3-869-570-12(1) Digital Videocassette Recorder Operating Instructions Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference.
Owner’s Record The model and serial numbers are located in the rear. Record these numbers in the spaces provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. Model No. Serial No. WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. Important Safety Instructions • Read these instructions. • Keep these instructions. • Heed all warnings.
For customers in the USA (DSR-2000A only) This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
Table of Contents Table of Contents Chapter 1 Overview Features ............................................................................. 8 DVCAM Format .................................................................... 8 Variety of Interfaces ............................................................... 9 Full Functionality for More Efficient Editing ........................ 9 Other Features ...................................................................... 11 Options .......................
Chapter 4 Editing Automatic Editing ........................................................... 66 Overview of Automatic Editing ........................................... 66 Button/Switch Settings for Editing ...................................... 69 Selecting an Edit Mode ........................................................ 70 Setting Edit Points ................................................................ 71 Checking Edit Points ............................................................
Table of Contents Chapter 5 ClipLink Operation (Continued) Adding to/Deleting From ClipLink Log Data .............. 101 Adding Mark IN/OUT Points ............................................ 101 Deleting Mark IN/OUT Points ........................................... 101 Automatically Creating New ClipLink Log Data ......... 103 Chapter 6 Setup Menu Menu System Configuration ........................................ 105 Basic Menu ....................................................................
Chapter 8 Maintenance and Troubleshooting Condensation ................................................................ 133 Head Cleaning ............................................................... 133 Periodic Maintenance ................................................... 134 Troubleshooting ............................................................ 135 Error Messages ................................................................... 137 Alarm Messages ............................................
1 Chapter Chapter 1 Overview Overview Features The DSR-2000A/2000AP is a 1/4-inch digital videocassette recorder using the DVCAMTM digital recording format. It uses a component video system, with separate luminance and chrominance signals and digital processing to enable stable, high-quality video. This unit is equipped with a variety of functions needed for videocassette recorders and players used in video editing. By combining two units, you can easily assemble a cut editing system.
Playback compatibility with DV and DVCPRO formats Note When playing back a tape recorded in DVCPRO (25M) format, the SDTI and i.LINK outputs (see the section “Digital interfaces”) of this unit is subjected to muting. Furthermore, it is not possible to playback the cue-audio track of the tape. Support for three cassette sizes There are two sizes of DVCAM cassette: standard and mini. You can use either size with this unit. The unit also accepts L and M sizes of DVCPRO cassette.
Features DMC (dynamic motion control) editing You can save a varying speed, in the range −1 to +1 times normal speed1), for an editing segment, and automatically edit with this varying speed. Chapter 1 Overview Split editing In insert editing, this allows the audio IN and OUT points to be set separately from the video IN and OUT points. High-speed search function You can carry out color picture searches during fast forward and rewind at speeds up to 85 times normal speed.
Other Features This kit can be used to mount the unit in an EIAstandard 19-inch rack. Overview To make it easier to use this unit for any particular purpose, various functions and operating settings are provided in the menu system.
System Configuration The figure below shows example equipment that can be connected to this unit. Note Chapter 1 Production of some of the peripherals and related devices shown below has been discontinued. For advice about choosing devices, please contact your Sony dealer or a Sony sales representative. Overview SDI INPUT/OUTPUT DVCAM cassette DVCAM camcorder DVW/MSW series VCR etc. DV camcorder DV cassette i.LINK i.
Location and Function of Parts There are four control panels as shown in the figure below. Chapter 1 Overview Connector panel (See page 29.) Upper control panel (See page 14.) Lower control panel (See page 17.) Subsidiary control panel (See page 26.) To adjust the position of the lower control panel You can fix the lower control panel in any position between vertical and horizontal for ease of operation. Handle If you raise the panel to the horizontal, it automatically locks in position.
