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Operating Instructions

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PDW-F70

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Page 1: ...3 990 973 15 1 Professional Disc Recorder Operating Instructions Before operating the unit please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference PDW F70 2006 Sony Corporation ...

Page 2: ...of fire or electric shock do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture To avoid electrical shock do not open the cabinet Refer servicing to qualified personnel only THIS APPARATUS MUST BE EARTHED CAUTION The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and no objects filled with liquid such as vases shall be placed on the apparatus CAUTION The unit is not disconnected from the AC po...

Page 3: ...us radiation exposure VAROITUS LAITTEEN KÄYTTÄMINEN MUULLA KUIN TÄSSÄ KÄYTTÖOHJEESSA MAINITULLA TAVALLA SAATTAA ALTISTAA KÄYTTÄJÄN TURVALLISUUSLUOKAN 1 YLITTÄVÄLLE NÄKYMÄTTÖMÄLLE LASERSÄTEILYLLE VARNING OM APPARATEN ANVÄNDS PÅ ANNAT SÄTT ÄN I DENNA BRUKSANVISNING SPECIFICERATS KAN ANVÄNDAREN UTSÄTTAS FÖR OSYNLIG LASERSTRÅLNING SOM ÖVERSKRIDER GRÄNSEN FÖR LASERKLASS 1 For the customers in the USA T...

Page 4: ...ctromagnetic Environment s E1 residential E2 commercial and light industrial E3 urban outdoors and E4 controlled EMC environment ex TV studio For the customers in Taiwan only Voor de Klanten in Nederland Gooi de batterij niet weg maar lever deze in als klein chemisch afval KCA Dit apparaat bevat een vast ingebouwde batterij die niet vervangen hoeft te worden tijdens de levensduur van het apparaat ...

Page 5: ...System AV C Connection 26 Connections for Cut Editing 26 Editing Control Unit Settings 29 Remote Control Unit Settings 29 Using XLR Cables Audio Cables 29 External Synchronization 30 Setup 31 Setting the Date and Time 31 Adjusting the Brightness of the LCD Panel 31 24P 23 98P Mode Settings 33 Selecting the Playback Mode 23 98PsF or 2 3 Pulldown 33 Input and Output Signals in 24P 23 98P Mode 34 Rec...

Page 6: ... Assigning Sequence Numbers to Thumbnails 56 Chapter 4 Scene Selection Overview 57 Assigning Clip Titles 60 Assigning User Defined Clip and Clip List Names 60 Creating Clip Lists 62 Including Clips Selected in the Thumbnail Screen in the Clip List 62 Quick Scene Selection Adding Sub Clips During Recording Playback or Search 65 Editing Clip Lists 67 Basic Operations 67 Reordering Sub Clips 67 Modif...

Page 7: ...Menu 83 Displaying the Setup and Disc Menus 83 Setup Menu 84 Setup Menu Items 86 Setup Menu Operations 96 Disc Menu 98 Disc Menu Operations 99 Chapter 7 Using Option Boards Option Boards for Enhanced Functionality 101 Using the PDBK 101 Network Board Gigabit Ethernet 101 Computer Connection Example FTP Connection 101 Using the PDBK 102 MPEG TS Input Output Board 102 HDV Connection Example 102 Usin...

Page 8: ...ion 105 Periodic Maintenance 106 Digital Hours Meter 106 Troubleshooting 107 Alarms 107 Error Messages 114 To Eject Discs With the Unit Powered Off 114 About i LINK 114 Specifications 115 Using UMID Data 118 MPEG 4 Visual Patent Portfolio License 120 Glossary 121 Index 123 ...

Page 9: ...noise ratio 1 MPEG HD is a trademark of Sony Corporation Video bitrates and audio channels selectable according to application You can select the appropriate video bitrate for your application from three video bitrate modes 35 Mbps HQ high quality mode 25 Mbps SP standard mode and 18 Mbps LP long play mode You can select 2 channel or 4 channel audio with the ability to record 120 minutes or more o...

Page 10: ...an divide the clip into 12 parts and show a list of thumbnails for the first frame in each part This makes it easy to find the scene you want within the clip This expansion can be repeated up to 3 times 1728 divisions Scene selection You can create and play back clip lists of selected clips from the disc arranged in any order One disc can store up to 99 clip lists Clip lists make it simple to perf...

Page 11: ...terial eXchange Format files from external devices to discs It also allows this unit to be controlled remotely by FTP commands PDBK 102 MPEG TS Transport Stream Input Output Board Installation of this board enhances the functionality of the standard i LINK connector allowing it to be used as an I O interface for HDV 1 1080i 2 format compatible TS 3 signals HD files recorded on the disc can be conv...

Page 12: ... the on standby switch is pressed while this indicator is lit the unit waits until access to the disc is completed before switching to the standby state PHONES VAR JOG MARK1 MENU PAGE DISPLAY SUB CLIP F1 F5 F4 F3 F2 SHIFT CLIP MENU ESSENCE MARK SET THUMB NAIL RESET OUT IN MARK2 SHUTTLE TOP KEY INHI EXPAND CHAPTER F REV F FWD END PREV NEXT PLAY STOP STANDBY REC EJECT CH 1 CH 2 CH 3 CH 4 NETWORK LOC...

Page 13: ... pressed alone and as a CLIP MENU button when pressed together with the SHIFT button SUB CLIP button Press this button turning it on to perform playback of a clip list A clip list selection screen appears To play back the clips in the order they were recorded press this button again turning it off The clip list selection screen disappears This button does not light and pressing it has no effect wh...

Page 14: ... of this button turns key operation inhibit mode on or off d PAGE button This displays the function menu if it is not already visible The most recently accessed page appears If the function menu is visible this button switches between the function menu pages HOME P1 P2 e Monitor video display section This displays monitor video and the system menu You can press the DISPLAY button to switch the dis...

Page 15: ...B the red indicator bar at the top lights k Audio format During playback this displays the number of recording audio channels on the disc and the number of quantization bits During recording this displays the input signal format selected with A1 INPUT to A4 INPUT on the HOME page of the function menu see page 81 During display of E E1 video this displays 2CH 16BIT two channels 16 bits or 4CH 16BIT...

