Model PD606
Safety Instructions
Important Safety Instructions
Table of contents
Basic connections
Names and functions
Recording/playback
Basic playback
Force jam to external time code Cue point setting
Advanced operations
101
Menu mode
196
171
180
Specifications
Introduction of this manual
About replacing the lithium battery
Precautions on installation
Introduction Location Recorder Model PD606
Main features
Main features and functions
Time Code IN/OUT connectors
Stereo bus output connector
PD606 Shoulder belt Driver software CD
What is in the box?
Main features Location Recorder Model PD606
Table of contents
Preparation before using the PD606
Preparation of power supply
Mounting the battery
Low battery warning setting
Important settings for using the battery
Protector adjustment
Battery condition display
Saving the battery power
Dismounting the battery
Low battery warning setting
Using DC-IN Connecting the AC adaptor
Important settings for using DC
Power switch
Turning on the power
Display backlight and contrast
Turning off the power
Use the Menu dial to adjust the display contrast
Press the ENTER/YES key to confirm the setting
While SYS Setup is highlighted, press the ENTER/YES key
Internal clock setting
Enter the desired date/time data
Use the Menu dial to select Edit and press the ENTER/YES key
Insert a disk to the drive slot
Preparation of a DVD-RAM disk
Inserting a disk
Slide the Open lever to the right
Format
Initial format of a DVD-RAM disk
Drive
Reel No
While Are you sure? flashes, press the ENTER/YES key
Press the ENTER/YES key
While Reel No S001 is highlighted, press the ENTER/YES key
How to set the desired reel number
After formatting, press the Exit key to exit the Menu mode
Replacing the internal hard disk drive
Cover the slot with the panel and fix it with four screws
Insert the optional hard disk drive to the slot
Names and Functions
Internal monitor speaker
Angle adjustment arm
Handle
DC in 12-24V connector XLR-4-32 type/male
ST BUS OUT connector XLR-5-32 type/balanced
USB Kybd connector Series a Receptacle/USB
USB PC connector Series B Receptacle
Right side panel
Analog Input connectors XLR-3-31 type/balanced
Time Code OUT connector XLR-3-32 type/balanced
Time Code in connector XLR-3-31 type/balanced
Angle adjustment arm 9P-REMOTE connector D-sub 9-pin/female
Word in termination switch
WORD/VIDEO in and Word OUT connectors BNC type
Digital I/O connector D-sub 25-pin/female
Operation
Front panel
Power switch
Shift key/indicator
About Non-shift mode and Shift mode
Light / Contrast key
Quick SET key
Time / TC SET key
File SEL / DRV, PAT key
Clear key
Access indicator HDD, DVD
MENU/LINK Master dial / ENTER/YES key
Locate key
14. / Prev and / Next keys
PRE REC switch
JAM switch
Slate TONE, OFF, MIC switch
Slate microphone
Pause key/indicator green
REC key/indicator red
Circle Take / False Start key
Ready key for each track
Mixer section
ST BUS Ready key for stereo tracks
ST BUS Master control
Ready indicator
PEAK/LINK indicator
REV. indicator
LIM. indicator
Monitor select dial
Monitor mode select switch
Monitor section
Phones jack
BATT1 indicator
BATT2 indicator
Monitor control
Stop key/indicator green
Input SEL switches
Microphone power supply switches
HPF switches
Protectors
Battery mount
Rear panel
Open lever
Ubit ABS
LCD display details
Home screen
Time display
Status information
Protect icon
File name/Next file name
Disk remaining
Current drive/file number
Menu list screen
Screen examples
Edit EDL File menu screen
Other connection
Input connection
Output connection
Analog audio input connection
Analog audio signals mic/line
Digital audio signals External time code Sync signal
Input connection
Time code input connection
Sync signal connection
Digital audio input connection
Digital audio devices External device
Output connection
Analog audio devices
External analog Device External device
Word clock output connection
Analog audio output connection
Digital audio output connection
Time code output connection
USB keyboard
Other connections
USB keyboard connection
Function keys
CTRL+ L key Acts the same as the Locate key on the panel
Shortcuts
Control key
Other keys
CUE point entry
PC connection
External controller connection
How it works
Optional AC adaptor, etc
Power connection
Camera
Connection examples
Connection example for recording
External TC generator
VTR
For backup purpose
Basic connections Location Recorder Model PD606
Playback
Recording analog audio signals
Recording digital audio signals
Preparation before recording
Setup for recording in quick setup mode
How to make settings in the quick setup mode
23 23.97, 24, 25, 29.97DF, 29.97ND, 30DF, 30ND
Frame rate selection for LTC or external time code
System clock reference selection
Free Free Run, Rec-R Rec-Run, 24H-R 24H-Run, EXT Ext Run
TC generator mode setting TC recording mode
Clock pull up/pull down setting
Sampling frequency and bit length selection
Pre/post fader selection
