Sony PDW-1500 User Manual

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PROFESSIONAL DISC RECORDER

PDW-1500

OPERATION MANUAL [English] 1st Edition (Revised 6)

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Important Safety Instructions

• Read these instructions.

• Keep these instructions.

• Heed all warnings.

• Follow all instructions.

• Do not use this apparatus near water.

• Clean only with dry cloth.

• Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.

• Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.

• Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other. A grounding-type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety. If the provided plug dose not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet.

• Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus.

• Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.

• Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified by the manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus. When a cart is used, use caution when moving the cart/ apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip-over.

Do not install the appliance in a confined space, such as a book case or built-in cabinet.

This apparatus is provided with a main switch on the rear panel. Install this apparatus so that user can access the main switch easily.

This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.

• Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time.

• Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped.

WARNING

To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture.

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

THIS APPARATUS MUST BE EARTHED.

CAUTION

The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing. No objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on the apparatus.

The unit is not disconnected from the AC power source (mains) as long as it is connected to the wall outlet, even if the unit itself has been turned off.

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

WARNING: THIS WARNING IS APPLICABLE FOR USA ONLY.

If used in USA, use the UL LISTED power cord specified below. DO NOT USE ANY OTHER POWER CORD.

Plug Cap Parallel blade with ground pin

(NEMA 5-15P Configuration) Cord Type SJT, three 16 or 18 AWG wires Length Minimum 1.5 m (4 ft. 11 in.), Less than

2.5 m (8 ft. 3 in.)

Rating Minimum 10 A, 125 V

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

WARNING: THIS WARNING IS APPLICABLE FOR OTHER COUNTRIES.

1. Use the approved Power Cord (3-core mains lead)/

Appliance Connector/Plug with earthing-contacts that conforms to the safety regulations of each country if applicable.

2. Use the Power Cord (3-core mains lead)/Appliance

Connector/Plug conforming to the proper ratings (Voltage, Ampere).

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If you have questions on the use of the above Power Cord/ Appliance Connector/Plug, please consult a qualified service personnel.

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

Laser diode properties

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

(max. of CW)

Standard: IEC60825-1 (2001)

Tekniska data för laserdiod

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

kontinuerlig våg)

Standard: IEC60825-1 (2001)

Egenskaber for laserdiode

Bølgelængde: 403 til 410 nm Strålingsvarighed: Kontinuerlig Afgivet lasereffekt: 65 mW (maks stråletoppunkt), 35 mW

(maks ved kontinuerlig stråling)

Standard: IEC60825-1 (2001)

Laserdiodin ominaisuudet

Aallonpituus: 403 - 410 nm Säteilyn kesto: jatkuva Laserin teho: 65 mW (pulssin huipun maks.), 35 mW

(jatkuvan aallon maks.)

Standardi: IEC60825-1 (2001)

CAUTION

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

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

WARNING

Excessive sound pressure from earphones and headphones can cause hearing loss. In order to use this product safely, avoid prolonged listening at excessive sound pressure levels.

VAROITUS!

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

VARNING

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

For the customers in the USA

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class 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.

This label is located on the top panel of the drive unit.

Denna etikett finns på ovansidan av driftenheten.

Denne mærkat sidder på drevenhedens øverste panel.

Tämä kyltti sijaitsee ajurilaitteen yläpinnalla.

Dette merket er plassert på oversiden av driverenheten.

All interface cables used to connect peripherals must be shielded in order to comply with the limits for a digital device pursuant to Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC Rules.

For the State of California, USA only

Perchlorate Material - special handling may apply, See www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate Perchlorate Material : Lithium battery contains perchlorate.

For the customers in Europe

This product with the CE marking complies with both the EMC Directive and the Low Voltage Directive issued by the Commission of the European Community. Compliance with these directives implies conformity to the following European standards:

• EN60065: Product Safety

• EN55103-1: Electromagnetic Interference (Emission)

• EN55103-2: Electromagnetic Susceptibility (Immunity) This product is intended for use in the following

Electromagnetic Environment(s):

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

For the customers in Europe

The manufacturer of this product is Sony Corporation, 1-7-1 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan. The Authorized Representative for EMC and product safety is Sony Deutschland GmbH, Hedelfinger Strasse 61, 70327 Stuttgart, Germany. For any service or guarantee matters please refer to the addresses given in separate service or guarantee documents.

For the Customers in Taiwan only

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Before Using the Unit .............................. 7

Setting the Line Mode................................7

Chapter 1 Overview

1-1 Features ............................................... 9

1-2 MPEG-4 Visual Patent Portfolio License

........................................................... 11

1-3 MPEG-2 Video Patent Portfolio License

........................................................... 11

Chapter 2 Names and Functions of Parts

2-1 Front Panel ........................................ 12

2-2 Rear Panel ......................................... 20

Chapter 3 Preparations

3-1 Connections and Settings................ 23

3-1-1 Connecting an External Monitor .....23

3-1-2 Connections for Using PDZ-1 Proxy

Browsing Software ..........................24

3-1-3 Connecting to a Nonlinear Editing

System.............................................. 26

3-1-4 Connections for Cut Editing............27

3-1-5 Connections for Clip Audio Insert

Editing.............................................. 29

3-1-6 Editing Control Unit Settings ..........33

3-2 Setup .................................................. 34

3-3 Setting the Date and Time................ 34

3-4 Superimposed Text Information...... 35

3-5 Handling Discs.................................. 38

3-5-1 Discs Used for Recording and Playback

.........................................................38

3-5-2 Notes on Handling ...........................38

3-5-3 Write-Protecting Discs ....................38

3-5-4 Loading and Unloading a Disc ........38

3-5-5 Formatting a Disc ............................39

3-5-6 To Eject Discs With the Unit Powered

Off.................................................... 39

3-5-7 Handling of Discs When Recording

Does Not End Normally (Salvage

Function).......................................... 39

Chapter 4 Recording/Playback

4-1 Recording .......................................... 41

4-1-1 Preparations for Recording ..............41

4-1-2 Recording Time Code and User Bit

Values ..............................................43

4-1-3 Recording Operation........................46

4-1-4 Auto Clip List Recording for Automatic

Inclusion of Recorded Clips in Clip Lists

..........................................................47

4-2 Playback ............................................ 48

4-2-1 Preparations for Playback ................48

4-2-2 Playback Operation.......................... 49

4-2-3 Thumbnail Search............................ 50

4-2-4 Clip List Playback............................52

4-2-5 Repeat Playback...............................53

4-2-6 Locking and Deleting Clips.............54

Chapter 5 Scene Selection

5-1 Overview............................................ 56

5-2 Creating Clip Lists ............................ 59

5-2-1 Selecting Clips.................................59

5-2-2 Reordering Sub Clips.......................61

5-2-3 Trimming Sub Clips ........................63

5-2-4 Deleting Sub Clips...........................64

5-2-5 Previewing the Current Clip List.....64

5-2-6 Saving the Current Clip List to Disc64

5-3 Managing Clip Lists (CLIP Menu) .... 66

5-3-1 Loading a Clip List From Disc Into Unit

Memory............................................66

5-3-2 Deleting Clip Lists From a Disc ......67

5-3-3 Clearing the Current Clip List From the

Unit Memory....................................67

5-3-4 Presetting the Initial Time Code of the

Current Clip List ..............................67

5-3-5 Sorting Clip Lists.............................68

5-4 Using PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software

........................................................... 69

Chapter 6 Insert Editing

6-1 Clip Audio Insert Editing.................. 70

6-1-1 Preparations for Editing................... 70

6-1-2 Editing Operations ...........................71

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Chapter 7 File Operations

Appendixes

7-1 Overview............................................ 73

7-1-1 Directory Structure ..........................73

7-1-2 File Operation Restrictions.............. 74

7-1-3 Assigning User-Defined Clip Titles 76 7-1-4 Assigning User-Defined Clip and Clip

List Names .......................................77

7-2 File Access Mode File Operations (for

Windows) .......................................... 79

7-2-1 Making FAM Connections ..............80

7-2-2 Operating on Files ...........................80

7-2-3 Exiting File Operations.................... 80

7-3 File Operations in File Access Mode (for

Macintosh) ........................................ 81

7-3-1 Making FAM Connections ..............81

7-3-2 Operating on Files ...........................82

7-3-3 Exiting File Operations.................... 82

7-4 FTP File Operations .......................... 83

7-4-1 Making FTP Connections................ 83

7-4-2 Command List .................................84

7-5 Recording Continuous Time Code With

FAM and FTP Connections.............. 90

Specifications........................................ 133

Glossary................................................. 136

Index....................................................... 138

Chapter 8 Menus

8-1 Menu System Configuration ............ 91

8-2 Basic Setup Menu............................. 92

8-2-1 Items in the Basic Setup Menu ........92

8-2-2 Basic Menu Operations ...................95

8-3 Extended Menu ................................. 99

8-3-1 Items in the Extended Menu............99

8-3-2 Extended Menu Operations ...........110

8-3-3 Using UMID Data .........................111

8-4 Maintenance Menu.......................... 114

8-4-1 Items in the Maintenance Menu ....114

8-4-2 Maintenance Menu Operations......116

8-5 System Menu................................... 119

8-5-1 Items in the System Menu .............119

8-5-2 System Menu Operations............... 120

Chapter 9 Maintenance and Troubleshooting

9-1 Periodic Maintenance..................... 122

9-1-1 Digital Hours Meter.......................122

9-2 Error Messages............................... 123

9-3 Alarms.............................................. 124

9-3-1 Alarm List......................................124

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Before Using the Unit

Setting the Line Mode

This unit is shipped with the line mode still unset. Therefore you need to set the line mode before using the unit. (The unit cannot be used unless the line mode is set.) Once it is set, the line mode is retained even when the unit is powered off.

Setting procedure

Use the following procedure to set the line mode.

POWER switch (rear panel)

ACCESS

MONITOR

PHONES

NETWORK LOCAL REMOTE

L MIX R

SGDATA

ANASDI

AE8/EBU

OVER

-12

-20

-30

-40

-60

- 15

- 26

AUDIO

MONITOR SEL

METER SEL INPUT CH INPUT SEL

ALL/CH-1 CH-2 CH-3 CH-4

VARIABLE

REC

PRESET

PLAY

TOP

F REV F FWD

Time data display

SGDATA

EDIT KEY INHREMOTE [9P iLINK

ANASDI

INPUT

AE8/EBU

VITC VITCCOUNTER RECINHVIUB

i.LINK

OVER

SDI CMPST

-12

Y-R,B

-20

HOURS MINUTES SECONDS FRAMES

-30

-40

MONITOR

-60

1/2

3/4

AUDIO

- 37

- 48

18 24 BIT

5/6

7/8

4 8 CH

VIDEO

COUNTER

INPUT SEL

SELECT

STOP

END

]

625

IMX[50 40 30 DVCAM

525

HOLD

SUB CLIP

CLIP

REC

ALARM

]

SYS MENU

THUMB

SET RESET

NAIL

ESSENCE

S.SEL

MARK1

MARK

IN OUT

MARK2

SHIFT

2,3

EJECT

Setting Line mode

625 625: PAL

When the desired setting appears, release the SHUTTLE button.

“Push SET !!” appears.

To redo the selection Repeat step 2.

Press the SET button.

“Turn OFF !!” appears.

Power the unit off, and then power it on again.

The selected line mode becomes available for use.

You can change the setting made with this procedure by using basic menu item 013 “525/625 SYSTEM SELECT.” See 8-2-2 “Basic Menu Operations” (page

95) for more information about how to make basic menu settings.

Power the unit on.

“Select ----” appears in the time data display.

With the SHUTTLE button held down, rotate the jog dial.

When you rotate the jog dial in the forward direction, the “----” part of the display changes in the sequence 525U > 525J > 625. When you rotate it in the reverse direction, the display changes in the sequence 625 > 525J > 525U.

Setting Line mode

525U 525(U): NTSC (areas outside Japan) 525J 525(J): NTSC (Japan)

Note

The line mode is not set, or is cleared, in the following situations. Reset the line mode.

• The unit is powered off before performing step 4 in the previous procedure.

• The “RESET ALL SETUP” command in the maintenance menu (see page 114) is executed.

Settings affected by the line mode

The following settings are affected when the line mode is changed.

• Alarm message language 525(J): Japanese 525(U)/625: English

• The following menu item names, setting values, or factory default setting values

Before Using the Unit

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Item No.

Item name

Settings

525 (U)/525 (J) 625

Basic menu 002 CHARACTER H-

00 to 0A

to 2A 00 to 09 to 29

POSITION

003 CHARACTER V-

00 to 2E

to 38 00 to 37 to 43

POSITION Extended menu 601 VITC POSITION

SEL-1 602 VITC POSITION

SEL-2

12H to 16H to 20H

12H to 18H

20H

9H to 19H to 22H

9H to 21H to 22H

628 DF MODE Item No item

652 UMID SDI VANC

LINE 660 ESSENCE

MARK SDI

12 H to 17 H 19 H

9 H to 17 H to 18 H

VANC LINE 703 BLANK LINE

SELECT

Setting range: ALL LINE, LINE 12 to LINE 20 (525(U))/LINE

Setting range: ALL LINE, LINE 9, 322 to LINE 22, 335,

LINE 23 12 to LINE 21 (525(J))

710 INTERNAL

VIDEO SIGNAL

BB, CB75 CB100

BB, CB75,

CB100

GENERATOR

713 VIDEO SETUP

Item No item

REFERENCE

718 SETUP LEVEL/

SETUP LEVEL BLACK LEVEL

BLACK LEVEL

723 INPUT VIDEO

BLANK

a) Underlined values are the factory defaults.

Setting range: ALL LINE, LINE 12 to LINE 20

Setting range:

ALL LINE,

LINE 9, 322 to

LINE 22, 335

Before Using the Unit

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1-1Features

Overview

times speed for MPEG IMX signals. For low-resolution proxy AV data, a transfer speed of up to 50 times faster than real time is achieved.

Chapter

The PDW-1500 Professional Disc Recorder is a half-rack sized recorder optimized for use with nonlinear editing systems. Despite its compact size, this unit offers highspeed data transfers between compatible nonlinear devices, creating a powerful editing tool for video productions. The features of the PDW-1500 include the following.

MPEG IMX/DVCAM recording

The PDW-1500 offers the capability to record and play back both MPEG IMX have the flexibility to select from these formats according to their picture-quality needs, or to match their editingformat requirements.

1) MPEG IMX and DVCAM are trademarks of Sony Corporation.

Proxy AV data

Proxy AV data is a low-resolution, MPEG-4 based version of a full-resolution MPEG IMX/DVCAM stream (a video bandwidth of 1.5 Mbps and an audio bandwidth of 64 kbps per channel). Whenever a recording is made, the unit automatically generates proxy AV data from the fullresolution data and records it on the Professional Disc. Proxy AV data is much smaller in size than the fullresolution IMX or DVCAM data. It can be transferred quickly over computer networks, easily edited in the field with laptop computers, and readily used in a wide variety of applications, such as content management on smallscale servers.

High-speed file transfer

The PDW-1500 has two optical heads enabling high-speed file transfer. For high-resolution (MPEG IMX and DVCAM) material, the maximum transfer speed is at about 5-times speed for DVCAM signals and about 2.5-

and DVCAM

streams. Users

Thumbnail search operation

Simply press the THUMBNAIL button and the PDW1500 instantly displays thumbnails on a connected monitor. You can easily cue up the desired scene by guiding the cursor to the corresponding thumbnail and confirming your selection with the SET button.

Scene selection

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

(XPRI

1) XPRI is a trademark of Sony Corporation.

Clip audio insert editing

You can perform insert editing on the audio tracks of a recorded clip, in the same way that you edit conventional VTR clips. You can also mix audio signals recorded on the disc with input audio.

Quick picture search by jog and shuttle dials

The PDW-1500 has jog and shuttle dials as a conventional VTR to search picture in a clip. The jog dial is for frameby-frame search at –1 to +1 times normal speed and the shuttle dial is for high-speed search at ±35 times normal speed.

IT-friendly system

In the PDW-1500, clips are recorded as video and audio data files material to be viewed directly on a computer linked to the

, etc.).

. This file-based recording system also allows

1-1 Features

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unit via an i.LINK connection—in the same way that a computer reads data

Chapter 1 Overview

files on an external drive. The interfaces include the

S400 (i.LINK) connector, supporting AV/C (Audio/ Video Control) and i.LINK (FAM) protocols, and (network) connector. The (network) connector supports MXF (Material eXchange Format) file transfer capability to exchange contents with other equipment supporting MXF.

1) A clip is created every time recording is stopped.

• Video and audio data are always recorded in empty sections of the disc. Recording begins instantly, even after playback, without overwriting existing video on the disc.

• Recording is done in clip units, which makes it simple to delete a clip immediately after shooting if it is judged to be unneeded.

• During playback, thumbnail lists make it easy to identify clips. The random access nature of the media allows the NEXT and PREV buttons to jump instantly to clip start frames, making it easy to check the video and audio in the clips.

• i.LINK (FAM) or network connections make it possible to transfer clip files at high speed between this unit and remote computers.

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

(file access mode, called FAM below)

Equipped with i.LINK connector

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

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

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

• During MPEG IMX playback, the playback signals can be converted and output as DV streams, allowing you to connect DV-compatible nonlinear editors.

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

Computer access to files (file access mode)

Use of application software which supports the XDCAM

series metadata files on Professional Discs, with the ability to display file lists and perform file-based reads and overwrites.

enables random access to video, audio, and

Files can be transferred at high speed, and thumbnail lists

Flexible metadata recording

XDCAM with video and audio data, such as the date and time of

can record various types of metadata together

of disc contents can be viewed on computer screens.

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

shooting, the cameraman, the recording method, and comments about the material. This metadata can be used in applications such as the following.

• The supplied PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software can be used to add titles, comments, and other text data to discs and clips.

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

Equipped with network connector

This network connector of unit can be connected to computers and networks to enable high-speed file transfers and display of lists of the video, audio, and metadata files stored on Professional Discs. Workflows can be improved by the ability to use FTP commands to transfer files to remote locations.

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

1) XDCAM is a trademark of Sony Corporation.

Supporting SNMP for service and maintenance

The PDW-1500 is compatible with Sony remote maintenance and monitoring software—an SNMP-

Supports a variety of interfaces

The PDW-1500 supports a variety of interfaces and is suitable for use with various nonlinear editing systems.

Analog interfaces

compliant application that can monitor and log the hardware’s status in real time via a TCP/IP network. If a malfunction is detected, this system can immediately identify the problem, allowing you to take corrective action.

Video: The unit can input and output a composite analog

video signal.

Audio: The unit has two audio channels. When in 4-

channel mode, you can input two channels of audio either as channels 1 and 2 or as channels 3 and 4. The two audio channels can be output also either as channels 1 and 2 or as channels 3 and 4.

Digital interfaces

SDI (Serial Digital Interface)/AES/EBU: This allows

the unit to input and output D1 (component) format digital video and audio signals and also AES/EBUformat digital audio signals.

1-1 Features

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1-2MPEG-4 Visual Patent

Portfolio License

1-3MPEG-2 Video Patent

Chapter 1 Overview

Portfolio License

THIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED UNDER THE MPEG-4 VISUAL PATENT PORTFOLIO LICENSE FOR THE PERSONAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL USE OF A CONSUMER FOR

(i) ENCODING VIDEO IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE

MPEG-4 VISUAL STANDARD (“MPEG-4 VIDEO”) AND/OR

(ii)DECODING MPEG-4 VIDEO THAT WAS

ENCODED BY A CONSUMER ENGAGED IN A PERSONAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY AND/OR WAS OBTAINED FROM A VIDEO PROVIDER LICENSED BY MPEG LA TO PROVIDE MPEG-4 VIDEO.

NO LICENSE IS GRANTED OR SHALL BE IMPLIED FOR ANY OTHER USE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING THAT RELATING TO PROMOTIONAL, INTERNAL AND COMMERCIAL USES AND LICENSING MAY BE OBTAINED FROM MPEG LA, LLC. SEE HTTP://WWW.MPEGLA.COM

MPEG LA is offering licenses for (i) manufacturing/sales of any storage media storing MPEG-4 Visual video information (ii) distribution/broadcasting of MPEG-4 Visual video information in any manner (such as online video distribution service, internet broadcasting, TV broadcasting). Other usage of this product may be required to obtain license from MPEGLA. Please contact MPEG LA for any further information. MPEG LA, L.L.C., 250 STEELE STREET, SUITE 300, DENVER, COLORADO 80206, http://www.mpegla.com

ANY USE OF THIS PRODUCT OTHER THAN CONSUMER PERSONAL USE IN ANY MANNER THAT COMPLIES WITH THE MPEG-2 STANDARD FOR ENCODING VIDEO INFORMATION FOR PACKAGED MEDIA IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED WITHOUT A LICENSE UNDER APPLICABLE PATENTS IN THE MPEG-2 PATENT PORTFOLIO, WHICH LICENSE IS AVAILABLE FROM MPEG LA, L.L.C., 250 STEELE STREET, SUITE 300, DENVER, COLORADO 80206.

“PACKAGED MEDIA” means any storage media storing MPEG-2 video information such as DVD movie which are sold/distributed to general consumers. Disc replicators or sellers of the PACKAGED MEDIA need to obtain licenses for their own business from MPEG LA. Please contact MPEG LA for any further information. MPEG LA. L.L.C., 250 STEELE STREET, SUITE 300, DENVER, COLORADO 80206 http://www.mpegla.com

1-2 MPEG-4 Visual Patent Portfolio License / 1-3 MPEG-2 Video Patent Portfolio License

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Names and Functions of

2-1 Front Panel

1 On/standby switch and indicator

2 ACCESS indicator

3 Remote control switch and

NETWORK access indicator

4 VIDEO INPUT SEL button

5 COUNTER SELECT button

6 SUBCLIP button

ACCESS

MONITOR

PHONES

SGDATA ANA SDI AE8/EBU dB

OVER

-12

NETWORK

-20

LOCAL REMOTE

-30

-40

-60

- 15

L MIX R

MONITOR SEL

METER SEL INPUT CH INPUT SEL

ALL/CH-1 CH-2 CH-3 CH-4

VARIABLE

REC

PRESET

TOP

F REV F FWD

Parts

Chapter

7 HOLD button

EJECT

SGDATA

ANA SDI

ANA SDI AE8/EBU dB

INPUT

AE8/EBU

i.LINK

OVER

SDI CMPST

-12

Y-R,B

-20

-30

-40

MONITOR

-60

1/2

- 26

AUDIO

PLAY

3/4

- 37

- 48

5/6

7/8

VIDEO

INPUT SEL

END

]

EDIT KEY INHREMOTE [9P iLINK VITC VITCCOUNTER REC INHVIUB

HOURS MINUTES SECONDS FRAMES

AUDIO

18 24 BIT

4 8 CH

COUNTER

SELECT

STOP

625

IMX[50 40 30

525

DVCAM

HOLD

SUB

THUMB

CLIP

NAIL

ESSENCE

CLIP

REC

IN OUT

MARK

]

SYS MENU

ALARM

SET RESET

S.SEL

SHIFT

MARK1

MARK2

8 MENU button

9 SHIFT button

0 SET and RESET buttons

qa THUMBNAIL button

1 Audio level meter section

(see page 14)

2 Audio settings section

(see page 15)

3 Audio level adjustment

(see page 16)

section

4 Recording and playback control section

2-1 Front Panel

(see page 16)

ACCESS

MONITOR

PHONES

SGDATA

ANA SDI

AE8/EBU

OVER

-12

NETWORK

-20

LOCAL REMOTE

-30

-40

-60

- 15

L MIX R

MONITOR SEL

METER SEL INPUT CH INPUT SEL

ALL/CH-1 CH-2 CH-3 CH-4

VARIABLE

REC PRESET PB

TOP

F REV F FWD

EJECT

qs Disc slot and EJECT button

SGDATA

ANA SDI

INPUT

AE8/EBU

i.LINK

OVER

SDI CMPST

-12

Y-R,B

-20

-30

-40

MONITOR

-60

1/2

- 26

AUDIO

PLAY

3/4

- 37

- 48

5/6

7/8

INPUT SEL

END

]

EDIT KEY INHREMOTE [9P iLINK VITC VITCCOUNTER REC INHVIUB

HOURS MINUTES SECONDS FRAMES

AUDIO

18 24 BIT

4 8 CH

VIDEO

COUNTER SELECT

STOP

625

IMX[50 40 30

525

DVCAM

HOLD

SUB

THUMB

CLIP

ESSENCE

CLIP

REC

IN OUT

]

SYS MENU

NAIL

MARK

ALARM

SET RESET

S.SEL

MARK1

MARK2

SHIFT

5 Status display section

(see page 17)

6 Shuttle/jog/variable control block

7 Arrow buttons

(see page 18)

(see

page 19)

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a On/standby (^ /1) switch and indicator When the POWER switch on the rear panel is in the ^ position, this switches the PDW-1500 between the operating state (the indicator is lit green) and the standby state (the indicator is lit red). When the indicator is lit red, pressing the switch makes the indicator flash green. When the PDW-1500 is in the operating state, the indicator lights continuously green. When the indicator is lit green, pressing the switch makes the indicator flash. When the PDW-1500 is in the standby state, the indicator lights red. When using the PDW-1500, normally leave the rear panel POWER switch in the ^ (on) position, and use this switch to switch the PDW-1500 between the operating state and standby state.

