Sony PDW-HD1500 User Manual

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PROFESSIONAL DISC RECORDER

PDW-HD1500

OPERATION MANUAL [English]

1st Edition (Revised 2)

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Important Safety Instructions

• Read these instructions.

• Keep these instructions.

• Heed all warnings.

• Follow all instructions.

• Do not use this apparatus near water.

• Clean only with dry cloth.

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

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

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

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

• Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.

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

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

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

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

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

WARNING

To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture. To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only.

THIS APPARATUS MUST BE EARTHED.

CAUTION

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

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

WARNING: THIS WARNING IS APPLICABLE FOR USA ONLY.

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

Plug Cap Parallel blade with ground pin

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

2.5 m (8 ft. 3 in.)

Rating Minimum 10 A, 125 V

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

WARNING: THIS WARNING IS APPLICABLE FOR OTHER COUNTRIES.

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

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

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

Connector/Plug conforming to the proper ratings (Voltage,

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

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

Laser diode properties

Wave length: 400 to 410 nm Emission duration: Continuous Laser output power: 135 mW (max. of pulse peak), 65 mW (max. of CW) Standard: IEC60825-1 (2001)

Egenskaber for laserdiode

Bølgelængde: 400 til 410 nm Strålingsvarighed: Kontinuerlig Afgivet lasereffekt: 135 mW (maks stråletoppunkt), 65 mW (maks ved kontinuerlig stråling) Standard: IEC60825-1 (2001)

Tekniska data för laserdiod

Våglängd: 400 till 410 nm Emissionslängd: Kontinuerlig Laseruteffekt: 135 mW (max. för pulstopp), 65 mW (max. för kontinuerlig våg) Standard: IEC60825-1 (2001)

Egenskaper for laserdiode

Bølgelengde: 400 til 410 nm Strålingsvarighet: Uavbrutt Utgangseffekt for laser: 135 mW (maks av pulshøyde), 65 mW (maks av CW) Standard: IEC60825-1 (2001)

CAUTION

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

WARNING

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

VAROITUS!

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

VARNING

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

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, right side and bottom of front side panels, and vents of the fans.

• Leave more than 25 cm of space in the rear of the unit.

• Leave more than 2 cm of space in the left side, right side and top of the unit.

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.

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

Denna etikett finns på ovansidan av driftenheten.

Denne mærkat sidder på drevenhedens øverste panel.

Tämä kyltti sijaitsee ajurilaitteen yläpinnalla.

Dette merket er plassert på oversiden av driverenheten.

CAUTION

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

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.

For the customers in Europe

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

• EN60065: Product Safety

• EN55103-1: Electromagnetic Interference (Emission)

• EN55103-2: Electromagnetic Susceptibility (Immunity)

This product is intended for use in the following Electromagnetic Environment(s):

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

For the customers in Europe

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

For kundene i Norge

Dette utstyret kan kobles til et IT-strømfordelingssystem.

For the Customers in Taiwan only

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Chapter 1 Overview

Features............................................................................................ 9

Features of this unit ...............................................................................9

System Configurations ................................................................. 12

Chapter 2 Names and Functions of Parts

Front Panel..................................................................................... 13

Display window...................................................................................18

Rear Panel...................................................................................... 23

Chapter 3 Preparations

Preparing Power Sources............................................................. 26

Initial Setup ....................................................................................27

Front Panel Tilt Mechanism.......................................................... 29

Connections and Settings ............................................................ 30

Synchronization Reference Signals ............................................ 36

Setting System Frequency ........................................................... 37

Setting Timecode........................................................................... 37

Superimposed Text Information .................................................. 39

Basic Operations of the Function Menu...................................... 42

Handling Discs............................................................................... 46

Supplying power.................................................................................. 26

Attaching a battery pack ...................................................................... 26

Connections for using PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software.................... 30

Connections for cut editing.................................................................. 31

Using the editing functions of the recorder (controlling through

REMOTE(9P) connector) .......................................................... 34

Connections for pool coverage ............................................................ 35

Function menu operations.................................................................... 42

Function menu settings........................................................................ 42

Discs used for recording and playback................................................ 46

Notes on handling................................................................................46

Write-protecting discs.......................................................................... 47

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Loading and unloading a disc.............................................................. 47

Formatting a disc ................................................................................. 47

Chapter 4 Recording and Playback

Recording .......................................................................................48

Carrying out recording ........................................................................ 48

To continue recording while exchanging discs (disc exchange cache

function)..................................................................................... 49

Recording with the HDSDI remote control function .......................... 50

Handling of discs when recording does not end normally (salvage

functions) ................................................................................... 51

Playback .........................................................................................52

Playback operation .............................................................................. 53

Playback operations using thumbnails ................................................ 55

Chapter 5 Operations in GUI Screens

Overview.........................................................................................56

Switching between GUI screens.......................................................... 56

Information and controls in thumbnail screens ................................... 57

Displaying menus ................................................................................ 61

GUI screen operations ......................................................................... 63

Thumbnail Operations...................................................................64

Selecting thumbnails ........................................................................... 64

Searching with thumbnails .................................................................. 64

Playing the scene you have found ....................................................... 66

Selecting the information displayed on thumbnails ............................ 67

Changing clip index pictures............................................................... 67

Checking clip properties...................................................................... 68

Setting clip flags.................................................................................. 70

Locking (write-protecting) clips.......................................................... 70

Deleting clips....................................................................................... 71

Scene Selection (Clip List Editing) ..............................................72

What is scene selection?...................................................................... 72

Creating and editing clip lists.............................................................. 73

Managing clip lists .............................................................................. 78

Disc Operations .............................................................................79

Checking disc properties ..................................................................... 79

Using planning metadata ..................................................................... 80

Formatting discs .................................................................................. 81

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Shortcut List .................................................................................. 82

Chapter 6 File Operations

Overview......................................................................................... 83

Directory structure ...............................................................................83

File operation restrictions .................................................................... 84

Assigning user-defined clip titles ........................................................ 86

Assigning user-defined clip and clip list names .................................. 88

File Operations in File Access Mode (for Windows) ..................89

Making FAM connections ................................................................... 90

Operating on files ................................................................................90

Exiting file operations.......................................................................... 90

File Operations in File Access Mode (for Macintosh) ................ 91

Making FAM connections ................................................................... 91

Operating on files ................................................................................92

Exiting file operations.......................................................................... 92

FTP File Operations....................................................................... 93

Making FTP connections..................................................................... 93

Command list....................................................................................... 94

Recording Continuous Timecode With FAM and FTP

Connections ............................................................................ 98

Chapter 7 Menus

Menu System Configuration.........................................................99

Setup Menu .................................................................................... 99

Items in the basic menu .....................................................................100

Basic menu operations....................................................................... 104

Items in the extended menu ............................................................... 107

Extended menu operations................................................................. 118

Maintenance Menu ...................................................................... 120

Items in the maintenance menu ......................................................... 120

Maintenance menu operations ........................................................... 123

Chapter 8 Planning Metadata

Overview....................................................................................... 126

Manipulating planning metadata ....................................................... 126

To set clip names by using planning metadata ..................................126

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Appendix

Important Notes on Operation....................................................128

Condensation ..................................................................................... 128

About the LCD panel ........................................................................ 128

Periodic Maintenance..................................................................129

Digital hours meter............................................................................ 129

Troubleshooting ..........................................................................131

Alarms ............................................................................................... 131

Error messages .................................................................................. 140

To eject discs with the unit powered off ........................................... 140

Specifications ..............................................................................140

Using PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software.....................................143

Using UMID Data..........................................................................144

Ancillary Data...............................................................................146

Ancillary data in HDSDI signals....................................................... 146

Ancillary data in MXF files............................................................... 146

General MXF metadata ..................................................................... 146

Correspondence Between Setting Items of HKDV-900 and Setup

Menu of This Unit..................................................................147

List of Supported USB Keyboards.............................................148

Trademarks and Licenses...........................................................151

MPEG-4 visual patent portfolio license ............................................ 151

MPEG-2 video patent portfolio license............................................. 151

About IJG (Independent JPEG Group) ............................................. 151

Character display software “iType” .................................................. 151

Glossary .......................................................................................152

Table of Contents

Index ............................................................................................154

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Overview

Features

The PDW-HD1500 is a professional disc recorder supporting full HD (1920 × 1080 and 1280 × 720) playback and recording with Professional Disc 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. The unit can be used as a player for video editing and program output, and as a recorder for nonlinear editing. For these applications, it can be connected to Sony nonlinear editors, monitors, and video equipment with HDSDI interfaces via its standard HDSDI I/O connectors. It has a compact, lightweight body for easy portability outdoors, and can be powered from any of three power sources: AC, DC, or battery

function enables data file

power.

media.

Chapter

Long recording times

PDW-HD1500 supports dual-layer Professional Discs (50 GB). When dual-layer Professional Discs are used, this unit can record about 95 minutes.

Recording and playback functions

Support for multiple SD1) and HD codecs

In addition to the MPEG HD422 codec, this unit supports the MPEG HD codec. component files at both 1080i (35/25/18 Mbps (35/25 Mbps), allowing HD operation across a wide range of recording times and application objectives. When the separately sold PDBK-S1500 option is installed, the unit is also capable of SD (IMX 30/40/50 Mbps or DVCAM codec) recording and playback.

1) When the separately sold PDBK-S1500 option is installed.

2) MPEG HD is a registered trademark of Sony Corporation.

3) Playback only supported for 18 Mbps.

It can record HD 4:2:0 digital

) and 720P

Chapter 1 Overview

1) Professional Disc is a trademark of Sony Corporation.

2) FAM: File access mode

3) BKP-L551 Battery Adaptor is required.

Features of this unit

The principal features of this unit are as follows.

MPEG HD422

High-quality video and audio recording and playback

The MPEG HD422 codec provides video compression compliant with the MPEG-2 422P@HL standard. It enables HD 4:2:2 (50 Mbps) digital component file recording in the 1080i (1,080 effective scanning lines, interlaced) or 720P (720 effective scanning lines, progressive) format currently in use by many broadcast facilities. Uncompressed PCM recording of 24-bit 48 kHz audio enables 8-channel audio recording at high sound quality.

1) MPEG HD422 is a trademark of Sony Corporation.

codec

Support for multiple frame frequencies

This unit can record and play multiple frame frequencies at both 1080 (59.94i, 50i, 29.97P, and 25P) and 720 (59.94P and 50P) (for MPEG HD422).

SD upconvert function

This unit features a standard upconvert function, allowing SD signals to be input to the SD/HDSDI INPUT connector and recorded as HD. When the separately sold PDBKS1500 option is installed, the unit can also output HD signals while playing discs recorded as SD, allowing SD material to be utilized in an HD environment.

HD downconvert function

The unit is provided with a downconvert function. HD disc playback signals can be downconverted to SD signals and then output as SDSDI or composite signals. This allows you to use SD nonlinear editors and monitors for editing and program output.

1080/720 cross-conversion

This unit supports cross-conversion output. It can output 720 while playing discs recorded as 1080, and output 1080 while playing discs recorded as 720.

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HDSDI remote recording

HDSDI connections can be made to camcorders with remote HDSDI support (PDW-700 XDCAM HD422 camcorder, HDW-730/730S/750/790/F900R HDCAM camcorders) to enable recording synchronized to REC and STOP operations on the camcorder.

Chapter 1 Overview

1) HDCAM is a trademark of Sony Corporation.

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 full resolution data stream. Whenever this unit records full resolution MPEG HD422 data, it simultaneously generates and records low-resolution proxy AV data. Because of its small size, proxy AV data can be transferred quickly over computer networks, easily edited in the field with laptop computers,

and readily used in a wide variety of applications, such as content management on small-scale servers.

1) The supplied PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software can be used to create

simple EDLs (Edit Decision Lists).

Usability features

AC, DC, and battery1) power support

The unit can be used even where AC power is not available, for example outdoors or in cars or helicopters.

1) BKP-L551 Battery Adaptor is required.

Color LCD display

The unit is equipped with a 16:9, 4.3-inch color LCD which allows you to check the contents of the disc and use the menu system without connecting an external monitor.

Built-in speakers

The unit features built-in speakers, allowing you to check recorded audio. You can check your clips and editing results on the color LCD and speakers even when no monitors or separate speakers are available.

Tiltable front panel

The front panel is tiltable for easy rack-mount and desktop operation. You can adjust the panel to the angle that makes the buttons easiest to use.

High-speed searches with the jog and shuttle dials

The jog and shuttle dials can be used to find scenes inside clips, in the same way as the jog and shuttle dials on conventional VTRs. In jog and variable modes, you can search in field units at from –2 to +2 times normal speed. Shuttle mode supports high-speed searches up to a maximum of ±20 times normal speed. (F.FWD and F.REV are possible up to 35 times normal speed.)

Convenient disc-based playback and searching

Like previous products in the XDCAM series, this unit supports a number of convenient search functions, including scene selection, thumbnail searches, essence marks searches, and expand searches. Scene selection: This function allows you to select clips

from the disc and insert them into playlists. Clips can be inserted and played back in any order.

Thumbnail searches: The unit creates thumbnails from

the first frame of each generated clip, and displays them in thumbnail lists on the color LCD or an external monitor. You can cue up clips very easily by simply by selecting them from thumbnail lists.

Essence mark searches: Essence marks can be recorded

at any scene during or after recording. Lists of these marks can be displayed on the color LCD or an external monitor, allowing you to quickly find scenes that were marked for later reference.

Expand searches: This function allows you to look inside

the clip selected in a thumbnail screen, or inside the segment from a selected essence mark to the next essence mark. The selection range is divided into 12 equal blocks, and the first frames of those blocks are displayed as thumbnails. By checking the thumbnails, you can easily find the scene you want.

Cache recording for seamless disc exchanges

About 30 seconds (this duration may differ depending on the state of a disc) of video and audio data can be recorded to the unit's internal memory cache during a disc exchange, and then written back to the newly loaded disc. This allows seamless recording across extended recording sessions, including recording of video feeds, with no important scenes lost while discs are being exchanged.

Cart system support

With its compact body, this unit can replace the SD PDW1500 unit. You can mount this unit in the PDJ-C1080 and PDJ-A640 XDCAM cart systems.

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.

Equipped with network connector

The unit features a Gigabit Ethernet connector as standard equipment. Via this connector, you can connect the unit to computers and networks to enable listing of the video, audio, and metadata files recorded on the Professional Disc, and rapid file transfers. Support for FTP commands makes it easy to carry out network file transfers from remote locations. The unit has two optical pickups for high-speed transfers.

User data recording mode

User data (files other than XDCAM AV files) can be recorded on Professional Discs as PC data via the i.LINK

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or FTP interface. This allows Professional Discs to be used as data recording media, with a data storage capacity of

46.4 GB (when dual-layer PFD50DLA discs are used).

Supports a variety of interfaces

This unit supports the following interfaces.

• HDSDI video, 8-channel audio input and output

• SDSDI video, 8-channel audio input and output (the SD/HDSDI INPUT connector doubles as an SDSDI input connector)

• SD composite output

• AES/EBU digital audio 4-channel input and output

• Analog audio 2-channel input and output

•Remote

- RS-422A (D-sub 9-pin × 1)

- Video remote (D-sub 9-pin × 1) TBC control is available from the front panel.

• i.LINK TS (HDV) input and output (when separately sold PDBK-201 option board is installed)

Chapter 1 Overview

Features

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System Configurations

Chapter 1 Overview

PDW-700

HKDV-900

HKDV-900 video control unit

RM-280 editing controller

BVE-700

Microphone

VIDEO

CONTROL

REMOTE

REMOTE (9P)

ANALOG AUDIO INPUT

PHONES

DIGITAL

AUDIO

(AES/EBU)

OUT/IN

HDSDI

INPUT

ACCESS

CH-1

ALL CH

CH-2

VARIABLE KEY INHI

REC

NET

PRE-

LOCAL

SET

REMOTE

PHONES LEVEL

ANALOG

OUTPUT/

CH-3

CH-4

OFF

AUDIO

INPUT

Professional Discs

• PFD23A

• PFD50DLA

CHAPTER

EXPAND

PAGE

HOME

PREV NEXTPLAY STOP REC

DISPLAY

SHIFT

TOP F REV F FWD END STANDBY REC INHI

HDSDI OUTPUT/ INPUT

THUMBNAIL

SUB CLIP

DISC MENU

DIGITAL AUDIO (AES/EBU) OUT/IN

MARK1

PUSH SET(S.SEL)

IN OUT

SHTL/JOG

VAR/JOG

RESET

RETURN

ANALOG AUDIO OUTPUT/INPUT

SDSDI OUTPUT

EJECT

MARK2

DC IN 12V

- AC IN

PDW-1500

Sony BP-L80S/GL95 battery

BKP-L551 battery adaptor

DC power source AC power source

SDSDI

OUTPUT

COMPOSITE OUTPUT

Headphones

HDCAM

HDW-2000 series

PDW-F75

a) If an HKDV-900 is connected, be sure to check that the

version of the HKDV-900 is 2.00 or higher.

b) For HDW-2000 series only.

REMOTE

(9P)

SD video monitor

HDSDI OUTPUT

HD video monitor

AUDIO MONITOR

Audio monitor

(i.LINK) S400

Laptop computer

System Configurations

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Names and Functions of Parts

Front Panel

The names and symbols of buttons and knobs on the front panel are color coded according to function. White: Function when the button or knob is operated

independently.

1 On/standby button and

indicator

2 ACCESS indicator

1 Audio level adjustment

section (see page 14)

3 Remote control switch

4 KEY INHI switch

5 PHONES jack

ACCESS

CH-1

CH-2

REC

NET

PRE-

LOCAL

SET

REMOTE

PHONES LEVEL

CH-3

ALL CH

CH-4

VARIABLE KEY INHI

OFF

CHAPTER

EXPAND

PAGE

HOME

PREV NEXTPLAY STOP REC

DISPLAY

SHIFT

TOP F REV F FWD END STANDBY REC INHI

Chapter

Orange: Function when the button is operated with the

SHIFT button held down.

Blue: Function related to thumbnail operations.

Handle

EJECT

7 Disc slot and EJECT

button

SHTL/JOG

MARK1

IN OUT

MARK2

VAR/JOG

2 Arrow buttons (see

page 14)

3 Shuttle/jog/variable

control section (see

page 15)

PUSH SET(S.SEL)

RESET

RETURN

THUMBNAIL

SUB CLIP

DISC MENU

Chapter 2 Names and Functions of Parts

6 LEVEL adjustment knob 5 Recording and playback control section (see page 17)

a On/standby (1) button and indicator

When the POWER switch on the rear panel is in the @ position, and when DC power is connected to the DC IN 12V connector on the rear panel, 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 the button switches this unit to the operating state, and the indicator lights continuously green. When the indicator is lit green, pressing the button switches the unit to the standby state, and the indicator

4 Display/menu control

section (see page 16)

lights continuously red. If a disc is loaded in the unit, the indicator flashes before changing to continuously lit red. When using this unit, normally leave the rear panel POWER switch in the @ (on) position, and use this button to switch the unit between the operating state and standby state.

b ACCESS indicator

This lights when the disc is accessed and when a file is opened by a FAM or FTP connection (see page 83). If the on/standby button is pressed while this indicator is lit,

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access to the disc is completed before the unit switches to

REC

NET

REMOTE

LOCAL

VARIABLE KEY INHI

PRESET

OFF

CH-1

ALL CH

CH-2

CH-3

CH-4

the standby state.

Note

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

c Remote control switch

Different positions of the switch allow different operations

Chapter 2 Names and Functions of Parts

as follows. NET: Enables access to the network. The indicator lights

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

LOCAL: Enables operation from the front panel. REMOTE: Enables remote control of this unit from the

following devices:

• Devices connected to the REMOTE(9P) connector on the rear panel

• Devices connected to the SD/HDSDI INPUT connector with SDI remote control functions

• Devices connected to the (i.LINK) S400 connector

Use setup menu item 214 REMOTE INTERFACE to select which of the connectors is used for remote control (see page 109).

1 Audio level adjustment section

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

2 VARIABLE switch

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

adjustment knobs

Depending on the setting of the VARIABLE switch, these adjust the input audio or playback audio levels of channels 1 to 4.

You can adjust levels of channels 5 to 8 using the function menu. See page 44 for details.

By the setting of setup menu item 131 AUDIO VOLUME, you can enable the CH-1/ALL CH knob to simultaneously adjust all eight channels. When this simultaneous adjustment is enabled, the ALL CH indicator lights.

See “Setup Menu” on page 99 for more information about how to make extended menu settings.

d KEY INHI switch

This turns key operation inhibit mode on or off. Use setup menu item 118 KEY INHIBIT SWITCH EFFECTIVE AREA to specify the keys to inhibit.

e PHONES jack

The jack is a standard stereo jack. Connect stereo headphones to monitor the audio during recording, playback, and editing. (Non-audio signals are muted.) The monitored channel is selected with MONITR L and MONITR R on page P2 AUDIO of the function menu (see page 43).

f LEVEL (volume) adjustment knob

Adjust the volume of headphones or speakers with the knob. You can also cause this to simultaneously adjust the output volume from the AUDIO MONITOR R, L connectors on the rear panel. To do this, set setup menu item 114 AUDIO MONITOR OUTPUT LEVEL to “var”.

g Disc slot and EJECT button

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

b VARIABLE (audio level adjustment selector)

switch

This selects whether input audio levels or playback audio levels are adjusted by the CH-1/ALL CH and CH-2 to CH4 adjustment knobs for channels 1 to 4, or by the function menu setting for channels 5 to 8. REC: Adjust the input audio levels. The playback audio

levels are fixed at their preset values.

PRESET: The audio levels are fixed at their preset values. PB: Adjust the playback audio levels. The input audio

levels are fixed at their preset values.

2 Arrow buttons

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

V button: MARK1 button v button: MARK2 button B button: IN button b button: OUT button

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

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MARK2

MARK1

IN OUT

L/JOG

1 V/MARK1 button and v/MARK2 button

RETURN

RESET

SHTL/JOG

VAR/JOG

For details of playback operations with these buttons and dials, see “Playback operation” on page 53.

2 IN indicator and OUT indicator

3 B/IN button and b/OUT button

a V/MARK1 button and v/MARK2 button

When the THUMBNAIL indicator (see page 16) is lit, you can use these for thumbnail selection. During recording or playback, a shot mark 1 or shot mark 2 is recorded as an essence mark when you press the PUSH SET (S.SEL) knob with the V/MARK1 or v/MARK2 button held down. Use the PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software on the supplied XDCAM Application Software CD-ROM to delete and modify essence marks. Essence marks can also be deleted and modified from the Thumbnail Menu of the chapter thumbnail screen (see page 59).

b IN indicator and OUT indicator IN indicator: When an In point is set, this lights. If an

attempt is made to set the In point after a recorded Out point, this flashes.

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

attempt is made to set the Out point before a recorded In point, this flashes.

c B/IN button and b/OUT button

When the THUMBNAIL indicator (see page 16) is lit, you can use these for thumbnail selection. An In or Out point is set when you press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob with the B/IN or b/OUT button held down. The In or Out point setting is deleted when you press the RESET/RETURN button with the B/IN or b/ OUT button held down.

3 Shuttle/jog/variable control section

1 SHTL/JOG button

2 VAR/JOG button

3 Jog/shuttle transport indicators

4 Jog dial

5 Shuttle dial

a SHTL/JOG button

Press this button, turning it on, to perform shuttle playback with the shuttle dial or jog playback with the jog dial. When pressed during recording, stops recording and selects shuttle/jog mode. If you do not want to stop recording when this button is pressed, set extended menu item 145 MODE KEY ENABLE DURING RECORDING to “stop”.

b VAR/JOG button

Press this button, turning it on, to perform variable playback with the shuttle dial or jog playback with the jog dial. When pressed during recording, stops recording and selects variable/jog mode. If you do not want to stop recording when this button is pressed, set extended menu item 145 MODE KEY ENABLE DURING RECORDING to “stop”.

c 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.

d 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 from –1 to +1 times normal speed, according to the rotation rate of the jog dial. There are no detents. Normally, you press the SHTL/JOG or VAR/JOG button before turning the jog dial, but it is also possible to make a setting to enable jog mode directly by turning the dial (set setup menu item 101 SELECTION FOR SEARCH DIAL ENABLE to “dial”).

e 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, according to the angular position of the shuttle dial.

