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Sony SRW-5000 Operation Manual

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HD DIGITAL VIDEOCASSETTE RECORDER
SRW-5000
SRW-5500
FORMAT CONVERTER BOARD
HKSR-5001
DIGITAL BETACAM PROCESSOR BOARD
HKSR-5002
RGB PROCESSOR BOARD
HKSR-5003
OPERATION MANUAL
[English]
1st Edition (Revised 3)

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  • Page 1 HD DIGITAL VIDEOCASSETTE RECORDER SRW-5000 SRW-5500 FORMAT CONVERTER BOARD HKSR-5001 DIGITAL BETACAM PROCESSOR BOARD HKSR-5002 RGB PROCESSOR BOARD HKSR-5003 OPERATION MANUAL [English] 1st Edition (Revised 3)

  • Page 2: Important Safety Instructions

    Important Safety Instructions AVERTISSEMENT • Read these instructions. Afin d’éviter tout risque d’incendie ou • Keep these instructions. d’électrocution, ne pas exposer cet • Heed all warnings. appareil à la pluie ou à l’humidité. • Follow all instructions. • Do not use this apparatus near water. •...
  • Page 3 This symbol is intended to alert the user to the WARNUNG: DIESE WARNUNG GILT FÜR ANDERE presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” LÄNDER. within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of 1. Verwenden Sie Netzkabel (dreiadrig), Geräteanschlüsse electric shock to persons.
  • Page 4 For the customers in U.S.A. For the customers in Europe This equipment has been tested and found to comply with This product with the CE marking complies with both the the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of EMC Directive (89/336/EEC) and the Low Voltage Directive the FCC Rules.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1-1 Features ................... 1-1 Chapter 1 1-1-1 Features of the SRW-5000/SRW-5500 ........ 1-1 Overview 1-1-2 Features of the Control Panel ..........1-3 1-2 Optional Accessories ..............1-5 1-3 Using the CD-ROM Manual ............1-6 1-3-1 CD-ROM System Requirements .......... 1-6 1-3-2 Preparations ................
  • Page 6 Table of Contents 4-2-5 Still-Picture Output (FREEZE) .......... 4-17 Chapter 4 4-2-6 Setting the Preroll Time (PREROLL TIME) ..... 4-18 Menu Settings (Continued) 4-2-7 Selecting DMC Playback (DMC) ........4-18 4-2-8 Setting the Stop Code (STOP CODE) ....... 4-18 4-3 TC Menu ..................4-22 4-3-1 Setting the Time Data (TIMER SEL/RESET/ SET/HOLD) ...............
  • Page 7 5-1 Preparing for Recording ..............5-1 Chapter 5 5-1-1 Setting Switches and Menus ..........5-1 Recording/Playback 5-1-2 Selecting Audio Signals ............5-2 5-1-3 Adjusting the Recording Level ..........5-3 5-1-4 Simultaneously Monitoring Playback of Video and Audio Signals Being Recorded ............5-4 5-1-5 Audio Level Meter Display Modes ........
  • Page 8 Table of Contents Menu List .................... A-13 Appendix (Continued) Items Relating to VTR Operations (Nos. 001 to ...) ...... A-14 Items Relating to Operation Panels (Nos. 101 to ...) ..... A-19 Items Relating to Remote Interface (Nos. 201 to ...)..... A-23 Items Relating to Editing (Nos.

  • Page 9: Features

    EBU digital interface. Analog data converted from component video signal, twelve digital audio channels, digital data is also provided. and time code in time division multiplex; this is .......................................... 1) HDCAM is a trademark of Sony Corporation. Chapter 1 Overview...
  • Page 10 1080×1920 and 720×1280, and editing. and conversion from 4:2:2 signal to 4:4:4 signal is .......................................... 1) Tele-File video cassette-related information on IC memory-bearing A contact-free system for writing, reading, and modifying labels. Tele-File is a trademark of Sony Corporation. Chapter 1 Overview...

  • Page 11: Features Of The Control Panel

    The VTR also comes with 9-pin REMOTE 1-IN(9P) and REMOTE 1-I/O (9P) connectors to support bridge HOME menu connection of multiple SRW-5000/5500 units or other Use this menu to make the basic settings for recording, VTRs equipped with 9-pin remote connectors for playback, and editing operations, and to select simultaneous operation.
  • Page 12 A full range of editing functions items necessary for making initial settings, and to directly change settings without registering them with Two SRW-5000/5500 units can be connected allowing the function buttons for each menu. automatic or manual assembly and insertion. The •...

  • Page 13: Optional Accessories

    1-2 Optional Accessories Installation Manual (supplied) The following accessories can be used with this unit. Provides necessary information to install and operate HKSR-5001 Format Converter Board the VTR. This allows format conversion described below: For information about changing the video system, refer to •...

  • Page 14: Using The Cd-Rom Manual

    If you lose the CD-ROM disc or become unable to 1-3-2 Preparations read its content, for example because of a hardware failure, contact a Sony service representative. The following software must be installed on your computer in order to use the operation manuals contained in the CD-ROM disc.

  • Page 15: Control Panel

    • System set-up panel • Upper control panel Upper control panel 4 Display section (see page 2-8) SRW-5000 HD DIGITAL VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER 5 Search control section (see page 2-10) 3 Tape transport control section (see page 2-7) 2 Editing control section (see page 2-6)

  • Page 16: Upper Control Panel

    2-1 Control Panel 2-1-1 Upper Control Panel 1 POWER switch 2 ERROR indicator 3 WARNING indicator 4 EJECT button 5 Format indicators SRW-5000 HD DIGITAL VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER EJECT POWER ERROR WARNING REMOTE PHONES CHANNEL ETHERNET 1(9P) 2(50P) CONDITION 6 REMOTE buttons...
  • Page 17 7 CHANNEL CONDITION indicators These show the status of the playback signal. Blue: The playback signal status is satisfactory. Yellow: The playback signal is somewhat degraded, but playback is possible. However, if this indicator remains lit continuously, head cleaning is required. Red: The playback signal has deteriorated.

  • Page 18: Lower Control Panel

    2-1 Control Panel 2-1-2 Lower Control Panel 1 Menu Control Section 1 MONITOR R buttons 3 MULTI CONTROL knob 2 MONITOR L buttons MULTI CONTROL CH10 CH11 CH12 MONITOR HOME OVER OVER OVER OVER OVER OVER OVER OVER OVER OVER OVER OVER 9 DISPLAY button...
  • Page 19 4 Menu selection buttons Menu display: These select the menu screen displayed on the display. This displays the menu screen selected by the menu HOME button: Press this to go to the HOME menu selection buttons. screen. The home menu provides settings for the Each menu screen shows the functions assigned to the function buttons ([F1] to [F10]), and shows basic VTR operations and editing operations.

  • Page 20: Editing Control Section

    2-1 Control Panel 0 FULL/FINE button 2 Editing Control Section This selects the audio level meter display range. FULL: The audio level meter display is from –60 dB to 0 dB, or –40 dB to +20 dB. Select which of 1 Numeric buttons and +/–...
  • Page 21 5 SET button 3 Tape Transport Control Section Press to finalize input data. 6 INPUT CHECK button 1 STANDBY button While you hold down this button, the input signal is 2 PREROLL button output from the monitor output connector, so that you 3 PREVIEW/REVIEW button can monitor the input video and audio.
  • Page 22 2-1 Control Panel 4 REC/EDIT (recording/edit) button VIDEO, AUDIO, PF1, and PF2), turn the MULTI CONTROL knob while holding it down. Press this button while holding down the PLAY button to start recording. The currently selected page number also appears at the If you press this button in play mode, manual editing upper right of the information display.
  • Page 23 AUDIO INPUT DELAY: Shows the recording For details, refer to the Installation Manual. phase of the audio input signal. 2 REF SYNC (reference signal) indicators OFF: Recorded in phase with the video output These indicate the signal selected as the reference signal.
  • Page 24 2-1 Control Panel 3 VAR (variable) button 5 Search Control Section Press to select variable speed playback mode for noiseless playback in the range from –1 to +2 times normal speed (HDCAM/HDCAM-SR) or –1 to +3 1 SHUTTLE button times normal speed (Digital Betacam). Playback 2 JOG button exceeding this speed range is not possible.

