Important Safety Instructions • Read these instructions. • Keep these instructions. • Heed all warnings. • Follow all instructions. • Do not use this apparatus near water. • Clean only with dry cloth. • Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
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WARNING For the customers in Europe Excessive sound pressure from earphones and headphones The manufacturer of this product is Sony Corporation, 1- can cause hearing loss. 7-1 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan. In order to use this product safely, avoid prolonged The Authorized Representative for EMC and product listening at excessive sound pressure levels.
Table of Contents Chapter 1 Overview 1-1 Features ................9 1-1-1 Features of the SRW-5000/SRW-5500......9 1-1-2 Features of the Control Panel..........11 1-2 Optional Accessories ........... 13 1-3 Using the CD-ROM Manual .......... 13 1-3-1 Preparations..............13 1-3-2 Reading the CD-ROM Manual ........13 Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts 2-1 Control Panel..............
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Chapter 4 Menu Settings 4-1 Registering and Storing Menu Settings ......36 4-1-1 Menu Configuration ............36 4-1-2 Changing Menu Settings ..........36 4-1-3 Registering Items to the VTR SETUP Menu....37 4-1-4 VTR Memory Bank Function .........38 4-1-5 “Memory Stick” Operations..........40 4-1-6 Adding Titles to the Data ..........45 4-1-7 Details on VTR Memory Bank and “Memory Stick”...
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4-3-11 Superimposition of Character Information (PD CHARA/ CHARA SUPER/H-POS/V-POS)........63 4-4 CUE Menu ..............67 4-4-1 Selecting a Multi-Cue Mode...........68 4-4-2 Registering Cue Points............68 4-4-3 Erasing Cue Point Data...........70 4-4-4 Prerolling to a Cue Point..........70 4-4-5 Changing a Cue Point Into an Edit Point ......71 4-4-6 TELE FILE Menu ............71 4-5 VIDEO Menu ..............
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5-1-2 Selecting Audio Signals ..........102 5-1-3 Adjusting the Recording Level ........103 5-1-4 Simultaneously Monitoring Playback of Video and Audio Signals Being Recorded ..........104 5-1-5 Audio Level Meter Display Modes.......104 5-2 Recording..............105 5-3 Preparing for Playback ..........106 5-3-1 Setting Switches and Menus .........106 5-3-2 Adjusting the Audio Playback Level ......106 5-3-3 Selecting the HD-SD Conversion Mode .......107 5-4 Playback ...............108...
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Moisture Condensation............129 Specifications..............130 Error Messages and Warning Messages ......133 Error Messages ...............133 Warning Messages..............134 Error Log Menu ..............136 Glossary................138 Menu List ................140 Items Relating to VTR Operations (Nos. 001 to ...)....140 Items Relating to Operation Panels (Nos. 101 to ...) ....144 Items Relating to Remote Interface (Nos.
HDCAM-SR and HDCAM formats. DCT (discrete cosine transform) or DPCM (differential pulse code modulation), quantization control, and variable 1) HDCAM is a trademark of Sony Corporation. length word encoding. This is the core of the newly developed MPEG-4 Studio Profile. Interlaced signals are...
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HD SDI output (audio/VITC multiplex) is made This function is available only for the combination of available. Additionally, conversion in either direction SRW-5000/5500 Serial No. 12001 or higher and HKSR- between 1080×1920 and 720×1280, and conversion from 5001 Serial No. 11001 or higher.
The VTR also comes with 9-pin REMOTE 1-IN(9P) and position time code, time code type, and so on. REMOTE 1-I/O(9P) connectors to support bridge connection of multiple SRW-5000/5500 units or other AUDIO menu VTRs equipped with 9-pin remote connectors for Use this menu to adjust the audio signals.
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Sticks” can be write protected on an individual basis. A full range of editing functions Two SRW-5000/5500 units can be connected allowing automatic or manual assemble and insert editing. The VTR also features a full range of editing functions, including preview, review, preroll, and the setting or changing of edit points.
Note VTR. If you have lost or damaged the CD-ROM, you can purchase a new one to replace it. Contact your Sony For information about changing the video system, refer to service representative. “1-11. System Setting” in the Installation Manual.
• Lower control panel • Upper control panel • System set-up panel Upper control panel 4 Display section (see page 19) SRW-5000 SRW-5000 HD DIGITAL VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER HD DIGITAL VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER 5 Search control section (see page 21)
h PHONES level control i PHONES jack Connect stereo headphones with 8 Ω impedance for audio Adjusts the output level to the PHONES jack. monitoring during recording, playback, and editing. For details, see “5-1-2 Selecting Audio Signals” on Adjust the headphone output level with the PHONES level page 102.
VITC, switch DF/NDF, set the time code to be Note on faulty pixels on the LCD panel displayed on an external monitor, and so on. VIDEO button: Press this to go to the VIDEO menu The LCD panel fitted to this unit is manufactured with screen.
Clicking the MULTI CONTROL knob resets the playback Press to input time data or edit points data at the cursor audio level to the factory set level (a reference level of 0 position in menu display. Press buttons 0 to 5 while dB is displayed for a +4 dBm input).
k IN/OUT buttons d REC/EDIT (recording/edit) button To set a IN or OUT point during editing, press either of Press this button while holding down the PLAY button to these buttons while holding down the ENTRY button. start recording. If you press this button in play mode, manual editing l AUDIO IN/AUDIO OUT buttons begins.
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SYS: Shows the recording system information (signal TC INPUT DELAY: Shows the recording phase of the input time code. standard and tape format). PB: Shows the information recorded on the tape (signal OFF: Recorded in phase with the input video signal. standard and tape format) while being played back.
c PREREAD indicator range depends on the frame frequency of the unit. In this Lights up during preread mode. mode, the search dial clicks at the positions for 0 (still picture) and ±10 times normal playback speed (HDCAM/ For more information about PREREAD, see “6-2-2 Digital Betacam) or ±8 times normal playback speed Animation Editing”...
2-1-3 System Set-Up Panel Lift the lower control panel up to its horizontal position to For details of opening and closing the control panel, refer access the system set-up panel. to the Maintenance Manual. CONTROL PANEL connector CONTROL PANEL Card slot eject button “Memory Stick”...
2-2 Connector Panel 2 DIGITAL I/O section (see page 26) 1 ANALOG I/O section (see page 24) 3 Remote input/output section 4 Power supply (see page 27) (see page 27) 2-2 Connector Panel...
1 ANALOG I/O (input/output) section 1 MONITOR OUTPUT L/R connectors 2 AUDIO OUTPUT CH1 to CH4 connectors 3 REF. INPUT 1 connectors and 75Ω termination switch ANALOG I/O AUDIO OUTPUT REF. INPUT 2 (OPTION) MONITOR OUTPUT TIME CODE 4 REF. INPUT 2 connectors and 75Ω termination switch HD REF.