Page 16: ...e THUMBNAIL button is lit you can use these for thumbnail selection An In or Out point is set when you press the SET button with the IN or OUT button held down The In or Out point setting is deleted when you press the RESET button with the IN or OUT button held down b M MARK1 button and m MARK2 button When the setup or disc menu is visible use these buttons to change menu settings When the THUMBNA...

Page 17: ... to DIAL DIRECT see page 88 return the shuttle dial to the center position after using it 5 Recording playback control block a PREV previous TOP button This functions as a PREV button when pressed alone and as a TOP button when pressed together with the SHIFT button PREV button Press this button turning it on to jump to the first frame of the current clip When pressed at the first frame of the cur...

Page 18: ...connection is made to the right connector the left connector is automatically terminated with an impedance of 75 ohms b COMPOSITE OUT connectors phono jack BNC type These output composite video signals When CHAR SEL on page P1of the function menu is set to ON or LCD see page 82 information such as timecode menu settings and error messages is superimposed on the output signals c MONITOR connector D...

Page 19: ...put section a HDSDI HD serial digital interface INPUT connector BNC type This inputs HD format video and audio signals b HDSDI HD serial digital interface OUTPUT connectors BNC type These output HD format video and audio signals When CHAR SEL on page P1 of the function menu is set to ON see page 82 information such as timecode menu settings and error messages is superimposed on the output signals ...

Page 20: ...switch the unit between the operating state and standby state If you press the on standby switch on the front panel while the unit is in the operating state the unit saves its data and then enters the standby state the on standby indicator lights red Before turning the main power off always check to be sure that the unit is in the standby state and then push the main power switch to the a side 7 E...

Page 21: ...onitored on another device may sound different from the audio signals played back on this unit f U signal ground terminal Connect to the system ground Infrared Remote Commander The corresponding functions are executed when you point the remote commander at the infrared sensor of the main unit and press the keys and setting pad If you want to disable control of this unit from the remote commander s...

Page 22: ...battery holder until it clicks 2 Battery may explode if mistreated Do not recharge disassemble or dispose of in fire Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions Battery lifetime When the lithium battery output falls even button presses may ...

Page 23: ...processing finishes If you have selected 60I or 30P When you press the SET button with 60I or 30P selected in step 2 the following screen appears Press the M MARK1 and m MARK2 buttons to select UC for areas outside Japan or J for Japan then press the SET button PHONES VAR JOG MARK1 MENU PAGE DISPLAY SUB CLIP F1 F5 F4 F3 F2 SHIFT CLIP MENU ESSENCE MARK SET THUMB NAIL RESET OUT IN MARK2 SHUTTLE TOP ...

Page 24: ...ame mode NDF on page P2 of the function menu see page 83 Connections and Settings Production of some of the peripherals and related devices described in this chapter has been discontinued For advice about choosing devices please contact your Sony dealer or a Sony sales representative Connecting an External Monitor You can connect a video monitor to this unit s video output connectors or to the MON...

Page 25: ...SITE OUT AUDIO MONITOR 1 3 2 4 AUDIO OUTPUT 1 3 2 4 R L IN OUT Y G PB R SYNS RS232C REMOTE 9P PB B 1 2 INPUT OUTPUT CONTROL 3 4 1 2 3 4 S400 AC IN MONITOR HDSDI OUTPUT MONITOR AUDIO MONITOR PDW F70 this unit SDI signal input connector a MEU WX2 Multi Format Engine LMD 172W 232W Multi Format LCD Monitor Y PB PR connectors a To input HDSDI signals a BKM 243HS not supplied is required AUDIO IN connec...

Page 26: ...connector has 6 pins Check the number of pins on the i LINK connector of your laptop computer and use an appropriate i LINK cable Connections for Cut Editing By connecting this unit to a VTR you can configure a cut editing system Some example connections are shown in the following When making the connections also refer to the manuals provided with the equipment to be connected See page 29 for more...

Page 27: ...HDSDI INPUT AUDIO INPUT HDSDI OUTPUT 1 2 REF VIDEO INPUT TIME CODE POWER ANALOG HD INPUT DIGITAL AUDIO AES EBU COMPOSITE OUT AUDIO MONITOR 1 3 2 4 AUDIO OUTPUT 1 3 2 4 R L IN OUT Y G PB R SYNS RS232C REMOTE 9P PB B 1 2 INPUT OUTPUT CONTROL 3 4 1 2 3 4 S400 AC IN MONITOR HDSDI OUTPUT HDSDI INPUT REMOTE 9P REF VIDEO IN REMOTE 1 IN 9P HDSDI OUTPUT 3 SUPER REFVIDEO INPUT RECORDER PLAYER 1 REFVIDEO INP...

Page 28: ...IO INPUT HDSDI OUTPUT 1 2 REF VIDEO INPUT TIME CODE POWER ANALOG HD INPUT DIGITAL AUDIO AES EBU COMPOSITE OUT AUDIO MONITOR 1 3 2 4 AUDIO OUTPUT 1 3 2 4 R L IN OUT Y G PB R SYNS RS232C REMOTE 9P PB B 1 2 INPUT OUTPUT CONTROL 3 4 1 2 3 4 S400 AC IN MONITOR HDSDI OUTPUT REMOTE 1 OUT 9P HDSDI OUTPUT 3 SUPER REMOTE 9P REFVIDEO INPUT REFVIDEO INPUT REFVIDEO INPUT HDSDI INPUT HDSDI OUTPUT AUDIO MONITOR ...

Page 29: ...E SELECT REMOTE I F to i LINK see page 94 SDSDI OUTPUT HDSDI INPUT AUDIO INPUT HDSDI OUTPUT 1 2 REF VIDEO INPUT TIME CODE POWER ANALOG HD INPUT DIGITAL AUDIO AES EBU COMPOSITE OUT AUDIO MONITOR 1 3 2 4 AUDIO OUTPUT 1 3 2 4 R L IN OUT Y G PB R SYNS RS232C REMOTE 9P PB B 1 2 INPUT OUTPUT CONTROL 3 4 1 2 3 4 S400 AC IN MONITOR MONITOR AUDIO i LINK VIDEO OUT 3 SUPER S400 COMPOSITE OUT AUDIO MONITOR To...

