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Sony PDW-75MD Instructions For Use Manual

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Instructions for Use
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PDW-75MD
© 2007 Sony Corporation
3-270-633-13 (1)

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  • Page 1 3-270-633-13 (1) Professional Disc Recorder Instructions for Use Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference. PDW-75MD © 2007 Sony Corporation...
  • Page 2 Egenskaper for laserdiode WARNING Bølgelengde: 400 til 410 nm Strålingsvarighet: Kontinuerlig To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, Utgangseffekt for laser: 135 mW (maks stråletoppunkt), 65 mW (maks ved kontinuerlig stråling) do not expose this apparatus to rain or Standard: IEC60825-1 (2001) moisture.
  • Page 3 protection against harmful interference when the equipment is Important safeguards/notices for use in the operated in a commercial environment. This equipment medical environments generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, 1. All the equipments connected to this unit shall be certified if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction according to Standard IEC60601-1, IEC60950-1, manual, may cause harmful interference to radio...
  • Page 4 Guidance and manufacturer’s declaration - electromagnetic emissions The PDW-75MD is intended for use in the electromagnetic environment specified below. The customer or the user of the PDW-75MD should assure that it is used in such an environment. Emission test Compliance...
  • Page 5 Guidance and manufacturer’s declaration - electromagnetic immunity The PDW-75MD is intended for use in the electromagnetic environment specified below. The customer or the user of the PDW- 75MD should assure that it is used in such as environment. IEC 60601...
  • Page 6 Guidance and manufacturer’s declaration - electromagnetic immunity The PDW-75MD is intended for use in the electromagnetic environment specified below. The customer or the user of the PDW- 75MD should assure that it is used in such as environment. IEC 60601 test...
  • Page 7 Recommended separation distances between portable and mobile RF communications equipment and the PDW-75MD The PDW-75MD is intended for use in an electromagnetic environment in which radiated RF disturbances are controlled. The customer or the user of the PDW-75MD can help prevent electromagnetic interference by maintaining a minimum distance between portable and mobile RF communications equipment (transmitters) and the PDW-75MD as recommended below, according to the maximum output power of the communications equipment.

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1 Overview Features..................11 Features of This Unit ................11 Features of the PDBK-101/102/103/104 Option Boards ....12 Names and Functions of Parts ............. 14 Front Panel ..................14 Rear Panel.................... 20 Infrared Remote Commander .............. 23 Chapter 2 Preparations Setting the System Frequency .............
  • Page 9 Playback ..................40 Playback Operation ................40 Searching for Clips with Thumbnails (Thumbnail Search)....41 Searching with the Expand Function........... 43 Searching for Frames with Essence Marks ......... 43 Searching with the Chapter Function ..........44 Clip List Playback ................45 Locking (Write-Protecting) Clips............
  • Page 10 File Operations in File Access Mode (for Macintosh) ....69 Making FAM Connections ..............69 Operating on Files ................70 Exiting File Operations ............... 70 Recording Continuous Timecode over FAM Connections ..71 Chapter 6 Menus Function Menu ................72 Function Menu Operations ..............

  • Page 11: Chapter 1 Overview

    When two-layer Professional Discs are used, this unit can drive. The unit can be connected to Sony nonlinear editors, record about 190 minutes in SP mode and about 185 monitors, and video equipment with HDSDI interfaces via minutes in DVCAM mode.

  • Page 12: Features Of The Pdbk-101/102/103/104 Option Boards

    Notes the clip into 12 parts and show a list of thumbnails for the • Contact your Sony service representative for more first frame in each part. This makes it easy to find the scene information about purchasing and installing option you want within the clip.
  • Page 13 HDV devices and HDV editors can be converted to MPEG HD compatible files for recording by this unit. 1) HDV and are trademarks of Sony Corporation and Victor Company of Japan, Limited. 2) HDV1080i: Refers to devices compliant with the “HDV1080i Standard”...

