Sony BKM-A-505 Operating Manual

CONTROL PANEL (for MAV-555 MULTI ACCESS VIDEO DISK RECORDER)

BKMA-505

(Ver. 2.32)

OPERATION MANUAL 1st Edition (Revised 4) Serial No. 10001 and Higher

[English]

For the customers in the USA

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

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 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 this directive 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 Enviroment(s): E1 (residential), E2 (commercial and light industrial), E3 (urban outdoors) and E4 (controlled EMC environment, ex. TV studio).

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• EN55103-2: Elektromagnetische Empfindlichkeit (Immunität)

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Overview

English

1-1 BKMA-505 Overview..................................................................... 1-1

1-2 Features ........................................................................................... 1-1

1-3 Overview of Edit Data Management ............................................ 1-3

Chapter 2 Name and Functions of Parts

Chapter 3 Operating Modes

2-1 Front Side of Panel ......................................................................... 2-1

2-1-1 Editing Operation Section...................................................... 2-2

2-1-2 Port Select Section ................................................................. 2-4

2-1-3 Transport Control Section...................................................... 2-6

2-1-4 Search Operation Section....................................................... 2-7

2-1-5 Timecode Section................................................................... 2-8

2-1-6 Function Operation Section and Display ............................. 2-10

2-2 Rear Side of Panel ........................................................................ 2-13

3-1 Common Display Items (Current Port Area) .............................. 3-1

3-1-1 Overview of Current Port Area.............................................. 3-1

3-1-2 Display Items ......................................................................... 3-1

3-2 Material Mode ................................................................................ 3-3

3-2-1 Overview of Material Mode................................................... 3-3

3-2-2 Display Items in Material Mode ............................................ 3-3

3-2-3 Key Assignments in Material Mode ...................................... 3-4

3-2-4 Sorting the Material List ........................................................ 3-6

3-2-5 Selecting the Active Material (SELECT ACTIVE)............... 3-6

3-2-6 Loading and Unloading Material (LOAD/UNLOAD) .......... 3-7

3-2-7 Deleting and Renaming Material (DELETE/RENAME) ...... 3-9

3-2-8 STEP Operation ................................................................... 3-10

3-3 Edit Mode ...................................................................................... 3-11

3-3-1 Overview of Edit Mode........................................................ 3-11

3-3-2 Overview of the Video/Audio Mode ................................... 3-12

3-3-3 Overview of the Audio Channel Mode ................................ 3-15

3-3-4 Clearing Programs................................................................ 3-18

3-3-5 Inputting Editing Points ....................................................... 3-19

3-3-6 Searching for Edit Points ..................................................... 3-20

3-3-7 Restoring Previous Editing Points ....................................... 3-20

3-3-8 Edit Cancel........................................................................... 3-22

3-4 Time Difference Function ............................................................ 3-23

3-4-1 Overview of Timer Rec/Play Mode ..................................... 3-23

3-4-2 Items Displayed in Timer Rec/Play Mode........................... 3-23

3-4-3 Key Assignments in Timer Rec/Play Mode......................... 3-24

3-4-4 Sorting the Event List .......................................................... 3-25

3-4-5 Creating New Cue Sheets .................................................... 3-25

3-4-6 Modifying the Contents of Cue Sheets ................................ 3-26

3-4-7 Deleting Cue Sheets ............................................................. 3-26

3-5 Dual Play Mode ............................................................................ 3-27

3-5-1 Overview of Dual Play Mode .............................................. 3-27

3-5-2 Items Displayed in Dual Play Mode .................................... 3-28

3-5-3 Key Assignments in Dual Play Mode .................................. 3-29

3-5-4 Sorting the Alias List ........................................................... 3-30

3-5-5 Selecting the Active Alias (SELECT ACTIVE).................. 3-30

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3-5-6 Loading and Unloading an Alias (LOAD ALIAS/UNLOAD

ALIAS)................................................................................. 3-31

3-5-7 Creating a New Alias ........................................................... 3-32

3-5-8 Modifying the Contents of Alias Sheets .............................. 3-32

3-5-9 Deleting and Renaming an Alias (DELETE ALIAS/RENAME

ALIAS)................................................................................. 3-33

3-6 CP Setup Mode ............................................................................. 3-34

3-6-1 Overview of CP Setup Mode ............................................... 3-34

3-6-2 Display Items in CP Setup Mode......................................... 3-39

3-6-3 Key Assignments in CP Setup Mode................................... 3-40

3-6-4 Carrying Out Control Panel Setup ....................................... 3-40

3-6-5 Returning All Settings to Default Settings........................... 3-41

3-7 Dialog Box Operations ................................................................. 3-42

3-7-1 Time Data Entry Dialog Box ............................................... 3-42

3-7-2 Text Entry Dialog Box......................................................... 3-44

3-7-3 List Dialog Boxes................................................................. 3-46

3-7-4 Confirmation Dialog Boxes ................................................. 3-47

3-7-5 Effect Dialog Box ................................................................ 3-48

3-7-6 Cue Sheet Dialog Box.......................................................... 3-54

3-7-7 Warning Dialog Box ............................................................ 3-60

3-7-8 Alias Sheet Dialog Box........................................................ 3-61

3-8 BVE Mode ..................................................................................... 3-64

3-8-1 Material Copy (Load Copy)................................................. 3-64

3-8-2 Reserving MAV-555 Operation Area .................................. 3-64

3-8-3 BVE Mode Material Name Display..................................... 3-64

3-9 A/V Data Transfer........................................................................ 3-65

3-9-1 SEND Mode (Data Sending)................................................ 3-66

