Sony XDCAM EX PMW-EX30, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...in Japan Printed on recycled paper 3 879 701 12 1 2008 Sony Corporation Solid State Memory Recorder Operating Instructions Before operating the unit please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference PMW EX30 ...

Page 2: ...uant 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 This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipm...

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Page 4: ...ttgart Allemagne Pour toute question concernant le service ou la garantie veuillez consulter les adresses indiquées dans les documents de service ou de garantie séparés Um die Gefahr von Bränden oder elektrischen Schlägen zu verringern darf dieses Gerät nicht Regen oder Feuchtigkeit ausgesetzt werden Um einen elektrischen Schlag zu vermeiden darf das Gehäuse nicht geöffnet werden Überlassen Sie Wa...

Page 5: ...er Bereich E3 Stadtbereich im Freien und E4 kontrollierter EMV Bereich z B Fernsehstudio Der Hersteller dieses Produkts ist Sony Corporation 1 7 1 Konan Minato ku Tokyo Japan Der autorisierte Repräsentant für EMV und Produktsicherheit ist Sony Deutschland GmbH Hedelfinger Strasse 61 70327 Stuttgart Deutschland Bei jeglichen Angelegenheiten in Bezug auf Kundendienst oder Garantie wenden Sie sich bi...

Page 6: ...Video Format and Input Output Signals 31 Setting the video format 31 Video format and output signals 32 Time Data Handled by This Unit 35 Displaying the time data 35 Handling SxS Memory Cards 36 About SxS Memory Cards 36 Inserting removing an SxS memory card 37 Switching between SxS memory cards 38 Formatting an SxS memory card 39 Checking the remaining time available for recording 39 Restoring an...

Page 7: ... repeatedly 55 Clip Operations 56 Clip Operation menus 56 Basic operations of the Clip Operation menus 56 Displaying the detailed information of a clip 57 Adding the OK mark to a clip 58 Copying a clip 59 Deleting a clip 59 Displaying the EXPAND CLIP screen 60 Displaying the SHOT MARK screen 62 Adding deleting shot marks 63 Changing the index frame 64 Dividing a clip 64 Chapter 5 Setting and Recor...

Page 8: ...ctor 75 Dubbing clips 75 Recording an input signal from an external device 76 Nonlinear editing 77 Chapter 7 Status Display Showing the Status Display 79 Audio Status Screen 80 Video Status Screen 80 Remote Media Status Screen 81 Chapter 8 Menu Configuration and Detailed Settings Overview of the Setup Menus 82 Setup menu configuration 82 Setup menu layers 82 Basic Menu Operations 83 Setup Menu Lis...

Page 9: ...tents Troubleshooting 97 Alarm messages 99 Error messages 100 About i LINK 102 Specifications 103 MPEG 2 Video Patent Portfolio License 106 AVC Patent Portfolio License 107 VC 1 Patent Portfolio License 107 Index 108 ...

Page 10: ... Long recording time By utilizing an efficient compression format the PMW EX30 records high quality HD images for long recording time of approx 100 minutes in HQ mode 35 Mbps VBR or approx 140 minutes in SP mode 25 Mbps CBR on a single 32 GB SxS memory card Equipped with two SxS memory card slots the PMW EX30 makes transition seamless without any frame loss when recording is done across two cards ...

Page 11: ...ditor an SD video monitor and an SD video recorder The output display mode aspect ratio can be selected from among squeeze letterbox and edge crop side cut Variety of Interfaces HD SDI For input output of HD digital video and embedded audio signals and timecode SD SDI For output of SD component digital video and embedded audio signals and timecode i LINK 1 For input output of HDV streams and outpu...

Page 12: ...upporting feet to place the unit in a vertical position near a computer monitor or the like 1 Sony XDCAM XDCAM EX SxS i LINK and Remote Commander are trademarks of Sony Corporation 2 HDV is a trademark of Sony Corporation and Victor Company of Japan Limited All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners XDCAM EX web sites For information on XDCAM EX visit the following web sites ...

Page 13: ...uals Preparations The following program must be installed on your computer in order to read the operation manuals contained on the CD ROM Adobe Reader Version 6 0 or higher 1 If Adobe Reader is not installed you can download it from the following URL http www adobe com 1 Adobe and Adobe Reader are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and or other countries To read the docu...

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Page 15: ...REV PLAY PAUSE m u SLOT SELECT CH 2 iLINK HD SDI SG AUDIO INPUT PHONE LEVEL PREV NEXT F FWD M SET A B THUMBNAIL CANCEL ANALOG HD SDI CH 1 2 HD SDI CH 3 4 ACCESS 1 STOP x REC z TOP END 1 Power button and indicator 1 2 Infrared sensor 3 DISPLAY button 4 MENU button 5 M m buttons 6 SET button 7 CANCEL button 8 THUMBNAIL button 9 TC UB button 0 STATUS button ...

