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Sony PDW-F30 Operating Instructions Manual

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© 2006 Sony Corporation
3-990-977-13 (1)

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  • Page 1 Professional Disc Recorder Operating Instructions Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference. PDW-F30 © 2006 Sony Corporation 3-990-977-13 (1)

  • Page 2: Important Safety Instructions

    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.
  • Page 3 If you have questions on the use of the above Power Cord/ Appliance Connector/Plug, please consult a qualified service personnel. When installing the installation space must be secured in consideration of the ventilation and service operation. • Do not block the ventilation slots at the left side and right side panels, and vents of fans.
  • Page 4 For the customers in Europe This product with the CE marking complies with both the EMC Directive (89/336/EEC) and the Low Voltage Directive (73/23/ EEC) issued by the Commission of the European Community. Compliance with these directives implies conformity to the following European standards: •...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1 Overview Features... 9 Names and Functions of Parts ... 12 Chapter 2 Preparations Setting the System Frequency ... 22 Connections and Settings ... 23 Setup... 27 24P (23.98P) Mode Settings ... 29 Superimposed Text Information... 32 Chapter 3 Recording and Playback Handling Discs...
  • Page 6 Recording ... 38 Playback ... 41 Chapter 4 Scene Selection Overview... 51 Creating Clip Lists ... 56 Editing Clip Lists ... 61 Saving the Current Clip List to Disc ... 64 Managing Clip Lists... 65 Using the PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software ... 68 Table of Contents Formatting a Disc ...
  • Page 7 Chapter 5 File Operations Overview... 69 File Operations in File Access Mode ... 72 Chapter 6 Menus Function Menu ... 75 System Menu... 77 Chapter 7 Using Option Boards Option Boards for Enhanced Functionality ... 91 Using the PDBK-101 Network Board (Gigabit Ethernet) ... 91 Using the PDBK-102 MPEG-TS Input/Output Board...
  • Page 8 To Eject Discs With the Unit Powered Off ... 102 About i.LINK ... 102 Specifications ...103 Using UMID Data... 106 MPEG-4 Visual Patent Portfolio License ...108 Glossary ...109 Index ...110 Table of Contents...

  • Page 9: Chapter 1 Overview

    Overview Features The PDW-F30 is a professional disc recorder supporting HD playback and recording with Professional Disc media. It can play back MPEG HD format and DVCAM format data streams, and record audio and video data files sent via its i.LINK connector or the PDBK-101 Network Board.

  • Page 10: Features Of The Pdbk-101/102 Option Boards

    Option Boards The following option boards provide expanded functions and interfaces for the unit. Note Contact your Sony dealer for more information about purchasing and installing option boards. PDBK-101 Network Board (Gigabit Ethernet) Installation of this board provides a gigabit Ethernet...
  • Page 11 1) HDV and are trademarks of Sony Corporation and Victor Company of Japan, Limited. 2) HDV1080i: Refers to devices compliant with the “HDV1080i Standard”...

  • Page 12: Names And Functions Of Parts

    Names and Functions of Parts Front Panel 1 On/standby 1 switch and indicator 2 ACCESS indicator 3 Remote control switch 4 LEVEL knob 5 PHONES jack 6 SHIFT button 7 MENU button 8 SUB CLIP/CLIP MENU button 9 THUMBNAIL/ESSENCE MARK button 1 Display and function menu section Handle 2 Audio level adjustment section...
  • Page 13 Note Do not turn off the POWER switch on the rear panel or disconnect the power cord while the ACCESS indicator is lit. Doing so can result in a loss of data on the disc. c Remote control switch Different positions of the switch allow different operations, as follows.
  • Page 14 1 Display and function menu section q; Audio level meters qa Audio format qs Recording/playback format qd Time data type qf Time data display section qg System line number qh Clip number qj System frequency qk Audio monitor channels a Display Normally this displays the audio level meters, timecode, monitor pictures, and current settings.
  • Page 15 Note Use the largest size to display the system menu and view superimposed information. f Function menu Use the PAGE button to display this menu, and to switch between the pages (HOME, P1) of the menu. Each page has several setting items, which correspond to the F1 to F5 buttons.
  • Page 16 r Audio monitor channels This displays the audio monitor channels, as set with MONI CH and MONI SEL on the HOME page of the function menu (see page 75). When you are monitoring channels 1 and 2 (MONI CH is set to “CH 1/2”), the display changes as follows, depending on the setting of MONI SEL.
  • Page 17 a VAR (variable) button To play back in variable-speed mode using the shuttle dial, press this button, turning it on. b JOG button To play back in jog mode using the jog dial, press this button, turning it on. c SHUTTLE button To play back in shuttle mode using the shuttle dial, press this button, turning it on.

  • Page 18: Rear Panel

    STANDBY button: Press this button to put the unit into standby-off mode (the STOP button lights, and the STANDBY indicator lights). Press it again to return to the original state (STOP button lit, STANDBY indicator off). This unit has a function that can put it into standby-off mode automatically after a certain length of time passes in disc stop mode.
  • Page 19 (D-sub 9-pin, RS-422A compliant, female) To control this unit from a controller or VTR supporting the RS-422A Sony 9-pin VTR protocol, connect the device to this connector. When you use this connector, set the remote connector selector switch to the REMOTE(9P) side, and set INTERFACE SELECT >...

  • Page 20: Infrared Remote Commander

    Notes • If video or audio signals from an external device connected to the S400 connector fail to be output, disconnect the i.LINK cable and connect it again, pushing it straight in. • Before connecting or disconnecting an i.LINK cable between this unit and a device with a 6-pin i.LINK connector, power off the device and disconnect its power cord from the electrical outlet.
  • Page 21 Insert a new battery with the + symbol facing upward (1), and then push the battery holder until it clicks (2). Face the + symbol upward. WARNING Battery may explode if mistreated. Do not recharge, disassemble or dispose of in fire. CAUTION Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.

  • Page 22: Chapter 2 Preparations

    Preparations Setting the System Frequency This unit is shipped with the system frequency still unset. Therefore, you need to set the system frequency before using the unit. (The unit cannot be used unless the system frequency is set.) Once it is set, the system frequency is retained even when the unit is powered off.

  • Page 23: Connections And Settings

    Connecting an External Monitor You can connect a video monitor to this unit’s video output connectors or to the MONITOR connector. The following figure shows an example using a Sony multi-format LCD monitor. You can also superimpose character information such as timecode and the unit’s operating status on output video.

  • Page 24: Using Pdz-1 Over An I.link Connection (Fam Connection)

    – stereo miniplug cable To view SD video Connect an SD video monitor using the method in the following figure. Connections and Settings COMPOSITE PDW-F30 (this unit) AC IN POWER REMOTE(9P) S400 COMPOSITE IN connector connectors AUDIO IN...

  • Page 25: Connecting To A Nonlinear Editing System (Av/C Connection)

    PDZ-1 software. See the online help of PDZ-1 for more information about using PDZ-1. Some limitations apply to FAM connections. For details, see “File Operations in File Access Mode” in Chapter 5 (page 72). PDW-F30 (this unit) COMPOSITE OUT AUDIO MONITOR AUDIO OUTPUT MONITOR RS232C i.LINK cable...

  • Page 26: Editing Control Unit Settings

    Connections and Settings Editing Control Unit Settings SD video monitor When connecting an editing control unit to use with this unit, make the following settings. BVE-700/700A Set VTR constants as follows. PDW-F30 (this unit, player) System AC IN frequency POWER 30P/60I 25P/50I...

  • Page 27: Setup

    Setup The principal setup operations before operating this unit are carried out using setup menus. This section explains how to set the date and time and how to adjust the brightness of the LCD panel. See Chapter 6 “Menus” (page 75) for more information about menu operations and menu items.
  • Page 28 E X T - 1 2 - 1 2 TC MODE - 2 0 - 2 0 P R E S E T - 3 0 - 3 0 ACCESS - 4 0 - 4 0 RUN MODE - 6 0 - 6 0 REC RUN 3 + 4...

