Sony DNW-A75, DNW-A75P Users guide

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DIGITAL VIDEOCASSETTE RECORDER

DNW-A75/A75P

OPERATION MANUAL 1st Edition (Revised 6)

[English]

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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 apparatus must be earthed.

WARNING: THIS WARNING IS APPLICABLE FOR USA

ONLY.

If used in USA, use the UL LISTED power cord specified below. DO NOT USE ANY OTHER POWER CORD. Plug Cap Parallel blade with ground pin

(NEMA 5-15P Configuration)

Cord Type SJT, three 16 or 18 AWG

wires Length Less than 2.5 m (8 ft 3 in) Rating Minimum 10 A, 125 V

Using this unit at a voltage other than 120V may require the use of a different line cord or attachment plug, or both. To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, refer servicing to qualified service personnel.

For the customers in Europe

This product with the CE marking complies with both the EMC Directive (89/336/EEC) and the Low Voltage Directive (73/23/EEC) issued by the Commission of the European Community. Compliance with these directives implies conformity to the following European standards:

EN60065: Product Safety 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)

Pour les clients européens

Ce produit portant la marque CE est conforme à la fois à la Directive sur la compatibilité électromagnétique (EMC) (89/ 336/CEE) et à la Directive sur les basses tensions (73/23/ CEE) émises par la Commission de la Communauté européenne. La conformité à ces directives implique la conformité aux normes européennes suivantes:

• EN60065: Sécurité des produits

• 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).

This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.

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.

Für Kunden in Europa

Dieses Produkt besitzt die CE-Kennzeichnung und erfüllt sowohl die EMV-Direktive (89/336/EEC) als auch die Direktive Niederspannung (73/23/EEC) der EGKommission. Die Erfüllung dieser Direktiven bedeutet Konformität für die folgenden Europäischen Normen:

• EN60065: Produktsicherheit

• EN55103-1: Elektromagnetische Interferenz (Emission)

• EN55103-2: Elektromagnetische Empfindlichkeit (Immunität)

Dieses Produkt ist für den Einsatz unter folgenden elektromagnetischen Bedingungen ausgelegt: 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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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Overview

Chapter 2 Location and Function of Parts

Chapter 3 Preparations

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

1-2 Example System Configurations...................................................1-3

2-1 Control Panels................................................................................. 2-1

2-1-1 Upper Control Panel ...............................................................2-2

2-1-2 Lower Control Panel...............................................................2-7

2-1-3 Subsidiary Control Panel ...................................................... 2-16

2-2 Connector Panel ........................................................................... 2-19

3-1 Connections to External Devices...................................................3-1

3-1-1 Connections to Digital Devices ..............................................3-1

3-1-2 Connections to Analog Devices..............................................3-2

3-2 Reference Signals for Video Output and Servo System .............. 3-3

3-2-1 External Sync Signal for the Internal Reference Video Signal

Generator................................................................................ 3-3

3-2-2 Reference Signal for the Servo System .................................3-4

3-2-3 Connecting Reference Signals...............................................3-5

3-3 Setup ................................................................................................ 3-7

3-4 Superimposed Character Information ......................................... 3-8

3-5 Cassettes ........................................................................................ 3-10

3-5-1 Cassette Types...................................................................... 3-10

3-5-2 Inserting and Ejecting Cassettes .......................................... 3-10

3-5-3 Preventing Accidental Erasure of Recordings .....................3-11

Chapter 4 Recording and Playback

Chapter 5 Editing

4-1 Recording ........................................................................................ 4-1

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

4-1-2 Recording Time Code and User Bit Values ........................... 4-2

4-1-3 Recording Procedure ............................................................. 4-5

4-2 Playback .......................................................................................... 4-6

4-2-1 Preparations for Playback ...................................................... 4-6

4-2-2 Playback/Feed Play Procedures.............................................4-7

4-2-3 Dynamic Motion Control (DMC) Playback ......................... 4-11

5-1 Automatic Editing ..........................................................................5-1

5-1-1 Overview ............................................................................... 5-1

5-1-2 Switch Settings ...................................................................... 5-2

5-1-3 Selecting the Editing Mode ................................................... 5-3

5-1-4 Setting Edit Points .................................................................. 5-3

5-1-5 Modifying and Deleting Edit Points ....................................... 5-6

5-1-6 Cue-up to Edit Points and Preroll ........................................... 5-7

5-1-7 Preview ................................................................................... 5-7

5-1-8 Carrying Out Automatic Editing.............................................5-8

5-2 DMC Editing.................................................................................. 5-10

5-2-1 Overview of DMC Editing ................................................... 5-10

5-2-2 Carrying Out DMC Editing .................................................. 5-11

5-3 Special Automatic Editing Methods ............................................ 5-12

5-3-1 Quick Editing........................................................................5-12

5-3-2 Continuous Editing ............................................................... 5-12

5-3-3 Standalone Editing................................................................5-13

5-3-4 Manual Editing ..................................................................... 5-13

5-3-5 Preread Editing ..................................................................... 5-13

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Table of Contents

Chapter 6 Shot Mark Function

Chapter 7 Menu System

Chapter 8 Maintenance and Inspection

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

6-2Shot Mark Operation Menu..........................................................6-2

6-3Shot Mark Operations...................................................................6-3

6-3-1 Reading Shot Marks..............................................................6-3

6-3-2 Writing Shot Marks...............................................................6-3

6-3-3 Shot Mark List Operations....................................................6-4

6-3-4 Cueing Up to Shot Marks......................................................6-6

6-3-5 Reading in Shot Data.............................................................6-7

6-3-6 Sorting Shot Marks................................................................6-8

7-1Menu System Configuration.........................................................7-1

7-2Basic Menu......................................................................................7-1

7-2-1Items in the Basic Menu........................................................7-1

7-2-2Basic Menu Operations..........................................................7-4

7-3Extended Menu...............................................................................7-9

7-3-1Items in the Extended Menu..................................................7-9

7-3-2Extended Menu Operations.................................................7-25

8-1Removing a Cassette When Tape Slack Occurs..........................8-1

8-2Head Cleaning................................................................................8-1

8-3Moisture Condensation..................................................................8-2

8-4Digital Hours Meter.......................................................................8-3

Appendix

Specifications.........................................................................................A-1

Index.......................................................................................................I-1

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1-1 Features

Chapter 1 Overview

The DNW-A75/A75P is a digital videocassette recorder, based on the Betacam SX format. This unit not only offers digital recording and playback, but can also play back tapes recorded in the conventional analog Betacam format. The following are some of the features of the system.

Betacam SX format

The Betacam SX format was developed as a digital version of the Betacam SP format, and is a digital VTR format supporting nonlinear editing systems and server systems. Compared with analog Betacam, the Betacam SX format reduces the tape speed to approximately one-half. The drum rotates at 75 revolutions per second, recording two frames of video data and four channels of digital audio in ten diagonal tracks. The longitudinal control and time code tracks are the same as in the analog Betacam format.

Tape transport direction

Auxiliary track

High image quality, high audio quality, high reliability

Chapter 1 Overview

Even with a low data rate, recording and playback with high image quality and high audio quality is achieved. The unit also has a powerful error-correcting system.

Data compression by interframe encoding

This is the first VTR to perform data compression by MPEG-2 interframe encoding conforming to 4:2:2 Profile @ Main level. The data rate is reduced by a factor of 10.

Playback compatibility with Betacam/ Betacam SP

This unit can play tapes recorded in Betacam/Betacam SP format. This makes for efficient use of existing material in Betacam/Betacam SP format.

System data

Audio channels 1 to 4

System data

Control (CTL) track

Video

Head direction

Video

Time code track

Head configuration

In addition to digital recording and playback heads for Betacam SX, the unit also has analog playback heads for Betacam SP. There are eight digital playback heads, allowing CONFI playback (simultaneous playback) for checking recording.

Digital signal processing

Wide range of input and output signals

You can use the following wide range of input and output signals.

Signals Standard or option

Analog video Input Fitted as standard

Output

Analog audio (4 channels)

AES/EBU digital audio

SDI

video/audio Input Fitted as standard

SDTI

video/audio

Time code Input Fitted as standard

Input Fitted as standard Output Input Fitted as standard Output

Output Output

Output

a) Serial Digital Interface b) Serial Data Transport Interface c) Either the BKNW-118 or BKNW-124 can be attached

for SDTI signal output.

(composite and component)

Option (BKNW-118/BKNW-

124)

This unit processes digital signals conforming to 4:2:2 component digital D-1 format.

Chapter 1 Overview 1-1

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1-1 Features

Chapter 1 Overview

Powerful editing functions

With two of these units together, you can carry out automatic or manual editing, using either assemble or insert editing. The system also provides a powerful range of functions for setting and amending edit points, preview, review, and other aspects of efficient editing.

DMC (dynamic motion control) editing

You can save a varying speed, in the range -1 to +2 times normal speed, for an editing segment, and automatically edit with this varying speed.

Split editing

In insert editing, this allows the audio IN and OUT points to be set independently.

Preread editing

The audio or video on the tape can be read out, processed, and rerecorded with no time shift, using the preread heads.

Cross-fade editing

For audio editing, you can select from cut-in editing, fade-in editing, and fade-in/fade-out editing.

Menu-based setup

Initial settings for the unit’s operating condition, the interfaces with connected equipment, and so forth can be made by menu operations on the front panel of the unit.

Wide range of indications

In addition to the LED display which shows the operating status and current settings of this unit and connected equipment, a fluorescent display displays numerical values including time code, user bits, editing IN and OUT points, editing durations, error messages and setup menu information.

Selection of external/internal time code

You can record using either an external time code or the output of the built-in time code generator. You can also synchronize the built-in time code generator to an external time code.

Connection to external control devices

It is possible to connect a BVE-900/910/2000/9000/ 9000P/9100/9100P or other BVE-series editor, a control and monitoring computer, a BVR-50/50P remote controller for the built-in digital video processor, and so forth.

Economy

•You can use a variety of tapes, including low-priced tapes for UVW-series VTRs and tapes for Betacam SP or Betacam SX format. Using large cassettes, recording of 180 minutes or more is possible.

•The design needs minimal maintenance, and requires no daily maintenance or checks. The drum and other components have reduced maintenance costs.

Rack mounting

The unit can be mounted in an EIA standard 19-inch rack.

1-2 Chapter 1 Overview

For details of rack mounting, refer to the Maintenance Manual Part 1.

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1-2 Example System Configurations

The following conceptual diagrams show examples of use in an outside broadcast van or local station and within a broadcasting station.

•Operation in an outside broadcast van or local station

Betacam SX camcorder

Microphone

Digital (SDTI/SDI)

Digital cassette

Analog cassette

DNW-A75/A75P

Analog composite

Analog audio

SNG a) system

Digital modulator

Chapter 1 Overview

Digital demodulator

Betacam SP camcorder

Video monitor

Audio monitor

•Operation in a broadcasting station

Microphone

Digital/analog cassette

DNW-A75/A75P

Video monitor

BVE-series editor

Tape control

SDTI

SDI

a) SNG: Satellite News Gathering

Audio/video server system

Audio monitor

Analog composite

Analog composite/component

SDIAnalog audio

VTR with SDI connectors or analog VTR

Chapter 1 Overview 1-3

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2-1 Control Panels

There are three control panels, as follows:

•Upper control panel

•Lower control panel

•Subsidiary control panel

Chapter 2 Location and Function of Parts

Upper control panel

(See page 2-2.)

VI TC UB

INTRP A IN DF LTC VITC 8F 4F 2F

A OUT

TCG TOTAL REMAIN 525 625

CONFI ON

DOLBY

EVENT

a) To reveal the subsidiary control panel, pull the lower control panel forward.

Subsidiary control panel

(See page 2-16.)

Lower control panel

(See page 2-7.)

Chapter 2 Location and Function of Parts 2-1

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2-1 Control Panels

2-1-1 Upper Control Panel

1 POWER

Chapter 2 Location and Function of Parts

POWER

OFF

PHONES

switch

-10

-20

-30

-40

-80

CH-1 CH-2 CH-3 CH-4 VIDEO

DISPLAY

FULL/FINE

PULL FOR VARIABLE

2 Level meters

3 REC controls

-10

-20

-30

-40

-80

REC

-20

-2

-30

-40

-4

-80

4 VIDEO INPUT SELECT switch and indicators

5 Audio selection function selector switch and indicators

6 Audio signal selection buttons

Cassette compartment

ANALOG / DIGITAL

(VIDEO&AUDIO)

AUDIO SELECT

MIXING

INPUT

MONITOR

CH-1 CH-2 CH-3 CH-4

REC CH

AES/EBU

ANALOG

EXT

SDI

AUTO

LTC

VITC

!¡ Time code setting

section

!™ REMOTE buttons and RS-232C indicator

VIDEO INPUT SELECT

SDT I

SDI

COMPONENT

(Y-R,B)

COMPOSITE

7 VIDEO control 8 PB controls 9 DISPLAY FULL/FINE switch 0 PHONES jack and control

REMOTE

1(9P)

VITC

2(50P)

RS232C

PRESET

REGEN

TC GENERATOR

FREE

RUN REC RUN

NDF

INT

EXT

1 POWER switch

This powers the unit on and off. When the unit is powered on, the level meters 2 and the fluorescent display in the lower control panel light. To power the unit off, press the side of the POWER switch marked “OFF”.

3 REC (recording) controls

These individually adjust the recording levels on channels 1 to 4. To set the recording level, put the unit in E-E mode, pull out the control knobs and adjust the level while watching the level meters 2. When the control knobs are pushed in, the recording

2 Level meters

These show the audio levels of channels 1 to 4

(recording levels in recording mode or E-E mode

and

playback level in playback mode) and the video levels

levels return to the preset levels (0 dBm reference level for an input of +4 dBm), and cannot be adjusted. These controls do not function when SDTI video input

is selected. of input composite video signals. There are two modes for audio level indications: FULL and FINE, selected by the DISPLAY FULL/ FINE switch 9.

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1) E-E mode: Abbreviation of “Electric-to-Electric mode”.

In this mode, video and audio signals input to the VTR are output after passing through internal electric circuits, but not through magnetic conversion circuits such as heads and tapes. This can be used to check input signals and for adjusting input signal levels.

For details of selecting the E-E mode, see the description of

the REC button in the tape transport control section (see

page 2-13) and the PB.EE button in the monitor/menu/

display setting section (see page 2-8).

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4 VIDEO INPUT SELECT switch and indicators

This switch selects the video input signal in the following sequence. SDTI n SDI n COMPONENT n COMPOSITE

To select SDTI requires the option for SDTI input.

SDTI: SDTI video signal input to the SDTI INPUT

connector (In this case the SDTI audio signals are simultaneously selected.)

SDI: SDI video signal input to the SDI INPUT

connectors

COMPONENT: Analog component video signal

input to the COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT connectors

COMPOSITE: Analog composite video signal input

to the COMPOSITE VIDEO INPUT connectors The indicators light according to the selection. If there is a fault on the selected input (such as no input signal), the indicator flashes.

Using a video test signal

Holding down the VIDEO INPUT SELECT switch for at least three seconds lights all four of the indicators, and causes an internal signal generator to produce a video test signal. To stop the production of the video test signal, press this switch and release within three seconds. When the VIDEO INPUT SELECT switch is set to SDTI, you cannot use the video test signal.

It is only possible to use this function when extended menu item 710 is set to select a video test signal.

5 Audio selection function selector switch and indicators

Pressing this switch lights the MIXING indicator, INPUT indicator and MONITOR indicator cyclically, and selects the function of the audio signal selection buttons.

AUDIO SELECT

MIXING

INPUT

MONITOR

Audio selection function selector switch and indicators

CH-1 CH-2 CH-3 CH-4

EXT

SDI

REC CH

AES/EBU

ANALOG

Audio signal selection buttons

When the MIXING indicator is lit: You can use the

EXT and REC CH rows of the audio signal selection buttons to switch the audio signals to be recorded or carry out mixing.

When the INPUT indicator is lit: You can use the

SDI, AES/EBU, and ANALOG L/R rows of the audio signal selection buttons to select the audio input signals.

When the MONITOR indicator is lit: You can use

the L and R rows of the audio signal selection buttons to select the audio output channels.

Using an audio test signal

Press the audio selection function selector switch several times until the INPUT indicator lights. Then press the CH-1 button in the SDI row, the AES/EBU row, or the ANALOG row and keep it pressed for three seconds or longer. When you release the button, all of the audio signal selection buttons light and an internal signal generator produces an audio test signal. To stop the production of the audio test signal, press the audio selection function selector switch so that only the INPUT indicator is lit. Then press any of the audio signal selection buttons, releasing the button within three seconds.

Chapter 2 Location and Function of Parts

Note

When the VIDEO INPUT SELECT switch is set to SDTI, you cannot use the audio test signal.

It is only possible to use this function when extended menu item 808 is set to select an audio test signal.

Chapter 2 Location and Function of Parts 2-3

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2-1 Control Panels

6 Audio signal selection buttons

The function of these buttons depends on the setting of the audio selection function selector switch as follows.

When the MIXING indicator is lit

To select which input channel is to be recorded on

Chapter 2 Location and Function of Parts

which channel, press one of the buttons (CH-1 to CH-

4) in the EXT row while holding down one of the buttons (CH-1 to CH-4) in the REC CH row. For example, if you press the CH-2 button in the EXT row while pressing the CH-1 button in the REC CH row, signals from input channel 2 are recorded on channel 1. If you press two buttons in the EXT row simultaneously, signals from the corresponding two channels are mixed and recorded on the same channel.

Note

Before selecting signals from two input channels for recording in one recorder channel, check to be sure that the emphasis settings (ON or OFF) of the two input channels are the same. Recording and playback of mixed signals cannot be carried out correctly if the emphasis settings are different. You can check the settings in the channel display section of the level meters. [EMPH] is displayed for channels with the emphasis setting on.

The button that was pressed in the REC CH row remains lit after you have finished making the settings. When you press the lit button in the REC CH row, the selected button or buttons in the EXT row light up again. This allows you to check the settings. To cancel the settings, press the corresponding button in the REC CH row while pressing the button for the same channel in the EXT row.

Adjusting the recording level when the MIXING indicator is lit

Adjust by rotating the REC knob for the player channel while viewing the level meter for the recorder channel. For example, when recording player channel 1 signals on recorder channel 2, rotate the CH-1 REC knob while viewing the level meter for CH-2.

When the INPUT indicator is lit

For each channel, press the button in the SDI row, the AES/EBU row, or the ANALOG row. The pressed button lights and the corresponding audio input signal is selected.

However, when the video input signals selected with the VIDEO INPUT SELECT switch are SDTI, the audio input signals for all channels are also set to SDTI.

When the MONITOR indicator is lit

Press the buttons in the L and R rows to select the audio signal channels output from the MONITOR OUTPUT L and MONITOR OUTPUT R connectors. You can press two or more buttons simultaneously in each row, turning them on, to monitor an output produced by mixing the selected channels.

7 VIDEO control

This adjusts the level of a composite video signal input to the COMPOSITE VIDEO INPUT connectors. Pull out the control knob and adjust the level. When the control knob is pushed in, the automatic gain control (AGC) function comes into effect.

8 PB (playback) controls

These adjust individually the playback levels on channels 1 to 4. During playback, pull out the control knobs and adjust the level while monitoring the audio level indication on the level meters 2. When the control knobs are pushed in, the playback levels return to the preset levels, and cannot be adjusted.

9 DISPLAY FULL/FINE switch

This switches the audio level meter 2 display as follows:

FULL: The display covers the range – 60 dB to 0 dB

or – 40 dB to +20 dB as selected using extended menu item 806. In this mode the segment of the display corresponding to the current audio level and all lower segments light.

FINE: The display is enlarged, with a step of 0.25

dB. A segment indicating the reference level lights. In this mode only the segment of the display corresponding to the current audio level lights. If the audio level exceeds the maximum display level, the top segment flashes, and if the audio level goes below the minimum display level, the bottom segment flashes.

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0 PHONES jack and control

Connect stereo headphones with an impedance of 8 ohms, to monitor the sound during recording, playback and editing. The control knob adjusts the volume. It is possible to make a setting so that the output volume from the MONITOR OUTPUT connectors is controlled simultaneously.

In order that the output volume from the MONITOR OUTPUT connectors can be controlled simultaneously, an internal board switch setting is required. For details, refer to the Maintenance Manual Part 1.

!¡ Time code setting section

TC switch and indicators

INT/EXT switch and indicators

PRESET/REGEN switch and indicators

PRESET

REGEN

TC GENERATOR

FREE

RUN REC

RUN

NDF

VITC

LTC

AUTO

VITC

INT

EXT

INT/EXT (internal/external) switch and indicators

This switch selects the time code used:

INT: The time code produced by the internal time

code generator.

EXT: The external time code selected as follows.

•When the TC switch is set to LTC or AUTO The external time code input to the TIME CODE IN connector.

•When the TC switch is set to VITC The VITC time code included in the input video signal.

PRESET/REGEN (preset/regenerated) switch and indicators

This switch makes the following selection for the internal time code generator:

PRESET: The initial value of the time code

produced by the internal time code generator can be preset by a control panel operation or by remote control from a device connected to the REMOTE1-IN(9P) connector.