• Test video signal from the internal signal generator The INPUT display in the status display section changes, to reflect the selection, as follows:

i.LINKtSDItCMPSTtSG

Note

Input signals (AV/C) from the S400 (i.LINK) connector cannot be recorded when the basic menu item 031 “RECORDING FORMAT” is set to “IMX 50,” “IMX40,” or “IMX 30.” E-E video display and audio output are also not possible. Select a signal other than “i.LINK” to record IMX format video signals. When i.LINK input signals are selected, set basic menu item 031“RECORDING FORMAT” to “DVCAM.”

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b ACCESS indicator

This lights when the disc is accessed and when a file is opened by a FAM or FTP connections (see page 73). If the on/standby switch is pressed while this indicator is lit, access to the disc is completed before the unit switches to the standby state.

Note

While the ACCESS indicator is lit, do not turn off the POWER switch on the rear panel or disconnect the power cord. This could lead to a loss of data from the disc.

c Remote control switch and NETWORK access

indicator

Different positions of the switch allow different operations as follows. NETWORK: Enables access to the network. The

indicator lights when an external network device is being accessed. In this state, operation from the front panel is not possible.

LOCAL: Enables operation from the front panel. REMOTE: Enables remote control of the PDW-1500

from a device connected to the S400 (i.LINK) connector or REMOTE connector on the rear panel. Use extended menu item 214 “REMOTE INTERFACE” to select which of the connectors is used.

See 8-3-2 “Extended Menu Operations” (page 110) for more information about how to make extended menu settings.

See 8-2-2 “Basic Menu Operations” (page 95) for more information about how to make basic menu settings.

e COUNTER SELECT button

This cycles the data displayed in the time data display through the sequence TC, UB, and COUNTER. TC: The playback time code read by the internal time code

reader, or the time code generated by the internal time code generator. Make the TC or VITC selection in extended menu item 629 “TC SELECT.”

UB: The user bits inserted in the playback time code, or

user bits generated by the internal time code generator. Make the UB or VIUB selection in extended menu item 629 “TC SELECT.”

COUNTER: The elapsed recording/playback time (hours,

minutes, seconds, frames). This can be reset by

pressing the RESET button (see page 14). The corresponding indicator above the time data display lights according to the setting.

f SUBCLIP button

To play back following a clip list, press this button, turning it on (see page 52). This is also effective for jog and shuttle operations. To play clips in the order they are recorded, press this button again, turning it off. The CLIP menu (see page 66) appears in the status display section and on an external monitor when you press this button with the SHIFT button held down. Press the MENU button to escape from the CLIP menu.

d VIDEO INPUT SEL (selection) button

Pressing this button cycles the video input signal through the following selections.

• i.LINK-compliant DVCAM format digital signal (i.LINK input comprising both video and audio signals) input to the S400 (i.LINK) connector

• SDI video signal input to the SDI IN connector

• Composite video signal input to the VIDEO IN connector

Note

If no clip list is registered, this button does not light when pressed. The operation is invalid.

g HOLD button

Press this button to stop the time code generator. Also, when setting the time code or user bits to be recorded, press this button first, to hold the values.

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h MENU button

1 Audio level meter section

Use for setup menu and system menu operations. Pressing this button displays the setting of a setup menu item in the status display section. The same information is also superimposed on the display on a monitor connected to the PDW-1500 (see page 95). Press once more to return to the original display.

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The system menu (see page 119) appears in the status display section and on an external monitor when you press this button with the SHIFT button held down. Press this button again to escape from the system menu.

1 Audio level meters

2 Audio input display

SG DATA

ANA SDI

AE8/EBU

OVER

-12

-20

-30

-40

-60

- 15

-12

-20

-30

-40

-60

- 26

SG DATA ANA SDI AE8/EBU dB

OVER

- 37

SG DATA ANA SDI AE8/EBU dB

OVER

-12

-20

-30

-40

-60

- 48

OVER indicator

Reference level indicator

Channel display

i SHIFT button

Use to switch the functions of various buttons.

j SET and RESET buttons

Use these as follows. SET button: Use for setup menu settings (see page 96),

scene selection (thumbnail search) settings, and so on. The scene selection window or a menu for sub clip operations appears when you press this button with the SHIFT button held down with either of the following displayed. The window or menu appears in the status display section, and on an external monitor. When a thumbnail screen is displayed: The scene

selection window (see page 60) appears.

When a sub clip thumbnail is displayed: A sub clip

operation menu (see page 62) appears.

RESET button: Press to reset the counter. This is also

used to cancel or abandon setup menu settings and scene selection (thumbnail search).

k THUMBNAIL button

To carry out a thumbnail search or create a clip list, press this button turning it on. Thumbnail images representing each clip or sub-clip appear. Press once more to turn the button off, and return to a whole-screen display. To display the thumbnails of essence mark frames (frames with an essence mark attached), hold down the SHIFT button, and press this button. The essence mark selection menu appears. Select the desired type of essence mark, and the corresponding essence mark frames appear in thumbnails. Press once more, turning the button off, to return to a whole-screen display.

a Audio level meters

Depending on the setting of the AUDIO METER SEL button (see page 15), these show the audio recording levels (during recording) or audio playback levels (during playback) of channels 1 to 4 or channels 5 to 8. If an audio level exceeds 0 dB, the OVER indicator lights. By means of a maintenance menu setting, you can display a reference level indicator (“-”) to the right of each meter when recording.

For details of the maintenace menu, see 8-4 “Maintenance Menu” on page 114.

b Audio input display

For each channel, the following indicators light to show the type of the selected audio input signal.

ANA: Analog audio signal SDI: SDI audio signal AES/EBU: AES/EBU format digital audio signal SG: Audio test signal generated by the internal signal

generator

DATA: Non-audio signal

Make the audio input signal selection with the AUDIO INPUT SEL button (see page 15).

l Disc slot and EJECT button

Insert a disc in the disc slot. To remove the disc, press the EJECT button.

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2 Audio settings section

MONITOR

1 MONITOR switch

2 AUDIO MONITOR SEL button

3 AUDIO METER SEL button

4 AUDIO INPUT CH button

5 AUDIO INPUT SEL button

-60

1/2

MONITOR

MONITOR SEL

METER SEL INPUT CH INPUT SEL

ALL/CH-1 CH-2 CH-3

VARIABLE

REC PRESET PB

TOP

F REV F FWD

AUDIO

PLAY

PHONES

L MIX R

6 PHONES jack and volume control knob

3/4

5/6

7/8

VID

INPU

END

The factory default is for channels 1 to 4 to be selected.

d AUDIO INPUT CH (channel) button

This selects the channel to which the audio input signal selection applies. Pressing this button cycles through the following states of the audio level meter channel display.

• Channel 1 flashing

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• Channel 2 flashing

• Channel 3 flashing

• Channel 4 flashing

• Channels 1 to 4 lit

When a channel is flashing, you can select the audio input signal using the AUDIO INPUT SEL button.

When audio is in eight-channel mode

On channels 5 to 8, you can input only the audio signals embedded in an SDI signal.

a MONITOR switch

Of the two channels (left and right) selected by the AUDIO MONITOR SEL button (see next item), selects whether both or one is monitored. L: The left channel audio is output from the PHONES jack

and the AUDIO MONITOR OUT connector.

R: The right channel audio is output from the PHONES

jack and the AUDIO MONITOR OUT connector.

MIX: Stereo audio is output from the PHONES jack.

Monaural audio, the left and right channels mixed, is output from the AUDIO MONITOR OUT connector.

b AUDIO MONITOR SEL (selection) button

Of the up to eight audio signal channels, the audio of the two channels (left and right channels in the case of a stereo output) selected by this button can be monitored with the PHONES jack on the front panel and the AUDIO MONITOR OUT connector on the rear panel. Pressing this button cycles through the four of the following channel combinations.

• Channels 1 (left) and 2 (right)

• Channels 3 (left) and 4 (right)

• Channels 5 (left) and 6 (right)

• Channels 7 (left) and 8 (right)

In the status display section, the MONITOR display (see page 17) changes to reflect the selection. The factory default is for channels 1 (left) and 2 (right) to be selected. You can select whether to monitor both of the selected channels or only one, using the MONITOR switch (see page 15).

c AUDIO METER SEL (selection) button

When using MPEG IMX format in eight-channel mode, select whether the audio level meters should display channels 1 to 4 or channels 5 to 8. Pressing this button toggles the selection, and the audio level meter channel display also changes.

Note

After completing the selection of the audio input signals with the AUDIO INPUT SEL button, return the audio level meters to the state in which all channel indications are lit.

e AUDIO INPUT SEL (selection) button

This selects the input signal to the channel with a flashing display, that has been selected with the AUDIO INPUT CH button described above. Pressing this button cycles the selection of the audio input signal, and the audio input display above the audio level meter changes to reflect this. ANA: Analog audio signal input to the AUDIO IN

connector

SDI: SDI audio signal input to the SDI IN connector AES/EBU: AES/EBU format digital audio signal input to

the DIGITAL AUDIO (AES/EBU) IN connector

SG: Audio test signal generated by the internal signal

generator

f PHONES jack and volume control knob

The jack is a standard stereo jack. Connect stereo headphones with an impedance of 8 ohms, to monitor the audio during recording, playback, and editing. (Non-audio signals are muted.) The monitored channel is selected by the AUDIO MONITOR SEL button (see page 15) and MONITOR switch (see page 15). Adjust the volume with the knob. You can also cause this to simultaneously adjust the output volume from the AUDIO MONITOR OUT connector on the rear panel. To do this, in the setup menu, set extended menu item 114 “AUDIO MONITOR OUTPUT LEVEL” to “var.”

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3 Audio level adjustment section

Reverse direction high-speed search: Hold down the

PLAY button, and press this button. A high-speed search in the reverse direction is carried out.

ALL indicator

Displaying the first frame of the first clip: Hold down

the SHIFT button, and press this button.

ALL/CH-1 CH-2 CH-3 CH-4

VARIABLE

REC

PRESET

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2 ALL/CH-1, CH-2 to CH-4 adjustment knobs

1 VARIABLE switch

b PLAY (playback) button

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

c NEXT button

Press this button, turning it on, to jump to the next clip, and

a VARIABLE (audio level adjustment selector)

switch

This selects which of the input audio and playback audio has the level adjusted by the ALL/CH-1, and CH-2 to CH4 adjustment knobs. REC: Adjust the input audio levels. The playback audio

levels are fixed at their preset values.

PRESET: Do not adjust the audio levels. PB: Adjust the playback audio levels. The input audio

levels are fixed at their preset values.

b ALL/CH-1, CH-2 to CH-4 (audio level) adjustment

knobs

Depending on the setting of the VARIABLE switch, these adjust the input audio or playback audio levels of channels 1 to 4. By the setting of extended menu item 131 “AUDIO VOLUME,” you can enable the ALL/CH-1 knob to simultaneously adjust all eight channels. When this simultaneous adjustment is enabled the ALL indicator lights.

show the first frame. This button is also used together with other buttons for the following operations. Forward direction high-speed search: Hold down the

PLAY button, and press this button. A high-speed search in the forward direction is carried out.

Displaying the last frame of the last clip: Hold down the

SHIFT button, and press this button.

d STOP button

To stop recording or playback, press this button, turning it on. The frame at the stop point appears. The unit enters standby off mode when you press this button with the SHIFT button held down. It returns from standby off mode to the original state when you press this button again with the SHIFT button held down. (The lit or unlit status of the STOP button does not change.)

This unit can automatically enter standby off mode whenever a specified time elapses in disc stop mode. For details, see the description of extended menu item 501 “STILL TIMER” (page 103).

4 Recording and playback control section

1 PREV button

2 PLAY button

3 NEXT button

PHONES

TOP

4 STOP button 5 REC button

a PREV (previous) button

Press this button, turning it on, to show the first frame of the current clip. While the first frame of a clip is shown, pressing this button jumps to the beginning of the previous clip. This button is also used together with other buttons for the following operations.

PLAY

F REV F FWD

REC

STOP

END

e REC (record) button

To start recording, hold down this button, and press the PLAY button. The recording takes place on an unrecorded part of the disc. To stop recording, press the STOP button. This creates a clip of the recorded portion.

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5 Status display section

1 MONITOR display

2 INPUT display

3 Time data display

4 Indicators above the time data display

625 525

]

IMX[50 40 30 DVCAM

ALARM

]

INPUT

i.LINK SDI CMPST Y-R,B SG

MONITOR

1/2 5/6

5 AUDIO indicators

6 525/625 indicator

7 IMX/DVCAM indicator

8 Disc loaded mark

EDIT KEY INHREMOTE [9P iLINK VITC VITCCOUNTER REC INHVIUB

HOURS MINUTES SECONDS FRAMES

3/4

AUDIO

4 8 CH

18 24 BIT

7/8

a MONITOR (audio monitor channel selection)

display

This shows the audio channels selected by the AUDIO MONITOR SEL button (see page 15). The displayed channel audio is output from the PHONES jack on the front panel and the AUDIO MONITOR OUT connector on the rear panel, according to the setting of the MONITOR switch (see page 15).

1/2: channels 1 (left) and 2 (right) 3/4: channels 3 (left) and 4 (right) 5/6: channels 5 (left) and 6 (right) 7/8: channels 7 (left) and 8 (right)

b INPUT (video input signal) display

Shows the currently selected video input signal.

i.LINK: i.LINK compliant DVCAM format digital signal SDI: SDI video signal CMPST: Composite video signal SG: Test video signal from the internal signal generator

Make the video signal input selection with the VIDEO INPUT SEL button (see page 13).

c Time data display

Normally, this shows the disc playback time, time code, or user bit information, as selected by the COUNTER SELECT button (see page 13) and extended menu item 629 “TC SELECT.” It is also used for error messages, setup menus, and other displays.

d Indicators above the time data display

There are the following indicators. EDIT indicator: This lights when an “Audio Edit Preset”

command is received from an external editor.

REMOTE (9P/i.LINK) indicator: This shows “9P” or

“i.LINK” as follows.

• 9P: When extended menu item 214 “REMOTE INTERFACE” is set to “9PIN.”

• i.LINK: When extended menu item 214 “REMOTE INTERFACE” is set to “i.LINK.”

COUNTER indicator: This lights when a counter value

(hours, minutes, seconds, and frames, resettable) is displayed in the time data display.

TC/VITC (time code type) indicator: This lights when

the COUNTER SELECT button (see page 13) is set to TC. The time data display shows the time code. When extended menu item 629 “TC SELECT” is set to “tc,” this shows “TC,” and when “vitc” is selected, it shows “VITC.”

UB/VIUB (user bit type) indicator: This lights when the

COUNTER SELECT button is set to UB. The time data display shows the user bits. When extended menu item 629 “TC SELECT” is set to “tc,” this shows “UB,” and when “vitc” is selected it shows “VIUB.”

indicator: This lights in the following cases.

VITC

• In playback mode, when VITC is being read. (Regardless of what the time data display is showing.)

• When VITC is being recorded, or in E-E mode

when VITC is recorded due to one of the following conditions.

- Extended menu item 619 “VITC” is set to “on.”

- There is VITC in the selected video input signal,

and that line has been set to “thru” with extended menu item 723 “INPUT VIDEO BLANK.”

REC INH (recording inhibit) indicator: This lights in

the following cases.

• When a disc with recording inhibited is loaded.

• When extended menu item 310 “REC INHIBIT” is set to “on.”

• The format of the recorded part of the disc does not match the settings of the PDW-1500 (number of recorded channels, TV system (525/625 selection), and recording format (DVCAM/IMX50/IMX40/ IMX30 selection)).

KEY INH (key inhibit) indicator: This lights when

“MON./INPUT SEL” or “CONTROL PANEL” is set to “on” with extended menu item 118 “KEY INHIBIT.”

ALARM

indicator: This lights when condensation within the PDW-1500, a laser diode fault, or another hardware error is detected. It goes off when the error state is cleared. When this indicator is lit, the time data display shows an error message.

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For details, see 9-2 “Error Messages” (page 123) and 9-

3 “Alarms” (page 124).

6 Shuttle/jog/variable control block

1) E-E mode: Abbreviation of Electric to Electric mode. The mode in which input video and audio signals are output after passing only through the electrical circuits.

e AUDIO indicators

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During playback, these show the number of channels recorded on the disc and the number of quantizing bits.

1 SHUTTLE button

2 JOG button

3 VAR button

4 Jog/shuttle transport

indicators

During E-E mode display, the number of recorded channels and number of data bits set by the maintenance menu item “AUDIO CONFIG” are shown.

Number of recorded channels:

• 4ch: 4 channels

• 8ch: 8 channels

Number of quantizing bits:

• 16bit: 16 bits

• 24bit: 24 bits When the DVCAM format is used, these are always 4 channels and 16 bits.

For details of the maintenace menu, see 8-4 “Maintenance Menu” on page 114.

5 Jog dial

6 Shuttle dial

f 525/625 (TV system) indicator

This shows the TV system selected in basic menu item 013 “525/625 SYSTEM SELECT.”

For details of playback operations with these buttons and dials, see 4-2-2 “Playback Operation” on page 49.

525 (U): NTSC, 525 scan lines, field frequency 59.94 Hz 525 (J): NTSC (for Japan), 525 scan lines, field frequency

59.94 Hz 625: PAL, 625 scan lines, field frequency 50 Hz

a SHUTTLE button

To play back in shuttle mode using the shuttle dial, press this button, turning it on. Pressing the JOG button or turning the jog dial switches to jog mode.

g IMX/DVCAM (recording/playback format)

indicator

During playback, this shows the recording format of the inserted disc. During E-E display, including recording mode, and during FAM and FTP connections (see page

b JOG button

To play back in jog mode using the jog dial, press this button, turning it on. Pressing the SHUTTLE button or turning the shuttle dial switches to shuttle mode.

73), this shows the recording format set by basic menu item 031 “RECORDING FORMAT.”

IMX50: MPEG IMX 50 format IMX40: MPEG IMX 40 format

c VAR (variable) button

To play back in variable speed mode using the shuttle dial, press this button, turning it on.

IMX30: MPEG IMX 30 format DVCAM: DVCAM format

d Jog/shuttle transport indicators

These show the playback direction in jog, shuttle, or

h Disc loaded mark

This lights while a disc is loaded in the PDW-1500. It flashes as the disc is inserted, and while it is being ejected.

variable speed mode.

b (green): Lights during playback in the reverse direction. B (green): Lights during playback in the forward direction. x (red): Lights during still image display.

e Jog dial

Turn this for playback in jog mode. Turn clockwise for forward direction playback, and counterclockwise for reverse direction playback. In jog mode, the playback speed varies in the range ±1 times normal speed, according to the rotation rate of the jog dial. There are no detents. Normally, you press the JOG button before turning the jog dial, but it is also possible to make a setting to enable jog

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mode directly by turning the dial (set extended menu item 101 “SELECTION FOR SEARCH DIAL ENABLE” to “dial”).

f Shuttle dial

Turn this for playback in shuttle mode or variable speed mode. Turn clockwise for forward direction playback, and counterclockwise for reverse direction playback.

• In shuttle mode, the playback speed varies in the range

±35 times normal speed (using MPEG IMX/DVCAM), according to the angular position of the shuttle dial.

• In variable speed mode, you can finely adjust the

playback speed from –2 to +2 times normal speed, according to the angular position of the shuttle dial. You can vary this playback speed range in extended menu item 301 “VAR SPEED RANGE FOR

SYNCHRONIZATION.” The shuttle dial has a detent at the center position, for still image playback. Normally, you press the SHUTTLE button before turning the shuttle dial, but it is also possible to make a setting to enable shuttle mode directly by turning the dial (set extended menu item 101 “SELECTION FOR SEARCH DIAL ENABLE” to “dial”).

Note

When extended menu item 101 “SELECTION FOR SEARCH DIAL ENABLE” is set to “dial,” after using the shuttle dial, return it to the center position. If the shuttle dial is not in the center position, it is possible occasionally for vibration from other operations to activate the dial, and start playback in shuttle mode.

a F/MARK1 button and f/MARK2 button

When the THUMBNAIL button (see page 14) is lit, you can use these for thumbnail selection. During recording and playback, the F/MARK1 and f/ MARK2 buttons can be pressed with the SET button held down to record a shot mark 1 or shot mark 2 as an essence mark. To delete or change essence marks, use the supplied PDZ1 Proxy Browsing Software.

b G/IN button and g/OUT button

When the THUMBNAIL button (see page 14) is lit, you can use these for thumbnail selection. An In or Out point is set when you press the SET button with the G/IN or g/OUT button held down. The In or Out point setting is deleted when you press the RESET button with the G/IN or g/OUT button held down.

c IN indicator and OUT indicator IN indicator: When an IN point is set, this lights.

If an attempt is made to set the IN point after a recorded OUT point, this flashes.

OUT indicator: When an OUT point is set, this lights.

If an attempt is made to set the OUT point before a recorded IN point, this flashes.

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7 Arrow buttons

The four arrow buttons are also used as the MARK1 button, MARK2 button, IN button, and OUT button. The correspondence with the buttons is as follows.

F button: MARK1 button f button: MARK2 button G button: IN button g button: OUT button

You can use these buttons for thumbnail selection, menu setting operations, setting IN/OUT points, and so on.

1 F/MARK1 button and f/MARK2 button

2 G/IN button and g/OUT button

ESSENCE

S.SEL

MARK

IN OUT

3 IN indicator and OUT indicator

MARK1

MARK2

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2-2 Rear Panel

Chapter 2 Names and Functions of Parts

1 REF. VIDEO IN connectors

AUDIO IN

1/3 2/4

1 Analog audio signal inputs/

(see page 21)

outputs

2 S400 (i.LINK) connector

3 REMOTE connector

4 (network) connector

2 Digital audio signal inputs/outputs

(see page 21)

DIGITAL AUDIO (AES/EBU)

1/2IN 3/4 IN

S400

REMOTE

1/2OUT 3/4 IN OUT

a REF. VIDEO IN (reference video signal input)

connectors (BNC type)

The two connectors form a loop-through connection; when a reference video signal is input to the left connector, the same signal is input from the right connector ( ) to a connected device. When no connection is made to the right connector, the left connector is automatically terminated with an impedance of 75 ohms.

VIDEO INREF.VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT

AUDIO OUT

1/3 2/4

SDI TIME CODE

OUT 1 2 (SUPER)

(SUPER)

AUDIO

MONITOR OUT

3Analog video signal inputs/

(see page 21)

outputs

5 AUDIO MONITOR OUT connector

4Time code inputs/outputs

(see page 22)

5 Power supply section

(see page 22)

6 SDI signal inputs/

(see page 22)

outputs

40 V) output from the i.LINK connector of the device flows into the PDW-1500. This may cause a failure of the PDW-1500.

• When connecting the PDW-1500 to a device with a 6-pin i.LINK connector, connect to the 6-pin i.LINK connector of the other device first.

• Except in playback mode (jog and shuttle modes, etc.), if you are monitoring the audio signal output from this connector on another device, the audio signal may sound

b S400 (i.LINK) connector (6-pin, IEEE1394

compliant)

differently from the audio signal played back on the PDW-1500.

Connect a DV device, computer, or similar, using an i.LINK cable. When the unit is shipped from the factory, the audio output signal is set to 16 bit/48 kHz/2ch mode. You can change the audio mode and output channel settings with extended menu item 831 “DV OUT AUDIO MODE” and extended

c REMOTE (remote control signal) connector (D-

sub 9-pin)

To control the PDW-1500 from a controller or VTR supporting the RS-422A Sony 9-pin VTR protocol, connect the device to this connector.

menu item 828 “SDI/DV AUDIO OUTPUT SELECT.”

d (network) connector (RJ-45 type)

See 8-3-2 “Extended Menu Operations” (page 110) for more information about how to make these settings.

This is a 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T connector for network connection.

Notes

• If video or audio signals from an external device connected with the S400 (i.LINK) connector are not output, disconnect the i.LINK cable and connect it again, pushing it straight in.

• When the PDW-1500 is connected to a device with a 6pin i.LINK connector by an i.LINK cable, before unplugging the i.LINK cable, first power off the device and disconnect the power plug from the outlet. If the i.LINK cable is unplugged with the device power plug still connected, a current from an excessive voltage (8 to

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CAUTION

For safety, do not connect the connector for peripheral device wiring that might have excessive voltage to this port. Follow the instructions in this manual when making connections.

e AUDIO MONITOR OUT connector (RCA-pin)

This outputs an audio signal for monitoring. The monitored channel is selected by the combination of the AUDIO MONITOR SEL button (see page 15) and MONITOR switch (see page 15).

