Page 1 PROFESSIONAL DISC CAMCORDER PDW-539P OPERATION MANUAL [English] 1st Edition...
Page 2 WARNING This label is located inside To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, the outside panel of the unit. do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture. To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only.
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents 3-2-3 Recording Essence Marks....40 Chapter 1 Overview 3-2-4 Starting a Shoot With a Few Seconds of 1-1 Features ..........6 Pre-Stored Picture Data (Picture Cache 1-1-1 Recording Format and Internal Optical Function) ..........42 Filters ..........6 3-2-5 Time-Lapse Video (Interval Rec 1-1-2 Camera Features ........6 Function) ..........44 1-1-3 Features of the Optical Disc Drive...
Page 4 4-3-1 Loading a Clip List From Disc Into Unit 6-2-1 Making FAM connections .....102 Memory..........76 6-2-2 Operating on files ......102 4-3-2 Deleting Clip Lists From a Disc ..77 6-2-3 Exiting file operations....103 4-3-3 Clearing the Current Clip List From the 6-2-4 Reconnecting .........103 Unit Memory........
Page 5 9-5 Audio Input System ......159 7-3-5 Assigning Functions to ASSIGN 1/2/3/4 Switches .........133 9-5-1 Using the Supplied Microphone ..159 7-3-6 Setting the Date/Time of the Internal 9-5-2 Using an External Microphone..160 Clock ..........135 9-5-3 Attaching a UHF Portable Tuner (for a 7-3-7 Selecting the Lens File ....136 UHF Wireless Microphone System)161 7-3-8 Setting the CCD Scan Mode..136...
Page 6: Chapter 1 Overview
Internal Optical Filters 1) DVCAM is a trademark of Sony Corporation. 2) MPEG IMX is a trademark of Sony Corporation. The following recording formats and optical filters are 3) For analog audio input, the effective bit length is maximum 20 bits.
Page 7: Features Of The Optical Disc Drive (Vdr)
1) ATW: Auto Tracing White balance 2) TruEye: “TruEye” is a registered trademark of Sony Corporation. computer, or by connecting the unit to a network with the CBK-NC01 Network Adaptor (option).
Page 8: Inputs And Outputs
Input and output of DV streams (AV/C (Audio/ archiving. Video Control) mode) 1) Professional Disc is a trademark of Sony Corporation. DV streams can be output from this unit and recorded on standard DV equipment. Thumbnail search In the same way, the output from external DV devices (VTRs, nonlinear editors, etc.) can be input to this unit and...
Page 9: Other Functions
Supports SNMP for maintenance and transfer files to remote locations over networks. service (option) The SNMP-compliant Sony Remote Maintenance and 1-1-5 Other Functions Monitoring Software can be used when the optional CBK- NC01 Network Adaptor is installed on this unit. Via a...
Page 10: Example Of System Configuration
1-2 Example of System Configuration The diagram below shows a typical configuration of the For more information about the fittings, connections, or camcorder for ENG and EFP. use of additional equipment and accessories, see Chapter 9 as well as the operation manuals for the connected equipment.
Page 11: Precautions
1-3 Precautions Use and Storage Do not subject the unit to severe shocks The internal mechanism may be damaged or the body warped. After use Always turn off the power. Before storing the unit for a long period Remove the battery pack. Use and storage locations Store in a level, ventilated place.
Page 12: Chapter 2 Locations And Functions
For your safety, and to ensure proper operation of the unit, automatically turned on immediately before recording Sony recommends the use of the following battery packs: starts. BP-GL65, BP-GL95, BP-L60S, and BP-L80S.
Page 13 However, the light can be turned on before the start of recording in auto interval recording mode. • To ensure proper operation of the video light with the unit, Sony recommends the use of the following battery packs: BP-GL65, BP-GL95, BP-L60S, and BP-L80S. 2-1 Power Supply...
Page 14: Accessory Attachments
When no lens is mounted, keep this cap fitted for protection from dust. g LENS connector (12-pin) Fit the lens cable to this connector. Contact your Sony representative for more information about the lens you can use. 2-2 Accessory Attachments...
Page 15: Audio Functions
2-3 Audio Functions 8 Built-in speaker 1 Microphone 2 MIC IN connector 4 EARPHONE jack (rear, stereo) 7 ALARM volume control 3 MIC LEVEL control 6 MONITOR volume control 5 MONITOR switch and CH-1/2 / CH-3/4 switch 4 EARPHONE jack (front, monaural) Audio functions (1) a Microphone 1) E-E: Abbreviation of “Electric-to-Electric.”...
Page 16 CH-1/2 CH-3/4 MONITOR Audio output switch switch position position CH-1/2 CH-1 Audio channel 1 Mix sound of channels 1 and 2 Minimum Maximum CH-2 Audio channel 2 CH-3/4 CH-3 Audio channel 3 ALARM volume control Mix sound of channels 3 and 4 h Built-in speaker CH-4 Audio channel 4...
Page 17 j AUDIO SELECT CH-1/CH-2 (audio channel-1 o AUDIO IN CH1/CH2 (audio channel-1 and and channel-2 adjustment method selection) channel-2 input) connectors (XLR type, 3-pin, switches female) These switches select the audio level adjustment method These are audio input connectors for channels 1 and 2 to for each of audio channels 1 and 2.
Page 18: Shooting And Recording/Playback Functions
2-4 Shooting and Recording/Playback Functions 7 Viewfinder 8 Diopter adjustment ring Eyecup 1 Tally indicator 2 BRIGHT control 3 CONTRAST control 4 PEAKING control 5 ZEBRA switch 6 TALLY switch 0 Viewfinder left-right positioning ring qa Camera operator tally indicator 9 Viewfinder front-rear positioning lever qs Viewfinder stopper qd LOCK knob...
Page 19 g Viewfinder j Viewfinder left-right positioning ring The viewfinder lets you view the image in black and white Loosen this ring to move the viewfinder sideways. while shooting, recording or playing back. It also displays k Camera operator tally indicator various warnings and messages related to the settings or operating conditions of the camcorder, a zebra pattern, This indicator lights while the camcorder is recording.
Page 20 p SHUTTER selector BARS, DCC OFF Set this selector to ON to use the electronic shutter. Push it A color bar signal is output and the down to SELECT to switch the shutter speed or mode DCC circuit does not operate. For example, use the setting for the setting within the range previously set with the setup following purposes.
Page 21 u TURBO GAIN button v ASSIGN 3/4 switches When shooting under extremely poor lighting conditions, You can assign the desired functions to each of the press the button once to boost the video gain to the value ASSIGN 3 switch and ASSIGN 4 switch on the preset on the GAIN SW page of the USER menu (up to FUNCTION 1 page of the USER menu.
Page 22 (i.LINK) DV IN/OUT S400 connector (6-pin, • When you connect this unit to an external device with a IEEE1394 compliant) 6-pin i.LINK connector, always power this unit off and Connect to a device supporting the DV format or a disconnect the DC cable from the DC IN connector, or computer, using a i.LINK cable.
Page 23 During playback, pressing this button pauses the playback, showing a still image. At this time, the indicator flashes. This camcorder is capable of color-image search at approximately four-times normal playback speed, making it easy to check recorded material. To use the color-image search, press the F REV button or F FWD button during playback.
Page 24: Output Video Operating Section
2-5 Output Video Operating Section 1 SEL/SET dial 2 THUMBNAIL button 3 Thumbnail indicator THUMBNAIL SEL/SET ESSENCE MARK S.SEL SUB CLIP 4 Sub clip indicator 5 SUB CLIP button CLIP MENU SHIFT PRESET F-RUN REGEN REGEN CLOCK CLOCK 6 SHIFT button R-RUN Output video operating section a SEL/SET (select/set) dial...
Page 25: Menu Operating Section
2-6 Menu Operating Section 2 STATUS ON/SEL / OFF switch 3 MENU ON/OFF switch MENU 4 CANCEL/PRST / ESCAPE switch 5 “Memory Stick” compartment Cover 1 MENU knob a MENU knob c MENU ON/OFF switch Use this knob to change the page selection or a setting To use this switch, open the cover.
Page 26 e “Memory Stick” compartment “Memory Stick” Access indicator Label “Memory Stick” How to insert a “Memory Stick” Open the lid of the menu operating section, and insert a “Memory Stick”, with the notch facing downward, in the direction shown by the arrow, so that it clicks into place. To remove a “Memory Stick”, first press it in to release the lock, then withdraw.
