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@∞ TIME CODE OUT connector (XLR-3-31) Outputs the following time codes according to the VTR operation mode.

In playback mode: Playback time codes

In recording mode: Time codes generated by the internal time code generator, or time codes input to the TIME CODE IN connector.

To select the output signal for the TIME CODE OUT connector, use the 613.TC OUTPUT SIGNAL IN REGEN MODE setting in the VTR SETUP menu.

Setting	Description
off tape	In playback mode, playback time codes are
	selected, and in recording mode, TCH time
	code signals are used.

regene	Playback time codes are regenerated and
	output only in playback mode when the servo
	is locked. In all other cases, output is the
	same as for the “off tape” setting.

through	The time code signal from the TIME CODE
	IN connector is output as is. (Used during
	cascade connections.)
	(For more information about cascade
	connections, see 3-1-4 Cascade
	Connections on page 3-4.)

@§ TIME CODE IN connector (XLR-3-32)

Accepts external time codes for recording to tape. Connect to the time code output connector of the external equipment.

Controls and Parts of Functions and Locations 2 Chapter

Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls

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Contents

BKDW-509 HKDV-501A HKDV-502 HKDV-503 HKDV-506A WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture Table of Contents Page Chapter 5 Recording/Playback Editing 5-1-4Simultaneously Monitoring Playback of Video and Audio 5-3-3Selecting the HD-SDConversion Mode 5-3-4Selecting the Conversion Mode of the Effective Scanning Line Appendix A-1 A-1 A-2 A-6 1-1Features viewOver 1 Chapter 1-1Features Advanced Recording and Playback Functions High-qualitydigital recording 8 kinds of record/playback modes HD pull down 1-1-2Features of the Control Panel Menu-drivenoperations for a variety of purposes HOME menu TC menu CUE menu Quick access to edit points The following methods are provided for the setting of edit points: •Multi-cuingfor up to 100 edit points •Search dial with shuttle and jog functions •Direct input through numeric buttons 1-2Optional Accessories Page 2-1Control Panel olsContr and artsP of Functions and Locations 2 Chapter 2-1Control Panel 2-1-1Upper Control Panel 1DISPLAY FULL/FINE button FULL: FINE: 4PHONES level control Adjusts the output level to the PHONES jack 5PB (playback) level controls Adjust the level of the audio output for channels 1 to 4 and the cue channel 6REC (recording) level controls Page 2-1-2Lower Control Panel (Menu Operations Section) 1Menu display 2Menu buttons HOME button: TC button: CUE button: 2-1-3Lower Control Panel (Editing Operations Section) !º Numeric buttons and +/– buttons !¡ SFT (shift) button Use also in combination with other buttons to perform other operations !™ RCL (recall) button Press to call up a previously entered value 2-1-4Lower Control Panel (Tape Transport Operations Section) @£ STANDBY button @¢ EJECT button @∞ PREROLL button @§ PREVIEW/REVIEW button @¶ SERVO indicator Lights up when the drum servo and capstan servo are locked @• STOP button 2-1-5Lower Control Panel (Search Operations Section) #™ VAR button #£ JOG button #¢ SHUTTLE button Page 2-2System Set-UpPanel 2-3Connector Panel REF. OUT 1125 SYNC connectors (BNC) 2D CONV. OUT (OPTION) COMPOSITE (SUPER) connector (BNC) 3D CONV. OUT (OPTION) SYNC connector (BNC) Outputs an NTSC external sync signal This is effective only when the optional 2-3Connector Panel !¢ AUDIO INPUT LEVEL/600Ω termination switches Use OFF for low input levels when: Use OFF for high input levels when: Use ON for high input levels when: Page Page 3-1Connecting External Equipment VTR the Up Setting 3 Chapter 3-1Connecting External Equipment 3-1-2Making HD Analog Connections 3-1-3Making NTSC/PAL Digital Connections 3-1-4Cascade connection SIGNAL IN REGENE MODE in the VTR SETUP On the recording VTRs, set 613.TC OUTPUT menu to through 3-2Reference Signals for Video Output and Servo System 3-2Reference Signals for Video Output and Servo System 3-2-2Reference Signals Connections Reference signal connections For recording signals from a switcher or signal generator For recording signals from a HD VTR For playback 3-3Handling Cassettes Removing slack in the tape Preventing double cassette inserting Ejecting the cassette To cancel ejecting a cassette 3-3-3Preventing Accidental Erasure Page 4-1Registering and Storing Menu Settings Settings uMen 4 Chapter 4-1Registering and Storing Menu Settings 4-1-2Changing Menu Settings To return to the first page Changing menu settings using the cursor control buttons button to move the cursor 4,5 To unregister the selected item Press the [F6] (SET BLANK) button To scroll the menu faster Press the G or g button while holding down the SFT button 6,7 The