Summary of the content on the page No. 1
PROFESSIONAL DISC RECORDER
PDW-HD1500
OPERATION MANUAL [English]
1st Edition
Summary of the content on the page No. 2
Important Safety Instructions • Read these instructions. � Keep these instructions. � Heed all warnings. � Follow all instructions. � Do not use this apparatus near water. � Clean only with dry cloth. � Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. � Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat. � Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized o
Summary of the content on the page No. 3
CAUTION Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure. WARNING Excessive sound pressure from earphones and headphones can cause hearing loss. This Professional Disc Recorder is classified as a CLASS 1 In order to use this product safely, avoid prolonged listening at LASER PRODUCT. excessive sound pressure levels. Laser diode properties VAROITUS! Wave length: 400 to 410 nm LAITTEEN KÄYTTÄMINEN MUULLA K
Summary of the content on the page No. 4
E1 (residential), E2 (commercial and light industrial), E3 (urban outdoors) and E4 (controlled EMC environment, ex. TV studio). For the customers in Europe The manufacturer of this product is Sony Corporation, 1-7-1 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan. The Authorized Representative for EMC and product safety is Sony Deutschland GmbH, Hedelfinger Strasse 61, 70327 Stuttgart, Germany. For any service or guarantee matters please refer to the addresses given in separate service or guarantee docume
Summary of the content on the page No. 5
Table of Contents Chapter 1 Overview Features............................................................................................ 9 Features of this unit ............................................................................... 9 System Configurations ................................................................. 11 Chapter 2 Names and Functions of Parts Front Panel..................................................................................... 12 Display window........
Summary of the content on the page No. 6
Formatting a disc ................................................................................. 43 Chapter 4 Recording and Playback Recording .......................................................................................44 Carrying out recording ........................................................................ 44 Recording with the HDSDI remote control function .......................... 45 Handling of discs when recording does not end normally (salvage functions) ........
Summary of the content on the page No. 7
Chapter 6 File Operations Overview......................................................................................... 74 Directory structure............................................................................... 74 File operation restrictions .................................................................... 75 Assigning user-defined clip titles ........................................................ 77 Assigning user-defined clip and clip list names ..........................
Summary of the content on the page No. 8
Troubleshooting ..........................................................................116 Alarms ............................................................................................... 116 Error messages .................................................................................. 123 To eject discs with the unit powered off ........................................... 123 Specifications ..............................................................................123 Using PDZ-1
Summary of the content on the page No. 9
Chapter 1 Overview Overview 1 Chapter Long recording times PDW-HD1500 supports dual-layer Professional Discs (50 Features GB). When dual-layer Professional Discs are used, this unit can record about 95 minutes. The PDW-HD1500 is a professional disc recorder supporting full HD (1920 × 1080) playback and recording Recording and playback functions 1) with Professional Disc media. Support for multiple frame frequencies When you use this unit in combination with a nonlinear 2) The unit can
Summary of the content on the page No. 10
Chapter 1 Overview High-speed searches with the jog and shuttle Tiltable front panel dials The front panel is tiltable for easy rack-mount and desktop The jog and shuttle dials can be used to find scenes inside operation. You can adjust the panel to the angle that makes clips, in the same way as the jog and shuttle dials on the buttons easiest to use. conventional VTRs. Cart system support In jog and variable modes, you can search in field units at With its compact body, this unit can repl
Summary of the content on the page No. 11
Chapter 1 Overview System Configurations DIGITAL Professional Discs AUDIO (AES/EBU) OUT/IN PDW-700 ANALOG AUDIO OUTPUT/INPUT � PFD23A � PFD50DLA HKDV-900 a) HKDV-900 video control unit PDW-1500 Sony BP-L80S/GL95 battery SDSDI HDSDI OUTPUT VIDEO INPUT CONTROL BKP-L551 battery EJECT adaptor RM-280 editing REMOTE controller MARK1 PUSH SET(S.SEL) ACCESS IN OUT REMOTE (9P) CH-1 CH-3 MENU MARK2 SHTL/JOG ALL CH VAR/JOG CH-2 CH-4 DC IN 12V RESET REMOTE (9P) CHAPTER DC power source RETURN EXPAND -
