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Using the Carrying Case

The following figure shows how to
pack the LC-DN220 Carrying Case
(not supplied) for two DNW-A25WS/
A25WSP units and accessories.
For one DNW-A25WS/A25WSP unit,
use packing material.

Note

If you pack the carrying case
incorrectly, the unit or accessories
may fall down and cause body injury.
Follow the procedures described
below to pack the carrying case.

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A25WSP

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Summary of Contents for DNW-A25WS

Page 1: ...DIGITAL VIDEOCASSETTE RECORDER DNW A25WS DNW A25WSP OPERATION MANUAL 1st Edition English ...

Page 2: ...he following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your...

Page 3: ...me areas the disposal of Nickel Cadmium batteries in household or business trash may be prohibited For more information regarding recycling of rechargeable batteries call toll free 1 800 822 8837 or visit http www rbrc org Caution Do not handle damaged or leaking Nickel Cadmium batteries Voor de Klanten in Nederland Dit apparaat bevat een vast ingebouwde batterij die niet vervangen hoeft te worden...

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Page 5: ... Handling Cassettes 2 7 2 3 1 Loading Ejecting Cassettes 2 7 2 3 2 Preventing Accidental Erasures 2 10 2 4 Setting Reference Video Signals 2 11 2 5 Setting Timecode 2 13 2 5 1 Setting an Initial Value and Recording Timecode 2 14 2 5 2 Synchronizing the Internal Timecode Generator with an External Signal 2 16 2 5 3 Synchronizing the Internal Timecode Generator with Playback Timecode Timecode Record...

Page 6: ...h 3 3 3 3 Setting Edit Points 3 5 3 3 1 Setting Edit Points 3 5 3 3 2 Checking Edit Points 3 6 3 3 3 Cueing Up Edit Points 3 6 3 3 4 Previewing Edit Results 3 7 3 3 5 Modifying Edit Points 3 8 3 3 6 Setting Edit Points Using the Recorder Unit Only 3 9 3 4 Executing an Edit 3 10 3 4 1 Outline of Editing Operations 3 10 3 4 2 Starting an Edit 3 11 3 4 3 Redoing an Edit 3 12 3 4 4 Displaying the Resu...

Page 7: ...t Mark Function Features 5 1 5 1 2 Shot Mark Operation Menu 5 2 5 1 3 Reading Shot Data 5 3 5 2 Shot Mark Operations 5 4 5 2 1 Reading Shot Marks 5 4 5 2 2 Writing Shot Marks 5 4 5 2 3 Creating a Virtual Shot Mark 5 5 5 2 4 Displaying Shot Mark List 5 5 5 2 5 Deleting Shot Marks 5 8 5 2 6 Sorting Shot Marks 5 8 5 2 7 Cueing up a Mark 5 9 Chapter 6 Setup Menu 6 1 Menu System Configuration 6 1 6 2 B...

Page 8: ...k Occurs A 1 Head Cleaning A 1 Moisture Condensation A 2 Digital Hours Meter A 3 Specifications A 5 Information Displayed on the LCD Monitor A 11 Combining Two VTRs A 16 Using the Shoulder Belt A 18 Using the Carrying Case A 19 Using the Soft Carrying Case A 20 Glossary A 22 Index I 1 ...

Page 9: ...t processes 4 2 2 component digital signals in the D 1 format Inter frame data compression Inter frame data compression by MPEG2 4 2 2 Profile Main Level 1 GOP 2 frames reduces the volume of data to about 1 10 Rich variety of input and output signals The following input and output signals are supported SDI serial digital interface video and audio Analog composite video Analog audio Timecode Powerf...

Page 10: ... switch the aspect ratio of video signals displayed on the LCD monitor between 16 9 edge crop mode 16 9 letter box mode and 4 3 Good Shot marks Shot Data During tape rewinds this unit reads the REC Start RS and Good Shot GS marks recorded by Betacam SX camcorders and builds an index The index facilitates quick cue ups of desired marks index search function for greater editing efficiency When shot ...

Page 11: ...nalog cassette Microphone Video monitor Audio monitor Digital modulator Microwave transmission system Digital demodulator Protocol converter Protocol converter DNW A75 series BVE series editor BVR 3 PLAYER REMOTE REMOTE DC OUT BATTERY DC IN DC L90 BP 90A DC 210 BP L90A BP L60A AC DN2B AC 550 550CE VIDEO OUT DNW A25WS A25WSP MONITOR OUT AUDIO OUT DSM M1 SDI DSM D1 SDI SDI SDI Network Digital casset...

Page 12: ... Parts This unit is comprised of the parts shown in the figure below How to open the display panel Slide the lock release switch and raise the display panel Display panel see page 1 5 Control panel see page 1 7 Front control section see page 1 18 Connector panel see page 1 20 Top panel see page 1 24 ...

Page 13: ...e s recording mode does not agree with the playback mode set on the unit SP TAPE switch position during playback of a Betacam SP tape if setup menu item 127 is set to ON page 6 13 4 Timecode operation buttons HOLD button Stops the progress of the timecode generator Press this button before setting timecode or user bits to hold those values RESET button Resets the CTL TC and U BIT values displayed ...

Page 14: ...t to WIDE this switch selects the aspect ratio of playback video signals or input video signals displayed on the LCD monitor EDGE Aspect ratio 16 9 edge crop mode L BOX Aspect ratio 16 9 letter box mode OFF Aspect ratio 4 3 7 METER switch Selects the audio channel whose level is displayed by the audio level meter 8 CH 1 2 Display the recording playback and E E levels of audio channels 1 and 2 CH 3...

Page 15: ... Ajust the volume with the LEVEL knob on the front control panel You cannot monitor sound from the speaker when headphones are connected to the HEADPHONES jack For more information about the MONITOR L R see page 2 26 qs Submenu operation buttons F1 to F4 Select items in the submenu For more information about the submenu see section 2 6 1 Displays on the Home Page of the Submenu page 2 19 qd PAGE b...

Page 16: ...et in advance and stop at that position The tape is cued up to the preset timecode position 2 REC INHI recording inhibit indicator Lights under the following situations Set the REC INHI switch qh to ON Press in the erasure prevention plug Insert the Betacam SP cassette and set the SP TAPE switch 5 to SP PB ONLY Insert the Betacam cassette oxide tape qd PLAYER DMC and RECORDER buttons indicators qa...

Page 17: ...ntinues for as long as the button is kept pressed 4 EDIT button Press together with the PLAY button 0 to perform manual editing To monitor E E mode You can monitor input signals in E E mode by pressing this button from stop mode The button lights when pressed and the input signals selected with the ASSEMBLE or INSERT buttons appear in E E mode To return to the original picture press the STOP butto...

Page 18: ...start playback at preset speed by rotating the shuttle dial to the desired position and pressing this button 8 STANDBY indicator Lights when the tape drum is rotating with tension applied standby on It goes out when the drum stops rotating and tension is released standby off To protect the tape the unit normally changes to standby off when stop mode continues for longer than eight minutes If you o...

Page 19: ... qd PLAYER DMC and RECORDER buttons indicators When two DNW A25WS A25WSP units are combined and connected via the REMOTE 9 pin connectors press to control one unit from another PLAYER DMC button The buttons of the editing and tape transport sections on the recorder side of the control panel work to control the player unit You can also press this button together with the ENTRY SHIFT button to put t...

Page 20: ... this case all VTR operations using this unit s control panel are disabled except the STOP and EJECT buttons LOCAL This unit is controlled from the control panel Normally set the switch to this position When the REMOTE is selected you can determine which tape transport control buttons on the control panel are enabled See setup menu item 006 on page 6 3 qh REC INHI switch When on recording to the t...

Page 21: ...run rec run switch Selects the progression method for the timecode generated by the internal timecode generator F RUN Timecode progresses continuously from the time when this unit is powered on regardless of the unit s operating status R RUN Timecode progresses only during recording When you use this switch set the INT EXT switch 2 to INT and set the PRESET REGEN switch 3 to PRESET 5 Monitor outpu...

