Table of Contents

Chapter 1Overview

Chapter 2

Locations and Functionsof Parts and Controls

Chapter 3

Setting Up the VTR

Chapter 4

Menu Settings

(Continued)

1-1 Features ...........................................................................................

1-1

1-1-1 Features of the DVW-A500/1, A500P/1, 500/1 and 500P/1 ..

1-1

1-1-2 Features of the BKDW-515 ...................................................

1-3

1-2 Optional Accessories ......................................................................

1-5

2-1 Control Panel ..................................................................................

2-1

2-1-1 Upper Control Panel ...............................................................

2-2

2-1-2 Lower Control Panel (Menu Operations Section) ..................

2-5

2-1-3 Lower Control Panel (Editing Operations Section) ...............

2-7

2-1-4 Lower Control Panel (Tape Transport Section) .....................

2-9

2-1-5 Lower Control Panel (Search Operations Section) ..............

2-11

2-2 System Set-Up Panel ....................................................................

2-13

2-3 Connector Panel ...........................................................................

2-14

3-1 Connecting External Equipment ..................................................

3-1

3-1-1 Making Digital Connections ..................................................

3-1

3-1-2 Making Analog Connections .................................................

3-2

3-2 Reference Signals for Video Output and Servo System ..............

3-3

3-2-1 External Sync Signal for the Internal Reference Video Signal

Generator ................................................................................

3-3

3-2-2 Reference Signal for the Servo System..................................

3-4

3-2-3 Reference Signals Connections ..............................................

3-5

3-3 Handling Cassettes .........................................................................

3-7

3-3-1 Recommended Cassettes ........................................................

3-7

3-3-2 Inserting and Ejecting Cassettes ............................................

3-7

3-3-3 Preventing Accidental Erasure ...............................................

3-8

4-1 Registering and Storing Menu Settings ........................................

4-1

4-1-1 Menu Configuration ...............................................................

4-1

4-1-2 Changing Menu Settings ........................................................

4-2

4-1-3 Registering Items to the PF1/2 Menus ...................................

4-3

4-1-4 VTR Memory Bank Function ................................................

4-4

4-1-5 IC Memory Card Function .....................................................

4-6

4-1-6 Adding Titles to the Data .....................................................

4-11

4-1-7 Details on VTR Memory Bank and IC Memory Card

 

Functions ..............................................................................

4-12

4-1-8 IC Memory Card Data Compatibility Among

 

the DVW-A500/1 and DVW-500/1 Series VTRs ................

4-12

4-2 HOME Menu ................................................................................

4-13

4-2-1 Setting the Preread Function (PRE READ) .........................

4-14

4-2-2 Simultaneous Playback During Recording (CONFI)...........

4-14

4-2-3 Selecting the Edit Mode and Edit Channel

 

(ASSEMBLE to INS CUE) ..................................................

4-14

4-2-4 Setting Record Inhibit Mode (REC INH) ............................

4-15

4-2-5 Selecting the Monitor Mode (PB/EE) ..................................

4-15

4-2-6 Outputting Still-Pictures (FREEZE) ....................................

4-15

4-2-7 Selecting the Capstan Servo Lock Mode (CAP LOCK) ......

4-16

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