Sony Betacam SX DNW-A65, Operation Manual

Page 1: ...DIGITAL VIDEOCASSETTE PLAYER DNW A65 A65P OPERATION MANUAL English 1st Edition Revised 5 ...

Page 2: ...the limits for a digital device pursuant to Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC Rules For the customers in Europe This product with the CE marking complies with both the EMC Directive 89 336 EEC and the Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC issued by the Commission of the European Community Compliance with these directives implies conformity to the following European standards EN60065 Product Safety EN55103 1 E...

Page 3: ...1 4 2 Playback Feed Play Procedures 4 2 4 2 1 Normal Playback 4 2 4 2 2 Playback in Jog Mode 4 3 4 2 3 Playback in Shuttle Mode 4 3 4 2 4 Playback in Variable Mode 4 4 4 2 5 Playback Using the Capstan Override Function 4 4 4 2 6 Carrying Out Playback in Feed Mode 4 5 4 3 Dynamic Motion Control DMC Playback 4 5 4 3 1 Overview 4 6 4 3 2 Storing a Varying Playback Speed in Memory 4 6 4 3 3 Executing ...

Page 4: ...able of Contents Chapter 7 Maintenance and Inspec tion 7 1 Removing a Cassette When Tape Slack Occurs 7 1 7 2 Head Cleaning 7 1 7 3 Moisture Condensation 7 2 7 4 Digital Hours Meter 7 3 Appendix Specifications A 1 Index I 1 ...

Page 5: ... following are some of the features of the system Betacam SX format The Betacam SX format was developed as a digital version of the Betacam SP format and is a digital VTR format supporting nonlinear editing systems and server systems Compared with analog Betacam the Betacam SX format reduces the tape speed to approximately one half The drum rotates at 75 revolutions per second recording two frames...

Page 6: ...d OUT points DMC playback durations error messages and setup menu information Incorporation of a time code generator Playback time code can be output as it is or after regeneration by a built in time code generator Connection to external control devices It is possible to connect a BVE 900 910 2000 9000 9000P 9100 9100P or other BVE series editor a control and monitoring computer a BVR 50 50P remot...

Page 7: ...ation Betacam SX camcorder Betacam SP camcorder Analog cassette Digital cassette Digital SDTI SDI Analog composite Analog audio Video monitor Audio monitor SNG a system Digital modulator Digital demodulator a SNG Satellite News Gathering Analog composite DNW A65 A65P Digital analog cassette BVE series editor Tape control Analog composite Audio monitor Analog composite component DNW A65 A65P Video ...

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Page 9: ...l Lower control panel Subsidiary control panel Chapter 2 Location and Function of Parts VI TC UB INTRP A IN DF LTC VITC 8F 4F 2F CONFI ON TCG TOTAL REMAIN 525 625 DOLBY NR EVENT A OUT Upper control panel See page 2 2 Subsidiary control panela See page 2 11 Lower control panel See page 2 4 a To reveal the subsidiary control panel pull the lower control panel forward ...

Page 10: ...he bottom segment flashes 20 PHONES DISPLAY FULL FINE CH 1 CH 2 CH 3 CH 4 CH 1 CH 2 CH 3 CH 4 POWER PULL FOR VARIABLE PB ON OFF 80 20 30 40 10 0 dB 80 20 30 40 10 0 dB 80 30 40 10 0 dB 80 20 30 40 10 0 dB L R CH 1 CH 2 CH 3 CH 4 LTC TC AUTO VITC DF NDF 1 9P AUDIO MONITOR SELECT ANALOG DIGITAL REMOTE 2 50P RS 232C 1 POWER switch 2 Level meters 8 REMOTE buttons and RS 232C indicator Cassette compart...

Page 11: ... the device controlling this unit 1 9P This unit is controlled by the device connected to the REMOTE1 IN 9P or REMOTE1 OUT 9P connector The button lights 2 50P This unit is controlled by the device connected to the REMOTE PARALLEL I O 50P connector The button lights RS 232C indicator This indicator lights when this unit is controlled through the RS 232C connector LTC TC AUTO VITC DF NDF TC switch ...

