Handling Cassettes; Recommended Cassettes - Sony SRW-5100 Operation Manual

Reference signal
75Ω termination switch: ON
Note
The following signals can be used as a reference signal.
• HD trilevel SYNC signal of an appropriate field
frequency for external synchronization
• Black burst signal of 525/59.94 Hz
• Black burst signal of 625/50 Hz
Input the signal of the appropriate field frequency for your
system.
Sync signals in 720p mode
Synchronize to an external sync signal when you want to
play back 720p signals on this unit (including editing).
• When the 720/59.94p system is selected:
You can select the following reference signals from
menu item 006 "EXTERNAL REFERENCE select".
extrn HD: 1080/59.94i tri-level SYNC signal
extrn SD: 525 black burst signal
• When the 720/50p system is selected:
You can select the following reference signals from
menu item 006 "EXTERNAL REFERENCE select".
extrn HD: 1080/50i tri-level SYNC signal
extrn SD: 625 black burst signal
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3-3 Handling Cassettes

SRW-5100
HD serial input
monitor
3-3 Handling Cassettes

3-3-1 Recommended Cassettes

1
Use / inch HDCAM-SR, HDCAM, or Digital Betacam
2
cassettes.
The maximum playback time is as shown in the following
tables.
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 playback time for RGB (4:4:4) HQ mode is one-half
those indicated in the table above.
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