Table of Contents

Chapter 1Overview

Chapter 2

Locations and Functionsof Parts and Controls

Chapter 3

Setting Up the VTR

Chapter 4

Menu Settings

(Continued)

1-1 Features ............................................................................................

1-1

1-1-1 Features of the HDW-F500 ....................................................

1-1

1-1-2 Features of the Control Panel .................................................

1-3

1-2 Optional Accessories .......................................................................

1-5

2-1 Control Panel ...................................................................................

2-1

2-1-1 Upper Control Panel ...............................................................

2-2

2-1-2 Lower Control Panel (Menu Operations Section) ..................

2-5

2-1-3 Lower Control Panel (Editing Operations Section) ................

2-7

2-1-4 Lower Control Panel (Tape Transport Operations Section) ...

2-9

2-1-5 Lower Control Panel (Search Operations Section) ...............

2-11

2-2 System Set-Up Panel .....................................................................

2-13

2-3 Connector Panel ............................................................................

2-14

3-1 Connecting External Equipment ...................................................

3-1

3-1-1 Making Digital Connections ...................................................

3-1

3-1-2 Making HD Analog Connections ...........................................

3-2

3-1-3 Making NTSC Digital Connections .......................................

3-3

3-1-4 Cascade connection ................................................................

3-4

3-2 Reference Signals for Video Output and Servo System...............

3-5

3-2-1 Reference Signals for Output Video .......................................

3-5

3-2-2 Reference Signals Connections ..............................................

3-6

3-3 Handling Cassettes ..........................................................................

3-8

3-3-1 Recommended Cassettes ........................................................

3-8

3-3-2 Inserting and Ejecting Cassettes .............................................

3-8

3-3-3 Preventing Accidental Erasure ...............................................

3-9

4-1 Registering and Storing Menu Settings.........................................

4-1

4-1-1 Menu Configuration ...............................................................

4-1

4-1-2 Changing Menu Settings ........................................................

4-2

4-1-3 Registering Items to the PF1/2 Menus ...................................

4-3

4-1-4 VTR Memory Bank Function .................................................

4-4

4-1-5 Memory Card Function ..........................................................

4-6

4-1-6 Adding Titles to the Data ......................................................

4-11

4-1-7 Details on VTR Memory Bank and Memory Card

 

Functions ..............................................................................

4-12

4-1-8 Memory Card Data Compatibility ........................................

4-13

4-2 HOME Menu .................................................................................

4-14

4-2-1 Selecting the Output Signals(PB/EE) ...................................

4-16

4-2-2 Record Inhibit Mode (REC INH) .........................................

4-16

4-2-3 Selecting the Edit Mode and Edit Channel

 

(ASSEMBLE or INS CUE) .................................................

4-17

4-2-4 Preread Settings (PRE READ) .............................................

4-17

4-2-5 Still-Picture Output (FREEZE) ............................................

4-17

4-2-6 Selecting the Capstan Servo Lock Mode (CAP LOCK) ......

4-18

4-2-7 Setting the Preroll Time (PREROLL TIME) .......................

4-18

4-2-8 Selecting DMC Playback (DMC) .........................................

4-19

4-2-9 Recalling Edit Points (LAST EDIT) ....................................

4-19

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