Settings in the Menu mode
Power source priority selection
Recording source setting
Error tone output setting
Default file name setting
Maximum file size setting
Partition link setting
Input signal selection
Mixer settings
Limiter setting
High-pass filter setting
Zero-crossing control function
Adjusting the input gain for channels 1 through
About gain adjustment
Limiter function
Input channel link
Controlling signals sent to the stereo bus
Phase setting for channels 1 through
Monitors a solo track/input channel
Monitoring recording signals
Arming tracks safe/ready setting
44.1kHz/24Bit , 48kHz/24Bit
Selecting the drive for recording
When the DVD drive is selected When partition 2 is selected
Slide the REC key
Recording analog audio
Starting recording
Press the Ready key to arm the desired track for recording
About overloading during recording
Canceling recording False Start
Recording in Pre rec mode
Hints
Recording a slate tone/slate mic signal
Selecting the system clock
Recording digital audio
Selecting recording source
Selecting the sampling frequency/bit length
Time code starts from the internal RTC real-time clock data
Selecting the TC generate mode TC recording mode
Recording time code
Selecting the TC frame rate
Repro
Setting the time code output
Automatic record start by external time code
Off
Force jam to external time code
Set the JAM switch to on
Viewing the cue point list
Cue point setting
Setting a cue point on the fly during audio recording
Editing a cue label
Editing a cue point
Deleting a cue point
Adding a new cue point to the cue point list
Selecting a file from the File SEL screen
Basic playback
Normal audio playback
Time code playback
100
Cueing playback
Skipping by cue point
Skip / locate functions
101
Skipping by file
Locating to the previous locate point
102
Locating to the beginning ABS 0 of a file
Locating to the end REC END of a file
After entering desired time value, press the Locate key
103
Locating to the desired time
Locating to the desired cue point
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105
Selecting a partition
Back ground mode
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107
Selecting auto copy mode
Slide the REC key to start recording to the partition
Pressing the Exit key repeatedly to exit the Menu mode
108
Making auto copy
DVD-RAM disk Hard disk partition
109
Selecting source drive
Rec area
110
Making disk copy
While DVD is flashing, press the ENTER/YES key
If you are sure, press the ENTER/YES key
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112
File copy function
Making file copy
113
After making audio file selection, press the ENTER/YES key
When a recorded DVD-R or CD-R disk is set
When a recorded DVD-RW or CD-RW is set
114
About mirror disk
Formatting in the DDR mode
115
Use the Menu dial to select DDR and press the ENTER/YES key
116
Making dual drive recording
117
Macintosh OSX
118
Macintosh OS
119
Connecting PC to the unit
How to unmount the PD606 from the PC
Example of exporting data to a computer application
120
Example of copying data to a computer hard disk
Click on Convert -, followed by Done indicated by an arrow
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Creating and editing ALE files Edit EDL File menu
About an ALE file
Creating a new ALE file
While New file is highlighted, press the ENTER/YES key
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You can select from among 23.97, 30, 24, 29.97
After making necessary settings, press the Exit key
You can select between On and Off the default is Off
While Video format is highlighted, press the ENTER/YES key
While New entry is highlighted, press the ENTER/YES key
Adding audio file entries to an ALE file
127
While ALL-TAKE.ale is highlighted, press the ENTER/YES key
After adding audio file entries, press the Exit key
How to set Circle Take to a file
Viewing audio file entries
Viewing and editing audio file entries
129
Press the ENTER/YES key to resave the ALE file
Adding an audio file entry to an existing ALE file
Deleting an audio file entry
Press the Exit key twice
After completing editing the name, press the ENTER/YES key
Editing an ALE file
131
Editing an ALE file name
Audio file entry list in the ALE file is not
Remaking an ALE file
While Remake ALE is highlighted, press the ENTER/YES key
Select the desired type and press the ENTER/YES key
Press the ENTER/YES key to delete the file
133
Deleting an ALE file
After Remake ALE completes, press the Exit key
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Menu mode
Menu list screen Whole Menu list
Shift key
137
Menu name Contents
SYS Setup menu
Characters you can enter using the alphanumeric keys
Project name setting Set project name
Press the Exit key repeatedly until you exit the Menu mode
Characters you can enter using the Menu dial
Reel
Default file name setting Default file name
Date
Take
Any number between 001 and 999 can be entered
141
After entering the scene name, press the ENTER/YES key
