Sony DSR-25 Service Manual page 12

Location and Function of Parts
• If you set FF/REW SPD on the VTR SET menu to
SHUTTLEMAX, you can display the picture while
fast-forwarding the tape.
For details on the tape transport speed of the
SHUTTLEMAX setting, see "FF/REW SPD" in the "VTR
SET menu" on page 65 (GB).
5 PAUSE button/indicator
When you press this button during recording, playing,
or audio dubbing, the current operation goes into the
pause mode. Pressing this button again resumes the
operation. The indicator lights while the unit is in the
pause mode.
6 REC (record) button/indicator
When you press the PLAY button while holding this
button down, the PLAY and REC indicators light and
recording starts.
When the unit is in the stop mode, you can check EE
signals for an image, sound (channels 1 and 2) and
time code by pressing this button. During this check,
the REC indicator lights. To stop this operation, press
the STOP button.
For details, see "EE/PB SEL" in the "DISPLAY SET menu"
on page 62 (GB). For details on time codes, see "DSR-25
time codes" on page 46 (GB).
Note
The unit can record only in the DVCAM format or in
the SP mode of the DV format.
7 AUDIO DUB (audio dubbing) button/indicator
Use this button to dub sounds. The indicator lights
while sounds are being dubbed.
For details on audio dubbing, see "Audio Dubbing" on
page 52 (GB).
When the unit is in the stop mode and the INPUT
SELECT selector is set to other than DV, you can
listen to the EE signal of the sound (channels 3 and 4)
to be dubbed by pressing this button. During this
operation, the indicator lights. To stop the operation,
press the STOP button.
For details, see "EE/PB SEL" in the "DISPLAY SET menu"
on page 62 (GB).
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Location and Function of Parts
4 Display window
1 END SEARCH button
2 INDEX button
3 q (cassette)
indicator
4 DVCAM indicator
NTSC
PAL
5 NTSC indicator
6 PAL indicator
1 END SEARCH button
When you press this button, the unit searches the tape
and plays back the last five-second recorded picture.
After playback, the unit turns to the stop mode. Use
this function to record another image at the end of the
last recorded portion or to check the image itself.
Note
If you use a cassette without cassette memory, the end
search function does not work once you eject the
cassette after you have recorded on the tape. If you use
a cassette with cassette memory, the end search
function works even if you have ejected the cassette
one or more times. If there is a blank portion at the
beginning or between recorded portions, the end
search function may not work correctly.
2 INDEX button
Press this button during recording to mark an index. If
you mark an index at the scene you want to search for,
you can easily find the scene later.
For details on index, see "Recording Functions" on page 40
(GB).
3 q (cassette) indicator
Lights when a digital video cassette is loaded. Even if
the unit is in the standby mode, the indicator lights as
long as a cassette is inside of the unit. While a cassette
is being ejected, the indicator flashes.
4 DVCAM indicator
Lights when the unit is playing back a tape recorded in
the DVCAM format. When REC MODE on the VTR
SET menu is set to DVCAM, this indicator also lights
during recording or when the unit is in the EE mode.
For details on the VTR SET menu, see "VTR SET menu" on
page 65 (GB).
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8 DUP (duplicate) button/indicator
Use to duplicate a tape, including the time code.
During duplication, the indicator lights.
For details on the duplicate function, see "Duplication
(generating a work tape with the same time code)" on page
47 (GB).
When the unit is in the stop mode and a DV signal is
selected and input, you can check the EE signals for an
image, sound and time code by pressing this button.
During the check, the indicator lights. To stop this
operation, press the STOP button.
For details, see "EE/PB SEL" in the "DISPLAY SET menu"
on page 62 (GB). For details on time codes, see "DSR-25
time codes" on page 46 (GB).
0 RESET button
9 COUNTER SELECT
selector
8 Time counter display
Drop frame indicator
7 Remote control detector
5 NTSC indicator
Lights when:
• In the EE mode or during recording and the NTSC/
PAL select switch is set to NTSC.
• NTSC formatted video signals are input to the DV
jack.
• a tape that has NTSC formatted video signals is being
played back.
6 PAL indicator
Lights when:
• In the EE mode or during recording and the NTSC/
PAL select switch is set to PAL.
• PAL formatted video signals are input to the DV
jack.
• a tape that has PAL formatted video signals is being
played back.
7 Remote control detector
8 Time counter display
Displays time data (count value of the counter / time
code / user bits), the self-diagnostics code numbers
(page 75 (GB)), or the alarm messages ("Err" (page 72
(GB))).
