SERVICE MANUAL
Ver 1.5 2006.03
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DSR-50
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DSR-50P
PORTABLE DIGITAL VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER
SPECIFICATIONS
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DSR-50/50P
R MECHANISM
System
Recording format DVCAM/DV (SP) format, rotating
2-head helical scan, digital
component recording
Video signal
DSR-50:
EIA STANDARD, NTSC color
system
DSR-50P:
CCIR STANDARD, PAL colour
system
Video
Quantification
8-bit
Standardization frequency
DSR-50:
13.5 MHz (4:1:1 Component)
DSR-50P:
13.5 MHz (4:2:0 Component)
Audio
Quantification
12-bit (non-linear) or 16-bit
(linear)
Standardization frequency
32 kHz (12-bit recording) or
48 kHz (16-bit recording)
Usable cassettes
Standard-DVCAM cassettes and
Mini-DVCAM cassettes
Recording time
Standard cassette
DVCAM: 184 minutes (PDV184)
180 minutes (DV270)
DV: 270 minutes (PDV184/
DV270)
Mini cassette
DVCAM: 40 minutes (PDVM40/
DVM60)
DV: 60 minutes (PDVM40/
DVM60)
(We recommend that you use the
DVCAM cassettes.)
Clock
Quartz locked
Power back-up
Back-up duration: up to one month
(after a 10-hour charge)
Inputs
VIDEO/REF.IN
BNC type
1 Vp-p (75 ohms, unbalanced)
S VIDEO IN
Mini DIN 4-pin
Luminance signal: 1 Vp-p
(75 ohms, unbalanced)
Chrominance signal:
0.286 Vp-p (DSR-50)
0.3 Vp-p (DSR-50P)
(75 ohms unbalanced)
DV IN/OUT
6-pin IEEE-1394 standard jack
(i.LINK)
AUDIO INPUT (CH-1 to CH-4)
XLR 3-pin, female, +4/–20/
–60 dBu, Impedance more than
3 kohms, balanced (48 V
phantom power supply)
Maximum input level
–60: –19 dBu (about 90 mVrms)
–20: +8 dBu (about 2 Vrms)
+4: +30 dBu (about 25 Vrms)
CAMERA
26-pin
Composite: 1 Vp-p (75 ohms,
unbalanced)
Component:
Y: 1 Vp-p (75 ohms, unbalanced)
B-Y: 0.7 Vp-p (75 ohms,
unbalanced)
(DSR-50: 75%, color bars / DSR-
50P: 100%, colour bars)
R-Y: 0.7 Vp-p (75 ohms,
unbalanced)
(DSR-50: 75%, color bars / DSR-
50P: 100%, colour bars)
Audio: –20/–60 dBu, Impedance
more than 3 kohms, balanced
TC IN
BNC type
0.5 to 18 Vp-p (time code input)
0.5 to 4 Vp-p (through output)
Outputs
VIDEO OUT1
BNC type, 1 Vp-p (75 ohms,
unbalanced) (superimpose)
VIDEO OUT2
BNC type, 1 Vp-p (75 ohms,
unbalanced)
COMPONENT OUTPUT
Y: BNC type
1 Vp-p (75 ohms, unbalanced)
R-Y: BNC type
0.7 Vp-p (75 ohms, unbalanced)
(DSR-50: 75%, color bars / DSR-
50P: 100%, colour bars)
B-Y: BNC type
0.7 Vp-p (75 ohms, unbalanced)
(DSR-50: 75%, color bars / DSR-
50P: 100%, colour bars)
S VIDEO OUT
Mini DIN 4-pin
Luminance signal: 1 Vp-p
(75 ohms, unbalanced)
Chrominance signal:
0.286 Vp-p (DSR-50)
0.3 Vp-p (DSR-50P)
(75 ohms, unbalanced)
AUDIO OUTPUT (CH-1 to CH-4)
Phono jack, –10 dBu, 47 kohms,
Output impedance: less than
1 kohms
(DSR-50: –20 dB from full bit /
DSR-50P: –18 dB from full bit)
AUDIO MONITOR OUT
Phono jack
TC OUT
BNC type, 2.2 Vp-p, 600 ohms /
1.2 Vp-p, 75 ohms
0.5 to 4 Vp-p (through output,
600 ohms)
