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PCM recorder

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Cue points A and B

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Recording mode

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ALL CHANNEL REC MUTE button setting (ON/OFF)

Remote control unit

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ALL MUTE button setting (ON/OFF)

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REPRO MUTE button setting (ON/OFF)

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REC MUTE button setting (ON/OFF)

Setting for the memory backup function

Make the following settings to activate the memory backup function.

PCM recorder

Set SELECT switch No.1 (BACK UP) on the MC board to the ON position.

Remote control unit

Set the upper SELECTOR switch No.4 on the rear panel to the OFF (BACK UP)
position.

Memory Backup Function

Summary of Contents for PCM-3324S

Page 1: ...Digital Audio Recorder PCM 3348HR 3324S Quick Reference 1st Edition English ...

Page 2: ...Note Some of the functions described in this manual cannot be used with the basic PCM 3324S unit alone In these cases the optional boards or other equipment required are mentioned in the text ...

Page 3: ... Memory Playback Direction 26 15 4 Setting the Sound Memory Operation Mode 27 15 5 Writing to the Sound Memory 27 15 6 Playing Back From the Sound Memory 29 15 7 Editing the Sound Memory 31 15 8 Time Shift Editing 32 16 Digital Copy Function 35 16 1 Selecting the Digital Copy Mode 35 16 2 Selecting the Operation Mode 35 16 3 Digital Copy in Two Channel Mode 36 16 4 Digital Copy in Multi Channel Mo...

Page 4: ...iting Points 57 21 5 Carrying Out Rehearsal and Editing 58 21 6 Rehearsing Individual Editing Points 59 22 External Synchronization 60 23 Playback Signal Advance Output 61 24 Switches and Lamps on Internal Boards 62 25 Main Unit Status Lamps 72 26 Warning Lamps 74 26 1 If the FORMAT MISMATCH Lamp Lights Repeatedly 74 26 2 If the EMPHASIS MISMATCH Lamp Lights Repeatedly 74 26 3 If the EXT CLOCK ERR...

Page 5: ... Tapes recorded with a word length of 16 bits are compatible with those recorded with conventional DASH format devices Note Unlike that of the sampling frequency the value of the word length used in recording is not automatically selected in playback Be sure to select an appropriate value before starting playback Selecting the Word Length 1 Selecting the Word Length PCM 3348HR only ...

Page 6: ... kHz ON Flashing Shifted down from the selected frequency by 0 1 44 1 kHz 48 0 kHz OFF Lit 48 0 kHz 48 0 kHz ON Flashing Shifted down from the selected frequency by 0 1 48 0 kHz Note If using a tape recorded on a system combining a VSU 3310 Vari Sync Unit with the Fs SELECT key set to 44 056 kHz and a PCM 3324 for recording or playback on the PCM 3324S 3348HR recorder use the FS SHIFT switch to se...

Page 7: ... for PCM 3348HR option for PCM 3324S INPUT SELECT switch The relationship between the INPUT SELECT switch setting and the input signal is as follows PCM 3324S INPUT SELECT Selected input signal switch setting ANALOG Analog audio signals for all channels DIGITAL Digital audio signals for all channels with DABK 3325 board 2CH DI Digital audio signals in AES EBU format when DABK 3327 board is fitted ...

Page 8: ...signals are selected OFF Digital audio signals for all channels INDIVI ON Either analog or digital audio signal individually for each channel see Method B on page 2 10 of Operation Manual For the channels selected in Method A on page 2 10 of Operation Manual 2 channel digital audio signals are selected OFF Either analog or digital audio signal individually for each channel see Method B on page 2 1...

Page 9: ...nction on the PCM 3324S requires the DABK 3326 Digital I O Board or DABK 3327 Digital I O Board to be installed The figure shows the PCM 3348HR 1 Press the 2CH DIO SET UP button The LOCATE TIME display indications are as shown in the following table Indication Meaning Slot number Board slot position Connector number Input output channel identifier A B For example channel B for slot d3 is number 6 ...

Page 10: ...tput signal channels Canceling channel settings Use the TRIM buttons to display the number of the board channel for which you wish to cancel the setting then press the REPRO or INPUT button for the digital audio channel The indication on the LOCATE TIME display changes to 4 Setting the Input Output Channels for Two Channels of Digital Audio Signals Setting the Input Output Channels for Two Channel...

Page 11: ...r panel DI Synchronizing signal input to the AES EBU D I connector on the rear panel or on the DABK 3327 board fitted in the PCM 3324S REMOTE 3 Synchronizing signal input via the RM 3324 remote control unit with DABK 3323 fitted or RM 3348HR remote control unit VIDEO Composite video signal input to the REFERENCE VIDEO INPUT connector on the rear panel a Available with the PCM 3348HR only When the ...