  • Page 29: 23.98P) Mode Settings

    24P (23.98P) Mode Settings Selecting the Playback Mode (23.98PsF or 2-3 Pulldown) When the setup menu item SYSTEM FREQ is set to “23.98P”, you can set monitor output to either 23.98PsF mode or 2-3 pulldown mode. Press the MENU button. The system menu (see page 77) appears.

  • Page 30: Output Signals In 24P (23.98P) Mode

    SETUP MENU OPERATIONAL FUNCTION SYSTEM SEL SYSTEM FREQ : 601 * 60I 23.98P Press the m/MARK2 button to select “23.98P”. If you want to change the monitor output setting as well, press the </IN button to return to the higher level screen (the state of step 11).

  • Page 31: Playback In 24P (23.98P) 2-3 Pulldown Mode

    Playback in 24P (23.98P) 2-3 Pulldown Mode Pulldown playback frame sequences During pulldown mode playback, playback is carried out so that the 24-frame timecode set with TIME CODE >PD PRESET in the setup menu becomes the “A-frame” of the 24P Video Frame Count 00:59:59:22 TC (24F)

  • Page 32: Superimposed Text Information

    SETUP MENU DISPLAY CONTROL DISPLAY INFO * TIME DATA & STATUS TIME DATA & UB TIME DATA & CNT TIME DATA & TIME TIME DATA & CLIP TIME DATA ONLY Press the M/MARK1 or m/MARK2 button to select “TIME DATA ONLY”. Press the SET button.
  • Page 33 Note The display shown above corresponds to the factory default settings of the unit. You can use DISPLAY CONTROL >DISPLAY INFO (page 81) in the setup menu to change the information shown in the second line. See page 86 “Setup Menu Operations” in Chapter 6 for more information about how to use the setup menu.

  • Page 34: Displaying Supplementary Status Information

    Display Block A Block B (Speed) TOP 0001/xxxx END xxxx/xxxx PREROLL Displaying Supplementary Status Information When you set the setup menu item DISPLAY CONTROL >SUB STATUS to other than “OFF” (see page 82), you can view supplementary status information on the monitor screen below the operating mode display area.

  • Page 35: Chapter 3 Recording And Playback

    This unit uses the following disc for recording and playback: PFD23 Professional Disc (capacity 23.3 GB) 1) Professional Disc is a trademark of Sony Corporation. Note It is not possible to use the following discs for recording or playback: • Blu-ray Disc •...

  • Page 36: Formatting A Disc

    On/standby switch and indicator To unload Press the EJECT button. To load Insert a disc face up. The disc is drawn in. The disc slot indicator flashes orange when you insert a disc, and lights blue when the disc is completely loaded. The indicator flashes blue when you eject a disc, and goes out when the disc is completely ejected.
  • Page 37 Full salvage: 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). You are prompted to execute a full salvage whenever you insert a disc that was removed manually from a powered off device after interruption of recording by...

  • Page 38: Recording

    Recording This section describes video and audio recording on the unit. See page 75 “Function Menu” in Chapter 6 for more information about function menu operations. See page 86 “Setup Menu Operations” in Chapter 6 for more information about setup menu operations. Note It is not possible to combine material recorded in different system frequencies and audio recording formats on a...

  • Page 39: Carrying Out Recording

    The TC PRESET MODE screen appears. TC PRESET MODE TCG 00:00:00:00 INC/DEC : ( )( )KEY SHIFT : ( )( )KEY CLEAR : RESET KEY DATA SAVE : ABORT Use the arrow buttons and the RESET button to set the initial timecode value.
  • Page 40 ACCESS NETWORK CHAPTER LOCAL THUMB REMOTE EXPAND CLIP NAIL LEVEL PAGE DISPLAY CLIP ESSENCE MENU MARK PREV PLAY KEY INHI CH 1 CH 2 CH 3 CH 4 PHONES PRESET SHIFT F REV Insert a disc. Hold down the REC button, and press the PLAY button.

