Sony DVW-970/970P manual

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    DIGIT AL CAMCORDER D VW -970/970P OPERA TION MANUAL [English ] 1st Edition TM[...]

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    2 To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. For the c ustomers in USA This equi pment has been tes ted and f ound to com ply with the limits for a Clas s B digit al devic e, pursuan t to Part 15 of t he FCC Rul es. The[...]

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    3 Table of Contents Table o f Contents Chapter 1 Overview 1-1 Feature s ........ .............. ......... ......... .............. .......... ......... ...8 1-1-1 Camera F eature s ................................................................8 1-1-2 VTR Features ....................................................................9 1-1-3 Other Fe[...]

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    4 Table of Con tents 3-2-6 Continuous Recording on Previous Cut.......................... 48 3-2-7 Sear ching for the Last Recorded Portion and Turning in Recording Pause Mode (End Search Function) .............. 49 3-3 Checking Rec ording and Pla yback .............. .......... ..... 50 3-3-1 Check ing the Last Two Seconds of the Recording — Rec[...]

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    5 Table of Contents 5-2-3 Display Modes and Se tting Change Confirmation/ Adjustment Progress Messages....................................... 77 5-2-4 Setting the Marker Display .............................................78 5-2-5 Setting the Viewfinder ....................................................78 5-2-6 Recording Shot Data Superimposed o[...]

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    6 Table of Con tents 7-1-1 Using a Battery Pack ..................................................... 107 7-1-2 Avoiding Breaks in Operation Due to an Exhausted Battery .......................................................................... 107 7-1-3 Using an AC Adaptor ................................................... 108 7-1-4 Using the Anto[...]

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    7 Table of Contents Menu List ................. .......... .............. ......... ......... .............. ....131 OPERATION Menu .......................................................... ......131 PAINT Menu ...........................................................................137 MAINTENANCE Menu ..........................................[...]

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    8 Featur es Chapter 1 Overvie w Chapter 1 Over vie w 1-1 Fea tures The D VW -970/970P 1) is a camcorder , in which a color video camera using 2 / 3 -inch high-de fi nition CCDs of a 16:9 aspect ratio and a recorder of the Digital BET A CAM format are combi ned inte grally . The ca mera’ s CCDs ha ve approximate ly 1,000,000 picture el ements (pix[...]

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    9 Feature s Chapter 1 Overvie w Savi ng and recalling settings in a “Memor y Stic k” Using an option al “Me mory Sti ck” 1) , you can sa ve menu settings fo r particula r shooting co nditions, f or recall as required. 1) “Memor y St ick” is a tradem ark of Son y Corpora tion . High-functionality viewfinder The 2-inch monoch rome vie wf [...]

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    10 Featur es Chapter 1 Overvie w CBK-MB01 Picture Cache Board: Installing the board all ows the camco rder to record up to sev eral second s of the pictur e before th e REC button is pressed (Picture Cache Funct ion) and to shoot pictures at intervals (Interv al Rec). CBK-FC01 Pull Do wn (24P) B oard (f or the D VW - 970 only) : W ith the board ins[...]

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    11 Example of System Configu ration Chapter 1 Overvie w 1-2 Exampl e of System Co nfigur ation The diagra m belo w shows a ty pical conf iguration of t he camcorder for ENG and EFP . F or mor e information about th e fi ttings, connectio ns, or use of add itional equipment and accesso ries, see “Chap ter 7 Setting Up the Camcor der” as we ll as[...]

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    12 Precaut ions / Using t he CD-ROM Ma nual Chapter 1 Precau tions / Using th e CD-R OM Manual 1-3 Preca ution s Use and Storage Do not su bject t he unit t o se vere sho c ks The int ernal mechanism ma y be damaged or the body war ped . After use Always turn of f the po wer . Before storin g the u nit for a long period Remov e the battery p ack. U[...]

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    13 Using the CD-ROM Manual Chapter 1 Overvie w This open s the PDF f ile of t he operation manu al. If you lose the CD-R OM disc or become unabl e to rea d its content, for example becau se of a hardw are failure, you can do one of t he follo wing. • Y ou can purch ase a ne w C D-R OM disc to replace one that has been lost or damaged. Cont act yo[...]

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    14 Power Sup ply Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of P arts and Controls Chapter 2 Locations an d Functions of P ar ts and Contr ols 2-1 P owe r Suppl y a Battery attachment Attach a bat tery pack, BP-G L65, BP-GL95, o r BP-L60S. Furthermo re, by attachin g an A C-DN10 A C Adaptor , you can operate t he camcorder f rom A C power . b DC IN connecto[...]

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    15 Accessor y Attachmen ts Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of P arts and Controls 2-2 Acces sory Attac hments a Shoulder s trap p osts Attach th e supplied shoulder st rap to the se posts. F or detail s, see “7-7 Att achi ng/Detac hing th e Shoulder Strap ” on pa ge 117. b Light shoe Attach an option al accessory such as a video light to this[...]

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    16 Audio Funct ions Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of P arts and Controls 2-3 A udio Funct ions Audio f unctions (1) a Micr ophone This is a super -cardi oid direct ional mo naural micropho ne with an e xte rnal po wer supply ( +48 V) system. b MIC IN (microphone input) conn ector (XLR type, 3-pin, female) Connect the supplied mi crophone to thi[...]

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    17 Audio F unctions Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of P arts and Controls f MONITOR volume contr ol This control adj usts the speak er or earphone v ol ume for sounds other t han the al arm sound. At th e minimum position, no sound can be hea rd. g ALARM volume control This contr ol adjusts the spe aker or ear phone alarm v olu me. At the mini m[...]

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    18 Audio Funct ions Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of P arts and Controls k A UDIO IN CH-1/CH-2/CH-3/CH-4 (audio input selection) switches CH-1/CH-2 switches These switches select the audio in put signals to be recorded on audio channe ls 1 and 2. FR ONT : The input signal sou rce is th e microphone connected to t he MIC IN connector . REAR: The[...]

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    19 Shooting and Recording/ Playbac k Functi ons Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of P arts and Controls 2-4 Shooting and Recor ding/Play bac k Functions Shooting and recording/playback function s (1) a TA L LY i n d i c a t o r Setting the T AL L Y switch to HIGH or LOW enables this indicat or . The indi cator lig hts duri ng recor ding on t he VT[...]

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    20 Shooting and Recording/Pla yback F unction s Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of P arts and Controls g V iewf i nder The vie wfinder lets you vie w the image in blac k and white while sho oting, re cording or play ing b ack. It also disp lays va rious warning s and messag es related to the settings or operati ng condit ions of the camcorde r , [...]

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    21 Shooting and Recording/ Playbac k Functi ons Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of P arts and Controls o ASSIGN 1/2 switches Y ou can assign the de sired funct ions to each of the ASSIGN 1 switch (push b utton) and ASSI GN 2 switch (sliding) on the F UNCTION 1 page of th e USER menu. F or detail s, see “5-3 -5 Assign ing Funct ions to Assignabl[...]

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    22 Shooting and Recording/Pla yback F unction s Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of P arts and Controls B (A TW): W hen this sw itch is set to B an d on the FUNCTION 2 page of the OP ERA TI ON menu, “WHITE B CH” is set to “ A TW”, A TW is acti vated. When this switch is adjusted, the ne w setting appears on the setting chan ge/adjustment p[...]

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    23 Shooting and Recording/ Playbac k Functi ons Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of P arts and Controls Shooting and recording/playback function s (4) y VTR ST ART b utton Press this button to start record ing. Press it agai n to stop recording. The ef fect is e x actly the same as that of the VTR button on t he lens. When the REC S WITCH func tio[...]

