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Sony PDW-1500 Operation Manual

1. COMPOSITE VIDEO REMOTE 1IN 9P MSW M2000 M2000P SDI OUTPUT1 RECORDER 75 Q coaxial cable not supplied mi 9 pin remote control cable not supplied gt Cable with RCA phono plugs not supplied To analog audio input connector Video monitor To composite video input connector VIDEO OUT 2 SUPER REF VIDEO IN PDW 1500 recorder PLAYER 1 MSW M2000 M2000P player settings REMOTE 1 9P button Lit For details about the settings of the MSW M2000 M2000P refer to the operation manual for the unit BVE 700 REF VIDEO IN PDW 1500 recorder settings Remote control switch see page 73 REMOTE Extended menu item 214 REMOTE INTERFACE 9pin BVE 700 settings EDIT MODE section Select the A1 to A8 buttons according to the required input to the recorder 3 1 Connections and Settings 3 1 6 Editing Control Unit Settings When connecting an editing control unit to use with this unit make the following settings depending on the editing control unit model BVE 600 700 900 91 0 2000 9100 Set VTR constants as follows Line VTR CONSTANT 1 VTR CONSTANT 2 mode J2 3 4 5 le 7 8 h 2
2. Time code recording mode Extended menu item setting or video input signal Reference selection Item 626 Item 627 VIDEO INPUT Item 629 SEL button Internal Preset Free Run int preset free run 5 7 To record time code after setting Internal Preset Rec Run rec run 7 an initial value page 43 Internal Regen int regen To record time code that follows sequentially upon the last recorded time code page 44 External Regen TIME CODE ext regen SDI CMPST tc To record with the internal time IN connector LTC SG code generator synchronized to External Regen VIDEO IN vitc external time code page 45 connector VITC External Regen i LINK i LINK tc connector TC External Regen i LINK vite connector VITC External Regen SDI IN rp188 regen connector SMPTE RP188 LTC External Preset TIME CODE ext preset SDI CMPST To record external time code IN connector TC SG directly page 46 External Preset i LINK i LINK connector TC To record time code after setting an initial value Set the following extended menu items to the specified values e Item 626 TC MODE int preset e Item 627 RUN MODE free run or rec run e Item 628 DF MODE on df or off ndfy See 8 3 2 Extended Menu Operations page 110 for more information about how to make extended menu settings Then set an initial
3. Display Description B1 The current menu settings are the same as the settings in menu bank 1 B2 The current menu settings are the same as the settings in menu bank 2 B3 The current menu settings are the same as the settings in menu bank 3 B4 The current menu settings are the same as the settings in menu bank 4 DF The current menu settings are the same as the factory defaults No display The current menu settings are different from all of the above 1 This is supported from firmware version 1 4 3 4 Superimposed Text Information Operation mode The field is divided into two blocks as shown below e Block A displays the operation mode e Block B displays the servo lock status or playback speed Display Operation mode Block A Block B DISC OUT Disc is not loaded LOADING Disc is being loaded UNLOADING Disc is being unloaded STANDBY OFF Standby off mode STOP Stop mode NEXT Cuing up to the first frame of the next clip PREV Cuing up to the first frame of the current clip F FWD Fast forward search F REV Fast reverse search PLAY Playback mode servo unlocked PLAY LOCK Playback mode servo locked REC Record mode servo 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 mode
4. VARO AVATTUNA LUOKAN 1M LASERSATEILYA L KATSO SIT SUORAAN OPTISEN LAITTEEN L PI For EUROPE TFA RON DARKER S This label is located on the top panel of the drive unit Denna etikett finns pa ovansidan av driftenheten Denne m rkat sidder pa drevenhedens verste panel Tama kyltti sijaitsee ajurilaitteen ylapinnalla Dette merket er plassert pa oversiden av driverenheten CAUTION The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure WARNING Excessive sound pressure from earphones and headphones can cause hearing loss In order to use this product safely avoid prolonged listening at excessive sound pressure levels VAROITUS LAITTEEN KAYTTAMINEN MUULLA KUIN TASSA KAYTTOOHJEESSA MAINITULLA TAVALLA SAATTAA ALTISTAA KAYTTAJAN TURVALLISUUSLUOKAN 1 YLITTAVALLE NAKYMATTOMALLE LASERSATEILYLLE VARNING OM APPARATEN ANVANDS PA ANNAT SATT AN DENNA BRUKSANVISNING SPECIFICERATS KAN ANVANDAREN UTSATTAS FOR OSYNLIG LASERSTRALNING SOM OVERSKRIDER GRANSEN FOR LASERKLASS 1 For the customers in the USA This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment
5. Clip name C0006 a heheh Saeed 23 AUG 14 30 DUR 00 03 10 00 Clip lists Data called a clip list is created when you use the scene selection function to select desired clips from the clips stored on a disc Clip lists have names beginning with E for example E0001 You can save up to 99 clip lists on a disc 5 1 Overview Sub clips clips in clip lists The specified clips or parts of clips in a clip list are called sub clips Sub clips are virtual data specifying ranges in the original clips Clip data in the original clips is not overwritten i Clip3 i C0003 Sub clip 1 Sub clip 2 Sub clip 3 Example Clip list E0001 Clip list editing current clip list Clip lists cannot be edited on disc To edit clip lists you need to load them one at a time into the unit memory The clip list which is currently loaded into the unit memory is called the current clip list The current clip list is always the target of sub clip creation and editing Clip list playback also uses the current clip list After creating and editing a clip list you need to save it to disc Unit memory Current clip list and reordering sub clips Clip list playback Can be edited adding deleting and thumbnail display SAVE f LOAD C0001 Clip 1 C0002 Clip 2 C0008 Clip 3 E0001 Clip list 1 E0002 Clip list 2
6. 35 3 5 Handling DISCS ccceeeeeeeeeeees 38 3 5 1 Discs Used for Recording and Playback prann h narani aei 38 3 5 2 Notes on Handling eeeeeeeeeee 38 3 5 3 Write Protecting Discs 0 0 0 38 3 5 4 Loading and Unloading a Disc 38 3 5 5 Formatting a DISC 0 eeeeeeeeeeeeteeee 39 3 5 6 To Eject Discs With the Unit Powered Ofrir aa a a 39 3 5 7 Handling of Discs When Recording Does Not End Normally Salvage FUNCTION he n aR EaR 39 Chapter 4 Recording Playback 4 1 Recording 0ccccccccceeeeeeeeennnneneeeeneee 41 4 1 1 Preparations for Recording 41 4 1 2 Recording Time Code and User Bit W AMOS apsah an 43 4 1 3 Recording Operation 46 4 1 4 Auto Clip List Recording for Automatic Inclusion of Recorded Clips in Clip Lists E E E EE 47 4 2 Playback cccccceeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeees 48 4 2 1 Preparations for Playback 48 4 2 2 Playback Operation eee 49 4 2 3 Thumbnail Search eee 50 4 2 4 Clip List Playback eee 52 4 2 5 Repeat Playback 53 4 2 6 Locking and Deleting Clips 54 Chapter 5 Scene Selection 5 1 OVervieW sssssssnsnsnsonnnonnnnunnnennnennnnnnnnnn 56 5 2 Creating Clip Lists s ssseeeeee 59 5 2 1 Selecting Clips eee eeeeeeeeeereees 59 5 2 2 Reordering Sub Clips eee 61 5 2 3 Trimming Sub Clips eseese 63 5 2 4 Deleting Sub Clips eee 64 5 2 5 Previewing the Current Clip List 64 5 2 6
7. 4 1 3 Recording Operation To record proceed as follows 1 Insert a disc For details see 3 5 4 Loading and Unloading a Disc on page 38 2 Hold down the REC button and press the PLAY button Recording starts 3 To stop recording press the STOP button If the disc becomes full Recording stops and the message ALARM DISC END appears on the monitor The shortest clip that can be recorded is 2 seconds long Even if recording start and stop operations are performed within 2 seconds a 2 second clip is recorded The maximum number of clips that can be recorded is 300 If the loaded disc already contains 300 clips recording with the REC button is not possible The message Disc Full appears in the time data display During recording do not turn off the POWER switch on the rear panel or disconnect the power cord This could cause the clip being recorded to be lost See 3 5 7 Handling of Discs When Recording Does Not End Normally Salvage Function on page 39 To record essence marks A shot mark 1 essence mark or shot mark 2 essence mark is recorded if you hold down the 4 MARK1 or MARK2 button and press the SET button during recording 4 1 4 Auto Clip List Recording for Automatic Inclusion of Recorded Clips in Clip Lists Auto clip list recording is a function for automatically including the clips generated by record
8. SET and RESET buttons SUBCLIP button THUMBNAIL button Disc slot and EJECT button _ Audio level meter section see page 14 5 Status display section see page 17 2 Audio settings section see page 15 6 Shuttle jog variable control block see page 18 3 Audio level adjustment ction see page 16 n oO 4j Recording and playback 7 Arrow buttons see control section see page 16 page 19 1 2 2 1 Front Panel On standby l switch and indicator When the POWER switch on the rear panel is in the I position this switches the PDW 1500 between the operating state the indicator is lit green and the standby state the indicator is lit red When the indicator is lit red pressing the switch makes the indicator flash green When the PDW 1500 is in the operating state the indicator lights continuously green When the indicator is lit green pressing the switch makes the indicator flash When the PDW 1500 is in the standby state the indicator lights red When using the PDW 1500 normally leave the rear panel POWER switch in the I on position and use this switch to switch the PDW 1500 between the operating state and standby state ACCESS indicator This lights when the disc is accessed and when a file is opened by a FAM or FTP connec
9. To treat the input and output signals of these connectors as non audio signals set the maintenance menu item AUDIO CONFIG NON AUDIO INPUT recording and extended menu item 823 NON AUDIO FLAG PB playback See 8 3 2 Extended Menu Operations page 110 for more information about how to make extended menu settings See 8 4 2 Maintenance Menu Operations page 116 for more information about how to make maintenance menu settings 3 1 Connections and Settings Production of some of the peripherals and related devices described in this chapter has been discontinued For advice about choosing devices please contact your Sony dealer or a Sony sales representative 3 1 1 Connecting an External Monitor Connecting a video monitor to the VIDEO OUT 1 VIDEO OUT 2 SUPER SDI OUT1 or SDI OUT 2 SUPER connector of this unit enables you to see the output video on the monitor screen To superimpose text information for example time code and alarm messages use the VIDEO OUT 2 SUPER or SDI OUT 2 SUPER connector You can select the kind of text information to display using basic menu item 005 DISPLAY INFORMATION SELECT For detailed information about basic menu items and how to make menu settings see 8 2 Basic Setup Menu on page 92 Connect a video monitor as example or shown in the following figure To composite video input connector
10. ccccceeeees 83 7 4 1 Making FTP Connections 83 7 4 2 Command List eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 84 7 5 Recording Continuous Time Code With FAM and FTP Connections 90 Chapter 8 Menus 8 1 Menu System Configuration 91 8 2 Basic Setup Menu ccccccceesssseeeees 92 8 2 1 Items in the Basic Setup Menu 92 8 2 2 Basic Menu Operations 65 95 8 3 Extended Menu csscsseeessssneerees 99 8 3 1 Items in the Extended Menu 99 8 3 2 Extended Menu Operations 110 8 3 3 Using UMID Data eee 111 8 4 Maintenance Menu cccccesssse 114 8 4 1 Items in the Maintenance Menu 114 8 4 2 Maintenance Menu Operations 116 8 5 System MeNnu cccccesssseeeeeeeeeeeeeees 119 8 5 1 Items in the System Menu 119 8 5 2 System Menu Operations 120 Chapter 9 Maintenance and Troubleshooting 9 1 Periodic Maintenance 122 9 1 1 Digital Hours Meter 122 9 2 Error MeSSages cccccccceeeeeees 123 9 3 Alaf MS ovaatcariesscie doanscenvedeeidenianeteeectense 124 9 3 1 Alarm List eeeeeeeeeeeeseeesressrreses 124 Table of Contents Appendixes Sp cifications ssssiesssrosisiiisoiserieuasisisas 133 GlOSSAYY iiciin nsira aiaiai oaa aei ddini aaaa 136 E E EEE 138 Before Using the Unit Setting the Line Mode This unit is shipped with the line mode still unset
11. Audio input display SGDATA SGDATA SGDATA SG DATA ANA SDI ANA SDI ANA SDI ANA SDI AFS ERUAFS ERU _AES ERU__AER ERU de Gi oe GE de oy e ae OVER indicator 460 RN Channel display Audio level meters Depending on the setting of the AUDIO METER SEL button see page 15 these show the audio recording levels during recording or audio playback levels during playback of channels 1 to 4 or channels 5 to 8 If an audio level exceeds 0 dB the OVER indicator lights By means of a maintenance menu setting you can display a reference level indicator to the right of each meter when recording For details of the maintenace menu see 8 4 Maintenance Menu on page 114 Audio input display For each channel the following indicators light to show the type of the selected audio input signal ANA Analog audio signal SDI SDI audio signal AES EBU AES EBU format digital audio signal SG Audio test signal generated by the internal signal generator DATA Non audio signal Make the audio input signal selection with the AUDIO INPUT SEL button see page 15 Audio settings section MONITOR switch AUDIO MONITOR SEL button AUDIO METER SEL button AUDIO INPUT CH button h AUDIO INPUT SEL button i oS TT S ls m a vi NPL SEL iNi TSEL NP ron I 1 ama aes CH 2 CH 3 a D PREV PLAY NEXT sI Toe F REV
12. For details about the settings of the DSR 2000 2000P refer to the operating instructions for the unit 3 1 5 Connections for Clip Audio Insert Editing By connecting this unit to a VTR for example MSW M2000 M2000P or DSR 2000 2000P you can make up a clip audio insert editing system Some example connections are shown in the following e An editing control unit such as the BVE 700 is required because this unit has no functions for controlling other devices e The MSW M2000 M2000P shown in the figure supports up to 8 channels of audio output The number of channels which may be input to this unit varies depending on the type of input signal Up to 8 channels of SDI input 4 channels of DIGITAL AUDIO AES EBU input or 2 channels of ANALOG input are supported Check the input channels before making connections See page 70 for more information about clip audio insert editing When making the connections also refer to the manuals provided with the equipment to be connected See page 33 for more information about editing control unit settings 3 1 Connections and Settings 29 suoneredaig Jaj deyo Hh suonesedaid Ja deyo 30 Using the ANALOG IN connectors Up to 2 input channels are supported CH1 CH3 or both can be recorded when there is input to the ANALOG IN1 3 connector CH2 CH4 or both can be recorded when there is input to the ANALOG IN2 4 connector V
13. STOP button NEXT button PLAY button PREV button Shuttle dial 4 MARK1 button and MARK2 button To start playback Press the PLAY button Playback starts When two or more clips are recorded on the disc they are played back continuously No audio 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 For information about the functions of these buttons see 4 Recording and playback control section on page 16 For details of the jog and shuttle dials see 6 Shuttle jog variable control block on page 18 To stop playback Press the STOP button If you play back to the end of the last clip Playback automatically stops If in this state you press the PLAY button the message ALARM DISC END appears on the monitor To carry out playback again move back to the desired clip using the PREV button jog dial or shuttle dial To record an essence mark While playing back a disc you can record essence marks such as shot mark 1 and shot mark 2 in desired frames To record a shot mark 1 or shot mark 2 hold down the 4 MARK or Y MARK2 button and press the SET button To erase or change essence marks use the supplied PDZ 1 Proxy Browsing Software Playback in jog mode In jog mode you can control the speed of playback by the speed of turning the jog dial The playback speed
14. To reset an In point or Out point With the lt IN button or gt OUT button held down press the RESET button With the SHIFT button held down press the SET button The section between the In point and Out point is added to the end of the current clip list as a sub clip When you set In and Out points stretching across several clips One sub clip is created for each of the clips 1 Press the SUBCLIP button turning it on 2 Press the THUMBNAIL button turning it on Thumbnails of the sub clips in the current clip list appear If the clip list you want to edit is not the current clip list 5 2 Creating Clip Lists 61 uogo j s eUueds GC Ja deyoD Ml uonoajag auadg g Ja dey HA Load the clip list from the disc into the unit memory see page 66 To return to the full screen display Press the THUMBNAIL button turning it on Use the arrow buttons or the jog dial to select the desired sub clip You can also select sub clips with the following operations Press the PREV or NEXT button Moves to the previous or next sub clip Press the PREV or NEXT button with the SHIFT button held down Moves to the first or last sub clip Press the 4 or Y button with the SHIFT button held down Switches to the previous or next page Does not switch when there is only one page With the SHIFT button held down press the SET button The sub clip operation menu appears To return to the thumbnail screen witho
15. format of the editing target clip The following table shows the required settings Item IMX DVCAM Setting Check the recording format of the clip with the IMX DVCAM indicator see page 18 and select the same format with basic menu item 031 See 8 2 2 Basic Menu Operations page 95 for more information about how to make this setting 6 1 Clip Audio Insert Editing Item Number of audio recording channels and number of quantizing bits Setting Check the number of audio channels recorded in the clip and the number of quantizing bits with the AUDIO indicators see page 18 and set the audio format to the same number of recording channels and quantizing bits with the maintenance menu item AUDIO CONFIG DATA LENGTH see page 114 See 8 4 2 Maintenance Menu Operations page 116 for more information about how to make this setting Audio Non audio data To perform insert editing of non audio data set maintenance menu AUDIO CONFIG NON AUDIO INPUT see page 774 to data See 8 4 2 Maintenance Menu Operations page 116 for more information about how to make this setting e When you insert non audio into a clip the channels containing the non audio are treated as non audio across their entire length e Use channel pairs CH1 2 CH3 4 CH5 6 CH7 8 for non audio insert editing Non audio editing is not executed unless a channel pair is spe
16. under menu item B20 RESET SETUP MENU 1 This is supported from firmware version 1 4 Refer to the maintenance manual for more information about menu bank 4 8 2 Basic Setup Menu 97 snuay g sajdeup 98 Current active menu settings Menu bank 4 Recall Save Menu bank 2 Recall Menu bank 3 Menu bank 4 The following message appears if the line mode of the menu bank that you are about to recall differs from the current line mode Message in time data display ITEM B01 RECALL SETUP BANK 1 System will be changed Are you sure you want to execute EXECUTE SET KEY ABORT MENU KEY Message on monitor Press the SET button to recall the settings and switch to the line mode saved in the menu bank When you power the unit off and then on again it will use the line mode and settings of the selected bank 8 2 Basic Setup Menu To cancel the recall press the MENU button 8 3 Extended Menu 8 3 1 Items in the Extended Menu The following tables show the items in the extended menu e Item names are the names which appear on an external monitor to which the output of the VIDEO OUT 2 SUPER SDI OUT 2 SUPER connector is input e An abbreviated name appears in the time data display section when you press the NEXT button e The values in the Settings columns are the values which appear in the time data display section The values may
17. AUTO BANK RECALL is invalid Exchg batt on limit off NVRAM battery is exhausted It is time to exchange the battery on the board Contact your Sony service representative recording format was inserted DVCAM format 9 3 Alarms Message in time Display Description Action data display condition Unknown FS on limit off The loaded disc was formatted by an Eject or format the disc unknown file system See 3 5 5 Formatting a Disc page 39 for more information about formatting No FS on limit off The file system cannot be detected Eject the disc ILL Disc on limit off An unsupported disc was inserted Salvage NG on limit off Recovery of disc contents salvage See 3 5 7 Handling of Discs When failed Recording Does Not End Normally Salvage Function page 39 525 60 Clip on limit A disc recorded in NTSC format was Use a disc recorded with the PAL system inserted when this unit is in 625 line mode PAL system 625 50 Clip on limit A disc recorded in PAL format was Use a disc recorded with the NTSC inserted when this unit is in 525 U or system Q 525 J line mode NTSC system S o IMX50 Clip on limit The recording format of the loaded disc To record on the disc change the setting of IMX40 Clip differs from the format specified with basic menu item 031 z IMX30 Clip basic menu item 031 RECORDING 2 DVCAM Clip FORMAT Se
18. Connecting three PDW 1500 units to a laptop computer via a LAN Network cable not supplied Ep Laptop computer To network connector Make sure the remote control switch see page 13 is set to NETWORK on each of the three PDW 1500 units and extended menu item 257 NETWORK ENABLE is set to net Using the S400 i LINK connector FAM connection The following shows an example of a FAM file access See 5 4 Using PDZ 1 Proxy Browsing Software page mode connection 69 for more information about installing the PDZ 1 software The PDZ 1 Proxy Browsing Software must be installed in Some limitations apply to FAM connections For details advance see 7 2 File Access Mode File Operations for The required FAM driver is also installed when you install Windows page 79 the PDZ 1 software 3 1 Connections and Settings 25 suoneredaig Jaj deyo MMIII suonesedaid Ja deyo 26 Laptop computer To i LINK IEEE1394 connector S400 i LINK i LINK cable not supplied PDW 1500 Make sure extended menu item 215 i LINK MODE is set to FAM PC REMOTE 3 1 3 Connecting to a Nonlinear Editing System You can send video a
19. For details see 5 3 1 Loading a Clip List From Disc Into Unit Memory page 66 2 Display the CLIP menu See To display the CLIP menu page 66 3 Use the button to select TC PRESET and then press the gt button A screen like the one shown below appears CLIP LIST TC PRESET 00 00 00 00 INC DEC JOG DIAL SHIFT KEY DATA SAVE SET KEY TO MENU MENU KEY The time code shown in this screen is the current initial time code of the current clip list If you have already set the initial time code for this clip list that time code is displayed 4 Repeat the following operations to set a time code value LTC e Press the lt or gt button to select the digit to replace e Rotate the jog dial to set a value 5 Press the SET button The initial time code LTC of the current clip list is set When the clip list is played back time code will start counting from that value To check the time code after setting it Press the SUBCLIP button turning it on The initial time code of the current clip list appears in the TCR field 6 Save the current clip list to disc See 5 2 6 Saving the Current Clip List to Disc page 64 5 3 Managing Clip Lists CLIP Menu 5 3 5 Sorting Clip Lists Proceed as follows to sort the existing clip lists by clip list name or by date of creation 1 Display the CLIP menu See To display the CLIP menu page 66 2 Use the 4 or Y
20. The menu item FORMAT is displayed 3 Select FORMAT using the 4 button or button then press the gt button The menu item QUICK FORMAT is selected 4 Press the gt button The message QUICK FORMAT OK appears To return to the previous menu page without formatting the disc Press the RESET button 5 Press the SET button Formatting is completed and the message FORMAT COMPLETED appears 6 Press the MENU button This exits the menu To format several discs in succession 1 Carry out steps 1 to 5 in the previous procedure and then press the EJECT button to eject the disc 2 Insert the next disc that you want to format The message QUICK FORMAT OK appears 3 Press the SET button 4 When the message FORMAT COMPLETED appears press the EJECT button to eject the disc 5 Repeat steps 2 to 4 for all of the discs that you want to format 1 This is supported from firmware version 1 4 3 5 6 To Eject Discs With the Unit Powered Off As an emergency measure disc cartridges can be removed with the unit powered off However the cover must be removed This operation should always be done by a trained service technician For details refer to the Maintenance Manual 3 5 7 Handling of Discs When Recording Does Not End Normally Salvage Function Recording processing does not end normally if for example the POWER switch on the rear panel is turned off
21. titles and clip list names With the SHIFT button held down press the SET button With each press the display changes as follows Dates of creation gt titles gt clip list names gt dates of creation 3 Use the 4 or button or the jog dial to select the desired clip list and then press the gt button A confirmation message like the one shown below appears LOAD CLIP LIST LOAD E0002 OK LOAD SET KEY TO MENU MENU KEY 4 Press the SET button The selected clip list is loaded into the unit memory as the current clip list If an unsaved current clip list exists in the unit memory A warning message like the following appears CLIP LIST IS NOT SAVED OVERWRITE CLIP LIST Press the SET button to overwrite the unsaved current clip list or press the MENU button to quit without overwriting To display thumbnails of the sub clips in the newly loaded current clip list Press the SUBCLIP button and then press the THUMBNAIL button 5 3 2 Deleting Clip Lists From a Disc 1 Display the CLIP menu See To display the CLIP menu page 66 2 Use the 4 or button to move the cursor to DELETE and then press the gt button A list of clip lists appears The date of creation or the title is displayed for each clip list To switch between display of dates of creation titles and clip list names With the SHIFT button held down press the SET button With each press the display c
22. NTSC system and with SDI selected with the VIDEO INPUT SEL button A mode err on limit An editing operation was attempted on a To edit this disc change the following recorded disc when one of the following settings audio settings differed from the settings Maintenance menu item AUDIO of this unit l CONFIG DATA LENGTH e Number of quantizing bits and e Maintenance menu item AUDIO recording channels CONFIG NON AUDIO INPUT e Handling of digital audio signals audio or non audio See 8 4 2 Maintenance Menu Operations page 116 about how to make these settings NON AUDIO on limit An edit preset was attempted on one Insert editing with non audio signals must channel in an audio channel pair CH1 2 be done on a channel pair To do insert CH3 4 CH5 6 CH7 8 when digital editing with audio signals on a single audio signals were set to non audio channel set maintenance menu item AUDIO CONFIG NON AUDIO INPUT to audio See 8 4 2 Maintenance Menu Operations page 116 about how to make this setting ILL REF on limit off The playback system and recording Input a reference video signal to the player system are not synchronized and recorder ILL REC on limit A sync error between encoder and input Contact your Sony service representative signal occurred during recording ILL PLAY on limit An audio video phase error occurred during playback MEM Full on li
23. PDW 1500 player settings Remote control switch see page 13 REMOTE Extended menu item 214 REMOTE INTERFACE 9PIN REF VIDEO IN MSW M2000 M2000P recorder settings REMOTE 1 9P button Lit For details about the settings of the MSW M2000 M2000P refer to the operation manual for the unit 3 1 Connections and Settings 27 suoneredaig Jaj deyo Hh suonesedaid Ja deyo When using the editing functions of the recorder Connections using the REMOTE connector D sub 9 pin Cut editing system comprising this unit as a player and an MSW M2000 M2000P unit as a recorder For cut editing the system uses the editing functions of the recorder 75 Q coaxial cable not supplied i 9 pin remote control cable not supplied Cable with RCA phono plugs not supplied LED Video monitor Video monitor To analog audio input connector To composite video input connector To composite video input connector Reference video signal VIDEO OUT 2 SUPER REF VIDEO IN AUDIO MONITOR OUT REMOTE 10UT 9P MSW M2000 M2000P recorder COMPOSITE VIDEO OUTPUT 3 SUPER PDW 1500 player settings MSW M2000 M2000P recorder settings Remote
24. TITLE00037 are assigned to clips CO001 MXF to C0017 MXF on disc 2 1 This is supported from firmware version 1 4 7 1 Overview C0020 MXF C0001 MXF f TITLE00020 K fa trooz TITLE00001 Clips recorded on Disc 1 C0017 MXF C0001 MXF p p em 6 TITLE00037 ae m fr hrrooo22 e TITLE00021 Clips recorded on Disc 2 Proceed as follows to specify a title and assign it to recorded clips T Press the MENU button 2 Rotate the jog or shuttle dial to display menu item 035 3 With the SHUTTLE button held down rotate the jog or shuttle dial to select on 4 Press the SET button The clip title naming screen appears ITEM 035 CLIP TITLE NAMING SELECT TITLE disable PREF IX TITLE NUMERIC 00001 5 With the STOP button held down rotate the jog or shuttle dial to move the asterisk on the left of the menu items to TITLE The asterisk indicates the selected item 6 With the SHUTTLE button held down rotate the jog or shuttle dial to select enable The automatic title generation function is enabled T With the STOP button held down rotate the jog or shuttle dial to move the asterisk to the item that you want to set first PREFIX A string of up to 10 characters The allowable characters are alphanumeric characters symbols amp _ and the space chara
25. To SDI input connector oo000 Video monitor VIDEO OUT 2 SUPER E88 opp ppo SDI OUT 2 SUPER 75 Q coaxial cable not supplied ookoo 3 1 Connections and Settings 23 suoyeredaid Ja deyo 3 1 2 Connections for Using PDZ 1 Proxy Browsing Software Using the supplied PDZ 1 Proxy Browsing Software you For information about how to use the software refer to the can carry out simple editing with proxy AV data Help provided in the software For an overview of PDZ 1 and how to install the software see 5 4 Using PDZ 1 Proxy Browsing Software on page 69 Using the network connector FTP connection The following shows an example of an FTP File Transfer For details of the network related settings see To change Protocol connection network settings page 117 To use PDZ 1 requires the PDW 1500 IP address and other network related settings to be made beforehand Connecting this unit directly to a laptop computer Network cable not supplied zz network connector To network connector Laptop computer Make sure the remote control switch see page 73 is set to NETWORK and extended menu item 257 NETWORK ENABLE is set to net 24 3 1 Connections and Settings
26. by frame search at 1 to 1 times normal speed and the shuttle dial is for high speed search at 35 times normal speed IT friendly system In the PDW 1500 clips are recorded as video and audio data files This file based recording system also allows material to be viewed directly on a computer linked to the 1 1 Features 9 M JMAO J9 deUD Ml unit via an i LINK file access mode called FAM below connection in the same way that a computer reads data files on an external drive The interfaces include the e z BS400 i LINK connector supporting A V C Audio Video Control and i LINK FAM protocols and s network connector The network connector supports MXF Material eXchange Format file transfer capability to exchange contents with other equipment supporting MXF 1 A clip is created every time recording is stopped e Video and audio data are always recorded in empty sections of the disc Recording begins instantly even after playback without overwriting existing video on the disc e Recording is done in clip units which makes it simple to delete a clip immediately after shooting if it is judged to be unneeded During playback thumbnail lists make it easy to identify clips The random access nature of the media allows the NEXT and PREV buttons to jump instantly to clip start frames making it easy to check the video and audio in the clips i LINK FAM or network connections make it pos
27. must be set to on and extended menu display must be 2 Using a sharp implement such as a ball point pen set enabled in the maintenance menu The internal switch is switch 4 in the S2202 group to the ON position on the set to on when the unit is shipped from the factory Unless inside you have set it to off there is no need to change the switch setting To set the internal switch to on Do not use a pencil for this operation as graphite deposits can cause short circuits and lead to failure 1 Using a Phillips screwdriver remove the cover There are five screws fixing the cover 8 3 Extended Menu L ee 5 eee coges CA 2202 switch 4 3 Replace the cover Tighten the screws firmly To enable extended menu display in the maintenance menu Carry out the following operations 1 Press the MENU button 8 3 3 Using UMID Data To perform operations from interviewing to editing effectively and to detect audio visual materials easily when reusing them metadata that provides additional What is a UMID The UMID Unique Material Identifier is a unique identifier for audio visual material defined by the SMPTE330M 2003 standard The UMID may be used either as the 32 byte Basic UMID or as the Extended UMID which includes an additional 32 bytes of Source Pack to make a total
28. the left connector is automatically terminated with an impedance of 75 ohms 48400 i LINK connector 6 pin IEEE1394 compliant Connect a DV device computer or similar using an i LINK cable When the unit is shipped from the factory the audio output signal is set to 16 bit 48 kHz 2ch mode You can change the audio mode and output channel settings with extended menu item 831 DV OUT AUDIO MODE and extended menu item 828 SDI DV AUDIO OUTPUT SELECT See 8 3 2 Extended Menu Operations page 110 for more information about how to make these settings e If video or audio signals from an external device connected with the 5 S400 i LINK connector are not output disconnect the i LINK cable and connect it again pushing it straight in e When the PDW 1500 is connected to a device with a 6 pin i LINK connector by an i LINK cable before unplugging the i LINK cable first power off the device and disconnect the power plug from the outlet If the i LINK cable is unplugged with the device power plug still connected a current from an excessive voltage 8 to 2 2 Rear Panel mcr ke Oba a 3 Analog video signal inputs outputs see page 27 Cay AUDI OUT 1 3 AUDIO MONITOR OUT connector 4 Time code inputs outputs see page 22 5 Power supply section see page 22 6 SDI signal inputs outputs see page 22 40 V out
29. 3 Using UMID Data page 111 for more information about UMID 031 RECORDING FORMAT Select the recording format IMX50 IMX 50Mbps MPEG IMX 50 Mbps IMX40 IMX 40Mbps MPEG IMX 40 Mbps IMX30 IMX 30Mbps MPEG IMX 30 Mbps DVCAM DVCAM 034 MENU STATUS DISPLAY ON Specify whether to display the setup menu status at the left edge of the VIDEO MONITOR 2 status display line when basic menu item 005 DISPLAY INFORMATION SELECT is set to T amp sta dis disable Do not display ena enable Display The display is visible only when no disc is loaded and during insertion and ejection of a disc 035 CLIP TITLE NAMING SELECT Specify whether or not to allow user definition of the titles assigned to clips off Do not allow assignment on Allow assignment See 7 1 3 Assigning User Defined Clip Titles page 76 for more Sub item information about assigning titles 1 TITLE Specify whether to assign titles to recorded clips disable Do not assign titles to clips enable Assign titles to clips 2 PREFIX Set the prefix of the title up to 10 characters The allowable characters are alphanumeric characters symbols amp _ and the space character TITLE 3 NUMERIC Set the initial value of the numeric part of the title 00001 to 99999 five digit number 00001 036 FILE NAMING Specify whether to allow use of clip and clip list files
30. E0003 Clip list 3 E0099 Clip list 99 Clip list playback Clips and clip lists are saved together on a disc Clips are played back according to clip list data 5 2 Creating Clip Lists Before starting Insert a disc containing recorded clips into the unit 5 2 1 Selecting Clips There are two ways to select clips e Select from the thumbnail screen You can select the desired clips from the thumbnail screen e Select while playing back or searching You can select the scene to use while viewing the video The clips selected here are added to the current clip list as sub clips THUMBNAIL button SET button SHIFT button RESET button Jog dial gt OUT button Arrow buttons lt IN button SUBCLIP button NEXT button PREV button To select from the thumbnail screen d With the SUBCLIP button off press the THUMBNAIL button turning it on Thumbnails of the clips on the disc appear 5 2 Creating Clip Lists 59 uogo j s eUueds GC Ja deyoD MN uogo j aUBDg Gg Ja deYyD HAT 60 23 AUG 14 30 DUR 00 03 10 00 2 Use the arrow buttons or the jog dial to select the desired clip You can also select clips with the following operations Press the PREV or NEXT button Moves to the previous or next clip Press the PREV or NEXT button with the SHIFT button held down Moves to the first or last clip Press the 4 or b
31. LINK VITC e Set extended menu item 626 TC MODE to ext regen e Set extended menu item 629 TC SELECT to vite For details of menu setting operations see Chapter 8 Menus on page 91 This starts the internal time code generator running in synchronization with the external time code generator Once the internal time code generator is synchronized with the external time code generator even if the external time code generator connection is removed the internal time code generator continues to run e When the input video signal selected is i LINK or SDI the INPUT display shows i LINK or SDD setting 4 1 Recording 45 yoeghe q Bulpiooey p Je deyo yoeghe d Buipiovey p Jeydeyo extended menu item 626 TC MODE to ext regen automatically synchronizes the internal time code generator to the time code received through the S400 i LINK connector or SDI IN connector When extended menu item 626 TC MODE is set to ext regen the internal time code advance mode and frame count mode for 525 line mode only are automatically set as follows Advance mode free running Frame count mode for 525 line mode only the same as the external time code signal drop frame or non drop frame To check the synchronization to the external signal Press the STOP button to stop this unit then press the REC button Check that the time code value
32. No assigning user defined names to clips and clip lists DISCMETA XML Contains metadata to indicate the Yes Yes P No No No disc properties MEDIAPRO XML Contains a list of audio video Yes No No No No material on the disc basic properties related information and information about access methods Other files Files other than the above No No a Only when sub item NAMING FORM of basic menu item 036 is set to free b Only files which can be overwritten by XDCAM e Directories cannot be created in the root directory e The directories in the root directory Clip Edit Sub and General cannot be deleted or renamed Clip directory File name Content Operations Read Overwrite Rename Create Delete Partial read Partial overwrite C MXF 2 Clip file created by recording MXF Yes No No Yes Yes file 0001 to 4999 C M01 XML Metadata file generated Yes Yes No No 9 No automatically when C MXF file is created 0001 to 4999 Other files Files other than the above No No a With firmware version 1 5 and higher the unit can handle files with user defined names in the C part b Possible with firmware version 1 5 and higher c Only files which are 2 seconds or longer in length in a format matching the line mode format 525 625 and recording format IMX50 IMX40 IMX30 DVCAM and number of audio channels of the recorded sections of
33. REF VIDEO IN connector or an input video signal Depending on the settings of extended menu items 335 and 308 and the input signal selection the external synchronization status is as shown in the following table The video signals are output always synchronized to the internal reference signal VIDEO INPUT SEL button setting COMPOSITE Item 335 setting ref auto Item 308 setting STD N STD STD N STD Operation mode External synchronization status When a signal is input E E mode REF REF REF 2 REF to the REF VIDEO IN connector Normal playback REC button pressed Recording INPUT Free gt When no signal is E E mode INPUT Free Free RUN Free RUN input to the REF VIDEO IN connector Normal playback REC button pressed Recording 102 8 3 Extended Menu VIDEO INPUT SEL button setting SDI i LINK SG Item 335 setting ref auto ref auto ref auto Item 308 setting STD N STD STD N STD STD N STD STD N STD Operation mode External synchronization status When a signal is input E E mode REF REF 2 REF REF to the REF VIDEO IN connector Normal playback REC button pressed Recording SDI IN Free When no signal is E E mode SDI IN Free Free RUN Free RUN input to the REF VIDEO IN connector Normal playback REC button pressed Recording a Synchronize to the reference signal input to
34. VIDEO IN connector Input a video signal and select it Input a standard video signal to the VIDEO IN connector This unit does not support EMPHASIS ON audio signals Input EMPHASIS OFF signal a With respect to setting of basic menu item 016 Alarms relating to sensors and drives Message in time Display Description data display condition FAN Stopped on limit off The motor of the main unit fan has stopped DR FAN Stop on limit off The motor of a drive fan has stopped High TEMP on limit off Temperatures have risen within the unit High TEMP on limit off Temperatures have risen within a drive Action Contact your Sony service representative The unit will operate but continued use in this state will result in rising temperatures in the unit or drive with the risk of fire or damage to the unit a With respect to setting of basic menu item 016 9 3 Alarms Appendixes Specifications General Power requirements 100 V to 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Power consumption 75 W Peak inrush current 1 Power ON current probe method 65 A 240 V 20 A 100 V 2 Hot switching inrush current measured in accordance with European standard EN55103 1 15 A 230 V Operating temperature 5 C to 40 C 41 F to 104 F Storage temperature 20 C to 60 C 4 F to 140 F Operating relative humidity 25 to 90 Mass 7 4 kg 16 lb 5 oz External d
35. a clip list press this button turning it on see page 52 This is also effective for jog and shuttle operations To play clips in the order they are recorded press this button again turning it off The CLIP menu see page 66 appears in the status display section and on an external monitor when you press this button with the SHIFT button held down Press the MENU button to escape from the CLIP menu If no clip list is registered this button does not light when pressed The operation is invalid HOLD button Press this button to stop the time code generator Also when setting the time code or user bits to be recorded press this button first to hold the values 2 1 Front Panel 13 syed JO SuonoUNY pue seweN zJe deyo MHI sued JO Suojouny pue sewenN Zz Ja deyo HAI 14 MENU button Use for setup menu and system menu operations Pressing this button displays the setting of a setup menu item in the status display section The same information is also superimposed on the display on a monitor connected to the PDW 1500 see page 95 Press once more to return to the original display The system menu see page 119 appears in the status display section and on an external monitor when you press this button with the SHIFT button held down Press this button again to escape from the system menu SHIFT button Use to switch the functions of various buttons O SET and RESET buttons Use these as follows SET button Us
36. a remote computer can be made with either of the following e The command prompt e FTP client software This section explains how to use the command prompt For more information about using FTP client software refer to the documentation of the FTP client software on your system An FTP client that supports UTF 8 is required to use Unicode characters other than ASCII characters Command prompt FTP commands do not support UTF 8 To log in If this unit is connected to a remote computer with a FAM connection first exit file operations on the FAM connection see page 80 T Load a disc into this unit and put the unit into the following state Recording playback search and other disc operations see page 16 Stopped THUMBNAIL button see page 14 Off EDIT indicator in status display section see page 17 Off Disc access by DELETE FORMAT and so on in the System menu see page 119 Stopped Unsaved current clip list Save or clear Extended menu item 258 LIVE LOGGING off Login is not possible unless a disc is loaded and the unit is in the state described above 2 Start the command prompt 3 Enter ftp lt SP gt lt IP address gt and press the Enter key lt SP gt refers to a space For example if the IP address of this unit is set to 192 168 001 010 enter ftp 192 168 1 10 Refer to the Windows help for more information about the FTP command If the connection succeeds you are prom
37. and UMID Items relating to video control Items relating to audio control Items relating to digital processing For detailed information about the items except for the basic menu items relating to the hours meter of these menus and how to use them see Chapter 8 Menus page 91 For detailed information about menu operations relating to the hours meter see 9 1 1 Digital Hours Meter page 122 This unit allows four different sets of menu settings to be saved in what are termed menu banks numbered 1 to 4 Saved sets of menu settings can be recalled for use as required For more information about the menu banks see Menu bank operations menu items BO to B13 page 97 and the description of maintenance menu item SETUP MAINTENANCE SETUP BANK4 page 115 3 2 Setup 3 3 Setting the Date and Time 3 3 Setting the Date and Time When using this unit for the first time you should set the date and time as follows 1 Holding down the SHIFT button press the MENU button The system menu appears on the monitor screen 2 Select DATE TIME PRESET using the 4 button or v button then press the gt button The date and time setting screen appears on the monitor allowing you to set the following items e YEAR Calendar year e MONTH Month e DAY Day e TIME Time TIME ZONE Time zone Difference from UTC 3 S
38. and files in the General directory cannot be deleted FORMAT Select the disc format and carry out formatting Sub item Quick format Deletes all data on the disc including the contents of the General directory DATE TIME PRESET items relating to date and time setting Item YEAR Set the year month day time and time zone MONTH DAY TIME TIME ZONE Setting 8 5 System Menu 119 snuay g Ja deup 8 5 2 System Menu Operations MENU button SHIFT button RESET button Arrow buttons SET button To display disc status and clip status Insert a disc and proceed as follows Hold down the SHIFT button and press the MENU button The system menu appears on an external monitor 2 Press the 4 button or Y button to select DISC MENU then press the gt button The DISC MENU page appears 3 Press the 4 button or button to select STATUS then press the gt button The STATUS menu item appears 4 Display the disc status or the status of the current clip To display the disc status Press the button or Y button to select DISC then press the gt button The status of the loaded disc appears DISC STATUS USER ID no ID TITLE no name REMAIN 029 min REWRITE 0002 times SALVAGE OK FILE SYSTEM OK TO MENU MENU KEY 8 5 System Menu To displ
39. appear in a different format on an external monitor In this case the external monitor values are shown in parentheses Underlined values are the factory defaults Menu items in the 100s relating to the control panels Item number 101 Item name SELECTION FOR SEARCH DIAL ENABLE Settings Select how the unit enters the shuttle jog or variable speed mode dial dial direct Press the SHUTTLE JOG or VAR button or except during recording editing turn the jog dial or shuttle dial key via search key Press the SHUTTLE JOG or VAR button PANEL CONTROL 105 REFERENCE SYSTEM ALARM Select whether or not to display a warning when the reference video signal is not supplied or is out of phase with the input video signal off No warning on Flash the STOP button as a warning 107 REC INHIBIT LAMP FLASHING Select whether or not to flash the REC INH indicator when recording is prevented see REC INH recording inhibit indicator on page 17 off Light the REC INH indicator on Flash the REC INH indicator 108 AUTO EE SELECT When a disc is inserted select the operation modes in which input video and audio signals are automatically handled in E E mode S F R stop f fwd f rev In stop fast forward fast reverse modes stop In stop mode off Do not put the unit into E E mode automatically 109 FORCED EE WHEN DISC UNLOAD When off is selected in menu item 108 during disc loadi
40. buttons or the jog dial to select the clip to lock You can select clips with the following operations Press the PREV or NEXT button Move to the previous or next clip Press the PREV or NEXT button with the SHIFT button held down Move to the first or last clip Press the button with the SHIFT button held down Switch to the previous or next page 3 With the SHIFT button held down press the SUBCLIP button Or press the MENU button The THUMBNAIL MENU appears C0006 6 143 ae THUMBNAIL MENU Var 23 AUG 14 30 DUR 00 03 10 00 To escape from the THUMBNAIL MENU to the previous screen Press the RESET button 4 2 Playback 4 With LOCK UNLOCK CLIP selected press the SET button You return to the thumbnail screen and a lock icon appears on the thumbnail of the selected clip to show that it is locked Lock icon DUR 00 03 10 00 23 AUG 14 30 Locked clips cannot be deleted or renamed Unlock the clip if you want to perform any of these operations To lock clips without displaying the THUMBNAIL MENU After carrying out step 2 in the procedure press the STOP button with the SHIFT button held down shortcut operation To unlock clips Carry out step 2 of Locking clips to select a locked clip one with the lock icon displayed on its thumbnail Then do one of the following e Carry out steps 3 and 4 of Locking clips e Press the STOP button with the SHIFT button held down sho
41. by clicking the eject button to the right of the icon for this unit in the Finder or by dragging the icon for this unit from the Finder to the Trash 2 Disconnect the i LINK cable as required To make a reconnection To reconnect after exiting file operations do one of the following depending on whether an i LINK cable is connected i LINK cable is not connected Connect this unit and a remote computer with an i LINK cable i LINK cable is connected The unit is mounted automatically so you do not need to do anything The unit is powered off and an i LINK cable is connected Power the unit on 7 4FTP File Operations File operations between this unit and a remote computer can be carried out by the File Transfer Protocol called FTP below Preparations Connect the network connectors of this unit and a remote computer with a network cable see connections illustration on page 24 Or connect this unit to the network to which the remote computer is connected see connections illustration on page 25 2 Set the IP address and other network setting items for this unit For details see To change network settings page 117 If network settings have already been made Check the IP address of this unit For details see To check the assigned IP address page 117 3 Set the remote control switch to NETWORK see page 13 7 4 1 Making FTP Connections FTP connections between this unit and
42. control switch see page 713 REMOTE REMOTE 1 9P button Unlit Extended menu item 214 REMOTE INTERFACE 9PIN For details about the settings of the MSW M2000 M2000P refer to the operation manual for the unit 28 3 1 Connections and Settings Connections using the 400 i LINK connector Cut editing system comprising this unit as a player and a DSR 2000 2000P unit as a recorder For cut editing the system uses the editing functions of the recorder In this system all signals such as the video audio signals and control signals are transferred through the S400 i LINK connector Video monitor To analog audio input connector To composite video input connector VIDEO OUT 2 SUPER AUDIO MONITOR OUT S400 i LINK PDW 1500 player settings Remote control switch see page 13 REMOTE Extended menu item 214 REMOTE INTERFACE i LINK 75 Q coaxial cable not supplied Cable with RCA phono plugs not supplied 1D i LINK cable not supplied a Video monitor To composite video input connector Dlo Or DSR 2000 2000P VIDEO OUT 3 SUPER recorder DSR 2000 2000P recorder settings i LINK button Lit SDTI i LINK button i LINK
43. during recording or if the power cord is disconnected during recording Because the file system is not updated video and audio data recorded in real time is not recognized as files and clip contents recorded up to that point are lost However this unit has a salvage function which can hold losses to the minimum by reconstructing clips on such discs Note that no recorded clip contents are lost when the on standby switch on the front panel is set to standby because the unit does not enter standby mode until after the end of recording processing e Do not set the POWER switch on the rear panel to off until recording processing has finished and the ACCESS indicator has gone out 3 5 Handling Discs 39 suoneredalg Jajdeyo MIMI suonesedaid Ja deyo 40 e This function salvages as much recorded material as possible after an unforeseen accident but 100 restoration cannot be guaranteed e Even when this function is used it is not possible 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 Quick salvage When the unit is powered on again after a recording interruption due to power off with the disc still loaded in the unit clips are reconstructed on the basis of backup data sto
44. from the factory it is set up to display the first frame as the thumbnail For example if all clips have the same image in their first frames you can specify a frame a few seconds after the start of the clip so that thumbnails will not all show the same image To specify the frame to use as the thumbnail image Set extended menu item 143 INDEX PICTURE POSITION to a number in the range from 0 to 10 in units of 1 second See 8 3 2 Extended Menu Operations page 110 for more information about how to make extended menu settings 4 1 Recording To adjust the audio recording levels When carrying out audio recording at a reference level Set the VARIABLE switch see page 16 to PRESET The audio signals will be recorded at a preset reference level Use the maintenance menu item AUDIO CONFIG to set the audio input level and reference level For details of the maintenance menu operations see 8 4 2 Maintenance Menu Operations on page 116 Manually adjusting the audio recording levels Set the VARIABLE switch see page 16 to REC and adjust the ALL CH 1 and CH 2 to CH 4 adjustment knobs so that the audio level indications on the audio level meters see page 14 do not exceed 0 dB for a maximum volume Carry out the adjustment in E E mode To select the E E mode see extended menu item 108 AUTO EE SELECT To adjust the audio recording levels for channels 1 to 8 simultaneously set extended menu
45. generator synchronized to SMPTE RP188 LTC in an SDI signal e prs ext preset Directly record the input of an external time code generator See 4 1 2 Recording Time Code and User Bit Values page 43 for more information about time code recording modes 627 RUN MODE When item 626 is set to int preset select the run mode of the internal time code generator free free run Time code advances continually rec rec run Time code advances only during recording 628 629 Select the type of time data to show in the time data display and the type DF MODE TC SELECT In 525 U 525 J line modes when item 626 is set to int preset select the frame mode of the internal time code generator and counter df on df Drop frame mode ndf off ndf Non drop frame mode of external time code when item 626 is set to ext regen vite Display time code as VITC or select VITC as the external time code tc Display time code as TC or select TC as the external time code See 4 1 2 Recording Time Code and User Bit Values page 43 for more information about selecting external time code 651 UMID SDI OUTPUT Select whether to output UMID in the VANC of the SDI output off Do not output on Output See 8 3 3 Using UMID Data page 111 for more information about UMID 652 UMID SDI VANC LINE Select the line in which UMID is output when menu item 651 is set to o
46. is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment All interface cables used to connect peripherals must be shielded in order to comply with the limits for a digital device pursuant to Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC Rules For the State of California USA only Perchlorate Material special handling may apply See www dtsc ca gov hazardouswaste perchlorate Perchlorate Material Lithium battery contains perchlorate For the customers in Europe This product with the CE marking complies with both the EMC Directive and the Low Voltage Directive issued by the Commission of the European Community Compliance with these directives implies conformity to the following European standards e EN60065 Product Safety e EN55103 1 Electromagnetic Interference Emission e EN55103 2 Electromagnetic Susceptibility Immunity This product is intended for use in the following Electromagnetic Environment s 3 4 E1 residential E2 comme
47. is automatically terminated with an impedance of 75 ohms VIDEO OUT 1 2 SUPER analog video output 1 2 superimpose connectors BNC type These output composite video signals 2 2 Rear Panel 21 syed JO SuonoUuNy pue seweN zJe deyo HII sued JO Suojouny pue seweN Zz Ja deyo HAIN 22 The output from the VIDEO OUT2 SUPER connector can have time code menu settings alarm messages and other text information superimposed 4 Time code inputs outputs TIME CODE IN connector TIME CODE OUT connector TIME CODE OO TIME CODE IN connector BNC type This inputs an SMPTE time code generated by an external device TIME CODE OUT connector BNC type This outputs the following time code depending on the operating state of the PDW 1500 During playback playback time code During recording the time code from the internal time code generator or the time code input to the TIME CODE IN connector When extended menu item 611 TC OUTPUT PHASE IN EE MODE is set to muting no time code is output 5 Power supply section AC IN connector POWER switch AC IN POVIER CDE YO 0 ACIN AC power input connector Connect to an AC power supply using an optional power cord see page 135 POWER main power switch Press the I side to power on Press the O side to power off When using the PDW 1500 normally leave the POWER switch in the I o
48. item 131 AUDIO VOLUME to all and turn the ALL CH 1 adjustment knob 4 1 2 Recording Time Code and User Bit Values There are the following four ways of recording time code e Internal Preset mode which records the output of the internal time code generator set beforehand to an initial value The following run modes can be selected Free Run Time code advances continually Rec Run Time code advances only during recording Internal Regen mode which records the output of the internal time code generator initialized to time code following continuously upon the time code of the last frame of the last clip on the disc External Regen mode which records the output of the internal time code generator synchronized to an external time code generator As the external input the time code input to any of the following connectors can be selected TIME CODE IN connector LTC VIDEO IN connector VITC SDI IN connector SMPTE RP188 LTC S400 i LINK connector TC or VITC can be selected TIME CODE IN connector TC S400 i LINK connector TC As shown in the following table you can switch between different time code recording modes by combining extended menu items settings with video input signal selections External Preset mode which directly records the input of an external time code generator As the external input the time code input to any of the following connectors
49. mode using the shuttle dial press this button turning it on Jog shuttle transport indicators These show the playback direction in jog shuttle or variable speed mode lt green Lights during playback in the reverse direction gt green Lights during playback in the forward direction Wi red Lights during still image display Jog dial Turn this for playback in jog mode Turn clockwise for forward direction playback and counterclockwise for reverse direction playback In jog mode the playback speed varies in the range 1 times normal speed according to the rotation rate of the jog dial There are no detents Normally you press the JOG button before turning the jog dial but it is also possible to make a setting to enable jog mode directly by turning the dial set extended menu item 101 SELECTION FOR SEARCH DIAL ENABLE to dial Shuttle dial Turn this for playback in shuttle mode or variable speed mode Turn clockwise for forward direction playback and counterclockwise for reverse direction playback e In shuttle mode the playback speed varies in the range 35 times normal speed using MPEG IMX DVCAM according to the angular position of the shuttle dial In variable speed mode you can finely adjust the playback speed from 2 to 2 times normal speed according to the angular position of the shuttle dial You can vary this playback speed range in extended menu item 301 VAR SPEED R
50. modes 4dB 0dB 3dB 6dB EBUL 625 line mode Set the reference level for audio output signals 4d0B OdB 3dB 6dB 525 U 525 J line modes 4dB 0dB 3dB 6dB EBUL 625 line mode NETWORK CONFIG items relating to network settings Item DHCP Setting Set whether to assign an IP address automatically with the DHCP server DISABLE Do not assign automatically ENABLE Assign automatically IP ADDRESS PRESET Set IP address When DHCP is set to ENABLE it is not possible to set the IP address 8 4 Maintenance Menu NETWORK CONFIG items relating to network settings Item DEFAULT GATEWAY PRESET Setting SUBNET MASK PRESET Set the subnet mask When DHCP is set to ENABLE it is not possible to set the subnet mask Set the default gateway 000 000 000 000 When DHCP is set to ENABLE it is not possible to set the default gateway LINK SPEED Set the communications speed AUTO 10Mbps 100Mbps 1000Mbps DUPLEX Set the communications method AUTO Full Full Duplex Half Half Duplex For details of how to make settings see To change network settings page 117 SETUP MAINTENANCE items relating to the setup menu Item EXTENDED MENU SETUP BANK4 SAVE MENU DATA Setting Select whether or not to display the extended menu DISABLE Do not display ENABLE Display Select the bank to be stored in menu bank 4 or reset
51. monitor In this case the external monitor values are shown in parentheses Underlined values are the factory defaults monitor to which the output of the VIDEO OUT 2 SUPER SDI OUT 2 SUPER connector is input e The values in the Settings columns are the values which For details about DRIVE MAINTENANCE CHECK and SERVICE SUPPORT refer to the Maintenance Manual appear in the time data display section The values may AUDIO CONFIG items relating to audio control Item METR HEAD ROOM DATA LENGTH NON AUDIO INPUT Sub item tr1 tr2 tr3 tr4 tr5 tr6 tr7 tr8 INPUT LEVEL Sub item CH1 CH3 CH2 CH4 OUTPUT LEVEL Setting Select the audio reference level headroom 12dB 16dB 18dB 20dB 525 U 525 J line modes 12dB 16dB 18dB 20dB EBUL 625 line mode When IMX50 IMX40 or IMX30 is selected in setup menu item 031 this selects the audio quantization bit count and number of recording channels 16x8 16bit x 8ch 16 bits x 8 channels 24x4 24bit x 4ch 24 bits x 4 channels When item 031 is set to DVCAM the setting is automatically fixed at 16 bits x 4 channels Select whether to handle digital audio signals as non audio signals during recording Audio audio Handle as audio signals data Handle as non audio signals Set the upper limit for the signal level input to audio channels 1 3 or 2 4 4dB OdB 3dB 6dB 525 U 525 J line
52. narrower It is recommended to select narow at the editing stage then later for broadcast transmission to select wide to output a signal conforming to the standard Note however that narow has to be always selected for SDI signals Set the subcarrier H phase 512 512 DEC 0 0 DEC 511 511 DEC Specify whether to record and play back with the addition of wide picture information 1 INPUT 2 OUTPUT Specify whether to save wide picture information on a disc during recording auto Automatically record wide picture information when it is detected in the selected input video signal on Always record wide picture information off Do not record wide picture information Specify whether to add wide picture information to the output signal during MPEG IMX playback thru through Output the video signals of the disc being played back without adding wide picture information auto When wide picture information is detected on the disc being played back add wide picture information to the output video signals To add wide picture information to the output signal it is necessary in addition to setting this item to thru to operate extended menu item 703 to set line 20 in 525 line mode to thru or set line 23 in 625 line mode to thru e In 525 line mode wide picture information may not be output if VITC signal insertion position is set to line 20 in extended m
53. of hours The count is resettable 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 H13 SEEK RUNNING 0 mode resettable Of the two optical heads this shows the cumulative seek operation time for one optical head in units of hours The count is resettable This can be used as a guide in determining when to replace the seek motor 9 1 Periodic Maintenance H14 SPINDLE RUNNING mode resettable This shows the cumulative spindle rotation time in units of hours The count is resettable This can be used as a guide in determining when to replace the spindle motor H15 LOADING COUNTER mode resettable Display the total number of times disc has been loaded in the unit The count is resettable H16 LASER PARAMETER 1 mode resettable Same as H12 Of the two optical heads this shows a counter of the cumulative light output time by the other optical head in units of hours The count is resettable 1 The counter advances at different rates during recording and playback It is also affected by the ambient temperature H17 SEEK RUNNING 1 mode resettable Same as H13 Of the two optical heads this shows the cumulative seek operation time for the other optical head in units of hours The count is resettable To display the digital hours meter Press the MENU butto
54. of the type code specification e A ASCII N Non print T Telnet format C ASA Carriage Control e E EBCDIC N Non print T Telnet format C ASA Carriage Control e IMAGE Binary default e L LOCAL BYTE SIZE byte size Input example TYPE 7 4 FTP File Operations Command name STRU Description Specifies the data structure Command syntax STRU lt SP gt lt structure code gt lt CRLF gt lt structure code gt can be any of the following However for XDCAM the structure is always F regardless of the structure code specification e F File structure default e R Record structure e P Page structure Input example STRU F MODE Specifies the transfer mode MODE lt SP gt lt mode code gt lt CRLF gt lt mode code gt can be any of the following However for XDCAM the mode is always S regardless of the mode code specification e S Stream mode default e B Block mode e C Compressed mode Input example MODE S LIST Sends a list of files from this unit to the LIST lt SP gt lt options gt lt SP gt lt path name gt lt CRLF gt remote computer lt options gt can be any of the following e a Also display file names that begin with e F Append to directory names The following data is transferred depending on whether lt path name gt specifies a directory or file e Directory specified A list of the files in the specified directo
55. or next clip Press the PREV or NEXT button with the SHIFT button held down Move to the first or last clip Press the 4 button with the SHIFT button held down Switch to the previous or next page 3 With the SHIFT button held down press the SUBCLIP button Or press the MENU button The THUMBNAIL MENU appears see step 3 of Locking clips page 54 To escape from the THUMBNAIL MENU to the previous screen Press the RESET button 4 Use the arrow buttons or the jog dial to select DELETE CLIP and then press the SET button Thumbnails of four frames in the target clip appear One of the following messages appears in a confirmation dialog depending on whether the target clip is referenced in a clip list When the target clip is not referenced in a clip list DELETE CLIP When the target clip is referenced in a clip list DELETE CLIP amp CLIP LIST The clip list that references the clip will also be deleted MIDDLE2 l DELETE CLIP amp CLIP LIST NAME C0006 TITLE DATE 23 AUG 14 30 DUR 00 03 10 00 ON CLIP LIST To go to the clip deletion screen without displaying the THUMBNAIL MENU After step 2 press the RESET button with the SHIFT button held down shortcut operation To cancel the deletion and return to the thumbnail screen Do one of the following Use the 4 or button to select CANCEL and then press the SET button e Press the RESET button 5 Use the 4 or
56. perform these operations on the disc an E E picture record an essence mark set the Write Inhibit tab of the disc to the or add a quick scene selection sub clip recording enabled position REC INHI on An attempt was made to record display To perform these operations set extended an E E picture record an essence mark menu item 310 to off or add a quick scene selection sub clip while extended menu item 310 REC See 8 3 2 Extended Menu Operations INHIBIT was set to on page 110 about how to make this setting Message in time data display IMX50 Clip IMX40 Clip IMX30 Clip DVCAM Clip 4CHx24 Clip 8CHx16 Clip REC INHI To perform these operations cancel all of Display condition on limit on limit Description A recording E E display or edit preset operation was attempted on a disc recorded in a format different from the setting of basic menu item 031 RECORDING FORMAT An attempt to save the current clip list was made while the REC INH indicator was lit REC INHI on limit off An attempt to delete a clip was made while the REC INH indicator was lit REC INHI on limit off An attempt to format a disc was made while the REC INH indicator was lit Action To perform these operations on the disc change the setting of basic menu item 031 See 8 2 2 Basic Menu Operations page 95 about how to change this setting the follow
57. playback signals 12 H 12 line 16 H 16 line 20 H 20 line in 525 U 525 J line modes 9 H 9 line 19 H 19 line 22 H 22 line in 625 line mode You can insert the VITC signal in two places To insert it in two places set both items 601 and 602 a In the IMX format VITC is inserted as video signals in vertical blanking sections Because these signals are output as video signals during playback the insertion line can be specified only for recording b In the DVCAM format VITC is recorded as VAUX Video Auxiliary data Because VITC is inserted into video signals by the VITC generator only during playback the insertion line can be specified only for playback 8 3 Extended Menu 103 snu w g sajdeup 104 Menu items in the 600s relating to the time code metadata and UMID Item number 602 Item name VITC POSITION SEL 2 Settings Select a line into which to insert VITC signals for IMX recording signals a and DVCAM playback signals 12 H 12 line 18 H 18 line 20 H 20 line in 525 U 525 J line modes 9 H 9 line 21 H 21 line 22 H 22 line in 625 line mode You can insert the VITC signal in two places To insert it in two places set both items 601 and 602 a In the IMX format VITC is inserted as video signals in vertical blanking sections Because these signals are output as video signals during playback the insertion line can be specified only for
58. range is times normal speed To carry out playback in jog mode proceed as follows 1 2 3 Press the JOG button turning it on 2 Tur the jog dial in the desired direction at the speed corresponding to the desired playback speed Playback in jog mode starts 3 To stop playback in jog mode stop turning the jog dial When extended menu item 101 SELECTION FOR SEARCH DIAL ENABLE is set to dial factory default 4 2 Playback 49 yoeghe q Bulpiooey p Je deyo yoeghe d Buipiovey p Jeydeyo setting just turning the jog dial with the JOG button off starts playback in jog mode Playback in shuttle mode In shuttle mode you can control the speed of playback by the angular position of the shuttle dial The range of playback speed is 35 times normal speed To carry out playback in shuttle mode proceed as follows T Press the SHUTTLE button turning it on 2 Turn the shuttle dial to the desired angle corresponding to the desired playback speed Playback in shuttle mode starts 3 To stop playback in shuttle mode return the shuttle dial to the center position or press the STOP button When extended menu item 101 SELECTION FOR SEARCH DIAL ENABLE is set to dial factory default setting just turning the shuttle dial with the SHUTTLE but
