Sony PDW-F30 User Manual

3-990-976-14 (1)

Professional Disc Recorder

Operating Instructions

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

The supplied CD-ROM includes operating instructions for the PDW-F30 professional disc recorder (English, Japanese, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Chinese versions) in PDF format. For more details, see “Using the CD-ROM Manual” on page 13.

Sony Corporation

Printed in Japan

PDW-F30

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.

• 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.

CAUTION

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.

IMPORTANT

The nameplate is located on the bottom.

This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that

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.

may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.

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

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.

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, 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).

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

Denna etikett finns på ovansidan av driftenheten.

Denne mærkat sidder på drevenhedens øverste panel.

When installing the installation space must be secured in consideration of the ventilation and service operation.

• Do not block the ventilation slots at the left side and right side panels, and vents of fans.

• Leave a space around the unit for ventilation.

• Leave more than 10 cm of space in the rear of the unit to secure the operation area.

When the unit is installed on the desk or the like, leave at least 5 cm of space in the left and right sides.

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

Laser diode properties

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

(max. of CW)

Tekniska data för laserdiod

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

Spesifikasjoner laserdiode

Bølgelengde: 403 til 410 nm Strålingens varighet: Kontinuerlig Laserens effekt: 65 mW (maks stråletoppunkt), 35 mW (maks ved kontinuerlig stråling)

Laserdiodin ominaisuudet

Aallon pituus: 403 - 410 nm Välityksen kesto: Jatkuva Laserlähdön teho: 65 mW (sykehuipun maks.), 35 mW (jatkuvan aallon maks.)

Tämä kyltti sijaitsee ajurilaitteen yläpinnalla.

Dette merket er plassert på oversiden av driverenheten.

CAUTION

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

CAUTION

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

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.

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.

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

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

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 customers in Canada

This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-

003.

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

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

l’entretien de l’appareil qu’à un personnel qualifié.

CET APPAREIL DOIT ÊTRE RELIÉ À LA TERRE.

ATTENTION

Eviter d’exposer l’appareil à un égouttement ou à des éclaboussures. Ne placer aucun objet rempli de liquide, comme un vase, sur l’appareil.

ATTENTION

Cet appareil n’est pas déconnecté de la source d’alimentation secteur tant qu’il est raccordé à la prise murale, même si l’appareil lui-même a été mis hors tension.

IMPORTANT

La plaque signalétique se situe sous l’appareil.

AVERTISSEMENT

1. Utilisez un cordon d’alimentation (câble secteur à 3 fils)/ fiche femelle/fiche mâle avec des contacts de mise à la terre conformes à la réglementation de sécurité locale applicable.

2. Utilisez un cordon d’alimentation (câble secteur à 3 fils)/ fiche femelle/fiche mâle avec des caractéristiques nominales (tension, ampérage) appropriées.

Voor de Klanten in Nederland

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

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

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

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

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.

AVERTISSEMENT

Afin de réduire les risques d’incendie ou d’électrocution, ne pas exposer cet appareil à la pluie ou à l’humidité.

Afin d’écarter tout risque d’électrocution, garder le coffret fermé. Ne confier

Pour toute question sur l’utilisation du cordon d’alimentation/ fiche femelle/fiche mâle ci-dessus, consultez un technicien du service après-vente qualifié.

Cette étiquette est placée sur le panneau supérieur de l’unité de commande.

Pour les utilisateurs au Canada

Cet appareil numérique de la classe A est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

Pour les clients européens

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

• EN60065 : Sécurité des produits

• EN55103-1 : Interférences électromagnétiques (émission)

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

Le fabricant de ce produit est Sony Corporation, 1-7-1 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japon. Le représentant autorisé pour EMC et la sécurité des produits est Sony Deutschland GmbH, Hedelfinger Strasse 61, 70327 Stuttgart, Allemagne. Pour toute question concernant le service ou la garantie, veuillez consulter les adresses indiquées dans les documents de service ou de garantie séparés.

AVERTISSEMENT

Une pression acoustique excessive en provenance des écouteurs ou du casque peut provoquer une baisse de l’acuité auditive. Pour utiliser ce produit en toute sécurité, évitez l’écoute prolongée à des pressions sonores excessives.

WARNUNG

Um die Gefahr von Bränden oder elektrischen Schlägen zu verringern, darf dieses Gerät nicht Regen oder Feuchtigkeit ausgesetzt werden.

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

DIESES GERÄT MUSS GEERDET WERDEN.

ACHTUNG

Das Gerät ist nicht tropf- und spritzwassergeschützt. Es dürfen keine mit Flüssigkeiten gefüllten Gegenstände, z. B. Vasen, darauf abgestellt werden.

ACHTUNG

Solange das Netzkabel an eine Netzsteckdose angeschlossen ist, bleibt das Gerät auch im ausgeschalteten Zustand mit dem Strommetz verbunden.

WICHTIG

Das Namensschild befindet sich auf der Unterseite des Gerätes.

WARNUNG

1. Verwenden Sie ein geprüftes Netzkabel (3-adriges Stromkabel)/einen geprüften Geräteanschluss/einen geprüften Stecker mit Schutzkontakten entsprechend den Sicherheitsvorschriften, die im betreffenden Land gelten.

2. Verwenden Sie ein Netzkabel (3-adriges Stromkabel)/ einen Geräteanschluss/einen Stecker mit den geeigneten Anschlusswerten (Volt, Ampere).

Wenn Sie Fragen zur Verwendung von Netzkabel/ Geräteanschluss/Stecker haben, wenden Sie sich bitte an qualifiziertes Kundendienstpersonal.

Eigenschaften der Laserdiode

Wellenlänge: 403 bis 410 nm Emissionsdauer. Ununterbrochen Laser-Ausgangsleistung: 65 mW (max. Impulsspitze), 35

mW (max. Dauerstrich)

Dieser Aufkleber befindet sich oben auf der Antriebseinheit.

GEFAHR

Bei geöffnetem Laufwerk und beschädigter oder deaktivierter Verriegelung tritt ein unsichtbarer Laserstrahl aus. Direkter Kontark mit dem Laserstrahl ist unbedingt zu vermeiden.

Für Kunden in Europa

Dieses Produkt besitzt die CE-Kennzeichnung und erfüllt die EMV-Richtlinie sowie die Niederspannungsrichtlinie der EGKommission. Angewandte Normen:

• EN60065: Sicherheitsbestimmungen

• EN55103-1: Elektromagnetische Verträglichkeit (Störaussendung)

• EN55103-2: Elektromagnetische Verträglichkeit (Störfestigkeit), für die folgenden elektromagnetischen Umgebungen:

E1 (Wohnbereich), E2 (kommerzieller und in beschränktem Maße industrieller Bereich), E3 (Stadtbereich im Freien) und E4 (kontrollierter EMV-Bereich, z.B. Fernsehstudio).

Der Hersteller dieses Produkts ist Sony Corporation, 1-7-1 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan. Der autorisierte Repräsentant für EMV und Produktsicherheit ist Sony Deutschland GmbH, Hedelfinger Strasse 61, 70327 Stuttgart, Deutschland. Bei jeglichen Angelegenheiten in Bezug auf Kundendienst oder Garantie wenden Sie sich bitte an die in den separaten Kundendienst- oder Garantiedokumenten aufgeführten Anschriften.

VORSICHT

Explosionsgefahr bei Verwendung falscher Batterien. Batterien nur durch den vom Hersteller empfohlenen oder einen gleichwertigen Typ ersetzen. Verbrauchte Batterien entsprechend den Anweisungen des Herstellers entsorgen.

Für Kunden in Deutschland

Entsorgungshinweis: Bitte werfen Sie nur entladene Batterien in die Sammelboxen beim Handel oder den Kommunen. Entladen sind Batterien in der Regel dann, wenn das Gerät abschaltet und signalisiert “Batterie leer” oder nach längerer Gebrauchsdauer der Batterien “nicht mehr einwandfrei funktioniert”. Um sicherzugehen, kleben Sie die Batteriepole z.B. mit einem Klebestreifen ab oder geben Sie die Batterien einzeln in einen Plastikbeutel.

WARNUNG

Zu hoher Schalldruck von Ohrhörern und Kopfhörern kann Gehörschäden verursachen. Um dieses Produkt sicher zu verwenden, vermeiden Sie längeres Hören bei sehr hohen Schalldruckpegeln.

Chapter 1 Overview

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

Using the CD-ROM Manual ...........................................................13

Names and Functions of Parts.....................................................14

Chapter 2 Preparations

Features of This Unit........................................................................... 11

Features of the PDBK-101/102 Option Boards................................... 12

Preparations ......................................................................................... 13

Reading the CD-ROM Manual............................................................ 13

Front Panel .......................................................................................... 14

Rear Panel............................................................................................ 20

Infrared Remote Commander.............................................................. 22

Setting the System Frequency .....................................................24

Connections and Settings ............................................................25

Connecting an External Monitor ......................................................... 25

Using PDZ-1 Over an i.LINK Connection (FAM Connection).......... 26

Connecting to a Nonlinear Editing System (AV/C Connection) ........ 27

Connections for Cut Editing................................................................ 27

Editing Control Unit Settings.............................................................. 28

Remote Control Unit Settings ............................................................. 28

Setup...............................................................................................29

Setting the Date and Time ................................................................... 29

Adjusting the Brightness of the LCD Panel ........................................ 29

24P (23.98P) Mode Settings..........................................................31

Selecting the Playback Mode (23.98PsF or 2-3 Pulldown)................. 31

Output Signals in 24P (23.98P) Mode................................................. 32

Playback in 24P (23.98P) 2-3 Pulldown Mode ................................... 33

Superimposed Text Information...................................................34

Displaying Supplementary Status Information ................................... 36

Chapter 3 Recording and Playback

Handling Discs...............................................................................37

Discs Used for Recording and Playback ............................................. 37

Table of Contents

Notes on Handling............................................................................... 37

Write-Protecting Discs ........................................................................ 37

Loading and Unloading a Disc............................................................ 37

Formatting a Disc ................................................................................ 38

Handling of Discs When Recording Does Not End Normally (Salvage

Functions) .................................................................................. 38

Recording.......................................................................................40

Recording Timecode and User Bit Values .......................................... 40

Carrying Out Recording ..................................................................... 41

Playback .........................................................................................43

Playback Operation ............................................................................. 43

Searching for Clips With Thumbnails (Thumbnail Search)................ 45

Searching With the Expand Function.................................................. 46

Searching for Frames With Essence Marks ........................................ 47

Searching With the Chapter Function ................................................. 48

Clip List Playback ............................................................................... 49

Repeat Playback .................................................................................. 49

Locking (Write-protecting) Clips........................................................ 50

Deleting Clips...................................................................................... 51

Assigning Sequence Numbers to Thumbnails..................................... 52

Chapter 4 Scene Selection

Overview.........................................................................................53

Assigning Clip Titles........................................................................... 56

Assigning User-Defined Clip and Clip List Names ............................ 56

Creating Clip Lists.........................................................................58

Including Clips Selected in the Thumbnail Screen in the Clip List .... 58

Quick Scene Selection (Adding Sub Clips During Recording, Playback,

Editing Clip Lists ...........................................................................63

Basic Operations.................................................................................. 63

Reordering Sub Clips .......................................................................... 63

Modifying the In and Out Points of Sub Clips (Trimming)................ 64

Deleting Sub Clips............................................................................... 65

Setting the Start Timecode for the Current Clip List .......................... 65

Previewing the Edited Clip List .......................................................... 65

Saving the Current Clip List to Disc ............................................66

Managing Clip Lists.......................................................................67

Changing Displayed Items of Information on Sub Clips .................... 68

Loading a Clip List From a Disc Into the Current Clip List ............... 68

Deleting Clip Lists From a Disc.......................................................... 68

or Search) ................................................................................... 61

Table of Contents

Sorting Clip Lists................................................................................. 68

Using the PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software ................................70

Chapter 5 File Operations

Overview.........................................................................................71

Directory Structure .............................................................................. 71

File Operation Restrictions.................................................................. 72

File Operations in File Access Mode ...........................................74

Making FAM Connections.................................................................. 74

Operating on Files ............................................................................... 75

Recording Continuous Timecode Over FAM Connections .......76

Chapter 6 Menus

Function Menu ...............................................................................77

Function Menu Operations.................................................................. 77

Function Menu Settings....................................................................... 77

System Menu..................................................................................79

Displaying the Setup and Disc Menus ................................................ 79

Setup Menu.......................................................................................... 79

Setup Menu Items................................................................................ 81

Setup Menu Operations ....................................................................... 88

Disc Menu ........................................................................................... 91

Disc Menu Operations......................................................................... 91

Chapter 7 Using Option Boards

Option Boards for Enhanced Functionality ................................93

Using the PDBK-101 Network Board (Gigabit Ethernet)............93

Computer Connection Example (FTP Connection) ............................ 93

Using the PDBK-102 MPEG-TS Input/Output Board...................95

HDV Connection Example.................................................................. 95

Appendix

Important Notes on Operation......................................................96

Condensation ....................................................................................... 96

Table of Contents

Periodic Maintenance....................................................................97

Digital Hours Meter............................................................................. 97

Troubleshooting ............................................................................98

Alarms ................................................................................................. 98

Error Messages .................................................................................. 105

To Eject Discs With the Unit Powered Off....................................... 105

About i.LINK ................................................................................105

Specifications ..............................................................................106

Using UMID Data..........................................................................109

MPEG-4 Visual Patent Portfolio License ...................................111

Glossary .......................................................................................112

Index ............................................................................................113

Table of Contents

Overview

Features

The PDW-F30 is a professional disc recorder supporting HD playback and recording with Professional Disc media. It can play back MPEG HD format and DVCAM format data streams, and record audio and video data files sent via its i.LINK connector or the PDBK-101 Network Board. When you use this unit in combination with a nonlinear editing system, the FAM transfers between the unit and computers over the i.LINK interface, allowing the unit to be used like an external hard drive. Its compact design, which also permits vertical placement, saves installation space on the desktop. It incorporates a color LCD display, allowing you to check video and use the menu system without connecting an external monitor.

1) Professional Disc is a trademark of Sony Corporation.

2) FAM: File access mode

function enables data file

Chapter

Playback functions

Support for multiple frame frequencies

The unit can play back five different frame frequencies: 1080/59.94i (displayed as 60I), 50i (displayed as 50I),

29.97PsF (displayed as 30P), 25PsF, and 23.98PsF. The

unit features a standard 2-3 pulldown function, and can output 60I when playing back a disc recorded in 23.98PsF.

HD downconvert function

An HD downconvert function enables output of SD composite, component, and i.LINK (DV) signals even when the playback disc is in an HD format.

DVCAM upconvert function

The unit features an upconvert function, with the ability to upconvert to HD and output HD analog component, SDI signals when playing back DVCAM discs. i.LINK (DV) output is also supported 1), allowing you to use nonlinear editors in a standard i.LINK (DV) environment.

1) Input (recording) is not supported.

Chapter 1 Overview

Features of This Unit

The principal features of this unit are as follows.

MPEG HD

High-quality video and audio playback

The MPEG HD codec provides video compression compliant with the MPEG-2 MP@HL standard. It enables HD 4:2:0 digital component file recording in the 1080i (1,080 effective scanning lines, interlaced) format currently in use by many broadcast facilities. Uncompressed PCM recording of 16-bit 48 kHz audio delivers a wide dynamic range with a high signal-to-noise ratio.

1) MPEG HD is a trademark of Sony Corporation.

codec

Recording of proxy AV data

Proxy AV data is a low-resolution (1.5 Mbps video, 64 kbps per audio channel), MPEG-4 based version of a fullresolution data stream. XDCAM recorders and camcorders automatically generate and record low-resolution proxy AV data whenever they record full-resolution MPEG HD data. Because of its small size, proxy AV data can be transferred quickly over computer networks, easily edited in the field with laptop computers, wide variety of applications, such as content management on small-scale servers.

1) The supplied PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software can be used to create simple EDLs (Edit Decision Lists).

Input and output interfaces

This unit supports the following interfaces. i.LINK (AV/C): This enables output of DV-format digital

video and audio signals (4 channels).

Analog video: This enables output of HD analog

component (RGB or YPbPr) and SD composite signals.

and readily used in a

Features

Analog audio: This enables output of 2 channels (1/2 or 3/

4) of analog audio.

Input Output

Analog video (composite)

Chapter 1 Overview

i.LINK (AV/C) – Video / audio (4

i.LINK (TS) PDBK-102 (option board) Analog video

(component)

Analog audio – Audio (2 channels)

– Video

BNC connector, phono jack

channels) i.LINK 6-pin

– RGB/YPbPr/HD/VD

D-sub 15-pin

XLR connector ×2, phono jack ×2

IT friendly

Computer access to files (file access mode)

Video and audio clip data are recorded as files. The FAM function enables quick random access by computers to the video, audio, and metadata

files stored on Professional Discs, with the ability to display thumbnail lists on the computer screen and perform file-based reads and writes.

1) XDCAM allows you to record various kinds of information about the

video and audio data, such as the date of shooting, the editor, the recording format, and comments. This data can be used in the following ways.

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

• 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).

Other features

Convenient disc-based playback and search functions

Thumbnail searches

An independent clip file is generated whenever recording starts and stops. The first frame of each clip is used as the thumbnail for that clip. You can display a list of thumbnails on the color LCD or an external monitor, and cue up a desired scene by selecting the corresponding thumbnail.

Essence mark searches

You can record essence marks at any scene during video recording, or at the recording stop position. You can display a list of essence mark scenes on the color LCD or an external monitor. Essence marks can also be added after recording with the supplied PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software.

Thumbnail expansion

After selecting a clip in the thumbnail list, you can divide the clip into 12 parts and show a list of thumbnails for the first frame in each part. This makes it easy to find the scene you want within the clip. This expansion can be repeated up to 3 times (1728 divisions).

High-speed searches by the jog and shuttle dials

Like conventional VTRs, this unit features jog and shuttle dials for searching for specific scenes within clips. The jog/variable mode supports –1 to +2 times normal speed searching in field units. The shuttle mode enables highspeed searching at up to ±20 times normal speed.

Variety of remote control units

• Infrared remote commander (supplied)

• RS-232C 9-pin remote control

• RS-422A 9-pin remote control

Color LCD display

The unit is equipped with a 16:9, 3.5-inch color LCD which allows you to check the contents of the disc and use the menu system without connecting an external monitor.

Features of the PDBK-101/102 Option Boards

The following option boards provide expanded functions and interfaces for the unit.

Note

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.

Repeat playback

You can repeatedly play back any clip or clip list. Unlike tape, discs can return to the first frame as soon as the last frame is played, making this function ideal for presentations with a need for looping content.

Features

Contact your Sony dealer for more information about purchasing and installing option boards.

PDBK-101 Network Board (Gigabit Ethernet)

Installation of this board provides a gigabit Ethernet connector, which can be used to transfer disc files over LAN networks and to record MXF (Material eXchange Format) files from external devices to discs. It also allows this unit to be controlled remotely by FTP commands.

PDBK-102 MPEG-TS (Transport Stream) Input/Output Board

Installation of this board enhances the functionality of the standard i.LINK connector, allowing it to be used as an I/O interface for HDV signals. HD files recorded on the disc can be converted to TS signals compatible with the HDV1080i format for transfer to HDV devices and HDV editors, and TS signals from HDV devices and HDV editors can be converted to MPEG HD compatible files for recording by this unit.

Note

When you record to discs, you can select the appropriate video bitrate for your application from three video bitrate modes: 35 Mbps (HQ: high quality mode), 25 Mbps (SP: standard mode), and 18 Mbps (LP: long-play mode). You can select 2-channel or 4-channel mode audio, but only channels 1 and 2 are recorded.

1080i

format compatible TS

Using the CD-ROM Manual

Chapter 1 Overview

The supplied CD-ROM includes versions of the Operating Instructions for this unit in English, Japanese, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Chinese in PDF format.

Preparations

The following program must be installed on your computer in order to read the Operating Instructions contained on the CD-ROM.

• Adobe Reader Version 6.0 or higher

Memo

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Reading the CD-ROM Manual

To read the Operating Instructions contained on the CDROM, do the following.

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

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

Select and click on the Operating Instructions that you want to read.

This opens the PDF file of the Operating Instructions.

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The files may not be displayed properly, depending on the version of Acrobat Reader. In such a case, install the latest version you can download from the URL mentioned in “Preparations” above.

Note

If you have lost or damaged the CD-ROM, you can purchase a new one to replace it. Contact your Sony service representative.

Using the CD-ROM Manual

Names and Functions of Parts

Front Panel

Chapter 1 Overview

q; Disc slot and EJECT button

1 On/standby 1

switch and indicator

2 ACCESS indicator

3 Remote control switch

ACCESS

NETWORK

REMOTE

LEVEL

PHONES

4 LEVEL knob

5 PHONES jack

6 SHIFT button

7 MENU button

8 SUB CLIP/CLIP MENU button

9 THUMBNAIL/ESSENCE MARK button

1 Display and function menu section

Handle

LOCAL

CH 1 CH 2 CH 3 CH 4

ACCESS

NETWORK

LOCAL

REMOTE

LEVEL

CH 1 CH 2 CH 3 CH 4

PHONES

PAGE DISPLAY

PRESET

CHAPTER

SUB

EXPAND

CLIP

CLIP MENU

PREV NEXTPLAY STOP

KEY INHI

SHIFT

TOP

CHAPTER

EXPAND

PAGE DISPLAY

KEY INHI

SHIFT

THUMB

SET

RESET

NAIL

ESSENCE

MARK

END

F REV F FWD

SUB

THUMB

CLIP

ESSENCE

PREV NEXTPLAY STOP

TOP

F REV F FWD

STANDBY

SET

RESET

NAIL

MARK

END

STANDBY

EJECT

qa Infrared sensor

TS REC

VAR

OUTIN

JOG

SHUTTLE

MARK1

MARK2

qs RESET button

qd SET button

3 Arrow buttons

EJECT

TS REC

VAR

OUTIN

JOG

SHUTTLE

4 Shuttle/jog/

variable-speed

MARK1

MARK2

playback control block

2 Audio level adjustment section

a On/standby 1 switch and indicator

When the POWER switch (see page 21) on the rear panel is in the * (on) position, this switches the unit 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 this switch puts the unit into the operating state. The indicator initially flashes green and then lights green when the unit enters the operating state. When the indicator is lit green, pressing this switch puts the unit into the standby state. The indicator initially flashes green, and then lights red when the unit enters the standby state.

Names and Functions of Parts

5 Recording/playback control block

When using the unit, normally leave the rear panel POWER switch in the * (on) position, and use this switch to switch the unit between the operating and standby states.

b ACCESS indicator

This lights blue while a disc is being accessed and while a file is open by a FAM or FTP connection. If the on/standby switch is pressed while this indicator is lit, the unit waits until access to the disc is completed before switching to the standby state.

Note

Do not turn off the POWER switch on the rear panel or disconnect the power cord while the ACCESS indicator is lit. Doing so can result in a loss of data on the disc.

c Remote control switch

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

from the front panel of the unit is disabled during access to a network device.

LOCAL: Enables operation from the front panel of the

unit.

REMOTE: Enables remote control of this unit from a

device connected to an external device connector on the rear of the unit or from a remote control panel (not supplied) connected to the unit. Use the setup menu item INTERFACE SELECT >REMOTE I/F to select which of the connectors is used for remote control

(see page 87).

d LEVEL (audio level adjustment) knob

This adjusts the volume of the audio output from the PHONES jack. At the same time, it also adjusts the volume of the output from the AUDIO MONITOR connector on the rear panel.

e PHONES jack (stereo phone jack)

Connect stereo headphones with an impedance of 8 ohms to monitor audio during recording, playback, and editing. The monitored channel is selected by the MONI CH and MONI SEL items on the HOME page of the function menu (see page 77).

f SHIFT button

When pressed together with a button having two functions, switches between the functions of the button. Function button names are displayed in white when the buttons are pressed alone, and in yellow when they are pressed together with the SHIFT button.

screen appears. To play back the clips in the order they were recorded, press this button again, turning it off. The clip list selection screen disappears.

Note

This button does not light, and pressing it has no effect, when no clip lists are registered.

CLIP MENU button: Press this button, turning it on, to

load, save, or delete a clip list. A clip list menu appears. To erase the clip list screen from the display, press the button again, turning it off.