Page 12: ...NT CH CONDITION A OUT JOG CUE PLAY DELETE 3 CTL TC UB button This selects the value displayed in the fluorescent display in the following sequence CTL TC UB As the display changes the corresponding indicators over the fluorescent display also show the status Time code display value selection and display contents a The selection of LTC or VITC is made by the TC switch When VITC is selected the VITC...

Page 13: ...rding to the setting of the CTL TC UB button in the monitor menu display setting section 1 and the setting of the TC switch in the upper control panel It is also used to display a STUNT IN point or PLAY IN point a duration error messages setup menus and so forth For details of the selection of CTL count time code value or user bit value see the description of the CTL TC UB button previous page Ind...

Page 14: ...lights and when a PLAY IN point is displayed the A indicator lights in addition to the IN indicator DF drop frame indicator This lights when a displayed time code value is in drop frame mode LTC VITC indicators Regardless of the display in the time data display area 1 these indicators light when the corresponding time code values are being read CAPSTAN LOCK 8F 4F 2F 8 fields 4 fields 2 fields indi...

Page 15: ...on tape is prohibited GOOD SHOT REC INHIBIT indicator indications 3 DMC playback control section 1 DMC MODE button Use this button when you make settings for DMC playback and when you carry out playback in feed mode See page 4 6 for details of DMC playback and see page 4 5 for details of playback in feed mode 2 MEMORY indicator When memorizing the playback speed using the DMC MODE button this indi...

Page 16: ...art point PLAY IN point and an on air end point PLAY OUT point pressing this button cues up the tape to the on air start point The button then starts flashing to indicate that the unit is ready for DMC playback operation To start DMC playback press the button again 7 DMC playback control point setting buttons PLAY IN button and PLAY OUT button To set an on air start point or on air end point hold ...

Page 17: ...g DMC playback control point 3 STOP button To stop playback press this button turning it on When you stop playback the unit switches to still playback mode Fault display function The STOP button flashes when there is no external reference video signal input to the unit Note The STOP button gives no fault display does not flash even when the format of the input video reference signal does not corre...

Page 18: ...icators When searching in shuttle mode the SHUTTLE VAR indicator lights and when searching in jog mode the JOG indicator lights SHUTTLE JOG VAR REVERSE FORWARD SHUTTLE VAR JOG 1 SHUTTLE button 2 JOG button 3 VAR button 4 Search dial 5 SHUTTLE VAR and JOG indicators Shuttle Press the SHUTTLE button or the search dial so that the SHUTTLE button lights then turn the search dial Playback is carried ou...

Page 19: ...e tape switch the Dolby noise reduction system for analog audio on or off When using metal tape the Dolby noise reduction system is automatically switched on regardless of the setting of this switch ON Enable the Dolby noise reduction system for playback of an analog Betacam oxide tape OFF Disable the Dolby noise reduction system for playback of an analog Betacam oxide tape The factory default set...

Page 20: ...the selection described immediately below When it is set to MANUAL you can use the knob to adjust the black setup level 525 60 system or black level 625 50 system PRESET Regardless of the position of the knob the setup level 525 60 system or black level 625 50 system is set to the reference value MANUAL You can adjust the setup level 525 60 system in the range 30 IRE1 or the black level 625 50 sys...

Page 21: ...orizontal shift H shift of the image When extended menu item 712 is set to ON 4FD The capstan servo locks every four fields There is no color framing difference between the tape playback output and the input reference signal During playback of a tape recorded with a composite signal as source no horizontal shift H shift of the image occurs Select this position for playback of composite signals whe...

Page 22: ...VIDEO CONTROL AC IN BREAKER OUT AUDIO OUTPUT AES EBU PARALLEL I O 50P REMOTE 2 CH1 2 CH3 4 CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 R L 2 2 Connector Panel 3 Digital output section See page 2 16 4 Time code output section and audio monitor signal output section See page 2 16 6 External device connectors See page 2 17 5 Digital audio output section See page 2 16 7 Power supply section See page 2 17 Cooling fan 1 Analog aud...

Page 23: ...to the OFF position and otherwise to the ON position 2 COMPOSITE VIDEO OUTPUT connectors BNC type These output analog composite video signals When the CHARACTER switch on the subsidiary control panel is set to ON connector 3 SUPER outputs a signal with superimposed time code menu settings alarm messages and other text information 3 COMPONENT VIDEO OUTPUT connectors BNC type These output analog com...