Page 16: ... LCD display and the external monitor screen with superimposed text information including timecode menu settings and alarm messages Press the button again to cancel the superimposition d MENU button Press this button to display the menu on the LCD display and the external monitor screen Press it again to exit the menu display On how to use the menu see Chapter 8 Menu Configuration and Detailed Set...

Page 17: ...display and the external monitor screen j STATUS button Press this button to show the status display on the LCD display and the external monitor screen Press it again to exit the status display For details on the status screens see Chapter 7 Status Display page 79 A Audio input level control section Press this button to show the status screens Press it again to exit the status display a REC LEVEL ...

Page 18: ...he HDSDI signals input to the HD SDI INPUT connector C LCD display Displays recording E E and playback pictures the menu see page 82 status screens see page 79 and a thumbnail screen see page 52 Pressing the DISPLAY button to enable superimposition provides text information shown in the following figure on recording E E and playback pictures Alarm error messages and notice confirmation messages sh...

Page 19: ...G User bits generated by the timecode generator During playback TCR Timecode read by the timecode reader UBR User bits read by the timecode reader DC IN12 0V REC A 25min Madia Near full B 50min Restore Media B Done TCG 00 00 00 00 HQ 1080 24P HD SDI in CH1 CH2 PRV NXT 1 DC IN voltage indication 2 Operation mode 3 Media status indication 4 Time data indication 8 Media remaining indication in record...

Page 20: ...played regardless of the state of the DISPLAY button h Media remaining indication in recording E E mode Indicates the time remaining for the SxS memory cards loaded in the card slots The available time for recording with the current video format recording bit rate is calculated according to the remaining space of each card and indicated in time units of minutes A icon appears if the memory card is...

Page 21: ... adjustment a volume meter appears on the LCD display and an external monitor screen The meter display is displayed for about three seconds after the adjustment completes E Recording playback control section a F REV fast reverse button and indicator Use this button for high speed playback with audio muted in the reverse direction Each time you press the button the playback speed switches between 4...

Page 22: ...by one Pressing the F FWD button and NEXT button simultaneously cues up the top of the last recorded clip on the memory card END button function During the NEXT button is active the indicator at the upper of the button is lit d F FWD fast forward button and indicator Use this button for high speed playback with audio muted in the forward direction Each time you press the button the playback speed ...

Page 23: ... buttons Press one of the EJECT button to release the lock then pull the button out Press the button again to remove the SxS memory card d SLOT SELECT SxS memory card select button When SxS memory cards are loaded in both card slots A and B press this button to select the card you wish to use The SLOT SELECT button is disabled while playback is in progress that is switching is not executed even if...

Page 24: ...o jack 10 The following table shows the relation between the switch position and maximum audio level available 1 AUDIO INPUT LEVEL switch 2 AUDIO INPUT CH 1 and CH 2 connectors 3 AUDIO OUTPUT CH 1 3 and CH 2 4 connectors 4 COMPOSITE connector 5 S VIDEO connector 7 DC IN connector 8 HDMI connector 9 HD SD SDI OUTPUT connector 0 HD SDI INPUT connector qa USB connector qs HDV DV connector 6 COMPONENT...

Page 25: ...T menu to On superimposes the same text information as that displayed on the LCD display on the output signals from this connector f COMPONENT connectors BNC type Output HD analog component signals or down converted SD analog component signals from the Y Pb B Y and Pr R Y connectors Select the video format of the output signals with HDMI CMPNT SDI Out SEL see page 87 of the VIDEO SET menu Setting ...

Page 26: ...d on this unit l HDV DV HDV or DVCAM input output connector 6 pin IEEE1394 S400 Allows input and output of the HDV format digital video and audio and output of down converted DVCAM signals Select the output format with the i LINK I O Select setting see page 89 of the VIDEO SET menu Setting HDMI CMPNT SDI Out DISP see page 88 of the VIDEO SET menu to On superimposes the same text information as tha...

Page 27: ...d unmarked button safety button simultaneously to stop recording i PUSH SET four way arrow key button Has the same function with the M m buttons see page 17 and SET button see page 17 on this unit j NEXT next clip jump button Has the same function with the NEXT button see page 22 on this unit k STOP button Press this button to stop playback The unit enters E E mode Do not use this button to stop r...

Page 28: ...art up of the unit is completed the power indicator lights in green When the initial setting display appears on the LCD display The initial setting display appears on the LCD display in the following situations When turning on the unit for the first time When turning on the unit after the clock setting is cleared because of exhaustion of the backup battery while no operation power was being suppli...

Page 29: ...he standby state disconnect the AC power source see page 28 Setting the Clock When the initial setting display appears on the LCD display Set the date and time of the built in clock using this display Time Zone The value shows the time difference from UTC Coordinated Universal Time Change the setting if needed see page 28 To set the time and date 1 Press the M or m button to set the cursor to Date...

Page 30: ...st the display conditions of the LCD display for the best view in various situations These adjustments of the LCD display have no effect on pictures being recorded To adjust the color density contrast and brightness These adjustments can be made using the LCD SET menu Press the MENU button to display the menu icons Display the select LCD SET menu with the LCD SET menu icon and use the M or m butto...

