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Panasonic AJ-D960EG VCR User Manual

1. Player 1 Player 2 video input board REF source machine 1 REF source machine 2 REF RECORDER optional accessory BB ES GWM 1378 BB oe EE BB i ERE has been installed 5398 ERR ES d o REF REF REF VIDEO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO IN B VIDEO 1 VIDEO 1 VIDEO IN Lu OUT OUT REF BB P2 IN Make these two cables MONITOR OUT Switcher D Supply the external reference signal from a TU mH sync signal generator to the units monio wari n Umm Tad e 2 Use the composite connectors for the video p signals 75Q REF BB 23 E Tapes These tapes are exclusively used with general consumer DV DVCAM camera recorders They can be played back on the unit if a cassette adapter AJ CS750P available as an optional accessory is used However bear in mind that long playing Consumer DV DVCAM consumer cassette tapes 80 minutes in the standard mode 120 minutes in the S size cassette LP mode cannot be used It is recommended that Panasonics DV tapes for general consumer DV applications be used Bear in mind that inserting one of these cassette tapes without first installing the cassette adapter will cause malfunctioning Tapes with a m
2. Source Recorder ES rr a f p if n 4 N a 1G sus SAAS TOQ E ZA Of 423838 e i Uf Aw i y 5d Euge OUT if CZ NH remore our al du Uj R hy mim N y x encoo d remore Jp 2 euconen remote S S 7 a the m A i A Se emp 9pm DEDE jga i SZ S2 E oc E Be S277 p ox S27 SY ERO ue ia oa pn LA O us e i e 9 9 e oso x n ee 9 9 9 ee P ba A EA oe sols E m SDTI signals When dubbing cue signals Connections involving two units 115 E ENGLISH Connector signals VIDEO IN SERIAL IN DIGITAL BNC x2 Active through Y Pg PR ANALOG BNC x3 Board option Loop through 75Q termination HDE ems switch provided Board option REF VIDEO IN BNC x2 Loop through 75Q termination switch provided VIDEO OUT SERIAL OUT DIGITAL BNC x3 Y Pg PR ANALOG BNC x3 Board option VIDEO OUT BNC x3 AUDIO IN SERIAL IN DIGITAL BNC x2 Active through AUDIO IN DIGITAL XLR x2 CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 AES EBU format AUDIO IN ANALOG XLR x4 CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CUE IN XLR x 1 TIME CODE IN XLR x 1 AUDIO OUT SERIAL OUT DIGITAL BNC x3 AUDIO OUT DIGITAL XLRx2 CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 AES EBU format AUDIO OUT ANALOG XLRx4 CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CUE OUT XLR x 1 TIME CODE OUT XLR x 1
3. DIS This selects whether two or more VTRs are to be operated in ENA synchronization 0 No operation in synchronization 1 Operation in synchronization Note When operating two or more VTRs in synchronization set all the VTRs to 0001 ENA 201 9P SEL 0000 This selects whether the 9P connector functions when the 0001 DN REMOTE LOCAL switch has been set to REMOTE 0 Do not function 1 Function 202 ID SEL OTHER This selects the ID information which is returned to the DVCPRO controller 0 20 25H 525 mode 21 25H 625 mode 1 The DVCPRO s original ID FO 33H 525 mode F1 33H 625 mode is returned 203 25P SEL 0000 OFF This selects whether the PARALLEL 25P connector functions 0001 ON when the REMOTE LOCAL switch has been set to REMOTE 0 Does not function 1 Functions 204 RS232C SEL These settings are for selecting whether the RS 232C connector is to function when the REMOTE LOCAL switch is set to REMOTE 0 Connector does not function 1 Connector functions 205 BAUD RATE 0000 300 These settings are for selecting the RS 232C communication speed baud rate 206 DATA 0000 These settings are for selecting the RS 232C data length LENGTH 0001 Unit bit STOP BIT 0000 These settings are for selecting the RS 232C stop bit length 0001 Unit bit PARITY 0000 NON These settings are for selecting the none odd or even for the 0001 ODD RS 232C parity bit 0002 EVEN 0 Pa
4. WHILE LOC 1 O0 WAITKEYS INKEYS IF WAIIKEYS QO THEN PRINT Quit GOTO ProgEnd WEND REM Receive Command RecvCmd RECVS INPUTS 1 1 IF RECVS STXS THEN RECVS Stx TF RECVS ACKS THEN RECVS Ack IF RECVS NAKS THEN RECVS Nak IF RECVS ETXS THEN BUFFERS BUFFERS Etx GOTO DispOut BUFFERS BUFFERS RECVS GOTO RecvCmd REM Output Receive Command Daspout PRINT Receive Command BUFFERS PRINT BUFFERS GOTO SendCmd REM r ENO Program 99 ProgEnd CLOSE END MICROSOFT QUICKBASIC is a registered trade mark of Microsoft Corporation 112 E SDTI interface board Digital data input output operations using the SDTI format compressed digital interface are enabled by installing the AJ YAC960P SDTI interface board optional accessory in this unit 1 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 How to use the SDTI SDI common input signals 1 Using the signals as the SDI input signals 1 1 When MANU has been selected as the setup menu No 650 SER IN MODE setting Select SDI using the INPUT SELECT switch on the front panel 1 2 When AUTO has been selected as the setup menu No 650 SER IN MODE setting Select SDTI or SDI using the INPUT SELECT switch on the front panel SDI is automatically selected according to the i
5. Panasonic WU 50 Digital Video Cassette Recorder AJ Ug Operating Instructions ENGLISH A DEUTSCH lt O z lt oc LL it oi Ee E ESPANOL 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 itis approved by ASTA or BSI to BS1362 Check for the ASTA mark amp or the BSI mark Yon 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 THE SOCKET OUTLET IN YOUR HOME THEN THE FUSE SHOULD BE REMO
6. The setting value on the menu screen and display flashes During the SHTL mode the item moves if the search dial is not at the STILL position Repeat steps 2 through 4 to change another item Press the SET button The changes are now stored in the memory To return the items to the settings established before the changes were made press the MENU button To return the setup settings to the factory default settings press the RESET button while the menu is displayed The following message will now appear SETUP MENU INIT SET YES lt PLAY gt NO lt STOP gt When the PLAY button is pressed the factory settings are restored 4 3 TC MODE CONTROL TC INT TAPE C IREMOTE T BEBE H UB EXT EE LOCAL STAND BY PLAYER RECORDER METER FULL FINE RESET L O CAREC INHIBIT LEVEL C ASMBL VIDEO CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CUE TC EDIT m KC ECT CI D DTE OH 41 LL MULTICUE NSERT MULTI CUE ee MY REC PREVIEW 1 HEADPH ONES H d I REVIEW AUTO EDIT PREROLL TRIM our 000006 II HeH PULL tede ee URS ime pp OPEN PULL FOR VARIABLE 1 LL VWNNNWWN __ MENU SET DIAG IN PRESET OUT PRESET LEVEL PRESET PREsET EOElpgesr CF r TC 1_ INHIBIT SYSTEM Q Q F3 n f CEE iaoee E MUN M i zi a eee m 54 E Setup setting menus This unit can store up to 5 user files user 1 to user 5 containing different menu settings and these files can be s
7. e When 2X P has been selected the tape cannot be played back at the 1x speed e f a tape is inserted when 2X P has been selected the HEC INHIBIT lamp lights and recording operations are pro hibited In addition the VV mode will be established at all times and the EE pictures will not be output e When a DV or DVCAM tape has been inserted it is played back at the 1x speed regardless of this setup menu s setting input output can be The underline on the setting item denotes the initial setting 78 E Setup menus USER menu AUDIO N Superimposed Superimposed Description display display 700 INT SG OFF This selects whether or not the internal signal is to be ON generated 0 The signal is not generated 1 The signal is generated 701 CH1 IN 0000 4dB This selects the audio input CH1 reference level switching LV 0001 OdB 702 CH2 IN 0000 4dB This selects the audio input CH2 reference level switching LV 0001 OdB 703 CH3 IN 0000 4dB This selects the audio input CH3 reference level switching LV 0001 OdB 704 CHA IN 0000 4dB This selects the audio input CH4 reference level switching LV 0001 OdB 705 CUE IN 4dB This selects the CUE input reference level switching LV 706 CH1 OUT 0000 4dB This selects the audio output CH1 reference level switching 0001 ___0dB 707 CH2 OUT 0000 4dB This selects the audio output CH2 reference level switching 0001 Od
8. 0 Analogue input 1 Digital input 719 DIIN This selects the CH1 and CH2 digital inout wnen USER SET SEL12 has been selected by pressing the unit s AUDIO input selector switch 0 AES input 1 Serial input 720 DIIN This selects the CH3 and CH4 digital input when USER SET SEL34 has been selected by pressing the unit s AUDIO input selector switch 0 AES input 1 Serial input 721 MONI CH This selects the monitor output SEL 0 The output is as selected in MONITOR SELECT The cue signal is automatically output in all tape modes AUTO11 except that PCM AUDIO is output over the 1 to 2 range AUTO 1 The cue signal is automatically output in all tape modes except in the play mode in which PCM AUDIO is output The cue input signal is automatically output when the unit is in the EE mode in addition to AUTO1 The cue input signal is automatically output when the unit is in the EE mode in addition to AUTO2 Note This setup menu s setting takes effect when CH1 CH2 CH3 or CH4 has been selected by the Land R MONITOR SELECT switches 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 REC CH1 This selects the input signal to be recorded on the audio CH1 track 0 Audio input CH1 signal 1 Audio input CH2 signal 2 Mixed audio input CH1 and CH2 signal 723 REC CH2 This selects the input signal to be recorded on the audio CH2 track 0 A
9. 0000 ____ STEP For selecting the tape travel status cue track playback status 0001 LINEAR during slow motion playback 0 The output picture takes precedence and the tape travels at the STEP speed 1 The cue track playback takes precedence and the tape travels at the linear playback speed Notes When 1 LINEAR has been selected Set the TC CTL switch to the TC position because the CTL counter may not function properly he picture may not appear as clearly as in the STEP mode The underline on the setting item denotes the initial setting 81 E Setup menus USER menu AUDIO continued Superimposed Superimposed Description display display CUE OUT NORMAL For selecting the output from the CUE OUT connector DIRECT 0 The timing is aligned with the output picture 1 Whatever has been recorded on the tape is output with no delay Note When 1 DIRECT has been selected the timing of the out put picture and that of the cue output are not aligned properly However this setting is effective only during DVCPRO 25 Mbps mode playback MONI SEL This selects whether the operation of the MONITOR SELECT INH button on the front panel is to be enabled or disabled 0 Operation is enabled 1 Operation is disabled 2 Operation is disabled in the FULL display mode and enabled only in the FINE display mode 735 MON AUTO Although CUE is automatically output to the monitor output in SEL accordanc
10. ASMBL VIDEO CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CUE TC LEVEL CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CUE EDIT PLAY hO Od sl oC 0 SET s L HO OO OO ruit iiis C S Le Es REC PREVIEW AUTO EDIT 4 Al HEADPHONES REVIEW PREROLL TRIM el A O00000 miima L______ puLL FOR VARIABLE CISERVO CJ Gee INHIBIT 39 E Automatic editing Review 1 Upon completion of the editing press the REVIEW button The review is started in the recorder To stop the review at any time press the STOP button e When the edit OUT point is reached the unit goes into the stop mode after postrolling The postroll time can be set using setup menu No 325 POSTROLL TM INPUT SELECT Deea YPBPR CMPST SDTI V amp A _ Juno ANALOG AES EBU UsERSET soi AES EBU USER SET cnconomon r3 CI ca Lr C1 TC MODE CONTROL INT ie Bos RI METER FULLIFINE L stow REV lt Stati By PLAYER BEGORDER FWI rtL MONITOR SELECT trl r TC SET SHIFT ADJ START RESET 99 DVCPRO SCH CF 9 L L L L L JSERVO ee INHIBIT LEVEL CH1 cH2 CH3 CH4 CUE T VIDEO CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CUE TC DIT PLAY 1 OHOHOOHOO Cira ena P C E PREVIEW AUTO EDIT 4 A HEADPHONES REVIEW IL TRIM REW STOP O00000 PIT Eee JE ______ PULL FOR VARIABLE 40 E Audio split editing The video edit points and audio edit points can be entered separately and they can be offset from each other and edited The audio edit points cannot be e
11. Also when an abnormal operation is detected in this unit the AUTO OFF lamp lights up and a message appears on the counter display DIAG menu This display the VCR information VCR information includes WARNING information serial number of the unit and HOURS METER usage time information A DIAG menu appears on the monitor when the monitor is connected to the VIDEO OUT 3 connector on the connector section ENGLISH 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 The WARNING information serial number of the unit and HOURS METER informa tion can be switched by pressing the search buttons 3 Press the DIAG button again to return to the original display E rO MONITOR SELECT TTC SET L RE anl ADJ START RESET e esas L L 0 CISERVO an INHIBIT LEVEL cht CH2 CH3 cHa Wapa CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CUE EDIT PLAY 1 2 1 2LJ 3 4 5LJ amp 8 CHO OHOHO HO Ceo D gC O al REC PREVIEW AUTO EDIT 4 4 HERHPHGNES I REVIEW OE TRIM GOOO Cren E PB L______ PULL FOR VARIABLE INPUT SELECT EJECT Y PB PR CMPST SDTI V amp A SDI ANALOG AES EBU USER SET SDI m voeo Jaumio anatoa AEsieBU userser sow 1C POWER ote a o CONDITION CO Co Co TC MODE EM s EE B STAND BY PLAYER RECORDER PUSH ERO ES 4 METER F
12. MONITOR OUT XLR x 2 HEADPHONES front 6 5 mm RS 422A REMOTE 9P REMOTE IN OUT FRAME GROUND RECEIVE COMMON 7 TRANSMIT B RECEIVE B 6 TRANSMIT COMMON FRAME GROUND FRAME GROUND 4 TRANSMIT COMVON 7 RECEIVE B TRANSMIT B 6 RECEIVE COMMON FRAME GROUND 116 E Connector signals PARALLEL REMOTE 25P PLAY COMMAND 10 19 STAND BY ON STATUS STOP COMMAND o PREROLL STATUS FF COMMAND gt 10V MAX 300mA at SERVO LOCK STATUS 2 2 s premou comano RecSmms s wsercowwwo 18 corsmms SS lt Notes gt e COMMAND pins TTL level active low 2100ms edge electrical signal STATUS pins open collector sink current 6 mA RS 232C REMOTE 25 pin D SUB crossover cable supported Pinno Abbreviation cout Demsphon s m bataterinaireasy Nopocesing DSR Data set ready ST output after communication ENCODER REMOTE 15P Pinno Signal PinNo Signal Pinno Sun s ssm n REGN o OHROMAPHASE W4SVSSGFNE 12 13 14 15 ENGLISH EN EN EN 5 117 E Specifications GENERAL Power supply Power consumption 280W AC 220 240 V 50 60 Hz Operating ambient temperature Operating ambient humidity Weight Dimensions W x H x D Recording format Recording video signal Recording audio signal Recording tracks Tape speed Recording time Tape FF REW time Digital slow Editing ac
13. 12 amp 275 0000 BLANK 0 Blanking is forcibly effected 0001 THRU 1 No blanking is effected O3 LINE 13 amp 276 0000 BLANK 0 Blanking is forcibly effected 0001 THRU 1 No blanking is effected 04 LINE 14 amp 277 0000 BLANK 0 Blanking is forcibly effected 0001 THRU 1 No blanking is effected 05 LINE 15 amp 278 0000 BLANK 0 Blanking is forcibly effected 0001 THRU 1 No blanking is effected LINE 16 amp 279 0000 BLANK 0 Blanking is forcibly effected 0001 THRU 1 No blanking is effected 07 LINE 17 amp 280 0000 BLANK 0 Blanking is forcibly effected 0001 THRU 1 No blanking is effected LINE 18 amp 281 0000 BLANK 0 Blanking is forcibly effected 0001 THRU 1 No blanking is effected LINE 19 amp 282 0000 BLANK 0 Blanking is forcibly effected 0001 THRU 1 No blanking is effected 10 LINE 20 amp 283 0000 BLANK 0 Blanking is forcibly effected 0001 THRU 1 No blanking is effected 11 LINE 21 amp 284 0000 BLANK 0 Blanking is forcibly effected 0001 THRU 1 No blanking is effected The underline on the setting item denotes the initial setting 88 E Setup menus USER menu MENU Superimposed Superimposed Description display display USER2 This selects the user file whose contents will be loaded into USER3 USER1 USERA 0 The USER file contents are loaded USERS 1 The USERS file contents are loaded 2 The USER4 file conten
14. C KILL 0001 AUTO 0 The signals are forcibly processed as B W signals Not 1 The signals are automatically processed Note When no optional board 614 Pb Pr OUT 0000 MII This selects the analogue component output level AJ YA956 or AJ YA957 LV 0001 B CAM 0 MII level has been installed setup menus No 610 and 611 are not displayed 1 B CAM level lt Note gt This setup menu is not displayed in the 625 mode The underline on the setting item denotes the initial setting 77 E Setup menus USER menu VIDEO continued N Superimposed N Superimposed Description display O display 618 INTERPOLATE 0000 OFF Vertical interpolation is conducted automatically during slow 0001 AUTO motion playback to reduce the vertical movement of the play back pictures However this menu item enables the inter polation operation to be forcibly turned off 0 Interpolation is forcibly turned off 1 Interpolation is automatically turned on during slow motion playback 620 This selects the operation mode for edge subcarrier reduction ESR MODE 621 CCR MODE 640 SDI INDEX O SER IN MODE SER OUT1 SEL SDTI MODE 650 652 Note If the optional SDTI inter face board model AJ YAC960P has not been installed setup menus No 650 652 and 653 will not be displayed ESR in the playback circuit 0 The mode is forcibly set to OFF 1 The mode is automatically set to ON o
15. CH2 CH3 CH4 CUE imi VIDEO CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CUE TC DIT PLAY 1 OO OOO0Q L me 8 5 qn REC PREVIEW 4 la AUTO EDIT HEADPHONES REVIEW E trim g s REW STOP O OHOHOHOHO D PULL L PULL FOR VARIABLE 25 E STOP STAND BY mode kl When the STOP button is pressed the unit goes into the stop mode The STOP lamp lights and the tape stops travelling In order to protect the tape the unit goes into the standby OFF mode after the time set by setup menu No 400 STILL TIMER has elapsed When the STOP REW FF or PLAY button is pressed the unit will go into the appropriate mode 2 When the STAND BY button is pressed the unit goes into the standby ON OFF mode When the button s lamp is lit the unit is in the standby ON mode When the button is pressed during the stop mode the unit goes into the standby OFF mode and half loading mode and the lamp goes off When the button is pressed during the standby OFF mode the unit goes to the standby ON mode Still Timer Setting Page 74 indicates the settings for menu item 400 Still Timer set Still Timer settings 4 and below will best protect the tape INPUT SELECT ON mana YPBPR CMPST SDTI V amp A I mana ANALOG AES EBU USER SET ra L Ig auro or OFF POWER Ee Eme eee Cy Coa fo TC MODE CONTROL INT TAPE ie Gog SATU METER FULLIFINE L prow rO MONITOR SELECT TC SET Ln SHIFT ADJ START RESET eo ww sH cr O O O LJ CISERVO mi d
16. No 132 ROTA MODE setting entry will not be disabled 51 E ENGLISH Multi cue When entering a cue point as a number Press the SHIFT button while holding down the front panel ADJ button to establish the cue entry mode After setting the time to be entered using the SHIFT button and ADJ button same operation as the TCG entry operation cue points can be entered by pressing the SET button 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 fe ud lel LI LJ lollo E led Lol LJ ted Co C fel 0 LJ LL Is R e lo i C L4 LE INI In i2 8 L ERI L le Lol Clearing entered points E Clearing all the entered points together By pressing the RESET button while holding down the SET button all the button LEDs in which cue points have been entered go off and the entered points are cleared he search and entry pointers behave as follows depending on the setup menu No 131 PAGE MODE setting When MANU is set Both pointers move to the top CUE 1 of the same page When AUTO is set Both pointers automatically return to the top CUEO1 of the top page hese operations are acknowledged regardless of whether search point or entry point display mode is established B Individual entered point resetting By pressing the RESET button while holding down any of the CUE1 to CUE8 buttons with the point to be cleared the button LED with the entered point goes off and the entered point is cleared This operation is enabled only
17. UB value is displayed depending on the position selected by the TC UB switch TC UB switch This selector switch determines whether the value of TC or UB appears on the counter display when the TC CTL switch has been set to TC INT EXT switch INT For using the built in time code generator EXT For using the time external code which is input from the time code input connector or the video signal VITC The selection is set at the setup menu No 505 EXT TC SEL D TAPE EE switch In the stop mode gt TAPE For outputting the signals played back from the tape EE For outputting the input signals selected by the INPUT SELECT switch n the editing recording mode TAPE For outputting the simultaneous playback signals EE For outputting the input signals selected by the INPUT SELECT switch The SETUP menu No 310 CONFI EDIT setting is required 10 E Controls and their functions Front Panel Centre Section amp REMOTE LOCAL switch This switch is set when the unit is to be controlled from an external source using the REMOTE connector RS 232C connector or parallel connector REMOTE Set to this position when controlling the unit by a device connected using the 9 pin REMOTE connector or RS 232C parallel connector LOCAL Set to this position when controlling the unit using the controls on its own operation panel Setup menu No 211 LOCAL 25P can be used to make the selection when the unit is to be controlled by the
18. XX XX XX XX 03h e command This is the message data which is returned or the execution completion message identifier e data This is the data to be returned It can be omitted Example Send command Return message data STX OPL ETX m 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 06h 2 An error code is returned STX ERN N2N3 ETX 02h Error code O3h 4 Error code table ER001 Invalid command e Unsupported command received Error in command execution ERO002 Parameter error ER102 VTR mode error front loading motor ER103 VTR mode error loading motor ER104 VTR mode error drum capstan system ER105 VTR mode error reel system ER106 VTR mode error tension system ER108 VTR dew error ER1FF VTR system error 108 E RS 232C interface 5 Command table 1 Commands relating to operation control lt Notes gt 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 Send command Return completion Supplementary notes 7 operation message a T STOP STX OS
19. and VIDEO OUT 3 SERIAL OUT 3 connector in the unit s connector area are hooked up Changing the settings 1 2 oy o lt Notes gt e When the RESET button is pressed to return to the factory settings the factory settings are restored only for the user file currently being used and other user files are not affected e The changed SYSTEM menu contents are recorded even if the MENU button is pressed Press the MENU button The setup menu appears on the TV monitor and setup menu No appears on the counter display If the setup has already been performed the screen showing the changes made last will appear Rotate the search dial and select the item to be set The cursor onthe menu screen moves and the item No on the display flashes e When the dial is rotated clockwise the item No is incremented from 001 002 003 004 and so on when it is rotated counterclockwise the item No is decremented he search dial should be used in jog mode if at all possible Hold down the PLAY button and press the FF next major item or REW previous major item buttons to select the menu by major item While holding down the search button rotate the search dial at the position where the change is to be made The setting No now flashes When the dial is rotated clockwise the setting value is incremented when it is rotated counterclockwise it is decremented Release the search button when the setting is completed
20. are CH1 ANALOG on setup menu No 715 CH2 DIGITAL on No 716 CH2 AES on No 719 CH3 DIGITAL on No 717 CH38 SIF on No 720 and CH4 ANALOG on No 718 then analogue input signals are recorded on PCM audio signal CH1 on the tape AES EBU digital signals on CH2 SDI input digital signals on CH3 and analogue input signals on CH4 lt Note gt The video or audio input selection mode established using the INPUT SELECT switch can be selected using setup menu No 112 V IN SEL INH or No 113 A IN SEL INH setting INPUT SELECT display The characters corresponding to the selected input signal light up With the exception of analogue audio signals the display flashes to alert the user when the selected input signal is not supplied lt Video gt Y PB PR Analogue component video signal option CMPST Analogue composite video signal option SDTI V amp A Serial digital compressed video audio signal option SDI Serial digital video signal SMPTE 259M C EBU Tech 3267 E The entire display lights when signal generation using the internal signal generator has been selected for setup menu No 600 INT SG lt Audio gt ANALOG Analogue audio signal AES EBU Digital audio signal USER SET Selection of the audio signal to record SDI Serial digital audio signal SMPTE 259M C 272M A The entire display lights when signal generation using the internal signal generator has been selected for setup menu No 700 INT SG Q Cassette
