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Panasonic AJ-SD930BE Speaker System User Manual

1. gt USER 2 Lock mode can be set Load save u USER 3 Lock mode can be set USER 4 Lock mode can be set e Load save e Load save USER 5 Lock mode can be set 1 Press the MENU button 2 Press the REW button or FF button while holding down the DIAG button to select the USER1 file 3 Turn the search dial to move the cursor on the menu screen to No A00 LOAD 4 Turn the search dial while holding down the search button to select the user file whose contents are to be loaded into USER1 5 Press the SET button The following message appears on the menu screen and counter display Menu screen SETUP MENU LOAD USER2 gt USER1 OK YES lt PLAY gt NO lt STOP gt Counter display ito fI LINZ LI The number of the user file selected in step 4 is displayed at 6 Press the PLAY button The settings of the user file selected in step 4 are loaded and the USER1 menu display appears If the STOP button is pressed instead the settings are not changed and the USER1 menu display appears 7 Turn the search dial to move the cursor on the menu screen to a number other than No A0OO LOAD or No A01 SAVE Press the SET button The USER1 settings are stored in the memory If the USER1 settings are not to be stored in the memory do not press the SET button but press the MENU button instead 31 E CONTENTS Setup menus Saving user files T Press the MENU button
2. Display panel 20 2 200C00 20 0 20090 u e e e e 250 250 250 250 25 C m et SERVO mu EEE EEE EDIT REC INH Si s5 5 cT A AA IL NT IN I III b e u a a vs lA N ANT INT I N gt NI N 30 30 30 30 TV system displays The selected TV system is displayed here With the AJ SD955B it is possible to switch between the 525 interlace and 625 interlace systems by setting setup menu item No 070 TV SYSTEM With the AJ SD930B only the 625 interlace TV system can be used GE This lights when the 625 interlaced TV system is selected E This lights when the 525 interlaced TV system has been selected WIDE lamp This lamp lights when 16 9 wide screen information is being recorded on a tape Recording of wide screen information can be selected on setup menu No 645 WIDE SELECT This lights lamps during tape playback when wide screen information has been recorded on the tape REMOTE lamp This lamp lights when the CONTROL switch has been set to the REMOTE position INPUT SELECT display area The characters corresponding to the selected input signals light With all input signals except for analogue audio signals the fact that no signals have been selected is indicated by a flashing display Y PB PR Analogue component video signals option CMPST Analogue composite video signals option SDI Serial digital video signals SDTI 1394 Compressed digital sign
3. If excess torque being applied to the cylinder motor is detected this error number flashes on the display VTR STOP e Set the POWER switch to OFF and then to ON again If a problem has been encountered in communication between the servo microcomputer and mechanism relay board this error number flashes on the display VTR STOP e Set the POWER switch to OFF and then to ON again Consult your dealer if the error message is still displayed even after restarting the unit CONTENTS RS 232C interface The VTR can be operated by commands when the RS 232C interface is used See command table on pages 74 75 E Conditions for acknowledging commands from RS 232C interface e The front panel CONTROL switch must be at REMOTE The setup menu No 204 RS232C SEL must be ON If the above conditions are not met ACK STX EROO1 EXT is returned to the external unit Whether the ACK code is returned depends on the setting which has been selected for setup menu item No 209 RETURN ACK Hardware specifications External interface specifications e Connector specifications Connector D SUB 25 pin crossover cable supported LJ Protective ground Frame ground Received data Data is sent to PC Transmitted data Data is received from PC Clear to send Shorted with pin 5 Request to send Shorted with pin 4 Data terminal ready No processing Signal ground Sig
4. Specifications VIDEO Mi Video output connector Analogue component output BNC x3 Y PB PR Y 1 0 V p p PB PR 0 7 V p p 75Q 100 colour bar Analogue composite output BNC x3 video 1 video 2 video WFM selectable video 3 Superimpose on off SDI output BNC x3 complies with ITU R BT 656 4 standard SDI 1 SDI 2 SDI 3 superimpose on off SDTI output option BNC x2 complies with SMPTE 305M 321M standard E Video signal adjustment Video output gain 3 dB Video output chroma gain 3 dB Video output chroma phase HUE 30 Video output black setup level 100 mV 14 IRE Video output sync phase 15 usec Video output SC phase 180 AUDIO E Digital audio Sampling frequencies 48 kHz synchronous with video Quantizing 16 bits Frequency response 20 Hz to 20 kHz 1 0 GB at the reference level Dynamic range Better than 90 dB 1 kHz emphasis OFF A weighted Distortion Less than 0 05 1 KHz emphasis OFF reference level Crosstalk Less than 80 dB 1 kHz between 2 channels Wow amp flutter Below measurable limit Headroom 18 dB De emphasis T1 50 psec T2 15 usec auto on off Cue track Frequency response 300 Hz to 6 kHz 3 0 dB DVCPRO50 80 E AUDIO Audio input connector Analogue input CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 XLR x 4 600Q high impedance selectable factory setting high impedance 4 0 20 dBu selectab
5. TOP MENU BE CONTENTS Panasonic Digital Video Cassette Recorder Operating Instructions ASS JE wano AU SLSSHIE Before operating this product please read the instructions carefully and save this manual for futur CONTENTS Caution for AC Mains Lead FOR YOUR SAFETY PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TEXT CAREFULLY This product is equipped with 2 types of AC mains cable One is for continental Europe etc and the other one is only for U K Appropriate mains cable must be used in each local area since the other type of mains cable is not suitable FOR CONTINENTAL EUROPE ETC Not to be used in the U K FOR U K ONLY If the plug supplied is not suitable for your socket outlet it should be cut off and appropriate one fitted FOR U K ONLY This appliance is supplied with a moulded three pin mains plug for your safety and convenience A 13 amp fuse is fitted in this plug Should the fuse need to be replaced please ensure that the replacement fuse has a rating of 13 amps and that it is approved by ASTA or BSI to BS1362 Check for the ASTA mark or the BSI mark on the body of the fuse If the plug contains a removable fuse cover you must ensure that it is refitted when the fuse is replaced If you lose the fuse cover the plug must not be used until a replacement cover is obtained A replacement fuse cover can be purchased from your local Panasonic Dealer IF THE FITTED MOULDED PLUG IS UNSUITABLE FOR
6. This sets the maximum SLOW REV speed 4 1 4 1 3 1 x speed 1 85 1 85x speed 1 1x speed 0000 0001 0002 0003 lt Note gt The value for the DV DVCAM tape is shown in parenthesis 4 1 4 1 3 1 x speed 1 85 1 85x speed 1 1x speed 0 43 0 43x speed This sets the maximum JOG FWD speed 0000 0001 0002 lt Notes gt The value for the DV DVCAM tape is shown in parenthesis e The maximum speed is set to 1x when the dial on the front panel is operated e At any speed setting other than 4 1 the phase cannot be synchronized from an editing controller which synchronizes the phase using the JOG command 4 1 4 1 43 1 x speed 1 85 1 85x speed 1 1x speed This sets the maximum JOG REV speed 0000 0001 0002 0003 4 1 4 1 3 1 x speed 1 85 1 85x speed 1 1x speed 0 43 0 43 0 5 x speed lt Notes gt The value for the DV DVCAM tape is shown in parenthesis e The maximum speed is set to 1x when the dial on the front panel is operated This sets the postroll time Any time from O to 5 seconds can be set in 1 second units 0000 0s 0001 1s 0002 2s 0003 3S 0004 4s 0005 5S CONTENTS Setup menus USER menu lt TAPE PROTECT gt 400 This selects the time to be taken until the unit goes into the tape protection mode when it is left standing in the stop or search still JOG SLOW SHTL mode Unit s second min minute
7. 0016 320L 0013 263L 0000 7L 0000 10L 0014 273L 019 323L 0015 22L 0012 22L 0017 276L 0016 320L 0013 263L 0031 335L 0014 273L 0032 623L 0025 284L 0031 335L j f 0026 525L 0032 623L 0025 284L 0026 525L lt Note gt 01 For selecting the additional line where the This menu item is not displayed when setting 1 REC LINE2 signals are to be recorded has been selected as the additional line mode 802 ELLA For selecting the type of teletext signals to be 625i system 525i system Ss recorde g yP g 0000 7L 0000 T en SEL 0000 MOJI MOJI system i j i 0001 NABTS NABTS syst 0015 22L 0012 22L rt ean we u oa 9013 rata e This setup menu is not displayed in the 625i s 0014 273L system a en e VITC signals are often mistakenly detected as 0031 3351 Bar F teletext signals when the NABTS system has 0032 623 0025 284L ze If this happens select MANU as the setting for 0026 525L setup menu No 803 TELETEXT DET then select the line for teletext signals The underlined items indicates the initial setting 54 E CONTENTS Setup menus USER menu lt V BLANK gt No Item Description 803 For selecting the method used to detect the lines in which the teletext signals are to be TELETEXT recorded DET 0000 OFF The teletext signals are not recorded 0001 AUTO The teletext signals are automatically detected and recorded 0002 MANU The lines in which the teletext signals a
8. Advanced Delayed 0000 128 lt Note gt If setting operation is 0128 0 performed the setting value does not return to factory default setting 13 System phase adjustment 74 ns steps Advanced Delayed SYS H 0000 128 lt Note gt If setting operation is 0108 0 performed the setting value does not return to factory 0216 default setting The underlined items indicates the initial setting 14 SCH COARSE 15 SCH FINE 16 AV PHASE SCH phase adjustment 90 units The SC phase changes but the H phase does not change Advanced Delayed 0000 0 0001 90 0002 0003 SCH phase adjustment Total variable range 45 or more The SC phase changes but the H phase does not change Advanced Delayed 0000 0032 0064 This adjusts the audio output phase with respect to the video output 20 8 us steps The audio output phase is advanced with respect to the video output The audio output phase is delayed with respect to the video output 0000 128 128 0255 33 E CONTENTS Setup menus SYSTEM menu 18 System phase adjustment phase adjustment 23 This sets the black leve Max variable range 14 IRE 0000 13 4 usec 625i system 0001 8 96 usec BLACK LEVEL 0000 128 0002 4 52 usec 0003 0 sec 525i system 0128 0004 4 52 usec SET UP LEVEL 0005 8 96 usec 0006 13 4 usec lt Note gt Factory settings w
9. be input and output using the SDTI Serial Data Transport Interface format IEEE1394 digital input output connector optional Use of an digital video interface board AJ YAD955G optional accessory enables input output interfacing of the digital signals with the IEEE1394 standard 15 E CONTENTS Connections Source machine Set the CONTROL switch on the front panel to REMOTE Recorder Set the CONTROL switch on the front panel to LOCAL Reference signal generator Remote control signal 9 pin Digital video audio signal Source machine To EN 18 N 4 N P SEY S2 NO Qs DIR Gr RG li LS N SS SS SS To audio monitor device To video monitor device To video To audio monitor device monitor device Digital audio Analogue video signal component When the analogue video input board option has been installed lt Note gt Video and audio output may be disturbed when the reference video signal is not input so it is recommended that a system which inputs the reference video signal be used 16 E CONTENTS Connections Connections with editing controller Recorder AV monitor Video monitor signals es ir e000 TT o oo o BEE Audio monitor signals CHT CH2 cm che miSa MeN ser pag SUPER AECH INT TOG MODE CONTROL ro FN AN A AN vg Dod m g
10. decremented e When the FF button or REW button is pressed while holding down the PLAY button the next or previous item is selected e Whenever possible limit the use of the search dial to the JOG mode 3 At the position where the change is to be made turn the search dial while holding down the search button The settings on the menu screen and display now flash When the dial is turned clockwise the setting number is incremented conversely when it is turned counterclockwise it is decremented e At this time when the RESET button is pressed while holding down the search button the setting value is returned to the factory setting 4 Upon completion of the setting release the search button The item number now flashes e When the search dial is in the SHTL mode the item will move unless the dial is set to the centre position 5 When other items are to be changed repeat steps 2to4 6 Press the SET button The changes are stored in the memory To disregard the new settings and restore the old settings instead press the MENU button e To return the setup contents to the factory settings initial settings press the RESET button while the menu is displayed The following message is displayed SETUP MENU INIT SET YES lt PLAY gt NO lt STOP gt If the PLAY button is now pressed the factory settings are reinstated lt Notes gt e f the RESET button is pressed to restore the factory settings only the u
11. i a oe wa V V I NJ o U UI o ea eS Loca To REMOTE IN OUT connector AV monitor Remote Video input signals Audio input signals Video monitor Audio monitor q Editing controller Reference signal AV switcher generator K2 o Cc D 7 aw ww 5 5 a 2 5 5 o O w O 8 D oc or 2 3 2 gt lt I on Remote Reference signal To REMOTE To REMOTE IN OUT IN OUT connector connector Video output signals Audio output signals Reference signal qQ sw wwe m m m 2s Source machine Source machine x Dn o ran Cc Cc D i D gt lt Notes gt e When an editing controller made by CMX is used support must Amonta be provided at the editing controller side ayy If the remote signal 9 pin connection is to be disconnected ze Video monitor Audio monitor signals Video monitor Audio monitor signals from one component and connected to another instead recheck the editing controller settings etc e Video and audio output may be disturbed when the reference video signal is not input so it is recommended that a system which inputs the reference video signal be used 17 E CONTENTS Tapes Consumer use DV and DVCAM cassettes Standard DV and DVCAM cassettes mini DV and DVCAM cassettes e Use a cassette adapter AJ CS455P when a mini DV or DVCAM cassette is to be used Note that inserting
12. is displayed in single THREADINGr units Can be reset H14 Displays the number of times front loading has been performed in single units F LOADINGr Can be reset H30 The number of times the power has been turned on is displayed in single units POWER ON lt Notes gt e The resettable items in the HOURS METER information are reset by the shop when performing maintenance or other work e Ihe search buttons and the search dial cannot be operated while the DIAG menu is displayed If T amp S amp M is selected in the setup menu No 008 DISPLAY SEL a message appears in the mode display whenever a warning or error occurs When multiple events occur the event with the highest priority is displayed Display Description Error messages See error message table When an operational malfunction has occurred in the unit the error number flashes and the error message is indicated on the counter display INT SG When SG has been selected as the input signal with the INPUT SELECT buttons pressing the REC button or the EDIT button E E mode will display INT SG for the first two seconds This is also displayed for the first two seconds when starting editing NO INPUT If there is no input signal except for analogue audio to the connector selected using the INPUT SELECT buttons pressing the REC button or the EDIT button E E mode will display NO INPUT for the first two seconds This is also d
13. signal is output as the VITC During playback The time code recorded in the VAUX area is output as the VITC lt Note gt The time code detected from the input video signal is automatically recorded in the VAUX area while pictures are being recorded 512 This selects how the phase alignment for the time code output from the TIME CODE OUT TC OUT ADV connector is to be handled Usually it is aligned with the output video and audio signals However when external components are to be connected it is possible to align the phase with the input signal 0000 OFF Phase alignment is not performed The time code output from the TIME CODE OUT connector is aligned with the output video and audio signals 0001 EDIT When editing mode has been selected the time code output from the TIME CODE OUT connector is aligned with the input video and audio signals during playback and editing operations In all other modes it is aligned with the output video and audio signals This sets the operation mode which is to make the internal time code generator advance 0000 REC The internal time code generator is advanced during recording 0001 FREE When the power is on the internal time code generator is advanced regardless of the operation mode The underlined items indicates the initial setting 514 This selects whether or not to record the internal time code generator value in the VITC GEN VAUX area 0000 OFF The inter
14. 600 This selects the internal reference signal signal 609 This selects whether to superimpose EDH superimpose EDH onto the SDI output signals 0001 BB The black burst is generated 0000 OFF EDH is not superimposed 0002 CB100 0001 ON EDH is superimposed 100 colour bars are generated lt Note gt 0008 CB75 Even when ON is selected for this setting EDH is 75 colour bars are generated not superimposed onto the signals output from 601 This selects whether to float the vertical sync the SDI OUT 3 connector if the SUPER switch on position of the video output in order to align the front panel of the unit is set to ON OUT VSYNC the video output phase with the input in the 610 This selects the analog component input EE record edit modes level P amp Pr IN LV 0000 N VF Signals are not floated 0000 Mi M I level 0001 VF Signals are floated 0001 B CAM 3 CAM level 602 This selects whether to mute the video output lt Notes gt i signals when a blank on the tape has been e This setup menu is not displayed in the 625i V MUTE SEL detected during playback Sysiem e When no optional board AJ YA931G has 0000 N MUTE No muting Freeze been installed setup menu No 610 is not 0001 LOW RF Muting Set to gray displayed 603 This selects ON or OFF for the closed caption Br This selects Y C separation processing for l the composite input signals signal of the first field CC F1 YC SEP MODE BLANK 0000 BL
15. Ar Ar Ar AN g Do D S g kaf eig PB LeveL J O O VARI OFF OFF EXIT EEL toca TC PRESET button PLAYER and RECORDER buttons These buttons are operated if the VTR is to be used as a recorder to conduct editing operations with a VTR equipped with an RS 422A serial interface remote control connector 9 pins Neither button works when the VTR is used on its own PLAYER When this button is pressed its lamp lights to indicate that the player connected to the VIR can be operated by remote control The VTR s editing and tape transport system buttons can now be used to control the player RECORDER When this button is pressed its lamp lights to indicate that the editing and tape transport system buttons can now be used to operate the recorder this VTR When the PLAYER button or RECORDER button is pressed while ENA has been selected as the setup menu No 200 PARA RUN setting the lamps of both buttons light to indicate that the VIR now serves as the master unit for parallel run operations However when this setting is used it is no longer possible to perform external control from the 9 pin REMOTE connector Search button When this button is pressed the search mode is established When it is pressed after the search dial has been set to the shuttle mode and turned to the desired position playback starts at the speed which was set by the search dial SHTL SLOW button This button is used
16. KXK KXK KX TV monitor TV monitor Operation mode The VTR s operation mode can also be displayed using setup menu No 008 DISPLAY SEL TCR KK KK KK KK STOP VTR operation mode TV monitor 59 E CONTENTS Video output signals and servo reference signal This section explains how the output signals and servo reference signal are selected External synchronization of video output signals The video output signals are output in synchronization with the REF VIDEO input signal or video input signal As shown in the figure below this signal is selected in accordance with the setup menu settings VTR mode and availability of the video input signal What is the setup menu No 304 SERVO REF setting EXT YES Is the unit in one of the editing modes Has the unit been set to the recording mode Is the REF VIDEO input signal available NO TEST Synchronization with the Synchronization with Internal synchronization REF VIDEO input signal the video input signal 60 E Is the REF VIDEO input signal available lt Notes gt Synchronization is determined as follows depending on the availability of the REF VIDEO input signal when BB CB100 or CB75 has been selected as the setup menu No 600 INT SG setting When the REF VIDEO input signal is available Synchronization with the REF VIDEO input signal When the REF