Location and Function of Parts Upper Control Panel 1 POWER switch Chapter 1 2 Audio level meters 3 Cassette compartment Overview 1 Input selection/audio mode display section (see below) 2 Input selection section (see page 15) POWER dB OVER dB 0 2 -12 -20 -30 -40 -60 dB OVER dB 0 2 1 -12 0 -20 -1 -2 -30 -40 1 -60 dB OVER dB 0 2 1 -12 0 -20 -1 -2 -30 -40 2 -60 dB OVER dB 0 2 1 -12 0 -20 -1 -2 -30 -40 3 -60 1 0 -1 -2 4 3 Remote control setting section (see page 16) INPUT SE
3 AUDIO CH1, 1/2 display Indicates the input audio signal selected with the CH1, 1/2 button in the input selection section. ANALOG: Analog audio signal AES/EBU: Digital audio signal in AES/EBU format SDI: SDI audio signal SG: Audio test signal 4 AUDIO CH2, 3/4 display Indicates the input audio signal selected with the CH2, 3/4 button in the input selection section. The indications available are the same as for the AUDIO CH1, 1/2 display described above.
Location and Function of Parts Chapter 1 Overview 2 VIDEO IN button Each press of this button cycles through the following input video signal selection options. • Composite video signal input to the VIDEO IN connectors.
Lower Control Panel 1 METER FULL/FINE button Chapter 1 2 REC controls 3 PB controls Overview 4 MONITOR SELECT buttons 1 Monitor/menu/display setting section (see page 18) CH-1 METER CH-2 CH-3 MONITOR SELECT CH-4 FULL/FINE ClipLink L LP CH-1 CH-2 CH-3 CH-4 PHONE LEVEL REC 2 Display section (see page 19) PULL FOR VARIABLE COUNTER U-BIT TC LIST - MARK PREREAD PB/EE REPEAT VITC REC INHIBIT KEY INHIBIT SERVO R PB MENU SET SHUTTLE JOG NOT EDITABLE HOURS MINUTES HOLD COUNTER SEL RESE
Location and Function of Parts Chapter 1 Overview 4 MONITOR SELECT buttons There are four buttons CH-1 to CH-4 (channels 1 to 4) in each of the upper (L) and lower (R) rows. Use these buttons to select the channels for audio output via the HEADPHONES connector on the lower control panel and the MONITOR AUDIO connector on the connector panel. The HEADPHONES connector outputs stereo sound (L and R) and the MONITOR AUDIO connector outputs monaural sound (L and R mixed).
6 PB (playback) button To select playback signals for the video/audio signals output during fast forward, rewind, still, and standby, press this button, turning it on. Either one of this button and the PB/EE button is always lit. 8 COUNTER SEL (select) button This switches the value shown in the time counter display in the following sequence: COUNTER, TC, UBIT.
Location and Function of Parts Chapter 1 Overview 1 Recording/playback format indicators DVCAM: This lights when a tape recorded in DVCAM format is played back. DV: This lights when a tape recorded in consumer DV format is played back. LP: This lights when a tape recorded in LP mode is played back. When a tape recorded in DVCPRO (25) format or any other format than those mentioned above is played back, none of the above indicators lights.
!¡ Tape end alarm indicator Starts flashing when the remaining capacity of the tape is for about 2 minutes. For more information about the search dial, see page 24. !£ NOT EDITABLE indicator Lights during playback of a tape that contains a recording in other than the DVCAM format. When this indicator is lit, the recordings contained in the tape can be used as source material for editing, but editing operations such as insert editing and assemble editing cannot be performed.
Location and Function of Parts 4 Editing control section 1 DELETE button LIST - MARK + TRIM Chapter 1 OUT IN 2 MEMORY indicator 7 AUDIO IN button and AUDIO OUT button AUDIO DELETE Overview DMC EDIT ENTRY SHIFT MEMORY 3 DMC EDIT button PREVIEW AUTO EDIT 6 TRIM buttons 8 ENTRY/SHIFT button REVIEW IN OUT 4 PREVIEW button 9 IN button and OUT button 5 AUTO EDIT button !º REVIEW button 1 DELETE button This deletes an existing edit point.
