Handling Cassettes; Recommended Cassettes - Sony SRW-5800 Operation Manual

• When the 1080/50P system is selected:
You can select either of the following reference signals
in menu item 006 "EXTERNAL REFERENCE select".
extrn HD: 1080/50i tri-level SYNC signal
extrn SD: 625 black burst signal
• When the 1080/59P system is selected:
You can select either of the following reference signals
in menu item 006 "EXTERNAL REFERENCE select".
extrn HD: 1080/59i tri-level SYNC signal
extrn SD: 525 black burst signal
• When the 1080/60P system is selected:
You can select the following reference signal regardless
of the setting for menu item 006 "EXTERNAL
REFERENCE select".
extrn HD: 1080/60i tri-level SYNC signal

3-3 Handling Cassettes

3-3-1 Recommended Cassettes

For recording and playback:
1
Use / inch HDCAM-SR cassettes.
2
The maximum recording time is as shown in the following
table.
System
frequency
59.94/
50 Hz
HDCAM 60 Hz
SR-
cassette
S-size 20 24
cassette minutes minutes
L-size 62 74
cassette minutes minutes
Note
The recording and playback times for RGB (4:4:4) HQ
mode, 1080p mode, or 4:2:2 dual stream mode are one-half
those indicated in the table above.
For playback only:
1
Use / inch HDCAM or Digital Betacam cassettes.
2
The maximum playback time is as shown in the following
table.
System
frequency
29.97/30 Hz
HDCAM
cassette
S-size cassette 40 minutes
L-size cassette 124 minutes 149 minutes 155 minutes
System
frequency
Digital
Betacam cassette
S-size cassette 40 minutes
L-size cassette 124 minutes
Note
Playing back a Digital Betacam or HDCAM cassette
requires the optional HKSR-5802 Digital Betacam/
HDCAM Processor Board.
Storage of cassettes
Store your cassettes at room temperature and normal
humidity.
29.97/ 23.98/
25 Hz
30 Hz 24 Hz
40 48 50
minutes minutes minutes
124 149 155
minutes minutes minutes
25 Hz 23.98/24 Hz
48 minutes 50 minutes
29.97 Hz 25 Hz
40 minutes
124 minutes
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