Page 30: ... to the presence or absence of signals input to the HDSDI INPUT connector the presence or absence of signals input to the REF VIDEO INPUT connector and the setting of the V INPUT item on the HOME page of the function menu see page 81 There is no external synchronization for file operations by FAM connection see page 78 Note XLR cable Ferrite core supplied 120 to 150 mm Binding strap not supplied F...

Page 31: ...se or decrease the values of the flashing digits Use the arrow buttons M MARK1 m MARK2 or jog dial To return the settings to the initial values Press the RESET button 4 When you have made the necessary settings press the SET button The message NOW SAVING appears the settings are saved and the menu closes To clear the menu from the screen without saving settings Press the MENU button twice in succe...

Page 32: ...ase or decrease the values of the flashing digits Use the arrow buttons M MARK1 m MARK2 or jog dial To return the settings to the factory defaults Press the RESET button 6 When you are finished making adjustments press the SET button The message NOW SAVING appears the settings are saved and the menu closes To clear the menu from the screen without saving adjustments Press the MENU button twice in ...

Page 33: ...r 8 Press the M MARK1 button to select OPERATIONAL FUNCTION 9 Press the OUT button The second level of the OPERATIONAL FUNCTION menu appears 10Press the M MARK1 or m MARK2 button to select SYSTEM SEL 11Press the OUT button The third level of the menu appears 12Press the M MARK1 or m MARK2 button to select SYSTEM FREQ 13Press the OUT button Setting values appear SETUP MENU MENU GRADE BASIC ENHANCED...

Page 34: ...on again to enable the changes Input and Output Signals in 24P 23 98P Mode The following tables show the signals input and output by the unit when 23 98PsF and 2 3 PULL DOWN are selected Input and output signals SETUP MENU OPERATIONAL FUNCTION SYSTEM SEL SYSTEM FREQ 601 60I 50I 30P 25P 23 98P SETUP MENU OPERATIONAL FUNCTION SYSTEM SEL 23 9P OUTPUT PsF 23 98PsF 2 3 PULL DOWN I O Type 23 98PsF 2 3 P...

Page 35: ...ldown Mode Pulldown playback frame sequences During pulldown mode playback playback is carried out so that the 24 frame timecode set with TIME CODE PD PRESET in the setup menu becomes the A frame of the frame sequence The following figure shows the playback frame sequence when 01 00 00 00 has been set for the 24 frame timecode and 10 00 00 00 has been set for the 30 frame timecode This kind of fra...

Page 36: ... DISPLAY INFO 7 Press the OUT button The third level of the menu appears 8 Press the M MARK1 or m MARK2 button to select TIME DATA ONLY 9 Press the SET button The setting is confirmed 10Turn the display of character information on For details see To turn superimposed text on and off page 37 As shown below you can display 24 frame timecode at the same time as 30 frame pulldown timecode SETUP MENU O...

Page 37: ...L DISPLAY INFO page 89 in the setup menu to change the information shown in the second line See page 96 Setup Menu Operations in Chapter 6 for more information about how to use the setup menu a Type of time data If the time data or user bits cannot be read correctly they will be displayed with an asterisk For example T R U R T R or U R b Timecode reader drop frame mark for system frequency 60I 30P...

Page 38: ...ck A Block B DISC OUT Disc is not loaded LOADING Disc is being loaded UNLOADING Disc is being unloaded STANDBY OFF Standby off mode STOP Stop mode NEXT Cuing up to the first frame of the next clip PREV Cuing up to the first frame of the current clip F FWD Fast forward search F REV Fast reverse search PLAY Playback mode servo unlocked PLAY LOCK Playback mode servo locked REC Record mode servo unloc...

Page 39: ...nerating the same timecode values and user bit values as those of the external timecode regeneration EXT DVIN T U The internal timecode generator is in synchronization with the external timecode input to the unit via the S400 connector and is generating the same timecode values and user bit values as those of the external timecode regeneration EXT DVIN V T U The internal timecode generator is in s...

Page 40: ...shutter may cause damage Do not disassemble the cartridge The supplied adhesive labels are recommended for indexing discs Apply the label in the correct position Storage Do not store discs where they may be subjected to direct sunlight or in other places where the temperature or humidity is high Do not leave cartridges where dust may get inside Store cartridges in their cases Care of the discs Rem...

Page 41: ... next disc to format and press the SET button when the message QUICK FORMAT OK appears 7 Press the MENU button to clear the menu from the screen Handling of Discs When Recording Does Not End Normally Salvage Functions Recording processing does not end normally if for example the POWER switch on the rear panel is turned off during recording or if the power cord is disconnected during recording Beca...

Page 42: ...m 2 to 4 seconds of data before the interruption of recording Full salvage From 4 to 6 seconds of data before the interruption of recording You are prompted to execute a full salvage every time you insert a disc that has not been salvaged or power the unit on with such as disc loaded No recording is possible on discs containing clips that have not been salvaged although it is possible to play back...

Page 43: ... also set the setup menu item INTERFACE SELECT REMOTE I F REMOTE and the connector used appear on the display To set the video and audio recording formats To set the video recording format Set the video bit rate compression method by setting OPERATIONAL FUNCTION REC FORMAT in the setup menu to one of the following To set the audio recording format Set AUDIO CONTROL REC MODE in the setup menu to on...

Page 44: ...to 5 of the previous section To record timecode after setting an initial value Internal Preset to set the timecode to a time slightly ahead of the current time 3 Press the SET button at the instant when the current time matches the displayed timecode To set user bits You can record up to eight hexadecimal digits of information date time clip number etc in the timecode track 1 Set CNTR SEL on page ...

Page 45: ... to REGEN Set TC VITC to TC Synchronizing with multiplexed timecode input to the HDSDI INPUT connector 1 Connect an HDSDI signal containing multiplexed LTC to the HDSDI INPUT connector and input a reference video signal to the REF VIDEO INPUT connector 2 Make the following settings on page P2 of the function menu Set TCG to SDI Set TC MODE to REGEN Set TC VITC to TC Executing either of these proce...

Page 46: ...me The selection range is 0 seconds 0 SEC to 10 seconds 10 SEC To adjust the audio recording levels When carrying out audio recording at a reference level Set the VARIABLE switch to PRESET The audio signals will be recorded at a preset reference level You can change the reference level and the input levels with AUDIO CONTROL LEVEL SELECT in the setup menu REF LEVEL Reference level CH1 IN LEVEL Inp...