  • Page 14: Names And Functions Of Parts

    Names and Functions of Parts Front Panel q; Disc slot and Z EJECT button 1 1 On/standby EJECT switch and indicator ACCESS qa Infrared sensor 2 ACCESS indicator MARK1 NETWORK MENU CHAPTER LOCAL THUMB REMOTE EXPAND CLIP NAIL RESET LEVEL 3 Remote control switch PAGE DISPLAY CLIP...

  • Page 15: Shift Button

    SUB CLIP button: Press this button, turning it on, to Note perform playback of a clip list. A clip list selection Do not turn off the POWER switch on the rear panel or screen appears. To play back the clips in the order disconnect the power cord while the ACCESS indicator is they were recorded, press this button again, turning it lit.
  • Page 16 For details about scene selection, see Chapter 4 “Scene Selection” (page 49). 1 Display and function menu section 1 Display 2 F1 to F5 buttons PAGE DISPLAY 3 DISPLAY/KEY INH button 4 PAGE button q; Audio level meters 5 Monitor video display section qa Audio format 6 Function - 1 2...
  • Page 17 e Monitor video display section j Audio level meters This displays monitor video and the system menu. These display the audio recording levels (during You can press the DISPLAY button to switch the display recording) or audio playback levels (during playback) of of monitor video between three sizes.
  • Page 18 p Clip number m button: MARK2 button This displays the clip number of the clip being monitored. < button: IN button , button: OUT button The clip number in the figure indicates that the first clip out of 34 clips is selected. You can use these buttons for menu setting operations, thumbnail selection, setting or deleting In/Out points, and q System frequency...

  • Page 19: Jog Button

    4 Shuttle/jog/variable-speed playback The shuttle dial has a detent at the center position, for still image playback. control block 5 Recording/playback control block 4 Jog/shuttle transport indicators 1 . PREV/TOP button 1 VAR button 2 B PLAY button 2 JOG button 3 >...

  • Page 20: Rear Panel

    You can perform a high-speed search in the forward STANDBY button: Press this button to put the unit into direction by pressing the NEXT button together with the standby-off mode (the STOP button lights, and the PLAY button. STANDBY indicator goes off). Press it again to return to the original state (the STOP button lights, 1) The setting of OPERATIONAL FUNCTION >FIND MODE determines and the STANDBY indicator lights).
  • Page 21 1 Analog video signal input/output 2 Analog audio signal input/output section section 1 AUDIO INPUT 1/3 and 2/4 connectors 1 REF VIDEO INPUT connectors 2 AUDIO OUTPUT 1/3 and 2/4 2 COMPOSITE OUTPUT connectors connectors 3 AUDIO MONITOR connectors REF VIDEO INPUT COMPOSITE OUTPUT AUDIO MONITOR 3 MONITOR...

  • Page 22: Power Supply Section

    3 Digital signal input/output section These input AES/EBU format digital audio signals. The 1/2 connector corresponds to audio channels 1 and 2, and the 3/4 connector corresponds to audio channels 3 and 4. 1 HDSDI INPUT connector b DIGITAL AUDIO (AES/EBU) OUTPUT 1/2 and 2 HDSDI OUTPUT connectors 3/4 connectors (BNC type) These output AES/EBU format digital audio signals.

  • Page 23: Infrared Remote Commander

    To control this unit from a controller or VTR supporting The corresponding functions are executed when you point the RS-422A Sony 9-pin VTR protocol, connect the device the remote commander at the infrared sensor of the main to this connector. When you use this connector, set the unit and press the keys and setting pad.

  • Page 24: Search Keys

    f SEARCH keys Press m to perform –5 times normal speed shuttle 1 Setting pad playback in the reverse direction. PUSH SET 2 THUMBNAIL key Press M to perform +5 times normal speed shuttle THUMBNAIL SUB CLIP playback in the forward direction. 3 CHARACTER key CHARACTER 4 SUB CLIP key...
  • Page 25 CAUTION Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. When you dispose of the battery, you must obey the law in the relative area or country. Battery lifetime When the lithium battery output falls, even button presses may not operate.

