Table of Contents

 

Before Using the Unit ..............................

7

Setting the Line Mode ................................

7

Chapter 1 Overview

 

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

9

Chapter 2 Names and Functions of

Parts

 

2-1 Configuration ....................................

11

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

12

2-3 LCD Panel ..........................................

17

2-4 Connectors ........................................

21

Chapter 3 Preparations

 

3-1 Connections and Settings................

25

3-1-1 Connecting an External Monitor .....

25

3-1-2 Connections for Using PDZ-1 Proxy

Browsing Software ..........................

25

3-1-3 Connecting to a Nonlinear Editing

 

System..............................................

27

3-1-4 Connections for Recording in Parallel

With a Camcorder............................

27

3-1-5 Connections for Cut Editing ............

29

3-1-6 Using the RM-280 Editing

 

Controller .........................................

31

3-1-7 Editing Control Unit Settings ..........

32

3-2 Power Preparations ..........................

33

3-2-1 Using AC Power..............................

33

3-2-2 Using DC Power..............................

33

3-2-3 Using a Battery Pack .......................

33

3-3 Setup ..................................................

34

3-4 Setting the Date and Time................

34

3-5 Superimposed Text Information......

35

3-6 Handling Discs ..................................

38

3-6-1 Discs Used for Recording and

 

Playback...........................................

38

3-6-2 Notes on Handling ...........................

38

3-6-3Write-Protecting Discs ....................

38

3-6-4 Loading and Unloading a Disc ........

38

3-6-5 Formatting a Disc ............................

39

3-6-6 To Eject Discs With the Unit Powered

Off....................................................

39

3-6-7 Handling of Discs When Recording

 

Does Not End Normally (Salvage

 

Function) ..........................................

40

Chapter 4 Recording/Playback

 

4-1 Recording ..........................................

42

4-1-1 Preparations for Recording ..............

42

4-1-2 Recording Time Code and User Bit

 

Values ..............................................

44

4-1-3 Recording Operation........................

48

4-1-4 Auto Clip List Recording for Automatic

Inclusion of Recorded Clips in Clip

 

Lists..................................................

48

4-2 Playback ............................................

49

4-2-1 Preparations for Playback ................

49

4-2-2 Playback Operation..........................

51

4-2-3 Thumbnail Search............................

52

4-2-4 Clip List Playback............................

54

4-2-5 Repeat Playback...............................

54

4-2-6 Locking and Deleting Clips .............

55

Chapter 5 Scene Selection

 

5-1 Overview............................................

58

5-2 Creating Clip Lists ............................

61

5-2-1 Selecting Clips .................................

61

5-2-2 Reordering Sub Clips.......................

63

5-2-3 Trimming Sub Clips ........................

65

5-2-4 Deleting Sub Clips...........................

66

5-2-5 Previewing the Current Clip List.....

66

5-2-6 Saving the Current Clip List to Disc66

5-3 Managing Clip Lists (CLIP Menu) ....

68

5-3-1 Loading a Clip List From Disc Into Unit

Memory............................................

68

5-3-2 Deleting Clip Lists From a Disc ......

69

5-3-3 Clearing the Current Clip List From the

Unit Memory....................................

69

5-3-4 Presetting the Initial Time Code of the

Current Clip List ..............................

69

5-3-5 Sorting Clip Lists.............................

70

5-4 Using PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing

 

Software ............................................

71

Chapter 6 File Operations

 

6-1 Overview............................................

72

6-1-1 Directory Structure ..........................

72

6-1-2 File Operation Restrictions ..............

73

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