Sony 530P, 510P, PDW-530 User Manual

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PROFESSIONAL DISC CAMCORDER

PDW-510/510P PDW-530/530P

OPERATION MANUAL [English] 1st Edition (Revised 1)

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WARNING

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.

This Professional Disc Camcorder is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT.

Laser diode properties

Wavelength: 403 to 410 nm Emission duration: Continuous Laser output power: 65 mW (max. of pulse peak), 35 mW

(max. of CW)

Tekniska data för laserdiod

Våglängd: 403 till 410 nm Emissionslängd: Kontinuerlig Laseruteffekt: 65 mW (max. för pulstopp), 35 mW (max. för kontinuerlig våg)

This label is located inside the outside panel of the unit.

Spesifikasjoner laserdiode

Bølgelengde: 403 til 410 nm Strålingens varighet: Kontinuerlig Laserens effekt: 65 mW (maks stråletoppunkt), 35 mW (maks ved kontinuerlig stråling)

Laserdiodin ominaisuudet

Aallon pituus: 403 - 410 nm Välityksen kesto: Jatkuva Laserlähdön teho: 65 mW (sykehuipun maks.), 35 mW (jatkuvan aallon maks.)

CAUTION

As the laser beam used in this Professional Disc Camcorder is harmful to the eyes, do not attempt to disassemble the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only.

CAUTION

The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard.

CAUTION

Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure.

VAROITUS!

LAITTEEN KÄYTTÄMINEN MUULLA KUIN TÄSSÄ KÄYTTÖOHJEESSA MAINITULLA TAVALLA SAATTAA ALTISTAA KÄYTTÄJÄN TURVALLISUUSLUOKAN 1 YLITTÄVÄLLE NÄKYMÄTTÖMÄLLE LASERSÄTEILYLLE.

VARNING

OM APPARATEN ANVÄNDS PÅ ANNAT SÄTT ÄN I DENNA BRUKSANVISNING SPECIFICERATS, KAN ANVÄNDAREN UTSÄTTAS FÖR OSYNLIG LASERSTRÅLNING, SOM ÖVERSKRIDER GRÄNSEN FÖR LASERKLASS 1.

For the customers in the USA

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate

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radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures;

For the customers in the USA and Canada

• RECYCLING LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES

Lithium-Ion batteries are recyclable. You can help preserve our environment by returning your used rechargeable batteries to the collection and recycling location nearest you.

– Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. – Increase the separation between the equipment and

receiver.

– Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different

from that to which the receiver is connected.

– Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for

help.

You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment.

The shielded interface cable recommended in this manual must be used with this equipment in order to comply with the limits for a digital device pursuant to Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC Rules.

For the customers in the USA

This product contains mercury. Disposal of this product may be regulated if sold in the USA. For disposal or recycling information, please contact your local authorities or the Electronics Industries Alliance (www.eiae.org http:// www.eiae.org ).

For more information regarding recycling of rechargeable batteries, call toll free 1-800-822-8837, or visit http://www.rbrc.org/

Caution: Do not handle damaged or leaking lithium-ion batteries.

• RECYCLING NICKEL METAL HYDRIDE BATTERIES

Nickel metal hydride batteries are recyclable. You can help preserve our environment by returning your used rechargeable batteries to the collection and recycling location nearest you.

For more information regarding recycling of rechargeable batteries, call toll free1-800-822-8837, or visit http://www.rbrc.org/

Caution: Do not handle damaged or leaking lithium-ion batteries.

For the customers in Europe

This product with the CE marking complies with the EMC Directive (89/336/EEC) issued by the Commission of the European Community. Compliance with these directives implies conformity to the following European standards:

• EN55103-1: Electromagnetic Interference (Emission)

• EN55103-2: Electromagnetic Susceptibility (Immunity) This product is intended for use in the following Electromagnetic Environment(s): E1 (residential), E2 (commercial and light industrial), E3 (urban outdoors) and E4 (controlled EMC environment, ex. TV studio).

For the customers in Taiwan only

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AVERTISSEMENT

Afin d’éviter tout risque d’incendie ou d’électrocution, ne pas exposer cet appareil à la pluie ou à l’humidité.

Afin d’écarter tout risque d’électrocution, garder le coffret fermé. Ne confier l’entretien de l’appareil qu’à un personnel qualifié.

Cet camescope de disques pour professionnels est classé PRODUIT LASER DE CLASSE 1.

Propriétés de la diode laser

Longueur d’onde: 403 à 410 nm Durée d’émission: Continue Puissance de sortie laser: 65 mW (maxi de crête

d’impulsion), 35 mW (maxi d’ondes entretenues)

ATTENTION

Comme le rayon laser utilisé dans ce Camescope de disques pour professionnels est dangereux pour les yeux, ne pas essayer de démonter le coffret. Faire effectuer l’entretien uniquement par un personnel qualifié.

ATTENTION

L’emploi d’instruments optiques avec ce produit augmentera les risques pour les yeux.

ATTENTION

L’emploi de commandes ou ajustements ou l’exécution de procédures autres que celles spécifiées ici peut provoquer une exposition dangereuse au rayonnement.

Pour les utilisateurs aux Etats-Unis et au Canada.

• RECYCLAGE DES ACCUMULATEURS AUX IONS DE LITHIUM

Les accumulateurs aux ions de lithium sont recyclables. Vous pouvez contribuer à préserver l’environnement en rapportant les piles usées dans un point de collection et recyclage le plus proche.

Pour plus d’informations sur le recyclage des accumulateurs, téléphonez au numéro gratuit 1-800-822-8837 (Etats-Unis et Canada uniquement), ou visitez http://www.rbrc.org/

Cette étiquette est placée à l’intérieur du panneau extérieur de l’appareil.

Avertissment: Ne pas utiliser des accumulateurs aux ions de lithium qui sont endommagés ou qui fuient.

• RECYCLAGE DES ACCUMULATEURS À HYDRURE MÉTALLIQUE DE NICKEL

Les accumulateurs à hydrure métallique de nickel sont recyclables. Vous pouvez contribuer à préserver l’environnement en rapportant les piles usées dans un point de collection et recyclage le plus proche.

Pour plus d’informations sur le recyclage des accumulateurs, téléphonez au numéro gratuit 1-800-822-8837 (Etats-Unis et Canada uniquement), ou visitez http://www.rbrc.org/

Avertissment: Ne pas utiliser des accumulateurs aux ions de lithium qui sont endommagés ou qui fuient.

Pour les clients européens

Ce produit portant la marque CE est conforme à la Directive sur la compatibilité électromagnétique (EMC) (89/336/CEE) émise par la Commission de la Communauté européenne. La conformité à cette directive implique la conformité aux normes européennes suivantes : EN55103-1 : Interférences électromagnétiques (émission) EN55103-2 : Sensibilité électromagnétique (immunité) Ce produit est prévu pour être utilisé dans les environnements électromagnétiques suivants : E1 (résidentiel), E2 (commercial et industrie légère), E3 (urbain extérieur) et E4 (environnement EMC contrôlé, ex. studio de télévision).

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WARNUNG

Um Feuergefahr und die Gefahr eines elektrischen Schlages zu vermeiden, darf das Gerät weder Regen noch Feuchtigkeit ausgesetzt werden.

Um einen elektrischen Schlag zu vermeiden, darf das Gehäuse nicht geöffnet werden. Überlassen Sie Wartungsarbeiten stets nur qualifiziertem Fachpersonal.

Dieses Gerät ist als CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT eingestuft.

Eigenschaften der Laserdiode

Wellenlänge: 403 bis 410 nm Emissionsdauer. Ununterbrochen Laser-Ausgangsleistung: 65 mW (max. Impulsspitze), 35

mW (max. Dauerstrich)

Dieser Aufkleber befindet sich hinter der Außenabdeckung des Geräts.

VORSICHT

Die Laserstrahlung im Innern ist augenschädlich. Deshalb den Professional Disc Camcorder nicht öffnen/zerlegen. Wartungsarbeiten ausschließlich qualifiziertem Fachpersonal überlassen.

VORSICHT

Der Einsatz von optischen Hilfen verstärkt die Gefahr von Augenschäden.

VORSICHT

Bei Betätigung von Bedien- und Einstellteilen oder Ausführung von Bedienvorgängen, die nicht ausdrücklich in dieser Bedienungsanleitung aufgeführt sind, droht u.U. die Einwirkung gefährlicher Laserstrahlung.

GEFAHR

Bei geöffnetem Laufwerk und beschädigter oder deaktivierter Verriegelung tritt ein unsichtbarer Laserstrahl aus. Direkter Kontark mit dem Laserstrahl ist unbedingt zu vermeiden.

Für Kunden in Europa

Dieses Produkt besitzt die CE-Kennzeichnung und erfüllt die EMV-Richtlinie (89/336/EWG) der EG-Kommission. Angewandte Normen:

• EN55103-1: Elektromagnetische Verträglichkeit

(Störaussendung)

• EN55103-2: Elektromagnetische Verträglichkeit

(Störfestigkeit), für die folgenden elektromagnetischen Umgebungen: E1 (Wohnbereich), E2 (kommerzieller und in beschränktem Maße industrieller Bereich), E3 (Stadtbereich im Freien) und E4 (kontrollierter EMV-Bereich, z.B. Fernsehstudio).

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ATTENZIONE

Per evitare il pericolo di incendi o scosse elettriche, non esporre l’apparecchio alla pioggia o all’umidità.

Per evitare scosse elettriche, non aprire l’apparecchio. Per le riparazioni, rivolgersi solo a personale qualificato.

Questo camcorder di dischi professionale è classificato come PRODOTTO LASER CLASSE 1.

Proprietà del laser a diodo

Lunghezza d’onda: da 403 a 410 nm Durata emissione: Continua Potenza d’emissione del laser: 65 mW (mass. a picco di

impulso), 35 mW (mass. di CW)

CAUTELA

Poiché il raggio laser impiegato in questo camcorder di dischi professionale è dannoso alla vista, non tentare di smontare il rivestimento. Per la manutenzione rivolgersi esclusivamente a personale qualificato.

CAUTELA

L’uso di strumenti ottici con questo prodotto aumenta il rischio per la vista.

CAUTELA

L’uso di comandi o regolazioni o l’esecuzione di procedimenti diversi da quelli specificati in questo manuale possono causare esposizione a radiazioni pericolose.

Per i clienti in Europa

Questo prodotto recante il marchio CE è conforme sia alla direttiva sulla compatibilità elettromagnetica (EMC) (89/336/ CEE) emesse dalla Commissione della Comunità Europea. La conformità a queste direttive implica la conformità alle seguenti normative europee: EN55103-1: Interferenza elettromagnetica (Emissione) EN55103-2: Sensibilità ai disturbi elettromagnetici (Immunità) Questo prodotto è destinato all’uso nei seguenti ambienti elettromagnetici: E1 (residenziali), E2 (commerciali e industriali leggeri), E3 (esterni urbani) e E4 (ambienti EMC controllati, ad esempio studi televisivi).

Questa etichetta si trova all’interno del pannello esterno dell’unità.

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ADVERTENCIA

Para evitar el riesgo de incendios o electrocución, no exponga la unidad a la lluvia ni a la humedad.

Para evitar descargas eléctricas, no abra el aparato. Solicite asistencia técnica únicamente a personal especializado.

Este grabador de discos profesional está clasificado como CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT.

Propiedades del diodo láser

Longitud de onda: 403 a 410 nm Duración de la emisión: Continua Potencia de salida láser: 65 mW (máx. de pico de pulso),

35 mW (máx. de onda continua)

CAUTION

Como el rayo láser utilizado en este grabador de discos profesional es peligroso para los ojos, no trate de desarmar la caja. Solicite el servicio sólo al personal cualificado.

CAUTION

El uso de instrumentos ópticos con este producto aumentará el peligro a los ojos.

CAUTION

La utilización de controles o ajustes, o la realización de procedimientos no especificados aquí pueden resultar en la exposición a radiación peligrosa.

Para los clientes de Europa

Este producto cumple con las directivas de compatibilidad electromagnética (89/336/CEE) de la Comisión Europea. El cumplimiento de estas directivas implica la conformidad con los siguientes estándares europeos:

• EN55103-1: Interferencia electromagnética (Emisión)

• EN55103-2: Susceptibilidad electromagnética (Inmunidad)

Este producto está ha sido diseñado para utilizarse en los entornos electromagnéticos siguientes: E1 (zona residencial), E2 (zona comercial e industrial ligera), E3 (exteriores urbanos), y E4 (entorno con EMC controlada, p. ej., estudio de televisión).

Esta etiqueta se encuentra en el interior del panel exterior de la unidad.

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Chapter 1 Overview

1-1 Features............................................. 12

1-1-1 Principal Differences Between the

PDW-510/510P and PDW-530/530P12

1-1-2 Camera Features ..............................13

1-1-3 Features of the Optical Disc Drive

(VDR) ..............................................13

1-1-4 Input and Outputs ............................14

1-1-5 Other Functions ............................... 15

1-2 Example of System Configuration .. 16

1-3 Precautions ....................................... 17

1-4 Using the CD-ROM Manual .............. 17

1-4-1 CD-ROM System Requirements .....17

1-4-2 Preparations .....................................17

1-4-3 Reading the CD-ROM Manual........ 17

Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls

2-1 Power Supply .................................... 19

2-2 Accessory Attachments................... 20

2-3 Audio Functions................................ 21

2-4 Shooting and Recording/Playback

Functions .......................................... 24

2-5 Output Video Operating Section ..... 31

2-6 Menu Operating Section................... 32

2-7 Time Code System............................ 34

2-8 Warnings and Indications ................ 36

2-9 Warnings and Indications on the LCDs

2-9-1 Monochrome LCD........................... 38

2-9-2 Color LCD ....................................... 39

2-10 Indicators in the Viewfinder........... 40

Chapter 3 Recording and Playback

3-1 Handling Discs.................................. 42

3-1-1 Discs Used for Recording and Playback

3-1-2 Notes on Handling ........................... 42

3-1-3 Write-Protecting Discs ....................42

3-1-4 Loading and Unloading a Disc ........ 43

3-1-5 Formatting a Disc ............................44

3-1-6 Handling of Discs When Recording

Does Not End Normally (Salvage

Function) .......................................... 44

3-2 Recording .......................................... 46

3-2-1 Basic Procedures.............................. 46

3-2-2 Deleting Clips ..................................48

3-2-3 Recording Essence Marks................ 48

3-2-4 Starting a Shoot with a Few Seconds of

Pre-Stored Picture Data (Picture Cache

Function) .......................................... 50

3-2-5 Time-Lapse Video (Interval Rec

Function) .......................................... 52

3-2-6 Retaking the Most Recent Clip........57

3-2-7 Auto Clip List Recoding for Automatic

Inclusion of Recorded Clips in Clip Lists

3-3 Checking Recording and Playback . 59

3-3-1 Normal Playback .............................59

3-3-2 Checking the Last Two Seconds of the

Recording — Recording Review .....60

3-3-3 Checking the Recording on the Color

Video Monitor — Playback in Color60

3-3-4 Thumbnail Search............................ 60

3-3-5 Clip List Playback............................62

3-4 Recording Video Signals from External

Equipment......................................... 63

3-4-1 Recording a DV Stream From External

Equipment ........................................63

3-4-2 Recording Analog Composite Signals

(with the CBK-SC01 Installed)........ 64

3-5 Freezing a Picture During Playback 65

Chapter 4 Scene Selection

4-1 Overview............................................ 66

4-2 Basic Operations .............................. 67

4-2-1 Creating Clip Lists........................... 67

4-2-2 Editing Clip Lists.............................68

4-3 Clip List Operations.......................... 71

4-3-1 Displaying the CLIP Menu.............. 71

4-3-2 Saving the Current Clip List to Disc71 4-3-3 Loading a Clip List From Disc Into the

Current Clip List .............................. 72

4-3-4 Deleting Clip Lists From Disc.........72

4-3-5 Clearing the Current Clip List .........73

4-3-6 Setting the Start Time code of the

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Current Clip List .............................. 73

4-4 Using the PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing

Software ............................................ 74

Chapter 5 Adjustments and Settings for Recording

5-1 Setting the Recording Format (PDW-

530/530P only) .................................. 75

5-1-1 Setting the Video Recording Format75 5-1-2 Setting the Audio Recording Format76

5-2 Adjusting the Black Balance and the

White Balance................................... 77

5-2-1 Adjusting the Black Balance ...........77

5-2-2 Adjusting the White Balance........... 78

5-3 Setting the Electronic Shutter ......... 81

5-3-1 Shutter Modes..................................81

5-3-2 Selecting the Shutter Mode and Shutter

Speed................................................ 81

5-4 Changing the Reference Value for

Automatic Iris Adjustment............... 84

5-5 Adjusting the Audio Level................ 86

5-5-1 Manually Adjusting the Audio Levels of

the Audio Inputs From the AUDIO IN

CH1/CH2 Connectors ...................... 86

5-5-2 Manually Adjusting the Audio Level of

the Front Microphone ......................87

5-5-3 Recording Audio on Channels 3 and 4

5-6 Setting the Time Data ....................... 89

5-6-1 Setting the Time Code ..................... 89

5-6-2 Saving the Actual Time in the Time

Code .................................................89

5-6-3 Setting the User Bits ........................ 89

5-6-4 Synchronizing the Time Code ......... 90

5-7 Setting the Thumbnail Image........... 92

Chapter 6 File Operations

6-1 Overview............................................ 93

6-1-1 Directory Structure ..........................93

6-1-2 File Operation Restrictions.............. 94

6-2 File Access Mode File Operations... 96

6-3 FTP File Operations.......................... 98

6-3-1 Command List ............................... 100

7-1 Menu Organization and Operation 105

7-1-1 Menu Organization ........................105

7-1-2 Displaying Menus..........................106

7-1-3 Basic Menu Operations.................. 106

7-1-4 Editing the USER Menu ................ 108

7-2 Status Display on the Viewfinder

Screen ............................................. 112

7-2-1 Layout of the Status Display on the

Viewfinder Screen .........................112

7-2-2 Selecting the Display Items ...........114

7-2-3 Display Modes and Setting Change

Confirmation/Adjustment Progress

Messages ........................................115

7-2-4 Setting the Marker Display............ 116

7-2-5 Setting the Viewfinder................... 116

7-2-6 Recording Shot Data Superimposed on

the Color Bars ................................117

7-2-7 Setting the Shot ID.........................118

7-2-8 Displaying the Status Confirmation

Windows ........................................119

7-2-9 Confirming the Image of the Return

Video Signal in the Viewfinder .....121

7-3 Adjustments and Settings from Menus

122

7-3-1 Setting Gain Values for the GAIN

Selector Positions...........................122

7-3-2 Selecting the Output Signals.......... 122

7-3-3 Setting the Color Temperature Manually

124 7-3-4 Specifying an Offset for the Auto White

Balance Setting ..............................124

7-3-5 Assigning Functions to ASSIGN 1/2/3/4

Switches ......................................... 125

7-3-6 Setting the Date/Time of the Internal

Clock ..............................................127

7-3-7 Selecting the Lens File...................128

7-3-8 Selecting the Aspect Ratio.............128

7-3-9 Setting the CCD Scan Mode..........129

7-3-10 Using UMID Data........................ 131

7-3-11 Making Network Settings ............133

7-4 Resetting USER Menu Settings to the

Standard Settings........................... 135

Chapter 8 Saving and Loading User Setting Data

Chapter 7 Menu Displays and Detailed Settings

Table of Contents

8-1 Saving and Loading User Files to and

from a “Memory Stick” .................. 136

8-1-1 Handling the “Memory Stick” .......136

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8-1-2 Saving User Menu Data to the “Memory

Stick” .............................................137

8-1-3 Loading saved data from a “Memory

Stick” .............................................139

8-2 Saving and Loading Scene Files.. 141

8-2-1 Saving a Scene File........................ 141

8-2-2 Loading Scene Files....................... 143

8-2-3 Resetting the Settings of the Camcorder

to the Standard Settings Saved in the

Reference File ................................ 144

8-3 Jumping to a File-Related Menu Page

When Inserting a “Memory Stick” 145

Chapter 9 Setting Up the Camcorder

9-1 Power Supply .................................. 147

9-1-1 Using a Battery Pack .....................147

9-1-2 Avoiding Breaks in Operation Due to an

exhausted Battery........................... 148

9-1-3 Using an AC Adaptor .................... 148

9-1-4 Using the Anton Bauer Ultralight

System............................................ 148

9-2 Adjusting the Viewfinder................ 149

9-2-1 Adjusting the Viewfinder Position 149 9-2-2 Adjusting the Viewfinder Focus and

Screen............................................. 149

9-2-3 Detaching the Viewfinder..............150

9-2-4 Moving the viewfinder shoe up ..... 150

9-2-5 Using the BKW-401 Viewfinder

Rotation Bracket ............................150

9-2-6 Detaching the Eyepiece .................151

9-3 Mounting the Lens.......................... 152

9-4 Adjusting the Flange Focal Length153

9-5 Audio Input System ........................ 153

9-5-1 Using the Supplied Microphone .... 153

9-5-2 Using an External Microphone...... 154

9-5-3 Attaching a UHF Portable Tuner (for a

UHF Wireless Microphone System)155 9-5-4 Connecting Line Input Audio

Equipment...................................... 157

9-6 Tripod Mounting.............................. 158

9-7 Attaching the Shoulder Strap ........ 159

9-8 Adjusting the Shoulder Pad Position..

159

9-9 Putting on the Rain Cover (Not

Supplied)......................................... 160

9-10 Connecting the Remote Control Unit

161

Chapter 10 Maintenance

10-1 Testing the Camcorder Before

Shooting.......................................... 163

10-1-1 Preparations for Testing...............163

10-1-2 Testing the Camera ......................163

10-1-3 Testing the VDR ..........................164

10-2 Maintenance .................................. 167

10-2-1 Cleaning the Viewfinder..............167

10-3 Operation Warnings...................... 168

Appendixes

Specifications........................................ 171

General ....................................................171

Video Camera Section.............................171

Optical Disc Drive Section......................172

Recommended Additional Equipment ....173

Menu List ............................................... 174

OPERATION Menu List.........................174

PAINT Menu List.................................... 181

MAINTENANCE Menu List .................. 186

FILE Menu List .......................................194

DIAGNOSIS Menu List.......................... 196

About a “Memory Stick”....................... 198

Glossary................................................. 200

Index....................................................... 203

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Overview

Chapter

1-1 Features

The PDW-510/510P/530/530P is a camcorder for ENG and EFP high-definition CCDs of a 16:9 aspect ratio and a Professional Disc drive are combined integrally. The camera’s CCDs have approximately 1,000,000 picture elements (pixels) (the number of effective pixels: approximately 500,000). In addition to the well-established high image quality and resistance to vibration, dust, and moisture of the Betacam SP/SX camcorders, this unit adds a range of new functionality exploiting the capabilities of optical discs.

1) ENG: Electronic News Gathering

2) EFP: Electronic Field Production

, in which a color video camera using 2/3-inch

1-1-1 Principal Differences Between

the PDW-510/510P and PDW530/530P

There are the following differences between the PDW510/510P and PDW-530/530P in the specifications of recording format, internal optical filters, and so on.

PDW-510/510P recording format and internal optical

Recording format

Optical filters

PDW-530/530P recording format and internal optical

Recording format

DVCAM compatible recording

Single integrated filter system for CC (color correction) and ND (neutral density)

DVCAM compatible recording

MPEG IMX compatible recording

filters

Video

Audio 16 bits, 48 kHz,

Recording time

filters

Video 25 Mbps

Audio 16 bits, 48 kHz,

Recording time

Video

Audio

Recording time

25 Mbps DVCAM

4 channels 85 minutes

DVCAM format

4 channels 85 minutes

MPEG IMX (4:2:2 high image quality video recording using MPEG2 intra frames)

16 bits or 24 bits 48 kHz sampling, 4 channels

50 Mbps: 45 minutes 40 Mbps: 55 minutes 30 Mbps: 68 minutes

format

1-1 Features

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Optical filters

1) DVCAM is a trademark of Sony Corporation.

2) MPEG IMX is a trademark of Sony Corporation.

3) For analog audio input, the effective bit length is maximum 20 bits.

Separate CC filters and ND filters; two filters can be used simultaneously

The following characteristics are common to the PDW510/510P and PDW-530/530P.

1-1-2 Camera Features

• The TURBO GAIN button enables an instantaneous boost of the video gain to the maximum 48 dB.

1) ATW: Auto Tracing White balance

2) TruEye: “TruEye” is a registered trademark of Sony Corporation.

Freeze mix function

This allows a still image from the previously captured video to be aligned with the video output from the camera. Thus you can adjust the camera position to get exactly the same framing for new shooting.

Chapter 1 Overview

/3-inch Power HAD EX CCDs

The three high sensitivity, low smear 2/3-inch Power

HAD

EX CCDs provide high image quality which is at

the top of its class for a standard definition camcorder.

• The unit is switchable between a 16:9 aspect ratio wide image and 4:3 standard aspect ratio.

• You can select an interlaced scan mode or progressive scan mode (30 fps (frames

per second)2) for the PDW-

510/530, 25 fps for the PDW-510P/530P).

• With the optional CBK-FC01 Pull Down Board installed, a 24 fps

progressive scan video can be recorded subjected to pull-down, providing imaging quality close to that of film. (PDW-510/530 only)

1) Abbreviation of “Power Hole-Accumulated Diode.” “Power HAD” is a registered trademark of Sony Corporation.

2) More precisely, 29.97 fps

3) More precisely, 23.98 fps

Camera signal processing for high quality video

• The 12-bit A/D converter provides high image quality, stability, and reliability.

• The high-performance electronic shutter allows you to select extended clear scan mode (ECS vertical resolution mode (EVS

quality video.

1) ECS: Extended Clear Scan

2) EVS: Super Enhanced Vertical Definition System

) and high

), to obtain clear, high-

Wide range of menu settings

The menus provide the following operations, among others.