Page 22: ...ress these buttons turning the indicators on to select signals for insert editing Press the buttons again turning the indicators off to cancel the selection VIDEO button Selects the video signal For editing use two DNW A25WS A25WSP units or one DNW A25WS A25WSP unit and an editing player 4 ENTRY SHIFT button 3 TRIM GOOD SHOT buttons 2 INSERT buttons and indicators 5 IN OUT buttons 8 PREVIEW button...

Page 23: ... see 5 2 2 Writing Shot Marks page 5 4 5 IN OUT IN point OUT point buttons Press these buttons lighting them together with the ENTRY SHIFT button 4 to set an IN point edit start point or OUT point end point After setting edit points you can press these buttons to display the edit points in the submenu screen 6 REVIEW button After executing an automatic edit press this button lighting it to review ...

Page 24: ... the edit points again Also press together with the PLAYER DMC button to cancel DMC edit mode 1 AUDIO INPUT CH 1 CH 2 level adjustment knobs 2 AUDIO INPUT PRESET VARIABLE switch 3 PB AUDIO PRESET VARIABLE switch 4 PB AUDIO CH 1 to CH 4 level adjustment sliders For details see 3 5 DMC Editing page 3 14 This button is also used to delete shot marks from the tape For details see 5 2 5 Deleting Shot M...

Page 25: ...ABLE Levels adjustable with level adjustment knobs This allows you to adjust the levels while viewing the audio level meters in E E mode For more information about switching to E E mode see the descriptions of the REC SEQ and EDIT buttons page 1 9 3 PB AUDIO PRESET VARIABLE switch Selects the level adjustment function for playback audio PRESET Preset to fixed levels Levels cannot be adjusted with ...

Page 26: ...nge the adjustment range by using setup menu item 714 For details see page 6 30 2 CHROMA knob Adjusts the chroma signal output level This knob is a push switch When you press it to bring it into the raised position the setting becomes VARIABLE When you press it again to depress it the setting returns to PRESET PRESET This is the normal setting Regardless of the knob position the chroma signal outp...

Page 27: ...ush switch When you press it to bring it into the raised position the setting becomes VARIABLE When you press it again to depress it the setting returns to PRESET PRESET This is the normal setting Regardless of the knob position the chroma phase is set to the standard value VARIABLE The chroma phase can be adjusted across a range of 30 5 POWER indicator Lights when the POWER switch 8 is turned on ...

Page 28: ...1 3 4 Connector Panel Analog audio video input and output section 60 dBu Microphone input 0 dBu Line audio input 4 dBu Line audio input 0 dBu 0 775 Vrms 3 AUDIO INPUT CH 1 CH 2 connectors XLR 3 pin female Input the analog audio signals of input channels 1 and 2 1 Phantom power supply switches 2 AUDIO INPUT CH 1 CH 2 level switches 3 AUDIO INPUT CH 1 CH 2 connectors 4 AUDIO OUTPUT CH 1 3 and CH 2 4...

Page 29: ...ntrols section with the MONITOR in the submenu For details see page 2 26 6 REF VIDEO IN reference video signal input connectors BNC type and 75 Ω termination switch Input a video signal with color burst VBS or monochrome video signal VS as reference video signal Set the 75 Ω termination switch to OFF when the signal is bridged and to ON when the signal is not bridged 7 VIDEO INPUT analog composite...

Page 30: ...in remote control cable not supplied When editing with this unit and D 1 D 2 Betacam VTR Digital Betacam VTR or other external equipment connect the external equipment 2 TC IN timecode input connector BNC type To record timecode from an external device input the timecode from the external device s timecode output connector 5 AUX connector 6 DC OUT connector 7 SDI OUT connectors 8 SDI IN connector ...

Page 31: ...lowing types of timecode depending on the VTR operating status During playback The playback timecode During recording The timecode generated by the internal timecode generator or the timecode input through the TC IN connector 5 AUX connector This connector is used only for service 6 DC OUT connector This connector supplies power to the BVR 3 Remote Control Unit 7 SDI OUT serial digital interface o...

Page 32: ...nector panel the power from the DC IN connector is used instead of the power from this connector For more information see section 2 1 Power Preparations page 2 1 Note It is impossible to use the AC DN1 AC Adaptor 2 BREAKER button When excess power flows inside the unit breaker activates to protect the circuits by automatically shutting down the power After inspecting and adjusting the unit press t...

Page 33: ...es may not be completely charged if you charge them immediately after use when they are still warm You should wait until the batteries cool before charging them 2 1 2 Using the BP L60A L90A Battery Pack This unit can be operated for about 80 minutes at normal temperature on a fully charged BP L90A Battery Pack To charge the battery pack Before use charge the battery pack with the BC L120 L120CE M5...

Page 34: ...sed when mounting the BP 90A on the top panel of this unit and when connecting it the DC IN connector This unit can be operated for about 60 minutes at normal temperature on a fully charged BP 90A Battery Pack To charge the battery pack Before use be sure to charge the battery pack with the BC 210 210CE 410 410CE Battery Charger It takes about 2 hours to charge the BP 90A For more information abou...

Page 35: ...of the unit Notes Noise may occur in video and audio signals at the moment when the unit switches from the internal to the external battery It is always the external batteries connected to the DC IN connectors that serve as power supply You cannot switch the power supply from the external batteries to the internal batteries while the external batteries are connected to the DC IN connector When an ...

Page 36: ...anel of the unit Note Noise may occur in video and audio signals at the moment when the unit switches from the battery pack to AC power To use the AC DN2B Follow the procedure below to mount the AC DN2B on the top panel of this unit and connect to AC power When two DNW A25WS A25WSP units are combined you can supply both units with power by fitting a single AC DN2B to either unit 1 Remove the cover...

Page 37: ...nnect the DC output connector on the AC DN2B and the DC IN connector on the rear of another unit 4 Supply the AC DN2B with AC power For procedure on AC power supply to the AC DN2B refer to the manual for the AC DN2B To DC output connector To DC IN connector DC cable supplied with the AC DN2B ...

Page 38: ...plied b 75 Ω coaxial cable with BNC plugs not supplied c To input a reference video signal connect a 75 Ω coaxial cable with BNC plugs not supplied and set the REF VIDEO 75Ω termination switches as shown in the figure REF VIDEO IN REF VIDEO IN REMOTE REMOTE SDI OUT 1 SDI IN REF VIDEO 75Ω termination switch ON REF VIDEO 75Ω termination switch OFF a c c b Push cables a and b in the cable clamps Refe...

Page 39: ...You should hear a click The STANDBY indicator lights 2 3 Handling Cassettes To record with this unit you can use half inch width Betacam SX S cassettes Betacam SP S cassettes metal tape or UVW S cassettes metal tape Usable Cassettes Notes Digital Betacam cassettes cannot be used Oxide tapes recorded in the Betacam format and metal tapes recorded in the Betacam SP format can be only played back Bet...

Page 40: ...el fixed by pressing it with your finger as you rotate the other reel The reels stop rotating when there is no more slack To eject the cassette 1 With the unit powered on press the EJECT button The control panel lifts up and the cassette compartment opens 2 Remove the cassette and close the control panel Notes Do not shut the display panel while the control panel is still open Doing so may damage ...

Page 41: ...zers release the control panel lock 2 Lift the control panel up and press the manual eject knob the red knob Rotate the knob about 30 rotations in the counterclockwise direction while keeping it pressed down Note Perform the operation carefully so that edges of internal parts will not injure your hand The cassette compartment rises up 3 Remove the cassette and rotate the manual eject knob 3 or 4 r...

Page 42: ...reventing Accidental Erasures To make it impossible to accidentally erase or record over the contents of a cassette press in the erasure prevention plug Return the plug to its original position when you want to record on the cassette again Cassette Erasure prevention plug ...

Page 43: ...nal reference video signal generator As shown in the table below a signal for synchronization of the internal reference video signal generator and a reference video signal for synchronization of servo lock are selected according to the setting of setup menu item 309 the setting of the OUT REF in the submenu and the operating mode of the unit For more information about setup menu item 309 see page ...

Page 44: ...AUTO2 Synchronization signal for internal reference video signal generator External reference video signal Input video signal Synchronization signal for servo reference video signal Input video signal When the signal selected in the menu is not being input The servo reference video signal and internal reference signal generator synchronize as follows When Input is selected for the sync signal see ...