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f SD OUT COMPOSITE (MONITOR) connector (BNC) Outputs an analog composite signal for a video monitor. When the ALT/[F6] (CHARA SUPER) setting in the TC menu is on, character signals such as time codes are superimposed on the output. g HD REF. OUT connectors (BNC) Output an HD tri-level sync signal during tape playback.
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2 DIGITAL I/O (input/output) section 1 HD SDI INPUT A/B connectors DIGITAL I/O (AES/EBU) DIGITAL I/O INPUT OUTPUT HD SDI INPUT FC OUT B AUDIO AUDIO INPUT MONITOR CH1/2 CH3/4 CH1/2 CH3/4 2 FC OUT B connectors B INPUT B(OPTION) MONITOR CH5/6 CH7/8...
REMOTE 1-IN(9P) connector (D-sub 9-pin, female) Use this, with the supplied 9-pin remote control cable, to connect the unit to another SRW-5000/5500 unit or another HD VTR unit to carry out editing with a BVE- series editor BVE-900/910/2000/9000/9100. c REMOTE 2 PARALLEL I/O(50P) connector (D- sub 50-pin, female) Inputs an external remote control signal.
3-1-1 Making HD Digital Connections This example shows the connections when using an HDW- See “Specifications” in the Appendix (page 130) for F500 as player and an SRW-5000/5500 as recorder, in recommended XLR/BNC and P/S converters. 59.94i or 60i mode.
DVW-500 (Recorder) a) The figure shows the SRW-5500. Note For color frame editing using the SRW-5000/5500 as the player and an NTSC/PAL digital device as the recorder, set the VTR SETUP menu item 005 “SERVO/AV REFERENCE select” to “external” and set the menu item 006 “EXTERNAL REFERENCE select”...
3-1-3 Cascade Connection This example shows how to connect multiple SRW-5000/ Note 5500 VTRs together for simultaneous recording. On the recording VTRs, set the VTR SETUP menu item 613 “TC OUTPUT SIGNAL IN REGENE MODE” to “through”. HDW-F500 (Player) HD SDI OUTPUT...
3-2 Reference Signals This section describes how reference signals for the video output are selected. 3-2-1 Reference Signals for Output Video Depending on the operating condition, VTR SETUP menu settings, the input signal, and the video output signal from the VTR can be synchronized as follows. Start a) The signal on the REF.
HD SDI OUTPUT extrn SD: 625 black burst signal When you have directly connected the input and output connectors of two SRW-5000/5500 units, you can also perform dubbing with the VTR SETUP menu item 005 being set to “input”. HDW-F500 (Player) 75Ω...
33. HDCAM cassettes are for playback only on the When inserting an S-size cassette, make sure it is SRW-5000. They can be played back and recorded on the aligned with the marks on the cassette insertion slot. SRW-5500.
Preventing double cassette inserting 3-4 Using a “Memory When a cassette is loaded, an orange lock-out bar appears in the cassette insertion slot to prevent users from Stick” attempting to load another cassette. Ejecting the cassette When a “Memory Stick” is inserted in the VTR, the file Press the EJECT button.
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Note The MSAC-PC4 Memory Stick PC Card Adaptor is not Write-protect supplied with the following units. SRW-5000: Serial No. 12203 and higher SRW-5500: Serial No. 12810 and higher Using a “Memory Stick” with these units requires the MSAC-PC4 or equivalent.
Menu Settings Chapter 4-1 Registering and HOME menu Storing Menu Settings TC menu PF button 1&2 VIDEO menu The operating conditions of the VTR are set using the ASSIGN menu menu operation section on the lower control panel. AUDIO menu Menu items are divided among eight different menus (HOME, TC, VIDEO, AUDIO, CUE, PF1, PF2, SET UP).
4-1-3 Registering Items to the VTR SETUP Menu You can register 120 menu items including those displayed by pressing the ALT button in the HOME, TC, VIDEO, AUDIO, PF1, and PF2 menus. By registering frequently used menu items, the settings can be carried out together. Registering items Press the TC button.
4-1-4 VTR Memory Bank Function P A G E A L T + H O M E V T R S E T U P M E N U F 1 : 0 0 1 0 0 1 : P R E R E A D Eight VTR memory banks are provided for storing up to P A E F 2 :...
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Press the SET UP button. The SET UP menu appears in the display. V T R B A N K V T R B A N K C U R R E N T S E T U P T I T L E E D I T C U R R E N T S E T U P S E T U P B A N K 1 ( P r e s e t )
Press the [F9] (COPY) button while holding down the • When no directory is found on the inserted “Memory SFT button. Stick” for storing the settings of the SRW-5000/5500 (“SRW5000”), the message “CONFIRMATION OF The menu settings are recalled from the selected VTR CREATING DIR:”...
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Press the [F2] (MEMORY CARD) button. The MEMCARD menu appears in the display. F O R M A T C A R D B A N K 0 C U R R E N T S E T U P C A R D ( B A S E B A L L ) C F O O T B A L L...
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The flashing cursor bar indicates the storage Press the SET UP button. destination. The SET UP menu appears in the display. To change the title of the bank, press the [F6] (EDIT Press the [F2] (MEMORY CARD) button. TITLE) button. The MEMORY CARD menu appears in the display.
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A message asking you to confirm the operation appears in the display. F O R M A T C A R D B A N K 0 C U R R E N T S E T U P C A R D ( B A S E B A L L ) C F O O T B A L L Press the [F9] (COPY) button while holding down the...
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To change the current VTR menu settings Move the cursor (B) to [C] (CURRENT SETUP). F O R M A T C A R D B A N K 0 C U R R E N T S E T U P C A R D ( B A S E B A L L ) C F O O T B A L L...
The VTR recalls the cue point list in the “Memory Stick”. After the recalling process is completed, the title of the V T R B A N K V T R B A N K C U R R E N T S E T U P T I T L E E D I T C U R R E N T S E T U P S E T U P B A N K 1 cue point list appears under the CURRENT CUE SET...
VTR SETUP menu. • There is no data compatibility between the SRW-5800 and SRW-5000/5500. However, VTR SETUP data for the SRW-5800 can be imported to the SRW-5000/5500. 4-1 Registering and Storing Menu Settings...
Press the ALT button. 4-1-9 Automatic Reading from a The ALT + SETUP menu screen appears. VTR Bank at Power On Press the [F1] (DEFAULT VTR BANK) button. By having the normally used settings saved in a bank, and recalled automatically when the system is powered on, you The DEFAULT VTR BANK screen appears.
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DEFAULT BANK is copied from the title of CURRENT SETUP. • There is complete data compatibility between the SRW-5000 and SRW-5500. On how to check the items for which DEFAULT values have been changed from FACTORY PRESET values, see “To check the items for which DEFAULT values...
4-2 HOME Menu The HOME menu sets the basic VTR operation conditions To activate the HOME menu for recording, playback, and editing. Press the HOME button. The HOME, VIDEO, AUDIO, TC, PF1 and PF2 menus To change the HOME menu page show information that includes the VTR operation mode, Press the ALT button.
