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Checking the hour meter

This unit displays the drum usage time as the hour meter in DRUM HOUR METER in the SYSTEM [2/

2] Menu screen. Use it as a guide for regular maintenance. (XPage 8)

Use standard DV cassette tapes or mini DV cassette tapes.

Set BR-HD50 to the STOP mode:

1.Press the MENU button to display the TOP Menu screen.

2.Press the R or P button to bring the cursor to SYSTEM.

Press SET or the S button.

The SYSTEM [1/2] Menu screen is displayed.

3.Press the R or P button to bring the cursor to NEXT PAGE.

Press SET or the S button.

The SYSTEM [2/2] Menu screen is displayed.

• The drum usage time is displayed on DRUM HOUR METER in

the SYSTEM [2/2] Menu screen.

4.Press the MENU button to return to the normal screen.

Operation

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Contents

Main BR-HD50 BR-HD50 E HD VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER INSTRUCTION MANUAL For Customer Use: I IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS II SAFETY PRECAUTIONS (For USA & Canada) CAUTION NOTE: INFORMATION CAUTION Supplement Information for Users on Disposal of Old Equipment SAFETY PRECAUTIONS (For Europe) Caution for AC Mains Lead Thank you for purchasing our HD Video Cassette Recorder BR-HD50 MAIN FEATURES Table of Contents INTRODUCTION NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OF PARTS ON-SCREEN DISPLAY CONNECTION Remarks of usage Erasure prevention For recording and storing videotapes in the best condition Cassette tape HDV and DV signal input/output HD signal format HDV and DV format HDV (720p) and DV format Recording time HD video output Regular maintenance Head cleaning Regular maintenance 1. 2. 3. Cleaning tape Condensation 1Cassette loading slot/LED 2[OPERATE] button/LED 3[EJECT] button 4Operation buttons [REC] button/LED [PLAY] button/LED [PAUSE] button/LED [FF] button/LED [STOP] button/LED [REW] button/LED 567809 a cb 8[IEEE1394] IEEE1394 terminal switch 9Counter display 0Audio level indicator aIndicator lights [HDV] indicator light [DVCAM] indicator light fe dhg [BLANK/P] button [SEARCH+/S] button [SEARCH/Q] button [SET] button 1[VIDEO LINE IN] terminal (BNC) 2[VIDEO Y/C IN] terminal (4-PIN) 3[VIDEO LINE OUT] terminal (BNC) 4[VIDEO Y/C OUT] terminal (4-PIN) 5[COMPONENT OUT] Component sig- nal output terminal (BNC3) 6[CH1 AUDIO IN] terminal (RCA) 7[CH2 AUDIO IN] terminal (RCA) 8[CH1/3 AUDIO OUT] terminal (RCA) 9[CH2/4 AUDIO OUT] terminal (RCA) habc g a[IEEE1394] IEEE1394 terminal (6P) bDC power input terminal cDC power cord clamp e[SERIAL REMOTE] terminal (mini jack) f[REMOTE] RS-422A terminal (D-SUB 9P) gFan hSlot cover for servicing Page Status display: It displays the current settings and operating status. DV format HDV format min Page Page Page Input signal Output signal Input signal Output signal Page Operate BR-HD50 with the wired remote controller Start/stop recording with an external switch, e. g., a foot switch. Always attach the supplied ferrite core to the DC cord. (XPage29) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. E-32 Recording and output terminal video/audio signal format when inputting analog signal Input video format Model Input Tape recording format IEEE1394 terminal HDMI OUT terminal COMPONENT OUT terminal Recording and output terminal video/audio signal format when inputting digital signal Output terminal video/audio signal format during playback Turn off BR-HD50 1. 2. Turning on the power Turning off the power Setting the REMOTE/LOCAL switch Turning on the OPERATION LOCK mode Turning off the OPERATION LOCK mode Selecting the operating method (main unit/remote controller) OPERATION LOCK mode 1. 2. 