59. received with extended menu item 627 RUN MODE set to rec run Try the operation again after setting extended menu item 627 RUN MODE to free run See 8 3 2 Extended Menu Operations page 110 about how to make this setting 9 3 Alarms Message in time data display REC PAUSE REC mode REC mode Display condition 2 on on limit on limit Description A time code or user bits preset command was received with recording paused A command to switch video or audio signals was received during recording A command to switch audio channels was received during recording Action Try the operation again after stopping recording a With respect to setting of basic menu item 016 During recording and editing operations playback stopped Message in time Display Description Action data display condition Disc Error on limit off Normal recording is not possible Use another disc because of a disc defect You can check the state of a disc by checking playback condition marks see page 36 525 60 sig on limit A 525 system SDI signal was input with Input a 625 system SDI signal this unit in 625 line mode PAL system and with SDI selected with the VIDEO INPUT SEL button 625 50 sig on limit A 625 system SDI signal was input with Input a 525 system SDI signal this unit in 525 U or 525 J line mode
60. remote page 100 200 to 299 control interface Items Settings relating to editing page 107 300 to 399 operations Items Settings relating to preroll page 103 400 to 499 Items Settings relating to disc page 103 500 to 599 protection Items Settings relating to the time page 103 600 to 699 code metadata and UMID Items Settings relating to video page 106 700 to 799 control Items Settings relating to audio page 108 800 to 899 control Items Settings relating to digital page 110 900 to 999 processing 8 1 Menu System Configuration 91 snus g sajdeup 8 2 Basic Setup Menu 8 2 1 Items in the Basic Setup Menu The basic menu items excluding the items related to the e An abbreviated name appears in the time data display digital hours meter are listed in the following table section when you press the NEXT button e The values in the Settings column are the values which Item names are the names which appear on an external appear in the time data display section The values may monitor when the input signals to the monitor are the appear in a different format on an external monitor In video signals output from the VIDEO OUT 2 SUPER this case the external monitor values are shown in SDI OUT 2 SUPER connector Item number 001 Item name PREROLL TIME parentheses Underlined values are the factory defaults Settings 0 s 0 sec 5 s 5 sec 30 s 30 sec Set the preroll time to between 0 an
61. sounds are reproduced with less noise and pictures are reproduced clearly without snow SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol XDCAM uses this protocol to monitor equipment operating status via network connectors Sub clip One of the sections which make up a clip list A sub clip may be part of a clip or an entire clip Thumbnail image A reduced still picture of video for display on a GUI screen XDCAM creates thumbnail images from proxy video and displays them as index pictures on GUI screens Time code A digitally encoded signal which is recorded with video data to identify each frame of the video by hour minute second and frame number SMPTE time code is applied to NTSC system and EBU time code to PAL and SECAM systems UMID Unique Material Identifier A standard SMPTE 330M for video and audio metadata The Basic section of a UMID contains a globally unique number and a material number for the identification of recorded material An optional section called the Source Pack contains information such as the time and location of recording A UMID with the Basic section only is called a Basic UMID A UMID with the Source Pack is called an Extended UMID User bits A total of 32 bits are provided in the time code which the user can use to record such information as date reel number or scene number on video tape Also called user s bits Glossary 137 x pul HA 138 Index A AC
62. space bar and lt CRLF gt means a new line entered by pressing the Enter key Command name USER Description Send this command to begin the login process Command syntax USER lt SP gt lt username gt lt CRLF gt Input example USER admin transferred PASS After sending the USER command PASS lt SP gt lt password gt lt CRLF gt send this command to complete the login process Input example PASS pdw 1500 QUIT Terminates the FTP connection If a file QUIT lt CRLF gt is being transferred terminates after completion of the transfer PORT Specifies the IP address and port to PORT lt SP gt lt h1 h2 h3 h4 p1 p2 gt lt CRLF gt which this unit should connect for the next file transfer for data transfer from h1 most significant byte to h4 least significant byte IP this unit address e p1 most significant byte p2 least significant byte Port address 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 PASV lt CRLF gt listen on a data port which is not its default data port It puts this unit into passive mode waiting for the remote computer to make a data connection TYPE Specifies the type of data to be TYPE lt SP gt lt type code options delimited by lt SP gt gt lt CRLF gt lt type code gt can be any of the following However for XDCAM data is always transferred as I regardless
63. the AUDIO INPUT SEL button see page 15 you can select whether the signal input to connector 1 3 is assigned to audio channel lor 3 and whether the signal input to connector 2 4 is assigned to audio channel 2 or 4 You can set the reference input level with the maintenance menu item AUDIO CONFIG Factory default setting 4 dB For details of the maintenace menu see 8 4 Maintenance Menu on page 114 AUDIO OUT analog audio signal output 1 3 2 4 connectors XLR 3 pin male These output analog audio signals When the unit is shipped from the factory the 1 3 connector is set to audio channel 1 and the 2 4 connector is set to audio channel 2 You can change these settings with extended menu item 824 ANALOG LINE OUTPUT SELECT You can set the output level with the maintenance menu item AUDIO CONFIG Factory default setting 4 dB Non audio signals are muted See 8 3 2 Extended Menu Operations page 110 for more information about how to make these settings For details of the maintenace menu see 8 4 Maintenance Menu on page 114 2 Digital audio signal inputs outputs DIGITAL AUDIO AES EBU IN 1 2 3 4 connectors B DIGITAL AUDIO AES EBU OUT 1 2 3 4 connectors GITAL AUDIO AES EBY fone lene DIGITAL AUDIO AES EBU IN digital audio input 1 2 3 4 connectors BNC type These input AES EBU format digital audio signals The left connector 1
64. the REF VIDEO IN connector b Synchronize to the signal input to the VIDEO IN connector If no signal is input to the connector no synchronization is made Item number 401 c Synchronize to the signal input to the SDI IN connector If no signal is input to the connector no synchronization is made d No external synchronization is made Menu items in the 400s relating to preroll Item name FUNCTION MODE AFTER CUE UP Settings Select the state that the unit goes into after a cuing up operation stop Stops the stop mode still Still playback in jog and shuttle mode Menu items in the 500s relating to disc protection Item number 501 Item name STILL TIMER Settings To protect the disc against shock and vibrations and to lengthen the life of the laser diodes the unit automatically enters standby off mode whenever a specified time elapses in a disc stop mode stop mode or the still picture mode of search mode This allows you to set the time after which the unit exits a disc stop mode and enters standby off mode 0 5 s 0 5 sec 8 m 8 min 30 m 30 min Can be set in the range from 0 5 seconds to 30 minutes off Do not put into standby off mode Item number 601 Menu items in the 600s relating to the time code metadata and UMID Item name VITC POSITION SEL 1 Settings Select a line into which to insert VITC signals for IMX recording signals a and DVCAM
65. the playback start position which works in the same way as tape as described below 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 After disc insertion The unit stops at the position of the disc when it was most recently ejected Press the PLAY button to resume playback at the most recent position The playback position is saved to the disc when the disc is ejected which allows playback to start at that position whenever it is loaded into any XDCAM player This function is not available when the Write Inhibit tab of the disc is set to the recording disabled position and when extended menu item 310 REC INHIBIT is set to on The REC INH indicator may light when neither of the above are true if the format of recorded sections on the disc is not the same as the recording settings of this unit In this case the playback position can be saved to the disc 4 2 1 Preparations for Playback Button switch settings Before beginning playback make any necessary button switch settings For details of the settings of the buttons switches see the pages indicated in parenthesis O
66. unit comprises the basic setup menu also referred to simply as basic menu and extended setup menu also referred to simply as extended menu e Basic menu This menu is used to make settings relating for example to the following the digital hours meter the preroll time the text information superimposed on the video output to the monitor the menu banks for retaining 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 Configuration of the basic setup menu The basic setup menu comprises the following groups of items Item group _ Function Refer to Items Display of the total number of page 122 H01 to H17 hours the unit has been powered on and other information collected by the digital hours meter Items Settings relating to the preroll page 92 001 to 099 time superimposed text information switching between 525 U line 525 J line and 625 line operation modes etc Items Settings relating to the menu page 94 B01 to B20 banks for saving menu settings Configuration of the extended setup menu The extended setup menu comprises the following groups of items Item group Function Refer to Items Settings relating to control page 99 100 to 199 panels Items Settings relating to the
67. value as described below and carry out recording see page 46 To set an initial value Proceed as follows 4 1 Recording 43 yoeghe q Bulpiooey p Je deyo yoeghe d Buipiovey p Jeydeyo 44 Indicators above the time data display Time data display SHUTTLE button 3 4 RESET button Watching the indicators above the time data display press the COUNTER SELECT button to select TC Press the HOLD button The SHUTTLE button lights and the first two digits of the time code shown in the time data display start flashing To set all digits to 0 Press the RESET button Select the digits to set by rotating the shuttle dial or jog dial The flashing digits change to the next two digits on the right when you rotate the shuttle dial or jog dial clockwise and to the next two digits on the left when you rotate it counterclockwise Set the value for the flashing digits by rotating the shuttle dial or jog dial while holding the SHUTTLE button Repeat steps 3 and 4 until you finish setting all digits Press the SET button An initial time code value is set and the monitor returns to the time code display before the HOLD button was pressed in step 2 If extended menu item 627 RUN MODE is set to free run the time code starts advancing from the initial value immediately 4 1 Recording To set time code to t
68. 0 IMX40 IMX30 selection KEY INH key inhibit indicator This lights when MON INPUT SEL or CONTROL PANEL is set to on with extended menu item 118 KEY INHIBIT indicator This lights when condensation within the PDW 1500 a laser diode fault or another hardware error is detected It goes off when the error state is cleared When this indicator is lit the time data display shows an error message 2 1 Front Panel 17 syed JO SuonoUNY pue seweN zg Je deyo MMIII sped JO Suojouny pue seweN Zz Ja deyo HAI For details see 9 2 Error Messages page 123 and 9 3 Alarms page 124 1 E E mode Abbreviation of Electric to Electric mode The mode in which input video and audio signals are output after passing only through the electrical circuits AUDIO indicators During playback these show the number of channels recorded on the disc and the number of quantizing bits During E E mode display the number of recorded channels and number of data bits set by the maintenance menu item AUDIO CONFIG are shown Number of recorded channels e 4ch 4 channels e 8ch 8 channels Number of quantizing bits e 16bit 16 bits e 24bit 24 bits When the DVCAM format is used these are always 4 channels and 16 bits For details of the maintenace menu see 8 4 Maintenance Menu on page 114 525 625 TV system indicator This shows the TV system selected in basic menu item 013 525 62
69. 08 NEW FILE E0009 NEW FILE TITLE SHIFT SET KEY To switch between display of dates of creation titles and clip list names With the SHIFT button held down press the SET button With each press the display changes as follows Dates of creation gt titles gt clip list names gt dates of creation Use the amp or button or the jog dial to select the desired clip list and then press the gt button A confirmation message like the one shown below appears SAVE CLIP LIST SAVE E0005 OK SAVE SET KEY TO MENU MENU KEY To cancel the save Press the MENU button Press the SET button The current clip list is saved to disc To assign a title to a clip list Use the supplied PDZ 1 software For details refer to the PDZ 1 online help 5 2 Creating Clip Lists 65 uo o j s eUueds GC Ja deyD HII uogo j aUBDg G Ja deyD nA 5 3 Managing Clip Lists CLIP Menu After you create a clip list you can use the CLIP menu to save it to disc load it from disc into the unit memory and delete it from the disc The CLIP menu also allows you to clear and edit the current clip list Carry out CLIP menu operations with the unit stopped If the message STOP ONCE THEN EXECUTE appears press the STOP button To display the CLIP menu THUMBNAIL button MENU button SET button SHIFT button SUBCLIP button Item Operat
70. 1 2 analog ch1 ch2 Follow the edit preset of analog channel 1 or 2 8 3 Extended Menu 101 snuey g sajdeup Menu items in the 300s relating to editing operations Item number Item name 335 OUTPUT REFERENCE SEL 344 ASSEMBLE AUTO EDIT POSTROLL RECORDING Settings Select the reference signal of this unit ref ref video Use the signal input to the REF VIDEO IN connector as the reference signal auto According to the operation mode automatically select either the signal input to the REF VIDEO IN connector or the input video signal selected with the VIDEO INPUT SEL button as the reference signal For more details see the following item External synchronization to reference signal generators page 102 The input digital audio signals and video signals must be synchronized with the reference signal input to the REF VIDEO IN connector Set whether or not to record 2 seconds of postroll when an additional clip is recorded by sending the AUTO EDIT command 9 pin protocol 20 42 from a nonlinear editing system connected to the REMOTE connector on the rear panel When using a linear editing system postroll will not be recorded regardless of this setting off Do not record postroll on Records approximately 2 seconds of postroll External synchronization to reference signal generators The internal reference signal generator is synchronized either to a reference signal input to the
71. 2 corresponds to audio channels 1 and 2 and the right connector 3 4 corresponds to audio channels 3 and 4 DIGITAL AUDIO AES EBU OUT digital audio output 1 2 3 4 connectors BNC type These output AES EBU format digital audio signals When the unit is shipped from the factory the 1 2 connector is set to audio channel 1 2 and the 3 4 connector is set to audio channel 3 4 You can change these settings with extended menu item 827 AES EBU AUDIO OUTPUT SELECT To treat the input and output signals of these connectors as non audio signals set the maintenance menu item AUDIO CONFIG NON AUDIO INPUT recording and extended menu item 823 NON AUDIO FLAG PB playback See 8 3 2 Extended Menu Operations page 110 for more information about how to make extended menu settings See 8 4 2 Maintenance Menu Operations page 116 for more information about how to make maintenance menu settings Analog video signal inputs outputs VIDEO IN connectors VIDEO OUT 1 2 SUPER connectors RO VIDEO OUT i VIDEO IN analog video input connectors BNC type These input composite video signals The two connectors form a loop through connection when a signal is input to the left connector the same signal is output from the right connector Ww forming a bridge connection to the connected device When no connection is made to the right connector the left connector
72. 3 1 Connections and Settings 3 1 4 Connections for Cut Editing By connecting this unit to a VTR for example MSW M2000 M2000P or DSR 2000 2000P and an editing control unit you can make up a cut editing system Some example connections are shown in the following When using an editing control unit Cut editing system comprising this unit as a player an MSW M2000 M2000P unit as a recorder and a BVE 700 editing control unit Video monitor To analog audio input connector To composite video input connector Reference video signal REF VIDEO VIDEO OUT 2 IN SUPER AUDIO MONITOR OUT SDI OUT 1 REMOTE PDW 1500 player RECORDER olo When making the connections also refer to the manuals provided with the equipment to be connected See page 33 for more information about editing control unit settings 75 Q coaxial cable not supplied i 9 pin remote control cable not supplied gt Cable with RCA phono plugs not supplied LED Video monitor To composite video input connector REF VIDEO INPUT SDI INPUT REMOTE 1IN 9P MSW M2000 M2000P recorder COMPOSITE VIDEO OUTPUT 3 SUPER PLAYER 1 BVE 700
73. 5 SYSTEM SELECT 525 U NTSC 525 scan lines field frequency 59 94 Hz 525 J NTSC for Japan 525 scan lines field frequency 59 94 Hz 625 PAL 625 scan lines field frequency 50 Hz IMX DVCAM recording playback format indicator During playback this shows the recording format of the inserted disc During E E display including recording mode and during FAM and FTP connections see page 73 this shows the recording format set by basic menu item 031 RECORDING FORMAT IMX50 MPEG IMX 50 format IMX40 MPEG IMX 40 format IMX30 MPEG IMX 30 format DVCAM DVCAM format Disc loaded mark This lights while a disc is loaded in the PDW 1500 It flashes as the disc is inserted and while it is being ejected 2 1 Front Panel 6 Shuttle jog variable control block SHUTTLE button JOG button VAR button Jog shuttle transport indicators ji Shuttle dial Jog dial For details of playback operations with these buttons and dials see 4 2 2 Playback Operation on page 49 SHUTTLE button To play back in shuttle mode using the shuttle dial press this button turning it on Pressing the JOG button or turning the jog dial switches to jog mode JOG button To play back in jog mode using the jog dial press this button turning it on Pressing the SHUTTLE button or turning the shuttle dial switches to shuttle mode VAR variable button To play back in variable speed
74. 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 and 2 When item 820 is set to moni the left channel CH 1 and right channel CH 2 of monitor audio are output from the AUDIO OUT 1 3 and 2 4 connectors respectively regardless of the setting of this item 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 and 2 2 CH3 CH4 tr1 2 Tracks 1 and 2 assigned to audio output channels 3 and 4 tr3 4 Tracks 3 and 4 assigned to audio output channels 3 and 4 tr5 6 Tracks 5 and 6 assigned to audio output channels 3 and 4 tr7 8 Tracks 7 and 8 assigned to audio output channels 3 and 4 8 3 Extended Menu 109 snuay g Jajdeup 110 Menu items in the 800s relating to audio control Item number Item name 828 SDI DV AUDIO OUTPUT SELECT Sub item Settings Select the audio signals to assign to SDI and i LINK AV C audio output channels 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 a
75. 64 bytes For details refer to SMPTE 330M The menu appears in the time data display 2 Hold down the COUNTER SELECT button and press the SET button In the time data display first MAINTE MENU appears momentarily and then the item group name appears 3 Using the 4 buttons display Setup in the time data display 4 Press the gt button 5 Using the 4 buttons display gt Extended in the time data display 6 Press the gt button The time data display shows the current setting gt gt DISABLE 7 Press the amp button to display gt gt ENABLE in the time data display 8 Press the SET button When you next display the menu and change the item display the extended menu will appear after the basic menu information is recorded along with audio visual data As one of application of metadata the UMID Unique Material Identifier is internationally standardized 8 3 Extended Menu 111 snuay g sajdeup 112 Extended UMID 64 bytes Basic UMID 32 bytes Source Pack 32 bytes Universal label L Inst No Material Number Spatial Co ordinates User Time Date Country Org 12 bytes 1 3 bytes 16 bytes 8 bytes 12 bytes 4 bytes 4 bytes 4 bytes Globally unique ID is automatically recorded in clip units The Extended UMID is metadata that provides additional informa
76. 99 MXF Clip lists E0001 SMI to E0099 SMI To assign clip names on this unit The title assigned to clip becomes its clip name file name e When the first letter of the title setting with basic menu item 035 CLIP TITLE NAMING SELECT is a space or period the clip name is the title string minus the first letter e An FTP client that supports UTF 8 is required to use Unicode characters other than ASCII characters Command prompt FTP commands do not support UTF 8 7 1 Overview 77 suolyesedo ll4 7 sa deyD WA suoyesedo al4 Z Ja deyo WA 78 f TITLE00001 When the AUTO NAMING sub item of basic menu item 036 is set to C meoo O Q TITLE00001 When the AUTO NAMING sub item of basic menu item 036 is set to title i 1 Before you start set the TITLE sub item of basic menu item 035 CLIP TITLE NAMING SELECT to enable and set a title see the previous section 2 Press the MENU button 3 Rotate the jog dial or the shuttle dial to display menu item 036 4 With the STOP button held down rotate the jog dial or the shuttle dial to move the to the left of the item names to NAMING FORM The indicates the selected item ITEM 036 FILE NAMING NAMING FORM AUTO NAMING END CkxkkKx Ckxkkx 5 With the SHUTTLE button held down rotate the jog dial or the shuttle
77. ANGE FOR SYNCHRONIZATION The shuttle dial has a detent at the center position for still image playback Normally you press the SHUTTLE button before turning the shuttle dial but it is also possible to make a setting to enable shuttle mode directly by turning the dial set extended menu item 101 SELECTION FOR SEARCH DIAL ENABLE to dial When extended menu item 101 SELECTION FOR SEARCH DIAL ENABLE is set to dial after using the shuttle dial return it to the center position If the shuttle dial is not in the center position it is possible occasionally for vibration from other operations to activate the dial and start playback in shuttle mode Arrow buttons The four arrow buttons are also used as the MARK1 button MARK2 button IN button and OUT button The correspondence with the buttons is as follows 4 button MARK1 button button MARK2 button lt button IN button gt button OUT button You can use these buttons for thumbnail selection menu setting operations setting IN OUT points and so on MARK1 button and amp MARK2 button lt IN button and gt OUT button IN indicator and OUT indicator MARK 1 button and MARK2 button When the THUMBNAIL button see page 14 is lit you can use these for thumbnail selection During recording and playback the 0 MARK1 and MARK2 buttons can be pressed with the SET button held down to record a shot mark 1 or sh
78. Calculating the date difference among source materials The source material is recorded based on the MJD Modified Julian Date which enables easy calculation of date difference among source materials 8 3 Extended Menu Setting UMID ownership information Proceed as follows 1 Set extended menu item 029 STORED OWNERSHIP to on See 8 2 2 Basic Menu Operations page 95 for more information about how to make this setting Set the following item Item Contents COUNTRY Country code ORGANIZATION _ Organization code USER User code To change the currently selected item Hold down the STOP button and turn the jog dial or shuttle dial To select a different digit to be changed Turn the jog dial or shuttle dial To change the value of a digit Hold down the SHUTTLE button and turn the jog dial or shuttle dial 3 Press the SET button About UMID ownership information COUNTRY country code Enter an abbreviated alphanumeric string 4 byte alphanumeric strings according to the values defined in ISO 3166 1 There are about 240 country codes Find your own country code on the following home page Refer to ISO 3166 1 http www evertype com standards iso3 166 iso3166 1 en html When the country code is less than 4 bytes the active part of the code will occupy the first part of the 4 bytes and the remainder must be filled with the space character 20h Example In the case of J
79. DEO BLANK Switch blanking on or off for individual lines in the vertical blanking interval of an input video signal The Y C signal and odd even fields are blanked simultaneously A signal with blanking carried out according to this setting is recorded Sub item 1 ALL LINE Specify the blanking for each line separately bink blank Regardless of the setting of other sub items blank all lines which can be specified in this menu item thru throu Regardless of the setting of other sub items switch off blanking for all lines which can be specified in this menu item 2 10 LINE 12 In 525 U Specify blanking for lines 12 to 20 LINE 20 525 J bink blank Carry out blanking line thru throu Switch off blanking modes 2 15 LINE 9 322 In 625 line Specify blanking for lines 9 322 to 22 335 LINE 22 335 mode bink blank Carry out blanking thru throu Switch off blanking 8 3 Extended Menu 107 snus g sajdeup 108 Menu items in the 700s relating to video control Item number 726 728 731 Item name H BLANKING WIDTH OUTPUT SCH PHASE WIDE MODE Sub item Settings Select the horizontal blanking width of the output analog video signal narow narrow Digital blanking narrow wide Analog blanking wide When wide is selected the horizontal blanking width complies with RS170A and normally the blanking is widened and the image becomes
80. Disc is a trademark of Sony Corporation Itis not possible to use the following discs for recording or playback e Blu ray Disc e Professional Disc for Data 3 5 2 Notes on Handling Handling The Professional Disc is housed in a cartridge and is designed to allow handling free of risk from dust or fingerprints However if the cartridge is subjected to a severe shock for example by dropping it this can result in damage or scratching of the disc If the disc is scratched it may be impossible to record video audio or to play back the content recorded on the disc The discs should be handled and stored carefully e Do not touch the surface of the disc itself within the cartridge e Deliberately opening the shutter may cause damage e Do not disassemble the cartridge e The supplied adhesive labels are recommended for indexing discs Apply the label in the correct position Storage e Do not store discs where they may be subjected to direct sunlight or in other places where the temperature or humidity is high e Do not leave cartridges where dust may be able to gain ingress e Store cartridges in their cases Care of the discs e Remove dust and dirt on the outside of a cartridge using a soft dry cloth e If condensation forms allow ample time to dry before use 3 5 3 Write Protecting Discs To protect the content recorded on the disc from accidental erasure move the Write Inhibit tab on the lower surfac
81. EO _ Setting range Setting range BLANK ALL LINE ALL LINE LINE 12 to LINE 9 322 to LINE 20 LINE 22 335 Before Using the Unit a Underlined values are the factory defaults Overview chapter 1 1 Features The PDW 1500 Professional Disc Recorder is a half rack sized recorder optimized for use with nonlinear editing systems Despite its compact size this unit offers high speed data transfers between compatible nonlinear devices creating a powerful editing tool for video productions The features of the PDW 1500 include the following MPEG IMX DVCAM recording The PDW 1500 offers the capability to record and play back both MPEG IMX and DVCAM streams Users have the flexibility to select from these formats according to their picture quality needs or to match their editing format requirements 1 MPEG IMX and DVCAM are trademarks of Sony Corporation Proxy AV data Proxy AV data is a low resolution MPEG 4 based version of a full resolution MPEG IMX DVCAM stream a video bandwidth of 1 5 Mbps and an audio bandwidth of 64 kbps per channel Whenever a recording is made the unit automatically generates proxy AV data from the full resolution data and records it on the Professional Disc Proxy AV data is much smaller in size than the full resolution IMX or DVCAM data It can be transferred quickly over computer networks easily edited in the field with laptop computers and readily used in a wid
82. IN connector 22 ACCESS indicator 13 Accessories not supplied 135 supplied 135 AES EBU 14 15 ALARM indicator 17 Alarms 124 list 124 ALL CH 1 CH 2 to CH 4 adjustment knobs 16 ANA 14 15 Analog audio signal inputs outputs 21 interfaces 10 video signal inputs outputs 21 Appendixs 133 specifications 133 Arrow buttons 19 AUDIO IN 1 3 2 4 connectors 21 indicators 18 METER SEL button 15 OUT connectors 21 Audio input display 14 settings section 15 AUDIO INPUT CH button 15 SEL button 15 Audio level adjustment section 16 meter section 14 meters 14 AUDIO MONITOR OUT connector 20 SEL button 15 Audio recording format setting 42 level adjustment 42 Auto clip list recording 47 Basic setup menu 92 items 92 operations 95 C Clip 58 deleting 55 120 Index status 120 user defined name 77 Clip list 58 CLIP menu 66 creating and editing 59 current clip list 58 deleting 67 managing 66 previewing 64 saving 64 sorting 68 user defined name 77 CMPST 17 Connections 23 cut editing system 27 external monitor 23 for clip audio insert editing 29 for using PDZ 1 24 nonlinear editing system 26 COUNTER 13 indicator 17 SELECT button 13 Current clip list 58 Cut editing system connection 27 D Date time setting 34 Digital audio signal inputs outputs 21 hours meter 122 interfaces 10 DIGITAL AUDIO AES EBU IN 1 2 3 4 connectors 21 OUT 1 2 3 4 connectors 21 Disc loaded mark 18 Discs formatting 39 handling 38 load
83. In this case the setting of extended menu item 628 DF MODE is ignored New time code is recorded in the drop frame mode of the last recorded time code on the disc To record with the internal time code generator synchronized to external time code You can record with the internal time code generator synchronized to time code input from an external device Use this method to synchronize the time code generators of a number of recorders or to carry out recording maintaining the synchronization between the source video and time code In this case the settings of extended menu items 627 RUN MODE and 628 DF MODE are ignored You can synchronize the internal time code generator to one of the following external time codes e TC input to this unit s TIME CODE IN connector e VITC in a video signal input to this unit e SMPTE RP188 LTC in an SDI signal input to this unit e i LINK TC input to this unit s S400 i LINK connector i LINK VITC input to this unit s S400 i LINK connector Use the following procedure to synchronize the internal time code generator according to the type of external time code T Make either of the following connections and settings To synchronize to time code input to the TIME CODE IN connector Connect the time code output from the external device to the TIME CODE IN connector Press the VIDEO INPUT SEL button and whil
84. LL DELETE OK appears To cancel the deletion and return to the previous page press the RESET button To cancel the deletion and exit the menu system press the MENU button 4 Press the SET button The last clip is deleted or all clips are deleted You can use the THUMBNAIL MENU to delete the selected clip or all clips For details see page 55 To format discs See 3 5 5 Formatting a Disc page 39 To set the date and time See 3 3 Setting the Date and Time page 34 8 5 System Menu 121 122 Maintenance and Troubleshooting chapter 9 1 Periodic Maintenance 9 1 1 Digital Hours Meter The digital hours meter can provide eight items of information about the operational history of the unit The information can be displayed in the time data display and also by text superimposition on the monitor connected to the unit Use the information as a guide in scheduling periodic maintenance For periodic maintenance consult your Sony dealer Display modes of the digital hours meter H01 OPERATION mode Displays the total number of hours the unit has been powered on in units of 1 hour H11 OPERATION mode resettable Same as HO1 except that the count is resettable This can be used as a guide in determining when to replace parts H12 LASER PARAMETER 0 mode resettable Of the two optical heads this shows a counter of the cumulative light output time by one optical head in units
85. M drive of your computer and execute the FAM Driver gt Mac gt FAM Driver 1 1 1 dmg file then follow the installation instructions For details refer to the ReadMe file contained on the CD ROM disc To check the FAM driver version Connect this unit to your computer with an i LINK cable and then with a disc loaded start the system profiler utility of the application The version appears to the right of prodisk_fs when you select Advanced Functions under Software 7 3 1 Making FAM Connections 1 Ifthere is a disc loaded in this unit put the unit into the following state Recording playback search and other disc operations see page 16 Stopped THUMBNAIL button see page 14 Off EDIT indicator in status display section see page 17 Off Disc access by DELETE FORMAT and so on in the System menu see page 119 Stopped MENU button see page 14 OFF Unsaved current clip list Save or clear Extended menu item 258 LIVE LOGGING off 2 If this unit is connected to a remote computer by FTP log out from the FTP session see page 83 7 3 File Operations in File Access Mode for Macintosh 81 suolyesedo ll4 2 Ja deyD WA suoyesedo al4 Z Ja deyo WA 3 Connect the BS400 i LINK connector on this unit to the i LINK IEEE1394 connector on the remote computer using an i LINK cable When a disc is inserted into this unit the remote computer recognizes this unit as a removable disc The fo
86. M driver The FAM driver on the supplied CD ROM is Version 2 01 or higher If a FAM driver is already installed on your computer check the version To check the FAM driver version e For Windows XP Select Control Panel gt Add or Remove Programs gt ProDisc and click on Click here for support information For Windows Vista Select Control Panel gt Programs open the Programs and Features window right click in the window s header bar including the Name Publisher and other headers and select Others 7 2 File Access Mode File Operations for Windows 79 suolyesedo ll4 2 Ja deyD WA suoyesedo al4 Z Ja deyo WA 80 2 Inthe Choose Details dialog check the Version check box and click OK The Version column is displayed allowing you to check the version of ProDisc 7 2 1 Making FAM Connections 1 If there is a disc loaded in this unit put the unit into the following state Recording playback search and other disc operations see page 16 Stopped THUMBNAIL button see page 14 Off EDIT indicator in status display section see page 17 Off Disc access by DELETE FORMAT and so on in the System menu see page 119 Stopped MENU button see page 14 OFF Unsaved current clip list Save or clear Extended menu item 258 LIVE LOGGING off 2 If this unit is connected to a remote computer by FTP log out from the FTP session see page 83 3 Connect the amp S400 i LINK connector o
87. NDEX XML ALIAS XML gt DISCMETA XML L Wid My Myg MEDIAPRO XML A Clip C0001 MXF C0001M01 XML iid in C0002 MXF C0002M01 XML C0003 MXF A edit C0003M01 XML lid E0001E01 SMI E0001M01 XML E0002E01 SMI E0002M01 XML n c o C0001S01 MXF C0002S01 MXF C0003S01 MXF Lf General a Root directory b Only when sub item NAMING FORM of basic menu item 036 is set to free 7 1 Overview 73 suoneJado al4 2 Ja deyD WN 74 7 1 2 File Operation Restrictions This section explains which operations are possible on files stored in each directory When required the following operation tables distinguish reading and overwriting from partial reading and Partial read Read only a part of the data in the file Overwrite Overwrite data sequentially from the start to the end of the file Partial overwrite Overwrite data to a part of the file overwriting only Read Read data sequentially from the start to the end of the file Root directory File name Content Operations Read Overwrite Rename Create Delete Partial read Partial overwrite INDEX XML Contains data for management of Yes No No No No the audio video material on the disc ALIAS XML 2 Contains conversion tables for Yes No No No
88. P button turning it on and then press the PLAY button When the THUMBNAIL button is lit playback starts from the beginning of the selected sub clip When the THUMBNAIL button is not lit playback starts from the first sub clip in the clip list 5 2 6 Saving the Current Clip List to Disc The current clip list is not saved to disc unless you carry out this procedure After editing clip list data you should always save it to disc e The current clip list is not saved to disc if the Write Inhibit tab of the disc is set to the recording disabled position e Unless you carry out this procedure the unit does not enter the standby state even if you set the on standby switch to the position Follow the message that appears and return the on standby switch to the I side and then save the clip list or if you do not need it clear it see page 67 SET button OUT button 4 buttons 1 Display the CLIP menu See To display the CLIP menu page 66 Use the or button to move the cursor to SAVE and then press the gt button A list of clip lists appears NEW FILE is displayed for clip lists without any registered data The date of creation or the title is displayed for each clip list CLIP MENU SAVE E0001 04 08 08 21 57 E0002 04 08 24 11 15 E0003 04 08 25 15 30 E0004 NEW FILE gt E0005 NEW FILE E0006 NEW FILE E0007 NEW FILE E00
89. SNMP for service and maintenance The PDW 1500 is compatible with Sony remote maintenance and monitoring software an SNMP compliant application that can monitor and log the hardware s status in real time via a TCP IP network If a malfunction is detected this system can immediately identify the problem allowing you to take corrective action 1 2 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 VIDEO PROVIDER LICENSED BY MPEG LA TO PROVIDE MPEG 4 VIDEO NO LICENSE IS GRANTED OR SHALL BE IMPLIED FOR ANY OTHER USE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING THAT RELATING TO PROMOTIONAL INTERNAL AND COMMERCIAL USES AND LICENSING MAY BE OBTAINED FROM MPEG LA LLC SEE HTTP WWW MPEGLA COM MPEG LA is offering licenses for i manufacturing sales of any storage media storing MPEG 4 Visual video information ii distribution broadcasting of MPEG 4 Visual video information 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 informati
90. SONY PROFESSIONAL DISC RECORDER PDW 1500 Professional Disc OPERATION MANUAL 1st Edition Revised 6 2 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 e Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or other apparatus including amplifiers that produce heat Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding type plug A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety If the provided plug dose not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet e Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus e Only use attachments accessories specified by the manufacturer e Use only with the cart stand tripod bracket or table specified by the manufacturer or sold with the apparatus When a cart is used use caution when moving the cart apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip over Q e Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused fo
91. SUPER BNC type x2 composite 1 0 Vp p 75 Q sync negative Analog audio outputs AUDIO OUT 1 3 2 4 XLR 3 pin male x2 4 0 3 6 dBu selectable with menu 600 Q loading low impedance balanced AUDIO MONITOR OUT RCA pin L R L R x1 11 dBu 47 KQ unbalanced Output for headphones PHONES JM 60 Stereo phone jack x1 co to 13 dBu 8 Q unbalanced Time code output TIME CODE OUT BNC type x1 SMPTE time code 2 2 Vp p 3 dB 600 Q unbalanced Remote control connectors REMOTE D sub 9 pin x1 for connection of editing control unit RS 422A standard S400 i LINK 6 pin x1 complying with IEEE 1394 supporting file access mode Accessories supplied Operation manuals English version 1 Japanese version 1 CD ROM manual 1 XDCAM Application Software CD ROM 1 PDZ 1 Proxy Browsing Software PDZ VX10 XDCAM Viewer PDZK P1 XDCAM Transfer Accessories not supplied AC power cord For the customers in the U S A and Canada Part No 1 551 812 41 125 V 10 A about 2 4 m For the customers in the United Kingdom Part No 1 777 823 12 250 V 10 A about 2 0 m For the customers in European countries other than the United Kingdom Part No 1 551 631 61 250 V 10 A about 2 0 m Design and specifications are subject to change without notice Notes e Always make a test recording and verify that it was recorded successfully SONY WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING B
92. Saving the Current Clip List to Disc 64 5 3 Managing Clip Lists CLIP Menu 66 5 3 1 Loading a Clip List From Disc Into Unit MeMO enan ni 66 5 3 2 Deleting Clip Lists From a Disc 67 5 3 3 Clearing the Current Clip List From the Unit Memory ois sdesdetesvaceietsteeseitens 67 5 3 4 Presetting the Initial Time Code of the Current Clip List cis saecassdeasesecsansncess 67 5 3 5 Sorting Clip Lasts secs nesetedass 68 5 4 Using PDZ 1 Proxy Browsing Software E E E ET 69 Chapter 6 Insert Editing 6 1 Clip Audio Insert Editing 70 6 1 1 Preparations for Editing 70 6 1 2 Editing Operations 0 0 eee 71 Table of Contents 5 6 Chapter 7 File Operations 7 1 OVGIVICW iii cccdvevensicaisienteavseedennsasteccac 73 7 1 1 Directory Structure 0 eee 73 7 1 2 File Operation Restrictions 74 7 1 3 Assigning User Defined Clip Titles 76 7 1 4 Assigning User Defined Clip and Clip Eist Names ss csctdeirent cola et ened 11 7 2 File Access Mode File Operations for WINDOWS iio cedccctcdetsdiestencsciessieiclee 79 7 2 1 Making FAM Connections 80 7 2 2 Operating on Files 0 0 0 eee 80 7 2 3 Exiting File Operations 80 7 3 File Operations in File Access Mode for Macintosh ssiseiscesscsinticcscccsensptectecntass 81 7 3 1 Making FAM Connections 81 7 3 2 Operating on Files eee 82 7 3 3 Exiting File Operations 82 7 4 FTP File Operations
93. TOP button also ie E PERS sea 102 lights when a menu item with sub items is selected Item number flashing Setting To display the full item name Hold down the NEXT button 8 2 Basic Setup Menu 95 snuay g sajdeup 96 Changing the currently displayed menu item Shuttle dial Jog dial Turn the jog dial or shuttle dial Turning the jog dial clockwise increments the item number and turning it counterclockwise decrements the item number The item number changes at a rate depending on the jog dial rotation rate When you turn the shuttle dial the item number changes at a rate depending on the shuttle dial position To change the currently displayed sub item Hold down the STOP button and turn the jog dial or shuttle dial The sub item number changes at a rate depending on the jog dial rotation rate or on the shuttle dial position CL nuE Pity N nnn J Sub item number flashing while changing Hold down the SHUTTLE button and turn the jog dial or shuttle dial The setting value changes at a rate depending on the jog dial rotation rate or on the shuttle dial position Setting value flashing while changing To skip from one item group to the next Hold down the VAR button and turn the jog dial or
94. 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 switch rear panel Time data display 2 3 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 gt 525J gt 625 When you rotate it in the reverse direction the display changes in the sequence 625 gt 525J gt 525U Setting Line mode 525U 525 U NTSC areas outside Japan 525J 525 J NTSC Japan Line mode 625 PAL Setting 625 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 95 for more information about how to make basic menu Sett
95. UF FWD eno PHONES jack and volume control knob MONITOR switch Of the two channels left and right selected by the AUDIO MONITOR SEL button see next item selects whether both or one is monitored L The left channel audio is output from the PHONES jack and the AUDIO MONITOR OUT connector R The right channel audio is output from the PHONES jack and the AUDIO MONITOR OUT connector MIX Stereo audio is output from the PHONES jack Monaural audio the left and right channels mixed is output from the AUDIO MONITOR OUT connector AUDIO MONITOR SEL selection button Of the up to eight audio signal channels the audio of the two channels left and right channels in the case of a stereo output selected by this button can be monitored with the PHONES jack on the front panel and the AUDIO MONITOR OUT connector on the rear panel Pressing this button cycles through the four of the following channel combinations e Channels 1 left and 2 right e Channels 3 left and 4 right e Channels 5 left and 6 right e Channels 7 left and 8 right In the status display section the MONITOR display see page 17 changes to reflect the selection The factory default is for channels 1 left and 2 right to be selected You can select whether to monitor both of the selected channels or only one using the MONITOR switch see page 15 AUDIO METER SEL selection button When using MPEG IMX format in eight
96. UT 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 DAMAGES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO COMPENSATION OR REIMBURSEMENT ON ACCOUNT OF THE LOSS OF PRESENT OR PROSPECTIVE PROFITS DUE TO FAILURE OF THIS UNIT EITHER DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD OR AFTER EXPIRATION OF THE WARRANTY OR FOR ANY OTHER REASON WHATSOEVER Specifications 135 xipueddy wl Glossary AES EBU A standard established jointly by the AES Audio Engineering Society and EBU European Broadcasting Union for serial transmission of digital audio Two channels of audio can be transmitted via a single connector Clip A recording unit Clips are created every time recording starts and stops Clip list A list of locations in the material recorded on the disc arranged in any order Clips lists can be created with the scene selection function of this unit and with the supplied PDZ 1 Proxy Browsing Software Color subcarrier In a composite video signal a signal superimposed upon the picture luminance information for the purpose of conveying the associated color information Color and saturation information is conveyed by the phase and amplitude of the color subcarrier Also called subcarrier C
97. a display ALARM REMOTE MODE IS SELECTED SET REMOTE LOCAL NETWORK SWITCH TO LOCAL Alarm on monitor 9 3 1 Alarm List The following tables list the alarms displayed by this unit categorized according to the state of the unit when the alarms occur The setting of basic menu item 016 ALARM DISPLAY determines whether or not some of these alarms appear The Display condition column in the tables shows whether the alarm is displayed according to or regardless of the setting of menu item 016 See 8 2 2 Basic Menu Operations page 95 for more information about how to set menu item 016 9 3 Alarms When the unit is powered on a With respect to setting of basic menu item 016 When a disc is inserted Message in time Display Description Action data display condition MENU Ver UP on limit off Setup menu settings were reset Reset the setup menu items because this unit was upgraded See 8 2 2 Basic Menu Operations page 95 and 8 3 2 Extended Menu Operations page 110 for information about making setup menu settings Maintenance menu item SETUP MAINTENANCE SAVE MENU DATA LOAD MENU DATA see page 115 can be used to temporarily back up and restore the current menu settings ILL SETUP on limit off Setup menu data is invalid or data Reset the items in the setup menu recalled with the maintenance menu item SETUP MAINTENANCE
98. age in time Display Description Action data display condition Non AV Full on limit off An attempt was made to record display Insert a different disc with enough free an E E picture record an essence mark capacity or add a quick scene selection sub clip when there was no free Non Real Time space Index File on limit off An attempt was made to record to a disc Exchange the disc for one that contains an containing an unsupported index file index file supported by this unit Alternatively format the disc see page 39 File System gt on limit off An attempt was made to record to a disc It may be possible to play back the disc but with an unsupported file system recording is not possible Exchange the File System gt on limit off An attempt was made to record to a disc disc Tor one Torm tted in a filesystem supported by this unit Alternatively format the disc see page 39 a With respect to setting of basic menu item 016 b This appears from firmware version 1 4 During reception of commands from an external device connected to the REMOTE connector with an input signal from the p 9400 i LINK connector selected Message in time Display Description Action data display condition No Disc on A recording playback search or other Try the operation again after loading a disc command was received with no disc loaded REC INHI on A recording E E display or
99. all digits are set press the SET button This returns to the NETWORK CONFIG menu To cancel a setting Before pressing the SET button press the MENU button This returns to the NETWORK CONFIG menu without saving the new setting 5 Repeat steps 1 to 4 as required to set the subnet mask and default gateway 6 In the NETWORK CONFIG menu press the SET button T When the NOW SAVING message vanishes power the unit off and then on again with the on standby switch Setting the communications speed Set the communications speed LINK SPEED and communications method DUPLEX to match the network environment For details of the operation see To change the setting of a menu item page 116 8 4 Maintenance Menu 8 5 System Menu 8 5 1 Items in the System Menu The following tables show the items in the system menu Item names are the names which appear on an external monitor to which the output of the VIDEO OUT 2 SUPER SDI OUT 2 SUPER connector is input DISC MENU items relating to disc 1 QUICK FORMAT Item Setting STATUS Display disc status or clip status Sub item Although the PDZ 1 Proxy Browsing Software can write TITLE1 and TITLE2 only TITLE1 is displayed here 1 DISC Display disc status 2 CLIP Display clip status DELETE Delete clips on the disc Sub item 1 LAST CLIP Delete the last clip 2 ALL CLIP Delete all the clips Locked files
100. amp button to select OK and then press the SET button The clip is deleted and you return to the thumbnail screen To delete all clips 1 Carry out steps 1 and 3 of Deleting clips to display the THUMBNAIL MENU 2 Use the arrow buttons or the jog dial to select DELETE ALL CLIPS and then press the SET button A confirmation screen appears To cancel the deletion and return to the thumbnail screen Do one of the following Use the 4 or button to select CANCEL and then press the SET button e Press the RESET button 3 Use the or Y button to select OK and then press the SET button All clips are deleted and you return to the thumbnail screen 4 2 Playback 55 yoeghe q Bulpiooey p Je deyo Scene Selection chapter 5 1 Overview What is scene selection Scene selection is a function which allows you to select material clips from the material recorded on a disc and perform cut editing You can do this by operating on this unit only e Scene selection is a convenient way to perform cut editing in the field and in other offline situations e Clip lists edit data created with the scene selection function can be used on XPRI and other full feature nonlinear editing systems 56 5 1 Overview Flow of scene selection editing Insert disc containing recorded material into this unit To edit a gee list Create and edi
101. and name STOR Description Begins transfer of a copy of a file in the specified path on the remote computer to the current directory on this unit Depending on the type of file transferred the following files are created e C MXF file C M01 XML file metadata C S01 MXF file proxy AV data e E E01 SMI file 5 E M01 XML file metadata a 0001 to 4999 b 0001 to 0099 c With firmware version 1 5 and higher the unit can handle files with user defined names in the C or E E01 part e For C MXF files the UMID of the copy source file is not saved However it is saved if an immediately preceding SITE UMMD extended command has been issued e For C MXF files some data such as file header metadata may be missing e Depending on the transfer destination directory and the file type transfer may not be possible For details see 7 1 2 File Operation Restrictions page 74 Command syntax STOR lt SP gt lt path name gt lt CRLF gt Input example STOR Edit E0001E01 SMI RNFR Rename a file Specify the file to be RNFR lt SP gt lt path name before change gt lt CRLF gt RNTO renamed with the RNFR command RNTO lt SP gt lt path name after change gt lt CRLF gt and specify the new name with the RNTO command Always follow a Input example RNFR command with a RNTO RNFR General info txt command RNTO General clip_info txt For details see 7 1 2 File O
102. apan For Japan if the country code is JP it is 2 bytes if JPN it is 3 bytes Thus enter the following JP_ or JPN _ where _ represents a space ORGANIZATION organization code Enter an abbreviated 4 byte alphanumeric string for the organization code Organization codes must be acquired by applying to the SMPTE registration office When no organization code has been acquired it is forbidden to enter an arbitrary string As arule the code 00 must be entered Freelance operators who do not belong to an origination should enter There are no problems in recording or playing back audio video signals if ORGANIZATION is not set USER user code Enter the 4 byte alphanumeric strings for user identification The user code is registered with each organization locally It is usually not centrally registered When the country code is less than 4 bytes enter the country code from the beginning of the 4 bytes and enter the space character 20h in the remaining strings This user code is determined by the organization The methods used depend on the organization User code cannot be entered when no organization code has been entered 8 3 Extended Menu 113 snuey g sajdeup 8 4 Maintenance Menu 8 4 1 Items in the Maintenance Menu The following tables show the items in the maintenance menu e Item names are the names which appear on an external appear in a different format on an external
103. ay playback condition marks set basic menu item 012 CONDITION DISPLAY ON VIDEO MONITOR to ena and set basic menu item 005 DISPLAY INFORMATION SELECT to T amp sta For details about operation see 8 2 2 Basic Menu Operations page 95 Playback condition displays You can be alerted in advance to deteriorating playback conditions and to error correction rates which are approaching their limits Deteriorating playback may be due to the following causes e Scratches and dust on the disc surface This includes fingerprints dust from the air tar from cigarette smoke and so on Scratches and soiling which occur before recording are not a problem because they are registered in advance as defects and recording avoids them However scratches and soiling which occur after recording can lead to deteriorating playback conditions e Aging of disc recording layers Over several decades the recording layers of optical discs can age and cause deteriorating playback conditions You can use this function to check archival discs and other discs which have been stored for extended periods so that you can take action before the deterioration progresses further e Deteriorating laser diodes performance The performance of the laser diodes used in optical heads can worsen with age leading to deteriorating playback conditions You can use the digital clock to check the total optical output time of optical heads For deta
104. ay the status of the current clip Press the 4 button or button to select CLIP then press the gt button The status of the clip at the current position appears When the current clip changes because of playback or a search the display switches to the status of the new clip CLIP STATUS CLIP NO 001 010 NAME c0001 TITLE no name RECORD DEVICE PDW 1500 SERIAL 10001 DATE 01 01 06 TIME 19 54 38 TO MENU MENU KEY To return to the previous menu page Press the MENU button To exit the menu system Press the MENU button twice To delete clips e Clips cannot be deleted when the Write Inhibit tab of the disc is set to the recording disabled position or when extended menu item 310 REC INHIBIT is set to on e Locked clips see page 54 are not deleted Proceed as follows 1 Carry out steps 1 and 2 in the previous section To display disc status and clip status 2 Press the 4 button or button to select DELETE then press the gt button The DELETE menu item appears 3 Delete the last clip or all clips To delete the last clip Press the button or button to select LAST CLIP then press the gt button The name of the clip to be deleted appears To cancel the deletion and return to the previous page press the MENU button To delete all clips Press the 4 button or button to select ALL CLIP then press the gt button The message A
105. button 16 Nonlinear editing system connection 26 Number of data bits 18 O On standby switch 13 Operation mode 36 OUT indicator 19 Overview 9 P PDZ 1 24 69 connections 24 installation 69 system requirements 69 Periodic maintenance 122 PHONES jack 15 PLAY button 16 Playback 48 49 clip list 52 condition displays 37 jog mode 49 normal speed 49 preparations 48 repeat 53 shuttle mode 50 start position 48 variable speed mode 50 Power supply section 22 POWER switch 22 Preparations 23 PREV button 16 Proxy AV data 9 Proxy Browsing Software See also PDZ 1 24 69 Q Quick scene selection 60 R Rear panel 20 REC button 16 REC INH indicator 17 Recorded channels 18 Recording 41 essence mark 47 49 format setting 42 level adjustment 42 operation 46 preparations 41 time code user bits 43 Recording and playback control section 16 REF VIDEO IN connectors 20 REMOTE 13 9P i LINK indicator 17 connector 20 Remote control switch 13 Repeat playback 53 RESET button 14 Reverse high speed search 16 S S400 connector 20 Salvage function 39 Scene selection 56 SDI 14 15 17 IN connector 22 OUT1 2 SUPER connectors 22 signal inputs outputs 22 SET button 14 Setup 34 SG 14 15 17 SHIFT button 14 Shuttle dial 19 mode 50 SHUTTLE button 18 Shuttle jog variable control block 18 SNMP 10 Specifications 133 Status display section 17 STOP button 16 Sub clip 58 deleting 64 reordering 61 trim
106. button to select SORT BY and then press the gt button A screen like the one shown below appears CLIP MENU SORT BY gt name XNAME A Z e DATE NEWEST FIRST 3 Use the 4 or button to select NAME or DATE NAME Sort in ascending order by clip list name factory default setting DATE Sort by date of creation with the newest clip list first 4 Press the lt button to return to the CLIP menu screen The clip lists are sorted by the method you chose in step 3 Unused clip lists are excluded from the sort 5 4Using PDZ 1 Proxy Browsing Software When a computer with the PDZ 1 Proxy Browsing Software installed is connected to this unit you can transfer the proxy AV data and metadata files recorded on a disc to the computer On the computer side PDZ 1 enables you to browse the proxy AV data add or modify metadata titles comments essence marks etc or create a clip list The modified metadata and the created clip list can then be written back to the disc loaded in this unit Live logging function 1 If you set extended menu item 258 LIVE LOGGING to on you can use PDZ 1 to do the following during recording of high resolution data view proxy AV data perform cut editing of the data and enter metadata 1 This is supported from firmware version 1 4 and PDZ 1 version 1 4 For more information about PDZ 1 functions and operations refer to the PDZ 1 help System requirements Th
107. ce Frequency response 20 Hz to 20 kHz 0 5 1 0 dB 0 dB at 1 kHz Dynamic range More than 90 dB Distortion Less than 0 05 at 1kHz Head room 20 18 16 12 dB Selectable with menu Input connectors Digital signal inputs SDI IN BNC type x1 SDI format 270 Mbps SMPTE 259M CCIR656 TI Specifications DIGITAL AUDIO AES EBU IN 1 2 3 4 BNC type x2 complying with AES 3id 1995 S400 i LINK 6 pin x1 complying with IEEE 1394 Analog video inputs REF VIDEO IN BNC type x2 loop through with 75 Q automatic terminator Black burst 0 286 V NTSC 0 3V PAL 75 Q negative sync Composite sync BNC type x2 loop through connector with 75 Q automatic terminator composite 1 0 Vp p 75 Q negative sync VIDEO IN Analog audio inputs AUDIO IN 1 3 2 4 XLR 3 pin female x2 4 0 3 6 dBu selectable with menu 10 KQ balanced Time code input TIME CODE IN BNC type x1 SMPTE time code 0 5 Vp p to 18 Vp p 3 3 KQ unbalanced x network 1000Base T 100Base TX 10Base T RJ 45 type x1 1000BASE T complying with TEEE802 3ab 100BASE TX complying with IEEE 802 3u 10BASE T complying with IEEE 802 3 Output connectors Digital signal outputs SDI OUT 1 2 SUPER BNC type x2 SDI format 270 Mbps SMPTE 259M CCIR656 III DIGITAL AUDIO AES EBU OUT 1 2 3 4 BNC type x2 complying with AES 3id 1995 S400 i LINK 6 pin x1 complying with IEEE 1394 Analog video outputs VIDEO OUT 1 2
108. channel mode select whether the audio level meters should display channels 1 to 4 or channels 5 to 8 Pressing this button toggles the selection and the audio level meter channel display also changes The factory default is for channels 1 to 4 to be selected AUDIO INPUT CH channel button This selects the channel to which the audio input signal selection applies Pressing this button cycles through the following states of the audio level meter channel display e Channel 1 flashing e Channel 2 flashing e Channel 3 flashing e Channel 4 flashing e Channels 1 to 4 lit When a channel is flashing you can select the audio input signal using the AUDIO INPUT SEL button When audio is in eight channel mode On channels 5 to 8 you can input only the audio signals embedded in an SDI signal After completing the selection of the audio input signals with the AUDIO INPUT SEL button return the audio level meters to the state in which all channel indications are lit AUDIO INPUT SEL selection button This selects the input signal to the channel with a flashing display that has been selected with the AUDIO INPUT CH button described above Pressing this button cycles the selection of the audio input signal and the audio input display above the audio level meter changes to reflect this ANA Analog audio signal input to the AUDIO IN connector SDI SDI audio signal input to the SDI IN connector AES EBU AES EBU format di
109. cified Settings required for editing The following table shows the settings required for editing Item Audio input signal Setting Select the audio input signal with the AUDIO INPUT CH button see page 15 and the AUDIO INPUT SEL button see page 75 Input audio level Adjust the input audio level with the ALL CH 1 and CH 2 to CH 4 knobs see page 76 Edit point transition type Audio Mix With extended menu item 317 AUDIO EDIT MODE see page 707 select cut cut edit or cross cross fade See 8 3 2 Extended Menu Operations page 110 for more information about how to make this setting To perform audio mixing use extended menu item 819 AUDIO INPUT SOURCE ARRANGE see page 109 to set the desired input channels to on See 8 3 2 Extended Menu Operations page 110 for more information about how to make this setting 6 1 2 Editing Operations Setting edit points Clip 1 Clip 2 Refer to the documentation of your editor for more A A IN point OUT point information about how to set edit points When the In and Out point are not set in the same clip insert editing is performed only for the clip containing the In point Edit execution segment Executing audio mixing You can mix input audio signals with this unit only without connecting an audio mixer The following example shows how to mix an external audio input signal i
110. command name is specified with lt command name gt e Command name specified Explanation of the specified command e No specification Command list Input example HELP RETR NOOP Does nothing except return a response NOOP lt CRLF gt Used to check whether this unit is running PWD Displays the current directory if the PWD lt CRLF gt directory is the root directory CWD Changes the current directory moves CWD lt SP gt lt path name gt lt CRLF gt from the current directory to another directory Moves to a directory as follows depending on whether a directory is specified with lt path name gt e Directory specified To the specified directory e No specification To the root directory Input example CWD General CDUP Moves one level up in the directory CDUP lt CRLF gt structure makes the parent of the current directory be the current directory MKD Creates a new directory MKD lt SP gt lt path name gt lt CRLF gt Directories can be created only in the General directory For details see 7 1 2 File Operation Restrictions page 74 RMD Deletes a directory RMD lt SP gt lt path name gt lt CRLF gt Directories can be deleted only in the General directory For details see 7 1 2 File Operation Restrictions page 74 7 4 FTP File Operations 87 suolyesedo ll4 2 Ja deyo Hl suoyesedo al4 Z Ja dey9 WN 88 Extended commands The following table shows the extended FTP
111. commands supported by this unit In the Command syntax column lt SP gt means a space entered by pressing the space bar and lt CRLF gt means a new line entered by pressing the Enter key Command name SITE REPF Description Sends an MXF file from the specified path on this unit to the remote computer This command allows you to specify a segment in the body of the MXF file composed of video and audio data for transfer of the required segment only e A segment greater than the file size cannot be specified e This command cannot be used when the path names contains a space Use the SITE REPFL command instead Command syntax SITE REPF lt SP gt lt path name gt lt SP gt lt start frame gt lt SP gt lt transfer size gt lt CRLF gt lt start frame gt specifies an offset from the start of the file Data is transferred from the video frame at the offset the first frame is 0 lt transfer size gt specifies the number of video frames to transfer specify 0 to transfer to the end of the file Input example SITE REPF Clip C0001 MXF 5 150 Transfer C0001 MXF Body data is transferred only from frame 6 to frame 150 SITE REPFL 2 Sends an MXF file from the specified path on this unit to the remote computer This command allows you to specify a segment in the body of the MXF file composed of video and audio data for transfer of the required segment only A segment greater than the file siz
112. cter NUMERIC A five digit number 00001 to 99999 to serve as the initial value of the serial number 8 Rotate the jog or shuttle dial to select the character position to set Q With the SHUTTLE button held down rotate the jog or shuttle dial to select the character to set 1 ORepeat steps 8 and 9 as required When you are setting the NUMERIC item you can press the RESET button to return the initial value of the serial number to 00001 factory default setting 11 Carry out steps 7 to 10 to set the other item 1 2 Press the SET button The title is saved To check the titles of recorded clips Press the THUMBNAIL button to display the thumbnail screen and select the clip whose title you want to check The title of the selected clip appears at the upper left of the screen See Cuing up a desired clip page 50 for more information about the thumbnail screen The value of the serial number is incremented by 1 every time a title is generated When the value reaches 99999 the next number restarts from 00001 Duplicate clip titles can be generated if you reset the serial number after recording several clips or the same is true depending on the value setting Care should be taken when setting the serial number The PREFIX setting is saved in memory banks but the NUMERIC setting is not saved see page 97 7 1 4 Assigning User Defined Clip and Clip List Names The following standard format name
113. d 30 seconds in steps of 1 second A preroll time of at least 5 seconds is recommended when using this unit for editing 002 CHARACTER H POSITION Adjust the horizontal screen position as a hexadecimal value of the text information output from the VIDEO OUT 2 SUPER connector and SDI OUT 2 SUPER connector for superimposed display on the monitor 00 OA 2A 525 U 525 J line modes 00 09 29 625 line mode The hexadecimal value 00 is for the far left of the screen Increasing the value moves the position of the characters to the right Set this item by adjusting to the required position while viewing the monitor 003 CHARACTER V POSITION Adjust the vertical screen position as a hexadecimal value of the text information output from the VIDEO OUT 2 SUPER connector and SDI OUT 2 SUPER connector for superimposed display on the monitor 00 2E 38 525 U 525 J line modes 00 37 43 625 line mode The hexadecimal value 00 is for the top of the screen Increasing the value lowers the position of the characters Set this item by adjusting to the required position while viewing the monitor 005 DISPLAY INFORMATION SELECT Determine the kind of text information to be output from the VIDEO OUT 2 SUPER connector and SDI OUT 2 SUPER connector off display off Do not output text information T amp sta time data amp status Time data and the units status T amp UB time data a
114. d of sub status information to be output from the VIDEO OUT 2 SUPER connector and SDI OUT 2 SUPER connector off Do not output sub status information tc tc mode Settings of items 626 627 and 619 rmain disc remain Available disc space unit minute clip clip no Order of playback of the selected clip total number of clips edit edit preset Edit preset state ed amp tc edit preset amp tc mode Edit preset state and settings of items 626 627 and 619 pbr playback remain The remaining playback time of the selected clip from the current playback position hours minutes seconds frames When menu item 005 is set to off sub status information is not displayed when this item is set to anything other than off 024 MENU CHARACTER TYPE Determine the type of characters in menu text output from the VIDEO OUT 2 SUPER connector and SDI OUT 2 SUPER connector for superimposed display on the monitor white White letters on a black background black Black letters on a white background W out White letters with black outline B out Black letters with white outline Set this item by selecting the required type while viewing the monitor 8 2 Basic Setup Menu 93 snus g sajdeup 94 Item number 029 Item name STORED OWNERSHIP Settings Specify whether to enable changing UMID ownership information settings COUNTRY ORGANIZATION and USER off Do not enable on Enable See 8 3
115. dial to select free You are now able to use clips and clip lists with user defined names 7 1 Overview 6 With the STOP button held down rotate the jog dial or the shuttle dial to move the to the left of AUTO NAMING T With the SHUTTLE button held down rotate the jog dial or the shuttle dial to select title 8 Press the SET button The same name will now be given to newly recorded clips To use clips and clip lists with user defined names over FAM and FTP connections Carry out steps 2 to 5 of To assign clip names on this unit and then press the SET button It is now possible to write transfer and rename clips and clip lists with user defined names over file access mode FAM connections see page 79 and FTP connections see page 83 Able to use clips with user defined names over FAM and FTP connections Sakura SMI Able to use clip lists with user defined names over FAM and FTP connections To check clip names Press the THUMBNAIL button to display the thumbnail screen and select the clip whose name you want to check The name of the selected clip appears at the upper left of the screen See Cuing up a desired clip page 50 for more information about the thumbnail screen e The item at the upper left of the screen is displayed according to the following order of priority Title gt User defined clip name gt Standard format clip name Therefore the
116. dio is output from the PHONES jack on the front panel and the AUDIO MONITOR OUT connector on the rear panel according to the setting of the MONITOR switch see page 15 1 2 channels 1 left and 2 right 3 4 channels 3 left and 4 right 5 6 channels 5 left and 6 right 7 8 channels 7 left and 8 right INPUT video input signal display Shows the currently selected video input signal i LINK i LINK compliant DVCAM format digital signal SDI SDI video signal CMPST Composite video signal SG Test video signal from the internal signal generator Make the video signal input selection with the VIDEO INPUT SEL button see page 13 Time data display Normally this shows the disc playback time time code or user bit information as selected by the COUNTER SELECT button see page 13 and extended menu item 629 TC SELECT It is also used for error messages setup menus and other displays Indicators above the time data display There are the following indicators EDIT indicator This lights when an Audio Edit Preset command is received from an external editor REMOTE 9P i LINK indicator This shows 9P or i LINK as follows 9P When extended menu item 214 REMOTE INTERFACE is set to 9PIN e i LINK When extended menu item 214 REMOTE INTERFACE is set to i LINK COUNTER indicator This lights when a counter value hours minutes seconds and fram