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    24 Menu Oper ating Section Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of P arts and Controls 2-5 Men u Opera ting Sec tion Menu operation section a “Memory Stic k” compart ment Open the co ver of t he “Memory St ick” compartment by pressing the MEMOR Y STI CK OPEN but ton and inser t the “Memory Sti ck. ” T o remo v e, press the eject b utton. D[...]

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    25 Menu Opera ting Section Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of P arts and Controls This switch is used to display the menu on the vie wf i nder screen or the test signal screen. Closin g the cover automatic ally sets this swi tch to OFF . ON: Displays the menu on the vie wf inder screen or the test signal screen, at the last accessed page. When th[...]

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    26 Time Code Syst em Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of P arts and Controls 2-6 Time Cod e System Time code functio ns (1) a GENLOCK IN connector (BNC type) • This conn ector accepts a reference si gnal when the camera is to be ge nlocked or when the time code is t o be synchronized with ext ernal equipment . Use the i tems GL H PHASE, GL SC PH[...]

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    27 Time C ode Sy stem Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of P arts and Controls Time code functions (2) d HOLD (displa y hold) button Pressing this b utton instantly freezes the time d ata displayed in th e counter display sect ion. (The t ime cod e generato r continues r unning.) P ressing thi s b utton agai n releases the hold. Y ou can use this b[...]

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    28 Warning s and Indic ations Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of P arts and Controls 2-7 W arnings an d Indic ation s Besides the vi ew f inder , speaker and e arphones, the indicator s and displays de scribed i n this sectio n also pro vide you with in formation su ch as the operat ing state of the camcorder and w arnings. W arning and indicat i[...]

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    29 Warnings and I ndication s on t he Displa y Panel Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of P arts and Controls g W ARNING indica tor This indicator light s up or flashes when there is a faul t in the V TR. F or detail s, see “8-3 Oper ation W arnings” on pa ge 126. h Display panel This d isp lays VTR-re lated wa rnin gs, bat ter y st atus, tape [...]

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    30 Warnings an d Indicat ions on the Dis play Panel Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of P arts and Controls VTR operation status a nd status indicators VTR opera tion and status indica tors Time code displa y Time code display Relat ionship s betwe en the DISPLA Y switch an d D A T A DIS PLA Y switch settings an d the time coun ter displays Except[...]

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    31 Indicator s in the Viewfin der Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of P arts and Controls 2-9 Ind icator s in the Vie wfinder Sev eral indicators are pro vided abo ve and belo w the vie wf inder screen to indicate the curren t state and adjustments of the camera. Indicators on the viewfinder a T ALL Y (green tally) indicator This indicator light s[...]

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    32 About Ca ssette Chapter 3 Recordin g and Pla y bac k Chapter 3 Recor ding and Pla ybac k 3-1 About Cas sette This section describes t he procedure for l oading and unloadin g a cassett e. See Specif ications “VT R Sectio n” on pa ge 129 for information about th e cassettes you can use in t he camcor der . 3-1-1 Loading and Unloading a Casset[...]

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    33 About Cassett e Chapter 3 Recordin g and Pla y bac k Chec king th e tape f or slac k Pressing in the reels light ly , turn them ge ntly with yo ur fing ers in the di rections sho wn below . If the reels will not mov e, there is no sl ack. Checking the ta pe for slack Unloading a ca ssette W ith the po wer supply on, press the EJECT b utt on to o[...]

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    34 Recording Chapter 3 Recordin g and Pla y bac k 3-2 Recor ding 3-2-1 Basic Pr ocedures This secti on descri bes the basic pr ocedures for shootin g and recording. Before a shooting session, en sure that the camco rder is functioni ng properl y . F or details, se e “8-1 T est ing the Camc or der Before Shootin g” on pa ge 121 . From turning on[...]

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    35 Recording Chapter 3 Recordin g and Pla y bac k This autom atically adju sts the white balance as follo ws, depending on the setting of the FIL TER knob . B: 3200K C: 4300K D: 6300K F or details, se e “4-1-2 Adju sting the Wh ite Bala nce” on page 54. 3 Aim the camera at the subj ect and adjust the focu s and zoom. 4 If necessary , set the el[...]

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    36 Recording Chapter 3 Recordin g and Pla y bac k Continuous recordi ng in other cases After rewinding or fast forw ard, after removing the cassette, or on a tape that has been p artially recorded, y ou can obtai n a contin uous recor ding by f ollo wing the procedur e belo w . The End S earch functi on also al lo ws you to continue record ing on t[...]

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    37 Recording Chapter 3 Recordin g and Pla y bac k 4 When the C ONTENTS page is display ed, turn the MENU knob to mov e the b mark to ESSE NCE MARK then pu sh the MENU knob . When an y page o f th e MAINTEN ANCE menu is displayed , turn the M ENU knob until the ESSE NCE MARK or ESSE NCE MARK2 page appe ars, then push the MENU knob . ESSENCE MA RK pa[...]

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    38 Recording Chapter 3 Recordin g and Pla y bac k 1 Set the MENU ON/OFF swit ch to ON while pushing the MENU knob . The TO P menu appears. 2 T urn the MENU knob to mo ve the b mark to MAINTENANCE. 3 Push the MENU knob . When the MAINTEN ANCE menu is first used, the CONTEN TS page app ears. Or if you hav e used t he MAINTEN ANCE menu already , the p[...]

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    39 Recording Chapter 3 Recordin g and Pla y bac k Shot mark recor ding When SHO T MARK 1 an d SHO T MARK 2 are set to ON on the ES SENCE MARK p age, g ood shot mar ks (shot mark 1 and sh ot mark 2) are r ecorded when you press the RET button of the lens. (If L TC UP-MARKE R is set to OFF , the marks are recorded only in the system are a. If L TC UP[...]

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    40 Recording Chapter 3 Recordin g and Pla y bac k 1 Set the MENU ON/OFF swit ch to ON. The last accesse d menu page appea rs on the vie wf inder scree n. 2 T urn the MENU knob un til th e FUNCTION 1 page appears. 3 Pres s the MENU k nob . A b mark appears on the left of the currently selected item an d a z mar k app ears on the le ft o f the setti [...]

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    41 Recording Chapter 3 Recordin g and Pla y bac k 11 Press the MENU knob . The z mark on the left of “CAC HE REC TIME” changes to a b mark and the ? mark changes to a z mark. 12 T o end the menu opera tion, set t he MENU ON/OFF switch to OFF . The menu di sappears, and the displa y indicati ng the current status o f the camcorder appea rs along[...]

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    42 Recording Chapter 3 Recordin g and Pla y bac k connector automa tically turns on before recording start s. This all ows y ou to rec ord pictures un der stable l ight and color temperature conditions. A uto Inte rv al R ec m ode sett ings T o make setti ngs be fo re shoo ting T o record in Auto Interv al Rec mode, y ou need to turn on Auto Interv[...]

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    43 Recording Chapter 3 Recordin g and Pla y bac k The b mark on the left of “T AKE TO T AL TIME” changes to a z mark and the z mark on the l eft of t he setting chan ges to a ? mark. 10 T urn the MENU kn ob until the de sired setti ng of “T AKE TO T AL TIME” appears. As you turn t he MENU knob, the sett ing of T AKE TO T AL TIME changes in [...]

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    44 Recording Chapter 3 Recordin g and Pla y bac k The sett ings for Auto In terval Rec mode are ma intained until chang ed. Ho we ve r , if you switch of f the camcorder po wer , Auto Interv al Rec mode is cleared except for the T AKE TO T AL TIME, REC TI ME and PRE-LIGHTING settings. T o use the Auto Interv al Rec funct ion again after switching o[...]