4-2-1 Selecting the Output Signals 4-2-2 Record Inhibit Mode (REC (PB/EE) INH) Record inhibit mode is selected by pressing the [F2] (REC The audio/video output signals from the line output and monitor output connectors can be temporarily changed INH) button. Every time the button is pressed, the setting from their current settings to another set of settings by toggles between “off”...
Regardless of the setting of the VTR SETUP menu item 902 “FREEZE MODE”, stop-freeze is a frame-freeze During tape editing using two SRW-5000/5500 VTRs, you picture during playback of a PsF recorded tape, and a field- can use DMC playback to control the playback speed of freeze picture in other modes.
For detail on the procedure for DMC editing, see “6-2-1 [F2] (DETECT [F3] (DETECT VTR operation when stop DMC Editing” on page 125. BEEP) button STOP) button code is detected Stops (for NORMAL PLAY only) 4-2-8 Setting the Stop Code (STOP A beeper sounds for 1 second CODE)
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Press the [F7] (CODE REC) button to select “on”. Press the ALT/[F8] (STOP CODE) button. The STOP CODE menu screen appears. Pressing the button toggles between “on” and “off”. Press the [F4] (DETECT ADJUST) button. Press the REC/EDIT button. To abandon the operation at any point The setting display lights up.
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Section to insert time code Tape UB “0” 3 frames 20 frames (STOP 3 frames CODE before deletion) Press the HOME button. The HOME menu screen appears. Press the ALT/[F8] (STOP CODE) buttons. The stop code menu screen appears. Press the [F8] (CODE ERASE) button to select “on”. Pressing the button toggles between “on”...
4-3 TC Menu The TC menu allows you to set time code-related items To activate the TC menu through a single menu. The HOME, TC, VIDEO, AUDIO, Press the TC button. PF1 and PF2 menus show information that includes the To change the TC menu page VTR operation mode, time code of the current position, Press the ALT button.
Selecting the time data display 4-3-1 Setting the Time Data (TIMER Press the [F1] (TIMER SEL) button repeatedly to select the SEL/RESET/SET/HOLD) desired time data display. CTL: Counts the CTL signals on the playback tape or the The display shows the following types of time data: CTL signals being recorded on the tape, and displays the tape running time in hours, minutes, seconds, and Indication...
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Selecting the time code and the user bits to be recorded Use the [F6], [F7], and [F9] buttons in the TC menu to specify the time code and the user bits to be recorded. The specifications for the various button settings are shown in the following table.
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Note Data entry window When ±12H is selected in the VTR SETUP menu item 605 “TAPE TIMER DISPLAY” and a value of 10H or more is P L A Y L O C K T I M E R S E L entered, the first digit will be dropped.
To pause the current time Menu [F6] [F7] (TCG Setting Press the [F4] (TIMER HOLD) button. (REGENE MODE) The time is paused only while the button is held down. SOURCE) Internal TCG prst Time codes (Preset) can be freely set using the 4-3-2 Setting the Time Code Reader internal time (TCR SEL)
For details about the warnings, see “Warning Messages” 4-3-5 Selecting the Drop Frame on page 134. Mode (DF/NDF) Press the [F9] (DF/NDF) button to select the running mode 4-3-7 Selecting CTL Display Mode for the CTL counter and the time code generator. (TAPE TIMER) DF: Drop frame mode (DF is displayed.)
The selected time code is framed with the thick line. Each press of the button switches time code between P R E S E T I N T R P 24F and 30F. M O D E 2 4 F 2 4 F 24F: Presets the 24 frames time code.
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Indication Button Function [F7] START TC ENT Press to enter the current time code as the STARTING TC. S T A R T I N G T C [F8] JUMP TC SEL Selects the JUMPING TC as an interval from STARTING TC. J U M P I N G Selectable values: –3H, –2H, C O N V...
4-3-11 Superimposition of Character Information (PD CHARA/CHARA S T A R T I N G T C SUPER/H-POS/V-POS) J U M P I N G T C C O N V S E T 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 M E N U To superimpose the characters representing time code data C U R R E N T...
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Meaning Symbol UBR. VITC reader user bit data Time code data from the time code generator User bit data from the time code generator The duration between any two of the four edit points (IN, OUT, AUDIO IN, and AUDIO OUT) Note When time data or user bits are not read correctly, a “*”...
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Display Operation mode A block B block TAPE UNTHREAD Cassette not inserted STANDBY OFF Standby off mode T.RELEASE Tension release mode STOP Stop mode PREROLL Preroll mode PLAY Playback mode (servo unlocked) PLAY LOCK Playback mode (servo locked) PLY-SPD Speed shift from Capstan override mode normal speed (%) Record mode (servo unlocked)
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When remaining time is 23 minutes. T C R R 2 3 When remaining time is five minutes. T C R When remaining time to is 100 minutes or over. T C R Changing the superimpose position The superimpose position can be set to 16 different positions in the horizontal directions (0 to 15) and 24 different positions in the vertical directions (0 to 23).
4-4 CUE Menu Cue points can be registered in a total of 10 pages Note (numbered 0 to 9), to a total of 100 cue points (numbered Cue point data is factory set to be erased when a cassette is 0 to 99).
Registering cue points by pressing the 4-4-1 Selecting a Multi-Cue Mode ENTRY button The SRW-5000/5500 has the following two multi-cue modes. PAGE mode Press the ALT/[F8] (PAGE MODE) buttons. In PAGE mode, cue point data can be accessed by page number, thus speeding up cue point registration and cuing operations.
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P R E V P R E V [ ( B l a n k ) E O S [ - - : - - : - - : - - ] [ ( B l a n k ) E O S [ - - : - - : - - : - - ] P A G E P A G E...
To select the cue number directly by the numeric buttons Enter the cue number in the data entry window with P R E V [ ( B l a n k ) E O S [ 0 0 : 1 3 : 0 0 : 0 0 ] P A G E P A G E : 1 0 0 0 : 1 0 : 0 0 : 0 0...
Prerolling to a cue point AUDIO IN button AUDIO OUT button IN button SET button OUT button 4-4-6 TELE FILE Menu Press the ALT/[F8] (PAGE MODE) buttons or the ALT/[F9] (EXTEND MODE) buttons. The TELE FILE menu screen is different in HDCAM-SR and HDCAM formats.
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Exiting the TELE FILE menu Press the [F10] (WRITE/EXIT) button. The entered or modified data is saved to the memory label and the VTR C U E E O S [ 0 1 : 0 1 : 2 4 : 1 5 ] R E C D A T E [ 2 0 0 3 / 0 2 / 2 5 ] exits the TELE FILE menu.
