Sony DSR-70AP, DSR-70A User Manual

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DSR-70A/70AP

3-205-557-61(1)

Digital Videocassette Recorder

Operating Instructions

Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference.

Note

The supplied CD-ROM includes Operating Instructions for the DSR-series Digital Video Cassette Recorder or Player (English, Japanese, French, German, Italian and Spanish (DSR-1500A only) versions).

For more details, see “Using the CD-ROM Manual” on page 17.

DSR-70A/70AP

 2001 Sony Corporation

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Owner’s Record

The model and serial numbers are located in the rear. Record these numbers in the spaces provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product.

Model No.

Serial No.

WARNING

For customers in Europe (DSR-70AP only)

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

• EN55103-1: Electromagnetic Interference (Emission)

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

To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture.

To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only.

For customers in the U.S.A (DSR-70A only)

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.

Caution

Television prograrms, films, video tapes and other materials may be copyrighted. Unauthorized recording of such material may be contrary to the provisions of the copyright laws.

For customers in the USA and Canada

RECYCLING LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES

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

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

Caution: Do not handle damaged or leaking Lithium-Ion

batteries.

RECYCLING NICKEL-CADMIUM BATTERIES

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

Note: In some areas the disposal of Nickel-Cadmium

batteries in household or business trash may be prohibited.

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

Caution: Do not handle damaged or leaking Nickel-Cadmium

batteries.

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Voor de Klanten in Nederland

• Dit apparaat bevat een vast ingebouwde batterij die niet vervangen hoeft te worden tijdens de levensduur van het apparaat.

• Raadpleeg uw leverancier indien de batterij toch vervangen moet worden. De batterij mag alleen vervangen worden door vakbekwaam servicepersoneel.

• Gooi de batterij niet weg maar lever deze in als klein chemisch afval (KCA).

• Lever het apparaat aan het einde van de levensduur in voor recycling, de batterij zal dan op correcte wijze verwerkt worden.

AVERTISSEMENT

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

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

Attention

Des programmes de télévision, films, bandes vidéo et autres peuvent être protégés par des droits d’auteur. L’enregistrement non autorisé de tels matériaux risque de constituer une violation de ces droits d’auteur.

Pour les clients européens (DSR-70AP uniquement)

Ce produit portant la marque CE est conforme à la Directive sur la compatibilité électromagnétique (EMC) (89/336/CEE) émise par la Commission de la Communauté européenne. La conformité à cette directive implique la conformité aux normes européennes suivantes:

• EN55103-1: Interférences électromagnétiques (émission)

• EN55103-2: Sensibilité électromagnétique (immunité) Ce produit est prévu pour être utilisé dans les environnements électromagnétiques suivants: E1 (résidentiel), E2 (commercial et industrie légère), E3 (urbain extérieur) et E4 (environnement EMC contrôlé ex. studio de télévision).

Pour les utilisateurs aux Etats-Unis et au Canada

RECYCLAGE DES ACCUMULATEURS AUX IONS DE LITHIUM

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

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

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

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RECYCLAGE DES PILES AU NICKEL-CADMIUM

VORSICHT

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

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

Remarque: Dans certains pays, il est interdit de jeter les

piles au nickel-cadmium avec les ordures ménagères ou dans les poubelles de bureau.

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

Avertissement: Ne pas utiliser des piles au nickel-cadmium

qui sont endommagées ou qui fuient.

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

ACHTUNG

Dieses Produkt kann im kommerziellen und in begrenztem Maße auch im industriellen Bereich eingesetzt werden. Dies ist eine Einrichtung, welche die Funk-Entstörung nach Klasse B besitzt.

Für Kunden in Europa

Dieses Produkt besitzt die CE-Kennzeichnung und erfüllt die EMV-Direktive (89/336/EEC) der EG-Kommission. Die Erfüllung dieser Direktiven bedeutet Konformität für die folgenden Europäischen Normen:

• 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).

1. Für Ihren privat genutzten Videorecoder muß eine

Fernseh-Rundfunk-Genehmigung beantragt werden, sofern nicht bereits eine Genehmigung für ein Fernsehgerät desselben Haushaltes vorliegt. Im geschäftlichen Bereich ist jeder einzelne Videorecorder anmelde- und gebührenpflichtig. (Auskunft ggf. bei der GEZ oder den Rundfunkanstalten.)

2. Im privaten Bereich ist die Aufzeichnung von

urheberrechtlich geschützten Werken auf Bild- und Tonträger gestattet. Die entsprechenden UrheberVergütungen sind im Kaufpreis des Gerätes enthalten. Öffentliche Wiedergabe oder Verbreitung von mitgeschnittenen Fernsehsendungen ist ohne Erlaubnis nicht zulässig, verpflichtet zu Schadenersatz und ist gegebenenfalls strafbar.

3. Im Rahmen der Regelung des §47 des

Urheberrechtsgesetzes sind Aufzeichnungen von Schulfernsehprogrammen gestattet. Mitschnitte von Schulfunksendungen dürfen jedoch nur für den Unterricht verwendet werden und sind spätestens am Ende des laufenden Schuljahres zu löschen.

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ATTENZIONE

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

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

Attenzione

Programmi televisivi, film, videonastri e altro materiale possono essere tutelati dai diritti d’autore. Registrazioni non autorizzate di tail materiali possono infrangere la legge sui diritti d’autore.

Per i clienti in Europa

Questo prodotto recante il marchio CE è conforme alla direttiva sulla compatibilità elettromagnetica (EMC) (89/336/ CEE) emessa dalla Commissione della Comunità Europea. La conformità a questa direttiva implica la conformità alle seguenti normative europee:

• EN55103-1: Interferenza elettromagnetica (Emissione)

• EN55103-2: Sensibilità ai disturbi elettromagnetici (Immunità)

Questo prodotto è destinato all’uso nei seguenti ambienti elettromagnetici: E1 (residenziali), E2 (commerciali e industriali leggeri), E3 (esterni urbani) e E4 (ambienti EMC controllati, ad esempio studi televisivi).

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1

Overview

Features............................................................................ 11

Variety of Interfaces..............................................................12

Full Functionality for More Efficient Editing ....................... 12

Other Features .......................................................................13

Options ..................................................................................14

System Configuration ..................................................... 16

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

CD-ROM System Requirements...........................................17

Preparations...........................................................................17

To Read the CD-ROM Manual .............................................17

Location and Function of Parts...................................... 18

Display Panel ........................................................................19

Control Panel.........................................................................21

Front Control Section ............................................................27

Top Panel ..............................................................................28

Rear Panel .............................................................................29

Chapter 2

Power Preparations

Chapter 3

Recording and Playback

Power Preparations ........................................................ 33

Usable Batteries ................................................................... 33

Using the BP-L60(A)/L90(A) Battery Pack ........................ 34

Using the BP-90(A) Battery Pack ........................................35

Using AC Power ...................................................................36

Handling Cassettes ........................................................ 39

Loading/Ejecting Cassettes ..................................................42

Recording ........................................................................ 44

Preparations for Recording .................................................. 44

Recording Operation ............................................................44

Sequential Recording Using Two Units ...............................45

Parallel Recording Using Two Units .................................... 46

Two-Input Switched Video Recording

(Optional DSBK-180/180P Required) ............................ 48

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Digitally Dubbing Signals in DVCAM Format

(Optional DSBK-140/150/160A Required) ..................... 52

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Chapter 3

Recording and Playback (Continued)

Chapter 4

Time Data and Sub LCD Menu

Playback .......................................................................... 57

Preparations for Playback .................................................... 57

Playback Operation ..............................................................58

Two-Unit Synchronous Playback.........................................59

Setting Time Data............................................................ 61

Information Displayed on the LCD Monitor ....................... 61

Setting an Initial Value and Recording Timecode ................63

Synchronizing the Internal Timecode Generator With an

External Signal — External Lock ...................................65

Sub LCD Menu Display and Settings — Making

Operating Mode and Video/Audio Signal Settings ...... 66

Sub LCD Menu Home Page and Sub LCD Operation

Buttons ............................................................................66

Sub LCD Menu Basic Operations........................................68

Input and Output Settings for Video and Audio

Signals — Sub LCD Menu .............................................. 70

Chapter 5

Editing

Making Settings in the Audio Settings Pages ...................... 70

Making Settings in the Audio Settings Subpages ................ 71

Making Settings in the Video Settings Page ........................72

General Settings Pages of the Sub LCD Menu ............ 73

Sequence of Editing Operations ................................... 75

Settings for Editing ........................................................ 76

Recorder Settings .................................................................76

Player Settings......................................................................78

Selecting an Edit Mode .................................................. 79

Assemble Editing .................................................................79

Insert Editing ........................................................................ 79

Finding Edit Points —Search ........................................ 81

Setting Edit Points .......................................................... 82

Setting Edit Points................................................................82

Checking Edit Points............................................................83

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Editing (Continued)

Cuing Up Edit Points ........................................................... 83

Previewing Edit Results .......................................................84

Modifying Edit Points ..........................................................85

Setting Edit Points Using the Recorder Only.......................85

Executing an Edit ........................................................... 86

Outline of Editing Operations ..............................................86

Starting an Edit.....................................................................86

Redoing an Edit....................................................................87

DMC Editing .................................................................... 89

Overview of DMC Editing...................................................89

Setting Edit Points and Playback Speeds .............................90

Executing DMC editing .......................................................91

Special Editing ................................................................ 92

Quick Editing .......................................................................92

Continuous Editing ..............................................................93

Manual Editing.....................................................................94

Chapter 6

ClipLink Operation

Overview of ClipLink Operation .................................... 95

Displaying ClipLink Log Data ........................................ 96

Detailed Data Display ..........................................................96

Cuing Up to Mark IN/OUT and Cue Points.................... 97

Cuing Up to Any Desired Position....................................... 97

Cuing Up to Adjacent Mark IN/Cue Points ......................... 97

Rewriting ClipLink Log Data.......................................... 98

Changing the Reel Number .................................................. 98

Changing Mark IN/OUT Points ...........................................98

Changing the OK/NG Status ................................................ 99

Adding to/Deleting From ClipLink Log Data .............. 101

Adding Mark IN/OUT Points ............................................101

Deleting Mark IN/OUT Points...........................................101

Automatically Creating New ClipLink Log Data ........ 103

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Chapter 7

Setup Menu

Chapter 8

Connections and Settings

Menu System Configuration ........................................ 105

Basic Menu .................................................................... 105

Items in the Basic Menu.....................................................105

Basic Menu Operations ......................................................108

Extended Menu ............................................................. 111

Items in the Extended Menu .............................................. 111

Extended Menu Operations................................................119

Reference Video Signals for Analog Signal

Editing ........................................................................... 121

Connections for Cut Editing Using Two DSR-70A/70AP Units — i.LINK Connections

(Optional DSBK-140/160A Required) .......................... 122

Connections for Digital Nonlinear Editing Using SDTI

(QSDI) Interface (Optional DSBK-150 Required) ....... 123

Connections for Cut Editing Using SDI Interface

(Optional DSBK-160A Required) ................................. 124

Settings Required When Connecting an External

Editing Control Unit ...................................................... 124

Timecode Settings on This Unit.........................................124

Settings on Editing Control Units ......................................125

Connections for Component Analog Recording

(Optional DSBK-170 Required) .................................... 126

Connections for Sequential Recording Using Two

Units ............................................................................... 127

Connections for Parallel Recording Using Two

Units ............................................................................... 129

Connections for Two-Unit Synchronous Playback .... 131

Connections for Two-Input Switched Video Recording

(Optional DSBK-180/180P Required) .......................... 132

Connections for Digitally Dubbing Signals in DVCAM

Format (Optional DSBK-140/150/160A Required) ...... 133

Combining Two VCRs ................................................... 134

Using the Shoulder Belt ............................................... 135

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Chapter 9

Maintenance and Troubleshooting

Appendixes

Condensation................................................................ 137

Head Cleaning............................................................... 137

Periodic Maintenance................................................... 138

Troubleshooting............................................................ 139

Error Messages...................................................................141

Alarm Messages .................................................................141

Specifications ............................................................... 145

ClipLink

What Is ClipLink? ..............................................................149

Example System Configuration and Operation Flow ........150

Data Generated When Shooting.........................................151

Glossary ........................................................................ 154

Index .............................................................................. 157

Guide ........................................................... 149

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Features

Chapter1

Chapter 1 Overview

Overview

The DSR-70A/70AP is a 1/4-inch digital videocassette recorder using the DVCAM It uses a component video system, with separate luminance and chrominance signals and digital processing to realize a stable, high image quality. This unit is lightweight and compact, with a color liquid crystal display and speakers, making it easy to carry, yet ideal for on-the-spot checking of recorded material. By combining two units, you can easily assemble a cut editing system. The unit supports the Sony-developed ClipLink function, improving operating efficiency when combined with a Sony EditStation A range of optional interface boards is available, with support for both digital and analog systems. The following are the principal features of the unit.

digital recording format.

DVCAM Format

DVCAM is a professional 1/4-inch digital recording format developed by Sony from the DV 4:1:1 component digital format for home use.

High image quality and high stability

The luminance and chrominance signals are encoded separately, with a quality video image. Since this is a digital system, nth-generation copies created by repeated dubbing show virtually no loss in picture quality.

/5 compression, giving a stable high

Wide track

The recording track width is 15 µm, 50% wider than the 10 µm of the DV format. This ensures adequate reliability for professional use.

PCM digital audio for high sound quality

The PCM encoding method yields a high audio quality, with wide dynamic range and high signal-tonoise ratio. There are two recording modes: two-channel mode (48-kHz sampling and 16-bit quantization), which offers sound quality equivalent to the DAT (Digital Audio Tape) format, or four-channel (32-kHz sampling and 12-bit quantization).

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Features

Playback compatibility with DV and DVCPRO formats

A DV cassette recorded on a DV format VCR as well

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as a DVCPRO (25M) format recorded cassette can be played back on this unit.

Note

When playing back a tape recorded in DVCPRO (25M) format, the SDTI and i.LINK outputs (see the section “Digital interfaces” on this page) of this unit are muted. Furthermore, it is not possible to playback the cue-audio track of the tape.

Support for three cassette sizes

There are two sizes of DVCAM cassette: standard and mini. You can use either size with this unit. The unit also accepts L and M sizes of DVCPRO (25M) cassette.

• The reel mechanism automatically adjusts to the size of cassette inserted.

• The capacity of a standard cassette is 184 minutes of recording/playback, and that of a mini cassette is 40 minutes.

• SDI

This interface allows the unit to input or output D1 (component) digital video and audio signals. (Optional DSBK-160A board)

• i.LINK (DV)

The DV input/output connector using i.LINK technology allows the unit to input and output digital video and audio signals in DV format. (Optional DSBK-140/160A board)

Analog interfaces

A wide range of analog interfaces is provided, allowing this unit to be connected to various video and audio devices.

• Analog video: Composite and S-video interfaces are provided. There is also a component interface option (DSBK-170).

• Analog audio: There are two input channels and two output channels. There is also support for microphone input.

Full Functionality for More Efficient Editing

This unit has functions which assist in efficient and

Variety of Interfaces

precise editing. With two DSR-70A/70AP units together, you can carry out automatic or manual editing, using either

Digital interfaces (options)

assemble or insert editing.

The system also provides a powerful range of The unit can use the following digital interfaces provided by optional interface boards (see page 14).

• SDTI (QSDI)

This interface allows video, audio and timecode signals in SDTI (QSDI) format to be transferred at normal speed between this unit and the ES-7 EditStation. When this unit is connected to another

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 –

/2 to +1/2 times normal speed, for an editing segment, and automatically edit with this varying speed.

DVCAM VCR, it is possible to copy compressed signals between the two VCRs. (Optional DSBK-150 board)

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1) SDTI (QSDI): SDTI (Serial Data Transport Interface) is the name of a standard interface established as SMPTE 305M. This unit uses SDTI to transmit DV data, and the input/ output connectors are labled “SDTI(QSDI).” In indicator and menu indications, however, the “SDTI(QSDI)” name is shortened to “SDTI.”

2) SDI: Serial Digital Interface is used for transferring video signals in component digital format (D1).

3) is a trademark of Sony Corporation and indicates that this product is in agreement with IEEE1394-1995 specifications and their revisions.

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Split editing

In insert editing, this allows the audio IN point to be set separately from the video IN and OUT points.

Support for ClipLink function

This unit accepts instructions from an EditStation, to transfer to the EditStation ClipLink log data held in the cassette memory or index pictures recorded on the tape. On the EditStation you can use these images and data to carry out editing operations efficiently.

• Displaying ClipLink log data

• Changing ClipLink log data OK/NG status

• Cuing up to Mark IN and cue points provided by

ClipLink log data

• For cut editing, copying Mark IN data from ClipLink log data

Digital slow motion playback

Using the frame memory function, noiseless slow motion playback is possible at any speed in the range

/2 to –1/2 times normal speed.

Digital jog sound function

When searching at speeds in the range +1 to +1/30 or

/30 to –1 times normal speed, the digital jog sound

–

function is enabled. The audio signal is saved in temporary memory, and replayed according to the search speed. This allows searching on the sound track.

Video process control

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For an overview of the ClipLink function, see the appendix “ClipLink Guide” (page 149).

Internal timecode generator and reader

An internal timecode generator and reader enables timecode compliant with SMPTE/EBU format to be recorded and played back. This allows editing to single frame precision. Outputting or inputting timecode (LTC) to or from an external device is also possible using the TIME CODE IN/OUT connectors. The unit is also compatible with VITC.

High-speed search function

You can carry out a picture search while playing back in color within the range +32 to –32 times normal

speed When controlling the unit in shuttle mode from an editor or remote control unit, you can search at any speed in the range +32 to –32 times normal speed. In jog mode a frame by frame search is possible. During playback in the range +10 to –10 times normal speed, high-speed audio playback is also possible.

For analog video output and SDI-format video output, you can adjust the video output level, chroma signal output level, setup level (for DSR-70A), black level (for DSR-70AP), and chroma phase.

Other Features

Two-Input video recording

With the optional DSBK-180/180P Dual Video Input Board installed, you can record, switching between the composite video input to the VIDEO INPUT connector and the composite video input to the REF. VIDEO IN connector. The ease of switching video inputs when recording helps improve later editing efficiency.

Menu operations for functions and operating settings

To make it easier to use this unit for any particular purpose, various functions and operating settings are provided in the menu system.

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1) The positive direction refers to forward movement of the

tape, and the negative direction to reverse movement.

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Location and Function of Parts

Features

Superimposing function

Timecode, operating mode, error messages, and other text information, can be superimposed on the color

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liquid crystal display and the analog composite video signal output.

Functions for easy maintenance

• Self-diagnosis and alarm function: This automatically detects incorrect operations or connections, operating faults, and so forth, and displays details of the problem, the cause, and the action to be taken, in the color liquid crystal display and the time data display.