3-9-2 RECEIVE Mode (Data Receiving) ...................................... 3-67

Chapter 4 Recording

Chapter 5 Playback

4-1 Preparations for Recording ........................................................... 4-1

4-1-1 Switch Settings....................................................................... 4-1

4-2 Time Data Settings ......................................................................... 4-2

4-3 Specifying Picture Quality ............................................................. 4-4

4-4 Recording Operations .................................................................... 4-5

4-4-1 Loop Recording...................................................................... 4-6

4-5 Enforce E-E Output ....................................................................... 4-7

4-5-1 Outputting the Record Port Input Signal Temporarily to the

Playback Port ......................................................................... 4-7

5-1 Preparations for Playback ............................................................. 5-1

5-1-1 Switch Settings....................................................................... 5-1

5-1-2 Selecting the Time Data Displayed........................................ 5-1

5-2 Playback Operations ...................................................................... 5-2

5-2-1 Normal Playback.................................................................... 5-2

Variable Speed Playback in Jog, Shuttle, and Variable Modes .

5-2-2

5-2-3 SS Material Playback ............................................................. 5-7

5-2-4 Synchronized Playback .......................................................... 5-8

5-2-5 Loop Through Playback......................................................... 5-9

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Chapter 6 Editing

6-1 Overview of Editing Operations ................................................... 6-1

6-2 Basic Editing Operations ............................................................... 6-2

6-2-1 Editing Flow Chart................................................................. 6-2

6-2-2 Switch Settings....................................................................... 6-3

6-2-3 Clearing Programs.................................................................. 6-5

6-2-4 Control Mode and Device Specification................................ 6-6

6-2-5 Selecting Edit Channels ......................................................... 6-8

6-2-6 Setting the Edit Points............................................................ 6-8

6-2-7 Deleting and Modifying Edit Points .................................... 6-15

6-2-8 Cueing Up Edit Points and Using the PREROLL Function 6-17

6-2-9 Previewing ........................................................................... 6-18

6-2-10 Making Edits....................................................................... 6-19

6-2-11 Partial Material Cutting ...................................................... 6-20

6-2-12 Modifying Page Data .......................................................... 6-21

6-2-13 Inserting Pages .................................................................... 6-22

6-3 Page Editing Operations .............................................................. 6-24

6-3-1 Moving Pages (MOVE PAGE)............................................ 6-24

6-3-2 Copying Pages (COPY PAGE)............................................ 6-25

6-3-3 Pasting Pages (PASTE PAGE) ............................................ 6-26

6-3-4 Deleting Pages (DELETE PAGE) ....................................... 6-27

6-4 Abbreviated Editing ..................................................................... 6-28

6-5 On-the-Fly Editing ....................................................................... 6-29

6-6 Edits Using Effects ....................................................................... 6-30

6-6-1 Overview of Edits that Use Effects...................................... 6-30

6-6-2 Editing Materials that Contain Effects................................. 6-31

6-7 DMC Editing................................................................................. 6-32

6-8 Recorder Edit Mode ..................................................................... 6-34

6-8-1 To enter the recorder mode .................................................. 6-34

6-8-2 Performing Voice Over Editing ........................................... 6-35

6-8-3 Performing Pre-Read Editing............................................... 6-36

6-8-4 Deleting a Specified Edit Interval........................................ 6-39

6-8-5 Audio Swap Editing ............................................................. 6-42

6-9 Close Editing ................................................................................. 6-43

Appendixes

A-1 Messages ......................................................................................... A-1

A-2 Specifications ................................................................................. A-2

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About This Operation Manual

This section describes the organization and use of this manual in using the BKMA-505 dedicated control panel for the Sony MAV-555 Multi Access Video Disk Recorder.

• In this manual, unless otherwise stated, “control panel” refers to the BKMA-

505.

• To distinguish it from the BKMA-505 Control Panel, the upper control panel on the front panel of the MAV-555 is referred to as the “meter panel.”

• For reasons of simplicity, we refer to the MAV-555, MAV-555A, and

MAV-555SS (SD mode) as the “MAV-555”.

Organization of this manual

To provide an overview of the organization of this manual, the contents of Chapter 1 and following chapters and the appendix are listed below. The title page to each chapter also includes a summary of the chapter contents.

Chapter 1 Overview

This gives an overview of the features of the control panel.

Chapter 2 Names and Functions of Parts

This lists the parts of the control panel by function, with summaries of their operation.

Chapter 3 Operating Modes

This describes the three operating modes (material mode, edit mode, timer rec/ play mode, dual play mode, and CP setup mode) of the control panel, and describes the features of the display information on the liquid crystal display, and basic operating procedures.

Chapter 4 Recording

This describes the preparations, time data settings, and basic procedure for recording on the MAV-555 with this control panel.

Chapter 5 Playback

This describes the preparations and different modes of playback for playing back a material on the MAV-555 with this control panel.

Chapter 6 Editing

This describes control panel editing functions that use the MAV-555’s built-in hard disk.

Appendixes

• Messages

• Specifications

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Using this manual

Descriptions of operating procedures

The numerals attached to buttons and switches in the illustrations refer to corresponding step numbers in the operating procedure. Additionally, affected switches and indicators which should be checked are indicated. The first time a technical term appears it is defined in a footnote. Where required, a cross-reference (in italics) shows the page in this manual or in another manual where related information may be found.