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    45 Recording Chapter 3 Recordin g and Pla y bac k TO T AL TIME and REC TIME. T o change t he setti ngs, stop reco rding by pressing the VT R ST AR T b utton or t he VTR b utton on the lens. When the camcorder power is swi tched off during record ing in A uto Interv al Rec mode • When you set the PO W ER switch to OFF , the camcorder will swit ch [...]

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    46 Recording Chapter 3 Recordin g and Pla y bac k If you t urn the MENU knob cl ockwise or counterclockwi se, the number ch anges in the follo wing sequence: M y 1SEC y 2SEC....... .12H y 24H. When M appears, the T ALL Y indicator (green) flashes (2 flashes/seco nd) and PRE -LIGHTING disappears. 11 Pres s the MENU k nob . The z mark on the left o f[...]

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    47 Recording Chapter 3 Recordin g and Pla y bac k 3 Push the MENU knob . The ? mark on t he left of setti ng returns to a z mark, and the z mark on the left of “TRIGGE R INTER V AL” returns to an b mark. 4 T urn the MENU kn ob to move the b mark to PRE- LIGHTIN G. 5 Push the MENU knob . The b mark on the left of “PRE-LIGHTING” changes to a [...]

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    48 Recording Chapter 3 Recordin g and Pla y bac k • Press th e VTR ST AR T b utton or the VTR b utt on on t he lens. • Set the PO W ER switch to OFF . T ake note of th e fol lo win g points which are co mmon to Single T rigger mode and Contin uous T rigger mode. Diff erences are clearly noted, if an y . Tim e c ode In Manua l Interval Rec mode,[...]

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    49 Recording Chapter 3 Recordin g and Pla y bac k • In the fo llo wing cases, t he RE-T AKE funct ion is not accepted. The message “INV ALID O PERA TION!” is displayed on the vie wfinder screen for three seconds. 1.When only one cut has been recorded 2.When the length of t he recorded cut s is less tha n three seconds 3.When Picture Ca che is[...]

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    50 Checkin g Recording and Pl ayback Chapter 3 Recordin g and Pla y bac k 3-3 Chec king Recor ding and Pla ybac k By pressing the PLA Y b utton, you can re view an y length of recording in t he vie wf inder in black and white. There are tw o other w ays to re view the recor ding. • Recordin g re view : Y ou can vie w the last 2 secon ds of the re[...]

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    51 Freezi ng a Picture Duri ng Playback Chapter 3 Recordin g and Pla y bac k 3-4 Freezin g a Pictu re D u r i n g P l ay b a ck Pressing the ST OP b utton du ring pla yback stops play back and freezes t he picture. The VTR MODE page of th e MAINTE N ANCE menu allo ws you to set the freeze-frame mode where you can vie w the froze n pictur e during p[...]

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    52 Setting the Stand-b y off T imer Dur ing Rec -Pause Chapter 3 Recordin g and Pla y bac k 3-5 Sett ing the Stand-b y off Timer During Rec- Pa u s e The VTR SA VE/STBY switch allows you to control the VTR po wer mode during pauses i n recordin g (rec-pau se) or when sto pped. Howe ver , ev en in the standby mode (with t he VTR SA VE/ STBY switch s[...]

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    53 Chapter 4 Adjustment s and Setti ngs f or Recording Chapter Adjusti ng the Black Balance and the White Balanc e 4 Adjustments and Settings f or Reco r ding 4-1 Adjusting the Bla c k Balance and the White Balance T o ensure exce llent image q uality when usi ng this camcorder , conditio ns may require that bot h the blac k balance and the white b[...]

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    54 Adjust ing the Black Bala nce and the Whi te Balance Chapter 4 Adjustment s and Setti ngs f or Recording The black bal ance adjustment ends in a fe w seconds with the me ssage “ A BB:OK” and the ad justment value is automa tically stored in memory . • During the black ba lance ad justment, the iris is automatically closed. • During the b[...]

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    55 Adjusti ng the Black Balance and the White Balanc e Chapter 4 Adjustment s and Setti ngs f or Recording If the setting of the F IL TER selector is changed, a message report ing the se tting appear s for about 3 seconds in the setting change and ad justment p rogress message display area of the vie wfinder screen (in display mo de 3). 3 Place a w[...]

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    56 Sett ing the El ect ronic Sh utte r Chapter 4 Adjustment s and Setti ngs f or Recording If y ou have no time to adjust the white balance Set the WH ITE B AL switch to PRST . The whit e balance is auto matically set as follows, depending on the FI L TER selector sett ing. B: 3200K C: 4300K D: 6300K F or detai ls about setting t he white ba lance [...]

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    57 Sett ing the El ect ronic Sh utte r Chapter 4 Adjustment s and Setti ngs f or Recording frames (1/2 sec for the D VW -9 70, 2/3 sec for the D VW - 970P). EVS (Enhanced V e rtic al defin ition Sy stem) mode This mode i s used to impro ved v ertical resoluti on. Howe ver , the sensiti vity and dynamic rang e are redu ced. The shutter speed is set [...]

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    58 Sett ing the El ect ronic Sh utte r Chapter 4 Adjustment s and Setti ngs f or Recording Setting the shutter speed in ECS mode Proceed as follo ws: 1 Set the shu tter speed mod e to ECS. Examp le of view finder screen display for ECS set ting oper ation 2 T urn the MENU k nob counte rclockwise as seen fr om the front of the camera t o increase th[...]

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    59 Changing the Ref erence Valu e for Automati c Iris Adjus tment Chapter 4 Adjustment s and Setti ngs f or Recording 3 Press the MENU knob . If this is the f irst tim e the OPERA TION menu ha s been displayed , the CONTENTS page of the OPE RA TION menu appear s. If the menu has been u sed before, t he last accessed page appears. 4 If th e CONTENTS[...]

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    60 Changing the Reference Va lue for Automa tic Iris Adjustment Chapter 4 Adjustment s and Setti ngs f or Recording The z mark o n the left of the selecte d item re turns to a b mark and the ? mark on the left of the se tting returns to a z mark. The IRIS O VERRIDE ite m is set to “ON” (factory setting : OFF). 5 Set the MENU ON/OFF swit ch to O[...]

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    61 Adjust ing the Audio Lev el Chapter 4 Adjustment s and Setti ngs f or Recording 4 T urn the MENU kn ob to move the b mark to “IRIS WINDO W , ” then p ress the MENU knob . The b mark changes to a z mark, and the z mark changes to a ? mark. 5 T urn the MENU knob u ntil the desire d auto iris windo w appears, then press the MENU knob . Auto ir [...]

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    62 Adjust ing the Audio Lev el Chapter 4 Adjustment s and Setti ngs f or Recording Manual adjustm ent of the audio levels of A UDIO IN CH1/CH2 1 T o adjust the signal input to t he A UDIO IN CH1 or A UDIO IN CH2 connector , set the A UDIO IN CH-1 or A UDIO IN CH-2 switch to REAR. T o adjust bo th in put s ignals , set both s witche s to REAR. 2 Set[...]

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    63 Adjust ing the Audio Lev el Chapter 4 Adjustment s and Setti ngs f or Recording Manual adjust ment of the audio levels of the front microphone 1 Set e ither or bot h of the A UDIO IN switch( es) to FR O NT as follows: When usi ng the f ro nt micr ophone input f or both channe ls 1 and 2: Set bot h A UDIO IN switches to FR ONT . When using the fr[...]

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    64 Sett ing the T ime Data Chapter 4 Adjustment s and Setti ngs f or Recording 4-5 S etting the Time Da ta 4-5-1 Setting the Time Code The time code setting range i s from 00 : 00 : 00 : 00 to 23 : 59 : 59 : 29 (ho urs : min utes : seconds : fr ames) for the D VW -970, and fr om 00 : 00 : 00 : 00 to 2 3 : 59 : 59 : 2 4 for the D VW -970P . T o set [...]