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1 Analog audio signal inputs/outputs

1 AUDIO IN 1/3, 2/4 connectors

2 AUDIO OUT 1/3, 2/4 connectors

AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT

a AUDIO IN (analog audio signal input) 1/3, 2/4

connectors (XLR 3-pin, female)

These input analog audio signals. With the AUDIO INPUT SEL button (see page 15), you can select whether the signal input to connector 1/3 is assigned to audio channel 1or 3, and whether the signal input to connector 2/4 is assigned to audio channel 2 or 4. You can set the reference input level with the maintenance menu item “AUDIO CONFIG.” (Factory default setting: +4 dB)

1/3 2/4 1/3 2/4

a DIGITAL AUDIO (AES/EBU) IN (digital audio

input) 1/2, 3/4 connectors (BNC type)

These input AES/EBU format digital audio signals. The left connector (1/2) corresponds to audio channels 1 and 2, and the right connector (3/4) corresponds to audio channels 3 and 4.

b DIGITAL AUDIO (AES/EBU) OUT (digital audio

output) 1/2, 3/4 connectors (BNC type)

These output AES/EBU format digital audio signals. When the unit is shipped from the factory, the 1/2 connector is set to audio channel 1/2, and the 3/4 connector is set to audio channel 3/4. You can change these settings with extended menu item 827 “AES/EBU AUDIO OUTPUT SELECT.”

To treat the input and output signals of these connectors as non-audio signals, set the maintenance menu item “AUDIO CONFIG”-“NON-AUDIO INPUT” (recording) and extended menu item 823 “NON-AUDIO FLAG PB” (playback).

Chapter 2 Names and Functions of Parts

For details of the maintenace menu, see 8-4 “Maintenance Menu” on page 114.

b AUDIO OUT (analog audio signal output) 1/3, 2/4

connectors (XLR 3-pin, male)

These output analog audio signals. When the unit is shipped from the factory, the 1/3 connector is set to audio channel 1, and the 2/4 connector is set to audio channel 2. You can change these settings with extended menu item 824 “ANALOG LINE OUTPUT SELECT.” You can set the output level with the maintenance menu item “AUDIO CONFIG.” (Factory default setting: +4 dB) Non-audio signals are muted.

See 8-3-2 “Extended Menu Operations” (page 110) for more information about how to make these settings.

For details of the maintenace menu, see 8-4 “Maintenance Menu” on page 114.

2 Digital audio signal inputs/outputs

1 DIGITAL AUDIO (AES/EBU) IN 1/2, 3/4 connectors

2 DIGITAL AUDIO (AES/EBU)

OUT 1/2, 3/4 connectors

DIGITAL AUDIO (AES/EBU)

1/2IN 3/4 1/2OUT 3/4

See 8-3-2 “Extended Menu Operations” (page 110) for more information about how to make extended menu settings. See 8-4-2 “Maintenance Menu Operations” (page 116) for more information about how to make maintenance menu settings.

3 Analog video signal inputs/outputs

1 VIDEO IN connectors

2 VIDEO OUT 1, 2 (SUPER) connectors

VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT

a VIDEO IN (analog video input) connectors (BNC

type)

These input composite video signals. The two connectors form a loop-through connection; when a signal is input to the left connector, the same signal is output from the right connector ( ) forming a bridge connection to the connected device. When no connection is made to the right connector, the left connector is automatically terminated with an impedance of 75 ohms.

b VIDEO OUT 1, 2 (SUPER) (analog video output 1,

2 (superimpose)) connectors (BNC type)

These output composite video signals.

(SUPER)

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The output from the VIDEO OUT2 (SUPER) connector can have time code, menu settings, alarm messages, and other text information superimposed.

on/standby switch indicator on the front panel is lit red (the PDW-1500 is in the standby state), then press this switch on the a side.

4 Time code inputs/outputs

Chapter 2 Names and Functions of Parts

a TIME CODE IN connector (BNC type)

This inputs an SMPTE time code generated by an external device.

b TIME CODE OUT connector (BNC type)

This outputs the following time code, depending on the operating state of the PDW-1500.

During playback: playback time code During recording: the time code from the internal time

code generator or the time code input to the TIME CODE IN connector. When extended menu item 611 “TC OUTPUT PHASE IN EE MODE” is set to “muting,” no time code is output.

1 TIME CODE IN connector

2 TIME CODE OUT connector

TIME CODE

IN OUT

6 SDI signal inputs/outputs

1 SDI IN connector

2 SDI OUT1/2 (SUPER) connectors

SDI

OUT 1 2 (SUPER)

a SDI IN (SDI signal input) connector (BNC type)

This inputs an SDI format video/audio signal. When you select the signal input to this connector with the VIDEO INPUT SEL button, in the status display section, the INPUT display SDI indicator lights.

b SDI OUT1/2 (SUPER) (SDI signal outputs 1, 2

(superimpose)) connectors (BNC type)

These output SDI format video/audio signals. When the unit is shipped from the factory, audio signal output is 8 channels with no switching, and RP188 time code output is set to on. You can change these settings with extended menu item 828 “SDI/DV AUDIO OUTPUT SELECT” and extended menu item 920 “SD-SDI H-ANC CONTROL.” The output from the SDI OUT2 (SUPER) connector can

5 Power supply section

have time code, menu settings, alarm messages, and other text information superimposed. To turn superimposition

1 -AC IN connector

2 POWER switch

POWER- AC IN

off, set the maintenance menu item “OTHERS”-“SDI2 SUPER” to “OFF.”

a -AC IN (AC power input) connector

Connect to an AC power supply, using an optional power cord (see page 135).

b POWER (main power) switch

Press the ^ side to power on. Press the a side to power off. When using the PDW-1500, normally leave the POWER switch in the ^ (on) position, and use the on/standby switch to switch the PDW-1500 between the operating state and standby state.

Note

When you set the on/standby switch on the front panel to the 1 position, data is saved before powering off. Before turning off the main power switch, be sure to check that the

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Preparations

3-1 Connections and Settings

Note

Production of some of the peripherals and related devices described in this chapter has been discontinued. For advice about choosing devices, please contact your Sony dealer or a Sony sales representative.

3-1-1 Connecting an External Monitor

Chapter

Connecting a video monitor to the VIDEO OUT 1, VIDEO OUT 2 (SUPER), SDI OUT1, or SDI OUT 2 (SUPER) connector of this unit enables you to see the output video on the monitor screen. To superimpose text information, for example, time code and alarm messages, use the VIDEO OUT 2 (SUPER) or SDI OUT 2 (SUPER) connector. You can select the kind of text information to display using basic menu item 005 “DISPLAY INFORMATION SELECT.”

To composite video input

Video monitor

connector

VIDEO OUT 2(SUPER)

To SDI input connector

SDI OUT 2(SUPER)

For detailed information about basic menu items and how to make menu settings, see 8-2 “Basic Setup Menu” on page 92.

Connect a video monitor as example 1 or 2 shown in the following figure.

1, 2: 75 Ω coaxial cable (not supplied)

PDW-1500

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3-1-2 Connections for Using PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software

Using the supplied PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software, you can carry out simple editing with proxy AV data.

For information about how to use the software, refer to the Help provided in the software.

For an overview of PDZ-1 and how to install the software, see 5-4 “Using PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software” on page

69.

Using the (network) connector (FTP connection)

The following shows an example of an FTP (File Transfer

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Protocol) connection.

Note

To use PDZ-1 requires the PDW-1500 IP address and other network-related settings to be made beforehand.

Connecting this unit directly to a laptop computer

For details of the network-related settings, see “To change network settings” (page 117).

1: Network cable (not supplied)

Laptop computer

To network connector

(network) connector

PDW-1500

Make sure the remote control switch

is set to “NETWORK” and extended menu

13)

item 257 “NETWORK ENABLE” is set to “net.”

(see page

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Connecting three PDW-1500 units to a laptop computer via a LAN.

1: Network cable (not supplied)

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Laptop computer

To network connector

(network) connector

LAN

(network) connector

Make sure the remote control switch “NETWORK” on each of the three PDW-1500 units and extended menu item 257 “NETWORK ENABLE” is set to “net.”

PDW-1500

(see page 13)

is set to

Using the S400 (i.LINK) connector (FAM connection)

The following shows an example of a FAM (file access mode) connection.

Note

The PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software must be installed in advance. The required FAM driver is also installed when you install the PDZ-1 software.

See 5-4 “Using PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software” (page

69) for more information about installing the PDZ-1 software.

Some limitations apply to FAM connections. For details, see 7-2 “File Access Mode File Operations (for Windows)” (page 79).

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1: i.LINK cable (not supplied)

Laptop computer

To i.LINK (IEEE1394) connector

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S400 (i.LINK)

PDW-1500

Make sure extended menu item 215 “i.LINK MODE” is set to “FAM (PC REMOTE).”

3-1-3 Connecting to a Nonlinear Editing System

You can send video/audio signals (AV/C data) from this unit to a nonlinear editing system connected to the S400 (i.LINK) connector. The following figure shows an example connection.

Notes

• The S400 (i.LINK) connector of this unit outputs video/audio signals in DVCAM format. Data recorded in MPEG IMX format is output after being converted into DVCAM format.

• The nonlinear editing system to be used being connected to this unit requires editing software (not supplied) supporting DVCAM format.

To i.LINK(IEEE1394) connector

• Make the following settings before transferring video/ audio signals (AV/C data) from this unit to a nonlinear editing system.

Audio mode selection

Use extended menu item 831 “DV OUT AUDIO MODE” to select either of the following. 4ch: 12 bit/32 kHz/4 ch 2ch: 16 bit/48 kHz/2 ch (Factory default setting)

Audio output channel selection

Select the audio output channels with extended menu item 828 “SDI/DV AUDIO OUTPUT SELECT.”

For information about how to make extended menu item settings, see 8-3-2 “Extended Menu Operations” on page 110.

1: i.LINK cable (not supplied)

S400 (i.LINK)

Laptop computer (With editing software supporting DVCAM format installed)

For the method of transferring video/audio signals (AV/C data) to a nonlinear editing system, refer to the manual provided with the editing software to be used.

3-1 Connections and Settings

PDW-1500

Make sure extended menu item 215 “i.LINK MODE” is set to “AV/C.”

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3-1-4 Connections for Cut Editing

By connecting this unit to a VTR (for example, MSWM2000/M2000P or DSR-2000/2000P) and an editing control unit, you can make up a cut editing system. Some example connections are shown in the following.

When using an editing control unit

Cut editing system comprising this unit as a player, an MSW-M2000/M2000P unit as a recorder, and a BVE-700 editing control unit.

Video monitor

To analog audio input connector

To composite video input connector

Reference video signal

When making the connections, also refer to the manuals provided with the equipment to be connected. See page 33 for more information about editing control unit settings.

1: 75 Ω coaxial cable (not supplied)

2: 9-pin remote control cable (not supplied)

3: Cable with RCA phono plugs (not supplied)

Video monitor

To composite video input connector

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REF.VIDEO IN

REMOTE

PDW-1500 (player) settings

Remote control switch Extended menu item 214 “REMOTE INTERFACE”: 9PIN

PDW-1500 (player)

PLAYER-1

(see page 13)

VIDEO OUT 2 (SUPER)

AUDIO MONITOR OUT

SDI OUT 1

BVE-700

: REMOTE

RECORDER

REF.VIDEO INPUT

COMPOSITE VIDEO OUTPUT 3(SUPER)

AC IN

REF.VIDEO IN

MSW-M2000/M2000P (recorder) settings

REMOTE 1(9P) button: Lit For details about the settings of the MSW-M2000/M2000P, refer to the operation manual for the unit.

SDI INPUT

REMOTE 1IN(9P)

MSW-M2000/M2000P (recorder)

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When using the editing functions of the recorder

Connections using the REMOTE connector (D-sub 9-pin):

Cut editing system comprising this unit as a player and an MSWM2000/M2000P unit as a recorder. For cut editing, the system uses the editing functions of the recorder.

1: 75 Ω coaxial cable (not supplied)

2: 9-pin remote control cable (not supplied)

3: Cable with RCA phono plugs (not supplied)

REF.VIDEO IN

REMOTE

Video monitor

PDW-1500 (player)

To analog audio input connector

To composite video input connector

VIDEO OUT 2 (SUPER)

AUDIO MONITOR OUT

SDI OUT 1

To composite video input connector

REF.VIDEO INPUT

COMPOSITE VIDEO OUTPUT 3(SUPER)

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Reference video signal

Video monitor

SDI INPUT

REMOTE 1OUT(9P)

MSW-M2000/M2000P (recorder)

PDW-1500 (player) settings

Remote control switch Extended menu item 214 “REMOTE INTERFACE”: 9PIN

3-1 Connections and Settings

(see page 13)

: REMOTE

MSW-M2000/M2000P (recorder) settings

REMOTE 1(9P) button: Unlit

For details about the settings of the MSW-M2000/M2000P, refer to the operation manual for the unit.

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Connections using the S400 (i.LINK) connector:

Cut editing system comprising this unit as a player and a DSR2000/2000P unit as a recorder. For cut editing, the system uses the editing functions of the recorder. In this system, all signals such as the video/audio signals and control signals are transferred through the S400 (i.LINK) connector.

1: 75 Ω coaxial cable (not supplied)

2: Cable with RCA phono plugs (not supplied)

3: i.LINK cable (not supplied)

Video monitor

To analog audio input connector

To composite video input connector

VIDEO OUT 2 (SUPER)

AUDIO MONITOR OUT

S400 (i.LINK)

PDW-1500 (player)

PDW-1500 (player) settings

Remote control switch Extended menu item 214 “REMOTE INTERFACE”: i.LINK

(see page 13)

: REMOTE

Video monitor

To composite video

VIDEO OUT 3(SUPER)

DSR-2000/2000P (recorder) settings

i.LINK button: Lit SDTI/i.LINK button: i.LINK

For details about the settings of the DSR-2000/2000P, refer to the operating instructions for the unit.

input connector

i.LINK (optional DSBK-190)

DSR-2000/2000P (recorder)

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3-1-5 Connections for Clip Audio

Insert Editing

By connecting this unit to a VTR (for example, MSWM2000/M2000P or DSR-2000/2000P), you can make up a clip audio insert editing system. Some example connections are shown in the following.

Notes

• An editing control unit such as the BVE-700 is required because this unit has no functions for controlling other devices.

• The MSW-M2000/M2000P shown in the figure supports up to 8 channels of audio output. The number of channels which may be input to this unit varies depending on the type of input signal. Up to 8 channels of SDI input, 4 channels of DIGITAL AUDIO (AES/

EBU) input, or 2 channels of ANALOG input are supported. Check the input channels before making connections.

See page 70 for more information about clip audio insert editing. When making the connections, also refer to the manuals provided with the equipment to be connected. See page 33 for more information about editing control unit settings.

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Using the ANALOG IN connectors

Up to 2 input channels are supported. CH1, CH3, or both can be recorded when there is input to the ANALOG IN1/

3 connector. CH2, CH4, or both can be recorded when there is input to the ANALOG IN2/4 connector.

1: 75 Ω coaxial cable (not supplied)

2: 9-pin remote control cable (not supplied)

3: Cable with RCA phono plugs (not supplied)

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Video monitor

To composite video input connector

Reference video signal

REF.VIDEO INPUT

AUDIO OUTPUT

REMOTE 1IN(9P)

COMPOSITE VIDEO OUTPUT 3(SUPER)

MSW-M2000

(player)

/M2000P

4: Cable with XLR connectors (not supplied)

REF.VIDEO IN

AUDIO IN

REMOTE PDW-1500

(recorder)

Video monitor

To composite video input connector

VIDEO OUT 2 (SUPER)

To analog audio input connector

113

AUDIO MONITOR OUT

MSW-M2000/M2000P (player) settings

REMOTE 1(9P) button: Lit

For details about the settings of the MSW-M2000/ M2000P, refer to the operation manual for the unit.

3-1 Connections and Settings

PLAYER-1

BVE-700

RECORDER

AC IN

REF.VIDEO IN

PDW-1500 (recorder) settings

Remote control switch Extended menu item 214 “REMOTE INTERFACE”: 9pin

BVE-700 settings

EDIT MODE section: Select the A1 to A8 buttons, according to the required input to the recorder.

(see page 13)

: REMOTE

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Using the DIGITAL AUDIO (AES/EBU) IN connectors

Up to 4 input channels are supported.

1: 75 Ω coaxial cable (not supplied)

2: 9-pin remote control cable (not supplied)

3: Cable with RCA phono plugs (not supplied)

Video monitor

To composite video input connector

Reference video signal

REF.VIDEO INPUT

COMPOSITE VIDEO OUTPUT 3(SUPER)

REMOTE 1IN(9P)

MSW-M2000

(player)

AUDIO OUTPUT (AES/EBU)

/M2000P

DIGITAL AUDIO (AES/EBU)

RECORDER

Video monitor

REF.VIDEO IN

REMOTE PDW-1500

(recorder)

To analog audio input connector

To composite video input connector

113

VIDEO OUT 2 (SUPER)

AUDIO MONITOR OUT

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PLAYER-1

MSW-M2000/M2000P (player) settings

REMOTE 1(9P) button: Lit

For details about the settings of the MSW-M2000/ M2000P, refer to the operation manual for the unit.

BVE-700

AC IN

REF.VIDEO IN

PDW-1500 (recorder) settings

Remote control switch Extended menu item 214 “REMOTE INTERFACE”: 9pin

BVE-700 settings

EDIT MODE section: Select the A1 to A8 buttons, according to the required input to the recorder.

(see page 13)

: REMOTE

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Using the SDI IN connector

Up to 8 input channels are supported.

1: 75 Ω coaxial cable (not supplied)

2: 9-pin remote control cable (not supplied)

3: Cable with RCA phono plugs (not supplied)

Chapter 3 Preparations

To composite video input connector

Video monitor

Reference video signal

REF.VIDEO INPUT

COMPOSITE VIDEO OUTPUT 3(SUPER)

REMOTE 1IN(9P)

MSW-M2000

(player)

SDI OUTPUT1

/M2000P

Video monitor

To composite video input connector

REF.VIDEO IN

SDI IN

REMOTE PDW-1500

(recorder)

RECORDER

To analog audio input connector

113

VIDEO OUT 2 (SUPER)

AUDIO MONITOR OUT

MSW-M2000/M2000P (player) settings

REMOTE 1(9P) button: Lit

For details about the settings of the MSW-M2000/ M2000P, refer to the operation manual for the unit.

3-1 Connections and Settings

PLAYER-1

BVE-700

AC IN

REF.VIDEO IN

PDW-1500 (recorder) settings

Remote control switch Extended menu item 214 “REMOTE INTERFACE”: 9pin

BVE-700 settings

EDIT MODE section: Select the A1 to A8 buttons, according to the required input to the recorder.

(see page 13)

: REMOTE

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3-1-6 Editing Control Unit Settings

When connecting an editing control unit to use with this unit, make the following settings, depending on the editing control unit model.

BVE-600/700/900/910/2000/9100

Set VTR constants as follows.

Line mode

525/60 A0 91 00 96 05 05 03 80 0A 07 FE 00 80 5A FF 5A 625/50 A1 91 00 7D 05 05 03 80 0A 07 FE 00 80 4C FF 4B

VTR CONSTANT 1 VTR CONSTANT 2

1234567812345678

FXE-100/120

Set VTR constants as follows.

Line mode

525/60 A0 91 00 96 05 05 03 80 0A 07 FE 00 80 5A FF 625/50 A1 91 00 7D 05 05 03 80 0A 07 FE 00 80 4C FF

123456789101112131415

RM-450

Set the DIP switches as follows.

• Left switch

Line mode

525/60OFF––OFF–––– 625/50OFF––OFF––––

76543210

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• Right switch

Line mode

525/60 OFF– OFFON OFFOFFON ON 625/50 ON – OFF ON OFF OFF ON ON

76543210

PVE-500

No settings required.

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3-2Setup

3-3 Setting the Date and

Time

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

Basic setup menu:

• Items relating to the hours meter

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• Items relating to operation

• Items relating to menu banks

Extended setup menu:

• Items relating to control panels

• Items relating to the remote control interface

• Items relating to editing operations

• Items relating to preroll

• Items relating to disc protection

• Items relating to the time code, metadata, and UMID

• Items relating to video control

• Items relating to audio control

• Items relating to digital processing

When using this unit for the first time, you should set the date and time as follows.

EJECT

SGDATA

ANASDI

AE8/EBU

OVER

-12

-20

-30

-40

-60

AUDIO

METER SEL INPUT CH INPUT SEL

ALL/CH-1 CH-2 CH-3 CH-4

VARIABLE

REC

PRESET

PLAY

TOP

F REV F FWD

ANASDI AE8/EBU dB

OVER

-12

-20

-30

-40

-60

END

ACCESS

NETWORK LOCAL REMOTE

MONITOR

L MIX R

MONITOR SEL

PHONES

Holding down the SHIFT button, press the MENU button.

]

EDIT KEY INHREMOTE [9P iLINK

INPUT

VITC VITCCOUNTER RECINHVIUB i.LINK SDI CMPST Y-R,B SG

HOURS MINUTES SECONDS FRAMES

MONITOR

1/2

3/4

5/6

7/8

4 8 CH

VIDEO

INPUT SEL

STOP

ALARM

]

625

IMX[50 40 30

AUDIO

525

DVCAM

18 24 BIT

SYS MENU

COUNTER

SELECT

HOLD

SUB

THUMB

SET RESET

CLIP

NAIL

ESSENCE

CLIP

S.SEL

MARK

REC

IN OUT

2,3

SHIFT

MARK1

MARK2

For detailed information about the items, except for the basic menu items relating to the hours meter, of these menus and how to use them, see Chapter 8 “Menus” (page

91). For detailed information about menu operations relating to the hours meter, see 9-1-1 “Digital Hours Meter” (page 122).

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

For more information about the menu banks, see “Menu bank operations (menu items B01 to B13)” (page 97) and the description of maintenance menu item “SETUP MAINTENANCE” – “SETUP BANK4” (page 115).

The system menu appears on the monitor screen.

Select “DATE/TIME PRESET” using the F button or f button, then press the g button.

The date and time setting screen appears on the monitor, allowing you to set the following items.

• YEAR: Calendar year

• MONTH: Month

• DAY: Day

• TIME: Time

• TIME ZONE: Time zone (Difference from UTC)

Set the date, time and time zone.

You can change the setting of the flashing digits.

To change the flashing digits

Use the arrow buttons (G, g).

To increase or decrease the values of the flashing digits

Use the arrow buttons (F, f) or jog dial.

Press the SET button.

The date, time and time zone settings are stored.

3-2 Setup / 3-3 Setting the Date and Time

To return to the previous menu page

Press the MENU button.

To exit the menu

Press the MENU button twice in succession.

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Note

The time zone is reset to the factory default when you execute the maintenance menu item “RESET ALL SETUP.” You will need to set it again. The date and time are not reset.

3-4Superimposed Text

Information

The video signal output from the VIDEO OUT 2 (SUPER) connector or the SDI OUT 2 (SUPER) connector contains superimposed text information, including time code, menu settings, and alarm messages.

Adjusting the text display

You can adjust the position, size and type of the superimposed text using basic menu items 002, 003, 005, 009, 011, and 012.

For details, see 8-2-1 “Items in the Basic Setup Menu” (page 92).

Information displayed

1Type of time data

2Time code reader drop frame

mark (for 525 line mode only)

3Time code generator drop

frame mark (for 525 line mode only)

Time data

4VITC field mark

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TCR 00:04.47.07*

B1 PLAY LOCK

7Playback condition

mark

6Operation mode

5Menu setting states

Note

The display shown above corresponds to the factory default settings of the unit. You can change the type of information to be displayed in the lower line of the display by changing the setting of basic menu item 005 “DISPLAY INFORMATION SELECT.”

For details, see 8-2-1 “Items in the Basic Setup Menu” (page 92).

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a Type of time data

f Operation mode

The field is divided into two blocks as shown below.

Display Meaning

CNT Counter data TCR TC reader time code data UBR TC reader user bits data TCR. VITC reader time code UBR. VITC reader user bits data TCG TC generator time code UBG TC generator user bits data

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IN IN point time data OUT OUT point time data DUR Duration between IN point and OUT

point

Note

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

b Time code reader drop frame mark (for 525 line

mode only)

“.”: Indicates drop frame mode “:”: Indicates non-drop-frame mode

c Time code generator drop frame mark (for 525 line

mode only)

“.”: Indicates drop frame mode (factory default setting) “:”: Indicates non-drop-frame mode

d VITC field mark

“ ” (blank): Fields 1 and 3 (for 525/60 mode) or fields 1, 3,

5 and 7 (for 625/50 mode)

“ * ”: Fields 2 and 4 (for 525/60 mode) or fields 2, 4, 6 and

8 (for 625/50 mode)

e Menu setting states

Display Description

B1 The current menu settings are the same as

the settings in menu bank 1.

B2 The current menu settings are the same as

the settings in menu bank 2.

B3 The current menu settings are the same as

the settings in menu bank 3.

B4 The current menu settings are the same as

the settings in menu bank 4.

DF The current menu settings are the same as

the factory defaults.

No display The current menu settings are different from

all of the above.

• Block A displays the operation mode.

