Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product PDW-70MD Sony
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3-990-975- 14 (1) Professional Disc Recorder Instructions for Use Before oper ating the u nit, pleas e read thi s manual thoroughl y and reta in it for fut ure reference.
2 To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock , do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture. To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. THIS APPARATUS MUST BE EARTHED. CAUTION The appara tus shall no t be expose d to dripping or splashing.
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Table of Contents 5 Table of Content s Chapter 1 Overview Features .......... .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. ............ 8 Features of This Unit .............................................................
6 Tabl e of Cont ents Playback .... .............. .............. ................... .............. .............. .......... 36 Playback Operation ............................................................................. 36 Searching for Clips With Thumbnails (Thumbnail Search) .
Table of Contents 7 Recording Continuous Timecode Over FAM Connections ...... . 64 Chapter 6 Menus Function Menu ........ ................... .............. .............. .............. .......... 65 Function Menu Operations .........................
Chapter 1 8 Feat ure s Chapter 1 Ov erview Overview Features The PDW-70MD is a p rofessional disc recorder supporting HD playba ck and recording with P rofessional Disc 1) media. When you use this unit i n combination wi th a nonline ar editing syst em, the FAM 2) func tion enables d ata file transfers between the unit and compu ters over the i.
9 Feat ure s Chapter 1 Ov erview 1) The supplied PD Z-1 Proxy Browsi ng Software can be used to create simple EDLs (Edit Decision Lists). Suppor ts a varie ty of inter faces This unit supports the foll owing interfaces. HDSDI: This enabl es input and out put of HD digital video and embedded aud io signals (4 channels ).
10 Feat ure s Chapter 1 Ov erview PDBK-102 MPEG-TS (T ranspor t Stre am) Input/Output Board Installa tion of t his boar d enhances the functi onality o f the standard i. LINK connector , allowing it to be used as an I/O interface for HDV 1) 1080i 2) format compat ible TS 3) signals.
11 Names and Functi ons of Parts Chapter 1 Ov erview Names and Funct ions of Parts Fr ont Panel a On/stan dby 1 switch and indicator When the POWER switch (see page 19) on the re ar pan el is in the *.
12 Names and Func tions of Part s Chapter 1 Ov erview Do not tur n off the PO WER switc h on the rear pa nel or disconnect the power cord while the ACCESS indicator i s lit. Doing so can result in a lo ss of data on the disc. c Remote control switch Different position s of the switch allow differen t operations, as foll ows.
13 Names and Functi ons of Parts Chapter 1 Ov erview 1 Display and function menu sect ion a Display Normally t his displa ys the audio level meters, timecode, monitor pict ures, and curre nt settings. It also displays menus and scene se lection (thu mbnail search) set ting screens.
14 Names and Func tions of Part s Chapter 1 Ov erview Use the largest size t o display the system menu and view superimposed informatio n. f Functi on me nu Use the PAGE bu tton to di splay this menu, and to switch between the pag es (HOME, P1, P2) of the menu.
15 Names and Functi ons of Parts Chapter 1 Ov erview r Audio mon itor channel s This display s the audio mo nitor channe ls, as set with MONI CH and MONI SEL on page P1 of the function menu (see page 66 ) .
16 Names and Func tions of Part s Chapter 1 Ov erview a VAR (variable) button To play back in var iable-speed mode usi ng the shuttle di al, press this bu tton, tu rning it on. b JOG bu tton To play back i n jog mode using the jog dial, press thi s button, turnin g it on.
17 Names and Functi ons of Parts Chapter 1 Ov erview Rear P anel When the uni t is shipped from the fa ctory, connector covers are attached to some of the conn ectors on the rear panel. The ex planations in this section a ssume that all covers hav e been removed.
18 Names and Func tions of Part s Chapter 1 Ov erview These connec tors input two channels of analog audio. You can use th e A1 INPUT to A4 INPUT items on the HOME page of t he function menu (see page 65) to assign the signals input to connectors 1/3 (ANALOG1) and connectors 2/4 (ANALOG2) to audio ch annels 1 to 4.
19 Names and Functi ons of Parts Chapter 1 Ov erview 6 P ower suppl y section a - AC IN (AC power input) connector Connect to an AC power suppl y with the power cord (not supplied). b POWER (main power) switch Press the + side to power on the unit. P ress the a side to power off.
20 Names and Func tions of Part s Chapter 1 Ov erview on anothe r device may soun d different fr om the audio signals p layed back on this unit. f U (signal g round) te rminal Connect to the system gr ound.
21 Names and Functi ons of Parts Chapter 1 Ov erview Battery may explode i f mistreated. Do not rech arge, disassemble or dispose of in fir e. Danger of explos ion if battery is incorrect ly replaced. Replace only wi th the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufact urer.
Chapter 2 22 Settin g the System Frequ ency Chapter 2 Prepa rations Preparations When installing the installation spa ce must be secured in consideration of t he ventilation an d service operation. • Do not block the ventilation slots at the left sid e and right side panels, an d vents of fans.
23 Removing t he Connector Covers Chapter 2 Prepar ations Be sure to carry out step 3 be fore powering the unit off. The new system frequ ency setting wi ll not be saved if you power off without carrying out st ep 3 . 4 Press the on/ standby swit ch to put th e unit in to standby, a nd then press it again to power th e unit on.
24 Connect ions and Settings Chapter 2 Prepa rations These connectors are designed to allow di rect contact with conductive ci rcuits. Weak vol tage may be present b ecause of a fail ure in this unit.
25 Connecti ons and Settings Chapter 2 Prepar ations Connec tion metho d and co nnectio n cables To view SD video Connect an SD video monitor using method 1 or 2 in th e following figu re. Conn ection meth od and con nection cables Using PDZ-1 Over an i.
26 Connect ions and Settings Chapter 2 Prepa rations • This unit ’s S400 connect or has 6 pins. Chec k the number of p ins on the i.L INK connector of your notebook computer, and u se an appropri ate i.LINK cable. See “Using PDZ-1 Prox y Browsing S oftware” in Chapter 4 (page 6 1) for more information ab out installi ng the PDZ-1 soft ware.
27 Ext erna l Sy nchr oniz ati on / Set up Chapter 2 Prepar ations External Synch ronization This unit sy nchron izes as shown in the following table, according t o the presence or absence of sig nals.
28 Setup Chapter 2 Prepa rations This screen allows you to set the fol lowing item s. YEAR: Calendar year MONTH: Month DAY: Day TIME: Tim e TIME ZONE: Time zone (difference from UTC) 3 Set the d ate, time a nd time zone. You can chang e the setting of the fl ashing digits.
29 Superimpos ed Text Information Chapter 2 Prepar ations To increase or dec rease the values of the fl ashing digi ts Use the arrow butto ns ( M /MARK1, m /MARK2) or jog dia l. To return the settings to the factory defaults Press th e RESET button. 6 When you are finished making adjust ments, press the SET butt on.
30 Superimpos ed Text Informat ion Chapter 2 Prepa rations If the time data or u ser bits cannot be read c orrectly, they will be displa yed with an asterisk. For example, “T*R”, “U*R”, “T*R.” or “U*R.”. b Timecode reader d rop-frame mark (for sy stem freq uency 60I/ 30P o nly) “.
31 Superimpos ed Text Information Chapter 2 Prepar ations The foll owing tables sho w the on-screen indicatio ns of supplementary i nformation and their meani ng.
Chapter 3 32 Handling Di scs Chapter 3 Recordi ng and Pla yback Recording an d Playback Handling Discs Discs Used f or Record ing and Pla ybac k This unit uses the following d isc for recording a nd playback: PFD23 Professional Disc 1) (cap acity 23.
33 Handling Di scs Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla yback The disc slot i ndicator flashes o range when you i nsert a disc, and l ights blue when t he disc is comple tely loaded. The indicator f lashes blue when you eject a disc, and goes out when th e disc is c omplete ly ejected.
34 Handling Di scs Chapter 3 Recordi ng and Pla yback Full salv age: Clips ar e reconstruc ted on the basi s of markers recorded on the di sc. Nonvolatile memory cannot be use d, so processing take s longer than for a quick salv age (about 30 seconds, althou gh it depends on the state o f the disc).
35 Recording Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla yback Recording This sectio n describes vid eo and audio recording on the unit. See page 65 “ Function Men u” in Chapte r 6 for more informatio n about funct ion menu operati ons. See page 71 “ Setup Menu Op erations” in Cha pter 6 for more information a bout setup menu o perations.
36 Playbac k Chapter 3 Recordi ng and Pla yback Playback This section descri bes playback of vide o and audio on the unit. Before starti ng playb ack, make th e followi ng settin g.
37 Playbac k Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla yback T o display a list of thumbnail images With the SUB CLIP bu tton off, pre ss the THUMB NAIL button, turnin g it on. A list appear s showing th umbnail s of 12 clips on th e disc, including the clip being currently played back .
38 Playbac k Chapter 3 Recordi ng and Pla yback To change a thumbnail ima g e (index picture) With the thumbna il list displa yed, proc eed as follo ws. 1 Press the CLIP MENU (S HIFT + SUB CLIP) b utton or the M ENU butt on to d isplay th e clip menu .
39 Playbac k Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla yback 3 As required, repeat step 2 once or t wice. Thumbnai ls cannot b e further di vided once th eir duration reaches 1 frame. To return to the th umbnail list screen of the previous level Hold down th e SHI FT butt on an d pre ss the EXPAND butto n.
40 Playbac k Chapter 3 Recordi ng and Pla yback If you press the PLAY button, playb ack starts from the selected essence mark frame. Sear ching With t he Chapter Function When a clip contains shot marks, you can displ ay them as chapter thumbnails. See “To set shot marks” (page 36) ab out how to se t shot marks.
41 Playbac k Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla yback T o cue up with sub clip thumbnail images With the desired cli p list load ed in the cur rent clip list , proceed as follows. 1 Press the SUB CLIP but ton and the THUMBNAIL button, t urning them on. Thumbnai ls of the first frames in the sub clips appear.
42 Playbac k Chapter 3 Recordi ng and Pla yback To cancel the lock operation and return to the THUMBNAIL screen Select “CANCEL”, and t hen press the SET butt on.
43 Playbac k Chapter 3 Record ing and Pla yback To cancel t he deletion a nd return t o the CLIP MENU Select “CANCEL”, and t hen press the SET but ton. Press th e RESET or MENU but ton. 5 Use the V /MARK1 bu tton to selec t “OK”, and then press the SET button .
Chapter 4 44 Overvi ew Chapter 4 Scene Sel ection Scene Selection Overvi ew What is scene se lection? Scene sele ction is a fun ction wh ich allows y ou to select material (clips) from the mat erial recorded on a di sc and perform c ut editing. You ca n do this b y operating on this unit on ly.
45 Overv iew Chapter 4 Scene Selec tion Flo w of scene selec tion editing PHONES VAR JOG MARK1 MENU PAGE DISPLA Y SUB CLIP F1 F5 F4 F3 F2 SHIFT CLIP MENU ESSENCE MARK SET THUMB NAIL RESET OUT IN MARK2.
46 Overvi ew Chapter 4 Scene Sel ection Clips Materia l record ed with th is unit is manage d in unit s called “clips”. A clip co ntains the material bet ween a recording start poi nt and a recordi ng end poi nt. Clips have numbers begin ning with C, fo r example C0001.
47 Overv iew Chapter 4 Scene Selec tion Assigning Clip Titles When the setup menu item OPERATIONA L FUNCTION >CLI P TITLE > AUTO T ITLE (see page 68) is set to “ENABLE”, titles are displ ayed instead of clip nu mbers for all clips recorded after the setting is made.
48 Overvi ew Chapter 4 Scene Sel ection To ass ign clip na mes o n this u nit The title assigned to c lip become s its clip nam e (file name). 1 Set OPERATIONAL FUNCTION >CL IP TITLE >AUTO TITLE in the setup menu to “ENABLE” (see page 68) . 2 Set OPERATIONAL FUNCTION >FILE NAMING >AUTO NAMING to “free”.