  • Page 25: System Set-Up Panel

    2-1-3 System Set-Up Panel Lift the lower control panel up to its horizontal position to access the system set-up panel. For details of opening and closing the control panel, refer to the Maintenance Manual. CONTROL PANEL connector CONTROL PANEL Card slot eject button Memory stick eject button Memory stick receptacle PCM CIA card slot...

  • Page 26: Connector Panel

    2-2 Connector Panel 2-2 Connector Panel 1 ANALOG I/O section (see page 2-13) 2 DIGITAL I/O section (see page 2-15) 3 Remote input/output section 4 Power supply (see page 2-16) (see page 2-16) 2-12 Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts...
  • Page 27 1 ANALOG I/O (input/output) section 1 MONITOR OUTPUT L/R connectors 2 AUDIO OUTPUT CH1 to CH4 connectors 3 REF. INPUT 1 connectors and 75 Ω termination switch ANALOG I/O AUDIO OUTPUT REF INPUT 2 (OPTION) 75Ω 75Ω 4 REF. INPUT 2 connectors and 75 Ω termination switch MONITOR OUTPUT TIME CODE HD REF OUT...
  • Page 28 2-2 Connector Panel 4 REF. INPUT 2 connectors (BNC) and 75 Ω 8 TIME CODE OUT connector (XLR 3-31, male) termination switch Outputs the following time codes according to the Input a reference video signal of the field frequency VTR operation mode. selected for the format converter output.
  • Page 29 2 DIGITAL I/O (input/output) section 1 HD SDI INPUT A/B connectors DIGITAL I/O (AES/EBU) DIGITAL I/O INPUT OUTPUT HD SDI INPUT FC OUT B AUDIO AUDIO INPUT MONITOR CH1/2 CH3/4 CH1/2 CH3/4 2 FC OUT B connectors B INPUT B(OPTION) MONITOR CH5/6 CH7/8...
  • Page 30 Use this, with the supplied 9-pin remote control cable, These accept digital signals in AES/EBU format for to connect the unit to another SRW-5000/5500 unit or channels 1 to 12. another HD VTR unit to carry out editing with a BVE- series editor BVE-900/910/2000/9000/9100.

  • Page 31: Connecting External Equipment

    3-1 Connecting External Equipment 3-1-1 Making HD Digital Connections This example shows the connections when using an HDW-F500 as player and an SRW-5000/5500 as recorder, in 59.94i or 60i mode. HDW-F500 (Player) HD SDI OUTPUT REMOTE (9P) AUDIO OUTPUT HD SDI INPUT...

  • Page 32: Making Ntsc/Pal Digital Connections

    3-1 Connecting External Equipment 3-1-2 Making NTSC/PAL Digital Connections This example shows how to connect two VTRs, an SRW-5000/5500 as the player and a DVW-500 D-1 Component Digital VTR as the recorder. SRW-5000/5500 (Player) [Input] SD SDI OUT REMOTE 1-IN (9P)

  • Page 33: Cascade Connection

    HD SDI OUTPUT TIME CODE OUT TIME CODE IN HD SDI INPUT Digital video distributor HKPF-103M TIME CODE OUT SRW-5000/5500 (Recorder) Video monitor (HD serial monitor) SRW-5000/5500 (Recorder) TIME CODE IN HD SDI INPUT a) The figure shows the SRW-5500.

  • Page 34: Reference Signals

    3-2 Reference Signals 3-2 Reference Signals This section describes how reference signals for the video output are selected. 3-2-1 Reference Signals for Output Video Depending on the operating condition, VTR SETUP menu settings, the input signal, and the video output signal from the VTR can be synchronized as follows.

  • Page 35: Reference Signal Connections

    For recording signals from a HD VTR Reference signal REF. INPUT 1 HD SDI INPUT HD SDI OUTPUT HDW-F500 (Player) SRW-5000/5500 (Recorder) 75Ω termination switch: OFF 75Ω termination switch: ON a) The figure shows the SRW-5500. Chapter 3 Setting Up the VTR...
  • Page 36 HD: 1080/59.94i tri-level SYNC signal extrn SD: 525 black burst signal When you have directly connected the input and output connectors of two SRW-5000/5500 units, you can also perform dubbing with the VTR SETUP menu item 005 being set to “input”.

  • Page 37: Handling Cassettes

    3-3 Handling Cassettes 3-3-1 Recommended Cassettes 3-3-2 Inserting and Ejecting Cassettes For recording and playback: inch HDCAM-SR cassettes. Always turn on the VTR before inserting or ejecting The maximum recording time is as shown in the cassettes. following table. System Inserting a cassette frequency 29.97/30 Hz...

  • Page 38: Preventing Accidental Erasure

    3-3 Handling Cassettes Removing slack in the tape 3-3-3 Preventing Accidental Press one of the reels in slightly, then carefully rotate it Erasure in the direction of the arrow until it stops. To prevent accidental erasure of material recorded on a tape, push in the record-protect plug.

  • Page 39: Using A Memory Stick

    3-4 Using a Memory Stick When a Memory Stick is inserted in the VTR, the file Types of Memory Stick data can be stored on the Memory Stick, which enables you to share data among VTRs. There are two types of Memory Stick: MagicGate Memory Stick that is equipped with the MagicGate copyright protection technology and general Memory Inserting a Memory Stick...
  • Page 40 • The PCMCIA memory card supplied with the HDW- 500/F500 and the HDW-2000 series cannot be used with the SRW-5000/5500. During access to data While data are being read from or written to the Memory Stick, do not shake this unit or subject it to shock.

  • Page 41: Registering And Storing Menu Settings

    4-1 Registering and Storing Menu Settings The operating conditions of the VTR are set using the menu operation section on the lower control panel. HOME menu Menu items are divided among eight different menus (HOME, TC, VIDEO, AUDIO, CUE, PF1, PF2, SET TC menu UP).

  • Page 42: Registering Items To The Vtr Setup Menu

    4-1 Registering and Storing Menu Settings Press the TC button. Registering items The first page of the TC menu appears in the display. P L A Y L O C K T I M E R S E L L T C I N T R P T G A T I M E R...

  • Page 43: Vtr Memory Bank Function

    To unregister the selected item Press the [F6] (BLANK) button. Current menu settings in the VTR (CURRENT SETUP). These settings are stored When a function button with other than the default outside the VTR memory assignment is selected, the [F4] (KEY DEF.) banks even when the power Storing/recalling is off.
  • Page 44 4-1 Registering and Storing Menu Settings Press the [F1] (VTR BANK) button. To add or change a title for VTR settings after storing them to the VTR memory bank The VTR BANK menu appears in the display. Move the cursor (B) to the number of the VTR memory bank where the settings are stored, then press the [F6] (EDIT TITLE) button.

  • Page 45: Memory Stick Operations

    The menu settings are recalled from the selected Recalling menu settings from a VTR VTR memory bank. memory bank When the recalling process has been completed, the title of the VTR bank appears under CURRENT SETUP in the display. V T R B A N K V T R B A N K C U R R E N T S E T U P T I T L E E D I T C U R R E N T S E T U P...
  • Page 46 4-1 Registering and Storing Menu Settings Formatting a memory stick Storing the contents of the VTR memory banks to a memory stick Memory sticks must be formatted before you can use them. 4,5,6 Insert the memory stick. Press the SET UP button. Press the SET UP button.
  • Page 47 Storage begins. F O R M A T C A R D B A N K 0 C U R R E N T S E T U P After the storage is complete, the title of the VTR C A R D ( B A S E B A L L ) C F O O T B A L L Destination...
  • Page 48 4-1 Registering and Storing Menu Settings Press the [F2] (MEMORY CARD) button. Press the [F9] (COPY) button. The MEMORY CARD menu appears in the A message asking you to confirm the operation display. appears in the display. Press the [F9] (COPY) button while holding down F O R M A T C A R D B A N K 0 C U R R E N T S E T U P...
  • Page 49 Press the [F2] (MEMORY CARD) button. F O R M A T C A R D B A N K 0 C U R R E N T C U E S E T The MEMORY CARD menu appears in the Destination C A R D ( B A S E B A L L )
  • Page 50 4-1 Registering and Storing Menu Settings To return to the MEMORY CARD menu Recalling a cue point list from a memory Press the [F3] (SHOW SETUP) button again. stick Press the [F8] (DIRECTION) button to select the Recalling a cue point list from a memory stick replaces , direction.