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Press the R or r button to select TITLE, and then press Button Indication Function the ENTRY button. [F10] WRITE/EXIT Closes the TELE FILE menu after saving changes to the memory label. ALT/[F1] FORMAT T-Fil Formats the memory label. F O R M A T E O S [ 0 1 : 0 1 : - - : - - ] R E C D A T E [ 2 0 0 3 / 0 2 / 2 5 ] T - F i l...
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To change a character Effect on other data of data entry or update Press the cursor R button to move the cursor to the title When you enter or update the IN point or OUT point, other box. Then press the cursor T or t button to change data is updated as shown in the following table.
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To move the cursor with the numeric buttons Note To move the cursor, enter a line number with the If the number of entered characters is too large, a numeric buttons, then press the [F9] (CUENUM memory overflow may occur, and it may become POINT) button.
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Returning to the original settings The TELE FILE menu screen scrolls in the following four Press the [F9] (CANCEL) button, then carry out entry. stages. Scroll the screen with the cursor T or t button. To change a character during the operation Press the cursor R button, then move the cursor to the C U E R E C D A T E [ 2 0 0 3 / 0 2 / 2 5 ]...
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e Recording start point Button Indication Function When a cue point is the recording start point, shows @. ALT/[F7] WRITE Sets or unsets write protection PRTEC of the whole TELE FILE menu. For how to select “on” or “off” for the recording starting ALT/[F10] WRITE/ Saves the changes and exits...
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When not all characters can be shown within the To move the cursor using the numeric buttons title frame Enter the line number using the numeric buttons. Then press the [F9] (CUENUM POINT) button. The cursor On the left or right of the title frame, < or , appears.
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attribute to be changed, and then press the [F4] (CHANGE To enter or modify IN/OUT point data using the numeric buttons DATA) button. In both cases, each press of the button changes the attribute as follows: OK t NG t KP (KEEP) t blank (no attribute).
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To increase or decrease IN/OUT point data one or OUT button (to preroll to an OUT point) while holding frame at a time down the PREROLL button. The VTR prerolls to the point Use the cursor buttons to move the cursor to the IN/OUT and stops.
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buttons and +/– buttons. Pressing the – button enters the tilde (~). Press the numeric buttons while pressing down R E C D A T E [ 2 0 0 3 / 0 2 / 2 5 ] E O S [ 0 1 : 0 1 : 0 2 : 0 8 ] C U T N o .
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To move the cursor using the numeric buttons To change a character Press the cursor R button to move the cursor to the Enter the line number using the numeric buttons. Then press the [F9] (CUENUM POINT) button. The cursor scene data to be changed.
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To start the procedure over again Press the [F9] (CANCEL) button to start again. R E C D A T E [ 2 0 0 3 / 0 2 / 2 5 ] E O S [ 0 1 : 0 1 : 0 2 : 0 8 ] C O M M E N T E D I T T I T L E [ i s p l a y S a m p l e ] R e s t 1 0 0 %...
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Press the [F7] (PROTECT) button while holding down the SFT button. C U E R E C D A T E [ 2 0 0 3 / 0 2 / 2 5 ] E O S [ 0 1 : 0 1 : 2 4 : 1 5 ] S C A N T I T L E [ ] R e s t 1 0 0 %...
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I d E d i t C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z a b c d e f g h j i k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 [ ] ( ) <...
4-5 VIDEO Menu In the VIDEO menu, adjust the video signal. The VIDEO Note menu screen shows the VTR operation mode, current HD image quality adjustments are not possible when position time code, time code type, and so on. playing back tapes recorded in GBR (4:4:4) format. Also, About HD image quality adjustments HD image quality adjustments are not possible when the When playing back tapes recorded in Y/P...
decrease the value by 0.1. You can also change the 4-5-1 Selecting the Reference setting with the MULTI CONTROL knob. Signal (SERVO REF) [F5] button Y (HD): Pressing this button makes it active, and the cursor R and r buttons increase or decrease the Press the [F2] (SERVO REF) button to select the signal to value by 0.1.
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increase or decrease the value by 1. You can also other device connected to another VTR to create special change the setting with the MULTI CONTROL knob. effects such as fading, wrapping, and dissolving. ALT/[F9] button SETUP (CST): Pressing these buttons To adjust the output signal sync phase with respect to the make them active, and the cursor R and r buttons reference input, make this adjustment with the [F9] (SYNC...
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This setting can also be carried out in the VTR SETUP menu item 740 “VIDEO GAIN (ALL)”. Adjusting the chroma gain output level (HD/SD) Make this adjustment with the ALT/[F6] (CRM GA (ALL)) buttons. prst: 100% (4000H) Numerical value: 0.0 (0H) to 141.3% (5A70H) Adjustable range: 0.0% to 141.3% This setting can also be carried out in the VTR SETUP menu item 741 “CHROMA GAIN (ALL)”.
4-6 AUDIO Menu In the AUDIO menu, make audio signal adjustments. The To access the AUDIO menu screen AUDIO menu screen shows the VTR operation mode, Press the AUDIO button. current position time code, time code type, and so on. T A P E L O C K A U D I O L T C...
number on the tape. To make input signal selections for individual channels with the numeric buttons In this case, if SDOUT EXCHNG is set to “dis”, the [F5] button is also highlighted in orange. Press the cursor T or t button, to align the cursor •...
Press the [F10] (EXIT) button. This returns to the AUDIO menu screen. To make output settings for individual channels This returns to the AUDIO menu screen. with the F buttons To make output settings for individual channels By pressing any of the [F1] (DIGOUT CH1 TR1) to [F8] with the F buttons (DIGOUT CH8 TR8) buttons menu, and the [F1] By pressing any of the [F1] (ANAOUT CH1 TR1) to [F4]...
Select the digital audio output signal for each channel. Press the ALT/[F1] (AUDIO EDIT) buttons to select the transition type. TR1 to TR2: Output the audio signals recorded on tracks 1 to 12. Each press of the buttons selects a transition type in the order CUT t CROSS t FADE IN/OUT.
Setting channels for individual tracks with the 4-6-7 External Device Audio Edit numeric buttons Preset Command Replace Mode Press the cursor T or t button to align the cursor Selection (EDIT PRESET REPLACE with the track to be assigned with a channel. CHANNEL SELECT) Press the cursor R or r button to select the channel.
corresponding to the command changes to reflect the You can also make this setting using the VTR SETUP selected setting. menu item 312 “ANALOG AUDIO EDIT PRESET REPLACE”. Press the [F10] (EXIT) button. See “4-6-8 External Device Digital Audio Edit Preset This returns to the AUDIO menu screen.
4-7 SET UP Menu In the SET UP menu, you can store and recall menu To activate the SET UP menu settings to and from the VTR memory banks and “Memory Press the SET UP button. Stick”, register items to the PF menu, and set items in the To change the SET UP menu page VTR SETUP menu and PANEL SETUP menu.