Page 47: ... is set to the recording disabled position and when REC INH on page P1 of the function menu is set to ON The REC INH indicator may light when neither of the above is true if the format of recorded sections on the disc is not the same as the recording settings of this unit In this case the playback position can be saved to the disc Playback Operation This section describes the following types of pl...

Page 48: ...er position or press the STOP button Normally the unit enters shuttle mode as soon as you turn the shuttle dial If you want it to enter shuttle mode only when you press the SHUTTLE button set OPERATIONAL FUNCTION SEARCH ENABLE in the setup menu to VIA SEARCH KEY To alternate between normal speed playback and shuttle mode playback Set the shuttle dial to the position corresponding to the desired sh...

Page 49: ...ip you want to cue up Press the arrow buttons Turn the jog or shuttle dial Press the PREV or NEXT button Move to the previous or next thumbnail Press the TOP SHIFT PREV or END SHIFT NEXT button Move to the first or last thumbnail Holding down the SHIFT button press the M MARK1 or m MARK2 button Display the previous or next page 2 Press the SET button or the PLAY button If you press the SET button ...

Page 50: ...you can do this with the same operations as step 1 of To select a thumbnail image and start playback see page 49 5 Press the SET button An enlargement of the current thumbnail image appears 6 Press the PLAY button or use the jog or shuttle dial to play back the clip and display the frame that you want to use as the thumbnail image To cancel the thumbnail image change Press the RESET button 7 Press...

Page 51: ...humbnail of the target scene press the SET button or the PLAY button If you press the SET button a still image appears showing the selected frame If you press the PLAY button playback starts from the selected frame Searching for Frames With Essence Marks Proceed as follows 1 With the SUB CLIP button off press the ESSENCE MARK SHIFT THUMBNAIL button turning it on The essence mark selection screen a...

Page 52: ... to change you can do this with the same operations as step 1 of To select a thumbnail image and start playback see page 49 4 Press the SET button or the PLAY button If you press the SET button a still image appears showing selected shot mark frame If you press the PLAY button playback starts from the selected shot mark frame To delete shot marks at chapter positions You can delete shot marks SHOT...

Page 53: ...t the title is enclosed in double quotation marks for example SAKURA To return to the previous screen Press the THUMBNAIL button turning it off 2 Select the clip whose thumbnail you want to change you can do this with the same operations as step 1 of To select a thumbnail image and start playback see page 49 3 Press the SET button or the PLAY button If you press the SET button a still image appear...

Page 54: ...t the PLAY button or operate the jog or shuttle dial From the external device connected to the REMOTE 9P connector on this unit send a command other than the repeat playback start command to this unit The unit enters search mode when you conduct a search and stop mode at the end of the disc Locking Write protecting Clips In the thumbnail screen you can lock them so that they cannot be deleted or a...

Page 55: ...ed clips while checking their content Clips cannot be deleted when the Write Inhibit tab of the disc is set to the recording disabled position or when REC INH on page P1 of the function menu is set to ON Locked clips cannot be deleted When the target clip is referenced in a clip list the clip list that references the clip will also be deleted If the deletion target clip is referenced by the curren...

Page 56: ... then press the b OUT button A sub menu appears 3 Select DELETE ALL CLIPS and then press the SET button A deletion confirmation screen appears 4 To execute the deletion use the V button to select OK and then press the SET button All clips are deleted However locked clips are not deleted If all clips have been deleted you return from the thumbnail screen to the original screen Assigning Sequence Nu...

Page 57: ...ene selection function you create clip lists edit data The clips themselves are not changed so you can repeat the operation as often as you like Clip lists created with the scene selection function can be played back on this unit The scene selection function makes it easy to carry out operations such as adding material in clip units adding parts of clips adding by chapter reordering the playback o...

Page 58: ...PLAY STOP STANDBY REC EJECT CH 1 CH 2 CH 3 CH 4 NETWORK LOCAL REMOTE ACCESS LEVEL REC VARIABLE PRESET PB Record material or insert disc containing recorded material into this unit PDW F330 F350 To edit a clip list on the disc Load a clip list see page 72 Including a sub clip in the current clip list see page 62 Reordering sub clips see page 67 Changing sub clip In and Out points trimming see page ...

Page 59: ...rt of clip 3 Therefore when clip list E0001 is played back clip 4 is played after clip 2 and then the part of clip 3 shown in gray color is played Clip list editing current clip list To edit a clip lists you need to load the clip from the disc into the internal unit memory The clip list which is currently loaded into the unit memory is called the current clip list The current clip list is always t...

Page 60: ...ING screen appears PREFIX Prefix up to 5 alphanumeric characters and symbols NUMERIC Initial value of the number 00001 to 99999 2 Enter the prefix and initial number To select the item to set and the character to set it flashes Use the arrow buttons To select a character to enter at the selected position Turn the jog dial To return the settings to the factory defaults Press the RESET button 3 When...

Page 61: ...nge clip list names execute the Rename command for a file in the Edit folder with the extension SMI The extension SMI cannot be changed To check clip names Press the THUMBNAIL button to display the thumbnail screen and select the clip whose name you want to check The name of the selected clip appears at the upper left of the screen However when a title has been assigned to a clip display of the ti...

Page 62: ...se while viewing the video quick scene selection Before starting Insert a disc containing recorded clips into the unit Including Clips Selected in the Thumbnail Screen in the Clip List Proceed as follows 1 With the SUB CLIP button unlit press the THUMBNAIL button lighting it Thumbnails of the clips on the disc appear In the following description this is referred to as the thumbnail screen PHONES V...

Page 63: ...te and time when the clip list was created or last modified TITLE Title assigned to the clip list NAME Name of the clip list or a user defined name You can use the supplied PDZ 1 Proxy Browsing Software to assign titles to clip lists 4 Use the M MARK1 or m MARK2 button to select a clip list number such as E0001 and then press the SET button This returns to the thumbnail screen 5 Press the SUB CLIP...