contents of SETUP BANKFcannot be changed [C] To cancel the storage operation Recovering previous settings after new settings have been saved 2 5,6 To cancel the recalling operation 4-1-5Memory Card Function To eject the memory card Formatting a memory card 3,4,5 To cancel formatting Storing the contents of the VTR memory banks to a memory card 2 7,8 6 3 91 4,5 To store the current VTR menu settings To store all VTR memory banks Storing cue point lists to a memory card 2 3 6,7 Recalling the contents of a memory card 5 3 91 4,6 To change the current VTR menu settings To replace all VTR memory bank contents with memory card data Recalling a cue point list from a memory card 23 6,7 4-1-6Adding Titles to the Data 4 6 1,3 4-1-7Details on VTR Memory Bank and Memory Card Functions Data that can be stored to/recalled from a VTR memory bank or a memory card Data that cannot be stored to/recalled from a VTR memory bank or a memory card 4-1-8Memory Card Data Compatibility Consider data copied from VTR A to VTR B and then to VTR C 4-2HOME Menu Page 4-2HOME Menu 4-2-1Selecting the Output Signals(PB/EE) Output Signal Selection 4-2-2Record Inhibit Mode (REC INH) all: All recording is prohibited. (The REC INHIBIT indicator will be lit.) 4-2-3Selecting the Edit Mode and Edit Channel (ASSEMBLE or 4-2-6Selecting the Capstan Servo Lock Mode (CAP LOCK) 4-2-8Selecting DMC Playback (DMC) 4-2-9Recalling Edit Points (LAST EDIT) The edit points appear in the display 4-3TC Menu 4-3-1Setting the Time Data (TIMER SEL/RESET/SET/HOLD) 4-3TC Menu Selecting the time code and the user bits to be recorded Setting time codes To cancel entered values 4-3-2Setting the Time Code Reader (TCR SEL) VITC: auto: LTC: 4-3-3Setting the Time Code Generator (TCG SOURCE/MODE) 4-3-4Selecting the Time Code Running Mode (RUN MODE) 4-3-7Selecting CTL Display Mode (TAPE TIMER) 4-3-9Conversion of Time Code When Playing Back in the 25F Mode (TC CONV) on: 4-3-10Displaying the Pull Down Time Code (when HKDV-507is installed) 4-3-11Superimposition of Character Information (PD CHARA/CHARA SUPER/H-POS V-POS) 1Types of time data 2Time code reader drop frame marks “ • ”: drop frame mode 3Time code generator drop frame marks “ • ”: drop frame mode 4VITC data field marks 5Operation mode To display a warning message 4-3-12Setting the VITC Insertion Line (VITC POS-1/POS-2) 4-4CUE Menu 4-4-1Selecting a Multi-CueMode 4-4-2Registering Cue Points PAGE mode Selecting a page EXTEND mode 4-4CUE Menu To select the cue number directly by numeric buttons Registering cue points by the numeric buttons To select the cue number directly by the numeric buttons To modify current cue point data 4-4-3Erasing Cue Point Data 4-4-4Prerolling to a Cue Point Prerolling to a cue point 4-4-5Changing a Cue Point Into an Edit Point To change an edit point into an IN point To change an edit point into an OUT point To change an edit point into an AUDIO IN point To change an edit point into an AUDIO OUT point 4-5PF1 Menu (Factory Settings) 4-5-2Selecting the Reference Signal (SERVO REF) 4-5PF1 Menu (Factory Settings) Adjusting the master output level (HD) prst: Numerical value: 0.0 to 141.3% Adjustable range: –∞ to +3 dB Adjusting the R–Youtput level (D1) Adjusting the video output level (D2) Adjusting the chroma output level (D2) Adjusting the hue (D2) prst: 0° (0) 4-6PF2 Menu (Factory Settings) 4-6-1Selecting the Audio Input Signal (A-IN CH-1~CH4) SDI: Selects the audio signal input through the HD SDI INPUT connector AES/EBU: analg: Selects the audio signal input through the AUDIO INPUT connectors analg: 4-7SET UP Menu Selecting remote operation mode When the [F8] (REMOTE 9-PIN)button is set to on When the [F9] (REMOTE 50-PIN)button is set to on 4-7SET UP Menu 4-7-1VTR SETUP Menu To activate the VTR SETUP menu Press the SET UP button, then press the [F6] (VTR SETUP) button Scrolling items in the VTR SETUP menu 2,3 4,6 4-7-2PANEL SETUP Menu To activate the PANEL SETUP menu Press the SET UP button, then press the [F5] (PANEL SETUP) button Disabling the upper and lower control panel buttons Setting the keyboard sound high: low: Setting the alarm Page 5-1Preparing for Recording Recor 5 Chapter ybackding/Pla 5-1Preparing for Recording 5-1-2Selecting Audio Signals Selecting the audio input signals 1 Press the INPUT SELECT button so that it lights up HD SDI 5-1-3Adjusting the Audio Recording Level Adjusting the recording level Recording with the reference level Recording with the specific recording level Selecting the display range of the audio level meters 5-1-4Simultaneously Monitoring Playback of Video and Audio Signals Being Recorded Monitoring signals being recorded To check video and audio signals during recording 5-2Recording 5-3Preparing for Playback 5-3-3Selecting the HD-SDConversion Mode 1035: 1080: To cancel the excusion •When 1035 is selected in the