Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product DSR-1800/1800P Sony
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DSR-1800/1800P © 2000 Sony Cor poration 3-204-675- 61 (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 Owne r’ s Recor d The m odel and se rial num b ers are located at the rear. Record these numbers in the spac es provided below . Refer to them w henever y ou ca ll upon your So ny de aler regarding this product. Mo del No. Serial No. T o pre vent fire or shoc k hazar d, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture .
3 • Do n o t defeat the sa fety purpose of the po larized or grounding -type plug. A polarized plug has tw o blade s with one wide r than the othe r. A groun ding-type p lug has two blades an d a third gro unding prong. The w ide blade or the third prong are provided for you r safety.
4 AVERTI SSE MENT Afi n d ’é viter tout r isque d ’ incendie ou d ’é lectrocution, ne pas exp oser l ’ appareil à la pluie ou à l ’ hum idit é . Afi n d ’é carter t out risque d ’é lectrocution, garder le cof fret ferm é . Ne c onf ier l ’ entretien de l ’ appareil qu ’à un personnel qu alifi é .
5 ATTENZ IONE Per e vitare il pericolo di incendi o scosse e lettriche, non esporre l ’ a pparecc hio alla pioggia o all ’ um idit à . Per e vitare scosse elettriche, non aprire l ’ apparecchio. Per le riparazioni, riv olgersi solo a persona le qualif icato.
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7 Table of Contents Chapter 1 Ove rview Features .............. ......... .............. .............. .............. ....... 9 DVCAM Format ............................................................. 9 A Wealth of Interfaces ......................
8 Digitally Dubbing Signa ls in DVCAM Format .......... 56 Chapter 4 Menu Settings Menu Organization .......... .............. .............. .............. 59 Menu Contents ...................... .............. .............. ......... 62 Setup Menu .
9 Feat ur es Chapter 1 Overview Features The D S R -180 0/1800 P is a 1 / 4 -inch digital video cassette recorder using the DV C AM digital recording forma t. It achieves stable, superb picture qu ality by digitally processing video signals separated into color difference signals and lum inance signals (com ponent m ethod).
10 Feat ur es Chapter 1 Overvi ew Suppor t for three cassette sizes There are two sizes o f DV C A M cassette: standard and mini. Y ou c an use either size with this unit.
11 Feat ur es Chapter 1 Overvi ew At search sp eeds u p to 10 tim es no rm al speed in both directions, you can also hea r playback aud io. Digital slo w-motion pla yback Using the fram e m e m ory func tion, the unit can show noise-free slow-m oti on playback at speeds ranging from 0 to 1 / 2 times norm al speed in both directions.
12 Usi ng t h e CD- ROM Manual Chapter 1 Overvi ew Using the CD-ROM Manual The sup p lied CD -R O M includes Operating Instructions for the DS R -series D igital Video Cassette R ecorder or Player (Eng lish, Japanese, French, Germ an, Italian and Spanish (D SR -1500 A only) ve rsions).
13 Locatio n and Function of Part s Chapter 1 Overvi ew Location and Functio n of Parts Fr ont P anel a POWER swit ch Press the “” side to power the unit on. W hen the unit is powe red on , the display w indo w s in the front pan el lights. To po we r the unit off, press the “” side of the switch.
14 Location and Functi on of Parts Chapter 1 Overvi ew e HE AD PHON ES connecto r (stereo p h on e jack ) Conn ect stereo head phon es for hea dpho ne m onitoring during recording or playb ack. The a udio signal you want to monitor can be selected with the M O N ITO R S EL EC T sw itches o n the m enu control panel.
15 Locatio n and Function of Part s Chapter 1 Overvi ew B Menu control panel The m enu control panel is located on the inside of t he door at the lower front o f the unit.
16 Location and Functi on of Parts Chapter 1 Overvi ew b INPUT SELECT s e ct i on VIDE O IN bu t to n Each p ress of this button cy cles through the following input video signal selection o ptions.
