Sony DNW 90WS User Manual

DIGITAL CAMCORDER

DNW-7/7P

DNW-90/90P

DNW-90WS

DNW-90WSP

DNW-9WS/9WSP

OPERATION MANUAL

1st Edition (Revised 5)

English

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This equipment has been tested and found to comply with

the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15

of th e FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide

reasonable protection against harmful interference in a

residential installation. This equipment generates, uses,

and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed

and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause

harmful interference to radio communications. However,

there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a

particular installation. If this equipment does cause

harmful interference to radio or television reception, which

can be determined by turning the equipment off and on,

the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by

one or more of the following measures:

– Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

– Increase the separation between the equipment and

receiver.

– Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit

different from that to which the receiver is connected.

– Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV

technician for help.

You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not

expressly approved in this manual could void your

authority to operate this equipment.

The shielded interface cable recommended in this manual

must be used with this equipment in order to comply with

the limits for a digital device pursuant to Subpart B of Part

15 of FCC Rules.

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For the customers in Europe

This product with the CE marking complies with the EMC

Directive(89/336/EEC) issued by the Commission of the

European Community.

Compliance with this directive implies conformity to the

following European standards:

• EN55103-1: Electromagnetic Interference(Emission)

• EN55103-2: Electromagnetic Susceptibility(Immunity)

This product is intended for use in the following

Electromagnetic Environment(s):

E1 (residential), E2 (commercial and light industrial),

E3 (urban outdoors) and E4 (controlled EMC environment,

ex. TV studio).

Pour les clients européens

Ce produit portant la marque CE est conforme à la

Directive sur la compatibilité électromagnétique (EMC) (89/

336/CEE) émise par la Commission de la Communauté

européenne.

La conformité à cette directive implique la conformité aux

normes européennes suivantes:

• EN55103-1: Interférences électromagnétiques (émission)

• EN55103-2: Sensibilité électromagnétique (immunité)

Ce produit est prévu pour être utilisé dans les

environnements électromagnétiques suivants:

E1 (résidentiel), E2 (commercial et industrie légère),

E3 (urbain extérieur) et E4 (environnement EMC contrôlé,

ex. studio de télévision).

Für Kunden in Europa

Dieses Produkt besitzt die CE-Kennzeichnung und erfüllt

die EMV-Direktive (89/336/EEC) der EG-Kommission. Die

Erfüllung dieser Direktive bedeutek Konformität für die

folgenden Europäischen Normen:

• EN55103-1: Elektromagnetische Interferenz (Emission)

• EN55103-2: Elektromagnetische Empfindlichkeit

(Immunität)

Dieses Produkt ist für den Einsatz unter folgenden

elektromagnetischen Bedingungen ausgelegt:

E1 (Wohnbereich), E2 (kommerzieller und in

beschränktem Maße industrieller Bereich), E3

(Stadtbereich im Freien) und E4 (kontrollierter EMV-

Bereich, z.B. Fernsehstudio).

Voor de Klanten in Nederland

Gooi de batterij niet weg maar lever deze in als klein

chemisch afval (KCA).

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Overview

1-1 Features ..................................................................................... 1-1

1-1-1 Camera Features .............................................................. 1-2

1-1-2 VTR Features .................................................................. 1-4

1-2 Example of System Configuration .......................................... 1-6

1-3 Precautions ................................................................................ 1-8

1-4 Using the CD-ROM Manual ....................................................... 9

1-4-1 CD-ROM System Requirements ........................................ 9

1-4-2 Preparations ........................................................................ 9

1-4-3 To Read the CD-ROM Manual ........................................ 10

Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and

Controls

2-1 Power Supply ............................................................................ 2-1

2-2 Accessory Attachments ............................................................ 2-3

2-3 Audio Functions ........................................................................ 2-5

2-4 Shooting and Recording/Playback Functions ...................... 2-14

2-5 Setup Menu Operating Section ............................................. 2-26

2-6 Time Code System .................................................................. 2-28

2-7 Warnings and Indications ...................................................... 2-34

2-8 Warnings and Indications on the Display Panel .................. 2-37

Chapter 3 Recording and Playback

3-1 About Cassettes ......................................................................... 3-1

3-1-1 Loading and Unloading a Cassette .................................. 3-1

3-1-2 Preventing Accidental Erasure ........................................ 3-4

3-2 Recording .................................................................................. 3-5

3-2-1 Basic Procedure ............................................................... 3-5

3-2-2 Continuous Recording ..................................................... 3-9

3-2-3 Recording Good Shot Markers ...................................... 3-12

3-2-4 Recording a Recording Start Marker ............................. 3-12

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3-3 Checking the Recording— Playback .................................... 3-13

3-3-1 Checking the Last Two Seconds of the Recording —

Recording Review ......................................................... 3-13

3-3-2 Checking the Recording on the Color Video Monitor —

Playback in Color .......................................................... 3-14

Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for

Recording

4-1 Adjusting the Black Balance and the White Balance ............ 4-1

4-1-1 Adjusting the Black Balance ........................................... 4-2

4-1-2 Adjusting the White Balance .......................................... 4-5

4-2 Setting the Electronic Shutter ............................................... 4-11

4-2-1 Shutter Modes ............................................................... 4-11

4-2-2 Selecting the Shutter Mode and Speed.......................... 4-13

4-3 Changing the Reference Value for Automatic Iris

Adjustment .............................................................................. 4-19

4-4 Adjusting the Audio Level ..................................................... 4-22

4-5 Setting the Time Data ............................................................. 4-25

4-5-1 Setting the User Bits...................................................... 4-25

4-5-2 Setting the Time Code ................................................... 4-27

4-5-3 Saving the Real Time in the Time Code ....................... 4-29

4-5-4 Synchronizing the Time Code ....................................... 4-30

4-5-5 Setting Cassette Numbers and Shot Numbers ............... 4-35

4-6 Setup Menu Display on the Viewfinder Screen ................... 4-37

4-6-1 Setup Menu Configuration ............................................ 4-37

4-6-2 Basic Use of the Setup Menu ........................................ 4-40

4-7 Indicators in the Viewfinder .................................................. 4-45

4-7-1 Layout of Indicators in the Viewfinder ......................... 4-45

4-7-2 Setting the

Indicator................................................ 4-47

4-8 Status Display on the Viewfinder Screen ............................. 4-50

4-8-1 Layout of the Status Display on the Viewfinder

Screen ............................................................................ 4-51

4-8-2 Selecting the Display Items ........................................... 4-55

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4-8-3 Display Mode and Setting Change and Adjustment

Progress Messages ........................................................ 4-58

4-8-4 Setting the Marker Display ........................................... 4-61

4-8-5 Recording Superimposed Shot Data in Color Bars ....... 4-63

4-8-6 Setting the Shot ID ........................................................ 4-66

4-8-7 Displaying Time Code and Other Information ............. 4-70

4-9 Adjustments and Settings From the Setup Menu ................ 4-73

4-9-1 Setting the GAIN Selector Values ................................ 4-74

4-9-2 Selecting the Functions ................................................. 4-76

4-9-3 Selecting the Test Output .............................................. 4-80

4-9-4 Selecting the Aspect Ratio (DNW-90WS/90WSP

Only) ............................................................................. 4-82

4-10 VTR Menu Display in the Display Panel .............................. 4-87

4-10-1 Configuration and Functions of the VTR Menu ........... 4-87

4-10-2 Using the VTR Menu .................................................... 4-88

4-10-3 Example Operations in the VTR Menu ......................... 4-94

4-11 Using the Setup Card ........................................................... 4-101

4-11-1 Handling the Setup Card ............................................. 4-101

4-11-2 Using Data on the Setup Card ..................................... 4-103

Chapter 5 Setting Up the Camcorder

5-1 Power Supply ............................................................................ 5-1

5-1-1 Using a BP-L60/L90 Battery Pack .................................. 5-1

5-1-2 Using an NP-1B Battery Pack ......................................... 5-4

5-1-3 Using a BP-90A Battery Pack ......................................... 5-5

5-1-4 Avoiding Breaks in Operation Due to Dead Batteries .... 5-7

5-1-5 Using an AC Adaptor ...................................................... 5-8

5-1-6 Using the Anton Bauer Ultralight System ...................... 5-9

5-1-7 Using the Anton Bauer Intelligent Battery System ......... 5-9

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5-2 Adjusting the Viewfinder ....................................................... 5-10

5-2-1 Adjusting the Viewfinder Position ................................ 5-10

5-2-2 Adjusting the Viewfinder Focus and Screen ................. 5-12

5-2-3 Detaching the Viewfinder ............................................. 5-13

5-2-4 Detaching the Eyepiece ................................................. 5-15

5-3 Mounting the Lens .................................................................. 5-17

5-4 Adjusting the Flange Focal Length ....................................... 5-18

5-5 Audio Input System ................................................................ 5-20

5-5-1 Using the Supplied Microphone.................................... 5-20

5-5-2 Using an External Microphone ..................................... 5-23

5-5-3 Attaching a UHF Portable Tuner (for a UHF Wireless

Microphone System) ..................................................... 5-28

5-5-4 Connecting Line Input Audio Equipment ..................... 5-34

5-6 Tripod Mounting .................................................................... 5-35

5-7 Attaching the Shoulder Strap ................................................ 5-37

5-8 Adjusting the Shoulder Pad Position .................................... 5-39

5-9 Using the XLR Caps ............................................................... 5-40

5-10 Putting On the Rain Cover .................................................... 5-41

5-11 Connecting the Remote Control Unit ................................... 5-43

5-12 Connecting a VA-DN1 Camcorder Interface Adaptor ....... 5-45

Chapter 6 Maintenance

6-1 Testing the Camcorder Before Shooting ................................ 6-1

6-1-1 Preparations for Testing .................................................. 6-1

6-1-2 Testing the Camera ......................................................... 6-2

6-1-3 Testing the VTR .............................................................. 6-5

6-2 Maintenance ............................................................................ 6-10

6-2-1 Cleaning the Video Heads ............................................. 6-10

6-2-2 Cleaning the Viewfinder ............................................... 6-10

6-3 Operation Warnings ............................................................... 6-12

Table of Contents

Appendix

Specifications ..................................................................................... A-1

Video Camera Section ............................................................... A-2

VTR Section .............................................................................. A-5

Supplied Accessories ................................................................. A-8

Recommended Additional Equipment ...................................... A-8

Glossary ............................................................................................ A-11

Index .................................................................................................... I-1

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1-1 Features

The DNW-7/7P series ¹⁾Digital Camcorder combines a color video

camera, which uses IT ²⁾type Power HAD ³⁾sensor CCDs ⁴⁾, with a

BETACAM SX series portable videocassette recorder. Its excellent

image quality, sensitivity, portability, and dust- and water-proof

construction make it ideal as a camcorder for ENG ⁵⁾and EFP ⁶⁾in the

same way the earlier BVW-300A/300AP. The introduction of a new

method of processing digital signals improves the image quality even

further and makes the camcorder far easier to use.

The DNW-90/90P/90WS/90WSP uses FIT ⁷⁾type Power HAD sensor

CCDs.

The DNW-90WS/90WSP designed on the basis of the DNW-90/90P

employs a switchable CCD, allowing you to switch between the

conventional aspect ratio of 4:3 and a wide screen aspect ratio of 16:9.

The DNW-9WS/9WSP is identical with the DNW-90WS/90WSP except

that it uses IT type Power HAD sensor CCDs.

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1) The DNW-7/90/90WS/9WS is for the NTSC broadcast system. The DNW-7P/

9P/90WSP/9WSP is for the PAL broadcast system. The descriptions given in

this manual apply to both models, any differences being clearly noted in the text.

2) IT: Interline Transfer

3) Power HAD: Power Hole-Accumulated Diode

“Power HAD” is a registered trademark of Sony Corporation.

4) CCD: Charge-Coupled Device

5) ENG: Electronic News Gathering

6) EFP: Electronic Field Production

7) FIT: Frame Interline Transfer

Chapter 1 Overview

1-1

1-1-1 Camera Features

The features of the DNW-7/7P/90/90P/90WS/90WSP/9WS/9WSP series

camera are described below.

• Power HAD sensor CCDs ensure high sensitivity and high image

quality.

• Digital signal processing has improved picture quality, stability, and

reliability.

• A setup menu enables you to control features such as status displays,

messages, and markers; to select values or functions; and to operate a

setup card.

• A setup card (not supplied) makes it easy to replicate the recorder setup

data appropriate to the shooting conditions, and ensures uniform

shooting ¹⁾

• Use of a built-in sophisticated electronic shutter, which has selectable

modes, Clear Scan ²⁾, Extended Clear Scan (for DNW-90/90P/90WS/

90WSP only) and Super Enhanced Vertical Definition, ensures

shooting with little or no blurring.

• Selectable video gain ensures a noise-free image.

• A simple switch operation enables automatic adjustment of the black

set, black balance, and white balance. Memory functions make it easy

to replicate the settings appropriate for the lighting conditions.

• The ATW³⁾function automatically adjusts the white balance for the

varying lighting conditions during shooting.

• The “TruEye” ⁴⁾process is used to ensure naturally colored pictures

even when shooting very bright subjects.

• The video gain can be boosted to 42dB instantly using the TURBO

GAIN button.

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1) The data saved in the setup card for the DNW-7/7P/90/90P/90WS/90WSP/9WS/

9WSP is not interchangeable with the data saved in setup cards for other

camcorders.

2) Clear Scan: “Clear Scan” is a trademark of Sony Corporation.

3) ATW: Auto Tracing White balance

4) “TruEye”: TruEye is a trademark of Sony Corporation.

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Chapter 1 Overview

• The DynaLatitude¹⁾function enables detailed adjustment of contrast

control in each pixel in accordance with a histogram of luminance

signal levels. Useful in shooting scenes which contain both dark and

bright spots.

• A high-performance viewfinder is adjustable forward, backward and

sideways, and has full auxiliary equipment.

• Character display functions on the viewfinder indicate switch settings,

black and white balance adjustment, and warnings.

• Warning indicators and sound inform you of VTR faults, end of tape,

low battery, etc.

• The camcorder is provided with a filter disk for adjusting the filter

setting to the shooting conditions.

• Fine adjustment of the reference value for automatic iris control is

provided.

• The iris of the lens automatically closes during automatic black balance

adjustment and during operation of the built-in saw-tooth waveform

generator.

• A built-in circuit produces a color bar signal for easy adjustment of the

color monitor. An SNG bar signal is also provided for SNG ²⁾uplink

purposes.

• A super-cardioid directional microphone with an external power supply

system is supplied. Other types of microphones can also be connected.

• By connecting the BVF-VC10W Color Viewfinder (not supplied), you

can check both the camera image and a playback image in color.

• The RM-P9 Remote Control Unit (not supplied) controls some of the

camera functions.

• By connecting the CA-701 Camera Adaptor (not supplied), you can

record serial digital interface (SDI) signals.

• By connecting the CA-702 Camera Adaptor (not supplied), you can

record external analog video signals or serial digital interface (SDI)

signals.

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1) “DynaLatitude”: “DynaLatitude” is a trademark of Sony Corporation.

2) SNG: Satellite News Gathering

Chapter 1 Overview

1-3

1-1-2 VTR Features

The VTR features of this camcorder are described below.

• Using the Betacam SX format, it provides picture quality as good as or

better than the Betacam SP format. It supports nonlinear editing and

high-speed transfer, while offering digital audio capability.

• Use of low-cost Betacam SX tapes leads to lower running costs.

• The shooting date and time, camera ID, cassette number and other

information can be recorded on the tape as shot data.

• It is possible to record recording start markers and good shot markers

on the tape while shooting, and search automatically for required cuts

when editing.

• It is possible to automatically rewind and review the last few seconds

of the recording on the tape for a quick check immediately after

shooting.

• No playback adaptor is needed to see the color playback image.

• The five times normal speed search function provides quick positioning

of the tape.

• Both LTC ¹⁾and VITC ²⁾recordings can be made, as can LTC

playback.

• In addition to the two audio output channels, by using the CA-701

Camera Adaptor (not supplied), four audio channels can be input.

• By connecting the CA-701 Camera Adaptor (not supplied), you can

output serial digital interface (SDI) signals.

• The built-in time code generator is synchronized with an external

generator.

• A lithium battery is the back-up power supply for the time code

generator enabling the time code to be held for about 5 years without

charging the camcorder power supply.

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1) LTC: Longitudinal Time Code

2) VITC: Vertical Interval Time Code

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Chapter 1 Overview

• Optional long-life battery packs are available.

• Pressing the VTR START button on the camcorder or the VTR button

on the lens ensures recording continuity from the very next frame.

• A slot-in UHF portable tuner (WRR-855A, not supplied) can be

attached.

• By connecting the VA-DN1 Camcorder Interface Adaptor (not

supplied) to the 6-pin REMOTE connector, you can control some of

the VTR functions from a 9-pin remote control device.

Chapter 1 Overview

1-5

1-2 Example of System

Configuration

The diagram below shows a typical configuration of the camcorder for

ENG and EFP.

For more information about connections of the additional equipment and

accessories, see Chapter 5, as well as the operation manuals for the connected

equipment.

Video monitor

Color image check

while shooting

BKW-401 Viewfinder

Rotation Bracket

Color playback

Video monitor

Field pickup unit

Video monitor

BVF-VC10W

Color Viewfinder

Fog-proof filter

(Part No. 1-547-

341-11)

RM-P9

Remote Control Unit

CA-701/702/

702P/755/755P

Camera Adaptor

VA-DN1 Camcorder

Interface Adaptor

BSC-1

Setup Card

BVR-3

Remote Control Unit

a) For more information, see “Viewfinder and related equipment” (page A-9).

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Chapter 1 Overview

Sound signal equipment

Lens assembly^a)

(−2.8 D to +2.0 D)

(Part No. A-8262-537-A)

Lens assembly^a)

(−3.6 D to −0.8 D)

(Part No. A-8262-538-A)

Lens assembly^a)

External microphone C-74, etc.