Page 45: ...ecord the output of an external timecode generator without regeneration INT EXT switch PRESET REGEN switch 1 PRESET 2 REGEN INT EXT 3 INT REGEN 4 EXT PRESET For more information about timecode generator settings see the setup menu Item 600 series timecode generator settings page 6 21 For more information about playback timecode settings see page 4 4 In addition to the INT EXT switch and the PRESET...

Page 46: ... minutes seconds frames in the submenu screen begins to flash To set all digits to 0 Press the RESET button 3 Confirm the JOG indicator lights and select jog mode if not Shuttle mode is not recommendable INT EXT INT INT EXT PRESET REGEN F RUN R RUN PB MENU PB EE TC GENERATOR SET PRESET REGEN PRESET F RUN R RUN Either position Item Setting VITC ON OFF home page Desired setting ON for recording VITC...

Page 47: ...he current time 1 Set the F RUN R RUN switch to F RUN and the DF NDF in the submenu to DF in 525 mode only see page 2 32 2 Carry out steps 1 to 6 of To set an initial timecode value to set the timecode to a time slightly ahead of the current time 3 Press the SET button at the instant when the current time matches the displayed timecode To set user bits You can record up to 8 hexadecimal digits of ...

Page 48: ...ternal timecode generator and when you want to record the playback timecode signals of an external VTR without deterioration in the signal waveform You can synchronize the internal timecode generator with either of the following kinds of external timecode The output of an external timecode generator or the timecode output LTC of an external VTR The timecode VITC in an input video signal Proceed as...

Page 49: ...actual settings of the INT EXT and PRESET REGEN switches the unit operates as if the switches were set to INT and REGEN See setup menu item 610 page 6 24 if you do not wish to have the INT EXT and PRESET REGEN settings fixed during automatic editing Item Setting VITC ON OFF home page Desired position ON when recording VITC VITC LTC AUTO home page VITC or LTC depending on which signal you want to s...

Page 50: ...ecording in setup menu item 614 You can also specify the number of seconds before this timecode value at which the recording starts using setup menu item 615 Select the video signal to be recorded on the tape with SG in the submenu Use the following procedure to create a base tape 1 Set setup menu item 614 page 6 25 to ON and set the starting timecode value For details of the setting procedure see...

Page 51: ... button 01 23 45 01 COND AU 1 LTC VITC ON SDI TC VITC LTC 525 SX 50 BATT PAGE DOWN UP F1 F2 F3 F4 Operation button F1 Operation button F2 Operation button F3 Operation button F4 UP and DOWN buttons 1 Channel condition input video level display 2 Time data display 3 VITC LTC display 4 525 625 display 5 Cassette type and remaining tape time display 6 Remaining battery power display 7 Audio settings ...

Page 52: ...VITC LTC display Depending on the unit s operating status one of the following is displayed here During playback VITC when VITC timecode has been read LTC when LTC has been read During recording The timecode being recorded During E E The timecode to be recorded when it has been read 4 525 625 display Displays 525 when the unit is being used as with the 525 system and 625 when it is being used with...

Page 53: ... display Set to ON to record VITC timecode You can toggle the display between ON and OFF by pressing operation button F3 to highlight this display and then pressing the UP or DOWN button You can switch to the general settings page by pressing the PAGE button after pressing operation button F3 to highlight this display For details see To switch between menu pages on the next page 0 Source video sig...

Page 54: ...e video and audio settings pages see section 2 7 Input and Output Settings for Video and Audio Signals Submenu page 2 24 To select an item Display the page that contains the item you want to select then press the operation button F1 to F4 that is located in the same column as the item The selected item is highlighted Press the button repeatedly until the item that you want to select is highlighted...

Page 55: ...1 F2 F3 F4 F4 MIX SWP Audio 1 1 Audio 1 2 Audio 2 1 Audio 1 3 Home Home page a General settings 1 2 Home Video 1 2 Video 2 2 Home a When the unit is first powered on and when you return to the home page none of the items on the page are highlighted IN OUT General settings 2 2 b You can return to the home page by keeping the PAGE button pressed for more than one second ...

Page 56: ...ANALOG 2 IN 3 SDI 3 or ANALOG 1 IN 4 SDI 4 or ANALOG 2 2 7 Input and Output Settings for Video and Audio Signals Submenu Using the submenu you can make channel settings and adjust the input and output characteristics of video and audio signals For more information about basic submenu operations see section 2 6 2 Submenu Basic Operations page 2 21 2 7 1 Making Settings in the Audio Settings Pages T...

Page 57: ...ssigned to channels 1 to 4 When two signals are selected they are mixed To select Select the channel using operation buttons F1 to F4 and press the UP or DOWN button to add asterisks to the position of the desired input signal MONITOR MONITOR CH 1 2 EMPH OFF AU 1 3 FIX DOLBY OFF L CH 1 CH 2 CH 3 CH 4 R CH 1 CH 2 CH 3 CH 4 LINE OUT Audio settings page 1 2 To switch to audio settings page 1 3 Press ...

Page 58: ...atch the Dolbyb setting at the time of recording a This item cannot be set when an audio settings page in group AU 1 is selected and WID MON on general settings page 2 2 is set to AU MON see page 2 34 In this case the channels assigned to monitor outputs L and R are selected with the WIDE AU MON switch see page 1 5 on the display panel b Dolby noise reduction manufactured under license from Dolby ...

Page 59: ...3 F4 Screen displayed when WID MON on general settings page 2 2 is set to WIDE see page 2 34 Screen displayed when WID MON on general settings page 2 2 is set to AU MON see page 2 34 Note When WID MON on general settings page 2 2 is set to AU MON the F4 button does not function and you cannot display the monitor output settings page To make monitor output settings use the WIDE AU MON switch see pa...

Page 60: ... 1 MIX OFF Assign IN 1 to channel 1 and assign IN 2 to channel 2 1 2 t 1 Assign mixed signals of IN 1 and IN 2 to channel 1 and assign IN 2 to channel 2 1 2 t 2 Assign IN 1 to channel 1 and assign mixed signals of IN 1 and IN 2 to channel 2 Output monitor settings page Note When WID MON on general settings page 2 2 is set to AU MON you cannot display this page To make monitor output settings use t...

Page 61: ...ideo signal or SDI signal Select whether or not to carry out CONFI playback during crash recording OFF No CONFI playback ON CONFI playback Note In insert or assemble editing CONFI playback is not possible Set the input level of composite video input signals PRESET Fixed at factory default level VAR Adjustable as desired To adjust The current input level is displayed when you select VAR Select the ...

Page 62: ...ighlight the value and then press the UP or DOWN button to change the value SYNC PH When the PROCESS CONTROL is set to PANEL adjust the sync phase by pressing the UP or DOWN button SC PH When the PROCESS CONTROL is set to PANEL adjust the subcarrier phase by pressing the UP or DOWN button The SC H value is constant SG Select the output of the internal audio or video signal generator for the source...

Page 63: ...allow ramp signal RED Red signal GRAY 50 flat signal WHITE 100 flat signal SDI SDI check field signal NTC7 NTC 7 test signal selectable only in 525 mode LN330 Line 330 test signal selectable only in 625 mode BB Black burst signal Item Setting WIDE Selects the aspect ratio for playback video signals or input video signals displayed on the LCD monitor EDGE Aspect ratio 16 9 edge crop mode L BOX Aspe...

Page 64: ... 2 SUPER connector Time data No No Menus Yes No Error messages Shot Mark list Yes No 1 SUPER setting 2 CAPSTAN setting 3 DF NDF setting in 525 mode 4 BACKLGT setting 5 KEY INH setting 6 BAT END setting 7 BAT NE setting 8 VFDBRIT setting CAPSTAN 4F KEY INH OFF DF DF VFDBRIT LOW SUPER ALL BAT END 10 5 BAT NE 11 0 BACKLGT NORMAL The items shown below can be set on the general settings pages of the su...

Page 65: ...rame mode 4 BACKLGT back light setting Set to HIGH to increase the brightness of the LCD monitor back light 5 KEY INH key inhibit setting Set to ON to disable the buttons on the control panel Submenu operations can still be performed even when this item is set to ON You can select the buttons that are disabled under setup menu item 118 see page 6 12 If you try to operate the disabled buttons the m...