Page 24: ...annels channels 1 2 and 3 4 of AES EBU format digital audio signals 3 Digital output section 1 SDI Serial Digital Interface OUTPUT connectors BNC type These output D 1 format digital video audio signals When the CHARACTER switch on the subsidiary control panel is set to ON connector 3 SUPER outputs a signal with superimposed time code menu settings alarm messages and other text information 2 SDTI ...

Page 25: ...gnals from the REMOTE1 IN 9P connector 2 4 RS 232C connector D sub 9 pin Use this for monitoring and diagnosis of the state of this unit from an external computer using ISR Interactive Status Reporting 5 VIDEO CONTROL connector D sub 15 pin For remote control of the internal digital video processor connect an optional BVR 50 50P Remote Control Unit or similar Always power off this unit before conn...

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Page 27: ... DVR 2100 D 1 component digital VTR as recorder and a DNW A75 A75P as editing controller REMOTE IN 9P REMOTE IN 9P REMOTE 1 SERIAL V A IN REMOTE OUT 9P SDI OUTPUT SDI OUTPUT 2 SDI OUTPUT 3 SDI INPUT 3 1 Connections to External Devices Chapter 3 Preparations 3 1 1 Connections for Digital Output Signals DNW A65 A65P Player DNW A75 A75P BVM 1454 Series Video Monitor DVR 2100 Digital VTR Recorder ...

Page 28: ... this unit 3 1 2 Connections for Analog Output Signals AUDIO INPUT CH1 CH4 AUDIO INPUT CH1 CH4 VIDEO INPUT COMPOSITE VIDEO INPUT COMPONENT REMOTE 9P REMOTE1 IN 9P COMPOSITE VIDEO OUTPUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUTPUT COMPOSITE VIDEO OUTPUT 3 SUPER REMOTE 9P AUDIO OUTPUT CH1 CH4 Video monitor DNW A100 A100P A50 A50P A45 A45P DVR 28 28P 20 20P D 2 VTR BVH 3000 3000PS or other 1 inch VTR recorder BVW 75 70 s...

Page 29: ...output from the internal reference video signal generator is supplied to the output video signal and servo circuits as a reference signal When an external reference signal is input The internal video reference signal generator operates in synchronization with the input reference signal SDI OUTPUT REF VIDEO INPUT Reference signal Serial monitor DNW A65 A65P 75 Ω termination switch ON ...

Page 30: ... relating to preroll Items relating to tape protection Items relating to the time code generator Items relating to video control Items relating to audio control Items relating to digital processing For detailed information about the items except for the basic menu items relating to the hours meter of these menus and how to use them see Chapter 6 Menu System For details of the basic menu items rela...

Page 31: ... the setting of basic menu item 005 allows different time data to be displayed in the bottom line of the display For details of the basic menu see Section 6 2 1 Items in the Basic Menu page 6 1 1 Types of time data Note If the time data or user s bits cannot be read correctly they will be displayed with an asterisk For example T R U R T R or U R Display Meaning CTL CTL counter data TCR LTC reader ...

Page 32: ...rk to indicate a DMC playback section Display Block A Block B Operation mode UNTHREAD Cassette is not loaded STANDBY OFF Standby off mode T RELEASE Tape tension released STOP Stop mode F FWD Fast forward mode REW Rewind mode PREROLL Preroll mode PLAY Playback mode servo unlocked PLAY Playback mode servo locked LOCK PLAY Deviation from normal speed Capstan override mode JOG STILL A still picture in...

Page 33: ...h on 2 Check the following points before inserting the cassette in the orientation shown in the figure Check that message ERROR 10 is not shown in the time data display area 1 Check that there is no slack in the tape The cassette is drawn into the unit and the STANDBY and STOP buttons light If message ERROR 10 appears in the time data display area 1 there is moisture condensation in the unit For s...

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Page 35: ...B controls see page 2 2 adjust the audio playback levels CTL TC UB button see page 2 4 select the time data to be displayed TC switch setting Displayed data LTC LTC recorded on tape VITC VITC recorded on tape AUTO LTC or VITC automatically switched 4 1 2 Time Data Selection Displayed time data Use the CTL TC UB button to select one of CTL control time code and user bit values When you select time ...