3. Loading the cassette tape Ejecting the cassette tape Setting date and time Press the OPERATE button to turn on the power and set it to the STOP mode. 2. 3. 4. Selecting date/time display On-screen status display Press the OPERATE button to turn on the power, and set it to the STOP mode. 2. 3. Check settings Setting the Menu screen Selecting analog input signal Setting Menu screens Setting VIDEO Menu screen Setting AUDIO Menu screen Setting SYSTEM Menu screen For settings when recording time codes, refer to pages 60 and 61. Selecting input signal Setting related Menu screen Setting SYSTEM Menu screen Setting VIDEO Menu screen Settings for recording the time code Settings Adjusting audio recording level Simultaneously adjusting both channels (BOTH) Adjusting each channel separately (INDEPEND) Adjusting the audio recording level to the initial setting value (UNITY mode) 1. 2. 3. 4. Recording index signals 1. Setting up BR-HD50 Operation 2. Set FOOT SW in the REMOTE [2/2] Menu screen accord- ing to how the SERIAL REMOTE terminal is used. Selecting playback video format Setting IEEE1394 terminal output video format Selecting video format for HDMI OUT terminal and COMPONENT OUT terminal Automatic selection of HDMI OUT ter- minal video output Video settings Setting VIDEO Menu screen Selecting output audio channel (DV only) Selecting audio output during search (DV only) Selecting the standard audio output level Audio settings Setting AUDIO Menu screen Setting SYSTEM Menu screen Settings regarding playback function 1. Fast forward/rewind 2. 3. 4. 5. Frame-advance playback Set Q, S KEY FUNC in the SYSTEM [1/2] Menu screen to VAR/RECV. 1. 2. Slow playback and Search mode Search speed DV recorded tape playback HDV recorded tape playback To search an index point in the forward direction from the current tape position: Index search Blank search REPEAT MODE in the SYSTEM [1/2] Menu screen Repeat operation 1. 2. To abort the repeat playback function, press the STOP button. 2. 3. 4. Registering cue-up points Clearing registered cue-up points 1Press the R or P button to bring the cursor to the cue-up point to be changed. Press the S button. 2Press the R or P button again to change the time- code. 3Press the SET button to register the changed time code. Changing cue-up points Exiting the Multi Cue-up screen Searching cue-up points To display the time code/ users bit, perform the fol- lowing settings. Set TCG SELECT to PRESET. NDF/DF [60] (U model only) 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.Repeat steps 4 and 5 to perform the necessary settings. 7. Setting Recording from preset data Set the TC/UB/CLOCK [1/2] Menu as follows. 1. 2. 3. 1. Recording time code following the one last recorded on the tape Recording time code, input to the IEEE1394 terminal (In DV mode only) 1. 2. EDIT Control with RS-422A (Analog signals) Control with the IEEE1394 ter- minal (Digital signals) Set BR-HD50 to the STOP or STILL mode. 1. 2. 3. Menu screen on counter display 4. 01 05 00 E-66 CLOCK ADJUST menu DISPLAY menu Normal screen Top menu TOP Menu screen SYSTEM Menu screens SYSTEM Menu screens (continued) SYSTEM [2/2] Menu REMOTE [1/2] Menu screen REMOTE Menu screens REMOTE [2/2] Menu screen AUDIO Menu Screen VIDEO Menu Screen VIDEO Menu screen (continued) Page TC/UB/CLOCK [1/2] Menu screen TC/UB/CLOCK Menu screens TC/UB/CLOCK [2/2] Menu screen DISPLAY Menu screen Alarm display (Displayed regardless of the DISPLAY mode) Warning display (Displayed regardless of the DISPLAY mode) Page Page Set BR-HD50 to the STOP mode: 2. 3. 4. General Video Audio Connectors AC adapter Page OTHERS AC adapter section IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Page BR-HD50 BR-HD50 E HD VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER INSTRUCTION MANUAL For Customer Use: