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PROFESSIONAL DISC RECORDER

PDW-HD1550

OPERATION MANUAL

[English]

1st Edition (Revised 1)

Summary of Contents for PDW-HD1550

Page 1: ...PROFESSIONAL DISC RECORDER PDW HD1550 OPERATION MANUAL English 1st Edition Revised 1 ...

Page 2: ...and Settings 27 Connections for Content Browser and non Sony nonlinear editors 27 Connections for cut editing 28 Using the editing functions of the recorder controlling through REMOTE 9P connector 31 Connections for pool coverage 32 Synchronization Reference Signals 33 Setting the System Frequency 34 Setting the Timecode 34 Superimposed Text Information 36 Basic Operations of the Function Menu 39 ...

Page 3: ...change cache function 50 Handling of discs when recording does not end normally salvage functions 50 Playback 52 Playback operation 53 Playback operations using thumbnails 55 Copying 56 Overview 56 Copy operations 56 Chapter 5 Operations on Clip List Screens Overview 59 Switching between display screens 59 Information and controls on clip list screens 60 Clip Menu 64 Clip F Menu 64 Clip Operations...

Page 4: ...restrictions 76 FTP File Operations 79 Making FTP connections 79 Command list 80 CIFS File Operations 83 Making CIFS connections 83 Chapter 7 Menus Menu System Configuration 85 Setup Menu 85 Items in the basic menu 86 Basic menu operations 89 Menu bank operations menu items B01 to B13 91 Items in the extended menu 92 Maintenance Menu 104 Items in the maintenance menu 104 Maintenance menu operation...

Page 5: ... in HDSDI SDSDI signals 128 Ancillary data in MXF files 128 Closed caption data 129 Trademarks and Licenses 130 Trademarks 130 MPEG 4 visual patent portfolio license 130 MPEG 2 video patent portfolio license 130 About IJG Independent JPEG Group 130 Character display software iType 130 Open software licenses 130 Obtaining GPL LGPL GPL V3 licensed software 131 Index 132 ...

Page 6: ...rding format and enables HD 4 2 2 digital component file recording CLASS 100 in 1080i 1080 effective scanning lines format Uncompressed PCM recording of 24 bit 48 kHz audio enables 8 channel audio recording at high sound quality 1 Installation of the optional XDBK 106 is required Recording to PFD23 Professional Discs is not supported Recording and playback functions Support for MPEG XAVC SD with m...

Page 7: ...humbnails By checking the thumbnails you can easily find the scene you want Usability features AC DC and battery 1 power support The unit can be used even where AC power is not available for example outdoors or in cars or helicopters 2 1 BKP L551 Battery Adaptor is required 2 When installing the unit check that the unit can record and play back normally before use When recording playing XAVC use t...

Page 8: ... SBAC US20 US30 SxS Memory Card USB Reader Writer Software Downloads When the unit is used with a PC connection download any device drivers plug ins and application software you require from the following websites Sony Professional products website U S A http pro sony com Canada http www sonybiz ca Latin America http sonypro latin com Europe http www pro sony eu pro Middle East Africa http sony ps...

Page 9: ... RM 280 Editing Controller BVE 700 Headphones HDW 2000 series PDW F75 Professional Disc PDW F1600 BP L80S Battery Pack BKP L551 Battery Adaptor DC power source AC power source SD video monitor HD video monitor Audio monitor Laptop computer The unit can function as a player only when performing linear editing ...

Page 10: ...e indicator lit red and hold it down for a short time 0 25 seconds or longer the indicator changes to lit green and the unit enters the operating state When you press this button with the indicator lit green and hold it down for a longer time 1 second or longer the indicator changes to flashing green and then lit red and the unit enters the standby state When using this unit normally leave the rea...

Page 11: ... recording playback and editing Non audio signals are muted The monitored channel is selected with MONITR L and MONITR R on the HOME page of the function menu see page 39 e LEVEL volume adjustment knob Adjust the volume of headphones or speakers with the knob You can also cause this to simultaneously adjust the output volume from the AUDIO MONITOR R L connectors on the rear panel To do this set se...

Page 12: ... press the PUSH SET knob with the V MARK1 or v MARK2 button held down You can delete essence marks on the chapter thumbnail screen see page 67 b IN indicator and OUT indicator Lights or flashes as follows when you set IN and OUT points in the clip to copy only the part defined by the IN and OUT points see page 57 IN indicator When an IN point is set this lights If an attempt is made to set the IN ...

Page 13: ...nformation is also superimposed on the display on a monitor connected to the HDMI OUT connector of the unit Press once more to return to the original display See Clip Operations page 66 for more information about how to use the thumbnail screens e RESET RETURN button Functions as the RESET button or the RETURN button RESET button Resets counters or the setting values of the timecode generator This...

Page 14: ... speed search Hold down the PLAY button and press this button A high speed search in the forward direction is carried out Displaying the last frame of the last clip Hold down the SHIFT button and press this button 2 When setup menu item 153 FIND MODE is set to clip rec start mark this button jumps to the frame where the next Rec Start essence mark is set and displays the video of that frame d STOP...

Page 15: ... audio level meters Displays information about audio There are two display modes for the audio level meter FULL mode and FINE mode which can be switched using AU METER on page P3 AUDIO of the function menu 1 Function menu 2 Audio input display audio level meters 3 System information 4 Disc status indicator 5 Recording playback format 6 Clip information 7 Status indicator 8 Time data display area 9...

Page 16: ...ormat reference signal SD REF SD format reference signal B Video input indicator Displays the selected video input signal HD SDI HDSDI video input SD SDI SDSDI video input SG Test video signal from the internal signal generator The video signal input is selected with V INPUT on page P1 INPUT of the function menu see page 40 The display blinks when there is no video input signal and when the video ...

Page 17: ...ding is possible E Time data type Displays the type of time data displayed in the time data display area The type of time data is selected with CNTR SEL on the HOME page of the function menu see page 39 F Time data Normally displays timecode or VITC according to the selection made with TCR on page P4 TC of the function menu G DF NDF indicator Displays the frame count mode for the internal timecode...