21. 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 0 to 9 and the letters A to F 90 E Recording internal external time codes 1 Setting the internal time code 1 Place the VTR in the stop mode 2 Set the TC CTL switch to TC 3 Set the TC INT EXT switch to INT Internal time code selected 4 5 Set the REC RUN FREE RUN switch position REC RUN The time code runs at the same time as the recording proceeds FREE RUN The time code runs in the same way as the time regardless of the VTR s operation Set the REGEN PRESET switch position REGEN Continuity is maintained with the recorded time code before editing Detailed settings are also possible using the menu settings See the menu items below Setup menu No 503 TCG REGEN Setup menu No 504 REGEN MODE PRESET Recording starts from the value set with the TC SET button lt Note gt During auto editing REGEN will be selected by the setup menu No 504 setting even if the switch has been set to the PRESET position Set the TC SET button Use the TC SET button to set the start number of the time code or user bit 1 Press the SHIFT button The leftmost digit flashes 2 Press the ADJ button to change the value Each time the button is pressed the number changes The setting range is giv
22. connected device using the PARALLEL HEMOTE connector with the switch at this position ENGLISH REMOTE lamp This lights when the REMOTE LOCAL switch has been set to the REMOTE position Search button This button is pressed to establish the search mode When the search dial is set to the shuttle mode and turned to a particular position and this button is pressed playback commences at the speed set by the search dial JOG SHTL SLOW lamps These indicate the present status of the search dial and SHTL SLOW switch JOG This lights when the unit is in the JOG mode SHTL This lights when the unit is in the SHTL mode SLOW This lights when the unit is in the VAR variable mode amp SHTL SLOW switch This selector switch is set when the search dial is used for SHTL or SLOW applications REV STILL FWD lamps One of these lamps lights depending on the operation of the search dial REV This lights when the dial is turned counterclockwise and the tape travels in the HEV direction provided that the lamp in the search button has lit STILL This lights in the JOG mode while the dial is kept stationary and the tape stops travelling provided that the lamp in the search button has lit It lights in the SHTL mode provided that the dial is at the STILL position FWD This lights when the dial is turned clockwise and the tape travels in the FWD direction provided that the lamp in the search button has lit Search dial This is used
23. cursor on the menu screen to setup item No 30 MENU LOCK or setup menu item No A03 MENU LOCK for the system or user file 4 While holding down the search button turn the search dial and select lock mode setting or release To set the lock Select the 0001 ON setting To release the lock Select the 0000 OFF setting When the lock has been set LOCKED flashes on the menu screen In addition the counter display stops flashing and lights SETUP MENU BENE lt USER2 gt No 800 0005 000 P ROLL TIME 001 LOCAL ENA 002 TAPE TIMER 003 REMAIN SEL 004 SETUP NUMBER 005 METER SELECT 006 SYNCHRONIZE 007 SUPER 008 DISPLAY SEL I amp STA 5 Press the SET button The setting is now stored in the memory lt Notes gt e The lock mode cannot be set for the USER1 file settings e Even if the RESET button is pressed the files which has been set to the lock mode cannot be reset to the factory settings 56 E Setup menus The contents of the USER2 USER5 files can be copied loaded into the USER1 file In addition the contents of the USEH1 file can be copied saved to the USER2 USERS files Load or save Settings can be locked Load or save Settings can be locked Settings can be locked Settings can be locked Load or save Load or save ENGLISH Loading a user file 1 Press the MENU button 2 While holding down the STANDBY button press the REW or FF button and sele
24. in the entry point display mode In the search point display mode entered points are not reset even if this operation is performed lt Notes gt Operation is as follows in the CTL mode When the RESET button is pressed while the SET CUE button is held down all the cue points which have been entered are reset one by one but CTL is not reset Conversely when the SET CUE button is pressed while the RESET button is held down all the cue points which have been entered are reset one by one and CTL is reset as well The entered cue points are not reset even by ejecting the tape In the CTL mode only CTL will be reset Search operations By pressing the PREROLL button the tape prerolls to the cue point which flashes in the search point display mode When no CUE points have been entered the tape is not prerolled Further with entry point display mode preroll will not be performed even if the PREROLL button is pushed therefore always check that it is on search point display mode The time set by setup menu No 016 CU ROLL TIME not the normal preroll time setting serves as the preroll time in this mode 52 E Video output encoder output signal adjustments After this system has been connected the video output signal ENCODER OUT must be adjusted if AB roll editing editing using two source machines using an editor for instance is to be error free and accurate This adjustment must be repeated when one of the con
25. is not superimposed 1 Data is superimposed 729 MONITOR This makes it possible to select mixed signals for the monitor MIX L output 0 No mixing 1 CH1 and CH2 are mixed and output to the left channel 2 CH3 and CH4 are mixed and output to the left channel 3 The CH1 and CH3 signals are mixed and output to the left channel 4 The CH2 and CH4 signals are mixed and output to the left channel 730 MONITOR This makes it possible to select mixed signals for the monitor MIX R output 0 No mixing 1 CH1 and CH2 are mixed and output to the right channel 2 CH3 and CH4 are mixed and output to the right channel 3 The CH1 and CH3 signals are mixed and output to the right channel 4 The CH2 and CH4 signals are mixed and output to the right channel 731 CUE OUT 0000 This selects whether or not the cue signal is to be output to the SEL 0001 main line output in the search mode 0 CUE is not output 1 CUE is output This applies only when setup menu No 721 MONI CH SEL is not set to MANU Notes 1 This function works only when a setting other than MANU has been selected by setup menu item No 721 MONI CH SEL 2 The main signal system output channels used for the CUE output differ depending on the setting selected by setup menu item 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 CUE SLOW
26. it stops The preroll time can be set on the setup menu No 000 P ROLL TIME When the PREROLL button is pressed while holding down the IN A IN or OUT A OUT button the tape can be cued up to the IN A IN or OUT A OUT point which has been entered When the AUTO ENTRY on the setup menu No 313 is set to ENA IN point has been entered at the point where the PREROLL button is pressed even if the IN point has not been entered AUTO EDIT button Automatic editing is executed when this is pressed after an edit point has been entered When the AUTO EDIT button is pressed though the IN point has not been entered automatic editing is executed using the point at which the button was pressed as the IN point PREVIEW REVIEW buttons PREVIEW When this is pressed after an edit point has been entered the tape travels editing is not performed and the preview can be activated on the screen connected to the recorder If itis pressed when the IN point has not been entered the point at which the button was pressed is entered as the IN point and preview is executed accordingly REVIEW If this is pressed after a block has been edited the now edited block can be played back and monitored on the screen connected to the recorder amp IN A IN SET OUT A OUT buttons When the SET button is pressed while holding down the IN A IN or OUT A OUT button the IN A IN or OUT A OUT point is entered A IN and A OUT are used during audi
27. jog dial functions Using Panasonic s very own digital slow motion technology pictures played back in slow motion at the following speeds can be reproduced clearly DVCPRO5O 50 Mbps 1x to 2x speed DVCPRO 25 Mbps 1x to 2x speed DV 1x to 1x speed DVCAM 1x to 1x speed ENGLISH General and Features Features continued Dial shuttle Shuttle operations enable the tape to be played back with colour images at a speed of up to 32 times the forward and reverse direction Time codes This unit comes with a built in time code generator TCG time code reader TCR In addition to the internal time code an external code input or input signal VITC can be recorded on this VTR as the LTC time code Multifunctional interface e Serial digital input output The component serial interface a standard feature allows for interfacing with component signals in serial digital SMPTE 259M C 272M A EBU Tech 3267 E e Analogue video input output Composite and component signal outputs are provided as a standard feature and component Y PB PR and composite signal input interfacing is enabled by the use of an analogue video input board optional accessory e AES EBU audio input output Digital audio input output connectors are featured e SDTI input output option Use of the SDTI board optional accessory enables interfacing with component signals still in their compressed form SMPTE 305M 321M e 9 pin RS 422A RS
28. lightweight 4U size makes carrying easier even when mounted in a 19 inch rack The settings for the unit s setup can be performed interactively while viewing the screen menus on the TV monitor and editing functions include both assemble and insert editing Compact size and light weight This is a 4U size digital VIR It can be mounted in a 19 inch rack with ease using the optional rack mounting adaptors AJ MA75P Up to 92 minutes of recording Two sizes of cassette tapes can be used with this unit M cassette max 33 minutes and L cassettes max 92 minutes The width of the tapes measures 1 4 inch to achieve a compact design Superior Picture quality Superior picture quality is delivered in the component signal recording mode Switchable 625i 525i The video input signal switch settings 625i 525i can be set to accommodate the recording and playback of each type of signal SDI interface This product s standard features include 4 2 2 serial digital interface Compatibility with DVCPRO This unit is capable of recording playback and editing in the existing DVCPRO 25 Mbps format Compatibility with general consumer video equipment Cassette tapes designed for general consumer applications containing material shot by a consumer digital camera can be played back on this unit if the cassette adapter optional accessory AJ CS750P is used Note Tapes recorded in the LP consumer mode cannot be played back Digital slow motion
29. messages UNKNOWN SIG This appears when the SDTI input signals are not No recording operations DVCPRO or DV format signals can be performed NOT 1x25M SIG This appears when the SDTI input signals are not No recording operations DVCPRO 25 Mbps format 1x transfer signals can be performed NOT 1x50M SIG This appears when the SDTI input signals are not No recording operations DVCPRO50 50 Mbps format 1x transfer signals can be performed INVALID VIDEO SIG This appears when the compressed video signals in the Operation continues SDTI input signals are invalid No editing operations can be performed INVALID AUDIO SIG This appears when the audio signals in the SDTI input Operation continues signals are invalid No editing operations can be performed ENGLISH INVALID TC SIG This appears when the time codes in the SDTI input Operation continues 4 signals are invalid No editing operations can be performed FAN STOP This is displayed when the fan motor stops Operation continues 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 Operation continues No head outputs No playback data readout No CTL Excluding DV and DVCAM tapes SERVO NOT LOCKED This is displayed when the servo is not locked for three or S more seconds during playback recording or ed
30. seconds and frames changes to a period when the drop frame time code is read In the 525 mode only e When the time code signal cannot be read the time code is automatically interpolated by the CTL signal The display appears as shown below T R 00 01 04 07 11 38 field 2 4 field The colon between the seconds and frames changes to a period during drop frame mode In the 525 mode only When the time code signal cannot be read an asterix is displayed 92 E Superimpose screen The control signals time code etc are displayed using abbreviations CTL control signal TCR TC time code reading UBR TC user bit reading Abbreviation TCR XX XX Xx Xx ENGLISH TV monitor Characters displayed The background of characters superimposed on the display can be changed using setup menu No 011 CHARA TYPE TCR XX XX XX XX 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 XX XX XX XX TCR XX XxX XX Xx TV monitor TV monitor Operation mode The VTR s operation mode can also be displayed using setup menu No 008 DISPLAY SEL TCR XX XX XX Xx STOP VTR operation mode TV monitor 93 E Video output signals and servo reference signal This section explains how the output signals and servo reference signal are selected External synchronization of vide
31. the DVCPRO mode has been selected as the setup menu item No 014 FORMAT SEL setting lt Notes gt e When an editing mode has been selected the MANUAL setting is forcibly established for internal operations e There is no automatic setting in the 525 625 mode Setup menus USER menu BASIC continued Superimposed Superimposed Description display display DVCPRO Selects the format to be established with an L or S size SEL cassette The DVCPRO 50 Mbps or 25 Mbps mode is established when an L cassette is used the DV mode is established when an S cassette is used The DV mode is established when an L or S cassette is used The DVCAM mode is established when an L or S cassette is used The format changes as below each time the STOP button and SET button on the lower section of the front panel are pressed simultaneously L cassette DVCPRO mode DV mode DVCAM mode DVCPRO mode S cassette DV mode DVCAM mode DV mode gt However the format is switched only when the tape travel has been stopped by eject stop standby off etc When the format is switched in the loading completion status the REMAIN display may not appear accurately Notes Bear in mind that the following problems may arise over and above trouble with playback if a tape with a different format from the one selected is inserted 1 When a DV or DVCAM tape is insert
32. the REMOTE LOCAL switch has been set to the LOCAL position The underline on the setting item denotes the initial setting 69 E ENGLISH Setup menus USER menu lt EDIT gt Superimposed display Superimposed display Description 301 IN OUT DEL MANU AUTO 302 NEGA FLASH 303 STD NON STD 304 SERVO REF 305 EDIT RPLCE1 306 EDIT RPLCE2 307 EDIT N DEF RPLCE3 CH1 CH2 CH1 CH2 This selects the operation to be performed when an edit point has been set incorrectly when the OUT point is before the IN point 0 Editing is not executed unless the illegal edit point is cleared or set again properly 1 The edit points already input are automatically cleared This selects whether to show a negative display when the IN point is greater than the OUT point 0 No negative display 1 Negative display This selects STD or NON STD in accordance with the compo site input signal 0 Standard non standard signals are automatically identified and processed 1 Standard signals are processed Forced STD 2 Non standard signals are processed Forced NON STD Note Use the non standard N STD setting when video or audio trouble occurs with signals from laser discs or a satellite This selects the video signal processing 0 Servo is synchronized with the input signal during recording and editing or with the REF signal during playback 1 Servo is synchronized at
33. their functions Front Panel Centre Section amp 9 Time code buttons These are used to set the TC or UB value SHIFT When setting the TC or UB value first press this button to stop the data running Change the digit now flashing on the display Each time the button is pressed the flashing moves to the right by one digit and when it reaches the right most digit it returns to the left most digit When it is kept depressed the flashing moves consecutively ADJ This is used to change the numeral of the digit now flashing on the display When the button is pressed once the number is incremented by 1 and when it is kept depressed the number is incremented consecutively START This enters the data which has been changed by the SHIFT and ADJ buttons Also Pressing this button when the TC or UB value are not set enables the TCG or UBG setting values to be confirmed RESET When this button is pressed in the CTL mode the display is reset to 00 00 00 00 In the CTL mode the entered edit points are cleared In the TC UB mode the generator is reset when the button is pressed together with the SHIFT button ENGLISH Warning lamp This lights to warn the operator of a particular item Cassette insertion display lamp This lights when a cassette has been inserted into the unit 9 DVCPRO 25 Mbps cassette playback display lamp This lights when a cassette recorded in the DVCPRO 25 Mbps is being played back SCH l
34. this control CHROMA PHASE control and switch When setup menu No 10 ENCODER SEL is set to LOCAL the chroma phase can be adjusted When the switch is set to PRESET the chroma phase is the unity value 0 When the switch is set to MANUAL the chroma phase can be adjusted using this control CF switch This selects whether the playback framing is to be locked in 4 field or 8 field increments or 2 field increments 4F 8F 625 mode The framing is locked in 4 or 8 field increments The framing can be selected in either 4 or 8 field increments using setup menu No 108 CAP LOCK 525 mode The framing is locked in 4 field increments 2F The framing is locked in 2 field increments TC generator switch REGEN When the REGEN PRESET switch is at REGEN the internal time code generator is synchronized with the time code which the time code reader read from the tape Whether to set TC or UB to REGEN can be selected at the setup menu No 503 TCG REGEN PRESET When the REGEN PRESET switch is at PRESET presetting is enabled by the controls on the operation panel or by remote control REC RUN The time code runs only during recording when the RUN MODE switch has been set to REC The time code runs constantly when the REGEN PRESET switch is set to REGEN FREE RUN The time code runs regardless of the operation mode as long as the power is being supplied when the RUN MODE switch has been set to FREE 15 E C
35. to search for the edit points Each time it is pressed the mode is alternately set to shuttle or jog and one of the JOG SHTL and SLOW lamps lights When the power has been turned on the dial will not function until it has first returned to the STILL position Shuttle mode When the dial is turned and stopped at a particular position while the SHTL SLOW switch is at SHTL the tape can be played back at the speed corresponding to the dial s rotary angle position A still picture appears at the dial s centre position SLOW mode When the dial is turned all the way counterclockwise with the SHTL SLOW switch at SLOW the tape speed is set to 4 1x normal speed when it is set to the centre position a still picture is produced and when it is turned all the way clockwise the tape speed is set to 4 1x normal speed The speed for SLOW can be set using setup menu No 320 VAR FWD MAX and No 321 VAR REV MAX Jog mode The dial s clickstop positions are cleared and the tape is played back at the speed see that corresponds to the speed with which the dial is rotated 1 Speed for each format DVCPRO50 50 Mbps 1x to 2x speed DVCPRO 25 Mbps 1x to 2x speed DV 1x to 1 speed DVCAM 1x to 1x speed 11 E Controls and their functions Front Panel Centre Section PREROLL button This is used for feeding and cueing the tape for manual editing When it is pressed the tape travels to the preroll point where
36. user bit are regenerated 1 Only the time code is regenerated 2 Only the user bit is regenerated 504 REGEN This selects whether the time code is to be regenerated during MODE automatic editing using the unit s control panel 0 Time code is regenerated with assemble or insert editing 1 Time code is regenerated with assemble editing 2 Time code is regenerated with insert editing 3 Setting complies with REGEN PRESET switch setting 505 EXT TC This selects the time code to be used when an external time SEL code is to be used 0 The LTC of the TIME CODE IN connector is used 1 The video signal VITC is used 506 BINARY This sets the usage status of the user bit of the time code GP generated by the TCG 0 NOT SPECIFIED character set not specified 1 ISO CHARACTER 8 bits character set based on ISO646 ISO2022 UNASSIGNED 1 undefined UNASSIGNED 2 undefined UNASSIGNED 3 undefined PAGE LINE UNASSIGNED 4 undefined UNASSIGNED 5 undefined The underline on the setting item denotes the initial setting 75 E ENGLISH Setup menus USER menu TIME CODE um an u Superimposed Description display display 507 PHASE OFF This selects whether to control the phase correction of the CORR ON LTC generated by the TCG 0 Phase correction control is not performed 1 Phase correction control is performed TCG CF This selects whether the CF flag of the TCG is to ON FLA
37. 00 STILL 0 5s This selects the time to be taken until the unit goes into the tape TIMER 5s protection mode when it is left standing in the stop or search still 10s JOG VAR SHTL mode Unit s second min minute 20s lt Notes gt 30s When a DV DVCAM tape is used any setting above 10 seconds will be treated as 10 seconds 40s However the selection screen will show operations up to 2 0s minutes min STEP FWD and HALF LOADING are provided in the tape protection mode Either of these can be set for STOP and SEARCH STILL SRC When the time selected as the setup menu item No 400 PROTECT STILL TIMER setting elapses while the unit is in the search STILL JOG VAR 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 0 STEP FWD 1 HALF LOADING 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 DRUM This selects the drum operation in the STANDBY OFF HALF STDBY LOADING mode 0 The drum stops rotating 1 The drum continues rotating STOP When the time selected as the setup menu item No 400 PROTECT STILL TIMER setting elapses while the unit is in the STOP mode the unit automatically enters one of the tape protection modes This me
38. 232C remote In addition to the standard 9 pin serial remote RS 422A RS 232C and 25 pin parallel remote connectors are also featured The RS 422A connector enables another VTR to be operated in parallel with the unit if a looping connection is used for the two units 4 channel high sound quality digital audio The 4 channel PCM audio allows for not only independent editing and mixing on all four channels One channel is provided for the analogue CUE track Menu driven setup The setup settings which are conducted prior to operating the unit are performed while viewing the setup menus either on the unit s display or a TV monitor Controls and their functions Front panel o0 e o O 1 EN INPUT SELECT d YPBPR CMPST SDTI V amp A SDI AUDI ANALOG AES EBU USER SET SDI ENGLISH e USH SERVO CHREC INHIBIT LEVEL cHi CH2 CH3 CH4 CUE VIDEO Gh PLAY REC Ve of Ve 2 SO OOOO ZEGG M _ RB PREVIEW AUTO EDIT OUT r HEADPHONES 3 OQO OO mie a 6 060 PULL FOR VARIABLE r VIDEO LEVEL CHROMA SET UP HUE REC BLK FONA PH CF TC PRESET OUT PRESET LEVEL PRESET PRESET HORM PRESET CE heden Gec run INHIBIT oY MANUAL Noy D dq do dc GHGS d PF OOD lt Front Panel Top Section gt POWER switch TV system format displays These displays indicate the type of TV system se