Page 66: ... page 1 5 on the display panel WIDE Switch the aspect ratio of the playback video or input video signals displayed on the LCD monitor Note When this item is set to WIDE you cannot make a WIDE setting on the video settings page 2 2 of the submenu AU MON Select signals to assign to audio monitor outputs L and R Note When this item is set to AU MON you cannot make monitor output settings in audio set...

Page 67: ...code is already recorded on the tape the new timecode is recorded so as to form a continuous sequence with the existing timecode Assemble editing is convenient when you are recording on a new tape Note Before you begin assemble editing for the first time with a new tape video signal such as black signal CTL and timecode must be recorded on the tape in advance of the recorder IN point for a length ...

Page 68: ...nsert video into a tape with edited audio Record new timecode over already recorded timecode Note Before you use an unrecorded tape in insert editing video signal such as black signal CTL and timecode must be recorded on all over the tape Selecting insert mode 1 Press the RECORDER button on the recorder unit s control panel The RECORDER indicator lights 2 Press one or more of the INSERT buttons on...

Page 69: ...ction When using the cassette recorded in Betacam Betacam SP format the playback speed range is between 10 times normal speed 19 steps Variable mode Playback speed is determined by the rotation angle of the shuttle dial between 1 times normal speed 47 steps Rotate the dial in the clockwise direction to search in the forward direction and rotate the dial in the counterclockwise direction to search ...

Page 70: ...Press the PLAY and search buttons alternately As factory default setting rotating the jog or shuttle dial switches to search mode at any time except during recording and editing If you change the setting of setup menu item 101 the above function will be disabled and switching to search mode will be possible only when the search button is pressed For details about setting see item 101 on page 6 11 ...

Page 71: ... jog shuttle dial operations see 3 2 Finding Edit Points Search page 3 3 2 Press the IN button together with the ENTRY SHIFT button at the point you want to set as the IN point Press the OUT button together with the ENTRY SHIFT button at the point you want to set as the OUT point The IN and OUT points are set and the IN and OUT buttons light 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 on the recorder side to set the r...

Page 72: ...tween two edit points From among the recorder side and player side IN buttons or AUDIO IN buttons and OUT buttons press two of the buttons together The duration appears in the submenu screen while the buttons are kept pressed In some cases negative durations preceded by a minus sign may be displayed The displayed durations are calculated as follows When two edit points are set The duration between...

Page 73: ...ayer PREROLL button while holding the IN or OUT button The tape runs to the IN point or OUT point and stops TRIM LIST MARK GOOD SHOT ENTRY SHIFT IN OUT PREROLL REC INHI IN button OUT button PREROLL button To preroll the tape Press the recorder side or player side PREROLL button The tape runs to the preroll point located in advance of the edit start point by the specified amount of time and then st...

Page 74: ... the player and recorder unit do no match the DELETE buttons flash to alert you that a preview or edit cannot be conducted Correct the edit points as required To turn a flashing DELETE button off without deleting an edit point Press the DELETE button Displacing the recorder player IN points at the same time You can automatically displace the IN points on the recorder and player by the same offset ...

Page 75: ...e frame and each time you press the TRIM LIST button you return one frame 2 After making the modifications press the IN or OUT button that you pressed in step 1 3 3 6 Setting Edit Points Using the Recorder Unit Only If you press the PLAYER DMC button to light the PLAYER DMC indicator on the control panel you can operate the player unit or an external VTR with the recorder side buttons and set edit...

Page 76: ...during edit Recorder unit Preroll a Postroll b Assemble editing Playback a The factory default preroll time is 5 seconds You can use the setup menu item 001 to set a time from 0 to 30 seconds see page 6 2 b The postroll time is set to 2 seconds Over recording Insert editing Stop Stop Preroll point Postroll point IN point Tape transport OUT point Playback Player unit Time flow ...

Page 77: ...e on the monitor 3 4 2 Starting an Edit To start an edit press the AUTO EDIT button The AUTO EDIT button is lit during an edit It goes out when the edit finishes To stop an edit Press the ENTRY SHIFT button together with the OUT button The edit ends and the point where you pressed the buttons becomes the OUT point To abort an edit Press the STOP button on the recorder unit To review the edit resul...

Page 78: ...ETE PREVIEW REVIEW 3 4 4 Displaying the Results of Editing This unit can save the editing results of the most recent 20 events in memory You can recall the saved information and amend it later For example using preread editing you can use this for redoing A B roll editing or amending the base tape The information which can be saved is the recorder IN OUT points player IN OUT points the edit preset...

Page 79: ...ore detailed information for the selected event Deleting the event information When the event information list is displayed press the DELETE button and TRIM LIST button simultaneously This deletes all event information Changing the settings You can change the settings of the edit points and the edit preset 1 Display the event information list 2 Rotate the jog or shuttle dial to align the asterisk ...

Page 80: ... controlled between 1 times normal speed Requirements for DMC editing DMC editing is possible in either assemble or insert edit mode but is not possible when executing audio split edit Tape movement during DMC editing During DMC editing the tape moves as shown in the diagram below Preroll Playback mode DMC edit mode Postroll Playback mode Stop Preroll time initial speed Moves at the initial speed ...

Page 81: ...e DELETE button 3 If the PLAYER indicator is lit press the RECORDER button 4 To set edit points press the ENTRY SHIFT button together with the IN or OUT button DELETE button PLAY button 1 6 9 3 2 4 6 7 8 2 5 6 7 OFF ON LOCAL REC INHI REMOTE INT EXT PRESET REGEN F RUN R RUN PB MENU PB EE TC GENERATOR SET AUDIO IN VIDEO CH 1 CH 2 CH 3 CH 4 AUDIO TRIM LIST MARK GOOD SHOT ENTRY SHIFT IN OUT ASSEMBLE I...

Page 82: ... to flash indicating that the tape has reached the IN point rotate the shuttle dial to the position corresponding to the desired playback speed The variations in playback speed are stored into memory while the search button is flashing When the tape passes the OUT point the search button goes out If the JOG SHUTTLE indicator goes out before the tape passes the OUT point The unit cannot store any m...

Page 83: ...I or analog audio output Notes In preread editing if an input video signal is used as the reference signal for the output video signal oscillation may occur because of loop closing To avoid this set the OUT REF item on video settings page 1 2 of the submenu to REF and set the item 309 in the setup menu to AUTO1 to select the external reference signal for preread editing When preread mode is select...

Page 84: ...g the desired insert editing For details of executing insert editing see 3 1 2 Insert Editing page 3 2 5 After preread editing break the connections used for the preread editing 6 On video settings page 1 2 of the submenu set PREREAD to OFF 7 Make sure that no loop connection remains When using an external switcher set setup menu item 727 page 6 32 to EXT Some switchers cannot be used due to their...

Page 85: ...E AUDIO IN DELETE PREVIEW REVIEW 2 Press the recorder side PREVIEW button A preview starts The points selected in step 1 are set as the IN points and the IN buttons of the recorder and player units light 3 At the point where you want to set the OUT point press the recorder side or player side OUT button together with the ENTRY SHIFT button The OUT point is set and the OUT button that you pressed l...

Page 86: ...order side OUT point of the current edit becomes the IN point of the next edit Use the following procedure Recorder unit Section edited in previous edit Player unit OUT point of previous edit IN point of next edit Section edited in next edit 1 Set the player side IN point 2 Press the recorder side PREVIEW button to conduct a preview 3 Press the AUTO EDIT button The edit starts When the edit ends t...

Page 87: ...TOR SET AUDIO IN VIDEO CH 1 CH 2 CH 3 CH 4 AUDIO TRIM LIST MARK GOOD SHOT ENTRY SHIFT IN OUT ASSEMBLE INSERT TC DELETE EJECT REW PLAY F FWD SERVO CH 1 2 CH 3 4 PREROLL REC SEQ EDIT METER SX SP PB ONLY SP TAPE REC INHI REVERSE PLAYER DMC RECORDER FORWARD SHUTTLE JOG VAR AUTO EDIT AUDIO INPUT PB AUDIO CH 1 PREVIEW REVIEW CH 2 PRESET VARIABLE CH 1 PRESET VARIABLE CH 2 CH 3 CH 4 STOP STANDBY M m B z x...

