Usability Features; Copying Files Between Usb External Storage And A Professional Disc; Software Downloads - Sony PDW-HD1550 Operation Manual

Convenient playback and searching
Like previous products in the XDCAM series, this unit
supports a number of convenient search functions,
including, thumbnail searches, essence marks searches,
and expand searches.
Thumbnail searches: The unit creates thumbnails from
the first frame of each generated clip, and displays
them in thumbnail lists on the color LCD or an
external monitor. You can cue up clips very easily
simply by selecting them from thumbnail lists.
Essence mark searches: Essence marks can be added to
any scene during or after recording. A list of frames
with essence marks can be displayed on the color
LCD or an external monitor.
Expand searches: This function allows you to look inside
the clip selected on a thumbnail screen, or inside the
segment from a selected essence mark to the next
essence mark. The selection range is divided into 12
equal blocks, and the first frames of those blocks are
displayed as thumbnails. By checking the thumbnails,
you can easily find the scene you want.

Usability features

AC, DC, and battery
The unit can be used even where AC power is not
available, for example outdoors or in cars or helicopters.
1) BKP-L551 Battery Adaptor is required.
2) When installing the unit, check that the unit can record and play back
normally before use.
When recording/playing XAVC, use the unit under stable conditions with
no vibration.
Color LCD display
The unit is equipped with a 16:9, 4.3-inch color LCD
which allows you to check the contents of the disc and use
the menu system without connecting an external monitor.
Built-in speakers
The unit features built-in speakers, allowing you to
monitor recorded audio. You can check your clips and
editing results using the color LCD and speakers even
when no monitors or separate speakers are available.
Tiltable front panel
The front panel is tiltable for easy rack-mount and desktop
operation. You can adjust the panel to the angle that makes
the buttons easiest to use.
Cache recording for seamless disc exchanges
About 50 seconds (this duration may differ depending on
the state of a disc) of video and audio data can be recorded
to the unit's internal memory cache during a disc
exchange, and then written back to the newly loaded disc.
This allows seamless recording across extended recording
sessions, including recording of video feeds, with no
important scenes lost while discs are being exchanged.
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Features
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power support
IT friendly
Equipped with network connector
The unit features a Gigabit Ethernet connector as standard
equipment. Via this connector, you can connect the unit to
computers and networks to enable listing of the video,
audio, and metadata files recorded on the Professional
Disc, and rapid file transfers. Support for FTP commands
makes it easy to carry out network file transfers from
remote locations.
Supports SNMP for maintenance and service
This unit supports Sony's SNMP-based remote
maintenance and monitoring software. This software
allows you to monitor the status of the hardware via a TCP/
IP network in real time, and to record the results in a status
log.
Supports a variety of interfaces
This unit supports the following input/output signals.
• HDSDI video, 8-channel audio input and output
• SDSDI video, 8-channel audio input and output
(the SD/HDSDI INPUT connector doubles as an
SDSDI/HDSDI input connector)
• HDMI output
• SD composite output
• Analog audio 4-channel input
• Analog audio 2-channel output
2)
• AES/EBU digital audio 4-channel input and output
• Remote
- RS-422A (D-sub 9-pin × 1)
Copying files between USB external
storage and a Professional Disc
The unit is provided with a USB 3.0 interface on the front
panel, allowing you to connect a USB mass storage class
(3 GB to 2 TB) device and use it as external storage. You
can copy clips and clip lists between this external storage
and a disc.
You can also copy clips from SxS memory cards by
connecting the optional SBAC-US20 SxS Memory Card
USB Reader/Writer.

Software Downloads

When the unit is used with a PC connection, download
device drivers, plug-ins, and application software, where
applicable, from the Sony Professional products web site.
Sony Professional products web site homepage:
U.S.A.
Canada
Latin America
Europe, Middle East and Africa http://www.pro.sony.eu
Japan
Asia Pacific
Korea
China
http://pro.sony.com
http://www.sonybiz.ca
http://sonypro-latin.com
http://www.sonybsc.com
http://pro.sony-asia.com
http://bp.sony.co.kr
http://pro.sony.com.cn