Page 36: ... position of the search dial to align the playback phase with that of another player or a VTR Playback in feed mode Playback at any speed selected in the range of 0 1 to 2 times normal speed High speed data transfer through the SDTI OUTPUT connectors is possible DMC Playback 4 2 1 Normal Playback First insert a cassette For details of how to insert a cassette see Section 3 4 2 Inserting and Ejecti...

Page 37: ... mode you can control the speed of playback by the angular position of the search dial The range of playback speed is as follows Using a Betacam SX tape 78 times Using an analog Betacam tape 35 times DNW A65 or 42 times DNW A65P There are detents on the search dial at the still position and at 5 times normal speed To carry out playback in shuttle mode use the following procedure 1 Press the SHUTTL...

Page 38: ...h dial to the center position or press the STOP button To return to normal speed playback Press the PLAY button To alternate between normal speed playback and variable mode playback Set the search dial to the position corresponding to the desired variable playback speed then switch between normal speed playback and variable playback by pressing the PLAY and VAR buttons alternately For intermittent...

Page 39: ...ns light and playback in feed mode starts Speed display area 2 3 1 9 0 6 p 3 Where you wish to stop playback press the STOP button Playback in feed mode stops Auto feed playback When the optional BKNW 124 SDTI CP output board is installed this VTR can play back from a specified IN point to a specified OUT point in feed mode You can connect another recorder capable of stand by recording e g MAV 555...

Page 40: ...broadcast of a sporting event you can set the start and end points of highlights and then provide immediate DMC playback of those highlights During DMC playback the tape moves as shown in the following figure Waiting for the on air cue before starting DMC playback On air start point Preroll point Speed variation start point Speed variation end point On air end point Stop Press the CUE PLAY button ...

Page 41: ...more speed variation The maximum capacity is a duration of 120 seconds To amend the stored speed variation Press the LEARN button The interval between the speed variation start and end points is automatically played back at the stored speed Operate the search dial as required to adjust the playback speed Setting the initial speed to normal speed In step 4 press the PLAY button 4 3 3 Executing DMC ...

Page 42: ...n The LEARN button lights and after preroll DMC playback is carried out for the section from the speed variation start point then playback continues at normal speed from the speed variation end point Stopping the tape during DMC playback Press the STOP button To exit DMC playback mode Press the DMC MODE button and the DELETE button simultaneously ...

Page 43: ... mark in the list During tape playback you can add a list of virtual shot marks This is not written on the tape itself Shot mark type Writing on a camcorder etc Writing on this unit Modifying and deleting on this unit Recording start mark Automatically written at the start of recording Not written Only deleting is possible Shot mark 1 and shot mark 2 Written by a manual shot mark operation during ...

Page 44: ...gs The basic procedure for accessing menu items and changing settings is the same as for the setup menus Note however the following operations for item G02 For details of setup menu operations see Section 6 2 2 Basic Menu Operations page 6 4 To change the setting of item G02 Use the following procedure 1 Press the STOP button to select the required item 2 Hold down the JOG button and turn the sear...

Page 45: ...transport buttons To stop reading Press the STOP button 9 0 6 p LIST button F FWD button REW button Reading shot marks from more than one cassette After changing the cassettes carry out the reading operation again Data written in the new cassette will be added as long as the total does not exceed 200 shot marks For example if 190 shot marks have already read in only 10 shot marks will be read from...

Page 46: ... off it appears in the list as the first shot mark of the next group read in Adding a memo mark Select the shot mark to which you wish to add the memo mark then press the SET button Repeat this operation to remove a memo mark Selecting the types of shot mark to be shown in the list For each of the types of shot mark recording start mark shot mark 1 shot mark 2 and post mark you can specify whether...

Page 47: ...arch dial to select all of the shot marks 3 With the MARK button held down press the DELETE button This deletes the shot marks which were marked by an X 1 2 3 2 9 0 6 p To delete the entire list Hold down the DELETE button and press the LIST button This deletes all shot marks from the list This does not erase marks from the tape Erasing shot marks from the tape To erase a shot mark use the followi...