5-2 Playback Operations

Available playback methods are as follows:

• Normal playback

• Variable speed playback, in jog, shuttle, or variable mode

5-2-1 Normal Playback

Numbers on switches etc. refer to steps in procedure

Step number in procedure

Cross-reference

Results of a step and related information

Description of step operation

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Chapter 5 Playback

PB EE PB

L10

L11

B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7

MODE SHIFT

HOLD RESET TC/UB TIMER SEL

CONTROL

PREROLL EDIT

Normal speed playback

TRIM

IN OUT

AUDIO

ENTRY

OUT

DELETE

DMC EDIT

MEMORY

AUTO EDIT

REVIEW

PREVIEW

Set the playback audio levels and video process values on the meter panel of the MAV-555.

Select the playback port using the PORT SELECT button.

Select the material to be played back. To select the material, in material mode carry out LOAD.

For details, see section 3-2, “Material Mode” (page 3-3).

Press the PLAY button. Playback starts.

To stop playback, press the STOP button.

Example of procedure description

PORT SELECT

EXT

R2/

RECORDER

PLAYER

MULTI

REC

REW PLAY F. FWD STOP

SHUTTLE

JOG VAR

Related manuals

• In addition to this manual, an Installation Manual for this control panel is supplied. It provides details of connections between the control panel and the MAV-555, and of installing the control panel in the MAV-555. Be sure to ask a Sony service person to carry out the installation of this control panel in the MAV-555, and make the connections.

• Read this manual in conjunction with the manuals for the MAV-555.

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1-1 BKMA-505 Overview

The BKMA-505 is a dedicated control panel for use with the MAV-555 Multiaccess Video Disk Recorder. This unit provides a rich range of functions to exploit the suitability of a hard disk as a nonlinear editing device. The adoption of a large colour liquid crystal display enables monitoring of record and play screens, and enables GUI operation.

MAV-555, MAV-555A, or MAV-555SS Ver. 2.32 is required in order to use this version of BKMA-505.

1-2 Features

VTR-like user interface

For ease of use by users familiar with VTRs such as the DVW digital Betacam recorders, a VTR-like panel layout is adopted. The MAV-555 can be handled with the operability of a conventional VTR, and thus introduction is smooth.

Chapter 1 Overview

Multi-port operation

Using this control panel, all of the internal ports of the MAV-555 can be operated.

Use of 6.4-inch colour liquid crystal display

To display high-function information such as MAV-555 multi-port operations reliably and clearly, the large (display area 130 x 97 mm) and high-resolution (640 × 480 pixel) colour liquid crystal display is used. As well as providing full information display functions including monitoring, this also provides GUI operability.

Operations exploiting the features of a nonlinear device

Using this control panel, you can take full advantage of the MAV-555 hard disk recorder’s capabilities as a non-linear device. The following operations can be performed.

• Material data stored in the MAV-555 can be edited immediately, regardless of the actual length of completed material. Further, modifications can also be made immediately once editing is complete.

• Multiple material items can be recorded or played back simultaneously.

• Material can be edited as it is being recorded.

Direct input of numeric values

Timecode and user’s bit values can be directly entered as numeric values, using function keys.

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1-2 Features

Management functions for material

This control panel provides material management functions for the material held on the MAV-555 (material mode). In material mode, as well as displaying lists of material and detailed information on each item, functions are provided that allow operations such as sorting, renaming, and deleting items of material.

Edit Using EFFECT

When editing in Audio Channel mode, you can use material edited with the Effect Transition feature of the BKMA-560 optional board installed in the MAV-555.

Note

When operating from the BKMA-505, materials with patterns held on the BKMA-561 cannot be specified.

A/V Data Transfer

When the BKMA-540 optional board is installed in the MAV-555, you can transfer (send/receive) A/V data through an SDTI.

Time Difference Function

This function allows you to make reservations to record, preview, and play material (Timer Rec/Play mode). In Timer Rec/Play mode, in addition to being able to make various settings for Cue Sheet units, you can also sort event lists, delete Cue Sheets, and register templates.

Simultaneous playback function for two materials

This function allows you to set the IN and OUT points, and the playback port of two different pieces of material, such as a material that uses effects and a key signal material. With a single operation, you can load and unload the material and then simultaneously play back the two pieces of material that you have set (Dual Play mode).

MAV-555A and MAV-555SS support

The BKMA-505 supports the MAV-555A and the MAV-555SS (which supports Super Motion cameras). When using the MAV-555SS in SS mode, it is possible to use -3/3 to 3/3 times playback speed with the BKMA-505.

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1-3 Overview of Edit Data Management

Source Materials

Program (Edit Data Pages)

SRC. OUT

SRC. IN

SRC. NAME

DST. OUT

DST. IN

PAGE NO.

Destination Material

One of the features of this control panel is its ability to manage multiple edit points, allowing recordings to be modified (through retouch editing) from the control panel. The control panel manages data equivalent to one edit cut as one page. The following are recorded on one page: IN and OUT points for original edit material (referred to below as source material), IN and OUT points for edit destination material (referred to below as destination material), and the source material name and page number.

SRC. IN SRC. OUT

Source

Destination

DST. IN

SRC. NAME SRC. IN SRC. OUT

Edit Data Page

DST. OUT

PAGE NO. DST. IN DST. OUT

A stack of pages for the same destination material is called a program. Page numbers indicate the sequence of edit cuts in the destination material. By tracing the contents of pages according to page number sequence, you can reproduce the contents of the destination material from the beginning. Because one page corresponds to an edit cut in the destination material, the page number and overlap section of edit point data may change after editing.

In the following diagram, the source material numbers indicate the editing sequence, but the pages are arranged in the time sequence of the destination material.

Once editing is complete, you can immediately call up pages for modification. There is no need to play through the entire recording, as is the case with ordinary linear editing. The control panel can only manage one program at a time. A program is effective as long as a page is being created or edited through continuous editing for a single destination material. In other words, if you switch destination materials, the program for the destination material that was being edited is cleared.