Default track name setting Default TrkName
143
Next event number setting Next event No
Recording FS/bit length setting Record FS&Bit
145
Pull up/down setting Pull up/down
Analog
Recording source setting Rec source sel
Digital
147
Digital output signal format selection Digital out
Off Does not create a diagnoses file
Diagnoses file setting Diagnoses
You can select from among On and Off the default is On
149
Peak hold time setting Peak hold
Tone rec On/Off setting
Slate tone/pop tone recording mode setting Tone rec mode
Tone rec time setting
151
End pop tone setting
Pause cancel time setting Pause time
153
USB keyboard type setting Keyboard Sel
Pre recording time setting Pre rec time
155
Maximum file length setting Max file length
Selectable between 2GB and 4GB the default is 2GB
Continues recording on the next partition
Selectable between On and Off the default is Off
Continuous recording function Auto part. link
Ends
157
When Max file length is set to 4GB
Examples
False start mode setting False start
159
Limiter parameter setting Limiter parameter
Selectable between 1 3 and 1 5 the default is 1
Selectable between -12dBFS and -6dBFS the default is -6dBFS
Ratio setting
161
ST BUS OUT nominal level setting Stereo out level
Custom settings for monitoring Monitor custom
163
You can select between On and Off the default is On
Monitor speaker mute setting Speaker mute
165
Error tone output setting Error tone
Write error On or Off setting
Options
Input clip On/Off setting
167
Disk warning time setting
AutoPly
Chain play mode setting Chain play
Unit stops when an audio file is played back to the end
Back to the end
169
You can select from among Pre or Post the default is Pre
Signal unaffected by the Send Level control is recorded
Pre/post fader selection Disk Feed
ROM version checking Version
DC-IN warning
Active battery
171
While BATT. warning is highlighted, press the ENTER/YES key
Battery low voltage warning setting BATT. warning
173
DC-IN low voltage warning setting DC-IN warning
DC-IN and Batt the default is DC-IN
Power supply priority setting Power priority
175
Battery priority setting Active battery
BATT1 and BATT2 the default is BATT1
Power priority BATT., Active battery BATT1
Battery setting examples
Power priority DC-IN, Active battery BATT1
BATT2
177
Battery remaining time BATT. Remain
Age in one minute steps
Battery status BATT. status
Currently used battery is highlighted
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Video
System clock selection Sync clock
181
While Sync Clock is highlighted, press the ENTER/YES key
182
TC frame rate selection Frame rate
183
Generator mode selection Gen mode
184
Internal TC generator setting Set Gen TC
When Rec Run is selected When Free Run is selected
185
Editing the time code value in Rec run mode
Editing the time code value in Free run mode
186
User bit setting Set Gen Ubit
Jamming the time code value in Free run mode
Editing the user bit
187
Is used
Jam mode setting JAM mode
188
Used
Gen
Time code output source selection Sel. TC Out
189
Repro
Press the ENTER/YES key again
Default LTC start time setting Default LTC start
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191
LTC start time editing Edit LTC start
DDMMYYff
Ubit setting of playback time code RepTC Ubit
192
MMDDYYff
Off
You can select from among On and Off the default is Off
Time code output while paused Rep pause TC
193
Unit, the unit does not automatically start recording
Automatic recording start by external TC Recin via ExtTC
194
Unit, the unit automatically starts recording
195
Internal TC generator power-off timer TC PWR Timer
196
Enter the desired name
Editing a file name Edit file name
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Line No Contents Details
Deleting descriptor information
200
Editing descriptor information
Adding descriptor information
Select iXML descriptor and press the ENTER/YES key
201
Viewing iXML Chunk data information
Editing iXML Chunk data information
202
Deleting an unnecessary audio file Delete file
203
Restoring a deleted audio file Restore Del. file
Drive
Format Mode
Formatting a disk or a hard disk partition Format
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205
Volume label setting
Format mode selection
Make settings of the items
Normal
Physical format on/off setting
206
While Execute is highlighted, press the ENTER/YES key
207
208
Editing the reel number Volume label Reel No
209
Record protection On/Off setting Rec protect
210
Resume function On/Off setting Resume
211
Partition protection On/Off setting Part. protect
212
HDD operating time display HDD Ope. Time
213
Load Setup menu
User box name entry
User box selection
You can select between Box No0 and Box No6
215
Specifications
Inputs/outputs
217
Recording/playback
General
Physical dimensions
Block
Diagram
Index
221
Affect of Immunity on This Equipment
Declaration of EC Directive
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