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Connector signals

PARALLEL REMOTE (25P)

Pin No.

Signal

PLAY COMMAND

STOP COMMAND

FF COMMAND

REW COMMAND

REC COMMAND

EJECT COMMAND

STAND BY COMMAND

PREROLL COMMAND

IN SET COMMAND

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10 V, MAX 300 mA

PLAY STATUS

STOP STATUS

FF STATUS

REW STATUS

REC STATUS

EJECT STATUS

STAND BY ON STATUS

PREROLL STATUS

SERVO LOCK STATUS

OPERATION ENABLE STATUS

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GND

<Notes>

COMMAND pins: TTL level, active low,

100ms

edge electrical signal.

STATUS pins: open collector, sink current 6 mA

ENCODER (15P)

Pin No.

Signal

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BLACK LEVEL

C LEVEL

GND

+12V

SYSTEM H 0

SYS. SC COARSE (2)

–12V

CHROMA PHASE

VIDEO LEVEL

RET GND

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SYS. SC FINE

SYS. SC COARSE (1)

RS-232C

D-SUB 25-pin (crossover cable supported)

Pin No.

Signal

Description

Protective ground
(Frame ground)

RXD

Received data
(Data is sent to PC.)

TXD

Transmitted data
(Data is received from PC.)

CTS

Clear to send
(Shorted with pin 5.)

RTS

Request to send
(Shorted with pin 4.)

DTR

Data terminal ready
(No processing)

Signal ground
(Signal ground)

DSR

Data set ready (+ voltage output after
communication enable status)

Summary of Contents for AJ-SDa755E

Page 1: ...Model No AJ E Operating Instructions Digital Video Cassette Recorder Before operating this product please read the instructions carefully and save this manual for future use VQT0F47 E TOP MENU CONTENTS ...

Page 2: ...oured in accordance with the following code Green and Yellow Earth Blue Neutral Brown Live Caution for AC Mains Lead As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this appliance may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug proceed as follows The wire which is coloured GREEN AND YELLOW must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is marked with the ...

Page 3: ...k of electric shock do not remove cover No user serviceable parts inside Refer servicing to qualified service personnel WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD KEEP THIS EQUIPMENT AWAY FROM ALL LIQUIDS USE AND STORE ONLY IN LOCATIONS WHICH ARE NOT EXPOSED TO THE RISK OF DRIPPING OR SPLASHING LIQUIDS AND DO NOT PLACE ANY LIQUID CONTAINERS ON TOP OF THE EQUIPMENT CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RIS...

Page 4: ...wing automatic editing 25 Audio split editing 26 Variable memory editing 28 Setup initial settings 29 Setup menus 30 SYSTEM menu 33 USER menus 35 BASIC 35 OPERATION 37 INTERFACE 40 EDIT 41 TAPE PROTECT 43 TIME CODE 44 VIDEO 46 AUDIO 48 V BLANK 51 MENU 53 Time code user s bit 54 Superimpose screen 56 Video output signals and servo reference signal 57 Audio V fade function 59 Audio recording channel...

Page 5: ...rs AJ MA75P optional accessory Up to 184 minutes of recording M cassettes max 66 minutes using the AJ P66MP and L cassettes max 184 minutes using the AJ 5P92LP can be used with this unit Tape width is a compact 1 4 inch Compatibility with general consumer video equipment DV cassette tapes containing material shot with a consumer digital camera or the like can be played back on this unit It can als...

Page 6: ...e the AUDIO button is pressed the input audio signal selection is switched in the order of ANALOG 5 AES EBU 5 USER SET 5 SDI 5 SDTI 1394 5 SG O USER SET is a function which enables the input signals to be selected and recorded separately on PCM audio signal channels 1 or 2 and is used in conjunction with the setup menu Example Notes OIt is possible to inhibit input switching operations video and a...

Page 7: ...can be selected using setup menu No 102 FF REW MAX 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...

Page 8: ...mps 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 centre 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 set to the centre position it is...

Page 9: ...L TIME When the button is pressed 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 JPREVIEW REVIEW b...

Page 10: ...tion of the volume control Parts and their functions PAudio recording level control knobs These knobs are used to adjust the recording level of the PCM audio signals CH1 CH2 QAudio playback level control knobs These knobs are used to adjust the playback level of the PCM audio signals CH1 CH2 RAudio level control selector switch UNITY At this position the audio signals are recorded or played back a...

Page 11: ...tape The signal that is to be used for regeneration is selected using setup menu No 503 TCG REGEN PRESET The time code generator can be preset on the operation panel or by remote control 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 ZMODE switch In the stop mode ...