17 Locatio n and Function of Part s Chapter 1 Overvi ew For details on se tting time code and user bit data, see “ Using the Internal Tim e C ode Ge nerator ” on page 4 9. h TC (time cod e) P R E SET bu tton Use this button when setting an initial time code value and user bit data.
18 Location and Functi on of Parts Chapter 1 Overvi ew D Display sectio n a Rec ording /playbac k form at indicators DVCAM: This lights when a tape rec orded in D V C AM format is playe d back . DV: This lights when a tape recorded in c onsum er DV format is playe d back .
19 Locatio n and Function of Part s Chapter 1 Overvi ew c VITC i ndi c at o r Lights wh en VITC is being read or recorded regardless of the data show n in the time co unter display.
20 Location and Functi on of Parts Chapter 1 Overvi ew in the reverse direction. W hen the tape is stopped , the s indicator in the display section lights.
21 Locatio n and Function of Part s Chapter 1 Overvi ew Rear P anel AC IN con nector Use the su pplied po w e r cord to connect this to an A C outlet. DIGITAL AUDIO(AES/EBU) DV IN/OUT SDTI(QSDI) TIME .
22 Location and Functi on of Parts Chapter 1 Overvi ew A Analog video signal input/output section a VIDEO I N c on ne ct o rs ( BNC t yp e ) Input an analog com posit e video signal. This con nector block has a built-in automa tic 75 Ω t ermination sw itch.
23 Locatio n and Function of Part s Chapter 1 Overvi ew is used, the built-in 75 Ω termination sw itch turns off au tom ati ca lly . The R E F . V ID E O O U T c onnec tor outputs a referen ce video signal, except wh en i.LINK is selected in the INPUT SELECT se ct i o n (see page 16 ).
24 Location and Functi on of Parts Chapter 1 Overvi ew a DV IN /OU T con nector (6-p in IE EE -13 94) (optional D SB K-1803 i.LINK /D V Inpu t/Ou tp ut Boa rd req uired ) This i.LIN K-com pati ble connector (subseque nt ly referred to also as the i.DV IN /OUT connector) inputs and outputs digital video and au dio signals in D V form at.
25 Locatio n and Function of Part s Chapter 1 Overvi ew a) S elect able on DSR-1 800P o nly b AUDIO I N CH- 1 ( c ha nne l 1 ) t o C H-4 c o nne c t or s (XL R 3-pin, female) Use these conne ctors to conn ect separate ch anne ls of analog aud io input from a player V C R or other external audio equipm e nt.
26 Location and Functi on of Parts Chapter 1 Overvi ew.
27 Usable C a ssettes Chapter 2 Recording and Playback Usable Ca ssettes This un it can use the D VC AM cassettes listed below . The num bers in each m odel nam e indicat e the m axim um recording/playback time (in m i nutes) for each m odel. F or exa m pl e, the PDV -184 M E has a ma xim u m recording/playback tim e of 184 m inutes.
28 Usable Cassettes Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla ybac k D VCAM ca ssette s T h e fo llow in g fi g u re ill u st ra tes th e DV C A M cas s e tt e s. Notes on using cassettes • Before storing the ca.
29 Usable C a ssettes Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla ybac k Preventing accidental erasure Set the R EC /SA V E sw itch on the cassette to SA VE to preven t accidental erasure of recorded c ontents. To enabl e re- r ecor di ng Set t he REC/ S AVE s wi t ch to REC.
30 Usable Cassettes Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla ybac k No double insertion of cassettes W h en you insert a cassette, the orange lock-o ut plate appears in the cassette com p artm ent to prev ent double insertion. Ejecting a cass et te Press the E JEC T button.
31 Recor d i ng Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla ybac k Recording This section d escribes the ne cessary setting s and operations to p erform recording on this unit. The sam e settings and operations apply w he ther you are using the unit as part of an e diting system, for dub bing * , or as a stand-alone recorder.
