Operating The Menus - Sony DSR-25 Service Manual

Operating the Menus

Adjusting and Setting
Through Menus
Operating the Menus
The unit allows you to set various parameters in the
menus. Before you start using the unit, set the internal
clock in CLOCK SET on the OTHERS menu. Except
for clock setting, you can use all other factory-set
default parameters but change them as needed.
Notes
• If the internal backup battery is exhausted, the time
set in the internal clock and the time code of the
FREE RUN setting will be initialized. The internal
backup battery is fully charged if you connect the
power to the unit for about 8 hours. A fully charged
internal battery can run for about two weeks.
• Do not pull out the plug of the power cord from an
AC outlet or the unit while adjusting the menu or the
brightness of the LCD monitor. Otherwise, the
settings of the menu may be changed accidentally.
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Operating the Menus
Menu Contents
Initial settings are indicated with rectangles.
TC/UB SET menu
Note
All items can be set only when you record in DVCAM
format.
Submenu
Icon/Menu Setting
(page)
TC/UB SET TC PRESET Resets/Sets the time code value.
TC
(page 42 (GB))
RESET: Resets the time code value to 00:00:00:00.
PRESET: Sets the time code value.
RETURN : Returns to the TC/UB SET menu without changing the time code value.
Note
To set the initial time code value, you need to set TC MAKE to PRESET first. If TC MAKE
has been set to REGEN, you cannot change the time code using this item.
UB PRESET Resets/Sets the user bits value.
(page 43 (GB)) RESET: Resets the user bits value to 00 00 00 00.
PRESET: Sets the user bits value. (You can set the user bits as eight-digit hexadecimal
values (0 to 9, A to F) (base 16) to have the date, time, scene number, and other
information inserted into the user bits.)
RETURN : Returns to the TC/UB SET menu without changing the user bits value.
DV IN TC Selects whether to record internal time code or external time code while the unit records the
signals input via the DV jack in DVCAM format.
(page 44 (GB))
INTERNAL : Records the time code generated by the internal time code generator. (The
value of the time code or user bits depends on the settings of other menu items, such as
TC PRESET, UB PRESET, or TC MAKE.)
EXTERNAL: Records the time code along with the video and audio signals input via the
DV jack. (The internally generated user bits are recorded.)
Notes
• When you set REC MODE on the VTR SET menu to DV SP, this item cannot be used.
Even if this item is set to EXTERNAL, when you set REC MODE on the VTR SET menu to
DV SP, the setting becomes invalid and the unit records the internal time code.
• When this item is set to EXTERNAL, the INPUT SELECT selector on the front panel is set
to DV, and no signal is input via the DV jack, or the software of the editing controller does
not output a time code, if you start recording, bars (– –:– –:– –:– –) are recorded as time
code. At the point that the input of a signal begins, the time code of that signal will be
recorded.
• When this item is set to EXTERNAL, if you input time code to the DV jack that is not
continuous or does not advance correctly, the value of the recorded or displayed time
code may not be equal to the actual value of the input one. If you use a tape with this
problem, you may not be able to perform search or edit, depending on the devices you
use.
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Displaying the menu
1
Set the CHARACTER DISPLAY (LCD) selector
to ON or ON (BLACK BACK).
2
Set the DISPLAY SELECT selector to MENU.
The menu is superimposed on the LCD monitor.
TC ⁄ UB SET
TC PRESET
TC
CM UB PRESET
DISP DV IN TC
V TC MAKE Submenus
Icons
TC RUN
A
TC FORMAT
VTR
ETC
Changing the menu settings
1
Pressing the J/j buttons, select the menu icon
you want to change, then press the EXEC button.
2
Pressing the J/j buttons, select the submenu you
want to change, then press the EXEC button.
3
Pressing the J/j buttons, change the setting.
4
Press the EXEC button to return to the submenu.
5
Repeat steps 1 to 4, as needed.
To return to step 1
Press the J/j buttons to select RETURN, then
press the EXEC button.
Submenu
Icon/Menu Setting
(page)
TC/UB SET TC MAKE Selects the time code when you start recording.
