Sony PDW-HD1500 manual

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    PROFESSIONAL DISC RE CORDER PDW-HD1500 OPERATION MANUAL [English ] 1st Edition[...]

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    2 • Read t hese ins tructions . • Keep these ins tructio ns. • Heed a ll warni ngs. • Fol low a ll inst ructi ons. • Do not use this apparatus near wa ter. • Clean only with dry cloth . • Do not block an y ven tilation openin gs. Install in ac cordance with the manuf acturer’s instru ctions. • Do not insta ll near an y heat source[...]

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    3 This Profe ssional Dis c Recorder is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT. Laser diode properties Wave le ngth: 4 00 to 410 nm Emissi on duratio n: Conti nuous Laser outp ut pow er: 135 mW ( max. of pul se pea k), 65 mW (max. of CW) Standard: IEC60825 -1 (2001) Egen skab er f or lase rdi ode Bølgelæn gde: 4 00 til 410 nm Strålings varig hed: [...]

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    4 E1 (reside ntial), E2 (c ommercial and ligh t industri al), E3 (urban outd oors) and E 4 (controlle d EMC environm ent, ex. TV studi o). For the c ustomers in Eu rope The man ufacturer o f this prod uct is Son y Corporati on, 1-7-1 Konan, M inato-ku, T okyo, Ja pan. The Authoriz ed Represe ntative for EMC and product sa fety is Sony Deuts chland [...]

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    Table o f Conten ts 5 Table of Cont ents Chapter 1 Overview Features........... ......... .............. ......... .............. .......... .............. ......... .. 9 Features of this unit ............................................................................... 9 System Configurations .............. ......... .............. ......... ...[...]

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    6 Tabl e of Cont ents Formatting a disc ................................................................................. 43 Chapter 4 Recording and Playback Recording ....... ......... .............. .......... .............. ......... .............. ......... . 44 Carrying out recording ............................................................[...]

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    Table o f Conten ts 7 Chapter 6 File Operations Overview.......... ......... .............. ......... .............. .......... .............. ......... 74 Directory structure ............................................................................... 74 File operation restrictions ............................................................. .[...]

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    8 Tabl e of Cont ents Troubleshooting . .............. ......... .............. ......... .............. .......... ... 116 Alarms ............................................................................................... 116 Error messages .................................................................................. 123 To eject discs wi[...]

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    9 Features Chap ter Chapter 1 Ov erview 1 Overview Featur es The PDW-HD1500 is a p rofessional disc reco rder supporting full HD (1920 × 1080) playback and record ing with Professional Disc 1) media. When you use this u nit in c ombinatio n with a non linear editing system, t he FAM 2) function enab les data file transfers between the unit and com[...]

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    10 Feat ures Chapter 1 Ov erview High-s peed se arches with the jog an d shuttle dial s The jog and shuttle dial s can be used to find scenes insi de clips, in th e same way a s the jog an d shuttl e dials on conventional VTRs. In jog and v ariable modes, you c an search in field uni ts at from –2 to +2 times norma l speed. Shuttl e mode supports[...]

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    11 System Conf igurations Chapter 1 Ov erview System Configurations REC NET REMOTE LOCAL VARIABLE KEY INHI PRE- SET ON OFF PB PHONES LEVEL SHIFT DISPLAY HOME PAG E EXPAND CHAPTER TOP F REV F FWD END STANDBY REC INHI PREV NEXT PLA Y STOP REC THUMBNAIL RETURN PUSH SET(S.SEL) MENU RESET MARK2 MARK1 IN OUT SHTL/JOG SUB CLIP DISC MENU VAR/JOG EJECT ACCE[...]

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    12 Front Pa nel Chapter 2 Names and Func tions of P arts Chapter 2 Names and Functions of Parts Front Panel The names and symbols of butt ons and knobs on the front panel are col or coded according to function. White: Function when the but ton or knob i s operat ed independ ently. Orange: Funct ion when the bu tton is o perated wit h the SHIFT butt[...]

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    13 Front Pan el Chapter 2 Names and Funct ions of P arts access to the disc is completed before the unit switches to the standby st ate. While th e ACCESS in dicator is li t, do not turn of f the POWER switch o n the rear pane l or d isconnect the power cord. Th is could lead t o a loss of data from the disc. c Remote contr ol switch Differen t pos[...]

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    14 Front Pa nel Chapter 2 Names and Func tions of P arts a V /MARK1 butto n and v /MARK2 button When the THUMBNAIL indicator (see page 15) is li t, you can use these for thumbna il select ion. During reco rding or pl ayback, a shot mark 1 or shot mark 2 is recorded a s an essence mark when you press the PUS H SET (S.SEL) knob wit h the V /MARK1 or [...]

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    15 Front Pan el Chapter 2 Names and Funct ions of P arts 4 Disp lay/men u contro l secti on a Function b uttons (F1 to F6) These button s are enabled when th e function menu (see page 39) is visible. E ach press of a but ton changes the setting of the corre sponding i tem in the menu. For conveni ence, this manual refers to these buttons as buttons[...]

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    16 Front Pa nel Chapter 2 Names and Func tions of P arts i SHIFT b utton Switches b etween functi ons for any b utton with t wo functi ons. j PAGE/HOME button When pressed al one functi ons as the PAGE swit ching button. When pressed toget her with th e SHIFT bu tton, functi ons as the HOME but ton. PAGE butto n: Display s the functi on menu, i f i[...]

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    17 Front Pan el Chapter 2 Names and Funct ions of P arts This uni t can auto maticall y enter stan dby off mode whenever a specifi ed time elapses in d isc stop mode. For details, see t he descript ion of setup m enu ite m 501 STILL TIMER (page 9 9). e REC (record) button To sta rt re cordin g, ho ld do wn thi s butt on, a nd pre ss the PLAY button[...]

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    18 Front Pa nel Chapter 2 Names and Func tions of P arts A Input sign al display: Displays the audio inpu t signal . . B Data indicat ion: Ap pears when the i nput signa ls are non-audio si gnals. C Monitor channel : Di splays the a udio m onito ring channels set with MONITR L and MONITR R on page P2 AUDIO of the function menu (see page 40) . D Aud[...]

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    19 Front Pan el Chapter 2 Names and Funct ions of P arts These are set with PRST /RGN and TCG on p age P4 TC of the fu nction menu (see page 41) . D VITC: Lights in t he followi ng cases. • When VITC is read in playbac k mode. (This ha s no relatio ns to the disp lay in the tim e data disp lay area .) • When VITC recordin g is possibl e. E Time[...]

