Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product DSR-1600AP Sony
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DSR-1600A/1600AP © 2005 Sony Corporation 3-869-574- 12 (1) Digital Videocassette Player Operating Instructions Before opera ting the u nit, pleas e read thi s manual thoroughly and retai n it for fut ure referenc e.
2 Owner’ s Recor d The model and se rial numbers are located at the rear. Record these numbers in the spac es provided below. R efer to them whe never you ca ll upon your Sony deale r regard ing thi s product. Mod el N o. Seri al No. • Read these instructions.
3 For th e cust omer s in the USA (DS R-1600 A only) This eq uipment h as been te sted and f ound t o comply wit h the li mits for a C lass A digit al device, pu rsuant to P art 15 of the FC C Rules.
4 Table of Conte nts Table of Contents Chapter 1 Overview Features ............. ............................ ............... ......................... 6 DVCAM Format ....................................................................... 6 A Wealth of Interfaces .
5 Table of Cont ents Returning Menu Settings to Thei r Factory Default Settings... 48 Chapter 5 Connec tions and Settings Connections for a Digi tal Non-Linear Edit ing System .... 49 Connections for a Cut Editing Syst em ............... .............
6 Feat ures Chapter 1 Overview Features The DSR-160 0A/1600AP is a 1 / 4 -inch di gital v ideo cassette playe r using the DVC AM digital r ecording format. It achieves stab le, superb picture qua lity by digitall y processing v ideo signa ls separated i nto color difference signals and luminance signal s (component method).
7 Feat ures Chapter 1 Ov er view Suppor t f or three cassette sizes There are two sizes o f DVCAM cassette: standard and mini. You can u se either size with this unit. The unit also accept s L and M sizes of DVCPRO cassette. • When a cassette is inserted, the reel mechanism of the unit automatical ly adjusts to the si ze of the inserted cassette.
8 Feat ures Chapter 1 Ov er view Menu syst em for functionalit y and operation settings The unit provides a men u system to make its various functi ons easier to use and set up its operati on condit ions.
9 Location and Function of Parts Chapter 1 Ov er view Location and Fu nction of Parts Fr ont P anel a POWER swit ch Press the “ ” side to pow er the unit on. When the unit is powered o n, the d isplay windows in the front p anel lights. To power the unit off, pr ess the “ ” side of t he switch.
10 Locat ion and Functio n of Part s Chapter 1 Ov er view g CONTROL S connector (stereo mini jack) Connect a SIRCS-compat ible remote contro l unit such as the DSR M-10. A Menu control panel The menu control panel is located on th e inside of the door at the lowe r front of the un it.
11 Location and Function of Parts Chapter 1 Ov er view b MENU button Press this butt on to display th e menu on the monit or screen and th e time co unter disp lay. Pre ss it again to return from the menu display to the usual d isplay. On how to use the menu, see Chapt er 4 “Menu Setting s (page 35 ).
12 Locat ion and Functio n of Part s Chapter 1 Ov er view e STOP b utton Press this bu tton to stop the current t ape transpor t operation. Not e No tape tr ansport con trol butt ons other t han the EJE CT and STOP buttons will work whil e the REMOT E button in the remot e control sett ing section is lit.
13 Location and Function of Parts Chapter 1 Ov er view b ClipLink indicat or Lights when a cassette is loaded on which ClipLink l og data i s stor ed in th e cassette m emory. c VITC indicator Lights when VITC is b eing read regardless of the data show n in th e time c ount er dis play.
14 Locat ion and Functio n of Parts Chapter 1 Ov er view Playb ack modes u sing the se arch dial You can use the SEARCH ENABL E menu item (see pa ge 39) to sele ct either of the follo wing as the operation to be performed to put the un it into search mode (shut tle or jog ).
15 Location and Function of Parts Chapter 1 Ov er view Rear P anel AC IN connector Use the supplie d power cord to co nnect this to an AC outlet . AUDIO OUT(AES/EBU) DV IN/OUT TIME CODE MONITOR OUT AUDIO AUDIO OUT REMOTE VIDEO CONTROL ~AC IN VIDEO CH-1/2 12 CH-3/4 S VIDEO COMPONENT VIDEO SDI OUT CH-1 CH-2 CH-3 CH-4 ANALOG VIDEO REF.
