Panasonic AJ-SD965E Operating Instructions Manual Download

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Page 1: ...o AJ E Digital Video Cassette Recorder Operating Instructions Before operating this product please read the instructions carefully and save this manual for future use VQT0N88 F1104W0 F Printed in Japan ENGLISH ...

Page 2: ...d If you lose the fuse cover the plug must not be used until a replacement cover is obtained A replacement fuse cover can be purchased from your local Panasonic Dealer Caution for AC Mains Lead FOR YOUR SAFETY PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TEXT CAREFULLY This product is equipped with 2 types of AC mains cable One is for continental Europe etc and the other one is only for U K Appropriate mains cable m...

Page 3: ...eable parts inside Refer servicing to qualified service personnel CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD AND ANNOYING INTERFERENCE USE THE RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES ONLY CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD REFER MOUNTING OF THE OPTIONAL INTERFACE BOARD TO AUTHORIZED SERVICE PERSONNEL CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD REFER CHANGE OF SWITCH SETTING INSIDE T...

Page 4: ...iting 24 Preroll 24 Automatic editing deck to deck 25 Switch settings and adjustments 25 Selecting the editing mode 26 Registering the edit points 26 Checking and previewing edit points 27 Modifying edit points 28 Executing and reviewing automatic editing 29 Audio split editing 30 Variable memory editing 32 PF Programmable Function functions 33 Setup initial settings 34 Setup menus 35 SYSTEM menu ...

Page 5: ...m 19 inch rack by using the rack mounting adapters AJ MA75P optional accessory Up to 126 minutes of recording at the 50 Mbps rate The cassette tapes used have 6 35 mm 1 4 inch width to achieve a compact design M cassette when AJ P66MP is used 50 Mbps Max 33 minutes 25 Mbps Max 66 minutes L cassette when AJ 5P92LP is used 50 Mbps Max 92 minutes 25 Mbps Max 184 minutes XL cassette when AJ 5P126XG is...

Page 6: ... signals with the IEEE1394 standard OSDTI input output Use of an SDTI board AJ YAC965E optional accessory enables input output interfacing of the SDTI Serial Data Transport Interface signals O9 pin RS 422A RS 232C remote In addition to the standard 9 pin serial remote RS 422A RS 232C and 25 pin parallel remote connectors are also provided The RS 422A enables another VTR to be operated in parallel ...

Page 7: ...ental erasure prevention mechanism on the cassette tape is set to enable recording 6TCG switch INT The time code generated by the time code generator incorporated inside the unit is used EXT The external time code which is input from the time code input connector or video signal VITC is used Which of the two is to be set is selected using setup menu No 505 EXT TC SEL 7MODE switch In the stop mode ...

Page 8: ... REW button When this button is pressed the tape is rewound The rewinding speed can be selected using setup menu No 102 FF REW MAX EDIT button This button is pressed together with the PLAY button during playback to initiate manual editing When it is pressed during playback a search fast forwarding or rewinding the input signals in the mode selected by the ASSEM button or INSERT button can be monit...

Page 9: ...mp among the JOG SHTL and SLOW lamps is lit the tape can be played at the speed corresponding to the angle at which the dial has been turned A still picture appears when the dial is set to the center position SLOW mode When the dial is turned all the way in the counterclockwise direction while the SLOW lamp among the JOG SHTL and SLOW lamps is lit the tape speed is set to 4 1a Similarly when it is...

Page 10: ...ssed while the IN A IN or OUT A OUT button is held down the tape is cued up to the registered point concerned If this button is pressed when no IN point has been entered the point where the button was pressed will automatically be entered as the IN point However this is only the case if ENA has been selected as the setup menu No 313 AUTO ENTRY setting MPREVIEW REVIEW button PREVIEW When the button...

Page 11: ...ll for about 5 minutes the saving function is activated and the display vanishes from the LCD monitor To release this function either operate one of the buttons or the dial on the front panel or issue a tape transport instruction from the controller The operation performed to release the saving function is executed without the user having to take another step OWhen OFF is set as the setup menu ite...

Page 12: ...rn to A B and C in this sequence OEach time the REC CH2 CH4 button is pressed the setting status is switched in turn to A B and C in this sequence OEach time the REC CH2 CH4 button is pressed the setting status is switched in turn to A B and C in this sequence Lamp Channel on which signals are recorded Input channel CH1 3 CH2 4 A 7 B 7 C ON POWER REMOTE SUPER REC INH TCG MODE ON OFF DVCPRO 50 EJEC...