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    20 Front Pa nel Chapter 2 Names and Func tions of P arts When th ere is no d isplay, th e unit is sync hronizi ng to the internal reference signal. INPUT: In put video HD REF: HD-format reference signal SD REF: SD-format reference signal The HD REF or SD REF di splay flashes wh en the video input si gnal is n ot synchroni zed to the reference sign [...]

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    21 Rear Panel Chapter 2 Names and Funct ions of P arts Rear Panel a (i.LINK) S400 connector (6 -pin, IEEE139 4 compliant) Connect a computer, or similar, using an i.LINK cable . • When this unit is connect ed to a device wi th a 6-pin i.LINK connector b y an i.LINK cable, be fore unpluggi ng the i .LINK cable, fir st power off t he device and dis[...]

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    22 Rear Panel Chapter 2 Names and Func tions of P arts i MAINTENANCE connectors These are the USB conn ectors for maintenance. Do not conn ect USB devices to t his unit for any pu rpose other tha n maintenanc e. j SDSDI OUTPUT 1, 2 (SUPER) (SDI signal outp uts 1, 2 (superi mpose)) connectors (BNC type) These outp ut SDSDI format video/audi o signal[...]

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    23 Rear Panel Chapter 2 Names and Funct ions of P arts See “Basic Operations of the Functi on Menu” (page 39) for more info rmation. 3 Digi tal aud io sign al in put/ output section a DIGITAL AUDIO (A ES/EBU) IN (digital audio input) 1/ 2, 3/4 connect ors (BNC type) These inpu t AES/EBU for mat digita l audi o signals. The left connect or (1/2)[...]

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    24 Preparing Power Sources Chapter 3 Prepar ations Chapter 3 Preparations Preparing Power Sources This unit can be powered by AC power, DC power, or a battery p ack. If you loa d or remove a battery pack i ncorr ectly, it may fall and cause bodi ly injury. F ollow th e procedures de scribed below to lo ad or remove them. Supplying power A C power s[...]

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    25 Initial S etup Chapter 3 Prepar ation s 3 Slide the BP -GL95 as shown bel ow so that the connectors o n the BP-GL95 and the BKP-L551 are connected . 4 Connect the DC cable of the BKP-L551 to the DC IN 12V connect or. Removing the battery pack With th e lever pushed in, slide th e BP-GL95 out as sho wn below. Check ing the remain ing battery powe[...]

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    26 Initial Setup Chapter 3 Prepar ations Display the system frequency that you want to use, and then press t he SET func tion but ton (F5). The DATE/TIME PRESET screen appears. 4 In the DA TE/TIME PRESET screen , set the current date and time by setting the following items. YEAR: Year MONTH: Month DAY: Day TIME: Ti me TIME ZONE: Time zone (as a dif[...]

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    27 Front Panel Tilt Mechanism Chapter 3 Prepar ation s Fron t Pane l Tilt Mechan ism The fron t panel of th is unit has a ti lt mechanism that allo ws you to p ull the front panel out and a djust it to a con venient angle. T o pull the front panel out Grasp the holds ( small protrusion s) on both si des of the front pan el and pull out as indicated[...]

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    28 Connect ions and Settin gs Chapter 3 Prepar ations Connectio ns and Settings Producti on of some of the per ipherals an d related devices describe d in this chap ter has been discontinued . For advice a bout choosi ng devices, p lease contact y our Sony deal er or a Sony sales represent ative. Connections fo r using PDZ-1 Pro xy Br owsing Softwa[...]

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    29 Connect ions an d Setti ngs Chapter 3 Prepar ation s Use of a shielded ca ble is recommende d. Connections f or cut editing The following figure sho ws a cut editi ng system comprising thi s unit as a pl ayer. When making the connectio ns, also refer to t he manuals provided with the equipment to b e connected. See page 31 for more in formation [...]

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    30 Connect ions and Settin gs Chapter 3 Prepar ations HDW -M2000 ( rec order) set ting s BVE-7 00/700A (edi ting contr ol unit) setting Settings on this unit REMO TE 1 (9P) b utton: Lit SYNCHR ONIZE menu:OFF Remote control s witch: REMO TE (see page 13 ) REF .VIDEO INPUT c onnector 75 Ω ter min atio n switch: OF F Setup me nu item 214 REM O TE INT[...]

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    31 Connect ions an d Setti ngs Chapter 3 Prepar ation s Editing Control Un it Settin gs When connect ing an edit ing control unit (BVE-700/70 0A/ 2000/9100 ) to use wi th this unit, set VTR constants as follows. . Using R M-280 The following figure sho ws a cut editi ng system comprising th is unit as a player, an HDW-M2000 /M2000P unit as a record[...]

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    32 Connect ions and Settin gs Chapter 3 Prepar ations Using the editing functions of the recor der (controlling thr ough REMO TE(9P) connector) The following figure sh ows a cut editing sy stem comprising this unit as a player, a nd an HDW-M200 0/ M2000P uni t as a recorder . In this ex ample, video and audio signa ls are connecte d by HDSDI, and c[...]

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    33 Connect ions an d Setti ngs Chapter 3 Prepar ation s For detail s of HDW-M2000/M200 0P settings, refer t o the HDW-M2000/M 2000P Ope ration Manu al. Connections f or pool co vera ge The following figure shows an examp le of connections for pool cover age, with the PDW-7 00 Professio nal Disc Camcorder c onnected. HD W -M2000 (recor der) setting [...]

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    34 Sync hron izat ion Re fere nce Sign als Chapter 3 Prepar ations Synchroniza tion Reference Signals The synchroni zation ref erence sig nal generator of this unit synchronizes to a reference signal in put to the REF. VIDEO INPUT conn ector or t o a video inpu t signal. External synchronizat ion is as fol lows, dependi ng on the setting of OUT REF[...]

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    35 Set ting T ime code Chapter 3 Prepar ation s Setting Timecode There are the following four ways of rec ording ti mecode: Internal Preset mod e: This rec ords the outp ut of the internal timecode generator, set befo rehand to an initi al value. T he followi ng run modes c an be selected. • Free Run: Timecode advances co ntinually. • Rec Run: [...]

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    36 Setting Time code Chapter 3 Prepar ations out steps 2 to 5 . Settings are made i n hexadecimal (0-9, A-F). You can record ID code s in user bits. T o recor d timecode tha t f ollo ws sequentially upon the last recor ded timecode (Internal Reg en) You can reco rd timecode so that it i s continuous f rom one clip to th e next on the disc. S et T C[...]

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    37 Superi mposed Tex t Inf ormation Chapter 3 Prepar ation s Superimposed Text Information The video signal ou tput fro m the COMPOSIT E OUTPUT 2 (SUPER) co nnector, SDSDI O UTPUT 2 (SUPE R) connector, or the HDSDI OUTPUT 2 (SUPER) connector contains superi mposed text info rmation, inclu ding timecode, menu set tings, and al arm messages. Adjustin[...]

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    38 Superimpos ed Text Infor mation Chapter 3 Prepar ations f Playba ck condit ion mark One of th ree channel con dition mar ks is displayed wh en the ACCESS i ndicator i s lit duri ng any mode ex cept recording. The three chan nel condi tion marks i ndicate t he following three stages. a) R ead er rors will occur i f the pl ayback condit ion con ti[...]

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    39 Basic Operati ons of the Function Menu Chapter 3 Prepar ation s the recordi ng layer s on the disc may have wors ened due to age . Do not use di scs with these symptoms. Whether every di sc inserted into an XDCAM dev ice displays t he same p layback co nditions: If so, the performance of the laser diod es may have deteriorated. Check the total o[...]

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    40 Basic Opera tions of the F unction Men u Chapter 3 Prepar ations Function menu settings The follo wing ta bles li st the setti ng item s on each p age and describe their se tting v alues. Underli ned values are t he factory d efaults. HOME page a) This is displaye d only w hen TCG on pa ge P4 T C of the function menu is set to “INT”, an d PR[...]

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    41 Basic Operati ons of the Function Menu Chapter 3 Prepar ation s P3 A UDIO page P4 TC page F2: A2 IN PUT Sele cts the a udio inpu t signal t o assign to audio c hanne l 2. SDI : A udio si gnal emb edded into SDI signa l ANALOG2: Analog 2 audio signal AES/EBU: Sign al input t o the DIG IT AL A U DIO(AES /EBU) IN 1/2 conne ctors F3: MONITR L Select[...]

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    42 Handling Di scs Chapter 3 Prepar ations P5 REF page P6 O THER pa ge Handling Discs Discs used f or recor ding and pla ybac k This unit can record and pl ay back the fo llowing Professional Disc 1) formats. • PFD23A (capacity 23.3 GB) • PFD50DLA (capacit y 50.0 GB) 1) Professional Disc is a tradem ark of Sony Corp oration. • It is not possi[...]

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    43 Handling Discs Chapter 3 Prepar ation s • If condensation forms, allow ample time to dry before use. Write-pr otecting di scs To protect the cont ent recorded on the d isc from accidental erasure, move the Wr ite Inhibit tab on th e lower surface of the disc in the directio n of the arro w, as shown in the foll owin g figu re. You can a lso wr[...]

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    44 Recording Ch apt er 4 Rec ordi ng an d P layback Chapter 4 Recording an d Playback Recording This sectio n describes video and aud io recordi ng on the unit. see page 39 “ Basic Operati ons of th e Function Men u” in Chapter 3 for more informat ion. see page 90 “Menus ” in Chapt er 7 fo r more informat ion about set up menu operatio ns. [...]

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    45 Recording Chapter 4 Recording and Pla y bac k • The maximum number of clips tha t can be re corded is 300. If the load ed disc already con tains 300 cli ps, recordin g with the REC but ton is no t possible . (The message “ MAX # Clips” a ppears in th e time data d isplay area.) • This unit can rec ord video in put signals that are not sy[...]

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    46 Recording Ch apt er 4 Rec ordi ng an d P layback operation acco rding to the emb edded REC or STOP command. Exchan ging di scs Even during recordin g, it is possible to eject discs by pressing th e EJECT button on the front panel. After a disc is exchange d, the unit resumes operat ion accor ding to the embedded REC or STOP command. This unit be[...]

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    47 Playba ck Chapter 4 Recording and Pla y bac k To cancel t he clip salvage Press the RE SET/RE TURN bu tton. • The message “EJECT?” appe ars when “REC INHI” is displaye d. If the disc is write p rotected, eject the disc, set the Wr ite Inhibi t tab to ena ble recor ding, and then insert the disc again. If R EC INH on HOME page of the fu[...]

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    48 Playbac k Ch apt er 4 Rec ordi ng an d P layback is not th e same as the recordi ng settings of this unit . In this case, th e playback p osition c an be saved to the disc. T o speci fy the f rame to use as t he thumbnail ima ge You can display a list of thumb nails of all clips o n a disc, and use it t o check the reco rded content ( see page 5[...]

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    49 Playba ck Chapter 4 Recording and Pla y bac k You can also d elete and modify essence marks from the Thumbnail Menu of t he chapter t humbnail screen (see page 60) . Pla yback in jog mode In jog mode, you can control t he speed of pl ayback by the speed of turning t he jog dial. T he playback speed rang e is –1 to +1 times n ormal speed. To ca[...]

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    50 Playbac k Ch apt er 4 Rec ordi ng an d P layback 1 Press the VAR /JOG button, turning i t on. 2 Turn the shut tle dial to the desired angle correspond ing to t he desired playback spee d. Playback in variable-speed mode starts. 3 To stop pl ayback in vari able-spee d mode, retu rn the shuttle dial to the cent er position, or p ress the STOP butt[...]

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    51 Overvi ew Chap ter Chapter 5 Operations in GUI Screens 5 Operations in GUI Screens Ove rview You can perfor m scene searches, p lay the searched scenes, and select scenes (edit c lip list) in Graphical User Interface (GUI) screens. The GUI screens are your gateways to discs and the data sa ved on discs. Swit ching bet ween GUI scre ens The most [...]

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    52 Overvi ew Chapter 5 Oper ations in GUI Screens The othe r thumbnail screens are: • Expand thumbnai l screen • C hapt er thum bna il scre en • Essence mark thumbnail screen Informatio n and c ontrols in thumbnail screens Clip thumbnail screen This screen displa ys thumbnails of clips on the di sc in the order that the y were recorded. You c[...]

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    53 Overvi ew Chapter 5 Operations in GUI Screens a Clip name Displays the name of the select ed clip. When the clip ha s a title, the t itle is display ed as “TITLE00001 ” (see page 77) . When the unit's area of use (UC/J MO DEL SELECT) (see page 25) is set to “UC” , clip names c an be display ed in European l anguages. To disp lay the[...]

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    54 Overvi ew Chapter 5 Oper ations in GUI Screens To displ ay the cli p title, Settin gs >Displa y Title in the Disc Menu needs t o be set to On. b Selection fram e See the descriptio n in “Cl ip thumbn ail screen” ( page 52) . c Sub clip numb er/number of sub cli ps Displays th e total nu mber of sub cl ips in the clip list, and the number [...]

