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Front panel

1

POWER switch

2

Format display area

The recording format and the format of the tape
inserted in the unit are displayed here.

DVCPRO50:

This indicates recording and playback of
DVCPRO50 (50 Mbps) format tapes.

DVCPRO:

This indicates recording and playback of
DVCPRO (25 Mbps) format tapes.

DV:

This indicates playback of DV format tapes.

3

Cassette insertion slot

4

EJECT button

When this button is pressed, the tape is unloaded
and the cassette is ejected automatically a few
seconds later.
When CTL display has been selected for the
counter display, the display is reset.
EJECT button operation can be enabled or disabled
with setup menu No. 115 (EJECT SW INH).

5

INPUT SELECT buttons

These buttons switch the video and audio input
signals. It is also possible to switch the input signals
to the internal reference signal selected on setup
menu No. 600 (INT SG).

VIDEO:

Each time the VIDEO button is pressed, the input
video signal selection is switched in the order of
Y PB PR

5

CMPST

5

SDI

5

SDTI/1394

5

SG

(SG/SG1/SG2).

O

When SG has been selected, the signal is
switched to the internal reference signal
selected on setup menu No. 600 (INT SG).

AUDIO:

Each time 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
through 4, and is used in conjunction with the
setup menu.

Example:

<Notes>

O

It is possible to inhibit input switching operations
(video and audio) of the INPUT SELECT buttons
with setup menu No. 112 (V IN SEL INH) and
No. 113 (A IN SEL INH).

O

Y PB PR, CMPST and SDTI/1394 cannot be
selected unless one of the optional boards (AJ-
YA932G, AJ-YAC930G) has been installed.

Settings

AUDIO button

USER SET

Setup menus

No.715 (CH1 IN SEL) : ANA
No.716 (CH2 IN SEL) : DIGI
No.717 (CH3 IN SEL) : DIGI
No.718 (CH4 IN SEL) : ANA
No.719 (D IN SEL12) : AES
No.720 (D IN SEL34) : SIF

PCM audio signals to be recorded on the tape

CH1 : Analogue input signals
CH2 : AES/EBU digital signals
CH3 : SDI input digital signals
CH4 : Analogue input signals

Parts and their functions

ON

OFF

POWER

DV

DVCPRO

DVCPRO 50

METER

L

R

FULL/FINE

MONITOR SELECT

HEADPHONES

MONITOR MIX

INPUT SELECT

PREVIEW/PREVIEW

AUTO EDIT

PREROLL

VIDEO

REC LEVEL

CH1

PB LEVEL

AUDIO

CH2

CH3

CH4

TC

PRESET MENU

SET

DIAG

SUPER

REC INH

INT

TCG

MODE

CONTROL

ON

OFF

UNITY

VAR

COUNTER

RESET

A IN

TRIM

SET

OUT

IN

A OUT

CH1

CH4

CH2

INSERT

CH3

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

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2

3

4

5

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Summary of Contents for VQT9958

Page 1: ... E 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 VQT9958 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: ...T REMOVE PANEL COVER BY UNSCREWING To reduce the risk 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 CONTAINE...

Page 4: ...s which concern only the AJ SD955 are marked with SD955 Contents Introduction 4 Features 5 Parts and their functions 6 Front panel 6 Display panel 12 Rear panel 14 Connections 16 Tapes 18 Jog Shuttle 19 Manual editing 20 Preroll 20 Automatic editing deck to deck 21 Switch settings and adjustments 21 Selecting the editing mode 22 Registering the edit points 22 Checking and previewing edit points 23...

Page 5: ...compact This unit is a 4U size digital VTR and can be easily mounted in a 19 inch rack by using the rack mounting adapters AJ MA75P optional accessory Up to 92 minutes of recording M cassettes max 33 minutes and L cassettes max 92 minutes can be used with this unit Tape width is a compact 1 4 inch Superior picture quality Superior picture quality is achieved through 4 2 2 component signal recordin...

Page 6: ...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 through 4 and is used in conjunction with the setup menu Example Notes OIt is possible to inhibit input switching operations video and audio of the INPUT SELECT buttons with set...

Page 7: ...tightly wound around the drum When the VTR is left in the stop mode beyond a specific period of time which can be selected using setup menu No 400 to 403 it is automatically set to the standby OFF mode or STEP FWD mode in order to protect the tape The VTR is set to the stop mode immediately after the cassette has been inserted Parts and their functions 9FF button When this button is pressed the ta...

Page 8: ...s 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 set ...

Page 9: ...etup menu No 000 P ROLL 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 set...