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2-1 Front Side of Panel

This section describes the front panel divided into six sections, by function.

Editing operation section Timecode section Port select section Search operation section

Chapter 2 Name and Functions of Parts

HOLD RESET TC/UB TIMER SEL

PREVIEW

IN OUT

AUDIO

ENTRY

DMC EDIT

MEMORY

AUTO EDIT

PB EE PB

TRIM

DELETE

OUT

REVIEW

L10

L11

MODE SHIFT

B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7

Function operation section and display Transport control section

Adjustment the stiffness of the control panel

SHUTTLE

PORT SELECT

EXT

R2/

MULTI

CONTROL

PREROLL EDIT

REW PLAY F. FWD STOP

PLAYER

REC

RECORDER

JOG VAR

Adjustment screws on both sides of the MAV-555 can be tightened or loosened to change the stiffness of the control panel as it opens and closes. Turning the screw clockwise tightens the panel, and turning it counterclockwise loosens it. The screw rotates between 90° to 180°. Adjust as required. However, please avoid opening and closing the control panel when the screw is turned fully clockwise.

Adjustment screw Adjustment screw

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2-1 Front Side of Panel

2-1-1 Editing Operation Section

1 MEMORY indicator 2 IN/OUT buttons 3 ENTRY button 4 AUDIO IN/OUT buttons 5 TRIM buttons

PB EE PB

PREVIEW

IN OUT

AUDIO

ENTRY

DMC EDIT

MEMORY

AUTO EDIT

TRIM

DELETE

OUT

REVIEW

L10

L11

MODE SHIFT

B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7

HOLD RESET TC/UB TIMER SEL

PORT SELECT

EXT

R2/

MULTI

CONTROL

PREROLL EDIT

REW PLAY F. FWD STOP

PLAYER

REC

RECORDER

SHUTTLE

JOG VAR

6 DELETE button 7 REVIEW button 8 AUTO EDIT button 9 PREVIEW button 0 DMC EDIT button

1 MEMORY indicator

In DMC Editing mode, this indicator flashes when the interval between the IN and OUT points is played back at a variable speed using the PREVIEW button. If the OUT point is exceeded, the indicator lights.

2 IN/OUT buttons

Hold down this button and press the ENTRY button to set the IN and OUT points. The button pressed lights when the setting is made. If you press this button after the points are set, the values for IN and OUT points appear in the time data display area.

3 ENTRY button

This button selects edit points. Press this button while holding down one of the IN or OUT buttons. Pressed together with the IN or OUT button, it selects the IN or OUT point. Pressed together with the AUDIO IN or AUDIO OUT button, it selects the AUDIO IN or AUDIO OUT point. The button pressed lights when the setting is made.

4 AUDIO IN/OUT buttons

This button sets AUDIO IN and OUT points separately from those set for images. Hold down the ENTRY button and press one of these buttons to set the audio IN or OUT point. The button pressed lights when the setting is made. If you press this button after the points are set, the numeric values for the audio IN and OUT points appear in the time data display area.

5 TRIM buttons

This button modifies selected edit points a frame at a time. Holding down the IN, OUT, AUDIO IN, or AUDIO OUT button, press either of the two TRIM buttons. The screen jumps forward one frame if you press the + button, and jumps back one frame if you press the - button.

6 DELETE button

This button deletes selected edit points. When you press either of the previously set (lit) IN or OUT buttons together with this button, that edit point is deleted and the button goes out or flashes. If the buttons you pressed simultaneously flashes, you must specify the edit point to be deleted.

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7 REVIEW button

If you press this button after editing an interval, you can view playback of the edited interval on the monitor.

8 AUTO EDIT button

Press this button after selecting an edit point to start auto edit. If you press this button when no IN point is selected, the time data at the time of pressing this button is set as the IN point, and abbreviated editing starts.

9 PREVIEW button

After edit points have been set, this button allows you to output the edit results screen on the monitor before doing any actual edit recording. Pressing this button does not start editing. If you press this button when no IN point is selected, the time data at the time of pressing this button is selected as the IN point, and preview runs.

0 DMC EDIT button

Press this button when you want to perform DMC Editing (Dynamic Motion Control) and it lights. If you hold down the button and turn the search dial, the initial speed of the IN point is set. Furthermore, if you press the button while it is lit, you can reconfirm the initial speed set of the IN point.

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2-1 Front Side of Panel

2-1-2 Port Select Section

1 PORT SELECT buttons

PREVIEW

IN OUT

AUDIO

ENTRY

DMC EDIT

MEMORY

AUTO EDIT

PB EE PB

TRIM

DELETE

OUT

REVIEW

L10

L11

MODE SHIFT

B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7

HOLD RESET TC/UB TIMER SEL

1 PORT SELECT buttons P1, P2, R1, and R2/P3 buttons:

These select the internal port of the MAV-555 to which operations on the control panel apply. The button for the selected port lights (port P1 in the following figure).

PORT SELECT

EXT

R2/

PLAYER

RECORDER

• When the MAV-555 is used in the 1 input/1 output configuration, only P1 and R1 can be used.

• When the MAV-555 is used in the 2 input/2 output configuration, P1 and P2 are playback ports, and R1 and R2 are recording ports.

Note

This button can be used irrespective of MAV-555 port remote settings.

EXT1, EXT2 buttons:

These buttons select for operation the device connected to the remote connector (IN/OUT1 (VTR), IN/OUT2 (VTR)) of the connector panel on the MAV-555. Each button EXT1, EXT2 corresponds to the device connected to IN/OUT1 (VTR), IN/OUT2 (VTR). When you press a button, the button lights to indicate that the port corresponding to that button is selected. If you select EXT1 then R1 Port is displayed in the monitor, and if you select EXT2 then R2 Port is displayed in the monitor.

