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PROFESSIONAL DISC FIELD STATION
PDW-HR1
OPERATION MANUAL
1st Edition (Revised 2)
[English]

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  • Page 1 PROFESSIONAL DISC FIELD STATION PDW-HR1 OPERATION MANUAL [English] 1st Edition (Revised 2)

  • Page 2: Important Safety Instructions

    The unit is not disconnected from the AC power source Important Safety Instructions (mains) as long as it is connected to the wall outlet, even if the unit itself has been turned off. • Read these instructions. • Keep these instructions. This apparatus is provided with a main switch on the rear •...
  • Page 3 2. Use the Power Cord (3-core mains lead)/Appliance CAUTION The use of optical instruments with this product will increase Connector/Plug conforming to the proper ratings (Voltage, eye hazard. Ampere). If you have questions on the use of the above Power Cord/ CAUTION Appliance Connector/Plug, please consult a qualified service Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures...
  • Page 4 E1 (residential), E2 (commercial and light industrial), E3 (urban outdoors) and E4 (controlled EMC environment, ex. TV studio). 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.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1 Overview Features..................10 Features of this unit ................10 System Configurations ..............13 Chapter 2 Names and Functions of Parts Configuration ................. 14 Control Panel ................. 15 Display Panel ................. 23 Display screen..................24 Connector Panel ................31 Chapter 3 Preparations Preparing Power Sources.............
  • Page 6 Loading and unloading a disc.............. 54 Formatting a disc ................. 54 Chapter 4 Recording and Playback Recording ..................55 Mixed recording of clips in different formats on the same disc..55 Preparations for recording ..............55 Carrying out recording ................ 56 Continuing recording while exchanging discs (disc exchange cache function)..................
  • Page 7 Disc Operations ................90 Checking disc properties..............90 Using planning metadata ..............91 Checking user-defined essence marks ..........92 Formatting discs................... 92 Displaying disc and clip properties in a web browser ......93 Transferring clips (Direct FTP function)........95 Preparations for clip transfers.............. 95 Uploading clips..................
  • Page 8 Making FTP connections..............126 Command list ..................127 Recording Continuous Timecode with FAM and FTP Connections ................132 Chapter 8 Menus Menu System Configuration ............133 Setup Menu ..................133 Items in the basic menu ..............134 Basic menu operations............... 138 Items in the extended menu............... 140 Extended menu operations ..............
  • Page 9 Ancillary Data................186 Ancillary data in HDSDI/SDSDI signals .......... 186 Ancillary data in MXF files............... 186 General MXF metadata..............186 Closed caption data................187 List of Supported USB Keyboards..........189 Trademarks and Licenses ............192 MPEG-4 visual patent portfolio license ..........192 MPEG-2 video patent portfolio license ..........

  • Page 10: Features

    It has a compact, lightweight body for easy portability 1) MPEG HD is a registered trademark of Sony Corporation. outdoors, making it ideal for field applications and also for 2) Playback only supported for 18 Mbps.

  • Page 11: Clip Continuous Rec Function

    By checking the thumbnails, STOP operations on the camcorder. you can easily find the scene you want. 1) HDCAM is a trademark of Sony Corporation. Usability features Clip Continuous Rec function Normally, a clip is generated as an independent file every AC, DC, and battery power support time recording starts and stops.

  • Page 12: Direct Ftp Function

    Video monitor display mode • SDSDI video, 8-channel audio input and output You can set a video output to display on the video monitor (the SD/HDSDI INPUT connector doubles as an SDSDI to either HD or SD. input connector) • SD composite input and output Built-in stereo speakers •...

  • Page 13: System Configurations

    System Configurations Professional Discs PDW-HD1500 PDW-700 • PFD23A • PFD50DLA RM-280 editing controller Sony BP-L80S/GL95 battery DC power source AC power source BVE-700 Microphone SD video monitor Headphones HD video monitor HDW-2000 series Audio monitor PDW-F75 Laptop computer System Configurations...

  • Page 14: Configuration

    Names and Functions of Parts Chapter Configuration Connector panel (see page 31) Security slot You can fit a commercially available security cable into this slot. For information about how to use Battery pack shoe (covered) your security cable, refer to the (see page 34) instructions provided with the security cable.

  • Page 15: Control Panel

    Control Panel The names and symbols of buttons and knobs on the Orange: Function when the button is operated with the control panel are color coded according to function. SHIFT button held down. White: Function when the button or knob is operated independently.

  • Page 16: Time Data Settings Section

    b On/standby ("/1) switch and indicator 1 Time data settings section When the POWER switch on the connector panel is set to the + position, and when DC power is connected to the DC IN 12V connector on the connector panel, this switches the 1 INT/EXT/SDI switch unit between the operating state (the switch is in the + 2 PRESET/REGEN switch...

  • Page 17: Menu Operation Section

    For details, see “Setting Timecode” (page 44). 2 Menu operation section 1 PUSH SET knob 2 MENU button 3 SAVE button 4 RESET button 5 SUB CLIP/DISC MENU button 6 S.SEL button 7 THUMBNAIL/ESSENCE MARK button 8 CHAPTER button 9 RETURN button q;...

  • Page 18: Chapter Button

    on, when you want to perform a thumbnail search or create During recording or playback, a shot mark 1 or shot mark a clip list from a GUI screen. Press it again, turning it off, 2 essence mark is recorded when you press the PUSH SET to return to full-screen display.

  • Page 19: Audio Level Adjustment Section

    Press it again to resume recording or playback. REF on page P1 VIDEO of the function menu) is not being input. d PREV (previous) button Press this button, turning it on, to show the first frame of This unit can automatically enter standby off mode the current clip.

  • Page 20: Delete Button

    d ALL/CH-1 and CH-2 to CH-4 adjustment knobs c DELETE button These knobs adjust the audio levels of channels 1 to 4 (CH- Deletes an In or Out point in a clip or sub clip. Delete the 1 to CH-4). The knobs in the upper row adjust recording point (if it exists) by holding down the IN or OUT button levels, and the knobs in the lower row adjust playback and pressing this button.

  • Page 21: Undo Button

    h UNDO button 6 OPERATION and ACCESS indicators Undoes the immediately preceding operation. and PHONES jack i IN (set IN point) and OUT (set OUT point) buttons This buttons light when an In or Out point is set. 1 OPERATION indicator When either button is pressed alone, the timecode of the In 2 ACCESS indicator or Out point appears.

  • Page 22: Jog/Shuttle Direction Indicators

    c CHROMA switch and adjustment knob recording to stop when this button is pressed, set setup Set the chroma signal output levels for HD and SD output. menu item 145 MODE KEY ENABLE DURING PRE: Regardless of manual settings, set the chroma signal RECORDING to “stop &...

  • Page 23: Display Panel

    Display Panel 1 Function buttons (F1 to F6) 2 Control panel illumination LED 3 Display 4 CONTRAST adjustment knob 5 BRIGHTNESS adjustment knob 8 DISPLAY button qa WARNING indicator q; KEY INHI indicator 7 BPAGE and PAGEb buttons 9 BACKLIGHT switch 6 HOME button a Function buttons (F1 to F6) d CONTRAST adjustment knob...

  • Page 24: Display Screen

    h DISPLAY button k WARNING indicator With each press, switches the display between the basic Lights when the unit detects a hardware error such as operating screen and the video monitor. condensation inside the unit or a laser diode error. Goes out when the error condition is corrected.

  • Page 25: Clip Information

    b Remaining memory capacity The following characters can be displayed as clip names in This is a popup window that display the remaining this area. capacity of the unit’s internal memory. The popup window • Digits: 0 to 9 appears only when the disc exchange cache function is •...

  • Page 26: Single Clip Playback Indication

    Display Description BANK2 The current menu settings are the same as the settings in menu bank 2. BANK3 The current menu settings are the same as the settings in menu bank 3. DEFAULT The current menu settings are the same as the factory defaults.