Page 12: ...NPUT button setting ON OFF Timer display mode Sampling frequency setting Emphasis setting INPUT SELECT switch setting SYNC CLOCK switch setting Remote control unit Channel settings using SET UP MEMORY buttons Cue point registers 0 to 99 Preroll time and postroll time IN point and OUT point registers Sync offset time Sound memory playback start point Sound memory write start point and end point Mem...

Page 13: ...ON OFF REPRO MUTE button setting ON OFF REC MUTE button setting ON OFF Setting for the memory backup function Make the following settings to activate the memory backup function PCM recorder Set SELECT switch No 1 BACK UP on the MC board to the ON position Remote control unit Set the upper SELECTOR switch No 4 on the rear panel to the OFF BACK UP position Memory Backup Function ...

Page 14: ... the playback signal is output In insert recording mode and assemble recording mode if the monitor is set to REPRO for channels being recorded both REPRO and INPUT lamps light but the monitor output is the input signal The RM 3324 3348HR provides two modes for automatically switching the monitor output with the AUTO INPUT button Switching all channels automatically The monitor output for all chann...

Page 15: ...for live recording CTL protect mode In the advance recording mode or forced assemble recording mode recording is not possible unless all digital audio channels are in the recording ready state This is called CTL protect mode If this restriction is inconvenient for operating requirements you can circumvent it by switching the CTL PRO bit switch of the MC board to the left PCM 3324S or the right PCM...

Page 16: ...e where the CTL is recorded If you attempt to start recording from a point where there is no CTL the SYSTEM ALARM lamp lights and the tape time display shows the error code E 04 14 It is not possible to continue the operation 8 CTL Signal Recording CTL Signal Recording ...

Page 17: ...CK VIDEO b VIDEO b switch TIME CODE GEN Format being used format selection switch c TIME CODE EXT REGENE EXT INT selection switch TC GEN switch REC RUN or MC board FREE RUN Tape time display External time code Time code from the Time code from the built in time code built in time code generator generator Meter display External time code Time code from the Time code from the built in time code buil...

Page 18: ...ff On a LOCK lamp TC SYNC OFF OFF ON PLAY switch Tape time display Playback time code Time code from Playback time code the built in time code generator Meter display Playback time code Playback time code Playback time code Setting not relevant a When the time code recorded on the tape is synchronized to an external composite video signal switching the PB REGENE switch ON during time code sync pla...

Page 19: ...iseconds indication Fs 44 056 kHz Fs 44 1 kHz Fs 48 0 kHz 1 1 5 1 5 1 4 3 2 8 2 8 2 6 5 5 7 5 6 5 2 10 11 3 11 3 10 4 20 23 2 23 2 21 3 25 26 6 26 6 24 4 30 31 0 31 0 28 5 35 37 2 37 2 34 1 40 46 5 46 4 42 7 50 53 1 53 1 48 8 60 62 0 61 9 56 9 70 74 4 74 3 68 3 90 93 0 92 9 85 3 120 124 0 123 9 113 8 200 185 9 185 8 170 7 350 371 9 371 5 341 3 10 Cross Fade Times Cross Fade Times ...

Page 20: ...he corresponding register button while pressing the TRIM button adjusts the time value in the register and saves the new value IN point register IN button OUT point register OUT button Preroll time register PRE ROLL button Postroll time register POST ROLL button Sync offset time register SYNC OFFSET button Memory editing start point register START EDIT button Memory editing end point register END ...

Page 21: ...sing the timer roller counter mode or rewriting the time code values to be continuous does not enable operation Auto punch in out functions Sound memory auto start function for RM 3324 RM 3348HR only Using return playback or repeat playback Use the following procedure to carry out return playback or repeat playback using a tape on which the CTL values are not continuous by first recording the time...

Page 22: ... 1 16 9 9 1 63 1 0 0 17 4 0 0 68 7 0 1 17 10 0 1 65 1 1 0 19 4 1 0 70 7 1 1 19 10 1 1 67 1 2 0 21 4 2 0 71 7 2 1 20 10 2 1 68 1 3 0 22 4 3 0 73 7 3 1 22 10 3 1 70 1 4 0 24 4 4 0 75 7 4 1 24 10 4 1 71 1 5 0 26 4 5 0 76 7 5 1 25 10 5 1 73 1 6 0 27 4 6 0 78 7 6 1 27 10 6 1 74 1 7 0 29 4 7 0 80 7 7 1 28 10 7 1 76 1 8 0 31 4 8 0 81 7 8 1 30 10 8 1 79 1 9 0 33 4 9 0 83 7 9 1 32 10 9 1 79 2 0 0 34 5 0 0 ...