Page 13: ...the audio level control knobs W VAR At this position the audio signals are recorded or played back at the level adjusted by the audio level control knobs W Note It is not possible to set it so that both the recording level and playback level can be adjusted When REC LEVEL is selected UNITY fixed level is set for the playback level when PB LEVEL is selected UNITY is set for the recording level ZSET...

Page 14: ...witch is set to LOCAL and the HUE switch is set to MANUAL the hue can be adjusted using the HUE control The maximum adjustment range is 30 degrees When the HUE switch is set to PRESET the hue chroma phase is fixed at 0 degree aTC REGEN PRESET switch REGEN The internal time code generator is synchronized with the time code which the time code reader has read from the tape The signal that is to be u...

Page 15: ... SET button is pressed while holding down the SHIFT button the CH1 CH2 CH3 and CH4 INSERT buttons function as the and buttons The setup menu items registered in the and buttons are displayed on the LCD monitor The setup menu screen is also displayed on the TV monitor which has been connected to the VIDEO OUT 3 connector or SDI OUT 3 connector OFor further details refer to the PF Programmable Funct...

Page 16: ...digital signals option SG Internal reference signals AUDIO VIDEO 625 525 Parts and their functions continued 5 lamp This lamp lights when UMID information is present on the input signal in E E mode This lamp lights during tape playback when UMID information has been recorded on the tape 6SCH lamp This lamp lights when the SCH phase of the external synchronized signal REF VIDEO is inside the prescr...

Page 17: ...everse direction at a speed faster than 1a Rewinding REW Pause still Format displays The recording format and the format of the tape inserted in the unit are displayed here Counter display The tape counter time code etc are displayed here The type of value displayed is indicated by CTL TC or UB Level meters These meters indicate the levels of the CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 and CUE tracks of the PCM audio sig...

Page 18: ...k to deck operations OUT For connection with parallel run operations For loop through use Note If connection is to be made to the OUT connector for deck to deck operations where this VTR will serve as the recorder which of the two connectors is to be used can be selected using setup menu No 212 MASTER PORT 7ENCODER REMOTE connector An external encoder remote controller is connected to this connect...

Page 19: ...ntinued APARALLEL REMOTE connector This connector is used when the VTR is to be operated by an external component BANALOG AUDIO OUT connectors The analog audio signals are output through these connectors CMONITOR OUT connectors During playback the PCM audio signals CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 or playback signals from the CUE track are output through these connectors Note Noise may appear on the CUE signal at ...

Page 20: ... EBU SDI ANALOG CH1 2 IN Y VIDEO VIDEO OUT SERVICE ONLY REMOTE IN OUT CH1 CH2 AUDIO IN ENCODER REMOTE RS 232C PARALLEL REMOTE OUT IN REF VIDEO IN ON OFF PB PR Y 1 2 WFM 3 SUPER PB PR OPTION CH3 4 IN CH1 2 OUT CH3 4 OUT REMOTE 75Ω ON OFF 75Ω ANALOG TC IN IN ACTIVE THROUGH OUT 1 TC OUT MON L MON R CH4 CH3 CH1 CH2 AUDIO OUT CH4 CH3 2 OPTION 3 SUPER Reference signal generator Source machine Recorder T...

Page 21: ...H 1 CH 2 CH 3 CH 4 PF 1 PF 2 PF 3 PF 4 RESET PLAYER RECORDER SET TCPRESET MENU PF STAND BY EDIT A OUT OUT IN SET A IN PREROLL AUTO EDIT PREVIEW REVIEW INPUT SELECT METER AUDIO MON SEL AUDIO MIX HEADPHONES AUDIOVOL SEL VIDEO CH 1 R MIX 1 2 CH1 3 PULL CH2 4 REC CH1 3 CH1 3 CH2 4 REC CH2 4 3 4 L CH 2 CH 3 CH 4 AUDIO FULL FINE REC PLAY REW FF SHIFT PULL STOP INSERT PUSH DVCPRO DV 2X OFF REC PB UNITY V...

Page 22: ...CPRO tape or other tape used by VTRs for broadcast applications OThe maximum transport speed of a mini DV or DVCAM cassette tape is 32a OThe images may be subject to disturbance during the slow motion playback of consumer use DV and DVCAM cassette tapes OFrom the perspective of protecting consumer use DV and DVCAM cassette tapes minimize the number of times the tapes are cued up at the same locati...

