Specifications

General

Power requirements 12 V DC +5.0 V/–1.0 V Power consumption Approx. 28 W (with CONFI

switch at OFF, SDI OUT setting at OFF)

39 W maximum

Operating temperature

0 °C to 40 °C

(32 °F to 104 °F)

Storage temperature –20 °C to +60 °C (–4 °F to 140 °F)

Operating relative humidity

25 % to 85 %

MassUnit alone: approx. 6.6 kg (14 lb 8 oz)

With battery pack and small cassette: approx.

7.7 kg (16 lb 15 oz)

Maximum external dimensions (w/h/d) 317 × 140 × 349 mm

 

(123/8 × 55/8 × 133/4 inches)

Recording format

Digital Betacam

Tape speed

Approx. 96.7 mm/s

Recording/playback time

 

Using BCT-D124L: maximum

 

124 minutes

 

Using BCT-D40: maximum

 

40 minutes

Fast forward/rewind time

 

Maximum 390 seconds

 

minutes (using BCT-

 

D124L)

 

Maximum 160 seconds

 

minutes (using BCT-D40)

Fast forward/rewind speed

 

Approx. 24 times normal

 

speed

Search speed

Maximum 8 times normal

 

speed

 

(selectable ×2, ×5, ×8)

Servo lock time

Maximum 1 seconds (from

 

paused state)

Loading/unloading time

Maximum 4.5 seconds

Battery pack used BP-90A (nickel-cadmium) or BP-L60 (lithium ion)

Cassette tapes used BCT-D6/D12/D22/D32/D40 BCT-D34L/D64L/D94L/

D124L

Video characteristics

Sampling frequency Y: 13.5 MHz

 

R–Y/B–Y: 6.75 MHz

Quantization

10 bits/sample

Error correcting codes

 

Reed-Solomon

Error concealment

Adaptive three-dimensional

Compression

Coefficient recording system

Channel coding

S-NRZI PR-IV

Digital input to analog component output (Reference playback)

Frequency bands

Y: 0.5 to 5.75 MHz ±0.5 dB

 

R–Y/B–Y: 0.5 to 2.75 MHz

 

±0.5 dB

Signal/noise ratio

62 dB minimum

K factor (2T pulse)

1% or less

Analog component input to analog component output (Reference playback)

A/D quantization

10 bits/sample

Frequency bands

Y: 0.5 to 5.75 MHz +0.5/–0.7

 

dB

 

R–Y/B–Y: 0.5 to 2.75 MHz

 

+0.5/–0.7 dB

Signal/noise ratio

60 dB minimum

K factor (2T pulse)

1% or less

LF nonlinearity

2% or less

Analog composite input to analog composite output

A/D quantization

10 bits/sample

Frequency band

0 to 5.5 MHz ±0.7 dB

Signal/noise ratio

56 dB minimum

Differential gain

2% or less

Differential phase

2% or less

Y/C delay

15 ns or less

K factor (2T pulse)

1% or less

Appendixes

Appendixes A-3