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- Page 1 Instruction Manual Rosendahl bonsaiDRIVE The Rosendahl bonsaiDRIVE is a professional portable video and audio multitrack recorder. www.bonsaidrive.com - 0 - - 1 -...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Contents Declaration of Conformity I. General: 1. Unpacking the unit page Rosendahl Studiotechnik GmbH 2. Mechanics page Andechser Str. 5 D-86919 Utting a.A. 3. Installing the harddrive page 4. Connection details (C1...C24) page herewith confirm that the product: Type: Harddisk Video Recorder 5. -
Page 3: Unpacking The Unit
1. Unpacking the unit 2. Mechanics In order to reduce noise the bonsaidrive does not have a fan. It is The unit is available in two powering versions: Mains with built in 90- very important that all the ventilation holes on the bottom, side and 230 VAC switch mode power supply or with 12 volt external DC. -
Page 4: Installing The Harddrive
The present bonsaiDRIVE firmware can address up to 980 Gigabytes. Now switch on the recorder with a monitor connected. The bonsaidrive serial Harddrives with higher capacities can also be used but the effective size will number and the current firmware will be displayed, after which the hard drive be limited to 980 Gbytes. - Page 5 Use the IEC mains cable supplied for connecting to an earthed mains socket (C24) Remote Port: 90-230 VAC, 50-60 Hz. 9 Pin sub D, RS422 for remote controlling the bonsaidrive with the Sony © (C11, C12) Digital Audio Output, Input: P2 Protocol.
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Page 6: Connecting A Monitor
RGB video is often used in the SCART connection in consumer TV be permanently connected to the mains earth/ studio ground. equipment and can be connected to the bonsaidrive using a SCART to BNC adapter cable. Switch off the TV set. Remove mains plug. Connect the Connections are: C17 (G), C16 (B), C15 (R). -
Page 7: Connecting The Remote Control
P2, also known as Sony 9-pin protocol. In this communication standard pin 5 is not used, but is used by bonsaiDRIVE for the 5 volt supply to the remote control panel. This pin 5 on output C21 (bonsaiREMOTE) of the recorder is protected by a PTC temperature element in the event of a short circuit. -
Page 8: Basic Functions
Sony P2 controller connected to C24. When the REMOTE switch is on (LED lit), the recorder is connected Stop Shift Functions: to the external controller on C24 and all functions of the bonsaidrive remote panel are deactivated. [■] + [►] Fast forward (64x speed) When the REMOTE switch is off (LED unlit), the remote panel of the [■] + [◄]... - Page 9 With the menu function activated [MENU] the menu is inserted into In general the buttons are used to navigate the menu in the following the video picture. See below: way: [►] Select menu increment +1 [◄] Select menu decrement -1 [LOC 1] Fast menu navigation tab ++ [LOC 2] Fast menu navigation tab -- Activate selected parameter +1...
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Page 10: Recording Clips
If your input video signal comes from a synchronised video player To start recording on the harddrive when in the EE mode just press and your bonsaidrive is synchronised to the same reference as the the play [►] button. If you are not in the EE mode hold down the player at the "SYNC INPUT"... - Page 11 ( 48 Khz sync to house video The timecode value required can be set at any position required by sync);...
- Page 12 Connection to a Serial port: Under process (2) load the firmware file from BFXXXX.DAT. Remove the remote panel from the bonsaidrive, exposing the 9 Pin The program indicates the date and the version of the firmware. Sub D connector C24, and connect this socket with the serial port of your computer using the cable included in the bonsaidrive package.
- Page 13 The upload of firmware versions 00.50 and higher consists of two parts where the first flashes the bonsaidrive itself and the second the optional bonsaiLAN module. bonsaidrives without bonsaiLAN module installed will boot up already after the first part of the firmware update.
- Page 14 Overview of the menu list The following part describes the implications of firmware version 040… Please see bonsaiLAN user manual for detailed menu descriptions. BF 00.52 from 12th of December 2008. The order and selection possibilites of the menus described underneath can vary in older or INSERTER Page 42 newer firmware versions.The following menu points are implemented:...