CAC-12 Microphone Holder

Audio equipment

(−3.6 D to +0.4 D)

(Part No. A-8267-737-A)

Lens assembly^a)

WRR-855A UHF Synthesized

Tuner Unit

(3 × magnification)

(−3.6 D to +0.4 D)

(Part No. A-8314-798-A)

WRR-28H/28M/28L/810A/ 860A

UHF Portable Tuner

CCXA-53 Audio Cable

Power source

Battery

power^b)

BC-210/210CE/

410/410CE

Battery Charger

BC-L100/

L100CE Battery

Charger

BC-1WD/1WDCE

Battery Charger

AC-550/550CE

AC Adaptor

NP-1B

Battery Pack

BP-L60/L90

Battery Pack

BP-90A

Battery Pack

AC-DN1/DN2 AC Adaptor

DC-L1

Battery Adaptor

DC-L90

Battery Adaptor

b) 120 V AC or 220

to 240 V AC

Chapter 1 Overview

1-7

1-3 Precautions

Use and Storage

Do not subject the camcorder to severe shocks

The internal mechanism may be damaged or the body warped.

After use

Always turn off the power.

Before storing the camcorder for a long period

Remove the battery pack.

Use and storage locations

Store in a ventilated place. Avoid using or storing the camcorder in the

following places.

• Places subject to temperature extremes

• Damp places

• Places subject to severe vibration

• Near strong magnetic fields

• In direct sunlight or close to heaters for extended periods

1-8

Chapter 1 Overview

1-4 Using the CD-ROM

Manual

The supplied CD-ROM includes Operation Manuals for the DNW-7/90/

90WS/9WS series of Digital Camcorder (English, Japanese, French, and

German versions).

1-4-1 CD-ROM System Requirements

The following are required to access the supplied CD-ROM disc.

• Computer: PC with MMX Pentium 166 MHz or faster CPU, or

Macintosh computer with PowerPC CPU.

- Installed memory: 32 MB or more

- CD-ROM drive: × 8 or faster

• Monitor: Monitor supporting resolution of 800 × 600 or higher

When these requirements are not met, access to the CD-ROM disc may

be slow, or not possible at all.

1-4-2 Preparations

The following software must be installed on your computer in order to

use the operation manuals contained in the CD-ROM disc.

Chapter 1 Overview

1-9

Notes

• If Microsoft Internet Explorer is not installed, it may be downloaded

from the following URL:

http://www.microsoft.com/ie

• If Netscape Navigator is not installed, it may be downloaded from the

following URL:

http://home.netscape.com/

• If Adobe Acrobat Reader is not installed, it may be downloaded from

the following URL:

http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html

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•

MMX and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its

subsidiaries in the United States and other countries.

PowerPC is a registered trademark of International Business Machines

Corporation.

•

Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.

Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United

States and/or other countries.

•

Netscape Navigator is a registered trademark of Netscape Communications

Corporation in the U.S. and other countries.

Adobe and Acrobat are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in

the United States and/or other countries.

Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 4.0 or higher, or Netscape Navigator

Version 4.0 or higher

Adobe Acrobat Reader Version 4.0 or higher

1-10 Chapter 1 Overview

1-4-3 To Read the CD-ROM Manual

To read the operation manual contained in the CD-ROM disc, do the

following.

Insert the CD-ROM disc in your CD drive.

A cover page appears automatically in your browser.

If it does not appear automatically in the browser, double click the

index.htm file on the CD-ROM disc.

Select and click the operation manual that you want to read.

A PDF file of the operation manual opens.

Note

If you lose the CD-ROM disc or become unable to read its content, for

example because of a hardware failure,

contact a Sony service representative. You can purchase a new CD-ROM

disc to replace one that has been lost or damaged.

Chapter 1 Overview 1-11

2-1 Power Supply

Power supply functions

1 Battery attachment

Attach a BP-L60/L90 Battery Pack, a DC-L1 Battery Adaptor for

loading an NP-1B Battery Pack, or a DC-L90 Battery Adaptor for

loading a BP-90A Battery Pack.

Furthermore, by attaching an AC-DN1/DN2 AC Adaptor you can

operate the camcorder from AC power.

2 DC IN (external power input) connector (XLR type, 4-pin, male)

Connect an AC-550/550CE AC Adaptor with the DC output cable

supplied with the adaptor.

To use an external battery, connect its DC output cable to the DC IN

connector.

Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls

2-1

3 BREAKER button

Excessive current in the internal circuitry, whatever the cause, will trip

the internal circuit breaker, automatically cutting off the power. If the

breaker trips, consult your Sony service personnel.

4 POWER switch

This switch turns the main power supply on and off.

5 LIGHT switch

This selects the way in which a video light connected to the LIGHT

connector is switched on and off.

AUTO: When the video light switch is turned on, starting recording with

the VTR turns on the light.

MANUAL: The video light switch controls the light, turning it on and

off manually.

2-2

Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls

2-2 Accessory Attachments

Lens cable clamps

Accessory attachments

1 Shoulder strap posts

Attach the supplied shoulder strap to these posts.

2 Light shoe

Attach a video light, etc. to this shoe.

Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls

2-3

3 LIGHT connector

Connect the cable of a video light attached to the light shoe. The

maximum power consumption allowable for the video light is 30 W.

4 Lens mount

This is a special bayonet type lens mount.

5 Lens locking lever

After inserting the lens in the lens mount, rotate the lens mount ring with

this lever to lock the lens in position.

6 Lens mount cap

Remove this cap by pushing up on the lens locking lever. For protection

from dust, always insert this cap when no lens is mounted.

7 Tripod mount

Fit the supplied tripod adaptor to mount the camcorder on a tripod.

8 LENS connector (12-pin)

Fit the lens cable to this connector. Contact your Sony representative for

more information about the lens you are using.

9 Shoulder pad

You can move the shoulder pad forwards or backwards by loosening the

two screws. Do this to ensure the best balance when shooting with the

camcorder on your shoulder.

2-4

Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls

2-3 Audio Functions

Audio functions (1)

1 Microphone

This is a super-cardioid directional microphone with an external power

supply system. You can use it as an interview microphone by connecting

it to an extension cable (not supplied).

2 MIC IN (microphone input) connector (XLR type, 3-pin, female)

The supplied microphone connects to this connector. By using an

extension cable (not supplied), you can connect a microphone other than

the supplied one as long as it is provided with an external power supply

system. The connector supplies power (+48 V) to the microphone.

Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls

2-5

3 MIC (microphone) AUDIO LEVEL control

If one or both of the AUDIO IN switches are set to FRONT, you can

adjust the recording level of the microphone.

When AUDIO is set to ON in the VF DISPLAY 2/2 page of the setup

menu and the viewfinder DISPLAY switch is set to ON, adjust the

channel-1 audio level, watching the indication in the viewfinder.

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Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls

ADVANCE SHIFT

PRESET

LEVEL

F-RUN

SET

R-RUN

REGEN

AUTO

MANUAL

CLOCK

AUDIO SILECT

DIAG DATA

DISPLAY

CH-1

CH-2

AUDIO IN

U-BIT

FRONT

REAR

WIRELESS

TIME

NDF

SHOT

Audio functions (2)

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4 AUDIO LEVEL CH-1/CH-2 (audio channel 1 and channel 2

recording level) controls

These controls adjust the audio level of channels 1 and 2 when you set

the AUDIO SELECT CH-1/CH-2 switches to MANUAL.

5 AUDIO SELECT CH-1/CH-2 (audio channel-1 and channel-2

select) switches

These switches set the audio level adjustment for channels 1 and 2 to

MANUAL or AUTO.

6 AUDIO IN (audio input) switches

These switches select the audio input signals for audio channels 1 and 2.

The input signal source is one of:

FRONT: The input signal source is the MIC IN connector.

REAR: The input signal source is the AUDIO IN CH-1/CH-2

connectors.

WIRELESS: The input signal source is a WRR-855A UHF Synthesized

Tuner Unit (not supplied).

The audio input signals from the MIC IN connector and the wireless

microphone are always recorded on audio channels 3 and 4, respectively,

whether or not they are recorded on audio channels 1 and 2 in

accordance with the setting of this switch.

For more infomration, refer to the Maintenance Manual.

7 AUDIO OUT (audio output) connector (XLR type, 5-pin, male)

This connector outputs the stereo sound.

Using a CCXA-53 Audio Cable (not supplied), you can convert from a

5-pin connection to two 3-pin connections.

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8 AUDIO IN CH-1/CH-2 (audio channel 1 and channel 2 input)

connectors (XLR type, 3-pin, female) and LINE/MIC/+48 V ON

(line input/microphone input/external power supply +48 V on)

selectors

These are the audio input connectors for channels 1 and 2, to which you

can connect a microphone or other audio sources.

The LINE/MIC/+48 V ON selectors select the audio input signal source

connected to these connectors, as follows:

LINE: Line input audio equipment

MIC: A microphone with internal batteries

+48 V ON: A microphone with an external power supply system

9 DC OUT (DC power output) connector

This connector supplies power for a WRR-28H/28M/28L/860A UHF

Portable Tuner (not supplied).

Alternatively, it can supply power for a BVR-3 Remote Control Unit

combined with a VA-DN1 Camcorder Interface Adaptor.

Note

The type of UHF portable tuner which can be connected depends on the

country where the camcorder is used.

For more information, consult your Sony representative.

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Audio functions (3)

!º ALARM volume control

This control adjusts the speaker or earphone alarm volume. At the

minimum position, no sound can be heard.

Minimum

Maximum

ALARM volume control

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!¡ MONITOR volume control

This control adjusts the speaker or earphone sound volume, excluding

the alarm sound. At the minimum position, no sound can be heard.

MONITOR

CH-1

MIX

CH-2

Minimum

Maximum

MONITOR volume control

!™ MONITOR (audio channels select) switch

This switch selects the audio output to the speaker or earphone.

CH-1: Audio channel 1

MIX: Mixed sound of channels 1 and 2

CH-2: Audio channel 2

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!¢

Audio functions (4)

!£ Built-in speaker

During recording, the speaker can be used for monitoring the E-E sound ¹⁾

and during playback for monitoring one or both audio channels. The

speaker also sounds alarms to reinforce visual warnings.

If an earphone is plugged into the EARPHONE jack, the speaker sound

is automatically cut off.

See Section 6-3 “Operation Warnings” (page 6-12) for information about alarms.

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1) E-E sound (Electric to Electric sound)

The term E-E sound refers to an audio signal that has passed through the

amplifier, but has not been recorded on the tape. In other words, you can directly

monitor the recording input signal, as opposed to the simultaneous playback

(output) signal.

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!¢ EARPHONE jack

Plugging an earphone into the jack automatically cuts off the built-in

speaker, and you hear the alarms about the camcorder’s operation and

status through the earphone.

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2-4 Shooting and Recording/

Playback Functions

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Shooting and recording/playback functions (1)

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1 Viewfinder

The viewfinder lets you view the camera image in black and white while

shooting the picture and also see the playback picture from the VTR. It

also displays various warnings and other information, a zebra pattern ¹⁾

safety zone marker ²⁾, and center marker ³⁾

2 BRIGHT (brightness) control

This control adjusts the picture brightness on the viewfinder screen. It

has no effect on the camera output signal.

3 CONTRAST control

This control adjusts the picture contrast on the viewfinder screen. It has

no effect on the camera output signal.

4 PEAKING control

This control adjusts the sharpness of the picture on the viewfinder screen

to make focusing easier. It has no effect on the camera output signal.

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1) Zebra pattern

The zebra pattern aids in manual iris adjustment by indicating areas of the

picture where the video level is approximately 70% IRE (for the DNW-7/90/

90WS/9WS) or 490 mV (for the DNW-7P/90P/90WSP/9WSP).

2) Safety zone marker

The safety zone marker is a rectangle indicating the effective picture area which

is equivalent to 80%, 90% (the factory setting) or 100% of the entire viewfinder

screen area. A setup menu lets you change the effective picture area from 90%

to 80% or 100%.

For more information, see Section 4-8-4 “Setting the Marker Display” (page

4-61).

3) Center marker

The center marker indicates the center of the picture with a crosshair.

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5 ZEBRA (zebra pattern) switch

This switch controls the zebra pattern on the viewfinder screen.

ON: The zebra pattern is displayed and stays.

OFF: No zebra pattern is displayed.

MOMENT: The zebra pattern is displayed and stays for a few seconds.

The zebra pattern display is factory set to indicate picture areas where

the video level is approximately 70% IRE (for the DNW-7/90/90WS/

9WS) or 490 mV (for the DNW-7P/90P/90WSP/9WSP).

It is possible to display an additional pattern, indicating areas of 100%

IRE (for the DNW-7/90/90WS/9WS) and above, or 700 mV (for the

DNW-7P/90P/90WSP/9WSP) and above.

The video levels to be indicated with these patterns can be changed.

For more information, refer to the Maintenance Manual.

6 Diopter adjustment ring

Use this ring to adjust the viewfinder image for your vision.

7 Viewfinder left-right positioning ring

Use this ring to move the viewfinder sideways.

8 Viewfinder front-rear positioning lever

Use this lever to move the viewfinder forward or backward.

9 Cameraman tally indicator

This indicator lights while the camcorder is operating.

Slide the window open when you shoot, keeping your eye away from the

viewfinder.

0 Viewfinder stopper

Pull this stopper up to detach the viewfinder from the camera.

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Shooting and record/playback functions (2)

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!¡ FILTER selector

This selector is a knob that selects the most appropriate filter to match

the light source. Note that if the display mode is set to 3 when this

selector is adjusted, the new setting will be indicated on the setting

change/adjustment progress message display area of the viewfinder

screen for about 3 seconds (e.g.: FILTER: 3 ).

The relationships between the selector settings and filter selections as

well as examples of filters for different shooting conditions are given

below.

Filter knob setting and filter

Filter knob setting

Filter

Straight through

5600K + ¹/8 ND

5600 K

5600K + ¹/64 ND

Examples of shooting conditions and appropriate filters

Shooting condition

Filter

Sunrise and sunset;

inside studio

1 (straight through)

2 (5600K + ¹/8 ND)

3 (5600K)

Clear skies

Cloudy or raining

4 (5600K + ¹/64 ND)

Very bright conditions,

such as on snow, at

high altitudes, or at the

seashore

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!™ TURBO GAIN button

When shooting under extremely poor lighting conditions, slide the cover

of this button to the left and press the button once to boost the video gain

to the value preset with the menu (factory setting: 36 dB). To stop

boosting the gain, press the button once more or use the GAIN switch.

When the RM-P9 Remote Control Unit is connected to the camcorder,

you cannot use this button.

!£ WHITE BAL (white balance memory) switch

This switch determines the source of white balance settings.

PRST (preset): Adjusts the color temperature corresponding to the

position of the filter ring. Use the PRST setting when you have no

time to adjust the white balance.

A or B: When the AUTO W/B BAL switch is pushed to WHT, the white

balance is automatically adjusted according to the current position of

the filter ring, and the adjusted value is stored in either memory A or

memory B. (There are two memories for each filter, so a total of eight

adjustments can be stored.) When the two-part FILTER selector is in

the same position as at when the WHITE BAL switch was adjusted,

the stored value is called from memory, and the camcorder

automatically adjusts itself to that value.

B (ATW): When this switch is set to B whereas, in the setup menu

OPERATION MODE page, B CH is set to ATW¹⁾, the ATW is

activated.

You can use the AUTO W/B BAL switch even when the ATW is in use.

Note that if the display mode is set to 3 when this switch is adjusted, the

new setting will be indicated on the setting change/adjustment progress

message display area of the viewfinder screen for about 3 seconds (e.g.

WHITE = A CH).

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1) ATW (Auto Tracing White balance)

The white balance of the picture being shot is ajusted automatically for the

varying lighting conditions.

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!¢ OUTPUT/DCC (output signal/dynamic contrast control) selector

This selector switches the video signal that is output to the VTR,

viewfinder, and video monitor, between the color bar signal and the

camera output. It also switches DCC ¹⁾on and off when output from the

camera is selected.

CAM, DCC ON

The video signal from the camera is output

and the DCC circuit operates.

CAM, DCC OFF

The video signal from the camera is output

and the DCC circuit does not operate.

BARS, DCC OFF

An SMPTE type or EBU type color bar signal is

output and the DCC circuit does not operate.

For example, use the setting for the following

purposes.

• Adjusting the video monitor

• Recording the color bar signal

OUTPUT/DCC selector

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1) DCC (Dynamic Contrast Control)

Against a very bright background with the iris opening adjusted to the subject,

objects in the background will be lost in the glare. The DCC function will

restore much of the lost detail and is particularly effective in the following cases.

• Shooting a subject against a bright sky

• Shooting a subject indoors, against a background through a window

• Any high contrast scenes

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!∞ GAIN selector

This selector switches the gain of the video amplifier to match the

lighting conditions during shooting. The gains corresponding to the L, M,

and H settings are selected from the setup menu before use. The factory

settings are L = 0 dB, M = 9 dB, and H = 18 dB.

Note that if the display mode is set to 3 when this selector is adjusted, the

new setting will be indicated on the setting change/adjustment progress

message display area of the viewfinder screen for about 3 seconds (e.g.

GAIN: 12 dB).

For information about setting the gain values, see Section 4-9-1 “Setting the GAIN

Selector Values” (page 4-74).

!§ AUTO W/B BAL (automatic white/black balance adjustment)

switch

This switch activates the adjustment functions of the white balance and

black balance.

WHT: Automatic adjustment of the white balance. If the WHITE BAL

switch is set to A or B, the white balance setting is stored in the

corresponding memory. When the ATW setting is selected in the setup

menu, the white balance setting adjusted with this switch is not stored

in memory.

BLK: Automatic adjustment of the black set and the black balance. The

setting is stored in a separate memory.

!¶ SHUTTER selector

Set this selector to ON to use the electronic shutter. Set it to SEL to

switch the shutter speed or mode setting within the range that has been

previously set from the setup menu.

Note that if the display mode is set to 2 or 3 when this selector is adjusted,

the new setting will be indicated on the setting change/adjustment

progress message display area of the viewfinder screen for about 3

seconds (e.g.:SS: 1/250 or :CLS: 60.6 Hz).

For more information about the shutter speed and mode settings, see Section 4-2

“Setting the Electronic Shutter” (page 4-11).

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!• REMOTE (remote control) connector (6-pin)

Connect the RM-P9 Remote Control Unit (not supplied) or VA-DN1

Camcorder Interface Adaptor (not supplied) to this connector.

By connecting a camcorder interface adaptor, you can control the VTR

from a 9-pin remote control device.

Notes

• When the RM-P9 Remote Control Unit is connected, the setup menu is

displayed on the monitor, regardless of the internal board setting.