When the ALT/[F8] (REMOTE 9-PIN) buttons are Note set to “on” When operating the VTR through an external device with You can operate the VTR with a device connected to the the ALT/[F8] or ALT/[F9] buttons set to “on”, all of the REMOTE 1-IN(9P) or REMOTE 1-I/O(9P) connector.
Scrolling items in the VTR SETUP menu To change the category Do one of the following: Press the R and r buttons to scroll the items in the VTR • Press the T button to make the categories window SETUP menu. active, and select the category with the R and r buttons.
To continue with changing the settings, repeat steps 1 This saves the current settings as new DEFAULT to 5. values for CURRENT DEFAULT. The asterisks “*” indicating the DEFAULT values Press the [F10] (SAVE/EXIT) button. move. Note This saves all the changes, and returns to the SET UP If you press the center cursor button first, the setting menu screen.
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Settings Button Indication Function [F1] KEYINH Disables all button operations. on, off [F6] KEY BEEP Sets the keyboard sound. high, mid, low, off [F7] ALARM BEEP Sets the alarm. high, mid, low, off [F8] SCREEN Sets the color display screen-saver. 3min, 10min, 60min, off SAVER [F9]...
MONITOR L/R buttons: Audio channels to be monitored (page 102) Recording level indication: Reference level or appropriate recording level (page 103) Indicators: Check the reference signal. POWER switch: ON SRW-5000 HD DIGITAL VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER Menu settings [F2] (REC INH) button in the HOME menu: off [F1] (TIMER SEL) button in the TC menu: Select the time data to be displayed.
To select the same input signal simultaneously 5-1-2 Selecting Audio Signals on all twelve channels Press the [F9] (A-IN ALL) button. This section describes how to select the audio signals for This changes the input signal simultaneously on all twelve input and monitoring.
Selecting non-audio data as the audio To escape from the REC LEVEL adjustment mode Press the REC LEVEL mode button at the upper left of the input signal control panel once more. The vertical red line at the left of Do the procedure below to select non-audio data such as a the audio level meter for each channel disappears or turns Dolby...
SRW-5000: Cassette EJECT format used HDCAM- HDCAM-SR 12ch 12ch 12ch HDCAM/ 4ch+CUE D-BETACAM SRW-5500: FULL/FINE button Cassette EJECT format used FULL mode: The meter range is –60 to 0 dB or –40 to HDCAM- HDCAM-SR 12ch 12ch 12ch +20 dB.
5-2 Recording To record, follow the procedure below. Check that the REC INHIBIT indicator is off, then insert a cassette. For details on inserting a cassette, see “3-3-2 Inserting and Ejecting Cassettes” on page 33. Press the PLAY button while holding down the REC/ EDIT button.
For details, see the pages indicated in the parentheses. REMOTE buttons: None of MONITOR SELECT buttons: Audio these buttons light up. channels to be monitored (page 102) SRW-5000 HD DIGITAL VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER POWER switch: ON PB level controls: Playback level Menu settings [F1] (TIMER SEL) button in the TC menu: Select the time data to be displayed.
To adjust the audio playback level When 16:9 is selected manually In the PB LEVEL adjustment mode, make the channel active, then adjust to the desired volume with the MULTI CONTROL knob or cursor R and r buttons. When you exit the PB LEVEL adjustment mode, the vertical white line on the right of the audio level meter and a horizontal white line indicating the setting are displayed, indicating that the...
(The speed setting can be changed using the VTR 5-4 Playback SETUP menu item 107 “JOG DIAL RESPONSE”.) Shuttle mode: The playback speed corresponds to the angle of rotation of the search dial. The playback speed is different depending on the frame frequency There are four types of playback: of the unit.
Variable mode playback For details on switching the search dial functions, refer to the Maintenance Manual Volume 1. Follow the procedure below to play back in variable mode. Shuttle mode playback Follow the procedure below to play back in shuttle mode. Press the VAR button, turning it on.
the VTR SETUP menu item 101 “SELECTION FOR 5-4-4 DMC Playback SEARCH DIAL ENABLE”. Overview of DMC playback 5-4-3 Capstan Override Playback DMC (Dynamic Motion Control) playback allows you to vary the playback speed in variable mode (in the DT When playing back the same program on two VTRs, you playback range from –1 to +2 times normal speed) for can adjust the playback phases of the two VTRs so that...
The tape is prerolled and played back at the initial To start playback at the on-air cue from the on-air start point speed from the preroll point to the speed variation start point. The moment the tape passes the speed variation start point, the MEMORY indicator in the display Press the PREROLL button, turning it on.
The program play function is available only when all of the following conditions are met. About audio pitch correction • Combination of SRW-5000/5500 and HKSR-5001 serial Some menu settings are required to enable audio pitch numbers: correction during program play.
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Mode2: Search for zero-cross points in the same way as Mode1, but connect zero-cross points only when low- level samples are detected around the zero-cross points. Mode3: At a regular interval corresponding to the playback speed, connect the audio data before and after the processing target with a cross fade.
Editing Chapter Steps in automatic editing 6-1 Basic Automatic The sequence of steps that are taken to do automatic editing with two VTRs is as follows: Editing Select the edit mode (see page 116). Set edit points for the recorder and player VTR 6-1-1 Overview of Automatic (see page 116).
6-1-2 Setting Switches and Menus Before editing, set the following switches and menus as shown below. REMOTE buttons: None of these buttons light up. Recorder VTR SRW-5000 HD DIGITAL VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER POWER switch: ON Recording level indication: recording levels [F1] (TIMER SEL) button in the TC menu: TC or CTL REMOTE buttons: 1(9P) button lights up.
For details on jog or shuttle playback, see “5-4-2 6-1-3 Selecting the Edit Mode Variable Speed Playback” on page 108. Select assemble or insert mode. Press the IN (or OUT) button while holding down the ENTRY button. [F3] (ASSEMBLE) button in the HOME menu The time data for the IN (or OUT) point appears in the menu display.
Press the SET button to set the input data. Automatically set edit point IN point OUT point OUT point SET is displayed. Recorder VTR P L A Y L O C K P B / E E L T C I N T R P 2 F D T C R...
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Data entry window P L A Y L O C K P B / E E L T C I N T R P T C R R E C I N H o f f A I N 0 0 : 0 1 : 1 0 : 0 0 A O U T 0 0 : 0 2 : 1 0 : 0 0 A S S E M - I N 0 0 : 0 1 : 1 0 : 0 0...
AUDIO AUDIO AUDIO AUDIO IN point OUT point IN point IN point OUT point IN point OUT point OUT point Recorder VTR Recorder VTR Player VTR Player VTR AUDIO OUT point AUDIO AUDIO OUT point IN point AUDIO IN point IN point AUDIO IN point...
• Between AUDIO IN and AUDIO OUT points Press one of the IN, OUT, AUDIO IN, or AUDIO OUT button while holding down the PREROLL Durations are calculated as follows. button. • If both IN and OUT points are set, the duration is the time between the points.