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    55 Overvi ew Chapter 5 Operations in GUI Screens a Sele ctio n frame See the descriptio n in “C lip thumbna il sc reen” (page 52) . b Clip numb er/total clip s Displays t he total numbe r of clip s on the disc and the number of the cli p that contain s the displayed chapters. c S1/S2 /RS m arks The “S1”, “S 2”, and “RS” marks on the[...]

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    56 Overvi ew Chapter 5 Oper ations in GUI Screens Disp laying menus Thumbnail Menu The Thumbn ail Menu disp lays menu it ems that are va lid for the c urrently displayed thumbnail screen. To disp lay the Thumbna il Menu To display t he Thumbnai l Menu, press t he MENU button with a thum bnail scre en displayed. To return to the original screen, pre[...]

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    57 Overvi ew Chapter 5 Operations in GUI Screens To disp lay the Disc Menu To display t he Disc Menu, press the SUB C LIP/DISC MENU button with the SHIFT button h eld dow n in on e of the followi ng screens. • Clip thumbnai l screen • Cl ip list thumb nail scree n • Clip playback screen • Clip list playback screen To return to the origin al[...]

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    58 Overvi ew Chapter 5 Oper ations in GUI Screens GUI scr een oper ation s T o select items Do one of the followin g to select thum bnails, menu items, timecode dig its, and other items. • Turn the PU SH SET(S. SEL) knob. • Turn the jog or shuttle dial . • Press the V /MARK 1, v /MARK2, B /IN or b /OUT button . • Press the PREV o r NEXT but[...]

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    59 Thumbna il Operat ions Chapter 5 Operations in GUI Screens Thumbnail Operat ions You can use thumbnai l screens to displa y clip infor mation and to find, protec t, a nd dele te cli ps. The thum bnails provid e visual con firmation of t hese and oth er opera tions. Selecting thumbnails The thumbnail se lection fra me (see page 53) indicates the [...]

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    60 Thumbnai l Operat ions Chapter 5 Oper ations in GUI Screens first frame in each block. This is a qui ck and efficient way to review the selec ted clip and search for t arget scenes. You can spec ify 12, 144, or 1728 di visions. The maxi mum number of blocks may be smaller than 1728 when the recorded duration of the clip is short. In this case, t[...]

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    61 Thumbna il Operat ions Chapter 5 Operations in GUI Screens 2 Display the T humbnail Menu. 3 Sele ct Move Shot Mark. The M ove Shot Mark screen is displaye d. You can pe rform playba ck and searches in this screen. 4 Use th e PLA Y but ton or jo g dia l to di splay t he fra me you want. 5 Select OK, a nd then press the PUSH SET(S.SE L) knob. To d[...]

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    62 Thumbnai l Operat ions Chapter 5 Oper ations in GUI Screens Return to Upper Menu : Return s to th e Thumbna il Menu The selected in formation will appear at the bottom of the th umbnails when y ou display a thumbnail scr een. Changing clip index pictures The clip t humbnail scre en displays thu mbnails as i ndex pictures fo r clips. Normally the[...]

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    63 Thumbna il Operat ions Chapter 5 Operations in GUI Screens Clip No.: Clip num ber/total numb er of cl ips Name: Clip na me 1) Title: Title Title2: Titl e 2 1) TC: Timecode of first frame DUR: Recordin g time Created: Date and time of creatio n Modified: Date and time o f most recent modi fication Rec Device: Name o f device th at created c lip ([...]

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    64 Thumbnai l Operat ions Chapter 5 Oper ations in GUI Screens In step 1 , you can also perform a shortcut operat ion by pressing the ST OP bu tton wi th the S HIFT button h eld down . To u nlock a ll clip s 1 Display the Disc Menu. 2 Select “L ock or Dele te All Clips”, a nd then select “Unl ock All Clips ”. A message appear s asking you t[...]

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    65 Scene Select ion (Clip List Edi ting) Chapter 5 Operations in GUI Screens Scene Select ion (Clip List Editing) What is scene selection? Scene sele ction is a fu nction whic h allows yo u to select material (clips) from the material record ed on a disc and perform cu t editing. You can do this b y operati ng on this unit only. • Scene selection[...]

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    66 Scene Selection (Clip List Editing ) Chapter 5 Oper ations in GUI Screens To play a cli p list, insert a disc in to the unit , load the clip list that yo u want to play, and press t he PLAY button. Clips are played according to the da ta in the clip list . Creating and editing c lip lists The following tabl e lists the steps in the creation and [...]

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    67 Scene Select ion (Clip List Edi ting) Chapter 5 Operations in GUI Screens To check the ad dition results Move the cursor. 6 Press the RE SET/RE TURN bu tton. This return s you to the Cl ip thumbn ail screen . 7 Repeat steps 1 to 6 as required to add more clips. 8 Save th e clip list (see page 69) . In step 1 , you can hold down the S HIFT but to[...]

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    68 Scene Selection (Clip List Editing ) Chapter 5 Oper ations in GUI Screens To delete the In poin t or Out point Pres s the RESET/R ETUR N butto n with the B /IN or b /OUT button h eld down. 3 With the SHIFT butt on held down, press the P USH SET(S.S EL) knob. A sub clip wi th the ran ge specifie d in steps 1 and 2 is added to the end of the cli p[...]

  • Page 69

    69 Scene Select ion (Clip List Edi ting) Chapter 5 Operations in GUI Screens To cancel the In point or Out point setting Display the T humbnail Menu, select Reset Inp oint or Reset Outpoint , and then p ress the PUSH S ET(S.SEL) knob. The In poi nt or Out poi nt setting ret urns to the previous valu e. 6 Select OK, a nd then press the P USH SET(S.S[...]

  • Page 70

    70 Scene Selection (Clip List Editing ) Chapter 5 Oper ations in GUI Screens 2 Select Save Clip List As..., and then press the PUSH SET(S.S EL) knob. A li st of c lip li sts a ppears . To switch the informat ion disp layed for cl ip lists Press the b /OUT bu tton . With each p ress, the display c hanges in the orde r: “Name & Date” >“N[...]

  • Page 71

    71 Scene Select ion (Clip List Edi ting) Chapter 5 Operations in GUI Screens 3 Select OK, a nd then press the P USH SET(S.SE L) knob. The current clip list returns to the unnamed state “(no name)”. T o delete c lip lists The foll owing procedur e deletes a clip list from t he disc. See page 58 for more informa tion about t humbnail screen opera[...]

  • Page 72

    72 Disc Oper ations Chapter 5 Oper ations in GUI Screens Disc Opera tions Checking disc pr operties See page 58 for more information about thumbn ail screen operatio ns. 1 Display the Disc Menu . 2 Select Disc Propert ies, and then press the PUSH SET(S.S EL) knob. The Disc Properties screen ap pears. User Disc ID: User disc ID 1), 2) Title: Tit le [...]

  • Page 73

    73 Shortc ut Li st Chapter 5 Operations in GUI Screens Shortcut List You can access many functi ons from the buttons, with out displaying a menu (shortc ut operations). Shortc uts are avail able for t he followi ng functio ns. The plus sign (+) indicates t hat one butt on is held down while another is pressed, fo r example “SHIFT + RESET/ RETURN?[...]

  • Page 74

    74 Overvi ew Chapter 6 File Operat ions Chapter 6 File Operations Overvi ew A remote computer can b e connected t o this unit and used to operat e on recorded data which ha s been saved in data files, such as video a nd audio data f iles. There are two ways to connect a remote co mputer. • FAM connection Connect the (i .LINK) S400 con nector on t[...]

  • Page 75

    75 Overvi ew Chapter 6 File Oper ations File operation restrict ions This section explains which operations ar e possible on files stored in each directory. When requi red, the foll owing operati on tables dist inguish reading and writin g from parti al reading an d writing. Read: Read data sequentia lly from the start to the end of the f ile. Part[...]

  • Page 76

    76 Overvi ew Chapter 6 File Operat ions Directories canno t be created in the Clip directory. Edit dir ect or y a) The “ E*” part can be chan ged to a u ser-def ined nam e. b) Only files which ca n be written by XD CAM. Part ial writing is not possible. c) Only file s which ca n be written by X DCAM d) Only when t he Write I nhibit tab on the d[...]

  • Page 77

    77 Overvi ew Chapter 6 File Oper ations • File names and directory names can use let ters, numbers, and symbols from the Unicode 2.0 (UTF-8) character set. However, the fol lowing control charact ers and symbols 1) cannot be use d. - Control characte rs: U+0000 t o U+001F, U+0 07F - Symbols: ", *, /, :, <, >, ?, , | 1) The following c[...]

  • Page 78

    78 Overvi ew Chapter 6 File Operat ions The title of the select ed clip appears at t he upper left of the screen. See “Thumbna il Operations ” (pag e 59) for more informatio n about t he thumbnai l screen. • The value of the serial number is in cremented by 1 every time a title is generated. When the value reaches 99999, the next numb er rest[...]

  • Page 79

    79 Overvi ew Chapter 6 File Oper ations 5 Turn the PUSH SET( S.SEL) knob to select “free”, and press the knob. You are now able to use clips and clip li sts with user- defined names. 6 Turn the P USH SET(S .SEL) knob to mo ve the “*” to the left of “AUTO NAMING”, and press the kno b. 7 Turn the PUS H SET(S.SEL) knob t o select “tit le[...]

  • Page 80

    80 File Operati ons in File Acces s Mode (for Windows) Chapter 6 File Operat ions File Opera tions in File Access M ode (for Windows) File acce ss mode ope rating en vironm ent Operating system requi rements for file operations by file access mode (c alled FAM below) are as fol lows. • Computer operat ing system: Microsoft Wi ndows XP Professio n[...]

  • Page 81

    81 File Operation s in File Access Mode (for Win dows) Chapter 6 File Oper ations Check that a drive letter has been assigned to this unit. (The dri ve letter will dif fer dependi ng on the nu mber of other peripheral s connected to the r emote computer.) 2 Use Explorer t o perform file operat ions on the disc loaded in this unit. You can operat e [...]

  • Page 82

    82 File Operati ons in File Acc ess Mode (for Mac intosh) Chapter 6 File Operat ions File Opera tions in File Access M ode (for Macintosh) File acce ss mode ope rating en vironm ent Operating system requi rements for file operations by file access mode are as fol lows. • Computer operat ing system: Mac OS X v10.4.11 or higher Preparat ions Do the[...]

  • Page 83

    83 FTP Fil e Operat ions Chapter 6 File Oper ations Do not disco nnect the cable before perf orming steps 1 and 2 . 1 Eject the di sc by clicking the eject bu tton to the rig ht of the icon for t his unit in the Fin der, or by drag ging the icon for this unit fr om the F inder to the Tr ash. 2 Disconnect th e i.LINK cable as required. T o make a re[...]

  • Page 84

    84 FTP File Operat ions Chapter 6 File Operat ions T o log in If this unit is connected to a remote compu ter with a FAM connec tion, first exit file opera tions on the FAM connecti on (see page 81) . 1 Load a disc in to this un it and put th e unit into th e following stat e. • Recording, playback, search and ot her disc operations (see page 4 4[...]

  • Page 85

    85 FTP Fil e Operat ions Chapter 6 File Oper ations PASV This c ommand re quests th is unit to “liste n” on a d ata po rt (which is no t its default da ta port). (It pu ts this unit into passive mode, waiting f or the remote compute r to make a data connec tion.) Command sy ntax: PASV <CRLF> TYPE Specifies the type of data to be t ransfer[...]

  • Page 86

    86 FTP File Operat ions Chapter 6 File Operat ions STOR Begins transfer o f a copy of a fi le in the speci fied path on the remote c omputer t o the current director y on this u nit. Depending o n the type of file transfer red, th e following files are created. •C * .MXF file 1) -C * M01.XML file (me tadata) -C * S01.MXF file (p roxy AV dat a) ?[...]

  • Page 87

    87 FTP Fil e Operat ions Chapter 6 File Oper ations NOOP Does nothing ex cept return a response. (Used to check whether thi s unit i s running.) Command sy ntax: NOOP <CRLF> PWD Disp lays t he cu rren t dire cto ry (“ /” if t he di recto ry i s the root dir ectory). Command syntax: PWD <CRLF> CWD Changes the current directory (moves[...]

  • Page 88

    88 FTP File Operat ions Chapter 6 File Operat ions One of the foll owin g st atus c ode s is s ent. • 0: Initial state, or no disc is loa ded. • 1: File system mount is OK. • 3: F ile syste m moun t is not O K. Command sy ntax: SITE FSTS <CRLF > SITE MEID Acquires the medi a ID of the disc load ed in this unit. Command sy ntax: SITE MEI[...]

  • Page 89

    89 Recording Continu ous Timecode With FAM and FTP Connec tions Chapter 6 File Oper ations Recording Contin uous Timecode With FAM and FTP Connectio ns When you ar e connec ted to the un it by FAM o r FTP, yo u can create new clips with timecode that is continuo us with the tim ecode of the last fr ame of the last clip on th e disc. To record conti[...]