• Digital hours meter: This keeps four cumulative counts of the powered on time, the drum rotation time, the tape transport time, and the number of tape threadings and unthreadings, and displays them in the color liquid crystal display and the time data display.

Sequential recording

AC and DC power

This unit is equipped with V-shoe attachment, on which BP-L60/L60A/L90/L90A or BP-90/90A battery or an AC adaptor can be mounted. The unit can operate for about 120 minutes (with no optional boards installed) with BP-L90 battery mounted. For AC operation, you can connect an AC-550/550CE or ACDN2A/DN2B adaptor.

Combination of two units

Using the optional BKNW-225 Docking Kit to combine two DSR-70A/70AP units gives you a portable editor.

Compact and lightweight

Even though it is equipped with an LCD monitor and a speaker, the unit weighs only 5.8 kg (12 lb 12 oz). Its compact design makes it easy to carry anywhere.

Combining two DSR-70A/70AP units allows you to perform sequential recording from one unit to another. Using two cassettes repeatedly, the last six hours of recording is always available (using 184 minute tapes). When you renew the cassette about every 3 hours, endless recording is possible.

Compatible with wide screen aspect ratio (16:9)

The unit can record and play back aspect ratio information. When video accompanied by wide-screen aspect ratio information is recorded or played back, the unit’s LCD monitor automatically switches to 16:9 mode. The video signal output from the unit also contains the aspect ratio information.

Options

Optional boards

The optional boards available are as follows.

You can use any and only one of the following boards at the same time.

• DSBK-140 i.LINK/DV Input/Output Board

This board enables cut editing between two DSR70A/70AP units. This board also allows you to connect the unit to other equipment provided with a Sony DV connector to carry out editing or dubbing of digital video and audio signals.

• DSBK-150 SDTI (QSDI) Input/Output Board

The unit fitted with this board can be connected to the ES-7 EditStation to carry out digital nonlinear editing. You can also connect the unit to the DSR-85/ 85P/80/80P/60/60P Digital Videocassete Recorder or Player and carry out digital editing or dubbing operation.

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• DSBK-160A SDI/i.LINK/DV Input/Output Board

Using this board, you can connect the unit to the DNW-A25/A25P Betacam SX Digital Videocassette Recorder and carry out cut editing. This unit additionally has the function of the DSBK-140 board.

• DSBK-170 Analog Component Input/Output

Board

This board allows you to connect the unit to Betacam SP VCRs and carry out editing and dubbing operations.

The following board may be used in combination with any one of the above four boards.

• DSBK-180/180P Dual Video Input Board

This board allows two video cameras to be connected to the unit so that you may carry out video recording switching between the signals from the two cameras.

BKNW-225 Docking Kit

Use to combine two DSR-70A/70AP units.

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Location and Function of Parts

System Configuration

The figure below shows example equipment that can be connected to this unit.

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DVCAM camcorder

DV camcorder

DSR-70A/70AP

DVCAM cassette

DV cassette

i.LINK (DSBK-140/160A)

Microphone

DSR-70A/70AP (This unit)

Headphones

SDI(DSBK-160A)

SDTI(QSDI) (DSBK-150)

Component (DSBK-170)

DNW-A25/A25P digital VCR

DSR-85/85P/1500/1500P/1600/ 1600P/1800/1800P/2000/2000P digital VCR

Battery packs, AC adaptors

a) The DSBK-140/150/160A/170 is an optional board. b) Caution

Using a microphone other than a 48-V microphone may damage the microphone.

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Video monitor

Audio monitor System

ES-7 EditStation

Analog Betacam VCR

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Using the CD-ROM Manual

The supplied CD-ROM includes Operating Instructions for the DSR-series Digital Video Cassette Recorder or Player (English, Japanese, French, German, Italian and Spanish (DSR-1500A only) versions).

CD-ROM System Requirements

The following are required to access the supplied CDROM disc.

• Computer: PC with MMX Pentium 166 MHz or faster CPU, or Macintosh computer with PowerPC CPU.

– Installed memory: 32 MB or more – CD-ROM drive: × 8 or faster

• Monitor: Monitor supporting resolution of 800 × 600

or higher

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

Preparations

To Read the CD-ROM Manual

To read the Operating Instructions contained in the CD-ROM disc, do the following.

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

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

2 Select and click the Operating Instructions that you

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Location and Function of Parts

This unit is comprised of the parts shown in the figure below.

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Top panel (see page 27)

Rear panel (see page 28)

Slide the lock release switch and pick up the display panel.

How to open the display panel

Display panel (see page 18)

Control panel (see page 20)

Front control section (see page 26)

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Display Panel

qd PAGE button

qs Sub LCD operation buttons F1 to F4

qa Audio monitor speaker

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1 LCD monitor

2 BRIGHT/CONTRAST knob

3 WARNING indicator

4 Timecode operation buttons

5 COUNTER SELECT button

6 LIGHT switch

7 METER switch

8 Audio level meter

9 UP and DOWN buttons

q; Sub LCD

1 LCD monitor

Displays the playback or E-E pictures

. Time data, status information, and setup menus, etc. are superimposed on the LCD monitor.

2 BRIGHT (brightness)/CONTRAST knob

Adjusts the brightness and contrast of the LCD monitor 1. Adjustments have no effect on the recorded or output video.

3 WARNING indicator

Lights when the battery is exhausted or an error occurs. It flashes when the end of battery power is near.

4 Timecode operation buttons

HOLD button: Stops the progress of the timecode

generator. Press this button before setting timecode or user bits to hold those values.

RESET button: Press this to reset the preset data of

CNT (counter value) or TC (timecode) or UB (user bit) indication in the sub LCD q;. Resetting the CNT value erases all edit points that have been set. Use this button also when resetting the setup menu to its factory default settings.

For more information, see “Setting Time Data” (page 61). For information about how to reset the setup menu to its factory default settings, see “Resetting the menu settings to their factory default values” (page 109).

5 COUNTER SELECT button

Alternately selects CNT (counter value), TC (timecode), and UB (user bits) as the time data used in editing and displayed in the sub LCD q;.

6 LIGHT (backlight on/off) switch

Turns the backlights of the sub LCD q; and audio level meter 8 on and off.

You can also use the LIGHTSW setting of the sub LCD menu to turn the LCD monitor power on and off. For details, see page 74.

7 METER switch

Selects the audio channel whose level is displayed by the audio level meter 8.

CH-1/2: Display the recording, playback, and E-E

levels of audio channels 1 and 2.

CH-3/4: Display the recording, playback, and E-E

levels of audio channels 3 and 4.

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1) E-E pictures: “E-E” stands for “Electric to Electric.” In

E-E mode, the video and audio signals that are input to the VCR’s recording circuitry do not pass through any

magnetic conversion circuits but instead are output via electric circuits only. The pictures output in E-E mode are referred to as E-E pictures.

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8 Audio level meter

Displays the recording and playback audio levels of two (CH-1/2 or CH-3/4) of the four audio channels (CH-1 to CH-4), as selected with the METER switch

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9 UP and DOWN buttons

Press to make settings in the sub LCD menu.

For more information about the sub LCD menu, see “Sub LCD Menu Home Page and Sub LCD Operation Buttons” (page 66).

q; Sub LCD Displays time data, status information, remaining battery capacity, remaining tape time, sub LCD menu, setup menu and error messages.

For more information about the sub LCD menu, see “Sub LCD Menu Home Page and Sub LCD Operation Buttons” (page 66).

qa Audio monitor speaker Plays the mixed audio signal of the audio channels selected with the sub LCD menu item MONITOR. Adjust the volume with the LEVEL knob on the front control panel. You cannot monitor sound from the speaker when headphones are connected to the HEADPHONES jack.

For more information about the MONITOR item, see page

71.

qs Sub LCD operation buttons F1 to F4 Select items in the sub LCD menu.

For more information about the sub LCD menu, see “Sub LCD Menu Home Page and Sub LCD Operation Buttons” (page 66).

qd PAGE button Switches between pages in the sub LCD menu.

For more information about the sub LCD menu, see “Sub LCD Menu Home Page and Sub LCD Operation Buttons” (page 66).

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Control Panel

REC INHI switch (tape transport section)

Editing section (see page 24)

REMOTE/LOCAL switch (see below)

Timecode and setup menu section (see page 23)

REC INHI

TC TC SELECT

INT

EXT

AUDIO

CH1,1/2 CH2,3/4

TRIM

CLIP LINK

ENTRY SHIFT

AUTO EDIT

AUDIO INPUT

PRESET

VARIABLE

AUDIO

PRESET

VARIABLE

SET

VITC

PLAYER

OFF

LOCAL

REMOTE

ASSEMBLE INSERT

VIDEO

AUDIO IN

– +

LIST MARK

DELETE

IN OUT

PREVIEW REVIEW

CH-1

CH-2 CH-3 CH-4

REC

PREROLL

REC SEQ EDIT

INHI

RECORDER

REVERSE

SERVO

EJECT REW PLAY F FWD

DMC

Tape transport section (see page 21)

METER switch (see “Display Panel” on page 18)

METER

CH-1/2

CH-3/4

STANDBY

STOP

SHUTTLE

FORWARD

JOG

VAR

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Audio control section (see page 25)

REMOTE/LOCAL switch

Selects the source for control of this unit.

REMOTE: This unit is controlled from the device

connected to the REMOTE connector. In this case, all VCR operations using this unit’s control panel are disabled except the STOP and EJECT buttons. When combining two DSR-70A/70AP units as a pair of recorder and player, set the REMOTE/ LOCAL switch of the player to REMOTE.

LOCAL: This unit is controlled from the control

panel. Normally set the switch to this position.

When the REMOTE is selected, you can determine which tape transport control buttons on the control panel are enabled. See setup menu item 006 (page 106).

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Location and Function of Parts

Tape transport section

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qg REC INHI switch

REC INHI

TC TC SELECT

OFF

LOCAL

INT

REMOTE

ASSEMBLE INSERT

AUDIO IN

DELETE

PREVIEW REVIEW

qh Cassette compartment

EXT

VIDEO

– +

LIST MARK

ENTRY SHIFT

IN OUT

AUTO EDIT

AUDIO INPUT

VARIABLE

CH-1

CH-2 CH-3 CH-4

CH1,1/2 CH2,3/4

TRIM

CLIP LINK

PRESET

AUDIO

PRESET

VARIABLE

AUDIO

1 PREROLL button

2 REC INHI indicator

3 REC/SEQ button

4 EDIT button

REC

PREROLL

REC SEQ EDIT

REVERSE

SERVO

INHI

FORWARD

SET

VITC

EJECT REW PLAY F FWD

PLAYER

RECORDER

DMC

STANDBY

SHUTTLE

VAR

STOP

METER

CH-1/2

CH-3/4

JOG

5 STOP button

6 Search button and indicators

7 STANDBY indicator

8 F FWD button

9 PLAY button q; Jog and shuttle dials

qa SERVO indicator

qs REW button qd PLAYER/DMC and

RECORDER buttons and indicators

qf EJECT button

1 PREROLL button

Press to run the tape up to the preroll point (located in advance of the IN point by the amount of the preroll time). You can set the preroll time using setup menu item 001 (page 106). You can set the state of the unit at the end of preroll by using setup menu item 401 (page 114). By pressing this button at the same time as the IN/ OUT or AUDIO IN buttons in the editing section, you can search for a timecode set in advance and stop at that position. (The tape is cued up to the preset timecode position.)

2 REC INHI (recording inhibit) indicator

Lights under the following situations.

• Set the REC INHI switch qg to ON.

• Set the REC/SAVE switch on the cassette to SAVE.

When the REC INHI switch qg is in the OFF position, then it is possible to make the REC INHI indicator flash in this state. For details, see setup menu item 107 (page 111).

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3 REC/SEQ (recording/sequence) button

Press together with the PLAY button 9 to start recording. When two DSR-70A/70AP units are combined, this button allows you to perform sequential recording from one unit to another.

For details, see “Sequential Recording Using Two Units” (page 45).

To monitor E-E mode

You can monitor input signals in E-E mode by pressing this button from stop mode. The button lights when pressed. To return to the original picture, press the STOP button 5. You can view E-E video during playback, search, fast forward, and rewind by pressing this button. The E-E video continues for as long as the button is kept pressed.

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4 EDIT button

Press together with the PLAY button 9 to perform manual editing.

Press the ENTRY/SHIFT button and STOP button 5 at the same time to switch between standby on and standby off manually.

To monitor E-E mode

You can monitor input signals in E-E mode by pressing this button from stop mode. The button lights when pressed, and the input signals selected with the ASSEMBLE or INSERT buttons appear in E-E mode. To return to the original picture, press the STOP button 5. You can view E-E video during playback, search, fast forward, and rewind by pressing this button. The E-E video continues for as long as the button is kept pressed.

5 STOP button

Press this button, lighting it, to stop playback or recording. When you stop playback, the LCD monitor displays E-E or still picture playback, depending on the PB/EE setting in the sub LCD menu. Setting setup menu item 105 to ON or LIMIT causes this button to flash when the input video signal and the reference video signal are asynchronous.

6 Search button and indicators

Press to enter search mode. (The JOG or SHUTTLE indicator lights.) When the unit is in jog or shuttle mode, keep this button pressed for about 1 second to enter variable speed mode. (The both indicators light.) To return to shuttle mode, keep this button pressed again for about 1 second. In shuttle or variable speed mode, you can start playback at preset speed by rotating the shuttle dial to the desired position and pressing this button. When setup menu item 128 is set to ON, this button functions as a pause button. You can use the pause button to make a pause during sequential recording carried out using two DSR-70A/70AP units.

For more information about tape protection, see the setup menu items in the 500s (page 114).

8 F FWD (fast forward) button

Press this button, lighting it, to fast forward the tape.

By pressing the TRIM+/MARK button and this button simultaneously, you can cue up to any Mark IN point or cue point provided by ClipLink log data.

For details, see Chapter 6 “ClipLink Operation” (page 95).

9 PLAY button

Press this button, lighting it, to start playback. Recording starts when you press this button together with the REC/SEQ button 3, and manual editing starts when you press this button together with the EDIT button. If you press this button only during recording or manual editing, recording or manual editing stops and the unit returns to playback mode.

q; Jog and shuttle dials

To search in shuttle mode, rotate the outer ring (shuttle dial). To search in shuttle or variable speed mode, press the inner ring (jog dial) until it clicks and then rotate. Rotate in the clockwise direction to search in the forward direction (the FORWARD indicator lights), and rotate in the counterclockwise direction to search in the reverse direction (the REVERSE indicator lights).

For more information about search, see “Finding Edit Points — Search” (page 81).

qa SERVO indicator

Lights when the drum and capstan are servo-locked.

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7 STANDBY indicator

Lights when the tape drum is rotating with tension applied (standby on). It goes out when the drum stops rotating and tension is released (standby off). To protect the tape, the unit normally changes to standby off when stop mode continues for longer than 1 minute. If you operate a dial or any of the tape transport buttons except STOP 5 while the unit is in this state, the unit changes to standby on and enters the mode of the button or dial that you pressed.

qs REW (rewind) button

Press this button, lighting it, to rewind the tape.

Alternatively, by pressing the TRIM+/MARK button and this button simultaneously, you can cue up to any Mark IN point or cue point provided by ClipLink log data.

For details, see Chapter 6 “ClipLink Operation” (page 95).

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qd PLAYER/DMC and RECORDER buttons/ indicators

Press to control a player connected to the REMOTE (9-pin) connector or DV connector (when DSBK-140/ 160A is installed) by remote control (the indicator

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lights).

PLAYER/DMC button: The buttons of the editing

and tape transport sections on the recorder side of the control panel work to control the remote player. You can also press this button together with the ENTRY/SHIFT button to put the unit into DMC edit mode.

For details, see “DMC Editing” (page 89).

Timecode and setup menu section

RECORDER button: The buttons of the editing and

tape transport sections on the recorder side of the control panel work to control the recorder itself.

qf EJECT button

Press to eject the cassette or open the cassette compartment qh. The button lights while the cassette is being ejected.

qg REC INHI switch

When on, recording to the tape is inhibited, regardless of the setting of the cassette’s REC/SAVE switch. (The REC INHI indicator 2 lights.)

qh Cassette compartment

Insert a cassette here. Press the EJECT button qf to open the compartment.

1 TC INT/EXT switch

2 TC SELECT switch

3 MENU button

4 SET button

REC INHI

OFF

LOCAL

ON VITC

REMOTE

ASSEMBLE INSERT

VIDEO

TC SELECT

INT

EXT

AUDIO

CH1,1/2 CH2,3/4

MENUTCSET

1 TC INT/EXT (internal/external timecode) switch

Selects the timecode to use.

INT: Use the timecode generated by this unit’s built-

in timecode generator.

EXT: The external time code selected as follows.

• When the TC SELECT switch is set to TC The external time code input to the TIME CODE IN connector

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

REC

PREROLL

EJECT REW PLAY F FWD

REC SEQ EDIT

INHI

SERVO

2 TC (time code) SELECT switch

This switch selects the time code, TC or VITC, shown

in the time data display.

3 MENU button

Use for setup menu operations. The setup menu appears on the LCD monitor when you press this button, and the original display appears when you press it again.

For more information about setup menu operations, see Chapter 7 “Setup Menu” (page 105).

STANDBY

STOP

METER

CH-1/2

CH-3/4

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4 SET button

Use to make setup menu settings, timecode settings, and user bit settings.

Editing section

Use two DSR-70A/70AP units or one DSR-70A/70AP unit and an editing player for editing.

1 ASSEMBLE button and indicator

REC INHI

OFF

ON VITC

REMOTE

ASSEMBLE INSERT

AUDIO IN

4 AUDIO IN button

5 ENTRY/SHIFT button 6 DELETE button

7 IN/OUT buttons

8 PREVIEW button

DELETE

PREVIEW REVIEW

For more information about setup menu operations, see Chapter 7 “Setup Menu” (page 105). For more information about timecode and user bit settings, see “Setting Time Data” (page 61).

2 INSERT buttons and indicators

3 TRIM/CLIPLINK buttons

LOCAL

VIDEO

– +

TC SELECT

INT

EXT

AUDIO

CH1,1/2 CH2,3/4

TRIM

CLIP

LIST MARK

LINK

ENTRY SHIFT

IN OUT

AUTO EDIT

MENUTCSET

EJECT REW PLAY

PLAYER

DMC

PREROLL

REC INHI

SERVO

REC SEQ

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9 AUTO EDIT button

q; REVIEW button

1 ASSEMBLE button and indicator

Press this button, lighting the indicator, to carry out assemble editing. Press the button again, turning the indicator off, to leave assemble edit mode.

2 INSERT buttons and indicators

Press these buttons, turning the indicators on, to select signals for insert editing. Press the buttons again, turning the indicators off, to cancel the selection.