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    65 Setti ng th e Tim e Da ta Chapter 4 Adjustment s and Setti ngs f or Recording 4-5-3 Setting the User Bi ts By setting the user bit s (up to 8 he xadecimal digi ts), you can record user informati on such as the date, time, or scene number on t he time cod e track. T o set the user bits, proc eed as follo ws: Settin g the user bits 1 Set the DISPL[...]

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    66 Sett ing the T ime Data Chapter 4 Adjustment s and Setti ngs f or Recording Procedure f or time code sync hronization T o synchronize the t ime code, proc eed as follo ws: Sync hro niz ing t he ti me co de 1 T urn on th e PO WER swit ch. 2 Set th e PRESET /REGEN /CLOCK switch to P RESET . 3 Set the F-R UN/ SET/R-R UN switch to F-R UN. 4 Set the [...]

  • Page 67

    67 Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Settings Chapter Menu Orga nizati on and Operat ion 5 Men u Displa ys and Detailed Settings 5-1 Men u Or ganization and Opera tion 5-1-1 Menu Or ganization The fol lo wing sho ws the org aniza tion of menus tha t you can use to mak e v arious settings and adjustments. 1) In this manual , the USER m enu consi[...]

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    68 Menu Organiz ation and Operation Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Settings • P AINT menu This menu cont ains items for makin g detailed image adjustme nts while using a wa veform monitor to monitor the wa veforms out put by th e camera. Supp ort of a vi deo engineer is usually r equired to use thi s menu. Alt hough you can al so use an e [...]

  • Page 69

    69 Menu Orga nizati on and Operat ion Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Settings 2 Press the MENU kn ob. The selected p age is displaye d. Go to step 4 . 2 T urn the MENU kn ob until the de sired page appears. 3 Press the MENU knob . A b mark appe ars on the left o f the item c urrently selected on t he page. 4 T urn the mov e MENU knob to mov [...]

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    70 Menu Organiz ation and Operation Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Settings number , push the CANCEL/PRS T / ESCA PE switch to ESCAPE. A ? mark appears in front of the page nu mber . The camcorder is no w in page selecti ng mode. 2 T urn the MENU knob un til the desi red page a ppears. 3 Press the MENU knob when t he desired page appear s. T[...]

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    71 Menu Orga nizati on and Operat ion Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Settings 1 Turn the ME NU knob unti l the page that has the desired ite ms appears, then press the MENU kn ob. 2 Turn t he MENU knob to move the b mark to the desired item, t hen press the ME NU knob. The USER 2 EDIT page appears agai n, displaying t he ne wly added item. 7[...]

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    72 Menu Organiz ation and Operation Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Settings 3 If the CONTEN TS page is di splayed, turn t he MENU knob to move the b mark to “EDIT P A GE , ” then press the MENU knob t o display the EDIT P A GE screen. If a dif ferent page is di splayed, tur n the MENU knob until the EDIT P A GE screen appears, then press[...]

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    73 Menu Orga nizati on and Operat ion Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Settings The page select ed in step 1 i s mov ed to the posi tion selected in step 3 . In the abo ve example, “ A UTO IRIS” mov es to the “04” positi on and the “VF DISP 1” and fo llo w ing it ems move down one line .[...]

  • Page 74

    74 Status Dis play on the Viewf inder Scre en Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Settings 5-2 Status Displa y on the Vie wfinde r Screen The vie wfinder scr een displ ays not onl y the vide o picture but also characters and messa ges indicati ng the camcorder settings and operating stat us, a center mark er , a safety zone marker , etc. When the[...]

  • Page 75

    75 Statu s Display on the Vi ewfinder Screen Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Settings c Color temperatur e This indicates the currently selected co lor temperature. d UHF wireless m icrop hone r eception le vel This ind icates rec eptio n le v el of t he wireless microphone when the UHF wireless micro phone is attach ed, using four x which ap[...]

  • Page 76

    76 Status Dis play on the Viewf inder Scre en Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Settings P: Displayed wh en the W HITE BAL switch is set t o PRST or when th e preset b utton o n the RM-B150/ B750 has been pushed. T: Displayed when A TW is being use d. q Filter This indicates th e currently selected f ilter types. r D5600 indi cation This appear[...]

  • Page 77

    77 Statu s Display on the Vi ewfinder Screen Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Settings 1) When an Anton Bau er Inte lligen t Batt ery S ystem or the BP- GL6 5/ GL95/L 60S battery pac k is used, the set ting of this item determines the display a s follows: INT : The rem ainin g battery c apaci ty is shown as a perce ntage wh en there is a chan [...]

  • Page 78

    78 Status Dis play on the Viewf inder Scre en Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Settings 2 T urn the MENU knob to mo ve the b mark to “VF DISPLA Y MODE, ” and press the MENU knob . The b mark on the left of “ VF DISPLA Y MODE” changes to a z mark, and the z mark o n the left o f the setting c hanges to a ? ma rk. 3 T urn the MENU knob u[...]

  • Page 79

    79 Statu s Display on the Vi ewfinder Screen Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Settings Proceed as fol lo ws: 1 Set the MENU ON/OFF switch to ON. The last accessed menu page appea rs on the vie wf inder screen. 2 T urn the MENU kn ob until the VF SETTING pa ge appears, and press t he MENU knob to select the page The current set ting of each i t[...]

  • Page 80

    80 Status Dis play on the Viewf inder Scre en Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Settings SHOT DISP page 1) T o car ry out superim posed recordi ng, select the SHO T ID numb er (1 to 4). Not to carry ou t superi mposed r ecordin g, selec t “OFF . ” 3 T urn the MENU knob to mo ve the b mark to the it em you w ant to set, an d press MENU knob [...]

  • Page 81

    81 Statu s Display on the Vi ewfinder Screen Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Settings 4 Enter or cha nge the shot ID. When you are e ntering the whole sh ot ID, go to step 2 . 1 Turn t he MENU knob to move the x mark to the character which you want to chan ge, then press t he MENU knob. A character table appea rs. 2 Turn t he MENU knob unt il[...]

  • Page 82

    82 Status Dis play on the Viewf inder Scre en Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Settings FUNCTION wi ndow This wind o w allo ws you to conf irm the assigned f unction of the ASSIGN 1/2 switche s, ON/OFF of the P icture Cache funct ion, and ON/ OFF of the output of the VI DEO OUT connector . A UDI O ST A T US window This w indo w allo ws you to [...]

  • Page 83

    83 Statu s Display on the Vi ewfinder Screen Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Settings 3 T urn the MENU knob to mo ve the b ma rk to the it em you w ant to set, and press MENU knob . The b mark on the left of the selected i tem changes to a z mark, and the z mark on the left of the setting changes to a ? mark. 4 T urn the MENU knob to sel ect [...]

  • Page 84

    84 Adjust ments and Sett ings fr om Menus Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Settings Howe ver , the image is switched whi le you are ho lding down the ASSIGN 1 sw itch to which the retu rn video function i s assigned, e ven if n o signal is input to t he GENLOCK IN connector . 5-3 Adjustment s and Settin gs fr om Menus The camcorder provi des m[...]

  • Page 85

    85 Adjustmen ts and Sett ings from Menu s Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Settings 3 T urn the MENU knob to mo ve the b ma rk to the it em you w ant to set, and press MENU knob . The b mark on the left of the selected i tem changes to a z mark, and the z mark on the left of the setting changes to a ? mark. 4 T urn the MENU knob to ch ange the[...]