Page 64: ...XT button Moves the cursor to the previous or next sub clip Press the PREV or NEXT button with the SHIFT button held down Moves the cursor to the first or last sub clip Press M MARK1 or m MARK2 button Moves to the 4th previous or 4th next sub clip 11With the SHIFT button held down press the SET button All the clips selected in step 8 are added to the current clip list as sub clips and the scene se...

Page 65: ...included as a sub clip 3 Save the current clip list to disc For details see Saving the Current Clip List to Disc page 70 Even if you select several thumbnails they are added to the clip list as one continuous sub clip To add sub clips using the chapter function The chapter function allows a thumbnail to be displayed for each shot mark recorded within a clip For details see Chapter 3 Searching for ...

Page 66: ...ge of the In point is cued up if you hold down the IN button and press the PREV button or NEXT button An image of the Out point is cued up if you hold down the OUT button and press the PREV button or NEXT button To check the duration Hold down the IN button and the OUT button at the same time The duration appears on the screen To reset an In point or Out point With the IN button or OUT button held...

Page 67: ...pages Reordering sub clips Page 67 Trimming sub clips Page 68 Deleting sub clips Page 69 Setting the timecode Page 69 7 Save the edited current clip list to disc For details see Saving the Current Clip List to Disc page 70 Reordering Sub Clips Proceed as follows 1 Carry out steps 1 to 5 of the procedure in Basic Operations see page 67 select MOVE in step 2 The I shaped cursor indicating the move d...

Page 68: ...n point or Out point of the selected sub clip 3 At the scene where you want to set a new In or Out point hold down the IN button to change the In point or the OUT button to change the Out point and press the SET button Depending on the button that you pressed a new In or Out point is set The IN and OUT indicators flash if you set an Out point with timecode smaller than the In point If this occurs ...

Page 69: ...ist Continuous timecode is used in clip lists regardless of the timecode of the parent clips of sub clips Therefore you can set the start timecode for each clip list By default the start timecode LTC for the current clip list is set to 00 00 00 00 To set this to a different value proceed as follows 1 Carry out steps 1 to 4 of the procedure in Basic Operations see page 67 select TC PRESET in step 2...

Page 70: ...M MARK1 or m MARK2 button to move the cursor to SAVE CLIP LIST and then press the SET button A list of clip lists appears The date of creation or the title is displayed for each clip list NEW FILE is displayed for clip lists without any saved data To switch between title display and date of creation display Press the OUT button For details see To select the type of clip list information to display...

Page 71: ...T button and press the SUB CLIP button Item Operation reference page CLIP INFORMATION Select the information displayed beneath thumbnails see page 72 LOAD CLIP LIST Load a clip list from the disc into the current clip list see page 72 SAVE CLIP LIST Save the current clip list to disc see page 70 DELETE CLIP LIST Delete a clip list from the disc see page 72 SORT CLIP LISTS BY You can sort the clip ...

Page 72: ... button A list of clip lists appears see page 63 3 Use the M MARK1 or m MARK2 button to select the desired clip list and then press the SET button The selected clip list is loaded into the unit as the current clip list To display thumbnails of the loaded current clip list Press the THUMBNAIL button and SUB CLIP button turning them on If an unsaved clip list exists in current clip list memory A war...

Page 73: ...t the type of sorting NAME Sort in ascending order by clip list name DATE Sort by date of creation with the newest clip list first 4 Press the IN button Sorting starts on LOAD CLIP LIST screen and so on Unused clip lists are excluded from the sort If you selected NAME If you selected DATE You can jump to the first clip or last clip by pressing the PREV or NEXT button with the SHIFT button held dow...

Page 74: ...ter PC with Intel Pentium III CPU at least 1 GHz installed memory at least 512 MB Operating system Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 or higher or Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 1 or higher Web browser Internet Explorer 6 0 Service Pack 1 or higher DirectX DirectX 8 1b or higher To install PDZ 1 Insert the supplied CD ROM PDZ 1 Proxy Browsing Software in the CD ROM drive of the ...

Page 75: ...ing figure shows the directory structure of discs visible to a remote computer This structure is not the same as the actual structure recorded on the disc a Root directory b Only when sub item NAMING FORM on the SETUP OPERATIONAL FUNCTION FILE NAMING page is set to free Note root a INDEX XML ALIAS XML b Clip Edit Sub General DISCMETA XML MEDIAPRO XML C0001 MXF C0001M01 XML C0002 MXF C0002M01 XML C...

Page 76: ... is set to OFF With firmware version 1 1 and lower only the most recently recorded clip may be deleted With firmware version 1 5 and higher any clip may be selected and deleted e Only files which can be written by XDCAM f With firmware version 1 5 and higher when the C part of a C MXF file name is changed a C M01 XML file with the same name in the C part is also changed automatically g When a C MX...

Page 77: ...e with the same name in the E part is also generated automatically h When an E E01 SMI file is deleted an E M01 XML file with the same name in the E part is also deleted automatically Directories cannot be created in the Edit directory Sub directory a With firmware version 1 5 and higher the C part can be changed to a user defined name b With firmware version 1 5 and higher when the C part of a C ...

Page 78: ... 0E0000 U 0F0000 U 100000 File Operations in File Access Mode File access mode operating environment Operating system requirements for file operations by file access mode are as follows Computer operating system Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 or higher or Microsoft Windows XP Preparations Do the following on the remote computer and this unit Install the FAM driver on the remote computer see...

Page 79: ... 3 1 Do one of the following on the or icon displayed in the remote computer s taskbar Double click Right click and select one of the following commands from the menu which appears Windows 2000 Unplug or eject hardware Windows XP Safely Remove Hardware The Unplug or Eject Hardware dialog box Windows 2000 or the Safety Remove Hardware dialog box Windows XP appears 2 Select Sony XDCAM PDW F70 IEEE 1...

Page 80: ...able FAM connections Execute one of the procedures described in the previous section To make a reconnection to make a FAM connection between this unit and the remote computer To disable FAM connections in the setup menu set INTERFACE SELECT i LINK MODE to AV C see page 94 ...

Page 81: ...The size of the monitor video section increases To change the setting of a function menu item Use the F1 to F5 buttons Press the button to the right of each setting item to change the value of the item Keep pressing the button until the value you want appears Function Menu Settings The following tables list the setting items on each page and describe their setting values HOME page 12 0 30 20 60 1 ...