• Status display, message, and marker display settings

• Camera adjustment settings

• Switch function assignment

• “Memory Stick” operations You can also assign any settings to the USER menu, to create customized menus.

Saving and recalling settings in a “Memory Stick”

Using an optional “Memory Stick”1), you can save menu settings for particular shooting conditions, for recall as required.

1) “Memory Stick” is a trademark of Sony Corporation.

High-functionality viewfinder

The 2-inch monochrome viewfinder allows accurate focusing. The switch settings, automatic black balance and white balance items, status, warnings and so on appear on the viewfinder screen.

1-1-3 Features of the Optical Disc

Drive (VDR)

Shooting functions to cope with different shooting conditions

• A slow shutter function (up to 1/2 second) is provided as a standard feature. This allows noiseless shooting under very poor lighting conditions and a variety of expressive possibilities, such as shots of flowing streams which are smoothed out by afterimages.

• You can easily recall sets of adjustment values from memory, to match the particular lighting conditions.

•The ATW adjustment in response to changing lighting conditions.

• The TruEye even with high intensity colors.

function provides automatic white balance

TM 2)

process yields distortion-free video,

Recording and playback in clip units

Each time you start and stop recording, this creates an independent clip.

• During recording, material is always written to unused parts of the disc. Therefore, even when playing back between shooting sessions, there is no danger of inadvertently overwriting the previous recording.

• Immediately after recording, you can delete clips you decide not to keep, allowing efficient use of the available disc capacity.

• During playback, you can check the recorded video and audio by viewing thumbnail images of clips on the disc and jumping instantly to the first frames of other clips.

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• The i.LINK 1) (FAM (File Access Mode)) function allows you to transfer clip files by connecting a

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computer, or by connecting the unit to a network with the CBK-NC01 Network Adaptor (option).

1) i.LINK is a trademark of Sony Corporation.

Picture cache recording

Video and audio for a maximum of 10 seconds is always held in memory, so that when you start recording, it is possible to record from just before the REC START button was pressed.

Time-lapse video (intermittent recording) function

You can record video intermittently, capturing any number of frames at any desired time interval.

Thumbnail search

Thumbnail images of the clips on the disc can be displayed on the LCD panel and in the viewfinder by pressing the THUMBNAIL button. They can also be shown in external video output. You can check the content of a clip simply by moving the cursor to its thumbnail and pressing the play button.

Scene selection

You can create and play back clip lists of selected clips from the disc, arranged in any order. One disc can store up to 99 clip lists. Clip lists make it simple to perform offline editing in the field for later use with full-scale nonlinear editing systems

(XPRI

1) XPRI is a trademark of Sony Corporation.

, etc.).

Proxy AV data

• Proxy AV data is low-resolution data with a video bandwidth of 1.5 Mbps and an audio bandwidth of 64 Kbps per channel. This unit records proxy AV data on the Professional Disc whenever MPEG IMX or DVCAM format data is recorded on the main channel.

• Proxy AV data is much smaller in size than the fullresolution IMX or DVCAM data. It can be transferred quickly over computer networks, easily edited in the field with laptop computers, and readily used in a wide variety of applications, such as content management on small-scale servers.

Wide range of metadata recording

In addition to video and audio, various types of additional information can be recorded on the Professional Disc metadata.

• Essence marks can be added to mark important locations in the video and audio data. Essence marks can be added manually at any frame by pressing the lens RET button or an assignable button. They can also be added automatically at locations where there is a sudden change in luminance or audio input above a specified threshold.

• The supplied logging software can be used to add titles, comments, and other text data to clips.

• Computer-readable text files can be recorded on the Professional Disc to enable systematic content management.

The ability to search metadata for the required audio and video scenes brings greater efficiency to various stages of the video production process, such as editing, and archiving.

1) Professional Disc is a trademark of Sony Corporation.

High reliability under tough operating conditions

With resistance to vibration and dust comparable to tape based camcorders, this unit can be relied on just like a conventional unit.

1-1-4 Input and Outputs

Range of audio inputs and outputs

• A super-cardioid directional monaural microphone with external power supply is supplied as standard equipment. By changing the connector (service component replacement), a stereo microphone can be fitted.

• The optional slot-in type WRR-855A/855B UHF Synthesized Tuner Unit can be installed in the unit.

• The two AUDIO IN connectors (XLR type, 3-pin) on the rear panel of the unit can be switched to line input, microphone input, or + 48V external power, and also to AES/EBU digital audio inputs (maximum 24 bits).

• When audio cables are connected to the two AUDIO IN connectors (XLR type, 3-pin) on the rear panel of the unit, an automatic detection function forces the recording of the audio input signals from these connectors as channels 1 and 2.

• The AUDIO OUT connectors (XLR type, 5-pin) provide two channels of audio output.

(i.LINK) connector

The i.LINK connector of this unit supports the following two functions.

Input and output of DV streams (AV/C (Audio/ Video Control) mode)

DV streams can be output from this unit and recorded on standard DV equipment.

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In the same way, the output from external DV devices (VTRs, nonlinear editors, etc.) can be input to this unit and recorded on Professional Discs.

DV-compliant nonlinear editors may also be connected.

1) In the case of the PDW-530/530P, DV stream output is also possible when the unit is set to IMX recording mode. Audio data is recorded after conversion according to the specifications of this unit.

2) In the case of the PDW-530/530P, this is possible only when the unit is set to DVCAM recording mode.

Computer access to files (File Access Mode)

Use of application software series

enables random access to video, audio, and metadata

which supports the XDCAM

files on Professional Discs, with the ability to display file lists and perform file-based reads and writes. Files can be transferred at high speed, and thumbnail lists of disc contents can be viewed on computer screens.

1) Such software includes the supplied PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software and the XPRI series.

2.5-inch color LCD panel

The side of the unit has an LCD that can be switched to show the following images and data.

• Status information, including audio level meters and time code

• Thumbnails of the video recorded on the Professional Disc

• A playback image of the video recorded on the Professional Disc

•The camera image

Monochrome LCD panel

Even when this unit is powered off, the time code, remaining disc capacity, battery capacity, and other status information appears on the monochrome LCD. (This requires either a battery or a DC power supply connected.)

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Remote control connectors

By connecting an optional RM-B150/B750 or similar remote control unit, you can control the shooting functions of this unit externally.

Function extension interface

• Installing the optional CBK-SD01 SDI Output Board enables SDI signal output from the VIDEO OUT connectors.

• By installing the optional CBK-SC01 Analog Composite Input Board, a composite video signal input to the GENLOCK connector can be recorded on this unit.

• An extension connector can be attached to the battery attachment on the rear panel, to allow various camera adapters to be fitted.

Network connector (option)

The optional CBK-NC01 Network Adaptor can be installed on this unit to enable connections to computers and networks. This makes it possible to transfer files at high speeds, and to display of lists of the video, audio, and metadata files stored on Professional Discs. Workflows can be improved by the ability to use FTP commands to transfer files to remote locations over networks.

1-1-5 Other Functions

Usability-oriented design

• There is more space around the rear panel connectors than on previous models, making cable connections and switch operations easier.

• The adjustment range of the shoulder pad in the front to rear direction is increased, making it easier to ensure proper balance when using the unit.

Instant operation assignable switches

Two switches provided on the side panel and on the top of the grip, respectively, can be assigned to any functions, by a menu operation. Furthermore, the TURBO GAIN button can also be used as an assignable switch.

Alarm function

If a fault is detected on the optical disc drive, or if the disc or battery capacity is low, notication is provided by warning indicators and audible alarms.

SMPTE (PDW-510/530)/EBU (PDW-510P/ 530P) color bars, and 1 kHz reference signal output

Adjustment of a color monitor or external audio device is easy. Color bars for an SNG

1) SNG: Satellite News Gathering

uplink are also provided.

Viewfinder height adjustable

In addition to the front to rear and left to right directions, the viewfinder can be adjusted vertically in two steps.

Supports SNMP

for maintenance and

service (option)

The SNMP-compliant Sony Remote Maintenance and Monitoring Software can be used when the optional CBKNC01 Network Adaptor is installed on this unit. Via a TCP/IP network connection, this software can monitor the hardware status of this unit in real time and record monitoring logs. This allows you to analyze the problem immediately and take the necessary steps whenever a hardware failure is detected.

1) To be supported shortly.

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1-2 Example of System Configuration

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The diagram below shows a typical configuration of the camcorder for ENG and EFP.

Viewfinder-related equipment

Name / Purpose Magnification Part No.

Fog-proof filter – 1-547-341-11 Lens assembly –2.8 D to +2.0 D A-8262-537-A Lens assembly –3.6 D to –0.8 D A-8262-538-A Lens assembly –3.6 D to +0.4 D A-8267-737-A Lens assembly

(3 × magnification)

Connection through i.LINK interface

Devices with a DV connector (DSR-DU1 etc.)

Camera adaptor

Product Model name

Input of audio channels 3/4 and SDI output

CCZ (26-pin) output/ analog composite/SDI input

–2.4 D to +0.5 D A-8314-798-A

CA-701

CA-702/702P

For more information about the fittings, connections, or use of additional equipment and accessories, see Chapter 9 as well as the operation manuals for the connected equipment.

AC power supply

Product Model name

AC Adaptor AC-550/550CE AC Adaptor AC-DN10

Battery

Product Model name

Battery Charger BC-M150/M50

Battery Pack

1) BP-L40/M50 cannot be used.

Extension board

Product Model name

SDI Output Board CBK-SD01 Composite Input Board CBK-SC01 Pull Down Board

Network Adaptor CBK-NC01

BP-GL65/GL95/ L60S/M100

CBK-FC01

1-2 Example of System Configuration

“Memory Stick”

(see page 198.)

RM-B150/B750 Remote Control Unit

Video monitor for color image check during shooting

XLR 5-pin connector for stereo microphone (service part)

2) For PDW-510/530 only

Audio signal source

External microphone ECM-672 or similar microphone

CAC-12 Microphone Holder

Audio equipment

WRR-862 UHF Portable Tuner

WRR-855 series UHF Synthesized Tuner Unit

CCXA-53 audio cable

DMX-P01 Portable Digital Mixer

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1-3 Precautions

Use and Storage

1-4 Using the CD-ROM

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Manual

Do not subject the unit to severe shocks

The internal mechanism may be damaged or the body warped.

After use

Always turn off the power.

Before storing the unit for a long period

Remove the battery pack.

Use and storage locations

Store in a level, ventilated place. Avoid using or storing the unit in the following places.

• Places subject to temperature extremes

• Very damp places

• Places subject to severe vibration

• Near strong magnetic fields

• In direct sunlight or close to heaters for extended periods

To prevent electromagnetic interference from portable communications devices

The use of portable telephones and other communications devices near this unit can result in malfunctions and interference with audio and video signals. It is recommended that the portable communications devices near this unit be powered off.

Note on laser beams

Laser beams may damage the CCDs. If you shoot a scene that includes a laser beam, be careful not to let the laser beam be directed into the lens of the camera.

The supplied CR-ROM includes versions of the Operation Manual for the PDW-510/510P/530/530P in English, Japanese, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Chinese.

1-4-1 CD-ROM System

Requirements

The following are required to access the supplied CDROM disc.

• Computer: PC with Intel Pentium CPU

- Installed memory: 64 MB or more

- CD-ROM drive: ×8 or faster

• Monitor: Monitor supporting resolution of 800 × 600 or higher

• Operating system: Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000 Service Pack 2, Windows XP Professional or Windows XP Home Edition

When these requirements are not met, access to the CDROM disc may be slow, or not possible at all.

1-4-2 Preparations

One of the following programs must be installed on your computer in order to use the operation manuals contained on the CD-ROM disc.

• Adobe Acrobat Reader Version 4.0 or higher

• Adobe Reader Version 6.0 or higher

Use at a high temperature

If the unit is used at a high temperature, white flecks may appear on the screen.

About the LCD panels

LCD panels are manufactured with extremely highprecision technology that yields effective pixel rates of

99.99% or higher. However, very rarely, one or more pixels may be permanently dark or permanently lit in white, red, blue, or green. This phenomenon is not a malfunction. Such pixels have no effect on the recorded data, and the unit may be used with confidence even if they are present.

Note

If Adobe Reader is not installed, you can download it from the following URL: http://www.adobe.com/

1-4-3 Reading the CD-ROM Manual

To read the operation manual contained on the CD-ROM disc, do the following.

Insert the CD-ROM disc in your CD-ROM drive.

A cover page appears automatically in your browser. If it does not appear automatically in the browser, double-click the index.htm file on the CD-ROM disc.

Select and click the operation manual that you want to read.

This opens the PDF file of the operation manual.

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Note

If you lose the CD-ROM disc or become unable to

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read its content, for example because of a hardware failure, you can do one of the following.

• You can purchase a new CD-ROM disc to replace one that has been lost or damaged. Contact your Sony service representative.

• You can purchase printed versions of the operation manuals (English version). Contact your Sony service representative. When ordering, be sure to specify the part number of the manual you want.

Part No. Models covered

3-805-948-0X PDW-510/510P/530/530P

• Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries.

• Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

• Adobe, Acrobat, and Adobe Reader are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries.

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Locations and Functions

of Parts and Controls

2-1 Power Supply

Chapter

1 Battery attachment

3 POWER switch

4 LIGHT switch

a Battery attachment

Attach a BP-GL65/GL95/L60S/M100 battery pack. Furthermore, by attaching an AC-DN10 AC Adaptor, you can operate the camcorder from AC power.

Note

For your safety, and to ensure proper operation of the unit, Sony recommends the use of the following battery packs: BP-GL65, BP-GL95, BP-L60S, and BP-M100.

b DC IN connector (XLR type, 4-pin, male)

To operate the camcorder using an AC power supply, connect an AC-550/550CE AC Adaptor with the DC output cable supplied with the adaptor.

c POWER switch

This switch turns the main power supply on and off.

2 DC IN connector

d LIGHT switch

This determines how a video light connected to the LIGHT connector is turned on and off. AUTO: When the switch on the video light is in the on

position, putting the camcorder in recording mode turns the video light on automatically. When using the auto interval recording mode, the video light is automatically turned on immediately before recording starts.

MANUAL: You can turn the video light on or off

manually, using its own switch.

Note

To ensure proper operation of the video light with the unit, Sony recommends the use of the following battery packs: BP-GL65, BP-GL95, BP-L60S, and BP-M100.

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2-2 Accessory Attachments

Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls

1 Shoulder strap posts

9 Shoulder pad

Lens cable clamp

a Shoulder strap posts

Attach the supplied shoulder strap to these posts.

For details, see 9-7 “Attaching the Shoulder Strap” on page 159.

b Light shoe

Attach an optional accessory such as a video light to this shoe.

2 Light shoe

3 LIGHT connector

4 Lens mount

5 Lens locking lever

6 Lens mount cap

7 LENS connector

8 Tripod mount

h Tripod mount

When using the camcorder on a tripod, attach the tripod adaptor (option).

i Shoulder pad

You can move the shoulder pad forwards or backwards by raising up the shoulder pad locking lever. Do this to ensure the best balance when shooting with the camcorder on your shoulder.

c LIGHT connector (2-pin, female)

Connect the cable of an Anton Bauer Ultralight System attached to the light shoe. The system operates with lights powered by 12 V, with a maximum power consumption of 50 W.

d Lens mount (special bayonet mount)

Use this for mounting the lens.

e Lens locking lever

After inserting the lens in the lens mount, rotate the lens mount ring with this lever to lock the lens in position.

f Lens mount cap

Remove this cap by pushing up the lens locking lever. When no lens is mounted, keep this cap fitted for protection from dust.

g LENS connector (12-pin)

Fit the lens cable to this connector. Contact your Sony representative for more information about the lens you can use.

For details, see 9-8 “Adjusting the Shoulder Pad Position” on page 159.

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2-3 Audio Functions

1 Microphone

8 Built-in speaker

Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls

2 MIC IN connector

3 MIC LEVEL control

Audio functions (1)

a Microphone

This is a super-cardioid directional monaural microphone with an external power supply (+48 V) system.

b MIC IN (microphone input) connector (XLR type,

3-pin, female)

Connect the supplied microphone to this connector. A microphone other than the supplied one may also be connected as long as it can operate with the power (+48 V) supplied from this connector. By fitting a 5-pin connector (service part number: A-1053453-A), you can also use a stereo microphone.

c MIC (microphone) LEVEL control

This control adjusts the audio level of the microphone connected to the MIC IN connector.

d EARPHONE jack (front) (monaural, minijack) /

EARPHONE jack (rear) (monaural/stereo switchable, minijack)

You can monitor the E-E sound

during recording and playback sound during playback. Plugging an earphone into the jack automatically cuts off the built-in speaker. When an alarm is indicated, you can hear the alarm sound through the earphone. You can use the rear EARPHONE jack for stereo output, by setting the HEADPHONE OUT item in the AUDIO-1 page of the MAINTENANCE menu to “STREO”. You can also connect a monaural earphone to the front jack and a monaural/stereo earphone set to the rear jack simultaneously.

4 EARPHONE jack (rear, stereo)

7 ALARM volume control

6 MONITOR volume control

5 MONITOR switch and CH-1/2 / CH-3/4 switch

4 EARPHONE jack (front, monaural)

1) E-E: Abbreviation of “Electric-to-Electric.” In E-E mode, video and audio signals input to the camcorder are output after passing through internal electric circuits only. This can be used to check input signals.

e MONITOR switch and CH-1/2 / CH-3/4 switch

These switches together determine the channel selection for audio monitor output.

MONITOR switch

CH-1/2 / CH-3/4 switch

MONITOR switch and CH-1/2 / CH-3/4 switch

CH-1/2 / CH-3/4 switch:

This determines the pair of audio channels selected with the MONITOR switch. CH-1/2 position: channels 1 and 2 CH-3/4 position: channels 3 and 4 The signals output from the AUDIO OUT connector and EARPHONE jacks also depend on the setting of this switch.

MONITOR switch:

This selects the audio monitor channels output to the monaural earphone or speaker, depending on the setting of the CH-1/2 / CH-3/4 switch.

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CH-1/2 CH-3/4 switch position

MONITOR switch position

Audio output

CH-1/2 CH-1 Audio channel 1

MIX Mix sound of channels 1 and 2 CH-2 Audio channel 2

CH-3/4 CH-3 Audio channel 3

MIX Mix sound of channels 3 and 4 CH-4 Audio channel 4

f MONITOR volume control

This control adjusts the speaker or earphone volume for sounds other than the alarm sound. At the minimum position, no sound can be heard.

g ALARM volume control

This control adjusts the speaker or earphone alarm volume. At the minimum position, no sound can be heard. However, if in the AUDIO-1 page of the MAINTENANCE menu the MIN ALARM VOL item is set to “SET”, the alarm tone is audible even when this volume control is at the minimum position.

Minimum Maximum

ALARM volume control

h Built-in speaker

The speaker can be used to monitor E-E sound during recording, and playback sound during playback. The speaker also sounds alarms to reinforce visual warnings. The output level of the speaker can be lowered by changing the setting of the SP ATT LEVEL item on the AUDIO-1 page of the MAINTENANCE menu. If you connect an earphone to the EARPHONE jack, the speaker is automatically muted.

See 10-3 “Operation Warnings” on page 168 for information about alarms.

THUMBNAIL

ESSENCE MARK

SUB CLIP

PRESET

REGEN CLOCK

F-RUN

R-RUN

SEL/SET

SET

9 LEVEL (CH-1/CH-2) controls

S.SEL

0 AUDIO SELECT CH-1/CH-2 switches

SHIFTCLIP MENU

qa AUDIO IN CH-1/CH-2 / CH-3/CH-4 switches

qs LINE / AES/EBU / MIC selectors

qd +48V/OFF switches

qf AUDIO OUT connector

qg AUDIO IN CH1/CH2 connectors

qh DC OUT 12V connector

i LEVEL (CH-1/CH-2) (audio channel-1 and

channel-2 recording level) controls

These controls adjust the audio levels of channels 1 and 2 when the AUDIO SELECT switches are set to MANUAL.

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j AUDIO SELECT CH-1/CH-2 (audio channel-1

and channel-2 adjustment method selection) switches

These switches select the audio level adjustment method for each of audio channels 1 and 2.

AUTO: Select this setting for automatic adjustment. MANUAL: Select this setting for manual adjustment.

k AUDIO IN CH-1/CH-2 / CH-3/CH-4 (audio input

selection) switches

AUDIO IN CH-1/CH-2 switches

These switches select the audio input signals to be recorded on audio channels 1 and 2. FRONT: The input signal source is the microphone

connected to the MIC IN connector.

REAR: The input signal source is the audio equipment

connected to the AUDIO IN CH1/CH2 connectors.

WIRELESS: The input signal source is a WRR-855A/

855B UHF Synthesized Tuner Unit (option).

AUDIO IN CH-3/CH-4 switches

These switches select the audio input signals to be recorded on audio channels 3 and 4. F (front): The input signal source is the microphone

connected to the MIC IN connector.

R (rear): The input signal source is the audio equipment

connected to the AUDIO IN CH1/CH2 connectors.

W (wireless): The input signal source is a WRR-855A/

855B UHF Synthesized Tuner Unit.

n AUDIO OUT (audio output) connector (XLR type,

5-pin, male)

This connector outputs the audio signals recorded on audio channels 1 and 2 or audio channels 3 and 4. The MONITOR CH-1/2 / CH-3/4 switches allow you to select the audio signal to be monitored.

o AUDIO IN CH1/CH2 (audio channel-1 and

channel-2 input) connectors (XLR type, 3-pin, female)

These are audio input connectors for channels 1 and 2 to which you can connect audio equipment or a microphone. When the LINE / AES/EBU / MIC selector is set to AES/ EBU, the CH1 connector is used for channel-1 and -2 inputs, and the CH2 connector, for channel-3 and -4 inputs.

p DC OUT 12 V (DC power output) connector (4-pin,

female)

This connector supplies power for a WRR-862 UHF Portable Tuner (option). Do not connect any equipment other than the UHF portable tuner.

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With a CA-701 Camera Adaptor (option) connected to the camcorder, you can record separate sounds on audio channels 3 and 4.

l LINE /AES/EBU / MIC selectors

These select the audio source of the audio input signals input to the AUDIO IN CH1/CH2 connectors.

LINE: Line input audio equipment AES/EBU: AES/EBU format audio signal MIC: Microphone input

Note

When these switches are in the MIC position, and the +48V switch described below is on, if you inadvertently connect any audio device other than a microphone to the AUDIO IN CH1/CH2 connectors, the device may be damaged.

m +48V/OFF switches

Select either of the following positions for the microphones to be connected.

+48V: For a microphone to use an external power supply OFF: For a microphone to use an internal power supply

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2-4 Shooting and Recording/Playback Functions

Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls

1 Tally indicator 2 BRIGHT control

3 CONTRAST control

4 PEAKING control 5 ZEBRA switch

6 TALLY switch

9 Viewfinder front-rear positioning lever

7 Viewfinder

8 Diopter adjustment ring

Eyecup

0 Viewfinder left-right positioning ring

qa Camera operator tally indicator

qs Viewfinder stopper

qd LOCK knob

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a Tally indicator

Setting the TALLY switch to HIGH or LOW enables this indicator. The indicator lights during recording on the VDR (video disc recorder). Like the REC indicator in the viewfinder, it flashes to indicate a problem. You can set the indicator brightness with the TALLY switch.

b BRIGHT (brightness) control

This control adjusts the picture brightness on the viewfinder screen. It has no effect on the camera output signal.

c CONTRAST control

This control adjusts the picture contrast on the viewfinder screen. It has no effect on the camera output signal.

d PEAKING control

This control adjusts the sharpness of the picture on the viewfinder screen to make focusing easier. It has no effect on the camera output signal.

e ZEBRA switch

This switch controls the zebra pattern on the viewfinder screen.

ON: The zebra pattern

is displayed and stays.

OFF: No zebra pattern is displayed. MOMENT: The zebra pattern is displayed and stays for 5

to 6 seconds. The zebra pattern is factory set to indicate picture areas where the video level is approximately 70%.You can use the setup menu to change the setting so that areas where the video level is 100% and above are also displayed at the same time.

For information about how to change the zebra pattern setting in the setup menu, see 7-2-5 “Setting the Viewfinder” on page 116.

1) The zebra pattern aids in manual iris adjustment by indicating areas of the

picture where the video level is approximately 70% and 100% and above.

f TALLY switch

This switch controls the tally indicator, setting its brightness (HIGH or LOW) or turning it off.

HIGH: The tally indicator brightness is high. OFF: The tally indicator is disabled. LOW: The tally indicator brightness is low.

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g Viewfinder

The viewfinder lets you view the image in black and white while shooting, recording or playing back. It also displays various warnings and messages related to the settings or operating conditions of the camcorder, a zebra pattern, safety zone marker

1) The safety zone marker is a rectangle indicating the effective picture area.

2) The center marker indicates the center of the picture with a crosshair.

, and center marker 2).

j Viewfinder left-right positioning ring

Loosen this ring to move the viewfinder sideways.

k Camera operator tally indicator

This indicator lights while the camcorder is recording. Slide the window open when you shoot with your eye away from the viewfinder. This indicator flashes when the battery level is running low or the disc is almost full.