  • Page 86

    86 Adjust ments and Sett ings fr om Menus Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Settings If this is the first time th e P AINT m enu has been displaye d, the CONTENTS page appea rs. If the menu has been u sed before, the l ast accessed page appear s. 3 If the CONTEN TS page is di splayed, turn t he MENU knob to mo ve the b mark to “WHITE, ” and[...]

  • Page 87

    87 Adjustmen ts and Sett ings from Menu s Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Settings 4 Set the WH ITE B AL switc h to the position correspondi ng to the desired c hannel ( A or B). If the WH ITE B AL switch is not set to A or B when you opera te the camcorder , the adjust ment v alue will not b e refle cted i n the o utp ut sig nal. 5 T urn the[...]

  • Page 88

    88 Adjust ments and Sett ings fr om Menus Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Settings ASSIGN <2> SEL window TURB O SW SEL wi ndo w 1) This does not appear if the C BK-MB01 is not installed. 2) Ev en when the MARKER item is set to “OFF” on the MARKER page of the US ER menu, th e ASSIGN 1 switch (or T URBO GA IN button) allows you to dis[...]

  • Page 89

    89 Adjustmen ts and Sett ings from Menu s Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Settings Opera tion of the assign able switches wh en U A0 1 to U A10 are ass ign ed When an on/of f switch able functi on (or menu item) is assigned to one o f the assignab le switches, each time the switch is p ressed toggl es the funct ion on or of f. When anot her t[...]

  • Page 90

    90 Adjust ments and Sett ings fr om Menus Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Settings 5-3-7 Selecting the Lens File The LENS FI LE page of the USER menu allo ws you to change the len s fi le according t o the lens in use. Proceed as follo ws: 1 Set the MENU ON/OFF swit ch to ON. The last accesse d menu page appea rs on the vie wf inder scree n. [...]

  • Page 91

    91 Adjustmen ts and Sett ings from Menu s Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Settings 16:9 mode indicat or on the color bar display 5-3-9 Setting the CCD Scan Mode Since the camcorder has CCDs that use an “all pixels read- out me thod, ” a progressi v e scan mode is also a v ailable in addition to the con vent ional inte rlace scan mode. Y o[...]

  • Page 92

    92 Adjust ments and Sett ings fr om Menus Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Settings 24P (p ull-down) mode (D VW -9 70 with CBK -FC01 on ly) 24P m ode timing chart After rea ding from the C CDs in 24P mode (23.98 frames per second), a pull-d own co n version is car ried out to the 30 frames (29.97 f rames per second ) of the nor mal progressi v[...]

  • Page 93

    93 Adjustmen ts and Sett ings from Menu s Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Settings 5-3-10 Usin g UMID Data T o perform operations from interviewing to editing ef fecti vel y and to dete ct audio-visual materials easi ly when re using them , metadat a that provid es additi onal informati on is recorded al ong with audio -visual data on a tape.[...]

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    94 Adjust ments and Sett ings fr om Menus Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Settings • Recording based on the UTC. The UTC is used when recording the UMID. Thi s enables uniform cont rol of source material recorded all o ver the worl d based on the uni ver sal time code. • Calculating the date dif ference among sour ce materials. The source[...]

  • Page 95

    95 Adjustmen ts and Sett ings from Menu s Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Settings Example: In the ca se of Japa n For Japan, if the count ry code is JP , it is 2 byte s, if JPN, it is 3 bytes. Thus, en ter the following: JP_ _ or JPN _ where _ represents a space. ORGANIZA TION ( organ izati on code) When you select th is item, the charact er[...]

  • Page 96

    96 Resetti ng USER Menu Sett ings to the St andard Settings Chapter 5 Menu Displa ys and Detailed Settings 5-4 Resett ing USER Men u Sett ings to t he Standar d Settings Y ou can return all set tings in the USE R menu to the standard settings. Proceed as follo ws: 1 Set the MENU ON/OFF swit ch to ON. The last accesse d menu appears on t he screen. [...]

  • Page 97

    97 Chapter 6 Sav ing and Load ing User Setting Data Chapter Saving a nd Lo ading User Files 6 Sa ving and Loading User Setting Data 6-1 Sa vin g and Loa ding User File s The camcorder is equ ipped with a “Memory Stick ” dri ve, which enables you t o sav e user f iles, scene f iles, lens files, reference files and “ ALL ” f iles. Y o u can l[...]

  • Page 98

    98 Saving and Loading Us er Files Chapter 6 Sav ing and Load ing User Setting Data Do not remo ve the “Me mory Stick” wh ile the A CCESS indicator is lit. Y ou may lose data, or da mage the “Memor y Stick. ” Protecting sa ved dat a T o pre vent accidental erasure of important setu p data, use the LOCK switch on t he “Memory Stick. ” Sli[...]

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    99 Saving a nd Lo ading User Files Chapter 6 Sav ing and Load ing User Setting Data When a ? appears on the left of “P00” at the top left of the page, y ou can change t he page. Up to 20 pages, from P00 t o P19, can be used to sa v e user f iles in the “Memory St ick. ” Each page can hold up to 5 f iles. 4 T urn the MENU kn ob until the pa [...]

  • Page 100

    100 Savi ng and Loadi ng User Files Chapter 6 Sav ing and Load ing User Setting Data 1 On the USER FILE page, turn the MENU knob to mov e the b mark to “F . ID. ” 2 Pres s the MENU k nob . A character table appears, allo wi ng you t o select character s you want to enter . 3 Follow the pr ocedur e of steps 4 and 5 described in “5- 2-7 Sett in[...]

  • Page 101

    101 Saving and Loading Scene Files Chapter 6 Sav ing and Load ing User Setting Data 5 T urn the MENU kn ob to move the b mark to the desired file number to be load ed, and press the MENU knob . The message “LO AD OK? YES b NO” appears. 6 T o carry out the load, mov e the b ma rk to “YE S” an d press the MENU kn ob . T o cancel, press the ME[...]

  • Page 102

    102 Savi ng and Loadi ng Scen e Files Chapter 6 Sav ing and Load ing User Setting Data 3 T urn the MENU knob to mov e the b m a r k t o “ S C E N E ST ORE, ” and pr ess the MENU kn ob . The SCENE ST ORE page appears. 4 Select t he desir ed f ile number . When no “Memory S tick” has been inserted T urn the MENU knob to mo ve the b mark to th[...]

  • Page 103

    103 Saving and Loading Scene Files Chapter 6 Sav ing and Load ing User Setting Data 3 T urn the ME NU knob t o mov e t he b ma rk t o “5 FI LE SA VE B ME M1-5, ” and press the MENU knob . The message “SA VE OK? YES b NO” appears. 4 T o carry out the save, mov e the b mark to “YES” and press the MENU kn ob . T o cancel, press the MENU kn[...]

  • Page 104

    104 Savi ng and Loadi ng Scen e Files Chapter 6 Sav ing and Load ing User Setting Data 3 Load a scene file. T o load a scene f ile stor ed in the cam corder T urn the MENU knob to mo ve the b mark to the desired fi le number , and press the MENU knob . The s wh ich is disp layed on the l eft of th e file num ber changes to x . The camcorder is set [...]

  • Page 105

    105 Jumping to a File-Related Menu Page When Insert ing a “Memory St ick” Chapter 6 Sav ing and Load ing User Setting Data • T o l oad the scene f ile sav ed in the camco rder memory when the “M emory Sti ck” is inserted, re turn to the P0 0 SCENE RECALL page and load the desired scene f ile in the camcorder memory . • When there is no [...]

  • Page 106

    106 Jumpi ng to a File -Related Me nu Page When I nserting a “Memory Stick” Chapter 6 Sav ing and Load ing User Setting Data 5 Press th e MENU knob to confi rm the selection . The z mark retu rns to a b mark, and t he ? mark returns to a z mark. In the following cases, ju mping to the ta rget page is impossible. • When the po w er is tur ned [...]