Page 23: ... 4 1 73 1 5 0 26 5 5 0 98 9 5 1 75 1 6 0 27 5 6 1 00 9 6 1 77 1 7 0 29 5 7 1 02 9 7 1 79 1 8 0 31 5 8 1 03 9 8 1 71 1 9 0 33 5 9 1 05 9 9 1 80 2 0 0 34 6 0 1 07 10 0 1 82 2 1 0 36 6 1 1 09 10 1 1 84 2 2 0 38 6 2 1 11 10 2 1 86 2 3 0 39 6 3 1 13 10 3 1 88 2 4 0 41 6 4 1 15 10 4 1 90 2 5 0 43 6 5 1 16 10 5 1 92 2 6 0 44 6 6 1 18 10 6 1 94 2 7 0 46 6 7 1 20 10 7 1 96 2 8 0 48 6 8 1 22 10 8 1 98 2 9 0...

Page 24: ...s Connections for using backup copy function Procedure 1 Mount the original tape on the player unit and set the MASTER SAFE switch to the ON position 14 Backup Copy Function PCM 3324S PCM 3348HR Recorder unit Word sync signal Digital audio signal Time code signal Analog audio signal Analog audio signal Backup Copy Function A1 OUTPUT A1 INPUT A2 OUTPUT A2 INPUT TIME CODE OUTPUT TIME CODE INPUT SDIF...

Page 25: ...election switch EXT ALL CHANNEL REC READY button ON A1 A2 REC READY button ON TIME CODE REC READY button ON Check that the 2CH DIO SET UP button on the remote control unit for the recorder unit is off 3 On the recorder unit set the CTL to the start point address on the original tape If the original tape does not start from 00H00MIN00SEC set the address to the CTL value using the numeric buttons an...

Page 26: ...s switch Sampling frequency of the original tape TIMER MODE button CTL ABSOLUTE REC MODE switch ADVANCE INPUT SELECT switch DIGITAL Backup Copy Function A1 OUTPUT A1 INPUT A2 OUTPUT A2 INPUT TIME CODE OUTPUT TIME CODE INPUT SDIF 2 BALANCE OUTPUT SDIF 2 BALANCE INPUT WORD SYNC IN WORD SYNC OUT TAPE RECORDER REMOTE 3 TAPE RECORDER REMOTE 3 IEEE Std 488 1978 IEEE Std 488 1978 SECTOR SYNC IN SECTOR SY...

Page 27: ...es both on the recorder and player units at the CTL address start point 6 On the remote control unit connected to the player unit press the SLAVE CLEAR STORE SYNC OFFSET buttons in that order 7 Set the controls on the recorder unit as follows ALL CHANNEL REC READY button ON A1 A2 REC READY button ON TIME CODE REC READY button ON 8 On the recorder unit master unit press the PLAY button 9 Check that...

Page 28: ...DV 3 Mount a bland tape on the recorder unit and set the switches and buttons as follows MASTER SAFE switch OFF SAMPLING FREQ switch Sampling frequency of the original tape TIMER MODE button CTL ABSOLUTE REC MODE switch ADVANCE INPUT SELECT switch DIGITAL TIME CODE selection switch EXT SYNC CLOCK switch EXT ALL CHANNEL REC READY button ON TIME CODE REC READY button ON CTL COPY switch CTK board ON ...

Page 29: ... REC MODE switch on the recorder to INSERT 2 Press the STOP button to stop tape transport 3 Press and light the SOUND MEMORY button on the remote control unit 15 2 Selecting the Source and Destination Channels 1 Check that the SOUND MEMORY button is lit then press the MEM STOP button to select the memory stop mode 2 Press the INPUT button or REPRO button for the first source channel so that it sta...

Page 30: ... again to leave a setting unchanged Each time you press an INPUT REPRO or REC READY button the flashing channel changes to the next channel to be set 3 After changing the settings check that the displayed settings are correct then press the CH SET button 15 3 Selecting the Sound Memory Playback Direction 1 Check that the SOUND MEMORY button is lit then press the MEM STOP button to select the memor...

Page 31: ... Memory Manual mode 1 To copy the playback signal to the sound memory press the REPRO button for the source channel and to copy the input signal press the INPUT button for the source channel 2 When you pressed the REPRO button in step 1 Press the PLAY button slightly before the required section and begin playback When you pressed the INPUT button in step 1 Input the signal from the external equipm...

