Sony RM-PP1 Operation Manual
PROGRAM PLAY BOX
RM-PP1
OPERATION MANUAL
1st Edition (Revised 1)
[English]
WARNING
To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not
expose the unit to rain or moisture.
To avoid electrical shock, do not open
the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified
personnel only.
This apparatus must be earthed.
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.
AVERTISSEMENT
Afin d’éviter tout risque d’incendie ou
d’électrocution, ne pas exposer cet
appareil à la pluie ou à l’humidité.
Afin d’écarter tout risque d’électrocution,
garder le coffret fermé. Ne confier
l’entretien de l’appareil qu’à un
personnel qualifié.
CET APPAREIL DOIT ÊTRE RELIÉ À LA
TERRE.
You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not
expressly approved in this manual could void your authority
to operate this equipment.
The shielded interface cable recommended in this manual
must be used with this equipment in order to comply with
the limits for a digital device pursuant to Subpart B of Part
15 of FCC Rules.
This symbol is intended to alert the user to
the presence of important operating and
maintenance (servicing) instructions in the
literature accompanying the appliance.
WARNING: THIS WARNING IS APPLICABLE FOR USA
ONLY.
If used in USA, use the UL LISTED power
cord specified below.
DO NOT USE ANY OTHER POWER CORD.
Plug Cap Parallel blade with ground pin
(NEMA 5-15P Configuration)
Cord Type SJT, three 16 or 18 AWG
wires
Length Less than 2.5 m (8 ft 3 in)
Rating Minimum 10 A, 125 V
Using this unit at a voltage other than 120V
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.
Table of Contents
Overview.....................................................................................................1
Features ................................................................................................1
System Configuration...........................................................................1
Names and Locations of Parts ..................................................................2
Front Panel ...........................................................................................2
Rear Panel.............................................................................................4
Preparations...............................................................................................5
Connections to External Devices .........................................................5
Reference V ideo Signals.......................................................................6
Setup .................................................................................................... 6
Time Adjustment Editing..........................................................................7
Overview ..............................................................................................7
Setting Up the Player and Recorder .....................................................7
Setting Time Adjustment Parameters ...................................................8
Selecting the Edit Mode and DF/NDF .................................................8
Setting Edit Points ................................................................................ 8
Deleting and Modifying Edit Points................................................... 10
Preview...............................................................................................10
Executing an Auto Edit.......................................................................10
Control From a PC .............................................................................11
Editing Errors ..................................................................................... 11
Setup Menu ..............................................................................................12
Setup Menu Operations ...................................................................... 12
Menu Items......................................................................................... 12
Error Messages ........................................................................................15
Hardware Errors ................................................................................. 15
Editing Operation Errors .................................................................... 16
Data Errors .........................................................................................17
Other Errors........................................................................................17
Specifications............................................................................................18
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Overview
The RM-PP1 Program Play Box buffers the SDI
signals of input tape material and inserts or removes
video and audio signals so that program lengths are
adjusted to required times. Time-adjusted programs
can be recorded to tape.
System Configuration
The following figure shows a system configured
around this unit.
Features
This unit has the following features.
•Time-adjusted tapes can be created using two VTRs.
Time-adjustment range: ±5%
Steps: 0.1%
•Time can be adjusted without impairing closed
caption data on material tapes.
•Audio can be output without changing pitch.
•The unit can be controlled from a computer using a
graphical interface. (It is necessary to install the
supplied Program Play Box Control Software.)
•The unit can be mounted in a standard EIA 19-inch
rack. (It is necessary to use the optional RMM-30
Rack Mount Rail and SXA-2U Rack Mount Bracket.)
Player
SDI
Reference video
signal
RM-PP1 Program
Play Box (this unit)
a) Use a convertional video capture unit.
Recorder
RS-422A RS-422A
RS-232C
Video capture unit
Video monitor
Audio monitor
a)
Computer (Program Play Box
Control Software installed)
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Names and Locations of Parts
Names and Locations of Parts
Front Panel
1 POWER switch
2 LCD display window
3 Status indicators
4 J/j buttons
5 MENU button
qs AUTO EDIT button
1 POWER switch
When pressed on the ON side, starts this unit and
lights the LCD display window.
2 LCD display window
Displays edit points, menus, the status information
(including the initialization message), the operation
mode, and error messages.
•Edit points display
Edit points set or being set are displayed as shown in
the figure below.
IN
OUT
00 : 00 :00 : 00
00 : 05 :00 : 00
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•Menu display
The setup menu item set or being set is displayed as
shown in the figure below.
REF SELECT
REF I NPU
For more information about the setup menu, see page 12.