Page 31: ... for playback the format of the output signal varies depending on the HDMI CMPNT SDI Out SEL setting of the VIDEO SET menu and the video format in which the clip was recorded on the SxS memory card Setting the video format The video format is determined by bit rate HQ or SP number of effective lines frame rate and scan system i or P Set Video Format of the OTHERS menu to a desired video format 00 ...

Page 32: ...of the video signals output from the COMPONENT HD SD SDI OUTPUT and HDMI connectors are shown in the tables on page 33 and page 34 The format of the video signals output from the HDV DV connector is shown in the following tables When the i LINK I O Select setting of the VIDEO SET menu is HDV When the i LINK I O Select setting of the VIDEO SET menu is DVCAM for playback only When an HDV format sign...

Page 33: ...o PAL Area c This setting allows no signal to be output from the HD SD SDI OUTPUT connector d This format allows no signal to be output from the HDMI connector During playback Formats indicated in parentheses are the formats of video output during simplified playback that is playback of PAL format recorded clips with this unit set to a NTSC video format or playback of NTSC format recorded clips wi...

Page 34: ... no signal to be output from the HDMI connector Clip video format Output video format HDMI CMPNT SDI Out SEL setting a 1080i 720P 1080i 480i 576i b 480P 576P b c NTSC HQ 1080 60i SP 1080 60i SP 1080 24P 1080 59 94i 1080 49 95i 480 59 94i 576 49 95i 480 59 94P 576 50P HQ 1080 30P 1080 29 97PsF 1080 49 95i HQ 1080 24P 1080 23 98PsF d 1080 49 95i 1080 59 94i 1080 49 95i HQ 720 60P HQ 720 30P HQ 720 2...

Page 35: ...e data displays between timecode and user bit data Press the TC UB button The time data type indicator see page 19 is switched between TC and UB each time you press the TC UB button In recording or E E mode TCG Timecode generated by the timecode generator UBG User bit data generated by the timecode generator During playback TCR Timecode read by the timecode reader UBR User bit data read by the tim...

Page 36: ... electricity or electrical noise Do not use or store this media in the following locations Where recommended operating conditions are exceeded Inside a closed car in summer or in strong sunshine under direct sunlight near a heater etc Humid or corrosive location Verify the correct direction of insertion before use When storing or carrying this media put this media in the carrying case and lock it ...

Page 37: ...e unit Temporarily remove the card from the unit before changing the switch setting Inserting removing an SxS memory card To insert an SxS memory card Insert the SxS memory card into the card slot The ACCESS lamp lights in red then changes to green once the memory card is ready for use Status indications by the ACCESS lamps Card slots A and B are accompanied by the respective ACCESS lamps to indic...

Page 38: ...tching between SxS memory cards When SxS memory cards are loaded in both card slots A and B press the SLOT SELECT button to select the card you wish to use If a card becomes full during recording switching to the other card is automatically executed The SLOT SELECT button is disabled while playback is in progress that is switching is not executed even if you press the button On the other hand the ...

Page 39: ...ory card as per the instructions in the message To format by menu operation When no formatting message is displayed on the LCD display you can execute formatting using Format Media see page 94 of the OTHERS menu in the same manner All the data including recorded pictures and setup files are erased when a memory card is formatted SxS memory cards to be used with this unit must be formatted using th...

Page 40: ...ess the M or m button to select Execute then press the SET button The restore operation begins the in progress message and status bar are displayed and the ACCESS lamp is lit in red When restoration is completed the completion message is displayed for three seconds If restoration fails A write protected SxS memory card or one on which an error occurred cannot be restored For such a card a warning ...

Page 41: ...Insert the PHU connection cable into the memory card slot as shown in the following figure When the PHU 60K is turned on the POWER indicator of the PHU 60K lights in green Subsequently the ACCESS lamp of this unit lights in red then changes to green once the unit is ready for use To disconnect the PHU connection cable Operate in the same manner as when you remove an SxS memory card from the slot s...

Page 42: ...cording is impossible even if there remains a space available for recording on the hard disk In that case the amount of remaining space is not counted as length of remaining time When the slot to which the PHU 60K is connected is selected a decrease in PHU 60K s battery remaining power down to insufficient level will trigger a warning message An LED on the PHU 60K also indicates the condition of t...

Page 43: ...perations see Basic Menu Operations page 83 To replace the battery in the IR remote commander When the lithium battery s power falls the IR remote commander may not work even if you press the buttons The average lithium battery s service life is about one year but this depends on the pattern of use If pressing the remote control buttons produces absolutely no effect on the unit replace the battery...

Page 44: ... type équivalent recommandé par le constructeur Lorsque vous mettez la batterie au rebut vous devez respecter la législation en vigueur dans le pays ou la région où vous vous trouvez Explosionsgefahr bei Verwendung falscher Batterien Batterien nur durch den vom Hersteller empfohlenen oder einen gleichwertigen Typ ersetzen Wenn Sie die Batterie entsorgen müssen Sie die Gesetze der jeweiligen Region...

