unit and a laptop computer Option Boards for Enhanced Functionality Using the PDBK 101 Network Board Gigabit Ethernet spyeog uondo Burst 7 Jajdeyo 91 spueog uondo Burs 7 1e3deu 92 Laptop computer 4 To network connector Network cable not supplied To qz network connector GbE
156. or playback Blu ray Disc Professional Disc for Data Notes on Handling Handling The Professional Disc is housed in a cartridge and is designed to allow handling free of risk from dust or fingerprints However if the cartridge is subjected to a severe shock for example by dropping it this can result in damage or scratching of the disc If the disc is scratched it may be impossible to record video audio or to play back the content recorded on the disc The discs should be handled and stored carefully Do not touch the surface of the disc itself within the cartridge Deliberately opening the shutter may cause damage Do not disassemble the cartridge The supplied adhesive labels are recommended for indexing discs Apply the label in the correct position Storage Do not store discs where they may be subjected to direct sunlight or in other places where the temperature or humidity is high Do not leave cartridges where dust may get inside Store cartridges in their cases Care of the discs Remove dust and dirt on the outside of a cartridge using a soft dry cloth f condensation forms allow ample time to dry before use Write Protecting Discs To protect the content recorded on the disc from accidental erasure move the Write Inhibit tab on the lower surface of the disc in the direction of the arrow as shown in the following figure Write Inhibit tab Lower surface of the
157. orates a color LCD display allowing you to check video and use the menu system without connecting an external monitor 1 Professional Disc is a trademark of Sony Corporation 2 FAM File access mode Features of This Unit The principal features of this unit are as follows MPEG HD codec High quality video and audio playback The MPEG HD codec provides video compression compliant with the MPEG 2 MP HL standard It enables HD 4 2 0 digital component file recording in the 10801 1 080 effective scanning lines interlaced format currently in use by many broadcast facilities Uncompressed PCM recording of 16 bit 48 kHz audio delivers a wide dynamic range with a high signal to noise ratio 1 MPEG HD is a trademark of Sony Corporation Chapter Playback functions Support for multiple frame frequencies The unit can play back five different frame frequencies 1080 59 941 displayed as 601 50i displayed as 50D 29 97PsF displayed as 30P 25PsF and 23 98PsF The unit features a standard 2 3 pulldown function and can output 60I when playing back a disc recorded in 23 98PsF HD downconvert function An HD downconvert function enables output of SD composite component and i LINK DV signals even when the playback disc is in an HD format DVCAM upconvert function The unit features an upconvert function with the ability to upconvert to HD and output HD analog component SDI signals when playing back DVCAM discs
158. ormat names Assigning meaningful names to clips and clip lists can facilitate file management You can also use this unit s AUTO TITLING function to assign user defined names to clips To assign clip names on this unit The title assigned to clip becomes its clip name file name u U TITLEO0001 When sub item AUTO NAMING is set to C Gan gan irene o When sub item AUTO NAMING is set to title ji 1 Set OPERATIONAL FUNCTION CLIP TITLE gt AUTO TITLE in the setup menu to ENABLE see page 80 2 Set OPERATIONAL FUNCTION gt FILE NAMING gt AUTO NAMING to free You are now able to use clips and clip lists with user defined names 3 Set OPERATIONAL FUNCTION gt FILE NAMING gt AUTO NAMING to title C Assign standard format clip names automatically title Assign clip titles as clip names SETUP MENU OPERATIONAL FUNCTION FILE NAMING AUTO NAMING title X CKK The same name will now be given to newly recorded clips When the first letter of the title setting on the CLIP TITLE menu is a space or period the clip name is the title string minus the first letter To enable clip and clip list renaming by FAM Carry out step 2 To assign clip names on this unit It is now possible to write transfer and rename clips and clip lists with user defined names over file access mode FAM connections see page 72 To change
159. ote connector selector switch 19 Remote control switch 13 Remote control unit 26 Remote mode 15 REMOTE 9P connector 19 REPEAT 15 Repeat mode 15 Repeat playback 47 RESET button 13 RM 280 26 RS232C connector 19 S Salvage functions 36 Scene selection 51 quick scene selection 59 SD video view 24 Search with essence marks 45 with the chapter function 46 with the expand function 44 with thumbnails 43 SET button 13 Setup 27 Setup menu 77 AUDIO CONTROL 84 DISC PROTECTION 83 DISPLAY CONTROL 81 displaying 77 displaying enhanced items 88 INTERFACE SELECT 85 items 79 MENU GRADE 86 METADATA 86 OPERATIONAL FUNCTION 79 operations 86 returning the factory default settings 88 SETUP BANK 86 TIME CODE 82 VIDEO CONTROL 83 SHIFT button 13 SHOT MARK1 2 40 Shot marks deleting 46 setting 40 42 SHUTTLE button 17 Shuttle dial 17 Specifications 103 STANDBY button 18 Status information supplementary 34 STOP button 17 SUB CLIP button 13 Sub clips 53 changing information 66 deleting 63 editing 61 reordering 61 Superimposed text information 32 System frequency 15 setting 22 System line number 15 System menu 77 T TC REC button 18 Textinformation 32 THUMBNAIL button 13 Thumbnail image assigning sequence numbers 50 changing 44 displaying a list 43 specifying the frame 40 starting playback with 43 Thumbnail search 43 changing animage 44 changing the clip information 43 displaying a list of thumbnail images 4