117. display of this item changes as following depending on whether there is a title When a title has been set as a clip name on this unit for clips recorded on this unit the title is displayed The user defined name or standard format name is displayed for clips without a title e If the firmware of your XDCAM device is version 1 4x or lower clips with user defined names appear as C5000 to C9999 in order of recording 7 2 File Access Mode File Operations for Windows File access mode operating environment Operating system requirements for file operations by file access mode called FAM below are as follows e Computer operating system Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 or higher or Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate Business 32bit Preparations Do the following on the remote computer and this unit e Install the FAM driver on the remote computer see the next section e Set extended menu item 215 i LINK MODE to FAM See 8 3 2 Extended Menu Operations page 110 for more information about how to make this setting To install the FAM driver Insert the supplied CD ROM XDCAM Application into the CD ROM drive of your computer navigate to the FAM Driver directory and run the installer in the directory for your operating system then follow the installation instructions For details refer to the ReadMe file contained on the CD ROM disc Use Version 2 01 or higher of the FA
118. e cannot be specified SITE REPFL lt SP gt lt path name gt lt SP gt lt start frame gt lt SP gt lt transfer size gt lt CRLF gt lt path name gt specifies the path name of the file to transfer Enclose the path name in double quotation marks lt start frame gt specifies an offset from the start of the file Data is transferred from the video frame at the offset the first frame is 0 lt transfer size gt specifies the number of video frames to transfer specify O to transfer to the end of the file Input example SITE REPFL Clip sakura 0001 MXF 5 150 Transfer sakura 0001 MXF Body data is transferred only from frame 6 to frame 155 SITE FSTS Acquires the system status of this unit One of the following status codes is sent 0 Initial state or no disc is loaded 1 File system mount is OK 3 File system mount is not OK SITE FSTS lt CRLF gt SITE MEID SITE FUNC Acquires the media ID of the disc loaded in this unit Acquires the function and version of the extended commands Information is sent in the following format lt main function gt lt SP gt lt branch function gt lt SP gt lt branch function version gt For XDCAM sent in a format like 200 MXF DISK 1 200 is a response code SITE MEID lt CRLF gt SITE FUNC lt CRLF gt SITE UMMD When a C MXF file is sent with the STOR command the copy source UMID is saved if this command is invo
119. e 8 2 2 Basic Menu Operations page ot 95 about how to change this setting 3 4CHx24 Clip on limit The number of channels and quantizing To record on the disc change the setting of a 8CHx16 Clip bits of the loaded disc differ from the maintenance menu item AUDIO CONFIG 2 specifications of maintenance menu item DATA LENGTH 3 AUDIO CONFIG DATA LENGTH S See 8 4 2 Maintenance Menu Operations A page 116 about how to change this 3 setting a No Support on limit off A disc recorded in an unsupported Use a disc recorded in the MPEG IMX or 125 Buljooyseiqnoyy pue soueuajuleW 6 Je deyo HAI Message in time Display Description Action data display condition ILL Index on limit off An index file error was detected Format the disc For details see 3 5 5 Formatting a Disc page 39 FORMAT NG on limit off Automatic format failed Use another disc DI read err on limit off A disc read error occurred Try ejecting the disc and inserting it again DRV ADJ err on limit off Adjustment processing failed when a grinsen another dige disc was inserted a With respect to setting of basic menu item 016 During playback a With respect to setting of basic menu item 016 During front panel operations of a disc defect Message in time Display Description Action data display condition 525 60 Disc on limit An attempt was
120. e code or user bits preset operation parii was attempted with extended menu item 966 0 92 EAr Menu ia One 626 TC MODE set to int regen ext page 110 about how to make this setting regen or rp188 regen REC PAUSE on A time code or user bits preset operation Try the operation again after stopping was attempted with recording paused recording REC mode on limit An attempt was made to switch video or audio signals during recording REC mode on limit off An attempt was made to display the system menu DISC MENU during recording REC mode on limit The THUMBNAIL button was pressed during recording REC mode on limit off An attempt was made to display DRIVE MAINTENANCE in the maintenance menu during recording No SEL List on limit The SUBCLIP button was pressed Try the operation again after loading a clip without loading a clip list from the disc list into the current clip list For details see 5 3 1 Loading a Clip List From Disc Into Unit Memory page 66 No SUB Clip on limit A button in the playback control section Playback is not possible without a sub clip was pressed when there were no sub in the current clip list clips in the current clip list SB CLP mode on limit The SHIFT button and the THUMBNAIL Press the SUBCLIP button turning it off button were pressed together with the and try the operation again SUBCLIP button lit SUB CLIP NG on limit The SHIFT and SET buttons w
121. e factory default settings bank 4 Set the current menu to the settings saved in menu bank 4 B20 RESET SETUP MENU 2 Set to on to return the settings of the current menu to the factory default a This is supported from firmware version 1 4 b This is supported from firmware version 1 5 8 2 2 Basic Menu Operations This section describes the basic menu display and how to Item name change the settings Displaying the menu To display the item group name Items in the menu are arranged in groups by the 100 s digit of the item number To display the name of the group to which the currently selected item belongs hold down SHUTTLE button the VAR button Time data display VAR button Item group name To display menus on the monitor Pressing the MENU button allows you to display setup menus on the monitor connected to the VIDEO OUT 2 SUPER connector or SDI OUT 2 SUPER connector of MENU button this unit When a setup menu appears on the monitor a STOP button cursor indicates the currently selected menu item NEXT button PEE Cursor indicating the currently selected item Group name for the currently selected item Press the MENU button The SHUTTLE button VAR button and NEXT button light and the setting of the currently selected menu item HOUR METER appears in the time data display The S
122. e following are required to use PDZ 1 e Computer When using the live logging function PC with Intel Pentium 4 CPU at least 2 GHz installed memory at least 512 MB When not using the live logging function PC with Intel Pentium M CPU at least 1 GHz installed memory at least 512 MB e Operating system Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 or higher Windows Vista Ultimate Business 32bit or Mac OS X v10 4 11 or higher e Web browser Internet Explorer 6 0 SP1 or higher e DirectX DirectX 8 1b or higher To install PDZ 1 Insert the supplied CD ROM XDCAM Application into the CD ROM drive of your computer and run the installer in the PDZ 1 directory For details refer to the ReadMe file contained on the CD ROM disc e Make sure that the hard disk drive on which the work folder to store the material transferred from this unit has adequate free space The amount of proxy AV data transferred is about 1 4 GB per disc when recording in the DVCAM format To transfer files between the computer and this unit requires this unit s IP address and other network related settings to be made For details of the network related settings see To change network settings page 117 5 4 Using PDZ 1 Proxy Browsing Software 69 uogoaj s eueds Gg Ja deyo II 70 Insert Editing chapter 6 1 Clip Audio Insert Editing You can perform insert editing on the audio tracks of single recorded clips Th
123. e for setup menu settings see page 96 scene selection thumbnail search settings and so on The scene selection window or a menu for sub clip operations appears when you press this button with the SHIFT button held down with either of the following displayed The window or menu appears in the status display section and on an external monitor When a thumbnail screen is displayed The scene selection window see page 60 appears When a sub clip thumbnail is displayed A sub clip operation menu see page 62 appears RESET button Press to reset the counter This is also used to cancel or abandon setup menu settings and scene selection thumbnail search THUMBNAIL button To carry out a thumbnail search or create a clip list press this button turning it on Thumbnail images representing each clip or sub clip appear Press once more to turn the button off and return to a whole screen display To display the thumbnails of essence mark frames frames with an essence mark attached hold down the SHIFT button and press this button The essence mark selection menu appears Select the desired type of essence mark and the corresponding essence mark frames appear in thumbnails Press once more turning the button off to return to a whole screen display Disc slot and EJECT button Insert a disc in the disc slot To remove the disc press the EJECT button 2 1 Front Panel 1 Audio level meter section Audio level meters
124. e of 3 5 Handling Discs the disc in the direction of the arrow as shown in the following figure Lower surface of the disc Write Inhibit tab Slide in the direction of the arrow Write Inhibit tab settings SAVE gt SAVE gt Recording enabled Recording disabled You can lock individual clips to prevent them from being deleted For details see Locking clips page 54 3 5 4 Loading and Unloading a Disc When the on standby switch indicator is lit green you can load and unload a disc as shown in the following figure On standby switch and indicator To unload Press the EJECT button Insert a disc face up The disc is drawn in The disc loaded mark see page 18 flashes while the disc is being inserted and while it is being ejected Lights when loading finishes and goes out when eject finishes 3 5 5 Formatting a Disc An unused disc requires no formatting operation The disc is automatically formatted when loaded into this unit To format a recorded disc load the disc into the unit then proceed as follows When a recorded disc is formatted all the data on the disc is erased Locked clips see page 54 are also erased 1 Holding down the SHIFT button press the MENU button The system menu appears on the monitor screen 2 Select DISC MENU using the 4 button or button then press the gt button
125. e variety of applications such as content management on small scale servers High speed file transfer The PDW 1500 has two optical heads enabling high speed file transfer For high resolution MPEG IMX and DVCAM material the maximum transfer speed is at about 5 times speed for DVCAM signals and about 2 5 times speed for MPEG IMX signals For low resolution proxy AV data a transfer speed of up to 50 times faster than real time is achieved Thumbnail search operation Simply press the THUMBNAIL button and the PDW 1500 instantly displays thumbnails on a connected monitor You can easily cue up the desired scene by guiding the cursor to the corresponding thumbnail and confirming your selection with the SET button Scene selection You can create and play back clip lists of selected clips from the disc arranged in any order One disc can store up to 99 clip lists Clip lists make it simple to perform offline editing in the field for later use with full scale nonlinear editing systems XPRI etc 1 XPRI is a trademark of Sony Corporation Clip audio insert editing You can perform insert editing on the audio tracks of a recorded clip in the same way that you edit conventional VTR clips You can also mix audio signals recorded on the disc with input audio Quick picture search by jog and shuttle dials The PDW 1500 has jog and shuttle dials as a conventional VTR to search picture in a clip The jog dial is for frame
126. e viewing the INPUT display select one of SDI CMPST or SG To synchronize to VITC in an input video signal Connect a video signal containing VITC to the VIDEO IN connector or the SDI IN connector Press the VIDEO INPUT SEL button and while viewing the INPUT display select CMPST or SDI To synchronize to SMPTE RP188 LTC in an SDI signal Connect an SDI signal containing SMPTE RP188 LTC to the SDI IN connector To synchronize to i LINK TC Connect an i LINK signal to the S400 i LINK connector Press the VIDEO INPUT SEL button and while viewing the INPUT display select i LINK To synchronize to i LINK VITC Connect an i LINK signal to the S400 i LINK connector Press the VIDEO INPUT SEL button and while viewing the INPUT display select i LINK Make the following settings To synchronize to time code input to the TIME CODE IN connector e Set extended menu item 626 TC MODE to ext regen e Set extended menu item 629 TC SELECT to te To synchronize to VITC in an input video signal e Set extended menu item 626 TC MODE to ext regen e Set extended menu item 629 TC SELECT to vite To synchronize to SMPTE RP188 LTC in an SDI signal Set extended menu item 626 TC MODE to rp188 regen To synchronize to i LINK TC e Set extended menu item 626 TC MODE to ext regen e Set extended menu item 629 TC SELECT to te To synchronize to i
127. edit preset Try the operation again after setting the command was received for a write Write Inhibit tab to the recording enabled protected disc position REC INHI on A recording E E display or edit preset Try the operation again after setting command was received with extended extended menu item 310 to off menu item 310 REC INHIBIT set to on See 8 3 2 Extended Menu Operations page 110 about how to make this setting IMX50 Clip on limit A recording E E display or edit preset Try the operation again after changing the IMX40 Clip command was received with basic menu setting of basic menu item 031 IMX30 Clip item for a disc recorded in a format DVCAM Clip different from the specification of basic See 8 2 2 Basic Menu Operations page 4CHx24 Clip menu item 031 RECORDING 95 about how to change this setting 8CHx16 Clip FORMAT Run Salvage on limit A recording E E display or edit preset Try the operation again after recovering command was received for a disc that clips from the disc salvage function needs clip recovery salvage See 3 5 7 Handling of Discs When Recording Does Not End Normally Salvage Function page 39 i LINK on limit An edit preset command was received To perform this operation use the VIDEO INPUT SEL button to select a signal other than i LINK 9 3 Alarms 129 Bunooysejqnol pue soueueiuleyy 6 Je deyD III BHunooyse qnoyy
128. eed range when carrying out playback in variable speed mode from a remote control unit connected to the REMOTE connector 2 2 2 to 2 times normal speed wide 2 20 to 2 20 times normal speed 308 SELECTION OF STD NON STD Select the STD or NON STD mode in accordance with a composite FOR COMPOSITE VIDEO IN video or S video input STD forced STD The STD mode is always used forced STD mode N STD forced non STD Use this setting when the input video signal is unstable forced NON STD mode When using a VCR with no built in time base corrector e g a home use VHS system VCR select N STD 310 REC INHIBIT Select whether recording is inhibited off Do not inhibit recording on Inhibit recording 311 ANALOG AUDIO EDIT PRESET Select methods for setting the edit presets of the digital audio channels REPLACE FOR CH1 CH1 to CH4 of this unit Make these settings when using an editor PVE 312 ANALOG AUDIO EDIT PRESET sak Fas E or remote control unit without a function to control REPLACE FOR CH2 igita audio Bdit presets MRE The edit presets of the digital audio channels of this unit are turned on 313 ANALOG AUDIO EDIT PRESET and off according to the specified analog audio presets of the editor or REPLACE FOR CH3 remote control unit nodef no definition No definition 314 lagi terrae PRESET ch 1 analog ch1 Follow the edit preset of analog channel 1 ch 2 analog ch2 Follow the edi
129. em 013 to on 4 Press the SET button 5 Hold down the SHUTTLE button and turn the jog dial or shuttle dial to select the line mode 525 U 525 J or 625 6 Press the SET button T Turn the unit off press the on standby switch to put the unit in the standby state Next time the unit is turned on when the unit is put in the operating state by pressing the on standby switch it operates in the new mode Menu bank operations menu items B01 to B13 This unit allows menu settings to be saved in what are termed menu banks Saved sets of menu settings can be recalled for use as required To jump to menu item B01 You can recall any required menu by turning the jog dial or shuttle dial after pressing the MENU button If you press the MENU button first then the COUNTER SELECT button you can jump directly to menu item BO1 or H01 The recalled menu item toggles between BO1 and HO1 every time you press the COUNTER SELECT button Saving the current active menu settings Set one of basic menu items B11 SAVE SETUP BANK 1 to B13 SAVE SETUP BANK 3 to on depending on which of the menu banks you wish to save in then press the SET button Recalling settings from a menu bank Set one of basic menu items B01 RECALL SETUP BANK 1 to B03 RECALL SETUP BANK 3 to on depending on which of the menu banks you wish to recall from then press the SET button To recall menu bank 4 select bank 4
130. enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance WARNING THIS WARNING IS APPLICABLE FOR USA ONLY If used in USA use the UL LISTED power cord specified below DO NOT USE ANY OTHER POWER CORD Plug Cap Parallel blade with ground pin NEMA 5 15P Configuration Cord Type SJT three 16 or 18 AWG wires Length Minimum 1 5 m 4 ft 11 in Less than 2 5 m 8 ft 3 in Rating Minimum 10 A 125 V Using this unit at a voltage other than 120 V may require the use of a different line cord or attachment plug or both To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock refer servicing to qualified service personnel WARNING THIS WARNING IS APPLICABLE FOR OTHER COUNTRIES 1 Use the approved Power Cord 3 core mains lead Appliance Connector Plug with earthing contacts that conforms to the safety regulations of each country if applicable 2 Use the Power Cord 3 core mains lead Appliance Connector Plug conforming to the proper ratings Voltage Ampere If you have questions on the use of the above Power Cord Appliance Connector Plug please consult a qualified service personnel CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT LASER KLASSE 1 PRODUKT LUOKAN 1 LASERLAITE KLASS 1 LASERAPPARAT This Professional Disc Recorder is clas
131. enu item 601 or 602 a This is supported from firmware version 1 4 Menu items in the 800s relating to audio control Item number 802 807 Item name DIGITAL AUDIO MUTING IN SHUTTLE MODE AUDIO OUTPUT PHASE Settings Set the audio muting conditions during shuttle playback off Not muted on Muted Set the output timing of digital audio playback signals SDI AES EBU only with 80H as a reference position Output timing is earlier for values smaller than 80H and later for values greater than 80H 80H 128 samples approx 2 7 ms 80H 1 sample approx 20 us 0 0 HEX 80 80 HEX FF FF HEX Values can be set in this range 808 INTERNAL AUDIO SIGNAL GENERATOR Select the operation of the internal audio test signal generator silnc silence Silent signal 1kHz 1kHz sine 1 kHz 20 dB FS sine wave signal When you select SG as the audio input in the input selection section of the control panel the audio test signal generated by the internal audio test signal generator is input 815 AUDIO SAMPLING RATE CONVERTER Select the mode of operation of the sampling rate converter for AES EBU input to channels 1 to 4 off Do not operate on Operate 8 3 Extended Menu Menu items in the 800s relating to audio control Item number 819 Item name AUDIO INPUT SOURCE ARRANGE Sub item Settings Enable or disable mixing of the audio signals
132. er of other peripherals connected to the remote computer 2 Use Explorer to perform file operations on the disc loaded in this unit You can operate in the same way that you operate on local drives and files on network computers e If you power this unit off during a FAM connection the data transferred thus far is discarded e All file operations are not possible for some types of files For details see 7 1 2 File Operation Restrictions page 74 To eject discs from a remote computer Right click the icon representing this unit in Explorer and select Eject from the menu which appears 7 2 3 Exiting File Operations Do not disconnect the cable before performing steps 1 to 3 a T Do one of the following on the E or ig icon g displayed in the remote computer s taskbar e Double click e Right click and select Safely Remove Hardware from the menu which appears The Safely Remove Hardware dialog appears 2 Select Sony XDCAM PDW 1500 IEEE 1394 SBP2 Device and click Stop The Stop a Hardware device dialog appears 3 Select Sony XDCAM PDW 1500 IEEE 1394 SBP2 Device and click OK In Windows XP Sony XDCAM PDW 1500 IEEE 1394 SBP2 Device is deleted from the list of hardware devices In Windows Vista the message This device can be safely removed from your computer appears This unit can now resume normal operations The limitations described in Operat
133. erator The INPUT display in the status display section changes to reflect the selection as follows i LINK SDI CMPST gt SG Input signals AV C from the S400 i LINK connector cannot be recorded when the basic menu item 031 RECORDING FORMAT is set to IMX 50 IMX40 or IMX 30 E E video display and audio output are also not possible Select a signal other than i LINK to record IMX format video signals When i LINK input signals are selected set basic menu item 031 RECORDING FORMAT to DVCAM See 8 2 2 Basic Menu Operations page 95 for more information about how to make basic menu settings COUNTER SELECT button This cycles the data displayed in the time data display through the sequence TC UB and COUNTER TC The playback time code read by the internal time code reader or the time code generated by the internal time code generator Make the TC or VITC selection in extended menu item 629 TC SELECT UB The user bits inserted in the playback time code or user bits generated by the internal time code generator Make the UB or VIUB selection in extended menu item 629 TC SELECT COUNTER The elapsed recording playback time hours minutes seconds frames This can be reset by pressing the RESET button see page 14 The corresponding indicator above the time data display lights according to the setting SUBCLIP button To play back following
134. ere Set the IN and OUT points correctly and try pressed together when IN and OUT the operation again points were not set correctly the OUT point was set before the IN point etc No List on limit off An attempt was made to delete a clip list This operation is not possible with no clip lists saved on the disc STOP ONCE on limit The SUBCLIP button was pressed Try the operation again after stopping during playback of a clip list playback STOP ONCE on limit off An attempt was made to display the CLIP menu during playback No EM Space on limit off Recording of an essence mark failed Use the PDZ 1 Proxy Browsing Software to because the number of essence marks delete unneeded essence marks recorded on the disc reached the upper limit of the specifications of this unit EM Full on limit off An attempt was made to add an essence mark with the number of recorded essence marks at the upper limit of the specifications of this unit Formatting on limit off An attempt was made to display the Wait until the end of the auto format DISC MENU page in the system menu during an auto format Disc Damage on limit off An attempt was made to record display This disc cannot be recorded Exchange 9 3 Alarms an E E picture record an essence mark or add a quick scene selection sub clip when there was no free sparing area the disc when its file system was set to inhibit recording Mess
135. ers with black outline B out Black letters with white outline Set this item by selecting the required type while viewing the monitor 011 CHARACTER V SIZE Determine the vertical size of characters such as time code output from the VIDEO OUT 2 SUPER connector and SDI OUT 2 SUPER connector for superimposed display on the monitor x1 Standard size x2 2 times standard size Set this item by selecting the required size while viewing the monitor 012 CONDITION DISPLAY ON Select whether to display disc condition marks in external monitor output VIDEO MONITOR output from the VIDEO OUT 2 SUPER and SDI OUT 2 SUPER connectors dis disable Do not display ena enable Display 013 525 625 SYSTEM SELECT Specify whether to enable switching between 525 V line 525 J line and 625 line modes off Do not enable system switching on Enable system switching For the switching between 525 U 525 J 625 line modes see page 97 When you switch line modes all basic menu and extended menu items are set to the factory defaults for the selected line mode 016 ALARM DISPLAY Select whether or not to display alarm messages off Do not display alarm messages However certain important alarms are displayed limit on limited Display only a minimum number of alarm messages on Display all alarm messages For details about alarm message display conditions see 9 3 1 Alarm List page 124 017 SUB STATUS DISPLAY SELECT Determine the kin
136. es resettable is displayed in the time data display TC VITC time code type indicator This lights when the COUNTER SELECT button see page 13 is set to TC The time data display shows the time code When extended menu item 629 TC SELECT is set to tc this shows TC and when vitc is selected it shows VITC UB VIUB user bit type indicator This lights when the COUNTER SELECT button is set to UB The time data display shows the user bits When extended menu item 629 TC SELECT is set to tc this shows UB and when vite is selected it shows VIUB indicator This lights in the following cases e In playback mode when VITC is being read Regardless of what the time data display is showing e When VITC is being recorded or in E E mode 1 when VITC is recorded due to one of the following conditions Extended menu item 619 VITC is set to on There is VITC in the selected video input signal and that line has been set to thru with extended menu item 723 INPUT VIDEO BLANK REC INH recording inhibit indicator This lights in the following cases e When a disc with recording inhibited is loaded e When extended menu item 310 REC INHIBIT is set to on e The format of the recorded part of the disc does not match the settings of the PDW 1500 number of recorded channels TV system 525 625 selection and recording format DVCAM IMX5
137. et the date time and time zone You can change the setting of the flashing digits To change the flashing digits Use the arrow buttons lt gt To increase or decrease the values of the flashing digits Use the arrow buttons 4 or jog dial 4 Press the SET button The date time and time zone settings are stored To return to the previous menu page Press the MENU button To exit the menu Press the MENU button twice in succession The time zone is reset to the factory default when you execute the maintenance menu item RESET ALL SETUP You will need to set it again The date and time are not reset 3 4 Superimposed Text Information The video signal output from the VIDEO OUT 2 SUPER connector or the SDI OUT 2 SUPER connector contains superimposed text information including time code menu settings and alarm messages Adjusting the text display You can adjust the position size and type of the superimposed text using basic menu items 002 003 005 009 011 and 012 For details see 8 2 1 Items in the Basic Setup Menu page 92 Information displayed Type of time data Time code reader drop frame mark for 525 line mode only Time code generator drop frame mark for 525 line mode only Time data OVITC field mark 9 Playback condition mark Operation mode Menu setting states The display shown above corresponds to the factory defau
138. evice from which to remote control this unit 9PIN Device connected to the REMOTE connector i LNK i LINK Device connected to the 4 9400 i LINK connector 215 i LINK MODE Select the connection method for the S400 i LINK connector AV C Connect with AV C FAM FAM PC REMOTE Connect with FAM 257 NETWORK ENABLE Select the remote control switch positions which enable network connections net network Only when the switch is set to NETWORK n amp 9P network amp remote 9PIN When the switch is set to NETWORK and when the switch is set to REMOTE and extended menu item 214 is set to 9PIN a FTP connections can be made only when the device connected to the REMOTE connector D sub 9 pin is in stop mode During FTP connections the device connected to the REMOTE connector cannot be used to control this unit 258 LIVE LOGGING Enable or disable the live logging function when using the PDZ 1 Proxy Browsing Software off Disable on Enable During live logging regardless of the settings of menu items 626 and 627 the internal time code generator always runs in free run mode Time code cannot be recorded in internal preset mode b This is supported from firmware version 1 4 100 8 3 Extended Menu Menu items in the 300s relating to editing operations Item number 301 Item name VAR SPEED RANGE FOR SYNCHRONIZATION Settings Select the playback sp
139. frame playback gives still pictures with higher precision 130 DISPLAY DIMMER CONTROL Set the brightness of the audio level meters 0 6 7 Set in this range 0 is the brightest and 7 the dimmest 131 AUDIO VOLUME Select whether each of the ALL CH 1 CH 2 to CH 4 adjustment knobs on the control panel is effective to control the audio recording level and playback level on each channel or the ALL CH 1 adjustment knob alone functions as a master control to control the audio level on all channels together each Each of the ALL CH 1 CH 2 to CH 4 adjustment knobs is effective to control each channel all The ALL CH 1 adjustment knob alone functions as a master control When all is selected the ALL indicator to the right of the ALL CH 1 adjustment knob lights up 142 REPEAT MODE 2 Put the unit into repeat playback mode or exit from repeat playback mode off Exits from repeat playback mode play Puts the unit into repeat playback mode 143 INDEX PICTURE POSITION Select the frame of the clip to use as the thumbnail image index picture when recording Osec to 10sec Can be set in the range from 0 seconds first frame of the clip to10 seconds in units of 1 second a This is supported from firmware version 1 4 Menu items in the 200s relating to the remote control interface Item number Item name Settings 214 REMOTE INTERFACE When the remote control switch is set to REMOTE select the d
140. gital audio signal input to the DIGITAL AUDIO AES EBU IN connector SG Audio test signal generated by the internal signal generator PHONES jack and volume control knob The jack is a standard stereo jack Connect stereo headphones with an impedance of 8 ohms to monitor the audio during recording playback and editing Non audio signals are muted The monitored channel is selected by the AUDIO MONITOR SEL button see page 15 and MONITOR switch see page 15 Adjust the volume with the knob You can also cause this to simultaneously adjust the output volume from the AUDIO MONITOR OUT connector on the rear panel To do this in the setup menu set extended menu item 114 AUDIO MONITOR OUTPUT LEVEL to var 2 1 Front Panel 15 syed JO SuonoUNY pue seweN zg Je deyo WN Sued JO Suoouny pue seweN Zz Ja deyo HAI Audio level adjustment section ALL indicator ALL CH 1 CH 2 to CH 4 adjustment knobs VARIABLE switch VARIABLE audio level adjustment selector switch This selects which of the input audio and playback audio has the level adjusted by the ALL CH 1 and CH 2 to CH 4 adjustment knobs REC Adjust the input audio levels The playback audio levels are fixed at their preset values PRESET Do not adjust the audio levels PB Adjust the playback audio levels The input audio levels are fixed at their preset values ALL CH 1 CH 2 to CH 4 audio level adjustment knobs Depending
141. hanges as follows Dates of creation gt titles gt clip list names gt dates of creation 3 Use the 4 or Y button or the jog dial to select the desired clip list and then press the gt button A confirmation message like the one shown below appears DELETE CLIP LIST DELETE E0001 OK DELETE TO MENU SET KEY MENU KEY 4 Press the SET button The selected clip list is deleted from the disc 5 3 3 Clearing the Current Clip List From the Unit Memory This operation clears the current clip list so that no clip list is loaded in the unit memory 1 Display the CLIP menu See To display the CLIP menu page 66 2 Use the 4 or button to move the cursor to CLEAR and then press the gt button A message like the one shown below appears CLEAR CLIP LIST CLEAR OK CLEAR SET KEY TO MENU MENU KEY 3 Press the SET button The current clip list is cleared from the unit memory 5 3 4 Presetting the Initial Time Code of the Current Clip List When the unit is powered on and when you insert a new disc the initial time code of the current clip list is set to 5 3 Managing Clip Lists CLIP Menu uogo j s eUuedsS GC Ja deyo HII uogo j BUBDg G Ja deyD HAT 68 00 00 00 00 You can set the initial time code to any value T Load an existing clip list for which you want to set the initial time code into to the unit memory as the current clip list
142. hb ha lt 4J5 6e 7 fs 525 60 AO 91 00 96 05 05 03 80 OA 07 FE 00 80 5A FF 5A 625 50 A1 91 00 7D 05 05 03 80 OA 07 FE 00 80 4C FF 4B FXE 100 120 Set VTR constants as follows Line 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 mode 525 60 AO 91 00 96 05 05 03 80 0A 07 FE 00 80 5A FF 625 50 A1 91 00 7D 05 05 03 80 0A 07 FE 00 80 4C FF RM 450 Set the DIP switches as follows e Left switch Line 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 mode 525 60 OFF OFF 625 50 OFF OFF e Right switch Line 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 mode 525 60 OFF OFF ON OFF OFF ON ON 625 50 ON OFF ON OFF OFF ON ON PVE 500 No settings required 3 1 Connections and Settings 33 suo eied ld Jajdeyo II suoneiedaid Ja deyo 34 3 2 Setup The principal setup operations before operating this unit can be carried out using setup menus The setup menus of this unit comprise a basic setup menu and an extended setup menu The contents of these menus are as follows Basic setup menu e Items relating to the hours meter e Items relating to operation e Items relating to menu banks Extended setup menu e Items relating to control panels Items relating to the remote control interface Items relating to editing operations Items relating to preroll Items relating to disc protection Items relating to the time code metadata
143. he current time With extended menu item 627 RUN MODE set to free run and 628 DF MODE to on df do as follows For details of the extended menu operations see 8 3 2 Extended Menu Operations on page 110 1 Carry out steps 1 to 5 of the previous section To set an initial value to set the time code to a time slightly ahead of the current time 2 Press the SET button at the instant when the current time matches the displayed time code To set user bits You can record up to eight hexadecimal digits of information date time clip name etc in the time code track Proceed as follows Indicators above the time data display 1 Watching the indicators above the time data display press the COUNTER SELECT button to select UB 2 Carry out steps 2 to 6 of the section To set an initial value page 43 Settings are made in hexadecimal 0 1 2 8 9 A B E F To record time code that follows sequentially upon the last recorded time code You can record time code so that it is continuous from one clip to the next on the disc Set extended menu item 626 TC MODE to int regen beforehand When this setting is in force the unit reads the time code of the last frame of the last recorded clip on the disc before starting to record and internally generates time code that follows upon the recorded time code
