Bandwidth
S/N ratio
K factor (2T Pulse) LF non-linearity
S/N ratio
K factor (2T Pulse)

Specifications

General

Power requirements

100 to 240 V AC ±10%, 50/60 Hz Power consumption

DVW-A500/1 and A500P/1: 300 VA (240 W)

DVW-500/1 and 500P/1: 270 VA

 

(220 W)

Operating temperature

 

+5°C to +40°C (+41°F to + 104°F)

Storage temperature

 

–20°C to +60°C (–4°F to + 140°F)

Humidity

25% to 80% (relative humidity)

Mass

DVW-A500/1 and A500P/1: 35 kg

 

(77 lb)

 

DVW-500/1 and 500P/1: 33 kg

 

(73 lb)

Dimensions

427 237 520 mm (w/h/d)

 

(16 3/4 9 3/8 20 1/2 inches)

Recording format

Digital Betacam

Tape speed

Digital Betacam: 96.7 mm/s

 

Betacam playback:

 

118.6 mm/s (DVW-A500/1)

 

101.5 mm/s (DVW-A500P/1)

Digital record/playback time

124 minutes with BCT-D124L

Analog Betacam playback time DVW-A500/1: 90 minutes

with BCT-90MLAcassette DVW-A500P/1: 100 minutes with BCT-90MLAcassette

Fast forward/rewind time

Approx. 3 minutes with BCT- D124L

Search speed Shuttle mode:

Digital Betacam: Still to approx. ±50 times normal playback speed Betacam playback:

Still to ±35 (for DVW-A500/1) Still to ±42 (for DVW-A500P/1)

Variable mode:

–1 to +3 times normal playback speed

Jog mode:

0 to ±1 or ±3 times normal playback speed (selectable in VTR SETUP menu)

Dynamic Tracking range

–1 to +3 times normal playback speed

Servo lock time

0.5 seconds or less (from standby

 

on)

Load/unload time

6 seconds or less

Recommended tapes

Digital Betacam cassette (S, L) BCT-D6/D12/D22/D32/D40/ D34L/D64L/D94L/D124L or equivalent

Betacam/Betacam SP cassette (S, L)

for playback with DVW-A500/1 and A500P/1

Digital video

Sampling frequency

 

Y: 13.5 MHz

 

R-Y/B-Y: 6.75 MHz

Quantization

10 bits/sample

Compression

Coefficient recording system

Channel coding

S-NRZI PR-IV

Error correction

Reed-Solomon code

Error concealment

Adaptive three dimensional

Digital serial input to analog component out

Bandwidth Y: 0 to 5.75 MHz ±0.5 dB R-Y/B-Y: 0 to 2.75 MHz ±0.5 dB 62 dB or more

1% or less

Analog component input to analog component output

Input A/D quantization

8 bits/sample

Y: 0 to 5.75 MHz +0.5 dB/–0.7 dB

R-Y/B-Y: 0 to 2.75 MHz +0.5 dB/ –0.7 dB

56 dB or more

1% or less

2.5% or less

Appendix

Appendix

Appendix A-1