Page 32: ...2 Begin playback or recording from before the writing source channel start address When the tape address shown on the TAPE TIME display matches the value of rS shown on the LOCATE TIME display writing to the sound memory begins automatically 3 To end the writing to sound memory before the sound memory is full press the MEM STOP button External trigger mode 1 Press the MEM REC button 2 Input the ex...

Page 33: ...tape address on the LOCATE TIME display then press the STORE and MEM PLAY buttons If you do not know the destination channel start address for the copy from sound memory Run the tape and press the MEM PLAY button at the required point 2 Begin playback recording or rehearsal of the tape from before the target start address When the tape address shown on the TAPE TIME display matches the value of PS...

Page 34: ...t the sound memory editing end point the value in the EA register sound memory playback stops and the unit returns to the sound memory playback standby state Even if the trigger signal goes active again during the playback playback is not restarted When the retriggerable mode is selected If the trigger signal goes active again during the sound memory playback playback restarts from the sound memor...

Page 35: ...IME display then press the STORE button 2 Press the START EDIT button or END EDIT button When you do not know the approximate address for the SA or EA value Play back from the sound memory and press the START EDIT button or END EDIT button at the required point 4 Press the INVERT button to toggle between playback before or after the editing point as indicated by the BEFORE and AFTER lamps 5 While ...

Page 36: ...MEM PLAY buttons in that order Carrying out rehearsal and time shift editing 1 Press the MODE button repeatedly until the channel display shows Au 2 Press the MEM PLAY button 3 Press the REPRO button for the destination channel 4 Press the AUTO PUNCH button This carries out a rehearsal between the punch in point and punch out point Adjust the cross fade time or editing points as necessary 5 Holdin...

Page 37: ...ound memory playback start point PS register Adjusting the punch out point 1 Press the MEM PLAY button 2 Press and light the REPRO button for the destination channel 3 Press and light the REPRO MUTE button 4 Press the AUTO PUNCH button This carries out a sound memory playback rehearsal between the punch in point and punch out point on the destination channel 5 As the tape playback sound from the s...

Page 38: ...TOP STORE and OUT buttons in that order 3 Press the RECALL MEM REC STORE and MEM PLAY buttons in that order 4 The remainder of the procedure is the same as described in the section Carrying out rehearsal and time shift editing page 32 15 Time Shift Editing Using the Sound Memory Function Time Shift Editing Using the Sound Memory Function ...

Page 39: ... REC MODE switch on the PCM recorder to INSERT 2 Stop the tape transport 3 Press and light the DIGITAL COPY button on the remote control unit 16 2 Selecting the Operation Mode Selecting the multi channel mode Press the 0 STORE and 3 buttons in that order Selecting the two channel mode Press the 1 STORE and 3 buttons in that order Selecting the vocal select mode PCM 3348HR only Press the 2 STORE an...

Page 40: ...hanging the channels Press the REPRO button for the new source channel or REC READY button for the new destination channel Deleting channels Press the REPRO button for the source channel for which the display is flashing then press the REC READY button for the corresponding destination channel for which the display is flashing 3 After making the change or deletion press the CH SET button Deleting ...

Page 41: ...hird source channel and the REC READY button of the third destination channel To set fourth and subsequent channel pairs repeat this step as necessary 5 Press the CH SET button Changing the selected channels 1 Press the CH SET button 2 Changing a source channel Press the REC READY button for the destination channel paired with the source channel you wish to change Changing a destination channel Pr...

Page 42: ...Y button of the destination channel in step 2 Press the REPRO button for the source channel of the source destination channel pair selected 4 Press the CH SET button Deleting all of the source destination channel pairs To continue in multi channel mode press the 0 STORE and 3 buttons in that order To change to two channel mode press the 1 STORE and 3 buttons in that order Carrying out a digital co...

Page 43: ...ected pairs of channels Changing the source channel during a vocal select Press the REPRO button of a new source channel For example to copy channel 5 press the REPRO button of channel 5 The selected channel appear on the upper source channel display Ending a vocal select Press the PLAY STOP FF or REW button Digital copy or rehearsal ends and the operation corresponding to the pressed button begin...

Page 44: ...he recording ready state and as a destination channel If a channel was previously in the recording ready state and is thus restored in step 3 above and is simultaneously set as a digital copy destination channel the destination channel setting takes precedence Restoring the channel settings after the digital copy ends When the digital copy ends and you press the DIGITAL COPY button turning it off ...