Page 18: ...shing this is the battery near end alarm With the battery near end alarm displayed when the battery voltage drops below the shutdown voltage set with setup menu item 033 BATTERY END VOLTAGE the unit is automatically shut down Video monitor screen A Audio level meters LEVEL MT on page P3 AUDIO of the function menu determines whether the meter is to be displayed and on which side left or right in th...

Page 19: ...disable the status display area with the DISPLAY button However it is automatically enabled when Display of error warning alarm message becomes necessary During battery driven operation the power source indicator starts flashing the battery near end alarm is given ...

Page 20: ... the factory audio signal output is eight channels with no switching and RP188 timecode output is set to on You can change these settings with setup menu item 828 SDI AUDIO OUTPUT SELECT and setup menu item 920 SD SDI H ANC CONTROL The output from the 2 SUPER connector can have timecode and other text information superimposed To turn superimposition off set CHAR SEL on the HOME page of the functio...

Page 21: ...t might have excessive voltage to this port Follow the instructions for this port When you connect the network cable of the unit to peripheral device use a shielded type cable to prevent malfunction due to radiation noise k MAINTENANCE connectors These are High Speed USB USB2 0 connectors for maintenance Do not use for applications other than maintenance 1 Power supply section a POWER main power s...

Page 22: ...t signal on connector 1 to audio channel 5 the input signal on connector 2 to audio channel 6 the input signal on connector 3 to audio channel 7 and the input signal on connector 4 to audio channel 8 To use ANALOG AUDIO OUTPUT connectors as ANALOG AUDIO INPUT connectors XLR male to female adaptors are required The ANALOG AUDIO INPUT 3 4 connectors do not support microphone connection c AUDIO MONIT...

Page 23: ...tery charger are also required Continuous recording time at room temperature BP L80S lithium ion battery pack Approx 60 minutes MPEG HD422 format For details on charging battery packs refer to the operation manual for the battery charger Notes about battery usage As long as a battery is connected to the unit electric current flows in the unit to keep the CPU in the standby state when the unit is n...

Page 24: ... to the DC IN 12V connector Removing the battery pack With the lever pushed in slide the BP L80S out as shown below Checking the remaining battery power You can use the LEDs on the side panel of the battery to check the remaining power of the battery When the remaining battery power decreases substantially and the voltage approaches the set shutdown voltage the power source icon starts flashing in...

Page 25: ...isplay UC for regions outside Japan or J for Japan and then press the SET function button F5 The system frequency screen appears 3 Turn the PUSH SET knob to select the system frequency Display the system frequency that you want to use and then press the SET function button F5 4 If you want to save the settings made up to this point press the SET function button F5 again The message NOW SAVING appe...

Page 26: ...position 2 all the way out to the return position To fix the front panel return it to position 0 and then pull it out to position 1 or position 2 To return the front panel to its original position Unlock the front panel by pulling it out to the return position You can then return it to position 0 To change the angle of the front panel To change the angle to position 2 from position 1 pull the fron...

Page 27: ...ection The following shows an example of an FTP File Transfer Protocol connection The PDW HD1550 IP address and other network related settings are required for connection For details on network settings see M5 NETWORK of the maintenance menu page 107 Connecting a PDW HD1550 unit directly to a laptop computer Connecting three PDW HD1550 units to a laptop computer via a LAN When you connect the netw...

Page 28: ...NTENANCE 1 2 SUPER IN REMOTE 12V R L TIME CODE SD HDSDI INPUT DIGITAL AUDIO AES EBU SDSDI OUTPUT HDSDI OUTPUT ANALOG AUDIO INPUT ANALOG AUDIO OUTPUT AUDIO MONITOR COMPOSITE OUTPUT REF VIDEO INPUT OUT HD video monitor To HDSDI input connector 1 75Ω coaxial cable not supplied 2 9 pin remote control cable not supplied PDW HD1550 this unit player Reference video signal HDW M2000 recorder To HDSDI inpu...

Page 29: ...see page 11 REF VIDEO INPUT connector 75 Ω termination switch OFF Setup menu item 214 REMOTE INTERFACE 9PIN Audio selection function switching button INPUT button HDSDI Function menu HOME F1 VID IN SDI Function menu page 1 F1 TCG INT Function menu page 1 F2 PR RGN PRESET Function menu page 1 F3 RUN FREE System frequency VTR constant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 59 94i 59 94P 29 97P A0 9C...

Page 30: ... COMPOSITE OUTPUT REF VIDEO INPUT OUT HD video monitor To HDSDI input connector 1 75Ω coaxial cable not supplied 2 9 pin remote control cable not supplied PDW HD1550 this unit player Reference video signal PDW F1600 recorder To HDSDI input connector RM 280 editing controller HD video monitor To HDMI input connector a 3 HDMI cable not supplied a You can use setup menu item 161 see page 93 to set wh...

Page 31: ...unction menu page P4 TC TCG INT Setup menu 09 EDIT DLY 7 Function menu page P4 TC PRST RGN PRESET Setup menu 10 R ST DLY AUTO Function menu page P4 TC RUN MODE FREE RUN Setup menu 11 P ST DLY AUTO IN OUT IN 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 OUT 1 2 1 2 2 1 SUPER 2 1 SUPER REMOTE 9P MAINTENANCE 1 2 SUPER IN REMOTE 12V R L TIME CODE SD HDSDI INPUT DIGITAL AUDIO AES EBU SDSDI OUTPUT HDSDI OUTPUT ANALOG AUDIO INPUT ANA...

Page 32: ... connected HDW M2000 recorder setting Settings on this unit REMOTE 1 9P button Unlit Remote control switch REMOTE see page 11 Setup menu item 214 REMOTE INTERFACE 9PIN 75Ω coaxial cable not supplied To SDI OUT 1 connector PDW 700 PDW HD1550 this unit To SD HDSDI INPUT connector PDW 700 camcorder setting Settings on this unit HDSDI REMOTE I F on page CAM CONFIG 1 of the MAINTENANCE menu other than ...

