User manual SONY DSR-1500A

[. . . ] 3-619-326-11(1) Digital Videocassette Recorder Operating Instructions Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference. Note The supplied CD-ROM includes operation manuals for the DSR-1500A/1500AP Digital Video Cassette Recorder (English, Japanese, French, German, Italian and Spanish versions). For more details, see "Using the CD-ROM Manual" on page 11. DSR-1500A/1500AP © 2002 Sony Corporation Owner's Record The model and serial numbers are located at the bottom. Record these numbers in the spaces provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. [. . . ] If you press the RESET (NO) button, however, the contents of the cassette memory may not agree with the material recorded on the tape. TCR 00:03. 00. 27 UBR 00:00. 00. 00 NON DVCAM/DV(SP) FORMAT SOURCE. ABORT:MENU KEY Monitor screen (Example display for DSR-1500A) Digitally Dubbing Signals in DVCAM/DV Format 59 After execution SDTI DUBBING (A/V/TC/CM) DUBBING COMPLETED. HOWEVER, A NON DVCAM/ DV(SP) FORMAT SEGMENT WAS ON THE SOURCE TAPE. PUSH THE SET BUTTON. No DVCAM/DV Time counter display ABORT:MENU KEY Monitor screen In either case, the source tape section recorded in DV (LP) format is dubbed as a no-signal section. Chapter 3 Convenient Functions for Editing Operation 60 Digitally Dubbing Signals in DVCAM/DV Format Menu Settings Chapter 4 Menu Organization As shown in the following figure, the menu system consists of four levels and is functionally divided into three subsystems: the setup menu, the auto mode (AUTO FUNCTION) execution menu and the digital hours meter display menu. This chapter mainly describes the setup menu, showing its contents and how to operate it. For details of the AUTO FUNCTION menu, see "Digitally Dubbing Signals in DVCAM/DV Format" on page 57 and "Rerecording the Time Code--TC Insert Function" on page 53. For details of the digital hours meter display, see "Regular Checks" on page 101. The items of the setup menu are divided into several functional groups on level 1, and except for the MENU GRADE item the settings themselves are made on level 2 or level 3. Also, the menu items are divided into two categories according to how frequently they are accessed: the "basic" items, to which frequent access is normally required, and the "enhanced" items, which are less frequently used. In the following figure, the items shown in boldface are basic items, and the other items are enhanced items. The menu settings are saved in non-volatile memory, which means they are not erased when you power off the unit after executing the setting operation. Menu Organization 61 Menu organization Menu selection level Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 SETUP MENU OPERATIONAL FUNCTION REPEAT FUNCTION REPEAT MODE REPEAT TOP REPEAT END A PRESET B PRESET CASSETTE OUT F. FWD/REW AUTO EE SELECT LOCAL ENABLE REC FORMAT REC INHIBIT SEARCH ENABLE MAX SRCH SPEED PREROLL TIME AFTER CUE-UP PLAY START AUTO REW A MODE CHANGE DISPLAY CONTROL CHARA. VSIZE DISPLAY INFO SUB STATUS MENU DISPLAY PEAK HOLD OVER DISP HOLD BRIGHTNESS ALARM REF ALARM TC MODE RUN MODE DF MODE a) TC SELECT VITC TCG REGEN UB BINARY GP. VITC POS SEL-1 VITC POS SEL-2 VITC OUTPUT EE OUT PHASE MUTE IN SRCH FROM STOP FROM STILL TIME CODE Chapter 4 Menu Settings TAPE PROTECTION STOP TIMER STILL TIMER NEXT MODE (Continued) a) Menu item for DSR-1500A only 62 Menu Organization Menu selection level Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 (Continued) VIDEO CONTROL INT VIDEO SG STD/NON-STD OUT REF SEL SETUP REMOVE a) SETUP ADD a) CC(F1) BLANK a) CC(F2) BLANK a) WIDE MODE ESR MODE PROCESS CONTROL C PHASE MODE ADJ RANGE VIDEO GAIN CHROMA GAIN CHROMA PHASE SETUP LEVEL a) BLACK LEVEL b) LINE 335 INPUT BLANK b) AUDIO CONTROL REC MODE INPUT ARRANGE LEVEL SELECT INT AUDIO SG JOG CONTROL SHUTTLE MUTE AUDIO EDIT DV PB ATT VIDEO OUTPUT DIGITAL OUTPUT AUDIO OUTPUT REMOTE I/F RECALL BANK1 RECALL BANK2 RECALL BANK3 RECALL BANK4 SAVE BANK 1 SAVE BANK 2 SAVE BANK 3 SAVE BANK 4 REF LEVEL CH1 IN LEVEL CH2 IN LEVEL OUTPUT LEVEL INTERFACE SELECT SETUP BANK OPERATION Chapter 4 Menu Settings MENU GRADE AUTO FUNCTION SDTI DUBBING i. LINK DUBBING TC INSERT HOURS METER T1:OPERATION T2:DRUM ROTATION T3:TAPE RUNNING CT:THREADING A/V A/V/TC A/V/TC/CM A/V A/V/TC A/V/TC/CM a) Menu item for DSR-1500A only b) Menu item for DSR-1500AP only Menu Organization 63 Menu Contents Setup Menu The purpose and settings of the setup menu items are described below. Examples: Indication on monitor screen OPERATIONAL FUNCTION CASSETTE OUT Indication in time counter display [Operational] [>> Cass. out] [>>> EE] Indications of menu items and settings · In the table below entitled "Menu contents, " the indication of each menu item or setting on the monitor screen is shown first, then the indication of the same item or setting in the time counter display of this unit is shown in square brackets ([ ]). *EE · Settings preceded by an asterisk (such as *EE) are factory default settings. · In the time counter display, one to three ">" symbols may precede item or setting indications depending on the current menu level. Larger numbers of ">" symbols indicate lower menu levels. Menu contents OPERATIONAL FUNCTION [Operational]: Operation settings REPEAT FUNCTION [> REP FUNC]: Make settings for repeat playback mode. Description of settings REPEAT MODE [>> *OFF [>>> OFF]: Do not put the unit into repeat playback REPEAT MD]: mode. Determine whether or ON [>>> ON]: Put the unit into repeat playback mode. not to put the unit into ON (FREEZE) [>>> FREEZE]: Put the unit into freeze repeat playback mode. In this case, while the unit is cueing up to the repeat start point, the freeze picture of the repeat end point is displayed. REPEAT TOP [>> REP TOP]: Determine whether the repeat start point is the beginning of tape or point A. *TAPE TOP [>>> Tape top]: The repeat start point is the beginning of tape. [. . . ] R­Y signal A chrominance signal determined by subtracting the Y (luminance) signal from the R (red) signal. Reference video signal A video signal consisting of a sync signal or sync and burst signals, used as a reference. Setup (for DSR-1500A) The difference between the reference black level and the blanking level of a composite signal. SMPTE Abbreviation of Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, a professional association established in the USA. 118 Glossary S/N Abbreviation of Signal-to-Noise (ratio). [. . . ]