Page 23: ...or 32a using setup menu No 101 SHTL MAX The dial has a click stop at the center position where the still picture mode is established OWhen the SLOW lamp among the JOG SHTL and SLOW lamps is lit the playback picture speed changes from 4 1 up to 4 1a depending on the dial position The maximum speed can be switched using setup menu No 320 VAR FWD MAX and No 321 VAR REV MAX settings However noise will...

Page 24: ...he unit will change to STOP or PLAY mode and editing will stop Preroll 1Press the PREROLL button The VTR now performs the preroll operation OIf the edit IN point has been registered the tape is rewound from the edit IN point for the period of time which was set by setup menu No 000 P ROLL TIME and it then stops OIf the edit IN point has not been registered the tape is rewound from the position whe...

Page 25: ...vel control knobs Audio level control knobs ON POWER REMOTE SUPER REC INH TCG MODE ON OFF DVCPRO 50 EJECT SEARCH TC CUE VIDEO ASSEM COUNTER CH 1 CH 2 CH 3 CH 4 PF 1 PF 2 PF 3 PF 4 RESET PLAYER RECORDER SET TCPRESET MENU PF STAND BY EDIT A OUT OUT IN SET A IN PREROLL AUTO EDIT PREVIEW REVIEW INPUT SELECT METER AUDIO MON SEL AUDIO MIX HEADPHONES AUDIOVOL SEL VIDEO CH 1 R MIX 1 2 CH1 3 PULL CH2 4 REC...

Page 26: ...ame processing function When two VTRs are used to perform the editing operations there will be a total of 4 edit points the IN and OUT points for the player and those for the recorder However the last point is automatically calculated so only three of the edit points need to be registered 4Press the SET button while holding down the OUT button The edit OUT point is now registered The edit OUT poin...

Page 27: ...ed section 4After the edit points have been registered press the PREVIEW button Regular preview is now conducted Notes OIf the edit IN point has not been registered the position where the PREVIEW button was pressed is registered as the edit IN point OTo stop the preview at any time press the STOP button OWhen the PREVIEW button is pressed again after the IN point during the course of a preview the...

Page 28: ... CTL mode OResetting either an edit IN point or OUT point Press the RESET button while holding down the IN or OUT button Notes OAn edit OUT point can be reset even while editing is in progress OIn the eject mode the IN and OUT points are automatically reset Modifying edit points ON POWER REMOTE SUPER REC INH TCG MODE ON OFF DVCPRO 50 EJECT SEARCH TC CUE VIDEO ASSEM COUNTER CH 1 CH 2 CH 3 CH 4 PF 1...

Page 29: ...is executed when the AUTO EDIT button is pressed To release the auto tag mode press one of the transport system buttons such as the PLAY button Registering an OUT point while editing is in progress If the SET button is pressed while the OUT button is being held down when automatic editing is in progress the position corresponding to when the button was pressed is registered as the OUT point and th...

Page 30: ...the OUT button Audio IN point Press the SET button while holding down the A IN button Audio OUT point Press the SET button while holding down the A OUT button Clearing the edit points Video IN point Press the RESET button while holding down the IN button Video OUT point Press the RESET button while holding down the OUT button Audio IN point Press the RESET button while holding down the A IN button...

Page 31: ...e eight edit points are registered the remaining three points are automatically calculated so only five of the edit points need to be registered When a VTR not equipped with the split editing function is used as the player When a VTR that cannot set the video and audio edit points independently is used as the player split editing is still possible by setting the audio IN point and OUT point in the...

Page 32: ...ial speed 1 0 to 2 0 by turning the search dial with the SET button held down to transfer the unit to variable memory mode Releasing variable memory mode Press the RESET button while holding down the SET button to release the unit from variable memory mode The unit will also be released from this mode when deck to deck editing operations are completed Variable memory editing operation procedure Va...

Page 33: ...buttons ON POWER REMOTE SUPER REC INH TCG MODE ON OFF DVCPRO 50 EJECT SEARCH TC CUE VIDEO ASSEM COUNTER CH 1 CH 2 CH 3 CH 4 PF 1 PF 2 PF 3 PF 4 RESET PLAYER RECORDER SET TCPRESET MENU PF STAND BY EDIT A OUT OUT IN SET A IN PREROLL AUTO EDIT PREVIEW REVIEW INPUT SELECT METER AUDIO MON SEL AUDIO MIX HEADPHONES AUDIOVOL SEL VIDEO CH 1 R MIX 1 2 CH1 3 PULL CH2 4 REC CH1 3 CH1 3 CH2 4 REC CH2 4 3 4 L C...