39. 25i Y 25 Hz to 5 5 MHZ 0 5 dB 5 75 MHZ 2 0 dB PB Pn 25 Hz to 2 5 MHZ 0 5 dB 2 75 MHZ 2 0 dB u M 5 75 MHZ 2 0 dB 525i Y 30 Hz to 5 5 MHZ 1 0 dB 2 75 MHZ 2 0 dB Ps PrR 30 Hz to 2 5 MHZ 1 0 dB Better than 60 dB Less than 196 Max 10 ns BNC x 3 Y PB Pr Y 1 0 Vp p 750 PB PR 0 7 Vp p 75Q 100 colour bar 096 black level BNC x 2 loop through 75Q on off Analogue composite BNC x 2 loop through 75Q on off Complies with SMPTE 259M C EBU Tech 3267 E standard BNC x 2 active through Complies with SMPTE 305M 321M standard BNC x 2 active through also serves as SDI input connector 118 E Specifications Video Output Connector Analogue component output Analogue composite output Serial digital component output SDTI output option Video Signal Adjustment Composite video input signal Video output gain Video output chroma gain Video output chroma phase Video output black level Video output sync phase Video output SC phase AUDIO Digital Audio Sampling frequencies Quantizing Frequency response Dynamic range Distortion Crosstalk Wow amp flutter Headroom Emphasis Cue Track Frequency response Audio Input Connector Analogue input CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 Digital input CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 Serial digital input Cue track input Audio Output Connector Analogue output CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 Digital
40. AA AAASEnAaAALLL IOLL OL LcI LNA OeLAL LO LSY4G LTAAA Ar r Adjust the playback level Set the time counter display to TC or CTL 33 E Automatic editing Select the editing mode 1 Select the editing mode For assemble editing press the ASSEMBLE button For insert editing press the INSERT button ASSEMBLE The assemble editing mode in which cuts are joined together is established INSERT The insert editing mode in which cuts are inserted is established 2 Select the editing channel With assemble editing the ASSEMBLE lamp lights With insert editing press the button of the channel whose signals are to be edited and light its lamp 3 Select the VTR to be operated this setting is performed when editing with 2 VTRs Press the PLAYER or RECORDER button to select the VTR PLAYER Press this button to operate the player VTR and enter the edit points RECORDER Press this button to operate the recorder VTR this unit and enter the edit points 1 2 PE E B Bos E METER FULLFINE Ll ell ie eas L REV rO MONITOR SELECT LRC O PREVIEW yi HEADPHONES REViEw AUTO EDIT ae E trim Odin EE taco m L PULL FOR VARIABLE 34 E Automatic editing Entering the edit points 1 Search for the edit IN point by performing the jog or shuttle operation Establish the still picture mode at the desired position Refer to page 29 for details on the jog shuttle operation
41. 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 96 E Audio recording channel and monitor output selection Audio recording channel The audio recording channels are selected on the AUDIO setup menu as shown below CUE input CH1 input CH2 input CH3 input CH4 input CH1 input CH2 input CH3 input CH4 input CH1 input CH2 input CH3 input CH4 input CH3 input CH4 input CH3 input CH4 input Monitor output channel The monitor output channels are selected using the MONITOR SELECT switch as shown below Monitor output Output signal L CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CH1 CH3 CH2 CH4 CUE CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CH1 CH3 CH2 CH4 CUE E U CO_PNd UZ Ca Coy Co s MODE mae ie og ROT Cate a ren TUN rLL MONITOR SELECT TC SET HIFT AD TART RESET um Iq Ue ce wro scu cr L diga CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CUE HO O80 i FC ECHO CD SCLSC 20 1 REC PREVIEW HEA sO REVIEW AUTO EDIT TIE tri
42. AY button When it is pressed during playback search fast forward or rewind EE mode images and audio signals can be monitored for as long as it is kept depressed When it is pressed in the stop mode EE mode images and sound can be monitored When the STOP button is pressed the original picture and sound are restored ENGLISH STOP button When this is pressed the tape stops travelling and if the TAPE EE selector switch is at TAPE still pictures can be monitored The drum continues to rotate even in the stop mode and the tape remains in close contact with the drum If the stop mode continues for more than a certain period of time either STANDBY OFF mode or STEP FWD mode is automatically established to protect the tape Which mode is to be established is set in setup menu items No 400 through 403 The stop mode is established immediately after a cassette has been inserted into the unit D FF button The tape is fast forwarded when this is pressed B REW button The tape is rewound when this is pressed D EDIT button For manual editing press both this button and the PLAY button together during playback When the button is pressed during playback search fast forward or rewind the input signals of the mode selected by the ASMBL or INSERT button can be monitored in the EE mode for as long as the button is held down When the button is pressed in the stop mode the input mode signals selected by the ASMBL or INSERT button ca
43. B 708 CH3 OUT 0000 4dB This selects the audio output CH3 reference level switching 0001 OdB 709 CH4 OUT 0000 4dB This selects the audio output CH4 reference level switching 0001 ___0dB 710 CUE OUT 0000 4dB This selects the CUE output reference level switching 0001 ___0dB ENGLISH r r E 711 MONIL 0000 OUT 0001 LV 0002 712 MONIR 0000 OUT 0001 LV 0002 713 MONI 0000 OUT 0001 0 The volume is output at the preset value 1 The volume is linked with the headphones volume control EMPHASIS 0000 OFF This sets the emphasis ON or OFF 0001 ON NA T DIGI 714 715 CH1 IN his selects the CH1 input when USER SET has been SEL selected by pressing the unit s AUDIO input selector switch 0 Analogue input 1 Digital input The underline on the setting item denotes the initial setting 79 E Setup menus USER menu AUDIO continued N Superimposed Superimposed Description a display display 716 CH2 IN ANA This selects the CH2 input when USER SET has been SEL selected by pressing the units AUDIO input selector switch 0 Analogue input 1 Digital input 717 CH3 IN This selects the CH3 input when USER SET has been SEL selected with the unit s AUDIO input selector switch 0 Analogue input 1 Digital input 718 CH4 IN This selects the CH4 input when USER SET has been SEL selected by pressing the unit s AUDIO input selector switch
44. DRUM ROTA TOO SLOW DRUM TORQUE ERROR FRONT LOAD ERROR FRONT LOAD MOTOR LOADING MOTOR If the capstan motor speed is abnormally low the AUTO OFF lamp lights and the message display flashes If an abnormal tension at the supply side is detected in the capstan mode the AUTO OFF lamp lights and the message display flashes If condensation is detected the AUTO OFF lamp lights the message display flashes and the VTR is transferred to the eject mode After the tape is ejected the drum rotates in order to eliminate the condensation When the condensation has been eliminated the AUTO OFF lamp and message display go off and the VTR can be used Notes 1 If condensation is detected in the eject mode the drum starts rotating as soon as it is detected 2 If condensation is detected when the cassette has been inserted the drum rotation is stopped and after the tape is ejected the drum starts rotating If the cylinder motor speed is abnormally high the AUTO OFF lamp lights and the message display flashes If the cylinder motor speed is abnormally low the AUTO OFF lamp lights and the message display flashes When it has been detected that the cylinder motor is subject to an abnormal torque the AUTO OFF lamp lights and the message display flashes If the tape start and tape end are detected simulta neously either during or after loading the AUTO OFF lamp lights and the message display flashes
45. EVIEW PREROLL rem OOCGOOO L_____ PULL FOR VARIABLE E 36 E Automatic editing Modifying the edit points 1 Re entering the edit points Search for the new edit point by performing the jog or shuttle operation and press the IN or OUT and SET buttons together to re enter the edit point 2 Modifying the edit point in frame units trim function Press the TRIM button while holding down the IN or OUT button The edit point is put ahead by 1 frame each time the button is pressed The edit point is put back by 1 frame each time the button is pressed ENGLISH 3 Resetting the edit points 3 1 Resetting both the edit IN and OUT points e Press the RESET button 3 2 Resetting either the edit IN or OUT point e Press the RESET button while holding down the IN or OUT button lt Notes gt e Edit points can be reset only in the CTL mode e An edit OUT point can be reset even while editing is in progress e The IN and OUT points are automatically reset during the eject mode 7 3 2 1 Sak oe eee SELECT EJECT _ wweo Y PB PR CMPST pL Lg S ANALOG AES EBU USERSET soi AES EBU USER SET N OFF POWER O CONDITION O Cd L tage S nd Bos FULL FINE rt re LIVER RECORDER MONITOR SELECT TC SET Lre SHIFT ADJ SMART ce ww scu cr O LEVEL CHI CH2 CH3 cna CUE LJ 30 0 o C PREVIEW REVIEW AUTO EDIT PREROLL ER Trim gl HEAD
46. G 0 CF flag is OFF 1 CF flag is ON DF MODE This selects the DF NDF mode for CTL and TCG 0 Drop frame mode 1 Non drop frame mode lt Notes gt e DF mode is valid only when the LOCAL REMOTE 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 625 mode TC OUT This is used to switch the phase of the time code which is REF output from the TIME CODE OUT connector for the external LTC input when the TC INT EXT switch is at the EXT position 0 Time code is synchronized with output video signal 1 Time code is synchronized with external time code input VITC OUT This selects how the VITC which is to be superimposed onto the output video signal is to be output 0 During recording The input time code which was selected by the setup menu No 505 EXT TC SEL setting and TC INT EXT switch is output as the VITC During playback The time code recorded in the SBC area is output as the VITC 1 During recording The time code detected from the input video signal is output as the VITC During playback The time code recorded in the VAUX area is output as the VITC Note The time code detected from the input video signal is auto matically recorded in the VAUX area while pictures are being recorded The underline on the setting item denotes the initial setting SBC sub code data area This area is separate from the video and audio data area on the helical
47. ION ERROR f an abnormal tension at the supply side is detected rop POWER OFF ON in the reel mode the AUTO OFF lamp lights and the message display flashes SERVO COMM ERROR SERVO COMM ERROR When the servo microcomputer does not follow the instructions of the system control microcomputer even STOP when 10 seconds have elapsed the AUTO OFF lamp POWER OFF ON lights and the message display flashes SERVO CONTROL SERVO CONTROL When there is no response from the servo micro STOP ERHSH ERR computer for 1 or more seconds the AUTO OFF lamp lights and the message display flashes POWER OFF ON SERVO ERROR SERVO ERROR When only the servo microcomputer was reset in an STOP instantaneous power failure the AUTO OFF lamp POWER OFF SON lights and the message display flashes gt ON S FF REW TIMEOVER S FF REW TIMEOVER _ If the start end processing operation is not completed STOP the AUTO OFF lamp lights and the message display POWER OFF ON flashes S REEL ROTA TOO S REEL TOO FAST If the supply reel motor should rotate at an abnormally STOP FAST fast rate the AUTO OFF lamp lights and the message POWER OFFON display flashes ENGLISH If an abnormal torque applied to the supply reel motor is detected or if an abnormal current flowing to the STOP current sensing resistor is detected the AUTO OFF POWER OFF5ON lamp lights and the message display flashes DHEELRORANOS T DBHEEETOQ EAST TT de te Une Or
48. LEVEL CH1 cH2 cH3 cHa CUE ASMBL VIDEO CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CUE TC EDIT PLAY OO OOO0Q Lucie 5 El REC PREVIEW 4 4 AUTO EDIT HEADPHONES REVIEW PREROLL TRIM REW STOP O00000 ILO mere E LU L PULL FOR VARIABLE 1 26 E Recording 1 cv i je N 6 Set the accidental erasure prevention tab on the cassette tape to the recording position and insert the tape Press the STOP button to place the unit in the stop mode Set the TAPE EE switch to EE EE images now appear on the TV monitor Check that the REC INHIBIT lamp is off If this lamp is lit set the REC INHIBIT switch to OFF Select the video and audio input signals and adjust their levels 5 1 Selecting video audio input signals 1 Connect the signals to be recorded 2 Select the input signals using the INPUT SELECT switches on the front panel The input signals corresponding to the lit lamps have been selected 5 2 Adjusting the video level When the analogue video input board optional accessory has been installed 1 Normally the VIDEO IN LEVEL control switch is left at the PRESET setting unity value 2 To adjust the recording level set the VIDEO IN LEVEL control switch to MANUAL and use it to adjust the level to a setting between 3 dB and 3 dB 5 3 Adjusting the audio level 1 Adjust the audio input signal levels of the analogue audio CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 signals and analogue cue signal Keep the audio input output le
49. M format is shown in parenthesis 109 E RS 232C interface VTR Sandcommand Return completion operation BEN una ER STX OSR data ETX ISTXJOSRIETX OSR ETX immisibinemversdiedonshuecammand is the reverse direction shuttle command Speed data STILL STILL x0 03 x0 03 x0 1 x0 1 x0 2 x0 2 x0 5 x0 5 x1 x1 Supplementary notes x2 x1 85 x4 1 x3 1 x9 5 x9 5 x16 x16 1 This speed differs according to the setting selected for setup menu No 101 SHTL MAX x92 x32 The value for the DV DVCAM format is shown in parenthesis d STX OBF ETX STX OBF ETX This command is setting the VTR to standby OFF STX OBN ETX STX OBN ETX This command is setting the VTR to standby ON n 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 T 8 9 gt 110 E RS 232C interface 2 Commands relating to inquiries lt Notes gt 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 Send command Return completion i Supplementary notes operation message CTL TC STX QCD ETX STX CD data ETX This command is for inquiring about the counter DATA value REQUEST data f w gh mm ss ff tr aF
50. MA LEVEL 17 SYS H RANGE BLACK LEVEL CHROMA PHASE Always FULL regardless of setting External encoder FULL FINE remote controller Setup menus USER menu BASIC Superimposed Superimposed Description display display 000 P ROLL OS This sets the preroll time which can be set from 0 to 15 TIME seconds in 1 second increments 5S Note When the unit is set to automatic editing PREVIEW AUTO 15S EDIT the unit will not operate if the preroll time is set to 0 seconds 001 LOCAL This selects the buttons which can be operated on the front panel ENA when the REMOTE LOCAL switch has been set to REMOTE 0 No buttons can be operated 1 Only the STOP and EJECT buttons can be operated 2 All buttons except for the RECORDER and PLAYER buttons can be operated 002 TAPE This selects the 12 or 24 hour display for the CTL counter TIMER 0 12 hour display 1 24 hour display ENGLISH 003 REMAIN This selects whether to indicate the remaining tape time SEL REMAIN on the front panel display and the superimposed display at the VIDEO OUT 3 SERIAL OUT 3 connectors 0 Remaining tape time is not displayed 1 Remaining tape time is displayed Note The remaining tape time is indicated at the far right of the second line on the front panel display and superimposed display Even when 1 ON has been selected the remaining tape time is not displayed while it is being calculated after t
51. OUT and CH2 OUT connectors The same audio signals will be delivered through CH1 and CH2 of the mixer Press the AUTO EDIT button The first event is now recorded on the recorder s tape See Fig 1 The last 20 seconds which is the capacity of the memory of the audio signals before the OUT point are now saved in the memory Release the insert button for CH1 so that only the insert button for CH2 is engaged lt Note gt Select the video as well if the video signals are also going to be edited Enter the edit point of the next event on the player s tape Enter the edit point of the next event on the recorder s tape lt Note gt The IN point must be set up to 20 seconds more than the cross fading duration before the previous edit OUT point Operate the mixer in such a way that the player s audio output signals are output from the mixer s CH1 OUT connectors and that the recorder s this unit CH1 OUT audio signals are output from the mixer s CH2 OUT connectors The recorder s this unit CH1 OUT signals are the audio signals supplied from the internal memory Press the AUTO EDIT button Operate the mixer starting at the IN point and change the mixer s CH2 OUT signals gradually from the recorder s CH1 OUT audio signals into the player s audio output signals for the mixer s CH2 OUT connectors Cross fading Press the CH1 insert button after the mixer s CH2 output signals have been changed into the player s
52. P ETX STX OSP ETX This command is for stopping the tape travel TT EJECT STX OEJ ETX STX OEJ ETX This command is for ejecting the cassette tape The resulting output picture and sound statuses differ according to the settings selected for the setup menu No 105 AUTO EE SEL and the setup menu No 111 FRZ MODE SEL PLAY STX OPL ETX STX OPL ETX This command is for starting playback REWIND STX ORW ETX STX ORW ETX This command is for rewinding the tape The resulting output picture and sound statuses differ according to the settings selected for the setup menu No 105 AUTO EE SEL The maximum tape speed differs according to the setting selected for setup menu No 102 FF REW MAX FAST STX OFF ETX STX OFF ETX This command is for fast forwarding the tape FORWARD The resulting output picture and sound statuses differ according to the settings selected for the setup menu No 105 AUTO EE SEL The maximum tape speed differs according to the setting selected for setup menu No 102 FF REW MAX STX ORC ETX STX ORC ETX This command is for starting the recording SHTL STX OSF data ETX STX OSF ETX This is the forward direction shuttle command FORWARD speed data STILL STILL x0 1 x0 2 x0 5 x1 x2 x4 1 x9 5 X16 1 This speed differs according to the setting selected for setup menu No 101 SHTL MAX x82 x32 1 The value for the DV DVCA
53. PHONES 066906 COTE PULL L______ PULL FOR VARIABLE 37 E Automatic editing Preview 1 After the edit points have been entered press the PREVIEW button Normal preview is now performed lt Notes gt e f the edit IN point has not been entered the position where the PREVIEW button was pressed will be entered at the edit IN point To stop the preview at any time press the STOP button e If the PREVIEW button is pressed again while preview is in progress after the IN point preview will start again from the beginning e When the edit OUT point is reached the unit automatically goes into the stop mode INPUT SELECT EJECT we Y PB PR CMPST SDTI V amp A _ Juno ANALOG AES EBU USERSET so AES EBU USER SET AUTO OFF cnconomion r3 r3 CI CONDITION Cd Cd C1 purs EE Tc METER TC CTL Iz Bos f FULLFINE L row EAD Br EAGER HECOUDER ril MONITOR SELECT LR Li TC SET SHIFT ADJ START RESET WI wero scu cr O O O H2 H H4 E T CISERVO c INHIBIT LEVEL CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CUE LO CH1 C CH3 C CU C PLAY 1 2 HU PCT a sE sO zO EJ O BIB 2 REC REVIEW E3 AUTO EDIT HEADPHONES REVIEW AUTO PREROLL TRIM our OOOO mima PB OPEN L______ PULL FOR VARIABLE 1 e STOP 38 E Automatic editing Executing automatic editing 1 Press the AUTO EDIT button Automatic editing is now performed To stop the editing at any time press the STOP button e Whe
54. RETURN ACK 2 Send format controller PC gt VTR E Data format STX command data ETX 02h XX XX XX BAN XX XX 03h lt ASCII code symbols numbers upper case letters 20h XX 7Fh e command Command identifier a 3 byte identifier ASCII code symbols numbers upper case letters is sent as the command This code serves as a delimiter between the command and data e 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 O3h 2 When a different command is to be sent a response is awaited from the VTR and then the command is sent See page 108 3 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 107 E 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 06h 2 The execution completion message is returned STX command data ETX 02h XX
55. SMPTE 259M C 272M A EBU Tech 3267 E BNC x 1 75Q XLR x 1 low impedance 4 0 20 dBm selectable with 600Q load XLR x 2 low impedance 4 0 20 dBm selectable with 600Q load Variable level 6 5 mm 8Q XLR x 1 0 5 to 8 Vp p 10 ko XLR x 1 low impedance 2 0 0 5 Vp p with 6009 load D sub 9 pin RS 422A interface D sub 9 pin RS 422A interface D sub 25 pin RS 232C interface D sub 25 pin D sub 15 pin Weight and dimensions when shown are approximately Speclilcailons are subject to change without notice EG model is fixed to 3 dBu 119 E 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 Printed in Japan VQT8389 S1299H100 100A
56. ST Ss pL La Ss ANALOG AES EBU USERSET soi AES EBU USER SET 1070 oFF OFF cHconpTioON r3 c3 ra CONDITION CO Cod Cl AE IE pos METER FULLIFINE L BGE TE ea LJ REV STAND By BEAVER feo bee rO MONITOR SELECT LRC TC SET SHIFT ADJ START RESET se wem scu c O J L LEVEL CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 ASMBL VIDEO CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CUE TC OOO Sate REC PREVIEW AUTO EDIT HEADPHONES REVIEW NS 1 50000 L PULL FOR VARIABLE PULL A IN A OUT button button 41 E Audio split editing E Displaying the audio split edit points The edit points are displayed on the front panel as shown below The figure shows an audio IN point Operations 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 OUT button AIN 00 00 04 07 IN OUT AIN audio IN point AOUT audio OUT point Note If the editing mode is switched to assemble editing after audio edit points have entered these points will be deleted ll Cueing up the tape 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
57. T button is pressed 43 E ENGLISH Voice over facility internal Operating procedure 2 1 Select INT VO as the setup menu No 317 AUD MEM MODE setting 2 Select the same setting for the channel any channel from CH1 to CH4 on which the sound is to be recorded and for the setup menu No 318 AUD MEM CH channel Insert the cassette tape for which the voice over editing is to be performed Press the insert button for the channel channel selected in step 2 on which the sound is to be recorded and ensure that its lamp lights Enter the IN and OUT points of the positions where voice over editing is to be performed Press the PREVIEW button No em we While watching the TV monitor input the audio signals to be recorded between the IN point and OUT point into the channel which was selected in step 2 The audio signals to be recorded are stored in the memory Press the AUTO EDIT button to proceed with editing The audio signals stored in the memory are recorded from the memory onto the cassette tape lt Note gt The audio signals can be previewed prior to editing by pressing the PREVIEW button while the SET button is held down before the AUTO EDIT button is pressed T R00 00 00 00 m STOP m indicates the edit mode in which the internal memory is used lt Notes gt Memory capacity Up to 20 seconds of sound can be stored in the unit s internal memory It should be borne in mind that even if an attempt
58. T connector when performing deck to deck operations where this unit is used as the recorder selection can be made using setup menu No 212 MASTER PORT ENCODER REMOTE connector The external encoder controller is hooked up to this connector when the video output signal and other settings are to be adjusted from an external source A RS 232C connector PARALLEL REMOTE connector This is used when operating the unit from an external source 19 E Connections Connections when one unit is used Set the CONTROL switch on the front panel to LOCAL Analog video input connectors option Audio monitor output connectors Reference input connectors Digital audio video OFF SA as 2 4 input connector Ge A VIDEO OUT WFM 3 EIN audio Digital audio video output output connector j Analog audio input connectors o Active through output Digital audio connector input connector Analog audio output connectors Video monitor output connectors 20 E Connections Connections when 2 units are used deck to deck Source machine Set the CONTROL switch on the front panel to REMOTE Set the CONTROL switch on the front panel to LOCAL Recorder Reference Signal generator To audio monitor Remote control signal 9P device To audio monitor or aa ENGLISH To video monitor device Digital video audio signal Digi
