Before Using The Unit; Setting The Line Mode - Sony PDW-V1 Operation Manual

Before Using the Unit

Setting the Line Mode

This unit is shipped with the line mode still unset.
Therefore you need to set the line mode before using the
unit. (The unit cannot be used unless the line mode is set.)
Once it is set, the line mode is retained even when the unit
is powered off.
Setting procedure
Use the following procedure to set the line mode.
1
AC power switch (rear panel)
AUDIO MONITOR
L
CH-1 CH-2 CH-3 CH-4 CH-5
R
ACCESS
SUBCLIP THUMBNAIL MENU
NETWORK
LOCAL
REMOTE
CLIP ESSENCE SYSTEM S.SEL
MENU MARK MENU
PREV PLAY NEXT STOP
TOP F REV F FWD END
5 4
1
Power the unit on.
"Select ----" appears in the time data display.
2
With the SHUTTLE button held down, rotate the jog
dial.
When you rotate the jog dial in the forward direction,
the "----" part of the display changes in the sequence
525U > 525J > 625. When you rotate it in the reverse
direction, the display changes in the sequence 625 >
525J > 525U.
Time data display
DATA DATA DATA DATA
dB OVER dB OVER dB OVER dB OVER VITC VIUB COUNTER VITC ALARM
0 0 0 0
-12 -12 -12 -12
-20 -20 -20 -20
HOURS MINUTES SECONDS FRAMES
-30 -30 -30 -30 [ ]
AUDIO 625 IMX 50 40 30
-40 -40 -40 -40
48CH 16 24 BIT 525 DVCAM
-60 -60 -60 -60
CH- 15 CH- 26 CH- 37 CH- 48 BATT E F
SHUTTLE JOG
L
CH-6 CH-7 CH-8
R
SET RESET SHIFT
MARK1
IN OUT
MARK2
2,3
Setting Line mode
525U 525(U): NTSC (areas outside Japan)
525J 525(J): NTSC (Japan)
625 625: PAL
3
When the desired setting appears, release the
SHUTTLE button.
"Push SET !!" appears.
To redo the selection
Repeat step 2.
4
Press the SET button.
"Turn OFF !!" appears.
5
Power the unit off, and then power it on again.
The selected line mode becomes available for use.
You can change the setting made with this procedure
by using basic menu item 013 "525/625 SYSTEM
SELECT." See 7-2-2 "Basic Menu Operations" (page
74) for more information about how to make basic
menu settings.
Note
The line mode is not set, or is cleared, in the following
situations. Reset the line mode.
• The unit is powered off before performing step 4 in the
previous procedure.
• The "RESET ALL SETUP" command in the
maintenance menu (see page 86) is executed.
Settings affected by the line mode
The following settings are affected when the line mode is
changed.
• Alarm message language
525(J): Japanese
525(U)/625: English
• The following menu item names, setting values, or
factory default setting values
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Before Using the Unit