Page 12: ... 8 CTL ANALOG AUDIO U AES EBU USER SET SDI SDTI 1394 SG INH SCH DVCPRO DVCAM SERVO EDIT REC TC UB Y PB PR VIDEO CMPST SDI SDTI 1394 SG 1 2 REMOTE 1 WIDE 625 dB 0 4 8 12 16 20 25 30 L R dB 0 4 8 12 16 20 25 30 L R dB CUE 8 12 16 20 25 30 L R 4 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 r...

Page 13: ...n at a speed slower than 1a Playback in the reverse 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 CH...

Page 14: ...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 connector when the video output sign...

Page 15: ...L REMOTE connector This connector is used when the VTR is to be operated by an external component BANALOG AUDIO OUT connectors The analogue audio signals are output through these connectors CMONITOR OUT connectors During playback the PCM audio signals CH1 CH2 or playback signals from the CUE track are output through these connectors Note Noise may appear on the CUE signal at the instant recording ...

Page 16: ...R CH1 2 OUT REMOTE 75Ω ON OFF 75Ω ANALOG TC IN TC OUT MON L MON R CH1 CH2 AUDIO OUT OPTION 2 OPTION 1 SDTI IN OUT 1 2 SDI IN OUT ACTIVE THROUGH 1 2 3 SUPER 16 E CONTENTS Source machine Set the CONTROL switch on the front panel to REMOTE Recorder Set the CONTROL switch on the front panel to LOCAL Connections Reference signal generator Source machine Recorder To audio monitor device To video monitor...

Page 17: ... PRESET MENU SET DIAG SUPER REC INH INT TCG MODE CONTROL ON OFF UNITY VAR PB COUNTER RESET A IN TRIM SET OUT IN A OUT CH2 CH1 INSERT ASSEM VIDEO CUE TC STAND BY EDIT REW STOP PLAY REC PLAYER RECORDER FF JOG SHTL SLOW TAPE EE ON REGEN PRESET EXIT OFF REMOTE LOCAL AV monitor AV monitor AV monitor Source machine Source machine AV monitor Recorder Video monitor signals Video monitor signals Audio moni...

Page 18: ...of protecting consumer use DV and DVCAM cassette tapes minimize the number of times the tapes are cued up at the same locations as much as possible OWhen consumer use DV and DVCAM cassette tapes are used the maximum time for STILL TIMER is set to 20 seconds OThe sampling rate of the audio signals recorded on a consumer use DV tape is 48 kHz When the AJ YAD755G digital video interface board is used...

Page 19: ... 16a or 32a using setup menu No 101 SHTL MAX The dial has a click stop at the centre 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...

Page 20: ...on The 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...

Page 21: ...OTE When using the AJ SD755 as the player Audio recording level control knobs Audio playback level control knobs ON OFF POWER DV DVCPRO METER L R FULL FINE MONITOR SELECT HEADPHONES MONITOR MIX INPUT SELECT PREVIEW PREVIEW AUTO EDIT PREROLL VIDEO CH1 REC AUDIO CH2 CH1 CH2 TC PRESET MENU SET DIAG SUPER REC INH INT TCG MODE CONTROL ON OFF UNITY VAR PB COUNTER RESET A IN TRIM SET OUT IN A OUT CH2 CH1...

Page 22: ...the jog or shuttle operation Set the tape to the still picture mode at the desired position Registering the edit points Match frame 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...

Page 23: ...en no edit points have been set Duration of the previously edited 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 pres...

Page 24: ...d OUT point Press the RESET button This takes effect only in the 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 OFF POWER DV DVCPRO METER L R FULL FINE MONITOR SELEC...

Page 25: ...s edit OUT point is registered as the IN point and editing 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 t...

Page 26: ...e IN button Video OUT point Press the SET button while holding down 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 Audi...

Page 27: ... 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 28: ...layer and its speed setting no guarantees are made for the accuracy of the IN point OWhen variable memory editing is to be performed keep the speed set to within the speed range for variable speed playback which can be guarantied by the VTR used as the player Using the unit as a controller deck to deck editing mode recorder to control the playback speed of the VTR used as the player editing can be...

Page 29: ...isplay 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 down the search button the setting value is returned to the factory setting 2Turn the search dial to select the item to be set The menu screen cursor 2 moves and the item number on the displ...

Page 30: ...r 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 using set...

Page 31: ...ot 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 USER...

Page 32: ...ded 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 Counter...

Page 33: ...oarse adjustment of system phase 90 units 0000 0 0001 90 0002 180 0003 270 12 SYS SC FINE Fine 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 Advanc...