Page 82: ...MONO L monaural L channel Output one of the channels selected with MONI CH MONO R monaural R channel Output one of the channels selected with MONI CH MIX Output monaural audio mixed from the channels selected with MONI CH F4 REC INH recording inhibit Turns recording inhibit mode on and off ON Recording inhibit mode on OFF Recording inhibit mode off Setting item Description F5 CHAR SEL Character in...

Page 83: ...rcase and lowercase abbreviation of the selected line only the line in reverse video appears in the time data display section F2 TC MODE timecode mode When TCG is set to INT Selects whether the count value advances from a preset initial value or advances consecutively from the timecode of the last frame recorded on the disc PRESET Advance from a preset initial value REGEN regenerate Advance consec...

Page 84: ...actual setting items are found on the second or third level Setting items are divided into basic items which are needed for normal operations and enhanced items which are needed for enhanced operations In the figures basic items are shown in bold characters When the unit is shipped from the factory the setup menu is configured to display basic items only To display enhanced items as well change th...

Page 85: ...HTNESS ALARM MENU STATUS HD CHARA TCG REGEN UB BINARY GP VITC POS SEL 1 VITC POS SEL 2 EE OUT PHASE SEARCH MUTING PD PRESET STILL TIMER INT VIDEO SG SETUP ADD CC F1 BLANK CC F2 BLANK FRAME PB PROCESS CONTROL UP CONVERT DOWN CONVERTER DISC OUT F FWD REW STOP STANDBY OFF AUTO TITLE TITLE NAMING FORM AUTO NAMING SYSTEM FREQ UC J 23 9P OUTPUT VIDEO GAIN CHROMA GAIN CHROMA PHASE SETUP LEVELa HD SYNC PH...

Page 86: ...TE i LINK MODE NETWORK ENABLE WIRELESS RMT INDEX POSITION STORE OWNER UMID ESSENCE MARK HD VANC INPUT DATA ITEM OUT RECALL BANK1 RECALL BANK2 RECALL BANK3 SAVE BANK 1 SAVE BANK 2 SAVE BANK 3 CH1 CH2 IN CH3 CH4 IN REF LEVEL CH1 IN LEVEL CH2 IN LEVEL OUTPUT LEVEL SDI OUT SD VANC LINE HD VANC LINE SDI OUT SD VANC LINE HD VANC LINE LINE DID SDID Top level Second level Third level a BLACK LEVEL when th...

Page 87: ...city is exhausted during recording GOTO TOP GOTO TOP Move to the top of the disc END STOP END STOP Stop at the end of the disc EJECT EJECT Eject the disc automatically CLIP TITLE Clip Title Specify how to assign clip titles AUTO TITLE AT Title Select whether to assign clip titles automatically DISABLE DISABLE Do not assign ENABLE ENABLE Assign TITLE Title Assign arbitrary titles The CLIP AUTO TITL...

Page 88: ...stroll when executing assemble editing OFF OFF Do not record postroll ON ON Record postroll OPERATIONAL FUNCTION Operational Operation settings Description DISPLAY CONTROL Display Settings related to display on the LCD panel of this unit and on an external monitor Description CHARA POSITION Chara pos Specify the position where characters appear in the monitor video section and on external monitors...

Page 89: ...n and on an external monitor Select while viewing characters on the MENU DISPLAY screen WHITE WITH BKGD White characters on black background BLACK WITH BKGD Black characters on white background WHITE OUTLINE White characters with black outline BLACK OUTLINE Black characters with white outline To return to the top level of the setup menu Press the MENU button BRIGHTNESS Brightness Adjust the bright...

Page 90: ...50i or 25P 22LINE 22 line to 9LINE 9 line Select any line from 9 to 22 Factory default setting 19 LINE 19 line line 19 VITC POS SEL 2 VITC pos 2 Select a line to insert the VITC in Note You can insert the VITC signal in two places To insert it in two places set both this item and VITC POS SEL 1 When the system frequency is 60i 23 98P or 30P 20LINE 20 line to 12LINE 12 line Select any line from 12 ...

Page 91: ...st signal SETUP ADD Setup add Select whether to add black setup to the composite video output signal OFF OFF Do not add setup ON ADD ON Add setup CC F1 BLANK CC1 blank Select whether to suppress the closed caption signal to be superimposed on the 1st field of the output video signal Note When you play back a disc with a recorded closed caption signal the closed caption signal is multiplexed into S...

Page 92: ...djust the subcarrier H phase of composite video output 512 512 to 511 511 Factory default setting 0 0 Note Valid for serial number 11001 or higher and firmware version 1 5 or higher UP CONVERT UP convert Specify upconvert output AUTO SQEEZE Auto SQZ Select whether to use auto squeeze mode OFF OFF Do not use ON ON Use CONV MODE Conv mode Select the conversion mode EDGE CROP Edge Crop Edge crop mode...

Page 93: ...r OUTPUT LEVEL Out Level Select the analog audio output reference level INT AUDIO SG Audio SG Select the operation of the internal audio test signal generator When you set A1 INPUT to A4 INPUT in the HOME page of the function menu to SG the internal signal generator is activated and outputs the selected test signal You can record this signal SILENCE silence Silent signal 1kHz SINE 1kHz 1 kHz 20 dB...

Page 94: ...Only when the switch is set to NETWORK NETWORK RS 422A Net Rmt Only when the switch is set to NETWORK or when the switch is set to REMOTE and the menu item REMOTE I F is set to 9PIN RS232 WIRELESS RMT Wireless Enable or disable operation from the wireless remote commander DISABLE DISABLE Disable ENABLE ENABLE Enable METADATA Metadata Metadata settings Description INDEX POSITION Index Pos Specify w...

Page 95: ...t setting 00 00 DATA ITEM OUT DATA ITEM Specify whether to include the information from recorded VANC packets in data items in the DATA ITEM section of MXF files OFF OFF Do not include VANC packet information in data items ON ON Include VANC packet information in data items Note Set this menu item to OFF when you connect a nonlinear editing system that does not support DATA ITEM SETUP BANK OPERATI...