Page 27: Time Code System
2-7 Time Code System 1 TC IN connector 2 TC OUT connector 3 GENLOCK IN connector Time code functions (1) a TC IN (time code input) connector (BNC type) To synchronize the time code of this unit to an external time code, input the reference time code to this connector.
Page 28 4 DISPLAY switch 5 RESET button 6 HOLD button THUMBNAIL SEL/SET 7 SEL/SET dial ESSENCE MARK S.SEL SUB CLIP CLIP MENU SHIFT PRESET F-RUN REGEN CLOCK R-RUN 8 PRESET/REGEN/CLOCK switch 9 F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch Time code functions (2) d DISPLAY switch Turning the dial upward increases the value of the flashing This cycles the data displayed in the counter display digit, and turning it downward decreases the value.
Page 29: Warnings And Indications
2-8 Warnings and Indications Besides the viewfinder, speaker and earphones, the provide you with information such as the operating state of indicators and displays described in this section also the camcorder and warnings. 1 Tally indicator 2 DISPLAY switch 3 TALLY switch 4 Back tally indicator 5 Back tally switch 8 Color LCD...
Page 30: Warnings And Indications On The Lcds
e Back tally switch 2-9 Warnings and This switch enables or disables the back tally and rear tally indicators. Indications on the ON: The back tally and rear tally indicators are enabled. OFF: The back tally and rear tally indicators are disabled. LCDs f Monochrome LCD This shows the remaining battery capacity, remaining disc...
Page 31: Time Code Display
Time code display 2-9-2 Color LCD Lights when the time code or real time is Disc status, battery status and audio level displayed. Time counter display: Shows the time code, user bits, and real time. Disc status indicator Full capacity is available. Close to full state: “DISC”...
Page 32: Indicators In The Viewfinder
VDR operation status and status 2-10 Indicators in the indicators Viewfinder Several indicators are provided above and below the viewfinder screen to indicate the current state and adjustments of the camera. 1 TALLY indicator 2 REC (recording) indicator 3 BATT (battery) indicator Warning display area This shows a message if a recording fault or Viewfinder screen...
Page 33 • The WHITE BAL switch is set to PRST. • ATW is enabled. • The lens extender is used. • The FILTER selector is set to other than FILTER:1. • The reference value of auto iris adjustment is not the standard value.
Page 34: Chapter 3 Recording And Playback
Recording and Playback Chapter • Do not leave cartridges where dust may be able to gain 3-1 Handling Discs ingress. • Store cartridges in their cases. Care of the discs • Remove dust and dirt on the outside of a cartridge using 3-1-1 Discs Used for Recording and a soft dry cloth.
Page 35: Loading And Unloading A Disc
3-1-4 Loading and Unloading a Disc Insert the disc. Loading a disc V indication on Proceed as follows. the outside Turn on the POWER switch. Push and close the lid. The disc is loaded. POWER switch Note To insert the disc correctly, make sure that the HUMID indicator camcorder is in the upright position (the grip upside, the bottom downside).
Page 36: Formatting A Disc
1 Open this rubber cover. 2 Using a screwdriver or similar implement, slide the black metal plate visible inside, in the direction of the rear of the camcorder. The disc compartment lid opens. A red Phillips screw is visible inside the Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to rubber cap.
Page 37 Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to YES, However, this unit has a salvage function which can hold losses to the minimum by reconstructing clips on such then press the MENU knob. discs. Salvage processing starts, and the message Note that no recorded clip contents are lost when the “EXECUTING.”...
Page 38: Recording
For details, see 9-1 “Power Supply” on page 153. 3-2 Recording Turn on the POWER switch. Set the DISP SEL switch to STATUS, and check on 3-2-1 Basic Procedures the color LCD that the following conditions are met. • The HUMID indicator is not showing. This section describes the basic procedures for shooting If it is, wait until it disappears.
Page 39: Playback Control Buttons
During recording, the REC indicator lights in the viewfinder. Perform zooming and focus control, if necessary. Note During recording (while the ACCESS indicator is lit) do not remove the battery pack. If you do, the internal processing for recording may not finish properly, which may cause the last few seconds of recording to be lost.
Page 40: Deleting Clips
The message “DELETE OK? YES b NO” appears. 3-2-2 Deleting Clips Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to “YES”, With this camcorder you can delete clips one at a time, in and press the MENU knob again. sequence from the last recorded clip, or you can delete all clips in a single operation.
Page 41 SHUTTER CHG. MARK: Recorded when the shutter speed is changed. WHITE CHG. MARK: Recorded when the white balance is changed. FLASH MARK: Recorded when a sudden brightness change occurs as when the flash operates or when the camcorder in recording mode is suddenly moved into an indoor space from a bright outdoor space.
Page 42: Starting A Shoot With A Few Seconds Of Pre-Stored Picture Data (Picture Cache Function)
Recording a SHOT MARK 2 essence mark Press the RET button twice in quick succession during recording or playback. “ShotMark2” appears in the viewfinder screen for about one second near the time code display. If SHOT MARK 2 recording has been assigned to one of the assignable switches, you can also use that switch to record a SHOT MARK 2 essence mark.
Page 43 Turn the MENU knob until “CACHE” appears. The menu disappears, and the display indicating the current status of the camcorder appears along the top As you turn the MENU knob, the setting changes in and bottom of the screen. the following sequence: OFF y CACHE y A. INT y M.
Page 44: Time-Lapse Video (Interval Rec Function)
When power is lost during recording • When the power is turned off during recording, the camcorder will switch itself off after disc access has continued for a few seconds to record the picture in the instant of power off. •...
Page 45 The z mark changes to a b mark and the ? mark Turn the MENU knob until A. INT appears. changes to a z mark. As you turn the MENU knob, the setting changes in the following sequence: OFF y CACHE y A. INT Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to “REC y M.
Page 46 The b mark on the left of “PRE-LIGHTING” changes The actual recording to disc begins when the to a z mark and the z mark on the left of the setting camcorder has saved about ten seconds of video in changes to a ? mark.
Page 47 Notes on Auto Interval Rec mode Carry out steps 1 to 5 of the procedure “To make Note the following points. settings before shooting” (page 44), to select CACHE/ INTVAL REC on the FUNCTION 1 page. i.LINK During interval recording, signal input/output through the Turn the MENU knob until “M.
Page 48 The z mark changes to a b mark and the ? mark The b mark to the left of “PRE-LIGHTING” changes changes to a z mark. to a z mark, and the z mark to the left of the setting changes to a ? mark.
Page 49: Retaking The Most Recent Clip
The camcorder starts recording in Manual Interval Rec TRIGGER INTERVAL on the FUNCTION 1 page. To change these settings, stop recording by pressing the REC mode. In the viewfinder, “MANU INTERVAL *FRAME” and the TALLY indicator (green) flash. START button or the VTR button on the lens. •...
Page 50: Auto Clip List Recording For Automatic Inclusion Of Recorded Clips In Clip Lists
recorded, the retake function does not work even when the camcorder is in the recording pause state. The number of the clip list loaded in the current clip list In this case, the message “RE-TAKE NOT ALLOWED!” appears. When you want to replace the last clip with a new E0004 clip, see 3-2-2 “Deleting Clips”...
Page 51 C0020.MXF C0002.MXF C0001.MXF TITLE00020 TITLE00020 TITLE00001 Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to Clips recorded on Disc 1 “OPERATION”, and then press the MENU knob. If this is the first time the OPERATION menu has been displayed, the CONTENTS page of the OPERATION menu appears.
Page 52 The title of the next clip to be recorded will be a Note combination of the prefix in the PREFIX field and the The message “FILE NOT FOUND!” appears if no list serial number in the NUMERIC field. of title prefixes is found. Check the location where the file is stored on the To create a list of title prefix strings “Memory Stick”.
Page 53: Assigning User-Defined Clip And Clip List Names
Rotate the MENU knob to move the x mark to the When you have finished entering the value, rotate the MENU knob to move the x mark to “END”, and then desired character in the list of selectable characters, and then press the MENU knob. press the MENU knob.
Page 54 • Titles are used as user-defined clip names on this unit. If the CONTENTS page is displayed, turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to “FILE NAMING”, and Therefore, the available characters are limited to those supported by the title function. then press the MENU knob.