Summary of the content on the page No. 12
Chapter 2 Names and Functions of Parts Names and Functions of 2 Chapter Parts Front Panel The names and symbols of buttons and knobs on the front Orange: Function when the button is operated with the panel are color coded according to function. SHIFT button held down. White: Function when the button or knob is operated Blue: Function related to thumbnail operations. independently. 1 On/standby button and Handle indicator EJECT 7 Disc slot and EJECT button MARK1 PUSH SET(S.SEL) ACCESS 2 ACC
Summary of the content on the page No. 13
Chapter 2 Names and Functions of Parts access to the disc is completed before the unit switches to 1 Audio level adjustment section the standby state. 1 CH-1/ALL CH, CH-2 to CH-4 adjustment knobs Note CH-1 CH-3 While the ACCESS indicator is lit, do not turn off the POWER switch on the rear panel or disconnect the power ALL CH CH-2 CH-4 cord. This could lead to a loss of data from the disc. c Remote control switch VARIABLE KEY INHI REC NET ON PRE- LOCAL Different positions of the switch allo
Summary of the content on the page No. 14
Chapter 2 Names and Functions of Parts a V/MARK1 button and v/MARK2 button b VAR/JOG button When the THUMBNAIL indicator (see page 15) is lit, you Press this button, turning it on, to perform variable can use these for thumbnail selection. playback with the shuttle dial or jog playback with the jog During recording or playback, a shot mark 1 or shot mark dial. 2 is recorded as an essence mark when you press the PUSH SET (S.SEL) knob with the V/MARK1 or v/MARK2 c Jog/shuttle transport indic
Summary of the content on the page No. 15
Chapter 2 Names and Functions of Parts 4 Display/menu control section See “GUI screen operations” (page 58) for more information about how to use the thumbnail screens. 5 RESET/RETURN button e RESET/RETURN button Functions as the RESET button or the RETURN button. 4 MENU button RESET button: Reset counters or the setting values of the 3 PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob timecode generator. This button is also used to abort 1 Function buttons (F1 to F6) or cancel setup menu, scene selection, and thumbna
Summary of the content on the page No. 16
Chapter 2 Names and Functions of Parts i SHIFT button 5 Recording and playback control section Switches between functions for any button with two functions. 1 PREV button 2 PLAY button j PAGE/HOME button 3 NEXT button When pressed alone functions as the PAGE switching button. When pressed together with the SHIFT button, 4 STOP button functions as the HOME button. 5 REC button PAGE button: Displays the function menu, if it is not PREV PLAY NEXT STOP REC already visible. (The most recently
Summary of the content on the page No. 17
Chapter 2 Names and Functions of Parts This unit can automatically enter standby off mode f STANDBY indicator whenever a specified time elapses in disc stop mode. For Lights when the unit is in standby mode (STOP button and, details, see the description of setup menu item 501 STILL STANDBY indicator lit). TIMER (page 99). After a certain time passes in a disc stop mode, the unit automatically enters standby off mode and the indicator e REC (record) button goes off. To start recording, hold
Summary of the content on the page No. 18
Chapter 2 Names and Functions of Parts b Function menu Use the PAGE/HOME button to display this menu, and to A Input signal display switch between the pages (HOME, P1 to P6) of the menu. B Data indication Each page has three to six setting items. Press the corresponding button to change a setting. DATA DATA AES/EBU AES/EBU HD-SDI HD-SDI For details, see page 39 “Basic Operations of the Function Menu” in Chapter 3. 0 0 -10 -10 c Clip information -20 -20 Displays clip information. -30 -30 -
Summary of the content on the page No. 19
Chapter 2 Names and Functions of Parts These are set with PRST/RGN and TCG on page P4 D Audio format: Displays the audio format of the clips TC of the function menu (see page 41). recorded on the disc. D VITC: Lights in the following cases. � When VITC is read in playback mode. (This has no g System information relations to the display in the time data display area.) � When VITC recording is possible. E Time data type: Displays the type of time data A Power status displayed in the time data
Summary of the content on the page No. 20
Chapter 2 Names and Functions of Parts When there is no display, the unit is synchronizing to the D Down-converter display: Displays the down internal reference signal. converter mode set with the setup menu item 930 INPUT: Input video DOWN CONVERTR MODE. HD REF: HD-format reference signal DC-EC: Edge-crop mode SD REF: SD-format reference signal DC-LB: Letter box mode DC-SQ: Squeeze mode Note The HD REF or SD REF display flashes when the video input signal is not synchronized to the refer