Page 34: ...a phase Max variable range 30 0000 128 0128 0 0255 127 25 CHROMA LEVEL This sets the chroma level Max variable range 3 dB 0000 128 0128 0 0255 127 No Item Description 30 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 WFM SEL can...

Page 35: ...d the remaining 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 ...

Page 36: ... YA755G optional connector 0000 0 0023 23 0028 28 Notes OWhen setting this item the DISPLAY SEL status is output to VIDEO OUT 3 SDI OUT 3 even if SUPER OFF has been set However when the menu is exited operation complies with the SUPER OFF ON setting OWhen the DISPLAY SEL setting causes characters to extend beyond the edges of the screen the setting value is changed so that the characters are autom...

Page 37: ...d 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 the picture becomes bl...

Page 38: ...ted to disable audio input 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 and No 719 D IN SEL12 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 0001 ON The VTR stops automa...

Page 39: ...er 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 to remain lit or be turned off in the cassette out status 0000 MODE1 The EJECT lamp remains lit 0001 MODE2 The EJECT lamp goes off 117 DIAL LAMP This selec...

Page 40: ... SEL This selects whether the REMOTE 9P connector functions when the CONTROL switch has been set to REMOTE 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 number of bits is used fo...

Page 41: ... control function This selects the channel concerned when the VTR CH1 edit preset is set in compliance with the ON or OFF presetting for the analogue audio signals designated by the controller 0000 N DEF Not set 0001 CH1 Compliance with analogue CH1 edit preset 0002 CH2 Compliance with analogue CH2 edit preset 0003 CH1 2 Compliance with either analogue CH1 or CH2 edit preset 306 EDIT RPLCE2 The sa...

Page 42: ...ont panel is operated 325 POSTROLL TM This sets the postroll time Any time from 0 to 5 seconds can be set in 1 second units 0000 0s 0001 1s 0002 2s 0003 3s 0004 4s 0005 5s 321 VAR REV MAX This sets the maximum SLOW REV speed 0000 4 1 4 1 3 1 a speed 0001 1 85 1 85a speed 0002 1 1a speed 0003 0 43 0 43a speed Note The value for the DV DVCAM tape is shown in parenthesis No Item Description 311 AUD E...

Page 43: ...TEP FWD and HALF LOADING are provided in the tape protection mode Either of these can be set for STOP and SEARCH STILL OThe cumulative standby time at the same tape position increases when transmitting programmes 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 ...

Page 44: ...the VITC signal at the positions selected by setup menu items No 501 VITC POS 1 and No 502 VITC POS 2 0000 BLANK VITC signals are not output 0001 THRU VITC signals are output 501 VITC POS 1 This sets the position where the VITC signal is to be inserted 0000 7L 0004 11L 0015 22L 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 5...

Page 45: ...ernal time code generator is advanced during recording 0001 FREE When the power is on the internal time code generator is advanced regardless of the operation mode 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...

Page 46: ... setup menu No 610 is not displayed 611 YC SEP MODE This selects Y C separation processing for the composite input signals 0000 B W The signals are processed as B W signals 0001 AUTO The signals are automatically detected 618 INTERPOLATE This selects the interpolation operation Vertical interpolation is conducted automatically during slow motion playback to reduce the vertical movement of the play...

Page 47: ... will be blanked 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 ...

Page 48: ...l setting USER menu AUDIO No Item Description No Item Description 701 CH1 IN LV This selects the audio input CH1 reference level switching 0000 4dB 0001 0dB 0002 20dB 702 CH2 IN LV This selects the audio input CH2 reference level switching 0000 4dB 0001 0dB 0002 20dB 706 CH1 OUT LV This selects the audio output CH1 reference level switching 0000 4dB 0001 0dB 0002 20dB 707 CH2 OUT LV This selects t...

Page 49: ...is automatically output to the monitor output in accordance with the operation mode when a setting AUTO has been selected by setup menu item No 721 MONI CH SEL the MON AUTO SEL setup menu item is used to select the monitor channel which is to be automatically switched to CUE 0000 L R CUE is output to both the left and right channels 0001 L CUE is output to the left channel only 0002 R CUE is outpu...

Page 50: ...l 0000 FS 20 20 dB 0000 FS 18 18 dB 0000 FS 12 12 dB 752 DV OUTPUT This selects the AUDIO CH1 and CH2 output signals during DV or DVCAM format playback 0000 ST1 The CH1 track signals are output to CH1 and the CH2 track signals to CH2 Only the sound during shooting is output 0001 ST2 The CH3 track signals are output to CH1 and the CH4 track signals to CH2 Only the audio dubbing sound is output 0002...