Page 45: ...r to the external monitor see Connecting External Video Monitors page 68 Turning superimposed text on and off To set whether to superimpose text information on the output signals from the HDMI COMPONENT and HD SD SDI OUTPUT connectors use HDMI CMPNT SDI Out DISP see page 88 of the VIDEO SET menu To set whether to superimpose text information on the output signals from the COMPOSITE and S VIDEO con...

Page 46: ...e timecode and user bits each time you press the TC UB button To set the timecode value or user bit data For details on setting the timecode value or user bit data see Chapter 5 Setting and Recording Time Data page 65 2 Use the VIDEO INPUT switch to select the video signal to record and use the AUDIO INPUT switch to select the audio signal Note 2 1 3 REC LEVEL CH 1 VIDEO INPUT PHONES DISPLAY MENU ...

Page 47: ... the monitor screen Audio signal to record AUDIO INPUT switch position HDV signals input to the HDV DV connector i LINK i LINK in 2 channel digital audio signals embedded in the input HDV signals HDSDI signals input to the HD SDI INPUT connector HD SDI HDSDI in Analog audio signals input to the AUDIO INPUT CH 1 and CH 2 connectors ANALOG Channels 1 and 2 of digital audio signals embedded in the in...

Page 48: ...t level To monitor video and audio being recorded Connect an external video monitor see page 68 to the HDMI COMPONENT COMPOSITE S VIDEO HD SD SDI OUTPUT or AUDIO OUTPUT CH 1 3 and CH 2 4 connectors to monitor video and audio being recorded Connect headphones to the PHONES jack to monitor audio being recorded Adjust the volume of the headphones by pressing the PHONES LEVEL buttons Recording operati...

Page 49: ...k screen which only displays scenes with shot marks only This increases editing efficiency For the Shot Mark Screen see Displaying the SHOT MARK screen page 62 This unit allows you to record two types of shot marks shot mark 1 and shot mark 2 Shot marks can be recorded as needed during recording or can be added after recording while checking the playback pictures see page 51 To insert a shot mark ...

Page 50: ... in Interval Recording Frame Recording or Slow Quick Motion Recording mode on other devices Playback operation 1 Load the SxS memory card s to play back see page 37 For details on memory cards see Handling SxS Memory Cards page 36 If you wish to display the thumbnail screen see page 52 press the THUMBNAIL button Switching the SxS memory cards When two memory cards are loaded press the SLOT SELECT ...

Page 51: ...eturn to normal playback Press the PLAY PAUSE button To stop playback When you press the STOP button playback stops and this unit enters E E mode When you press the THUMBNAIL button playback stops and the thumbnail screen appears on the monitor screen For details on the thumbnail screen see Thumbnail screen page 52 To insert a shot mark during playback Use the IR remote commander 1 Set IR Remote s...

Page 52: ... clips recorded on the memory card as thumbnails If no clips are recorded on the memory card a no clip message is displayed You can start playback from the clip selected on the thumbnail screen Thumbnail screen The recording date and starting time are displayed below the index frame image of each clip The OK mark symbol is displayed if the clip is marked Clip index frame The first frame is automat...

Page 53: ...rame rate is displayed to the right of the mode name Interval Rec interval recording Frame Rec frame recording Displaying only the clips marked OK on the thumbnail screen Press the THUMBNAIL button OK OK OK OK OK OK DC IN 12 0V 01 JAN 10 53 01 JAN 11 53 01 JAN 12 53 01 JAN 13 53 01 JAN 14 53 01 JAN 15 53 01 JAN 16 53 01 JAN 17 53 01 JAN 18 53 01 JAN 19 53 01 JAN 20 53 01 JAN 21 53 0011 0300 01 JAN...

Page 54: ...n do not function during this condition When you select a clip on the thumbnail button and start playback the playback picture at the beginning of the clip may be distorted To start playback without distortion once pause playback after starting it press the PREV button to return to the top of the clip then restart playback To select the clip Press the M m buttons to move the cursor to the thumbnai...

Page 55: ...he memory card is cued up Playing back a clip repeatedly Select CLIP REPEAT from the Clip Operation menu on the thumbnail screen This displays the CLIP REPEAT screen Detailed information of the selected clip is displayed as in the CLIP INFO screen see page 57 At the bottom of the screen a message to confirm the repeat playback of the selected clip appears To play back the selected clip repeatedly ...

Page 56: ...o select a Clip Operation menu item Press the M or m button to select a menu item then press the SET button Pressing the CANCEL button restores the previous state Selecting CANCEL from a Clip Operation menu turns the Clip Operation menu off When the SxS memory card is write protected you cannot copy delete divide clips change the index frames and add delete the OK and shot marks There may be items...

Page 57: ...K mark from the clip see page 59 COPY CLIP To copy the clip to another SxS memory card see page 59 DELETE CLIP To delete the clip see page 59 SHOT MARK To display thumbnails only of the frames with shot mark 1 and or shot mark 2 recorded see page 62 SHOT MARK1 To display thumbnails only of the frames with shot mark 1 recorded see page 62 SHOT MARK2 To display thumbnails only of the frames with sho...

