Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product DSR-1500 Sony
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DSR-1500/1500P © 2000 Sony Cor poration 3-204-974- 12 (1) Digital Videocassette Recorder Operating Instructions Before op erating the unit, ple ase read t his manu al thorough ly and re tain it for f uture refere nce.
2 Owner’ s Recor d The model and se rial numbers are located at the bott om. Record these numbers in the spaces pr ovided below. Ref er to them whe never you call upon your Sony deale r regard ing thi s product. Mod el No. Serial No . T o prevent fire or shoc k hazar d, do not ex pose the unit to rain or moisture.
3 Table of Contents Table of Content s Chapter 1 Overview Features .............. ......... .............. .............. .............. ....... 5 DVCAM Format ............................................................. 5 Variety of Interfaces .....
4 Tabl e of Cont ents Chapter 4 Menu Se ttings Menu Organization .......... .............. .............. .............. 55 Menu Contents ...................... .............. .............. ......... 58 Setup Menu ....................................
5 Feat ure s Chapter 1 Overview Features The DSR-150 0/1500P is a 1 / 4 -inch digit al videoc assette recorder using the DVCAM ™ digital recordin g format .
6 Feat ure s Chapter 1 Ov er view Suppor t for three cassette sizes There are two sizes o f DVCAM cassette: standard and mini. You can u se either siz e w ith this unit.
7 Feat ure s Chapter 1 Ov er view Quic k mechanical response When yo u use the ta pe tran sp ort butt ons of th e unit, th e tape inse rted in th e unit respon ds quickly .
8 Locat ion and Functio n of Parts Chapter 1 Ov er view Location and Fu nction of Parts Fr ont P a nel POWER PHONES REW PLA Y F FWD STOP EJECT LOCAL REMOTE REC/PB LEVEL PRESET SYNC MENU RESET(NO) TC PRESET SET(YES) CONTROL S REC MONITOR SELECT INPUT SELECT METER CH-1/2 3/4 SDTI/i.
9 Location and F unction of Part s Chapter 1 Ov er view a a a a POWER switc h Press the “” side to p ower on the un it. This ca uses th e audio l evel meters and the displ ay section to li ght. To power off the unit, pr ess the “” side of th e switch.
10 Locat ion and Functio n of Parts Chapter 1 Ov er view i i i i MONITOR SELE CT button Use this but ton and t he METER CH-1/2 3/4 butt on to select the au dio channels : • for leve l indica tions o.
11 Location and F unction of Part s Chapter 1 Ov er view A A udio input/output level contr ol section a a a a REC/PB LEVEL control k nobs These knobs u sed to cont rol audio l evels functi on differen tly depen ding on th e setting of th e VAR switch as follows.
12 Locat ion and Functio n of Parts Chapter 1 Ov er view c c c c CH1 1/2 ( audio chan nel 1 or 1/2) button Each press of this butt on cycles th rough th e following input a udio signal sel ection opt ions for audio channel 1 (when in 2-channel mode) or for audi o channels 1 and 2 (when in 4-channel mode) .
13 Location and F unction of Part s Chapter 1 Ov er view C Display section a a a a INPUT signal display section Indicates the input video and audio sign al formats selected with the INPUT SELECT buttons (S DTI/i.LINK, VID EO, CH1 1/2, a nd CH2 3/4 but tons).
14 Locat ion and Functio n of Parts Chapter 1 Ov er view VIDEO indicators: The indicator (COMPOSIT E, S VIDEO, Y − R,B, SDI, or SG) correspondin g to the selected in put video signal format lights.
15 Location and F unction of Part s Chapter 1 Ov er view AUDIO indicators: Comprise the CH 1/ 2 indicato r and CH 3/4 indicat or to indicate th e channel selectio n for analog au dio output f rom the AUDIO OUT 1 /3 and AUDIO OUT 2/4 connecto rs. You can change the ch annel selection with the AUDIO OUTPUT menu item (see pa ge 67) .
16 Locat ion and Functio n of Parts Chapter 1 Ov er view o o o o REC MODE (audio recording mode) d isplay This ind icates the audio record ing mode cur rently selected with the REC MODE menu item (see page 65) . 2CH indicator: L ights in 2- channel mode (4 8 kHz).