Page 48: ... It is not possible to cue up to a virtual shot mark 1 2 9 0 6 p MARK button F FWD button REW button 5 3 5 Reading in Shot Data When there is shot data time device and other information about the shooting written on the tape you can read it in and display it on the monitor Displaying the shot data Holding down the ENTRY button press the PLAY button The tape is played back and the shot data display...

Page 49: ...ence To sort the shot marks Use the following procedure 2 1 3 9 0 6 p 1 With the shot mark list displayed hold down the STOP button and press the SET button 2 Turn the search dial and select SORTING LIST 3 Hold down the JOG button and turn the search dial to change the setting to ON Sorting starts When it ends the setting indication returns to OFF For example if shot marks have been read in twice ...

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Page 51: ... the preroll time to between 0 and 30 seconds A preroll time of at least 5 seconds is recommended when using this unit for editing 002a CHARACTER H POSITION Adjust the horizontal screen position of the character information output from the COMPOSITE VIDEO OUTPUT 3 SUPER connector and the SDI OUTPUT 3 SUPER connector for superimposed display on the monitor 00 1C 3C 525 mode 00 19 36 625 mode The he...

Page 52: ... output from the COMPOSITE VIDEO OUTPUT 3 SUPER connector and the SDI OUTPUT 3 SUPER connector when the CHARACTER switch on the subsidiary control panel is set to ON T STA Time data display information and the unit s status T UB Time data display information and the user s bits T CTL Time data display information and CTL T T Time data display information and time code LTC or VITC TIME Time code LT...

Page 53: ...CALL BANK 4 Set to ON to recall menu settings from menu bank 4 B11 SAVE BANK 1 Set to ON to save current menu settings to menu bank 1 B12 SAVE BANK 2 Set to ON to save current menu settings to menu bank 2 B13 SAVE BANK 3 Set to ON to save current menu settings to menu bank 3 B14 SAVE BANK 4 Set to ON to save current menu settings to menu bank 4 B20 RESET SETUP Set to ON to reset current active set...

Page 54: ...me Hold down the F FWD button To display the item group name Items in the menu are arranged in groups by the 100 s digit of the item number To display the name of the group to which the currently selected item belongs hold down the VAR button To display menus on the monitor Set the CHARACTER switch on the subsidiary control panel to ON then press the MENU button You can now view the menu as shown ...

Page 55: ...a menu item setting value To change the setting value of the currently displayed menu item use the following procedure 1 Holding down the SHUTTLE button or JOG button turn the search dial The setting value changes at a rate depending on the search dial position when the SHUTTLE button is lit or on the search dial rotation rate when the JOG button is lit 2 When the desired setting value is displaye...

Page 56: ... NTSC and 625 PAL Notes Before carrying out this operation consult the person responsible for the installation When you use an external video reference signal after you switch between 525 and 626 systems make sure that it corresponds to your new system Note on using the DNW A65 in 625 mode If you switch to 625 mode Betacam and Betacam SP format can be played back in 625 mode but only in the simple...

Page 57: ...ton a required number of times to exit from the menu 6 Turn the POWER switch off momentarily then on again This switches from a 525 NTSC to 625 PAL system the 525 indicator goes off and the 625 indicator lights The menu settings disappear from the time data display which returns to the normal indications Time data display Monitor screen Time data display Monitor screen Time data display Monitor sc...

Page 58: ... CTL TC UB button you can jump directly to menu item B01 or H01 The recalled menu item toggles between B01 and H01 every time you press the CTL TC UB button Saving the current active menu settings Set one of menu items B11 SAVE BANK 1 to B14 SAVE BANK 4 to ON depending on which of the menu banks you wish to save in then press the SET button Recalling settings from a menu bank Set one of menu items...

Page 59: ...which audio muting occurs when the unit switches to playback either from stopped or from still playback in the search mode OFF Set the audio muting time to zero i e no muting 0 1S 1 0S Set the audio muting time from 0 1 seconds to 1 0 second in 0 1 second increments 105 REFERENCE SYSTEM ALARM Select whether or not to display a warning when no video audio reference signal is input to the REF VIDEO ...