17. THE SOCKET OUTLET IN YOUR HOME THEN THE FUSE SHOULD BE REMOVED AND THE PLUG CUT OFF AND DISPOSED OF SAFELY THEREISA DANGER OF SEVERE ELECTRICAL SHOCK IF THE CUT OFF PLUG IS INSERTED INTO ANY 13 AMP SOCKET If a new plug is to be fitted please observe the wiring code as shown below If in any doubt please consult a qualified electrician WARNING THIS APPLIANCE MUST BE EARTHED IMPORTANT The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code Green and Yellow Earth Blue Neutral Brown Live IE indicates safety information 2 E As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this appliance may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug proceed as follows e The wire which is coloured GREEN AND YELLOW must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is marked with the letter E or by the Earth symbol or coloured GREEN or GREEN AND YELLOW e The wire which is coloured BLUE must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is marked with the letter N or coloured BLACK e The wire which is coloured BROWN must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is marked with the letter L or coloured RED How to replace the fuse 1 Open the fuse compartment with a screwdriver CONTENTS IMPORTANT Unauthorized recording of copyrighted television programmes video tapes and other materials may infringe the right of copyright owners and be contr
18. This turns the blanking ON or OFF in the vertical blanking period of the video output signals BLANK LINE 0000 BLANK Blanking is effected forcibly for all lines 0001 THRU No blanking is effected for any of the lines 0002 MANU Blanking ON or OFF is selected for each line lt Note gt When setting MANU is selected and the STOP button is pressed operation transfers to the sub screen and ON or OFF can be selected for each line To return from the sub screen press the STOP button again 625i system 0000 BLANK Blanking is forcibly effected 00 0001 THRU No blanking is effected LINE 7 amp 320 15 LINE 22 amp 335 525i system 00 LINE 10 amp 273 11 LINE 21 amp 284 Number of lines which can be set for TELETEXT The number of lines differs depending on whether ON or OFF has been selected for the setup menu item No 660 UMID REC setting e When 25 Mbps is the recording playback format ON OFF ON OFF o p e e e 4 When 50 Mbps is the recording playback format No 800 ADD LINE 25 setting value OFF Number of lines which can be set 625i system 525i system UMID REC UMID REC UMID REC UMID REC ON OFF ON OFF pe fw e ow ADD LINE 50 setting value OFF YC422 Y4_B W Y4_BPF C4 CONTENTS Setup menus USER menu lt MENU gt A00 _ _ This selects the user file whose contents will selects the user file whose contents will be loaded into USER1 0000
19. USER2 The USER file loaded The USERS file loaded USER4 The USER4 file loaded The USER5 file loaded contents 0001 USERS contents 0002 contents 0003 USERS contents lt Note gt When the SET button is pressed after loading the setting will be stored in the memory When the MENU button is pressed the setting will not be changed A01 This selects the user file into which the USER1 settings will be saved SAVE 0000 USER2 The settings i USER2 0001 USER3 The settings i USER3 0002 USER4 The settings i USER4 0003 USER5 The settings i USERS 0004 LOCKED This display appears when all the user files are in the change prohibit status lt Notes gt e User files whose status have been set to change prohibit cannot be selected e When all the user files are in the change prohibit status the LOCKED display appears and the contents cannot be saved A02 This loads the contents of the selected user file into USER1 and it starts operation with P ON LOAD the USER1 settings when the power is turned on 0000 OFF Operation is started with the settings of the previously set user file 0001 USER2 The contents of USER2 are loaded into USER1 and operation is started with the USER1 settings 0002 USER3 The contents of USER3 are loaded into USER1 and operation is started with the USER1 settings 0003 USER4 The contents of USER4 are loaded into USER1 and operation is started with the USERI1 setting
20. VIDEO input signal is not available Internal synchronization What is the setup menu No 601 OUT VSYNC setting VF Is the video input signal available Is the video input signal a composite signal NO What is the setup menu No 303 STD NON STD setting Is the video input signal a standard or non standard signal CONTENTS Video output signals and servo reference signal Servo reference signal The REF VIDEO input signal or video input signal is selected as the servo reference signal As shown in the figure below the signal is selected in accordance with the setup menu settings VTR mode and availability of the video input signal EXT What is the setup menu No 304 SERVO REF setting YES Is the unit in one of the editing modes Has the unit been set to the recording mode YES Is the REF VIDEO input signal available NO Int hr nizati Synchronization with the Synchronization with i a REF VIDEO input signal the video input signal lt Notes gt Synchronization is determined as follows depending on the availability of the REF VIDEO input signal when BB CB100 or CB75 has been selected as the setup menu No 600 INT SG setting When the REF VIDEO input signal is available Synchronization with the REF VIDEO input signal e When the REF VIDEO input signal is not available Internal synchronization v
21. YA932G optional accessory enables interfacing of the component Y PB PR and composite signal input Use the AJ YA931G analog video input board when the AJ SD955B is to be used with a 525i system AES EBU audio input output Digital audio input output connectors are provided IEEE1394 digital input output Use of an digital video interface board AJ YAD955G optional accessory enables input output interfacing of the digital signals with the IEEE1394 standard SDTI input output Use of an SDTI board AJ YAC930G optional accessory enables input output interfacing of the SDTI Serial Data Transport Interface signals 9 pin RS 422A RS 232C remote In addition to the standard 9 pin serial remote RS 422A RS 232C and 25 pin parallel remote connectors are also provided The RS 422A enables another VTR to be operated in parallel with the unit if loop connection is used 4 channel high sound quality digital audio The 4 channel PCM audio enables independent editing for all four channels in addition to channel mixing Menu based setup The setup settings which are conducted prior to operating the unit are performed while viewing the setup menus on the unit s display or a TV monitor CONTENTS Parts and their functions Front panel POWER switch Format display area The recording format and the format of the tape inserted in the unit are displayed here DVCPROS50 This indicates recording and
22. a mini DV or DVCAM cassette without the use of a cassette adapter will cause malfunctioning Also note that long duration mini DV cassettes 80 minutes in the standard mode and 120 minutes in the LP mode cannot be used e t is not possible to play back tapes which have been recorded in the LP mode e When editing material recorded on a consumer use DV or DVCAM cassette first record the material on a DVCPRO tape or other tape used by VTRs for broadcast applications e The maximum transport speed of a mini DV or DVCAM cassette tape is 32x The images may be subject to disturbance during the slow motion playback of consumer use DV and DVCAM cassette tapes e From the perspective of protecting consumer use DV and DVCAM cassette tapes minimize the number of times the tapes are cued up at the same locations as much as possible e When consumer use DV and DVCAM cassette tapes are used the maximum time for STILL TIMER is set to 10 seconds It is recommended that tapes bearing the Panasonic brand be used as the consumer use DV tapes M cassettes Tapes capable of up to 33 minutes of recording or playback AJ 5P23MP AJ 5P33MP L cassettes Tapes capable of up to 92 minutes of recording or playback AJ 5P63LP AJ 5P92LP e Use AJ 5P92LP tapes which have been recorded using the DVCPRO 25M format in a VTR that Supports 184 minutes of DVCPRO 25M format recording and playback 18 E DVi DVCPRO DV
23. e When two edit points have been set Duration between the two points e When only one edit point has been set Duration between the data which has been set and the current address e When no edit points have been set Duration of the previously edited section 4 After the edit points have been registered press the PREVIEW button Regular preview is now conducted lt Notes gt e f the edit IN point has not been registered the position where the PREVIEW button was pressed is registered as the edit IN point e To stop the preview at any time press the STOP button e When the PREVIEW button is pressed again after the IN point during the course of a preview the preview will start again from the beginning e When the edit OUT point is reached the tape stops automatically 23 E CONTENTS Automatic editing deck to deck Modifying edit points 1 Re registering an edit point Locate the new edit point by performing the jog or shuttle operation and press the IN or OUT button and SET button at the same time to re register the edit point 2 Modifying an edit point in 1 frame increments trimming function Press the TRIM button while holding down the IN or OUT button Each time the button is pressed the point is moved ahead by one frame Conversely each time the button is pressed the point is moved back by one frame 3 Resetting edit points e Resetting both an edit IN point and OUT point Press the R
24. entered amp DIAG button When this button is pressed the VTR information is displayed When it is pressed again the original display is restored The VTR information consists of the WARNING information HOURS METER information and UMID information Switching between the display of each type of information is accomplished by pressing the search button Displayed on the WARNING screen are details of the warnings Displayed on the HOURS METER screen are the deck s serial number power on time drum rotation time tape travel time number of times a cassette has been loaded number of times the power has been turned on and off and so on Displayed on the UMID INFO screen are details of the UMID Unique Material Identifier information SUPER switch ON The superimposed time code and other information is output to the VIDEO OUT 3 connector or SDI OUT 3 connector OFF The superimposed information is not output REC INH switch This switch is used to enable or disable recording on the cassette tape ON Recording on the cassette tape is disabled inhibited In this state the REC INH lamp lights on the display panel OFF Recording on the cassette tape is enabled so long as the accidental erasure prevention mechanism on the cassette tape is set to enable recording TCG switch REGEN The internal time code generator is synchronized with the time code which the time code r
25. gt A _ FT KL oOo METER COUNTER ASSEM VIDEO CUE Zl sla PLAYER RECORDER laal En umi FULUFINE oO o OIO O O 7 u O Lm L0 RESET CHT CH2 CH3 CH4 Pi wourch aer m lie PLAY REC 7 I TRIM O HE AH s k MONITOR HI MIX IEW STOP FF AVOL INPUT SELECT fPREVIEWPREVIEN AUTOEDIT PREROLL SET l l l l SELECT IN OUT ooo DDO Fo EJ E VIDEO AUDIO CH CH2 CH3 CH4 n ae e SUPER RECJ H RVO AN AN AN AAN g D D m H gt J PBLEVELCJ he e o h o e VARI ort oFF l M cassette size L cassette size Align the centre of the cassette with the centre of the insertion slot and press it in gently The cassette tape will load automatically CONTENTS Jog Shuttle Jog mode 1 Press the search dial so that it remains pressed in Check that the JOG lamp has lit 2 Turn the search dial The dial s click stops are released and the tape is played back at the speed 1x to 1x corresponding to the speed at which the dial is turned The maximum speed can be switched using setup menu No 323 JOG FWD MAX and No 324 JOG REV MAX settings However noise will occur at all soeeds other than 0 43x to 0 43x When the dial is no longer turned the still picture mode is established 3 To transfer the VTR from the jog mode to another mode press the button that corresponds to the mode concerned lt Note gt The direct search mode in which the VTR is transferred to the shuttle mode or jog mode by tu
26. line 0002 1L The remaining tape time is displayed on the first line 0003 R TTL The remaining tape time is displayed on the first line and the total tape length is displayed in the second line lt Notes gt When 2L is selected the remaining tape time is not displayed if TIME has been selected as the setup menu item No 008 DISPLAY SEL setting e When R TTL is selected the total tape length is not displayed if TIME has been selected as the setup menu item No 008 DISPLAY SEL setting The underlined items indicates the initial setting 006 SYNCHRONIZE This selects whether or not to synchronize between two VTRs 0000 OFF No synchronization The editing points deviate several frames but editing can be started quickly 0001 ON Synchronization Allows for error free editing 008 This selects what information is to be provided by the time code and other super displays output to the VIDEO OUT 3 SDI OUT 3 connector DISPLAY SEL 0000 TIME Data only The data indicates the value for whichever of CTL TC or UB currently selected by the COUNTER button 0001 T amp STA Data and operation status 0002 T amp S amp M Data operation status and mode 0003 T amp RT Data and REC TIME 0004 T amp YMD Data and REC DATE year month day 0005 T amp MDY Data and REC DATE month day year 0006 T amp DMY Data and REC DATE day month year 0007 T amp UB Data and user s bit However
27. message data ACK STX OPL ETX E When the communication has terminated abnormally NACK 15h E When processing is not possible due to incorrect data or trouble in the VTR 1 The receive completion message is returned ACK O6h 2 An error code is returned STX E R Ni N2 N3 ETX 02h Error code 03h 4 Error code table ER001 Invalid command Unsupported command received e Error in command execution Parameter error VTR mode error front loading motor VTR mode error loading motor VTR mode error drum capstan system ER002 ER102 ER103 ER104 ER105 VTR mode error reel system ER106 VTR mode error tension system ER108 VTR dew error ER1FF VTR system error 73 E CONTENTS RS 232C interface 5 Command table operation message SHTL STX OSF data ETX STX OSF ETX FORWARD lt Notes gt This is the forward direction shuttle command e As for the return completion message ACK is data n speed data first returned when data is received and the STILL execution message is subsequently returned It ae is only the execution message which is listed in x02 this table x05 e In the case of commands not listed in the table xi ER001 invalid command is returned after ACK x1 85 has been returned x4 1 x3 1 VTR Return completion an j Send command p x32 operation message Notes x9 5 STOP STX OSP ETX STX OSP E
28. normal speed approx 100 x when using DVCPRO tape The time code values are indicated using the display and superimpose functions TCR 00 07 04 24 t t t t Hours Minutes Seconds Frames User bit User bit refers to the 32 bit 8 digit data frame among the time code signals which has been released to users It enables operator numbers values to be recorded The alphanumeric characters which can be used for the user bit are the figures O to 9 and the letters A to F Setting the internal time code 1 Set the VTR to stop mode 2 Select TC using the COUNTER button 3 Set the run mode for the time code generator using setup menu No 513 RUN MODE REC The internal time code generator is advanced during recording FREE When the power is on the internal time code generator is advanced regardless of the operation mode 4 Set the TCG switch to REGEN mode REGEN In this mode the continuity of the original time code prior to editing is maintained e A more detailed setting can be performed using setup menu No 503 TCG REGEN and No 504 REGEN MODE PRESET In this mode recording is commenced from the value which was set by the TC PRESET button e During automatic editing whatever has been selected for the menu No 504 setting is used for regeneration even when the TCG switch has been set to PRESET 5 Use the TC PRESET button to set the start number of the time code or user s bit
29. of setup menu item No 622 SETUP 25 02 This selects the 7 5 setup processing for CMPNT IN the input component signal 0000 THRU The signal is recorded in its original form 0001 CUT The signal is recorded with the 7 5 setup removed 03 This selects the 7 5 setup processing for CMPNT OUT the output composite component and serial digital signal 0000 THRU The signal is output in its original form 0001 CUT The signal is output with the 7 5 setup removed 0002 ADD The signal is output with the 7 5 setup added 47 E The underlined items indicates the initial setting CONTENTS Setup menus USER menu 623 SETUP 50 00 CMPST IN 01 CMPST OUT 02 CMPNT IN 03 CMPNT OUT The underlined items indicates the initial setting 48 E lt VIDEO gt For setting 7 5 setup processing to be performed on input and output signals in the DVCPRO50 50 Mbps mode When the STOP button is pressed operation is transferred to the sub screen and the setup level is set for each output To return from the sub screen press the STOP button again lt Note gt This setup menu is not displayed in the 625i system This selects the 7 5 setup processing for the input composite signal 0000 THRU The signal is recorded in its original form 0001 CUT The signal is recorded with the 7 5 setup removed This selects the 7 5 setup processing for the output composite signal 0000 THRU The
30. on the ON again S FF REW display If there is no response from the servo TIMEOVER VTR STOP microcomputer for 1 second or more this error e Set the POWER switch to OFF and then to number flashes on the display ON again VTR STOP l Set the POWER switch to OFF and then to E 59 If the cylinder motor speed is abnormally low ON again this error number flashes on the display DRUM ROTA VTR STOP If 10 seconds or more elapses and the servo TOO SLOW Set the POWER switch to OFF and then to microcomputer has not followed orders issued ON again SERVO COMM by the system control microcomputer this error number flashes on the display E 60 If the cylinder motor speed is abnormally high VTR STOP this error number flashes on the display Set the POWER switch to OFF and then to DRUM ROTA VTR STOP ON again TOO FAST e Set the POWER switch to OFF and then to ON again If automatic adjustment of the reel and capstan rotation in eject status was not performed If the capstan motor speed is abnormally low correctly when the power was turned on this the error number flashes on the display error number flashes on the display VTR STOP VTR STOP e Set the POWER switch to OFF and then to Set the POWER switch to OFF and then to ON again ON again 69 E CONTENTS Error messages Error messages Display e Description e VTR operation and corrective action E 64 S REEL ROTA TOO FAST E 67 T REEL R
31. playback of DVCPRO50 50 Mbps format tapes DVCPRO This indicates recording and playback of DVCPRO 25 Mbps format tapes DV This indicates playback of DV format tapes Cassette insertion slot EJECT button When this button is pressed the tape is unloaded and the cassette is ejected automatically a few seconds later When CTL display has been selected for the counter display the display is reset EJECT button operation can be enabled or disabled with setup menu No 115 EJECT SW INH INPUT SELECT buttons These buttons switch the video and audio input signals It is also possible to switch the input signals to the internal reference signal selected on setup menu No 600 INT SG VIDEO Each time the VIDEO button is pressed the input video signal selection is switched in the order of Y PB PR CMPST SDI SDTI 1394 SG SG SG1 SG2 When SG has been selected the signal is switched to the internal reference signal selected on setup menu No 600 INT SG AUDIO Each time the AUDIO button is pressed the input audio signal selection is switched in the order of ANALOG AES EBU USER SET SDI SDTI 1394 SG e USER SET is a function which enables the input signals to be selected and recorded separately on PCM audio signal channels 1 through 4 and is used in conjunction with the setup menu Example Settings AUDIO button USER SET Setup menus No 715 CH1 IN SEL ANA No 716 CH
32. position of the characters on the vertical plane for the time code and other super displays output to the VIDEO OUT 3 SDI OUT 3 connector 625i system 525i system 0000 0 0000 0 0018 18 0023 23 0028 28 0022 22 lt Notes gt e When setting this item the DISPLAY SEL status is output to VIDEO OUT 3 SDI OUT 3 even if SUPER OFF has been set However when the menu is exited operation complies with the SUPER OFF ON setting e When the DISPLAY SEL setting causes characters to extend beyond the edges of the screen the setting value is changed so that the characters are automatically displayed in a position on the screen This selects the display type for the super display output to the VIDEO OUT 3 SDI OUT 3 connector as well as for displays such as the setting menu etc 000 WHITE White characters against a black background W OUT White characters with a black border 0001 This sets the VTR s recording and playback format 0000 50M DVCPRO50 50 Mbps is selected 0001 25M DVCPRO 25 Mbps is selected lt Note gt The format complies with the setting of this menu item when the tape is ejected PB FORMAT 015 EEHAJ MONI CONTROL 017 CHARA SIZE 070 TV SYSTEM 013 This sets the format in which the tape is to be tape is to be played back 0000 MANUAL The format complies with the setting of setup menu No 012 SYS FORMAT when a DVCPRO cassette is inserted The format complies
33. recording operations can be performed e Check whether the SDTI input has been connected properly This warning is displayed when SDI signals are being input E 11 NOT 1x25M SIG This appears when the SDTI input signals are not DVCPRO 25 Mbps format 1x transfer signals VTR No recording operations can be performed e Check the SDTI input signals E 12 NOT 1x50M SIG This appears when the SDTI input signals are not DVCPRO50 50 Mbps format 1x transfer signals VTR No recording operations can be performed e Check the SDTI input signals E 16 INVALID VIDEO SIG This appears when the compressed video signals in the SDTI input signals are invalid e This warning appears only during recording operations In cases like this no signals are recorded on the tape and only the erasure of the existing signals will be performed VTR Operation continues No editing operations can be performed e Check the SDTI input signals Playback signals of tape on which material has not been recorded may be being input E 17 INVALID AUDIO SIG This appears when the audio signals in the SDTI input signals are invalid e This warning appears only during recording operations In cases like this the signals are recorded with the audio signals muted VTR Operation continues No editing operations can be performed e Check the SDTI input signals Signals from other than a VTR with 1x playback may be being input E 18 INVALID T