32 Reco rd i ng Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla ybac k 1 Power o n the vide o m onitor, then set its input switches according to the signals input from this unit. 2 Set up the player to p lay bac k a tape. For details, refer to the operating instructions for the player.
33 Recor d i ng Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla ybac k a) The indic at or does not light eve n if you pre ss the cor resp onding but ton in th e INPUT SELECT sect io n unless the requi red opt io nal dig ital inp ut/ou tput bo ar d (DSBK- 1801/1 802 /1803) is inst alled.
34 Reco rd i ng Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla ybac k Recor ding Pr ocedure This section describes the procedure to perform recording on this unit, showing an exa m ple session in w hich playback signals com i ng from a player V CR will be record ed on the tape load ed in the unit.
35 Recor d i ng Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla ybac k 1 After checking the following items, hold the casse tte with the tape windo w facing upw ard, then insert it into the recorder (this unit) as illustrated on page 29 . . The cassette is autom atically drawn into the un it and the tape is w ou nd round the head drum.
36 Reco rd i ng Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla ybac k If the fo llow in g in d icato rs light w h en a cas s ette is load e d To per for m t he fo ll o win g oper a ti ons Indicator It means: Cass ette mem or y indicator The l oaded cas sette co ntains a cassette memory .
37 Playback Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla ybac k Playback This section de scribes the settings and operations nec essary to perform p layback on this unit. The sam e settings and ope rations apply w he ther you are using the unit as part of an editing system , for du bbing, or as a stand -alone playe r VC R .
38 Playback Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla ybac k Play bac k Pr ocedure Not e W h en controlling this unit from an ed iting control unit conne cted to the RE MO TE conne ctor of this unit, press t he REM OTE button turning i t on. When not, turn off the bu tton.
39 Playback Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla ybac k If the fo llow in g in d icato rs light w h en a cas s ette is load e d To per for m t he fo ll o win g oper a ti ons Indicator It means: Cass ette mem or y indicator The l oaded cas sette co ntains a cassette memory .
40 Playback Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla ybac k Repeat Playbac k — A utomatic Cyc lical Pla yback Proceed as follows to perform autom atic cyclical playback of recording (repeat playback ) betw een selected start and end points. 1 Set the desired repeat start and end po ints w ith the R E P EA T FU NCTIO N men u i te m (see page 62) .
41 Playback Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla ybac k W hil e holding down the SE T (YES) button on the menu control panel, press the K A or B k button. The tim e cod e value o f the curren t tape p os itio n is se t as po int A or B , an d a me ssa ge “ A se t ” or “ B set ” is di spl a yed fo r 0.
42 Playback Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla ybac k 2 W ith “ SE TU P M ENU ” selected, press the B k button. The display ch anges as follows. 3 W ith “ OPERATI ONAL FUNCT I ON ” selected, p ress the B k button. The display ch anges as follows. 4 W ith “ REPEAT FUNC TI ON ” selected, press the B k button.
43 Playback Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla ybac k 5 Press the j button to select “ REPEAT TOP. ” 6 Press the B k button. The display ch anges as follows. 7 Press the j button 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.
44 Playback Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla ybac k 8 Press the K A butt on. The display ch anges as follows. 9 Press the j button to select “ A PRESET. ” 10 Press the B k but ton. The A PR ESE T M OD E screen appears. The time cod e value of the current point A is displayed below the screen title.
45 Playback Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla ybac k 12 Press the J or j button to increment or decrem ent the value of the flashing digit. Each press o f the button increm en ts or decrem ents the value. Ho lding the button dow n increm ents or decrements the v alue con tinuously.
46 Playback Chapter 2 Recordi ng and Pla ybac k.
47 Setting the T im e D a ta Chapter 3 Convenient Functions for Editing Operation Setting the Time Data This unit is provided with the follow ing fun ctions related to time data.
48 Se tting the T im e Data Chapt er 3 Conveni en t Fu nc ti on s for Edi t i ng Oper at i on Mo nitor screen conten ts The co ntents of the m onitor screen are shown below . A Tim e data typ e The follow ing time data type ind ications are displayed .