  • Page 27: Input Signal Display

    2 Audio input display/Audio level meters Displays information about audio. There are two display mode, which can be switched over using AU METER on modes for the audio level meter: FULL mode and FINE page P2 AUDIO of the function menu. Meter display mode: FULL Meter display mode: FINE 9 Meter display mode...

  • Page 28: Level Bars

    1) The indication and the menu items appear only when the PDBZ-UPG03 connectors, displays the formats before and after Software Upgrade Key or the PDBK-MK1 option board has been conversion and the conversion mode. installed. SQ: Squeeze mode EC: Edge-crop mode h Level bars LB: Letter box mode Display the audio recording or playback levels of channels...

  • Page 29: Time Data

    f Time data 4 Time data display area Normally displays timecode or VITC, according to the selection made with TCR on page P3 TC of the function menu. 1 Time data type 2 Repeat playback mode g Memory card loaded indication and remaining 3 NDF recording capacity 4 VITC...

  • Page 30: Video Monitor Display

    Video monitor display Video monitor 1 Waveform monitor/Vectorscope 6 Power status 5 Time data display 4 Disc loaded indication and remaining recording capacity 3 Memory card loaded indication and remaining recording capacity 2 Audio level meters a Waveform monitor/Vectorscope b Audio level meters You can display a basic waveform monitor or a basic Displays basic audio level meters.

  • Page 31: Connector Panel

    Connector Panel 1 -AC IN connector 2 POWER switch 3 ANALOG AUDIO INPUT 1 to 4 connectors 4 MIC POWER (+48V) 1, 2 switches 5 ANALOG AUDIO OUTPUT 1 5 ANALOG AUDIO OUTPUT 1 to 4 connectors 6 DC IN 12V connector wa REF.

  • Page 32: Microphone Settings

    (i.LINK) HDV TS connector (6-pin, IEEE1394 Note compliant) Before turning the main power off, always check to make When the PDBK-202 option board is installed, i.LINK TS sure that the indicator of the on/standby (+/1) switch on (HDV) signals can be input and output via this connector. the control panel is not lit.

  • Page 33: Dvb-Asi Output Connector

    To control this unit from a controller or VTR supporting During playback: Playback timecode the RS-422A Sony 9-pin VTR protocol, connect the device During recording: The timecode from the internal to this connector.

  • Page 34: Preparing Power Sources

    Refer to the operating battery pack. instructions for your battery charger for more For safety, use only the Sony battery packs listed below. information about how to charge the batteries. Lithium-ion battery pack: BP-L80S, BP-GL95 •...

  • Page 35: Initial Setup

    To remove the battery pack Initial Setup Follow the above procedure in the reverse flow. After the battery pack is removed, replace the cover of the battery pack shoe. This unit is shipped with the area of use, system frequency, Checking the remaining battery power recording format, and current date and time still unset.
  • Page 36 Press the V/MARK1 or v/MARK2 button (or turn the PUSH SET knob) to increment or decrement the value of the flashing digit. When you have finished making settings, press the SET function button (F5). The date, time, and time zone settings are saved, and the message “NOW SAVING...”...

  • Page 37: 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. Laptop computer Connections for using the supplied application software For an overview and installation of the application software, see the PDF file on the supplied CD-ROM.

  • Page 38: Connections For Cut Editing

    Use of a shielded cable is recommended. PDW-HR1 (this unit) Laptop computer To S400 FAM connector i.LINK cable (not supplied) Connections for cut editing The following figure shows a cut editing system with this unit as the player. When making the connections, also refer to the manuals provided with the equipment to be connected.
  • Page 39 1: 75Ω coaxial cable (not supplied) HD video monitor 2: 9-pin remote control cable (not supplied) To HDSDI input connector PDW-HR1 (this unit, player) Reference video signal HDW-M2000 (recorder) BVE-700/700A (editing control unit) To HDSDI input connector HD video monitor HDW-M2000 (recorder) settings BVE-700/700A (editing control unit) Settings on this unit...
  • Page 40 Editing Control Unit Settings When connecting an editing control unit (BVE-700/700A/ 2000/9100) to use with this unit, set VTR constants as follows. System VTR CONSTANT frequency 59.94i/ 59.94P/ 29.97P 50i/50P/25P A1 23.98P Using the RM-280 M2000P unit as the recorder, and an RM-280 as the editing The following figure shows a cut editing system controller.

  • Page 41: Using In An Edit List Editing System

    HDW-M2000 (recorder) settings RM-280 (editing controller) settings Settings on this unit REF.VIDEO INPUT connector 75 Ω Setup menu 01 PREROLL: 5s Setup menu item 214 REMOTE termination switch: OFF INTERFACE: 9PIN Audio selection function switching button Setup menu 05 SYNC SEL: ON INPUT button: HDSDI Function menu HOME >F1 (VID.

  • Page 42: Connections For Pool Coverage

    HDW-M2000 (recorder) Settings on this unit setting REMOTE 1 (9P) button: Lit Remote control switch: REMOTE (see page 16) Setup menu item 214 REMOTE INTERFACE: 9PIN For details of HDW-M2000/M2000P settings, refer to the HDW-M2000/M2000P Operation Manual. Connections for pool coverage The following figure shows an example of connections for pool coverage, with the PDW-700 Professional Disc Camcorder connected.

  • Page 43: Synchronization Reference Signals

    Synchronization Reference Signals The synchronization reference signal generator of this unit OUT REF on page P1 VIDEO of the function menu, and synchronizes to a reference signal input to the REF. on the type of the selected input signal. Video output VIDEO IN connector or to a video input signal.

  • Page 44: Setting System Frequency

    Setting System Setting Timecode Frequency There are the following four ways of recording timecode: Internal Preset mode: This records the output of the This unit can record and play back video at the system internal timecode generator, set beforehand to an frequencies of 59.94i, 50i, 29.97P, 25P, and 23.98P (1080) initial value.
  • Page 45 To set an initial timecode value Press the SET function button (F5) or the SAVE button at the instant when the current time matches the Press the CNTR SEL function button on the HOME displayed timecode. page of the function menu, and select TC. To set user bits Press the TCG SET function button (F5).
  • Page 46 To record with no changes the timecode Set the INT/EXT/SDI switch to SDI and the PRESET/ REGEN switch to REGEN TC or REGEN VITC. multiplexed into a video signal input to the SD/ HDSDI INPUT connector To synchronize to the VITC timecode of a video signal input to the SD/HDSDI INPUT connector Input a SD/HDSDI signal containing LTC to the SD/ HDSDI INPUT connector.

  • Page 47: Superimposed Text Information

    a Type of time data Superimposed Text Display Meaning Information Counter data TC reader timecode TC reader user bits data The video signal output from the COMPOSITE OUT TCR. VITC reader timecode connector, SDSDI OUTPUT connector, or the HDSDI UBR. VITC reader user bits data OUTPUT 2 (SUPER) connector contains superimposed TC generator timecode...
  • Page 48 Display Operation mode Display Name Description Block A Block B Yellow The playback condition has condition deteriorated to some degree. C.STANDBY OFF Standby off mode There are no read errors, but you should take the action described STOP Stop mode in the next section.

  • Page 49: Basic Function Menu Operations

    Refer to the Maintenance Manual for an approximate Basic Function Menu guide to when it is time to replace optical heads. Operations To prevent playback conditions from deteriorating Pay attention to the following points when handling discs. • Do not open disc cartridges and touch discs directly with The function menu provides access to frequently used your hands.

  • Page 50: Function Menu Settings

    To clear the function menu from the screen Item Setting Basic operation display: Press the DISPLAY button to F5: TCG SET • When CNTR SEL is set to “TC” , switch to the video monitor display. displays a screen where you can set Video monitor display: After a menu operation, the menu the initial value of the timecode disappears after about four seconds.

