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Table of Contents

Overview ................................................................. 4

Features of This Unit .......................................... 4
Supported Camcorders ....................................... 4
Using the CD-ROM Manual .............................. 5

Getting the Best Performance from the DSR-DU1

.................................................................................. 6

Places to Avoid ................................................... 6
Operation ............................................................ 6
Care of the Unit .................................................. 6

Names and Functions of Parts .............................. 7

DSR-DU1 Video Disk Unit (in Supplied Case)

........................................................................... 7

DSR-DU1 Video Disk Unit (Removed From

Supplied Case) ............................................... 10

CA-DU1 Camera Adaptor (option) .................. 11

Example System Configurations ........................ 12

Connecting to a Camcorder With an i.LINK Cable

......................................................................... 12

Connecting to a Camcorder Through the CA-DU1

Camera Adaptor ............................................. 13

Use As a Source Feeder Supporting the SBP2

Protocol .......................................................... 14

Use As a Source Feeder for a Nonlinear Editing

System ............................................................ 14

Inserting and Replacing the Lithium Battery ... 15
Operation ............................................................. 16

Preparing the Power Supply ............................. 16
Menu Settings ................................................... 17
Coupled Recording on the Camcorder Tape and

Hard Disk ....................................................... 17

Recording the Image From the Camcorder to Hard

Disk ................................................................ 18

Reviewing Content Immediately After Recording

– a Recording Review Operation ................... 19

Keeping a Recording of the Last Few Seconds of

Material Before Pressing the Recording Button
– Cache Recording ........................................ 20

Time-Lapse Recording (or Interval Recording) 20
Playback ........................................................... 20
Setting Cue Points ............................................ 21
Deleting Recorded Material (Clips) ................. 21

Menus ................................................................... 22

Menu Organization and Content ...................... 22
Making Menu Settings ..................................... 23

LCD and Indicator Error Indications ............... 25
Specifications ........................................................ 26

DSR-DU1 Video Disk Unit .............................. 26
CA-DU1 Camera Adaptor (option) .................. 26

Getting the Best Performance From the Batter

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Summary of Contents for DSR-DU1

Page 1: ...DSR DU1 2002 Sony Corporation 3 620 597 11 1 Video Disk Unit Operating Instructions Before operating the unit please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference ...

Page 2: ...89 336 EEC issued by the Commission of the European Community Compliance with these directive implies conformity to the following European standards EN55103 1 Electromagnetic Interference Emission EN55103 2 Electromagnetic Susceptibility Immunity This product is intended for use in the following Electromagnetic Environment s E1 residential E2 commercial and light industrial E3 urban outdoors and E...

Page 3: ...or a Nonlinear Editing System 14 Inserting and Replacing the Lithium Battery 15 Operation 16 Preparing the Power Supply 16 Menu Settings 17 Coupled Recording on the Camcorder Tape and Hard Disk 17 Recording the Image From the Camcorder to Hard Disk 18 Reviewing Content Immediately After Recording a Recording Review Operation 19 Keeping a Recording of the Last Few Seconds of Material Before Pressin...

Page 4: ...tem The SBP2 protocol can be used for file transfer Convenient recording functions When DUPLICATE mode is set you can record the same content on the DSR DU1 and the connected camcorder To avoid losing important scenes the cache recording function keeps up to eight seconds of video in memory For monitoring purposes the interval recording function provides long term recording Supported Camcorders Th...

Page 5: ...he following URL http www microsoft com ie If Netscape Navigator is not installed it may be downloaded from the following 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 operation manual contained in the CD ROM disc do the following 1 Insert the CD...

Page 6: ...nrepairable Operation Do not operate where the unit would be exposed to a powerful electromagnetic radiation Recording and playback may not function correctly Do not operate close to a television or radio receiver There may be interference from the television or radio receiver Do not connect the AC adaptor charger or charger to an electronic voltage changer This may cause heat to be generated or l...