• In variable speed mode, you can finely adjust the playback speed from –2 to +2 times normal speed, according to the angular position of the shuttle dial.

The shuttle dial has a detent at the center position, for still image playback. Normally, you press the SHTL/JOG button before turning the shuttle dial, but it is also possible to make a setting to enable shuttle mode directly by turning the dial (set setup

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menu item 101 SELECTION FOR SEARCH DIAL ENABLE to “dial”).

Note

c PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob

Use for menu and GUI screen operations. Turn the knob to select items, and press it to confirm the selection. This button is also used to set numerical and timecode values.

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

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4 Display/menu control section

5 RESET/RETURN button

4 MENU button 3 PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob

1 Function buttons (F1 to F6)

2 Display

6 SUB CLIP/DISC MENU button and

indicator

7 THUMBNAIL button and indicator

8 DISPLAY button

9 SHIFT button

0 PAGE/HOME button qa EXPAND button

qs CHAPTER button

See “GUI screen operations” (page 63) for more information about how to use the thumbnail screens.

d MENU button

Displays the setup menu or the GUI screen menu. The setup menu appears when no GUI screen is visible. The same information is also superimposed on the display on a monitor connected to the unit. Press once more to return to the original display.

See “GUI screen operations” (page 63) for more information about how to use the thumbnail screens.

e RESET/RETURN button

Functions as the RESET button or the RETURN button. RESET button: Reset counters or the setting values of the

timecode generator. This button is also used to abort or cancel setup menu, scene selection, and thumbnail search operations.

RETURN button: In setup menu and GUI screens,

returns to the previous procedure.

f SUB CLIP/DISC MENU button and indicator

When pressed alone, functions as the SUB CLIP button. When pressed together with the SHIFT button, functions as the DISC MENU button. SUB CLIP button: Press the button, lighting the

indicator, to carry out playback in clip list order (see page 73). Jog and shuttle operations are supported during clip list playback. To return to playback in recording order, press the button again, turning the indicator off.

Note

a Function buttons (F1 to F6)

These buttons are enabled when the function menu (see page 42) is visible. Each press of a button changes the

setting of the corresponding item in the menu. For convenience, this manual refers to these buttons as buttons F1 to F6, in order from the top.

b Display

Displays menus, audio level meters, and data such as time data or clip information. The DISPLAY button lets you switch to the video monitor display.

For details, see “Display window” on page 18.

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

DISC MENU button: When pressed together with the

SHIFT button, displays the Disc Menu (see page 79). Press the button again, turning the indicator off, to hide the Disc Menu.

See “GUI screen operations” (page 63) for more information about how to use the thumbnail screens.

g THUMBNAIL button and indicator

To carry out a thumbnail search or create a clip list in the GUI screen, press this button turning the indicator on. Thumbnail images representing each clip or sub-clip appear. Press once more, turning the indicator off, to return to a whole-screen display.

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To display the thumbnails of essence mark frames (frames with an essence mark attached), hold down the SHIFT button, and press this button. The essence mark selection menu appears. Select the desired type of essence mark, and the corresponding essence mark frames appear in thumbnails. Press once more, turning the indicator off, to return to a whole-screen display.

This button also becomes a function button (F5) when the function menu is visible.

See page 65 for more information about the chapter function.

5 Recording and playback control section

See “GUI screen operations” (page 63) for more information about how to use the thumbnail screens.

h DISPLAY button

Each press of this button switches between the basic operation display and video monitor display (see page 18). This button is disabled unless either the basic operation display or the video monitor display is displayed.

i SHIFT button

Switches between functions for any button with two functions.

j PAGE/HOME button

When pressed alone functions as the PAGE switching button. When pressed together with the SHIFT button, functions as the HOME button. PAGE button: Displays the function menu, if it is not

already visible. (The most recently displayed page of the function menu appears.)

HOME button: When pressed with the function menu

visible, returns to the HOME page of the function menu.

k EXPAND button

When pressed during thumbnail display, divides the selected clip into 12 blocks and displays a list of thumbnails of the first frame in each block (expand function). The division is repeated with each press (up to 3 times, for a total of 1,728 blocks). When this button is pressed together with the SHIFT button, the unit returns to the previous division level. Press the RESET/RETURN button to return to the thumbnail screen. This button also becomes a function button (F6) when the function menu is visible.

See page 64 for more information about the expand function.

l CHAPTER button

When pressed during thumbnail display, displays a list of thumbnails of the frames where essence marks are recorded (chapter function). When this is pressed again, returns to normal thumbnail display. The chapter function can be useful when essence mark thumbnails provide more information about the content of the clip than the index pictures of the first frames. This can also be used to cue up long clips.

1 PREV button

2 PLAY button

3 NEXT button

4 STOP button

5 REC button

PREV NEXTPLAY STOP REC

TOP F REV F FWD END STANDBY REC INHI

6 STANDBY indicator 7 REC INHI indicator

a PREV (previous) button

Press this button, turning it on, to show the first frame of the current clip. While the first frame of a clip is shown, pressing this button jumps to the beginning of the previous clip. This button is also used together with other buttons for the following operations. Reverse direction high-speed search: Hold down the

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

Displaying the first frame of the first clip: Hold down

the SHIFT button, and press this button.

b PLAY button

To start playback, press this button, turning it on. When pressed during recording, stops recording and enters stop mode. If you do not want to stop recording when this button is pressed, set extended menu item 145 MODE KEY ENABLE DURING RECORDING to “stop”.

c NEXT button

Press this button, turning it on, to jump to the next clip, and show the first frame. This button is also used together with other buttons for the following operations. Forward direction high-speed search: Hold down the

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

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

SHIFT button, and press this button.

d STOP button

To stop recording or playback, press this button, turning it on. The frame at the stop point appears. The unit enters standby off mode when you press this button with the SHIFT button held down. It returns from standby off mode to the original state when you press this

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button again with the SHIFT button held down. (The lit or unlit status of the STOP button does not change.)

Note

This button flashes when setup menu item 105 REFERENCE SYSTEM ALARM is set to “on” and the correct reference video input signal (as specified by OUT REF on page P6 REF of the function menu) is not being input.

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This unit can automatically enter standby off mode whenever a specified time elapses in disc stop mode. For details, see the description of setup menu item 501 STILL TIMER (page 109).

e REC (record) button

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

To monitor in E-E mode

You can press this button from stop mode to monitor input signals in E-E mode. The button lights when pressed. Press the STOP button to return to the original video.

You can also press this button during playback and searches. E-E mode playback continues for as long as the button is held down.

f STANDBY indicator

Lights when the unit is in standby mode (STOP button and, STANDBY indicator lit). After a certain time passes in a disc stop mode, the unit automatically enters standby off mode and the indicator goes off.

You can specify the time until the unit enters standby off mode. For details, see the description of setup menu item 501 STILL TIMER (page 109).

g REC INHI (recording inhibit) indicator

This lights in the following cases.

• When a disc with recording inhibited is loaded.

• When REC INH on the HOME page of the function menu is set to “ON”.

• The format of the recorded part of the disc does not match the system frequency settings of the unit.

Display window

Basic operation display

1 Audio input display/

Audio level meters

2 Function menu

3 Clip information

4 Recording format

5 Time data display area

a Audio input display/Audio level meters

Displays information about audio. There are two display modes for the audio level meter: FULL mode and FINE mode, which can be switched over using AU METER on page P4 AUDIO of the function menu.

6 Disc information

7 System information

8 Format conversion

9 Reference signal

q; Video input display

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Meter display mode: FULL Meter display mode: FINE

A Input signal display

B Data indication

G Meter display mode

AES/EBU AES/EBU HD-SDI HD-SDI

-10

-20

-30

-40

-60

1 2

C Monitor channel

A Input signal display: Displays the audio input signal.

DATA DATA

-10

-20

-30

-40

-60

3 4

E Reference level

D Audio channel

F Level bar

Display Input signal

ANA-1 Analog audio ANA-2 Channel 2, 4

signal

MIC-1 Input signal from MIC-2 Channel 2, 4

the microphone connected to

Channel 1, 3

ANALOG AUDIO INPUT connector

AES/EBU AES/EBU format digital audio signal

(flashes when there is no input signal)

HD-SDI HDSDI audio signal (flashes when

there is no input signal)

SD-SDI SDSDI audio signal (flashes when

there is no input signal)

SG Test signal from the internal signal

generator

No indication Undefined audio signal, or no audio

input

AES/EBU AES/EBU HD-SDI HD-SDI

-1

-2

1 2 3 4

DATA DATA

FINE

-1

-2

F Level bars: Display the audio recording or playback

levels of channels 1 to 8. The OVER indicators light when the audio level exceeds 0 dB.

G Meter display mode: Displays the audio level meter

display mode selected with AU METER on page P4 AUDIO of the function menu (see page 44).

b Function menu

Use the PAGE/HOME button to display this menu, and to switch between the pages (HOME, P1 to P7, (P8) (HOME2)

) of the menu. Each page has three to six

setting items. Press the corresponding button to change a setting.

1) If a menu item is assigned using maintenance menu item M38: F-KEY CONFIG

For details, see page 42 “Basic Operations of the Function Menu” in Chapter 3.

c Clip information

Displays clip information.

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B Data indication: Appears when the input signals are

non-audio signals.

C Monitor channel: Displays the audio monitoring

channels set with MONITR L and MONITR R on page P2 AUDIO of the function menu (see page 43).

D Audio channel: Displays the audio channels.

Also indicates preset or variable mode by its color (see page 14).

White: Preset mode Green: Variable mode

E Reference level: Displays the reference level for

recording as set in the maintenance menu.

All remaining clips or clip list playback time Total number of clips recorded on disc

PDW-HD1500 001/001 000:00

Number of current clip

Clip name

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d Recording format

Displays the system frequency and the video and audio formats.

59.94i HD422-1080 50Mbps

8CH-24BIT

F Time data: Normally displays timecode or VITC,

according to the selection made with TCR on page P5 TC of the function menu.

G Disc exchange cache indication: Appears when setup

menu item 150 DISC EXCHANGE CACHING is set to “on” (see page 108).

Audio format

Video format

System frequency

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e Time data display area

A Remaining disc recording capacity B Rec Run/Free Run

C Timecode generator mode D VITC

E Time data type

F Time data

G Disc exchange cache indication

A Remaining disc recording capacity: Displays the

amount of recording capacity remaining on the disc.

B Rec Run/Free Run: Displays the timecode run mode.

The run mode is set with RUN MODE on page P5 TC of the function menu (see page 45).

C Timecode generator mode: Displays the timecode

source and generation method (preset or regenerate). These are set with PRST/RGN and TCG on page P5 TC of the function menu (see page 45).

D VITC: Lights in the following cases.

•When VITC is read in playback mode. (This has no relations to the display in the time data display area.)

•When VITC recording is possible.

E Time data type: Displays the type of time data

displayed in the time data display area. The type of time data is selected with CNTR SEL on the HOME page of the function menu (see page 42).

Display Type of time data

TC Timecode COUNTER Elapsed recording/playback time UB User bits VITC VITC VIUB VIUB TCG Timecode generator value UBG User bits generator value

See page 49 for more information about the disc exchange cache function.

f Disc information

A Disc loaded indication/usable

format

59.94i

422-1080

50Mbps

8CH-24BIT

B System frequency C Video format

D Audio format

A Disc loaded indication/usable format: When a disc is

loaded in this unit, a disc loaded indication appears. When no disc is loaded, the usable formats are displayed.

The background color of the disc loaded mark indicates one of the following disc states.

Blue: Disc capable of recording and playback. Yellow: Disc capable of playback only. Red: Disc incapable of recording and playback.

Note

Even if the background is blue, recording is not possible in the following cases.

•When a disc with recording inhibited is loaded.

•When REC INH on the HOME page of the function menu is set to “ON”.

The usable formats displayed when no disc is loaded in this unit are as follows.

Display Usable format

HD422: HD422 HD420: HD420HQ/HD420SP/HD420LP

a) HD420LP supports playback only.

When the separately sold PDBK-S1500 option is installed

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Display Usable format

HD422: HD422 HD420: HD420HQ/HD420SP/HD420LP

IMX: MPEG IMX 50Mbps/40Mbps/

30Mbps

DVCAM: DVCAM

a) HD420LP supports playback only.

B System frequency: Displays the system frequency of

the clips recorded on the disc.

C Video format: Displays the video format and bitrate of

the clips recorded on the disc.

D Audio format: Displays the audio format of the clips

recorded on the disc.

g System information

A Power status

DEFAULT

RM-9P

REPEAT

SHTL/JOG

B Menu setting status

C Remote interface D Repeat mode E Jog/shuttle dial mode

A Power status: Displays the status of the power supply

to the unit.

Display Power status

AC power

Battery

Display Description

No display The current menu settings are different

from all of the above.

C Remote interface: When the remote control switch is

set to REMOTE, displays the name of the interface selected with setup menu item 214 REMOTE INTERFACE.

D Repeat mode: Appears when setup menu item 142

REPEAT MODE is set to “play”.

E Jog/shuttle dial mode: Appears when the unit is in

shuttle, jog, or variable mode.

h Format conversion

This displays the status of 1080/720 format conversion.

: Format conversion is not being performed.

: Format conversion is being performed.

See page 53 for more information about 1080/720 cross convert function.

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 HD REF: HD-format reference signal SD REF: SD-format reference signal

Note

The HD REF or SD REF display flashes when the video input signal is not synchronized to the reference signal, and when the signals are synchronized but their phases do not match.

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Battery almost exhausted: Flashes at 1 Hz Battery exhausted: Flashes at 4 Hz

AC power (power-saving mode)

Battery (power-saving mode)

Battery (power-saving mode/low)

B Menu setting status: Displays the current setting

status of setup menu.

Display Description

BANK1 The current menu settings are the same

as the settings in menu bank 1.

BANK2 The current menu settings are the same

as the settings in menu bank 2.

BANK3 The current menu settings are the same

as the settings in menu bank 3.

DEFAULT The current menu settings are the same

as the factory defaults.

j Video input display

This displays the currently selected video input signal.

HDSDI: HDSDI video input SDSDI: SDSDI video input i.LINK: i.LINK TS (HDV) input

SG: Test video signal from the internal signal generator

1) When the separately sold PDBK-201 option board is installed

Note

The display blinks when there is no video input signal, and when the video input signal does not match the system frequency of this unit.

The video signal input is selected with V INPUT on page P1 VIDEO of the function menu (see page 43).

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Video monitor display

A Audio level meters

-10

-20

-30

-40

-60

1 2

-60

3 4

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B Superimposed information

C Disc exchange cache

D Low battery warning E Converter display

TCR.00:45.39.18* JOG STILL

DC-SQ

indication

When you press the DISPLAY button, the display window changes to the video monitor display. A Audio level meters: LEVEL MT on page P2 AUDIO

of the function menu decides whether the meter is to be displayed and on which side, left or right, it is displayed in the display window.

B Superimposed information: Appears when CHAR

SEL on the HOME page of the function menu is set to “ON” or “LCD”.

C Disc exchange cache indication: Appears when setup

menu item 150 DISC EXCHANGE CACHING (see page 108) is set to “on”, and when the disc exchange cache function is actually operating.

See page 49 for more information about the disc exchange cache function.

D Low battery warning: Appears and flashes during

operation with a battery pack when the battery power is almost exhausted.

E Converter display: Displays the current down- or up-

converter mode, depending on the state of the unit. The current down-converter (DC) mode appears when HD video is being input and when an HD disc is being played. The current up-converter (UC) mode appears when SD video is being input and when an SD disc is being played.

The current modes are those selected with setup menu items 930 DOWN CONVERTER MODE (DC) and 950 UP CONVERTER MODE

1) When the separately sold PDBK-S1500 option is installed.

DC-EC: Down-converter edge-crop mode DC-LB: Down-converter letter box mode DC-SQ: Down-converter squeeze mode UC-EC: Up-converter edge-crop mode UC-LB: Up-converter letter box mode UC-SQ: Up-converter squeeze mode

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1 Power supply section (see

page 24)

2 Analog audio signal input/

output section (see

page 24)

3 Digital audio signal input/

output section (see

page 25)

1 (i.LINK) S400 connector

POWER

ANALOG AUDIO INPUT

DIGITAL AUDIO (AES/EBU) SD/HDSDI INPUT HDSDI OUTPUT

1/2 3/4IN

OUT

1/2 3/4

VIDEO CONTROL

S400

AC IN

ANALOG AUDIO OUTPUT

SDSDI OUTPUT

REMOTE(9P)

DC IN 12V

REMOTE

AUDIO MONITOR

(SUPER)

COMPOSITE OUTPUTINREF.VIDEO INPUT

(SUPER)

MAINTENANCE

(SUPER)

4 DC IN 12V connector

5 REMOTE connector

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TIME CODE

IN OUT

6 SD/HDSDI INPUT connector 7 HDSDI OUTPUT 1, 2

(SUPER) connector

8 COMPOSITE OUTPUT1, 2

(SUPER) connectors

9 REF.VIDEO INPUT

connectors

4 Timecode input/output

section (see page 25)

0 (network) connector

2 VIDEO CONTROL connector

3 REMOTE(9P) connector

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

compliant)

Connect a computer or other device, using an i.LINK cable. When the separately sold PDBK-201 option board is installed, i.LINK TS (HDV) signals can be input and output via this connector.

Notes

• When this unit is connected to a device with a 6-pin i.LINK connector by an i.LINK cable, before unplugging the i.LINK cable, first power off the device and disconnect the power plug from the outlet. If the i.LINK cable is unplugged with the device power plug still connected, a current from an excessive voltage (8 to 40 V) output from the i.LINK connector of the device flows into this unit. This may cause a failure of 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.

b VIDEO CONTROL connector (D-sub-9-pin)

Connect an HKDV-900 video control unit.

See page 147 for correspondence between setting items of HKDV-900 and setup menu of this unit.

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

(D-sub 9-pin)

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

qa MAINTENANCE connectors qs SDSDI OUTPUT1, 2

(SUPER) connectors

d DC IN 12V connector (XLR 4-pin, male)

Connect to a DC power source of 12 V. When using the BKP-L551 Battery Adaptor to mount a battery pack, connect the power cable of the BKP-L551.

For details, see “Supplying power” on page 26.

e REMOTE connector (4-pin)

Supplies power to the RM-280 Editing Controller.

f SD/HDSDI INPUT (SDSDI/HDSDI signal input)

connector (BNC type)

This inputs an SDSDI or HDSDI format video/audio signal.

g HDSDI OUTPUT 1, 2 (SUPER) (HDSDI signal

output 1, 2 (superimpose)) connectors (BNC type)

These output HDSDI format video/audio signals. When editing with two PDW-HD1500 units, connect a cable between these connectors on the player unit and the SD/HDSDI INPUT connector on the recorder unit. You can superimpose timecodes, menu settings, error messages, or other information on the output of the HDSDI OUTPUT 2 (SUPER) connector with the setting for CHAR SEL on the HOME page of the function menu or with the setting for setup menu item 028 HD CHARACTER. You can always disable to superimpose the data independent of the setting for CHAR SEL with the setting for setup menu item 028.

See “Basic Operations of the Function Menu” (page 42) for more information about the CHAR SEL settings.

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See page 102 for more information about the setup menu

ANALOG AUDIO INPUT

ANALOG AUDIO OUTPUT

1212

AUDIO MONITOR

item 028 HD CHARACTER.

set CHAR SEL on the HOME page of the function menu to “OFF”.

To treat the input and output signals of these connectors as non-audio signals, set the maintenance menu item M37: AUDIO CONFIG >M372: NON-AUDIO INPUT (recording) (see page 120) and setup menu item 823 NON- AUDIO FLAG PB (playback).

h COMPOSITE OUTPUT 1, 2 (SUPER) (analog

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composite video output 1, 2 (superimpose)) connectors (BNC type)

Output analog composite video signals. You can superimpose timecodes, menu settings, or error messages on the output of the 2 (SUPER) connector when CHAR SEL on the HOME page of the function menu is set to ON.

See “Basic Operations of the Function Menu” on page 42 for more information about the CHAR SEL setting.

i REF.VIDEO INPUT (reference video signal input)

connectors (BNC type)

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

See “Items in the extended menu” (page 107) for more information.

See “Basic Operations of the Function Menu” (page 42) for more information.

1 Power supply section

1 POWER switch

2 - AC IN connector

POWER

AC IN

a 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 button on the front panel to switch the unit between the operating state and standby state.

j (network) connector (RJ-45 type)

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

CAUTION

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

k MAINTENANCE connectors

These are the USB connectors for maintenance. Connect a Windows USB keyboard or mouse (see page 69), or a USB flash drive to access planning metadata stored on the drive (see page 80).

l SDSDI OUTPUT 1, 2 (SUPER) (SDI signal outputs

1, 2 (superimpose)) connectors (BNC type)

These output SDSDI format video/audio signals. When the unit is shipped from the factory, audio signal output is eight channels with no switching, and RP188 timecode output is set to on. You can change these settings with setup menu item 828 SDI AUDIO OUTPUT SELECT and setup menu item 920 SD-SDI H-ANC CONTROL. The output from the 2 (SUPER) connector can have timecode, menu settings, alarm messages, and other text information superimposed. To turn superimposition off,

Note

Before turning the main power off, always check to be sure that the unit is in the standby state, and then press the main power switch to the a side.

b -AC IN connector

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

2 Analog audio signal input/output section

1 ANALOG AUDIO INPUT 1, 2 connectors

2 ANALOG AUDIO OUTPUT 1, 2

connectors

3 AUDIO MONITOR R, L connectors

a ANALOG AUDIO INPUT 1, 2 connectors (XLR 3-

pin, female)

These input analog audio signals. With A1 INPUT or A2 INPUT on page P2 AUDIO, and A3 INPUT or A4 INPUT on page P3 AUDIO of the function menu (see page 44), you can select whether the signal input to connector 1 is assigned to audio channel 1or

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3, and whether the signal input to connector 2 is assigned to audio channel 2 or 4. You can set the reference input level with the maintenance menu item M37: AUDIO CONFIG (see page 120). (Factory default setting: +4 dB)

Microphone settings

If you have connected a microphone to this unit, you can set input level, AGC, and limiter values for the microphone with setup menu items 834, 839, 840, and 841 (see page 116).

Note

An unpleasant sound may be output if you have connected a microphone to the ANALOG AUDIO INPUT 1 or 2 connector and power the microphone on with the input level too high. Check the input level setting before connecting a microphone.

b ANALOG AUDIO OUTPUT 1, 2 connectors (XLR

3-pin, male)

These output analog audio signals. When the unit is shipped from the factory, the 1 connector is set to audio channel 1, and the 2 connector is set to audio channel 2. You can change these settings with setup menu item 824 ANALOG LINE OUTPUT SELECT (see page 115). You can set the output level with the maintenance menu item M37: AUDIO CONFIG (see page 120). (Factory default setting: +4 dB) Non-audio signals are muted.

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

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

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

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

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

These output AES/EBU format digital audio signals. When the unit is shipped from the factory, the 1/2 connector is set to audio channel 1/2, and the 3/4 connector is set to audio channel 3/4. You can change these settings with setup menu item 827 AES/EBU AUDIO OUTPUT SELECT (see page 115).