VIDEO button: Selects the video signal. AUDIO “CH1, 1/2 button and AUDIO “CH2, 3/4”

button: When the AUDIO recording mode is 2

channel/48 kHz these select CH-1 (channel 1) or CH-2. When the AUDIO recording mode is 4 channel/32 kHz, these select CH-1 and CH-2 (channels 1 and

2) or CH-3 and CH-4. In this case it is not possible to select channels 1 to 4 individually.

TC button: Selects the timecode signal.

3 TRIM/CLIPLINK buttons

Press the +/MARK or –/LIST buttons while pressing the IN/OUT buttons 7 or AUDIO IN button 4 to adjust edit points in unit of 1 frame. The +/MARK button advances 1 frame, and the –/LIST button returns 1 frame.

By pressing the TRIM+/MARK button and the F FWD or REW button simultaneously, you can cue up to any Mark IN point or cue point provided by ClipLink log data.

For details, see Chapter 6 “ClipLink Operation” (page 95).

During two-camera switched recording carried out using the optional DSBK-180/180P board, you can switch between the composite video signals from the two video cameras by pressing the +/MARK button and the –/LIST button at the same time.

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For more information about two-camera switched recording, see “Two-Input Switched Video Recording” (page 48).

4 AUDIO IN button

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In insert editing, press this button together with the ENTRY/SHIFT button 5 to set audio IN point separately from video IN point (audio split editing). After setting audio IN points, you can press this button alone to display them in the sub LCD.

5 ENTRY/SHIFT button

Press together with the IN button, OUT button 7, or AUDIO IN button 4 to set edit points. The buttons for the edit points that you set light. Pressing this button together with a button with two functions, such as the PLAYER/DMC button or REC/ SEQ button, selects the function indicated in orange on the button.

6 DELETE button

Press together with the IN/OUT buttons 7 or the AUDIO IN button 4 to delete edit points. The buttons go out or flash. A flashing button indicates that the edit point needs to be set again.

The DELETE button flashes to indicate contradictions that will prevent previews and automatic editing, for example when the durations are different on the player and recorder, or when the IN and OUT points are equal or reversed. In this case, set the edit points again.

7 IN/OUT (IN point/OUT point) buttons

Press these buttons, lighting them, together with the ENTRY/SHIFT button 5 to set an IN point (edit start point) or OUT point (end point). After setting edit points, you can press either of these buttons alone to display the IN or OUT point in the sub LCD.

8 PREVIEW button

Press this button, lighting it, when you want to preview editing results on the monitor after setting edit points but before executing an edit or to set the player playback speed for DMC editing. If an IN point has not been set, the point where you press this button is used as the IN point in the preview. This button lights during the preview and goes out when the preview finishes.

9 AUTO EDIT button

After setting edit points, press this button, lighting it to execute an automatic edit (record to the recorder). If an IN point has not been set, the point where you press this button is used as the IN point in the automatic edit. This button lights during execution and goes out when execution finishes.

Pressing this button when the unit is in DMC edit mode executes a DMC edit.

To conduct DMC editing, a playback speed must be set in advance. For details, see “DMC Editing” (page 89).

q; REVIEW button

After executing an automatic edit, press this button, lighting it to review the results of the edit.

Audio control section

1 AUDIO INPUT CH-1 to CH-4

level adjustment knobs

2 AUDIO INPUT PRESET/

VARIABLE switch

3 PB AUDIO CH-1 to CH-4 level

adjustment sliders

4 PB AUDIO PRESET/

VARIABLE switch

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IN OUT

PREVIEW REVIEW

CH-1

AUTO EDIT

AUDIO INPUT

PRESET

VARIABLE

AUDIO

PRESET

VARIABLE

CH-2 CH-3 CH-4

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1 AUDIO INPUT CH-1 to CH-4 level adjustment knobs

Adjust the levels for each channel of analog audio signals input to the AUDIO INPUT CH-1/CH-2 connectors on the rear panel, or of the audio signals input to the SDI, SDTI(QSDI), and DV IN/OUT connectors of the optional boards.

2 AUDIO INPUT PRESET/VARIABLE switch

Select the adjustment function for the levels of analog audio signals input to the AUDIO INPUT CH-1/CH-2 connectors on the rear panel, or of the audio signals input to the SDI, SDTI(QSDI), and DV IN/OUT connectors of the optional boards.

PRESET: Preset to fixed levels. Levels cannot be

adjusted with the level adjustment knobs.

VARIABLE: Levels adjustable with level

adjustment knobs. This allows you to adjust the levels while viewing the audio level meters in E-E mode.

For more information about switching to E-E mode, see the

Front Control Section

descriptions of the REC/SEQ and EDIT buttons (pages 21 and 22)

3 PB AUDIO CH-1 to CH-4 level adjustment sliders

Make level adjustments by channel for playback audio channels 1 to 4. You cannot adjust the levels of audio signals output to the SDTI(QSDI) OUT connector or DV IN/OUT connector attached to an optional board (DSBK-140/150/160A).

4 PB AUDIO PRESET/VARIABLE switch

Selects the level adjustment function for playback audio.

PRESET: Preset to fixed levels. Levels cannot be

adjusted with the level adjustment sliders.

VARIABLE: Levels adjustable with the level

adjustment sliders. This allows you to adjust the levels while viewing the audio level meter.

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8 POWER switch

1 VIDEO knob

Adjusts the video signal output level. This knob is a push switch. When you press it to bring it into the raised position, the setting becomes VARIABLE. When you press it again to depress it, the setting returns to PRESET.

PRESET: This is the normal setting. Regardless of

the knob position, the video signal output level is set to the standard value.

VARIABLE: The video signal output level can be

adjusted across a range of ±3 dB.

1 VIDEO knob

2 CHROMA knob

3 SET UP/BLACK LEVEL knob

4 CHROMA PHASE knob

5 POWER indicator

6 LEVEL knob

7 HEADPHONES jack

2 CHROMA knob

Adjusts the chroma signal output level. This knob is a push switch. When you press it to bring it into the raised position, the setting becomes VARIABLE. When you press it again to depress it, the setting returns to PRESET.

PRESET: This is the normal setting. Regardless of

the knob position, the chroma signal output level is set to the standard value.

VARIABLE: The chroma signal output level can be

adjusted across a range of ±3 dB.

You can change the adjustment range by using setup menu item 714. For details, see page 116.

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3 SET UP/BLACK LEVEL knob

Adjusts the setup level (for DSR-70A) or the black level (for DSR-70AP). This knob is a push switch. When you press it to bring it into the raised position, the setting becomes VARIABLE. When you press it

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again to depress it, the setting returns to PRESET.

PRESET: This is the normal setting. Regardless of

the knob position, the setup level (for DSR-70A) or the black level (for DSR-70AP) is set to the standard value.

VARIABLE: The setup level can be adjusted across

a range of ±30 IRE (for DSR-70A) and the black level can be adjusted across a range of ±210 mV (for DSR-70AP).

4 CHROMA PHASE knob

Adjusts the chroma phase (phase relative to burst). This knob is a push switch. When you press it to bring it into the raised position, the setting becomes VARIABLE. When you press it again to depress it, the setting returns to PRESET.

PRESET: This is the normal setting. Regardless of

the knob position, the chroma phase is set to the standard value.

VARIABLE: The chroma phase can be adjusted

across a range of ±30˚.

5 POWER indicator

Lights green when the POWER switch 8 is turned on, and changes to red when recording starts.

6 LEVEL (speaker/headphones level) knob

Adjusts the volume of the speaker or headphones connected to the HEADPHONES jack 7.

7 HEADPHONES jack (stereo phone jack)

Connect headphones. The speaker is muted when headphones are connected.

8 POWER switch

Powers the unit on and off. When the unit is powered, the POWER indicator 5 lights.

Top Panel

Slide the cover off while pressing the lever.

3 Shoulder belt attachment

fixture

1 Battery connector

Connect a BP-L60/L60A//L90/L90A Battery Pack, DC-L90 Battery Adaptor, or AC-DN2A/DN2B AC Adaptor. When the AC-550/550CE AC Adaptor or another power supply has been connected to the DC IN connector on the rear panel, the power from the DC IN connector is used instead of the power from this connector.

2 BREAKER button

1 Battery connector

For more information, see “Power Preparations” (page

33).

Note

The AC-DN1 AC Adaptor and the BP-L40 and NP-1B Battery Packs cannot be used.

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2 BREAKER button

When excess power flows inside the unit, the breaker activates to protect the circuits by automatically shutting down the power. After inspecting and adjusting the unit, press this button. If there is no further trouble, the power will be restored.

For inspection and adjustment of the unit, consult your Sony dealer.

Rear Panel

Analog audio/video input and output section

3 Shoulder belt attachment fixture

Attach the supplied shoulder belt.

For more information, see “Using the Shoulder Belt” (page

135).

5 REF. VIDEO IN/OUT connectors and 75Ω termination switch

6 VIDEO INPUT connectors and 75Ω termination switch

7 VIDEO OUTPUT 1 and 2 (SUPER) connectors

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1 48V ON/OFF switches

AUDIO INPUT VIDEO

2 AUDIO INPUT CH-1/CH-2

level switches

-60 +4dbu

CH-1 CH-2

-60 +4dbu

3 AUDIO INPUT CH-1/CH-2

connectors

AUDIO OUTPUT

1/3 2/4

4 AUDIO OUTPUT CH-1/3 and

CH-2/4 connectors

This illustration shows the DSR-70A/70AP fitted with the optional DSBK-170.

1 48V ON/OFF switches

When the AUDIO INPUT CH-1/CH-2 level switches are set to –60 dBu, setting these switches to ON causes 48-V power to be supplied to the AUDIO INPUT connectors.

2 AUDIO INPUT CH-1/CH-2 level switches

Select the input level of the analog audio signals of input channels 1 and 2.

ONOFF

75Ω 75Ω

REF. INPUT

OUT

MONITOR

AUDIO

OUT

S VIDEO

OUTPUT

2(SUPER)

REMOTE

R-Y B-Y

DC IN

TC IN

OUTIN

TC OUT

8 S VIDEO IN/OUT connectors

9 MONITOR AUDIO connector

–60 dBu: Microphone input 0 dBu: Line audio input +4 dBu: Line audio input (0 dBu = 0.775 Vrms)

For microphone inputs, use 48-V microphones, and set the AUDIO INPUT CH-1/CH-2 level switches 2 to –60 dBu and the 48V ON/OFF switches 1 to ON, respectively.

Caution

Using a microphone other than a 48-V microphone may damage the microphone.

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3 AUDIO INPUT CH-1/CH-2 connectors (XLR 3pin, female)

Input the analog audio signals of input channels 1 and

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4 AUDIO OUTPUT CH-1/3 and CH-2/4 connectors (XLR 3-pin, male)

Output the audio signals of the channels selected with the sub LCD menu item LINE OUT. You can select two combinations of output signals: channels 1 and 2, or channels 3 and 4.

For more information about LINE OUT settings, see page

71.

Note

The level can be adjusted from the control panel, but mixed signals cannot be output.

5 REF. VIDEO IN/OUT (reference video signal input/output) connectors (BNC type) and 75Ω termination switch

When using an external reference video signal, input it to one of the REF. VIDEO IN connectors. Set the 75Ω termination switch to OFF when the signal is bridged, and to ON when the signal is not bridged. The REF. VIDEO OUT connector outputs a reference video signal.

8 S VIDEO IN/OUT connectors (4-pin)

Input an S-video signal with separated Y (luminance) and C (chroma: 3.58 MHz for DSR-70A and 4.43 MHz for DSR-70AP) components to the S VIDEO IN connector.

The S VIDEO OUT connector outputs an S-video signal.

9 MONITOR AUDIO connector (phono jack)

Output the audio signals of the channels selected with the sub LCD menu item MONITOR. The level is adjustable, and mixing is possible.

For more information about the MONITOR item, see page

71.

6 VIDEO INPUT (analog composite video input) connectors (BNC type) and 75Ω termination switch

Input an analog composite video signal. Set the 75Ω termination switch to OFF when the signal is bridged, and to ON when the signal is not bridged.

7 VIDEO OUTPUT (analog composite video output) 1 and 2 (SUPER) connectors (BNC type)

Output analog composite video signals. When the sub LCD menu item CHARACTER is set to ON, timecode, menu settings, error messages and other information is superimposed on the output of 2 (SUPER) connector.

For details about the superimposed information, see page

61.

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AUDIO INPUT VIDEO

-60 +4dbu

CH-1 CH-2

AUDIO OUTPUT

1/3 2/4

ONOFF

75Ω 75Ω

REF. INPUT

OUT

MONITOR

AUDIO

OUT

ONOFF

S VIDEO

OUTPUT

2(SUPER)

REMOTE

R-Y B-Y

TC IN

OUTIN

TC OUT

Cable clamp

a) This illustration shows the DSR-70A/70AP fitted with the optional DSBK-170.

1 REMOTE (9-pin remote control) connector (D-sub 9-pin)

When editing with two DSR-70A/70AP units, connect this connector on each unit using a 9-pin remote control cable (not supplied). When editing with this unit and external equipment, connect the external equipment.

2 TC IN (timecode input) connector (BNC type)

To record timecode from an external device, input the timecode from the external device’s timecode output connector.

3 DC IN (external power input) connector (XLR 4-pin, male)

To power this unit with AC power, connect to the DC output connector of the AC-550/550CE AC adaptor. You can also connect a BP-90/90A Battery Pack using the DC-210 Battery Adaptor. Power supplied through this connector is used on a priority basis even when you have connected a battery pack or AC-DN2A/DN2B AC Adaptor to the battery connector on the top panel.

1 REMOTE connector

DC IN

2 TC IN connector

3 DC IN connector

4 TC OUT connector

5 Optional interface board fitting port

4 TC OUT (timecode output) connector (BNC type)

Outputs the following types of timecode, depending on the VCR operating status.

During playback: The playback timecode During recording: The timecode generated by the

internal timecode generator, or the timecode input through the TC IN connector.

For details of the timecode output during recording, see setup menu item 611 (page 116).

5 Optional interface board fitting port

Install any one of the following optional interface boards here:

• DSBK-140 i.LINK/DV Input/Output Board

• DSBK-150 SDTI (QSDI) Input/Output Board

• DSBK-160A SDI/i.LINK/DV Input/Output Board

• DSBK-170 Analog Component Input/Output Board

The connectors provided by the optional boards are as follows.

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For more information, see “Power Preparations” (page

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Location and Function of Parts

Connector of the DSBK-140

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DV IN/OUT (DV input/output) connector (6-pin

IEEE1394 connector): This connector is i.LINK

compatible. Connect to another DSR-70A/70AP unit or a consumer DV camera to carry out such operations as recording and editing.

Connectors of the DSBK-150

DV IN/OUT

SDTI(QSDI)

OUT

Connectors of the DSBK-170

R-Y B-Y

OUTIN

IN/OUT switch

Y, R–Y, B–Y (luminance and color difference signal) input/output connectors (BNC type): Use to

input or output analog component signals (Y, R–Y, B–Y). When using as input connectors, set the IN/OUT switch to IN. When using as output connectors, set the IN/OUT switch to OUT.

SDTI(QSDI) IN/OUT (input/output) connectors (BNC type): Use to input/output digital video/audio

signals in SDTI(QSDI) format.

Connectors of the DSBK-160A

SDI

IN OUT

DV IN/OUT

SDI IN/OUT (serial digital interface signal input/ output) connectors (BNC type): Use to input/output

digital video/audio signals in SDI (D1) format.

DV IN/OUT (DV input/output) connector (6-pin

IEEE1394 connector): This connector is i.LINK

compatible. Connect to another DSR-70A/70AP unit or a consumer DV camera to carry out such operations as recording and editing.

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Power Preparations

This unit can be powered by batteries or AC power. Example battery packs and AC adaptors that can be used are shown below.

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Usable Batteries

Battery pack Battery

BP-90A DC-L90

Note

adapter

Battery pack AC adaptor

BP-L60/BP-L60A/

BP-L90/BP-L90A

AC-DN2A/ DN2B

AC-550/ 550CE

CMA-8A/ 8ACE

If you attach or remove batteries or AC adaptors incorrectly, they may fall down and cause body injury. Follow the procedures described below to attach or remove them.

Batteries that can be used with this unit are as follows. For each type of battery, a special battery adaptor and battery charger is required.

Battery Battery Adaptor Battery Charger

BP-90/90A (mounted on this unit) DC-L90 BC-210/210CE/

BP-90/90A (connected to DC IN connector)

BP-L60/L60A/L90/L90A Not needed BC-L120/L100/

DC-210 BC-210/210CE/

410/410CE

L100CE/L50

In the subsequent pages, the batteries such as the BP-90/90A and BP-L60/ L60A will also be referred to as the BP-90(A) and BP-L60(A).

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Notes about battery usage

• Before using the batteries, be sure to charge them fully with the special battery charger. Refer to the operating instructions of your battery charger for more information about how to charge the batteries.

• Batteries may not be completely charged if you charge them immediately after use when they are still warm. You should wait until the batteries cool before charging them.

Using the BP-L60(A)/L90(A) Battery Pack

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To attach the battery pack

This unit can be operated for about 120 minutes at normal temperature on fully charged BP-L90 Battery Pack. (When no optional board is installed.)

To charge the battery pack

Before use, charge the battery pack with the BC-L100/L100CE Battery Charger. It takes about 2.5 hours to charge the BP-L60(A) and about 3.5 hours to charge the BP-L90(A).

For more information about how to charge the battery pack, refer to the manual for the BC-L100/L100CE.

Attach the BP-L60(A)/L90(A) as shown in the following figure. Before attaching, remove the cover of the battery connector.

Remove the cover in the same way that you remove the battery pack. For details see the next section “To remove the battery pack.”

1Align the groove on the top panel of

the BP-L60(A)/L90(A) with the guides.

2Slide the BP-L60(A)/L90(A) in so

that its connector is firmly connected to the unit’s battery connector.

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To remove the battery pack

With the lever pushed in, slide the BP-L60(A)/L90(A) out.

BP-L60(A)/L90(A)

Using the BP-90(A) Battery Pack

Different battery adaptors are used when mounting the BP-90(A) on the top panel of this unit and when connecting it the DC IN connector. This unit can be operated for about 70 minutes at normal temperature on a fully charged BP-90(A) Battery Pack. (When no optional board is installed.)

To charge the battery pack

Before use, be sure to charge the battery pack with the BC-210/210CE/ 410/410CE Battery Charger. It takes about 2 hours to charge the BP90(A).

For more information about how to charge the battery pack, refer to the manual for the BC-210/210CE/410/410CE.

To attach to the top panel of this unit

Lever

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Use the DC-L90 Battery Adaptor.

1 Mount the BP-90(A) in the DC-L90.

1 Lift the lever up.

2 Open the side cover.

3 Insert the BP-90(A). 4 Push the plug in.

5 Close the side cover and

pull the lever down.