  • Page 90

    90 Menu Syste m Configuratio n / Setup Menu Chapter 7 Menus Chapter 7 Menus Menu System Configurat ion The setti ngs for this u nit use th e followin g menu s. Setup m enu The setup menu system of this unit comprises the basic setup menu an d extended set up menu. Maintena nce m enu This provi des audio control, and net work and setup menu settings[...]

  • Page 91

    91 Setu p Menu Chapte r 7 Men us Items in the basic men u The basic m enu items ( excluding th e items relat ed to the digital hours me ter) are list ed in the fo llowing table. • Item names are th e names whic h appear on the video monitor screen of thi s unit and an ex ternal monitor, when the i nput signa ls to the moni tor are t he video sign[...]

  • Page 92

    92 Setup Menu Chapter 7 Menus 005 DISPLA Y INFORMA TION SELECT Determine the k ind of te xt inf ormation to be o utput from the COMPOS ITE OUTPUT 2 (SU PER) connecto r , the SD SDI OUTPUT 2 (SUPER) connector , or the HDSDI OUTPUT 2 (SUPER) connector . T&sta (time data & sta tus) : Time data and th e unit s stat us. T&UB (time data &[...]

  • Page 93

    93 Setu p Menu Chapte r 7 Men us 016 ALARM DISPLA Y Select wh ether to di spla y alarm mes sages . off : Do not dis pla y al arm messages . (Ho w ev er , certain important alarms a re displa y ed.) limit (on (li mited)) : Di spla y o nly a mi nim um num ber of alarm mess ages. on : Displa y al l alarm messa ges . F or deta ils ab out alarm mess age[...]

  • Page 94

    94 Setup Menu Chapter 7 Menus Basic menu operations The setup menus are di splayed in the tim e data display area of the basi c operati on displa y or on t he video moni tor display. If you have co nnected an ex ternal monitor, th ey are also super imposed over t he picture shown on that monitor. 035 CLIP TITLE NAMING SELECT Specify whethe r to all[...]

  • Page 95

    95 Setu p Menu Chapte r 7 Men us T o di splay the setup me nu Press the MENU button . A setup menu appears on the video monitor d isplay, and a cursor “*” indicat es the currently selected menu item. To disp lay me nus on the ex ter nal moni tor Connect the monit or to t he COMPOSITE OUT PUT 2 (SUPER) connector, SDS DI OUTPUT 2 (SUPER ) connect[...]

  • Page 96

    96 Setup Menu Chapter 7 Menus 3 Use the PUSH S ET(S.SEL) k nob or th e +/– funct ion butto n (F3 or F4) to change the se tting. 4 To chang e other sett ings, pr ess the PUSH SET (S.SEL) knob or t he SELECT fu nction butto n (F2) to return to the previous sc reen, then repeat steps 1 to 3. 5 When you h ave completed t he settings, press the SAVE f[...]

  • Page 97

    97 Setu p Menu Chapte r 7 Men us • Item names are the names which appear on an external monitor t o which the output o f the COMP OSITE OUTPUT 2 ( SUPER) conne ctor, the S DSDI OUTPUT 2 (SUPER) connector, or the HDSDI OUTPUT 2 (SUPER) connector i s input. • An abbrevia ted name appears in the tim e data displa y area when yo u press the NEXT bu[...]

  • Page 98

    98 Setup Menu Chapter 7 Menus 131 A U DIO V OLUME Select w hether e ach of the CH-1/AL L CH, CH-2 to CH-4 ad justment knobs on the co ntrol p anel is eff ectiv e to contro l the a udio reco rding le vel and pla yback le vel o n each c hannel or t he CH-1 /ALL CH ad justment knob a lone fu nctions as a mas ter control to co ntrol the au dio le vel o[...]

  • Page 99

    99 Setu p Menu Chapte r 7 Men us 344 ASSEMBLE A UT O EDIT POSTROLL RECORDING Set whether to record 2 s econds of postrol l when a n addition al clip is reco rded by sendin g the AUT O EDIT comman d (9- pin pr otoc ol 2 0·42) from a non linear edi ting sys tem conn ected to t he REMO TE(9P) connecto r on the rear pa nel. Note When usin g a linea r [...]

  • Page 100

    100 Setup Menu Chapter 7 Menus 602 VITC POSITION SEL-2 In 59.94i m ode Select the line i nto which t o inse r t VITC si gnals (SD ou tput) 12H ... [18 H] ... 20H: A ny lin e from lin e 12 th rough lin e 20. Notes • Y ou can ins er t VITC si gnals in two p laces . T o inse r t in tw o places , set both i tem 601 an d ite m 602. • In 59 .94i mod [...]

  • Page 101

    101 Setu p Menu Chapte r 7 Men us 653 UMID HD V AN C LINE Specify the HD SDI signal V ANC l ine into which the UMID should be inser ted. 9H to 17H to 20H Note The outp ut V ANC l ine during pla y bac k f ollows the setti ng f or rec ording. See “Us ing UMID Data” (pa ge 127) f or more inf ormation abo ut UMID . 657 ESSENCE MARK SDI OUTPUT Selec[...]

  • Page 102

    102 Setup Menu Chapter 7 Menus Menu items in the 700s, relating to vide o contr ol Item nu mber Ite m na me Settings 703 B LANK LIN E SELECT Switch blank ing of th e video o utput s ignal on or off f or i ndividua l lines i n the v ertical b lanking interval . Sub-It em Th e Y/C signal and o dd/e ve n fiel ds are b lank ed simul taneously . ALL L I[...]

  • Page 103

    103 Setu p Menu Chapte r 7 Men us 713 VIDEO SETUP REFERENCE LEVEL Set the video setup am ount to be added to the co mposi te output signa l (in 59.94i m ode on ly). Sub-item OUTPUT LEVEL In 59 .94i mod e (UC) Add the se tup le vel sele cted b y this item to th e outpu t signal. 0.0 %, 7.5 % In 59.94 i mode (J ) Add the setup le ve l sele cted b y t[...]

  • Page 104

    104 Setup Menu Chapter 7 Menus 743 P R LEVEL (HD) Adjust th e PR le v el of th e high-def inition v ideo signal outpu t from the HDSDI OUTPUT 1, 2 (SUPER) connectors . –2048 to 0 to 846 745 S ETUP LEVEL (HD) Adjust th e setup le vel of th e high-def initio n video sign al out put from th e HDSDI OUTPUT 1, 2 (SUPER) connectors . –272 to 0 to 272[...]

