Sony XDCAM PDW-1500, Operation Manual

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Before Using the Unit
Before Using the Unit
Setting the Line Mode
This unit is shipped with the line mode still unset.
Therefore you need to set the line mode before using the
unit. (The unit cannot be used unless the line mode is set.)
Once it is set, the line mode is retained even when the unit
is powered off.
Setting procedure
Use the following procedure to set the line mode.
1
Power the unit on.
“Select ----” appears in the time data display.
2
With the SHUTTLE button held down, rotate the jog
dial.
When you rotate the jog dial in the forward direction,
the “----” part of the display changes in the sequence
525U > 525J > 625. When you rotate it in the reverse
direction, the display changes in the sequence 625 >
525J > 525U.
3
When the desired setting appears, release the
SHUTTLE button.
“Push SET !!” appears.
To redo the selection
Repeat step 2 .
4
Press the SET button.
“Turn OFF !!” appears.
5
Power the unit off, and then power it on again.
The selected line mode becomes available for use.
You can change the setting made with this procedure
by using basic menu item 013 “525/625 SYSTEM
SELECT.” See 8-2-2 “Basic Menu Operations” (page
105) for more information about how to make basic
menu settings.
Note
The line mode is not set, or is cleared, in the following
situations. Reset the line mode.
• The unit is powered off before performing step
4 in the
previous procedure.
• The “RESET ALL SETUP” command in the
maintenance menu (see page 124) is executed.
Settings affected by the line mode
The following settings are affected when the line mode is
changed.
• Alarm message language
525(J): Japanese
525(U)/625: English
• The following menu item names, setting values, or
factory default setting values
Setting Line mode
525U 525(U): NTSC (areas outside Japan)
525J 525(J): NTSC (Japan)
REC
VARIABLE
PRESET
PB
L
MIX
R
MONITOR
NETWORK
LOCAL
REMOTE
ACCESS
PHONES
TOP F REV F FWD END
PREV NEXT PLAY
AUDIO
MONITOR SEL METER SEL INPUT CH INPUT SEL
VIDEO
INPUT SEL
COUNTER
SELECT
SUB
CLIP
THUMB
NAIL SET RESET
SHIFT
EJECT
HOLD
STOP
REC
SH
UTT
LE
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
EDIT KEY INH REMOTE [9P iLINK]
INPUT
i.LINK
SDI
1/2
5/6
3/4
7/8
625
525
IMX[50 40 30]
DVCAM 4 8 CH 18 24 BIT
CMPST
Y-R,B
SG
ALARM
MONITOR
AUDIO
SYS MENU
MENU
4 5
1
2,3
POWER switch (rear panel)
Time data display
625 625: PAL
Setting Line mode