  • Page 51: P2 Audio Page

    P2 AUDIO page Item Setting F3: WFM Makes settings related to display of the Item Setting waveform monitor or vectorscope. (The F1: AU INPUT Selects the audio input signal to assign waveform monitor or vectorscope appear to audio channels 1 to 8. only when the display is showing the SDI: Audio signal embedded into SDI video monitor.)

  • Page 52: P4 Other Page

    Item Setting Item Setting F3: PB VOL Sets the playback audio level of audio F5: PDPSET When the system frequency is set to 1080/59.94i, 1080/29.97P, or 720/ channels 5 to 8. 59.94P, presets the timecode of the A The playback audio level can be adjusted frame of the pulldown sequence.

  • Page 53: Handling Discs

    GUI screen. See page 80 for • PFD23A (capacity 23.3 GB) details. • PFD50DLA (capacity 50.0 GB) Sub-item 1) Professional Disc is a trademark of Sony Corporation. F1: OK Set an OK flag. F2: NG Set an NG flag.

  • Page 54: Write-Protecting Discs

    • If condensation forms, allow ample time to dry before When the EJECT button is pressed during recording, use. recording stops and the disc is ejected. If you do not want to eject the disc and stop recording when the EJECT button is pressed during recording, set setup menu item 145 MODE KEY ENABLE DURING RECORDING to Write-protecting discs...

  • Page 55: Chapter 4 Recording And Playback

    Recording and Playback Chapter Frame frequency group System frequency Recording 59.94 Hz 59.94P 59.94i This section describes video and audio recording on the 29.97P unit. 50 Hz See page 49 “Basic Function Menu Operations” in Chapter 3 for more information. 23.98 Hz 23.98P See page 133 “Menus”...

  • Page 56: Carrying Out Recording

    Selection of audio channels to monitor: Select with During pause, press the PAUSE button again to AUDIO MONITOR SELECT buttons. resume recording. Volume adjustment of the monitor audio: Adjust with If the disc becomes full the LEVEL knob. Recording stops and the message “Disc Full!” appears on Remote/local setting: Set the remote control switch.

  • Page 57: Continuing Recording While Exchanging Discs (Disc Exchange Cache Function)

    If the unit is set up to display superimposed text “C” indications in superimposed text information information (see page 47), “SHOTMARK1” or and their meanings “SHOTMARK2” appears every time you set an essence Indication Meaning mark. When Shot Mark1 or Shot Mark2 essence marks are set, “C”...

  • Page 58: Recording With The Clip Continuous Rec Function

    This unit enters HDSDI remote control mode, in which it convenient if you want to avoid generating a large number is controlled by command packets received via the SD/ of short clips, or if you want to record without worrying HDSDI INPUT connector.
  • Page 59 cannot be used, so processing takes longer than for a (More data may be lost when the unit is subject to quick salvage (about 30 seconds, although it depends vibrations, and when you switch frequently between on the state of the disc). recording and paused.) You are prompted to execute a full salvage whenever •...

  • Page 60: Playback

    The upper row of the time data display area displays the Playback original 24-frame timecode, and the lower row displays the 30-frame timecode. VITC 00:59:59:23 This section describes playback of video and audio on the PDT 00:59:59:29 unit. You can superimpose the 30-frame timecode after Before starting playback, make the following settings and pulldown on an external monitor.

  • Page 61: Playback Operation

    720) do not match, then the formats before and after For details of how to insert a disc, see “Loading and conversion appear in the HDSDI output conversion unloading a disc” (page 54). display (see page 28) and disc playback is cross converted automatically.
  • Page 62 To set a Shot Mark1 or Shot Mark2, hold down the V/ rotating the shuttle/jog dial, even when the MARK1 or v/MARK2 button and press the PUSH SET SHUTTLE/JOG and VAR/JOG buttons are not lit. knob or the SET button. You can also delete and modify essence marks from the Playback in shuttle mode Thumbnail Menu of the chapter thumbnail screen (see...

  • Page 63: Playback Operations Using Thumbnails

    Playback in variable-speed mode and locking and deleting clip. This allows you to check the actual video as you work. In variable-speed mode, you can control the speed of playback in the range of –1 to +1 times normal speed. (You See “Thumbnail Operations”...

  • Page 64: Chapter 5 Operations In Gui Screens

    Operations in GUI Screens Chapter Overview You can perform scene searches, play the searched scenes, (The GUI screens can display European languages, and select scenes (edit clip list) in Graphical User Interface Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional (GUI) screens. The GUI screens are your gateways to discs Chinese for clip names and titles.) and the data saved on discs.

  • Page 65: Information And Controls In Thumbnail Screens

    Clip playback screen Clip thumbnail screen Unlit Unlit Unlit a), b) Clip list playback screen Clip list thumbnail screen Unlit a) Playback screens appear when you switch to video monitor display. Use the DISPLAY button to switch from the basic monitor display to video monitor display (see page 24).

  • Page 66: Clip Thumbnail Screen

    e Recording format Area of use Select Font Displayable The recording format of the selected clip is displayed as a setting setting languages combination of the following information. UC (for regions European English/European • Video format logo outside Japan) Alphabet languages •...

  • Page 67: Expand Thumbnail Screen

    f Lock icon f Total duration This icon appears when the clip is locked (protected) (see Displays the total duration of all sub clips in the clip list. page 81). Clips cannot be deleted and their clip information cannot be changed when this mark is Expand thumbnail screen displayed.

  • Page 68: Displaying Menus

    Essence mark thumbnail screen Note This screen displays thumbnails of the specified essence Shot marks can be set during recording and playback. They mark, found by searching all clips on the disc. can be deleted and moved. Rec Start essence marks are set automatically at the start of recording.
  • Page 69 To display the Thumbnail Menu Clip thumbnail screen To display the Thumbnail Menu, press the MENU button with a thumbnail screen displayed. To return to the original screen, press the MENU button again, or press the RETURN button. 1 MENU button 2 RETURN button 1 or 2 Thumbnail Menu of the clip thumbnail screen...
  • Page 70 Item Operation/Setting Planning Metadata Properties Display the properties of the currently loaded planning metadata. Clear Planning Metadata Clear the currently loaded planning metadata from the unit’s memory. Lock or Delete All Clips Sub-item Lock All Clips Lock all clips. Unlock All Clips Unlock all clips.

  • Page 71: Gui Screen Operations

    GUI screen operations 1 SUB CLIP/DISC MENU button 2 RETURN button PUSH SET knob RETURN button PREV button NEXT button 3 SHIFT button Clip list thumbnail screen Clip List:E0001 002/013 Shuttle/jog dial JOG indicator: Lit TC 00:00:00:00 TC 00:00:04:14 TC 00:00:12:04 TC 00:00:20:13 SHIFT button B button and b button...

  • Page 72: Thumbnail Operations

    To move from a menu level to the next Thumbnail Operations lower or higher menu level For a menu item displayed together with b or B, you can move to the next lower or higher menu level by pressing You can use thumbnail screens to display clip information the B or b button.

  • Page 73: Searching With Thumbnails

    When you reach a point that is close to the See “Selecting thumbnails” (page 72) for more thumbnail you want information. Put the shuttle/jog dial into jog mode (JOG indicator: lit), and then turn the dial to move the selection frame Using the expand function to find scenes in units of 1 thumbnail.
  • Page 74 Using the chapter function to find scenes To adjust the position of shot marks at chapter positions Sections between shot marks and Rec Start are called You can use the chapter thumbnail screen to adjust the chapters. position of shot marks (Shot Mark1 and Shot Mark2) at Rec Start essence marks are set automatically at the start of chapter positions.