49 Setting the T im e D a ta Chapt er 3 Conveni en t Fu nc ti on s for Edi t i ng Oper at i on T o display the desired time data in the time counter displa y Open the doo r on the lower p art of the front pa nel, and pr e ss t he COUNTER S EL but t o n.
50 Se tting the T im e Data Chapt er 3 Conveni en t Fu nc ti on s for Edi t i ng Oper at i on 2 Set the T IM E CO D E m enu items (see pag e 66) as show n below . 3 Press the T C P RE SE T button on the m enu control pan el . The current setting is shown on the m onitor screen and in the time co unter display o n the front p anel.
51 Setting the T im e D a ta Chapt er 3 Conveni en t Fu nc ti on s for Edi t i ng Oper at i on Synchr onizing Internal and External Time Codes The internal tim e code gen erator can be syn chronized w ith an external time code (L TC ) inpu t to this unit.
52 Se tting the T im e Data Chapt er 3 Conveni en t Fu nc ti on s for Edi t i ng Oper at i on 2 Press the J or j button to select “ AUTO FUNCTI ON. ” 3 Press the k bu t t on. This displays the items in the level 1 o f the auto mode execution m en u .
53 Setting the T im e D a ta Chapt er 3 Conveni en t Fu nc ti on s for Edi t i ng Oper at i on 7 P r e s s th e SE T (Y ES ) b u tt o n . Tim e code recording starts from the cu rrent tape position. W h en the recording ends, the m essage “ TC INSERT COMPLETED .
54 High-Speed and Low-S peed Search — Quickl y and Accuratel y Determini ng Editi ng Points Chapt er 3 Conveni en t Fu nc ti on s for Edi t i ng Oper at i on High-Speed and Low- Speed Search — Qui.
55 High-Speed and Low -Speed S earch — Qu ic kly a nd Ac c ur at ely D e te rm in in g E diting Po int s Chapt er 3 Conveni en t Fu nc ti on s for Edi t i ng Oper at i on Search Operations on This Unit W h en y ou pe rform searching o n this unit, be su re to turn off the RE M OTE button o n the fron t panel.
56 Digit ally Dubbing Signals in DV C AM Fo rmat Chapt er 3 Conveni en t Fu nc ti on s for Edi t i ng Oper at i on Digitally Dubbing Signals in DVCAM Format In addition to straightforward tape dub bing, you ca n also use this unit t o dub autom atically f rom the beginn ing of the tape to the end through the SD TI (QSDI) or i.
57 D ig itally D ub bing Sig na ls in D V CA M F o r m at Chapt er 3 Conveni en t Fu nc ti on s for Edi t i ng Oper at i on 3 Press the k bu t t on. This displays the items in the level 1 o f the auto mode execution m en u .
58 Digit ally Dubbing Signals in DV C AM Fo rmat Chapt er 3 Conveni en t Fu nc ti on s for Edi t i ng Oper at i on If the foll owing m essa ge appe ars in step 6 for a n A/V/TC/CM du bbing operation W.
59 Me nu Organization Chapter 4 Menu Settings Menu Organization As s how n i n t he f ol l owi ng fi gur e, t he menu sy st e m consists of four levels and is functionally divided into three subsystem s: the setup m enu , the auto m o de (A U TO FUN CTIO N ) execution m enu and the digital hours meter display me nu.
60 Me nu Organization Chapt e r 4 Me nu Set t i n gs Me nu organiza tion OPERATIONAL FUNCTION REPEAT FUNCTION AUTO EE SELECT LOCAL ENABLE REC INHIBIT A1 EDIT CH A2 EDIT CH SEARCH ENABLE MAX SRCH SPEED JOG RESPONSE PREROLL TIME AFTER CUE-UP PLAY START AUTO REW A MODE CHANGE CHARA.
61 Me nu Organization Chapt e r 4 Me nu Set t i n gs VIDEO CONTROL AUDIO CONTROL MENU GRADE CONTROL DEV 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 CH3 IN LEVEL CH4 IN LEVEL OUTPUT LEVEL SDTI DUBBING i.