34. select the VTR which is to be operated PLAYER Press this button if the player VTR is to be operated to register the edit points RECORDER Press this button if the recorder VTR this unit is to be operated to register the edit points 4 Press the SET button while holding down the OUT button The edit OUT point is now registered The edit OUT point value appears on the display panel Match frame processing function When two VTRs are used to perform the editing operations there will be a total of 4 edit points the IN and OUT points for the player and those for the recorder However the last point is automatically calculated so only three of the edit points need to be registered f O70 22 E CONTENTS Automatic editing deck to deck Checking and previewing edit points 1 Press the IN or OUT button to check the edit point The value of the registered edit point appears on the display panel 2 while holding down the IN or OUT button press the PREROLL button and check the picture at the edit point The tape is cued up to the edit IN or OUT point and a still picture of the point appears e f STOP has been selected as the setup menu No 315 AFTER CUE UP setting or if the MODE switch has been set to EE the VTR is setto the E E mode 3 By holding down the IN and OUT buttons at the same time check the editing duration The duration appears on the display panel How to calculate the duration
35. setting cannot be set 503 This selects the signal to be regenerated when the time code generator TCG in the TCG REGEN REGEN mode 0000 TC amp UB Both the time code and user bit are regenerated 0001 TC Only the time code is regenerated 0002 UB Only the user bit is regenerated This selects whether the time code is to be regenerated during automatic editing using REGEN MODE the unit s control panel 0000 AS amp IN Time code is regenerated with assemble or insert editing 0001 ASSEM Time code is regenerated with assemble editing 0002 INSRT Time code is regenerated with insert editing 0003 SW Setting complies with TCG switch setting The underlined items indicates the initial setting 44 E 5065 This selects the time code to be used when selects the time code to be used when an external time code is to be used EXT TC SEL 0000 LTC The LTC of the TIME CODE IN connector is used 0001 VITC The VITC of the input video signal is used This sets the usage status of the user bit of the time code generated by the TCG BINARY GP 0000 000 NOT SPECIFIED character set not specified 0001 001 ISO CHARACTER 8 bits character set based on ISO646 ISO2022 0002 010 UNASSIGNED 1 undefined 0003 011 UNASSIGNED 2 undefined 0004 100 UNASSIGNED 3 undefined 0005 101 PAGE LINE 0006 110 UNASSIGNED 4 undefined 0007 111 UNASSIGNED 5 undefined This selects whether to control the phase correction of th
36. signal is output in its original form 0001 ADD The signal is output with the 7 5 setup added lt Note gt Bear in mind the setting for sub screen item No 03 CMPNT OUT of setup menu item No 623 SETUP 50 This selects the 7 5 setup processing for the input component signal 0000 THRU The signal is recorded in its original form 0001 CUT The signal is recorded with the 7 5 setup removed This selects the 7 5 setup processing for the output composite component and serial digital signal 0000 THRU The signal is output in its original form 0001 CUT The signal is output with the 7 5 setup removed 0002 ADD The signal is output with the 7 5 setup added 624 CC REC 645 WIDE SELECT 660 UMID REC For selecting whether to record the closed caption signals multiplexed on the input signals on the tape 0000 OFF No closed caption signal is recorded In addition the EE output signals are blanked 0001 ON When a closed caption signal is detected from the selected input signal it can be recorded lt Notes gt e If SDTI 1394 signals have been selected as the input signals the closed caption signals which have been multiplexed onto the input signals will be recorded on the tape regardless of the setting e This setup menu is not displayed in the 625i system This selects whether or not to record the wide screen information on the tape 0001 WIDE The wide screen information is not
37. to be recorded additional lines l l 0001 YC422 The 422 mode signals are 625i system 525i system recorded on 1 line 0002 YC411 The 411 mode signals are 0000 7L 0000 10L recorded on 1 line 0003 Y1_B W Only the Y signal is recorded on 0015 22L 0012 22L 1 line directly 0016 320L 0013 263L 0004 Y1_BPF Only the Y signal is recorded on 0014 273L 1 line after it has been separated 0018 322L from the C signal C1 Only the C signal is recorded on 0031 335L i 1 line 0032 623L 0025 284L Y2_B W Only the Y signal is recorded on 0026 525L 2 lines directly Y2_BPF Only the Y signal is recorded on Soles l e 5 Ines alter it has been This menu item is not displayed when additional separated from the C signal line mode setting 1 through 5 has been 0008 C2 Only the C signal is recorded on selected 2 lines 016 275L lt Notes gt e When a setting from 0001 YC422 to 0008 C2 is selected and the STOP button is pressed operation transfers to the sub screen and the recording line or lines can be selected To return from the sub screen press the STOP button again e The setting takes effect when the system format is 25 Mbps 00 For selecting the additional line where the REC LINE1 signals are to be recorded 625i system 525i system 0000 7L 0000 10L 0015 22L 0012 22L 0016 320L 0013 263L 0014 273L 0031 335L 0032 623L 0025 284L 0026 525L The underlin
38. to dramatically reduce deterioration of picture quality and sound resulting from dubbing thereby attaining high picture quality Time code user s bit 0 0 eee eee 57 Superimpose Screen 02002 cence eens 59 Video output signals and servo reference SODAL seeees hues tisane se ee sea geen ew aes 60 Audio V fade function 000 eee e eee 62 Audio recording channel and monitor output selection sccsccnececreciuevins semeneweceaye 63 Printed circuit board 0 0c eee eee 63 Rack mounting i660 wit teenies nee une 64 Video head cleaning 000 00 eee ee enee 65 Condensation 000 0c eee eee eee eee 65 Maintenance 002 e eee ees 65 Error messages 2 0 eee es 66 RS 232C interface 000 eee ees 71 SDTI Interface rasen 76 Connector signals 0000c eee eee eeeee 77 Specifications 000 eee es 79 Optional interface boards e Analog Video Input Board AJ YA932G 625i AJ YA931G 525i e SDTI Interface Board AJ YAC930G e Digital Video Interface Board IEEE 1394 AJ YAD955G Use only the optional boards listed above The AJ YAD455P or AJ YAD755G cannot be used with this unit AJ YAD455P IEEE 1394 board for the AJ D455 AJ YAD755G IEEE 1394 board for the AJ SD755 Never use the AJ YAD455P or AJ YAD755G with this unit as it will cause malfunctioning These units also come equipped with a variety of functions such as assemble and insert func
39. to the format recorded on the tape when a DV or DVCAM cassette is inserted 0001 AUTO The format complies with the format recorded on the tape lt Notes gt When an editing mode has been selected the MANUAL setting is forcibly established for internal operations e When AUTO has been selected the picture and sound may be disturbed until the format is detected after a tape is loaded This sets whether the recorder is to be forcibly set to the EE mode and the player s playback signals are to be output to the monitor by pressing the recorder s PLAYER button when a monitor has been connected only to the recorder during deck to deck editing 0000 MANU The recorder is not forcibly set to the EE mode 0001 AUTO The recorder is forcibly set to the EE mode and the players playback signals are output This selects the size of the characters for the superimposed display output from the VIDEO OUT 3 or SDI OUT 3 connector 0000 NORMAL Standard size 0001 LARGE 4 times larger than the standard size lt Note gt When LARGE has been selected only time data is displayed regardless of the setup menu No 008 DISPLAY SEL setting This selects the TV system 0000 525 The 525 interlace 59 94 Hz system is selected 001 625 The 625 interlace 50 Hz system is selected lt Note gt After this setting is changed turn off and back on the power again to take it effect The underlined items indicates the initial set
40. when UB has been selected with the COUNTER button the time code is displayed after the user s bit 0008 T amp CTL Data and CTL data However when CTL has been selected with the COUNTER button the time code is displayed after the CTL data 0009 T amp T Data and time code 0010 VITC The time code and user s bit recorded in the VAUX area are displayed lt Notes gt e Mode display DVCPRO 50 50 Mbps DVCPRO_50 DVCPRO 25 Mbps DVCPRO DV DV DVCAM DVCAM e An error message appears if a warning or error has occurred when T amp S amp M has been selected as this setting eREC TIME and REC DATE are displayed during DV DVCAM playback only With the DVCPRO50 50 Mbps or DVCPRO 25 Mbps format the operating mode is displayed 35 E CONTENTS Setup menus USER menu CHARA H POS 010 CHARA V POS 011 CHARA TYPE 012 SYS FORMAT 36 E lt BASIC gt 000 This sets the position of the characters on the position of the characters on the horizontal plane for the time code and other super displays output to the VIDEO OUT 3 SDI OUT 3 connector 0000 0 0004 4 0016 16 lt Note gt When setting this item the DISPLAY SEL status is output to VIDEO OUT 3 SDI OUT 3 even if SUPER OFF has been set However when the menu is exited operation complies with the SUPER OFF ON setting Also CHARA TYPE is output to VIDEO OUT 3 SDI OUT 3 according to the status set in the menu This sets the
41. 2 Loop through 75Q termination switch provided Board option REF VIDEO IN BNC x2 Loop through 75Q termination switch provided VIDEO OUT SDI OUT BNCx3 DIGITAL Y PB PR BNCx3 ANALOG VIDEO OUT BNCx3 AUDIO IN SDI IN DIGITAL AUDIO IN BNC x2 CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 DIGITAL AES EBU format AUDIO IN XLR x4 CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 ANALOG TIME CODE XLRXx1 IN AUDIO OUT SDI OUT BNCx3 DIGITAL AUDIO OUT BNCx2 CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 DIGITAL AES EBU format AUDIO OUT XLRx4 CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 ANALOG BNC x2 Active through TIME CODE XLR x 1 OUT MONITOR XLR x2 L R OUT HEADPHONES Stereo mini jack front RS 422A REMOTE 9P e REMOTE IN OUT 1 FRAME FRAME GROUND EN RECEIVE COMMON E e o LLC r w e peoa a e REMOTE OUT HEHE LCD o EEE e LU Tem ee 8 receive conmion i HE ro 77 E CONTENTS Connector signals PARALLEL REMOTE 25P Pe SSS sro OOS o oww OO e pwo SSS re OOS e reom OO I peoo SSS o meoo SSS BEL HE gt 10 V MAX 300 mA a e e CC e peres ooo o e poso e ps e pose ooo e erns a Prenonesrares a poose OOO a eones O O Ca e A a s w lt Notes gt e COMMAND pins TTL level active low gt 100ms edge electrical signal e STATUS pins open collector sink current 6 mA 78 E RS 232C D SUB 25 pin crossover cable supported rm sion Dosen FG Protective ground Frame ground RXD Received data
42. 2 IN SEL DIGI No 717 CH3 IN SEL DIGI No 718 CH4 IN SEL ANA No 719 D IN SEL12 AES No 720 D IN SEL34 SIF PCM audio signals to be recorded on the tape CH1 Analogue input signals CH2 AES EBU digital signals CH3 SDI input digital signals CH4 Analogue input signals lt Notes gt t is possible to inhibit input switching operations video and audio of the INPUT SELECT buttons with setup menu No 112 V IN SEL INH and No 113 A IN SEL INH e Y PB PR CMPST and SDTI 1394 cannot be selected unless one of the optional boards AJ YA932G AJ YAC930G has been installed CONTENTS Parts and their functions Front panel FF button TRIM button PLAY button Press this button to start playback When this button is pressed together with the REC button recording starts On the AJ SD955B when this button is pressed together with the EDIT button during playback manual editing starts However manual editing will not be initiated if the servo is not locked When only the PLAY button is pressed during manual editing editing is exited and the playback mode is established When the TRIM or TRIM button is pressed while this button is held down playback speed will be increased or decreased by the frame mode unit selected for the setup menu No 108 CAP LOCK setting each time one of the TRIM buttons is pressed lt Note gt The servo lamp turns off while the speed is being increa
43. 2 Press the REW button or FF button while holding down the DIAG button to select the USER1 file 3 Turn the search dial to move the cursor on the menu screen to No A01 SAVE 4 Turn the search dial while holding down the search button to select the user file in which the contents of USER1 are to be saved Those user files which have been set to the lock mode do not appear on the display If all the user files have been set to the lock mode the LOCKED display appears and the contents of USER1 cannot be saved into any of the user files 5 Press the SET button The following message appears on the menu screen and counter display Menu screen SETUP MENU SAVE USER1 gt USER2 OK YES lt PLAY gt NO lt STOP gt Counter display The number of the user file selected in step 4 is displayed at 32 E 6 Press the PLAY button The settings of USER1 are saved in the user file selected in step 4 and stored in the memory If the STOP button is pressed instead the settings are not changed and the USER1 menu display appears 7 Turn the search dial to move the cursor on the menu screen to a number other than No AOO LOAD or No A01 SAVE Press the SET button The USER1 settings are stored in the memory If the USER1 settings are not to be stored in the memory do not press the SET button but press the MENU button instead Automatically recalling a user file when turning on the power If the use
44. 4F mode 37 E CONTENTS Setup menus USER menu lt OPERATION gt 109 This selects whether to rewind the tape automatically to the tape start when the tape end is detected AUTO REW 0000 0001 OFF The tape stops at the tape end ON The tape is rewound to the tape start 110 This selects whether the VTR is to stop automatically when the counter value reaches 0 during a fast forwarding or rewinding operation in the CTL mode MEMORY STOP 0000 0001 lt Notes gt e The stop mode concerned is either the stop or the still picture SHTL STILL or SLOW STILL mode depending on the setup menu No 315 AFTER CUE UP setting When both the AUTO REW function and MEMORY function have been selected at the same time the AUTO REW function takes precedence OFF The VTR does not stop ON The VTR stops automatically Memory stop function The MEMORY STOP function Zero does not work if itis activated point within a range of 0 2 frames EI REW mi FF a button button u ga FF button EI REW ee button E When the FF button is pressed the VTR performs the regular fast forward operation since the zero point is not located in the direction of operation BA When the REW button is pressed the PREROLL lamp lights the SHTL lamp lights as well the VTR proceeds with the preroll operation and it automatically stops when it reaches the position where the counter reads 0 EJ When the R
45. 50 E MONIL OUT LV MONIR OUT LV MONI OUT 715 CH1 IN SEL 716 CH2 IN SEL 717 CH3 IN SEL 718 CH4 IN SEL 719 D IN SEL12 720 D IN SEL34 711 This selects the audio monitor output This selects the audio monitor output Lch reference level switching 0000 0001 0dB 0002 20dB This selects the audio monitor output Rch reference level switching AdB 0000 0001 0dB 0002 20dB This selects whether or not to couple the volume level of the audio monitor output with the volume control of the headphone jack 4dB 0000 UNITY Volume is output at a fixed level regardless of the position of the volume control 0001 VAR Audio monitor output volume is coupled to the volume control This selects the CH1 input when USER SET has been selected by pressing the unit s AUDIO input selector button 0000 ANA Analogue input 0001 DIGI Digital input This selects the CH2 input when USER SET has been selected by pressing the unit s AUDIO input selector button 0000 ANA Analogue input 0001 DIGI Digital input This selects the CH3 input when USER SET has been selected by pressing the unit s AUDIO input selector button 0000 ANA Analogue input 0001 DIGI Digital input This selects the CH4 input when USER SET has been selected by pressing the unit s AUDIO input selector button 0000 ANA Analogue input 0001 DIGI Digital input This selects the CH1 and CH2 digital input when
46. ANK Signal is forcibly blanked et sangen 0001 THRU Signal is not blanked T a EE ea 0001 AUTO The signals are automatically detected lt Note gt When no optional board AJ YA932G has been 604 This selects ON or OFF for the closed caption installed setup menu No 611 is not displayed CC F2 ee eee eee 614 This selects the analog component output BLANK 0000 BLANK Signal is forcibly blanked level 0001 THRU Signal is not blanked PBIPR OBEN lt Note gt This setup menu is not displayed in the 625i system lt Note gt This setup menu is not displayed in the 625i system 0000 Mi M I level 0001 B CAM B CAM level lt Note gt This setup menu is not displayed in the 625i 605 This selects the freeze mode for still pictures system FREEZE SEL 0000 FIELD Field freeze o A Aa 0001 FRAME Frame freeze INTERPOLATE during slow motion playback to reduce the vertical movement of the playback pictures However this menu item enables the interpolation operation to be forcibly turned off lt Note gt When frame freeze has been selected the frame slow status is established with the slow setting 606 This selects chroma colour killer processing for the video output signals 0000 OFF OUT C KILL Interpolation is forcibly turned off 0000 B W No colour signals are output 0001 AUTO 0001 COLOR Colour signals are output Interpolation is automatically turned on during slow motion playback The underlined item
47. C SIG This appears when the time codes in the SDTI input signals are invalid e This warning appears only during recording operations In cases like this the internally generated time codes are recorded VTR Operation continues No editing operations can be performed Check the time code being input from the components E 10 FAN STOP This is displayed when the fan motor stops VTR Operation continues Check that nothing is obstructing the fan movement Priority sta al he a a eee Seapine eee eee eee een e Monitor display e Description e VTR operation and corrective action E 09 NO RF This appears during playback when a blank section tape blank lasting for one or more seconds has been detected Such a section is identified as a tape blank when all of the following conditions are met e No head outputs e No playback data readout e No CTL Excluding DV and DVCAM tapes VTR Operation continues e Check the tape A tape on which material has not been recorded may have been inserted E 00 SERVO NOT LOCKED This appears when the servo is not locked for three Or more seconds during playback recording or editing VTR Operation continues e Check the tape A tape recorded other than PAL format may have been inserted E 01 LOW RF This appears when envelope levels approximately 1 3 that of normal levels are detected for more than one second during playback recording or editing VTR Operation conti
48. Data is sent to PC TXD Transmitted data Data is received from PC CTS Clear to send Shorted with pin 5 RTS Request to send Shorted with pin 4 DTR Data terminal ready No processing 7 SG Signal ground Signal ground 2 R Data set ready voltage output after communication enable status ENCODER 15P SS Oe 1 Co 1 HE HE 1 ME u DE Fee SYS SC COARSE 2 EEE EN BE Ze 0 ME ED 2 LE REN En EEE ee LE 27 CONTENTS Specifications GENERAL Power supply AC 100 240 V 50 60 Hz Power consumption 120 W with all options ____ indicates safety information Operating ambient temperature 5 C to 40 C Operating ambient humidity 10 to 80 no condensation Weight 14 9 kg AJ SD930B 15 0 kg AJ SD955B Dimensions WxH x D 424x175 2x430 mm Not including the support legs connectors and JOG dial Recording format DVCPRO50 DVCPRO format selectable Recording video signal AJ SD930B 625i system AJ SD955B 525i 625i system selectable Recording audio signal DVCPROS50 48 kHz 16 bit 4 channels DVCPRO 48 kHz 16 bit 2 channels Recording tracks Digital video audio helical track The time code is recorded in the sub code area Cue track 1 track Control track 1 track Tape speed 625i system 67 708 mm sec DVCPRO50 525i system 67 640 mm sec DVCPRO50 Recording time 92 minutes using the AJ 5P92LP 33 minutes using the AJ 5P33MP Tape Metal tap
49. ECT R button Headphone jack and volume control When stereo headphones are connected to the headphone jack the sound during recording playback or editing can be monitored using the headphones The volume level of the headphone output and monitor output can be adjusted using the volume control Whether the volume level of the monitor output is to be coupled to the volume control or not can be selected using the setup menu item No 713 MONI OUT Note that the volume level of the headphones is coupled at all times When the volume of the monitor output is not coupled it is fixed at a set level and is not affected by the position of the volume control 10 E REC LEVEL PB LEVEL This switches the function of the audio level control knobs amp between recording and playback Each time this button is pressed for 1 second or longer the functioning of the audio level control knobs switches alternately been recording and playback When the audio level control knobs amp have been set to adjust the recording level the REC LEVEL lamp lights When they have been set to adjust the playback level the PB LEVEL lamp lights Audio level control knobs These knobs are used to adjust the recording and playback level of the PCM audio signals CH1 CH2 CH3 and CH4 Whether the recording level or the playback level is to be adjusted is selected using the A VOL SELECT button amp amp Audio level control selecto