Deleting edit points During previewing, the PREVIEW/REVIEW button lights After previewing, correct the edit points as required, then do the preview again. For details on modifying edit points, see “6-1-9 Modifying Edit Points” on page 121. To stop previewing Press the STOP button. The tape stops immediately.
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Moving an edit point position with the numeric buttons SET is displayed. P L A Y L O C K P B / E E L T C I N T R P 2 F D T C R R E C I N H o f f A I N 0 0 : 0 1 : 1 0 : 0 0 A O U T 0 0 : 0 2 : 1 0 : 0 0...
6-1-10 Performing Automatic Editing Overview Once you have set the necessary edit points, the AUTO During automatic editing, the tape in the recorder VTR and button lights up to show that the VTR is ready for the player VTR move as shown in the diagram below. automatic editing.
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Monitoring signals during editing memory. The stored data can be used later to modify edit During editing, you can monitor signals between preroll points or to execute automatic editing again. and postroll points, including portions between IN and Follow the procedure below to modify edit points after OUT points, through the CONFI (confidence) heads.
Setting edit points and playback speed 6-2 Advanced Automatic Use the procedure below to set edit points and playback speeds for DMC editing. Editing This section describes the following advanced editing methods: • DMC editing • Animation editing • Preread editing 6-2-1 DMC Editing ®...
Press the PREVIEW/REVIEW and PREROLL automatically becomes the next IN point, and the next buttons at the same time. OUT point is set automatically with 1 frame added. The tape prerolls and the player VTR begins playing at Follow the procedure below to perform animation editing. the initial speed.
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Press the ALT/[F1] (PRE READ) buttons to select “off”. Video Check that no loop connections remain. source Digital Digital video input video Video output switcher Audio Digital mixer audio input Digital audio output Audio source Notes • In preread editing, if an input video signal is used as the reference signal for the output video signal, oscillation may occur because of loop connections.
6-3 Manual Editing Follow the procedure below to perform manual editing. 4 5,6 Enter jog or shuttle mode to position the tape at a place at least three seconds before the position at which you want to set an edit point. Press the AUTO button to turn it off.
Appendix Maintenance Head Cleaning P L A Y L O C K P B / E E Use the BCT-HD12CL Cleaning Cassette to clean the E R R O R - 1 0 L T C I N T R P S F O T G A R E C I N H...
Recommended tapes frequency of 25 Hz)/124 minutes HDCAM-SR cassette (S, L): (with the frame frequency of 29.97 Hz) BCT-6SR/33SR/40SR HDCAM playback time (SRW-5000; using BCT- BCT-64SRL/94SRL/124SRL 124HDL) / HDCAM recording and playback time HDCAM cassette (S, L): (SRW-5500; using BCT-124HDL)
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Digital video system REF. INPUT1, REF. INPUT2 (OPTION) BNC (2 + 2 loop-through) Digital video signal format Trilevel SYNC 0.6 Vp-p, 75 Ω, sync negative Sampling frequency Y: 74.25 MHz Black burst NTSC: 0.286 Vp-p, 75 Ω, sync negative : 37.125 MHz PAL: 0.3 Vp-p, 75 Ω, sync negative RGB: 74.25 MHz Quantization...
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• Always make a test recording, and verify that it was +4 dBm (with a 600 Ω load), low recorded successfully. impedance, balanced SONY WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF TIME CODE OUT ANY KIND INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, XLR, 3-pin, male (1) COMPENSATION OR REIMBURSEMENT ON 2.2 Vp-p, low impedance, balanced...
If the error message appears again the cassette manually. when the unit is turned on, contact your Sony representative. For information about removing cassettes manually, refer to the Maintenance Manual (Volume 1).
Item number Display Meaning TAPE TOP ERROR A tape beginning sensor fault was detected. TAPE END ERROR A tape end sensor fault was detected. FAN MOTOR ERROR A cooling fan motor operation fault was detected. CC TIME OVER A fault was detected in a cassette compartment raising or lowering operation.
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To clear a warning message To cancel the display of a warning message, see “Clearing warning messages” on page 137. M A I N T E N A N C E I N F O M A T I O N D I S P L A Y P R E S E T M O D E 2 4 F...
Item number Display Meaning INVALID SDI DATA SDI input signal data is invalid. NO CASSETTE COMPARTMENT The cassette compartment does not operate because the VTR is in MODE “no cassette compartment” mode. NO LTC REPRODUCED LTC signal not detected on the tape. NO SUPPORTED PB FORMAT The recording format cannot be played back by this unit.
Button Display Function Setting [F1] PAGE TOP Move to the top page [F2] PAGE END Move to the page containing the last message [F3] FULL MSG Display in full the message selected with the cursor [F4] ALL CLEAR Clear messages (LOG DATA) [F5] WARNING Display warning messages...
Glossary AES/EBU format Color frame locking Drop frame mode A standard format for the transfer of A procedure in which the time code When the field frequency of this unit digital audio signals. In this format, frame value is set to an odd number is 59.94 Hz, the actual number of two audio signals can be input/output for the first and second color fields,...
Preroll Tracking External synchronization The rewinding of a video tape in the The synchronizing of the head drum A method to maintain color subcarrier phase continuity by player or recorder VTR by a certain rotation phase and tape transport performing editing in two-frame length before an edit point, allowing phase during playback and recording.
Menu List This section describes all of the VTR SETUP menu items. • Items relating to the audio control (Nos. 807 to ...) The VTR SETUP menu items are divided into the • Items relating to digital process (Nos. 902 to ...) following categories by the function.
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Item number Item Setting Function SERVO/AV [input] The servo reference is determined by the following menu. REFERENCE select auto input: The reference signal is obtained from the HD SDI external INPUT A/B connectors. auto: During recording and in the edit preset state, the reference signal is obtained from the HD SDI INPUT A/ B connectors.
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Item number Item Setting Function LOCAL KEY MAP Sets the LOCAL KEY MAP. Sub items STOP [disable] disable: The STOP button is disabled in remote control enable mode. enable: The STOP button operates in remote control mode. [disable] PLAY disable: The PLAY button is disabled in remote control enable mode.
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Item number Item Setting Function PB/EE SELECT Selects output video and audio signals. MENU Sub items STAND BY OFF PB/MU Selects the video and audio output signals in the “standby [EE/EE] off” mode. PB/MU: The playback video signal is output. The audio output is muted.
Item number Item Setting Function AUTO EJECT [off] Selects the tape conditions under which a cassette is LEVEL2 LEVEL1 automatically ejected in playback (after approx. 3 seconds (HDCAM) LEVEL2 playback). LEVEL3 When the cassette is automatically ejected, a warning message “17 PB FREQUENCY IS UNSUITABLE” appears. off: The cassette is not ejected.