160. ous TOP button This functions as a PREV button when pressed alone and as a TOP button when pressed together with the SHIFT button PREV button Press this button turning it on to jump to the first frame of the current clip When pressed at the first frame of the current clip this button jumps to the first frame of the previous clip TOP button Press this button to jump to the first frame of the first clip You can perform a high speed search in the reverse direction by pressing the PREV button together with the PLAY button PLAY button Press this button turning it on to start playback Press the STOP button to stop playback You can perform a high speed search in the forward or reverse direction by pressing this button together with the NEXT button or PREV button NEXT END button This functions as a NEXT button when pressed alone and as an END button when pressed together with the SHIFT button NEXT button Press this button turning it on to jump to the first frame of the next clip END button Press this button to jump to the last frame of the last clip You can perform a high speed search in the forward direction by pressing the NEXT button together with the PLAY button STOP STANDBY button This functions as a STOP button when pressed alone and as a STANDBY button when pressed together with the SHIFT button STOP button Press this button turning it on to stop recording or playback The fr
161. oxy Browsing Software File Operations Overview A remote computer can be connected to this unit and used to operate on recorded data which has been saved in data files such as video and audio data files Use FAM file access mode for the computer connection Directory Structure The following figure shows the directory structure of discs visible to a remote computer This structure is not the same as the actual structure recorded on the disc Chapter roota INDEX XML ALIAS XML DISCMETA XML Wi ug pug ug MEDIAPRO XML L clip C0001 MXF C0001M01 XML C0002 MXF C0002M01 XML C0003 MXF C0003M01 XML E0001E01 SMI E0001M01 XML E0002E01 SMI E0002M01 XML n c o C0001S01 MXF C0002S01 MXF uy pm fli C0003S01 MXF General a Root directory b Only when sub item NAMING FORM on the SETUP gt OPERATIONAL FUNCTION gt FILE NAMING page is set to free Overview 69 suolelado aji4 c seydeyo suonejedo aji4 c 1e1deuo 70 File Operation Restrictions This section explains which operations are possible on files stored in each directory When required the following operation tables distinguish reading and writing from partial reading and writing Root directory Read Read data sequen
162. r 3 Recording and Playback Handling DISCS uesea oan pa dnx rCavsL cci cn ER No aM anuo uM Ege PR cU EE 35 Discs Used for Recording and Playback ssssss 35 Notes om Handling 3d oves eu epa PR REP E esie S PU PME rt 35 Write Proteeting DISCS en tee eene n eee Ps PIER Le E eR 35 Loading and Unloading a DISC endis bete pb M Etpe ives brutum 35 Table of Contents 5 6 Formatting d DISG os os ie Doa m oet titer ont fd 36 Handling of Discs When Recording Does Not End Normally Salvage Functions oei E teuer e RO ee e i ere e EUER EAE 36 FeCOrding cessio eec esks utl Ue DUM ARARAR MAR RURR Ru SEE ERR ARER eO Oxe CER LIEU UON 38 Recording Timecode and User Bit Values eese 38 Carrying Out ReCOFOIBB coord ox Dm uei E EERE oni 39 PlayDack iunio eras epus ERUoU re DU BOUT ILAIE RAE TEET 41 Playback Cer aun eoe de a e i bien a ERR NA A edge NEC 41 Searching for Clips With Thumbnails Thumbnail Search 43 Searching With the Expand Function eee 44 Searching for Frames With Essence Marks esse 45 Searching With the Chapter Function eeeeeerene 46 C Ip List PIAVDACE au oerte t bestia t eai i p e RI EDDIE 47 Repeab Playback co btt b e ee is i ras 47 Locking Wnte protec ng Clips uode rea eese x a ae eaves 48 Deleting Cp aiensuatistqus peret a PNE oS te Noman Ete una Davids 49 Assigning Sequence Numbers to Thumbn
163. record such information as date reel number or scene number on video tape or disc Also called user s bits VBID Video Blanking ID This is a video ID signal defined in the EIAJ CPR 1204 standard which is inserted into VBS video output to enable the aspect ratio to be detected The ID signal is inserted into line 20 VBI 283 Glossary xipueddy 109 xepu 110 Index A ACIN connector 19 ACCESS indicator 12 Alarms 95 Arrow buttons 16 Audio format 15 Audio level meters 15 Audio monitor channels 16 AUDIO MONITOR connectors 19 AUDIO OUTPUT 1 3 and 2 4 connectors 19 Audio recording formats 38 AV C connection 25 B BVE 700 700A 26 C CH 1 to CH 4 knobs 16 CHAPTER button 14 Clip lists 53 adding sub clips 59 changing information 66 chapter function 59 creating 56 deleting 66 deleting sub clips 63 editing sub clips 61 expand function 59 including a clip selected in the thumbnail screen 56 loading a clip list from a disc into the current clip list 66 managing 65 modifying the in and out points of sub clips trimming 62 previewing 63 reordering sub clips 61 saving the current clip list 64 setting the start timecode 63 sorting 66 CLIP MENU button 13 Clip number 15 Clips 53 assigning clip titles 54 assigning user difined names 54 deleting 49 lock 48 Component 24 COMPOSITE OUT connectors 18 Index Computer connection 91 Condensation 93 Connections and settings 23 connecting an ex
164. remote computer s taskbar Double click Right click and select one of the following commands from the menu which appears Windows 2000 Unplug or eject hardware Windows XP Safely Remove Hardware The Unplug or Eject Hardware dialog box Windows 2000 or the Safety Remove Hardware dialog box Windows XP appears 2 Select Sony XDCAM PDW F30 IEEE 1394 SBP2 Device and click Stop The Stop a Hardware device dialog appears 3 Select Sony XDCAM PDW F30 IEEE 1394 SBP2 Device and click OK In Windows 2000 a confirmation message appears In Windows XP Sony XDCAM PDW F30 IEEE 1394 SBP2 Device is deleted from the list of hardware devices This unit can now resume normal operations The limitations described in Operation limitations during FAM connections see page 73 no longer apply 4 Disconnect the i LINK cable as required To make a reconnection To reconnect after exiting file operations do one of the following depending on whether an i LINK cable is connected i LINK cable is not connected Connect this unit and a remote computer with an i LINK cable i LINK cable is connected Disconnect the i LINK cable from either this unit or the remote computer wait for at least 10 seconds and then reconnect the disconnected cable The unit is powered off and an i LINK cable is connected Power the unit on File Operations in File Access Mode suonejedo aji4 G