4 Timecode input/output section

1 TIME CODE IN connector

2 TIME CODE OUT

connector

TIME CODE

IN OUT

Chapter 2 Names and Functions of Parts

c AUDIO MONITOR R, L connectors (XLR 3-pin,

male)

This outputs an audio signal for monitoring. The monitored channel is selected with MONITR L and MONITR R on page P2 AUDIO of the function menu.

See “Basic Operations of the Function Menu” (page 42) for more information.

3 Digital audio signal input/output section

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

connectors

DIGITAL AUDIO (AES/EBU)

1/2 3/4IN

OUT

1/2 3/4

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

connectors

a TIME CODE IN connector (BNC type)

This inputs an SMPTE timecode generated by an external device.

b TIME CODE OUT connector (BNC type)

This outputs the following timecode, depending on the operating state of this unit.

During playback: Playback timecode During recording: The timecode from the internal

timecode generator or the timecode input to the TIME

CODE IN connector When setup menu item 611 TC OUTPUT PHASE IN EE MODE is set to “muting”, no timecode is output.

Rear Panel

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Preparations

Chapter 3 Preparations

Preparing Power Sources

Chapter

Continuous recording time at room temperature

BP-GL95 lithium-ion battery pack: 80 minutes (95 minutes when used in power save mode)

This unit can be powered by AC power, DC power, or a battery pack. For safety, use only the Sony battery packs listed below. Lithium-ion battery pack: BP-L80S, BP-GL95

Note

If you load or remove a battery pack incorrectly, it may fall and cause bodily injury. Follow the procedures described below to load or remove them.

Supplying power

AC power supply

Connect the AC IN connector to an AC power source using the specified AC power cord. To supply AC power to the unit, set the on/standby button on the front panel to ON and the POWER switch on the rear panel to = (ON).

DC power supply

Connect the DC IN 12V connector to a DC power source. To supply DC power to the unit, set the on/standby button on the front panel to ON and the POWER switch on the rear panel to OFF. If the POWER switch on the rear panel is set to = (ON), AC power is supplied.

For details on charging battery packs, refer to the operation manual for the battery charger.

Notes about battery usage

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

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

Attaching a battery pack

Attaching and removing of the BP-GL95 Battery Pack is described below. The BP-L80S can also be attached and removed in the same way.

For details on attaching the BKP-L551, refer to the installation manual for the BKP-L551.

Attach the BKP-L551 to the side panel.

Battery power supply

Battery packs that can be used with this unit are as follows. To use battery pack, a BKP-L551 Battery Adaptor and a BC-L100 Battery Charger are also required.

• BP-L80S

•BP-GL95

Preparing Power Sources

Align the grooves on the BP-GL95 with the projections on the BKP-L551.

BKP-L551

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BP-GL95

Slide the BP-GL95 as shown below so that the connectors on the BP-GL95 and the BKP-L551 are connected.

Connect the DC cable of the BKP-L551 to the DC IN 12V connector.

Removing the battery pack

With the lever pushed in, slide the BP-GL95 out as shown below.

Initial Setup

This unit is shipped with the area of use, system frequency, recording format, and current date and time still unset. Therefore, you need to make initial setup settings before using the unit. (You cannot use the unit without setting it up.) Once the unit has been set up, the settings are retained even when the unit is powered off.

Use the following procedures.

ACCESS

CH-1

CH-2

NET

LOCAL

REMOTE

PHONES LEVEL

ALL CH

VARIABLE KEY INHI

REC PRESET PB

CH-3

CH-4

CHAPTER

EXPAND

PAGE

OFF

HOME

PREV NEXTPLAY STOP REC

DISPLAY

SHIFT

TOP F REV F FWD END STANDBY REC INHI

POWER

THUMBNAIL

SUB CLIP

DISC MENU

PUSH SET(S.SEL)

RESET

RETURN

SHTL/JOG

AC IN

MARK1

IN OUT

VAR/JOG

55,6 2,3,4

EJECT

MARK2

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Lever

Checking the remaining battery power

You can use the LEDs on the side panel of the battery to check the remaining power of the battery.

Power the unit on.

The INITIAL SETUP screen appears on the display.

RETURN

SET

INC/DEC : CTRL.KNOB CANCEL&PREV : F1(RET) SET&NEXT : F5(SET)

INIT

Turn the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob to select the area of

INITIAL SETUP

UC/J MODEL

SELECT

NONE

use.

Display UC (for regions outside Japan) or J (for Japan), and then press the SET function button (F5). The system frequency screen appears.

Turn the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob to select the system frequency.

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RETURN

SET

INIT

INITIAL SETUP

SYSTEM FREQUENCY

SELECT

1080/50i

INC/DEC : CTRL.KNOB CANCEL&PREV : F1(RET) SET&NEXT : F5(SET)

RETURN

SET

INIT

INITIAL SETUP

Push F5(SAVE) Key!!

CANCEL&PREV : F1(RET) SAVE&REBOOT : F5(SET)

Display the system frequency that you want to use, and then press the SET function button (F5). The DATE/TIME PRESET screen appears.

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In the DATE/TIME PRESET screen, set the current date and time by setting the following items.

The message “NOW SAVING...” appears again, and the setting screen disappears. Then the unit powers itself off and on again.

To return to the original screen without saving settings

Press the RETURN function button (F1).

RETURN

SET

INIT

DATE/TIME PRESET

YEAR 2008

MONTH 11

DAY 19 TIME 16:49:00 TIME ZONE UTC+00:00

INC/DEC : CTRL.KNOB SHIFT : (P )(p )KEY CANCEL&PREV : F1(RET) SET&NEXT : F5(SET)

Note

The time zone is reset to the factory default when you execute the maintenance menu item M49: RESET ALL SETUP. You will need to set it again. The date and time are not reset.

YEAR: Year MONTH: Month DAY: Day TIME: Time TIME ZONE: Time zone (as a difference in hours

with respect to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC))

In the setting screen, you can change the value of the flashing digit.

Press the B/IN or b/OUT button to make the previous digit or next digit start flashing. Press the V/MARK1 or v/MARK2 button (or turn the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob) to increment or decrement the value of the flashing digit.

When you have finished making settings, press the SET function button (F5). The date, time, and time zone settings are saved, and the message “NOW SAVING...” appears.

If you want to save the settings made up to this point, press the SET function button (F5) again.

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Front Panel Tilt Mechanism

The front panel of this unit has a tilt mechanism that allows you to pull the front panel out and adjust it to a convenient angle.

To pull the front panel out

Grasp the holds (small protrusions) on both sides of the front panel and pull out as indicated by the arrow.

To change the angle of the front panel

To change the angle to position 2 from position 1, pull the front panel out to position 2. To change the angle to position 1 from position 2, first unlock the front panel by pulling it all the way out to the return position. Then return it to position 0, and pull out again to position 1.

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You can fix the angle of the front panel in position 1 (15 degrees) or position 2 (40 degrees).

Return position Position 2 (40 degrees)

Position 1 (15 degrees)

Position 0

Note

The angle cannot be fixed if you pull the front panel past position 2 all the way out to the return position. To fix the front panel, return it to position 0 and then pull it out to position 1 or position 2.

To return the front panel to its original position

Unlock the front panel by pulling it out to the return position. You can then return it to position 0.

Front Panel Tilt Mechanism

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Connections and Settings

Note

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

Connections for using PDZ-1 Proxy

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Browsing Software

You can use the PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software on the supplied XDCAM Application Software CD-ROM to carry out simple editing with proxy AV data.

For an overview of PDZ-1 and how to install the software, see “Using PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software” on page 143. For information about how to use the software, refer to the Help provided in the software.

Settings on this unit

Remote control switch: NET (see page 14) Setup menu item 257 NETWORK ENABLE: net

Connecting three PDW-HD1500 units to a laptop computer via a LAN

PDW-HD1500

Laptop computer

LAN

Network cable (not supplied)

To (network) connector

Using the (network) connector (FTP connection)

The following shows an example of an FTP (File Transfer Protocol) connection.

Note

To use PDZ-1 requires the PDW-HD1500 IP address and other network-related settings to be made beforehand.

For details of the network-related settings, see “To change network settings” (page 124).

Connecting this unit directly to a laptop computer

PDW-HD1500 (this unit)

Laptop computer

To (network) connector

Settings on all PDW-HD1500

Remote control switch: NET (see page 14) Setup menu item 257 NETWORK ENABLE: net

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

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

Note

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

See “Using PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software” (page 143) for more information about installing the PDZ-1 software.

Some limitations apply to FAM connections. For details, see “File Operations in File Access Mode (for Windows)” (page 89).

Connections and Settings

Network cable (not supplied)

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PDW-HD1500 (this unit)

To S400 connector

i.LINK cable (not supplied)

Use of a shielded cable is recommended.

Laptop computer

Connections for cut editing

The following figure shows a cut editing system comprising this unit as a player.

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

See page 33 for more information about editing control unit settings.

When using an editing control unit

Using BVE-700/700A

The following figure shows a cut editing system comprising this unit as a player, an HDW-M2000/M2000P unit as a recorder, and a BVE-700/700A as an editing control unit.

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Connections and Settings

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HD video monitor

1: 75Ω coaxial cable (not supplied)

To HDSDI input connector

POWER

ANALOG AUDIO INPUT

AC IN

ANALOG AUDIO OUTPUT

HDSDI OUTPUT 2 (SUPER)

DC IN 12V

REMOTE

AUDIO MONITOR

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

PDW-HD1500 (this unit, player)

REF.VIDEO

DIGITAL AUDIO (AES/EBU) SD/HDSDI INPUT HDSDI OUTPUT

REF.VIDEO INPUT

1/2 3/4IN

OUT

1/2 3/4

S400

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HDW-M2000 (recorder)

REF VIDEO INPUT

75Ω

SDSDI OUTPUT

HDSDI OUTPUT1

HDSDI INPUT

(SUPER)

MAINTENANCE

REMOTE(9P)VIDEO CONTROL

REMOTE(9P)

REF VIDEO

COMPOSITE OUTPUTINREF.VIDEO INPUT

(SUPER)

TIME CODE

IN OUT

INPUT

Reference video signal

PLAYER-1

INPUT

To HDSDI input connector

HDSDI OUTPUT 3 (SUPER)

REMOTE 1-IN(9P)

REF VIDEO IN

SDI OUT SDI IN

SWER

REF VIDEO IN

MONITOR

VIDEO

OUT

OUT2

OUT1

RECORDER

MIXER

NETWORK

TITLE

RECORDER

PLAYER-3 PLAYER-2 PLAYER-1

PANEL

AUX/

PLAYER-2

PLAYER-3

GPI EDL

PLAYER-1

RECORDER

AC IN

BVE-700/700A (editing control unit)

HD video monitor

HDW-M2000 (recorder) settings BVE-700/700A (editing control unit)

Settings on this unit

setting

REMOTE 1 (9P) button: Lit SYNCHRONIZE menu:OFF Remote control switch: REMOTE (see

page 14)

REF.VIDEO INPUT connector 75 Ω termination switch: OFF

Setup menu item 214 REMOTE INTERFACE: 9PIN

Audio selection function switching button INPUT button: HDSDI

Function menu HOME >F1 (VID. IN): SDI Function menu page 1 >F1 (TCG): INT Function menu page 1 >F2 (PR/RGN):

PRESET Function menu page 1 >F3 (RUN): FREE

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Editing Control Unit Settings

When connecting an editing control unit (BVE-700/700A/ 2000/9100) to use with this unit, set VTR constants as follows.

System frequency

59.94i/

VTR CONSTANT

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

A0 96 00 96 15 15 03 80 0A 07 FE 00 80 5A FF 5A

59.94P/

29.97P 50i/50P/25PA196007D151503800A07FE00804CFF4B

Using RM-280

The following figure shows a cut editing system comprising this unit as a player, an HDW-M2000/M2000P unit as a recorder, and an RM-280 as an editing controller.

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HD video monitor

HDW-M2000 (recorder)

To HDSDI input connector

REF.VIDEO INPUT

REF VIDEO INPUT

75Ω

HDSDI OUTPUT 3 (SUPER)

To HDSDI input connector

POWER

ANALOG AUDIO INPUT

DIGITAL AUDIO (AES/EBU) HDSDI OUTPUT

1/2 3/4IN

OUT

1/2 3/4

S400

REMOTE 1-IN(9P)

AC IN

ANALOG AUDIO OUTPUT

SD/HDSDI INPUT

SDSDI OUTPUT

HDSDI OUTPUT1

HDSDI INPUT

REMOTE(9P)VIDEO CONTROL

REF VIDEO INPUT

HDSDI OUTPUT 2 (SUPER)

DC IN 12V

REMOTE

AUDIO MONITOR

(SUPER)

COMPOSITE OUTPUTINREF.VIDEO INPUT

(SUPER)

MAINTENANCE

TIME CODE

IN OUT

REMOTE(9P)

1: 75Ω coaxial cable (not supplied)

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

PDW-HD1500 (this unit, player)

REF.VIDEO INPUT

Reference video signal

REMOTE(9P) RECORDER(DEVICE2)

RM-280

)

DC IN

REMOTE (9P

RECORDER (DEVICE 1)PLAYER (DEVICE 2)RS232C

REMOTE(9P)

RECORDER(DEVICE1)

REC TALLY

OUTPUT

IN / OUT

(editing

REF

controller)

REF IN/OUT

HD video monitor

HDW-M2000 (recorder) settings RM-280 (editing controller) settings Settings on this unit

REMOTE 1 (9P) button: Lit EDITOR/REMOTE CONTROL selector

switch: EDITOR

Remote control switch: REMOTE (see

page 14)

Connections and Settings

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HDW-M2000 (recorder) settings RM-280 (editing controller) settings Settings on this unit

REF.VIDEO INPUT connector 75 Ω termination switch: OFF

Audio selection function switching button

Setup menu 01 PREROLL: 5s Setup menu item 214 REMOTE

INTERFACE: 9PIN

Setup menu 05 SYNC SEL: ON

INPUT button: HDSDI Function menu HOME >F1 (VID. IN): SDI Setup menu 06 SYNC VTR:

RECORDER Function menu page 1 >F1 (TCG): INT Setup menu 09 EDIT DLY: AUTO Function menu page 1 >F2 (PR/RGN):

Setup menu 10 R ST DLY:AUTO PRESET

Function menu page 1 >F3 (RUN): FREE Setup menu 11 P ST DLY:AUTO

Using the editing functions of the

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recorder (controlling through REMOTE(9P) connector)

The following figure shows a cut editing system comprising this unit as a player, and an HDW-M2000/ M2000P unit as a recorder. In this example, video and audio signals are connected by HDSDI, and control signals are transferred via the REMOTE(9P) connector.

To HDSDI input connector

HDSDI OUTPUT2 (SUPER)

POWER

ANALOG AUDIO INPUT

DIGITAL AUDIO (AES/EBU) HDSDI OUTPUT

OUT

S400

SD/HDSDI INPUT

1/2 3/4IN

1/2 3/4

ANALOG AUDIO OUTPUT

HDSDI OUTPUT1

HDW-M2000 (recorder)

AC IN

REMOTE

(SUPER)

SDSDI OUTPUT

(SUPER)

REMOTE(9P)VIDEO CONTROL

AUDIO MONITOR

MAINTENANCE

REMOTE(9P)

REF VIDEO INPUT

75Ω

PDW-HD1500 (this unit, player)

DC IN 12V

COMPOSITE OUTPUTINREF.VIDEO INPUT

(SUPER)

TIME CODE

IN OUT

HD video monitor

REF.VIDEO INPUT

Reference video signal

REF.VIDEO INPUT

HDSDI INPUT

Connections and Settings

HDSDI

To HDSDI

OUTPUT 3 (SUPER)

REMOTE 1-OUT(9P)

input connector

HD video monitor

1: 75Ω coaxial cable (not supplied)

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

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HDW-M2000 (recorder) setting

REMOTE 1 (9P) button: Lit Remote control switch:

Settings on this unit

REMOTE (see page 14) Setup menu item 214

REMOTE INTERFACE: 9PIN

For details of HDW-M2000/M2000P settings, refer to the HDW-M2000/M2000P Operation Manual.

Connections for pool coverage

The following figure shows an example of connections for pool coverage, with the PDW-700 Professional Disc Camcorder connected.

Chapter 3 Preparations

PDW-700

To SDI OUT 1 connector

75Ω coaxial cable (not supplied)

PDW-700 (camcorder) setting

HDSDI REMOTE I/F on page CAM CONFIG 1 of the MAINTENANCE menu: other than OFF

PDW-HD1500 (this unit)

To SD/HDSDI INPUT connector

Settings on this unit

Remote control switch: REMOTE (see page 14)

Setup menu item 214 REMOTE INTERFACE: SDI

Connections and Settings

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Synchronization Reference Signals

The synchronization reference signal generator of this unit synchronizes to a reference signal input to the REF. VIDEO INPUT connector or to a video input signal. External synchronization is as follows, depending on the

Input to SD/HDSDI INPUT connector

Yes Yes Synchronize to the signal input to

Yes No Synchronize to the signal input to the SD/HDSDI INPUT connector

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No Yes Synchronize to the signal input to the REF. VIDEO INPUT connector No No No external synchronization is made

a) Same as when V INPUT on page P1 VIDEO of the function menu is set to

“SG”.

b) FAM and FTP connections always synchronize to the internal

synchronization reference signal, regardless of the setting of OUT REF.

Input to REF. VIDEO

INPUT connector

Setting of OUT REF on page P6 REF

REF INPUT

the REF. VIDEO INPUT connector

setting of OUT REF on page P6 REF of the function menu, and on the type of the selected input signal. Video output signals are always synchronized to the internal synchronization signal.

Synchronize to the signal input to the SD/HDSDI INPUT connector

Synchronization Reference Signals

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Setting System Frequency

This unit can record and play back video at the system frequencies of 59.94i, 50i, 29.97P and 25P (1080) or

59.94P and 50P (720). Selecting the system frequency

Set setup menu item 013 SYSTEM FREQUENCY SELECT MENU to “on” and press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

The system frequency selection screen appears.

RETURN

SYSTEM FREQUENCY

SELECT

SAVE

EXIT

SETUP

Turn the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob to select the system

If the System Frequency setting is changed, Turn power off and on again.

frequency to be used.

1080/59.94i

Setting Timecode

There are the following four 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.

External Regen mode: This records the output of the

internal timecode generator, synchronized to an external timecode generator. As the external input, the timecode input to any of the following connectors can be selected.

• TIME CODE IN connector: LTC

• SD/HDSDI INPUT connector: VITC and LTC

• (i.LINK) S400 connector: TC

External Preset mode: This directly records the input of

an external timecode generator. As the external input, the timecode input to any of the TIME CODE IN connector can be selected.

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RETURN

SYSTEM FREQUENCY

SELECT

SAVE

EXIT

SETUP

Press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob or the SAVE

1080/50i

Push F5(SAVE) Key!!

function button (F5).

The message “Turn off/on POWER!!” appears.

After pressing the on/standby button to power off the unit, power it on again.

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

Proceed as follows with the function menu. For setting the timecode, set TCG on page P5 TC of the function menu to INT and PRST/RGN to PRESET.

Time data display area

Function menu

Function buttons

Setting an initial timecode value

Press the CNTR SEL function button on the HOME page of the function menu, and select TC.

Setting System Frequency / Setting Timecode

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Press the TCG SET function button (F5).

The first digit of the time data display starts flashing.

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Press the T or t function button (F1 or F2) to select a digit to be set.

The selected digit starts flashing.

Use the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob or – or + function button (F3 or F4) to set the value for the selected digit.

To set the next-most significant digit (10s place)

Turn the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob while holding down the SHIFT button.

Repeat steps 3 and 4 to set all digits that should be set.

To set to 00:00:00:00

Press the RESET/RETURN button.

Press the SET function button (F5) .

If RUN MODE on page P5 TC is set to FREE RUN, the timecode starts running.

To cancel a setting

Press the EXIT function button (F6). Any new settings to that point are canceled, and the setting operation is terminated.

Select UB by pressing the CNTR SEL function button (F4) in step 1 of “Setting an initial timecode value” and carry out steps 2 to 5. Settings are made in hexadecimal (0-9, A-F). You can record ID codes in user bits.

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 TCG on page P5 TC of the function menu to INT, and PRST/RGN to TC or VITC. 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. The frame count mode (for system frequency 59.94i/

59.94P/29.97P only) is set to the same mode as the last recorded timecode on the disc (drop-frame or non-dropframe).

To record with the internal timecode generator synchronized to external timecode (External Regen)

Use this method to synchronize the timecode generators of a number of recorders, to record the playback timecode of external VTRs, or to record while maintaining synchronization between the source video and timecode. Use either of the following procedures according to the type of external timecode.

Synchronizing with timecode input to the TIME CODE IN connector

Connect the timecode output of an external device to the TIME CODE IN connector, and input a reference video signal to the REF. VIDEO INPUT connector.

Setting the timecode to the current time

Set RUN MODE on page P5 TC to FREE RUN and DF/NDF to DF (in 59.94i/59.94P/29.97P mode only).

Perform steps 1 to 4 of “Setting an initial timecode value” to set the timecode to a time slightly ahead of the current time.

Press the SET function button (F5) at the instant when the current time matches the displayed timecode.

Setting user bits

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

Setting Timecode

Make the following settings on page P5 TC of the function menu.

• Set TCG to “EXT”.

• Set PRST/RGN to “TC”.

Synchronizing with embedded LTC input to the SD/HDSDI INPUT connector

Connect an HDSDI signal containing embedded LTC to the SD/HDSDI INPUT connector, and input a reference video signal to the REF. VIDEO INPUT connector.

Make the following settings on page P5 TC of the function menu.

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• Set TCG to “SDI”.

• Set PRST/RGN to “TC”.

Superimposed Text

Executing either of these procedures starts the internal timecode generator running in synchronization with the external timecode generator. Once the internal timecode generator is synchronized with the external timecode generator, the internal timecode generator continues to run even if the external timecode generator connection is removed. The timecode advance mode is set automatically to Free Run. The frame count mode (for system frequency 59.94i/

59.94P/29.97P only) is set to the same mode as the external timecode signal (drop-frame or non-drop-frame).

To check the synchronization to the external signal

Press the STOP button to stop this unit, then press the REC button. Check that the timecode value shown in the time data display coincides with the external timecode value.

To record external timecode directly (External Preset)

When you use this method, the internal timecode generator advances without being affected by the external timecode.

Information

The video signal output from the COMPOSITE OUTPUT 2 (SUPER) connector, SDSDI OUTPUT 2 (SUPER) connector, or the HDSDI OUTPUT 2 (SUPER) connector contains superimposed text information, including timecode, menu settings, and alarm messages.

Adjusting the text display

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

For details, see “Items in the basic menu” (page 100).

Information displayed

1 Type of time data

2 Timecode reader drop frame mark

(for 59.94i/59.94P/29.97P mode only)

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To directly record timecode input to the TIME CODE IN connector

Connect the timecode output of an external device to the TIME CODE IN connector, and make the following settings on page P5 TC of the function menu.

• Set TCG to “EXT”.

• Set PRST/RGN to “PRESET”.

3 Timecode generator drop

frame mark (for 59.94i/

59.94P/29.97P mode only)

Time data

TCR 00:04.47.07*

PLAY LOCK

5 Operation mode

Note

4 VITC field mark

6 Playback condition

mark/Disc exchange cache mark

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

For details, see “Items in the basic menu” (page 100).