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Item number Item Setting Function JOG DIAL [type1: -1 to +1] Selects the tape speed (VTR command) characteristics for RESPONSE type2: –2 to + 2 search dial rotation. type3: –2 to + 2 TYPE1: Tape speed changes linearly in a range of –1 to +1 times normal tape speed.
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Item number Item Setting Function SCREEN SAVER 3 min Selects the time after which the screen saver function 10 min operates for the color display. 60 min [off] SCREEN SAVER S [off] Set the screen-saver for the information display. off: Do not use screen-saver. on: Use screen-saver.
Item number Item Setting Function STOP CODE Stop code detection mode and adjustment of stop position FUNCTION when a stop code is detected. Sub items DETECT BEEP on: When a stop code is detected, sound a beeper. [off] off: When a stop code is detected, do not sound a beeper. DETECT STOP on: When a stop code is detected, stop the tape.
IN: Use only the REMOTE 1-IN(9P) connector. I/O: Use only the REMOTE 1- I/O(9P) connector. [MAN] MONITOR For editing with two SRW-5000/5500 units, specifies SELECTION FOR AUTO whether the recorder is forcibly switched to E-E mode when VTR TO VTR EDIT the PLAYER button is pressed.
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Item number Item Setting Function POSTROLL TIME 0 sec This sets the tape running time after passing the OUT point (postroll time) in automatic editing. The range is from 0 to 30 seconds, in steps of 1 second. [5 sec] 30 sec [-1 to +2] VAR SPEED RANGE...
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Item number Item Setting Function EDIT PRESET [normal] normal: Assigns edit preset command channels 1 to 8, to REPLACE MODE parallel track channels 1 to 8. SELECT reverse parallel: Assigns edit preset command channels 1 to 4, to stereo channel pairs 1/5 to 4/8. reverse: Assigns edit preset command channels 1 to 4 to channels 5 to 8, and channels 5 to 8 to channels 1 to 4.
Item number Item Setting Function PLAY COMMAND –30 frame This adjusts the time in frames required between the issue DELAY START of a playback command and this unit actually beginning the TIME execution of the command. This adjustment is useful for [0 frame] synchronization between VTRs with widely differing start- up timing.
Item number Item Setting Function CUE MENU [0 sec] Sets the preroll time for a cueing up operation from the PREROLL OFFSET CUE menu. 30 sec [off] AUTO REWIND Selects the rewind mode for the end of the tape. off: The tape transport stops at the end of the tape. on: The tape is automatically rewound from the end of the tape.
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Item number Item Setting Function STILL TENSION [normal] Sets the tape tension control in still-picture mode. loose normal: Maintains the tape tension that ensures uneffected playback even in still-picture mode. (This is the normal setting for VTR operations.) loose: Sets the tape tension lower than that of the “normal” setting after the VTR enters still-picture mode.
Items Relating to the Time Code (Nos. 601 to ...) Item number Item Setting Function DF/NDF MODE [drop frame] Selects the timing mode for the time code generator and select non-drop frame the CTL counter. auto drop frame: drop frame mode (“DF” indication) non-drop frame: non-drop frame mode (“NDF”...
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Item number Item Setting Function TAPE TIMER +/– 12H Selects whether the CTL counter operates in 12-hour [24H] DISPLAY display mode or 24-hour display mode. +/–12H: 12-hour display mode 24H: 24-hour display mode Note In the ±12-hour display, the tens digit of the hours value is dropped.
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Item number Item Setting Function VITC POSITION-2 12,281 line When 29.97PsF/59.94i mode is selected on the VTR, this select (NTSC) setting specifies the lines in which the VITC signal is inserted. [16,279 line] It can be inserted in any lines from 12,281 to 20,283. 20,283 line Note Items 611 and 612 allow VITC to be inserted in two lines.
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Item number Item Setting Function CHARACTER H- Sets the horizontal position of text information POSITION superimposed on the signal output from the MONITOR connector of SD SDI OUT, the SD OUT COMPOSITE connector and HD SDI OUTPUT connector. A setting of 0 displays the information at the left edge of the screen, and the position moves to the right as the setting is increased.
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Item number Item Setting Function REMAIN TIME [off] Sets whether to display remaining time on the tape in DISPLAY 10min superimposed character position. off: Do not display remaining time. 10min: Display remaining time when it is 10 minutes or less. on: Always display remaining time.
Items Relating to the Video Control (Nos. 706 to ...) Item number Item Setting Function FORCED [auto] Specifies whether or not Y-add operation mode is VERTICAL forced YADD off automatically turned on during DT playback. INTERPOLATION auto: Y-add operation mode is automatically turned on. forced YADD off: Y-add operation mode is off all the time.
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Item number Item Setting Function CHROMA GAIN 0.0% (0H) Adjusts the chroma gain of HD, UC, SD, and DC output. (ALL) The chroma level increases with larger setting values of this (HD/UC/SD/DC) item. preset: 100% (4000H) 141.3% (5A70H) CHROMA PHASE –127 Adjusts the chroma phase (HUE) of HD, UC, SD, and DC (ALL)
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Item number Item Setting Function VIDEO OUTPUT 8bit Sets the bit size of the output data from the HD-SD [10bit] DATA converter. 8bit: When connected to an 8-bit system 10bit: When connected to a 10-bit system Notes • Make sure the bit length matches the destination device. •...
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When playing back 4:2:2 DUAL format tapes recorded with STREAM select Stream-B the SRW-1 or SRW-5800 on the SRW-5000/5500, selects whether to play back Stream-A or Stream-B. Stream-A: Play back the video of Stream-A. Stream-B: Play back the video of Stream-B.
Items Relating to the Audio Control (Nos. 807 to ...) Item number Item Setting Function AUDIO MONITOR-L Selects the audio channel output from the MONITOR select OUTPUT L connector. Sub items A-MON CH1 disable [enable] [disable] A-MON CH2 enable [disable] A-MON CH3 enable A-MON CH4...
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Item number Item Setting Function AUDIO MONITOR-R Selects the audio channel output from the MONITOR select OUTPUT R connector. Sub items [disable] A-MON CH1 enable A-MON CH2 disable [enable] [disable] A-MON CH3 enable A-MON CH4 [disable] enable A-MON CH5 [disable] enable A-MON CH6 [disable]...
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Item number Item Setting Function LEVEL METER [peak 0 dB] Specifies the mode in which the digital audio level is SCALE reference 0 dB displayed. peak 0 dB: Displays minus audio levels with the maximum level set at 0 dB. reference 0 dB: Displays plus and minus audio levels with the reference level set at 0 dB.
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Item number Item Setting Function PITCH When pitch correction is performed during program play CORRECTION and play at a different frequency (23.98 frame y 24 GROUP select frame, 23.98/24 frame y 25 frame, 29.97 frame y 30 frame), selects the group relationship between audio Sub items channels.
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Item number Item Setting Function PITCH [Mode1] When pitch correction is performed during program play CORRECTION Mode2 and play at a different frequency (23.98 frame y 24 DETECT MODE Mode3 frame, 23.98/24 frame y 25 frame, 29.97 frame y 30 select frame), selects the pitch correction method for each group.