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For details, see 7-2-4 “Setting the Marker Display” on page 116.

h Diopter adjustment ring

Use this ring to adjust the viewfinder image for your vision.

i Viewfinder front-rear positioning lever

To adjust the viewfinder position in the front-rear direction, loosen this lever and the LOCK knob. After adjustment, retighten this lever and the LOCK knob.

qf FILTER selector

qg ASSIGN. 1/2 switches

qh SHUTTER selector

l Viewfinder stopper

Pull up this stopper to detach the viewfinder from the camera.

m LOCK knob

To adjust the viewfinder position in the front-rear direction, loosen this knob and the viewfinder front-rear positioning lever. After adjustment, retighten this knob and the viewfinder front-rear positioning lever.

ws ASSIGN 3/4 switches

wa TURBO GAIN button

w; WHITE BAL switch

ql OUTPUT/DCC selector

qj AUTO W/B BAL switch

Shooting and recording/playback functions (2)

n FILTER selector

Use this selector to select the most appropriate filter to match the light source illuminating the subject. When this selector is used with the display mode set to 3, the new setting appears on the viewfinder screen for about 3 seconds. (e.g.: FILTER: 3) The PDW-510/510P has one switchable filter, and the PDW-530/530P has two switchable filters. The relationships between the selector settings and filter selections as well as examples of filters for different shooting conditions are as follows.

qk GAIN selector

For the PDW-510/510P

FILTER selector setting and filter selection

FILTER selector setting Filter selection

1 3200 K 2

3 5600 K 4

Examples of shooting conditions and appropriate filters

Shooting condition Filter

Sunrise and sunset; inside studio 1 (3200 K) Clear skies

Cloudy or raining 3 (5600 K)

5600 K +

/8 ND

2 (5600 K +

/8 ND)

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Examples of shooting conditions and appropriate filters

Shooting condition Filter

Very bright conditions such as snow, at high altitudes, or at the seashore

4 (5600 K +

ND)

For the PDW-530/530P

FILTER selector (outer knob) setting and CC filter

selection

FILTER selector (outer knob) setting CC filter selection

B 3200 K C 4300 K D 6300 K

1) A type of special effect filter. Generates a cross of light on a highlighted portion.

FILTER selector (inner knob) setting and ND filter

selection

FILTER selector (inner knob) setting ND filter selection

1 Clear 2

Examples of shooting conditions and appropriate filters

Cross filter

/4 ND

/16 ND

/64 ND

For details about the shutter speed and mode settings, see 5-3 “Setting the Electronic Shutter” on page 81.

q AUTO W/B BAL (automatic white/black balance

adjustment) switch

This switch activates the white balance and black balance automatic adjustment functions. WHITE: Automatic adjustment of the white balance. If

the WHITE BAL switch is set to A or B, the white balance setting is stored in the corresponding memory. On the PDW-530/530P models with two switchable filters, the memory stores a separate white balance setting for each CC filter setting.

BLACK: Automatic adjustment of the black set and black

balance.

r GAIN selector

This selector switches the gain of the video amplifier to match the lighting conditions during shooting. The gains corresponding to the L, M, and H settings can be selected from the setup menu. The factory settings are L = 0 dB, M = 9 dB, and H = 18 dB. When this selector is adjusted, the new setting appears on the setting change/adjustment progress message display area of the viewfinder screen for about 3 seconds.

For details about setting the gain values, see 7-3-1 “Setting Gain Values for the GAIN Selector Positions” on page 122.

Shooting condition CC filter ND filter

Sunrise and sunset; inside studio

Clear skies C (4300 K) or

Cloudy or raining D (6300 K) 1 (clear) or 2

Very bright conditions such as snow, at high altitudes, or at the seashore

B (3200 K) 1 (clear)

/4 ND) or 3

D (6300 K)

C (4300 K) or D (6300 K)

2 (

(

16 ND)

/4 ND)

(

/16 ND) or

3 (

4 (

/64 ND)

o ASSIGN. 1/2 switches

You can assign the desired functions to each of the ASSIGN. 1 switch (push button) and ASSIGN. 2 switch (sliding) on the FUNCTION 1 page of the USER menu.

For details, see 7-3-5 “Assigning Functions to ASSIGN 1/ 2/3/4 Switches” on page 125.

p SHUTTER selector

Set this selector to ON to use the electronic shutter. Push it down to SELECT to switch the shutter speed or mode setting within the range previously set with the setup menu. When this selector is operated, the new setting appears on the setting change/adjustment progress message display area for about 3 seconds.

s OUTPUT/DCC (output signal/dynamic contrast

control) selector

This selector switches the video signal that is output to the VDR, viewfinder, and video monitor, between the following two.

BARS: Outputs the color bar signal. CAM: Outputs the video signal from the camera. When

this is selected, you can switch DCC

on and off with

this selector.

1) DCC (Dynamic Contrast Control) Against a very bright background with the iris opening adjusted to the subject, objects in the background will be lost in the glare. The DCC function will suppress the high intensity and restore much of the lost detail and is particularly effective in the following cases.

• Shooting people in the shade on a sunny day

• Shooting a subject indoors, against a background through a window

• Any high contrast scene

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BARS, DCC OFF

A color bar signal is output and the DCC circuit does not operate. For example, use the setting for the following purposes.

• Adjusting the video monitor

• Recording the color bar signal

switch and the FILTER selector. You can use the AUTO W/B BAL switch even when

ATW

is in use.

B (ATW): When this switch is set to B and on the

FUNCTION 2 page of the OPERATION menu, “WHITE B CH” is set to “ATW”

1) ATW (Auto Tracing White Balance) The white balance of the picture being shot is adjusted automatically for varying lighting conditions.

, ATW is activated.

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CAM, DCC OFF

The video signal from the camera is output, and the DCC circuit does not operate.

CAM, DCC ON

The video signal from the camera is output, and the DCC circuit operates.

OUTPUT/DCC selector

t WHITE BAL (white balance memory) switch

This switch controls the white balance setting. PRST (preset): Adjusts the color temperature

corresponding to the position of the FILTER selector. Use the PRST setting when you have no time to adjust the white balance.

A or B: When the AUTO W/B BAL switch is pushed to

WHT, the white balance is automatically adjusted according to the current position of the FILTER selector, and the adjusted value is stored in either memory A or memory B. (There are two memories for each CC filter, allowing a total of eight adjustments to be stored.) When this switch is set to A or B, the camcorder automatically adjusts itself to the stored value corresponding to the current settings of this

When this switch is adjusted, the new setting appears on the setting change/adjustment progress message display area of the viewfinder screen for about 3 seconds.

You can assign the ATW ON/OFF function to the ASSIGN 1 switch (push button) on the FUNCTION 1 page of the USER menu.

For details, see 7-3-5 “Assigning Functions to ASSIGN 1/ 2/3/4 Switches” on page 125.

u TURBO GAIN button

When shooting under extremely poor lighting conditions, press the button once to boost the video gain to the value preset on the GAIN SW page of the USER menu (up to 48 dB). To stop boosting the gain, press the button once more.

v ASSIGN 3/4 switches

You can assign the desired functions to each of the ASSIGN 3 switch and ASSIGN 4 switch on the FUNCTION 1 page of the USER menu.

For details, see 7-3-5 “Assigning Functions to ASSIGN 1/ 2/3/4 Switches” on page 125.

wf REMOTE connector

wd VIDEO OUT connector

wg GENLOCK IN connector

wh TEST OUT connector

wj DV IN/OUT S400 connector

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w VIDEO OUT connector (BNC type)

This connector outputs a composite video signal for a video monitor. With a video monitor connected to this connector, you can monitor the picture being shot by the camera or the picture played back by the VDR. To choose between the composite video signal output and SDI signal output, use the menu. When synchronizing the time code of an external VDR with that of the camcorder, connect this connector to the GENLOCK IN connector of the external VDR. By installing the CBK-SD01 extension board (not supplied), you can output an SDI signal (supporting embedded audio and the EDH function) from this connector.

For details on how to select the output signal, see 7-3-2 “Selecting the Output Signals” on page 122.

x REMOTE connector (8-pin)

Connect the RM-B150/B750 Remote Control Unit, which makes it possible to control the VDR and camera remotely.

y GENLOCK IN connector (BNC type)

• This connector inputs a reference signal when the camera is to be genlocked or when time code is to be synchronized with external equipment. Use the MAINTENANCE menu to adjust the genlock H-phase (phase of horizontal sync signal) and the sub-carrier phase.

wj (i.LINK) DV IN/OUT S400 connector (6-pin, IEEE1394 compliant)

Connect to a device supporting the DV format or a computer, using a i.LINK cable.

Notes

• If video and audio signals are not output to an external device connected to the i.LINK DV IN/OUT S400 connector, try disconnecting the i.LINK cable and then reconnecting it, making sure that it is firmly seated.

• When you connect this unit to an external device with a 6-pin i.LINK connector, always power this unit off and disconnect the DC cable from the DC IN connector, or remove the battery pack, before connecting or disconnecting the i.LINK cable. If you connect or disconnect the i.LINK cable while power is being supplied to this unit, high voltage (8 to 40 V) can flow into this unit from the i.LINK connector of the connected equipment, possibly damaging this unit.

• When you connect this unit to an external device with a 6-pin i.LINK connector, always connect the 6-pin i.LINK connector on the external device first.

For details, refer to the Maintenance Manual.

• This connector also inputs a return video signal. You can display the return video signal in the viewfinder screen while holding the RET button down with “RETURN VIDEO” set to “ON” on the GENLOCK page of the OPERATION menu.

• This connector also inputs an external analog composite video signal. When the CBK-SC01 extension board is installed, you can record the external analog composite video signal input to this connector.

z TEST OUT connector (BNC type)

This connector outputs the video signal for a video monitor. The output signal can be selected from composite or RGB. The factory setting is composite, and the setting returns to composite whenever the unit is powered on. Depending on internal board and menu settings, menus, time code, and shot data can be superimposed on the image on the monitor. Like the VIDEO OUT connector, this connector can also be used to synchronize the time code of an external VTR with the time code of the camcorder.

For details on how to select the test output signal, refer to the Maintenance Manual.

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wk REC START button wl VDR SAVE/STBY connector

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e; EJECT button and indicator ea F REV button and indicator es PLAY/PAUSE button and indicator ed F FWD button and indicator ef NEXT button eg STOP button eh PREV button

wk REC START button

Press this button to start recording. Press it again to stop recording. The effect is exactly the same as that of the VTR button on the lens. When the REC SWITCH function is assigned to the ASSIGN 1, 3 or 4 switch (push button), you can use the switch as the REC START button.

wl VDR SAVE/STBY (standby) switch

This switch controls the VDR power mode during pauses in recording. SAVE: Power saving mode. Although an internal

operating sound is recorded as noise when you start recording, power consumption in this mode is less than in standby mode, so that battery life is extended. When the switch is set to SAVE, the SAVE indicator in the viewfinder lights.

STBY: Standby mode. Recording starts as soon as you

press the REC START button.

e; EJECT button and indicator

Press this button to eject or load a disc. The indicator flashes while the disc is being ejected.

ea F REV (fast reverse) button and indicator

Plays back at high speed in the reverse direction. The indicator lights during high-speed playback in the reverse direction.

es PLAY/PAUSE button and indicator

Press this to view a playback image using the viewfinder screen or a color video monitor. The indicator lights during playback. During playback, pressing this button pauses the playback, showing a still image. At this time, the indicator flashes. This camcorder is capable of color-image search at approximately four-times normal playback speed, making it easy to check recorded material. To use the color-image search, press the F REV button or F FWD button during playback. When the buttons are pressed, the PLAY indicator and the F REV or F FWD indicator light.

ed F FWD (fast forward) button and indicator

Plays back at high speed in the forward direction. The indicator lights during high-speed playback in the forward direction.

ef NEXT button

This jumps to the beginning of the next clip, and pauses. During the jump, the F FWD indicator flashes. Pressing this button together with the F FWD button jumps to the last frame of the last clip recorded on the disc.

eg STOP button

Press this button to stop disc playback.

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eh PREV button

This jumps to the beginning of the current clip, and pauses. During the jump, the F REV indicator flashes.Pressing this button together with the F REV button jumps to the first frame of the first clip recorded on the disc.

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2-5 Output Video Operating Section

1 SEL/SET dial

2 THUMBNAIL button

3 Thumbnail indicator

4 Sub clip indicator

5 SUB CLIP button

6 SHIFT button

Output video operating section

a SEL/SET (select/set) dial

When thumbnails (each representing a clip) are shown on the color LCD, you can select a particular thumbnail with this dial. Turning the dial upward moves the cursor to the left, and when it reaches the left edge, to the rightmost position in the row above. Turning the dial downward moves the cursor to the right, and when it reaches the right edge, to the leftmost position in the row below. After selecting the desired thumbnail with the cursor, press the dial in to confirm. To carry out a scene selection setting, hold down the SHIFT button, and press in this dial.

THUMBNAIL

SEL/SET

ESSENCE MARK

PRESET

REGEN

REGEN CLOCK

CLOCK

SUB CLIP

S.SEL

SHIFTCLIP MENU

F-RUN

SET

R-RUN

e SUB CLIP button

Press this to play back according to a clip list. You can play back a particular clip or sequential clips, or carry out a search of the selected clip list. When no clip list is selected, pressing this button has no effect, and the operation is invalid. To carry out operations such as saving, recalling, or deleting a clip list, hold down the SHIFT button and press this button.

f SHIFT button

Use this in combination with other buttons.

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b THUMBNAIL button

To carry out a search using thumbnails, or to create a clip list, press this button. Pressing it switches from the whole-screen display to a thumbnail display. Press once more to return to the wholescreen display. To search thumbnails by essence marks, hold down the SHIFT button and press this button.

c Thumbnail indicator

This lights when thumbnails are shown.

d Sub clip indicator

This lights when playing back following a clip list.

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2-6 Menu Operating Section

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1 MENU knob

a MENU knob

Use this knob to change the page selection or a setting within the menu. Press: If you press this knob when the arrow (b) is placed

at the page title on the menu, the arrow changes to a question mark (?) and you can change the page by turning this knob. When the arrow mark is placed at a position other than the page title, you can change the setting of the current item by pressing and turning this knob.

Turn: Turn this knob to change the page or change item

settings.

b STATUS ON/SEL / OFF (menu display on/page

selection/display off) switch

To enable this switch, set the MENU ON/OFF switch to OFF. Closing the cover automatically sets the MENU ON/OFF switch to OFF. ON/SEL: Each time this switch is pushed upward, a

window to confirm the menu settings and status of the camcorder appears on the viewfinder screen. The window consists of three pages, which are switched each time the switch is pushed upward. Each page is displayed for about 10 seconds.

OFF: To clear the page immediately after display, push

this switch down to the OFF position.

You can select the pages to be displayed on the menu.

2 STATUS ON/SEL / OFF switch

3 MENU ON/OFF switch

4 CANCEL/PRST / ESCAPE switch

5 “Memory Stick” compartment

Cover

c MENU ON/OFF switch

To use this switch, open the cover. This switch is used to display the menu on the viewfinder screen or the test signal screen. Closing the cover automatically sets this switch to OFF. ON: Displays the menu on the viewfinder screen or the test

signal screen, at the last accessed page. When the menu is used for the first time, the first page is displayed.

OFF: Removes the menu from the viewfinder screen or

the test signal screen.

d CANCEL/PRST (preset) / ESCAPE switch

To enable this switch, set the MENU ON/OFF switch to ON. Closing the cover automatically sets the MENU ON/OFF switch to OFF. CANCEL/PRST: Pushing this switch up to this position

displays the message to confirm whether the previous settings are cancelled or settings are reset to their initial values, depending on the menu operating condition. Pushing this switch up to this position again cancels the previous settings or resets the settings to their initial values.

ESCAPE: Use this switch when the menu page, which has

a hierarchical structure, is opened. Each time the switch is pushed to this position, the page returns to one stage higher in the hierarchy.

For details, see 7-2-8 “Displaying the Status Confirmation Windows” on page 119.

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e “Memory Stick” compartment

“Memory Stick” Access indicator

Label

“Memory Stick”

How to insert a “Memory Stick”

Open the lid of the menu operating section, and insert a “Memory Stick”, with the notch facing downward, in the direction shown by the arrow, so that it clicks into place. To remove a “Memory Stick”, first press it in to release the lock, then withdraw. The “Memory Stick” access indicator lights when the “Memory Stick” is being accessed (for reading or writing).

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For details about types of “Memory Stick”, see “About a “Memory Stick”” on page 198.

Notes

• Do not insert/remove a “Memory Stick” while the “Memory Stick” access indicator is lit or flashing. Doing so may cause a loss of data.

• This device uses only a standard “Memory Stick”. It is not possible to use the type of “MagicGate Memory Stick” equipped with MagicGate copyright protection technology, or a “Memory Stick PRO”.

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2-7 Time Code System

1 TC IN connector

2 TC OUT connector

3 GENLOCK IN connector

Time code functions (1)

a TC IN (time code input) connector (BNC type)

To synchronize the time code of this unit to an external time code, input the reference time code to this connector.

b TC OUT (time code output) connector (BNC type)

To synchronize the time code of an external VTR to that of the camcorder, connect this connector to the reference time code input connector of the external VTR.

c GENLOCK IN connector (BNC type)

• This connector inputs a reference signal when the camera is to be genlocked or when the time code is to be synchronized with external equipment. Use the MAINTENANCE menu to adjust the genlock H-phase (phase of horizontal sync signal) and the sub-carrier phase.

For details, refer to the Maintenance Manual.

For details, see 3-4 “Recording Video Signals from External Equipment” on page 63.

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4 DISPLAY switch

5 RESET button

6 HOLD button

7 SEL/SET dial

8 PRESET/REGEN/CLOCK switch

9 F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch

Time code functions (2)

d DISPLAY switch

This cycles the data displayed in the counter display through the sequence COUNTER, TC, and U-BIT. COUNTER: Display the elapsed recording/playback time

(hours, minutes, seconds, frames).

TC: Display time code. U-BIT: Display user bit data.

For details, see “Time code display” on page 40.

e RESET button

Pressing this button resets the time data displayed on the counter display section to “00:00:00:00” or the user bit data to “00000000.”

THUMBNAIL

SEL/SET

ESSENCE MARK

PRESET

REGEN CLOCK

SUB CLIP

S.SEL

SHIFTCLIP MENU

F-RUN

SET

R-RUN

Turning the dial upward increases the value of the flashing digit, and turning it downward decreases the value.

h PRESET/REGEN (regeneration)/CLOCK switch

This switch selects whether to set a new time code or to follow the already recorded time code.

PRESET: Records time code with a preset initial value. REGEN: Records time code continuous with the existing

time code recorded on the disc. Regardless of the setting of the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch, the camcorder operates in R-RUN mode.

CLOCK: Records time code synchronized to the internal

clock. Regardless of the setting of the F-RUN/SET/RRUN switch, the camcorder operates in F-RUN mode.

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f HOLD (display hold) button

Pressing this button instantly freezes the time data displayed in the counter display section. (The time code generator continues running.) Pressing this button again releases the hold. You can use this button, for example, to determine the exact time of a particular shot. When the HOLD button is activated, the time data is displayed in the following format:

For details of the counter display, see 2-9 “Warnings and Indications on the LCDs” on page 38.

g SEL/SET (select/set) dial

To set a time code, user bit, or real time value, press this dial so that the digit you want to change flashes.

i F-RUN/SET/R-RUN (free run/set/recording run)

switch

This switch selects the operating mode for the internal time code generator. F-RUN: Time code keeps advancing, regardless of the

operating state of the VDR. Use this setting when aligning the time code with real time or when synchronizing the time code with an external time code.

SET: Set the switch to this position to set the time code or

user bits.

R-RUN: The time code value advances only during

recording. Use this setting to have a consecutive time code on the disc.

For details, see 5-6-3 “Setting the User Bits” on page 89 and 5-6-1 “Setting the Time Code” on page 89.

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2-8 Warnings and Indications

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Besides the viewfinder, speaker and earphones, the indicators and displays described in this section also

1 Tally indicator

2 DISPLAY switch

3 TALLY switch

provide you with information such as the operating state of the camcorder and warnings.

4 Back tally indicator

5 Back tally switch

8 Color LCD

6 Monochrome LCD

7 DISP SEL switch

Warning and indication functions

a Tally indicator

Setting the TALLY switch on the viewfinder to HIGH or LOW enables this indicator. It lights when the VDR starts recording. Like the REC indicator in the viewfinder, it also flashes to provide warnings. The brightness of this indicator when it is lit can be switched with the TALLY switch.

b DISPLAY switch

This switches the indications on the viewfinder screen on or off.

ON: The indications appear on the viewfinder screen. OFF: The indications do not appear on the viewfinder

screen.

9 WARNING indicator

q; ACCESS indicator

qa Rear tally indicator

qs LCD switch

Note

Setting the MENU ON/OFF switch to ON displays the menu on the viewfinder screen even if the DISPLAY switch is set to OFF.

c TALLY switch

This switch controls the tally indicator as follows.

HIGH: The tally indicator brightness is high. OFF: The tally indicator is disabled. LOW: The tally indicator brightness is low.

d Back tally indicator

When the back tally switch is set to ON, this indicator has the same function as the tally indicator.

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e Back tally switch

This switch enables or disables the back tally and rear tally indicators.

ON: The back tally and rear tally indicators are enabled. OFF: The back tally and rear tally indicators are disabled.

f Monochrome LCD

This shows the remaining battery capacity, remaining disc capacity, time data, and so on.

For details, see 2-9-1 “Monochrome LCD” on page 38.

g DISP SEL (display selection) switch

This switches the display in the color LCD. CHAR: Display video with superimposed text. With the

MENU ON/OFF switch set to OFF, also display camcorder status indications similar to those displayed in the viewfinder (see 7-2 “Status Display on the Viewfinder Screen” on page 112).

MONI: Display video without superimposed text. STATUS: Display counter, warnings, and audio levels.

h Color LCD

This displays VDR-related warnings, remaining battery capacity, remaining disc capacity, audio levels, time data, and so on.

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For details, see 2-9-2 “Color LCD” on page 39.

i WARNING indicator

This indicator lights up or flashes when there is a fault in the VDR.

For details, see 10-3 “Operation Warnings” on page 168.

j ACCESS indicator

This lights when data is written to or read from the disc.

k Rear tally indicator

When the back tally switch is set to ON, this indicator has the same function as the tally indicator.

l LCD switch

This controls the color LCD.

OFF: The color LCD is turned off. L: The color LCD is adjusted for viewing indoors. H: The color LCD is adjusted for viewing outdoors.

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2-9 Warnings and Indications on the LCDs

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Disc status and battery status

Disc status indicator

Full capacity is available.

Close to full state: “DISC” flashes. Full (disc must be replaced): “DISC” and “E” flash.

Battery status indicator

Time code display

Lights when the time code or real time is displayed.

Time counter display: Shows the time code, user bits, and real time.

Lights when the HOLD button is pressed.

1) When the HOLD button is pressed to hold the time code value, the time code is displayed in the format shown below. When the HOLD button is pressed again to release the hold, the time code is displayed in the normal format

Fully charged

Nearly dead: “BATT” flashes. Dead battery (battery must be charged): “BATT” and “E” flash.

Display of remaining disc capacity and remaining battery capacity on

the monochrome LCD

Time code display on the monochrome LCD

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2-9-2 Color LCD

Disc status, battery status and audio level

Disc status indicator

Full capacity is available.

Close to full state: “DISC” flashes. Full (disc must be replaced): “DISC” and “E” flash.

Formats of video and audio signals to be redorded.

Audio level meters

Battery status indicator

Fully charged

VDR operation status and status indicators

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Warning display area

This shows a message if a recording fault or condensation is detected.

For details, see 10-3 “Operation Warnings” on page 168.

VDR operation and status indicators on the color LCD

Nearly dead: “BATT” flashes. Dead battery (battery must be charged): “BATT” and “E” flash.

Display of remaining disc capacity, remaining battery capacity, and

audio levels on the color LCD

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Time code display

Lights when VITC is selected for the time code.

Lights in playback mode.

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Lights in non-drop frame mode. (PDW-510/530 only)

Lights when the camcorder is synchronized with an external time code.

Lights when the time code generator is on hold.

Lights when the HOLD button is pressed

Lights when the time code or real time is displayed.

Time counter display: Shows the time code, user bit data, and real time.

Several indicators are provided above and below the viewfinder screen to indicate the current state and adjustments of the camera.

1 TALLY indicator

2 REC (recording) indicator

3 BATT (battery) indicator

Viewfinder screen

4 (warning) indicator

5 Spare indicator

6 SAVE indicator

Indicators on the viewfinder

a TALLY (green tallly) indicator

This indicator lights when the camcorder is in Picture Cash mode. Also, this indicator lights when a green tally signal is received from the camera control unit.

b REC (recording, red tally) indicator

This indicator lights red when recording starts and remains lit during recording. It also lights when a red tally signal is received from the camera control unit and flashes to give a warning.

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Time code display on the color LCD

For details, see 10-3 “Operation Warnings” on page 168.

c BATT (battery) indicator

This indicator starts flashing when the battery connected to the camcorder is nearly exhausted, and stays lit when the battery is completely exhausted. The battery power level at which the indicator starts flashing can be set on the BATTERY page of the MAINTENANCE menu.

For details, refer to the Maintenance Manual.

d (warning) indicator

This indicator lights when any of the following conditions occurs with the corresponding item set to ON on the “!” LED page of the USER menu.

• The gain is set to other than 0 dB.

• The SHUTTER selector is set to ON.

• The WHITE BAL switch is set to PRST.

• ATW is enabled.

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• The lens extender is used.

• The FILTER selector is set to other than ND:1/CC:B.

• The reference value of auto iris adjustment is not the standard value.

e Spare indicator

This is a spare indicator. A menu operation makes it possible to use this as a REC indicator.

For details, refer to the Maintenance Manual.

f SAVE indicator

This indicator lights when the VDR SAVE/STBY switch is set to SAVE, putting the VDR into power save mode.

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Recording and Playback

• Do not leave cartridges where dust may be able to gain

3-1 Handling Discs

3-1-1 Discs Used for Recording and

Playback

This camcorder uses the following disc for recording and playback: PFD23 Professional Disc (capacity 23.3 GB)

ingress.

• Store cartridges in their cases.

Care of the discs

• Remove dust and dirt on the outside of a cartridge using a soft dry cloth.