For details about clip lists, see Chapter 4 “Scene Selection” (page 53).

i THUMBNAIL/ESSENCE MARK button

This functions as a THUMBNAIL button when pressed alone, and as an ESSENCE MARK button when pressed together with the SHIFT button. THUMBNAIL button: Press this button, turning it on, to

search for a frame by specifying a thumbnail

(see

page 45), and to create a clip list. A thumbnail

selection screen appears on the display. To erase the selection screen from the display, press the button again, turning it off.

ESSENCE MARK button: Press this button, turning it

on, to search for a frame by specifying an essence mark

(see page 47), and to record an essence mark. An essence mark selection list appears. To erase the selection list from the display, press the button again, turning it off.

j Disc slot and EJECT button

Insert discs into the disc slot. The indicator flashes in orange, and lights in blue when the disc is completely loaded. Press the EJECT button to eject a disc. The indicator flashes in blue, and goes off when the disc is completely ejected.

Chapter 1 Overview

g MENU button

Use this for system menu operations. The system menu appears in the display when this button is pressed. The same information is also superimposed on the display of a monitor connected to the unit. Press once more to exit the menu.

For more information about the system menu, see Chapter 6

“Menus” (page 77).

h SUB CLIP/CLIP MENU button

This functions as a SUB CLIP button when pressed alone, and as a CLIP MENU button when pressed together with the SHIFT button. SUB CLIP button: Press this button, turning it on, to

perform playback of a clip list. A clip list selection

k Infrared sensor

This receives signals from the supplied remote commander.

l RESET button

Press this button to reset counters. This button is also used to cancel setup menu settings and abandon scene selections (thumbnail search), and to cancel other operations.

m SET button

Press this button to confirm menu and scene selection (thumbnail search) settings, and to execute operations.

For details about scene selection, see Chapter 4 “Scene Selection” (page 53).

Names and Functions of Parts

1 Display and function menu section

Chapter 1 Overview

1 Display

PAGE DISPLAY

2 F1 to F5 buttons

3 DISPLAY/KEY INH button

q; Audio level meters

qa Audio format

qs Recording/playback format

qd Time data type

qf Time data display section

qg System line number

qh Clip number

qj System frequency

qk Audio monitor channels

-12

-20

-30

-40

-60

4 CH

MPEG HD SP

VITC REM:077

00:00.00:00

a Display

Normally this displays the audio level meters, timecode, monitor pictures, and current settings. It also displays menus and scene selection (thumbnail search) setting screens.

-12

-20

-30

-40

-60

16 BIT 3+4

1080 60I INPUT

COOO1

DISPLAY button: Each press of this button switches the

monitor video display section between its three display sizes.

KEY INH button: Each press of this button turns key

operation inhibit mode on or off.

4 PAGE button

5 Monitor video display section

TC MODE PRESET

RUN MODE REC RUN

KEY INH

REC INH

REMOTE

RS422A REPEAT

TC/VITC VITC

DF/NDF NDF

7 Operation modes

8 Remaining disc capacity

9 Reference signal

6 Function

b F1 to F5 (Function 1 to Function 5) buttons

These buttons are enabled when the function menu (see page 77) is visible. Each press of a button changes the

setting of the corresponding item in the menu. When the SUB CLIP and THUMBNAIL buttons are lit, the F4 button functions as a CHAPTER button, and the F5 button functions as an EXPAND button.

c DISPLAY/KEY INH (key operation inhibit mode)

button

This functions as a DISPLAY button when pressed alone, and as a KEY INH button when pressed together with the SHIFT button.

Names and Functions of Parts

d PAGE button

This displays the function menu, if it is not already visible. (The most recently accessed page appears.) If the function menu is visible, this button switches between the function menu pages (HOME, P1).

e Monitor video display section

This displays monitor video and the system menu. You can press the DISPLAY button to switch the display of monitor video between three sizes. The largest size occupies the full display screen.

Note

Use the largest size to display the system menu and view superimposed information.

f Function menu

Use the PAGE button to display this menu, and to switch between the pages (HOME, P1) of the menu. Each page has several setting items, which correspond to the F1 to F5 buttons. Press the corresponding button to change a setting.

For details, see page 77 “Function Menu” in Chapter 6.

g Operation modes

This displays the current operation modes. KEY INH (key operation inhibit mode): Key operation

inhibit mode has been turned on with the KEY INH button.

REC INH (recording inhibit mode): Recording inhibit

mode has been turned on by setting REC INH on the HOME page of the function menu to “ON”

(see page

78), or the currently loaded disc is write protected.

bits. During display of E-E

video, this displays 2CH/ 16BIT (two channels, 16 bits) or 4CH/16BIT (four channels, 16 bits), according to the setting of AUDIO CONTROL >REC MODE in the setup menu

(see page

86). Always displays 4CH/16BIT when the DVCAM

format is being used.

1) E-E: Abbreviation of Electric to Electric. A mode in which input video and

audio signals are output after passing through electric circuits only.

l Recording/playback format

This displays the following.

During playback: Recording format of the loaded disc. During recording/E-E screen display/FAM connection:

Signal format Compression method

(video bit rate)

MPEG HD HQ

SP LP

DVCAM –

a) Selected with OPERATIONAL FUNCTION >REC FORMAT in the

setup menu .

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Note

Recording inhibit mode is also turned on when the settings of the recorded part of the currently loaded disc do not match the current settings (number of recording audio channels, system frequency) of the unit.

REMOTE/interface name (remote mode): The remote

control switch is set to “REMOTE”. (The interface name corresponds to the setting of INTERFACE SELECT >REMOTE I/F in the setup menu

(see page

87).)

REPEAT (repeat mode): OPERATIONAL FUNCTION

>REPEAT MODE in the setup menu is set to “ON” .

h Remaining disc capacity

This displays the remaining capacity on the currently loaded disc.

i Reference signal

This displays the type of reference signal to which this unit is synchronizing. When there is no display, the unit is synchronizing to the internal reference signal. INPUT: Input video

j Audio level meters

These display the audio playback levels of channels 1 to 4. If an audio level exceeds 0 dB, the red indicator bar at the top lights.

k Audio format

During playback, this displays the number of recording audio channels on the disc and the number of quantization

m Time data type

This displays the type of the time data that appears in the time data display section. The time data type is set with CNTR SEL on the HOME page of the function menu

(see

page 77).

COUNTER: Elapsed recording/playback time TC/VITC: Timecode UB/VIUB: User bits

When TC or UB is selected, and VITC is selected under TC/VITC on page P1 of the function menu

(see page 78), a VITC indicator appears, TC changes to VITC, and UB changes to VIUB.

n Time data display section

Normally this displays the time data selected with CNTR SEL on the HOME page of the function menu

(see page

77).

Messages appear here when an error occurs and when the unit enters a different mode.

o System line number

This displays 1080, 525, or 625 depending on the signal format during recording, playback, FAM connection.

p Clip number

This displays the clip number of the clip being monitored.

q System frequency

This displays the system frequency being used by this unit (60I, 50I, 30P, 25P, or 23.98P)

(see page 24).

Names and Functions of Parts

r Audio monitor channels

This displays the audio monitor channels, as set with MONI CH and MONI SEL on the HOME page of the function menu

(see page 77). When you are monitoring channels 1 and 2 (MONI CH is set to “CH 1/2”), the display changes as follows,

Chapter 1 Overview

depending on the setting of MONI SEL.

MONI SEL setting Display

MONO L (monaural L) 1 1 MONO R (monaural R) 2 2 STEREO 1/ 2 MIX 1+ 2

2 Audio level adjustment section

MARK1

MARK2

1 </IN button and ,/OUT button

OUTIN

2 M/MARK1 button and m/MARK2 button 3 IN indicator and OUT indicator

a </IN button and ,/OUT button

When the setup or disc menu is visible, use these buttons to change menu settings. When the THUMBNAIL button is lit, you can use these for thumbnail selection. An In or Out point is set when you press the SET button with the </IN or ,/OUT button held down. The In or Out point setting is deleted when you press the RESET button with the </IN or ,/OUT button held down.

1 CH 1 to CH 4 knobs

2 VARIABLE switch

CH 2 CH 3 CH 4CH 1

PRESET

a CH 1 to CH 4 (audio level) knobs

Depending on the setting of the VARIABLE switch, these adjust the input audio or playback audio levels of CH 1 to CH

b VARIABLE (audio level adjustment selector)

switch

This selects whether or not the playback audio has the levels adjusted by the CH 1 to CH 4 knobs. PRESET: The playback audio levels are fixed at preset

values.

PB: Adjust the playback audio levels.

3 Arrow buttons

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

M button: MARK1 button m button: MARK2 button < button: IN button , button: OUT button

You can use these buttons for menu setting operations, thumbnail selection, setting or deleting In/Out points, and so on.

b M/MARK1 button and m/MARK2 button

When the setup or disc menu is visible, use these buttons to change menu settings. When the THUMBNAIL button is lit, you can use these for thumbnail selection. During recording and playback, the M/MARK1 or m/ MARK2 button can be pressed with the SET button held down to record a SHOT MARK1 or SHOT MARK2 as an essence mark.

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

c IN indicator and OUT indicator IN indicator: This lights when an In point exists. It flashes

if an attempt is made to set an In point after a recorded Out point.

OUT indicator: This lights when an Out point exists. It

flashes if an attempt is made to set an Out point before a recorded In point.

4 Shuttle/jog/variable-speed playback control block

4 Jog/shuttle transport indicators

VAR

1 VAR button

JOG

2 JOG button

SHUTTLE

3 SHUTTLE

button

5 Jog dial

6 Shuttle dial

Names and Functions of Parts

For details about playback operations with these buttons and dials,

see page 43 “Playback” in Chapter 3.

a VAR (variable) button

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

5 Recording/playback control block

1 PREV/TOP button

b JOG button

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

c SHUTTLE button

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

d Jog/shuttle transport indicators

These show the playback direction in jog, shuttle, or 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. The dial has no detents.

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

±20 times normal speed (using MPEG HD/DVCAM), according to the angular position of the shuttle dial.

• In variable-speed mode, you can finely adjust the

playback speed from –1 to +2 times normal speed,

according to the angular position of the shuttle dial. The shuttle dial has a detent at the center position, for still image playback.

Note

When OPERATIONAL FUNCTION >SEARCH ENABLE in the setup menu is set to “DIAL DIRECT” , return the shuttle dial to the center position after using it.

2 PLAY button

3 NEXT/END button

PREV NEXTPLAY STOP TS REC

TOP

F REV F FWD

4 STOP/STANDBY button

5 TS REC button

END

STANDBY

a PREV (previous)/TOP button

This functions as a PREV button when pressed alone, and as a TOP button when pressed together with the SHIFT button. PREV button: Press this button, turning it on, to jump to

the first frame of the current clip. When pressed at the first frame of the current clip, this button jumps to the first frame of the previous clip.

TOP button: Press this button to jump to the first frame of

the first clip. You can perform a high-speed search in the reverse direction by pressing the PREV button together with the PLAY button.

b PLAY button

Press this button, turning it on, to start playback. Press the STOP button to stop playback. You can perform a high-speed search in the forward or reverse direction by pressing this button together with the NEXT button or PREV button.

c NEXT/END button

This functions as a NEXT button when pressed alone, and as an END button when pressed together with the SHIFT button. NEXT button: Press this button, turning it on, to jump to

the first frame of the next clip. END button: Press this button to jump to the last frame of

the last clip. You can perform a high-speed search in the forward direction by pressing the NEXT button together with the PLAY button.

Chapter 1 Overview

d STOP/STANDBY button

This functions as a STOP button when pressed alone, and as a STANDBY button when pressed together with the SHIFT button. STOP button: Press this button, turning it on, to stop

recording or playback. The frame at the stop position

is displayed.

Names and Functions of Parts

STANDBY button: Press this button to put the unit into

standby-off mode (the STOP button lights, and the STANDBY indicator off). Press it again to return to the original state (the STOP button lights, and the STANDBY indicator lights).

Chapter 1 Overview

This unit has a function that can put it into standby-off mode automatically after a certain length of time passes in disc stop mode. For details, see the explanation of STILL TIMER in the setup menu

(page 85).

Rear Panel

e TS REC (transport stream record) button

Press this button together with the PLAY button to start recording. Recording starts on the unrecorded part of the disc. Press the STOP button to stop recording. A clip is created from the recorded section.

Note

This button is enabled when you record TS input signals (when the PDBK-102 MPEG-TS Input/Output Board is installed) or the signals of the internal signal generator.

1 Analog video signal

output section

2 Analog audio signal

output section

COMPOSITE OUT AUDIO MONITOR

1/3 2/4

1 Analog video signal output section

1 COMPOSITE OUT connectors

COMPOSITE OUT

2 MONITOR

connector

MONITOR

AUDIO OUTPUT

MONITOR

RS232C REMOTE(9P)

-AC IN

POWER

3 Power supply

S400

4 External device connection

section

b MONITOR connector (D-sub 15-pin)

This outputs HD analog video signals. The output signals can be switched with INTERFACE SELECT >D-SUB OUTPUT in the setup menu

(see page 87).

2 Analog audio signal output section

1 AUDIO OUTPUT 1/3 and 2/4

connectors

2 AUDIO MONITOR

connectors

section

a COMPOSITE OUT connectors (phono jack, BNC

type)

These output composite video signals. When CHAR SEL on the HOME page of the function menu is set to “ON”

(see page 78), information such as timecode, menu settings, and error messages is superimposed on the output signals.

Names and Functions of Parts

AUDIO MONITOR

AUDIO OUTPUT

1/3 2/4

a AUDIO OUTPUT (analog audio signal output) 1/3

and 2/4 connectors (XLR 3-pin, male)

These output two channels of analog audio. For 4-channel audio, you can use the INTERFACE SELECT >AUDIO OUTPUT item of the setup menu

(see

page 87) to select whether to output channels 1 and 2, or

channels 3 and 4 (factory default setting: channels 1 and

2). You can set the output level with the setup menu item AUDIO CONTROL >LEVEL SELECT (factory default setting: +4 dB)

(see page 87).

4 External device connection section

1 RS232C connector

2 REMOTE(9P) connector

Remote connector selector switch

RS232C REMOTE(9P)

S400

Chapter 1 Overview

b AUDIO MONITOR connectors (phono jack)

These output audio signals for monitoring. You can select the channels to monitor with MONI CH and MONI SEL on the HOME page of the function menu

(see

page 78).

3 Power supply section

1 - AC IN connector

2 POWER switch

-AC IN

a -AC IN (AC power input) connector

Connect to an AC power supply with the power cord (not supplied).

b POWER (main power) switch

Press the + side to power on the unit. Press the a side to power off. When using the unit, normally leave the POWER switch in the + (on) position, and use the on/standby switch on the front panel to switch the unit between the operating state and standby state.

Note

If you press the on/standby switch on the front panel while the unit is in the operating state, the unit saves its data and then enters the standby state (the on/standby indicator lights red). Before turning the main power off, always check to be sure that the unit is in the standby state, and then push the main power switch to the a side.

POWER

4 S400 connector

5 U terminal

a RS232C (serial interface) connector (D-sub 9-pin,

male)

Connect a computer or other device with a serial interface to control this unit from that device. When you use this connector, set the remote connector selector switch to the RS232C side, and set INTERFACE SELECT >REMOTE I/F in the setup menu to “9PIN/RS232C”

(see page 87).

b REMOTE(9P) (remote control 9-pin) connector

(D-sub 9-pin, RS-422A compliant, female)

To control this unit from a controller or VTR supporting the RS-422A Sony 9-pin VTR protocol, connect the device to this connector. When you use this connector, set the remote connector selector switch to the REMOTE(9P) side, and set INTERFACE SELECT > REMOTE I/F in the setup menu to “9PIN/RS232C”

(see page 87).

c Remote connector selector switch

Push this switch to the side of the remote control connector you are using, either the RS232C connector or the REMOTE (9P) connector.

d S400 connector (6-pin, IEEE1394 compliant)

Connect a DV device or computer using an i.LINK cable. The following connection types are supported. They are selected by setting INTERFACE SELECT >i.LINK MODE in the setup menu

(see page 87).

AV/C (Audio/Video Control) connection: Output

DVCAM format digital video and audio signals (i.LINK MODE set to “AV/C”). Audio output signals are 2ch or 4ch, as selected by AUDIO CONTROL >DV OUT MODE in the setup menu

(see page 87).

FAM (file access mode) connection: Input and output

files between this unit and a computer (i.LINK MODE set to “FAM (PC REMOTE)”).

Names and Functions of Parts

Notes

Press the middle: SET button

• If video or audio signals from an external device

connected to the

S400 connector fail to be output, disconnect the i.LINK cable and connect it again, pushing it straight in.

Chapter 1 Overview

• Before connecting or disconnecting an i.LINK cable between this unit and a device with a 6-pin i.LINK connector, power off the device and disconnect its power cord from the electrical outlet. If the i.LINK cable is connected or disconnected with the device’s power plug still connected, high voltage (8 to 40 V) from the device’s i.LINK connector can flow into this unit, possibly damaging the unit.

• When connecting this unit 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 modes (jog and shuttle modes, etc.), audio signals output from this connector and monitored on another device may sound different from the audio signals played back on this unit.

e U (signal ground) terminal

Connect to the system ground.

Infrared Remote Commander

The corresponding functions are executed when you point the remote commander at the infrared sensor of the main unit and press the keys and setting pad. If you want to disable control of this unit from the remote commander, set INTERFACE SELECT >WIRELESS RMT in the setup menu to “DISABLE”

1 Setting pad

2 THUMBNAIL key

3 CHARACTER key

4 SUB CLIP key

5 Recording/playback

control keys

6 SEARCH keys

THUMBNAIL

CHARACTER

PREV PLAY

(see page 88).

PUSH SET

SUB CLIP

NEXT STOP

b THUMBNAIL key

This has the same function as the THUMBNAIL button on the main unit.

c CHARACTER key

Each press of this key turns the character information superimposed on the monitor screen on and off, or switches to the LCD.

d SUB CLIP key

This has the same function as the SUB CLIP button on the main unit.

Note

Pressing this key has no effect when no clip list is registered.

e Recording/playback control keys PREV (previous) key: Press this to jump to the first frame

of the current clip. When pressed at the first frame of the current clip, this button jumps to the first frame of the previous clip.

PLAY key: Press this to start playback. Press the STOP

key to stop playback.

NEXT key: Press this to jump to the first frame of the next

clip.

STOP key: Press this to stop recording or playback.

f SEARCH keys

Press m to perform –5 times normal speed shuttle playback in the reverse direction. Press M to perform +5 times normal speed shuttle playback in the forward direction.

Using the infrared remote commander

Before use

Pull out the insulation sheet.

Insulation sheet

a Setting pad

Positions on the pad correspond to functions of the main unit, as follows.

Press the top side: M/MARK1 button Press the bottom side: m/MARK2 button Press the left side: </IN button Press the right side: ,/OUT button

Names and Functions of Parts

To replace the lithium battery in the remote commander

The remote commander uses a CR2025 Lithium Battery. Do not use a battery other than the CR2025.

Hold down the lock lever 1, and then pull out the

battery holder 2.

If pressing the remote control buttons produces absolutely

no effect on this unit, replace the battery, then check the operation again.

Insert a new battery with the + symbol facing upward (1), and then push the battery holder until it clicks (2).

Face the + symbol upward.

WARNING

Battery may explode if mistreated. Do not recharge, disassemble or dispose of in fire.

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CAUTION

Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

ATT ENT ION

Danger d’explosion si la batterie n’est pas replacée correctement. Remplacez-la uniquement avec le même type ou un type équivalent recommandé par le fabricant. Disposez des batteries usagées selon les instructions du fabricant.

VORSICHT

Battery lifetime

When the lithium battery output falls, even button presses may not operate. The average lithium battery lifetime is about one year, but this depends on the pattern of use.

Names and Functions of Parts

Preparations

Chapter 2 Preparations

Setting the System Frequency

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

Chapter

SYSTEM SEL

SYSTEM FREQ: 60I 50I 30P 25P

23.98P

SELECT : ( )( )KEY DATA SET : SET KEY

Press the M/MARK1 button or the m/MARK2 button to select the system frequency to use.

To set the system frequency

Use the following procedure.

Rear panel

POWER

-12

-20

-30

-40

ACCESS

NETWORK

REMOTE

PHONES

Power the unit on.

“SYSTEM SEL” appears in the time data display section.

-40

-60

4 CH

16BIT 3+4

MPEG HD SP

1080 60I

LOCAL

VITC REM:077

00:00.00:00

LEVEL

CH 1 CH 2 CH 3 CH 4

Time data display section

switch

TCG EXT

TC MODE PRESET

RUN MODE

REC RUN

TC/VITC

VITC

COOO1

CHAPTER

DF/NDF NDF

PRESET

PAGE DISPLAY

SUB

THUMB

EXPAND

CLIP

NAIL

CLIP

ESSENCE

MARK

PREV NEXTPLAY STOP

KEY INHI

SHIFT

TOP

F REV F FWD

MARK1

SET

RESET

OUTIN

MARK2

TS REC

END

STANDBY

JOG

SHUTTLE

Press the SET button.

“NOW SAVING...” appears in the time data display section, and the modified setting is saved in the unit’s memory. “COMPLETE ! !” appears when save processing finishes.

If you have selected 60I or 30P

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VAR

When you press the SET button with 60I or 30P selected in step

2, the following screen appears.

SYSTEM SEL

SYSTEM FREQ : 601 UC/J SELECT : UC UCP J

SELECT : ( )( )KEY DATA SET : SET KEY

Press the M/MARK1 and m/MARK2 buttons to select “UC” (for areas outside Japan) or “J” (for Japan), then press the SET button.

Setting the System Frequency

Note

Be sure to carry out step 3 before powering the unit off (putting it into standby). The new system frequency setting will not be saved if you power off without carrying out step 3.

Connections and Settings

Press the on/standby switch to power the unit off (put it into standby), and then press it again to power the unit on.

The selected system frequency becomes available for use.

You can change the system frequency setting by using the setup menu item OPERATIONAL FUNCTION >SYSTEM SEL >SYSTEM FREQ. For details about the setup menu, see page 79 “System Menu” in Chapter 6.

Note

When the system frequency is set to 60I or 30P, select drop-frame mode (DF) or non-drop-frame mode (NDF) on page P1 of the function menu

(see page 78).

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.

Connecting an External Monitor

You can connect a video monitor to this unit’s video output connectors or to the MONITOR connector. The following figure shows an example using a Sony multi-format LCD monitor.

You can also superimpose character information such as timecode and the unit’s operating status on output video. For details, see

34).

To view HD video

Connect an HD video monitor using the method in the following figure. When you connect a monitor with this method, set the setup menu item INTERFACE SELECT >D-SUB OUTPUT to “YPbPr”

“Superimposed Text Information” (page

(see page 87).

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Connections and Settings

COMPOSITE OUT AUDIO MONITOR

AUDIO OUTPUT

1/3 2/4

AUDIO MONITOR

PDW-F30 (this unit)

-AC IN

POWER

COMPOSITE OUT

COMPOSITE OUT AUDIO MONITOR

AUDIO OUTPUT

1/3 2/4

AUDIO MONITOR

PDW-F30 (this unit)

-AC IN

POWER

MONITOR

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RS232C REMOTE(9P)

S400

MONITOR

RS232C REMOTE(9P)

S400

MONITOR

COMPOSITE

B/PR

Y/P connectors

AUDIO IN

IN connector

connector

AUDIO IN connector

MEU-WX2 Multi-Format Engine

LMD-172W/232W Multi-Format LCD Monitor

MEU-WX2 Multi-Format Engine

Connection method and connection cables

Connection method Connection cables (not supplied)

Component (Y/PB/PR) D-Sub 15-pin – analog component

cable, phono plug – stereo miniplug cable

To view SD video

Connect an SD video monitor using the method in the following figure.

Connection method and connection cables

Connection method Connection cables (not supplied)

Composite 75Ω coaxial cable, phono plug –

stereo miniplug cable

Using PDZ-1 Over an i.LINK Connection (FAM Connection)

You can use the supplied PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software to do simple editing of proxy AV data. The following explains how to make an i.LINK connection between this unit and a computer with PDZ-1 installed, and how to access this unit by FAM (file access mode).

Notes

• The required FAM driver is also installed when you install the PDZ-1 software.

• This unit’s S400 connector has 6 pins. Check the number of pins on the i.LINK connector of your notebook computer, and use an appropriate i.LINK cable.