• If the REMOTE and TEST OUT connectors are used at the same time,

it may not be possible to generate video signals at standard levels.

!ª VIDEO OUT (video output) connector (BNC type)

This connector outputs a composite signal (standard level, 75-ohm

terminated) to the video monitor. If the video monitor is connected here,

you can monitor the picture being shot by the camcorder as well as the

picture recorded by the VTR. When synchronizing the time code of an

external VTR with that of the camcorder, connect this connector to the

video input connector of the external VTR.

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Shooting and playback/record functions (3)

@º TEST OUT (test output) connector (BNC type)

This connector outputs the video signal (standard level, 75-ohm

terminated) for the video monitor. The output signal can be selected to

be a composite, R, G, or B. The factory setting is composite, and the

setting returns to composite whenever the power is switched on.

Depending on the internal board and setup menu settings, the setup

menu, the time code and the shot data can be displayed over the image

on the monitor. As for the VIDEO OUT connector, you can use this

connector for synchronizing the time code of an external VTR to the

time code of the camcorder.

For information about the setting for test output, see Section 4-9-3 “Selecting the

Test Output” (page 4-80).

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Press on the tab.

Shooting and record/playback functions (4)

@¡ VTR START button

Press this button to start recording. Press it again to stop recording. The

effect is exactly the same as that of the VTR button on the lens.

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@™ VTR SAVE/STBY (VTR power saving/standby) switch

This switch controls the VTR power mode during pauses in recording

(REC PAUSE).

SAVE: Power saving mode. When you press the VTR START button,

there is a short delay before recording starts, but power consumption

is less than in standby mode, and battery life is extended. When the

switch is set to SAVE, the VTR SAVE indicator in the viewfinder

lights.

STBY: Standby mode. Recording starts as soon as you press the VTR

START button.

See Section 4-7-1 “Layout of Indicators in the Viewfinder” (page 4-45).

@£ EJECT (cassette eject) button

Press this button to eject or load a cassette.

@¢ REW (rewind) button and indicator

Press this button to rewind the tape. The indicator lights during

rewinding.

@∞ F FWD (fast forward) button and indicator

Press this button to fast forward the tape. The indicator lights during fast

forward.

@§ PLAY (playback) button and indicator

Press this button to view the recorded picture in the viewfinder or on a

color video monitor. The indicator lights during playback. The 5 times

normal speed search function is provided to make it far quicker to find a

desired location of the tape. Press the REW button or F FWD button

during playback to view the 5 times normal speed search picture.

@¶ STOP button

Press this button to stop the tape.

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2-5 Setup Menu Operating

Section

Setup menu operating section

1 Setup card compartment

Open the cover and insert the BSC-1 Setup Card (not supplied) into the

slot with the “SONY” logo facing you.

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2 Rotary encoder

When the cursor is aligned with the page title of a setup menu, pressing

the rotary encoder changes to the page switching mode. When the cursor

is other than on the page title, pressing the rotary encoder switches to the

mode in which you can change the value of the current menu setting.

To change the page or vary a setting value, turn the rotary encoder.

3 MENU ON/OFF/PAGE (menu display/paging) switch

This switch is used to display the setup menu on the viewfinder screen or

the test signal screen and to page through the menu items.

ON: Displays the setup menu on the viewfinder screen or the test signal

screen, at the page which was on the screen when the previous menu

access ended.(When the menu is first used, the first page is displayed.)

To enable the MENU CANCEL/PRST/ITEM switch, select this

position.

OFF: Removes the setup menu from the viewfinder screen or the test

signal screen.

PAGE: Every time this switch is pushed down from the ON position, the

next page of the setup menu is displayed.

4 MENU CANCEL/PRST/ITEM (menu setting cancellation/menu

presetting/item selection) switch

When the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch is set to ON, this switch is

used to select an item on the setup menu or erase shot ID characters.

CANCEL/PRST: Pushing the switch up to this position allows you to

cancel the previous settings, to reset the settings to their initial values,

or to erase shot ID characters.

ITEM: Every time the switch is pushed down to this position, the cursor

(arrow mark) in the page moves to the next item.

Note

Operation depends on the items displayed. Check the menu operation

that corresponds to the current item for details.

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2-6 Time Code System

Time code functions (1)

1 GENLOCK IN (genlock input) connector (BNC type)

• This connector inputs a reference signal when the camera is to be

genlocked, or when the time code is to be synchronized with external

equipment.

• This connector also inputs a return video signal.

2 TC IN (time code input) connector (BNC type)

To synchronize the time code with an external time code, connect the

reference time code input here.

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3 TC OUT (time code output) connector (BNC type)

To synchronize the time code of an external VTR with that of the

camcorder, connect this connector to the time code input lock connector

of the external VTR.

4 TEST OUT (output) connector (BNC type)

To synchronize the time code of an external VTR with that of the

camcorder, set the test output signal to composite video and connect this

connector to the video input connector of the external VTR.

For information about setting the test output, see page 2-23.

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OTL TO DATA

OFF

HOLD RESET

DISPLAY

LOD LIGHT WARNING

ADVANCE SHIFT

PRESET

LEVEL

F-RUN

SET

R-RUN

REGEN

AUTO

MANUAL

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AUDIO SILECT

DIAG DATA

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CH-1

CH-2

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Illustration: DNW-7/90/90WS (for the NTSC broadcast system)

Time code functions (2)

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5 HOLD (display hold) button

Pressing this button instantly freezes the time data displayed in the

counter display section. (The time code generator continues normal

operation.) Pressing this button again releases the hold. One use of this

feature is to determine the exact time of a particular shot.

See Section 2-8 “Warnings and Indications on the Display Panel” (page 2-37) for

more information about the counter display.

6 RESET (counter reset) button

This button resets the time data displayed on the counter display section

to “00 : 00 : 00 : 00” and the user bit data to “00000000”.

7 DISPLAY switch

Depending on the settings of the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch and the

REAL TIME switch, this switch selects data to display in the counter

display section, as follows:

CTL: CTL

TC: Time code

DATA: The item selected by the DATA DISPLAY switch

For more information, see “Time code displays” (page 2-39).

8 ADVANCE button

For setting the time code or user bits, each press of this button

increments the flashing digit selected by the SHIFT button. Pressing this

button while holding down the HOLD button decrements the flashing

digit.

Hold down this button and press the SHIFT button to enter the VTR

menu mode.

For details about the VTR menu, see Section 4-10, “VTR Menu Display in the

Display Panel” (page 4-87).

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9 SHIFT button

For setting the time code or user bits, this button selects the digit to be

changed. The selected digit flashes.

For more information, see Section 4-5-2 “Setting the Time Code” (page 4-27).

!º PRESET/REGEN (regeneration)/CLOCK switch

This switch determines the source of time code values.

PRESET: Starts recording time code values on the tape from the

currently set value. This enables the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch.

REGEN: Reads the existing time code on the tape, and sets the time

code starting value accordingly. Thus, even when there is an indefinite

break in recording, this setting ensures that time codes on the tape will

be continuous. Regardless of the setting of the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN

switch, the camcorder operates in R-RUN mode.

CLOCK: Makes the time code value coincide with the built-in clock.

Regardless of the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch setting, the camcorder

always operates in F-RUN mode.

!¡ F-RUN/SET/R-RUN (free run/set/recording run) switch

This switch selects the operating mode of the internal time code

generator.

F-RUN: The time code advances regardless of whether the VTR is

operating. Use this position for synchronizing the time code with an

external time code.

SET: Set the switch to this position to set the time code or user bits.

R-RUN: The time code advances only during recording, making the

time code on the tape continuous.

For more information, see Section 4-5-1 “Setting the User Bits” (page 4-25), and

Section 4-5-2 “Setting the Time Code” (page 4-27).

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!™ DATA DISPLAY switch

U-BIT: Display the user bit value.

SHOT-TIME: Display the date and time from the shot data.

SHOT-NO.: Display the shot number from the shot data.

Using the VTR menu, it is possible to set the unit to display the real time in the LTC

user bits, or to record shot data in the VITC user bits. For details, see Section 4-

10, “VTR Menu Display in the Display Panel” (page 4-87).

!£ DF/NDF (drop frame/non-drop frame) switch (DNW-7/90/90WS

only)

This switch selects whether the time code advances in drop frame mode

or non-drop frame mode.

DF: Drop frame mode

NDF: Non-drop frame mode

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2-7 Warnings and Indications

The camcorder gives visual information and warnings without your

having to look in the viewfinder.

PRESET

F-RUN

SET

R-RUN

REGEN

CLOCK

DIAG DATA

DISPLAY

U-BIT

SHOT

TIME

NDF

Warning and indication functions

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1 Tally indicator

Setting the TALLY switch to HIGH or LOW activates this indicator. The

indicator lights during recording on the VTR. It also provides the same

information as the REC indicator in the viewfinder: it comes on during

recording and flashes to indicate a problem.

2 DISPLAY switch

This switches the indications on the viewfinder screen on or off.

ON: The indications appear on the viewfinder screen.

OFF: The indications do not appear on the viewfinder screen.

3 TALLY switch

This switch controls the tally indicator, setting its brightness (HIGH or

LOW) or turning it off.

4 DIAG (diagnosis) button

Pressing this button when the VTR is stopped switches the camcorder to

the self-diagnosis mode. In the self-diagnosis mode, it is possible to

carry out a display panel test, a VTR test, or a camera test, and to display

the test result.

To exit from the self-diagnosis mode, press this button once more.

Refer to the Maintenance Manual for more information.

Caution

Do not press the DIAG button when a remote control unit is connected to

the REMOTE connector (6-pin). Pressing the button with a remote

control unit connected will disturb both the self-diagnostic and remote

control functions. The only remedy for this disturbance is to disconnect

the remote control unit and turn off the camcorder POWER switch.

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5 Back tally indicator

This indicator functions exactly the same way as the front tally indicator

when the back tally switch is set to ON.

6 Back tally switch

This switch turns the back tally indicator on and off.

7 WARNING indicator

This indicator lights up or flashes when there is a fault in the VTR.

See Section 6-3 “Operation Warnings” (page 6-12) for more information about the

relationships between the operation of the indicator and the meanings of the

indications.

8 LCD LIGHT switch

This switch turns the display panel illumination on and off.

9 Display panel

VTR error messages, battery status, tape status, audio level, time data,

and so forth are displayed on this panel.

For more information, see Section 2-8 “Warnings and Indications on the Display

Panel” (page 2-37).

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2-8 Warnings and Indications

on the Display Panel

Tape status, battery status and level indicators

Audio channel 1 level meter

Audio channel 2 level meter

OVER EMPH OVER

DIAG PB VITC NDF EXT-LK

HOLD

00:00:00:00

MIN

SEC

FRM

TAPE

p p p p p p p

BATT

p p p p p p p F

HUMID SLACK

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SERVO

PEAK dB

Battery status indicator

BATT E p p p p p p p F

Fully charged

Nearly dead: “BATT” flashes.

Dead (battery must be charged):

“BATT” and “E” flash.

Tape status indicator

TAPE E p p p p p p p B

Full (at beginning)

Close to end: “TAPE” flashes.

End (tape must be replaced):

“TAPE” and “E” flash.

Tape status, battery status and level indicators

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VTR operation and status indicators

Lights in the self-diagnostic mode (testing

display panel, camera, and VTR).

For more information, see Section 6-3

“Operation Warnings” (page 6-12).

Lights during playback.

OVER EMPH OVER

DIAG PB VITC NDF EXT-LK

HOLD

00:00:00:00

MIN

SEC

FRM

TAPE

p p p p p p p

BATT

p p p p p p p F

HUMID SLACK

∞

SERVO

PEAK dB

Warning indicators

RF: Lights if the recording heads are clogged.

SERVO: Lights if the servo motor fails.

HUMID: Lights if condensation is on the drum.

SLACK: Lights if the tape is not winding properly.

For more information, see Section 6-3 “Operation Warnings” (page 6-12).

VTR operation and status indicators

Note

If the tape in the VTR is slacked, an error code appears in the display

section of the display panel.

For more information, refer to the Maintenance Manual.

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Time code displays

Lights in playback mode.

Lights when VITC is selected

for the time code.

Lights in non-drop frame mode

(DNW-7/90/90WS only).

Lights when the camcorder is synchronized

with an external time code.

Lights when the time code

generator is on hold.

OVER EMPH OVER

DIAG PB VITC NDF EXT-LK

HOLD

00:00:00:00

MIN

SEC

FRM

TAPE

p p p p p p p

BATT

p p p p p p p F

HUMID SLACK

∞

SERVO

PEAK dB

Lights when the time code,

CTL, or real time is displayed.

Lights when the HOLD

button is pressed.

Time counter display: Shows the time code,

CTL, user bits, and real time.

The table on the next page lists the

details of the displayed items and

switch settings.

Time code displays

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Relationships between the DISPLAY switch and DATA

DISPLAY switch settings and the time counter displays

Except during setting of the time code, the time counter display is

determined by the positions of the DISPLAY switch and DATA

DISPLAY switch.

For details of setting the time code menu operation, see Section 4-5-2, “Setting the

Time Code” (page 4-27).

Switch settings relating to time code and displayed information

DISPLAY

switch position

DATA DISPLAY

switch position

Displayed

information

CTL

Any position

U-BIT

CTL

Time code

User bits

DATA

SHOT-TIME

Date and time from

shot data

SHOT-NO.

Shot number from shot

data

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3-1 About Cassettes

This section describes the procedure for loading and unloading a

cassette.

See “Specifications” (page A-1) for information about the cassettes you can use in

the camcorder.

3-1-1 Loading and Unloading a Cassette

Loading a cassette

Note

If you insert a cassette which has been rewound on a rewinder with no

beginning-of-tape detector into this unit, the “SLACK” indication may

appear to indicate a tape take-up failure. If this happens, press the

EJECT button to eject the cassette, then turn the take-up reel about three

whole turns, and reinsert the cassette.

Turn on the POWER switch.

LOCK

POWER switch

HUMID display

If the interior of the VTR section is damp, the HUMID indicator will light. If

this happens, wait until the indicator goes off before going on to step 2.

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Press the EJECT button.

The cassette lid will open.

Cassette lid

Check that there is no slack in the tape, then slide in the cassette

until it clicks into position, and close the cassette lid completely by

pressing near the engraved “PUSH”.

Insert the cassette.

Window outward

Push and close the

cassette lid.

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Checking the tape for slack

Pressing in the reels lightly, turn them gently with your fingers in the

directions shown below. If the reels will not move, there is no slack.

Checking the tape for slack

Unloading a cassette

With the power supply on, press the EJECT button to open the cassette

lid, then take out the cassette. If you are not going to insert another

cassette, close the cassette lid.

It is possible to take out the cassette and close the cassette lid unless the

battery voltage drops below about 9 V.

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Unloading a cassette manually

If the battery voltage drops below about 9V, take out the cassette

manually as illustrated below.

Cassette lid

1 Turn the power off.

2 Open this rubber cover.

3 Pushing on the screw inside

with a screwdriver, turn the

screw clockwise until the

cassette lid opens.

4 Stop turning the screw as

soon as the cassette lid

opens.

Unloading a cassette manually

You cannot lock the cassette lid after taking out the cassette, but turning

on the power makes the cassette lid operable again.

3-1-2 Preventing Accidental Erasure

The following procedure prevents cassettes from being recorded

inadvertently.

Push the plug in.

To reuse the cassette,

return the plug to its

original position.

Preventing accidental erasure

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3-2 Recording

3-2-1 Basic Procedure

This section describes the basic procedure for shooting and recording.

Before a shooting session, make the checks listed in Section 6-1 “Testing

the Camcorder Before Shooting” (page 6-1) to ensure that the camcorder

is functioning properly.

Turning on the camcorder and loading a cassette

Follow the procedure below.

Basic procedure for shooting : from power supply to cassette loading

Load a fully charged battery pack.

Set the POWER switch to ON. Check that the HUMID indicator

does not appear and that the BATT indicator shows at least five

segments. When using a BP-L60/L90 battery pack, check that the

four LED indicator segments on the battery pack are lit.

• If the HUMID indicator appears, wait until it disappears.

• If the BATT indicator does not show at least five segments,

replace the battery pack with a fully charged one.

Check that there are no obstructions near the cassette lid, then press

the EJECT button to open the cassette lid.

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After checking the points below load the cassette, and close the

cassette lid.

• The cassette is not write-protected.

• There is no slack in the tape.

• The leader tape is wound on the take-up reel.

Basic procedure for shooting : from adjusting the

black balance and white balance to stopping recording

After turning on the power and loading a cassette, set the switches and

selectors as shown below and begin operation.

AUDIO SELECT

DISPLAY: ON

CH-1/CH-2: AUTO

Iris: Automatic

Zoom: Automatic

GAIN: Set as

low as possible.

F-RUN/SET/R-RUN:

F-RUN or R-RUN

(set as needed)

OUTPUT/

DCC: CAM,

DCC ON

Switch and selector settings before shooting

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Shooting

Follow the procedure below.

3,5

1,2

5,6

Basic procedure for shooting: from adjusting the black balance and

white balance to stopping recording

Push the AUTO W/B BAL switch to BLK to adjust the black

balance.

Select the filter to match the lighting conditions, and adjust the white

balance.

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When the black balance and white balance settings are already

in memory:

Set the WHITE BAL switch to A or B.

When the white balance setting is not in memory and you do not

have enough time to adjust the white balance:

Set the WHITE BAL switch to the PRST position. The white

balance is automatically set to 3200 K when the FILTER knob is in

position 1, and to 5600 K in other positions.

For more information, see Section 4-1-2 “Adjusting the White Balance” (page

4-5).

Aim the camera at the object, and adjust the focus and zoom.

If necessary, set the electronic shutter for an appropriate mode and

speed.

For more information, see Section 4-2 “Setting the Electronic Shutter” (page

4-11).

To start recording, press the VTR START button or the VTR button

on the lens.

During recording, the REC indicator in the viewfinder goes on.

Perform zooming and focus control, if necessary.

To stop recording, press the VTR START button or the VTR button

on the lens again.

The REC indicator goes off.

Cassette control buttons

During recording, the cassette control buttons (EJECT, REW, F FWD,

PLAY, STOP) have no effect.

