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Connections for a Digital Non-Linear Editing System

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Settings on the DSR-1800/1800P

For details of video/audio input and audio mode settings, 
see “Settings for Recording” on page 31.

REF.

VIDEO

IN

SDTI(QSDI)OUT

SDTI(QSDI)

IN

AUDIO
MONITOR OUT

VIDEO OUT 2
(SUPER)

B B OUT(1/2/3/4)

QSDI OUTPUT

QSDI INPUT

REMOTE

RECORDER

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DSR-1800/1800P 
(recorder)

ES-7 EditStation

Audio input

Composite 
video input

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coaxial cable (not supplied)

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9-pin remote control cable
(not supplied)

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Cable with RCA phono plugs
(not supplied)

Video monitor

Button

Setting

REMOTE

On (lit)

Summary of Contents for DSR-1800P

Page 1: ...he unit please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference Note The supplied CD ROM includes Operating Instructions for the DSR series Digital Video Cassette Recorder or Player English Japanese French German Italian and Spanish DSR 1500A only versions For more details see Using the CD ROM Manual on page 12 ...

Page 2: ...ent This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense You are cautioned that ...

Page 3: ...to rain or moisture does not operate normally or has been dropped Caution Television programs films video tapes and other materials may be copyrighted Unauthorized recording of such material may be contrary to the provisions of the copyright laws For customers in Europe DSR 1800P only This product with the CE marking complies with both the EMC Directive 89 336 EEC and the Low Voltage Directive 73 ...

Page 4: ...mmunité Ce produit est prévu pour être utilisé dans les environnements électromagnétiques suivants E1 résidentiel E2 commercial et industrie légère E3 urbain extérieur et E4 environnement EMC contrôlé ex studio de télévision VORSICHT Um Feuergefahr und die Gefahr eines elektrischen Schlages zu vermeiden darf das Gerät weder Regen noch Feuchtigkeit ausgesetzt werden Um einen elektrischen Schlag zu ...

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Page 7: ...1 Recording Procedure 34 Playback 37 Settings for Playback 37 Playback Procedure 38 Repeat Playback Automatic Cyclical Playback 40 Setting Points A and B for Repeat Playback 40 Cuing Up to Any Desired Position Set as Point A or B 45 Chapter 3 Convenient Functions for Editing Operation Setting the Time Data 47 Displaying Time Data and Operation Mode Indications 47 Using the Internal Time Code Gener...

Page 8: ...apter 5 Connections and Settings Connections for a Digital Non Linear Editing System 83 Connections for a Cut Editing System 85 Connections for an A B Roll Editing System 86 Connections for SDTI QSDI Dubbing 92 Connections for Analog Recording 93 Adjusting the Sync and Subcarrier Phases 94 Chapter 6 Maintenance and Troubleshooting Maintenance 97 Condensation 97 Regular Checks 97 Head Cleaning 99 T...

Page 9: ... which uses the4 1 1componentdigital format andprovidesa1 4 inch digital recording format for professional use High picture quality high stability Video signals are separated into color difference signals and luminance signals which areencodedandcompressed to one fifth size before being recorded to ensure stable and superb picture quality Because the recording is digital multi generation dubbing c...

Page 10: ... Four channels each of input and output are provided Itisalsopossibletoconnect amicrophoneto the unit Facilities for High Efficiency Editing The unit provides an abundance of functions that enhance editing efficiency and precision Cross fade editing For audio editing you can select from cut in editing fade in fade out editing and cross fade editing Support for ClipLink function In response to comm...

Page 11: ...ause and the recommendedresponse onthe video monitor screen or time counter display Digital hours meter The digital hours meter functions include four kinds of tally operations for operating hours head drum usage hours tape transport hours and tape threading unthreading times The tally results canbeviewed onthevideo monitororthe time counter display Compatible with wide screen aspect ratio 16 9 Th...

Page 12: ...g URL http home netscape com If Adobe Acrobat Reader is not installed it may be downloaded from the following URL http www adobe com products acrobat readstep html To Read the CD ROM Manual To read the Operating Instructions contained in the CD ROM disc do the following 1 Insert the CD ROM disc in your CD ROM drive A cover page appears automatically in your browser If it does not appear automatica...

Page 13: ...Accepts DVCAM DV and DVCPRO 25M videocassettes For details of usable cassettes see page 27 d PHONE LEVEL control knob Controls the volume of the headphones connected to the HEADPHONES connector INPUT VIDEO AUDIO V SDTI SDTI i LINK dB 0 12 20 30 40 60 dB 0 1 0 1 2 OVER 1 dB 0 12 20 30 40 60 dB 0 1 0 1 2 OVER 2 dB 0 12 20 30 40 60 dB 0 1 0 1 2 OVER 3 dB 0 12 20 30 40 60 dB 0 1 0 1 2 OVER 4 REC MODE ...

Page 14: ...responding optional board installed in the unit can be neither selected nor indicated b VIDEO display Indicates the input video signal selected with the VIDEO IN button in the INPUT SELECT section COMPOSITE Composite video signal Y R B Y R Y and B Y component video signals S VIDEO S video signal SDI SDI video signal optional DSBK 1801 board required SG Video test signal c AUDIO CH1 1 2 display Ind...

Page 15: ... settings and channel output format selections MIX A B MARK c MENU button b INPUT SELECT section a MONITOR SELECT switches d COUNTER SEL button f SET YES button e RESET NO button g h TC PRESET button i SC PHASE control j SYNC PHASE control buttons Switch setting Selected channel and output format Left switch Right switch HEADPHONES connector AUDIO MONITOROUT connector Channel 1 only monaural Chann...

Page 16: ... with this button SDTI i LINK SDTI QSDI interface i LINKselection button Each press of this button cycles through the following input signal selection options Digital video signal in SDTI QSDI format input to the SDTI QSDI IN connector optional DSBK 1802 board required When this is selected use the CH1 1 2 button and CH2 3 4 button to select the required input audio signals Note In this case the p...