Superimposed Text Information

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a Type of time data

Display Meaning

CNT Counter data TCR TC reader timecode 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

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Note

If the time data or user bits data 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 59.94i/

59.94P/29.97P mode only)

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

c Timecode generator drop-frame mark (for 59.94i/

59.94P/29.97P mode only)

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

d VITC field mark

“ ” (blank): Fields 1 and 3 (for 59.94i/59.94P/29.97P

mode) or fields 1, 3, 5 and 7 (for 50i/50P/25P mode)

“*”: Fields 2 and 4 (for 59.94i/59.94P/29.97P mode) or

fields 2, 4, 6 and 8 (for 50i/50P/25P mode)

e 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

Display Operation mode

Block A Block B

NEXT xxx Cuing up to the first frame of the

next clip.

PREV xxx Cuing up to the first frame of the

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

END xxxx/xxxx Cuing up to the last frame of the

PREROLL Cuing up during thumbnail search

current clip.

first clip.

last clip.

f Playback condition mark/Disc exchange cache

mark

One of three channel condition marks is displayed when the ACCESS indicator is lit during any mode except recording. The indication “C” appears here when the disc exchange cache function is operating.

Display Name Description

Green condition

Yellow condition

Red condition The playback condition has

There is no problem with the playback condition. This unit and the disc can be used just as they are. This corresponds to the “green” channel condition indicator of a VTR.

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

deteriorated. There are no read

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

but you should take the

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Display Name Description

CDisc

exchange cache

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

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

This appears during cache recording.

For details, see page 49.

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

For details about operation, see “Basic menu operations” (page 104).

Playback condition displays

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

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

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

• Deteriorating laser diodes performance The performance of the laser diodes used in optical heads can worsen with age, leading to deteriorating playback conditions.

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

If playback conditions have deteriorated

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

Whether the disc displays the same playback condition

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

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

Whether every disc inserted into an XDCAM device

displays the same playback conditions: If so, the

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

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For details, see “Digital hours meter” (page 129) about this setting.

Refer to the Maintenance Manual for an approximate guide to when it is time to replace optical heads.

To prevent playback conditions from deteriorating

Pay attention to the following points when handling discs.

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

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

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Basic Operations of the Function Menu

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

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The function menu appears on the color LCD of this unit. The following figure shows the buttons (numbered 1 to 6 beginning at the top) used in function menu operations.

Function buttons (1 to 6)

Function menu

button again while the page P2 is displayed switches the page to P8.

To clear the function menu from the screen

Press the DISPLAY button to switch to the video monitor display.

To change the setting of a function menu item

Use the function buttons.

To select the value of the setting item

Press the button to the left of each setting item to change the value of the item. Keep pressing the button until the value you want appears.

To set the value of the setting item

• Press the button to the left of each setting item so that the setting value flashes to enable adjustment of the value and then turn the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob to increase or decrease the value.

• Turning the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob while holding down the SHIFT button increases the increment of adjustment.

• Pressing the button to the left of each setting item while the setting value is flashing causes the value to stop flashing and completes the adjustment.

PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob DISPLAY button PAGE/HOME button

To display the function menu

The function menu is made up of the HOME page and pages P1 to P7, (P8)

, (HOME2)

. If the function menu is not already visible, press the PAGE/HOME button to display it. (The most recently accessed function menu page appears.)

1) If a menu item is assigned using maintenance menu item M38: F-KEY

CONFIG

To display a different page

Each press of the PAGE/HOME button displays the next function menu page in the order: HOME tP1 t P2 t P3 t P4 t P5 t P6 t P7 t (P8)

t (HOME2)

t HOME…

1) If a menu item is assigned using maintenance menu item M38: F-KEY

CONFIG

• Turning the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob while holding

down the PAGE/HOME button changes the page forward or backward.

• Pressing F1 to F6 buttons while holding down the

PAGE/HOME button switches the page directly to pages P1 to P6. Pressing the F1 button again while the page P1 is displayed switches the page to P7. Pressing the F2

Function menu settings

The following tables list the setting items on each page and describe their setting values. Underlined values are the factory defaults.

HOME page

Item Setting

F1: CHAR SEL Turns the display of character

F2: PB/EE Selects the type of video and audio

F3: REC INH Specifies whether to inhibit recording to

information on the color LCD and on an external monitor on and off.

ON: Character information on

: Character information off

OFF LCD: Character information on for the

color LCD only

signals to output during fast forward, fast reverse, stop, and standby.

: Playback signal

PB EE: E-E signal

the disc.

: Do not inhibit recording.

OFF ON: Inhibit recording to the disc

according to the setting of setup menu item 310 REC INHIBIT.

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Item Setting

F4: CNTR SEL Selects the type of time data to display in

the time data display area.

: Timecode

TC COUNTER: Elapsed recording or

playback time

UB: User bits

F5: TCG SET • When CNTR SEL is set to “TC” ,

F6: (Unassigned function button)

a) This is displayed only when TCG on page P5 TC of the function menu is

set to “INT”, and PRST/RGN is set to “PRESET”.

displays a screen where you can set the initial value of the timecode generated by the internal timecode

generator

• When CNTR SEL is set to “UB” , displays a screen where you can set

timecode user bits

(see page 37).

(see page 38).

P1 VIDEO page

Item Setting

F5: HUE/CHRM PHS

F6: SETUP/ BLACK

Sets the hue (chroma phase). PRESET: Set the hue (chroma phase) to

a preset value, regardless of manual setting.

Manual setting: While the setting value

is flashing, turn the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob to adjust the hue (chroma phase) over the range ±30°.

Sets the HD/SD output black setup level

or black level.

PRESET

value, regardless of the manual setting.

Manual setting: While the setting value

is flashing, turn the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob to set the black setup level (in 59.94i/59.94P/29.97P mode) over the range ±30 IRE or the black level (in 50i/50P/25P mode) over the range ±210 mV.

: Set the level to the preset

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Item Setting

F1: V INPUT Selects the video input signal.

F2: VID. PROC Selects the method used to control the

F3: VIDEO Sets the output level for HD/SD video

F4: CHROMA Sets the output level for HD/SD chroma

: HDSDI signal

HDSDI SDSDI: SDSDI signal i.LINK: i.LINK signal (when the

separately sold PDBK-201 option board is installed)

SG: Test signal from internal signal

generator (Normally this item is not displayed. It appears when you hold the button down for 3 seconds.)

internal video signal processor and make related settings.

LOCAL

MENU: Use the setup menu to change

signals (range –∞ to +3 dB).

PRESET

Manual setting: While the setting value

signals (range –∞ to +3 dB).

PRESET

Manual setting: While the setting value

: Use the function menu to

change settings.

settings.

: Set the video signal output level to a preset value, regardless of manual setting.

is flashing, turn the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob to adjust the video signal output level.

: Set the chroma signal output level to a preset value, regardless of manual setting.

is flashing, turn the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob to adjust the chroma SETUP signal output level.

P2 AUDIO page

Item Setting

F1: A1 INPUT Selects the audio input signal to assign

F2: A2 INPUT Selects the audio input signal to assign

F3: MONITR L Selects the channel to monitor as the left

F4: MONITR R Selects the channel to monitor as the

to audio channel 1.

: Audio signal embedded into SDI

SDI

signal

ANALOG1: Analog 1 audio signal AES/EBU1: Signal input to the DIGITAL

AUDIO(AES/EBU) IN 1/2 connectors

SG: Test signal from internal signal

generator (Normally this item is not displayed. It appears when you hold the button down for 3 seconds. The test signal is assigned to audio channels 1 to 8 simultaneously.) Press one of the function buttons corresponding to A1 INPUT to A8 INPUT again to stop output of the test signal.

i.LINK: i.LINK signal (when the

separately sold PDBK-201 option board is installed)

to audio channel 2.

: Audio signal embedded into SDI

SDI

signal

ANALOG2: Analog 2 audio signal AES/EBU2: Signal input to the DIGITAL

AUDIO(AES/EBU) IN 1/2 connectors

monitor channel.

, CH2, CH3, CH4, CH5, CH6, CH7,

CH1

CH8

CH1/2, CH3/4, CH5/6, CH7/8 (MIX)

right monitor channel.

, CH2, CH3, CH4, CH5, CH6, CH7,

CH1

CH8

CH1/2, CH3/4, CH5/6, CH7/8 (MIX)

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Item Setting

F5: SPEAKER Enables or disables output from this

unit’s speaker.

: Do not output

OFF ON: Output

F6: LEVEL MT Specifies the position at which to

superimpose audio level meters in the video monitor screen (in full-screen display mode).

: Do not superimpose.

OFF LEFT: Superimpose the audio level

meters of 2 channels on the left side.

RIGHT: Superimpose the audio level

meters of 2 channels on the right side.

LEFT(4): Superimpose the audio level

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meters of 4 channels on the left side.

RIGHT(4): Superimpose the audio level

meters of 4 channels on the right side.

LEFT(8): Superimpose the audio level

meters of 8 channels on the left side.

RIGHT(8): Superimpose the audio level

meters of 8 channels on the right side.

P3 AUDIO page

Item Setting

F1: A3 INPUT Selects the audio input signal to assign

F2: A4 INPUT Selects the audio input signal to assign

F3: A5 INPUT Selects the audio input signal to assign

F4: A6 INPUT Selects the audio input signal to assign

F5: A7 INPUT Selects the audio input signal to assign

to audio channel 3.

: Audio signal embedded into SDI

SDI

signal

ANALOG1: Analog 1 audio signal AES/EBU3: Signal input to the DIGITAL

AUDIO(AES/EBU) IN 3/4 connectors

to audio channel 4.

: Audio signal embedded into SDI

SDI

signal

ANALOG2: Analog 2 audio signal AES/EBU4: Signal input to the DIGITAL

AUDIO(AES/EBU) IN 3/4 connectors

to audio channel 5.

: Audio signal embedded into SDI

SDI

signal

ANALOG1: Analog 1 audio signal AES/EBU1: Signal input to the DIGITAL

AUDIO(AES/EBU) IN 1/2 connectors

to audio channel 6.

: Audio signal embedded into SDI

SDI

signal

ANALOG2: Analog 2 audio signal AES/EBU2: Signal input to the DIGITAL

AUDIO(AES/EBU) IN 1/2 connectors

to audio channel 7.

: Audio signal embedded into SDI

SDI

signal

ANALOG1: Analog 1 audio signal AES/EBU3: Signal input to the DIGITAL

AUDIO(AES/EBU) IN 3/4 connectors

Item Setting

F6: A8 INPUT Selects the audio input signal to assign

to audio channel 8.

: Audio signal embedded into SDI

SDI

signal

ANALOG2: Analog 2 audio signal AES/EBU4: Signal input to the DIGITAL

AUDIO(AES/EBU) IN 3/4 connectors

P4 AUDIO page

Item Setting

F1: A5 VOL

Sets the volume of audio channel 5. The volume can be adjusted within the range from –200 to +200 (–∞ to +12 dB) by turning the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

F2: A6 VOL

Sets the volume of audio channel 6. The volume can be adjusted within the range from –200 to +200 (–∞ to +12 dB) by turning the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

F3: A7 VOL

Sets the volume of audio channel 7. The volume can be adjusted within the range from –200 to +200 (–∞ to +12 dB) by turning the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

F4: A8 VOL

Sets the volume of audio channel 8. The volume can be adjusted within the range from –200 to +200 (–∞ to +12 dB)

by turning the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob. F5: --- (Unassigned function button) F6: AU METER Selects the display mode of the audio

level meters.

FULL: Display the range from –60 dB to

0 dB.

FINE: Display a magnified section with

0.25 dB step marks.

a) To enable this setting, the following settings are also required, in the same

way as for volume operations for channels 1 to 4.

- Set the VARIABLE switch of the front panel to “REC” or “PB”.

- Set setup menu item 131 AUDIO VOLUME to “EACH”.

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P5 TC page P6 REF page

Item Setting

F1: TCG Selects the timecode signal to which the

F2: PRST/RGN Selects the following for the internal

F3: RUN MODE Selects the timecode run mode.

F4: DF/NDF Selects the drop-frame mode for the

F5: (Unassigned function button) F6: TCR Selects the type of timecode to display in

internal timecode generator synchronizes.

: Follow the initial value set from the

INT

control panel or remotely from the device connected to the REMOTE(9P) connector, or synchronize to timecode played back from the disc.

EXT: Synchronize to external timecode

input to the TIME CODE IN connector.

SDI: Synchronize to timecode

embedded into HDSDI signal input to SD/HDSDI INPUT connector.

Note

If you select “EXT” or “SDI” while i.LINK TS signals are being input, synchronizes to the timecode data in the TS signals.

timecode generator.

PRESET

TC: Generate timecode synchronized to

VITC: Generate timecode synchronized

FREE RUN: Timecode advances as long

REC RUN

internal timecode generator and the counter in 59.94i/59.94P/29.97P mode.

DF NDF: Non-drop-frame mode

the time data display area.

TC VITC: Display VITC.

: Presets an initial value for the

timecode generated by the internal timecode generator, as specified from the control panel or remotely from the device connected to the REMOTE(9P) connector. This is valid when “INT” is selected with the F1: TCG item on this page. The operation is the same as “TC” when anything else is selected.

timecode read by the internal timecode reader.

to VITC read by the internal timecode reader.

as the unit is powered on, regardless of the unit’s operating state.

: Timecode advances only during recording. When you select this item, also set F1: TCG on this page to “INT” and set F2: PRST/ RGN to “PRESET”.

: Drop-frame mode

: Display TC.

Item Setting

F1: OUT REF Selects the reference signal for the

F2: (Unassigned function button) F3: (Unassigned function button) F4: (Unassigned function button) F5: SYNC Sets the sync phase of HD output

F6: FINE Makes fine adjustment to the sync phase

output signals of this unit.

: Use the signal input to the

REF

REF.VIDEO INPUT connector as the output reference signal.

INPUT: Use the input video signal as the

output reference signal.

signals. While the setting value is flashing, turn the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob to adjust the sync phase of output signals with respect to the input reference signal, over the range ±15 µs. (The display shows –128 to +127.)

of HD output signals. While the setting value is flashing, turn the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob to adjust the sync phase of output signals with respect to the input reference signal, over the range ±200 ns. (The display shows 0 to 1023.)

P7 OTHER page

Item Setting

F1: CONV IMP Selects whether to display convert status

on the display during convert operations.

: Do not display.

OFF ON: Display.

F2: ERR LOG Displays an error log screen. F3: CLIP FLG Sets a clip flag for the clip being

recorded or played back using the function button. If a clip flag is already set for the clip, “Marked” is displayed in the function menu item corresponding to one of the F1 to F3 buttons depending on the type of flag that has been set.

A clip flag can also be set or deleted using the GUI screen. See page 70 for details.

Sub-Item

F1: OK Set an OK flag. F2: NG Set an NG flag. F3: KEEP Set a KEEP flag. F4: – F5: DELETE Delete the clip flag. F6: EXIT Exit the clip flag sub-

menu.

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Item Setting

F4: PC RMT Enables or disables a FAM connection.

The connection can be cut off while it is maintained or remade while it is disabled.

ENABLE: Enable a connection. DISABLE

Notes

• PC REMOTE under maintenance menu item M33: FILE I/F CONFIG must be set to “F-KEY SELECT” in order to use this function (see page 120).

• “DISABLE” is always selected when the unit is powered off and then on again, regardless of the previous

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F5: (Unassigned function button) F6: (Unassigned function button)

setting.

: Disable a connection.

Handling Discs

Discs used for recording and playback

This unit can record and play back the following Professional Disc

• PFD23A (capacity 23.3 GB)

• PFD50DLA (capacity 50.0 GB)

1) Professional Disc is a trademark of Sony Corporation.

Notes

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

-Blu-ray Disc

-Professional Disc for Data

• PFD50DLA discs can be used only by XDCAM devices with the DL mark (see the following illustration). They cannot be used by XDCAM devices without this mark.

formats.

DL mark

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.

• Do not leave cartridges where dust may get inside.

• Store cartridges in their cases.

Care of the discs

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

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

MODE KEY ENABLE DURING RECORDING to “stop”.

Write-protecting discs

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

Write Inhibit tab

Slide in the direction of the arrow

Recording disabled

Formatting a disc

Unused discs are formatted automatically when they are loaded into this unit. To format a recorded disc, use the GUI screen.

For details, see “Formatting discs” (page 81).

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You can also write protect individual clips. For details, see “Locking (write-protecting) clips” (page 70).

Loading and unloading a disc

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

On/standby button and indicator

To load

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

When the EJECT button is pressed during recording, recording stops and the disc is ejected. If you do not want to eject the disc and stop recording when the EJECT button is pressed during recording, set extended menu item 145

To unload

Press the EJECT button.

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Recording and Playback

SD up convert function

Recording

You can input SD signals to the SD/HDSDI INPUT connector and record them as HD signals.

Chapter

This section describes video and audio recording on the unit.

Chapter 4 Recording and Playback

see page 42 “Basic Operations of the Function Menu” in Chapter 3 for more information.

see page 99 “Menus” in Chapter 7 for more information about setup menu operations.

Note

It is not possible to combine material recorded in different system frequencies and audio recording formats on a single disc. 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 INHI indicator lights and recording is inhibited.

Make the following settings and adjustments before starting to record. Video input signal selection: Select with V INPUT on

page P1 VIDEO of the function menu.

Audio input signal selection: Select with A1 INPUT and

A2 INPUT on page P2 AUDIO, from A3 INPUT to A8 INPUT on page P3 AUDIO of the function menu.

Timecode and user bits settings: See “Setting Timecode”

(page 37).

Selection of time data to display: Select with CNTR SEL

on HOME page of the function menu.

Selection of audio channels to monitor: Select with

MONITR R and MONITR L on page P2 AUDIO 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 setup menu item 214 REMOTE INTERFACE (“RM-” and the connector used appear on the system information of the display) (see page 109).

User data recording

You can record user data (files other than XDCAM AV files) on Professional Discs as PC data via the i.LINK or FTP interface. This allows Professional Discs to be used as data recording media, with a data storage capacity of 46.4 GB (when duallayer PFD50DLA discs are used).

Carrying out recording

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

See “Clips” (page 72) for more information about clips.

EJECT

MARK1

THUMBNAIL

SUB CLIP

DISC MENU

PUSH SET(S.SEL)

RESET

RETURN

SHTL/JOG

IN OUT

VAR/JOG

MARK2

ACCESS

CH-1

CH-2

NET

LOCAL

REMOTE

PHONES LEVEL

ALL CH

VARIABLE KEY INHI

REC PRESET

CH-3

CH-4

CHAPTER

EXPAND

PAGE

OFF

HOME

PREV NEXTPLAY STOP REC

DISPLAY

SHIFT

TOP F REV F FWD END STANDBY REC INHI

213

Insert a disc.

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

Recording starts.

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To stop recording, press the STOP button.

If the disc becomes full

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

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 “MAX # Clips” appears in the time data display area.)

• This unit can record video input signals that are not synchronized to a reference signal. However, in that case, video breakup and audio noise may occur in E-E playback.

• 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)” (page 51).

If the unit is set up to display superimposed text information (see page 39), “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 (see page 66). You can also use shot mark positions as edit points during scene selection operations (see page 72).

You can also set shot marks during playback. See page 54 for the procedure.

To set a clip flag

You can set one of the three types of flag (OK, NG or KEEP) for the clip while it is being recorded by viewing its video image and using the function menu (see page 45).

You can also set a clip flag during playback. See page 54 for details.

You can also set a clip flag on the GUI screen. See page 70 for details.

To continue recording while

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To adjust the audio recording levels

When carrying out audio recording at a reference level

Set the VARIABLE switch to PRESET. The audio signals will be recorded at a preset reference level. You can change the reference level and the input levels with maintenance menu item M37: AUDIO CONFIG.

See page 123 for more information about how to make maintenance menu settings.

Manually adjusting the audio recording levels

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

See setup menu item 108 AUTO EE SELECT (page 107) for more information about the signal output settings in EE mode.

To set shot marks

A Shot Mark1 essence mark or Shot Mark2 essence mark is set if you hold down the V/MARK1 or v/MARK2 button and press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob during recording.

exchanging discs (disc exchange cache function)

Check that setup menu item 150 DISC EXCHANGE CACHING is set to “on”.

If the disc exchange cache indication is lit in the time data display area (see page 20) of the basic operation display, setup menu item 150 DISC EXCHANGE CACHING is set to “on”.

If none of the indications of step 1 appear, set setup menu item 150 DISC EXCHANGE CACHING to “on” (see page 108).

This setting can be changed even during recording.

Exchange the disc.

When recording on the current disc ends, the disc is ejected. Until the next disc is inserted, the unit records to its internal cache memory. Then, after the new disc is inserted, it copies the data from the cache to the disc and resumes normal recording.

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Disc exchange cache indications and their meanings

Indication Meaning

Right side of icon flashes once per second

Left side of icon flashes twice per second

Whole icon flashes four times per second

Recording to the cache

Remaining memory capacity: Low

Remaining memory capacity: None (disc full)

Note

The unit (camcorder) that controls this unit must also support HDSDI remote output.

Settings

Set setup menu item 214 REMOTE INTERFACE to “SDI”, and set the remote control switch on the front panel to “REMOTE”. This unit enters HDSDI remote control mode, in which it is controlled by command packets received via the SD/ HDSDI INPUT connector.

“C” indications in superimposed text information and their meanings

Indication Meaning

“C” flashes once

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per second “C” flashes twice

per second An alarm message

appears instead of “C”.

Recording to the cache

Remaining memory capacity: Low

Remaining memory capacity: None (disc full)

To stop disc exchange cache recording

Do any of the following during cache recording.

• Press the STOP button.

• Set setup menu item 150 DISC EXCHANGE CACHING to “off”.

Notes

• If the disc becomes full while setup menu item 150 DISC EXCHANGE CACHING is set to “on”, the disc is ejected and the unit continues to record to its internal memory (for about 30 seconds depending on the state of a disc).

• Recording and playback operations by all buttons and dials other than the STOP button are disabled during cache recording.

• If the amount of cache data exceeds the capacity of the unit's internal memory during a disc exchange, an alarm message appears and the data in cache memory is overwritten. The internal memory always contains the latest cache data, so the clip data will be continuous after the next disc is inserted and recording to the disc resumes.

Recording with the HDSDI remote control function

This section explains the settings required for recording in HDSDI remote control mode, and how the unit operates in this mode.

Note

The following limitations apply in HDSDI remote control mode.

• Commands received via the REMOTE(9P) connector are ignored.

• Recording and playback operations on the front panel are disabled, except for the EJECT button.

Monitor display in HDSDI remote control mode

“RM-SDI” appears in the remote interface display area (see page 21) of the monitor. This display lights if command packets are embedded into HDSDI signals, and flashes if they are not. However, the “RM-SDI” continues to flash until the time the controlling camcorder is powered on and the time that the REC button is pressed on the camcorder.

Recording operation

When a recordable disc is inserted, recording (or stop) is executed according to the REC (or STOP) command embedded into the HDSDI signals. Recording stops automatically when the end of the disc is reached.

When HDSDI signals are interrupted during recording

Recording stops if HDSDI signals are interrupted during recording, for example because the HDSDI cable is disconnected or the controlling camcorder is powered off. When HDSDI signal input is restored, the unit resumes operation according to the embedded REC or STOP command.

Exchanging discs

Even during recording, it is possible to eject discs by pressing the EJECT button on the front panel. After a disc is exchanged, the unit resumes operation according to the embedded REC or STOP command.

Note

This unit begins recording operation about one second after the camcorder.

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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, 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.

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.

end normally. The “XXXX” in the message is a code for XDCAM devices that can salvage the disc. Refer to the following table and use one of the indicated devices to salvage the disc.

Code (XXXX) Model

0002 PDW-1500/530/510/R1

PDW-F70/F350/F330

0200 PDW-F75/F355/F335

0300

a) Does not appear on this unit.

• 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. (More data may be lost when the unit is subject to vibrations, and when you switch frequently between recording and paused.)

• 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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Note that no recorded clip contents are lost when the on/ standby button 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.

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.