50. ESET button This takes effect only in the CTL mode e Resetting either an edit IN point or OUT point Press the RESET button while holding down the IN or OUT button lt Notes gt e An edit OUT point can be reset even while editing is in progress e In the eject mode the IN and OUT points are automatically reset 24 E CONTENTS Automatic editing deck to deck Executing and reviewing automatic editing 1 Press the AUTO EDIT button 2 Upon completion of the editing press the REVIEW Automatic editing is now executed e To suspend editing at any time press the STOP button e When the edit OUT point is reached the tape is button Review is then started by the recorder side e To stop the review at any time press the STOP button post rolled after which it stops e When the edit OUT point is reached the tape is post rolled after which it stops Post rolling With assemble editing editing continues for about 2 seconds after the edit OUT point is passed the tape is then returned to the OUT point after which it stops With insert editing the PLAY mode is established after the edit OUT point has been passed the tape is then returned to the OUT point after which it INT REL stops o OO ee 0648 2620 Asea The post roll time can be set using setup menu No 325 POSTROLL TM 21 Retry function Even when the STOP button has been pressed to suspend editing editing can be repeated fr
51. EW button is pressed the VTR performs the regular rewinding operation since the zero point is not located in the direction of operation E When the FF button is pressed the PREROLL lamp lights the SHTL lamp lights as well the VTR proceeds with the preroll operation and it automatically stops when it reaches the position where the counter reads 0 The underlined items indicates the initial setting 38 E 111 This selects the output picture in the STANDBY OFF HALF LOADING and EJECT FRZ MODE modes SEL 0000 DIS The video output is muted 0001 STB OFF When the STANDBY OFF HALF LOADING mode is established the picture being played back at the time is frozen and output 0002 SOF amp EJ When the STANDBY OFF HALF LOADING or EJECT mode is established the picture being played back at the time is frozen and output lt Notes gt Freeze status complies with the setup menu item No 605 FREEZE SEL setting In the EJECT mode freeze is output only when BLACK BLACK1 GRAY or GRAY 1 is selected as the setup menu item No 105 AUTO EE SEL setting 112 This selects whether video input switching using the INPUT SELECT button is to be enabled or disabled V IN SEL INH 0000 OFF Video input switching using the SELECT button is enabled 0001 ON Video input switching using the SELECT button is disabled 0002 REC Video input switching using the INPUT SELECT button after the unit has been transferr
52. M menu item SYSTEM menu item SYSTEM menu item SYSTEM menu item 10 ENCODER SEL 19 SYS SC H 11 SYS SC COAR 22 VIDEO LEVEL 12 SYS SC FINE 23 BLACK LEVEL SET UP LEVEL 13 SYS H 24 CHROMA PHASE HUE 25 CHROMA LEVEL LOCAL LOCAL Unit REMOTE REMOTE ea encoder remote External encoder remote controller REMISE controller 34 E CONTENTS Setup menus USER menu lt BASIC gt Ka sets the preroll time The preroll time can be set from 0 to 15 seconds P ROLL TIME in 1 second increments 0000 Os lt Note gt gt When the automatic editing 0005 5s mode PREVIEW AUTO EDIT is set the unit will not operate if 0015 15s the preroll time is set to O seconds This selects the buttons which can be operated on the front panel when the CONTROL switch LOCAL ENA has been set to REMOTE 0000 DIS No buttons can be operated 0001 ST amp EJ Only the STOP and EJECT buttons can be operated 0002 ENA AJ SD955B All buttons except for the RECORDER and PLAYER buttons can be operated AJ SD930B All buttons can be operated 002 This selects the 12 or 24 hour display for the CTL counter TAPE TIMER 0000 12h 12 hour display 0001 24h 24 hour display 003 This selects whether the remaining tape time and total tape length are to be displayed in the REMAIN SEL _ superimposed display of the VIDEO OUT 3 SDI OUT 3 connector signals 0000 OFF No display 0001 2L The remaining tape time is displayed on the second
53. OTA TOO FAST E 69 T REEL TORQUE ERR E 70 S REEL TORQUE ERR E 71 CAP TENSION ERROR E 73 REEL DIR UNMATCH E 78 M IF COMM ERROR 70 E If the supply reel motor speed is abnormally high the error number flashes on the display VTR STOP e Set the POWER switch to OFF and then to ON again If the take up reel motor speed is abnormally high the error number flashes on the display VTR STOP e Set the POWER switch to OFF and then to ON again If excess torque being applied to the take up reel motor is detected the error number flashes on the display VTR STOP e Set the POWER switch to OFF and then to ON again If excess torque being applied to the supply reel motor is detected or an abnormal current flowing to the current detection resistor is detected this error number flashes on the display VTR STOP e Set the POWER switch to OFF and then to ON again If abnormal tension at the supply side is detected in the capstan mode the error number flashes on the display VTR STOP e Set the POWER switch to OFF and then to ON again If abnormal tension at the supply side is detected in the reel mode the error number flashes on the display VTR STOP e Set the POWER switch to OFF and then to ON again If the take up reel motor has rotated in the reverse direction this error number flashes on the display VTR STOP e Set the POWER switch to OFF and then to ON again
54. Press the TC PRESET button The left most set of digits starts flashing 2 To change the value turn the search dial while holding down the search button 3 Turn the search dial to select the set of digits that is to be set The digits selected start flashing The setting ranges are as follows Time code 625i system 00 00 00 00 to 23 59 59 24 525i system 00 00 00 00 to 23 59 59 29 e User s bit 00 00 00 00 to FF FF FF FF 4 Repeat steps and to change any other values Once the start number has been set press the SET button In the FREE RUN mode the time code begins to advance Proceed with the recording or editing 57 E CONTENTS Time code user bit Setting the external time code 1 Set the VTR to stop mode 2 Select TC using the COUNTER button 3 Set the TCG switch to EXT External time code selection 4 The following settings can be selected with setup menu No 505 EXT TC SEL LTC The LTC signal input to the TIME CODE IN connector XLR on the rear panel is recorded as IC lt Note gt LTC must be synchronized with the video signal VITC The VITC of the input video signal is recorded as IC 58 E Reproducing the time code user bit 1 Set the VTR to stop mode 2 Select TC or UB using the COUNTER button 3 Press the PLAY button Playback starts and the time code is shown on the display When the SUPER switch is set to ON the time code value is superim
55. STILL TIMER lt Notes gt e STEP FWD and HALF LOADING are provided in the tape protection mode Either of these can be set for STOP and SEARCH STILL e The cumulative standby time at the same tape position increases when transmitting programmes or otherwise using identical materials repeatedly In order to protect the tape it is recommended that the shortest possible setting for the standby time in the same tape location is used e When a DV DVCAM tape is used any setting above 10 seconds will be treated as 10 seconds 0000 0 55 0001 5s 0002 10s 0003 20s 0004 30s 0005 40s 0006 50s 0007 1min 0008 2min When the time selected as the setup menu item No 400 STILL TIMER setting elapses while the unit is in the search STILL JOG SLOW SHTL mode the unit automatically enters one of the tape protection modes This menu item is for selecting which tape protection mode the unit is to enter 0000 0001 lt Note gt When STEP FWD is selected the unit automatically goes into the STANDBY OFF HALF LOADING mode when the total time for which the unit is left standing in the still status reaches 30 minutes or 1 minute for a DV DVCAM tape This selects the drum operation in the STANDBY OFF HALF LOADING mode STEP STEP FWD HALF HALF LOADING 402 DRUM STDBY 0000 0001 OFF The drum stops rotating ON The drum continues rotating The underlined items indicates the initial setting 403 When the tim
56. Select the edit mode by pressing ASSEM button or desired INSERT buttons 2 select VTR to be operated by pressing RECORDER or PLAYER button 3 Register IN OUT point by using SET button and IN OUT buttons The OUT point of VTR used as the player cannot be registered 28 E 4 After selecting VTR used as the player by pressing PLAYER button set the initial speed by the search dial while pressing SET button 5 Simultaneously pressing both SET button and PREVIEW REVIEW button results in automatic prerolling for the both VTRs player and recorder then the player VTR is operated at the set initial speed up to the IN point 6 After passing the IN point turn the search dial to memorize the playback speed of the VTR used as the player 7 when the tape has passed the OUT point set by recorder the memory of the playback speed will terminate When AUTO EDIT button is pressed variable memory editing is executed Once editing has been executed the memorized speed will be cleared The initial soeed will not be cleared however 9 The result of editing can be checked by pressing PREVIEW REVIEW button lt Notes gt The content stored in the memory will be cleared in a mode other than the variable memory mode Also the memory will be cleared when the power switch is turned OFF e Phase adjustment is not made during playback to the IN point of variable memory editing Therefore depending on the VTR used as the playe
57. T button lt Note gt If the editing mode is changed to assemble editing after the audio edit points have been registered the audio edit points will be cleared E Cueing the tape up to the edit points Cue up to video IN point Press the PREROLL button while holding down the IN button Cue up to video OUT point Press the PREROLL button while holding down the OUT button Cue up to audio IN point Press the PREROLL button while holding down the A IN button Cue up to audio OUT point Press the PREROLL button while holding down the A OUT button CONTENTS Audio split editing E Duration display The duration can be indicated on the display panel only Between the video IN and OUT points Press the IN button and OUT button at the same time Between the audio IN and OUT points Press the A IN button and A OUT button at the same time Match frame processing system When two VTRs are used to perform the audio split editing operations there will be a total of 8 edit points the video IN and OUT points for the player the video IN and OUT points for the recorder the audio IN and OUT points for the player and the audio IN and OUT points for the recorder When five of the eight edit points are registered the remaining three points are automatically calculated so only five of the edit points need to be registered E When a VTR not equipped with the split editing function is used as the player When a VTR that cannot set t
58. TX e The x16 andx32 speed differ according to the setting selected for setup menu No 101 SHTL This command is for stopping the tape travel MAX The value for the DV DVCAM tape is shown in EJECT STX OEJ ETX STX OEJ ETX parenthesis This command is for ejecting the cassette tape SHTL STX OSR data ETX amp STX OSR ETX The resulting output picture and sound statuses REVERSE E differ according to the settings selected for the This is the reverse direction shuttle command E Commands relating to operation control rFOOANDOAaARWN OO setup menu No 105 AUTO EE SEL and the data n speed data STILL x0 03 x0 1 x0 2 X0 43 x0 5 setup menu No 111 FRZ MODE SEL PLAY STX OPL ETX e STX OPL ETX This command is for starting playback rFrOANDOAaFRWN OO STX ORW ETX STX ORW ETX Ra x 1 85 This command is for rewinding the tape x4 1 x3 1 The resulting output picture and sound statuses x9 5 differ according to the settings selected for the x16 setup menu No 105 AUTO EE SEL x32 The maximum tape speed differs according to the lt Notes gt setting selected for setup menu No 102 FF e The x16 andx32 speed differ according to the REW MAX setting selected for setup menu No 101 SHTL MAX Ba gt 12 OEEIEIN e S EXI ORE ETX e The value for the DV DVCAM tape is shown in PORAT arenthesis This command is for fast forwarding the tape 2 The resulting o
59. TX xxx ETX This command is for inquiring about the VTR s operation mode KKK OEJ EJECT OFF FAST FORWARD OPL PLAY ORC REC ORW REWIND OSP STOP including the STANDBY ON SRS IN OUT PREROLL OBF STANDBY OFF OSF SHTL FORWARD OSR SHTL REVERSE OJG JOG FORWARD REVERSE OSW VAR FORWARD REVERSE EAE AUTO EDIT EON EDIT ON MANUAL EDIT EPV PREVIEW ERV REVIEW VTR Return completion operation message ID VTR No REQUEST STX QID ETX e STX data ETX This command is for inquiring about the VTR used data AJ SD930BE or AJ SD955BE 75 E CONTENTS SDTI interface Digital data input output operations using the SDTI format compressed digital interface are enabled by installing the AJ YAC930G SDTI board optional accessory in this unit lt Notes gt SDTI Serial Data Transport Interface complies with the SMPTE 305M standard The data stream format transferred via the SDTI complies with the SMPTE 321M standard Precautions to observe when using the SDTI signals The unit can record only if the SDTI input signals are 1x transfer signals in the DVCPRO50O or DVCPRO format selected by setup menu No 012 SYS FORMAT However when playback signals other than normal 1x playback signals have been input there is no guaranty for the pictures and sound recorded or for pictures and sound with EE e Editing operations can be performed only when all the video and audi
60. The unit will change to STOP or PLAY mode and editing will stop lt Notes gt e The time code or CTL must be continuously recorded on the tape between the edit IN point and preroll point e When the IN point has not been registered it is possible to select whether to register the IN point and proceed with the preroll or proceed with the preroll without registering the IN point using setup menu No 313 AUTO ENTRY CONTENTS Automatic editing deck to deck Switch settings and adjustments When using the AJ SD955B as the recorder 1 Set the POWER switch to ON 2 Use the INPUT SELECT buttons to select the video and audio input signals 3 Switch the time counter display to TC CTL or UB 4 Use the A VOL SELECT button to switch the function of the audio level control knobs to recording See page 10 5 If the recording levels are to be adjusted using the level controls set the audio level control selector switch to the VAR position If the recording levels are to be fixed set the switch to the UNITY position Set the CONTROL switch to LOCAL I 42 5 3 6 CH CH2 cHs cha TC SUPER RECINH INT TOG MODE CON OL RECLEVELE AN AN AN H yg ou oO S g al ed PB LeveL C Var OFF OFF EXT ee toca n Audio level control knobs When using the AJ SD955B as the player 1 Set the POWER switch to ON 2 Use the A VOL SELECT button to switch the function of the audio level control knobs to play
61. UE CH3 input CH4 input CH3 input CH4 input EZ CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CH3 input CH4 input CH3 input CH4 input CH1 CH3 CH2 CH4 CUE CH1 input CH2 input CH1 input CH2 input CH3 input CH4 input CH3 input CH4 input CH1 input CH2 input CH3 input CH4 input Printed circuit board F1 board AUDIO AUDIO INPUT IMPEDANCE SW oF H og oG Flee le Ho This sets the CH1 audio input impedance 0 0 0 O O O O 00 HIGH 6000 sqcKGKK oo smamOo Oo 0 O O G AUDIO INPUT IMPEDANCE SW KIA a This sets the CH2 audio input impedance O00000000000000 clo clo ob clo HIGH 6000 u AUDIO INPUT IMPEDANCE SW SW201 This sets the CH3 audio input impedance SW200 HIGH 6002 SW101 SW100 AUDIO INPUT IMPEDANCE SW This sets the CH4 audio input impedance HIGH 600Q The underlined items indicates the initial setting 63 E CONTENTS Rack mounting The unit can be mounted into a 19 inch standard rack 4 Attach the AJ MA75P rack mount adapter using using the optional rack mounting adaptors AJ the same 4 screws MA75P For the installation rails it is recommended that the 18 inch rail and bracket model number CC3061 99 0400 by Chassis Trak be used The complete slide rail and bracket unit is not available from Panasonic For further details consult your dealer 1 Attach the inner members of the slide rails Refer to the figure below for the locations where the screws are to be attached Locations where the scre
62. USER SET has been selected by pressing the unit s AUDIO input selector button 0000 AES AES EBU input 0001 SIF SDI input This selects the CH3 and CH4 digital input when USER SET has been selected by pressing the unit s AUDIO input selector button 0000 0001 AES AES EBU input SIF SDI input CONTENTS Setup menus USER menu lt AUDIO gt 721 This selects the monitor output MONI CH SEL 0000 MANU The output signal is as selected in MONITOR SELECT buttons 0001 AUTO PCM AUDIO output is selected within the 0 43 0 5 x to 1x speed range CUE is automatically selected for all other tape speeds lt Note gt The value for the DV DVCAM tape is shown in parenthesis 0002 PCM The PCM AUDIO signal is output over the 10x to 10x range lt Note gt This setup menu s setting takes effect when CH1 CH2 CH3 or CH4 has been selected by the L and RMONITOR SELECT buttons on the front panel If CUE has been selected the cue signal will be output at all the speeds regardless of the setup menu s setting 722 This selects the input signal to be recorded on the audio CH1 track REC CH1 0000 CH1 Audio input CH1 signal 0001 CH2 Audio input CH2 signal 0002 CH1 2 Mixed audio input CH1 and CH2 signal 723 This selects the input signal to be recorded on the audio CH2 track REC CH2 0000 CH1 Audio input CH1 signal 0001 CH2 Audio input CH2 signal 0002 CH1 2 Mixed audio input CH1 and CH2 s
63. als option SG SG 1 SG 2 Internal reference signals AUDIO ANALOG Analogue audio signals AES EBU Digital audio signals USER SET Recording audio signal selection SDI Serial digital audio signals SDTI 1394 Compressed digital signals option SG Internal reference signals 12 E M lamp This lamp lights when UMID information is present on the input signal in E E mode This lamp lights during tape playback when UMID information has been recorded on the tape OSCH lamp This lamp lights when the SCH phase of the external synchronized signal REF VIDEO is inside the prescribed range At all other times the lamp is off Q Ga lamp This lamp lights when a cassette tape is inserted into the VTR In the standby OFF mode this lamp is flashing SERVO lamp This lamp lights when the drum servo or capstan servo locks Channel condition lamps These lamps light to indicate the error rate status green white red Green This lights when the error rates for the video and audio playback signals are both at acceptable levels This lights when the error rate for the video or audio playback level has increased The playback picture and sound remain unaffected even while this lamp is lit Red This lights when the error rate for the video or audio playback level has increased to the extent that correction or interpolation was performed White CONTENTS Parts and their functions Disp
64. anges can be made to the settings Setting and releasing the lock mode can be set for the system file by using setup menu No 30 MENU LOCK and for the user files by using setup menu No A03 MENU LOCK 1 Press the MENU button 2 Press the REW button or FF button while holding down the DIAG button to select the file for which the lock mode is to be set or released 3 Turn the search dial to move the cursor on the menu screen to No 30 MENU LOCK for the system file or to No A03 MENU LOCK for a user file 4 Turn the search dial while holding down the search button to select whether the lock mode is to be set or released To set the lock mode Set 0001 ON as the setting To release the lock mode Set 0000 OFF as the setting When the lock mode has been set LOCKED flashes on the menu screen The counter display stops flashing and remains lit LOCKED NO OOO ROLL TIME E U 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Press the SET button The setting is stored in the memory lt Notes gt e The lock mode cannot be set for the USER1 file e Once set to the lock mode a file cannot be reset to the factory settings even by pressing the RESET button CONTENTS Setup menus Loading user files The contents of the USER2 USER3 USER4 or USERS file can be copied loaded into the USER1 file Also the contents of the USER1 file can be copied saved into the USER2 USER3 USER4 or USERS file Load save
65. ary to copyright laws m THIS APPARATUS MUST BE EARTHED To ensure safe operation the three pin plug must be inserted only into a standard three pin power point which is effectively earthed through the normal house hold wiring Extension cords used with the equipment must be three core and be correctly wired to provide connection to earth Wrongly wired extension cords are a major cause of fatalities The fact that the equipment operates satisfactorily does not imply that the power point is earthed and that the installation is completely safe For your safety if in any doubt about the effective earthing of the power point consult a qualified electrician m DO NOT REMOVE PANEL COVER BY UNSCREWING To reduce the risk of electric shock do not remove cover No user serviceable parts inside Refer servicing to qualified service personnel CAUTION THE AC OUTLET MAINS SOCKET SHALL BE INSTALLED NEAR THE EQUIPMENT AND SHALL BE EASILY ACCESSIBLE WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD KEEP THIS EQUIPMENT AWAY FROM ALL LIQUIDS USE AND STORE ONLY IN LOCATIONS WHICH ARE NOT EXPOSED TO THE RISK OF DRIPPING OR SPLASHING LIQUIDS AND DO NOT PLACE ANY LIQUID CONTAINERS ON TOP OF THE EQUIPMENT CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD AND ANNOYING INTERFERENCE USE THE RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES ONLY ED indicates safety information Operating precaution Operation near any appliance which gener