  • Page 75: Playing The Scene You Have Found

    Select the thumbnail that you want to cue up. Select Essence Mark Shot Mark1 Clip:C0010 010/041 Shot Mark2 Rec Start Others TC 00:23:00:25 TC 00:23:40:07 TC 00:24:45:11 TC 00:25:06:14 TC 00:25:49:23 TC 00:26:22:10 TC 00:27:19:04 TC 00:27:51:09 TC 00:28:06:09 TC 00:28:22:02 TC 00:23:34:18 TC 00:23:54:22 30 NOV 2005 13:40...
  • Page 76 clips to an external device using the Direct FTP function (see page 95). To filter clips See page 71 for more information about GUI screen operations. Display the clip thumbnail screen. If you want to select clips by video format, select the thumbnails of clips in that format.

  • Page 77: Selecting The Information Displayed On Thumbnails

    Sequence Number: Thumbnail sequence number Item name Function Return to Upper Menu: Returns to the Thumbnail Lock or Delete All Filtered Unlock all of the filtered clips. Menu Clips >Unlock All Filtered Clips The selected information will appear at the bottom of Lock or Delete All Filtered Delete all of the filtered clips.

  • Page 78: Checking Clip Properties

    To select index pictures by using the expand and chapter functions After using the expand function (see page 73) or chapter function (see page 74) to find a frame, you can set that frame as the index picture of the clip. The following example explains how to do so from the expand thumbnail screen.
  • Page 79 To enter text using a USB keyboard or USB • Some symbols cannot be used in clip names. The keys for those symbols are disabled when you are editing a mouse clip name. You can connect a Windows USB keyboard or a Windows USB mouse to the MAINTENANCE connector (see See page 71 for more information about GUI screen...

  • Page 80: Setting Clip Flags

    The keyboard icon on the software keyboard is highlighted Speed in the Disc Menu. Select the speed that works when a USB keyboard has been recognized and enabled best with the connected mouse. for use with this unit, and the mouse icon is highlighted To exit the software keyboard from a USB and a mouse pointer appears when a USB mouse has been keyboard...

  • Page 81: Locking (Write-Protecting) Clips

    To clear clip flags Select OK to lock all clips or Cancel to cancel it, and Carry out steps 1 to 3, selecting a clip that has a flag set, then press the PUSH SET knob. and then select “none” in step 4. To unlock a specific clip You can also use CLIP FLG on page P4 OTHER of the function menu to set and clear clip flags (see page 53).
  • Page 82 REC INH in HOME page of the function menu is set to A message appears asking you to confirm that you want to delete all clips. • Locked clips cannot be deleted. • If a deletion target clip is referenced by clip lists on the Select OK to execute the deletion, or Cancel to cancel disc, all of those clip lists are deleted as well.

  • Page 83: Scene Selection (Clip List Editing)

    Clip lists Scene Selection (Clip List You can use the scene selection function to select clips from the clips saved on a disc and create a cut edit list Editing) called a “clip list”. Clip lists have numbers beginning with E, for example E0001.

  • Page 84: Creating And Editing Clip Lists

    To reedit clip lists on the disc Use the Load Clip List command to load the clip lists you Unit memory want to edit, and perform the steps 2 to 4 in the previous Current clip list t Clip list playback section.
  • Page 85 Add Sub Clip 017/035 Clip List (Add) 017/035 TC 00:30:25:11 TC 00:30:40:13 TC 01:01:28:25 TC 00:09:43:14 TC 00:30:25:11 TC 00:30:40:13 TC 01:01:28:25 TC 00:09:43:14 TC 00:24:24:29 TC 00:24:34:27 TC 00:24:46:22 TC 00:24:56:24 TC 00:24:24:29 TC 00:24:34:27 TC 00:24:46:22 TC 00:24:56:24 00:13:48:24 Scene Selection 00:13:48:24...
  • Page 86 To add clips from the clip playback screen (quick To reorder sub clips insertion) This method allows you to decide the range to use and add See page 71 for more information about thumbnail screen that range as a sub clip while viewing the video in the clip operations.
  • Page 87 Display the Thumbnail Menu. 001/034 Clip List (Trim) Select Delete Sub Clips, and then press the PUSH SET 00:13:48:24 Total 00:00:21:27 knob. 01:17:33:08 A message appears asking you to confirm the deletion. 01:17:55:05 Select OK, and then press the PUSH SET knob. 01:17:33:08 019/035 CLIP...
  • Page 88 The Set Start Time Code screen appears. Disc Menu Save Clip List as... Name & Date/Sorted by Name Set Start Time Code DVD og BI... 08 AUG2007 11:50 E0003 03 AUG2007 17:51 E0004 03 AUG2007 17:51 E0005 03 AUG2007 17:51 2 2 : 3 4 .

  • Page 89: Managing Clip Lists

    The current clip list returns to the unnamed state Managing clip lists “(no name)”. To load clip lists To delete clip lists The following procedure loads a clip list stored on the disc The following procedure deletes a clip list from the disc. into the unit’s internal memory as the current clip list.

  • Page 90: Disc Operations

    Clip lists will be displayed in the specified order the Disc Operations next time that you carry out an operation such as loading a clip list. Checking disc properties See page 71 for more information about GUI screen operations. Display the Disc Menu. Select Disc Properties, and then press the PUSH SET knob.

  • Page 91: Using Planning Metadata

    Select the desired planning metadata file, and then Using planning metadata press the PUSH SET knob. Planning metadata is a file that contains metadata about the The selected planning metadata file is loaded into the clips to be shot and recorded. unit’s memory, and the Planning Metadata Properties To use planning metadata, you will need to save a file in screen appears.

  • Page 92: Checking User-Defined Essence Marks

    When a b or B mark is displayed for an item, you can Checking user-defined essence press the B or b button to scroll the display by one marks character for each press. The V/MARK1 and v/MARK2 buttons scroll the You can display the names of user-defined Shot Mark0 to beginning and end of the string into view.

  • Page 93: Displaying Disc And Clip Properties In A Web Browser

    To continue by formatting another disc If the connection succeeds, you will be prompted to Exchange the disc, select OK, and then press the enter a user name and a password. PUSH SET knob. Enter your user name and password, and then press the To exit the formatting screen Enter key.
  • Page 94 items, including index picture changed marks, S the item that you want. Then click “Save” in the dialog marks, clip flag icons, and lock icons. that appears and specify the save destination. The specified data is downloaded to the specified location in your computer.

  • Page 95: Transferring Clips (Direct Ftp Function)

    Transferring clips (Direct FTP function) You can transfer clips (MXF files) between this unit and Transfer direction Transfer target Function external devices over a network. This unit has an Direct Download One clip FTP function, which allows you to connect to any XDCAM device or computer with an FTP server function Note and transfer files with a few simple operations in the GUI...

  • Page 96: Uploading Clips

    To enable the UPnP function 1) Immediately after execution of a clip filtering operation, this item changes to “All Filtered Clips” (all clips selected by the filtering The UPnP (universal plug and play) function allows operation). devices to be easily connected to networks. The following XDCAM devices support UPnP.
  • Page 97 SET knob. The UPnP function will be enabled when Item Setting you power the unit off and then on again.) The Select Host Discovered via UPnP screen appears. Host Name Host name or IP address. (If this is a host name, a DNS server must be (Some time may be required before the search for available on the connected network.
  • Page 98 To check the connection on the remote host side If the remote host is an XDCAM device, check that the “NETWORK!” has appeared in the display or other status display location. The following table lists the various stages that appear in the connection status screen and describes the corresponding processing.

  • Page 99: Downloading Clips

    See page 71 for more information about GUI screen operations. Display the Disc Menu. Select Download Clip via Direct FTP, and then press the PUSH SET knob. The Select Remote Host screen of the Download Clip via Direct FTP command appears. To upload part of a clip You can select part of a clip in the expand thumbnail screen or the chapter thumbnail screen and upload that...