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3-2-2 Continuous Recording

If the camcorder is in the recording pause mode, simply pressing the

VTR START button on the camcorder or the VTR button on the lens

continues recording at exactly the next frame.

In other cases, you first need to position the tape at an appropriate point

to prevent the recording continuity from being lost.

When the camcorder is in the recording pause mode

Pressing the VTR START button on the camcorder or the VTR button on

the lens positions the tape at the appropriate point automatically.

However, the time taken before recording starts depends on the setting of

the VTR SAVE/STBY switch.

• If the VTR SAVE/STBY switch is in the SAVE position, it takes about

4 seconds before recording starts.

• If the VTR SAVE/STBY switch is in the STBY position, recording

starts immediately. However, just after the switch position is changed

from SAVE to STBY, it takes about 4 seconds before recording starts.

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If you turn off the power during a recording pause

Follow the procedure below to continue recording.

Continuous recording after turning off the power during a recording pause

Turn on the power again.

Press the RET button on the lens. (Make sure that CAM RET. is set

to OFF on the FUNCTION 2/2 page of the setup menu.

For more information, see Section 4-9-2 “Selecting the Functions”

(page 4-76).)

The camcorder positions the tape at the appropriate point. Note,

however, that this function works only for continuously recorded

material or consecutively joined segments totaling at least 4 seconds

in length.

Press the VTR START button on the camcorder or the VTR button

on the lens to start recording.

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Continuous recording in other cases

After rewinding or fast forward, after removing the cassette, or on a tape

that has been partially recorded, you can obtain a continuous recording

by following the procedure below.

Continuous recording after rewinding or fast forward, after removing the

cassette, or on a tape that has been partly recorded

Looking in the viewfinder, press the PLAY button to start playback.

Press the STOP button at the desired point to begin recording. To

continue from the end of recording already on the tape, press the

STOP button immediately after the end of the previous recording

(within 0.5 seconds).

Press the RET button on the lens. (Make sure that CAM RET. is set

to OFF on the FUNCTION 2/2 page of the setup menu. For more

information, see Section 4-9-2 “Selecting the Functions” (page 4-

76).)

The tape will rewind and will be positioned at the desired point to

continue recording in about 7 seconds.

Press the VTR START button on the camcorder or the VTR button

on the lens to start recording.

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3-2-3 Recording Good Shot Markers

It is possible to record a good shot marker on tape by pressing the RET

button on the lens during recording.

Press the RET button once to record shot marker 1. On the viewfinder

screen, “r” and the time code of the marked point are displayed for

about 3 seconds. Press the RET button twice successively to record shot

marker 2. On the viewfinder screen, “G” and the time code of the

marked point are displayed for about 3 seconds.

Recording shot markers 1 and 2 for scenes containing important image

and sound enables quick access to the marked points, for efficient

editing. For shot marker operations, refer to the manual for your VTR.

A setting in the VTR menu determines whether or not good shot markers

are recorded. (Factory settings allow recording of both shot markers 1

and 2.)

For details, see Section 4-10, “VTR Menu Display in the Display Panel” (page 4-

87).

3-2-4 Recording a Recording Start Marker

It is possible to record a recording start marker at the beginning of

recording.

Using recording start markers enables quick access to the marked points,

for efficient editing. For recording start marker operations, refer to the

manual for your VTR.

A setting in the VTR menu determines whether or not recording start

markers are recorded. (Factory settings allow automatic recording of

recording start markers.)

For details, see Section 4-10, “VTR Menu Display in the Display Panel” (page 4-

87).

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3-3 Checking the Recording

— Playback

By pressing the PLAY button, you can review any length of the

recording in the viewfinder in black and white. There are two other ways

to review the recording.

• Recording review: You can see the last 2 seconds of the recording in

the viewfinder in black and white.

• Color playback: You can see the recording in color on a color video

monitor without the need for any external adaptor.

You can also view the picture by pressing the REW button or F FWD

button during playback.

See Section 2-3 “Audio Functions” (page 2-5), for information about the switches

and controls used to select the audio output signal and to adjust the audio level.

3-3-1 Checking the Last Two Seconds of the

Recording — Recording Review

If you press the RET button on the lens while recording is paused, the

last two seconds of the tape is automatically rewound, and that segment

is played back on the viewfinder screen. Use this function to check

whether recording went smoothly. If you hold the RET button down

longer, at most 10 seconds of the tape is rewound and played back.

After playback, the camcorder is ready to start recording again.

Set CAM RET. to OFF on the FUNCTION 2/2 page of the setup menu

when inputting a return video signal to the GENLOCK IN connector.

For information about setting the CAM RET. function, see Section 4-9-2 “Selecting

the Functions” (page 4-76).

Note

The recording review function only works if the recording you have

made is at least 2 seconds long.

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3-3-2 Checking the Recording on the Color

Video Monitor — Playback in Color

Connect a color video monitor to the VIDEO OUT connector of the

camcorder, and press the PLAY button.

Color video monitor

DNW-7/7P/90/90P/

90WS/90WSP series

Video input

connector

VIDEO OUT

Color playback

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4-1 Adjusting the Black

Balance and the White

Balance

Conditions may require that both the black balance and the white balance

be adjusted.

The black balance will require adjustment in the following cases.

• When the camcorder is first used

• When the camcorder has not been used for a long time

• When the camcorder is used under conditions in which the surrounding

temperature has changed greatly

• When the GAIN selector values have been changed

It is not usually necessary to adjust the black balance when using the

camcorder after it has been briefly off.

Always readjust the white balance when the lighting conditions change.

If the black balance or white balance adjustment is started when the

display mode is set to 2 or 3, messages that report on the adjustment

progress and results are displayed on the viewfinder screen. Change the

display mode to 1 to suppress these messages.

For information about setting the display mode, see Section 4-8-3 “Display Mode

and Setting Change and Adjustment Progress Messages” (page 4-58).

Note

The black balance and white balance cannot be adjusted while the setup

menu is displayed on the viewfinder screen. Always set the MENU ON/

OFF/PAGE switch to OFF before starting these adjustments.

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4-1-1 Adjusting the Black Balance

In automatic black balance mode, the black balance is adjusted after the

black set is adjusted.

Manual black balance adjustment can be selected from the setup menu.

Refer to the Maintenance Manual for information about manual black balance

adjustment.

Follow the procedure below to adjust the black balance.

Set the switches as follows:

GAIN: Set as low

as possible.

OUTPUT/DCC: CAM

MENU ON/OFF/PAGE: OFF

If you change the setting of the GAIN selector, a message reporting

the set position appears in the setting change and adjustment

progress message display area of the viewfinder screen for about 3

seconds (in display mode 3).

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Push the AUTO W/B BAL switch to BLK, and release the switch.

AUTO W/B BAL switch

The switch returns to the center position, and the adjustment is

completed.

During adjustment, the following messages are displayed on the

viewfinder screen (in display mode 2 or 3).

The messages change in the following

sequence : -BLACK SET- →

-BLACK BAL- ¹⁾→ -CHECK-

BLACK : OP

-BLACK SET-

Message during adjustment

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1) If the existing black balance adjustment is satisfactory, the message “BLACK

BAL” may not appear, that is, the automatic black balance adjustment may be

omitted to save time.

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The black balance adjustment ends in a few seconds with the

message “BLACK : OK,” and the adjustment setting is

automatically stored in memory.

Notes

• During the black balance adjustment, the iris is automatically closed.

• During the black balance adjustment, the gain selection circuit is

automatically activated so you may see flickering on the viewfinder

screen, but this is not a fault.

If automatic black balance adjustment cannot be made

If the black balance adjustment cannot be completed normally, an error

message will appear for about 3 seconds on the viewfinder screen (in

display mode 2 or 3).

Possible messages are listed on the next page.

Black balance adjustment error messages

Error message

Meaning

BLACK : NG

IRIS NOT CLOSED

The lens iris did not close; adjustment was

impossible.

BLACK : NG

R (or G or B) : TIME LIMIT

Adjustment could not be completed within

the standard number of attempts.

BLACK : NG

The difference between the reference value

R (or G or B) : OVERFLOW and the current value is so great that it

exceeds the range. Adjustment was

impossible.

If any of the above error messages is displayed, retry the black balance

adjustment. If the error message occurs again, an internal check is

necessary.

Refer to the Maintenance Manual for information about this internal check.

Note

The black balance cannot be adjusted while the setup menu is displayed

on the viewfinder screen. Always set the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch

to OFF before starting these adjustments.

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Black balance memory

Values stored in memory are held until the black balance is next

adjusted.

If a memory error occurs

If the error message “: STORED DATA : NG” flashes on the viewfinder

screen when the camcorder is turned on, the black balance memory

content has been lost.

Adjust the black balance again. Contact your Sony representative if this

message continues to appear even after the black balance has been

adjusted again.

For more information, refer to the Maintenance Manual.

4-1-2 Adjusting the White Balance

Follow the procedure below to automatically adjust the white balance.

Set the switches as follows:

GAIN: Set as low as possible.

OUTPUT/DCC: CAM

WHITE BAL: A or B^a)

a) When “WHITE BCH” in

the OPERATION

MODE page of the

menu is set to “AWB”.

MENU ON/OFF/PAGE: OFF

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If the setting of the GAIN selector or WHITE BAL switch is

changed, a message reporting the set position appears for about 3

seconds in the setting change and adjustment progress message

display area of the viewfinder screen (in display mode 3).

Adjust the FILTER selector to suit the lighting conditions.

The relationships between the various selector settings and filter

selections are listed in the tables below.

Filter selector setting and filter

Filter selector setting

Filter

3200K

5600K + ¹/8 ND

5600K

5600K + ¹/64 ND

For examples of FILTER selector settings, see the description of the FILTER

selector in Section 2-4 “Shooting and Recording/Playback Functions” (page

2-14).

If the setting of the FILTER selector is changed, a message reporting

the setting appears for about 3 seconds in the setting change and

adjustment progress message display area of the viewfinder screen

(in display mode 3).

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Place a white test card under the same lighting conditions as the

subject to be shot, and zoom up to it. Alternatively, any white object

such as a cloth or a wall could be used.

The absolute minimum white area is as follows:

Rectangle centered on the screen:

the lengths of the sides are 70% of

the length or the width of the screen.

The white object must be within

the rectangle and have an area of

at least 10% of the screen.

Note

Make sure there are no bright spots in

the rectangle.

Adjust the lens iris.

If the lens is manually adjusted, adjust it as appropriate. If the lens

has an automatic iris, set the automatic/manual switch on the lens to

automatic.

Push the AUTO W/B BAL switch to WHT, and release the switch.

AUTO W/B BAL switch

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The switch returns to the center position, and the adjustment is

completed.

During adjustment, the message “WHITE : OP” is displayed on the

viewfinder screen (in display mode 2 or 3).

The white balance adjustment ends in a second with the message

“WHITE : OK”, and the adjustment setting is automatically stored

in the memory (A or B) that was selected in step 1.

WHITE : OK

Approximate color temperature

of the object

Note

If the camera has a zoom lens with an automatic iris, the iris may hunt ¹⁾

during the adjustment. To prevent this, adjust the iris gain knob (marked

with IG, IS, or S) on the lens.

For more information, refer to the lens operation manual.

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1) Hunting

Repeated brightening and darkening of an image, resulting from repeated

responses to automatic iris control.

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If automatic white balance adjustment cannot be made

If the white balance adjustment cannot be completed normally, an error

message will appear for about 3 seconds on the viewfinder screen (in

display mode 2 or 3).

Possible messages are listed below.

White balance adjustment error messages

Error message

Meaning

WHITE : NG

LOW LEVEL

The white video level is too low. Either make the

lighting brighter or increase the gain.

WHITE : NG

COLOR TEMP. HIGH

The color temperature is too high. Select a

suitable filter setting.

WHITE : NG

COLOR TEMP. LOW

The color temperature is too low. Select a

suitable filter setting.

WHITE : NG

TIME LIMIT

Adjustment could not be completed within the

standard number of attempts.

WHITE : NG

The white area could not be checked.

POOR WHITE AREA

WHITE : NG

LEVEL TOO HIGH

The white video level is too high. Either narrow

the lens iris opening or change the ND filter.

If any of the above error messages is displayed, retry the white balance

adjustment. If the error message occurs again, an internal check is

necessary.

Refer to the Maintenance Manual for information about this internal check.

Note

The white balance cannot be adjusted while the setup menu is displayed

on the viewfinder screen. Always set the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch

to OFF before starting these adjustments.

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If you have no time to adjust the white balance

Set the WHITE BAL switch to PRST. The white balance is

automatically set to 3200 K when the FILTER selector is in position 1,

and to 5600 K in other positions.

White balance memory

Values stored in memory are held until the white balance is next

adjusted.

There are two sets of white balance memories, A and B, and adjustments

for each of the filters can be automatically stored in the memory

corresponding to the setting (A or B) of the WHITE BAL switch. The

camcorder has four built-in filters, so a total of eight (4 × 2) adjustments

can be stored. The number of memories allocated each A and B can be

limited to one each by setting FILTER INH. to ON on the FUNCTION

2/2 page of the setup menu. In this case, the memory contents are not

linked to the filters.

When the WHITE BAL switch is set to B whereas, in the setup menu

OPERATION MODE page, “B CH” is set to ATW, the ATW function is

activated to automatically adjust the white balance of the picture being

shot for varying lighting conditions.

If a memory error occurs

If the error message “: STORED DATA : NG” flashes on the viewfinder

screen when the camcorder is turned on, the white balance memory

content has been lost.

Adjust the black balance and the white balance again. Contact your Sony

representative if this message continues to appear even after the black

balance and the white balance have been adjusted again.

For more information, refer to the Maintenance Manual.

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4-2 Setting the Electronic

Shutter

This section describes the shutter modes that can be used with the

electronic shutter of the camcorder, and describes the procedure for

selecting the shutter speed and mode.

4-2-1 Shutter Modes

The shutter modes that can be used with the electronic shutter and the

shutter speeds that can be selected are listed below.

Selectable shutter modes and speeds

Mode

Shutter speed

Application

Standard DNW-7/90/90WS/9WS: 1/ For shooting fast-moving subjects

100, 1/125,1/250, 1/500, 1/ with little blurring.

1000, or 1/2000 sec.

DNW-7P/90P/90WSP/

9WSP: 1/60, 1/125, 1/250, 1/

500, 1/1000, or 1/2000 sec.

CLS

(Clear

Scan)

DNW-7: 263 speeds in the For shooting subjects such as

range of 60.0 Hz to 10156 monitor screens with vertical

scanning frequencies of over 60

Hz (DNW-7/90/90WS/9WS) or

over 50 Hz

(DNW-7P/90P/90WSP/9WSP), to

obtain images with no horizontal

bands of noise.

DNW-90/90WS/9WS: 260

speeds in the range of 60.1

Hz to 7000Hz

DNW-7P: 312 speeds in

the range of 50.0 Hz to

10101 Hz

DNW-90P/90WSP/9WSP:

310 speeds in the range of

50.2 Hz to 9000 Hz

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Mode

Shutter speed

Application

ECS

DNW-90/90WS: 248

For shooting subjects such as

monitor screens with vertical

scanning frequencies of up to 60

Hz (DNW-90/90WS) or up to 50

Hz (DNW-90P/90WSP), to obtain

images with no horizontal bands

of noise.

(Extended speeds in the range of 30.4

Clear

Hz to 58.3 Hz

Scan) (For

DNW-90/

90P/90WS/

90WSP

only)

DNW-90P/90WSP: 295

speeds in the range of 25.4

Hz to 48.7 Hz

EVS

DNW-7/90/90WS/9WS: 1/ Improved vertical resolution. In

(Enhanced 60 sec. (automatic setting) the case of the DNW-7/7P/9WS/

Vertical

Definition)

9WSP, the sensitivity of the CCD

is reduced to half.

DNW-7P/90P/90WSP/

9WSP: 1/50 sec.

(automatic setting)

Notes

• Whatever the operating mode of the electronic shutter, the sensitivity

of the CCD decreases with increasing shutter speed.

• When the automatic iris is used, the iris opens wider and wider as the

shutter speed increases, thus reducing the depth of field.

• Under artificial light, particularly fluorescent or mercury lamps, the

light intensity may appear to be constant, but the strengths of each of

the R, G and B colors are actually changing in synchronization with the

frequency of the power supply (“flicker”). Using an electronic shutter

under such lighting could make the flicker even worse. Color flicker is

particularly likely to happen when the power supply is 60 Hz (with the

DNW-7/90/90WS/9WS) or 50 Hz (with the DNW-7P/90P/90WSP/

9WSP). However, if the power frequency is 50 Hz (DNW-7/90/90WS/

9WS) or 60 Hz (DNW-7P/90P/90WSP/9WSP), setting the shutter

speed to 1/100 or 1/60 can reduce this flicker.

• When a bright object is shot in EVS mode or ECS mode (DNW-90/

90P/90WS/90WSP only) in such a manner that it fills the screen, the

upper edge of the picture may have poor quality because of an inherent

characteristic of CCD. Before using EVS mode, check the shooting

conditions.

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• When using the electronic shutter, set FIELD/FRAME to FLD (field

accumulation mode) on the FUNCTION 2/2 page of the setup menu.

4-2-2 Selecting the Shutter Mode and Speed

Use the SHUTTER selector to select a shutter mode or a standard-mode

shutter speed. To set the shutter speed in CLS/ECS mode, with the

SHUTTER switch set to ON and the CLS/ECS mode selected, turn the

rotary encoder.

You can use the SHUTTER SPEED page of the setup menu to narrow

the range of choice in advance, or to select in advance whether you use

CLS, ECS or EVS mode.

Setting the shutter mode and standard-mode shutter

speed

Follow the procedure described in “Changing the display mode”

(page 4-60) to set the display mode to 2 or 3 from the VF DISPLAY

page of the setup menu.

Open the SHUTTER selector cover, then push the SHUTTER

selector from ON to SEL.

SHUTTER selector

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The current shutter setting appears for about 3 seconds in the setting

change and adjustment progress message display area of the

viewfinder screen.

E.g.: SS : 1/250 or : CLS : 60.6 Hz

Before the message from step 2 disappears, push the SHUTTER

selector to SEL again and repeat until the desired mode or speed

appears.

Pushing the SHUTTER selector to SEL repeatedly allows you to

cycle through the settings of mode and speed preselected on the

SHUTTER SPEED page of the setup menu.