Page 60: ...igure belowa over the range 3 to 3 Characterized by a zone around 1 and 1 where the tape speed is independent of the rotation rate TYPE3 Tape speed varies linearly over the range 3 to 3 as shown in the figure belowb TYPE4 Tape speed varies stepwise as shown in the figure belowc over the range 2 to 2 Characterized by a zone around 1 and 1 where the tape speed is independent of the rotation rate 117...

Page 61: ...ck operations are disabled ENA All switches and buttons are enabled 119 VARIABLE SPEED LIMIT IN KEY PANEL CONTROL Select the playback speed range when carrying out playback in variable mode from the control panel of this unit OFF For a digital tape from 1 to 2 times normal speed for an analog tape from 1 to 3 times normal speed ON For both digital and analog tapes from 0 to 1 times normal speed It...

Page 62: ...unnecessary DMC playback control points or correct the erroneous DMC playback control point NEG E When inconsistent DMC playback control points are set such as a speed variation end point is before a speed variation start point or an on air end point is before an on air start point or when too many DMC playback control points are specified the previously set DMC playback control point is deleted N...

Page 63: ...hes the cue up point and the tape speed drops the tape transport switches to the pinch ON state a To give priority to editing accuracy select CAP Item number Item name Settings 501 STILL TIMER Select the time delay from the tape transport stopping either the STOP mode or the still playback mode in search mode until the unit automatically switches to the tape protection mode in order to protect the...

Page 64: ...etacam SP etc regardless of the setting of this item the chrominance signal is blanked up to line 15 Sub Item 0 ALL LINE Specify the blanking for each line separately BLANK Regardless of the setting of other sub items blank all lines which can be specified in this menu item THROU Regardless of the setting of other sub items switch off blanking for all lines which can be specified in this menu item...

Page 65: ...ayback This item selects whether or not to force the Y add function off AUTO Automatically switch the Y add function on OFF Force the Y add function off 709 CAV LEVEL FORMAT Select whether the analog component output should be D 1 or Betacam Selectable only in 525 mode Sub Item OUTPUT CAV LEVEL 1 Select the analog component output format B CAM Betacam D1 D 1 710 INTERNAL VIDEO SIGNAL GENERATOR Sel...

Page 66: ...e independent settings for a Betacam signal and a composite output signal referred to below as an output signal Note The setup amounts specified in this menu item have no connection with the SETUP DNW A65 BLACK LEVEL DNW A65P knob on the subsidiary control panel 0 Sub Item MASTER LEVEL When the Betacam playback signal and output signal settings are MSTER master the setup amount specified for this ...

Page 67: ...lue 0H 721 Y C DELAY For playback from an analog Betacam cassette adjust the Y C delay Default value 800H Note When you make settings for items 715 to 721 set the PROCESS CONTROL switch on the subsidiary control panel to MENU When set to MENU all controls on the subsidiary control panel are disabled Menu items in the 700s relating to video control Continued H BLANKING WIDTH Select the horizontal b...

Page 68: ... 0 dB 809 AUDIO LEVEL METER DIMMER CONTROL Set the brightness of the audio level meters 0 7 Set in this range 0 is the brightest and 7 the dimmest 817 EMPHASIS Select whether or not to apply emphasis to a playback analog audio signal before it is converted to a digital audio signal OFF No emphasis ON Apply emphasis 807 AUDIO OUTPUT PHASE Select the output timing of a digital audio playback signal ...

Page 69: ...ls of a freeze 905 AUTO FREEZE CONTROL Set the auto freeze function operation conditions for ending a freeze etc During normal playback of a Betacam SX cassette tape if there is a sudden change of the channel condition unrecordable signals this function freezes the image DIS Disable the auto freeze function MODE1 End the freeze when signals which can be recorded normally are restored MODE2 End fre...

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Page 71: ...cleaning cassette carefully as inappropriate use of the cleaning cassette can damage the heads To carry out head cleaning use the following procedure For details refer to Section 2 12 Taking Out the Cassette in Tape Slacking in the Maintenance Manual Part 1 7 2 Head Cleaning 1 Insert the cleaning cassette 2 Press the EJECT button and PLAY button simultaneously Head cleaning starts 3 After a head c...