REGEN: The internal time code generator is

synchronized to the playback time code read by the internal time code reader.

The indicator corresponding to the selection lights.

Chapter 2 Location and Function of Parts

FREE RUN/REC RUN switch and indicators

DF/NDF switch and indicators

VITC switch and indicator

FREE RUN/REC RUN switch and indicators

This switch selects the time code run mode of the internal time code generator.

FREE RUN: Regardless of the operating mode of

this unit, the time code value advances continuously while the power is on.

TC (time code) switch and indicators

This switch selects the time code displayed in the

lower control panel in the sequence: LTC

n VITC

. The indicator corresponding to the

n AUTO

selection lights.

REC RUN: The time code value advances only

during recording. When this mode is selected, set the INT/EXT switch to INT, and the PRESET/ REGEN switch to PRESET.

The indicator corresponding to the selection lights.

When AUTO is selected, the time code displayed is VITC when the tape transport speed is up to halfspeed, and LTC when it is more than half-speed.

1) LTC: abbreviation of Longitudinal Time code. This time code is recorded on a longitudinal track on the tape. Reading is unreliable at low speeds, and not possible at all during still playback.

2) VITC: abbreviation of Vertical Interval Time code. This is inserted in the vertical blanking interval and recorded on the video tracks. It can be read at low speeds and during still playback, but not during high-speed playback.

Chapter 2 Location and Function of Parts 2-5

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2-1 Control Panels

DF/NDF (drop-frame/non-drop-frame) switch and indicators

In a 525/60 system, this switch selects the mode of advancing the time code generator and CTL counter.

DF: Drop-frame mode. NDF: Non-drop-frame mode.

Chapter 2 Location and Function of Parts

The indicator corresponding to the selection lights.

Note

When the PRESET/REGEN switch is set to REGEN, since the time code generator is synchronized to the playback time code, this switch has no effect.

VITC switch and indicator

To record the time code produced by the internal time code generator as a VITC, press this switch, lighting the ON indicator. When the ON indicator is off, internally generated time code is not recorded as VITC, but VITC present in the input video signal is recorded unchanged.

!™ REMOTE buttons and RS-232C indicator

Press one of these buttons to select the device controlling this unit.

1(9P): This unit is controlled by the device connected

to the REMOTE1-IN(9P) or REMOTE1-OUT(9P) connector. The button lights.

2(50P): This unit is controlled by the device

connected to the REMOTE PARALLEL I/O(50P) connector. The button lights.

RS-232C indicator: This indicator lights when this

unit is controlled through the RS-232C connector.

1) Drop-frame/non-drop-frame mode: In the NTSC system, the actual frame rate is 29.97 frames per second. There is therefore a cumulative discrepancy between the actual frame rate and the 30 frames per second rate on which time code is based. In drop-frame mode, except once every 10 minutes, the first two frames are skipped at the beginning of each minute to keep the time code values in step with actual elapsed time.

In non-drop-frame mode, the correction is not carried out, and there is a discrepancy of about 86 seconds per day between actual elapsed time and time code values.

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2-1-2 Lower Control Panel

1 Editing mode setting section

2 Monitor/menu/display setting section

ASSEMBLE

DMC EDIT

FEED

PREVIEW

INSERT

VIDEO TIME CODE

CH-1

CH-2 CH-3 CH-4

MEMORY

AUTO EDIT

DELETE

REVIEW

TRIM

–

AUDIO

IN OUT

ENTRY

OUT

4 Editing control section 5 Shot mark section

1 Editing mode setting section

1 ASSEMBLE button

ASSEMBLE

2 VIDEO button

INSERT

VIDEO TIME CODE

3 TIME CODE button

VI TC UB

GOOD SHOT MARK

ERASE

LIST

3 Display section

CAPSTAN

LOCK

TCG TOTAL REMAIN 525 625

A OUT

REC

A IN DF LTC VITC 8F 4F 2F

PB EECONFIPREREAD PB MENU SET HOLD

STANDBY PREROLL

REC/

EJECT REW PLAY F FWD STOP

6 Tape transport control section

RECORDER

JOG

REVERSE

SHUTTLE JOG VAR

FORWARD

CONDITION

CONFI ON

CTL/TC/UB TOTAL/REMAIN

EDIT

)

EVENT

REC

ALARM

INHIBIT

SERVO

BETACAM SX

DOLBY

PLAYER

RESET

SHUTTLE/

VAR

KEY

7 Search control section

2 VIDEO button

To select the video signal for insert editing

, press this

button, turning it on.

3 TIME CODE button

To select time code for insert editing, press this button, turning it on.

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4 CH-1 to CH-4 (channel 1 to channel 4) buttons

CH-1

CH-2 CH-3 CH-4

For insert editing, to select audio channels 1 to 4, press these buttons, turning them on. You can select any number of the channels.

4 CH-1 to CH-4 buttons

1 ASSEMBLE button

Press this button, turning it on, to carry out assemble

editing

. All signals (video signals, audio signals, time code signals, and so forth) are recorded together.

1) Assemble editing: Editing in which new video/audio is

added in sequence to the end of existing recorded video/ audio.

2) Insert editing: Editing in which new video/audio is added into the middle of existing recorded video/audio.

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2 Monitor/menu/display setting section

1 PREREAD button

2 CONFI button

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1 PREREAD button

When this is lit, a preread (read-before-write) is carried out in insert editing.

2 CONFI (confidence) button

When this is lit, the CONFI indicator appears in the display, and during recording the video and audio signals are simultaneously played back by the specialpurpose confidence heads. This enables you to check the signals being recorded.

3 PB.EE (playback E-E) button

To select E-E mode input signals for the video/audio signals output during fast forward, rewind, still, and standby, press this button, turning it on. Either one of this button and the PB button 4 is always lit.

4 PB (playback) button

To select playback signals for the video/audio signals output during fast forward, rewind, still, and standby, press this button, turning it on. Either one of this button and the PB.EE button 3 is always lit.

3 PB.EE button

4 PB button

5 MENU button

6 SET button

PB EEPREREAD CONFI PB MENU SET HOLD

7 HOLD button 8 CTL/TC/UB button 9 TOTAL/REMAIN button 0 RESET button

CTL/TC/UB TOTAL/REMAIN

RESET

5 MENU button

Use this button for setup menu operations. Pressing this button, turning it on, displays setup menus in the fluorescent display of the display section

3. Press the button once more to exit from the menu

display.

For details of setup menu operations, see Chapter 7, “Menu System”.

6 SET button

Use this button for setting time code and user bit values and in setup menu operations.

For details of setup menu operations see Chapter 7, “Menu System”, and for details of setting time code and user bit values see Section 4-1-2, “Recording Time Code and User Bit Values” (page 4-2).

7 HOLD button

To stop updating of the time code or user bit value in the fluorescent display (that is, to hold the display), press this button, turning it on. To set a time code or user bit value, first press this button to hold the value.

8 CTL/TC/UB button

This selects the value displayed in the fluorescent display in the following sequence: CTL, TC, UB. As the display changes, the corresponding indicators over the fluorescent display also show the status.

Time code display value selection and display contents

Display selection

CTL Tape running time (hours,

TC Playback time code read

UB The UB indicator

a) The selection of LTC or VITC is made by the TC switch.

When VITC is selected, the VITC indicator over the TC switch lights.

Value displayed Indicator status

minutes, seconds, frames) computed from the CTL (control) signal recorded on the tape during playback, or a count of the CTL signal pulses during recording.

by the internal time code reader or time code during recording.

User bit value inserted in the playback time code or time code during recording.

TC and UB indicators are both off.

The TC indicator lights and the UB indicator goes off.

lights and the TC indicator goes off.

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9 TOTAL/REMAIN button

Press this button to switch between a TOTAL indication or REMAIN (remaining) indication on the fluorescent display. According to the selection, the TOTAL indicator or REMAIN indicator above the fluorescent display lights.

0 RESET button To reset a CTL, time code (TC) or user bit (UB) value displayed in the fluorescent display, hold this button down. Resetting the CTL value erases all edit points.

For details of the TOTAL or REMAIN indicators, see the next page.

3 Display section

1 Fluorescent display and indicators

2 Indicators

CAPSTAN

LOCK

VI TC UB

3 PLAYER button and RECORDER button

A IN DF LTC VITC 8F 4F 2F

A OUT

TCG TOTAL REMAIN 525 625

CONDITION

CONFI ON

EVENT

REC

DOLBY

ALARM

INHIBIT

SERVO

KEY

BETACAM SX

PLAYER

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RECORDER

1 Fluorescent display and indicators

This comprises a time data display area 1, a time data display area 2, and a speed display area provided by the fluorescent display, and also a number of indicators.

Indicator area

CAPSTAN

LOCK

VI TC UB

A IN DF LTC VITC 8F 4F 2F

Time data display area 1

Time data display area 2

CONDITION

TCG TOTAL REMAIN 525 625

A OUT

CONFI ON

EVENT

DOLBY

Speed display area

Time data display area 1

Normally this displays a CTL count, time code value, or user bit value according to the setting of the CTL/ TC/UB button in the monitor/menu/display setting section 2 and the setting of the TC switch in the upper control panel. It is also used to display an IN point (or audio IN point), a duration, error messages, setup menus, and so forth.

For details of the selection of CTL count, time code value, or user bit value see the description of the CTL/TC/UB button (previous page).

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Time data display area 2

This shows a TOTAL time indication or REMAIN (remaining) time indication according to the setting of the TOTAL/REMAIN button in the monitor/menu/ display setting section 2. Depending on the display, the corresponding one of the TOTAL and REMAIN

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indicators immediately above lights.

TOTAL: Time value representing the total tape

length.

REMAIN: Time value representing the remaining

tape length. These are approximate values calculated on the basis of the detected tape diameter. They are not precise to units of seconds. When no cassette has been loaded or the loaded cassette has not started running, or when the remaining tape length has not yet been calculated because the tape started running only seconds before, “---------” appears as the TOTAL/REMAIN indication.

This area is also used to display an OUT point (or audio OUT point), a time code value produced by the time code generator, a duration, error messages, setup menus, and so forth.

Speed display area

This displays the speed during feed or tape speed override play.

Indicator area

This includes the following indicators.

• VI (VITC) indicator: When a VITC time code

value or VITC user bit value is displayed in the

time data display area 1, this indicator lights

together with the TC or UB indicator.

• TC (time code) indicator: This lights when a time

code is displayed in the time data display area 1.

• UB (user bits) indicator: This lights when a user

bit value is displayed in the time data display area

• A (audio) IN indicator: When an IN point is

displayed in time data display area 1, the IN

indicator lights, and when an audio IN point is

displayed, the A indicator lights in addition to the

IN indicator.

1) CONFI playback: This refers to playback of the audio

and video signals immediately after recording, using the confidence heads, the signal being output to all intents and purposes simultaneously with recording. This is used to check recording.

• DF (drop-frame) indicator: This lights when a

displayed time code value is in drop-frame mode.

• LTC, VITC indicators: Regardless of the display

in the time data display area 1, these indicators light when the corresponding time code values are being read or recorded (during recording).

• CAPSTAN LOCK 8F/4F/2F (8 fields/4 fields/2 fields) indicators: The indicator lights

corresponding to the mode selected by the CAPSTAN LOCK switch on the subsidiary control panel or in setup menu item 106.

• CH (channel) CONDITION indicator: A threecolor indicator shows the state of the playback signal.

Green: The state of the playback signal is good. Yellow: The playback signal is somewhat

deteriorated, but playback is possible.

Red: The playback signal is deteriorated.

When this indicator remains on, head cleaning or an internal inspection is necessary.

• CONFI (confidence) ON indicator: This indicates

the state of the VTR CONFI playback

function. When the CONFI playback function is enabled, the CONFI indicator lights, and when CONFI playback is actually being carried out the ON indicator also lights. CONFI playback settings are carried out using the CONFI button.

• A (audio) OUT indicator: When an OUT point is

displayed in time data display area 2, the OUT indicator lights, and when an audio OUT point is displayed, the A indicator lights in addition to the OUT indicator.

• TCG (time code generator) indicator: This lights

when a time code generated by the internal time code generator is displayed in the time data display area 2.

• TOTAL, REMAIN indicators: When the

“TOTAL” time is displayed in time data display area 2 the TOTAL indicator lights, and when the “REMAIN” time is displayed in time data display area 2 the REMAIN indicator lights.

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• 525, 625: The indicator showing the number of scan

lines for the television standard selected using basic menu item 013 lights (NTSC: 525 scan lines, field frequency 60 Hz; PAL: 625 scan lines, field frequency 50 Hz).

• DOLBY NR indicator: This lights when the Dolby

noise-reduction

circuit is functioning.

2 Indicators

REC

ALARM

INHIBIT

SERVO

KEY

BETACAM SX

PLAYER

RECORDER

ALARM indicator KEY INHIBIT indicator

SERVO indicator REC INHIBIT indicator

BETACAM SX indicator

When recording in Betacam SX format or playing back a tape recorded in Betacam SX format, this indicator lights.

ALARM indicator

This lights when a hardware error is detected on the unit, and goes off when the error is resolved. When this indicator is lit, an error message appears in the fluorescent display. If you are using the SDI OUTPUT 3 (SUPER) or COMPOSITE VIDEO OUTPUT 3 (SUPER) connector, then when the CHARACTER switch in the subsidiary control panel is set to ON, the error message also appears on the monitor screen.

REC (recording) INHIBIT indicator

This indicator is on or off according to the combination of the setting of the REC INHIBIT switch on the subsidiary control panel and the record inhibit plug on the cassette, as shown in the following table. When this indicator is on, recording on tape is prohibited.

REC INHIBIT indicator indications

REC INHIBIT switch position

ON Record inhibit/permit Lit OFF Record inhibit Lit

State of the record inhibit plug on the cassette

Record permit Off

REC INHIBIT indicator state

a) It is possible to make a setting (extended menu item 107)

so that in this case the indicator flashes.

3 PLAYER button and RECORDER button

When you carry out editing using a VTR connected to the REMOTE 1-IN(9P) or REMOTE 1-OUT(9P) connector as the player and this unit as the recorder, these buttons select which VTR tape transport operations apply to.

PLAYER: The editing control buttons and tape

transport buttons on this unit control the external player VTR.

RECORDER: The editing control buttons and tape

transport buttons on this unit control the recorder, that is to say, this unit.

When this unit is being used in standalone mode, neither button functions.

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KEY INHIBIT indicator

This indicator lights when the KEY INHIBIT switch on the subsidiary control panel is set to ON.

SERVO indicator

When the drum servo and capstan servo are locked

this indicator lights.

1) Dolby noise-reduction: Dolby noise reduction manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. “DOLBY” and the double-D symbol a are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.

2) Servo lock: This refers to the synchronization of the phase of the drum rotation and the reference signal for the tape transport position, so that the video heads can trace the same pattern on the tape for playback or recording.

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4 Editing control section

1 DMC EDIT/FEED button

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DMC EDIT

FEED

MEMORY

PREVIEW

5 PREVIEW button

1 DMC EDIT/FEED button

Press this button to carry out recording of playback at any speed between –1 and +2 times normal, automatic playback, and automatic editing. For playback in feed mode, hold down this button and press the PLAY button. Playback in feed mode requires a setting of extended menu item 111.

2 MEMORY indicator

3 DELETE

button

DELETE

AUTO EDIT

6 AUTO EDIT button

REVIEW

7 REVIEW button

4 TRIM buttons

TRIM

–

IN OUT

AUDIO

ENTRY

OUT

8 Edit point setting

buttons

Hold down the IN, OUT, AUDIO IN, or AUDIO OUT button, and press one of these buttons. The + button advances the corresponding edit point by one frame, and the – button sets it back by one frame. Pressing one of these buttons while holding down the PLAY button adjusts the tape speed by +8% or –8% correspondingly. (Capstan override function)

5 PREVIEW button

After edit point setting, to preview the editing results on the monitor before recording, press this button, turning it on. If the IN point is not set, the preview is carried out with the point where you pressed this button as the IN point. During the preview it is lit, and when the preview ends it flashes.

6 AUTO (automatic) EDIT button

After edit point setting, to carry out automatic editing (recording), press this button, turning it on. If the IN point is not set, the automatic editing is carried out with the point where you pressed this button as the IN point. If you pressed the PREVIEW button to carry out a preview, when the preview ends it flashes.

7 REVIEW button

Use this button to carry out a review of the editing results after carrying out automatic editing.

2 MEMORY indicator

When memorizing the playback speed using the DMC EDIT button, this indicator flashes as the playback speed is captured to memory, and lights continuously once the speed is captured.

3 DELETE button

This deletes an existing edit point. Hold down this button and press the IN, OUT, AUDIO IN, or AUDIO OUT button which is lit, indicating an existing edit point, to delete the corresponding edit point. The button either goes off or flashes. When the button flashes, it is necessary to set the deleted edit point again.

4 TRIM buttons

Use these buttons to trim an edit point, once set, to single-frame precision.

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8 Edit point setting buttons

AUDIO IN button and AUDIO OUT button

In insert editing, to set an audio IN point or audio OUT point separate from the corresponding video edit point, hold down the AUDIO IN button or AUDIO OUT button, and press the ENTRY button. After you have made the setting, pressing the AUDIO IN button or AUDIO OUT button displays the audio IN point or audio OUT point set on the fluorescent display.

IN button and OUT button

To set a video IN point or OUT point, hold down the IN button or OUT button, and press the ENTRY button. After you have made the setting, pressing the IN button or OUT button displays the IN point or OUT point set on the fluorescent display.

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ENTRY button

Use this for setting edit points and so forth.

•To set a video IN point or OUT point: Hold down the IN button or OUT button, and press this button.

•To set an audio IN point or OUT point: Hold down the AUDIO IN button or AUDIO OUT button, and press this button.

5 Shot mark section

6 Tape transport control section

1 STANDBY button

2 PREROLL button

3 REC button

4 EDIT button

REC

STANDBY PREROLL

EDIT

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When using a tape with shot markers recorded, you can read out the good shot marks from the tape, by simultaneously pressing the LIST button and either F FWD button or REW button.

GOOD SHOT

MARK

REC/

LIST

ERASE

3 REC/ERASE indicator

1 MARK button

2 LIST button

1 MARK button

Hold this button down for 2 seconds or more, to enable writing, amending, and deleting of shot marks.

2 LIST button

Use this button to read in and list shot marks.

3 REC/ERASE indicator

This lights in the state in which writing, amending, and deleting of shot marks is enabled.

EJECT REW PLAY F FWD STOP

8 REW button

9 EJECT button

7 PLAY button

)

6 F FWD button

5 STOP button

1 STANDBY button

When a cassette is inserted and this button is off, to put the VTR in standby mode, press the button, turning it on. In standby mode, the drum is rotating and the tape is in contact with the drum. As a result, recording or playback can start immediately. To end standby mode, press the STANDBY button, turning it off. If 8 minutes (value can be varied using extended menu item 501) elapse in standby mode, the unit automatically switches out of standby mode to protect the tape.

2 PREROLL button

Press this button to cue up to the preroll point (before the IN point by the time set as the preroll time) on the tape. You can change or select the preroll time and the

state of the unit at the end of preroll (“stop mode”

or still playback mode) using basic menu item 001 or extended menu item 401.

Cuing up edit points

Hold down the IN, OUT, AUDIO IN, or AUDIO OUT button while pressing this button to cue up to the corresponding edit point.

1) Stop mode: the state in which the device currently the subject of operation is stopped, and the STOP button is lit.

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3 REC (record) button

To start recording, press this button together with the PLAY button, turning it on.

Monitoring in E-E mode

When the unit is in stop mode, when you press this

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button it lights, and you can monitor the video and audio in E-E mode. To return to the original state, press the STOP button. During playback, search, fast forward, or rewind, while this button is held down you can monitor the video and audio in E-E mode. In this case the button does not light.

4 EDIT button

To carry out manual editing, press this button simultaneously with the PLAY button.

Monitoring in E-E mode

When the unit is in stop mode, when you press this button it lights, and you can monitor the input signal selected with the ASSEMBLE button or INSERT button in E-E mode. To return to the original state, press the STOP button. During playback, search, fast forward, or rewind, while this button is held down you can monitor the video in E-E mode.

5 STOP button

To stop recording or playback, press this button, turning it on. When you stop playback, the unit switches either to still playback or to E-E mode according to setup menu settings, and the settings of the PB.EE button and PB button.

7 PLAY button

To start playback, press this button, turning it on.

To operate in capstan override mode

Hold down this button, and turn the search dial.

For details of capstan override mode, see the item relating to the search dial in the next page.

8 REW (rewind) button

To rewind the tape, press this button, turning it on.

9 EJECT button

To eject the cassette, press this button. While the cassette is being ejected, this button lights.

7 Search control section

1 SHUTTLE button

2 JOG button

3 VAR button

SHUTTLE JOG VAR

FORWARD

SHUTTLE/

REVERSE

VAR

JOG

Fault display function

This flashes in the following cases related to reference signals:

•When the OUT REF switch on the subsidiary control panel is set to INPUT VIDEO, and there is no input video signal.

•When the OUT REF switch on the subsidiary control panel is set to REF, and there is no external reference signal input or the input external reference signal is not synchronized to the input video signal.