49 Creating Clip Lists Chapter 4 Scene Selec tion Sequences of multiple s characters is converted int o single s char act ers . The followi ng alphabetic symbols can be disp layed.
50 Creating Clip Lists Chapter 4 Scene Sel ection 2 Press th e MENU button. The CLIP menu appears (see page 58) . (If no clip li st is loaded in the current cli p list, a screen as shown in step 3 appears.) 3 Use the M /MAR K1 or m /MARK2 bu tton to selec t LOAD CLIP LIST, and then press the S ET button.
51 Creating Clip Lists Chapter 4 Scene Selec tion 8 Use the arr ow buttons or jog di al to select th e desired clip . You can also select clips with the followi ng operations. Press the PREV or NEXT button: Moves to the previou s or next cli p. Press the PREV or NEXT button with the S HIFT button hel d down: Moves to the first or last cl ip.
52 Creating Clip Lists Chapter 4 Scene Sel ection • Even when a cl ip whose thumbn ail is not th e first frame is adde d to a clip list, th e thum bnail displa yed i n the clip list is alway s the first fr ame as a thum bnail.
53 Creating Clip Lists Chapter 4 Scene Selec tion You can us e a trimming operati on (see page 55) to ch ange In and Out po ints set by th e quick scene selec tion functi on.
54 Editing Clip Li sts Chapter 4 Scene Sel ection Editing Clip Lists You can select items from CLIP menus, and perform simple edit ing operation s on clip lists an d on sub clips registered in clip lists. Basic Operations 1 In th e clip list scr een, hold d own the MENU button.
55 Editing Clip Lists Chapter 4 Scene Selec tion previou s or next page. Do es not switch when there is on ly one page. To return to the clip list w indow wit hout moving any sub clip Press th e RESET button. 3 Press th e SET butto n. The CLIP ME NU appears after t he sub clip orde r changes.
56 Editing Clip Li sts Chapter 4 Scene Sel ection The CLIP MENU appea rs after the trim is execu ted. If you pr ess the SHIFT + SET butt ons instead of the SET butt on, you retur n to the st ate afte r step 4 in “Basic Opera tions”, allo wing you execu te another trim.
57 Saving the Current Clip List to Disc Chapter 4 Scene Selec tion However, if you press the SUB CLIP bu tton to turn i t off, and then press it again t o light it, the pla yback start position is reset to the start of the clip list. With the SUB CLIP b utton lit, pre ss the PLAY but ton.
58 Managing Clip List s Chapter 4 Scene Sel ection To assign a title to a clip list Use the suppl ied PDZ-1 proxy b rowsing. For d etail s, see the PDZ -1 onli ne help . Mana ging Clip List s After you create or ed it a clip list, y ou can use the CLIP menu to save it to disc, lo ad it fro m disc in to unit memory, and dele te it from t he disc.
59 Managing Clip Lists Chapter 4 Scene Selec tion The CLIP menu c an handle up to 99 clip l ists. Changing Displayed Items of Information o n Sub Clips You can chan ge information displayed i n the lower porti on of ea ch thumbna il in the clip list win dow.
60 Managing Clip List s Chapter 4 Scene Sel ection 1 Display the CLIP menu. See “Displ aying the CLIP menu” (page 58). 2 Use the M /MAR K1 or m /MARK2 bu tton to selec t “SORT CLIP LISTS BY...”, and then press the SET butto n. A screen like t he one shown below app ears.
61 Using the PDZ-1 Pr oxy Browsing Software Chapter 4 Scene Selec tion Using the PDZ -1 Proxy Browsing Software When a computer wi th the PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software inst alled is conn ected to thi s unit, you can transfer t he proxy AV data and metadata file s recorded on a disc to th e computer.
Chapter 5 62 Chapter 5 File Oper ations Overvi ew / File Operations in File Access Mode File Operations Overvi ew A remote computer can b e connected to thi s unit and used to operat e on recorded dat a which has been saved in data files, such as video and au dio data fil es.