Page 72: ...urs ERROR 10 appears in the time data display area If this happens the drum and capstan motors stop and the cassette is automatically ejected Then the durm starts to rotate again to dry its surface In this state the unit is not operable When the moisture has evaporated the error message disappears and the ALARM indicator goes off If ERROR 10 appears and the ALARM indicator lights immediately after...

Page 73: ...total number of hours the drum has run with tape threaded in units of 1 hour H03 TAPE RUNNING mode Displays the total number of hours the unit has been in fast forward rewind playback or search except for stop and still mode in units of 1 hour H04 THREADING mode Displays the total number of times tape has been threaded in the unit H12 DRUM RUNNING mode resettable Same as H02 except that the count ...

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Page 75: ... A65P Variable mode Betacam SX 1 to 2 times normal playback speed Betacam playback 1 to 3 times normal playback speed Jog mode Still to 1 times normal playback speed Servo lock time 0 5 seconds or less from standby on Load unload time 6 seconds or less Cassettes that can be played back Betacam SX cassette S L BCT 12SX 22SX 32SX 60SX BCT 64SXL 94SXL 124SXL 184SXL Betacam SP cassette S L Betacam cas...

Page 76: ... dB or less at 1 kHz between any two channels 51 dB or more 48 dB or more LF non linearity 20 ns or less Metal tape Oxide tape Bandwidth Y 30 Hz to 4 5 MHz 0 5 dB 4 0 dB 30 Hz to 4 1 MHz 0 5 dB 6 0 dB R Y B Y 30 Hz to 1 5 MHz 0 5 dB 3 0dB 30 Hz to 1 5 MHz 0 5 dB 3 0 dB S N ratio Y R Y B Y 48 dB or more 45 dB or more 2 or less 3 or less K factor 2T pulse Y 3 or less R Y B Y 4 or less Y C delay Meta...

Page 77: ...s Metal tape Oxide tape Frequency response at 20 dB below peak levela 50 Hz to 15 kHz 1 5 dB 3 0 dB 50 Hz to 15 kHz 3 0dB S N ratio at 3 distortion level CCIR 468 3 weighted 68 dB or more 62 dB or more Distortion THD at 1kHz reference levelb 1 or less 2 or less Wow and flutter DIN45507 weighted 0 1 rms or less Processor adjustment range Video level 3 dB to 3 dB selectable Chroma level 3 dB to 3 dB...

Page 78: ...impedance balanced PHONES JM 60 stereo phone jack to 12 dBu at 8 Ω load unbalanced Remote connectors CONTROL PANEL 29 pin female REMOTE1 IN 9P D sub 9 pin female REMOTE1 OUT 9P D sub 9 pin female RS 232C D sub 9 pin male VIDEO CONTROL D sub 15 pin male for optional BVR 50 50P REMOTE 2 PARALLEL I O 50P 50 pin female Accessories supplied PSW 4 16 screws for rack mounting 4 Operation Manual 1 Mainten...

Page 79: ...rs 2 17 F F FWD button 2 9 Features 1 1 Feed mode 4 5 Fluorescent display 2 5 G GOOD SHOT REC INHIBIT indicator 2 7 GOOD SHOT switch 2 13 Ground terminal 2 17 H Head cleaning 7 1 Head configuration 1 1 I Indicator area 2 6 Indicators 2 7 J JOG button 2 10 JOG indicator 2 10 Jog mode 4 3 K KEY INHIBIT indicator 2 7 KEY INHIBIT switch 2 11 L LEARN button 2 7 Level meters 2 2 LIST button 2 8 Location...

Page 80: ... VAR indicator 2 10 Specifications A 1 Speed display area 2 6 STANDBY button 2 9 STOP button 2 9 Subsidiary control panel 2 11 Superimposed character information 3 5 SYNC knob 2 12 System configurations 1 3 T Tape transport control section 2 9 TC switch 2 3 Time code 2 3 TIME CODE OUT connector 2 16 Time code output section 2 16 Time code setting section 2 3 Time data 3 5 Time data display area 2 ...

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Page 82: ...Printed in Japan 2001 07 13 1999 Sony Corporation B P Company DNW A65 A65P SYL 3 865 232 06 1 ...