Page 7: ...ck and a maximum of 400 cue points can be set e START STOP button This starts or stops recording on this unit f Tally access indicator The color this lights indicates the state Red During recording Green During hard disk access Orange During cue point entry This also flashes to indicate a problem with the DSR DU1 see page 25 g LIGHT ON OFF button 3 REMOTE connector 4 CUE button 5 START STOP button...

Page 8: ...cording start point Holding down the button for at least two seconds moves forward 10 clips In this system the term clip is used to refer to the unit of recording from the start point to the end point p LCD monitor This shows the DSR DU1 status see next item or a menu see page 22 q Jog dial This is used to operate the menu displayed on the LCD monitor and change TC UB clip settings Turn the dial t...

Page 9: ...is UBR or UBG xx yy zz ww While the jog dial is pressed this shows the recording date Time from beginning of file When C is a file name hh mm ss While the jog dial is pressed this shows the recording length of the file When A is PC REMOTE H Remaining hard disk capacity DISK XXXmin Display area Type Indication Meaning I Remaining main battery capacity BATT xxxx Adequate battery capacity BATT xxx BA...

Page 10: ...e Inserting and Replacing the Lithium Battery page 15 Note This unit keeps data required to protect the hard disk data using the backup power supply Therefore when the backup battery capacity is low recording is not possible d Main battery box Fit the optional NP F960 F750 battery pack This acts as the main power supply for the DSR DU1 To remove the battery pack hold down the PUSH button on the si...

Page 11: ...g the i LINK cable 4 pin 6 pin supplied with the camera adaptor d i LINK cable 4 pin 6 pin Connect the 4 pin connector to the camera adaptor and the 6 pin connector to the camcorder e Cable holder Use this when connecting the camera adaptor and camcorder with an i LINK cable 1 DC IN connectorr 2 REMOTE connector 3 DV IN OUT connector Battery pack connection interface 4 i LINK cable Camcorder conne...

Page 12: ...upplied with the DSR DU1 connect together the DV IN OUT connectors of the DSR DU1 and the camcorder The L shaped end of the i LINK cable connects to the DSR DU1 3 Provide the power supply by any of the following methods Install a battery pack NP F960 F750 Connect an AC adaptor to the DSR DU1 DC IN connector DSR DU1 Video Disk Unit with Supplied Case DSR PD150 PD150P or DSR PD100A PD100AP Digital C...

Page 13: ...ctor to the DV IN OUT connector of the camera adaptor 4 Insert the DSR DU1 main unit in the camera adaptor 5 Provide the power supply to the camcorder and DSR DU1 by any of the following methods Install a battery pack BP L90A L60A L40A or BP M50 M100 Connect an AC adaptor to the camera adaptor DC IN connector Note Whe the DSR DU1 is connected do not use the DC IN connector of the camcorder This co...

Page 14: ...ce Feeder for a Nonlinear Editing System By connecting to a nonlinear editing system you can use the DSR DU1 as a standalone source feeder for video audio signals You can also carry out dubbing by connecting a VCR Notes When using the AV C protocol for nonlinear editing in menu page 1 set PC REM to DIS see page 22 When using the DSR DU1 as a source feeder in menu page 1 set MODE to STD and in menu...

Page 15: ...ithium battery has an average service life of about two years Inserting or replacing the lithium battery Notes Carefully read the instructions for inserting and replacing the lithium battery Lithium batteries can explode if misused Use only CR2032 Lithium Batteries Other types of lithium batteries may come loose when this camcorder is moved If you have difficulty finding CR2032 Lithium Batteries c...

Page 16: ... The L series InfoLithium battery are identified by a mark Note The DSR DU1 can be used with an InfoLithium battery but does not support the communications function for charging state Battery remaining time indication in the AC adaptor charger display panel This indication is provided by data communications between the AC adaptor and the InfoLithium battery Please note that the DSR DU1 does not ha...