165. ress the IN button or gt OUT button with the SHIFT button held down Selects continuous multiple clips To display the total duration of the current clip list after the addition of the selected clips When you press the SHIFT button the total duration of the selected clips is displayed along with the total duration of the clip list after the addition of the selected clips This allows you to check the new total duration before making the addition 9 Press the SET button An I shaped cursor appears in the lower part of the scene selection window Press the RESET button to return to the state of step 8 10 Use the arrow buttons or jog dial to move the I shaped cursor to the desired position You can also move the I shaped cursor with the following operations Press the PREV or NEXT button Moves the cursor to the previous or next sub clip Press the PREV or NEXT button with the SHIFT button held down Moves the cursor to the first or last sub clip Press MARK1 or MARK2 button Moves to the 4th previous or 4th next sub clip 1 1 With the SHIFT button held down press the SET button All the clips selected in step 8 are added to the current clip list as sub clips and the scene selection window shows thumbnails of registered sub clips At the same time the cursor disappears and you can select a new clip Creating Clip Lists Total duration of sub clips in the current clip list CLIP LIST ADD I ll I
166. rm message in monitor video Description action data display section section Unknown FS UNKNOWN FILE SYSTEM Format the disc or eject it see page 36 PLEASE FORMAT DISC OR EJECT No FS NO FILE SYSTEM PLEASE EJECT DISC Eject the disc ILL Disc IRREGULAR DISC IS USED Use a Professional Disc USE PROFESSIONAL DISC Salvage NG CLIP SALVAGE WAS NOT COMPLETED See Handling of Discs When Recording Does Not End Normally Salvage Functions page 36 525 60 Clip 9 IRREGULAR DISC IS USED DVCAM Use another disc 525 60 CLIP S EXIST 625 50 Clip 9 IRREGULAR DISC IS USED DVCAM 625 50 CLIP S EXIST 4CHx16 Clip 9 DISC HAS 4CHx16 BIT CLIP S Change the setting of AUDIO CONTROL gt REC CHANGE RECORD FORMAT IN SETUP MODE in the setup menu see page 84 MENU 2CHx16 Clip 9 DISC HAS 2CHx16 BIT CLIP S Change the setting of AUDIO CONTROL gt REC CHANGE RECORD FORMAT IN SETUP MODE in the setup menu see page 84 MENU No Support FORMAT NOT SUPPORTED A disc in an unsupported recording format is loaded RECORDING AND PLAYBACK IS NOT Use a disc formatted in the MPEG HD or DVCAM POSSIBLE format ILL Index INDEX FILE ERROR Format the disc or eject it see page 36 PLEASE FORMAT DISC OR EJECT FORMAT NG AUTO FORMATTING WAS NOT Eject the disc and insert it again or insert another COMPLETED disc DI read err CANNOT READ DISC Fondo INFORMATION PLEASE EJECT DISC DRV ADJ err CANNOT PERFORM AUTO DRIVE ADJUSTMENT a
167. rs SETUP MENU OPERATIONAL FUNCTION SYSTEM SEL 23 9P OUTPUT PsF LIS u u 2 3 PULL DOUN 1 8 Press the MARKI or V MARK2 button to select one of the following 23 98PsF Output as 23 98P 2 3 PULL DOWN Output after pulldown conversion to 59 94i 1 O press the SET button A confirmation message appears 20 Press the SET button to confirm the changes or the RESET button to cancel them If you have pressed the SET button power the unit off and on again to enable the changes 24P 23 98P Mode Settings Output Signals in 24P 23 98P Mode The following tables show the signals output by the unit when 23 98PsF and 2 3 PULL DOWN are selected Output signals Output Type 23 98PsF 2 3 PULL DOWN Output Composite No output Video and signals output audio signals pulled down to i LINK DV 50 94i output i LINK TS output Timecode COMPOSITE 30 frame output VITC output timecode after pulldown conversion Timecode display Type 23 98PsF 2 3 PULL DOWN LTC display 24 frame timecode PDT display 30 frame timecode VITC display 24 frame timecode after pulldown conversion COUNTER display 24 frame signals 30 frame signals after pulldown conversion Timecode in remote timecode mode Type 23 98PsF 2 3 PULL DOWN 9 pin preset 24 frame timecode timecode 9 pin preset 24 frame signals 30 frame signals timer 1
168. s eee 12 Front Panels o hene Lettre eR C OR 12 Rear Panel i adeserntecahetooiatietacn tu csi hoes estate aves 18 Infrared Remote Commander esses 20 Chapter 2 Preparations Setting the System Frequency eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 22 Connections and Settings ceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 23 Connecting an External Monitor esee 23 Using PDZ 1 Over an i LINK Connection FAM Connection 24 Connecting to a Nonlinear Editing System AV C Connection 25 Connections for Cut Editing sso oon eve rte er praet o RN USE 25 Editing Control Unit Settings seen 26 Remote Control Unit Settings entere teer tenerte eara ears reatus 26 ICQ e 27 Setting the Date and Dieses od heo e ide tty tae iron 27 Adjusting the Brightness of the LCD Panel esses 27 24P 23 98P Mode Settings eeeeeeeees 29 Selecting the Playback Mode 23 98PsF or 2 3 Pulldown 29 Output Signals in 24P 23 98P Mode eee 30 Playback in 24P 23 98P 2 3 Pulldown Mode 3l Superimposed Text Information cesses 32 Displaying Supplementary Status Information s 34 Chapte