  • Page 100: Copying Clips Directly Between Xdcam Devices

    Press the PUSH SET knob. Copying clips directly between The Select Remote Host screen appears. XDCAM devices Select “Hosts Discovered via UPnP”, and then press In the field or another environment where the devices are the PUSH SET knob. not connected to a network, you can copy (upload) clips between XDCAM devices by connecting them directly.

  • Page 101: Shortcut List

    Shortcut List You can access many functions from the buttons, without Note displaying a menu (shortcut operations). The same shortcut may access different functions, Shortcuts are available for the following functions. The depending on the screen that is active when it is executed. plus sign (+) indicates that one button is held down while another is pressed, for example “SHIFT + STOP”.

  • Page 102: Chapter 6 Edit List Editing

    Edit List Editing Chapter • When an edit list editing screen is displayed, signals are Overview not output from the SDSDI OUT and COMPOSITE OUT connectors. • When V INPUT on page P1 VIDEO of the function menu is set to “i.LINK” and PLAYER SEL in the Edit Edit list editing is non-destructive editing in which your Menu is set to “external”, editing cannot be performed.
  • Page 103 Note Each editing screen shows the display when the PDBZ- UPG03 Software Upgrade Key or PDBK-MK1 option board is installed. Clip playback screen EDIT LIST screen Clip List (Trim) screen RECALL button RETURN button PLAYER mode screen RECORDER mode screen a) You return to the clip playback screen even if you press the EJECT button to eject the disc.

  • Page 104: Parts Of The Editing Screens

    PLAYER mode screen (When PLAYER SEL Parts of the editing screens is set to “disc(clip)”) EDIT LIST screen 1) When PLAYER SEL in the Edit Menu is set to “external”, the PLAYER mode screen is always full-screen display. a Clip list a Timeline Displays a list of the sub clips on the specified editing Displays along a temporal axis the clips on a disc.

  • Page 105: Displaying The Edit Menu

    The following clip properties are displayed for the DUR: Duration (from the start point to the end point) currently selected clip. Date: Date and time of recording Clip name: Clip name Rec Device: Device that recorded the clip Clip Title1: Clip title 1 OK/NG/KP (KEEP): Clip flag (if set, the corresponding Clip Title2: Clip title 2 indicator lights)
  • Page 106 Item Operation/setting PLAYER SEL Selects the source of the clips to be used as material. disc(clip): Clips (video and audio data) on a disc inserted into the recorder external: External device disc(voice): Audio (audio data, distinct from clips) on a disc inserted into the recorder SxS: Clips (video and audio data) on an SxS memory card inserted into the recorder...

  • Page 107: Editing Screen Operations

    Editing screen operations To select a clip or sub clip in the EDIT LIST screen Do one of the following. • Turn the PUSH SET knob. • Press the V/MARK1 or v/MARK2 button. To switch between the viewer and thumbnail display in the PLAYER and RECORDER mode screens Press the THUMBNAIL/ESSENCE MARK button.

  • Page 108: Editing Operations

    Editing Operations Editing modes This section explains how player materials are added to the recorder timeline, which is editing target, in the various editing modes. Insert mode editing In insert mode editing, player material is added as sub clips The following figure shows a typical example of 3-point at specified positions on the recorder timeline.

  • Page 109: Executing Edits

    In point Out point Player timeline Recorder timeline In point Out point Recorder timeline (editing results) Switch to thumbnail display by pressing the Executing edits THUMBNAIL button, and then select a clip. Next, press the PUSH SET knob or the SET button to return Before starting, insert a writable disc containing recorded to the viewer display.
  • Page 110 Select EDIT MODE in the Edit Menu to select the Press the AUTO EDIT button. editing mode (see page 108). The clip range specified in step 5 is added to the edit list in the edit mode specified in step 7, and the Use the PLAY, PAUSE, and STOP buttons and the updated edit list is saved automatically.
  • Page 111 The original sub clip is replaced with the range Note specified in steps 3 and 4, and the updated edit list is The editing operation does not end if a timecode break saved automatically. exists in the range described above. If an edit list has not been loaded, use the Save Clip List as...

  • Page 112: Performing Voice-Over Editing

    Contact a Sony sales representative for more information Performing voice-over editing about support for voice-over editing functions by XDCAM devices and about XDCAM software application versions. Conditions for use of voice-over editing Overview functions You can add narration and other voice content by...
  • Page 113 Set the following items in the Edit Menu. Note PLAYER SEL: external The maximum number of voice data sub clips that can EDIT PRESET: Voice be registered in a single edit list is 99. INPUT VOICE CH: The channel to which you have connected the microphone or other input device Play the edit segment and check the audio.
  • Page 114 To perform audio split editing relative levels of audio data and voce data in this way for the whole clip. The following figure shows an example of a sub clip C0002 with the audio In point trimmed to +2 seconds after the video In point.
  • Page 115 Turn the PUSH SET knob to move “p” to the channel Notes that you want to designate for mixing, and the press the • Voice data movement is done in overlay mode. If voice PUSH SET knob. data already exists at the position you move to, it is You can now turn the selected output channel on and overwritten.

  • Page 116: Chapter 7 File Operations

    File Operations Chapter 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. •...

  • Page 117: File Operation Restrictions

    Note (Continued) Voice-over editing function is enabled when the PDBZ- UPG03 Software Upgrade Key or PDBK-MK1 option board is installed. File operation restrictions This section explains which operations are possible on Partial write: Write data to a part of the file only. files stored in each directory.

  • Page 118: Clip Directory

    • The directories in the root directory (Clip, Edit, Sub, Notes UserData, General, and PROAV) cannot be deleted or • Directories cannot be created in the root directory. renamed. Clip directory File name Content Operations Read/Partial read Write/Partial write Rename Create Delete b), c) Clip file created by recording (MXF .MXF...

  • Page 119: Edit Directory

    Edit directory File name Content Operations Read/Partial read Write/Partial write Rename Create Delete Clip list file E01.SMI *: 0001 to 0099 Metadata file generated automatically M01.XML when E*E01.SMI file is created. *: 0001 to 0099 Other files Files other than the above –...

  • Page 120: Assigning User-Defined Clip Titles

    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.) The following directory operations are possible in the General directory. • Directory creation (up to 63 levels, including the General directory) •...

  • Page 121: Assigning User-Defined Clip And Clip List Names

    Turn the PUSH SET knob to move the asterisk (*) on Clip lists: E0001E01.SMI to E0099E01.SMI the left of the menu items to the item you want to This unit can handle clips and clip lists with user-defined select, and press the knob. names as well as names in the standard format.
  • Page 122 Turn the PUSH SET knob to select “title”, and press the knob. Press the SAVE function (F5) button. C0001.MXF The same name will now be given to newly recorded clips. To use clips and clip lists with user-defined TITLE00001 names over FAM and FTP connections Carry out steps 2 to 5 of “To assign clip names on this When the “AUTO NAMING”...

  • Page 123: File Operations In File Access Mode (For Windows)

    Making FAM connections File Operations in File Access Mode (for If there is a disc loaded in this unit, put the unit into the following state. Windows) • Recording, playback, search and other disc operations (see page 55): Stopped • THUMBNAIL/ESSENCE MARK button (see File access mode operating environment page 17): Off Operating system requirements for file operations by file...

  • Page 124: Operating On Files

    “Eject Solid state disk”. • All file operations are not possible for some types of files. “The ‘Sony XDCAM PDW-HR1 IEEE 1394 SBP2 Device’ device can now be safely removed from the For details, see “File operation restrictions”...