Page 17: ...seconds b REW rewind button When you press this button it lights and the tape starts rewinding maximum 85 times normal speed When the F FWD REW menu item see page 63 is set to PB you can monitor the playback picture during the rewind c REC record button When you press this button while holding down the PLAY button it lights and recording begins d PLAY button When you press this button it lights an...

Page 18: ...Note A tape recorded in LP mode cannot be played back correctly When a tape recorded in LP mode is played back DV LP flashes and audio is muted b ClipLink indicator Lights when a cassette is loaded on which ClipLink log data is stored in the cassette memory For details of ClipLink log data see the appendix ClipLink Guide page 110 a Recording playback format indicators b ClipLink indicator c VITC i...

Page 19: ...spection is necessary j REPEAT indicator This indicator lightswhentheREPEATMODEmenuitem see page 62 is set to ON k Tape end alarm indicator Starts flashing when the remaining capacity of the tape is for about 2 minutes l SHUTTLE JOG indicators When searching in shuttle mode using the search dial the SHUTTLE indicator lights and when searching in jog mode using the searchdial the JOGindicator light...

Page 20: ...ng to local mode to use the buttons in the tape transport control section press this button again turning it off b 9PIN button When carrying out remote control between this unit and the unit connected to the REMOTE connector press this button turning it on c i LINK button When carrying out remote control between this unit and the unit connected to the DV IN OUT connector press this button turning ...

Page 21: ...EO OUT CH 1 2 OUT IN OUT IN OUT CH 1 2 CH 3 4 CH 3 4 S VIDEO COMPONENT VIDEO IN COMPONENT VIDEO OUT REF VIDEO Y R Y B Y Y R Y B Y SDI ON 600Ω LEVEL HIGH LOW OFF ON 600Ω LEVEL HIGH LOW OFF ON 600Ω LEVEL HIGH LOW OFF ON 600Ω CH 1 CH 2 CH 3 CH 4 ANALOG VIDEO IN S VIDEO OUT IN 1 2 SUPER OUT IN OUT A Analog video signal input output section see page 22 B Digital signal input output section see page 23 ...

Page 22: ...ctors BNC type Input analog component video signals Y R Y B Y to these connectors d REF reference VIDEO IN OUT connectors BNC type Input a reference video signal The IN connector block has a built in automatic 75 Ω termination switch When a signal is input to the left REF VIDEO IN connector with no bridging loop through connection made the connector is terminated with an impedance of 75 Ω automati...

Page 23: ...These connectors output analog component video signals Y R Y B Y h TIME CODE IN OUT connectors BNC type Input SMPTE time code for DSR 1800 or EBU time code for DSR 1800P externally generated to the IN connector The OUT connector outputs a time code according to the operating state of the unit as follows During playback the playback time code During recording the time code generated by the internal...

Page 24: ...tor The right hand connector is for an active through connection d SDI Serial Digital Interface OUT connectors BNC type optional DSBK 1801 SDI AES EBU Input Output Board required Output SDI format digital video and audio signals The same signals are output from both connectors e DIGITAL AUDIO AES EBU IN connectors BNC type optional DSBK 1801 SDI AES EBU Input Output Board required Input digital au...

Page 25: ... signals to be output from this connector can be selected with the MONITOR SELECT switches on the menu control panel D External device connectors a VIDEO CONTROL connector D sub 15 pin For remote control of the internal digital video processor connect an optional remote control unit such as the UVR 60 60P or BVR 50 50P to this connector b REMOTE connector D sub 9 pin When controlling this unit fro...

Page 26: ...26 Location and Function of Parts Chapter 1 Overview ...

Page 27: ...ssette it will be automatically ejected When operating this unit as a player you can also use DV cassettes on the unit However it is the best choice to always use DVCAM cassettes because they are more reliable than DV cassettes whatever your purpose may be playback editing or long period storage of recordings Cassettes that have been recorded by a DV format recorder can be played back on this unit...

Page 28: ...y dust or dirt from this area before using the cassette If the cassette is dropped on the floor or otherwise receives a hard impact the tape may become slackened and may not record and or play back correctly For information about how to check the tape for slack see the next section Checking the tape for slack Using a paper clip or a similar object turn the reel gently in the direction shown by the...

Page 29: ...assettes Inserting a cassette This unit accepts three sizes of cassette L standard size M medium size DVCPRO and S mini size When inserting a cassette in the unit make sure its tape window faces upward as shown in the following figure REC SAVE REC SAVE switch Set to SAVE Outer guides Standard size Tape window facing upward Inner guides Tape window facing upward Mini size Insert the cassette into t...

Page 30: ...uble insertion Ejecting a cassette Press the EJECT button INPUT VIDEO AUDIO V SDTI SDTI i LINK dB 0 12 20 30 40 60 dB 0 1 0 1 2 OVER 1 dB 0 12 20 30 40 60 dB 0 1 0 1 2 OVER 2 dB 0 12 20 30 40 60 dB 0 1 0 1 2 OVER 3 dB 0 12 20 30 40 60 dB 0 1 0 1 2 OVER 4 REC MODE CH11 2 CH23 4 COMPOSITE 2CH4CH PB FS Y R B 48k44 1k32k S VIDEO SDI SG ANALOG AES EBU SDI SG ANALOG AES EBU SDI SG EJECT button ...

Page 31: ...ecording Note When controlling this unit from an editing control unit connected to the REMOTE connector see Remote control setting section page 20 1 3 7 5 6 4 2 INPUT VIDEO AUDIO V SDTI SDTI i LINK dB 0 12 20 30 40 60 dB 0 1 0 1 2 OVER 1 dB 0 12 20 30 40 60 dB 0 1 0 1 2 OVER 2 dB 0 12 20 30 40 60 dB 0 1 0 1 2 OVER 3 dB 0 12 20 30 40 60 dB 0 1 0 1 2 OVER 4 REC MODE CH11 2 CH23 4 COMPOSITE 2CH4CH PB...