  • Page 41: Playback

    Playback This section describes playback of video and audio on the unit. Before starting playback, make the following settings and adjustments. Selection of time data to display: Select with CNTR SEL on page P1 of the function menu. Selection of audio channels to monitor: Select with MONI CH and MONI SEL on page P1 of the function menu.
  • Page 42 To carry out playback again, move back to the desired clip using the PREV button, jog dial or shuttle dial. To set shot marks While playing back a disc, you can set essence marks such as SHOT MARK1 and SHOT MARK2 in desired frames. To set a SHOT MARK1 or SHOT MARK2, hold down the M/MARK1 or m/MARK2 button and press the SET button.

  • Page 43: Searching For Clips With Thumbnails (Thumbnail Search)

    Playback in variable-speed mode starts. To stop playback in variable-speed mode, return the shuttle dial to the center position, or press the STOP 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 buttons alternately.

  • Page 44: Searching With The Expand Function

    Press the M/MARK1 button or m/MARK2 button to select CLIP INFORMATION. Press the SET button. A list of CLIP INFORMATION items appears. DATE: Date and time of recording TIME CODE: Timecode of the first frame in the clip DURATION: Recording time SEQUENCE NUMBER: Thumbnail sequence number See “To select a thumbnail image and start playback”...

  • Page 45: Searching For Frames With Essence Marks

    Note The maximum number of blocks may be larger than 1728 when the recorded duration of the clip is short. In this case, the frame interval of expanded thumbnails is fixed at 1 frame. This allows you to view expanded thumbnails at equal intervals.

  • Page 46: Searching With The Chapter Function

    Indicates that this is a list of frames containing the essence Sixth frame is selected from a mark (SHOT MARK1) total of 36 SHOT MARK1 frames Frame information (recording date and time, timecode, or total length) Currently selected SHOT MARK1 frame Recording date and time of the clip containing the selected frame...

  • Page 47: Clip List Playback

    Clip List Playback You can play back clips in the same order as in a clip list created using the scene selection function. See Chapter 4 for more information about scene selection. Playing back in clip list order Proceed as follows. If the clip list that you want to play exists on the disc, load it into the current clip list.

  • Page 48: Locking (Write-Protecting) Clips

    To perform repeat playback for clip list playback, load a clip list into the current clip list and then press the SUB CLIP button. 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.

  • Page 49: Deleting Clips

    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 Locked clips cannot be deleted or set the thumbnail image (index picture) and so on. Unlock the clip if you want to perform any of these operations.

  • Page 50: Assigning Sequence Numbers To Thumbnails

    To cancel the deletion and return to the CLIP MENU Select “CANCEL”, and then press the SET button. Press the RESET or MENU button. Use the V/MARK1 button to select “OK”, and then press the SET button. The clip is deleted and you return to the thumbnail screen.

  • Page 51: Chapter 4 Scene Selection

    Scene Selection 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. •...
  • Page 52 LEVEL PAGE DISPLAY CLIP ESSENCE MENU MARK PREV CH 1 CH 2 CH 3 CH 4 KEY INHI PHONES PRESET SHIFT F REV PDW-F30 Disc ACCESS NETWORK MENU MARK1 CHAPTER LOCAL REMOTE EXPAND THUMB CLIP NAIL RESET LEVEL PAGE DISPLAY...
  • Page 53 Clips Material recorded with this unit is managed in units called “clips”. A clip contains the material between a recording start point and a recording end point. Clips have numbers beginning with C, for example C0001. Recording start point of Recording end clip 2 point of clip 2...

  • Page 54: Assigning Clip Titles

    Assigning Clip Titles When the setup menu item OPERATIONAL FUNCTION >CLIP TITLE >AUTO TITLE is set to “ENABLE”, titles are displayed instead of clip numbers for all clips recorded after the setting is made. Clip title Titles are made up of a prefix of up to 10 characters and a 5-digit number.
  • Page 55 To assign clip names on this unit The title assigned to clip becomes its clip name (file name). C0001.MXF TITLE00001 When sub item “AUTO NAMING” is set to “C****” TITLE00001.MXF TITLE00001 When sub item “AUTO NAMING” is set to “title” Set OPERATIONAL FUNCTION >CLIP TITLE >AUTO TITLE in the setup menu to “ENABLE”...