Page 58: ... mark 1 Select OK MARK ADD from the Clip Operation menu The CLIP INFO screen for the clip appears and a confirmation message appears below the index frame OK OK CLIP I NFO 0011 0300 PREV CLIP NEXT CLIP JPAN0011 1 01 JAN 2008 10 53 HQ 1080 24p S Q Motion 29 24fps TCR 00 05 00 02 TCR 00 05 00 00 STR TCR 00 08 19 23 END DUR 00 03 20 00 CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 DC IN 12 0V Image of the current clip Image of th...

Page 59: ...ge 3 To copy select Execute then press the SET button Copying begins The clip is copied with the same name to the destination SxS memory card An execution message and an in progress bar are displayed during copying When copying ends the thumbnail screen is restored If there is another clip having the same name on the destination SxS memory card the clip is copied under a name adding a single digit...

Page 60: ...rmits you to divide a clip into 12 blocks of equal duration and show a thumbnail image of the first frame of each block on the screen This helps you to quickly cue up to a desired scene in a clip of long duration You can display the EXPAND CLIP screen by selecting the clip on the thumbnail screen or on the still picture of the clip in pause mode 1 Pause the playback or select a clip on the thumbna...

Page 61: ... Operation menu pops up to allow for further operations such as increasing the number of divisions and saving the selected frame and following frames as a new clip S1 S2 S2 S1 DC IN 12 0V EXPAND CLIP 01 10 20 00 01 10 30 00 01 10 40 00 01 10 50 00 01 11 00 00 01 11 10 00 01 11 20 00 01 11 30 00 01 11 40 00 01 11 50 00 01 12 00 00 01 12 10 00 0000123 01 JAN 2008 10 53 S Q Moti on 29 24fps JPAN0011 ...

Page 62: ...d with shot mark 2 SHOT MARK screen example when SHOT MARK is selected The detailed information of the clip is displayed at the bottom of the screen The items other than the following are the same as those on the EXPAND CLIP screen SHOT MARK2 ADD To add shot mark 2 to the selected frame see page 63 SHOT MARK1 DEL To delete shot mark 1 from the selected frame see page 63 SHOT MARK2 DEL To delete sh...

Page 63: ...RK1 ADD or SHOT MARK2 ADD from the Clip Operation menu The information screen for the selected frame appears and a confirmation message is displayed below the image 3 Press the SET button To cancel the operation Select Cancel and press the SET button or press the CANCEL button To delete a shot mark You can delete shot marks on the EXPAND CLIP screen see page 61 or on the SHOT MARK screen see page ...

Page 64: ...e EXPAND CLIP screen see page 61 or the SHOT MARK screen see page 62 1 Select the frame at which the clip is to be divided on the EXPAND CLIP screen or the SHOT MARK screen then press the SET button The Clip Operation menu pops up 2 Select DIVIDE CLIP from the Clip Operation menu The information screen for the selected frame appears and a confirmation message is displayed below the image 3 Press t...

Page 65: ...SDI INPUT connector When recording the HDV signal input to the HDV DV connector the timecode and user bit data cannot be preset because they are automatically copied To display the time data 1 Press the DISPLAY button to display time data on the monitor screen 2 Press the TC UB button to light the time data type indicator TCG or UBG in the time data indication TCG To display the timecode value UBG...

Page 66: ...g operation is completed before powering the unit off Recording timecode to continue from previously recorded timecode Regen mode When the recording format of this unit is set to be the same as on the SxS memory card you can record timecode consecutively from the timecode already recorded To do this set Mode in the Timecode setting of the TC UB SET menu to Regen When recording starts the timecode ...

Page 67: ... signal to the HD SDI INPUT connector 2 Set the VIDEO INPUT switch to HD SDI or SG 3 Set Mode in the Timecode setting of the TC UB SET menu to Ext REGEN If timecode data is not embedded in the input signal to the HD SDI INPUT connector the initial timecode value is that of the internal timecode Note ...

Page 68: ... external video monitor as that displayed on the LCD display of this unit For details see Superimposed Text Information page 45 This unit is equipped with no HDMI input connector The HDMI connector can be used only for output to an external video monitor To select the output mode aspect ratio for SD signal When using an SD signal down converted for output from the COMPONENT HDMI and HD SD SDI OUTP...

Page 69: ...HDMI DC IN VIDEO OUTPUT COMPSITE COMPONENT S VIDEO HD SD SDI OUTPUT HDMI COMPONENT AUDIO OUTPUT CH 1 3 CH 2 4 RGB COMPONENT Y C IN HDMI VIDEO IN S VIDEO COMPOSITE Video monitor This unit a Cable with BNC connectors b S video cable c HDMI cable d Select the output video format in HDMI CMPNT SDI Out SEL see page 87 of the VIDEO SET menu e Phono plug cable a a b c d SDI input connector a e Audio inpu...