169. s for example SAKURA To return to the previous screen Press the THUMBNAIL button turning it off 2 Select the clip whose thumbnail you want to change you can do this with the same operations as step 1 of To select a thumbnail image and start playback see page 43 3 Press the SET button or the PLAY button If you press the SET button a still image appears showing the first frame of the selected sub clip If you press the PLAY button playback starts from the first frame of the selected sub clip In clip lists the first frame of the sub clip the In point frame is always displayed as the thumbnail Repeat Playback You can perform repeat playback for normal and clip list playback To perform repeat playback set OPERATIONAL FUNCTION gt REPEAT MODE in the setup menu to ON a REPEAT indicator appears in the display and then proceed as follows 1 Insert a disc To perform repeat playback for normal playback proceed to step 3 Playback xXoeqKe d pue Buipiooeu e Jaydeyo 47 yoeqhe q pue BuipiooeH g 1e deuo 48 2 To perform repeat playback for clip list playback load a clip list into the current clip list and then press the SUB CLIP button 3 Press the PLAY button Playback starts from the saved playback position Normal playback When playback of the last clip finishes it resumes from the start of the disc repeatedly playing from the first through the last clip on the disc Cl
170. s screen Press the MARK2 button to display OK the background color changes into yellow and press the RESET button Carry out playback and search to find the new location of the In point or Out point of the selected sub clip At the scene where you want to set a new In or Out point hold down the amp IN button to change the In point or the OUT button to change the Out point and press the SET button Depending on the button that you pressed a new In or Out point is set The IN and OUT indicators flash if you set an Out point with timecode smaller than the In point If this occurs set the correct timecode To change both the In and Out points Carry out steps 2 and 3 for both the In and Out points To reset the In or Out point Hold down the amp IN button or OUT button and press the RESET button The In or Out point is restored to the value it had before the sub clip trim screen opened To cue up the In or Out point The In point is cued up when you hold down the amp IN button and press the PREV button or the NEXT button The Out point is cued up when you hold down the gt OUT button and press the PREV button or the NEXT button Once you have set the new In point or Out point press the MARK2 button to select OK The background color of the OK button changes to yellow 5 Press the SET button The CLIP MENU appears after the trim is executed If you press the SHIFT
171. s the MENU button The system menu appears on the display 4 Select TC PRESET using the 4 MARK1 button or MARK2 button then press the OUT button The TC PRESET MODE screen appears TC PRESET MODE TCG 00 00 00 00 INC DEC ft QOKEY SHIFT gt KEY CLEAR RESET KEY DATA SAVE SET KEY ABORT MENU KEY 5 Use the arrow buttons and the RESET button to set the initial timecode value IN button or gt OUT button Select the digit to change it flashes 4 MARK1 button or MARK2 button Change the value of the selected digit RESET button Reset all digits to 0 To cancel the timecode setting Press the MENU button 6 Press the SET button The message NOW SAVING appears and the timecode set in step 5 is displayed If RUN MODE on page P1 of the function menu is set to FREE RUN timecode begins to advance from the initial value you just set To set timecode to the current time 1 Set RUN MODE on page P1 of the function menu to FREE RUN and set DF NDF to DP 2 Carry out steps 1 to 5 of the previous section To record timecode after setting an initial value Internal Preset to set the timecode to a time slightly ahead of the current time 3 Press the SET button at the instant when the current time matches the displayed timecode To set user bits You can record up to eight hexadecimal digits of information date time clip number etc in the
172. saved to the disc when the disc is ejected which allows playback to start at that position whenever it is loaded into any XDCAM player This function is not available when the Write Inhibit tab of the disc is set to the recording disabled position and when REC INH on page P1 of the function menu is set to ON The REC INH indicator may light when neither of the above is true if the format of recorded sections on the disc is not the same as the recording settings of this unit In this case the playback position can be saved to the disc Playback Operation This section describes the following types of playback Normal playback Playback at normal speed Playback in jog mode Variable speed playback with the speed determined by the speed of turning the jog dial Playback in shuttle mode Variable speed playback with the speed determined by the angular position of the shuttle dial Playback in variable speed mode Variable speed playback with the speed finely determined by the angular position of the shuttle dial Normal playback First insert a disc For details of how to insert a disc see Loading and Unloading a Disc on page 35 PREV button PLAY button NEXT button STOP button 4 MARK1 button and MARK button Jog dial Shuttle dial To start playback Press the PLAY button Playback starts When two or more clips are recorde
173. saydeyo 73 suoneiedo aji4 c 1e1deuo 74 To disable FAM connections Execute one of the procedures described in the previous section To make a reconnection to make a FAM connection between this unit and the remote computer To disable FAM connections in the setup menu set INTERFACE SELECT gt i LINK MODE to AV C see page 85 File Operations in File Access Mode Menus Function Menu The function menu provides access to frequently used settings such as input video signal selection and timecode settings Menu settings are stored in nonvolatile memory and are preserved even after the unit is powered off Function Menu Operations The function menu appears on the LCD panel of this unit The following figure shows the buttons used in function menu operations Monitor video section TC MODE PRESET RUN MODE REC RUN F1 to F5 buttons 4 AUDIO 4CH 16BIT MONITOR 3 4 rc viTC 1080 VITC I vitc C0001 REM 077w DF NDF NDF 00 00 00 Fs 00 PAGE DISPLAY Q DISPLAY button PAGE button Os 8 8 8 8 Display Function Menu page 75 To display the function menu The function menu is made up of the HOME page and page P1 Ifthe function menu is not already visible press the PAGE button to display it The most recently accessed function menu page appears The size of the monitor video section changes to the smallest size when t
174. seconds of data before the interruption of recording Full salvage From 4 to 6 seconds of data before the interruption of recording You are prompted to execute a full salvage every time you insert a disc that has not been salvaged or power the unit on with such as disc loaded No recording is possible on discs containing clips that have not been salvaged although it is possible to play back the normally recorded sections Recording becomes possible if you perform a quick format but this erases all of the original recorded content To restore clips with a full salvage 1 Insert the disc on which recording did not end normally The message Salvage appears on the display To cancel the clip salvage Press the RESET button The message EJECT appears when REC INH is displayed in the operation modes section of the display If the disc is write protected eject the disc set the Write Inhibit tab to enable recording and then insert the disc again This operation cannot be cancelled once it begins 2 Press the SET button Processing begins and the message Executing appears When processing finishes a message appears to display the results If the message reads Incomplete the clips that failed were lost Handling Discs xXoegKe d pue Bulpiovey e Je deyo 37 yoeghe q pue Bulpiooay g 1e deuo 38 Recording This section describes video and audio recording on the u
175. splay the CLIP menu See Displaying the CLIP menu page 65 2 Use the 4 MARKI or V MARK2 button to select CLIP INFORMATION and then press the SET button A screen appears allowing you to select information items to display 3 Use the MARKI or V MARK2 button to select the items you want to display and then press the SET button DATE Date and time of creation TIME CODE Timecode of the start of the sub clip DURATION Playback time SEQUENCE NUMBER Thumbnail sequence number See Assigning Sequence Numbers to Thumbnails page 50 for more information about sequence thumbnail numbers When the clip list window is displayed the information of the selected items appears in the lower portion of each thumbnail Loading a Clip List From a Disc Into the Current Clip List Before you can play back or edit a clip list you need to load it from the disc into the current clip list Proceed as follows 1 Display the CLIP menu See Displaying the CLIP menu page 65 2 Use the 4 MARK1 or V MARK2 button to select LOAD CLIP LIST and then press the SET button A list of clip lists appears see page 57 Managing Clip Lists 3 Use the 4 MARKI or V MARK2 button to select the desired clip list and then press the SET button The selected clip list is loaded into the unit as the current clip list To display thumbnails of the loaded current clip list Press the THUMBNAIL button and SUB CLIP button turning t
176. t connector Connect to an AC power supply with the power cord not supplied POWER main power switch Press the I side to power on the unit Press the O side to power off When using the unit normally leave the POWER switch in the I on position and use the on standby switch on the front panel to switch the unit between the operating state and standby state If you press the on standby switch on the front panel while the unit is in the operating state the unit saves its data and then enters the standby state the on standby indicator lights red Before turning the main power off always check to be sure that the unit is in the standby state and then push the main power switch to the O side 4 External device connection section RS232C connector REMOTE 9P connector REMO rE 9P Tes Oso b uf OoC amp IO E Q Remote connector selector switch j 400 connector h terminal Q RS232C serial interface connector D sub 9 pin male Connect a computer or other device with a serial interface to control this unit from that device When you use this connector set the remote connector selector switch to the RS232C side and set INTERFACE SELECT gt REMOTE I F in the setup menu to 9PIN RS 232C see page 85 REMOTE 9P remote control 9 pin connector D sub 9 pin RS 422A compliant female To control this unit from a controller or VTR supporting the RS 422A Sony 9 pin VTR pro
177. t when the SYSTEM FREQ is 23 98P 23 98PsF gt gt gt 23 9PsF Output as 23 98P 2 3 PULL DOWN gt gt gt 2 3PD Output after pulldown conversion to 59 94i SEARCH ENABLE gt Search ENA Specify how to put the unit into a search mode jog shuttle or variable speed DIAL DIRECT gt gt DIAL The unit switches to a search mode when you press the JOG SHUTTLE or VAR button or when you turn the jog or shuttle dial except during recording VIA SEARCH KEY gt gt via KEY The unit switches to a search mode when you press the JOG SHUTTLE or VAR button VAR SPD LIMIT gt VAR limit Specify whether to limit the speed of variable speed playback OFF gt gt OFF 1 to 2 times normal speed ON gt gt ON 0 to 1 times normal speed System Menu OPERATIONAL FUNCTION Operational Operation settings PREROLL TIME Preroll Set the preroll time Description 15 SEC gt gt 15 sec to 0 SEC gt gt 0 sec The preroll time can be set in one second increments to between 0 and 15 seconds Factory default setting 5 SEC gt gt 5 sec A preroll time of at least 5 seconds is recommended when using this unit for editing When an editing control unit such as the BVE 700A has been connected this setting is disabled and the setting on the editing control unit is in effect Operations Such as preroll time setting and time data switching are also performed on the ed
