Sony DVCAM DSR-25, Service Manual

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1 Monitor display section
1 LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) monitor
Displays the playback or EE 1) pictures. Also,
superimposed time data, status information, menus,
audio level meters, etc. are displayed.
Notes
• The data items superimposed on the LCD monitor are
the same as items superimposed on a monitor
connected to the S VIDEO or VIDEO connectors in
OUTPUT.
You cannot make two monitors display different data
items individually.
• The backlight used in the built-in LCD monitor
deteriorates with prolonged use. If the brightness of
the LCD monitor cannot be adjusted, consult your
Sony dealer.
For details on the maintenance of the LCD monitor, see
page 74 (GB).
2 CHARACTER DISPLAY (LCD) (data items
superimposed on the LCD monitor) selector
Use to superimpose data items on the LCD monitor.
OFF: No data items are superimposed except the
tape label, title, data codes (camera data, and date/
time recorded by a camera).
ON: Data items are superimposed.
ON (BLACK BACK): Data items are displayed on a
black background.
Notes
• To choose whether or not the tape label, title, or data
codes are displayed, use the menu items. Also, you
can select the data code items to be displayed by
pressing the DATA CODE button on the Remote
Commander.
• To adjust the menu items, set the LCD monitor or a
monitor connected to the S VIDEO or VIDEO
connectors in OUTPUT to display the menu. When
neither of the monitors is set, you cannot adjust the
menu items.
3 DISPLAY SELECT selector
Selects the data items displayed on the LCD monitor
or a monitor connected to the S VIDEO or VIDEO
connectors in OUTPUT.
MENU: displays the menu.
DATA: displays time code, remaining tape time, type
of input signal selected, audio mode, presence or
absence of cassette memory, tape label, title, etc.
AUDIO: displays audio levels.
1 LCD monitor
2 CHARACTER DISPLAY
(LCD) selector
3 DISPLAY SELECT selector
4 EXEC button
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1) “EE” stands for “Electric to Electric.” In EE mode, the
video and audio signals that are input to the VCR’s
recording circuitry do not pass through any magnetic
conversion circuits but instead are output via electric
circuits only. This mode is used to check the input
signals and adjust input levels. The pictures output in EE
mode are referred to as EE pictures.
5 J / j buttons
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OFF: Auto Repeat or timer recording is released.
REC: Recording begins the moment the power is
connected to the unit.
Note
This selector setting has a higher priority than the KEY
INH switch
2 setting.
5 AUDIO OUTPUT SELECT selector
When the audio mode is set to 32 kHz (4-channel), use
this selector to select the audio channel to be output
via the AUDIO jacks in OUTPUT as well as the
PHONES jack
7 .
CH-1/2: channels 1/2 only
MIX: channels 1/2 and channels 3/4
CH-3/4: channels 3/4 only
Notes
• During audio dubbing, if you want to listen to the
sound recorded on the tape, set this selector to CH-1/
2; if you want to listen to the sound being dubbed, set
the selector to CH-3/4. (Only channels 3 and 4 can be
used to dub.)
To check the sound to be dubbed before dubbing, set
this selector to CH-3/4, then press the DUB button
while the unit is in the stop mode. Then you can
listen to the sound of the channels used to dub
(channels 3 and 4).
• When the audio mode is 48 kHz (2-channel), this
selector is disabled. Sounds are output via the
AUDIO jacks in OUTPUT and the PHONES jack
7 .
• When this selector is set to MIX, the sound of the
mixed level of the pair of channel 1 and 3 and that of
channels 2 and 4 is output. The signal level of each
channel drops to 50 % (–6 dB).
6 PHONE LEVEL control knob
Controls the volume of the headphones connected to
the PHONES jack
7 .
7 PHONES jack
Connect stereo headphones for monitoring sounds
during recording or playback. The audio signal you
want to monitor can be selected with the AUDIO
OUTPUT SELECT selector
5 .
8 RESET button
Press this button to initialize the time set on the
internal clock and the time code of the FREE RUN
setting. Use the tip of a ball-point pen or similar tool to
press this button. (The menu item settings are
maintained.)
9 CHARACTER DISPLAY (data items
superimposed on an external monitor) switch
Set this switch to ON to superimpose data items on the
analog video output. Even if you set it to OFF, the tape
label, title and data codes (camera data and date/time
recorded by a camera) are superimposed.
Note
To choose whether or not the tape label, title, or data
codes are displayed, use the menu items. Also, you can
select the data code items to be displayed by pressing
the DATA CODE button on the Remote Commander.
