Sony HDW-1800, HDW-D1800 manual

HD DIGITAL VIDEOCASSETTE RECORDER

HDW-1800

HDW-D1800

OPERATION MANUAL [English]

1st Edition

Contents

Page WARNING Page Table of Contents Chapter 1 Overview Chapter 4 Recording and Playback Chapter 2 Location and Function of Parts Chapter 3 Preparations Chapter 7 UMID Functions Appendix Chapter 8 Function Menu Chapter 9 Setup Menus Chapter 10 Maintenance and Overview 1-1Features Control panel with LCD Basic operation buttons and jog/shuttle dial Function menu Audio level meters and level controls High-qualityvariable speed playback and digital jog sound function HDV (i.LINK) input (option) 1-2Example System Configuration 1-3Description of the Function Menu in this Manual Location and Function of Parts 2-1Control Panels 2-1-1Upper Control Panel 2-1-2Lower Control Panel Video display mode Function display mode Page Page Page Page 2Audio level control knobs 3ALARM indicator and KEY INHI indicator 4MULTI CONTROL knob and PUSH/ SHIFT indicator 5Tape transport control section 6REC INHI (recording inhibit) indicator 7Search control section 2-1-3Switch Panel 2-2Connector Panel 2Analog video input/output section 3Digital audio input/output section 4Digital signal input/output section 5Power supply section 6External device connectors 7Timecode input/output section 8Audio monitor signal output section PreparationsChapter 3-1Connections to External Devices 3-1-1Connections to Digital Devices 3-2Reference Sync Signals 3-2-1Selecting Reference Sync Signal Depending on Operational Status 3-2-2Connecting Reference Signals 3-3Setup 3-4Superimposed Character Information To adjust the character display Information displayed Page 3-5Cassettes 3-5-1Cassette Types 3-5-2Inserting and Ejecting Cassettes 3-5-3Preventing Accidental Erasure of Recordings Recording and Playback Chapter 4-1Recording 4-1-1Preparations for Recording 4-1-2Recording Timecode and User Bit Values To synchronize the internal timecode generator with an external signal 1,2,3 4-1-3Recording Procedure 4-2Playback 4-2-1Preparations for Playback 4-2-2Playback Procedures Normal playback Playback in jog mode 1 1,2,3 Playback in shuttle mode 1 3 1,2,3 Playback in variable speed mode 3 1 2,3 Playback using the capstan override function 1,2 4-2-3DMC (Dynamic Motion Control) Playback To store a varying playback speed in memory 1,4,2,5 7 3 3,4,6 To carry out DMC playback Page Editing 5-1Automatic Editing 5-1-1Overview 5-1-2Switch Settings 5-1-3Selecting the Editing Mode 5-1-4Setting Edit Points 1,2,4 To display the time data for an edit point Page Page Page Page 5-2DMC Editing 5-2-1Overview 5-2-2Carrying Out DMC Editing To exit the DMC edit mode To carry out the DMC editing 5-3Special Automatic Editing Methods 5-3-1Quick Editing 5-3-2Continuous Editing 5-3-3Standalone Editing 5-3-4Preread Editing Shot Mark Function 6-1Overview 6-2Shot Mark Operations 6-2-2Writing Shot Marks 6-2-1Reading Shot Marks 6-2-3Shot Mark List Operations To select a shot mark To write virtual shot marks To add a memo mark (#) To select the types of shot mark to be read in the list 31,2,3 6-2-4Cuing Up to Shot Marks UMID Functions 7-1Overview To select the SDI VANC line to inset the To set Stored Ownership To set the time zone 7-3UMID Output and Display 7-3-1UMID Output Settings 7-3-2UMID Display Page Function Menu 8-1Overview 8-1-1Function Menu Configuration 8-1-2Function Menu Operations 8-2Function Menu Item List 8-2-1 User-DefinableFunction Menu Pages (P01 to P10) P02: TC P03: VID PROC P04: MISC-1 P05: MISC-2 8-2-2 Non-User-DefinableFunction Menu Pages (P100 to P118) P102: AUD MIX P104: SHOT MRK (Top page) P105: SHOT MRK (LIST page) P106: SHOT MRK (LIST sub-page) P107: TCG SET P108: SETUP (TOP) P109: SETUP (SELECT1) P110: SETUP (SELECT2) P111: ERR.LOG (TOP) P112: ERR.LOG (SETTING1) P113: ERR.LOG (SETTING2) P114: WARNING P115: WARN.EDT P116: MAINTE P118: SETUP (TC/UB SETTING) Setup Menus 9-1Setup Menu Configuration 9-2Setup Menu Operations To reset the menu settings to their factory default values (menu item B20) To recall the BANK4 settings (menu item B20) To switch the system frequency (menu item 013) Menu bank operations (menu items B01 to B13) Page 9-3Items in the Basic Setup Menu Page Page 9-4Items in the Extended Setup Menu Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Maintenance and Inspection 10-1Removing a Cassette when Tape Slack Occurs 10-2Head Cleaning 10-3Error Messages Error Message List 10-4Moisture Condensation 10-5Regular Checks 10-5-1Digital Hours Meter 10-5-2Maintenance Timings 10-6About the LCD Appendix Specifications Digital video system Digital audio system Analog audio (CUE) Digital Betacam playback MPEG IMX playback Processor adjustment range Input connectors Output connectors Remote connectors “Memory Stick” slot Accessories supplied Optional accessories Relation between HKDV-900/503setting items and setup menu items of this unit HD/SD video output phase settings Compatibility of playback tape formats Playback tape format conversion outputs About a “Memory Stick” Precautions Index