9 IN button and OUT button To set a video IN point or OUT point, hold down the IN button or OUT button, and press the ENTRY/ SHIFT button. After you have made the setting, pressing the IN button or OUT button displays the IN point or OUT point on the time counter display. !º REVIEW button Use this button to carry out a review of the editing results after carrying out automatic editing.
Location and Function of Parts 4 EDIT button To carry out manual editing, press this button simultaneously with the PLAY button. Chapter 1 Overview Monitoring in E-E mode When the unit is in stop mode, pressing this button lights it, and you can monitor the input signal selected with the ASSEMBLE button or INSERT buttons in EE mode. To return to the original state, press the STOP button. During playback, search, fast forward, or rewind, holding down this button allows you to monitor the video in E-E mode.
Playback modes using the search dial Shuttle Press the SHUTTLE button or the search dial so that the SHUTTLE indicator in the display section lights, then turn the search dial. Playback is carried out at a speed determined by the position of the search dial. The maximum shuttle mode playback speed can be changed using extended menu item 102. Jog Press the SHUTTLE button or the search dial so that the JOG indicator in the display section lights, then turn the search dial.
Location and Function of Parts Subsidiary Control Panel Chapter 1 1 CHARACTER switch 2 CONTROL PANEL switch 3 REC INHIBIT switch Overview 4 KEY INHIBIT switch 5 PROCESS CONTROL switch CHARACTER OFF ON CONTROL PANEL EXT INT REC INHIBIT KEY INHIBIT ON ON OFF PROCESS CONTROL PRESET PRESET MANUAL OFF PRESET MANUAL MANUAL REMOTE LOCAL EXT INT REC RUN REGEN FREE RUN NDF DF PRESET OFF ON VITC TC MENU TC SELECT VITC VIDEO CHROMA SET UP TC GENERATOR !º TC SELECT switch !¡ VID
5 PROCESS CONTROL switch This selects the method of control of the internal digital video processor. REMOTE: Select this position to use an optional remote control unit for remote control of the internal digital video processor. MENU: Select this position to use the setup menu to change the settings for the internal digital video processor. LOCAL: Select this position to use the subsidiary control panel to change the settings for the internal digital video processor.
Location and Function of Parts Chapter 1 Overview !¡ VIDEO knob and PRESET/MANUAL switch The switch makes the selection described below. When it is set to MANUAL, you can use the knob to adjust the video signal output level. PRESET: Regardless of the position of the knob, the video signal output level is set to the reference value. MANUAL: You can adjust the video signal output level in the range ±3 dB. You can change the adjustment range using extended menu item 714.
Connector Panel Chapter 1 1 Analog video input/output section (see page 30) 2 Digital input/output section (see page 31) DIGITAL AUDIO I/O(AES/EBU) CH-1/2 IN CH-3/4 CH-1/2 OUT CH-3/4 i.LINK SDTI(QSDI) INPUT VIDEO IN Overview ANALOG VIDEO I/O REF.
Location and Function of Parts 1 Analog video input/output section Chapter 1 ANALOG VIDEO I/O REF.VIDEO VIDEO IN IN Overview 1 REF. VIDEO IN connectors and 75Ω termination switch 75Ω ON 75Ω ON 7 VIDEO IN connectors and 75Ω termination switch OFF OFF 8 COMPONENT VIDEO Y/R−Y/B−Y IN connectors COMPONENT VIDEO VIDEO OUT OUT 2 REF.
Overview 9 COMPONENT VIDEO Y/R–Y/B–Y OUT connectors (BNC type) These connectors output analog component video signals (Y/R−Y/B−Y). 2 Digital input/output section 2 SDTI(QSDI) INPUT connector 3 SDTI(QSDI) OUTPUT connector 4 i.LINK connector 1 DIGITAL AUDIO (AES/EBU) IN connectors DIGITAL AUDIO I/O(AES/EBU) CH-1/2 IN CH-3/4 CH-1/2 OUT CH-3/4 i.