Page 70: ... cable to the computer be careful to check the form and direction of the USB connector This unit and the SBAC US10 do not work on the bus power from the computer Supply the operating power independently To check the connection between this unit and the computer 1 Turn this unit on A message prompting you to confirm that you wish to enable the USB connection is displayed on the LCD display This mes...

Page 71: ...e SxS memory card icon is located on Finder click on the eject icon on its side Do not select Card Power Off from the SxS memory card icon displayed on the menu bar To use the XDCAM EX Clip Browsing Software To copy clips to the local disk of a computer the XDCAM EX Clip Browsing Software must be used Install the XDCAM EX Clip Browsing Software on the supplied CD ROM to your computer Although the ...

Page 72: ...ssary to convert the clips to files that can be edited with the Final Cut Pro using XDCAM Transfer For information on XDCAM Transfer visit the web sites shown in XDCAM EX web sites page 12 or on the cover page of the supplied CD ROM Connecting an External Device with the HD SDI Connector Dubbing clips This section shows an example for connecting this unit and an HDCAM series or XDCAM HD series dev...

Page 73: ... card into this unit and cue up the clip you want to dub 4 Start recording on the recorder 5 Start playback of the clip on this unit 6 When dubbing finishes stop recording on the recorder and stop playback on this unit Configuring a live recording system This section shows an example for connecting this unit and the BRC Z700W HD 3CMOS Color Video Camera microphones AWS G500 Live Contents Producer ...

Page 74: ... page 46 HD SDI INPUT a AUDIO AUDIO AUDIO HD SDI HD SDI HD SDI This unit BRC Z700W c AWS G500 d To distribution system M a Cable with BNC connectors b Select the video format matching with the input signal format with Video Format see page 93 of the OTHERS menu c The HFBK HD1 HD Interface Board optional is required d The BKAW 590 HD Serial Digital Interface Module optional is required microphones ...

Page 75: ...hen Country is set to PAL Area and SP 1080 24P cannot be output as converted to HDV signals Playback signals of clips recorded in HQ 1080 24P or HQ 720 24P format cannot be output as converted to DVCAM signals Use i LINK I O Select see page 89 of the VIDEO SET menu to switch the output format between HDV and DVCAM Be sure to turn off the power of the connected devices before switching the output f...

Page 76: ...n this unit Recording an input signal from an external device This section shows an example for connecting this unit and the HVR M35 HDV Videocassette Recorder to record the playback picture from the HVR M35 on an SxS memory card When the video format is set to SP 1080 60i when Country is set to NTSC Area or SP 1080 50i when Country is set to PAL Area on this unit HDV format signals can be recorde...

Page 77: ...cted stream is being fed in If the input to this unit stops during recording z REC flashes on the monitor screen indicating that no i LINK signal is being recorded on the SxS memory card When an input signal is resumed recording is restarted incrementing the clip number on the memory card Nonlinear editing This section shows an example for connecting a computer with nonlinear editing software inst...

Page 78: ...point is near the end of the clip the i LINK signal may be interrupted between the clip and the next clip When you try to capture such a signal using the nonlinear editing system a malfunction may occur depending on the nonlinear editing software in use If you specify a search speed other than 4 or 15 times normal with the nonlinear editing system no i LINK signal is output In such a case the pict...

Page 79: ...us screens Pressing the M or m button switches the screens in sequence To clear the status display Press the STATUS button again The status display is cleared if you press the MENU button to show the menu and start or stop with the STOP button playback When playback starts after the status display is shown in playback pause mode the status display is not cleared automatically When you show the sta...

Page 80: ... are displayed The Monitor CH setting of the AUDIO SET menu is valid as is Video Status Screen The video status screen displays information on recording and playback of video signals Video Format Video format setting Displays the number of effective lines frame rate and scan format set in Video Format of the OTHERS menu Rec Mode Recording bit rate Displays the bit rate HQ or SP set in Video Format...

Page 81: ...emaining power levels of the batteries of the PHU 60K units connected via the respective card slots when PHU 60K Professional Hard Disk Units are connected Media A Media B Remaining space of the media and available recording time The remaining space of the SxS memory cards in the respective card slots are indicated on the meters At the right of the remaining space meter the available time for reco...

Page 82: ...ET menu For setting the audio related items see page 86 VIDEO SET menu For setting the items related to video outputs see page 87 LCD SET menu For setting the items related to the displays on the LCD display see page 89 TC UB SET menu For setting the items related to timecodes and user bits see page 90 OTHERS menu For setting the other items see page 91 Setup menu layers 00 00 AUDIO SET VIDEO SET ...

Page 83: ...sing the button The menu item selection area can show seven lines at maximum When all the selectable items cannot be displayed at one time you can scroll the display up or down by moving the cursor A triangle appears at the upper or lower right corner of the menu item selection area to indicate that scrolling is enabled REC LEVEL CH 1 VIDEO INPUT PHONES DISPLAY MENU TC UB STATUS F REV PLAY PAUSE m...