  • Page 105

    105 Setu p Menu Chapte r 7 Men us 827 AES/EBU A UDIO OUTPUT SELECT Select the audio signals to assign to AES/EBU aud io output c hannels . Sub-item 1 CH1/CH2 tr1/2 : T r ack s 1 and 2 assign ed to audi o outpu t channe ls 1 a nd 2. tr3/4 : T r ack s 3 and 4 assign ed to audi o outpu t channe ls 1 a nd 2. tr5/6 : T r ack s 5 and 6 assign ed to audi [...]

  • Page 106

    106 Setup Menu Chapter 7 Menus Extended men u operations The exte nded menu c an be used with the same proce dures as in the basi c menu. However, sin ce with th e factory de fault se ttings the extended men u is not di splayed, it is first necessary to enable di splay of the extende d menu. T o enab le displa y of the e xtended menu Proceed as fol[...]

  • Page 107

    107 Setu p Menu Chapte r 7 Men us 2 Turn the PUSH SET(S .SEL) knob t o selec t “M4 SETUP MAINTENANCE”, then press the PUS H SET(S.SE L) knob or the SELECT fu nction but ton (F2). The sub-items of M4: SETUP MAINTENANCE appears. 3 Turn the PUSH SET(S .SEL) knob t o selec t “M40 EXTENDED MENU”, then press the PUSH SET(S.SE L) knob or the SELEC[...]

  • Page 108

    108 Maintenan ce Menu Chapter 7 Menus Main tenance Men u Item s in t he ma intenanc e me nu The following tabl es show the items in the maintenance menu. • Item names are the na mes which app ear on th e video moni tor of this unit and an exter nal mo nitor t o which the output of the CO MPOSITE OUT PUT 2 (SUPER ) connector, t he SDSDI OUTPUT 2 ([...]

  • Page 109

    109 Maintenan ce Menu Chapte r 7 Men us M3B: V ANC RX PA R A M E T E R M3BD: HD V ANC INPUT For settin g HD SDI ANC data in put para meters LINE Specifica tion of the HDSDI li ne n umber tha t contains the V -ANC data that y ou want to rece ive OFF , 9LINE to 20 LINE DID Specifica tion of the DID of the V -ANC that yo u wa nt to recei ve 00h - FFh [...]

  • Page 110

    110 Maintenan ce Menu Chapter 7 Menus a) A jumbo fra me is a f rame l arger tha n the maximum 15 14 bytes ( not including FCS) of the standard Ethernet fra me. Jumbo frames m ake it possible to deliver l arger pa yloads per packet. Since few er pack ets need t o be rout ed, pa cket pr ocessing ove rhead i s lower and network t hrough put is potent [...]

  • Page 111

    111 Maintenan ce Menu Chapte r 7 Men us Meanings of indica tions on the menu screen T o chang e a menu item se tting Carry out t he foll owing operat ions to cha nge the sett ing. For information about how to change network settin gs see next section “To chan ge network se ttings”. 1 Use the PUSH SE T(S.SEL) k nob or th e V /MARK1 and v /MAR K2[...]

  • Page 112

    112 Maintenan ce Menu Chapter 7 Menus 3 Set the IP address. To select a different d igit to be changed Use the B /IN and b /OUT buttons. To chan ge the value o f a digit Turn the PUSH SET(S.SE L) knob. Turning clo ckwise increases the value, and turning countercl ockwise decreases t he value. The V /MAR K1 and v /MARK2 bu ttons can b e used. To ret[...]

  • Page 113

    113 Important Notes on Opera tion Appendix Appendix Important No tes on Opera tion Use and sto rage Do not su bjec t the un it to se vere sho cks The internal mechanism may be damaged or t he body warped. Do not c over th e un it while o peratin g Doing so will cause temperatures to rise inside th e unit, possibly resu lting in fai lure. After use [...]

  • Page 114

    114 Periodic Ma intenanc e Appendix This phen omenon is not a malfuncti on. Such pixels hav e no effect on the recorded data, and t he unit may be used with confidence eve n if they are p resent. Periodic Maintena nce Digital hours meter The digit al hours me ter can prov ide eight items of informat ion about t he operation al histor y of the un it[...]

  • Page 115

    115 Periodic Maintena nce Appendix H15: LOADING COUNT ER mode (resettable) Display th e total nu mber of time s disc has be en loaded in the unit. T he count i s resettabl e. H17: SE EK RUNNING 1 mode (resettable) Same as H13. Of the two optical heads, this shows t he cumulative seek operati on time for t he other opt ical head in units of hours. T[...]

  • Page 116

    116 Trouble shooting Appendix Troubleshoot ing Alarms An alarm (warning message) ap pears in the time dat a display a rea when an operati on is attempted which is inapp ropri ate for t he set tings on this un it or the state of the disc. Both the alarm message and t he action to tak e to resolve the problem ap pear in the monitor vi deo section and[...]

  • Page 117

    117 Troubleshoo ting Appendix When a disc is inserted During front panel operations Alarm me ssage in time data displa y area Alarm mes sage i n video monitor s creen Description/ac tion Unknow n FS! UNKNO WN FILE SYSTEM. PLEASE FORMA T DISC OR EJECT . Fo rm at th e disc , or ej ect it (see page 72) . No FS! NO FILE SYSTEM .PLEASE EJECT DISC . Ejec[...]

  • Page 118

    118 Trouble shooting Appendix REC INHI.! AU T O FORMA TTING W AS NOT COMPLETED . THE DISC WRITE PR O TECT T AB IS SET T O SA VE. PLEASE EJECT DISC . Set the dis c’ s Write I nhibit tab to ena bl e recordin g (see page 43) . THE DISC WRITE PR O TECT T AB IS SET T O SA VE. A UT O FORMA TTING W AS NO T COMPLETED . REC INHIBIT MODE IS SELECTED . CHEC[...]

  • Page 119

    119 Troubleshoo ting Appendix TC EXT! b) TC EXTERNAL IS SELECTED . SET TC INTERNAL MODE IN FUNCTION MENU. This ap pears when TCG on page P4 TC of the functio n menu is set to “EXT”, and y ou try to pres et timeco de or use r bits b y setti ng PRST/RGN to “PRESET”. Set TCG to “INT” (see page 41) . REGEN mode! a) TCG REGEN MODE I S SELECT[...]