Page 55: Recording In Live Logging Mode
CLIP STATUS Sakura.SMI CLIP NO 001/010 NAME : C0001 TITLE: (no name) RECORD DEVICE: PDW-539P User-defined clip list names can be used by FAM and FTP SERIAL: 50001 DATE 08/01/06 TIME 19:54:38 To check clip names Press the THUMBNAIL button to display the thumbnail screen, and select the clip whose name you want to check.
Page 56: Recording Proxy Data To Memory
Turn the MENU knob to scroll to the OUTPUT page. (titles, comments, essence marks, etc.). You can also Alternatively, in the CONTENTS page, select create clip lists. “OUTPUT”. Note The OUTPUT page appears. Proxy data cannot be recorded to a “Memory Stick” inserted into the camcorder’s “Memory Stick”...
Page 57: To Stop Recording
next section “To copy proxy data for all clips on the disc During the copy, the message “MEMORY ACCESS to a memory card”, and copy the data that could not be **%” (where ** is a progress percentage number from recorded.
Page 58 On the MEMORY REC page of the OPERATION Note menu (see page 57), select “DEL ALL MEM CLP”. If the usable memory card symbol does not appear after you insert a memory card, power the camcorder off and on, The message “EXECUTE OK?” appears. and then try inserting it again.
Page 59: Checking Recording And Playback
Deteriorating playback conditions 3-3 Checking Recording Deteriorating playback may be due to the following causes. and Playback • Scratches and dust on the disc surface This includes fingerprints, dust from the air, tar from cigarette smoke, and so on. Disc playback start position Scratches and soiling which occur before recording are not a problem because they are registered in advance as Although this unit uses optical discs, it is designed to offer...
Page 60: Checking The Last Two Seconds Of The Recording - Recording Review
SDI The thumbnails of all clips on the disc appear. input connector. Notes PDW-539P • If the MENU ON/OFF switch is set to ON, set it to Color video monitor OFF and press the THUMBNAIL button.
Page 61 Cuing up a frame including an essence Sixth clip is selected from mark Name of currently selected clip a total of 143 clips. Proceed as follows. Thumbnail of currently selected clip (first frame or specified frame) THUMBNAIL SEL/SET ESSENCE MARK S.SEL SUB CLIP CLIP MENU...
Page 62: Clip List Playback
Press the SEL/SET dial or the MENU knob. If the clip list that you want to play exists on the disc, load it into the current clip list (see page 70). Thumbnails of the frames including the selected essence mark appear. For the clip list loading operation, see 4-3-1 “Loading a Clip List From Disc Into Unit Memory”...
Page 63: Locking And Deleting Clips
• Clips cannot be locked or unlocked when the Write Inhibit tab of the disk is in the recording disabled Sixth frame is selected from a total of 34 sub clips. Name of the current clip list position. Total duration of sub clips in clip list Proceed as follows.
Page 64 Deleting clips Lock icon Notes • Clips cannot be deleted when the Write Inhibit tab of the disc is in the recording disabled position. • Locked clips cannot be deleted. • If a clip which is referenced in a clip list is deleted, that clip list is also deleted.
Page 65: Recording Video Signals From External Equipment
To go to the clip deletion screen without displaying 3-4 Recording Video the THUMBNAIL menu After step 2, press the RESET button with the SHIFT Signals From button held down (shortcut operation). External Equipment To cancel the deletion and return to the thumbnail screen Do one of the following.
Page 66: Recording Analog Composite Signals
21 SOURCE SEL REC VIDEO SOURCE: i.LINK MODE AV/C MENU knob MENU ON/OFF switch Item Description Holding down the MENU knob, set the MENU ON/ Records the pictures being shot by the OFF switch to ON. camcorder. The TOP menu appears. Records video signals from the external equipment connected to the i.LINK DV IN/OUT or GENLOCK IN...
Page 67: Freezing A Picture During Playback
from external equipment connected to the GENLOCK IN 3-5 Freezing a Picture connector. During Playback Proceed as follows. Display the SOURCE SEL page on the screen. Viewing frozen pictures For the operation, see 3-4-1 “Recording a DV Stream Proceed as follows. From External Equipment”...
Page 68: Chapter 4 Scene Selection
Scene Selection Chapter 4-1 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 69 Flow of scene selection editing Disc Record material or insert disc containing recorded material into this unit PDW-539P To edit a clip list Load clip lists (see page 76) Create and edit a clip list • Selecting clips (see page 71)
Page 70: Clip Lists
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 (In point) and a recording end point (Out point).
Page 71: Creating Clip Lists
4-2 Creating Clip Lists 4-2-1 Selecting Clips You can create a clip list by selecting a desired clip from the thumbnail display, and including it in the clip list as a sub clip. Note Up to 99 clip lists can be handled in the CLIP menu. Use the SEL/SET dial or the MENU knob to select the Including a clip selected from the clip you want to include in the clip list.
Page 72: Reordering Sub Clips
4-2-2 Reordering Sub Clips Total duration of the sub clips in the current clip list SEL/SET dial THUMBNAIL button THUMBNAIL Thumbnail SEL/SET indicator ESSENCE MARK S.SEL SUB CLIP SUB CLIP button CLIP MENU SHIFT SHIFT button PRESET F-RUN REGEN REGEN CLOCK CLOCK R-RUN...
Page 73: Trimming A Sub Clip
Load the clip list from the disc into the unit memory Indicates that the third sub clip will be (see page 76). moved to the position of the eighth sub clip. To return to the full-screen display Press the THUMBNAIL button, turning off the indicator.
Page 74: Deleting A Sub Clip
Carry out steps 1 to 4 of 4-2-2 “Deleting a Sub Clip” When the new IN and/or OUT points are set, hold to select a sub clip and display the sub clip operation down the SHIFT button and press the SEL/SET dial or menu.
Page 75: Previewing The Current Clip List
To cancel the deletion, and return to the sub clip “NEW FILE” is displayed for clip lists without any deletion screen registered data. Do either of the following. The date of creation or the title is displayed for each • Select CANCEL, and press the SEL/SET dial or the clip list.
Page 76: Managing Clip Lists (Clip Menu)
4-3-1 Loading a Clip List From Disc 4-3 Managing Clip Lists Into Unit Memory (CLIP Menu) Proceed as follows. Display the CLIP menu. After you create a clip list, you can use the CLIP menu to save it to disc, load it from disc into the unit memory, and See “Displaying the CLIP menu”...
Page 77: Deleting Clip Lists From A Disc
• If you set the MENU ON/OFF to ON during thumbnail Select CLEAR in the CLIP menu, and press the SEL/ display, thumbnail display is cancelled and replaced SET dial or the MENU knob. with menu display. The following screen display appears. •...
Page 78: Sorting Clip Lists
Turn the SEL/SET dial or MENU knob to move the cursor to “SORT BY” in the CLIP menu, and then CLIP LIST TC PRS press the dial or knob. HOUR A screen like the following appears. FRAME SORT CLIP LISTS BY NAME(A-Z) DATE(MOST RECENT 1ST) The time code shown in this screen is the current initial...
Page 79: System Requirements
4-4 Using the PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software 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. On the computer side, PDZ-1 enables you to browse the proxy AV data, add or modify metadata (titles, comments, essence marks, etc.), or create a clip list.
Page 80: Chapter 5 Adjustments And Settings For Recording
Adjustments and Settings for Recording Chapter 5-1 Setting the <TOP MENU> USER USER MENU CUSTOMIZE Recording Format OPERATION PAINT MAINTENANCE FILE DIAGNOSIS Before recording, it is necessary to set the recording format for each of video and audio. Video recording format: MPEG IMX 50 Mbps, 40 Mbps, 30 Mbps, or DVCAM Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to Audio recording format: 16-bit/48 kHz or 24-bit/48 kHz...
Page 81: Setting The Audio Recording Format81
For the operation, see the descriptions of steps 1 to 5 of the procedure “Setting the Video Recording M09 VDR MODE Format” on page 80. REC TALLY BLINK : REC START/STOP MODE SELECT TIMER SET Press the MENU knob, then turn it to move the b mark REC FORMAT IMX50 to “AU DATA LEN (IMX)”, and press the MENU...
Page 82: Adjusting The Black Balance And The White Balance
5-2 Adjusting the Black Balance and the White Balance OUTPUT/DCC switch To ensure excellent image quality when using this AUTO W/B BAL switch camcorder, conditions may require that both the black balance and the white balance be adjusted. To adjust the black balance, proceed as follows. Black balance adjustment Set the OUTPUT/DCC switch to CAM.