Page 10: ... the playback level the PB LEVEL lamp lights QAudio level control knobs These knobs are used to adjust the recording and playback level of the PCM audio signals CH1 CH2 CH3 and CH4 Whether the recording level or the playback level is to be adjusted is selected using setup menu No 738 AUDIO VR SEL RAudio level control selector switch UNITY At this position the audio signals are recorded or played b...

Page 11: ... 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 TAPE The signal which is played back from the tape is output EE The input signal selected by the INPUT SELECT button is output During recordin...

Page 12: ... 625 dB 0 4 8 12 16 20 25 30 L R dB 0 4 8 12 16 20 25 30 L R 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 5SERVO lamp This lamp lights when the drum servo or capstan servo locks 6Channel condition lamps These lamps light to indicate the error rate status green 5 white 5 red Green This lights when the error rates for the video and audio playback signals are bo...

Page 13: ...ese meters indicate the levels of the CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 and CUE tracks of the PCM audio signals During recording or while E E is selected the levels of the audio input signals appear during playback the levels of the audio output signals appear Using the METER selector button L the audio level display is switched from the FULL mode to the FINE mode or vice versa See page 9 Parts and their functions ...

Page 14: ...ck 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 connector when...

Page 15: ...omputer or other component can be connected to this connector to operate the VTR Parts and their functions APARALLEL 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 CH3 CH4 or playback signa...

Page 16: ...1 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 IN OUT 1 2 3 SUPER Reference signal generator Source machine Recorder To audio...

Page 17: ... LEVEL CH1 PB LEVEL AUDIO CH2 CH3 CH4 TC PRESET MENU SET DIAG SUPER REC INH INT TCG MODE CONTROL ON OFF UNITY VAR COUNTER RESET A IN TRIM SET OUT IN A OUT CH1 CH4 CH2 INSERT CH3 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 mon...

Page 18: ...terial recorded on a consumer use DV or DVCAM cassette first record the material on a DVCPRO 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 DV...

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 SD955 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 po...

Page 21: ...o be fixed set the switch to the UNITY position 3Set the CONTROL switch to REMOTE When using the AJ SD955 as the player ON OFF POWER DV DVCPRO DVCPRO 50 METER L R FULL FINE MONITOR SELECT HEADPHONES MONITOR MIX INPUT SELECT PREVIEW PREVIEW AUTO EDIT PREROLL VIDEO REC LEVEL CH1 PB LEVEL AUDIO CH2 CH3 CH4 TC PRESET MENU SET DIAG SUPER REC INH INT TCG MODE CONTROL ON OFF UNITY VAR COUNTER RESET A IN ...

Page 22: ...panel 3Locate the edit OUT point by performing 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 c...

Page 23: ...oints 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 pressed again af...

Page 24: ...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 DVCPRO 50 METER L R FULL FINE MONITOR SELECT ...

Page 25: ...s 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 the button was pres...

Page 26: ...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 Audio IN point Press t...

Page 27: ...the 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 t...

Page 28: ...er 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 pe...

Page 29: ...ition 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 2Turn the search dial to select the item to be set The menu screen cursor 2 moves and the item number on the display fl...

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: ...s are adjusted with the VTR 11 SYS SC COAR Coarse 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 ch...

Page 34: ...128 0 0255 127 24 CHROMA PHASE This sets the chroma 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 c...

Page 35: ...the second line Notes OWhen 2L is selected 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 disp...

Page 36: ...ically displayed in a position on the screen 011 CHARA 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 ...

Page 37: ...tablished 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 black and the sound is muted when the tape is ejected 0004 G...

Page 38: ...not editing mode is disabled Note Even when the ON or REC setting is selected 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 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 reach...

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: ...L 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 for t...

Page 41: ...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 same type of setting as setup menu No 305 This selects the channel concerned when the C...

Page 42: ...the DV DVCAM tape is shown in parenthesis No Item Description 309 EDIT RPLCEC The same type of setting as setup menu No 305 This selects the channel concerned when the CUE 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 CH...

Page 43: ... the drum operation in the STANDBY OFF HALF LOADING mode 0000 OFF The drum stops rotating 0001 ON The drum continues rotating Notes OSTEP 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 ...

Page 44: ...ng whether to output 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 503 TCG REGEN This selects the signal to be regenerated when the time code generator TCG in the REGE...

Page 45: ...diting mode has been selected the time code output from the TIME CODE OUT connector is aligned with the input video and audio signals during playback and editing operations In all other modes it is aligned with the output video and audio signals 513 RUN MODE This sets the operation mode which is to make the internal time code generator advance 0000 REC The internal time code generator is advanced ...