63 File Operations in File Access Mode Chapter 5 File Operations • Disc access by D ELETE LAST C LIP, DELETE ALL CLIPS, QUICK FORMAT in the DISC menu, and so on: Stopped • MENU butt on: OFF • Unsaved c urrent clip list: Save or clear 2 Connec t the S400 conn ector on th is unit to the i.
64 Recording Continuous Timecode Over FAM Connec tions Chapter 5 File Oper ations i.LINK cable is connected: Di sconnect the i.LINK cable from eith er this uni t or the remote com puter, wai t for at least 10 seco nds, and then reconnect the disconnected cab le.
65 Function Men u Chapter Ch apter 6 M enus 6 Menus Functio n Menu The functi on menu provides ac cess to freque ntly used settings, suc h as input vi deo signal selection and timecode settings. Menu settin gs are stored in nonv olatile memory and are preserved even after t he unit is powered off.
66 Function Menu Chapter 6 Menus 1) Only wh en HDSDI is selected a s the video i nput. The signal n ame display flashes when the select ed signal is not be ing input.
67 System Menu Ch apter 6 M enus System Me nu Use the syst em menu to se t up the unit fo r specific purposes an d conditions. Menu settings are stored i n nonvolat ile memory and are pr eserved even aft er the unit is powered off. The system menu is made up of the following fi ve menus.
68 System Menu Chapter 6 Menus 3 Press the , /OUT button. The setup menu (see page 68) or the disc menu (see page 74) appears. Setup Menu The setu p menu ha s three le vels. The top level shows a gener al classificati on of the setti ng ite ms in th e menu.
69 System Menu Ch apter 6 M enus SYSTEM SEL [> Sy stem Sel]: Select the sy stem frequ ency and are a of use. Note After chan ging an y of the su b- items , pow er the un it off and then po wer it o n again. T he initial settings of the set up menu as a whole will chan ge to reflec t the settings made here.
70 System Menu Chapter 6 Menus DO WN CONVER TER [> Down con v]: Set up the down c onver ter. CONV MODE [>> Con v mode]: Sel ect the con v ersion mo de.
71 System Menu Ch apter 6 M enus Setup Menu Operati ons This section exp lains how to change men u settings. Buttons used to change settings Use the foll owing button s to change men u settings. Changing the settings of basic items The factory default setti ng is to display only the basi c items.
72 System Menu Chapter 6 Menus Example: Screen display when DISPLAY CONTROL is selected 2 Press the , /OUT button. This di splays menu level 2 f or the menu item selected in step 1 . Example: Screen display of the second level of the DISPLAY CONTR OL menu 3 Press the M /MARK1 or m /MARK2 bu tton to se lect the required it em.
73 System Menu Ch apter 6 M enus Meanings of indications on the menu scre en Displaying enhanced items The factor y default set ting is not to display enh anced items. To display e nhanced items, set the menu item M ENU GRADE to “ENHANCED”, following the proced ure in the previ ous section “Changing the settings of basi c items”.
74 System Menu Chapter 6 Menus To return all se ttings to their f actory d efault setting s 1 Display the setup menu. 2 Press th e RESET button. A message appear s, to confirm whe ther or not you wish to return all setting s to their facto ry defaul t settings.
75 System Menu Ch apter 6 M enus If you selected CL IP, the status of the current cl ip appears. When playback or search reaches a new cli p, the display chan ges to the status of the new cl ip. To return to the n ext highest level Press th e MENU button.
76 Impor tant Notes on Op eration Appendi x Appendix Important No tes on Opera tion Use and storage Do not su bject t he unit t o severe s hocks The internal mechanism may be damaged or the body warped. Do not co ver the unit while oper ating Doing so will cause temperatures to rise inside the un it, possibly re sulting in failure.
77 Periodic Ma intenance Append ix If it appears, wait until it disappears be fore inserting a disc. Perio dic Maintenance Digital Hour s Meter The digital hours meter can provid e information abou t the operational hi story of the unit. Use the information as a guide i n scheduling peri odic mainten ance.
