Sony DVW-250, DVW-250P Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Overview

1-1	Features ...........................................................		1-1
	1-1-1	Features of the DVW-250/250P .............	1-1
	1-1-2	Digital Betacam Format .........................	1-1
1-2	System Configuration ....................................		1-2
1-3	Getting the Best Performance from the Unit
	..........................................................................		1-3

Chapter 2 Location and Function of Parts

2-1	Front Panel .....................................................		2-1
	2-1-1	Operating Controls ................................	2-2
	2-1-2	Status Indications ...................................	2-4
	2-1-3	Adjustment Controls ..............................	2-6
	2-1-4	Time Code Setting Controls ..................	2-8
2-2	Connector Panel ...........................................		2-10
	2-2-1 Audio Connectors and Controls ..........		2-11
	2-2-2	Video Connectors and Controls ...........	2-13
	2-2-3 Power Supply and Miscellaneous ........		2-15

Chapter 3 Getting Started

3-1	Power Supply ..................................................		3-1
	3-1-1	Using a Battery Pack .............................	3-1
	3-1-2 Using an AC Power Supply ...................		3-3
	3-1-3 Powering On and Off .............................		3-4
	3-1-4 Checking the Remaining Battery
		Capacity .................................................	3-4
3-2	Cassettes ..........................................................		3-5
	3-2-1	Cassette Types .......................................	3-5
	3-2-2	Preventing Accidental Erasure of
		Recordings .............................................	3-5
	3-2-3	Loading and Unloading Cassettes .........	3-5
	3-2-4 Checking the Remaining Tape ...............		3-7
3-3	Adjusting the Display and Indicator
	Brightness ........................................................		3-8

4-1-5	Selecting the Monitoring Mode for
	Recording ...............................................	4-7
4-1-6	Setting Time Values ..............................	4-7
4-1-7 Locking the Time Code Generator to an
	External Signal .....................................	4-11
4-2 Procedures for Recording ............................		4-13
4-2-1	Preventing Inadvertent Operations During
	Recording .............................................	4-13
4-2-2 Recording Video and Audio ................		4-13
4-2-3	Audio Dubbing on the Cue Track ........	4-15

Chapter 5 Playback

5-1	Preparations for Playback .............................		5-1
	5-1-1	Selecting the Sound to Be Monitored ....	5-1
	5-1-2	Monitoring with a Television Without
		Video Input Connections .......................	5-1
	5-1-3	Using a Field Pickup Unit for Signal
		Transmission ..........................................	5-2
	5-1-4 Playback Synchronized to an Exernal
		Signal .....................................................	5-2
5-2	Procedures for Playback ................................		5-3
	5-2-1 Normal Speed Playback .........................		5-3
	5-2-2 High Speed Searching ...........................		5-3
5-3	Reading and Displaying Time Code and User
	Bits ...................................................................		5-5

Chapter 6 Setup Operations

6-1	Setup Menu Organization .............................	6-1
6-2	Basic Setup Procedure ...................................	6-2
6-3	Setup Menu Settings ......................................	6-3

Chapter 7 Editing System

Configuration

7-1	When Not Using an Editor ............................	7-1
7-2	Using an Editor ...............................................	7-2

Chapter 4 Recording

4-1 Preparations for Recording		4-1	Appendixes
4-1-1	Connecting Digital Equipment ..............	4-1	Warning Indications .............................................	A-1
4-1-2	Connecting Analog Equipment .............	4-2	Using the Carrying Case ......................................	A-2
4-1-3	Making Video Input Settings .................	4-3	Specifications .........................................................	A-3
4-1-4	Making Audio Input Settings ................	4-5
			Index ........................................................................	I-1

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