Page 45: ...GITAL AUDIO CHANNEL LINEOUTPUT REMOTE CONTROL ANALOG METER REFERENCE VIDEO GROUND TIME CODE SECTOR ADDRESS SECTOR SYNC WORD SYNC y AES EBU SDIF 2 BALANCE SDIF 2 BALANCE SRIF 4 SRIF 1 AES EBU AES EBU MADI SRIF 3 REMOTE 2 8PIN AES EBU O I D I D O INPUT OUTPUT SOUND MEMORY TRIGGER INPUT INPUT OUTPUT INPUT CH1 CH8 CH9 CH16 CH17 CH24 CH25 CH32 CH33 CH40 CH41 CH48 CH1 CH8 CH9 CH16 CH17 CH24 CH25 CH32 CH...

Page 46: ...trol units 4 Finally power on the RM 3324 3348HR master unit The following displays appear on each of the units for a few seconds Sector Based Synchronization Master unit Slave unit 1 Slave unit 2 17 Sector Based Synchronization TAPE TIME CUE DF LOCATE TIME CTL TIME CODE RELATIVE ABSOLUTE TIMER CUE H MIN SEC H MIN SEC mSEC SF FRAME TAPE TIME CUE DF LOCATE TIME CTL TIME CODE RELATIVE ABSOLUTE TIMER...

Page 47: ...nel flashes and the EXT CLOCK ERROR lamp lights but then automatically the REMOTE 3 lamp changes to light continuously and the EXT CLOCK ERROR lamp goes off 6 Press the SLAVE button on the RM 3324 3348HR slave unit 2 This automatically computes the sync offset time for slave unit 2 and shows it on the LOCATE TIME display The PCM recorder s SYNC CLOCK switch automatically switches to REMOTE 3 The a...

Page 48: ...o rewrite the sync offset time Procedure 1 Use the SF mS F S button to set the LOCATE TIME display to the mSEC mode 2 Press and light the RECALL button then press the SYNC OFFSET button to display the sync offset time on the LOCATE TIME display 3 Enter the change to the sync offset time using the numeric buttons For example to reduce the value by 55 ms press the 5 5 and buttons in that order To in...

Page 49: ...me Note on sector based synchronized operation If you use variable speed playback or vari sync playback on the RM 3324 3348HR master unit the slave units will follow the varying synchronization There is a delay of approximately 2 seconds until the slave unit catches up with the master unit to establish the servo lock If you are carrying out auto punch in out operations this extra time is automatic...

Page 50: ...board to be fitted in the PCM 3324S 18 1 Connections Connecting time code signal Make sure that the external time code format and the playback time code format coincide 18 2 Selecting the Chase Mode Select the chase mode with the CHASE MODE switch on the TCR board or on the DABK 3328 time code reader board ADRS Address mode FREE Free mode Time Code Chase 18 Time Code Chase PCM recorder Device outp...

Page 51: ...For example to set the window value to 12 5 press the 1 2 and 5 numeric buttons in that order 2 Press the STORE and 5 buttons in that order 18 4 Setting the Sync Offset 1 Set the timer display mode to time code absolute display mode 2 Use either of the following methods to display a numeric value on the LOCATE TIME display Using the numeric buttons enter the required sync time offset Press the REC...

Page 52: ...on On the RM 3324S 1 Check that the unit is synchronized or phase re synchronized to the external time code 2 To carry out a rehearsal press the REHEARSAL REC DISABLE button turning it on 3 Holding down the REC button press the PLAY button This carries out a rehearsal if the REHEARSAL REC DISABLE button is lit and recording if it is off During chase recording or rehearsal changing the sync offset ...

Page 53: ... display shows the indication no in tc Ending the chase operation Press the STOP button or TC CHASE button on the slave unit The tape transport stops the TC CHASE button goes off and the STOP button lights The units indicated on the LOCATE TIME display switch to frames Error indications during chase operations Indication Problem Action to be taken no in tc The external time code is not input Input...

Page 54: ...frequency If not the indication ILLG appears in the RM 3324S LOCATE TIME display for the slave unit and CTL chase operation is not possible CTL Chase Function 19 CTL Chase Function PCM 3324S only PCM 3324S PCM 3348 PCM 3324 3324A master unit Sector sync signal Sector address signal Word sync signal RM 3324S RM 3324S or other remote control unit PCM 3324S slave unit WORD SYNC IN WORD SYNC OUT TAPE ...