178. ternal monitor 23 cut editing 25 editing control unit settings 26 viewing HD video 23 viewing SD video 24 Current clip list 53 Cut editing 25 D date and time settings 27 Digital hours meter 94 Directory structure 69 Disc capacity remaining capacity 15 Disc menu 89 deleting all clips 90 deleting the most recent recorded clip 90 displaying 77 displaying the status of the current disc clip 89 formatting a disc 90 operations 89 Disc slot 13 Discs 35 directory structure 69 ejecting with the unit powered off 102 formatting 36 loading and unloading 35 Remaining capacity 15 write protecting 35 Display 14 adjusting of the brightness 27 DISPLAY button 14 E Editing control unit settings 26 Editing functions of the recorder connections using the 1 5400 connector 25 EJECT button 13 END button 17 Error Messages 102 ESSENCE MARK button 13 Essence marks setting 40 42 EXPAND button 14 External monitor 23 F F1 to F5 buttons 14 FAM connections 24 72 to disable 74 Features 9 File Access Mode 72 File operations 69 FAM connections 72 file access mode 72 operating on files 73 Formatting a disc 36 Front panel 12 FTP connection 91 Full salvage 37 Function menu 15 75 displaying 75 operations 75 settings 75 G Ground terminal signal 20 H HD video view 23 HDV connection 92 i LINK 102 connection 24 1 8400 connector 19 Important notes on operation 93 IN button 16 IN indicator 16 Infrared Re
179. tially from the start to the end of the file Partial read Read only a part of the data in the file Write Write data sequentially from the start to the end of the file Partial write Write data to a part of the file only File name Content INDEX XML Contains data for management Operations Read Partial read Yes Write Partial write No Rename No Create No Delete No of the material on the disc Contains conversion tables for Yes assigning user defined names to clips and clip lists ALIAS XML 9 No No No No Contains metadata to indicate Yes the disc properties DISCMETA XML Yes P No No No Contains a list of material on Yes the disc basic properties related information and information about access methods MEDIAPRO XML No No No No Other files Files other than the above No No a Only when sub item NAMING FORM on the SETUP gt OPERATIONAL FUNCTION gt FILE NAMING page is set to free b Only files which can be written by XDCAM Clip directory Directories cannot be created in the root directory The directories in the root directory Clip Edit Sub and General cannot be deleted or renamed File name Content Operations Clip file created by recording Yes MXF file 0001 to 9999 C MXF 9 Read Partial read Delete d Create Yes 9 Rename No P Write Partial write
180. til the disc has finished loading and try again Unloading 9 UNLOADING This appears if you press a button while a disc is unloading Wait until the disc has finished unloading and try again a Displayed only when DISPLAY CONTROL gt ALARM is set to ON b Displayed only when DISPLAY CONTROL gt ALARM is set to ON or LIMITED During recording and editing operations Alarm message in time data display section Alarm message in monitor video section HD 601 30P 2 DISC CANNOT BE RECORDED HD 60 or HD 30P CLIP S EXIST HD 50l 25P 9 DISC CANNOT BE RECORDED HD 501 or HD 25P CLIP S EXIST HD 23P Disc 9 DISC CANNOT BE RECORDED HD 23 98P CLIP S EXIST Description action This appears when the system frequency of this unit does not match that of the loaded disc Insert a disc that matches the system frequency or change this unit s system frequency setting see page 22 Troubleshooting Alarm message in time data display section ILL REF 9 Alarm message in monitor video section INPUT VIDEO SIGNAL DOES NOT SYNCHRONIZE WITH REF VIDEO SIGNAL USE COMMON REFERENCE SIGNAL OR CONNECT RECORDER REF OUT TO PLAYER REF IN Description action Input a reference signal synchronized with this unit s system frequency ILL REC 9 ENCODING DOES NOT SYNCHRONIZE _ Check the signals being input to this unit WITH REF VIDEO ILL PLAY
181. timecode of the In or Out point that you have set appears when you press the IN button or the gt OUT button An image of the In point is cued up if you hold down the amp IN button and press the PREV button or NEXT button An image of the Out point is cued up if you hold down the OUT button and press the PREV button or NEXT button To check the duration Hold down the amp IN button and the OUT button at the same time The duration appears on the screen Creating Clip Lists To reset an In point or Out point With the IN button or OUT button held down press the RESET button Holding down the SHIFT button press the SET button The section between the In point and Out point is added to the end of the current clip list as a sub clip When you set In and Out points stretching across several clips One sub clip is created for each of the clips Clips recorded on the disc In point Out point Sub clip 1 Sub clip 2 Sub clip 3 5 Repeat steps 1 to 4 until you have added all of the clips you want to the current clip list O save the current clip list to disc For details see Saving the Current Clip List to Disc page 64 Editing Clip Lists You can select items from CLIP menus and perform simple editing operations on clip lists and on sub clips registered in clip lists Basic Operations 1 3 5 2 4
182. tion of date differences between different source material items Setting UMID ownership information Proceed as follows 1 select METADATA gt STORE OWNER in the setup menu page 86 The STORED OWNERSHIP UMID ownership information setting screen appears STORED OUNERSHIP COUNTRY ORGANIZATION USER SHIFT 4 1 gt KEY INC DEC JOG DIAL TO MENU MENU KEY COUNTRY Sets the country code ORGANIZATION Sets the organization code USER Sets the user code See the next item About the UMID ownership information for more information about these codes 2 Set the ownership information using the arrow buttons and jog dial Arrow buttons Select the item to set and the character input location it blinks Jog dial Selects characters to input at the selected location RESET button Deletes all input data To cancel the ownership information setting Press the MENU button 3 Press the SET button The message NOW SAVING appears and the ownership information set in step 2 is saved See System Menu page 77 in Chapter 6 for more information about system menu operations About the UMID ownership information COUNTRY country code Set the country code by entering an abbreviated alphanumeric string 4 byte alphanumeric string according to the values defined in ISO 3166 1 There are about 240 country codes Find your own country code on the following web page