  • Page 51: Adding Titles To The Data

    Press the [F7] (SET LETTER) button or the center 4-1-6 Adding Titles to the Data cursor button. When storing data to a memory bank in a memory The selected letter is entered. stick or the VTR, you can add a title to the data to make data management easier.

  • Page 52: Functions

    VTR SETUP menu A08: FC REFERENCE Data copied onto a memory stick can be used on select: extern HD control panels connected to other SRW-5000/5500 Internal VTR processing: extern HD VTRs. Although data is completely compatible between VTRs with different optional equipment, take note of the following.
  • Page 53 4-1-9 Automatic Reading from a 4-1-10 Saving and Recalling VTR Bank at Power On DEFAULT Settings on a Bank By having the normally used settings saved in a bank, For each VTR SETUP menu item, you can change the and recalled automatically when the system is powered factory DEFAULT value to a desired value.

  • Page 54: Saving And Recalling Default Settings In A

    The set DEFAULT values can be saved in a “Memory • There is complete data compatibility between the Stick”. SRW-5000 and SRW-5500. Insert a “Memory Stick”. On how to check the items for which DEFAULT values have been changed from FACTORY PRESET values, Press the SET UP button.

  • Page 55: Home Menu

    4-2 HOME Menu To activate the HOME menu The HOME menu sets the basic VTR operation conditions for recording, playback, and editing. Press the HOME button. The HOME, VIDEO, AUDIO, TC, PF1 and PF2 To change the HOME menu page menus show information that includes the VTR Press the ALT button.

  • Page 56: Selecting The Output Signals (Pb/Ee)

    4-2 HOME Menu Note 4-2-1 Selecting the Output When PB/PB is selected in shuttle mode during Signals (PB/EE) HDCAM playback, audio output is muted for playback speeds other than –1 to +2 times normal speed. The audio/video output signals from the line output and monitor output connectors can be temporarily changed from their current settings to another set of 4-2-2 Record Inhibit Mode...

  • Page 57: Selecting The Edit Mode And Edit Channel

    4-2-5 Still-Picture Output 4-2-3 Selecting the Edit Mode (FREEZE) and Edit Channel (ASSEMBLE, INS TC, INS VIDEO, INS AUDIO For still-picture output, press the ALT/[F3] (FREEZE) and INS CUE) buttons. The picture that was playing just before the button was pressed will be frozen on the screen. Make Select assemble or insert edit mode.

  • Page 58: Setting The Preroll Time (Preroll Time)

    For detail on the procedure for DMC playback, see “5-4-4 DMC Playback” on page 5-11. During tape editing using two SRW-5000/5500 VTRs, you can use DMC playback to control the playback speed of the player VTR for editing at variable speeds (DMC editing).
  • Page 59 Adjusting the stop position when a stop T A P E L O C K code is detected: [F4] L T C I N T R P T C R D E T E C T B E E P When a stop code is detected, you can adjust the o f f U B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0...
  • Page 60 4-2 HOME Menu To specify the recording start position Recording stop codes: [F7] Press the [F5] (REC ADJUST) button, to specify how many seconds before the SOM point the recording of To record stop codes, press the [F7] (CODE REC) the stop code should start.
  • Page 61 Press the HOME button. The HOME menu screen appears. Press the ALT/[F8] (STOP CODE) buttons. The stop code menu screen appears. Press the [F8] (CODE ERASE) button to select “on”. Pressing the button toggles betwen “on” and “off”. Press the REC/EDIT button. To abandon the operation at any point Press the STOP button.

  • Page 62: Tc Menu

    4-3 TC Menu 4-3 TC Menu To activate the TC menu The TC menu allows you to set time code-related items through a single menu. The HOME, TC, Press the TC button. VIDEO, AUDIO, PF1 and PF2 menus show To change the TC menu page information that includes the VTR operation mode, Press the ALT button.

  • Page 63: Setting The Time Data (Timer Sel/Reset/ Set/Hold)

    4-3-1 Setting the Time Data (TIMER SEL/RESET/SET/HOLD) P L A Y L O C K T I M E R S E L L T C I N T R P T C R T I M E R R E S E T The display shows the following types of time data: A I N - - : - - : - - : - - A O U T - - : - - : - - : - -...
  • Page 64 4-3 TC Menu Selecting the time code and the user bits to be recorded Use the [F6], [F7], and [F9] buttons in the TC menu to specify the time code and the user bits to be recorded. The specifications for the various button settings are shown in the following table.
  • Page 65 To cancel entered values Setting time codes Press the CLR button. To set time codes, select “prst” with the [F7] (TCG Press the SET UP button to set the entered MODE) button in the TC menu and then follow the value.

  • Page 66: Setting The Time Code Generator (Tcg Source/Mode)

    4-3 TC Menu Resetting time data To pause the current time Press the [F2] (TIMER RESET) button. Press the [F4] (TIMER HOLD) button. The internal time code generator is reset according to The time is paused only while the button is held down. the setting of the [F1] (TIMER SEL) button.

  • Page 67: Selecting The Time Code Running Mode (Run Mode)

    Menu [F6] (REGENE [F7] (TCG Setting 4-3-4 Selecting the Time Code SOURCE) MODE) Running Mode (RUN MODE) Internal prst Time codes can be freely set Press the [F8] (RUN MODE) button to select the time (Preset) using the internal time code running mode.

  • Page 68: Area (Tc2 Sel)

    4-3 TC Menu 4-3-6 Selecting the Content of the Second Time Code Display Area (TC2 SEL) Select the content of the second time code display area using the [F10] (TC2 SEL) button. Setting Time data displayed No display LTC value read from the time code reader Auto When the playback speed is within the range ±1/2 normal speed, then VITC, and if outside this...
  • Page 69 Press the [F2] (PDTIME SET) button. •When 30F is selected in the step 3, Press the [F6] (PDTC DF/NDF) button to select DF or NDF. P R E S E T I N T R P M O D E 2 4 F 2 4 F This selection is effective only for 30F time code.
  • Page 70 4-3 TC Menu Press the [F3] (TCCONV MENU) button. Indication Button Function [F3] TC CONV Specifies whether the time code The TC CONVERT menu appears. is converted to time code or not. [F4] ORG TC DISP Specifies whether the time code is displayed or not on two lines in the HOME, TC, and PF menus along with the converted...

  • Page 71: Displaying The Pulldown Time Code (Pdtc Disp When Hksr-5001 Is Installed)

    4-3-10 Displaying the Pulldown Data entry window Time Code (PDTC DISP) (when HKSR-5001 is installed) S T A R T I N G T C J U M P I N G To display the pulldown time code, follow the steps T C C O N V 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 below.

  • Page 72: Chara Super/H-Pos/V-Pos)

    4-3 TC Menu 4-3-11 Superimposition of 1 Types of time data Character Information (PD Symbol Meaning CTL counter data CHARA/CHARA SUPER/H-POS/ LTC reader time code data V-POS) LTC reader user bit data TCR. VITC reader time code data To superimpose the characters representing time code UBR.
  • Page 73 Display Operation mode A block B block TAPE UNTHREAD Cassette not inserted STANDBY OFF Standby off mode T.RELEASE Tension release mode STOP Stop mode PREROLL Preroll mode PLAY Playback mode (servo unlocked) PLAY LOCK Playback mode (servo locked) PLY-SPD Speed shift from Capstan override mode normal speed (%) Record mode (servo unlocked)
  • Page 74 4-3 TC Menu When remaining time is 23 minutes. T C R R 2 3 When remaining time is five minutes. T C R When remaining time is 100 minutes or over. T C R Changing the superimpose position The superimpose position can be set to 16 different positions in the horizontal directions (0 to 15) and 24 different positions in the vertical directions (0 to 23).