Page 88: ...mode 4 Press the PLAY button Recorder unit playback starts Note About 2 seconds are required for the picture to stabilize You should begin playback at a point on the tape more than 2 seconds in advance of the section you will use in the edit 5 Press the EDIT button together with the PLAY button at the point where you want to start the edit the recorder IN point The edit starts 6 Press the PLAY but...

Page 89: ...page 2 11 4 Make settings for timecode see page 2 13 When using Betacam SP cassettes Set the SP TAPE switch to SX To adjust analog audio input level For recording analog audio signals you can adjust input level Set the AUDIO INPUT PRESET VARIABLE switch on the control panel to VARIABLE Turn the AUDIO INPUT CH 1 CH 2 knobs monitoring the input levels indicated by audio level meter 4 1 2 Recording O...

Page 90: ...t the recorder side REMOTE LOCAL switch to LOCAL and the player side REMOTE LOCAL switch to REMOTE beforehand Rewind the tape to the top beforehand 1 Insert the cassettes into the recorder and player units 4 5 OFF ON LOCAL REC INHI REMOTE INT EXT PRESET REGEN F RUN R RUN PB MENU PB EE TC GENERATOR SET AUDIO IN VIDEO CH 1 CH 2 CH 3 CH 4 AUDIO TRIM LIST MARK GOOD SHOT ENTRY SHIFT IN OUT ASSEMBLE INS...

Page 91: ...ches 2 minutes The setting of Setup menu item 014 affects what happens when a tape ends When AUTOMATIC OVERWRITE is selected Endless recording on the same cassette continues overwriting on the previous contents When MANUAL CASSETTE REPLACE is selected When the tape end is reached the tape is rewound and the EJECT button begins to flash To continue recording insert a new cassette into the recorder ...

Page 92: ... the value to 0 00 00 00 When using timecode or user bits Select the type of timecode VITC LTC AUTO using the submenu see page 2 21 4 Set the METER switch to CH 1 2 or CH 3 4 to select the channels indicated by audio level meter 4 3 Playback 5 Select the playback format on the player unit To play back cassettes recorded in Betacam SP format Set the SP TAPE switch to SP PB ONLY To play back Betacam...

Page 93: ...control section 1 2 REW PLAY F FWD SERVO AUDIO INPUT PB AUDIO CH 1 CH 2 PRESET VARIABLE CH 1 PRESET VARIABLE CH 2 CH 3 CH 4 STOP STANDBY M m B x To adjust audio playback level Set the PB AUDIO PRESET VARIABLE switch to VARIABLE and adjust using the PB AUDIO CH 1 to CH 4 level adjustment sliders 2 Press the STOP button to stop playback If playback continues to the end of the tape the tape automatic...

Page 94: ... using either method a or b a Holding down the PLAY button rotate the shuttle dial The adjustment range is 15 in steps of 1 b Holding down the PLAY button press one of the TRIM MARK or TRIM LIST buttons The adjustment range is 8 1 a 1 b 1 a b 2 2 AUDIO IN TRIM LIST MARK GOOD SHOT ENTRY SHIFT DELETE REW PLAY F FWD SERVO STOP STANDBY M m B x 2 Release the PLAY button when the adjustment is completed...

Page 95: ...shot mark lists by reading in only the specified shot mark types and delete all or a part of data in a list when it is no longer needed For more information about shot marks refer to the Operation Manual of your Betacam SX camcorder 2 Writing and deleting shot marks You can use the Shot Mark Operation menu to specify whether REC Start marks are recorded You can write additional shot marks at any p...

Page 96: ... start mark Include REC Start marks ON OFF shot mark 1 Include Shot Mark 1 ON OFF shot mark 2 Include Shot Mark 2 ON OFF post mark Include Post Mark ON OFF Select the type of marks written during recording and in assemble mode shot mark 1 shot mark 2 post mark Select whether to record REC Start marks for each operating mode crash rec Write REC Start marks in crash REC mode ON OFF assemble Write RE...

Page 97: ...ed timecode Date Name of shooting device The contents of the display change as the shooting conditions change for example the date and time or shooting device change Sections where no data is recorded because you changed the shooting device are blank To turn off the display Press the ENTRY SHIFT button again together with the PLAY Shot data is recorded continuously on the tape during shooting To d...

Page 98: ...e time when reading starts To cancel the alarm press one of the tape transport buttons To stop reading shot marks Press the STOP button To read shot marks from multiple cassettes You can read shot marks from multiple cassettes by exchanging the cassettes The unit adds marks from the new cassettes to the end of the shot mark list until the limit of 200 marks is reached For example if 190 marks have...

Page 99: ...the mark press the TRIM MARK button while holding the ENTRY SHIFT button The message RECORD SHOT MARK appears on the LCD monitor and in the lower part of the submenu screen and the REC button lights while the mark is being written Note LTC user bits are used to record shot marks If LTC user bits are used for recording other data this data may be affected by the shot marks 5 2 3 Creating a Virtual ...

Page 100: ...al to move the selection mark by 10 items at a time To attach a memo mark Select the mark to which you want to attach the memo mark then press the SET button Detaching the memo mark Select the mark from which you want to detach the memo mark then press the SET button To make the shot mark list of selected shot marks 1 Display the shot mark list and press and hold the STOP button and press the SET ...

Page 101: ...ark in group Shooting device model name 4 characters 4 While keeping the button pressed press the DELETE button The marks with X marks are deleted Deleting all data in a list Press and hold the DELETE button and press the TRIM LIST button while holding the DELETE button Using a shot mark position for an edit point Rotate the jog or shuttle dial to select the mark at the position you want to specif...

Page 102: ... lights Notes This operation deletes the shot marks that were recorded on the tape Once they are deleted shot marks cannot be recovered If you change cassettes or turn off the unit after reading shot marks you cannot delete the shot marks 5 2 6 Sorting Shot Marks Proceed as follows to classify shot marks by cassette and sort them in timecode order 1 With the shot mark list displayed press the STOP...

Page 103: ...to cue up a virtual shot mark 180 NO TIME CODE SHOT MARK 012345 DNW 0123 4567 011 S1 10 04 05 11 012 V 10 07 05 02 017 R 10 05 35 24 013 R 10 08 35 04 014 S2 10 09 05 11 015 R 10 10 35 24 016 R 10 10 36 00 180 NO TIME CODE SHOT MARK 012345 DNW 0123 4567 011 S1 10 04 05 11 016 V 10 07 05 02 015 R 10 05 35 24 017 R 10 08 35 04 012 S2 10 09 05 11 013 R 10 10 35 24 014 R 10 10 36 00 Cassette 1 Cassett...

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Page 105: ...C system and 625 50 PAL system the menu banks for retaining menu settings For detailed information about menu operation relating to the hours meter see Digital Hours Meter page A 3 Extended menu This menu is used to make a wide range of settings relating to the functions of this unit for example the control panel functions video and audio control and digital data processing 6 2 Basic Menu 6 2 1 It...

Page 106: ...e synchronization 0S 5S 30S Set the preroll time to between 0 and 30 seconds in steps of 1 second A preroll time of at least 5 seconds is recommended when using this unit for editing Adjust the horizontal position a hexadecimal value of the character information which is output from the VIDEO OUTPUT 2 SUPER connector and the character information which is displayed on the LCD monitor 00 27 46 525 ...

Page 107: ...ided For example if CTL is selected by the CTL TC U BIT button and this menu item setting is T CTL then CTL and LTC are output Determines which tape transport control buttons on the control panel are enabled when this unit is controlled from external equipment DIS All buttons and switches are disabled ST EJ Only the STOP button and EJECT button are enabled ENA All buttons and switches except the R...

Page 108: ...ackground W OUT White outline letters B OUT Black outline letters 525 625 SYSTEM SELECT Specify whether to enable switching between the 525 NTSC and 625 PAL systems OFF Do not enable system switching ON Enable system switching Setting this item to ON and switching the system enables the unit to operate in the system switched to Notes All items in the setup menu are set to the current values for th...