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Power Preparations

2 Attach the DC-L90 to the top panel of this unit.

Use the same method that you use to attach the BP-L60(A)/L90(A). For details, see “To attach the battery pack” (page 34).

To connect to the DC IN connector

Use the DC-210 Battery Adaptor.

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For more information about connections, refer to the operating instructions of the DC-210.

You can also connect another battery pack to the DC IN connector when a BP-90(A) battery pack is already mounted on the top panel of this unit. When you connect an external battery pack to the DC IN connector, the power supply automatically switches to the external battery pack from an internal battery pack mounted on the top panel of the unit.

Notes

• Noise may occur in video and audio signals at the moment when the unit switches from the internal to the external battery.

• It is always the external battery connected to the DC IN connector that serves as power supply. You cannot switch the power supply from the external battery to the internal battery while the external battery is connected to the DC IN connector.

When an external battery pack is almost exhausted

If an internal battery pack is already mounted, disconnect the external battery pack by pulling its DC power cord out from the DC IN connector. If no internal battery back is mounted, disconnect the external battery pack after mounting a fully charged internal battery pack.

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When an internal battery pack is almost exhausted

For the remaining battery power indication (see page 67), the “BATT” display flashes. Connect a fully charged external battery pack to the DC IN connector, then exchange the internal battery pack.

You can operate the unit from an AC power source by using the AC-550/ 550CE AC Adaptor or AC-DN2A/DN2B AC Adaptor. Use the AC-550/550CE to connect the AC power source to the DC IN connector, and the AC-DN2A/DN2B to connect the AC power source to the battery connector.

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To use the AC-550/550CE

As shown in the following figure, connect the AC-550/550CE to the AC power source and turn it on. When you connect AC power, the power supply automatically switches to the AC power from a battery pack mounted on the top panel of the unit.

Note

Noise may occur in video and audio signals at the moment when the unit switches from the battery pack to AC power.

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POWER switch: ON

AC-550/550CE

To AC power

To use the AC-DN2A/DN2B

DC IN

DC power cord (supplied with AC-550/550CE)

DC OUT

AC power cord (supplied with AC-550/550CE)

Follow the procedure below to mount the AC-DN2A/DN2B on the top panel of this unit, and connect to AC power. When two DSR-70A/70AP units are combined, you can supply both units with power by fitting a single AC-DN2A/DN2B to either unit.

Caution

When you use a single AC-DN2A/DN2B to supply power to two DSR70A/70AP units, exercise the following caution:

• Do not turn the POWER switches of both units on at a time. (Turn one unit on, then wait a moment before turning the other unit on.)

• Do not insert cassettes into both units at a time. (Insert a cassette into one unit, then wait a moment before inserting a cassette into the other unit.)

If you turn on the POWER switches of the recorder and player at a time or insert cassettes to the recorder and player at a time, this unit possibly may not be powered. In this case, turn the POWER switches of both units off, then turn them on again following the above instructions. Should this unit not be powered, turn both POWER switches off and disconnect the AC power cord of the AC-DN2A/DN2B. After about 10 minutes, connect the AC power cord of the AC-DN2A/DN2B again and turn the two units’ POWER switches on one by one as mentioned above.

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1 Remove the cover of the battery connector.

2 Insert the V-wedge shoe on the AC-DN2A/DN2B in the V-groove on

one unit and slide the AC-DN2A/DN2B until the battery charging connector is connected to the battery connector.

Battery charging connector

Battery connector

3 Use the DC power cord (supplied with the AC-DN2A/DN2B) to

connect the DC output connector on the AC-DN2A/DN2B and the DC IN connector on the rear of another unit.

To DC output connector

DC IN

DC power cord (supplied with the AC-DN2A/DN2B)

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4 Supply the AC-DN2A/DN2B with AC power.

For information about how to supply AC power to the AC-DN2A/DN2B, refer to the manual for the AC-DN2A/DN2B.

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Recording and Playback

Handling Cassettes

This unit can use standard-size and mini-size DVCAM cassettes listed below.

Model name Size

PDV-64ME/94ME/124ME/184ME Standard size PDVM-12ME/22ME/32ME/40ME Mini size

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The numbers in each model name indicate the maximum recording/ playback time (in minutes) for each model. For example, the PDV-184ME has a maximum recording/playback time of 184 minutes.

Cassettes usable for playback only

All consumer DV cassettes and L- and M-size DVCPRO (25M) cassettes are usable for playback only.

Notes

• If you insert an incorrect type of cassette, it will be automatically ejected.

• When operating this unit as a player, you can also use DV cassettes on

the unit. However, it is the best choice to always use DVCAM cassettes because they are more reliable than DV cassettes whatever your purpose may be: playback, editing, or long-period storage of recordings.

• Cassettes that have been recorded by a DV-format recorder can be played back on this unit, but you cannot use them to carry out recording by editing. If you insert such a cassette into this unit, the NO EDIT indication lights up in the sub LCD menu home page.

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Handling Cassettes

DVCAM cassettes

The following figure illustrates the DVCAM cassette’s appearance.

Standard size

Mini size

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Notes on using cassettes

REC/SAVE switch

For details of this switch, see “Preventing accidental erasure” (on this page).

Cassette memory

This memory is used to store ClipLink log data. For details of ClipLink log data, see the appendix “ClipLink Guide” (page

149).

• Before storing the cassette, rewind the tape to the beginning and be sure to put the cassette in its storage case, preferably on end instead of flat on its side. The storage case of a DVCAM cassette is specially designed to ensure a long-period storage of the tape. Storing a cassette in any other condition (not rewound, out of its case, etc.) may cause the video and audio contents to become damaged over time.

• If the cassette memory connector (contact point) becomes dirty, connection problems may occur and cause a loss of functions. Remove away any dust or dirt from this area before using the cassette.

• If the cassette is dropped on the floor or otherwise receives a hard impact, the tape may become slackened and may not record and/or play back correctly.

For instructions on removing tape slack, see page 41.

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Set the REC/SAVE switch on the cassette to SAVE to prevent accidental erasure of recorded contents.

REC/SAVE switch

Set to SAVE.

REC

SAVE

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Checking the tape for slack

To enable re-recording

Set the cassette’s REC/SAVE switch to REC. If you insert a cassette into the unit when this switch is set to SAVE, the unit will not record when you press the PLAY button while holding down the REC/SEQ button.

Using a paper clip or a similar object, turn the reel gently in the direction shown by the arrow. If the reel does not move, there is no slack. Insert the cassette into the cassette compartment, and after about 10 seconds take it out.

Paper clip, etc.

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Reel

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EJECT REW PLAY F FWD

SERVO

STOP

STANDBY

Handling Cassettes

Loading/Ejecting Cassettes

To load a cassette

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LCD indicator

STANDBY indicator

1 With the unit powered on, press the EJECT button.

The control panel lifts up and the cassette compartment opens.

2 Load a cassette in the direction shown in the figure.

The message “CASSETTE OUT” displayed on the LCD monitor changes to “TAPE UNTHREAD.”

Note

If the message on the LCD monitor does not change to “TAPE UNTHREAD,” redo the cassette insertion procedure.

Loaded cassette position

Standard size

M size

Mini size

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3 Close the control panel. (You should hear a click.)

The STANDBY indicator lights.

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To eject the cassette

1 With the unit powered on, press the EJECT button.

The control panel lifts up and the cassette compartment opens.

2 Remove the cassette and close the control panel.

Notes

• Do not shut the display panel while the control panel is still open. Doing so may damage the lock mechanism of the display panel.

• The EJECT button cannot be used to eject a cassette when battery power falls to below about 9 V. Connect an external power supply.

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Recording

This section describes recording of external input signals using this unit as a recorder.

Notes

• When two DSR-70A/70AP units are combined, set both REMOTE/ LOCAL switches to LOCAL.

• When controlling this unit from the editing control unit connected to the REMOTE connector, set the REMOTE/LOCAL switch to REMOTE.

Preparations for Recording

Perform the following procedure.

1 Connect the source signals.

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To adjust audio input levels

Recording Operation

2 Select video and audio signals which you want to record (see step

page 76).

3 Make settings for time data (see page 61).

Set the AUDIO INPUT PRESET/VARIABLE switch on the control panel to VARIABLE. Turn the AUDIO INPUT CH-1 and CH-2 knobs, monitoring the input levels indicated by audio level meter.

Confirm that the REC INHI indicator on the control panel is not lit. Then, follow the procedure below.

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REC

PREROLL

REC SEQ EDIT

INHI

SERVO

EJECT REW PLAY F FWD

STANDBY

METER

CH-1/2

CH-3/4

STOP

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1 Press the REC/SEQ and PLAY buttons at the same time.

Recording starts and the POWER indicator turns to red.

2 Press the STOP button to stop recording.

If recording continues to the end of the tape, the tape automatically rewinds to the beginning and stops.

Sequential Recording Using Two Units

When you combine two DSR-70A/70AP units, you can perform sequential recording from one unit to another. (In the following explanation of twounit sequential recording, the controlling unit is referred to as the recorder and the controlled unit as the player.) For overwriting recording using only two cassettes, the last 6 hours of recording is always available. By replacing the cassette approximately every 3 hours, indefinite continuous recording is possible. Sequential recording using two DSR-70A/70AP units can be performed in the following two ways.

• Inputting external video and audio signals to both the player and recorder.

• Inputting external video and audio signals to the player and inputting the

video and audio signals output from the player to the recorder.

In either case, you can use the same operating procedure, but there are some differences in equipment/signal connections and basic settings between the two cases.

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For more information about equipment/signal connections and basic settings for two-unit sequential recording, see “Connections for Sequential Recording Using Two Units” (page 127).

Use the following procedure. You can do control panel operations on the recorder during sequential recording. Rewind the tape to the beginnig beforehand.

TC TC SELECT

REC INHI

OFF

LOCAL

INT

REMOTE

ASSEMBLE INSERT

AUDIO IN

DELETE

EXT

VIDEO

AUDIO

CH1,1/2 CH2,3/4

– +

TRIM

CLIP

LIST MARK

LINK

ENTRY SHIFT

IN OUT

SET

VITC

EJECT REW PLAY F FWD

PLAYER

RECORDER

DMC

PREROLL

REVERSE

REC

REC SEQ EDIT

INHI

SERVO

FORWARD

STANDBY

SHUTTLE

VAR

STOP

METER

CH-1/2

CH-3/4

JOG

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1 Insert the cassettes into the recorder and player. 2 Press the recorder side RECORDER button to light the RECORDER

indicator on the recorder.

3 Simultaneously press the recorder side ENTRY/SHIFT button, REC/

SEQ button, and PLAY button.

The recorder side begins recording. The STANDBY indicator of the player goes out. The POWER indicator turns to orange.

The player starts recording automatically when the remaining time of the recorder side tape reaches 2 minutes.

The setting of setup menu item 014 affects what happens when a tape ends.

When AUTOMATIC OVERWRITE is selected

Endless recording on the same cassette continues, overwriting on the previous contents.

When MANUAL CASSETTE REPLACE is selected

When the tape end is reached, the tape is rewound and the EJECT button begins to flash. To continue recording, insert a new cassette into the recorder. The recorder will start recording automatically when the remaining time of the player side tape reaches 2 minutes.

To stop sequential recording

Sequential recording stops in the following cases.

• When a tape transport button (PLAY, STOP, F FWD, REW) or a search button is pressed during recording.

• If the cassette is not exchanged when the EJECT button flashes though setup menu item 014 is set to MANUAL CASSETTE REPLACE.

Parallel Recording Using Two Units

You can connect two DSR-70A/70AP units and carry out parallel recording between them. Parallel recording using two DSR-70A/70AP units can be performed in the following two ways. (In the following explanation of two-unit parallel recording, the controlling unit is referred to as the recorder and the controlled unit as the player.)

• Inputting an external timecode to both the player and recorder.

• Inputting the timecode generated by the recorder to the player.

There are some differences in equipment/signal connections and basic settings between these two cases.

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For more information about equipment/signal connections and basic settings for two-unit parallel recording, see “Connections for Parallel Recording Using Two Units” (page 129).

Perform the following procedure.

REC INHI

TC TC SELECT

OFF

LOCAL

INT

REMOTE

ASSEMBLE INSERT

AUDIO IN

DELETE

EXT

VIDEO

AUDIO

CH1,1/2 CH2,3/4

– +

TRIM

CLIP

LIST MARK

LINK

ENTRY SHIFT

IN OUT

SET

VITC

EJECT REW PLAY F FWD

PLAYER

RECORDER

DMC

PREROLL

REVERSE

REC

REC SEQ EDIT

INHI

SERVO

FORWARD

STANDBY

SHUTTLE

STOP

VAR

METER

CH-1/2

CH-3/4

JOG

1 Insert two recording tapes in the recorder and player. 2 When inputting the timecode generated in the rocorder to the player,

make the required settings for timecode on the recorder.

For more information about timecode settings, see “Setting an Initial Value and Recording Timecode” (page 63).

3 Press the RECORDER button or PLAYER/DMC button on the

recorder, lighting both the RECORDER and PLAYER/DMC indicators on the recorder.

When both the RECORDER indicator and PLAYER/DMC indicator are lit, the unit is in parallel running mode.

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4 Holding down the REC/SEQ button, press the PLAY button on the

recorder.

The recorder and player start recording at the same time.

To stop parallel recording

Press a tape transport button (PLAY, STOP, F FWD, or REW) or the search button on the recorder.

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Recording

Two-Input Switched Video Recording (Optional DSBK-180/180P Required)

With the optional DSBK-180/180P Dual Video Input Board installed, you can record, switching between the video signals output by two cameras. (Audio signals are not switched.)

For equipment/signal connections and basic settings, see “Connections for TwoInput Switched Video Recording” (page 132).

To select display mode

In the video settings page (see page 72) of the sub LCD menu, select how to display the pictures from the two cameras on the LCD monitor of this unit.

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Selections to be made

Whether to display two input pictures at the same time and, if to display two pictures, how to arrange them.

If picture-in-picture display is selected with the menu item PP MODE, size and position of the smaller picture.

For information about sub LCD menu operations, see “Sub LCD Menu Basic Operations” (page 68).

Corresponding sub LCD menu items (in the video settings page)

PP MODE

PP SIZE and PP POSI.

Picture to be recorded

When two-picture display mode is selected, the picture to be recorded is determined as follows.

• When picture-in-picture display is selected: The larger picture is recorded.

• When two-picture display other than picture-in-picture is selected: The picture displayed on the left (shown in a red frame) is recorded.

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Recording procedure

Perform the following procedure.

LCD monitor

351,4

REC INHI

TC TC SELECT

OFF

LOCAL

INT

REMOTE

ASSEMBLE INSERT

AUDIO IN

DELETE

EXT

VIDEO

AUDIO

CH1,1/2 CH2,3/4

– +

TRIM

CLIP

LIST MARK

LINK

ENTRY SHIFT

IN OUT

SET

VITC

EJECT REW PLAY F FWD

PLAYER

RECORDER

DMC

PREROLL

REVERSE

REC

REC SEQ EDIT

INHI

SERVO

FORWARD

STANDBY

SHUTTLE

VAR

STOP

METER

CH-1/2

CH-3/4

JOG

1 Holding down the TRIM+/MARK button, press the TRIM–/LIST

button.

Each press of the TRIM–/LIST button switches the display on the LCD monitor.

2 Make sure that there is no picture discontinuity when the display is

switched.

If the picture is deformed at the switching of display

Adjust the output video signal phases between the two cameras.

For the phase adjustment procedure, see the next section.

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3 When the picture to start recording with is displayed, hold down the

REC/SEQ button and press the PLAY button.

Recording starts.

4 While watching the LCD monitor display, when you wish to switch the

display, hold down the TRIM+/MARK button and press the TRIM–/ LIST button.

The display on the LCD monitor as well as the picture being recorded is switched.

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Recording

5 To stop recording, press the STOP button.

Recording stops.

To adjust the output video signal phases

When long cables are used to connect two cameras to this unit, a slight shift in phase between the video signals input from the two cameras may result. When the phase shift is of a significant magnitude, you can detect it as a picture discontinuity on the LCD monitor at the switch between the signals from the two cameras. To align the phases of the video signals from the two cameras, adjust the phase of the output video signal from one of the two cameras as follows.

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LCD monitor

1,5

REC INHI

ASSEMBLE INSERT

AUDIO IN

DELETE

OFF

LOCAL

REMOTE

VIDEO

– +

LIST MARK

IN OUT

TC TC SELECT

INT

EXT

VITC

AUDIO

CH1,1/2 CH2,3/4

TRIM

CLIP LINK

ENTRY SHIFT

SET

1 Holding down the ENTRY/SHIFT button, press the MENU button.

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The SYSTEM MENU screen appears on the LCD monitor.

SYSTEM MENU

VIDEO PHASE CHECK

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2 Using the jog/shuttle dial, select the VIDEO PHASE CHECK item on

VIDEO PHASE CHECK OK

the SYSTEM MENU screen, then press the SET button.

The pictures from the two cameras are alternately displayed on the LCD monitor (switched 30 times per second (DSR-70A)/24 times per second (DSR-70AP)).

3 If the text displayed on the LCD monitor jitters, adjust the H PHASE

(horizontal phase) of one of the two cameras until the text stops jittering. (Luminance signal phase adjustment)

4 If “NG” is displayed on the LCD monitor, adjust the SC PHASE

(subcarrier phase) of the camera to shorten the horizontal bar (representing the magnitude of SC PHASE difference between the two cameras) appearing by the “NG” indication.

When the horizontal bar is appropriately shortened, the “NG” changes to “OK.”

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5 When the adjustment is completed, press the MENU button to exit

from the VIDEO PHASE CHECK menu.

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Digitally Dubbing Signals in DVCAM Format

(Optional DSBK-140/150/160A Required)

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In addition to straightforward tape dubbing, you can also use this unit to digitally dub signals in DVCAM format automatically from the beginning of the tape to the end, through an i.LINK or SDTI(QSDI) interface. When a tape recorded on a DSR-1/1P Digital Videocassette Recorder or DSR-300/300P Digital Camcorder is dubbed, the ClipLink log data held in the cassette memory is also copied.

To use an i.LINK interface requires the optional DSBK-140 or DSBK160A board, and to use an SDTI(QSDI) interface requires the optional DSBK-150.

For information about connections and basic settings, see “Connections for Digitally Dubbing Signals in DVCAM Format” (page 133).

Notes

• Use a tape which is recorded in the DVCAM format. A tape recorded in DV format cannot be used as a source tape for dubbing through an SDTI(QSDI) or i.LINK interface.

• Regardless of the audio recording mode setting of this unit, dubbing is performed with the original audio recording mode unchanged (twochannel mode (48 kHz) or four-channel mode (32 kHz)).

• Approximately the last 2 minutes of the tape may not be copied because of differences in tape lengths. (If an Index Picture is recorded in this portion, it may also not be copied.)