62 Me nu Contents Chapt e r 4 Me nu Set t i n gs Menu Contents Setup Menu The pu rpose an d settings of the setup m enu items are described below. Indications of men u items and settings • In the ta.
63 Me nu Contents Chapt e r 4 Me nu Set t i n gs A UTO EE SELECT [> Au to EE]: Determine wh ether the un it 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 ed iting, it i s possi ble to output th e input audio a nd vi deo signa ls to the mon itor .
64 Me nu Contents Chapt e r 4 Me nu Set t i n gs JOG RESPONSE [>JOG dial]: Select the tape spee d charac ter i stics for th e se arch d ial ro tati on ra te in jog mod e. * TYPE1 (-1 to + 1) [>> type 1]: T ape speed v ar ies lin early ov er the range − 1 to +1.
65 Me nu Contents Chapt e r 4 Me nu Set t i n gs DISPLA Y CONTROL [Displa y]: Settin gs related to indications on the monito r and the unit Description of s ettings CHARA. DISPLA Y [> Chara disp]: D etermine whether or not to outpu t te xt (su ch as time code v alues) fro m the VIDEO OUT 2 (SUPER ) connector .
66 Me nu Contents Chapt e r 4 Me nu Set t i n gs PEAK HOLD [>P eak hold]: Se t the peak ho ld time f or the audio l ev el meters . OFF [>> OFF] to 1.5 SEC [1.5 sec ]: Set th e peak hold time in the r ange of O FF (no pea k hold) to 1.5 seco nds in 0.
67 Me nu Contents Chapt e r 4 Me nu Set t i n gs VITC [> VITC]: Determine whet her to reco rd the internally gener ated ti me code as VITC . OFF [>> OFF]: Do not record the internally generate d time code as VITC . (VITC pres ent in the input vi deo signa l is recorded unc ha nge d.
68 Me nu Contents Chapt e r 4 Me nu Set t i n gs T APE PRO TECTION [T ape pr otct]: Settings related to tape and video head pr otection Description of s ettings FR OM ST O P [> Fr om ST OP]: Set the ti me to s witch from stop mod e to tap e prot ect ion mode.
69 Me nu Contents Chapt e r 4 Me nu Set t i n gs WIDE MODE [> Wide mode]: Determine whether to retain wide-s creen as pect ra tio inf or mation ac compan ying v ideo being re corded or pla y ed bac k.
70 Me nu Contents Chapt e r 4 Me nu Set t i n gs INPUT ARRANGE [>Input arng]: Mak e settings f or inpu t audio m ixing. Set the ch annel s o n whic h to rec ord th e inpu t audi o sign als a s f ollo ws. (1) Use t he KkJj butt ons to mo ve the curso r and the SET (YES) bu tton to tog gle the se tting on and off .
71 Me nu Contents Chapt e r 4 Me nu Set t i n gs LEVEL SELECT [>Le vel Sel] REF LEVEL [>>REF Level ]: Select the audio ref erence le vel (headroom) f or recording on tape .
72 Me nu Contents Chapt e r 4 Me nu Set t i n gs SHUTTLE MUTE [>Sh utl mute]: Set the au dio mu ting condi tio ns dur ing shut tle p layback. * OFF [>> OFF]: Not muted. CUEUP or PREROLL [>> CUEUP]: Muted during cu e-up or prerol l operat ions.
73 Me nu Contents Chapt e r 4 Me nu Set t i n gs EE OUT PHASE s ettings f or time code output Use the fo llowing as reference inform ation w he n setting th e EE OUT PHAS E me nu i te m (see page 67) . • THROUGH mod e In this mod e, the LTC signal is output w ith the p hase synchronized with the input time code sign al.