  • Page 26: Chapter 2 Preparations

    Preparations Chapter SYSTEM SEL Setting the System SYSTEM FREQ: Frequency This unit is shipped with the system frequency still unset. Therefore, you need to set the system frequency before SELECT : ( )( )KEY using the unit. (The unit cannot be used unless the system DATA SET : SET KEY frequency is set.)

  • Page 27: Removing The Connector Covers

    Note Removing the Connector Be sure to carry out step 3 before powering the unit off Covers (putting it into standby). The new system frequency setting will not be saved if you power off without carrying out step 3. When the unit is shipped from the factory, connector Press the on/standby switch to power the unit off (put covers are attached to the following connectors.

  • Page 28: Connections And Settings

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

  • Page 29: Using Pdz-1 Over An I.link Connection (Fam Connection)

    PDW-75MD (this unit) COMPOSITE PDW-75MD (this unit) OUTPUT AC IN REF VIDEO INPUT COMPOSITE OUTPUT AUDIO MONITOR TIME CODE POWER ANALOG HD INPUT REF VIDEO INPUT COMPOSITE OUTPUT AUDIO MONITOR AC IN TIME CODE POWER ANALOG HD INPUT AUDIO INPUT...

  • Page 30: External Synchronization

    Chapter 5 (page 67). input to input to setting synchronization HDSDI REF VIDEO INPUT INPUT connector connector PDW-75MD (this unit) HDSDI Synchronize to AC IN REF VIDEO INPUT COMPOSITE OUTPUT AUDIO MONITOR TIME CODE POWER HDSDI input ANALOG HD INPUT...

  • Page 31: Setup

    DATE/TIME PRESET Setup YEAR 2006 MONTH The principal setup operations before operating this unit TIME 10:09:17 TIME ZONE UTC_00:00 are carried out using setup menus. This section explains how to set the date and time and how INC/DEC : JOG DIAL to adjust the brightness of the LCD panel.
  • Page 32 Use the arrow buttons (M/MARK1, m/MARK2) or jog 2,3,4,5 dial. To return the settings to the factory defaults EJECT Press the RESET button. E X T - 1 2 - 1 2 TC MODE - 2 0 - 2 0 P R E S E T - 3 0 - 3 0...

  • Page 33: Superimposed Text Information

    Information displayed Superimposed Text 1 Type of time data Information 2 Timecode reader drop frame mark The HDSDI signals output from the HDSDI OUTPUT 1 and 2 connectors and the MONITOR connector, the 3 Timecode generator drop frame mark SDSDI signals output from the SDSDI OUTPUT connector, and the composite signals output from the Time data 4 VITC field mark...

  • Page 34: Displaying Supplementary Status Information

    e Operation mode Display Operation mode The field is divided into two blocks as shown below. Block A Block B • Block A displays the operation mode. C.REC Clip Continuous • Block B displays the servo lock status or playback speed. Rec mode (servo unlocked) C.REC...
  • Page 35 On-screen Meaning indication INT REGEN-T&U The internal timecode generator is in synchronization with the playback timecode (LTC) read from disc. EXT LTC-T&U The internal timecode generator is in synchronization with the external timecode (LTC) input to the unit and is generating the same timecode values and user bit values as those of the external timecode (regeneration).

  • Page 36: Chapter 3 Recording And Playback

    Recording and Playback Chapter Notes on Handling Handling Discs Handling The Professional Disc is housed in a cartridge, and is This unit records audio and video on a Professional Disc designed to allow handling free of risk from dust or inserted in the disc slot.

  • Page 37: Loading And Unloading A Disc

    To format a recorded disc, load the disc into the unit, then Lower surface of the disc Write Inhibit tab proceed as follows. Note When a recorded disc is formatted, all the data on the disc is erased. (Locked clips (see page 46) are also erased.) 2,7 3,4,5 EJECT Slide in the direction of the arrow...