  • Page 75: Cue Menu

    4-4 CUE Menu Cue points can be registered in a total of 10 pages Note (numbered 0 to 9), to a total of 100 cue points Cue point data is factory set to be erased when a (numbered 0 to 99). Each page can hold a maximum of cassette is inserted.

  • Page 76: Selecting A Multi-Cue Mode

    4-4 CUE Menu 4-4-1 Selecting a Multi-Cue Mode 4-4-2 Registering Cue Points The SRW-5000/5500 has the following two multi-cue There are two ways to register cue points: (1) by direct modes. registration of the tape address when the ENTRY button is pressed, and (2) by the entry of cue point data with the numeric buttons.
  • Page 77 To select the cue number directly by numeric Registering cue points by the numeric buttons buttons Enter the cue number in the data entry window with the numeric buttons, then press the [F9] (CUENUM SET) button. Press the JOG or VAR button, then rotate the MULTI CONTROL knob to find the position where you want to register the cue point.

  • Page 78: Erasing Cue Point Data

    4-4 CUE Menu Enter the cue point data in the data entry window 4-4-3 Erasing Cue Point Data with the numeric buttons, then press the SET button. To erase any cue point data, blank out the data entry window, then do the cue point registration procedure. For example, to enter 00:01:30:00, press 0, 0, 1, 3, 0, 0, 0.

  • Page 79: Prerolling To A Cue Point

    Press the CLR button then press the SET button. 4-4-4 Prerolling to a Cue Point The cue point display disappears from the data Select the preroll time to a cue point with pressing the entry window. [F5] (CUE P-ROLL) button. You can set a preroll time of 0 to 30 seconds.

  • Page 80: Changing A Cue Point Into An Edit Point

    4-4 CUE Menu 4-4-5 Changing a Cue Point Into 4-4-6 Backspace Editing an Edit Point You can perform backspace editing with the CUE menu. In backspace editing, assemble editing is Follow the procedures below to change a selected cue performed from the recording end point. Thus, before point into an edit point.

  • Page 81: Tele File Menu

    HDCAM-SR format TELE FILE menu 4-4-7 TELE FILE Menu To open the TELE FILE menu The TELE FILE menu screen is different in HDCAM- There are two methods of accessing the TELE FILE SR and HDCAM formats. menu screen, as follows. In HDCAM-SR format: The cassette has a memory •...
  • Page 82 4-4 CUE Menu If you accidentally press the EJECT button 1 Tape Format before saving data to a memory label Displays the recording format. Insert the cassette again within 30 seconds after the ejection and press the [F10](WRITE/EXIT) button. 2 OUT The data that existed before the ejection of the cassette Displays the recording end point data.
  • Page 83 Prohibiting TELE FILE menu operations Button Indication Function Press the ALT/[F7] (WRITE PRTEC) buttons. [F1] CUE SCAN Specifies the direction of the on: All TELE FILE menu operations are prohibited. cursor movement when the PREROLL button is pressed. off: All TELE FILE menu operations are permitted. [F4] CHANGE DATA Modifies the specified data.
  • Page 84 4-4 CUE Menu Press the [F7] (SET LETTER) button or the center To move the cursor using the numeric buttons cursor button. With the cursor specifying IN or OUT, enter the line number using the numeric buttons. Then press the [F9] (CUENUM POINT) button. The cursor The selected character is entered.
  • Page 85 IN point entry/update: Repeat steps 3 and 4, to enter the data. IN point OUT point State of the already-entered data A maximum of 15 characters can be entered. The already-entered OUT Data is Data is not point data and entered or updated updated Note...
  • Page 86 4-4 CUE Menu To write-protect the cue point data To display other information To display other information, press the [F8] (TAPE To write-protect individual cue point data items, align the cursor with the line you want to write-protect, then INFO) button. This opens a window to display the press the [F7] (PROTECT) button.
  • Page 87 If you inadvertently press the EJECT button HDCAM format TELE FILE menu without rewriting the data Reinsert the ejected cassette within 30 seconds, and Accessing the TELE FILE menu screen press the [F10] (WRITE/EXIT) button. This writes the There are two methods of accessing the TELE FILE data from immediately before ejection.
  • Page 88 4-4 CUE Menu 1 REC DATE (recording data date) Button Indication Function Shows the last date of recording. [F1] CUE SCAN Sets the cursor movement direction when the PREROLL 2 TITLE button is pressed. Shows the title of the cassette content. [F2] ENTRY POINT Selects whether or not...
  • Page 89 Hold down the SFT button, and press the [F1] Press the [F10] (SAVE/EXIT) button. (FORMAT T-Fil) button. This return to the initial menu screen. “COMPLETED” appears. To change time data To set write protection for the whole menu To write the current time data, use the cursor buttons to align the entry cursor with the line in which you Press the ALT/[F7] (WRITE PRTEC) buttons.
  • Page 90 4-4 CUE Menu To delete a time code To copy time data of a cue point to another cue point specified in the CUE menu Use the cursor buttons to move the cursor to the Time section to be deleted. Press the ALT/[F4] (COPY to CUE) buttons.
  • Page 91 To enter or modify IN/OUT point data using To enter or modify IN/OUT point data using the ENTRY button the numeric buttons Use the cursor buttons to move the cursor to the Use the cursor buttons to move the cursor to the IN/OUT section on which the current log data is to IN/OUT section to be entered or modified.
  • Page 92 4-4 CUE Menu To clear the IN/OUT point data Input When the IN button is When the OUT Use the cursor buttons to move the cursor to the IN/ condition pressed while button is pressed pressing the ENTRY while pressing the OUT section to be cleared, and then press the CLR button ENTRY button...
  • Page 93 Automatic time data changes during IN/OUT Changing Cut data point data entry or modification Use the cursor buttons to move the cursor to the cut The table below shows the automatic changes that data to be changed, and then enter the new data using occur in time data when either the IN point or OUT the numeric buttons and +/–...
  • Page 94 4-4 CUE Menu Changing scene data Press the T or t button to select a character. Use the cursor buttons to move the cursor to the scene data to be changed. Then enter the characters using R E C D A T E [ 2 0 0 3 / 0 2 / 2 5 ] E O S [ 0 1 : 0 1 : 0 2 : 0 8 ] C U T N o .
  • Page 95 Press the [F7] (SET LETTER) button or the center Changing Comment data To display comment data, press the t button several cursor button. times. The selected character is entered. C U E R E C D A T E [ 2 0 0 3 / 0 2 / 2 5 ] E O S [ 0 1 : 0 1 : 2 4 : 1 5 ] S C A N R E C D A T E [ 2 0 0 3 / 0 2 / 2 5 ]...
  • Page 96 4-4 CUE Menu Press the [F3] (COMMNT EDIT) button. To enter a space Press the [F5] (SPACE) button. R E C D A T E [ 2 0 0 3 / 0 2 / 2 5 ] E O S [ 0 1 : 0 1 : 0 2 : 0 8 ] C O M M E N T E D I T If you enter a wrong character T I T L E [ i s p l a y S a m p l e...
  • Page 97 Write-protecting cue point data Press the ENTRY button while pressing down the Press the cursor buttons to move the cursor to the line SFT button. that is to be write-protected. Then press the [F7] (PROTECT) button. appears between the Time and A new line is inserted above the line where the Mrk columns to indicate that the line (clip) is write- cursor (B) is located, and the current time data is...
  • Page 98 4-4 CUE Menu To change ID or ADMIN data Press the[F7] (SET LETTER) button or the center cursor button. The selected character is entered. I d E d i t C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z a b c d e f g h j i k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 [ ] ( ) <...

  • Page 99: Video Menu

    4-5 VIDEO Menu In the VIDEO menu, adjust the video signal. The Note VIDEO menu screen shows the VTR operating mode, HD image quality adjustments are not possible when current position time code, time code type, and so on. playing back tapes recorded in GBR (4:4:4) format. Also, HD image quality adjustments are not possible About HD image quality adjustments when the optional HKSR-5001 Format Converter...

