3-6 Preparations

 

 

for Recording and

 

 

Playback

 

 

 

 

 

3-6-1 Preparations for

 

 

Recording

 

 

 

 

 

 

See 3-2-1 “Connecting to a Nonlinear Editing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3Chapter

 

System (AV/C connection)” (page 30) for

 

information about connections.

 

 

Preparations

 

Switch settings

 

Before beginning recording, make the

 

 

following switch settings.

~/1 (on/standby) switch (page 27): ~ position

Settings

In the PC operation settings dialog box of the utility software (see page 48), set the following items.

Login: “Inhibit” (Disables FAM connection.)

In the setup menu of the utility software (see page 50), set the following items.

RECORDING FORMAT: DVCAM

Set the following items as required. PREROLL TIME: Set the preroll time.

(0 to 30 seconds)

TC MODE: Select the time code recording mode. (INT-REGEN/EXT-REGEN)

DF MODE: Select the run mode of the internal time code generator in 525- line mode. (DF/NDF)

VITC: Specify whether or not to record the VITC generated by the internal time code generator. (OFF/ON)

DV AUDIO OUTPUT SELECT: Select the audio signals to assign audio output channels.

•CH1/CH2 (TR-1/TR-2, TR-3/TR-4, TR-5/TR-6, TR-7/TR-8)

•CH3/CH4 (TR-1/TR-2, TR-3/TR-4, TR-5/TR-6, TR-7/TR-8)

DV OUT AUDIO MODE: Select the audio mode for audio output. (4ch

(32 kHz/12 bit)/ 2ch (48 kHz/16 bit)) 525/625 SYSTEM SELECT: Select the

line mode. (525/625)

STORED OWNERSHIP: Set UMID ownership information (country code, organization code and user code)

Inserting a disc

Insert a disc into this unit (see page 36).

Note

If the ERROR/ALARM indicator flashes once a second when you attempt to record, check the problem in the following table.

Cause

Action

A disc recorded in

Replace with a disc

MPEG IMX

not recorded in

format has been

MPEG IMX format,

inserted.

or reformat the disc

 

(see page 55).

 

 

You can check the details of alarms, using the alarm log of the utility software (see page 50).

For details of recording operations, refer to the manual provided with the editing software to be used.

3-6-2 Preparations for Playback

See 3-2-1 “Connecting to a Nonlinear Editing System (AV/C connection)” (page 30) for information about connections.

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