Page 32: ...ignal formats Each selection is shown by a lit indicator in the input selection audio mode display section a The indicator does not light even if you press the corresponding button in the INPUT SELECT section unless the required optional digital input output board DSBK 1801 1802 1803 is installed Selected time data Time data type indicator Count value of the time counter COUNTER Time code TC User ...

Page 33: ...you have started recording you cannot change the audio mode selection If on a tape there is a point where the audio mode is switched it is not possible to carry out insert editing over a section including that point 7 Use the AUDIO INPUT LEVEL control knobs to adjust audio input levels Watching the audio level meter adjust the level so that the meter does not indicate higher values than 0 dB when ...

Page 34: ...on at least the first 40 seconds of the tape When transferring digital signals from the DSR 85 85P to the ES 7 EditStation at four times normal speed there must be recording for approximately 40 seconds before the IN point 2 1 3 INPUT VIDEO AUDIO V SDTI SDTI i LINK dB 0 12 20 30 40 60 dB 0 1 0 1 2 OVER 1 dB 0 12 20 30 40 60 dB 0 1 0 1 2 OVER 2 dB 0 12 20 30 40 60 dB 0 1 0 1 2 OVER 3 dB 0 12 20 30 ...

Page 35: ...g and loading cassettes make sure that the unit has been powered on 2 Hold down the REC button and press the PLAY button This puts the unit into recording mode and the tape starts moving 3 Press the PLAY button on the player The player starts the playback operation at which point this unit starts recording the input playback signals Cautions Once you have started recording you cannot change the au...

Page 36: ...is When your current purpose is editing set the unit for the same audio recording mode as with the tape For more details see Troubleshooting on page 100 Operation Do this Stop recording Press the STOP button The unit enters stop mode and will automatically switch to standby off mode after the time period set with the STOP TIMER menu item see page 68 Remove the cassette Press the EJECT button After...

Page 37: ... 1 Power on this unit by pressing on the side of the POWER switch 2 Power on the video monitor and set its switches as shown below Switch Setting 75 Ω termination switch ON or attach a 75 Ω terminator Input switch Set according to the type of input signal from this unit 2 1 INPUT VIDEO AUDIO V SDTI SDTI i LINK dB 0 12 20 30 40 60 dB 0 1 0 1 2 OVER 1 dB 0 12 20 30 40 60 dB 0 1 0 1 2 OVER 2 dB 0 12 ...

Page 38: ...The STOP button will light and a few seconds later a still image will appear on the monitor screen 2 Press the PLAY button This starts the playback operation When the tape is played back all the way to the end the unit automatically rewinds it and then stops 2 1 INPUT VIDEO AUDIO V SDTI SDTI i LINK dB 0 12 20 30 40 60 dB 0 1 0 1 2 OVER 1 dB 0 12 20 30 40 60 dB 0 1 0 1 2 OVER 2 dB 0 12 20 30 40 60 ...

Page 39: ...tion then rotate the search dial Playback is carried out at the speed determined by the angular position of the search dial The maximum speed for shuttle playback can be changed using the SHUTTLE menu item see page 63 Play back in jog mode while monitoring the video Press the SEARCH button or search dial to light the JOG indicator in the display section then rotate the search dial Playback is carr...

Page 40: ...Playback You can set the repeat playback start point point A and end point point B by using the current tape position or inputting time code values To performrepeat playback after setting points A and B press the PLAY button when the REMOTE button is off When the DSRM 10 Remote Control Unit is connected to the CONTROL S connector on the front panel you can also start repeat playback by pressing it...

Page 41: ...A or B To check the point A or B time code value Press the KAor Bkbutton on the menu control panel While the button is held down the point A or B time code value is displayed on the monitor and in the time counter display If you hold down the KAand Bkbuttons simultaneously the value shown is the point B time code value minus the point A time code value If the point A time code value is greater tha...

Page 42: ...f the REPEAT FUNCTION menu item are displayed Operational SETUP MENU OPERATIONAL FUNCTION DISPLAY CONTROL TIME CODE SETUP BANK OPERATION MENU GRADE BASIC Time counter display Monitor screen REP FUNC SETUP MENU OPERATIONAL FUNCTION REPEAT FUNCTION AUTO EE SELECT LOCAL ENABLE STP EJ Monitor screen Time counter display REPEAT MD SETUP MENU OFF T TOP V END OPERATIONAL FUNCTION REPEAT FUNCTION REPEAT M...

Page 43: ...RATIONAL FUNCTION REPEAT FUNCTION REPEAT MODE REPEAT TOP REPEAT END A PRESET B PRESET OFF T TOP V END Monitor screen Time counter display Tape top SETUP MENU OPERATIONAL FUNCTION REPEAT FUNCTION REPEAT TOP TAPE TOP A POINT T TOP V END Monitor screen Time counter display A point SETUP MENU T TOP V END OPERATIONAL FUNCTION REPEAT FUNCTION REPEAT TOP TAPE TOP A POINT Monitor screen Time counter displ...

Page 44: ...in flashing Holding the button down moves the flashing digit continuously If you want to clear the time code value press the RESET NO button The value is cleared to 00 00 00 00 and the leftmost digit begins flashing REP TOP SETUP MENU OPERATIONAL FUNCTION REPEAT FUNCTION REPEAT MODE REPEAT TOP REPEAT END A PRESET B PRESET OFF A V END Monitor screen Time counter display A preset SETUP MENU OPERATIO...

Page 45: ... discard the changed value Press the MENU button instead of pressing the SET YES button to return to the menu display then press the MENU button again to end the menu operation without saving the changed value into memory After the saving operation is completed the monitor screen and time counter display return to the REPEAT FUNCTION setting display as shown in step 9 14To set point B refer to ste...