Location and Function of Parts 3 External device connectors Notes Chapter 1 Overview • If you monitor the output signal from this connector on another device in E-E mode while making a search at speeds in the range +1 to +1/30 or –1/30 to –1 times normal speed, the signal may sound differently than it does on this unit.
4 AUDIO IN CH-1 (channel 1) to CH-4 connectors (XLR 3-pin, female) Use these connectors to connect separate channels of audio input from a player VCR or other external audio equipment.
Usable Cassettes This unit can use the DVCAM cassettes listed below. Model name Size PDV-64*/94*/124*/184*/34* Standard size PDVM-12*/22*/32*/40* Mini size Chapter 1 Overview The * in each model name is actually “ME” (indicating that a cassette memory is contained), or “N” (indicating that no cassette memory is contained). The numbers in each model name indicate the maximum recording/playback time (in minutes) for each model.
Preventing accidental erasure Set the REC/SAVE switch on the cassette to SAVE to prevent accidental erasure of recorded contents. Mini size (Insert the cassette into the middle of the cassette compartment.) Outer guides Chapter 1 REC/SAVE switch Standard size Set to SAVE Overview REC SAVE To enable re-recording Set the cassette’s REC/SAVE switch to REC. When this switch is set to SAVE, the unit cannot record on the tape.
2 Chapter Chapter 2 Setting/Displaying Time Data and Text Information Setting/Displaying Time Data and Text Information Displaying Time Data and Unit’s Operating Status− Superimposing Text Information To display superimposed time data and text information about the operating status of the unit on the monitor, set the CHARACTER switch on the subsidiary control panel to ON.
Information displayed The figure below shows the time data and operation status that can be superimposed. 1 Time data type Time data 2 Timecode reader dropframe marka) 3 Timecode generator drop-frame marka) Chapter 2 4 VITC field T C R S H U T T L E S T I L L 6 Operating mode 5 Recorder/player selection a) This character can appear on the DSR-2000A only. The character to appear in these two columns is always a colon (:) on the DSR-2000AP.
Displaying Time Data and Unit’s Operating Status−Superimposing Text Information 2 Time code reader drop-frame mark (for DSR-2000A only) . Drop frame mode (factory default setting) : Non-drop frame mode 3 Time code generator drop-frame mark (for DSR-2000A only) .
Display Block A Operation mode Block B CASSETTE OUT Cassette is not loaded TAPE UNTHREAD Tape has not been threaded STANDBY OFF Standby off mode STOP Stop mode F.
Setting Time Code and User Bits Setting an initial time code value Set the buttons and switches as shown below.
1 Press the COUNTER SEL button and select TC. Time data type indicator TC lights in the display section of the lower control panel. 2 Press the HOLD button. The first digit of the time counter display (hours:minutes:seconds:frames) in the display section begins to flash. Confirm the JOG indicator in the display section is lit. If not lit, press the search dial to select jog mode. 4 Select the digit to set by rotating the search dial.
Setting Time Code and User Bits To set user bits You can record up to 8 hexadecimal digits of information (date, time, event number, etc.) in the time code track. Proceed as follows. Chapter 2 Setting/Displaying Time Data and Text Information Display section 1 1 Watching the time data type indicator in the display section, press the COUNTER SEL button and select U-BIT. 2 Carry out steps 2 to 7 of the section “Setting an initial time code value” (page 41). Settings are made in hexadecimal (0, 1, 2,...
Synchronizing the Internal Time Code Generator With an External Signal—External Lock Proceed as follows. 1 1 TIME CODE IN OUT 2 1 • When synchronizing to an external time code Connect the time code output of the external time code generator or external VCR to the TIME CODE IN connector. • When synchronizing to the time code (VITC) in an input video signal In the input selection section, select an input video signal containing VITC.