Note that all modes and all standard-mode speeds listed in the table

on page 4-12 are preselected using the SHUTTER SPEED page of

the setup menu.

For more information about the SHUTTER SPEED page, see “Changing the

range of choice of shutter mode and speed settings” (page 4-17).

Standard mode

1/100 (or 1/60) 1/125

CLS/ECS mode^a)

1/250

1/500

1/1000

1/2000

EVS mode

a) Either CLS mode or ECS mode (DNW-90/90P/90WS/90WSP only) is

selected depending on the shutter speed set in the setup menu CLEAR

SCAN page.

Selectable settings of shutter mode and speed (factory setting)

Once a shutter speed is selected, it is maintained until the next shutter

speed setting operation.

When the message “STORED DATA:NG” appears, the shutter speed

returns to 1/100 s (DNW-7/90/90WS/9WS) or 1/60 s (DNW-7P/90P/

90WSP/9WSP).

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Setting the shutter speed in CLS mode

Follow the procedure below.

Setting the shutter speed in CLS mode

Set the shutter speed mode to CLS.

CLS:60.0Hz

The value indicated differs between camcorder models.

CLEAR SCAN page (factory settings)

(Continued)

Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-15

Turn the rotary encoder counterclockwise as seen from the front of

the camera to increase the value, or clockwise to decrease the value,

until the desired frequency appears.

The frequency ranges as follows.

DNW-7:

DNW-90/90WS:

60.0 Hz to 10156 Hz in 263 steps

60.1 Hz to 7000 Hz in 260 steps, and

30.4 Hz to 58.3 Hz in 248 steps

60.1 Hz to 7000 Hz in 260 steps

DNW-9WS:

DNW-7P:

50.0 Hz to 10101 Hz in 312 steps

DNW-90P/90WSP: 50.2 Hz to 9000 Hz in 310 steps, and

25.4 Hz to 48.7 Hz in 295 steps

DNW-9WSP:

50.2 Hz to 9000 Hz in 310 steps

Pressing the MENU CANCEL/PRST/ITEM switch toward the

CANCEL/PRST position returns the setting to the default value,

60.0 Hz (DNW-7)/60.1 Hz (DNW-90/90WS/9WS) or 50.0 Hz

(DNW-7P)/50.2 Hz (DNW-90P/90WSP/9WSP).

When the RM-P9 Remote Control Unit is connected

You can set the shutter speed using the UP/DOWN switch of the RM-P9.

In this case, however, the setting does not appear on the viewfinder

screen.

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Changing the range of choice of shutter mode and

speed settings

You can reduce the time required to select the shutter mode and speed by

narrowing the choice of settings in advance. This can be done by using

the SHUTTER SPEED page of the setup menu.

Follow the procedure below.

Note

The SHUTTER SPEED page cannot be accessed when a remote control

unit is connected to the camcorder.

1,2,3,5

2,3,4

Changing the range of choice of shutter mode and speed settings

Set the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch to ON.

The page that was on the screen when the last menu operation ended

appears on the viewfinder screen. (When this menu is first used, the

lowest-numbered page of the currently selected pages for

configuring the menu appears.)

Push the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch repeatedly to PAGE until

the FUNCTION 2/2 page shown on the next page appears (or use

the rotary encoder).

(Continued)

Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-17

SHUTTER SPEED

∗∗∗

EVS mode

CLS mode

mEVS

: ON

CLS

1/100^a)

1/125

1/250

1/500

1/1000

1/2000

Shutter speeds selectable

in standard mode

a) 1/100 for DNW-7/90/90WS/9WS or 1/60 for DNW-7P/90P/90WSP/9WSP

SHUTTER SPEED page (factory settings)

Push the MENU CANCEL/PRST/ITEM switch repeatedly to ITEM

until the cursor reaches the mode or shutter speed you want (or use

the rotary encoder).

To use the selected mode or speed (the “ON” setting), turn the rotary

encoder counterclockwise as seen from the front of the camera. In

order not to use it (the “OFF” setting), turn the rotary encoder

clockwise.

Note that pushing the MENU CANCEL/PRST/ITEM switch to

CANCEL/PRST has no effect on the SHUTTER SPEED page.

To select another mode or speed, return to step 3.

To end the menu operation, set the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch to

OFF.

The setup menu disappears from the viewfinder screen and the

display indicating the current status of the camcorder appears along

the top and bottom of the viewfinder.

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4-3 Changing the Reference

Value for Automatic Iris

Adjustment

The reference value for automatic iris adjustment can be changed to

enable the shooting of clear pictures of back-lit subjects, or to obtain

special effects. The reference value for the lens iris can be set within the

following range with respect to the standard value as defined by an F

number.

• 0.5: about 0.5 stop further open

• 0.25: about 0.25 stop further open

• −0.25: about 0.25 stop further closed

• −0.5: about 0.5 stop further closed

To change the reference value, set A. IRIS OVERRIDE to ON (factory

setting is OFF) on the FUNCTION 2/2 page of the setup menu.

The reference value is normally set to the standard value. Even if the

reference value is changed, it reverts to the standard value every time the

power is turned on.

Opening or closing the lens iris

Set the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch to OFF to close the menu.

• To open the iris by 0.25 stop: turn the rotary encoder

counterclockwise as seen from the front of the camera.

One bar appears in the upper part to the left of the F number in the

iris indication.

• To open the iris by 0.5 stop: turn the rotary encoder further

counterclockwise as seen from the front of the camera.

Two bars appear in the upper part to the left of the F number in the

iris indication.

(Continued)

Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-19

• To close the iris by 0.25 stop: turn the rotary encoder clockwise as

seen from the front of the camera.

One bar appears in the lower part to the left of the F number in the

iris indication.

• To close the iris by 0.5 stop: turn the rotary encoder further

clockwise as seen from the front of the camera.

Two bars appear in the lower part to the left of the F number in the

iris indication.

F5 . 6

Opening the lens iris

Iris opened by 0.5 stop

(two bars)

F5 . 6

Iris opened by 0.25 stop

(one bar)

Closing the lens iris

Iris closed by 0.5 stop

(two bars)

F5 . 6

Iris closed by 0.25 stop

(one bar)

Opening or closing the lens iris

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When the RM-P9 Remote Control Unit is connected

The IRIS control knob of the RM-P9 can be used for lens iris setting.

The bar display (π) will not appear, however.

Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-21

4-4 Adjusting the Audio Level

If you set the AUDIO SELECT CH-1/CH-2 switches to AUTO, the input

levels for the corresponding channels are adjusted automatically.

Follow the procedure below to manually adjust the level for both audio

channels.

Audio level manual adjustment

Set the AUDIO SELECT CH-1/CH-2 switches to MANUAL.

Adjust the AUDIO LEVEL CH-1/CH-2 controls so that at the

maximum sound level the level meter indicates −20 dB.

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Adjusting the audio level of the microphone

You can adjust the audio level input from the microphone for channels 1

and 2 by using the MIC AUDIO LEVEL control on the front of the

camcorder.

Microphone audio level adjustment

Set either or both AUDIO IN switches to FRONT as follows:

• When using the front microphone input for both channels 1 and 2:

Set both AUDIO IN switches to FRONT.

• When using the front microphone input for either channel 1 or 2:

Set the AUDIO IN switch for the desired channel to FRONT.

Set the AUDIO SELECT switch(es) for the desired channel(s) to

MANUAL.

Set the DISPLAY switch at the viewfinder to ON.

The audio level indication of the channel 1 will appear in the

viewfinder.

(Continued)

Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-23

Turn the MIC AUDIO LEVEL control on the front of the camcorder

to adjust the audio level while seeing the audio level indication.

• When the incoming audio level is normal, the nine bars from the

bottom are on.

• The second bar from the top may turn on occasionally, but do not

allow the top bar to go on. If it goes on, the audio level is too high.

Corresponding peak value

Off

These bars go on.

Normal input level

∞

Excessive input level

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4-5 Setting the Time Data

4-5-1 Setting the User Bits

By setting the user bits (up to hexadecimal 8 digits), you can record user

information such as the date, time, or scene number on the time code

track.

Follow the procedure below to set the user bits.

OTL TO DATA

DISPLAY

OFF

HOLD RESET

LOD LIGHT WARNING

OVER EMPH OVER

DIAG PB VITC NDF EXT-LK

HOLD

00:00:00:00

MIN

SEC

FRM

TAPE

p p p p p p p

BATT

p p p p p p p

∞

SERVO

HUMID

SLACK

PEAK dB

ADVANCE SHIFT

PRESET

LEVEL

F-RUN

SET

R-RUN

REGEN

2,5

AUTO

MANUAL

CLOCK

AUDIO SILECT

DIAG DATA

DISPLAY

CH-1

CH-2

AUDIO IN

U-BIT

FRONT

REAR

WIRELESS

TIME

NDF

SHOT

Illustration: DVW-7/90/90WS (for the NTSC broadcast system)

Setting the user bits

Set the DISPLAY switch of the camcorder to DATA.

Set the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch to SET.

(Continued)

Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-25

Set the DATA DISPLAY switch to U-BIT.

Set the user bits, using the SHIFT and ADVANCE buttons.

SHIFT: Selects a digit to set. Each time you press it, the flashing

column moves one to the right.

Pressing this button while holding down the HOLD button moves

the flashing digit one to the left.

ADVANCE: Increments the value of the flashing digit.

Pressing this button while holding down the HOLD button

decrements the flashing digit.

Hexadecimal digits A to F are displayed as follows:

Hexadecimal

Display

Set the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch to F-RUN or R-RUN.

The specified user bits will be recorded in the LTC and VITC.

Storing the user bits in memory

The user bits setting (apart from the real time) is stored in memory when

the power is turned off.

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4-5-2 Setting the Time Code

The time code setting range is from 00 : 00 : 00 : 00 to 23 : 59 : 59 : 29

(hour : minute : second : frame) for the DNW-7/90/90WS/9WS, or to 23

: 59 : 59 : 24 for the DNW-7P/90P/90WSP/9WSP.

Follow the procedure below to set the time code.

OTL TO DATA

DISPLAY

OFF

HOLD RESET

LOD LIGHT WARNING

OVER EMPH OVER

DIAG PB VITC NDF EXT-LK

HOLD

00:00:00:00

MIN

SEC

FRM

TAPE

p p p p p p p

BATT

p p p p p p p

∞

SERVO

HUMID

SLACK

PEAK dB

ADVANCE SHIFT

PRESET

LEVEL

F-RUN

SET

R-RUN

REGEN

3,6

AUTO

MANUAL

CLOCK

AUDIO SILECT

DIAG DATA

DISPLAY

CH-1

CH-2

AUDIO IN

U-BIT

FRONT

REAR

WIRELESS

TIME

NDF

SHOT

Illustration: DNW-7/90/90WS/9WS (for the NTSC broadcast system)

Setting the time code

Set the DISPLAY switch of the camcorder to TC.

Set the PRESET/REGEN/CLOCK switch to PRESET.

Set the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch to SET.

(Continued)

Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-27

If you are using the DNW-7/90/90WS/9WS, set the DF/NDF switch.

DF: Drop frame mode

NDF: Non-drop frame mode

Using the SHIFT and ADVANCE buttons, set the time code.

SHIFT: Selects a digit to set. Each time you press it, the flashing

column moves to the right one digit.

Pressing this button while holding down the HOLD button moves

the flashing digit one to the left.

ADVANCE: Increments the flashing digit.

Pressing this button while holding down the HOLD button

decrements the flashing digit.

Set the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch to F-RUN or R-RUN.

F-RUN: Free run - The time code advances constantly.

R-RUN: Record run - The time code stops except during recording.

Making the time code continuous

When the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch is set to R-RUN, recording a

number of scenes on the tape normally produces continuous time codes.

If, however, you take the cassette out at some point, the time code will

no longer be continuous.

To make the time code continuous, follow the procedure below.

Set the PRESET/REGEN/CLOCK switch to REGEN.

Use the tape transport buttons to play back.

Watching the playback, find the point of the previous recording on

the tape from which you wish to continue recording, and press the

STOP button.

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Press the RET button on the lens.

This reads the previous recording, and synchronizes the internal time

code generator, thus allowing the new time code recorded to follow

on consecutively.

4-5-3 Saving the Real Time in the Time Code

Setting the PRESET/REGEN/CLOCK switch to CLOCK saves the real

time in the time code.

When it is necessary to set the real time, use the VTR menu.

For more information about the VTR menu, see Section 4-10 “VTR Menu Display

in the Display Panel” (page 4-87).

Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-29

4-5-4 Synchronizing the Time Code

You can synchronize the internal time code generator of this camcorder

with an external generator for the regeneration of an external time code.

You can also synchronize the time code generators of external VTRs

with the internal generator of this camcorder.

Connections for time code synchronization

Connect both the reference video signal and the external time code as

illustrated below.

Example 1: Synchronizing with an external time code

Reference video

signal

GENLOCK IN ¹⁾

TC IN

External time code

....................................................................................................................................

1) Set GENLOCK to ON from the FUNCTION 2/2 page of the setup menu.

For information about this setting, see Section 4-9-2 “Selecting the Functions”

(page 4-76).

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Example 2: Interconnecting a number of camcorders for

time code synchronization

VIDEO OUT or TEST OUT ²⁾

TC OUT

Reference camcorder

TC IN

GENLOCK IN ¹⁾

TC OUT

VIDEO OUT or TEST OUT ²⁾

Camcorder to be synchronized

GENLOCK IN ¹⁾

TC IN

TC OUT

VIDEO OUT or TEST OUT ²⁾

Camcorder to be synchronized

To another camcorder

to be synchronized

....................................................................................................................................

1) Set GENLOCK to ON from the FUNCTION 2/2 page of the setup menu.

For information about this setting, see Section 4-9-2 “Selecting the Functions”

(page 4-76).

2) Output a composite video signal from the TEST OUT connector. In the

FUNCTION 1/2 page of the setup menu, set TEST OUT to ENC.

For more information, see Section 4-9-3 “Selecting the Test Output” (page 4-

80).

Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-31

Procedure for time code synchronization

Follow the procedure below to synchronize the time code.

2 3

Synchronizing the time code

Turn on the POWER switch.

Set the PRESET/REGEN/CLOCK switch to PRESET.

Set the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch to F-RUN.

Set the DISPLAY switch of the camcorder to TC.

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Supply the time code to the TC IN connector and reference video

signals that comply with the SMPTE (DNW-7/90/90WS/9WS) or

EBU (DNW-7P/90P/90WSP/9WSP) time code standard and are in

the proper phase relationship to the GENLOCK IN connector (set

GENLOCK to ON with the FUNCTION 2/2 page).

This operation synchronizes the internal time code generator with

the external time code. After about 10 seconds, you can disconnect

the external time code without losing the synchronization. However,

the synchronization will be disrupted if you connect or disconnect

the time code during recording.

Note

When you finish the above procedure, the time code is immediately

synchronized with the external time code and the counter display will

show the value of the external time code. However, wait for a few

seconds until the sync generator stabilizes before recording.

User bits settings during time code synchronization

When the time code is synchronized, only the time data is synchronized

with the external time code value. Therefore, the user bits can have their

own settings for each camcorder.

You can also synchronize the user bits with external user bit data.

For more information, refer to the Maintenance Manual.

Releasing the time code synchronization

First disconnect the external time code, then set the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN

switch to R-RUN.

Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-33

Changing the power supply from the battery pack to an

external power supply during time code synchronization

To maintain a continuous power supply, connect the external power

supply to the DC IN connector before removing the battery pack. You

may lose time code synchronization if you remove the battery pack first.

Camera synchronization during time code synchronization

During time code synchronization, the camera is genlocked to the

reference video signal input from the GENLOCK IN connector.

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4-5-5 Setting Cassette Numbers and Shot

Numbers

Follow the procedure below to set a cassette number or shot number.

1,5

OTL TO DATA

DISPLAY

OFF

HOLD RESET

LOD LIGHT WARNING

OVER EMPH OVER

DIAG PB VITC NDF EXT-LK

HOLD

00:00:00:00

MIN

SEC

FRM

TAPE

p p p p p p p

BATT

p p p p p p p

∞

SERVO

HUMID

SLACK

PEAK dB

ADVANCE SHIFT

PRESET

LEVEL

F-RUN

SET

R-RUN

REGEN

3,5

AUTO

MANUAL

CLOCK

AUDIO SILECT

DIAG DATA

DISPLAY

CH-1 CH-2

AUDIO IN

U-BIT

FRONT

REAR

WIRELESS

2,5

TIME

NDF

SHOT

Setting a cassette number or shot number

Set the DISPLAY switch to DATA.

Set the DATA DISPLAY switch to SHOT-NO.

A cassette number (left-hand 3 digits) and a shot number (right-hand

3 digits) appear in the display panel.

(Continued)

Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-35

Set the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch to SET.

The rightmost digit of the shot number starts flashing.

Using the SHIFT and ADVANCE buttons, set the cassette number

or shot number (up to 999).

SHIFT: Selects a digit to set. Each time you press this button, the

flashing digit moves one to the left.

Pressing this button while holding down the HOLD button moves

the flashing digit one to the right.

ADVANCE: Increments the value of the flashing digit.

Pressing this button while holding down the HOLD button

decrements the value of the flashing digit.

To reset the cassette number or shot number to 001

Select any digit of the cassette number or shot number, making it

flash, then press the RESET button.

Return the DISPLAY, DATA DISPLAY and F-RUN/SET/R-RUN

switches to the original positions.

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4-6 Setup Menu Display on

the Viewfinder Screen

If the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch is set to ON, the setup menu is

displayed on the viewfinder screen.

Use this setup menu to select settings and also to select which items are

displayed on the viewfinder screen as well as how they are displayed.

4-6-1 Setup Menu Configuration

The setup menu is displayed as individual pages. The pages that make up

the setup menu and brief details of the function of each page are listed in

the table below.

You can change the configuration of the setup menu to suit your

requirements. At the factory, the pages marked with the a) in the table

are available.

Pages and functions of the setup menu

Page

Page name

Function

Reference

number

1 ^a)

MARKER

1/2

Sets markers (center

marker and safety zone the Marker Display”

marker).

Section 4-8-4 “Setting

MARKER

2/2

Sets markers (box

cursor).

Maintenance Manual

3 ^a)

VF DISPLAY

1/2

Selects the viewfinder

screen display, the

extender display, and

the zoom position

display.