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

Display Operation mode

Block A Block B

DISC OUT Disc is not loaded. LOADING Disc is being loaded. UNLOADING Disc is being unloaded. STANDBY OFF Standby off mode STOP Stop mode NEXT Cuing up to the first frame of the

next clip.

PREV Cuing up to the first frame of the

current clip. F.FWD Fast forward search F.REV Fast reverse search PLAY Playback mode (servo unlocked) PLAY LOCK Playback mode (servo locked) REC Record mode (servo unlocked) REC LOCK Record mode (servo locked) JOG STILL A still picture in jog mode JOG FWD Jog mode in forward direction JOG REV Jog mode in reverse direction SHUTTLE STILL A still picture in shuttle mode SHUTTLE (Speed) Shuttle mode VAR (Speed) Variable speed mode TOP 0001/xxxx Cuing up to the first frame of the

first clip. END xxxx/xxxx Cuing up to the last frame of the

last clip. PREROLL Cuing up during thumbnail search

g Playback condition mark

One of three channel condition marks is displayed when the ACCESS indicator is lit during any mode except recording. The three channel condition marks indicate the following three stages.

1) This is supported from firmware version 1.4.

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Display Name Description

Green condition There is no problem with the

playback condition. This unit and the disc can be used just as they are. This corresponds to the “green” channel condition indicator of a VTR.

Yellow condition The playback condition has

deteriorated to some degree. There are no read errors, but you should take the action described in the next section. This corresponds to the “yellow” channel condition indicator of a VTR.

Red condition The playback condition has

a) Read errors will occur if the playback condition continues to deteriorate.

If a read error occurs, a “Disc Error!” alarm appears in the time data display, the picture freezes, and audio is muted.

deteriorated. There are no read errors,

take the action described in the next section. This corresponds to the “red” channel condition indicator of a VTR.

but you should

To display playback condition marks, set basic menu item 012 “CONDITION DISPLAY ON VIDEO MONITOR” to “ena,” and set basic menu item 005 “DISPLAY INFORMATION SELECT” to “T&sta.”

For details about operation, see 8-2-2 “Basic Menu Operations” (page 95).

• Deteriorating laser diodes performance The performance of the laser diodes used in optical heads can worsen with age, leading to deteriorating playback conditions. You can use the digital clock to check the total optical output time of optical heads.

For details, see 9-1-1 “Digital Hours Meter” (page 122) about this setting. Refer to the Maintenance Manual for an approximate guide to when it is time to replace optical heads.

To prevent playback conditions from deteriorating

Pay attention to the following points when handling discs.

• Do not open disc cartridges and touch discs directly with your hands.

• Do not store for long periods in locations which are dusty or exposed to air circulated by fans.

• Do not store for long periods under high temperatures or in locations exposed to direct sunlight.

If playback conditions have deteriorated

If a yellow or red playback condition mark appears, check the following points.

Whether the disc displays the same playback condition

on other XDCAM devices: If so, the surface of the

disc may be dirty or scratched, or the performance of the recording layers on the disc may have worsened due to age. Do not use discs with these symptoms.

Whether every disc inserted into an XDCAM device

displays the same playback conditions: If so, the

performance of the laser diodes may have deteriorated. Check the total optical output time.

Chapter 3 Preparations

Playback condition displays

You can be alerted in advance to deteriorating playback conditions and to error correction rates which are approaching their limits. Deteriorating playback may be due to the following causes.

• Scratches and dust on the disc surface This includes fingerprints, dust from the air, tar from cigarette smoke, and so on. Scratches and soiling which occur before recording are not a problem because they are registered in advance as defects, and recording avoids them. However, scratches and soiling which occur after recording can lead to deteriorating playback conditions.

• Aging of disc recording layers Over several decades, the recording layers of optical discs can age and cause deteriorating playback conditions. You can use this function to check archival discs and other discs which have been stored for extended periods, so that you can take action before the deterioration progresses further.

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3-5Handling Discs

the disc in the direction of the arrow, as shown in the following figure.

3-5-1 Discs Used for Recording and

Lower surface of the disc

Write Inhibit tab

Playback

This disc recorder uses the following disc for recording and playback: PFD23 Professional Disc GB)

Chapter 3 Preparations

1) Professional Disc is a trademark of Sony Corporation.

Note

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

•Blu-ray Disc

• Professional Disc for Data

3-5-2 Notes on Handling

Handling

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

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

• Deliberately opening the shutter may cause damage.

• Do not disassemble the cartridge.

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

(capacity 23.3

Slide in the direction of the arrow

Write Inhibit tab settings

SAVE SAVE

Recording enabled Recording disabled

You can lock individual clips to prevent them from being deleted. For details, see “Locking clips” (page 54).

3-5-4 Loading and Unloading a Disc

When the on/standby switch indicator is lit green, you can load and unload a disc as shown in the following figure.

On/standby switch and indicator

To unload

Press the EJECT button.

Storage

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

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

• Store cartridges in their cases.

Care of the discs

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

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

3-5-3 Write-Protecting Discs

To protect the content recorded on the disc from accidental erasure, move the Write Inhibit tab on the lower surface of

3-5 Handling Discs

To load

Insert a disc face up. The disc is drawn in.

The disc loaded mark disc is being inserted, and while it is being ejected. Lights when loading finishes, and goes out when eject finishes.

(see page 18)

flashes while the

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3-5-5 Formatting a Disc

To format several discs in succession

An unused disc requires no formatting operation. The disc is automatically formatted when loaded into this unit. To format a recorded disc, load the disc into the unit, then proceed as follows.

Note

When a recorded disc is formatted, all the data on the disc is erased. (Locked clips (see page 54) are also erased.)

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Insert the next disc that you want to format.

The message “QUICK FORMAT OK?” appears.

Press the SET button.

When the message “FORMAT COMPLETED.” appears, press the EJECT button to eject the disc.

Repeat steps 2 to 4 for all of the discs that you want to format.

1) This is supported from firmware version 1.4.

3-5-6 To Eject Discs With the Unit

Powered Off

As an emergency measure, disc cartridges can be removed with the unit powered off. However, the cover must be removed. This operation should always be done by a trained service technician.

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Holding down the SHIFT button, press the MENU button.

The system menu appears on the monitor screen.

Select “DISC MENU” using the F button or f button, then press the g button.

The menu item “FORMAT” is displayed.

Select “FORMAT” using the F button or f button, then press the g button.

The menu item “QUICK FORMAT” is selected.

Press the g button.

The message “QUICK FORMAT OK?” appears.

To return to the previous menu page without formatting the disc

Press the RESET button.

Press the SET button.

Formatting is completed and the message “FORMAT COMPLETED.” appears.

Press the MENU button.

For details, refer to the Maintenance Manual.

3-5-7 Handling of Discs When

Recording Does Not End Normally (Salvage Function)

Recording processing does not end normally if, for example, the POWER switch on the rear panel is turned off during recording, or if the power cord is disconnected during recording. Because the file system is not updated, video and audio data recorded in real time is not recognized as files and clip contents recorded up to that point are lost. However, this unit has a salvage function which can hold losses to the minimum by reconstructing clips on such discs. Note that no recorded clip contents are lost when the on/ standby switch on the front panel is set to standby, because the unit does not enter standby mode until after the end of recording processing.

Notes

• Do not set the POWER switch on the rear panel to off until recording processing has finished and the ACCESS indicator has gone out.

This exits the menu.

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

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

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

interruption of recording.

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

interruption of recording.

Sections which were recorded normally can be played back, but no new recording can be done on the disc. (A quick format can be done on the disc, although all of its contents will be lost.)

Note

Unless clips are salvaged, the message “Salvage ?” appears again the next time the disc is inserted or the unit is powered on.

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Quick salvage

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

Full salvage

When a disc that was manually ejected from a device subjected to a recording interruption due to power off is loaded into this unit, clips are reconstructed on the basis of markers recorded on the disc. Nonvolatile memory cannot be used, so processing takes longer than for a quick salvage (about 30 seconds, although it depends on the state of the disc). Proceed as follows to perform a full salvage.

Insert the disc on which recording did not end normally.

The message “Salvage ?” appears.

Do one of the following.

To salvage

Press the SET button. Processing begins and the message “Executing.” appears.

Notes

• If the REC INH indicator (see page 17) is lit, the message “EJECT?” appears. Eject the disc, set the Write Inhibit tab to the recording enable position, and insert the disc again.

• This operation cannot be cancelled once it begins.

The message “Complete” appears when processing finishes. If the message reads “Incomplete!,” the clips that failed were lost.

To exit without salvaging

Press the RESET button. The state of section where recording was interrupted is saved, but no salvage processing is done.

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Recording/Playback

4-1 Recording

This section describes video and audio recording on the unit.

4-1-1 Preparations for Recording

Chapter

Button/switch settings

Before beginning recording, make any necessary button/ switch settings.

On/standby switch (page 13):

Indicator lit green.

Remote control switch (page

13): LOCAL

AUDIO MONITOR SEL button

(page 15): Select the audio channels to monitor.

POWER switch (page 22): I

side (on)

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AUDIO INPUT CH button (page 15) and

AUDIO INPUT SEL button (page 15): Select

the input audio signal.

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VIDEO INPUT SEL button

(page 13): Select the input video signal.

COUNTER SELECT button

(page 13): Select the data (elapsed recording time, time code value or user bit data) to show in the time data display. When displaying the time code value, select TC or VITC with extended menu item 629 “TC SELECT.”

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(page 16): Adjust the audio recording levels

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Setting the recording format

Before recording, it is necessary to set the recording format for each of video and audio.

Note

It is not possible to combine different recording formats on a single disc. When the format of previously recorded sections on the disc does not match the current recording format of this unit, the disc is record inhibited and the REC INH lights.

To adjust the audio recording levels

When carrying out audio recording at a reference level

Set the VARIABLE switch (see page 16) to PRESET. The audio signals will be recorded at a preset reference level. Use the maintenance menu item “AUDIO CONFIG” to set the audio input level and reference level.

For details of the maintenance menu operations, see 8-4-2 “Maintenance Menu Operations” on page 116.

To set the video recording format

Use basic menu item 031 “RECORDING FORMAT” to select the video recording format from MPEG IMX 50 Mbps, MPEG IMX 40 Mbps, MPEG IMX 30 Mbps, and

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DVCAM. The factory default setting is IMX50.

For details of the basic menu operations, see 8-2-2 “Basic Menu Operations” on page 95.

Manually adjusting the audio recording levels

Set the VARIABLE switch (see page 16) to REC and adjust the ALL/CH-1 and CH-2 to CH-4 adjustment knobs so that the audio level indications on the audio level meters (see page 14) do not exceed 0 dB for a maximum volume. Carry out the adjustment in E-E mode.

To select the E-E mode, see extended menu item 108 “AUTO EE SELECT.”

To set the audio recording format

When using the MPEG IMX 50Mbps/40Mbps/30Mbps

for video: Use the maintenance menu item “AUDIO

CONFIG” to select 16 bits/8 channels or 24 bits/4 channels. The factory default setting is 16 bits/8 channels.

When using the DVCAM format for video: Selection is

not necessary. The format of 16 bits/4 channels is selected automatically.

For details of the maintenance menu operations, see 8-4-2 “Maintenance Menu Operations” on page 116.

To adjust the audio recording levels for channels 1 to 8 simultaneously, set extended menu item 131 “AUDIO VOLUME” to “all” and turn the ALL/CH-1 adjustment knob.

Making thumbnail image settings

As required, you can select which frame to display as a clip’s thumbnail image. (When the unit is shipped from the factory, it is set up to display the first frame as the thumbnail.) For example, if all clips have the same image in their first frames, you can specify a frame a few seconds after the start of the clip, so that thumbnails will not all show the same image.

To specify the frame to use as the thumbnail image

Set extended menu item 143 “INDEX PICTURE POSITION” to a number in the range from 0 to 10, in units of 1 second.

See 8-3-2 “Extended Menu Operations” (page 110) for more information about how to make extended menu settings.

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

There are the following four ways of recording time code:

• Internal Preset mode, which records the output of the internal time code generator, set beforehand to an initial value. The following run modes can be selected.

- Free Run: Time code advances continually.

- Rec Run: Time code advances only during recording.

• Internal Regen mode, which records the output of the internal time code generator, initialized to time code following continuously upon the time code of the last frame of the last clip on the disc.

• External Regen mode, which records the output of the internal time code generator, synchronized to an external time code generator. As the external input, the time code input to any of the following connectors can be selected.

Time code recording mode Extended menu item setting or video input signal

Internal Preset Free Run int preset free run – – Internal Preset Rec Run rec run – – Internal Regen int regen – – –

External Regen (TIME CODE IN connector: LTC)

External Regen (VIDEO IN connector: VITC)

External Regen (i.LINK connector: TC)

External Regen (i.LINK connector: VITC)

External Regen (SDI IN connector: SMPTE RP188 LTC)

External Preset (TIME CODE IN connector: TC)

External Preset (i.LINK connector: TC)

selection

Item 626 Item 627 VIDEO INPUT

ext regen – SDI/CMPST/SGtc

rp188 regen – – –

ext preset – SDI/CMPST/SG–

- TIME CODE IN connector: LTC

- VIDEO IN connector: VITC

- SDI IN connector: SMPTE RP188 LTC

- S400 (i.LINK) connector: TC or VITC

• External Preset mode, which directly records the input of an external time code generator. As the external input, the time code input to any of the following connectors can be selected.

- TIME CODE IN connector: TC

- S400 (i.LINK) connector: TC

As shown in the following table, you can switch between different time code recording modes by combining extended menu items settings with video input signal selections.

Item 629

SEL button

vitc

i.LINK tc

vitc

i.LINK –

Reference

“To record time code after setting an initial value” (page 43)

“To record time code that follows sequentially upon the last recorded time code” (page 44)

“To record with the internal time code generator synchronized to external time code” (page 45)

“To record external time code directly” (page 46)

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To record time code after setting an initial value

Set the following extended menu items to the specified values.

• Item 626 “TC MODE”: “int preset”

• Item 627 “RUN MODE”: “free run” or “rec run”

• Item 628 “DF MODE”: “on (df)” or “off (ndf)”

See 8-3-2 “Extended Menu Operations” (page 110) for more information about how to make extended menu settings.

Then set an initial value as described below, and carry out recording (see page 46).

To set an initial value

Proceed as follows.

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To set time code to the current time

With extended menu item 627 “RUN MODE” set to “free

Indicators above the time data display

Time data display

SHUTTLE button

3,4

run” and 628 “DF MODE” to “on (df),” do as follows.

For details of the extended menu operations, see 8-3-2 “Extended Menu Operations” on page 110.

Carry out steps 1 to 5 of the previous section “To set an initial value” to set the time code to a time slightly ahead of the current time.

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Press the SET button at the instant when the current time matches the displayed time code.

To set user bits

You can record up to eight hexadecimal digits of information (date, time, clip name, etc.) in the time code track. Proceed as follows.

Watching the indicators above the time data display,

RESET button

press the COUNTER SELECT button to select TC.

Press the HOLD button.

The SHUTTLE button lights and the first two digits of the time code shown in the time data display start flashing.

To set all digits to 0

Press the RESET button.

Select the digits to set by rotating the shuttle dial or jog dial.

The flashing digits change to the next two digits on the right when you rotate the shuttle dial or jog dial clockwise, and to the next two digits on the left when you rotate it counterclockwise.

Set the value for the flashing digits by rotating the shuttle dial or jog dial while holding the SHUTTLE button.

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Watching the indicators above the time data display, press the COUNTER SELECT button to select UB.

Carry out steps 2 to 6 of the section “To set an initial value” (page 43).

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

Repeat steps 3 and 4 until you finish setting all digits.

Press the SET button.

• An initial time code value is set and the monitor returns to the time code display before the HOLD button was pressed in step 2.

• If extended menu item 627 “RUN MODE” is set to “free run,” the time code starts advancing from the initial value immediately.

4-1 Recording

To record time code that follows sequentially upon the last recorded time code

You can record time code so that it is continuous from one clip to the next on the disc. Set extended menu item 626 “TC MODE” to “int regen” beforehand. When this setting is in force, the unit reads the time code of the last frame of the last recorded clip on the disc before starting to record, and internally generates time code that follows upon the recorded time code.

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In this case, the setting of extended menu item 628 “DF MODE” is ignored. New time code is recorded in the dropframe mode of the last recorded time code on the disc.

To synchronize to SMPTE RP188 LTC in an SDI signal

Connect an SDI signal containing SMPTE RP188 LTC to the SDI IN connector.

To record with the internal time code generator synchronized to external time code

You can record with the internal time code generator synchronized to time code input from an external device. Use this method to synchronize the time code generators of a number of recorders, or to carry out recording maintaining the synchronization between the source video and time code. In this case, the settings of extended menu items 627 “RUN MODE” and 628 “DF MODE” are ignored. You can synchronize the internal time code generator to one of the following external time codes.

• TC input to this unit’s TIME CODE IN connector

• VITC in a video signal input to this unit

• SMPTE RP188 LTC in an SDI signal input to this unit

• i.LINK TC input to this unit’s S400 (i.LINK) connector

• i.LINK VITC input to this unit’s S400 (i.LINK) connector

Use the following procedure to synchronize the internal time code generator according to the type of external time code.

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Make either of the following connections and settings.

To synchronize to time code input to the TIME CODE IN connector

Connect the time code output from the external device to the TIME CODE IN connector. Press the VIDEO INPUT SEL button and, while viewing the INPUT display, select one of SDI, CMPST, or SG.

To synchronize to VITC in an input video signal

Connect a video signal containing VITC to the VIDEO IN connector or the SDI IN connector. Press the VIDEO INPUT SEL button and, while viewing the INPUT display, select CMPST or SDI.

To synchronize to i.LINK TC

Connect an i.LINK signal to the S400 (i.LINK) connector. Press the VIDEO INPUT SEL button and, while viewing the INPUT display, select i.LINK.

To synchronize to i.LINK VITC

Connect an i.LINK signal to the S400 (i.LINK) connector. Press the VIDEO INPUT SEL button and, while viewing the INPUT display, select i.LINK.

Make the following settings.

To synchronize to time code input to the TIME CODE IN connector

• Set extended menu item 626 “TC MODE” to “ext regen.”

• Set extended menu item 629 “TC SELECT” to “tc.”

To synchronize to VITC in an input video signal

• Set extended menu item 626 “TC MODE” to “ext regen.”

• Set extended menu item 629 “TC SELECT” to “vitc.”

To synchronize to SMPTE RP188 LTC in an SDI signal

Set extended menu item 626 “TC MODE” to “rp188 regen.”

To synchronize to i.LINK TC

• Set extended menu item 626 “TC MODE” to “ext regen.”

• Set extended menu item 629 “TC SELECT” to “tc.”

To synchronize to i.LINK VITC

• Set extended menu item 626 “TC MODE” to “ext regen.”

• Set extended menu item 629 “TC SELECT” to “vitc.”

For details of menu setting operations, see Chapter 8 “Menus” on page 91.

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.

Notes

• When the input video signal selected is i.LINK or SDI, (the INPUT display shows i.LINK or SDI), setting

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extended menu item 626 “TC MODE” to “ext regen” automatically synchronizes the internal time code generator to the time code received through the S400 (i.LINK) connector or SDI IN connector.

• When extended menu item 626 “TC MODE” is set to “ext regen,” the internal time code advance mode and frame count mode (for 525 line mode only) are automatically set as follows.

Advance mode: free running Frame count mode (for 525 line mode only): the same

as the external time code signal (drop frame or nondrop frame)

Connect the time code output from the external device to the TIME CODE IN connector. Press the VIDEO INPUT SEL button and, while viewing the INPUT display, select one of SDI, CMPST, or SG.

To directly record i.LINK TC

Connect an i.LINK signal to the S400 (i.LINK) connector. Press the VIDEO INPUT SEL button and, while viewing the INPUT display, select i.LINK.

Press the MENU button and set extended menu item 626 “TC MODE” to “ext preset.”

To check the synchronization to the external signal

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

For details of menu setting operations, see Chapter 8 “Menus” (page 91).

button.

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Check that the time code value shown in the time data

4-1-3 Recording Operation

display coincides with the external time code value.

To record, proceed as follows.

To record external time code directly

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• TC input to the TIME CODE IN connector of this unit

• i.LINK TC input to the S400 (i.LINK) connector of this unit

When you use this method, the internal time code generator advances without being affected by the external time code. To record the playback time code of external VTRs, the methods described above in “To record with the internal time code generator synchronized to external time code” are recommended.

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To directly record TC input to the TIME CODE IN connector

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For details, see 3-5-4 “Loading and Unloading a Disc” on page 38.

Hold down the REC button, and press the PLAY button.

Recording starts.

To stop recording, press the STOP button.

If the disc becomes full

Recording stops and the message “ALARM DISC END.” appears on the monitor.

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Notes

• The shortest clip that can be recorded is 2 seconds long. Even if recording start and stop operations are performed within 2 seconds, a 2-second clip is recorded.

• The maximum number of clips that can be recorded is

300. If the loaded disc already contains 300 clips, recording with the REC button is not possible. (The message “Disc Full!” appears in the time data display.)

• During recording, do not turn off the POWER switch on the rear panel or disconnect the power cord. This could cause the clip being recorded to be lost. (See 3-5-7

“Handling of Discs When Recording Does Not End Normally (Salvage Function)” on page 39.)

To record essence marks

A shot mark 1 essence mark or shot mark 2 essence mark is recorded if you hold down the F/MARK1 or f/MARK2 button and press the SET button during recording.

4-1-4 Auto Clip List Recording for

Automatic Inclusion of Recorded Clips in Clip Lists

To change the registered clip list, repeat step 2 to load the desired clip list.

To exit auto clip list recording mode

Press the SUBCLIP button, turning it off.

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Auto clip list recording is a function for automatically including the clips generated by recording operations in a selected clip list. The updated clip list is saved to the disc. Proceed as follows.

Insert a disc.

Load a clip list from the disc.

• To create a new clip list, load a NEW FILE (empty) clip list.

• To add clips to an existing clip list, load that clip list.

For operations, see 5-3-1 “Loading a Clip List From Disc Into Unit Memory” (page 66).

Press the SUBCLIP button, turning it on.

The unit enters auto clip list recording mode, and the number of the clip list which is loaded in the current clip list appears.

Press the REC button to start recording.

A clip is generated automatically from the video and audio recorded in the interval from start to stop of recording, and added as a sub clip to the current clip list. When recording stops, the updated clip list is written to disc.

Repeat the process of recording and stopping until you have included all the required clips.

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4-2Playback

To play back a clip, press the PREV button to move to the start frame of any clip, or press the PREV button with the PLAY button held down to move to any position.

This section describes playback of video and audio.

The unit stops at the position of the disc when it was most recently ejected.

After disc insertion

Disc playback start position

Although this unit uses optical discs, it is designed to offer the most convenient features of tape playback by VTRs. One of these is the playback start position, which works in the same way as tape, as described below.

After playback stop

The unit stops at the position where the STOP button was pressed. Press the PLAY button to resume playback at the stop

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position.

After recording

The unit stops at the position where recording ended.

Press the PLAY button to resume playback at the most recent position. The playback position is saved to the disc when the disc is ejected, which allows playback to start at that position whenever it is loaded into any XDCAM player.

Note

This function is not available when the Write Inhibit tab of the disc is set to the recording disabled position, and when extended menu item 310 “REC INHIBIT” is set to “on.” The REC INH indicator may light when neither of the above are true if the format of recorded sections on the disc is not the same as the recording settings of this unit. In this case, the playback position can be saved to the disc.

4-2-1 Preparations for Playback

Button/switch settings

Before beginning playback, make any necessary button/ switch settings.

For details of the settings of the buttons/switches, see the pages indicated in parenthesis.

On/standby switch (page

13): Indicator (") lit green.

Remote control switch (page

13): LOCAL

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the audio channels to monitor.

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(on)

Audio level adjustment section (page 16):

Adjust the audio playback levels

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4-2-2 Playback Operation

This section describes the following types of playback:

• Normal playback Playback at normal (±1) speed

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

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

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

Normal playback

First insert a disc.

For details of how to insert a disc, see 3-5-4 “Loading and Unloading a Disc” on page 38.

For information about the functions of these buttons, see “4 Recording and playback control section” on page 16. For details of the jog and shuttle dials, see “6 Shuttle/jog/ variable control block” on page 18.

To stop playback

Press the STOP button.

If you play back to the end of the last clip

Playback automatically stops. If, in this state, you press the PLAY button, the message “ALARM DISC END.” appears on the monitor. To carry out playback again, move back to the desired clip using the PREV button, jog dial or shuttle dial.

To record an essence mark

While playing back a disc, you can record essence marks such as shot mark 1 and shot mark 2 in desired frames. To record a shot mark 1 or shot mark 2, hold down the F/ MARK1 or f/MARK2 button and press the SET button.

Note

To erase or change essence marks, use the supplied PDZ1 Proxy Browsing Software.

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To start playback

Press the PLAY button. Playback starts. When two or more clips are recorded on the disc, they are played back continuously.

Note

No audio is output when non-audio signals are played back.

To jump to the next or previous clip, then start playback

Use the PREV button, NEXT button, jog dial, or shuttle dial.