144. hen extended menu item 310 REC INHIBIT is set to off The following directory operations are possible in the General directory e Directory creation up to 64 levels including the General directory e Deletion and renaming of directories e The maximum number of files which can be created on a disc including directories is 5 000 e File names and directory names can use letters numbers and p anol from the Unicode 2 0 UTF 8 character set However the following control characters and symbols cannot be used Control characters U 0000 to U 001F U 007F Symbols lt gt 1 This is supported from firmware version 1 4 However the following character codes cannot be used by FAM connections U 010000 U 020000 U 030000 U 040000 U 050000 U 060000 U 070000 U 080000 U 090000 U 0A0000 U 0B0000 U 0C0000 U 0D0000 U 0E0000 U 0F0000 U 100000 There are no limits to characters which can be used by FTP connections 7 1 3 Assigning User Defined Clip Titles By default clips on each disc are assigned names in the range CO001 MXF to C4999 MXF For this reason two discs can contain clips with the same names The automatic title generation function D allows you to assign titles to all of the clips on several discs which facilitates clip management For example if the titles TITLE00001 to TITLE00020 are assigned to clips CO001 MXF to C0020 MXF on disc 1 then the titles TITLE00021 to
145. ideo monitor To composite video input connector Reference video signal REF VIDEO REMOTE 1IN 9P MSW M2000 M2000P player COMPOSITE VIDEO OUTPUT 3 SUPER RECORDER 75 Q coaxial cable not supplied PE Ti 9 pin remote control cable not supplied Cable with RCA phono plugs not supplied Cable with XLR connectors not supplied Video monitor To analog audio input connector To composite video input connector VIDEO OUT 2 SUPER REF VIDEO IN PLAYER 1LJU BVE 700 MSW M2000 M2000P player settings REMOTE 1 9P button Lit For details about the settings of the MSW M2000 M2000P refer to the operation manual for the unit 3 1 Connections and Settings REF VIDEO IN PDW 1500 recorder settings Remote control switch see page 73 REMOTE Extended menu item 214 REMOTE INTERFACE 9pin BVE 700 settings EDIT MODE section Select the A1 to A8 buttons according to the required input to the recorder Using the DIGITAL AUDIO AES EBU IN connectors Up to 4 input channels are supported 75 Q coaxial cable not supplied 9 pin remote control cable not supplied Cable with RCA phono plugs not supplied Video monitor V
146. ideo monitor To analog audio input connector To composite video To composite video input connector input connector Reference video signal 0 REF VIDEO VIDEO OUT 2 INPUT REF VIDEO IN SUPER AUDIO OUTPUT 26606 AES EBU O OO D0000 RSZ QOI S OA OLB AUDI 200100 DIGHAL AUDIO PLS ooo monton Coys IT Oe OUT 7 i ate OB 0000 REMOTE 1IN 9P REMOTE PDW 1500 der COMPOSITE VIDEO MSW M2000 M2000P regon OUTPUT 3 SUPER player RECORDER 00l60000 re PLAYER 1 Ko BVE 700 REF VIDEO IN MSW M2000 M2000P player settings PDW 1500 recorder settings REMOTE 1 9P button Lit Remote control switch see page 73 REMOTE Extended menu item 214 REMOTE INTERFACE 9pin For details about the settings of the MSW M2000 M2000P refer to the operation manual for the unit BVE 700 settings EDIT MODE section Select the A1 to A8 buttons according to the required input to the recorder 3 1 Connections and Settings 31 suoneredalg Jajdeyo MMIII suonesedaid Ja deyo 32 Using the SDI IN connector Up to 8 input channels are supported Video monitor To composite video input connector Reference video signal REF VIDEO INPUT
147. ils see 9 1 1 Digital Hours Meter page 122 about this setting Refer to the Maintenance Manual for an approximate guide to when it is time to replace optical heads To prevent playback conditions from deteriorating Pay attention to the following points when handling discs e Do not open disc cartridges and touch discs directly with your hands e Do not store for long periods in locations which are dusty or exposed to air circulated by fans e Do not store for long periods under high temperatures or in locations exposed to direct sunlight If playback conditions have deteriorated If a yellow or red playback condition mark appears check the following points Whether the disc displays the same playback condition on other XDCAM devices If so the surface of the disc may be dirty or scratched or the performance of the recording layers on the disc may have worsened due to age Do not use discs with these symptoms Whether every disc inserted into an XDCAM device displays the same playback conditions If so the performance of the laser diodes may have deteriorated Check the total optical output time 3 4 Superimposed Text Information 37 suoneredalg Jajdeyo MIMI suonesedaid Ja deyo 3 5 Handling Discs 3 5 1 Discs Used for Recording and Playback This disc recorder uses the following disc for recording and playback PFD23 Professional Disc 1 capacity 23 3 GB 1 Professional
148. imensions w h d excluding projections 210 x 130 x 415mm 83 3 x 5 g x 16 g inches Ee OO N Pleo Fl ms h E a oO oO wo w vt J Unit mm inches System Recording Playback format Video MPEG IMX 50 40 30 Mbps DVCAM 25 Mbps Proxy video MPEG 4 Audio MPEG IMX 16 bits 48 kHz 8 channels or 24 bits 48 kHz 4 channels DVCAM 16 bits 48 kHz 4 channels Proxy audio A law 8 4 channels 8 bits 8 kHz 1 The MPEG 4 Codec is a product of Ingenient Technologies Inc Specifications 1 33 sexipueddy wl Recording Playback time MPEG IMX 50 Mbps 45 min 40 Mbps 55 min 30 Mbps 68 min DVCAM 85 min Search speed Jog mode times normal speed Variable speed mode 2 to 2 times normal speed Shuttle mode 35 times normal speed Video performance Sampling frequency Y 13 5 MHz R Y B Y 6 75 MHz Quantization 10 bits sample Analog composite input to analog composite output Bandwidth 30 Hz to 4 5 MHz 0 5 1 5 dB NTSC 25 Hz to 5 5 MHz 0 5 1 5 dB PAL S N ratio 53 dB or more Differential gain 2 or less Differential phase 2 or less Y C delay 20 ns or less K factor 2T pulse 2 or less Processor adjustment range Video level 3 dB Chroma level 3 dB Set up black level 30 IRE 210 mV Chroma phase hue 30 System sync phase 3 us System SC phase 200 ns Audio performan
149. in reverse direction SHUTTLE STILL A still picture in shuttle mode SHUTTLE Speed Shuttle mode VAR Speed Variable speed mode TOP 0001 xxxx Cuing up to the first frame of the first clip END xxxx xxxx Cuing up to the last frame of the last clip PREROLL Cuing up during thumbnail search Playback condition mark One of three channel condition marks is displayed when the ACCESS indicator is lit during any mode except recording The three channel condition marks indicate the following three stages Display Name Description Green condition There is no problem with the playback condition This unit and the disc can be used just as they are This corresponds to the green channel condition indicator of a VTR The playback condition has deteriorated to some degree There are no read errors but you should take the action described in the next section This corresponds to the yellow channel condition indicator of a VTR Yellow condition Red condition The playback condition has deteriorated There are no read errors but you should take the action described in the next section This corresponds to the red channel condition indicator of a VTR a Read errors will occur if the playback condition continues to deteriorate If a read error occurs a Disc Error alarm appears in the time data display the picture freezes and audio is muted To displ
150. ing operations in a selected clip list The updated clip list is saved to the disc Proceed as follows 1 Insert a disc 2 Loada clip list from the disc e To create a new clip list load a NEW FILE empty clip list e To add clips to an existing clip list load that clip list For operations see 5 3 1 Loading a Clip List From Disc Into Unit Memory page 66 3 Press the SUBCLIP button turning it on The unit enters auto clip list recording mode and the number of the clip list which is loaded in the current clip list appears 4 Press the REC button to start recording A clip is generated automatically from the video and audio recorded in the interval from start to stop of recording and added as a sub clip to the current clip list When recording stops the updated clip list is written to disc 5 Repeat the process of recording and stopping until you have included all the required clips To change the registered clip list repeat step 2 to load the desired clip list To exit auto clip list recording mode Press the SUBCLIP button turning it off 4 1 Recording 47 yoeghe q Bulpiooey p Je deyo yoeghe d Buipiovey p Jeydeyo 48 4 2 Playback This section describes playback of video and audio Disc playback start position Although this unit uses optical discs it is designed to offer the most convenient features of tape playback by VTRs One of these is
151. ing unloading 38 status 120 usable discs 38 write protecting 38 Drop frame mark 36 DVCAM 18 E Editing clip audio insert 70 EJECT button 14 Ejecting a disc manually 39 Error Messages 123 Essence mark 51 Essence mark recording 47 49 Extended setup menu 99 items 99 operations 110 External monitor connection 23 F Features of PDW 1500 9 File access mode file operations 79 File operations 73 directory structure 73 file access mode 79 FTP 83 restrictions 74 525 625 indicator 18 Formatting a disc 39 Forward high speed search 16 Front panel 12 FTP command lists 84 file operations 83 G Glossary 136 H HOLD button 13 i LINK 17 i LINK connector 20 IMX DVCAM indicator 18 IMX30 40 50 18 IN indicator 19 IN OUT button 19 Indicators above time data display 17 Initial value 43 INPUT display 17 Interfaces 10 J Jog dial 18 mode 49 JOG button 18 Jog shuttle transport indicators 18 K KEY INH indicator 17 L Level adjustment 42 Line mode setting 7 Live logging function 69 Loading unloading a disc 38 LOCAL 13 M Maintenance 73 122 periodic 122 Maintenance menu 114 items 114 operations 116 MARK1 MARK2 button 19 MENU button 14 Menus 91 basic setup menu 92 configuration 91 extended setup menu 99 maintenance menu 114 system menu 119 Metadata 10 MONITOR display 17 switch 15 N Names and functions of parts 12 NETWORK 13 access indicator 13 Network connector 20 NEXT
152. ing write protect settings e Write Inhibit tab of the disc e Setting of extended menu item 310 REC INHIBIT e Mismatch between the recorded sections of the disc and the setting of basic menu item 031 RECORDING FORMAT No Clip No Clip Disc Top on limit on limit off on A playback or search button was pressed for a disc containing no recorded clips An attempt was made to delete a clip from a disc containing no recorded clips The PREV button was pressed while stopped at the top of the disc or an attempt was made to perform a high speed reverse search Disc End MAX Files Insert a different disc with enough free on on limit off The NEXT button was pressed while stopped at the end of the disc or an attempt was made to perform a high speed forward search The number of files on the disc had reached the upper limit 5000 or there was not enough capacity in the General directory when an attempt was made to record display an E E picture record an essence mark or add a quick scene selection sub clip Disc Full on limit off An attempt was made to record or display an E E picture when there was not enough free capacity on the disc or when the number of recorded clips had reached the upper limit 300 These operations are not possible capacity MAX SB CLP CL OVER DUR on limit off on limit off An attempt was made to add a sub cl
153. ings The line mode is not set or is cleared in the following situations Reset the line mode e The unit is powered off before performing step 4 in the previous procedure e The RESET ALL SETUP command in the maintenance menu see page 114 is executed Settings affected by the line mode The following settings are affected when the line mode is changed e Alarm message language 525 J Japanese 525 U 625 English e The following menu item names setting values or factory default setting values Before Using the Unit 7 8 Item Item name Settings No 525 U 525 J 625 Basic menu 002 CHARACTER H 00 to OA to 2A 00 to 09 to 29 POSITION 003 CHARACTER V 00 to 2E to 38 00 to 37 to 43 POSITION Extended menu 601 VITC POSITION 12H to 16H to 9H to 19H to SEL 1 20H 22H 602 VITC POSITION 12H to 18H to 9H to 21H to SEL 2 20H 22H 628 DF MODE Item No item 652 UMID SDI VANC 12Hto17Hto 9Hto17Hto LINE 19H 18H 660 ESSENCE 12Hto17Hto 9HtoiZHto MARK SDI 19H 18H VANC LINE 703 BLANK LINE Setting range Setting range SELECT ALL LINE ALL LINE LINE 12 to LINE 9 322 to LINE 20 LINE 22 335 525 U LINE LINE 23 12 to LINE 21 525 J 710 INTERNAL BB CB75 BB CB75 VIDEO SIGNAL CB100 CB100 GENERATOR 713 VIDEO SETUP Item No item REFERENCE 718 SETUP LEVEL SETUP LEVEL BLACK LEVEL BLACK LEVEL 723 INPUT VID
154. ion LOAD Load a clip list from the disc into the current clip list see page 66 SAVE Save the current clip list to disc see page 64 DELETE Delete a clip list from the disc see page 67 CLEAR Clear the current clip list from the unit memory see page 64 TC Preset the first time code in the current clip PRESET list see page 67 SORT BY Sort clip lists by name or date of creation see page 68 With the THUMBNAIL button off hold down the SHIFT button and press the SUBCLIP button If the THUMBNAIL button is lit Press the THUMBNAIL button to turn it off The CLIP menu appears CLIP MENU LOAD gt SAVE DELETE CLEAR TC PRESET SORT BY gt name 5 3 Managing Clip Lists CLIP Menu To escape from the CLIP menu Press the MENU button 5 3 1 Loading a Clip List From Disc Into Unit Memory The clip list loaded with this procedure becomes the current clip list 1 Display the CLIP menu See To display the CLIP menu page 66 2 Use the button to move the cursor to LOAD and then press the gt button A list of clip lists appears The date of creation or the title is displayed for each clip list CLIP MENU LOAD E0001 04 08 08 21 57 E0002 04 08 24 11 15 E0003 04 08 25 15 30 e E0004 NEW FILE gt E0005 NEW FILE E0006 NEW FILE E0007 NEW FILE E0008 NEW FILE E0009 NEW FILE TITLE SHIFT SET KEY To switch between display of dates of creation
155. ion a Windows error message appears to the effect that the file or directory is corrupt and cannot be read Edit directory File name Content Operations Read Overwrite Rename Create Delete Partial read Partial overwrite E E01 SMI 2 Clip list file Yes Yes gt No Yes 9 Yes 0001 to 0099 E MO01 XML 2 Metadata file generated Yes Yes P No No 9 No automatically when E E01 SMI file is created 0001 to 0099 Other files Files other than the above No No a With firmware version 1 5 and higher the unit can handle files with user defined names in the E E01 part b Only files which can be overwritten by XDCAM Partial overwriting is not possible c Possible with firmware version 1 5 and higher d Only files which can be overwritten by XDCAM e Only when the write inhibit tab on the disc is set to enable recording and when extended menu item 310 REC INHIBIT is set to off f With firmware version 1 5 and higher when the E E01 part of an E E01 SMI file name is changed an E MO1 XML file with the same name in the E part is generated automatically Sub directory g When an E E01 SMI file is created an E MO1 XML file with the same name in the E part is created automatically h When an E E01 SMI file is deleted the E M01 XML file with the same name in the E part is also deleted automatically Directories cannot be crea
156. ion limitations during FAM connections see page 80 no longer apply 4 Disconnect the i LINK cable as required To reconnect To reconnect after exiting file operations do one of the following depending on whether an i LINK cable is connected i LINK cable is not connected Connect this unit and a remote computer with an i LINK cable i LINK cable is connected Disconnect the i LINK cable from either this unit or the remote computer wait for at least 10 seconds and then reconnect the disconnected cable The unit is powered off and an i LINK cable is connected Power the unit on To disable FAM connections Execute one of the procedures described in the previous section Reconnecting to make a FAM connection between this unit and the remote computer To disable FAM connections set extended menu item 215 i LINK MODE to AV C For more information about how to make this setting see 8 3 2 Extended Menu Operations page 110 7 3 File Operations in File Access Mode for Macintosh File access mode operating environment Operating system requirements for file operations by file access mode are as follows e Computer operating system Mac OS X v10 4 11 or higher Preparations Do the following on the remote computer and this unit e Install the FAM driver on the remote computer see the next item To install the FAM driver Insert the supplied CD ROM XDCAM Application into the CD RO
157. ip when the number of registered sub clips had already reached the upper limit 300 of the specifications of this unit An attempt was made to add a sub clip when the total duration of sub clips in the clip list had already reached the upper limit 24 hours of the specifications of this unit These operations are not possible Run Salvage on limit off An attempt was made to record display an E E picture record an essence mark or add a quick scene selection sub clip on a disc which requires clip recovery salvage Try the operation again after executing the salvage function For details see 3 5 7 Handling of Discs When Recording Does Not End Normally Salvage Function page 39 CNT mode on A time code or user bits preset operation was attempted with COUNTER selected by the COUNTER SELECT button Try the operation again after selecting TC or UB with the COUNTER SELECT button 9 3 Alarms 127 Bunooysejqnol pue soueueiuleyy 6 Je deyD II Bunooyse qnoyy pue soueueluley 6 Jadeyo HAI 128 Message in time Display Description Action data display condition TC EXT on A time code or user bits preset operation Try the operation again after setting was attempted with extended menu item extended menu item 626 TC MODE to 626 TC MODE set to ext preset int preset REGEN mode on A tim
158. is section explains how to insert an audio signal at any point in the clip using the audio of a VTR connected to this unit Insert editing of video and time code is not possible Insert editing across multiple clips is not possible Insert editing cannot be done on a disc which contains clip lists see page 58 Assemble editing is not possible When it receives an assemble command the unit performs normal recording and creates a new clip 6 1 1 Preparations for Editing See 3 1 5 Connections for Clip Audio Insert Editing page 29 for information about connections Recording format settings Before performing clip audio insert editing you need to set the recording format of this unit to match the recording Number of editable audio tracks The audio tracks in clips can be edited independently The number of editable audio tracks differs as follows depending on the clip s recording format e IMX format 8 or 4 channels DVCAM format 4 channels 1 According to the setting of maintenance menu item AUDIO CONFIG DATA LENGTH Available audio signals Audio signals input to the following connectors can be inserted into the audio tracks of clips e ANALOG IN 1 3 and 2 4 connectors e DIGITAL AUDIO AES EBU IN 1 2 and 3 4 connectors e SDI IN connector e Audio signals input to the S400 i LINK connector cannot be inserted e Audio insert editing cannot be done with a FAM connection see page 73
159. ith the time code of the last frame of the last clip on the disc To record continuous time code set extended menu item 626 TC MODE to int regen and set extended menu item 629 TC SELECT to tc Then proceed as follows Continuous time code cannot be recorded if extended menu item 629 TC SELECT is set to vitc See 8 3 2 Extended Menu Operations page 110 for more information about how to make extended menu settings FAM connection Write clip files to the unit from the computer or other device that is connected to this unit FTP connection Use the STOR command to transfer clip files from the computer that is connected to this unit If you issue the SITE UMMD command immediately before the STOR command the original time code of the transferred file is recorded regardless of the setting of extended menu item 626 7 5 Recording Continuous Time Code With FAM and FTP Connections Menus Chapter 8 1 Menu System Configuration The settings for this unit use the following menus e Setup menu See the next item e Maintenance menu This provides audio control and network and setup menu settings and also shows version information For details see 8 4 Maintenance Menu page 114 e System menu This provides disc formatting date setting and similar operations For details see 8 5 System Menu page 119 Setup menu The setup menu system of this
160. ked immediately before the STOR command SITE UMMD lt CRLF gt SITE DF Acquires the amount of free disc space SITE DF lt CRLF gt 7 4 FTP File Operations Command name SITE CHMOD Description Locks and unlocks clips Also sets permissions for directories and files in the General directory a This is supported from firmware version 1 5 Command syntax SITE CHMOD lt SP gt lt flag gt lt SP gt lt path name gt lt CRLF gt Specify one of the following values in lt flag gt according to the specification in lt path name gt e When a clip is specified in lt path name gt 444 Lock 666 Unlock e When a directory in the General directory is specified in lt path name gt 555 Forbid writing to the directory 777 Allow writing to the directory e When a file in the General directory is specified in lt path name gt 444 Forbid writing to and execution of the file 555 Forbid writing to the file but allow execution 666 Allow writing to the file but forbid execution 777 Allow writing to and execution of the file Input example SITE CHMOD 444 Clip C0001 MXF Lock clip CO0001 MXF 7 4 FTP File Operations 89 suolyesedo ll4 2 Ja deyD III suoneJado al4 Z Ja deyo WN 90 7 5 Recording Continuous Time Code With FAM and FTP Connections When you are connected to the unit by FAM or FTP you can create new clips with time code that is continuous w
161. l display 27 AUG 11 00 DUR 00 03 00 00 To cancel the trim Reset the In or Out point to the value it had before you entered the sub clip trim screen and then hold down the SHIFT button and press the SET button Save the current clip list to disc See 5 2 6 Saving the Current Clip List to Disc page 64 5 2 Creating Clip Lists 63 uogo j s eUuedS Gg Ja deyD Ml uogo j UBDg G Ja deyD HAT 64 5 2 4 Deleting Sub Clips SET button RESET button gt OUT button 4 buttons lt IN button 1 Carry out steps 1 to 4 of 5 2 2 Reordering Sub Clips to select a sub clip and display the sub clip operation menu N Use the 4 or button to select DELETE and then press the SET button The sub clip deletion screen appears To cancel the deletion and return to the previous screen Do one of the following e Use the lt or gt button to select CANCEL and then press the SET button e Press the RESET button The screen returns to the sub clip thumbnail display 3 Use the or button to select OK and then press the SET button The selected sub clip is deleted and the screen returns to the sub clip thumbnail display 5 2 Creating Clip Lists 14 AUG 4 Save the current clip list to disc See 5 2 6 Saving the Current Clip List to Disc page 64 5 2 5 Previewing the Current Clip List Press the SUBCLI
162. lay Delay the sync signal by the corresponding amount before attaching it video video delay Attach a sync signal with the same timing as the input signal Switch blanking of the video output signal on or off for individual lines in the vertical blanking interval The Y C signal and odd even fields are blanked simultaneously 1 ALL LINE z Specify the blanking for each line separately bink blank Regardless of the setting of other sub items blank all lines which can be specified in this menu item thru throu Regardless of the setting of other sub items switch off blanking for all lines which can be specified in this menu item 2 9 LINE 12 In 525 U LINE 19 line mode 10 LINE 20 2 10 LINE 12 In 525 J LINE 20 line mode 11 LINE 21 Specify blanking for lines 12 to 19 bink blank Carry out blanking thru throu Switch off blanking Specify blanking for line 20 bink blank Carry out blanking half Carry out half blanking thru throu Switch off blanking Specify blanking for lines 12 to 20 bink blank Carry out blanking thru throu Switch off blanking Specify blanking for line 21 bink blank Carry out blanking half Carry out half blanking thru throu Switch off blanking 2 15 LINE 9 322 In 625 line LINE 22 335 mode 16 LINE 23 Specify blanking for lines 9 322 to 22 335 bink blank Carry out blanking thru thr
163. llowing icon appears in the Finder on the remote computer indicating that the computer is now able to perform file operations Untitled Operation limitations during FAM connections e With the exception of the EJECT button recording buttons and playback control buttons are disabled e Do not use the EJECT button to eject discs Always eject discs from the computer e Do not disconnect the i LINK cable during a FAM connection Doing so may result in unstable operation Always eject any loaded disc before disconnecting the i LINK cable 7 3 2 Operating on Files Proceed as follows 1 Start the Finder Check to be sure that a drive has been assigned to this unit 2 Operate from the Finder on the files on the disc in this unit You can operate in the same way that you operate on local drives and files on network computers e If you power this unit off during a FAM connection the data transferred thus far is discarded e All file operations are not possible for some types of files For details see 7 1 2 File Operation Restrictions page 74 To eject discs from a remote computer Click the eject button to the right of the icon for this unit in the Finder or drag the icon for this unit from the Finder to the Trash 7 3 File Operations in File Access Mode for Macintosh 7 3 3 Exiting File Operations Proceed as follows Do not disconnect the cable before performing steps 1 and 2 1 Eject the disc
164. lor Bars 75 color bar signal CB100 100 Color Bars 100 color bar signal The factory default settings for each line mode are as follows In 525 U 525 J line modes CB75 75 Color Bars In 625 line mode CB100 100 Color Bars 713 VIDEO SETUP REFERENCE Select whether to remove the setup 7 5 from the input analog video signals and whether to add the setup 7 5 to the output analog video Sub item signals when 525 U or 525 J line mode is selected 1 INPUT LEVEL Whether to remove the setup 7 5 from the input analog video signals 0 0 Do not remove 7 5 Remove The factory default settings for each line mode are as follows 525 U line mode 7 5 525 J line mode 0 0 2 OUTPUT LEVEL Whether to add the setup 7 5 to the output analog video signals 0 0 Do not add 7 5 Add The factory default settings for each line mode are as follows 525 U line mode 7 5 525 J line mode 0 0 715 VIDEO GAIN CONTROL Adjust the video output level 512 to 0 to 511 716 CHROMA GAIN CONTROL Adjust the chroma output level 512 to 0 to 511 717 CHROMA PHASE CONTROL Adjust the chroma phase 128 to 0 to 127 718 SETUP LEVEL 525 U 525 J line Adjust the setup level black level modes BLACK LEVEL 625 line 512 to 0 to 511 mode 719 SYSTEM PHASE SYNC Adjust the output signal sync phase 128 to 0 to 127 720 SYSTEM PHASE SC Adjust the output signal subcarrier phase 0 to 511 723 INPUT VI
165. lt settings of the unit You can change the type of information to be displayed in the lower line of the display by changing the setting of basic menu item 005 DISPLAY INFORMATION SELECT For details see 8 2 1 Items in the Basic Setup Menu page 92 3 4 Superimposed Text Information suoneredalg Jaj deyo MIMI suoneiedaid Ja deyo 36 Type of time data Display Meaning CNT Counter data TCR TC reader time code data UBR TC reader user bits data TCR VITC reader time code UBR VITC reader user bits data TCG TC generator time code UBG TC generator user bits data IN IN point time data OUT OUT point time data DUR Duration between IN point and OUT point If the time data or user s bits cannot be read correctly they will be displayed with an asterisk For example TER U R TKR or UF R Time code reader drop frame mark for 525 line mode only Indicates drop frame mode Indicates non drop frame mode Time code generator drop frame mark for 525 line mode only Indicates drop frame mode factory default setting Indicates non drop frame mode VITC field mark blank Fields 1 and 3 for 525 60 mode or fields 1 3 5 and 7 for 625 50 mode x Fields 2 and 4 for 525 60 mode or fields 2 4 6 and 8 for 625 50 mode Menu setting states
166. made to play back a disc Use a disc recorded with the PAL system recorded with the NTSC system when this unit is in 625 line mode PAL system 625 50 Disc on limit An attempt was made to play back a disc Use a disc recorded with the NTSC recorded with the PAL system when this system unit is in 525 U or 525 J line mode NTSC system Disc Error on limit off Normal playback is not possible because Use another disc You can check the state of a disc by checking playback condition marks see page 36 9 3 Alarms Message in time Display Description Action data display condition KEY INHI on An operation button inhibited by Set the corresponding sub item of extended menu item 118 KEY INHIBIT extended menu item 118 to off was pressed while the KEY INH indicator was lit See 8 3 2 Extended Menu Operations page 110 about how to make this setting REMOTE on A button was pressed while the remote To operate from the front panel wait until control switch was set to REMOTE control by the remote device ends and then set the remote control switch to LOCAL No Disc on A button was pressed with no disc Operate after inserting a disc loaded No Disc on limit off An attempt to delete a clip was made with no disc loaded No Disc on limit off An attempt to format a disc was made with no disc loaded REC INHI on An attempt was made to record display To
167. menu bank 4 Cur to 4 CURRENT TO BANKA Store the current menu settings in menu bank 4 1 to 4 BANK1 TO BANK amp 4 Store the menu bank 1 settings in menu bank 4 2 to 4 BANK2 TO BANK amp Store the menu bank 2 settings in menu bank 4 3 to 4 BANK3 TO BANK amp Store the menu bank 3 settings in menu bank 4 Reset RESET BANK4 Reset menu bank 4 Select whether to temporarily back up save setup menu settings before operations such as software upgrades SET button Back up save the settings MENU button Return to next highest menu level without backing up LOAD MENU DATA AU BANK RECALL Select whether to restore load setting that were backed up saved with the SAVE MENU DATA item SET button Restore load the settings MENU button Return to the next highest menu level without restoring Select whether to recall settings automatically from a menu bank when the system is powered on and if so which menu bank to recall from off Do not recall settings from a menu bank Bank1 from BANK1 Recall settings from menu bank 1 Bank2 from BANK2 Recall settings from menu bank 2 Bank3 from BANKS3 Recall settings from menu bank 3 Bank4 from BANK4 Recall settings from menu bank 4 RESET ALL SETUP Reset the current menu settings to the factory settings SET button Reset MENU button Return to the next highest menu level without resetting The line mode setting is also cleared If you e
168. ming 63 SUBCLIP button 13 Superimposed text information See also Text information 35 System menu 119 items 119 operations 120 T TC 13 TC VITC indicator 17 Text information 35 display adjustment 35 drop frame mark 36 information displayed 35 operation mode 36 TC generator drop frame mark 36 time data types 36 VITC field mark 36 THUMBNAIL button 14 Thumbnail image setting 42 Thumbnail search 9 50 TIME CODE IN connector 22 OUT connector 22 Time code initial value 43 inputs outputs 22 recording 43 90 setting to current time 44 Time data display 17 types 36 Title 76 Troubleshooting 122 TV system indicator 18 U UB VIUB indicator 17 U BIT 13 UMID data 111 User bit recording 43 V VAR button 18 Variable speed mode 50 VARIABLE switch 16 VIDEO IN connectors 21 INPUT SEL button 13 OUT 1 2 SUPER connectors 21 Video recording format setting 42 VITC field mark 36 Index 1 39 xepu HAT 140 indicator 17 W Write protecting discs 38 Index The material contained in this manual consists of information that is the property of Sony Corporation and is intended solely 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 Co
169. mit A memory write error occurred MEM Empty on limit Playback data in memory was lost and 9 3 Alarms 131 Guyooys jqno pue vueuayuienw 6 Je deyD III Buljooysejqnoy pue vueuaue 6 Je deyo HA 132 Message in time Display Description Action data display condition 2 List Exists on limit off An attempt was made to edit a clip Delete all clip lists referenced by sub clips See 5 3 2 Deleting Clip Lists From a Disc page 67 Clip End on limit off An attempt was made to edit across clip Editing across multiple clips is not possible boundaries Recording on limit More time than normal is required for Wait until recording finishes recording processing because recording is being done while avoiding defects on the disc a With respect to setting of basic menu item 016 Alarms relating to audio and video signals Message in time data display REF NON STD No INPUT VIN NON STD EMPHASIS Display condition 2 on limit off on on on Description A signal other than a standard reference video signal was input to the REF VIDEO IN connector An attempt to record was made with no input video signal Recording is being done with a signal other than a standard video signal input to the VIDEO IN connector An unsupported audio emphasis signal EMPHASIS ON signal was input Action Input a standard reference video signal to the REF
170. mp UB Time data and user bit data When UB user bit data is selected with the COUNTER SELECT button the user bit data and time data arranged in that order are displayed T amp CNT time data amp CNT Time data and counter count When COUNTER is selected with the COUNTER SELECT button the counter count and time data arranged in that order are displayed T amp T time data amp time data Time data and time code TC or VITC T amp clp time data amp clip name Time code and clip name time time data only Time data only 006 007 LOCAL FUNCTION ENABLE DISC TIMER DISPLAY 92 8 2 Basic Setup Menu Determine which recording and playback control buttons on the control panel are enabled when this unit is controlled from external equipment dis all disable All buttons and switches are disabled st amp ej stop amp eject Only the STOP button and EJECT button are enabled ena all enable All buttons and switches are enabled Determine whether to display the counter in 12 hour mode or 24 hour mode 12H 12H 12 hour mode 24H 24 hour mode Item number Item name Settings 009 CHARACTER TYPE Determine the type of characters such as time code output from the VIDEO OUT 2 SUPER connector and SDI OUT 2 SUPER connector for superimposed display on the monitor white White letters on a black background black Black letters on a white background W out White lett
171. n 12 H 12 line 13 H 13 line 15 H 15 line 16 H 16 line 17 H 17 line 18 H 18 line 19 H 19 line 525 U 525 J line modes 9 H 9 line 10 H 10 line 12 H 12 line 13 H 13 line 14 H 14 line 15 H 15 line 16 H 16 line 17 H 17 line 18 H 18 line 625 line mode See 8 3 3 Using UMID Data page 111 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 mode ESSENCE MARK SDI VANC LINE When item 657 is set to on select the line to which to output essence marks 12 H 12 line 13 H 13 line 15 H 15 line 16 H 16 line 17 H 17 line 18 H 18 line 19 H 19 line 525 U 525 J line modes 9H 9 line 10 H 10 line 12 H 12 line 13 H 13 line 14 H 14 line 15 H 15 line 16 H 16 line 17 H 17 line 18 H 18 line 625 ine 8 3 Extended Menu 105 snuay g sajdeup 106 Menu items in the 700s relating to video control Item number 701 703 Item name SELECTION OF VIDEO SYNC DELAY BLANK LINE SELECT Sub item Settings An E E video signal is output delayed with respect to the video input signal by the time for video circuit processing With this item select whether or not to delay the sync signal attached to the output video signal by an amount corresponding to the video signal delay sync sync de
172. n The first frame of the selected sub clip appears In this state you can play back and search the entire DURC e z disc SUB CLIP TRIM TCR oo MMO 60 We IN 00 00 00 00 OUT 01 16 00 00 To cancel the trim and return to the previous screen With the SHIFT button held down press the SET button 3 Play back and search the disc to find scenes to set new In and Out points 4 At the scene where you want to set a new In or Out point hold down the lt IN button to change the In point or the gt OUT button to change the Out point and press the SET button Depending on the button that you pressed a new In or Out point is set and the IN or OUT indicator lights To change both the In and Out points Carry out steps 3 and 4 for both the In and Out points To reset the In or Out point With the lt IN button or gt OUT button held down press the RESET button The In or Out point is restored to the value it had before the sub clip trim screen opened To cue up the In or Out point With the lt IN button held down press the PREV button Or with the the gt OUT button held down press the NEXT button You can escape from the sub clip trim screen to full screen display without executing a trim if you press the THUMBNAIL button Once you have set the new In point or Out point hold down the SHIFT button and press the SET button The trim is executed and you return to the sub clip thumbnai