  • Page 100: Selecting The Reference Signal (Servo Ref)

    4-5 VIDEO Menu Setting to the preset values 4-5-1 Selecting the Reference Press the center cursor button or MULTI Signal (SERVO REF) CONTROL knob. Press the [F2] (SERVO REF) button to select the The prst (preset) indication appears. signal to be used as the reference signal for VTR operations.
  • Page 101 ALT/[F3] button B-Y (D1): Pressing these buttons Adjusting the P output level (HD) make them active, and the cursor R and r buttons increment or decriment the value by 0.1. You can Make this adjustment with the [F7] (PR LEVEL) also change the setting with the MULTI button.
  • Page 102 4-5 VIDEO Menu Adjusting the master output level (D1) Make this adjustment with the ALT/[F1] (MASTER LEVEL) buttons. prst: 100% (4000H) Numerical value: 0.0 (0H) to 141.3% Adjustable range: –∞ to +3 dB This setting can also be carried out in the VTR SETUP menu item 755 “MASTER LEVEL (D1)”.

  • Page 103: Audio Menu

    4-6 AUDIO Menu To access the AUDIO menu screen In the AUDIO menu, make audio signal adjustments. The AUDIO menu screen shows the VTR operating Press the AUDIO key. mode, current position time code, time code type, and so on. T A P E L O C K A U D I O L T C...
  • Page 104 4-6 AUDIO Menu To return to the default settings 4-6-1 Selecting the Audio Input Press the center cursor button. The cursor item returns Signal (AUDIO IN) to the default. To select the audio input signal for CH1 to CH12, use To select the same input signal the following procedure.

  • Page 105: Digital Audio Output Signal Source Track Selection (Sdout Exchng)

    Carry out the source track selection for the analog Making output settings for individual channels with the F buttons audio output signal on each channel. By pressing any of the [F1] (DIGOUT CH1 TR1) to [F8] (DIGOUT CH8 TR8) buttons menu, and in the TR1 to TR12: Select the audio signals recorded on ALT+DIG OUT screen obtained by pressing the ALT tracks 1 to 12.
  • Page 106 4-6 AUDIO Menu S D O U T C H 1 T R 1 S D A U D I O O U T P U T E X C H A N G E S D O U T C H 2 C H 1 C H 2...

  • Page 107: Set Up Menu

    4-7 SET UP Menu In the SET UP menu, you can store and recall menu To activate the SET UP menu settings to and from the VTR memory banks and Press the SET UP button. memory stick, register items to the PF menu, and set items in the VTR SETUP menu and PANEL SETUP To change the SET UP menu page menu.
  • Page 108 4-7 SET UP Menu Selecting remote operation mode When operating the VTR with an external device, set the ALT/[F7] (REMOTE NET) buttons, ALT/[F8] (REMOTE 9-PIN) buttons or ALT/[F9] (REMOTE 50- PIN) buttons to “on”. When the ALT/[F7] (REMOTE NET) buttons are set to “on”...

  • Page 109: Vtr Setup Menu

    4-7-1 VTR SETUP Menu To activate the VTR SETUP menu All menu items required for setting up the VTR Press the SET UP button, then press the [F6] (VTR operating conditions are displayed in the scrollable VTR SETUP) button. SETUP menu. For HOME, TC, VIDEO, AUDIO, PF1, and PF2, including the screens displayed by pressing the ALT button, you can register about 120 menu items.
  • Page 110 4-7 SET UP Menu To change the category Scrolling items in the VTR SETUP menu Do one of the following: • Press the T button to make the categories Press the R and r buttons to scroll the items in the VTR window active, and select the category with the R SETUP menu.
  • Page 111 About the unit’s behavior when the MULTI Note CONTROL knob is pressed If you press the cursor center button first, the You can set item 132 “KNOB MODE” in the VTR setting values return to the PRESET values before SETUP menu to “move window” to select moving CURRENT DEFAULT is overwritten, and it is not between windows as the action when the knob is possible to change DEFAULT correctly.

  • Page 112: Panel Setup Menu

    4-7 SET UP Menu 4-7-2 PANEL SETUP Menu To activate the PANEL SETUP menu The PANEL SETUP menu is used to set the operation Press the SET UP button, then press the [F5] (PANEL conditions of the upper and lower control panels. SETUP) button.

  • Page 113: Preparing For Recording

    MONITOR SELECT buttons: Audio channels to be monitored (page 5-2) Recording level indication: Reference level or appropriate recording level (page 5-3) POWER switch: ON Indicators: Check the reference signal. SRW-5000 HD DIGITAL VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER Menu settings [F2] (REC INH) buttons in the HOME menu: off [F1] (TIMER SEL) button in the TC menu: Select the time data to be displayed.

  • Page 114: Selecting Audio Signals

    5-1 Preparing for Recording Press the cursor R or r button, to select the signal. 5-1-2 Selecting Audio Signals To return to the default settings This section describes how to select the audio signals Press the center cursor button. for input and monitoring. To select the same input signal simultaneously on all twelve channels Selecting the audio input signals...

  • Page 115: Adjusting The Recording Level

    This setting can also be made using the VTR 5-1-3 Adjusting the Recording SETUP menu items 807 “AUDIO MONITOR-L Level select” and 808 “AUDIO MONITOR-R select”. To adjust the audio output level of the Adjusting the recording level PHONES jack Rotate the PHONES level control on the upper control Press the REC LEVEL button at the upper left of panel.

  • Page 116: Signals Being Recorded

    You can switch the range of audio level meter display depending on the current system recording mode by pressing the FULL/FINE button on the lower settings and the type of cassette in use. control panel. SRW-5000: Cassette EJECT format used...

  • Page 117: Recording

    5-2 Recording To record, follow the procedure below. Check that the REC INHIBIT indicator is off, then insert a cassette. For details on inserting a cassette, see “3-3-2 Inserting and Ejecting Cassettes” on page 3-7. Press the PLAY button while holding down the REC/EDIT button.

  • Page 118: Preparing For Playback

    For details, see the pages indicated in the parentheses. REMOTE buttons: None of MONITOR SELECT buttons: Audio these buttons light up. channels to be monitored (page 5-2) SRW-5000 HD DIGITAL VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER POWER switch: ON PB level controls: Playback level Menu settings [F1] (TIMER SEL) button in the TC menu: Select the time data to be displayed.

  • Page 119: Selecting The Hd-Sd Conversion Mode

    Horizontal adjustment of the edge cropping To adjust the audio playback level Use the VTR SETUP menu item 932 “H CROP manually POSITION (DC)”. In the PB LEVEL adjustment mode, make the channel • Letter box mode (LETTER BOX) active, then adjust to the desired volume with the When the letter box mode is selected, you can select MULTI CONTROL knob or cursor R and r buttons.

  • Page 120: Playback

    5-4 Playback 5-4 Playback There are four types of playback: Jog mode: The playback speed corresponds to the rotational speed of the search dial, ranging from • Normal-speed playback • Jog/Shuttle/Variable mode playback –1 to +1 or –2 to +2 times normal playback speed •...
  • Page 121 Rotate the search dial in the desired playback The tape is played back at a speed that corresponds direction and to the desired angle. to the angle of the search dial. A direction indicator (b or B) lights up to indicate the The tape is played back slowly, at a speed direction of playback.

  • Page 122: Capstan Override Playback

    5-4 Playback Rotate the search dial in the desired playback 5-4-3 Capstan Override Playback direction and set the angle of rotation as required to achieve the desired playback speed. When playing back the same program on two VTRs, you can adjust the playback phases of the two VTRs so Variable mode that they are synchronized.

  • Page 123: Dmc Playback

    Release the PLAY button after you have finished Rotate the search dial to select the initial playback adjusting the phase. speed. The VTR returns to normal-speed playback and the The selected speeds are shown in the time data SERVO indicator lights up. display window in the menu display.

  • Page 124: Playing Back Non-Audio Data

    5-4 Playback To stop the tape during DMC playback Performing DMC playback Press the STOP button. There are two methods of starting DMC playback. To exit DMC playback mode • Starting playback at the on-air cue from the on-air Press the ALT/[F7] (DMC) buttons in the HOME start point menu to turn off the DMC indicator.