78 Trouble shooting Appendi x To exit from the digit al hours meter Press the MENU button. Troubleshoot ing Alarms An alarm (warning message) ap pears in the time data display section when an ope ration is a ttempted wh ich is inappropriate for the sett ings on this unit or the state of the disc.
79 Troubles hooting Append ix When a disc is inserted a) Displayed only when DISPLAY CONTROL >AL ARM is set to “ON” or “LIMI TED”. During front panel operations Alar m mes sage in ti me data displa y se ction Alarm messa ge in monitor v ideo section Description/ac tion Unknow n FS! UNKNO WN FILE SYSTEM.
80 Trouble shooting Appendi x Disc T op! a) DISC T OP . This appea rs if yo u press the PREV b utton or condu ct a high-spe ed re v erse search wh en the unit is stoppe d at the start of the disc. Use f or ward sear ch o r playback in stead . Disc End! a) DISC END .
81 Troubles hooting Append ix a) Displayed only when DISPLAY CONTR OL >ALARM is set to “ON”. b) Displayed o nly when DISPLAY CONTROL >ALARM is se t to “ON” or “LIMI TED”. During recording and editing operations No SUB CLIP a) CLIP LIST CANNO T LOCA TE SPECIFIED SUB CLIP(S).
82 Trouble shooting Appendi x a) Displayed only when DISPLAY CONTROL >AL ARM is set to “ON” or “LIMI TED”. HD 60I/3 0P a) DISC CANNO T BE RECORDED . HD 60I or HD 30P CLIP(S) EXIST . This app ears wh en the sy stem frequ ency of this unit does no t match th at of the lo aded disc.
83 Troubles hooting Append ix During pla yback a) Displayed only when DISPLAY CONTROL >AL ARM is set to “ON” or “LIMI TED”. During thumbnail sear ch, scene se lection, and c lip list operat.
84 Trouble shooting Appendi x Alar ms rela ting to audio and video signals a) Displayed onl y when DI SPLAY CONTROL >ALARM is set to “ON”. DURA TION OF ONE CLIP LIST MUST BE LESS THAN 24 HOURS . The tota l durati on of the c urrent clip l ist is gr eater than 24 hours .
85 About i.LINK Append ix Alarms relating to sensors and drives Err or Messa ges Error codes appear in the time data display when an er ror (usu ally a hard ware proble m) o ccur s. In ad ditio n, bo th error messages and error codes appear in the monitor video section a nd on the video monitor conn ected to the uni t.
86 Specific ations Appendi x About data transfer speed of i.LINK i.LINK defines maximum data transf er speeds of approxi mately 100, 2 00 and 400 Mbps 1) that are referred to as S100, S 200 a nd S 400 re spe ctive ly. The maximum data t ransfer speed that an i.
87 Specifications Append ix Audio MPEG HD: 16 bits/48 kHz, 4/2 chann els DVCAM: 16 bits /48 kHz, 4 channel s Proxy au dio A-law 8 b its, 8 kHz, 4 chann els 1) The MP EG-4 Cod ec is a produc t of Ingenient Technol ogies, Inc.
88 Specific ations Appendi x Phono jack (× 1), 1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω , sync negative MONITOR OUT D-sub 15-pin (RGB or YPbPr) Analog au dio outp uts AUDIO OUTPUT 1/3, 2/4 XLR 3-pin, male ( ×2), +4/0/–3/ .
89 Using UMID Data Append ix Using UMID Data Metadata is addi tional information recorded on discs along with audio-visual data. It is used to b ring greater efficiency to the flow of op erations from material acqui sition through editing, an d to make it easier to find and reuse material.
90 Using UMID Data Appendi x • Disting uishing between orig inal material and copied material. 00 is added to the Instance Number for orig inal material. • Recording with UT C time. UTC (coordinated universal time) is used when recording the UMID.
91 MPEG-4 Visual P atent Port folio Licen se Append ix MPEG-4 Visual Patent Portfolio Lice nse This prod uct is lic ensed under t he MPEG-4 Visual Patent Portfoli o License for t he personal a nd non-.
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