Playback in jog mode

In jog mode, you can control the speed of playback by the speed of turning the jog dial. The playback speed range is ±1 times normal speed. To carry out playback in jog mode, proceed as follows.

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Turn the jog dial in the desired direction, at the speed corresponding to the desired playback speed.

Playback in jog mode starts.

To stop playback in jog mode, stop turning the jog dial.

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setting), just turning the jog dial with the JOG button off starts playback in jog mode.

To carry out playback in variable speed mode, do as follows.

Playback in shuttle mode

In shuttle mode, you can control the speed of playback by the angular position of the shuttle dial. The range of playback speed is ±35 times normal speed.

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Turn the shuttle dial to the desired angle corresponding to the desired playback speed.

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Playback in variable speed mode starts.

Press the SHUTTLE button, turning it on.

To stop playback in variable speed mode, return the search dial to the center position, or press the STOP

Turn the shuttle dial to the desired angle

button.

corresponding to the desired playback speed.

To return to normal-speed playback

Playback in shuttle mode starts.

Press the PLAY button.

To stop playback in shuttle mode, return the shuttle dial to the center position, or press the STOP button.

When extended menu item 101 “SELECTION FOR SEARCH DIAL ENABLE” is set to “dial” (factory default setting), just turning the shuttle dial with the SHUTTLE button off starts playback in shuttle mode.

To alternate between normal-speed playback and shuttle mode playback

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

Playback in variable speed mode

In variable speed mode, you can control the speed of playback in the range of –2 to +2 times normal speed. (The playback speed range in variable speed mode can be changed using extended menu item 119 “VARIABLE SPEED LIMIT IN KEY PANEL CONTROL”.)

To alternate between normal-speed playback and variable speed mode playback

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

4-2-3 Thumbnail Search

Cuing up a desired clip

To display the thumbnail images of all clips on the disc, and cue up a desired clip, proceed as follows.

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COUNTER SELECT button

Press the THUMBNAIL button, turning it off.

Use the arrow buttons or the jog dial to select the desired clip.

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You can select clips with the following operations. Press the PREV or NEXT button: Move to the

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Press the PREV or NEXT button with the SHIFT

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Press the F or f button with the SHIFT button held

down: Switch to the previous or next page.

To cue up the selected clip, press the SET button. To start playback from the selected clip, press the PLAY button.

Cuing up a frame including an essence mark

Proceed as follows.

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Recording date and time of selected clip

Duration of selected clip or time code of first frame

a) When a title has been assigned to a clip (see page 76), the title is

enclosed in double quotation marks, for example “TITLE00001.”

b) The thumbnail frame can be specified by a menu selection when

the clip is recorded (see page 100).

To switch between duration and time code display in the thumbnail display

Press the COUNTER SELECT button. Each press of the button toggles between duration display and time code display.

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RESET button

Hold down the SHIFT button, and press the THUMBNAIL button, turning it on.

The essence mark selection screen appears.

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To escape from the essence mark selection screen to the previous screen

Press the RESET button.

Use the arrow buttons or the jog dial to select the desired essence mark.

4-2-4 Clip List Playback

You can play back clips in the order of clip lists created with the scene selection function (see page 56).

Playing back in clip list order

You can select essence marks with the following operations. Press the PREV or NEXT button: Move to the

previous or next essence mark.

Press the SET button.

Thumbnails of the frames including the selected essence mark appear.

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(The example shows the case where SHOTMARK1 is selected as the essence mark.)

This indicates that the thumbnail images are the frames including the essence mark (SHOTMARK1).

Sixth frame is selected from a total of 31 SHOTMARK1 frames

Proceed as follows.

If the clip list that you want to play exists on the disc, load it into the current clip list.

About the current clip list, see page 58. For the clip list loading operation, see 5-3-1 “Loading a Clip List From Disc Into Unit Memory” (page 66).

Press the SUBCLIP button, turning it on.

Press the PLAY button.

Playback begins from the first sub clip in the current clip list.

Note

Depending on the length of sub clips in the clip list and their arrangement on the disc, playback may freeze momentarily between sub clips.

Currently selected SHOTMARK1 frame

Date and time of recording of the clip containing the selected frame

Use the arrow buttons or the jog dial to select the desired frame.

You can select frames with the following operations. Press the PREV or NEXT button: Move to the

previous or next frame.

Press the PREV or NEXT button with the SHIFT

button held down: Move to the first or last frame.

Press the F or f button with the SHIFT button held

down: Switch to the previous or next page.

Cuing up with sub clip thumbnails

With the desired clip list loaded in the current clip list, proceed as follows.

Press the SUBCLIP button and the THUMBNAIL button, turning them on.

Thumbnails of the first frames in the sub clips appear.

Press the SET button to cue up the selected clip.

To start playback from the selected frame, press the PLAY button.

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Name of current clip list

Recording date and time of selected sub clip

Currently selected sub clip

Sixth frame is selected from a total of 34 sub clips

Total duration of sub clips in clip list

Duration of selected sub clip or time code of first frame

To perform repeat playback, set extended menu item 142 “REPEAT MODE” to “play,” and then proceed as follows.

1) This is supported from firmware version 1.4.

Insert a disc.

To perform repeat playback for normal playback, proceed to step 3.

To perform repeat playback for clip list playback, press the SUBCLIP button.

Press the PLAY button.

Playback starts from the saved playback position. Normal playback: When playback of the last clip

finishes, it resumes from the start of the disc, repeatedly playing from the first through the last clip on the disc.

Clip list playback: When playback of the last sub clip

finishes, it resumes from the start of the clip list, repeatedly playing from the first through the last sub clip in the clip list.

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a) When a title has been assigned to a clip list, the title is enclosed in

double quotation marks, for example “SAKURA.”

To switch between duration and time code display in the thumbnail display

Press the COUNTER SELECT button. Each press of the button toggles between duration display and time code display.

To escape from the thumbnail display to the fullscreen display

Press the THUMBNAIL button, turning it off.

Use the arrow buttons or the jog dial to select the sub clip you want to cue up.

You can select sub clips with the following operations. Press the PREV or NEXT button: Move to the

previous or next sub clip.

Press the PREV or NEXT button with the SHIFT

button held down: Move to the first or last sub

clip.

Press the F or f button with the SHIFT button held

down: Switch to the previous or next page.

To cue up the selected sub clip, press the SET button. To start playback from the selected sub clip, press the PLAY button.

4-2-5 Repeat Playback

If extended menu item 142 “REPEAT MODE” is set to “play,” repeat playback starts from the first clip automatically whenever you power the unit on with a disc loaded. Clip list playback starts from the first sub clip in the clip list.

To start repeat playback from the device connected to the REMOTE connector

Set extended menu item 142 “REPEAT MODE” to “play,” and then send a repeat playback command from the external device.

For details of commands, refer to REMOTE (9-pin) Protocol Manual for the PDW series.

To stop repeat playback

Do one of the following.

• Operate any of the playback buttons except the PLAY button, or operate the jog or shuttle dial.

• From the external device connected to the REMOTE connector on this unit, send a command other than the repeat playback start command to this unit.

The unit executes the operation for the button press, jog or shuttle dial operation, or remote command that stops playback. (The unit enters search mode when you conduct a search, and stop mode at the end of the disc.)

To disable repeat playback

Set extended menu item 142 “REPEAT MODE” to “off.”

You can perform repeat playback playback.

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4-2-6 Locking and Deleting Clips

With LOCK/UNLOCK CLIP selected, press the SET button.

In the thumbnail screen, you can delete selected clips or lock them so that they cannot be deleted.

1) This is supported from firmware version 1.5.

You return to the thumbnail screen, and a lock icon appears on the thumbnail of the selected clip to show that it is locked.

Lock icon

Locking clips

Locking prevents the following operations on clips.

• Deletion

• Renaming by FAM or FTP

Notes

• Locked clips are erased along with other clips when you format a disc.

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• Clips cannot be locked or unlocked when the Write Inhibit tab of the disc is set to the recording disabled position, or when extended menu item 310 “REC INHIBIT” is set to “on.”

With the SUBCLIP button off, press the THUMBNAIL button, turning it on.

The thumbnails of the clips on the disc appear.

Use the arrow buttons or the jog dial to select the clip to lock.

You can select clips with the following operations. Press the PREV or NEXT button: Move to the

previous or next clip.

Press the PREV or NEXT button with the SHIFT

button held down: Move to the first or last clip.

Press the F/f button with the SHIFT button held

down: Switch to the previous or next page.

With the SHIFT button held down, press the SUBCLIP button. Or press the MENU button.

Locked clips cannot be deleted or renamed. Unlock the clip if you want to perform any of these operations.

To lock clips without displaying the THUMBNAIL MENU

After carrying out step 2 in the procedure, press the STOP button with the SHIFT button held down (shortcut operation).

To unlock clips

Carry out step 2 of “Locking clips” to select a locked clip (one with the lock icon displayed on its thumbnail). Then do one of the following.

• Carry out steps 3 and 4 of “Locking clips.”

• Press the STOP button with the SHIFT button held down (shortcut operation).

The THUMBNAIL MENU appears.

To escape from the THUMBNAIL MENU to the previous screen

Press the RESET button.

4-2 Playback

To lock all clips

Carry out steps 1 and 3 of “Locking clips” to display the THUMBNAIL MENU.

Use the arrow buttons or the jog dial to select LOCK ALL CLIPS, and then press the SET button.

A confirmation screen appears.

To cancel the lock operation and return to the thumbnail screen

Do one of the following.

•Use the G or g button to select “CANCEL,” and then

press the SET button.

• Press the RESET button.

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Use the G or g button to select “OK,” and then press the SET button.

All clips are locked, and you return to the thumbnail screen.

To unlock all clips

Carry out the procedure in “To lock all clips,” selecting UNLOCK ALL CLIPS in step 2.

Deleting clips

Notes

• Clips cannot be deleted when the Write Inhibit tab of the disc is set to the recording disabled position, or when extended menu item 310 “REC INHIBIT” is set to “on.”

• Locked clips cannot be deleted.

• When the target clip is referenced in a clip list, the clip list that references the clip will also be deleted.

You can use the DISC MENU to delete the last clip or all clips. For details, see page 120.

With the SUBCLIP button off, press the THUMBNAIL button, turning it on.

The thumbnails of the clips on the disc appear.

Use the arrow buttons or the jog dial to select the clip to delete.

You can select clips with the following operations. Press the PREV or NEXT button: Move to the

previous or next clip.

Press the PREV or NEXT button with the SHIFT

button held down: Move to the first or last clip.

Press the F/f button with the SHIFT button held

down: Switch to the previous or next page.

With the SHIFT button held down, press the SUBCLIP button. Or press the MENU button.

The THUMBNAIL MENU appears (see step 3 of

“Locking clips” (page 54)).

When the target clip is referenced in a clip list:

“DELETE CLIP & CLIP LIST?” (The clip list that references the clip will also be deleted.)

To go to the clip deletion screen without displaying the THUMBNAIL MENU

After step 2, press the RESET button with the SHIFT button held down (shortcut operation).

To cancel the deletion and return to the thumbnail screen

Do one of the following.

•Use the F or f button to select “CANCEL,” and then

press the SET button.

• Press the RESET button.

Use the F or f button to select “OK,” and then press the SET button.

The clip is deleted and you return to the thumbnail screen.

To delete all clips

Carry out steps 1 and 3 of “Deleting clips” to display the THUMBNAIL MENU.

Use the arrow buttons or the jog dial to select DELETE ALL CLIPS, and then press the SET button.

A confirmation screen appears.

Chapter 4 Recording/Playback

To escape from the THUMBNAIL MENU to the previous screen

Press the RESET button.

Use the arrow buttons or the jog dial to select DELETE CLIP, and then press the SET button.

Thumbnails of four frames in the target clip appear. One of the following messages appears in a confirmation dialog, depending on whether the target clip is referenced in a clip list. When the target clip is not referenced in a clip list:

“DELETE CLIP?”

To cancel the deletion and return to the thumbnail screen

Do one of the following.

•Use the F or f button to select “CANCEL,” and then

press the SET button.

• Press the RESET button.

Use the F or f button to select “OK,” and then press the SET button.

All clips are deleted, and you return to the thumbnail screen.

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Scene Selection

5-1Overview

What is scene selection?

Scene selection is a function which allows you to select material (clips) from the material recorded on a disc and perform cut editing. You can do this by operating on this unit only.

• Scene selection is a convenient way to perform cut editing in the field and in other offline situations.

• Clip lists (edit data) created with the scene selection function can be used on XPRI and other full-feature nonlinear editing systems.

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Flow of scene selection editing

Insert disc containing recorded material into this unit

Disc

To edit a clip list

Create and edit a clip list

• Selecting clips

• Reordering sub clips

• Trimming sub clips

• Deleting sub clips

• Previewing clip lists

(see page 59)

(see page 61)

(see page 63)

(see page 64)

Save the clip list to disc (see page 64)

PDW-510/530

Load clip lists

Clip 1 Clip 2 Clip 3

Recorded material

Clip 1 Clip 2 Clip 3

(see page 66)

Clip 4

Select clips

Clip list 1

Sub clip 1

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clip 2

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Sub

clip 3

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Clips

Material recorded on a disc with this unit is managed in units called “clips.” A clip contains the material between a recording start point (In point) and a recording end point (Out point). Clips have names beginning with “C,” for example “C0001.”

Clip list name

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In point

Clip name

Clip 1

(C0001)

Out point

In point

Clip 2

(C0002)

Out point

In point

Clip 3

(C0003)

Out point

In point

Clip 4

(C0004)

Out

point

Thumbnails of selected clips

Sub clips (clips in clip lists)

The specified clips (or parts of clips) in a clip list are called “sub clips.” Sub clips are virtual data specifying ranges in the original clips. Clip data in the original clips is not overwritten.

Clip 1

(C0001)

Clip 2

(C0002)

Sub clip 1 Sub clip 2 Sub clip 3

Clip 3

(C0003)

Clip 4

(C0004)

Clip lists

Data called a “clip list” is created when you use the scene selection function to select desired clips from the clips stored on a disc. Clip lists have names beginning with “E,” for example “E0001.” You can save up to 99 clip lists on a disc.

Example: Clip list (E0001)

Clip list editing (current clip list)

Clip lists cannot be edited on disc. To edit clip lists, you need to load them, one at a time, into the unit memory. The clip list which is currently loaded into the unit memory is called the “current clip list.” The current clip list is always the target of sub clip creation and editing. Clip list playback also uses the current clip list. After creating and editing a clip list, you need to save it to disc.

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Unit memory

Current clip list

Can be edited (adding, deleting, and reordering sub clips)

SAVE m

M LOAD

t Clip list playback

and thumbnail display

5-2Creating Clip Lists

Before starting

Insert a disc containing recorded clips into the unit.

Disc

C0001 (Clip 1) C0002 (Clip 2) C0003 (Clip 3) : :

E0001 (Clip list 1) E0002 (Clip list 2) E0003 (Clip list 3) : : E0099 (Clip list 99)

Clip list playback

Clips and clip lists are saved together on a disc. Clips are played back according to clip list data.

5-2-1 Selecting Clips

There are two ways to select clips.

• Select from the thumbnail screen. You can select the desired clips from the thumbnail screen.

• Select while playing back or searching. You can select the scene to use while viewing the video.

The clips selected here are added to the current clip list as sub clips.

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Use the arrow buttons or the jog dial to select the desired clip.

You can also select clips with the following operations. Press the PREV or NEXT button: Moves to the

previous or next clip.

Press the PREV or NEXT button with the SHIFT

button held down: Moves to the first or last clip.

Press the F or f button with the SHIFT button held

down: Switches to the previous or next page.

(Does not switch when there is only one page.)

The scene selection window displays thumbnails of the sub clips that have been added to the current clip list. The cursor in the window indicates the position where the next sub clip will be added.

Total duration of sub clips in the current clip list

Cursor (indicates where the next sub clip will be added)

Thumbnails of sub clips already added to the current clip list

With the SHIFT button held down, press the SET button.

The scene selection window appears.

To return to the original screen

Press the RESET button.

Press the SET button.

The selected clip is added to the current clip list as a sub clip. At the same time, the scene selection window closes and you return to the original thumbnail screen.

To move the cursor in the scene selection window

After carrying out step 3 to display the scene selection window, press the G or g button.

When you have finished selecting all the clips you want, save the current clip list to disc.

See 5-2-6 “Saving the Current Clip List to Disc” (page

64).

To select while playing back and searching (quick scene selection)

With the SUBCLIP button off, and the clip displayed in full-screen mode, play back the clip or conduct a search to find the point that you want to set as the In point.

To display the desired clip in full-screen mode

If the thumbnail screen is displayed, use the arrow buttons or jog dial to select the clip to display in fullscreen mode, and then press the SET button.

5-2 Creating Clip Lists

Repeat steps 2 to 4 until you have added all of the desired clips to the current clip list.

You can select the same clip any number of times.

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Repeat steps 1 to 4 until you have added all of the clips you want to the current clip list.

Save the current clip list to disc.

See 5-2-6 “Saving the Current Clip List to Disc” (page

64).

5-2-2 Reordering Sub Clips

To search

Use the jog and shuttle dials.

At the point you want to set as the In point, hold down the G/IN button and press the SET button.

An In point is set, and the IN indicator lights.

In the same way, search for the point you want to set as the Out point, and then hold down the g/OUT button and press the SET button.

An Out point is set, and the OUT indicator lights.

Clips recorded on the disc

Clip 1

In point Out point

Sub clip 1

Clip 2 Clip 3

Sub clip 2 Sub clip 3

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To check the duration

Press the G/IN button and the g/OUT button at the same time. The duration appears on the screen.

To reset an In point or Out point

With the G/IN button or g/OUT button held down, press the RESET button.

With the SHIFT button held down, press the SET button.

The section between the In point and Out point is added to the end of the current clip list as a sub clip.

When you set In and Out points stretching across several clips

One sub clip is created for each of the clips.

Press the THUMBNAIL button, turning it on.

Thumbnails of the sub clips in the current clip list appear.

If the clip list you want to edit is not the current clip list

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Load the clip list from the disc into the unit memory (see page 66).

To return to the full-screen display

Press the THUMBNAIL button, turning it on.

Use the arrow buttons or the jog dial to select the desired sub clip.

You can also select sub clips with the following operations. Press the PREV or NEXT button: Moves to the

previous or next sub clip.

Press the PREV or NEXT button with the SHIFT

button held down: Moves to the first or last sub

clip.

Press the F or f button with the SHIFT button held

down: Switches to the previous or next page.

(Does not switch when there is only one page.)

With the SHIFT button held down, press the SET button.

The sub clip operation menu appears.

Indicates that the third sub clip will be moved to the position of the eighth sub clip.

Cursor indicating the move destination for the selected sub clip

To return to the previous screen

Press the RESET button.

Use the arrow buttons or the jog dial to move the cursor to the position where you want to move the selected sub clip.

To return to the thumbnail screen without moving the sub clip

Do one of the following.

• Press the F or f button to select EXIT, and then

press the SET button.

• Press the RESET button.

Use the F or f button to select MOVE, and then press the SET button.

The sub clip movement screen appears. The clip selected in step 3 appears surrounded by a frame.

To return to the previous screen

Press the THUMBNAIL button.

Press the SET button.

The sub clip thumbnail screen appears, allowing you to check the results of the sub clip movement.

Save the current clip list to disc.

See 5-2-6 “Saving the Current Clip List to Disc” (page

64).

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5-2-3 Trimming Sub Clips

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At the scene where you want to set a new In or Out point, hold down the G/IN button (to change the In point) or the g/OUT button (to change the Out point) and press the SET button.

Depending on the button that you pressed, a new In or Out point is set, and the IN or OUT indicator lights.

To change both the In and Out points

Carry out steps 3 and 4 for both the In and Out points.

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With the G/IN button or g/OUT button held down, press the RESET button. The In or Out point is restored to the value it had before the sub clip trim screen opened.

To cue up the In or Out point

With the G/IN button held down, press the PREV button. Or with the the g/OUT button held down, press the NEXT button.

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You can escape from the sub clip trim screen to fullscreen display without executing a trim if you press the THUMBNAIL button.

Carry out steps 1 to 4 of 5-2-2 “Reordering Sub Clips” to select a sub clip and display the sub clip operation menu.

Use the F or f button to select TRIM, and then press the SET button.

The first frame of the selected sub clip appears. In this state, you can play back and search the entire disc.

To cancel the trim and return to the previous screen

With the SHIFT button held down, press the SET button.

Play back and search the disc to find scenes to set new In and Out points.

Once you have set the new In point or Out point, hold down the SHIFT button and press the SET button.

The trim is executed, and you return to the sub clip thumbnail display.

To cancel the trim

Reset the In or Out point to the value it had before you entered the sub clip trim screen, and then hold down the SHIFT button and press the SET button.

Save the current clip list to disc.

See 5-2-6 “Saving the Current Clip List to Disc” (page

64).

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5-2-4 Deleting Sub Clips

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Carry out steps 1 to 4 of 5-2-2 “Reordering Sub Clips” to select a sub clip and display the sub clip operation menu.

Use the F or f button to select DELETE, and then press the SET button.

The sub clip deletion screen appears.

To cancel the deletion and return to the previous screen

Do one of the following

•Use the G or g button to select CANCEL, and then

press the SET button.

• Press the RESET button.

See 5-2-6 “Saving the Current Clip List to Disc” (page

64).

5-2-5 Previewing the Current Clip

List

Press the SUBCLIP button, turning it on, and then press the PLAY button. When the THUMBNAIL button is lit, playback starts from the beginning of the selected sub clip. When the THUMBNAIL button is not lit, playback starts from the first sub clip in the clip list.

5-2-6 Saving the Current Clip List to

Disc

The current clip list is not saved to disc unless you carry out this procedure. After editing clip list data, you should always save it to disc.

Notes

• The current clip list is not saved to disc if the Write Inhibit tab of the disc is set to the recording disabled position.

• Unless you carry out this procedure, the unit does not enter the standby state even if you set the on/standby switch to the 1 position. Follow the message that appears and return the on/standby switch to the ? side, and then save the clip list or, if you do not need it, clear it (see page 67).

5-2 Creating Clip Lists

The screen returns to the sub clip thumbnail display.

Use the G or g button to select OK, and then press the SET button.

The selected sub clip is deleted, and the screen returns to the sub clip thumbnail display.

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Display the CLIP menu.

See “To display the CLIP menu” (page 66).

Use the F or f button to move the cursor to SAVE, and then press the g button.

A list of clip lists appears. “NEW FILE” is displayed for clip lists without any registered data.

The date of creation or the title is displayed for each clip list.

SAVE

E0001 04/08/08 21:57 E0002 04/08/24 11:15 E0003 04/08/25 15:30 E0004 NEW FILE E0005 NEW FILE E0006 NEW FILE E0007 NEW FILE E0008 NEW FILE E0009 NEW FILE TITLE : SHIFT+SET KEY

CLIP MENU

To cancel the save

Press the MENU button.

Press the SET button.

The current clip list is saved to disc.

To assign a title to a clip list

Use the supplied PDZ-1 software.

For details, refer to the PDZ-1 online help.

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To switch between display of dates of creation, titles, and clip list names

With the SHIFT button held down, press the SET button. With each press, the display changes as follows. Dates of creation > titles > clip list names > dates of creation ...

Use the F or f button or the jog dial to select the desired clip list, and then press the g button.

A confirmation message like the one shown below appears.

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5-3 Managing Clip Lists

(CLIP Menu)

After you create a clip list, you can use the CLIP menu to save it to disc, load it from disc into the unit memory, and delete it from the disc. The CLIP menu also allows you to clear and edit the current clip list.

Note

Carry out CLIP menu operations with the unit stopped. If the message “STOP ONCE, THEN EXECUTE.” appears, press the STOP button.

To display the CLIP menu

Item Operation

LOAD Load a clip list from the disc into the current

(see page 66)

clip list

SAVE Save the current clip list to disc

(see page

64)

DELETE Delete a clip list from the disc

(see page 67)

CLEAR Clear the current clip list from the unit

(see page 64)

(see page 67)

TC PRESET

memory

Preset the first time code in the current clip list

SORT BY Sort clip lists by name or date of creation

(see page 68)

To escape from the CLIP menu.

Press the MENU button.

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If the THUMBNAIL button is lit

Press the THUMBNAIL button to turn it off.

The CLIP menu appears.

LOAD

SAVE DELETE CLEAR TC PRESET SORT BY : name

CLIP MENU

5-3-1 Loading a Clip List From Disc

Into Unit Memory

The clip list loaded with this procedure becomes the current clip list.

Display the CLIP menu.

See “To display the CLIP menu” (page 66).

Use the F button to move the cursor to LOAD, and then press the g button.

A list of clip lists appears. The date of creation or the title is displayed for each clip list.

LOAD

E0001 04/08/08 21:57 E0002 04/08/24 11:15 E0003 04/08/25 15:30 E0004 NEW FILE E0005 NEW FILE E0006 NEW FILE E0007 NEW FILE E0008 NEW FILE E0009 NEW FILE TITLE : SHIFT+SET KEY

To switch between display of dates of creation, titles, and clip list names

With the SHIFT button held down, press the SET button. With each press, the display changes as follows. Dates of creation > titles > clip list names > dates of creation ...