• If condensation forms, allow ample time to dry before use.

3-1-3 Write-Protecting Discs

Chapter

Note

It is not possible to use the following discs for recording or playback:

• Blu-ray Disc

• Professional Disc for Data

3-1-2 Notes on Handling

Handling

The Professional Disc is housed in a cartridge, and is designed to allow handling free of risk from dust or fingerprints. However, if the cartridge is subjected to a severe shock, for example by dropping it, this can result in damage or scratching of the disc. If the disc is scratched, it may be impossible to record video/audio, or to play back the content recorded on the disc. The discs should be handled and stored carefully.

• Do not touch the surface of the disc itself within the cartridge.

• Deliberately opening the shutter may cause damage.

• Do not disassemble the cartridge.

• The supplied adhesive labels are recommended for indexing discs. Apply the label in the correct position.

To protect the content recorded on the disc from accidental erasure, move the write-protect tab on the lower surface of the disc in the direction of the arrow, as shown in the following figure.

Lower surface of the disc

Write-protect tab settings

SAVE SAVE

Recording enabled Recording disabled

Write-protect tab

Slide in the direction of the arrow

Storage

• Do not store discs where they may be subjected to direct sunlight, or in other places where the temperature or humidity is high.

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3-1-4 Loading and Unloading a Disc

Loading a disc

Proceed as follows.

Turn on the POWER switch.

Insert the disc.

V indication on the outside

Push and close the lid.

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The disc is loaded.

POWER switch

HUMID indicator

Note

If there is condensation inside the VDR section, the message “HUMID” appears in the viewfinder screen and the color LCD. If this happens, wait until the indicator goes off before going on to step 2.

Press the EJECT button.

This opens the lid of the disc compartment.

EJECT button

Lid of the disc compartment

Note

To insert the disc correctly, make sure that the camcorder is in the upright position (the grip upside, the bottom downside).

Unloading a disc

With the power supply on, press the EJECT button to open the disc compartment lid and eject the disc. Then remove the disc. If you are not going to insert another disc, close the disc compartment lid.

Unloading a disc when the power supply is off

If the battery is exhausted, it is not possible to remove the disc by pressing the EJECT button. In such cases, use the following emergency procedure to remove the disc manually.

Turn off the POWER switch.

Carry out the operation shown in the following figure.

Insert the disc in the V direction, and close the disc compartment lid manually.

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1 Open this rubber cover. 2 Using a screwdriver or

similar implement, slide the black metal plate visible inside, in the direction of the rear of the camcorder. The disc compartment lid opens. A red Phillips screw is visible inside the rubber cap.

3 Insert a screwdriver into

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the Phillips screw, and turn counterclockwise (the direction shown on the rubber cap). This ejects the disc.

4 Close the rubber cover

firmly.

Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to “MAINTENANCE”, and press the MENU knob.

If this is the first time the MAINTENANCE menu has been displayed, the CONTENTS page of the MAINTENANCE menu appears. If the menu has been used before, the last accessed page appears.

If the CONTENTS page is displayed, turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to “DISC”, and press the MENU knob to display the DISC page.

If a different page is displayed, turn the MENU knob until the DISC page appears, then press the MENU knob to select the page.

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DELETE LAST CLIP: EXEC DELETE ALL CLIPS: EXEC

QUICK FORMAT : EXEC

Unloading a disc manually when the power supply is off

You need not return the screw to its original position after taking out the disc. Turning on the power makes the disc compartment mechanism operable again.

3-1-5 Formatting a Disc

Using a new disc

An unused disc requires no formatting operation. The disc is automatically formatted so that it is ready to use when loaded into this unit.

Using a disc on which material is recorded

To format a recorded disc, load the disc into the unit then do as follows.

Note

When a recorded disc is formatted, all the data on the disc is erased.

Holding down the MENU knob, move the MENU ON/ OFF switch from OFF to ON.

The TOP menu appears.

Press the MENU knob, then turn it to move the b mark to “QUICK FORMAT”, and press the MENU knob again.

The message “EXECUTE OK? YES b NO” appears.

Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to “YES”, and press the MENU knob again.

Formatting is completed and the message “COMPLETE” appears.

3-1-6 Handling of Discs When

Recording Does Not End Normally (Salvage Function)

Recording processing does not end normally if, for example, the battery pack is removed during recording, or if the power cord is disconnected during recording. Because the file system is not updated, video and audio data recorded in real time is not recognized as files and clip contents recorded up to that point are lost.

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However, this unit has a salvage function which can hold losses to the minimum by reconstructing clips on such discs. Note that no recorded clip contents are lost when the POWER switch is turned off and when battery exhaustion is detected, because the unit does not enter power saving mode until after the end of recording processing.

Notes

• Do not disconnect the battery pack or power cord until recording processing has finished and the ACCESS indicator has gone out.

• This function salvages as much recorded material as possible after an unforeseen accident, but 100% restoration cannot be guaranteed.

• Even when this function is used, it is not possible to recover data from immediately before the interruption of recording. The amount of data lost is as follows.

- Quick salvage: From 2 to 4 seconds of data before the

interruption of recording.

- Full salvage: From 4 to 6 seconds of data before the

interruption of recording. More data may be lost when functions such as Picture Cache and Interval Rec are being used.

Quick salvage

When the unit is powered on again after a recording interruption due to a power interruption, with the disc still loaded in the unit, clips are reconstructed on the basis of backup data stored in nonvolatile memory and markers recorded on the disc. Processing time is about 5 seconds.

Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to YES, then press the MENU knob.

Salvage processing starts, and the message “EXECUTING.” appears.

A results message appears when the processing finishes.

• If the salvage succeeded, the message “COMPLETED.” appears.

• If the salvage failed, the message “INCOMPLETED.” appears. Clips for which recording did not end normally are lost.

To exit without salvaging

Select NO in step 2 to exit without performing salvage processing. However, the status of the disc does not change. Salvage is still required to recover the clips for which recording did not end normally. The salvage message will appear again when that disc is inserted again, or when the camcorder is powered on again.

Note

If salvage processing is not done, sections which were recorded normally can be played back, but no new recording can be done on the disc.

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Full salvage

When recording on an XDCAM device is interrupted because of a power interruption, and a disc is manually ejected from that device with the power off, clips are reconstructed on the basis of markers recorded on the disc when the disc is loaded in this unit. Therefore, processing takes longer than for a quick salvage (about 30 seconds, although it depends on the state of the disc). Proceed as follows to perform a full salvage.

Insert the disc on which recording did not end normally.

The following salvage message appears.

SALVAGE

TO RECORD ON THE DISC, IT IS NECESSARY TO EXECUTE SALVAGE.

SALVAGE OK?

YES NO

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Attach a fully charged battery pack.

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For details, see 9-1 “Power Supply” on page 147.

Turn on the POWER switch.

3-2-1 Basic Procedures

Set the DISP SEL switch to STATUS, and check on This section describes the basic procedures for shooting and recording. Before a shooting session, ensure that the camcorder is functioning properly.

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For details, see 10-1 “Testing the Camcorder Before Shooting” on page 163.

Recording format settings (PDW-530/530P only)

With the PDW-530/530P you can select the recording formats for each of video and audio. Note that it is not possible to use different recording formats on a single disc. Be sure to select the same format as the existing recording if you use a disc on which material is recorded, or otherwise use a different disc.

For details of the setting operations, see 5-1-1 “Setting the Video Recording Format” on page 75 and see 5-1-2 “Setting the Audio Recording Format” on page 76.

Thumbnail image setting

As required, you can select the frame to display as the thumbnail image of a clip. (The factory default setting is to display the first frame in the clip as the thumbnail image.)

the color LCD that the following conditions are met.

• The HUMID indicator is not showing. If it is, wait until it disappears.

• The battery status indicator (x) shows at least five segments. If it does not, replace the battery pack with a fully charged one.

Check that there are no obstructions such as cables near the disc compartment lid. Then press the EJECT button to open the disc compartment lid.

After checking that the disc is not write-protected (see page 42), load it and close the disc compartment lid.

Basic procedure for shooting: from adjusting the black balance and white balance to stopping recording

Switch settings

After turning on the power and loading a disc, set the switches and selectors as shown below and begin operation.

DISPLAY: ON

AUDIO SELECT CH-1/CH-2: AUTO

See 5-7 “Setting the Thumbnail Image” on page 92 for more information about how to make this setting.

Basic procedure for shooting: from turning on the camcorder to loading a disc

Proceed as follows.

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4 5 1

Iris: Automatic

Zoom: Automatic

OUTPUT/DCC: CAM, DCC ON

F-RUN/SET/R-RUN: F-RUN or R-RUN (set as needed)

Switch and selector settings before shooting

Shooting

Proceed as follows.

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For details, see 7-3-5 “Assigning Functions to ASSIGN 1/2/3/4 Switches” on page 125.

3,5

2 4

5,6

Basic procedure for shooting: from adjusting the black balance and

white balance to stopping recording

Push the AUTO W/B BAL switch to BLK to adjust the black balance.

For details of black balance adjustment, see 5-2-1 “Adjusting the Black Balance” on page 77.

Select the CC filter and ND filter to match the lighting conditions, and adjust the white balance.

When the white balance settings are already in memory

Set the WHITE BAL switch to A or B.

During recording, the REC indicator lights in the viewfinder. Perform zooming and focus control, if necessary.

Note

During recording (while the ACCESS indicator is lit) do not remove the battery pack. If you do, the internal processing for recording may not finish properly, which may cause the last few seconds of recording to be lost.

For details, see 3-1-6 “Handling of Discs When Recording Does Not End Normally (Salvage Function)” (page 44).

To stop recording, press the REC START button or the VTR button on the lens again.

The REC indicator in the viewfinder goes off. The material recorded from step 5 to step 6 is saved as a single clip.

To play back the recorded clip

Press the PREV button, then press the PLAY/PAUSE button to play from the beginning of the clip.

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When the white balance setting is not in memory and you do not have enough time to adjust the white balance

Set the WHITE BAL switch to PRST. This automatically adjusts the white balance as follows, depending on the setting of the FILTER knob.

• For the PDW-530/530P: B: 3200 K, C: 4300 K, D: 6300 K

• For the PDW-510/510P: 1: 3200 K, 3: 5600 K

For details, see 5-2-2 “Adjusting the White Balance” on page 78.

Aim the camera at the subject and adjust the focus and zoom.

If necessary, set the electronic shutter for an appropriate mode and speed.

For details, see 5-3 “Setting the Electronic Shutter” on page 81.

To start recording, press the REC START button or the VTR button on the lens.

If the recording start/stop function is assigned to the ASSIGN 1/3/4 switch, this switch functions as REC START button.

Repeat steps 5 and 6 as required for shooting.

Each time you repeat steps 5 and 6 , successive clips are recorded on the disc.

Clip 1 Clip 2 Clip 3

Notes

REC

START

REC

STOP

REC START

REC

STOP

REC START

REC

STOP

• It is not possible to record a clip shorter than 2 seconds. If you stop recording within 2 seconds of starting, this results in a 2-second clip. If you stop recording and restart within 2 seconds of the original start, this creates a single continuous clip from the original start time.

• The maximum number of clips that can be recorded on a single disc is 300. If an attempt is made to record more than 300 clips, the error message “DISC FULL!” appears, even if there is free capacity on the disc.

Playback control buttons

During recording, the playback control buttons (EJECT, F REV, F FWD, NEXT, PREV, PLAY/PAUSE, STOP) have no effect.

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3-2-2 Deleting Clips

With this camcorder you can delete clips one at a time, in sequence from the last recorded clip, or you can delete all clips in a single operation.

By repeating steps 4 and 5, you can delete a number of clips in sequence from the last recorded clip.

Clip 1 Clip 2 Clip 3

To delete the last recorded clip

Proceed as follows.

Holding down the MENU knob, move the MENU ON/ OFF switch from OFF to ON.

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The TOP menu appears.

To delete all clips within the disc

Proceed as follows.

Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to “MAINTENANCE”, and press the MENU knob.

If this is the first time the MAINTENANCE menu has been displayed, the CONTENTS page of the menu appears. If the menu has been used before, the last accessed page appears.

If the CONTENTS page is displayed, turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to “DISC”, and press the MENU knob.

If a different page is displayed, turn the MENU knob until the DISC page appears, then press the MENU knob to select the page.

3-2-3 Recording Essence Marks

Shot marks and other essence marks can be recorded on the disc. Recording essence marks for scenes containing important images and sounds enables quick access to the marked points. This increases editing efficiency. Some essence marks are recorded automatically, for example when recording starts and when the flash operates. Others are recorded manually.

To specify essence marks to be recorded on the disc

Proceed as follows.

Clips can be deleted in the sequence 3 t 2 t 1.

On the DISC page (see the previous item), move the b mark to “DELETE ALL CLIPS”, and press the MENU knob.

The message “EXECUTE OK? YES b NO” appears.

To execute deleting, turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to “YES”, and press the MENU knob.

This deletes all clips within the disc.

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DELETE LAST CLIP: EXEC DELETE ALL CLIPS: EXEC

QUICK FORMAT : EXEC

Press the MENU knob, then turn it to move the b mark to “DELETE LAST CLIP”, and press the MENU knob again.

The message “EXECUTE OK? YES b NO” appears.

Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to “YES”, and press the MENU knob again.

The last recorded clip is deleted.

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MENU knob

Holding down the MENU knob, move the MENU ON/ OFF switch from OFF to ON.

The TOP menu appears.

MENU ON/OFF switch

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Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to

“MAINTENANCE”.

Press the MENU knob.

If this is the first time the MAINTENANCE menu has been displayed, the CONTENTS page of the menu appears. If the menu has been used before, the last accessed page appears.

If the CONTENTS page is displayed, turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to “ESSENCE MARK”, then press the MENU knob.

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SHOT MARK 1 : OFF SHOT MARK 2 : OFF OVER AUDIO LIMIT : OFF GAIN CHG. MARK : OFF FILTER CHG. MARK : OFF SHUTTER CHG. MARK: OFF WHITE CHG. MARK : OFF FLASH MARK : OFF FLASH MARK LEVEL : 10 INDEX PIC. POS. : 0SEC

Press the MENU knob.

The b mark to the left of “SHOT MARK 1” changes to a z mark and the z mark to the left of the setting changes to a ? mark.

If you want to record the essence mark, turn the

MENU knob to display “ON”. If you do not want to record it, turn the MENU knob to display “OFF”.

Press the MENU knob.

Repeat steps 5 to 8 to set the remaining essence marks.

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If a different page is displayed, turn the MENU knob until the ESSENCE page appears, then press the MENU knob to select the page.

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The items show the following types of essence marks.

SHOT MARK 1/2: Recorded manually. OVER AUDIO LIMIT: Recorded when the audio

level exceeds 0 dBFS.

GAIN CHG. MARK: Recorded when the gain value

is changed.

FILTER CHG. MARK: Recorded when the filter is

changed.

SHUTTER CHG. MARK: Recorded when the

shutter speed is changed.

WHITE CHG. MARK: Recorded when the white

balance is changed.

FLASH MARK: Recorded when a sudden brightness

change occurs as when the flash operates or when the camcorder in recording mode is suddenly moved into an indoor space from a bright outdoor space.

Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to “SHOT

MARK 1”.

When FLASH MARK is “ON”, use the FLASH

MARK LEVEL item to set the threshold brightness value (in the range 1 to 20) for essence mark recording.

Set the MENU ON/OFF switch to OFF to end the

menu operation.

Recording a SHOT MARK 1 essence mark

Press the RET button once. “ShotMark1” appears on the viewfinder screen for about one second near the time code display. If SHOT MARK 1 recording has been assigned to one of the assignable switches, you can also use that switch to record a SHOT MARK 1 essence mark.

See section 7-3-5 “Assigning Functions to ASSIGN 1/2/3/ 4 Switches” (page 125) for more information about how to make assignments.

Note

The lens RET button cannot be used to record SHOT MARK 1 or SHOT MARK 2 essence marks if the camcorder has been set up to allow you to check return video signals in the viewfinder (see page 121).

Recording a SHOT MARK 2 essence mark

Press the RET button twice in quick succession during recording or playback. “ShotMark2” appears in the viewfinder screen for about one second near the time code display. If SHOT MARK 2 recording has been assigned to one of the assignable switches, you can also use that switch to record a SHOT MARK 2 essence mark.

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3-2-4 Starting a Shoot with a Few

Seconds of Pre-Stored Picture

Turn the MENU knob until the FUNCTION 1 page

appears.

Data (Picture Cache Function)

The camcorder has a large capacity internal memory, in which you can cache the last few seconds (maximum 12 seconds) of captured video and audio, so that recording starts from a point just before you press the REC START

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button or VTR button on the lens.

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Setting the Picture Cache time/Picture

Press the MENU knob.

Cache mode

To record in Picture Cache mode, you need to turn on Picture Cache mode and set the picture data storage time (Picture Cache time) using the USER menu.

The Picture Cache time determines the number of seconds recorded from the Picture Cache, counting back from the time when you press the REC START button or the VTR button on the lens to start recording. However, the number of seconds actually recorded from the Picture Cache may be shorter immediately after the setting of the VDR SAVE/ STBY switch is changed, and in the special situations explained in the following notes.

Notes

• The contents of picture cache memory are unstable for a short time immediately after you select Picture Cache mode or change the Picture Cache time. Therefore, if you put the unit into recording mode by pressing the REC START button or the VTR button on the lens immediately after such operation, pictures just before such operation cannot be recorded.

• During playback or recording review, no data is saved to the picture cache memory. Thus it is not possible to use this function to rerecord the last few seconds of material from playback or recording review.

A b mark appears on the left of the currently selected item and a z mark appears on the left of the setting.

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ASSIGN SW <1> : ATW ASSIGN SW <2> : OFF ASSIGN SW <3> : OFF ASSIGN SW <4> : OFF TURBO SW : TURBO DF/NDF : DF CACHE/INTVAL REC: OFF

Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to

“CACHE/INTVAL REC”.

Press the MENU knob.

The b mark on the left of “CACHE/INTVAL REC” changes to a z mark and the z mark on the left of the setting changes to a ? mark.

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ASSIGN SW <1> : ATW ASSIGN SW <2> : OFF ASSIGN SW <3> : OFF ASSIGN SW <4> : OFF TURBO SW : TURBO DF/NDF : DF CACHE/INTVAL REC: OFF

To turn Picture Cache mode on, proceed as follows.

MENU knob MENU ON/OFF

Set the MENU ON/OFF switch to ON.

switch

The last accessed menu page appears on the screen.

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Turn the MENU knob until “CACHE” appears.

As you turn the MENU knob, the setting changes in the following sequence: OFF y CACHE y A. INT y M. INT. When “CACHE” appears, the camcorder is in Picture Cache mode, where picture, sound, and time code are constantly saved in memory. The TALLY indicator (green) is on while picture data is being stored in memory.

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ASSIGN SW <1> : ATW ASSIGN SW <2> : OFF ASSIGN SW <3> : OFF ASSIGN SW <4> : OFF TURBO SW : TURBO DF/NDF : DF CACHE/INTVAL REC: CACHE CACHE REC TIME : 0-2s

Press the MENU knob.

The z mark changes to a b mark and the ? mark changes to a z mark.

Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to “CACHE

REC TIME”.

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ASSIGN SW <1> : ATW ASSIGN SW <2> : OFF ASSIGN SW <3> : OFF ASSIGN SW <4> : OFF TURBO SW : TURBO DF/NDF : DF CACHE/INTVAL REC: CACHE CACHE REC TIME : 0-2s

Press the MENU knob.

The b mark on the left of “CACHE REC TIME” changes to a z mark and the z mark on the left of the setting changes to a ? mark.

Turn the MENU knob until the desired Picture Cache

time appears.

As you turn the MENU knob, the Picture Cache time changes in the following sequence: 0-2s y 2-4s y 4-6s y 6-8s y 8-10s y 10-12s.

Press the MENU knob.

The z mark changes to a b mark and the ? mark changes to a z mark.

To end the menu operation, set the MENU ON/OFF

switch to OFF.

The menu disappears, and the display indicating the current status of the camcorder appears along the top and bottom of the screen.

Settings made in Picture Cache mode are maintained until changed. You can turn Picture Cache mode on and off by assigning the Picture Cache ON/OFF function to one of the assignable switches (ASSIGN 1/2/3/4 and TURBO GAIN buttons), and pressing the switch.

For detailed information on the ASSIGN 1/2/3/4 switches, see 7-3-5 “Assigning Functions to ASSIGN 1/2/3/4 Switches” on page 125.

Notes

• You can change the Picture Cache mode menu settings while recording; any changes that you make, however, do not take effect until after the recording operation is completed.

• In Picture Cache mode, the internal time code generator operating mode is always F-RUN regardless of the setting of the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch.

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Camcorder operations in Picture Cache mode

The recording procedure in Picture Cache time is basically the same as that for normal recording. However, note the following differences.

• When you record in Picture Cache mode, the picture you are shooting now is recorded to disc after the picture data stored in memory (equal to the Picture Cache time) is recorded to disc. For this reason, disc access may continue for a short time after you press the REC START button to stop recording. During this time, the playback control buttons are disabled, as in recording mode. Also, if you press the REC START button or the VTR button on the lens to restart recording during this time, a separate clip is recorded.

• When you press the REC START button or the VTR button on the lens to restart recording during disc access, the start point of the recorded clip may be later than the Picture Cache time, especially when there are a large number of clips recorded on the disc. In Picture Cache mode, you should avoid stop and start recording operations in quick succession.

• The time disc access stops after the REC START button is pressed equals the Picture Cache time. However, if you start recording within the Picture Cache time immediately after selecting Picture Cache mode, changing the Picture Cache time or performing playback or recording review, the picture data for the duration of the Picture Cache time will not be stored in memory. Thus, the time disc access stops after the STOP button is pressed becomes shorter than the Picture Cache time.

• In Picture Cache mode, time code setting cannot be made by setting the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch to SET. To make time code settings, first exit Picture Cache mode.

When power is lost during recording

• When the power is turned off during recording, the camcorder will switch itself off after disc access has continued for a few seconds to record the picture in the instant of power off.

• If you remove the battery, pull out the DC cable, or cut power to the AC adaptor during recording, video and audio stored in memory will be lost without being recorded to the disc. For this reason, make sure you do not change the battery while recording.

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3-2-5 Time-Lapse Video (Interval

Rec Function)

Using the memory in the camcorder, you can capture timelapse video. There are two modes for this function, which is known as “Interval Rec.”

• Auto Interval Rec mode

In Auto Interval Rec mode, pictures are automatically

MENU knob

shot a frame at a time at the specified interval and stored in memory. To use this function you must set the total time for shooting (TAKE TOTAL TIME) and the length

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of time for recording on the disc (REC TIME).

• Manual Interval Rec mode

Set the MENU ON/OFF switch to ON.

The last accessed menu page appears on the screen. A specified number of frames (NUMBER OF FRAME) is recorded when you press the REC START button or the lens VTR button.

Turn the MENU knob until the FUNCTION 1 page

appears. There are two Manual Interval Rec modes: a single shot mode in which recording is done once with each press of the button, and a consecutive mode in which recording is done repeatedly at a specified interval after the button is pressed.

A pre-lighting function is available in Auto Interval Rec

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mode and the consecutive mode of Manual Interval Rec mode. This function automatically turns on the light before recording starts, which allows you to record pictures under stable light and color temperature conditions.

Note

The camcorder cannot be put into Interval Rec mode when

Press the MENU knob.

A b mark appears on the left of the currently selected item and a z mark appears on the left of the setting.

the scanning mode is 24P (with the CBK-FC01 expansion board (see page 130) installed).

Auto Interval Rec mode settings and shooting

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ASSIGN SW <1> : ATW ASSIGN SW <2> : OFF ASSIGN SW <3> : OFF ASSIGN SW <4> : OFF TURBO SW : TURBO DF/NDF : DF CACHE/INTVAL REC: OFF

To make settings before shooting

To record in Auto Interval Rec mode, you need to turn on Auto Interval Rec and set the total time from start to finish

of shooting (TAKE TOTAL TIME) and the length of time for recording on the disc (REC TIME), using the USER

Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to

“CACHE/INTVAL REC”.

menu.

Press the MENU knob.

Notes

• To make settings for Auto Interval Rec mode, set “TAKE TOTAL TIME” first, then “REC TIME”.

• To turn on the light automatically before starting to record, set the LIGHT switch to AUTO.

To turn on Auto Interval Rec mode, proceed as follows.

The b mark on the left of “CACHE/INTVAL REC” changes to a z mark and the z mark on the left of the setting changes to a ? mark.

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ASSIGN SW <1> : ATW ASSIGN SW <2> : OFF ASSIGN SW <3> : OFF ASSIGN SW <4> : OFF TURBO SW : TURBO DF/NDF : DF CACHE/INTVAL REC: OFF

MENU ON/OFF switch

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Turn the MENU knob until A. INT appears.

As you turn the MENU knob, the setting changes in the following sequence: OFF y CACHE y A. INT y M. INT. When A. INT appears, the camcorder is in Auto Interval Rec mode. The TALLY indicator (green) in the viewfinder flashes (one flash/second) while the camcorder is in this mode. Also, TAKE TOTAL TIME, REC TIME and PRE-LIGHTING appear.

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ASSIGN SW <1> : ATW ASSIGN SW <2> : OFF ASSIGN SW <3> : OFF ASSIGN SW <4> : OFF TURBO SW : TURBO DF/NDF : DF CACHE/INTVAL REC: A.INT TAKE TOTAL TIME : 5MIN REC TIME : 5SEC PRE-LIGHTING : OFF

Press the MENU knob.

The z mark changes to a b mark and the ? mark changes to a z mark.

Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to “REC

TIME”.

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Press the MENU knob.

The b mark on the left of “REC TIME” changes to a z mark and the z mark on the left of the setting changes to a ? mark.

Turn the MENU knob until the desired time to be

recorded on the disc appears.

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Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to “TAKE

TOTAL TIME” (see “Time required for shooting and time required for recording on the disc” (page 54)).

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Press the MENU knob.

The b mark on the left of “TAKE TOTAL TIME” changes to a z mark and the z mark on the left of the setting changes to a ? mark.

Turn the MENU knob until the desired setting of

“TAKE TOTAL TIME” appears.

As you turn the MENU knob, the setting of TAKE TOTAL TIME changes in the following sequence: 5MIN y 10MIN y 15MIN y 20MIN y 30MIN y 40MIN y 50MIN y 1H y 2H y 3H y 4H y 5H y 7H y 10H y 15H y 20H y 30H y 40H y 50H y 70H y 100H.

Here MIN means minutes (5MIN is 5 minutes) and H means hours (1H is one hour).

Press the MENU knob.

As you turn the MENU knob, the setting of REC TIME changes in the following sequence: 5SEC y 10SEC y 15SEC y 20SEC y 30SEC y 40SEC y 50SEC y 1MIN y 2MIN y

.......85MIN.

Here SEC means seconds (5SEC is 5 seconds) and MIN means minutes (1MIN is one minute). You cannot set a REC TIME that is more than one thirtieth of TAKE TOTAL TIME. For example: When TAKE TOTAL TIME is set to 1H, the maximum value of REC TIME is 2 MIN. (60 minutes divided by 30 gives 2 minutes.)

Press the MENU knob.

The z mark changes to a b mark and the ? mark changes to a z mark.

Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to “PRE-

LIGHTING”.

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ASSIGN SW <1> : ATW ASSIGN SW <2> : OFF ASSIGN SW <3> : OFF ASSIGN SW <4> : OFF TURBO SW : TURBO DF/NDF : DF CACHE/INTVAL REC: A.INT TAKE TOTAL TIME : 20M REC TIME : 5SEC PRE-LIGHTING : OFF

Press the MENU knob.

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The b mark on the left of “PRE-LIGHTING” changes to a z mark and the z mark on the left of the setting changes to a ? mark.

Turn the MENU knob until the desired time to turn on

the light before starting to record appears.

As you turn the MENU knob, the PRE-LIGHTING time changes in the following sequence: OFF y 2SEC y 5SEC y 10SEC.

Notes

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• Set the LIGHT switch on the camcorder to AUTO to turn on the light before recording. The light switch must also be set to ON. With these settings, the light turns on and off automatically. (However, the light remains on continuously if the off time is less than 5 seconds.)

• When the LIGHT switch is set to MANUAL and the light switch is set to ON, the light remains on continuously.

Press the MENU knob.

The z mark changes to a b mark and the ? mark changes to a z mark.

To end the menu operation, set the MENU ON/OFF

switch to OFF.

The menu disappears from the screen and the message “AUTO INTERVAL **M**S” indicating Auto Interval Rec mode appears along the bottom of the screen. “**M**S” indicates the shooting interval. For example, the message “AUTO INTERVAL 00M04S” indicates that the shooting interval is four seconds.

Note

The camcorder exits Auto Interval Rec mode whenever it is powered off. However, the TAKE TOTAL TIME and REC TIME settings are maintained. You do not need to set them again the next time you use Auto Interval Rec mode.

To shoot and record in Auto Interval Rec mode

Proceed as follows.

The actual recording to disc begins when the camcorder has saved about ten seconds of video in memory, so disc access is intermittent. While recording in Auto Interval Rec mode, the TALLY indicator (green) in the viewfinder flashes (4 flashes/second) and the message “AUTO INTERVAL **M**S” flashes on the viewfinder screen. When the camcorder is capturing the picture in memory, the REC indicator (red) in the viewfinder lights. After the length of time for recording on the disc (REC TIME) has elapsed, the camcorder automatically stops recording.

To continue auto interval recording

Press the REC START button on the camcorder or the VTR button on the lens again. The camcorder starts recording in Auto Interval Rec mode again.

To interrupt auto interval recording

Press the REC START button or the VTR button on the lens. The camcorder stops recording. However, disc access may occur for recording picture data already stored in memory.

To end auto interval recording

You can exit Auto Interval Rec mode using the following two methods:

• Set the POWER switch to OFF.

• Set CACHE/INTVAL REC to OFF on the FUNCTION 1 page.

Time required for shooting and time required for recording on the disc

Auto Interval Rec mode is effective for shooting objects that move very slowly. To use this function, you need to set the total time for shooting (TAKE TOTAL TIME) and the length of time for recording on the disc (REC TIME). The time required for shooting is the time required to capture the very slowly moving subject, and the camcorder must be arranged so that during this time the subject is always in the frame. The disc recording time indicates the running time of the completed recording. The camcorder calculates the timelapse interval from these two times.

After performing the basic procedures for shooting and recording, following the instructions in 3-2-1 “Basic Procedures” (page 46), secure the camcorder so that it will not move.

Press the REC START button on the camcorder or the

VTR button on the lens.

The camcorder starts recording in Auto Interval Rec mode. When you use the PRE-LIGHTING function, recording starts after the light is switched on.

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Total time for shooting (TAKE TOTAL TIME)

Shooting interval

Time for recording on the disc (REC TIME)

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Notes on Auto Interval Rec mode

Note the following points.

i.LINK

During interval recording, signal input/output through the i.LINK interface is impossible.

Carry out steps 1 to 5 of the procedure “To make settings before shooting” (page 52), to select CACHE/ INTVAL REC on the FUNCTION 1 page.

Turn the MENU knob until “M. INT” appears.

Time code

In Auto Interval Rec mode, the internal time code generator runs in R-RUN mode regardless of how the FRUN/SET/R-RUN switch is set.

Audio

Audio signals are not recorded in Auto Interval Rec mode.

Playback control buttons

While recording in Auto Interval Rec mode, you cannot use the playback control buttons (EJECT, F REV, F FWD, NEXT, PREV, PLAY/PAUSE and STOP). To use these buttons, stop recording by pressing the REC START button or the VTR button on the lens.

Menu operation

While recording in Auto Interval Rec mode, you cannot change the settings of CACHE/INTVAL REC, TAKE TOTAL TIME and REC TIME. To change the settings, stop recording by pressing the REC START button or the VTR button on the lens.

When the camcorder power is switched off during recording in Auto Interval Rec mode

• When you set the POWER switch to OFF, the camcorder will switch off by itself after disc access has continued for a few seconds to record the picture data stored in memory.

• If you remove the battery, unplug the DC cable, or cut power to the AC adaptor during auto interval recording, picture data stored before recording stops (a maximum of ten seconds) may be lost. Take care when changing the battery.

Manual Interval Rec mode settings and shooting

Manual Interval Rec has the following two modes. Single shot mode: Each time the REC START button or

VTR button on the lens is pressed, the camcorder captures to memory a single shot consisting of the specified number of video frames.

Consecutive mode: Once the REC START button or VTR

button on the lens is pressed, the camcorder captures consecutive shots to memory at the specified interval, with each shot consisting of the specified number of video frames.

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ASSIGN SW <1> : ATW ASSIGN SW <2> : OFF ASSIGN SW <3> : OFF ASSIGN SW <4> : OFF TURBO SW : TURBO DF/NDF : DF CACHE/INTVAL REC:? M.INT NUMBER OF FRAME : 1 TRIGGER INTERVAL: 1SEC PRE-LIGHTING : OFF

As you turn the MENU knob, the setting changes in the following sequence: OFF y CACHE y A. INT y M. INT.

When M. INT appears, the camcorder is in Manual Interval Rec mode and the TALLY indicator (green) in the viewfinder flashes. “NUMBER OF FRAME” and “TRIGGER INTERVAL” appear. When TRIGGER INTERVAL is set to other than “M”, “PRELIGHTING” also appears.

Press the MENU knob.

The z mark on the left of “CACHE/INTVAL REC” changes to a b mark and the ? mark on the left of the setting changes to a z mark.

Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to

“NUMBER OF FRAME”.

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ASSIGN SW <1> : ATW ASSIGN SW <2> : OFF ASSIGN SW <3> : OFF ASSIGN SW <4> : OFF TURBO SW : TURBO DF/NDF : DF CACHE/INTVAL REC: M.INT NUMBER OF FRAME : 1 TRIGGER INTERVAL: 1SEC PRE-LIGHTING : OFF

Press the MENU knob.

The b mark on the left of “NUMBER OF FRAME” changes to a z mark and the z mark on the left of the setting changes to a ? mark.

Turn the MENU knob until the desired number of

frames to be recorded in each shot appears.

As you turn the MENU knob, the number changes in the following sequence: 1 y 2 y 4 y 8.

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To make settings before shooting

Proceed as follows.

Press the MENU knob.

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The z mark changes to a b mark and the ? mark changes to a z mark.

The b mark to the left of “PRE-LIGHTING” changes to a z mark, and the z mark to the left of the setting changes to a ? mark.

Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to

“TRIGGER INTERVAL”.

Turn the MENU knob to display the length of time to

light before recording.

Press the MENU knob.

The setting changes in the following sequence: OFF

The b mark on the left of “TRIGGER INTERVAL”

y 2SEC y 5SEC y 10SEC.

changes to a z mark and the z mark on the left of the setting changes to a ? mark.

Notes

• Set the LIGHT switch on the camcorder to AUTO to

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Turn the Menu knob to select the desired Manual

Interval Rec mode.

• To select the single shot mode (recording only one shot after one operation), set “TRIGGER INTERVAL” to “M”. In the viewfinder, the TALLY indicator (green) flashes twice per second.

• To select the consecutive mode (recording shots repeatedly after one operation), set “TRIGGER INTERVAL” to the desired length of interval. In the viewfinder, the TALLY indicator (green) flashes once per second.

turn on the light before recording. The light switch must also be set to ON. With these settings, the light turns on and off automatically. However, the light remains on continuously if the off time is less than 5 seconds.

• When the LIGHT switch is set to MANUAL and the light switch is set to ON, the light remains on continuously.

Press the MENU knob.

The z mark changes to a b mark and the ? mark changes to a z mark.

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ASSIGN SW <1> : ATW ASSIGN SW <2> : OFF ASSIGN SW <3> : OFF ASSIGN SW <4> : OFF TURBO SW : TURBO DF/NDF : DF CACHE/INTVAL REC: M.INT NUMBER OF FRAME : 2 TRIGGER INTERVAL: 2SEC PRE-LIGHTING : OFF

To end the menu operation, set the MENU ON/OFF

switch to OFF.

The menu disappears from the viewfinder screen and the following message appears along the bottom of the screen, indicating the current Manual Interval Rec mode.

As you turn the MENU knob, the setting changes in the following sequence: M y 1SEC y

2SEC........12H y 24H.

In single shot mode: MANU INTERVAL *FRAME In consecutive mode: MANU INTERVAL *SEC

*FRAME

“*FRAME” means the number of frames and “*SEC”,

Press the MENU knob.

the length of interval for the consecutive mode.

The z mark changes to a b mark and the ? mark changes to a z mark.

If you selected the consecutive mode in step 10

(anything other than “M”), turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to “PRE-LIGHTING”.

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ASSIGN SW <1> : ATW ASSIGN SW <2> : OFF ASSIGN SW <3> : OFF ASSIGN SW <4> : OFF TURBO SW : TURBO DF/NDF : DF CACHE/INTVAL REC: S.INT NUMBER OF FRAME : 2 TRIGGER INTERVAL: 1SEC PRE-LIGHTING : OFF

Press the MENU knob.

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Note

The camcorder exits Manual Interval Rec mode whenever it is powered off. However, the NUMBER OF FRAME, TRIGGER INTERVAL and PRE-LIGHTING settings are maintained. You do not need to set them again the next time you use Manual Interval Rec mode.

To shoot and record in Manual Interval Rec mode

After making the required settings, proceed as follows.

After performing the basic procedure for shooting and recording following the instructions in 3-2-1 “Basic Procedures” (page 46), secure the camcorder so that it will not move.

Press the REC START button on the camcorder or the

VTR button on the lens.

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The camcorder starts recording in Manual Interval Rec mode. In the viewfinder, “MANU INTERVAL *FRAME” and the TALLY indicator (green) flash.

• In the single shot mode, the TALLY indicator flashes twice per second.

• In the consecutive mode, the TALLY indicator flashes four times per second.

To exit Manual Interval Rec mode

Do one of the following.

• In the single shot mode, press the EJECT button.

• In the consecutive mode, press the camcorder REC START button or the lens VTR button to stop recording.

• Set the camcorder POWER switch to OFF.

After the camcorder has exited from Manual Interval Rec mode, it records picture data stored in memory to the disc.

TRIGGER INTERVAL on the FUNCTION 1 page. To change these settings, stop recording by pressing the REC START button or the VTR button on the lens.

When the camcorder power is switched off during recording in Manual Interval Rec mode

• When you set the POWER switch to OFF, the camcorder will switch off by itself after disc access has continued for a few seconds to record the picture data stored in memory.

• If you remove the battery, unplug the DC cable, or cut the power to the AC adaptor during manual interval recording, picture data stored before recording stops (a maximum of ten seconds) may be lost. Take care when changing the battery.

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Notes on Manual Interval Rec mode

Take note of the following points.

i.LINK

During interval recording, signal input/output through the i.LINK interface is impossible.

Time code

In Manual Interval Rec mode, the internal time code generator runs in R-RUN mode regardless of how the FRUN/SET/R-RUN switch is set.

Audio

Audio signals are not recorded in Manual Interval Rec mode.

Playback control buttons

While recording in the single shot mode of Manual Interval Rec mode (the TALLY indicator (green) in the viewfinder flashes twice per second), you cannot use most of playback control buttons (F REV, F FWD, NEXT, PREV, PLAY/PAUSE, and STOP). To exit the single shot mode, press the EJECT button. While recording in the consecutive mode of Manual Interval Rec mode (the TALLY indicator (green) flashes four times per second), you cannot use the disc control buttons (EJECT, F REV, F FWD, NEXT, PREV, PLAY/ PAUSE and STOP). To use these buttons, stop recording by pressing the REC START button or the VTR button on the lens.

Menu operation

In the single shot mode of Manual Interval Rec mode, you cannot change the settings of “CACHE/INTVAL REC” and “NUMBER OF FRAME” on the FUNCTION 1 page after the camcorder starts recording. To change the settings, stop recording by pressing the EJECT button or setting the POWER switch to OFF. While recording in the consecutive mode of Manual Interval Rec mode, you cannot change the settings of CACHE/INTVAL REC, NUMBER OF FRAME and

3-2-6 Retaking the Most Recent Clip

A retake function is available, making it easy to erase and retake the most recently recorded clip. To use the retake function, you need use the FUNCTION 1 menu to assign it to one of the assignable switches (ASSIGN 1, ASSIGN 3, ASSIGN 4, or TURBO GAIN).

For details about operation, see section 7-3-5 “Assigning Functions to ASSIGN 1/2/3/4 Switches” (page 125).

Example: After recording clip 3, you want to delete it and record a new clip 3 after clip 2.

Clip 1 Clip 2 Clip 3

New clip

To retake the most recent clip

With recording paused or after the end of a preview (see page 60), proceed as follows.

Press the switch or button to which the retake function has been assigned.

While the button is pressed, the last frame of the recorded clip and the message “PUSH RET FOR CLIP DELETE” appears.

In this state, press the RET button.

The message “DELETING LAST CLIP” appears, and the processing for deleting the last recorded clip begins. When the deleting has finished, the message “LAST CLIP WAS DELETED” appears.

Note

If an operation (other than recording review) which is not a retake operation is carried out after the last clip has been

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recorded, the retake function does not work even when the camcorder is in the recording pause state. In this case, the message “RE-TAKE NOT ALLOWED!” appears. When you want to replace the last clip with a new clip, see 3-2-2 “Deleting Clips” (page 48). Once you carry out a retake operation, the last clip is deleted even if you do not carry out a recording operation afterwards.

The number of the clip list loaded in the current clip list

16:9 E0004

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Automatic Inclusion of

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Auto clip list recoding is a function for automatically including the clips generated by recording operations in a selected clip list. The updated clip list is saved to the disc.

Recorded Clips in Clip Lists

Press the REC START button or the VTR button on the lens to start recording, and press again to stop recording.

45-40

Proceed as follows.

A clip is generated automatically from the video and audio recorded in this interval, and added as a sub clip to the the currently loaded clip list. The updated list is also written to disc automatically.

Repeat the process of recording and stopping until you have included all the required clips.

To change target clip lists, carry out step 2 once more

SUB CLIP button

THUMBNAIL

ESSENCE MARK

SUB CLIP

PRESET

REGEN

REGEN CLOCK

CLOCK

SEL/SET

S.SEL

SHIFTCLIP MENU

F-RUN

SET

R-RUN

to load the desired clip list into the current clip list.

To exit auto clip list coding mode

Press the SUB CLIP button, turning off the sub clip indicator.

Insert a disc.

Load a clip list from the disc.

• To create a new clip list, load a NEW FILE (empty) clip list.

• To add clips to an existing clip list, load that clip list.

Note

Always load either a new or existing clip list from disc.

For operations, see 4-3-3 “Loading a Clip List From Disc Into the Current Clip List” (page 72).

Press the SUB CLIP button, turning on the sub clip indicator.

The camcorder enters auto clip list recording mode. The viewfinder screen shows the number of the clip list loaded in the current clip list.

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and Playback

Disc playback start position

Although this unit uses optical discs, it is designed to offer the most convenient features of tape playback by VTRs. One of these is the playback start position, which works in the same way as tape, as described below.

After playback stop

The unit stops at the position where the STOP button was pressed. Press the PLAY/PAUSE button to resume playback at the stop position.

After recording

The unit stops at the position where recording ended. To play back a clip, press the PREV button to move to the start frame of any clip, or press the PREV button with the PLAY/PAUSE button held down to move to any position.

After disc insertion

The unit stops at the position of the disc when it was most recently ejected. Press the PLAY/PAUSE button to resume playback at the most recent position. The playback position is saved to the disc when the disc is ejected, which allows playback to start at that position whenever it is loaded into any XDCAM player.

Note

The playback position is not recorded to the disc if the disc is set to REC INH.

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Deteriorating playback conditions

Deteriorating playback may be due to the following causes.

• Scratches and dust on the disc surface This includes fingerprints, dust from the air, tar from cigarette smoke, and so on. Scratches and soiling which occur before recording are not a problem because they are registered in advance as defects, and recording avoids them. However, scratches and soiling which occur after recording can lead to deteriorating playback conditions.

• Aging of disc recording layers Over several decades, the recording layers of optical discs can age and cause deteriorating playback conditions. You can use this function to check archival discs and other discs which have been stored for extended periods, so that you can take action before the deterioration progresses further.

• Deteriorating laser diodes performance The performance of the laser diodes used in optical heads can worsen with age, leading to deteriorating playback conditions. You can use the digital clock to check the total optical output time of optical heads.

Refer to the Maintenance Manual for an approximate guide to when it is time to replace optical heads.

To prevent playback conditions from deteriorating

Pay attention to the following points when handling discs.

• Do not open disc cartridges and touch discs directly with your hands.

• Do not store for long periods in locations which are dusty or exposed to air circulated by fans.

• Do not store for long periods under high temperatures or in locations exposed to direct sunlight.

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By pressing the PLAY/PAUSE button, you can review any length of recording on the viewfinder screen in black and white or in color on the color LCD. There are two other ways to review the recording.

• Recording review: You can view the last two seconds of the recording on the viewfinder screen in black and white or in color on the color LCD.

• Color playback: You can see the recording in color on a color video monitor without the need for any external adaptor.

You may also view the picture during a fast forward or reverse search.

See 2-3 “Audio Functions” on page 21 for details about the switches and controls used to select the audio output signal and to adjust the audio level.

If playback conditions have deteriorated

Read errors occur when playback conditions continue to deteriorate. When a read error occurs, the message “DISC DEFECT” appears, the video freezes, and audio is muted. If this happens, check the following points.

Whether the disc displays the same playback condition

on other XDCAM devices: If so, the surface of the

disc may be dirty or scratched, or the performance of the recording layers on the disc may have worsened due to age. Do not use discs with these symptoms.

Whether every disc inserted into an XDCAM device

displays the same playback conditions: If so, the

performance of the laser diodes may have deteriorated. Check the total optical output time.

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3-3-2 Checking the Last Two

3-3-4 Thumbnail Search Seconds of the Recording — Recording Review

If you press the RET button on the lens while recording is paused, the last two seconds of the recording is played back on the viewfinder screen and the color LCD. Use this function to check whether recording went smoothly. If you hold down the RET button, a low-speed reverse search begins at a position two seconds before the recording end

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position. When you release the RET button, the reverse search stops and playback in the forward direction begins. After playback, the camcorder is ready to start recording again. By assigning the the same function as that of the RET button on the lens to the ASSIGN 1/3/4 switch, you can use the switch in the same way as the lens RET button.

For details, see 7-3-5 “Assigning Functions to ASSIGN 1/ 2/3/4 Switches” on page 125.

Cuing up a desired clip

To display the thumbnail images of all clips on the disc,

and cue up a desired clip, proceed as follows.

2,3

Thumbnail indicator

Sub clip indicator

THUMBNAIL

ESSENCE MARK

SUB CLIP

PRESET

REGEN

REGEN CLOCK

CLOCK

F-RUN

R-RUN

SEL/SET

S.SEL

SHIFTCLIP MENU

SET

3-3-3 Checking the Recording on

the Color Video Monitor — Playback in Color

Connect a color video monitor to the VIDEO OUT connector of the camcorder. By pressing the PLAY/ PAUSE button, you can view the recorded picture. When the CBK-SD01 SDI Output Board is installed, you can connect a color video monitor provided with an SDI input connector.

PDW-510/510P/530/530P

Color video monitor

VIDEO IN connector

SDI IN connector

1) When VBS is selected as the output signal of the VIDEO OUT connector

2) When SDI is selected as the output signal of the VIDEO OUT connector (only when the CBK-SD01 is installed)

VIDEO OUT connector

With the sub clip indicator off, press the THUMBNAIL button, turning on the thumbnail indicator.

The thumbnails of all clips on the disc appear.

Notes

• If the MENU ON/OFF switch is set to ON, set it to OFF and press the THUMBNAIL button.

• If you set the MENU ON/OFF to ON during thumbnail display, thumbnail display is cancelled and replaced with menu display.

Color playback

Note

You can select either VBS or SDI as the output signal of the VIDEO OUT connector when the CBK-SD01 is installed.

For details, see 7-3-2 “Selecting the Output Signals” on page 122.

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Title of currently selected clip

Thumbnail of currently selected clip (first frame or specified

Sixth clip is selected from a total of 143 clips.

frame)

2~5

4,5

THUMBNAIL

ESSENCE MARK

SUB CLIP

PRESET

REGEN

REGEN CLOCK

CLOCK

F-RUN

R-RUN

SEL/SET

S.SEL

SHIFTCLIP MENU

SET

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Recording date and time of selected clip

1) The thumbnail frame can be specified by a menu selection when the clip is recorded.

Duration of selected clip or time code of first frame

To switch between duration and timecode display in the thumbnail display

Press the HOLD button. Each press of the HOLD button switches the display between duration ant time code.

To escape from the thumbnail display to the fullscreen display

Press the THUMBNAIL button, turning off the indicator.

Turn the SEL/SET dial or the MENU knob to select the desired clip.

You can also select clips with the following operations. Press the PREV or NEXT button: Select the

previous or next clip.

Press the PREV or NEXT button with the F REV

or F FWD button held down: Select the first or

last clip.

To cue up the selected clip, press the SEL/SET dial or the MENU knob.

Hold down the SHIFT button, and press the THUMBNAIL button.

The essence mark selection screen appears.

Notes

• If the MENU ON/OFF switch is set to ON, set it to OFF and press the THUMBNAIL button.

• If you set the MENU ON/OFF to ON during thumbnail display, thumbnail display is cancelled and replaced with menu display.

To escape from the essence mark selection screen to the previous screen

Press the RESET button.

To start playback from the selected clip, press the PLAY/PAUSE button.

Cuing up a frame including an essence mark

Proceed as follows.

Turn the SEL/SET dial or the MENU knob to select the desired essence mark.

Press the SEL/SET dial or the MENU knob.

Thumbnails of the frames including the selected essence mark appear.

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For the clip list loading operation, see 4-3-3 “Loading

(The example shows the case where SHOT MARK1 is selected as the essence mark.) This indicates that the thumbnail images are the frames including the essence mark (SHOTMARK1).

Sixth frame is selected from a total of 31 SHOTMARK1 frames.

a Clip List From Disc Into the Current Clip List” (page 72).

Press the SUB CLIP button, turning it on.

Press the PLAY/PAUSE button.

Playback begins from the first sub clip in the current clip list.

Note

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Depending on the length of sub clips in the clip list and their arrangement on the disc, playback may freeze momentarily between sub clips.

Cuing up with sub clip thumbnails

With the desired clip list loaded in the current clip list, proceed as follows.

Currently selected SHOTMARK1 frame

Recording date and time of selected frame

Turn the SEL/SET dial or the MENU knob to select the desired frame.

You can also select frames with the following operations. Press the PREV or NEXT button: Select the

previous or next frame.

Press the PREV or NEXT button with the F REV

or F FWD button held down: Select the first or

last frame.

Press the SEL/SET dial or the MENU knob to cue up the selected clip.

To start playback from the selected frame, press the PLAY/PAUSE button.

3-3-5 Clip List Playback

Press the SUB CLIP button and the THUMBNAIL button, turning on the indicators.

Thumbnails of the first frames in the sub clips appear.

Notes

• If the MENU ON/OFF switch is set to ON, set it to OFF and press the THUMBNAIL button.

• If you set the MENU ON/OFF to ON during thumbnail display, thumbnail display is cancelled and replaced with menu display.

Sixth frame is selected

Title of the current clip list

Total duration of sub clips in clip list

from a total of 34 sub clips.

You can play back clips in the order of clip lists created with the scene selection function (see page 66).

Playing back in clip list order

Proceed as follows.

If the clip list that you want to play exists on the disc, load it into the current clip list (see page 66).

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Currently selected sub clip

Recording date and time of selected sub clip

Duration of selected sub clip

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To escape from the thumbnail display to the fullscreen display

Press the THUMBNAIL button, turning it off.

Turn the SEL/SET dial or the MENU knob to select the sub clip you want to cue up.

To cue up the selected sub clip, press the SEL/SET dial or the MENU knob.

To start playback from the selected sub clip, press the PLAY/PAUSE button.

3-4 Recording Video

Signals from External Equipment

With this camcorder, you can select in the OPERATION menu whether to record the video captured by the camera, or whether to record a signal from an external video device. If this switching function is assigned to the ASSIGN 2 switch, regardless of the setting in the OPERATION menu, you can make the selection with the ASSIGN 2 switch. While recording video from an external device, the indication “EXT” appears on the viewfinder screen.

Notes

• You can switch the signals to be recorded using the ASSIGN 2 switch or by a menu operation at any time while recording on the disc. However, the signals recorded at the point where the signal is switched may be distorted. If the camera/external switching function is assigned to the ASSIGN 2 switch, you cannot use the following menu operations to switch between camera and external source input.

• Even when the REC VIDEO SOURCE item is set to “EXT”, if the external video signal is not input to the i.LINK DV IN/OUT S400 connector or the GENLOCK IN connector, the camcorder does not switch to EXT mode, and the pictures being shot by the camcorder are recorded on the disc.

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3-4-1 Recording a DV Stream From

External Equipment

Notes

• As the i.LINK cable, use an S400-compliant cable which is as short as possible (up to 1.5 m (5 feet)). It may not be possible to establish a DV connection when a longer cable is used.

• Recording a DV stream is possible only when the video recording format is DVCAM.

If the currently set video recording format is other than DVCAM, change it to DVCAM referring to 5-1-1 “Setting the Video Recording Format” on page 75.

Proceed as follows.

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REC VIDEO SOURCE: CAM EXT REC CONTROL : OFF PC REMOTE : DSABL

MENU knob

Holding down the MENU knob, set the MENU ON/ OFF switch to ON.

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The TOP menu appears.

MENU ON/OFF switch

Item Description

CAM Records the pictures being shot by the

camcorder.

EXT Records video signals from the

external equipment connected to the i.LINK DV IN/OUT or GENLOCK IN connector.

The b mark on the left of “REC VIDEO SOURCE” changes to a z mark and the z mark on the left of the setting changes to a ? mark.

Turn the MENU knob to display “EXT”.

Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to “OPERATION”.

Press the MENU knob.

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REC VIDEO SOURCE: EXT EXT REC CONTROL : OFF PC REMOTE : DSABL

If this is the first time the OPERATION menu has been displayed, the CONTENTS page of the OPERATION menu appears. If the menu has been used before, the last accessed page appears.

If the CONTENTS page is displayed, turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to “SOURCE SEL”, and press the MENU knob.

Press the MENU knob.

The z mark changes to a b mark and the ? mark changes to a z mark.

If a different page is displayed, turn the MENU knob until the SOURCE SEL page appears, then press the MENU knob to select the page.

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REC VIDEO SOURCE: CAM EXT REC CONTROL : OFF PC REMOTE : DSABL

Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to “REC VIDEO SOURCE”, then press the MENU knob.

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Notes

• During i.LINK DV stream input, the image on the viewfinder screen and the color LCD may occasionally show an overlapped frame or skipped frame, but this does not affect the recording on the disc.

• During i.LINK DV stream input, the audio within the DV stream is recorded as the audio input.

• During i.LINK DV stream input, a black picture is shown on the viewfinder screen and on the color LCD, and nothing is recorded, if the DV device on the sending side of the i.LINK DV connection is also in a stream input state.

3-4-2 Recording Analog Composite

Signals (with the CBK-SC01 Installed)

Installing the CBK-SC01 Composite Input Board in the camcorder enables you to record analog composite signals

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from external equipment connected to the GENLOCK IN connector.

3-5 Freezing a Picture

Proceed as follows.

Display the SOURCE SEL page on the screen.

For the operation, see 3-4-1 “Recording a DV Stream From External Equipment” on page 63.

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REC VIDEO SOURCE: CAM EXT REC CONTROL : OFF PC REMOTE : DSABL EXT VIDEO SOURCE: ILINK EXT OUTPUT DELAY: SYNC SET UP REMOVE : 0.0%

Move the b mark to “EXT VIDEO SOURCE”, and press the MENU knob.

Turn the MENU knob to display “CMPST”.

This ends the setting. When you input analog composite signals to the GENLOCK IN connector of the camcorder, these signals are displayed on the viewfinder screen and the color LCD, and can be recorded on the disc.

During Playback

Viewing frozen pictures

Proceed as follows.

Press the PLAY/PAUSE button to start playback.

Press the PLAY/PAUSE button again at the instant when you want to freeze the picture.

A frozen picture appears. The time code is displayed in the counter display and the PLAY/PAUSE indicator flashes (one flash/ second).

To restart playback, press the PLAY/PAUSE button once again.

When remotely controlling the camcorder from an RM-B150/B750 remote control unit

You can perform the same operation from the RM-B150/ B750.

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Note

Even when the GENLOCK ON/OFF item is set to “OFF” on the GENLOCK page of the MAINTENANCE menu, the camcorder is automatically synchronized with the external reference video signal when the external video signal is input to the GENLOCK IN connector in EXT mode. When the setting is switched to CAM mode, or when no signals are input to the GENLOCK IN connector even in EXT mode, the camcorder is reset to the original setting.

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Scene Selection

Chapter

4-1 Overview

Clip lists and sub clips

Scene selection is a function which allows you to save, load, and edit clip lists consisting of clips recorded on disc, or parts of clips, arranged in any order. Clips or parts of clips which have been inserted into clip lists are called sub clips.

Clips recorded on disc

Clip 1 Clip 2 Clip 3 Clip 4

Clip list example

Clip 2 Part of clip 4 Part of clip

Sub clip 1 Sub clip 2 Sub clip 3

Clip lists on disc and the current clip list

Up to 99 clip lists can be saved on disc. These clip lists can be loaded, one at a time, into the camcorder’s memory for playback and editing. Newly created clip lists are also saved in the camcorder’s memory. This manual refers to the clip list which is currently loaded into the camcorder’s memory as the “current clip list”.

Camcorder’s memory

Current clip list

Can be edited (adding and deleting, rearranging sub clips)

SAVE mM LOAD

Disc

E0001 (Clip list 1) E0002 (Clip list 2) E0003 (Clip list 3)

: :

E0099 (Clip list 99)

The current clip list is always the target of sub clip creation and editing.

Notes

• Data in the camcorder’s memory is lost when the camcorder is powered off or the disc is ejected. After creating or editing a clip list, be sure to save it to disc.

• The current clip list cannot be saved to disc when the disc’s write-protect tab is set to the recording disabled position.

cClip list playback

and thumbnail display

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4-2 Basic Operations

4-2-1 Creating Clip Lists

You can create a clip list by selecting a desired clip from the thumbnail display, and including it in the clip list as a sub clip.

Note

Up to 99 clip lists can be handled in the CLIP menu.

Including a clip selected from the thumbnail display in the clip list

Proceed as follows.

2~4

Thumbnail indicator

Sub clip indicator

THUMBNAIL

ESSENCE MARK

SUB CLIP

PRESET

REGEN

REGEN CLOCK

CLOCK

SEL/SET

S.SEL

SHIFTCLIP MENU

F-RUN

SET

R-RUN

Use the SEL/SET dial or the MENU knob to select the clip you want to include in the clip list.

Hold down the SHIFT button, and press the SEL/SET dial.

The scene selection window appears.

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With the sub clip indicator off, press the THUMBNAIL button, turning on the thumbnail indicator.

The thumbnails of the clips on the disc appear.

Notes

• If the MENU ON/OFF switch is set to ON, set it to OFF and press the THUMBNAIL button.

• If you set the MENU ON/OFF to ON during thumbnail display, thumbnail display is cancelled and replaced with menu display.

To escape from the scene selection window to the previous screen

Press the RESET button.

Press the SEL/SET dial or the MENU knob.

This adds the selected clip to the clip list as a sub clip. At the same time, this closes the scene selection window and returns to the original thumbnail display.

Repeat steps 2 to 4 until all desired clips have been added to the clip list.

The scene selection window shows the thumbnails of the sub clips that have already been included in the clip list. The cursor within the window indicates the position in which the next sub clip will be included.

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Total duration of the sub clips in the current clip list

SEL/SET dial

THUMBNAIL button

Thumbnail indicator

SUB CLIP button

SHIFT button

THUMBNAIL

ESSENCE MARK

SUB CLIP

PRESET

REGEN

REGEN CLOCK

CLOCK

F-RUN

R-RUN

SEL/SET

S.SEL

SHIFTCLIP MENU

SET

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Cursor (Insertion position for the next sub clip to be included)

Thumbnails of the sub clips already included in the current clip list

To move the cursor within the scene selection window

When the scene selection window appears as you carry out step 3, use the SEL/SET dial to move in the desired direction.

When you have added all of the desired clips, save the current clip list to disc.

For details, see 4-3-2 “Saving the Current Clip List to Disc” (page 71).

Note

Unless the current clip list has been saved to disc, its contents will be lost when the camcorder is powered off or the disc is ejected. After creating a clip list, be sure to save it.

4-2-2 Editing Clip Lists

You can carry out the following operations on sub clips within a clip list.

• Moving sub clips (changing the sequence)

• Trimming sub clips

• Deleting sub clips

For details of how to add sub clips, see the procedure in 42-1 “Creating Clip Lists” (page 67).

MENU knob

Loading a clip list to edit from disc

Proceed as follows.

With the thumbnail indicator off, hold down the SHIFT button, and press the SUB CLIP button.

The CLIP menu appears.

Notes

• If the MENU ON/OFF switch is set to ON, set it to OFF, then press the SUB CLIP button with the SHIFT button held down.

• If you set the MENU ON/OFF switch to ON while the CLIP menu is being displayed, thumbnail display is cancelled and replaced with menu display.

LOAD SAVE DELETE CLEAR TC PRESET

Use the SEL/SET dial or the MENU knob to move the cursor to LOAD, and press the dial/knob.

A list of the clip lists on the disc appears.

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CLIP LIST LOAO ESC

E0001 04/08/08 21:57 E0002 04/08/24 11:15 E0003 04/08/25 15:30 E0004 NEW FILE E0005 NEW FILE E0006 NEW FILE E0007 NEW FILE E0008 NEW FILE E0009 NEW FILE E0010 NEW FILE

Press the THUMBNAIL button, turning off the indicator.

Use the SEL/SET dial or the MENU knob to select the desired sub clip.

Hold down the SHIFT button, and press the SEL/SET dial.

Select the desired clip list (except for NEW FILE), and press the SEL/SET dial or the MENU knob.

The message “LOAD OK? YES b NO” appears.

Turn the SEL/SET dial or the MENU knob to move the b mark to “YES” and press the dial/knob.

The selected clip list is loaded into the current clip list.

Hold down the SHIFT button and press the SUB CLIP button.

CLIP menu operations end.

Moving a sub clip

Proceed as follows.

Press the SUB CLIP button, turning on the indicator.

Press the THUMBNAIL button, turning on the indicator.

Thumbnails of the sub clips within the current clip list appear.

Notes

• If the MENU ON/OFF switch is set to ON, set it to OFF and press the THUMBNAIL button.

• If you set the MENU ON/OFF to ON during thumbnail display, thumbnail display is cancelled and replaced with menu display.

The sub clip operation menu appears.

To return to the thumbnail display without moving the sub clip

Do either of the following.

• Use the SEL/SET dial or the MENU knob to select EXIT, and press the dial/knob.

• Press the RESET button.

Use the SEL/SET dial or the MENU knob to select MOVE, and press the dial/ knob.

The sub clip movement screen appears. The sub clip selected in step 3 appears surrounded by a frame.

This shows that third sub clip is moved to the position of eighth sub clip.

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To escape from the thumbnail display to the fullscreen display

Cursor showing the position to which the selected sub clip is moved

To escape from the sub clip movement screen to the previous screen

Press the RESET button.

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Use the SEL/SET dial or the MENU knob to move the cursor to the position where you want to move the selected sub clip.

Note

You can press the THUMBNAIL button to return to full-screen sub clip display, without moving a sub clip.

Press the SEL/SET dial or the MENU knob.

The sub clip thumbnail display appears, and you can check the new position of the sub clip.

At the point where you want to set the new IN point or OUT point, select the IN (when changing the IN point) or the OUT (when changing the OUT point), and press the SEL/SET dial or the MENU knob.

To change both the IN point and the OUT point, repeat steps 3 and 4. New sub clips are created if the IN and OUT points span several clips after the change. The number of new sub clips equals the number of clips.

To reset the IN point or OUT point, selecting IN or OUT, hold down the RESET button and press the SEL/SET dial.

To cue up the IN point or OUT point, hold down the SHIFT button and press the NEXT or PREV button.

Note

You can press the THUMBNAIL button to return to full-screen sub clip display, without trimming a sub clip.

When the new IN and/or OUT points are set, hold down the SHIFT button and press the SEL/SET dial.

Trimming a sub clip

Proceed as follows.

Carry out steps 1 to 4 in the procedure, “Moving a sub clip” above.

Use the SEL/SET dial or the MENU knob to select TRIM, and press the dial/knob.

The first frame of the selected sub clip appears. In this state, you can carry out playback and search all clips on the disc.

To cancel the trim and escape from the sub clip trim screen

Hold down the SHIFT button and press the SEL/SET dial.

This carries out the trimming, and the screen returns to the sub clip thumbnail display.

To cancel the trim operation

Reset the IN point and the OUT point to return to the state before the sub clip trimming screen was displayed, then hold down the SHIFT button and press the SEL/SET dial. This cancels the trim, and the screen returns to the sub clip thumbnail display.

Deleting a sub clip

Proceed as follows.

Carry out steps 1 to 4 in the procedure, “Moving a sub clip” (page 69).

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Carry out playback and search to find the new location of the IN point or OUT point of the selected sub clip.

Use the SEL/SET dial or the MENU knob to select DELETE, and press the dial/knob.

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The sub clip deletion screen appears.

To cancel the deletion, and escape from the sub clip deletion screen

Do either of the following.

• Select CANCEL, and press the SEL/SET dial or the MENU knob.

• Press the RESET button.

The screen returns to the sub clip thumbnail display.

Use the SEL/SET dial or the MENU knob to select OK, and press the dial/knob.

This deletes the sub clip, and the screen returns to the sub clip thumbnail display.

4-3 Clip List Operations

4-3-1 Displaying the CLIP Menu

Proceed as follows.

Note

The CLIP menu can handle up to 99 clip lists.

With the thumbnail indicator off, hold down the SHIFT button and press the SUB CLIP button. The CLIP menu appears.

Notes

• If the MENU ON/OFF switch is set to ON, set it to OFF, then press the SUB CLIP button with the SHIFT button held down.

• If you set the MENU ON/OFF switch to ON while the CLIP menu is being displayed, thumbnail display is cancelled and replaced with menu display.

LOAD SAVE DELETE CLEAR TC PRESET

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Saving edited clip lists to disc

The operations described above (moving, trimming, and deleting sub clips) are carried out on the current clip list. Execute the procedure in 4-3-2 “Saving the Current Clip List to Disc” (page 71) to save the current clip list to disc again as a clip list.

Note

Unless the current clip list has been saved to disc, its contents will be lost when the camcorder is powered off or the disc is ejected. After creating a clip list, be sure to save it.

Use this menu to carry out the following operations.

• Save the current clip list to disc.

• Load a clip list on disc into the current clip list.

• Delete a clip list from disc.

• Clear the current clip list.

• Set the start time code of the current clip list.

4-3-2 Saving the Current Clip List to

Disc

Proceed as follows.

Use the SEL/SET dial or the MENU knob to select SAVE in the CLIP menu, and press the dial/knob.

A list of clip lists appears. “NEW FILE” is shown for lists which do not exist on the disc, having names only.

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CLIP LIST SAVE

E0001 04/08/08 21:57 E0002 04/08/24 11:15 E0003 04/08/25 15:30 E0004 NEW FILE E0005 NEW FILE E0006 NEW FILE E0007 NEW FILE E0008 NEW FILE E0009 NEW FILE E0010 NEW FILE

The date of creation or the title of each clip list is shown in the list of clip lists. To switch between the date and the title, hold down the SHIFT button and press the SEL/SET dial or the MENU button. (The date of creation is always shown for clip lists without titles.)

Use the SEL/SET dial or the MENU knob to select the desired clip list name, and press the dial/knob.

The message “SAVE OK? YES b NO” appears.

Turn the SEL/SET dial or the MENU knob to move the b mark to “YES” and press the dial/knob.

The current clip list is saved to disc.

Hold down the SHIFT button and press the SUB CLIP button.

The message “LOAD OK? YES b NO” appears.

Turn the SEL/SET dial or the MENU knob to move the b mark to “YES” and press the dial/knob.

The selected clip list is loaded into the current clip list.

Hold down the SHIFT button and press the SUB CLIP button.

CLIP menu operations end.

To check the contents of the loaded clip list, press the SUB CLIP button and the THUMBNAIL button, turning on the indicators.

Thumbnails of the sub clips in the clip list appear.

Notes

• If the MENU ON/OFF switch is set to ON, set it to OFF and press the THUMBNAIL button.

• If you set the MENU ON/OFF to ON during thumbnail display, thumbnail display is cancelled and replaced with menu display.

• Unless the current clip list has been saved to disc, its contents will be lost when you load a new clip list from the disc.

CLIP menu operations end.

4-3-3 Loading a Clip List From Disc

Into the Current Clip List

Proceed as follows.

In the CLIP menu, move the cursor to LOAD and press the SEL/SET dial or the Menu Knob.

A list of clip lists appears.

CLIP LIST LOAO ESC

E0001 04/08/08 21:57 E0002 04/08/24 11:15 E0003 04/08/25 15:30 E0004 NEW FILE E0005 NEW FILE E0006 NEW FILE E0007 NEW FILE E0008 NEW FILE E0009 NEW FILE E0010 NEW FILE

Select the desired clip list and press the SEL/SET dial or the MENU knob.

4-3-4 Deleting Clip Lists From Disc

Proceed as follows.

Select DELETE in the CLIP menu, and press the SEL/ SET dial or the MENU knob.

A list of clip lists appears. The date of creation or the title of each clip list is shown in the list of clip lists. To switch between the date and the title, hold down the SHIFT button and turn the SEL/SET dial or the MENU button. (The date of creation is always shown for clip lists without titles.)

Select the name of the clip list to delete and press the SEL/SET dial or the MENU knob.

The message “DELETE OK? YES b NO” appears.

Turn the SEL/SET dial or the MENU knob to move the b mark to “YES” and press the dial/knob.

The selected clip list is deleted from the disc.

Hold down the SHIFT button and press the SUB CLIP button.

CLIP menu operations end.

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4-3-5 Clearing the Current Clip List

Proceed as follows to clear the current clip list, leaving it with no clip list loaded.

Select CLEAR in the CLIP menu, and press the SEL/ SET dial or the MENU knob.

The following screen display appears.

Turn the SEL/SET dial or the Menu knob to select the item (HOUR, MIN, SEC, or FRAME) which you want to set, then press the dial/knob.

Turn the SEL/SET dial or the Menu knob until the desired value is displayed, then press the dial/knob.

After all items have been set, select OK, and press the SEL/SET dial or the MENU knob.

CLIP LIST CLEAR ESC

CLEAR CLIP LIST : EXEC

Press the SEL/SET dial or the Menu knob.

The message “EXECUTE OK? YES b NO” appears.

Turn the SEL/SET dial or the MENU knob to move the b mark to “YES” and press the dial/knob.

The current clip list is cleared, leaving it with no clip list loaded.

Hold down the SHIFT button and press the SUB CLIP button.

CLIP menu operations end.

The starting time code of the current clip list is set to the specified LTC value. The count starts from that value when playback starts.

Hold down the SHIFT button and press the SUB CLIP button.

CLIP menu operations end.

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4-3-6 Setting the Start Time code of

the Current Clip List

The start time code (LTC) of the current clip list is set to 00:00:00:00 when the camcorder is powered on and when a disc is inserted. You can set the start time code to any value. Proceed as follows.

Select TC PRESET in the CLIP menu, and press the SEL/SET dial or the MENU knob.

The following screen display appears.

CLIP LIST TC PRS ESC

HOUR : 00 MIN : 00 SEC : 00 FRAME : 00

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4-4Using the PDZ-1 Proxy

Browsing Software

When a computer with the PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software installed is connected to this unit, you can transfer the proxy AV data and metadata files recorded on a disc to the computer. On the computer side, PDZ-1 enables you to browse the proxy AV data, add or modify metadata (titles, comments, essence marks, etc.), or create a clip list. The modified metadata and the created clip list can then be written back to the disc loaded in this unit.

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System requirements

The following are required to use PDZ-1.

• Computer: PC with Intel Pentium III CPU, at least 1 GHz Installed memory: at least 512 MB

• Operating system: Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 or higher, or Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 1 or higher

• Web browser: Internet Explorer 6.0 Service Pack 1 or higher

• DirectX: DirectX 8.1b or higher

To install the PDZ-1

Insert the supplied CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive of the computer and execute the Setup.exe file, then follow the installation instructions.

For details, refer to the ReadMe file in the CD-ROM.

Notes

• Make sure that the hard disk drive on which the work folder to store the material transferred from this unit has adequate free space. The amount of proxy AV data transferred is about 1.4 GB per disc (when recording in the DVCAM format).

• To transfer files between the computer and this unit requires this unit’s IP address and other network-related settings to be made.

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Adjustments and

Settings for Recording

5-1 Setting the

Recording Format (PDW-530/530P only)

Before recording with the PDW-530/530P, it is necessary to set the recording format for each of video and audio. Video recording format: MPEG IMX 50 Mbps, 40 Mbps,

30 Mbps, or DVCAM

Audio recording format: 16-bit/48 kHz or 24-bit/48 kHz

Note

It is not possible to combine different recording formats on a single disc.

Chapter

USER USER MENU CUSTOMIZE ALL OPERATION PAINT MAINTENANCE FILE DIAGNOSIS

Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to “MAINTENANCE”.

USER USER MENU CUSTOMIZE ALL OPERATION PAINT MAINTENANCE FILE DIAGNOSIS

5-1-1 Setting the Video Recording

Format

You can select the video recording format in a menu, from MPEG IMX 50 Mbps, MPEG IMX 40 Mbps, MPEG IMX 30 Mbps, and DVCAM. The factory default selection is “IMX50”. Proceed as follows.

For menu operations, see 7-1-3 “Basic Menu Operations” on page 106.

Turn on the POWER switch.

Holding down the MENU knob, move the MENU ON/ OFF switch from OFF to ON.

The TOP menu appears.

Press the MENU knob.

If this is the first time the MAINTENANCE menu has been displayed, the CONTENTS page of the MAINTENANCE menu appears. If the menu has been used before, the last accessed page appears.

If the CONTENTS page is displayed, turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to “VDR MODE”, and press the MENU knob to display the VDR MODE page.

If a different page is displayed, turn the MENU knob until the VDR MODE page appears, then press the MENU knob to select the page.

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M09 VDR MODE TOP

REC TALLY BLINK : ON REC START/STOP : OFF MODE SELECT : SEL TIMER SET : IH REC FORMAT : IMX50

For the operation, see the descriptions of steps 1 to 5 of the procedure “Setting the Video Recording Format” on page 75.

Press the MENU knob, then turn it to move the b mark to “AU DATA LEN (IMX)”, and press the MENU knob.

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Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to “REC FORMAT”, and press the MENU knob again.

M09 VDR MODE TOP

REC TALLY BLINK : ON REC START/STOP : OFF MODE SELECT : SEL TIMER SET : IH REC FORMAT :? IMX50

The b mark at the side of “REC FORMAT” changes to a z mark, and the z mark by “IMX50” changes to a ? mark.

Turn the MENU knob to display the desired recording format.

M09 VDR MODE TOP

REC TALLY BLINK : ON REC START/STOP : OFF MODE SELECT : SEL TIMER SET : IH REC FORMAT :? IMX40

M06 AUDIO-2 TOP

AU DATA LEN (IMX):?16bit AU REF LEVEL : -20db AU REF OUT : 0db AU CH12 AGC MODE : MONO AU CH34 AGC MODE : MONO AU AGC SPEC : -6db AU LIMITER MODE : OFF AU LIMITER : ON I.LINK AUDIO OUT : 2CH

Turn the MENU knob to display the desired format, and press the MENU knob.

Move the MENU ON/OFF switch to OFF.

This ends the menu operation.

The above procedure completes the setting of the recording format.

Press the MENU knob.

This confirms the selection.

Align the b mark with “TOP” at the top right of the menu page, and press the MENU knob.

This returns to the TOP menu.

5-1-2 Setting the Audio Recording

Format

On the PDW-530/530P, when the video recording format is IMX50/40/30, you can select the audio recording format in a menu, from 16-bit/48 kHz and 24-bit/48 kHz. The factory default selection is “16bit”. Proceed as follows.

Display the AUDIO-2 page of the MAINTENANCE menu.

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5-2 Adjusting the Black

Balance and the White Balance

To ensure excellent image quality when using this camcorder, conditions may require that both the black balance and the white balance be adjusted.

Black balance adjustment

The black balance will require adjustment in the following cases.

• When the camcorder is used for the first time

• When the camcorder has not been used for a long time

• When the camcorder is used under conditions in which the surrounding temperature has changed greatly

• When the GAIN selector (L/M/H) values have been changed by using the USER menu

It is not usually necessary to adjust the black balance when using the camcorder after it has been off.