Page 34: ...OUT 3 connector or SDI OUT 3 connector MENU 3At the position where the change is to be made turn the search dial while holding down the search button The settings on the menu screen and display now flash When the dial is turned clockwise the setting number is incremented conversely when it is turned counterclockwise it is decremented OAt this time when the RESET button is pressed while holding dow...

Page 35: ...ounter display stops flashing and remains lit 5Press the SET button The setting is stored in the memory The lock mode can be set to protect the system file and user file USER2 to USER5 settings Once the lock mode is set no further changes can be made to the settings Setting and releasing the lock mode can be set for the system file by using setup menu No 30 MENU LOCK and for the user files by usin...

Page 36: ... do not press the SET button but press the MENU button instead 5Press the SET button The following message appears on the menu screen and counter display 3Turn the search dial to move the cursor 2 on the menu screen to No A00 LOAD The contents of the USER2 USER3 USER4 or USER5 file can be copied loaded into the USER1 file Also the contents of the USER1 file can be copied saved into the USER2 USER3...

Page 37: ...y loaded into USER1 when the power is turned on S E T U P M E N U M E N U U S E R 1 N O A 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 4 B L A N K L I N E B L A N K A 0 0 L O A D U S E R 2 2A 0 1 S A V E U S E R 2 A 0 2 P O N L O A D O F F E N D 5Press the SET button The following message appears on the menu screen and counter display S E T U P M E N U S A V E U S E R 1 n U S E R 2 O K Y E S P L A Y N O S T O P Menu screen Co...

Page 38: ...adjustment of system phase Variable range 45 or more Advanced Delayed 0000 128 0128 0 0255 127 13 SYS H System phase adjustment 74 ns steps Advanced Delayed 0000 128 0108 0 0216 127 No Item Description 14 SCH COARSE SCH phase adjustment 90 units The SC phase changes but the H phase does not change Advanced Delayed 0000 0 0001 90 0002 180 0003 270 15 SCH FINE SCH phase adjustment Total variable ran...

Page 39: ...of the LCD monitor on the front panel 0000 7 0007 0 0014 7 Note If setting operation is performed the setting value does not return to factory default setting No Item Description 40 MENU LOCK This selects whether the system file lock mode is to be engaged or released 0000 OFF The lock is released file data can be changed 0001 ON The lock is engaged file data cannot be changed Note Setup menu No 00...

Page 40: ...ing tape time is not displayed if TIME has been selected as the setup menu item No 008 DISPLAY SEL setting OWhen R TTL is selected the total tape length is not displayed if TIME has been selected as the setup menu item No 008 DISPLAY SEL setting 008 DISPLAY SEL This selects what information is to be provided by the time code and other super displays output to the VIDEO OUT 3 SDI OUT 3 connector 00...

Page 41: ...ARA TYPE This selects the display type for the super display output to the VIDEO OUT 3 SDI OUT 3 connector as well as for displays such as the setting menu etc 0000 WHITE White characters against a black background 0001 W OUT White characters with a black border 012 SYS FORMAT This sets the VTR s recording and playback format 0000 50M DVCPRO50 50 Mbps is selected 0001 25M DVCPRO 25 Mbps is selecte...

Page 42: ... status is established in STOP FF REW and EJECT modes 0001 STOP EE status is established in STOP and EJECT modes 0002 BLACK EE status is established in STOP and EJECT modes However if the MODE switch is set to TAPE the picture becomes black and the sound is muted when the tape is ejected 0003 BLACK1 EE status is established in STOP FF REW and EJECT modes However if the MODE switch is set to TAPE t...

Page 43: ... switching using the INPUT SELECT button it is still possible to set the setup menu items No 715 CH1 IN SEL No 716 CH2 IN SEL No 717 CH3 IN SEL No 718 CH4 IN SEL No 719 D IN SEL12 and No 720 D IN SEL34 110 MEMORY STOP This selects whether the VTR is to stop automatically when the counter value reaches 0 during a fast forwarding or rewinding operation in the CTL mode 0000 OFF The VTR does not stop ...