Setting Time Code and User Bits 2 Set switches on the subsidiary control panel as follows. TC SELECT switch: TC or VITC according as you are synchronizing to TC or VITC INT/EXT–PRESET/REGEN switch: EXT–REGEN (left position) VITC switch: ON (when recording VITC) Chapter 2 Setting/Displaying Time Data and Text Information This starts the internal time code generator running in synchronization with the external time code generator.
3 Chapter Recording and Playback Recording Chapter 3 This section describes video and audio recording on the unit. Recording and Playback Preparations for Recording Button/switch settings Before beginning recording, make any necessary button/switch settings. For details of the settings of each of the buttons/switches, see the pages indicated in parenthesis. MONITOR SELECT buttons (page 18): select the audio channels to be monitored.
Recording To change the number of audio channels to be recorded Change the setting of extended menu item 818 between 2-channel (2CH) mode and 4-channel (4CH) mode. Adjusting the audio recording levels When carrying out audio recording at a reference level Leave the REC controls pressed in. The audio signals will be recorded at a preset reference level.
Recording Time Code and User Bit Values There are the following two ways of recording time code: • Setting an initial value, then recording the output of the internal time code generator • Recording the output of the internal time code generator synchronized to an external time code generator To set an initial value then record the time code Use the procedure described in the section “Setting an initial time code value” (page 40), then carry out the recording operation (see page 48).
Recording Recording Operation To record, use the following procedure. 1 2 3 Chapter 3 1 Insert a cassette. Recording and Playback For details, see the section “Inserting a cassette” (page 35). 2 Hold down the REC button, and press the PLAY button. Recording starts, the servo locks, and the SERVO indicator in the display section lights. 3 To stop recording, press the STOP button. If you record to the end of the tape The tape is automatically rewound, and stops.
Playback This section describes playback of video and audio. Preparations for Playback Button/switch settings Before beginning playback, make any necessary button/switch settings. For details of the settings of each of the buttons/switches, see the pages indicated in parenthesis. MONITOR SELECT buttons (page 18): select the audio channels to be monitored. COUNTER SEL button (page 19): select the data to be displayed (see the section “Displayed time data” on this page).
Playback Playback Operation Chapter 3 This section describes the following types of playback: • Normal playback Playback at normal (×1) speed • Playback in jog mode Variable speed playback, with the speed determined by the speed of turning the search dial • Playback in shuttle mode Variable speed playback, with the speed determined by the angular position of the search dial • Playback in variable mode Variable speed playback, with the speed finely determined by the angular position of the search dial • P
If you play back to the end of the tape The tape is automatically rewound, and stops. You can change the setting of extended menu item 125 so that the tape just stops without being automatically rewound when it is played back to the end. Playback in jog mode In jog mode, you can control the speed of playback by the speed of turning the search dial. The playback speed range is ±1 times normal speed (can be changed using extended menu item 116). To carry out playback in jog mode, use the following procedure.
Playback Playback in shuttle mode In shuttle mode, you can control the speed of playback by the angular position of the search dial. The range of playback speed is ±32 times normal speed (can be changed using menu item 102). There are detents on the search dial at the still position and at ±10 times normal speed. To carry out playback in shuttle mode, use the following procedure.
Playback in variable mode In variable mode, you can finely control (61 steps) the speed of playback in the range of −1 to +2 times normal speed. Noiseless playback is possible in the range of ±1 times normal speed. (The variable mode playback speed range can be changed using extended menu item 119.) There are detents on the search dial at the still position and at ±1 times normal speed. To carry out playback in variable mode, use the following procedure.
Playback Playback using the capstan override function You can use the capstan override function to adjust the playback speed temporarily. This function is convenient for playback phase synchronization with another VCR playing back the same program. Display section 1(A) Chapter 3 1(B) 1(A),1(B),2 Recording and Playback 1 (A) Hold down the PLAY button, and turn the search dial in the desired direction to adjust the playback speed. The range of speed adjustment is ±15% in steps of 1%.