  • Page 56: Creating Clip Lists

    Sequences of multiple s characters is converted into single s characters. The following alphabetic symbols can be displayed. : . ? ! # * / ( ) + - & @ = < > % " ; _ Display example JumpingDolphin_No103 JUMPINGDOsNO103 Creating Clip Lists...
  • Page 57 Press the MENU button. The CLIP menu appears (see page 65). (If no clip list is loaded in the current clip list, a screen as shown in step 3 appears.) Use the M/MARK1 or m/MARK2 button to select LOAD CLIP LIST, and then press the SET button. A clip list selection screen appears.
  • Page 58 Use the arrow buttons or 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.

  • Page 59: Quick Scene Selection (Adding Sub Clips During Recording, Playback, Or Search)

    Asterisk appears when clip list has not been saved to disc. • Even when a clip whose thumbnail is not the first frame is added to a clip list, the thumbnail displayed in the clip list is always the first frame as a thumbnail. To add sub clips using the expand function You can include a part of a sub clip in the current clip list by dividing the content of the sub clip into parts and...
  • Page 60 You can use a trimming operation (see page 62) to change In and Out points set by the quick scene selection function. 2,3,4 E X T - 1 2 - 1 2 - 2 0 - 2 0 TC MODE P R E S E T - 3 0 - 3 0...

  • Page 61: Editing Clip Lists

    Editing Clip Lists You can select items from CLIP menus, and perform simple editing operations on clip lists and on sub clips registered in clip lists. Basic Operations E X T - 1 2 - 1 2 - 2 0 - 2 0 TC MODE P R E S E T...

  • Page 62: Modifying The In And Out Points Of Sub Clips (Trimming)

    previous or next page. Does not switch when there is only one page. Indicates that 2nd sub clip will be moved to position of 7th sub clip. I-shaped cursor showing position to which selected sub clip will be moved. To return to the clip list window without moving any sub clip Press the RESET button.

  • Page 63: Deleting Sub Clips

    The CLIP MENU appears after the trim is executed. If you press the SHIFT + SET buttons instead of the SET button, you return to the state after step 4 in “Basic Operations”, allowing you execute another trim. Save the current clip list to disc. For details, see “Saving the Current Clip List to Disc”...

  • Page 64: Saving The Current Clip List To Disc

    However, if you press the SUB CLIP button to turn it off, and then press it again to light it, the playback start position is reset to the start of the clip list. With the SUB CLIP button lit, press the PLAY button. You can repeat playback of the current clip list by setting SET UP >OPERATIONAL FUNCTION >REPEAT MODE to ON.

  • Page 65: Managing Clip Lists

    Use the supplied PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software. For details, see the PDZ-1 online help. Managing Clip Lists After you create or edit a clip list, you can use the CLIP menu to save it to disc, load it from disc into unit memory, and delete it from the disc.

  • Page 66: Changing Displayed Items Of Information On Sub Clips

    Note The CLIP menu can handle up to 99 clip lists. Changing Displayed Items of Information on Sub Clips You can change information displayed in the lower portion of each thumbnail in the clip list window. Proceed as follows. Display the CLIP menu. See “Displaying the CLIP menu”...
  • Page 67 See “Displaying the CLIP menu” (page 65). Use the M/MARK1 or m/MARK2 button to select “SORT CLIP LISTS BY...”, and then press the SET button. A screen like the one shown below appears. Use the M/MARK1 or m/MARK2 button to select the type of sorting.

  • Page 68: Using The Pdz-1 Proxy Browsing Software

    Using the 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.

  • Page 69: Chapter 5 File Operations

    File Operations 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. Use FAM (file access mode) for the computer connection. Directory Structure The following figure shows the directory structure of discs visible to a remote computer.

  • Page 70: File Operation Restrictions

    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 writing from partial reading and writing. Root directory File name Content INDEX.XML Contains data for management of the material on the disc.
  • Page 71 Notes • Directories cannot be created in the Clip directory. • 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 1.4 and lower XDCAM devices to record new clips or delete existing clips on that disc.