6 F FWD (fast forward) button

To fast forward the tape, press this button, turning it on.

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4 Search dial

5 SHUTTLE/VAR and JOG indicators

1 SHUTTLE button

To use the search dial for playback in shuttle mode, press this button, turning it on.

For details of playback in shuttle mode, see the item for the search dial 4.

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2 JOG button

To use the search dial for playback in jog mode, press this button, turning it on.

For details of playback in jog mode, see the item for the search dial 4.

3 VAR (variable) button

To use the search dial for playback in variable speed mode, press this button, turning it on.

For details of playback in variable mode, see the item for the search dial 4.

4 Search dial

Turn this to carry out playback in the modes shown in the following table. Turning the dial clockwise lights the · indicator and plays back in the forward direction. Turning the dial counterclockwise lights the ª indicator and plays back in the reverse direction. When the tape is stopped, the π indicator lights. Pressing the dial toggles between shuttle and jog modes or between variable and jog modes. You can carry out noiseless playback in the range of –1 times to +2 times normal speed when using a Betacam SX format tape.

Playback modes using the search dial

Playback mode Operations and functions

Shuttle

Jog Press the JOG button or the search dial

Variable speed Press the VAR button, turning it on,

Capstan override Hold down the PLAY button and turn

Press the SHUTTLE button or the search dial so that the SHUTTLE button lights, then turn the search dial. Playback is carried out at a speed determined by the position of the search dial. The playback speed range is as follows:

• Using a Betacam SX tape: –78 to +78 times normal speed

• Using an analog Betacam tape: –35 to +35 times normal speed for DNWA75 or –42 to +42 times normal speed for DNW-A75P

The search dial has detents at the still position and at ±5 times normal speed. The maximum shuttle mode playback speed can be changed by changing the setting of item 102 in the extended menu (see page 7-9).

so that the JOG button lights, then turn the search dial. Playback is carried out at a speed determined by the speed of rotation of the search dial. The playback speed range is –1 to +1 time normal speed: The search dial has no detents.

then turn the search dial. You can control the playback speed finely (51 steps) in the range of –1 times to +2 times normal speed. The search dial has detents at the still position and at the normal speed position.

the search dial to adjust the playback speed in the range of ±15%. Use this for phase adjustment between this unit and an external connected device.

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Changing the setting of extended menu item 101 enables you to use the search dial alone to select shuttle/jog/variable speed modes, without using the SHUTTLE, JOG, and VAR buttons.

5 SHUTTLE/VAR and JOG indicators

When searching in shuttle mode, the SHUTTLE/VAR indicator lights, and when searching in jog mode, the JOG indicator lights.

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2-1-3 Subsidiary Control Panel

Pull out the lower control panel to reveal the subsidiary control panel.

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1 CONTROL PANEL switch

2 CHARACTER switch

CONTROL

CHARACTER DOLBY

PANEL

EXT INT OFF ON OFF ON

3 DOLBY NR switch

4 OUT REF switch

5 PROCESS CONTROL switch

OUT REF

INPUT VIDEO

PROCESS CONTROL

REF REMOTE LOCAL

!∞ CAPSTAN LOCK switch

!¢ KEY INHIBIT switch

!£ REC INHIBIT switch

!™ SC knob

!¡ SYNC knob

VIDEO

PRESET

MANUAL

CHROMA

PRESET

MANUAL

SET UP/

Y/C DELAY CHROMA PHASE SYNC SC

BLACK LEVEL

PRESET

MANUAL

PRESET

MANUAL

SYSTEM PHASE

CHROMA PHASE knob and PRESET/MANUAL switch

9 Y/C DELAY knob and PRESET/MANUAL switch

8 SET UP/BLACK LEVEL knob and PRESET/MANUAL switch

7 CHROMA knob and PRESET/MANUAL switch

6 VIDEO knob and PRESET/MANUAL switch

REC

INHIBIT

ON OFF ON OFF 2FD 8FD

KEY

INHIBIT

CAPSTAN

LOCK

4FD

(625/50)

1 CONTROL PANEL switch

Select the state of the control panel when this unit is operated.

INT: When operating this unit by its own control

panel.

EXT: When the control panel is detached, to operate

this unit remotely by a connection to the CONTROL PANEL connector.

The factory default setting is INT.

2 CHARACTER switch

Select whether or not to superimpose text information such as time code, menu settings, and alarm messages on the video signal output from the COMPOSITE VIDEO OUTPUT 3 (SUPER) connector and SDI OUTPUT 3 (SUPER) connector.

ON: Superimposed text. OFF: No superimposed text.

The factory default setting is ON.

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3 DOLBY NR (noise reduction) switch

When using an oxide tape, switch the Dolby noisereduction system for analog audio on or off. When using metal tape, the Dolby noise-reduction system is automatically switched on, regardless of the setting of this switch.

ON: Enable the Dolby noise-reduction system for

playback of an analog Betacam oxide tape.

OFF: Disable the Dolby noise-reduction system for

playback of an analog Betacam oxide tape.

The factory default setting is OFF.

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4 OUT REF (reference) switch

This switch selects the reference signal for this unit depending on the combination of the setting of extended menu item 309 and the operating state of the unit.

REF: Use the signal input to the REF. VIDEO

INPUT connector as the reference signal. During recording input digital audio and video signals must be synchronized with this signal.

INPUT VIDEO: Use the input video signal selected

by the VIDEO INPUT SELECT switch as the reference signal.

7 CHROMA (chrominance) knob and PRESET/ MANUAL switch

The switch makes the selection described immediately below. When it is set to MANUAL, you can use the knob to adjust the chrominance signal output level.

PRESET: Regardless of the position of the knob, the

chrominance signal output level is set to the reference value.

MANUAL: You can adjust the chrominance signal

output level in the range ±3 dB. You can change the adjustment range using extended menu item 714.

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Note

Operating this switch during playback may cause a momentary interruption of the playback sound.

5 PROCESS CONTROL switch

This selects the method of control of the internal digital video processor.

REMOTE: Select this position to use an optional

BVR-50/50P Remote Control Unit for remote control of the internal digital video processor.

MENU: Select this position to use setup menus to

change the settings for the internal digital video processor.

LOCAL: Select this position to use the subsidiary

control panel to change the settings for the internal digital video processor.

6 VIDEO knob and PRESET/MANUAL switch

The switch makes the selection described immediately below. When it is set to MANUAL, you can use the knob to adjust the video signal output level.

PRESET: Regardless of the position of the knob, the

video signal output level is set to the reference value.

MANUAL: You can adjust the video signal output

level in the range ±3 dB. You can change the adjustment range using extended menu item 714.

8 SET UP/BLACK LEVEL knob and PRESET/ MANUAL switch

The switch makes the selection described immediately below. When it is set to MANUAL, you can use the knob to adjust the setup level (525/60 system) or black level (625/50 system).

PRESET: Regardless of the position of the knob, the

setup level (525/60 system) or black level (625/50 system) is set to the reference value.

MANUAL: You can adjust the setup level (525/60

system) in the range ±30 IRE

, or the black level

(625/50 system) in the range ±210 mV.

9 Y/C DELAY knob and PRESET/MANUAL switch

The switch is effective only for playback of video recorded in Betacam or Betacam SP format. It makes the selection described immediately below. When it is set to MANUAL, you can use the knob to adjust the Y/C delay.

PRESET: Regardless of the position of the knob, the

Y/C delay is set to the reference value.

MANUAL: You can adjust the Y/C delay in the

range ±100 ns.

1) IRE: A unit for representing a video level laid down by the IRE (Institute of Radio Engineers). The IRE is now the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers).

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0 CHROMA (chrominance) PHASE knob and PRESET/MANUAL switch

The switch makes the selection described immediately below. When it is set to MANUAL, you can use the knob to adjust the chrominance phase (the phase difference from a burst signal).

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PRESET: Regardless of the position of the knob, the

chrominance phase is set to the reference value.

MANUAL: You can adjust the chrominance phase in

the range ±30˚.

!¡ SYNC knob

This adjusts the output signal sync phase with respect to the input reference signal to this unit, in a range of ±15 µs. Use this adjustment when the output phase of this unit is not accurately aligned with the reference signal phase, or when carrying out special effects editing with this unit and other VTRs connected to a switcher or other equipment.

!™ SC (subcarrier) knob

This adjusts the output signal subcarrier phase with respect to the input reference signal to this unit, in a range of ±200 ns. For editing with composite signals, use this adjustment when the output phase of this unit with respect to the phase of the reference signal is not accurately aligned with the subcarrier phase. This adjustment does not affect the output SCH (subcarrier - sync) phase, which remains constant.

!£ REC (record) INHIBIT switch

When this switch is in the ON position, the REC INHIBIT indicator in the lower control panel lights, and recording on tape is no longer possible.

!¢ KEY INHIBIT switch

When this switch is in the ON position, the KEY INHIBIT indicator in the lower control panel lights, and the buttons in the upper control panel and lower control panel specified by the setting of extended menu item 118 are disabled.

!∞ CAPSTAN LOCK switch

For playback and editing, this switch selects the capstan lock mode.

For DNW-A75

2FD: The capstan servo locks every two fields.

•There may be a color framing difference between the tape playback output and the reference signal selected by the OUT REF switch.

•For assemble editing, there may be a color framing discontinuity at edit points.

During playback of a tape recorded with a composite signal as source, there may be a horizontal shift (H shift) of the image. (When extended menu item 712 is set to ON.)

4FD: The capstan servo locks every four fields.

•There is no color framing difference between the tape playback output and the reference signal selected by the OUT REF switch.

•For assemble editing, color framing continuity at edit points is assured.

During playback of a tape recorded with a composite signal as source, no horizontal shift (H shift) of the image occurs. Select this position for editing and playback of composite signals when video phase continuity at edit points is required, or for A/B roll editing.

8FD (625/50): This position is not normally used in

a 525/60 system. If you select this position in a 625/50 system, the tape playback output is subject to virtual color framing, frame-locked to the reference signal selected by the OUT REF switch. (This unit is not subject to color frame locking to the reference signal.)

For DNW-A75P

2FD/4FD: The capstan servo locks every two fields

(2FD)/four fields (4FD).

•There may be a color framing difference between the tape playback output and the reference signal selected by the OUT REF switch.

•For assemble editing, there may be a color framing discontinuity at edit points.

During playback of a tape recorded with a composite signal as source, there may be a horizontal shift (H shift) of the image. (When extended menu item 712 is set to ON.)

8FD: The capstan servo locks every eight fields.

•There is no color framing difference between the tape playback output and the reference signal selected by the OUT REF switch.

•For assemble editing, color framing continuity at edit points is assured.

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2-2 Connector Panel

BREAKER

Cooling fan

AC IN

1 Analog audio input/output

section

(See page 2-20.)

2 Analog video input/output

section

(See page 2-20.)

LEVEL

LOW HIGH

OFF ON

COMPOSITE

(SUPER)

600Ω

VIDEO OUTPUT

CH4

LOW HIGH OFF ON

VIDEO INPUT

REF.VIDEO COMPOSITE COMPONENT

75Ω

OFF

CH1

LEVEL

LOW HIGH

OFF ON

600Ω

CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 R L

AUDIO INPUT

CH2

LEVEL

LOW HIGH OFF ON

AUDIO OUTPUT

75Ω

R-Y

OFF

B-Y

CH3

600Ω

LEVEL

COMPONENT

R-Y

B-Y

600Ω

3 Digital input/output section

SDI

OUTPUT

INPUT

(SUPER)

TIME CODE

IN OUT

MONITOR OUTPUT

AUDIO INPUT(AES/EBU)

CH1/2 CH3/4

AUDIO OUTPUT(AES/EBU)

CH1/2 CH3/4

(See page 2-21.)

4 Time code input/output section and

audio monitor signal output section

(See page 2-21.)

5 Digital audio input/output section

(See page 2-22.)

Cooling fan

REMOTE 2

PARALLEL I/O(50P)

Chapter 2 Location and Function of Parts

7 Power supply section

(See page 2-23.)

6 External device connectors

RS-232CREMOTE1-OUT(9P)REMOTE1-IN(9P)CONTROL PANEL VIDEO CONTROL

(See page 2-22.)

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2-2 Connector Panel

1 Analog audio input/output section

1 AUDIO INPUT CH1 to CH4 connectors

2 AUDIO INPUT CH1 to CH4 LEVEL switches

Chapter 2 Location and Function of Parts

CH1

LEVEL

LOW HIGH

OFF ON

CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4

3 AUDIO OUTPUT CH1 to CH4 connectors

1 AUDIO INPUT CH1 to CH4 (channels 1 to 4)

connectors (XLR 3-pin, female)

Input analog audio signals to channels 1 to 4.

2 AUDIO INPUT CH1 to CH4 (channels 1 to 4) LEVEL switches

Set these for each channel as shown in the following table, according to the audio input levels to the AUDIO INPUT CH1 to CH4 connectors and the impedance.

AUDIO INPUT CH1 to CH4 LEVEL switch settings

Audio input level and impedance Switch setting Level

–60 dBu (microphone input)

+4 dBu (line audio input)

+4 dBm (line audio input)

3 AUDIO OUTPUT CH1 to CH4 connectors (XLR 3-pin, male)

These output analog audio signals for channels 1 to 4.

CH2

LEVEL

LOW HIGH

OFF ON

600Ω

AUDIO OUTPUT

Impedance

High impedance (approx. 20 kΩ)

600 Ω

AUDIO INPUT

CH3

LOW HIGH

OFF ON

600Ω

LEVEL

CH4

LEVEL

LOW HIGH

OFF ON

600Ω

LOW-OFF (left position)

HIGH-OFF (center position)

HIGH-ON 600 Ω (right position)

600Ω

2 Analog video input/output section

1 REF. VIDEO INPUT connectors and 75 Ω

termination switch

2 COMPOSITE VIDEO INPUT connectors

and 75 Ω termination switch

3 COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT

connectors

REF.VIDEO COMPOSITE COMPONENT

VIDEO INPUT

75Ω

OFF

75Ω

OFF

R-Y

B-Y

4 COMPOSITE VIDEO OUTPUT

connectors

5 COMPONENT VIDEO OUTPUT

connectors

1 REF. (reference) VIDEO INPUT connectors (BNC type) and 75 Ω termination switch

Input a reference video signal. Input a video signal with chroma burst (VBS) or a monochrome video signal (VS). When using the loop-through connection set the switch to the OFF position, and otherwise to the ON position.

2 COMPOSITE VIDEO INPUT connectors (BNC type) and 75 Ω termination switch

Input analog composite video signals. When using the loop-through connection set the switch to the OFF position, and otherwise to the ON position.

3 COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT connectors (BNC type)

Input analog component video signals (Y/R–Y/B–Y).

4 COMPOSITE VIDEO OUTPUT connectors (BNC type)

These output analog composite video signals. When the CHARACTER switch on the subsidiary control panel is set to ON, connector 3 (SUPER) outputs a signal with superimposed time code, menu settings, alarm messages, and other text information.

COMPOSITE

(SUPER)

VIDEO OUTPUT

COMPONENT

R-Y

B-Y

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5 COMPONENT VIDEO OUTPUT connectors

TIME CODE

MONITOR OUTPUT

IN OUT

(BNC type)

These output analog component video signals (Y/R–Y/ B–Y).

3 Digital input/output section

1 SDI INPUT connectors

SDI SDTI

INPUT

OUTPUT

4 Time code input/output section and audio monitor signal output section

1 TIME CODE IN connector

2 TIME CODE OUT connector

Chapter 2 Location and Function of Parts

(SUPER)

2 SDI OUTPUT connectors

OUTPUT

3 SDTI OUTPUT

connectors

1 SDI (Serial Digital Interface) INPUT connectors (BNC type)

Input D1 format digital video/audio signals. Of the two connectors, the upper one is for input, and the lower one is for a active-through connection.

2 SDI (Serial Digital Interface) OUTPUT connectors (BNC type)

These output D1 format digital video/audio signals.

When the CHARACTER switch on the subsidiary control panel is set to ON, connector 3 (SUPER) outputs a signal with superimposed time code, menu settings, alarm messages, and other text information.

3 MONITOR OUTPUT connectors

1 TIME CODE IN connector (XLR 3-pin, female)

To record time code from an external device, input a time code signal from the time code output connector of the other device.

2 TIME CODE OUT connector (XLR 3-pin, male)

This outputs a time code according to the operating state of the unit, as follows:

•During playback: the playback time code By setting extended menu item 606, you can also output the time code from the internal time code generator locked to the playback time code.

•During recording: the time code generated by the internal time code generator or the time code input to the TIME CODE IN connector.

3 SDTI (Serial Data Transport Interface) OUTPUT connectors (BNC type) (for optional use)

These output SDTI (SX) or SDTI-CP video and audio signals. Using these connectors requires the optional BKNW118 SDTI (SX) Output Board or BKNW-124 SDTI-CP Output Board.

3 MONITOR OUTPUT connectors (XLR 3-pin, male)

According to the setting of the audio signal selection buttons (see page 2-4) on the upper control panel, two (L and R) audio monitor signals are output.

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2-2 Connector Panel

5 Digital audio input/output section

1 AUDIO INPUT (AES/EBU) connectors

Chapter 2 Location and Function of Parts

2 AUDIO OUTPUT (AES/EBU) connectors

6 External device connectors

AUDIO INPUT(AES/EBU)

CH1/2 CH3/4

AUDIO OUTPUT(AES/EBU)

CH1/2 CH3/4

1 CONTROL PANEL connector

2 REMOTE1-IN(9P) connector

1 AUDIO INPUT (AES/EBU) connectors (BNC

type)

Input up to two sets (4 channels: channels 1/2 and 3/4) of AES/EBU format digital audio signals.

2 AUDIO OUTPUT (AES/EBU) connectors (BNC type)

Output up to two sets (4 channels: channels 1/2 and 3/4) of AES/EBU format digital audio signals.

REMOTE 2

PARALLEL I/O(50P)

6 REMOTE 2 PARALLEL I/O (50P)

connector

RS-232CREMOTE1-OUT(9P)REMOTE1-IN(9P)CONTROL PANEL VIDEO CONTROL

3 REMOTE1-OUT(9P) connector

1 CONTROL PANEL connector (29-pin)

After disconnecting the control panel from this unit, use this connector to connect the 29-way remote control cable supplied with the control panel extension kit.

2 REMOTE1-IN(9P) connector (D-sub 9-pin)

When using this unit together with another DNW-A75/ A75P or a D-1, D-2, or Betacam VTR, and a BVEseries BVE-900/910/2000/9000/9000P/9100/9100P or other editor, connect a 9-pin remote control cable from the other unit to this connector. The IN(9P) and OUT(9P) connectors provide a loop-through connection for remote control signals.

5 VIDEO CONTROL connector

4 RS-232C connector

3 REMOTE1-OUT(9P) connector (D-sub 9-pin)

This provides the loop-through output for remote control signals from the REMOTE1-IN(9P) connector

4 RS-232C connector (D-sub 9-pin)

Use this for monitoring and diagnosis of the state of this unit from an external computer, using ISR (Interactive Status Reporting).

5 VIDEO CONTROL connector (D-sub 15-pin)

For remote control of the internal digital video processor, connect an optional BVR-50/50P Remote Control Unit or similar. Always power off this unit before connecting the remote control unit.

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6 REMOTE 2 PARALLEL I/O (50P) connector (D-sub 50-pin)

Connect remote control signals from an external device.

For details, refer to the Installation Manual.

7 Power supply section

2 BREAKER button

BREAKER

3 Ground terminal

AC IN

1 AC IN connector

Chapter 2 Location and Function of Parts

1 AC IN connector

Use the optional power cord to connect this to an AC outlet.

2 BREAKER button

This jumps out if an excess current flows on the primary side of the AC power circuit.

3 Ground terminal

Connect this to ground.

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3-1 Connections to External Devices

3-1-1 Connections to Digital Devices

The following example shows the connections with another DNW-A75/A75P as a player and a DVR-2100 D1 component digital VTR as recorder.

Chapter 3 Preparations

DNW-A75/A75P (Player)

REMOTE-IN(9P)

DNW-A75/A75P

SDI OUTPUT

SDI OUTPUT 3SDI INPUT

SDI OUTPUT 2

Chapter 3 Preparations

BVM-1454 Series Video Monitor

REMOTE-OUT(9P)

REMOTE-IN(9P)

REMOTE-1

DVR-2100 Digital VTR (Recorder)

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SERIAL V/A IN

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3-1 Connections to External Devices

The following example shows the connections with a Betacam SP VTR, 1-inch VTR, D2 VTR, and so forth for recording analog audio and video signals.

Chapter 3 Preparations

3-1-2 Connections to Analog Devices

DNW-A75/A75P

75 Ω termination switch:

set to OFF when using an analog composite video signal bridge connection, and otherwise to ON.

Video monitor

COMPONENT/ COMPOSITE VIDEO OUTPUT

AUDIO INPUT CH1 to CH4 LEVEL switches:

set according to the analog input level and the impedance.

DNW-A100/A100P/A50/ A50P/A45/A45P, DVR-28/ 28P/20/20P D2 VTR, BVH3000/3000PS or other 1-inch VTR (player)

BVW-75/70/65/60 series Betacam SP VTR (player)

(See page 2-20.)