59. The AUTO OFF lamp lights and the message display flashes when the take up reel has been rotating idly for a fixed period of time while the start end processing operation during loading half position is being performed If the cassette does not move up even when 6 seconds have elapsed since the VTR was transferred to the eject mode the AUTO OFF lamp lights and the message display flashes Note If the cassette does not move down inside the machine even when 6 seconds have elapsed since the cassette was inserted the VTR is transferred to the eject mode When the unloading operation is not completed within 6 seconds the AUTO OFF lamp lights and the message display flashes Note When the loading operation is not completed within 6 seconds the VTR is transferred to the eject unload ing mode 104 E STOP POWER OFF5ON STOP POWER OFF5ON EJECT Normal operation resumed after condensation is eliminated STOP POWER OFF5ON STOP POWER OFF5ON STOP POWER OFF5ON STOP POWER OFF5ON STOP POWER OFF5ON STOP POWER OFF5ON STOP POWER OFF5ON Table of AUTO OFF Error messages VTR operation M D Counter display onitor display escription Rectan condition REEL DIR UNMATCH REEL DIR UNMATCH If the reel motor at the take up side is running in the STOP reverse direction the AUTO OFF lamp lights and the message display flashes POWER OFF5ON REEL TENSION ERROR REEL TENS
60. 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 2 Hardware specifications External interface specifications 1 Connector specifications Connector D SUB 25 pin crossover cable supported Pinno Sum Ciruitname Deplon 1 re Pomego Famegound O OoOo o oO DSR voltage output after communication enable status 2 Example of connection with controller PC ll Using crossover cable with D SUB 25 pin E Using crossover cable with D SUB 9 pin and connectors 25 pin connectors PC side PC side D SUB 25 pin D SUB 9 pin connector VTR side connector VTR side NOOR WD 20 106 E RS 232C interface 3 Software specifications Protocol 1 Communication parameters Parity bit NONE ODD EVEN ACK code ACK code returned ACK code not returned Note The ACK code is what is returned from the VTR to the controller when data has been successfully sent from the controller ENGLISH The underlining indicates the factory settings Any changes to the settings can be made using the setup menu items listed below Communication parameter Setup menu item Communication speed No 205 BAUD RATE Bit length No 206 DATA LENGTH Stop bit No 207 STOP BIT Parity bit No 208 PARITY ACK code No 209
61. ULL FINE PULL WARNING information display A warning message is displayed whenever a warning occurs the warning lamp lights up 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 101 E Error messages Displaying the HOURS METER information Turn the search dial to move the cursor The description for the item where the cursor is located is shown on the counter display temno Wem Besmpon O E NENNEN BNNNNMNMNENNMNNMNMNMNMNMNMMMMZSZSZS uw ENEMIES CNN S SV eee er eee NEN C T TAPE RUN Displays the time that the tape has been running during FF REW PLAY SEARCH JOG VAR SHTL REC and EDIT modes except for STILL in the JOG VAR or SHTL mode in one hour units HO THREADING The number of times for threading unthreading is displayed in single units DRUM RUNT Displays the time that the drum has been rotating in one hour units Can be reset H12 TAPE RUN r Displays the time that the tape has been running during FF REW PLAY SEARCH JOG VAR SHTL REC and EDIT modes except for STILL in the JOG VAR or SHTL mode in one hour units Can be reset THREADING r The number of times for threading unthreading is displayed in single units Can be reset POWER ON The number of times the power has been turned on
62. VED AND THE PLUG CUT OFF AND DISPOSED OF SAFELY THERE IS A 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 As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this appliance may not correspond with the coloured mark ings 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 con nected 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 IMPORTANT Unauthorized recording of copyrighted televi sion programmes video tapes and other materials may infringe the right of copyright owners and be contrary to copyright laws B THIS APPARATUS MUST BE EARTHED To ensure safe operation the three pin plug must be ins
63. a SEL 0001 LOW RF blank on the tape has been detected during playback 0 No muting Freeze 1 Muting Set to gray 603 CC F1 0000 BLANK This selects ON or OFF for the closed caption signal in the BLANK 0001 THRU first field 0 Forced blanking performed 1 Blanking not performed Note This setup menu is not displayed in the 625 mode 604 CC F2 0000 BLANK This selects ON or OFF for the closed caption signal in the BLANK 0001 ____ THRU second field 0 Forced blanking performed 1 Blanking not performed lt Note gt This setup menu is not displayed in the 625 mode 605 FREEZE 0000 FIELD This selects the freeze mode for still pictures SEL 0001 FRAME 0 Field freeze 1 Frame freeze lt Note gt When frame freeze has been selected the frame slow status is established with the slow setting OUT C 0000 B W This selects chroma colour killer processing for the video KILL 0001 COLOR output signals 0 The signals are forcibly processed as B W signals 1 The signals are automatically processed EDH 0000 OFF This selects whether to superimpose EDH onto the serial 0001 ON output signals 0 EDH is not superimposed 1 EDH is superimposed 610 Pb Pr 0000 MII This selects the component input signal level IN LV 0001 B CAM 0 MII level 1 B cam level lt Note gt This setup menu is not displayed in the 625 mode 611 INPUT 0000 B W This selects colour killer processing for the video input signals
64. acility internal Operating procedure 1 MIC ANALOGUE AMP AUDIO IN Microphone oe Re Ne e ke e n 2 O O OO TV monitor Connect to the channel whose AJ D960 sound is to be recorded Select INT VO as the setup menu No 317 AUD MEM MODE setting Select the same setting for the channel any channel from CH1 to CH4 on which the sound is to be recorded and for the setup menu No 318 AUD MEM CH channel Insert the cassette tape for which the voice over editing is to be performed Press the insert button for the channel channel selected in step 2 on which the sound is to be recorded and ensure that its lamp lights Press the PLAY button Search the position IN point where voice over editing is to start while watching the TV monitor Press the IN and SET buttons simultaneously at the IN point Input the audio signals to be recorded to the channel which was selected in step 2 Search the position OUT point where voice over editing is to end while watching the TV monitor Press the OUT and SET buttons simultaneously at the OUT point The audio signals to be recorded are stored in the memory Press the STOP button Press the AUTO EDIT button to proceed with editing The audio signals stored in the memory are recorded from the memory onto the cassette tape Note The audio signals can be previewed prior to editing by pressing the PREVIEW button while the SET button is held down before the AUTO EDI
65. ah he 3 3 ol ls amp 12 o o 5 3 Ie gt 2 O gt 0 O O Sj f 5 L5 gt If I i To REMOTE To REMOTE IN OUT connector IN OUT connector i qe A m m m 2B cm m mo Reference signal Source machine Source machine 9 9 9 9 i Cc i Cc O O O O go E go go go o gg o S gg Oo S D Oo S D 270 to 20 o AM monitor AV monitor lt Note gt When an editing controller made by CMX is used support must be provided at the editing controller side 22 E Connections Connections for adjusting video output encoder output signals When the analogue
66. al operation 0 For direct search dial operations 1 Operation is not transferred to the search mode unless the search button is pressed This sets the maximum speed for shuttle operations 0 8 4 7 0 x normal speed 1 16x normal speed 2 32x normal speed Note The value for the DV DVCAM format is shown in parenthesis This sets the maximum speed for FF and REW operations 0 16 32 x normal speed 1 32 60 x normal speed 2 50 100 x normal speed Notes The speeds given in the parentheses apply in the DVCPRO 25 Mbps mode With the DV DVCAM format the maximum speed is set to 32x regardless of this item s settings AUDIO 0000 OFF This sets the status until the audio signal is output when MUTE 0001 ON operation switches from the stop or search modes to the play mode 0 The time until the audio is output is shortened 1 The audio is output after the status stabilizes Note When set to 0 OFF the sound in the initially output part is incomplete Therefore this setting is not recommended for broadcasts ON 104 REF 0000 OFF This selects whether to warn the operator when the ALARM 0001 REF VIDEO signal has not been connected 0 Warning is not given 1 Warning is given by the flashing STOP lamp 0000 SHTL MAX 101 FF REW MAX 102 0000 0001 0002 x16 x32 x50 103 established when the TAPE EE switch is set to EE 0 EE status is established in the STOP FF
67. all times with the REF signal 2 The servo is synchronized with the input signal at all times 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 0 Not set 1 Compliance with analogue CH1 edit preset 2 Compliance with analogue CH2 edit preset 3 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 CH2 edit preset is set in compliance with the ON or OFF presetting for the analogue audio signals designated by the controller 0 Not set 1 Compliance with analogue CH1 edit preset 2 Compliance with analogue CH2 edit preset 3 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 CH3 edit preset is set in compliance with the ON or OFF presetting for the analogue audio signals designated by the controller 0 Not set 1 Compliance with analogue CH1 edit preset 2 Compliance with analogue CH2 edit preset 3 Compliance with either analogue CH1 or CH2 edit preset The underline on the setting item denotes the i
68. amp This lights when the SCH phase of the external sync signal REF VIDEO or composite input signal is within the designated range if the signal selected by the external synchroni zation of the video output signals is an external sync signal or composite input signal In the case of any other signal it goes off 8 CF lamp This lights when the colour framing is locked D Level meters These indicate the respective levels of the PCM audio signals CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CUE track signal or the video signal The audio signal indicates the input signal levels during recording and E E selection and the output signal levels during playback For video signal the meters indicate the input signal levels only CUE track signal or video signal is to be selected on setup menu No 005 METER SELECT Audio input output level controls These controls are used to adjust the recording and playback levels of the PCM audio signals CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 and the CUE track signal The upper controls are for adjusting the recording levels The lower controls are for adjusting the playback levels Each control is a pull for variable control meaning that the level can be adjusted only when the control has been pulled up The signal levels are set to the unity value preset value when the controls have been pushed down Headphones jack The sound being recorded played back or edited can be monitored on stereo head phones when they are connected to this jac
69. ansmission mode the REC INHIBIT lamp will light when a tape is inserted and recording operations are inhibited Further TAPE mode is always established and the EE screen is not output e When a DV DVCAM tape is inserted playback will always be at 1x speed regardless of the setup menu item No 653 SDTI MODE setting 114 E SDTI interface board Precautions to observe when using the SDTI signals e The unit cannot perform recording operations if the SDTI input signals are not 1x transfer signals in the DVCPRO50 or DVCPRO format selected by setup menu No 012 SYS FORMAT Editing operations can be performed only when all the video and audio signals as well as the time codes in the SDTI input signals are regular data based on the DVCPROSO or DVCPRO format selected by setup menu No 012 SYS FORMAT Cue signals are not transferred by the SDTI interface To dub these signals use a separate cable for the cue signals In this case the selection based on setup menu No 726 REC CUE is ignored and input is fixed to cue 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 No guarantees are made for the video and audio signal outputs when a tape on which slow playback signals have been input using SDTI for recording is played back again in the same slow mode Reference signal generator
70. at tape Select SDI or AUTO as the setup menu No 652 SER OUT1 SEL setting 2 Using the signals as the SDTI output signals 2 1 When playing back a DVCPRO50 or DVCPRO format tape in the EE mode Select SDTI or AUTO as the setup menu No 652 SER OUT1 SEL setting 2 2 When playing back a DV or DVCAM format tape Select SDTI as the setup menu No 652 SER OUT1 SEL setting Notes e When playing back a DV or DVCAM format tape DV compressed signals 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 1 Compliant with IEC61834 2 How to use the 2x speed transmission mode 2x speed transmission mode is obtained by setting setup menu item No 653 SDTI MODE to 2X P Insert a DVCPRO50 or DVCPRO tape and press the PLAY button for 2x speed playback with the VTR and 2x speed output of signals to the SDTI lt Notes gt e Setup menu item No 653 SDT MODE is only effective when setup menu item No 652 SER OUT SEL is set to SDTI or AUTO e When the PLAY button is pressed in 2x speed transmission mode playback will always be performed at 2x speed and 1x speed playback cannot performed e n 2x speed tr
71. audio output signals The STOP mode is established at the OUT point and the last 20 seconds which is the capacity of the memory of the audio signals before the OUT point are now saved in the memory See Fig 2 To continue editing repeat steps 8 to 14 Audio cross channel editing is possible only between CH1 and CH2 or between CH3 and CH4 lt Notes gt Before attempting to perform voice over editing or audio cross channel editing using the audio memory unit AJ YA752 option proceed with the following settings for the unit AJ D960 Select either AMU_X or AMU_VO as the setup menu No 317 AUD MEM MODE setting For audio cross channel editing set the channel on which the signals are to be recorded on setup menu No 318 AUD MEM CH Proceed with operation using the AJ YA752 operating instructions as a reference 47 E ENGLISH Multi cue E Select the MULTI CUE mode using setup menu No 130 MULTI CUE B he edit channel selector buttons ASMBL VIDEO CH1 2 3 4 CUE TC can be used as the CUE 1through CUE 8 buttons i CUEAB A Denotes the page pages 0 through 9 B Denotes the cue point points 1 through 8 WE A total of 80 cue points can be entered on up to 10 pages Using setup menu No 131 PAGE MODE either of the following operation modes can be selected for entering the cue points Mode for performing operation on the selected page on which 8 cue points can be entered Mode for
72. automatically moving entry forward onto the next page when the page on which cue points are being entered has been filled and continuing the entry onto successive pages thereby enabling a total of 80 cue points to be entered on up to 10 pages Furthermore using setup menu No 132 ROTA MODE either of the following operation modes can be selected when all the cue points have been entered Mode in which the entry operation is not performed e Mode in which the entry operation is performed the first cue point is entered in CUE 1 on the existing page when MANU has been selected as the setup menu No 131 PAGE MODE setting or it is entered in CUEO1 on page 0 when AUTO has been selected The following functions are provided when MULTI CUE has been selected Editing is disabled in the MULTI CUE mode The editing channel selector buttons ASMBL VIDEO CH1 2 3 4 CUE TC are auto matically released when the unit has been transferred to the MULTI CUE mode in the editing mode selection status Deck to deck operations cannot be used in the MULTI CUE mode The mode display will not appear on the front panel counter display in the MULTI CUE mode Further messages and other information are forcibly displayed when AUTO OFF has occurred Description of display Tinodiseiss 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Tiie RJ LIL to tef LJ to Lol LJ fo Lo C le Lol LJ LT LI Operating mode display Remaining tape amount or freeze disp
73. aximum recording playback time of 33 minutes AJ P66MP DVCPRO Tapes with a maximum recording playback time of 92 minutes AJ 5P92LP 50 Mbps L cassette For consumer Standard playback cassette tapes for consumer DV DVCAM use DV DVCAM For playback select DV or DVCAM as the setup menu item No 014 FORMAT use SEL setting Use of Panasonic s consumer use DV tapes is recommended Align the cassette with the centre of the insertion slot and push it in gently The cassette tape is loaded automatically TC MODE CONTROL l USH l l TC INT TAPE CIREMOTE um PUSH m ccr TES t El n BHH H ae B EXT EE LOCAL Es o FWD STANDBY PLAYER RECORDER i O O Coservo L3 PLAY PREVIEW MULTI CUE A AUTO EDIT EA TRIM OUT El lees OOU pea J C C P EE M cassette STOP FF l l i dpir REC l A f I l l l 5 L cassette lt Note gt For AJ 5P92LP cassette tapes recorded using the DVCPRO 25 Mbps mode use a VTR supporting DVCPRO 25 Mbps 184 minute tapes lt Precautions when playing back general consumer DV DVCAM tapes gt e General consumer tapes recorded in the LP mode cannot be played back e When material recorded on a general consumer DV DVCAM tape is to be edited either use a DVCPRO50 50 Mbps or DVCPRO 25 Mbps tape or record the material on another VTR used for broadcast applications e The maximum speed at which ge
74. cally established in order to protect the tape When this button or the STOP button is pressed in the standby OFF mode the standby ON mode is established When a button other than the STOP button is pressed the mode corresponding to the button pressed is established On screen settings are available for the transfer time to the standby OFF mode D PLAYER RECORDER buttons These buttons are operated when editing operations are conducted using the unit as the recorder and a VIR equipped with an RS 422A serial interface remote control connector 9 pins Neither button functions when the unit is used on its own PLAYER button When this button is pressed its lamp lights and the player con nected to the unit can be operated by remote control The unit s editing and tape transport buttons now control the player s functions RECORDER button When this button is pressed its lamp lights and the editing and tape transport buttons control the recorder s the unit s functions Both lamps light and the recorder functions as the master unit for Parallel Run operations if the PLAYER or RECORDER button is pressed while ENA has been selected for setup menu No 200 PARA RUN However external control can no longer be exercised from the REMOTE connector 9 pin when this setting has been made D TC CTL switch By pressing this switch what appears on the counter display is changed between TC and CTL When TC is selected either the TC or
75. ct USER 3 Turn the search dial and move the cursor on the menu screen to setup item No A00 LOAD SETUP MENU MENU lt USERL gt NO A00 0000 804 BLANK LINE BLANK A00 LOAD USERZ A01 SAVE USERA A02 P ON LOAD VEE END gt While holding down the search button turn the search dial and select the user file whose contents are to be loaded into USER1 e Press the SET button The following messages appear on the menu screen and counter display Menu screen Counter display TCR 00 00 00 00 SETUP MENU LOAD SETUP LOAD U 2 9 U 1 USERB USERI OK YES lt PLAY gt NO lt STOP gt The user file number selected in step 4 is displayed in the shaded area 6 Press the PLAY button The settings of the user file selected in step 4 are loaded and the USER1 menu display appears When the STOP button is pressed the USER1 menu display appears while the settings remain unchanged Turn the search dial and move the cursor on the menu screen to any setup item except No A00 LOAD and No A01 SAVE Press the SET button The USER1 settings are now stored in the memory If the USER1 settings are not going to be stored in the memory do not press the SET button but press the MENU button 57 E Setup menus Saving a user file 1 2 3 NI Press the MENU button While holding down the STAND BY button press the REW or FF button and select USER Turn the search dial and move the cursor
76. curacy Tape timer accuracy Servo lock time VIDEO Digital video Sampling frequencies Quantizing Video compression method Video compression rate Error correction Video recording playback bit rate 5 C to 40 C 10 to 90 no condensation 20 kg 424 max 435 4 x 175 2 x 415 mm Not including the support legs connectors and JOG dial DVCPRO50 DVCPRO format selectable 6251 5251 selectable DVCPROB5O0 48 kHz 16 bit 4 channels DVCPRO 48 kHz 16 bit 2 channels Digital video audio helical track The time code is recorded in the sub code area Cue track 1 track Control track 1 track 67 708 mm sec 625i 67 640 mm sec 525i 92 minutes using the AJ 5P92LP 33 minutes using the AJ 5P33MP Metal tape Less than 3 min with AJ 5P92LP Less than 2 min with AJ 5P33MP DVCPRO50 DVCPRO 1x to 2x speed DV DVCAM 1x to 1x speed 0 frames using the time code 1 frame using the continuous CTL signal Less than 0 5 sec colour framing standby ON 625i 525i Y 13 5 MHz Ps PR 6 75 MHz DVCPROS0 8 bits DCT adaptive sampling variable length encoding DVCPRO50O 1 3 3 DVCPRO 1 5 Reed Solomon product code DVCPRO50 50 Mbps Digital IN Analogue Component OUT Video bandwidth S N ratio K factor Y PB Pr delay Video input connector Analogue component input option Analogue composite input option Reference input Serial digital component input SDTI input option DVCPRO 25 Mbps 6
77. d To return from the sub screen press the STOP button again The setting takes effect when the system format is 25 Mbps Sub screen 625 mode REC LINE1 For selecting the additional line where the signals are to be recorded REC LINE2 For selecting the additional line where the signals are to be recorded lt Note gt This menu item is not displayed when additional line mode setting 1 through 5 has been selected Sub screen 525 mode REC LINE1 For selecting the additional line where the signals are to be recorded REC LINE2 For selecting the additional line where the signals are to be recorded lt Note gt This menu item is not displayed when additional line mode setting 1 through 5 has been selected The underline on the setting item denotes the initial setting Number of lines which can be set for TELETEXT When 25 Mbps is the recording playback format Number of lines which can ADD LINE 29 83 E ENGLISH Setup menus USER menu V BLANK ae Superimposed display display ADD LINE OFF 50 YC422 Y4 B W Y4 BPF C4 Sub screen 625 mode REC LINE For selecting the additional line where the signals are to be recorded 01 REC LINE2 For selecting the additional line where the signals are to be recorded 0 Description For selecting the mode for recording signals on additional lines 0 No signals are reco
78. dvance using setup menu item No A02 P ON LOAD it can be automatically loaded into USER1 when the power is turned on 58 E Setup setting menus SYSTEM menu SYSTEM Superimposed display Superimposed Description display WFM SEL CTL TG VIDEO SYNC HF ENV This selects the signal to output from the VIDEO OUT 2 connector 0 The CTL signal is output 1 The TIME CODE signal is output 2 The VIDEO OUT signal is output 3 The SYNC signal is output 4 ENGLISH The PB L1R 3ch RF signal is output 5 The PB L1R 3ch ENV signal is output lt Notes gt 1 The settings can be changed at any time regardless of the setup menu item No 30 MENU LOCK setting 2 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 SYNC 0 25 Vp p ENCODER 0000 REMOTE This selects whether the video output signal is to be adjusted SEL 0001 LOCAL on the VTR or with the external encoder remote control 0 Video output signals are adjusted with the external encoder e remote control 1 Video output signals are adjusted on the VTR SYS SC System phase adjustment Total variable range 180 or more gt Advanced Delayed Note If setting operation is performed the setting value does not return to factory default setting SYS H System phase adjustment 74 n
79. e Executing automatic editing 39 PROVIEW A 40 Audio split editing eeseseeseeeeeeeeeees 41 Voice over facility internal 43 Audio cross channel editing internal 46 DOV CUG 48 Video output encoder output SIgrial ACIUSUMEMIS scdssccpsrcerssndsceerssencorentesiesstessioss 53 Setup default settings sssssesee 54 SEP MENUS sariei eE 55 e System MENU NE 59 PUSS CU T 61 e Basic menu seesssessseeeenenen nennen nnns 61 s Operation MENU MEN 63 iniizidizie uni EET 66 sid ug 70 e Tape protect menu cccccssseeceseeeeeeeeeeseeseeees 71 e Time Code Menu uisssusexentxvtitruhesubtiq tu doutiisteriietuts 72 due edu ziig t MEE 74 tAUdIO MENU RT TU 76 e V Blank menu eeeeeeerenenne nn 83 STN MENU serrera oe Eai 89 Time code user bit eeeeeeeeeeeseeeeessee 90 e Recording internal external time codes 91 e Reproducing the time code user bit 92 ouperimpoSe SCreen iet ciet i ope rk on oes es 93 Video output signals and servo reference signal 94 Audio V Fade Function 2i tente eerte breues 96 Audio recording channel and monitor OUIDUL SCICCHON siano vet nkadpeU nai 97 Printed circuit board 2 nseidenne lt cosvseneagncsweninaatos
80. e 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 Monitor output Main signal system output Rch CH2 CH3 Notes e PCM audio signal output is muted when the VTR is played outside the 1 to 2 0 normal speed e When either AUTO1 or AUTO11 is selected the PCM audio signal is output within 1 to 2 0 normal speed even in the automatic CUE output mode 82 E Setup menus USER menu V BLANK N Superimposed Superimposed Description display display 800 ADD LINE OFF For selecting the mode for recording signals on additional lines 25 YC422 0 No signals are recorded on additional lines YC411 The 422 mode signals are recorded on 1 line Y1 B W The 411 mode signals are recorded on 1 line Y1 BPF Only the Y signal is recorded on 1 line directly x Only the Y signal is recorded on 1 line after it has been C1 separated from the C signal Y2 B W s Only the C signal is recorded on 1 line Y2 BPF 6 Only the Y signal is recorded on 2 lines directly C2 7 Only the Y signal is recorded on 2 lines after it has been separated from the C signal Only the C signal is recorded on 2 lines Notes e When a setting from 1 to 8 is selected and the STOP button is pressed operation transfers to the sub screen and the recording line or lines can be selecte
81. e controller System phase adjustment 13 4 usec 8 96 usec 4 52 usec 0 sec 4 52 usec 8 96 usec 6 13 4 usec lt Note gt Factory settings will remain unchanged even if an attempt is made to perform a setting operation This sets whether the system phase is to be adjusted by the unit or from the external encoder remote controller 0 The system phase is adjusted from the external encoder remote controller 1 The system phase is adjusted by the unit lt Note gt This setting does not take effect when LOCAL has been selected as the SYSTEM menu item No 10 ENCODER SEL setting This selects whether the system file lock mode is to be engaged or released 0 The lock is released file data can be changed 1 The lock is engaged file data cannot be changed lt Note gt Setup menu No 00 WFM SEL can be changed at any time regardless of the setting selected for this menu item The underline on the setting item denotes the initial setting 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 A control matrix of the adjustments is shown below SYSTEM menu item SYSTEM menu item SYSTEM menu item 10 ENCODERSEL 19 SYS SC H Poo 12 SYS H LOCAL LOCAL Unit REMOTE External encoder REMOTE remote controller 60 E Item adjusted VIDEO LEVEL SYSTEM menu item CHRO
82. e with the operation mode when a setting other than MANU has 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 auto matically switched to CUE 0 CUE is output to both the left and right channels 1 CUE is output to the left channel only 2 CUE is output to the right channel only AUDIO PB 0000 J DIS This selects whether the playback level controls are to func VR 0001 ENA tion in the EE mode when INT SG has been selected as the setup menu item No 700 INT SG setting 0 The INT SG output level is fixed at UNITY 1 The INT SG output level can be varied using the playback level controls JOG PROC Selects the digital audio output slow signal processing in the JOG VAR SHTL mode 0 The sound from the digital audio without the slow signal processing is output even in the STILL mode 1 The sound from the digital audio output after the slow signal processing is output 750 DV PBATT 0000 ne This selects the audio output level during DV playback 0001 0 The audio output level is not attenuated 1 The audio output level is attenuated reduced 751 REC PT EEG This selects whether to mute the sound where recordings are MUTE joined during DV DVCAM playback 0 The sound is not muted 1 The sound is muted The underline on the setting item denotes the initial setting Concerning the CUE output in the search mode gt The tabl
83. ed while the DVCPRO mode is selected the unit will proceed with recording but no guarantees are made for the resulting performance etc Conversely when a DVCPRO tape is inserted while the DV or DVCAM mode is selected the unit cannot perform recording The remaining tape time will not be displayed accurately The slow down positions near the tape start and end will not be located accurately In addition no guarantees are given for performance etc if a tape with a different format from the one selected is inserted MONI 0000 This sets whether the recorder is to be forcibly set to the EE CONTROL 0001 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 0 The recorder is not forcibly set to the EE mode 1 The recorder is forcibly set to the EE mode and the player s playback signals are output CU ROLL Sets the preroll time using the PREROLL button when the TIME multi cue function has been set to ON The time can be set in 1 second increments from 0 to 15 seconds ENGLISH The underline on the setting item denotes the initial setting 63 E Setup menus USER menu OPERATION Superimposed N Superimposed display O display SEARCH 0000 DIAL ENA 0001 KEY 0000 x8 4 0001 x16 0002 x32 Description No 100 This selects the direct search di
84. elected and used Changing the file d Press the MENU button 2 Hold down the STAND BY button and press the FF button to switch to the next user file Hold down the STAND BY button and press the REW button to switch to the previous user file ENGLISH REW im MAN LANE MM NM Foot SYSTEM USER 1 4 USER2 2 USER3 lt USER4 3 USERS REW REW REW REW REW i USER FILE Each user file contains the following items e BASIC e OPERATION INTERFACE EDIT e TAPE PROTECT e TIME CODE e VIDEO e AUDIO V BLANK MENU 3 Repeat the operation in step 2 to select the user file to be used and press the SET button The user file is changed and stored in the memory lt Note gt SYSTEM menu items are not included in user files 1 to 5 Therefore after selecting the user file switch to the SYSTEM file and set the SYSTEM menu items 55 E Setup menus Lock mode can be set to protect the settings in the system files and user files USER2 USER5 Settings can no longer be changed when this mode is set To set and release the lock mode for the system files and user files use setup item No 30 MENU LOCK and setup menu item No A03 MENU LOCK respectively Setting and releasing the lock mode 1 Press the MENU button 2 While holding down the STAND BY button press the REW or FF button and select the file for which the lock mode is to be set or released 3 Turn the search dial and move the
85. en below When using the time code and user bit in real time 00 00 00 00 23 59 59 24 User bit 00 00 00 00 FF FF FF FF 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 to change the value 4 When the setting of the start number is completed press the START button In the FREE RUN mode the time code now starts running 5 Proceed with the recording or editing 2 Setting the external time code TC switch EXT a N Place the VTR in the stop mode Set the TC CTL switch to TC Set the TC INT EXT switch to EXT External time code selected Setup menu No 505 EXT TC SEL can be set as follows LTC The LTC signal input to the TIME CODE IN connector XLR on the connector panel is recorded as the time code lt Note gt The LTC signal must be synchronized with the video signal VITC The input video signal s VITC is recorded as the time code 91 E ENGLISH Reproducing the time code user bit kl Place the unit in the stop mode 2 Set the TC CTL switch to TC 3 Set the TC UB switch to TC or UB TC The time code is displayed UB The user bit is displayed e When it is no longer possible to read the time code it is interpolated using the CTL signal 4 Press the PLAY button Playback now commences and the time code appears on the display When setup menu No 007 SUPER is ON the time code value is superimposed onto the video signal from the VIDEO OUT 3 SERIAL OUT 3 connector lt Notes gt e The colon between the
86. en Wen wah 1E FAST the message display flashes POWER OFF ON S REEL TORQUE ERROR S REEL TORQUE ERR T REEL TORQUE T REEL TORQUE If an abnormal torque applied to the take up reel STOP motor is detected the AUTO OFF lamp lights and the message display flashes POWER OFF ON UNLOAD ERROR UNLOAD ERROR If the tape has not been wound up during unloading STOP the AUTO OFF lamp lights and the message display POWER OFF ON flashes WINDUP ERROR WINDUP ERROR If after the total tape amount has been detected the amount of tape wound up on the take up reel and the amount of tape supplied by the supply reel differ to an STOP abnormal extent while the tape is travelling in the POWER OFF gt ON forward or reverse direction the AUTO OFF lamp lights and the message display flashes WINDUP REEL NOT W UP REEL NOT ROTA If after the cassette has been inserted the tape take ERROR ERR ROTA up reel has not wound up the tape while the total tape STOP amount is not detected and while the tape is travelling in the forward or reverse direction the AUTO OFF lamp lights and the message display flashes POWER OFF5ON 105 E RS 232C interface 1 Introduction 1 The VTR can be operated by commands when the RS 232C interface is used See command table on pages 109 111 2 Conditions for acknowledging commands from RS 232C interface The front panel REMOTE LOCAL switch must be at REMOTE
87. enotes the initial setting 61 E b Setup menus USER menu BASIC continued Superimposed Superimposed Description display display 008 DISPLAY TIME This selects what information is to be provided by the time code SEL T amp STA and other super displays output to the VIDEO OUT S SERIAL T amp S amp M QUT 3 connector T amp RT 0 Time only T amp YMD 1 Time and status 2 Time status and mode T amp MDY 4 Time and REC TIME T amp DMY 4 Time and REC DATE year month day 5 6 lt 1 No Time and REC DATE month day year Time and REC DATE day month year Notes gt Displayed as the mode is DVCPRO 50 for the DVCPRO50 50 Mbps DVCPRO for the DVCPRO 25 Mbps DV for the DV or DVCAM for the DVCAM An error message appears if a warning or error has occurred when 2 T amp S amp M has been selected as this setting REC 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 CHARA This sets the position of the characters on the horizontal plane H POS for the time code and other super displays output to the VIDEO OUT 3 SERIAL OUT 3 connector lt Note gt When setting this item the DISPLAY SEL status is output to VIDEO OUT 3 SERIAL 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 t
88. erted 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 con nection 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 DO NOT REMOVE PANEL COVER BY UNSCREWING To reduce the risk of electric shock do not remove cover No user serviceable parts inside And do not insert fingers or any other objects into the video cassette holder CAUTION Do not install or place this unit in a bookcase built in cabinet or in another confined space in order to keep well ventilated condition Ensure that curtains and any other materials do not obstruct the ventilation condition to prevent risk of electric shock or fire hazard due to overheating isthe safety information BI Do not insert fingers or any objects into the video cassette holder W Avoid operating or leaving the unit near strong magnetic fields Be especially careful of large audio speakers BI Avoid operating or storing the unit in an excessively hot cold or damp environment as this may result in damage both to the recorder and to the tape BI Do not
89. etting item denotes the initial setting 85 E For selecting the additional line where the signals are to be recorded For selecting the additional line where the signals are to be recorded For selecting the additional line where the signals are to be recorded Note This menu item is not displayed when setting 1 has been selected as the additional line mode For selecting the additional line where the signals are to be recorded Note This menu item is not displayed when setting 1 has been selected as the additional line mode ENGLISH Setup menus USER menu V BLANK s continued Superimposed display Superimposed display Description TELETEXT SEL TELETEXT DET Sub screen 625 mode REC LINE1 REC LINE15 0016 Sub screen 525 mode 00 REC LINE1 0000 0001 0002 0003 0004 0005 0006 0007 0008 0009 0010 0011 0012 12 REC LINE13 0013 MOJI NABTS AUTO MANU OFF 7 amp 320 8 amp 321 9 amp 322 10 amp 323 11 amp 324 12 amp 325 13 amp 326 14 amp 327 15 amp 328 16 amp 329 17 amp 330 18 amp 331 19 amp 332 20 amp 333 OFF 10 amp 273 11 amp 274 128275 13 amp 276 14 amp 277 15 amp 278 16 amp 279 17 amp 280 18 amp 281 19 amp 282 20 amp 283 21 amp 284 22 For selecting the type of teletext signals to be recorded 0 MOJI system 1 NABTS system lt Note gt This setup menu item is not displayed in the 625 mode Fo
90. g 64 E Setup menus USER menu OPERATION Ee T a mE M Superimposed Description display display EE MODE NORMAL This selects the EE mode output signals SEL THRU 0 Signals are output with a delay equivalent to the length of internal signal processing 1 Signals are output directly without internal processing and so are output with no delay Note When editing mode is selected SDTI is selected as the video input signal or INT SG is selected at either VIDEO or AUDIO the internal operations are forcibly set to NORMAL PLAY This set the play delay time in frame increments DELAY is CAP LOCK 0000 This selects the CAPSTAN LOCK mode for the 4F and 8F 0001 settings of the CF switch 0 4F mode 1 8F mode Note This setup menu is not displayed in the 525 mode ENGLISH tape start when the tape end is detected 0 The tape stops at the tape end AUTO REW This selects whether to rewind the tape automatically to the MEMORY STOP The underline on the setting item denotes the initial setting 1 The tape is rewound to the tape start 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 0 The VTR does not stop 1 The VTR stops automatically Notes 1 The stop mode concerned is either the stop or the still picture SHTL STILL mode depending on the setup menu No 315 AFTER CUE UP
91. gnal 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 VIR mode and availability of the video input signal EXT What is the setup INPUT menu No 304 SERVO HEF setting ENGLISH AUTO YES Is the unit in one of the editing modes NO Has the unit been set to YES the recording mode NO NO Is the video input signal available YES NO Is the REF VIDEO input signal available YES Synchronization with the 2H Synchronization with REF VIDEO input signal Tiere ey nentenizaven the video input signal lt Notes gt Synchronization is determined as follows depending on the availability of the REF VIDEO input signal when BB or CB has been selected as the setup menu No 600 INT SG setting e 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 95 E 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
92. he cassette has been ejected or inserted e When TIME has been selected as the setup menu item No 008 DISPLAY SEL setting the time is not indicated on the superimposed display No display appears if the freeze mark F is indicated by the setup menu item No 111 FRZ MODE SEL setting No display appears if the tape start or end has been detected and BOT or EOT is displayed 004 SETUP This selects whether the SETUP MENU user file No is dis NUMBER played on screen 0 The SETUP MENU No is not displayed 1 The SETUP MENU No is displayed 005 METER This selects whether the level meters are to display the CUE SELECT track signal level or the video signal level 0 The CUE track signal levels are displayed 1 The video signal levels are displayed SYNCHRO This selects whether or not to synchronize between two VTRs NIZE 0 No synchronization The editing points deviate several frames but editing can be started quickly 1 Synchronization Allows for error free editing 007 SUPER This selects whether the time code and other super display which are output to the VIDEO OUT 3 SERIAL OUT 3 con nector is to shown 0 Not shown 1 Shown 2 ON or OFF for the superimposed display is selected by pressing the PLAY button while holding down the SET button on the lower section of the front panel Note The regular playback operation is performed if the PLAY button is pressed first The underline on the setting item d
93. he edit IN point has been entered the tape is rewound from the edit IN point for the duration set by setup menu 000 and the unit then goes into the stop mode When the edit IN point has not been entered the tape is rewound for the duration set by setup menu 000 from the position where the button was pressed and the unit then goes into the stop mode I Notes The time code or CTL signal must be continuously recorded between the edit IN point and 5 preroll point TT e When the IN point has not been entered whether to enter the IN point and perform preroll or to perform preroll without entering the IN point can be selected at setup menu No 313 AUTO ENTRY 31 E Automatic editing Deck to Deck Editing refers to the job of using a prerecorded tape to produce a complete recording by joining together separate cuts and deleting unnecessary parts The basic steps taken for editing are as follows Set the CONTROL switch to REMOTE on the player and to LOCAL on the recorder Select the editing mode Enter the edit points of the recorder and player Check and modify the edit points Check Preview before proceeding with the editing Proceed with the editing N oy A e N Check Review the recording that has resulted from the editing 32 E Automatic editing Switch settings and adjustments When the unit is used as the recorder Select the video and audio input Set the POWER switch signals
94. he setting item denotes the initial setting 86 E Setup menus USER menu V BLANK s continued N Superimposed Superimposed Description display display 804 BLANK LINE 0000 BLANK This turns the blanking ON or OFF in the vertical blanking THRU period of the video output signals MANU 0 Blanking is effected forcibly for all lines 1 No blanking is effected for any of the lines 2 Blanking ON or OFF is selected for each line Note When setting 2 MANUJ 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 Sub screen 625 mode LINE 7 amp 320 0000 BLANK 0 Blanking is forcibly effected 0001 THRU 1 No blanking is effected 01 LINE 8 amp 321 0000 BLANK 0 Blanking is forcibly effected 0001 THRU 1 No blanking is effected 02 LINE 9 amp 322 0000 BLANK 0 Blanking is forcibly effected 0001 THRU 1 No blanking is effected 03 LINE 10 amp 323 0000 BLANK 0 Blanking is forcibly effected 0001 THRU 1 No blanking is effected 04 LINE 11 amp 324 0000 BLANK 0 Blanking is forcibly effected 0001 THRU 1 No blanking is effected 05 LINE 12 amp 325 0000 BLANK 0 Blanking is forcibly effected 0001 THRU 1 No blanking is effected LINE 18 amp 326 0000 BLANK 0 Blanking is forcibly effected 0001 THRU 1 No blanking
95. holding down the A OUT button E Duration display The duration can be displayed on the front panel only Duration from video IN point to OUT point Press the IN and OUT buttons simultaneously Duration from audio IN point to OUT point Press the A IN and A OUT buttons simulta neously Match frame processing mechanism When two VTRs are used for audio split editing operations there will be a total of eight edit points two pairs of video IN and OUT points one for the player and the other for the recorder and two pairs of audio IN and OUT points one for the player and the other for the recorder Since the remaining three points are automatically calculated when five of these eight edit points are entered up to five edit points can be entered E When a VTR without a split editing function is to be used as the player When a VTR which does not have the ability to set the video and audio edit points separately is used as the player split editing can still be performed by setting the audio In and OUT points using the recorder and setting the data of three points as the video edit points Note If during audio split editing only the video OUT point or audio OUT point is entered and automatic editing is executed without the audio OUT point or video OUT point having been entered editing will continue until the audio OUT point or video OUT point is entered or the STOP button is pressed to suspend operation 42 E Voice over f
96. ining setup menu No 301 IN OUT DEL and No 302 NEGA FLASH 35 E Automatic editing Checking the edit points 1 Press the IN or OUT button to check the edit point The value of the entered edit point appears on the display 2 Press the PREROLL button while holding down the IN or OUT button to check the image at the edit point The tape is cued at the edit IN or OUT point and the still picture mode at that point is displayed e The EE mode is established if the TAPE EE switch has been set to the EE position when STOP has been selected for the setup menu No 315 AFTER CUE UP 3 Continue to hold the IN and OUT buttons down together and check the edit section duration time The duration time appears on the display Calculating the duration e When both edit points have been set the duration between the two edit points e When only one edit point has been set the duration between the set data and the current tape address e When neither edit point has been set the duration of the previously edited interval cnconomion r3 r3 ca CONDITION Cd Cd L MODE CONTROL TAPE lisi Tc le Bos f FULLIFINE L BBE J B SLow Oo REV 4 iai Br AVE RECORDER FWI rt MONITOR SELECT LR Ll r TC SET SHIFT ADJ START AT v9 DVCPRO SCH CF m L m CISERVO m uu LEVEL CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CUE LO CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CUE TC 1 2 OHO OHOHOHO ES P ET AS PREVIEW AUTO EDIT 4 a HEADPHONES R
97. insertion slot Q EJECT button When this is pressed the tape is unloaded and several seconds later the cassette is automatically ejected When the counter display indicates CTL the display is reset Whether the EJECT button operation is to be enabled or disabled can be selected by setting setup menu No 115 EJECT SW INH Q Channel condition lamps One of these lamps lights in accordance with the error rate status Green Amber Red Green This lights when the error rates for the video and audio playback signals are both acceptable Amber This lights when the error rate for the video or audio playback signals has deteriorated Red The playback picture will remain normal even when this lamp lights This lights when the video or audio signals are subject to rectification or interpolation AUTO OFF lamp This lights when trouble has arisen in the deck s operation 8 E Controls and their functions Front Panel Centre Section PLAY button Playback commences when this button is pressed Recording commences when the button is pressed together with the REC button manual editing commences when it is pressed together with the EDIT button during playback However manual editing will not be initiated if the servo is not locked Pressing only the PLAY button during manual editing will cut out the editing and establish the playback mode REC button Recording commences when this button is pressed together with the PL
98. is displayed in single units lt Notes gt e The resettable items in the HOURS METER information are reset by the shop when performing maintenance or other work The 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 Error messages When an abnormal operation is detected in this unit the AUTO OFF lamp lights up See error message table and an error message is displayed If BB or CB in No 600 INT SG in the setup menu is selected pressing the REC button or the EDIT weis E to 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 switch pressing the REC button or the EDIT button E to E mode will display NO INPUT for the first two seconds This is also displayed for the first two seconds when starting editing Warning messages When a warning occurs in this unit the warning lamp lights up and a warning See error message table message is displayed When multiple warnings occur the warning with the highest priority is displayed 102 E Error messages Warning
99. is effected LINE 14 amp 327 0000 BLANK 0 Blanking is forcibly effected 0001 THRU 1 No blanking is effected LINE 15 amp 328 0000 BLANK 0 Blanking is forcibly effected 0001 THRU 1 No blanking is effected LINE 16 amp 329 0000 BLANK 0 Blanking is forcibly effected 0001 THRU 1 No blanking is effected 10 LINE 17 amp 830 0000 BLANK 0 Blanking is forcibly effected 0001 THRU 1 No blanking is effected LINE 18 amp 331 0000 BLANK 0 Blanking is forcibly effected 0001 THRU 1 No blanking is effected 12 LINE 19 amp 332 0000 BLANK 0 Blanking is forcibly effected 0001 THRU 1 No blanking is effected 13 LINE 20 amp 333 0000 BLANK 0 Blanking is forcibly effected 0001 THRU 1 No blanking is effected 14 LINE 21 amp 334 0000 BLANK 0 Blanking is forcibly effected 0001 THRU 1 No blanking is effected 15 LINE 22 amp 335 0000 BLANK 0 Blanking is forcibly effected 0001 THRU 1 No blanking is effected The underline on the setting item denotes the initial setting 87 E ENGLISH Setup menus USER menu V BLANK s continued Superimposed Superimposed Description display display Sub screen 525 mode LINE 10 amp 273 0000 BLANK 0 Blanking is forcibly effected 0001 THRU 1 No blanking is effected 01 LINE 11 amp 274 0000 BLANK 0 Blanking is forcibly effected 0001 THRU 1 No blanking is effected 02 LINE
100. is made to store more than 20 seconds of sound in the memory all the audio signals in excess of the memory s 20 second capacity will fail to be stored e When INT VO or INT X which is performed using the internal memory in the setup menu No 317 AUD MEM MODE setting m appears on the front panel and is superimposed onto the TV monitor display to indicate that the editing mode using the internal memory is now being used 44 E Voice over facility internal For operation with an editing controller AG A850 oem ew INI o N MIC AMP Microphone Connect to the channel any channel from CH1 to CH4 on which the sound is to be recorded ANALOGUE AUDIO IN VIDEO OUT OO OO REMOTE IN OUT AJ D960 TV monitor RECORDER CONTROLLER AG A850 Select INT VO as the setup menu No 317 AUD MEM MODE setting Select the same setting for the channel any channel from CH1 to CH4 on which the sound is to be recorded and for the setup menu No 318 AUD MEM CH channel Insert the cassette tape for which the voice over editing is to be performed into the VTR Set the CONTROL switch on the VTR to the REMOTE position Set the controllers SOURCE selector to AUX1 Press the insert button for the channel channel selected in step 2 on which the sound is to be recorded Enter the IN and OUT points of the positions where voice over editing is to be performed Press the PREVIEW button While watching the TV monit
101. is selected the channels selected by the setup menu item No 318 AUD MEM CH setting are output to the monitor with any delay automatically eliminated internally using the CUE system Consequently CUE audio no longer functions and the setup menu item No 726 REC CUE also loses its function since this is now automatically switched internally Up to 20 seconds of sound can be stored in the unit s internal memory It should be borne in mind that even if an attempt is made to store more than 20 seconds of sound in the memory all the audio signals in excess of the memory s 20 second capacity will fail to be stored Refer to the instruction manual of the AJ YA752 audio memory unit for details on how to use each mode using this unit AUD MEM This sets the channel for the voice over or audio cross CH channel editing which is performed using the AJ YA752 audio memory unit or internal audio memory 0 The signals are recorded onto CH1 1 The signals are recorded onto CH2 2 The signals are recorded onto CH3 3 The signals are recorded onto CH4 Note This setting has no effect when AMU VO has been selected as the setup menu No 317 AUD MEM MODE setting VAR FWD 1 This sets the maximum VAR FWD speed MAX 0 44 1 3 1 x speed 1 2 1 85 x speed 2 1x speed lt Notes gt The value for the DV DVCAM format is shown in parenthesis e At any speed setting other than 0 4 1x the phase cannot be synchronized from the editing co
102. iting peration continues This is displayed when envelope levels approximately 1 3 that of normal levels are detected for more than one Operation continues second during playback recording or editing HIGH ERROR RATE This is displayed when the error rate increases and correction interpolation is performed on either the video or Operation continues audio playback signal OVER RECORDING When voice over editing is performed using the internal audio memory this message appears if the duration of the Operation continues signals recorded in the memory exceeds 20 seconds 1 The data stream format complies with the SMPTE 321M standard 2 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 3 This warning appears only during recording operations In cases like this the signals are recorded with the audio signals muted 4 This warning appears only during recording operations In cases like this the internally generated time codes are recorded 103 E Table of AUTO OFF Error messages VTR operation M D Counter display onitor display escription Restart ondion CAP ROTATE TOO SLOW CAP TENSION ERROR DRUM ROTATE TOO FAST DRUM ROTATE TOO SLOW DRUM TORQUE ERROR FRONT LOAD ERROR FRONT LOAD MOTOR LOADING MOTOR CAP ROTA TOO SLOW CAP TENSION ERROR DRUM ROTA TOO FAST
103. k 13 E Controls and their functions Front Panel Centre Section Volume control This is used to adjust the headphones volume and the monitor output volume Whether the headphones output and monitor output volumes are to be linked or kept separate can be set on the setup menu No 713 MONI OUT Note that the headphones output volume is normally linked When the volumes are kept separate the monitor output is set to the unity value preset value MONITOR SELECT switches These are used to select the audio signals output to the monitor L R channels Each time the L button is pressed the signals output to the monitor L channel are selected in turn in the following order CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CUE and back to CH1 However this switching is disabled when CH1 2 CH3 4 CH1 3 or CH2 4 has been selected for setup menu No 729 MONI MIX L Each time the R button is pressed the signals output to the monitor R channel are selected in turn in the following order CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CUE and back to CH1 However this switching is disabled when CH1 2 CH3 4 CH1 3 or CH2 4 has been selected for setup menu No 730 MONI MIX R The L or R lamp on the level meter display lights to indicate which signal is now being selected When the unit is set to AUTO in No 721 MONI CH SEL on the setup menu then the display will change according to the monitor output METER FULL FINE selector switch This is used to change the
104. lay 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Display mode Search point Entry point selection mark e u e le 8 L 1E Lie Lo C le fo L i fo E I0 Lo Search point or entry point time remains blank when nothing has been entered 48 E Multi cue Q Display mode selection mark This mark indicates whether the current cue point LED display and time data displayed by the operation is to indicate the search point or entry point The display is switched using the START button on the front panel as shown in the figure below 1s R ie o L0 L LI lel INE tt lel l L TERT LI I9 10 i Is R ie o 0 L1 E18 IN it lel el L TERI L 119 6 Search point This displays the currently selected search point SCRO1 denotes CUE1 on page 0 ENGLISH Entry point This displays the point to be entered when the SET button is pressed next ENT23 denotes CUES on page 2 Search point and entry point display This displays the search point or entry point time when the CUE button and SET buttons have been pressed The display remains blank when there is no time data Page operations Pages can be scrolled up or down by simultaneously pressing the front panel ADJ button and TRIM button Page up scrolling is set as follows using setup menu No 132 ROTE MODE When OFF is set Scrolling is not possible from page 9 to page O When ON is set Scrolling is possible from
105. lected and tape format lt 625 525 gt 625 This lights when a 625 interlaced TV system is selected 525 This lights when the 525 interlaced TV system has been selected lt 25Mbps 50Mbps gt 25Mbps This indicates the DVCPRO 25 Mbps recording and playback mode It also indicates the DV and DVCAM playback mode In the DVCPRO 25 Mbps recording and playback mode this indicator lights in tandem with the DVCPRO 25 Mbps cassette display lamp in the centre of the front panel 50Mbps This indicates that the tape is recorded or played back in the DVCPROSO 50 Mbps 7 E Controls and their functions INPUT SELECT switches These are used to select the video and audio input signals lt Video gt Each time the VIDEO button is pressed the input video signal selection is switched in the order of Y PB PR COMPOSITE SDTI V amp A SDI and then back to Y PB PrR When SDTI V amp A is selected both video input and audio input are switched to SDTI lt Audio gt Each time the AUDIO button is pressed the input audio signal selection is switched in the order of ANALOG AES EBU USER SET SDI and then back to ANALOG USER SET is a feature for independently selecting the input signals to record on PCM audio signal channels 1 through 4 and is used together with the setup menu However when video input is set to SDTI audio input is also forcibly set to SDTI For instance if USER SET is selected by INPUT SELECT and the channel selections
106. ly continuing entry onto the next page when the page on which the cue points are being entered has been filled PAGE MODE AUTO e When the page on which the cue points are being entered has been filled entry auto matically continues on the next page Entry is automatically concluded when CUE98 is entered on the last page When the next cue point is to be entered the entry pointer must be changed Check that the entry point display mode is established and change the page so that the entry pointer is automatically changed In this case the search pointer is not changed To change the pointer on the same page press the CUE button directly If ON has been selected as the setup menu No 132 ROTA MODE setting the rotation operation moves the page from page 9 CUE98 to page 0 CUEO1 When it is no longer possible to enter in either of the above operation modes e appears on the entry pointer display and the ENT display flashes e In the entry point display mode the FULL MEMORY message appears when the entry point display operation is performed by pressing the SET button None of the LEDs will flash Operation will be the same as the ones described above even when some of the points in between have not been entered s R e lo n U 4 E INL ELTE Lia L Iel 6 This display flashes F uj e Le L ME Ee IM lol 8 D LLL LUE L 19 L6 Note If ON has been selected as the setup menu
107. m JE fal VIDEO CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CUE L PuL FOR VARIABLE MONITOR SELECT switch 97 E ENGLISH Printed circuit board settin board dbi 9 F8 board SW1 Audio Input ADDA1 Impedance SW SW41 Audio Input Impedance SW SW 101 Audio Input Impedance SW SW 141 Audio Input Impedance SW This sets the CH1 audio input impedance HIGH 6002 This sets the CH2 audio input impedance HIGH 6002 This sets the CH3 audio input impedance HIGH 600Q This sets the CH4 audio input impedance HIGH 6002 H1 board SW101 Cue Input This sets the CUE input impedance HIGH CUE Impedance SW HIGH 6002 98 E Rack mounting The unit can be mounted into a 19 inch standard rack if the optional rack mounting adaptors AJ MA75P are used For the installation rails it is recommended that the rail and bracket for 18 length model number CC3061 99 0400 of Chassis Trak be used If an even greater clearance is to be left between the VTR and rack when the VTR is pulled out however it is recommended that the 22 long Chassis Trak model number CC 3001 99 0191 be used The complete slide rail and bracket unit is not available from Panasonic For further details consult with your dealer 1 Use the removed screw to attach the inner members of the slide rails Refer to below for the places where they are to be secured with the screws Locations where the screws are secured on right R side of inner members of slide
108. n be monitored in the EE mode The original picture and sound are restored when the STOP button is pressed p SERVO lamp This lights when the drum servo and capstan servo have locked P REC INHIBIT lamp This lights when the REC INHIBIT switch in the front panel bottom section is at ON or when the accidental erasure prevention mode has been set for the cassette In this state neither recording nor editing is possible Whether the REC INHIBIT lamp is to remain lit or flash when recording has been inhibited by the accidental erasure prevention tab on the cassette tape can be selected by setting setup menu No 114 REC INH LAMP The FF REW speed can be selected on the setup menu No 102 FF REW MAX and it is set to the same speed No guarantees are given for the audio playback sound in the search mode 9 E Controls and their functions Front Panel Centre Section D STAND BY button When this is pressed the same tension as in the regular stop mode is applied to the tape and while the head drum continues to rotate the button s lamp lights to indicate that the standby ON mode is established In the standby OFF mode the half loading mode is established When this button is pressed in the stop mode the standby OFF mode is established the half loading mode is established The lamp in the button now goes off When the unit remains in the stop mode for longer than a predetermined period the standby OFF mode is automati
109. n the edit OUT point is reached the unit goes into the stop mode after postrolling The postroll time can be set using setup menu No 325 POSTROLL TM Postroll With assemble editing editing continues for approx 2 seconds even after the edit OUT point has been passed the tape is rewound to the OUT point and the unit goes into the stop mode With insert editing the unit goes into the play mode after the edit OUT point has been passed the tape is rewound to the OUT point and the unit goes into the stop mode ENGLISH Retry function If the AUTO EDIT button is pressed again after the STOP button has been pressed to stop the editing editing will start again from the beginning Auto tag editing If the AUTO EDIT button is pressed when the next edit point has not yet been entered upon completion of editing the previous edit OUT point will be entered as the IN point and editing is performed accordingly To release the auto tag mode press one of the tape transport buttons PLAY etc Note The entered points are automatically cleared after editing is executed However the previous editing points can be recalled by pressing the TRIM or TRIM and SET buttons together cnconomion r3 r3 ra CONDITION O Cd C1 MODE aM Tc METER Ne a oO poel f FULLFINE L BBE J B Brow 0O REV 4 gt gt FW STAND By PLAVER RECORDER rO MONITOR SELECT TC SET En SHIFT ADJ START RESET gt Ge vcro scH cF E O L
110. nalogue signal to be recorded on the CUE track is supplied to this connector The audio signals from a microphone can also be recorded by selecting the 60 dB input mode on the setup menu No 705 CUE IN LV Q CUE OUT connector The analogue signal recorded on the CUE track is output from this connector MONITOR OUT connector During playback the playback signals from the CUE track or PCM audio signal CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 are output from this connector ANALOG AUDIO IN connectors These are the analogue audio input connectors D ANALOG AUDIO OUT connectors The analogue audio signals are output from these connectors D ANALOG COMPONENT VIDEO IN connector option The analogue component video signal is supplied to this connector P ANALOG COMPOSITE VIDEO IN connectors and 750 termination switch option The analogue composite video signal is supplied to these two connectors which are connected in a loop through configuration When the termination is required set the switch to ON D REF VIDEO IN connectors and 759 termination switch These are the input connectors for the reference video signals Supply signals with colour burst When the termination is required set the switch to ON 18 E Controls and their functions Connector area P ANALOG COMPONENT VIDEO OUT connector option The analogue component video signal is output from this connector ANALOG COMPOSITE VIDEO OUT connectors The analogue composite video
111. nect ing cables has been replaced and whenever the connections are changed The adjustment procedure using this unit is outlined below 1 Check the connections see page 23 2 Set setup menu No 10 ENCODER SEL to LOCAL REMOTE For adjusting the video output signals using an external encoder remote controller LOCAL For adjusting the video output signals using this unit ENGLISH 3 Adjust the source machine independently 3 1 When using the preset values Set the PRESET MANUAL switches of the VIDEO OUT LEVEL CHROMA LEVEL BLACK LEVEL and CHROMA PHASE controls to PRESET 3 2 When adjusting the video output signals without using the preset values 1 Play back a cassette tape on which standard colour bar signals have been recorded 2 Adjust the controls in such a way that the waveforms on the waveform monitor WFM and vectorscope VSC resemble those shown in the figures below A Black level Adjust the control to eliminate deviation Video level Adjust this level to 700 mV Chroma level and chroma phase Adjust the two controls in such a way that the light spot of the vector wave forms comes inside the rectangular grid mark E Waveform on WFM E Waveform on VSC 4 Perform the same adjustments on the source machine connected to the unit 53 E Setup default settings The unit s major settings are performed by making selections on menus The setting menus appear on the TV monitor when the TV monitor
112. nection method for the digital audio edit OUT point 0 Cut processing 1 V Fade processing This selects whether the IN point is to be entered using the PREROLL button when it has not been entered 0 IN point is not entered 1 IN point is entered This selects the CF adjustment deck with deck to deck editing 0 The player s edit IN OUT points are adjusted reference as the RECORDER side 1 The recorder s edit IN OUT points are adjusted reference as the PLAYER side This selects the mode after cue up operation is complete 0 STOP mode 1 SHTL STILL mode The underline on the setting item denotes the initial setting 71 E ENGLISH Setup menus USER menu EDIT mm wa m Superimposed Description display display 317 AUD MEM OFF Establishes the setting for voice over and or audio cross MODE AMU X channel editing using the AJ YA752 audio memory unit or AMU VO built in audio memory INT x 0 Neither voice over nor audio cross channel editing is INT VO performed Audio cross channel editing is performed using the AJ YA752 audio memory unit Voice over editing is performed using the AJ YA752 audio memory unit Audio cross channel editing is performed using the internal audio memory Voice over editing is performed using the internal audio memory Notes e The RS 232C interface will not function with the 1 AMU X or 2 AMU VO setting When the 2 AMU VO or 4 INT VO setting
113. neral consumer DV DVCAM tapes can be advanced is 32 times the normal tape speed e The maximum time for STILL TIMER when a general consumer DV DVCAM tape is used is set to 10 seconds and the total time during which such a tape may be left standing in the STILL mode is set to 1 minute Cueing up a general consumer DV DVCAM tape at the same position should be kept to the minimum in order to protect the tape from damage Noise may be generated on rare occasions during slow playback using a consumer use DV DVCAM tape 24 E Switching on the power inserting the cassette Before starting to operate the unit check whether the equipment has been connected properly 1 Turn on the power 2 Check that the AUTO OFF lamp is off When condensation has formed or some other trouble has occurred the AUTO OFF lamp lights and all operations are disabled 3 Insert the cassette tape Insert the tape at its proper position without force ENGLISH 4 Check that the STOP lamp is on When the tape is inserted the cylinder rotates automatically the tape is loaded and the unit goes into the stop mode The EJECT lamp goes off INPUT SELECT _ vo YPBPR CMPST SDTI V amp A jui ANALOG AES EBU USERSET soi AES EBU USER SET cHconpiTioN r3 r3 ca Co Co Co MODE EM Mig R JB pos Es rL oan BY PLAYER Ba MONITOR SELECT r TC SET Lga SHIFT ADJ START RESET DVCPRO SCH CF D se L L L Lj L ISERVO mi INHIBIT LEVEL CH1
114. ng mode is disabled Note Even when the 1 ON or 2 REC setting is selected to disable audio input switching using the INPUT SELECT switch it is still possible to set the setup menu items No 700 INT SG No 715 CH1 IN SEL No 716 CH2 IN SEL No 717 CH3 IN SEL No 718 CH4 IN SEL No 719 DIGI IN SEL12 and No 720 DIGI IN SEL34 This selects whether to cause the REC INHIBIT lamp to flash or light up when the cassette has been set to the accidental erasure prevention status 0 The lamp lights up 1 The lamp flashes Note When the REC INHIBIT switch is set to ON the REC INHIBIT 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 0 Operation is disabled while the unit is in the recording mode 1 Operation is enabled in all modes The underline on the setting item denotes the initial setting 66 E Setup menus USER menu OPERATION continued Superimposed Superimposed display display Description EJECT _MODE1 LAMP MODE2 130 MULTI CUE ON 131 nn PAGE MODE ROTA MODE J ON The underline on the setting item denotes the initial setting 67 E Selects whether the EJECT lamp is to remain lit or be turned off in the cassette out status 0 The EJECT lamp remains lit 1 The EJECT lamp goes off Selects ON or OFF for the multi cue function 0 Mul
115. nitial setting 70 E Setup menus USER menu EDIT mm wa NK M display Superimposed display Description EDIT RPLCE4 RPLCEC AUD EDIT AUD EDIT OUT AUTO ENTRY CF ADJ SEL N DEF CH1 CH2 CH1 CH2 CUT FADE CUT FADE DIS ENA PLAYER RECORD ___ STOP STILL 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 0 Not set 1 Compliance with analogue CH1 edit preset 2 Compliance with analogue CH2 edit preset 3 Compliance with analogue CH1 or CH2 edit preset The same 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 editor or controller 0 Not set 1 Compliance with analogue CH1 edit preset 2 Compliance with analogue CH2 edit preset 3 Compliance with either analogue CH1 or CH2 edit preset This selects whether to conduct simultaneous playback while editing is in progress 0 No simultaneous playback 1 Simultaneous playback Note Simultaneous playback is valid when the TAPE EE switch is set to TAPE This selects the connection method for the digital audio edit IN point 0 Cut processing 1 V Fade processing This selects the con
116. nput signal 2 Using the signals as the SDTI input signals 2 1 When MANU has been selected as the setup menu No 650 SER IN MODE setting Select SDTI using the INPUT SELECT switch on the front panel 2 2 When AUTO has been selected as the setup menu No 650 SER IN MODE setting Select SDTI or SDI using the INPUT SELECT switch on the front panel SDI is automatically selected according to the input signal 2 3 Selecting the time code To select the time code of the SDTI input signal set the TC INT EXT switch to EXT and select VITC using setup menu No 505 EXT TC SEL lt Notes gt e When SDTI has been selected as the input signals the SDTI signals are selected along with the video and audio signals e The video and audio signals in the SDTI input signals cannot be adjusted The VIDEO INPUT LEVEL display is fixed at 0 dB e Only SDTI signals in the DVCPRO50 or DVCPRO format selected by setup menu No 012 SYS FORMAT can be recorded However no guarantees are made either for the recording or for the EE pictures and sound when playback signals other than the regular 1x playback signals have been input 113 E ENGLISH SDTI interface board How to use the SDTI SDI common output signals 1 Using the signals as the SDI output signals 1 1 When playing back a DVCPRO50 or DVCPRO format tape in the EE mode Select SDI as the setup menu No 652 SER OUT1 SEL setting 1 2 When playing back a DV or DVCAM form
117. ntered when the assemble editing mode has been selected After the edit points have been entered follow the same operating procedure as that for insert editing Bl Entering the edit points Video IN point Press the 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 ENGLISH E Deleting 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 the edit points Video IN point Press the TRIM or TRIM button while holding down the IN button Video OUT point Press the TRIM or TRIM button while holding down the OUT button Audio IN point Press the TRIM or TRIM button while holding down the A IN button Audio OUT point Press the TRIM or TRIM button while holding down the A OUT button B indicating audio split editing When the audio edit points are entered appears superimposed on the front panel and TV monitor to denote audio split editing TCR 00 00 00 00 AUTO EDIT This denotes audio split editing SS SELECT EJECT _ wweo Y PB PR CMP