Page 83: Adjusting The White Balance
Adjust the black balance and white balance again. Contact of the viewfinder screen. your Sony representative if this message continues to appear even after the black balance and white balance have Set the FILTER selector to suit the lighting conditions been adjusted again.
Page 84 The absolute minimum white area is as follows. Note If the camera has a zoom lens with an automatic iris, Rectangle centered on the iris may hunt during the adjustment. To prevent the screen. The lengths this, adjust the iris gain knob (indicated as IG, IS, or S) of the sides are 70% of the length and width of on the lens.
Page 85: White Balance Memory
1/250, 1/500, 1/1000, Adjust the white balance and black balance again. Contact 1/2000 (sec.) your Sony representative if this message continues to ECS (Extended Scan Mode:I For obtaining appear even after the white balance and black balance have Clear Scan) 50.0 to 6000 Hz...
Page 86: Selecting The Shutter Mode And Shutter Speed
the red, green, and blue intensities are actually changing in synchronization with the frequency of the power supply causing flicker. Using an electronic shutter under such lighting could make the flicker even worse. Color flicker is particularly likely to happen when the power supply frequency is 50 Hz.
Page 87 Setting the shutter speed in ECS mode Proceed as follows. Setting the shutter speed in SLS (Slow Speed Shutter) mode Set the shutter speed mode to SLS. Setting the shutter speed in ECS (Extended Clear Scan) mode For the operation, see “Setting the shutter mode and standard-mode shutter speed”...
Page 88 The b mark on the left of the selected item changes to a z mark and the z mark on the left of the setting changes to a ? mark. Turn the MENU knob until “ON” appears, then press the MENU knob. The z mark on the left of the selected item changes to a b mark and the ? mark on the left of the setting changes to a z mark.
Page 89: Changing The Reference Value For Automatic Iris Adjustment
The z mark on the left of the selected item changes to 5-4 Changing the a b mark and the ? mark on the left of the setting changes to a z mark. Reference Value for The IRIS OVERRIDE item is set to “ON”. Automatic Iris Set the MENU ON/OFF switch to OFF.
Page 90 The b mark changes to a z mark and the z mark changes to a ? mark. Turn the MENU knob until the desired auto iris window appears, then press the MENU knob. Opening the lens iris Iris opened by 1 stop The shaded parts indicate the area (two bars) where light detection occurs.
Page 91: Adjusting The Audio Level
To adjust the signal input to the AUDIO IN CH1 or 5-5 Adjusting the Audio AUDIO IN CH2 connector, set the AUDIO IN CH-1 or AUDIO IN CH-2 switch to REAR. To adjust both Level input signals, set both switches to REAR. Set the AUDIO SELECT switch(es) corresponding to the channel(s) selected in step 1 to MANUAL.
Page 92: Manually Adjusting The Audio Level Of The Front Microphone
• The second top bar may turn on occasionally, but do 5-5-2 Manually Adjusting the Audio not allow the top bar to go on. If it goes on, the audio Level of the Front Microphone level is too high. You can adjust the audio level input from the front Correspondence between recording level microphone connected to the MIC IN connector, which is adjustments and audio level controls...
Page 93: Setting The Time Data
For fixed settings: select “OFF”. 5-6 Setting the Time Note Data The type of audio recorded on audio channels 3 and 4 does not depend on the XLR connection automatic detection function. It is determined only by the switch settings. 5-6-1 Setting the Time Code F: The audio signal from the front microphone The time code setting range is from 00 : 00 : 00 : 00 to 23...
Page 94: Saving The Actual Time In The Time Code
R-RUN: Recording run. The time code generator runs only while recording. To make the time code consecutive When the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch is set to R-RUN, recording a number of scenes on the disc normally produces consecutive time code. However, once you remove the disc and record on another disc, the time code will no longer be consecutive when you use the original RESET...
Page 95 regeneration of an external time code. You can also synchronize the time code generators of other camcorders/ VTRs with the internal generator of this camcorder. Connections for time code synchronization Connect both the reference video signal and the external time code as illustrated below. Example 1: Synchronizing with an external time code GENLOCK IN Reference video signal...
Page 96: Setting The Thumbnail Image
video signal. In this case, set the GENLOCK item to 5-7 Setting the “ON” on the GENLOCK page of the MAINTENANCE menu. Thumbnail Image User bit settings during time code synchronization When the time code is synchronized, only the time data is When the unit is shipped from the factory, it is set up to synchronized with the external time code value.
Page 97 ?M10 ESSENCE MARK SHOT MARK 1 SHOT MARK 2 OVER AUDIO LIMIT : GAIN CHG. MARK FILTER CHG. MARK : SHUTTER CHG. MARK: WHITE CHG. MARK FLASH MARK FLASH MARK LEVEL : INDEX PIC. POS. :? 0SEC Turn the MENU knob to select the desired time. Press the MENU knob.
Page 98: Chapter 6 File Operations
File Operations Chapter 6-1 Overview root INDEX.XML ALIAS.XML A remote computer can be connected to this unit and used to operate on recorded data which has been saved in data DISCMETA.XML files, such as video and audio data files. MEDIAPRO.XML There are two way to connect a remote computer.
Page 99: File Operation Restrictions
6-1-2 File Operation Restrictions This section explains which operations are possible on Partial read: Read only a part of the data in the file. files stored in each directory. Write: Write data sequentially from the start to the end of When required, the following operation tables distinguish the file.
Page 100: Edit Directory
clips on that disc. (The only possible operations are • If you attempt to write a C*.MXF file which does not playback and disc formatting.) meet the conditions specified as remark c) on this table - Writing of files with a user-defined names via a FAM connection, a Windows error message - Deletion of arbitrary clips (except the last recorded appears to the effect that the file or directory is corrupt...
Page 101: File Access Mode File Operations (For Windows)
• Deletion and renaming of directories 6-2 File Access Mode Notes File Operations (for • File names and directory names can use letters, numbers, and symbols from the Unicode 2.0 character set. Windows) However, the following control characters and symbols cannot be used.
Page 102: Making Fam Connections
Move the b mark to “i.LINK MODE”, then press the Transfer of files MENU knob. Laptop computer, etc. PDW-539P The b mark changes to a z mark, and the z mark changes to a ? mark. U01 OUTPUT i.LINK cable (not supplied) LCD BRIGHT <L>...
Page 103: Exiting File Operations
• Double click. • Right click, and select “Safely Remove Hardware”. The Safely Remove Hardware dialog appears. Select “Sony XDCAM PDW-539P IEEE 1394 SBP2 Device” and click Stop. The Stop a Hardware device dialog appears. Select “Sony XDCAM PDW-539P IEEE 1394 SBP2 Device”...
Page 104: File Operations In File Access Mode (For Macintosh)
If this unit is connected to a remote computer by FTP, 6-3 File Operations in log out from the FTP session (see page 106). File Access Mode Connect the i.LINK DV IN/OUT S400 connector on this unit to the i.LINK (IEEE1394) connector on the (for Macintosh) remote computer, using an i.LINK cable.
Page 105: Exiting File Operations
The unit is powered off and an i.LINK cable is connected: Power the unit on. Transfer of files PDW-539P Laptop computer, etc. Network cable (Cross cable, not supplied) 1)To make connections to the LAN through a hub, use straight type network cables (not supplied).
Page 106: Command List
the documentation of the FTP client software on your Refer to the Windows help for more information about system. the FTP command. If the connection succeeds, you are prompted to enter To log in a user name. If this unit is connected to a remote computer with a FAM connection, first exit file operations on the FAM Enter the user name “admin”...
Page 107 Command name Description Command syntax QUIT Terminates the FTP connection. If a file QUIT <CRLF> is being transferred, terminates after completion of the transfer. PORT Specifies the IP address and port to PORT <SP> <h1,h2,h3,h4,p1,p2> <CRLF> which this unit should connect for the •...
Page 108 Command name Description Command syntax LIST Sends a list of files from this unit to the LIST <SP> <options> <SP> <path-name> <CRLF> remote computer. <options> can be any of the following. • -a: Also display file names that begin with “.” •...