AUDIO OUTPUT CH1~CH4

REMOTE (9P)

VIDEO OUTPUT COMPOSITE

AUDIO OUTPUT CH1~CH4

REMOTE (9P)

AUDIO INPUT CH1~CH4

REMOTE1-IN

(9P)

COMPOSITE

VIDEO INPUT

COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT

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VIDEO OUTPUT COMPONENT

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3-2 Reference Signals for Video Output and Servo System

This section describes how reference signals for the video output signals and servo system are selected.

The output from the internal reference video signal generator is supplied to the output video signal and servo circuits as a reference signal.

3-2-1 External Sync Signal for the Internal Reference Video Signal Generator

The internal reference video signal generator is synchronized either to a reference video signal or to an input video signal. Depending on the settings of the

EXT AUTO1

INPUT VIDEO

Setting of extended menu item 309?

Setting of the OUT REF switch?

OUT REF switch on the subsidiary control panel and extended menu item 309, and the input signal selection, the external synchronization status is as shown in the following flowchart.

Start

AUTO2

INPUT VIDEO

Setting of the OUT REF switch?

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Is a signal input to the connector selected with the VIDEO INPUT SELECT switch?

Yes

Synchronize to the input video signal selected with the VIDEO INPUT SELECT switch.

Yes

Currently recording or editing?

Is a signal input to the REF. VIDEO INPUT connector?

Synchronize to the reference video signal input to the REF. VIDEO INPUT connector.

REF

Yes

Currently recording?

No external synchronization.

REF

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3-2 Reference Signals for Video Output and Servo System

3-2-2 Reference Signal for the Servo System

The VTR automatically selects either the input video signal or the output from the internal reference video signal generator as the reference signal for the servo

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EXT

INPUT VIDEO

Yes

system. Which of the two signals is selected depends on the operational status of the VTR, as shown in the following flowchart.

Start

Setting of extended menu item 309?

AUTO1 AUTO2

Setting of the OUT REF switch?

REF

Currently recording or editing?

Is a signal input to the commector selected with the VIDEO INPUT SELECT switch?

Yes

Lock the servo to the input video signal selected with the VIDEO INPUT SELECT switch.

Is a signal input to the REF. VIDEO INPUT connector?

Yes

Synchronize to the reference video signal input to the REF. VIDEO INPUT connector.

No external synchronization.

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3-2-3 Connecting Reference Signals

Connect reference signals as shown below, according to the way in which the unit is to be used.

•Connections for recording from a switcher or signal generator

Reference signal

Switcher or signal generator

REF. VIDEO

INPUT

75 Ω termination switch: ON

DNW-A75/A75P

•Connections for recording from an external VTR (player)

Reference signal

REF. VIDEO

INPUT

SDI INPUT

REF. VIDEO

INPUT

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SDI INPUT

SERIAL V/A OUTPUT

75 Ω termination switch: OFF 75 Ω termination switch: ON

DNW-A75/A75P (recorder)

DVW-A510/A510P/510/510P series (player)

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3-2 Reference Signals for Video Output and Servo System

•Connections for playback

Reference signal

Serial monitor

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75 Ω termination switch: ON

REF. VIDEO

INPUT

DNW-A75/A75P

SDI OUTPUT

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3-3 Setup

The principal setup operations before operating this unit can be carried out using setup menus. The setup menus of this unit comprise a basic menu and an extended menu. The contents of these menus are as follows.

Basic menu:

•Items relating to the hours meter

•Items relating to operation

•Items relating to menu banks

Extended menu:

•Items relating to the control panels

•Items relating to the remote control interface

• Items relating to editing operations

•Items relating to preroll

•Items relating to tape protection

•Items relating to the time code generator

•Items relating to video control

•Items relating to audio control

•Items relating to digital processing

For detailed information about the items, except for the basic menu items relating to the hours meter, of these menus and how to use them, see Chapter 7, “Menu System”. For details of the basic menu items relating to the hours meter, see Section 8-4, “Digital Hours Meter” (page 8-3).

This unit allows four different sets of menu settings to be saved in what are termed “menu banks” numbered 1 to 4. Saved sets of menu settings can be recalled for use as required.

For more information about the menu banks, see the section “Menu bank operations (menu items B01 to B14)” (page 7-8) .

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3-4 Superimposed Character Information

When the CHARACTER switch on the subsidiary control panel is set to ON, the video signal output from the COMPOSITE VIDEO OUTPUT 3 (SUPER) connector or the SDI OUTPUT 3 (SUPER) connector contains superimposed character information, including time code, menu settings, and alarm messages.

Information displayed

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Adjusting the character display

You can adjust the position, size and type of the superimposed characters using the basic menu.

For details of the basic menu, see Section 7-2-1, “Items in the Basic Menu” (page 7-1).

1 Types of time data

Time data

2 Drop frame mode of time code reader

(for 525 mode only)

3 Drop frame mode of time code

generator (for 525 mode only)

4 VITC field

TCR. 23 : 59 . 40 . 18*

PSHUTTLESTILL

5 Recorder/player selection

Note

The display shown above corresponds to the factory default settings of the unit. Changing the setting of basic menu item 005 allows different time data to be displayed in the bottom line of the display.

For details of the basic menu, see Section 7-2-1, “Items in the Basic Menu” (page 7-1).

6 Operation mode

1 Types of time data

Display Meaning

CTL CTL counter data TCR LTC reader time code UBR LTC reader user’s bits TCR. VITC reader time code UBR. VITC reader user’s bits TCG Time code generator time code UBG Time code generator user’s bits IN IN point OUT OUT point AI Audio IN point AO Audio OUT point DUR Duration between any two of the four edit

points (IN, OUT, audio IN, audio OUT)

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Note

If the time data or user’s bits cannot be read correctly, they will be displayed with an asterisk. For example, “T*R”, “U*R”, “T*R.” or “U*R.”.

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2 Drop frame mode for time code reader (for 525 mode only)

“.”: Drop frame mode “:”: Non-drop-frame mode

3 Drop frame mode for time code generator (for 525 mode only)

“.”: Drop frame mode (factory preset) “:”: Non-drop-frame mode

4 VITC field

“ ” (blank): Fields 1 and 3 “ * ”: Fields 2 and 4

5 Recorder/player selection

The indication changes as follows, according to the state of the RECORDER/PLAYER buttons on the control panel.

No display: Both the RECORDER and PLAYER indicators are off.

P: The PLAYER indicator is lit. R: The RECORDER indicator is lit.

6 Operation mode

The field is divided into three blocks, A, B and C.

•Block A displays the operation mode.

•Block B displays the servo lock status or tape speed.

•Block C displays a p mark to indicate an edit section during automatic editing.

Display Block A Block B

UNTHREAD Cassette is not loaded. STANDBY OFF Standby off mode T.RELEASE Tape tension released STOP Stop mode F.FWD Fast forward mode REW Rewind mode PREROLL Preroll mode PLAY Playback mode (servo

PLAY Playback mode (servo locked)LOCK PLAY Deviation

from normal

speed (%) REC Record mode (servo unocked) REC LOCK Record mode (servo locked) EDIT Edit mode (servo unlocked) EDIT LOCK Edit mode (servo locked) JOG STILL A still picture in jog mode JOG FWD Jog mode in forward direction JOG REV Jog mode in reverse direction SHUTTLE (Speed) Shuttle mode VAR (Speed) Variable mode AUTO EDIT Automatic editing mode PREVIEW Preview mode REVIEW Review mode DMC (Speed) D-PREV (Speed) D-EDIT (Speed) DMC-SPD (Speed) DMC initial speed setting PLY-SPD Variation

(%) from

normal

speed

Operation mode

unlocked)

Capstan override mode

DMC playback speed

DMC editing preview mode

DMC editing mode

Capstan-override mode

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a) Initial speed settings or stored speed settings

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3-5 Cassettes

This unit uses a 1/2-inch tape width for both recording and playback. You can use Betacam SX cassettes, Betacam SP cassettes (metal tape), or UVW cassettes (metal tape).

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3-5-1 Cassette Types

Betacam SX cassettes

Small cassettes BCT-12SXA/22SXA/32SXA/60SXA Large cassettes BCT-64SXLA/94SXLA/124SXLA/184SXLA

Betacam SP cassettes (metal tape)

Small cassettes Large cassettes BCT-5MLA/10MLA/20MLA/30MLA/60MLA/

Small cassettes UVWT-10MA/20MA/30MA Large cassettes UVWT-60MLA/90MLA

BCT-5MA/10MA/20MA/30MA

90MLA

UVW cassettes (metal tape)

1 Turn the POWER switch on. 2 Check the following points, before inserting the

cassette in the orientation shown in the figure.

•Check that message “ERROR-10” is not shown in the time data display area 1.

•Check that there is no slack in the tape.

The cassette is drawn into the unit, and the STANDBY and STOP buttons light.

If message “ERROR-10” appears in the time data display area 1 , there is moisture condensation in the unit. For steps to take when “ERROR-10” is displayed, see Section 8-3, “Moisture Condensation” (page 8-2).

Removing slack from the tape

Press in one of the reels with a finger, and turn gently in the direction shown by the arrows until there is no slack in the tape.

Note

The oxide tapes recorded in Betacam format can be used for playback only.

3-5-2 Inserting and Ejecting Cassettes

It is not possible to insert or eject a cassette unless the unit is powered on.

Inserting a cassette

Small cassette

Ejecting a cassette

Press the EJECT button.

If the tape slacks inside the unit, pressing the EJECT button may not eject the cassette. For information about how to remove the cassette in such a case, refer to the Maintenance Manual.

STOP button

EJECT button

STANDBY button

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Large cassette

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3-5-3 Preventing Accidental Erasure of Recordings

To prevent a tape from being inadvertently erased, press in the red erase-protect plug on the cassette.

Large cassette

Small cassette

Press in the red erase-protect plug. (“ON”) Return this plug to its original position to enable recording on the tape again. (“OFF”)

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4-1 Recording

This section describes video and audio recording on the unit.

4-1-1 Preparations for Recording

Chapter 4 Recording and Playback

Switch settings

Before beginning recording, make any necessary switch settings.

Audio selection function selector switch select the input audio signal

VIDEO INPUT SELECT switch select the input video signal

POWER switch: ON

(see page 2-3)

VI TC UB

INTRP A IN DF LTC VITC 8F 4F 2F

For details of the settings of each of the switches, refer to the pages indicated in parenthesis.

Audio signal selection buttons select the audio channel to be monitored

CONFI ON

A OUT

TCG TOTAL REMAIN 525 625

DOLBY

EVENT

(see page 2-4)

REMOTE1(9P)/2(50P) buttons

(see page 2-6)

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: off

PREREAD button

(see page 2-8)

CONFI button

REC controls

(see page 2-2)

adjust the audio recording levels

: on

PB.EE button

(see page 2-8)

VI TC UB

: lit

INTRP A IN DF LTC VITC 8F 4F 2F

A OUT

REC INHIBIT switch

CTL/TC/UB button

(see page 2-8)

select the time data to be displayed

TCG TOTAL REMAIN 525 625

CONFI ON

EVENT

DOLBY

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(see page 2-18)

CONFI indicator

(see page 2-10)

: OFF

: lit

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4-1 Recording

Adjusting the audio recording levels

When carrying out audio recording at a reference level

Leave the REC controls pressed in. The audio signals will be recorded at a preset reference level (a reference 0 dB indication for an input of +4 dBm).

Manually adjusting the recording levels

For each channel, pull out the REC control in the upper control panel, and adjust so that the audio level indication is 0 dB for an average volume. Carry out the adjustment in E-E mode.

For details of selecting the E-E mode, see the description of

Chapter 4 Recording and Playback

the REC button in the tape transport control section (page 2-13) and the PB.EE button in the monitor/menu/display setting section (page 2-8).

To change the display range of the audio level indications

Press the DISPLAY FULL/FINE switch (see page 2-

4).

To use the emphasis function

To add emphasis to the analog input audio signal or analog playback audio signal, set the extended menu item 817 to ON. When the signal to which emphasis has been applied is played back, it is automatically subjected to deemphasis processing. Using the emphasis-deemphasis processing enables the dynamic range to be improved by reducing highfrequency noise.

4-1-2 Recording Time Code and User Bit Values

There are three ways of recording time code, as follows:

•Setting an initial value, then recording the output of the internal time code generator

•Recording the output of the internal time code generator synchronized to an external time code generator

•Recording an external time code without modification

To monitor the simultaneous playback of the recorded video and audio signals

Press the CONFI button to light the CONFI indicator. It is now possible to simultaneously monitor the video and audio signals being recorded. In the editing mode, for the playback interval around an edit operation, CONFI playback is also possible. While CONFI playback is actually being carried out, the ON indicator lights.

To monitor the video and audio already recorded on a tape

Press the PREREAD button, turning it on. It is possible to monitor the video and audio already recorded on the tape, before the new recording. (Preread function)

Using the preread function, preread editing is possible. For details, see Section 5-3-5 “Preread Editing” (page 5-13).

To set an initial value then record the time code

If necessary, change the settings in the time code setting section (see page 2-5). Set the INT/EXT switch to INT, and the PRESET/ REGEN switch to PRESET.

TC GENERATOR

PRESET

REGEN

FREE

RUN

REC

RUN

PRESET/REGEN switch: PRESET

NDF

VITC

LTC

AUTO

VITC

INT

EXT

INT/EXT switch: INT

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Setting an initial time code value

Use the following procedure.

Time data display area 2

)

RESET button

Setting the time code value to the real time

With the switches in the time code setting section set as follows, carry out the procedure under the heading above, “To set an initial time code value”. In steps 4 and 5, set the value slightly after the current time, then carry out step 6 at the instant the real time catches up with the setting.

INT/EXT switch: INT PRESET/REGEN switch: PRESET FREE RUN/REC RUN switch: FREE RUN DF/NDF switch: DF

12634

1 Set the CTL/TC/UB switch to TC. 2 Press the HOLD button.

The button lights, and in time data display area 2, the first digit of the value (8 digits: hours, minutes, seconds, and frames) begins to flash.

To set all digits to zero

Press the RESET button.

3 Turn the search dial to select the digit to be

changed.

Turning the search dial clockwise moves the flashing digit position to the right, and turning the search dial counterclockwise moves the flashing digit position to the left.

4 Hold down the JOG button, then turn the search

dial to change the value in the flashing digit position.

Setting a user bit value

The user bit values recorded on the time code track provide for eight hexadecimal digits, which can be used to hold the date, time, or other information. Use the following procedure.

1 Set the CTL/TC/UB switch to UB. 2 Carry out the procedure in steps 2 to 6 under the

heading above, “Setting an initial time code value”. You can set each digit to any hexadecimal value, represented by 0 to 9, and A to F. Hexadecimal digits A to F appear in the seven-segment display as follows.

DigitABCDEF Display

Note

If any of the settings (to write a recording start mark) in item G03 of the shot mark operation menu are set to “ON,” then for 20 frames from each recording, assemble editing, or insert editing start, the user bits are overwritten with the shot mark data.

ABCDEF

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5 Until all the digits are set as required, repeat steps

3 and 4.

6 Press the SET button.

The HOLD button goes off. When the FREE RUN/REC RUN switch is set to FREE RUN, the time code value immediately starts advancing.

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4-1 Recording

To synchronize the internal time code generator to an external signal

Use this method to synchronize the time code generators of a number of VTRs, or to record the playback time code signal from an external VTR without deterioration of the signal waveform. In this case the settings of the FREE RUN/REC RUN switch and DF/NDF switch are ignored. You can synchronize the internal time code generator to either of the following external time codes.

•The time code output (LTC) of an external time code generator or external VTR connected to the TIME CODE IN connector of the unit

•The time code (VITC) present in a video signal input

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to the unit

To synchronize the internal time code generator to an external signal, use the following procedure.

TIME CODE IN connector

IN OUT

TIME CODE

2 Set the switches as follows:

INT/EXT switch: EXT PRESET/REGEN switch: REGEN VITC switch: ON (when recording VITC) TC switch: LTC or VITC according as you are

synchronizing to LTC or VITC (If set to AUTO, LTC is used.)

This starts the internal time code generator running in synchronization with the external time code generator. Once the internal time code generator is synchronized with the external time code generator, even if the external time code generator connection is removed, the internal time code generator continues to run.

To record an external time code without modification

Using this method has no effect on the running of the internal time code generator. To record the playback time code from an external VTR, the method under the heading above, “To synchronize the internal time code generator to an external signal”, is recommended.

VIDEO INPUT SELECT switch

1 • When synchronizing to an external time code

output (LTC) Connect the time code output of the external time code generator or external VTR to the TIME CODE IN connector.

•When synchronizing to the time code (VITC) in an input video signal With the VIDEO INPUT SELECT switch, select an input video signal containing VITC.

TIME CODE

IN OUT

1 Connect the time code output of the external time

code generator to the TIME CODE IN connector.

2 Set the switches as follows:

INT/EXT switch: EXT PRESET/REGEN switch: PRESET

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4-1-3 Recording Procedure

To record, use the following procedure.

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1 Insert a cassette.

For details, see the section “Inserting a cassette” (page 3-10).

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2 Hold down the REC button, and press the PLAY

button.

Recording starts, the servo locks, and the SERVO indicator lights.

3 To stop recording, press the STOP button.

If you record to the end of the tape

The tape is automatically rewound, and stops.

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4-2 Playback

This section describes playback of video and audio.

4-2-1 Preparations for Playback

Switch settings

Before beginning playback, make any necessary switch settings.

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POWER switch: ON

Audio signal selection buttons

(see page 2-4)

select the audio channel(s) to be monitored

VI TC UB

INTRP A IN DF LTC VITC 8F 4F 2F

For details of the settings of each of the switches, refer to the pages indicated in parenthesis.

A OUT

TCG TOTAL REMAIN 525 625

TC switch select the time code to be displayed

CONFI ON

DOLBY

EVENT

(see page 2-5)

REMOTE1(9P)/2(50P) buttons

(see page 2-6)

: off

PB controls

PB button

(see page 2-4)

(see page 2-8)

adjust the audio playback levels

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: lit

PRESET/REGEN switch

INT/EXT switch

CTL/TC/UB button

(see page 2-5)

(see page 2-8)

: select the output time code

(see page 2-5)

select the time data to be displayed

: INT

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Time data selection

Displayed time data

Use the CTL/TC/UB button to select one of CTL (control), time code, and user bit values. When you select time code, the data displayed is determined by the setting (LTC/AUTO/VITC) of the TC switch as follows.

TC switch setting Displayed data

LTC LTC recorded on tape VITC AUTO

Output time code

The settings of the PRESET/REGEN switch and extended menu item 606 determine whether the time code output from the TIME CODE OUT connector is the time code read by the internal time code reader (REGEN), or the playback time code (PRESET).

For details of the PRESET/REGEN switch settings, see page 2-5.

VITC recorded on tape LTC or VITC (automatically switched)

4-2-2 Playback/Feed Play Procedures

This section describes the following types of playback which the unit can carry out:

•Normal playback

Playback at normal (×1) speed

•Playback in jog mode Variable speed playback, with the speed determined by the speed of turning the search dial

•Playback in shuttle mode Variable speed playback, with the speed determined by the angular position of the search dial

•Playback in variable mode Variable speed playback, with the speed finely determined by the angular position of the search dial

•Playback using the capstan override function The playback speed is adjusted temporarily according to the angular position of the search dial, to align the playback phase with that of another VTR.

•Playback in feed mode Playback at any speed selected in the range of 0.1 to 2 times normal speed. High-speed data transfer through the SDTI OUTPUT connectors is possible.

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Normal playback

First insert a cassette.

For details of how to insert a cassette, see Section 3-5-2, “Inserting and Ejecting Cassettes” (page 3-10).

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To start playback

Press the PLAY button. Playback starts, the servo locks, and the SERVO indicator lights.

PLAY button

Cassette compartment

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STOP button

Playback in jog mode

In jog mode, you can control the speed of playback by the speed of turning the search dial. The playback speed range is ±1 times normal speed. To carry out playback in jog mode, use the following procedure.

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1 Press the JOG button or search dial so that the JOG

button is lit.

Pressing the search dial toggles between jog mode and shuttle mode.

2 Turn the search dial in the desired direction, at the

speed corresponding to the desired playback speed.

To stop playback

Press the STOP button.

If you play back to the end of the tape

The tape is automatically rewound, and stops.

When using the Dolby noise reduction system

When using an analog Betacam cassette, you can use Dolby C noise reduction for audio playback. To activate the Dolby noise reduction system, set the DOLBY NR switch on the subsidiary control panel to ON.

Playback in jog mode starts.

3 To stop playback in jog mode, stop turning the

search dial.

The function to toggle between jog mode and shuttle mode each time the search dial is pressed can be disabled by changing the setting of extended menu item

101.

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Playback in shuttle mode

In shuttle mode, you can control the speed of playback by the angular position of the search dial. The range of playback speed is as follows:

•Using a Betacam SX tape: ±78 times

•Using an analog Betacam tape: ±35 times (DNWA75) or ±42 times (DNW-A75P)

There are detents on the search dial at the still position and at ±5 times normal speed. To carry out playback in shuttle mode, use the following procedure.