  • Page 107

    107 Chapter 7 Setting Up th e Camcorder Chapter Power Supply 7 Setting Up the Camcor der 7-1 P ower Su ppl y The follo wing po w er suppl ies can be use d with the camcorder . • BP-GL65 /GL95/L6 0S Lith ium-ion battery pack • A C power usi ng the A C-550/550CE or A C-DN10 A C adaptor 7-1-1 Using a Battery P ack When a BP-GL95 battery pack is us[...]

  • Page 108

    108 Pow er Supply Chapter 7 Setting Up th e Camcorder When the e xternal ba ttery begin s to fail and an interna l batter y pack is not use d First load the ca mcorder with a full y char ged internal battery pac k, then remo v e the DC outpu t cable of the exter nal battery fro m the DC IN c onnector . The po wer source will switch t o the internal[...]

  • Page 109

    109 Adjusting t he Viewfin der Chapter 7 Setting Up th e Camcorder 7-2 Adjusting the Vie wfinder For maxi mum vie wing con venien ce, you can adj ust the vie wf inder posi tion i n the left -right and backw ard-for ward directio ns. 7-2-1 Adjusting the Viewf inder Po s i t i o n Adjusting the position to the left or right Proceed as fol lo ws: Adju[...]

  • Page 110

    110 Adjus ting the Vie wfinder Chapter 7 Setting Up th e Camcorder 7-2-3 Detaching the Vie wfinder Detaching the vi ewfinder 1 Point the vi e wfi nder bar rel up or do w n. 2 Loosen th e vie wf i nder l eft-right positioni ng ring . 3 Holding the vie wfinder sto pper up, sl ide the vie wf inder in the direction indicated b y the arro w and detac h [...]

  • Page 111

    111 Mounting t he Lens Chapter 7 Setting Up th e Camcorder 3 T urn the eyepiece locking ri ng clockwise unt il its “LOCK” arro w points at the red mark on the vie wf inder ba rrel. When the e yecup is wo rn out, replace i t with a ne w one (service par t number 3- 723-079-0 3). 7-3 Mounting t he Lens T o mount the lens, proceed a s follo ws: F [...]

  • Page 112

    112 Adjus ting the Fl ange Focal Leng th / A udio Input System Chapter 7 Setting Up th e Camcorder 7-4 Adjusting t he Flange Focal Leng th If the lens does not st ay in focus pro perly as you zoom from tel ephoto to wide angle, adjust th e flange focal le ngth (the distance from the pl ane of the lens mounting fl ange to the ima ging pl ane). Make [...]

  • Page 113

    113 Audio Input System Chapter 7 Setting Up th e Camcorder 2 Place th e micropho ne in the microp hone hol der . 3 Plug the mi crophone cable i nto the MIC IN con nector , then set th e A UDIO IN switch for the desired recording chan nel to FR ONT . 7-5-2 Using an External Micr ophone Y ou can con nect up to tw o ex ternal microph ones using the A [...]

  • Page 114

    114 Audio I nput Sy stem Chapter 7 Setting Up th e Camcorder 3 Open the C A C-12 and remov e the microphone adaptor . 4 Place an E CM-672 ele ctret co ndenser microphon e in the CA C-12. 5 Connect th e microphon e cable t o the A UDIO IN CH1 or A UDIO IN CH2 connect or . Set the L INE/MIC/+48 V ON switch to +48 V ON if you use an e xternal power su[...]

  • Page 115

    115 Audio Input System Chapter 7 Setting Up th e Camcorder F or the op erati on of the WRR-855A/ 855B, r efer to th e manual su pplied wit h the WRR -855A/ 855B. • When the XLR connection aut omatic detection function is on, ev en if the A UDIO IN CH- 1 or CH-2 switch is set to WIRELE SS, the sig nal input to the A UDIO IN CH1 or CH2 connector is[...]

  • Page 116

    116 Trip od Mounting Chapter 7 Setting Up th e Camcorder 7-5-4 Connecting Line Input Audio Equipment Connect the audio out put connect or of the audio equi pment th at supp lies th e line input signal to the AUDIO IN CH1 or CH2 connector . 7-6 T ripod Mounting Y ou can easily mount and d ismount the camc order on a tripod b y using th e VCT -14 tri[...]

  • Page 117

    117 Attachin g/Deta ching the Sh oulder Strap Chapter 7 Setting Up th e Camcorder The tri pod adaptor pin may re main in the e ngaged p osition ev en after the camcorder is remo ved. If t his happens, press the red b utton against t he le v er a second t ime and mo v e the leve r as shown below until the pin return s to the stowed position. I f the[...]

  • Page 118

    118 Adjus ting the Sho ulder Pad Po sition / Pu tting on the Rain Cover (Not Supplied) Chapter 7 Setting Up th e Camcorder 7-8 Adjusting t he Shoulder P ad P osition Y ou can shif t the shou lder pad fro m its cen ter positio n (fact ory setting ) backward by up to 10 mm (3/8 in ch) or forwar d by up to 2 5 mm (1 inch). This adju stment h elps you [...]

  • Page 119

    119 Connecti ng the Remote Con trol Unit Chapter 7 Setting Up th e Camcorder 7-10 Connect ing t he Remote Control Unit Connecting the RM-B15 0/B750 R emote Contr ol Unit (optional) enab les remote cont rol of the principal camera functions. Conne cting the rem ote cont rol unit to the REMOTE connector ( 8-pin) au tomatical ly puts the c amcorder in[...]

  • Page 120

    120 Connec ting the Remot e Control Uni t Chapter 7 Setting Up th e Camcorder Thus, when a remote co ntrol uni t is connected to the camcorder , the ef fecti ve data region is switched to the “remote contro l data regi on” and th e settings of the pa int adjustment that were in ef fect last time the remote control unit w as used are recalled. S[...]

  • Page 121

    121 Chapter 8 Maintenan ce Chapter Testing the Camco rder B efore Sh ooting 8 Maintenance 8-1 T esting th e Camcor der Befo re Shooting Check the fun ctions of the camco rder before sett ing out for a shooting session, preferably by ope rating the camcorder together with a color v ideo monitor . 8-1-1 Preparations f or T esting 1 Attach a ful ly ch[...]

  • Page 122

    122 Test ing the Camcord er Before Shoo ting Chapter 8 Maintenan ce 2 Check that th e color bars are displ ayed on the vie wf inder screen, and adj ust the BRIGHT , CONTRAST , and PEAKING controls to gi ve the best color bar displ ay . 3 Check each of t he follo wing operat ions. • The men u is displ ayed on the vie wf inder screen. • T urn th [...]

  • Page 123

    123 Testing the Camco rder B efore Sh ooting Chapter 8 Maintenan ce 8-1-3 T esting the VTR Perform tests (1) to (7) consecutiv ely . (1) T esting the tape tra nspor t functions 1 Set the VTR S A VE/STB Y switch to VTR SA VE and check that t he SA VE indicator i n the vie wf inder goes on. 2 Set the VT R SA VE/S TBY switch t o STBY and che ck that t[...]

  • Page 124

    124 Test ing the Camcord er Before Shoo ting Chapter 8 Maintenan ce 2 Set the L INE/MIC/+ 48V ON switch es as follows: • If the connected microph one is of t he internal po wer supply t ype, set th e switch to MIC. • If th e connect ed microphon e is of the e xterna l po wer supply t ype, set th e switch to +48V ON. 3 Set the A UDIO IN switches[...]