SHUTTLE

PORT SELECT

EXT

R2/

MULTI

CONTROL

PREROLL EDIT

REW PLAY F. FWD STOP

PLAYER

REC

RECORDER

JOG VAR

2 RECORDER button 3 PLAYER button

However, even when connected to the remote jack of the MAV-555 connector panel if the connected device is set for LOCAL, it cannot be selected. The configuration and operation modes that can be selected with the EXT1, EXT2 buttons are shown in the table below.

1 input 2 input 1 input 3 input

/1 output /2 output /3 output /1 output

Panel EXT1 O EXT1 O EXT1 O EXT1 O

EXT2 × EXT2 O EXT2 × EXT2 f

DTR + Panel EXT1 f EXT1 f EXT1 f EXT1 f

EXT2 × EXT2 O EXT2 × EXT2 f DTR + DTR × f ×× BVE Editor ××××

O Selectable

× Not selectable

f Not selectable during editing

Notes

• EXT1, EXT2 cannot be selected as the RECORDER.

• When you are using a 1 input/3 output or 3 input/

1 output configuration, if item 317 PANEL MODE RECORDER PORT on the Expansion menu of the MAV-555 is not set to R1P1, EXT1 cannot be selected as the PLAYER.

For more details about how to use the MAV-555 Expansion menu, see “3-4-3 Contents of the Expansion Menu” in the MAV-555 Operation Manual.

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2 RECORDER button

This button selects the port (the RECORDER port) used as the recorder during editing. Pressing this button automatically selects the Recorder port according to the setting of the 317 “PANEL MODE RECORDER PORT” item in the MAV-555 Basic menu, and the selected port button and RECORDER button both light. For example, if the MAV-555 is set for R1P1, P1 is specified as the RECORDER port and the panel lights as shown in the following figure after you press the RECORDER button.

EXT

PORT SELECT

R2/

PLAYER

RECORDER

3 PLAYER button

This button selects the port used as the player during editing (the PLAYER port). You can switch the PLAYER port by pressing this button simultaneously with any one of the PORT SELECT buttons. For example, if you press this button together with the P2 button, the lamps corresponding to these buttons light as shown in the following figure and P2 is selected as the PLAYER port.

EXT

PORT SELECT

R2/

PLAYER

RECORDER

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2-1 Front Side of Panel

2-1-3 Transport Control Section

PB EE PB

PREVIEW

IN OUT

AUDIO

ENTRY

DMC EDIT

MEMORY

AUTO EDIT

TRIM

DELETE

OUT

REVIEW

L10

L11

MODE SHIFT

B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7

HOLD RESET TC/UB TIMER SEL

PORT SELECT

EXT

R2/

MULTI

CONTROL

PREROLL EDIT

REW PLAY F. FWD STOP

PLAYER

REC

RECORDER

1 PREROLL button 2 REC button 3 EDIT button

SHUTTLE

JOG VAR

4 STOP button 5 F FWD button 6 PLAY button 7 REW button

1 PREROLL button

Press this button to cue up to preroll points (the point preceding the IN point preroll time) in material on the hard disk. By pressing this button simultaneously with the IN or OUT button, you can jump to the corresponding edit point.

2 REC (record) button

Hold down this button and press the PLAY button to start recording.

3 EDIT button

To enter Recorder Edit mode to perform editing operations such as editing voice-overs, press this button while holding down the RECORDER button. The RECORDER button and the R1 and P1 buttons (or the R2 and P2 buttons) light. The RECORDER port is automatically selected depending on the port selected on the MAV-555 expansion menu 317 PANEL MODE RECORDER PORT. You can also press the B1 (Load) key while pressing this button to load a material in a currently unused recorder port.

4 STOP button

Press this button to stop playback or recording. This stopped state is also referred to as “stop mode.” If extension menu item 120 “OUTPUT REF LOCK” on the MAV-555 is set to R1 or R2, and no signal is input to the input connector, or it is set to REF and no external reference signal is input to the REFERENCE input connector (or is not synchronized to the input video signal), the STOP button flashes.

5 F. FWD (fast forward) button

Press this button to fast forward. By pressing this button while pressing and holding the PREROLL button, you can cue up to the end of material.

6 PLAY button

Press this button to start playback.

7 REW (rewind) button

Press this button to rewind. By pressing this button while pressing and holding the PREROLL button, you can cue up to the beginning of material.

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2-1-4 Search Operation Section

PB EE PB

PREVIEW

IN OUT

AUDIO

ENTRY

DMC EDIT

MEMORY

AUTO EDIT

TRIM

DELETE

OUT

REVIEW

L10

L11

MODE SHIFT

B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7

HOLD RESET TC/UB TIMER SEL

1 VAR button

2 JOG button

3 SHUTTLE button

PORT SELECT

EXT

R2/

PLAYER

MULTI

CONTROL

REC

PREROLL EDIT

REW PLAY F. FWD STOP

4 Search dial

RECORDER

SHUTTLE

JOG VAR

1 VAR (variable) button

Press this button, turning it on, to play back in variable mode using the search dial.

For details of variable mode, see the item for the search dial (4).

2 JOG button

Press this button, turning it on, to play back in jog mode using the search dial.

For details of jog mode, see the item for the search dial (4).

3 SHUTTLE button

Press this button, turning it on, to play back in shuttle mode using the search dial.

For details of shuttle mode, see the item for the search dial (4).