Page 51: ... Item Description 803 TELETEXT DET For selecting the method used to detect the lines in which the teletext signals are to be recorded 0000 OFF The teletext signals are not recorded 0001 AUTO The teletext signals are automatically detected and recorded 0002 MANU The lines in which the teletext signals are to be recorded are selected and set Notes OThe number of lines in which the teletext signals c...

Page 52: ... is effected forcibly for all lines 0001 THRU No blanking is effected for any of the lines 0002 MANU Blanking ON or OFF is selected for each line 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 00 LINE 7 320 15 LINE 22 335 0000 BLANK Blanking...

Page 53: ...ge 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 is started with the U...

Page 54: ...de generator using setup menu No 513 RUN MODE REC The internal time code generator is advanced during recording FREE When the power is on the internal time code generator is advanced regardless of the operation mode 4Set the TCG switch to REGEN mode REGEN In this mode the continuity of the original time code prior to editing is maintained OA more detailed setting can be performed using setup menu ...

Page 55: ...R 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 connector Notes OBy installing the SDI board AJ YA755G available as an optional accessory in the VTR the time code value is also superimposed onto the video signals which are output from the ...

Page 56: ... monitor 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 s bit data recorded in the SBC area UBR User s bit data recorded in the VAUX area TCG Time code data of the time code generator UBG User s bit data of the time code ge...

Page 57: ...tting 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 YES AUTO What is the setup menu No 601 OUT VSYNC setting Is the video input sig...

Page 58: ... signal 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 mo...

Page 59: ...lection 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 men...

Page 60: ...ircuit board F1 board AUDIO Switch No Function SW100 AUDIO INPUT IMPEDANCE SW This sets the CH1 audio input impedance HIGH 600Ω SW101 AUDIO INPUT IMPEDANCE SW This sets the CH2 audio input impedance HIGH 600Ω The underlined items indicates the initial setting SW101 SW100 Recording track CH1 Recording signal CH1 input CH2 input CH1 input CH2 input CH2 CH1 input CH2 input CH1 input CH2 input CUE CH1...

Page 61: ...s 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 Locations w...

Page 62: ...ve 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 any maintenance work switch the power to OFF and holding the plug unplug the cord from the sock...

Page 63: ...IAG menu Error messages 1Press the DIAG button The DIAG menu screen is displayed on the monitor and the message is displayed on the counter display 2Each time the search button is pressed the display changes as follows WARNING 5 HOURS METER 5 UMID 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 w...

Page 64: ... 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 running during FF REW PLAY SEARCH JOG SLOW SHTL REC and EDIT modes except for STILL in the JO...

Page 65: ...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 Playback signals of tape on which material has not been recorded may be being input E 17 INVALID AU...

Page 66: ... 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 comple...

Page 67: ...RR 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 ...

Page 68: ...sover 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 SG Signal grou...

Page 69: ...r 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 70: ...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 comma...

Page 71: ...TX 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 casset...

Page 72: ... a plus display 2Dh for a minus display h 0 9 hours TC mode gh 00 23 hours mm 00 59 minutes ss 00 59 seconds ff 00 24 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 mode 222 OEJ EJECT OFF...

Page 73: ...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 the video an...

Page 74: ... AUDIO OUT SDI OUT DIGITAL BNCa3 Option AUDIO OUT DIGITAL BNCa1 CH1 CH2 AES EBU format AUDIO OUT ANALOG XLRa2 CH1 CH2 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 Option 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 COMMON 7 TRAN...

Page 75: ...edge electrical signal OSTATUS pins open collector sink current 6 mA ENCODER 15P Pin No Signal 1 2 BLACK LEVEL 3 C LEVEL 4 GND 5 12V 6 SYSTEM H 0 7 SYS SC COARSE 2 8 12V 9 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 to PC 3...

Page 76: ...andby ON Specifications VIDEO Digital video Sampling frequencies Y 13 5 MHz PB PR 3 375 MHz Quantizing 8 bits Video compression method DV Based compression SMPTE 314M Video compression rate DVCPRO 1 5 Error correction Reed Solomon product code Bit rate DVCPRO 25 Mbps Digital IN option Analogue component OUT Video bandwidth Y 25 Hz to 5 75 MHz 0 5 dB PB PR 25 Hz to 1 3 MHz 0 5 dB 1 5 MHz 5 0 dB S N...

Page 77: ...able Digital output CH1 CH2 BNCa1 AES EBU format 75Ω 1 0 0 2 V p p SDI output option BNCa3 75Ω complies with 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 422A input D sub 9 pin RS 422A ...

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