Page 46: ...46 Playback Chapter 2 Recording and Playback ...

Page 47: ...an be displayed on the monitor screen Time data can alsobe displayedinthe time counter display on this unit To view time data and operation mode indications on the monitor screen Set the CHARA DISPLAY menu item see page 65 to ON factory default setting The time data and the indication of the current operation mode are superimposed on the video signal that is being output from the VIDEO OUT 2 SUPER...

Page 48: ...d by the time code reader as the new data has not been read correctly from the tape Drop frame mode factory default setting Non drop frame mode T C R P L A Y 0 0 0 4 4 7 0 7 L O C K B Drop frame indication for time code reader a C Drop frame indication for time code generator a a This character can appear on the DSR 1800 only The character to appear in these two columns is always a colon on the DS...

Page 49: ...er reel number or other useful information When an external time code generator is connected to the TIME CODE IN connector the internal time code generator can be locked to synchronized with an external time code To set the initial time code value and user bit data 1 Press the COUNTERSEL button to light the time data type indicator TC or U BIT TC To set the initial time code value U BIT To set use...

Page 50: ...e NOW SAVING appears on the monitorscreen Saving appearsinthetimecounter display and the new settings are stored in memory After this saving operation is completed the monitor screen and the time counter display return to their usual status Note The set data maybe lost if you power off the unit while the above saving operation is in progress Wait until the saving operation is completed before powe...

Page 51: ...e code advancement mode and frame count mode are automatically set as follows Advancement mode FREE RUN Frame count mode Same as external time code drop frame or non drop frame To confirm external synchronization Press the STOP button to put the unit into stop mode then press the REC button Look at the time counter display and check that the time code value displayed there matches the external tim...

Page 52: ...peration appears To cancel the TC insert operation Press the MENU button Auto func SYSTEM MENU SETUP MENU AUTO FUNCTION HOURS METER Monitor screen Time counter display SDTI DUB AUTO FUNCTION MENU SDTI DUBBING i LINK DUBBING TC INSERT Monitor screen Time counter display TC insert AUTO FUNCTION MENU SDTI DUBBING i LINK DUBBING TC INSERT Monitor screen Time counter display Set tape TC INSERT INSERT T...

Page 53: ... the current tape position When the recording ends the message TC INSERT COMPLETED PUSHTHE YES BUTTON appears on the monitor screen and Completed appears in the time counter display 8 Press the SET YES button to exit the menu Executing TC INSERT EXECUTING TCR 00 00 00 00 UBR 00 00 00 00 ABORT MENU KEY Monitor screen Time counter display ...

Page 54: ...rolling the unit from the DSRM 10 for shuttle mode search the maximum search speed is 16 times normal speed in both directions Jog Use this mode for low speed search and frame by frame search Digital slow Use this mode for noise free color video playback at speeds ranging from 0 to 1 2 times normal speed in both directions Still Use this mode to view a still picture of any field Jog audio Use this...

Page 55: ...shuttle mode use the following procedure 1 Press the SEARCH button or search dial so that the SHUTTLE indicator in the display section is lit Pressing the search dial toggles between jog mode and shuttle mode 2 Turnthe search dial tothe desiredanglecorresponding to the desired playback speed Playback in shuttle mode starts 3 To stop playback in shuttle mode return the search dial to the center pos...

Page 56: ...may not be copied because of differences in tape lengths If an index picture is recorded in this portion it may also not be copied A continuous recorded section of approximately 5 seconds is required before the recording start point It is recommended to record beforehand color bars or a similar signal at the start point of the source tape to be dubbed on this unit Connections for dubbing via SDTI ...

Page 57: ...he monitor screen and Completed in the time counter display The source tape and recording tape are both automatically rewound to the beginning and the cassettesejected Whenthecassetteisejected thisunit returns to the state in step 5 8 To continue by dubbing another tape repeat steps 6 and 7 9 When the dubbing is completed press the MENU button to exit the menu SDTI DUB AUTO FUNCTION MENU SDTI DUBB...

Page 58: ...peration When carrying out A V TC CM dubbing if you press the STOP button to stop dubbing in step 7 or if dubbing stops because the source tape is longer than the recording tape the above message appears to confirm whether or not to copy the contents of the cassette memory To copy the contents of the cassette memory press the SET YES button If you do not wish to copy the contents of the cassette m...

Page 59: ... 51 Fordetailsofthedigitalhoursmeterdisplay see Regular Checks on page 97 The items of the setup menu are divided into several functional groups on level 1 and except for the MENU GRADE item the settings themselves are made on level 2 or level 3 Also the menu items are divided into two categories according to how frequently they are accessed the basic items to which frequent access is normally req...

Page 60: ...E DISPLAY INFO SUB STATUS MENU DISPLAY PEAK HOLD OVER DISP HOLD BRIGHTNESS ALARM TC MODE RUN MODE DF MODE a TC SELECT VITC TCG REGEN UB BINARY GP VITC POS SEL 1 VITC POS SEL 2 VITC OUTPUT EE OUT PHASE MUTE IN SRCH REPEAT MODE REPEAT TOP REPEAT END A PRESET B PRESET CASSETTE OUT F FWD REW STOP STANDBY OFF DISPLAY CONTROL TAPE PROTECTION STOP TIMER STILL TIMER NEXT MODE TIME CODE SETUP MENU FROM STO...

Page 61: ...V TC CM A V A V TC A V TC CM AUTO FUNCTION EE DELAY INT VIDEO SG STD NON STD OUT REF SEL SETUP REMOVE a SETUP ADD a CC F1 BLANK a CC F2 BLANK a WIDE MODE ESR MODE PROCESS CONTROL REC MODE INPUT ARRANGE REC LEVEL LEVEL SELECT INT AUDIO SG OUTPUT CH3 4 OUTPUT PHASE JOG CONTROL SHUTTLE MUTE AUDIO EDIT DV PB ATT DIGITAL PROCESS SETUP BANK OPERATION SYSTEM EE MODE RECALL BANK1 RECALL BANK2 RECALL BANK3...