• A continuous recorded section of approximately 5 seconds is required before the recording start point. It is recommended to record beforehand color bars or a similar signal at the start point of the source tape to be dubbed on this unit.

Perform the following procedure.

REC INHI

OFF

ASSEMBLE INSERT

AUDIO IN

DELETE

TC TC SELECT

INT

LOCAL

REMOTE

EXT

VIDEO

AUDIO

CH1,1/2 CH2,3/4

– +

TRIM

CLIP

LIST MARK

LINK

ENTRY SHIFT

IN OUT

1,7

VITC

SET

2,5

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1 On the recorder, hold down the ENTRY/SHIFT button and press the

SYSTEM MENU

SDTI DUBBING

MENU button.

The SYSTEM MENU screen appears on the LCD monitor.

• SYSTEM MENU screen displayed when using the i.LINK interface (DSBK-140/160A)

i.LINK DUBBING

SYSTEM MENU

• SYSTEM MENU screen displayed when using the SDTI(QSDI) interface (DSBK-150)

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Note

When none of the DSBK-140, DSBK-150 and DSBK-160A is installed in the unit, the setup menu appears instead of the system menu.

In explaining the subsequent steps of this operating procedure, illustrations of screens shown when using the i.LINK interface are used. You can apply the same operating procedure also when using the SDTI(QSDI) interface.

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i.LINK DUBBING

(A/V/TC/CM)

START i.LINK DUBBING?

START:SET KEY ABORT:MENU KEY

Digitally Dubbing Signals in DVCAM Format (Optional DSBK-140/150/160A Required)

2 Press the SET button.

The screen changes as follows, allowing you to select a desired group of items for dubbing.

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i.LINK DUBBING

SYSTEM MENU

A/V A/V/TC

A/V/TC/CM

• A/V: Audio and video

• A/V/TC: Audio, video and timecode

• A/V/TC/CM: Audio, video, timecode, and cassette memroy

(ClipLink log data)

3 Using the jog/shuttle dial, select a desired group of items for dubbing,

then press the SET button.

The menu screen changes as follows. (Example: The screen displayed when A/V/TC/CM is selected.)

i.LINK DUBBING

(A/V/TC/CM)

INSERT RECORD TAPE IN

THIS VTR AND SOURCE

TAPE IN THE PLAYER VTR.

ABORT:MENU KEY

4 Insert the source tape in the player and the recording tape in this unit.

A message to make sure dubbing may be started appears.

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If the cassette memory capacity of the recording tape is not

i.LINK DUBBING

(A/V/TC/CM)

EXECUTING.

TCR 00:00:00:00 UBR 00:00:00:00

ABORT:MENU KEY

sufficient

A message urging you to replace the recording tape by a tape with a larger cassette memory capacity appears.

For more information about this, see the next section “If the cassette memory of the recording tape is not large enough.”

To cancel the dubbing operation

Press the MENU button.

5 Press the SET button.

The recording tape and source tape are both automatically rewound to the beginning, and dubbing starts. At the same time, the screen changes as follows.

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To end the dubbing operation while it is in progress

Press the STOP button. The dubbing operation stops and a message asking whether to copy the contents of the cassette memory appears.

For more information about this, see “If you end dubbing while it is in progress” (page 56).

When dubbing is completed

1 A message “COMPLETED” appears on the LCD monitor. 2 The source tape and recording tape are both automatically rewound

to the beginning, and the cassettes ejected.

3 The unit returns to the state in step 3.

6 To continue by dubbing another tape, repeat steps 4 and 5. 7 To end the dubbing operation and exit from the menu, press the

MENU button.

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i.LINK DUBBING

(A/V/TC/CM)

CM MEMORY STORAGE

CAPACITY OF THE RECORD

TAPE IS TOO SMALL.

ABORT:MENU KEY

i.LINK DUBBING

(A/V/TC/CM)

DUBBING IS ABORTED.

EXECUTE CM COPY?

COPY :SET KEY NOT COPY:RESET KEY

Digitally Dubbing Signals in DVCAM Format (Optional DSBK-140/150/160A Required)

If the cassette memory of the recording tape is not large enough

When you insert the recording tape and source tape in this unit and the player, respectively, whereas A/V/TC/CM has been selected as the items for dubbing, their cassette memory contents are checked automatically. If, as a result, the cassette memory capacity of the recording tape is found inadequate, the following message appears.

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If this message appears, replace the recording tape by a tape with a larger cassette memory capacity.

If you end dubbing while it is in progress

If you end dubbing while it is in progress with A/V/TC/CM selected as the items for dubbing, the following message appears.

To copy the contents of the cassette memory, press the SET button. If you do not wish to copy the contents of the cassette memory, press the RESET button. If you press the RESET button, however, the contents of the cassette memory may not agree with the material recorded on the tape.

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Playback

Preparations for Playback

This section describes playback of tapes performed using this unit as a player.

Notes

• When two DSR-70A/70AP units are combined, set both REMOTE/ LOCAL switches to LOCAL.

• When controlling this unit from the editing control unit connected to the REMOTE connector, set the REMOTE/LOCAL switch to REMOTE.

For playback using the jog/shuttle dials, see “Finding Edit Points — Search” (page 81).

Perform the following procedure.

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COUNTER SELECT buttons

RESET buttons

METER

CH-1/2

CH-3/4

METER switches

1 Connect video/audio signal output connectors to external equipment if

necessary.

2 Select output audio signals (see “Audio settings page 1-3” (page 71). 3 Press the COUNTER SELECT button to select the time data.

When using COUNTER

Press the RESET button to set the value to “0:00:00:00.”

4 Set the METER switch to CH-1/2 or CH-3/4 to select the channels

indicated by audio level meter.

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Playback

Playback Operation

LEVEL knob

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AUDIO INPUT

SERVO

REW PLAY F FWD

PB AUDIO CH-1 to CH-4 level adjustment sliders

PB AUDIO PRESET/

VARIABLE switch

STANDBY

STOP

CH-1

PRESET

VARIABLE

AUDIO

PRESET

VARIABLE

CH-2 CH-3 CH-4

1 Press the PLAY button.

Playback starts.

To adjust speaker/headphones audio level

Rotate the LEVEL knob on the front control section.

To adjust audio playback level

Set the PB AUDIO PRESET/VARIABLE switch to VARIABLE, and adjust using the PB AUDIO CH-1 to CH-4 level adjustment sliders.

2 Press the STOP button to stop playback.

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If playback continues to the end of the tape, the tape automatically rewinds to the beginning and stops.

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Two-Unit Synchronous Playback

Connecting two DSR-70A/70AP units and synchronizing their tape transport, you can carry out two-unit synchronous playback with an accuracy of ±0 frame.

For equipment/signal connections and basic settings, see “Connections for TwoUnit Synchronous Playback” (page 131).

Perform the following procedure. (In the following, the controlling unit is referred to as the recorder and the controlled unit as the player.).

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AUDIO IN

– +

TRIM

CLIP

LIST MARK

DELETE

PREVIEW REVIEW

LINK

ENTRY SHIFT

IN OUT

AUTO EDIT

PREROLL

REVERSE

REC

REC SEQ EDIT

INHI

SERVO

FORWARD

STANDBY

SHUTTLE

STOP

VAR

3 4

REC INHI

TC TC SELECT

OFF

ASSEMBLE INSERT

AUDIO IN

DELETE

PREVIEW REVIEW

LOCAL

INT

REMOTE

EXT

VIDEO

AUDIO

CH1,1/2 CH2,3/4

– +

TRIM

CLIP

LIST MARK

LINK

ENTRY SHIFT

IN OUT

AUTO EDIT

VITC

SET

EJECT REW PLAY F FWD

PLAYER

RECORDER

DMC

1 Insert two source tapes in the recorder and player. 2 Cue up to the tape position where to start playback on each of the

recorder and the player, then, holding down the ENTRY/SHIFT button, press the IN button.

On each unit, the cued-up tape position is set as the IN point and the IN button lights.

METER

CH-1/2

CH-3/4

JOG

3 Press the RECORDER button, lighting the RECORDER indicator.

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4 On the recorder, holding down the ENTRY/SHIFT button, press the

PREVIEW button.

Both the recorder and the player start preroll followed by playback by the two units. When the setup menu item 004 is set to ON and 305 set to ACCUR on the recorder side, the recorder and player tape transports are synchronized during the preroll allowing two-unit synchronous playback with ±0 frame accuracy to start at the player and recorder IN points.

To end synchronous playback while it is in progress

Press the STOP button on the recorder.

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Setting Time Data

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Time Data and Sub LCD Menu

This unit provides the following timecode functions:

• Setting, displaying, recording, and playing back timecode and user bit values

• Outputting the timecode read from the tape as an analog timecode (LTC) signal during playback

• Inputting an external analog timecode (LTC) signal

Information Displayed on the LCD Monitor

The LCD monitor displays setup menus, error messages, alarm messages, time data, and information about the unit’s operating status.

For more information about the setup menus, see Chapter 7 “Setup Menu” (page 105).

To adjust the screen

Use the BRIGHT and CONTRAST knobs to adjust the brightness and contrast of the LCD monitor screen. To make the backlight brighter, set the sub LCD menu item BACKLGT to HIGH (see page 74).

To display superimposed text information

To display superimposed time data and text information about the operating status of the unit in the LCD monitor, set the sub LCD menu item CHARACTER to ON (see page 73). The setup menu and error messages are displayed regardless of the setting of CHARACTER.

When CHARACTER is set to ON, the text information is also superimposed on the output of the VIDEO OUTPUT 2 (SUPER) connector .

To adjust the displayed text

You can adjust the position, size, and type of superimposed information using setup menu items 002, 003, 009, and 011.

For details, see pages 106 and 107.

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Setting Time Data

Information displayed

The figure below shows the time data and operation status that can be superimposed.

1 Time data type

Time data

2 Timecode reader drop-

frame mark

TCR 23 : 5 9 . 4 0 . 1 8 PSHUTTLESTILL

6 Operating mode

5 Recorder/player selection

a) This character can appear on the DSR-70A only. The

character to appear in these two columns is always a colon (:) on the DSR-70AP.

Note

3 Timecode

generator dropframe mark

The example above shows the factory default configuration. You can use setup menu item 005 to display a different

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type of time data in the second line as well.

For details, see page 106.

1 Time data type

4 VITC field

mark

2 Timecode reader drop-frame mark (for DSR70A only)

. Drop frame mode (factory default setting) : Non-drop frame mode

3 Timecode generator drop-frame mark (for DSR-70A only)

. Drop frame mode (factory default setting) : Non-drop frame mode

4 VITC field mark

“ ” (blank): Fields 1 and 3

“*”: Fields 2 and 4

5 Recorder/player selection

The indication changes depending on the status of the PLAYER/DMC and RECORDER indicators.

No display: When the PLAYER/DMC and

RECORDER indicators are both not lit.

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

6 Operating mode

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

• Block A displays the operating mode.

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

• Block C displays a x mark to indicate an edit section

during automatic editing.

Display Meaning

CNT Count value of the time counter (COUNTER) TCR Timecode reader timecode data UBR Timecode reader user bits data TCR. VITC reader timecode data UBR. VITC reader user bits data TCG Timecode generator timecode data UBG Timecode generator user bits data IN IN point time data OUT OUT point time data AI Audio IN point time data DUR The duration between any two of the four edit

T*R

U*R

points (IN, OUT, AUDIO IN, AUDIO OUT) Time code data from time code reader. The

asterisk indicates an interpolation by the time code reader to make up for the time code data not correctly read from the tape.

User bit data from the time code reader. The asterisk indicates that last data is retained by the time code reader, as the new data has not been read correctly from the tape.

a) “*” appears when data has not been correctly read from

tape.

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ABC

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Display

Block A Block B

CASSETTE OUT

TAPE UNTHREAD Tape has not been

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

PLAY Playback mode

REC Record mode

REC LOCK Record mode

SEQ-REC

EDIT Edit mode

EDIT LOCK Edit mode

JOG STILL A still picture in jog

JOG FWD Jog mode in forward

JOG REV Jog mode in reverse

SHUTTLE (Speed) Shuttle mode VAR (Speed) AUTO EDIT Automatic editing mode PREVIEW REVIEW

D-PREV (Speed)

D-EDIT (Speed) DMC-SPD

LOCK

LOCK Sequential recording

(Speed)

Operating mode

Cassette is not loaded

threaded

(servo unlocked)

(servo locked)

(servo unocked)

(servo locked)

Sequential recording mode (servo unlocked)

mode (servo locked)

(servo unlocked)

(servo locked)

mode

direction

Variable speed mode

Preview mode Review mode

DMC editing preview mode

DMC editing mode DMC initial speed

setting

a) Initial speed settings or stored speed settings

Setting an Initial Value and Recording Timecode

Set the switches and sub LCD menu items as shown below.

LOCAL

REMOTE

REMOTE/LOCAL: LOCAL

Sub LCD menu settings

Item Setting

F-RUN/R-RUN Desired setting DF/NDF Desired setting

(general settings page) (for DSR-70A)

INT

EXT

TC INT/EXT: INT

To set an initial timecode value

Perform the following procedure.

RESET button

MENU SET

3,5 3,4,5,6 7

1 Press the COUNTER SELECT button and select

TC.

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2 Press the HOLD button.

The first digit of the time data (hours:minutes:seconds:frames) in the sub LCD begins to flash.

To set all digits to 0

Press the RESET button.

3 Confirm the JOG indicator lights, and select jog

mode if not. (Shuttle mode is not recommendable.)

4 Select the digit to set by rotating the jog dial.

The flashing digit changes to the digit on the right when you rotate the jog dial clockwise, and to the digit on the left when you rotate it counterclockwise.

5 Set the value for the flashing digit by rotating the

jog dial while pressing the search button.

6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 until you finish setting all

digits.

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7 Press the SET button.

If the sub LCD menu item F-RUN/R-RUN is set to F-RUN, the timecode starts to advance immediately.

To set user bits

You can record up to 8 hexadecimal digits of information (date, time, event number, etc.) in the timecode track.

Proceed as follows.

1 Press the COUNTER SELECT button and select

UB.

2 Carry out steps 2 to 7 of “To set an initial

timecode value.”

Settings are made in hexadecimal (0, 1, 2,... 8, 9, A, B,... E, F).

To set timecode to the current time

1 Set the sub LCD menu item F-RUN/R-RUN to F-

RUN and DF/NDF to DF (for DSR-70A) (see page

73).

2 Carry out steps 1 to 6 of “To set an initial

timecode value” (page 63) to set the timecode to a time slightly ahead of the current time.

3 Press the SET button at the instant when the

current time matches the displayed timecode.

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Synchronizing the Internal Timecode Generator With an External Signal — External Lock

You can synchronize the internal time code generator to an external time code signal (TC) input to this unit. Use this method to synchronize the time code generators of a number of VCRs, or to carry out recording maintaining the synchronization between the source video and time code. In this case, the settings of the sub LCD menu items FRUN/R-RUN and DF/NDF are ignored. You can synchronize the internal time code generator to one of the following external time codes.

• The time code (TC) output of an external time code generator or external VCR connected to the TC IN connector

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

• The time code (TC/VITC) input to the SDTI(QSDI) INPUT connector (when fitted with the optional DSBK-150) or i.LINK connector (when fitted with the optional DSBK-140/160A) of the unit

To synchronize to an external time code signal

Proceed as follows.

• When synchronizing to the time code (VITC) in an input video signal In the input selection section, select an input video signal containing VITC, then select TC or VITC with extended menu item 613.

2 Set switches on the control panel and the sub LCD

menu as follows.

TC SELECT switch: TC or VITC according as

you are synchronizing to TC or VITC

TC INT/EXT switch: EXT Sub LCD menu item VITC:

• To record the time code (VITC) in the input video signal as VITC, set to OFF.

• To record the time code generated by the internal time code generator as VITC, set to ON.

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.

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Note

When the input mode is SDTI or i.LINK (the SDTI or i.LINK indicator is present in the subsidiary LCD), then setting the TC INT/EXT switch to the EXT position automatically synchronizes the internal timecode generator to the timecode transferred through the SDTI (DSBK-150) or i.LINK (DSBK-140/160A) interface.

EXT

INT

TC SELECT

VITC

TC IN

TC OUT

1 • When synchronizing to an external time code

Connect the time code output of the external time code generator or external VCR to the TC IN connector.

Note that when the TC INT/EXT switch is set to EXT, the advance mode and frame count mode (DSR-70A only) are automatically set as follows.

Advance mode: free running Frame count mode (DSR-70A only): the same as

the external timecode signal (drop frame or nondrop frame)

Checking the synchronization to the external signal

Press the STOP button to stop this unit, then press the REC/SEQ button.

Watch the time data display, and check that the values displayed coincide with the external timecode values.

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Sub LCD Menu Display and Settings –– Making

Operating Mode and Video/Audio Signal Settings

The sub LCD menu displayed in the sub LCD allows you to make operating mode and video/audio signal settings for the unit.

Sub LCD Menu Home Page and Sub LCD Operation Buttons

The home page of the sub LCD menu is displayed when you power the unit on.

1 Time data indication

2 VITC indication

3 Audio mode indication

4 CLIPLINK indication

5 Remaining tape time indication

6 Remaining battery power indication

Time data display area

NO EDIT

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PAGE button

Sub LCD operation buttons F1 to F4

PAG E

7 NO EDIT indication

1 Time data indication

Shows the type of time data being displayed.

TC: Timecode UB: User bits CNT: Counter count

2 VITC indication

Lights when VITC timecode is being read or recorded, regardless of the time data indication.

VITCTC 2/48k CL 184 BATT

00 : 35 : 09 : 04

AU-1 2/48k ANALOG CMPST

F1 F2 F3 F4

0 Input audio signal indication

9 Audio recording mode indication

8 Audio setting page selection indication

4 CLIPLINK indication

These show whether or not cassette memory is present and whether there is CLIPLINK log data.

CM: appears when there is cassette memory CL: appears when the cassette memory includes

CLIPLINK log data.

No indication: when there is no cassette memory

DOWN

qa Input video signal indication

UP/DOWN buttons

3 Audio mode indication

This shows the mode in which audio is recorded.

2/48k: two-channel, 48 kHz mode 4/32k: four-channel, 32 kHz mode – – : recording mode cannot be determined

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5 Remaining tape time indication

Displays the remaining tape time (in 2-minute increments).

–: No cassette is loaded. When the remaining time falls to 2 minutes or less, the indication becomes 0 and flashes. When a tape recorded in DV format (SP mode) is played back, indication “SP” appears. When a tape recorded in DVCPRO (25M) format is played back, indication “MP” appears.

6 Remaining battery power indication

Displays the remaining battery power on a scale of seven levels. When the power is nearly exhausted, the BATT display flashes. When the power is completely exhausted, a flashing E (End) appears.

Regarding the remaining battery power indication, also see “3 BAT-END (battery end) setting” and “4 BAT-NE (battery near end) setting” (page 74).