• When recording on the PDW-HD1500 does not end successfully, you can use another XDCAM system to perform a full salvage of the disc. As the other system, use the PDW-700.

• The following alarm message (see page 132) may appear when you insert a disc: “DISC CANNOT BE RECORDED. FORMAT DISC OR CONTACT SERVICE TO RUN CLIP SALVAGE PROGRAM. (XXXX)” This message means that recording on that disc did not

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/RETURN button.

Notes

• The message “EJECT?” appears when “REC INHI” is displayed. If the disc is write protected, eject the disc, set the Write Inhibit tab to enable recording, and then insert the disc again. If REC INH on HOME page of the function menu is set to “ON”, set it to “OFF” (see page 42).

• This operation cannot be cancelled once it begins.

Press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

Processing begins and the message “Executing.” appears. When processing finishes, a message appears to display the results.

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If the message reads “Incomplete!”, the clips that failed were lost.

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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 HOME page of the function menu.

Selection of audio channels to monitor: Select with

MONITR L and MONITR R on page P2 AUDIO 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 setup menu item 214 REMOTE INTERFACE (“RM-” and the connector used appear on the display) (see page 109).

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 HOME page of the function menu is set to “ON”. The REC INHI indicator may light when neither of the above is true if the format of recorded sections on the disc

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is not the same as the recording settings of this unit. In this case, the playback position can be saved to the disc.

1080/720 cross convert function

You can output 720 while playing discs recorded as 1080, and output 1080 while playing discs recorded as 720. When the system frequency of the loaded disc (59.94i/

59.94P/29.97P or 50i/50P/25P) matches the system frequency of the unit, but the system line settings (1080 or

720) do not match, then an "FC" mark appears and disc playback is cross converted automatically. E-E output is not cross converted.

SD up convert function

By installing the separately sold PDBK-S1500 option, you can output HD while playing discs recorded as SD.

HD down convert function

You can always output SD while playing discs recorded as HD.

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 (see page 64). 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 several seconds after the end of the recording of color bars can make it easier to identify the clip.

The GUI screen allows you to select thumbnail frames while viewing the video.

For details, see “Changing clip index pictures” (page 67).

You can also use setup menu item 143 INDEX PICTURE POSITION to specify a different default frame. You can specify the initial frame in any of the first few seconds after the initial frame. The setting range is 0 seconds to 10 seconds.

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” (page 47).

EJECT

MARK1

THUMBNAIL

SUB CLIP

DISC MENU

PUSH SET(S.SEL)

RESET

RETURN

SHTL/JOG

IN OUT

VAR/JOG

MARK2

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CH-1

CH-3

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CH-2

CH-4

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REC

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PRE-

LOCAL

SET

OFF

REMOTE

PHONES LEVEL

HOME

PREV NEXTPLAY STOP REC

DISPLAY

SHIFT

TOP F REV F FWD END STANDBY REC INHI

1 PREV button 2 PLAY button 3 NEXT button 4 STOP button 5 Jog dial 6 Shuttle dial 7 V/MARK1 button and v/MARK2 button

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.

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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

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 “Disc End!” appears on the display. To carry out playback again, move back to the desired clip using the PREV button, jog dial or shuttle dial.

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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 V/ MARK1 or v/MARK2 button and press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob. Use the PDZ-1Proxy Browsing Software on the supplied XDCAM Application Software CD-ROM to delete and modify essence marks.

See page 143 for an overview of the PDZ-1 software and information about how to install it.

You can also delete and modify essence marks from the Thumbnail Menu of the chapter thumbnail screen (see page 65).

To set a clip flag

You can set one of the three types of flag (OK, NG or KEEP) for the clip while it is being played back by

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viewing its video image and using the function menu (see page 45).

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 +1 times normal speed. To carry out playback in jog mode, proceed as follows.

Playback in shuttle mode

In shuttle mode, you can control the speed of playback by the angular position of the shuttle dial. The range of playback speed is ±20 times normal speed. To carry out playback in shuttle mode, proceed as follows.

EJECT

MARK1

THUMBNAIL

SUB CLIP

DISC MENU

PUSH SET(S.SEL)

RESET

RETURN

SHTL/JOG

IN OUT

VAR/JOG

MARK2

ACCESS

CH-1

CH-2

NET

LOCAL

REMOTE

PHONES LEVEL

ALL CH

VARIABLE KEY INHI

REC

PRE-

SET PB

CH-3

CH-4

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EXPAND

PAGE

OFF

HOME

PREV NEXTPLAY STOP REC

DISPLAY

SHIFT

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Press the SHTL/JOG 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.

EJECT

MARK1

THUMBNAIL

SUB CLIP

DISC MENU

PUSH SET(S.SEL)

RESET

RETURN

SHTL/JOG

IN OUT

VAR/JOG

MARK2

ACCESS

CH-1

CH-2

NET

LOCAL

REMOTE

PHONES LEVEL

ALL CH

VARIABLE KEY INHI

REC PRESET

CH-3

CH-4

CHAPTER

EXPAND

PAGE

OFF

HOME

PREV NEXTPLAY STOP REC

DISPLAY

SHIFT

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Press the SHTL/JOG button or VAR/JOG button, turning it on.

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.

When setup menu item 101 SELECTION FOR SEARCH DIAL ENABLE is set to “dial” (factory default setting), you can start jog playback by simply rotating the jog dial, even when the SHTL/JOG and VAR/JOG buttons are not lit.

When setup menu item 101 SELECTION FOR SEARCH DIAL ENABLE is set to “dial” (factory default setting), you can start shuttle playback by simply rotating the shuttle dial, even when the SHTL/ JOG button is not lit.

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 SHTL/JOG buttons alternately.

Playback in variable-speed mode

In variable-speed mode, you can control the speed of playback in the range of –2 to +2 times normal speed. (You can use setup menu item 119 VARIABLE SPEED LIMIT IN KEY to specify the speed range of variable playback.) To carry out playback in variable-speed mode, proceed as follows.

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EJECT

MARK1

THUMBNAIL

SUB CLIP

DISC MENU

PUSH SET(S.SEL)

RESET

RETURN

SHTL/JOG

IN OUT

VAR/JOG

MARK2

ACCESS

CH-1

CH-2

NET

LOCAL

REMOTE

PHONES LEVEL

ALL CH

VARIABLE KEY INHI

REC

PRE-

SET

CH-3

CH-4

CHAPTER

EXPAND

PAGE

OFF

HOME

PREV NEXTPLAY STOP REC

DISPLAY

SHIFT

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Press the VAR/JOG button, turning it on.

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

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/JOG buttons alternately.

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Playback operations using thumbnails

Playback operations that you can perform with thumbnails include searching for clips, displaying clip information, playing clip lists created with the scene selection function, and locking and deleting clip. This allows you to check the actual video as you work.

See “Thumbnail Operations” (page 64) for more information about thumbnail operations, and “Scene Selection (Clip List Editing)” (page 72) for more information about the scene selection function.

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Operations in GUI Screens

Overview

You can perform scene searches, play the searched scenes, and select scenes (edit clip list) in Graphical User Interface

Switching between GUI screens

The most important GUI screens are:

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Clip thumbnail screen: displays thumbnails of clips on

the disc. “Clip” is displayed as the title at the upper left of the screen (see page 57).

Clip list thumbnail screen: displays thumbnails of sub

clips in a clip list. “Clip List” is displayed as the title at the upper left of the screen (see page 57).

Chapter

(GUI) screens. The GUI screens are your gateways to discs and the data saved on discs.

There are also two playback screens:

Clip playback screen: playback screen for normal video Clip list playback screen: playback screen for clip list

video

You will use the THUMBNAIL button 1 and the SUB CLIP/DISC MENU button 2 to switch between these four screens. Each press of these buttons switches between the screens as shown in the following figure. The THUMBNAIL and SUB CLIP/DISC MENU indicators light as follows, according to the type of screen that is currently displayed.

Notes

• To switch between these four screens, a disc with recorded clips must be loaded in the unit.

• The GUI screens can display Japanese and European languages for clip names and titles, but they cannot display Chinese.

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Clip playback screen

Clip thumbnail screen

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a) Playback screens appear when you switch to video monitor display. Use the DISPLAY button to switch from the basic monitor

display to video monitor display (see page 17).

b) The clip list playback screen appears when a clip list is loaded into the unit’s memory (see page 78).

The other thumbnail screens are:

• Expand thumbnail screen

• Chapter thumbnail screen

• Essence mark thumbnail screen

Information and controls in thumbnail screens

Clip thumbnail screen

This screen displays thumbnails of clips on the disc in the order that they were recorded. You can use this screen to work with clips – deleting or locking them, selecting their index pictures, adding them to clip lists, and so on.

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a Clip name

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Displays the name of the selected clip. When the clip has a title, the title is displayed as “TITLE00001” (see page 86). When the unit’s area of use (UC/J MODEL SELECT) (see page 27) is set to “UC”, clip names can be displayed in European languages.

Note

been changed to any frame other than the first frame of a clip (see page 67).

Note

When you cue up a clip, the unit always cues up the first frame, even when the index picture has been changed to a different frame.

To display the clip title, Settings >Display Title in the Disc Menu needs to be set to On.

b Selection frame

Indicates that the thumbnail is selected. To select another thumbnail, move the frame (see page 63). Multiple selection frames appear when multiple thumbnails are selected (see page 63).

c Clip number/total number of clips

Displays the total number of clips on the disc, and the number of the selected clip.

d Scrollbar

When not all of the thumbnails can be displayed in the thumbnail display area, the position of the slider shows the

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relative position of the currently displayed clips, and the length of the slider shows the relative length of currently displayed clips within all of the clips. When you have a large number of thumbnails, you can save time by using the Skip Scroll function to jump directly to the thumbnail you want (see page 64).

e Clip date and time

Displays the date and time when the selected clip was shot and recorded.

f Duration

Displays the duration (recording time) of the selected clip.

c S mark

This mark appears when shot marks or multiple Rec Start essence marks have been set in the clip (see page 49). The chapter thumbnail screen can be displayed for clips that show this mark (see page 59).

d Clip flag icon

Displays the corresponding icon when a clip flag (OK/NG/ KP (KEEP)) is set in the clip.

e Clip and frame information

Displays the clip or frame information selected with the Clip Information item in the Thumbnail Menu (see page 67). The factory default selection is the timecode of the first frame or the timecode of the thumbnail frame.

f Lock icon

This icon appears when the clip is locked (protected) (see page 70). Clips cannot be deleted and their clip

information cannot be changed when this mark is displayed.

Clip list thumbnail screen

This screen displays thumbnails of the clips in the current clip list. You can use this screen to create and edit clips lists.

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a Index picture

Displays an image to stand for the content of the clip. The index picture is normally the first frame of the clip.

b Index picture changed mark

This mark, like the folded-over corner of a page that you want to remember, appears when the index picture has

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Displays the name of the clip list. When the clip list has a title, it is displayed as “TITLE00001” (see page 86).

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When the unit’s area of use (UC/J MODEL SELECT) (see page 27) is set to “UC”, clip names can be displayed in European languages.

a Selection frame

See the description in “Clip thumbnail screen” (page 57).

Note

To display the clip title, Settings >Display Title in the Disc Menu needs to be set to On.

b Selection frame

See the description in “Clip thumbnail screen” (page 57).

c Sub clip number/number of sub clips

Displays the total number of sub clips in the clip list, and the number of the selected sub clip.

d Scrollbar

See the description in “Clip thumbnail screen” (page 57).

e Clip list date and time

Displays the date and time when the clip list was created, or the date and time of its most recent modification. An asterisk (*) appears after the date and time of creation when the current clip list has not been saved to the disc.

Note

“New File” appears when no clip list has been loaded into the unit’s memory, and when a clip list has been cleared from the unit’s memory.

f Total duration

Displays the total duration of all sub clips in the clip list.

Expand thumbnail screen

This screen displays thumbnails of equally sized divisions of the selected clip.

b Clip number/total clips × number of divisions

Displays the number of the selected clip, the total number of clips on the disc, and the number of times that the selected clip has been divided to display the expansion thumbnails.

c Thumbnail number/total thumbnails

Displays the total number of expanded thumbnails and the number of the selected thumbnail.

d Scrollbar

See the description in “Clip thumbnail screen” (page 57).

e Clip name

Displays the name of the expanded clip. When the clip has a title, it is displayed as “TITLE00001” (see page 86). When the unit’s area of use (UC/J MODEL SELECT) (see page 27) is set to “UC”, clip names can be displayed in European languages.

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Note

To display the clip title, Settings >Display Title in the Disc Menu needs to be set to On.

f Duration

Displays the time from the selected thumbnail to the next one.

Chapter thumbnail screen

The sections between shot mark and Rec Start essence marks in clips are called chapters. This screen allows you to display thumbnails of the chapters in the selected clip.

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Shot marks can be set during recording and playback. They can be deleted and moved. Rec Start essence marks are set automatically at the start of recording. They cannot be deleted or moved.

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Essence mark thumbnail screen

This screen displays thumbnails of the specified essence mark, found by searching all clips on the disc.

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a Selection frame

See the description in “Clip thumbnail screen” (page 57).

b Clip number/total clips

Displays the total number of clips on the disc and the number of the clip that contains the displayed chapters.

c S1/S2/RS marks

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The “S1”, “S2”, and “RS” marks on the thumbnails indicate frames where Shot Mark1, Shot Mark2, and Rec Start essence marks are set.

d Chapter number/total chapters

Displays the total number of chapters and the number of the selected chapter.

Note

The total number of chapters is the total number of chapters in the specified clip only.

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a Essence mark name

Displays the name of the essence mark (Shot Mark1 here).

b Selection frame

See the description in “Clip thumbnail screen” (page 57).

c Essence mark number/total essence marks

Displays the total number of essence marks and the number of the selected essence mark.

Note

The total number of essence marks is the total number of essence marks that have been set in all clips on the disc.

d Scrollbar

e Scrollbar

See the description in “Clip thumbnail screen” (page 57).

f Clip name

Displays the name of the clip whose chapter is displayed. When the clip has a title, it is displayed as “TITLE00001” (see page 86). When the unit’s area of use (UC/J MODEL SELECT) (see page 27) is set to “UC”, clip names can be displayed in European languages.

Note

To display the clip title, Settings >Display Title in the Disc Menu needs to be set to On.

g Duration

Displays the time from the first frame of the selected chapter to the first frame of the next chapter.

Overview

See the description in “Clip thumbnail screen” (page 57).

e Clip date and time

Displays the date and time when the clip that contains the selected thumbnail was recorded or last modified.

f Clip name

Displays the name of the clip that contains the selected frame. When the clip has a title, it is displayed as “TITLE00001” (see page 86). When the unit’s area of use (UC/J MODEL SELECT) (see page 27) is set to “UC”, clip names can be displayed in European languages.

Note

To display the clip title, Settings >Display Title in the Disc Menu needs to be set to On.

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Displaying menus

Thumbnail Menu

The Thumbnail Menu displays menu items that are valid for the currently displayed thumbnail screen.

Clip thumbnail screen

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To display the Thumbnail Menu

To display the Thumbnail Menu, press the MENU button with a thumbnail screen displayed. To return to the original screen, press the MENU button again, or press the RESET/ RETURN button.

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MARK1

THUMBNAIL

SUB CLIP

DISC MENU

PUSH SET(S.SEL)

RESET

RETURN

SHTL/JOG

IN OUT

VAR/JOG

MARK2

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1 MENU button 2 RESET/RETURN button

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Clip Information

Select Index Picture Clip Properties Add Sub Clips

Delete Clip Lock/Unlock Clip

SHIFT+SET SHIFT+RESET SHIFT+STOP

Set Clip Flag Skip Scroll Thumbnail Search

Thumbnail Menu of the clip thumbnail screen

Shortcut operations

Shortcut button names are displayed next to the menu items of commands that have shortcuts (see page 82).

Note

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Shortcuts displayed within parentheses should be used with all menus closed.

Thumbnail Menu submenus

• The Thumbnail Search Menu contains the basic commands for thumbnail searches.

• The Thumbnail View Menu contains the basic commands for moving to other menus.

Disc Menu

The Disc Menu allows you to do the following.

Item Operation/Setting

Load Clip List Load clip list into this unit’s memory. Save Clip List Save a clip list on the disc under its current name, overwriting the old

Save Clip List as… Save a clip list on the disc under a new name. Delete Clip List Delete a clip list from the disc. Clear Clip List Clear the current clip list from the unit’s memory. Load Planning Metadata/Select Drive Select a media disc or drive and load planning metadata into this

Planning Metadata Properties Display the properties of the currently loaded planning metadata. Clear Planning Metadata Clear the currently loaded planning metadata from the unit’s memory.

contents.

unit’s memory.

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Item Operation/Setting

Lock or Delete All Clips Sub-Item

Lock All Clips Lock all clips. Unlock All Clips Unlock all clips. Delete All Clips Delete all clips.

Disc Properties Display the properties of the currently loaded disc. Or edit the user

disc ID, title, and title 2. Format Disc Format (initialize) the currently loaded disc. Settings Sub-Item

SET Key on Thumbnail Selects the behavior of the unit when the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob is

pressed with one thumbnail selected.

Cue up & Still: Cue up the selected thumbnail.

Cue up & Play: Cue up and play the selected thumbnail.

Sort Clip List by… Selects a method to sort the clip list.

Name (A-Z): Sort in ascending alphabetic order.

Date (Newest First): Sort by date and time of creation, newest clip

list first.

Sort Planning Metadata by...

Selects a method to sort the planning metadata.

Name (A-Z): Sort in ascending alphabetic order.

Date (Newest First): Sort by date and time of creation, newest

planning metadata first.

Display Title Selects whether to display clip and clip list titles.

On: Display the title, if it has been set. Otherwise display the clip

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name or clip list name.

Off: Do not display the title. Always display the clip name or clip list

name.

Planning Clip Name in Clip Info. Area

Selects whether to display in the video monitor screen the title

contained in a planning metadata file that is loaded into this unit.

Off: Do not display title.

ASCII Clip Name: Display title in ASCII format.

Clip Name: Display title in UTF-8 format.

Disable “Format Disc” Selects whether to disable the Format Disc command.

Disable: Disable the command.

Enable: Enable the command.

Select Mouse Pointer Speed

Selects the speed of the USB mouse pointer used on the software

keyboard from the following values.

5 Fast/4/3 Middle/2/1 Slow

Select USB Keyboard Language

Selects a language of the USB keyboard used on the software

keyboard.

To display the Disc Menu

To display the Disc Menu, press the SUB CLIP/DISC MENU button with the SHIFT button held down in one of the following screens.

• Clip thumbnail screen

• Clip list thumbnail screen

• Clip playback screen

• Clip list playback screen

To return to the original screen, press the RESET/ RETURN button.

Overview

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CH-4

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LOCAL

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OFF

REMOTE

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HOME

PREV NEXTPLAY STOP REC

DISPLAY

SHIFT

TOP F REV F FWD END STANDBY REC INHI

1 SHIFT button 2 SUB CLIP/DISC MENU button 3 RESET/RETURN button

THUMBNAIL

SUB CLIP

DISC MENU

PUSH SET(S.SEL)

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SHTL/JOG

VAR/JOG

RESET

RETURN

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• Press the PREV or NEXT button.

• With the SHIFT button held down, press the PREV or NEXT button (to move to the first or last item).

• With the SHIFT button held down, press the V/MARK1 or v/MARK2 button (to move to the previous or next page).

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To select multiple thumbnails

Do one of the following

• Turn the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob with the SHIFT button held down.

• With the SHIFT button held down, press the B/IN or b/ OUT button.

To return to the previous screen

Press the RESET/RETURN button.

To move from a menu level to the next lower or higher menu level

For a menu item displayed together with b or B, you can move to the next lower or higher menu level by pressing the B/IN or b/OUT button.

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To scroll hidden parts of the string into view

When a b or B mark is displayed for an item, you can press the B/IN or b/OUT button to scroll the display by

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one character for each press.

The V/MARK1 and v/MARK2 buttons scroll the beginning and end of the string into view.

MARK1

THUMBNAIL

SUB CLIP

DISC MENU

PUSH SET(S.SEL)

RESET

RETURN

SHTL/JOG

IN OUT

VAR/JOG

MARK2

ACCESS

CH-1

CH-2

NET

LOCAL

REMOTE

PHONES LEVEL

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VARIABLE KEY INHI

REC PRE-

SET PB

CH-3

CH-4

CHAPTER

EXPAND

PAGE

OFF

HOME

PREV NEXTPLAY STOP REC

DISPLAY

SHIFT

TOP F REV F FWD END STANDBY REC INHI

1 PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob 2 B/IN, b/OUT button 3 V/MARK1, v/MARK2 button 4 Jog and shuttle dials 5 RESET/RETURN button 6 SHIFT button

To select items

Do one of the following to select thumbnails, menu items, timecode digits, and other items.

• Turn the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

• Turn the jog or shuttle dial.

• Press the V/MARK1, v/MARK2, B/IN or b/OUT

button.

To increment and decrement numbers

Do one of the following.

•Press the V/MARK1 or v/MARK2 button.

• Turn the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

• Turn the jog dial.

To confirm selections

Press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

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Press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob at the new position.

Thumbnail Operations

You can use thumbnail screens to display clip information and to find, protect, and delete clips. The thumbnails provide visual confirmation of these and other operations.

Selecting thumbnails

The thumbnail selection frame (see page 58) indicates the currently selected thumbnail.

To move the thumbnail selection frame

Turn the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

To skip quickly through thumbnails (Skip Scroll function)

When you have a large number of thumbnails, like in expand thumbnail screen, you can use the Skip Scroll function to skip through them quickly.

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See page 63 for more information about operations in thumbnail screens.

The thumbnail at the position indicated in the small popup window appears in a thumbnail screen like the following

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To select multiple thumbnails

Move the selection frame to the first thumbnail that you want to select. Then, with the SHIFT button held down, turn the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob. To cancel the multiple selection, move the selection frame without the SHIFT button held down.

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In the screens like clip thumbnail screen or expand thumbnail screen, display the Thumbnail Menu.

Select Skip Scroll, and then press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

A small popup window appears on the scrollbar to indicate the position of the currently selected thumbnail within the set of all thumbnails.

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Searching with thumbnails

By using the thumbnails that appear in the various thumbnail screens, you can easily cue up and play clips and sub clips.

Using thumbnails to find clips

The clip thumbnail screen displays thumbnails of all clips recorded on the disc. You can use this screen to cue up the selected clip and to carry out playback (see page 66).

See “Selecting thumbnails” (page 64) for more information.

When you reach a point that is close to the thumbnail you want, turn the jog dial to move the selection frame in units of 1 thumbnail.

Thumbnail Operations

Using the expand function to find scenes

The expand function allows you to divide a selected clip into equally sized blocks, and to display thumbnails of the

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first frame in each block. This is a quick and efficient way to review the selected clip and search for target scenes. You can specify 12, 144, or 1728 divisions.

See “To set shot marks” (page 49) for more information.

See page 63 for more information about thumbnail screen operations.

In the clip thumbnail screen, select the thumbnail of a clip with chapters set.

The “S” mark appears on the thumbnails of clips with chapters set.

Note

The maximum number of blocks may be other 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.

See page 63 for more information about thumbnail screen operations.

In the clip thumbnail screen, select the thumbnail of the clip that contains the scene you want to find.

Press the EXPAND button.

The selected clip is divided into 12 blocks, and a list appears in the expand thumbnail screen (see page 59) with the first frame of each block displayed as a thumbnail.

Select the thumbnail that you want to expand further.

Repeat steps 2 and 3 up to 2 times, as required.

Note

Thumbnails cannot be further expanded when they already have the minimum duration (1 frame).

To return to the previous expansion level

Press the EXPAND button with the SHIFT button held down.