Page 62: ... put the unit into repeat playback mode OFF OFF Do not put the unit into repeat playback mode ON ON Put the unit into repeat playback mode ON FREEZE FREEZE Put the unit into freeze playback mode In this case while the unit is cueing up to the repeat start point the freeze picture of the repeat end point is displayed REPEAT TOP REP TOP Determine whether the repeat start point is the beginning of ta...

Page 63: ...ll time change or time data display selection are effective REC INHIBIT REC INH Determine whether to prohibit recording on tape OFF OFF Do not prohibit recording on tape ON ON Prohibit recording on tape The REC INHIBIT indicator on the front panel lights A1 EDIT CH A1 Edit CH Determine which audio channel the EDIT PRESET command set on an editing control unit such as the PVE 500 for A1 is assigned...

Page 64: ...t still pictures in search mode PLAY START PLAY start Set the timing for switching from stop mode to playback mode In an editing system including an editing control unit such as the PVE 500 you can adjust this setting so that the delay before switching to playback mode is the same on all the decks of the editing system It is then no longer necessary to synchronize the decks for editing and the pre...

Page 65: ... TIME DATA UB Time UB Time data selected using the COUNTER SEL button and user bit data When user bit data is selected using the COUNTER SEL button user bit data and time code are shown TIME DATA CNT Time CNT Time data selected using the COUNTER SEL button and CNT value When CNT is selected using the COUNTER SEL button CNT value and time code are shown TIME DATA TIME Time Time Time data and VITC T...

Page 66: ...REGEN EXT Use external time code selected as follows When TC is selected External time code input to the TIME CODE IN connector When VITC is selected The VITC time code present in the input video signal Note When the selected input mode is SDTI or i LINK the V SDTI SDTI or i LINK indicator is lit in the Input selection audio mode display section setting this item to EXT REGEN causes the internal t...

Page 67: ... Factory default setting 16 LINE 16 line For DSR 1800P Select a line to insert the VITC in 9 LINE 9 line to 22 LINE 22 line Select any line from 9 to 22 Factory default setting 19 LINE 19 line VITC POS SEL 2 VITC pos 2 Select a line to insert the VITC in Note You can insert the VITC signal in two places To insert it in two places set both this item and also VITC POS SEL 1 For DSR 1800 12 LINE 12 l...

Page 68: ...eo Attach a sync signal with the same timing as the input signal INT VIDEO SG Video SG Select the test signal to be output from the internal test signal generator When SG is selected using the VIDEO IN button the internal test signal generator outputs the selected test signal This signal can be recorded 75 COLOR BARS 75 bars 75 color bar signal BLACK BURST BB Black burst signal STD NON STD STD N S...

Page 69: ...d component video signals U V COMPOSITE Cmpst Select this setting when observing the composite video output level using a composite vectorscope PB PR COMPONENT Cmpnt Select this setting when observing the component video output level using a component vectorscope ADJ RANGE Adj range Select the variable range of the VIDEO and CHROMA gains 3 to 3 dB 3 3 3 dB to 3 dB WIDE wide to 3 dB VIDEO GAIN V ga...

Page 70: ...whether to enable or disable the AUDIO INPUT LEVEL control knobs on the front panel VARIABLE Variable Enable PRESET Preset Disable AUDIO CONTROL Audio Settings related to audio control Description of settings AUDIO INPUT SOURCE ARRANGE in1 in2 in3 in4 ch1 on ch2 on on ch3 on ch4 on ON OFF SET KEY TO MENU MENU KEY 1 2 3 4 1 Input audio channel 1 in1 is recorded on audio channel 1 ch1 on tape 2 Inpu...

Page 71: ...IO SG Audio SG Select the operation of the internal audio test signal generator SILENCE silence Silent signal 1kHz SINE 1kHz 1 kHz 20 dB FS sine wave signal When you select SG as the audio input in the INPUT SELECT section on the front panel the audio test signal generated by the internal audio test signal generator is input OUTPUT CH3 4 OUT ch3 4 Select the signals to be output from the AUDIO OUT...

Page 72: ...operations Description of settings RECALL BANK1 Recall 1 Recall menu settings from menu bank 1 1 Select the bank you want to recall then press the k button Message RECALL OK appears 2 To recall press the SET YES button To quit recalling press the RESET NO button RECALL BANK2 Recall 2 Recall menu settings from menu bank 2 RECALL BANK3 Recall 3 Recall menu settings from menu bank 3 RECALL BANK4 Reca...

Page 73: ... all of the VCRs 1 to n MENU GRADE Menu grade Selection of menu items to be displayed Description of settings Determine whether to display basic items only or both basic and enhanced items on the monitor screen and in the time counter display when using the menu BASIC Basic Display basic items only ENHANCED Enhanced Display both basic and enhanced items VIDEO IN AUDIO IN TIME CODE IN TIME CODE OUT...

Page 74: ...me time code is recorded on all of the VCRs 1 to n VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT TIME CODE OUT VIDEO OUT AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT TIME CODE IN TIME CODE OUT VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT TIME CODE IN TIME CODE OUT VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT TIME CODE IN TIME CODE OUT Composite video signal S video signal Analog component signal SDI video and audio signal Audio signal Time code signal O...

Page 75: ...time code A V TC CM A V TC CM Dub the audio video time code and cassette memory contents Note When A V is selected the time code recorded follows the setting of the TIME CODE menu items see page 66 in the setup menu i LINK DUBBING i LINK DUB Selection of data for i LINK dubbing Settings For dubbing through the i LINK interface select data that the dubbing applies to A V A V Dub the audio and video...

Page 76: ... control buttons Functions MENU button Opens the menu and launches menu control mode Closes the menu and exits menu control mode J and j buttons These buttons move the highlighted cursor up and down within the current level to select an item or setting Hold down one of these buttons to make the highlighted cursor move continuously K and k buttons Press the k button to go down one level Press the K...