17 Location and F unction of Part s Chapter 1 Ov er view E Men u contr ol sect ion a a a a MENU button Press this butt on to display th e menu on the monitor screen and the time coun ter display. Press it agai n to exit the menu display. On how to use the men u, see Chapter 4 “ Menu Setting s.
18 Locat ion and Functio n of Parts Chapter 1 Ov er view Rear P anel a a a a AC IN connector Use the supplie d power cord to co nnect this to an AC outlet . b b b b DV IN/OUT connector ( 6-pin IEEE-1394) (optio nal DSBK-1503 i.LINK/D V Input/Outp ut Board) This conne ctor is available whe n the optional DSBK- 1503 board i s install ed.
19 Location and F unction of Part s Chapter 1 Ov er view A Analog video/audio signal input section (optional DSBK-1504/1504P Analog Input Boar d) The connectors i n this section a re available when the optiona l DSBK-150 4/1504P bo ard is insta lled.
20 Locat ion and Functio n of Parts Chapter 1 Ov er view B Analog video/audio signal output section a a a a VIDEO OUT connectors (BNC type) There are the following VIDEO OUT connectors for outputt ing.
21 Location and F unction of Part s Chapter 1 Ov er view C Digital signal input/output section (optional DSBK-1501 Digital Input/Output Boar d) The connectors i n this section a re available when the optiona l DSBK-150 1 board is i nstalled.
22 Locat ion and Functio n of Parts Chapter 1 Ov er view.
23 Usable Ca ssettes Chapter 2 Recording and Playback Usable Cassett es This unit can use the DVCAM cassettes listed below. The numbers in e ach model name ind icate the maximum record ing/playback time (in minut es) for each model. For exa mple, the PDV-184ME has a maximum r ecording/play back time of 1 84 minutes.
24 Usable Cas se ttes Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback D VCAM cassette s The follow ing fi gure illus trates the DVCAM ca ssett es. Notes on using cassettes • Befor e storin g t he cassette fo r a .
25 Usable Ca ssettes Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback Pre ve n ting acc identa l erasure Set the REC/SAVE switch on the cassett e to SAVE to prevent accident al erasure of reco rded contents. To enable re-re cor di ng Set the REC/SAVE switch to REC. When this switc h is set to SAVE , the unit can not record on the tap e.
26 Usable Cas se ttes Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback No double insertio n of casset tes When you insert a cassette, the or ange lock-o ut plate appears in th e cassette compartm e nt to pr e vent doub l e insertio n. Ejecting a cass et te Pre ss the E JECT button.
27 Recording Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback Recording This sectio n describe s th e necessary settings a nd ope r a tio ns to perfo rm recordi ng on t hi s u ni t. Th e same settings and oper at i ons a ppl y whe th er you are usin g the unit as p art of an e diting system, for dubbin g, or as a stand-al one recorder.
28 Recording Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback 1 Power on the vi deo monitor , then set its input switc hes according t o the signals i nput from this u nit. 2 Set up the pl ayer to play bac k a tape. For details, refer to the ope rating instructions for the player.
29 Recording Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback a) The indicators witho ut the c orrespondi ng opti onal boar ds (DSBK -1501/1 503/1504/15 04P) installed in the unit do not li ght . Caution Once you have st arted recording, yo u cannot change the i nput signal selection.
30 Recording Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback 7 With the VAR switch on the fron t p ane l set to REC, u se the REC/P B LEVEL co ntrol knobs to ad just audi o input l evels. Watching the audio leve l meter, a djust th e level so that the me ter does not indi cate hi gher v alues th an 0 dB when the audio signal is at its maximum.
31 Recording Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback 1 After checking the following items, h old the casse tte with the t ape window facing upward, then insert it into the recorder (th is unit) as illustrated on page 25 . . The casse tte is automa ti cally draw n into the u nit and the ta pe is woun d round th e head drum.
32 Recording Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback If the fol lowing indica tors light w hen a c assette is loa ded To perform the follo wing ope ra tio ns Indicator It means: Cass ette mem or y indica tor The l oaded cas sette co ntains a cassette memory .
33 Playbac k Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback Playback This secti on describes th e settings and o perations nec essary to perform p layback on this unit. The same set tings and ope rations apply whe ther you are using the unit as part of an editing system, for du bbing, or as a stand -alone player VCR.
34 Playbac k Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback Pla ybac k Procedure Not e When cont rolling t his unit from an edit ing contro l unit conne cted to t he REMOTE c onn ector of this un it , set the LOCAL/R EMOTE sw itc h of this unit to REMOTE, turni ng the RE MOTE i ndicat or on.