  • Page 125: Basic Automatic Editing

    6-1 Basic Automatic Editing Steps in automatic editing 6-1-1 Overview of Automatic Editing The sequence of steps that are taken to do automatic editing with two VTRs is as follows: Automatic edit modes Select the edit mode (see page 6-3). The VTR provides the following two modes for Set edit points for the recorder and player VTR automatic editing:...

  • Page 126: Setting Switches And Menus

    6-1-2 Setting Switches and Menus Before editing, set the following switches and menus as shown below. REMOTE buttons: None of these buttons light up. Recorder VTR SRW-5000 HD DIGITAL VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER POWER switch: ON Recording level indication: recording levels [F1] (TIMER SEL) button in the TC menu: TC or CTL REMOTE buttons: 1(9P) button lights up.

  • Page 127: Selecting The Edit Mode

    6-1-3 Selecting the Edit Mode 6-1-4 Setting Edit Points Select assemble or insert mode. This section describes how to set edit points (IN and OUT points). In insert mode, a technique called split editing allows you to set edit points separately for [F3] (ASSEMBLE) button in the HOME menu video and audio.
  • Page 128 6-1 Basic Automatic Editing Setting edit points with the numeric buttons Press the SET button to set the input data. CLR button SET is displayed. P L A Y L O C K P B / E E L T C I N T R P 2 F D T C R...
  • Page 129 Automatic setting of OUT points Split editing When the fourth edit point (OUT point) is set, the edit point data is activated and the invalid point is Positioning and setting edit points automatically deleted. Split editing allows you to set edit points separately for video and audio.
  • Page 130 6-1 Basic Automatic Editing Setting an edit point with the numeric buttons Press any of the IN, OUT, AUDIO IN, and AUDIO OUT buttons. Press the desired INSERT button ([F4] (INS TC), [F5] (INS VIDEO), [F6] (INS AUDIO)). When the edit point is set, it appears on the editing data display.

  • Page 131: Editing Non-Audio Data

    Automatic setting of AUDIO OUT points You can use the VTR SETUP menu to select an audio When the sixth edit point (AUDIO OUT point) is set, edit mode from among cut, cross-fade, and fade-in/out, the edit point data is activated and the invalid AUDIO and set the duration of the selected edit.

  • Page 132: Cuing Up And Prerolling

    6-1 Basic Automatic Editing Hold down any two IN, OUT, AUDIO IN, or To preroll the tape AUDIO OUT buttons. Press the PREROLL button. The tape is rewound to a point before the edit start The duration between the points corresponding to point by the amount determined by the preroll time the two buttons is displayed.

  • Page 133: Previewing

    6-1-8 Previewing OUT point IN point Follow the procedure below to preview the edit AUTO button (recorder VTR) (player VTR) (recorder VTR) PREVIEW/REVIEW button 6-1-9 Modifying Edit Points If an edit point is incorrectly set, for example, if an OUT point is located before an IN point, or the length of an edit section is different for the recorder and PREROLL button player VTRs, the time data for the incorrectly set edit...
  • Page 134 6-1 Basic Automatic Editing Press the + or – button, then use the numeric Moving an edit point position by one buttons to enter the value to be added or frame at a time subtracted. Data entry window P L A Y L O C K P B / E E L T C I N T R P...

  • Page 135: Performing Automatic Editing

    6-1-10 Performing Automatic Editing Overview Once you have set the necessary edit points, the During automatic editing, the tape in the recorder VTR AUTO button lights up to show that the VTR is ready and the player VTR move as shown in the diagram for automatic editing.
  • Page 136 6-1 Basic Automatic Editing Monitoring signals during editing To stop automatic editing During editing, you can monitor the following video Press the OUT button while holding down the ENTRY and audio signals on a monitor connected to the button. recorder VTR. The point where the OUT button is pressed is treated •...

  • Page 137: Advanced Automatic Editing

    6-2 Advanced Automatic Editing This section describes the following advanced editing Setting edit points and playback speed methods: • DMC editing Use the procedure below to set edit points and • Animation editing playback speeds for DMC editing. • Preread editing 6-2-1 DMC Editing ...

  • Page 138: Animation Editing

    6-2 Advanced Automatic Editing PREVIEW/REVIEW button To confirm the results of DMC editing Turn the search dial to set the initial speed. Press the PREVIEW/REVIEW button. The selected speed is displayed in the time data display. 6-2-2 Animation Editing Press the PREVIEW/REVIEW and PREROLL buttons at the same time.

  • Page 139: Preread Editing

    Press the AUTO button. The button lights up. Video source Press the PREVIEW/REVIEW button to preview. Press the REC/EDIT button. Automatic editing starts. Digital Digital video input video Video When the edit completes, the OUT point output switcher automatically becomes the next IN point, and the next OUT point is set automatically.
  • Page 140 6-2 Advanced Automatic Editing Perform preread editing after selecting the insert editing mode. After preread editing, undo all the connections used for the preread editing. Press the ALT/[F1] (PRE READ) buttons to select “off”. Check that no loop connections remain. 6-16 Chapter 6 Editing...

  • Page 141: Manual Editing

    6-3 Manual Editing Follow the procedure below to perform manual editing. 4 5,6 Enter jog or shuttle mode to position the tape at a place at least three seconds before the position at which you want to set an edit point. Press the AUTO button to turn it off.

  • Page 142: Maintenance

    Maintenance When this error message appears, the VTR enters the Head Cleaning protection mode and certain operations become inoperable. Use the BCT-HD12CL Cleaning Cassette to clean the Once the moisture has evaporated, the error message video and audio heads. Read the instructions included disappears and the VTR becomes normal.

  • Page 143: Specifications

    Specifications HDCAM playback time (SRW-5000; using BCT- General 124HDL) / HDCAM recording and playback time (SRW-5500; using BCT-124HDL) Record format HDCAM-SR or HDCAM 155 minutes (with the frame Power requirements frequency of 24 Hz)/149 minutes 100 to 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz...
  • Page 144 Recommended tapes Dynamic range 96 dB or more (at 1 kHz) HDCAM-SR cassette (S, L): Distortion 0.05% or less (at 1 kHz, emphasis BCT-22SR/40SR on, reference level) BCT-64SRL/124SRL Crosstalk –80 dB or less (at 1 kHz, between HDCAM cassette (S, L): any two channels) BCT-6HD/12HD/22HD/40HD BCT-34HDL/64HDL/124HDL...
  • Page 145 HDCAM or Digital Betacam playback only) +4 dBm, (with 600 Ω load), low For details about recommended accessories, contact impedance, balanced your Sony service representative. MONITOR OUTPUT L, R XLR, 3-pin, male (2) +4 dBm (with a 600 Ω load), low...

  • Page 146: Error Messages And Warning Messages

    If the error message appears before removing the cassette manually. again when the unit is turned on, contact your Sony representative. For information about removing cassettes manually, refer to the Maintenance Manual Volume 1.

  • Page 147: Warning Messages

    Error Messages and Warning Messages Item number Display Meaning TAPE END ERROR A tape end sensor fault was detected. FAN MOTOR ERROR A cooling fan motor operation fault was detected. CC TIME OVER A fault was detected in a cassette compartment raising or lowering operation.
  • Page 148 To clear a warning message To cancel the display of a warning message, see “Clearing warning messages” on page A-9. M A I N T E N A N C E I N F O M A T I O N D I S P L A Y P R E S E T M O D E 2 4 F...
  • Page 149 Error Messages and Warning Messages Item number Display Meaning NO CASSETTE COMPARTMENT MODE The cassette compartment does not operate because the VTR is in “no cassette compartment” mode. NO LTC REPRODUCED LTC signal not detected on the tape. VIDEO PLL UNLOCKED Video lock generator PLL not locked to the video reference signal.