  • Page 38: Handling Of Discs When Recording Does Not End Normally (Salvage Functions)

    (More data may be lost when the unit is subject to Handling of Discs When Recording vibrations, and when you switch frequently between Does Not End Normally (Salvage recording and paused.) • You are prompted to execute a full salvage every time Functions) you insert a disc that has not been salvaged, or power the unit on with such as disc loaded.

  • Page 39: Recording

    Menu setting Display Audio recording Recording format 2ch×16bit 2CH 16BIT 2 channels/16 bits 4ch×16bit 4CH 16BIT 4 channels/16 bits This section describes video and audio recording on the unit. Note See page 72 “Function Menu” in Chapter 6 for more When the video recording format is set to DVCAM, the information about function menu operations.

  • Page 40: Recording With The Clip Continuous Rec Function

    message “MAX # Clips” appears in the time data display Playback section.) • During recording, do not turn off the POWER switch on the rear panel or disconnect the power cord. This could cause the clip being recorded to be lost. For details, see This section describes playback of video and audio on the “Handling of Discs When Recording Does Not End unit.

  • Page 41: Searching For Clips With Thumbnails (Thumbnail Search)

    Searching for Clips with Thumbnails (Thumbnail Search) EJECT ACCESS MARK1 NETWORK MENU CHAPTER You can display thumbnail images (index pictures) of all LOCAL THUMB REMOTE EXPAND CLIP NAIL RESET LEVEL PAGE DISPLAY clips on the disc, and use them to cue up a desired clip. CLIP ESSENCE MENU...
  • Page 42 To select a thumbnail image and start A list of CLIP INFORMATION items appears. DATE: Date and time of recording playback TIME CODE: Timecode of the first frame in the clip DURATION: Recording time SEQUENCE NUMBER: Thumbnail sequence number See “To select a thumbnail image and start playback” EJECT (page 42) for more information about sequence ACCESS...

  • Page 43: Searching With The Expand Function

    Press the PLAY button or use the jog or shuttle dial to Note play back the clip and display the frame that you want The maximum number of blocks may be larger than 1,728 to use as the thumbnail image. when the recorded duration of the clip is short.

  • Page 44: Searching With The Chapter Function

    Indicates that this is a list of frames containing the essence Sixth frame is selected from a mark (SHOT MARK1) total of 36 SHOT MARK1 frames Frame information (recording date and EJECT time, timecode, or total length) ACCESS MARK1 NETWORK MENU CHAPTER LOCAL...

  • Page 45: Clip List Playback

    A message appears, asking for confirmation of the “S” mark deletion. Press OK to execute the deletion or CANCEL to cancel it, and then press the SET button. Clip List Playback Press the CHAPTER (F4) button. You can play back clips in the same order as in a clip list The CHAPTER screen appears, showing thumbnails created using the scene selection function.

  • Page 46: Locking (Write-Protecting) Clips

    • Clips cannot be locked or unlocked when the Write Sixth frame is selected from Inhibit tab of the disc is set to the recording disabled Name of current clip list a total of 34 sub clips Sub clip information (date and position, or when “REC INH”...

  • Page 47: Deleting Clips

    “REC INH” on page P1 of the function menu is set to Lock icon “ON”. • Locked clips cannot be deleted. • When the target clip is referenced in a clip list, the clip list that references the clip will also be deleted. •...

  • Page 48: Assigning Sequence Numbers To Thumbnails

    With the SUB CLIP button off, press the THUMBNAIL button, turning it on. Thumbnails of the clips on the disc appear. Press the MENU button. The CLIP menu appears. Use the V/MARK1 button to select “CLIP INFORMATION”, and then press the SET button. To cancel the deletion and return to the CLIP A sub menu appears.