  • Page 125: File Operations In File Access Mode (For Macintosh)

    Press the PC REMOTE button, lighting it. (This File Operations in File enables remote access (see page 16).) When a disc is inserted into this unit, the remote Access Mode (for computer recognizes this unit as a removable disc. The Macintosh) following icon appears in the Finder on the remote computer, indicating that the computer is now able to...

  • Page 126: Exiting File Operations

    Exiting file operations FTP File Operations Proceed as follows. File operations between this unit and a remote computer Note can be carried out by the File Transfer Protocol (called Do not disconnect the cable before performing steps 1 and FTP below). Preparations Eject the disc by clicking the eject button to the right of the icon for this unit in the Finder, or by dragging...

  • Page 127: Command List

    Note Note An FTP client that supports UTF-8 is required to use If you power this unit off during an FTP connection, Unicode characters other than ASCII characters. the data transferred thus far is discarded. Command prompt FTP commands do not support UTF-8. To log out To log in To log out after finishing file operations, enter “QUIT”...
  • Page 128 • p1 (most significant byte), p2 (least significant byte): Port <mode-code> can be any of the following. However, for address XDCAM, the mode is always “S”, regardless of the mode- code specification. Input example: PORT 10,0,0,1,242,48 • S: Stream mode (default) (IP address: 10.0.0.1, Port number: 62000) •...
  • Page 129 RETR DELE Begins transfer of a copy of a file in the specified path on Deletes the specified file on this unit. this unit to the current directory on the remote computer. Command syntax: RETR <SP> <path-name> <CRLF> Note Input example: RETR Clip/C0001.MXF Depending on the directory and file type, deletion may not be possible.
  • Page 130 The following data is transferred, depending on whether a Command syntax: RMD <SP> <path-name> <CRLF> command name is specified with <command-name>. • Command name specified: Explanation of the specified Extended commands command. The following table shows the extended FTP commands •...
  • Page 131 Input example: SITE REPFL “Clip/sakura 0001.MXF” 5 150 • When a file in the General directory is specified in <path- name> (Transfer sakura 0001.MXF. Body data is transferred - 444: Forbid writing to and execution of the file. only from frame 6 to frame 150.) - 555: Forbid writing to the file, but allow execution.

  • Page 132: Recording Continuous Timecode With Fam And Ftp Connections

    Recording Continuous Timecode with FAM and FTP Connections When you are connected to the unit by FAM or FTP, you can create new clips with timecode that is continuous with the timecode of the last frame of the last clip on the disc. To record continuous timecode, set the INT/EXT/SDI switch to “INT”, and set the PRESET/REGEN switch to “REGEN TC”.

  • Page 133: Chapter 8 Menus

    Menus Chapter Menu System Setup Menu Configuration The setup menu system of this unit comprises the basic setup menu and extended setup menu. The settings for this unit use the following menus. Basic menu Setup menu This menu is used to make settings relating, for example, The setup menu system of this unit comprises the basic to the following.

  • Page 134: Items In The Basic Menu

    Item group Function Refer to Item group Function Refer to Items Settings relating to the page 145 Items Settings relating to control page 141 600 to 650 timecode generator 100 to 199 panels Items Settings relating to the page 146 Items Settings relating to the remote page 143...
  • Page 135 Item number Item name Settings DISPLAY INFORMATION Determine the kind of text information to be output from the COMPOSITE SELECT OUT connector, the SDSDI OUTPUT connector, or the HDSDI OUTPUT 2 (SUPER) connector. T&sta (time data & status): Time data and the units status. T&UB (time data &...
  • Page 136 Item number Item name Settings SYSTEM FREQUENCY Specify whether to enable switching the system frequencies (59.94i, 59.94P, SELECT MENU 29.97P, 50i, 50P, 25P, 23.98P). off: Do not enable switching the system frequencies. on: Enable switching the system frequencies. For details about switching the system frequencies, see page 44. Note Settings for both basic and extended menu items are saved separately for different system frequencies.
  • Page 137 Item number Item name Settings STORED OWNERSHIP Specify whether to enable changing UMID ownership information settings (COUNTRY, ORGANIZATION and USER). off: Do not enable. on: Enable. See “Using UMID Data” (page 184) for more information about UMID. RECORDING FORMAT Set the recording format. HD422: HD422 420HQ (HD420 HQ): HD420HQ 420SP (HD420 SP): HD420SP...

  • Page 138: Basic Menu Operations

    Item number Item name Settings RESET SETUP MENU Set to “on” to return the settings of the current menu to the factory default settings. Set to “bank-4” to set the current menu to the settings saved in menu bank 4. on: Return the current menu to the factory default settings.

  • Page 139: Default Settings

    To change other settings, press the PUSH SET knob or Menu control Functions the SELECT function button (F2) to return to the buttons previous screen, then repeat steps 1 to 3. Function buttons RETURN: Goes up one level. F1 to F6 SELECT: Selects an item.

  • Page 140: Items In The Extended Menu

    Note If you power off the unit while settings are being saved, settings may not be correctly returned to their factory default settings. Wait until the saving is completed before powering off the unit. To abandon the resetting operation Instead of pressing the SAVE function button (F5), press the RESET button.
  • Page 141 • Item names are the names which appear on an external • The values in the Settings columns are the values which monitor to which the output of the COMPOSITE OUT appear in the time data display area. (The values may connector, the SDSDI OUTPUT connector, or the appear in a different format on an external monitor.
  • Page 142 Menu items in the 100s, relating to the control panels (OPERATIONAL PARAMETER) Item number Item name Settings AUDIO VOLUME Select whether each of the ALL/CH-1 and CH-2 to CH-4 adjustment knobs on the control panel is enabled, allowing you to adjust the audio recording and playback levels of each channel individually, or whether the ALL/CH-1 adjustment knob alone functions as a master control to Sub-item...
  • Page 143 Menu items in the 100s, relating to the control panels (OPERATIONAL PARAMETER) Item number Item name Settings FIND MODE Specify the frame to be cued up when the PREV or NEXT button is pressed. clip: The first frame of the clip R.ST (clip &...
  • Page 144 Menu items in the 300s, relating to editing operations (EDITING) Item number Item name Settings SELECTION OF STD/NON-STD Select the STD or NON-STD mode in accordance with a composite FOR COMPOSITE VIDEO IN 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).
  • Page 145 Menu items in the 500s, relating to disc protection (DISC PROTECTION) Item number Item name Settings STILL TIMER 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).
  • Page 146 Menu items in the 600s, relating to the timecode, metadata, and UMID (TIME CODE GENERATOR/META DATA) Item number Item name Settings U-BIT BINARY GROUP FLAG Select the user bits to be used in the timecode generated by the timecode generator. 000 (000:not specified): Character set not specified.
  • Page 147 Menu items in the 600s, relating to the timecode, metadata, and UMID (TIME CODE GENERATOR/META DATA) Item number Item name Settings UMID HD VANC LINE Select the line in which UMID is output when menu item 651 is set to “on”.
  • Page 148 Menu items in the 700s, relating to video control (VIDEO CONTROL) Item number Item name Settings BLANK LINE SELECT Switch blanking of the video output signal on or off for individual lines in the vertical blanking interval. Sub-item The Y/C signal and odd/even fields are blanked simultaneously. ALL LINE - - -: Specify the blanking for each line separately.
  • Page 149 Menu items in the 700s, relating to video control (VIDEO CONTROL) Item number Item name Settings VIDEO SETUP REFERENCE Set the video setup amount to be added to the composite input and output signal (in 59.94i/59.94P/29.97P mode only). Sub-item INPUT LEVEL 59.94i/59.94P/ Remove the setup level selected by this item frrom the input signal.
  • Page 150 Menu items in the 700s, relating to video control (VIDEO CONTROL) Item number Item name Settings WIDE MODE Specify whether to record and play back with the addition of wide picture information. Sub-item INPUT Select whether to save wide picture information to the disc when recording.
  • Page 151 Menu items in the 800s, relating to audio control (AUDIO CONTROL) Item number Item name Settings DIGITAL AUDIO MUTING IN Set the audio muting conditions during shuttle playback. SHUTTLE MODE off: Not muted. on: Muted. AUDIO OUTPUT PHASE Set the output timing of digital audio playback signals (HDSDI, SDI only), with 80H as a reference position.
  • Page 152 Menu items in the 800s, relating to audio control (AUDIO CONTROL) Item number Item name Settings AUDIO INPUT LEVEL Select the analog audio input source. Sub-item line: Line input mic: Microphone input line: Line input mic: Microphone input line: Line input mic: Microphone input line: Line input mic: Microphone input...
  • Page 153 Menu items in the 800s, relating to audio control (AUDIO CONTROL) Item number Item name Settings AUDIO OUTPUT ARRANGE Specify the mixing of audio/voice data output signals. Note This appears when the PDBZ-UPG03 Software Upgrade Key or PDBK- MK1 option board is installed. See “To set up mixing of audio/voice data output signals”...
  • Page 154 Menu items in the 900s, relating to digital process (DIGITAL PROCESS) Item number Item name Settings V-FILTER SELECT (DC) Set the vertical interpolation filter coefficient for down-converter output (in 1080 mode only). If the setting value is large, the vertical resolution is high. 1 (1 (DEC)) to 3 (3 (DEC)) CROSS COLOR CRISP (DC) Set the cross color crisp level for down-converter output.