  • Page 150: Error Log Menu

    Error Log Menu To open the error log menu The time and time codes of errors and warnings occurring during operation can be displayed in a list Press the SFT button (see page 2-6) and the DIAG button (see page 2-5), then press the [F2] (ERR LOG) form in the display.
  • Page 151 Error Messages and Warning Messages To set the data and time Hold down the SFT button and press the [F6] (SET) button. Use the T and t buttons to move the bar to the location to be adjusted. Use the numeric buttons to change the value. To adjust minutes and second to zero Hold down the SFT button and press [F8] (ZERO) button.

  • Page 152: Glossary

    Glossary AES/EBU format Component video signal Effect edit mode A standard format for the transfer of A video signal that consists of a luminance When editing a tape using a switcher or digital audio signals. In this format, two signal (Y) and two chrominance (color- when editing special effects, the pixels audio signals can be input/output through difference) signals (R-Y, B-Y).
  • Page 153 Glossary Non-drop frame mode Time code In this mode, drop frame mode processing A digital signal recorded on the video tape is not performed. Since there is no frame that supplies information such as hour, cutting, a discrepancy of about 86 seconds minute, second and frame number for each occurs each day (in the case of a field frame to facilitate the setting of edit points...
  • Page 154 Menu List This section describes all of the VTR SETUP menu items. The VTR SETUP menu items are divided into the following categories by the function. • Items relating to VTR operations (Nos. 001 to ...) • Items relating to operation panels (Nos. 101 to ...) •...

  • Page 155: Menu List

    Menu List Items Relating to VTR Operations (Nos. 001 to ...) Item number Item Setting Function [off] PRE-READ Selects the pre-read (read-before-write) mode for insert editing. off: No pre-read operation on: Pre-read operation REC INHIBIT [off] Selects the record inhibit mode. select all/crash REC/video off: Recording is enabled.
  • Page 156 Item number Item Setting Function [off] [off] SYNC PLAY SYNC PLAY This is the mode for automatic correction at the start of playback. In sync play mode, for example when playing back the VTR from a preroll point, the IN point is reached after exactly the preroll time has elapsed.
  • Page 157 Menu List Item number Item Setting Function LOCAL KEY MAP Sets the LOCAL KEY MAP. Sub items [disable] STOP disable: The STOP button is disabled in remote control mode. enable enable: The STOP button operates in remote control mode. [disable] PLAY disable: The PLAY button is disabled in remote control enable...
  • Page 158 Item number Item Setting Function Selects output video and audio signals. PB/EE SELECT MENU Sub items STAND BY OFF PB/MU Selects the video and audio output signals in the “standby [EE/EE] off” mode. PB/MU: The playback video signal is output. The audio output is muted.
  • Page 159 Menu List Item number Item Setting Function [off] AUTO EJECT Selects the tape conditions under which a cassette is LEVEL2 LEVEL1 automatically ejected in playback (after approx. 3 seconds (HDCAM) LEVEL2 playback). LEVEL3 When the cassette is automatically ejected, a warning message “17 PB FREQUENCY IS UNSUITABLE”...

  • Page 160: Items Relating To Operation Panels (Nos. 101 To

    Items Relating to Operation Panels (Nos. 101 to ...) Item number Item Setting Function Determines how the unit is set to search mode. SELECTION FOR dial direct [via search key] SEARCH DIAL dial direct: The unit enters search mode when you rotate the ENABLE search dial in all modes except recording and edit modes.
  • Page 161 Menu List Item number Item Setting Function VARIABLE SPEED [off $-1 to +2%] Sets the the tape speed range during variable-speed (VAR) LIMIT IN KEY on ( 0 to +1) playback on the control panel of this unit. PANEL CONTROL off (–1 to +2): The range of the tape speed is –1 to +2 times normal speed.
  • Page 162 Item number Item Setting Function INFO DISPLAY rotation Sets the display mode for the information display. MODE latch rotation: The display automatically changes in sequence, at [momentary] regular intervals. latch: Hold down the MULTI CONTROL knob and turn it to change the display, which remains unchanged when you release the knob.
  • Page 163 Menu List Item number Item Setting Function STOP CODE Stop code detection mode and adjustment of stop position FUNCTION when a stop code is detected. Sub items DETECT BEEP on: When a stop code is detected, sound a beeper. [off] off: When a stop code is detected, do not sound a beeper.

  • Page 164: Items Relating To Remote Interface (Nos. 201 To

    Items Relating to Remote Interface (Nos. 201 to ...) Item number Item Setting Function REMOTE 9-PIN [off] When this is set to “on,” this unit is controlled from the device connected to the REMOTE 1-IN(9P) or REMOTE 1-I/O(9P) connectors. Note When this unit is controlled by a device connected to the REMOTE 1-IN(9P) or REMOTE 2 PARALLEL I/O (50P) connectors, the editing control buttons and all of the tape...

  • Page 165: Items Relating To Editing (Nos. 301 To

    Menu List Items Relating to Editing (Nos. 301 to ...) Item number Item Function Setting EDIT OPERATION Selects the animation edit mode. For normal editing, use [normal] MODE the “normal” setting. CG: Primarily for recording computer graphics, this setting allows editing by individual frames. When the edit is completed, the OUT point automatically becomes the next IN point.
  • Page 166 Item number Item Setting Function [no def] ANALOG AUDIO When the edit presets for VTR channels 9 to 12 are EDIT PRESET specified by an editor or remote controller, these are set on or off according to the analog audio edit presets. REPLACE no def: Not set.

  • Page 167: Items Relating To Prerolling (Nos. 401 To

    Menu List Item number Item Setting Function VIDEO PREVIEW During a preview operation, this selects the video signals [VVV] MODE that can be monitored on the monitor output and line output connectors. VVV(VIDEO-VIDEO-VIDEO): In the editing interval the monitored signal is the player video signal or video input (EE) signal.

  • Page 168: Items Relating To Recording Protection (Nos. 501 To

    Item number Item Setting Function AUTO REWIND [off] Selects the rewind mode for the end of the tape. off: The tape transport stops at the end of the tape. on: The tape is automatically rewound from the end of the tape.

  • Page 169: Items Relating To The Time Code (Nos. 601 To

    Menu List Items Relating to the Time Code (Nos. 601 to ...) Item number Item Setting Function DF/NDF MODE [drop frame] Selects the timing mode for the time code generator and the select CTL counter. non-drop frame drop frame: drop frame mode (“DF” indication) auto non-drop frame: non-drop frame mode (“NDF”...
  • Page 170 Setting Function Item number Item TAPE TIMER +/– 12H Selects whether the CTL counter operates in 12-hour DISPLAY display mode or 24-hour display mode. [24H] +/–12H: 12-hour display mode 24H: 24-hour display mode Note In the ±12-hour display, the tens digit of the hours value is dropped.
  • Page 171 Menu List Item number Item Setting Function VITC POSITION-2 12,281 line When 29.97PsF/59.94i mode is selected on the VTR, this . . . select (NTSC) setting specifies the lines in which the VITC signal is inserted. [16,279 line] . . . It can be inserted in any lines from 12,281 to 20,283.
  • Page 172 Item number Item Setting Function LTC OUTPUT input Selects the LTC output phase. PHASE select auto input: Same phase as input video. [output] auto: When editing, same phase as input video; otherwise (playback, recording, etc.), same phase as output video. output: Same phase as output video.
  • Page 173 Menu List Item number Item Setting Function DISPLAY time data & status When item 620 is set to “on”, this setting specifies the INFORMATION content of text information output from the MONITOR time data & UB select connector of SD SDI OUT, the SD OUT COMPOSITE time data &...
  • Page 174 Item number Item Setting Function ORIGINAL TC When item 630 is set to “on,” this setting specifies whether [off] display the 24-frame time code is displayed or not on the control panel of the VTR before conversion. off: The 24-frame time code is not displayed before conversion.

  • Page 175: Items Relating To The Video Control (Nos. 706 To

    .......................................... 1) A-ROUNDING™ A method for rounding a 10 bit signal to 8 bits. This process suppresses step noise that occurs when lines which differ slightly from the horizontal are displayed. A-ROUNDING is a trademark of Sony Corporation. A-34 Appendix...
  • Page 176 Item number Item Setting Function CHROMA PHASE –127 Adjusts the chroma phase (HUE) of HD, UC, SD, and DC output..(HD/UC/SD/DC) preset: 0 . . . MASTER LEVEL 0.0% (0H) Adjusts the level of the high D1 video signal output from SD SDI .
  • Page 177 [Stream-A] When playing back 4:2:2 DUAL format tapes recorded with STREAM select Stream-B the SRW-1 on the SRW-5000/5500, selects whether to play back Stream-A or Stream-B. Stream-A: Play back the video of Stream-A. Stream-B: Play back the video of Stream-B.