Dynamic Motion Control (DMC) Playback Overview DMC playback allows you to vary the playback speed for a certain section of a tape, in variable mode (from −1 to +1 times normal speed), and store the varying speed in memory for later playback at the same varying speed. For example, during a live broadcast of a sporting event you can set the start and end points of highlights while recording, and then provide immediate DMC playback of those highlights.
Playback Storing a varying playback speed in memory To store the playback speed for DMC playback, use the following procedure. MEMORY indicator Display section 3,5,7 1,5 Chapter 3 Recording and Playback 1 2 6 2 8 3 4 Press the DMC EDIT button, turning it on. Either while playing back the recorded tape, or during recording, press the ENTRY/SHIFT button and each of the following buttons simultaneously, to set the start and end points.
7 Turn the search dial to vary the playback speed. While the MEMORY indicator is flashing, the speed variations are stored in memory. On passing the speed variation end point, the MEMORY indicator changes from flashing to continuously lit, and the variable speed storing ends. 8 Press the STOP button to stop the tape. If the MEMORY indicator lights continuously before the speed variation end point This indicates that the memory became full at that point.
Playback You can start DMC playback using either the REVIEW button or PREVIEW button depending on which of the above two methods you use. REVIEW button PREVIEW button Chapter 3 To start playback at the on-air cue from the on-air start point Use the following procedure. Recording and Playback 1 Press the REVIEW button. The REVIEW button lights, and the tape is cued up to the on-air start point. After the tape is cued up, the REVIEW button flashes.
Synchronous Playback Connecting two DSR-2000A/2000AP units and synchronizing their tape transport, you can carry out two-unit synchronous playback with an accuracy of ±0 frame. For equipment/signal connections and basic settings, see the section “Connections for Two-Unit Synchronous Playback” (page 131). Use the following procedure. (In the following, the controlling unit is referred to as the recorder (this unit) and the controlled unit as the player.
Playback 7 Hold down the ENTRY/SHIFT button, and press the PREVIEW button. Both the recorder and player start preroll followed by synchronous playback by the two units. When setup menu item 004 is set to ON and 305 set to ACCUR on the recorder side, the recorder and player tape transports are synchronized during the preroll allowing two-unit synchronous playback with ±0 frame accuracy to start at the player and recorder IN points. To end synchronous playback while it is in progress Press the STOP button.
Digitally Dubbing Signals in DVCAM Format In addition to straightforward tape dubbing, you can also use this unit to digitally dub signals in DVCAM format automatically from the beginning of the tape to the end, through an i.LINK or SDTI(QSDI) interface. When a tape recorded on a DSR-1/1P Digital Videocassette Recorder or DSR-300/300P Digital Camcorder is dubbed, the ClipLink log data held in the cassette memory is also copied.
Digitally Dubbing Signals in DVCAM Format SYSTEM MENU SETUP MENU AUTO FUNCTION HOURS METER 2 Using the search dial, select AUTO FUNCTION, then press the SET button. AUTO FUNCTION MENU SDTI DUBBING i.LINK DUBBING Chapter 3 Recording and Playback 3 Using the search dial in jog mode, select either SDTI DUBBING or i.LINK DUBBING, then press the SET button. The screen changes as follows, allowing you to select a desired group of items for dubbing.
4 Using the search dial, select a desired group of items for dubbing, then press the SET button. The menu screen changes as follows. (Example: The screen displayed when A/V/TC/CM is selected.) SDTI DUBBING (A/V/TC/CM) INSERT RECORD TAPE IN THIS VTR AND SOURCE TAPE IN THE PLAYER VTR. ABORT:MENU KEY Insert the source tape in the player and the recording tape in this unit. A message to make sure dubbing may be started appears.
Digitally Dubbing Signals in DVCAM Format 6 Press the SET button. The recording tape and source tape are both automatically wound back to the beginning, and dubbing starts. At the same time, the screen changes as follows. SDTI DUBBING (A/V/TC/CM) EXECUTING. TCR 00:00:00:00 UBR 00:00:00:00 ABORT:MENU KEY Chapter 3 To end the dubbing operation while it is in progress Press the STOP button. The dubbing operation stops and a message asking whether to copy the contents of the cassette memory appears.