Page 109: ...ank 3 B14 SAVE BANK 4 Set to ON to save current menu settings to menu bank 4 B20 RESET SETUP Set to ON to reset current active settings to factory default values Item number Item name Settings 014 SEQUENTIAL RECORD MODE Select the mode for sequential recording when using two units OFF No sequential recording REPL Do sequential recording one time Exchange the cassettes when one sequential recording...

Page 110: ... item HO1 OPE HOURS 102 HO2 DRUM HOURS 52 HOURS METER 6 2 2 Basic Menu Operations This section describes the basic menu displays and how to change the settings For information about how to use item 013 see the section Switching between 525 625 line systems menu item 013 page 6 8 and for information about how to use items B01 to B14 see the section Menu bank operations menu items B01 to B14 page 6 ...

Page 111: ...s or next series Changing a menu item setting value To change the setting value of the currently displayed menu item use the following procedure 1 2 MENU SET 1 Holding down the search button turn the jog or shuttle dial The setting value changes at a rate depending on the shuttle dial angle or on the jog dial rotation speed 2 When the desired setting value is displayed press the SET button This sa...

Page 112: ... the submenu screen and Push SET button appears on the LCD monitor 2 Press the SET button The current active menu settings are reset to their factory default settings 3 Press the SET button again The settings are saved and the menu display disappears Switching between 525 625 line systems menu item 013 Using the following procedure you can set basic menu item 013 525 625 SYSTEM SELECT to ON and th...

Page 113: ...t allows four different complete sets of menu settings to be saved in both 525 and 625 modes in what are termed menu banks numbered 1 to 4 Saved sets of menu settings can be recalled for use as required To access to menu item B01 quickly You can recall any required menu item by turning the jog or shuttle dial after pressing the MENU button If you press the MENU button first then the CTL TC U BIT b...

Page 114: ...Recall Save Menu bank 1 Recall Save Menu bank 2 Recall Save Menu bank 3 Recall Save Menu bank 4 Recall Save Menu bank 1 Recall Save Menu bank 2 Recall Save Menu bank 3 Recall Save Menu bank 4 525 mode 625 mode Current menu settings Current menu settings ...

Page 115: ...s to playback either from stopped or from still playback in the search mode for Betacam or Betacam SP playback only OFF Set the audio muting time to zero i e no muting 0 1S 1 0S Set the audio muting time from 0 1 seconds to 1 0 second in 0 1 second increments Select how the unit enters the search mode DIAL Turning the jog or shuttle dial switches to search mode at all times except during recording...

Page 116: ... STOP EJECT F FWD REW modes STOP In STOP EJECT modes During tape threading and unthreading and when no cassette is inserted select whether the monitor output switch on the control panel controls the output signal PB EE setting ON No control by the monitor output switch the signal is always an E E signal OFF Control by the monitor output switch 118 KEY INHIBIT SWITCH EFFECTIVE AREA Select which swi...

Page 117: ...ed in Betacam Betacam SP format is inserted follow the setting of item 108 Select whether the tape transport should be phase locked to the CTL during playback in variable or shuttle mode OFF Not phase locked ON Phase locked at the following speeds 1 0 5 0 5 and 1 0 times normal Select the playback speed range when carrying out playback in variable mode from the control panel of this unit OFF 1 to ...

Page 118: ...racy ACCUR 0 frame accuracy ROUGH 1 frame accuracy In 625 mode When the CAPSTAN in the submenu is set to 4F or 8F select whether the capstan servo should lock by accelerating or decelerating DECEL Lock by decelerating ACCEL Lock by accelerating Select the playback speed range when carrying out playback in variable mode from a remote control unit connected to the REMOTE 9P connector 1 1 1 to 1 time...

Page 119: ...dit point to be deleted and the DELETE button simultaneously deletes the edit point If an erroneous edit point is set the DELETE button is flashing editing is not executed Select the STD or NON STD mode in accordance with a composite video input AUTO Detect automatically whether the input video luminance and chrominance signals are interleaved or not If they are interleaved select the STD mode If ...

Page 120: ...ference signal for video audio signal processing is locked to the input video signal EXT The servo reference signal is forced to be EXT an external reference video input signal is used For details see 2 4 Setting Reference Video Signals page 2 11 Select the conditions under which recording is inhibited when the REC INHI switch on the control panel is set to ON ALL All tape recording is inhibited C...

Page 121: ... ANALOG AUDIO EDIT PRESET REPLACE FOR CH 2 Select how to activate the CH 2 edit preset of the unit NODEF Not defined CH 1 Use the edit preset for analog audio channel 1 CH 2 Use the edit preset for analog audio channel 2 CH 1 CH 2 Use the edit preset for analog audio channel 1 or channel 2 313 ANALOG AUDIO EDIT PRESET REPLACE FOR CH 3 Select how to activate the CH 3 edit preset of the unit NODEF N...

Page 122: ... DNW A25WS A25WSP units set for the recorder unit Selects the operation if the recorder unit was not synchronized in time OFF Editing is not carried out and the unit stops ON The editing is automatically retried up to twice 320 DIGITAL AUDIO PB PROCESS ON EDIT POINT Select the treatment of audio at edit points CUT Carry out a cut possibly resulting in audio discontinuities at the edit point FADE F...

Page 123: ...iting operations continued 328 POST ROLL POINT After carrying out auto editing select whether to display the image of the OUT point or the last recorded image HEAD the image of the OUT point postroll to the OUT point TAIL the last recorded image postroll to two frames before the OUT point 337 REVIEW AFTER OPEN EDIT Select whether or not to enable review operation after pressing the STOP button to ...

Page 124: ...cally set by pressing the PREROLL button when the IN point is not set before starting preroll DIS IN point is not set automatically ENA IN point is set automatically AUTOMATIC PREROLL REFERENCE ENTRY 403 Menu items in the 500s relating to tape protection Item number Item name Settings 501 STILL TIMER Select the time delay from the tape transport stopping either the STOP mode or the still playback ...

Page 125: ...TION SEL 2 Note You can insert the VITC signal in two places To insert it in two places set both items 601 and 602 In 525 mode Select a line to insert the VITC in 12H 16H 20H Select any line from 12 to 20 In 525 mode Select a line to insert the VITC in 12H 18H 20H Select any line from 12 to 20 In 625 mode Select a line to insert the VITC in 9H 19H 22H Select any line from 9 to 22 In 625 mode Selec...

Page 126: ...user bits are regenerated TC Only the timecode is regenerated UB Only the user bits ane regenerated Item number Item name Settings 603 ID CODE PRESET Select whether or not to set the ID code OFF Do not set the ID code ON Set the ID code To set the ID code 1 Set this item to ON The menu item display area in the submenu screen flashes 2 Select jog mode and turn the jog dial to select the column then...

Page 127: ...ultiplex system 110 Undefined 111 Undefined Menu items in the 600s relating to the time code generator continued 606 TC OUTPUT SIGNAL IN REGEN MODE Select the signal output from the TIME CODE OUT connector during normal 1 speed playback in the following two cases For tape playback when the INT EXT switch in the timecode section is set to INT and the PRESET REGEN switch is set to REGEN For preroll ...

Page 128: ...t the timecode generator regenerates according to the timecode played back from the tape Item number Item name Settings Menu items in the 600s relating to the time code generator continued 609 TCG CF FLAG Select whether or not the color framing flag is set in the blank bit of the timecode OFF Color framing flag is not set ON Color framing flag is set AUTO Color framing flag is set or not depending...

Page 129: ... or not to set the timecode value for the start when creating the base tape for editing see page 2 18 When this is set to ON set the start timecode value see item 603 Setting the ID code OFF Do not set ON Set 615 FIRST EDIT HEADER Set the number of seconds before the timecode value set by item 614 at which the recording starts 10S 20S 30S Set value in this range in increments of 1 second ...

Page 130: ... simultaneously Note For playback of an analog Betacam cassette Betacam SP etc regardless of the setting of this item the chrominance signal is blanked up to line 15 Sub Item 0 ALL LINE Specify the blanking for each line separately BLANK Regardless of the setting of other sub items blank all lines which can be specified in this menu item THROU Regardless of the setting of other sub items switch of...