  • Page 155: Extended Menu Operations

    Menu items in the 900s, relating to digital process (DIGITAL PROCESS) Item number Item name Settings IMAGE ENHANCER (INPUT UP Set up the operation of the up converter image enhancer for SD input, CONVERTER) separately from the settings for playback (menu items 950 to 959). Sub-item ENH SETTING pb: While SD signals are input, make the behavior of the image...
  • Page 156 M A I N T E N A N C E M E N U M 0 : C H E C K M 1 : A D J U S T M 2 : S E R V I C E S U P P O R T M 3 : O T H E R S M 4 : S E T U P M A I N E N A N C E M 5 : N E T W O R K...

  • Page 157: Maintenance Menu

    Maintenance Menu Items in the maintenance menu The following tables show the items in the maintenance appear in a different format on an external monitor. In menu. this case, the external monitor values are shown in • Item names are the names which appear on the video parentheses.) Underlined values are the factory defaults.
  • Page 158 M3: OTHERS: Other setting items Item Setting M37: AUDIO M370: HEAD ROOM Select the audio reference level (headroom). CONFIG –20dB, –18dB, –16dB, –12dB, EBUL Note EBUL can be selected only when the system frequency is 50i/50P/25P. M371: DATA LEN Select the audio channel configuration for IMX recording. 16bit ×...
  • Page 159 M3: OTHERS: Other setting items Item Setting M3B: VANC RX M3B0: VANC RX For setting HDSDI VANC data input parameters PARAMETER PACKET Notes • In 59.94i, 50i, 29.97P or 25P mode, selecting the line also selects the corresponding line in the second field (for example, if line 9 is selected, line 572 is also selected for VANC packet reception).
  • Page 160 M4: SETUP MAINTENANCE: Items relating to the setup menu Item Setting M46: MENU M461: MENU Displays the status of the menu bank where the current menu settings are stored. DATA STATUS DISP CONTROL M462: SAVE Select whether to temporarily back up (save) setup menu settings before operations such as MENU DATA software upgrades.

  • Page 161: Maintenance Menu Operations

    M5: NETWORK: Items relating to network settings Item Setting M55: DUPLEX Set the communications method. AUTO, Full Duplex, Half Duplex For how to set the communication method, see “To change network settings” (page 162). Set the size of jumbo frames. M56: JUMBO FRAME 9014, 4088, OFF(1514) Note...
  • Page 162 maintenance menu”, to display the NETWORK menu item, then carry out the following operations. MENU button PUSH SET knob For details of the settings, consult your network Function buttons (F1 to F6) administrator. When the IP address is assigned automatically Note Check that the network cable is connected to this unit before carrying out the operation.
  • Page 163 Repeat steps 1 to 4 as required, to set the subnet mask To return to the factory default setting and default gateway. Press the RESET button. In the NETWORK menu, press the SAVE function Press the SAVE function button (F5). button (F5).

  • Page 164: Chapter 9 Planning Metadata

    • To sort planning metadata • Extension: XML • To check planning metadata properties a) General/Sony/Planning directory is created automatically when a disc is • To clear planning metadata formatted. Automatically when a disc is formatted. • To switch the title display in the video monitor screen Note See “Using planning metadata”...

  • Page 165: Setting Essence Mark Names By Using Planning Metadata

    <PlanningMetadata xmlns="http:// • Serial numbers are not reset when you power the unit off xmlns.sony.net/pro/metadata/ or exchange discs (newly generated numbers are planningmetadata" assignId=" continuous on the old ones). P0001" creationDate=" • If the ASCII format clip name string is longer than 14 2008-01-20T17:00:00+09:00"...

  • Page 166: Setting Volume Labels By Using Planning Metadata

    " "/>3 <Meta name="_ShotMark6" content= Foul " "/>3 Example volume label specification <Meta name="_ShotMark7" content= <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>3 " "/>3 <PlanningMetadata xmlns="http://xmlns.sony.net/pro/ <Meta name="_ShotMark8" content= metadata/planningmetadata" assignId="H00123" 1st Half " "/>3 creationDate="2010-01-27T08:00:00Z" lastUpdate= <Meta name="_ShotMark9" content= "2010-01-27T15:00:00Z" version="1.00">3 2nd Half "...

  • Page 167: Appendix

    If it appears, wait until it disappears before inserting a In the event of operating problems disc. If you should experience problems with the unit, contact a Sony service representative. About the LCD panel Use and storage locations LCD panels are manufactured with extremely high Store in a level, ventilated place.

  • Page 168: Periodic Maintenance

    Use the information as a guide in scheduling periodic maintenance. For periodic maintenance, consult a Sony service representative. 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.

  • Page 169: Note About The Battery Terminal

    Periodic inspections are recommended to keep the unit working properly and to prolong its usable lifetime. Contact a Sony service or sales representative for more information about inspections. Periodic Maintenance...

  • Page 170: Troubleshooting

    Reset the settings in the setup menu (see MENU. page 139). If the same message appears after SET ITEMS IN THE SETUP MENU TO THE you reset the settings, contact a Sony service APPROPRIATE VALUES. CONTACT SERVICE representative. IF THIS ALARM APPEARS AGAIN AFTER ABOVE PROCEDURE.
  • Page 171 When a disc is inserted Alarm message in time Alarm message in video monitor screen Description/action data display area Unknown FS! UNKNOWN FILE SYSTEM. Format the disc, or eject it (see page 92). PLEASE FORMAT DISC OR EJECT. No FS! NO FILE SYSTEM.PLEASE EJECT DISC.
  • Page 172 Alarm message in time Alarm message in video monitor screen Description/action data display area REC INHI.! AUTO FORMATTING WAS NOT Set the disc’s Write Inhibit tab to enable recording COMPLETED. (see page 54). THE DISC WRITE PROTECT TAB IS SET TO SAVE.
  • Page 173 Alarm message in time Alarm message in video monitor screen Description/action data display area TC EXTERNAL IS SELECTED. This appears when the INT/EXT/SDI switch is set to TC EXT! SET TC INTERNAL MODE IN TIME DATA “EXT”, and you try to preset timecode or user bits by SETTING AREA.
  • Page 174 Alarm message in time Alarm message in video monitor screen Description/action data display area NON-AV Full DISC CANNOT BE RECORDED TO. Delete unneeded GENERAL files. FOR MORE RECORDING SPACE, DELETE NON-AV DATA. (GENERAL FILES) Index File! UNSUPPORT INDEX FILE. Use another disc. DISC CANNOT BE RECORDED TO.

