Sony PDW-1500 manual

PROFESSIONAL DISC RECORDER

PDW-1500

OPERATION MANUAL [English] 1st Edition (Revised 1)

Contents

Page WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture THIS APPARATUS MUST BE EARTHED This label is located on the top panel of the drive unit Important Safety Instructions AVERTISSEMENT CET APPAREIL DOIT ÊTRE RELIÉ À LA TERRE Cette étiquette est placée sur le panneau supérieur de l’unité de commande WARNUNG DIESES GERÄT MUSS GEERDET WERDEN Dieser Aufkleber befindet sich oben auf der Antriebseinheit ATTENZIONE Per evitare scosse elettriche, non aprire l’apparecchio Per le riparazioni, rivolgersi solo a personale qualificato QUESTO APPARECCHIO DEVE ESSERE MESSO A TERRA Questa etichetta si trova sul pannello superiore dell’unità di pilotaggio ADVERTENCIA ESTE APARATO DEBE CONECTARSE A TIERRA Esta etiqueta se encuentra en el panel superior de la unidad de mando Page Page Table of Contents Chapter 1 Overview Chapter 2 Names and Functions of Parts Chapter 3 Preparations Chapter 4 Recording/Playback Chapter 8 Menus Chapter 9 Maintenance and Troubleshooting Appendix Before Using the Unit Setting the Line Mode Page Overview Chapter 1-1Features Flexible metadata recording Supports a variety of interfaces Equipped with i.LINK connector Equipped with network connector Supporting SNMP for service and maintenance 1) 1-2Usingthe CD-ROMManual 1-2-1 CD-ROMSystem Requirements 1-2-2Preparations 1-2-3Reading the CD-ROMManual Names and Functions of Parts 2-1Front Panel Page 1 Audio level meter section 2 Audio settings section 3Audio level adjustment section 4Recording and playback control section 5Status display section Page 6Shuttle/jog/variable control block 7Arrow buttons Page 2-2Rear Panel 1Analog audio signal inputs/outputs 2Digital audio signal inputs/outputs 3Analog video signal inputs/outputs 4Time code inputs/outputs 5 Power supply section 6 SDI signal inputs/outputs Page Preparations Chapter 3-1Connections and Settings 3-1-1Connecting an External Monitor 3-1-2Connections for Using PDZ-1Proxy Browsing Software Using the S400 (i.LINK) connector (FAM connection) 3-1-3Connecting to a Nonlinear Editing System 3-1-4Connections for Cut Editing When using the editing functions of the recorder 3-1-5Connections for Clip Audio Insert Editing Using the ANALOG IN connectors Using the DIGITAL AUDIO (AES/EBU) IN connectors Using the SDI IN connector 3-1-6Editing Control Unit Settings 3-2Setup 3-3Settingthe Date and Time 3-4SuperimposedText Information Playback condition displays 3-5HandlingDiscs 3-5-1Discs Used for Recording and Playback 3-5-2Notes on Handling 3-5-3 Write-ProtectingDiscs 3-5-4Loading and Unloading a Disc 3-5-5Formatting a Disc 3-5-6To Eject Discs With the Unit Powered Off 3-5-7Handling of Discs When Recording Does Not End Normally (Salvage Function) Recording/Playback Chapter 4-1Recording 4-1-1Preparations for Recording Setting the recording format To adjust the audio recording levels To set the video recording format To set the audio recording format Making thumbnail image settings 4-1-2Recording Time Code and User Bit Values 3,4 To record time code that follows sequentially upon the last recorded time code Page 4-1-3Recording Operation 4-1-4Auto Clip List Recording for 4-2Playback 4-2-1Preparations for Playback 4-2-2Playback Operation Playback in jog mode 1 2,3 Playback in shuttle mode 3 2,3 Playback in variable speed mode 4-2-3Thumbnail Search Cuing up a frame including an essence mark 5 3,5 2,4 4-2-4Clip List Playback Scene Selection Chapter 5-1Overview 5-2BasicOperations 5-2-1Creating Clip Lists Page 5-2-2Editing Clip Lists Moving a sub clip Trimming a sub clip Deleting a sub clip 5-3ClipList Operations 5-3-1Displaying the CLIP Menu 5-3-2Saving the Current Clip List to Disc 5-3-3Loading a Clip List From Disc Into the Current Clip List 5-3-4Deleting Clip Lists From Disc 5-3-5Clearing the Current Clip List 5-3-6Setting the Start Timecode of the Current Clip List 5-4Using PDZ-1Proxy Browsing Software System requirements To install PDZ-1 Insert Editing Chapter 6-1ClipAudio Insert Editing 6-1-1Preparations for Editing 6-1-2Editing Operations Page File Operations Chapter 7-1Overview 7-1-1Directory Structure 7-1-2File Operation Restrictions Edit Directory Sub Directory General Directory 7-2FileAccess Mode File Operations 7-3FTPFile Operations Page 7-3-1Command List Page Page Page Extended commands Menus 8-2Basic Setup Menu 8-2-1Items in the Basic Setup Menu Page 8-2-2Basic Menu Operations Changing the currently displayed menu item Changing a menu item setting value Resetting the menu settings to their factory default values Switching between 525(U)-line, 525(J)-lineand 625-linemodes (menu item 013) Menu bank operations (menu items B01 to B13) Page 8-3Extended Menu 8-3-1Items in the Extended Menu Page Page External synchronization to reference signal generators Page Page Page Page Page Page 8-3-2Extended Menu Operations 2 3,5,7 4,6 8-3-3Using UMID Data Setting UMID ownership information About UMID ownership information 8-4Maintenance Menu 8-4-1Items in the Maintenance Menu Page 8-4-2Maintenance Menu Operations To change network settings 4 1,3 4 1 2,3 Page 8-5System Menu 8-5-1Items in the System Menu 8-5-2System Menu Operations To delete clips To format discs To set the date and time Maintenance and Troubleshooting 9-1PeriodicMaintenance 9-1-1Digital Hours Meter 9-2ErrorMessages 9-3Alarms 9-3-1Alarm List Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Appendix Specifications Video performance Processor adjustment range Audio performance Input connectors Output connectors Remote control connectors Accessories supplied Accessories not supplied Glossary Page Index