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Item number Item Setting Function NON AUDIO AES/EBU Selects a non-audio input signal. The setting is in units of SELECT stereo pairs. When this is set to other than “off”, the setting [off] of item 830 is invalid. Sub items AES/EBU: Selects signal input to DIGITAL I/O (AES/EBU) CH1/2 INPUT connector as a data input.
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Item number Item Setting Function DIGITAL AUDIO Specifies the audio multiplexed with HD SDI output, and the OUTPUT signal tracks to be output to AES/EBU format audio output EXCHANGE channels 1 to 12. Note that SD SDI also follows these settings when SDOUT Sub items EXCHNG is set to dis (disable).
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Item number Item Setting Function DIGITAL OUT CH12 TR1 [TR12] ANALOG AUDIO Sets the signal track to be superimposed on the analog OUTPUT audio signal output channels 1 to 4. EXCHANGE Sub items ANALOG OUT CH1 [TR1] TR12 ANALOG OUT CH2 TR1 [TR2] TR12 ANALOG OUT CH3 TR1...
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Item number Item Setting Function SD AUDIO Makes independent track selections for the audio (channels OUTPUT 1 to 8) to be multiplexed into SD SDI. EXCHANGE Sub items SDOUT EXCG [disable] disable: Follow the settings of DIGOUT EXCHNG menu enable CH1 to CH8.
Items Relating to Digital Processing (Nos. 902 to ...) Item number Item Setting Function FREEZE MODE [field] Specifies the freeze (still-picture) mode and freeze timing field1 during manual freezing (by REMOTE 1-IN(9P) or REMOTE field2 2 PARALELL I/O(50P) connector or on the control panel) or frame1+2 automatic freezing.
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Item number Item Setting Function SLOW PROCESS Selects whether or not to activate the function to improve [off] MODE the vertical resolution during slow-motion playback. on: Activate the function to improve the vertical resolution during slow-motion playback. off: Do not activate the function to improve the vertical resolution during slow-motion playback.
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Item number Item Setting Function CRISP Adjustment of the down converter image enhancer, and THRESHOLD setting an amplitude so that low amplitude signals are not (DC) enhanced. preset: 0 LEVEL DEPEND Adjustment of the down converter image enhancer, and THRESHOLD (DC) setting the brightness range of enhanced contours.
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Item number Item Setting Function LETTER BOX –120 When “LETTER BOX” is selected in menu item 950, adjusts POSITION (UC) the position in the vertical direction of the “letterbox” in up- preset: 0 conversion output. UP CONVERTER FIELD Selects the original image used for conversion from SD to PROCESS FRAME [ADAPTIVE]...
Item number Item Setting Function BACKGROUND BACKGROUND COLOR Sets the background color for blank areas in up conversion. [0] to FFH COLOR (UC) BACKGROUND COLOR: Sets the color. 0 to [80] to FFH BG COLOR: Selects TABLE/GRAY/BLUE/BLACK. Sub items 0 to [80] to FFH Y, R-Y, B-Y: Valid only when BG COLOR is set to “TABLE”.
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Item number Item Setting Function PD EXT SD REF [off] When the operating frequency is set to 23.98PsF, specifies LOCK MODE lock1 whether or not the pulldown output signal and down- lock2 converted output signal are synchronized with the reference signal by the REF. INPUT 2 connector. off: The pulldown output signal and down-converted output signal are not synchronized with the reference signal by the REF.
Item number Item Setting Function 9-Pin TC sense [LINE] Specifies whether or not the time code information of FC select output signal is returned when time code sense command is input through the 9-pin connector. LINE: Time code information of main output signal is returned.
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(optional HKSR-5003 required) 24PsF 25PsF 29.97PsF 30PsF 59.94i × 1280 720/4:2:2 59.94P × HDCAM 23.98PsF 1920 1080/4:2:2 (playback only on SRW-5000) 24PsF 25PsF 29.97PsF 30PsF 59.94i Recording formats: Cassette type Playback mode System frequency Digital Betacam 625/4:2:2 (optional HKSR-5002 required) 525/4:2:2 59.94i a) When the number of valid input signal lines is 1035, the system detects this and automatically selects 1035 recording mode.
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Recording tape format conversion outputs System 1080 frequency Recording 23.98PsF 24PsF 25PsF 29.97PsF 30PsF 59.94i 59.94P tape format 1080 23.98PsF 24PsF 25PsF 29.97PsF 30PsF 59.94i 59.94P a: Normal playback of video, audio, and time code possible. a) Output as PsF to HD SDI OUTPUT connectors. z: 0.1% off-speed playback of video, audio, and time code possible.
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Recording and playback tape formats and conversion output Cassette type Recording/playback HD SDI output SD output FC output mode System frequency System frequency System frequency HDCAM or HDCAM-SR 1080/4:2:2 23.98PsF 1080/4:2:2/59.94i 525/59.94i 720/4:2:2/59.94P 1080/4:4:4/23.98PsF 24PsF 1080/4:2:2/60i 1080/4:4:4/24PsF 25PsF 625/50i 720/4:2:2/50P 1080/4:4:4/25PsF 29.97PsF 525/59.94i...
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Relation between HKDV-900/503 setting items and setup menu items of this unit In the cells of the “Setup menu items of this unit” column, the brackets indicate available outputs. Setup menu items of this unit HKDV-900/503 setting items HD Master 708: MASTER LEVEL (HD) [HD/UC] HD Y 709: Y LEVEL (HD) [HD/UC]...
MPEG-4 Visual Patent Portfolio License THIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED UNDER THE MPEG-4 VISUAL PATENT PORTFOLIO LICENSE FOR THE PERSONAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL USE OF A CONSUMER FOR (i) ENCODING VIDEO IN COMPLIANCE WITH 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...
making NTSC/PAL Digital deleting 121 Index Connections 29 modifying 121 Connector panel 23 moving 121 ANALOG I/O section 24 setting 116, 118 DIGITAL I/O section 26 Editing precautions 114 power supply 27 Effective scanning line number 173 AC IN connector 27 remote input/output section 27 EJECT button 15 Adjusting...
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Manual editing 128 DMC playback 110 SD OUT SYNC connector 24 Memory label 10, 11, 72 jog mode playback 108 SD SDI OUT connectors 26 “Memory Stick” non-audio data 111 Search control section 21 adding titles 45 normal-speed playback 108 Search dial 21 data compatibility 46 shuttle mode playback 109...
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setting 56 Upper control panel 15 USB connector 27 User bits setting 58 Using a “Memory Stick” 34 Using the CD-ROM manual 13 VAR button 21 Variable speed playback 108 VIDEO CONTROL connector 27 VIDEO Menu 86 VTR memory banks 38 adding titles 45 recalling 39 storing 38...
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