Sony PDW-75MD Manuals

Table of Contents

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    Table of Contents

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  Chapter 1 Overview

  • 11

    Features
    • 11

      Features of This Unit
    • 12

      Features of the PDBK-101/102/103/104 Option Boards
  • 14

    Names and Functions of Parts
    • 14

      Front Panel
      • 15

        Shift Button
      • 15

        Menu Button
      • 15

        Reset Button
      • 19

        Jog Button
      • 19

        Shuttle Button
    • 20

      Rear Panel
    • 22

      Power Supply Section
    • 23

      Infrared Remote Commander
    • 24

      Search Keys

• 26

  Chapter 2 Preparations

  • 26

    Setting the System Frequency
  • 27

    Removing the Connector Covers
  • 28

    Connections and Settings
    • 28

      Connecting an External Monitor
    • 29

      Using PDZ-1 Over an I.link Connection (FAM Connection)
  • 30

    External Synchronization
  • 31

    Setup
    • 31

      Setting the Date and Time
    • 31

      Adjusting the Brightness of the LCD Panel
  • 33

    Superimposed Text Information
    • 34

      Displaying Supplementary Status Information

• 36

  Chapter 3 Recording and Playback

  • 36

    Handling Discs
    • 36

      Discs Used for Recording and Playback
    • 36

      Notes On Handling
    • 36

      Write-Protecting Discs
    • 37

      Loading and Unloading a Disc
    • 37

      Formatting a Disc
    • 38

      Handling of Discs When Recording Does Not End Normally (Salvage Functions)
  • 39

    Recording
    • 39

      Carrying Out Recording
    • 40

      Recording with the Clip Continuous Rec Function
  • 40

    Playback
    • 40

      Playback Operation
    • 41

      Searching for Clips with Thumbnails (Thumbnail Search)
    • 43

      Searching with the Expand Function
    • 43

      Searching for Frames with Essence Marks
    • 44

      Searching with the Chapter Function
    • 45

      Clip List Playback
    • 46

      Locking (Write-Protecting) Clips
    • 47

      Deleting Clips
    • 48

      Assigning Sequence Numbers to Thumbnails

• 49

  Chapter 4 Scene Selection

  • 49

    Overview
    • 52

      Assigning Clip Titles
    • 52

      Assigning User-Defined Clip and Clip List Names
  • 54

    Creating Clip Lists
    • 54

      Including Clips Selected in the Thumbnail Screen in the Clip List
    • 57

      Quick Scene Selection (Adding Sub Clips During Recording, Playback, or Search)
  • 59

    Editing Clip Lists
    • 59

      Basic Operations
    • 59

      Reordering Sub Clips
    • 60

      Modifying the in and Out Points of Sub Clips (Trimming)
    • 61

      Deleting Sub Clips
    • 61

      Setting the Start Timecode for the Current Clip List
    • 61

      Previewing the Edited Clip List
  • 62

    Saving the Current Clip List to Disc
  • 63

    Managing Clip Lists
    • 64

      Changing Displayed Items of Information On Sub Clips
    • 64

      Loading a Clip List From a Disc Into the Current Clip List
    • 64

      Deleting Clip Lists From a Disc
    • 64

      Sorting Clip Lists
  • 66

    Using the PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software

• 67

  Chapter 5 File Operations

  • 67

    Overview
  • 67

    File Operations in File Access Mode (For Windows)
    • 67

      Making FAM Connections
    • 68

      Operating On Files
  • 69

    File Operations in File Access Mode (For Macintosh)
    • 69

      Making FAM Connections
    • 70

      Operating On Files
    • 70

      Exiting File Operations
  • 71

    Recording Continuous Timecode Over FAM Connections

• 72

  Chapter 6 Menus

  • 72

    Function Menu
    • 72

      Function Menu Operations
    • 72

      Function Menu Settings
  • 74

    System Menu
    • 74

      Displaying the Setup and Disc Menus
    • 75

      Setup Menu
    • 76

      Setup Menu Items
    • 81

      Setup Menu Operations
    • 82

      Displaying Enhanced Items
    • 83

      Disc Menu
    • 84

      Disc Menu Operations

• 86

  Appendix

  • 86

    Important Notes On Operation
    • 86

      Condensation
  • 87

    Periodic Maintenance
    • 87

      Digital Hours Meter
  • 88

    Troubleshooting
    • 88

      Alarms
    • 93

      During Playback
    • 95

      Error Messages
    • 95

      To Eject Discs with the Unit Powered Off
  • 96

    About I.link
  • 97

    Specifications
  • 100

    Using UMID Data
  • 102

    MPEG-4 Visual Patent Portfolio License
  • 102

    MPEG-2 Video Patent Portfolio License