74 Me nu Contents Chapt e r 4 Me nu Set t i n gs • VIDEO OUTPU T PHAS E mo de The tim e code outpu t signal is synchron ized w ith the output video signal. This m ode is appropriate when ou tputting signals from a single device to a numb er of VC Rs using sep arate cables for video, audio, and tim e c ode.
75 Me nu Contents Chapt e r 4 Me nu Set t i n gs A uto Mode (A U T O FUNCTIO N) Execution Menu The f ollowing table sho ws the purpo se and function o f the items in the auto m ode ex ecution m enu.
76 Cha nging Menu S etti ngs Chapt e r 4 Me nu Set t i n gs Changing Menu Settings This section exp lains how to change m enu settings. Buttons Used to Change Settings Use the fo llowing b uttons on the m enu control panel to change the m enu se ttings.
77 Changing Men u Settings Chapt e r 4 Me nu Set t i n gs 2 Wi t h “ SETU P M ENU ” selected, press the k butt on. This displays all item s o n m enu level 1. 3 Press the J or j button to select the requ ired item. 4 Press the k bu t t on. This displays the m enu level 2 for the m enu it em selected in step 3 .
78 Cha nging Menu S etti ngs Chapt e r 4 Me nu Set t i n gs 9 W hen you hav e completed the settings, press the SET (YE S ) button. The m essage “ NOW SAVI NG. . . ” appe ars on the mo nitor screen, and “ Saving.. . ” appe ars in the tim e counter display, wh ile the new settings are saved in memo ry .
79 Changing Men u Settings Chapt e r 4 Me nu Set t i n gs 3 Follow the sam e procedure as in steps 3 to 8 of the procedu re in the section “ Changing the Settings of Basic Item s ” on page 76 u sing th e a r r o w b u tto n s to select an item a nd ch ange its setting.
80 Displayi ng Supplem entary Stat us Inf ormation Chapt e r 4 Me nu Set t i n gs Displaying Supplementary Status Information W hen you set the SUB STATU S menu item (see page 65 ) to other than O FF , you can view su pplem entary status information on the m onitor screen below the operating mod e display area .
81 Displaying Suppl eme ntary Stat us Infor mation Chapt e r 4 Me nu Set t i n gs Display form a t of supplem enta ry status information w hen the SU B S TATUS menu it em is set to ALL All items of sup plem entary status inform ation are displayed in the ord er show n b elow .
82 Displayi ng Supplem entary Stat us Inf ormation Chapt e r 4 Me nu Set t i n gs.
83 Connections for a Digit al Non-Linear Editi ng System Chapter 5 Connections and Settings Connections for a Digital Non-Linear Editing System This unit can b e con n ected to a n E S -7 E ditStation to configure a d igital non-linear editing system.
84 Connections for a Di gita l Non-Linear Edi ti ng System Chapter 5 Connections and Setti ngs Settings on the D SR -1800/1800 P For details of video/au dio input an d au dio m ode settings, see “ Settings for Recording ” on page 31.
85 Connections for a Cut Editi ng System Chapter 5 Connections and Setti ngs Connections for a Cu t Editing System The follow ing figure show s a cut editing system configuration that includes tw o D SR-18 00/1800P u nits to serve as the player and rec order.
86 Connections for an A/B Roll Edit ing Syst em Chapter 5 Connections and Setti ngs Connections for an A/B Ro ll Editing System The follow ing is an exam ple configuration of A/B ro ll editing system u sing the D S R -180 0/1800P .
87 Connections for an A/B Roll Editi ng System Chapter 5 Connections and Setti ngs a) When using a D FS-500/500P DME S witcher, the phase of the video sig nals processed by the DFS-500/500P is delayed.
88 Connections for an A/B Roll Edit ing Syst em Chapter 5 Connections and Setti ngs A udio monitor system connections The follow i ng show s an examp l e of audio m onitor system connections. For details of these co nnections, refer to the instruction manu al for each conn ected de vice.
89 Connections for an A/B Roll Editi ng System Chapter 5 Connections and Setti ngs Control si gnal connections The follow ing show s a n exa m ple of control signal connections to en able the editing control unit to control all other A/B roll editing system devices.
90 Connections for an A/B Roll Edit ing Syst em Chapter 5 Connections and Setti ngs Video/audio signal connections The follow ing show s a n exa m ple of video/audio signal connections in a n A /B roll editing system .
91 Connections for an A/B Roll Editi ng System Chapter 5 Connections and Setti ngs Connection of a video monitor Set up the follow ing co nnections to e n able m on itoring of video an d audio signa ls on a v ideo mo nitor.
92 Connections for SDTI ( QS DI) Dubbing Chapter 5 Connections and Setti ngs Connections for SDTI (Q SDI) Dubbing The follow ing show s a n exa m ple of connections for digitally dubbing SDTI (QS DI) signals (see page 56) , with the DSR-18 00/180 0P u sed as the recorder an d a D SR - 1600/160 0P u nit as the player.
93 Connections for Analog Recording Chapter 5 Connections and Setti ngs Connections for An alog Recording The follow ing show s c onne ctions for a system in w hich analog playb ack signa ls from a nother reco rder or playe r are recorded o n a D S R-1800/180 0P.
94 Adjusti ng the Sync and Subcarrier Phases Chapter 5 Connections and Setti ngs Adjusting the Sync and Su bcarrier Phases W hen using tw o or more p layers, as in an A/B roll editing system, it is necessary to synch ron ize the sy nc and subcarrier (for com p osite signals) phase s of the signals to be edited.
95 Adjusti ng the Sync and Subcarrier Phases Chapter 5 Connections and Setti ngs P erf orming a phase adjustment operation 1 Press the SC H button o n the v ectorscope . The vectorscope switches t o SCH m ode. 2 Press the B chan nel button o n the ve ctorscope.
96 Adjusti ng the Sync and Subcarrier Phases Chapter 5 Connections and Setti ngs.
97 Ma int enance Chapter 6 Maintenance and Troubleshooting Maintenance Condensation If you m ove the unit sudd enly from a cold to a warm location, or if you use it in a very hum id place, mo isture from the air ma y condense on the head drum .
98 Ma int enance Chapter 6 Maintenance and T r oubleshooting Displaying the digital hour s meter Use the fo llowing p rocedure . 1 Press the M E NU button on the m enu control panel. The m enu selection leve l display appe ars on the mo nitor screen an d in the tim e coun ter display.
99 Ma int enance Chapter 6 Maintenance and T r oubleshooting To end t he di g it al hou rs mete r d i spl ay Press the M E NU button on the m enu control pane l.
100 Troubleshooting Chapter 6 Maintenance and T r oubleshooting Troubleshooting If an alarm m essage ap pears on the m onitor screen, or if the unit appears to b e m alfunctioning, please check the following befo re contacting y our So ny d ealer.
101 Troubleshooti ng Chapter 6 Maintenance and T r oubleshooting Monitor pr oblems Symptom Cause Remed y Data is n ot superimpos ed on the monitor sc reen . The CHARA. DISPLA Y menu item is se t to OFF . Set the CHARA. DI SPLA Y menu i tem (see page 65) to ON.
102 Troubleshooting Chapter 6 Maintenance and T r oubleshooting Err o r Messa g es This unit is provided with a se lf-diagnostic function that detects internal abnorm alities. W h en it detects an abnorm ality, it outputs an error m essag e to the m on itor screen and indicates an error code in the time co unter display.
103 Troubleshooti ng Chapter 6 Maintenance and T r oubleshooting Alarm me ssages and associ ated directions Alarm messa g e on monitor scre en (Cause) Directi on Alarm mess age in time counter dis play A cleaning tape has been inserted. The tape will a utomatically be ejected after cl eaning is complete d.
104 Troubleshooting Chapter 6 Maintenance and T r oubleshooting T ape canno t be repla yed. Use a tape recorded i n 525/60 f or mat. (F or DSR- 1800) 625/ 50 T ape (F or DSR - 1800) Use a tape recorded i n 625/50 f or mat. (F or DSR - 1800P) 525/ 60 T ape (F or DSR - 1800P) T ape end ha s been de tected .
105 Precauti ons Appendixes Precautions On safety • Should a ny liquid or so lid object fall into the cabinet, unplug the unit and have it check ed b y qualified personnel be fore ope rating it further. • Unp l ug the unit from the wall ou t let if it is not to be u sed for an extend ed pe riod of time.
106 Specificat ions Appendix es Specifications General Signal system DSR-18 00: NTS C DSR-1800P : PA L Pow er requirem ents 100 V to 2 40 V A C, 50 /60 H z Pow er consum pt ion (with all options insta.
107 Sp ecif ica tion s Appendix es Video perf ormance Band width Com posite (DS R-18 00): 30 H z to 4.2 M Hz ± 1.0 d B (Y ) Comp osite (DS R -18 00P ): 25 H z to 4.8 M Hz ± 1.0 d B (Y ) S-video (DS R -18 00): 30 H z to 5.0 M Hz ± 1.0 d B (Y ) , 5.75 M H z + 0/ − 3.
108 Specificat ions Appendix es Output connectors Dig it a l si gna l out put s SDT I (Q SD I) OU T (w i th optional DS B K -1 802 SDT I (QSD I) Input/O utput B oard installed) BNC type, S D TI (Q SD .
109 Sp ecif ica tion s Appendix es Related equipment ES-3/7 E ditStation Linear editing con trol unit: PVE -500, RM -450/450 CE , BV E-600/800/910/2000/910 0/9100P DM E sw itcher: DFS-300/30 0P, DF S-.
110 C lip L in k G u ide Appendix es ClipLi nk G uide What Is Cl ipLink? The C lipLink function greatly im proves the efficiency of the video prod uction proc ess as a w ho le by rec ording various editing-related data on tape w hen shooting.
111 C lip L ink G uid e Appendix es Example System Configu ration and Operati on Flow The follow ing illustration shows a n exa mp le system configuration for using the ClipLink fu nction and a typical ClipLink op eration flow .
112 C lip L in k G u ide Appendix es Data Generated When Shooti ng The following describes the kinds of data that is generated when using the C lipLink function. Index pictures W h en sh ooting, a single-fram e im age from the M ark IN point at the st art of each scene is recorded as a st ill picture into the cam corder ’ s internal m em o ry.
113 C lip L ink G uid e Appendix es How to recor d ClipLink log data The follow ing desc ribes how to reco rd the va rious ClipLink log data items. OK/N G st at us To designa te a scene as “ NG, ” press the NG button on the camera wh i le shooting the scene or at any time b efore you begin shooting the next scene.
114 C lip L in k G u ide Appendix es Time codes recor ded f or Mark IN/OUT points There is a g ap betw een actual tim e c odes a nd M ar k IN / OU T tim e cod es recorde d in the ca ssette mem ory, as shown in the figure below .
115 Glossary Appen dixes Glossary A / B r o ll e d iting An ed iting m etho d that uses tw o or more p layback V C R s to create special effects such as d issolve and wipe, and uses one rec ord V C R to record the results of the ed iting. Using an editing con trol unit allows efficient control of the VC R s and very precise ed iting.
116 Glossary Appen dixes S/ N Abbrev iation of Signal-to-Noise (ratio). The higher the S /N value, the less noise and higher the picture quality. Searc h m o de A V C R operating mode used w hen searc.
117 Ind ex Inde x Index Numerics 9PI N butto n 20 A A/B roll editing system 86 AC IN connector 21 Alarm messages 102 Analog aud io signal i nput/out put section 24 Analog interfaces 10 Analog recordin.
118 Index Inde x item indications 62 MENU butto n 16 Men u contr ol pa nel 15 MONITOR SELECT sw itches 15 N Non-linear editing 9, 83 NOT EDITABLE indicator 19 O OK/NG status 113 Operation mode ind ica.
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