Page 33: ... HOME page of the function menu to REF and synchronize the synchronization reference signal generator of this unit to a reference signal input to the REF VIDEO INPUT connector The following reference signals can be used 720 59 94P system 1080 59 94i tri level sync signal 525 black burst signal 720 50P system 1080 50i tri level sync signal 625 black burst signal When you directly interconnect video...

Page 34: ... Run Timecode advances only during recording Internal Regen regenerate mode This records the output of the internal timecode generator initialized to the timecode following sequentially from the timecode of the last frame of the last clip on the disc External Regen regenerate mode This records the output of the internal timecode generator synchronized to an external timecode generator The timecode...

Page 35: ... made in hexadecimal 0 9 A F You can record ID codes in user bits To record the timecode that follows sequentially from the last recorded timecode Internal Regen You can record the timecode so that it is continuous from one clip to the next on the disc Set TCG on page P4 TC of the function menu to INT and PRST RGN to TC or VITC When this setting is in force the unit reads the timecode of the last ...

Page 36: ...e external timecode To directly record the timecode input to the TIME CODE IN connector Input the timecode output of an external device to the TIME CODE IN connector and make the following settings on page P4 TC of the function menu Set TCG to EXT Set PRST RGN to PRESET Superimposed Text Information The video signal output from the COMPOSITE OUTPUT 2 SUPER connector SDSDI OUTPUT 2 SUPER connector ...

Page 37: ...e NEXT xxxx xxxx Cuing up the first frame of the next clip PREV xxxx xxxx Cuing up the first frame of the current clip F FWD Fast forward search F REV Fast reverse search A B PLAY Playback mode servo unlocked PLAY LOCK Playback mode servo locked REC Record mode servo unlocked REC LOCK Record mode servo locked JOG STILL A still picture in jog mode JOG FWD Jog mode in forward direction JOG REV Jog m...

Page 38: ...ed periods so that you can take action before the deterioration progresses further Deteriorating laser diode performance The performance of the laser diodes used in optical heads can worsen with age leading to deteriorating playback conditions For details see Operating hours meter page 112 about this setting Refer to the Service Manual for an approximate guide to when it is time to replace optical...

Page 39: ...on until the value you want appears To set the value of the setting item Press the button to the left of each setting item so that the setting value flashes to enable adjustment of the value and then turn the PUSH SET knob to increase or decrease the value Turning the PUSH SET knob while holding down the SHIFT button increases the increment of adjustment Pressing the button to the left of each set...

Page 40: ...nnectors F5 A3 INPUT Selects the audio input signal to assign to audio channel 3 SDI Audio signal embedded in the SDI signal ANALOG1 MIC1 Input signal to the ANALOG AUDIO INPUT 1 connector ANALOG3 Input signal to the ANALOG AUDIO INPUT 3 connector a AES EBU3 Input signal to the DIGITAL AUDIO AES EBU IN 3 4 connectors Item Setting F6 A4 INPUT Selects the audio input signal to assign to audio channe...

Page 41: ...ide RIGHT 4 Superimpose the audio level meters of 4 channels on the right side LEFT 8 Superimpose the audio level meters of 8 channels on the left side RIGHT 8 Superimpose the audio level meters of 8 channels on the right side Item Setting F1 TCG Selects the timecode signal to which the internal timecode generator synchronizes INT Follow the initial value set from the front panel or remotely from ...

Page 42: ...g may be disabled even with sufficient available storage space remaining No file can be written after the disc is finalized PFD100TLA and PFD128QLW discs can be used only by XDCAM devices with the XL QD mark see the following illustration They cannot be used by XDCAM devices without this mark Management data and other information are also included in the capacity for each disc For information abou...

Page 43: ...me to dry before use Write protecting discs To protect the content recorded on the disc from accidental erasure move the Write Inhibit tab near the bottom opposite side to the label surface of the disc in the direction of the arrow as shown in the following figure You can also write protect individual clips For details see Locking write protecting clips page 68 Loading and unloading a disc When th...

Page 44: ...22 HD420 HQ HD420 HD 1980 DVCAM Operation is not guaranteed if using memory cards other than Sony SxS memory cards For details on using SxS memory cards and usage related precautions refer to the instruction manual for the SxS memory card The memory cards listed above comply with the ExpressCard standard Use the optional QDA EX1 XQD ExpressCard Adapter if using XQD memory cards The operation of al...

Page 45: ...me external storage device by this unit is not possible When the total number of files recorded on external storage exceeds 20 000 this unit cannot read data from that external storage device To use this unit with external storage keep in mind these limitations on number of files It is not possible to play back clips stored on external storage directly as they are First copy the clips you want to ...

Page 46: ...humbnail view toggles between disc and USB drive thumbnail view each time you press the MEDIA SEL button To delete a folder in the USB drive 1 With the folders in the USB drive displayed in a list view select the folder you want to delete 2 Press F6 DELETE FOLDER A message appears asking you whether to delete the folder 3 To execute deleting select OK and then press the PUSH SET knob To cancel del...

Page 47: ...ess the MEDIA SEL button The display switches to USB drive thumbnail view 2 Press the USB DRV OFF button Unmounting of the USB drive starts You can also press the FOLDER SEL button to display a list of folders on the USB drive and then press F1 USB DRV to unmount the USB drive When the USB drive is unmounted the disc thumbnail view appears on the display screen and the USB DRIVE ON icon in the sta...

Page 48: ... HOME page of the function menu Volume adjustment of the monitor audio Adjust with the LEVEL knob Remote local setting Set the remote control switch If you set it to REMOTE also set setup menu item 214 REMOTE INTERFACE RM and the connector used appear on the system information of the display see page 94 SD up convert function You can input SD signals to the SD HDSDI INPUT connector and record them...

Page 49: ...hot Mark0 to Shot Mark9 is set you can search for the shot marks by displaying thumbnails of the frames at those positions see page 66 You can also set shot marks during playback See page 53 for the procedure Recording with the HDSDI remote control function This section describes the settings required for recording in HDSDI remote control mode and how the unit operates in this mode The unit camcor...

Page 50: ...y all buttons and dials other than the STOP button are disabled during cache recording EJECT button operations are disabled during cache data recording If the amount of cache data exceeds the capacity of the unit s internal memory during a disc exchange an alarm message appears and the data in cache memory is overwritten The latest data continues to be recorded to internal memory after a disc is i...