Section 4-8-2

“Selecting the Display

Items”

4^a)

VF DISPLAY

2/2

Viewfinder screen

display selections

(filter, white balance

memory, and gain)

Section 4-8-2

“Selecting the Display

Items”

a) At the factory, the setup menu consists of these pages.

(Continued)

Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-37

Pages and functions of the setup menu (continued)

Page

Page name

Function

Reference

number

5 ^a)

MASTER

GAIN

Sets the GAIN selector Section 4-9-1

value.

“Setting the GAIN

Selector Values”

6 ^a)

SHOT ID

Sets the shot data ID.

Section 4-8-6

“Setting the Shot ID”

7^a)

SHOT DATA

DISP.

Selects the shot data

display.

Section 4-8-5

“Recording

Superimposed Shot

Data in Color Bars”

SHUTTER

SPEED

Sets the shutter speed Section 4-2 “Setting

and mode.

the Electronic Shutter”

‘!’ LED

Sets the operation of

Section 4-7-2 “Setting

the

indicator.

the

Indicator”

10 ^a)

SETUP CARD Accesses the setup

card.

Section 4-11 “Using

the Setup Card”

FUNCTION

1/2

Selects functions to

use.

Maintenance Manual

FUNCTION

2/2

Selects functions to

use (continued).

Section 4-9-2

“Selecting the

Functions”

ZEBRA

Maintenance Manual

Selects viewfinder

function.

WIDE SCREEN Selects the aspect

Section 4-9-4

“Selecting the Aspect

Ratio”

(DNW-90WS/

90WSP/9WS/

9WSP only)

ratio.

15 - 23 LEVEL 1 to 9

Adjust levels.

Maintenance Manual

Pages 24 to 40 are part of the engineer-oriented

menu.

a) At the factory, the setup menu consists of these pages.

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Note

When the camcorder is connected to a remote control unit and is being

controlled remotely, the SHUTTER SPEED and several pages of the

engineer-oriented menu (MEASUREMENT and DATA RESET pages)

are not displayed. There are also some pages which are displayed but

which you cannot use to change settings.

For information about the function of each page, refer to the relevant sections in

this manual or the Maintenance Manual.

When changing the setup menu

You can configure the setup menu to display only the pages you need.

To select pages, use the MENU SELECT page of the engineer-oriented

menu. When using the engineer-oriented menu, switch the camcorder to

engineer mode. Power off the camcorder, then hold down the rotary

encoder and turn the power on again.

To revert to the user mode, turn the camcorder off and then on.

Engineer mode and user mode differ in the following ways.

Engineer mode: All the pages in the setup menu can be used. Data set

with the menu is written to non-volatile memory and can be stored

semi-permanently.

User mode: Only the pages selected in the engineer-mode MENU

SELECT page can be used. Data set with the menu is written to non-

volatile memory and can be stored semi-permanently.

After making settings and adjustments in engineer mode, configure the

setup menu with the pages you use frequently so that you can access

them quickly.

Refer to the Maintenance Manual for information about the MENU SELECT page.

Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-39

4-6-2 Basic Use of the Setup Menu

Use the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch, the MENU CANCEL/PRST/

ITEM switch, and the rotary encoder to manipulate the setup menu.

Rotary

encoder

MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch

MENU CANCEL/PRST/ITEM switch

Controls for use of the setup menu

Follow the procedure below to use the setup menu.

Display the setup menu.

Select a page.

Select an item.

Change the setting of that item, or turn the function or display of that

item on or off.

End the setup menu operation.

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Displaying the setup menu

Set the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch to ON to display the setup menu.

The status display along the top and bottom disappears from the

viewfinder screen, and the page that was on the screen when the last

menu operation ended appears.

When this menu is first used, the lowest-numbered page of the currently

selected pages for menu configuration appears. This also occurs if you

set the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch to ON while holding the MENU

CANCEL/PRST/ITEM switch at CANCEL.

Paging through the menu

Push the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch from ON to PAGE. Every time

you push this switch to PAGE, the next page of the menu is displayed.

Initial page

Final page

Paging through the menu

While a question mark appears at the left of the page title, you can use

the rotary encoder as follows to switch pages.

Turning the rotary encoder counterclockwise as seen from the front

of the camera: advances to the next menu page.

Turning the rotary encoder clockwise as seen from the front of the

camera: returns to the previous menu page.

Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-41

Selecting an item

Push the MENU CANCEL/PRST/ITEM switch to ITEM.

Every time you push this switch to ITEM, the cursor (arrow), which

indicates the selected item, moves to the next item.

Cursor

MARKER 1/2

∗

mSAFETY ZONE : ON

SAFETY AREA : 90%

Movement sequence

CENTER

Cursor movement sequence

You can also use the rotary encoder as follows to switch items.

While a question mark appears at the left of the page title, if you press

the rotary encoder, the question mark disappears, and the cursor appears.

Next turn the rotary encoder.

Turning the rotary encoder counterclockwise as seen from the front

of the camera: moves the cursor up continuously.

Turning the rotary encoder clockwise as seen from the front of the

camera: moves the cursor down continuously.

If you move the cursor to the left of the page title, and press the rotary

encoder, a question mark reappears at the left of the page title, and once

again you can use the rotary encoder to change pages.

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Changing the setting of ON/OFF selection of a

selected item

Check that the cursor is by the desired item, then press the rotary

encoder. A question mark appears at the left of the setting value. Next

carry out one of the following operations.

To increase a setting value

Turn the rotary encoder counterclockwise as seen from the front of the

camera.

To decrease a setting value

Turn the rotary encoder clockwise as seen from the front of the camera.

To toggle a setting on or off

To select the “ON” setting, turn the rotary encoder counterclockwise as

seen from the front of the camera, and to select the “OFF” setting, turn

the rotary encoder clockwise.

Canceling the settings and resetting to the initial settings

You can cancel the settings and reset them to their initial values (those

set at the factory, or in engineer mode) by pushing the MENU CANCEL/

PRST/ITEM switch to CANCEL/PRST.

When the MENU CANCEL/PRST/ITEM switch is pushed to CANCEL/

PRST, the message “CANCEL?” appears below the page name. To

cancel the previous settings, push the switch to CANCEL/PRST again.

To reset the settings to their initial values, push the switch to CANCEL/

PRST a third time. The message “PRESET?” appears below the page

name. To reset to the initial settings, push the switch to CANCEL/PRST

once more.

Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-43

The action of the CANCEL/PRST function differs for some setting

items. Some items are only affected by PRST; check the setting

procedure for each item for more information.

To confirm a setting

Press the rotary encoder once more. The question mark at the left of the

setting value disappears, and you can again use the rotary encoder to

select items.

Closing the menu

Return the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch to OFF.

The setup menu disappears from the viewfinder screen, and displays

showing the current status of the camcorder appear along the top and

bottom of the viewfinder screen.

When you close the switch cover

When the cover for the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE and MENU CANCEL/

PRST/ITEM switches is closed, the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch turns

off automatically.

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4-7 Indicators in the

Viewfinder

The indicators of the status of the camcorder and the results of

adjustments are arranged along the top and bottom edges of the

viewfinder screen.

4-7-1 Layout of Indicators in the Viewfinder

The indicators in the viewfinder are arranged as illustrated below.

TALLY indicator

REC indicator

BATT indicator

TALLY/REC

BATT

Viewfinder screen

indicator

Spare indicator

VTR SAVE indicator

VTR

SAVE

Indicators in the viewfinder

1 TALLY indicator

This lights when a green tally control signal is received from the camera

control unit.

2 REC (recording) indicator

This indicator lights in red during recording. It also warns by flashing.

For more information, see Section 6-3 “Operating Warnings” (page 6-12).

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3 BATT (battery) indicator

This indicator starts to flash when the voltage of the battery connected to

the camcorder has fallen. This indicator stays on for a few minutes when

the battery is dead.

To prevent any interruption in operation, change the battery as soon as it

gets low.

For more information, see Section 5-1-4 “Avoiding Breaks in Operation Due to

Dead Batteries” (page 5-7).

(operation status warning) indicator

This indicator lights when the camcorder is used under one or more of

the following conditions and if the corresponding items have been set to

ON in the ‘!’ LED page of the setup menu.

• The gain is set to anything but 0 dB.

• The SHUTTER selector is ON.

• The WHITE BAL switch is at PRST.

• ATW is being used.

• The lens extender is in use.

• The FILTER selector is set to anything but 1.

• The reference value of the automatic iris adjustment is anything but the

standard value.

See Section 4-7-2 “Setting the

Indicator” (page 4-47) for more information

about selecting the items that will cause the

indicator to operate.

5 Spare indicator

This is a spare indicator. A setup menu operation makes it possible to use

this as a REC TALLY indicator.

For more information about the use of this spare indicator, refer to the

Maintenance Manual.

6 VTR SAVE indicator

This indicator lights when the VTR SAVE/STBY switch is set to SAVE.

This indicator goes off during recording.

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4-7-2 Setting the

Indicator

Select the items to be indicated by the

indicator from the ‘!’ LED

page of the setup menu. Note that at the factory the ‘!’ page is not set for

display. To access the ‘!’ LED page, either set the camcorder to engineer

mode, or select the ‘!’ LED page from the MENU SELECT page before

use.

See Section 4-6-1 “Setup Menu Configuration” (page 4-37) for more information

about the engineer mode and selecting the display page.

Follow the procedure below to set the

indicator.

1,2,6

2,4,5

Setting the

indicator

Set the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch to ON.

The display for setting the status disappears from the viewfinder

screen, and the page that was on the screen when the last menu

operation ended appears.

(When this menu is first used, the lowest-numbered page of the

currently selected pages for configuring the menu appears.)

(Continued)

Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-47

Push the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch repeatedly to PAGE until

the ‘!’ LED page shown below appears (or use the rotary encoder).

Select whether the

conditions.

indicator is to light for each of the following item

When the gain is set to anything but

0 dB

When the SHUTTER selector is at ON

‘ ! ’ LED

∗∗∗

mGAIN

: ON

When the WHITE BAL switch is at

PRST

When the ATW function is working

SHUTTER ON

WHITE PRESET

ATW RUN

EXTENDER ON

FILTER 2, 3, 4

A. IRIS OVERRIDE : OFF

: ON

: OFF

: ON

: OFF

When the lens extender is in use

When the FILTER selector is set to

anything but 1

When the reference value of the

automatic iris adjustment is anything

but the standard value

‘!’ LED page (factory settings)

Push the MENU CANCEL/PRST/ITEM switch repeatedly to ITEM

until the cursor reaches the desired item (or use the rotary encoder).

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Turn the rotary encoder to select whether the

light with respect to the selected item (the “ON” setting), or not light

(the “OFF” setting).

indicator should

For the “ON” setting: Press the rotary encoder, and when a

question mark appears to the left of the “ON/OFF” indication,

turn the rotary encoder counterclockwise as seen from the front of

the camera. The “ON/OFF” indication switches to “ON”.

For the “OFF” setting: Press the rotary encoder, and when a

question mark appears to the left of the “ON/OFF” indication,

turn the rotary encoder clockwise as seen from the front of the

camera. The “ON/OFF” indication switches to “OFF”.

To turn the setting of another item ON or OFF, repeat steps 3 and 4.

Press the rotary encoder to make the question mark to the left of the

“ON/OFF” indication disappear.

To end the menu operation, return the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE

switch to OFF.

The setup menu disappears from the viewfinder screen and the

displays indicating the current status of the camcorder appear along

the top and bottom of the viewfinder.

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4-8 Status Display on the

Viewfinder Screen

The viewfinder screen displays not only the video picture but also

characters and messages indicating the camcorder settings and operating

status, a center marker, a safety zone marker, etc.

When the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch is set to OFF, and the

viewfinder DISPLAY switch is set to ON, the items for which an “ON”

setting was made in the VF DISPLAY page of the setup menu or with

related switches are displayed at the top and bottom of the screen. The

messages that give details of the settings and adjustment progress and

results can also be made to appear for about 3 seconds while settings are

being changed, during adjustment, and after adjustment.

For information about the display item selection, see Section 4-8-2 “Selecting the

Display Items” (page 4-55); for information about setting change and adjustment

progress messages, see Section 4-8-3 “Display Mode and Setting Change and

Adjustment Progress Messages” (page 4-58); and for information about marker

display, see Section 4-8-4 “Setting the Marker Display” (page 4-61).

When the setup menu is displayed using the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE

switch, no superimposed information on the camera settings (e.g. white

balance) appears on the viewfinder screen.

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4-8-1 Layout of the Status Display on the

Viewfinder Screen

All items that can be displayed on the viewfinder screen are shown

below.

C : 001 S : 001 150 %

CAM

ENW–/

95/01/01 12 : 10

SHOT ID (1–4)

71000

VTR

@º

!ª

!•

!¶

!§

Setting change and adjustment

progress message display area

(For more information, see Section

4-8-3 “Display Mode and Setting

Change and Adjustment Progress

Messages (page 4-58).)

FUNCTION MSG

16 : 9

ERROR MSG

CG 00 : 00 : 00 : 00

LOW LLCdT

16 : 9

1A W:A

dB 1/1000

F-25

F5.6

!∞ !¢ !£!™!¡ !º 9 8

3, 4, !•, !ª and @º appear only when color bars are displayed.

Status display on the viewfinder screen

1 Extender indicator

This indicator appears when a lens extender is used.

2 Zoom position indicator ¹⁾

This indicator indicates the approximate position of the variator ²⁾of the

zoom lens, between wide angle (W) and telephoto (T).

3 Cassette number indicator

This shows the cassette number.

....................................................................................................................................

1) Zoom position indicator

This indicator appears only when you use a lens that has a zoom position display

function.

2) Variator

A group of lenses that are moved to adjust the focal length.

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4 Shot number indicator

This shows the shot number.

5 Battery state indicator

When an Anton Bauer Intelligent Battery System is used, this shows the

remaining battery capacity numerically.

6 Self-diagnosis indicator

When a fault has been detected in the camcorder, the indication “xxx?”

appears. For example, when a fault is detected in the camera, the

indication “CAM?” appears.

7 16:9 mode recording indicator (DNW-90WS/90WSP only)

This indicates recording in the 16:9 mode. This indicator is recorded

together with the color bars.

8 Iris setting indicator ¹⁾

This shows the iris setting (the f-stop) of the lens.

9 Remaining tape indicator

This shows the remaining tape recording time (in minutes) of the VTR.

Example of remaining tape indicator

Display

F-15

Tape time remaining

Full to 15 minutes

15 to 10 minutes

10 to 5 minutes

15-10

10-5

5-0

5 to 2 minutes

5-0 (flashing)

Less than 2 minutes

....................................................................................................................................

1) Iris setting indicator

This indicator appears only when you use a lens that has an iris opening display

function.

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!º Audio level indicator

This indicator indicates the level of the audio channel 1. This indicator

roughly corresponds to the peak indication of the level meter of the

internal VTR of a sine wave input as follows:

Audio channel 1

level indicator

–40

–30 –26 –23 –20 –17 –14 (dB)

VTR level meter

Audio level indicator

For information about turning the audio level indicator on and off, see Section 4-4

“Adjusting the Audio Level” (page 4-22).

!¡ Subject illumination indicator

This appears, depending on the setting, to indicate that the subject

illumination is inadequate.

!™ Shutter speed and mode indicator

This indicator indicates the shutter speed and mode settings.

1/100 (DNW-7/90/90WS/9WS) or 1/60 (DNW-7P/90P/90WSP/

9WSP), 1/125,

1/250, 1/500, 1/1000, 1/2000: Shutter speed (in seconds) in standard

mode.

CLS: CLS mode

ECS: ECS mode (DNW-90/90P/90WS/90WSP only)

EVS: EVS mode

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!£ Gain indicator

This indicator indicates the gain (in dB) of the video amplifier, as set by

the GAIN selector.

!¢ White balance memory indicator

This indicator indicates the currently selected white balance automatic

adjustment memory.

A: The WHITE BAL switch is set to A.

B: The WHITE BAL switch is set to B.

P: The WHITE BAL switch is set to PRST.

M: The WHITE BAL switch of the RM-P9 Remote Control Unit is set

to MANUAL.

T: ATW is being used.

!∞ Filter indicator

This indicator indicates the currently selected filter types.

!§ 16:9 mode indicator (DNW-90WS/90WSP/9WS/9WSP only)

This indicates the 16:9 mode.

!¶ Time code indicator

This indicates the time code, user bits or other information selected by

the DISPLAY switch and DATA DISPLAY switch settings.

For more information, see the section “Relationships between the DISPLAY switch

and DATA DISPLAY switch settings and the time counter displays” (page 2-40).

!• ID number indicator

This indicates the ID number selected from ID1 to ID4. This indicator is

recorded together with the color bars.

!ª Date and time indicator

This shows the date and time of recording. This indicator is recorded

together with the color bars.

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@º Model name and serial number indicator

This displays the model name and serial number of the camcorder. This

indicator is recorded together with the color bars.

4-8-2 Selecting the Display Items

To select the items to be displayed on the viewfinder screen from the VF

DISPLAY page, turn on or off the indication next to each item. Selection

of the following items can be turned on or off on the VF DISPLAY 1/2

and 2/2 pages.

• Display mode (For more information, see Section 4-8-3 “Display

Mode and Setting Change and Adjustment Progress Messages” (page

4-58).)

• Extender indicator

• Zoom position indicator

• Filter indicator

• White balance memory indicator

• Gain indicator

• Shutter speed and mode indicator

• Remaining tape indicator

• Iris opening indicator

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Selecting the display items

Follow the procedure below to select the items to be displayed on the

viewfinder screen.

1,2,5

2,3,4

Selecting the display items

Set the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch to ON.

The page that was on the screen when the last menu operation ended

appears on the viewfinder screen. (When this menu is first used, the

lowest-numbered one of the currently selected pages appears).

Push the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch repeatedly to PAGE until

the VF DISPLAY 1/2 or 2/2 page shown below appears (or use the

rotary encoder).