  • Page 72: File Operations In File Access Mode

    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 “REC INH”...

  • Page 73: Operating On Files

    The “Unplug or Eject Hardware” dialog box (Windows 2000) or the “Safety Remove Hardware” dialog box (Windows XP) appears. Select “Sony XDCAM PDW-F30 IEEE 1394 SBP2 Device” and click “Stop”. The “Stop a Hardware device” dialog appears. Select “Sony XDCAM PDW-F30 IEEE 1394 SBP2 Device”...
  • Page 74 To disable FAM connections Execute one of the procedures described in the previous section “To make a reconnection” to make a FAM connection between this unit and the remote computer. To disable FAM connections, in the setup menu, set INTERFACE SELECT >i.LINK MODE to “AV/C” (see page 85).

  • Page 75: Chapter 6 Menus

    Menus Function Menu The function menu provides access to frequently used settings, such as input video signal selection and timecode settings. Menu settings are stored in nonvolatile memory and are preserved even after the unit is powered off. Function Menu Operations The function menu appears on the LCD panel of this unit.
  • Page 76 Setting item Description F3: MONI SEL (monitor Selects the audio monitor selection) signal output from the AUDIO MONITOR connector and the PHONES jack. STEREO: Assign the channels selected with MONI CH to left and right. MONO L (monaural L channel): Output one of the channels selected with MONI CH.

  • Page 77: System Menu

    System Menu Use the system menu to set up the unit for specific purposes and conditions. Menu settings are stored in nonvolatile memory and are preserved even after the unit is powered off. The system menu is made up of the following five menus. •...
  • Page 78 SETUP MENU (Continued) System Menu Top level Second level OPERATIONAL FUNCTION REPEAT MODE AUTO EE SELECT LOCAL ENABLE REC FORMAT DISC END CLIP TITLE FILE NAMING SYSTEM SEL SEARCH ENABLE VAR SPD LIMIT PREROLL TIME AFTER CUE-UP DISPLAY CONTROL CHARA. POSITION CHARA.

  • Page 79: Setup Menu Items

    AUDIO CONTROL INTERFACE SELECT METADATA SETUP BANK OPERATION MENU GRADE a) BLACK LEVEL when the system frequency is 50I/25P Setup Menu Items The purpose and settings of the setup menu items are described below. • Brackets [ ] indicate characters and symbols that appear in the time data display section.
  • Page 80 OPERATIONAL FUNCTION [Operational]: Operation settings LOCAL ENABLE [> Local ENA]: Select the buttons that can be operated on this unit even when the remote control switch is set to REMOTE. REC FORMAT [> REC format]: Select the recording format (MPEG-2 compression rate). DISC END [>...
  • Page 81 OPERATIONAL FUNCTION [Operational]: Operation settings PREROLL TIME [> Preroll]: Set the preroll time. AFTER CUE-UP [> After CUE]: Select the operating mode following cue-up. DISPLAY CONTROL [Display]: Settings related to display on the LCD panel of this unit and on an external monitor CHARA.
  • Page 82 DISPLAY CONTROL [Display]: Settings related to display on the LCD panel of this unit and on an external monitor SUB STATUS [> Sub status]: Select the supplementary status information shown in the monitor video section and on an external monitor. MENU DISPLAY [>...
  • Page 83 TIME CODE [Time Code]: Settings related to the timecode generator VITC POS SEL-1 [> VITC pos-1]: Select a line to insert the VITC in. Note You can insert the VITC signal in two places. To insert it in two places, set both this item and VITC POS SEL-2. VITC POS SEL-2 [>...
  • Page 84 VIDEO CONTROL [Video]: Settings related to video control CC (F2) BLANK [> CC2 blank]: Select whether to suppress the closed caption signal to be superimposed on the 2nd field of the output video signal. Note When you play back a disc with a recorded closed caption signal, the closed caption signal is multiplexed into composite output only.
  • Page 85 RS232C connector, depending on the setting of the remote connector selector switch. 9PIN(PARA)[>> Para Run]: Use the REMOTE(9P) connector to connect several PDW-F30 units and perform remote control from one of them specified as the parent. *9600 [>> 9600] 19200 [>>...