Page 44: ...shes Note When the REC INH switch is set to ON the REC INH lamp always lights regardless of the general setting status 115 EJECT SW INH This selects whether to enable or disable the operation of the EJECT button on the front panel 0000 REC Operation is disabled while the unit is in the recording mode 0001 OFF Operation is enabled in all modes 116 EJECT LAMP This selects whether the EJECT lamp is t...

Page 45: ...201 9P SEL This selects whether the 9P connector is to function when the REMOTE button is set to the remote mode REMOTE lamp ON 0000 OFF Connector does not function 0001 ON Connector functions 208 PARITY These settings are for selecting the none odd or even for the RS 232C parity bit 0000 NON Parity bit is not used 0001 ODD An odd number of bits is used for the parity system 0002 EVEN An even numb...

Page 46: ... the REF signal during playback With the EE output the servo is synchronized with the input signal when there is no REF signal 305 EDIT RPLCE1 This sets the channel assignments for the controller s analog audio preset when editing the digital audio of the VTR using a controller which does not have a digital audio edit preset control function This selects the channel concerned when the VTR CH1 edit...

Page 47: ...03 CH1 2 Compliance with either analog CH1 or CH2 edit preset 310 CONFI EDIT This selects whether to conduct simultaneous playback while editing is in progress 0000 OFF No simultaneous playback 0001 ON Simultaneous playback Note Simultaneous playback is valid when the MODE switch is set to TAPE 311 AUD EDIT IN This selects the connection method for the digital audio edit IN point 0000 CUT Cut proc...

Page 48: ...de Either of these can be set for STOP and SEARCH STILL OThe cumulative standby time at the same tape position increases when transmitting programs or otherwise using identical materials repeatedly In order to protect the tape it is recommended that the shortest possible setting for the standby time in the same tape location is used OWhen a DV DVCAM tape is used any setting above 10 seconds will b...

Page 49: ...to be inserted 625i system 525i system 0000 7L 0000 10L 0004 11L 0006 16L 0015 22L 0010 20L Note The same line as the one used for the setup menu items No 502 VITC POS 2 and No 662 UMID POS setting cannot be set 503 TCG REGEN This selects the signal to be regenerated when the time code generator TCG in the REGEN mode 0000 TC UB Both the time code and user bit are regenerated 0001 TC Only the time ...

Page 50: ...editing operations In all other modes it is aligned with the output video and audio signals SBC sub code data area This area is separate from the video and audio data area on the helical track The time code complying with SMPTE EBU standards is stored here As with the conventional LTC linear time code the time code can be read even during rewinding or fast forwarding It can also be read out when t...

Page 51: ...automatically detected Note When no optional board AJ YA932G has been installed setup menu No 611 is not displayed 618 INTERPOLATE This selects the interpolation operation Vertical interpolation is conducted automatically during slow motion playback to reduce the vertical movement of the playback pictures However this menu item enables the interpolation operation to be forcibly turned off 0000 OFF...

Page 52: ...press the STOP button again Note This setup menu is not displayed in the 625i system 00 CMPST IN Sub screen This selects the 7 5 setup processing for the input composite signal 0000 THRU The signal is recorded in its original form 0001 CUT The signal is recorded with the 7 5 setup removed 02 CMPNT IN This selects the 7 5 setup processing for the input component signal 0000 THRU The signal is recor...

Page 53: ...en This selects the 7 5 setup processing for the input composite signal 0000 THRU The signal is recorded in its original form 0001 CUT The signal is recorded with the 7 5 setup removed 02 CMPNT IN This selects the 7 5 setup processing for the input component signal 0000 THRU The signal is recorded in its original form 0001 CUT The signal is recorded with the 7 5 setup removed 03 CMPNT OUT This sel...

Page 54: ...661 UMID GEN This selects the basic UMID information to be recorded on the tape when ON has been selected as the setup menu item No 660 UMID REC setting 0000 INT Newly created basic UMID information of this unit is always recorded 0001 EXT The basic UMID information of the input signals is recorded Newly created basic UMID information of this unit is recorded if there is no basic UMID information ...

Page 55: ... 0002 20dB 715 CH1 IN SEL This selects the CH1 input when USER SET has been selected by pressing the unit s AUDIO input selector button 0000 ANA Analog input 0001 DIGI Digital input 716 CH2 IN SEL This selects the CH2 input when USER SET has been selected by pressing the unit s AUDIO input selector button 0000 ANA Analog input 0001 DIGI Digital input 717 CH3 IN SEL This selects the CH3 input when ...