Page 55: ...ut a rehearsal if the REHEARSAL REC DISABLE button is lit and recording if it is off Ending a chase recording or rehearsal without abandoning the chase operation Press the PLAY button This switches to the CTL chase playback mode Temporarily halting the chase operation Press the STOP button on the master unit When the tape transport on the master unit stops the tape transport on the slave unit also...

Page 56: ...layback the relation between the composite video signal and the time code is as shown in the following figure Note Carrying out time code sync playback on the PCM 3324S requires the DABK 3328 Time Code Reader Board optional to be installed There are two methods of time code sync playback Using the vari sync function Playback signal can be monitored during phase synchronization Phase synchronizatio...

Page 57: ...hods of external phase synchronization Using the vari sync function The frequency of the word sync signal is changed in response to a varying voltage applied to the EXT PHASE CONTROL INPUT connector Playback signal can be monitored during phase synchronization Cannot be used in a digital I O system VARI SYNC switch on the MC board ON Without using the vari sync function The capstan motor is contro...

Page 58: ... a cue signal already recorded Monitor the player sound through the recorder Connections for electronic editing 21 Editing Editing PCM 3324S PCM 3348HR recorder unit IEEE 488 bus signal Sector address signal Sector sync signal Word sync signal Digital audio signal Analog audio signal Analog audio signal Master unit RM 3324 RM 3348HR RM 3324 RM 3348HR PCM 3324S PCM 3348HR player unit INPUT OUTPUT A...

Page 59: ...n is not possible 21 2 Selecting the Editor Mode 1 On the master and slave RM 3324 3348HR units press the 1 STORE and 0 buttons in that order 2 Press the button Note If you press the SLAVE button on the RM 3324 3348HR connected to the player turning it on before selecting the editor mode on the player the editor mode will not operate correctly Abandoning the selection of editor mode Instead of pre...

Page 60: ...mble editing where the punch out point does not normally need to be set set the editing OUT point at a point near the end of the tape Setting the editing OUT point on the player Although it is possible to set the player editing OUT point it is not required for editing operations Correcting time values after using the search knob for cuing 1 Turning the search knob for playback find the editing IN ...

Page 61: ...ng points individually 1 Press the SLAVE button on the player RM 3324 3348HR turning the button off 2 Use the SF mS F S button on the recorder or player RM 3324 3348HR to select 1 ms or 1 second as the correction unit 3 Holding down the IN or OUT button on the recorder or player RM 3324 3348HR press the TRIM buttons Summary of corrections Operation Player SLAVE button Player Recorder Moving the ed...

Page 62: ...iting A few seconds beyond the point at which you wish to stop rehearsal or editing press the STOP button Carrying out a repeated rehearsal Press the RTN button and AUTO PUNCH button simultaneously You can adjust the editing points while carrying out the repeated rehearsal Reviewing an edit 1 Set the recorder MASTER SAFE switch to the ON position and press the ALL CHANNEL REPRO button turning it o...

Page 63: ...ty of the recorder or player editing IN point Rehearsal on the recorder 1 Press the SLAVE button on the player remote control unit turning it off 2 Press the player STOP button stopping the tape transport 3 Press the recorder AUTO PUNCH button Rehearsal on the player 1 Press the SLAVE button on the player RM 3324 3348HR turning it off 2 Set the player preroll time to at least 2 seconds 3 Press the...

Page 64: ... for external synchronization When using the word sync signal for synchronization select from the synchronization methods listed below depending on the specific application In each of these cases it is not possible to carry out variable speed playback from the Remote Control Unit Using the REMOTE 3 connector For synchronized operation with devices of DASH or DASH PLUS format For the PCM 3324S this...

Page 65: ...al advance output mode ARP board OUTPUT ADV NORM switch ADV Selecting the digital audio signal advance output mode PCM 3324S ED board PCM 3348HR ED 2 board D OUT ADV NORM switch ADV PCM 3324S ED board PCM 3348HR ED 2 board internal ADV OUT switches Number of words advanced Setting the ADV OUT switches The ADV OUT switches are 8 bit DIP switches and each switch indicates a binary one when it is in ...

Page 66: ...e average of surrounding correctly played back words has been used for interpolation HOLD When error correction is not possible and the output has been held at the last correctly played back word MUTE When neither of the above error concealments is possible and the output has been muted MC board TEST switch This is for maintenance purposes only Do not touch it TC GEN time code generator switch Sel...

Page 67: ...o the right and those of the PCM 3348HR are set to the left at the factory AUTO ASM Determines the CTL recording mode during assemble recording Left PCM 3324S Right PCM 3348HR Forced assemble recording Right PCM 3324S Left PCM 3348HR Automatic assemble recording CTL PRO Switches the CTL protection function on and off Left PCM 3324S Right PCM 3348HR Off Right PCM 3324S Left PCM 3348HR On MODE Switc...