  • Page 175: During Playback

    Alarm message in time Alarm message in video monitor screen Description/action data display area Verify ERR! DISC ERROR DETECTED. This appears when an error is found in the signal recorded on the disc while performing the recording verification function. Change the disc. Recording NOW RECORDING ...
  • Page 176 Alarm message in GUI Description/action screen CLIP IS LOCKED. The clip is locked. This appears when an attempt is made to delete a clip, set the clip thumbnail, or delete a shot mark when the clip is locked. ALL CLIPS ARE LOCKED. All clips are locked.
  • Page 177 Alarm message in GUI screen Description/action PREVIEW WAS NOT COMPLETED. A preview failed for a reason other than those described above. This appears when the specifications of this unit are exceeded. For example, the specifications do not allow more than 300 clips to be recorded on one disc, and do not allow the total duration of sub clips to exceed 24 hours.
  • Page 178 Alarm message in time Alarm message in video monitor screen Action data display area FAN Stopped FAN MOTOR STOPPED. Contact a Sony service representative. Note DR-FAN Stop DRIVE FAN MOTOR STOPPED. The unit will not stop operating, but if you continue to High TEMP! HIGH TEMPERATURE.

  • Page 179: Error Messages

    Alarm message in time Alarm message in video monitor screen Action data display area 1080/59.94i RECORDING AND PLAYBACK IS NOT This appears when the system frequency selection of POSSIBLE. the unit differs from that of the loaded disc.Insert a 1080/29.97P SYSTEM FREQUENCY SELECTION disc with the same system frequency as the unit, or 1080/50i...

  • Page 180: To Eject Discs With The Unit Powered Off

    Error code Specifications Error code in time data display area General External dimensions (w/h/d, including projections) ERROR 300×146.5×420 mm AN ERROR HAS BEEN ×5 ×16 inches) DETECTED. INFORM SERVICE OF FOLLOWING CODE: 50-010 PRESS EJECT KEY TO EJECT DISC. Error code Example error in video monitor screen To eject discs with the unit powered As an emergency measure, disc cartridges can be removed...

  • Page 181: Processor Adjustment Range

    Search speed Proxy video MPEG-4 Audio 24 bits, 48 kHz, 8 channels Jog mode –1 to +1 times normal speed Proxy audio A-law 8 bits, 8 kHz, 8 channels Variable-speed mode –1 to +1 times normal speed MPEG HD Shuttle mode –20 to +20 times normal speed Video MPEG HD: HQ35/SP25/LP18 Mbps...
  • Page 182 Analog video inputs AUDIO MONITOR R, L (also function as the ANALOG REF.VIDEO IN AUDIO OUTPUT 3, 4 connectors, as BNC type (×1), selected by setup menu item 820) HD Tri-level sync (0.6 Vp-p/75 Ω/ XLR 3-pin, male (×2), +4 dBu, 600 Ω, sync negative), SD black burst, or SD low impedance, balanced composite sync (0.286 Vp-p/75 Ω/...
  • Page 183 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 184: Using Umid Data

    Using UMID Data What is a UMID? Metadata is additional information recorded on discs along with audio-visual data. It is used to bring greater efficiency A UMID (Unique Material Identifier) is a unique i- to the flow of operations from material acquisition through dentifier for audio-visual material defined by the editing, and to make it easier to find and reuse material.
  • Page 185 About the UMID ownership information • Recording with UTC time. UTC (coordinated universal time) is used when recording the UMID. Use of a COUNTRY (country code) universal time system enables uniform management of Set the country code by entering an abbreviated source material recorded all over the world.

  • Page 186: Ancillary Data

    - LINE (line for the VANC to be received): 9LINE Ancillary Data (example) - DID (data identification word): 61h - SDID (secondary data identification word): 01h • V INPUT on function menu page P1 VIDEO: SDSDI This unit can play and record ancillary data multiplexed •...

  • Page 187: Closed Caption Data

    For details, see “Directory structure” (page 116) and “Clip directory” (page 118). Closed caption data This section explains the closed caption data that can be recorded, played back, and output during EE output. Normal EIA-708/608 recording and playback In response to closed caption input data that complies with EIA-708/608 standard closed caption data recorded in HD the EIA-708/608 standards, record, play, and output that video is output as HDSDI signals, regardless of menu...
  • Page 188 EIA-708/608 EE output In response to closed caption input data that complies with Closed caption data in SDSDI line 21 signals are output to the EIA-708/608 standard, output to EE. EE (output as SDSDI or composite signals), regardless of However, settings are required for EE output of closed menu settings.

  • Page 189: List Of Supported Usb Keyboards

    List of Supported USB Keyboards When the area of use is set to “UC” and Select the corresponding language by selecting Settings >Select USB Keyboard Language in the Disc Menu (see the font setting is “European Alphabet” page 79). On this unit, you can enter any of the characters and symbols supported by the keyboards listed below.
  • Page 190 Italian [Italy] Polish (Programmers) [Poland] Russian [Russia] Spanish [Spain] When the area of use is set to “UC” and the font setting is “Korean” The keyboard is fixed as the Korean keyboard, and you can enter Hangul characters. Note The keyboard language cannot be changed. List of Supported USB Keyboards...
  • Page 191 When the area of use is set to “J” (for Notes Japan) • The keyboard language cannot be changed. The keyboard is fixed as the Japanese keyboard. • It is not possible to enter Japanese hiragana, katakana, and kanji. List of Supported USB Keyboards...

  • Page 192: Trademarks And Licenses

    About IJG (Independent JPEG Trademarks and Licenses Group) This software is based in part on the work of the MPEG-4 visual patent portfolio Independent JPEG. license Character display software “iType” THIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED UNDER THE MPEG-4 VISUAL PATENT PORTFOLIO LICENSE FOR THE This product includes technology from Monotype Imaging PERSONAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL USE OF A ®...

  • Page 193: Glossary

    SDSDI signal A sync signal defined in SMPTE- Glossary 274M with positive, negative, and SD Serial Digital Interface. An zero values. interface standardized as SMPTE- 259M which enables the HDSDI signal transmission of an uncompressed Clip Abbreviation of HD Serial Digital digital component stream.
  • Page 194 VBID (Video Blanking ID) This is a video ID signal, defined in the EIAJ CPR-1204 standard, which is inserted into VBS video output to enable the aspect ratio to be detected. The ID signal is inserted into line 20, VBI 283. Glossary...

  • Page 195: Index

    continuous playback mode 60 DELETE button 20 Index deleting 81 Delete Clip 82 duration 66 Delete Clip & Clip List 82 finding 73 Digital hours meter 168 locking 81 display modes 168 playback screen 64 displaying 168 AC IN connector 31 properties 78 exiting 169 ACCESS indicator 15, 21...
  • Page 196 EXPAND button 18 GOTO button 20 changing settings 139 Extended menu 133 GUI screens 64 configuration 133 items 140 operations 71 disc menu 69 operations 155 edit menu 105 External synchronization 43 function menu 49 EXT-LOCK 29 maintenance menu 157 HDMI OUT connector 33 returning to default settings 139 HDMI output display 28...
  • Page 197 PLAYER and RECORDER buttons SDSDI output conversion display 28 TIME CODE IN/OUT connectors 33 Security slot 14 Time data 29 PLAYER mode screen 104 Select Essence Mark screen 74 Time data display area 29, 30 Power status 25, 30 Select Index screen 77 Time data settings section 16 POWER switch 31 SET button 18...
  • Page 198 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...
  • Page 199 Sony Corporation PDW-HR1 (SYL) 4-135-249-03 (1) © 2009...

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