Page 56: ...he main line output in the search mode 0000 OFF CUE is not output 0001 ON CUE is output Notes OThis function works only when a setting other than MANU has been selected by setup menu No 721 MONI CH SEL OThe main signal system output channels used for the CUE output differ depending on the setting selected by setup menu No 735 MON AUTO SEL When L R is selected CUE is output to CH1 to CH4 When L is ...

Page 57: ...u item No 721 No 731 and No 735 settings are combined 731 CUE OUT SEL OFF MANU AUTO PCM MANU L R L R L R L R PCM 21 PCM 21 CUE CUE CUE PCM 21 PCM 21 PCM 22 PCM 21 CUE CUE PCM 21 CUE PCM 21 CUE PCM 22 CUE PCM 22 PCM 21 PCM 22 PCM 21 PCM 21 PCM 21 PCM 21 CUE CUE CUE CUE PCM 21 PCM 21 PCM 21 PCM 21 PCM 22 PCM 22 PCM 22 PCM 22 CUE PCM 21 CUE PCM 21 PCM 21 PCM 22 CUE PCM 21 CUE PCM22 PCM22 PCM 22 AUTO ...

Page 58: ...ted from the C signal 0008 C2 Only the C signal is recorded on 2 lines Notes OWhen a setting from 0001 YC422 to 0008 C2 is selected and the STOP button is pressed operation transfers to the sub screen and the recording line or lines can be selected To return from the sub screen press the STOP button again OThe setting takes effect when the system format is 25 Mbps For selecting the additional line...

Page 59: ...electing the additional line where the signals are to be recorded 625i system 525i system 0000 7L 0000 10L 0015 22L 0012 22L 0016 320L 0013 263L 0014 273L 0018 322L 0016 275L 0031 335L 0032 623L 0025 284L 0026 525L 02 REC LINE3 For selecting the additional line where the signals are to be recorded 625i system 525i system 0000 7L 0000 10L 0003 10L 0003 13L 0015 22L 0012 22L 0016 320L 0013 263L 0014...

Page 60: ...Note When setting MANU is selected and the STOP button is pressed operation transfers to the sub screen and ON or OFF can be selected for each line To return from the sub screen press the STOP button again 625i system 00 REC LINE1 14 REC LINE15 525i system 00 REC LINE1 12 REC LINE13 Sub screen For selecting the lines in which the teletext signals are to be recorded 625i system 525i system 0000 OFF...

Page 61: ...files are in the change prohibit status the LOCKED display appears and the contents cannot be saved A02 P ON LOAD This loads the contents of the selected user file into USER1 and it starts operation with the USER1 settings when the power is turned on 0000 OFF Operation is started with the settings of the previously set user file 0001 USER2 The contents of USER2 are loaded into USER1 and operation ...

Page 62: ...mode in which the internal time code generator is to be advanced REC RUN The internal time code generator is advanced during recording The time code advances all the time when the TC REGEN PRESET switch is at the REGEN position FREE RUN When the power is on the internal time code generator is advanced regardless of the operation mode 4Use the TC REGEN PRESET switch to set the re generating mode RE...

Page 63: ...utton Reproducing the time code user bit 1Set the VTR to stop mode 3Press the PLAY button Playback starts and the time code is shown on the display When the SUPER switch is set to ON the time code value is superimposed on the video signals from the VIDEO OUT 3 SDI OUT 3 connector Note When the time code signal cannot be read the time code is automatically interpolated by the CTL signal The display...

Page 64: ...onitor TCR 22 22 22 22 TV monitor TCR 22 22 22 22 TV monitor TCR 22 22 22 22 TV monitor Abbreviations CTL Control signal count value TCR Time code data recorded in the SBC area TCR Time code data recorded in the VAUX area UBR User bit data recorded in the SBC area UBR User bit data recorded in the VAUX area TCG Time code data of the time code generator UBG User bit data of the time code generator ...

Page 65: ...l is available Synchronization with the REF VIDEO input signal OWhen the REF VIDEO input signal is not available Internal synchronization Start What is the setup menu No 304 SERVO REF setting EXT Is the unit in one of the editing modes YES Has the unit been set to the recording mode YES AUTO AUTO1 What is the setup menu No 601 OUT VSYNC setting Is the video input signal available N VF YES VF What ...

Page 66: ...gnal when BB CB100 or CB75 has been selected as the setup menu No 600 INT SG setting OWhen the REF VIDEO input signal is available Synchronization with the REF VIDEO input signal OWhen the REF VIDEO input signal is not available Internal synchronization Start What is the setup menu No 304 SERVO REF setting EXT Is the unit in one of the editing modes YES Has the unit been set to the recording mode ...