4 Search dial

This can be used for variable speed playback. Turn clockwise for forwards playback, and counterclockwise for reverse playback. Pressing the search dial toggles between shuttle and jog modes or variable and jog modes. The operation of the search dial in each of shuttle, jog, and variable modes is shown in the following table.

Playback mode

Shuttle mode

Jog mode

Variable mode

Operation and function

Press the SHUTTLE button, turning the SHUTTLE button on, then turn the search dial. Playback occurs at a speed determined by the angular position of the search dial. The range of playback speeds is as follows. The range of playback speeds can be set between 8 and 500 times normal speed in MAV-555 extension menu 106 (MAXIMUM SHUTTLE SPEED). However, the external device selection remains in effect when an external device is selected. The search dial has notches at the still image position and at +8 and -8 times normal speed.

Press the JOG button, turning the JOG button on, then turn the search dial. Playback occurs at a speed determined by the rotation rate of the search dial. The range of playback speeds is from –4 to +4 times normal speed. The Search dial does not have notches.

Press the VAR button, turning the VAR button on, then turn the search dial. Playback occurs noiselessly at a speed determined by the angular position of the search dial, and you can control the playback speed finely within the range –1 to +1 times normal speed. In the 1 input/ 3 output configuration, the range of the playback speed is ±2x normal speed. However, the external device selection remains in effect when an external device is selected. The search dial has notches at the still image and ±1 speed positions.

Note that immediately after powering on the MAV-555 connected to this control panel, you should first return the search dial to its central position.

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2-1 Front Side of Panel

2-1-5 Timecode Section

1 PB.EE button 2 PB button 3 HOLD button 4 RESET button 5 TC/UB button 6 TIMER SEL button

HOLD RESET TC/UB TIMER SEL

PREVIEW

IN OUT

AUDIO

ENTRY

DMC EDIT

MEMORY

AUTO EDIT

PB EE PB

TRIM

DELETE

OUT

REVIEW

L10

L11

MODE SHIFT

B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7

1 PB.EE (playback/E-E) button

Pressing this button outputs the VIDEO or AUDIO input signals on the monitor, according to the conditions set in the MAV-555 expansion menu 108 AUTO EE SELECT.

2 PB (playback) button

Pressing this button outputs the VIDEO or AUDIO playback signals on the monitor.

Notes

• The above operations 1 and 2 have the same settings as the MAV-555 basic menus 013 and 014 PB/EE SELECT. Accordingly, any condition settings made hereafter are applied.

• Effective with the P1, P2, and P3 ports. However, the P3 port is only supported by the MAV-555A and MAV-555SS.

3 HOLD button

Pressing this button displays a time data entry dialog box on the liquid crystal display, and stops the advance of values in the time counter display. Press once more to clear the time data entry dialog box, and return the time counter display to showing the currently read in values. To set time data values, first press this button to stop the advance of the data.

SHUTTLE

PORT SELECT

EXT

R2/

MULTI

CONTROL

PREROLL EDIT

REW PLAY F. FWD STOP

PLAYER

REC

RECORDER

JOG VAR

Notes

• The PORT SELECT buttons do not work from the control panel while the HOLD button is being pressed. If a port selection is changed from a controller other than the control panel, such as the meter panel, the time data input dialog box closes.

• When using Timer2, operation of the HOLD button is disabled.

4 RESET button

When time data is displayed as Timer1 in the liquid crystal display, pressing this button resets the time data. Pressing this button while the time data dialog box is displayed enters a zero in every digit.

5 TC/UB (time code/user’s bit) button

Pressing this button displays the user’s bit (UB) inserted in the timecode on the currently selected port on the liquid crystal display. If the TIMER SEL displayed is LTC or VITC, the corresponding LTC or VITC user’s bit are displayed. When the user’s bit are displayed, pressing the TC/UB button once more returns to the normal timecode (that is time data other than user’s bit) display.

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6 TIMER SEL (time data) button

This button selects the type of time data displayed on the LCD. With an internal port currently selected (P1, P2, R1, or R2/P3 lit) and with normal time data displayed (LTC, VITC, TM1, or TM2), pressing the TIMER SEL button cycles through the sequence: LTC → VITC →

TM1 → TM2 → LTC ... .

If the user’s bit is displayed, pressing the TIMER SEL button toggles between the LTC user’s bit and VITC user’s bit. If EXT1 or EXT2 is selected (EXT1 or EXT2 button lit), normal time data for only LTC (or VITC) and TM1 is displayed. Further, when normal time data (LTC (or VITC), TM1) is displayed, pressing the TIMER SEL button cycles through the sequence LTC (or VITC) →

TM1 → LTC (or VITC) → ... . With EXT1 or EXT2

selected and with the user bit displayed, the TIMER SELECT button is disabled.

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2-1 Front Side of Panel

2-1-6 Function Operation Section and Display

1 Function (L1 to L11) buttons 2 Liquid crystal display

HOLD RESET TC/UB TIMER SEL

Function (B1 to B7) buttons

PREVIEW

IN OUT

AUDIO

ENTRY

DMC EDIT

MEMORY

AUTO EDIT

PB EE PB

TRIM

DELETE

OUT

REVIEW

L10

L11

MODE SHIFT

B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7

4 SHIFT button 5 MODE button

6 MULTI CONTROL knob

1 Function (L1 to L11) buttons

Each of these buttons is for executing the function currently indicated to the right of the button (in the function button display area). If nothing is currently indicated for the button or the display is dimmed, the button has no effect.

2 Liquid crystal display

The liquid crystal display in this control panel is divided into four areas as shown in the following figure.