16 Locat ion and Functio n of Part s Chapter 1 Ov er view A Analog video signal output section a REF. (reference) VIDEO IN/OUT connectors (BNC type) Input a ref erence video sign al. The IN conne ctor block has a buil t-in autom atic 75 Ω termin ation switch.
17 Location and Function of Parts Chapter 1 Ov er view B Digital signal output section (opt ional DSB K-1601 board required) a DV IN/OUT conn ector (6-pin IEEE-1394 ) This i.LI NK-compatible connector out puts digit al video and audio sig nals in DV format.
18 Location and Function of Parts Chapter 1 Ov erview a AUDIO OUT CH-1 (channel 1) to CH-4 connectors (XLR 3-pin, male) These connectors output chan nel-1 to channel-4 analog audio signals, respectively.
19 Playbac k Chapter 2 Playback Playback This secti on describes th e necessary setti ngs and operat ions to perform playback on this unit. The same set tings and ope rations appl y whether you are using the unit as part of an editing system, for du bbing, or as a st and-alone player VCR.
20 Playbac k Chapter 2 Pla yback D VCAM ca ssette s The follow ing fi gure illus trate s the DVCAM ca ssettes. Notes on using cassettes • Befor e storin g the cassette for a long p eriod of tim e, rewind the ta pe to the beginning and be sure to p ut the cassette in its storage case , preferably on end instead of flat on it s side.
21 Playbac k Chapter 2 Pla yback Inserting and Ejecting Cassettes Inserting a cass ette This unit acc epts three sizes of cassette: L (standard size), M (medium size: DVCPRO) and S (mini size). When in serting a cassette in the unit, mak e sure its tap e wind ow face s upw ard as s hown i n the f ollowi ng fi gure.
22 Playbac k Chapter 2 Pla yback Settings f or Play bac k 1 Power on this unit by pressing on th e side of t he POWER switc h. 2 Power on the video mon itor and set i ts switches as sh own below.
23 Playbac k Chapter 2 Pla yback For details of cassette insertion see pa ge 21, and for usable cassette types see page 19. The casse tte is automa tically drawn into the u nit. The STOP b utton will light, an d a few seconds later a still image will appear on the monitor screen.
24 Playbac k Chapter 2 Pla yback Repeat Pla yback—A utomatic Cyc lical Pla yback Proceed as follows to perform automatic cyclical playback of recording (repeat playback ) between selected start and end point s. 1 Set the d esired repeat start and e nd points u sing the R EPEAT FUNCTION menu item (see page 38) .
25 Playbac k Chapter 2 Pla yback Once set, the point A or B time code v alue is held in the non-v olatile m emory of the unit u ntil chan ged. It is not lo st when the un it is powered off. Not e When setting p oint A or B, you can o nly use a time code v alue.
26 Playbac k Chapter 2 Pla yback 2 With “SETUP MENU” selec ted, press the B k butt on. The display ch anges as follo ws. 3 With “OPERATION AL FUNCTION” selected, press the B k button . The display ch anges as follo ws. 4 Wit h “R EPE AT F UNC TION ” se lect ed, pre ss th e B k butt on.
27 Playbac k Chapter 2 Pla yback 5 Press the j but ton t o selec t “REP EAT TOP .” 6 Press the B k button. The display ch anges as follo ws. 7 Press the j but ton to select “A POINT.” >> REP T OP SETUP MENU OPERATIONAL FUNCTION REPEAT FUNCTION REPEAT MODE REPEAT TOP REPEAT END A PRESET B PRESET :OFF : T.
28 Playbac k Chapter 2 Pla yback 8 Press the K A bu tton. The display ch anges as follo ws. 9 Press the j but ton to select “A PRESET.” 10 Press the B k button . The A PRESET MODE screen appears. The time code value of the current point A is di splayed below t he screen title .
29 Playbac k Chapter 2 Pla yback 12 Press the J or j button to incremen t or decrement the value o f the flashing digit. Each press of the but ton increments or decremen ts the value. Holding the button down i ncrements or decrements t he value continu ously.
30 Displaying T ime Data and Other Tex t Informat ion Chapter 3 Convenient Functions for Editing Operation Displaying Time Data and Other Text In formation This unit allows time data and oper ation mode indi cations to be di splayed on the mo nitor screen.
31 Dis playin g Time Da ta and Othe r Text Info rmation Cha pter 3 Conveni ent Func tions f or Editing Operat ion A Time d ata type The follo wing tim e data type indicatio ns are display ed. a) Y ou can switch be tween TC and VIT C using the TC SEL ECT me nu item (see page 41 ) .
32 Displaying T ime Data and Other Tex t Informat ion Cha pter 3 Conveni ent Func tions f or Editing Operat ion T o display the desired time data in the time counter displa y Open the doo r on the lower part of the front panel, and press the COUNTER SEL button.
33 High-Speed and Low-Speed Se arch—Quickly and Accurately Dete rmining Editing Points Cha pter 3 Conveni ent Func tions f or Editing Operat ion High-Speed a nd Low- Speed Search—Quickly and Ac curately Determining Editing Points Use the search func tion to easily lo cate the desired scene and to quick ly and accurat ely determine edit po ints.
34 High-Speed and Low-Speed Sear ch—Quickl y and Accuratel y Determining Ed iting Point s Cha pter 3 Conveni ent Func tions f or Editing Operat ion 2 Turn the search d ial in the desire d direction at the speed cor respondin g to the desired playback speed .
35 Menu Organiz ation Chapter 4 Menu Settings Menu Organizat ion As sh own i n the fo llowi ng fi gure, the men u sys tem consists of four levels and is f unctionall y divided in to two subsyste ms: the setu p menu and the digital hour s meter display me nu.
36 Menu Organiz ation Chap ter 4 Menu Sett ings Menu orga nizati on OPERATIONAL FUNCTION REPEAT FUNCTION LOCAL ENABLE SEARCH ENABLE MAX SRCH SPEED JOG RESPONSE PREROLL TIME AFTER CUE-UP PLAY START AUTO REW CHARA. DISPLAY CHARA. POSITION CHARA. TYPE CHARA.
37 Menu Organiz ation Chap ter 4 Menu Sett ings AUDIO CONTROL MENU GRADE REF LEVEL OUTPUT LEVEL T1:OPERATION T2:DRUM ROTATION T3:TAPE RUNNING CT:THREADING HOURS METER LEVEL SELECT OUTPUT CH3/4 JOG CON.
38 Menu Content s Chap ter 4 Menu Sett ings Menu Content s Setup Menu The purpose and set tings of the setup menu items are describe d below. Indications of menu items and settings In the table be low.
39 Menu Content s Chap ter 4 Menu Sett ings SEARCH ENABLE [>Searc h ENA]: Select ho w the unit ent ers the s earch mo de . * DIAL DIRECT [>> DIAL]: Press the SEARCH bu tton or , e xcept du ring editin g, turn the searc h dial. VIA SEARCH KEY [>> via KEY]: Pre ss the SEARCH button.
40 Menu Content s Chap ter 4 Menu Sett ings DISPLA Y CONTROL [Dis play]: Settin gs related to indications on the monito r and the unit Description of s ettings CHARA. DISPLA Y [> Chara disp]: Determine wh ether or not to outpu t te xt (su ch as time code v alues) from the VI DEO OUT 2 (SUPER ) connector .
41 Menu Content s Chap ter 4 Menu Sett ings ALARM [> ALARM]: Determine whe ther a lar m m essages are issue d or not. OFF [> > OFF]: Alarm messa ges are no t issued . * ON [>> ON]: Alar m messa ges are issu ed. REF ALARM [> REF ALARM]: Deter mi ne wh ethe r alar m messa ges relat ed to ref erence video s ignal are issued or not.
42 Menu Content s Chap ter 4 Menu Sett ings FR OM STILL [> Fr om STILL]: Set the ti me to s witch from still s earch mode to t ape prote ction mo de. Als o select the t ype of tap e protecti on mode. STILL TIMER [>> STL timer]: Set t he time to sw itch from still s earch mode to ta pe protection mode .
43 Menu Content s Chap ter 4 Menu Sett ings PR OCESS CONTROL [>Pr oc ctrl] CONTR OL DEV [>>Ctrl dev]: Select the method of contro lling the internal digital video processo r . * REMO TE [>>>REMOTE] : Use an option al remote contro l unit t o control the internal digi tal vide o process or .
44 Menu Content s Chap ter 4 Menu Sett ings SHUTTLE MUTE [>Sh utl mute ]: Set the au dio mu ting condi tions dur ing sh uttl e playback. * OFF [>> OFF]: Not muted. CUEUP or PREROLL [>> CUEUP]: Muted during cu e-up or prerol l operat ions.
45 Changing Menu Set tings Chap ter 4 Menu Sett ings 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 on the menu c ontrol panel to change the menu settings. Changing the Settings of Basic Item s The factory default set ting is to d isplay only t he basic items.
46 Changing Menu Se ttings Chap ter 4 Menu Sett ings 2 With “SETUP MENU” select ed, press the k butto n. This display s all item s on menu leve l 1. 3 Press the J or j button to select the required item. 4 Press the k button. This displ ays the menu l evel 2 for th e menu item selected in ste p 3 .
47 Changing Menu Set tings Chap ter 4 Menu Sett ings 8 To cha nge ot her setti ngs, pr ess th e K button to r eturn to the previous sc reen, then repeat st eps 5 to 7 as required. 9 When yo u have comple ted the se ttings , press th e SET (YES) but ton.
48 Changing Menu Se ttings Chap ter 4 Menu Sett ings 3 Follow the same procedur e as in ste ps 3 to 8 of the procedure in the section “Changi ng the Set tings of Basic Items” on page 45 us ing the arrow b utton s to select an item a nd change its setting.
49 Connecti ons for a Digita l Non-Li near Edit ing Syst em Chapter 5 Connections and Settings Not e Producti on of some of the peri pherals and r elated devi ces describe d in this chapt er has been disco ntinued. For advi ce about ch oosing dev ices, please co ntact yo ur Sony dea ler or a Sony sales represent ative.
50 Connecti ons for a Digital Non-L inear Editing System Chapter 5 Connec tions and Set tings Sett ings on th e DSR-16 00A/1600A P Notes • When you co nnect this unit to an other dev ice with a 6- pin DV connector , always power the othe r device off and unplug i ts power cord f rom the power out put before connecting o r disconnecting the i.
51 Connecti ons for a Cut Editing Sys tem Chapter 5 Connec tions and Set tings Connectio ns for a Cut Editing Sys tem The following figure sh ows a cut editing sy stem config uration whi ch include s a DSR-1600A/16 00AP unit as the pla yer and a DSR-180 0A/1800AP as t he recorder.
52 Connect ions for an A/B Roll Ed iting Sy stem Chapter 5 Connec tions and Set tings 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-160 0A/1600AP.
53 Connection s for an A/B Roll Edit ing System Chapter 5 Connec tions and Set tings A udio monitor sy stem con necti ons The followin g shows an example of audio moni tor system connections. For details o f these conn ections, ref er to the instruct ion manual for each connected de vice.
54 Connect ions for an A/B Roll Ed iting Sy stem Chapter 5 Connec tions and Set tings Control si gnal connections The followin g shows an exa mple of control signal conne ctions to enable t he editi ng cont rol uni t to cont rol all other A/B r oll editing sy stem devices.
55 Connection s for an A/B Roll Edit ing System Chapter 5 Connec tions and Set tings Video/audio signal connections The followin g shows an example of video /audio signal connectio ns in an A/B roll ed iting system.
56 Connect ions for an A/B Roll Ed iting Sy stem Chapter 5 Connec tions and Set tings Connection of a video monitor Set up th e following connec tions to enab le moni toring of video an d audio si gnals on a video mo nitor.