  • Page 125

    125 Maintenanc e Chapter 8 Maintenan ce 8-2 Mai ntenan ce 8-2-1 Cleaning the Video Heads T o clean the video he ads, use a So ny BCT -HD12CL Clea ning Cassett e. Follow the instruc tions given with the cleaning cassette, as incorrect or e xcessiv e use could damage the video heads. T o cl ean the heads, perform the follo wing: Load the clean ing ca[...]

  • Page 126

    126 Opera tion Warnings Chapter 8 Maintenan ce 8-3 Operation W arnings When a problem occurs at po wer on or duri ng operat ion, a warni ng is gi ven by the re le v ant in dicators i n the display panel, i n the vie w f inder a nd on the camc order body . The speaker an d earphone a lso gi ve audible w arnings. 1) During r ecording 2) During p layb[...]

  • Page 127

    127 Op erati on War nin gs Chapter 8 Maintenan ce Operation/err or messa ges An operation or error message is di splayed i n the operation/ error message di splay area ( see pag e 74) in the vie wf inder . 1) I n this cas e, positi on th e tape at the poi nt wher e you wan t to star t the record ing ma nually . 2) T o replace the backu p battery , [...]

  • Page 128

    128 Spec ifications Append ix es Appendix es Specifi cati ons General Po wer voltage 12 V DC +5.0/–1.0 V Po wer consum ption Approx. 29 W (with 12 V DC supply , when recording) Operating temperat ure 0°C to +40°C ( 32°F to 10 4°F) Operating hu midity 25% to 85% (relati ve humidit y) Storage temperat ure –20°C to +60°C ( –4°F to +140°F[...]

  • Page 129

    129 Specifications Append ix es View finder CR T 2-inch monochrome, qu ick start t ype Horizontal resoluti on 4:3 mode: 600 TV lines ( at screen center) 16:9 mode: 450 TV lines ( at screen center) VTR Section General Usable casse tte tapes BCT -D6/D 12/D 22/D32 /D40 1/2-in ch Digital B ET ACAM cassette tape s T ap e speed Approx. 96. 7 mm/s (at 3 0[...]

  • Page 130

    130 Spec ifications Append ix es Optic al attachmen ts ND filter ( 1 / 8 ND) (P art No. 3- 174-685-01 ) ND filter ( 1 / 32 ND) (P art No. 3- 174-683-01 ) Consult your Sony r epr esent ative for mor e information about th ese f ilter s. Equipment for remote contr ol RM-B150/B7 50 Remote Cont rol Unit Wireless video/a udio t ransmiss ion WLL-CA50 W i[...]

  • Page 131

    131 Menu List Append ix es Men u List This secti on brie fly exp lains menus t hat the ca mcorder prov ides for adjustment s and settings using tables. F or the menu or gani zation and th e USER menu, see Chapter 5. OPERA TION Menu The foll o wing table li sts and describ es the items in the OPERA TION menu. Some pages of the OPERA T ION menu ha ve[...]

  • Page 132

    132 Menu Lis t Append ix es a 03 FUNCTION 1 ASSIGN SW <1> OFF/CACHE/ CHARA/MARKR/ R T AKE/A TW/RET .V/ RET/REC/TURBO/ D5600/ZEBRA et c. AT W See “5-3-5 Assigning Functio ns to Assignab le Switch es” on pag e 87. ASSIGN SW <2> OFF/CA CHE/ CHARA/MARKR/ EXT . V/ ZEBRA/5600 etc. OFF TURBO SW OFF/CA CHE/ CHARA/MARKR/ R T AKE/A TW/RET .V/[...]

  • Page 133

    133 Menu List Append ix es 04 FUNCTION 2 D5600 OFF/ON OFF T urns on and off the function which elect rically a pplies a 5600K color tem pera ture filter . WIDE A WB OFF/ON ON T ur ns on an d off the funct ion which widens the rang e adjusta bl e b y A uto W hite Balance . WHITE SWITCH < B> MEM/A T W MEM Sets the func tion of the WHITE BAL B s[...]

  • Page 134

    134 Menu Lis t Append ix es a 07 '!'LED GAIN <!> OFF/ON ON See “2-9 In dicators in the Viewf inder” o n page 31 . SHUTTER <!> OFF/O N ON WHT PRESET <!> OFF/ON ON A TW RUN <!> OFF/ON ON EXTENDER <!> OFF/ON ON FIL TER <!> OFF/O N OFF O VERRIDE <!> OFF/ON ON a 08 MARKER 1 MARKER OFF/ON OFF See ?[...]

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    135 Menu List Append ix es a 12 A UT O IRIS IRIS O VERRIDE OFF/ON OFF See “4-3 Changi ng the Referenc e V al ue for A utomati c Iris Adjustme nt” on page 59. IRIS SPEED (–99 to +99) 0 CLIP HIGH LI GHT OFF/ON OFF IRIS WINDO W 1/2/3/ 4/5/6/V AR 1 IRIS WINDO W IND . OFF/ON OFF IRIS V AR WIDTH 20 to 465 245 IRIS V AR HEIGHT 17 to 120 (D VW -970 )[...]

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    136 Menu Lis t Append ix es 17 SHT ENABLE SHUTTER SLS OFF/ON ON See “4-2 Setting th e Electroni c Shutter” o n page 56. The it ems wh ich can be se t diff er depending on the CCD scan m ode setti ng (see pa ge 91). SHUTTER ECS OFF/ON ON SHUTTER 1/32 OFF/ON ON SHUTTER 1/33 OFF/ON ON SHUTTER 1/40 OFF/ON ON SHUTTER 1/48 OFF/ON ON SHUTTER 1/50 OFF/[...]

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    137 Menu List Append ix es PA I N T M e n u The foll o wing table li sts and describ es the items in the PA I N T m e n u . When the setting ran ge in the Set tings column is surrounded b y parenthe ses ( ), th e setup v alue is a relati v e v alue. The sett ing range sho w n on the menu screen may differ from what is shown in the manual. No. Pag e[...]

  • Page 138

    138 Menu Lis t Append ix es P04 G AMMA GAMMA OFF/ON ON T ur ns the g amma correctio n func tion on/of f . STEP GAMMA 0.35 to 0. 90 0. 45 Set s the ma ster ga mma c orrect ion cur ve in steps . MASTER GAMMA (–99 to +99) 0 Sets the ma ster gamma c orrect ion cu r ve . R GAMMA (–99 to +99) 0 Sets the R ga mma corr ection curve . G GAMM A (–99 to[...]

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    139 Menu List Append ix es P08 DET AIL 2 KNEE APER TURE OFF/ON OFF T urns the knee aperture function o n/off . KNEE APT L VL (–99 to +99) 0 Sets the knee aperture le v el. DET AIL COMB (–99 to 0) 0 Sets the le vel at which the comb filter become s effective. CRO SS COLOR ON/ OFF OFF T urns the cross color c omponen t on/of f. CROSS COLOR L VL 0[...]

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    140 Menu Lis t Append ix es P11 M TX LINEAR MA T RIX OFF/ON ON T ur ns the l inear matrix correc tion an d user- set ma trix correctio n functio ns on /off . MA TRIX (USER) OFF/O N O FF T ur ns the use r-set matrix corre ction fun ction on/off . MA TRIX (PRESET) OFF/ON ON T urns the preset matrix correctio n function on/off . MA TRIX R-G (–99 to [...]

  • Page 141

    141 Menu List Append ix es P14 LO W KEY SA T . LOW KE Y SA T O FF/ON OFF T ur ns the l ow k e y satur ation fu nction on /off . L.KEY SA T LEVEL (–99 to +99 ) 0 Sets the satur atio n le vel of t he low luminanc e par t . L.KEY SA T RANGE L O W/L.MID/ H.MID/HIGH HIGH Sets the lumina nce le vel at wh ich the low k e y satur ation f unctio n becom e[...]