Connections and Settings

See “Using PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software” in Chapter 4

(page 70) for more information about installing the PDZ-1 software. See the online help of PDZ-1 for more information about using PDZ-1.

Some limitations apply to FAM connections. For details, see

“File Operations in File Access Mode” in Chapter 5

(page 74).

PDW-F30 (this unit)

COMPOSITE OUT AUDIO MONITOR

AUDIO OUTPUT

1/3 2/4

Laptop computer

MONITOR

i.LINK (IEEE1394) connector

-AC IN

RS232C REMOTE(9P)

S400

i.LINK cable (not supplied)

POWER

S400

On the computer On this unit

Install PDZ-1. Set the setup menu item

INTERFACE SELECT >i.LINK MODE to “FAM(PC REMOTE)” (see page 87).

Connecting to a Nonlinear Editing System (AV/C Connection)

• To transfer video and audio signals (AV/C data), use AUDIO CONTROL >DV OUT MODE

(see page 87) in the setup menu to select the audio mode (the factory default is “2ch”).

• This unit’s S400 connector has 6 pins. Check the number of pins on the i.LINK connector of your laptop computer, and use an appropriate i.LINK cable.

PDW-F30 (this unit)

COMPOSITE OUT AUDIO MONITOR

Laptop computer

AUDIO OUTPUT

1/3 2/4

MONITOR

i.LINK (IEEE1394) connector

On the computer On this unit

Install editing software supporting the DVCAM format.

Set the setup menu item INTERFACE SELECT >REMOTE I/F to “i.LINK” page 87).

Set the setup menu item INTERFACE SELECT >i.LINK MODE to “AV/C”

87).

-AC IN

RS232C REMOTE(9P)

S400

i.LINK cable (not supplied)

POWER

S400

(see

(see page

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You can send video/audio signals (AV/C data) from this unit to a nonlinear editing system connected to the

S400 connector. The following figure shows an example connection.

See “Using PDZ-1 Over an i.LINK Connection (FAM Connection)” (page 26) for the connections and settings to make a FAM connection between this unit and a nonlinear editing system.

Notes

•The S400 connector of this unit outputs video/audio

signals in DVCAM format. Data recorded in MPEG HD format is output after being converted into DVCAM format.

• The nonlinear editing system to be connected to this unit

requires editing software (not supplied) supporting the DVCAM format.

Connections for Cut Editing

By connecting this unit to a VTR, you can configure a cut editing system. Some example connections are shown in the following.

When making the connections, also refer to the manuals provided with the equipment to be connected.

When using the editing functions of the recorder (connections using the S400

connector)

The following figure shows a cut editing system comprising this unit as a player and a DSR-2000A/2000AP unit as a recorder. In this system, video/audio signals and control signals are all transferred through the connector.

Connections and Settings

S400

SD video monitor

To composite video input connector

Editing Control Unit Settings

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

To analog audio input connector

BVE-700/700A

Set VTR constants as follows.

COMPOSITE OUT

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COMPOSITE OUT AUDIO MONITOR

AUDIO OUTPUT

1/3 2/4

MONITOR

AUDIO MONITOR

PDW-F30 (this unit, player)

-AC IN

RS232C REMOTE(9P)

POWER

S400

System frequency

VTR CONSTANT 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

30P/60I A0 94 00 96 16 16 03 80 25P/50I A1 94 00 7D 16 16 03 80 24P A2 94 00 78 16 16 03 80

S400

DSR-2000A/2000AP (recorder)

VIDEO OUT 3 (SUPER)

To composite video input connector

To analog audio input connector

SD video monitor

1: 75Ω coaxial cable (not supplied)

2: Phono plug – stereo miniplug cable (not supplied)

MONITOR AUDIO

i.LINK

System frequency

VTR CONSTANT 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

30P/60I 0A 07 FE 00 80 5A FF 5A 25P/50I 0A 07 FE 00 80 4C FF 4B 24P 0A 07 FE 00 80 48 FF 48

Remote Control Unit Settings

You can control this unit from an RM-280 Remote Control Unit. Connect this unit to the RM-280 with a 9-pin remote control cable (not supplied), and make the settings in the following table.

RM-280 settings Settings on this unit

EDITOR/REMOTE

CONTROL: REMOTE CONTROL

Setup menu item 19 FNC

MODE: XDCAM

Setup menu item INTERFACE

SELECT >REMOTE I/F

(see

page 87): 9PIN/RS-232C

Remote control switch: REMOTE Remote connector selector

switch: REMOTE(9P)

3: Phono plug cable (not supplied)

4: i.LINK cable (not supplied)

DSR-2000A/2000AP

This unit’s (player) settings

(recorder) settings

i.LINK button: Lit Remote control switch:

REMOTE

SDTI/i.LINK button: i.LINK Set the setup menu item

INTERFACE SELECT >REMOTE I/F to “i.LINK” page 87).

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

Connections and Settings

(see

Setup

The principal setup operations before operating this unit are carried out using setup menus. This section explains how to set the date and time and how to adjust the brightness of the LCD panel.

See Chapter 6 “Menus” (page 77) for more information about menu operations and menu items.

Setting the Date and Time

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

Note

Before starting, press the DISPLAY button to set the monitor video section to its largest size. Or connect an external video monitor to this unit and superimpose menus (see page 34) on the monitor screen.

DATE/TIME PRESET

YEAR MONTH DAY TIME TIME ZONE

2006 04 08 10:09:17 UTC_00:00

INC/DEC : JOG DIAL SHIFT : ( )( )KEY DATE SAVE : SET KEY TO MENU : MENU KEY

This screen allows 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 (</IN, ,/OUT).

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SUB

THUMB

SET

RESET

CLIP

NAIL

CLIP

ESSENCE

MARK

PREV NEXTPLAY STOP

TOP

F REV F FWD

END

STANDBY

2,3

MARK1

OUTIN

MARK2

TS REC

VAR

JOG

SHUTTLE

-12

-20

-30

-40

-60

MPEG HD SP

LOCAL

00:00.00:00

LEVEL

CH 1 CH 2 CH 3 CH 4

-40

-60

4 CH

16BIT 3+4

1080 60I

COOO1

VITC REM:077

ACCESS

NETWORK

REMOTE

PHONES

Press the MENU button.

1,4

TCG EXT

TC MODE PRESET

RUN MODE

REC RUN

TC/VITC

VITC

CHAPTER

DF/NDF NDF

EXPAND

PAGE DISPLAY

KEY INHI

PRESET

SHIFT

The system menu appears on the monitor screen (see page 79).

Select DATE/TIME PRESET using the M/MARK1 button or m/MARK2 button, then press the ,/OUT button.

The DATE/TIME PRESET screen appears on the monitor.

To increase or decrease the values of the flashing digits

Use the arrow buttons (M/MARK1, m/MARK2) or jog

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dial.

To return the settings to the initial values

Press the RESET button.

When you have made the necessary settings, press the SET button.

The message “NOW SAVING...” appears, the settings are saved, and the menu closes.

To clear the menu from the screen without saving settings

Press the MENU button twice in succession.

Adjusting the Brightness of the LCD Panel

Proceed as follows to adjust the brightness of the LCD panel.

Note

Setup

2,3,4,5

Use the arrow buttons (M/MARK1, m/MARK2) or jog dial.

To return the settings to the factory defaults

Press the RESET button.

When you are finished making adjustments, press the SET button.

-12

-20

-30

-40

ACCESS

-60

NETWORK

MPEG HD SP

LOCAL

REMOTE

00:00.00:00

LEVEL

CH 1 CH 2 CH 3 CH 4

PHONES

-12

-20

-30

-40

-60

4 CH

16BIT 3+4

1080 60I

VITC REM:077

TCG EXT

TC MODE PRESET

RUN MODE

REC RUN

TC/VITC

VITC

COOO1

CHAPTER

DF/NDF NDF

PRESET

PAGE DISPLAY

SUB

THUMB

EXPAND

CLIP

NAIL

CLIP

ESSENCE

MARK

PREV NEXTPLAY STOP

KEY INHI

SHIFT

TOP

F REV F FWD

MARK1

SET

RESET

OUTIN

JOG

MARK2

TS REC

SHUTTLE

END

STANDBY

EJECT

VAR

The message “NOW SAVING...” appears, the settings

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are saved, and the menu closes.

To clear the menu from the screen without saving

Press the MENU button.

adjustments

Press the MENU button twice in succession.

The system menu appears on the monitor screen (see page 79).

Select SETUP MENU using the M/MARK1 button or m/MARK2 button, then press the ,/OUT button.

The setup menu appears on the monitor screen (see page 79).

Select DISPLAY CONTROL using the M/MARK1 button or m/MARK2 button, then press the ,/OUT button.

The DISPLAY CONTROL menu appears on the monitor screen

(see page 83).

Select BRIGHTNESS using the M/MARK1 button or m/MARK2 button, then press the ,/OUT button.

The LCD BRIGHTNESS screen appears on the monitor.

SETUP MENU

LCD BRIGHTNESS preset :55H

(HEX)

SHIFT : ( )( )KEY INC/DEC : JOG DIAL TO MENU : MENU KEY

Adjust the brightness while viewing the screen.

You can change the values of digits which flash in the settings screen. Setting values are hexadecimal (00 to 7F (HEX)).

To change the flashing digits

Use the arrow buttons (</IN, ,/OUT).

To increase or decrease the values of the flashing digits

Setup

24P (23.98P) Mode Settings

Selecting the Playback Mode (23.98PsF or 2-3 Pulldown)

When the setup menu item SYSTEM FREQ is set to “23.98P”, you can set monitor output to either 23.98PsF mode or 2-3 pulldown mode.

Press the MENU button.

OPERATIONAL FUNCTION

DISPLAY CONTROL TIME CODE DISC PROTECTION VIDEO CONTROL AUDIO CONTROL INTERFACE SELECT METADATA SETUP BANK OPERATION

MENU GRADE

Press the ,/OUT button.

The second level of the OPERATIONAL FUNCTION menu appears.

SETUP MENU

ENHAN

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The system menu (see page 79) appears.

Press the M/MARK1 or m/MARK2 button to select SETUP MENU.

Press the ,/OUT button.

The setup menu appears.

Press the m/MARK2 button to select MENU GRADE.

Press the ,/OUT button.

The second level of the MENU GRADE menu appears.

MENU GRADE

SETUP MENU

* BASIC

ENHANCED

: BASIC

OPERATIONAL FUNCTION

REPEAT MODE

AUTO EE SELECT LOCAL ENABLE REC FORMAT DISC END CLIP TITLE FILE NAMING SYSTEM SEL SEARCH ENABLE VAR SPD LIMIT

Press the M/MARK1 or m/MARK2 button to select “SYSTEM SEL”.

Press the ,/OUT button.

The third level of the menu appears.

]

OPERATIONAL FUNCTION SYSTEM SEL SYSTEM FREQ : 60I UC/J : J

23.9P OUTPUT: PsF

SETUP MENU

:OFF

:STP&EJ :SP :EJECT

:DIAL :OFF

SETUP MENU

Press the m/MARK2 button to select ENHANCED.

Press the </IN button.

The enhanced menu items appear.

Press the M/MARK1 button to select “OPERATIONAL FUNCTION”.

Press the M/MARK1 or m/MARK2 button to select “SYSTEM FREQ”.

Press the ,/OUT button.

Setting values appear.

24P (23.98P) Mode Settings

OPERATIONAL FUNCTION

SYSTEM SEL

SYSTEM FREQ : 601 * 60I 50I 30P 25P

23.98P

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Press the m/MARK2 button to select “23.98P”.

If you want to change the monitor output setting as

SETUP MENU

well, press the </IN button to return to the higher level screen (the state of step 11). If you do not want to change the monitor output setting, proceed to step

19.

Press the m/MARK2 button to select “23.9P

Output Signals in 24P (23.98P) Mode

The following tables show the signals output by the unit when “23.98PsF” and “2-3 PULL DOWN” are selected.

Output signals

Output Type 23.98PsF 2-3 PULL

DOWN

Output signals

Timecode output

Composite output

i.LINK DV output

i.LINK TS output

COMPOSITE VITC output

No output Video and

audio signals pulled down to

59.94i

– 30-frame

timecode after pulldown conversion

OUTPUT”.

Timecode display

Press the ,/OUT button.

The setting value appears.

SETUP MENU OPERATIONAL FUNCTION

SYSTEM SEL

23.9P OUTPUT: PsF

* 23.98PsF

2-3 PULL DOWN

Type 23.98PsF 2-3 PULL DOWN

LTC display 24-frame timecode PDT display – 30-frame timecode VITC display 24-frame timecode

COUNTER display 24-frame signals 30-frame signals

after pulldown conversion

Press the M/MARK1 or m/MARK2 button to select one of the following.

23.98PsF: Output as 23.98P. 2-3 PULL DOWN: Output after pulldown conversion

to 59.94i.

Press the SET button.

A confirmation message appears.

Press the SET button to confirm the changes, or the RESET button to cancel them.

If you have pressed the SET button, power the unit off and on again to enable the changes.

Timecode in remote timecode mode

Type 23.98PsF 2-3 PULL DOWN

9-pin preset timecode

9-pin preset timer 1 (Counter)

9-pin scene timecode

9-pin scene timer 1 (Counter)

See the optional “9pin Manual ‘PDW Series PROTOCOL OF REMOTE(9-pin) CONNECTOR’” for more information about remote timecode mode.

24-frame timecode

24-frame signals 30-frame signals

after pulldown conversion

24-frame timecode 30-frame timecode

after pulldown conversion

24-frame signals 30-frame signals

after pulldown conversion

24P (23.98P) Mode Settings

Playback in 24P (23.98P) 2-3 Pulldown Mode

frame sequence. The following figure shows the playback frame sequence when 01:00:00:00 has been set for the 24frame timecode and 10:00:00:00 has been set for the 30frame timecode.

Pulldown playback frame sequences

During pulldown mode playback, playback is carried out so that the 24-frame timecode set with TIME CODE >PD PRESET in the setup menu becomes the “A-frame” of the

Timecode conversion reference

A-frame B-frame C-frame

24P Video

Frame Count

TC (24F)

Frame Seqence

60i Pulldown Video

TC (30F)

24P: 1frame

00:59:59:22

C-frame D-frame

09:59:59:28 09:59:59:29 10:00:00:00 10:00:00:0210:00:00:01 10:00:00:03 10:00:00:04 10:00:00:05

00:59:59:23 01:00:00:00 01:00:00:01 01:00:00:02

60i: 1frame

Timecode during playback of pulldown signals

During playback of pulldown signals, timecode is converted to 30 frames to match the 59.94i video output signals. The values of “24F TC” and “30F TC” under TIME CODE >PD PRESET in the setup menu are used as the conversion references.

Note

This kind of frame sequence adjustment is not carried out for clip list playback.

nn-1n-2 n+2

OPERATIONAL FUNCTION

DISPLAY CONTROL

SETUP BANK OPERATION

MENU GRADE :BASIC

n+3n+1

01:00:00:03

D-frame

SETUP MENU

n+4

01:00:00:04

A-frame

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To display 30-frame pulldown timecode in the monitor video display section or on an external monitor

Press the MENU button.

The system menu (see page 79) appears.

Press the M/MARK1 or m/MARK2 button to select SETUP MENU.

Press the ,/OUT button.

The setup menu appears.

Press the M/MARK1 or m/MARK2 button to select “DISPLAY CONTROL”.

Press the ,/OUT button.

The second level of the DISPLAY CONTROL menu appears.

Press the M/MARK1 or m/MARK2 button to select “DISPLAY INFO”.

DISPLAY CONTROL CHARA.DISPLAY CHARA.POSITION CHARA.TYPE CHARA.VSIZE DISPLAY INFO SUB STATUS MENU DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS ALARM

Press the ,/OUT button.

SETUP MENU

:ON

:WHITE :x1

:T&STA

:OFF :WHITE :55% :ON

The third level of the menu appears.

24P (23.98P) Mode Settings

DISPLAY CONTROL

SETUP MENU

DISPLAY INFO * TIME DATA & STATUS TIME DATA & UB TIME DATA & CNT TIME DATA & TIME TIME DATA & CLIP TIME DATA ONLY

:T&STA

Superimposed Text Information

The composite signals output from the COMPOSITE OUT connector can contain superimposed text information, including timecode, menu settings, and alarm messages.

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To turn superimposed text on and off

Press the M/MARK1 or m/MARK2 button to select “TIME DATA ONLY”.

Press the SET button.

The setting is confirmed.

Turn the display of character information on.

For details, see “To turn superimposed text on and off” (page 34).

As shown below, you can display 24-frame timecode at the same time as 30-frame pulldown timecode.

LTC 00:59:59:23 PDT 00:59.59:28

Set the CHAR SEL item on page P1 of the function menu.

ON: Display superimposed text. OFF: Do not display superimposed text. LCD: Display superimposed text on the LCD panel of this

unit, but do not display it on an external video monitor connected to this unit.

Note

Even when ON is selected, you can forcibly turn off the superimposition of character information in HD output by setting the SETUP MENU >DISPLAY CONTROL >HD CHARA item.

Adjusting the text display

You can use the items in the DISPLAY CONTROL setup menu to specify the position, size, and type of superimposed characters.

See page 83 for more information about the items in the DISPLAY CONTROL menu.

Information displayed

1 Type of time data

2 Timecode reader drop

frame mark

Time data

TCR 00:04.47.07*

PLAY LOCK

6 Operation mode

5 Menu setting states

a) Only when the system frequency is 60I/30P.

3 Timecode generator drop

frame mark

4 VITC field mark

Superimposed Text Information

Note

The display shown above corresponds to the factory default settings of the unit. You can use DISPLAY CONTROL >DISPLAY INFO (page 83) in the setup menu to change the information shown in the second line.

See page 88 “Setup Menu Operations” in Chapter 6 for more information about how to use the setup menu.

a Type of time data

Display Meaning

CNT Counter data TCR TC reader timecode data UBR TC reader user bits data TCR. VITC reader timecode UBR. VITC reader user bits data TCG TC generator timecode UBG TC generator user bits data 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 bits cannot be read correctly, they will be displayed with an asterisk. For example, “T*R”, “U*R”, “T*R.” or “U*R.”.

b Timecode reader drop-frame mark (for system

frequency 60I/30P only)

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

c Timecode generator drop-frame mark (for system

frequency 60I/30P only)

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

d VITC field mark “ ” (blank): Fields 1 and 3 (for system frequency 60I/30P)

or fields 1, 3, 5 and 7 (for system frequency 50I/25P)

“*”: Fields 2 and 4 (for system frequency 60I/30P) or

fields 2, 4, 6 and 8 (for system frequency 50I/25P)

e Menu setting states

This is displayed when the setup menu item DISPLAY CONTROL >MENU STATUS is set to “ENABLE”

(see

page 84).

Display Description

B1 The current menu settings are the same as the

settings in menu bank 1.

Display Description

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

DF The current menu settings are the same as the

No display

settings in menu bank 3.

factory defaults. The current menu settings are different from all

of the above.

f Operation mode

The field is divided into two blocks as shown below.

• 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

PREV Cuing up to the first

F. F W D Fast forward search F. R E V Fast reverse search PLAY Playback mode (servo

PLAY LOCK Playback mode (servo

REC Record mode (servo

REC LOCK Record mode (servo

JOG STILL A still picture in jog

JOG FWD Jog mode in forward

JOG REV Jog mode in reverse

SHUTTLE STILL A still picture in shuttle

SHUTTLE (Speed) Shuttle mode VAR (Speed) Variable speed mode

frame of the next clip.

frame of the current clip.

unlocked)

locked)

unlocked)

locked)

mode

direction

mode

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Superimposed Text Information

Display Operation mode Block A Block B

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 preroll

On-screen indication

EXT DVIN.V-T&U The internal timecode generator is in

Meaning

synchronization with the external VITC input to the unit via the

connector interface and is generating the same timecode values and user bit values as those of the external timecode (regeneration).

S400

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Displaying Supplementary Status Information

When you set the setup menu item DISPLAY CONTROL >SUB STATUS to other than “OFF” can view supplementary status information on the monitor screen below the operating mode display area.

TCR

00:04 47.07

PLAY

IN V A1 342TCS

Supplementary status information

The following items of supplementary status information are displayed depending on the setting of the menu item SUB STATUS.

Setting of menu item SUB STATUS

TC MODE Operating mode of the internal

REMAIN Amount of free capacity on the

CLIP NO Clip number

Items of supplementary information displayed

timecode generator

disc (in minute units).

(see page 84), you

LOCK

When the menu item SUB STATUS is set to “REMAIN”:

On-screen indication

REMAIN 120 min Remaining capacity of the disc in

Meaning

minutes. When the remaining capacity has not been calculated, “REMAIN --min” appears.

The following tables show the on-screen indications of supplementary information and their meaning.

When the menu item SUB STATUS is set to “TC MODE”:

On-screen indication

INT PRST FREE The internal timecode generator is

INT PRST REC The internal timecode generator is

INT REGEN-T&U The internal timecode generator is in

EXT DVIN-T&U The internal timecode generator is in

Superimposed Text Information

Meaning

operating in FREE RUN mode.

operating in REC RUN mode.

synchronization with the playback timecode (LTC) read from disc.

synchronization with the external timecode input to the unit via the

S400 connector and is generating the same timecode values and user bit values as those of the external timecode (regeneration).

Recording and Playback

• Do not leave cartridges where dust may get inside.

Handling Discs

Discs Used for Recording and Playback

This unit uses the following disc for recording and playback:

PFD23 Professional Disc

(capacity 23.3 GB)

• 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.

Write-Protecting Discs

Chapter

Chapter 3 Recording and Playback

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

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.

Storage

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

To protect the content recorded on the disc from accidental erasure, move the Write Inhibit tab on the lower surface of the disc in the direction of the arrow, as shown in the following figure.

Lower surface of the disc

Write Inhibit tab settings

SAVE SAVE

Recording enabled

You can also write protect individual clips. For details, see “Locking (Write-protecting) Clips” (page 50).

Write Inhibit tab

Slide in the direction of the arrow

Recording disabled

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.

Handling Discs

On/standby switch and indicator

To unload

Press the EJECT button.

Select “DISC MENU” using the M/MARK1 button or m/MARK2 button, then press the ,/OUT button.

Select “FORMAT” using the m/MARK2 button, then press the ,/OUT button.

The menu item QUICK FORMAT is selected.

Press the ,/OUT button.

The message “QUICK FORMAT OK?” appears.

To cancel a disc format

Press the RESET button to return to the state of step 3. To clear the menu from the screen, carry out step 7.

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To load

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

The disc slot indicator flashes orange when you insert a disc, and lights blue when the disc is completely loaded. The indicator flashes blue when you eject a disc, and goes out when the disc is completely ejected.

Formatting a Disc

Unused discs are formatted automatically when they are 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 50) are also erased.)

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Press the MENU button.

The system menu appears on the display.

Press the SET button.

The format starts. The message “FORMAT COMPLETED.” appears when formatting of the disc is completed.

If you want to continue by formatting another disc

When the message “FORMAT COMPLETED.” appears, press the EJECT button to eject the disc. Insert the next disc to format, and press the SET button when the message “QUICK FORMAT OK?” appears.

Press the MENU button to clear the menu from the screen.

Handling of Discs When Recording Does Not End Normally (Salvage Functions)

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,

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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 salvage functions which can hold losses to the minimum by reconstructing clips on such discs. There is a quick salvage function which executes automatically and a full salvage function which you can execute as required. Quick salvage: 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. Quick salvage executes automatically if the unit is powered on with a disc still loaded after recording was interrupted by power off.

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Full salvage: 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). You are prompted to execute a full salvage whenever you insert a disc that was removed manually from a powered off device after interruption of recording by power off.

Note that no recorded clip contents are lost when the on/ standby switch on the front panel is set to standby during recording, because the unit does not enter standby mode until after the end of recording processing.

Press the SET button.

Processing begins and the message “Executing.” appears. When processing finishes, a message appears to display the results. If the message reads “Incomplete!”, the clips that failed were lost.

Notes

• Even after recording finishes, do not set the POWER switch on the rear panel to off until the ACCESS indicator has gone out.

• These functions salvage as much recorded material as possible after an unforeseen accident, but 100% restoration cannot be guaranteed.

• Even when these functions are 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.

• You are prompted to execute a full salvage every time you insert a disc that has not been salvaged, or power the unit on with such as disc loaded.