Page 17: ... purchase the following menu settings are necessary SYSTEM 525 625 selection see page 23 DATE PRESET date and time setting see page 23 Check the other individual items and if required change their settings For details see page 22 Coupled Recording on the Camcorder Tape and Hard Disk To record on both the tape and hard disk while coupled to the camcorder start stop button use the following procedur...

Page 18: ...WSP set the camcorder menu item i LINK CTL to REC P or ALL For more details refer to the section of the camcorder operating instructions describing the settings in the advanced menu To couple the operation of the DSR DU1 to the camcorder set the VTR TRIGGER switch to INT ONLY If the camcorder is a model DSR 250 250P set the camcorder menu item EXT REC CTL to OFF For more details refer to the camco...

Page 19: ...S 570WSP set the camcorder menu item i LINK CTL to ALL For more details refer to the section of the camcorder operating instructions describing the settings in the advanced menu Set the DSR 370 370P 570WS 570WSP VTR TRIGGER switch to EXT ONLY or PARALLEL Use the following procedure Read this in conjunction with the operating instructions for the DSR 370 370P 570WS 570WSP 1 Power on the DSR DU1 2 M...

Page 20: ... button Interval recording starts During recording the indication appears Exiting the interval recording mode In menu page 1 set MODE to anything other than INT To carry out normal recording during interval recording Press the START STOP button You can carry out normal recording once only During normal recording the INT indication flashes once per second indicating that an interval recording start...

Page 21: ...scontinuity of image or sound or both at joints of clips i e at recording start points Setting Cue Points On the DSR DU1 information identifying the recording start and pause points is automatically recorded to the hard disk By pressing the CUE button during recording playback you can record any point on the hard disk in the form of cue point information With a nonlinear editing system that suppor...

Page 22: ...nchronized to the external timecode generator When MODE is set to DUP this is always EXT TC PRESET Switch to the screen for setting the timecode preset value Carry out the operation with the jog dial UB PRESET Switch to the screen for setting the user bit preset value Carry out the operation with the jog dial FRAME Does not appear when SYSTEM is set to 625 Set the drop frame mode DF Drop frame NDF...

Page 23: ...g on the DSR DU1 or while it is in stop mode 5 Turn the jog dial to select the desired setting and press to confirm When the MODE item is changed to DUP or INT A list appears showing the other items which will be changed Select OK or EXIT After changing from DUP or INT to STD a list appears of items which will be changed back to their settings before selecting DUP or INT Item Setting and values fa...

Page 24: ...llowing When you selected OK a message TURN OFF ON POWER appears Power off the DSR DU1 then power it on again 6 To make a setting on a different page reselect PAGE0x on the top row then repeat from step 3 7 To end the menu settings press the MENU button The setting is displayed here ...

Page 25: ...eded 750 Continues Other than during recording the hard disk is almost full Other than during recording the total number of clips created has exceeded 750 Continues DISK 4 flashes second During recording or when recording is paused the hard disk capacity is completely used up Stops Other than during recording or while recording is paused the hard disk is full Continues BATT 1 flash second During r...

Page 26: ...OM manual 1 Optional accessories CA DU1 Camera Adaptor AC V700A AC adaptor charger NP F960 F750 Battery Pack i LINK cables 4 6 pin IL4615A 1 5 m 5 feet IL4635A 3 5 m 11 feet i LINK cables 4 4 pin IL4415A 1 5 m 443N 3 5 m 11 feet CA DU1 Camera Adaptor option Power supply voltage 11 to 17 V DC Operating temperature 0 ºC to 40 ºC 32ºF to 104ºF Storage temperature 20 ºC to 60 ºC 4ºF to 140ºF Operating...

Page 27: ...ll correct the remaining capacity indication However if the battery is used for a long time at high temperature is left fully charged or has been very heavily used the indication may not be correctly restored In this case use the indication time as a rough guideline to estimate the remaining capacity Battery storage If the battery is not used for a long time to maintain its performance it should b...

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