7 NO EDIT indication

Appears when a tape recorded in DV or DVCPRO (25M) format is played back. You may play back a tape recorded in DV or DVCPRO (25M) format, but you cannot record the results of editing on the tape. This indication appears also when the audio recording mode set on the unit is different from the audio recording mode used on the tape.

0 Input audio signal indication

When changing the input audio signal selection, use F3 to highlight this indication, then press the UP button or the DOWN button repeatedly so that the indication for the desired signal appears in the sub LCD.

ANALOG: Analog signals SG: Test audio signal i.LINK: i.LINK(DV) signals (DSBK-140/160A) SDTI: SDTI(QSDI) signals (DSBK-150) SDI: SDI signals (DSBK-160A)

Pressing F3 to highlight this indication, then pressing the PAGE button displays the general settings page (1) (see page 73).

qa Input video signal indication

You can select CMPST (composite) or SDI as the input video signal by pressing F4 to highlight this display and then pressing the UP or DOWN button.

CMPST: Composite signal SDI: SDI signal (DSBK-160A) S VIDEO: S-video signal SG: Test video signal i.LINK: i.LINK (DV) signal (DSBK-140/160A) CMPNT: Component signal (DSBK-170) SDTI: SDTI (QSDI) signal (DSBK-150)

If you press the PAGE button after highlighting this display, the video settings page appears, allowing you to make advanced video settings.

For details, see “To switch between menu pages” (page 68).

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8 Audio settings page selection indication

To select one of the groups of the audio settings pages (AU-1 to AU-4) or MIX/SWP, press F1 to highlight this display, then press the UP or DOWN button. The selected page in the group or the audio settings sub page appears when you press the PAGE button.

For details, see “To switch between menu pages” (page 68).

9 Audio recording mode indication

When changing the audio recording mode selection, use F2 to highlight this indication, then press the UP button or the DOWN button so that the indication for the desired mode appears in the sub LCD.

2/48k: Two-channel, 48-kHz mode 4/32k: Four-channel, 32-kHz mode

Pressing first F2 to highlight this indication, then the PAGE button displays the general settings page (1) (see page 73).

Note

Selecting the i.LINK or SDTI (QSDI) signals for input audio causes the same to be automatically selected also for input video.

Selecting the i.LINK or SDTI (QSDI) signals for input video causes the same to be automatically selected also for input audio.

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Sub LCD Menu Basic Operations

To switch between menu pages

In addition to the home page, the sub LCD menu has pages that allow you to make settings for input and output of video and audio signals, and other general settings. You can switch between pages by pressing the buttons shown in the figure below.

F1 F2 F3 F4

AU-1

PAG E

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AU-2

PAG E

For more information about the video and audio settings pages, see “Input and Output Settings for Video and Audio Signals” (page 70).

Home page

01 : 23 : 45 : 01

AU-1

2/48k

F1 F2 F3 F4

ANALOG CMPST

General settings (1)

PAG E PAG E

Video

PAG E

Audio 1-1

PAG E

Audio 2-1

Audio 1-2

PAG E

Audio 1-3

PAG E

Home

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MIX/

SWP

OUT

General settings (2)

PAG E

Home

PAG E

Home

a) When the unit is first powered on, and when you

return to the home page, none of the items on the page are highlighted.

b) You can return to the home page by keeping the

PAGE button pressed for more than one second.

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To select an item

Display the page that contains the item you want to select, then press F1 to F4, that is located in the same column as the item.

The selected item is highlighted. Press the button repeatedly until the item that you want to select is highlighted.

To change a setting

With the item that you want to change highlighted, press the UP or DOWN button repeatedly until the item is set to the value that you want.

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Input and Output Settings for Video and Audio Signals –– Sub LCD Menu

Using the sub LCD menu, you can make settings related to the input and output of video and audio signals.

For more information about basic sub LCD menu operations, see “Sub LCD Menu Basic Operations (page

68).”

Making Settings in the Audio Settings Pages

For audio settings, use the audio settings pages of the sub LCD menu. The audio settings pages are divided into four groups, AU-1 to AU-4. Using these four groups of audio settings pages, you can make four different sets of audio settings. To call up one of the settings pages in a group, select the group from the home page. Each settings page has a number that indicates its group and its position within the group. For example, audio settings page 1-1 is the first page in group AU-1.

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Audio settings page 1-1

[AU-1-1]

AGC

OFF

Item Setting

AGC Turn the audio input AGC circuits ON and

OFF (enabled when the AUDIO INPUT PRESET/VARIABLE switch of the control panel is set to PRESET).

LIMITER Turn the audio input limiter circuits ON and

OFF (enabled when the AUDIO INPUT PRESET/VARIABLE switch of the control panel is set to VARIABLE).

LIMITER

OFF

Display when the optional DSBK-140/150/ 160A board is installed

CH 1*IN-1 IN-2 IN-3 IN-4

2 IN-1 *IN-2 IN-3 IN-4

MIX/SWAP

3 IN-1 IN-2 *IN-3 IN-4

[AU-1-2]

4 IN-1 IN-2 IN-3 *IN-4

Display when the optional DSBK-140/150/ 160A board is not installed

CH 1*IN-1 IN-2

2 IN-1 *IN-2

MIX/SWAP

3*IN-1 IN-2

Item Setting

MIX/SWAP CH 1 to 4 Select up to two audio input

signals (IN-1 to IN-4) to be assigned to channels 1 to 4. When two signals are selected, they are mixed.

To select 1 Select the desired channel using

operation buttons F1 to F4.

2 Press the same operation button

as used in 1 repeatedly until the input signal indication (IN-1/IN2/IN-3/IN-4) corresponding to the desired signal is highlighted.

3 With the input signal indication

for the selected signal highlighted, press either the UP button or the DOWN button so that an asterisk (*) is added to the highlighted input signal indication.

4 To select the second input signal

for the same channel, repeat steps 2 and 3.

To cancel the selection

Proceed as above to highlight the desired input signal indication, then press either the UP button or the DOWN button so that the asterisk preceding the highlighted input signal indication disappears.

[AU-1-2]

4 IN-1 *IN-2

To switch to audio settings page 1-2

Press the PAGE button.

Audio settings page 1-2

Audio settings page 1-2 displayed differs between when the optional DSBK-140/150/160A board is installed and when it is not installed.

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Note

When analog audio (ANALOG) has been selected for input, selecting IN-3 or IN-4 as the audio input signal results in mute audio.

To switch to audio settings page 1-3

Press the PAGE button.

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Audio settings page 1-3

3 Press the PAGE button.

LINE OUT

CH-1/2

Item Setting

LINE OUT Select channels 1/2 or 3/4 as the line

MONI.VR Select ENA for an output level

MONITOR Select the monitor audio output signal.

MONI.VR MONITOR

ENA METER

out channels.

determined according to the setting of the PB AUDIO PRESET/VARIABLE switch of the control panel, or DIS for a fixed output level.

• Select METER to linking the monitor audio output selection to the setting of the METER switch for the display panel. Either channels 1 and 2 mixed or channels 3 and 4 mixed will be output.

• When not linking the monitor audio output selection to the setting of the METER switch, select the desired channel (CH-1/CH-2/CH-3/CH-4).

[AU-1-3]

An audio settings subpage (input mixing page) appears as shown below.

TC 2/48k CL 184 BATT

00 : 35 : 09 : 04

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MIX OFF 1+2c1 1+2c2 IN /OUT

PAG E

F1 F2 F3 F4

To switch pages

Press the F4 button. An output monitor settings page like the one below appears.

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NO EDIT

00 : 35 : 09 : 04

1 2 1+2 IN/ OUT

PAG E

F1 F2 F3 F4

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Audio settings pages 2-1 to 4-3

Make settings in the same way as pages AU-2 to AU-

Making Settings in the Audio Settings Subpages

Use the audio settings subpages to make mix and swap input and output settings for channels 1 and 2.

To display the audio settings subpages

1 Press F1 to highlight the audio settings item in the

home page.

2 If the item displayed is not “MIX/SWP,” press the

UP button until “MIX/SWP” appears.

Each press of the F4 button switches between the input mixing settings page and the output monitor settings page.

To return to the home page

Press the PAGE button.

Contents of the audio settings subpages

When you change the settings of the audio settings subpages, the settings of the AU-1 page change as well, and vice versa. However, when there is no item in the subpages corresponding to a setting made in the AU-1 page, the setting is not reflected in the subpages.

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Input and Output Settings for Video and Audio Signals –– Sub LCD Menu

Input mixing settings page

By pressing F1 to F3, you can make the following three settings for mixing of input signals in audio channels 1 and 2. The selected setting is highlighted. To select input signals, use audio settings page 1-2.

MIX OFF: Assign IN-1 to channel 1, and assign IN-

2 to channel 2.

1+2 → 1: Assign mixed signals of IN-1 and IN-2 to

channel 1, and assign IN-2 to channel 2.

1+2 → 2: Assign IN-1 to channel 1, and assign mixed

signals of IN-1 and IN-2 to channel 2.

Output monitor settings page

By pressing F1 to F3, you can make the following three settings for monitor output signals. The selected setting is highlighted.

1: Assign channel 1 to monitor output. 2: Assign channel 2 to monitor output. 1+2: Assign mixed signals from channels 1 and 2 to

monitor output. (This corresponds to the MONITOR item setting “METER” in audio settings page 1-3.)

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Making Settings in the Video Settings Page

The following tables show the items that can be set in the video settings page.

Video settings page

MONITOR

OUTPUT

PROCESS CONTROL

PAN E L

PP MODE

OFF

WIDE AUTO

PP SIZE

1/9

ZEBRA

OFF

PP POSI.

Item Setting

MONITOR

When composite video (CMPST) has been selected for input, select the E-E signal for output to the LCD monitor of the unit. INPUT: Input video E-E with no digital process delay is output. OUTPUT: Output video E-E with a digital process delay is output

PP MODE

Select how to display two input pictures on

the LCD monitor.

OFF: Not displaying two pictures. 1: Picture-in-picture display 2: Two pictures reduced and displayed side

by side 3: Side-by-side display reduced in horizontal direction only

PP SIZE

Select the size of the smaller picture to be inset for picture-in-picture display on the LCD monitor.

1/16: 1/9: 1/9 the normal size 1/4: 1/4 the normal size

PP POSI.

Select the position of the smaller picture to be inset for picture-in picture display on the LCD monitor.

1: Upper left position 2: Upper right position 3: Lower left position 4: Lower right position

PROCESS CONTROL

Select what to use to control the following items: SETUP (when using the setup menu) or PANEL (when using the front control section).

• Video output level

• Chroma signal output level

• Setup level (DSR-70A)/black level (DSR-

70AP)

• Chroma phase

WIDE

Select whether to record/play back video with wide-screen aspect ratio information requiring the LCD monitor to switch to 16:9 mode. AUTO: The LCD monitor automatically switches to 16:9 mode when wide screen video is input or played back. ON: The LCD monitor is always in 16:9 mode. OFF: The LCD monitor does not switch to 16:9 mode.

ZEBRA

Set the zebra pattern to be displayed in the LCD monitor.

OFF: Do not display. 50%: Display zebra pattern with 50% or more

video level. 80%: Display zebra pattern with 80% or more video level. 100%: Display zebra pattern with 100% or more video level.

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a) Displayed only when the DSBK-180/180P Dual Video Input

Board is installed

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General Settings Pages of the Sub LCD Menu

There are general settings pages (1) and (2).

General settings page (1)

1 PRESET/REGEN (regenerate) setting

2 F-RUN/R-RUN (free-run/rec-run) setting

3 DF/NDF (drop-frame/non-drop-frame) setting

(for DSR-70A only)

PRESET

TC GENERATOR

F-RUN

VITC ON

4 VITC setting

KEY INH

OFF

8 KEY INH (key inhibit) setting

PB/EE

7 PB/EE (monitor signal) setting

REMOTE

1 PRESET/REGEN (regenerate) setting

Select the value set in the internal timecode generator.

PRESET: Preset the initial value of the timecode

generated by the internal timecode generator, either by a control panel operation or by remote control from the device connected to the REMOTE connector.

REGEN: Synchronize the internal timecode

generator with the timecode read by the internal timecode reader.

2 F-RUN/R-RUN (free-run/rec-run) setting

Select the progression method for the timecode generated by the internal timecode generator.

F-RUN: Timecode progresses continuously from the

time when this unit is powered on, regardless of the unit's operating status.

R-RUN: Timecode progresses only during recording.

3 DF/NDF (drop-frame/non-drop-frame) setting (for DSR-70A only)

Select DF to advance timecode in drop-frame mode, and NDF to advance timecode in non-drop-frame mode.

CHARACTER

6 REMOTE setting

5 CHARACTER setting

4 VITC setting

Set to ON to record the VITC timecode generated by

the internal timecode generator.

When this is set to OFF, the internally generated VITC timecode is not recorded, but the VITC timecode inserted in the input video signal is recorded as it is.

5 CHARACTER setting

Set to ON to superimpose text information such as timecode, menu settings and alarm messages on the video signal output from the VIDEO OUTPUT 2 (SUPER) connector.

6 REMOTE setting

When the REMOTE/LOCAL switch is set to REMOTE, select the source for control of this unit.

9P: The unit is controlled from the device connected

to the REMOTE connector (D-sub9-pin).

i.LINK: The unit is controlled from the device

connected to the DV IN/OUT connector (DSBK140/160A).

7 PB/EE (monitor signal) setting

Select the video/audio signal output when the tape is being fast forwarded or rewound, or when the unit is stopped or on standy .

PB: Playback signal PB/EE: Input signal in E-E mode

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General Settings Pages of the Sub LCD Menu

8 KEY INH (key inhibit) setting

Set to ON to disable the buttons on the control panel. (Sub LCD menu operations can still be performed even when this item is set to ON.) You can select the buttons that are disabled under setup menu item 118.

General settings page (2)

BAT–TYP

AUTO

2 BAT-TYP setting

BAT–END

11.0

3 BAT-END setting

If you try to operate the disabled buttons, the message “!!KEY INH.!” appears in the time data display area on the sub LCD.

To switch to general settings page (2)

Press the PAGE button.

1 BACKLGT setting

BACKLGT

NORMAL

BAT–NE

11.3

4 BAT-NE setting

LIGHTSW

SUB

5 LIGHTSW setting

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1 BACKLGT (back light) setting

Set to HIGH to increase the brightness of the LCD monitor back light.

2 BAT-TYP (battery type) setting

Set the type of the battery used.

AUTO: The battery type is automatically checked. Ni: BP-90/90A Li: BP-L60/L60A/L90/L90A ANTON: Anton Bauer Magnum battery

Note

To use the Anton Bauer Magnum battery, you require a special battery mount to be attached to this unit.

For more information about the special battery mount, contact an Anton Bauer agent or your Sony dealer.

3 BAT-END (battery end) setting

Set a voltage value to indicate the shutdown voltage of this unit.

4 BAT-NE (battery near end) setting

For alarms that alert you when the end of power as specified in the battery end setting 3 is near, specify a voltage that at which to begin the alarm display.

5 LIGHTSW (backlight control switch) setting

Control the light power of the LCD monitor and sub LCD.

SUBMAIN: The both are controlled by the LIGHT

switch.

MAIN: The LCD monitor backlight power is

controlled by the LIGHT switch. The sub LCD backlight power is continually on.

SUB: The sub LCD backlight power is controlled by

the LIGHT switch. The LCD monitor backlight power is continually on.

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Editing

Sequence of Editing Operations

The following is a typical sequence of cut editing operations carried out using two DSR-70A/70AP units as a pair of player and recorder.

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Sequence of Operations See

Making necessary settings

Insert cassettes.

• Insert a cassette for recording the results of editing in the recorder.

• Insert the cassette on which material to be edited has been recorded in the player.

Select an edit mode.

Determine edit points.

• Preview edit results.

• Modify edit points, if necessary.

Execute an edit.

• Review the edit results.

• Redo the edit, if necessary.

“Settings for Editing” (page 76)

“Handling Cassettes” (page 39)

“Selecting an Edit Mode”

(page 79)

• “Finding Edit Points —Search” (page 81)

• “Setting Edit Points” (page

82)

“Executing an Edit” (page 86)

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Settings for Editing

When using two units of the DSR-70A/70AP as a pair of recorder and player in an editing system, set the recorder and player as follows. Basically, the same recorder settings and player settings apply when you use a DSR 70A/70AP unit as a stand-alone recorder or player.

Recorder Settings

Make settings as follows.

POWER indicator

Sub LCD

6 5

LOCAL

REMOTE

INT

EXT

Check Indication/What to do

Enough battery power remaining?

No condensation in the unit?

Check the remaining battery power indication.

If “BATT” is flashing

Replace the battery.

If “HUMID!” is displayed

Leaving the unit powered, wait until the message disappears. (In this case, the alarm message “MOISTURE HAS BEEN DETECTED” also appears on the LCD monitor.)

See for details

“ 6Remaining battery power indication” (page

67)

“Condensation” (page 137)

3 Use the COUNTER SELECT button to select the

type of time data to be used.

Each press of the button cycles through three options in the sub LCD: CNT, TC, and UB.

Selectable time data Time data indication in

the sub LCD

Count in the counter CNT Timecode TC User bit data UB

UP/DOWN buttons

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1 Set the REMOTE/LOCAL switch to LOCAL. 2 Set the POWER switch to ON, then make the

following checks.

When the unit is powered, the POWER indicator lights and the sub LCD home page appears in the sub LCD.

4 When the time data selected in step 3 is timecode

(TC), use the TC INT/EXT switch to select the type of timecode.

Selectable timecode TC INT/EXT switch setting

Timecode generated by the internal timecode generator

External timecode input to the TC IN connector

INT

EXT

5 Select the formats of video and audio input signals

to be used.

If any signal not connected to the unit is selected, the corresponding signal indication in the sub LCD flashes.

To select an input video signal format

Press the sub LCD operation button F4, highlighting the input video signal indication, then press the UP button or the DOWN button repeatedly until the input video signal indication corresponding to the desired video signal appears in the sub LCD.

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Selectable video signals (Input connectors)

Composite signals (VIDEO INPUT) S-video signal (S VIDEO IN) i.LINK (DV) signals (DV IN/OUT

(optional DSBK-140/160A)) SDTI (QSDI) signals (SDTI(QSDI)

IN (optional DSBK-150)) SDI signals (SDI IN (optional

DSBK-160A)) Component signals (Y, R–Y, B–Y

(optional DSBK-170)) Test video signal

Input video signal indication in the sub LCD

CMPST S VIDEO i.LINK

SDTI

SDI

CMPNT

a) When using the component signals (CMPNT), set the

IN/OUT switch of the DSBK-170 to IN.

Selecting the i.LINK (DV) or SDTI (QSDI) signals for input video causes the same to be automatically selected also for input audio.