66. as the recorder which of the two connectors is to be used can be selected using setup menu No 212 MASTER PORT ENCODER REMOTE connector An external encoder remote controller is connected to this connector when the video output signal settings are to be adjusted from an external component ANALOG AUDIO IN connectors These are the analogue audio input connectors TIME CODE IN connector This connector is used to record an external time code onto the tape TIME CODE OUT connector During playback the playback time code is output through this connector During recording the time code generated by the internal time code generator is output SERIAL DIGITAL COMPONENT AUDIO and VIDEO IN and OUT connectors These are the input and output connectors for the digital component audio and video signals that comply with the ITU R BT 656 4 standard Video signals containing superimposed information can be output through the SDI OUT 3 connector Whether the superimposing is to be set ON or OFF is selected using the SUPER switch on the front panel lt Note gt The digital audio signals which are to be input to these connectors must be synchronized with the video input signals Otherwise noise will be generated in the audio output signals CONTENTS Parts and their functions Rear panel Fan This fan is used to cool down the VTR If for any reason the fan stops E 10 will appear on the counter dis
67. ates strong magnetic fields may give rise to noise in the video and audio signals If this should be the case deal with the situation by for instance moving the source of the magnetic fields away from the unit before operation CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD REFER MOUNTING OF THE OPTIONAL INTERFACE BOARD TO AUTHORIZED SERVICE PERSONNEL CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD REFER CHANGE OF SWITCH SETTING INSIDE THE UNIT TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL CAUTION Do not install or place this unit in a bookcase built in cabinet or any other confined space in order to maintain adequate ventilation Ensure that curtains and any other materials do not obstruct the ventilation to prevent risk of electric shock or fire hazard due to overheating CAUTION Even when the Power Switch is in the OFF position a small current flows the filter circuit CAUTION e Keep the temperature inside the rack to between 5 C to 40 C e Bolt the rack securely to the floor so that it will not topple over when VTR is drawn out TOP MENU Contents Introduction sicec ie er HR ne 4 Features 000 nn nn nn 5 Parts and their functions nnuuuueennn 6 Front panel 2 2 onen 6 Display panel 25 4042 saeco gehe ae See ee 12 Rear panel 0 00 cee ee eee 14 Connections un anna nn nn eee 16 Tapes peireen uupar a 18 Jog Shuttle tsi ct cere oh eee se ee 19 Manual editi
68. back See page 10 3 If the playback levels are to be adjusted using the level controls set the audio level control selector switch to the VAR position If the playback levels are to be fixed set the switch to the UNITY position 4 Set the CONTROL switch to REMOTE Audio level control knobs 21 E CONTENTS Automatic editing deck to deck Selecting the editing mode Registering the edit points 1 Select the editing mode 1 Locate the edit IN point by performing the jog or For assemble editing press the ASSEM button shuttle operation For insert editing press the INSERT button Set the tape to the still picture mode at the desired ASSEM position This sets the unit to assemble frame to frame For a detailed description of the jog and shuttle continuity editing mode operations refer to page 19 INSERT TOS SCIS IME UNITO INGEN EAnng meee 2 Press the SET button while holding down the IN button 2 Select the channels to be edited The edit IN point is now registered With assemble editing the ASSEM lamp lights The edit IN point value appears on the display With insert editing press the buttons panel corresponding to the channels to be edited so that their lamps light 3 Locate the edit OUT point by performing the jog or shuttle operation 3 Select the VTR to be operated Set the tape to the still picture mode at the desired Settings for editing using two VTRs position Press the PLAYER or RECORDER button to
69. e FF REW time Less than 3 min with AJ 5P92LP Less than 2 min with AJ 5P33MP Digital slow 0 43x to 0 43x 0 5x 0 75x speed DVCPRO DVCPRO50 Editing accuracy 0 frames using the time code Tape timer accuracy 1 frame using the continuous CTL signal Servo lock time Less than 0 5 sec colour framing standby ON VIDEO E Digital video Sampling frequencies Y 13 5 MHz PB PR 6 75 MHz DVCPRO50 Quantizing 8 bits Video compression method DV Based compression SMPTE 314M Video compression rate DVCPRO50 1 3 3 DVCPRO 1 5 Error correction Reed Solomon product code Bit rate DVCPRO50 50 Mbps DVCPRO 25 Mbps E Digital IN Analogue component OUT Video bandwidth 625i system Y 25 Hz to 5 75 MHz 0 5 dB PB PR 25 Hz to 2 75 MHz 0 5 dB 525i system Y 30 Hz to 5 75 MHz 1 0 dB PB PR 30 Hz to 2 75 MHz 1 0 dB S N ratio Better than 60 dB Y K factor Less than 1 Y 2T Y PB PR delay Less than 10 ns E Video input connector Analogue component input option BNCx3 Y PB PR Y 1 0 V p p PB PR 0 7 V p p 75Q 100 colour bar Analogue composite input option BNC x2 loop through 75Q on off VIDEO 1 0 V p p 759 Reference input Analogue composite BNC x2 loop through 75Q on off SDI input BNCx2 active through complies with ITU R BT 656 4 standard SDTI input option BNC x1 complies with SMPTE 305M 321M standard 79 E CONTENTS
70. e LTC which is output from PHASE CORR the TIME CODE OUT connector 0000 OFF Phase correction control is not performed 0001 ON Phase correction control is performed This selects whether the CF flag of the TCG is to ON TCG CF FLAG 0000 OFF CF flag is OFF 0001 ON CF flag is ON This selects the DF or NDF mode for CTL and TCG 509 DF MODE 0000 DF The drop frame mode is used 0001 NDF The non drop frame mode is used lt Notes gt e Drop frame mode is valid only when the CONTROL switch is set to LOCAL or the setup menu No 001 LOCAL ENA is set to ENA e This setup menu is not displayed in the 625i system 510 This is used to switch the phase of the time code which is output from the TIME CODE OUT connector for the external LTC input when the TCG switch is at the EXT position TC OUT REF 0000 VOUT Time code is synchronized with output video signal 0001 TC_IN Time code is synchronized with external time code input CONTENTS Setup menus USER menu lt TIME CODE gt 511 This selects how the VITC which istobe superimposed onto the output video signal is VITC OUT to be output 0000 SBC During recording The input time code which was selected by the setup menu No 505 EXT TC SEL setting and TCG switch is output as the VITC During playback The time code recorded in the SBC area is output as the VITC 0001 VAUX During recording The time code detected from the input video
71. e selected as the setup menu setup menu item No 400 STILL TIMER setting elapses while the unit is in the STOP mode the unit automatically enters one of the tape protection modes This menu item is for selecting which tape protection mode the unit is to enter STOP PROTECT 0000 0001 lt Note gt When STEP FWD is selected the unit is automatically transferred to the STANDBY OFF HALF LOADING mode when the total time during which it has been left standing in the STOP mode reaches 30 minutes or 1 minute for a DV DVCAM tape STEP STEP FWD HALF HALF LOADING 43 E CONTENTS Setup menus USER menu lt TIME CODE gt 500 For selecting whether to output the VITC signal at the positions selected by setup VITC BLANK menu items No 501 VITC POS 1 and No 502 VITC POS 2 0000 BLANK VITC signals are not output 0001 THRU VITC signals are output 501 This sets the position where the VITC signal is to be inserted VITC POS 1 625i system 525i system 0000 7L 0000 10L 0004 11L 0006 16L 0015 22L 0010 20L lt Note gt The same line as the one used for the setup menu items No 502 VITC POS 2 and No 662 UMID POS setting cannot be set 502 This sets the position where the VITC signal is to be inserted VITC POS 2 625i system 525i system 0000 7L 0000 10L 0006 13L 0008 18L 0015 22L 0010 20L lt Note gt The same line as the one used for the setup menu items No 501 VITC POS 1 and No 662 UMID POS
72. e video signal processing 0000 AUTO Servo is synchronized with the input signal during recording and editing or with the REF signal during playback 0001 EXT Servo is synchronized at all times with the REF signal This sets the channel assignments for the controller s analogue audio preset when editing the digital audio of the VTR using a controller which does not have a digital audio edit preset control function This selects the channel concerned when the VTR CH1 edit preset is set in compliance with the ON or OFF presetting for the analogue audio signals designated by the controller 0000 N DEF Not set 0001 CHI Compliance with analogue CH1 edit preset 0002 CH2 Compliance with analogue CH2 edit preset 0003 CH1 2 Compliance with either analogue CH1 or CH2 edit preset The underlined items indicates the initial setting EDIT RPLCE2 307 EDIT RPLCE3 308 EDIT RPLCE4 306 The same type of setting as setup menu No type of setting as setup menu No 305 This selects the channel concerned when the CH2 edit preset is set in compliance with the ON or OFF presetting for the analogue audio signals designated by the controller 0000 N DEF Not set 0001 CH1 Compliance with analogue CH1 edit preset 0002 CH2 Compliance with analogue CH2 edit preset 0003 CH1 2 Compliance with either analogue CH1 or CH2 edit preset The same type of setting as setup menu No 305 This selects the channel concerned w
73. ea information to be returned to 0000 OFF ACK code is oremi ID SEL 0001 ON ACK code is returned 0000 OTHER For selecting the method used to detect the 0001 DVCPRO STANDBY COMMAND signal input at the 0002 ORIG PARALLEL 25P connector lt Notes gt e ID information of any VTR except for the 0000 OFF ON DVCPRO s is set in OTHER Each time active signals are detected the e The ORIG setting should only be used when a STANDBY ON or STANDBY OFF mode is Panasonic controller AG A850 etc sold selected alternately separately is connected 0001 ON 203 This selects whether the PARALLEL 25P ADET ACKO SIGNAS ae eee ie STANDBY OFF mode the unit is transferred to connector functions when the CONTROL the STANDBY ON mode 25P SEL switch has been set to REMOTE Nothing happens if they are detected during an 0000 OFF Connector does not function epee Me SE ANDEN ON MORE 0001 ON Connector functions 211 This selects whether the PARALLEL 25P connector is to function when the CONTROL 204 This selects whether the RS 232C connector A D functions when the CONTROL switch has LOCAL 25P switch is at the LOCAL position RS232C SEL been set to REMOTE 0000 OFF Connector does not function 0000 OFF Connector does not function hl ON SS SNDSEBEIUNENERE 205 0001 ON Connector functions 212 For selecting the remote control connector to control the slave when the unit is used as the MASTER master during deck to deck operations PORT T
74. eader has read from the tape The signal that is to be used for regeneration is selected using setup menu No 503 TCG REGEN PRESET The time code generator can be preset on the operation panel or by remote control EXT The external time code which is input from the time code input connector or video signal VITC is used Which of the two is to be set is selected using setup menu No 505 EXT TC SEL MODE switch lt In the stop mode gt TAPE The signal which is played back from the tape is output EE The input signal selected by the INPUT SELECT button is output lt During recording or editing gt TAPE The simultaneous playback signals are output The setup menu No 310 CONFI EDIT setting is necessary EE The input signal selected by the INPUT SELECT button is output CONTROL switch This switch is set to the REMOTE or LOCAL position when the VTR is to be controlled by an external unit using the REMOTE RS 232C or PARALLEL connector REMOTE Set the switch to this position to control the VTR using a component that has been connected using the 9 pin REMOTE RS 232C or PARALLEL connector LOCAL Set the switch to this position to control the VTR using its operation panel When the unit is to be controlled with the switch at this position by a component connected using the PARALLEL connector selection can be made using setup menu No 211 LOCAL 25P 11 E CONTENTS Parts and their functions
75. ed items indicates the initial setting 53 E CONTENTS Setup menus USER menu lt V BLANK gt 801 For selecting the mode for recording signals Sub screen on additional lines ADD LINE 50 02 For selecting the additional line where the 0000 OFF No signals are recorded on REC LINE3 signals are to be recorded additional lines l l 0001 YC422 The 422 mode signals are 625i system 525i system recorded on 2 lines Y4_B W Only the Y signal is recorded on 0000 7L 0000 10L 4 lines directly Y4_BPF Only the Y signal is recorded on 0003 0003 13L 4 lines after it has been separated from the C signal 0015 0012 22L 0004 C4 Only the C signal is recorded on 0016 0013 263L 4 lines f 0014 273L lt Notes gt 0031 e When a setting from 0001 YC422 to 0004 0032 0025 284L C4 is selected and the STOP button is 0026 S25L pressed operation transfers to the sub screen and the recording lines can be selected lt Note gt To return from the sub screen press the STOP This menu item is not displayed when setting 1 button again has been selected as the additional line mode e The setting takes effect when the system 03 For selecting the additional line where the format is 50 Mbps REC LINE4 _ signals are to be recorded ee 625i system 525i system 00 For selecting the additional line where the REC LINE1 signals are to be recorded 0000 7L 0000 10L 625i system 525i system 0015 22L 0012 22L
76. ed to a recording but not editing mode is disabled INPUT INPUT 113 This selects whether audio input switching using the INPUT SELECT button is to be AINSEL INH enabled or disabled 0000 OFF Audio input switching using the INPUT SELECT button is enabled 0001 ON Audio input switching using the INPUT SELECT button is disabled 0002 REC Audio input switching using the INPUT SELECT button after the unit has been transferred to a recording but not editing mode is disabled lt Note gt Even when the ON or REC setting is selected to disable audio input switching using the INPUT SELECT button it is still possible to set the setup menu items No 715 CH1 IN SEL No 716 CH2 IN SEL No 717 CH3 IN SEL No 718 CH4 IN SEL No 719 D IN SEL12 and No 720 D IN SEL34 CONTENTS Setup menus USER menu lt OPERATION gt This selects whether to cause the REC INH lamp to flash or light up when the cassette has been set to the accidental erasure prevention status 0000 LIGHT The lamp lights up 0001 FLASH The lamp flashes lt Note gt When the REC INH switch is set to ON the REC INH lamp always lights regardless of the general setting status This selects whether to enable or disable the operation of the EJECT button on the front panel 0000 REC Operation is disabled while the unit is in the recording mode 0001 OFF Operation is enabled in all modes 116 This selects whether the EJECT lam
77. enu No 323 JOG FWD MAX and No 324 JOG REV MAX Q Dial ring The dial ring lights during search mode The conditions under which the ring is to light can be selected using setup menu No 117 DIAL LAMP JOG SHTL and SLOW lamps These lamps indicate the search dial mode JOG This lights in the JOG mode SHTL This lights in the SHTL mode SLOW This lights in the SLOW mode COUNTER button Each time this button is pressed the counter display on the display panel changes to the next setting in the following sequence CTL TC UB amp RESET button When this button is pressed in the CTL mode the counter display is reset to 00 00 00 00 At the same time any edit points that have been registered will also be cleared When this button is pressed while the TC PRESET button is held down in the TC or UB mode the time code generator is reset CONTENTS Parts and their functions Front panel ASSEM button This button is pressed to proceed with assemble editing It has a self illuminating lamp which comes ON when the button is pressed and goes OFF when it is pressed again INSERT buttons The input signals to be edited when insert editing is to be conducted are selected by pressing one of these seven buttons Each of these buttons has a self illuminating lamp which comes ON when the button is pressed and goes OFF when it is pressed again IN A IN SET and OUT A OUT buttons When the SET bu
78. er under the metal plate on the LOS inside edge of the top of the Ne xa Insert the end of the cover under the metal plate on the inside edge of the top of the side panel 65 E CONTENTS Error messages When a warning occurs in this unit the error number is indicated on the counter display Open the DIAG menu to display a description of the error on the counter display or monitor TV When a operational malfunction has occurred in the unit the error number flashes on the counter display DIAG menu This display the VTR information VTR information includes WARNING information HOURS METER usage time information and UMID Unique Material Identifier information A DIAG menu appears on the monitor when the monitor is connected to the VIDEO OUT 3 SDI OUT 3 connector on the connector section E Displaying the DIAG menu 1 Press the DIAG button The DIAG menu screen is displayed on the monitor and the message is displayed on the counter display 2 Each time the search button is pressed the display changes as follows WARNING HOURS METER UMID INFO and so on 3 Press the DIAG button again to return to the original display CH1 CH CH3 CH4 TC SUPER REGINH INT TCG MODE CONTROL EVED AN AN AN AN g O D m S g Fef erg PB LeveL O VAR OFF OFF EXT EELS toca 1 3 66 E E WARNING information display A warning message is di
79. er ASCII code symbols numbers upper case letters is sent as the command This code serves as a delimiter between the command and data data Data ASCII code symbols numbers upper case letters can be added in the number of bytes required E Outline of send procedure from controller 1 The send command starts with STX start of text 02h The command is then identified by COMMAND which follows and the data is added as required The format ends with ETX end of text 03h 2 When a different command is to be sent a response is awaited from the VTR and then the command is sent See page 74 If STX is sent again before ETX is sent the receive data buffer inside the VTR is cleared A command error is returned to the controller and the data is newly processed with STX which was received again at the head CONTENTS RS 232C interface 3 Return format VTR controller PC The following responses are made to the command If necessary more than one response is made E When the communication has terminated normally 1 The receive completion message is returned ACK O6h 2 The execution completion message is returned STX command data ETX 02h XXXXXX XXX O3h command This is the message data which is returned or the execution completion message identifier data This is the data to be returned It can be omitted Example Send command STX OPL ETX Return
80. ette tape is to be used consumer video Digital slow motion jog dial Panasonic s original digital slow motion technology makes it possible to attain clear pictures even during slow playback at speeds of 0 43 to 0 43 0 5 0 75 DVCPRO DVCPRO50 Dial shuttle Colour images can be played back in forward and reverse directions up to a maximum of x32 normal playback speed Recording and playback of UMID information Recording and playback of UMID Unique Material Identifier information complies with the SMPTE 330M standard UMID information can be checked on the DIAG menu UMID information cannot be played back correctly by VTRs that do not support the recording and playback of UMID information In addition even if a VTR that does not support the recording and playback of UMID information is connected to this unit and recording performed UMID information will not be recorded correctly Time codes This unit has a built in TCG generator TCR time code reader In addition to the internal time code external time code input or input signal VITC can be recorded on this VTR as the time code time code Multifunctional interface e Serial digital input output A component serial interface is provided as standard and enables interfacing of the serial digital component signals Analogue video input output Both composite and component signal outputs are provided as standard Use of an analogue video input board AJ
81. f this menu s setting 662 This sets the line on which the UMID information is to be superimposed UMID POS 625i system 525i system 0000 BLANK 0000 BLANK 0001 8L 0001 12L 0010 17L 0006 17L 0015 22L 0008 19L lt Note gt The line selected for the setup menu item No 501 VITC POS 1 and No 502 VITC POS 2 settings cannot be selected for this item The underlined items indicates the initial setting 49 E CONTENTS Setup menus USER menu lt AUDIO gt 701 This selects the audio input This selects the audio input CH1 reference reference level switching CH1 IN LV 0000 4dB 0001 0dB 0002 20dB This selects the audio input CH2 reference level switching CH2 IN LV 0000 4dB 0001 0dB 0002 20dB 703 This selects the audio input CH3 reference level switching CH3 IN LV 0000 4dB 0001 0dB 0002 20dB 704 This selects the audio input CH4 reference level switching CH4 IN LV 0000 4dB 0001 0dB 0002 20dB 706 This selects the audio output CH1 reference level switching CH1 OUT LV 0000 4dB 0001 0dB 0002 20dB 707 This selects the audio output CH2 reference level switching CH2 OUT LV 0000 4dB 0001 0dB 0002 20dB 708 This selects the audio output CH3 reference level switching CH3 OUT LV 0000 4dB 0001 0dB 0002 20dB 709 This selects the audio output CH4 reference level switching CH4 OUT LV 0000 4dB 0001 0dB 0002 20dB The underlined items indicates the initial setting