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To alternate between normal-speed playback and shuttle mode playback

Set the search dial to the position corresponding to the desired shuttle playback speed, then switch between normal-speed playback and shuttle playback by pressing the PLAY and SHUTTLE buttons alternately. For intermittent shuttle mode playback, press the STOP and SHUTTLE buttons alternately.

Playback in variable mode

In variable mode, you can finely control (51 steps) the speed of playback in the range of –1 to +2 times (for analog signals, –1 to +3 times) normal speed. There are detents on the search dial at the still position and at ±1 times normal speed. To carry out playback in variable mode, use the following procedure.

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1 Press the SHUTTLE button or search dial so that

the SHUTTLE button is lit.

Pressing the search dial toggles between jog mode and shuttle mode.

2 Turn the search dial to the desired angle

corresponding to the desired playback speed.

Playback in shuttle mode starts.

3 To stop playback in shuttle mode, return the search

dial to the center position, or press the STOP button.

The function to toggle between jog mode and shuttle mode each time the search dial is pressed can be disabled by changing the setting of extended menu item

101.

To return to normal-speed playback

Press the PLAY button.

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1 Press the VAR button, turning it on. 2 Turn the search dial to the desired angle

corresponding to the desired playback speed.

Playback in variable mode starts.

3 To stop playback in variable mode, return the

search dial to the center position, or press the STOP button.

To return to normal-speed playback

Press the PLAY button.

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To alternate between normal-speed playback and variable mode playback

Set the search dial to the position corresponding to the desired variable playback speed, then switch between normal-speed playback and variable playback by pressing the PLAY and VAR buttons alternately. For intermittent variable mode playback, press the STOP and VAR buttons alternately.

Playback using the capstan override function

You can use the capstan override function to adjust the playback speed temporarily. This function is

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convenient for playback phase synchronization with another VTR playing back the same program.

Carrying out playback in feed mode

When using a Betacam SX tape, you can use feed mode to play back at any speed from 0.1 to 2 times normal. You can select the playback speed in steps of

0.1 times normal speed. The playback output is output from the (optional) SDTI OUTPUT connectors. This therefore allows high-speed dubbing to another device equipped with an SDTI input connector.

Use the following procedure to carry out feed mode playback.

Speed display area

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(A)

1 (A) Hold down the PLAY button, and turn the

search dial in the desired direction to adjust the playback speed. The range of speed adjustment is ± 15% in steps of 1%.

(B) Hold down the PLAY button, and press the

TRIM buttons to adjust the playback speed. The playback speed can be adjusted to ± 8% only.

The SERVO indicator goes off.

2 When the adjustment is completed, release the

PLAY button.

The tape transport returns to normal speed, and the SERVO indicator comes on again.

1 Hold down the DMC EDIT/FEED button, and turn

the search dial to set the playback speed.

While you hold down the DMC EDIT/FEED button, the playback speed setting for feed mode (initially the maximum setting) appears in the speed display area as a multiple of normal speed. (For example, twice normal speed is shown as “2.00”.)

2 Hold down the DMC EDIT/FEED button, and

press the PLAY button.

Both buttons light, and playback in feed mode starts.

3 Where you wish to stop playback, press the STOP

button.

Playback stops.

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4-2-3 Dynamic Motion Control (DMC) Playback

Overview

DMC playback allows you to vary the playback speed for a certain section of a tape, in variable mode (from –1 to +2 times normal speed), and store the varying speed in memory for later playback at the same varying speed.

On-air start point Preroll point Speed variation start point Speed variation end point On-air end point

Waiting for the on-air cue before starting DMC playback.

Press the REVIEW button again at the on-air cue.

Starting DMC playback immediately after preroll

Stop

Press the REVIEW button.

Normal speed playback

Press the PREVIEW button.

For example, during a live broadcast of a sporting event you can set the start and end points of highlights while recording, and then provide immediate DMC playback of those highlights.

During DMC playback the tape moves as shown in the following figure.

DMC playback

Normal speed playback

Stop

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Normal speed playback

Storing a varying playback speed in memory

To store the playback speed for DMC playback, use the following procedure.

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DMC playback Normal speed playback

1 Press the DMC EDIT/FEED button, turning it on. 2 Either while playing back the recorded tape, or

during recording, press the ENTRY button and each of the following buttons simultaneously, to set the start and end points.

• On-air start point: AUDIO IN button

• Speed variation start point: IN button

• Speed variation end point: OUT button

• On-air end point: AUDIO OUT button Each press turns the corresponding button on.

3 Press the search dial or the SHUTTLE button or

VAR button to enter shuttle/variable mode.

The SHUTTLE/VAR indicator lights.

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4 Holding down the DMC EDIT/FEED button, turn

the search dial, to set the initial speed at the playback start point.

The speed you set appears in the time counter. During this period the tape does not move. When the initial speed setting is complete, release the DMC EDIT/FEED button.

5 Press the PREVIEW button.

The tape is prerolled and played back at normal speed from the on-air start point to the speed variation start point. On passing the speed variation start point, the MEMORY indicator begins to

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flash, and playback begins at the speed set in step

6 Turn the search dial to vary the playback speed.

While the MEMORY indicator is flashing, the speed variations are stored in memory. On passing the speed variation end point, the MEMORY indicator changes from flashing to continuously lit, and the variable speed storing ends.

Executing DMC Playback

There are two methods of starting DMC playback.

•Starting playback at the on-air cue from the on-air start point

•Starting playback immediately after preroll

Notes

•To avoid operating mistakes we recommend that you use the VTR in standalone mode when carrying out DMC playback.

•When using two VTRs connected for editing, you can only use the recorder VTR for DMC playback, and only when both the RECORDER and PLAYER buttons are off.

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7 Press the STOP button to stop the tape.

If the MEMORY indicator lights continuously before the speed variation end point

This indicates that the memory became full at that point. It is therefore not possible to record more speed variation. The maximum capacity is a duration of 120 seconds.

To amend the stored speed variation

Press the PREVIEW button. The interval between the speed variation start and end points is automatically played back at the stored speed. Operate the search dial as required, to adjust the playback speed.

Setting the initial speed to normal speed In step 4, press the PLAY button.

To start playback at the on-air cue from the on-air start point

Use the following procedure.

1 Press the REVIEW button.

The REVIEW button lights, and the tape is cued up to the on-air start point. After the tape is cued up, the REVIEW button flashes.

2 At the moment the on-air cue is given, press the

REVIEW button once more.

The REVIEW button lights, and playback starts at standard speed. Between the speed variation start and end points, DMC playback is carried out at the stored speed, and then playback continues at normal speed and the tape stops at the on-air end point.

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Starting playback immediately after preroll

Press the PREVIEW button. The PREVIEW button lights, and after preroll, DMC playback is carried out for the section from the speed variation start point, then playback continues at normal speed from the speed variation end point.

Stopping the tape during DMC playback

Press the STOP button.

To exit DMC playback mode

Press the DMC EDIT/FEED button and the DELETE button simultaneously.

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5-1 Automatic Editing

Chapter 5 Editing

This section describes how to carry out automatic editing with this unit and another VTR connected to the REMOTE1-IN(9P) connector.

5-1-1 Overview

Editing mode

•Assemble editing

This is the editing mode in which successive portions of the edited result are recorded on the end of the already completed section. The CTL signal, video signal, audio signal, and timecode are all newly recorded on the tape.

•Insert editing

In this mode, new material is recorded at an intermediate point of an existing recording. The CTL signal is not recorded. The video signal, audio signal, and timecode signal can all be independently recorded.

You can carry out DMC editing in both editing modes. In insert editing, split editing is also possible.

Using CTL to interpolate timecode values

When you are using timecode values as edit point addresses, the timecode must be recorded on the tape in correct time sequence (i.e. the sections must be in strictly ascending time order). If the timecode values are all in correct time sequence, then if there are any discontinuities in the timecode, the unit allows them to be interpolated using the CTL counter.

Recording timecode

For automatic editing, regardless of the settings of the INT/EXT switch and PRESET/REGEN switch, timecode is recorded continuously from the previous timecode recorded on the tape.

Sequence of editing operations

The following flowchart outlines the sequence of operations in automatic editing with two VTRs.

Selecting the editing mode

Setting the recorder and player edit points

Previewing the edit segments

Amending edit points as necessary

Carrying out automatic editing

Checking the editing results as necessary

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(page 5-6)

(page 5-8)

(page 5-9)

Using an editing control unit

When controlling this unit with an editing control unit, set an edit delay on the editing control unit so that cut in and cut out instructions are output 5 frames before the actual edit point.

Notes on video output to the monitor

In E-E mode, the video output of the unit is delayed by the time for video circuit processing with respect to the input video signal (6H). Unlike the playback operations described in Chapter 4, for playback to be carried out in editing mode with both the player and recorder specified, you can use extended menu item 701 to delay the V-SYNC phase, delaying it by 6H.

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Using extended menu item 610, it is also possible to record time code according to the settings in the time code setting section on the lower control panel.

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5-1-2 Switch Settings

Before beginning editing, set the switches as follows.

Recorder settings

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VIDEO INPUT SELECT switch select the input video signal

POWER switch: ON

ASSEMBLE button

REC controls

(see page 2-2)

audio recording levels

(see page 2-3)

(see page 2-7)

: adjust the

Audio selection function selector switch

(see page 2-3)

: select the input audio signal

REMOTE1(9P)/2(50P) buttons

VI TC UB

INTRP A IN DF LTC VITC 8F 4F2F

: lit

CONFI ON

A OUT

TCG TOTAL REMAIN 525 625

DOLBY

EVENT

CTL/TC/UB button

REC INHIBIT switch

(see page 2-8)

(see page 2-6)

(see page 2-18)

: TC or CTL

: 9 indicator off

: OFF

Player settings

POWER switch: ON

PB controls

(see page 2-4)

adjust the audio playback levels

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REMOTE1(9P)/2(50P) buttons

(see page 2-6)

VI TC UB

INTRP A IN DF LTC VITC 8F 4F2F

CONFI ON

TCG TOTAL REMAIN 525 625

A OUT

DOLBY

EVENT

CTL/TC/UB button

(see page 2-8)

: 9 indicator lit

TC or CTL

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5-1-3 Selecting the Editing Mode

To select the editing mode

Select assemble editing or insert editing.

1 Press the RECORDER button or PLAYER button

to select the VTR on which you will set the edit point.

The button which you have pressed lights.

INSERT buttons

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IN/OUT buttons

ASSEMBLE button

Depending on the editing mode, press the following button or buttons.

•For assemble editing: ASSEMBLE button

•For insert editing: the desired INSERT buttons (VIDEO, CH-1 to CH-4, TIME CODE)

When you select the editing mode, the IN/OUT buttons begin to flash, indicating that the edit points require setting.

2 Turn the search dial in jog or shuttle mode, and

position the tape at the required edit point.

For details of playback in jog or shuttle mode, see the sections “Playback in jog mode” (page 4-8) and “Playback in shuttle mode” (page 4-9).

3 At the point at which you wish to set the IN point

or OUT point, hold down the ENTRY button and press the IN button or OUT button as the case may be.

When the IN point or OUT point is set, the IN button or OUT button respectively lights.

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4 Repeat steps 1 to 3 until all the necessary edit

points are set.

When the IN points on both the recorder and player are set, the PREVIEW button and AUTO EDIT button flash, and it becomes possible to carry out a preview or editing operation.

5-1-4 Setting Edit Points

Set the edit points (IN and OUT points). To use split editing in insert mode, you can set the audio and video edit points separately.

To set an edit point

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Automatic setting of edit points

Editing requires four edit points: the IN and OUT points on both the recorder and player. However, once any three of these points are defined, the last point is set automatically. For example, if you set the recorder IN and OUT points, and the player IN point, the player OUT point is set automatically.

Note

In the following cases, the DELETE button begins to flash and you cannot carry out automatic editing.

•The OUT point is before the IN point.

•All four of the recorder IN and OUT points and the player IN and OUT points have been set. Use the DELETE button to delete a redundant edit point, or set the edit points correctly.

For details of deleting edit points, see the section “Deleting an edit point” (page 5-6).

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Setting split edit points

In split editing, you can set the edit points for audio and video independently. Set the audio edit points with the AUDIO IN/OUT buttons, and the video edit points with the IN/OUT buttons. Note that split editing is only possible when the recording mode is insert editing.

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1 Press the appropriate INSERT button (VIDEO,

CH-1 to CH-4, or TIME CODE).

The IN/OUT, AUDIO IN, and AUDIO OUT buttons flash.

2 Press the RECORDER or PLAYER button to

select the VTR for which edit points are to be set.

The button you have pressed lights.

Note

During split editing, if you set six or more edit points for the recorder and player, the DELETE button starts to flash, to indicate that such a setup is impossible. Delete all unnecessary edit points, using the DELETE button.

For details of deleting edit points, see the section “Deleting an edit point” (page 5-6).

Automatic setting of edit points in split editing

Split editing requires a total of eight edit points: four video edit points (player IN and OUT and recorder IN and OUT) and four audio edit points (player audio IN and OUT and recorder audio IN and OUT). However, as soon as you set five points, the system automatically calculates and sets the remaining three points. Specifically, once you have set three of the four video edit points and two audio edit points, the remaining three edit points are set automatically, regardless of whether these points are for the recorder or player.

In the figure below, the edit points shown within boxes are already set. The other edit points (recorder audio OUT point, and player audio IN and video OUT points) are set automatically. Note that, regardless of whether it was set manually or automatically, any edit point can be deleted or corrected later.

3 To find the edit point, rotate the search dial in jog

or shuttle mode.

For details of jog/shuttle mode playback, see the sections “Playback in jog mode” (page 4-8) and “Playback in shuttle mode” (page 4-9).

4 Press the ENTRY button together with one of the

IN, OUT, AUDIO IN, and AUDIO OUT buttons, to set the edit point.

Once an edit point is set, the corresponding button changes from flashing to continuously lit.

5 Repeat steps 2 through 4 to set the required edit

points.

As each edit point is set, the corresponding button changes from flashing to continuously lit.

Audio IN point Audio OUT point

Recorder

Player

Audio IN point

You can set audio cut in, crossfade, fade in, and fade out effects, including their durations, by menu selection. For details, refer to the Installation Manual.

IN point

Audio OUT point

OUT point

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When the audio IN point is not set for insert editing of audio only

As long as the audio OUT point is set, the VTR is ready for preview or editing. If the audio IN point has not been set, the current tape position is automatically used as the audio IN point.

Using a VTR without a split editing function as the player

If it is not possible to set separate audio and video edit points on the VTR you are using as the player, by setting the audio IN and OUT points on the recorder (this unit), then setting three video edit points, split editing is possible.

To display the time value for an edit point

To display the duration of an edit

You can display the duration between two edit points in the following three cases, in the control panel display section (see page 2-9).

•When both the IN point and OUT point are set: the duration of the segment between the two points

•When only one of the IN point and OUT point is set: the duration of the segment between the point which is set and the current tape position

•When neither of the IN point and OUT point is set: the duration of the previous editing segment

The duration is displayed across time data display areas 1 and 2, thus: “DURATION 00:01:10:00”. To display a duration, use the following procedure.

You can display the time value for an edit point in the control panel display section (see page 2-9). The IN point appears in time data display area 1, and the OUT point in time data display area 2.

Time data display area 1

Time data display area 2

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1 Press the RECORDER button or PLAYER button

to select the VTR on which you wish to check the edit point.

The button you have pressed lights.

1 Press the RECORDER button or PLAYER button

to select the VTR on which you wish to check the duration.

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The button you have pressed lights.

2 Hold down both the IN button and OUT button.

While you hold down the buttons, the duration is displayed across time data display areas 1 and 2.

2 Hold down the IN button or OUT button according

to the edit point you wish to check.

While you hold down the button, the IN indicator or OUT indicator of time data display area 1 or 2 lights, and the time value of the edit point is displayed.

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5-1-5 Modifying and Deleting Edit Points

If the edit points are not set correctly, for example if an OUT point is before a corresponding IN point, the DELETE button flashes, and it is not possible to carry out a preview or editing operation. In this case, either modify the erroneous edit point, or first delete it and then enter it correctly.

Modifying an edit point

To modify an edit point, use the following procedure.

Time data display area 1

Time data display area 2

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Deleting an edit point

To delete an edit point, use the following procedure. You can use the same procedure whether or not the DELETE button is flashing.

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1 Press the RECORDER button or PLAYER button

to select the VTR on which you wish to delete the edit point.

The button you have pressed lights.

2 Hold down the DELETE button and press the IN

button or OUT button according to the edit point you wish to delete.

1 Press the RECORDER button or PLAYER button

to select the VTR on which you wish to modify the edit point.

The button you have pressed lights.

2 Hold down the IN, OUT, AUDIO IN, or AUDIO

OUT button corresponding to the edit point you wish to modify, and press the TRIM buttons (+ or –). While you hold down the button, the time value for the edit point appears in the display; pressing the + button increases the value by one frame, and pressing the – button decreases it by one frame.

The IN point or OUT point is deleted according to which button you pressed, and the DELETE button goes off.

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5-1-6 Cue-up to Edit Points and Preroll

To preroll to an edit IN point or cue up to any edit point, use the following procedure.

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5-1-7 Preview

When you have set the edit points, the PREVIEW button flashes, indicating that you can carry out a preview. To carry out a preview, use the following procedure.

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1 Press the RECORDER button or PLAYER button

to select the VTR on which you wish to operate.

The button you have pressed lights.

2 • To cue up to an edit point

Hold down the IN button or OUT button according to the edit point to which you wish to cue up, and press the PREROLL button.

This cues up to the edit point you have selected.

• To preroll

Press the PREROLL button.

The tape is wound back to a position 5 seconds before the edit IN point, and stops.

To change the preroll time

The factory default setting for the preroll time is 5 seconds, but you can use basic menu item 001 to change this to any value from 0 to 30 seconds. If you change the preroll time, make sure that the setting is not longer than the recording length before the edit IN point. Note that for automatic editing, the preroll time setting on the recorder takes precedence.

For details of the basic menu, see Section 7-2-1, “Items in the Basic Menu” (page 7-1).

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1 Press the RECORDER button, turning it on. 2 Press the PREVIEW button.

The PREVIEW button changes from flashing to continuously lit, and the preview is carried out. At the end of the preview, the PREVIEW button flashes again.

To stop the preview

Press the STOP button. The tape stops at the position where you pressed the button.

To return the tape to the preroll point

Press the PREROLL button.

To return the tape to the IN point or OUT point

Press the PREROLL button and the IN button or OUT button simultaneously.

After the preview, make any necessary adjustments to the edit points, then repeat the preview.

For details of how to modify or delete edit points, see Section 5-1-5, “Modifying and Deleting Edit Points” (page 5-6).

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Monitor output

During a preview, on a monitor connected to the recorder you can monitor the following video and audio.

• From the preroll point to the IN point, you can monitor the playback from the recorder.

• From the IN point to the OUT point, you can monitor the playback from the player through the recorder in E-E mode.

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Preroll point

Recorder

Preroll

IN point

Assemble editing

• From the OUT point to the postroll point, you can monitor the playback from the recorder.

The following figure illustrates this.

Playback (recorder)

Tape transport

OUT point

IN point

E-E mode (player)

Postroll point

OUT point

Playback (recorder)

Postroll

Player

Time flow

Overview

When you carry out automatic editing, the recorder and player operate as shown in the figure above, to copy the video and audio signals between the IN and OUT points on the player to the segment between the IN and OUT points on the recorder.

Playback

Recording overlap

Stop

Monitor output

During execution of an automatic edit, as during a preview, on a monitor connected to the recorder you can monitor the following video and audio.

•From the preroll point to the IN point, you can monitor the playback from the recorder.

•From the IN point to the OUT point, you can monitor the playback from the player through the recorder in E-E mode.

•From the OUT point to the postroll point, you can monitor the playback from the recorder.

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The following figure illustrates this.

IN point OUT point

Playback (recorder)

E-E mode (player)

Playback (recorder)

In CONFI mode, you can monitor the video and audio signals actually recorded. You can use CONFI head playback for the whole edit operation from the preroll point to the postroll point, including the section between the IN and OUT points.

Using a single monitor for video and audio on both player and recorder

For efficient editing if only one monitor is available, use the following method.

1 Connect the monitor to the recorder. 2 In the setup menus, set item 008 to “AUTO”. 3 Press the PLAYER button on the recorder.

This forces the recorder to E-E mode, in which the player video and audio signals are output to the monitor.

Note

In insert editing, a CTL signal must be recorded on the recorder tape. It is not possible to carry out editing on a section of the tape with no CTL signal.

Starting automatic editing

When you have set the edit points, press the flashing AUTO EDIT button. The AUTO EDIT button changes from flashing to continuously lit, and the automatic editing operation begins. At the end of the editing operation, the AUTO EDIT button goes off.

OUT button ENTRY button REVIEW button AUTO EDIT button PREVIEW button

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To change the OUT point after starting automatic editing operation

After starting the automatic editing operation, to end the operation before the preset OUT point, hold down the ENTRY button and press the OUT button. The position where you pressed the button becomes the OUT point, and editing ends.

To abandon automatic editing

Press the STOP button. The automatic editing operation is abandoned. At the same time, the PREVIEW button and AUTO EDIT button start flashing, and the state before the editing was started is restored. In this case, the IN and OUT points already set are preserved so that you can carry out a preview or automatic editing operation again by pressing the PREVIEW button or AUTO EDIT button.