Page 67: ...ion No 727 is AUTO Notes OWhen the playback fade selection No 727 is CUT cut processing is performed for all splices OWhen the playback fade selection No 727 is FADE V fade processing is performed for all splices When the edit point splicing selection setup menu No 311 and 312 is CUT Audio signal A Noise appears at the edit splice Audio signal B When the edit point splicing selection setup menu No...

Page 68: ...annel The monitor output channels are selected using the AUDIO MON SEL L and R and AUDIO MON SEL MIX buttons as shown below Monitor output L Output signal CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CH1 CH3 CH2 CH4 CUE R CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CH1 CH3 CH2 CH4 CUE Printed circuit board F1 board AUDIO Switch No Function SW100 AUDIO INPUT IMPEDANCE SW This sets the CH1 audio input impedance HIGH 600Ω SW...

Page 69: ...nit is not available from Panasonic For further details consult your dealer Rack mounting Notes OThe length of the screws used is subject to restriction B G 10 mm E 6 mm OAttach the inner members at the same symmetrical positions on the left L side OFix the members in place using 3 screws on each side total 6 screws OThe letters A to H are not actually marked on the side panels Inner member Locati...

Page 70: ... cold location to a hot or humid location When moving the unit to locations such as these leave it standing for about 10 minutes rather than switching on the power immediately If condensation occurs in the unit E 20 will flash on the counter display and the cassette will be automatically ejected Leave the unit with the power on until E 20 is cleared from the display Condensation Before starting an...

Page 71: ...INFO 5 and so on 3Press the DIAG button again to return to the original display WARNING information display OA warning message is displayed whenever a warning occurs When warnings have not been detected NO WARNING is displayed OWhen multiple warning occur the descriptions for each warning can be checked by turning the search dial ON POWER REMOTE SUPER REC INH TCG MODE ON OFF DVCPRO 50 EJECT SEARCH...

Page 72: ...arning occurs in this unit the error number and warning message are indicated on the counter display When multiple warnings occur the warning with the highest priority is displayed H00 OPERATION Displays the time that the power has been supplied in one hour units H01 DRUM RUN Displays the time that the drum has been rotating in one hour units H02 TAPE RUN Displays the time that the tape has been r...

Page 73: ...y have been inserted E 16 INVALID VIDEO SIG This appears when the compressed video signals in the SDTI input signals are invalid OThis warning appears only during recording operations In cases like this no signals are recorded on the tape and only the erasure of the existing signals will be performed VTR Operation continues No editing operations can be performed OCheck the SDTI input signals Playb...

Page 74: ...condensation is detected in the eject mode the drum starts rotating as soon as it is detected OIf condensation is detected when the cassette has been inserted the drum rotation is stopped and after the tape is ejected the drum starts rotating VTR EJECT OLeave the power on and wait Display ODescription OVTR operation and corrective action E 31 LOADING MOTOR If the unloading operation is not complet...

Page 75: ...R If excess torque being applied to the supply reel motor is detected or an abnormal current flowing to the current detection resistor is detected this error number flashes on the display VTR STOP OSet the POWER switch to OFF and then to ON again E 71 CAP TENSION ERROR If abnormal tension at the supply side is detected in the capstan mode the error number flashes on the display VTR STOP OSet the P...

Page 76: ...B 25 pin crossover cable supported OExample of connection with controller PC Using crossover cable with D SUB 25 pin connectors Pin No Signal Description 1 FG Protective ground Frame ground 2 RXD Received data Data is sent to PC 3 TXD Transmitted data Data is received from PC 4 CTS Clear to send Shorted with pin 5 5 RTS Request to send Shorted with pin 4 6 DTR Data terminal ready No processing 7 S...

Page 77: ...er PC 5 VTR Data format STX command data ETX 02h XX XX XX 3Ah XX XX 03h 20H XX 7FH XX ASCII code symbols numbers upper case letters command Command identifier a 3 byte identifier ASCII code symbols numbers upper case letters is sent as the command This code serves as a delimiter between the command and data data Data ASCII code symbols numbers upper case letters can be added in the number of bytes...