TC
(page 44 (GB)) REGEN : The time code value is set to continuous time code from the one already
recorded on the tape. If no time code is recorded on the tape, it starts from 00:00:00:00.
PRESET: The time code starts from the value set in TC PRESET on the TC/UB SET
menu.
TC RUN Selects the advancement mode (counting up).
(page 45 (GB)) REC RUN : Time code value advances only while recording.
FREE RUN: Time code value advances even when the unit is not recording. (This mode is
used to set the current time as the initial time code value.)
Notes
• If you set the advancement mode to FREE RUN, the time code will be updated by the
internal clock when the power is off. Therefore, when you turn on the unit again, the time
code may have been delayed or advanced somewhat.
• If the internal backup battery is exhausted, the time code of the FREE RUN setting is
initialized.
TC FORMAT Selects the frame mode.
(page 45 (GB)) AUTO : Automatically sets the frame mode in accordance with the inserted cassette. (If
nothing is recorded on the tape, the mode is set to the non-drop frame mode. If the unit
cannot read the frame mode correctly in the tape, the unit will use the frame mode that
was set in the last position it was able to read correctly on the tape. If you remove the
cassette, the mode of the last position it was able to read correctly is cleared and the
mode is set to the non-drop frame mode. If TC MAKE is set to PRESET, the mode is
also set to the non-drop frame mode.)
DF: Selects the drop frame mode.
NDF: Selects the non-drop frame mode.
Notes
• When the NTSC/PAL select switch is set to PAL, the unit works as a PAL model.
Therefore while recording in the DVCAM format, the time code generated by the unit turns
to the non-drop frame mode. Even if an NTSC formatted signal is input to the DV jack, the
time code generated by the unit is non-drop frame mode as long as the switch is set to
PAL, regardless of this item setting. If you intend to set the unit to generate the time code
in the drop frame mode, set the NTSC/PAL select switch to NTSC. As a result, this item
setting returns to the status which was set before the NTSC/PAL switch was flipped to
PAL.
• Regardless of this item setting, the frame mode is set to drop frame when you record in
DV format (Only for NTSC).
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Menu Organization
The menu of this unit consists of the following menus
and submenus.
TC PRESET (page 56 (GB))
TC/UB SET
UB PRESET (page 56 (GB))
DV IN TC (page 56 (GB))
TC MAKE (page 57 (GB))
TC RUN (page 57 (GB))
TC FORMAT (page 57 (GB)) a)
CM SET CM SEARCH (page 58 (GB))
TITLE DISP (page 58 (GB))
LABEL DISP (page 58 (GB))
TAPE LABEL (page 59 (GB))
ITEM ERASE (page 60 (GB))
ERASE ALL (page 61 (GB))
DISPLAY SET DATA CODE (page 62 (GB))
EE/PB SEL (page 62 (GB))
LTR SIZE (page 62 (GB))
COLOR BAR (page 62 (GB)) b)
DATE DISP (page 63 (GB))
TIME DISP (page 63 (GB))
VIDEO SET PB YNR (page 63 (GB))
PB CNR (page 63 (GB))
AUDIO MODE (page 64 (GB))
AUDIO SET
JOG AUDIO (page 64 (GB))
VTR SET REC MODE (page 65 (GB))
AUTO INDEX (page 65 (GB))
STILL PICT (page 65 (GB))
FF/REW SPD (page 65 (GB))
DUPLICATE (page 66 (GB))
DV EE OUT (page 66 (GB))
STILL TIME (page 66 (GB))
FROM STILL (page 66 (GB))
OTHERS COMMANDER (page 67 (GB))
AC ON MODE (page 67 (GB))
AUTO STBY (page 67 (GB))
BEEP (page 67 (GB))
LCD BRIGHT (page 67 (GB))
LCD COLOR (page 67 (GB)) c)
CLOCK SET (page 67 (GB))
HRS METER (page 67 (GB))
a) available only when you use an NTSC formatted signal
b) COLOUR BAR for PAL model
c) LCD COLOUR for PAL model
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