To display the expand thumbnail screen of the previous or next clip

With the expand thumbnail screen still active, press the PREV button or the NEXT button.

Press the CHAPTER button.

The chapter thumbnail screen (see page 59) appears, with thumbnails of the frames where chapters are set.

The “S1”, “S2”, and “RS” marks on the thumbnails indicate frames where Shot Mark1, Shot Mark2, and Rec Start essence marks are set.

To delete the shot mark at a chapter position

You can delete the shot mark (Shot Mark1 or Shot Mark2) at the chapter position in the chapter thumbnail screen. (Rec Satrt cannot be deleted.).

In the chapter thumbnail screen, select the thumbnail for the frame whose shot mark you want to delete.

Display the Thumbnail Menu.

Select Delete Shot Mark.

A message appears asking if you are sure that you want to delete the shot mark.

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Delete Shot Mark

Delete 002?

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deletion, and then press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

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Using the chapter function to find scenes

Sections between shot marks and Rec Start are called chapters. Rec Start essence marks are set automatically at the start of recording, but shot marks can be set at any scene during recording or playback. The chapter function allows you to display thumbnails of the chapters in a clip.

To adjust the position of shot marks at chapter positions

You can use the chapter thumbnail screen to adjust the position of shot marks (Shot Mark1 and Shot Mark2) at chapter positions. (The positions of Rec Start essence marks cannot be adjusted.)

In the chapter thumbnail screen, select the thumbnail of the shot mark whose position you want to adjust.

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Display the Thumbnail Menu.

Select Move Shot Mark.

The essence mark thumbnail screen displays a list of frames where the selected essence mark is set.

The Move Shot Mark screen is displayed.

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You can perform playback and searches in this screen.

Use the PLAY button or jog dial to display the frame you want.

Select OK, and then press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

To display the chapter thumbnail screen of the

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previous or next clip with chapters

With the chapter thumbnail screen still active, press the PREV button or the NEXT button. The unit searches in the reverse or forward direction for the next clip with chapters, beginning with the previous or next clip.

Playing the scene you have found

After finding a clip with one of the methods explained in the previous section, “Searching with thumbnails” (see page 64), you can cue up and play the clip that you have found.

To search for a thumbnail position and cue it up

See page 63 for more information about GUI screen operations.

Select the thumbnail that you want to cue up.

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Using essence marks to find scenes

See page 63 for more information about thumbnail screen operations.

In the clip playback screen or the clip thumbnail screen, press the THUMBNAIL button with the SHIFT button held down.

The Select Essence Mark screen appears. The names of essence marks that are not recorded on the disc are displayed in gray.

Shot Mark1

Shot Mark2 Rec Start Cut

Others

Select the essence mark that you want, and then press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

Select Essence Mark

Press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

To play clips with the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob

In the Disc Menu, set Settings >SET Key on Thumbnail to “Cue up & Play”. Playback begins from the selected frame when you press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob, in the same way as when you press the PLAY button.

To search for a thumbnail position and play from there

See page 63 for more information about GUI screen operations.

Select the thumbnail that you want to play.

Press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) button.

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Changing clip index pictures

The clip thumbnail screen displays thumbnails as index pictures for clips. Normally the index picture is the first frame in a clip, but you can set any frame in the clip as the index picture.

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Selecting the information displayed on thumbnails

You can select the information to be displayed at the bottom of the thumbnails in thumbnail screens.

See page 63 for more information about thumbnail screen operations.

Display the Thumbnail Menu in the clip thumbnail screen.

Select Clip Information.

A window appears in which you can select the information to display.

Thumbnail Menu

Clip Information Return to Upper Menu Date Time Code Duration Sequence Number

Note

You can only change index pictures from the clip thumbnail screen. The thumbnails shown in the clip list thumbnail screen, the expand thumbnail screen, and the chapter thumbnail screen cannot be changed.

To select a clip index picture while viewing the video

See page 63 for more information about thumbnail screen operations.

In the clip thumbnail screen, select the thumbnail of the clip whose index picture you want to change.

Display the Thumbnail Menu.

Select Select Index Picture.

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Select the items that you want to display.

Date: Date and time of creation, or date and time of the

more recent modification

Time Code: Timecode of first frame Duration: Playback time Sequence Number: Thumbnail sequence number Return to Upper Menu: Returns to the Thumbnail

The selected information will appear at the bottom of the thumbnails when you display a thumbnail screen.

You can play and search with this screen.

Select a frame with the PLAY button or the jog dial.

Select OK, and then press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

To select index pictures by using the expand and chapter functions

After using the expand function (see page 64) or chapter function (see page 65) to find a frame, you can set that frame as the index picture of the clip. The following example explains how to do so from the expand thumbnail screen.

See page 63 for more information about thumbnail screen operations.

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In the expand thumbnail screen, select the thumbnail to set as the index picture.

Display the Thumbnail Menu.

Select Set Index Picture.

A message appears asking you to confirm that you want to set the current frame as the index picture.

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number)

1) When the unit’s area of use (UC/J MODEL SELECT) (see page 27) is set to “UC”, titles can be displayed in European languages.

To scroll hidden parts of the string into view

When a b or B mark is displayed for an item, you can press the B/IN or b/OUT button to scroll the display by one character for each press.

The V/MARK1 and v/MARK2 buttons scroll the beginning and end of the string into view.

To display the properties of the previous or the next clip

Press the PREV button or the NEXT button.

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After pressing the RESET/RETURN button to return to the clip thumbnail screen, check to make sure that the newly selected frame is displayed as the index picture.

Checking clip properties

You can check clip properties such as the title, timecode, duration, date and time of creation, and date and time of the more recent modification.

See page 63 for more information about thumbnail screen operations.

Display the Thumbnail Menu in the clip thumbnail screen.

Select Clip Properties.

The Clip Properties screen appears.

Clip Properties

Clip No. Name

Title Title2 TC DUR Created Modified Rec Device

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Horizontal Scroll

To return to the clip thumbnail screen

Press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

To edit clip information

You can edit the name,1) title, and title 2 of a clip by using a software keyboard.

1) The “NAMING FORM” sub-item on setup menu item 036 must be set to “free” (see page 103).

Notes

• The only characters that can be entered are the alphanumeric characters and symbols that appear on the software keyboard, and European language characters displayed on the keyboards illustrated in “List of Supported USB Keyboards” (page 148). Japanese kanji cannot be entered.

• Names and titles must be within the specified character length limits.

• Some symbols cannot be used in clip names. The keys for those symbols are disabled when you are editing a clip name.

See page 63 for more information about GUI screen operations.

In the Clip Properties screen, turn the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob to select the item you want to edit (Name, Title

1) Only ASCII characters can be used for Title.

, or Title2).

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Press PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

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An input screen appears for the selected item.

(An English keyboard appears if the area of use setting “UC” (for regions outside Japan). A Japanese keyboard appears if the area of use setting is “J” (for Japan).)

Edit the string in the edit box.

To enter characters

Use the V/MARK1, v/MARK2, B/IN or b/OUT buttons or turn the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob to select a key, and then press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

Functions of special keys

Key Function

B, b Move the cursor one character forward or

, Move the cursor to Home or End position.

Back Space

CapsLock Turns the Shift key on permanently (until

F Shift Enables input of capital letters and symbols.

Enter Confirms the edit and enables the OK and

Select OK, and then press the PUSH SET(S.SEL)

back.

Deletes the character in front of the cursor.

pressed again), and enables input of capital letters and symbols.

Turns off after entry of one character.

Cancel buttons.

knob.

You return to the Clip Properties screen, and the results of the editing are reflected in the clip information.

To enter text using a USB keyboard or USB mouse

You can connect a Windows USB keyboard or a Windows USB mouse

to the MAINTENANCE connector (see

page 24), and use them together with the software

keyboard to enter text. Connect a Japanese keyboard if you have set the area of use to “J” (for Japan). Connect a European language keyboard if you have set the area of use to “UC” (for regions outside Japan).

1) Some USB keyboards or USB mice may not be used. In this case, the message "Unknown USB" appears.

To change the keyboard language: Select the desired

language from the following values using Settings >Select USB Keyboard Language in the Disc Menu.

• English [United Kingdom]

• English [United States]

• French [France]

• German [Germany]

• Italian [Italy]

• Polish (Programmers) [Poland]

• Russian [Russia]

• Spanish [Spain]

See “List of Supported USB Keyboards” (page 148) for the characters that can be input in each language.

Note

The keyboard language cannot be changed when the area of use is set to “J” (for Japan).

The keyboard icon on the software keyboard is highlighted when a USB keyboard has been recognized and enabled for use with this unit, and the mouse icon is highlighted and a mouse pointer appears when a USB mouse has been enabled.

Notes

• Use the proper keyboard for the area of use. Some characters may not be entered correctly if you use a keyboard designed for use in another area.

• It is not possible to enter Japanese, even on a Japanese keyboard.

USB keyboard special functions keys

In addition to the special function keys of the software keyboard, you can use the following special function keys on a USB keyboard.

Key

V, v When the cursor is in an edit box:

Delete Deletes the character after the cursor.

Function

Move the cursor to the start or end.

When “OK” or “Cancel” has the

focus: Moves the focus between

“OK” and “Cancel”.

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Key

Shift + B, Shift + b Selects the string before or after the

Ctrl + C, X, V, A Ctrl + C: Copies the selected string.

Enter When the cursor is in an edit box:

Esc When the cursor is in an edit box,

Tab Moves the focus between OK and

USB mouse functions

You can use the mouse to move the cursor on the software keyboard. You can also left click on a key to enter the character for that key. To change the speed of the mouse pointer: Select the

desired speed using Settings >Select Mouse Pointer Speed in the Disc Menu. Select the speed that works best with the connected mouse.

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To exit the software keyboard from a USB keyboard

Function

cursor.

Ctrl + X: Cuts the selected string. Ctrl + V: Pastes a copied or cut string. Ctrl + A: Selects the entire string.

Moves the focus to Cancel.

When OK or Cancel has the focus:

Exits the software keyboard.

moves the focus to Cancel.

Cancel.

Select Set Clip Flag.

The clip flag setting screen appears.

Thumbnail Menu

Set Clip Flag

Return to Upper Menu

NG KP (KEEP) none

Select the clip flag that you want to set (OK/NG/KP (KEEP)).

A clip flag icon (see page 58) appears for clips that have clip flags set.

To clear clip flags

Carry out steps 1 to 3, selecting a clip that has a flag set, and then select “none” in step 4.

You can also use CLIP FLAG on page P7 OTHER of the function menu to set and clear clip flags (see page 45).

With the cursor in an edit box, press the Enter key or the Esc key to move the focus to Cancel.

Do one of the following.

To confirm the edit and then exit the software

keyboard: Press the Tab key to move to OK, and

then press the Enter key.

To discard the edit and then exit the software

keyboard: While Cancel is selected, press the

Enter key.

To continue editing: Press any key except the Enter

key, the Esc key, and the Tab key.

Setting clip flags

You can set three types of clip flags (OK/NG/KP (KEEP)) during recording or playback. Setting these flags in each clip that you record makes it easy for editors and other colleagues to find and select the clips that they need.

See page 63 for more information about thumbnail screen operations.

In the clip thumbnail screen, select the thumbnail of the clip where you want to set a flag.

Display the Thumbnail Menu.

Locking (write-protecting) clips

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

• Deletion

• Changing the index picture

• Adding and deleting shot marks

• Setting and clearing clip flags

Notes

• Locked clips are deleted along with other clips when a disc is formatted.

• 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 in the HOME page of the function menu is set to ON.

To lock clips

See page 63 for more information about thumbnail screen operations.

In the clip thumbnail screen, select the thumbnails of the clips that you want to lock.

Display the Thumbnail Menu.

Select Lock/Unlock Clip.

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Press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

A lock icon (see page 58) appears on the thumbnail of the locked clips.

In step 1, you can also perform a shortcut operation by pressing the STOP button with the SHIFT button held down.

To lock all clips

Select Lock or Delete All Clips, and then select Unlock All Clips.

A message appears asking you to confirm that you want to unlock all clips.

Select OK to execute the unlock, or Cancel to cancel it, and then press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

Display the Disc Menu.

Select Lock or Delete All Clips, and then select Lock All Clips. A message appears asking you to confirm locking all clips.

Select OK to lock all clips or Cancel to cancel it, and then press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

To unlock a specific clip

See page 63 for more information about thumbnail screen operations.

In the clip thumbnail screen, select the thumbnail of the clip that you want to unlock.

Display the Thumbnail Menu.

Select Lock/Unlock Clip.

A message appears asking you to confirm the unlocking.

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knob.

In step 1, you can also perform a shortcut operation by pressing the STOP button with the SHIFT button held down.

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Deleting clips

You can delete clips while checking their contents.

Notes

• Clips cannot be deleted when the write inhibit tab of the disc is set to the recording disabled position, or when REC INH in HOME page of the function menu is set to ON.

• Locked clips cannot be deleted.

• If a deletion target clips is referenced by clip lists on the disc, all of those clip lists are deleted as well.

• If a deletion target clip is referenced in the current clip list, only those referencing sub clips are deleted at the same time as the deletion target clip.

See page 63 for more information about thumbnail screen operations.

In the clip thumbnail screen, select the thumbnail of the clip that you want to delete.

Display the Thumbnail Menu.

Select Delete Clip.

A window appears asking you to confirm the deletion. The window displays thumbnails of four frames from the target clip (the first frame, two intermediate frames, and the last frame), along with the name, title, date of creation, and duration of the clip. One of the following messages also appears, depending on whether the clip is referenced in a clip list.

• When the clip is not referenced in a clip list: “Delete Clip”

• When the clip is referenced in a clip list: “Delete Clip & Clip List” (All clip lists that reference the target clip are deleted along with the clip.)

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To unlock all clips

Display the Disc Menu.

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Select OK, and then press the PUSH SET(S.SEL)

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knob.

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

In step 1, you can also perform a shortcut operation by pressing the RESET/RETURN button with the SHIFT button held down.

To delete all clips

Display the Disc Menu.

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Select Lock or Delete All Clips, and then select Delete All Clips.

A message appears asking you to confirm that you want to delete all clips.

Select OK to execute the deletion, or Cancel to cancel it, and then press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

Note

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Scene Selection (Clip List Editing)

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.

• In scene selection you create a clip list (editing data). Since the material itself is not affected, you can repeat this any number of times.

• You can play back the edit list created by scene selection on this unit.

• In scene selection you can add whole clips or add parts of a clip. You can add scenes using chapters, change the playback sequence, and amend or delete In and Out points. All of these operations can be carried out easily on this unit.

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

Clips

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

Locked clips cannot be deleted.

Recording

start point of

clip 2

Clip 1

(C0001)

Recording end

point of clip 2

Clip 2

(C0002)

Clip 3

(C0003)

Clip 4

(C0004)

You can also assign titles to your clips and use the titles to manage them, instead of the clip numbers. For more information, “Assigning user-defined clip titles” (page 86).

Clip lists

You can use the scene selection function to select clips from the clips saved on a disc and create a cut edit list called a “clip list”. Clip lists have numbers beginning with E, for example E0001. Up to 99 clip lists can be saved on a disc.

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Sub clips (clips in clip lists)

Clips (or parts of clips) that have been added to a clip list are called “sub clips”. Sub clips are virtual editing data that specify ranges in the original clips. You can use them without modifying the original data. The following figure illustrates the relation between clips and sub clips.

Clips on disc

Clip 1

(C0001)

Clip 2 (C0002)

Clip 3

(C0003)

Clip 4

(C0004)

To play a clip list, insert a disc into the unit, load the clip list that you want to play, and press the PLAY button. Clips are played according to the data in the clip list.

Creating and editing clip lists

The following table lists the steps in the creation and editing of clip lists with the scene selection function. To create a clip list, you always need to carry out the steps inside the heavy lines. Other steps can be carried out as required.

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 list, you need to load the clip list from the disc into the unit’s internal 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

Disc

t Clip list playback

and thumbnail display

1 Add sub clips: Use the Add Sub Clips command to add

the clips you want to use to a clip list. You can add up to 300 sub clips to one clip list. This operation can be carried out in the following thumbnail screens.

• Clip thumbnail screen

• Expand thumbnail screen

• Chapter thumbnail screen

• Clip list thumbnail screen

2 Change the sub clip order: Use the Move Sub Clips

command to change the order of sub clips in a clip list.

Delete sub clips: Use the Delete Sub Clips command

to delete specified sub clips from a clip list.

Trim sub clips: Use the Trim Sub Clip command to

adjust the In and Out points of a sub clip. This function can also be used to adjust the overall duration of the clip list.

Set the start timecode: Use the Set Start Time Code

command to set the timecode at the start of a clip list.

3 Play the clip list: Use the PLAY button and other

playback controls to play the current clip list and check its contents.

4 Save the clip list: Use the Save Clip List or Save Clip

List as… command to save the newly created clip list to the disc.

To reedit clip lists on the disc

Use the Load Clip List command to load the clip lists you want to edit, and perform the steps 2 to 4 in the previous section.

You can also delete clip lists on the disc.

For details, see “Managing clip lists” (page 78).

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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.

Note

Clip lists can be created and edited even when the write inhibit tab of the disc is set to recording disabled, and when REC INH on the HOME page of the function menu is set to ON. However, if you need to save the clip list, set write inhibit tab and REC INH to enable recording before you create or edit the clip list.

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To add sub clips

You can add sub clips to clip lists from with the clip thumbnail screen or the clip list thumbnail screen. However, you must use the clip list thumbnail screen to edit clip lists.

To check the addition results

Move the cursor.

Press the RESET/RETURN button.

This returns you to the Clip thumbnail screen.

Adding sub clips from the clip thumbnail screen

The following procedure explains operations in the clip thumbnail screen. You can proceed in the same way in the expand thumbnail screen and the chapter thumbnail screen. Expanded blocks are added as sub clips in the expand thumbnail screen, and chapters are added as sub clips in the chapter thumbnail screen.

See page 63 for more information about thumbnail screen operations.

In the clip thumbnail screen, select the clip that you want to add as a sub clip (multiple selections possible).

Display the Thumbnail Menu.

Select Add Sub Clips, and then press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

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The Add Sub Clip screen appears. The clip(s) selected in step 1 appear in the upper part of this screen, and the clip list appears in the lower Scene Selection window. The I cursor in the Scene Selection window indicates the location where the currently selected sub clip(s) will be inserted.

Repeat steps 1 to 6 as required to add more clips.

Save the clip list (see page 77).

In step 1, you can hold down the SHIFT button when you press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob. This is a shortcut that displays the Add Sub Clip screen immediately. You can also save the clip list immediately in step 5 by executing the Save Clip List command in the Disc Menu.

Adding sub clips from the clip list thumbnail screen

See page 63 for more information about thumbnail screen operations.

Display the Thumbnail Menu.

Select Add Sub Clips, and then press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

The Clip List (Add) screen appears.

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To display the total duration after addition of the selected clip

Press the SHIFT button.

In the Scene Selection window, move the I cursor to the location where you want to insert the clip. (The existing thumbnails arrange themselves to the left and right of the I cursor.)

Press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

The selected clip is inserted as a sub clip and a “+” mark appears on the thumbnail in the Scene Selection window.

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Select the sub clips that you want to add from the

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upper part of the screen (the part where 8 thumbnails are displayed, multiple selections possible).

To select from expanded thumbnails

Press the EXPAND button to display the expand thumbnail screen.

To select from chapter thumbnails

Press the CHAPTER button to display the chapter thumbnail screen.

Press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

The thumbnail selection is confirmed, and an I cursor appears at the bottom of the Clip List (Add) screen (in the Scene Selection window). The I cursor indicates

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the location where the currently selected sub clips will be inserted.

To display the total duration after addition of the selected clips

Press the SHIFT button.

To delete the In point or Out point

Press the RESET/RETURN button with the B/IN or b/OUT button held down.

With the SHIFT button held down, press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

In the Scene Selection window, move the I cursor to the location where you want to insert the clip. (The existing thumbnails arrange themselves to the left and right of the I cursor.)

Press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

The sub clips are added at the I cursor position, and you return to the clip list thumbnail screen. You can check the results of the addition in that screen.

Repeat steps 1 to 6 as required to add more clips.

Save the clip list (see page 77).

In step 1, you can also perform a shortcut operation by pressing the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob with the SHIFT button held down.

To add clips from the clip playback screen (quick insertion)

This method allows you to decide the range to use and add that range as a sub clip while viewing the video in the clip playback screen. It does not use GUI screens. You can do this during recording, playback (including pauses), and searches.

A sub clip with the range specified in steps 1 and 2 is added to the end of the clip list.

When you specify a range that spans several clips

Sub clips are generated for each of the clips in the range.

To check the newly added sub clips

You can check the newly added sub clips by displaying the clip list thumbnail screen.

Repeat steps 1 to 3 as required to add more sub clips.

Save the clip list (see page 77).

To reorder sub clips

See page 63 for more information about thumbnail screen operations.

In the clip list thumbnail screen, select the thumbnails of the sub clips that you want to move (multiple selections possible).

Display the Thumbnail Menu.

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Find the point that you want to make the start point of the sub clip, and then press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob with the B/IN button held down.

An In point is set and the IN indicator lights.

Find the point that you want to make the end point of the sub clip, and then press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob with the b/OUT button held down.

An Out point is set and the OUT indicator lights. (This determines the range of the sub clip to be added.)

To check the timecode of the In point or Out point

Press the B/IN button or the b/OUT button.

To cue up the In point or Out point

Press the PREV button or the NEXT button with the B/IN button or b/OUT button held down.

To check the duration (time from In point to Out point)

Press the B/IN and b/OUT buttons at the same time.

Select Move Sub Clips, and then press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

The Clip List (Move) screen appears.

Clip List (Move)

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the selected thumbnails.

Press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

The sub clips are moved to the I cursor position.

Repeat steps 1 to 5 as required.

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Save the clip list (see page 77).

To adjust the In and Out points of sub clips (trim)

Proceed as follows to define the range of a scene by changing the positions of the In and Out points.

To cancel the In point or Out point setting

Display the Thumbnail Menu, select Reset Inpoint or Reset Outpoint, and then press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

The In point or Out point setting returns to the previous value.

See page 63 for more information about thumbnail screen operations.

In the clip list thumbnail screen, select a thumbnail.

Display the Thumbnail Menu.

Select Trim Sub Clip, and then press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

The Clip List (Trim) screen appears.

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Clip List (Trim)

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TCR

Like the clip playback screen, this screen allows you to play and search all clips on the disc.

CLIP

Select OK, and then press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

Repeat steps 1 to 6 as required.

Save the clip list (see page 77).

To delete sub clips

See page 63 for more information about thumbnail screen operations.

Select the clips to delete in the clip list thumbnail screen (multiple selections possible).

Display the Thumbnail Menu.

Select Delete Sub Clips, and then press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

A message appears asking you to confirm the deletion.

Select OK, and then press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

To display a list of In and Out point operations that you can perform

Press the MENU button.

When you find the point that you want to make the start point, select “IN” and then press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

The timecode of the new In point appears in the timecode display, and the Total (total duration) and DUR (clip duration) displays are updated.

When you find the point that you want to make the end point, select “OUT” and then press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

The timecode of the new Out point appears in the timecode display, and the Total (total duration) and DUR (clip duration) displays are updated.

To cue up the In point or Out point

Display the Thumbnail Menu, select Cue up Inpoint or Cue up Outpoint, and then press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

Repeat steps 1 to 4 as required.

Save the clip list (see page 77).

To play the clip list

See page 63 for more information about GUI screen operations.

To play using GUI screens

In the clip list thumbnail screen, select the thumbnail of the sub clip where you want to start play.

To start play from the start of the clip list

Select the thumbnail of the first sub clip.

Press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

To play using the clip list playback screen

Display the clip list playback screen.

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Press the PREV button or the NEXT button to display the sub clip that you want to play.