Function button function display area (L1 to L11)

Current port area

SHUTTLE

PORT SELECT

EXT

R2/

MULTI

CONTROL

PREROLL EDIT

REW PLAY F. FWD STOP

PLAYER

REC

RECORDER

JOG VAR

Current port area

This shows the following information specific to the currently selected port:

• Port name

• Name of material

• Time data

• Timecode type, time data type (indication corresponding

to TC/UB button and TIMER SEL button settings)

• Operation status (transport status, and shuttle/jog/variable mode status)

• REMOTE state

• Picture quality

• Position status

For details of the items shown in the current port area, see Section 3-1, “Common Display Items (Current Port Area)” (page 3-1).

Function button function display area (B1 to B7)

Operating mode information display area

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Operating mode information display area

This displays information for the current operating mode specified using the MODE button (5) and function buttons (1 and 3). The operating modes and the information displayed in each mode are listed in the following table.

Operating mode

MATERIAL (Material mode)

EDIT (Edit mode)

Timer Rec/Play (Timer Rec/ Play mode)

Dual Play (Dual Play mode)

CP SETUP (CP setup mode)

Description of mode and information shown

This mode is for material management functions, such as displaying a list of the material held on the MAV-555 hard disks, searching, renaming, deleting, assigning to ports, and canceling assignments. In this mode, the following information is displayed.

• List of material

• Indication of active material

• Detailed information about specified items

of material

• Monitor screen This mode is for carrying out editing.

In this mode, the following information is displayed.

• Name of material being edited

• Stamp pictures of IN and OUT points on

material being edited

• List of timecodes and durations for specified IN and OUT points

This mode allows you to carry out time difference functions. Material recordings, previews, and plays referred to as timer events. The following information is displayed for timer events.

• Event list display

• Specific event detailed information display

• Monitor screen

This mode is for playing back two different pieces of material simultaneously. Material settings are referred to as aliases. The following information is displayed for aliases.

• Alias list display

• Specific alias list detailed information

display, or specified port monitor screen

• Monitor screen

This mode is for making control panel operation settings, such as the edit point input method, LCD brightness, and date style. Information displayed varies according to items being set.

In addition to the operating mode display, various dialog

boxes appear in this area as operations require it.

3 Function (B1 to B7) buttons

Each of these buttons is for executing the function currently indicated above the button (in the function button display area). If nothing is currently indicated above the button or the display is dimmed, the button has no effect.

4 SHIFT button

While this button is held down, the functions currently assigned to the function buttons change. While the function assignment is changed, you can check in the function button function display areas. Whether this button functions or not is a function of the current operating mode and status.

5 MODE button

The operating modes of the control panel are the Material mode (MATERIAL), the Edit Mode (EDIT), the Timer Rec/Play mode (Timer Rec/Play), the Dual Play mode (Dual Play), and the CP setup mode (CP SETUP). Press the MODE button to select the modes.

Material mode

Edit mode

Timer Rec/Play mode

Dual Play mode

CP setup mode

Pressing this button displays the names of the modes in the function button function display area, and you can then select the operating mode using the function buttons (1).

For details of the control panel operating modes, see the item for the liquid crystal display (2), “Operating mode information display area.”

6 MULTI (multiple) CONTROL knob

This is used for cursor movement in the GUI displayed on the liquid crystal display, and for inputting characters for changing the names of materials It can also be used to increase or decrease numeric values input during edit operations (e.g., trimming).

Function button function display areas

These areas display the currently assigned functions of the function buttons (1 and 3) to the left of and below the liquid crystal display. Use the MODE button (5) and SHIFT button (4) to change the displays.

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2-1 Front Side of Panel

Note on the liquid crystal display

The liquid crystal display fitted to this unit is manufactured with

high precision technology, giving a functioning pixel ratio of at least 99.99%. Thus a very small proportion of pixels (at most

0.01%) may be “stuck”, constantly on or constantly off. In addition, over a long period of use, because of the physical characteristics of the liquid crystal display, such “stuck” pixels may appear spontaneously.

These problems have been kept to the absolute minimum, but are an

unavoidable characteristic of liquid crystal technology.

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2-2 Rear Side of Panel

On the rear panel of the control panel is a dedicated port for connection to the MAV-555. Using the cable supplied with the control panel, connect this port to the CONTROL PANEL port at the bottom of the system set up panel on the MAV-555. For details of the method of installing the control panel in the MAV-555 and of connection, refer to the supplied Installation Manual.

Note

Be sure to ask a Sony service person to carry out the installation of this control panel in the MAV-555, and make the connections.

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3-1 Common Display Items (Current Port Area)

This section describes display items common to the operating modes (material mode and setup mode) of the control panel, in the current port area of the liquid crystal display.

3-1-1 Overview of Current Port Area

The current port area displays the same information regardless of the operating mode of the control panel, and principally shows the operating status of the port to which operations currently apply. Additionally it shows important information about the system as a whole.

3-1-2 Display Items

The items displayed in the current port area are as follows.

Chapter 3 Operating Modes

Number

9 0 qa

Name

Current port

Material name

Position status

PB.EE

Timecode type

Remain mode

Remain time

Picture quality

Remote/local

Current status

Loop mode

Rec Inhibit

Feed

Variable mode

Timer event icon

qf qg qh qj qk

Example of current port area display

Information displayed

This is the name of the port to which operations currently apply.

This is the name of the material currently assigned to the current port.

Indicates the position of the current port’s material.

Displays the current PB.EE settings and the monitor status.

This shows whether the time data is TC or UB, and whether a TCG value or a read-out value.

Specifies whether to indicate the remaining system disk capacity or the remaining time of the material assigned to port.

Displays the remaining time of material assigned to port currently the subject of operation or the remaining system disk capacity.

Displays the picture quality of the material assigned to the port that is currently the subject of operation.