Page 131: ...ly switched on or off according to the VTR operation When recording a Non Standard signal for example if the color edge is not as good as with a proper signal the ESR can be forced on This item makes this selection AUTO ESR is switched on and off automatically ON ESR operation is forced on 706 VERTICAL BLANKING V SHIFT During noiseless variable playback when the playback signal is an odd field and...

Page 132: ...ems in the 700s relating to video control continued 712 VIDEO PROCESS ON CAP LOCK 2FIELD When the CAPSTAN in the submenu or setup menu item 106 is set to 2FLD for 2 field playback select whether or not to carry out a picture shift OFF No picture shift ON Carry out picture shift Note To eliminate the adverse effect of the residual chrominance subcarrier component in the Y signal that is the result ...

Page 133: ...rding signal referred to below as an input signal a Betacam signal and a composite output signal referred to below as an output signal Notes Setup removal is carried out only with respect to a Batacam format CAV input signal menu setting and NTSC composite input signal It is not carried out with respect to other input signals The setup amounts specified in this menu item have no connection with th...

Page 134: ...video output level Default value 800 716 CHROMA GAIN CONTROL Adjust the chroma output level Default value 800 717 CHROMA PHASE CONTROL Adjust the chroma phase Default value 80 718 SETUP LEVEL Adjust the setup level black level Default value 110 719 SYSTEM PHASE SYNC Adjust the system sync phase Default value 80 720 SYSTEM PHASE SC Adjust the system sub carrier phase Default value 0 721 Y C DELAY F...

Page 135: ...d in this menu item THROU Regardless of the setting of other sub items switch off blanking for all lines which can be specified in this menu item In 525 mode 12 20 LINE 12 LINE 20 Specify blanking for lines 12 to 20 BLANK Carry out blanking THROU Switch off blanking In 625 mode 9 LINE 9 Specify blanking for line 9 BLANK Carry out blanking THROU Switch off blanking 10 21 LINE 10 LINE 21 Specify bla...

Page 136: ... a single VTR or when previewing while watching the VTR output signal EXT The video playback signal output phase is the same as the phase of an input video signal or external reference signal Note Whichever setting is used the correct editing results will be obtained When however you are using an external switcher to switch the video output signal from this unit for the purposes of preview select ...

Page 137: ... setting of 80H when the setting is less than 80H the output timing is advanced and when it is higher than 80H the output timing is delayed 80H 128 samples approx 2 7 ms 1 sample approx 20 µs 0 80 FF Setting in this range 803 DIGITAL AUDIO FADE TIME Specifies the time for cross fade or fade in out processing of digital audio signals 5MS 10MS 15MS 20MS 25 MS a 50 MS b 85 MS 115 MS c Note Cross fade...

Page 138: ...he output phase in the E E mode Use this setting when editing with a single VTR or when previewing while watching the VTR output signal EXT The audio playback signal output phase is the same as the phase of an input video signal or external reference video signal Note Whichever setting is used the correct editing results will be obtained When however you are using an external switcher to switch th...

Page 139: ... to carry out video adjustment chroma adjustment or other output adjustments When item 726 is set to WIDE a number of words at the beginning and end of each line will be subject to horizontal blanking and will not be played back For playback of a composite signal in jog or variable mode according to the setting of item 705 the data will be subject to ESR edge subcarrier reducer processing 912 SEQU...

Page 140: ...u you can carry out the same operations as in the basic menu except setting of sub items For details of basic menu operation see section 6 2 2 Basic Menu Operations page 6 6 To set sub items 1 Confirm the JOG indicator lights If not set the unit to jog mode see page 3 3 2 After selecting the menu item holding down the STOP button turn the jog dial to select the desired sub item 3 Holding down the ...

Page 141: ...eaning cassette may damage the heads To carry out head cleaning use the following procedure 1 Insert the cleaning cassette 2 Press the EJECT button while holding down PLAY button Head cleaning starts After a head cleaning operation which lasts for about 5 seconds the cleaning cassette is automatically ejected Note When carrying out head cleaning without using the automatic cleaning ejecting functi...

Page 142: ...n to dry its surface In this state the unit is not operable When the moisture has evaporated the error message disappears and the WARNING indicator goes out If ERROR 10 appears and the WARNING indicator lights immediately after powering the unit on Leave the unit powered on and wait until the indicator goes out While the indicator is lit you cannot insert a cassette When the indicator goes out and...

Page 143: ... in fast forward rewind playback search recording or editing except for stop and still mode in units of 1 hour H04 THREADING mode Display the total number of times tape has been threaded in the unit H12 DRUM RUNNING mode resettable Same as H02 except that the count is resettable This can be used as a guide in determining when to replace the drum H13 TAPE RUNNING mode resettable Same as H03 except ...

Page 144: ...n the LCD monitor and submenu screen To access menu item H01 quickly Press the MENU button then the CTL TC U BIT button Every time you press the CTL TC U BIT button menu item H01 or B01 is recalled alternately To exit from the hours meter Press the MENU button or SET button Digital Hours Meter Submenu screen Jog and shuttle dials MENU button SET button CTL TC U BIT button LCD monitor ...

Page 145: ...me 30 minutes with BCT 30MA Rewind time Approx 3 minutes with BCT 60SX Search speed Shuttle mode Still to approx 24 times normal playback speed Betacam SX still to approx 10 times normal playback speed Betacam Betacam SP Jog mode Still to 1 times normal playback speed Variable mode Still to 1 times normal playback speed Servo lock time 0 5 seconds or less from standby on 2FD Lock Load unload time ...

Page 146: ...surable level Headroom 20 dB or 18 dB selectable Emphasis T1 50 µs T2 15 µs on off selectable in recording mode Analog output A D D A quantization 16 bits sample Frequency response 20 Hz to 20 kHz 0 5 dB 1 0 dB 0 dB at 1 kHz Dynamic range 88 dB or more at 1 kHz emphasis on 30 kHz LPF ON Distortion 0 05 or less at 1 kHz emphasis on reference level 4 dBm 30 kHz LPF ON Crosstalk 80 dB or less at 1 kH...

Page 147: ... Y 30 Hz to 1 5 MHz 0 5 dB 3 0 dB 30 Hz to 1 5 MHz 0 5 dB 3 0 dB S N Y 51 dB or more 48 dB or more R Y B Y 48 dB or more 45 dB or more K factor 2T pulse 2 or less 3 or less LF non linearity Y 3 or less R Y B Y 4 or less Y C delay 20 ns or less Metal tape Oxide tape Frequency response a 50 Hz to 15 kHz 1 5 dB 3 0 dB 50 Hz to 15 kHz 3 0 dB S N b 72 dB or more Dolby NR on weighted IEC 179A ave 50 dB ...

Page 148: ...MHz 0 5 dB 4 0 dB 25 Hz to 4 0 MHz 0 5 dB 6 0 dB R Y B Y 25 Hz to 2 0 MHz 0 5 dB 3 0 dB 25 Hz to 1 5 MHz 0 5 dB 3 0 dB S N Y 51 dB or more 46 dB or more R Y B Y 48 dB or more 45 dB or more K factor 2T pulse 2 or less 3 or less LF non linearity Y 3 or less R Y B Y 20 ns or less 4 or less Y C delay Metal tape Oxide tape Frequency response a 50 Hz to 15 kHz 1 5 dB 3 0 dB 50 Hz to 15 kHz 3 0 dB S N b ...

Page 149: ... 75Ω sync negative VIDEO INPUT BNC 2 in loop through connection with 75 Ω termination 1 0 Vp p 75Ω sync negative AUDIO INPUT CH 1 2 XLR 3 pin female 2 60 0 4 dBu high impedance balanced TC IN BNC 1 0 5 to 18 Vp p 10kΩ DC IN XLR 4 pin Output connectors SDI OUT 1 2 BNC 2 Serial digital 270 Mbits s SMPTE 259M ITU R BT 656 3 VIDEO OUTPUT 1 2 SUPER BNC 2 Character superimpose is possible on the 2 SUPER...