For details of manual black balance adjustment, refer to the Maintenance Manual.

OUTPUT/DCC switch

AUTO W/B BAL switch

To adjust the black balance, proceed as follows.

Set the OUTPUT/DCC switch to CAM.

Push the AUTO W/B BAL switch to BLK and release the switch.

The switch returns to the center position, and the adjustment is executed. During adjustment, the following message is displayed on the viewfinder screen.

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White balance adjustment

Always readjust the white balance when the lighting conditions change.

Viewfinder screen displays

If the black balance or white balance adjustment is started, messages that report on the progress and results are displayed on the viewfinder screen when the VF DISP MODE item is set to “2” or “3” on the VF DISP 1 page of the USER menu.

Note

Black balance and white balance adjustment values that are automatically set by the camcorder and the various settings are stored in the camcorder memory and retained even when the power is turned off.

5-2-1 Adjusting the Black Balance

In automatic black balance mode, adjustments are performed in the following order: clamp level, black set, and black balance. Manual black balance adjustment can be selected from the setup menu.

Note that the automatic black balance adjustment includes a function to correct for white flecks caused in the CCDs by cosmic rays, in addition to the normal black balance operation.

The messages change in the following sequence :

-BLACK SET- t

ABB:EXECUTING

-BLACK SET-

The black balance adjustment ends in a few seconds with the message “ABB:OK” and the adjustment value is automatically stored in memory.

Notes

• During the black balance adjustment, the iris is automatically closed.

• During the black balance adjustment, the gain selection circuit is automatically activated so you may see flickering on the viewfinder screen, but this is not a fault.

-BLACK BALANCE-

If automatic black balance adjustment cannot be made

If the black balance adjustment cannot be completed normally, an error message will appear for about 3 seconds on the viewfinder screen (in display mode 2 or 3). Possible messages are listed below.

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Black balance adjustment error messages

Error message Meaning

ABB : NG IRIS NOT CLOSED

ABB : NG TIME LIMIT

ABB : NG R (or G or B) : OVERFLOW

The lens iris did not close; adjustment was impossible.

Adjustment could not be completed within the standard number of attempts.

The difference between the reference value and the current value is so great that it exceeds the range. Adjustment was impossible.

If any of the above error messages is displayed, retry the black balance adjustment. Keep pushing the AUTO W/B BAL to BLK until “BLACK SET-” appears after “-BLACK BALANCE-” appears. If the error message occurs again, an internal check is necessary.

For information about this internal check, refer to the Maintenance Manual.

FILTER selector

OUTPUT/DCC switch: CAM

WHITE BAL switch: A or B

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Note

If the lens cable is not firmly connected to the LENS connector, it may not be possible to adjust the lens iris. If this happens, the black balance will be incorrect.

Black balance memory

Values stored in memory are held until the black balance is next adjusted.

If a memory error occurs

If the error message “: STORED DATA : NG” flashes on the viewfinder screen when the camcorder is turned on, the black balance and white balance memory contents have been lost. Adjust the black balance and white balance again. Contact your Sony representative if this message continues to appear even after the black balance and white balance have been adjusted again.

For details, refer to the Maintenance Manual.

5-2-2 Adjusting the White Balance

To automatically adjust the white balance

When you make automatic white balance adjustment, the adjustment value obtained is saved in memory. Proceed as follows.

Set the switches and selectors as shown in the figure below.

GAIN selector: Set as low as possible.

1) White balance setting values are stored in memory B only when the WHITE SWITCH <B> item is set to “MEM” on the FUNCTION 2 page of the OPERATION menu.

If the setting of the GAIN selector or WHITE BAL switch is changed, a message reporting the new setting position appears for about 3 seconds in the setting change and adjustment progress message display area of the viewfinder screen.

Set the FILTER selector to suit the lighting conditions as follows.

For the PDW-530/530P:

FILTER selector (outer knob) setting and CC filter

selection

FILTER selector (outer knob) setting

A Cross filter B 3200 K C 4300 K D 6300 K

FILTER selector (inner knob) setting and ND filter

selection

FILTER selector (inner knob) setting

1 Clear 2

CC filter

ND filter

/4 ND

/16 ND

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FILTER selector (inner knob) setting and ND filter

selection

FILTER selector (inner knob) setting

ND filter

/64 ND

For the PDW-510/510P:

FILTER selector setting and filter selection

FILTER selector setting Filter selection

1 3200 K 2

3 5600 K 4

5600 K +

/8 ND

/64 ND

If the setting of the FILTER selector is changed, a message reporting the setting appears for about 3 seconds in the setting change and adjustment progress message display area of the viewfinder screen (in display mode 3).

Place a white test card under the same lighting conditions as for the subject to be shot and zoom up to it.

Alternatively, any white object such as a cloth or a wall can be used. The absolute minimum white area is as follows.

AUTO W/B BAL switch

The switch returns to the center position, and the adjustment is executed.

During adjustment, the message “WHITE : OP” is displayed on the viewfinder screen (in display mode 2 or 3).

The white balance adjustment ends in about one second with the message shown in the following figure, and the adjustment setting is automatically stored in the memory (A or B) that was selected in step

AWB:OK . K

Approximate color temperature of the subject

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Rectangle centered on the screen. The lengths of the sides are 70% of the length and width of the screen.

The white object must be within the rectangle and have an area of at least 10% of the screen.

Note

Make sure there are not bright spots in the rectangle.

Adjust the lens iris.

Manually adjusted lens: set the iris to an appropriate

setting.

Lens with automatic iris: set the automatic/manual

switch on the lens to automatic.

Push the AUTO W/B BAL switch to WHT and then release the switch.

Note

If the camera has a zoom lens with an automatic iris, the iris may hunt

during the adjustment. To prevent this, adjust the iris gain knob (indicated as IG, IS, or S) on the lens.

For details, refer to the lens operation manual.

1)Hunting Repeated brightening and darkening of the image, resulting from repeated response to automatic iris control.

If the automatic white balance adjustment cannot be made

If the white balance adjustment cannot be completed normally, an error message will appear for about 3 seconds on the viewfinder screen. Possible messages are listed below.

White balance adjustment error messages

Error message Meaning

WHITE : NG LOW LEVEL

The white video level is too low. Either open the lens iris or increase the gain.

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Error message Meaning

WHITE : NG COLOR TEMP HIGH

WHITE : NG COLOR TEMP LOW

WHITE : NG TIME LIMIT

WHITE : NG POOR WHITE AREA

WHITE : NG OVER LEVEL

The color temperature is too high. Select a suitable filter setting.

The color temperature is too low. Select a suitable filter setting.

Adjustment could not be completed within the standard number of attempts.

The white area could not be checked.

The white video level is too high. Either stop down the lens iris or change the ND filter.

If any of the above error messages is displayed, retry the white balance adjustment. If the error message occurs again, an internal check is necessary.

For information about this internal check, refer to the Maintenance Manual.

If a memory error occurs

If the error message “: STORED DATA : NG” flashes on the viewfinder screen when the camcorder is turned on, the white balance and black balance memory contents have been lost. Adjust the white balance and black balance again. Contact your Sony representative if this message continues to appear even after the white balance and black balance have been adjusted again.

For details, refer to the Maintenance Manual.

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If you have no time to adjust the white balance

Set the WHITE BAL switch to PRST. The white balance is automatically set as follows, depending on the FILTER selector setting.

• PDW-530/530P: B: 3200K, C: 4300 K, D: 6300K

• PDW-510/510P: 1: 3200 K, 3: 5600 K

For details about setting the white balance manually, see “To automatically adjust the white balance” on page 78.

White balance memory

Values stored in memory are held until the white balance is next adjusted. There are two sets of white balance memories, A and B, and adjustments for each of the filters can be automatically stored in the memory corresponding to the setting (A or B) of the WHITE BAL switch. The camcorder has four builtin filters, so a total of eight (4 × 2) adjustments can be stored. The number of memories allocated to each of A and B can be limited to one by setting the WHT FILTER INH. item to “ON” on the FUNCTION 3 page of the MAINTENANCE menu. In this case, the memory contents are not linked to the filter settings. If the WHITE BAL switch is set to B, and on the FUNCTION 2 page of the OPERATION menu, the WHITE SWITCH <B> item is set to “ATW”, the ATW function is activated to automatically adjust the white balance of the picture being shot for varying lighting conditions.

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5-3 Setting the

Electronic Shutter

This section describes the shutter modes that can be used with the electronic shutter of the camcorder, and describes the procedure for selecting the shutter speed and shutter mode.

5-3-1 Shutter Modes

The shutter modes that can be used with the electronic shutter and the shutter speeds that can be selected are listed below.

Selectable shutter modes and shutter speeds

Shutter mode

Standard PDW-510/

ECS (Extended Clear Scan)

SLS (slow speed shutter)

Shutter speed Application

Scan Mode:I

530

PDW510P/ 530P

PDW-510/ 530

PDW510P/ 530P

1 (1/30 sec for PDW-510/530, 1/25 sec for PDW-510P/530P) to 8, 16 frames (1/2 sec for PDW-510/530, 2/3 sec for PDW-510P/530P)

1/100, 1/125, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000, 1/2000 (sec.) Scan Mode:PsF 1/40, 1/60, 1/120, 1/125, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000, 1/2000 (sec.)

Scan Mode:24P 1/32, 1/48, 1/96, 1/125, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000, 1/2000 (sec.):

Scan Mode:I 1/60, 1/125, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000, 1/2000 (sec.) Scan Mode:PsF 1/33, 1/50, 1/100, 1/125, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000, 1/2000 (sec.)

Scan Mode:I

60.0 to 6000 Hz Scan Mode:PsF

30.0 to 7000 Hz Scan Mode:24P

24.0 Hz to 5000 Hz

Scan Mode:I

50.0 to 6000 Hz Scan Mode:PsF

25.0 to 6000 Hz

For shooting fast-moving subjects with little blurring.

For obtaining images with no horizontal bands of noise when shooting subjects such as monitor screens.

For shooting subjects in low level lighting conditions

Shutter mode

EVS (Enhanced Vertical definition System)

1) Only when the CBK-FC01 is installed.

2) The SLS mode can only be selected when the CCD scan mode(see page

129) is set to “I (interlace scan)”.

Notes

Shutter speed Application

Shutter speed currently selected in the Standard or ECS mode

Improved vertical resolution. However, the sensitivity and dynamic range are reduced.

• Whatever the operating mode of the electronic shutter, the sensitivity of the CCD decreases with increasing shutter speed.

• When the automatic iris is used, the iris opens wider as the shutter speed increases, thus reducing the depth of field.

• Under artificial light, particularly fluorescent or mercury lamps, the light intensity may appear to be constant, but the red, green, and blue intensities are actually changing in synchronization with the frequency of the power supply causing flicker. Using an electronic shutter under such lighting could make the flicker even worse. Color flicker is particularly likely to happen when the power supply frequency is 60 Hz (with the PDW-510/530) or 50 Hz (with the PDW-510P/530P). However, if the power frequency is 50 Hz (with the PDW-510/530) or 60 Hz (with the PDW-510P/530P), setting the shutter speed to 1/100 or 1/60 can reduce this flicker.

• When a bright object is shot in EVS mode or ECS mode in such a manner that it fills the screen, the upper edge of the picture may have poor quality because of an inherent characteristic of CCDs. Before using EVS mode or ECS mode, check the shooting conditions.

You can turn on or off the EVS mode on the SW STATUS page of the PAINT menu.

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and Shutter Speed

Use the SHUTTER selector to select a shutter mode or a standard-mode shutter speed. To set the shutter speed in ECS or SLS mode, with the SHUTTER selector set to ON and the ECS or SLS mode selected, use the MENU knob for adjustment. You can use the SHT ENABLE page of the OPERATION menu to narrow the range of choice in advance, or to select in advance whether or not you use ECS/SLS.

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Setting the shutter mode and standardmode shutter speed

Once the shutter speed is selected, it is retained even when the camcorder power is turned off.

Follow the procedure described in 7-2-2 “Selecting the Display Items” (page 114) to set the VF DISPLAY

MODE item to “2” or “3” on the VF DISP 1 page of the USER menu.

Push the SHUTTER selector from ON to SELECT.

Standard mode (with scan mode:I)

SLS mode

1/100: for PDW-510/530

1/60: for PDW-510P/530P

ECS mode

Setting the shutter speed in ECS mode

Proceed as follows.

SHUTTER selector

The current shutter setting indication appears for about 3 seconds in the setting change and adjustment progress message display area of the viewfinder screen. Examples: “: SS : 1/250”, “: SLS : 1/30 : 1FRAME”, “: ECS : 60.0 Hz”

Before the shutter setting indication disappears, push the SHUTTER selector down to SELECT again and repeat this until the desired mode or speed appears.

Pushing the SHUTTER selector down to SELECT repeatedly allows you to cycle through the settings of mode and speed preselected on the SHT ENABLE page of the OPERATION menu. Note that all modes and all standard-mode speeds listed in the table on page 81 are preselected using the SHT ENABLE page of the OPERATION menu. By factory default, all available shutter modes and shutter speeds are displayed in the sequence shown in the following figure. (You can use the SHT ENABLE page of the OPERATION menu to make a setting so that only the desired (or most frequently used) modes and speeds are displayed.)

Setting the shutter speed in ECS (Extended Clear Scan) mode

Set the shutter speed mode to ECS.

For the operation, see the previous item “Setting the shutter mode and standard-mode shutter speed”.

ECS:60.00Hz

Example of view finder screen display for ECS setting operation

Turn the MENU knob clockwise or counterclockwise until the desired frequency appears.

See the table “Selectable shutter modes and shutter speeds” (page 81) for the frequency range which can be changed.

When the RM-B150 Remote Control Unit is connected

You can set the shutter speed of ECS with the rotary encoder of the RM-B150.

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Setting the shutter speed in SLS mode

Proceed as follows.

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Setting the shutter speed in SLS (Slow Speed Shutter) mode

Set the shutter speed mode to SLS.

For the operation, see “Setting the shutter mode and standard-mode shutter speed” on page 82.

SLS: 1/30 : 1FRAME

MENU knob

Changing the range of choice of shutter mode and speed settings

Set the MENU ON/OFF switch to ON while holding

MENU ON/OFF switch

down the MENU knob.

The TOP menu appears.

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Example of viewfinder screen display for SLS setting operation

Turn the MENU knob until the desired number of frames appears.

The number of frames can be set to values in the range 1 to 8, and 16. (1 frame nearly equals to 1/30 second (PDW-510/530) or 1/25 second (PDW-510P/530P)).

Changing the range of choice of shutter mode and speed settings

You can reduce the time required to select the shutter mode and speed by narrowing the choice of settings in advance. This can be done by using the SHT ENABLE page of the OPERATION menu. Proceed as follows.

Note

The settings selected on the SHT ENABLE page of the OPERATION menu become invalid when the RM-B150 Remote Control Unit is connected to the camcorder.

Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to OPERATION.

Press the MENU knob.

If this is the first time the OPERATION menu has been displayed, the CONTENTS page of the OPERATION menu appears. If the menu has been used before, the last accessed page appears.

If the CONTENTS page is displayed, turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to “SHT ENABLE”, then press the MENU knob to display the SHT ENABLE page.

If a different page is displayed, turn the MENU knob until the SHT ENABLE page appears, then press the MENU knob to select the page.

17 SHT ENABLE

SHUTTER SLS : ON SHUTTER ECS : ON SHUTTER 1/100 : ON SHUTTER 1/125 : ON SHUTTER 1/250 : ON SHUTTER 1/500 : ON SHUTTER 1/1000 : ON SHUTTER 1/2000 : ON

(This menu display is for the PDW-510/530. For the PDW-510P/530P, “SHUTTER 1/60” is displayed instead of “SHUTTER 1/100”.)

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Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to the shutter mode or shutter speed you want, then press the MENU knob.

The b mark on the left of the selected item changes to a z mark and the z mark on the left of the setting changes to a ? mark.

Turn the MENU knob until “ON” appears, then press the MENU knob.

The z mark on the left of the selected item changes to a b mark and the ? mark on the left of the setting changes to a z mark. To set another mode or speed, return to step 5.

Note that only the shutter speeds set to “ON” can be selected with the SHUTTER selector.

To end the menu operation, set the MENU ON/OFF switch to OFF or close the cover of the menu operating section.

The menu disappears from the screen and the display indicating the current status of the camcorder appears along the top and bottom of the screen.

5-4 Changing the

Reference Value for Automatic Iris Adjustment

The reference value for automatic iris adjustment can be changed to aid the shooting of clear pictures of back-lit subjects, or to prevent blown-out highlights. The reference value for the lens iris can be set within the following range with respect to the standard value.

• 0.5: about 0.5 stop further open

• 1: about 1 stop further open

• –0.5: about 0.5 stop further closed

• –1: about 1 stop further closed

Also you can set the area where light detection occurs.

Changing the reference value

Proceed as follows.

Set the MENU ON/OFF switch to ON.

If this is the first time the USER menu has been displayed, the CONTENTS page of the USER menu appears. If the menu has been used before, the last accessed page appears.

If the CONTENTS page is displayed, turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to AUTO IRIS, then press the MENU knob to display the AUTO IRIS page.

If a different page is displayed, turn the MENU knob until the AUTO IRIS page appears, then press the MENU knob to select the page.

Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to “IRIS OVERRIDE”, then press the MENU knob.

The b mark on the left of the selected item changes to a z mark and the z mark on the left of the setting changes to a ? mark.

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Turn the MENU knob until “ON” appears, then press the MENU knob.

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The z mark on the left of the selected item changes to a b mark and the ? mark on the left of the setting changes to a z mark. The IRIS OVERRIDE item is set to “ON”.

Set the MENU ON/OFF switch to OFF.

The AUTO IRIS page disappears from the screen.

Turn the MENU knob to change the reference value.

Note

Be sure to confirm that the current shutter mode is not ECS.

The changed reference value is retained until the power of the camcorder is turned off. Even if the reference value is changed, it reverts to the standard value every time the power is turned on.

To open the iris by 0.5 stop:

Turn the MENU knob counterclockwise as seen from the front of the camera. One bar (s) appears in the upper part to the left of the F number in the iris indication.

To open the iris by 1 stop:

Turn the MENU knob counterclockwise as seen from the front of the camera. Two bars (ss) appear in the upper part to the left of the F number in the iris indication.

To stop down the iris by 0.5 stop:

Turn the MENU knob clockwise as seen from the front of the camera. One bar (s) appears in the lower part to the left of the F number in the iris indication.

To stop down the iris by 1 stop:

Turn the MENU knob further clockwise as seen from the front of the camera. Two bars (ss) appear in the lower part to the left of the F number in the iris indication.

Opening the lens iris

Stopping down the lens iris

Adjusting the reference value for automatic iris adjustment

When the RM-B150 Remote Control Unit is connected

The IRIS control knob of the RM-B150 can be used for lens iris setting. In this case, the bar display (s) does not appear.

Iris opened by 1 stop (two bars)

Iris opened by 0.5 stop (one bar)

Iris stopped down by 1 stop (two bars)

Iris stopped down by 0.5 stop (one bar)

Selecting the automatic iris window

Proceed as follows.

Follow the procedure of steps 1 and 2 described in the previous item “Changing the reference value” to display the AUTO IRIS page.

Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to “IRIS WINDOW IND”, then press the MENU knob.

The b mark on the left of “IRIS WINDOW IND” changes to a z mark and the z mark on the left of the setting changes to a ? mark.

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Turn the MENU knob until “ON” appears, then press the MENU knob.

The z mark changes to a b mark and the ? mark changes to a z mark. The currently selected auto iris window appears on the screen. If it is not necessary to display the auto iris window on the screen, set to “OFF”.

Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to “IRIS WINDOW”, then press the MENU knob.

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The b mark changes to a z mark and the z mark changes to a ? mark.

Turn the MENU knob until the desired auto iris window appears, then press the MENU knob.

The shaded parts indicate the area where light detection occurs.

Auto iris window

The z mark on changes to a b mark and the ? mark changes to a z mark.

If you select “VARIABLE”, the following items become effective and you can set the window of the desired size. Set each item to the desired size.

Item Setting

IRIS VAR WIDTH The width of the window IRIS VAR

HEIGHT IRIS VAR H POS. The position of the window in the

IRIS VAR V POS. The position of the window in the

Set the MENU ON/OFF switch to OFF or close the cover of the menu operating section.

The menu disappears from the screen and the display indicating the current status of the camcorder appears along the top and bottom of the screen.

The height of the window

horizontal direction

vertical direction.

5-5 Adjusting the Audio

Level

Setting the AUDIO SELECT CH-1/CH-2 switches to AUTO automatically adjusts the input levels of the audio signal to be recorded in audio channels 1 and 2. You can also adjust the audio level manually.

For the audio level of the signal to be recorded in audio channels 3 and 4

The input levels for audio channels 3 and 4 are either automatically adjusted, or are fixed.

5-5-1 Manually Adjusting the Audio

Levels of the Audio Inputs From the AUDIO IN CH1/CH2 Connectors

Proceed as follows to adjust the audio levels of the audio inputs from the AUDIO IN CH1/CH2 connectors, which are to be recorded in audio channels 1 and 2.

With the XLR connection automatic detection function being on, when a cable is connected to the AUDIO IN CH1 or CH2 connector, the input from these connectors is automatically selected for audio recording. In this case, start the operation from step 2.

You can turn on and off the XLR connection automatic detection function on the AUDIO-1 page of the MAINTENANCE menu.

To counter problems with very bright highlights

If the subject is too bright, the iris may close too much, leaving the overall image dark, or the highlights may be blown out. In such cases, setting the highlight clip function on reduces the luminance range, avoiding problems from the automatic iris correction. In the AUTO IRIS page of the USER menu, set the CLIP HIGH LIGHT item to “ON”.

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Manual adjustment of the audio levels of channels 1 and 2

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To adjust the signal input to the AUDIO IN CH1 or AUDIO IN CH2 connector, set the AUDIO IN CH-1 or AUDIO IN CH-2 switch to REAR. To adjust both input signals, set both switches to REAR.

Set the AUDIO SELECT switch(es) corresponding to the channel(s) selected in step 1 to MANUAL.

With the LEVEL control for the channel selected in step 1, adjust so that the audio level meter shows up to –20 dB for a normal input volume.

The second bar from the top may turn on occasionally, but do not allow the top bar (0 dB) to go on. If it goes on, the audio level is too high.

All bars go on.

These bars go on.

Normal input level

Excessive input level

5-5-2 Manually Adjusting the Audio

Level of the Front Microphone

You can adjust the audio level input from the front microphone connected to the MIC IN connector, which is to be recorded on audio channels 1 and 2.

Note

If the XLR connection automatic detection mode is on, when the cables are connected to the AUDIO IN CH1/CH2 connectors, the camcorder detects the connection to the AUDIO IN CH1/CH2 connectors. Thus, the AUDIO IN switches are internally reset to REAR and the audio signals input to the AUDIO IN CH1/CH2 connectors are automatically selected. Before adjusting the audio level of the front microphone, confirm that no cables are connected to the AUDIO IN CH1/CH2 connectors. Alternatively, set the REAR XLR AUTO item to “OFF” on the AUDIO-1 page of the MAINTENANCE menu.

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Correspondence between recording level adjustments and audio level controls

In the AUDIO-3 page of the MAINTENANCE menu, you can select which audio level control controls the audio recording level of the input to each of the AUDIO IN CH1/ CH2 connectors. The correspondence between the controls and the menu items and settings is as follows.

Level to be adjusted

Channel-1 recording level

Channel-2 recording level

Note

Control Menu item Setting

LEVEL (CH-1) control (on the left)

MIC LEVEL control FRONT LEVEL (CH-1) control

is linked with MIC LEVEL control.

LEVEL (CH-2) control (on the right)

MIC LEVEL control FRONT LEVEL (CH-2) control

is linked with MIC LEVEL control.

REAE1/ WRR LEVEL

REAE2/ WRR LEVEL

SIDE1

F+S1

SIDE2

F+S2

When you have operation of the LEVEL (CH-1/CH-2) controls and MIC LEVEL control linked together, if the MIC LEVEL control is set to 0, the audio signals on channels 1 and 2 cannot be recorded. Check the position of the MIC LEVEL control before adjusting the LEVEL (CH-1/CH-2) controls.

Set either or both of the AUDIO IN switch(es) to FRONT as follows:

When using the front microphone input for both

channels 1 and 2: Set both AUDIO IN switches to

FRONT.

When using the front microphone input for either

channel 1 or 2: Set the AUDIO IN switch for the

desired channel to FRONT.

Set the AUDIO SELECT switch(es) for the desired channel(s) selected in step 1 to MANUAL.

Turn the MIC LEVEL control, and adjust so that the audio level meter shows up to –20 dB for a normal input volume.

• The 10 bars from the bottom among 20 bars go on with the normal input volume.

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• The second top bar may turn on occasionally, but do not allow the top bar to go on. If it goes on, the audio level is too high.

Correspondence between recording level adjustments and audio level controls

In the AUDIO-3 page of the MAINTENANCE menu, you can select which audio level control controls the audio recording level of the front microphone input. The correspondence between the controls and the menu items and settings is as follows.

Level to be adjusted

Channel-1 recording level

Channel-2 recording level

Control Menu item Setting

MIC LEVEL control MIC CH1 LEVEL (CH-1) control

(on the left) LEVEL (CH-1) control

is linked with MIC LEVEL control.

MIC LEVEL control MIC CH2 LEVEL (CH-2) control

(on the right) LEVEL (CH-2) control

is linked with MIC LEVEL control.

LEVEL

FRONT SIDE

F+S1

FRONT SIDE2

F+S1

For fixed settings: select “OFF”.

Note

The type of audio recorded on audio channels 3 and 4 does not depend on the XLR connection automatic detection function. It is determined only by the switch settings.

F: The audio signal from the front microphone

is recorded.