To start play from the first sub clip

Press the SHIFT + PREV buttons to move to the start of the clip list.

Press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

To recall the preset timecode

Select Recall Preset TC in the Thumbnail Menu, and then press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

Press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

OK is selected.

Press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob again.

To change the starting timecode of clip lists

The timecode of clip lists is continuous timecode, unrelated to the timecode of the original clips. By default the timecode (LTC) of the start of the clip list is 00:00:00:00, but it can be set to any value.

See page 63 for more information about thumbnail screen operations.

In the clip list thumbnail screen, display the Thumbnail Menu.

Select Set Start Time Code, and then press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

The Set Start Time Code screen appears.

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Cancel

Save the clip list (see page 77).

To save clip lists

To save under a specified name

See page 63 for more information about thumbnail screen operations.

In the clip list thumbnail screen, display the Disc Menu.

Select Save Clip List as..., and then press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

A list of clip lists appears.

Disc Menu

Save Clip List as... DVD og BI... E0003 E0004

E0005

E0006 E0007 E0095 E0098

Name & Date/Sorted by Name

08 AUG2007 11:50 03 AUG2007 17:51 03 AUG2007 17:51

03 AUG2007 17:51

03 AUG2007 17:51 03 AUG2007 17:51 18 MAY2006 10:25 13 JUN2006 13:43

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Press the B/IN or b/OUT button to select the digit that you want to change.

Turn the PUSH SET(S.SEL) konb or the jog dial to change the value of the digit.

Repeat steps 3 and 4 as required.

To reset the timecode to 00:00:00:00

Select Reset to Zero in the Thumbnail Menu, and then press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

To preset the frequently used timecode

Select Save Preset TC in the Thumbnail Menu, and then press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob. The timecode set in steps 4 and 5 is saved as a preset value.

To switch the information displayed for clip lists

Press the b/OUT button. With each press, the display changes in the order: “Name & Date” >“Name & Title” >“Name & Sort Date” >...

To sort clip lists

Select one of the following orders by selecting Settings >Sort Clip List by... in the Disc Menu.

Name(A-Z): Sort in ascending order by clip list name. Date(Newest First): Sort by date and time of clip list

creation, newest first.

Select the desired clip list name, and then press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

To save under the same name

The following procedure saves the current clip list under its current name (the name that appears in the clip list thumbnail screen).

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See page 63 for more information about thumbnail screen operations.

In the clip list thumbnail screen, display the Disc Menu (see page 62).

Select Save Clip List, and then press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

To create a new clip list

Select New File and then press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

To clear clip lists

The following procedure clears the current clip list from the unit’s internal memory.

The clip list is saved. However, Save Clip List as... is executed when the name displayed in the clip list thumbnail screen is “no name”.

Note

If you press the EJECT button or the on/standby button before saving a new or edited clip list, a message appears asking if you want to discard your changes and continue. Follow the instructions in the message to continue or cancel the operation.

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To load clip lists

The following procedure loads a clip list stored on the disc into the unit’s internal memory as the current clip list.

See page 63 for more information about thumbnail screen operations.

In the clip list thumbnail screen, display the Disc Menu.

Select Load Clip List, and then press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

A list of clip lists stored on the disc appears.

See page 63 for more information about thumbnail screen operations.

In the clip list thumbnail screen, display the Disc Menu.

Select Clear Clip List, and then press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

A message appears asking you to confirm that you want to clear the clip list.

Select OK, and then press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

The current clip list returns to the unnamed state “(no name)”.

To delete clip lists

The following procedure deletes a clip list from the disc.

See page 63 for more information about thumbnail screen operations.

In the clip list thumbnail screen, display the Disc Menu.

Select Delete Clip List, and then press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

A list of clip lists appears.

Select the desired clip list, and then press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

The name of the clip list selected here appears in the clip list thumbnail screen. When you execute the Save Clip List command in the Disc Menu, the clip list will be saved under that name.

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Load Clip List

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E0003 E0004 E0005 E0006 E0007 E0095 E0098

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Select the clip list that you want to delete, and then press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

A message appears asking you to confirm the deletion.

Delete Clip List

E0001 Delete this Clip List?

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Select OK, and then press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

To sort clip lists

Disc Operations

See page 63 for more information about thumbnail screen operations.

In the clip list thumbnail screen, display the Disc Menu.

Select Settings, and then press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

Select Sort Clip List by..., and then press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

Select one of the following sort methods, and then press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

Name(A-Z): Sort in ascending order by clip list name. Date(Newest First): Sort by date and time of clip list

creation, newest first.

Clip lists will be displayed in the specified order the next time that you carry out an operation such as loading a clip list.

Checking disc properties

See page 63 for more information about GUI screen operations.

Display the Disc Menu.

Select Disc Properties, and then press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

The Disc Properties screen appears.

Disc Properties

User Disc ID

User Disc ID Title

Title Title2

Title2 Total DUR

Total DUR Remain

Remain Rewrite

Rewrite

User Disc ID: User disc ID Title: Title

Title2: Title2

12345

12345 One of the memories of sum...

One of the memories of sum... (none)

(none) 01:23:45:00

01:23:45:00 031min

031min 1234times

1234times

1), 2)

Horizontal Scroll

Total DUR: Total recording time Remain: Remaining recording time Rewrite: Number of times rewritten

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1) This can be specified with the PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software on the supplied XDCAM Application Software CD-ROM.

2) When the unit’s area of use (UC/J MODEL SELECT) (see page 27) is set to “UC”, titles can be displayed in European languages.

To scroll hidden parts of the string into view

When a b or B mark is displayed for an item, you can press the B/IN or b/OUT button to scroll the display by one character for each press.

The V/MARK1 and v/MARK2 buttons scroll the beginning and end of the string into view.

To return to the previous screen

Press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

To edit disc information

You can edit the user disc ID, title software keyboard.

1) Only ASCII characters can be used for the title.

See “To edit clip information” (page 68) for more information about operations.

, and title2 by using a

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Using planning metadata

Planning metadata is a file that contains metadata about the clips to be shot and recorded.

To use planning metadata, you will need to save a file in advance in the specified location of a media, and insert the media into this unit.

See “To set clip names by using planning metadata” (page 126) for details.

Check the information that appears, and press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

To sort planning metadata

You can sort planning metadata by operating in the same way as in “To sort clip lists” (page 79)). However, in step

3, select Sort Planning Metadata by....

The planning metadata will be displayed in the specified order the next time you load planning metadata.

To load planning metadata files

See page 63 for more information about GUI screen operations.

Display the Disc Menu.

Select Load Planning Metadata/Select Drive, and then press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

A media selection screen appears.

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Load Planning Metadata/Select Drive

Return to Upper Menu

Professional Disc

USB Flash Drive

Select the media where your planning metadata file is stored, and then press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

A list of the planning metadata files stored on the media appears.

Load Planning Metadata/

PM_001_sample

PM_002_sample PM_003_sample PM_004_sample

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04 AUG 10:39

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To check planning metadata properties

You can check the properties of the planning metadata that is loaded into this unit’s memory, including the date and time of creation and the clip titles.

See page 63 for more information about GUI screen operations.

Display the Disc Menu.

Select Planning Metadata Properties, and then press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

The Planning Metadata Properties screen appears.

Planning Metadata Properties

File Name Assign ID Created Modified Modified by Title Title2 Material Gp

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File Name: Planning metadata file name Assign ID: Assign ID Created: Date and time of creation Modified: Date and time of most recent modification Modified by: Name of person who modified the file Title: Title

Title2: Title 2 Material Gp: Material group name

1)This can be set as the clip name (see page 126).

Name &Date/ Sorted by Name

Select the desired planning metadata file, and then press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

The selected planning metadata file is loaded into the unit’s memory, and the Planning Metadata Properties screen appears.

Disc Operations

To scroll hidden parts of the string into view

When a b or B mark is displayed for an item, you can press the B/IN or b/OUT button to scroll the display by one character for each press.

The V/MARK1 and v/MARK2 buttons scroll the beginning and end of the string into view.

To return to the previous screen

Press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

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To clear planning metadata

A message appears asking you to confirm the format.

See page 63 for more information about GUI screen operations.

Display the Disc Menu.

Select Clear Planning Metadata, and then press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

A message appears asking if you are sure that you want to clear the plannning metadata.

Select OK, and then press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

The planning metadata is cleared from this unit’s memory.

To switch the title display in the display window

When planning metadata is loaded into this unit, you can select the format of the title to display in the display window.

See page 63 for more information about GUI information.

Format Disc

All Clips, Clip Lists and

Non-AV Data (General Files)

will be Deleted.

Format OK?

Cancel

Select OK, and then press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

To cancel the format

Select Cancel, and then press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

To continue by formatting another disc

Exchange the disc, select OK, and then press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

To exit the formatting screen

Press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob with Exit selected.

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Display the Disc Menu.

Select Settings, and then press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

Select Planning Clip Name in Clip Info. Area and then press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

See page 19 for more information about the clip information area.

Select one of the following, and then press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

Off: Do not display a title. ASCII Clip Name: Display the ASCII format title

(see page 126)

Clip Name: Display the UTF-8 format title (see

page 126)

Formatting discs

See page 63 for more information about GUI screen operations.

To disable the Format Disc command

To prevent inadvertent disc formatting, resulting in the loss of recorded data, you can disable the Format Disc command.

See page 63 for more information about GUI information.

Display the Disc Menu.

Select Settings, and then press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

Select Disable “Format Disc”, and then press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

Select Disable, and then press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

Display the Disc Menu.

Select Format Disc, and then press the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob.

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Shortcut List

You can access many functions from the buttons, without displaying a menu (shortcut operations). Shortcuts are available for the following functions. The plus sign (+) indicates that one button is held down while

Note

The same shortcut may access different functions,

depending on the screen that is active when it is executed. another is pressed, for example “SHIFT + RESET/ RETURN”.

Function Operation

Clip List Thumbnail (display the clip list thumbnail screen) SUB CLIP Expand Thumbnail (display expand thumbnail screen) EXPAND Chapter Thumbnail (display chapter thumbnail screen) CHAPTER Essence Mark Thumbnail (display essence mark

thumbnail screen) Add Sub Clip (add sub clip) SHIFT + PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob Delete Clip (delete clip) SHIFT + RESET/RETURN Lock/Unlock Clip (lock or unlock clip) SHIFT + STOP Set Inpoint (set In point) B/IN + PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob Set Outpoint (set Out point) b/OUT + PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob

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Cue up Inpoint (cue up In point) B/IN + PREV or B/IN + NEXT Cue up Outpoint (cue up Out point) b/OUT + PREV or b/OUT + NEXT Reset Inpoint (reset In point) B/IN + RESET/RETURN Reset Outpoint (reset Out point) b/OUT + RESET/RETURN Cue up (cue up)

Cue up & Play (cue up and play)

Page Down (switch to next page) SHIFT + v/MARK2 Page Up (switch to previous page) SHIFT + V/MARK1 Go To End (go to the last item) SHIFT + NEXT Go To Top (go to the first item) SHIFT + PREV Select Multi Clip (select multiple clips) SHIFT + b/OUT or SHIFT + B/IN Exit (exit the current thumbnail screen) THUMBNAIL

SHIFT + THUMBNAIL

PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob

PLAY

a) If Settings >SET Key on Thumbnail in the Disc Menu is set to “Cue up &

Play”, then playback starts as soon as cueup is ready.

b) If Settings >SET Key on Thumbnail in the Disc Menu is set to “Cue up &

Play”, then pressing the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob has the same effect.

Shortcut List

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File Operations

Overview

A remote computer can be connected to this unit and used to operate on recorded data which has been saved in data files, such as video and audio data files. There are two ways to connect a remote computer.

• FAM connection Connect the (i.LINK) S400 connector on this unit to the i.LINK (IEEE1394) connector on the remote computer, using an i.LINK cable (see page 30).

• FTP connection Connect the network connectors on this unit and the remote computer, using a network cable (see page 30).

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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.

(Continued)

a) Root directory b) Only when sub item NAMING FORM of setup menu item 036 is set to

“free”

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(Continued)

File operation restrictions

This section explains which operations are possible on files stored in each directory. When required, the following operation tables distinguish

Write: Write data sequentially from the start to the end of

the file.

Partial write: Write data to a part of the file only. reading and writing from partial reading and writing. Read: Read data sequentially from the start to the end of

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the file.

Partial read: Read only a part of the data in the file.

Note

Operations other than Read and Partial read are possible

only when the Write Inhibit tab of the disc is set to

recording enabled.

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

DISCMETA.XML Contains metadata to indicate the

MEDIAPRO.XML Contains a list of material on the disc,

SYSPRO.XML Contains information about device

Other files Files other than the above – No – No –

Contains conversion tables for assigning user-defined names to clips and clip lists.

disc properties.

basic properties, related information, and information about access methods.

system settings and menu settings.

Ye s N o N o N o N o

Ye s Ye s

Ye s N o N o N o N o

No No No

a) Only when sub item NAMING FORM of setup menu item 036 is set to

“free”

b) Only files which can be written by XDCAM

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Notes

• Directories cannot be created in the root directory.

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• The directories in the root directory (Clip, Edit, Sub, UserData, General, and PROAV) cannot be deleted or renamed.

Clip directory

File name Content Operations

Read/Partial read Write/Partial write Rename Create Delete

Ye s

b) c)

Ye s Yes

.MXF

C*M01.XML

C*M02.KLV

Clip file created by recording (MXF file)

*: 0001 to 9999

Metadata file generated automatically

when C

*: 0001 to 9999

.MXF file is created.

User metadata file. This type of file is generated automatically during recording

Ye s Ye s

Ye s

via an FTP or FAM connection when the unit recognizes that an MXF file contains metadata that was generated by a nonXDCAM device.

*: 0001 to 9999

Other files Files other than the above – No – No –

Ye s

a) The unit can handle files with user-defined names in the “C*” part. b) Only files which are 2 seconds or longer in length, in a format matching

the format (system frequency) and recording format (MPEG HD and number of audio channels) of the recorded sections of the disc, and which can be overwritten by XDCAM.

c) Overwriting is not possible. d) Any clip may be selected and deleted. e) Only files which can be written by XDCAM f) When the “C*” part of a C*.MXF file name is changed, a C*M01.XML

file and a C*M02.KLV 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, a C*M01.XML file and a C*M02.KLV

file with the same name in the “C*” part is also deleted automatically.

Note

Directories cannot be created in the Clip directory.

Edit directory

File name Content Operations

Read/Partial read Write/Partial write Rename Create Delete

E01.SMI

M01.XML

Clip list file *: 0001 to 0099

Metadata file generated automatically when E*E01.SMI file is created.

Ye s Ye s

Ye s Yes

*: 0001 to 0099

Other files Files other than the above – No – No –

a) 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) Only files which can be written by XDCAM d) When the “E*” part of an “E*01.SMI” file name is changed, an

E*M01.XML file with the same name in the “E*” part is also changed automatically.

e) 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.

f) 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.

Ye s

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Note

Directories cannot be created in the Edit directory.

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Sub directory

File name Content Operations

Read/Partial read Write/Partial write Rename Create Delete

S01.MXF

Other files Files other than the above – No – No –

Proxy AV data (MXF) file generated automatically when a C*.MXF file is created. *: 0001 to 9999

Ye s No N o

a) The “C*” part can be changed to a user-defined name. b) 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.

UserData directory

File name Content Operations

Read/Partial read Write/Partial write Rename Create Delete

Any file Yes Yes

a) UTF-8 file names can be up to 63 bytes in length. (Depending on the

character type, file names (including extension) may be limited to 21 characters.)

The following directory operations are possible in the UserData directory.

• Directory creation (up to 62 levels, including the UserData directory)

• Deletion and renaming of directories

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General directory

File name Content Operations

Read/Partial read Write/Partial write Rename Create Delete

An y fi le Yes Yes Yes

Ye s

Ye s Ye s

Ye s

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.)

The following directory operations are possible in the General directory.

• Directory creation (up to 63 levels, including the General directory)

• Deletion and renaming of directories

Notes

• The maximum number of files that can be created on a disc is 5,000 for single-layer discs and 6,000 for duallayer discs (both including directories).

• File names and directory names can use letters, numbers, and symbols from the Unicode 2.0 (UTF-8) character set. However, the following control characters and symbols

cannot be used.

- Control characters: U+0000 to U+001F, U+007F

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- Symbols: ", *, /, :, <, >, ?, \, |

1) The following character codes cannot be used by FAM connections. U+010000, U+020000, U+030000, U+040000, U+050000, U+060000, U+070000, U+080000, U+090000, U+0A0000, U+0B0000, U+0C0000, U+0D0000, U+0E0000, U+0F0000, U+100000

PROAV directory

This directory contains individual files recorded on the disc. To display the PROAV directory, set maintenance menu item M33: FILE I/F CONFIG > PROAV DISPLAY to “ENABLE”.

Assigning user-defined clip titles

By default, clips on each disc are assigned names in the range C0001.MXF to C9999.MXF. For this reason, two discs can contain clips with the same names. The

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automatic title generation function allows you to assign titles to all of the clips on several discs, which facilitates clip management. For example, if the titles TITLE00001 to TITLE00020 are assigned to clips C0001.MXF to C0020.MXF on disc 1, then the titles TITLE00021 to TITLE00037 are assigned to clips C0001.MXF to C0017.MXF on disc 2.

C0020.MXF

C0002.MXF

C0001.MXF

TITLE00020

TITLE00002

TITLE00001

Clips recorded on Disc 1

C0017.MXF

C0002.MXF

C0001.MXF

TITLE00037

TITLE00022

TITLE00021

Clips recorded on Disc 2

Proceed as follows to specify a title and assign it to recorded clips.

Press the MENU button.

Turn the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob to select setup menu item 035, and press the knob.

Turn the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob to select “on”, and press the knob.

The clip title naming screen appears.

Turn the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob to select “enable”, and press the knob.

The automatic title generation function is enabled.

Turn the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob to move the asterisk (*) on the left of the menu items to the item you want to select, and press the knob.

PREFIX: A string of up to 10 characters. The

allowable characters are alphanumeric characters, symbols (! # $ % & ' ( ) + ,- . ; = @ [ ] ^ _ { } ~), and the space character.

NUMERIC: A five-digit number (00001 to 99999) to

serve as the initial value of the serial number.

Turn the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob to select the character position to set, and press the knob.

Turn the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob to select the character to set.

Repeat steps 7 and 8 as required.

When you are setting the “NUMERIC” item, you can press the RESET/RETURN button to return the initial value of the serial number to 00001 (factory default setting).

Carry out steps 7 to 9 to set the other item.

Press the SAVE function (F5) button.

The title is saved.

To check the titles of recorded clips

Press the THUMBNAIL button to display the thumbnail screen, and select the clip whose title you want to check. The title of the selected clip appears at the upper left of the screen.

See “Thumbnail Operations” (page 64) for more information about the thumbnail screen.

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RETURN

SELECT

*TITLE - disable

SAVE

EXIT

SETUP

Turn the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob to move the asterisk

PREFIX - TITLE NUMERIC - 00001

ITEM-035

CLIP TITLE NAMING

SELECT

(*) on the left of the menu items to “TITLE”, and press the knob.

The asterisk indicates the selected item.

Notes

• The value of the serial number is incremented by 1 every time a title is generated. When the value reaches 99999, the next number restarts from 00001.

• Duplicate clip titles can be generated if you reset the serial number after recording several clips or the same is true depending on the value setting. Care should be taken when setting the serial number.

• The “PREFIX” setting is saved in memory banks, but the “NUMERIC” setting is not saved (see page 103).

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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.MXF to C9999.MXF Clip lists: E0001E01.SMI to E0099E01.SMI This unit can handle clips and clip lists with user-defined names as well as names in the standard format.

Command prompt FTP commands do not support UTF-8.

C0001.MXF

TITLE00001

Limitations

• Letters, numbers and symbols from the Unicode 2.0 character set can be used. However, the following control characters and symbols cannot be used.

- Control characters: U+0000 to U+001F, U+007F

- Symbols: ", *, /, :, <, >, ?, \, |

• Depending on the character type, the length of userdefined names (the “C*” or “E*E01” part) may be limited to 14 characters. (The limit for ASCII characters is 56 characters.)

• All file name extensions are converted automatically to uppercase.

• Titles are used as user-defined clip names on this unit. Therefore, the available characters are limited to those supported by the title function.

• Files generated along with clips and clip lists use the same names (the “C*” or “E*” part of the following file

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names).

- Clips: Metadata files (C*M01.XML), user metadata

files (C*M02.KLV), proxy AV data files (C*S01.MXF)

- Clip lists: Metadata files (E*M01.XML)

• The following names cannot be assigned.

- Clips: C0000.MXF

- Clip lists: E0000E01.SMI, E0100E01.SMI to

E9999E01.SMI, E0000.SMI, E0100.SMI to E9999.SMI

• The following names should be avoided.

- Clips: C5000.MXF to C9999.MXF

- Clip lists: E0001.SMI to E0099.SMI

When the “AUTO NAMING” sub item of setup menu item 036 is set to “C****”

TITLE00001.MXF

TITLE00001

When the “AUTO NAMING” sub item of basic menu item 036 is set to “title”

Before you start, set the “TITLE” sub item of setup menu item 035 CLIP TITLE NAMING SELECT to “enable”, and set a title (see the previous section).

Press the MENU button.

Turn the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob to select setup menu item 036.

Turn the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob to move the “*” to the left of the item names to “NAMING FORM”.

The “*” indicates the selected item.

RETURN

SELECT

ITEM-036

FILE NAMING

To assign clip names on this unit

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

Notes

• When the first letter of the title setting with setup menu item 035 CLIP TITLE NAMING SELECT is a space or period (.), the clip name is the title string minus the first letter.

• An FTP client that supports UTF-8 is required to use Unicode characters other than ASCII characters.

Overview

* NAMING FORM - C**** AUTO NAMING - C****

SAVE

EXIT

SETUP

Turn the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob to select “free”, and

END

press the knob.

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

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Turn the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob to move the “*” to the left of “AUTO NAMING”, and press the knob.

Turn the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob to select “title”, and press the knob.

Press the SAVE function (F5) button.

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

To use clips and clip lists with user-defined names over FAM and FTP connections

Carry out steps 2 to 5 of “To assign clip names on this unit”, and then press the SAVE function (F5) button. It is now possible to write, transfer, and rename clips and clip lists with user-defined names over file access mode (FAM) connections (page 89) and FTP connections (page 93).

Fuji.MXF

Able to use clips with user-defined names over FAM and FTP connections

Sakura.SMI

File access mode operating environment

Operating system requirements for file operations by file access mode (called FAM below) are as follows.

• Computer operating system: Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 or later, or Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate/Business (32-bit)

Note

64-bit editions of Windows Vista are not supported.

Preparations

Install the FAM driver on the remote computer (see the next section).

To install the FAM driver

Insert the supplied CD-ROM (XDCAM Application Software) into the CD-ROM drive of your computer, navigate to the FAM Driver directory, and run the installer in the directory for your operating system, then follow the installation instructions.

For details, refer to the ReadMe file contained on the CDROM disc.

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Able to use clip lists with user-defined names over FAM and FTP connections

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.

See “Thumbnail Operations” (page 64) for more information about the thumbnail screen.

Note

The item at the upper left of the screen is displayed according to the following order of priority. Title >User-defined clip name >Standard format clip name Therefore, the display of this item changes as following, depending on whether there is a title.

- When a title has been set as a clip name on this unit, for clips recorded on this unit, the title is displayed.

- The user-defined name or standard format name is displayed for clips without a title.

Note

Use Version 2.10 or higher of the FAM driver. The FAM driver on the supplied CD-ROM is Version 2.10 or higher. If a FAM driver is already installed on your computer, check the version.