• No recording is possible on discs containing clips that have not been salvaged, although it is possible to play back the normally recorded sections. Recording becomes possible if you perform a quick format, but this erases all of the original recorded content.

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To restore clips with a full salvage

Insert the disc on which recording did not end normally.

The message “Salvage ?” appears on the display.

To cancel the clip salvage

Press the RESET button.

Notes

• The message “EJECT?” appears when “REC INH” is displayed in the operation modes section of the display. If the disc is write protected, eject the disc, set the Write Inhibit tab to enable recording, and then insert the disc again.

• This operation cannot be cancelled once it begins.

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Recording

To set the audio recording format

Set AUDIO CONTROL >REC MODE in the setup menu to one of the following.

This section describes video and audio recording on the unit.

See page 77 “Function Menu” in Chapter 6 for more information about function menu operations.

See page 88 “Setup Menu Operations” in Chapter 6 for more information about setup menu operations.

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It is not possible to combine material recorded in different system frequencies and audio recording formats on a single disc (although different bit rates may be combined). If you attempt to record material in a system frequency or audio recording format that differs from that of existing recorded material on the disc, “REC INH” appears on the display and recording is inhibited.

Make the following settings and adjustments before starting to record. Recording format settings: See the next section “To set

the video and audio recording formats”.

Timecode and user bits settings: See “Recording

Timecode and User Bit Values” (page 40).

Selection of time data to display: Select with CNTR SEL

on the HOME page of the function menu.

Selection of audio channels to monitor: Select with

MONI CH and MONI SEL on the HOME page of the function menu.

Volume adjustment of the monitor audio: Adjust with

the LEVEL knob.

Remote/local setting: Set the remote control switch. If

you set it to REMOTE, also set the setup menu item INTERFACE SELECT >REMOTE I/F (“REMOTE” and the connector used appear on the display).

Menu setting Display Audio recording

format

2ch×16bit 2CH 16BIT 2 channels/16 bits 4ch×16bit 4CH 16BIT 4 channels/16 bits

Recording Timecode and User Bit Values

There are the following two ways of recording timecode: Internal Preset mode: This records the output of the

internal timecode generator, set beforehand to an initial value. The following run modes can be selected.

• Free Run: Timecode advances continually.

• Rec Run: Timecode advances only during recording.

Internal Regen mode: This records the output of the

internal timecode generator, initialized to timecode following continuously upon the timecode of the last frame of the last clip on the disc.

To record timecode after setting an initial value (Internal Preset)

To set an initial value

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To set the video and audio recording formats

To set the video recording format

Set the video bit rate (compression method) by setting OPERATIONAL FUNCTION >REC FORMAT in the setup menu to one of the following.

Menu setting/display Video bit rate

HQ VBR 35 Mbps SP CBR 25 Mbps LP VBR 18 Mbps

Recording

Make the following settings in the function menu.

• Set CNTR SEL on the HOME page to “TC”.

• Set TC MODE on page P1 to “PRESET”.

Press the DISPLAY button to maximize the monitor video section.

Press the MENU button.

The system menu appears on the display.

Select “TC PRESET” using the M/MARK1 button or m/MARK2 button, then press the ,/OUT button.

The TC PRESET MODE screen appears.

The UB PRESET MODE screen appears.

TC PRESET MODE

TCG 00:00:00:00

INC/DEC : ( )( )KEY SHIFT : ( )( )KEY CLEAR : RESET KEY DATA SAVE : SET KEY ABORT : MENU KEY

Use the arrow buttons and the RESET button to set the initial timecode value.

</IN button or ,/OUT button: Select the digit to

change (it flashes).

M/MARK1 button or m/MARK2 button: Change

the value of the selected digit.

RESET button: Reset all digits to 0.

To cancel the timecode setting

Press the MENU button.

Press the SET button.

The message “NOW SAVING...” appears, and the timecode set in step 5 is displayed. If RUN MODE on page P1 of the function menu is set to “FREE RUN”, timecode begins to advance from the initial value you just set.

UB PRESET MODE

UBG 00:00:00:00

INC/DEC : ( )( )KEY SHIFT : ( )( )KEY CLEAR : RESET KEY DATA SAVE : SET KEY ABORT : MENU KEY

Use the arrow buttons and the RESET button to set the user bits.

</IN button or ,/OUT button: Select the digit to

change (it flashes).

M/MARK1 button or m/MARK2 button: Change

the value of the selected digit.

RESET button: Reset all digits to 0.

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

To cancel the user bits setting

Press the MENU button.

Press the SET button.

The message “NOW SAVING...” appears, and the user bits set in step 3 are displayed.

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To set timecode to the current time

Set RUN MODE on page P1 of the function menu to “FREE RUN”, and set DF/NDF to “DF”.

Carry out steps 1 to 5 of the previous section “To record timecode after setting an initial value (Internal Preset)” to set the timecode to a time slightly ahead of the current time.

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

To set user bits

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

Set CNTR SEL on the HOME page of the function menu to “UB”.

Carry out steps 2 to 4 of the previous section “To record timecode after setting an initial value (Internal Preset)” (see page 40).

To record timecode that follows sequentially upon the last recorded timecode (Internal Regen)

You can record timecode so that it is continuous from one clip to the next on the disc. Set TC MODE on page P1 of the function menu to “REGEN”. When this setting is in force, the unit reads the timecode of the last frame of the last recorded clip on the disc before starting to record, and internally generates timecode that follows upon the recorded timecode. In this case, the setting of DF/NDF on page P1 of the function menu is ignored. New timecode is recorded in the drop-frame mode of the last recorded timecode on the disc.

Carrying Out Recording

One recording segment (from the start to the end of recording) is called a “clip”.

See Chapter 4 “Scene Selection” for more information about clips.

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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.

by specifying a number of seconds after the first frame. The selection range is 0 seconds (0 SEC) to 10 seconds (10 SEC).

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To set shot marks

A SHOT MARK1 essence mark or SHOT MARK2 essence mark is set if you hold down the MARK2 button and press the SET button during recording. If the unit is set up to display superimposed text information

(see page 34), “SHOTMARK1” or “SHOTMARK2” appears every time you set an essence mark. When SHOT MARK1 or SHOT MARK2 essence marks are set, you can search for the shot marks by displaying thumbnails of the frames at those positions You can also use shot mark positions as edit points during scene selection operations

(see page 61).

You can also set shot marks during playback. See page 44 for the procedure.

M/MARK1 or m/

(see page 47).

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 section.)

• 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. For details, see

“Handling of Discs When Recording Does Not End Normally (Salvage Functions)” on page 38.

To specify the frame to use as the thumbnail image

You can display a list of thumbnails of all clips on a disc, and use it to check the recorded content When the unit is shipped from the factory, it is set up to display the first frame of each clip as the thumbnail. As required, you can select another frame to display as the thumbnail. For example, if there are several seconds of color bars recorded at the start of the clip, selecting a frame after the end of the recording of color bars can make it easier to identify the clip.

(see page 45).

You can use META DATA >INDEX POSITION in the setup menu to select the position of the thumbnail image

Recording

Playback

This section describes playback of video and audio on the unit.

Before starting playback, make the following settings and adjustments. Selection of time data to display: Select with CNTR SEL

on page P1 of the function menu.

Selection of audio channels to monitor: Select with

MONI CH and MONI SEL on page P1 of the function menu.

Volume adjustment of the monitor audio: Adjust with

the LEVEL knob.

Remote/local setting: Set the remote control switch. If

you set it to REMOTE, also set the setup menu item INTERFACE SELECT >REMOTE I/F (“REMOTE” and the connector used appear on the display).

Playback Operation

This section describes the following types of playback:

Normal playback: Playback at normal 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 “Loading and Unloading a Disc” on page 37.

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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 position.

After recording

The unit stops at the position where recording ended. 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.

After disc insertion

The unit stops at the position of the disc when it was most recently ejected. 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 REC INH on the HOME page of the function menu is set to “ON”. The REC INH indicator may light when neither of the above is 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.

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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.

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 display.

Playback

To carry out playback again, move back to the desired clip using the PREV button, jog dial or shuttle dial.

To set shot marks

While playing back a disc, you can set essence marks such as SHOT MARK1 and SHOT MARK2 in desired frames. To set a SHOT MARK1 or SHOT MARK2, hold down the M/MARK1 or m/MARK2 button and press the SET button.

Note

To erase or change essence marks, use the supplied PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software.

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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 to +2 times normal speed. To carry out playback in jog mode, proceed as follows.

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Press the SHUTTLE button, turning it on.

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

Playback in shuttle mode starts.

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

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turn the shuttle dial. If you want it to enter shuttle mode only when you press the SHUTTLE button, set OPERATIONAL FUNCTION >SEARCH ENABLE in the setup menu to “VIA SEARCH KEY”.

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.

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.

Normally, the unit enters jog mode as soon as you turn the jog dial. If you want it to enter jog mode only when you press the JOG button, set OPERATIONAL FUNCTION >SEARCH ENABLE in the setup menu to “VIA SEARCH KEY”.

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 ±20 times normal speed. To carry out playback in shuttle mode, proceed as follows.

Playback in variable-speed mode

In variable-speed mode, you can control the speed of playback in the range of –1 to +2 times normal speed. To carry out playback in variable-speed mode, proceed as follows.

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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.

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

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.

Searching for Clips With Thumbnails (Thumbnail Search)

In any of the following screens, you can press the THUMBNAIL button to return to the original screen.

To select a thumbnail image and start playback

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You can display thumbnail images (index pictures) of all clips on the disc, and use them to cue up a desired clip.

To display a list of thumbnail images

With the SUB CLIP button off, press the THUMBNAIL button, turning it on. A list appears showing thumbnails of 12 clips on the disc, including the clip being currently played back. (In the following description, this is referred to as the “thumbnail screen”.)

Name of currently selected clip

Thumbnail (index picture) of currently selected clip

Recording date and time of selected clip

Sixth clip is selected from a total of 34 clips.

Total length of selected clip

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Do one of the following to select the thumbnail of the clip you want to cue up.

• Press the arrow buttons.

• Turn the jog or shuttle dial.

• Press the PREV or NEXT button: Move to the previous or next thumbnail.

• Press the TOP (SHIFT + PREV) or END (SHIFT + NEXT) button: Move to the first or last thumbnail.

• Holding down the SHIFT button, press the M/ MARK1 or m/MARK2 button: Display the previous or next page.

Press the SET button or the PLAY button.

If you press the SET button, a still image appears showing the first frame of the selected clip. If you press the PLAY button, playback starts from the first frame of the selected clip.

Note

The factory default setting for the clip thumbnail is such that the first frame of the clip is used as the thumbnail but you can change this setting so that any desired frame is used as the clip thumbnail (see

change a thumbnail image (index picture)” (page

46)). However, clip list playback always starts from

the first frame, regardless of the thumbnail.

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Clip information (recording date and time, initial timecode, total length, and so on)

a) When a title has been assigned to a clip (see page 56), the title is enclosed

in double quotation marks, for example “TITLE00001”.

b) A mark is shown to indicate that the thumbnail (index picture) is not the

first frame of the clip. (See

“To change a thumbnail image (index

picture)” on page 46.)

To return to the original screen

Press the THUMBNAIL button, turning it off.

To change the clip information displayed in the thumbnail list

With the thumbnail list displayed, proceed as follows.

Press the CLIP MENU (SHIFT + SUB CLIP) button or the MENU button to display the clip menu.

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Press the M/MARK1 button or m/MARK2 button to select CLIP INFORMATION.

Press the SET button.

A list of CLIP INFORMATION items appears.

DATE: Date and time of recording TIME CODE: Timecode of the first frame in the clip DURATION: Recording time SEQUENCE NUMBER: Thumbnail sequence

number

See “To select a thumbnail image and start playback” (page 45) for more information about sequence thumbnail numbers.

Press the PLAY button or use the jog or shuttle dial to play back the clip and display the frame that you want to use as the thumbnail image.

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“TIME CODE” is selected when the unit is shipped from the factory.

Press the M/MARK1 or m/MARK2 button to select an item that you want to display as part of the clip information, and then press the SET button.

The selected item is displayed as clip information under the thumbnail image.

To change a thumbnail image (index picture)

With the thumbnail list displayed, proceed as follows.

Press the CLIP MENU (SHIFT + SUB CLIP) button or the MENU button to display the clip menu.

Press the M/MARK1 button, m/MARK2 button , </ IN button, or ,/OUT button to select SET INDEX PICTURE.

Press the SET button.

“SET INDEX” appears in the upper left of the screen.

Select the clip whose thumbnail you want to change (you can do this with the same operations as step

“To select a thumbnail image and start playback” (see page 45)).

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To cancel the thumbnail image change

Press the RESET button.

Press the SET button.

This returns you to the thumbnail list. The specified image appears as the thumbnail of the selected clip. A mark is shown to indicate that the thumbnail is not the first frame of the clip.

Mark indicating that the thumbnail is not the first frame

Note

When you press the SET button or the PLAY button after selecting a clip with this mark displayed, the clip is not cued up to the position of the thumbnail. It is always cued up to the first frame.

Press the SET button.

An enlargement of the current thumbnail image appears.

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Searching With the Expand Function

The expand function allows you to divide a selected clip into 12 blocks, and to display thumbnails of the first frame in each block in the thumbnail list. This function is available whenever the thumbnail list is displayed. This function allows you to quickly review the content of the selected clip, and to search efficiently for a target scene. You can repeat the expand operation up to three times (t 12 blocks t 144 blocks t 1,728 blocks).

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Proceed as follows.

The maximum number of blocks may be larger than 1728 when the recorded duration of the clip is short. In this case, the frame interval of expanded thumbnails is fixed at 1 frame. This allows you to view expanded thumbnails at equal intervals.

To execute the expand function

With the thumbnail list displayed, select the clip that contains the scene that you want to find.

Press the EXPAND (F5) button.

The selected clip is divided into 12 blocks, and the first frame of each block appears in the thumbnail list.

Number of block

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The essence mark selection screen appears.

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As required, repeat step 2 once or twice.

Note

Thumbnails cannot be further divided once their duration reaches 1 frame.

To return to the thumbnail list screen of the previous level

Hold down the SHIFT button and press the EXPAND button.

To return to the thumbnail list screen

Press the RESET button.

When you find the thumbnail of the target scene, press the SET button or the PLAY button.

If you press the SET button, a still image appears showing the selected frame. If you press the PLAY button, playback starts from the selected frame.

Essence marks not recorded on the disc are displayed in gray.

To return to the thumbnail list screen

Press the RESET button.

Press the PREV or NEXT button, or press the M/ MARK1 button or m/MARK2 button, to select the desired essence mark.

Press the SET button.

A list appears showing the frames which contain the selected essence mark.

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Indi

cates that this is a list of frames containing the essence mark (SHOT MARK1)

Frame information (recording date and time, timecode, or total length)

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Currently selected SHOT MARK1 frame

Sixth frame is selected from a total of 36 SHOT MARK1 frame

Press the CHAPTER (F4) button.

The CHAPTER screen appears, showing thumbnails of the frames where the shot marks are set. “S1” and “S2” marks on thumbnails indicate frames where SHOT MARK1 and SHOT MARK2 marks are set. Thumbnails without a mark are frames where REC START marks are set.

Recording date and time of the clip containing the selected frame

Select the clip whose thumbnail you want to change (you can do this with the same operations as step

“To select a thumbnail image and start playback” (see page 45)).

Press the SET button or the PLAY button.

If you press the SET button, a still image appears showing selected essence mark frame. If you press the PLAY button, playback starts from the selected essence mark frame.

Time from selected shot mark to next shot mark

Searching With the Chapter Function

When a clip contains shot marks, you can display them as chapter thumbnails.

See “To set shot marks” (page 42) about how to set shot marks.

Select the clip whose thumbnail you want to change (you can do this with the same operations as step

“To select a thumbnail image and start playback” (see page 45)).

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Press the SET button or the PLAY button.

If you press the SET button, a still image appears showing selected shot mark frame. If you press the PLAY button, playback starts from the selected shot mark frame.

To delete shot marks at chapter positions

You can delete shot marks (SHOT MARK1 and SHOT MARK2) at chapter positions in the CHAPTER screen. (REC START essence marks cannot be deleted.)

With the CHAPTER screen visible, press the CLIP MENU (SHIFT + SUB CLIP) button or MENU button to display the clip menu.

Select DELETE SHOT MARK.

“DELETE SHOT MARK” appears in the upper left of the screen.

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With the thumbnail list visible, select the thumbnail of the clip that contains the scenes you want.

An “S” mark appears in the upper right of the thumbnails of clips which have shot marks set.

“S” mark

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Select the thumbnail image of the shot mark position to delete.

Press the SET button.

A message appears, asking for confirmation of the deletion.

Press OK to execute the deletion or CANCEL to cancel it, and then press the SET button.

Clip List Playback

You can play back clips in the same order as in a clip list created using the scene selection function.

See Chapter 4 for more information about scene selection.

Playing back in clip list order

Proceed as follows.

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

Press the SUB CLIP button, turning it on.

Press the PLAY button.

Name of current clip list

Sub clip information (date and time of creation, initial timecode, playback time)

Currently selected sub clip

Sixth frame is selected from

a total of 34 sub clips

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

Notes

• Stop the unit before using the SUB CLIP button. Press the STOP button if a message appears telling you to stop the unit.

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

To cue up with sub clip thumbnail images

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

Press the SUB CLIP button and the THUMBNAIL button, turning them on.

Thumbnails of the first frames in the sub clips appear.

Recording date and time of clip list

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

quotation marks, for example “SAKURA”.

To return to the previous screen

Press the THUMBNAIL button, turning it off.

Select the clip whose thumbnail you want to change (you can do this with the same operations as step

“To select a thumbnail image and start playback” (see page 45)).

Press the SET button or the PLAY button.

If you press the SET button, a still image appears showing the first frame of the selected sub clip. If you press the PLAY button, playback starts from the first frame of the selected sub clip.

Note

In clip lists, the first frame of the sub clip (the In point frame) is always displayed as the thumbnail.

Total playback time of sub clips in the clip list

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Repeat Playback

You can perform repeat playback for normal and clip list playback. To perform repeat playback, set OPERATIONAL FUNCTION >REPEAT MODE in the setup menu to “ON” (a REPEAT indicator appears in the display), and then proceed as follows.

Insert a disc.

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

Playback

To perform repeat playback for clip list playback, load a clip list into the current clip list and then press the SUB CLIP 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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Repeat playback begins the unit is powered on if it is powered on with a disc loaded and OPERATIONAL FUNCTION >REPEAT MODE in the setup menu set to “ON”. Clip list playback starts from the first sub clip in the clip list.

To start repeat playback from the device connected to the REMOTE (9P) connector

Set OPERATIONAL FUNCTION >REPEAT MODE in the setup menu to “ON”, and then send the command to start repeat playback from the external device.

Notes

• Locked clips are deleted along with other clips.

• Clips cannot be locked or unlocked when the Write Inhibit tab of the disc is set to the recording disabled position, or when “REC INH” on the HOME page of the function menu is set to “ON”.

With the SUB CLIP button off, press the THUMBNAIL button, turning it on.

The thumbnails of the clips on the disc appear.

Select the clip to lock (you can do this with the same operations as step 1 of and start playback” (see page 45)).

Clip to be locked

“To select a thumbnail image

For details of commands, refer to the REMOTE (9-pin) Protocol Manual for the PDW series (not supplied).

To stop repeat playback

Do one of the following.

• Set OPERATIONAL FUNCTION >REPEAT MODE in the setup menu to “OFF”.

• 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 (9P) connector on this unit, send a command other than the repeat playback start command to this unit.

Note

The unit enters search mode when you conduct a search, and stop mode at the end of the disc.

Locking (Write-protecting) Clips

In the thumbnail screen, you can lock them so that they cannot be deleted or altered. Locking prevents the following operations on clips.

• Deletion

• Renaming by FAM or FTP

• Changing the thumbnail image (index picture)

• Adding and deleting shot marks

Press the MENU button.

The CLIP menu appears.

Use the V/MARK1 or v/MARK2 button to select “LOCK/UNLOCK CLIP”, and then press the SET button.

A lock confirmation screen appears. This screen displays clip names and clip titles.

To cancel the lock operation and return to the THUMBNAIL screen

Select “CANCEL”, and then press the SET button. Press the RESET or MENU button.

With OK selected, press the SET button.

Playback

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

Locked clips cannot be deleted or set the thumbnail image (index picture) and so on. Unlock the clip if you want to perform any of these operations.

To lock clips with a shortcut operation

After carrying out step 2 in the procedure, press the STOP button with the SHIFT button held down (shortcut operation). You can lock clips without displaying the CLIP MENU.

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).

Notes

• Clips cannot be deleted when the Write Inhibit tab of the disc is set to the recording disabled position, or when “REC INH” on the HOME page of the function menu 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.

• If the deletion target clip is referenced by the current clip list, all of the referenced sub clips, and only those sub clips, are deleted simultaneously.

With the SUB CLIP button off, press the THUMBNAIL button, turning it on.

The thumbnails of the clips on the disc appear.

Select the clip to delete. (You can do this with the same operations as step 1 of

and start playback” (see page 45)).

“To select a thumbnail image

Clip to be deleted

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To lock all clips

Carry out steps 1 and 3 of “Locking Clips” to display the CLIP MENU.

Use the V/MARK1 or the v/MARK2 button to select LOCK OR DELETE ALL CLIPS, and then press the b/OUT button.

A submenu screen appears.

Select “LOCK ALL CLIPS”, and then press the SET button.

A confirmation screen appears.

With “OK” selected, press the SET button.

All clips are locked.

To unlock all clips

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

Deleting Clips

Press the MENU button.

The CLIP menu appears.

Use the V/MARK1 or the v/MARK2 button to select “DELETE CLIP”, and then press the SET button.

A deletion confirmation screen appears and then thumbnails of four frames (the first frame, intermediate frame 1, intermediate frame 2, and the last frame) in the target clip appear. At the same time, the clip name, title, date and time of creation, and duration appear. One of the following messages appears, 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?”

• 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.)

You can delete selected clips while checking their content.

Playback

To cancel the deletion and return to the CLIP MENU

Select “CANCEL”, and then press the SET button. Press the RESET or MENU button.

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Use the V/MARK1 button to select “OK”, and then press the SET button.

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

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

After step 2, press the RESET button with the SHIFT button held down (shortcut operation). The clip deletion screen appears directly, without displaying the CLIP MENU.

To delete all clips

With the SUB CLIP button off, press the THUMBNAIL button, turning it on.

Thumbnails of the clips on the disc appear.

Press the MENU button.

The CLIP menu appears.

Use the V/MARK1 button to select “CLIP INFORMATION”, and then press the SET button.

A sub menu appears.

Use the v/MARK2 button to select “SEQUENCE NUMBER”, and then press the SET button.

As shown in the following figure, sequential numbers are assigned to thumbnails.

Carry out steps 1 and 3 of “Deleting Clips” to display the CLIP MENU.

Use the V/MARK1 or the v/MARK2 buttons to select “LOCK OR DELETE ALL CLIPS”, and then press the b/OUT button.

A sub menu appears.

Select “DELETE ALL CLIPS”, and then press the SET button.

A deletion confirmation screen appears.

To execute the deletion, use the V button to select “OK”, and then press the SET button.

All clips are deleted. However, locked clips are not deleted. If all clips have been deleted, you return from the thumbnail screen to the original screen.

Assigning Sequence Numbers to Thumbnails

You can assign sequence numbers to displayed thumbnails.

Playback

Scene Selection

Overview

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.

• With the scene selection function, you create clip lists (edit data). The clips themselves are not changed, so you can repeat the operation as often as you like.

• Clip lists created with the scene selection function can be played back on this unit.

• The scene selection function makes it easy to carry out operations such as adding material in clip units, adding parts of clips, adding by chapter, reordering the playback order, modifying In and Out points, and deletion, all on this unit.