To select an input audio signal format

Press the sub LCD operation button F3, highlighting the input audio signal indication, then press the UP button or the DOWN button repeatedly until the input audio signal indication corresponding to the desired audio signal appears in the sub LCD.

Selectable audio signals (Input connectors)

Analog signals (AUDIO INPUT CH-1/CH-2)

i.LINK (DV) signals (DV IN/OUT (optional DSBK-140/160A))

SDTI (QSDI) signals (SDTI(QSDI) IN (optional DSBK-150))

SDI signals (SDI IN (optional DSBK-160A))

Test audio signal SG

Input audio signal indication in the sub LCD

ANALOG

i.LINK

SDTI

SDI

Selecting the i.LINK (DV) or SDTI (QSDI) signals for input audio causes the same to be automatically selected also for input video.

Selectable audio recording mode Indication in

the sub LCD

Two-channel, 48-kHz recording mode Four-channel, 32-kHz recording mode

Notes

2/48k 4/32k

• In the DVCAM format, there are two audio recording modes, that is, two channel, 48-kHz mode and four-channel, 32-kHz mode. It is not possible to select other modes (for example, fourchannel, 48-kHz mode).

• If an audio signal in a different mode than the base tape is used in assemble or insert editing, the signals will be discontinuous at the edit points and correct editing will not be obtained. For this reason, audio editing between different modes is inhibited on this unit. For smooth editing operations, check the audio recording mode of the base tape beforehand. If on a tape there is a point where the audio mode is switched, you cannot perform an insert editing on that point.

• Once you have started recording, you cannot change the audio mode selection.

7 Use the AUDIO INPUT PRESET/VARIABLE

switch and the AUDIO INPUT CH 1 to CH-4 level adjustment knobs to adjust the audio input levels. Watching the audio level meter, adjust the levels so that the meter does not indicate higher values than 0 dB when the audio signals are at their maximum.

AUDIO INPUT PRESET/ VARIABLE switch setting

PRESET

VARIABLE

Audio input level adjustment

Preset to fixed levels. Levels cannot be adjusted with the level adjustment knobs.

Levels adjustable with the level adjustment knobs. Adjust the levels while viewing the audio level meter in E-E mode.

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6 Select the audio recording mode.

Press the sub LCD operation button F2, highlighting the audio recording mode indication, then press the UP button or the DOWN button so that the audio recording mode indication corresponding to the selected mode appears in the sub LCD.

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Settings for Editing

Player Settings

Make settings as follows.

POWER indicator

LOCAL

REMOTE

1 Set the REMOTE/LOCAL switch to REMOTE. 2 Set the POWER switch to ON, then make the

following checks.

When the unit is powered, the POWER indicator

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lights and the sub LCD home page appears in the sub LCD.

Check Indication/What to do

Enough battery power remaining?

No condensation in the unit?

Check the remaining battery power indication.

If “BATT” is flashing

Replace the battery.

If “HUMID!” is displayed

Leaving the unit powered, wait until the message disappears. (In this case, the alarm message “MOISTURE HAS BEEN DETECTED” also appears on the LCD monitor.)

See for details

“

Remaining battery power indication” (page 67)

“Condensation” (page 137)

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Selecting an Edit Mode

When you use two DSR-70A/70AP units, you can do two types of editing: assemble editing and insert editing. This section provides an outline of each type and explains how to select an edit mode.

In the subsequent explanation of editing operations in this chapter, illustrations of a pair of DSR-70A/70AP units (player and recorder) combined using the optional BKNW-225 Docking Kit are used (see page

134). In each illustration, as viewed from the front, the unit on the left is the player and the unit on the right is the recorder.

Assemble Editing

In assemble editing, you record video and audio materials in order from the start of the tape. In addition to video and audio, timecode is also recorded. If timecode is already recorded on the tape, the new timecode is recorded so as to form a continuous sequence with the existing timecode. Assemble editing is convenient when you are recording on a new tape.

Note

Before you begin assemble editing for the first time with a new tape, video signal such as black signal and timecode must be recorded on the tape in advance of the recorder IN point for a length equal to or greater than the preroll time.

1 Press the RECORDER button on the recorder

control panel.

The RECORDER indicator lights.

2 Press the ASSEMBLE button on the recorder

control panel.

The ASSEMBLE indicator lights.

To cancel assemble mode

Press the ASSEMBLE button again to turn the ASSEMBLE indicator off.

Insert Editing

In insert editing, you insert video, audio, and timecode at desired positions on an already recorded tape. You can insert all three types of data at the same time, or insert one of the types separately.

Note

Before you use an unrecorded tape in insert editing, video signal such as black signal and timecode must be recorded on all over the tape.

Selecting insert mode

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Selecting assemble mode

ASSEMBLE

RECORDER

VIDEO

INSERT

AUDIO

CH1,1/2 CH2,3/4

RECORDER

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Selecting an Edit Mode

1 Press the RECORDER button on the recorder

control panel.

The RECORDER indicator lights.

2 Press one or more of the INSERT buttons on the

recorder control panel to select the signals you want to insert.

The corresponding INSERT indicators light.

To cancel the selection of a signal

Press the corresponding INSERT button again to turn the corresponding indicator off. Selection of a signal is canceled when its indicator goes out.

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Finding Edit Points —Search

Playback in search mode using the jog and shuttle dials allows finding edit points quickly.

Jog mode

Playback speed is determined by the rotation speed of the jog dial between ±1 times normal speed. Rotate the dial in the clockwise direction to search in the forward direction, and rotate the dial in the counterclockwise direction to search in the reverse direction.

Shuttle mode

Playback speed is determined by the rotation angle of the shuttle dial between ±32 times normal speed (23 steps) (the setting can be changed using setup menu item 102). Click points allow playback at ±5 times normal speed. Rotate the dial in the clockwise direction to search in the forward direction, and rotate the dial in the counterclockwise direction to search in the reverse direction.

Variable speed mode

Playback speed is determined by the rotation angle of the shuttle dial in the range of –1 to +2 times normal speed (54 steps). Rotate the dial in the clockwise direction to search in the forward direction, and rotate the dial in the counterclockwise direction to search in the reverse direction.

In the range of ±

/2 times normal speed, you can carry

out noiseless playback.

Switching from variable speed to shuttle mode

Press the search button for 1 or more seconds.

To switch between normal playback and search modes

Press the PLAY and search buttons alternately.

As factory default setting, rotating the jog or shuttle dial switches to search mode at any time except during recording and editing.

If you change the setting of setup menu item 101, the above function will be disabled and switching to search mode will be possible only when the search button is pressed.

For details about setting, see item 101 (page 111).

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Switching between each mode

Lighting the JOG or SHUTTLE indicator shows the corresponding mode is selected. Lighting both the JOG and SHUTTLE indicators shows the variable speed mode is selected.

Switching from jog to shuttle mode

Rotate the shuttle dial.

Switching from shuttle or variable speed to jog mode

Press the jog dial or rotate the jog dial while setting the shuttle dial at still position.

Switching from shuttle or jog to variable speed mode

Press the search button for 1 or more seconds.

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Setting Edit Points

In editing operations, there are four edit points: an IN point and an OUT point on the recorder side, and an IN point and an OUT point on the player side. As soon as you set three of the edit points, the fourth edit point is calculated automatically. In insert editing, you can set IN points for audio separately from the IN points for video (audio split editing).

Setting Edit Points

Proceed as follows to set edit points.

For details, see “To set audio IN points separately from video IN points (audio split editing)” (page 83).

Note

If it is necessary to operate the buttons or dial on the player, set setup menu item 006 “LOCAL FUNCTION ENABLE” to ENA beforehand (see page 106).

AUDIO IN

– +

TRIM

CLIP

LIST MARK

DELETE

PREVIEW REVIEW

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LINK

ENTRY SHIFT

IN OUT

AUTO EDIT

1 Rotate the player side jog or shuttle dial to find the

player edit points.

For details about jog/shuttle dial operations, see “Finding Edit Points — Search” (page 81).

2 Press the IN button together with the ENTRY/

SHIFT button at the point you want to set as the IN point. Press the OUT button together with the ENTRY/SHIFT button at the point you want to set as the OUT point.

The IN and OUT points are set, and the IN and OUT buttons light.

AUDIO IN

– +

TRIM

CLIP

LIST MARK

DELETE

PREVIEW REVIEW

PREVIEW button

LINK

ENTRY SHIFT

IN OUT

AUTO EDIT

AUTO EDIT button

3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 on the recorder side to set the

recorder IN or OUT point.

As soon as you set three edit points on the player and recorder, the PREVIEW button and the AUTO EDIT button light to indicate that you can conduct a preview or edit.

Note

If you set four or more edit points on the player and recorder, the DELETE button flashes. You cannot conduct an edit when the unit is in this state. Delete the unneeded edit points.

For details, see “Modifying Edit Points” (page 85).

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To set audio IN points separately from video IN points (audio split editing)

To display the duration between two edit points

In insert editing, press the AUDIO IN button together with the ENTRY/SHIFT button at the point you want to set as the audio IN point. The audio IN point is set and the AUDIO IN button lights.

Checking Edit Points

You can check the time data of edit points and the duration between two edit points by displaying them in the sub LCD.

To display the time data of edit points

Press the recorder side or player side IN or OUT button.

From among the recorder side and player side IN buttons (or AUDIO IN buttons) and OUT buttons, press two of the buttons together.

The duration appears in the sub LCD while the buttons are kept pressed. In some cases, negative durations preceded by a minus sign (–) may be displayed.

The displayed durations are calculated as follows.

When two edit points are set: The duration between

the two edit points

When only one edit point is set: The duration

between the edit point and the current tape position

When no edit points are set: The duration of the

most recently set edit points

Cuing Up Edit Points

You can cue up any edit point, or cue up a position located a specified amount of time before the edit start point (preroll).

AUDIO IN

– +

TRIM

CLIP

LIST MARK

DELETE

IN button

LINK

ENTRY SHIFT

IN OUT

OUT button

While the button remains pressed, the time data for the corresponding edit point is displayed in the sub LCD.

To set the preroll time

Using the setup menu item 001, specify how many seconds (the preroll time) in advance of the edit start point to set the preroll point.

The factory default preroll time is 5 seconds.

For details, see page 106.

Use the following procedures to cue up an edit point or preroll the tape.

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Setting Edit Points

To cue up an edit point

Press and hold the recorder side or player side IN or OUT button, and press the recorder or player PREROLL button while holding the IN or OUT button.

REC

PREROLL

INHI

AUDIO IN

– +

TRIM

CLIP

LIST MARK

DELETE

LINK

ENTRY SHIFT

IN OUT

PREROLL button

OUT button

IN button

The tape runs to the preroll point, located in advance of the edit start point by the specified amount of time, and then stops.

Previewing Edit Results

When you finish setting the edit points, the PREVIEW button flashes to indicate that you can conduct a preview.

To conduct a preview, press the recorder side PREVIEW button, turning it on.

The tape runs to the IN point or OUT point and stops.

To preroll the tape

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Press the recorder side or player side PREROLL button.

REC

PREROLL

INHI

PREROLL button

STANDBY

PREVIEW

PREVIEW button

STOP

STOP button

During the preview, you can see the video in the recorder side LCD monitor and listen to the audio through the recorder side speaker. The figure below shows the video and audio signals which can be monitored.

IN point

Recorder unit’s playback signals

Player unit’s E-E signals

OUT point

Recorder unit’s playback signals

After the preview, modify, delete, or reset edit points as required.

For more information about modifying edit points, see “Modifying Edit Points” (page 85).

To stop a preview

Press the STOP button on the recorder.

The tape stops when the button was pressed.

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Modifying Edit Points

To modify edit points slightly

Once you set edit points, you can delete them or modify them as required in units of one frame. When edit points have been set incorrectly, for example when an OUT point is located before an IN point or when the durations of editing segments on the player and recorder do no match, the DELETE buttons flash to alert you that a preview or edit cannot be conducted. Correct the edit points as required.

To delete an edit point

Proceed as follows.

AUDIO IN

– +

TRIM

CLIP

LIST MARK

DELETE

LINK

ENTRY SHIFT

IN OUT

DELETE button

OUT button

IN button

Proceed as follows.

AUDIO IN

– +

DELETE

TRIM

CLIP

LIST MARK

LINK

ENTRY SHIFT

IN OUT

TRIM+/MARK and –/LIST buttons

OUT button

IN button

1 While pressing the recorder side or player side IN

or OUT button, depending on the edit point that you want to modify, press a TRIM button (+/ MARK or –/LIST) on the same side of the control panel.

The edit point time data is displayed. Each time you press the +/MARK button, you advance one frame, and each time you press the –/ LIST button you return one frame.

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Press the flashing DELETE button together with the IN button or the OUT button. The DELETE button stops flashing, and the edit point is deleted.

2 After making the modifications, press the IN or

OUT button that you pressed in step 1.

Setting Edit Points Using the Recorder Only

If you press the PLAYER/DMC button to light the PLAYER/DMC indicator on the control panel, you can operate the player or an external VCR with the recorder side buttons, and set edit points.

In this case, it is recommended that you set setup menu item 006 “LOCAL FUNCTION ENABLE” to ST&EJ (default setting) on the player beforehand (see page

106).

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Executing an Edit

Outline of Editing Operations

The figure below shows how the recorder and player operate during edit.

Preroll point

Recorder

Preroll

IN point

Assemble editing

Tape transport

OUT point

Postroll point

Postroll

Playback

Player

Time flow

a) The factory default preroll time is 5 seconds. You can use the setup

menu item 001 to set a time from 0 to 30 seconds (see page 104).

b) The postroll time is set to 2 seconds.

Monitoring signals during an edit

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Just as during a preview, you can see the video in the recorder side LCD monitor and listen to the audio through the recorder side speaker. The figure below shows the video and audio signals which can be monitored.

Insert editing

Playback

Over recording

Stop

Starting an Edit

To start an edit, press the AUTO EDIT button.

IN point OUT point

Recorder’s playback signals

Player’s E-E signals

Recorder’s playback signals

Note

For insert editing, the tape set on the recorder must be a recorded one. You cannot perform insert editing on a blank tape.

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AUDIO IN

– +

TRIM

CLIP

LIST MARK

DELETE

PREVIEW REVIEW

LINK

ENTRY SHIFT

IN OUT

AUTO EDIT

ENTRY/SHIFT button

OUT button

REVIEW button

AUTO EDIT button

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The AUTO EDIT button is lit during an edit. It goes out when the edit finishes.

1 Press the recorder side DELETE button together

with the ENTRY/SHIFT button.

To stop an edit

Press the ENTRY/SHIFT button together with the OUT button. The edit ends, and the point where you pressed the buttons becomes the OUT point.

To abort an edit

Press the STOP button on the recorder.

To review the edit results

Press the REVIEW button. When the review ends, the tape returns to the OUT point and stops.

Redoing an Edit

Edit point data used in up to the last ten edit executions are retained. You can modify the retained edit point data and redo the edits.

To modify the edit point data for the last edit executed and redo the edit

Perform the following procedure.

2 Modify the edit points.

See “To Modify edit points slightly” (page 85) for the procedure.

3 Press the AUTO EDIT button.

The edit is redone.

To modify the edit point data for any of the last ten edits executed and redo the edit

TRIM–/LIST button

SET button

Jog/shuttle dial

REC INHI

TC TC SELECT

INT

OFF

LOCAL

REMOTE

ASSEMBLE INSERT

VIDEO

AUDIO IN

DELETE

PREVIEW REVIEW

CH-1

EXT

VITC

AUDIO

CH1,1/2 CH2,3/4

– +

TRIM

CLIP

LIST MARK

LINK

ENTRY SHIFT

IN OUT

AUTO EDIT

AUDIO INPUT

PRESET

VARIABLE

AUDIO

PRESET

VARIABLE

CH-2 CH-3 CH-4

SET

PLAYER

DMC

REC

PREROLL

REC SEQ EDIT

INHI

SERVO

EJECT REW PLAY F FWD

RECORDER

REVERSE

FORWARD

STANDBY

SHUTTLE

METER

CH-1/2

CH-3/4

STOP

JOG

VAR

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AUDIO IN

– +

TRIM

CLIP

LIST MARK

DELETE

PREVIEW REVIEW

LINK

ENTRY SHIFT

IN OUT

AUTO EDIT

2 3

You can display the list of edit point data (edit list) for up to the last ten edits executed to modify the data and redo the edits as required.

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Executing an Edit

To display the edit list

Press the TRIM–/LIST button. The edit list appears on the LCD monitor. You can scroll the edit list by rotating the jog/shuttle dial.

Selection mark

Data serial number

R for recorder, P for player

EDIT LIST

* 1 R 00:01:23:02 ASM P 00:02:35:00 2 R 00:03:50:00 V1234 P 00:04:03:05 3 R 00:05:00:00 V12 P 00:00:00:00 4 R 00:04:18:21 34 P 00:00:00:00 5 R 00:07:58:03 V13 P 00:00:00:00

Edit mode

Edit point timecode

To exit from the edit list and return to the original LCD monitor display, press the TRIM–/LIST button again.

To display detailed data

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To display detailed data relevant to the data serial number selected on the edit list, press the search button. A detailed data list as shown in the following is displayed while the search button is held.

EDIT LIST

10 VIDEO A1 A2 A3 A4 TC SPEED+0.12 R IN 00:12:34:01 OUT00:12:43:10 AI 00:12:30:00 AO 00:12:43:10 P IN 00:01:56:01 OUT00:01:56:01 AI 00:01:52:00 AO 00:02:05:10

1 Data serial number and edit mode 2 Initial speed for DMC 3 Recorder IN point 4 Recorder OUT point 5 Recorder audio IN point 6 Recorder audio OUT point 7 Player IN point 8 Player OUT point 9 Player audio IN point q; Player audio OUT point

Notes

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0

• The initial speed for DMC is displayed only when

DMC editing is carried out.

• The audio IN and OUT points are not displayed

unless they are set.

• The player edit points are displayed only when two

units (recorder and player) are used.

To modify the data selected on the edit list and redo the edit

After displaying the edit list, proceed as follows.

1 Turn the jog/shuttle dial to move the selection

mark (*) on the edit list to the line displaying the data to be modified.

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2 Press the SET button.

The edit mode, edit points and, if the edit involves DMC, the initial speed for DMC of the edit selected in step 1 are recalled allowing them to be modified.

3 Modify the data as required. 4 Redo the edit.

The data on the edit redone is added to the end of the edit list.

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DMC Editing

You can perform variable-speed editing by controlling the playback speed of the player from the recorder. This type of editing is called DMC (dynamic motion control) editing.

Overview of DMC Editing

Requirements for DMC editing

DMC editing is possible in either assemble or insert edit mode, but is not possible when executing an audio split edit.

Preroll

Recorder

Playback mode

Preroll time × initial speed

Player

IN point

DMC edit mode

IN point

Tape movement during DMC editing

During DMC editing, the tape moves as shown in the diagram below.