R: The audio signal input to the AUDIO IN CH1

connector is recorded.

W:The audio signal of the wireless microphone

is recorded.

F: Same as with the CH3 switch. R: The audio signal input to the AUDIO IN CH2

connector is recorded.

W:Same as with the CH3 switch.

Audio signals to be recorded on audio channels 3 and 4

Note

When you have operation of the MIC LEVEL control and LEVEL (CH-1/CH-2) controls linked together, if the LEVEL (CH-1/CH-2) controls are set to 0, the audio signals on channels 1 and 2 cannot be recorded. Check the position of the LEVEL (CH-1/CH-2) controls before adjusting the MIC LEVEL control.

5-5-3 Recording Audio on Channels

3 and 4

Selecting the recorded audio

You can select the audio recorded on audio channels 3 and 4 with the AUDIO IN CH-3/CH-4 switches, or you can have the selection made automatically, as follows.

To automatically select the same audio as on channels 1 and 2

In the AUDIO-1 page of the MAINTENANCE menu, set the AUDIO CH3/4 MODE item to “CH 1/2”.

Adjusting the audio recording levels

In the AUDIO-2 page of the MAINTENANCE menu, set the AU CH34 AGC MODE item as follows.

For automatic adjustment: select “STREO” or

“MONO”.

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Press the RESET button.

5-6 Setting the Time

Data

5-6-1 Setting the Time Code

The time code setting range is from 00 : 00 : 00 : 00 to 23 : 59 : 59 : 29 (hours : minutes : seconds : frames) for the PDW-510/530, and from 00 : 00 : 00 : 00 to 23 : 59 : 59 : 24 for the PDW-510P/530P.

Note

When the scan mode is 24P (with the CBK-FC01 expansion board installed), the value of the least significant digit is limited to 0 or 5.

To set the time code, proceed as follows.

RESET button

THUMBNAIL

SEL/SET

ESSENCE MARK

S.SEL

PRESET

REGEN CLOCK

SUB CLIP

SHIFTCLIP MENU

F-RUN

SET

R-RUN

Set the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch to F-RUN or RRUN.

F-RUN: Free run. The time code generator keeps

running.

R-RUN: Recording run. The time code generator runs

only while recording.

To set the drop frame mode/non-drop frame mode (only for the PDW-510/530)

You can select the drop frame (DF) mode or non-drop frame (NDF) mode on the FUNCTION 1 page of the USER menu or OPERATION menu or on the TIMECODE page of the MAINTENANCE menu.

Note

When the scan mode is 24P (with the CBK-FC01 expansion board installed), NDF is selected automatically, regardless of the menu setting.

To make the time code consecutive

When the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch is set to R-RUN, recording a number of scenes on the disc normally produces consecutive time code. However, once you remove the disc and record on another disc, the time code will no longer be contiguous when you use again the original disc for recording. In this case, to make the time code consecutive, proceed as follows.

Set the PRESET/REGEN/CLOCK switch to REGEN.

Press the RET button on the lens.

This reads the previous recording and synchronizes the internal time code generator, thus allowing the new time code recorded to follow on consecutively.

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Setting the time code

Set the DISPLAY switch to TC.

Set the PRESET/REGEN/CLOCK switch to PRESET.

Set the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch to SET.

The first (leftmost) digit of time code flashes.

Use the SEL/SET dial to set the time code value. To change the value of the flashing digit, turn the dial, and to shift to the next digit, press the dial. Repeat this until all desired digits are set.

To reset the time code value to 00:00:00:00

5-6-2 Saving the Actual Time in the

Time Code

Setting the PRESET/REGEN/CLOCK switch to CLOCK saves the actual time in the time code. When it is necessary to set the actual time, use the TIME/ DATE page of the DIAGNOSIS menu.

For details, see 7-3-6 “Setting the Date/Time of the Internal Clock” on page 127.

5-6-3 Setting the User Bits

By setting the user bits (up to 8 hexadecimal digits), you can record user information such as the date, time, or scene number on the time code track. To set the user bits, proceed as follows.

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RESET button

2,4

THUMBNAIL

ESSENCE MARK

SUB CLIP

PRESET

REGEN CLOCK

F-RUN

R-RUN

SEL/SET

SET

S.SEL

regeneration of an external time code. You can also synchronize the time code generators of other camcorders/ VTRs with the internal generator of this camcorder.

Connections for time code synchronization

Connect both the reference video signal and the external time code as illustrated below.

Example 1: Synchronizing with an external time code

SHIFTCLIP MENU

GENLOCK IN

Reference video signal

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Setting the user bits

Set the DISPLAY switch to U-BIT.

Set the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch to SET.

The first (leftmost) digit flashes.

Use the SEL/SET dial to set the user bit data. To change the value of the flashing digit, turn the dial, and to shift to the next digit, press the dial. Repeat this until all desired digits are set.

Hexadecimal digits A to F are displayed as follows:

Hexadecimal A B C D E F Display AbCdEF

To reset the user bit data to 00:00:00:00

Press the RESET button.

Set the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch to F-RUN or RRUN, corresponding to the desired operating mode for the time code generator.

The set user bit data will be recorded for both LTC and VITC.

To store the user bit setting in memory

The user bit setting (apart from the real time) is automatically retained in memory even when the power is turned off.

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TC IN

1) Set GENLOCK to ON on the GENLOCK page of the MAINTENANCE menu, if GENLOCK is set to OFF.

Example 2: Interconnecting a number of camcorders for time code synchronization

TEST OUT

TC OUT

TC IN

GENLOCK IN

To another camcorder to be synchronized

1) Set GENLOCK to ON on the GENLOCK page of the MAINTENANCE menu, if GENLOCK is set to OFF.

TC OUT

TEST OUT

TC IN

TC OUT

TEST OUT

External time code

Reference camcorder

Procedure for time code synchronization

To synchronize the time code, proceed as follows.

You can synchronize the internal time code generator of this camcorder with an external generator for the

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1 2

Synchronizing the time code

time code cannot be synchronized with the reference video signal. In this case, set the GENLOCK item to “ON” on the GENLOCK page of the MAINTENANCE menu.

• When the scan mode is 24P (with the CBK-FC01 expansion board installed), genlock is not established even if you connect an external reference time code during recording.

User bit settings during time code synchronization

When the time code is synchronized, only the time data is synchronized with the external time code value. Therefore, the user bits can have their own settings for each camcorder. You can also synchronize the user bits with external user bit data.

For details, refer to the Maintenance Manual.

To release the time code synchronization

First disconnect the external time code, then set the FRUN/SET/R-RUN switch to R-RUN.

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Turn on the POWER switch.

Set the PRESET/REGEN/CLOCK switch to PRESET.

Set the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch to F-RUN.

Set the DISPLAY switch to TC.

Supply a time code signal and a reference video signal complying with the SMPTE (for PDW-510/530) or EBU (for PDW-510P/530P) standard and in proper phase relationship, to the TC IN connector and to the GENLOCK IN connector, respectively.

This operation synchronizes the internal time code generator with the external time code. After about 10 seconds, you can disconnect the external time code without losing the synchronization. However, there will be noise on the recorded image if you connect or disconnect the time code signal during recording.

Notes

• When you finish the above procedure, the internal time code is immediately synchronized with the external time code and the counter display will show the value of the external time code. However, wait for a few seconds until the sync generator stabilizes before recording.

• If the frequency of the reference video signal is not the same as the frame frequency of the camcorder, the camera cannot be correctly genlocked. In such a case, the internal time code is not correctly synchronized with the external time code.

• When the GENLOCK ON/OFF item is set to “OFF” on the GENLOCK page of the MAINTENANCE menu, the

To change the power supply from the battery pack to an external power supply during time code synchronization

To maintain a continuous power supply, connect the external power supply to the DC IN connector before removing the battery pack. You may lose time code synchronization if you remove the battery pack first.

Camera synchronization during time code synchronization

During time code synchronization, the camera is genlocked to the reference video signal input from the GENLOCK IN connector.

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5-7 Setting the

Thumbnail Image

When the unit is shipped from the factory, it is set up to display the first frame of a clip as the clip’s thumbnail image (see page 60). As required, you can select another frame to display as a clip’s thumbnail image. For example, if all clips have the same image in their first frames, you can specify a frame a few seconds after the start of the clip, so that all thumbnails will not show the same image.

?M10 ESSENCE MARK TOP

Turn the MENU knob to select the desired time.

Press the MENU knob.

The selection is confirmed.

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To select the frame to display as a clip’s thumbnail image

Proceed as follows.

Turn the POWER switch on.

Holding down the MENU knob, move the MENU ON/ OFF switch to ON.

The TOP menu appears.

Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to “MAINTENANCE”.

Press the MENU knob.

If this is the first time the MAINTENANCE menu has been displayed, the CONTENTS page of the MAINTENANCE menu appears. If the menu has been used before, the last accessed page appears.

If the CONTENTS page is displayed, turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to “ESSENCE MARK”, then press the MENU knob.

Set the MENU ON/OFF switch to OFF to end the menu operation.

If a different page is displayed, turn the MENU knob until the ESSENCE MARK page appears, then press the MENU knob to select the page.

Press the MENU knob, then turn it to move the b mark to “INDEX PIC.POS.”, and press the MENU knob again.

The b mark changes to a z mark, and the z mark changes to a ? mark.

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File Operations

Chapter

6-1 Overview

A remote computer can be connected to this unit and used to operate on recorded data which has been saved in data files, such as video and audio data files. There are two way to connect a remote computer.

• FAM connection Connect the S400 (i.LINK) connector on this unit to the i.LINK (IEEE1394) connector on the remote computer, using an i.LINK cable (see page 96).

• FTP connection Connect the network connectors on this unit and the remote computer, using a network cable (see page 98).

6-1-1 Directory Structure

The following figure shows the directory structure of discs visible to a remote computer.

Note

This structure is not the same as the actual structure recorded on the disc.

root

INDEX.XML

DISCMETA.XML

Clip

C0001.MXF

C0001M01.XML

C0002.MXF

C0002M01.XML

C0003.MXF

C0003M01.XML

Edit

E0001E01.SMI

E0001M01.XML

a) Root directory

E0002E01.SMI

E0002M01.XML

Sub

C0001S01.MXF

C0002S01.MXF

C0003S01.MXF

General

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6-1-2 File Operation Restrictions

This section explains which operations are possible on files stored in each directory. When required, the following operation tables distinguish reading and writing from partial reading and writing.

Partial read: Read only a part of the data in the file. Write: Write data sequentially from the start to the end of

the file.

Partial write: Write data to a part of the file only.

Read: Read data sequentially from the start to the end of

the file.

Root directory

File name Content Operations

Read/ Partial read

INDEX.XML Contains information about all

material on the disc.

DISCMETA.XML Contains the disc ID and disc label. Yes

Other files Files other than the above − No − No −

a) Only files which can be written by XDCAM

Notes

YesNoNoNoNo

Write/ Partial write

Ye s

Rename Create Delete

No No No

• Directories cannot be created in the root directory.

• The directories in the root directory (Clip, Edit, Sub, and General) cannot be deleted or renamed.

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Clip Directory

File name Content Operations

Read/ Partial read

C*.MXF Clip file created by recording (MXF

file) *: 0001 to 0300

C*M01.XML Metadata file generated

automatically when C*.MXF file is created. *: 0001 to 0300

Other files Files other than the above − No − No −

a) Only files which are 2 seconds or longer in length, in a format matching

the line mode format (525/625) and recording format (IMX50/IMX40/ IMX30/DVCAM and number of audio channels) of the recorded sections of the disc, and which can be overwritten by XDCAM.

b) Only most recently recorded clip c) Only files which can be written by XDCAM d) When a C*.MXF file is created, a C*M01.XML file with the same number

is generated automatically.

Ye s N o N o

Ye s

Write/ Partial write

Ye s

e) When a C*.MXF is deleted, the C*M01.XML file with the same number

is also deleted automatically.

Note

Rename Create Delete

Ye s

Directories cannot be created in the Clip directory.

Edit Directory

File name Content Operations

E*E01.SMI Clip list file

*: 0001 to 0099

Read/ Partial read

Ye s

Write/ Partial write

Ye s

Rename Create Delete

Ye s

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File name Content Operations

E*M01.XML Metadata file generated

automatically when E*E01.MXF file

Read/ Partial read

Ye s

Write/ Partial write

Ye s

Rename Create Delete

is created. *: 0001 to 0099

Other files Files other than the above − No − No −

a) Only files which can be written by XDCAM. Partial writing is not

possible.

b) Only files which can be written by XDCAM c) Only when the write-protect tab on the disc is set to enable recording, and

when expanded menu item 310 REC INHIBIT is set to “off”.

d) When an E*E01.MXF file is created, an E*M01.XML file with the same

number is generated automatically.

e) When an E*E01.MXF is deleted, the E*M01.XML file with the same

number is also deleted automatically.

Note

Directories cannot be created in the Edit directory.

Sub Directory

File name Content Operations

C*S01.MXF Proxy AV data (MXF) file generated

automatically when a C*.MXF file is

Read/ Partial read

Ye s N o N o

Write/ Partial write

Rename Create Delete

created. *: 0001 to 0300

Other files Files other than the above − No − No −

a) When a C*.MXF file is created, a C*S01.MXF file with the same number

is generated automatically.

b) When a C*.MXF is deleted, the C*S01.MXF file with the same number is

also deleted automatically.

Note

Directories cannot be created in the Sub directory.

General Directory

File name Content Operations

Read/ Partial read

Any file Yes Yes

Write/ Partial write

Rename Create Delete

Ye s

Ye s Ye s

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a) File name up to 63 characters b) Only when the write-protect tab on the disc is set to enable recording, and

when expanded menu item 310 REC INHIBIT is set to “off”.

The following directory operations are possible in the General directory.

• Directory creation (up to 64 levels, including the General directory)

• Deletion and renaming of directories

Note

• The maximum number of files that can be created on one disc, including directories, is 5000.

• The following characters can be used in file names and directory names 0 to 9 (digits), a to z (lowercase alphabetic), A to Z (uppercase alphabetic), @ (at mark), − (minus), _ (underscore), . (period), and ~ (tilde).

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6-2 File Access Mode

File Operations

The setting is confirmed. The z mark changes to a b mark and the ? mark changes to a z mark.

Set the MENU ON/OFF switch to OFF to end the menu operation.

File access mode operating environment

Operating system requirements for file operations by file access mode (called FAM below) are as follows.

• Computer operating system: Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 or higher, or Microsoft Windows XP

Preparations

Do the following on the remote computer and this unit.

• Install the FAM driver on the remote computer.

• Enable FAM connections over the i.LINK connector.

To install the FAM driver

Insert the supplied CD-ROM (Proxy Browsing Software PDZ-1) in the CD-ROM drive of the computer and execute the Setup.exe file, then follow the installation instructions.

For details, refer to the ReadMe file contained on the CDROM disc.

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To enable FAM connections over the i.LINK connector

Proceed as follows.

Set the MENU ON/OFF switch to ON.

The last accessed page appears.

Turn the MENU knob to scroll to the OUTPUT page, then press the MENU knob.

The OUTPUT page appears. The current settings appear on the right side of each item.

Making FAM connections

Proceed as follows.

If there is a disc loaded in this unit, put the unit into the following state.

• Recording, playback, search and other disc operations: Stopped

• Thumbnail indicator (see page 31): Off

• Disc access by DELETE LAST CLIP, DELETE ALL CLIPS (see page 48), QUICK FORMAT (see page 44), and so on: Stopped

• Picture Cache function and Interval Rec function: Off

• MENU ON/OFF switch: OFF

If this unit is connected to a remote computer by FTP, log out from the FTP session (see page 99).

Connect the i.LINK DV IN/OUT S400 connector on this unit to the i.LINK (IEEE1394) connector on the remote computer, using an i.LINK cable.

Note

As the i.LINK cable, use an S400-compliant cable which is as short as possible (up to 1.5 m (5 feet)). It may not be possible to establish a FAM connection if a longer cable is used.

File data

Transfer of files

Move the b mark to “PC REMOTE”, then press the MENU knob.

The b mark changes to a z mark, and the z mark changes to a ? mark.

U01 OUTPUT

LCD BRIGHT <L> : 0 LCD BRIGHT <H> : 0 LCD COLOR : 0

PC REMOTE : DSABL REAR BNC OUT SEL: VBS

Turn the MENU knob to select ENABL, then press the MENU knob.

6-2 File Access Mode File Operations

TOP

PDW-510/510P/ 530/530P

i.LINK cable (not supplied)

Windows recognizes this unit as a removable disc, and displays one of the following icons on the remote computer’s task bar:

• Windows 2000:

• Windows XP:

The remote computer is now able to perform file operations when a disc is inserted into this unit.

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Operation limitations during FAM connections

• With the exception of the EJECT button, recording buttons and playback control buttons are disabled.

• VDR of this unit cannot be controlled from devices connected to the REMOTE connector (8-pin) and S400 (i.LINK) connector.

• There is no signal output from this unit while video is being input to this unit from external equipment.

Operating on files

Proceed as follows.

Start Explorer.

Check that a drive letter has been assigned to this unit. (The drive letter will differ depending on the number of other peripherals connected to the remote computer.)

Use Explorer to perform file operations on the disc loaded in this unit.

You can operate in the same way that you operate on local drives and files on network computers.

Notes

• If you power this unit off during an FAM connection, the data transferred thus far is discarded.

• All file operations are not possible for some types of files.

For details, see 6-1-2 “File Operation Restrictions” (page 94).

To eject discs from a remote computer

Right click the icon representing this unit in Explorer, and select Eject from the menu which appears.

Exiting file operations

Proceed as follows.

• Windows XP: The Safely Remove Hardware dialog

appears.

Select “Sony XDCAM PDW-530 (or 530p/510/510P) IEEE 1394 SBP2 Device” and click Stop.

The Stop a Hardware device dialog appears.

Select “Sony XDCAM PDW-530 (or 530p/510/510P) IEEE 1394 SBP2 Device” and click OK.

• Windows 2000: A confirmation message appears.

• Windows XP: “Sony XDCAM PDW-530 (or 530p/

510/510P) IEEE 1394 SBP2 Device” is deleted from the Hardware devices list.

This unit can now resume normal operations. (The limitations described in “Operation limitations during FAM connections” (see page 97) no longer apply.)

Disconnect the i.LINK cable as required.

Reconnecting

To reconnect after exiting file operations, do one of the following, depending on whether an i.LINK cable is connected. i.LINK cable is not connected: Connect this unit and a

remote computer with an i.LINK cable.

i.LINK cable is connected: Disconnect the i.LINK cable

from either this unit or the remote computer, wait for at least 10 seconds, and then reconnect the disconnected cable.

The unit is powered off and an i.LINK cable is

connected: Power the unit on.

To disable FAM connections

Execute one of the procedures described in the previous section “Reconnecting” to make a FAM connection between this unit and the remote computer. To disable FAM connections, set the menu item PC REMOTE to “DSABL.”

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Note

Do not disconnect the cable before performing steps 1 to 3.

Do one of the following on the or icon displayed in the remote computer’s taskbar.

• Double click.

• Right click, and select one of the following commands from the menu which appears.

- Windows 2000: Unplug or eject hardware

- Windows XP: Safely Remove Hardware

• Windows 2000: The Unplug or Eject Hardware dialog appears.

For more information about how to make this setting, see “To enable FAM connections over the i.LINK connector” (page 96).

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6-3 FTP File Operations

To log in

If this unit is connected to a remote computer with a FAM connection, first exit file operations on the FAM connection (see page 97).

File operations between this unit and a remote computer can be carried out by the File Transfer Protocol (called FTP below).

A CBK-NC01 Network Adaptor (option) is required to enable file operations by FTP.

For installation and use, see the Installation Manual supplied with the CBK-NC01.

Preparations

Connect the network connectors of this unit and a remote computer with a network cable. Or connect this unit to the network to which the remote computer is connected.

File data

Transfer of files

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PDW-510/510P/ 530/530P

Laptop computer, etc.

Load a disc into this unit and put the unit into the following state.

• Recording, playback, serch, and other disc operations: Stopped

• Thumbnail indicator (see page 31): Off

• Picture Cache function and Interval Rec function: Off

• MENU ON/OFF switch: OFF

Note

Start the command prompt.

Enter “ftp <SP> <IP address>,” and press the Enter key. (<SP> refers to a space.)

For example, if the IP address of this unit is set to

192.168.001.010, enter “ftp 192.168.1.10.”

Refer to the Windows help for more information about the FTP command.

Network cable (Cross cable, not supplied)

1)To make connections to the LAN through a hub, use straight type network cables (not supplied).

Set the IP address and other network setting items for this unit.

For details, see 7-3-11 “Making Network Settings” (page 133).

If network settings have already been made

Check the IP address of this unit.

Set the remote control switch to NETWORK.

Making FTP connections

FTP connections between this unit and a remote computer can be made with either of the following.

• The command prompt

•FTP client software

This section explains how to use the command prompt. For more information about using FTP client software, refer to the documentation of the FTP client software on your system.

If the connection succeeds, you are prompted to enter a user name.

Enter the user name “admin” and press the Enter key.

When the user name is verified, your are prompted to enter a password.

Enter the password and press the Enter key.

The password is set to “pdw-530 (or 510)” when the unit is shipped from the factory. The login is complete when the password is verified.

See 6-3-1 “Command List” (page 100) for the FTP commands supported by this unit.

If the connection times out

This unit terminates FTP connections if no command is received within 90 seconds of the last command. If this occurs, log out (see the next section) and repeat steps 2 to 4.

Note

If you power this unit off during an FTP connection, the data transferred thus far is discarded.

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To log out

To log out after finishing file operations, enter “QUIT” at the command prompt and press the Enter key.

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6-3-1 Command List

This unit supports standard FTP commands (see the next section), and extended FTP commands (see page 104).

Standard commands

The following table shows the standard FTP commands supported by this unit.

Command name Description Command syntax

USER Send this command to begin the login

process.

PASS After sending the USER command,

send this command to complete the login process.

QUIT Terminates the FTP connection. If a file

is being transferred, terminates after completion of the transfer.

PORT Specifies the IP address and port to

which this unit should connect for the next file transfer (for data transfer from this unit).

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PASV This command requests this unit to

“listen” on a data port (which is not its default data port). It puts this unit into passive mode, waiting for the remote computer to make a data connection.

TYPE Specifies the type of data to be

transferred.

In the command syntax column, <SP> means a space, entered by pressing the space bar, and <CRLF> means a new line, entered by pressing the Enter key.

USER <SP> <username> <CRLF>

Input example: USER admin PASS <SP> <password> <CRLF>

Input example: PASS pdw-530 (or 510) QUIT <CRLF>

PORT <SP> <h1,h2,h3,h4,p1,p2> <CRLF>

• h1 (most significant byte) to h4 (least significant byte): IP address

• p1 (most significant byte), p2 (least significant byte): Port address

Input example: PORT 10,0,0,1,242,48 (IP address: 10.0.0.1, Port number: 62000)

PASV <CRLF>

TYPE <SP> <type-code (options delimited by <SP>)> <CRLF>

<type-code> can be any of the following. However, for XDCAM, data is always transferred as “I,” regardless of the type-code specification.

• A: ASCII

- N: Non-print (default)

- T: Telnet format

- C: ASA Carriage Control

• E: EBCDIC

-N: Non-print

- T: Telnet format

- C: ASA Carriage Control

• I: IMAGE (Binary)

• L: LOCAL BYTE

- SIZE: byte size

Input example: TYPE I

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Sony 530P, 510P, PDW-530 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Table of Contents

1-1 Features

1-1-2 Camera Features

1-1-4 Input and Outputs

1-1-5 Other Functions

1-2 Example of System Configuration

1-3 Precautions

1-4-2 Preparations

1-4-3 Reading the CD-ROM Manual

2-1 Power Supply

2-2 Accessory Attachments

2-3 Audio Functions

2-4 Shooting and Recording/Playback Functions

2-5 Output Video Operating Section

2-6 Menu Operating Section

2-7 Time Code System

2-8 Warnings and Indications

2-9-1 Monochrome LCD

2-9 Warnings and Indications on the LCDs

2-9-2 Color LCD

2-10 Indicators in the Viewfinder

3-1-3 Write-Protecting Discs

3-1-2 Notes on Handling

3-1 Handling Discs

3-1-4 Loading and Unloading a Disc

3-1-5 Formatting a Disc

3-2-1 Basic Procedures

3-2 Recording

3-2-2 Deleting Clips

3-2-3 Recording Essence Marks

3-2-6 Retaking the Most Recent Clip

3-3-1 Normal Playback

3-3 Checking Recording and Playback

3-3-4 Thumbnail Search Seconds of the Recording — Recording Review

3-3-5 Clip List Playback

3-4 Recording Video Signals from External Equipment

3-5 Freezing a Picture During Playback

4-1 Overview

4-2-1 Creating Clip Lists

4-2 Basic Operations

4-2-2 Editing Clip Lists

4-3-1 Displaying the CLIP Menu

4-3 Clip List Operations

4-3-4 Deleting Clip Lists From Disc

4-3-5 Clearing the Current Clip List

4-4 Using the PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software

5-1 Setting the Recording Format (PDW-530/530P only)

5-2-1 Adjusting the Black Balance

5-2 Adjusting the Black Balance and the White Balance

5-2-2 Adjusting the White Balance

5-3-1 Shutter Modes

5-3 Setting the Electronic Shutter

5-4 Changing the Reference Value for Automatic Iris Adjustment

5-5 Adjusting the Audio Level

5-6-1 Setting the Time Code

5-6-3 Setting the User Bits

5-6 Setting the Time Data

5-6-4 Synchronizing the Time Code

5-7 Setting the Thumbnail Image

6-1-1 Directory Structure

6-1 Overview

6-1-2 File Operation Restrictions

6-2 File Access Mode File Operations

6-3 FTP File Operations

6-3-1 Command List