Page 68: ...ast forward and rewind modes ON To perform the interpolation and output the time code OFF Not to perform the interpolation and to mute the time code output in fast forward and rewind modes No 2 Select the frame frequency of the time code interpolation output in fast forward and rewind modes when the playback time code is of the NTSC format ON 30 Hz OFF 29 97 Hz NDF DF This switch has no effect on ...

Page 69: ...ite video signal square wave 30 Hz 29 97 Hz 25 Hz 24 Hz EXT external SYNC switch PCM 3348HR only Set the range in which the PCM 3348HR is synchronized with an external sync signal clock accuracy WIDE To permit the PCM 3348HR to synchronize with an external word sync signal of 38 54 to 54 0 kHz The tape transport speed can be adjusted when the PCM 3348HR is being synchronized with the reference vid...

Page 70: ...in binary by S5 switches No 1 to No 3 No 1 1 No 2 2 No 3 4 A switch in the ON position represents a 1 and in the OFF position 0 Thus if all three switches are in the ON position the frequency division factor is 1 7 For example if the signal supplied is 60 Hz for a 30 Hz synchronizing signal set switch No 2 only to ON the others to OFF thus dividing by 2 Setting the ratio from 1 8 to 1 999 SOR1 or ...

Page 71: ...s on and off the compander function compressing while recording the analog audio signal and expanding during playback OFF Disables the compander function Use this setting when recording and playing back signals other than audio signals NORM Enables the compander function Use this setting when recording and playing back audio signals OUTPUT ADV NORM advance normal switch When outputting an analog a...

Page 72: ...NPUT connector phone jack Accepts an external trigger signal for the sound memory S102 switch PCM 3324S TRIGGER switch PCM 3348HR Sets the external trigger mode of the sound memory RETRG Retrigger mode SINGLE Retrigger inhibit mode ED 1 board PCM 3348HR only ANALOG DIGITAL switches Select the input signals for the respective channels when the INPUT SELECT switch of the system control block is set ...

Page 73: ... the left PCM 3324S or lower PCM 3348HR positions This represents a value of 255 words the maximum advance Thus the advance in words will be a sum of the values assigned to the switches set to the left PCM 3324S or lower PCM 3348HR positions The other switches are for factory adjustments only Do not touch MT board RESET switch When the level meter display switch is set to HOLD pressing this switch...

Page 74: ... input level reaches at least 0 2 dB of a segment of the meter that segment flashes CK board PCM 3348HR only OPR operation lamp Remains lit when the CK board is normally operating Flashes when an external sync signal is input and the CK board is not synchronized with the signal ADA 1 t0 ADA 6 PCM 3324S DAD 1 to DAD 12 boards PCM 3348HR Note For the PCM 3348HR the DAD 1 to DAD 12 board are availabl...

Page 75: ... switches when the EMPH switch in the system control block is set to INDIVI ON The emphasis circuit of the corresponding channel is activated OFF The emphasis circuit of the corresponding channel is not activated The switches are set to OFF at the factory When the EMPH switch in the system control block is set to ON the emphasis circuits for all the channels on the DAD board are activated regardle...

Page 76: ...nected to the AUX connector or the REC RDY CONTROL 1 2 connectors or video editor connected to the REMOTE 2 connector REMOTE 2 Video editor connected to the REMOTE 2 connector WORD LENGTH lamps RM 3348HR only These indicate the number of bits for the word length SAMPLING FREQ frequency lamps These indicate the sampling frequency 44 056 lit 44 056 kHz 44 1 lit 44 1 kHz 44 1 flashing Fs sampling fre...

Page 77: ... and external synchronization is not possible When the PCM recorder s SYNC CLOCK switch is set other than to INT and the selected reference signal is not input When the PCM recorder s SYNC CLOCK switch is set to REMOTE 3 and the sector based synchronization is not possible Even if the operation is normal this lamp flashes for several seconds after the reference signal is switched EMPHASIS MISMATCH...

Page 78: ... information follows the EMPHASIS switch setting and therefore care is needed when recording repeatedly on a tape being used for playback If you continue recording while the EMPHASIS MISMATCH lamp is lit the recording will be carried out with different emphasis settings from those recorded on the tape No Yes No Yes Yes No Yes No Are you using a blank tape Either the tape is DASH format but is of t...