Page 51: ... to recover data from immediately before the interruption of recording The amount of data lost is as follows Quick salvage From 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 More data may be lost when the unit is subject to vibrations and when you switch frequently between recording and paused You are promp...

Page 52: ...ow After playback stop The unit stops at the position where the STOP button was pressed Press the PLAY button to resume playback at the stop position After recording The unit stops at the position where recording ended To play back a clip press the PREV button to move to the start frame of any clip or press the PREV button with the PLAY button held down to move to any position Saving the playback ...

Page 53: ...disc they are played back in continuous playback mode No sound is output when non audio signals are played back To jump to the next or previous clip then start playback Use the PREV button NEXT button jog dial or shuttle dial To stop playback Press the STOP button If you play back to the end frame of the last clip playback automatically stops If in this state you press the PLAY button the message ...

Page 54: ...ion for still image playback The Jog shuttle transport indicators light as follows b green Lights during playback in the reverse direction B green Lights during playback in the forward direction x red Lights during still image display 3 To stop playback in shuttle mode return the shuttle dial to the center position or press the STOP button When setup menu item 101 SELECTION FOR SEARCH DIAL ENABLE ...

Page 55: ...shuttle dial during playback the initial variable playback speed will skip one step For example if the shuttle dial is in the center position during playback the variable playback will start at 0 12 times normal speed not at 0 06 times normal speed To alternate between normal speed playback and variable mode playback Set the shuttle dial to the position corresponding to the desired variable playba...

Page 56: ...e distorted or muted Copy operations Copying clips To copy from a disc to external storage To copy from external storage to a disc 1 Insert a disc into the disc slot 2 Select the media containing target clips and press the THUMBNAIL button The clip list screen appears To change the folder for displaying thumbnails Press the FOLDER function button F3 and select the folder to display thumbnails Exam...

Page 57: ...creen cue the clip up to the frame where you want set an IN point 2 Press the PUSH SET knob while holding down the B IN button An IN OUT setting window appears in the bottom right corner of the display The IN point timecode is displayed in the IN OUT setting window and the IN indicator lights 3 Cue up to the frame where you want to set an OUT point 4 Press the PUSH SET knob while holding down the ...

Page 58: ...58 Copying Chapter 4 Recording Playback and Copy Delete the clip in which IN OUT points are set Format the media ...

Page 59: ...ay screens To switch between the basic operation screen video monitor screen and clip list screens thumbnails view and details view press the THUMBNAIL button 1 or DISPLAY button 2 The screens change as shown in the following figure Clip list screen thumbnails view Basic operation screen Video monitor screen Clip list screen details view a Switches back to the screen that was displayed before the ...

Page 60: ...cted clip Clip names can be displayed in European languages English French German Italian etc Japanese Hangul characters and Chinese both simplified and traditional characters Every character that cannot be displayed properly is represented by a x Clip names that are too long are displayed truncated To view the entire character string of the name access the Clip Properties screen see page 61 f Vid...

Page 61: ...k Motion the PB playback Capture shooting frame rates are shown TC DUR Timecode of the first frame Recording time Created Date and time of creation Modified Date and time of most recent modification Rec Device Name of device that created the clip product number The Clip Properties screen displays the entire character string of long clip names and titles To scroll hidden parts of the string into vi...

Page 62: ...ns of the selected clip or EDL For details about how to display the expanded thumbnail screen see To search through a clip on the expanded thumbnail screen page 66 a Selection frame Indicates that the thumbnail is selected To select another thumbnail move the frame see page 66 b Clip name Displays the name of the clip displayed in the expanded thumbnail screen c Clip number total number of clips D...

Page 63: ...art essence marks are set S marks indicate frames where essence marks other than shot marks and Rec Start essence marks are set No such marks are displayed on thumbnails of EDL sub clips g Duration Displays the time from the first frame of the selected chapter to the first frame of the next chapter h Scrollbar See the description of Scrollbar under Thumbnails view page 60 Rec Start essence mark th...

Page 64: ...B IN button or RETURN button To execute a command Press the PUSH SET knob Clip F Menu The clip list screens provide the Clip F Menu which can be accessed directly with function buttons Following is a list of Clip F Menu commands Underlined settings are the factory defaults Item Sub item Function Delete Clips SHIFT RESET Delete Selected Clips Deletes the selected clips Delete ALL Clips Deletes all ...

Page 65: ...nction F1 CLP INFO a Selects the information to be displayed at the bottom of the thumbnails DATE Date and time of creation or date and time of the most recent modification TC Timecode of first frame DURATION Playback time SQ NO Sequence number of thumbnail F2 CLIP PROPERTY b Displays the Clip Properties screen see page 61 F3 FOLDER b Selects the folder on the disc whose content you want to displa...

Page 66: ...XPAND function button F6 The selected clip is divided into 12 blocks and a list appears on the expanded thumbnail screen see page 62 with the first frame of each block displayed as a thumbnail 3 Select the thumbnail that you want to expand further 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 up to 2 times as required If the duration of each block after division would be shorter than one frame division is performed so t...

Page 67: ...rt essence mark thumbnail screen with the DISPLAY button as long as the setup menu item 153 setting is not changed This setting can be used as a shortcut when viewing the start points of clips recorded using the continuous clip recording function of an XDCAM camcorder for example In addition pressing the THUMBNAIL button when the Rec Start essence mark thumbnail screen is displayed toggles between...

Page 68: ... the locked clips You can lock the selected clips by pressing the STOP button while holding down the SHIFT button in step 1 To unlock clips 1 Execute steps 1 to 3 in To lock clips page 68 2 Select Unlock Selected Clips or Unlock All Clips and then press the PUSH SET knob 3 Select OK and then press the PUSH SET knob When you select a clip you want to unlock on the clip list screen and then press th...

Page 69: ...erform cut editing You can do this by operating on this unit only EDL editing is a convenient way to perform cut editing in the field and in other offline situations In EDL editing you create an EDL editing list Since the material itself is not affected you can repeat this any number of times You can play back the edit list created on this unit Using the EDL editing function you can easily perform...