Page 84: ...isplayed at one time you can scroll the display up or down by moving the cursor A triangle appears at the upper or lower right corner of the available value area to indicate that scrolling is enabled see the figure in step 3 For items having a wide range of available values example 99 to 99 the available value area is not displayed The current setting is highlighted instead indicating that the set...

Page 85: ... display temporarily disappears and a confirmation message is displayed Following the instructions of message specify whether to execute or cancel To enter a character string When you select an item for which a character string such as a time value or file name is to be specified the input area for the character string is highlighted and SET appears at the right end 1 Select a character using the ...

Page 86: ... and setting values Description Audio Input Setting for audio inputs 1KHz Tone On Off Turn the 1 kHz reference tone signal on off when the VIDEO INPUT switch is set to SG in recording or E E mode Rec Level Preset Manual Select whether to set the audio recording levels to the preset values or to control them with the REC LEVEL CH 1 and CH 2 knobs on the front panel Note This item is disabled displa...

Page 87: ...disabled displayed in grey when this unit is in recording or E E mode with the VIDEO INPUT switch set to HD SDI or SG Set this item to CH 1 CH 2 when i LINK input is selected Menu items Subitems and setting values Description HDMI CMPNT SDI Out SEL Setting the HDMI component SDI outputs The setting value in parentheses is displayed when PAL format is selected when Country is set to PAL Area 1080i ...

Page 88: ...or the composite signal On Off Set whether to add 7 5 black setup to the output signal from the COMPOSITE connector when a format of NTSC is selected Notes This item is disabled displayed in grey when a format of PAL is selected The default setting is different among the sales areas United States and Canada On Other areas Off Down Converter Selecting the operation mode of the down converter Squeez...

Page 89: ...al for recording or E E picture display Wide Mode Selecting whether to add screen related information On Off Select On to add wide screen related information to SD signals output from the COMPOSITE S VIDEO COMPONENT and HDV DV connectors Menu items Subitems and setting values Description LCD Making settings for the LCD display Color 99 to 99 0 Set the color density of pictures on the LCD display C...

Page 90: ... when the timecode advance mode is set to Preset Rec Run The timecode advances only during recording mode Free Run The timecode keeps advancing regardless of the operating mode Setting Set the timecode to a desired value when the timecode advance mode is set to Preset Select SET to finish the setting Reset Execute Cancel Select Execute to reset the timecode to 00 00 00 00 Users Bit Setting the use...

Page 91: ...ct Execute to store all setting values on the SxS memory card The Date Time setting Time Zone setting and timecode generated by the timecode generator are not stored Note This item is disabled displayed in grey when a write protected memory card is loaded or during recording or playback Recall Execute Cancel Select Execute to retrieve the setting values from the SxS memory card The Date Time setti...

Page 92: ... Note This setting is effective only on messages for warning and caution The menus and status indications do not change Hours Meter Displaying the hours meter Hours Sys The non resettable accumulated time of use is displayed Hours Reset The resettable accumulated time of use is displayed Reset Execute Cancel Select Execute to reset the Hours Reset value to 0 IR Remote Activating deactivating the I...

Page 93: ...number Set the first 4 alphanumeric part of the clip names You can use upper and lowercase alphabets numerics 0 to 9 hyphen and _ underscore Number Set 0001 to 9999 Set the second 4 numeric part of the clip name Update Media A Media B Update the management file on the recording media Media A Update the management file on the memory card in slot A Media B Update the management file on the memory ca...

Page 94: ...in the memory card in slot B to the memory card in slot A Note Note This item is disabled displayed in grey in the following cases No memory card is loaded in the copy destination slot No usable memory card is not loaded in the copy source slot The unit is in recording playback mode Format Media Formatting SxS memory cards Media A Execute Cancel Select Execute to format the SxS memory card in slot...

Page 95: ...ock to it is likely to cause it to malfunction Do not obstruct ventilation openings To prevent the unit from overheating do not obstruct ventilation openings by for example wrapping the unit in a cloth while it is in operation On cleaning If the casing or panel is dirty wipe it gently with a soft dry cloth In the event of extreme dirt use a cloth steeped in a neutral detergent to remove the dirt t...

Page 96: ...data and the unit may be used with confidence even if they are present Periodic Maintenance Digital hours meter The digital hours meter keeps cumulative counts of the total operating time These counts can be displayed on the monitor screen Use them as guidelines for scheduling maintenance Consult a Sony dealer about necessary periodic maintenance checks To display the digital hours meter Select Ho...

Page 97: ... format as that of the input signal see page 31 The supplied IR remote commander does not work Remote control operation is disabled Enable remote control operation see page 43 The battery of the IR remote commander is exhausted Replace the battery with a new one see page 43 Audio recording is not possible The REC LEVEL controls are set to the minimum level Adjust the audio recording levels with th...

Page 98: ... CMPST S Out Display of the VIDEO SET menu to On see page 88 The image on the monitor screen is too bright The 75 Ω termination switch for video input on the monitor is in the OFF position or a 75 Ω terminator is not fitted to its video input connector Set the 75 Ω termination switch to ON or connect a terminator The image on the monitor screen is too dark In a video signal loop through connection...