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    142 Menu Lis t Append ix es MAINTENANCE Menu The foll o wing table li sts and describ es the items in the MAINTEN ANCE menu. When th e setting ra nge in the Se ttings co lumn is surrounded by par entheses ( ), the setup v alue is a rela ti v e va lue. The setting range sho wn on t he menu screen may dif fer from what is shown in the manual. No. Pag[...]

  • Page 143

    143 Menu List Append ix es M04 BA TTER Y BEFORE END 1 5/10/15 to 95/100% (in 5% st eps) 5% Used when a So ny-made batt er y pa ck, suc h as BP-GL65 /GL95, is u sed. Set th e vo ltage warning le vel j ust be fore the ba ttery ends. END 1 0/1/2/3/4/ 5% 0% Use d when a Sony-m ade batte r y pac k , su ch as BP-GL65 /GL95, is u sed. Set th e vo ltage le[...]

  • Page 144

    144 Menu Lis t Append ix es M06 A UDIO-2 A U REC EMPHASIS OFF/ON OFF T ur ns the em phasis f unctio n on/off . CUE REC OFF/ON ON T urns cue a udio re cordin g on/off . A U REF LEVEL –20 dB/–18 dB/–16 dB –20 dB Sets the output l e v el of th e 1 kHz te st sig nal. A U REF OUT 0 dB/+4 dB/ –3 dB 0 dB Sets th e outp ut ref erenc e le v el. A [...]

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    145 Menu List Append ix es M07 A UDIO-3 A U SG (1kHz) ON/OFF/A UTO OFF Sets whether to output a 1 kHz tes t tone during the C olor Bar mo de or no t. ON: a 1 kHz test t one is outpu t during the Color Bar mode . OFF: a 1 k Hz tes t tone is not out put during the Color Bar mode . A UT O: a 1 kH z test tone is output only w hen the CH 1 A UDIO SELECT[...]

  • Page 146

    146 Menu Lis t Append ix es M08 TIMECODE TC O UT A UT O/GEN E A UTO Selects t he time c ode sign al outp ut. A UT O: Outp uts the tim e code g ener ator output d uring recordin g and outputs th e time c ode rea der output during pla yback . GENE: Outp uts the tim e code g ener ator output d uring reco rding a nd pla yback. DF/NDF (D VW-970 onl y) D[...]

  • Page 147

    147 Menu List Append ix es M10 ESSENCE MARK L TC UB-MARKER SET/ALL/OFF SET Sets whether to write the mar k ers in UBIT of L TC or not. SET: T o independ ently sel ect the O N/OFF setting of the fol low ing items , REC ST AR T MARK, SHO T MARK 1, and SHO T MARK 2 ALL: T o write REC ST AR T MARK, SHO T MARK 1, and SHO T MARK 2 a ll. OFF: None are wri[...]

  • Page 148

    148 Menu Lis t Append ix es M13 DCC ADJUST DCC FUNCTION SEL DCC/ADP .K/FIX DCC Selects the function assigned to the DCC sw i t ch . ADP .K is Adaptiv e knee and FIX is fix ed knee . DCC D RANGE 400/450/500/550/ 600% 600% Sets the timi ng range when the DCC s wi tch is set to the ON pos ition . DCC POINT (–99 to +99) 0 For the DCC minimum knee poi[...]

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    149 Menu List Append ix es M15 FUNCTION 3 WHT FIL TER INH OFF/ON OFF T u rns on and off the function which inhibits independ ent w hite mem ory for each filte r position . COLOR BAR SEL SMPTE/EBU/SNG SMPTE (D VW - 970) Selects t he col or bar type . EBU (D VW - 970P) REC T ALL Y UPPER/BO TH UPPER Selects wheth er to light the upp er tally indicato [...]

  • Page 150

    150 Menu Lis t Append ix es FILE Menu The foll o wing table li sts and describ es the items in the FILE menu. When th e setting ra nge in the Se ttings co lumn is surrounded by par entheses ( ), the setup v alue is a rela ti v e v alue. The se tting rang e sho wn on the menu scre en may differ from what is shown in the ma nual. No. Pag e Item Setti[...]

  • Page 151

    151 Menu List Append ix es F05 REFERENCE REFERENCE ST ORE — EXEC Saves th e ref e rence fi le in internal memor y . REFERENCE CLEAR — EXEC Clears the ref erence file . REFERENCE LO AD — EXEC Loads the ref e rence fil e. REFERENCE SA VE — EXEC Sa v es the ref erence file to “M emory Stick. ” F . ID 16 cha racters — T o name the ref ere[...]

  • Page 152

    152 Menu Lis t Append ix es DIA GNOSIS Men u The foll o wing table li sts and describ es the items in the DIA GNOSIS menu. 1) D V W -9 70 only No. Pag e Item Description D01 HOURS METER RESET METER Resets the resetta ble m eters (-2). DR UM R UNNING Displa ys the total time the d rum has rotated. T APE R UNNING Displa y s the accumlate d time the t[...]

  • Page 153

    153 About a “Memory Stick” Append ix es About a “Me mory St ick” What is “M emor y Sti ck”? “Memory Stic k” is a ne w compact, portable and versa tile IC (Integrated Circuit) recording medium wit h a data capacity tha t exceed s a floppy disk. “Memory Sti ck” is specially desi gned for e xchanging and sharing digital dat a among[...]

  • Page 154

    154 About a “Memory Stic k” Append ix es Prec aution s • T o prev ent dat a loss, make bac kups of data frequent ly . In no ev ent will So ny be liable for any lo ss of data. • Unauthorized recording may be contrary to the pro visions of copyr ight la w . Whe n you use a “Memory Stick” tha t has been pre-recorded, be sure that the mater[...]

  • Page 155

    155 Index Index Index Symbols '!'LED 134 Numerics 24P mode 92 A ABNORMAL window 8 1 AC adaptor 10 8 AC-550/5 50CE 1 08 ACCE SS in dicat or 24 Accessory Attachments 15 accidental erasure 3 3 AC-DN10 108 actual time in the time code 64 ADVANCE button 27 ALARM volume control 17 Aliasing 127 ALL FILE 150 ALL menu 67 Anton Bauer Ultralig ht Sy[...]

  • Page 156

    156 Inde x Index K KNEE 138 L Lens moun ting 1 11 LENS connector 15 LENS FILE 136 lens file 90 LENS FILE 1 15 1 LENS FILE 2 15 1 LENS FILE 3 15 1 LENS FILE page 90 Lens locki ng lever 15 Lens mount 15 Lens mount cap 1 5 LEVEL (CH-1/CH-2) controls 17 LEVEL ADJ 142 LIGHT connector 15 Light sh oe 1 5 LIGHT switch 1 4, 28 LINE/MIC/+48 V ON switches 18 [...]

  • Page 157

    157 Index Index Vertical smear 127 VF DISP 1 133 VF DISP 1 page 76 VF DISP 2 133 VF DISP 2 page 76 VF SETTING 134 VF SETTIN G page 79 VIDEO OUT connector 22 Viewfinder 20 detaching 110 Viewfinder f ront- rear positi oning le ver 20 Vi ewfi nder left- righ t posit ion ing ri ng 20 viewfinder position 109 Viewfinder Rotation Bracket 1 10 Viewfinder s[...]

  • Page 158

    The materi al co ntained i n this ma nual c onsists of inf ormation that is the p roperty o f Sony Corpora tion and is intended sole ly for use by the p urchasers of the equ ipmen t describ ed in this manua l. Sony Co rporation e xpress ly prohi bits the d uplic ation of a ny portion of t his ma nual or the use the reof for a ny purp ose other than[...]

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