35 Playbac k Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback To perform the follo wing ope ra tio ns a) Whe n th e SEA RCH EN AB LE m enu it em (see pag e 59) is set to ENABLE.
36 Playbac k Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback R e p e a t P l ay b a ck — Aut o m a t i c C y cl i c a l P l ay b a ck Proceed as follows to perform automatic cyclical playback of recording (repeat playback ) between selected start and end point s.
37 Playbac k Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback Setting the current tape position as point A or B Proceed as fol lows to set the current tape position as po int A or B for repeat playback . While hol ding down the S ET (YES) but ton in the me nu control se ction, pr ess the g or G button.
38 Playbac k Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback Inputting time code v alues for points A and B Using the foll owing procedur e, you can modify the t ime code value for poi nt A or B. 1 Press the MENU button. The f o llow ing m enu displ ay ap pear s . 2 With “ SETUP MENU ” selec ted, press the G bu tton.
39 Playbac k Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback 3 With “ OPERATION AL FUNCTION ” selected, press the G button. The display ch anges as follo ws. 4 With “ REPEAT FUNC TION ” selected, press the G bu tton. The contents o f the REPEAT FUNCTION menu i tem are displayed .
40 Playbac k Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback 6 Press the G butt on. The display ch anges as follo ws. 7 Press the F button t o select “ A POINT. ” 8 Press the g butt on. The display ch anges as follo ws. >>> T ape top SETUP MENU OPERATIONAL FUNCTION REPEAT FUNCTION REPEAT TOP * TAPE TOP A POINT : T.
41 Playbac k Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback 9 Press the F button t o select “ A PRESET. ” 10 Press the G button . The A PRESET MODE screen appears. The time code value of the current point A is di splayed below t he screen title . 11 Use the g or G butto n to select the digi t in the tim e code va lue di splay th at you want to change.
42 Playbac k Chapter 2 Recording and Pla yback 13 Press the SET (YES) butt on to conf irm the defi ned value. The message “ NOW SAVING... ” is displayed on the monito r screen and “ Savi ng. .. ” is sho w n in the tim e c ount er display whil e the new setti ng is being saved i n memory.
43 Setti ng the Time Data Chapter 3 Convenient Functions for Editing Operation Settin g the Time Data This uni t is provi ded with the fol lowing fun ctions rela ted to time d a ta.
44 Setting the Time Data Chapter 3 Con ven ient Functions fo r Edit ing Opera tion Monit or screen content s The content s of the monitor screen are sho wn below. A Time d ata type The follo wi ng tim e data typ e indicat io ns are displa yed. a) You can switch be tween T C an d VITC usi ng the T C SELE CT me nu item (see page 62 ) .
45 Setti ng the Time Data Chapter 3 Con ven ient Functions fo r Edit ing Opera tion T o displa y the desired t ime data in the time counter displa y Press the COUNTER SELECT button on the front panel. Each press of this butt on cycles th rough th ree options: CNT value, time code, and user bit data.
46 Setting the Time Data Chapter 3 Con ven ient Functions fo r Edit ing Opera tion 2 Set the T I ME CODE me nu items (see page 62) as shown below. 3 Press t he TC PRESET butt on in th e me nu cont rol section. The current sett ing is shown on the monitor screen and in the time counter di splay on the fr ont panel.
47 Setti ng the Time Data Chapter 3 Con ven ient Functions fo r Edit ing Opera tion automaticall y synchronize wit h the external time cod e input to the unit via the SDT I or i.
48 Setting the Time Data Chapter 3 Con ven ient Functions fo r Edit ing Opera tion 2 Press the f or F but ton to select “ AUTO FUNCTION. ” 3 Press the G button. This displa ys the item s in the leve l 1 of the aut o mode executi on menu. 4 Press the F button to select “ TC INS ERT.
49 Setti ng the Time Data Chapter 3 Con ven ient Functions fo r Edit ing Opera tion 7 Pre ss the SET (YE S) butt on. Time code recordi ng starts from the curre nt tape positi on. When the recordi ng ends, the message “ TC INSE RT COMPLET ED. PUSH THE YES BU TTON.
50 High-Speed and Low-Speed Sear ch — Quick ly and Accuratel y Determining Ed iting Point s Chapter 3 Con ven ient Functions fo r Edit ing Opera tion High-Speed a nd Low- Speed Search — Quic kly a.