183. tocol connect the device to this connector When you use this connector set the remote connector selector switch to the REMOTE 9P side and set INTERFACE SELECT gt REMOTE V F in the setup menu to OPIN RS232C see page 5 Q Remote connector selector switch Push this switch to the side of the remote control connector you are using either the RS232C connector or the REMOTE 9P connector amp S400 connector 6 pin IEEE1394 compliant Connect a DV device or computer using an i LINK cable The following connection types are supported They are selected by setting INTERFACE SELECT gt i LINK MODE in the setup menu see page 85 AV C Audio Video Control connection Output DVCAM format digital video and audio signals G LINK MODE set to AV C Audio output signals are 2ch or Ach as selected by AUDIO CONTROL gt DV OUT MODE in the setup menu see page 85 FAM file access mode connection Input and output files between this unit and a computer i LINK MODE set to FAM PC REMOTE Names and Functions of Parts MBIAJOAC Je deUD 19 M Q 491deuoS 20 If video or audio signals from an external device connected to the amp S400 connector fail to be output disconnect the i LINK cable and connect it again pushing it straight in Before connecting or disconnecting an i LINK cable between this unit and a device with a 6 pin i LINK connector power off the device and disconnect its power cord
184. ton The CLIP AUTO TITLING screen appears Overview CLIP AUTO TITLING PREFIX NUMERIC TITLE 00001 SHIFT C 4 C KEY INC DEC JOG DIAL TO MENU MENU KEY PREFIX Prefix up to 5 alphanumeric characters and symbols NUMERIC Initial value of the number 00001 to 99999 2 Enter the prefix and initial number To select the item to set and the character to set it flashes Use the arrow buttons To select a character to enter at the selected position Turn the jog dial To return the settings to the factory defaults Press the RESET button 3 When you are finished entering the prefix and initial number press the SET button The message NOW SAVING appears the title is saved and the menu disappears from the screen To clear the menu from the screen without saving a title Press the MENU button twice If you return the initial number to the default value after creating several clips and then continue recording clips with the same titles may be created Assigning User Defined Clip and Clip List Names The following standard format names are assigned automatically to clips and clip lists that are created or recorded by XDCAM devices Clips C0001 to C0300 Clip lists E0001E01 to E0099E01 Youcanuse the supplied PDZ 1 Proxy Browsing Software to assign user defined names instead of the standard format names You can assigned user defined names instead of the standard f
185. ts during playback in the reverse direction gt green Lights during playback in the forward direction B red Lights during still image display Jog dial Turn this for playback in jog mode Turn clockwise for forward direction playback and counterclockwise for reverse direction playback In jog mode the playback speed varies in the range 1 times normal speed according to the rotation rate of the jog dial The dial has no detents Q Shuttle dial Turn this for playback in shuttle mode or variable speed mode Turn clockwise for forward direction playback and counterclockwise for reverse direction playback In shuttle mode the playback speed varies in the range 20 times normal speed using MPEG HD DVCAM according to the angular position of the shuttle dial In variable speed mode you can finely adjust the playback speed from 1 to 2 times normal speed according to the angular position of the shuttle dial The shuttle dial has a detent at the center position for still image playback When OPERATIONAL FUNCTION gt SEARCH ENABLE in the setup menu is set to DIAL DIRECT return the shuttle dial to the center position after using it 5 Recording playback control block PREV TOP button PLAY button NEXT END button PFIEV PL AY NEXT STOP TS REC gt PP E Top _F REV FFWD END STAI DBY o STOP STANDBY zc Q TS REC button PREV previ
186. tton This displays menu level 2 for the menu item selected in step 1 Example Screen display of the second level of the DISPLAY CONTROL menu SETUP MENU DISPLAY CONTROL CHARA DISPLAY CHARA POSITION CHARA TYPE CHARA USIZE DISPLAY INFO SUB STATUS MENU DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS ALARM Current setting 3 Press the 4 MARK1 or V MARK2 button to select the required item For menu items on level 3 press the OUT button to go to level 3 then press the 4 MARKI or V MARK2 button to select the item whose setting you wish to change Example Screen display when SUB STATUS is selected SETUP MENU DISPLAY CONTROL CHARA DISPLAY ON CHARA POSITION CHARA TYPE WHITE CHARA USIZE ixl DISPLAY INFO T amp STA SUB STATUS MENU DISPLAY UHITE BRIGHTNESS 55A ALARM ON 4 Press the OUT button This displays all possible settings for the item selected in step 3 SETUP MENU DISPLAY CONTROL SUB STATUS OFF TC MODE REMAIN CLIP NAME 5 Press the 4 MARKI1 or V MARK2 button to change the setting of the item SETUP MENU DISPLAY CONTROL SUB STATUS OFF OFF REMAIN CLIP NAME 6 To change other settings press the amp IN button to return to the previous screen then repeat steps 3 to 5 as required T When you have completed the settings press the SET button The message NOW SAVING appears in the monitor video section and Sav