When the count value of the counter is negative, "–"
appears as the first digit (leftmost digit). When that
value is positive, the first digit is blank.
When the format of the displayed time code is drop
frame mode, the drop frame indicator, located between
minutes and seconds, lights.
The user bits are displayed with periods (.) after each
digit.
3 Audio control section
During normal recording, sounds are recorded onto
channels 1 and 2; they cannot be recorded onto
channels 3 and 4. During audio dubbing, sounds are
dubbed onto channels 3 and 4.
1 AUDIO INPUT (FIX/VAR) switch
Switches the audio recording level adjustment mode.
FIX: With reference to the level set by the AUDIO
INPUT LEVEL selector on the rear panel, the unit
records sounds with fixed gain. (Adjustment of the
AUDIO REC LEVEL control knobs 2 is
disabled.) At the maximum, a level that exceeds
the reference level by 20 dB (set by the AUDIO
INPUT LEVEL selector) is acceptable. For
details, see the table below.
AUDIO INPUT LEVEL Acceptable level (max.)
selector
–10 +10 dBu
–2 +18 dBu
+4 +24 dBu
VAR: Enables the AUDIO REC LEVEL control
knobs 2.
Notes
• When DV signals are input to the unit, the sound
recorded retains the signal level input, regardless of
the setting of this switch.
• If you input a sound whose level exceeds the
acceptable range, the sound recorded will be
distorted.
Notes
• In the playback mode, if the tape has a portion where
recorded signals are not continuous:
– The count value of the counter may not advance
correctly from that portion.
– The displayed value of the time code or user bits
may be temporarily inaccurate.
• When this unit plays back a part of the tape where the
recorded color system has been changed between
PAL and NTSC, the displayed value may be
inaccurate.
• When this unit plays back a part of the tape where the
recording format has been changed between DVCAM
and DV, the displayed value may be inaccurate.
• The counter operates on a ±12-hour cycle. You
cannot make the counter operate on a 24-hour cycle.
• The count value of the counter consists of seven
digits. The leftmost digit is not displayed. (i.e.; If the
actual count value is "11:22:11:22," the displayed
value will be "1:22:11:22." ) However, the unit
recognizes that the hours value is 11.
9 COUNTER SELECT selector
Selects the time data to be indicated on the time
counter display. Selected time data is also displayed on
the LCD monitor or on the counter display of a
monitor connected to the S VIDEO or VIDEO
connectors in OUTPUT.
COUNTER: Count value of the counter (seven
digits). The value is displayed on a ±12-hour
cycle.
TC: Time code
U-BIT: User bits
Note
The count value of the counter of this unit is
determined by calculation based on the time code, that
is, simple approximation. Therefore, in cases such as
the following, the value may be inaccurate.
• There is a portion where the time code is not
continuous on the tape you are using.
• The time code in both the drop frame mode and the
non-drop frame mode are recorded on the tape you
are using (For NTSC only).
• There is a blank portion between recorded portions
on the tape you are using.
• A tape recorded using the PAL color system is being
used in this unit when the NTSC/PAL select switch is
set to NTSC.
• A tape recorded using the NTSC color system is
being used in this unit when the NTSC/PAL select
1-3
FIX VAR
1 AUDIO INPUT switch
CH-1
(DUB CH-3)
2 AUDIO REC LEVEL control knobs
CH-2
(DUB CH-4)
2 AUDIO REC LEVEL control knobs (CH-1
(DUB CH-3), CH-2 (DUB CH-4) )
When intending to perform normal recording, by using
these knobs, adjust the levels of the analog audio
signals input to the unit (channel 1 and 2). When
intending to perform audio dubbing, using these knobs,
adjust the levels of channel 3 and 4.
These knobs are enabled only when the AUDIO
INPUT (FIX/VAR) switch 1 is set to VAR.
To display the audio level meters on the LCD monitor,
set the DISPLAY SELECT selector on the monitor
display section to AUDIO (audio screen).
For details on the audio screen, see "Audio screen" on page
24 (GB).
Note
You cannot adjust the audio level of the DV signal.
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switch is set to PAL.
• TC RUN on the TC/UB SET menu is set to FREE
RUN.
0 RESET (counter reset) button
When the COUNTER SELECT selector 9 is set to
COUNTER, pressing this button resets the value
indicated on the time counter display to 0:00:00:00
(0H00M00S00F).
Notes
• This button cannot reset the value of the time code or
user bits.
• To reset the value of the time code or user bits, use
TC PRESET or UB PRESET on the TC/UB SET
menu.
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