  • Page 86: Setup Menu Operations

    INTERFACE SELECT [Interface]: Settings related to interfaces WIRELESS RMT [> Wireless]: Enable or disable operation from the wireless remote commander. METADATA [Metadata]: Metadata settings INDEX POSITION [> Index Pos]: Specify which frame to use as the thumbnail image (index picture) when recording. STORE OWNER [>...

  • Page 87: Changing The Settings Of Basic Items

    Menu control buttons Functions RESET button • Returns the setting to the factory default setting. • Answer “No” to the question. SET button • Saves the new setting in memory. • Answer “Yes” to the question. Changing the settings of basic items The factory default setting is to display only the basic items.

  • Page 88: Changing The Settings Of Enhanced Items

    Notes • If you power off the unit before a save operation is completed, settings may be lost. Wait until the save is completed before powering off the unit. • If, instead of pressing the SET button, you press the MENU button, the new settings are not saved.

  • Page 89: Disc Menu

    The setting returned to its factory default is saved in memory as the current setting. To return all settings to their factory default settings Display the setup menu. Press the RESET button. A message appears, to confirm whether or not you wish to return all settings to their factory default settings.
  • Page 90 Proceed as follows. Display the disc menu (see page 77). Press the M/MARK1 button or the m/MARK2 button to select DELETE. E0001 E0001 PDW-F30 Press the ,/OUT button. 10001 06/3/02 Select ALL CLIP, then press the ,/OUT button. 19:54:38 MENU KEY When the message “ALL DELETE OK?”...

  • Page 91: Chapter 7 Using Option Boards

    For safety, always have option boards installed by a trained technician. Refer to the operation manual supplied with each board for information about installing, configuring, and operating the board. Contact your Sony dealer regarding installation of option boards. Using the PDBK-101 Network Board (Gigabit Ethernet)

  • Page 92: Using The Pdbk-102 Mpeg-Ts Input/Output Board

    F FWD STANDBY The following example shows a connection between this unit and an HDV camcorder. Note Install the PDBK-102 in option slot 2. standard (called “HDV are trademarks of Sony Corporation and Victor PDW-F30 ACCESS MARK1 NETWORK MENU CHAPTER...

  • Page 93: Appendix

    In the event of operating problems If you should experience problems with the unit, contact your Sony dealer. Use and storage locations Store in a level, ventilated place. Avoid using or storing the unit in the following places.

  • Page 94: Periodic Maintenance

    Any of the items can be reset during periodic maintenance or parts replacement. Resetting items allows you to roughly determine the timing of next periodic maintenance. For display resetting, contact your Sony dealer. Item name (name between Description [ ] is name in the time data...

  • Page 95: Troubleshooting

    Reset the settings in the setup menu (see page 77). Reset the settings in the setup menu (see page 77). If the same message appears after you reset the settings, contact your Sony dealer. The NVRAM battery is exhausted. Contact your Sony dealer. Troubleshooting...
  • Page 96 When a disc is inserted Alarm message in time Alarm message in monitor video data display section section Unknown FS! UNKNOWN FILE SYSTEM. PLEASE FORMAT DISC OR EJECT. No FS! NO FILE SYSTEM.PLEASE EJECT DISC. Eject the disc. ILL. Disc! IRREGULAR DISC IS USED.
  • Page 97 Alarm message in time Alarm message in monitor video data display section section DISC TOP. Disc Top! DISC END. Disc End! MAX # Files DISC CANNOT BE RECORDED TO. FOR MORE RECORDING SPACE, DELETE CLIPS OR NON-AV DATA. (GENERAL FILES) DISC CANNOT BE RECORDED TO.FOR MORE RECORDING SPACE, DELETE OTHER CLIP LISTS.
  • Page 98 Alarm message in time Alarm message in monitor video data display section section TO ADD AN ESSENCE MARK, EXIT SB CLP mode FROM SUB CLIP MODE FIRST. SUB CLIP IS INVALID. SUB CLIP NG SET APPROPRIATE IN/OUT POINTS. NO CLIP LIST. No List! STOP ONCE, THEN EXECUTE.
  • Page 99 Alarm message in time Alarm message in monitor video data display section section INPUT VIDEO SIGNAL DOES NOT ILL. REF! SYNCHRONIZE WITH REF VIDEO SIGNAL. USE COMMON REFERENCE SIGNAL OR CONNECT RECORDER REF OUT TO PLAYER REF IN. ENCODING DOES NOT SYNCHRONIZE ILL.

