Sony HDWD1800 Operation Manual - Page 21

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2-1

Control Panels

Chapter 2

Location and Function of Parts

•

When F2 (REF VID) is set to “REF” in function menu

page P03: VID PROC, there is no external reference

video signal input or the input external reference video

signal is not in synchronization with the input video

signal.

d

F FWD (fast forward) button

To fast forward the tape, press this button, turning it on.

e

PLAY button

To start playback, press this button, turning it on.

To operate in capstan override mode

Hold down the PLAY button, and rotate the search dial.

For details of capstan override mode, see page 39.

f

SERVO indicator

Lights when the drum servo and capstan servo are locked.

g

REW (rewind) button

To rewind the tape, press this button, turning it on.

6

REC INHI (recording inhibit) indicator

This indicator is on or off according to the combination of

the F1 (REC INHI) setting in function menu page P07:

E.PRESET and the record inhibit plug on the cassette, as

shown in the following table. When this indicator is on,

recording on tape is prohibited.

a) It is possible to make the indicator flash by setting setup menu item 107.

7

Search control section

a

SHUTTLE button

To use the search dial for playback in shuttle mode, press

this button, turning it on.

For details of playback in shuttle mode, see the description

of the search dial

4

.

b

JOG button

To use the search dial for playback in jog mode, press this

button, turning it on.

For details of playback in jog mode, see the description of

the search dial

4

.

c

VAR (variable) button

To use the search dial for playback in variable speed mode,

press this button, turning it on.

For details of playback in variable speed mode, see the

description of the search dial

4

.

d

Search dial

Rotate this dial to carry out playback in the modes shown

in the following table. Rotating the dial clockwise lights

the

G

(FORWARD) indicator and plays back in the

forward direction. Rotating the dial counterclockwise

lights the

g

(REVERSE) indicator and plays back in the

reverse direction.

When the tape is stopped or the unit is powered on, the

s

indicator lights. Pressing the dial toggles between shuttle

and jog modes or between variable speed and jog modes.

Depending on the tape format, noiseless playback is

possible in the following ranges.

HDCAM:

–1 to +2 times normal speed

Digital Betacam:


MPEG IMX:


REC INHI indicator indications

RECINH setting

State of the record

inhibit plug on the

cassette

REC INHI

indicator state

ON

Record inhibit/permit

Lit

OFF

Record inhibit

Lit

a)

Record permit

Off

R

E

V

E

R

S

E

F

O

R

W

A

R

D

JOG

SHUTTLE

VAR

2

JOG button

1

SHUTTLE button

4

Search dial

3

VAR button

Section	Page
Table of Contents	4
Chapter 1 Overview	6
1-1 Features	6
1-2 Example System Configuration	9
1-3 Description of the Function Menu in this Manual	10
Chapter 2 Location and Function of Parts	11
2-1 Control Panels	11
2-1-1 Upper Control Panel	12
2-1-2 Lower Control Panel	13
2-1-3 Switch Panel	22
2-2 Connector Panel	23
Chapter 3 Preparations	27
3-1 Connections to External Devices	27
3-1-1 Connections to Digital Devices	27
3-2 Reference Sync Signals	28
3-2-1 Selecting Reference Sync Signal Depending on Operational Status	28
3-2-2 Connecting Reference Signals	28
3-3 Setup	29
3-4 Superimposed Character Information	30
3-5 Cassettes	32
3-5-1 Cassette Types	32
3-5-2 Inserting and Ejecting Cassettes	32
3-5-3 Preventing Accidental Erasure of Recordings	32
Chapter 4 Recording and Playback	33
4-1 Recording	33
4-1-1 Preparations for Recording	33
4-1-2 Recording Timecode and User Bit Values	34
4-1-3 Recording Procedure	36
4-2 Playback	37
4-2-1 Preparations for Playback	37
4-2-2 Playback Procedures	37
4-2-3 DMC (Dynamic Motion Control) Playback	40
Chapter 5 Editing	43
5-1 Automatic Editing	43
5-1-1 Overview	43
5-1-2 Switch Settings	44
5-1-3 Selecting the Editing Mode	45
5-1-4 Setting Edit Points	45
5-1-5 Modifying and Deleting Edit Points	47
5-1-6 Cuing up to Edit Points and Preroll	48
5-1-7 Preview	48
5-1-8 Carrying Out Automatic Editing	49
5-2 DMC Editing	51
5-2-1 Overview	51
5-2-2 Carrying Out DMC Editing	51
5-3 Special Automatic Editing Methods	53
5-3-1 Quick Editing	53
5-3-2 Continuous Editing	53
5-3-3 Standalone Editing	53
5-3-4 Preread Editing	54
Chapter 6 Shot Mark Function	55
6-1 Overview	55
6-2 Shot Mark Operations	56
6-2-1 Reading Shot Marks	56
6-2-2 Writing Shot Marks	56
6-2-3 Shot Mark List Operations	57
6-2-4 Cuing Up to Shot Marks	59
Chapter 7 UMID Functions	60
7-1 Overview	60
7-2 Recording UMIDs	60
7-3 UMID Output and Display	62
7-3-1 UMID Output Settings	62
7-3-2 UMID Display	62
Chapter 8 Function Menu	64
8-1 Overview	64
8-1-1 Function Menu Configuration	64
8-1-2 Function Menu Operations	64
8-2 Function Menu Item List	65
8-2-1 User-Definable Function Menu Pages (P01 to P10)	65
8-2-2 Non-User-Definable Function Menu Pages (P100 to P118)	69
Chapter 9 Setup Menus	74
9-1 Setup Menu Configuration	74
9-2 Setup Menu Operations	75
9-3 Items in the Basic Setup Menu	78
9-4 Items in the Extended Setup Menu	81
Chapter 10 Maintenance and Inspection	103
10-1 Removing a Cassette when Tape Slack Occurs	103
10-2 Head Cleaning	103
10-3 Error Messages	104
10-4 Moisture Condensation	106
10-5 Regular Checks	106
10-5-1 Digital Hours Meter	106
10-5-2 Maintenance Timings	107
10-6 About the LCD	108
Appendix	109
Specifications	109
About a “Memory Stick”	116

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