  • Page 49: Chapter 4 Scene Selection

    Scene Selection Chapter Overview What is scene selection? Scene selection is a function which allows you to select material (clips) from the material recorded on a disc and perform cut editing. You can do this by operating on this unit only. •...
  • Page 50 PHONES VARIABLE PRESET SHIFT F REV F FWD STANDBY PDW-F335/F355 PDW-75MD To edit a clip list on the disc Load a clip list (see page 64) Create and edit a clip list Clip 1 Clip 2 Clip 3 Clip 4 •...
  • Page 51 Clips Sub clips (clips in clip lists) Material recorded with this unit is managed in units called The specified clips (or parts of clips) in a clip list are called “clips”. A clip contains the material between a recording “sub clips”. Sub clips are virtual data specifying ranges in start point and a recording end point.

  • Page 52: Assigning Clip Titles

    Assigning Clip Titles CLIP AUTO TITLING When the setup menu item OPERATIONAL FUNCTION PREFIX _ TITLE >CLIP TITLE >AUTO TITLE (see page 77) is set to NUMERIC _ 00001 “ENABLE”, titles are displayed instead of clip numbers for all clips recorded after the setting is made. Clip title SHIFT: ( )( )( )( )KEY INC/DEC: JOG DIAL...
  • Page 53 To assign clip names on this unit Note The title assigned to clip becomes its clip name (file When the first letter of the title setting on the CLIP TITLE name). menu is a space or period (.), the clip name is the title string minus the first letter.

  • Page 54: Creating Clip Lists

    Sequences of multiple s characters is converted into Creating Clip Lists single s characters. The following alphabetic symbols can be displayed. : . ? ! # * / ( ) + - & @ = < > % " ; _ Select the desired clip, to include it in the current clip list Display example as a sub clip.
  • Page 55 +NAME: Name of the clip list, or a user-defined name You can use the supplied PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software to assign titles to clip lists. Use the M/MARK1 or m/MARK2 button to select a clip list number such as E0001, and then press the SET button.
  • Page 56 Use the arrow buttons or jog dial to select the desired Total duration of sub clips in the current clip list clip. You can also select clips with the following operations. Press the PREV or NEXT button: Moves to the previous or next clip.

  • Page 57: Quick Scene Selection (Adding Sub Clips During Recording, Playback, Or Search)

    Note Even if you select several thumbnails, they are added to the clip list as one continuous sub clip. To add sub clips using the chapter function The chapter function allows a thumbnail to be displayed for each shot mark recorded within a clip. For details, see Chapter 3 “Searching for Frames with Asterisk appears when clip list has not been saved to disc.
  • Page 58 You can use a trimming operation (see page 60) to change To reset an In point or Out point In and Out points set by the quick scene selection function. With the </IN button or ,/OUT button held down, press the RESET button. 2,3,4 Holding down the SHIFT button, press the SET button.

  • Page 59: Editing Clip Lists

    You can also select clips with the following Editing Clip Lists operations. Press the PREV or NEXT button: Moves to the previous or next clip. Press the PREV or NEXT button with the SHIFT You can select items from CLIP menus, and perform button held down: Moves to the first or last clip.

  • Page 60: Modifying The In And Out Points Of Sub Clips (Trimming)

    previous or next page. Does not switch when there is only one page. Indicates that 2nd sub clip will be moved to position of 7th sub clip. To cancel the trim and return to the previous screen Press the m/MARK2 button to display “OK” (the background color changes into yellow), and press the RESET button.

  • Page 61: Deleting Sub Clips

    The CLIP MENU appears after the trim is executed. By default, the start timecode (LTC) for the current clip list If you press the SHIFT + SET buttons instead of the is set to “00:00:00:00”. SET button, you return to the state after step 4 in To set this to a different value, proceed as follows.

  • Page 62: Saving The Current Clip List To Disc

    However, if you press the SUB CLIP button to turn it off, Saving the Current Clip and then press it again to light it, the playback start position is reset to the start of the clip list. List to Disc With the SUB CLIP button lit, press the PLAY button.

  • Page 63: Managing Clip Lists

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

  • Page 64: Changing Displayed Items Of Information On Sub Clips

    Use the M/MARK1 or m/MARK2 button to select the Note desired clip list, and then press the SET button. The CLIP menu can handle up to 99 clip lists. The selected clip list is loaded into the unit as the current clip list.
  • Page 65 See “Displaying the CLIP menu” (page 63). You can jump to the first clip or last clip by pressing the PREV or NEXT button with the SHIFT button held down. Use the M/MARK1 or m/MARK2 button to select “SORT CLIP LISTS BY...”, and then press the SET button.

  • Page 66: Using The Pdz-1 Proxy Browsing Software

    Using the PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software This software is intended for general purpose use. Note It is not intended for medical use. When a computer with the PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software installed is connected to this unit, you can transfer the proxy AV data and metadata files recorded on a disc to the computer.

  • Page 67: Chapter 5 File Operations

    File Operations Chapter Overview File Operations in File Access Mode (for A remote computer can be connected to this unit and used Windows) to operate on recorded data which has been saved in data files, such as video and audio data files. Use FAM (file access mode) for the computer connection.

  • Page 68: Operating On Files

    Safety Remove Hardware dialog box appears. When you make your first FAM connection The Found New Hardware Wizard dialog appears when Select “Sony XDCAM PDW-75MD IEEE 1394 SBP2 you connect this unit to your computer. Select “Install the Device” and click “Stop”.

  • Page 69: File Operations In File Access Mode (For Macintosh)

    To make a reconnection File Operations in File To reconnect after exiting file operations, do one of the following, depending on whether an i.LINK cable is Access Mode (for connected. i.LINK cable is not connected: Connect this unit and a Macintosh) remote computer with an i.LINK cable.

  • Page 70: Operating On Files

    • MENU button: OFF Exiting File Operations • Unsaved current clip list: Save or clear Proceed as follows. Connect the iS400 connector on this unit to the i.LINK (IEEE1394) connector on the remote computer, using Note an i.LINK cable (see page 68). Do not disconnect the cable before performing steps 1 and When a disc is inserted into this unit, the remote computer recognizes this unit as a removable disc.

  • Page 71: Recording Continuous Timecode Over Fam Connections

    Recording Continuous Timecode over FAM Connections For clips created over a FAM connection, you can record so that the timecode is continuous with the timecode of the last frame of the last clip recorded on the disc. To record continuous timecode Before you start recording, set TCG on page P2 of the function menu to “INT”...

  • Page 72: Chapter 6 Menus

    Menus Chapter To clear the function menu from the screen Function Menu Press the DISPLAY button. The size of the monitor video section increases. To change the setting of a function menu The function menu provides access to frequently used settings, such as input video signal selection and timecode item settings.
  • Page 73 Setting item Description Setting item Description F3: A2 INPUT (audio input Selects the audio input signals F5: CHAR SEL (Character Turns the display of character assigned to audio channels 2 information display) information in the monitor video F5: A4 INPUT (audio input and 4.

  • Page 74: System Menu

    Setting item Description System Menu F2: TC MODE (timecode When TCG is set to “INT” mode) Selects whether the count value advances from a preset initial value, or advances Use the system menu to set up the unit for specific consecutively from the purposes and conditions.

  • Page 75: Setup Menu

    An uppercase and lowercase abbreviation of the SETUP MENU selected line only (the line in reverse video) appears in OPERATIONAL FUNCTION the time data display section. DISPLAY CONTROL MENU GRADE :BASIC Press the M/MARK1 or m/MARK2 button to select SETUP MENU or DISC MENU. Press the ,/OUT button.

  • Page 76: Setup Menu Items

    Top level Second level Third level OPERATIONAL FUNCTION LOCAL ENABLE SETUP MENU REC FORMAT DISC END CLIP TITLE AUTO TITLE TITLE FILE NAMING NAMING FORM AUTO NAMING SYSTEM SEL SYSTEM FREQ UC/J SELECT VAR SPD LIMIT ASM POSTROLL CLIP CONT. REC FIND MODE SUB STATUS DISPLAY CONTROL...
  • Page 77 OPERATIONAL FUNCTION [Operational]: Operation Description settings REC FORMAT [> REC format]: Select the recording format. HQ [>> HQ]: 35 Mbps *SP [>> SP]: 25 Mbps LP [>> LP]: 18 Mbps DVCAM [>> DVCAM]: 25 Mbps (only when PDBK-104 option board is installed) DISC END [>...
  • Page 78 DISPLAY CONTROL [Display]: Settings related to display Description on the LCD panel of this unit and on an external monitor SUB STATUS [> Sub status]: Select the supplementary *OFF [>> OFF]: No supplementary status information status information shown in the monitor video section and TC MODE [>>...
  • Page 79 VIDEO CONTROL [Video]: Settings related to video Description control WIDE MODE [> Wide INPUT [>> Input] (only when *AUTO [>>> Auto]: Automatically record wide picture mode]: For SD input and the PDBK-104 option board is information when it is detected in the selected input video output, specify whether installed) signal.
  • Page 80 9PIN(PARA)[>> Para Run]: Use the REMOTE(9P) connector to connect several PDW-75MD units and perform remote control from one of them specified as the parent. HDSDI [>> HDSDI]: Use the HDSDI INPUT connector to control start and stop of recording of this unit.

  • Page 81: Setup Menu Operations

    METADATA [Metadata]: Metadata settings Description INDEX POSITION [> Index Pos]: Specify which frame to use 0SEC [>> 0 sec] to 10SEC [>> 10 sec]: The frame at 0 as the thumbnail image (index picture) when recording. seconds to 10 seconds from the top of the clip, specified in units of 1 second.

  • Page 82: Displaying Enhanced Items

    MARK2 button to select the item whose setting you When the saving operation is completed, the monitor wish to change. video section and time data display section return to their normal indications. Example: Screen display when SUB STATUS is selected Notes •...

  • Page 83: Disc Menu

    the previous section “Changing the settings of basic “OFF” (factory default setting) is selected. items”. In step 1, first select “MENU GRADE”, and next select “ENHANCED”, then press the SET button to save Press the SET button. the setting in memory. The setting returned to its factory default is saved in With this done, when you press the MENU button and the memory as the current setting.

  • Page 84: Disc Menu Operations

    CLIP LIST MODE Displays disc or clip status. DISC [> Disc]: Displays the DISC STATUS screen. CLIP LIST NEME E0001 CLIP [> Clip]: Displays the CLIP STATUS screen. TITLE: E0001 PDW-75MD RECORD DEVICE 10001 SERIAL Note 06/3/02 DATE TIME 19:54:38...
  • Page 85 Press the MENU button. To clear the menu from the screen Press the MENU button twice. To delete all clips Note Carrying out the following procedure deletes all clips that are not locked. Proceed as follows. Display the disc menu (see page 74). Press the M/MARK1 button or the m/MARK2 button to select DELETE.

  • Page 86: Appendix

    If you should experience problems with the unit, contact on the optical pickup. Then, if the unit is operated in this your Sony dealer. state, recording and playback may not be performed properly.

  • Page 87: Periodic Maintenance

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

  • Page 88: Troubleshooting

    Reset the settings in the setup menu (see page MENU. 75). If the same message appears after you SET ITEMS IN THE SETUP MENU TO THE reset the settings, contact your Sony dealer. APPROPRIATE VALUES. CONTACT SERVICE IF THIS ALARM APPEARS AGAIN AFTER ABOVE PROCEDURE.
  • Page 89 Description/action data display section Exchg batt! BATTERY NEEDS REPLACING. PLEASE The NVRAM battery is exhausted. Contact your CONTACT SERVICE. Sony dealer. When a disc is inserted Alarm message in time Alarm message in monitor video Description/action data display section section Unknown FS! UNKNOWN FILE SYSTEM.
  • Page 90 Alarm message in time Alarm message in monitor video Description/action data display section section REC INHI.! THE DISC WRITE PROTECT TAB IS SET Set the disc’s Write Inhibit tab to enable recording TO SAVE. (see page 36). REC INHIBIT MODE IS SELECTED. This appears when REC INH on page P1 of the function menu is set to “ON”.
  • Page 91 Alarm message in time Alarm message in monitor video Description/action data display section section TCG RUN MODE IS SET TO REC RUN. This appears when RUN MODE on page P2 of the REC RUN! SET TC FREE RUN MODE IN FUNCTION function menu is set to “REC RUN”, and you try to MENU.
  • Page 92 a) Displayed only when DISPLAY CONTROL >ALARM is set to “ON”. b) Displayed only when DISPLAY CONTROL >ALARM is set to “ON” or “LIMITED”. During recording and editing operations Alarm message in time Alarm message in monitor video Description/action data display section section INPUT SIGNAL FREQUENCY IS NOT This appears when an input signal does not match...