51 Digitally Dubbing Signals in DV CAM Format Chapter 3 Con ven ient Functions fo r Edit ing Opera tion Digitally Dubbing Sign als in DVCAM Format In addi tion to str aightforw ard tape dub bing, you ca n also use this unit to dub automati cally from the begi nning of t he tape to the end thr ough the SDTI (QSDI) or i.
52 Digitally Dubbin g Signals i n DVCAM Format Chapter 3 Con ven ient Functions fo r Edit ing Opera tion 3 Press the G button. This display s the item s o n level 1 of th e auto mode executi on menu. 4 Press the G button to di splay t he menu le vel 2 for th e item “ SD TI DU BBING, ” and select the data to be dubbed wit h the F butt on.
53 Digitally Dubbing Signals in DV CAM Format Chapter 3 Con ven ient Functions fo r Edit ing Opera tion If t he f oll owi ng me ssa ge ap pear s i n st e p 6 f or a n A/V/ TC/CM du bbing operat ion Wh.
54 Digitally Dubbin g Signals i n DVCAM Format Chapter 3 Con ven ient Functions fo r Edit ing Opera tion.
55 Menu Organiz ation Chapter 4 Menu Settings Menu Organizat ion As sh own i n the f o llow i ng fi gure , the menu syste m consists of four level s and is fun ctionall y divide d into three subsyste ms: the setu p menu, the auto mode (AUTO FUNCTION) exec ution menu and t he digital hours meter display me nu.
56 Menu Organiz ation Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs Menu o rgani zati on OPERATIONAL FUNCTION REPEAT FUNCTION AUTO EE SELECT REPEAT MODE REPEAT TOP REPEAT END A PRESET B PRESET CASSETTE OUT F. FWD/REW STOP STANDBY OFF DISPLAY CONTROL TAPE PROTECTION STOP TIMER STILL TIMER NEXT MODE TIME CODE SETUP MENU FROM STOP FROM STILL SHUTTLE F.
57 Menu Organiz ation Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs VIDEO CONTROL AUDIO CONTROL MENU GRADE C PHASE MODE ADJ RANGE VIDEO GAIN CHROMA GAIN CHROMA PHASE SETUP LEVEL a) BLACK LEVEL b) LINE 335 REF LEVEL CH1 IN LEVEL CH2 IN LEVEL OUTPUT LEVEL SDTI DUBBING i.
58 Menu Content s Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs Menu Content s Setup Menu The purpose and set tings of the setup menu items are describe d below. Indications of menu items and sett ings • In the tabl .
59 Menu Content s Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs A UT O EE SELECT [> Auto EE]: Determine whether the unit enters EE mo de or PB m ode when aud io and video signal s from other e quipment are i nput. When t his u ni t i s us ed a s the recorder f or cut e diting, it is possi ble to output th e input audio a nd vi deo signa ls to the mon itor .
60 Menu Content s Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs PLA Y ST ART [> PLA Y star t]: Set the timing f or s witching from stop m ode to pla ybac k mode. In an edi ting sys tem incl uding an editing c ontrol.
61 Menu Content s Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs SUB ST A TUS [> Sub status]: Sele ct suppl ementary status inf or mation sup erimposed on output fro m the B − Y/CPST (SUPER) connecto r to the monit or .
62 Menu Content s Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs TIME CODE [Time code]: Setti ngs related to the time co de gen er at or Descriptio n of settings TC MODE [> TC mode]: Determine the time code t o use: .
63 Menu Content s Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs VITC POS SEL-1 [> VITC pos-1]: Select a line to in ser t the VITC in. Not e Y ou can inser t the VI TC signal i n two places . T o inser t it in t wo places , set both this ite m and als o VITC POS SEL-2.
64 Menu Content s Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs VIDEO CONTR OL [Video]: Settings rel ated to vid eo con tro l Description of settings INT VIDEO SG [> Vid eo SG]: Select t he test sign al to be output fr om the int ernal test signa l gener ator .
65 Menu Content s Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs PR OCESS CONTROL [> Pr oc ctrl] C PHASE MODE [>> C Phas MD]: Sele ct the phase rota tion mode f or chroma p hase control . The ef f ect of thi s setting applies to the ou tput le vel s of all o f the com posite video , S-video , SDI and compo nent vide o signals .