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VF DISPLAY 1/2

∗∗∗

Display mode

DISP MODE

EXTENDER

ZOOM

: 3

: ON

Extender indicator

Zoom position indicator

VF DISPLAY 1/2 page (factory settings)

Filter indicator

VF DISPLAY 2/2

∗∗∗

White balance memory indicator

Gain indicator

FILTER

WHITE

GAIN

: ON

SHUTTER

AUDIO

TAPE

Shutter speed/mode indicator

CH-1 audio level indicator

IRIS

Remaining tape indicator

Iris opening indicator

VF DISPLAY 2/2 page (factory settings)

Push the MENU CANCEL/PRST/ITEM switch repeatedly to ITEM

until the cursor reaches the desired item (or use the rotary encoder).

Turn the rotary encoder to select whether the selected item should

appear in the viewfinder display (the “ON” setting), or not appear

(the “OFF” setting).

Note that pushing the MENU CANCEL/PRST/ITEM switch to

CANCEL/PRST on this page has no effect.

(Continued)

Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-57

To turn the setting of another item ON or OFF, repeat steps 3 and 4.

To end the menu operation, return the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE

switch to OFF.

The setup menu disappears from the viewfinder screen and the

display indicating the current status of the camcorder appears along

the top and bottom of the viewfinder screen (when the viewfinder

DISPLAY switch is set to ON).

4-8-3 Display Mode and Setting Change and

Adjustment Progress Messages

You can limit or suppress the messages that give details of setting

changes and adjustment progress and results by setting a display mode.

The conditions under which messages are displayed and their

correspondence with the display mode are as follows:

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Setting change and adjustment progress messages and display modes

Y: Message is displayed.

N: Message is not displayed.

Message display

condition

Message

Display mode

setting

When the filter selection FILTER : n (where n = 1, 2, 3,

has been changed

When the gain setting

has been changed

GAIN : n (where n = −3dB,

0dB, 3dB, 6dB, 9dB, 12dB,

18dB, 24dB, 30dB, 36dB,

42dB,TURBO^a))

When the setting of the

WHITE BAL switch has

been changed

WHITE : n (where n = A CH,

B CH, PRST) or ATW : RUN

When the OUTPUT/

DCC selector has been

set to DCC ON or OFF

DCC : ON (or OFF)

When the shutter speed : SS : 1/100 (DNW-7/90/

and mode setting has

been changed ^b)

90WS/9WS) or 1/60 (DNW-

7P/90P/90WSP/9WSP) (or

1/125, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000,

1/2000, CLS, ECS^c), EVS)

When the black or white E.g. WHITE : OK

balance has been

adjusted

For more informarion, see

Section 4-1 “Adjusting the

Black Balance and the White

Balance” (page 4-1).

a) When the TURBO GAIN button is pressed, “TURBO” is displayed

regardless of the GAIN setting.

b) This is also displayed for about 3 seconds when the SHUTTER selector

is set to ON.

c) DNW-90/90P/90WS/90WSP only

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Changing the display mode

The currently set display mode appears on the VF DISPLAY page of the

setup menu. Follow the procedure below to change it.

1,4

1,2,3

Changing the display mode

Follow steps 1 to 3 in Section 4-8-2 “Selecting the Display Items”

(page 4-55), until the VF DISPLAY 1/2 page of the setup menu is

on the viewfinder screen and the cursor is at DISP MODE.

Press the rotary encoder so that a question mark appears to the left of

the display mode indication, then turn the rotary encoder to change

the display mode selection.

When the setting is completed, press the rotary encoder.

The question mark to the left of the display mode indication

disappears.

To end the menu operation, set the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch to

OFF.

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4-8-4 Setting the Marker Display

Use the MARKER 1/2 page of the setup menu to switch the display of

the center and safety zone markers on or off and to select whether the

area indicated by the safety zone marker is 80%, 90% or 100% of the

screen area.

Setting the marker display

Follow the procedure below to set details of the marker display.

1,2,5

2,3,4

Setting the marker display

Set the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch to ON.

The page that was on the screen when the last menu operation ended

appears on the viewfinder screen. (When this menu is first used, the

lowest-numbered one of the currently selected pages appears.)

Push the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch repeatedly to PAGE until

the MARKER 1/2 page shown on the next page appears (or use the

rotary encoder).

(Continued)

Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-61

ON/OFF of safety zone marker

indicator

MARKER 1/2

∗

Safety zone area setting

mSAFETY ZONE : ON

SAFETY AREA : 90%

CENTER

ON/OFF of center marker indicator

Setting of display position of center

marker (horizontal)

Setting of display position of center

marker (vertical)

MARKER 1/2 page (factory settings)

Push the MENU CANCEL/PRST/ITEM switch repeatedly to ITEM

until the cursor reaches the desired item (or use the rotary encoder).

For each item, operate the rotary encoder as follows (directions

indicated as seen from the front of the camera).

CENTER or SAFETY ZONE selections: For an “ON” display

setting, turn the rotary encoder counterclockwise; for an “OFF”

display setting, turn the rotary encoder clockwise.

SAFETY AREA selection: To set the safety zone to 100% of the

screen area, turn the rotary encoder counterclockwise, and to set

the safety zone to 80% of the screen area, turn the rotary encoder

clockwise.

CENTER H selection: To move the center marker to the right in

the viewfinder, turn the rotary encoder counterclockwise, and to

move the center marker to the left in the viewfinder, turn the

rotary encoder clockwise.

CENTER V selection: To move the center marker up in the

viewfinder, turn the rotary encoder counterclockwise, and to

move the center marker down in the viewfinder, turn the rotary

encoder clockwise.

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If any of the above selections is set to ON, the corresponding marker

is displayed.

Note that the CANCEL and PRESET functions can also be used for

the CENTER H and CENTER V selections.

If the MENU CANCEL/PRST/ITEM switch is pressed twice to

CANCEL/PRST, all the previous settings are canceled. If the switch

is pressed twice more to CANCEL/PRST, the settings are reset to

their initial values.

To end the menu operation, return the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE

switch to OFF.

The setup menu disappears from the viewfinder screen and the

displays indicating the current status of the camcorder appear along

the top and bottom of the viewfinder.

4-8-5 Recording Superimposed Shot Data in

Color Bars

In the setup menu SHOT DATA DISP page, you can select which shot

data is recorded superimposed on the color bars. You can also select

which of the shot IDs (1 to 4) set in the SHOT DATA page is recorded

superimposed on the picture.

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Use the following procedure.

1,2,6

2,3,4

3,5

Selecting the shot data for superimposed recording

Set the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch to ON.

The last page accessed appears in the viewfinder display (initially

the SHOT DATA page appears).

Press the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch repeatedly toward the

PAGE position (or use the rotary encoder) until the SHOT DATA

DISP page appears, as shown below.

SHOT DATA DISP

∗∗∗

DATE

: OFF

TIME

MODEL NO.

SERIAL NO.

CASSETTE NO.: OFF

SHOT NO.

ID SELECT

: OFF

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Push the MENU CANCEL/PRST/ITEM switch repeatedly toward

the ITEM position until the cursor is positioned to the left of the

item you wish to set (or use the rotary encoder).

The items and their meanings are as follows:

DATE: date

TIME: time

MODEL NAME: model name

SERIAL NO.: serial number

CASSETTE NO.: cassette number

SHOT NO.: shot number

ID SELECT: shot ID set in SHOT DATA page

Next press the rotary encoder so that a question mark appears to the

left of the selected item.

Turn the rotary encoder to select whether or not to record the

selected item superimposed on the picture.

To carry out superimposed recording: turn the rotary encoder

counterclockwise as seen from the front of the camera to select

“ON”.

Not to carry out superimposed recording: turn the rotary encoder

clockwise as seen from the front of the camera to select “OFF”.

In the ID SELECT item, in order not to carry out superimposed

recording of any shot ID, select “OFF”, and to carry out

superimposed recording of a shot ID, select the shot ID number (1 to

4).

To set other items on or off, continue to step 5. If all item settings

are complete, skip to step 6 to end the process.

(Continued)

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Press the MENU CANCEL/PRST/ITEM switch toward the ITEM

position (or use the rotary encoder), to advance the cursor to the next

position, then return to step 4 to make the next on/off setting.

To exit from the menu, return the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch to

the OFF position.

The setup menu disappears from the viewfinder screen.

To carry out superimposed recording

To actually record the items selected for superimposed recording in the

SHOT DATA DISP page, set the OUTPUT switch to BARS, DCC OFF.

The items selected for superimposed recording appear in the viewfinder

screen and are recorded superimposed on the picture.

4-8-6 Setting the Shot ID

In the SHOT ID page of the setup menu, you can set a shot ID, of up to

12 alphanumeric characters, spaces, and symbols.

When the OUTPUT switch is set to BARS, DCC OFF, this shot ID is

output with the color bar signal. The shot ID comprises ID1 to ID4, and

the setting can be changed using the SHOT DATA DISP page of the

setup menu.

Notes

• To display the shot ID, set the TEST OUT item in the FUNCTION 1/2

page of the setup menu to ENC, and make the signal output from the

TEST OUT connector a composite signal.

For information about the TEST OUT page, see Section 4-9-3 “Selecting the Test

Output” (page 4-80).

• When the setup menu is displayed, the shot ID is not displayed even if

the color bar signal is output.

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Setting the shot ID

Follow the procedure below to set the shot ID.

1,2,7

2,3,4

5,6

3,6

Setting the shot ID

Set the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch to ON.

The page that was on the screen when the last menu operation ended

appears on the viewfinder screen. (When this menu is first used, the

lowest-numbered page of the currently selected pages for

configuring the menu appears).

Push the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch repeatedly to PAGE until

the SHOT ID page shown below appears (or use the rotary encoder).

SHOT ID

∗∗∗

ID-1 : ABC125

ID-2 :

Shot ID

(Squares indicate spaces;

they are displayed this way

only on this menu page.)

ID-3 :

ID-4 :

(Continued)

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Press the MENU CANCEL/PRST/ITEM switch repeatedly toward

the ITEM position, until the ID (one of ID-1 to ID-4) you wish to set

has the cursor to the left of it (or use the rotary encoder).

When you press the rotary encoder once more, a question mark

appears by the selected ID, and a character position selection cursor

(↓) also appears (the character setting mode).

Press the rotary encoder repeatedly until the character position

cursor indicates the character you wish to set.

Each time you press the rotary encoder, the cursor moves one

position to the right. If you press it when the cursor is at the right

end, the cursor disappears, the camcorder exits from the character

setting mode.

Turn the rotary encoder until the character you wish to set appears.

Turn the rotary encoder clockwise as seen from the front of the

camera to cycle the character from the alphabet, through space (π),

the symbols, and the digits, in that order. Turn the rotary encoder

counterclockwise to cycle through the characters in the reverse

direction.

It is also possible to enter a space when the character position cursor

(↓) is in the required character position, by pressing the MENU

CANCEL/PRST/ITEM switch toward the CANCEL/PRST position.

To set more characters, go to step 6, and to end character setting go to

step 7.

Press the rotary encoder to advance the character position cursor to

the next position, then return to step 5 to set a character.

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To end the menu operation, return the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE

switch to OFF.

The setup menu disappears from the viewfinder screen and the

displays indicating the current status of the camcorder appear along

the top and bottom of the viewfinder.

Deleting a character

Follow the procedure below.

SHOT ID

∗∗∗

ID-1 : ABC125

ID-2 :

ID-1 : BC125

ID-2 :

ID-3 :

ID-4 :

ID-3 :

ID-4 :

2,3

Deleting a character

Move the cursor (↓) to the position of the character to be deleted.

(Continued)

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Press the MENU CANCEL/PRST/ITEM switch to CANCEL/PRST.

The character below the character position cursor disappears, and is

replaced by a space (π).

(1) To delete another character, press the rotary encoder repeatedly

until the cursor is at the position of the character to be deleted.

(2) Return to step 2 to delete the character.

4-8-7 Displaying Time Code and Other

Information

In the setup menu OPERATION MODE 2/2 page, you can select

information to be displayed in the viewfinder and output from the TEST

OUT connector.

Use the following procedure.

1,2,5

2,3,4

Settings to select whether or not to display or output time code and so forth

Set the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch to ON.

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The last page accessed appears in the viewfinder display. When this

menu is first used, the lowest-numbered on of the currently selected

pages appears.

Press the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch toward the PAGE position

(or use the rotary encoder) until the OPERATION MODE 2/2 page

appears, as shown below.

OPERATION MODE 2/2

∗

TIME CODE DISP : OFF

Push the MENU CANCEL/PRST/ITEM switch toward the ITEM

position.

Next press the rotary encoder, to display a question mark to the left

of “TIME CODE DISP”.

Turn the rotary encoder to select whether or not to display or output

the time code and other information.

To display or output the information: turn the rotary encoder

counterclockwise as seen from the front of the camera to select

one of the following settings.

• VF: display in the viewfinder.

• TEST: output from the TEST OUT connector.

• BOTH: display in the viewfinder and output from the TEST

OUT connector.

(Continued)

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To neither display nor output the information: turn the rotary

encoder clockwise as seen from the front of the camera to select

“OFF”.

To exit from the menu, return the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch to

OFF.

The set up menu disappears from the viewfinder screen and the displays

indicating the current status of the camcorder appear along the top and

bottom of the viewfinder screen.

Selecting information to display

Use the DISPLAY and DATA DISPLAY switches to select the

information to display from the following.

• time code

• CTL

• user bits

• shot data date and time

• cassette number and shot number from shot data

For details, see the section “Time code displays” (page 2-39).

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4-9 Adjustments and Settings

From the Setup Menu

The camcorder provides a menu for adjustments and settings. The basic

method of using this setup menu was described in Section 4-6-2 “Basic

Use of the Setup Menu” (page 4-40). This section elaborates how to use

the setup menu to carry out each adjustment and setting.

The adjustments and settings provided by the setup menu are listed

below.

Adjustments and settings provided by the setup menu

Item

Page name

Reference

Setting of the GAIN

selector values

MASTER GAIN

4-9-1 “Setting the GAIN

Selector Values”

Selection of shutter

mode and speed

SHUTTER SPEED 4-2 “Setting the Electronic

Shutter”

Setting of shutter

speed in CLS mode

CLEAR SCAN

4-2 “Setting the Electronic

Shutter”

Manipulation of

setup card

SETUP CARD

4-11 “Using the Setup Card”

Selection of required FUNCTION 1/2

Maintenance Manual

functions

FUNCTION 2/2

4-9-2 “Selecting the Functions”

Maintenance Manual

Level adjustment

LEVEL 1/9 to 9/9

Refer to the Maintenance Manual for procedures of other adjustments and settings.

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4-9-1 Setting the GAIN Selector Values

Before using the camcorder, use the MASTER GAIN page of the setup

menu to set the gains corresponding to the L, M, and H positions of the

GAIN selector and the TURBO GAIN switch, which switches the gain

of the video amplifier.

Setting the GAIN selector values

Follow the procedure below to set a gain value for each switch position.

1,2,7

2,3,4

5,6

Setting the GAIN selector values

Set the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch to ON.

The page that was on the screen when the last menu operation ended

appears on the viewfinder screen. (When this menu is first used, the

lowest-numbered one of the currently selected pages appears.)

Push the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch repeatedly to PAGE until

the MASTER GAIN page shown on the next page appears (or use

the rotary encoder).

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MASTER GAIN

∗∗∗

Gain corresponding to

L position of GAIN selector

mLOW

MID

0dB

9dB

HIGH : 18dB

TURBO : 36dB

Gain corresponding to

M position of GAIN selector

Gain corresponding to

H position of GAIN selector

Gain corresponding to TURBO

GAIN button selection

MASTER GAIN page (factory settings)

Push the MENU CANCEL/PRST/ITEM switch repeatedly to ITEM

until the cursor reaches the desired position (LOW, MID, HIGH or

TURBO) (or use the rotary encoder).

Press the rotary encoder, to display a question mark to the left of the

display.

Turn the rotary encoder to display the gain value you wish to select.

Any of −3, 0, 3, 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36,or 42 dB can be set for each

of the L, M, and H positions, in any sequence.

For TURBO, any of –3, 0, 3, 6, ..., 30, 36 , 42 dB¹⁾can be selected.

Press the MENU CANCEL/PRST/ITEM switch to CANCEL/PRST

to reset the gains to the factory set values (L = 0 dB, M = 9 dB, H =

18 dB, and TURBO = 36 dB).

To change the gain corresponding to another switch position, return

to step 3.

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1) Video gain boosted from 30 dB to 36 or 42 dB by combining blocks of 2 or 4

adjacent pixels of the CCD.

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If the settings of the GAIN selector values have been changed, the

black set must also be adjusted.

For more information, refer to the Maintenance Manual.

Press the rotary encoder, so that the question mark disappears.

To end the menu operation, set the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch to

OFF.

The setup menu disappears from the viewfinder screen and the

displays indicating the current status of the camcorder appear along

the top and bottom of the viewfinder.

4-9-2 Selecting the Functions

Use the FUNCTION 2/2 page of the setup menu to select the camcorder

functions related to return video signal.

Selecting required functions

Follow the procedure below to select the required functions.

1,2,7

2,3,4

5,6

Selecting required functions

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Set the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch to ON.

The page that was on the screen when the last menu operation ended

appears on the viewfinder screen. (When this menu is first used, the

lowest-numbered one of the currently selected pages appears.)

Push the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch repeatedly to PAGE until

the FUNCTION 2/2 page shown below appears (or use the rotary

encoder).

FUNCTION 2/2

∗∗∗

mGENLOCK

CAM RET.

: ON

: OFF

: FLD

FILTER INH.

FIELD/FRAME

Function names

A. IRIS OVERRIDE : OFF

DYNALATITUDE

: OFF

FUNCTION 2/2 page (factory settings)

Push the MENU CANCEL/PRST/ITEM switch repeatedly to ITEM

until the cursor reaches the item whose setting you want to change

(or use the rotary encoder).

Press the rotary encoder, to display a question mark to the left of the

display.

Turn the rotary encoder to change the setting of the selected

function.

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GENLOCK: To use the signal input to the GENLOCK IN

connector as a camera genlock signal or for an external time code

lock (the “ON” setting), turn the rotary encoder counterclockwise

as seen from the front of the camera, and in order not to use it (the

“OFF” setting), turn the rotary encoder clockwise.

CAM RET.: To display the return video signal input to the

GENLOCK IN connector on the viewfinder screen by using the

RET button on the lens (the “ON” setting), turn the rotary encoder

counterclockwise as seen from the front of the camera, and in

order not to display it (the “OFF” setting), turn the rotary encoder

clockwise.

