Sony DVCAM DSR-25, Service Manual

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Settings for Playback
Preparation on the player (this unit)
Note
Various text data are superimposed on the analog
video output. If you want to record video signals
without text data, carry out the following operations.
• Set the CHARACTER DISPLAY switch on the front
panel to OFF.
• Set TITLE DISP and LABEL DISP on the CM SET
menu to OFF.
• Depending on the displayed items, press the DATA
CODE or SEARCH SELECT button on the Remote
Commander to clear the text data on the monitor
screen.
For details on text data, see “Displaying Various Data” on
page 23 (GB).
For details on the CM SET menu, see “CM SET menu” on
page 58 (GB).
1
Power on the video monitor, then set the monitor’s
input switch according to the signals input.
2
Set up the recorder.
For details, refer to the instruction manual of the
recorder.
3
Turn this unit on.
Playback Procedures
This section describes the procedures used to play
back a tape and send signals to another VCR. For
details on the procedures required when using a
computer as a recorder, refer to the instruction manual
of your computer or the user’s manuals of the software
installed on it.
1
After checking the tape for slack and confirming
that the
q indicator is off, hold the cassette so
that the tape window is facing upward, then insert
it into this unit.
The cassette is automatically loaded into the unit.
For details on checking the tape for slack, see “Notes
on Video Cassettes” on page 26 (GB).
For details on inserting a cassette, see “To insert a
cassette” on page 27 (GB).
Note
Do not insert the cassette forcibly. The unit may be
damaged.
2
Press the PLAY button on this unit.
This unit starts playback.
To stop playback
Press the STOP button on this unit.
To pause playback
Press the PAUSE button on this unit.
Notes
• When this unit plays back a part of the tape where the
recording format has been changed between the
DVCAM format and the DV format, the picture and
sound may be distorted.
• The unit can play back only tapes recorded in the
DVCAM format or in the SP mode of the DV format.
• When this unit plays back a part of the tape where the
recorded color system has been changed between
PAL and NTSC, the picture and sound will be
distorted.
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To video equipment without a DV jack
You can connect this unit to video equipment without
a DV jack. Use this unit as follows.
: Signal flow
Monitor
Audio cable (Phono jack) (not supplied)
Audio input
DSR-25 (player)
(rear panel)
Recorder
75 Ω coaxial cable (not supplied)
S-video input
S-video cable (not supplied)
Video input
Monitor
Connect either an S-video cable or 75 Ω coaxial cable
as a video cable.
Note
If you connect the input connectors of this unit to the
output connectors of a recorder or that of a monitor, a
humming noise may be generated or the image may be
distorted. If these phenomena occur, perform one of
the following:
• Set EE/PB SEL on the DISPLAY SET menu to PB.
• Set the INPUT SELECT selector to a position where
a signal is not currently being input.
• Disconnect the cables.
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Playback Functions
Displaying information (data codes)
recorded on a tape
If you record on a tape using a Sony digital camcorder
(DSR-200/200P, 200A/200AP, PD100/PD100P,
PD100A/PD100AP, PD150/PD150P, 250/250P, etc.),
data codes can be recorded on the tape.
The data codes consist of recording date/time and
camera data (the shutter speed, SteadyShot, iris, white
balance, program AE mode, gain, date and time).
You can check these data items during playback on
this unit.
First, set the DISPLAY SELECT selector to DATA. If
the selector is set to other than DATA, the data codes
are not displayed.
Press the DATA CODE button on the Remote
Commander during playback.
Each time you press the DATA CODE button, the
display changes in sequence as follows:
no data code
t recording date/time t camera data
t no data code .....
Also, using DATA CODE on the DISPLAY SET
menu, you can select a data item to be displayed.
For details on the DISPLAY SET menu, see “DISPLAY SET
menu” on page 62 (GB).
2000 12 25
19 : 20 : 30
MANUAL
10000 ATW
F 1.6 0 dB
Notes
• If the data codes were not recorded, “- - -” appears
instead.