  • Page 120

    120 Trouble shooting Appendix a) D isplayed o nly when setup m enu item 016 ALAR M DISPLA Y is set t o “on”. b) Displaye d only when setup menu item 016 ALARM DI SPLAY is set to “on” or “limi t”. During recording and editing operations a) D isplayed o nly when setup m enu item 016 ALAR M DISPLA Y is set t o “on” or “limi t”. Dur[...]

  • Page 121

    121 Troubleshoo ting Appendix During thumbnail sear ch, sc ene se lection, and c lip list operations Alarms rela ting to a udio and video signals Alarm me ssage in GUI screen Description/a ction Cannot Expand C lip an y Further . The cli p cannot be e xpan ded into m ore b loc ks . This ap pears when the EXP AND b utton i s presse d when t he num b[...]

  • Page 122

    122 Trouble shooting Appendix a) Displayed onl y when setup m enu item 016 A LARM DISPLAY is set to “on”. Alarms relating to sensors and drives Alarms rela ted to syst em frequenc y REF NON-STD A NON-ST AND ARD REF SIGNAL IS BEING USED FOR REF VIDEO . USE A ST AND ARD SIGNAL. Input a standa rd signal . Alar m mes sage in ti me data displa y are[...]

  • Page 123

    123 Specific ations Appendix Err or mess ages Error codes a ppear in the time data displa y when an error (usually a hardware problem) occurs. In addition, both error messages a nd erro r codes appear in th e monitor vid eo section an d on the vi deo monito r connected t o the unit. When an error message appears, follow the instruct ions in the err[...]

  • Page 124

    124 Specific ations Appendix Proxy vi deo M PEG-4 Audio MPEG HD 422: 24 bits, 4 8 kHz, 8 channels Proxy au dio A-law 8 b its, 8 kHz, 8 channels Recor ding/ playb ack ti mes PFD23A discs Approx. 43 minut es PFD50DLA discs Approx. 95 minutes The recording and playback t imes listed ab ove are approximat e. Maximum recor ding times may v ary depending[...]

  • Page 125

    125 Specific ations Appendix PHONES Stereo ph one jack (×1), – ∞ to –13 dBu, 8 Ω , unbalanc ed Digital au dio outputs DIGITAL AUDIO (A ES/EBU) OUT PUT 1/2, 3/4 BNC type ( ×2), 1/2 ch, 3/ 4 ch complyi ng with AES-3i d-1995 Timec ode outpu t TIME CODE OUT BNC ty pe (×1), SM PTE ti mecode, 1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω , unbalanced Remote control connec t[...]

  • Page 126

    126 Using PD Z-1 Proxy Browsi ng Softwa re Appendix Using PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software When a computer wi th the PDZ-1 Pro xy Browsing Software inst alled i s connected t o this un it, you can transfer t he prox y AV data an d metadat a file s recorded on a disc to th e computer. On the co mputer side, PDZ-1 enables you to browse the p roxy AV d a[...]

  • Page 127

    127 Using UMID Data Appendix Using UMID Data Metadata i s additional information r ecorded on discs al ong with audio-visual data. It is u sed to bring greater effi ciency to the flow of operations fro m material acqui sition th rough editing, and t o make it easier to find and reuse material. As one of app lication of metadata, the UMID has been i[...]

  • Page 128

    128 Using UMID Data Appendix • Recording with UTC time. UTC (coordinated universal time) is used when recording the UMID. Use of a universal time syst em enables uniform man agement of source material rec orded all over the worl d. • Calculation of date differences. Source materi al is recorded using modi fied Julian da tes (MJD), which enables[...]

  • Page 129

    129 Tradema rks and Licens es Appendix Trademarks and Lic enses MPEG-4 visual patent portfolio license THIS PR ODUCT IS LI CENSED UNDE R THE MPEG -4 VISU AL PA TENT P ORTFO LIO L ICEN SE FOR THE PERSONAL AND NO N-COMMERCIAL USE OF A CONSU MER FOR (i) ENCODING VID EO IN COMPL IANCE WITH TH E MPEG-4 VISUAL STANDAR D (“MPEG-4 VIDEO”) AND/OR (ii) D[...]

  • Page 130

    130 Glossary Appendix Glossa ry AES/EBU A standard est ablished jo intly by t he AES (Audi o Enginee ring Society) and EBU (European Broadcasting Union) for serial transmission of digita l audio. Tw o channels of audio can be transmi tted via a singl e connector. Clip A recording unit. Clips a re created every time recording starts an d stops. Clip[...]

  • Page 131

    131 Glossary Appendix Source Pack i s called an Ex tended UMID. User bi ts A total of 32 bits ar e provi ded in th e timecode which the user ca n use to record such information as date, reel number, or scen e number on video tape or di sc. Also calle d user’s bits . VBID (V ideo Bl anking ID) This is a video ID signal , defined i n the EIAJ CPR-1[...]

  • Page 132

    132 Index Inde x Index A AC IN connector 22 ACCESS indicator 12 Accessories not su pplied 125 supplied 125 Add Sub C lip screen 66, 67 Alarms 116 Analog audio sign al input/ output secti on 22 ANALOG AUDIO INPUT 1, 2 connectors 22 OUTPUT 1, 2 connector s 22 Appendix 113 Area of use setting 25 Arrow bu ttons 13 Audio input display 17 Audio l evel ad[...]

  • Page 133

    133 Index Inde x maki ng FAM conn ectio ns 82 operating on files 82 reconnecting 83 File Operations in F ile Access Mode (for Wi ndows) 80 exiting file operations 81 maki ng c onne ctio ns 80 operating on files 80 preparations 80 reconnecting 81 recording con tinuous time code 89 Formatti ng dis cs 72 Front panel 12, 27 changing the an gle 27 pulli[...]

  • Page 134

    134 Index Inde x S Salva ge fu nction 46 Scene finding 59, 60, 61 Scene Selection 65 Scrollbar 53 SDSDI OUTPUT 1, 2 (SUPER) connectors 22 Select Essence Mark screen 61 Select Index screen 62 Set Start Time Code screen 69 Setup menu basic menu 91 extended menu 96 SHIFT bu tton 16 Short cut 7 3 SHTL/JOG b utton 14 Shuttle dial 14 mode 49 Shuttle/jog/[...]

  • Page 135

    The mate rial conta ined in th is manu al consi sts of in formation that is the prop erty of Sony Corpo ration an d is intended solely for use b y the purc hasers of the equip ment descri bed in thi s manual. Sony Co rporation e xpres sly prohi bits t he duplic ation of any portion o f this manual or the use th ereof fo r any purp ose other t han t[...]

  • Page 136

    Sony Corporatio n PDW-H D15 00 (SYL) 3-28 2-299 - 01 (1) © 2008[...]