173. n To change the menu item Use the 4 buttons 4 Press the gt button The setting value appears To return to the menu item Press the lt button When there is a sub item Repeat step 3 To display the menu on a monitor Connect the monitor to the VIDEO OUT 2 SUPER connector or SDI OUT 2 SUPER connector of this unit and carry out the same operation as in the previous item The currently selected menu item is shown in reverse video on the monitor To change the setting of a menu item To change the setting of the currently displayed menu item carry out the following operations For details of changing settings of network related items see the next item To change network settings 1 Using the 4 buttons display the desired setting 2 Press the SET button This saves the new setting and the menu disappears from the time data display To cancel changing a setting Before pressing the SET button press the MENU button The menu disappears from the time data display without saving the new setting To change network settings To change network settings carry out steps 1 to 3 in the item To display a menu item setting above to display the NETWORK CONFIG menu item then carry out the following operations For details of the settings consult your network administrator When the IP address is assigned aut
174. n To start playback from the selected sub clip press the PLAY button 4 2 5 Repeat Playback You can perform repeat playback for normal and clip list playback To perform repeat playback set extended menu item 142 REPEAT MODE to play and then proceed as follows 1 This is supported from firmware version 1 4 1 Insert a disc To perform repeat playback for normal playback proceed to step 3 2 To perform repeat playback for clip list playback press the SUBCLIP button 3 Press the PLAY button Playback starts from the saved playback position Normal playback When playback of the last clip finishes it resumes from the start of the disc repeatedly playing from the first through the last clip on the disc Clip list playback When playback of the last sub clip finishes it resumes from the start of the clip list repeatedly playing from the first through the last sub clip in the clip list If extended menu item 142 REPEAT MODE is set to play repeat playback starts from the first clip automatically whenever you power the unit on with a disc loaded Clip list playback starts from the first sub clip in the clip list To start repeat playback from the device connected to the REMOTE connector Set extended menu item 142 REPEAT MODE to play and then send a repeat playback command from the external device For details of commands refer to REMOTE 9 pin Protocol Manual for
175. n position and use the on standby switch to switch the PDW 1500 between the operating state and standby state When you set the on standby switch on the front panel to the position data is saved before powering off Before turning off the main power switch be sure to check that the 2 2 Rear Panel on standby switch indicator on the front panel is lit red the PDW 1500 is in the standby state then press this switch on the O side 6 SDI signal inputs outputs SDI IN connector SDI OUT1 2 SUPER connectors OUTI 2 SUPER Oo SDI IN SDI signal input connector BNC type This inputs an SDI format video audio signal When you select the signal input to this connector with the VIDEO INPUT SEL button in the status display section the INPUT display SDI indicator lights SDI OUT1 2 SUPER SDI signal outputs 1 2 superimpose connectors BNC type These output SDI format video audio signals When the unit is shipped from the factory audio signal output is 8 channels with no switching and RP188 time code output is set to on You can change these settings with extended menu item 828 SDI DV AUDIO OUTPUT SELECT and extended menu item 920 SD SDI H ANC CONTROL The output from the SDI OUT2 SUPER connector can have time code menu settings alarm messages and other text information superimposed To turn superimposition off set the maintenance menu item OTHERS SDI2 SUPER to OFF
176. n then turn the jog dial or shuttle dial to display the required item in the time data display and on the monitor connected to the unit MENU button Shuttle dial Jog dial 9 2 Error Messages Error codes appear in the time data display when an error usually a hardware problem occurs Error codes and error messages appear on the monitor connected to this unit When an error message appears follow the instructions in the error message to resolve the problem To exit from the digital hours meter Press the MENU button To jump to H01 Press the MENU button then the COUNTER SELECT button Every time you press the COUNTER SELECT button menu item H01 or BO is recalled alternately Error code Error code in time data display Error code ERROR AN ERROR HAS BEEN DETECTED INFORM SERVICE OF FOLLOWING CODE PRESS EJECT KEY TO EJECT DISC Error message on monitor 9 2 Error Messages 123 Bupooys jqno pue soueuejuley 6 Ja deuD III Buljooyseiqnoy pue vueuayue 6 Je dey HA 9 3 Alarms An alarm warning message appears in the time data display when an operation is attempted which is inappropriate for the settings on this unit or the state of the disc The monitor connected to this unit displays the alarm message and also the action to take to resolve the problem Alarm in time dat
177. n standby switch page 13 Indicator I lit green Remote control switch page PHONES PREV PLAY monitor vor lF REV UF F VD eno 13 LOCAL oa al QO 0 COUNTER SELECT button AUDIO MONITOR SEL See O f N page 13 Select the data button page 15 Select F mininin elapsed playback time time the audio channels to m a code value or user bit data to be displayed in the time data display When displaying the time code value select TC or POWER switch page 22 side E on Audio level adjustment section page 16 Adjust the audio playback levels VITC with extended menu item 629 TC SELECT 4 2 Playback 4 2 2 Playback Operation This section describes the following types of playback e Normal playback Playback at normal 1 speed Playback in jog mode Variable speed playback with the speed determined by the speed of turning the jog dial Playback in shuttle mode Variable speed playback with the speed determined by the angular position of the shuttle dial Playback in variable speed mode Variable speed playback with the speed finely determined by the angular position of the shuttle dial Normal playback First insert a disc For details of how to insert a disc see 3 5 4 Loading and Unloading a Disc on page 38 Jog dial
178. n sub clips Cuing up with sub clip thumbnails With the desired clip list loaded in the current clip list proceed as follows 1 Press the SUBCLIP button and the THUMBNAIL button turning them on Thumbnails of the first frames in the sub clips appear Sixth frame is selected Name of current clip list a from a total of 34 sub clips Total duration of sub clips in clip list 97 AUG 14 00 aT UR 00 05 20 00 Currently selected sub clip Recording date and time of selected sub clip Duration of selected sub clip or time code of first frame a When a title has been assigned to a clip list the title is enclosed in double quotation marks for example SAKURA To switch between duration and time code display in the thumbnail display Press the COUNTER SELECT button Each press of the button toggles between duration display and time code display To escape from the thumbnail display to the full screen display Press the THUMBNAIL button turning it off 2 Use the arrow buttons or the jog dial to select the sub clip you want to cue up You can select sub clips with the following operations Press the PREV or NEXT button Move to the previous or next sub clip Press the PREV or NEXT button with the SHIFT button held down Move to the first or last sub clip Press the 4 or button with the SHIFT button held down Switch to the previous or next page 3 Tocue up the selected sub clip press the SET butto
179. n this unit to the i LINK IEEE1394 connector on the remote computer using an 1 LINK cable see connections illustration on page 26 Windows recognizes this unit as a removable disc and displays one of the following icons on the remote computer s task bar e Windows XP e Windows Vista The remote computer is now able to perform file operations when a disc is inserted into this unit You will not be able to log in if you put the unit into the state described in step 1 after connecting the cable To log in disconnect the cable put the unit into the state described in step 1 and connect it again When you make your first FAM connection The Found New Hardware Wizard dialog appears when you connect this unit to your computer Select Install the software automatically Recommended and then click the Next button Click the Finish button when the software installation finishes Operation limitations during FAM connections Front panel operations are disabled except for operations with the EJECT button 7 2 File Access Mode File Operations for Windows e This unit cannot be controlled from devices connected to the REMOTE connector D sub 9 pin and S400 i LINK connector e Signal input to this unit and signal output from this unit are stopped 7 2 2 Operating on Files Start Explorer Check that a drive letter has been assigned to this unit The drive letter will differ depending on the numb
180. ng unloading and when no disc is inserted select whether or not to control the output signal PB EE setting on Do not control the signal is always an E E signal off Control 114 AUDIO MONITOR OUTPUT LEVEL Select whether or not to control the level of the audio signal output from the AUDIO MONITOR OUT connector with the volume control knob for the PHONES jack var variable Control fixed Do not control 118 KEY INHIBIT Select which buttons can be operated The following sub items control Sub i different sets of buttons independently ub item 1 MON INPUT SEL Select whether the AUDIO MONITOR SEL the AUDIO METER SEL the AUDIO INPUT CH and the VIDEO INPUT SEL buttons are enabled on Disabled off Enabled 2 CONTROL PANEL Select whether all switches and buttons other than the buttons specified with sub item 1 and the MENU button are enabled on Disabled off Enabled 119 VARIABLE SPEED LIMIT IN KEY Select the playback speed range when carrying out playback in variable speed mode from the control panel of this unit off off 2 to 2 2 to 2 times normal speed on on 0 to 1 O to 1 times normal speed 8 3 Extended Menu 99 a en WA snuay g sajdeup Menu items in the 100s relating to the control panels Item number Item name Settings 121 FRAME PB MODE Specify the frame mode for variable speed playback field Field playback frame Frame playback Compared to field playback
181. nto the audio of channel 1 recorded on the loaded disc 1 Input the audio mix signal to channel 1 6 1 Clip Audio Insert Editing 71 Bunpq yasul g saydeyo Bunlpy yesu g seydeyo HII 72 Press the AUDIO INPUT SEL button see page 15 to select the input signal Set MIXING in extended menu item 819 AUDIO INPUT SOURCE ARRANGE to on and set CH1 to on See 8 3 2 Extended Menu Operations page 110 for more information about how to make these settings Adjust the input signal level see page 16 The level of audio signals recorded on the disc cannot be adjusted 5 Execute a clip audio insert edit 6 1 Clip Audio Insert Editing File Operations chapter 7 1 Overview A remote computer can be connected to this unit and used to operate on recorded data which has been saved in data files such as video and audio data files There are two ways to connect a remote computer e FAM connection Connect the S400 i LINK connector on this unit to the i LINK IEEE1394 connector on the remote computer using an i LINK cable see page 79 e FTP connection Connect the network connectors on this unit and the remote computer using a network cable see page 83 7 1 1 Directory Structure The following figure shows the directory structure of discs visible to a remote computer This structure is not the same as the actual structure recorded on the disc root a I
182. of channels 1 to 8 into the audio signals of the same channels recorded on the disc 1 MIXING off Do not mix on Mix 2 CHI1 When MIXING is set to on select the audio channels for which mixing is enabled 3 CH2 off Not selected 4 CH3 on Selected 5 CH4 6 CH5 7 CH6 8 CH7 9 CH8 820 AUDIO OUTPUT CH1 CH2 SELECT Select the signals to be output from the AUDIO OUT 1 3 and AUDIO OUT 2 4 connectors line line out Output the audio channel signals selected with item 824 just as they are from the AUDIO OUT 1 3 and 2 4 connectors moni monitor out Output the monitor audio L channel CH 1 and monitor audio R channel CH 2 signals from the AUDIO OUT 1 3 and AUDIO OUT 2 4 connectors respectively 823 NON AUDIO FLAG PB Control non audio flags in digital audio output Sub item 1 CH1 CH2 During playback except E E mode set non audio flags in digital audio output to the following states 2 SHBICHS on Set to on data is non audio 3 CH5 CH6 auto Set as follows 4 CH7 CH8 e When data is read from disc and confirmed Follow the data e When data from disc is not confirmed Maintain current state 824 ANALOG LINE OUTPUT SELECT Select the analog audio signals tracks 1 to 8 to be assigned to audio output channels 1 and 2 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
183. omatically Check that the network cable is connected to this unit before carrying out the operation 2 Press the gt button 3 Press the button to display gt gt ENABLE 4 Press the SET button To check the assigned IP address In the NETWORK CONFIG menu using the 4 buttons display gt IP address then press the gt button If the IP address cannot be assigned this is shown as 000 000 000 000 In this case consult the network administrator To set the IP address First set DHCP to DISABLE See the previous item When the IP address is assigned automatically Using the 4 buttons display gt IP address 2 Press the gt button The IP address appears and the digit that can be changed flashes fan nn J nn nmn nmn nmn Uy Flashes to indicate that the digit can be changed 1 Using the 4 buttons display DHCP 3 Set the IP address To select a different digit to be changed Use the lt gt buttons To change the value of a digit Turn the jog dial or shuttle dial 8 4 Maintenance Menu snus g sajdeup 118 Turning clockwise increases the value and turning counterclockwise decreases the value The 4 buttons can be used To return to the factory default setting Press the RESET button 4 When
184. omposite video signal A video signal in which luminance and chrominance are combined along with timing reference sync information to make composite video Drop frame mode SMPTE time code runs at 30 frames second while the NTSC color television system runs at about 29 97 frames second Drop frame mode adjusts the running of time code to eliminate the discrepancy between time code value and actual time by dropping two frames from the time code value at the beginning of each minute except every tenth minute E E mode Electric to Electric mode When you operate a VDR in E E mode input video and or audio signals pass Glossary through electric circuits only and then come out from the output connectors without passing through electromagnetic conversion circuits such as recording heads Essence mark A type of metadata that may be set for a specified frame For more efficient searches XDCAM equipment records essence marks as part of Non RealTime metadata and uses them to display thumbnails i LINK Another name for the IEEE1394 1995 standards and their revisions XDCAM uses the i LINK interface to transfer DV streams by the AV C protocol and to read and write MPEG IMX and DVCAM data files by FAM file access mode Metadata Information about the properties of video and audio content XDCAM records metadata such as UMIDs and essence marks and the supplied PDZ 1 Proxy Browsing Software can be used to rec
185. on MPEG LA L L C 250 STEELE STREET SUITE 300 DENVER COLORADO 80206 http www mpegla com 1 3 MPEG 2 Video Patent Portfolio License ANY USE OF THIS PRODUCT OTHER THAN CONSUMER PERSONAL USE IN ANY MANNER THAT COMPLIES WITH THE MPEG 2 STANDARD FOR ENCODING VIDEO INFORMATION FOR PACKAGED MEDIA IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED WITHOUT A LICENSE UNDER APPLICABLE PATENTS IN THE MPEG 2 PATENT PORTFOLIO WHICH LICENSE IS AVAILABLE FROM MPEG LA L L C 250 STEELE STREET SUITE 300 DENVER COLORADO 80206 PACKAGED MEDIA means any storage media storing MPEG 2 video information such as DVD movie which are sold distributed to general consumers Disc replicators or sellers of the PACKAGED MEDIA need to obtain licenses for their own business from MPEG LA 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 1 2 MPEG 4 Visual Patent Portfolio License 1 3 MPEG 2 Video Patent Portfolio License 11 celia i MII Names and Functions of Parts Chapter 2 1 Front Panel On standby switch and indicator c Tr e Remote control switch and oz NETWORK access indicator Ler HOLD button MENU button ACCESS indicator SHIFT button VIDEO INPUT SEL button COUNTER SELECT button
186. on off and the clip displayed in full screen mode play back the clip or conduct a search to find the point that you want to set as the In point To display the desired clip in full screen mode If the thumbnail screen is displayed use the arrow buttons or jog dial to select the clip to display in full screen mode and then press the SET button nee TCR 00 30 33 05 SHUTTLE STILL To search Use the jog and shuttle dials At the point you want to set as the In point hold down the lt IN button and press the SET button An In point is set and the IN indicator lights In the same way search for the point you want to set as the Out point and then hold down the gt OUT button and press the SET button An Out point is set and the OUT indicator lights Clips recorded on the disc In point Out point Sub clip 1 Sub clip 2 Sub clip 3 5 Repeat steps 1 to 4 until you have added all of the clips you want to the current clip list 6 Save the current clip list to disc See 5 2 6 Saving the Current Clip List to Disc page 64 5 2 2 Reordering Sub Clips THUMBNAIL button SET button SHIFT button RESET button Jog dial amp gt OUT button Arrow buttons lt IN button SUBCLIP button NEXT button PREV button To check the duration Press the lt IN button and the gt OUT button at the same time The duration appears on the screen
187. on the setting of the VARIABLE switch these adjust the input audio or playback audio levels of channels 1 to 4 By the setting of extended menu item 131 AUDIO VOLUME you can enable the ALL CH 1 knob to simultaneously adjust all eight channels When this simultaneous adjustment is enabled the ALL indicator lights 4 Recording and playback control section PREV button PLAY button i NEXT button o BHALG STOP button etal REC button PREV previous button Press this button turning it on to show the first frame of the current clip While the first frame of a clip is shown pressing this button jumps to the beginning of the previous clip This button is also used together with other buttons for the following operations 2 1 Front Panel Reverse direction high speed search Hold down the PLAY button and press this button A high speed search in the reverse direction is carried out Displaying the first frame of the first clip Hold down the SHIFT button and press this button PLAY playback button To start playback press this button turning it on NEXT button Press this button turning it on to jump to the next clip and show the first frame This button is also used together with other buttons for the following operations Forward direction high speed search Hold down the PLAY button and press this button A high speed search in the forward direction is carried
188. ord information such as titles and comments MXF Material eXchange Format A file exchange format developed by the Pro MPEG Forum Equipment from different manufacturers can exchange files in this format Non audio General term for audio signals other than linear PCM such as Dolby E 1D and Dolby Digital AC 3 P XDCAM can record non audio as an input signal 1 Dolby is a trademark of Dolby Laboratories Non drop frame mode A mode of advancing time code which ignores the difference in frame values between real time and the time code Using this mode produces a difference of approximately 86 seconds per day between real time and time code which causes problems when editing programs in units of seconds using the number of frames as a reference Proxy AV data Low resolution data with a video bandwidth of 1 5 Mbps and an audio bandwidth of 64 kbps per channel This unit records proxy AV data automatically whenever high resolution MPEG IMX or DVCAM data is recorded Reference video signal A video signal that contains a sync signal or sync and burst signals used as a reference for synchronization of video equipment SDI Serial Digital Interface An interface standardized as SMPTE 259M which enables the transmission of an uncompressed digital component stream S N Signal to Noise ratio The relation of the strength of the desired signal to the accompanying electronic interference the noise If S N is high
189. ot mark 2 as an essence mark To delete or change essence marks use the supplied PDZ 1 Proxy Browsing Software lt IN button and gt OUT button When the THUMBNAIL button see page 14 is lit you can use these for thumbnail selection An In or Out point is set when you press the SET button with the lt IN or gt OUT button held down The In or Out point setting is deleted when you press the RESET button with the IN or gt OUT button held down IN indicator and OUT indicator IN indicator When an IN point is set this lights If an attempt is made to set the IN point after a recorded OUT point this flashes OUT indicator When an OUT point is set this lights If an attempt is made to set the OUT point before a recorded IN point this flashes 2 1 Front Panel 19 syed JO SuonoUNy pue seweN zJe deyo HII Sued JO Suoouny pue seweN Zz Ja deyo HAI 20 2 2 Rear Panel REF VIDEO IN connectors e N S1400 i LINK connector i 1 Analog audio signal inputs outputs see page 21 network connector 2 Digital audio signal inputs outputs see page 21 REF VIDEO IN reference video signal input connectors BNC type The two connectors form a loop through connection when a reference video signal is input to the left connector the same signal is input from the right connector Ww to a connected device When no connection is made to the right connector
190. otal of 31 essence mark SHOTMARK1 SHOTMARK1 frames SHOTMARK1 27 AUG 12 00 TC 00 00 00 00 Currently selected SHOTMARK1 frame Date and time of recording of the clip containing the selected frame 4 Use the arrow buttons or the jog dial to select the desired frame You can select frames with the following operations Press the PREV or NEXT button Move to the previous or next frame Press the PREV or NEXT button with the SHIFT button held down Move to the first or last frame Press the 4 or Y button with the SHIFT button held down Switch to the previous or next page 5 Press the SET button to cue up the selected clip To start playback from the selected frame press the PLAY button 4 2 Playback 4 2 4 Clip List Playback You can play back clips in the order of clip lists created with the scene selection function see page 56 Playing back in clip list order Proceed as follows 1 Ifthe clip list that you want to play exists on the disc load it into the current clip list About the current clip list see page 58 For the clip list loading operation see 5 3 1 Loading a Clip List From Disc Into Unit Memory page 66 2 Press the SUBCLIP button turning it on 3 Press the PLAY button Playback begins from the first sub clip in the current clip list Depending on the length of sub clips in the clip list and their arrangement on the disc playback may freeze momentarily betwee
191. ou Switch off blanking Specify blanking for line 23 half Carry out half blanking thru throu Switch off blanking 705 EDGE SUBCARRIER REDUCER MODE Select whether to enable the edge subcarrier reducer ESR on Enable off Do not enable When playing back a composite signal set this to on 707 FORCED VERTICAL INTERPOLATION OFF 8 3 Extended Menu The Y add function is normally switched on automatically during jog or variable speed playback This item selects whether or not to force the Y add function off auto Automatically switch the Y add function on off forced YADD off Force the Y add function off The Y add function is off while a disc image is displayed in stop mode menu item 108 AUTO EE SELECT is off The Y add function is a circuit operation to interpolate the video signal vertically during jog or variable speed playback for the purpose of reducing the vertical movement of the playback picture Menu items in the 700s relating to video control Item number 710 ltem name INTERNAL VIDEO SIGNAL GENERATOR Settings Select the test signal to be output from the internal test signal generator When SG is selected using the VIDEO INPUT SEL button the internal test signal generator operates to output the selected test signal This signal can also be recorded BB Black Burst Black burst signal CB75 75 Co
192. out Displaying the last frame of the last clip Hold down the SHIFT button and press this button STOP button To stop recording or playback press this button turning it on The frame at the stop point appears The unit enters standby off mode when you press this button with the SHIFT button held down It returns from standby off mode to the original state when you press this button again with the SHIFT button held down The lit or unlit status of the STOP button does not change This unit can automatically enter standby off mode whenever a specified time elapses in disc stop mode For details see the description of extended menu item 501 STILL TIMER page 103 O REC record button To start recording hold down this button and press the PLAY button The recording takes place on an unrecorded part of the disc To stop recording press the STOP button This creates a clip of the recorded portion 5 Status display section MONITOR display INPUT display Time data display Indicators above the time data display EDIT REMOTE 9P iLINK KEY INH PGI INFUT VITC VIUB COUNTER MA REC INH i LINK DI MINUTES SECONDS AUDIO indicators 525 625 indicator IMX DVCAM indicator Disc loaded mark MONITOR audio monitor channel selection display This shows the audio channels selected by the AUDIO MONITOR SEL button see page 15 The displayed channel au
193. peration Restrictions page 74 DELE Deletes the specified file on this unit DELE lt SP gt lt path name gt lt CRLF gt Depending on the directory and file type deletion may not be possible For details see 7 1 2 File Operation Restrictions page 74 Input example DELE Clip C0099 MXF 7 4 FTP File Operations Command name STAT Description Sends information about properties of the specified file or about data transfer status from this unit to the remote computer The following property information is sent depending on the file type e MXF file Command syntax STAT lt SP gt lt path name gt lt CRLF gt The following data is transferred depending on whether a file is specified with lt path name gt e File specified The properties of the specified file e No specification The size of the data transferred thus far unit bytes File name File type Input example STAT Clip C0001 MXF CODEC type Frame rate Number of audio channels Duration UMID non MXF file File name ABOR Requests this unit to abort a file ABOR lt CRLF gt transfer currently in progress SYST Displays the system name of this unit SYST lt CRLF gt HELP Displays a list of the commands HELP lt SP gt lt command name gt lt CRLF gt supported by this unit or an explanation of the specified command The following data is transferred depending on whether a
194. pted to enter a user name 4 Enter the user name admin and press the Enter key When the user name is verified you are prompted to enter a password 5 Enter the password and press the Enter key The password is set to pdw 1500 when the unit is shipped from the factory The login is complete when the password is verified See 7 4 2 Command List page 84 for the FTP protocol commands supported by this unit If the connection times out This unit terminates FTP connections if no command is received within 90 seconds of the last command If this occurs log out see the next section and repeat steps 2 to 4 If you power this unit off during an FTP connection the data transferred thus far is discarded To log out To log out after finishing file operations enter QUIT at the command prompt and press the Enter key 7 4 FTP File Operations 83 suolyesedo ll4 72 Ja deyD III suoneJado l4 Z Ja deyo WN 84 7 4 2 Command List The FTP protocol commands supported by this unit include standard commands see the next section and extended commands see page 88 Standard commands The following table shows the standard FTP commands supported by this unit e To execute FTP commands you must install application software such as PDZ 1 on your computer The commands supported by application software vary In the command syntax column lt SP gt means a space entered by pressing the
195. pue soueueluley 6 Jadeyo HAI 130 Message in time data display MAX Files Display condition 2 on limit off Description The number of files on the disc had reached the upper limit 5000 or there was not enough capacity in the General directory when a command was received to record display an E E picture record an essence mark or add a quick scene selection sub clip Disc Full on limit off A command was received to record or display an E E picture when there was not enough free capacity on the disc or when the number of recorded clips had reached the upper limit 300 Action Exchange the disc for one with enough free capacity MAX SB CLP on limit off A command was received to add a sub clip when the number of registered sub clips had already reached the upper limit 300 of the specifications of this unit CL OVER DUR on limit off A command was received to add a sub clip when the total duration of sub clips in the clip list had already reached the upper limit 24 hours of the specifications of this unit These operations are not possible Disc Damage Non AV Full No Clip Disc Top on limit off on limit off on limit on A command was received to record display an E E picture record an essence mark or add a quick scene selection sub clip when there was no free sparing area A command was received to record display an E E picture
196. put from the i LINK connector of the device flows into the PDW 1500 This may cause a failure of the PDW 1500 When connecting the PDW 1500 to a device with a 6 pin i LINK connector connect to the 6 pin i LINK connector of the other device first Except in playback mode jog and shuttle modes etc if you are monitoring the audio signal output from this connector on another device the audio signal may sound differently from the audio signal played back on the PDW 1500 REMOTE remote control signal connector D sub 9 pin To control the PDW 1500 from a controller or VTR supporting the RS 422A Sony 9 pin VTR protocol connect the device to this connector 4 network connector RJ 45 type This is a 1OBase T 100Base TX 1000Base T connector for network connection For safety do not connect the connector for peripheral device wiring that might have excessive voltage to this port Follow the instructions in this manual when making connections AUDIO MONITOR OUT connector RCA pin This outputs an audio signal for monitoring The monitored channel is selected by the combination of the AUDIO MONITOR SEL button see page 15 and MONITOR switch see page 15 1 Analog audio signal inputs outputs AUDIO IN 1 3 2 4 connectors AUDIO OUT 1 3 2 4 connectors OC OG 1 3 le 5 OO AUDIO IN analog audio signal input 1 3 2 4 connectors XLR 3 pin female These input analog audio signals With
197. r long periods of time e Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way such as power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture does not operate normally or has been dropped To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture To avoid electrical shock do not open the cabinet Refer servicing to qualified personnel only THIS APPARATUS MUST BE EARTHED CAUTION The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing No objects filled with liquids such as vases shall be placed on the apparatus The unit is not disconnected from the AC power source mains as long as it is connected to the wall outlet even if the unit itself has been turned off Do not install the appliance in a confined space such as a book case or built in cabinet This apparatus is provided with a main switch on the rear panel Install this apparatus so that user can access the main switch easily RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s
198. rcial and light industrial E3 urban outdoors and E4 controlled EMC environment ex TV studio For the customers in Europe The manufacturer of this product is Sony Corporation 1 7 1 Konan Minato ku Tokyo Japan The Authorized Representative for EMC and product safety is Sony Deutschland GmbH Hedelfinger Strasse 61 70327 Stuttgart Germany For any service or guarantee matters please refer to the addresses given in separate service or guarantee documents For the Customers in Taiwan only EZ ra amp si Table of Contents Before Using the Unit eeeeeeeees 7 Setting the Line Mode eee eeeeeeeee 7 Chapter 1 Overview 1 1 Features icisieiecn sired Secieeies 9 1 2 MPEG 4 Visual Patent Portfolio License Chapter 2 Names and Functions of Parts 2 1 Front Panel 2 c ccecceeceeceecenscecceceneeees 12 2 2 Rear Panel 2 cscceeceeeeeceecensceccecneeess 20 Chapter 3 Preparations 3 1 Connections and Settings 23 3 1 1 Connecting an External Monitor 23 3 1 2 Connections for Using PDZ 1 Proxy Browsing Software eseese 24 3 1 3 Connecting to a Nonlinear Editing Systemene ua 26 3 1 4 Connections for Cut Editing 27 3 1 5 Connections for Clip Audio Insert Edit genn ennen le see 29 3 1 6 Editing Control Unit Settings 33 KIPATE o E A cctvedeasteennsets 34 3 3 Setting the Date and Time 34 3 4 Superimposed Text Information
199. record an essence mark or add a quick scene selection sub clip when there was no free Non Real Time space A playback or search command was received for a disc containing no recorded clips A PREV or reverse high speed search command was received with the disc stopped at the top Disc End on A NEXT or forward high speed search command was received with the disc stopped at the end This disc cannot be recorded Exchange the disc Insert a different disc with enough free capacity These operations are not possible TC EXT on A time code or user bits preset command was received with extended menu item 626 TC MODE set to ext preset REGEN mode on A time code or user bits preset command was received with extended menu item 626 TC MODE set to int regen ext regen or rp188 regen Try the operation again after setting extended menu item 626 TC MODE to int preset See 8 3 2 Extended Menu Operations page 110 about how to make this setting Live Logg on limit A time code or user bit preset operation was attempted with extended menu item 258 LIVE LOGGING set to on Set extended menu item 258 LIVE LOGGING to off before performing the operation See 8 3 2 Extended Menu Operations page 110 about how to make this setting REC RUN on A time code or user bits preset command was
200. recording b In the DVCAM format VITC is recorded as VAUX Video Auxiliary data Because VITC is inserted into video signals by the VITC generator only during playback the insertion line can be specified only for playback 605 TCG REGEN MODE Select the signal to be regenerated when the time code generator is in the regeneration mode i e when int regen ext regen or rp188 regen is selected in menu item 626 TC amp UB Both the time code and user bits are regenerated TC Only the time code is regenerated UB Only the user bits are regenerated 607 U BIT BINARY GROUP FLAG Select the user bits to be used in the time code generated by the time code generator not ified Character set not specified 001 001 iso character 8 bit characters compliant with ISO 646 and ISO 2022 010 010 unassigned 1 Undefined 011 011 unassigned 2 Undefined 100 100 unassigned 3 Undefined 101 101 page line SMPTE 262M page line multiplex system 110 110 unassigned 4 Undefined 111 111 unassigned 5 Undefined 611 TC OUTPUT PHASE IN EE MODE Select the time code output mode for output from the TIME CODE OUT connector in E E mode mutng muting Suppress the output thru through Output the time code input to the TIME CODE IN connector as it is v in video input phase Output the time code with the same phase as the input video signal phase v out video output phase Output the