CLIP MENU

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Use the F or f button or the jog dial to select the desired clip list, and then press the g button

Use the F or f button or the jog dial to select the desired clip list, and then press the g button.

A confirmation message like the one shown below appears.

LOAD CLIP LIST

LOAD E0002 OK ?

LOAD : SET KEY TO MENU : MENU KEY

Press the SET button.

The selected clip list is loaded into the unit memory as the current clip list.

If an unsaved current clip list exists in the unit memory

A warning message like the following appears. “CLIP LIST IS NOT SAVED. OVERWRITE CLIP LIST?” Press the SET button to overwrite the unsaved current clip list, or press the MENU button to quit without overwriting.

To display thumbnails of the sub clips in the newly loaded current clip list

Press the SUBCLIP button, and then press the THUMBNAIL button.

A confirmation message like the one shown below appears.

DELETE CLIP LIST

DELETE E0001 OK ?

DELETE : SET KEY TO MENU : MENU KEY

Press the SET button.

The selected clip list is deleted from the disc.

5-3-3 Clearing the Current Clip List

From the Unit Memory

This operation clears the current clip list, so that no clip list is loaded in the unit memory.

Display the CLIP menu.

See “To display the CLIP menu” (page 66).

Use the F or f button to move the cursor to CLEAR, and then press the g button.

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5-3-2 Deleting Clip Lists From a Disc

Display the CLIP menu.

See “To display the CLIP menu” (page 66).

Use the F or f button to move the cursor to DELETE, and then press the g button.

A list of clip lists appears. The date of creation or the title is displayed for each clip list.

To switch between display of dates of creation, titles, and clip list names

With the SHIFT button held down, press the SET button. With each press, the display changes as follows. Dates of creation > titles > clip list names > dates of creation ...

A message like the one shown below appears.

CLEAR CLIP LIST

CLEAR OK ?

CLEAR : SET KEY TO MENU : MENU KEY

Press the SET button.

The current clip list is cleared from the unit memory.

5-3-4 Presetting the Initial Time

Code of the Current Clip List

When the unit is powered on, and when you insert a new disc, the initial time code of the current clip list is set to

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“00:00.00.00.” You can set the initial time code to any value.

5-3-5 Sorting Clip Lists

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Load an existing clip list for which you want to set the initial time code into to the unit memory as the current clip list.

For details, see 5-3-1 “Loading a Clip List From Disc Into Unit Memory” (page 66).

Display the CLIP menu.

See “To display the CLIP menu” (page 66).

Use the f button to select TC PRESET, and then press the g button.

A screen like the one shown below appears.

CLIP LIST TC PRESET

00:00.00.00

INC/DEC : JOG DIAL SHIFT : ( )( ) KEY DATA SAVE : SET KEY TO MENU : MENU KEY

The time code shown in this screen is the current initial time code of the current clip list. If you have already set the initial time code for this clip list, that time code is displayed.

Repeat the following operations to set a time code value (LTC).

Proceed as follows to sort the existing clip lists by clip list name or by date of creation.

Display the CLIP menu.

See “To display the CLIP menu” (page 66).

Use the F or f button to select SORT BY, and then press the g button.

A screen like the one shown below appears.

CLIP MENU

SORT BY : name

*NAME(A-Z) DATE(NEWEST FIRST)

Use the F or f button to select NAME or DATE.

NAME: Sort in ascending order by clip list name

(factory default setting).

DATE: Sort by date of creation, with the newest clip

list first.

Press the G button to return to the CLIP menu screen.

The clip lists are sorted by the method you chose in step 3. Unused clip lists are excluded from the sort.

• Press the G or g button to select the digit to replace.

• Rotate the jog dial to set a value.

Press the SET button.

The initial time code (LTC) of the current clip list is set. When the clip list is played back, time code will start counting from that value.

To check the time code after setting it

Press the SUBCLIP button, turning it on. The initial time code of the current clip list appears in the TCR field.

Save the current clip list to disc.

See 5-2-6 “Saving the Current Clip List to Disc” (page

64).

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5-4Using PDZ-1 Proxy

Browsing Software

transferred is about 1.4 GB per disc (when recording in the DVCAM format).

• To transfer files between the computer and this unit requires this unit’s IP address and other network-related settings to be made.

When a computer with the PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software installed is connected to this unit, you can transfer the proxy AV data and metadata files recorded on a disc to the computer. On the computer side, PDZ-1 enables you to browse the proxy AV data, add or modify metadata (titles, comments, essence marks, etc.), or create a clip list. The modified metadata and the created clip list can then be written back to the disc loaded in this unit.

Live logging function

If you set extended menu item 258 “LIVE LOGGING” to “on,” you can use PDZ-1 to do the following during recording of high-resolution data: view proxy AV data, perform cut editing of the data, and enter metadata.

1) This is supported from firmware version 1.4 and PDZ-1 version 1.4.

For more information about PDZ-1 functions and operations, refer to the PDZ-1 help.

System requirements

The following are required to use PDZ-1.

• Computer:

- When using the live logging function: PC with Intel Pentium 4 CPU, at least 2 GHz (installed memory: at least 512 MB)

- When not using the live logging function: PC with Intel Pentium M CPU, at least 1 GHz (installed memory: at least 512 MB)

• Operating system: Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 or higher, Windows Vista Ultimate/Business (32bit), or Mac OS X v10.4.11 or higher

• Web browser: Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 or higher

• DirectX: DirectX 8.1b or higher

For details of the network-related settings, see “To change network settings” (page 117).

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To install PDZ-1

Insert the supplied CD-ROM (XDCAM Application) into the CD-ROM drive of your computer, and run the installer in the PDZ-1 directory.

For details, refer to the ReadMe file contained on the CD-ROM disc.

Notes

• Make sure that the hard disk drive on which the work folder to store the material transferred from this unit has adequate free space. The amount of proxy AV data

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Insert Editing

6-1Clip Audio Insert

Editing

You can perform insert editing on the audio tracks of single recorded clips. This section explains how to insert an audio signal at any point in the clip, using the audio of a VTR connected to this unit.

Notes

• Insert editing of video and time code is not possible.

• Insert editing across multiple clips is not possible.

• Insert editing cannot be done on a disc which contains clip lists (see page 58).

• Assemble editing is not possible. When it receives an assemble command, the unit performs normal recording and creates a new clip.

Chapter

Number of editable audio tracks

The audio tracks in clips can be edited independently. The number of editable audio tracks differs as follows depending on the clip’s recording format.

• IMX format: 8 or 4 channels

• DVCAM format: 4 channels

1) According to the setting of maintenance menu item “AUDIO CONFIG” “DATA LENGTH.”

Available audio signals

Audio signals input to the following connectors can be inserted into the audio tracks of clips.

• ANALOG IN 1/3 and 2/4 connectors

• DIGITAL AUDIO (AES/EBU) IN 1/2 and 3/4 connectors

• SDI IN connector

Notes

• Audio signals input to the S400 (i.LINK) connector cannot be inserted.

• Audio insert editing cannot be done with a FAM connection (see page 73).

6-1-1 Preparations for Editing

See 3-1-5 “Connections for Clip Audio Insert Editing” (page 29) for information about connections.

Recording format settings

Before performing clip audio insert editing, you need to set the recording format of this unit to match the recording

Item Setting

IMX/DVCAM Check the recording format of the clip with the IMX/DVCAM indicator

6-1 Clip Audio Insert Editing

same format with basic menu item 031.

See 8-2-2 “Basic Menu Operations” (page 95) for more information about how to make this setting.

format of the editing target clip. The following table shows the required settings.

(see page 18)

and select the

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Item Setting

Number of audio recording channels and number of quantizing bits

Audio/Non-audio (data) To perform insert editing of non-audio (data), set maintenance menu “AUDIO CONFIG” - “NON-

Check the number of audio channels recorded in the clip and the number of quantizing bits with the AUDIO indicators channels and quantizing bits with the maintenance menu item “AUDIO CONFIG - “DATA LENGTH”

(see page 114)

See 8-4-2 “Maintenance Menu Operations” (page 116) for more information about how to make this setting.

AUDIO INPUT”

See 8-4-2 “Maintenance Menu Operations” (page 116) for more information about how to make this setting.

Note

• When you insert non-audio into a clip, the channels containing the non-audio are treated as nonaudio across their entire length.

• Use channel pairs (CH1/2, CH3/4, CH5/6, CH7/8) for non-audio insert editing. Non-audio editing is not executed unless a channel pair is specified.

(see page 18)

(see page 114)

, and set the audio format to the same number of recording

to “data.”

Settings required for editing

The following table shows the settings required for editing.

Item Setting

Audio input signal Select the audio input signal with the AUDIO INPUT CH button

INPUT SEL button Input audio level Adjust the input audio level with the ALL/CH-1 and CH-2 to CH-4 knobs Edit point transition type With extended menu item 317 “AUDIO EDIT MODE”

“cross” (cross-fade).

(see page 15)

(see page 101)

(see page 15)

, select “cut” (cut edit) or

and the AUDIO

(see page 16)

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See 8-3-2 “Extended Menu Operations” (page 110) for more information about how to make this

setting.

Audio Mix To perform audio mixing, use extended menu item 819 “AUDIO INPUT SOURCE ARRANGE”

page 109)

See 8-3-2 “Extended Menu Operations” (page 110) for more information about how to make this

setting.

to set the desired input channels to “on.”

6-1-2 Editing Operations

Setting edit points

Refer to the documentation of your editor for more information about how to set edit points.

Note

When the In and Out point are not set in the same clip, insert editing is performed only for the clip containing the In point.

Clip 1

IN point

Edit execution segment

Executing audio mixing

You can mix input audio signals with this unit only, without connecting an audio mixer. The following example shows how to mix an external audio input signal into the audio of channel 1 recorded on the loaded disc.

Clip 2

OUT point

(see

Input the audio mix signal to channel 1.

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Press the AUDIO INPUT SEL button (see page 15) to select the input signal.

Set MIXING in extended menu item 819 “AUDIO INPUT SOURCE ARRANGE” to “on,”and set CH1 to “on.”

See 8-3-2 “Extended Menu Operations” (page 110) for more information about how to make these settings.

Adjust the input signal level (see page 16).

Note

The level of audio signals recorded on the disc cannot be adjusted.

Execute a clip audio insert edit.

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File Operations

Chapter

7-1Overview

A remote computer can be connected to this unit and used to operate on recorded data which has been saved in data files, such as video and audio data files. There are two ways to connect a remote computer.

• FAM connection Connect the S400 (i.LINK) connector on this unit to the i.LINK (IEEE1394) connector on the remote computer, using an i.LINK cable (see page 79).

• FTP connection Connect the network connectors on this unit and the remote computer, using a network cable (see page 83).

7-1-1 Directory Structure

The following figure shows the directory structure of discs visible to a remote computer.

Note

This structure is not the same as the actual structure recorded on the disc.

root

INDEX.XML

ALIAS.XML

DISCMETA.XML

MEDIAPRO.XML

Clip

Edit

C0001.MXF

C0001M01.XML

C0002.MXF

C0002M01.XML

C0003.MXF

C0003M01.XML

E0001E01.SMI

E0001M01.XML

E0002E01.SMI

E0002M01.XML

Sub

C0001S01.MXF

C0002S01.MXF

C0003S01.MXF

General

a) Root directory b) Only when sub item “NAMING FORM” of basic menu item 036 is set to

“free”

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7-1-2 File Operation Restrictions

This section explains which operations are possible on files stored in each directory. When required, the following operation tables distinguish reading and overwriting from partial reading and overwriting.

Partial read: Read only a part of the data in the file. Overwrite: Overwrite data sequentially from the start

to the end of the file.

Partial overwrite: Overwrite data to a part of the file

only.

Read: Read data sequentially from the start to the end

of the file.

Root directory

File name Content Operations

Read/ Partial read

INDEX.XML Contains data for management of

YesNoNoNoNo the audio/video material on the disc.

ALIAS.XML

Contains conversion tables for assigning user-defined names to

YesNoNoNoNo

clips and clip lists.

DISCMETA.XML Contains metadata to indicate the

Ye s disc properties.

MEDIAPRO.XML Contains a list of audio/video

YesNoNoNoNo material on the disc, basic properties, related information, and information about access methods.

Other files Files other than the above − No − No −

Overwrite/ Partial overwrite

Ye s

Rename Create Delete

No No No

a) Only when sub item “NAMING FORM” of basic menu item 036 is set to

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“free”

b) Only files which can be overwritten by XDCAM

Notes

• Directories cannot be created in the root directory.

• The directories in the root directory (Clip, Edit, Sub, and General) cannot be deleted or renamed.

Clip directory

File name Content Operations

Read/ Partial read

C*.MXF

Clip file created by recording (MXF file)

Ye s N o N o

*: 0001 to 4999

C*M01.XML

Metadata file generated automatically when C*.MXF file is

Ye s

created. *: 0001 to 4999

Other files Files other than the above − No − No −

a) With firmware version 1.5 and higher, the unit can handle files with user-

defined names in the “C*” part. b) Possible with firmware version 1.5 and higher. c) Only files which are 2 seconds or longer in length, in a format matching

the line mode format (525/625) and recording format (IMX50/IMX40/

IMX30/DVCAM and number of audio channels) of the recorded sections

of the disc, and which can be overwritten by XDCAM. d) Only when the write inhibit tab on the disc is set to enable recording, and

when extended menu item 310 “REC INHIBIT” is set to “off.” With

Overwrite/

Rename Create Delete Partial overwrite

Ye s

firmware version 1.4x and lower, only the most recently recorded clip may be deleted. With firmware version 1.5 and higher, any clip may be selected

and deleted. e) Only files which can be overwritten by XDCAM f) With firmware version 1.5 and higher, when the “C*” part of a C*.MXF

file name is changed, a C*M01.XML with the same name in the “C*” part

is also changed automatically. g) When a C*.MXF file is created, a C*M01.XML file with the same name

in the “C*” part is created automatically.

Ye s

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h) When a C*.MXF file is deleted, the C*M01.XML file with the same name

in the “C*” part is also deleted automatically.

clips on that disc. (The only possible operations are

playback and disc formatting.)

- Writing of clips with user-defined names

Notes

• Directories cannot be created in the Clip directory.

• When the following operations, supported by version 1.5 and higher XDCAM devices, are carried out on a disc, then it becomes impossible for version 1.4x and lower XDCAM devices to record new clips or delete existing

- Locking of clips

- Deletion of clips (except the last recorded clip)

• If you attempt to write a C*.MXF file which does not meet the conditions specified as remark c) on this table via a FAM connection, a Windows error message appears to the effect that the file or directory is corrupt and cannot be read.

Edit directory

File name Content Operations

Read/ Partial read

E*E01.SMI

E*M01.XML

Clip list file *: 0001 to 0099

Metadata file generated automatically when E*E01.SMI file

Ye s Ye s

Ye s

is created. *: 0001 to 0099

Other files Files other than the above − No − No −

Overwrite/ Partial overwrite

Ye s

Rename Create Delete

Ye s

a) With firmware version 1.5 and higher, the unit can handle files with user-

defined names in the “E*E01” part.

b) Only files which can be overwritten by XDCAM. Partial overwriting is not

possible. c) Possible with firmware version 1.5 and higher. d) Only files which can be overwritten by XDCAM e) Only when the write inhibit tab on the disc is set to enable recording, and

when extended menu item 310 “REC INHIBIT” is set to “off.” f) With firmware version 1.5 and higher, when the “E*E01” part of an

E*E01.SMI file name is changed, an E*M01.XML file with the same

name in the “E*” part is generated automatically.

g) When an E*E01.SMI file is created, an E*M01.XML file with the same

name in the “E*” part is created automatically.

h) When an E*E01.SMI file is deleted, the E*M01.XML file with the same

name in the “E*” part is also deleted automatically.

Note

Directories cannot be created in the Edit directory.

Sub directory

File name Content Operations

Read/ Partial read

C*S01.MXF

Proxy AV data (MXF) file generated automatically when a C*.MXF file is

Ye s N o

created. *: 0001 to 4999

Other files Files other than the above − No − No −

a) With firmware version 1.5 and higher, the unit can handle files with user-

defined names in the “C*” part. b) With firmware version 1.5 and higher, when the “C*” part of a C*.MXF

file name is changed, a C*S01. MXF file with the same name in the “C*”

part is generated automatically. c) When a C*.MXF file is created, a C*S01.XML file with the same name in

the “C*” part is created automatically. d) When a C*.MXF file is deleted, the C*S01.XML file with the same name

in the “C*” part is also deleted automatically.

Overwrite/ Partial overwrite

Rename Create Delete

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Note

Directories cannot be created in the Sub directory.

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General directory

File name Content Operations

Read/ Partial read

Any file Yes Yes

a) UTF-8 file names can be up to 63 bytes in length. (Depending on the

character type, file names (including extension) may be limited to 21

characters.) b) Only when the write inhibit tab on the disc is set to enable recording, and

when extended menu item 310 “REC INHIBIT” is set to “off.”

The following directory operations are possible in the General directory.

• Directory creation (up to 64 levels, including the

General directory)

• Deletion and renaming of directories

Notes

• The maximum number of files which can be created on

a disc, including directories, is 5,000.

• File names and directory names can use letters, numbers,

and symbols from the Unicode 2.0 (UTF-8) character

set.

However, the following control characters and symbols

cannot be used.

- Control characters: U+0000 to U+001F, U+007F

- Symbols: ", *, /, :, <, >, ', ?, \, |

Overwrite/ Partial overwrite

Rename Create Delete

Ye s

C0002.MXF

C0001.MXF

TITLE00002

TITLE00001

Clips recorded on Disc 1

C0002.MXF

C0001.MXF

TITLE00022

TITLE00021

Clips recorded on Disc 2

Ye s

C0020.MXF

TITLE00020

C0017.MXF

TITLE00037

Ye s

1) This is supported from firmware version 1.4. However, the following

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character codes cannot be used by FAM connections.

U+010000, U+020000, U+030000, U+040000, U+050000, U+060000,

U+070000, U+080000, U+090000, U+0A0000, U+0B0000, U+0C0000,

U+0D0000, U+0E0000, U+0F0000, U+100000

(There are no limits to characters which can be used by FTP connections.)

Proceed as follows to specify a title and assign it to recorded clips.

Press the MENU button.

Rotate the jog or shuttle dial to display menu item 035.

7-1-3 Assigning User-Defined Clip

Titles

By default, clips on each disc are assigned names in the range C0001.MXF to C4999.MXF. For this reason, two discs can contain clips with the same names. The automatic title generation function titles to all of the clips on several discs, which facilitates clip management. For example, if the titles TITLE00001 to TITLE00020 are assigned to clips C0001.MXF to C0020.MXF on disc 1, then the titles TITLE00021 to TITLE00037 are assigned to clips C0001.MXF to C0017.MXF on disc 2.

1) This is supported from firmware version 1.4.

allows you to assign

With the SHUTTLE button held down, rotate the jog or shuttle dial to select “on.”

Press the SET button.

The clip title naming screen appears.

ITEM-035

CLIP TITLE NAMING SELECT

*TITLE - disable PREFIX - TITLE NUMERIC - 00001

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With the STOP button held down, rotate the jog or shuttle dial to move the asterisk (*) on the left of the menu items to “TITLE.”

7-1-4 Assigning User-Defined Clip

and Clip List Names

The asterisk indicates the selected item.

With the SHUTTLE button held down, rotate the jog or shuttle dial to select “enable.”

The automatic title generation function is enabled.

With the STOP button held down, rotate the jog or shuttle dial to move the asterisk to the item that you want to set first.

PREFIX: A string of up to 10 characters. The

allowable characters are alphanumeric characters, symbols (! # $ % & ' ( ) + , - . ; = @ [ ] ^ _ { } ~), and the space character.

NUMERIC: A five-digit number (00001 to 99999) to

serve as the initial value of the serial number.

Rotate the jog or shuttle dial to select the character position to set.

With the SHUTTLE button held down, rotate the jog or shuttle dial to select the character to set.

Repeat steps 8 and 9 as required.

When you are setting the “NUMERIC” item, you can press the RESET button to return the initial value of the serial number to 00001 (factory default setting).

Carry out steps 7 to 10 to set the other item.

Press the SET button.

The title is saved.

To check the titles of recorded clips

Press the THUMBNAIL button to display the thumbnail screen, and select the clip whose title you want to check. The title of the selected clip appears at the upper left of the screen.

The following standard format names are assigned automatically to clips and clip lists that are created or recorded by XDCAM devices.

Clips: C0001.MXF to C4999.MXF Clip lists: E0001E01.SMI to E0099E01.SMI

This unit can handle clips and clip lists with user-defined names as well as names in the standard format.

1) This is supported from firmware version 1.5.

Limitations

• Letters, numbers and symbols from the Unicode 2.0 character set can be used. However, the following control characters and symbols cannot be used.

- Control characters: U+0000 to U+001F, U+007F

- Symbols: ", *, /, :, <, >, ?, \, |

• Depending on the character type, the length of userdefined names (the “C*” or “E*E01” part) may be limited to 14 characters. (The limit for ASCII characters is 56 characters.)

• All file name extensions are converted automatically to uppercase.

• Titles are used as user-defined clip names on this unit. Therefore, the available characters are limited to those supported by the title function.

• Files generated along with clips and clip lists use the same names (the “C*” or “E*” part of the following file names).

- Clips: Metadata files (C*M01.XML), proxy AV data

files (C*S01.MXF)

- Clip lists: Metadata files (E*M01.XML)

• The following names cannot be assigned.

- Clips:C0000.MXF

- Clip lists: E0000E01.SMI, E0100E01.SMI to

E9999E01.SMI, E0000.SMI, E0100.SMI to E9999.SMI

• The following names should be avoided.

- Clips: C5000.MXF to C9999.MXF

- Clip lists: E0001.SMI to E0099.SMI

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See “Cuing up a desired clip” (page 50) for more information about the thumbnail screen.

Notes

• The value of the serial number is incremented by 1 every time a title is generated. When the value reaches 99999, the next number restarts from 00001.

• Duplicate clip titles can be generated if you reset the serial number after recording several clips or the same is true depending on the value setting. Care should be taken when setting the serial number.

• The “PREFIX” setting is saved in memory banks, but the “NUMERIC” setting is not saved (see page 97).

To assign clip names on this unit

The title assigned to clip becomes its clip name (file name).

Notes

• When the first letter of the title setting with basic menu item 035 “CLIP TITLE NAMING SELECT” is a space or period (.), the clip name is the title string minus the first letter.

• An FTP client that supports UTF-8 is required to use Unicode characters other than ASCII characters. Command prompt FTP commands do not support UTF-

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C0001.MXF

TITLE00001

When the “AUTO NAMING” sub item of basic menu item 036 is set to “C****”

TITLE00001.MXF

TITLE00001

When the “AUTO NAMING” sub item of basic menu item 036 is set to “title”

With the STOP button held down, rotate the jog dial or the shuttle dial to move the “*” to the left of “AUTO NAMING.”

With the SHUTTLE button held down, rotate the jog dial or the shuttle dial to select “title.”

Press the SET button.

The same name will now be given to newly recorded clips.

To use clips and clip lists with user-defined names over FAM and FTP connections

Carry out steps 2 to 5 of “To assign clip names on this unit,” and then press the SET button. It is now possible to write, transfer, and rename clips and clip lists with user-defined names over file access mode (FAM) connections (see page 79) and FTP connections (see page 83).

Fuji.MXF

Before you start, set the “TITLE” sub item of basic menu item 035 “CLIP TITLE NAMING SELECT” to “enable,” and set a title (see the previous section).

Press the MENU button.

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Rotate the jog dial or the shuttle dial to display menu item 036.

With the STOP button held down, rotate the jog dial or the shuttle dial to move the “*” to the left of the item names to “NAMING FORM.”

Able to use clips with user-defined names over FAM and FTP connections

Sakura.SMI

Able to use clip lists with user-defined names over FAM and FTP connections

The “*” indicates the selected item.

ITEM-036

To check clip names

Press the THUMBNAIL button to display the thumbnail

FILE NAMING

screen, and select the clip whose name you want to check. The name of the selected clip appears at the upper left of

* NAMING FORM - C**** AUTO NAMING - C**** END

the screen.

See “Cuing up a desired clip” (page 50) for more information about the thumbnail screen.

Notes

• The item at the upper left of the screen is displayed

With the SHUTTLE button held down, rotate the jog dial or the shuttle dial to select “free.”

You are now able to use clips and clip lists with userdefined names.

according to the following order of priority. Title > User-defined clip name > Standard format clip name Therefore, the display of this item changes as following, depending on whether there is a title.

- When a title has been set as a clip name on this unit,

for clips recorded on this unit, the title is displayed.

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- The user-defined name or standard format name is displayed for clips without a title.

• If the firmware of your XDCAM device is version 1.4x or lower, clips with user-defined names appear as “C5000” to “C9999,” in order of recording.