Page 99: ...h with the output format set on this unit Set the connected device to the same video format as that on this unit see page 31 The video format is not set to SP1080 60i on this unit Set the video format on this unit to SP1080 60i see page 31 A clip recorded in the video format other than SP1080 60i and SP1080 24P is played back Play back a clip recorded in SP1080 60i or SP1080 24P format Alarm messa...

Page 100: ...defective As playback may be possible it is recommended to replace it with another card after copying the clips as required Media Error Cannot Use Media A a Neither recording nor playback can be done as the memory card is defective It cannot be operated with this camcorder Replace it with another card Video Format Mismatch The external signal input via the i LINK connection cannot be recorded as t...

Page 101: ...bleshooting Appendix Error message Cause and measures E Error code An internal error may have occurred Turn off the power and consult a Sony dealer If the power button is disabled disconnect the AC power source ...

Page 102: ... defined by IEEE the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc The camcorder can be connected to one device with the i LINK cable DV cable When you connect with a device that has two or more i LINK connectors refer to the operating instructions supplied with the connected device About data transfer speed of i LINK i LINK defines a maximum data transfer speed of approximately 100 200 an...

Page 103: ...l Power requirements 12 0 V DC Power consumption 12 W Peak inrush current 1 Power ON current probe method 12 A 100 V 34 A 240 V 2 Hot switching inrush current measured in accordance with European standard EN55103 1 5 5 A 230 V Operating temperature 5 C to 40 C 41 F to 104 F Storage temperature 20 C to 60 C 4 F to 140 F Mass Unit only 2 0 kg 4 lb 6 oz With AC adaptor and stand 2 3 kg 5 lb 1 oz Exte...

Page 104: ...ay Screen size 8 8 cm diagonal 3 5 inch Aspect ratio 16 9 Picture size 640 H 3 RGB 480 V delta sequence Screen size 8 8 cm diagonal 3 5 inch Transmission Hybrid semi transmissive type Inputs outputs Input connectors AUDIO INPUT Phono jacks 2 2 channels CH 1 CH 2 10 2 4 dBu 47 kΩ or more unbalanced Maximum input level 4 24 dBu approx 12 5 Vrms HD SDI INPUT BNC type Complied with SMPTE 292M DC IN DC...

Page 105: ...xS Device Driver Software End User License Agreement 1 Accessories not supplied SxS memory card SxS PRO SBP 8 8 GB SBP 16 16 GB SBP 32 32 GB SBAC US10 SxS Memory Card USB Reader Writer PHU 60K Professional Hard Disk Unit Design and specifications are subject to change without notice Notes Always make a test recording and verify that it was recorded successfully SONY WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES ...

Page 106: ...eo information such as DVD movie which are sold distributed to general consumers Disc replicators or sellers of the PACKAGED MEDIA need to obtain licenses for their own business from MPEG LA Please contact MPEG LA for any further information MPEG LA L L C 250 STEELE STREET SUITE 300 DENVER COLORADO 80206 http www mpegla com XDCAM EX Clip Browsing Software ANY USE OF THIS PRODUCT OTHER THAN CONSUME...

Page 107: ... SHALL BE IMPLIED FOR ANY OTHER USE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM MPEG LA L L C SEE HTTP WWW MPEGLA COM VC 1 Patent Portfolio License XDCAM EX Clip Browsing Software XDCAM EX Clip Browsing Software THIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED UNDER THE VC 1 PATENT PORTFOLIO LICENSE FOR THE PERSONAL AND NON COMMERCIAL USE OF A CONSUMER TO i ENCODE VIDEO IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE VC 1 STANDARD VC 1 VIDEO AND...

Page 108: ... to delete 59 to display clips 53 to divide 64 to manage edit 70 to select 54 Clock Set menu 92 Clock setting 29 CMPST S Out Display menu 88 Color density 30 COMPONENT connectors 25 COMPOSITE connector 25 Computer 70 connector i LINK 26 connector USB 26 Connection 68 computer 70 live recording system 73 nonlinear editing 77 to record an input signal 76 video monitor 68 Contrast 30 Country menu 92 ...

Page 109: ...ayback 51 operation 50 pause mode 51 setting 50 switching 50 to monitor played back video audio 50 PLAY PAUSE button indicator 22 Power button indicator 16 connection 28 input connector 25 Power off 29 Power on 28 PREV button indicator 22 R REC button indicator 22 REC LEVEL CH 1 CH 2 controls 17 Recording 46 connection 76 control section 21 operation 48 remaining time 39 settings 46 shot marks 49 ...

Page 110: ... 35 to select 46 50 Time setting 29 Time Zone menu 29 91 Timecode externalsynchronization 66 initial value setting preset 65 regeneration 66 Timecode menu 90 Troubleshooting 97 U USB connector 26 User bit setting 65 Users Bit menu 90 V Vertical position 44 Video format 31 setting 31 Video Format menu 31 93 Video input selection section 18 VIDEO INPUT switch 18 Video monitor 68 VIDEO SET menu 87 Vi...

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