To check the version

On Windows XP

Select “ProDisc” from “Add or Remove Programs” in the control panel, and then click “Click here for support information”.

On Windows Vista

(1) Open “Programs” >“Programs and Functions” in the control panel, and then right click the header (where “Name” and “Supplier” are displayed) and select “Other...”. (2) In the Advanced Settings dialog, check “Version” and click “OK”. The version column appears. Check the version of “ProDisc”.

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Making FAM connections

If there is a disc loaded in this unit, put the unit into the following state.

• Recording, playback, search and other disc operations (see page 48): Stopped

• THUMBNAIL button (see page 16): Off

• Disc access by Lock or Delecte All Clips, Format Disc, and so on in the Disc Menu (see page 62): Stopped

• Unsaved current clip list: Save or clear

If this unit is connected to a remote computer by FTP, log out from the FTP session (see page 94).

Connect the (i.LINK) S400connector on this unit to the i.LINK (IEEE1394) connector on the remote computer, using an i.LINK cable (see connections illustration on page 30).

Windows recognizes this unit as a removable disc, and displays one of the following icons on the remote computer’s task bar:

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 84).

To eject discs from a remote computer

Right click the icon representing this unit in Explorer, and select “Eject” from the menu which appears.

• Windows XP:

• Windows Vista: The remote computer is now able to perform file

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operations when a disc is inserted into this unit.

Note

You will not be able to log in if you put the unit into the state described in step 1 after connecting the cable. To log in, disconnect the cable, put the unit into the state described in step 1, and connect it again.

When you make your first FAM connection

The Found New Hardware Wizard dialog appears when you connect this unit to your computer. Select “Install the software automatically (Recommended)”, and then click the Next button. Click the Finish button when the software installation finishes.

Operation limitations during FAM connections

• Front panel operations are disabled, except for operations with the EJECT button.

• This unit cannot be controlled from devices connected to the REMOTE(9P) connector (D-sub 9-pin) and

(i.LINK) S400 connector.

• Signal input to this unit and signal output from this unit are stopped.

Exiting file operations

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 the “Safely Remove Hardware”.

The “Safely Remove Hardware” dialog appears.

Select “Sony XDCAM PDW-HD1500 IEEE 1394 SBP2 Device” and click “Stop”.

The “Stop a Hardware device” dialog appears.

Select “Sony XDCAM PDW-HD1500 IEEE 1394 SBP2 Device” and click “OK”.

• Windows XP: “Sony XDCAM PDW-HD1500 IEEE 1394 SBP2 Device” is deleted from the “Hardware devices” list.

• Windows Vista: A message appears to inform you that you can now safely remove the device from your computer.

Operating on files

Start Explorer.

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This unit can now resume normal operations. (The limitations described in “Operation limitations during FAM connections” no longer apply.)

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Disconnect the i.LINK cable as required.

To reconnect

To reconnect after exiting file operations, do one of the following, depending on whether an i.LINK cable is connected. i.LINK cable is not connected: Connect this unit and a

remote computer with an i.LINK cable.

i.LINK cable is connected: Disconnect the i.LINK cable

from either this unit or the remote computer, wait for at least 10 seconds, and then reconnect the disconnected cable.

The unit is powered off and an i.LINK cable is

connected: Power the unit on.

You can enable and disable FAM connection from the function menu. For details, see page 46.

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File access mode operating environment

Operating system requirements for file operations by file access mode are as follows.

• Computer operating system: Mac OS X v10.4.11 or higher

Preparations

Do the following on the remote computer and this unit.

• Install the FAM driver on the remote computer (see the next item).

To install the FAM driver

Insert the supplied CD-ROM (XDCAM Application Software) into the CD-ROM drive of your computer, and execute the dmg file in FAM Driver >Mac >FAM Driver, then follow the installation instructions.

For details, refer to the ReadMe file contained on the CD-ROM disc.

To check the FAM driver version

Connect this unit to your computer with an i.LINK cable, and then, with a disc loaded, start the system profiler utility of the application. The version appears to the right of “prodisk_fs” when you select “Advanced Functions” under “Software”.

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If there is a disc loaded in this unit, put the unit into the following state.

• Recording, playback, search and other disc operations (see page 48): Stopped

• THUMBNAIL button (see page 16): Off

• Disc access by clip deletion, disc formatting, etc.: Stopped

• MENU button (see page 16): Off

• Unsaved current clip list: Save or clear

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Connect the (i.LINK) S400 connector on this unit to the i.LINK (IEEE1394) connector on the remote computer, using an i.LINK cable (see page 30).

When a disc is inserted into this unit, the remote computer recognizes this unit as a removable disc. The following icon appears in the Finder on the remote

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computer, indicating that the computer is now able to perform file operations.

Operation limitations during FAM connections

• With the exception of the EJECT button, recording buttons and playback control buttons are disabled.

• Do not use the EJECT button to eject discs. Always eject discs from the computer.

• Do not disconnect the i.LINK cable during a FAM connection. Doing so may result in unstable operation. Always eject any loaded disc before disconnecting the i.LINK cable.

Operating on files

Note

Do not disconnect the cable before performing steps 1 and

Eject the disc by clicking the eject button to the right of the icon for this unit in the Finder, or by dragging the icon for this unit from the Finder to the Trash.

Disconnect the i.LINK cable as required.

To make a reconnection

To reconnect after exiting file operations, do one of the following, depending on whether an i.LINK cable is connected. i.LINK cable is not connected: Connect this unit and a

remote computer with an i.LINK cable.

i.LINK cable is connected: The unit is mounted

automatically, so you do not need to do anything.

The unit is powered off and an i.LINK cable is

connected: Power the unit on.

Proceed as follows.

Start the Finder.

Check to be sure that a drive has been assigned to this unit.

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Operate from the Finder on the files on the disc in this unit.

You can operate in the same way that you operate on local drives and files on network computers.

Note

• If you power this unit off during a FAM connection, the data transferred thus far is discarded.

• All file operations are not possible for some types of files.

For details, see “File operation restrictions” (page 84).

To eject discs from a remote computer

Click the eject button to the right of the icon for this unit in the Finder, or drag the icon for this unit from the Finder to the Trash.

You can enable and disable FAM connection from the function menu. For details, see page 46.

Exiting file operations

Proceed as follows.

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FTP File Operations

File operations between this unit and a remote computer can be carried out by the File Transfer Protocol (called FTP below).

Preparations

Connect the network connectors of this unit and a remote computer with a network cable (see connections illustration on page 30). Or connect this unit to the network to which the remote computer is connected (see connections illustration on page 30).

Set the IP address and other network setting items for this unit.

For details, see “To change network settings” (page 124).

If network settings have already been made

Check the IP address of this unit.

For details, see “To check the assigned IP address” (page 124).

Note

An FTP client that supports UTF-8 is required to use Unicode characters other than ASCII characters. Command prompt FTP commands do not support UTF-8.

To log in

If this unit is connected to a remote computer with a FAM connection, first exit file operations on the FAM connection (see page 90).

Load a disc into this unit and put the unit into the following state.

• Recording, playback, search and other disc operations (see page 48): Stopped

• THUMBNAIL button (see page 16): Off

• Disc access by Lock or Delete All Clips, Format Disc, and so on in the Disc Menu (see page 62): Stopped

Note

Start the command prompt.

1)This unit is able to acquire an IP address automatically from a DHCP server. It also supports an Auto-IP function to assign an IP address automatically when access from this unit to the DHCP server times out. You can check DHCP settings and the assigned IP address on page M5:NETWORK of the maintenance menu.

Note

If this unit is directly connected to a computer running Windows Vista with a network cable, change the setting as follows: (1) Open “Network and Sharing Center” >“Manage network connections” >“Local Area Connection” in the control panel. (2) In the “Local Area Connection Properties”, uncheck the “Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6)”, and then click the OK button.

Set the remote control switch to “NET” (see page 14).

Making FTP connections

FTP connections between this unit and a remote computer can be made with either of the following.

• The command prompt

• FTP client software

This section explains how to use the command prompt. For more information about using FTP client software, refer to the documentation of the FTP client software on your system.

Enter “ftp <SP> <IP address>”, and press the Enter key. (<SP> refers to a space.)

For example, if the IP address of this unit is set to “192.168.001.010”, enter “ftp 192.168.1.10”.

Refer to the Windows help for more information about the FTP command.

If the connection succeeds, you are prompted to enter a user name.

Enter the user name “admin” and press the Enter key.

When the user name is verified, you are prompted to enter a password.

Enter the password and press the Enter key.

The password is set to “pdw-hd1500” when the unit is shipped from the factory. The login is complete when the password is verified.

See page 94 for the FTP protocol commands supported by this unit.

If the connection times out

This unit terminates FTP connections if no command is received within 90 seconds of the last command. If this occurs, log out (see the next section) and repeat steps 2 to 4.

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Note

If you power this unit off during an FTP connection, the data transferred thus far is discarded.

• p1 (most significant byte), p2 (least significant byte): Port address

Input example: PORT 10,0,0,1,242,48

(IP address: 10.0.0.1, Port number: 62000)

To log out

To log out after finishing file operations, enter “QUIT” at the command prompt and press the Enter key.

Command list

The FTP protocol commands supported by this unit include standard commands (see the next section) and extended commands (see page 97).

Notes

• To execute FTP commands, you must install application software such as PDZ-1 on your computer.

• The commands supported by application software vary.

• In the command syntax, <SP> means a space, entered by pressing the space bar, and <CRLF> means a new line, entered by pressing the Enter key.

Standard commands

USER

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Send this command to begin the login process.

Command syntax: USER <SP> <user name> <CRLF>

Input example: USER admin

PASS

After sending the USER command, send this command to complete the login process.

Command syntax: PASS <SP> <password> <CRLF>

Input example: PASS pdw-hd1500

PASV

This command requests this unit to “listen” on a data port (which is not its default data port). (It puts this unit into passive mode, waiting for the remote computer to make a data connection.)

Command syntax: PASV <CRLF>

TYPE

Specifies the type of data to be transferred.

Command syntax: TYPE <SP> <type-code (options

delimited by <SP>)> <CRLF>

<type-code> can be any of the following. However, for XDCAM, data is always transferred as “I”, regardless of the type-code specification.

•A: ASCII

- N: Non-print

- T: Telnet format

- C: ASA Carriage Control

• E: EBCDIC

- N: Non-print

- T: Telnet format

- C: ASA Carriage Control

• I: IMAGE (Binary) (default)

• L: LOCAL BYTE

- SIZE: byte size

Input example: TYPE I

STRU

Specifies the data structure.

Command syntax: STRU <SP> <structure-code>

<CRLF>

QUIT

Terminates the FTP connection. If a file is being transferred, terminates after completion of the transfer.

Command syntax: QUIT <CRLF>

PORT

Specifies the IP address and port to which this unit should connect for the next file transfer (for data transfer from this unit).

Command syntax: PORT <SP> <h1,h2,h3,h4,p1,p2>

<CRLF>

• h1 (most significant byte) to h4 (least significant byte): IP address

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<structure-code> can be any of the following. However, for XDCAM, the structure is always “F”, regardless of the structure-code specification.

• F: File structure (default)

• R: Record structure

• P: Page structure

Input example: STRU F

MODE

Specifies the transfer mode.

Command syntax: MODE <SP> <mode-code> <CRLF>

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<mode-code> can be any of the following. However, for XDCAM, the mode is always “S”, regardless of the modecode specification.

• S: Stream mode (default)

• B: Block mode

• C: Compressed mode

Input example: MODE S

LIST

Sends a list of files from this unit to the remote computer.

Command syntax: LIST <SP> <options> <SP> <path-

name> <CRLF>

<options> can be any of the following.

• -a: Also display file names that begin with “.”

• -F: Append “/” to directory names.

The following data is transferred, depending on whether <path-name> specifies a directory or file.

• Directory specified: A list of the files in the specified directory

• File specified: Information about the specified file

• No specification: A list of the files in the current directory

The wildcard characters “*” (any string) and “?” (any character) may be used in <path-name>.

Input example 1: LIST-a Clip

Input example 2: LIST Clip/*.MXF

NLST

Sends a list of file names from this unit to the remote computer, with no other information.

Command syntax: NLST <SP> <options or path-name>

<CRLF>

The following options may be specified when no pathname is specified.

• -a: Also display file names that begin with “.”.

• -l: Display information other than file name (gives the same result as the LIST command).

• -F: Append “/” to directory names.

The following data is transferred, depending on whether <path-name> specifies a directory or file.

• Directory specified: A list of the file names only in the specified directory

• No specification: A list of the file names only in the current directory.

The wildcard characters “*” (any string) and “?” (any character) may be used in <path-name>.

Input example 1: NLST-l Input example 2: NLST Clip/*.MXF

RETR

Begins transfer of a copy of a file in the specified path on this unit to the current directory on the remote computer.

Command syntax: RETR <SP> <path-name> <CRLF>

Input example: RETR Clip/C0001.MXF

STOR

Begins transfer of a copy of a file in the specified path on the remote computer to the current directory on this unit. Depending on the type of file transferred, the following files are created.

•C*.MXF file

-C*M01.XML file (metadata)

-C*M02.KLV file (user metadata)

-C*S01.MXF file (proxy AV data)

•E*E01.SMI file

-E*M01.XML file (metadata)

1) *: 0001 to 9999

2) *: 0001 to 0099

Notes

• For C*.MXF files, the UMID of the copy source file is not saved. However, it is saved if an immediately preceding SITE UMMD extended command has been issued.

• For C*.MXF files, some data, such as file header metadata, may be missing.

• Depending on the transfer destination directory and the file type, transfer may not be possible.

For details, see “File operation restrictions” (page 84).

Command syntax: STOR <SP> <path-name> <CRLF>

Input example: STOR Edit/E0001E01.SMI

RNFR RNTO

Rename a file. Specify the file to be renamed with the RNFR command, and specify the new name with the RNTO command. (Always follow a RNFR command with a RNTO command.)

For details, see “File operation restrictions” (page 84).

Command syntax: RNFR <SP> <path-name (before

change)> <CRLF>

RNTO <SP> <path-name (after change)> <CRLF>

Input example: RNFR General/info.txt

RNTO General/clip_info.txt

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DELE

Deletes the specified file on this unit.

Note

Depending on the directory and file type, deletion may not be possible.

The following data is transferred, depending on whether a command name is specified with <command-name>.

• Command name specified: Explanation of the specified command.

• No specification: Command list

Input example: HELP RETR

For details, see “File operation restrictions” (page 84).

Command syntax: DELE <SP> <path-name> <CRLF>

Input example: DELE Clip/C0099.MXF

STAT

Sends information about properties of the specified file, or about data transfer status, from this unit to the remote computer. The following property information is sent, depending on the file type.

• MXF file

- File name

- File type

- CODEC type

- Frame rate

- Number of audio channels

- Duration

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• non-MXF file

- File name

Command syntax: STAT <SP> <path-name> <CRLF>

The following data is transferred, depending on whether a file is specified with <path-name>.

• File specified: The properties of the specified file

• No specification: The size of the data transferred thus far (unit: bytes)

Input example: STAT Clip/C0001.MXF

NOOP

Does nothing except return a response. (Used to check whether this unit is running.)

Command syntax: NOOP <CRLF>

PWD

Displays the current directory (“/” if the directory is the root directory).

Command syntax: PWD <CRLF>

CWD

Changes the current directory (moves from the current directory to another directory).

Command syntax: CWD <SP> <path-name> <CRLF>

Moves to a directory as follows, depending on whether a directory is specified with <path-name>.

• Directory specified: To the specified directory

• No specification: To the root directory

Input example: CWD General

CDUP

Moves one level up in the directory structure (makes the parent of the current directory be the current directory).

Command syntax: CDUP <CRLF>

MKD

Creates a new directory.

ABOR

Requests this unit to abort a file transfer currently in progress.

Command syntax: ABOR <CRLF>

SYST

Displays the system name of this unit.

Command syntax: SYST <CRLF>

HELP

Displays a list of the commands supported by this unit, or an explanation of the specified command.

Command syntax: HELP <SP> <command-name>

<CRLF>

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Note

Directories can be created only in the General directory.

For details, see “File operation restrictions” (page 84).

Command syntax: MKD <SP> <path-name> <CRLF>

RMD

Deletes a directory.

Note

Directories can be deleted only in the General directory.

For details, see “File operation restrictions” (page 84).

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Command syntax: RMD <SP> <path-name> <CRLF>

Extended commands

The following table shows the extended FTP commands supported by this unit.

Note

In the Command syntax, <SP> means a space, entered by pressing the space bar, and <CRLF> means a new line, entered by pressing the Enter key.

Input example: SITE REPFL “Clip/sakura 0001.MXF” 5 150

(Transfer sakura 0001.MXF. Body data is transferred only from frame 6 to frame 150.)

SITE FSTS

Acquires the system status of this unit. One of the following status codes is sent.

• 0: Initial state, or no disc is loaded.

• 1: File system mount is OK.

• 3: File system mount is not OK.

Command syntax: SITE FSTS <CRLF>

SITE REPF

Sends an MXF file from the specified path on this unit to the remote computer. This command allows you to specify a segment in the body of the MXF file (composed of video and audio data), for transfer of the required segment only.

Notes

• A segment greater than the file size cannot be specified.

• This command cannot be used when the path names contains a space. Use the SITE REPFL command instead.

Command syntax: SITE REPF <SP> <path-name> <SP>

<start-frame> <SP> <transfer-size> <CRLF>

<start-frame> specifies an offset from the start of the file. Data is transferred from the video frame at the offset (the first frame is 0). <transfer-size> specifies the number of video frames to transfer (specify 0 to transfer to the end of the file).

Input example: SITE REPF Clip/C0001.MXF 5 150

(Transfer C0001.MXF. Body data is transferred only from frame 6 to frame 150.)

SITE MEID

Acquires the media ID of the disc loaded in this unit.

Command syntax: SITE MEID <CRLF>

SITE FUNC

Acquires the function and version of the extended commands. Information is sent in the following format.

Command syntax: <main function> <SP> <branch

function> <SP> <branch function version>

For XDCAM, sent in a format like “200 MXF DISK 1” (“200” is a response code).

Command syntax: SITE FUNC <CRLF>

SITE UMMD

When a C*.MXF file is sent with the STOR command, the copy source UMID is saved if this command is invoked immediately before the STOR command.

Command syntax: SITE UMMD <CRLF>

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Note

A segment greater than the file size cannot be specified.

Command syntax: SITE REPFL <SP> “<path-name>”

<path-name> specifies the path name of the file to transfer. Enclose the path name in double quotation marks. <start-frame> specifies an offset from the start of the file. Data is transferred from the video frame at the offset (the first frame is 0). <transfer-size> specifies the number of video frames to transfer (specify 0 to transfer to the end of the file).

SITE DF

Acquires the amount of free disc space.

Command syntax: SITE DF <CRLF>

SITE CHMOD

Locks and unlocks clips. Also sets permissions for directories and files in the General directory.

Command syntax: SITE CHMOD <SP> <flag> <SP>

<path-name> <CRLF>

Specify one of the following values in <flag>, according to the specification in <path-name>.

• When a clip is specified in <path-name>

- 444: Lock.

- 666: Unlock.

• When a directory in the General directory is specified in <path-name>

- 555: Forbid writing to the directory.

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- 777: Allow writing to the directory.

• When a file in the General directory is specified in <pathname>

- 444: Forbid writing to and execution of the file.

- 555: Forbid writing to the file, but allow execution.

- 666: Allow writing to the file, but forbid execution.

- 777: Allow writing to and execution of the file.

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Input example: SITE CHMOD 444 Clip/C0001.MXF

(Lock clip C0001.MXF)

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When you are connected to the unit by FAM or FTP, you can create new clips with timecode that is continuous with the timecode of the last frame of the last clip on the disc. To record continuous timecode, set TCG on page P5 TC of the function menu to “INT”, and set PRST/RGN to “TC”. Then proceed as follows.

Note

Continuous timecode cannot be recorded if PRST/RGN on page P5 TC of the function menu is set to “VITC”.

See “Extended menu operations” (page 118) for more information.

FAM connection

Write clip files to the unit from the computer or other device that is connected to this unit.

FTP connection

Use the “STOR” command to transfer clip files from the computer that is connected to this unit. If you issue the “SITE UMMD” command immediately before the “STOR” command, the original timecode of the transferred file is recorded, regardless of the setting of TCG on page P5 TC of the function menu.

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Menus

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Menu System Configuration

The settings for this unit use the following menus.

Setup menu

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

Maintenance menu

This provides audio control, and network and setup menu settings, and also shows version information.

For details, see “Maintenance Menu” (page 120).

Function menu

For details, see “Basic Operations of the Function Menu” (page 42).

Disc Menu

For details, see “Disc Operations” (page 79).

Setup Menu

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

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

- the digital hours meter

- the preroll time

- the text information superimposed on the video output

to the monitor

- the menu banks for retaining menu settings

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

Configuration of the basic menu

The basic menu comprises the following groups of items.

Item group Function Refer to

Items H01 to H17

Items 001 to 099

Items B01 to B20

Display of the total number of hours the unit has been powered on, and other information collected by the digital hours meter

Settings relating to the preroll time, superimposed text information, switching between

59.94i/59.94P/29.97P and 50i/ 50P/25P modes, etc.

Settings relating to the menu banks for saving menu settings

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Configuration of the extended menu

The extended menu comprises the following groups of items.

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Item group Function Refer to

Items 100 to 199

Items 200 to 299

Items 300 to 399

Items 400 to 499

Items 500 to 599

Settings relating to control panels

Settings relating to the remote control interface

Settings relating to editing operations

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Settings relating to disc protection

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Items in the basic menu

Item group Function Refer to

Items 600 to 650

Items 651 to 699

Items 700 to 799

Items 800 to 899

Items 900 to 999

Settings relating to the timecode generator

Settings relating to the metadata and UMID

Settings relating to video control

Settings relating to audio control

Settings relating to digital processing

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The basic menu items (excluding the items related to the digital hours meter) are listed in the following table.

connector, or the HDSDI OUTPUT 2 (SUPER) connector.

• An abbreviated name appears in the time data display

• Item names are the names which appear on the video monitor screen of this unit and an external monitor, when the input signals to the monitor are the video signals output from the COMPOSITE OUTPUT 2 (SUPER) connector, the SDSDI OUTPUT 2 (SUPER)

area when you press the NEXT button.

• The values in the Settings column are the values which appear in the time data display area. (The values may appear in a different format on an external monitor. In this case, the external monitor values are shown in parentheses.) Underlined values are the factory defaults.

Item number Item name Settings

001 PREROLL TIME 0 s (0 sec)... 5 s (5 sec)

002 CHARACTER H-POSITION Adjust the horizontal screen position (as a hexadecimal value) of the text

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003 CHARACTER V-POSITION Adjust the vertical screen position (as a hexadecimal value) of the text

and 30 seconds in steps of 1 second. A preroll time of at least 5 seconds is recommended when using this unit for editing.

information output from the COMPOSITE OUTPUT 2 (SUPER) connector, the SDSDI OUTPUT 2 (SUPER) connector, or the HDSDI OUTPUT 2 (SUPER) connector for superimposed display on the monitor.

00... 0C

Set this item by adjusting to the required position while viewing the monitor.

information output from the COMPOSITE OUTPUT 2 (SUPER) connector, the SDSDI OUTPUT 2 (SUPER) connector, or the HDSDI OUTPUT 2 (SUPER) connector for superimposed display on the monitor.

00... 2A

...28: The hexadecimal value 00 is for the far left of the screen.

Increasing the value moves the position of the characters to the right.

...32: The hexadecimal value 00 is for the top of the screen.

Increasing the value lowers the position of the characters.

... 30 s (30 sec): Set the preroll time to between 0

100

Set this item by adjusting to the required position while viewing the monitor.

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