  • Page 93: During Playback

    During playback Alarm message in time data Alarm message in monitor video Description/action display section section DISC CANNOT BE PLAYED BACK. This appears when the system frequency of this 525/60 Disc USE DISC WITH HD 50I or HD 25P unit does not match that of the loaded disc. RECORDING.
  • Page 94 Alarm message in monitor Description/action video section DURATION OF ONE The total duration of the current clip list is greater than 24 hours. CLIP LIST MUST BE This appears when the total duration of the current clip list exceeds the upper limit of 24 hours as LESS THAN 24 HOURS.

  • Page 95: Error Messages

    Alarm message in monitor video Description/action data display section section FAN Stopped FAN MOTOR STOPPED. Contact your Sony dealer. Note DR-FAN Stop DRIVE FAN MOTOR STOPPED. The unit will not stop operating, but if you continue to High TEMP! HIGH TEMPERATURE.

  • Page 96: About I.link

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

  • Page 97: Specifications

    DVCAM: 25 Mbps Specifications Proxy video MPEG-4 Audio MPEG HD: 16 bits, 48 kHz, 4/2 channels DVCAM: 16 bits, 48 kHz, 4 channels Proxy audio A-law 8 bits, 8 kHz, 4 channels General Playback format External dimensions (w/h/d, excluding projections) Video MPEG HD: HQ35/SP25/LP18 Mbps 307 ×...
  • Page 98 Y: 74.25 MHz, R–Y/B–Y: 37.125 MHz BNC type (×2), 1/2ch, 3/4ch complying Quantization 8 bits/sample with AES-3id-1995 Compression MPEG2 MP@HL Timecode input Composite output (DV recording and DV TIME CODE IN playback) BNC type (×1), SMPTE timecode, 0.5 to Frequency response 18 Vp-p, 3.3 kΩ, unbalanced 50I: 0 to 4.8 MHz +1.0/–3.0 dB 60I: 0 to 4.2 MHz +1.0/–3.0 dB...
  • Page 99 OF ANY TYPE. Infrared remote commander (1) • Always verify that the unit is operating properly XDCAM Application Software CD-ROM (1) before use. SONY WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software DAMAGES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING, BUT PDZ-VX10 XDCAM Viewer...

  • Page 100: 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 identifier to the flow of operations from material acquisition through for audio-visual material defined by the SMPTE 330M- editing, and to make it easier to find and reuse material.
  • Page 101 • Distinguishing between original material and copied About the UMID ownership information material. 00 is added to the Instance Number for original COUNTRY (country code) material. Set the country code by entering an abbreviated • Recording with UTC time. UTC (coordinated universal alphanumeric string (4-byte alphanumeric string) time) is used when recording the UMID.

  • Page 102: Mpeg-4 Visual Patent Portfolio License

    MPEG-4 Visual Patent MPEG-2 Video Patent Portfolio License Portfolio License THIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED UNDER THE MPEG-4 ANY USE OF THIS PRODUCT OTHER THAN VISUAL PATENT PORTFOLIO LICENSE FOR THE CONSUMER PERSONAL USE IN ANY MANNER PERSONAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL USE OF A THAT COMPLIES WITH THE MPEG-2 STANDARD CONSUMER FOR FOR ENCODING VIDEO INFORMATION FOR...
  • Page 103 Sony Corporation...

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