Page 96: ...hether to display basic items only or both basic and enhanced items in the monitor video section and the time data display section when using the setup menu BASIC Basic Display basic items only ENHANCED Enhanced Display both basic and enhanced items Menu control buttons Functions MENU button Display and hide the menu Return to the menu from setting screens M MARK1 and m MARK2 buttons These buttons...

Page 97: ...play enhanced items set the menu item MENU GRADE to ENHANCED following the procedure in the previous section Changing the settings of basic items In step 1 first select MENU GRADE and next select ENHANCED then press the SET button to save the setting in memory SETUP MENU DISPLAY CONTROL CHARA DISPLAY CHARA POSITION CHARA TYPE CHARA VSIZE DISPLAY INFO SUB STATUS MENU DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS ALARM ON WHI...

Page 98: ...e current setting will be TC MODE proceed as follows 1 Press the RESET button OFF factory default setting is selected 2 Press the SET button The setting returned to its factory default is saved in memory as the current setting To return all settings to their factory default settings 1 Display the setup menu 2 Press the RESET button A message appears to confirm whether or not you wish to return all...

Page 99: ...lect STATUS 3 Press the OUT button 4 Select DISC or CLIP and press the OUT button If you selected DISC the status of the loaded disc appears If you selected CLIP the status of the current clip appears When playback or search reaches a new clip the display changes to the status of the new clip To return to the next highest level Press the MENU button To clear the menu from the screen Press the MENU...

Page 100: ... see page 83 2 Press the M MARK1 button or the m MARK2 button to select DELETE 3 Press the OUT button 4 Select ALL CLIP then press the OUT button 5 When the message ALL DELETE OK appears press the SET button All of the clips on the disc are deleted To return to the next highest level without deleting the clips Press the RESET button To clear the menu from the screen Press the MENU button To format...

Page 101: ...installed by a trained technician Refer to the operation manual supplied with each board for information about installing configuring and operating the board Contact your Sony dealer regarding installation of option boards Using the PDBK 101 Network Board Gigabit Ethernet Installing the PDBK 101 Network Board in slot 1 adds a network connector to this unit This allows you to connect to a computer ...

Page 102: ...results of editing on a computer and to record the input on XDCAM discs You can also output video and audio from this unit to HDV devices 1 HDV and are trademarks of Sony Corporation and Victor Company of Japan Limited HDV Connection Example The following example shows a connection between this unit and an HDV camcorder Install the PDBK 102 in option slot 2 Notes Caution PHONES VAR JOG MARK1 MENU ...

Page 103: ... slot 2 The PDBK 102 and PDBK 104 cannot be used when the PDBK 103 is installed Select YPbPr signals or RGB signals in the input video selection menu This menu appears only when an optional input board is installed Notes PHONES VAR JOG MARK1 MENU PAGE DISPLAY SUB CLIP F1 F5 F4 F3 F2 SHIFT CLIP MENU ESSENCE MARK SET THUMB NAIL RESET OUT IN MARK2 SHUTTLE TOP KEY INHI EXPAND CHAPTER F REV F FWD END P...

Page 104: ...RESET SHIFT EJECT HOLD STOP REC SHUTTLE JOG VAR MARK1 ESSENCE MARK CLIP MENU S SEL MARK2 IN OUT ALL CH 1 CH 2 CH 3 CH 4 OVER dB 12 20 30 40 60 0 CH 15 SG DATA ANA SDI AE8 EBU OVER dB 12 20 30 40 60 0 CH 26 SG DATA ANA SDI AE8 EBU OVER dB 12 20 30 40 60 0 CH 37 SG DATA ANA SDI AE8 EBU OVER dB 12 20 30 40 60 0 CH 48 SG DATA ANA SDI HOURS MINUTES SECONDS FRAMES AE8 EBU VITC VITC COUNTER REC INH VIUB ...

Page 105: ...ily exceed 50 C 122 F In damp or dusty locations Locations where the unit may be exposed to rain Locations subject to violent vibration Near strong magnetic fields Close to radio or TV transmitters producing strong electromagnetic fields In direct sunlight or close to heaters for extended periods To prevent electromagnetic interference from portable communications devices The use of portable telep...

Page 106: ...ws 1 Press the MENU button to display the system menu 2 Press the M MARK1 button or m MARK2 button select the HOURS METER Hours Meter in the time data display section and then press the SET button Display of the digital hours meter Any of the items can be reset during periodic maintenance or parts replacement Resetting items allows you to roughly determine the timing of next periodic maintenance F...

Page 107: ... for optical head in units of hours H4 SPINDLE RUNNING Spdl This shows the cumulative spindle rotation time in units of hours H5 LOADING COUNTER Load Display the total number of times discs have been loaded in the unit Item name name between is name in the time data display section Description ALARM REMOTE MODE IS SELECTED SET REMOTE LOCAL NETWORK SWITCH TO LOCAL Example alarm in time data display...

Page 108: ...AT NOT SUPPORTED RECORDING AND PLAYBACK IS NOT POSSIBLE A disc in an unsupported recording format is loaded Use a disc formatted in the MPEG HD or DVCAM format ILL Index INDEX FILE ERROR PLEASE FORMAT DISC OR EJECT Format the disc or eject it see page 41 FORMAT NG AUTO FORMATTING WAS NOT COMPLETED Eject the disc and insert it again or insert another disc DI read err CANNOT READ DISC INFORMATION PL...

Page 109: ...for quick scene selection is attempted on a disc that needs to be salvaged Try again after salvaging the clips on the disc see page 41 CNT mode a COUNTER MODE IS SELECTED SET COUNTER SELECT SWITCH TO TC OR UB This appears when CNTR SEL on page P1 of the function menu is set to COUNTER and you try to preset timecode or user bits To use timecode or user bits set CNTR SEL to TC or UB see page 82 TC E...

Page 110: ...d essence marks EM Full NO MORE ESSENCE MARKS CAN BE RECORDED Disc Damage DISC CANNOT BE RECORDED TO USE ANOTHER DISC FOR RECORDING Use another disc NON AV Full DISC CANNOT BE RECORDED TO FOR MORE RECORDING SPACE DELETE CLIPS OR NON AV DATA GENERAL FILES Delete unneeded clips or GENERAL files Index File UNSUPPORT INDEX FILE DISC CANNOT BE RECORDED TO Use another disc File System CURRENT VERSION OF...