procedure 1035(CONV): Page 5-4Playback Jog mode playback Follow the procedure below to play back in jog mode 1,2,3 3 Stop rotating the search dial to stop jog mode playback The indicator lights up Shuttle mode playback Follow the procedure below to play back in shuttle mode 3 2,3 To return to normal-speedplayback To alternate between normal-speedplayback and variable mode playback 5-4-3Capstan Override Playback 1,2 1(A) 5-4-4DMC Playback Overview of DMC playback Storing playback speeds in memory 5 4,6 Notes on the p indicator and the MEMORY indicator Performing DMC playback To start playback at the on-aircue from the on-airstart point To start playback immediately after prerolling To stop the tape during DMC playback To exit DMC playback mode Page 6-1Basic Automatic Editing 6 Chapter 6-1Basic Automatic Editing 6-1-2Setting Switches and Menus Before editing, set the following switches as shown below 6-1-3Selecting the Edit Mode Select assemble or insert mode Press one of the following buttons to select the respective edit mode: •Assemble mode: [F3] (ASSEMBLE) button in the HOME menu Assemble mode: To delete entered data About automatic edit point setting Automatic setting of OUT points Automatic setting of IN points Split editing Positioning and setting edit points 3 To locate the edit points, rotate the search dial in jog or shuttle mode 4 Press the SET button to set the input data 5 Press the IN (OUT, AUDIO IN or AUDIO OUT) button About automatic split edit point setting Automatic setting of AUDIO OUT points Automatic setting of edit points by correcting IN points Using a VTR without the split editing function 6-1-5Confirming Edit Points Displaying the duration between two edit points 6-1-6Cuing Up and Prerolling 2 To cue up the tape to an edit point To preroll the tape 6-1-7Previewing Follow the procedure below to preview the edit During previewing, the PREVIEW/REVIEW button lights up To stop previewing Press the STOP button 6-1-8Modifying Edit Points Deleting edit points Moving an edit point position by one frame at a time 2,3 Moving an edit point position with the numeric buttons To cancel the entered value 6-1-9Performing Automatic Editing Once you have set the necessary edit points, the During automatic editing, the tape in the recorder VTR AUTO button lights up to show that the VTR is ready and the player VTR move as shown in the diagram Monitoring signals during editing To perform automatic editing To stop automatic editing To confirm the results of the editing Modifying edit points for automatic editing later 1 In HOME menu, press the ALT button, and then the [F10] (LAST EDIT) button The edit points used in the last automatic edit are restored 2 Modify the edit points 3 Press the REC/EDIT button 6-2Advanced Automatic Editing 6-2Advanced Automatic Editing 9 7 6,8 If the p indicator goes off before the tape passes the OUT point To exit DMC editing mode Performing DMC editing To confirm the results of DMC editing 6-2-2Animation Editing normal: Selects normal insert editing normal: CG: film: 6-2-3Performing Preread Editing 6-3Manual Editing Page Maintenance Appendix Specifications Digital audio system Digital audio signal format (CH-1to CH-4) Sampling frequency 48 kHz (synchronized with video) 20 bits/sample Wow and flutter Specifications Output connectors HD SDI OUTPUT BNC (4, MONITOR with superimposed text) 1, 2, 3 and MONITOR Accessories supplied Optional accessories Recommended accessories Parallel/serial converter XLR/BNC adaptors Operation Information Display Display priority of display messages Error Messages and Warning Messages Page Error Messages and Warning Messages Warning Messages The warning messages can be viewed in any menu except the CUE or SET UP menu Use the displayed warning information to eliminate the cause of the warning To automatically display a warning message Error Log Menu Openig the error log menu Clearing warning messages Cancelling removal Adjusting the clock Get current time codes Setting the data and time Glossary Glossary Menu List Menu List Items Related to VTR Operations (001~) The values enclosed in a box are factory settings Page Page Page Items Related to Operation Panels (101~) Page Page Items Related to Remote Interface (201~) Items Related to Editing (301~) Page Page Items Related to Prerolling (401~) Items Related to Recording Protection (501~) Items Related to the Time Code (601~) Page Page Page Page Items Related to the Video Control (701~) The values enclosed in a box are the factory settings Page Page Page Page Items Related to the Audio Control (801~) Page Items Related to Digital Processing (901~) Stop freeze opration Items Related to the Pull Down Control (A01~) Other Items (T01~) Setting numbers that start with “T” are reset whenever the power is turned off Index Index I-66 Index DefaultSettings) Functions Tableof