57 Adjust ing the Sync and Subcarrier Phas es Chapter 5 Connec tions and Set tings Adjusti ng the Sync and Su bcarrier Phas es When u sing two or more pl ayers, as in an A/B ro ll editin g system, it is necessary to synchronize t he sync and subcarrier (for composite signals) phases of the signals to be edited.
58 Adjusting t he Sync and Subcarr ier Phases Chapter 5 C onnections and Setting s P erforming a phase adjustment operation 1 Press the SCH bu tton on the vec torscope. The vectorscope switche s to SCH mode. 2 Press the B channel button on the vectorscope.
59 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 dr um.
60 Maintenan ce Chapter 6 Maintenance and T roubles hooting Displaying the digital hour s meter Use the foll owing procedur e. 1 Press th e MENU butto n on the menu control pan el. The menu sel ection leve l display appe ars on the monito r screen and in th e time co unter displ ay.
61 Maintenan ce Chapter 6 Maintenance and T roubles hooting To end the dig ital hou rs meter dis play Press the MENU button on the menu c ontrol pane l.
62 Trouble shooting Chapter 6 Maintenance and T roubles hooting Troubleshoot ing If an alarm message appears on the monitor screen, or i f the unit appears to be malf unctionin g, please check the followin g before cont acting your Sony dealer .
63 Troubles hooting Chapter 6 Maintenance and T roubles hooting Err or Messages This unit is provided with a self -diagnostic f unction t hat detects internal abnormalities. When i t detects an abnormali ty, it output s an error messa ge to the mo nitor screen and in dicates an error code in t he time counter display.
64 Trouble shooting Chapter 6 Maintenance and T roubles hooting Alarm me ssages and associ ated direct ions Alarm messa g e on monito r screen (Cause) Direction Alarm mess age in time counter dis play A cleaning tape has been inserted. The tape will automat ically be ejected afte r cleaning is complete d.
65 Precautio ns Appendixes Precauti ons On safety • Should any liqui d or solid o bject fall into the c abinet, unplug t he unit and have it check ed by qua lified personnel befor e operati ng it fur ther. • Unplug the unit from the wall outlet if it is no t to be used for an ext ended period of time.
66 Specific ations Appendix es Specificat ions General Signal syste m D SR-16 00A: NTSC DSR-1600AP: P AL Power requirements 100 V to 240 V AC, 50 /60 Hz Power con sumptio n (with a ll options in stall.
67 Specifications Appendix es S-video (DS R-1600A): 30 Hz to 5.0 MHz ±1.0 dB (Y), 5.75 MHz +0/ − 3.0 dB (Y) (TM) S-video (D SR-1600AP): 25 Hz to 5.0 MHz ±1.0 dB (Y), 5.5 MHz +1.0/ − 2.0 dB (Y), 5.75 MHz +0/ − 3.0 dB (Y) (TM) Component (DSR -1600A): 30 Hz to 5.
68 Specific ations Appendix es Digi tal audi o ou tputs DIGITAL AUDIO (AE S/EBU) OUT (with optional DSBK-1601 SDI/AES/EBU Output Board instal led) BNC ty pe (×2) , comp lying w ith AE S- 3id-19 95 Ou.
69 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 iting cont rol unit allows efficie nt control of the VCRs and very preci se editing.
70 Glossary Appendix es S/N Abbrevia tion of Signal- to-Noi se (ratio). The high er the S/N val ue, the less noise a nd higher t he picture quality . Searc h mode A VCR operating mode used wh en searc.
71 Index Inde x Index Numerics 9PI N butto n 14 A A/B roll editing system 52 AC IN connector 15 AES 7, 17 Alarm messages 6 3 Analog audio sign al outp ut se ction 17 video sign al outp ut se ction 16 .
72 Index Inde x Processor adjus tment range 67 R Rack mount 8 Rear panel 15 REC/S AVE swit ch 20 REF. VIDEO IN/OUT connectors 16 Reference video sig nals 51 connection 53 Regular checks 59 REMO TE but.
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