82. he SET button while holding down the IN button Video OUT point Press the SET button while holding down the OUT button Audio IN point Press the SET button while holding down the A IN button Audio OUT point Press the SET button while holding down the A OUT button E Clearing the edit points Video IN point Press the RESET button while holding down the IN button Video OUT point Press the RESET button while holding down the OUT button Audio IN point Press the RESET button while holding down the A IN button Audio OUT point Press the RESET button while holding down the A OUT button E Modifying edit points Video IN point Press the TRIM button or TRIM button while holding down the IN button Video OUT point Press the TRIM button or TRIM button while holding down the OUT button Audio IN point Press the TRIM button or TRIM button while holding down the A IN button Audio OUT point Press the TRIM button or TRIM button while holding down the A OUT button 26 E CH CH2 CH3 CH4 TC SUJER RECINH INT TCG MODE CONTROL REC LEVEL on we AN AN g Oo 3 4 3 g berf eg PB Level CJ VAR OFF OFF EXIT EEL Local A IN button A OUT button E Displaying the audio split edit points The edit points appear on the display panel Video IN point Press the IN button Video OUT point Press the OUT button Audio IN point Press the A IN button Audio OUT point Press the A OU
83. he video and audio edit points independently is used as the player split editing is still possible by setting the audio IN point and OUT point in the recorder and setting the data of three points as the video edit points lt Note gt If during audio split editing the video OUT point or audio OUT point only is registered without the audio OUT or video OUT point having been registered and automatic editing is then executed either the audio OUT point or video OUT point will be registered or editing will continue until the STOP button is pressed to suspend the editing operation CONTENTS Variable memory editing Using the unit as a controller deck to deck editing mode recorder to control the playback speed of the VTR used as the player editing can be performed in speed variable mode E Selecting the variable memory mode When deck to deck editing either the RECORDER or PLAYER lamp lights is to be performed set the initial speed 1 0 to 2 0 by turning the search dial with the SET button held down to transfer the unit to variable memory mode E Releasing variable memory mode Press the RESET button while holding down the SET button to release the unit from variable memory mode The unit will also be released from this mode when deck to deck editing operations are completed Variable memory editing operation procedure Variable memory editing operation can be performed according to the following procedure 1
84. hen the CH3 edit preset is set in compliance with the ON or OFF presetting for the analogue audio signals designated by the controller 0000 N DEF Not set 0001 CH1 Compliance with analogue CH1 edit preset 0002 CH2 Compliance with analogue CH2 edit preset 0003 CH1 2 Compliance with either analogue CH1 or CH2 edit preset The same type of setting as setup menu No 305 This selects the channel concerned when the CH4 edit preset is set in compliance with the ON or OFF presetting for the analogue audio signals designated by the controller 0000 N DEF Not set 0001 CH1 Compliance with analogue CH1 edit preset 0002 CH2 Compliance with analogue CH2 edit preset 0003 CH1 2 Compliance with analogue CH1 or CH2 edit preset 41 E CONTENTS Setup menus USER menu EDIT RPLCEC 310 CONFI EDIT 311 AUD EDIT IN 312 AUD EDIT OUT 313 EEHAJ AUTO ENTRY 314 EHHA CF ADJ SEL lt EDIT gt 3090 The same type of setting as setup menu No type of setting as setup menu No 305 This selects the channel concerned when the CUE edit preset is set in compliance with the ON or OFF presetting for the analogue audio signals designated by the controller 0000 N DEF Not set 0001 CH1 Compliance with analogue CH1 edit preset 0002 CH2 Compliance with analogue CH2 edit preset 0003 CH1 2 Compliance with either analogue CH1 or CH2 edit preset This selects whether to conduct simultaneous p
85. hese settings are for selecting the RS 232C communication speed baud rate BAUD RATE 0000 IN OUT The IN OUT connector is used 0001 OUT The OUT connector is used lt Note gt This menu item takes effect only when the CONTROL switch has been set to the LOCAL position 0000 300 0001 600 0002 1200 0003 2400 0004 4800 0005 9600 206 These settings are for selecting the RS 232C data length Unit bit DATA LENGTH 0000 7 0001 8 207 These settings are for selecting the RS 232C stop bit length Unit bit STOP BIT The underlined items indicates the initial setting 40 E CONTENTS Setup menus USER menu 301 IN OUT DEL 304 SERVO REF 305 EDIT RPLCE1 lt EDIT gt This selects the operation to be performed when an edit point has been set incorrectly when the OUT point is before the IN point 0000 MANU Editing is not executed unless the illegal edit point is cleared or set again properly 0001 AUTO The edit points already input are automatically cleared This selects STD or NON STD in accordance with the composite input signal 0000 AUTO Standard non standard signals automatically identified and processed 0001 STD Standard signals are processed Forced STD 00022 N STD Non standard signals are processed Forced NON STD lt Note gt Use the non standard N STD setting when video or audio trouble occurs with signals from laser discs or a Satellite This selects th
86. ideo input signal available YES 61 E CONTENTS Audio V fade function When editing tapes the edit point splicing selection setup menu No 311 and 312 information is recorded on the tape This information is then sensed during playback and V fade or cut processing is automatically performed for these sections However only when the playback fade selection No 727 is AUTO When the edit point splicing selection setup menu No 311 and 312 is CUT Audio signal A Audio signal B Noise appears at the edit splice When the edit point splicing selection setup menu No 311 and 312 is FADE Audio signal A Audio signal B V fade is performed instantaneously to eliminate the noise lt Notes gt e When the playback fade selection No 727 is CUT cut processing is performed for all splices e When the playback fade selection No 727 is FADE V fade processing is performed for all splices 62 E CONTENTS Audio recording channel and monitor output selection Audio recording channel Monitor output channel The audio recording channels are selected on the The monitor output channels are selected using the AUDIO setup menu as shown below MONITOR SELECT and MONITOR MIX button as shown below mecerelng Recording signal Teer LSS Output signal CHT CH1 input CH2 input CH1 input CH2 input output CH CH1 input CH2 input CH1 input CH2 input L CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CH1 CH3 CH2 CH4 C
87. ignal 724 This selects the input signal to be recorded on the audio CH3 track REC CH3 0000 CH3 Audio input CH3 signal 0001 CH4 Audio input CH4 signal 0002 CH3 4 Mixed audio input CH3 and CH4 signal 725 This selects the input signal to be recorded on the audio CH4 track REC CH4 0000 CH3 Audio input CH3 signal 0001 CH4 Audio input CH4 signal 0002 CH3 4 Mixed audio input CH3 and CH4 signal The underlined items indicates the initial setting 726 This selects the input signal recorded in CUE REC CUE 0001 CH1 Audio CH1 input 0002 CH2 Audio CH2 input 0003 CH1 2 Audio CH1 and CH2 MIX signal 0004 CH3 Audio CH3 input 0005 CH4 Audio CH4 input 0006 CH3 4 Audio CH3 and CH4 MIX signal 0007 CH1 4 Audio CH1 CH2 CH3 and CH4 mixed signals 727 This selects the processing method for the audio edit points IN point OUT point during PB FADE playback 000 AUTO According to the status during recording CUT Forced CUT FADE Forced FADE 728 This selects whether to superimpose the audio data onto the SDI output EMBEDDED AUD 0000 0001 731 This selects whether or not the cue signal is to be output to the main line output in the search mode OFF Data is not superimposed ON Data is superimposed CUE OUT SEL 0000 0001 lt Notes gt e This function works only when a setting other than MANU has been selected by setup menu No 721 MONI CH SEL e The main signal system output channels used for the CUE o
88. ill remain unchanged even if an attempt is 24 This sets the chroma phase Max variable range 30 625i system CHROMA PHASE 0000 128 19 This sets whether the system phase is to be adjusted by the unit or from the external 525i system 0128 SYS SC H encoder remote controller HUE 0000 REMOTE The system phase is adjusted from the external encoder remote controller 0001 LOCAL The system phase is adjusted by the unit lt Note gt This setting does not take effect when LOCAL 0128 0 has been selected as the SYSTEM menu item No 10 ENCODER SEL setting 22 This sets the video level 30 This selects whether the system file lock Max variable range 3 dB mode is to be engaged or released VIDEO LEVEL MENU LOCK 0000 128 0000 OFF The lock is released file data gt can be changed 0128 0 0001 ON The lock is engaged file data cannot be changed This sets the chroma level Max variable range 3 dB 0000 128 lt Note gt Setup menu No 00 WFM SEL can be changed The underlined items indicates the initial setting at any time regardless of the setting selected for this menu item Video output signal adjustments The video output signal adjustments are made by selecting the SYSTEM menu item No 10 ENCODER SEL and No 19 SYS SC H settings These adjustments can be used for analogue component analogue composite and SDI signal output A control matrix of the adjustments is shown below SYSTE
89. is pressed during playback a search fast forwarding or rewinding the input signals in the mode selected by the ASSEM button or INSERT button can be monitored in the E E mode while the button is held down When the button is pressed in the stop mode the input signals in the mode selected by the ASSEM button or INSERT button can be monitored in the E E mode When the STOP button is pressed the original pictures and sound are restored STAND BY button In the standby ON mode this button s lamp lights to indicate that the same tape tension is applied as in the regular stop mode and that the head drum is rotating In the standby OFF mode the half loading mode is established by this button When the button is pressed in the stop mode the standby OFF mode is established At this time its lamp goes off When the VTR is left in the stop mode beyond a specific period of time it is automatically set to the standby OFF mode in order to protect the tape When this button or the STOP button is pressed in the standby OFF mode the VTR is set to the standby ON mode When a button other than the STOP button is pressed the VTR is set to the mode that corresponds to the button pressed The time taken by the VTR to transfer to the standby OFF mode can be selected using setup menu No 400 STILL TIMER CONTENTS Parts and their functions Front panel MONITOR SELECT CHI CH2 CH3 CH4 TC SUPER RECINH INT TCG MODE CONTROL FLO
90. isplayed for the first two seconds when starting editing T O amp gt 0 gt Warning messages See error message table When a warning occurs in this unit the error number and warning message are indicated on the counter display When multiple warnings occur the warning with the highest priority is displayed E UMID information display This is displayed when UMID information is present on the input signal in E E mode This lamp lights during tape playback when UMID information has been recorded on the tape NO INFO is displayed when there is no UMID information tom Display Description MATNO Material number COPY Instance number No of copies OWNR Country organization user Reception status from GPS satellites when recording spatial coordinates height above sea level longitude and latitude HOLD No reception from any satellite 2D Reception possible but number of satellites is insufficient Height above sea level will not be accurate 3D Good reception TIME UTC Coordinated Universal Time and time difference with UTC CONTENTS Error messages Warning messages Priority T a 68 E e Monitor display e Description e VTR operation and corrective action E 04 UNKNOWN SIG This appears when the SDTI input signals are not DVCPRO or DV format signals The data stream format complies with the SMPTE 321M standard VTR No
91. lay panel dB dB dB dB 0 9 0c CUE i i 40 40 40 4c dB 25 co 25 co 25 co 25 co 25 Co e eC 30 30 30 30 a oes er WA I ZI INA NTA TAL AZ fio o fo a eee IAN ANT AN N AN A A a aaan EDIT EDIT REC REC and REC INH lamps EDIT This lights when an editing mode has been selected EDIT REC This lights when the edit recording mode has been established REC This lights when the recording mode has been established REC INH This lights in the recording inhibit status when the REC INH switch at the bottom front panel is set to ON or the cassette is in the accidental erasure prevention status In this status recording and editing are not possible Whether the REC INH lamp is to light or flash when recording has been inhibited by the accidental erasure prevention tab on the cassette tape can be selected using setup menu No 114 REC INH LAMP Tape transport displays The tape transport status is displayed here gt Normal playback or recording gt Playback at a speed slower than 1 x ID Playback at a speed faster than 1x gt Fast forwarding FF lt _ Playback in the reverse direction at 1 x AU Playback in the reverse direction at a speed slower than 1 x KU Playback in the reverse direction at a speed faster than 1 x lt Kl Rewinding REW LI Pause still Format displays The recording format and the format of the tape inserted in the unit are di
92. layback while editing is in progress 0000 0001 lt Note gt Simultaneous playback is valid when the MODE switch is set to TAPE This selects the connection method for the digital audio edit IN point OFF No simultaneous playback ON Simultaneous playback 0000 0001 This selects the connection method for the digital audio edit OUT point CUT Cut processing FADE V Fade processing 0000 0001 CUT Cut processing FADE V Fade processing This selects whether the IN point is to be entered using the PREROLL button when it has not been entered 0000 0001 DIS IN point is not entered ENA IN point is entered This selects the CF adjustment deck with deck to deck editing 0000 PLAYER The players edit IN OUT points are adjusted reference as the RECORDER side 0001 RECORD The recorders edit IN OUT points are adjusted reference as the PLAYER side This selects the mode after cue up operation is complete 0000 STOP STOP mode 0001 STILL SHTL STILL mode 0002 STILL2 SLOW STILL mode The underlined items indicates the initial setting 42 E VAR FWD MAX 321 VAR REV MAX 323 JOG FWD MAX 324 JOG REV MAX 325 POSTROLL 320 This sets the maximum SLOW FWD speed speed 0000 0001 0002 lt Notes gt The value for the DV DVCAM tape is shown in parenthesis e At any speed setting other than 4 1 the phase cannot be synchronized from the editing controller
93. le Digital input CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 BNC x2 AES EBU format SDI input BNCx2 active through complies with ITU R BT 656 4 standard E Audio output connector Analogue output CH1 CH2 CH3 CHA XLRx4 low impedance 4 0 20 dBu selectable Digital output CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 BNC x2 AES EBU format 75Q 1 0 0 2 V p p SDI output BNC x3 750 complies with ITU R BT 656 4 standard Monitor output XLR x2 low impedance 4 0 20 dBu selectable Headphones Stereo mini jack 8Q variable level Other Input Output Connectors Time code input XLR x 1 0 5 V to 8 0 V p p 10 KQ Time code output XLR x 1 low impedance 2 0 V 0 5 V p p RS 422A input D sub 9 pin RS 422A interface RS 422A output D sub 9 pin RS 422A interface RS 232C D sub 25 pin RS 232C interface Parallel input output D sub 25 pin Encoder remote D sub 15 pin Weight and dimensions when shown are approximately Speclilcailons are subject to change without notice CONTENTS Panasonic Broadcast Europe Panasonic Broadcast Europe Ltd West Forest Gate Wellington Road Wokingham Berkshire RG40 2AQ U K Tel 0118 902 9200 Panasonic Broadcast Europe GmbH Hagenauer Str 43 65203 Wiesbaden Biebrich Deutschland Tel 49 611 1816 0 S0903W
94. ly output to the monitor output in accordance with the 0000 OFF The sound is not muted MON AUTO operation mode when a setting AUTO has 0001 ON The sound is muted SEL been selected by setup menu item No 721 MONI CH SEL the MON AUTO SEL setup menu item is used to select the monitor channel which is to be automatically switched to CUE 0000 UR CUE is output to both the left and right channels 0001 E CUE is output to the left channel only 0002 R CUE is output to the right channel only The underlined items indicates the initial setting lt Concerning the CUE output in the search mode gt The table below shows how the CUE output to the monitor and main signal system outputs differs according to how the setup menu item No 721 No 731 and No 735 settings are combined 731 721 735 Monitor a Main signal system output CUE OUT MONICH MON AUTO SEL C a D lt Notes gt k1 PCM audio signal output is muted when the VTR is played outside the 0 43 to 1 normal speed x2 PCM audio signal output is muted when the VTR is played outside the 10 to 10 normal speed When either AUTO is selected the PCM audio signal is output within 0 43 to 1 normal speed even in the automatic CUE output mode 52 E CONTENTS Setup menus USER menu lt V BLANK gt on additional lines ADD LINE 25 01 For selecting the additional line where the 0000 OFF No signals are recorded on REC LINE2 signals are
95. nal ground Data set ready voltage output after communication enable status e Example of connection with controller PC Using crossover cable with D SUB 25 pin connectors PC side D SUB 25 pin connector VTR side NOOO BR WDD NO O Using crossover cable with D SUB 9 pin and 25 pin connectors PC side D SUB 9 pin connector VTR side NOOO BR WD 20 71 E CONTENTS RS 232C interface Software specifications Protocol 1 Communication parameters Communication Asynchronous full duplex system Communication 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 speed Bit length 7bit 8 bit 1 bit 2 bit NONE ODD EVEN ACK code ACK code returned ACK code not returned lt Note gt The ACK code is what is returned from the VTR to the controller when data has been successfully sent from the controller The underlining indicates the factory settings Any changes to the settings can be made using the setup menu items listed below Communication Setup menu item Parameter Communication No 205BAUDRATE o 205 BAUD RATE speed No 206 DATA No 206 DATA LENGTH Bit Bitlength Parity bit No 208 PARITY ACK code No 209 RETURN ACK 72 E 2 Send format controller PC VTR E Data format STX command data ETX 02h XX XX XX 3Ah XX XX 03h 20H lt XX lt 7FH XX ASCII code symbols numbers upper case letters command Command identifier a 3 byte identifi
96. nal time code generator value is not recorded in the VAUX area When video signals on which the time code has been recorded are input the time code of the input signals is recorded in the VAUX area 0001 ON The internal time code generator value is recorded in the VAUX area lt Note gt If SDTI 1394 has been selected as the input signals using the INPUT SELECT button the time code on the input signals will be recorded regardless of this menu s setting SBC sub code data area This area is separate from the video and audio data area on the helical track The time code complying with SMPTE EBU standards is stored here As with the conventional LTC linear time code the time code can be read even during rewinding or fast forwarding It can also be read out when the tape has stopped VAUX video auxiliary data area This area is to be found in the video data area on the helical track The additional information relating to the video data is stored here lt Note gt The time code and user s bit are controlled during tape playback by the data which has been recorded in the SBC area This means that all the data recorded in the SBC area alone is used as the data which is to be indicated on the counter display section in the middle of the front panel or in the superimposed display or as the data which is to be transmitted to the editing controller or other unit 45 E CONTENTS Setup menus USER menu lt VIDEO gt
97. ng EEHAJ 0 20 Preroll EIJ ww es 20 Automatic editing deck to deck EEEE3I 21 Switch settings and adjustments 21 Selecting the editing mode 22 Registering the edit points 22 Checking and previewing edit points 23 Modifying edit points 2006 24 Executing and reviewing automatic editing 25 Audio split editing EEHAJ 26 Variable memory editing EPEEY 28 Setup initial settings 0 005 29 Setup MENUS fx wine wee wet ie ew es oer 30 SYSTEM menu 00 cece eee eeas 33 USER menus 000 cee eee ee es 35 lt BASICS 6444600 65440h0 008 608 eS en bo 35 lt OPERATION gt 00000 ee eeuas 37 lt INTERFACE gt 00000 ee euas 40 SEIU ae a Bow dow ee 41 lt TAPE PROTECT gt 200005 43 lt TIME CODE gt 0000 eee as 44 ZVIDEOS aua a ua anctedaghiaed oem dae Cee 46 lt AUDIO gt oo on 50 lt V BLANK gt nn 53 MENUS cou edd oet biy de ace wear aed dee 56 Introduction The AJ SD930B and AJ SD955B are multi purpose studio digital VTRs which utilize small 1 4 inch wide cassette tapes for high quality recording playback and editing of video images recorded at a rate of 50 Mbps in addition to recording playback and editing in DVCPRO 25 Mbps format These VTRs incorporate digital compression technology