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

Chapter

Chapter 4 Scene Selection

Overview

Flow of scene selection editing

Disc

Record material or insert disc containing recorded material into this unit

PDW-F330/F350

ACCESS

NETWORK

LOCAL

REMOTE

LEVEL

PHONES

CH 1 CH 2 CH 3 CH 4

CHAPTER

SUB

THUMB

EXPAND

SET

CLIP

NAIL

PAGEDISPLAY

CLIP

ESSENCE

MARK

PREV NEXTPLAY STOP

KEY INHI

PRESET

SHIFT

TOP

F REV F FWD

PDW-F30

RESET

END

STANDBY

EJECT

VAR

MARK1

OUTIN

JOG

MARK2

TS REC

SHUTTLE

To edit a clip list on the disc

Load a clip list (see page 68)

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Create and edit a clip list

Sub

• Including a sub clip in the current clip list (see page 58)

• Reordering sub clips (see page 63)

• Changing sub clip In and Out points (trimming) (see

page 64)

Clip 1 Clip 2 Clip 3 Clip 4

Recorded material

Select clips

clip 1

Clip list 1

clip 2

Sub clip 3

• Deleting sub clips (see page 65)

Save the clip list to disc (see page 66)

Play back the clip list (see page 49)

ACCESS

NETWORK

LOCAL

REMOTE

LEVEL

PHONES

CH 1 CH 2 CH 3 CH 4

Clip 1

Clip 2 Clip 3

PAGEDISPLAY

PRESET

CHAPTER

EXPAND

KEY INHI

SHIFT

MARK1

SUB

THUMB

SET

RESET

CLIP

NAIL

CLIP

ESSENCE

MARK2

MARK

PREV NEXTPLAY STOP

TOP

END

F REV F FWD

STANDBY

PDW-F30

Clip list 1

Disc

EJECT

VAR

OUTIN

JOG

TS REC

SHUTTLE

Sub clip 1

Sub clip 2

Play back clip list

Sub clip 3

Overview

Clips

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

Recording

start point of

clip 2

Recording end

point of clip 2

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. The following figure shows the relation between clips and sub clips.

Clips on disc

Clip 1

(C0001)

Clip 2 (C0002)

Clip 3

(C0003)

Clip 4

(C0004)

Clip 1

(C0001)

Clip number

Clip 2

(C0002)

Clip 3

(C0003)

Clip 4

(C0004)

Instead of using clip numbers, you can manage clips by assigning clip titles. For details, see “Assigning Clip Titles” (page 56).

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 numbers beginning with E, for example E0001. Up to 99 clip lists can be saved on a disc.

Clip list number

Clip list (E0001)

Sub clip 1 Sub clip 2 Sub clip 3

In the above example, the whole of clip 2 has been added as sub clip 1, and the whole of clip 4 has been added as sub clip 2. Sub clip 3 is part of clip 3. Therefore, when clip list E0001 is played back, clip 4 is played after clip 2, and then the part of clip 3 shown in gray color is played.

Clip list editing (current clip list)

To edit a clip lists, you need to load the clip from the disc into the internal 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.

Unit memory

Current clip list

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

SAVE Mm LOAD

t Clip list playback

and thumbnail display

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Thumbnails of sub clips in the selected clip list

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.

Overview

Assigning Clip Titles

CLIP AUTO TITLING

When the setup menu item OPERATIONAL FUNCTION >CLIP TITLE >AUTO TITLE is set to “ENABLE”, titles are displayed instead of clip numbers for all clips recorded after the setting is made.

Clip title

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Titles are made up of a prefix of up to 10 characters and a 5-digit number. The factory default prefix is “TITLE”, and the initial value of the number is 00001. Therefore, the title of the first clip created with the “ENABLE” setting is “TITLE00001”. The number is incremented for each subsequent clip.

See “System Menu” (page 79) in Chapter 6 for more information about the setup menu.

To switch to clip number display

Set CLIP TITLE >AUTO TITLE to “DISABLE”. Clip numbers are displayed for all clips recorded after the setting is made.

PREFIX NUMERIC

SHIFT: ( )( )( )( )KEY INC/DEC: JOG DIAL TO MENU: MENU KEY

PREFIX: Prefix (up to 5 alphanumeric characters and

symbols)

NUMERIC: Initial value of the number (00001 to

99999)

Enter the prefix and initial number.

To select the item to set and the character to set (it

flashes): Use the arrow buttons.

To select a character to enter at the selected

position: Turn the jog dial.

To return the settings to the factory defaults: Press

the RESET button.

When you are finished entering the prefix and initial number, press the SET button.

The message “NOW SAVING...” appears, the title is saved, and the menu disappears from the screen.

To clear the menu from the screen without saving a title

Press the MENU button twice.

_ TITLE _ 00001

Notes

• Titles are displayed instead of clip numbers for clips that have titles.

• Use the CLIP STATUS screen of the disc menu (see page 91) if you want to check the clip number of a clip that has a title.

To assign clip titles

You can set the clip title prefix and the initial clip title number to arbitrary values. For example, if you set the prefix to “SCENE” and the initial number to 00100, the next clip to be created will have the title “SCENE-00100”.

Select OPERATIONAL FUNCTION >CLIP TITLE >TITLE in the setup menu, and then press the ,/ OUT button.

The CLIP AUTO TITLING screen appears.

Note

If you return the initial number to the default value after creating several clips, and then continue recording, clips with the same titles may be created.

Assigning User-Defined Clip and Clip List Names

The following standard format names are assigned automatically to clips and clip lists that are created or recorded by XDCAM devices.

Clips: C0001 to C0300 Clip lists: E0001E01 to E0099E01

You can use the supplied PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software to assign user-defined names instead of the standard format names. You can assigned user-defined names instead of the standard format names. Assigning meaningful names to clips and clip lists can facilitate file management. You can also use this unit's “AUTO TITLING” function to assign user-defined names to clips.

Overview

To assign clip names on this unit

The title assigned to clip becomes its clip name (file name).

Note

When the first letter of the title setting on the CLIP TITLE menu is a space or period (.), the clip name is the title string minus the first letter.

C0001.MXF

TITLE00001

When sub item “AUTO NAMING” is set to “C****”

TITLE00001.MXF

TITLE00001

When sub item “AUTO NAMING” is set to “title”

Set OPERATIONAL FUNCTION >CLIP TITLE >AUTO TITLE in the setup menu to “ENABLE” page 82).

Set OPERATIONAL FUNCTION >FILE NAMING >AUTO NAMING to “free”.

(see

To enable clip and clip list renaming by FAM

Carry out step 2 “To assign clip names on this unit”. 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 74). To change clip names, execute the “Rename” command for a file in the Clip folder with the extension “.MXF”. The extension “.MXF” cannot be changed.

Fuji.MXF

Clip renaming by FAM is enabled

To change clip list names, execute the “Rename” command for a file in the Edit folder with the extension “.

SMI”.

The extension “. SMI” cannot be changed.

Sakura.SMI

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You are now able to use clips and clip lists with userdefined names.

Set OPERATIONAL FUNCTION >FILE NAMING >AUTO NAMING to “title”.

C****: Assign standard format clip names

automatically.

title: Assign clip titles as clip names.

OPERATIONAL FUNCTION FILE NAMING AUTO NAMING .title * C****

title

SETUP MENU

The same name will now be given to newly recorded clips.

Clip list renaming by FAM is enabled

To check clip names

Press the THUMBNAIL button to display the thumbnail screen, and select the clip whose name you want to check. The name of the selected clip appears at the upper left of the screen. However, when a title has been assigned to a clip, display of the title takes priority. Titles are displayed enclosed in double quotation marks (“ ”).

See “To display a list of thumbnail images” (page 45) for more information about the thumbnail screen.

Note

Clip names, clip list names, and titles are converted as follows for display in the thumbnail screen and the CLIP menu.

• If the names are longer than 15 characters, only the first

9 characters and the last 5 characters are displayed. Other characters are converted into s.

• Lowercase characters are converted into uppercase.

• Kanji and other multibyte characters, and some

alphabetic symbols, are converted into s characters.

Overview

Sequences of multiple s characters is converted into single s characters. The following alphabetic symbols can be displayed. : . ? ! # * / ( ) + - & @ = < > % " ; _

Display example

JumpingDolphin_No103

JUMPINGDOsNO103

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Creating Clip Lists

Select the desired clip, to include it in the current clip list as a sub clip. There are two ways to select clips.

• Select from the thumbnail screen.

You can select the desired clips from the thumbnail screen. You can also select continuous clips at a time. In addition, you can use the Expand function to specify a range to add in a clip or to load and add a clip with a chapter registered.

• Select while playing back and searching.

You can select the scene to use while viewing the video (quick scene selection).

Before starting

Insert a disc containing recorded clips into the unit.

Including Clips Selected in the Thumbnail Screen in the Clip List

SUB CLIP button

CHAPTER button

EXPAND button

THUMBNAIL button

MENU button

SET button

RESET button

ACCESS

NETWORK

LOCAL

REMOTE

LEVEL

CH 1 CH 2 CH 3 CH 4

PHONES

SHIFT button

CHAPTER

EXPAND

PAGE DISPLAY

PREV NEXTPLAY STOP

KEY INHI

PRESET

SHIFT

TOP

PREV button

PLAY button

NEXT button

SUB

THUMB

SET

RESET

CLIP

NAIL

CLIP

ESSENCE

MARK

END

F REV F FWD

STOP button

MARK1

OUTIN

MARK2

TS REC

STANDBY

Arrow buttons (M/MARK1, m/ MARK2, </IN button, ,/OUT button)

VAR

JOG

SHUTTLE

Jog dial

Proceed as follows.

With the SUB CLIP button unlit, press the THUMBNAIL button, lighting it.

Thumbnails of the clips on the disc appear. (In the following description, this is referred to as the “thumbnail screen”. )

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Creating Clip Lists

Press the MENU button.

The CLIP menu appears (see page 67). (If no clip list is loaded in the current clip list, a screen as shown in step 3 appears.)

+NAME: Name of the clip list, or a user-defined name You can use the supplied PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software to assign titles to clip lists.

Use the M/MARK1 or m/MARK2 button to select a clip list number such as E0001, and then press the SET button.

This returns to the thumbnail screen.

Press the SUB CLIP button.

The clip list window appears. If you selected NEW FILE in step 4, the display shows the state with no clips loaded as shown below. Select NEW FILE to create a new clip list.

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Use the M/MARK1 or m/MARK2 button to select LOAD CLIP LIST, and then press the SET button.

A clip list selection screen appears. For an already created clip list, the details including the creation date appear, and for an empty clip list, “NEW FILE” appears.

Display Item types

Press the ,/OUT button to switch the display.

To select the type of clip list information to display

Press the ,/OUT button. Each press of the button switches the display in the order Date >Title >Name. The following informantion is displayed for display item types +DATE: Date and time when the clip list was created

or last modified

+TITLE: Title assigned to the clip list

Press the MENU button.

The CLIP menu appears.

Use the M/MARK1 or m/MARK2 button to select “ADD”, and then press the SET button.

The scene selection window appears. (Subsequently, this entire screen is called the “scene selection window”.)

Creating Clip Lists

Use the arrow buttons or 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 M/MARK1 or m/MARK2 button with the

SHIFT button held down: Switches to the

previous or next page. Does not switch when there is only one page.

Press the </IN button or ,/OUT button with the

SHIFT button held down: Selects continuous

multiple clips.

To display the total duration of the current clip list after the addition of the selected clips

When you press the SHIFT button, the total duration

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of the selected clips is displayed, along with the total duration of the clip list after the addition of the selected clips. This allows you to check the new total duration before making the addition.

Press the SET button.

An I-shaped cursor appears in the lower part of the scene selection window.

Press the RESET button to return to the state of step 8.

Use the arrow buttons or jog dial to move the I-shaped cursor to the desired position.

You can also move the I-shaped cursor with the following operations. Press the PREV or NEXT button: Moves the cursor

to the previous or next sub clip.

Press the PREV or NEXT button with the SHIFT

button held down: Moves the cursor to the first

or last sub clip.

Press M/MARK1 or m/MARK2 button: Moves to

the 4th previous or 4th next sub clip.

Thumbnails of the sub clips already added to the current clip list

Repeat steps 8 to 11 until you have added all of the desired clips to the current clip list.

You can add the same clip as a sub clip any number of times.

When you have finished selecting all the clips you want, press the SET button without pressing the SHIFT button.

This closes the scene selection window, and the screen returns to the CLIP menu.

To close the CLIP menu

Press the RESET button.

Save the current clip list to disc.

See “Saving the Current Clip List to Disc” (page 66).

Total duration of sub clips in the current clip list

Cursor (shows insertion position of next sub clip)

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

All the clips selected in step 8 are added to the current clip list as sub clips and the scene selection window shows thumbnails of registered sub clips. At the same time, the cursor disappears and you can select a new clip.

Creating Clip Lists

Notes

• Unless the current clip list has been saved to disc, its

contents will be lost when the unit is powered off or the disc is ejected. After creating a clip list, be sure to save it. An asterisk (*) appears after the date and time of creation when a clip list has not been saved to disc.

Note

Even if you select several thumbnails, they are added to the clip list as one continuous sub clip.

To add sub clips using the chapter function

The chapter function allows a thumbnail to be displayed for each shot mark recorded within a clip.

Asterisk appears when clip list has not been saved to disc.

• Even when a clip whose thumbnail is not the first frame is added to a clip list, the thumbnail displayed in the clip list is always the first frame as a thumbnail.

To add sub clips using the expand function

You can include a part of a sub clip in the current clip list by dividing the content of the sub clip into parts and displaying thumbnails of the parts.

For details, see Chapter 3 “Searching With the Expand Function” (page 46).

Proceed as follows.

After carrying out step 8 of the procedure in “Including Clips Selected in the Thumbnail Screen in the Clip List” (page 58), press the EXPAND (F5) button.

Thumbnails of the target clip divided into eight equal parts appear in the upper portion of the scene selection window.

To vary the expansion ratio

Each time you press the EXPAND button changes the ratio through the sequence ×8 t ×64 t ×512. To return to the previous setting, hold down the SHIFT button and press the EXPAND button.

To cancel the expand display

Press the RESET button. You return to the scene selection window.

For details, see Chapter 3 “Searching for Frames With Essence Marks” (page 47).

Carry out step 8 of the procedure in “Including Clips Selected in the Thumbnail Screen in the Clip List” (page 58). An “S” mark appears in the upper right of thumbnails where short marks have been set. Select one of these thumbnails and press the CHAPTER button.

This displays thumbnails of chapters of the specified clip in the upper portion of the scene selection window.

Carry out steps 8 to 12 of the procedure in “Including Clips Selected in the Thumbnail Screen in the Clip List” (page 58) to include thumbnails of the scenes you want to include in the clip list.

The section from the selected thumbnail to the next thumbnail is included as a sub clip.

Save the current clip list to disc.

For details, see “Saving the Current Clip List to Disc” (page 66).

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Carry out steps 8 to 12 of the procedure in “Including Clips Selected in the Thumbnail Screen in the Clip List” (page 58) to include thumbnails of the portions you want to include in the clip list.

The section from the selected thumbnail to the next thumbnail is included as a sub clip.

Save the current clip list to disc.

For details, see “Saving the Current Clip List to Disc” (page 66).

When you select several chapter thumbnails, they are added to the clip list as a single sub clip.

Quick Scene Selection (Adding Sub Clips During Recording, Playback, or Search)

Before starting, load the clip list to which you want to add a sub clip into the current clip list

(see page 68).

Creating Clip Lists

You can use a trimming operation (see page 64) to change In and Out points set by the quick scene selection function.

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With the </IN button or ,/OUT button held down, press the RESET button.

Holding down the SHIFT button, press the SET button.

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With the SUB CLIP 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.

Use the jog and shuttle dials.

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

An In point is set, and the IN indicator lights. If the unit is set up to superimpose character information on the display

(see page 34), the In point

timecode appears.

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.

Clips recorded on the disc

Clip 1

Clip 2 Clip 3

In point Out point

Sub clip 1

Repeat steps 1 to 4 until you have added all of the clips

Sub clip 2 Sub clip 3

you want to the current clip list.

Save the current clip list to disc.

For details, see “Saving the Current Clip List to Disc” (page 66).

In the same way, search for the point you want to set as the Out point, and then hold down the ,/OUT button and press the SET button.

An Out point is set, and the OUT indicator lights. If the unit is set up to superimpose character information on the display timecode appears.

To check the In point or Out point

The timecode of the In or Out point that you have set appears when you press the </IN button or the ,/ OUT button. An image of the In point is cued up if you hold down the </IN button and press the PREV button or NEXT button. An image of the Out point is cued up if you hold down the ,/OUT button and press the PREV button or NEXT button.

To check the duration

Hold down the </IN button and the ,/OUT button at the same time. The duration appears on the screen.

Creating Clip Lists

(see page 34), the Out point

Editing Clip Lists

You can select items from CLIP menus, and perform simple editing operations on clip lists and on sub clips registered in clip lists.

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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 M/MARK1 or m/MARK2 button with the

SHIFT button held down: Switches to the

previous or next page. Does not switch when there is only one page.

Press an </IN button or ,/OUT button with the

SHIFT button held down: Selects continuous

multiple clips.

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In the clip list screen, hold down the MENU button.

The CLIP menu appears.

Press the M/MARK1 or m/MARK2 button to select the edit item you want.

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If you selected “TRIM”, you can select only one sub clip.

Press the SET button.

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This allows you to carry out the editing operation selected from the CLIP menu for the selected sub clip.

Carry out the selected editing operation.

For details, see the following pages.

Reordering sub clips: Page 63 Trimming sub clips: Page 64 Deleting sub clips: Page 65 Setting the timecode: Page 65

Save the edited current clip list to disc.

For details, see “Saving the Current Clip List to Disc” (page 66).

Reordering Sub Clips

Proceed as follows.

You can carry out the following edit operations.

CLIP menu Item Description

MOVE Reorder sub clips. TRIM Change the In and Out points of

sub clips. DELETE Delete unnecessary sub clips. TC PRESET Set the first timecode of the

current clip list to any value.

Press the SET button.

A screen appears to allow you to select the target sub clip of the operation. (A timecode setting screen appears if you have selected TC PRESET.)

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

Carry out steps 1 to 5 of the procedure in “Basic Operations”

(see page 63) (select “MOVE” in step 2).

The I-shaped cursor indicating the move destination appears in the clip list window.

Use the arrow buttons or jog dial to move the I-shaped cursor to the desired position.

You can also move the cursor with the following operations. Press the PREV or NEXT button: Moves the cursor

to the previous or next sub clip.

Press the PREV or NEXT button with the SHIFT

button held down: Moves the cursor to the first

or last sub clip.

Press M/MARK1 or m/MARK2 button with the

SHIFT button held down: Switches to the

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previous or next page. Does not switch when there is only one page.

Indicates that 2nd sub clip will be moved to position of 7th sub clip.

To cancel the trim and return to the previous screen

Press the m/MARK2 button to display “OK” (the background color changes into yellow), and press the

I-shaped cursor showing position to which selected sub clip will be moved.

To return to the clip list window without moving

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any sub clip

Press the RESET button.

Press the SET button.

The CLIP MENU appears after the sub clip order changes. If you press the SHIFT + SET buttons instead of the SET button, you return to the state after step 4 in “Basic Operations”, allowing you to move another sub clip.

RESET button.

Carry out playback and search to find the new location of the In point or Out point of the selected sub clip.

At the scene where you want to set a new In or Out point, hold down the </IN button (to change the In point) or the ,/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.

Note

The IN and OUT indicators flash if you set an Out point with timecode smaller than the In point. If this occurs, set the correct timecode.

Save the current clip list to disc.

See “Saving the Current Clip List to Disc” (page 66).

Modifying the In and Out Points of Sub Clips (Trimming)

Proceed as follows.

Carry out steps 1 to 5 of the procedure in “Basic Operations” (see page 63) (select TRIM in step 2).

The first frame (In point frame) of the selected sub clip appears. In this state, you can carry out playback and search all clips on the disc.

To change both the In and Out points

Carry out steps 2 and 3 for both the In and Out points.

To reset the In or Out point

Hold down the </IN button or ,/OUT button, and 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

The In point is cued up when you hold down the </ IN button and press the PREV button or the NEXT button. The Out point is cued up when you hold down the ,/ OUT button and press the PREV button or the NEXT button.

Once you have set the new In point or Out point, press the m/MARK2 button to select “OK”.

The background color of the OK button changes to yellow.

Press the SET button.

Editing Clip Lists

The CLIP MENU appears after the trim is executed. If you press the SHIFT + SET buttons instead of the SET button, you return to the state after step 4 in “Basic Operations”, allowing you execute another trim.

Save the current clip list to disc.

By default, the start timecode (LTC) for the current clip list is set to “00:00:00:00”. To set this to a different value, proceed as follows.

Carry out steps 1 to 4 of the procedure in “Basic Operations” (see page 63) (select TC PRESET in step

2).

For details, see “Saving the Current Clip List to Disc” (page 66).

Deleting Sub Clips

Proceed as follows.

Carry out steps 1 to 5 of the procedure in “Basic Operations” (see page 63) (select DELETE in step 2).

To display the total duration of the current clip list after the addition of the selected clips

When you press the SHIFT button, the total duration of the selected clips is displayed, along with the total duration of the clip list after the deletion of the selected clips. This allows you to check the new total duration before making the deletion.

Press the SET button.

The deletion confirmation screen appears.

To return to the clip list window without deleting any sub clip

Press the RESET button.

Use the </IN or ,/OUT button to select “OK”, and then press the SET button.

The CLIP MENU appears after the deletion is executed. If you press the SHIFT + SET buttons instead of the SET button, you return to the state after step 4 in “Basic Operations”, allowing you to execute another deletion.

The timecode setting screen appears.

The timecode shown in this screen is the current initial timecode of the current clip list. If a clip list has been loaded from disc, and timecode has already been set for that clip list, then that value is displayed.

Use the </IN and ,/OUT buttons to select the digit (HOUR, MIN, SEC or FRAME) you want to set.

Use the M/MARK1 and m/MARK2 buttons or jog dial to display the value you want to set.

To cancel the timecode setting

Press the RESET button.

When you have finished setting all the digits you want, press the SET button.

The starting timecode for the current clip list is set to the specified LTC value. The count starts from that value when playback starts.

Save the current clip list to disc.

For details, see “Saving the Current Clip List to Disc” (page 66).

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Save the current clip list to disc.

For details, see “Saving the Current Clip List to Disc” (page 66).

Setting the Start Timecode for the Current Clip List

Continuous timecode is used in clip lists, regardless of the timecode of the parent clips of sub clips. Therefore, you can set the start timecode for each clip list.

The drop-frame or non-drop-frame setting of the current clip list reflects the setting of the unit at the time when one of the following operations is performed.

• Adding the first sub clip

• Setting the start timecode

Previewing the Edited Clip List

With the SUB CLIP button lit, press the PLAY button. If you are in the thumbnail screen (the THUMBNAIL button is lit), playback starts from the beginning of the selected sub clip.

Editing Clip Lists

However, if you press the SUB CLIP button to turn it off, and then press it again to light it, the playback start position is reset to the start of the clip list. With the SUB CLIP button lit, press the PLAY button. You can repeat playback of the current clip list by setting SET UP >OPERATIONAL FUNCTION >REPEAT MODE to ON.

Saving the Current Clip List to Disc

Notes

• Edited clip list data is not saved unless you carry out this operation. If you are going to use the created or edited clip list data later on, be sure to save it to disc.

• If the Write Inhibit tab on the disc is set to the recording disabled position, you cannot save the current clip list to the disc.

• It may not be possible to record because of some other reason, for example not enough free capacity on the disc.

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Proceed as follows.

Display the CLIP menu.

See “Displaying the CLIP menu” (page 67).

Use the M/MARK1 or m/MARK2 button to move the cursor to “SAVE CLIP LIST”, and then press the SET button.

A list of clip lists appears. The date of creation or the title is displayed for each clip list. “NEW FILE” is displayed for clip lists without any saved data.

To switch between title display and date of creation display

Press the ,/OUT button.

Saving the Current Clip List to Disc

For details, see “To select the type of clip list information to display” (page 59).

Use the M/MARK1 or m/MARK2 button or jog dial to select the desired clip list, and then press the ,/OUT button.

The current clip list is saved to disc.

To cancel the save

Press the MENU button.

To assign a title to a clip list

Use the supplied PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software.

For details, see the PDZ-1 online help.

Managing Clip Lists

After you create or edit a clip list, you can use the CLIP menu to save it to disc, load it from disc into unit memory, and delete it from the disc.

Displaying the CLIP menu

Hold down the SHIFT button and press the SUB CLIP button. In the thumbnail list screen and the clip list screen, you can display the CLIP menu by pressing the MENU button.