118. ntroller VAR REV 1 This sets the maximum VAR REV speed MAX 0 4 1 3 1 x speed 1 22 1 85 x speed 2 1x speed Note The value for the DV DVCAM format is shown in parenthesis The underline on the setting item denotes the initial setting 72 E Setup menus USER menu EDIT continued Description N Superimposed Superimposed display display 323 JOG FWD 44 1 MAX 2 _ 1 POSTROLL TM 324 JOG REV MAX This sets the maximum JOG FWD speed 0 44 1 3 1 x speed 1 2 1 85 x speed 2 1x speed Notes The value for the DV DVCAM format is shown in parenthesis e The maximum speed is set to 2 1 x when the dial on the front panel is operated At any speed setting other than 0 4 1x the phase cannot be synchronized from an editing controller which synchro nizes the phase using the JOG command This sets the maximum JOG REV speed 0 4 1 3 1 x speed 1 22 1 85 x speed 2 1x speed Notes The value for the DV DVCAM format is shown in parenthesis e When the dial on the front panel is operated the maximum speed is set to 1 1 x This sets the postroll time Any time from 0 to 5 seconds can be set in 1 second units The underline on the setting item denotes the initial setting 73 E ENGLISH Setup menus USER menu TAPE ux mas um m Superimposed Description display display 4
119. nu item is for selecting which tape protection mode the unit is to enter 0 STEP FWD 1 HALF LOADING 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 The underline on the setting item denotes the initial setting lt Note gt The cumulative standby time at the same tape position increases when transmitting programmes or otherwise using identical materials repeatedly 74 E Setup menus USER menu TIME CODE Superimposed Superimposed Description display display BLANK For selecting whether to output the VITC signal at the posi THRU tions selected by setup menu items No 501 VITC POS 1 and No 502 VITC POS 2 0 VITC signals are not output 1 VITC signals are output VITC 625 mode This sets the position where the VITC signal is to be inserted POS 1 Note The same line as the one used for the setup menu item No 502 VITC POS 2 setting cannot be set 525 mode VITC 625 mode This sets the position where the VITC signal is to be inserted POS 2 Note The same line as the one used for the setup menu item No 501 VITC POS 1 setting cannot be set 525 mode 503 TCG This selects the signal to be regenerated when the time code REGEN generator TCG in the REGEN mode 0 Both the time code and
120. o VIDEO OUT 3 SERIAL OUT 3 according to the status set in the menu 010 CHARA This sets the position of the characters on the vertical plane V POS Q for the time code and other super displays output to the VIDEO OUT S SERIAL OUT 3 connector 23 Notes 1 When setting this item the DISPLAY SEL status is output 28 to VIDEO OUT S SERIAL OUT 3 even if SUPER OFF has been set However when the menu is exited operation complies with the SUPER OFF ON setting 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 0 18 22 WHITE This selects the display type for the super display output to the W OUT VIDEO OUT 3 SERIAL OUT 3 connector as well as for dis plays such as the setting menu etc 0 White characters against a black background 1 White characters with a black border 50M This sets the VTR s recording and playback format 25M 0 DVCPROSO 50 Mbps is selected 1 DVCPRO 25 Mbps is selected 0000 0001 0000 MANUAL Sets the format in which the tape is to be played back 0001 AUTO 0 Compliance with the setup menu No 012 SYS FORMAT 011 CHARA 0000 TYPE 0001 012 SYS FORMAT 013 PB FORMAT The underline on the setting item denotes the initial setting 62 E setting 1 The format complies with the format recorded on the tape when
121. o 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 HEF setting EXT INPUT AUTO Is the video input i i 2 YES signal available Is the unit in one of the editing modes NO Has the unit been set to YES the recording mode What is the setup enu No 601 OUT VSYNC setting NS N VF NO VF Is the REF VIDEO input signal available YES NO Is the video input signal available Is the video input signal a composite signal NON STD hat is the setup menu No 303 STD NON STD setting s the video input signal a standard or non standard signal Is the REF VIDEO input signal available zati Synchronization with the Synchronization with lt Notes gt Synchronization is determined as follows depending on the availability of the REF VIDEO input signal when BB or CB has been selected as the setup menu No 600 INT SG setting e 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 94 E Video output signals and servo reference si
122. o split editing to enter an audio IN or OUT point that differs from the video In or OUT point While an IN A IN or OUT A OUT point is selected the IN A IN or OUT A OUT button corresponding to the point entered lights When this button is pressed after a point has been entered the IN A IN 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 IN A IN or OUT A OUT point is cleared TRIM buttons These buttons are used to trim IN A IN or OUT A OUT point finely When the or button is pressed while the IN A IN or OUT A OUT button is held down the entered edit point can be trimmed in 1 frame increments When the button is pressed the tape is advanced by one frame when the button is pressed it is rewound by one frame 9 ASMBL button This is pressed for assemble editing The button is self illuminating and it is set ON lamp lights when it is pressed once and OFF lamp goes off when it is pressed again amp 9 INSERT buttons Press one of these seven buttons to select the input signals to be edited during insert editing The buttons are self illuminating and they are set ON lamp lights when they are pressed once and OFF lamp goes off when they are pressed again amp Counter display This displays the TC and CTL count values on screen information and other messages 12 E Controls and
123. on Be sure that the JOG lamp lights Rotate the search dial The dial s clickstops are cleared and the tape is played back at the speed 1x to 2x normal speed corresponding to the speed at which the dial is turned When the dial rotation is stopped a still picture appears The playback picture is noise free The jog speed ranges from 1x to 1x with DV and DVCAM tapes To transfer from the jog mode to another mode press the appropriate button Push the search dial to release it from the in position The SHTL lamp lights and the unit goes into the shuttle mode Immediately after the power has been turned on rotate the search dial and set it to the centre position Set the SHTL SLOW switch to SHTL or SLOW Rotate the search dial When the SHTL SLOW switch has been set to SHTL the playback picture speed is varied from 0 to 82x normal speed depending on the position of the dial The playback picture speed can be switched to 8 4x 16x and 32x normal speed with setting menu No 101 SHTL MAX The dial s centre position is a clickstop where a still picture appears as the playback image When the SHTL SLOW switch has been set to SLOW the playback picture speed is varied from 4 1 to 4 1x normal speed depending on the position of the dial The maximum speed can be selected using the setup menu No 320 VAR FWD MAX and No 321 VAR REV MAX However noise appears at speeds other than 1 to 2x normal s
124. on how to actually clean the heads consult with one of our service companies or with your dealer Condensationy 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 e It is suddenly moved from a cold location to a hot or humid location 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 has formed on or in the unit the AUTO OFF lamp lights and the cassette tape is automatically ejected Keep the power supplied and simply wait until the AUTO OFF lamp goes off Note Do not use alcohol benzine paint thinners or any other solvents They cause discoloration of the unit s external parts surfaces and mar the paint finish Installing the mechanism dust protector Mechanism dust protector 2 Insert the protrusion under the top front metal plate _Protrusion Protrusion D Insert the protrusion alongside the metal plate inside the mechanism 100 E Error messages When a warning occurs in this unit the warning lamp lights up Opening the DIAG menu will display the warning description on the counter display and the monitor
125. on the changed page When AUTO is set Only the search pointer moves to CUE 1 on the changed page the entry pointer does not move Entry point operations The entry pointer operations can be performed while the following is displayed on the front panel The point which is entered flashes when the SET button is pressed Example of pane s R c o 1 O 4 E N 7 2 8 Oe O 8 o Example of LED ASMBL VIDEO CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CUE display d 2b aL 4L sb eL 7 L Lights Flashes Off point not entered point already entered e The entry pointer position is changed directly by pressing one of the buttons from CUE 1 to CUE 8 ASMBL TC on the same page If AUTO has been selected as the setup menu No 131 PAGE MODE setting when the page on which the cue points are being entered by the SET button has been filled the entry pointer will automatically move to CUE 1 on the next page The search pointer does not move When the page has been changed by simultaneously pressing the ADJ button and TRIM button the following steps are performed depending on the setup menu No 131 PAGE MODE setting When MANU is set The search and entry pointers both move to CUE 1 on the changed page When AUTO is set Only the entry pointer moves to CUE 1 on the changed page the search pointer does not move Search point and entry display operations One of two kinds of displays will appear when the CUE button has been pressed o
126. on the menu screen to setup item No A01 SAVE SETUP MENU MENU SDUSERL NO A00 0000 804 BLANK LINE BLANK A00 LOAD USERZ2 A01 SAVE USER2 A02 P ON LOAD OEE END While holding down the search button turn the search dial and select the user file into which the USER1 contents are to be saved User files which have been set to the lock mode are not displayed When all the user files have been set to the lock mode the LOCKED display appears and the contents cannot be saved Press the SET button The following messages appear on the menu screen and counter display Menu screen Counter display TCR 00 00 00 00 SETUP MENU SAVE SETUP SAVE U 1 U 2 USER USERB OK YES lt PLAY gt NO lt STOP gt The user file number selected in step 4 is displayed in the shaded area Press the PLAY button The contents of the USER1 file are saved in the user file which was selected in step 4 and stored in the memory When the STOP button is pressed the USER1 menu display appears while the settings remain unchanged Turn the search dial and move the cursor on the menu screen to any setup item except No A00 LOAD and No A01 SAVE Press the SET button The USER1 settings are now stored in the memory If the USER1 settings are not going to be stored in the memory do not press the SET button but press the MENU button Automatic loading of user file when the power is turned on When the user file to be loaded is selected in a
127. ontrols and their functions Front Panel Bottom Section amp REC INHIBIT switch This is used to inhibit or allow recordings on the video cassette tape ON Recording on the tape is inhibited At this setting the REC INHIBIT lamp in the front panel lights OFF Recording on the tape is allowed provided that the accidental erasure prevention tab on the video cassette tape enables recording to be conducted TV SYSTEM selector switch This selects the type of television system The setting of this switch takes effect when the power is turned off and then turned back on again 625 625 interlaced 50 Hz television system selection 525 525 interlaced 59 94 Hz television selection During recording choose a signal input that corresponds to the 625i 525i selection During playback choose a video cassette tape that corresponds to the 625i 525i selection MENU button When this is pressed the setup menu appears on the TV monitor using VIDEO OUT 3 connector or SERIAL OUT 3 connector and the setup menu No appears on the display When it is pressed again the menu setting mode is exited and the original operating mode is restored SET button When this is pressed the data which has been set on the setup menu is entered After data entry the setup menu setting mode is exited and the original operating mode is restored DIAG button When this is pressed VTR information is displayed When it is pressed again the original display is re
128. or input the audio signals to be recorded between the IN point and OUT point into the channel that was selected in step 6 The audio signals to be recorded are stored in memory Press the AUTO EDIT button to proceed with editing The audio signals stored in the memory are recorded from the memory onto the cassette tape Note For further details on the AG A850 refer to the operating instructions of the AG A850 45 E ENGLISH Audio cross channel editing internal Example To record cross faded audio signals onto CH2 B Connections PLAYER RECORDER EDITING CONTROLLER AG A850 REMOTE IN OUT AUDIO AUDIO CHI IN CHI1 OUT REMOTE IN OUT AUDIO CHI2 IN PLAYER RECORDER AJ D960 AJ D960 Event 2 Up to 20 sec 4 i CH1 insert start _ 4 4if Cross fading by operating the mixer Select INT_X as the setup menu No 317 AUD MEM MODE setting Select CH2 as the setup menu No 318 AUD MEM CH setting Iv Select the audio CH1 and CH2 in the insert editing Note Select the video as well if the video signals are also going to be edited 46 E Audio cross channel editing internal 4 5 6 So J 3 iR 15 Enter the edit points of the first event on the player s tape Enter the edit points of the first event on the recorder s tape Operate the mixer in such a way that the player s audio output signals are output from the mixer s CH1
129. or REW mode However EE status is always established in EJECT mode STOP BLACK BLACK1 GRAY GRAY 1 105 AUTO EE S F R This selects the VTR mode in which the EE status is SEL regardless of the TAPE EE switch setting EE status is established only in the STOP mode However EE status is always established in EJECT mode regardless of the TAPE EE switch setting EE status is established only in the STOP mode However EJECT is set as follows depending on the setting of the TAPE EE switch At the EE setting The EE status is established At the TAPE setting The picture turns black The sound is muted EE status is established in the STOP FF or REW mode However EJECT is set as follows depending on the setting of the TAPE EE switch At the EE setting The EE status is established At the TAPE setting The picture turns black The sound is muted EE status is established only in the STOP mode However EJECT is set as follows depending on the setting of the TAPE EE switch At the EE setting The EE status is established At the TAPE setting The picture turns gray The sound is muted EE status is established in the STOP FF or REW mode However EJECT is set as follows depending on the setting of the TAPE EE switch At the EE setting The EE status is established At the TAPE setting The picture turns gray The sound is muted The underline on the setting item denotes the initial settin
130. output CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 Serial digital output Cue track output Monitor output Headphones Other Input Output Connectors Time code input Time code output RS 422A input RS 422A output RS 232C Parallel input output Encoder remote BNC x 3 Y PB Pr Y 1 0 Vp p 750 PB PR 0 7 Vp p 75Q 100 colour bar 096 black level BNC x 3 video 1 video 2 video WFM selectable video 3 superimpose on off BNC x 3 complies with SMPTE 259M C EBU Tech 3267 E standard SDI 1 SDI 2 SDI 3 superimpose on off BNC x 1 complies with SMPTE 305M 321M standard also serves as SDI1 output connector 3 dB 3 dB 3 dB 30 100 mV 15 usec 180 ENGLISH 48 kHz synchronous with video 16 bits 20 Hz to 20 kHz 1 0 dB at the reference level Better than 90 dB 1 kHz emphasis OFF A weighted Less than 0 05 1 kHz emphasis OFF reference level Less than 80 dB 1 kHz between 2 channels Below measurable limit 625i 18 dB 525i 20 dB T1 50 usec T2 15 usec on off selectable 300 Hz to 6 kHz 3 0 dB XLR x 4 600Q high impedance selectable factory setting 6009 4 0 20 dBm selectable XLR x 2 AES EBU format Complies with SMPTE 259M C 272M EBU Tech 3267 E BNC x 1 75Q XLR x 1 600Q high impedance selectable factory setting 6009 4 0 20 60 dBm selectable XLR x 4 low impedance 4 0 20 dBm selectable with 600Q load XLR x 2 AES EBU format Complies with
131. page 9 to page O Page down scrolling from page 0 to page 9 is not possible Search point or entry point operations Each time the START button is pressed the search point display mode and entry point display mode are switched alternately Perform the operations for the search point or entry point in the respective mode When the power is on both the search and entry pointers point to CUEO1 page O cue point 1 and the entry point display mode serves as the display mode When the setup menu No 131 PAGE MODE or No 132 ROTA MODE setting has been changed both the search and entry pointers will point to CUEO1 page O cue point 1 Search point operations Search pointer operations can be performed when the display below has appeared on the operation panel The selected search point LED flashes and its number is indicated on the panel jay O S R e e B1 L1 LI E NM e 8 Oe Oe e Example of LED ASMBL VIDEO CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CUE display E B B B B E Pere Flashes Lights Off point already point not entered entered 49 E Multi cue The search pointer position is changed directly by pressing one of the buttons from CUE 1 to CUE 8 ASMBL TO on the same page When the page has been changed by simultaneously pressing the ADJ button and TRIM button the following steps are performed depending on the setup menu No 131 PAGE MODE setting When MANU is set The search and entry pointers move to CUE 1
132. peed The dial s centre position is a clickstop where a still picture appears as the playback image The playback picture is noise free Noise will be generated outside the shuttle speed range of 1x to 1x with DV and DVCAM tapes To transfer from the shuttle mode to another mode press the STOP button or other button Note When the unit leaves the factory its operation is set up so that it will be transferred to the shuttle or jog mode when the search dial is rotated If it is inconvenient for operation to be transferred to the variable speed mode directly it can also be transferred through the search button Set setup menu No 100 SEARCH ENA to KEY 29 E ENGLISH Manual editing 1 2 ol A e Select the editing mode ASSEMBLE For assemble editing INSERT For insert editing Select the editing channel In the case of insert editing press the channel button corresponding to the signals to be edited and check that its lamp is on Press the PLAY button Search for the position where the editing is to be commenced IN point while viewing the TV monitor and press the PLAY and EDIT buttons together at the IN point Press the STOP or PLAY button at the position where editing is to be completed OUT point while viewing the TV monitor The unit goes into the stop mode and editing is completed 30 E Preroll 1 Press the PREROLL button The VTR now performs the preroll operation When t
133. r OFF depending on the VTR operation This selects the cross colour processing during playback 0 The cross colour is output with no changes made 1 The cross colour can be reduced Note This setup menu is not displayed in the 625 mode This selects the operation to the video index CF and WIDE for the serial output 0 The video index is not added to serial output signal 1 CF and WIDE information is added to the serial output signal as the video index For selecting the serial input mode 0 The SDI signal or SDTI signal is automatically selected in accordance with the serial input signal The input display on the front panel is automatically switched in accordance with the input signal The same mode is selected as the input mode selected on the front panel For selecting the signal to be output to serial output 1 0 The SDI signal is output 1 The SDTI signal is output Selects the VTR and SDTI input output operation when a DVCPROS50 or DVCPRO tape has been inserted 0 Normal mode is set Recording playback and SDTI performed at 1x speed 1 2x transmission mode is set Playback and SDTI output can be performed at 2x speed Notes This setup menu s setting takes effect only when SDTI or AUTO has been selected as the setup menu No 652 SER OUT1 SEL setting If SDI has been selected the tape will be recorded and played back at the 1x speed regardless of this setup menu s setting
134. r selecting the method used to detect the lines in which the teletext signals are to be recorded 0 The teletext signals are not recorded 1 The teletext signals are automatically detected and re corded 2 The lines in which the teletext signals are 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 e When setting 2 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 For selecting the lines in which the teletext signals are to be recorded Factory mode settings REC LINE1 OFF REC LINE2 OFF REC LINE3 OFF REC LINE4 OFF REC LINE5 OFF REC LINE6 OFF REC LINE7 OFF REC LINE8 OFF REC LINE9 OFF REC LINE10 OFF REC LINE11 OFF REC LINE12 OFF REC LINE13 OFF REC LINE14 OFF REC LINE15 OFF For selecting the lines in which the teletext signals are to be recorded Factory mode settings REC LINE1 OFF REC LINE2 OFF REC LINES OFF REC LINE4 OFF REC LINE5 OFF REC LINE6 OFF REC LINE7 OFF REC LINE8 OFF REC LINE9 OFF REC LINE10 OFF REC LINE11 OFF REC LINE12 OFF REC LINE13 OFF The underline on t
135. r when an entry point has been entered by pressing the SET button in the entry point display mode When the point is not entered CME titii Eee I HH When the point has already been entered ej ui LE Lol W LJ elll C Ly nn C lel lel D lol ol 50 E Multi cue Entering cue points The following operations are performed by selecting the setup menu No 131 PAGE MODE setting ll Operations on the selected page PAGE MODE MANU The operation is performed on the selected page The page is selected by pressing the ADJ button and the TRIM or TRIM button together By pressing the SET button on its own the cue points are entered in the following sequence on the selected page CUE 1 CUE 2 n aCUE 7 xCUE 8 Points already entered are overwritten e When CUE 8 point is entered on the page the entry operation is automatically ended When the next cue point is to be entered the entry pointer must be changed Check that the entry point display mode is established and change the page so that the entry pointer is automatically changed In this case the search pointer will also move automatically to the top CUE 1 of the changed page To change the pointer on the same page press the CUE button directly A rotation operation is performed on the same page in the following sequence when ON has been selected as the setup menu No 132 ROTA MODE setting zs CUE 1 z CUE 2 z z2 CUE 7 vx ll Operation for automatical
136. rails ENGLISH Attach the inner members at the same symmetrical positions on the left L side Note The letters A to H are not actually marked on the side Inner member panels The length of the screws used is subject to restriction Use screws which are less than 10 mm long in their place 6 screws must be used to secure each inner member When using the 22 long slide rails secure the screws at 4 locations 2 Attach the outer member brackets to the rack Check that the height is the same for the left and right brackets 3 Remove the four screws at the front for attaching the left and right side panels 4 Attach the AJ MA75P rack mount adapter using the 4 screws included 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 Fasten it to the rack with set screws lt Notes gt e Keep the temperature inside the rack to between 5 C and 40 C e Bolt the rack securely to the floor so that it will not topple over when the VTR is drawn out 99 E 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 For further details