If the cassette memory of the recording tape is not large enough When you insert the recording tape and source tape in this unit and the player, respectively, with A/V/TC/CM selected as the items for dubbing, their cassette memory contents are checked automatically. If, as a result, the cassette memory capacity of the recording tape is found inadequate, the following message appears. SDTI DUBBING (A/V/TC/CM) CM MEMORY STORAGE CAPACITY OF THE RECORD TAPE IS TOO SMALL.
4 Chapter Editing Automatic Editing This section describes how to carry out automatic editing with this unit and another VCR connected to the REMOTE-IN or REMOTE-OUT connector. Overview of Automatic Editing Chapter 4 Editing With this unit, you can use the following two edit modes. • Assemble edit mode • Insert edit mode (In this Operating Instructions, these two modes are also referred to simply as assemble mode and insert mode, respectively.
Insert edit mode In insert editing, you insert video, audio, and time code at desired positions on an already recorded tape. You can insert all three types of data at the same time or insert one of the types separately. Note Before you use an unrecorded tape in insert editing, a video signal, e.g. a black signal, and time code must be recorded on all over the tape. You can carry out DMC editing in both edit modes. In insert editing, split editing is also possible.
Automatic Editing Sequence of editing operations The following flowchart outlines the sequence of operations in automatic editing with two DSR-2000A/2000AP units. Sequence of Operation Making necessary settings Insert cassettes. • Insert a cassette for recording the results of editing in the recorder. • Insert the cassette on which material to be edited has been recorded in the player. Chapter 4 Determine edit points. “Setting Edit Points” (page 71) Editing Execute automatic editing.
Notes on video output to the monitor In E-E mode, the video output of the unit is delayed by the time for video circuit processing with respect to the input video signal (8H). Unlike the playback operations described in Chapter 3, for playback to be carried out in edit mode with both the player and recorder specified, you can use extended menu item 701 to delay the V-SYNC phase by 8H.
Automatic Editing Player settings REMOTE button (page 16): lit 9PIN (when using REMOTEIN/-OUT) or i.LINK (when using i.LINK) button: lit POWER switch: I side PB controls (page 17): adjust the audio playback levels.
Setting Edit Points Of the four edit points (recorder IN and OUT points, and player IN and OUT points) required, set any three. The last edit point is set automatically. In insert mode, you can set the edit points for video and audio separately (split editing). For details of setting split edit points, see the section “Setting split edit points” (page 72). To set edit points 2 Press the RECORDER button or PLAYER button to select the VCR on which you will set edit points.
Automatic Editing Note In the following cases, the DELETE button begins to flash and you cannot carry out automatic editing. • The OUT point is before the IN point. • All four of the recorder IN and OUT points and the player IN and OUT points have been set. Use the DELETE button to delete a redundant edit point, or set the edit points correctly. For details of deleting edit points, see the section “To delete an edit point” (page 76).
5 Repeat steps 2 through 4 to set the required edit points. As each edit point is set, the corresponding button changes from flashing to continuously lit. Note During split editing, if you set six or more edit points for the recorder and player, the DELETE button starts to flash, to indicate that editing cannot be executed. Delete all excess edit points, using the DELETE button. For details of deleting edit points, see the section “To delete an edit point” (page 76).
Automatic Editing When the audio IN point is not set for insert editing of audio only As long as the audio OUT point is set, the VCR is ready for preview or editing. If the audio IN point has not been set, the current tape position is automatically used as the audio IN point.
To display the duration between two edit points 1 Press the RECORDER button or PLAYER button to select the VCR on which you wish to check the duration. The button you have pressed lights. 2 Hold down any two of the four edit point buttons (recorder or player IN, OUT, audio IN, and audio OUT points). While you hold down the buttons, the duration between the two edit points is shown in the display section.