0 INPUT SELECT selector
You can select DV, S VIDEO, or VIDEO to input
signals.
The type of signal selected is displayed on the Data
screen on the LCD monitor on the front panel.
Notes
• When you input signals to the DV jack, the following
settings are disabled:
– Setting of the audio input level (–10/–2/+4)
– Audio recording level
– Audio recording level adjustment mode (FIX/VAR)
– Audio mode (32 kHz/48 kHz)
– Color bars (Cannot be displayed)
• If you change this selector, the screen may
momentarily become bright or noise may appear.
This noise will be recorded.
• Do not change this selector setting during recording.
Otherwise, the recorded image will be distorted or the
signal output from the DV jack will be interrupted.
Also, the unit may mistakenly recognize that a
copyright protected signal has been input.
qa EJECT (OPEN/CLOSE) (open/close the cassette
compartment) button
Press this button to open or close the cassette
compartment. If you press this button while a cassette
is inside the unit, the compartment opens and the
cassette is ejected.
After removing the cassette, press this button again to
close the compartment.
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Notes
• You can use the Remote Control Unit (DSRM-20, not
supplied) or the supplied Remote Commander to
search for a scene using search signals on the tape. In
this case, you can search for the scene regardless of
this selector setting.
To display the “–/+” which indicates the direction to
search, set this selector to DATA.
• If you change the selector setting during a search with
the cassette memory, the search aborts.
4 EXEC (execute) button
Press this button to change the setting on the menu
items.
For details on the menu, see “Operating the Menus” on
page 54 (GB).
5
J
/
j
buttons
When the DISPLAY SELECT selector
3
is set to
MENU, you can select a menu item by pressing these
buttons.
For details on the menu, see “Operating the Menus” on
page 54 (GB).
When the DISPLAY SELECT selector 3 is set to
DATA, you can adjust the brightness of the LCD
monitor by pressing these buttons. During the
adjustment, the brightness level is displayed as
illustrated below. It disappears one second after you
have adjusted the brightness.
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2 Tape transport control section
1 STOP button
Press this button to stop the current tape transport
operation.
2 REW (rewind) button/indicator
When you press this button, the indicator lights and the
tape starts rewinding. During rewind, the picture does
not appear on the monitor (you can see the picture as it
is seen in the EE mode).
To locate a scene while monitoring the picture, hold
this button down during rewind, playback or in the
playback pause mode.
If you press the PLAY button while holding this button
down during stop, the tape is rewound to its beginning
and starts playback automatically (during rewind, the
REW indicator lights and the PLAY indicator flashes).
You can change the tape transport mode in FF/REW
SPD on the VTR SET menu.
For details on the VTR SET menu, see “VTR SET menu” on
page 65 (GB).
Notes
• If you set EE/PB SEL on the DISPLAY SET menu to
PB, the EE pictures or EE sounds are not output
while the tape rewinds.
• If you set FF/REW SPD on the VTR SET menu to
SHUTTLEMAX, you can display the picture while
the tape rewinds.
For details on the tape transport speed of the
SHUTTLEMAX setting, see “FF/REW SPD” in the “VTR
SET menu” on page 65 (GB).
3 PLAY button/indicator
When you press this button, the indicator lights and
playback begins.
Notes
• If the unit is playing a part of the tape where the
format has been changed between the DVCAM
format and the DV format, or where the color system
of the recorded signals has been changed between
PAL and NTSC, the picture and sound are distorted.
• The unit can play back only tapes recorded in the
DVCAM format or in the SP mode of the DV format.
4 FF (fast forward) button/indicator
When you press this button, the indicator lights and the
tape is fast forwarded. During fast forward, the picture
does not appear on the monitor (you can see the
picture as it is seen in the EE mode).
To locate a scene while monitoring the picture, hold
this button down during fast forward, playback or in
the playback pause mode.
You can change the tape transport mode in FF/REW
SPD on the VTR SET menu.
For details on the VTR SET menu, see “VTR SET menu” on
page 65 (GB).
Notes
• If you set EE/PB SEL on the DISPLAY SET menu to
PB, the EE pictures or EE sounds are not output
while the tape is fast-forwarded.
7 AUDIO DUB button/indicator
8
DUP button/indicator
6 REC button/indicator
5
PAUSE button/indicator
4 FF button/indicator
3 PLAY button/indicator
2 REW button/indicator
1 STOP button
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