Page 70: ... a clip list screen select the clips that you want to become sub clips multiple selections possible 2 Press and hold the SHIFT button and then press the PUSH SET knob or display the P1 EDL page of the Clip F menu and press the CREATE NEW EDL function button F3 The EDL creation starts The name for the created EDL appears when the creation finishes The created EDL becomes the current EDL 3 Select OK...

Page 71: ...the following procedure before you can add sub clips 1 Select an EDL on a clip list screen 2 Display the P1 EDL page of the Clip F menu and press the SET CURT EDL function button F1 The selected EDL becomes the current EDL When the current EDL is specified the current EDL icon appears in the status display area Adding on clip list screens See page 59 for information about screen operations 1 On a ...

Page 72: ...rs asking whether to execute the delete operation 3 Select OK and then press the PUSH SET knob To abort select Cancel To play an EDL 1 On the chapter thumbnail screen select the thumbnail for the sub clip you want to start playing To start playing from the first frame of the EDL Select the thumbnail for the first sub clip 2 Press the PLAY button To release the current EDL This operation clears the...

Page 73: ...nfirmation message appears asking you whether to execute formatting 5 To execute formatting select OK and press the PUSH SET knob The formatting starts and the message Format Executing appears To cancel the formatting Select CANCEL and press the PUSH SET knob When the formatting is completed the message Format was successful appears To format another disc Remove the disc that has been formatted an...

Page 74: ...a recovery 1 Insert the disc you want to repair into the disc slot 2 Switch the display to the clip list screen The clip list may not be displayed if there is an error with the disc 3 Press the MENU button to display the Clip Menu 4 Select Update Restorings Media and press the PUSH SET knob A confirmation message appears asking you whether to execute repairing 5 To execute repairing select OK and ...

Page 75: ...r operated on the unit while there is a remote connection using FTP CIFS from an external device When disc restoration is necessary after FTP or CIFS connections are terminated the restoration is automatically executed on this unit Do not play back a clip during operation using a network connection The output may become distorted or muted Directory structure The following figure shows an example o...

Page 76: ...ete INDEX XML Contains data for management of the material on the disc Yes No No No No ALIAS XML Contains conversion tables for assigning user defined names to clips and clip lists Yes No No No No DISCMETA XML Contains metadata to indicate the disc properties Yes Yes b No No No MEDIAPRO XML Contains a list of material on the disc basic properties related information and information about access me...

Page 77: ...en an E E01 SMI file is created an E M01 XML file with the same name in the E part is also generated automatically g 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 Only during CIFS connections b The unit can handle files with user defined names in the C part c Whe...

Page 78: ...nding on the character type file names including extension may be limited to 21 characters The following directory operations are possible in the UserData directory Directory creation up to 62 levels including the UserData directory Deletion and renaming of directories XDROOT and BPAV folders An XDROOT folder or BPAV folder will be created in the UserData directory when using this unit or Content ...

Page 79: ...click the OK button Windows 8 1 Open View network status and tasks Change adapter settings Ethernet in the control panel 2 In the Ethernet Properties uncheck the Internet Protocol Version 6 TCP IPv6 and then click the OK button 3 Set the remote control switch to NET see page 11 Making FTP connections FTP connections between this unit and a remote computer can be made with either of the following T...

Page 80: ...r for data transfer from this unit Command syntax PORT SP h1 h2 h3 h4 p1 p2 CRLF h1 most significant byte to h4 least significant byte IP address p1 most significant byte p2 least significant byte Port number Input example PORT 10 0 0 1 242 48 IP address 10 0 0 1 Port number 62000 PASV This command requests this unit to listen on a data port which is not its default data port It puts this unit int...

Page 81: ... The wildcard characters any string and any character may be used in path name Input example 1 NLST l Input example 2 NLST Clip MXF RETR Begins transfer of a copy of a file in the specified path on this unit to the current directory on the remote computer Command syntax RETR SP path name CRLF Input example RETR Clip C0001 MXF STOR Begins transfer of a copy of a file in the specified path on the re...

Page 82: ...pply to the deletion of directories For details see File operation restrictions page 76 Extended commands In the Command syntax SP means a space entered by pressing the space bar and CRLF means a new line entered by pressing the Enter key SITE DF Displays the remaining space of the applicable media in the current directory Command syntax SITE DF CRLF SITE_MEID Displays the ID of the applicable med...

Page 83: ...s between this unit and a Windows computer can be made with either of the following Use Windows Explorer to map this unit as a network drive Refer to this unit directly from Windows Explorer The following describes the procedure for using Windows Explorer to map this unit as a network drive Operations may vary depending on the version of Windows you are using 1 Start Windows Explorer 2 In the Tool...

Page 84: ...84 CIFS File Operations Chapter 6 File Operations To break the connections In Windows Explorer select the network drive and right click it then click Disconnect ...

Page 85: ... and the menu banks for saving menu settings Extended menu This menu is used to make a wide range of settings relating to the functions of this unit for example the control panel functions video and audio control and digital data processing Maintenance menu item M40 EXTEND MENU must be set to ENABLE in order to display the extended menu For details see maintenance menu item M40 page 106 Configurat...

Page 86: ...position of the characters to the right 00 to 0C to 28 When the number of system lines is 1080 and the system frequency is 59 94i 29 97P 50i 25P or 23 98P 00 to 0B to 28 When the number of system lines is 720 and the system frequency is 59 94P or 50P Set this item by adjusting to the required position while viewing the monitor 003 CHARACTER V POSITION Adjust the vertical screen position as a hexad...

Page 87: ...OUTPUT 2 SUPER connector SDSDI OUTPUT 2 SUPER connector HDSDI OUTPUT 2 SUPER connector or HDMI OUT connector disable dis Do not display enable ena Display 013 SYSTEM FREQUENCY SELECT MENU Specify whether to enable switching the system frequencies off Do not enable switching the system frequency on Enable switching the system frequency You can switch between the following frequencies 1080 59 94i 50...

