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2-549-780-11(1)
Digital HD
Videocassette
Recorder
Operating Instructions
HVR-M10U/M10N/M10E/M10P
2005 Sony Corporation
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WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not Owner’s record The model number is located at the front of the unit and the expose the unit to rain or moisture. serial number on the left. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to these numbers whenever you To avoid electrical shock, do not open the call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified per- Model No. HVR- sonnel only. Serial No. ______________________ Model No. AC-L15A Seria
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English For the customers in Europe CAUTION HVR-M10E only This product with the CE marking complies with both the You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not EMC Directive (89/336/EEC) and the Low Voltage Directive expressly approved in this manual could void your authority (73/23/EEC) issued by the Commission of the European to operate this equipment. Community. Compliance with these directives implies conformity to the NOTE: following European standards: This equipment has been tes
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Table of Contents Table of Contents Chapter1 Overview Features ............................................................................. 6 Location and Function of Parts ....................................... 8 Front Panel .......................................................................... 8 Section behind the Operation Panel ................................. 10 Inside of the Front Panel ................................................... 14 Rear Panel ..............................
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Chapter4 Adjusting and Operating the Menus ......................................................45 Setting Through Menu Organization ............................................................ 46 Menus Menu Contents .................................................................. 47 Chapter5 Troubleshooting .............................................................. 54 Maintenance General Operation Troubles .............................................. 54 Batteries/Power sources ........
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Chapter 1 Overview Chapter1 Overview Features The HVR-M10U/M10N/M10E/M10P is a digital HD DVCAM/DV format videocassette recorder supporting HDV format. Offering the DVCAM/DV format, this unit produces DVCAM is based on the consumer DV format, which stable, superior picture quality by digital processing uses the 4:1:1 component digital format (60i) or the and separating image signals into color difference 1 4:2:0 format (50i), and provides a /4-inch digital signals and a luminance signal (compo
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Chapter 1 Overview High definition downconvert function Compatible with InfoLITHIUM series When you want to playback a tape recorded in the InfoLITHIUM (L series) batteries allow you to use a HDV format, you can dowoncovert any images to DC power supply. output them. This function allows you to preview InfoLITHIUM batteries are lithium batteries to recorded-images on a regular monitor. Also, you can communicate with compatible equipment. They select an aspect ratio from the SQUEEZE, LETTER
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Chapter 1 Overview Location and Function of Parts Front Panel 1 Indicator section (see page 8) 1 1 (on/standby) switch/ 1 (on/standby) lamp 6 Operation panel 2 Remote sensor 2 Tape transport control 3 PHONE LEVEL control knob section (see page 13) 4 PHONES jack 5 LCD monitor 1 1 (on/standby) switch/ 1 (on/standby) lamp 4 PHONES jack Press this switch to turn the unit on. The 1 on/standby Connect stereo headphones for monitoring sounds lamp lights up in green. during the recording or playback.
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Chapter 1 Overview 1 q (cassette) indicator 6 DVCAM indicator Lights up when a digital video cassette is loaded. Does Lights up when the unit is in the following operating not light up while the cassette compartment opens or status. the cassette is not loaded. •When a tape recorded in the DVCAM format is being This indicator flashes while a cassette is being played back. removed. •When [ REC MODE] on the [IN/OUT REC] menu is For details, see “Inserting/Ejecting Cassettes” on page 22. set to [D
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Chapter 1 Overview Location and Function of Parts Section behind the Operation Panel 1 Upper control section 3 Tape transport control section 2 Audio control section 1 Upper control section 1 LCD BRIGHT button 2 DISPLAY/BATT INFO button 3 TC/U-BIT button 4 INPUT SELECT switch 8 MENU button 9 EXEC button 0 f/F button 7 LCD ON/OFF switch 6 INDEX button 5 STATUS CHECK button 1 LCD BRIGHT (+/–) button 3 TC/U-BIT button Adjust the brightness of the LCD panel. Displays time data. Every time you pre