Page 78: ... can be omitted Example Send command Return message data STX OPL ETX 5 ACK STX OPL ETX When the communication has terminated abnormally NACK 15h When processing is not possible due to incorrect data or trouble in the VTR 1 The receive completion message is returned ACK 06h 2 An error code is returned STX E R N1 N2 N3 ETX 02h Error code 03h 4 Error code table ER001 Invalid command OUnsupported comm...

Page 79: ...ETX 4 5 STX OSR ETX This is the reverse direction shuttle command data n speed data 0 STILL 1 a0 03 2 a0 1 3 a0 2 4 a0 43 a0 5 5 a1 6 a1 85 7 a4 1 a3 1 8 a9 5 9 a16 A a32 Notes OThe a16 anda32 speed differ according to the setting selected for setup menu No 101 SHTL MAX OThe value for the DV DVCAM tape is shown in parenthesis EJECT STX OEJ ETX 4 5 STX OEJ ETX This command is for ejecting the casse...

Page 80: ...for a minus display h 0 9 hours TC mode gh 00 23 hours mm 00 59 minutes ss 00 59 seconds 625i system ff 00 24 frames 525i system ff 00 29 frames Note CTL or TC is returned whichever corresponds to the front display mode Return completion message VTR operation Send command Return completion message STATUS REQUEST STX QOP ETX 4 5 STX 222 ETX This command is for inquiring about the VTR s operation mo...

Page 81: ...CAM format OWhen playing back a DV or DVCAM format tape DV compressed signals Compliant with IEC61834 2 serve as the SDTI output OThe video and audio signals in the SDTI output signals cannot be adjusted ODuring SLOW STILL playback the unprocessed video and audio signals are output as the SDTI output When these video and audio signals are to be monitored using another device they may differ from t...

Page 82: ... 2X lamp 1Select 2X_P as the setup menu No 653 SDTI MODE setting The 2X lamp flashes on the format display OThis setup menu item is not displayed when the 525i system is used 3Insert a DVCPRO 25 Mbps tape and press the PLAY button The unit plays back the tape at the 2k speed and outputs the SDTI signals at the 2k speed The 2X lamp now stops flashing and lights 2Select AUTO as the setup menu item N...

Page 83: ... IN XLRa1 AUDIO OUT SDI OUT DIGITAL BNCa3 AUDIO OUT DIGITAL BNCa2 CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 AES EBU format AUDIO OUT ANALOG XLRa4 CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 TIME CODE OUT XLRa1 MONITOR OUT XLRa2 L R HEADPHONES front Stereo mini jack RS 422A REMOTE 9P OREMOTE IN OUT VIDEO OUT SDI OUT DIGITAL BNCa3 Y PB PR ANALOG BNCa3 VIDEO OUT BNCa3 Pin No Signal 1 FRAME GROUND 2 TRANSMIT A 3 RECEIVE B 4 RECEIVE COMMON 5 6 TRANSMIT CO...

Page 84: ...ectrical signal OSTATUS pins open collector sink current 6 mA ENCODER 15P Pin No Signal 1 2 SET UP BLACK LEVEL 3 C LEVEL 4 GND 5 9 V 6 SYSTEM H PHASE 7 SYS SC COARSE 2 8 9 V 9 HUE CHROMA PHASE 10 VIDEO LEVEL 11 RET GND 12 13 14 SYS SC FINE 15 SYS SC COARSE 1 RS 232C D SUB 25 pin crossover cable supported Pin No Signal Description 1 FG Protective ground Frame ground 2 RXD Received data Data is sent...

Page 85: ... DVCPRO50 Editing accuracy 0 frames using the time code Tape timer accuracy 1 frame using the continuous CTL signal Servo lock time Less than 0 5 sec color framing standby ON Specifications VIDEO Digital video Sampling frequencies Y 13 5 MHz PB PR 6 75 MHz DVCPRO50 Quantizing 8 bits Video compression method DV Based compression SMPTE 314M Video compression rate DVCPRO50 1 3 3 DVCPRO 1 5 Error corr...

Page 86: ... 4 0 20 dBu selectable Digital output CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 BNCa2 AES EBU format 75Ω 1 0 0 2 V p p SDI output BNCa3 75Ω complies with SMPTE272M A ITU R BT 656 4 standard Monitor output XLRa2 low impedance 4 0 20 dBu selectable Headphones Stereo mini jack 8Ω variable level Other Input Output Connectors Time code input XLRa1 0 5 V to 8 0 V p p 10 kΩ Time code output XLRa1 low impedance 2 0 V 0 5 V p p RS ...

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