201. red in nonvolatile memory and markers recorded on the disc Processing time is about 5 seconds Full salvage When a disc that was manually ejected from a device subjected to a recording interruption due to power off is loaded into this unit clips are reconstructed on the basis of markers recorded on the disc Nonvolatile memory cannot be used so processing takes longer than for a quick salvage about 30 seconds although it depends on the state of the disc Proceed as follows to perform a full salvage T Insert the disc on which recording did not end normally The message Salvage appears 2 Doone of the following To salvage Press the SET button Processing begins and the message Executing appears If the REC INH indicator see page 17 is lit the message EJECT appears Eject the disc set the Write Inhibit tab to the recording enable position and insert the disc again This operation cannot be cancelled once it begins The message Complete appears when processing finishes If the message reads Incomplete the clips that failed were lost To exit without salvaging Press the RESET button The state of section where recording was interrupted is saved but no salvage processing is done 3 5 Handling Discs Sections which were recorded normally can be played back but no new recording can be done on the disc A quick format can be done on the disc although all of its content
202. rporation PDW 1500 Sony Corporation SYL 3 796 077 07 1 http Awww sony net 2004
203. rtcut operation To lock all clips 1 Carry out steps 1 and 3 of Locking clips to display the THUMBNAIL MENU 2 Use the arrow buttons or the jog dial to select LOCK ALL CLIPS and then press the SET button A confirmation screen appears To cancel the lock operation and return to the thumbnail screen Do one of the following Use the lt or gt button to select CANCEL and then press the SET button e Press the RESET button 3 Use the lt or amp button to select OK and then press the SET button All clips are locked and you return to the thumbnail screen To unlock all clips Carry out the procedure in To lock all clips selecting UNLOCK ALL CLIPS in step 2 Deleting clips e Clips cannot be deleted when the Write Inhibit tab of the disc is set to the recording disabled position or when extended menu item 310 REC INHIBIT is set to on e Locked clips cannot be deleted e When the target clip is referenced in a clip list the clip list that references the clip will also be deleted You can use the DISC MENU to delete the last clip or all clips For details see page 120 d With the SUBCLIP button off press the THUMBNAIL button turning it on The thumbnails of the clips on the disc appear 2 Use the arrow buttons or the jog dial to select the clip to delete You can select clips with the following operations Press the PREV or NEXT button Move to the previous
204. ry e File specified Information about the specified file e No specification A list of the files in the current directory The wildcard characters any string and any character may be used in lt path name gt Input example 1 LIST a Clip Input example 2 LIST Clip MXF NLST Sends a list of file names from this unit NLST lt SP gt lt options or path name gt lt CRLF gt to the remote computer with no other information The following options may be specified when no path name is specified e a Also display file names that begin with e l Display information other than file name gives the same result as the LIST command e F Append to directory names The following data is transferred depending on whether lt path name gt specifies a directory or file e Directory specified A list of the file names only in the specified directory e No specification A list of the file names only in the current directory The wildcard characters any string and any character may be used in lt path name gt Input example 1 NLST lI Input example 2 NLST Clip MXF RETR Begins transfer of a copy of a file in the RETR lt SP gt lt path name gt lt CRLF gt specified path on this unit to the current directory on the remote computer Input example RETR Clip C0001 MXF 7 4 FTP File Operations 85 suolyesedo ll4 2 Ja deyD Ml suoneJado al4 2 Ja dey9 WN 86 Comm
205. s are assigned automatically to clips and clip lists that are created or recorded by XDCAM devices Clips C0001 MXF to C4999 MXF Clip lists EO001E01 SMI to E0099E01 SMI This unit can handle clips and clip lists with user defined names as well as names in the standard format 1 This is supported from firmware version 1 5 Limitations e Letters numbers and symbols from the Unicode 2 0 character set can be used However the following control characters and symbols cannot be used Control characters U 0000 to U 001F U 007F Symbols lt gt 2 Depending on the character type the length of user defined names the C or E E01 part may be limited to 14 characters The limit for ASCII characters is 56 characters All file name extensions are converted automatically to uppercase Titles are used as user defined clip names on this unit Therefore the available characters are limited to those supported by the title function Files generated along with clips and clip lists use the same names the C or E part of the following file names Clips Metadata files C M01 XML proxy AV data files C SO1 MXF Clip lists Metadata files E M01 XML The following names cannot be assigned Clips C0000 MXF Clip lists EOOOOE01 SMI E0100E01 SMI to E9999E01 SMI EO000 SMI E0100 SMI to E9999 SMI The following names should be avoided Clips C5000 MXF to C99
206. s will be lost Unless clips are salvaged the message Salvage appears again the next time the disc is inserted or the unit is powered on Recording Playback chapter 4 1 Recording This section describes video and audio recording on the unit 4 1 1 Preparations for Recording Button switch settings For details of the settings of the buttons switches see the Before beginning recording make any necessary button pages indicated in parenthesis switch settings AUDIO INPUT CH button page 15 and AUDIO INPUT SEL button page 15 Select the input audio signal On standby switch page 13 Indicator lit green VIDEO INPUT SEL button page 13 Select the input video signal Remote control switch page 13 LOCAL COUNTER SELECT button page 13 Select the data elapsed recording time Seal EE a time code value or user bit data to show in the time data display When L displaying the time code ir AAAAAAAARARA e value select TC or VITC POWER switch page 22 with extended menu item side on nee 629 TC SELECT AUDIO MONITOR SEL button page 15 Select the audio channels to monitor SUB THUMB CLIP NAIL SET RI MONITOR 2 o Mx R ay NONTORSEL METER SEL n Fer H vilio cover VS Meno INPUTCH INPUTSEL NPL SeL_ Se eT Hoio WENU EY uA ror _F REV CFF Audio level adjustment sec
207. shown in the time data display coincides with the external time code value To record external time code directly You can record both of the following types of external time code directly e TC input to the TIME CODE IN connector of this unit e i LINK TC input to the S400 i LINK connector of this unit When you use this method the internal time code generator advances without being affected by the external time code To record the playback time code of external VTRs the methods described above in To record with the internal time code generator synchronized to external time code are recommended Use the following procedure to record external time code directly according to the type of external time code T Make either of the following connections and settings To directly record TC input to the TIME CODE IN connector 4 1 Recording Connect the time code output from the external device to the TIME CODE IN connector Press the VIDEO INPUT SEL button and while viewing the INPUT display select one of SDI CMPST or SG To directly record i LINK TC Connect an i LINK signal to the S400 i LINK connector Press the VIDEO INPUT SEL button and while viewing the INPUT display select i LINK 2 Press the MENU button and set extended menu item 626 TC MODE to ext preset For details of menu setting operations see Chapter 8 Menus page 91
208. shuttle dial Changing a menu item setting value To change the setting value of the currently displayed menu item proceed as follows 8 2 Basic Setup Menu 2 When the desired setting value is displayed press the SET button This saves the new setting value and the menu display disappears from the time data display To abandon making a change Press the MENU button before pressing the SET button The menu display disappears from the time data display without the new setting value being saved Resetting the menu settings to their factory default values To reset the current active menu settings to their factory default values proceed as follows 1 Press the MENU button The menu appears in the time data display 2 Press the RESET button The message Init setup appears in the time data display To abandon operations and return to the setup menu display Press the RESET button again 3 Press the SET button The menu settings are reset to their factory default settings Switching between 525 U line 525 J line and 625 line modes menu item 013 To switch between 525 U line 525 J line and 625 line operation modes proceed as follows 1 Press the MENU button 2 Turn the jog dial or shuttle dial to display menu item 013 in the time data display 3 Hold down the SHUTTLE button and turn the jog dial or shuttle dial to set menu it
209. sible to transfer clip files at high speed between this unit and remote computers 2 i LINK is a trademark of Sony Corporation Flexible metadata recording XDCAM can record various types of metadata together with video and audio data such as the date and time of shooting the cameraman the recording method and comments about the material This metadata can be used in applications such as the following e The supplied PDZ 1 Proxy Browsing Software can be used to add titles comments and other text data to discs and clips e Computer readable text files can be recorded on the Professional Disc to allow systematic content management e The ability to search metadata for the required audio and video scenes brings greater efficiency to various stages of the video production process editing archiving etc 1 XDCAM is a trademark of Sony Corporation Supports a variety of interfaces The PDW 1500 supports a variety of interfaces and is suitable for use with various nonlinear editing systems Analog interfaces Video The unit can input and output a composite analog video signal Audio The unit has two audio channels When in 4 channel mode you can input two channels of audio either as channels 1 and 2 or as channels 3 and 4 The two audio channels can be output also either as channels 1 and 2 or as channels 3 and 4 Digital interfaces SDI Serial Digital Interface AES EBU This allows the unit to input and outpu
210. sified as a CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT Laser diode properties Wavelength 403 to 410 nm Emission duration Continuous Laser output power 65 mW max of pulse peak 35 mW max of CW Standard IEC60825 1 2001 Tekniska data for laserdiod Vaglangd 403 till 410 nm Emissionslangd Kontinuerlig Laseruteffekt 65 mW max f r pulstopp 35 mW max f r kontinuerlig vag Standard IEC60825 1 2001 Egenskaber for laserdiode B lgel ngde 403 til 410 nm Stralingsvarighed Kontinuerlig Afgivet lasereffekt 65 mW maks straletoppunkt 35 mW maks ved kontinuerlig straling Standard IEC60825 1 2001 Laserdiodin ominaisuudet Aallonpituus 403 410 nm S teilyn kesto jatkuva Laserin teho 65 mW pulssin huipun maks 35 mW jatkuvan aallon maks Standardi IEC60825 1 2001 Vs LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN DO NOT STARE INTO BEAM CLASS 1M LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN CAUTION DO NOT VIEW DIRECTLY WITH OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS RADIATIONS LASER DE CLASSE 1M EN CAS D OUVERTURE ATTENTION NE PAS REGARDER DIRECTEMENT AVEC DES INSTRUMENTS OPTIQUES KLASSE 1M LASERSTRAHLUNG WENN GE FFNET VORSICHT NICHT BLICKEN DIREKT MIT OPTISCHEN INSTRUMENTEN LASERSTRALING AF KLASSE 1M VED ABNING ADVARSEL Se ikke DIREKTE MED OPTISKE INSTRUMENTER LASERSTRALING KLASSE 1M N R DEKSEL PNES ADVARSEL Se ikke DIREKTE MED OPTISKE INSTRUMENTER VARNING KLASS 1M LASERSTR LNING N R DENNA DEL R PPNAD BETRAKTA EJ STRALEN MED OPTISKA INSTRUMENT
211. ssigned to audio output channels 1 and 2 tr7 8 Tracks 7 and 8 assigned to audio output channels 1 and 2 2 CH3 CH4 tr1 2 Tracks 1 and 2 assigned to audio output channels 3 and 4 tr3 4 Tracks 3 and 4 assigned to audio output channels 3 and 4 tr5 6 Tracks 5 and 6 assigned to audio output channels 3 and 4 tr7 8 Tracks 7 and 8 assigned to audio output channels 3 and 4 831 DV OUT AUDIO MODE Select the audio mode for S400 i LINK connector output 4ch 12 bit 32 kHz 4ch 2ch 16 bit 48 kHz 2ch Menu items in the 900s relating to digital process Item number Item name 920 SD SDI H ANC CONTROL Sub item Settings Select whether or not to add information to the SDI output 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 time code data on Add RP 188 time code data 8 3 2 Extended Menu Operations eee The extended menu can be used with the same procedures as in the basic menu However since with the factory default settings the extended menu is not displayed it is first necessary to enable display of the extended menu See 8 2 2 Basic Menu Operations page 95 for more information about how to select menu items and how to change their values Enabling display of the extended menu ae To enable display of the extended menu an internal switch
212. t D1 component format digital video and audio signals and also AES EBU format digital audio signals 1 1 Features Equipped with i LINK connector The i LINK connector of this unit supports the following two functions Input and output of DV streams AV C mode e DV streams can be output from this unit and recorded on standard DV equipment e During MPEG IMX playback the playback signals can be converted and output as DV streams allowing you to connect DV compatible nonlinear editors The output from external DV devices VTRs nonlinear editors etc can be input to this unit and recorded on Professional Discs Computer access to files file access mode Use of application software which supports the XDCAM series enables random access to video audio and metadata files on Professional Discs with the ability to display file lists and perform file based reads and overwrites Files can be transferred at high speed and thumbnail lists of disc contents can be viewed on computer screens 1 Such software includes the supplied PDZ 1 Proxy Browsing Software and the XPRI series Equipped with network connector This network connector of unit can be connected to computers and networks to enable high speed file transfers and display of lists of the video audio and metadata files stored on Professional Discs Workflows can be improved by the ability to use FTP commands to transfer files to remote locations Supporting
213. t a clip list and edit a Create and edit a clip list list e Selecting clips see page 59 e Reordering sub clips see page 67 e Trimming sub clips see page 63 e Deleting sub clips see page 64 e Previewing clip lists see page 64 Save the clip list to disc see page 64 Play back the clip list see page 52 S eee occ00 00000 6 PDW 510 530 PDW 1500 Load clip lists see page 66 Clip 1 Clip 3 Clip4 gt iat Nine aoe Select Recorded material clips Clip list 1 Clip 1 Clip list 1 Clip 2 sdny Clip 3 Disc Sub Sub Sub clip 1 clip 2 clip 3 600 SS o 9988 0000 Play back clip list PDW 1500 5 1 Overview 57 uogo j s eUueds Gg Ja deyoD III uogo j BUBDg G Ja deYyD HAT 58 Clips Material recorded on a disc with this unit is managed in units called clips A clip contains the material between a recording start point In point and a recording end point Out point Clips have names beginning with C for example C0001 Out point Out point In point Out point In point Out point In point In point Clip 1 Clip 2 Clip 3 Clip 4 C0001 C0002 C0003 C0004 Clip list name 27 AUG 14 00 DUR 00 05 20 00 Thumbnails of selected clips
214. t preset of analog channel 2 ch1 2 analog ch1 ch2 Follow the edit preset of analog channel 1 or 2 The default settings for each item are as follows 311 ch 1 analog ch1 312 ch 2 analog ch2 313 nodef no definition 314 nodef no definition 317 AUDIO EDIT MODE Select the type of transition for audio editing cut cut edit Cut editing Audio is discontinuous at edit points and noise may occur during playback cross cross fade Cross fade Processing time 10ms 320 DIGITAL AUDIO PB PROCESS ON Select the treatment of audio playback at edit points EDIT POINT cut Carry out a cut possibly resulting in audio discontinuities at the edit point fade Fade out and fade in 329 ANALOG AUDIO EDIT PRESET Select methods for setting the edit presets of the digital audio channels REPLACE FOR CH5 CH5 to CH8 of this unit Make these settings when using an editor PVE 330 ANALOG AUDIO EDIT PRESET 500 BVE 600 etc or remote control unit without a function to control REPLACE FOR CH6 digital audio edit presets _ The edit presets of the digital audio channels of this unit are turned on 331 ANALOG AUDIO EDIT PRESET and off according to the specified analog audio presets of the editor or REPLACE FOR CH7 remote control unit 332 ANALOG AUDIO EDIT PRESET nodef no definition No definition REPLACE FOR CH8 ch 1 analog ch1 Follow the edit preset of analog channel 1 ch 2 analog ch2 Follow the edit preset of analog channel 2 ch
215. ted in the Edit directory File name Content Operations Read Overwrite Rename Create Delete Partial read Partial overwrite C S01 MXF 2 Proxy AV data MXF file generated Yes No No No No 2 automatically when a C MXF file is created 0001 to 4999 Other files Files other than the above No No a With firmware version 1 5 and higher the unit can handle files with user defined names in the C part b With firmware version 1 5 and higher when the C part of a C MXF file name is changed a C S01 MXF file with the same name in the C part is generated automatically c When a C MXF file is created a C S01 XML file with the same name in the C part is created automatically d When a C MXF file is deleted the C S01 XML file with the same name in the C part is also deleted automatically Directories cannot be created in the Sub directory 7 1 Overview 75 suolyesedo ll4 Z 1 dey9 III suoyesedo al4 2 Ja deyo WA General directory File name Content Operations Read Overwrite Rename Create Delete Partial read Partial overwrite Any file Yes Yes Yes 2 Yes Yes P a UTF 8 file names can be up to 63 bytes in length Depending on the character type file names including extension may be limited to 21 characters b Only when the write inhibit tab on the disc is set to enable recording and w
216. the PDW series To stop repeat playback Do one of the following e Operate any of the playback buttons except the PLAY button or operate the jog or shuttle dial e From the external device connected to the REMOTE connector on this unit send a command other than the repeat playback start command to this unit The unit executes the operation for the button press jog or shuttle dial operation or remote command that stops playback The unit enters search mode when you conduct a search and stop mode at the end of the disc To disable repeat playback Set extended menu item 142 REPEAT MODE to off 4 2 Playback 53 yoeghe q Bulpiooey p Ja deyo yoeghe q Bulpsooey py 4a deyD 54 4 2 6 Locking and Deleting Clips In the thumbnail screen you can delete selected clips or lock them so that they cannot be deleted 1 1 This is supported from firmware version 1 5 Locking clips Locking prevents the following operations on clips e Deletion e Renaming by FAM or FTP e Locked clips are erased along with other clips when you format a disc e Clips cannot be locked or unlocked when the Write Inhibit tab of the disc is set to the recording disabled position or when extended menu item 310 REC INHIBIT is set to on 1 With the SUBCLIP button off press the THUMBNAIL button turning it on The thumbnails of the clips on the disc appear 2 Use the arrow
217. the disc and which can be overwritten by XDCAM d Only when the write inhibit tab on the disc is set to enable recording and when extended menu item 310 REC INHIBIT is set to off With 7 1 Overview firmware version 1 4x and lower only the most recently recorded clip may be deleted With firmware version 1 5 and higher any clip may be selected and deleted e Only files which can be overwritten by XDCAM f With firmware version 1 5 and higher when the C part of a C MXF file name is changed a C MO01 XML with the same name in the C part is also changed automatically g When a C MXF file is created a C MO1 XML file with the same name in the C part is created automatically h When a C MXF file is deleted the C M01 XML file with the same name in the C part is also deleted automatically e Directories cannot be created in the Clip directory e When the following operations supported by version 1 5 and higher XDCAM devices are carried out on a disc then it becomes impossible for version 1 4x and lower XDCAM devices to record new clips or delete existing clips on that disc The only possible operations are playback and disc formatting Writing of clips with user defined names Locking of clips Deletion of clips except the last recorded clip e If you attempt to write a C MXF file which does not meet the conditions specified as remark c on this table via a FAM connect
218. the following operations Press the PREV or NEXT button Move to the previous or next clip Press the PREV or NEXT button with the SHIFT button held down Move to the first or last clip Press the or Y button with the SHIFT button held down Switch to the previous or next page 3 To cue up the selected clip press the SET button To start playback from the selected clip press the PLAY button Cuing up a frame including an essence mark Proceed as follows one G G stor RESET button q Hold down the SHIFT button and press the THUMBNAIL button turning it on The essence mark selection screen appears ESSENCE MARK SELECT MARKI 4 2 Playback 51 yoeghe q Bulpiooey p Je deyo yoeghe d Buipiooey p Jeydeyo 52 To escape from the essence mark selection screen to the previous screen Press the RESET button 2 Use the arrow buttons or the jog dial to select the desired essence mark You can select essence marks with the following operations Press the PREV or NEXT button Move to the previous or next essence mark 3 Press the SET button Thumbnails of the frames including the selected essence mark appear The example shows the case where SHOTMARK1 is selected as the essence mark This indicates that the thumbnail Sixth frame is selected images are the frames including the from a t
219. time code with the same phase as the output video signal phase 612 TC OUTPUT MUTING IN SEARCH MODE Select whether to suppress the output from the TIME CODE OUT connector in jog shuttle mode on Suppress off Do not suppress 619 VITC Specify whether or not to record the VITC generated by the internal time code generator off Do not record internally generated VITC on Record internally generated VITC Even if this item is set to off VITC is recorded if the input video signal contains VITC and the VITC line is set to thru with item 723 8 3 Extended Menu Menu items in the 600s relating to the time code metadata and UMID Item number 626 Item name TC MODE Settings Select the time code recording mode i prs int preset Set an initial value then record the output of the internal time code generator i reg int regen Record the output of the internal time code generator initialized to time code following continuously upon the time code of the last frame of the last clip on the disc When clips files are written or transferred via a FAM or FTP connection the time code of the clip is recorded so that it is continuous with the time code of the last frame of the last clip on the disc e reg ext regen Record the output of the internal time code generator synchronized to an external time code generator r reg rp188 regen Record the output of the internal time code
220. tion page 16 Adjust the audio recording levels page 42 4 1 Recording 41 yoeghe d Buipiovey p Jeydeyo 42 Setting the recording format Before recording itis necessary to set the recording format for each of video and audio It is not possible to combine different recording formats on a single disc When the format of previously recorded sections on the disc does not match the current recording format of this unit the disc is record inhibited and the REC INH lights To set the video recording format Use basic menu item 031 RECORDING FORMAT to select the video recording format from MPEG IMX 50 Mbps MPEG IMX 40 Mbps MPEG IMX 30 Mbps and DVCAM The factory default setting is IMX50 For details of the basic menu operations see 8 2 2 Basic Menu Operations on page 95 To set the audio recording format When using the MPEG IMX 50Mbps 40Mbps 30Mbps for video Use the maintenance menu item AUDIO CONFIG to select 16 bits 8 channels or 24 bits 4 channels The factory default setting is 16 bits 8 channels When using the DVCAM format for video Selection is not necessary The format of 16 bits 4 channels is selected automatically For details of the maintenance menu operations see 8 4 2 Maintenance Menu Operations on page 116 Making thumbnail image settings As required you can select which frame to display as a clip s thumbnail image When the unit is shipped
221. tion such as location time date company and so on The UMID is applied as follows Material No Instance No eS recording ID generated when Same as the above Source Pack Shooting information when where and who Same as the above Original material 00 00 00 Copied material generation number 1 byte random number 2 bytes Distinguishing between the original material and copied material material Material source ID detecting Metadata pack that identifies the source of material unit by defining the when where and who of the material unit with which it is associated Using the Extended UMID You have to enter a country code organization code and user code Set the country code referring to the ISO 3166 table and set the organization code and user code independently For details see About UMID ownership information page 113 Functions of UMID data The UMID data enables the followings e Add 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 material e Distinguishing between original material and copied material 00 is added to the Instance Number for original material e Recording based on the UTC The UTC is used when recording the UMID This enables uniform control of source material recorded all over the world based on the universal time code e
222. tions see page 73 If the on standby switch is pressed while this indicator is lit access to the disc is completed before the unit switches to the standby state While the ACCESS indicator is lit do not turn off the POWER switch on the rear panel or disconnect the power cord This could lead to a loss of data from the disc Remote control switch and NETWORK access indicator Different positions of the switch allow different operations as follows NETWORK Enables access to the network The indicator lights when an external network device is being accessed In this state operation from the front panel is not possible LOCAL Enables operation from the front panel REMOTE Enables remote control of the PDW 1500 from a device connected to the S400 i LINK connector or REMOTE connector on the rear panel Use extended menu item 214 REMOTE INTERFACE to select which of the connectors is used See 8 3 2 Extended Menu Operations page 110 for more information about how to make extended menu settings VIDEO INPUT SEL selection button Pressing this button cycles the video input signal through the following selections e 1 LINK compliant DVCAM format digital signal i LINK input comprising both video and audio signals input to the 2S400 i LINK connector e SDI video signal input to the SDI IN connector e Composite video signal input to the VIDEO IN connector e Test video signal from the internal signal gen
223. ton off starts playback in shuttle mode To alternate between normal speed playback and shuttle mode playback Set the shuttle dial to the position corresponding to the desired shuttle playback speed then switch between normal speed playback and shuttle playback by pressing the PLAY and SHUTTLE buttons alternately For intermittent shuttle mode playback press the STOP and SHUTTLE buttons alternately Playback in variable speed mode In variable speed mode you can control the speed of playback in the range of 2 to 2 times normal speed The playback speed range in variable speed mode can be changed using extended menu item 119 VARIABLE SPEED LIMIT IN KEY PANEL CONTROL 4 2 Playback To carry out playback in variable speed mode do as follows T Press the VAR button turning it on 2 Turn the shuttle dial to the desired angle corresponding to the desired playback speed Playback in variable speed mode starts 3 To stop playback in variable speed mode return the search dial to the center position or press the STOP button To return to normal speed playback Press the PLAY button To alternate between normal speed playback and variable speed mode playback Set the shuttle dial to the position corresponding to the desired variable playback speed then switch between normal speed playback and variable speed mode playback by pressing the PLAY and VAR but
224. tons alternately For intermittent variable speed mode playback press the STOP and VAR buttons alternately 4 2 3 Thumbnail Search Cuing up a desired clip To display the thumbnail images of all clips on the disc and cue up a desired clip proceed as follows COUNTER SELECT button SUBCLIP button 1 With the SUBCLIP button off press the THUMBNAIL button turning it on The thumbnails of clips on the disc appear Sixth clip is selected from a total of 143 clips Name of currently selected clip Thumbnail of currently selected clip first frame or specified frame C0006 6 143 23 AUG 14 30 DUR 00 03 10 00 Recording date and time of selected clip Duration of selected clip or time code of first frame a When a title has been assigned to a clip see page 76 the title is enclosed in double quotation marks for example TITLE00001 b The thumbnail frame can be specified by a menu selection when the clip is recorded see page 100 To switch between duration and time code display in the thumbnail display Press the COUNTER SELECT button Each press of the button toggles between duration display and time code display To escape from the thumbnail display to the full screen display Press the THUMBNAIL button turning it off 2 Use the arrow buttons or the jog dial to select the desired clip You can select clips with
225. udio signals AV C data from this unit to a nonlinear editing system connected to the S400 i LINK connector The following figure shows an example connection The S400 i LINK connector of this unit outputs video audio signals in DVCAM format Data recorded in MPEG IMX format is output after being converted into DVCAM format The nonlinear editing system to be used being connected to this unit requires editing software not supplied supporting DVCAM format e Make the following settings before transferring video audio signals AV C data from this unit to a nonlinear editing system Audio mode selection Use extended menu item 831 DV OUT AUDIO MODE to select either of the following 4ch 12 bit 32 kHz 4 ch 2ch 16 bit 48 kHz 2 ch Factory default setting Audio output channel selection Select the audio output channels with extended menu item 828 SDI DV AUDIO OUTPUT SELECT For information about how to make extended menu item settings see 8 3 2 Extended Menu Operations on page 110 Laptop computer With editing software supporting DVCAM format installed i LINK cable not supplied PDW 1500 Make sure extended menu item 215 i LINK MODE is set to AV C For the method of transferring video audio signals AV C data to a nonlinear editing system refer to the manual provided with the editing software to be used
226. ut moving the sub clip Do one of the following e Press the 4 or button to select EXIT and then press the SET button e Press the RESET button Use the 4 or button to select MOVE and then press the SET button The sub clip movement screen appears The clip selected in step 3 appears surrounded by a frame 5 2 Creating Clip Lists Indicates that the third sub clip will be moved to the position of the eighth sub clip Cursor indicating the move destination for the selected sub clip To return to the previous screen Press the RESET button Use the arrow buttons or the jog dial to move the cursor to the position where you want to move the selected sub clip To return to the previous screen Press the THUMBNAIL button Press the SET button The sub clip thumbnail screen appears allowing you to check the results of the sub clip movement Save the current clip list to disc See 5 2 6 Saving the Current Clip List to Disc page 64 5 2 3 Trimming Sub Clips THUMBNAIL button SET button SHIFT button RESET button ve LF REV CF FWD 50 JABAA RRA Jog dial gt OUT button 4 buttons lt IN button NEXT button PREV button 1 Carry out steps 1 to 4 of 5 2 2 Reordering Sub Clips to select a sub clip and display the sub clip operation menu 2 Use the or button to select TRIM and then press the SET butto
227. utton with the SHIFT button held down Switches to the previous or next page Does not switch when there is only one page io With the SHIFT button held down press the SET button The scene selection window appears To return to the original screen Press the RESET button 4 Press the SET button The selected clip is added to the current clip list as a sub clip At the same time the scene selection window closes and you return to the original thumbnail screen 5 Repeat steps 2 to 4 until you have added all of the desired clips to the current clip list You can select the same clip any number of times 5 2 Creating Clip Lists The scene selection window displays thumbnails of the sub clips that have been added to the current clip list The cursor in the window indicates the position where the next sub clip will be added Total duration of sub clips in the current clip list Cursor indicates where the next sub clip will be added Thumbnails of sub clips already added to the current clip list To move the cursor in the scene selection window After carrying out step 3 to display the scene selection window press the or gt button 6 When you have finished selecting all the clips you want save the current clip list to disc See 5 2 6 Saving the Current Clip List to Disc page 64 To select while playing back and searching quick scene selection T With the SUBCLIP butt
228. with user defined names Sub it See 7 1 4 Assigning User Detined Clip and Clip List Names page 77 for eee details about how to make the settings 1 NAMING FORM Specify the clip and clip list naming format Specify whether to allow use of files with user defined names c Standard format Do not allow use of files with user defined names free Free format Allow use of files with user defined names 2 AUTO NAMING When free is selected under the sub item NAMING FORM specify whether to use the standard format name or the same name as the title for clips recorded on this unit c Use the standard format for clip names title Use the title set in basic menu item 035 CLIP TITLE NAMING SELECT for clip names B01 RECALL SETUP BANK 1 Set to on to recall menu settings from menu bank 1 B02 RECALL SETUP BANK 2 Set to on to recall menu settings from menu bank 2 B03 RECALL SETUP BANK 3 Set to on to recall menu settings from menu bank 3 B11 SAVE SETUP BANK 1 Set to on to save current menu settings to menu bank 1 B12 SAVE SETUP BANK 2 Set to on to save current menu settings to menu bank 2 B13 SAVE SETUP BANK 3 Set to on to save current menu settings to menu bank 3 8 2 Basic Setup Menu Item number Item name Settings settings Set to bank 4 to set the current menu to the settings saved in menu bank 4 off on on default Return the current menu to th
229. xecute this item reset the line mode see page 7 e Date and time settings are not cleared but the time zone setting is cleared After executing this item reset the time zone see page 34 8 4 Maintenance Menu 115 snus g sajdeup 116 OTHERS Item Setting SDI2 SUPER ON Output OFF Do not output Select whether to output superimpose characters to the SDI OUT2 SUPER connector For details about OTHERS items other than the above refer to the Maintenance Manual The item name appears 8 4 2 Maintenance Menu Operations This section describes the indications in the maintenance menu and how to change the settings To display a menu item setting First change the switch setting within the unit then carry out the following operations For information about how to change the switch setting within the unit see page 110 D To E E EEE 8nnn Flashes to indicate that there is a next level sub item setting 1 Press the MENU button The menu appears in the time data display 2 Hold down the COUNTER SELECT button and press the SET button In the time data display first MAINTE MENU appears momentarily and then the item group name appears To change the item group Use the 4 buttons 3 Press the gt button 8 4 Maintenance Menu To return to the item group Press the lt butto

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