7-2 File Access Mode File

Operations (for Windows)

File access mode operating environment

Operating system requirements for file operations by file access mode (called FAM below) are as follows.

• Computer operating system: Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 or higher, or Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate/Business (32bit)

Preparations

Do the following on the remote computer and this unit.

• Install the FAM driver on the remote computer (see the next section).

• Set extended menu item 215 “i.LINK MODE” to “FAM.”

See 8-3-2 “Extended Menu Operations” (page 110) for more information about how to make this setting.

To install the FAM driver

Insert the supplied CD-ROM (XDCAM Application) into the CD-ROM drive of your computer, navigate to the FAM Driver directory, and run the installer in the directory for your operating system, then follow the installation instructions.

For details, refer to the ReadMe file contained on the CDROM disc.

Note

Use Version 2.01 or higher of the FAM driver. The FAM driver on the supplied CD-ROM is Version 2.01 or higher. If a FAM driver is already installed on your computer, check the version.

To check the FAM driver version

• For Windows XP: Select Control Panel >Add or Remove Programs >ProDisc, and click on “Click here for support information.”

• For Windows Vista:

Select Control Panel >Programs, open the Programs and Features window, right click in the window’s header bar (including the Name, Publisher, and other headers), and select Others...

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In the Choose Details dialog, check the Version check box and click OK.

The Version column is displayed, allowing you to check the version of ProDisc.

• This unit cannot be controlled from devices connected to the REMOTE connector (D-sub 9-pin) and S400 (i.LINK) connector.

• Signal input to this unit and signal output from this unit are stopped.

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If there is a disc loaded in this unit, put the unit into the following state.

• Recording, playback, search and other disc operations (see page 16): Stopped

• THUMBNAIL button (see page 14): Off

• EDIT indicator in status display section (see page

17): Off

• Disc access by DELETE, FORMAT, and so on in the System menu (see page 119): Stopped

• MENU button (see page 14): OFF

• Unsaved current clip list: Save or clear

• Extended menu item 258 “LIVE LOGGING”: off

If this unit is connected to a remote computer by FTP, log out from the FTP session (see page 83).

Connect the S400 (i.LINK) connector on this unit to the i.LINK (IEEE1394) connector on the remote computer, using an i.LINK cable (see connections illustration on page 26).

Windows recognizes this unit as a removable disc, and

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displays one of the following icons on the remote computer’s task bar:

• Windows XP:

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Start Explorer.

Check that a drive letter has been assigned to this unit. (The drive letter will differ depending on the number of other peripherals connected to the remote computer.)

Use Explorer to perform file operations on the disc loaded in this unit.

You can operate in the same way that you operate on local drives and files on network computers.

Notes

• If you power this unit off during a FAM connection, the data transferred thus far is discarded.

• All file operations are not possible for some types of files.

For details, see 7-1-2 “File Operation Restrictions” (page 74).

To eject discs from a remote computer

Right click the icon representing this unit in Explorer, and select Eject from the menu which appears.

• Windows Vista:

The remote computer is now able to perform file operations when a disc is inserted into this unit.

Note

You will not be able to log in if you put the unit into the state described in step 1 after connecting the cable. To log in, disconnect the cable, put the unit into the state described in step 1, and connect it again.

When you make your first FAM connection

The Found New Hardware Wizard dialog appears when you connect this unit to your computer. Select “Install the software automatically (Recommended)”, and then click the Next button. Click the Finish button when the software installation finishes.

Operation limitations during FAM connections

• Front panel operations are disabled, except for operations with the EJECT button.

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Note

Do not disconnect the cable before performing steps 1 to 3.

Do one of the following on the or icon displayed in the remote computer’s taskbar.

• Double click.

• Right click, and select “Safely Remove Hardware” from the menu which appears.

The “Safely Remove Hardware” dialog appears.

Select “Sony XDCAM PDW-1500 IEEE 1394 SBP2 Device” and click Stop.

The “Stop a Hardware device” dialog appears.

Select “Sony XDCAM PDW-1500 IEEE 1394 SBP2 Device” and click OK.

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In Windows XP, “Sony XDCAM PDW-1500 IEEE 1394 SBP2 Device” is deleted from the list of “hardware devices”. In Windows Vista, the message “This device can be safely removed from your computer.” appears.

This unit can now resume normal operations. (The limitations described in “Operation limitations during FAM connections” (see page 80) no longer apply.)

Disconnect the i.LINK cable as required.

To reconnect

To reconnect after exiting file operations, do one of the following, depending on whether an i.LINK cable is connected. i.LINK cable is not connected: Connect this unit and a

remote computer with an i.LINK cable.

i.LINK cable is connected: Disconnect the i.LINK cable

from either this unit or the remote computer, wait for at least 10 seconds, and then reconnect the disconnected cable.

The unit is powered off and an i.LINK cable is

connected: Power the unit on.

7-3File Operations in File

Access Mode (for Macintosh)

File access mode operating environment

Operating system requirements for file operations by file access mode are as follows.

• Computer operating system: Mac OS X v10.4.11 or higher

Preparations

Do the following on the remote computer and this unit.

• Install the FAM driver on the remote computer (see the next item).

To install the FAM driver

Insert the supplied CD-ROM (XDCAM Application) into the CD-ROM drive of your computer, and execute the FAM Driver >Mac >FAM Driver 1.1.1.dmg file, then follow the installation instructions.

To disable FAM connections

Execute one of the procedures described in the previous section “Reconnecting” to make a FAM connection between this unit and the remote computer. To disable FAM connections, set extended menu item 215 “i.LINK MODE” to “AV/C.”

For more information about how to make this setting, see 8-3-2 “Extended Menu Operations” (page 110).

For details, refer to the ReadMe file contained on the CD-ROM disc.

To check the FAM driver version

Connect this unit to your computer with an i.LINK cable, and then, with a disc loaded, start the system profiler utility of the application. The version appears to the right of “prodisk_fs” when you select “Advanced Functions” under “Software”.

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If there is a disc loaded in this unit, put the unit into the following state.

• Recording, playback, search and other disc operations (see page 16): Stopped

• THUMBNAIL button (see page 14): Off

• EDIT indicator in status display section (see page

17): Off

• Disc access by DELETE, FORMAT, and so on in the System menu (see page 119): Stopped

• MENU button(see page 14): OFF

• Unsaved current clip list: Save or clear

• Extended menu item 258 “LIVE LOGGING”: off

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If this unit is connected to a remote computer by FTP, log out from the FTP session (see page 83).

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Connect the S400 (i.LINK) connector on this unit to the i.LINK (IEEE1394) connector on the remote computer, using an i.LINK cable.

When a disc is inserted into this unit, the remote computer recognizes this unit as a removable disc. The following icon appears in the Finder on the remote computer, indicating that the computer is now able to perform file operations.

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Proceed as follows.

Note

Do not disconnect the cable before performing steps 1 and

Eject the disc by clicking the eject button to the right of the icon for this unit in the Finder, or by dragging the icon for this unit from the Finder to the Trash.

Disconnect the i.LINK cable as required.

Operation limitations during FAM connections

• With the exception of the EJECT button, recording buttons and playback control buttons are disabled.

• Do not use the EJECT button to eject discs. Always eject discs from the computer.

• Do not disconnect the i.LINK cable during a FAM connection. Doing so may result in unstable operation. Always eject any loaded disc before disconnecting the i.LINK cable.

To make a reconnection

To reconnect after exiting file operations, do one of the following, depending on whether an i.LINK cable is connected. i.LINK cable is not connected: Connect this unit and a

remote computer with an i.LINK cable.

i.LINK cable is connected: The unit is mounted

automatically, so you do not need to do anything.

The unit is powered off and an i.LINK cable is

connected: Power the unit on.

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Proceed as follows.

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Start the Finder.

Check to be sure that a drive has been assigned to this unit.

Operate from the Finder on the files on the disc in this unit.

You can operate in the same way that you operate on local drives and files on network computers.

Notes

• If you power this unit off during a FAM connection, the data transferred thus far is discarded.

• All file operations are not possible for some types of files.

For details, see 7-1-2 “File Operation Restrictions” (page 74).

To eject discs from a remote computer

Click the eject button to the right of the icon for this unit in the Finder, or drag the icon for this unit from the Finder to the Trash.

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7-4 FTP File Operations

File operations between this unit and a remote computer can be carried out by the File Transfer Protocol (called FTP below).

Preparations

• Recording, playback, search and other disc operations (see page 16): Stopped

• THUMBNAIL button (see page 14): Off

• EDIT indicator in status display section (see page

17):Off

• Disc access by DELETE, FORMAT, and so on in the System menu (see page 119): Stopped

• Unsaved current clip list: Save or clear

• Extended menu item 258 “LIVE LOGGING”: off

Connect the network connectors of this unit and a remote computer with a network cable (see connections illustration on page 24). Or connect this unit to the network to which the remote computer is connected (see connections illustration on page 25).

Set the IP address and other network setting items for this unit.

For details, see “To change network settings” (page

117).

If network settings have already been made

Check the IP address of this unit.

For details, see “To check the assigned IP address” (page 117).

Set the remote control switch to “NETWORK” (see page 13).

7-4-1 Making FTP Connections

FTP connections between this unit and a remote computer can be made with either of the following.

• The command prompt

•FTP client software

This section explains how to use the command prompt. For more information about using FTP client software, refer to the documentation of the FTP client software on your system.

Note

An FTP client that supports UTF-8 is required to use Unicode characters other than ASCII characters. Command prompt FTP commands do not support UTF-8.

To log in

If this unit is connected to a remote computer with a FAM connection, first exit file operations on the FAM connection (see page 80).

Load a disc into this unit and put the unit into the following state.

Note

Start the command prompt.

Enter “ftp <SP> <IP address>,” and press the Enter key. (<SP> refers to a space.)

For example, if the IP address of this unit is set to “192.168.001.010,” enter “ftp 192.168.1.10.”

Refer to the Windows help for more information about the FTP command.

If the connection succeeds, you are prompted to enter a user name.

Enter the user name “admin” and press the Enter key.

When the user name is verified, you are prompted to enter a password.

Enter the password and press the Enter key.

The password is set to “pdw-1500” when the unit is shipped from the factory. The login is complete when the password is verified.

See 7-4-2 “Command List” (page 84) for the FTP protocol commands supported by this unit.

If the connection times out

This unit terminates FTP connections if no command is received within 90 seconds of the last command. If this occurs, log out (see the next section) and repeat steps 2 to 4.

Note

If you power this unit off during an FTP connection, the data transferred thus far is discarded.

To log out

To log out after finishing file operations, enter “QUIT” at the command prompt and press the Enter key.

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7-4-2 Command List

The FTP protocol commands supported by this unit include standard commands (see the next section) and extended commands (see page 88).

Notes

• To execute FTP commands, you must install application software such as PDZ-1 on your computer.

• The commands supported by application software vary.

Standard commands

The following table shows the standard FTP commands supported by this unit.

Command name Description Command syntax

USER Send this command to begin the login

process.

PASS After sending the USER command,

send this command to complete the login process.

QUIT Terminates the FTP connection. If a file

is being transferred, terminates after completion of the transfer.

PORT Specifies the IP address and port to

which this unit should connect for the next file transfer (for data transfer from this unit).

In the command syntax column, <SP> means a space, entered by pressing the space bar, and <CRLF> means a new line, entered by pressing the Enter key.

USER <SP> <username> <CRLF>

Input example: USER admin PASS <SP> <password> <CRLF>

Input example: PASS pdw-1500 QUIT <CRLF>

PORT <SP> <h1,h2,h3,h4,p1,p2> <CRLF>

• h1 (most significant byte) to h4 (least significant byte): IP address

• p1 (most significant byte), p2 (least significant byte): Port address

Input example: PORT 10,0,0,1,242,48 (IP address: 10.0.0.1, Port number: 62000)

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PASV This command requests this unit to

“listen” on a data port (which is not its default data port). (It puts this unit into passive mode, waiting for the remote computer to make a data connection.)

TYPE Specifies the type of data to be

transferred.

PASV <CRLF>

TYPE <SP> <type-code (options delimited by <SP>)> <CRLF>

<type-code> can be any of the following. However, for XDCAM, data is always transferred as “I,” regardless of the type-code specification.

• A: ASCII

-N: Non-print

- T: Telnet format

- C: ASA Carriage Control

• E: EBCDIC

-N: Non-print

- T: Telnet format

- C: ASA Carriage Control

• I: IMAGE (Binary) (default)

• L: LOCAL BYTE

- SIZE: byte size

Input example: TYPE I

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Command name Description Command syntax

STRU Specifies the data structure. STRU <SP> <structure-code> <CRLF>

<structure-code> can be any of the following. However, for XDCAM, the structure is always “F,” regardless of the structure-code specification.

• F: File structure (default)

• R: Record structure

• P: Page structure

Input example: STRU F

MODE Specifies the transfer mode. MODE <SP> <mode-code> <CRLF>

<mode-code> can be any of the following. However, for XDCAM, the mode is always “S,” regardless of the modecode specification.

• S: Stream mode (default)

• B: Block mode

• C: Compressed mode

Input example: MODE S

LIST Sends a list of files from this unit to the

remote computer.

LIST <SP> <options> <SP> <path-name> <CRLF>

<options> can be any of the following.

• -a: Also display file names that begin with “.”

• -F: Append “/” to directory names.

NLST Sends a list of file names from this unit

to the remote computer, with no other information.

The following data is transferred, depending on whether <path-name> specifies a directory or file.

• Directory specified: A list of the files in the specified directory

• File specified: Information about the specified file

• No specification: A list of the files in the current directory

The wildcard characters “*” (any string) and “?” (any character) may be used in <path-name>.

Input example 1: LIST -a Clip Input example 2: LIST Clip/*.MXF

NLST <SP> <options or path-name> <CRLF>

The following options may be specified when no path name is specified.

• -a: Also display file names that begin with “.”

• -l: Display information other than file name (gives the same result as the LIST command).

• -F: Append “/” to directory names.

The following data is transferred, depending on whether <path-name> specifies a directory or file.

• Directory specified: A list of the file names only in the specified directory

• No specification: A list of the file names only in the current directory.

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RETR Begins transfer of a copy of a file in the

specified path on this unit to the current directory on the remote computer.

The wildcard characters “*” (any string) and “?” (any character) may be used in <path-name>.

Input example 1: NLST -l Input example 2: NLST Clip/*.MXF

RETR <SP> <path-name> <CRLF>

Input example: RETR Clip/C0001.MXF

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Command name Description Command syntax

STOR Begins transfer of a copy of a file in the

specified path on the remote computer to the current directory on this unit. Depending on the type of file transferred, the following files are created.

•C*.MXF file

- C*M01.XML file (metadata)

- C*S01.MXF file (proxy AV data)

• E*E01.SMI file

- E*M01.XML file (metadata)

a) *: 0001 to 4999 b) *: 0001 to 0099 c)With firmware version 1.5 and higher,

the unit can handle files with userdefined names in the “C*” or “E*E01” part.

Notes

• For C*.MXF files, the UMID of the copy source file is not saved. However, it is saved if an immediately preceding SITE UMMD extended command has been issued.

• For C*.MXF files, some data, such as file header metadata, may be missing.

• Depending on the transfer destination directory and the file type, transfer may not be possible.

a) c)

b) c)

STOR <SP> <path-name> <CRLF>

Input example: STOR Edit/E0001E01.SMI

For details, see 7-1-2 “File Operation

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RNFR RNTO

Restrictions” (page 74).

Rename a file. Specify the file to be renamed with the RNFR command, and specify the new name with the RNTO command. (Always follow a RNFR command with a RNTO command.)

RNFR <SP> <path-name (before change)> <CRLF> RNTO <SP> <path-name (after change)> <CRLF>

Input example: RNFR General/info.txt RNTO General/clip_info.txt

For details, see 7-1-2 “File Operation Restrictions” (page 74).

DELE Deletes the specified file on this unit.

Note

Depending on the directory and file type, deletion may not be possible.

DELE <SP> <path-name> <CRLF>

Input example: DELE Clip/C0099.MXF

For details, see 7-1-2 “File Operation Restrictions” (page 74).

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Command name Description Command syntax

STAT Sends information about properties of

the specified file, or about data transfer status, from this unit to the remote computer. The following property information is sent, depending on the file type.

• MXF file

-File name

- File type

-CODEC type

-Frame rate

- Number of audio channels

- Duration

-UMID

• non-MXF file

-File name

ABOR Requests this unit to abort a file

transfer currently in progress. SYST Displays the system name of this unit. SYST <CRLF> HELP Displays a list of the commands

supported by this unit, or an

explanation of the specified command.

STAT <SP> <path-name> <CRLF>

The following data is transferred, depending on whether a file is specified with <path-name>.

• File specified: The properties of the specified file

• No specification: The size of the data transferred thus far (unit: bytes)

Input example: STAT Clip/C0001.MXF

ABOR <CRLF>

HELP <SP> <command-name> <CRLF>

The following data is transferred, depending on whether a command name is specified with <command-name>.

• Command name specified: Explanation of the specified command.

• No specification: Command list

NOOP Does nothing except return a response.

(Used to check whether this unit is running.)

PWD Displays the current directory (“/” if the

directory is the root directory).

CWD Changes the current directory (moves

from the current directory to another directory).

CDUP Moves one level up in the directory

structure (makes the parent of the current directory be the current directory).

MKD Creates a new directory.

Note

Directories can be created only in the General directory.

For details, see 7-1-2 “File Operation Restrictions” (page 74).

RMD Deletes a directory.

Input example: HELP RETR NOOP <CRLF>

PWD <CRLF>

CWD <SP> <path-name> <CRLF>

Moves to a directory as follows, depending on whether a directory is specified with <path-name>.

• Directory specified: To the specified directory

• No specification: To the root directory

Input example: CWD General CDUP <CRLF>

MKD <SP> <path-name> <CRLF>

RMD <SP> <path-name> <CRLF>

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Note

Directories can be deleted only in the General directory.

For details, see 7-1-2 “File Operation Restrictions” (page 74).

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Extended commands

The following table shows the extended FTP commands supported by this unit.

Command name Description Command syntax

SITE REPF Sends an MXF file from the specified

SITE REPFL

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SITE FSTS Acquires the system status of this unit.

SITE MEID Acquires the media ID of the disc

SITE FUNC Acquires the function and version of the

SITE UMMD When a C*.MXF file is sent with the

SITE DF

path on this unit to the remote computer. This command allows you to specify a segment in the body of the MXF file (composed of video and audio data), for transfer of the required segment only.

Notes

• A segment greater than the file size cannot be specified.

• This command cannot be used when the path names contains a space. Use the SITE REPFL command instead.

Sends an MXF file from the specified path on this unit to the remote computer. This command allows you to specify a segment in the body of the MXF file (composed of video and audio data), for transfer of the required segment only.

Note

A segment greater than the file size cannot be specified.

One of the following status codes is sent. 0: Initial state, or no disc is loaded. 1: File system mount is OK. 3: File system mount is not OK.

loaded in this unit.

extended commands. Information is sent in the following format. <main function> <SP> <branch function> <SP> <branch function version> For XDCAM, sent in a format like “200 MXF DISK 1” (“200” is a response code).

STOR command, the copy source UMID is saved if this command is invoked immediately before the STOR command.

Acquires the amount of free disc space. SITE DF <CRLF>

In the Command syntax column, <SP> means a space, entered by pressing the space bar, and <CRLF> means a new line, entered by pressing the Enter key.

SITE REPF <SP> <path-name> <SP> <start-frame> <SP> <transfer-size> <CRLF>

<start-frame> specifies an offset from the start of the file. Data is transferred from the video frame at the offset (the first frame is 0). <transfer-size> specifies the number of video frames to transfer (specify 0 to transfer to the end of the file).

Input example: SITE REPF Clip/C0001.MXF 5 150 (Transfer C0001.MXF. Body data is transferred only from frame 6 to frame 150.)

SITE REPFL <SP> “<path-name>” <SP> <start-frame> <SP> <transfer-size> <CRLF>

<path-name> specifies the path name of the file to transfer. Enclose the path name in double quotation marks. <start-frame> specifies an offset from the start of the file. Data is transferred from the video frame at the offset (the first frame is 0). <transfer-size> specifies the number of video frames to transfer (specify 0 to transfer to the end of the file).

Input example: SITE REPFL “Clip/sakura 0001.MXF” 5 150 (Transfer sakura 0001.MXF. Body data is transferred only from frame 6 to frame 155.)

SITE FSTS <CRLF>

SITE MEID <CRLF>

SITE FUNC <CRLF>

SITE UMMD <CRLF>

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Command name Description Command syntax

SITE CHMOD

Locks and unlocks clips. Also sets permissions for directories and files in the General directory.

SITE CHMOD <SP> <flag> <SP> <path-name> <CRLF>

Specify one of the following values in <flag>, according to the specification in <path-name>.

• When a clip is specified in <path-name> 444: Lock. 666: Unlock.

• When a directory in the General directory is specified in <path-name> 555: Forbid writing to the directory. 777: Allow writing to the directory.

• When a file in the General directory is specified in <pathname> 444: Forbid writing to and execution of the file. 555: Forbid writing to the file, but allow execution. 666: Allow writing to the file, but forbid execution. 777: Allow writing to and execution of the file.

Input example: SITE CHMOD 444 Clip/C0001.MXF (Lock clip C0001.MXF)

a) This is supported from firmware version 1.5.

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7-5Recording

Continuous Time Code With FAM and FTP Connections

When you are connected to the unit by FAM or FTP, you can create new clips with time code that is continuous with the time code of the last frame of the last clip on the disc. To record continuous time code, set extended menu item 626 “TC MODE” to “int regen,” and set extended menu item 629 “TC SELECT” to “tc.” Then proceed as follows.

Note

Continuous time code cannot be recorded if extended menu item 629 “TC SELECT” is set to “vitc.”

See 8-3-2 “Extended Menu Operations” (page 110) for more information about how to make extended menu settings.

FAM connection

Write clip files to the unit from the computer or other device that is connected to this unit.

FTP connection

Use the “STOR” command to transfer clip files from the

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computer that is connected to this unit. If you issue the “SITE UMMD” command immediately before the “STOR” command, the original time code of the transferred file is recorded, regardless of the setting of extended menu item 626.

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Menus

Chapter

8-1Menu System

Configuration

The settings for this unit use the following menus.

• Setup menu

See the next item.

• Maintenance menu This provides audio control, and network and setup menu settings, and also shows version information.

For details, see 8-4 “Maintenance Menu” (page 114).

• System menu This provides disc formatting, date setting, and similar operations.

For details, see 8-5 “System Menu” (page 119).

Setup menu

The setup menu system of this unit comprises the basic setup menu (also referred to simply as “basic menu”) and extended setup menu (also referred to simply as “extended menu”).

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

- the digital hours meter

- the preroll time

- the text information superimposed on the video output

to the monitor

- the menu banks for retaining menu settings

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

Configuration of the basic setup menu

The basic setup menu comprises the following groups of items.

Item group Function Refer to

Items H01 to H17

Items 001 to 099

Items B01 to B20

Configuration of the extended setup menu

The extended setup menu comprises the following groups of items.

Item group Function Refer to

Items 100 to 199

Items 200 to 299

Items 300 to 399

Items 400 to 499

Items 500 to 599

Items 600 to 699

Items 700 to 799

Items 800 to 899

Items 900 to 999

Display of the total number of hours the unit has been powered on, and other information collected by the digital hours meter

Settings relating to the preroll time, superimposed text information, switching between 525(U) line, 525(J) line and 625 line operation modes, etc.

Settings relating to the menu banks for saving menu settings

Settings relating to control panels

Settings relating to the remote control interface

Settings relating to editing operations

Settings relating to preroll

Settings relating to disc protection

Settings relating to the time code, metadata, and UMID

Settings relating to video control

Settings relating to audio control

Settings relating to digital processing

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8-2 Basic Setup Menu

8-2-1 Items in the Basic Setup Menu

The basic menu items (excluding the items related to the digital hours meter) are listed in the following table.

• An abbreviated name appears in the time data display section when you press the NEXT button.

• The values in the Settings column are the values which

• Item names are the names which appear on an external monitor, when the input signals to the monitor are the video signals output from the VIDEO OUT 2 (SUPER)/ SDI OUT 2 (SUPER) connector.

Item number Item name Settings

001 PREROLL TIME 0 s (0 sec)... 5 s (5 sec)

002 CHARACTER H-POSITION Adjust the horizontal screen position (as a hexadecimal value) of the text

003 CHARACTER V-POSITION Adjust the vertical screen position (as a hexadecimal value) of the text

and 30 seconds in steps of 1 second. A preroll time of at least 5 seconds is recommended when using this unit for editing.

information output from the VIDEO OUT 2 (SUPER) connector and SDI OUT 2 (SUPER) connector for superimposed display on the monitor.

00... 0A

Set this item by adjusting to the required position while viewing the monitor.

information output from the VIDEO OUT 2 (SUPER) connector and SDI OUT 2 (SUPER) connector for superimposed display on the monitor.

00... 2E

...2A (525(U)/525(J) line modes) /00... 09 ...29 (625 line mode):

The hexadecimal value 00 is for the far left of the screen. Increasing the value moves the position of the characters to the right.