Reviewing the editing results

After carrying out an editing operation, you can carry out a review, to check the editing results on the monitor. To carry out a review, after carrying out the edit, and before you set any new edit points or make other settings, press the REVIEW button. The REVIEW button lights, and the review is carried out. At the end of the review the REVIEW button goes off, and the tape returns to the OUT point.

After automatic editing, to adjust the edit points and reexecute the edit

Hold down the DELETE button and press the ENTRY button to recall the edit points. After adjusting the edit points, press the AUTO EDIT button to carry out the edit again.

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For details of how to adjust edit points, see Section 5-1-5, “Modifying and Deleting Edit Points” (page 5-6).

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5-2 DMC Editing

When the player is a playing back in Betacam SX format, by controlling the player playback speed from the recorder you can achieve variable speed editing.

5-2-1 Overview of DMC Editing

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Conditions for DMC editing

DMC editing can be used for insert or assemble editing, but audio split editing cannot be used.

Preroll

Recorder

Playback

Preroll time x initial speed

Player

IN point OUT point

IN point

Tape movement during DMC editing

The following figure illustrates how the tapes move on both the player and recorder during DMC editing.

Postroll

DMC editing Playback

Stop

Postroll time x final speed

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Tape moves at initial speed

Playback at stored varying speed

Stop

Tape moves at final speed

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5-2-2 Carrying Out DMC Editing

7 When the initial speed setting is complete, release

the DMC EDIT/FEED button.

Setting the edit points and player speed

Use the following procedure.

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1 Press the ASSEMBLE button or INSERT button to

select the editing mode.

2 Press the DMC EDIT/FEED button.

This unit switches to the DMC editing mode, and the DMC EDIT/FEED button lights.

3 Press the RECORDER button. 4 Holding down the ENTRY button, press the IN or

OUT button to set an edit point.

8 Press the PREVIEW button.

The tape is prerolled and then the recorder starts operating at normal speed and the player at the set initial speed.

9 On passing the IN point, the MEMORY indicator

begins to flash: turn the search dial to vary the playback speed.

While the MEMORY indicator is flashing, the speed variations are stored in memory. On passing the OUT point, the MEMORY indicator changes from flashing to continuously lit, and the variable speed storing ends.

If the MEMORY indicator lights continuously before the speed variation end point

This indicates that the memory became full at that point. Thus even before the OUT point is reached, it is not possible to record more speed variation. The maximum capacity is a duration of 120 seconds.

Quitting the DMC edit mode

Press the DELETE button and DMC EDIT/FEED button simultaneously.

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5 Press the PLAYER button, to set the player IN

point.

Note

It is not possible to set the player OUT point.

6 Holding down the DMC EDIT/FEED button, turn

the search dial, to set the initial speed. To select normal speed as the initial speed, press the PLAY button.

The speed you set appears in the time data display area 2.

Executing the DMC edit

Press the AUTO EDIT button. DMC editing is carried out at the stored varying speed. Once the editing is carried out, the stored speed variation is lost from memory.

To check the editing results

Press the REVIEW button.

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Chapter 5 Editing

This section describes the following automatic editing methods:

•Quick editing

•Continuous editing

•Standalone editing

•Manual editing

•Preread editing

5-3-1 Quick Editing

After selecting the edit mode, you can save on editing time by setting the edit points and executing the edit at the same time. For quick editing, use the following procedure.

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5-3-2 Continuous Editing

After an automatic editing operation, the recorder automatically returns to the OUT point. For the second and subsequent editing operations, you can continue editing by simply specifying the IN and OUT points on the player. In this case the current OUT point on the recorder becomes the new IN point.

OUT point of preceding edit =

Recorder Preceding edit segment

Player

IN point

After automatic editing of one edit segment, to carry out continuous editing use the following procedure.

IN point of current edit

Current edit segment

OUT point

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1 When operating the player, press the PLAYER

button, turning it on, and when operating the recorder, press the RECORDER button, turning it on, then stop the tapes on both the player and the recorder at the positions you wish to make the respective IN points.

2 Press the AUTO EDIT button.

Editing starts.

3 Watching the editing on the monitor, at the

position you wish to make the OUT point, hold down the ENTRY button and press the OUT button.

Editing ends. The point at which you started the editing becomes the IN point, and the point at which you ended the editing becomes the OUT point.

1 Set the player IN and OUT points.

On the recorder the OUT point for the previous edit becomes the new IN point.

2 Press the PREVIEW button to carry out a preview. 3 Press the AUTO EDIT button.

This executes the edit. When the editing operation is completed, the recorder stops at the OUT point, and the player stops 2 seconds after the OUT point.

By repeating this process, you can carry out continuous editing.

By setting extended menu item 326, you can make the preceding OUT point automatically become the new IN point.

If you want to preview

In step 1, after setting the recorder or player IN point, press the PREVIEW button.

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5-3-3 Standalone Editing

6 At the editing end point (the recorder OUT point),

press the PLAY button.

This refers to editing using as the player an external device which cannot be controlled remotely through the REMOTE1-IN(9P) connector. For example, you can record a color bar signal from a signal generator in the joints between the scenes of an already completed tape.

Carrying out standalone editing

First use the VIDEO INPUT SELECT switch to select the signal being generated by the signal generator connected to the unit, then with both the PLAYER button and RECORDER button off, set the IN point. The AUTO EDIT button flashes, and it is now possible to carry out automatic editing. If necessary, you can also first set the OUT point.

5-3-4 Manual Editing

Use the following procedure to carry out manual editing.

Editing ends, and the recorder continues with playback.

7 Press the STOP button to stop the recorder

playback.

5-3-5 Preread Editing

Video and digital audio signals already recorded on the tape can be used as an edit source for insert editing. This type of editing is called “preread editing”, as the VTR uses the preread heads to read the signals in advance from the tape. The signals read out can be send to a mixer for mixing, and can be recorded either on the original channels or on other digital audio channels. For preread editing, press the PREREAD button, turning the indicator on.

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1 Press the RECORDER button, turning the

indicator on.

2 Use the search dial in jog or shuttle mode to find

the editing start point (the recorder IN point), and stop the tape just before this point.

Note

If the recorder is in stop mode, then when editing starts this section of the video will break up.

3 Select the editing mode. 4 Press the PLAY button.

The recorder begins playback.

Note

It takes about two seconds until the playback video stabilizes. For this reason, start the playback from before the segment of video you wish to use.

5 At the editing start point (the recorder IN point),

press the EDIT button and PLAY button simultaneously.

Digital or analog video input

Digital or analog audio input

Video source

Video switcher

Audio mixer

Audio source

Digital or analog video output

Digital or analog audio output

Editing starts.

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Notes

•In preread editing, if an input video signal is used as

the reference signal for the output video signal, this forms a feedback loop. To prevent the occurrence of feedback, set the OUT REF switch on the subsidiary control panel to REF, and set item 309 in the setup menus to “1” so as to use an external reference signal.

•When the preread mode is selected, to prevent

feedback due to the loop connection, whatever the operating mode of this unit, no E-E video output is available. When preread mode is turned off after preread editing, however, if the loop connection remains and an E-E signal is output, feedback will occur. To prevent this, select PB mode for the video and digital audio channels in all the modes before the preread editing, as follows.

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1 Press the PB button, turning it on. 2 Press the PREREAD button, turning the indicator

on.

3 Make the necessary connections for the preread

editing.

4 After selecting the desired insert editing mode,

carry out the preread editing.

5 When the preread editing is completed, remove the

connections.

6 Press the PREREAD button, turning the indicator

off.

7 Check that no loop connection remains.

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6-1 Overview

Chapter 6 Shot Mark Function

This unit can record shot marks or use shot marks recorded with Betacam SX camcorders.Shot marks are

Types of shot mark

This unit supports the following three types of shot mark. This chapter describes recording start marks and

Shot mark type

Recording start mark Automatically written at the

Shot mark 1 and shot mark 2

Post mark Not written

Writing on a camcorder etc.

start of recording.

Written by a manual shot mark operation during recording or editing.

(Written only by this unit)

Writing on this unit

Written or not according to a separate menu setting for each recording mode (crash recording, assemble editing, insert editing).

For each mode for which the setting is “ON”, the mark is written automatically at the start of recording.

Written by a button operation during crash recording or assemble editing. A menu setting determines which of three types of mark is written: shot mark 1, shot mark 2, or post mark.

Written by a button operation during playback, while stopped, during a search, or during recording (crash recording or assemble editing).

First, the shot mark functions of this unit are described in simple terms.

Reading shot marks

This unit reads in shot marks written on a Betacam SX camcorder or similar equipment and stores them in memory. (To a maximum of 200) Once this data is stored in this unit, it is preserved even when the power is turned off.

Writing and erasing shot marks

For recording start marks, a menu setting determines whether or not they are written each time recording starts. Shot mark 1, shot mark 2, and post mark types can be written at any point on a tape, and also erased or rewritten.

Shot mark list operations

On the monitor, you can display a list of the shot marks read in by this unit, select required shot marks, delete shot marks, and so on. You can also add a memo mark (#) to a shot mark in the list. During tape playback, you can add a list of virtual shot marks. This is not written on the tape itself.

indications at desired points on a tape which enable faster cueing.

post marks, treating them as varieties of shot marks.

Modifying and deleting on this unit

Possible.

Cueing up to shot marks

By selecting a desired shot mark from the shot mark list, you can cue up immediately to that position. By means of a button operation, you can also cue up to the shot marks adjacent to the current tape position. (Index function)

Shot data display

When the tape includes shot data (camera, time, and other information captured at the time of shooting), you can read this in, and display the details on a monitor. It is also possible to display the shot mark list and shot data simultaneously.

Sorting shot marks by cassette

When the tape includes shot data, this unit recognizes which cassette each shot mark comes from. You can therefore sort the read-in shot marks by cassette, to obtain a list in timecode order.

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6-2 Shot Mark Operation Menu

This section describes the settings in the shot mark operation menu.

Displaying the shot mark operation menu

Hold down the MARK button, and press the MENU button.

The following menu appears on the monitor.

SHOT MARKER GO1:SEARCH TYPE - all GO2:LISTING TYPE GO3:RS.MARK MODE GO4:MARK IN REC shot1 

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MENU button

MARK button

Details of the shot mark operation menu

The shot mark operation menu comprises four items, G01 to G04. The detailed contents appear in the following table.

Item number

G01

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G02 LISTING

G03 RS.MARK

G04

Item name Settings

SEARCH TYPE

TYPE

MODE

MARK IN REC Select the type of shot mark to

Select which shot mark types the index function searches for, from the following possibilities:

all rec start mark shot mark 1 shot mark 2 post mark

For each type of shot mark, select whether to read into the list (ON) or not read (OFF):

rec start mark shot mark 1 shot mark 2 post mark

For each type of recording, select whether to write recording start marks (ON) or not write them (OFF):

crash REC: crash recording assemble: assemble editing insert: insert editing

write during recording and assemble editing.

shot mark 1 shot mark 2 post mark

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Changing the menu settings

The basic procedure for accessing menu items and changing settings is the same as for the setup menus. Note, however, the following operations for items G02 and G03.

For details of setup menu operations, see Section 7-2-2, “Basic Menu Operations” (page 7-4).

To change the settings of items G02 and G03

Use the following procedure.

1 Press the STOP button to select the required item. 2 Hold down the JOG button and turn the search dial

to toggle the value to ON or OFF.

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6-3 Shot Mark Operations

This section describes the operations concerning reading and writing shot marks. Note that the following operations cannot be carried out by remote control.

6-3-1 Reading Shot Marks

To read in shot marks

With a cassette loaded, hold down the LIST button and press the F FWD or REW button.

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LIST button

REW button

While the shot marks are being read in, the F FWD or REW button flashes. The unit searches to the end of the tape, then rewinds automatically.

For the procedure for list the shot marks read in, see page 6-4.

Note

It is only possible to read in a maximum of 200 shot marks. When 200 shot marks have been read in, the control panel display shows the message “SHOT LIST FULL”, and the reading stops. To cancel the message, press one of the tape transport buttons.

F FWD button

Reading shot marks from more than one cassette

After changing the cassettes, carry out the reading operation again. Data written in the new cassette will be added as long as the total does not exceed 200 shot marks. For example, if 190 shot marks have already read in, only 10 shot marks will be read from the new tape. In the shot mark list (see page 6-4) the data from different cassettes is separated by a row of dashes.

6-3-2 Writing Shot Marks

Writing recording start marks during recording

In item G03 of the shot mark operation menu (page 6-

2), for each of the three recording modes (crash

recording, assemble editing, and insert editing), select whether or not to write recording start mark. When you set a particular mode to “ON”, a recording start mark is written on the tape each time you start recording in that mode.

Note

For insert mode, press the TIME CODE button to turn the indicator on.

Writing shot mark 1, shot mark 2, or post marks

Selecting the type of shot mark written

In item G04 of the shot mark operation menu (page 6-

2), select one of shot mark 1, shot mark 2, and post

mark.

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To stop reading

Press the STOP button.

Note

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NO. TIME CODE

SHOT MARKER

*011 S1 10:04:05:11

013 V 10:07:05:02

012 R 10:05:35:24

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014 R 10:08:35:04 015 S2 10:09:05:11 016 R 10:10:35:24 017 #R 10:10:36:00

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To write in crash recording or assemble editing

At the position you wish to write the mark, hold down the ENTRY button, and press the MARK button.

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REC/ERASE indicator

MARK button

ENTRY button

While the mark is being written, the message “RECORD SHOT MARK” appears on the monitor.

Writing during playback, while stopped, or during a search

When this unit is in any of the playback, stopped, or search modes, you can write a post mark only.

1 Hold the MARK button down for at least 2

seconds.

6-3-3 Shot Mark List Operations

Displaying the shot mark list

Hold down the ENTRY button and press the LIST button.

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LIST button

ENTRY button

All of the shot mark types for which item G02 in the shot mark operation menu is set to “ON” appear in the list. If you do the same operation again, the list display disappears.

Example of list display

The following figure shows how the list is organized.

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The REC/ERASE indicator lights green.

2 At the position you wish to write the mark, hold

down the ENTRY button and press the MARK button.

While the mark is being written, the message “RECORD SHOT MARK” appears on the monitor, and the REC/ERASE indicator lights red.

Erasing a shot mark

Select the shot mark from the shot mark list, and then carry out the deletion operation.

For details of the procedure, see page 6-6.

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Shot mark number of current cursor position / total number of stored shot marks

Separator between read-in groups of shot marks

Cursor (current shot mark position)

Position in list

Timecode

Shot mark type

R: recording start mark S1: shot mark 1 S2: shot mark 2 V: virtual shot mark P: post mark #: memo mark

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Selecting a shot mark

You can also use the following procedure.

Turn the search dial to align the asterisk cursor with the desired shot mark.

Entering virtual shot marks

During playback or search, hold down the ENTRY button, and press the MARK button.

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MARK button

ENTRY button

A virtual shot mark appears on the monitor as “VMARK xxx” (xxx is the number). This is not written to the tape. After entering a virtual shot mark, if you change the cassette or power the unit off, it appears in the list as the first shot mark of the next group read in.

1 With the shot mark list displayed, hold down the

STOP button, and press the SET button.

You can now select the shot mark types.

2 Turn the search dial to select a shot mark type. 3 Hold down the JOG button and turn the search dial

to switch between ON (displayed) and OFF (not displayed).

4 To return to the shot mark list, hold down the

STOP button, and press the SET button.

Deleting a shot mark from the list

To delete an individual shot mark

Use the following procedure.

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Adding a memo mark (#)

Select the shot mark to which you wish to add the memo mark, then press the SET button. Repeat this operation to remove a memo mark.

Selecting the types of shot mark to be shown in the list

For each of the types of shot mark (recording start mark, shot mark 1, shot mark 2, and post mark) you can specify whether it is read in. In item G02 of the shot mark operation menu, set the required types to “ON”.

For details of the menu, see page 6-2.

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1 In the shot mark list, select the shot mark to be

deleted.

2 Hold the MARK button down.

While you hold down the button, an “X” appears after the selected shot mark number, indicating that it will be deleted. To delete more than one shot mark, while holding down the MARK button turn the search dial to select all of the shot marks.

3 With the MARK button held down, press the

DELETE button.

This deletes the shot marks which were marked by an “X”.

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To delete the entire list

Hold down the DELETE button and press the LIST button. This deletes all shot marks from the list. This does not erase marks from the tape.

Erasing shot marks from the tape

To erase a shot mark, use the following procedure.

Note

Once you erase a shot mark from the tape, it cannot be read back in.

1 With no shot mark list displayed, hold the MARK

button down for at least 2 seconds.

The REC/ERASE indicator lights green, indicating that you can rewrite or erase shot marks.

2 Display the shot mark list. 3 Turn the search dial to select on the list the shot

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4 Press the DELETE button and MARK button

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simultaneously.

During the erasure process the message “ERASE SHOT MARK” appears, and the REC/ERASE indicator lights red.

5 When the erasing operation is completed, hold

down the MARK button for at least 2 seconds, to turn off the REC/ERASE indicator.

6-3-4 Cueing Up to Shot Marks

Cueing up to a selected shot mark

Use the following procedure.

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MARK button

REW button

F FWD button

1 Select the desired shot mark from the shot mark

list.

2 Press the PREROLL button.

Cueing up to shot marks adjacent to the current tape position (index function)

To select the shot marks to which the index function applies

In item G01 of the shot mark operation menu (page 6-

2), select one of recording start mark, shot mark 1, shot

mark 2, and post mark, or select all.

To cue up to the shot mark before or after the current tape position

Holding down the MARK button, press the F FWD button or REW button. While the tape is moving the F FWD button or REW button flashes.

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Note

It is not possible to cue up to a virtual shot mark.

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6-3-5 Reading in Shot Data

NO. TIME CODE

(---/180)

SHOT MARK

*012345-DNW_-0123-4567011 S1 10:04:05:11

013 V 10:07:05:02

012 R 10:05:35:24

---------------------------014 R 10:08:35:04 015 S2 10:09:05:11 016 R 10:10:35:24 017 R 10:10:36:00

When there is shot data (time, device, and other information about the shooting) written on the tape, you can read it in and display it on the monitor.

Displaying the shot data

Displaying the shot data on the shot mark list

Turn the search dial to position the cursor on a separator in the shot mark list. If there is shot data recorded when the immediately following shot mark was written, it appears in the display as shown below.

Holding down the ENTRY button, press the PLAY button.

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ENTRY button

PLAY button

The tape is played back, and the shot data displayed.

To delete the shot data

Once again hold down the ENTRY button, and press the PLAY button.

Example of shot data display

The shot data display appears as shown below.

Model name (4 characters)

Model number (4 digits)

Serial number (6 digits)

Shot data First shot

mark in the group

Cassette number (4 digits)

You can sort the shot marks in the list, based on the shot data. For details, see the next section.

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MODEL NAME DNW 0090 SERIAL NUMBER 010001 DATE 1998.05.11 TIME 12.55.10 CASSETTE NUMBER 0095 SHOT NUMBER 0052 ID1 AAAAAAAAAAAA

Camera IDs

Recording timecode

ID2 BBBBBBBBBBBB ID3 CCCCCCCCCCCC ID4 DDDDDDDDDDDD  TCR 23:59:59:29

The details in the shot data depend on the shooting conditions. If because of the devices used there is no shot data on a part of the tape, it appears as blank.

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6-3-6 Sorting Shot Marks

Based on shot data recorded on the tape, you can separate the shot marks by cassette, and sort them in timecode sequence.

To sort the shot marks

Use the following procedure.

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Cassette 2 (first time)

Cassette 2 (second time)

Cassette 1

Cassette 3

1 With the shot mark list displayed, hold down the

STOP button and press the SET button.

2 Turn the search dial, and select “SORTING LIST”. 3 Hold down the JOG button and turn the search dial

to change the setting to “ON”.

Sorting starts. When it ends, the setting indication

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returns to “OFF”.

For example, if shot marks have been read in twice from the same cassette, these can be collated as shown in the following figure.

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Before sorting

SHOT MARKER

(---/180) NO. TIME CODE *012345-DNW_-0123-4567011 S1 10:04:05:11

---------------------------012 V 10:07:05:02 013 R 10:08:35:04

---------------------------014 S2 10:09:05:11 015 R 10:10:35:24 016 R 10:10:36:00

---------------------------017 R 10:05:35:24

After sorting

SHOT MARKER

(---/180) NO. TIME CODE *012345-DNW_-0123-4567011 S1 10:04:05:11

---------------------------012 S2 10:09:05:11 013 R 10:10:35:24 014 R 10:10:36:00

---------------------------015 R 10:05:35:24

016 V 10:07:05:02 017 R 10:08:35:04

Cassette 1 Cassette 3

Cassette 2 (first and second times)

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7-1 Menu System Configuration

Chapter 7 Menu System

The menu system of this unit comprises the basic menu and extended menu.

•Basic menu This menu is used to make settings relating, for example, to the following.