Page 79: ...ing the SYNC CLOCK switch position See page 77 See the next page See below No malfunction What is the SYNC CLOCK switch setting Does the lamp remain lit even several seconds after changing the switch position Set the sampling frequency correctly Input the word sync signal correctly CTK board faulty Does the sampling frequency of the input word sync signal agree with the setting on the PCM recorder...

Page 80: ...r Set the sampling frequency correctly Input the signal correctly Checks when the SYNC CLOCK switch is set to REMOTE 3 No No Yes Yes SRIF 3 board faulty Does the sampling frequency of the word sync signal input to the REMOTE 3 connector agree with the setting on the PCM recorder Are word sync signal and sector sync signal input to the REMOTE 3 connector from the remote control unit Set the samplin...

Page 81: ...witch settings agree with the frequency of the input pulse signal Set it to NORM Set it to What signal is input to the REFERENCE VIDEO INPUT connector On the CTK board do the settings of jumper SOR1 or JW2 and switches S4 and S5 agree with the frequency of the input pulse signal Is the REFERENCE VIDEO switch on the CTK board set to Composite video signal Square wave signal ...

Page 82: ...ON InF 02 CTL protect mode is not selected CTL PRO on the MC board left on PCM 3324S or right on PCM 3348HR InF 03 Fs shift mode is selected FS SHIFT switch on the CTK board set to ON InF 04 An external word clock error has occurred InF 05 Forced assemble recording mode is selected AUTO ASM on the MC board left on PCM 3324S or right on PCM 3348HR InF 06 The heads are set to be in contact with the ...

Page 83: ...rite read check error E 02 07 AUPC71059 interrupt controller write read check error E 02 08 ATMP82C79 keyboard display controller write read check error E 02 09 WAIT control circuit error E 02 10 TCG EXT ROUTE error E 02 11 TCG PB ROUTE error E 02 12 PB DELAY REC DELAY error E 02 13 EEPROM read write check error E 03 02 TCR loop test PB FORMAT error E 03 03 TCR loop test EXT FORMAT error E 03 04 T...

Page 84: ...error E 06 03 Communications error between MEM and MC boards E 06 04 Sound memory emphasis error only for PCM 3348HR E 07 01 EDIT board not installed E 07 02 EDIT RAM test error E 07 03 EDIT ADA loop test error PCM 3348HR EDIT loop test error PCM 3324S E 07 04 PB MUTE test error E 07 05 REC MUTE test error E 07 06 EDIT ADA emphasis error PCM 3348HR DIGITAL COPY test error PCM 3324S E 07 07 X FADE ...

Page 85: ...n EEPROM E 09 09 C1 MONITOR PB HEAD error including coefficient error in EEPROM E 09 10 C3 MONITOR PB HEAD error including coefficient error in EEPROM E 09 11 REC coefficient error including coefficient error in EEPROM E 09 12 ERASE coefficient error including coefficient error in EEPROM E 09 15 DET error ALARM ATN is received from DET CPU E 09 16 NACK return from DET in MC to DET communication E ...

Page 86: ...he remote control unit InF 01 NACK CRC error InF 02 NACK UNDEFINED error InF 03 NACK OVERRUN error InF 04 NACK MEMORY WRITE error InF 05 NACK MEMORY READ error InF 06 NACK OPERATION error InF 11 Command return error InF 12 Data CRC error InF 13 Data transfer error InF 14 Data transfer error InF 15 Data transfer error InF 16 Data transfer error dr_out drop out No CTL signal on the tape no in tc no ...

Page 87: ...17µs 32µs 1 2 words 10 8 words 32µs 129 words 17µs 130 words 131 words 3 words 1 word 1 word 12 words 8 words 4 words SDIF 2 AES SDIF 2 ADV PCM 3348 PCM 3348HR SDIF 2 A in SDIF 2 NORM AES NORM A out NORM AES AES ADV SDIF 2 X FADER X FADER A out X FADER A out X FADER SDIF 2 X FADER AES MADI X FADER 1 word 15µs 1 word 17µs 86 words 17µs 87 words 88 words 1 word 1 word PCM 3324S SDIF 2 A in SDIF 2 NO...

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Page 89: ... for use by the purchasers of the equipment described in this manual Sony Corporation expressly prohibits the duplication of any portion of this manual or the use thereof for any purpose other than the operation or maintenance of the equipment described in this manual without the express written permission of Sony Corporation ...

Page 90: ...Sony Corporation Image Sound Communication Company Published by Engineering Services Dept PCM 3348HR 3324S UC CE 3 859 554 01 3 Printed in Japan 1997 10 13 1997 ...

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