Sony HVR-1500A, Operating Instructions Manual

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When the external editing control unit is used,
selection of the time data type is carried out at the
editing control unit.
HDV recording cannot record VITC.
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Select the formats of video and audio input signal to be
recorded.
The name of the format corresponding to the input
signal appears in the input signal display.
When the input signal is selected with the HD VIDEO
button, the HD VIDEO button lights to show that the
signal will be recorded in HDV format.
a) When the HVBK-1505 option board is not installed, pressing buttons
in the input selection section does not select or show an input signal.
b) When the input signal is i.LINK (DV/DVCAM), the recording
format appears as i.LINK:DVCAM or i.LINK:DV, according to the
setting of the REC FORMAT menu item
(see page 76) .
c) For the internal test video signal, a color bars signal, or a black burst
signal can be used. Select which is used with the VIDEO CONTROL
>INT VIDEO SG menu item.
• When i.LINK input is selected, video and audio
signals are both input through the i.LINK interface.
• When recording an HDV format signal from the
i.LINK input, it is not possible to adjust the audio
recording levels with the REC/PB LEVEL control
knobs.
• When there is no signal in the selected input, the
corresponding input signal indication flashes.
a) When the HVBK-1505 option board is not installed, pressing buttons
in the input selection section does not make the corresponding
indicators light.
Once you have started recording, you cannot change
the input signal selection.
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Select the audio mode.
Select either 2-channel mode (2 CHANNEL) or 4-
channel mode (4 CHANNEL) with the REC MODE
menu item
(see page 83) .
Selected time data Time data type indicator
Count value of the time
counter CNT
Timecode TC (VITC)
User bit data UB (VIUB)
Note
Video input
signal (input
connector) INPUT SELECT
button (video/
audio input
selection
section) Indication in the
video area of the
input signal
display, and
indicator that
lights
SD internal test
signal SD VIDEO “SG:SD” appears in
the video area
c)
Composite
signal (VIDEO
IN: Y/S-Y/
CPST) SD VIDEO “COMPOSITE”
appears in the video
area
a)
S-Video signal
(VIDEO IN: Y/
S-Y/CPST and
R–Y/S-C) SD VIDEO “S VIDEO” appears
in the video area
a)
Component
signal (VIDEO
IN: Y/S-Y/
CPST, R–Y/S-
C and B–Y) SD VIDEO “COMPONENT SD”
appears in the video
area
a)
SD-SDI signal
(SD/HD SDI IN) SD VIDEO “SDSDI” appears in
the video area
i.LINK
compatible DV/
DVCAM format
digital video
signal (HDV/
DV) SD VIDEO “i.LINK:DV” or
“i.LINK:DVCAM”
appears in the video
area
DVCAM(DV)
indicator lights
b)
HD internal test
signal HD VIDEO “SG:HD” appears in
the video area
HD VIDEO button
lights
HD-SDI signal
(SD/HD SDI IN) HD VIDEO “HDSDI” appears in
the video area
HD VIDEO button
lights
i.LINK
compatible
HDV format
digital video
signal (HDV/
DV) HD VIDEO “i.LINK:HDV”
appears in the video
area
HDV indicator and
HD VIDEO button
light
Notes
Audio input signal
(input connector) Corresponding
button in the
video/audio
input selection
section Lit button or
indicator in
the input
signal display
Analog (AUDIO IN
1/3, 2/4) CH1 1/2 and
CH2 3/4
ANALOG
a)
AES/EBU (AUDIO
I/O (AES/EBU) IN) CH1 1/2 and
CH2 3/4 AES/EBU
SDI (SDI IN) CH1 1/2 and
CH2 3/4 SDI
Internal test audio CH1 1/2 and
CH2 3/4 SG
Caution
Audio mode Audio mode display
2-channel mode 48 K
Video input
signal (input
connector) INPUT SELECT
button (video/
audio input
selection
section) Indication in the
video area of the
input signal
display, and
indicator that
lights