-the hours meter

-the preroll time

-the character information superimposed on the

output to the monitor

-switching between the 525/60 (NTSC) system and

625/50 (PAL) system

-the menu banks for retaining menu settings

7-2 Basic Menu

7-2-1 Items in the Basic Menu

For detailed information about menu operation relating to the hours meter, see Section 8-4 “Digital Hours Meter” (page 8-3).

•Extended menu This menu is used to make a wide range of settings relating to the functions of this unit, for example, the control panel functions, video and audio control, and digital data processing.

The basic menu contains the following items. In the “Settings” column of the table, the factory

default settings are indicated by an enclosing box.

Item number Item name Settings

001 PREROLL TIME 0S ... 5S ... 30S: Set the preroll time to between 0 and 30 seconds. A preroll time

002

a), b)

003

004 SYNCHRONIZE When editing using this unit as a controller and an external VTR connected to this

a) When setting items 002 and 003, watch the monitor

screen, and adjust to the required state.

CHARACTER HPOSITION

CHARACTER VPOSITION

of at least 5 seconds is recommended when using this unit for editing.

Adjust the horizontal screen position of the character information output from the COMPOSITE VIDEO OUTPUT 3 (SUPER) connector and the SDI OUTPUT 3 (SUPER) connector for superimposed display on the monitor. 00 ... 1C ... 3C (525 mode)/00 ... 19 ... 36 (625 mode): The hexadecimal value

00 is for the far left of the screen and increasing the value moves the position of the characters to the right.

Adjust the vertical screen position of the first line of the characters information output from the COMPOSITE VIDEO OUTPUT 3 (SUPER) connector and the SDI OUTPUT 3 (SUPER) connector for superimposed display on the monitor.

00 ... 57 ... 6A (525 mode)/00 ... 5D ... 60 (625 mode): The hexadecimal value

00 is for the top of the screen and increasing the value lowers the position of the characters.

unit via a 9-pin remote control cable, this item determines whether or not to operate the two units in phase synchronization.

ON : Operate in phase synchronization. OFF: Do not operate in phase synchronization.

b) When displaying time code values, there is a slight time

delay. Therefore, when creating a tape for off-line editing, the information inserted in the upper half of the screen may be delayed by one frame.

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7-2 Basic Menu

Item number Item name Settings

005 DISPLAY INFORMATION

006 LOCAL FUNCTION

007 TAPE TIMER DISPLAY Determines whether to display the CTL count in 12-hour mode or 24-hour mode.

008 MONITORING

009

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013 525/625 SYSTEM

SELECT

ENABLE

SELECTION FOR VTRTO-VTR EDIT

CHARACTER TYPE Determines the type of characters such as time code output from the

CHARACTER V-SIZE Determines the vertical size of characters such as time code output from the

SELECT

Before using this menu item, consult the person responsible for the installation.

Determines the kind of character information to be output from the COMPOSITE VIDEO OUTPUT 3 (SUPER) connector and the SDI OUTPUT 3 (SUPER) connector when the CHARACTER switch on the subsidiary control panel is set to ON.

T&STA : Time data display information and the unit’s status. T&UB: Time data display information and the user’s bits. T&CTL: Time data display information and CTL. T&T: Time data display information and time code (LTC or VITC). TIME: Time code (LTC or VITC) only.

If there is a overlap between the setting of this item and the setting of the control panel, it is automatically avoided. For example, if CTL is selected on the control panel and this menu item setting is T&CTL, then CTL and LTC are output.

Determines which buttons on the control panel are enabled when this unit is controlled from external equipment.

DIS: All buttons and switches are disabled. ST&EJ : Only the STOP button and EJECT button are enabled. ENA: All buttons and switches except the RECORDER button and PLAYER

button are enabled.

+ –12H : 12-hour mode 24H: 24-hour mode

For recorder-player editing with only one monitor connected to the recorder, determines whether the recorder is forced into E-E mode when the recorder’s PLAYER button is pressed to view the player’s playback signals on the monitor.

MANU : Do not force the recorder into E-E mode. AUTO: Force the recorder into E-E mode.

COMPOSITE VIDEO OUTPUT 3 (SUPER) connector and the SDI OUTPUT 3 (SUPER) connector for superimposed display on the monitor.

WHITE : White letters on a black background. BLACK: Black letters on a white background. W/OUT: White outline letters. B/OUT: Black outline letters.

COMPOSITE VIDEO OUTPUT 3 (SUPER) connector and the SDI OUTPUT 3 (SUPER) connector for superimposed display on the monitor.

X1 : Standard size X2: 2 times standard size

Specify whether to enable switching between the 525 (NTSC) and 625 (PAL) systems.

OFF : Do not enable system switching. ON: Enable system switching.

Setting this item to ON and switching the system enables the unit to operate in the system switched to.

For the switching between 525/625 line systems, see page 7-6.

Notes

• For the basic and extended menus, separate settings are saved for 525 (NTSC) and 625 (PAL) modes. When you switch systems, all menu items change to the settings established in the new system. (These are different from the settings for the mode before switching.)

• When the DNW-A75 is used in the 625 mode or when the DNW-A75P is used in the 525 mode, Betacam and Betacam SP tape can only be played back in the simple playback mode.

a) When setting items 009 and 011, watch the monitor

screen, and adjust to the required state.

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Item number Item name Settings

B01 RECALL BANK 1 Set to ON to recall menu settings from menu bank 1. B02 RECALL BANK 2 Set to ON to recall menu settings from menu bank 2. B03 RECALL BANK 3 Set to ON to recall menu settings from menu bank 3. B04 RECALL BANK 4 Set to ON to recall menu settings from menu bank 4. B11 SAVE BANK 1 Set to ON to save current menu settings to menu bank 1. B12 SAVE BANK 2 Set to ON to save current menu settings to menu bank 2. B13 SAVE BANK 3 Set to ON to save current menu settings to menu bank 3. B14 SAVE BANK 4 Set to ON to save current menu settings to menu bank 4. B20 RESET SETUP Set to ON to reset current active settings to factory default values.

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7-2 Basic Menu

This section describes the basic menu displays and how to change the settings.

For information about how to use item 013, see the section “Switching between 525/625 line systems (menu item 013)” (page 7-6), and for information about how to use items B01 to B14, see the section “Menu bank operations (menu items B01 to B14” (page 7-8).

Displaying the menus

Press the MENU button, turning it on.

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The F FWD button and VAR button light, and the setting of the currently selected menu item appears in the time data display area 1 and 2.

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Time data display

MENU button

VAR button

)

F FWD button

To display the full item name

Hold down the F FWD button.

Item name (all characters)

To display the item group name

Items in the menu are arranged in groups, by the 100’s digit of the item number. To display the name of the group to which the currently selected item belongs, hold down the VAR button.

Item group name

To display menus on the monitor

Set the CHARACTER switch on the subsidiary control panel to ON, then press the MENU button. You can now view the menu as shown in the following figure, on a monitor connected to the COMPOSITE VIDEO OUTPUT 3 (SUPER) connector or the SDI OUTPUT 3 (SUPER) connector.

Group name for the currently selected item

Cursor indicating the currently selected item

*HO1:OPE HOURS - 102 HO2:DRUM HOURS - 52

HOURS METER

-------

Item number (flashing)

Item name (first three characters)

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Changing the currently displayed menu

)

item

VAR button JOG button

SHUTTLE button

)

Search dial

Changing a menu item setting value

To change the setting value of the currently displayed menu item, use the following procedure.

Turn the search dial. Turning the search dial in the forward direction increments the item number, and turning it in the reverse direction decrements the item number. If you press the SHUTTLE button or JOG button, turning it on, then turn the search dial, the item number changes at a rate depending on the search dial position (when the SHUTTLE button is lit) or on the search dial rotation rate (when the JOG button is lit).

To skip from one item group to the next

Hold down the VAR button, and turn the search dial.

1 Holding down the SHUTTLE button or JOG

button, turn the search dial.

The setting value changes at a rate depending on the search dial position (when the SHUTTLE button is lit) or on the search dial rotation rate (when the JOG button is lit).

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Setting value (flashes while changing)

2 When the desired setting value is displayed, press

the SET button.

This saves the new setting value, and the menu display disappears from the time data display area.

To abandon making a change

Press the MENU button before pressing the SET button. The menu display disappears from the time data display area, without the new setting value being saved.

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Resetting the menu settings to their factory default values (menu item B20)

)

SET button

Time data display

1 Set menu item B20 RESET SETUP to ON.

“PUSH SET BTN” appears in the time data display area 1 and 2, and “Push SET button” appears on the monitor screen.

2 Press the SET button.

The current active menu settings (see page 7-8) are reset to their factory default settings.

Note on using the DNW-A75P in 525 mode

If you switch to 525 mode, Betacam and Betacam SP format can be played back in 525 mode, but only in the simple playback mode.

1 Select menu item 013.

The time data display and the monitor show the following displays.

Time data display

Monitor screen

ITEM-013

525/625 SYSTEM

SELECT

OFF

screen

3 Press the SET button again.

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Switching between 525/625 line systems (menu item 013)

Using the following procedure, you can set basic menu item 013, 525/625 SYSTEM SELECT, to “ON”, and then switch between 525 (NTSC) and 625 (PAL).

Note

Before carrying out this operation, consult the person responsible for the installation.

Note on using the DNW-A75 in 625 mode

If you switch to 625 mode, Betacam and Betacam SP format can be played back in 625 mode, but only in the simple playback mode.

1) A monitor connected to the COMPOSITE VIDEO

The settings are saved and the menu display disappears from the time data display area.

OUTPUT 3 (SUPER) connector or the SDI OUTPUT 3 (SUPER) connector

2 Holding down the JOG button, turn the search dial

to change the setting from “OFF” to “ON”.

The displays change as follows.

Time data display

Monitor screen

ITEM-013

525/625 SYSTEM

SELECT

Push SET button!!

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3 Press the SET button.

5 Press the SET button.

The displays change as follows.

Time data display

Monitor screen

525/625 SYSTEM SELECT

525 If the 525/625 setting is changed, turn power off and on!

4 Holding down the JOG button, turn the search dial

to change the setting from “525” to “625”.

The displays change as follows.

Time data display

The displays change as follows.

Time data display

Monitor screen

525/625 SYSTEM SELECT

625

Turn off/on POWER!!



To abandon the 525/625 setting operation

Press the MENU button a required number of times to exit from the menu.

6 Turn the POWER switch off momentarily, then on

again.

Monitor screen

525/625 SYSTEM SELECT

625

Push SET button!!

This switches from a 525 (NTSC) to 625 (PAL) system; the 525 indicator goes off, and the 625 indicator lights. The menu settings disappear from the time data display, which returns to the normal indications.

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Menu bank operations (menu items B01 to B14)

This unit allows four different complete sets of menu settings to be saved in what are termed “menu banks” numbered 1 to 4. Saved sets of menu settings can be recalled for use as required.

To jump to menu item B01

You can recall any required menu item by turning the search dial after pressing the MENU button. If you press the MENU button first, then the CTL/TC/ UB button, you can jump directly to menu item B01 or H01. The recalled menu item toggles between B01 and H01 every time you press the CTL/TC/UB button.

Saving the current active menu settings

Set one of menu items B11 SAVE BANK 1 to B14 SAVE BANK 4 to ON, depending on which of the menu banks you wish to save in, then press the SET button.

Recalling settings from a menu bank

Set one of menu items B01 RECALL BANK 1 to B04 RECALL BANK 4 to ON, depending on which of the menu banks you wish to recall from, then press the SET button.

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Current active menu settings

Recall

Save

Recall

Save

Recall

Save

Menu bank 1

Menu bank 2

Menu bank 3

Recall

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7-3 Extended Menu

7-3-1 Items in the Extended Menu

The extended menu contains the following items. In the “Settings” column of the table, the factory default settings are indicated by an enclosing box.

Menu items in the 100s, relating to the control panels

Item number

101 SELECTION FOR

102 MAXIMUM SPEED

Item name Settings

SEARCH DIAL ENABLE

Select how the unit enters the search mode. DIAL : Turning the search dial switches to search mode at all times except during

recording/editing.

KEY: One of the JOG, SHUTTLE, and VAR buttons must be pressed to switch to

search mode.

Select the fast forward and rewind tape speed during tape playback, and the search mode speed during playback from tape or hard disk.

MAX : Perform fast forward, rewind, and search mode playback at the maximum

speeds.

MX/24: Perform fast forward and rewind at the maximum speeds, and search

mode playback at up to 24 times normal speed.

X24: Perform fast forward and rewind at 24 times normal speed, and search

mode playback at up to 24 times normal speed.

Maximum fast forward and rewind speeds

• Analog cassette: 35 times (DNW-A75) or 42 times (DNW-A75P) normal speed.

• Digital cassette: 78 times normal speed

Maximum search mode speeds

• Analog cassette: 35 times (DNW-A75) or 42 times (DNW-A75P) normal speed.

• Digital cassette: 78 times normal speed

103 AUDIO SELECTED LINE

OUT

104 AUDIO MUTING TIME Select the length of time for which audio muting occurs when the unit switches to

105 REFERENCE SYSTEM

ALARM

CAPSTAN LOCK Select the capstan servo lock mode.

106

Select the output signal to the MONITOR OUTPUT connectors. MANU : Output the signals selected by the audio signal selection buttons on the

upper control panel.

AUTO1: Output stereo, using the AFM channels (3 and 4) for playback from

metal tape, and the LNG channels (1 and 2) for playback from oxide tape.

AUTO2: Output the signals selected by the audio signal selection buttons on the

upper control panel, but during variable speed playback, if AFM is selected, automatically switch to LNG.

playback either from stopped or from still playback in the search mode.

OFF : Set the audio muting time to zero (i.e. no muting).

0.1S ... 1.0S: Set the audio muting time from 0.1 seconds to 1.0 second, in 0.1-

second increments.

Select whether or not to display a warning when the video/audio reference signal selected by the OUT REF switch on the subsidiary control panel, is not supplied or is out of phase with the input video signal.

OFF: No warning. ON : Flash the STOP button as a warning.

SW : The capstan servo lock mode is determined by the CAPSTAN LOCK switch

on the subsidiary control panel.

2F: The capstan servo locks every two fields regardless of the setting of the

CAPSTAN LOCK switch on the subsidiary control panel.

4F: The capstan servo locks every four fields regardless of the setting of the

CAPSTAN LOCK switch on the subsidiary control panel.

8F (For 625 mode only): The capstan servo locks every eight fields regardless of

the setting of the CAPSTAN LOCK switch on the subsidiary control panel.

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Item number Item name

107 REC INHIBIT LAMP

108 AUTO EE SELECT

109

111 TSO/FEED PLAY Select whether to enable tape speed override mode or feed play mode.

115 PHASE LOCK IN

116 JOG DIAL RESPONSE Select the tape speed characteristics for the jog dial rotation rate (VTR

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(reverse)

Menu items in the 100s, relating to the control panels (Continued)

Settings

Select whether or not to flash the REC INHIBIT indicator when the REC INHIBIT

FLASHING

switch on the subsidiary control panel is set to OFF and the REC inhibit plug on the cassette is pressed in.

OFF : Do not flash the REC INHIBIT indicator. ON: Flash the REC INHIBIT indicator.

When a digital cassette is inserted and the PB and PB.EE buttons on the lower control panel are set to the PB/EE mode, select the VTR modes in which input video and audio signals are automatically handled in EE mode. When an analog cassette is inserted, regardless of the menu setting the PB mode is always selected.

S/F/R : In STOP/EJECT/F.FWD/REW modes STOP: In STOP/EJECT modes

FORCED EE WHEN TAPE UNTHREAD

During tape threading and unthreading, and when no cassette is inserted, select whether the PB and PB.EE buttons on the lower control panel control the output signal PB/EE setting.

ON : No control by the PB and PB.EE buttons (the signal is always an EE signal). OFF: Control by the PB and PB.EE buttons.

DIS : Disable both tape speed override mode and feed play mode. TSO: Enable tape speed override mode. FEED: Enable feed play mode.

Select whether or not to lock the capstan phase in X3 variable speed play mode.

VARIABLE X3

OFF : Do not lock. ON: Lock.

commands).

TYPE1 : Tape speed varies linearly over the range –1 to +1. TYPE2: Tape speed varies stepwise as shown in the figure below

range –3 to +3. (Characterized by a zone around –1 and +1 where the tape speed is independent of the rotation rate)

TYPE3: Tape speed varies linearly over the range –3 to +3, as shown in the

figure below

TYPE4: Tape speed varies stepwise as shown in the figure belowc) over the

range –2 to +2. (Characterized by a zone around –1 and +1 where the tape speed is independent of the rotation rate)

Select the control panel function when the CONTROL PANEL switch on the

SELCTION

subsidiary control panel is set to EXT. SW : Only the control panel connected to the external control connector on the

connector panel functions.

PARA : Both the control panel connected to the external control connector and

the control panel of this unit function.

a) b) c)

+3 +1

RVS

Speed

FWD

-1

-3

Rotation rate

FWD

RVS

TYPE 2 TYPE 3 TYPE 4

RVS

Speed Speed

FWD

Rotation rate Rotation rate

FWD

-3

RVS

+2 +1

RVS

FWD

-1

-2

FWD

over the

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Menu items in the 100s, relating to the control panels (Continued)

Item number

118 KEY INHIBIT SWITCH

Item name

EFFECTIVE AREA Sub-item 118-1

REMOTE SELECT

Settings

Select which switches and buttons can be operated when the KEY INHIBIT switch on the subsidiary control panel is set to ON. The following sub-items control different sets of switches and buttons independently.

Select whether the REMOTE 1 and 2 buttons in the upper control panel is enabled.

DIS : Disabled. ENA: Enabled.

118-2 MON./ INPUT

SEL

Select whether the audio signal selection buttons in the upper control panel are enabled.

DIS : Disabled. ENA: Enabled.

118-3 CONTROL

PANEL

Select which switch and button operations can be carried out from the control panel of this unit or an external control panel connected to this unit.

DIS : All switches and buttons are disabled. EDIT: All switches and buttons for editing operations are disabled. ENA: All switches and buttons are enabled.

119 VARIABLE SPEED LIMIT

IN KEY PANEL CONTROL

Select the playback speed range when carrying out playback in variable mode from the control panel of this unit.

OFF : For a digital tape, from –1 to +2 times normal speed; for an analog tape,

from –1 to +3 times normal speed.

ON: For both digital and analog tapes, from 0 to +1 times normal speed.

120 CTL LOCK IN VAR/SHTL Select whether the tape transport should be phase-locked to the CTL signal

during playback in variable or shuttle mode.

OFF : Not phase-locked. ON: Phase-locked at the following speeds: –1, –0.5, 0.5, 1.0 and 2.0 times

normal.

122 AUTO EE WITH ANALOG

TAPE

Select whether or not the setting of item 108 also applies to an analog cassette. Item 108 selects the VTR modes in which input video and audio signals are automatically handled in EE mode, when a digital cassette is inserted and the PB and PB.EE buttons on the lower control panel are set to the PB/EE mode.

DIS : When an analog cassette is inserted, always use PB mode. ENA: When an analog cassette is inserted, follow the setting of item 108.

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Menu items in the 200s, relating to the remote control interface

Item number

201

Item name

PARA RUN

202 CF FLAG (valid only in

625 mode)

Settings

Select whether or not to use synchronized operation for two or more VTRs.

DIS: No synchronized operation. ENA: Use synchronized operation.

Note

To use synchronized operation for two or more VTRs, set item 201 to “ENA” on all of the VTRs.

Select the mode for locking to the color framing sent from the remote controller.

8F : Eight-field locking mode 4F/8F: Four- or eight-field locking mode

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Menu items in the 300s, relating to editing operations

Item number

301 VAR SPEED RANGE FOR

302 CAPSTAN RE-LOCKING

305 SYNC GRADE When editing in phase-synchronized mode with item 004 set to ON, select the

306 DMC INITIAL SPEED Select the initial speed automatically set when carrying out DMC editing.

307 AUTO-DELETION FOR

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Item name Settings

SYNCHRONIZATION

DIRECTION

INCONSISTENT DATA

Select the playback speed range when carrying out playback in variable mode from a remote control unit connected to the REMOTE-1 IN (9P) connector or REMOTE-1 OUT (9P) connector.

–1~+2 : For a digital tape, from –1 to +2 times normal speed; for an analog tape,

from –1 to +3 times normal speed.

~+2.3 : For a digital tape, from –1.5 to +2.3 times normal speed; for an analog

tape, from –1.5 to +3.45 times normal speed.

WIDE: Undefined. In 525 mode

When the CAPSTAN LOCK switch on the subsidiary control panel is set to 4FD select whether the capstan servo should lock by accelerating or decelerating.

DECEL : Lock by decelerating. ACCEL: Lock by accelerating.

In 625 mode

When the CAPSTAN LOCK switch on the subsidiary control panel is set to 4FD or 8FD select whether the capstan servo should lock by accelerating or decelerating.

DECEL: Lock by decelerating. ACCEL : Lock by accelerating.

target phase synchronization accuracy.

ACCUR : ±0 frame accuracy. ROUGH: ±1 frame accuracy.

MANUAL : The speed determined by the rotation of the search dial. PLAY: Normal playback speed. STILL: Stationary. ±0.03~±1, +2: Speed set in the range ±0.03 to +2 (select from +2, ±1, ±0.5, ±0.2,

±0.1, ±0.03).