Page 46: ...als are output 0001 COLOR Colour signals are output 609 EDH This selects whether to superimpose EDH onto the serial output signals 0000 OFF EDH is not superimposed 0001 ON EDH is superimposed Note Even when ON is selected for this setting EDH is not superimposed onto the signals output from the SDI OUT 3 connector if the SUPER switch on the front panel of the unit is set to ON 611 YC SEP MODE This...

Page 47: ...level switching 0000 4dB 0001 0dB 0002 20dB 712 MONIR OUT LV This selects the audio monitor output Rch reference level switching 0000 4dB 0001 0dB 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 Analogue input 0001 DIGI Digital input 716 CH2 IN SEL This selects the CH2 input when USER SET has been selec...

Page 48: ...ed audio input CH3 and CH4 signal 726 REC CUE This selects the input signal recorded in CUE 0001 CH1 Audio CH1 input 0002 CH2 Audio CH2 input 0003 CH1 2 Audio CH1 and CH2 MIX signal 0004 CH3 Audio CH3 input 0005 CH4 Audio CH4 input 0006 CH3 4 Audio CH3 and CH4 MIX signal 0007 CH1 4 Audio CH1 CH2 CH3 and CH4 mixed signals 727 PB FADE This selects the processing method for the audio edit points IN p...

Page 49: ... 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 CUE PCM 21 CUE PCM 21 PCM 21 PCM 22 L ch 23 CUE PCM 21 CUE PCM22 R ch 24 PCM22 L ch 23 PCM 22 R ch 24 AUTO PCM ON 721 MONI CH S...

Page 50: ...e recorded on additional lines 0001 YC422 The 422 mode signals are recorded on 2 lines 0002 Y4_B W Only the Y signal is recorded on 4 lines directly 0003 Y4_BPF Only the Y signal is recorded on 4 lines after it has been separated from the C signal 0004 C4 Only the C signal is recorded on 4 lines Notes OWhen a setting from 0001 YC422 to 0004 C4 is selected and the STOP button is pressed operation t...

Page 51: ...ayed back correctly in EE mode For selecting the lines in which the teletext signals are to be recorded 0000 OFF 0001 7 320 0002 8 321 0003 9 322 0004 10 323 0005 11 324 0006 12 325 0007 13 326 0008 14 327 0009 15 328 0010 16 329 0011 17 330 0012 18 331 0013 19 332 0014 20 333 0015 21 334 0016 22 Number of lines which can be set for TELETEXT OWhen 25 Mbps is the recording playback format No 800 AD...

Page 52: ...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 53: ...e for the time code 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 ...

Page 54: ...orded as TC 2Select TC using the COUNTER button 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 ...

Page 55: ... 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 56: ...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 57: ... 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 58: ...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 59: ...r output channel The monitor output channels are selected using the MONITOR SELECT and MONITOR MIX button 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 SW101...

Page 60: ... Panasonic For further details consult your dealer Rack mounting Notes OThe length of the screws used is subject to restriction Use screws which are less than 10 mm long in their place 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 Inne...

Page 61: ...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 62: ... on the counter display 2The WARNING information serial number of the unit and HOURS METER information can be switched by pressing the search button 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 descript...

Page 63: ...connector selected using the INPUT SELECT buttons pressing the REC button or the EDIT button E E mode will display NO INPUT for the first two seconds This is also displayed for the first two seconds when starting editing Warning messages See error message table When a warning occurs in this unit the error number and warning message are indicated on the counter display When multiple warnings occur ...

Page 64: ... 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 Playba...

Page 65: ... 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 66: ...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 67: ...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 68: ...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 69: ...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 70: ...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 71: ...SP 20h for 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 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 FAST FORWARD OPL PLAY ORC REC ORW REWIND O...

Page 72: ...laying 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 and audio...

Page 73: ...CODE 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 TRANSMI...

Page 74: ...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 75: ...fications 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 correction Reed Solomon product code Bit rate DVCPRO50 50 Mbps DVCPRO 25 Mbps Digital IN Analogue Component OUT Video bandwidth Y 25 Hz to 5 5 MHz 0 5 dB PB PR 25 Hz to 2 5 MHz 0 5 dB ...

Page 76: ... 422A interface RS 232C D sub 25 pin RS 232C interface Parallel input output D sub 25 pin Encoder remote D sub 15 pin AUDIO Digital Audio Sampling frequencies 48 kHz synchronous with video Quantizing 16 bits Frequency response 20 Hz to 20 kHz 1 0 dB at the reference level Dynamic range Better than 90 dB 1 kHz emphasis OFF A weighted Distortion Less than 0 05 1 kHz emphasis OFF reference level Cros...

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