Page 150: ... A25WSPs BKNW 225 docking kit for two DNW A25WS A25WSPs Design and specifications are subject to change without notice Specifications Note on liquid crystal display panel The liquid crystal display fitted to this unit is manufactured with high precision technology giving a functioning pixel ratio of at least 99 99 Thus a very small proportion of pixels at most 0 01 may be stuck constantly on or co...

Page 151: ...r more information about the setup menus see chapter 6 Setup Menu To adjust the screen Use the BRIGHT and CONTRAST knobs to adjust the brightness and contrast of the screen To make the back light brighter set the BACKLGT in the submenu to HIGH see page 2 33 To display superimposed text information To display superimposed time data and text information about the operating status of the unit set the...

Page 152: ...rk 5 Recorder player selection 6 Operating mode Time data 1 Time data type Display Meaning CTL CTL counter data TCR LTC reader timecode data UBR LTC reader user bits data TCR VITC reader timecode data UBR VITC reader user bits data TCG Timecode generator timecode data UBG Timecode generator user bits data IN IN point time data OUT OUT point time data AI AUDIO IN point time data DUR The duration be...

Page 153: ...TC data field mark blank Display of fields 1 and 3 asterisk Display of fields 2 and 4 5 Recorder player selection The indication changes depending on the status of the RECORDER PLAYER indicators No display When the RECORDER and PLAYER indicators are both not lit P The PLAYER indicator is lit R The RECORDER indicator is lit 6 Operating mode The display is divided into blocks A B and C shown in the ...

Page 154: ... servo unlock REC LOCK Recording mode servo lock a Initial speed or speed stored in memory Information Displayed on the LCD Monitor SEQ REC Sequential recording mode servo unlock SEQ REC Sequential recording mode servo lock LOCK EDIT Editing mode servo unlock EDIT LOCK Editing mode servo lock JOG STILL Jog mode still picture JOG FWD Forward jog JOG REV Reverse jog SHUTTLE speed Shuttle mode VAR sp...

Page 155: ...aracter then press the search button To delete a character from the data entry section Select Del in the character selection section To enter the date Select Date in the character selection section To enter the time Select Time in the character selection section Data entry section Character selection section Operation Cursor movement Rotate clockwise Moves to the right When the last character is r...

Page 156: ...se there is a danger of dropping the units while carrying it which may result in injury When combining two DNW A25WS A25WSP units be sure to replace the handles supplied with them by the handle supplied with the BKNW 225 Using the handles supplied with the DNW A25WS A25WSP units may result in dropping the units and possible injury To combine two DNW A25WS A25WSP units proceed as follows 1 Remove t...

Page 157: ... on the slide plates making sure the coin screws on the handle align with the holes on the units 5 Tighten the coin screws Slide plates Handle supplied with BKNW 225 To separate the DNW A25WS A25WSP Place both units in horizontal position and remove the handle Then loosen the coin screw at the center of each coupling plate until the left and right members of the plate can be separated Coupling pla...

Page 158: ... fit the shoulder belt incorrectly the unit may fall down and cause body injury Follow the procedures described below to fit or remove the shoulder belt g Press and pull up To remove the shoulder belt g While pressing down the indication PRESS move the clip downwards to release it Using the Shoulder Belt ...

Page 159: ...t supplied for two DNW A25WS A25WSP units and accessories For one DNW A25WS A25WSP unit use packing material Note If you pack the carrying case incorrectly the unit or accessories may fall down and cause body injury Follow the procedures described below to pack the carrying case DNW A25WS A25WSP Battery packs Cassettes ...

Page 160: ...25WSP units Packing the case When the AC DN2B is attached Removable pad Pocket for accessories AC DN2B You can stow the handle here You can stow the fixing plates for combining two DNW A25WS A25WSP units here Note Always keep the straps fastened to prevent the units from falling out DNW A25WS A25WSP Close the zipper Straps ...

Page 161: ...Appendixes A 21 Appendixes Placing the case on a flat surface Use the handle for lifting ...

Page 162: ...that consists of a luminance signal Y and two chrominance signals Y R Y B Composite video signal A signal that consists of video sync and color burst signals CTL Control signal in the form of regular pulses recorded along a longitudinal track on the videotape By counting these pulses it is possible to determine the number of frames and hence the tape s running time Used mainly to adjust the tracki...

Page 163: ... a shot by counting the timecode use drop frame mode Loading Also called threading To pull the tape out of the cassette case thread it along the specified tape path and wrap it on the drum in order to prepare it for recording or playback The VTR automatically loads the cassette tape when you insert the cassette into the cassette compartment There are two loading modes standby on mode and standby o...

Page 164: ...rier continuity The SCH of a field can be checked to find out which of the four fields it represents This allows edited video signals to be joined while maintaining subcarrier continuity Search Viewing the picture or timecode by running the tape in fast forward or rewind mode in order to search for a particular scene Servo A mechanism that controls the number and phase of rotations of the head dru...

Page 165: ...ng patterns of the video camera and the monitor Tape tension The tension applied to a tape For the tape to run properly while being wound on the drum it must be pulled lightly in the opposite direction to the direction of transport Improper adjustment of tape tension can cause deviations along the temporal signal axis In analog VTRs these deviations are evident as skew and distortion in the upper ...

Page 166: ...s V vertical blanking The portion of the video signal that occurs between the end of one field and the beginning of the next During this time the electron beams in monitors are turned off so that they can return from the bottom of the screen to the top without showing tracks of movement on the screen When the position of v blanking is not adjusted correctly a horizontal black bar appears on the sc...

Page 167: ...ons 6 6 BAT END submenu 2 33 BAT NE submenu 2 33 Betacam Betacam SP 1 1 Betacam SX 1 1 Black level 625 50 mode 1 19 2 30 BREAKER button 1 24 BRIGHT CONTRAST knob 1 5 C Capstan override 4 6 Capstan servo 1 11 2 31 6 11 CAPSTAN submenu 2 33 Carrying case A 19 Cassette handling 2 7 loading ejecting 2 7 type indication 2 20 Cassette compartment 1 12 Channel condition 2 20 CHROMA knob 1 18 Chroma phase...

Page 168: ...knob 1 19 LIMITER submenu 2 24 LINE OUT submenu 2 26 M Manual editing 3 21 Menu bank operations 6 9 setup menu items 6 5 MENU button 1 13 METER switch 1 6 MIX SWAP CH 1 to 4 submenu 2 25 Moisture condensation A 2 MONITOR submenu 2 25 MONITOR L R submenu 2 26 MONITOR OUTPUT L R connectors 1 21 Monitor output switch 1 13 O OUT REF submenu 2 29 P PAGE button 1 7 PB AUDIO CH 1 to CH 4 level adjustment...

Page 169: ... 1 2 display 5 3 5 6 Shot mark 5 1 operation menu 5 2 operations 5 4 overview 5 1 Shoulder belt A 18 Shuttle dial 1 11 mode 3 3 SHUTTLE indicator 1 10 Soft carrying case A 20 SP TAPE switch 1 9 Speaker 1 7 audio level adjustment 1 19 4 5 Specifications A 5 Source video signal selection display 2 21 4 1 STANDBY indicator 1 10 STOP button 1 10 Submenu 2 19 audio settings pages 2 24 audio settings su...

Page 170: ...ignal generator VID SG 2 31 Video control operation section 1 18 PROCESS CONTROL submenu 2 30 setup menu item 6 26 VID SG submenu 2 31 VIDEO IN submenu 2 29 VIDEO INPUT connectors and 75 Ω termination switch 1 21 VIDEO knob 1 18 VIDEO OUTPUT connectors 1 21 2 SUPER connector A 9 VIN TRIG submenu 2 29 VITC VITC LTC submenu 2 20 VITC LTC AUTO submenu 2 21 VITC ON OFF submenu 2 21 W WARNING indicator...

Page 171: ... for use by the purchasers of the equipment described in this manual Sony Corporation expressly prohibits the duplication of any portion of this manual or the use thereof for any purpose other than the operation or maintenance of the equipment described in this manual without the express written permission of Sony Corporation ...

Page 172: ...DNW A25WS A25WSP SY 2002 2002 02 13 3 206 841 01 1 Sony Corporation B P Company Printed in Japan ...

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