98. nies or with your dealer Condensation occurs due to the same principle involved when droplets of water form on a window pane of a heated room It occurs when the unit or tape is moved between places where the temperature or humidity varies greatly or when for instance e t is moved to a very humid place full of steam or a room immediately after it has been heated up It is suddenly moved from a cold location to a hot or humid location Maintenance Before starting any maintenance work switch the power to OFF and holding the plug unplug the cord from the socket Use a soft cloth to clean the outside of the unit For stubborn dirt or stains wipe the unit with a cloth that has been lightly dampened with well diluted kitchen detergent and wrung out thoroughly After wiping off the dirt with the damp cloth finish it off with a dry cloth Attaching the dust cover Insert the end of the cover front panel When moving the unit to locations such as these leave it standing for about 10 minutes rather than switching on the power immediately If condensation occurs in the unit E 20 will flash on the counter display and the cassette will be automatically ejected Leave the unit with the power on until E 20 is cleared from the display lt Note gt Do not use alcohol benzene thinners or any other solvents as they may affect the colour of external parts or damage the unit s coating Dust cov
99. nues e Clean the video heads E 02 HIGH ERROR RATE This appears when the error rate has increased to the extent that correction or interpolation was performed on either the video or audio signals VTR Operation continues e Clean the video heads CONTENTS Error messages Error messages Display e Description Display e Description e VTR operation and corrective action e VTR operation and corrective action If condensation is detected the error number E51 If the take up reel rotates without engaging for a the take up reel rotates without engaging for a flashes and the unit transfers to eject mode The specific period of time during the start or end drum rotates after the cassette is ejected to FRONT LOAD processing operation while loading is underway eliminate the condensation half position this error number flashes on the Once the unit is released from condensation display status the error message display is cleared and VTR STOP the VTR is able to be used e Set the POWER switch to OFF and then to e If condensation is detected in the eject mode ON again the drum starts rotating as soon as it is E 52 detected o f condensation is detected when the cassette W UP REEL has been inserted the drum rotation is NOT ROTA after the cassette was inserted this error stopped and after the tape is ejected the number flashes on the display drum starts rotating VTR STOP biased e Set the POWER switch to OFF and
100. o signals as well as the time codes in the SDT input signals are regular data based on the DVCPRO50 or DVCPRO format selected by setup menu No 012 SYS FORMAT e CUE signals are not transferred by the SDTI interface e SDTI dubbing is not possible from tapes recorded using the DV or DVCAM format Use SDI when dubbing tapes recorded in the DV or DVCAM format e When playing back a DV or DVCAM format tape DV compressed signals Compliant with IEC61834 2 serve as the SDTI output e The video and audio signals in the SDTI output signals cannot be adjusted e During SLOW STILL playback the unprocessed video and audio signals are output as the SDTI output When these video and audio signals are to be monitored using another device they may differ from the video and audio signals played back by this unit 76 E Reference signal generator Source AES EBU A VIDEO N In 7 NN z z 3 2 B REF VIDEO SST M 227 SS EH E 1 C Gy 2 Q SS 2 S Gr a y N l v v AX EX AA e x ei 2 D QZ Recorder VIDEO REMOTE OUT REF VIDEO IN NO SM m RS 232C PARALLEL GoeS WIE gt l ne N g 2z Sz Connections involving two units CONTENTS Connector signals VIDEO IN SDI IN BNC x2 Active through DIGITAL Y PB PR BNC x3 Board option ANALOG VIDEO IN BNC x
101. om the beginning simply by pressing the AUTO EDIT button again Auto tag function recorder side If upon completion of editing the next edit point has not yet been registered the previous edit OUT point is registered as the IN point and editing is executed when the AUTO EDIT button is pressed To release the auto tag mode press one of the transport system buttons such as the PLAY button Registering an OUT point while editing is in progress If the SET button is pressed while the OUT button is being held down when automatic editing is in progress the position corresponding to when the button was pressed is registered as the OUT point and the editing operation is exited Even if the AUTO EDIT button is pressed the OUT point is registered and editing is exited in the same way lt Note gt The registered points are automatically cleared after editing has been executed However the previous edit points can be recalled by pressing the TRIM or TRIM button and SET button at the same time 25 E CONTENTS Audio split editing The video edit points and audio edit points can be registered independently and editing can be executed with the video point offset from the audio points Audio edit points cannot be registered when the assemble editing mode has been selected After registering the edit points proceed with the same operations as for insert editing E Registering the edit points Video IN point Press t
102. p is to remain lit or be turned off in the cassette out EJECT LAMP status 0000 MODE1 The EJECT lamp remains lit 0001 MODE2 The EJECT lamp goes off 117 This selects the conditions under which the dial ring on the front panel is to light DIAL LAMP 0000 OFF The dial ring does not light 0001 MODE1 The dial ring lights during search JOG SLOW SHTL mode 0002 MODE2 The dial ring lights during JOG mode 0003 MODE3 The dial ring lights when a cassette is inserted The underlined items indicates the initial setting CONTENTS Setup menus USER menu _ lt INTERFACE gt 200 This selects whether two or more VTRs are to 208 These settings are for selecting the none odd be operated in synchronization or even for the RS 232C parity bit PARA RUN PARITY 0000 DIS No operation in synchronization 0000 NON 0001 ENA Operation in synchronization Parity bit is not used lt Note gt 0001 ODD When operating two or more VTRs in An odd number of bits is used for the parity synchronization set all the VTRs to ENA system 0002 EVEN An even number of bits is used for the parity system 201 This selects whether the REMOTE 9P connector functions when the CONTROL 9P SEL switch has been set to REMOTE 209 These settings are for selecting whether the 0000 OFF Connector does not function ACK code is to be returned when a command 0001 ON Connector functions RETURN ACK is received from RS 232C 210 202 nn id
103. play SIGNAL GND terminal This is connected to the signal ground terminal on the component connected to this VTR in order to minimize noise It is not a safety ground ANALOG COMPONENT VIDEO OUT connectors The analogue component video signals are output through these connectors ANALOG COMPOSITE VIDEO OUT connectors The analogue composite video signals are output through these connectors The waveform monitor WFM signal can be output from the VIDEO OUT 2 connector It can be selected using setup menu No 00 WFM SEL Video signals containing superimposed information can be output through the VIDEO OUT 3 connector Whether the superimposing is to be set ON or OFF is selected using the SUPER switch on the front panel D RS 232C connector A personal computer or other component can be connected to this connector to operate the VTR PARALLEL REMOTE connector This connector is used when the VTR is to be operated by an external component ANALOG AUDIO OUT connectors The analogue audio signals are output through these connectors D MONITOR OUT connectors During playback the PCM audio signals CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 or playback signals from the CUE track are output through these connectors lt Note gt Noise may appear on the CUE signal at the instant recording is started ed SDTI input and output connectors optional When the SDTI board AJ YAC930G optional accessory is installed in this VTR digital data can
104. posed on the video signals from the VIDEO OUT 3 SDI OUT 3 connector lt Note gt When the time code signal cannot be read the time code is automatically interpolated by the CTL signal The display appears as shown below TXR 00 01 04 07 1 3 field When the time code x 2 A field signal cannot be read an asterix X is displayed The colon between the seconds and frames changes to a period during drop frame mode CONTENTS Superimpose screen The control signals time code etc are displayed using abbreviations TV monitor TCR X KK KK KK Abbreviations CTL Control signal count value TCR Time code data recorded in the SBC area TCR Time code data recorded in the VAUX area UBR UBR TCG UBG User s bit data recorded in the SBC area User s bit data recorded in the VAUX area Time code data of the time code generator User s bit data of the time code generator lt Note gt TR T R UR or UxR is displayed when the data has not been read correctly from the tape Characters displayed The background of characters superimposed on the display can be changed using setup menu No 011 CHARA TYPE TCR KK KK KK KK TER RK RR RRK RE TV monitor TV monitor Display position The position of the characters superimposed on the display can be changed using setup menus No 009 CHARA H POS and No 010 CHARA V POS TCR KK K KK KK TCR KK
105. r and its speed setting no guarantees are made for the accuracy of the IN point e When variable memory editing is to be performed keep the speed set to within the speed range for variable speed playback which can be guarantied by the VTR used as the player CONTENTS Setup initial settings This VTR s main settings are performed while making selections using a system of menus lf a TV monitor has been connected to the VIDEO OUT 3 connector or SDI OUT 3 connector on the rear panel the setting menus are displayed on the TV monitor HEADPHONES ONTROL TE B cht CH2 CH3 cha TC SUPER RECINH INT TCG MODE REAO AN AN AN H yg Od m S g Bef a PB LeveL O VARI OFF OFF EXIT cet u FF button 16 Changing the settings 1 Press the MENU button The setup menu screen appears on the TV monitor and the setup menu item number appears on the counter display Each time the FF button is pressed for about 1 5 seconds the item number and item name are selected and displayed alternately If a setup was performed previously the screen on which the last change was made is displayed 2 Turn the search dial to select the item to be set The menu screen cursor X moves and the item number on the display flashes e When the dial is turned clockwise the item number is incremented from 001 002 003 004 and so on conversely when it is turned counterclockwise the item number is
106. r file to be loaded is selected in advance using setup menu No A02 P ON LOAD the file will be automatically loaded into USER1 when the power is turned on CONTENTS Setup menus SYSTEM menu 00 This selects the signal to output from the VIDEO OUT 2 connector WFM SEL 0000 CTL The CTL signal is output 0001 TC The TIME CODE signal is output 0002 VIDEO The VIDEO OUT signal is output 0003 RF_L The PB L RF signal is output 0004 RF_R The PBR RF signal is output 0005 ENV_L The PBL ENV signal is output 0006 ENV_R The PB R ENV signal is output lt Notes gt e The settings can be changed at any time regardless of the setup menu item No 30 MENU LOCK setting e During normal playback the output signals have levels which are virtually identical to the values given below under a 75Q termination CTL 0 1 to 0 3 Vp p TC 0 6 Vp p VIDEO 1 0 Vp p 10 This selects whether the video output signal is to be adjusted with the VTR or with the ENCODER external encoder remote control SEL 0000 REMOTE Video output signals are adjusted with the external encoder remote control 0001 LOCAL Video output signals are adjusted with the VTR 11 Coarse adjustment of system phase 90 units SYSSC 0000 0 lt Note gt COAR 0001 90 If setting operation is 0002 performed the setting value 0003 does not return to factory default setting 12 Fine adjustment of system phase Variable range 45 or more SYS SC FINE
107. r switch UNITY At this position the audio signals are recorded or played back at a fixed level regardless of the positions of the audio level control knobs amp VAR At this position the audio signals are recorded or played back at the level adjusted by the audio level control knobs lt Note gt It is not possible to set it so that both the recording level and playback level can be adjusted When REC LEVEL is selected UNITY fixed level is set for the playback level when PB LEVEL is selected UNITY is set for the recording level TC PRESET button This button is used to set the TC or UB value When the TC or UB value is to be set this button is pressed first to stop the data from advancing The set of digits whose display is flashing is then changed MENU button When this button is pressed the setup menus are displayed on the TV monitor but only when the VIDEO OUT 3 connector or SDI OUT 3 connector is used and the setup menu numbers appear on the VTR s display panel When it is pressed again the setup menu settings are exited and the original status is restored CONTENTS Parts and their functions Front panel amp SET button When this button is pressed the data which has been set using the setup menus is entered After the data has been entered the setup menu settings are exited and the original status is restored When the internal time code has been set the data which has been set is
108. re to be recorded are selected and set lt Notes gt e The number of lines in which the teletext signals can be recorded depends on the number of recording lines which was entered as the setup menu No 800 ADD LINE 25 or No 801 ADD LINE 50 setting See Number of lines which can be set for teletext When setting MANU is selected and the STOP button is pressed operation transfers to the sub screen and the number of recording lines can be selected To return from the sub screen press the STOP button again e When the input signal is a non standard signal or N STD has been selected for the setup menu No 303 STD NONSTD setting teletext signals will not be played back correctly in EE mode 625i system For selecting the lines in which the teletext 00 signals are to be recorded REC LINE1 625i system 525i system 14 REC LINE15 0000 OFF 0000 OFF 0001 7 amp 320 0001 10 amp 273 525i system 0002 8 amp 321 0002 11 amp 274 0003 9 amp 322 0003 12 amp 275 00 0004 10 amp 323 0004 13 amp 276 REC LINE1 0005 11 amp 324 0005 14 amp 277 0006 12 amp 325 0006 15 amp 278 12 0007 13 amp 326 0007 16 amp 279 REC LINE13 0008 14 amp 327 0008 17 amp 280 0009 15 amp 328 0009 18 amp 281 0010 16 amp 329 0010 19 amp 282 0011 17 amp 330 0011 20 amp 283 0012 18 amp 331 0012 21 amp 284 0013 19 amp 332 0013 22 0014 20 amp 333 0015 21 amp 334 0016 22 The underlined items indicates the initial setting 804
109. recorded on the tape 0002 NORMAL The wide screen information is recorded on the tape lt Note gt If SDTI 1394 has been selected as the input signals using the INPUT SELECT button the wide screen information on the input signals will be recorded regardless of this menu s setting This selects whether or not to record the UMID information on the tape 0000 OFF UMID information is not recorded on the tape In addition EE output signals are blanked 0001 ON UMID information is recorded on the tape lt Notes gt e f SDTI 1394 has been selected as the input signals using the INPUT SELECT button the UMID information on the input signals will be recorded regardless of this menu s setting e f THRU has been selected as the setup menu item No 106 EE MODE SEL setting UMID information of the EE output signals will be blanked CONTENTS Setup menus USER menu lt VIDEO gt This selects the basic UMID information to be recorded on the tape when ON has been selected as the setup menu item No 660 UMID REC setting 0000 INT Newly created basic UMID information of this unit is always recorded 0001 EXT The basic UMID information of the input signals is recorded Newly created basic UMID information of this unit is recorded if there is no basic UMID information on the input signals lt Note gt The source pack of the UMID information of the input signal will be recorded on the tape regardless o
110. rning the search dial is set at the factory By selecting KEY as the setup menu No 100 SEARCH ENA setting the VTR can be set to the mode in which it will not be transferred to the search mode unless the search button is pressed Shuttle mode 1 Press the search dial so that it is released from the pressed in position The SHTL lamp lights and the shuttle mode is established e Immediately after the power is turned on turn the search dial and leave it at the centre position 2 Press the SHTL SLOW button and switch to SHTL or SLOW 3 Turn the search dial e When the SHTL lamp among the JOG SHTL and SLOW lamps is lit the playback picture speed changes from 0 up to 32x depending on the dial position This speed can be switched to 8 4x 16 or 32 x using setup menu No 101 SHTL MAX The dial has a click stop at the centre position where the still picture mode is established When the SLOW lamp among the JOG SHTL and SLOW lamps is lit the playback picture speed changes from 4 1 up to 4 1x depending on the dial position The maximum speed can be switched using setup menu No 320 VAR FWD MAX and No 321 VAR REV MAX settings However noise will occur at all speeds other than 0 43x to 0 43x 0 5x and 0 75x The dial has a click stop at the centre position where the still picture mode is established 4 To transfer the VTR from the shuttle mode to another mode press the STOP button or other button lt Note
111. s 0004 USERS The contents of USER5 are loaded into USER1 and operation is started with the USERI1 settings The underlined items indicates the initial setting 56 E A038 This selects whether to set or release the user selects whether to set or release the user file USER2 USER5 lock mode MENU LOCK 0000 OFF The lock is released changes can be made ON The lock is set changes are prohibited 0001 lt Note gt The lock cannot be set for USER1 lt Notes gt e No A00 LOAD No A01 SAVE and No A02 P ON LOAD are the menu items which can be set only for USER1 They are not displayed with the USER2 USERS files e No A03 MENU LOCK is the menu item which can be set only for the USER2 USERS files It is not displayed with USER1 CONTENTS Time code user bit Time code The time code is used when the time code signal generated by the time code generator time code signal generator is to be recorded on the tape its values are to be read by the time code reader time code signal reader and the absolute position of the tape is to be displayed in increments of hours minutes seconds and frames The time code is written in the sub code area data area of the helical track This enables insert editing to be conducted independently using the time code alone In addition the VTR s playback speed can be read from the stop mode to slow motion playback up to high speed play approx 50x
112. s gt e t is possible to listen to playback audio in the 10 to 10 speed range from the audio monitor output PCM must be selected for the setup menu No 721 MONI CH SELECT setting e The audio playback sound heard in the search mode contains noise 19 E CONTENTS Manual editing 1 Select the editing mode ASSEMBLE Assemble frame to frame continuity editing is performed in this mode INSERT Insert editing is performed in this mode 2 Select the channels to be edited For insert editing press the buttons corresponding to the channels to be edited so that their lamps light 3 Press the PLAY button Preroll 1 Press the PREROLL button The VTR now performs the preroll operation e f the edit IN point has been registered the tape is rewound from the edit IN point for the period of time which was set by setup menu No 000 P ROLL TIME and it then stops e f the edit IN point has not been registered the tape is rewound from the position where the button was pressed for the period of time which was set by setup menu item No 000 P ROLL TIME and it then stops 20 E 4 While monitoring the TV monitor search the position IN point where the editing is to be started and press the PLAY and EDIT buttons together at this position 5 Similarly while monitoring the TV monitor search the position OUT point where the editing is to be terminated and press the PLAY or STOP button at this position
113. s indicates the initial setting 46 E CONTENTS Setup menus USER menu lt VIDEO gt 620 This selects the operation mode for edge operation mode for edge 622 For setting 7 5 setup processing to be subcarrier reduction ESR in the playback performed on input and output signals in the ESR MODE circuit SETUP 25 DVCPRO 25 Mbps mode When the STOP button is pressed operation is 0000 OFF transferred to the sub screen and the setup level The mode is forcibly set to OFF is set for each output To return from the sub 0001 AUTO screen press the STOP button again The mode is automatically set to ON or OFF lt Note gt depending on the VTR operation This setup menu is not displayed in the 625i 621 This selects the cross color processing system during playback CCR MODE 00 This selects the 7 5 setup processing for FF 0000 OFF CMPST IN the input composite signal The cross color is output with no changes made 0001 ON The cross color can be reduced lt Note gt This setup menu is not displayed in the 625i system 0000 THRU The signal is recorded in its original form 0001 CUT The signal is recorded with the 7 5 setup removed 01 This selects the 7 5 setup processing for CMPST OUT the output composite signal 0000 THRU The signal is output in its original form 0001 ADD The signal is output with the 7 5 setup added lt Note gt Bear in mind the setting for sub screen item No 03 CMPNT OUT