66 Menu Content s Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs INPUT ARRANGE [> Input a rng]: Mak e settings f or input audio m ixing. Not e When, in 4-channel mode , analog audio is selected f or all f our channel s (chann els 1/ 2 and 3/4), the same analo g audio signals are recor ded on chann els 1 and 3 and on channels 2 and 4, resp ect ively .
67 Menu Content s Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs SHUTTLE MUTE [> Sh utl m ute]: Set the a udio m uting condit ions durin g shuttle pla ybac k . * OFF [>> OFF]: Not muted. CUEUP or PRER OLL [>> CUEUP]: Mute d during cue-u p or prerol l opera tions .
68 Menu Content s Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs SA VE B ANK 1 [> Sa ve 1]: Sav e current me nu settings to men u bank 1. (1) Select the ban k y ou wan t to sa ve , then pr ess the G but t on . Messag e “ SA VE OK? ” appears . (2) T o sav e, press the SET (YES) bu tton.
69 Menu Content s Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs EE OUT PHASE s ettings f or time code output Use the fol lowing a s ref erence in fo rmation wh en settin g the EE OU T P HASE men u i tem (see page 63) . THROUGH mo de In this mode , the LTC sig nal is outp ut with the p hase synchronized with the input t ime code signal.
70 Menu Content s Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs VIDEO OU TPUT PHAS E mode The time code output signa l is syn chronized with t he output vi deo signa l. This mode is ap propriate when outputtin g signals from a single de vice to a number of VC Rs using separ ate cables for vide o, audio, and time code.
71 Menu Content s Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs A uto Mode (A UT O FUNCTION) Execution Menu The foll owing tabl e shows the purpose and f unction o f the items in the aut o mode execution menu .
72 Changing Menu Se ttings Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs Changing Menu Sett ings This section exp lains how to change men u settings. Buttons Used to Change Settings Use the foll owing button s in the menu control secti on to change the menu settings.
73 Changing Menu Set tings Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs 2 With “ SETUP MENU ” selected, press the G butt on. This display s all ite m s on menu leve l 1. 3 Press the f or F button to selec t th e requir ed item. 4 Press the G button. This di splays menu l evel 2 fo r th e menu it em selected in step 3 .
74 Changing Menu Se ttings Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs 8 To change other settings, pr ess the g button to retur n to the previous sc reen, then repeat st eps 5 to 7 as required. 9 When yo u have comp leted th e sett ings, pr ess the SET (YES) but ton.
75 Changing Menu Set tings Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs 2 With “ SETUP MENU ” selected, press the G butt on. This displ ays all basic and enh anced items on menu level 1.
76 Displaying Su pplementary St atus Informa tion Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs Displaying Supplement ary Stat us Informa tion When you set the SUB STATUS menu item (see pa ge 61) to other tha n OFF, you can v iew supplementary stat us information on th e monitor screen below t he operating mode displ ay area.
77 Displayi ng Sup plementary St atus Informat i o n Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs Displa y f ormat of supplementary status inf ormation when the SUB ST A TUS menu item is set to ALL All items of supplementary st atus informatio n are displayed in the order shown below.
78 Displaying Su pplementary St atus Informa tion Chap ter 4 Me nu S ettin gs.
79 Connecti ons for a Digita l Non-Li near Edit ing Syst em Chapter 5 Connections and Settings Connectio ns for a Digital Non-Linear Editing Sys tem This unit c a n be co nn ected to an ES-7 Ed it Statio n to configure a digit al non-linear ed iting system.
80 Connecti ons for a Digital Non-L inear Editing System Chapter 5 Connec t ions and Settin gs Sett i ngs on th e D SR-1500/ 1500P For detail s of video/au dio input an d audio mode settings, see “ Settings for R ecordin g ” on page 27.
81 Connecti on s for a Cut Editing Sys t em Chapter 5 Connec t ions and Settin gs Connectio ns for a Cut Editing Sys tem The following figure sh ows a cut editing system config urat ion t hat i ncl udes tw o DS R-15 00/ 150 0P u ni ts to serve as the playe r and recorder.
82 Connect ions for a Cut Ed iting Sys tem Chapter 5 Connec t ions and Settin gs Sett i ngs on th e DSR-15 00/1500 Ps (rec order an d player) For detail s of the video /audio inpu t and audi o mode settings for the recorder, see “ Settings f or R ecording ” on page 27.
