Sony J-3, J-2, J-1 User Manual

Compact Player

J-1/J-2/J-3

Compact Players for your desk!

Ideal Personal-Use Compact Players

he design concept of the
J series Compact Players
was for affordable, compact

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producers, journalists and production staff.
The result is three models that are ideal for
personal, desktop use. At the same time,
they have all the features required for
viewing, logging and source feeding to
servers or nonlinear editing systems.
All J series Compact Players can
playback Betacam SX™, Betacam SP™
and Betacam™ tapes. In addition to this
ability to playback analog Betacam
formats, the J-2 Compact Player can
playback MPEG IMX™ tapes while the
J-3 model adds both MPEG IMX and
Digital Betacam™ tape playback. All
models have a Jog/Shuttle dial, 525/625
versatility, simple remote control capability
via RS-422A and audio meters - all
packed into their compact housings.
They can even handle L-size cassettes.

office viewers to be used by

■ Compact Player J-1

■ Compact Player J-2

■ Compact Player J-3

J series Main Applications

■ Actual size

Compact body design

J series Compact Players are extremely compact. They
are just 307 x 100 x 397 mm (12 1/8 x 4 x 15 3/4 inches)
in size and weigh only 7 kg (15 lb 7 oz). Their compact
design allows them to fit on the desks of busy
producers, journalists and editors. They operate equally

Main Features

well used horizontally or standing upright on either end
using the supplied vertical stand.

Replay of both Small and
Large cassettes

Despite their very compact body size, J series Compact
Players can play Large as well as Small size cassettes.

525/625 versatility

J series Compact Players are easily switched between
525/60 and 625/50 playback modes. This enables them
to work in international environments.

Betacam, Betacam SP, Betacam SX, MPEG IMX and
Digital Betacam tape playback capability

All J series Compact Players have the capability to play
back Betacam SX, Betacam SP and Betacam tape recordings.
The J-2 Compact Player has the added capability of
MPEG IMX tape playback. The J-3 Compact Player adds

the playback capability of both MPEG IMX and Digital
Betacam recordings. During cassette loading, each format is
automatically identified for playback, so no menu settings or
switching is necessary.

Source feeding to server/NLE by
simple remote control via RS-422A

Choice of analog component
output or SDI output

Equipped with the industry standard RS-422A Sony 9-pin
remote control interface, J series Compact Players can
be used not only for viewing and logging but also for
feeding source material to servers and nonlinear editors.

* J series Compact Players can not be used as editing players in

conventional linear editing applications.

You have a choice of output board with a J series
Compact Player. Two types are available, the BKJ-1
Analog Component Output Board and the BKJ-2 SDI
Output Board. Both boards also have analog composite
video, S-video and analog audio outputs. This choice
of output board gives you either an analog component
output or an SDI output, plus the common outputs.

An affordable tape logging system with JZ-1 software

The combined use of a J series player and JZ-1
Videocassette Logging Software creates an affor dable tape
logging system available to all playback-compatible VTR
formats. This is achieved by connecting a J series player
to a PC* running JZ- 1 software via an RS-232C cable.
This software provides an easy-to-use GUI to create log
data of edit in/out points and to add simple comments
to each logged scene. In addition, a storyboard function
is available to assemble a sequence of logged scenes
into a simple EDL prior to data export. Log lists can be
exported in a variety of formats including the AVID
Log Exchange digitizing format for Avid Newscutter,
the Sony BVE-9100 format for linear/non-linear editing
systems, the XML format for Sony NewsBase™ server
systems, and the HTML format for web browsing.

Tele-File™ system

Another important option to increase editing efficiency
is the Sony Tele-File system, a non-contact read/write
system for storing production-related data on an IC
memory embedded in a 1/2-inch cassette label.
Connecting a PC running JZ-1 Videocassette Logging
Software to a J series VTR allows information to
be read from and written to a Tele-File label (option:
MLB-1M-100) via GUI-based operations.

*An appropriate video capture card must be installed in the PC.

Shot Mark handling

The J series VTRs can scan tapes with Shot Marks and
automatically detect their positions. After scanning, a
list of all marks can be displayed on a video monitor,
allowing easy cueing to any mark.

Specifications

Rear Panel

J-1/J-2/J-3 with BKJ-1

J-1/J-2/J-3 with BKJ-2

Optional Accessories

BKJ-1 Analog Component
Output Board

BKJ-2 SDI Output Board

J series Compact Players and
output boards are available in
the following combinations;

J-1 & BKJ-1 (J-1/901)
J-2 & BKJ-1 (J-2/901)
J-3 & BKJ-1 (J-3/901)
J-1 & BKJ-2 (J-1/902)
J-2 & BKJ-2 (J-2/902)
J-3 & BKJ-2 (J-3/902)

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Features, designs and specifications are subject to change without notice.

All non-metric weights and measures are approximate.

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