OUT point

Playback mode

Stop

Postroll

Postroll time × final speed

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Moves at the initial speed

Playback at the speeds stored in memory

Stop

Moves at the final speed

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Setting Edit Points and Playback Speeds

Perform the following procedure.

PLAY button

DELETE button

2,4,6,7

TC TC SELECT

REC INHI

OFF

LOCAL

INT

REMOTE

ASSEMBLE INSERT

VIDEO

AUDIO IN

DELETE

PREVIEW REVIEW

CH-1

VITC

EXT

AUDIO

CH1,1/2 CH2,3/4

– +

TRIM

CLIP

LIST MARK

LINK

ENTRY SHIFT

IN OUT

AUTO EDIT

AUDIO INPUT

PRESET

VARIABLE

AUDIO

PRESET

VARIABLE

CH-2 CH-3 CH-4

SET

2,5,6,7

REC

PREROLL

REC SEQ EDIT

INHI

SERVO

EJECT REW PLAY F FWD

PLAYER

RECORDER

DMC

REVERSE

STANDBY

FORWARD

6,9

SHUTTLE

5 Press the PLAYER/DMC button and set the IN

point for the player.

Note

You cannot set an OUT point for the player.

6 Set the initial playback speed by rotating the

shuttle dial while holding down the PLAYER/ DMC button together with the ENTRY/SHIFT button. If you wish to set the initial speed to normal speed, press the PLAY button.

The set speed is shown in the sub LCD.

METER

CH-1/2

CH-3/4

STOP

JOG

VAR

7 Once the initial speed has been set, release the

PLAYER/DMC button and ENTRY/SHIFT button.

8 Press the PREVIEW button.

The tape is prerolled. The recorder tape runs at normal speed and the player tape runs at its initial speed.

9 When the search button starts to flash, indicating

that the tape has reached the IN point, rotate the shuttle dial to the position corresponding to the desired playback speed.

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1 Press the ASSEMBLE or INSERT button to select

edit mode.

2 Press the PLAYER/DMC button together with the

ENTRY/SHIFT button. The PLAYER/DMC indicator flashes and the unit enters DMC edit mode. When the playback speed is stored in memory, the indicator flashes one time per second. When not, it flashes four times per second.

To exit DMC edit mode

Press the PLAYER/DMC button together with the DELETE button.

3 Press the RECORDER button.

The RECORDER indicator flashes.

4 To set edit points, press the ENTRY/SHIFT button

together with the IN or OUT button.

The variations in playback speed are stored into memory while the search button is flashing. When the tape passes the OUT point, the search button goes out.

If the JOG/SHUTTLE indicator goes out before the tape passes the OUT point

The unit cannot store any more variations in playback speed. The capacity of the playback speed memory is 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.

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To redo the storing of speed variation

Holding down the ENTRY/SHIFT button and PLAYER/DMC button, press the PREVIEW button. This erases the speed variation data stored in step 9 of the foregoing procedure. You can then redo step 9 of the procedure.

Executing DMC editing

Press the AUTO EDIT button. DMC editing is executed at the playback speed(s) stored in memory. Once the DMC edit has been completed, the playback speed(s) in memory are cleared.

To confirm the results of the edit

Press the REVIEW button.

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Special Editing

This section explains the following kinds of editing.

• Quick editing

• Continuous editing

• Manual editing

In the subsequent explanation of operations in this

Quick Editing

After selecting the edit mode, you can work more efficiently by using quick editing, which allows you to

chapter, illustrations of a pair of DSR-70A/70AP units (player and recorder) combined using the optional BKNW-225 Docking Kit are used (see page 134) . In each illustration, as viewed from the front, the unit on the left is the player and the unit on the right is the recorder.

set edit points and preview at the same time.

Proceed as follows.

AUDIO IN

– +

TRIM

CLIP

LIST MARK

DELETE

PREVIEW REVIEW

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LINK

ENTRY SHIFT

IN OUT

AUTO EDIT

1 Stop the tapes at the points where you want to set

the recorder side and player side IN points.

2 Press the recorder side PREVIEW button.

A preview starts. The points selected in step 1 are set as the IN points, and the IN buttons of the recorder and player light.

3 While monitoring the player video and audio, at

the point where you want to set the OUT point, press the recorder side or player side OUT button together with the ENTRY/SHIFT button.

The OUT point is set, and the OUT button that you pressed lights.

AUDIO IN

– +

TRIM

CLIP

LIST MARK

DELETE

3 3

PREVIEW REVIEW

2,4

Note

LINK

ENTRY SHIFT

IN OUT

AUTO EDIT

Setting an OUT point while viewing the recorder video and audio will shift the OUT point due to the time taken by digital processing (process delay) carried out on the recorder side.

4 Conduct another preview and modify the edit

points as required.

5 Press the AUTO EDIT button.

The edit starts. When the edit finishes, the recorder stops at the OUT point and player stops about 2 seconds after the OUT point.

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To edit even more quickly

1 Stop the tapes at the points where you want to set

the recorder side and player side IN points.

3 While monitoring the player video and audio,

when you reach the point you want to set as the OUT point, press the player side or recorder side OUT button together with the ENTRY/SHIFT button.

2 Press the AUTO EDIT button.

The edit starts.

Continuous Editing

When you execute multiple edits in succession, you can edit from the second time on by setting the IN and OUT points of the player side only. After execution of an edit, the recorder returns automatically to the OUT point. Therefore, the recorder side OUT point of the current edit becomes the IN point of the next edit.

Use the following procedure.

The point where the edit started is set as the IN point, and the point where the pressed the OUT and ENTRY/SHIFT buttons is set as the OUT point.

Section edited in previous edit

Recorder

Player

IN point

OUT point of previous edit = IN point of next edit

Section edited in next edit

OUT point

AUDIO IN

– +

TRIM

CLIP

LIST MARK

DELETE

PREVIEW REVIEW

LINK

ENTRY SHIFT

IN OUT

AUTO EDIT

1 Set the player side IN point. 2 Press the recorder side PREVIEW button to

conduct a preview.

AUDIO IN

– +

TRIM

CLIP

LIST MARK

DELETE

PREVIEW REVIEW

LINK

ENTRY SHIFT

IN OUT

AUTO EDIT

2 3

3 Press the AUTO EDIT button.

The edit starts. When the edit ends, the recorder stops at the OUT point and player stops 2 seconds after the OUT point.

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Special Editing

To stop an edit

Press the ENTRY/SHIFT button together with the OUT button. The edit ends, and the point where you pressed the buttons becomes the OUT point.

Manual Editing

Perform manual editing using the recorder.

REC INHI

ASSEMBLE INSERT

AUDIO IN

DELETE

PREVIEW REVIEW

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CH-1

TC TC SELECT

OFF

LOCAL

INT

REMOTE

EXT

VIDEO

CH1,1/2 CH2,3/4

– +

TRIM

CLIP

LIST MARK

LINK

ENTRY SHIFT

IN OUT

AUTO EDIT

AUDIO INPUT

PRESET

VARIABLE

AUDIO

PRESET

VARIABLE

CH-2 CH-3 CH-4

To abort an edit

Press the STOP button on the recorder.

153

REC

PREROLL

REC SEQ EDIT

RECORDER

REVERSE

INHI

SERVO

SET

VITC

AUDIO

EJECT REW PLAY F FWD

PLAYER

DMC

FORWARD

STANDBY

SHUTTLE

METER

CH-1/2

CH-3/4

STOP

JOG

VAR

4,5,6

1 Press the RECORDER button, lighting the

indicator.

2 Use the jog or shuttle dial to find the point where

the edit will start (the recorder IN point), and stop the tape slightly in advance of this point.

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

Recorder playback starts.

Note

About 2 seconds are required for the picture to stabilize. You should begin playback at a point on the tape more than 2 seconds in advance of the section you will use in the edit.

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5 Press the EDIT button together with the PLAY

button at the point where you want to start the edit (the recorder IN point).

The edit starts.

6 Press the PLAY button at the point where you

want to end the edit (the recorder OUT point).

The edit ends but recorder playback continues.

7 Press the STOP button to stop recorder playback.

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ClipLink Operation

Overview of ClipLink Operation

Chapter6

The ClipLink function provides the following.

• Displaying ClipLink log data

• Cueing up to Mark IN/OUT points and cue points

• Rewriting ClipLink log data (reel numbers, Mark IN/

OUT points, and OK/NG status only)

• Creating additional ClipLink log data and deleting ClipLink log data (Mark IN/OUT points only)

• Automatically creating new ClipLink log data (Mark IN/OUT points only)

When Mark IN/OUT points are created, the scene number and take number for them are fixed at 000 and 00, respectively.

The above operations other than automatic creation of new ClipLink log data require the ClipLink log data list display.

Notes

• For a tape on which index pictures are already recorded, you cannot change any ClipLink log data other than the reel numbes and OK/NG status. (When index pictures are recorded on a tape, the ClipLink log data list for the tape shows an IP indication.)

• You cannot carry out ClipLink operation such as “Continue” on the DSR-1/1P or DSR-300/300P for a

tape whose ClipLink log data has been modified on this unit.

For an overview of the ClipLink function, see the appendix

“ClipLink Guide” (page 149).

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Displaying ClipLink Log Data

To display ClipLink log data, hold down the ENTRY/ SHIFT button and press the TRIM –/LIST button.

TRIM–/LIST button

– +

TRIM

CLIP

LIST MARK

LINK

ENTRY SHIFT

IN OUT

ENTRY/SHIFT button

The following ClipLink log data list appears in the monitor.

Detailed Data Display

To check more details related to the data item selected on the ClipLink log data list, proceed as follows.

SHUTTLE JOG

CLIPLINK LOG DATA LIST

(003/196)

REEL NO XXXXXXXX 1 M 00:01:23:00 OK 2 M 00:02:35:00 OK

* 3 M 00:03:50:00 OK

4 M 00:04:03:00 OK 5 M 00:04:48:00 NG 6 M 00:04:53:00 OK

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7 M 00:05:08:00 OK 8 I 00:06:13:00 IP

Mark IN/cue timecode

M = Mark IN point indication C = cue point indication I = Index picture address indication

OK/NG status or IP (index picture) indication

Data serial number

To return to the original monitor display

To exit from the ClipLink log data list and return to the original monitor display, hold down the ENTRY/ SHIFT button and press the TRIM–/LIST button.

1 Using the shuttle/jog dial, move the selection mark

(asterisk) to the data item for which you wish to display details.

2 Press the search button.

While you hold the search button down, the detailed data display appears.

CLIPLINK LOG DATA LIST

(003/196)

MARK IN 00:03:50:00 MARK OUT 00:04:03:00 OK/NG OK SCENE NO 001 TAKE NO 03

Mark IN point display (cue point and index picture addresses not displayed)

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Cuing Up to Mark IN/OUT and Cue Points

Cuing Up to Any Desired Position

To cue up to the point specified by the data item selected on the ClipLink log data list, proceed as follows.

IN OUT

IN button OUT button

PREROLL

2 1

This exits from the ClipLink log data list and cues up to the selected position.

Cuing Up to Adjacent Mark IN/ Cue Points

Once you select data on a ClipLink log data list, you can cue up to the point preceding or following the selected data with ease without reverting to the ClipLink log data list.

To cue up to the Mark IN point or cue point preceding the current point selected on the list

Holding down the TRIM+/MARK button, press the REW button.

During the cue-up operation is in progress, the REW button flashes.

To cue up to the Mark IN point or cue point following the current point selected on the list

Holding down the TRIM+/MARK button, press the F FWD button.

During the cue-up operation is in progress, the F FWD button flashes.

1 Using the jog/shuttle dial, move the selection mark

(asterisk) to the desired data item on the ClipLink log data list.

When the selected data item display contains “M” mark

The Mark IN point address is stored as the IN point and the Mark OUT point address is stored as the OUT point. At the same time, the IN button and the OUT button on the control panel light.

When the selected data item display contains “C” mark

The cue point address is stored as the IN point and the IN button on the control panel lights.

2 Operate as follows.

• To cue up to the mark IN point or cue point

Holding down the IN button, press the PREROLL button.

• To cue up to the mark OUT point

Holding down the OUT button, press the PREROLL button.

TRIM+/MARK button

– +

TRIM

CLIP

LIST MARK

LINK

SERVO

REW PLAY F FWD

REW button

F FWD button

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Rewriting ClipLink Log Data

You can rewrite the reel number, Mark IN/OUT points and OK/NG status included in the ClipLink log data.

Changing the Reel Number

To change the reel number of the data item selected on the ClipLink log data list, proceed as follows.

– +

TRIM

CLIP

LIST MARK

LINK

ENTRY SHIFT

IN OUT

SET

2,7

STANDBY

STOP

SHUTTLE JOG

VAR

4 Hold down the search button and turn the jog/

shuttle dial to change the digit indicated by an arrow (o).

5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 until the settings for all digits

are complete.

6 When all digits have been set, hold down the

ENTRY/SHIFT button and press the TRIM+/ MARK button.

The reel number changes.

7 Hold down the STOP button and press the SET

button.

This returns to the original ClipLink log data list.

Note

If you carry out step 7 skipping step 6, the original ClipLink log data list appears again on the monitor and, in this case, the reel number is not rewritten.

1 Using the jog/shuttle dial, move the selection mark

(asterisk) to the desired data item on the ClipLink log data list.

2 Hold down the STOP button and press the SET

button.

The following setting screen appears.

CLIPLINK LOG DATA LIST

(003/196)

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*REEL NO (XXXXXXXX)

REEL NO (YYYYYYYY)

3 Turn the jog/shuttle dial to select the digit to

change.

1,3,4

Changing Mark IN/OUT Points

To change Mark IN/OUT points selected on the ClipLink log data list, perform the following procedure.

When Mark IN/OUT points are rewritten to the cassette memory, the frame digits of the address data are processed as follows.

For Mark IN point: Any frame-digits value is

counted as 1 second.

For Mark OUT point: Any frame-digits value is

ignored.

2,7

– +

IN OUT

TRIM

CLIP

LIST MARK

LINK

ENTRY SHIFT

2,4,6 7,8

Rotating the jog/shuttle dial clockwise moves the current digit position to the right, and counterclockwise moves it to the left.

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1,3,5

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1 Using the jog/shuttle dial, move the selection mark

(asterisk) to the desired data item on the ClipLink log data list.

The Mark IN point address is stored as the IN point and the Mark OUT point address is stored as the OUT point. At the same time, IN button and the OUT button light.

2 Perform either one of the following operations.

• Hold down the ENTRY/SHIFT button and press the TRIM–/LIST button, exiting from the ClipLink log data list.

• Cue up to the IN point or OUT point. (See page

97.)

3 Cue up to the tape position to be made the new

Mark IN point. (See “Finding Edit Points — Search” (page 81).)

4 Holding down the IN button, press the ENTRY/

SHIFT button.

The ENTRY/SHIFT button lights and the Mark IN point address changes.

Changing the OK/NG Status

To change the OK/NG status of the data item selected on the ClipLink log data list, proceed as follows.

– +

TRIM

CLIP

LIST MARK

LINK

ENTRY SHIFT

IN OUT

SET

2,5

STANDBY

STOP

SHUTTLE JOG

VAR

1,3

1 Using the jog/shuttle dial, move the selection mark

(asterisk) to the desired data item on the ClipLink log data list.

5 Cue up to the tape position to be made the new

Mark OUT point. (See “Finding Edit Points — Search” (page 81).)

6 Holding down the OUT button, press the ENTRY/

SHIFT button.

The Mark OUT point address changes.

7 Holding down the ENTRY/SHIFT button, press

the TRIM–/LIST button to display the ClipLink log data list, then make sure the selection mark (asterisk) is kept at the position of the desired data item selected in step 1.

If the selection mark (asterisk) is at a wrong position

Using the jog/shuttle dial, return the selection mark to the desired data item.

8 Holding down the ENTRY/SHIFT button, press

the TRIM+/MARK button.

2 Hold down the STOP button and press the SET

button.

The following setting screen appears.

CLIPLINK LOG DATA LIST

003 M 00:03:50:00 OK

OK/NG OK

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3 Hold down the search button and turn the jog/

shuttle dial to change the setting to OK or NG as required.

4 Holding down the ENTRY/SHIFT button, press

the TRIM+/MARK button.

The OK/NG status is rewritten.

The ENTRY/SHIFT button goes out and the Mark IN point and Mark OUT point addresses are rewritten.

(Continued)

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Rewriting ClipLink Log Data

5 Hold down the STOP button and press the SET

button.

This returns to the original ClipLink log data list.

Note

If you carry out step 5 skipping step 4, the original ClipLink log data list appears again on the monitor and, in this case, the OK/NG status is not rewritten.

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Sony DSR-70AP, DSR-70A User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Table of Contents

Features

Chapter 1 Overview

DVCAM Format

Full Functionality for More Efficient Editing

Variety of Interfaces

Other Features

Options

System Configuration

Using the CD-ROM Manual

CD-ROM System Requirements

Preparations

To Read the CD-ROM Manual

Location and Function of Parts

Display Panel

Control Panel

Front Control Section

Top Panel

Rear Panel

Power Preparations

Chapter 2 Power Preparations

Usable Batteries

Using the BP-L60(A)/L90(A) Battery Pack

Using the BP-90(A) Battery Pack

Using AC Power

Handling Cassettes

Chapter 3 Recording and Playback

Loading/Ejecting Cassettes

Recording

Preparations for Recording

Recording Operation

Sequential Recording Using Two Units

Parallel Recording Using Two Units

Two-Input Switched Video Recording (Optional DSBK-180/180P Required)

Playback

Preparations for Playback

Playback Operation

Two-Unit Synchronous Playback

Setting Time Data

Information Displayed on the LCD Monitor

Chapter 4 Time Data and Sub LCD Menu

Setting an Initial Value and Recording Timecode

Synchronizing the Internal Timecode Generator With an External Signal — External Lock

Sub LCD Menu Home Page and Sub LCD Operation Buttons

Sub LCD Menu Basic Operations

Input and Output Settings for Video and Audio Signals –– Sub LCD Menu

Making Settings in the Audio Settings Pages

Making Settings in the Audio Settings Subpages

Making Settings in the Video Settings Page

General Settings Pages of the Sub LCD Menu

Sequence of Editing Operations

Chapter 5 Editing

Settings for Editing

Recorder Settings

Player Settings

Selecting an Edit Mode

Assemble Editing

Insert Editing

Finding Edit Points —Search

Selecting an Edit Mode

Setting Edit Points

Checking Edit Points

Cuing Up Edit Points

Previewing Edit Results

Modifying Edit Points

Setting Edit Points Using the Recorder Only

Executing an Edit

Outline of Editing Operations

Starting an Edit

Redoing an Edit

DMC Editing

Overview of DMC Editing

Setting Edit Points and Playback Speeds

Executing DMC editing

Special Editing

Quick Editing