83 Connection s f or an A/ B Roll Editing Sys tem Chapter 5 Connec t ions and Settin gs Connectio ns for an A/B Roll Editing Sys tem The following is an e xample configuration of A/ B roll editi ng system using th e DSR-1500/1 500P.
84 Connect i ons for an A/B Roll Ed iting Syste m Chapter 5 Connec t ions and Settin gs a) W hen using a DFS-500/500P DME Switcher, the phase of the video signals processed by the DFS-500/500P is delayed.
85 Connection s f or an A/ B Roll Editing Sys tem Chapter 5 Connec t ions and Settin gs A udio monitor system connections The followin g shows an example of audio moni tor system connections. For details o f these con n ections , r ef e r to t he instruct ion manual for each connected de vice.
86 Connect i ons for an A/B Roll Ed iting Syste m Chapter 5 Connec t ions and Settin gs Control signal connections The followin g shows an exa mple of control signal conne ctions to enab le the e diting contro l unit to cont rol all other A/B r oll editing sy stem devices.
87 Connection s f or an A/ B Roll Editing Sys tem Chapter 5 Connec t ions and Settin gs Video/audio signal connections The followin g shows an example of video /audio signal connectio n s in an A/B roll e d iting system.
88 Connect i ons for an A/B Roll Ed iting Syste m Chapter 5 Connec t ions and Settin gs Connection of a video monitor Set up th e followin g conne ctions to enable m o nitorin g of video an d au di o si gna ls on a v id eo mo ni tor .
89 Connect i ons for SDTI (QSDI) Dubbin g Chapter 5 Connec t ions and Settin gs Connectio ns for SDTI (QSDI) Dubbin g The following shows an exa mple of connections for digit ally dubbing S DTI (QSDI ) signals (s ee page 51) usi ng a pair o f DSR-1500/15 00P units.
90 Connect i ons for Analog Rec ord ing Chapter 5 Connec t ions and Settin gs Connectio ns for An alog Re cording It is possibl e to record analog pla yback signals from another recorder or player on this uni t.
91 Adjust ing the Sync and Subc ar rier Phases Chapter 5 Connec t ions and Settin gs Adjusti ng the Sync an d Subcarrier Phas es When u sing two or mo re player s, as in an A/B roll e ditin g system, it is necessary to synchronize the sy nc and subcarrier (for composite signals) phases of the signals to be edited.
92 Adjust ing t he Sync and Subc arrier Phas es Chapter 5 Connec t ions and Settin gs P erforming a phase adjustment operation 1 Press th e SCH button on t he vectorscope . The vectorscope switches to SCH mode. 2 Press th e B channel butt on on the ve ctorscope.
93 Maintenan ce Chapter 6 Maintenance and Troubleshooting Main tenance Condensation If you move the unit suddenly from a c old to a warm location, o r if you use it i n a very humid place, mo isture from the air ma y condense on the head drum.
94 Maintenan ce Chapter 6 Maintena nce and T rouble shooting Displa ying the digital hour s meter Use the foll owing procedure . 1 Press the MENU but ton in the menu co ntrol section. The menu sel ection leve l display appe ars on the monito r scr een and in th e time co unter di splay.
95 Maintenan ce Chapter 6 Maintena nce and T rouble shooting To end the dig ital hou rs mete r displ ay Press the MEN U butt on in the m e nu contro l section .
96 Trouble shooting Chapter 6 Maintena nce and T rouble shooting Troubleshoot ing If an alarm message appears on the monitor screen, or i f the unit appea r s to be malf unction ing, pl ease chec k the followin g before cont acting your So ny dealer .
97 Troubles hooting Chapter 6 Maintena nce and T rouble shooting Monitor pr oblems Symptom Cause Remed y Data is n ot superimp osed on the monitor sc reen . The CHARA. DISPLA Y menu item is se t to O FF . Set the CHARA. DISPLA Y menu item (see pa ge 60) to ON .
98 Trouble shooting Chapter 6 Maintena nce and T rouble shooting Error Mess ag es This unit is provided with a self- diagnostic f unction t hat detects internal abnormalities. When i t detects an abnormali ty, it outp uts an error m e ssage to the monito r screen and in dicates an error code in t he time counter display.
99 Troubles hooting Chapter 6 Maintena nce and T rouble shooting Alarm me ssages and associ ated directions Alarm messa g e on monito r screen (Cause) Directi on Alarm mess age in time counter dis play A cleaning tape has been inser ted. The tape will a utomaticall y be ejected afte r cleaning is complete d.