Select what happens when an erroneous edit point is set. MANU : A warning is given by flashing the DELETE button on the lower control

panel. The operator must manually delete the unnecessary edit points or correct the erroneous edit point.

NEG&E: When inconsistent edit points are set, such as when an OUT point is

before an IN point, or an audio OUT point is before an audio IN point, or when too many edit points are specified, the previously set edit point is deleted.

NEG: When inconsistent edit points are set, such as when an OUT point is before

an IN point, or an audio OUT point is before an audio IN point, the previously set edit point is deleted. When too many edit points are specified, the DELETE button on the control panel flashes to give a warning.

308 SELECTION OF STD/

NON-STD FOR COMPOSITE VIDEO IN

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Note

Pressing the button corresponding to an edit point to be deleted and the DELETE button simultaneously, deletes the edit point. If an erroneous edit point is set (the DELETE button is flashing), editing is not executed.

Select the STD or NON-STD mode in accordance with a composite video input. AUTO : Detect automatically whether the input video luminance and chrominance

signals are interleaved or not. If they are interleaved, select the STD mode. If they are not interleaved, select the NON-STD mode.

STD: The STD mode is always used (forced STD mode). N-STD: Use this setting when color framing of the input video signal is unstable

(forced NON-STD mode).

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Menu items in the 300s, relating to editing operations (Continued)

Item number Item name Settings

309 SERVO/AV REFERENCE

SEL

Select the servo reference signal. AUTO1 : During recording, an analog component/composite or digital input video

signal is used as the servo reference signal. During playback, the signal selected by the OUT REF switch on the subsidiary control panel is used as the servo reference signal. If the signal selected by the OUT REF switch on the subsidiary control panel is not connected, an internal reference signal is used.

AUTO2: When the OUT REF switch is set to REF, and any of the ASSEMBLE,

VIDEO, and AUDIO CH1 to CH4 buttons is lit, the reference signal for video/ audio signal processing is locked to the input video signal.

EXT: The servo reference signal is forced to be “EXT” (an external reference

video input signal is used).

310 REC INHIBIT Select the conditions under which recording is inhibited when the REC INHIBIT

switch on the subsidiary control panel is set to ON.

ALL : All tape recording is inhibited. CRASH: Normal tape recording is inhibited. Select this setting when you wish to

carry out assemble editing.

VIDEO : Inhibit recording of video and CTL signals. AUDIO : Inhibit recording of audio and CTL signals.

Note

When the REC INHIBIT switch is set to ON, the REC INHIBIT indicator on the lower control panel lights. If an operation inhibited by this item is attempted, the REC INHIBIT indicator flashes.

311 ANALOG AUDIO EDIT

PRESET REPLACE FOR CH1

312 ANALOG AUDIO EDIT

PRESET REPLACE FOR CH2

313 ANALOG AUDIO EDIT

PRESET REPLACE FOR CH3

314 ANALOG AUDIO EDIT

PRESET REPLACE FOR CH4

Items 311 to 314: Selecting the method of edit preset setting for the digital audio channels on this unit by means of the analog audio preset control function of an editor or remote controller when carrying out digital audio editing using a remote controller or an editor (such as the BVE-600) which does not have a function for controlling digital audio edit preset. Set edit preset of each digital audio channel (channels 1 to 4) of this unit on or off according to the analog audio preset specified by the remote controller or editor.

NO DEFINITION ANALOG CH1: Follow edit preset of analog channel 1. ANALOG CH2: Follow edit preset of analog channel 2. ANALOG CH1+CH2: Follow edit preset of analog channel 1 or 2.

The default settings for each item are as follows: 311 : ANALOG CH1 312 : ANALOG CH2 313 : NO DEFINITION 314 : NO DEFINITION

317 AUDIO EDIT MODE Select the type of audio transition used for digital audio editing.

CUT EDIT: Cut editing (audio discontinuity at transition point, and possible noise

during playback).

CROSS FADE : Cross-fade

IN/OUT

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FADE IN/OUT: Fade in and out

IN/OUT

t: Time set by item 803 DIGITAL AUDIO FADE TIME.

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Menu items in the 300s, relating to editing operations (Continued)

Item number Item name Settings

318 EDIT RETRY For two-VTR editing, set when this unit is used as the recorder. Selects the

319

320 DIGITAL AUDIO

326 AUTOMATIC IN ENTRY

PREREAD SELECT Specify the preread operation.

PROCESS ON EDIT POINT

AFTER AUTO EDIT

operation if the recorder was not synchronized in time.

OFF: Editing is not carried out, and the unit stops. ON : The editing is automatically retried (up to twice).

A/V : Preread for both audio and video. AUDIO: Preread for audio only. VIDEO: Preread for video only.

The preread operation can be controlled with the PREREAD button on the control panel or from the 9-pin remote control interface.

Select the treatment of audio at edit points.

CUT: Carry out a cut (possibly resulting in audio discontinuities at the edit point). FADE : Fade out and fade in.

Select whether or not to automatically set the OUT point of the previous edit as the next IN point at the end of an automatic edit.

OFF : No automatic setting. R: Set recorder IN point automatically. R & P: Set recorder IN point automatically, and also player IN point in two-VTR

editing.

Item number Item name

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403 AUTOMATIC PREROLL

405 CUEUP BY CTL Select the tape transport mode when cuing. This setting is valid only when the

a) When controlled from an editor (BVE-2000/9100 etc.), selecting “REEL” allows high-speed cuing up.

FUNCTION MODE AFTER CUE-UP

402 TIME REFERENCE FOR

PREROLL

REFERENCE ENTRY

Menu items in the 400s, relating to preroll

Settings

Select the state that the unit goes into after a cuing-up operation.

STOP : Stops (the “STOP mode”). STILL: Still playback (in search mode).

Note

When controlling this unit from an editor with the standard constants set, select “STOP”.

When prerolling a tape with timecode discontinuities, select whether or not to use CTL pulses to count timecode from before a discontinuity.

CTL : Use CTL pulses to count timecode. TC: Do not use CTL pulses to count timecode.

Select whether or not the edit IN point is automatically set by pressing the PREROLL button, when the IN point is not set before starting preroll.

DIS : IN point is not set automatically. ENA: IN point is set automatically.

CTL/TC/UB button on the lower control panel is set to CTL. CAP : During cuing up, the tape transport is in the “pinch ON” state (maximum

tape speed 10 times normal).

REEL : During cuing up, the tape transport is in the “pinch OFF” state. As the

tape approaches the cue up point and the tape speed drops, the tape transport switches to the “pinch ON” state.

To give priority to editing accuracy, select “CAP”.

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Menu items in the 500s, relating to tape protection

Item number

501

Item name Settings

STILL TIMER

502 TAPE PROTECTION

MODE FROM SEARCH

503 TAPE PROTECTION

MODE FROM STOP

504 DRUM ROTATION IN

STANDBY OFF

505

STILL TENSION Select the tape tension state in the still playback mode.

Select the time delay from the tape transport stopping (either the “STOP mode” or the still playback mode in search mode) until the unit automatically switches to the tape protection mode, in order to protect the video heads and the tape.

0.5S ... 8M ... 30M: Set the value in the range 0.5 seconds to 30 minutes. Select the operation of the protection mode to protect the video heads and tape

when in the still playback mode in search mode (jog/shuttle).

STEP : Step forward at 1/30 normal speed every 2 seconds. STDBY: Switch to “Standby OFF mode” (the unit not on standby). T REL: Switch to tension release mode (the tape tension slackened).

Select the operation of the protection mode to protect the video heads and tape when stopped (the “STOP mode”).

STDBY : Switch to “Standby OFF mode” (the unit not on standby). T REL: Switch to tension release mode (the tape tension slackened).

Select whether the drum rotates in “Standby OFF mode”.

OFF : Drum does not rotate. ON: Drum rotates.

NORM : Normal tape tension is maintained during still playback mode, ready for

playback.

LOOSE: Reduce the tape tension further from the NORM setting. (Select

“LOOSE” when the unit is on standby for a long period of still playback, for example, in a library management system (LMS).)

Note

When LOOSE is selected, playback cannot be guaranteed.

Menu items in the 600s, relating to the time code generator

Item number

Item name

Settings

601 VITC POSITION SEL-1 In 525 mode

Select a line to insert the VITC in.

12H ... 16H ... 20H: Select any line from 12 to 20.

Note

You can insert the VITC signal in two places. To insert it in two places, set both items 601 and 602.

In 625 mode

Select a line to insert the VITC in.

9H ... 19H ... 22H: Select any line from 9 to 22.

Note

You can insert the VITC signal in two places. To insert it in two places, set both items 601 and 602.

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Item number Item name

602

603 ID CODE PRESET Select whether or not to set the ID code.

604 ID CODE SW Select whether or not to record the ID code set using item 603 in the user bits.

605 TCG REGEN MODE Select the signals to be regenerated when the time code generator is in the

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606 TC OUTPUT SIGNAL IN

607

Settings

VITC POSITION SEL-2 In 525 mode

Select a line to insert the VITC in.

12H ... 18H ... 20H: Select any line from 12 to 20.

Note

You can insert the VITC signal in two places. To insert it in two places, set both items 601 and 602.

In 625 mode

Select a line to insert the VITC in.

9H ... 21H ... 22H: Select any line from 9 to 22.

Note

You can insert the VITC signal in two places. To insert it in two places, set both items 601 and 602.

OFF : Do not set the ID code. ON: Set the ID code. To set the ID code:

1 Set this item to ON.

The HOLD indicator on the lower control panel lights, and the time data display areas flash.

2 Turn the search dial to select the column, then hold down the SHUTTLE or

JOG button while turning the search dial to change the digit value.

3 When the ID code setting is complete, press the SET button.

This saves the ID code setting, and the setting of this item returns to “OFF”.

OFF : Record the normal data in the user bits. ON: Record the ID code in the user bits.

regeneration mode (i.e., when the REGEN/PRESET switch in the time code setting section is set to REGEN, or the unit is in automatic edit mode).

TC&UB : Both the time code and user bit signals are regenerated. TC: Only the time code signal is regenerated. UB: Only the user bit signal is regenerated.

REGEN MODE

U-BIT BINARY GROUP FLAG

Select the signal output from the TIME CODE OUT connector during normal (x1) speed playback in the following three cases:

• For tape playback when the INT/EXT switch in the time code setting section is set to INT and the PRESET/REGEN switch is set to REGEN.

• For preroll or postroll playback during automatic editing with the tape.

TAPE : During tape playback, the playback time code signal is output without

regeneration.

REGEN: The playback time code is output after regeneration. Select the user bits to be used in the time code generated by the time code

generator.

000 : Character set not specified. 001: 8-bit characters compliant with ISO 646 and ISO 2022. 010: Undefined. 011: Undefined. 100: Undefined. 101: SMPTE 262M page/line multiplex system. 110: Undefined. 111: Undefined.

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Item number Item name Settings

608 PHASE CORRECTION

Select whether or not to carry out phase correction control on the LTC generated by the time code generator.

OFF : No control. ON: Carry out control.

609 TCG CF FLAG Select whether or not the color framing flag is set in the blank bit of the time code

data.

OFF : Color framing flag is not set. ON: Color framing flag is set. AUTO: Color framing flag is set or not depending upon the color framing phase

relationship between the recorded video signal and the time code signal. When AUTO is selected, color framing is controlled as follows according to the operating mode of the time code generator.

• In INT PRESET mode (the INT/EXT switch is set to INT, the PRESET/REGEN

switch is set to PRESET, and in modes other than the automatic editing mode): the time code signal is generated with color framing locked to the video signal, and the color framing flag is set.

• In INT REGEN mode (the INT/EXT switch is set to INT, the PRESET/REGEN

switch is set to REGEN, and in the automatic editing mode), and also in EXT mode (the INT/EXT switch is set to EXT): the time code signal is generated with color framing locked to the video signal, and the color framing flag is not set.

610 REGEN CONTROL

MODE

In editing performed using the control panel of this unit, select whether or not the time code is automatically regenerated. AS&IN : In editing with this unit as the recorder, regardless of the setting of the

PRESET/REGEN switch, in assemble and insert editing, the time code

generator regenerates according to the time code on the tape. ASSEM: In editing with this unit as the recorder, regardless of the setting of the

PRESET/REGEN switch, in assemble editing only, the time code generator

regenerates according to the time code on the tape. MANU: Regardless of whether this unit is the recorder or player, the time code

generator operates in accordance with the setting of the INT/EXT switch. FULL: Regardless of whether local or remote, when any of the ASSEMBLE,

VIDEO, and AUDIO CH1 to CH4 buttons is lit, the time code generator

regenerates on the time code played back from the tape.

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Item number Item name

701 SELECTION OF VIDEO/

703 BLANK LINE SELECT Switch blanking on or off for individual lines in the vertical blanking interval. The

In 525 mode Specify blanking for lines 12 to 19.

In 625 mode

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704

In 525 mode

In 625 mode 9 ...

705

Settings

SYNC DELAY

0 ALL LINE - - - : Specify the blanking for each line separately.

12 ...19LINE 12 ... LINE

20 LINE 20 Specify blanking for lines 20.

9 ...22LINE 9 ... LINE 22 Specify blanking for lines 9 to 22.

23 LINE 23 Specify blanking for line 23.

DECODE Y/C SEP MODE

Sub-Item 12 ...

21 22

EDGE SUBCARRIER REDUCER MODE

LINE 12 ... LINE 20

LINE 21 LINE 22

LINE 9 ... LINE 22

An EE video signal is output delayed with respect to the video input signal by the time for video circuit processing. With this item, select whether or not to delay the sync signal attached to the output video signal by an amount corresponding to the delay.

SYNC : Delay the sync signal by the corresponding amount before attaching it. VIDEO: Attach a sync signal with the same timing as the input signal.

Y/C signal and odd/even fields are blanked simultaneously.

Note

For playback of an analog Betacam cassette (Betacam SP, etc.) regardless of the setting of this item, the chrominance signal is blanked up to line 15.Sub-Item

BLANK: Regardless of the setting of other sub-items, blank all lines which can be

specified in this menu item.

THROU: Regardless of the setting of other sub-items, switch off blanking for all

lines which can be specified in this menu item.

BLANK : Carry out blanking. THROU: Switch off blanking.

BLANK : Carry out blanking. HALF: Carry out half-blanking. THROU: Switch off blanking.

BLANK : Carry out blanking. THROU: Switch off blanking.

HALF : Carry out half-blanking. THROU: Switch off blanking.

Select the method of processing the input video signal in the vertical blanking interval, independently for each line.

Make the selection for lines 12 to 20.

BPF: Carry out Y/C separation. B&W : Treat all as luminance signals.

Make the selection for lines 21 and 22.

BPF: Carry out Y/C separation. B&W: Treat all as luminance signals. COMB : Process with an appropriate Y/C separation.

Make the selection for lines 9 to 22.

BPF: Carry out Y/C separation. B&W : Treat all as luminance signals.

During recording and playback of a composite signal, in the playback circuit the edge subcarrier reducer (ESR) is automatically switched on or off according to the VTR operation. When recording a “Non-Standard” signal, for example, if the color edges are not as good as with a proper signal, the ESR can be forced on. This item makes this selection.

AUTO : ESR is switched on and off automatically. ON: ESR operation is forced on.

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Item number

706 VERTICAL BLANKING V

Item name

SHIFT

Settings

When the “Y-add” a) function is operative, when the playback signal is an odd field and the reference signal is an even field, the playback signal is shifted by 1H (1 line) to suppress the vertical movement of the playback picture. This item selects whether or not to apply a 1H shift to the vertical blanking interval.

ON : Carry out vertical blanking shift. OFF: Do not carry out vertical blanking shift.

Note

If the 1H shift is applied during the vertical blanking interval, the signal recorded in line 21 may intermittently appear in jog or variable playback mode.

707

FORCED VERTICAL INTERPOLATION OFF

The “Y-add” function is normally switched on automatically during jog or variable playback. This item selects whether or not to force the “Y-add” function off.

AUTO : Automatically switch the “Y-add” function on. OFF: Force the “Y-add” function off.

709 CAV LEVEL FORMAT Select whether the analog component input/output should be D-1 or Betacam.

(Selectable only in 525 mode)

Format Color bars Y video V sync R–Y/B–Y

D-1 CAV 100/0/100/0 700 mV 300 mV 700 mV Betacam 100/7.5/77/7.5 714 mV 286 mV 700 mV

Sub-Item 0 INPUT CAV

LEVEL

Select the analog component input format.

B-CAM : Betacam D1: D-1

1 Select the analog component output format.

OUTPUT CAV LEVEL

B-CAM : Betacam D1: D-1

710 INTERNAL VIDEO

SIGNAL GENERATOR

Select the test signal to be output from the VTR’s internal test signal generator. When the selection is other than “OFF”, pressing the VIDEO INPUT SELECT switch for at least 3 seconds while it is lit causes all the VIDEO INPUT SELECT indicators to light and the internal test signal generator to operate and output the selected test signal. This signal can also be recorded.

OFF: No test signal is generated. (The VTR operates normally.) CB100 CB75

: 100% color bar signal

: 75% color bar signal CB75R: 75% color bar signal (reverse) BOW: Bowtie signal PLSBR: Pulse & bar signal MLTBS: Multi-burst signal HSWP: H sweep signal 5STEP: 5-step signal RAMP: Ramp signal SH: Shallow ramp signal RED: Red signal GRAY: 50% flat signal WHITE: 100% flat signal BB: Black burst signal SDI: SDI check field signal NTC7: NTC 7 test signal (selectable only in 525 mode) LN330: Line 330 test signal (selectable only in 625 mode)

a) The “Y-add” function is a circuit operation to interpolate the video signal vertically during jog or variable playback for the

purpose of reducing the vertical movement of the playback picture.

b) The factory default setting is “CB75” in 525 mode and “CB100” in 625 mode.

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Item number

712 VIDEO PROCESS ON

713 VIDEO SETUP

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714 VIDEO ADJUST RANGE Select the variable range of the VIDEO and CHROMA controls when the

Item name

CAP LOCK 2FIELD

REFERENCE LEVEL (When operating in 525 mode)

Sub-Item 0

1 INPUT LEVEL MSTER : Set the input signal to the master setting.

2 INPUT VBLK

3 BETACAM PB

4 OUTPUT LEVEL MSTER : Set the output signal to the master setting.

MASTER LEVEL When the input signal, Betacam playback signal, and output signal settings are

CONT

LEVEL

Settings

When the CAPSTAN LOCK switch on the subsidiary control panel or menu item 106 is set to 2FLD for 2-field playback, select whether or not to carry out a “picture shift”.

OFF : No picture shift. ON: Carry out picture shift.

Note

To eliminate the adverse effect of the residual chrominance subcarrier component in the Y signal that is the result of the Y/C separation, this unit automatically applies a shift to the playback image in the H direction, so that even in 2-field playback a satisfactory image can be obtained.

Set the video setup amounts to be removed from a recording signal and Betacam playback signal, and to be added to a composite output signal. There are independent settings for a recording signal (referred to below as an input signal), a Betacam signal, and a composite output signal (referred to below as an output signal).

Notes

• Setup removal is carried out only with respect to a Betacam format CAV input

signal (menu setting) and NTSC composite input signal (option). It is not carried out with respect to other input signals.

• The setup amounts specified in this menu item have no connection with the

SETUP (DNW-A75)/ BLACK LEVEL (DNW-A75P) knob on the subsidiary control panel.

“MSTER” (master), the setup amount specified for this sub-item is removed from the input signal and Betacam playback signal, and is added to the output signal.

0.0% ... 7.5% ... 10.0%: Setting in this range, in 0.5% increments.

0.0% ... 7.5% ... 10.0%: Set the setup amount to be removed from the input signal

in this range, in 0.5% increments.

REMOV: Remove the setup amount in the vertical blanking interval of the input

signal.

THROU : Do not remove the setup amount in the vertical blanking interval of the

input signal.

MSTER : Set the Betacam playback signal to the master setting.

0.0% ... 7.5% ... 10.0%: Set the setup amount to be removed from the Betacam

playback signal in this range, in 0.5% increments.

0.0% ... 7.5% ... 10.0%: Set the setup amount to be added to the output signal in

this range, in 0.5% increments.

PROCESS CONTROL switch on the subsidiary control panel is set to LOCAL.

–3~+3 : –3 dB to +3 dB WIDE: –∞ to +3 dB

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Sony DNW-A75, DNW-A75P Users guide

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

1-1 Features

Chapter 1 Overview

1-2 Example System Configurations

2-1 Control Panels

Chapter 2 Location and Function of Parts

2-2 Connector Panel

3-1 Connections to External Devices

Chapter 3 Preparations

3-2 Reference Signals for Video Output and Servo System

3-3 Setup

3-4 Superimposed Character Information

3-5 Cassettes

4-1 Recording

Chapter 4 Recording and Playback

4-2 Playback

5-1 Automatic Editing

Chapter 5 Editing

DMC editing Playback

6-1 Overview

Chapter 6 Shot Mark Function

6-2 Shot Mark Operation Menu

6-3 Shot Mark Operations

7-1 Menu System Configuration

Chapter 7 Menu System

7-2 Basic Menu

7-3 Extended Menu