Page 77: ...PERATION MENU GRADE BASIC Monitor screen Time counter display Level 1 menu display Display SETUP MENU OPERATIONAL FUNCTION DISPLAY CONTROL TIME CODE SETUP BANK OPERATION MENU GRADE BASIC Time counter display Monitor screen Example Display when DISPLAY CONTROL is selected Chara disp SETUP MENU DISPLAY CONTROL CHARA DISPLAY CHARA POSITION CHARA TYPE CHARA VSIZE DISPLAY INFO SUB STATUS MENU DISPLAY P...

Page 78: ...ced items in the menu level 1 appear Changing the Settings of Enhanced Items To change the settings of enhanced items first carry out the procedure in the previous section Displaying Enhanced Items then proceed as follows 1 Press the MENU button on the menu control panel The menu selection level display appears on the monitor 2 With SETUP MENU selected press the k button This displays all basic an...

Page 79: ...e example if the setting has been changed it will be 100 or 50 press the RESET NO button The setting returns to its factory default setting of 75 To return all settings to their factory default settings Use the following procedure 1 Press the MENU button on the menu control panel to display the menu selection 2 Press the k button to display level 1 of the setup menu 3 Press the RESET NO button A m...

Page 80: ... REGEN T U IRTU The internal time code generator is in synchronization with the playback time code LTC read from tape EXT LTC T U ELTU The internal time code generator is in synchronization with the external time code LTC input to the unit and is generating the same time code value and user bit value as those of the external time code regeneration EXT VITC T U EVTU The internal time code generator...

Page 81: ...234 Input audio channels 1 2 3 and 4 12 2 3 34 Input audio channels 3 and 4 are mixed and recorded on audio channel 4 on tape Input audio channel 3 is recorded on audio channel 3 on tape Input audio channel 2 is recorded on audio channel 2 on tape Input audio channels 1 and 2 are mixed and recorded on audio channel 1 on tape Example display T C R P L A Y 0 0 0 4 4 7 0 7 L O C K V V 1 2 4 T M I E X...

Page 82: ...82 Displaying Supplementary Status Information Chapter 4 Menu Settings ...

Page 83: ...dex pictures recorded on tape and ClipLink log data stored in cassette memory to be transferred to the ES 7 in an instant For a general description of ClipLink functions see the appendix ClipLink Guide page 110 The following figure shows a connection diagram for a non linear editing system in which this unit serves as the recorder For connections of the ES 7 and its peripheral devices such as the ...

Page 84: ...ecording on page 31 REF VIDEO IN SDTI QSDI OUT SDTI QSDI IN AUDIO MONITOR OUT VIDEO OUT 2 SUPER B B OUT 1 2 3 4 QSDI OUTPUT QSDI INPUT REMOTE RECORDER 1 1 1 2 1 3 DSR 1800 1800P recorder ES 7 EditStation Audio input Composite video input A 75 Ω coaxial cable not supplied B 9 pin remote control cable not supplied C Cable with RCA phono plugs not supplied Video monitor Button Setting REMOTE On lit ...

Page 85: ...referencevideosignalsynchronizedwiththevideosignal to the REF VIDEO IN connector RECORDER SDTI QSDI OUT AUDIO MONITOR OUT AUDIO MONITOR OUT VIDEO OUT 2 SUPER REMOTE SDTI QSDI IN VIDEO OUT 2 SUPER REMOTE REF VIDEO OUT REF VIDEO IN PLAYER 1 1 3 2 1 1 3 2 When you select assemble or insert editing mode on the editing control unit the two DSR 1800 1800P units recorder and player will automatically ent...

Page 86: ... 1800P unit player 1 is a DSR 1600 1600P unit and player 2 is an analog Betacam UVW 1600 1600P Videocassette Player unit To create a final tape a tape that contains a completely packaged program in Betacam format use a Betacam VCR such as the UVW 1800 1800P as the recorder The purpose of the following figure is to clearly indicate the flow of signals among the component devices in this system The ...

Page 87: ...between the MXP 290 Audio Mixer s output and the audio input to the DSR 1800 1800P recorder Main video monitor Source video monitor Video signal generator Sony Tektronix TSG 130 etc DSR 1800 1800P recorder MXP 290Audio Mixer PVE 500 etc editing control unit Control signal DFS 500 500P DME Switcher DSR 1600 1600P player 1 UVW 1600 1600P player 2 Video signal Audio signal Reference video signal DPS ...

Page 88: ...signal For details of reference video signals see About reference video signals on page 85 L R L R MONITOR OUT 1 MONITOR OUT 2 Speaker left channel Audio amplifier MXP 290 Audio Mixer Cables with RCA phono plugs Speaker right channel REF VIDEO IN REF VIDEO IN REF VIDEO IN REF VIDEO IN 1 2 3 4 BLACK BURST OUT DFS 500 500P DME Switcher DSR 1800 1800P recorder UVW 1600 1600P player 2 PVE 500 Editing ...

Page 89: ...YER 2 MIXER PLAYER 1 RECORDER REMOTE REMOTE REMOTE EDITOR DSR 1800 1800P recorder 9 pin remote control cable a DSR 1600 1600P player 1 Mixer control mode selection switch PARALLEL 9 pin remote control cable a UVW 1600 1600P player 2 PVE 500 Editing Control Unit DFS 500 500P DME Switcher 9 pin remote control cable a 9 pin 15 pin mixer control cable not supplied a For the 9 pin remote control cable ...