114. scale increment See page 13 CONTENTS Parts and their functions Front panel A VOL SELECT button and lamps amp MONITOR SELECT L andR buttons These buttons are used to select the audio signals which are to be output to the MONITOR L and R connectors Each time the L button is pressed the signal to be output to the MONITOR L connector is changed in the following sequence CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CUE Similarly each time the R button is pressed the signal to be output to the MONITOR R connector is changed in the following sequence CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CUE Which signal has now been selected is displayed by the lighting of the L or R lamps on the level meter display When AUTO has been selected as the setup menu No 721 MONI CH SEL setting the display is switched in tandem with the monitor output The channel to which monitor output is to be switched automatically can be selected using setup menu No 735 MON AUTO SEL amp MONITOR MIX button This button is used to select the mixed signals which are to be output to the MONITOR L and R connectors Each time the MONITOR SELECT L button is pressed while this button is held down the signals to be output to the MONITOR L connector change in the following sequence CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CH1 CH3 CH2 CH4 mixing release The mixed signals to be output to the MONITOR R connector are changed in the same way by the MONITOR SEL
115. sed or decreased At this time nise occur in the playback audio signal REC button When this button is pressed together with the PLAY button recording starts When it is pressed during playback a search fast forwarding or rewinding the E E mode pictures and audio signals can be monitored while it is held down When it is pressed in the stop mode the E E mode pictures and audio signals can be monitored When the STOP button is pressed the original pictures and sound are restored STOP button When this button is pressed the tape stops travelling and if the MODE switch is set to TAPE still pictures can be monitored Even in the stop mode the drum continues to rotate and the tape remains tightly wound around the drum When the VTR is left in the stop mode beyond a specific period of time which can be selected using setup menu No 400 to 403 it is automatically set to the standby OFF mode or STEP FWD mode in order to protect the tape The VTR is set to the stop mode immediately after the cassette has been inserted When this button is pressed the tape is fast forwarded The fast forwarding speed can be selected using setup menu No 102 FF REW MAX D REW button When this button is pressed the tape is rewound The rewinding speed can be selected using setup menu No 102 FF REW MAX EDIT button This button is pressed together with the PLAY button during playback to initiate manual editing When it
116. ser files currently in use are restored The other user files remain unaffected e The changes made to the SYSTEM menu contents are recorded also by pressing the MENU button to close the menu screen 29 E CONTENTS Setup menus This VTR can hold five user files each of which has its own specific menu settings and one of these files can be selected for use Changing the file 1 Press the MENU button 2 When the FF button is pressed while holding down the DIAG button the next user file is selected conversely when the REW button is pressed while holding down the DIAG button the previous user file is selected SYSTEM FFT Rew mma User files Esel Each user file contains the FFT Rew following items BASIC USER 2 OPERATION er few INTERFACE REW FF SEDIT USER3 TAPE PROTECT FFT Rew e TIME CODE VIDEO USER4 e AUDIO FFT Rew V BLANK MENU USER 5 3 To enter the selection made in step 2 for the user file which is to be used press the SET button The user file is changed and stored in the memory lt Note gt Since the SYSTEM menu items are not included in user files 1 through 5 first select the user file and switch to the SYSTEM file and then set the SYSTEM menu items 30 E Setting and releasing the lock mode The lock mode can be set to protect the system file and user file USER2 to USERS settings Once the lock mode is set no further ch
117. splayed here Counter display The tape counter time code etc are displayed here The type of value displayed is indicated by CTL TC or UB Level meters These meters indicate the levels of the CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 and CUE tracks of the PCM audio signals During recording or while E E is selected the levels of the audio input signals appear during playback the levels of the audio output signals appear Using the METER selector button the audio level display is switched from the FULL mode to the FINE mode or vice versa See page 9 FULL mode FINE mode dBc 0 Reference level DI C 18 dB el 1L 7 DJ C eC 8L C C eC 123 O C L LOO 16 1 C C Ja e 20 3 o C C eC 25 C C eC 30 1 C C C 0Q0__ R Each of the dots indicates a 1 dB scale increment 13 E CONTENTS Parts and their functions Rear panel Ni of Fn 7 y en z5 Z lt So TE 5 sH e sm 5 i 5 1 we ALS 2 Z R EXI R e ce z 2 3 As t a aS SI Co S S GEX 0 AC IN socket Connect one end of the power cord supplied to this socket and the other end to the power outlet DIGITAL AUDIO IN and OUT connectors These are the input and output connectors for digital audio signals that comply with the AES EBU standards lt Note gt The digital audio signals which are to be input to these connectors must be synchronized with the video input signals O
118. splayed whenever a warning occurs When warnings have not been detected NO WARNING is displayed e When multiple warning occur the descriptions for each warning can be checked by turning the search dial CONTENTS Error messages Displaying the HOURS METER information Turn the search dial to move the cursor ck The description for the item where the cursor is located is shown on the counter display Se Displays the unit s serial No ORK KKK KKK IK HO Displays the time that the power has been supplied in one hour units OPERATION 0 Displays the time that the drum has been rotating in one hour units DRUM RUN 0 0 0 H H Displays the time that the tape has been running during FF REW PLAY SEARCH JOG SLOW TAPE RUN SHTL REC and EDIT modes except for STILL in the JOG SLOW or SHTL mode in one hour units r 0 1 2 H03 The number of times for threading loading unthreading unloading is displayed in single THREADING units H04 Displays the number of times front loading has been performed in single units F LOADING Displays the time that the drum has been rotating in one hour units Can be reset 12 13 H Displays the time that the tape has been running during FF REW PLAY SEARCH JOG SLOW TAPE RUNr SHTL REC and EDIT modes except for STILL in the JOG SLOW or SHTL mode in one hour units Can be reset H The number of times for threading loading unthreading unloading
119. tablished in STOP and EJECT modes 0002 BLACK EE status is established in STOP and EJECT modes However if the MODE switch is set to TAPE the picture becomes black and the sound is muted when the tape is ejected 0003 BLACK1 EE status is established in STOP FF REW and EJECT modes However if the MODE switch is set to TAPE the picture becomes black and the sound is muted when the tape is ejected 0004 GRAY EE status is established in STOP and EJECT modes However if the MODE switch is set to TAPE the picture becomes gray and the sound is muted when the tape is ejected 0005 GRAY1 EE status is established in STOP FF REW and EJECT modes However if the MODE switch is set to TAPE the picture becomes gray and the sound is muted when the tape is ejected 106 This selects the EE mode output signals EE MODE SEL 0000 NORMAL Signals are output with a delay equivalent to the length of internal signal processing 0001 THRU Signals are output directly without internal processing and so are output with no delay lt Note gt When the unit is in edit mode and SDTI 1394 or SG has been selected for the input signals by the INPUT SELECT button internal operations are forcibly set to NORMAL 107 This set the play delay time in frame increments PLAY DELAY 0000 108 This selects the CAPSTAN LOCK mode CAP LOCK 625i system 0000 2F 2F mode 0001 4F 4F mode 0002 8F 8F mode 525i system 0000 2F 2F mode 0001 4F
120. then to Leave the power on and wait ON again E 29 The unit switches to eject mode and if the If there is an abnormally large discrepancy cassette fails to move up within 6 seconds this between the amount of tape taken up by the FRONT LOAD error number flashes on the display take up reel and the amount of tape supplied by MOTOR f the cassette does not move down inside the the supply reel while the tape is travelling after machine even when 6 seconds have elapsed the total amount of the tape begins to be since the cassette was inserted the VTR is detected transferred to the eject mode display VTR STOP VTR STOP e Set the POWER switch to OFF and then to Set the POWER switch to OFF and then to ON again ON again If the take up reel fails to take up the tape while the tape is travelling in the state where the total amount of the tape has not yet been detected this error number flashes on the If the unloading operation is not completed E55 If the tape has not been taken up during within 6 seconds this error number flashes on unloading this error number flashes on the the display UNLOAD display When the loading operation is not completed ERROR VTR STOP within 6 seconds the VTR is transferred to the e Set the POWER switch to OFF and then to eject unloading mode ON again VTR STOP TEE e Set the POWER switch to OFF and then to E 57 If the start or end processing operation is not completed this error number flashes
121. therwise noise will be generated in the audio output signals ANALOG COMPONENT VIDEO IN connectors optional The analogue component video signals are input to these connectors ANALOG COMPOSITE VIDEO IN connectors and 75 Q termination switch optional The analogue composite video signals are input to these connectors A loop through configuration is featured for each pair of input connectors For termination at this VTR set the termination switch to ON O REF VIDEO IN connectors and 75 Q termination switch These are the input connectors of the reference video signals Input a reference signal with colour burst For termination at this VIR set the termination switch to ON lt Note gt Video and audio output may be disturbed when the reference video signal is not input so it is recommended that a system which inputs the reference video signal be used Remote control connectors These connectors make it possible to use two of these VTRs or to connect this VTR to an external controller so that the VTR can be operated from an external component Two remote control connectors are provided one for IN OUT use and the other for OUT use only IN OUT For connection with an external controller For connection with deck to deck operations OUT For connection with parallel run operations For loop through use lt Note gt If connection is to be made to the OUT connector for deck to deck operations where this VTR will serve
122. ting CONTENTS Setup menus USER menu lt OPERATION gt 100 This selects the direct search dial operation SEARCH ENA 0000 DIAL For direct search dial operations 0001 KEY Operation is not transferred to the search mode unless the search button is pressed 101 This sets the maximum speed for shuttle operations SHTL MAX 0000 x8 4 8 4x normal speed 0001 x16 16x normal speed 0002 x32 32x normal speed 102 This sets the maximum speed for FF and REW operations FF REW MAX 0000 x16 16 32 x normal speed 0001 x32 32 60 x normal speed 0002 x50 50 100 x normal speed lt Notes gt e The speeds given in the parentheses apply in the DVCPRO 25 Mbps DV and DVCAM mode With mini DV or mini DVCAM cassette the maximum speed is set to 32x regardless of this item s settings 104 This selects whether to warn the operator when the REF VIDEO signal has not been REF ALARM connected 0000 OFF Warning is not given 0001 ON Warning is given by the flashing STOP lamp lt Note gt Video and audio output may be disturbed when the reference video signal is not input so it is recommended that a system which inputs the reference video signal be used The underlined items indicates the initial setting 105 This selects the VTR mode in which the EE status is established when the MODE switch AUTO EE SEL is set to EE 0000 S FIR EE status is established in STOP FF REW and EJECT modes 0001 STOP EE status is es
123. tions which are necessary when performing editing operations with a VTR Editing operations cannot be performed with the AJ SD930B alone however these operations are possible if an external controller is connected to the unit CONTENTS Features Light and compact This unit is a 4U size digital VIR and can be easily mounted in a 19 inch rack by using the rack mounting adapters AJ MA75P optional accessory Up to 92 minutes of recording M cassettes max 33 minutes using the AJ 5P33MP and L cassettes max 92 minutes using the AJ 5P92LP can be used with this unit Tape width is a compact 1 4 inch Superior picture quality Superior picture quality is achieved through 4 2 2 component signal recording at 2 times the recording rate of the existing DVCPRO 25 Mbps format Switching between 525i and 625i TV systems By selecting the setting Setup menu item No 070 that matches the video input signal TV system 525i or 625i the signals of each TV system can be recorded and or played back SDI interface A 4 2 2 serial digital interface is a standard feature Compatibility with DVCPRO 25 Mbps format This unit can record play back and edit material in the existing DVCPRO 25 Mbps format Compatibility with general equipment DV cassette tapes containing material shot with a consumer digital camera or the like can be played back on this unit A cassette adapter AJ CS455P is necessary when a mini DV cass
124. to select whether the search dial is to be used for SHTL or SLOW applications Each time it is pressed the search dial is set alternately to SHTL or SLOW O Search dial This dial is used to locate the edit points Each time it is pressed it is set alternatively to the SHTL SLOW mode or the JOG mode and the JOG SHTL or SLOW lamp lights When the power is turned on the search dial will not operate unless it is first returned to the STILL position SHTL shuttle mode When the dial is turned and set to the desired position while the SHTL lamp among the JOG SHTL and SLOW lamps is lit the tape can be played at the speed corresponding to the angle at which the dial has been turned A still picture appears when the dial is set to the centre position SLOW mode When the dial is turned all the way in the counterclockwise direction while the SLOW lamp among the JOG SHTL and SLOW lamps is lit the tape speed is set to 4 1 x Similarly when it is set to the centre position it is set to still picture and when it is turned all the way in the clockwise direction it is set to 4 1x The SLOW speed in each direction can be selected using setup menu No 320 VAR FWD MAX and No 321 VAR REV MAX JOG mode In this mode the click stop positions of the dial are released and the tape is played at a speed ranging from 1 x to 1x in accordance with the speed at which the dial is turned The maximum speed can be set using setup m
125. tton is pressed while the IN A IN or OUT A OUT button is held down the IN A IN or OUT A OUT point is registered The A IN and A OUT buttons are used during audio split editing to register audio IN and OUT points that differ from the corresponding video points When an IN A IN or OUT A OUT point has been registered the lamp of the IN A IN or OUT A OUT button which has registered that point lights When these buttons are pressed after points have been registered the IN A IN or OUT A OUT point value appears on the counter display When the IN A IN or OUT A OUT button is pressed together with the RESET button the registration of the IN A IN or OUT A OUT point is cleared TRIM buttons These buttons are used to make fine adjustments to the IN A IN or OUT A OUT point By pressing the or button while the IN A IN button or OUT A OUT button is held down the registered edit point can be adjusted in 1 frame increments When the button is pressed the point is moved ahead by one frame conversely when the button is pressed it is moved back by one frame PREROLL button This button is used to locate where a transmission or manual editing starts on the tape When it is pressed the tape travels to the preroll point and stops The preroll time can be set using setup menu No 000 P ROLL TIME When the button is pressed while the IN A IN or OUT A OUT button is held down the tape is c
126. ued up to the registered point concerned If this button is pressed when no IN point has been entered the point where the button was pressed will automatically be entered as the IN point However this is only the case if ENA has been selected as the setup menu No 313 AUTO ENTRY setting PREVIEW REVIEW button PREVIEW When the button is pressed after an edit point has been registered the tape travels and the editing can be previewed without actually performing the editing If the button is pressed when no IN point has been registered the point where it was pressed is registered as the IN point and preview is executed using this IN point REVIEW When the button is pressed after a section has been edited the section that was just edited is played back and can be viewed on the recorder s monitor AUTO EDIT button When this button is pressed after the edit points have been registered automatic editing is initiated If this button is pressed when no IN point has been entered automatic editing is initiated with the point where the button was pressed serving as the IN point METER FULL FINE selector button This button is used to select the scale display for the audio level meter FULL mode The standard scale co to 0 dB is selected FINE mode The scale in 0 5 dB increments is selected The mm position indicates the standard audio level of 18 dB and each of the dots displayed indicates a 1 dB
127. utput differ depending on the setting selected by setup menu No 735 MON AUTO SEL When L R is selected CUE is output to CH1 to CH4 When L is selected CUE is output to CH1 and CH3 When R is selected CUE is output to CH2 and CH4 When PCM has been selected as the setup menu No 721 MONI CH SEL setting PCM is output 733 This selects the timing for the output picture and CUE output when CUE has been selected CUE OUT for monitor output 0000 NORMAL The timing is aligned with the output picture 0001 DIRECT Whatever has been recorded on the tape is output with no delay lt Note gt When DIRECT has been selected the timing of the output picture and that of the cue output are not aligned properly 51 E OFF CUE is not output ON CUE is output CONTENTS Setup menus USER menu lt AUDIO gt 734 This selects whether the operation of the 750 This selects the audio output level during DV MONITOR SELECT button on the front panel playback MONI SEL INH is to be enabled or disabled DVPBATT 0000 OFF The audio output level is not 0000 OFF Operation is enabled attenuated 0001 ON Operation is disabled 001 ON The audio output level is 0002 ON1 attenuated reduced Operation is disabled in the FULL display 751 This selects whether to mute the sound where mode and enabled only in the FINE display recordings are joined during DV DVCAM mode REC PT MUTE playback 735 Although CUE is automatical
128. utput picture and sound statuses STANDBY STX OBF ETX STX OBF ETX differ according to the settings selected for the OFF setup menu No 105 AUTO EE SEL This command is setting the VTR to standby The maximum tape speed differs according to the OFF setting selected for setup menu No 102 FF STANDBY ON STX OBN ETX amp STX OBN ETX REW MAX STX ORC ETX STX ORC ETX This command is setting the VTR to standby ON REC This command is for starting the recording 74 E CONTENTS RS 232C interface E Commands relating to inquiries lt Notes gt e As for the return completion message ACK is first returned when data is received and the execution message is subsequently returned It is only the execution message which is listed in this table e In the case of commands not listed in the table EROO1 invalid command is returned after ACK has been returned VTR Return completion operation message CTL TC DATA STX QCD ETX STX CD data ETX REQUEST This command is for inquiring about the counter value data f w gh mm ss ff f F w S gh CTL mode g SP 20h for a plus display 2Dh for a minus display h 0 9 hours TC mode gh 00 23 hours mm 00 59 minutes ss 00 59 seconds 625i system ff 00 24 frames 525i system ff 00 29 frames lt Note gt CTL or TC is returned whichever corresponds to the front display mode STX QOP ETX e S
129. ws are secured on the right R side of the inner members of the slide rails Rack mounting adaptors 5 Remove the 4 rubber legs from the bottom of the unit and install the unit in the rack After the unit has been installed check that it moves smoothly along the rails Standard rack Inner member e The length of the screws used is subject to DIR restriction B G 10 mm E 6 mm gt S e Attach the inner members at the same f symmetrical positions on the left L side g gt 0 e Fix the members in place using 3 screws on each side total 6 screws SEITE The letters A to H are not actually marked on OEO ETETE the side panels STUE 2 Attach the outer member brackets to the rack lt Notes gt Check that the height is the same for the left and Keep the temperature inside the rack to between right brackets 5 C and 40 C e Bolt the rack securely to the floor so that it will not 3 Remove the four screws at the front for attaching OPPIE OVE E E E SER S A O the left and right side panels 64 E CONTENTS Video head cleaning This unit is equipped with an auto head cleaning function which automatically reduces the amount of dirt on the video heads However in order to maximize the unit s reliability it is recommended that the video heads be cleaned as and when appropriate Condensation For further details on how to actually clean the heads consult with one of our service compa

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