• This unit cannot record camera data. Camera data
items show the settings of a tape recorded by a digital
camcorder (DSR-200/200P, 200A/200AP, PD100/
PD100P, PD100A/PD100AP, PD150/PD150P, 250/
250P, etc.).
• Some of the camera data items displayed by this unit
are different from those shown on the digital
camcorder.
No indicator
Recording
date/time
Camera
data
Date
Time
Shutter speed
SteadyShot
Program AE
White balance
Gain
Iris
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Playing at various speeds
You can enjoy playback functions using the Remote
Commander.
To change playback direction
Press the FRAME c / C buttons during normal
playback or when playing at various speeds.
To play back in the forward direction, press the
C
button; in the backward direction, press the c
button.
To hear the sound while playing at various
speeds
If you want to hear the sound when playing at various
speeds, set JOG AUDIO on the AUDIO SET menu to
ON.
For details on the AUDIO SET menu, see “AUDIO SET
menu” on page 64 (GB).
Notes
• When the command mode of a Sony device / remote
commander is set to VTR4;
– if you press the
× 1/3 button on the supplied Remote
Commander while pointing it toward a Sony device
other than this unit, the playback speed may turn to
1/5 of normal speed.
– if you press the × 1/5 button on a remote
commander while pointing it toward this unit, the
playback speed will turn to 1/3 of normal speed.
• If the unit keeps playing at 1/10 of normal speed in
forward or reverse for more than one minute, the unit
will begin to play back forward at normal speed.
Playback options Operation
Play at 1/10 of
normal speed Press
×
1/10 button during playback.
Play at 1/3 of
normal speed Press × 1/3 button during playback.
Play at normal
speed Press × 1 button during playback.
Play at twice the
normal speed Press × 2 button during playback.
Play frame by
frame Press FRAME c / C buttons
during pause.
If you keep pressing one of these
buttons, playback continues, frame by
frame.
• Even if you set JOG AUDIO on the AUDIO SET
menu to ON, sound may not be output or may be
interrupted depending on differences in the recording
formats (DVCAM/DV) or the condition of the tape.
• Sounds played back at various speeds may be
difficult to hear or understand. However, this function
is convenient whether or not sounds have been recorded.
Searching using the search function
There are four kinds of search available on this unit:
– Searching for the beginnings of recordings: Index
search
– Searching for the boundaries of recorded tape by
title: Title search*
– Searching for a point on the tape where the recorded
date changes: Date search
– Searching for scenes recorded in the photo mode
with a digital camcorder: Photo search
* A function available only on a cassette with cassette
memory
To search for scenes, use the supplied Remote
Commander or the Remote Control Unit (DSRM-20,
not supplied).
To search with the cassette memory
If you set CM SEARCH on the CM SET menu to ON
and the cassette has cassette memory, the scenes are
listed in the chronological order in which they were
made. You can search using this chronological list.
If the cassette does not have cassette memory, you
cannot search for scenes in chronological order.
For details on the CM SET menu, see “CM SET menu” on
page 58 (GB).
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Press the SEARCH SELECT button on the Remote
Commander or the SEARCH MODE button on the
Remote Control Unit (DSRM-20, not supplied) to
select the search type: INDEX, TITLE, DATE or
PHOTO SEARCH.
A chronological list appears on the monitor screen.
I NDEX SEARCH
CH
1 0 0 / 2 / 2 8 1 : 0 0 LINE
2 0 0 / 3 / 7 1 2 : 5 9 LINE
3 0 0 / 3 / 1 1 3 : 0 5 LINE
4 0 0 / 5 / 5 1 9 : 0 0 LINE
5 0 0 / 7 / 3 1 0 : 1 5 LINE
6 0 0 / 1 0 / 2 8 1 2 : 2 0 LINE
v
q
When selecting INDEX SEARCH
Fast forward the
tape while
monitoring pictures Press the button during normal
playback or when playing at various
speeds.
Rewind the tape
while monitoring
pictures Press the button during normal
playback or when playing at various
speeds.
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