Page 90: ...ONENT 2 VIDEO INPUTS COMPONENT 1 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y R Y B Y COMPONENT VIDEO IN Y R Y B Y PGM OUT COMPONENT 1 AUDIO IN CH 1 CH 2 LINE OUT 2 LINE OUT 1 1 2 3 4 MIC LINE IN AUDIO OUT CH 1 CH 2 COMPONENT 1 OUTPUT AUDIO OUTPUT CH 1 CH 2 CH 2 OUT CH 1 OUT CH 2 IN CH 1 IN 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 DFS 500 500P DME Switcher C Cable with XLR connectors not supplied MXP 290 Audio Mixer DSR 1800 1800P recorde...

Page 91: ...0 PAL model or FXE 100P 120P Set the VCR constants as follows RM 450 RM 450CE Set the DIP switches as follows Left switches Right switches RM 450 Right switches RM 450CE BVE 800 Set the DIP switches as follows SW2 SW3 NTSC model SW3 PAL model VIDEO OUT 2 SUPER AUDIO MONITOR OUT 2 1 75 Ω termination switch ON or attach a 75 Ω terminator Input switches Set according to the type of input signals Vide...

Page 92: ...e DSR 1800 1800P recorder and DSR 1600 1600P player AUDIO MONITOR OUT VIDEO OUT 2 SUPER REMOTE REMOTE SDTI QSDI OUT SDTI QSDI IN 1 1 3 2 DSR 1800 1800P recorder Audio input Composite video input C Cable with RCA phono plugs not supplied B 9 pin remote control cable not supplied A 75 Ω coaxial cable not supplied Video monitor DSR 1600 1600P player Model Switch button Setting DSR 1800 1800P recorder...

Page 93: ...r Recording on page 31 VIDEO OUT 2 SUPER REF VIDEO IN AUDIO MONITOR OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y R Y B Y COMPONENT VIDEO IN Y R Y B Y a REF VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT CH 1 CH 2 AUDIO IN CH 1 CH 2 2 2 3 3 2 1 Video monitor Composite video input Audio input DSR 1600 1600P player DSR 1800 1800P recorder B 75 Ω coaxial cable not supplied C Cable with XLR connectors not supplied A Cable with RCA phono plugs not ...

Page 94: ...uring the editing system use a vectorscope to adjust the sync and subcarrier phases of the recorder and players Subcarrier phase adjustment is necessary when using composite signals and Y C signals b Ensure that the 75 Ω coaxial cables A and B not supplied are of the same length DSR 1600 1600P player 1 UVW 1600 1600P player 2 Switcher DFS 500 500P a 75 Ω coaxial cable B b PVE 500 Editing Control U...

Page 95: ...lays the sync and subcarrier phases composite signals only of the signal from player 1 7 On player 1 adjust the SYNCPHASEand SCPHASE controls on the menu control panel using a Phillips screwdriver so that the output from player 1 on channel A is in correct phase alignment with the black burst signal on channel B Note Whencomponent signals areusedthe subcarrierphase indicator does not appear 8 Outp...

Page 96: ...96 Adjusting the Sync and Subcarrier Phases Chapter 5 Connections and Settings ...

Page 97: ... use Regular Checks Digital hours meter The digital hours meter keeps cumulative counts of the total operating time the head drum rotation time the tape transport operating time and the number of threading unthreading operations These counts can be displayed on the monitor screen and in the time counter display of this unit Use them as guidelines for scheduling maintenance In general consult your ...

Page 98: ...he menu control panel to change the item displayed Initially only the trip value appears Hold down the k button to display also the cumulative total from manufacture which will appear to the right of the trip value and the slash The following illustrates the digital hours meter indications in the time counter display in all four display modes The right hand indication for each display mode is the ...

Page 99: ...ssette to clean the video and audio heads You can run the cleaning cassette for 10 seconds per cleaningoperation Followthe instructions for the cleaning cassette as inappropriate use of the cleaning cassette can damage the heads To clean the heads Insert the cleaning cassette This automatically starts cleaning You cannot operate any tape transport control buttons other than the EJECT button during...

Page 100: ...urn on the REMOTE button again When your current purpose is recording you can use the tape currently loaded in the unit The recording format of the currently loaded tape is DV or DVCPRO a Replace the tape with one recorded in the DVCAM format Time data problems Symptom Cause Remedy Cannot freely set the initial time data value The TC MODE menu item is set to EXT REGEN a Change the setting of the T...

Page 101: ...The image on the monitor screen is too dark In a video signal loop through connection of video monitors 75 Ω termination switches for video input on monitors other than the loop end monitor are in the ON position Set the 75 Ω termination switches to OFF on all monitors other than the loop end monitor The image is too dark when recording a composite video signal Audio problem Symptom Cause Remedy T...

Page 102: ...output alarm messages such as the one shown below to the monitor screen and the time counter display If such an alarm message appears a connection or operation error may have been made or condensation on heads may have occurred Follow the direction indicated on the monitor screen Note To display alarm messages on the monitor screen it is necessary for the monitor to be connected to the VIDEO OUT 2...

Page 103: ...le Use a tape without cassette adaptor Adaptor Counter mode is selected Use the COUNTER SEL button to light the TC or U BIT time data type indicator in the display section CNT mode Input selection cannot be changed in REC recording mode REC mode Input signal does not conform to DVCAM DV format Unknown Sig Input signal is 625 50 For DSR 1800 625 50 sig For DSR 1800 Input signal is 525 60 For DSR 18...

Page 104: ...R 1800 625 50 Tape For DSR 1800 Use a tape recorded in 625 50 format For DSR 1800P 525 60 Tape For DSR 1800P Tape not recordable Use a DVCAM DV ME tape REC INHI Tape not usable Use a DVCAM DV DVCPRO 25M tape ILL Tape TC EXTERNAL is selected Set the TC MODE menu item see page 66 to INT PRESET TC EXT TCG REGEN mode is selected Set the TC MODE menu item see page 66 to INT PRESET REGEN mode TCG RUN mo...