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Chapter 1 Overview Notes • If you change this selector, the screen may momentarily becomes bright or noise may appear. This noise will be recorded. •Do not change this switch setting during recording. If you change the setting of this switch during recording, the recorded image will be interrupted for several seconds. Recording will restart after the internal circuit is switched. During this time, no image is recorded. Also, the unit may mistakenly recognize a copyright protected signals tha
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Chapter 1 Overview Location and Function of Parts 2 Audio control section 1 AUTO/MANU (manual) audio switch 2 AUDIO REC LEVEL (VOL) (recording level adjustment) control knobs 1 AUTO/MANU (manual) audio switch Switches the audio recording level adjustment mode. AUTO: The recording level is automatically adjusted in accordance with an input audio. MANU: Enables the AUDIO REC LEVEL control knobs. *When this switch is set to MANU, CH1/3 and CH2/4 control knobs are both set to manual mode. Notes
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Chapter 1 Overview 3 Tape transport control section 1 AUDIO DUB (audio dubbing) button/indicator 2 REC (record) button/indicator 3 PAUSE button/indicator 4 FF (fast forward) button/indicator 5 PLAY button/indicator 6 REW (rewind) button/indicator 7 STOP button Note: You can operate all buttons above except AUDIO DUB with the operation panel closed. 1 AUDIO DUB (audio dubbing) button/indicator 5 PLAY button/indicator Use this button to dub sounds. The indicator lights up When you press this but
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Chapter 1 Overview Location and Function of Parts Inside of the Front Panel 1 RESET button 2 EJECT button 3 Cassette compartment 1 RESET button Press this button to clear all settings including the date and time. Use the tip of a ball-point pen or similar tool to press this button. 2 EJECT (cassette eject) button Press this button to insert or remove a cassette. When you press this button, the cassette tray comes up automatically. Place the cassette in this tray and press down . After the
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Chapter 1 Overview Rear Panel 1 S VIDEO jacks 2 VIDEO jacks 3 AUDIO jacks 7 Battery terminal 4 COMPONENT OUT jacks 8 BATT RELEASE button 5 LANC jack 9 DC IN jack 6 HDV/DV jack 1 S VIDEO jacks You can set the output video format by using To connect a device equipped with an S-video jack, [COMPONENT] on the [IN/OUT REC] menu. use the S VIDEO jack on the unit. If you use the S Text data is superimposed on a monitor in the same VIDEO jack, you can input/output high-quality video way as a S VIDEO
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Chapter 1 Overview Location and Function of Parts • If the device you connect to this unit has a SHUTTLE – The output level of the luminance signal is different A/B switching function and a LANC-M function, set from the specified value. the device to the SHUTTLE A mode for processing The above symptom is not a malfunction. This HDV signals and set it to the SHUTTLE B mode for condition will not affect images to be recorded on a processing DVCAM/DV (SP mode) signals. tape.The specified video s
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Chapter 1 Overview Supplied Remote Commander 6 DATA CODE button 7 INDEX WRITE button 1 SEARCH SELECT buttons ×× × × 2 Buttons for playing at various speeds 8 REC buttons 3 PAUSE button 4 REW button 9 STOP button 5 PLAY button 0 FF button 1 SEARCH SELECT buttons 6 DATA CODE button Press these buttons to search for scenes using the Press this button to display the data codes (recording search function. date/time, camera data). For details on the search function, see “Searching using the For deta
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Chapter 1 Overview Location and Function of Parts Notes Notes on batteries • Make sure that the battery orientation is correct when • The command mode of the supplied Remote inserting batteries. commander is set to VTR4. You cannot change this • Do not mix an old battery with a new one, or mix setting. different types of batteries. • Set [REMOTE CTRL] on the [OTHERS] menu to • If you do not intend to use the Remote Commander [ON] to enable the Remote Commander to control the for a long time, r
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Chapter 1 Overview Displaying Various Data This unit can display various superimposed text data 1 Remaining battery on the built-in LCD monitor and also an external When you use this unit with a battery, the battery monitor connected to the unit. To display text data on remaining time is displayed. This information may not an external monitor, set [DISP OUTPUT] on the be displayed correctly depending on the operating [OTHERS] menu to [V-OUT/PANEL]. You can turn status and the environment. O
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Chapter 1 Overview Displaying Various Data 0 Search indicator STATUS CHECK screen Displays the search mode when you search for scenes using the Remote Commander. You can confirm the setting values of the following For details on the search function, see “Searching using the items by pressing the STATUS CHECK button. search function” on page 30. •[AUDIO] settings such as [AUDIO MONI] and [AUDIO MIX] qa Audio mode indicator •[OUTPUT] settings such as [VCR HDV/DV], In the recording mode, displays
