Sony 85P, DSR-85 manual

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Digital

Videocassette

Recorder

Operating Instructions

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DSR-85/85P

Contents

Operating Instructions Owner’s Record WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture Chapter Overview Features Location and Function of Parts Recording and Playback Table of Contents Menu Settings Menu Organization Menu Contents Changing Menu Settings rviewOvOverview1 rChapt 1 Chapter Features A Wealth of Interfaces Digital interfaces Analog interfaces Facilities for High-efficiencyEditing Other Features Menu system for functionality and operation settings Superimposition function Easy maintenance functions Rack mountable LocationLocationand Functionand Functionof Parts of Parts Front Panel 1Cassette compartment 2REMOTE/LOCAL switch REMOTE : 1Display section (A) and video/audio input setting section 1Audio level meter 2AUDIO MODE display and indicators: Location and Function of Parts 3INPUT MODE display VIDEO indicators: QSDI: 4INPUT SELECT buttons 2Display section (B) and COUNTER SELECT button 1COUNTER SELECT button 2Time data type indicators COUNTER: TC: 8ClipLink indicator 9 × 4 indicator 0EDIT MODE indicator !¡ REMOTE indicator 3 Tape transport control section 4 Menu control panel SYNC (synchronization) PHASE control 2SC (subcarrier) PHASE control 3MENU button 4Arrow (˘¿÷) buttons Rear Panel 1AC IN connector 2TBC (time base corrector) REMOTE connector (15-pin) 3REMOTE connector (9-pin) 1Analog video signal input/output section 2REF. (reference) VIDEO OUT (output) connector (BNC type) 3TIME CODE IN connector (BNC type) TIME CODE OUT connector (BNC type) 5VIDEO IN connectors (BNC type) and 75 Ω termination switch 9S VIDEO IN connector (4-pin) S VIDEO OUT connector 2Digital signal input/output section 1QSDI INPUT connector (BNC type) QSDI OUTPUT connector (BNC type) SDI (Serial Digital Interface) signal input/output section (with the optional 2SDI (Serial Digital Interface signal) OUTPUT connectors (BNC type) 4Analog audio signal input/output section 1AUDIO IN 600 Ω ON/OFF switches 3AUDIO IN CH-1(channel 1) to CH-4connectors (XLR 3-pin,female) 4 AUDIO OUT CH-1(channel 1) to CH-4connectors (XLR 3-pin,male) 5MONITOR AUDIO connector (RCA phono jack) Settings for Recording Playback and Recording 2 Chapter Recording Page Usable Cassettes DVCAM cassettes Notes on using cassettes Recording Procedure If the REC INHIBIT indicator lights: If the following indicators light when a cassette is loaded Preventing accidental erasure To enable re-recording Checking the tape for slack No double insertion of cassettes PlaybackPlayback Settings for Playback Playback Procedure Using this unit to play back a tape recorded on another device Playback Displaying Time Data and Operation Mode Indications To view time data and operation mode indications on the monitor screen Monitor screen contents ATime data type BDrop frame indication for time code reader (on DSR-85only) Setting the Time Data CDrop frame indication for time code generator (on DSR-85only) DDSR-85/85Poperation modes To display the desired time data in the time counter display To reset the CNT value Using the Internal Time Code Generator To set the time code’s initial value and user bit data Synchronizing Internal and External Time Codes To synchronize the internal time code to external time code Advancement mode: FREE RUN Frame count mode: Rerecording the Time Code — TC Insert Function To cancel the TC insert operation Search Operations via External Equipment Shuttle: Jog: Digital slow: Still: DubbiFunctiong Sig als in QSDI Format — QSDI Dubbing Function To cancel the dubbing operation To end the dubbing operation while it is in progress Dubbing Signals in QSDI Format — QSDI Dubbing Function If the following message appears in step 7 for an A/V/TC/CM dubbing operation If the following message appears in step 8 for an A/V/TC/CM dubbing operation Settings Menu 4 Chapter MenuMenuContentsContents SETUP Menu Indications of menu Items and settings Page Menu Contents Page Page Page TC EE OUT MODE settings •THROUGH mode •VIDEO INPUT PHASE mode •VIDEO OUTPUT PHASE mode Auto mode (AUTO FUNCTION) execution menu Buttons Used to Change Settings Changing the Settings of Basic Items Changing Menu Settings Meanings of indications on the monitor screen Displaying Enhanced Items Changing the Settings of Enhanced Items Returning Menu Settings to Their Factory Defaults To return a particular setting to its factory default To return all settings to their factory defaults To abandon the resetting operation When “SUB STATUS” is set to “EDIT PRESET”: When “SUB STATUS” is set to “PB FORMAT”: When “SUB STATUS” is set to “TC MODE”: Page Settings and Connections 5 Chapter ConnectionsConnectionsfor a CutforEditinga CutSystemEditing System Page Connections for an A/B Roll Editing System Audio monitor system connections Reference video signal connection Control signal connections Video/audio signal connections Connection of a video monitor Settings on an editing control unit PVE-500 BVE-600/900/910/2000(NTSC model) or FXE- 100/120 BVE-600/900/910/2000(PAL model) or FXE- 100P/120P Connections for QSDI Dubbing DSR-85/85P(recorder) and DSR-60/60P(player) settings Page AdjustingAdjustinghe SynctheandSyncSub arrierandPhasesSubcarrier Phases Performing a phase adjustment operation Page Troubleshooting and Maintenance 6 Chapter Maintenance Digital hours meter indications on the monitor screen Digital hours meter indications on the time counter display To end the digital hours meter display Resetting the trip values Page Troubleshooting Error Messages Alarm Messages List of alarm messages and associated directions Page Page Appendix SpecificationsSpecifications General Tape transport control system Video performance Audio performance Digital audio inputs Time code input Input connectors Digital signal inputs Specifications Analog audio outputs Digital audio outputs Output for headphones Time code output Page Glossary Page Index