The CLIP menu items you can display and select vary with the operating state of the unit (see the following table).

Item Operation (reference page)

CLIP INFORMATION Select the information displayed

beneath thumbnails (see page

68)

LOAD CLIP LIST Load a clip list from the disc into

SAVE CLIP LIST Save the current clip list to disc

DELETE CLIP LIST Delete a clip list from the disc

SORT CLIP LISTS BY You can sort the clip lists by

SET INDEX PICTURE

ADD

MOVE

TRIM

DELETE

TC PRESET

DELETE CLIP Delete a clip LOCK/UNLOCK CLIP Lock or unlock a clip LOCK OR DELETE ALL

CLIPS DELETE SHOT MARK Delete a shot mark

a) Displayed only in operating thumbnail list screen b) Displayed only in operating the clip list screen

the current clip list

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(see page 66)

(see page 68)

name or date and time of creation

Change the thumbnail image (index picture) of a clip

page 46)

Add sub clips to the current clip list

Reorder sub clips (see page 63)

Change the In point or Out point of a sub clip

Delete unnecessary sub clips

(see page 65)

Change the start timecode for the current clip list to a desired value

Lock or delete all clips

(see page 68).

(see page 58)

(see page 65)

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(see

(see page 64)

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To clear the CLIP menu from the screen

Press the MENU button (or hold down the SHIFT button and press the SUB CLIP button).

Managing Clip Lists

Note

The CLIP menu can handle up to 99 clip lists.

Use the M/MARK1 or m/MARK2 button to select the desired clip list, and then press the SET button.

The selected clip list is loaded into the unit as the current clip list.

Changing Displayed Items of Information on Sub Clips

You can change information displayed in the lower portion of each thumbnail in the clip list window. Proceed as follows.

Display the CLIP menu.

See “Displaying the CLIP menu” (page 67).

Use the M/MARK1 or m/MARK2 button to select “CLIP INFORMATION”, and then press the SET button.

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A screen appears allowing you to select information items to display.

Use the M/MARK1 or m/MARK2 button to select the items you want to display, and then press the SET button.

DATE: Date and time of creation TIME CODE: Timecode of the start of the sub clip DURATION: Playback time SEQUENCE NUMBER: Thumbnail sequence

number

See “Assigning Sequence Numbers to Thumbnails” (page 52) for more information about sequence thumbnail numbers.

When the clip list window is displayed, the information of the selected items appears in the lower portion of each thumbnail.

To display thumbnails of the loaded current clip list

Press the THUMBNAIL button and SUB CLIP button, turning them on.

If an unsaved clip list exists in current clip list memory

A warning message like the following appears. “CLIP LIST IS NOT SAVED. OVERWRITE CLIP LIST?” Press the </IN button or ,/OUT button to select “OK” (overwrite) or “CANCEL” (do not overwrite), and then press the SET button.

Deleting Clip Lists From a Disc

Proceed as follows.

Display the CLIP menu (see page 68).

Use the M/MARK1 or m/MARK2 button to select “DELETE CLIP LIST”, and then press the SET button.

A list of clip lists appears (see page 59).

Use the M/MARK1 or m/MARK2 button to select a clip list to delete, and then press the SET button.

A deletion confirmation screen appears.

Press the </IN button or the ,/OUT button to select OK, and then press the SET button.

Loading a Clip List From a Disc Into the Current Clip List

Before you can play back or edit a clip list, you need to load it from the disc into the current clip list. Proceed as follows.

Display the CLIP menu.

See “Displaying the CLIP menu” (page 67).

Use the M/MARK1 or m/MARK2 button to select “LOAD CLIP LIST”, and then press the SET button.

A list of clip lists appears (see page 59).

Managing Clip Lists

To cancel the clip list deletion

Press the RESET button.

The selected clip list is deleted from the disc.

To continue deleting other clip lists

After selecting “OK”, press the SET button while holding down the SHIFT button. The selected clip list is deleted, and you return to step 3 and can continue deleting clip lists.

Sorting Clip Lists

Proceed as follows to sort the list of existing clip lists by clip list name or by date of creation.

Display the CLIP menu.

See “Displaying the CLIP menu” (page 67).

Use the M/MARK1 or m/MARK2 button to select “SORT CLIP LISTS BY...”, and then press the SET button.

A screen like the one shown below appears.

Use the M/MARK1 or m/MARK2 button to select the type of sorting.

NAME: Sort in ascending order by clip list name. DATE: Sort by date of creation, with the newest clip

list first.

You can jump to the first clip or last clip by pressing the PREV or NEXT button with the SHIFT button held down.

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Press the </IN button.

Sorting starts on LOAD CLIP LIST screen and so on. Unused clip lists are excluded from the sort.

If you selected “NAME”:

BY NAME: Indicates sorting by name

If you selected “DATE”:

BY DATE: Indicates sorting by date

Managing Clip Lists

Using the PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software

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.

System requirements to use the PDZ-1

The following are required to use PDZ-1.

• Computer: PC with Intel Pentium III CPU, at least 1

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GHz (installed memory: at least 512 MB)

• Operating system: Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 or higher, or Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 1 or higher

• Web browser: Internet Explorer 6.0 Service Pack 1 or higher

• DirectX: DirectX 8.1b or higher

To install PDZ-1

Insert the supplied CD-ROM (PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software) in the CD-ROM drive of the computer and execute the Setup.exe file, then follow the installation instructions.

For details, refer to the ReadMe file on the CD-ROM.

Note

Make sure that the work folder to store the material transferred from this unit is on a hard disk drive with adequate free space. The amount of proxy AV data transferred is up to 2.8 GB per disc (when recording in the LP format).

For details, see “File Operations in File Access Mode” (page 74).

Using the PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software

File Operations

Overview

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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. Use FAM (file access mode) for the computer connection.

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.

INDEX.XML

ALIAS.XML

DISCMETA.XML

MEDIAPRO.XML

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C0001.MXF

C0001M01.XML

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a) Root directory b) Only when sub item “NAMING FORM” on the SETUP

>OPERATIONAL FUNCTION >FILE NAMING page is set to “free”

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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 writing from partial reading and writing.

Read: Read data sequentially from the start to the end of

the file.

Partial read: Read only a part of the data in the file. Write: Write data sequentially from the start to the end of

the file.

Partial write: Write data to a part of the file only.

Root directory

File name Content Operations

Read/Partial read Write/Partial write Rename Create Delete

INDEX.XML Contains data for management

of the material on the disc.

ALIAS.XML

Contains conversion tables for assigning user-defined names to clips and clip lists.

DISCMETA.XML Contains metadata to indicate

the disc properties.

MEDIAPRO.XML Contains a list of material on

the disc, basic properties, related information, and

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information about access methods.

Other files Files other than the above – No – No –

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a) Only when sub item “NAMING FORM” on the SETUP

>OPERATIONAL FUNCTION >FILE NAMING page is set to “free”

b) Only files which can be written 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 Write/Partial write Rename Create Delete

C*.MXF

C*M01.XML

Clip file created by recording (MXF file)

*: 0001 to 9999

Metadata file generated automatically when C

.MXF file

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is created.

*: 0001 to 9999

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 format (system frequency) and recording format (MPEG HD/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

“REC INH” is set to “OFF”. With firmware version 1.1 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 written 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 file 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.

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.

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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 1.4 and lower

XDCAM devices to record new clips or delete existing

- Deletion of clips (except the last recorded clip)

- Locking of clips

• If you attempt to write a C*.MXF file which does not meet the conditions specified as remark d) 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.

clips on that disc. (The only possible operations are playback and disc formatting.)

- Writing of clips with user-defined names

Edit directory

File name Content Operations

Read/Partial read Write/Partial write Rename Create Delete

E*E01.SMI

E*M01.XML

Clip list file *: 0001 to 0099

Metadata file generated automatically when E*E01.SMI file is created.

Ye s Ye s

*: 0001 to 0099

Other files Files other than the above – No – No –

Ye s

a) With firmware version 1.5 and higher, the “E*” part can be changed to a

user-defined name.

b) Only files which can be written by XDCAM. Partial writing is not

possible. c) Possible with firmware version 1.5 and higher. d) Only files which can be written by XDCAM e) Only when the Write Inhibit tab on the disc is set to enable recording and

“REC INH” is set to “OFF”. f) With firmware version 1.5 and higher, when the “E*” part of a

“E*01.SMI” file name is changed, an E*M01.XML file with the same

name in the “E*” part is also changed automatically.

g) When an E*E01.SMI file is created, an E*M01.XML file with the same

name in the “E*” part is also generated automatically.

h) When an E*E01.SMI file is deleted, an 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 Write/Partial write Rename Create Delete

C*S01.MXF

Proxy AV data (MXF) file generated automatically when a C*.MXF file is created.

Ye s No No

*: 0001 to 4999

Other files Files other than the above – No – No –

a) With firmware version 1.5 and higher, the “C*” part can be changed to a

user-defined name. 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 generated 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.

Note

Directories cannot be created in the Sub directory.

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General directory

File name Content Operations

Read/Partial read Write/Partial write Rename Create Delete

Any file Ye s Ye s Ye s

Ye s Ye s

Overview

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

“REC INH” 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 that can be created on one

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

- Control characters: U+0000 to U+001F, U+007F

- Symbols: ", *, /, :, <, >, ?, \, |

1) This is supported from firmware version 1.4. However, the following

character codes cannot be used by FAM connections. U+010000,

U+020000, U+030000, U+040000, U+050000, U+060000, 0U+70000,

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U+080000, U+090000, U+0A0000, U+0B0000, U+0C0000, U+0D0000,

U+0E0000, U+0F0000, U+100000

cannot be used.

File Operations in File Access Mode

File access mode operating environment

Operating system requirements for file operations by file access mode are as follows.

• Computer operating system: Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 or higher, or Microsoft Windows

Preparations

Do the following on the remote computer and this unit.

• Install the FAM driver on the remote computer (see the next item).

• In the setup menu, set INTERFACE SELECT >i.LINK MODE to “FAM (PC REMOTE)”

To install the FAM driver

Insert the supplied CD-ROM (PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software) in the CD-ROM drive of the computer and execute the Setup.exe file, then follow the installation instructions.

(see page 87).

For details, refer to the ReadMe file contained on the CDROM disc.

Making FAM Connections

Proceed as follows.

If there is a disc loaded in this unit, put the unit into the following state.

• Recording, playback, search and other disc operations: Stopped

• THUMBNAIL button (see page 15): Off

• Disc access by DELETE LAST CLIP, DELETE ALL CLIPS, QUICK FORMAT in the DISC menu, and so on: Stopped

• MENU button: OFF

• Unsaved current clip list: Save or clear

Connect the S400 connector on this unit to the i.LINK (IEEE1394) connector on the remote computer, using an i.LINK cable.

File Operations in File Access Mode

File data

Transfer of files

To eject discs from a remote computer

Right click the icon representing this unit in Explorer, and select “Eject” from the menu which appears.

Disc recorder (this unit) Laptop computer, etc.

ACCESS

NETWORK

REMOTE

LEVEL

PHONES

LOCAL

CH-1 2 CH 3 CH 4 CH

PAGEDISPLAY

VARIABLE

SHIFT

REC

PRESET

VCR

MARK1

OUTIN

THUMB

SET

RESET

CLIP

NAIL

JOG

CLIP

ESSENCE

EDIT

MARK2

MARK

PLAY

REC

STOP

SHUTTLE

TOP

END

F REV F FWD

i.LINK cable (not supplied)

Windows recognizes this unit as a removable disc, and displays one of the following icons on the remote computer’s task bar:

• Windows 2000:

• Windows XP:

The remote computer is now able to perform file operations when a disc is inserted into this unit.

Operation limitations during FAM connections

• With the exception of the EJECT button, recording buttons and playback control buttons are disabled.

• This unit cannot be controlled from any device connected to an external device connector.

• There is no signal output from this unit, and the message “PC REMOTE!” appears in the display of this unit and on the external monitor.

To exit file operations

Proceed as follows.

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 one of the following commands from the menu which appears.

Windows 2000: Unplug or eject hardware Windows XP: Safely Remove Hardware

The “Unplug or Eject Hardware” dialog box (Windows 2000) or the “Safety Remove Hardware” dialog box (Windows XP) appears.

Select “Sony XDCAM PDW-F30 IEEE 1394 SBP2 Device” and click “Stop”.

The “Stop a Hardware device” dialog appears.

Select “Sony XDCAM PDW-F30 IEEE 1394 SBP2 Device” and click “OK”.

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Operating on Files

Proceed as follows.

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 an FAM connection, the data transferred thus far is discarded.

• All file operations are not possible for some types of files.

For details, see “File Operation Restrictions” (page

72).

In Windows 2000, a confirmation message appears. In Windows XP, “Sony XDCAM PDW-F30 IEEE 1394 SBP2 Device” is deleted from the list of “hardware devices”.

This unit can now resume normal operations. (The limitations described in

“Operation limitations during

FAM connections” (see page 75) no longer apply.)

Disconnect the i.LINK cable as required.

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: 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.

File Operations in File Access Mode

To disable FAM connections

Execute one of the procedures described in the previous section connection between this unit and the remote computer. To disable FAM connections, in the setup menu, set INTERFACE SELECT >i.LINK MODE to “AV/C” page 87).

“To make a reconnection” to make a FAM

(see

Recording Continuous Timecode Over FAM Connections

For clips created over a FAM connection, you can record so that the timecode is continuous with the timecode of the last frame of the last clip recorded on the disc.

To record continuous timecode

Before you start recording, set TC MODE on page P1 of the function menu to “REGEN”. Then write clip files to this unit from a connected computer or other device. With PDBK-102 option board installed: Before you

start recording, set TCG on page P1 of the function menu to “INT” and set TC MODE to “REGEN”. Then write clip files to this unit from a connected computer or other device.

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Recording Continuous Timecode Over FAM Connections

Menus

Function Menu

Chapter

To clear the function menu from the screen

Press the DISPLAY button. The size of the monitor video section increases.

The function menu provides access to frequently used settings, such as input video signal selection and timecode settings. Menu settings are stored in nonvolatile memory and are preserved even after the unit is powered off.

Function Menu Operations

The function menu appears on the LCD panel of this unit. The following figure shows the buttons used in function menu operations.

Monitor video section

-12

-20

-30

-40

-60

4 CH

16 BIT 3+4

MPEG HD SP

1080 60I

COOO1

VITC REM:077

00:00.00:00

Display

TC MODE PRESET

RUN MODE REC RUN

TC/VITC VITC

DF/NDF NDF

To display the function menu

The function menu is made up of the HOME page and page P1. If the function menu is not already visible, press the PAGE button to display it. The most recently accessed function menu page appears. The size of the monitor video section changes to the smallest size when the function menu appears.

PAGE DISPLAY

F1 to F5 buttons

DISPLAY button

PAGE button

Function Menu

(page 77)

To change the setting of a function menu item

Use the F1 to F5 buttons. Press the button to the right of each setting item to change the value of the item. Keep pressing the button until the value you want appears.

Function Menu Settings

The following tables list the setting items on each page and describe their setting values.

HOME page

Setting item Description F1: CNTR SEL (counter

selection)

F2: MONI CH (monitor

channel)

Selects the time data to display in the time data display section.

TC: Timecode UB: User bits COUNTER: Elapsed recording

or playback time

Selects the audio channels to monitor.

CH 1/2: Channels 1 and 2 CH 3/4: Channels 3 and 4

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To display a different page

Each press of the PAGE button displays the next function menu page in the order HOME

t P1 t HOME…

Function Menu

Setting item Description F3: MONI SEL (monitor

selection)

F4: REC INH (recording

inhibit)

F5: CHAR SEL (Character

information display)

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Selects the audio monitor signal output from the AUDIO MONITOR connector and the PHONES jack. STEREO: Assign the channels

selected with MONI CH to left and right.

MONO L (monaural L

channel):

the channels selected with MONI CH.

MONO R (monaural R

channel): Output one of

the channels selected with MONI CH.

MIX: Output monaural audio

mixed from the channels selected with MONI CH.

Turns recording inhibit mode on and off.

ON: Recording inhibit mode on OFF: Recording inhibit mode

off

Turns the display of character information in the monitor video section of the LCD panel and on an external monitor on and off.

ON: Character information on OFF: Character information off LCD: Character information on

for the LCD panel only Even when ON is selected, you can forcibly turn off the superimposition of character information in HD output by setting the SETUP MENU >DISPLAY CONTROL >HD CHARA item.

Output one of

Setting item Description F3: RUN MODE When TC MODE is set to

“PRESET”, selects the run mode of the internal timecode generator. REC RUN: The timecode

generator runs only during recording.

FREE RUN: The timecode

generator runs as long as the unit is powered on.

F4: TC/VITC Selects the type of timecode

F5: DF/NDF

(only when the system frequency is 60I/30P/24P pulldown)

display in the time data display section (TC or VITC).

Use this item to select dropframe mode (DF) or non-dropframe mode (NDF).

Page P1

Setting item Description F2: TC MODE (timecode

mode)

Function Menu

Selects whether the count value advances from a preset initial value, or advances consecutively from the timecode of the last frame recorded on the disc. PRESET: Advance from a

preset initial value. REGEN (regenerate):

Advance consecutively

from the timecode of the

last frame recorded on the

disc.

Press the MENU button.

System Menu

Use the system menu to set up the unit for specific purposes and conditions. Menu settings are stored in nonvolatile memory and are preserved even after the unit is powered off.

The system menu is made up of the following five menus.

• Setup menu (SETUP MENU)

• TC preset menu (TC PRESET)

• Disc menu (DISC MENU)

• Date and time preset menu (DATE/TIME PRESET)

• Digital time display menu (HOURS METER)

This section explains the setup menu and the disc menu.

See page 40 “To record timecode after setting an initial value (Internal Preset)” in Chapter 3 for more information about the TC preset menu.

See page 29 “Setting the Date and Time” in Chapter 2 for more information about the date and time preset menu.

See page 97 “Periodic Maintenance” in the appendixes for more information about the digital time display menu.

Displaying the Setup and Disc Menus

The system menu appears.

SETUP MENU

TC PRESET DISC MENU DATE/TIME PRESET HOURS METER

The entire system menu appears in the monitor video section and on the external monitor. An uppercase and lowercase abbreviation of the selected line only (the line in reverse video) appears in the time data display section.

Press the M/MARK1 or m/MARK2 button to select SETUP MENU or DISC MENU.

Press the ,/OUT button.

The setup menu (see page 81) or the disc menu (see page 91) appears.

OPERATIONAL FUNCTION

DISPLAY CONTROL SETUP BANK OPERATION

MENU GRADE :BASIC

SYSTEM MENU

SETUP MENU

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Menus appear in the monitor video section and in the time data display section. If you have connected an external monitor, they are also superimposed over the picture shown on that monitor.

Setup Menu

As shown in the following figure, the setup menu has three levels. The top level shows a general classification of the setting items in the menu. Except for MENU GRADE, the actual setting items are found on the second or third level. Setting items are divided into basic items, which are needed for normal operations, and enhanced items, which are needed for enhanced operations. In the figures, basic items are shown in bold characters. When the unit is shipped from the factory, the setup menu is configured to display basic items only. To display enhanced items as well, change the setting of the MENU GRADE item.

For details, see “Displaying enhanced items” on page 90.

System Menu

Top level Second level

Third level

SETUP MENU

OPERATIONAL FUNCTION

DISPLAY CONTROL

TIME CODE

DISC PROTECTION

REPEAT MODE

AUTO EE SELECT LOCAL ENABLE REC FORMAT DISC END

CLIP TITLE

FILE NAMING

SYSTEM SEL

SEARCH ENABLE VAR SPD LIMIT PREROLL TIME AFTER CUE-UP

CHARA. POSITION CHARA. TYPE CHARA. VSIZE DISPLAY INFO SUB STATUS MENU DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS ALARM MENU STATUS HD CHARA

TCG REGEN UB BINARY GP. VITC POS SEL-1 VITC POS SEL-2 PD PRESET

STILL TIMER

DISC OUT F. FWD/REW STOP STANDBY OFF

AUTO TITLE TITLE

NAMING FORM AUTO NAMING

SYSTEM FREQ UC/J

23.9P OUTPUT

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VIDEO CONTROL

INT VIDEO SG SETUP ADD CC(F1) BLANK CC(F2) BLANK FRAME PB PROCESS CONTROL

UP CONVERT

DOWN CONVERTER

VIDEO GAIN CHROMA GAIN CHROMA PHASE SETUP LEVEL

AUTO SQEEZE CONV MODE DETAIL GAIN

CONV MODE DETAIL GAIN CROSS COLOR

(Continued)

System Menu

Top level Second level

Third level

AUDIO CONTROL

INTERFACE SELECT

METADATA

SETUP BANK OPERATION

MENU GRADE

a) BLACK LEVEL when the system frequency is 50I/25P

REC MODE DATA MODE

LEVEL SELECT INT AUDIO SG SHUTTLE MUTING EDIT POINT DV OUT MODE

D-SUB OUTPUT AUDIO OUTPUT REMOTE I/F BAUDRATE i.LINK MODE NETWORK ENABLE WIRELESS RMT

INDEX POSITION STORE OWNER DATA ITEM OUT

RECALL BANK1 RECALL BANK2 RECALL BANK3 SAVE BANK 1 SAVE BANK 2 SAVE BANK 3

REF LEVEL OUTPUT LEVEL

Setup Menu Items

The purpose and settings of the setup menu items are described below.

• Brackets [ ] indicate characters and symbols that appear in the time data display section.

OPERATIONAL FUNCTION [Operational]: Operation settings

REPEAT MODE [> REPEAT]: Determine whether or not to

put the unit into repeat playback mode.

AUTO EE SELECT [> Auto

EE]: Determine whether

the unit enters E-E mode or PB mode when audio and video signals from other equipment are input.

DISC OUT [>> DISC OUT]:

When no disc is loaded.

F.FWD/REV [>> F.FWD/

REV]: Operations when

in fast forward or rewind mode

STOP [>> STOP]: Operations

when in stop mode

STANDBY OFF [>> STBY

OFF]: Operations when

in standby-off mode

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• An asterisk (*) (for example *EE) indicates that a setting is the factory default.

Description

*OFF [>> OFF]: Do not put the unit into repeat playback mode. ON [>> ON]: Put the unit into repeat playback mode.

*EE [>>> EE]: Output video and audio signals received from

other equipment.

PB [>>> PB]: Suppress video and audio signals. EE [>>> EE]: Output video and audio signals received from

other equipment.

*PB [>>> PB]: Output playback video. Suppress audio signals.

EE [>>> EE]: Output video and audio signals received from

other equipment.

*PB [>>> PB]: Output a still image.

System Menu

OPERATIONAL FUNCTION [Operational]: Operation settings

LOCAL ENABLE [> Local ENA]: Select the buttons that can

be operated on this unit even when the remote control switch is set to REMOTE.

REC FORMAT [> REC format]: Select the recording format

(MPEG-2 compression rate).

DISC END [> Disc End]: Select what the unit should do when

the free disc capacity is exhausted during recording.

CLIP TITLE [> Clip Title]:

Specify how to assign clip titles.

FILE NAMING [> File Name]:

Specify the clip and clip list name format

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SYSTEM SEL [> System

Sel]: Select the system

frequency and area of use.

Note

After changing any of the subitems, press the on/standby switch to power the unit off (put it into standby), and then press it again to power the unit on. The initial settings of the setup menu as a whole will change to reflect the settings made here.

SEARCH ENABLE [> Search ENA]: Specify how to put the

unit into a search mode (jog, shuttle, or variable-speed).

VAR SPD LIMIT [> VAR limit]: Specify whether to limit the

speed of variable speed playback

AUTO TITLE [>> AT Title]:

Select whether to assign clip titles automatically.

TITLE [>> Title]: Assign

arbitrary titles.

NAMING FORM [>> Name

Form]: Specify the clip

and clip list name format

AUTO NAMING[>> AT

Naming]: Specify the

format of the file names generated when clips are recorded

SYSTEM FREQ [>> Sys

Freq]: Select the system

frequency.

UC/J [>> UC/J]: Select the

area of use.

23.9P OUTPUT [>> 23.9P out]: Select the monitor

output when the SYSTEM FREQ is “23.98P”.

Description

ALL DISABLE [>> All DIS]: The EJECT button and the

buttons in the recording/playback control block cannot be operated.

*STOP & EJECT [>> STOP&EJ]: Only the STOP button and

EJECT button can be operated.

ALL ENABLE [>> All ENA]: The EJECT button and all of the

buttons in the recording/playback control block can be operated. The preroll time can be set and time data can be selected on this unit.

HQ [>> HQ]: 35Mbps

*SP [>> SP]: 25Mbps LP [>> LP]: 18Mbps

GOTO TOP [>> GOTO TOP]: Move to the top of the disc. END STOP [>> END STOP]: Stop at the end of the disc. *EJECT [>> EJECT]: Eject the disc automatically.

*DISABLE [>>> DISABLE]: Do not assign. ENABLE [>>> ENABLE]: Assign.

The CLIP AUTO TITLING screen appears.

For details, see “To assign clip titles” (page 56) in Chapter 4.

*C**** [>>> C****]: Standard format free [>>> free]: Enable free format

*C****: [>>> C****]: Standard format title [>>> title]: Assign the same name as clip title

*60I [>>> 60i]: 59.94i 50I [>>> 50i]: 50i 30P [>>> 30P]: 29.97P 25P [>>> 25P]: 25P

23.98P [>>> 23.98P]: 23.98P UC [>>> UC]: For areas outside Japan

*J [>>> J]: For Japan *23.98PsF [>>> 23.9PsF]: Output as 23.98P.

2-3 PULL DOWN [>>> 2-3PD]: Output after pulldown

conversion to 59.94i.

*DIAL DIRECT [>> DIAL]: The unit switches to a search mode

when you press the JOG, SHUTTLE, or VAR button, or when you turn the jog or shuttle dial (except during recording).

VIA SEARCH KEY [>> via KEY]: The unit switches to a

search mode when you press the JOG, SHUTTLE, or VAR button.

*OFF [>> OFF]: –1 to +2 times normal speed ON [>> ON]: 0 to +1 times normal speed

System Menu

OPERATIONAL FUNCTION [Operational]: Operation settings

PREROLL TIME [> Preroll]: Set the preroll time. 15 SEC [>> 15 sec] to 0 SEC [>> 0 sec]: The preroll time can

AFTER CUE-UP [> After CUE]: Select the operating mode

following cue-up.

Description

be set in one-second increments to between 0 and 15 seconds.

Factory default setting: 5 SEC [>> 5 sec] A preroll time of at least 5 seconds is recommended when using this unit for editing. When an editing control unit such as the BVE-700A has been connected, this setting is disabled and the setting on the editing control unit is in effect. Operations such as preroll time setting and time data switching are also performed on the editing control unit.

*STOP [>> STOP]: Stop mode STILL [>> STILL]: Output still pictures in search mode.

DISPLAY CONTROL [Display]: Settings related to display on the LCD panel of this unit and on an external monitor

CHARA. POSITION [> Chara pos]: Specify the position

where characters appear in the monitor video section and on external monitors.

CHARA. TYPE [> Chara type]: Select the type of characters

shown in the monitor video section and on an external monitor.

CHARA. VSIZE [> Chara size]: Specify the vertical size of

character information in the monitor video section and on an external monitor.

DISPLAY INFO [> DISP info]: Select the content of the

character information shown in the monitor video section and on an external monitor.

Description

Make settings while viewing characters on the CHARA. POSITION (character position) screen. To move characters up or down: Press the M/MARK1 or m/

MARK2 button.

To move characters left or right: Press the </IN or ,/OUT

button.

To return to the top level of the setup menu: Press the

MENU button.

Make settings while viewing characters on the CHARA. TYPE (character type) screen. *WHITE (WITH BKGD): White characters on black

background

BLACK (WITH BKGD): Black characters on white background WHITE/OUTLINE: White characters with black outline BLACK/OUTLINE: Black characters with white outline To return to the top level of the setup menu: Press the

MENU button.

Specify while viewing the display on the CHARA. VSIZE (character vertical size) screen.

*×1 [>> ×1]: Standard size ×2 [>> ×2]: 2 times standard size To return to the top level of the setup menu: Press the

MENU button.

*TIME DATA & STATUS [>> Time&STA]: Time data and the

operating mode of the unit

TIME DATA & UB [>> Time&UB]: Time data and user bits

data. However, when user bits as time data is selected, user bits data and timecode are both displayed, in that order.

TIME DATA & CNT [>> Time&CNT]: Time data and elapsed

recording or playback time. However, when recording/ playback time as time data is selected, recording/playback time and timecode are both displayed, in that order.

TIME DATA & TIME [>> Time&Time]: Time data and VITC TIME DATA & CLIP [>> Time&Clip]: Time data and clip

number

TIME DATA ONLY [>> Time]: Time data only

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Time data is selected with CNTR SEL on the HOME page of the function menu.

System Menu

DISPLAY CONTROL [Display]: Settings related to display on the LCD panel of this unit and on an external monitor

SUB STATUS [> Sub status]: Select the supplementary

status information shown in the monitor video section and on an external monitor.

MENU DISPLAY [> Menu DISP]: Select the type of menu

characters shown in the monitor video section and on an external monitor.

BRIGHTNESS [> Brightness]: Adjust the brightness of the

display.

Description

*OFF [>> OFF]: No supplementary status information TC MODE [>> TC mode]: Indications of the operating mode of

internal timecode generator

REMAIN [>> Remain]: Free capacity on the disc (in minute

units)

CLIP NO [>> Clp No]: Clip number PLAYBACK REMAIN [>> PB remain]: Time from the current

playback position to the recording end position, displayed in time data format

For details of supplementary status information displayed on the monitor when a setting other than OFF is selected, see “Displaying Supplementary Status Information” (page 36) in Chapter 2.

Select while viewing characters on the MENU DISPLAY screen. *WHITE (WITH BKGD): White characters on black

background

MENU button.

The LCD BRIGHTNESS screen appears.

Factory default setting: *55

ALARM [> ALARM]: Select whether to display alarm

messages.

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MENU STATUS [> Menu STAT]: Select whether or not to

display menu settings in the monitor video section of the LCD panel and on an external monitor when DISPLAY CONTROL >DISPLAY INFO is set to “TIME DATA & STATUS”.

HD CHARA [> HD cha]: Specify whether, when CHAR SEL

on the HOME page of the function menu is set to “ON”, to forcibly turn off superimposition of text information on HD output.

TIME CODE [Time Code]: Settings related to the timecode generator

TCG REGEN [> TCG regen]: Select the signals to generate

when the timecode generator is set to regenerate mode (TC MODE on page P1 of the function menu is set to “REGEN”).

UB BINARY GP. [> Binary Gp.]: Settings related to the user

bits binary group flag.

Note

When TC MODE on page P1 of the function menu is set to “REGEN”, the user bits binary flag setting of external timecode is followed.

See page 29 “Adjusting the Brightness of the LCD Panel” for more information about how to adjust the brightness.

OFF [>> OFF]: In general, do not display alarm messages.

However, do display some important alarm messages.

ON(LIMITED) [>> ON(Limit)]: Display a minimum number of

alarm messages.

*ON [>> ON]: Display all alarm messages. *DISABLE [>> DISABLE]: Do not display.

ENABLE [>> ENABLE]: Display (only when no disc is loaded

or during disc insertion/ejection).

See “Superimposed Text Information” (page 34) in Chapter 2 for the information that is displayed.

OFF [>> OFF]: Forcibly turn off superimposition of text

information.

*FUNCTION MENU [>> F-MENU]: Do not forcibly turn off

superimposition of text information. (The setting of CHAR SEL in the function menu takes priority.)

Description

*TC & UB [>> TC & UB]: Regenerate both timecode signals

and user bits signals.

TC [>> TC] :Regenerate timecode signals only. UB [>> UB]: Regenerate user bits signals only.

*000:NOT SPECIFIED [>> 000]: Character set not specified 001:ISO CHARACTER [>> 001]: 8-bit characters conforming

to ISO 646 and ISO 2022

010:UNASSIGNED-1 [>>010]: Undefined 011:UNASSIGNED-2 [>> 011]: Undefined 100:UNASSIGNED-3 [>> 100]: Undefined 101:PAGE/LINE [>> 101]: Multiplex 110:UNASSIGNED-4 [>> 110]: Undefined 111:UNASSIGNED-5 [>> 111]: Undefined

System Menu

TIME CODE [Time Code]: Settings related to the timecode generator

VITC POS SEL-1 [> VITC pos-1]: Select a line to insert the

VITC in.

Note

You can insert the VITC signal in two places. To insert it in two places, set both this item and VITC POS SEL-2.

VITC POS SEL-2 [> VITC pos-2]: Select a line to insert the

VITC in.

Note

You can insert the VITC signal in two places. To insert it in two places, set both this item and VITC POS SEL-1.

PD PRESET [> PD preset]: Select the timecode to preset.

The A-frames of pulldown sequences are preset.

Description

When the system frequency is 60i, 23.98P or 30P 20LINE [>> 20 line] to 12LINE [>> 12 line]: Select any line

from 12 to 20.

Factory default setting: *16 LINE [>> 16 line]

Note

When the system frequency is 60i, 23.98P, or 30P, the VBID (Video Blanking ID) receives priority over a selection of “20LINE”.

When the system frequency is 50i or 25P 22LINE [>> 22 line] to 9LINE [>> 9 line]: Select any line from

9 to 22.

Factory default setting: *19 LINE [>> 19 line] (line 19) When the system frequency is 60i, 23.98P or 30P

20LINE [>> 20 line] to 12LINE [>> 12 line]: Select any line

from 12 to 20.

Factory default setting: *18 LINE [>> 18 line]

Note

When the system frequency is 60i, 23.98P, or 30P, the VBID (Video Blanking ID) receives priority over a selection of “20LINE”.

When the system frequency is 50i or 25P 22LINE [>> 22 line] to 9LINE [>> 9 line]: Select any line from

9 to 22.

Factory default setting: *21 LINE [>> 21 line] (line 21) 24F TC [>> 24F TC]: Preset 24-frame timecode.

30F TC [>> 30F TC]: Preset 30-frame timecode.

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DISC PROTECTION [Disc protct]: Settings related to disc protection

STILL TIMER [>> STL timer]: Specify the length of time the

unit can be in still image mode before switching to disc protection mode.

VIDEO CONTROL [Video]: Settings related to video control

INT VIDEO SG [> Video SG]: Select the test signal to be

output from the internal test signal generator.

SETUP ADD [> Setup add]: Select whether to add black

setup to the composite video output signal.

CC (F1) BLANK [> CC1 blank]: Select whether to suppress

the closed caption signal to be superimposed on the 1st field of the output video signal.

Note

When you play back a disc with a recorded closed caption signal, the closed caption signal is multiplexed into composite output only.

Description

0.5SEC [>>> 0.5 sec] to 30MIN [>>> 30 min]: Select time

from 16 settings ranging from 0.5 second to 30 minutes.

Factory default setting: *8MIN [>>> 8 min] (8 minutes)

Description

*100% COLOR BARS [>> 100% bars]: 100% color bar signal RAMP(Y/C) [>> Ramp]: Bias signal GRAY [>> Gray]: Grayscale signal BLACK BURST [>> BB]: Black burst signal

*OFF [>> OFF]: Do not add setup. ON (ADD) [>> ON]: Add setup.

*OFF [>> OFF]: Suppress. ON [>> ON]: Do not suppress.

System Menu

VIDEO CONTROL [Video]: Settings related to video control

CC (F2) BLANK [> CC2 blank]: Select whether to suppress

the closed caption signal to be superimposed on the 2nd field of the output video signal.

Note

When you play back a disc with a recorded closed caption signal, the closed caption signal is multiplexed into composite output only.

FRAME PB [> Frame PB]: Select whether to output fields or

frames as still images of video.

PROCESS CONTROL

[> Proc ctrl]: Separate

adjustment screens appear for the following items. Use the jog dial to make settings, and press the MENU button to return from the adjustment screens to the second level of the setup menu.

UP CONVERT [> UP

convert]: Specify

upconvert output.

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DOWN CONVERTER [>

Down conv]: Set up the

down converter.

VIDEO GAIN [>> V gain]:

Adjust the video output level.

CHROMA GAIN [>> C gain]:

Adjust the chroma output level

CHROMA PHASE [>> C

phase]: Adjust the

chroma phase.

SETUP LEVEL [>> Setup

lev]: Adjust setup level.

AUTO SQEEZE [>> Auto

SQZ]: Select whether to

use auto squeeze mode.

CONV MODE [>> Conv

mode]: Select the

conversion mode.

DETAIL GAIN [>> Detail]:

Select the gain level of the up converter image enhancer.

CONV MODE [>> Conv

mode]: Select the

conversion mode.

Description

*OFF [>> OFF]: Suppress. ON [>> ON]: Do not suppress.

*AUTO [>> AUTO]: Output a field image when the format is

interlaced, and output a frame image when the format is progressive.

FRAME[>> FRAME]: Always output a frame image. –848 [>>> –848] to 847 [>>> 847]

Factory default setting: *0 [>>> 0]

–848 [>>> –848] to 847 [>>> 847] Factory default setting: *0 [>>> 0]

–128 [>>> –128] to 127 [>>> 127] Factory default setting: *0 [>>> 0]

–272 [>>> –272] to 271 [>>> 271] Factory default setting: *0 [>>> 0]

*OFF [>>> OFF]: Do not use. ON [>>> ON]: Use.

*EDGE CROP [>>> Edge Crop]: Edge crop mode LETER BOX [>>> LetterBox]: Letter box mode SQEEZE [>>> Squeeze]: Squeeze mode

*LOW [>>> Low]: Low MID [>>> Mid]: Mid HIGH [>>> High]: High

*EDGE CROP [>> Edge Crop]: Edge crop mode LETER BOX [>> LetterBox]: Letter box mode SQEEZE [>> Squeeze]: Squeeze mode

Note

“SQEEZE” (squeeze mode) is selected automatically during recording.

DETAIL GAIN [>> Detail]:

Select the gain level of the down converter image enhancer.

CROSS COLOR [>> Cross

col]: Turn cross color

adjustment on or off.

AUDIO CONTROL [Audio]: Settings related to audio control

REC MODE [> REC mode]: Select the audio recording mode. *4ch×16bit [>> 4ch/16bit]: 4-channel, 48-kHz mode

System Menu

*LOW [>> Low]: Low MID [>> Mid]: Mid HIGH [>> High]: High

*OFF [>>> OFF]: The image enhancer uses default settings

for cross color.

ON [>>> ON]: The image enhancer adjusts so that there are

fewer cross colors.

Description

2ch×16bit [>> 2ch/16bit]: 2-channel, 48-kHz mode

AUDIO CONTROL [Audio]: Settings related to audio control

LEVEL SELECT [> Level Sel]

REF LEVEL [>> REF Level]:

Specify the reference level (headroom) for audio signals recorded to disc.

OUTPUT LEVEL [>> Out

Level]: Select the analog

audio output reference level.

INT AUDIO SG [> Audio SG]: Select the operation of the

internal audio test signal generator.

SHUTTLE MUTING [> Shtl muting]: Set the audio muting

conditions during shuttle playback.

EDIT POINT [> Edit Point]: Specify the type of editing for

audio signals.

Description

*–20dB [>>> –20dB] –18dB [>>> –18dB] –16dB [>>> –16dB] –12dB [>>> –12dB]

*+4dB [>>> +4dB] 0dB [>>> 0dB] –3dB [>>> –3dB] –6dB [>>> –6dB]

SILENCE [>> silence]: Silent signal

*1kHz SINE [>> 1kHz]: 1-kHz, –20 dB FS sine wave signal *OFF [>> OFF]: Do not perform muting.

ON [>> FULL]: Perform muting. CUT [>> Cut]: Cut editing (Discontinuity in audio signal may

result at the editing point, causing noise during playback.)

*FADE [>> Fade]: Fade in and fade out

IN OUT

DV OUT MODE [> DV out mod]: Select the audio output

mode of the S400 connector.

INTERFACE SELECT [Interface]: Settings related to interfaces

D-SUB OUTPUT [> D-SUB Out]: Select the format of the

signal output from the MONITOR connector.

AUDIO OUTPUT [> Audio Out]: Select the channels for audio

output from the AUDIO OUTPUT 1/3 and 2/4 connectors.

REMOTE I/F [> Remote I/F]: Select how to perform remote

control, when the remote control switch is set to REMOTE.

BAUDRATE [> BaudRate]: Select the communications speed

(bps) of the RS232C connector.

i.LINK MODE [> i.LinkMode]: Select the type of connection

for the S400 connector.

NETWORK ENABLE [> Network En]: Select the positions of

the remote control switch which enable access to the network.

4ch [>> 4ch]: 12 bit/32 kHz/4ch

*2ch [>> 2ch]: 16 bit/48 kHz/2ch

Description

XGA(SYSTEM) [>> XGA(SYS)]: Set to XGA monitor output

(according to system frequency).

*XGA(60Hz) [>> XGA(60Hz)]: Set to XGA monitor output

(fixed at 60 Hz).

YPbPr [>> YPbPr]: Y/R–Y/B–Y component video signals *CH1/CH2 [>> CH1/CH2]: Output channel 1 to the AUDIO

OUTPUT 1/3 connector and channel 2 to the AUDIO OUTPUT 2/4 connector.

CH3/CH4 [>> CH3/CH4]: Output channel 3 to the AUDIO

OUTPUT 1/3 connector and channel 4 to the AUDIO OUTPUT 2/4 connector.

i.LINK [>> i.LINK]: Use the S400 connector. *9PIN/RS-232C [>> 9P/232C]: Use either the REMOTE(9P)

connector or the RS232C connector, depending on the setting of the remote connector selector switch.

9PIN(PARA)[>> Para Run]: Use the REMOTE(9P) connector

to connect several PDW-F30 units and perform remote control from one of them specified as the parent.

*9600 [>> 9600] 19200 [>> 19200] 38400 [>> 38400] 57600 [>> 57600] 115200 [>> 115200]

*AV/C [>> AV/C]: AV/C connection. FAM(PC REMOTE) [>> FAM]: FAM connection.

*NETWORK [>> Network]: Only when the switch is set to

“NETWORK”.

NETWORK&RS-422A[>> Net&Rmt]: Only when the switch is

set to “NETWORK”, or when the switch is set to “REMOTE” and the menu item REMOTE I/F is set to “9PIN/RS232”.

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System Menu

INTERFACE SELECT [Interface]: Settings related to interfaces

WIRELESS RMT [> Wireless]: Enable or disable operation

from the wireless remote commander.

METADATA [Metadata]: Metadata settings Description INDEX POSITION [> Index Pos]: Specify which frame to use

as the thumbnail image (index picture) when recording.

STORE OWNER [> Ownership]: Create UMID owner

information.

DATA ITEM OUT [> DATA ITEM]: Specify whether to include

the information from extracted VANC packets in data items.

Description

DISABLE [>> DISABLE]: Disable. *ENABLE [>> ENABLE]: Enable.

0SEC [>> 0 sec] to 10SEC [>> 10 sec]: The frame at 0

seconds to 10 seconds from the top of the clip, specified in units of 1 second.

Factory default setting: *0SEC The STORED OWNERSHIP screen appears.

For details, see Appendix “Setting UMID ownership information” on page 110.

OFF [>> OFF]: Do not include VANC packet information in

data items.

*ON [>> ON]: Include VANC packet information in data items.

SETUP BANK OPERATION [Setup Bank]: Settings related to menu bank operations

Menu bank: This unit allows three different complete sets of menu settings to be saved in what are termed “menu banks”

numbered 1 to 3.

RECALL BANK 1 [> Recall 1]: Recall menu settings from

menu bank 1.

RECALL BANK 2 [> Recall 2] :Recall menu settings from

menu bank 2

RECALL BANK 3 [> Recall 3]: Recall menu settings from

menu bank 3.

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SAVE BANK 1 [> Save 1]: Save current menu settings to

menu bank 1.

SAVE BANK 2 [> Save 2]: Save current menu settings to

menu bank 2.

SAVE BANK 3 [> Save 3]: Save current menu settings to

menu bank 3.

MENU GRADE [Menu grade]: Selection of menu items to be displayed

Determine whether to display basic items only or both basic and enhanced items in the monitor video section and the time data display section when using the setup menu.

Description

Operate with the following procedure. (1) Select the bank you want to recall, then press the ,/OUT

button. Message “RECALL OK?” appears.

(2) To recall, press the SET button.

To quit recalling, press the RESET button.

(3) To save the recalled bank, press the SET button once

again.

Operate with the following procedure. (1) Select the bank you want to save, then press the ,/OUT

button. Message “SAVE OK?” appears.

(2) To save, press the SET button.

To quit saving, press the RESET button.

Description

*BASIC [>> Basic]: Display basic items only. ENHANCED [>> Enhanced]: Display both basic and

enhanced items.

Setup Menu Operations

This section explains how to change menu settings.

Buttons used to change settings

Use the following buttons to change menu settings.

Menu control buttons Functions

MENU button • Display and hide the menu.

• Return to the menu from setting screens.

System Menu

Menu control buttons Functions

M/MARK1 and m/MARK2 buttons

</IN and ,/OUT buttons Press the ,/OUT button to go

These buttons move the highlighted cursor up and down within the current level to select an item or setting. Hold down one of these buttons to make the highlighted cursor move continuously.

down one level. Press the </IN button to go up one level. Hold down one of these buttons to make the highlighted cursor move continuously.

Menu control buttons Functions

RESET button • Returns the setting to the

factory default setting.

• Answer “No” to the question.

SET button • Saves the new setting in

memory.

• Answer “Yes” to the question.

Changing the settings of basic items

The factory default setting is to display only the basic items. To change the settings of basic items, proceed as follows.

Press the M/MARK1 or m/MARK2 button to select the required item.

Example: Screen display when DISPLAY

CONTROL is selected

OPERATIONAL FUNCTION

DISPLAY CONTROL

SETUP BANK OPERATION

MENU GRADE :BASIC

SETUP MENU

Example: Screen display when SUB STATUS is

selected

DISPLAY CONTROL CHARA.DISPLAY CHARA.POSITION CHARA.TYPE CHARA.VSIZE DISPLAY INFO SUB STATUS MENU DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS ALARM

Press the ,/OUT button.

SETUP MENU

:ON

:WHITE :x1 :T&STA

:OFF

:WHITE :55% :ON

This displays all possible settings for the item selected in step 3.

DISPLAY CONTROL SUB STATUS * OFF TC MODE REMAIN CLIP NAME

SETUP MENU

:OFF

Press the ,/OUT button.

This displays menu level 2 for the menu item selected in step 1. Example: Screen display of the second level of the

DISPLAY CONTROL menu

DISPLAY CONTROL CHARA.DISPLAY CHARA.POSITION CHARA.TYPE CHARA.VSIZE DISPLAY INFO SUB STATUS MENU DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS ALARM

Press the M/MARK1 or m/MARK2 button to select

SETUP MENU

:ON

:WHITE :x1 :T&STA :OFF :WHITE :55% :ON

Current setting

the required item.

For menu items on level 3, press the ,/OUT button to go to level 3, then press the M/MARK1 or m/ MARK2 button to select the item whose setting you wish to change.

Press the M/MARK1 or m/MARK2 button to change the setting of the item.

DISPLAY CONTROL SUB STATUS * OFF

TC MODE

REMAIN CLIP NAME

To change other settings, press the </IN button to

SETUP MENU

:OFF

return to the previous screen, then repeat steps 3 to 5 as required.

When you have completed the settings, press the SET button.

The message “NOW SAVING...” appears in the monitor video section, and “Saving...” appears in the time data display section, while the new settings are saved in memory. When the saving operation is completed, the monitor video section and time data display section return to their normal indications.

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System Menu

Notes

• If you power off the unit before a save operation is completed, settings may be lost. Wait until the save is completed before powering off the unit.

• If, instead of pressing the SET button, you press the MENU button, the new settings are not saved. The message “ABORT !” appears in the monitor video section and “Abort !” in the time data display section for about 0.5 second, and the system exits the menus. To change more than one setting, be sure to press the SET button after making the settings.

With this done, when you press the MENU button and the ,/OUT button to display the setup menu, all basic and enhanced items on menu level 1 appear.

SETUP MENU OPERATIONAL FUNCTION DISPLAY CONTROL TIME CODE DISC PROTECTION VIDEO CONTROL AUDIO CONTROL INTERFACE SELECT METADATA SETUP BANK OPERATION

Meanings of indications on the menu screen

On-screen indication Meaning

Right-pointing arrow (c) at the right of a menu item

See step 1 of the foregoing operating procedure page 89).

Left-pointing arrow (C) at the left of a menu item

See step 2 of the foregoing operating procedure page 89).

Character string at the right of a menu item

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An * (asterisk) in a complete list of settings

See step 4 of the foregoing operating procedure page 89).

(see

Pressing the ,/OUT button switches to the next lower menu level or to a setting selection screen.

Pressing the </IN button returns to the previous (higher) menu level.

Current setting of the menu item When shown with a colon (:):

the current setting is the same as the factory default setting.

See step 2 of the foregoing operating procedure page 89).

When shown with a raised

dot (•): the current setting

is different from the factory default setting.

See the next item, “Displaying enhanced items”.

Factory default setting

Displaying enhanced items

The factory default setting is not to display enhanced items. To display enhanced items, set the menu item MENU GRADE to “ENHANCED”, following the procedure in the previous section items”. In step 1, first select “MENU GRADE”, and next select “ENHANCED”, then press the SET button to save the setting in memory.

“Changing the settings of basic

(see

MENU GRADE

ENHAN

Current setting

Changing the settings of enhanced items

To change the settings of enhanced items, first carry out the procedure in the previous section

“Displaying

enhanced items” then proceed as follows.

In the setup menu screen, repeat steps 2 to 7 of “Changing the Settings of Basic Items”, and then use the </IN, ,/OUT, M/MARK1, m/MARK2 buttons to select a menu item and change the setting.

When you have completed the settings, press the SET button.

Returning menu settings to their factory default settings

After making menu setting changes, to return settings to their factory default settings (setting initialization), use the following procedure.

To return a particular setting to its factory default setting

In the section “Changing the settings of basic items” (page

89), carry out the procedure up to step 5, then with the

current setting displayed (in the example, if the factory default setting has been changed, the current setting will be TC MODE), proceed as follows.

Press the RESET button.

“OFF” (factory default setting) is selected.

Press the SET button.

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The setting returned to its factory default is saved in memory as the current setting.

To return all settings to their factory default settings

Display the setup menu.

Press the RESET button.

A message appears, to confirm whether or not you wish to return all settings to their factory default settings.

Message in the monitor video section

Message in the time data display

Press the SET button.

Initialize all items to factory preset values?

Init setup?

STATUS

DISC MENU

DELETE FORMAT

The disc menu contains the following items. Characters and symbols inside the brackets [ ] appear in the time data display section.

STATUS [Status]

Displays disc or clip status.

DISC [> Disc]: Displays the DISC STATUS screen. CLIP [> Clip]: Displays the CLIP STATUS screen.

The message “NOW SAVING...” appears in the monitor video section, and “Saving...” appears in the time data display, while the settings of all items are returned to their factory default settings. These factory default settings are saved in memory.

Note

If you power off the unit while settings are being saved, settings may not be correctly returned to their factory default settings. Wait until the saving is completed before powering off the unit.

To abandon the resetting operation

Instead of pressing the SET button, press the RESET button. The display returns to the top level of setup menu, leaving the settings unchanged.

Disc Menu

Use the disc menu to delete data on discs and to format discs.

For the method of displaying the disc menu, see “Displaying the Setup and Disc Menus” (page 79).

Note

The PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software allows you to write TITLE1 and TITLE 2 to the disc, but only TITLE1 appears here.

DELETE [Delete]

Deletes clips from the disc.

LAST CLIP [> Last Clip]: Deletes the most recently

recorded clip.

ALL CLIP [> All Clip]: Delete all clips. (Clips in the

General directory are not deleted.)

FORMAT [Format]

Formats a disc.

QUICK FORMAT [>Quick Format]: Deletes all

data on the disc, including the contents of the General directory.

Disc Menu Operations

To display the status of the current disc or clip

Insert a disc, and then proceed as follows.

Display the disc menu (see page 79).

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Press the M/MARK1 button or m/MARK2 button to select STATUS.

Press the ,/OUT button.

Select DISC or CLIP and press the ,/OUT button.

If you selected DISC, the status of the loaded disc appears.

System Menu

USER ID: TITLE :

DISC STATUS

Press the MENU button.

To clear the menu from the screen

Press the MENU button twice.

REMAIN REWRITE SALVAGE FILE SYSTEM

TO MENU

: 029 min : 0002 times : OK : OK

: MENU KEY

To delete all clips

Note

Carrying out the following procedure deletes all clips that

are not locked. If you selected CLIP, the status of the current clip appears.

CLIP STATUS

CLIP LIST MODE

CLIP LIST NEME TITLE: RECORD DEVICE SERIAL DATE TIME

TO MENU

: E0001 E0001 : PDW-F30 : 10001 : 06/3/02 : 19:54:38

: MENU KEY

When playback or search reaches a new clip, the display changes to the status of the new clip.

To return to the next highest level

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Press the MENU button.

Proceed as follows.

Display the disc menu (see page 79).

Press the M/MARK1 button or the m/MARK2 button to select DELETE.

Press the ,/OUT button.

Select ALL CLIP, then press the ,/OUT button.

When the message “ALL DELETE OK?” appears, press the SET button.

All of the clips on the disc are deleted.

To return to the next highest level without deleting the clips

Press the RESET button.

To clear the menu from the screen

Press the MENU button twice.

To clear the menu from the screen

Press the MENU button.

To delete the most recent recorded clip

Note

If the clip is locked, it cannot be deleted.

Proceed as follows.

Display the disc menu (see page 79).

Press the M/MARK1 button or the m/MARK2 button to select DELETE.

Press the ,/OUT button.

The name of the clip to be deleted appears.

Press the SET button.

The clip is deleted, and the number of the deleted clip appears.

To return to the next highest level without deleting the clip

To format a disc

See “Formatting a Disc” (page 38) in Chapter 3.

System Menu

Using Option Boards

Chapter

Option Boards for Enhanced Functionality

You can enhance the functionality of this unit by installing option boards in the option slots. You can install up to two option boards. The boards which may be installed in each slot differ, as follows.

Slot 1: PDBK-101 Slot 2: PDBK-102

Warning

Improper installation of option boards can result in fire, electric shock, bodily injury, and damage to equipment in the vicinity. For safety, always have option boards installed by a trained technician.

Refer to the operation manual supplied with each board for information about installing, configuring, and operating the board.

Contact your Sony dealer regarding installation of option boards.

Using the PDBK-101

Network Board (Gigabit

Ethernet)

Installing the PDBK-101 Network Board in slot 1 adds a

network connector (

connect to a computer or network for high-speed FTP file

transfers. You can also connect the unit to a Web site and

display the unit’s device information (model name, serial

number, system frequency, software version, etc.).

CAUTION

When you connect the unit to a computer or network, use

a shielded-type cable to prevent malfunction due to

radiation noise.

Computer Connection Example (FTP

Connection)

The following example shows a connection between this

unit and a laptop computer.

) to this unit. This allows you to

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Option Boards for Enhanced Functionality / Using the PDBK-101 Network Board (Gigabit Ethernet)

ACHTUNG

Aus Sicherheitsgründen nicht mit einem Peripheriegerät-

Anschluss verbinden, der zu starke Spannung für die

Buchse dieses Geräts haben könnte.

Folgen Sie beim Herstellen von Verbindungen den

Anweisungen in dieser Bedienungsanleitung.

Laptop computer

To network connector

Network cable (not supplied)

To network connector (GbE)

PRESET

CHAPTER

EXPAND

PAGE DISPLAY

SUB

THUMB

CLIP

NAIL

CLIP

ESSENCE

MARK

PREV NEXTPLAY STOP

KEY INHI

SHIFT

TOP

F REV F FWD

MARK1

SET

RESET

OUTIN

JOG

MARK2

TS REC

SHUTTLE

END

STANDBY

ACCESS

NETWORK

LOCAL

REMOTE

LEVEL

CH 1 CH 2 CH 3 CH 4

PHONES

PDW-F30

Set the remote control switch to “NETWORK”.

Notes

• Install the PDBK-101 in option slot 1.

• Make network settings in the network settings menu. This menu appears only when the PDBK-101 option

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board is installed.

EJECT

VAR

Refer to the PDBK-101 operation manual for more information about the network settings menu.

Caution

For safety, do not connect a peripheral device connector that might have excessive voltage to the network connector of this unit. Follow the instructions in this manual when making connections.

ATT ENT ION

Par mesure de sécurité, ne raccordez pas le connecteur pour le câblage de périphériques pouvant avoir une tension excessive au port de cet appareil. Suivez les instructions dans ce manuel pour les raccordements.

Using the PDBK-101 Network Board (Gigabit Ethernet)

Using the PDBK-102 MPEG-TS Input/Output Board

With the PDBK-102 MPEG-TS Input/Output Board installed in option slot 2 of this unit, you can make i.LINK connections between this unit and video devices complying with the HDV 1080i devices” below), and between this unit and computers to which HDV devices may be connected. These connections can be used for input and output of MPEG-2 TS streams. This allows you to input material shot by HDV camcorders or the results of editing on a computer, and to record the input on XDCAM discs. You can also output video and audio from this unit to HDV devices.

1) HDV and are trademarks of Sony Corporation and Victor Company of Japan, Limited.

HDV Connection Example

standard (called “HDV

The following example shows a connection between this unit and an HDV camcorder.

PDW-F30

PRESET

PAGEDISPLAY

CHAPTER

EXPAND

KEY INHI

SHIFT

ACCESS

NETWORK

LOCAL

REMOTE

LEVEL

PHONES

CH 1 CH 2 CH 3 CH 4

S400 connector (6-pin)

i.LINK cable (not supplied)

SUB

THUMB

SET

RESET

CLIP

NAIL

CLIP

ESSENCE

MARK

PREV NEXTPLAY STOP

TOP

END

F REV F FWD

HDV camcorder

MARK1

OUTIN

MARK2

TS REC

STANDBY

EJECT

VAR

JOG

SHUTTLE

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i.LINK connector (4-pin)

Note

Install the PDBK-102 in option slot 2.

Using the PDBK-102 MPEG-TS Input/Output Board

Appendix

Important Notes on Operation

Use and storage

Do not subject the unit to severe shocks

The internal mechanism may be damaged or the body warped.

Do not cover the unit while operating

Doing so will cause temperatures to rise inside the unit, possibly resulting in failure.

After use

Turn off the on/standby switch. If you plan not to use the unit for a long time, turn off the POWER switch on the rear panel as well.

Shipping

• Remove the disc before transporting the unit.

• If sending the unit by truck, ship, air or other transportation service, pack it in the shipping carton of the unit.

Appendix

Care of the unit

If the body of the unit is dirty, clean it with a soft, dry cloth. In extreme cases, use a cloth steeped in a little neutral detergent, then wipe dry. Do not use organic solvents such as alcohol or thinners, as these may cause discoloration or other damage to the finish of the unit.

In the event of operating problems

If you should experience problems with the unit, contact your Sony dealer.

Use and storage locations

Store in a level, ventilated place. Avoid using or storing the unit in the following places.

• In excessive heat or cold (operating temperature range: 5°C to 40°C (41°F to 104°F)) Remember that in summer or in warm climates the

temperature inside a car with the windows closed can easily exceed 50°C (122°F).

• In damp or dusty locations

• Locations where the unit may be exposed to rain

• Locations subject to violent vibration

• Near strong magnetic fields

• Close to radio or TV transmitters producing strong electromagnetic fields.

• In direct sunlight or close to heaters for extended periods

To prevent electromagnetic interference from portable communications devices

The use of portable telephones and other communications devices near this unit can result in malfunctions and interference with audio and video signals. It is recommended that the portable communications devices near this unit be powered off.

About the LCD panel

LCD panels are manufactured with extremely high precision technology that yields effective pixel rates of

99.99% or higher. However, very rarely, one or more

pixels may be permanently dark or permanently lit in white, red, blue, or green. This phenomenon is not a malfunction. Such pixels have no effect on the recorded data, and the unit may be used with confidence even if they are present.

Condensation

If you move the unit from a very cold place to a warm place, or use it in a damp location, condensation may form on the optical pickup. Then, if the unit is operated in this state, recording and playback may not be performed properly. Do the following to prevent this from happening.

• When you move or operate the unit in an environment where condensation may form, be sure to insert a disc in advance.

• Whenever you turn on the On/standby switch, check that the HUMID indicator does not appear on the LCD panel.

Important Notes on Operation

If it appears, wait until it disappears before inserting a disc.

Periodic Maintenance

Digital Hours Meter

The digital hours meter can provide information about the operational history of the unit. Use the information as a guide in scheduling periodic maintenance. For periodic maintenance, contact your Sony dealer.

To display digital hours meter

The digital hours meter appears in both the monitor video section and time data display section as the digital hours meter menu of the system menu. It can also be superimposed on the screen of the external video monitor connected to the unit

To display the digital hours meter, proceed as follows.

Press the MENU button to display the system menu.

Press the M/MARK1 button or m/MARK2 button, select the HOURS METER (Hours Meter in the time data display section), and then press the SET button.

(see page 34).

HOURS METER

H1 H2 H3 H4 H5

317/ 22 92 92

114 H1:OPERATION H2:LASER PARAMETER H3:SEEK RUNNING H4:SPINDLE RUNNING H5:LOADING COUNTER

317

HOURS HOURS HOURS TIMES

Display of the digital hours meter

Any of the items can be reset during periodic maintenance or parts replacement. Resetting items allows you to roughly determine the timing of next periodic maintenance.

For display resetting, contact your Sony dealer.

Item name (name between [ ] is name in the time data display section)

H1: OPERATION [Opr] Displays the total number of

H2: LASER PARAMETER

[Lasr]

Description

hours the unit has been powered on in units of hours.

This shows the cumulative light output time for optical head in units of hours.

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Periodic Maintenance

Item name (name between [ ] is name in the time data display section)

H3: SEEK RUNNING[Seek] This shows the cumulative

H4: SPINDLE

RUNNING[Spdl]

H5: LOADING

COUNTER[Load]

Description

seek operation time for optical head in units of hours.

This shows the cumulative spindle rotation time in units of hours.

Display the total number of times discs have been loaded in the unit.

To exit from the digital hours meter

Press the MENU button.

Troubleshooting

Alarms

An alarm (warning message) appears in the time data display section when an operation is attempted which is inappropriate for the settings on this unit or the state of the disc. Both the alarm message and the action to take to resolve the problem appear in the monitor video section and on the screen of the external video monitor connected to the unit.

Example alarm in time data display section

ALARM

REMOTE MODE IS SELECTED.

SET REMOTE/LOCAL/NETWORK SWITCH TO LOCAL.

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When the unit is powered on

Alarm message in time data display section

MENU Ver. UP THE SETUP MENU SOFTWARE HAS BEEN

ILL. SETUP! INVALID SETTINGS SELECTED IN SETUP

Exchg batt! BATTERY NEEDS REPLACING. PLEASE

Alarm message in monitor video section Description/action

UPGRADED. SET THE SETUP MENU ITEMS TO THE DESIRED SETTINGS.

MENU. SET ITEMS IN THE SETUP MENU TO THE APPROPRIATE VALUES. CONTACT SERVICE IF THIS ALARM APPEARS AGAIN AFTER ABOVE PROCEDURE.

CONTACT SERVICE.

Example alarm in monitor video section

When an alarm is displayed, remove the alarm cause by following the action to take. If the alarm display does not disappear, contact your Sony dealer. Please note that there are some alarms which do not appear depending on the setting of DISPLAY CONTROL >ALARM in the setup menu

(see page 84).

See “System Menu” (page 79) for more information about setup menu operations.

Reset the settings in the setup menu (see page

79).

Reset the settings in the setup menu (see page

79). If the same message appears after you

reset the settings, contact your Sony dealer.

The NVRAM battery is exhausted. Contact your Sony dealer.

Troubleshooting

When a disc is inserted

Alarm message in time data display section

Unknown FS! UNKNOWN FILE SYSTEM.

Alarm message in monitor video section

Description/action

Format the disc, or eject it (see page 38).

PLEASE FORMAT DISC OR EJECT. No FS! NO FILE SYSTEM.PLEASE EJECT DISC. Eject the disc. ILL. Disc! IRREGULAR DISC IS USED.

Use a Professional Disc.

USE PROFESSIONAL DISC. Salvage NG! CLIP SALVAGE WAS NOT COMPLETED. See “Handling of Discs When Recording Does Not

End Normally (Salvage Functions)” (page 38).

525/60 Clip

625/50 Clip

4CHx16 Clip

IRREGULAR DISC IS USED. DVCAM

525/60 CLIP(S) EXIST.

IRREGULAR DISC IS USED. DVCAM

625/50 CLIP(S) EXIST.

DISC HAS 4CHx16 BIT CLIP(S).

CHANGE RECORD FORMAT IN SETUP

Use another disc.

Change the setting of AUDIO CONTROL >REC MODE in the setup menu

(see page 86).

MENU.

2CHx16 Clip

DISC HAS 2CHx16 BIT CLIP(S).

CHANGE RECORD FORMAT IN SETUP

Change the setting of AUDIO CONTROL >REC MODE in the setup menu (see page 86).

MENU. No Support! FORMAT NOT SUPPORTED.

RECORDING AND PLAYBACK IS NOT

POSSIBLE. ILL. Index! INDEX FILE ERROR.

A disc in an unsupported recording format is loaded. Use a disc formatted in the MPEG HD or DVCAM format.

Format the disc, or eject it (see page 38).

PLEASE FORMAT DISC OR EJECT. FORMAT NG! AUTO FORMATTING WAS NOT

COMPLETED.

Eject the disc and insert it again, or insert another

disc. DI read err CANNOT READ DISC Read err

INFORMATION.PLEASE EJECT DISC.

DRV ADJ err CANNOT PERFORM AUTO DRIVE

ADJUSTMENT.

a) Displayed only when DISPLAY CONTROL >ALARM is set to “ON” or

“LIMITED”.

During front panel operations

Alarm message in time data display section

KEY INHI.!

REMOTE!

No Disc!

REC INHI.! THE DISC WRITE PROTECT TAB IS SET

No Clip!

Alarm message in monitor video section

KEY INHIBIT MODE IS SELECTED. This appears when the KEY INH (SHIFT + DISPLAY)

REMOTE MODE IS SELECTED. SET REMOTE/LOCAL/NETWORK SWITCH TO LOCAL.

NO DISC. Insert a disc and try again.

TO SAVE. NO CLIP. This appears when a playback, search or delete

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Description/action

button is on.

Turn the KEY INH button off.

Set the remote control switch to “LOCAL”.

Set the disc’s Write Inhibit tab to enable recording

(see page 37).

operation is attempted on a disc with no clips

recorded on it.

Insert a disc with clips recorded on it.

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Alarm message in time data display section

Disc Top!

Alarm message in monitor video

Description/action

section

DISC TOP. This appears if you press the PREV button or conduct

a high-speed reverse search when the unit is stopped

at the start of the disc.

Use forward search or playback instead.

Disc End!

DISC END. This appears if you press the NEXT button or conduct

a forward high-speed search when the unit is stopped

at the end of the disc.

Use reverse search or playback instead. MAX # Files DISC CANNOT BE RECORDED TO.

Delete clips or GENERAL files.

FOR MORE RECORDING SPACE, DELETE CLIPS OR NON-AV DATA. (GENERAL FILES)

DISC CANNOT BE RECORDED TO.FOR MORE RECORDING SPACE, DELETE

Delete unneeded clips, or insert a disc with enough

free space.

OTHER CLIP LISTS.

Disc Full! DISC FULL.FOR MORE RECORDING,

DELETE SOME CLIPS.

MAX# SB CLP

NO MORE SUB CLIPS CAN BE ADDED TO CLIP LIST.

Delete unneeded clips, or insert a disc with enough

free space.

This appears when an attempt is made to add sub

clips when 300 sub clips have already been

registered.

Limit the creation of sub clips to 300 or fewer.

CL OVER DUR

DURATION OF ONE CLIP LIST MUST BE LESS THAN 24 HOURS.

This appears when you try to add a sub clip when the

total duration of sub clips in a clip list has already

reached 24 hours.

Create clip lists so that the total duration is within 24

hours. Run Salvage EXECUTE SALVAGE PROGRAM. This appears when recording, E-E display, essence

mark recording, or sub clip addition for quick scene

selection is attempted on a disc that needs to be

salvaged.

Try again after salvaging the clips on the disc (see

page 38).

CNT mode!

COUNTER MODE IS SELECTED. SET COUNTER SELECT SWITCH TO TC OR UB.

This appears when CNTR SEL on the HOME page of

the function menu is set to “COUNTER”, and you try

to preset timecode or user bits.

To use timecode or user bits, set CNTR SEL to “TC”

(see page 77).

REGEN mode!

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TCG REGEN MODE IS SELECTED. SET TC PRESET MODE IN FUNCTION MENU.

or “UB”

This appears when TC MODE on page P1 of the

function menu is set to “REGEN”, and you try to

preset timecode or user bits.

Set TC MODE to “PRESET” (see page 78).

REC RUN!

TCG RUN MODE IS SET TO REC RUN. SET TC FREE RUN MODE IN FUNCTION MENU.

This appears when RUN MODE on page P1 of the

function menu is set to “REC RUN”, and you try to

preset timecode or user bits.

Set RUN MODE to “FREE RUN” (see page 78).

REC mode!

THUMBNAIL(S) CANNOT BE DISPLAYED DURING RECORDING.

Stop recording and try again.

CANNOT EXECUTE IN REC MODE. DRIVE MAINTENANCE MENU CANNOT

BE EXECUTED WHILE IN REC MODE.

No SEL List

CLIP LIST IS NOT SELECTED. This appears when you press the SUB CLIP button

while the clip list on the disc is not loaded into the

current clip list.

Load the clip list (see page 58) and try again.

No SUB CLIP

CLIP LIST CANNOT LOCATE SPECIFIED SUB CLIP(S).

This appears when a playback button is pressed with

no sub clips in the current clip list.

Playback is not possible when there are no sub clips

in the current clip list.

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Sony PDW-F30 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Table of Contents

Features

Chapter 1 Overview

Features of This Unit

Features of the PDBK-101/102 Option Boards

Using the CD-ROM Manual

Preparations

Reading the CD-ROM Manual

Names and Functions of Parts

Front Panel

Rear Panel

Infrared Remote Commander

Chapter 2 Preparations

Setting the System Frequency

Connections and Settings

Connecting an External Monitor

Using PDZ-1 Over an i.LINK Connection (FAM Connection)

Connecting to a Nonlinear Editing System (AV/C Connection)

Connections for Cut Editing

Editing Control Unit Settings

Remote Control Unit Settings

Setup

Setting the Date and Time

Adjusting the Brightness of the LCD Panel

24P (23.98P) Mode Settings

Selecting the Playback Mode (23.98PsF or 2-3 Pulldown)

Output Signals in 24P (23.98P) Mode

Playback in 24P (23.98P) 2-3 Pulldown Mode

Superimposed Text Information

Displaying Supplementary Status Information

Handling Discs

Discs Used for Recording and Playback

Write-Protecting Discs

Chapter 3 Recording and Playback

Notes on Handling

Loading and Unloading a Disc

Formatting a Disc

Handling of Discs When Recording Does Not End Normally (Salvage Functions)

Recording

Recording Timecode and User Bit Values

Carrying Out Recording

Playback

Playback Operation

Searching for Clips With Thumbnails (Thumbnail Search)

Searching With the Expand Function

Searching for Frames With Essence Marks

Searching With the Chapter Function

Clip List Playback

Repeat Playback

Locking (Write-protecting) Clips

Deleting Clips

Assigning Sequence Numbers to Thumbnails

Overview

Chapter 4 Scene Selection

Assigning Clip Titles

Assigning User-Defined Clip and Clip List Names

Creating Clip Lists

Including Clips Selected in the Thumbnail Screen in the Clip List

Quick Scene Selection (Adding Sub Clips During Recording, Playback, or Search)

Editing Clip Lists

Basic Operations

Reordering Sub Clips

Modifying the In and Out Points of Sub Clips (Trimming)

Deleting Sub Clips

Setting the Start Timecode for the Current Clip List

Previewing the Edited Clip List

Saving the Current Clip List to Disc

Managing Clip Lists

Changing Displayed Items of Information on Sub Clips

Deleting Clip Lists From a Disc

Loading a Clip List From a Disc Into the Current Clip List

Sorting Clip Lists

Using the PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software

Overview

Directory Structure

Chapter 5 File Operations