Page 111: ...RECORDED HD 23 98P CLIP S EXIST ILL REF a INPUT VIDEO SIGNAL DOES NOT SYNCHRONIZE WITH REF VIDEO SIGNAL USE COMMON REFERENCE SIGNAL OR CONNECT RECORDER REF OUT TO PLAYER REF IN Input a reference signal synchronized with this unit s system frequency ILL REC a ENCODING DOES NOT SYNCHRONIZE WITH REF VIDEO Check the signals being input to this unit ILL PLAY a ILLEGAL PLAYBACK Check the disc being play...

Page 112: ...or HD 30P RECORDING DISC CANNOT BE PLAYED BACK USE DISC WITH HD 23 98P RECORDING DISC CANNOT BE PLAYED BACK USE DISC WITH DVCAM 525 60 RECORDING HD 60I 30P a DISC CANNOT BE PLAYED BACK USE DISC WITH HD 50I or HD 25P RECORDING DISC CANNOT BE PLAYED BACK USE DISC WITH HD 23 98P RECORDING DISC CANNOT BE PLAYED BACK USE DISC WITH DVCAM 625 50 RECORDING HD 50I 25P a DISC CANNOT BE PLAYED BACK USE DISC ...

Page 113: ...ere are no clip lists on the disc This appears when an attempt is made to execute a DELETE CLIP LIST operation see page 71 when there are no clip lists on the disc MOVE IS INVALID The sub clip cannot be moved This appear hen an attempt is made to execute a MOVE operation see page 71 when there are no sub clip in the current clip list or when there is only 1 REC INHI The disc is write protected Thi...

Page 114: ...ce can perform data transfer and other operations not only with the directly connected devices but also with any of the devices that are connected to those devices Therefore you do not need to be concerned with device connection order However depending on the features and specifications of the connected devices you may need to use certain functions differently and you may not be able to transfer d...

Page 115: ...uipment with an i LINK DV connector is connected see Chapter 2 page 23 For details on connection with an i LINK cable and the necessary software refer to the operating instructions supplied with the connected device Use Sony i LINK cables Use Sony i LINK cables to connect the i LINK devices 6 pins y 4 pins For DV dubbing 6 pins y 6 pins For DV dubbing i LINK and are trademarks Specifications Gener...

Page 116: ...t connectors Digital video inputs HDSDI INPUT BNC type 1 complying with SMPTE 292M SDSDI INPUT with PDBK 104 option board installed BNC type 1 complying with SMPTE 259M i LINK HDV 1080i with PDBK 102 option board installed 6 pin type 1 complying with IEEE 1394 Analog video inputs REF VIDEO INPUT BNC type 2 loop through HD Tri level sync or SD composite sync 0 3 Vp p 75Ω sync negative COMPOSITE VID...

Page 117: ...Software 1 Warranty Booklet 1 Accessories not supplied AC power cord For the customers in the U S A and Canada Part number 1 551 812 41 125 V 10 A about 2 4 m For the customers in the United Kingdom Part number 1 777 823 12 250 V 10 A about 2 0 m For the customers in European countries other than the United Kingdom Part number 1 551 631 61 250 V 10 A about 2 0 m Protocol Manual part number 9 968 0...

Page 118: ...on code and user code Set the country code referring to the table in ISO 3166 and set the organization code and user code according to the guidelines of your organization For details see Setting UMID ownership information page 119 Functions of UMID data UMID data enables the following Addition of a globally unique ID to every clip of audio visual material The unique ID is used to detect the materi...

Page 119: ...ering an abbreviated alphanumeric string 4 byte alphanumeric string according to the values defined in ISO 3166 1 There are about 240 country codes Find your own country code on the following web page Refer to ISO 3166 1 http www din de gremien nas nabd iso3166ma codlstp1 en_listp1 html When the country code is less than 4 bytes the active part of the code occupies the first part of the 4 bytes an...

Page 120: ...the MPEG 4 Visual Standard MPEG 4 Video and or ii decoding MPEG 4 Video that was encoded by a consumer engaged in a personal and non commercial activity and or was obtained from a video provider licensed by MPEG LA to provide MPEG 4 Video No license is granted or shall be implied for any other use Additional information including that relating to promotional internal and commercial uses and licens...

Page 121: ... and audio content XDCAM records metadata such as UMIDs and essence marks and the supplied PDZ 1 Proxy Browsing Software can be used to record information such as titles and comments MXF Material eXchange Format A file exchange format developed by the Pro MPEG Forum Equipment from different manufacturers can exchange files in this format Non audio General term for audio signals other than linear P...

Page 122: ...ic UMID A UMID with the Source Pack is called an Extended UMID User bits A total of 32 bits are provided in the time code which the user can use to record such information as date reel number or scene number on video tape or disc Also called user s bits VBID Video Blanking ID This is a video ID signal defined in the EIAJ CPR 1204 standard which is inserted into VBS video output to enable the aspec...

Page 123: ...T 1 2 and 3 4 connectors 19 DIGITAL AUDIO AES EBU OUTPUT 1 2 and 3 4 connectors 20 Digital hours meter 106 Directory structure 75 Disc capacity remaining capacity 15 Disc menu 98 deleting all clips 100 deleting the most recent recorded clip 99 displaying 83 displaying the status of the current disc clip 99 formatting a disc 100 operations 99 Disc recorder connection 104 Disc slot 13 Discs 40 direc...

Page 124: ...umbnail image 46 when recording does not end normally 41 Recording inhibit mode 15 Recording playback format 15 REF VIDEO INPUT connectors 18 Reference signal 15 REMOTE 15 Remote commander 21 before use 22 replacing the lithium battery 22 Remote connector selector switch 21 Remote control switch 13 Remote control unit 29 Remote mode 15 REMOTE 9P connector 20 REPEAT 15 Repeat mode 15 Repeat playbac...

Page 125: ...ata display section 15 Time data type 15 Timecode 43 recording after setting an initial value 44 recording external timecode directly 45 recording sequentially upon the last recorded timecode 45 recording with the internal timecode generator synchronized to external timecode 45 TOP button 17 Troubleshooting 107 U UMID Data 118 ownership information 119 User bit values setting 44 V VAR button 17 VA...

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