100 Trouble shooting Chapter 6 Maintena nce and T rouble shooting T ape not edita ble . Use a tape recorded in D VCAM f ormat. Not D VCAM! Use a tape recorded i n 525/60 f or mat. (F or DSR- 1500) 625/ 50 T ape (F or DSR- 1500) Use a tape recorded i n 625/50 f or mat.
101 Precautio ns Appendixes Precauti ons On safety • Should a ny liquid or solid obj ect fall i nto the cabi net, unplug t he unit and have it check ed by quali fied personnel befor e operating it furt her. • Unplug the unit fro m the wall out let if it is not to be used for an ext ended period of time.
102 Specific ations Appendix es Specificat ions General Signal syste m DSR-15 00: NTSC DSR-1500P : PAL Power requirements 100 V to 240 V AC, 50 /60 Hz Power con sumpt ion (with all optio ns install ed.
103 Specifications Appendix es Video perf ormance Band width Composite/S-vide o (DSR -1500 ): 30 Hz to 4.2 MHz ±1.0 dB (Y) Composite/S -video (DSR -1500P): 25 Hz to 4.8 MHz ±1.0 dB (Y) Component (DSR -1500): 30 Hz to 5.0 MHz ±1.0 dB (Y), 30 Hz t o 1.
104 Specific ations Appendix es Output connectors Digital si gna l ou tpu ts SDI/SDTI (QS DI) OUT (optio nal DSBK-1501 Digital Input/ Output Board r equired) BNC ty pe ( × 2) SDTI (QSDI) fo rmat (2 7.
105 ClipLink Guide Appendix es ClipLi nk G uide What Is ClipLi nk? The ClipL ink function greatly im proves the ef ficiency of the video pr oduction proc ess as a whole by rec ording various edi ting-relat ed data on tap e when shooti ng.
106 ClipLink Guide Appendix es Example System Configuration and Operation Flow The following illustration shows an example system config uration f or using t he ClipLi nk functio n and a typica l ClipLi nk operatio n flow.
107 ClipLink Guide Appendix es Data Generated When Shoo ting The followi ng describes the kinds of data th at is generated when using t he ClipLi nk functi on. Index pictures When shooting, a single-frame image from the Mark IN point at the start of each scene is recorded as a still picture into the camcord e r ’ s internal memory.
108 ClipLink Guide Appendix es Ho w to record ClipLink log data The followin g describes how to reco rd the variou s ClipLink l og data items. OK/NG status To designate a sce ne as “ NG, ” press the NG butt on on the camera while shooting the scene or at any t ime before you begin shooting the next sce ne.
109 ClipLink Guide Appendix es Time codes recor ded for Mark IN/OUT points There is a gap bet ween actual t ime codes and Ma rk IN/ OUT time codes recorded i n the cassette memory, as shown in the figure below. The ti me code value is rounded up at each Mark IN point an d rounded d own at eac h Mark OUT point , to a whole number o f seconds.
110 Glossary Appendix es Glossa ry A/B r oll ed iting An editin g method th at uses two or more playback VCRs to create special effects suc h as dissolve and wipe, and uses one record VCR to record the result s of the editing. Using an ed iti ng cont ro l unit allows efficie nt control of the VCRs and very preci se editing.
111 Glossary Appendix es S/N Abbrevia ti on of Signa l- t o-N oi se (ratio). The high er the S /N value, the less noise a nd higher t he picture quality .
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113 Index Inde x Index Numerics 2CH indicat or 1 6 32K indicat or 15 44.1K in dicator 15 48K indicat or 15 4CH indicat or 1 6 9P indi cator 15 A A/B roll editing system 83 AC IN connector 18 Accessori.
114 Index Inde x J Jog 50 audio 50 sound 6 L LOCAL/REMOTE switch 9 LP 1 5 M Maintenance 7, 93 Mark IN/OUT points 108, 109 Menu 55 AUDIO CONTROL 65 AUTO FUNCTION 71 changing settings 72 contents 58 DIS.
115 Index Inde x Usable cassettes 23 User bit data setting 45 V V SDTI indi cator 13 VAR swit ch 11 VIDEO button 11 IN connec tors 19 indicators 14 INPUT PHASE m ode 69 OUT connectors 20 OUTPUT PHASE .
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