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Page 15: 001 Select Clip
For every clip on the harddrive there is a so called clip info sector. In Time code in bonsaidrive is not recorded on a separate track, but is this section such data as clip length, TC offset and format, original regenerated from a fixed offset. -
Page 16: 010 Delete End Of Clip
(OUT). On the bonsaidrive harddisk each frame is stored individually and Select MENU 011 COPY REGION and press the stop [■] key to copy can be used independent by each of the 255 clips. -
Page 17: 017 Maximum Recording Time
The new condition. Therefore press the play key [►] to start a locked playback bonsaidrive LOW RES codec consumes about 15-25 Gbyte/ hour forward. After one or two seconds when the units is locked hold the and allows you to record up to 40 hour on a single 750 Gbyte disk. - Page 18 ("dirty out"). The bonsaidrive records 10 audio channels organised in one 8 track and a 2 track section (2TRK, 8TRK). The 2TRK section is internally Advise: Make a copy of the complete clip using the COPY and mapped as channels 9-10.
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Page 19: 022 Analog Output Format
MENU 022 ANALOG OUTPUT FORMAT MENU 025 8TRK CH1/2 CH3/4 MODE Use the [+] and [–] keys to select the analog output format. Dolby E is a technology to transmit compressed multi channel audio When CVBS & Y/C is selected the following signals are output: over a single uncompressed AES/EBU audio channel. -
Page 20: 028 2Trk Input Sensitivity
(3) GENLOCKED MENU 030 TIME CODE CHASE MODE If the feed time code is locked to the video output of the bonsaidrive or to a house sync one should use the setting GENLOCKED. The time code chase mode is a function that synchronises the bonsaidrive to an external time code. -
Page 21: 032 Auto Play Mode
LTC and MTC time code sources. Note: detected 29.97 drop frame time code format is indicated by the Note: One can use the word clock output of the bonsaidrive as 48 time code inserter with a semikolon ";" in-between the minutes and kHz word clock reference for the audio workstation. -
Page 22: 060 Inserter
MENU 063 PEAKMETER COLOR RED MENU 060 INSERTER The Peakmeter display is divided into three level ranges which show To insert the time code and clip number into the picture the following the colors green, yellow and red. positions are available: TC LEFT BOTTOM, TC CENTER BOTTOM, The upper red area can be adjusted in 1 dB steps from -30 dB up to TC RIGHT BOTTOM, TC &... - Page 23 (ID). loop depending on the menu selection. In menu 25 "9-PIN MACHINE ID" one can select either B1 00 PAL/ B000 NTSC for a Sony A500 or the bonsaidrive Identification 31 E0 PAL/ 30 E0 NTSC. - 44 -...
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Page 24: 075 [+] / [-] Keys Function
MENU 080 RECORD SYNC REFERENCE In play mode the recorder can be synced internally or to an external The reference sync for the bonsaidrive can be separately selected for house sync (video black and burst signal). playback and record mode. -
Page 25: Playback Sync Reference
The internal Xtal oscillator can be calibrated to the external reference MENU 084 CALIBRATE INTERNAL signal in menu 22 CALIBRATE INTERNAL. Resolution is 0,02 ppm. A composite video signal needs a very precise colour subcarrier frequency. The tolerance lies in the under 10 ppm range. If the machine is to be synchronised to house sync in play mode, set the PLAYBACK SYNC REFERENCE to SYNC INPUT and connect With this menu it is possible to recalibrate the internal Xtal oscillator... -
Page 26: 085 Color Bar
MENU 090 FORMAT DISK For test purposes you can activate the internal 75% color bar The hard drive is used with a proprietary bonsaidrive format which generator by pressing the [+] key. Press the [■] or [–] key to return to divides the hard disk into blocks (clusters) of 512 Mbyte. -
Page 27: 091 Firmware
This value should always be zero. MENU 099 SAVE AND POWER DOWN Press the [■] key to save all menu settings and put the bonsaidrive in power down mode. Use menu 009 SAVE CLIP INFO TO DISK to store modified locator points, time code offsets and time code format in the clip info area on the hard drive before powering down.
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