Indicates whether the current port is in the remote state or the local state.

This is the current status of the current port’s material.

Indicates the loop mode of the current port’s material.

Lights when recording on the current port is inhibited by the MAV-555 or external device setup.

Lights when material is loaded using A/V data transfer through an SDTI.

Lights when material is loaded at 2× variable speed when in 1 input/3 output configuration.

Displays the status of timer events.

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Displays

P1, P2, R1, R2, RP, EXT1, EXT2, etc.

Character string made up of English numerals and symbols

TOP, END, EOT (no display)

PB.EE, PB, (no display)

TCR, TCG, UBR, UBG, T*R, U*R

Sys Remain, P1 Remain, R1 Remain etc.

**h**m

50, 40, 30

Remote, (no display)

PLAY, REC, SEND, RECEIVE, etc.

Loop, (no display)

Rec inhibit, (no display)

Feed, (no display)

Var ×2, (no display)

Red: error event Yellow: warning event White: standby event Flashes white: operation event (no display)

3-1 Common Display Items (Current Port Area)

Number

Name

Error

Warning

Drop-frame mode

Time data type

Time data

Information displayed

Appears when an error occurs in the MAV-555.

Appears when a warning occurs in the MAV-555.

Indicates the drop-frame mode of the time data for the current port.

This is the time data type selected by the TIMER SEL button.

Shows the specified time data.

Displays

ERROR, (no display)

WARNING, (no display)

DF, NDF

LTC, VITC, TM1, TM2

Time data

Note

When material is loaded to the port that is currently the subject of operation, the displayed contents of Remain mode indicate the amount of remaining material (such as P1 Remain), and when material is not loaded (or when Auto Extend is selected as the Record Loading Option in the Setup mode) it automatically switches to remaining system disk capacity.

For details on the current port (RP), see “5-4 Basic Operations in BVE Mode” in the MAV-555 Operation Manual.

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3-2 Material Mode

3-2-1 Overview of Material Mode

The material mode is for managing material held on the MAV-555. In this manual, recording units corresponding to the tape on a VTR, in other words, video and audio units (files) that can be assigned to ports are called material. In the material mode you can display a list of materials together with their attributes, and select materials to work on from this list. One line of the material list corresponds to a single material.

To select the material mode

To select the material mode, hold down the MODE button, then press function key L1.

3-2-2 Display Items in Material Mode

The items displayed when material mode is selected are as follows.

Number

Name

Monitor screen

Selected material information

Material list Cursor

n mark

–– mark

Example of display in material mode

Display contents

This displays the monitor screen for the port that is currently the subject of operation, or a stamp picture of material selected by the cursor in the material list. You can select the screen to be displayed through the Material Monitor setting of the Setup mode or using the B6 key.

This shows all the material attributes, such as the name, number, length, and the update date of the material on which the cursor is positioned.

This is a list of materials. One line corresponds to one material. Use the MULTI CONTROL knob to move the cursor from one line

to another in the material list. Indicates material assigned to the port that is currently the subject

of operation. Indicates material assigned to ports other than that which is

currently the subject of operation.

By moving the cursor (4) from one line to another using the MULTI CONTROL knob, you can select the material to which operations apply. For material at the cursor position, all attributes are displayed.

If you turn the MULTI CONTROL knob while pressing the SHIFT key, the cursor jumps ten items at a time.

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3-2 Material Mode

3-2-3 Key Assignments in Material Mode

In material mode, the function keys to the left of and below the liquid crystal display (B1 to B7, and L1 to L11) are assigned to functions as follows.

Key

L1 - L4

SHIFT +B1

Function name (caption)

(Sort keys)

Load

Feed

Direct Cue Up

Cue Up Top

Cue Up End

Monitor Auto/ On/Off

Select Active

Unload (New Material)

Description

These sort the material list.

Assigns a material to the port currently the subject of operation. This operation is only possible for a playback or unused recorder port. When you assign a material to an unused recorder port, press this key while pressing the EDIT button.

This sets the transfer speed for A/V data transfer when you hold down this key and turn the search dial. If you release this key, the material is loaded at the transfer speed that you set.

Displays Time Data Entry dialog box so you can set the cue-up position. Cue up is executed for the current timer mode. This feature is enabled only for material assigned to the playback port to be operated or material assigned to the EXT port.

Move to the beginning of the material assigned to the port currently the subject of operation. This is only effective for material assigned to the playback port currently the subject of operation.

Move to the end of the material assigned to the port currently the subject of operation. This is only effective for material assigned to the playback port currently the subject of operation.

Switches the type of image displayed on the monitor (monitor image or stamp picture). Operation varies according to the Material Monitor setting (Auto or Manual) made in the Setup mode. When Material Monitor is set to Auto: Auto appears above the B6 button, indicating that display automatically switches between the monitor screen and stamp picture (the B6 button is not effective). When auto switching is on, the monitor screen displays in the following instances:

• When the playback port is the subject of operation and the cursor is positioned on material assigned to that port

• When the recording port is the subject of operation In all other instances, the stamp picture for the material selected with the cursor is displayed.

When Material Monitor is set to Manual: The indication above the B6 button is switched ON and OFF each time you press the button. When the indication is ON, a stamp picture is displayed for the material selected by the cursor; when it is OFF, the monitor screen for the port that is the subject of operation is displayed.

This moves the cursor to the material in the list that is assigned to the port currently the subject of operation.

Unloads the material assigned to the port currently the subject of operation. This is only effective for material assigned to the port currently the subject of operation. When BVE mode is the MAV-555 mode of operation and no material is assigned to the RP port, you can assign new material to the port by pressing this button.

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