...38 (525(U)/525(J) line modes)/00... 37 ...43 (625 line mode): The hexadecimal value 00 is for the top of the screen. Increasing the value lowers the position of the characters.

appear in the time data display section. (The values may appear in a different format on an external monitor. In this case, the external monitor values are shown in parentheses.) Underlined values are the factory defaults.

... 30 s (30 sec): Set the preroll time to between 0

Set this item by adjusting to the required position while viewing the monitor.

005 DISPLAY INFORMATION

SELECT

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006 LOCAL FUNCTION ENABLE Determine which recording and playback control buttons on the control

007 DISC TIMER DISPLAY Determine whether to display the counter in 12-hour mode or 24-hour mode.

Determine the kind of text information to be output from the VIDEO OUT 2 (SUPER) connector and SDI OUT 2 (SUPER) connector.

off (display off): Do not output text information. T&sta (time data & status) T&UB (time data & UB): Time data and user bit data. (When UB (user bit

data) is selected with the COUNTER SELECT button, the user bit data and time data arranged in that order are displayed.)

T&CNT (time data & CNT): Time data and counter count. (When

COUNTER is selected with the COUNTER SELECT button, the counter count and time data arranged in that order are displayed.)

T&T (time data & time data): Time data and time code (TC or VITC). T&clp (time data & clip name): Time code and clip name time (time data only): Time data only.

panel are enabled when this unit is controlled from external equipment.

dis (all disable): All buttons and switches are disabled. st&ej (stop & eject) ena (all enable): All buttons and switches are enabled.

+ –12H (+ –12H) 24H: 24-hour mode

: 12-hour mode

: Time data and the units status.

: Only the STOP button and EJECT button are enabled.

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Item number Item name Settings

009 CHARACTER TYPE Determine the type of characters such as time code output from the VIDEO

OUT 2 (SUPER) connector and SDI OUT 2 (SUPER) connector for superimposed display on the monitor.

: White letters on a black background.

white black: Black letters on a white background. W/out: White letters with black outline. B/out: Black letters with white outline.

Set this item by selecting the required type while viewing the monitor.

011 CHARACTER V-SIZE Determine the vertical size of characters such as time code output from the

VIDEO OUT 2 (SUPER) connector and SDI OUT 2 (SUPER) connector for superimposed display on the monitor.

:Standard size

×2 :2 times standard size

Set this item by selecting the required size while viewing the monitor.

012 CONDITION DISPLAY ON

VIDEO MONITOR

013 525/625 SYSTEM SELECT Specify whether to enable switching between 525(U) line, 525(J) line and

Select whether to display disc condition marks in external monitor output (output from the VIDEO OUT 2(SUPER) and SDI OUT 2(SUPER) connectors).

dis (disable) ena (enable): Display.

625 line modes.

: Do not enable system switching.

off on: Enable system switching.

: Do not display.

For the switching between 525(U)/525(J)/625 line modes, see page 97.

Note

When you switch line modes, all basic menu and extended menu items are set to the factory defaults for the selected line mode.

016 ALARM DISPLAY Select whether or not to display alarm messages.

off: Do not display alarm messages. (However, certain important alarms are

displayed).

limit (on (limited)): Display only a minimum number of alarm messages.

: Display all alarm messages.

For details about alarm message display conditions, see 9-3-1 “Alarm List” (page 124).

017 SUB STATUS DISPLAY SELECT Determine the kind of sub status information to be output from the VIDEO

024 MENU CHARACTER TYPE Determine the type of characters in menu text output from the VIDEO OUT 2

OUT 2 (SUPER) connector and SDI OUT 2 (SUPER) connector.

: Do not output sub status information.

off tc (tc mode): Settings of items 626, 627, and 619 rmain (disc remain): Available disc space (unit: minute) clip (clip no): Order of playback of the selected clip/total number of clips edit (edit preset): Edit preset state ed&tc (edit preset & tc mode): Edit preset state and settings of items 626,

627, and 619

pbr (playback remain): The remaining playback time of the selected clip

from the current playback position (hours:minutes:seconds:frames).

Note

When menu item 005 is set to “off,” sub status information is not displayed when this item is set to anything other than “off.”

(SUPER) connector and SDI OUT 2 (SUPER) connector for superimposed display on the monitor.

: White letters on a black background.

white black: Black letters on a white background. W/out: White letters with black outline. B/out: Black letters with white outline.

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Set this item by selecting the required type while viewing the monitor.

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Item number Item name Settings

029 STORED OWNERSHIP Specify whether to enable changing UMID ownership information settings

(COUNTRY, ORGANIZATION and USER).

: Do not enable.

off on: Enable.

See 8-3-3 “Using UMID Data” (page 111) for more information about UMID.

031 RECORDING FORMAT Select the recording format.

IMX50 (IMX 50Mbps)

: MPEG IMX 50 Mbps

IMX40 (IMX 40Mbps): MPEG IMX 40 Mbps IMX30 (IMX 30Mbps): MPEG IMX 30 Mbps DVCAM: DVCAM

034 MENU STATUS DISPLAY ON

VIDEO MONITOR

Specify whether to display the setup menu status at the left edge of the status display line when basic menu item 005 “DISPLAY INFORMATION SELECT” is set to “T&sta.”

dis (disable)

: Do not display.

ena (enable): Display. (The display is visible only when no disc is loaded,

and during insertion and ejection of a disc.)

035

CLIP TITLE NAMING SELECT

Specify whether or not to allow user definition of the titles assigned to clips.

off: Do not allow assignment. on: Allow assignment.

Sub-item

See 7-1-3 “Assigning User-Defined Clip Titles” (page 76) for more information about assigning titles.

1 TITLE Specify whether to assign titles to recorded clips.

disable: Do not assign titles to clips. enable: Assign titles to clips.

2 PREFIX Set the prefix of the title (up to 10 characters). The allowable characters are

alphanumeric characters, symbols (! # $ % & ' ( ) + , - . ; = @ [ ] ^ _ { } ~), and the space character.

TITLE

3 NUMERIC Set the initial value of the numeric part of the title (00001 to 99999, five-digit

number).

00001

036

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FILE NAMING

Sub-item

Specify whether to allow use of clip and clip list files with user-defined names.

See 7-1-4 “Assigning User-Defined Clip and Clip List Names” (page 77) for details about how to make the settings.

1 NAMING FORM Specify the clip and clip list naming format. (Specify whether to allow use of

files with user-defined names.)

: Standard format (Do not allow use of files with user-defined names)

C**** free: Free format (Allow use of files with user-defined names)

2 AUTO NAMING When “free” is selected under the sub-item “NAMING FORM,” specify

whether to use the standard format name or the same name as the title for clips recorded on this unit.

: Use the standard format for clip names.

C**** title: Use the title set in basic menu item 035 “CLIP TITLE NAMING

SELECT” for clip names.

B01 RECALL SETUP BANK-1 Set to “on” to recall menu settings from menu bank 1. B02 RECALL SETUP BANK-2 Set to “on” to recall menu settings from menu bank 2. B03 RECALL SETUP BANK-3 Set to “on” to recall menu settings from menu bank 3. B11 SAVE SETUP BANK-1 Set to “on” to save current menu settings to menu bank 1. B12 SAVE SETUP BANK-2 Set to “on” to save current menu settings to menu bank 2. B13 SAVE SETUP BANK-3 Set to “on” to save current menu settings to menu bank 3.

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Item number Item name Settings

B20 RESET SETUP MENU

Set to “on” to return the settings of the current menu to the factory default settings. Set to “bank-4” to set the current menu to the settings saved in menu bank 4.

off on (on (default)): Return the current menu to the factory default settings. bank-4: Set the current menu to the settings saved in menu bank 4.

a) This is supported from firmware version 1.4. b) This is supported from firmware version 1.5.

8-2-2 Basic Menu Operations

This section describes the basic menu display and how to change the settings.

Displaying the menu

Time data display

SHUTTLE button

VAR button

EJECT

SGDATA

ANASDI

AE8/EBU

OVER

-12

-20

-30

-40

-60

AUDIO

METER SEL INPUT CH INPUT SEL

ALL/CH-1 CH-2 CH-3 CH-4

VARIABLE

REC

PRESET

PLAY

TOP

F REV F FWD

ANASDI AE8/EBU dB

OVER

-12

-20

-30

-40

-60

END

MONITOR

PHONES

ACCESS

NETWORK LOCAL REMOTE

L MIX R

MONITOR SEL

STOP button

NEXT button

Press the MENU button. The SHUTTLE button, VAR button and NEXT button light and the setting of the currently selected menu item appears in the time data display. (The STOP button also lights when a menu item with sub-items is selected.)

EDIT KEY INHREMOTE [9P iLINK

INPUT

VITC VITCCOUNTER RECINHVIUB i.LINK SDI CMPST Y-R,B SG

HOURS MINUTES SECONDS FRAMES

MONITOR

1/2

3/4

AUDIO

5/6

7/8

18 24 BIT

4 8 CH

VIDEO

COUNTER

INPUT SEL

SELECT

REC

STOP

]

ALARM

]

625

IMX[50 40 30

525

DVCAM

SYS MENU

SHIFT

HOLD

SUB

THUMB

SET RESET

CLIP

NAIL

ESSENCE

CLIP

S.SEL

MARK1

MARK

IN OUT

MARK2

MENU button

Item name

To display the item group name

Items in the menu are arranged in groups, by the 100’s digit of the item number. To display the name of the group to which the currently selected item belongs, hold down the VAR button.

Item group name

To display menus on the monitor

Pressing the MENU button allows you to display setup menus on the monitor connected to the VIDEO OUT 2 (SUPER) connector or SDI OUT 2 (SUPER) connector of this unit. When a setup menu appears on the monitor, a cursor indicates the currently selected menu item.

Cursor indicating the currently selected item

Group name for the currently selected item

HOUR METER *HO1 : OPE HOURS - 102

H11 : OPE HOURS r- 102

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Item number (flashing) Setting

To display the full item name

Hold down the NEXT button.

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Changing the currently displayed menu item

EJECT

SGDATA

ACCESS

MONITOR

PHONES

NETWORK LOCAL REMOTE

L MIX R

ANASDI

AE8/EBU

OVER

-12

-20

-30

-40

-60

AUDIO

MONITOR SEL

METER SEL INPUT CH INPUT SEL

ALL/CH-1 CH-2 CH-3 CH-4

VARIABLE

REC

PRESET

PLAY

TOP

F REV F FWD

SGDATA

ANASDI

AE8/EBU

OVER

-12

-20

-30

-40

-60

END

EDIT KEY INHREMOTE [9P iLINK

INPUT

VITC VITCCOUNTER RECINHVIUB i.LINK SDI CMPST Y-R,B SG

HOURS MINUTES SECONDS FRAMES

MONITOR

1/2

3/4

AUDIO

5/6

7/8

18 24 BIT

4 8 CH

VIDEO

COUNTER

INPUT SEL

SELECT

REC

STOP

Jog dial

]

625

IMX[50 40 30

525

DVCAM

HOLD

SUB

THUMB

CLIP

NAIL

ESSENCE

CLIP

MARK

IN OUT

SYS MENU

ALARM

]

SET RESET

S.SEL

SHIFT

MARK1

MARK2

Shuttle dial

EJECT

SGDATA

ACCESS

MONITOR

PHONES

NETWORK LOCAL REMOTE

L MIX R

ANASDI

AE8/EBU

OVER

-12

-20

-30

-40

-60

AUDIO

MONITOR SEL

METER SEL INPUT CH INPUT SEL

ALL/CH-1 CH-2 CH-3 CH-4

VARIABLE

REC PRESET PB

PLAY

TOP

F REV F FWD

SGDATA

ANASDI

AE8/EBU

OVER

-12

-20

-30

-40

-60

END

EDIT KEY INHREMOTE [9P iLINK

INPUT

VITC VITCCOUNTER RECINHVIUB i.LINK SDI CMPST Y-R,B SG

HOURS MINUTES SECONDS FRAMES

MONITOR

1/2

3/4

AUDIO

5/6

7/8

18 24 BIT

4 8 CH

VIDEO

COUNTER

INPUT SEL

SELECT

REC

STOP

]

625

IMX[50 40 30

525

DVCAM

HOLD

SUB

THUMB

CLIP

NAIL

ESSENCE

CLIP

MARK

IN OUT

SYS MENU

]

ALARM

SET RESET

S.SEL

SHIFT

MARK1

MARK2

Hold down the SHUTTLE button, and turn the jog dial or shuttle dial.

Turn the jog dial or shuttle dial. Turning the jog dial clockwise increments the item

The setting value changes at a rate depending on the jog dial rotation rate or on the shuttle dial position.

number, and turning it counterclockwise decrements the item number. The item number changes at a rate depending on the jog dial rotation rate. When you turn the shuttle dial, the item number changes at a rate depending on the shuttle dial position.

To change the currently displayed sub-item

Hold down the STOP button, and turn the jog dial or shuttle dial.

Setting value (flashing while changing)

The sub-item number changes at a rate depending on the jog dial rotation rate or on the shuttle dial position.

When the desired setting value is displayed, press the SET button.

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This saves the new setting value, and the menu display disappears from the time data display.

To abandon making a change

Sub-item number (flashing while changing)

Press the MENU button before pressing the SET button. The menu display disappears from the time data display without the new setting value being saved.

To skip from one item group to the next

Hold down the VAR button, and turn the jog dial or shuttle dial.

Changing a menu item setting value

Resetting the menu settings to their factory default values

To reset the current active menu settings to their factory default values, proceed as follows.

To change the setting value of the currently displayed menu item, proceed as follows.

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EJECT

SGDATA

MONITOR

PHONES

ACCESS

NETWORK LOCAL REMOTE

L MIX R

ANASDI

AE8/EBU

OVER

-12

-20

-30

-40

-60

AUDIO

MONITOR SEL

METER SEL INPUT CH INPUT SEL

ALL/CH-1 CH-2 CH-3 CH-4

VARIABLE

REC PRESET PB

PLAY

TOP

F REV F FWD

SGDATA

ANASDI

ANASDI AE8/EBU

AE8/EBU dB

OVER

-12

-20

-30

-40

-60

END

EDIT KEY INHREMOTE [9P iLINK

INPUT

VITC VITCCOUNTER RECINHVIUB i.LINK SDI CMPST Y-R,B SG

HOURS MINUTES SECONDS FRAMES

MONITOR

1/2

3/4

AUDIO

5/6

7/8

18 24 BIT

4 8 CH

VIDEO

COUNTER

INPUT SEL

SELECT

REC

STOP

]

625

IMX[50 40 30

525

DVCAM

SYS MENU

HOLD

SUB

THUMB

CLIP

NAIL

ESSENCE

CLIP

MARK

IN OUT

ALARM

]

SET RESET

S.SEL

SHIFT

MARK1

MARK2

Press the MENU button.

The menu appears in the time data display.

Press the RESET button.

The message “Init setup?” appears in the time data display.

Turn the unit off (press the on/standby switch to put the unit in the standby state).

Next time the unit is turned on (when the unit is put in the operating state by pressing the on/standby switch), it operates in the new mode.

Menu bank operations (menu items B01 to B13)

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

To jump to menu item B01

You can recall any required menu by turning the jog dial or shuttle dial after pressing the MENU button. If you press the MENU button first, then the COUNTER SELECT button, you can jump directly to menu item B01 or H01. The recalled menu item toggles between B01 and H01 every time you press the COUNTER SELECT button.

Saving the current active menu settings

Set one of basic menu items B11 “SAVE SETUP BANK1” to B13 “SAVE SETUP BANK-3” to “on,” depending on which of the menu banks you wish to save in, then press the SET button.

To abandon operations and return to the setup menu display

Press the RESET button again.

Press the SET button.

The menu settings are reset to their factory default settings.

Switching between 525(U) line, 525(J) line and 625 line modes (menu item 013)

To switch between 525(U) line, 525(J) line and 625 line operation modes, proceed as follows.

Press the MENU button.

Turn the jog dial or shuttle dial to display menu item 013 in the time data display.

Hold down the SHUTTLE button, and turn the jog dial or shuttle dial to set menu item 013 to “on.”

Press the SET button.

Recalling settings from a menu bank

Set one of basic menu items B01 “RECALL SETUP BANK-1” to B03 “RECALL SETUP BANK-3” to “on,” depending on which of the menu banks you wish to recall from, then press the SET button. To recall menu bank 4, select “bank-4” under menu item B20 “RESET SETUP MENU.”

1) This is supported from firmware version 1.4.

Refer to the maintenance manual for more information about menu bank 4.

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Hold down the SHUTTLE button, and turn the jog dial or shuttle dial to select the line mode 525(U), 525(J) or

625.

Press the SET button.

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Current active menu settings

Save

Recall

To cancel the recall, press the MENU button.

Recall

Menu bank 1

Save

Recall

Save

Recall

Save

Menu bank 2

Menu bank 3

Menu bank 4

Note

The following message appears if the line mode of the menu bank that you are about to recall differs from the current line mode.

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Message in time data display

ITEM-B01

RECALL SETUP BANK-1

System will be changed. Are you sure you want to execute?

EXECUTE : SET KEY ABORT : MENU KEY

Message on monitor

Press the SET button to recall the settings and switch to the line mode saved in the menu bank. When you power the unit off and then on again, it will use the line mode and settings of the selected bank.

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8-3 Extended Menu

8-3-1 Items in the Extended Menu

The following tables show the items in the extended menu.

• Item names are the names which appear on an external monitor to which the output of the VIDEO OUT 2 (SUPER)/SDI OUT 2 (SUPER) connector is input.

• An abbreviated name appears in the time data display

• The values in the Settings columns are the values which appear in the time data display section. (The values may appear in a different format on an external monitor. In this case, the external monitor values are shown in parentheses.) Underlined values are the factory defaults.

section when you press the NEXT button.

Menu items in the 100s, relating to the control panels

Item number Item name Settings

101 SELECTION FOR SEARCH DIAL

ENABLE

105 REFERENCE SYSTEM ALARM Select whether or not to display a warning when the reference video

107 REC INHIBIT LAMP FLASHING Select whether or not to flash the REC INH indicator when recording is

108 AUTO EE SELECT When a disc is inserted, select the operation modes in which input video

109 FORCED EE WHEN DISC UNLOAD When “off” is selected in menu item 108, during disc loading/unloading

114 AUDIO MONITOR OUTPUT LEVEL Select whether or not to control the level of the audio signal output from

118 KEY INHIBIT Select which buttons can be operated. The following sub-items control

Sub-item 1 MON./INPUT SEL Select whether the AUDIO MONITOR SEL, the AUDIO METER SEL, the

2 CONTROL PANEL Select whether all switches and buttons other than the buttons specified

119 VARIABLE SPEED LIMIT IN KEY

PANEL CONTROL

Select how the unit enters the shuttle, jog, or variable speed mode.

dial (dial direct)

during recording/editing, turn the jog dial or shuttle dial.

key (via search key): Press the SHUTTLE, JOG or VAR button.

signal is not supplied or is out of phase with the input video signal. off: No warning.

: Flash the STOP button as a warning.

prevented

: Light the REC INH indicator.

off on: Flash the REC INH indicator.

and audio signals are automatically handled in E-E mode.

S/F/R (stop/f.fwd/f.rev) stop: In stop mode off: Do not put the unit into E-E mode automatically.

and when no disc is inserted, select whether or not to control the output signal PB/EE setting.

: Do not control (the signal is always an E-E signal).

on off: Control.

the AUDIO MONITOR OUT connector with the volume control knob for the PHONES jack. var (variable): Control.

: Do not control.

fixed

different sets of buttons independently.

AUDIO INPUT CH, and the VIDEO INPUT SEL buttons are enabled. on: Disabled.

: Enabled.

off

with sub-item 1 and the MENU button are enabled. on: Disabled.

: Enabled.

off

Select the playback speed range when carrying out playback in variable speed mode from the control panel of this unit.

off (off (–2 to +2)) on (on ( 0 to +1)): 0 to +1 times normal speed.

: Press the SHUTTLE, JOG or VAR button or, except

(see “REC INH (recording inhibit) indicator” on page 17)

: In stop/fast-forward/fast-reverse modes

: –2 to +2 times normal speed.

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Menu items in the 100s, relating to the control panels

Item number Item name Settings

121

FRAME PB MODE

Specify the frame mode for variable speed playback.

field: Field playback frame: Frame playback. Compared to field playback, frame playback

gives still pictures with higher precision.

130 DISPLAY DIMMER CONTROL Set the brightness of the audio level meters.

...7: Set in this range. 0 is the brightest, and 7 the dimmest.

0 ... 6

131 AUDIO VOLUME Select whether each of the ALL/CH-1, CH-2 to CH-4 adjustment knobs

on the control panel is effective to control the audio recording level and playback level on each channel or the ALL/CH-1 adjustment knob alone functions as a master control to control the audio level on all channels together.

: Each of the ALL/CH-1, CH-2 to CH-4 adjustment knobs is effective

each

to control each channel.

all: The ALL/CH-1 adjustment knob alone functions as a master control.

When “all” is selected, the ALL indicator to the right of the ALL/CH-1 adjustment knob lights up.

142

REPEAT MODE

Put the unit into repeat playback mode, or exit from repeat playback mode.

: Exits from repeat playback mode.

off play: Puts the unit into repeat playback mode.

143 INDEX PICTURE POSITION Select the frame of the clip to use as the thumbnail image (index picture)

when recording.

to 10sec: Can be set in the range from 0 seconds (first frame of the

0sec

clip) to10 seconds, in units of 1 second.

a) This is supported from firmware version 1.4.

Menu items in the 200s, relating to the remote control interface

Item number Item name Settings

214 REMOTE INTERFACE When the remote control switch is set to REMOTE, select the device from

which to remote-control this unit.

: Device connected to the REMOTE connector.

9PIN i.LNK (i.LINK): Device connected to the S400 (i.LINK) connector.

215 i.LINK MODE

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Select the connection method for the S400 (i.LINK) connector.

AV/C

: Connect with AV/C.

FAM (FAM (PC REMOTE)): Connect with FAM.

257 NETWORK ENABLE Select the remote control switch positions which enable network

connections.

net (network)

: Only when the switch is set to “NETWORK.”

n&9P (network & remote(9PIN)): When the switch is set to

“NETWORK,” and when the switch is set to “REMOTE” and extended

258

LIVE LOGGING

menu item 214 is set to “9PIN.”

a) FTP connections can be made only when the device connected to the REMOTE

connector (D-sub 9 pin) is in stop mode. During FTP connections, the device connected to the REMOTE connector cannot be used to control this unit.

Enable or disable the live logging function when using the PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software.

: Disable.

off on: Enable.

Note

During live logging, regardless of the settings of menu items 626 and 627, the internal time code generator always runs in free run mode. Time code cannot be recorded in internal preset mode.

b) This is supported from firmware version 1.4.

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Sony PDW-1500 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Table of Contents

Before Using the Unit

Setting the Line Mode

1-1Features

2-1 Front Panel

2-2 Rear Panel

3-1 Connections and Settings

3-1-1 Connecting an External Monitor

3-1-2 Connections for Using PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software

3-1-3 Connecting to a Nonlinear Editing System

3-1-4 Connections for Cut Editing

3-1-6 Editing Control Unit Settings

3-2Setup

3-4 Superimposed Text Information

3-5Handling Discs

3-5-2 Notes on Handling

3-5-4 Loading and Unloading a Disc

3-5-3 Write-Protecting Discs

3-5-5 Formatting a Disc

4-1 Recording

4-1-1 Preparations for Recording

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

4-1-3 Recording Operation

4-2Playback

4-2-1 Preparations for Playback

4-2-2 Playback Operation

4-2-3 Thumbnail Search

4-2-4 Clip List Playback

4-2-5 Repeat Playback

4-2-6 Locking and Deleting Clips

5-1Overview

5-2Creating Clip Lists

5-2-1 Selecting Clips

5-2-2 Reordering Sub Clips

5-2-3 Trimming Sub Clips

5-2-4 Deleting Sub Clips

5-3 Managing Clip Lists (CLIP Menu)

5-3-2 Deleting Clip Lists From a Disc

5-3-5 Sorting Clip Lists

5-4 Using PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software

6-1-1 Preparations for Editing

6-1 Clip Audio Insert Editing

6-1-2 Editing Operations

7-1Overview

7-1-1 Directory Structure

7-1-2 File Operation Restrictions

7-2 File Access Mode File Operations (for Windows)

7-2-1 Making FAM Connections

7-2-2 Operating on Files

7-2-3 Exiting File Operations

7-3-1 Making FAM Connections

7-3 File Operations in File Access Mode (for Macintosh)

7-3-3 Exiting File Operations

7-3-2 Operating on Files

7-4 FTP File Operations

7-4-1 Making FTP Connections

7-4-2 Command List

7-5 Recording Continuous Time Code With FAM and FTP Connections

8-1 Menu System Configuration

8-2 Basic Setup Menu

8-2-1 Items in the Basic Setup Menu

8-2-2 Basic Menu Operations

8-3 Extended Menu

8-3-1 Items in the Extended Menu