Page 109 Command name Description Command syntax STOR Begins transfer of a copy of a file in the STOR <SP> <path-name> <CRLF> specified path on the remote computer to the current directory on this unit. Input example: STOR Edit/E0001E01.SMI Depending on the type of file transferred, the following items are created.
Page 110 Command name Description Command syntax STAT Sends information about properties of STAT <SP> <path-name> <CRLF> the specified file, or about data transfer status, from this unit to the remote The following data is transferred, depending on whether a file computer. is specified with <path-name>.
Page 111: Extended Commands
Command name Description Command syntax Deletes a directory. RMD <SP> <path-name> <CRLF> Note Directories can be deleted only in the General directory. For details, see 6-1-2 “File Operation Restrictions” (page 99). Extended commands The following table shows the extended FTP commands In the command syntax column, <SP>...
Page 112 Command name Description Command syntax SITE FUNC Acquires the function and version of the SITE FUNC <CRLF> expanded commands. Information is sent in the following format. <main function> <SP> <branch function> <SP> <branch function version> For XDCAM, sent in a format like “200 MXF DISK 1”...
Page 113: Recording Continuous Time Code With Fam And Ftp Connections
6-5 Recording Continuous Time Code With FAM and FTP Connections 1) This is supported from firmware version 1.4. When you are connected to the unit by FAM or FTP, you can create new clips with time code that is continuous with the time code of the last frame of the last clip on the disc.
Page 114: Menu Displays And Detailed Settings
Menu Displays and Detailed Settings Chapter For details of customizing the USER menu, see 7-1-4 7-1 Menu Organization “Editing the USER Menu” on page 117. and Operation TOP menu The TOP menu consists of the following submenus. <TOP MENU> 7-1-1 Menu Organization USER USER MENU CUSTOMIZE The following shows the organization of menus that you...
Page 115: Displaying Menus
• OPERATION menu: Displaying menus on the color LCD This menu contains items for changing settings according With the camcorder powered on, proceed as follows. to conditions related to the subject when the camcorder is being operated. Open the cover of the menu operating section, and set the MENU ON/OFF switch to the ON position.
Page 116 Returning to the TOP menu from other Press the MENU knob. menus A b mark appears on the left of the item currently There are two methods. selected on the page. • Align the b mark with “TOP” at the top right of the menu page, and press the MENU knob.
Page 117: Editing The User Menu
To continue setting other items in the same page, • Close the cover of the menu operating section. When repeat steps from 4 to 7. you close the cover, the MENU ON/OFF switch is set to OFF automatically. To cancel a change or return to the standard The menu disappears from the screen, and the display settings indicating the current status of the camcorder appears...
Page 118 USER 19 EDIT and ASSIGN SEL EDIT, then press You can add up to 10 items on one page. the MENU knob to display the page. Deleting items from a page by using the CANCEL/ PRST / ESCAPE switch If a different page is displayed, turn the MENU knob until the desired page appears, then press the MENU You can delete items from any of the USER 1 EDIT to knob to select the page.
Page 119 If a different page is displayed, turn the MENU knob until the EDIT PAGE screen appears, then press the E02 USER 1 EDIT MENU knob to select the page. WHITE<B>CH TEST OUT MENU E01 EDIT PAGE OFFSET WHITE <A>: WARM COOL <A>: 3200 COLOR FINE...
Page 120 Push the CANCEL/PRST / ESCAPE switch to CANCEL/PRST. E01 EDIT PAGE PUSH TO PAGE INSERT 01.OUTPUT The message “PRESET DATA OK?” appears. 02.TEST OUT 03.FUNCTION 1 04.VF DISP 1 05.'!'LED 06.MARKER 1 E01 EDIT PAGE 07.GAIN SW DELETE PAGE OK ? 08.VF SETTING 01.OUTPUT 09.AUTO IRIS...
Page 121: Status Display On The Viewfinder Screen
When the remaining battery capacity is reduced further, the LOW indication flashes. 1) This value can be set to either 10 % or 20 % on the FUNCTION 2 page of PDW-539P #50001 the OPERATION menu. f Setting change and adjustment progress message...
Page 122: Selecting The Display Items
l Gain Also, the auto iris override is displayed using bars which appear in the upper and lower parts to the left of the F This indicates the gain of the video amplifier, as set by the number respectively. GAIN selector. m White balance memory For details, see “Changing the reference value”...
Page 123 USER menu, turn on or off the indication next to each Item Description item. DISP IRIS Iris opening indicator To select the items to be displayed on the viewfinder 1) The viewfinder display can be also turned on or off by using the DISPLAY screen, proceed as follows.
Page 124: Display Modes And Setting Change Confirmation/Adjustment Progress Messages
To end the menu operation, set the MENU ON/OFF Follow steps 1 and 2 in 7-2-2 “Selecting the Display switch to OFF or close the cover of the menu operating Items” on page 122, until the VF DISP 1 page of the section.
Page 125: Setting The Viewfinder
Item Description U09 VF SETTING MARKER Not to display all markers, set to OFF. ZEBRA ZEBRA SELECT CENTER To display the center marker, set to ON. ZEBRA1 DET.LEVEL: ZEBRA1 APT.LEVEL: SAFETY ZONE To display the safety zone, set to ON. ZEBRA2 DET.LEVEL: 100% SAFETY AREA...
Page 126: Recording Shot Data Superimposed On
1) To carry out superimposed recording, select the SHOT ID number (1 to 4). 7-2-6 Recording Shot Data Not to carry out superimposed recording, select “OFF”. Superimposed on the Color Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to the item Bars you want to set, and press MENU knob.
Page 127 U11 SHOT ID ID-1 :? ID-2 : ssssssssssss ID-3 : ssssssssssss ID-4 : ssssssssssss CANCEL/PRST / x$%&'()*+,-./0123456789: ;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQR ESCAPE switch STUVWXYZ[\]_ INS DEL RET ESC END MENU knob MENU ON/OFF switch 2 Turn the MENU knob until the x mark moves to the character position that you want to select, then press the MENU knob.
Page 128: Displaying The Status Confirmation Windows
To delete a character AUDIO STATUS window In step 4 of the procedure for setting the shot ID (see page 127), move the x mark over “DEL”, and press the MENU AUDIO STATUS knob. 16bit F.MIC:MONO This deletes the character under the x mark in the shot ID CH2: FRONT CH3:FRONT CH2: FRONT...
Page 129: Confirming The Image Of The Return Video Signal In The Viewfinder
The last accessed menu page appears on the screen. The TOP menu appears. Turn the MENU knob until the SET STATUS page Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to appears, and press the MENU knob to select the page. “MAINTENANCE”, then press the MENU knob.
Page 130: Adjustments And Settings From Menus
To see the image of the return video signal 7-3 Adjustments and on the viewfinder screen Hold down the RET switch on the lens. The image of the Settings From return video signal input to the GENLOCK IN connector Menus is displayed on the viewfinder screen while you are holding down the RET switch.
Page 131: Selecting The Output Signals
Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to the item you want to set, and press MENU knob. U01 OUTPUT LCD BRIGHT <L> The b mark on the left of the selected item changes to LCD BRIGHT <H> LCD COLOR a z mark and the z mark on the left of the setting i.LINK MODE...
Page 132: Setting The Color Temperature Manually
Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to Holding down the MENU knob, move the MENU ON/ “OPERATION”, then press the MENU knob. OFF switch to ON. If this is the first time the OPERATION menu has been The TOP menu appears.
Page 133: Specifying An Offset For The Auto White Balance Setting
The z mark changes to a b mark and the ? mark Item Description changes to a z mark. COLOR FINE <A> Adjusts the value more precisely if the To set other items, go back to step 3. adjustment by WARM-COOL <A> is not satisfactory.
Page 134 Turn the MENU knob until the FUNCTION 1 page Function Description appears, then press the MENU knob to select to page. TEST OUT Assigns the function to switch whether or CHARACTER not text is superimposed on the video signal to be output from the TEST OUT U03 FUNCTION1 connector.
Page 135: Setting The Date/Time Of The Internal Clock
Operation of the ASSIGN 1/2/3/4 switches when Function Content UA01 to UA10 are assigned TEST OUT Assigns the function to switch whether or When an on/off switchable function (or menu item) is CHARACTER not the characters are mixed to the video assigned to one of the ASSIGN 1/2/3/4 switches, each time signal to be output from the TEST OUT the switch is pressed toggles the function on or off.
Page 136: Selecting The Lens File
When you are using a serial lens, you can automatically load the lens file number corresponding to your lens by TIME ADJUST setting LENS AUTO RECALL in the LENS FILE 1 page of HOUR the FILE menu to ON. YEAR Proceed as follows to select the lens file.
Page 137: Using Umid Data
Setting the CCD scan mode I (interlace scan) mode The scan mode of the camcorder has been set to the interlace scan mode at the factory. The FORMAT page of CCD output the OPERATION menu allows you to change the CCD scan mode to the progressive scan mode.
Page 138: Umid Menu Setup
For details, refer to SMPTE 330M. Extended UMID (64 bytes) Basic UMID (32 bytes) Source Pack (32 bytes) Spatial Universal label Inst. No. Material Number Time/Date Country User Coordinates 12 bytes 3 bytes 16 bytes 8 bytes 12 bytes 4 bytes 4 bytes 4 bytes Globally unique ID is automatically recorded every The Extended UMID is metadata that provides additional shooting.
Page 139 If the CONTENTS page is displayed, turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to “UMID SET”, and press 22 UMID SET the MENU knob. : sss COUNTRY CODE : sssss ORGANIZATION If a different page is displayed, turn the MENU knob : sssss USER CODE until the UMID SET page appears, then press the...
Page 140: Making Network Settings
When the user code is less than 4 bytes, enter the user code If the menu has been used before, the last accessed from the beginning of the 4 bytes and enter the space page appears. character (20h) in the remaining strings. This user code is determined by the organization.
Page 141 Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to “LINK Carry out steps 1 to 3 in “Enabling automatic acquisition of the IP address” (page 140) to display SPEED”, then press the MENU knob. the NETWORK page of the MAINTENANCE menu. Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to the Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to “IP desired value, then press the MENU knob.
Page 142: Resetting User Menu Settings To The Standard Settings
7-4 Resetting USER Menu Settings to the Standard Settings You can return all settings in the USER menu to the standard settings. It is also possible to change the standard settings from their factory default values. For details on how to change the factory settings, refer to the Maintenance Manual.
Page 143: Chapter 8 Saving And Loading User
“Memory Sticks” usable with this “Memory Stick” camcorder With this camcorder, you can use a Sony “Memory Stick” Inserting the “Memory Stick” whose capacity does not exceed 128 MB or a Sony “Memory Stick PRO” whose capacity does not exceed Note 2 GB.
Page 144: Protecting Saved Data
Removing the “Memory Stick” • When storing and carrying the “Memory Stick”, keep it in its original case to ensure protection of important data. Check that the access indicator is not lit, then gently press • When carrying the camcorder with the “Memory Stick” in the “Memory Stick”...
Page 145 from P00 to P19, can be used to save user files in the To end the menu operation, set the MENU ON/OFF “Memory Stick”. Each page can hold up to 5 files. switch to OFF or close the cover of the menu operating section.
Page 146: Loading Saved Data From A "Memory Stick
Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark until the desired type of the display contents (see the following U16 USER FILE table) appears, then press the MENU knob. USER FILE LOAD EXEC USER FILE SAVE EXEC F.ID : sssssssssssssssss USER PRESET EXEC P00 USER LOAD...
Page 147: Saving And Loading Scene Files
Insert or reinsert the STICK (flashing) Stick” is inserted. “Memory Stick”. 04 SCENE FILE MEMORY STICK Circuit or Recheck, and :STANDARD ERROR “Memory Stick” consult your Sony :STANDARD :STANDARD (flashing) fault. representative. :STANDARD :STANDARD FILE ERROR The “Memory Do not try to load...
Page 148 For details on setting the file ID, see “Setting the file ID” on page 149. P01 SCENE STORE DISPLAY MODE Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to “SCENE 001.SCENE1 05/FEB/02 002.STANDARD STORE”, and press the MENU knob. 003.STANDARD 004.STANDARD 005.STANDARD...
Page 149 When SCENE WHITE DATA is set to ON Note The white balance setting data selected when you save the If files have been saved in the page selected in step 2, those scene file is saved. For example, when the WHITE BAL files are replaced with files loaded from the camcorder switch is set to A, the adjusted values in memory A are memory.
Page 150: Loading Scene Files
The camcorder returns to the settings before selecting this scene file. 04 SCENE FILE :STANDARD :STANDARD To load a scene file saved in the “Memory Stick” :STANDARD :STANDARD Proceed as follows. :STANDARD sSTANDARD SCENE RECALL EXEC 1 Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to SCENE STORE EXEC F.ID: SCENE21...
Page 151: Resetting The Settings Of The Camcorder
After displaying the SCENE FILE page (see page For details about the items in the reference file, refer to the 149), turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to Maintenance Manual. “SCENE RECALL”, and press the MENU knob. On the SCENE FILE page (see page 150), turn the MENU A SCENE RECALL page appears.
Page 152: Jumping To A File-Related Menu Page
Setting Description 8-3 Jumping to a File- USER 1 Jumps to the USER 1 page. Related Menu Page Press the MENU knob to confirm the selection. When Inserting a The z mark changes to a b mark and the ? mark changes to a z mark.
Page 153: Chapter 9 Setting Up The Camcorder
Setting Up the Camcorder Chapter Slide the battery pack down until its “LOCK” arrow 9-1 Power Supply points at the matching line on the camcorder. The following power supplies can be used with the camcorder. • BP-GL65/GL95/L60S Lithium-ion Battery Pack “LOCK”...
Page 154: Avoiding Breaks In Operation Due To An Exhausted Battery
9-1-2 Avoiding Breaks in Operation Due to an Exhausted Battery When the battery pack is becoming exhausted, you can perform battery replacement without causing a break to the camcorder operation by using an AC adaptor. To do this, proceed as follows. to an AC power source Connect an AC-550CE Adaptor to an AC power...
Page 155: Adjusting The Viewfinder
9-2 Adjusting the Viewfinder Note When the viewfinder is attached, do not leave the camera (or the camcorder) with the eyepiece facing the sun. Direct sunlight can enter through the eyepiece, be focused in the viewfinder and cause fire. Adjusting the position backward or forward For maximum viewing convenience, you can adjust the Loosen the viewfinder front-rear positioning lever and viewfinder position in the left-right and backward-forward...
Page 156: Detaching The Viewfinder
Fit two of the four holes in the back of the viewfinder 9-2-3 Detaching the Viewfinder shoe over the upper two pins on the fixing plate. Make sure that the triangular mark on the viewfinder shoe is pointing up. Viewfinder stopper Pins Fit these holes over the pins.
Page 157: Detaching The Eyepiece
Turn the arm of the rotation mechanism assembly of the BKW-401 in the direction of the arrow in the following illustration. Next, using a hexagonal wrench 3 mm across flats, remove the bolts (M4 × 8), to separate the rotation mechanism assembly from the viewfinder front-back positioning mechanism assembly.
Page 158: Mounting The Lens
9-3 Mounting the Lens To mount the lens, proceed as follows. For information about using the lens, refer to the lens manual. Red mark on the end of the eyepiece Lens mount securing rubber Turn the eyepiece locking ring clockwise until its “LOCK”...
Page 159: Adjusting The Flange Focal Length159
9-4 Adjusting the Flange 9-5 Audio Input System Focal Length 9-5-1 Using the Supplied If the lens does not stay in focus properly as you zoom Microphone from telephoto to wide angle, adjust the flange focal length (the distance from the plane of the lens mounting flange to You can use the supplied microphone either detached from the imaging plane).
Page 160: Using An External Microphone
Place the microphone in the microphone holder. Place the microphone in the holder so that “UP” is at Tighten the screw. +48V/OFF switch the top. Monaural microphone Close the microphone holder. AUDIO IN CH1 or CH2 AUDIO IN CH-1/CH-2 switches connector Using an external microphone (not attached to the camcorder) Plug the microphone cable into the MIC IN connector,...
Page 161: Attaching A Uhf Portable Tuner
Tuner (for a UHF Wireless Open the CAC-12 and remove the microphone adaptor. Microphone System) To use a Sony UHF wireless microphone system, fit one of the following UHF portable tuners. • WRR-855A/855B UHF Synthesized Tuner Unit Open the CAC-12.
Page 162 For details about attaching the BP-GL65/GL95/L60S/ M100 Battery Pack, see 9-1-1 “Using a Battery Pack” on page 153. WRR-855A/ 855B BP-GL65/GL95/L60S/ L80S Set the AUDIO IN switch (see page 160) Adjustment screws to WIRELESS for the channel to be used. Mount plate (supplied with WRR-862) For the operation of the WRR-855A/855B, refer to the...
Page 163: Connecting Line Input Audio Equipment
LINE/AES/EBU/ MIC switch LINE / AES/EBU / MIC switch Audio equipment to AUDIO IN AUDIO IN CH-1/CH-2 CH1 or CH2 AUDIO IN CH-1/CH-2 switches switches to AUDIO IN CH1 or CH2 connector to DC OUT connector Line input connection 9-5-4 Connecting Line Input Audio Equipment Connect the audio output connector of the audio equipment that supplies the line input signal to the AUDIO...
Page 164: Tripod Mounting
Note 9-6 Tripod Mounting The tripod adaptor pin may remain in the engaged position even after the camcorder is removed. If this happens, press the red button against the lever a second time and move the lever as shown below until the pin returns to the stowed You can easily mount and dismount the camcorder on a position.
Page 165: Attaching The Shoulder Strap
9-7 Attaching the 9-8 Adjusting the Shoulder Strap Shoulder Pad Position Attach the supplied shoulder strap as shown below. You can shift the shoulder pad from its center position (factory setting) backward by up to 10 mm or forward by up to 25 mm.
Page 166: Connecting The Remote Control Unit
To disable the camcorder REC START button and 9-9 Connecting the the lens VTR button On the FUNCTION 3 page of the MAINTENANCE Remote Control Unit menu, set REC START/STOP to “RM”. If the same function as that of the REC START button is assigned to the ASSIGN 1/3/4 switch or the TURBO GAIN button, this setting also disables these controls.
Page 167 Structure of the paint adjustment data independent data region will be renewed when you change the settings on the remote control unit. Thus, the settings of the paint data made with the remote control unit can be Non-volatile memory retained even if the remote control unit is removed. However, if the switch position on the remote control unit Independent data differs from the one on the camcorder, the switch position...
Page 168: Chapter 10 Maintenance
Maintenance Chapter After confirming that the disc is not write-protected, 10-1 Testing the load the disc and close the disc compartment lid. Camcorder Before Condensation Shooting If you move the camcorder from a very cold place to a warm place, or use it in a damp location, condensation may form on the optical pickup.
Page 169: Testing The Vdr
Testing the viewfinder Set both of the AUDIO IN switches to FRONT, and check that when sound is input to a microphone Proceed as follows. connected to the MIC IN connector on the front of the camcorder, the audio level indicators appear on the Adjust the position of the viewfinder.
Page 170 (1) Testing the recording and playback Set the AUDIO SELECT CH-1/CH-2 switches to AUTO. functions Set the AUDIO IN CH-3/CH-4 switches to F (front). Set the VDR SAVE/STBY switch to SAVE and check that the SAVE indicator in the viewfinder goes on. Aim the microphone connected to the MIC IN connector at a suitable sound source.
Page 171 Aim the microphones at a sound source. Set the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch to F-RUN, and check that the time code indication starts changing Check that the audio level meters on the color and again and continues to change even when you restart monochrome LCDs and the audio level indicators in recording and stop recording again.
Page 172: Maintenance
If you notice bending, deformation, or surface corrosion, contact your dealer or a Sony service representative as soon as possible to have the battery terminal replaced. Periodic inspections are recommended to keep the unit working properly and to prolong its usable lifetime.
Page 173: Operation Warnings
Continuou s beep – – – Recording Recording Turn off the power E**-** error stops. and consult your Sony representative. MEM Full – – – Shockproo Recording Protect the unit from f memory continuous but shocks and vibration. overflow may be substandard.
Page 174: Operation/Error Messages
Or eject the disc, insert it this state. again, and perform salvage processing. 1) To replace the backup battery, contact your nearest Sony dealer. The loaded disc has a different recording IMX** Clip format. Exchange the disc, or change the...
Page 175: Phenomena Specific To Ccd Image Sensors
FAN Stopped! The main unit or drive fan has stopped. DR-FAN Stop Avoid use under high temperatures, turn off the power, and contact a Sony service representative. MEM REC NG! (only when CBK-PC01 is installed) Proxy data recording failed because the memory card ran out of memory.Exchange...
Page 176: Appendixes
Appendixes Dimensions in mm Specifications General Power voltage 12 V DC +5.0/–1.0 V Power consumption Approx. 32 W (with 12 V DC supply, when recording with the color LCD off) Operating temperature –5°C to +40°C Operating humidity Supplied accessories 10% to 90% (relative humidity) Shoulder strap (1) Storage temperature Monaural microphone (super cardioid...
Page 177: Optical Disc Drive Section
Built-in filters CC + ND filter Compression MPEG-2 4:2:2P@ML 50/40/30 Mbps or 1: 3200K DVCAM 2: 5600K + 3: 5600K Audio (with standard playback machine) 4: 5600K + Frequency response 20 Hz to 20 kHz –1.0 dB Lens mount -inch 48 bayonet mount Dynamic range 85 dB min.
Page 178 SYSTEMS TO RECORD CONTENT OF ANY TYPE. • Always verify that the unit is operating properly before use. SONY WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF Equipment for remote control ANY KIND INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,...
Page 179: Menu List
Menu List This section briefly explains menus that the camcorder This manual also explains some adjustments and settings provides for adjustments and settings using tables. to be made using the OPERATION menu, PAINT menu, MAINTENANCE menu, FILE menu and DIAGNOSIS For the menu organization and the USER menu, see menu.
Page 180 USER Page Item Settings Default Description menu TEST OUT TEST OUT MARKER OFF/ON Selects whether or not the marker signal is mixed to the output signal from the TEST OUT connector. TEST OUT VFDISP OFF/ON Selects whether or not the VF DISP display signal is mixed to the output signal from the TEST OUT connector.
Page 181 USER Page Item Settings Default Description menu See 7-3-5 “Assigning FUNCTION 1 ASSIGN SW <1> OFF/CACHE/ Functions to ASSIGN 1/2/3/4 CHARA/MARKR/ Switches” on page 133. RTAKE/ATW/RET.V/ RET/REC/TURBO/ D5600/ZEBRA/ FREZE/M.FRZ etc. ASSIGN SW <2> OFF/CACHE/ CHARA/MARKR/ V.SRC/ZEBRA/ FREZE/5600 etc. ASSIGN SW <3> OFF/CACHE/ CHARA/MARKR/ ASSIGN SW <4>...
Page 182 USER Page Item Settings Default Description menu FUNCTION 2 D5600 OFF/ON Turns on and off the function which electrically applies a 5600K color temperature filter. WIDE AWB OFF/ON Turns on and off the function which widens the range adjustable by Auto White Balance.
Page 183 USER Page Item Settings Default Description menu See 2-10 “Indicators in the ‘!’LED GAIN <!> OFF/ON Viewfinder” on page 32. SHUTTER <!> OFF/ON WHT PRESET<!> OFF/ON ATW RUN <!> OFF/ON EXTENDER <!> OFF/ON FILTER <!> OFF/ON OVERRIDE <!> OFF/ON See 7-2-4 “Setting the Marker MARKER 1 MARKER OFF/ON...
Page 184 USER Page Item Settings Default Description menu See 7-2-7 “Setting the Shot SHOT ID ID-1 12 characters — ID” on page 126. ID-2 ID-3 ID-4 See 7-2-6 “Recording Shot SHOT DISP SHOT DATE OFF/ON Data Superimposed on the SHOT TIME OFF/ON Color Bars”...
Page 185 USER Page Item Settings Default Description menu See 7-3-9 “Using UMID Data” UMID SET COUNTRY CODE 4-byte alphanumeric — on page 137 strings ORGANIZATION 4-byte alphanumeric — strings USER CODE 4-byte alphanumeric — strings TIME ZONE : 00 00 to xx See 3-2-8 “Assigning User- CLIP TITLE TITLE...
Page 186: Paint Menu List
PAINT Menu List The following table lists and describes the items in the value. The setting range shown on the menu screen may PAINT menu. differ from what is shown in the manual. When the setting range in the Settings column is surrounded by parentheses ( ), the setup value is a relative Page Item...
Page 187 Page Item Settings Default Description GAMMA GAMMA OFF/ON Turns the gamma correction function on or off. STEP GAMMA 0.35 to 0.90 0.45 Sets the step gamma correction curve in steps. MASTER GAMMA (–99 to +99) Sets the master gamma correction curve. R GAMMA (–99 to +99) Sets the R gamma correction curve.
Page 188 Page Item Settings Default Description DETAIL 2 KNEE APERTURE OFF/ON Turns the knee aperture function on or off. KNEE APT LVL (–99 to +99) Sets the knee aperture level. DETAIL COMB (–99 to 0) Sets the level at which the comb filter becomes effective.
Page 189 Page Item Settings Default Description MTX LINEAR MATRIX OFF/ON Turns the linear matrix correction and user- set matrix correction functions on or off. MATRIX (USER) OFF/ON Turns the user-set matrix correction function on or off. MATRIX (PRESET) OFF/ON Turns the preset matrix correction function on or off.
Page 190: Maintenance Menu List
Page Item Settings Default Description LOW KEY SAT. LOW KEY SAT. OFF/ON Turns the low key saturation function on or off. L.KEY SAT. LEVEL (–99 to +99) Sets the saturation level of the low luminance part. L.KEY SAT. RANGE LOW/L.MID/ HIGH Sets the luminance level at which the low key H.MID/HIGH...
Page 191 Pack is used. Sets the remaining power (% value) of the battery at which the END warning should be issued. Sony BEFORE END 11.5 to 17.0 V 11.5 V Used when a BP-L60S Battery Pack is used. (in 0.1 V steps)
Page 192 Page Item Settings Default Description BATTERY 2 TYPE DETECTION AUTO/OTHER AUTO AUTO: Automatically detects the type of the battery. OTHER: Always judges the battery to be of the “Others” type regardless of the actual battery type. SEGMENT NO.7 11.0 to 17.0 V 17.0 V When the battery type Battery status...
Page 193 Page Item Settings Default Description AUDIO-1 AUDIO CH3/4 CH1/2/SW Selects the sources to be recorded to MODE channels CH-3/4. CH1/2: Same sources as CH-1/2. SW: Signals selected by the AUDIO IN CH-3/ CH-4 switches. REAR XLR AUTO OFF/ON Turns the XLR connection automatic detection on or off.
Page 194 Page Item Settings Default Description AUDIO-3 AU SG (1kHz) ON/OFF/AUTO Sets whether to output a 1 kHz test tone during the Color Bar mode or not. ON: a 1 kHz test tone is output during the Color Bar mode. OFF: a 1 kHz test tone is not output during the Color Bar mode.
Page 195 Page Item Settings Default Description TIMECODE TC OUT AUTO/GENE AUTO Selects the time code signal output. AUTO: Outputs the time code generator output during recording and outputs the time code reader output during playback. GENE: Outputs the time code generator output during recording and playback.
Page 196 Page Item Settings Default Description See 3-2-3 “Recording Essence Marks” on ESSENCE SHOT MARK 1 OFF/ON page 40. MARK SHOT MARK 2 OFF/ON OVER AUDIO LIMIT OFF/ON GAIN CHG. MARK OFF/ON FILTER CHG. OFF/ON MARK SHUTTER CHG. OFF/ON MARK WHITE CHG. MARK OFF/ON FLASH MARK OFF/ON FLASH MARK...
Page 197 Page Item Settings Default Description AUTO IRIS 2 IRIS WINDOW 1/2/3/4/5/6/VAR Selects the auto iris detection window. VAR is variable. IRIS WINDOW IND OFF/ON Turns on and off the function which displays a frame marker for the auto iris detection window.
Page 198: File Menu List
4) When TYPE DETECTION in the BATTERY 2 page is set to AUTO, any when TYPE DETECTION in the BATTERY 2 page is set to OTHER. batteries other than Sony BP-series batteries and Anton Bauer intelligent 2) The setting of this item is overridden by the setting of END 3 when TYPE battery systems are classified as “Others”.
Page 199 Page Item Settings Default Description ALL FILE ALL FILE LOAD — EXEC Load ALL file. ALL FILE SAVE — EXEC Save ALL file. F. ID 16 characters — Name ALL file. ALL PRESET — EXEC Return items in ALL file to preset values. STORE ALL PRESET —...
Page 200: Diagnosis Menu List
Page Item Settings Default Description LENS FILE 2 (–99 to +99) Lens file V Saw seed LENS M VMOD –48 to +47 Horizontal position compensation of lens file LENS CENTER H center marker –15 to +14 Vertical position compensation of lens file LENS CENTER V center marker TEST OUT SELECT...
Page 201 Page Item Description See 7-3-6 “Setting the Date/Time of the Internal Clock” on TIME/DATE ADJUST page 135. HOUR YEAR MONTH ROM VERSION 1 Displays ROM version. PACKAGE ROM VERSION 2 SY1: X.XX PIER: X.XX VAIN: X.XX SY2K: X.XX SY2U: X.XX DRV: X.XX FP: X.XX DSP.A: X.XX...
Page 202 Page Item Description CLIP STATUS CLIP LIST MODE NORMAL MODE or CLIP LIST MODE CLIP NO NORMAL MODE: Number of current clip, total number of clips CLIP LIST MODE: Nothing particular displayed NAME NORMAL MODE: Name of current clip CLIP LIST MODE: Name of clip list TITLE NORMAL MODE: Title of current clip CLIP LIST MODE: Title of clip list...
Page 203: About A "Memory Stick
- Under direct sunlight - Very humid or subject to corrosive substances Available types of “Memory Stick” With this camcorder, you can use a Sony “Memory Stick” “Memory Stick” Access Indicator whose capacity does not exceed 128 MB or a Sony If the access indicator is turned on or is flashing, data is “Memory Stick PRO”...
Page 204: Notice Concerning The Software License Of This Unit
Precautions Notice Concerning the • To prevent data loss, make backups of data frequently. In no event will Sony be liable for any loss of data. Software License of This • Unauthorized recording may be contrary to the provisions of copyright law. When you use a “Memory Unit Stick”...
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Page 216: 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 217: Glossary
the scene selection function of this electromagnetic conversion circuits Glossary unit, and with the supplied PDZ-1 such as recording heads. Proxy Browsing Software. Color bar signal Electronic Field Production. The use AES/EBU A test signal which can be displayed of electronic equipment such as A standard established jointly by the as vertical bars of different colors on portable video cameras, VTRs, and...
Page 218 SNMP protocol, and to read and write Proxy AV data Simple Network Management MPEG IMX and DVCAM data files Low-resolution data with a video by FAM (File Access Mode). bandwidth of 1.5 Mbps and an audio Protocol. XDCAM uses this protocol bandwidth of 64 Kbps per channel.
Page 219 A composite signal consisting of video signal, burst signal and sync signal. Vertical smear A bright vertical line which appears on the screen when shooting a very bright object with a CCD camera. Also called smear. Video gain Amount of amplification for video signals, expressed in decibels (dB).
Page 220: Index
AUTO SHADING page 197 loading 76 Index AUTO W/B BAL switch 20 operation 76 Automatic title generation 50 playback 62 previewing 75 sorting 78 CLIP menu 76 Back tally indicator 29 AC adaptor 154 Color LCD 30 Back tally ON/OFF switch 30 ACCESS indicator 30 Command List 106 Basic procedures...
Page 221 Features 6 LEVEL ADJ page 191 system 161 File access mode 101 LEVEL controls 16 using an external microphone 160 File ID LIGHT connector 14 using the supplied microphone scene file 149 Light shoe 14 user file 145 LIGHT switch 12 MONITOR switch 15 FILE menu list 198 Live logging mode 55...
Page 222 date/time of the internal clock VDR 169 THUMBNAIL button 24 Quick salvage 37 recording format 80 Thumbnail indicator 24 time data 93 Thumbnail search 60 Setting up the camcorder 153 Time code SHIFT button 24 saving the actual time 94 Rear tally indicator 30 Shooting setting 93...
Page 223 layout of the status display 121 marker display 124 return video signal 129 selecting the display items 122 Shot data superimposed on the color bars 126 shot ID 126 Status confirmation windows 128 status display 121 WARNING indicator 30 Warnings 173 Warnings and indications 29 Warnings and indications on the LCDs WHITE BAL switch 20...
Page 224 Index...
Page 225 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 226 Sony Corporation PDW-539P Printed in Japan (RU7) 2008.08.13 Printed on recycled paper. 4-117-843-01 (1) © 2008...

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