  • Page 100: During Playback

    During playback Alarm message in time data display section 525/60 Disc 625/50 Disc HD 60I/30P HD 50I/25P! HD 23P Disc Disc Error! a) Displayed only when DISPLAY CONTROL >ALARM is set to “ON” or “LIMITED”. Troubleshooting Alarm message in monitor video section DISC CANNOT BE PLAYED BACK.
  • Page 101 During thumbnail search, scene selection, and clip list operations Alarm message in monitor Description/action video section CANNOT EXPAND CLIP The clip cannot be expanded into more blocks. ANY FURTHER. This appears when the EXPAND button is pressed when the number of block is maximum, or when the duration of an expanded thumbnail is 1 frame.

  • Page 102: Error Messages

    IEEE 1394 proposed by Sony, is a trademark supported by many companies worldwide. IEEE 1394 is an international standard defined by IEEE, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.

  • Page 103: Specifications

    Use Sony i.LINK cables Use Sony i.LINK cables to connect the i.LINK devices. 6 pins y 4 pins (For DV dubbing) 6 pins y 6 pins (For DV dubbing) i.LINK and are trademarks.
  • Page 104 Playback format Video MPEG HD: HQ35/SP25/LP18 Mbps DVCAM: 25 Mbps Proxy video MPEG-4 Audio MPEG HD: 16 bits/48 kHz, 4/2 channels DVCAM: 16 bits/48 kHz, 4 channels Proxy audio A-law 8 bits, 8 kHz, 4 channels 1) The MPEG-4 Codec is a product of Ingenient Technologies, Inc. Recording/Playback time (when PFD23 is used) MPEG HD Mode...
  • Page 105 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...

  • Page 106: Using Umid Data

    Using UMID Data Metadata is additional information recorded on discs along with audio-visual data. It is used to bring greater efficiency to the flow of operations from material acquisition through editing, and to make it easier to find and reuse material. As one of application of metadata, the UMID has been internationally standardized.
  • Page 107 • Distinguishing between original material and copied material. 00 is added to the Instance Number for original material. • Recording with UTC time. UTC (coordinated universal time) is used when recording the UMID. Use of a universal time system enables uniform management of source material recorded all over the world.

  • Page 108: Mpeg-4 Visual Patent Portfolio License

    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.

  • Page 109: Glossary

    Glossary 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. Clip lists can be created with the scene selection function of this unit, and with the supplied PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software.

  • Page 110: Index

    Index AC IN connector 19 ACCESS indicator 12 Alarms 95 Arrow buttons 16 Audio format 15 Audio level meters 15 Audio monitor channels 16 AUDIO MONITOR connectors 19 AUDIO OUTPUT 1/3 and 2/4 connectors 19 Audio recording formats 38 AV/C connection 25 BVE-700/700A 26 CH 1 to CH 4 knobs 16 CHAPTER button 14...
  • Page 111 MARK2 button 16 MENU button 13 Menus 75 MONITOR connector 18 Monitor video display section 14 MPEG HD 9 Names and functions of parts 12 NEXT button 17 Nonlinear editing system 25 On/standby switch and indicator 12 Option boards 10, 91 PDBK-101 91 PDBK-102 92 OUT button 16...
  • Page 112 User bit values setting 39 VAR button 17 VARIABLE switch 16 Variable-speed mode 42 Write-protecting discs 35 Index...
  • Page 113 Sony Corporation...

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