Page 88: ... The battery near end indicator flashes at 0 7 V of the set voltage 10 5V to 13 5V 10 5 V to 13 5 V in 0 5 V unit 036 FILE NAMING Set the clip name to be assigned to a clip to record Sub item 1 PREFIX Set the prefix of the clip name up to 10 characters The allowable characters are alphanumeric characters symbols _ and the space character CLIP 2 NUMERIC Set the initial value of the numeric part 000...

Page 89: ... DISPLAY INFORMATION SELECT is selected Menu control buttons Functions MENU button Displays and hides the menu MENU button Function buttons F1 to F6 PUSH SET knob RESET button Group name for the currently selected item Currently selected item PUSH SET knob When turned clockwise or counterclockwise moves the reverse video to select the item to change When turned clockwise or counterclockwise change...

Page 90: ...tting to its factory default setting On the screen that selects the setting of that item press the RESET button For example proceed as follows to return the 005 DISPLAY INFORMATION SELECT item to its default setting This assumes that the setting has been changed from the factory default time data status in step 3 of the procedure in To change the settings of menu items page 89 1 Press the RESET bu...

Page 91: ...the SAVE function F5 button again after saving the settings in a menu bank to save the settings in the current bank To recall settings saved in a menu bank 1 Select a menu item from B01 RECALL SETUP BANK 1 to B03 RECALL SETUP BANK 3 using the PUSH SET knob 2 Press either the PUSH SET knob or the SELECT function F2 button 3 Change the setting to on using either the PUSH SET knob or function F4 butt...

Page 92: ...search and reverse direction high speed search modes stop In stop mode 109 FORCED EE WHEN DISC UNLOAD During disc loading unloading and when no disc is inserted select whether to control the output signal PB EE setting on Do not control the signal is always an EE signal off Control 114 AUDIO MONITOR OUTPUT LEVEL Select whether to control the level of the audio signal output from the AUDIO MONITOR ...

Page 93: ...REC MODE Select the recording mode normal norml Normal recording mode disc exchange cache D EXC Disc Exchange Cache mode 151 GUI OPERATION Set whether to disable switching to the clip list screens enable ena Enabled via stop stop Disabled executable from stop mode only 153 FIND MODE Specify the frame to cue up when the PREV or NEXT button is pressed clip The first frame of the clip clip rec start ...

Page 94: ...s network net Only when the remote control switch is set to NET network remote 9PIN n 9P When the remote control switch is set to NET or when the switch is set to REMOTE and setup menu item 214 is set to 9PIN 259 NETWORK INTERFACE Select network protocols to be enabled FTP CIFS ftp Enable FTP and CIFS NET RMT nrmt Enable NetAPI and WebAPI ALL all Enable all protocols Menu items in the 300s relatin...

Page 95: ...etup menu item 731 is set to auto and the VITC insertion line is set to line 16 In 59 94i 59 94P 29 97P mode UC output of wide picture information is given priority if OUTPUT in setup menu item 731 is set to auto and the VITC insertion line is set to line 20 In 50i 50P 25P mode Select the line into which to insert VITC signals SD output 9H to 21H to 22H Any line from line 9 through line 22 Note Yo...

Page 96: ...nformation about UMID 653 UMID HD VANC LINE Select the line in which UMID is output when menu item 651 is set to on 9H to 17H to 20H 59 94i 50i 29 97P 25P 23 98P mode 9H to 17H to 25H 59 94P 50P mode See Using UMID Data page 126 for more information about UMID 657 ESSENCE MARK SDI OUTPUT Select whether to output essence marks in the SDI output VANC off Do not output on Output 660 ESSENCE MARK SD V...

Page 97: ... off blanking LINE 23 Specify blanking for line 23 half Carry out half blanking throu thru Switch off blanking 705 EDGE SUBCARRIER REDUCER MODE a Select whether to enable the edge subcarrier reducer ESR on Enable ESR off Do not enable ESR 707 FORCED VERTICAL INTERPOLATION OFF The Y add function is normally switched on automatically during jog or variable speed playback This item selects whether to...

Page 98: ...PUT VIDEO BLANK a Switch blanking on or off for lines in the vertical blanking interval of input video signals Lines can be specified individually Y C signals and odd even fields are blanked simultaneously Blanking in recorded signals is carried out according to these settings Sub item 1 ALL LINE Specify the blanking for each line separately blank blnk Regardless of the settings of other sub items...

Page 99: ... adjusts the Y PB and PR levels simultaneously 2048 to 0 to 846 741 Y LEVEL HD Adjust the Y level of the high definition video signal output from the HDSDI OUTPUT or HDMI OUT connectors 2048 to 0 to 846 742 PB LEVEL HD Adjust the PB level of the high definition video signal output from the HDSDI OUTPUT or HDMI OUT connectors 2048 to 0 to 846 743 PR LEVEL HD Adjust the PR level of the high definiti...

Page 100: ...ed to audio output channels 1 and 2 827 AES EBU AUDIO OUTPUT SELECT Select the audio signals to assign to AES EBU audio output channels Sub item 1 CH1 CH2 tr1 2 Tracks 1 and 2 assigned to audio output channels 1 and 2 tr3 4 Tracks 3 and 4 assigned to audio output channels 1 and 2 tr5 6 Tracks 5 and 6 assigned to audio output channels 1 and 2 tr7 8 Tracks 7 and 8 assigned to audio output channels 1...

Page 101: ...g Item number Item name Settings 920 SD SDI H ANC CONTROL a Select whether to add information to the SDI output Sub item 1 AUDIO 5CH 8CH off Do not add digital audio data channels 5 to 8 on Add digital audio data channels 5 to 8 2 RP188 ATC off Do not add RP188 timecode data on Add RP188 timecode data 925 HDMI OUTPUT SELECT a Select the resolution of the video output from the HDMI OUT connector 10...

Page 102: ...he pedestal level on Suppress signals lower than the pedestal level 950 UP CONVERTER MODE a Select the up converter mode EDGE CROP CROP Select the edge crop mode LETTER BOX L BOX Select the letter box mode SQUEEZE SQUEZ Select the squeeze mode 951 H CROP POSITION UC a Adjust the H crop the horizontal position when cropping in the edge crop mode of the up converter output when menu item 950 is set ...