Page 105: ...adio waves Operate the unit in a horizontal position This unit is designed to be operated in a horizontal position Do not operate it on its side or tilted through an excessive angle exceeding 20º Avoid violent impacts Dropping the unit or otherwise imparting a violent shock to it is likely to cause it to malfunction Do not obstruct ventilation openings To prevent the unit from overheating do not o...

Page 106: ...s 13 kg 28 lb 10 oz Dimensions w h d excluding projections 427 174 400 mm 167 8 67 8 153 4 inches Tape transport control system Tape speed DSR 1800 28 193 mm s DSR 1800P 28 221 mm s Recording playback time Using PDV 184ME standard size cassette Maximum 184 minutes Using PDVM 40ME mini size cassette Maximum 40 minutes Fast forward rewind time Using PDV 184ME standard size cassette Less than 3 minut...

Page 107: ...an 90 dB Distortion THD N Less than 0 05 48 kHz Input connectors Digital signal inputs SDTI QSDI IN withoptionalDSBK 1802SDTI QSDI Input Output Board installed BNC type SDTI QSDI format 270 Mbps SDI IN with optional DSBK 1801 SDI AES EBU Input Output Board installed BNC type 2 active through Serial Digital Interface format 270 Mbps SMPTE 259M CCIR656 III i DV IN OUT with optional DSBK 1803 i LINK ...

Page 108: ...jack 11 dBu 1 dBu 47 kΩ unbalanced Selectable on DSR 1800P only Digital audio outputs DIGITAL AUDIO AES EBU OUT with optional DSBK 1801 SDI AES EBU Input Output Board installed BNC type 2 complying with AES 3id 1995 Output for headphones HEADPHONES Stereo phone jack to 13 dBu 8 Ω unbalanced Time code output TIME CODE OUT BNC type SMPTE time code DSR 1800 EBU time code DSR 1800P 2 2 Vp p 3 dB 600 Ω...

Page 109: ... DXC D35 D35P Color Video Camera DSR 1 1P 300A Digital Videocassette Recorder DSR 85 85P 2000 2000P Digital Videocassette Recorder DSR 1600 1600P Digital Videocassette Player DSR 370 370P 570WS 570WSP 130 130P 250 250P PD100A PD100AP PD150 PD150P Digital Camcorder DSRM 10 Remote Control Unit TBC remote control unit UVR 60 60P BVR 50 50P Design and specifications are subject to change without notic...

Page 110: ... as a time saving tool for rough editing Each index picture is a compressed image taken from the start of each scene which is recorded onto the tape as a still picture When editing begin by transferring only the index pictures and the ClipLink log data to the EditStation s hard disk You can also transfer OK scenes only NG scenes are skipped Next begin rough editing by viewing the index pictures on...

Page 111: ...Player ClipLink log data transfer Index pictures Video output SDTI b RS 422A interface ES 7 EditStation non linear editing system Editing DSR 85 c 1800 1600 a or DSR 85P c 1800P 1600P a Digital Videocassette Recorder Player Actual AV data SDTI input output b ES 7 EditStation non linear editing system a The DSR 1600 1600P is a videocassette player b To transfer SDTI signals between the DSR 1800 180...

Page 112: ...Tape 1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 2 6 10 14 18 22 26 30 3 7 11 15 19 23 27 31 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 0 90 180 270 360 450 540 630 60 120 180 240 300 360 420 NTSC 72 144 216 288 360 432 504 PAL Index picture 720 dots 480 lines NTSC or 576 lines PAL ClipLink log data Description Reel number cassette number Data maximum length 8 digits consisting of alphanumeric characters and or symbols This is left blank at...

Page 113: ... press the camera s TAKE button Mark IN and Mark OUT point time codes are recorded alternately Cue point time codes This type of data is especially useful when shooting scenes that may contain unexpected events such as when shooting for sports coverage or documentaries Set the camera to CUE mode before you start shooting While shooting each time you press the camera s TAKE button the current time ...

Page 114: ...int time codes When in MARK mode up to 198 pairs of Mark IN and Mark OUT points can be recorded if using a cassette with 16 Kbits of cassette memory When in CUEmode up to 396 time code points including all cue point time codes and all Mark Rec IN and Mark Rec OUT point time codes can be recorded if using a cassette with 16 Kbits of cassette memory 12 23 15 10 12 34 20 20 12 39 24 23 12 23 16 12 34...

Page 115: ...dio signals recorded on video tape See also Non linear editing Loading Whenbeing loaded thetape is pulled out of the cassette case and threaded along the specified tape path and wrapped round the drum to be ready for recording or playback Generally this is done automatically when you place the cassette at the cassette entrance of the VCR Also called threading Loop through connection A connection w...

Page 116: ...ation and its phase represents hue Superimpose To put a set of characters onto a picture so that both can be seen at the same time S video A signal format in which Y luminance and C chrominance signals are separated to reduce interference between them so that noiseless images are reproduced Sync signal A reference signal consisting of vertical and horizontal sync signals used for synchronizing the...

Page 117: ...ontrol signal connections 89 COUNTER 49 COUNTER SEL button 16 Cue point 113 Cut editing system 85 D DIGITAL AUDIO AES EBU IN connectors 24 DIGITAL AUDIO AES EBU OUT connectors 24 Digital dubbing 56 Digital hours meter 11 97 display modes 97 indications in the time counter display 98 indications on the monitor 98 Digital jog sound function 11 Digital signal input output section 23 Digital slow moti...

Page 118: ...K button 16 Search 10 19 54 55 via external equipment 54 SEARCH button 19 Search control section 19 Search dial 19 SERVO indicator 19 SET YES button 16 Setup menu 62 AUDIO CONTROL 69 DIGITAL PROCESS 72 DISPLAY CONTROL 65 MENU GRADE 73 OPERATIONAL FUNCTION 62 SETUP BANK OPERATION 72 TAPE PROTECTION 68 TIME CODE 66 VIDEO CONTROL 68 SHUTTLE indicator 19 Shuttle mode 20 55 SIRCS 10 Slow motion playbac...

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