137. rded on additional lines 1 The 422 mode signals are recorded on 2 lines 2 Only the Y signal is recorded on 4 lines directly 3 Only the Y signal is recorded on 4 lines after it has been separated from the C signal 4 Only the C signal is recorded on 4 lines Notes When a setting from 1 to 4 is selected and the STOP button is pressed operation transfers to the sub screen and the recording lines can be selected To return from the sub screen press the STOP button again he setting takes effect when the system format is 50 Mbps Number of lines which can be set for TELETEXT REC LINES For selecting the additional line where the signals are to be recorded Note This menu item is not displayed when setting 1 has been selected as the additional line mode REC LINE4 For selecting the additional line where the signals are to be recorded lt Note gt This menu item is not displayed when setting 1 has been selected as the additional line mode When 50 Mbps is the recording playback format Number of lines ADD LINE which can 50 be set setting value d uds 525 mode 625 mode YC422 Y4_B W a BPF The underline on the setting item denotes the initial setting 84 E Setup menus USER menu V BLANK s continued Superimposed Superimposed m display Description E REC yu REC LINE2 REC LINE3 REC LINEA The underline on the s
138. rity bit is not used 1 An odd number of bits is used for the parity system 2 An even number of bits is used for the parity system 209 RETURN 0000 pH These settings are for selecting whether the ACK code is to be ACK 0001 returned when a command is received from RS 232C 0 ACK code is not returned 1 ACK code is returned 210 25P STBY 0000 _ OFF ON For selecting the method used to detect the STANDBY CMD 0001 ON COMMAND signal input at the PARALLEL 25P connector 0 Each time active signals are detected the STANDBY ON or STANDBY OFF mode is selected alternately 1 When active signals are detected in the STANDBY OFF mode the unit is transferred to the STANDBY ON mode Nothing happens if they are detected during an operation in the STANDBY ON mode The underline on the setting item denotes the initial setting Setup menus USER menu INTERFACE continued Superimposed Superimposed display display Description LOCAL 25P OFF ON 212 MASTER IN OUT PORT OUT This selects whether the PARALLEL 25P connector is to function when the REMOTE LOCAL switch is at the LOCAL position 0 The connector does not function 1 The connector functions For selecting the remote control connector to control the slave when the unit is used as the master during deck to deck operations 0 The IN OUT connector is used 1 The OUT connector is used Note This menu item takes effect only when
139. s 2 Press the SET button while holding down the IN button The edit IN point is now entered The edit IN point value now appears on the display 3 Search for the edit OUT point by performing the jog or shuttle operation Establish the still picture mode at the desired position Refer to page 29 for details on the jog shuttle operations ENGLISH 4 Press the SET button while holding down the OUT button The edit OUT point is now entered The edit OUT point value now appears on the display COA SELECT SESE _ wweo Y PB PR CMPST SS pL Le HALLE ANALOG AES EBU USERSET soi AES EBU USER SET uroorr OFF cHconpTION CO r3 c Co Co o TC MODE ONTROL INT TAPE B I Bos Ea FULLIFINE 0 AHE J E Brow REV lt Sean By BOAR BECOREER FWI rtL MONITOR SELECT Ln L r TC SET SHIFT ADJ START RESET ce wc scH cF 0o O LI ASMBL VIDEO CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CUE TC LEVEL CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CUE Ob EAO A eee PREVIEW TE REVIEW AUTO EDIT PREROLL E trm HEADPHONES O00000 L PULL FOR VARIABLE Match frame processing function When using two VTRs for editing a total of four edit points namely the player s IN and OUT points and the recorder s IN and OUT points need to be entered However since the last edit point is calculated automatically only three of these edit points must be entered Negative duration function This function is used by comb
140. s 0 The video output is muted 1 When the STANDBY OFF HALF LOADING mode is established the picture being played back at the time is frozen and output When the STANDBY OFF HALF LOADING or EJECT mode is established the picture being played back at the time is frozen and output Notes Field freeze is used for freezing the picture n the EJECT mode freeze frames are output only when 2 BLACK 3 BLACK1 4 GRAY or 5 GRAY1 is selected as the setup menu item No 105 AUTO EE SEL setting This selects whether video input switching using the INPUT SELECT switch is to be enabled or disabled 0 Video input switching using the INPUT SELECT switch is enabled 1 Video input switching using the INPUT SELECT switch is disabled 2 Video input switching using the INPUT SELECT switch after the unit has been transferred to a recording but not editing mode is disabled Note Even when the 1 ON or 2 REC setting is selected to disable video input switching using the INPUT SELECT switch it is still possible to set the setup menu item No 600 INT SQ This selects whether audio input switching using the INPUT SELECT switch is to be enabled or disabled Audio input switching using the INPUT SELECT switch is enabled Audio input switching using the INPUT SELECT switch is disabled Audio input switching using the INPUT SELECT switch after the unit has been transferred to a recording but not editi
141. s external parts Contact by any of these solvents with the electrical components inside the unit may cause a fire or electric shock WE Refer any needed servicing to authorized service personnel ENGLISH Contents General and Features cccccccseseceeceeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeaees 5 Controls and their functions 7 FONDANE orrors niee a a ea nai 8 S COMMECION BI GS siirron eE a a 17 GCODHOGIOLIS oeissnceritasmtebdirimvlrvtt SC PEERS aai unns 20 e Connections when one unit is used 20 e Connections when 2 units are used CESK TO c Ft aeae 21 e Connections with editing controller 22 Connections for adjusting video output encoder output signals 23 o 24 Switching on the power inserting the cassette 25 STOP STAND BY IOCIS esceeetoshmESbet PM EX UHODPES RE 26 isle de io rn MERERI PETENS 27 0 5 197 6 RS E 28 JOG SAMS 2osseesncuduscsu mb ubulc seasoned es 29 UE zre i g o Rr 30 miii RR UM 31 AULOMAUG eligo mer 32 e Switch settings and adjustments 33 e Selecting the editing mode 34 e Entering the edit points 35 e Checking the edit points sesussse 36 e Modifying the edit points 37 dull RMe m 38
142. s steps Advanced Delayed Note If setting operation is performed the setting value does not return to factory default setting VIDEO Video phase adjustment 148 ns steps PHASE Advanced Delayed SCH SCH phase adjustment 90 units COARSE Advanced Delayed The S and C phases change but the H phase does not change SCH FINE SCH phase adjustment Total variable range 45 or more Advanced Delayed The S and C phases change but the H phase does not change AV PHASE 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 The underline on the setting item denotes the initial setting NO ak O1 D CO O ak 59 E Setup setting menus SYSTEM menu SYSTEM continued Superimposed Superimposed display display Description SYS H FULL RANGE FINE SYS H OFFSET 19 SYS SC H REMOTE LOCAL MENU LOCK This selects the adjustable range for SYSTEM H during when the ENCODER REMOTE is connected 0 8 usec 1 2 0 to 2 7 usec lt Notes gt f setting operation is performed the setting value does not return to factory default setting FULL operation results regardless of this item s setting if SYSTEM H is varied using this unit instead of the encoder remot
143. scale display graduations of the audio level meters FULL mode Standard scale from to 0 dB FINE mode The scale changes every 0 5 dB 14 E Controls and their functions Front Panel Bottom Section VIDEO IN LEVEL control and switch These are used to adjust the video input level PRESET When the switch is set to PRESET the video input level is set to the unity value 0 dB MANUAL When the switch is set to MANUAL the video input level can be adjusted using this control VIDEO OUT LEVEL control and switch When setup menu No 10 ENCODER SEL is set to LOCAL the video output level can be adjusted When the switch is set to PRESET the video output level is set to the unity value 0 dB When the switch is set to MANUAL the video output level can be adjusted using this control ENGLISH amp CHROMA LEVEL control and switch When setup menu No 10 ENCODER SEL is set to LOCAL the chroma level can be adjusted When the switch is set to PRESET the chroma level is set to the unity value 0 dB When the switch is set to MANUAL the chroma level can be adjusted using this control BLACK LEVEL control and switch When setup menu No 10 ENCODER SEL is set to LOCAL the black level can be adjusted When the switch is set to PRESET the black level is set to the unity value 0 IRE When the switch is set to MANUAL the black level can be adjusted using
144. ser file USER2 0001 USER5 lock mode 0 The lock is released changes can be made 1 The lock is set changes are prohibited Note The lock cannot be set for USER1 The underline on the setting item denotes the initial setting USER5 LOCKED Notes 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 USER5 files It is not displayed with USER1 89 E Time code user bit Time code User bit 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 normal speed approx 100x when using DVCPRO tape The time code values are indicated using the display and superimpose functions TCR 00 07 04 24 t Frames Hours Seconds Minutes User bit refers to the 32
145. setting When both the AUTO REW function and MEMORY function have been selected at the same time the AUTO REW function takes precedence Memory stop function The MEMORY STOP function does not work if it is activated within a range of 0 2 frames FWD direction Ell FF button B FF button nme REW button 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 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 When the REW button is pressed the VTR performs the regular rewinding operation since the zero point is not located in the direction of operation El 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 65 E Setup menus USER menu OPERATION Se En Superimposed Superimposed display display Description FRZ MODE DIS SEL STBOFF SOF amp EJ V IN SEL INH A IN SEL 0000 OFF INH 0001 ON 0002 REC REC INH 0000 LIGHT LAMP 0001 FLASH EJECT SW 0000 REC INH 0001 OFF This selects the output picture in the STANDBY OFF HALF LOADING and EJECT mode
146. signals are output from these connectors The video signal with signals superimposed on it can be output from the VIDEO OUT 3 connector The superimpose function can be set ON or OFF on the setup menu No 007 SUPER ENGLISH D DIGITAL AUDIO IN OUT connector This I O connector is for digital audio signals which comply with the AES EBU standard D SERIAL DIGITAL COMPONENT AUDIO VIDEO IN OUT connector This I O connector is for digital component audio and video signals which comply with the SMPTE 259M C 272M A EBU Tech 3267 E standard The SERIAL OUT 3 connector can output the video signal containing superimposed data The superimposed data can be set ON OFF using setup menu No 007 SUPER Note When the SDTI board optional accessory is used SERIAL IN is used for the SDTI SDI common input signal while SERIAL OUT1 is used for the SDTI SDI common output signal For further details refer to the operating instructions accompanying the model AJ YAC960P SDTI interface board D Remote control connectors The unit can be controlled from an external source by connecting the unit with another unit or an external controller There are two remote control connectors one for IN OUT uses and the other for OUT uses IN OUT For connection with an external controller For connection with deck to deck operation OUT For connection with parallel running operations For use in a loop through configuration lt Note gt To connect the unit to the OU
147. spray any cleaner or wax directly on the unit B If the unit is not going to be used for a length of time protect it from dirt and dust E Do not leave a cassette in the recorder when not in use E Do not block the ventilation slots of the unit BI Use this unit horizontally and do not place anything on the top panel WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD AND ANNOYING INTERFERENCE USE THE RECOMMENDED ACCESSOIRES ONLY CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD REFER MOUNTING OF THE OPTIONAL BOARD TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL Operating precaution Operation near any appliance which generates strong magnetic fields may give rise to noise in the video and audio singals 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 W Cassette tape can be used only for one side one direction recording Two way or two track recordings cannot be made ll Cassette tape can be used for either Colour or Black amp White recording E Do not attempt to disassemble the recorder There are no user serviceable parts inside B If any liquid spills inside the recorder have the recorder examined for possible damage E Do not use alcohol benzine paint thinners or any other inflammable solvents to clean the unit
148. stored There are two types of VTR information HOURS METER information and WARNING information Switching between these types is enabled by pressing the search button Indicated on the HOURS METER screen are serial number of the unit the power on time drum rotation time tape travel time loading count and power ON OFF time etc Indicated on the WARNING screen are the warnings 16 E Controls and their functions Connector area JOEPIE 17 E Controls and their functions Connector area Q AC IN connector This is for connecting the unit to the power outlet using the power cord provided SIGNAL GND terminal This terminal is connected to the signal ground terminal of the connected unit in order to reduce noise It is not connected to ground for safety purposes Fuse holder This contains a fuse Fan motor This is for cooling the unit The lamp lights when trouble has caused the fan motor to stop If the unit is still operated in the warning status the temperature inside the deck will rise and when it exceeds the safety temperature all the units operations will be shut down TIME CODE IN connector This is the connector for recording the external time code on the tape Q TIME CODE OUT connector The playback time code is output from this connector during playback During recording the time code generated by the internal time code generator is output CUE IN connector The a
149. tal audio Analog video signal component When the analog video input board option has been installed 21 E To video monitor device Connections Connections with editing controller Recorder AV monitor Video monitor signals lt r UI Teer FULUFINE LOCAL A 2 l Audio monitor signals CHI CH2 CH3 CH4 cue ASMBL VIDEO CHI CH2 CH3 CH4 CUE TC s MGR ISERVO IREC INHIBIT LEVEL Gn GE Ge Ok DA ASMBL VIDEO CHI CH2 CH3 e c JAN AN TX RY AR PR a feb d aL aL st sU zi e H XOy XOOJO O ME INSERT H Eri CONE rec PREVIEW A 1 l l v HEADPHONES l REVIEW AUTO EDIT pepo TRIM a RE STOP hj Q o OO O IN Se jour PULL nO e a ST OPEN L PULL FOR VARIABLE V LJ To REMOTE IN OUT connector olo ejes 2 o 9 i 5 5 9 uM 212 51 5 olol c 1 AV monitor olo 2 2 l ols E E p gt lt 9 owl Cc Oo S ol gt Iwi Editing controller pi Reference AV switcher e signal generator op I Oo I o LY LP Rs l 2 2 cC c al S S 18
150. temnebencews 98 Rack MOUNN sustemincauieaseoacnrerruamiuieenoermnicanineetiarots 99 Video head cleaning eese 100 Condens alon sionis ubtviit do NFE 100 Error messages sees nnne nnns 101 Table of AUTO OFF Error messages 104 HS 232C interface cecccecccceececeseeceneeteneeseneeeanens 106 SDTI interface board uoussexceteobtes ventu vk i ovx SUP EII eR 113 Connector signals eeeeesseeeeeeerne 116 see dq 118 Before operating this unit check that all of its accessories are present and accounted for Power cord 1 pc Option e Rack mounting adaptor AJ MA75P e Analog video input board AJ YA955 AJ YA956 AJ YA957 AJ YA958 AJ YAC960P SDTI interface board Audio memory unit AJ YA752 General and Features Features This unit is a multi purpose studio use digital VIR which employs 1 4 inch wide compact cassette tapes to enable recording playback and editing with a high picture quality at the 50 Mbps video recording rate and it is also capable of recording playback and editing in the existing DVCPRO 25 Mbps format Its 625 525 switching function makes this a studio video cassette recorder which can be used anywhere in the world In addition it corporates digital compression technology so that the deterioration in picture quality and sound quality resulting from dubbing is significantly minimized The compact
151. ti cue function OFF 1 Multi cue function ON Notes Editing cannot be performed when ON has been selected as the multi cue function setting e When the multi cue function is set to ON in the editing mode selection status the editing channel selection buttons are automatically released e When the multi cue function has been set to ON the deck to deck facility cannot be used e When the multi cue function has been set to ON the mode cannot be indicated on the front panel counter display Selects the cue point registration operation when the multi cue function has been set to ON 0 Registration takes place on the selected page and 8 cue points can be registered 1 When the page on which cue points are being registered has been filled registration automatically continues on the next page A total of 80 cue points can be registered on up to 10 pages Selects the registration operation which is to be performed if all the cue points have already been registered when the multi cue function has been set to ON 0 The registration operation is not performed 1 The registration operation is continued If MANU has been selected as the setup menu No 131 PAGE MODE setting the cue point is registered in CUE 1 on the same page if AUTO has been selected it is registered in CUEO 1 ENGLISH Setup menus USER menu INTERFACE Superimposed Superimposed Description display display 200 PARA RUN No
152. 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 Note 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 76 E Setup menus ENGLISH USER menu lt VIDEO gt N Superimposed Superimposed Description display display 600 INT SG OFF This selects whether to generate the internal signal BB 0 Signal is not generated CB 1 The black burst is generated 2 100 colour bars are generated 601 OUT N VF This selects whether to float the vertical sync position of the VSYNC VF video output in order to align the video output phase with the input in the EE record edit modes 0 Signals are not floated 1 Signals are floated 602 V MUTE 0000 N MUTE Selects whether to mute the video output signals when
153. ts are loaded 3 The USERS file contents are loaded Note 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 ENGLISH USER2 This selects the user file into which the USER1 settings will be USER3 saved USER4 9 The settings are saved in USER2 1 The settings are saved in USERS 2 The settings are saved in USER4 3 The settings are saved in USER5 4 This display appears when all the user files are in the change prohibit status lt Notes gt 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 PON LOAD This loads the contents of the selected user file into USER1 and it starts operation with the USER1 settings when the power is turned on 0 Operation is started with the settings of the previously set user file The contents of USER2 are loaded into USER1 and operation is started with the USER1 settings The contents of USER3 are loaded into USER1 and operation is started with the USER1 settings The contents of USER4 are loaded into USER1 and operation is started with the USER1 settings The contents of USER5 are loaded into USER1 and operation is started with the USER1 settings A03 MENULOCK 0000 This selects whether to set or release the u
154. udio input CH1 signal 1 Audio input CH2 signal 2 Mixed audio input CH1 and CH2 signal 724 REC CH3 CH3 This selects the input signal to be recorded on the audio CH3 CHA track CH34 CHA 0 Audio input CH3 signal 1 Audio input CH4 signal 2 Mixed audio input CH3 and CH4 signal 725 REC CH4 CH3 This selects the input signal to be recorded on the audio CH4 CHA track CH34 CHA 0 Audio input CH3 signal 1 Audio input CH4 signal 2 Mixed audio input CH3 and CH4 signal The underline on the setting item denotes the initial setting 80 E Setup menus USER menu AUDIO continued N Superimposed Superimposed Description display display 726 REC CUE CUE This selects the input signal recorded in CUE CH1 CUE IN CH2 1 Audio CH1 input Audio CH2 input CH1 2 3 Audio CH1 and CH2 MIX signal 7 CH3 4 Audio CH3 input CHA 5 Audio CH4 input 5 CH3 4 amp Audio CH3 and CH4 MIX signal Z Audio CH1 CH2 CH3 and CH4 mixed signals uJ CH1 4 Note The input signal is fixed at cue at all times regardless of this setup menu s setting if SDTI has been selected by the INPUT SELECT switch 727 PB FADE This selects the processing method for the audio edit points IN point OUT point during playback 0 According to the status during recording 1 Forced CUT 2 Forced FADE 728 EMBEDDED This selects whether to superimpose the audio data onto the AUD serial output 0 Data
155. using the INPUT SELECT Set the CONTROL to ON switches switch to LOCAL t _ vo YPBPR CMPST a dL LL o ANALOG AES EBU USERSET soi AES EBU USER SET i IF auro oF EL EEEE E LLL Co Co i ENGLISH mof ml METER FULL FINE rO MONITOR SELECT TC SET Ln SHIFT ADJ START D ge ww scd cr O O RVO EM INHIBIT ASMBL VIDEO CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CUE DIT moe Oka CI 0 C10 2 of LOI e ONO OG OO 6 2 PREVIEW AUTO EDIT iz HEADPHONES REVIEW Imm TRIM P E SOOO EET See Ed PULL PB L puLL FOR VARIABLE Adjust the recording level Set the time counter display to TC or CTL When the unit is used as the player Set the CONTROL switch to REMOTE Set the POWER switch to ON INPUT SELECT B Y PB PR CMPST SDTI V amp A ANALOG AES EBU USER SET gL FI auro oF OFF EL S CONDITION CoO Co Co ODE n ET CORENDTE B pos SERE METER FULL FINE a AHE l Low EXT EE Ein BY PLAYER Recone rO MONITOR SELECT r TC SET L RO SHIFT ADJ START RESET o DPRO SCH CF L L L RVO mec INHIBIT ASMBL VIDEO CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CUE TC EDIT Ee LEVEL CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 l RENCE mpa JL OOOO Q Ox musti C AD e PREVIEW A T eee NE tram HEADPHO A ici Ol i MP n seour four P H OEEEEEIULLILIIIILIIIUUIIIIUIIIIUULLULUL U LTLILGLULLILUIILAL Sonn n oo e0e 7 oaoeDeAAeAepep LL L OeAe CjUU 1IlDZLLLIILUIIAA4m44 4AXkKA U L LLL
156. vel controls pushed in unity value The audio signals will be recorded at the proper level 2 To adjust the recording level pull out the controls and adjust them With the CUE signal adjust the control in such a way that 20 dB will not be exceeded Press the PLAY button while holding down the REC button The REC and PLAY lamps light and recording commences To end the recording press the STOP button Recording is ended and the unit goes into the stop mode lt Notes gt Check that the SERVO lamp is lit during recording If it flashes or if it is off the images played back will be disturbed e Only the analogue composite video input signals can be adjusted The digital video and analogue component input signals cannot be adjusted 27 E ENGLISH Playback Insert the cassette tape and place the unit in the stop mode Press the PLAY button Regular playback is now commenced e IN IF Adjust the audio playback level Pull out the audio level controls and turn them clockwise or counterclockwise to adjust the levels Normally they are kept in the pushed in state unity value 4 To end playback press the STOP button The VTR now goes into the stop mode lt Note gt Check that the SERVO lamp is lit during playback If it flashes or if it is off the images played back will be disturbed 28 E Jog shuttle Jog mode Shuttle mode 1 2 3 N 4 Push the search dial to the in positi
157. w S gh CTL g SP 20h for a plus display 2Dh for a minus display Gy or TC is returned whichever corresponds to the front display mode ENGLISH h 0 9 hours TC gh 00 23 hours mm 00 59 minutes ss 00 59 seconds ff 00 24 frames 625 mode 00 29 frames 525 mode STATUS STX QOP ETX STX xxx ETX This command is for inquiring about the VTR s ope REQUEST ration mode Xxx OEJ EJECT OFF FAST FORWARD OPL PLAY ORC REC ORW REWIND OSP STOP including the STANDBY ON SHS 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 E Een STX QID ETX STX data ETX This command is for inquiring about the VTR used data AJ D960E 111 E RS 232C interface 3 Microsoft QuickBASIC sample programme CLG STXS CHRS amp H2 ETXS CHR amp H3 NAKS CHRS 15 ACKS CHRS amp H6 PRINT RS 232C COMMUNICATION SAMPLE PROGRAM PRINT Type Command QUIT to quit PRINT REM Communication Port Initial amp Open REM Port 1 9600Bps No parity o9 bit data l stop bait OPEN COM1 9600 N 8 1 FOR RANDOM AS 1 LEN 256 REM Input Command amp Send Command sendCmad INPUT Input Command SENDS IF SENDS QUIT THEN GOTO ProgEnd PRINT 1 STXS SENDS ETXS REM Wait for Receive Command

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