Page 103: ...e squeeze mode 3 H CROP P Adjust the H crop horizontal crop position for up converter output in edge crop mode when sub item CONVERT is set to CROP 120 to 0 to 120 4 L BOX P Adjust the vertical location of the position where the picture is cut out for up converter output in letter box mode when sub item CONVERT is set to L BOX 120 to 0 to 120 5 CNV PROC Select the source picture to use in converti...

Page 104: ... on the menu items that do not appear in this manual e g M1 ADJUST M2 SERVICE SUPPORT M6 DRIVE refer to the Service Manual M3 OTHERS Other setting items Item Setting M30 SOFTWARE VERSION Display of the software version of this unit M31 SERIAL NUMBER Display of the serial number and Media Access Control MAC address of this unit M33 FILE I F CONFIG Select the whether to display the PROAV directory d...

Page 105: ...nnectors 4ch 4ch Input as the ANALOG AUDIO INPUT 3 and 4 connectors M377 OUT LEVEL Set the reference level for audio output signals 4dB 0dB 3dB 6dB EBUL Note EBUL can be selected only when the system frequency is 50i 25P M39 OTHER CONFIG M391 VITC REC Select whether to record the VITC in the input HDSDI signals in the LTC user bits area disable dis Do not record enable ena Record Notes Recording o...

Page 106: ...e VANC according to the LINE DID and SDID settings EIA 708 708 Receive EIA 708 Closed Caption 2 LINE Selects the LINE for the VANC to be received OFF 9LINE to 20LINE 59 94i 50i 29 97P 25P 23 98P mode OFF 9LINE to 25LINE 59 94P 50P mode 3 DID Specification of the DID of the VANC to receive 00h FFh 4 SDID Specification of the SDID of the VANC to receive 00h FFh M3B1 LINE1 SEL Selects the LINE to be ...

Page 107: ...ot be set when DHCP is set to ENABLE To check the automatically acquired subnet mask close the maintenance menu and then open it again M53 DEFAULT GATEWAY Set the address of the default gateway 000 000 000 000 Notes The address of the default gateway cannot be set when DHCP is set to ENABLE To check the automatically acquired address of the default gateway close the maintenance menu and then open ...

Page 108: ...The sub items of the selected item appears 2 Select a sub item with the same operation as step 1 and use the PUSH SET knob or the V MARK1 and v MARK2 buttons to change the setting 3 Press the PUSH SET knob or the SELECT function button F2 to confirm the setting change 4 Press the SAVE function button F5 The message NOW SAVING appears on the video monitor screen while the new settings are saved in ...

Page 109: ...knob Turning clockwise increases the value and turning counterclockwise decreases the value The V MARK1 and v MARK2 buttons can also be used To return to the factory default setting Press the RESET button 4 When all digits are set press the SAVE function button F5 This returns to the NETWORK menu 5 Repeat steps 1 to 4 as required to set the subnet mask and default gateway 6 In the NETWORK menu pre...

Page 110: ...nce Menu Chapter 7 Menus 5 In the NETWORK menu press the SAVE function button F5 6 When the message NETWORK CONFIG WAS CHANGED PLEASE REPOWER appears power the unit off and then on again with the on standby button ...

Page 111: ... can easily 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 portab...

Page 112: ... powered on in units of 1 hour H02 LASER PARAMETER 0 mode not resettable Of the two optical heads this shows a counter of the cumulative light output time by one optical head in units of hours 1 This can be used as a guide in determining when to replace the optical head 1 The counter advances at different rates during recording and playback It is also affected by the ambient temperature H11 OPERAT...

Page 113: ...p menu then turn the PUSH SET knob to display the required item on the monitor connected to the unit To exit from the operating hours meter Press the RETURN function button F1 to return to the setup menu Press the EXIT function button F6 to return to the screen that was displayed before you entered the setup menu ...

Page 114: ...RIATE VALUES CONTACT SERVICE IF THIS ALARM APPEARS AGAIN AFTER ABOVE PROCEDURE Reset the settings in the setup menu see page 85 If the same message appears after you reset the settings contact your Sony representative Exchg batt BATTERY NEEDS REPLACING PLEASE CONTACT SERVICE The battery of the internal clock is low or dead Contact your Sony service or sales representative Run Software Update Progr...

Page 115: ...sert it again or insert another disc DI read err CANNOT READ DISC INFORMATION PLEASE EJECT DISC DRV ADJ err CANNOT PERFORM AUTO DRIVE ADJUSTMENT Read err CANNOT READ DISC DATA PLEASE EJECT DISC BCA Read Error CANNOT READ DISC BCA AREA PLEASE EJECT DISC DISC Error DISC CANNOT BE RESTORED PLEASE RESTORE IT USING THE RECORDED EQUIPMENT The inserted disc requires to be restored Eject the disc and rest...

Page 116: ...S TO BE RESTORED An abnormality has occurred with the operation target folder on external storage or the folder was edited by another device and data restoration is needed Perform data restoration on the external storage device or format it Over DUR USB DRV EXCESSIVE DURATION IS IN USB DRIVE The total length of the clips stored in the operation target folder in external storage exceeds 24 hours Th...

Page 117: ... tab on the disc so as to enable recording see page 43 No EM Space This appears when any essence mark was not recorded because there is no space before and after the desired position Delete unneeded shot marks 0 to 9 on the chapter thumbnail screen EM Full This appears when no more essence marks can be recorded Delete unneeded shot marks 0 to 9 on the chapter thumbnail screen Illegal Operation Thi...

Page 118: ...etected Replace the disc This Clip cannot be Played back This clip cannot be played back because its format is not supported by this unit No clips in the UserData folder can be played back No MEDIA Insert a disc and try the operation again Operation is not Supported for EDL An EDL cannot be played back Select a clip Disc Busy NETWORK The disc cannot be played as it is currently being used on the n...

Page 119: ...r EDL You cannot select EDL to delete an essence mark or set a shot mark Operation is not Supported for this Folder You cannot delete or lock unlock any clip in the UserData BPAV folder Adding EM was not Performed Essence mark setting has failed Over DUR A clip with a duration that exceeds six hours cannot be copied Copy to Clip is not Permitted Change Dest to UserData The selected clip cannot be ...