  • Page 178: Items Relating To The Audio Control (Nos. 807 To ...)

    Items Relating to the Audio Control (Nos. 807 to ...) Item number Item Setting Function AUDIO MONITOR- Selects the audio channel output from the MONITOR L select OUTPUT L connector. Sub items A-MON CH1 disable [enable] A-MON CH2 [disable] enable A-MON CH3 [disable] enable...
  • Page 179 Menu List Item number Item Setting Function AUDIO MONITOR- Selects the audio channel output from the MONITOR R select OUTPUT R connector. Sub items A-MON CH1 [disable] enable A-MON CH2 disable [enable] A-MON CH3 [disable] enable [disable] A-MON CH4 enable [disable] A-MON CH5 enable...
  • Page 180 Item number Item Setting Function AUDIO MONITOR Specifies the type of audio mixing to be conducted on the [rms] OUTPUT MIXING digital audio signal output to the MONITOR OUTPUT L/R average connector. add: Simple addition rms: Multiplied average average: Simple average Note When the CUE channel signal is output to the monitor, signals are mixed by simple addition.
  • Page 181 Menu List Item number Item Setting Function Selects a non-audio input signal. The setting is in units of NON AUDIO AES/EBU stereo pairs. When this is set to other than “off”, the setting SELECT of item 830 is invalid. [off] Sub items AES/EBU: Selects signal input to DIGITAL I/O (AES/EBU) INPUT connector as a data input.
  • Page 182 Item number Item Setting Function AUDIO PB LEVEL FFFF (HEX) Sets the audio playback level..Sub items [4000 $HEX%] . . . A-PB LEVEL CH1 0 (HEX) A-PB LEVEL CH2 A-PB LEVEL CH3 A-PB LEVEL CH4 A-PB LEVEL CH5 A-PB LEVEL CH6 A-PB LEVEL CH7 A-PB LEVEL CH8...
  • Page 183 Menu List Item number Item Setting Function DIGITAL AUDIO Specifies the audio multiplexed with HDSDI output, and the OUTPUT signal tracks to be output to AES/EBU format audio output EXCHANGE channels 1 to 12. Note that SDSDI also follows these settings when SD OUT Sub items EXCHNG is set to dis (disable).
  • Page 184 Item number Item Setting Function ANALOG AUDIO Sets the signal track to be superimposed on the analog OUTPUT audio signal output channels 1 to 4. EXCHANGE Sub items ANALOG OUT CH1 [TR1] . . . TR12 ANALOG OUT CH2 TR1 [TR2] .

  • Page 185: Items Relating To Digital Processing (Nos. 902 To

    Menu List Items Relating to Digital Processing (Nos. 902 to ...) Item number Item Setting Function [field] Specifies the freeze (still-picture) mode and freeze timing FREEZE MODE field1 during manual freezing (by REMOTE1-IN (9P) or REMOTE2 field2 PARALELL I/O (50P) connector or on the control panel) or frame1+2 automatic freezing.
  • Page 186 Item number Item Setting Function ACTIVE LINE 1080 Selects the conversion mode of the effective scanning line 1035k1080(CONV) CONVERT MODE number. 1035k1080(PANEL) 1035k1080(CONV): Convert the effective scanning line number from 1035 to 1080 preserving the aspect ratio of the image. 1035k1080(PANEL): Convert the effective scanning line number from 1035 to 1080.
  • Page 187 Menu List Item number Item Setting Function DETAIL GAIN (DC) Adjustment of the down converter image enhancer, . . . preset: 64 adjusting the sharpness of enhanced contours. [64] (0dB) . . . LIMITER (DC) Adjustment of the down converter image enhancer, .
  • Page 188 Item number Item Setting Function H CROP –120 When “EDGE-CROP” is selected in menu item 950, adjusts . . . POSITION (UC) the H crop (the frame in the horizontal direction inserted in preset: 0 edge-crop mode) in up-conversion output. .
  • Page 189 Menu List Item number Item Setting Function ALPHA CHANNEL white For 4:4:4 DUAL LINK output, sets the output level of the ALPHA CHANNEL of LINK B output. LEVEL [black] white: Output white level. black: Output black level. GAMMA LEVEL Adjusts the up converter image enhancer. .

  • Page 190: Items Relating To The Pulldown Control (Nos. A01 To

    Items Relating to the Pulldown Control (Nos. A01 to ...) Item number Item Setting Function [off] PD TIME CODE Sets whether or not to display the pulldown time code on the DISPLAY time code display area. off: Does not display the pulldown time code. on: Displays the pulldown time code.
  • Page 191 Menu List Item number Item Setting Function [off] When item 620 and A03 is set to “on,” specifies whether or SUPERIMPOSED not the ID (24F/30F) is displayed to the right of TIME CODE ID superimposed time code. off: No ID is displayed. on: ID (“24F”...

  • Page 192: Other Items (Nos. T01 To

    Other Items (Nos. T01 to ...) Item number Item Setting Function [off] AUTO REPEAT Selects the repeating operation of PREVIEW in automatic MODE editing. off: PREVIEW in automatic editing is not repeated. on: PREVIEW in automatic editing is repeated. To stop, press the STOP button.
  • Page 193 23.98PsF (optional HKSR-5003 required) 24PsF 25PsF 29.97PsF 30PsF 59.94i 1280 × 720/4:2:2 59.94P 1920 × 1080/4:2:2 HDCAM 23.98PsF (playback only on SRW-5000) 24PsF 25PsF 29.97PsF 30PsF 59.94i Recording formats: Cassette type Playback mode System frequency Digital Betacam 625/4:2:2 (optional HKSR-5002 required) 525/4:2:2 59.94i...
  • Page 194 Recording tape format conversion outputs System 1080 frequency 23.98PsF 24PsF 25PsF 29.97PsF 30PsF 59.94i 59.94P Recording tape format 1080 23.98PsF 24PsF 25PsF 29.97PsF 30PsF 59.94i 59.94P a: Normal playback of video, audio, and timecode possible. a) Output as PsF to HD SDI OUTPUT connectors. z: 0.1% off-speed playback of video, audio, and timecode b) Output as Interlaced to HD SDI OUTPUT connectors.
  • Page 195 Menu List Recording and playback tape formats and conversion output Cassette type HD SDI output SD output FC output Recording /playback mode System frequency System frequency System frequency HDCAM or HDCAM-SR 1080/4:2:2 23.98PsF — 1080/4:4:4/23.98PsF 525/59.94i 1080/4:2:2/59.94i 1080/4:4:4/59.94i — 720/4:2:2/59.94P 24PsF —...

  • Page 196: Index

    Index Control panel 2-1 ERROR indicator 2-2 lower control panel (Display Section) Error Log Menu A-9 AC IN connector 2-16 adjusting the clock A-9 Adjusting lower control panel (Editing Control clearing warning messages A-9 audio playback level 5-6 Section) 2-6 Error Messages A-5 output video signal 4-60 lower control panel (Menu Control...
  • Page 197 Index Menu selecting the conversion mode of the remote operation mode 4-68 configuration 4-1 effective scanning line number A-45 time code and user bits to be control section 2-4 selecting the HD-SD conversion recorded 4-24 changing a CUE point into an edit point mode 5-7 SERVO indicator 2-9 4-40...
  • Page 198 items related to editing A-24 items related to operation panel A-19 items related to prerolling A-26 items related to recording protection A-27 items related to remote interface A-23 items related to the audio control A-37 items related to the pulldown control A-49 items related to the time code A-28 item related to the video control A-34...
  • Page 199 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 200 Sony Corporation B & P Company SRW-5000/5500 (SY)  2003 3-792-075-04 (1)

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