187. u is ignored New timecode is recorded in the drop frame mode of the last recorded timecode on the disc Carrying Out Recording One recording segment from the start to the end of recording is called a clip See Chapter 4 Scene Selection for more information about clips Recording xXoeqKe d pue Buipiooeu e Jaydeyo 39 yoeqhe q pue BuipiooeH g 1e deuo 40 PHONES oig 0088 io Oli 1 3 iG 1 Insert a disc 2 Hold down the REC button and press the PLAY button Recording starts 3 To stop recording press the STOP button If the disc becomes full Recording stops and the message ALARM DISC END appears on the monitor The shortest clip that can be recorded is 2 seconds long Even if recording start and stop operations are performed within 2 seconds a 2 second clip is recorded The maximum number of clips that can be recorded is 300 If the loaded disc already contains 300 clips recording with the REC button is not possible The message Disc Full appears in the time data display section During recording do not turn off the POWER switch on the rear panel or disconnect the power cord This could cause the clip being recorded to be lost For details see Handling of Discs When Recording Does Not End Normally Salvage Functions on page 36
188. urn the display of character information on For details see To turn superimposed text on and off page 32 As shown below you can display 24 frame timecode at the same time as 30 frame pulldown timecode LIT C 000 5 9 5 9 2 3 P D T 0 0 5 9 5 9 2 8 Superimposed Text Information Superimposed Text Information The composite signals output from the COMPOSITE OUT connector can contain superimposed text information including timecode menu settings and alarm messages To turn superimposed text on and off Set the CHAR SEL item on page P1 of the function menu ON Display superimposed text OFF Do not display superimposed text LCD Display superimposed text on the LCD panel of this unit but do not display it on an external video monitor connected to this unit Even when ON is selected you can forcibly turn off the superimposition of character information in HD output by setting the SETUP MENU gt DISPLAY CONTROL gt HD CHARA item Adjusting the text display You can use the items in the DISPLAY CONTROL setup menu to specify the position size and type of superimposed characters See page 81 for more information about the items in the DISPLAY CONTROL menu Information displayed Type of time data Timecode reader drop frame mark 9 Timecode generator drop frame mark 9 Time data D VITC field mark
189. utput after being converted into DVCAM format The nonlinear editing system to be connected to this unit requires editing software not supplied supporting the DVCAM format To transfer video and audio signals AV C data use AUDIO CONTROL gt DV OUT MODE see page 85 in the setup menu to select the audio mode the factory default is 2ch This unit s amp S400 connector has 6 pins Check the number of pins on the i LINK connector of your laptop computer and use an appropriate i LINK cable PDW F30 this unit 3 0 2320 REMOTE 9P BS400 i LINK cable not supplied Eg i LINK IEEE1394 connector Laptop computer On the computer On this unit Install editing software Set the setup menu item supporting the DVCAM INTERFACE SELECT format gt REMOTE I F to i LINK see page 85 Set the setup menu item INTERFACE SELECT gt i LINK MODE to AV C see page 85 Connections for Cut Editing By connecting this unit to a VTR you can configure a cut editing system Some example connections are shown in the following When making the connections also refer to the manuals provided with the equipment to be connected When using the editing functions of the recorder connections using the S400 connector The following figure shows a cut editing system comprising this unit as a player and
190. wide range of digital AV devices for data transfer and other operations Other advantages include the following feature When connected to multiple i LINK devices your i LINK device can perform data transfer and other operations not only with the directly connected devices but also with any of the devices that are connected to those devices Therefore you do not need to be concerned with device connection order However depending on the features and specifications of the connected devices you may need to use certain functions differently and you may not be able to transfer data or perform certain operations i LINK a nickname for IEEE 1394 proposed by Sony is a trademark supported by many companies worldwide IEEE 1394 is an international standard defined by IEEE the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc The unit can be connected to one device with the i LINK cable DV cable When you connect with a device that has two or more i LINK connectors refer to the operating instructions supplied with the connected device About data transfer speed of i LINK i LINK defines maximum data transfer speeds of approximately 100 200 and 400 Mbps D that are referred to as 100 S200 and S400 respectively The maximum data transfer speed that an i LINK device supports is identified on the specifications page of the operating instructions supplied with the device or near its i LINK connector When you connect a dev
191. wing alphabetic symbols can be displayed amp lt gt _ Display example JumpingDolphin No103 JUMPINGDOLINO103 Creating Clip Lists Creating Clip Lists Select the desired clip to include it in the current clip list as a sub clip There are two ways to select clips Select from the thumbnail screen You can select the desired clips from the thumbnail screen You can also select continuous clips at a time In addition you can use the Expand function to specify arange to add in a clip or to load and add a clip with a chapter registered Select while playing back and searching You can select the scene to use while viewing the video quick scene selection Before starting Insert a disc containing recorded clips into the unit Including Clips Selected in the Thumbnail Screen in the Clip List SUB CLIP button CHAPTER button THUMBNAIL button EXPAND button MENU button SET button RESET button iol Le PHONES SHIFT button Jog dial PREV button Arrow buttons PLAY button A MARK1 V MARK2 4 amp IN NET bunton button gt OUT STOP button button Proceed as follows 1 With the SUB CLIP button unlit press the THUMBNAIL button lighting it Thumbnails of the clips on the disc appear In the following description this is referred to as the thumbnail screen CLIP C0002 ca

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