Page 120: ...ot stop operating but if you continue to use it in this state temperatures inside the unit will rise possibly resulting in failure or fire FAN1 Warning FAN1 WARNING DR FAN Stop DRIVE FAN MOTOR STOPPED High TEMP HIGH TEMPERATURE IN DRIVE HIGH TEMPERATURE LASER 0 Lifetime DISC DRIVE LASER 0 LIFETIME HAS ENDED PLEASE CONTACT SERVICE The lifetime of the Professional Disc drive laser has come to an end...

Page 121: ...y a hardware problem occurs In addition both error messages and error codes appear on the video monitor screen When an error message appears follow the instructions in the error message to resolve the problem Error code Example error code in status display area Error code Example error message on video monitor ...

Page 122: ...90 System Recording playback format XAVC option Video MPEG 4 AVC H 264 Intra CLASS 100 Max 112 Mbps for frame frequencies of 59 94i 50i 29 97P 25P Max 98 Mbps for frame frequencies of 23 98P Audio 24 bit 48 kHz 8 channels MPEG HD422 Video MPEG HD422 50 Mbps Proxy video MPEG 4 Audio 24 bit 48 kHz 8 channels Proxy audio A law 8 bit 8 kHz 8 channels MPEG HD Video MPEG HD HQ35 SP25 LP18 Mbps 1 Proxy v...

Page 123: ...quency response 0 5 to 5 75 MHz 0 5 2 0 dB S N Y 53 dB or more Y C delay 20 ns or less K factor K2T 1 0 or less Processor adjustment range Video level to 3 dB Chroma level to 3 dB Set up black level 30 IRE 210 mV Chroma phase 30 System phase SYNC 15 µs SC 0 to 400 ns Audio performance Sampling frequency 48 kHz Quantization 24 bits Headroom 20 18 16 12 9 EBU level selectable Frequency response 20 H...

Page 124: ...1 0 Vp p 75 Ω sync negative complying with SMPTE 170M Digital audio outputs DIGITAL AUDIO AES EBU OUT 1 2 3 4 BNC type 2 channels 1 2 3 4 complying with AES 3id 1995 Analog audio outputs ANALOG AUDIO OUTPUT 1 2 XLR 3 pin male 2 4 dBu 600 Ω load low impedance balanced AUDIO MONITOR XLR 3 pin male 2 4 dBu 600 Ω load low impedance balanced PHONES Stereo phone jack to 13 dBu 8 Ω unbalanced Timecode ou...

Page 125: ...rding and verify that it was recorded successfully SONY WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO COMPENSATION OR REIMBURSEMENT ON ACCOUNT OF FAILURE OF THIS UNIT OR ITS RECORDING MEDIA EXTERNAL STORAGE SYSTEMS OR ANY OTHER MEDIA OR STORAGE SYSTEMS TO RECORD CONTENT OF ANY TYPE Always verify that the unit is operating properly before use SONY WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DA...

Page 126: ...he 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 127 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 material source and to link it with the original source materia...

Page 127: ...umeric 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 iso org iso country codes iso_3166_code_lists htm When the country code is less than 4 bytes the active part of the code occupies the first part of the 4 bytes and the remainder must be filled with the space character 20h Ex...

Page 128: ...selection 9LINE DID data identifier word 61h SDID secondary data identifier word 01h To record EIA 608 B standard closed caption data in HDSDI signals Configure the following settings using the sub items of maintenance menu item M3B0 VANC RX PACKET Example When specifying line 9 LINE line selection 9LINE DID data identifier word 61h SDID secondary data identifier word 02h VANC packets The Japanese...

Page 129: ...d played back output as SDSDI or composite signals regardless of menu settings EIA 708 608 EE output Closed caption input data that complies with the EIA 708 608 standard can be output in EE mode However settings are required for EE output of closed caption data in HDSDI signals For details see To record and play back EIA 708 B standard closed caption data in HDSDI signals page 128 or To record EI...

Page 130: ...ormation in any manner such as online video distribution service internet broadcasting TV broadcasting Other usage of this product may be required to obtain license from MPEGLA Please contact MPEG LA for any further information MPEG LA L L C 250 STEELE STREET SUITE 300 DENVER COLORADO 80206 http www mpegla com MPEG 2 video patent portfolio license ANY USE OF THIS PRODUCT OTHER THAN CONSUMER PERSON...

Page 131: ...2 1 GPL version 3 You have the right to obtain change and distribute the source code of this software You can download the source code of this software from Sony Internet servers Access the following URL and refer to PDW HD1550 http oss sony net Products Linux common search html We cannot respond to inquiries regarding the content of the source code ...

Page 132: ...on 27 using the editing function of recorder 31 Copying 56 Current EDL 70 D DC IN 12V connector 21 DIGITAL AUDIO AES EBU IN 1 2 3 4 connectors 22 OUT 1 2 3 4 connectors 22 Digital audio signal input output section 22 Digital hours meter 112 display modes 112 displaying 113 exiting 113 Disc control section 11 Disc exchange cache function 50 DISC IN indicator 11 Disc slot 11 Disc status indicator 16...

Page 133: ...POWER switch 21 Preparation Initial Setup 25 PREV button 14 Professional Discs 42 Proxy AV data 7 PUSH SET knob 13 R Rear Panel 20 REC button 14 REC INHI indicator 14 Rec Start essence mark thumbnail screen 63 Recording 48 HDSDI remote control function 49 level adjustment 49 salvage 50 settings 48 shot mark settings 49 Recording and playback control section 14 Recording playback format 17 REF VIDE...

Page 134: ...code 35 recording with the internal timecode generator synchronized 35 setting to current time 35 Timecode input output section 22 Troubleshooting 114 U UMID Data 126 USB connector 11 21 USB DRV OFF button 11 User bits setting 35 V VAR JOG button 12 Variable mode 54 VARIABLE switch 12 Video input indicator 16 W Write protecting discs 43 ...

Page 135: ... 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 136: ...Sony Corporation PDW HD1550 SYL CN2 4 542 273 12 1 2014 ...

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