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0 PREVIEW/REVIEW button
9 Keypad buttons
8 DELETE button
7 IN/OUT/DUR buttons
6 ENTER button
•Status information
A message informing the status of this unit is
displayed as shown in the figure below.
Program Play Box
Ver
The lower row shows the following messages
depending on the status.
Message Status
INITIALIZE The settings of this unit are being
Ver 1.00
ABORT Edit operation stops.
Edit During an edit
Ready Ready for an edit (The edit points,
Review During review
Preview During preview
OK Edit, review or preview operation
Error An error occurs.
a) System software version of the unit
a)
.
initialized.
Usual state
duration or time adjustment rate have
been set correctly.)
completes.
qa STOP button
•Computer remote mode display
When this unit is under computer remote control, the
upper row in the LCD display shows the message as
shown in the figure below.
Remo t e Mode -R-S
(status
Communication states between this unit and the
computer are also shown at the right end of the upper
row as follows.
–R: receiving data from the computer
–S: sending data to the computer
•Error message
When an error occurs, the lower row shows “Error”.
Pressing the J or j button shows the error code and
message.
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Progra m PlayBox
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For more information about error codes and messages, see
page 15.
3 Status indicators
Light under the following conditions.
ALARM: When an error occurs
ABORT: When an editing operation is aborted
(including aborts after errors)
DF (drop-frame): When the recorder timecode
setting is drop-frame mode
NDF (non-drop frame): When the recorder
timecode setting is non-drop frame mode
LOCAL: When this unit is being controlled from its
front panel
REMOTE: When this unit is being controlled from a
computer
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7 IN (In point)/OUT (Out point)/DUR (duration)
buttons
Used to set In and Out edit points and durations. The
buttons in the upper row set player edit points and the
buttons in the bottom row set recorder edit points.
8 DELETE button
Deletes an edit point. Flashes when an invalid edit
point has been set.
9 Keypad buttons
Used to set edit points and make setup menu settings.
Numeric buttons (0 to 9): Enter edit point values
CLR (clear) button: Clears a value that has been
entered, and moves to a higher level in the setup
menu.
SET button: Confirms an edit point or setup menu
setting. When pressed after an error, clears the
display of the error message.
0 PREVIEW/REVIEW button
When pressed after edit points have been set or after
the completion of editing, executes a preview or
review of the results. Lights during the preview or
review.
qa STOP button
Stops and editing operation.
Lights, flashes, or goes out according to the state of
external synchronization.
For details, see page 6.
qs AUTO EDIT button
Flashes when edit points have been set correctly and
editing is possible. Starts the edit if pressed while
flashing. Lights while an edit is in progress.
4 J/j buttons
Used increment and decrement time adjustment rate
setting values. In the setup menu, used to move
between items and change setting values.
5 MENU button
Used to display the setup menu and change settings.
6 ENTER button
Used to move in the setup menu and to confirm setting
values.
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Names and Locations of Parts
Rear Panel
1 SDI IN connector
2 SDI OUT 1 and 2 connectors
3 REF IN connectors and 75 Ω termination switch
4 PLAYER REMOTE connector
5 RECORDER REMOTE connector
6 REMOTE IN (RS-232C) connector
7 RS-232C connector
8 TC OUT connector
9 AC IN connector
1 SDI IN (SDI input) connector (BNC type)
Inputs SDI signals (D1 format) from the player.
2 SDI OUT (SDI output) 1 and 2 connectors (BNC
type)
Output SDI signals (D1 format) to the recorder.
Connectors 1 and 2 output the same signals.
3 REF IN (SD reference video signal input)
connectors (BNC type) and 75 Ω termination switch
As reference video signals, input video signals with
chroma burst or black and white video signals. Set the
75 Ω termination switch to OFF to bridge connect the
two connectors.
4 PLAYER REMOTE connector (D-sub 9-pin,
RS-422A)
Connect to the player’s 9-pin remote connector.
5 RECORDER REMOTE connector (D-sub 9-pin,
RS-422A)
Connect to the recorder’s 9-pin remote connector.
6 REMOTE IN (remote input) (RS-232C)
connector (D-sub 9-pin)
Use this connector to control this unit from a
computer.
7 RS-232C connector
Use this connector to connect this unit to a computer,
for example to perform self diagnostics.
8 TC OUT (timecode output) connector (XLR
3-pin, male)
When using a closed caption encoder as an external
device, connect it to this connector. This connector
does not need to be connected to the LTC input
connector of the VTR.
Note
Except during editing, this unit creates LTC timecode
from VITC included in the SDI input signal. There, if
VITC cannot be detected in the SDI input signal,
nothing is output from the TC OUT connector.
9 AC IN (AC power input) connector
Connect to AC power.
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