FILTER INH.: To restrict the number of white balance memories

to one each for A and B (the “ON” setting), turn the rotary

encoder counterclockwise as seen from the front of the camera,

and in order not to restrict the number in this way (the “OFF”

setting), turn the rotary encoder clockwise.

FIELD/FRAME: Switches between field (FLD) and frame (FRM)

for the method of charge accumulation of the CCD sensor.

For details of menu operation, refer to the Maintenance Manual.

A. IRIS OVERRIDE: To make fine adjustment of the reference

value for automatic iris adjustment (the “ON” setting), turn the

rotary encoder counterclockwise as seen from the front of the

camera, and in order not to make fine adjustment (the “OFF”

setting), turn the rotary encoder clockwise.

See section 4-3 “Changing the Reference Value for Automatic Iris

Adjustment” (page 4-19) for more information about fine adjustment of the

reference value of the automatic iris adjustment.

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DYNALATITUDE: An image with extreme contrast, leading to

white smudging in the background or black smudging in a

subject, can be detected, and both white and black smudging

corrected. Turning the rotary encoder counterclockwise as seen

from the front of the camera switches in turn through the settings:

OFF (no function), LOW (minimum correction), MID (medium

correction), and HI (strong correction).

Notes

• When a remote control unit is connected to the camcorder, the

settings of the FILTER INH. and the IRIS OVERRIDE cannot be

changed from the remote control unit. These items appear on the

menu, but the cursor skips them so that they cannot be selected.

• Pushing the MENU CANCEL/PRST/ITEM switch to

CANCEL/PRST has no effect on the FUNCTION 2/2 page.

To change the setting of another function, return to step 3.

Press the rotary encoder, so that the question mark disappears.

To end the menu operation, set the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch to

OFF.

The setup menu disappears from the viewfinder screen and the

displays indicating the current status of the camcorder appear along

the top and bottom of the viewfinder.

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4-9-3 Selecting the Test Output

Use the TEST OUT page of the setup menu to select the type of video

signal to be output from the TEST OUT connector.

Follow the procedure below to select the test output signal.

1,2,7

2,3,4

5,6

Selecting the test output

Set the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch to ON.

The page that was on the screen when the last menu operation ended

appears on the viewfinder screen. (When this menu is first used, the

lowest-numbered one of the currently selected pages appears.)

Push the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch repeatedly to PAGE until

the FUNCTION 1/2 page shown on the next page appears (or use

the rotary encoder).

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FUNCTION 1/2

∗∗∗

mTEST OUT

DETAIL

: ENC

: ON

Composite video

signal output

APERTURE

SKIN TONE DTL

MATRIX

: ON

: OFF

: ON

GAMMA

CHROMA

: ON

: OFF

TEST SAW

CROSS COLOR FLT: OFF^a)

a) DNW-7/90/90WS only

FUNCTION 1/2 page (factory settings)

Push the MENU CANCEL/PRST/ITEM switch repeatedly to ITEM

until the cursor reaches the desired output (or use the rotary

encoder).

Note that the test output signal reverts to ENC (encoded) every time

the camcorder is switched on.

Press the rotary encoder to display a question mark to the left of the

display.

Turn the rotary encoder to select the desired output.

The R−G and B−G signal outputs can be selected only when R−G/

B−G SEL on the OPERATION MODE page is set to ON.

Refer to the Maintenance Manual for information about the OPERATION

MODE page.

Press the rotary encoder, so that the question mark disappears.

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To end the menu operation, set the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch to

OFF.

The setup menu disappears from the viewfinder screen and the

displays indicating the current status of the camcorder appear along

the top and bottom of the viewfinder screen.

4-9-4 Selecting the Aspect Ratio (DNW-90WS/

90WSP/9WS/9WSP Only)

Use the WIDE SCREEN page of the setup menu to select the aspect ratio

of the video output signal and other related items.

Selecting required functions

Follow the procedure below to select the required function.

1,2,5

2,3,4

Selecting the aspect ratio

Set the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch to ON.

The page that was on the screen when the last menu operation ended

appears on the viewfinder screen. (When this menu is first used, the

lowest-numbered one of the currently selected pages appears.)

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Push the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch repeatedly toward PAGE

until the WIDE SCREEN page shown below appears (or use the

rotary encoder).

Aspect ratio selection

WIDE SCREEN

∗∗∗

Viewfinder aspect ratio

Box cursor setting

m16:9/4:3 MODE

VF ASPECT

: 16:9

: AUTO

: BOX

: OFF

BOX/4:3 LIMITS

“16:9” BARS ID

“16:9” VF ID

16:9 mode indicator in color bars

16:9 mode display on viewfinder

screen

WIDE SCREEN page (factory settings)

Push the MENU CANCEL/PRST/ITEM switch repeatedly toward

ITEM until the cursor reaches the item whose setting you want to

change (or use the rotary encoder).

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Use the rotary encoder to change the setting of the selected item.

16:9/4:3 MODE: Turn the rotary encoder clockwise to select a 16:9

aspect ratio, or counterclockwise to select a 4:3 aspect ratio.

VF ASPECT: Turn the rotary encoder clockwise to change the

aspect ratio of the viewfinder screen to that selected by 16:9/4:3

MODE (AUTO), or counterclockwise to fix the aspect ratio of the

viewfinder screen at 4:3 (4:3) regardless of the 16:9/4:3 MODE

setting.

To fix the aspect ratio at 16:9 (16:9A or 16:9B), turn the rotary

encoder further counterclockwise.

When the 16:9/4:3 MODE is set to 4:3 with the VF ASPECT set to

16:9A or 16:9B, then the viewfinder shows the whole of the

original 16:9 mode picture in the 16:9 mode frame.

When the VF ASPECT is set to 16:9A, a marker indicating the 4:3

mode picture output area appears in the 16:9 mode frame.

When the VF ASPECT is set to 16:9B, the VF signal level outside

the current safety zone area (100%, 90% or 80%) drops to a half

regardless of whether the SAFETY ZONE setting is ON or OFF.

If you are using the BVF-VC10W Color Viewfinder with the

picture output to the viewfinder in 4:3 mode, setting the VF

ASPECT to 16:9A or 16:9B disables the viewfinder from showing

the picture correctly.

BOX/4:3 LIMITS: Turn the rotary encoder clockwise to display the

box cursor on the viewfinder screen (BOX), or counterclockwise

to display a 4:3 mode area on the 16:9 mode viewfinder screen

(4:3).

“16:9” BARS ID: Turn the rotary encoder counterclockwise to

record a 16:9 mode indicator in color bars (ON), or clockwise not

to record it in color bars (OFF).

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COLOR BAR (NTSC)

16:9

–I

COLOR BAR (PAL)

16:9

“16:9” indicator on the color bar display

“16:9” VF ID: Turn the rotary encoder counterclockwise to keep a

16:9 mode indicator displayed on the the viewfinder screen when

the 16:9 mode is selected (ON), or clockwise not to display the

16:9 mode indicator on the viewfinder screen (OFF).

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Notes

• The BOX CURSOR setting on the MARKER 2/2 page cannot be

changed in the following cases.

- The BOX/4:3 LIMITS setting is 4:3.

- The 16:9/4:3 MODE setting is 4:3 with the VF ASPECT set to 16:9.

• The LEVEL 1/9 page can be individually set for both 16:9 and 4:3

mode.

To change the setting of another function, return to step 3.

To end the menu operation, set the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch to

OFF.

The setup menu disappears from the viewfinder screen and the

displays indicating the current status of the camcorder appear along

the top and bottom of the viewfinder screen.

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4-10 VTR Menu Display in the

Display Panel

When the camcorder is stopped, hold down the ADVANCE button and

press the SHIFT button for at least one second to display the VTR menu

in the display panel.

Using the VTR menu, you can carry out with ease some of the system

settings, including adjusting the internal clock, which are possible in the

diagnosis mode.

4-10-1 Configuration and Functions of the VTR

The VTR menu consists of seven submenus, identified by menu

numbers, and numbers 3 to 6 of these each include a number of items.

VTR menu items and functions

Item

Function

number

TIME SET

DATE SET

Check and update the internal clock time.

Check and update the internal clock date.

REC START/

STOP TONE

Select whether to sound a tone on

starting and stopping recording.

AUTO SHOT NO.

RESET

Select whether to automatically reset the

shot number when a new cassette is

loaded.

SHOT TIME DISP

SEL

Select how to display the shot date and

time in the display panel.

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LTC UBIT

Select the contents of the LTC user bits.

LTC UBIT MARKER Select which LTC user bit markers to

record.

REC START

MARKER

Select whether to record recording start

markers.

SHOT MARKER 1

SHOT MARKER 2

Select whether to record shot markers 1.

Select whether to record shot markers 2.

VITC UBIT

Select information to be recorded in the

VITC user bits.

SHOT DATA

Select the VITC UBIT DATA mode.

WATCH IC REVISE Check and update the internal clock

adjustment.

4-10-2 Using the VTR Menu

To access the VTR menu, hold down the ADVANCE button and press

the SHIFT button for at least one second.

For operations within the VTR menu, use the SHIFT, ADVANCE,

HOLD, and RESET buttons.

To exit the VTR menu, hold down the ADVANCE button and press the

SHIFT button.

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HOLD button

RESET button

OTL TO DATA

DISPLAY

OFF

HOLD RESET

LOD LIGHT WARNING

OVER EMPH OVER

DIAG PB VITC NDF EXT-LK

HOLD

00:00:00:00

MIN

SEC

FRM

TAPE

p p p p p p p

BATT

p p p p p p p

∞

SERVO

HUMID

SLACK

PEAK dB

ADVANCE SHIFT

PRESET

LEVEL

SHIFT

button

ADVANCE

button

F-RUN

SET

R-RUN

REGEN

AUTO

MANUAL

CLOCK

AUDIO SILECT

DIAG DATA

DISPLAY

CH-1

CH-2

AUDIO IN

U-BIT

FRONT

REAR

WIRELESS

TIME

NDF

SHOT

Buttons used in the VTR menu

Operations in the VTR menu relating to the internal clock

Menu numbers 1, 2 and 6 are for settings relating to the internal clock.

The following summarizes the procedure in these menus.

Access the VTR menu.

For menu numbers 2 and 6, press the ADVANCE button to move to

the required menu number.

Press the SHIFT button.

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Change the internal clock setting as required.

Press the SHIFT button.

Exit the VTR menu.

For details of operation for menu numbers 1, 2, and 6, see the respective sections,

“Changing the time setting of the internal clock” (page 94), “Changing the date

setting of the internal clock” (page 4-96), and “Changing the internal clock

adjustment” (page 4-100).

Operations in the VTR menu not relating to the internal clock

Menu numbers 3 to 5 each include a number of functions. Each setting

is generally a binary choice (such as ON/OFF), but some settings have

three choices.

The following summarizes the procedure in these menus.

Access the VTR menu.

Press the ADVANCE button to move to the required menu number.

Press the SHIFT button repeatedly until the setting you wish to

change is flashing.

Press the ADVANCE button to change the setting.

Press the SHIFT button to advance to the last function in this

submenu.

Press the SHIFT button once more.

Exit the VTR menu.

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Menu item settings and indications in the display panel

TIME SET

Setting

Indication

Internal clock time

1:xx xx xx

DATE SET

Setting

Indication

Internal clock date

2:xx xx xx

REC START/STOP TONE

Setting

Indication

No tone on starting and stopping

recording

3:0xx

Sound tone on starting and

stopping recording

3:1xx

AUTO SHOT NO. RESET

Setting

Indication

Reset shot number when new

cassette loaded

3:x0x

Do not reset shot number when new

cassette loaded

3:x1x

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SHOT TIME DISP SEL

Setting

Indication

Show shot time as

3:xx0

“month-day:hour-minute”

Show shot time as

“day-month:hour-minute”

3:xx1

3:xx2

Show shot time as

“day:hour-minute-second”

LTC UBIT

Setting

Indication

Set LTC user bits to fixed

user bit values

4:0xxxx

Set LTC user bits to real time

Record shot data in LTC user bits

4:1xxxx

4:2xxxx

LTC UBIT MARKER

Setting

Indication

LTC user bit marker recording

determined by REC START

MARKER and GOOD SHOT

MARKER items

4:x0xxx

Both markers (REC START

MARKER and GOOD SHOT

MARKER) recorded in LTC user bits

No markers recorded in LTC user bits

4:x1xxx

4:x2xxx

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REC START MARKER¹⁾

Setting

Indication

Recording start marker recorded

in user bits

4:x00xx

Recording start marker not recorded

in user bits

4:x01xx

1) This switch is effective when the LTC UBIT MARKER setting is 0 (“SW”).

SHOT MARKER 1²⁾

Setting

Indication

Shot marker 1 recorded

in user bits

4:x0x0x

Shot marker 1 not recorded

in user bits

4:x0x1x

2) This switch is effective when the LTC UBIT MARKER setting is 0 (“SW”).

SHOT MARKER 2³⁾

Setting

Indication

Shot marker 2 recorded

in user bits

4:x0xx0

Shot marker 2 not recorded

in user bits

4:x0xx1

3) This switch is effective when the LTC UBIT MARKER setting is 0 (“SW”).

VITC UBIT

Setting

Indication

Set VITC user bits to fixed user

bit values

5:0x

Set VITC user bits to real time

5:1x

5:2x

Record shot data in VITC user bits

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SHOT DATA

Setting

Indication

5:20

Use standard mode for shot data

Use extended mode for shot data

5:21

WATCH IC REVISE

Setting

Indication

Adjustment for internal clock

(frames/hour)

7:xxx

4-10-3 Example Operations in the VTR Menu

This section describes typical examples of setting operations carried out

using the VTR menu.

Changing the time setting of the internal clock

Hold down the ADVANCE button and press the SHIFT button for at

least one second.

This displays the VTR menu.

Press the SHIFT button.

The hours indication flashes.

Set the hours value.

To increase the value, press the ADVANCE button.

To decrease the value, hold down the HOLD button and press the

ADVANCE button.

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Press the SHIFT button.

The minutes indication flashes.

Set the minutes value.

To increase the value, press the ADVANCE button.

To decrease the value, hold down the HOLD button and press the

ADVANCE button.

Press the RESET button to set the seconds value to 00.

If before you press the RESET button the seconds value is less than

30, the minutes value does not change. If before you press the

RESET button the seconds value is 30 or more, the minutes value is

incremented by 1 at the moment the seconds value changes to 00.

Press the SHIFT button.

The corrected time appears in the display.

Hold down the ADVANCE button and press the SHIFT button to

exit the VTR menu.

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Changing the date setting of the internal clock

Hold down the ADVANCE button and press the SHIFT button for at

least one second.

This displays the VTR menu.

Press the ADVANCE button once.

This moves to DATE SET.

Press the SHIFT button.

The year indication flashes.

Set the year.

To increase the value, press the ADVANCE button.

To decrease the value, hold down the HOLD button and press the

ADVANCE button.

Press the SHIFT button.

The month indication flashes.

Set the month.

To increase the value, press the ADVANCE button.

To decrease the value, hold down the HOLD button and press the

ADVANCE button.

Press the SHIFT button.

The day indication flashes.

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Set the day.

To increase the value, press the ADVANCE button.

To decrease the value, hold down the HOLD button and press the

ADVANCE button.

Press the SHIFT button.

The corrected date appears in the display.

10 Hold down the ADVANCE button and press the SHIFT button to

exit the VTR menu.

Sounding a tone on starting and stopping recording

Hold down the ADVANCE button and press the SHIFT button for at

least one second.

This displays the VTR menu.

Press the ADVANCE button twice.

Press the SHIFT button.

The current setting of REC START/STOP TONE flashes.

Press the ADVANCE button until the displayed setting value is 1.

In the viewfinder, this appears as “ON”.

Press the SHIFT button three times.

This saves the new setting value.

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Hold down the ADVANCE button and press the SHIFT button to

exit the VTR menu.

If the new setting is not saved correctly

When you press the SHIFT button in step 5, an indication “3:Ex xx”

appears. Make the setting once more.

Recording all markers in the LTC user bits

Hold down the ADVANCE button and press the SHIFT button for at

least one second.

This displays the VTR menu.

Press the ADVANCE button three times.

Press the SHIFT button twice.

The current setting of LTC UBIT MARKER flashes.

Press the ADVANCE button until the displayed setting value is 1.

Press the SHIFT button three times.

This saves the new setting value.

Hold down the ADVANCE button and press the SHIFT button to

exit the VTR menu.

If the new setting is not saved correctly

When you press the SHIFT button in step 5, an indication “4:Ex xx x”

appears. Make the setting once more.

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Recording shot data in the VITC user bits

Hold down the ADVANCE button and press the SHIFT button for at

least one second.

This displays the VTR menu.

Press the ADVANCE button four times.

Press the SHIFT button.

The current setting of VITC UBIT flashes.

Press the ADVANCE button until the displayed setting value is 2.

Press the SHIFT button twice.

This saves the new setting value.

Hold down the ADVANCE button and press the SHIFT button to

exit the VTR menu.

If the new setting is not saved correctly

When you press the SHIFT button in step 5, an indication “5:Exx”

appears. Make the setting once more.

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Changing the internal clock adjustment

The rate of advancement of the internal clock while the camcorder is

powered off can be adjusted as follows.

Hold down the ADVANCE button and press the SHIFT button for at

least one second.

This displays the VTR menu.

Press the ADVANCE button six times.

Press the SHIFT button.

The current setting of the internal clock adjustment value flashes.

Set the adjustment value (number of frames/day).

To increase the value, press the ADVANCE button.

To decrease the value, hold down the HOLD button and press the

ADVANCE button.

Press the SHIFT button.

This saves the new setting value.

Hold down the ADVANCE button and press the SHIFT button to

exit the VTR menu.

If the new setting is not saved correctly

When you press the SHIFT button in step 5, an indication “7:E x xx”

appears. Make the setting once more.

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4-11 Using the Setup Card

You can save the contents of the setup menu in the BSC-1 Setup Card

(not supplied). This data enables rapid recreation of suitable setup

conditions.

4-11-1 Handling the Setup Card

The setup card can be inserted or removed from the camcorder with the

power turned on or off.

Removing the setup card

Push up on the tab on the right-hand side of the card insertion lid to open

the lid.

Removing the setup card

Note

Do not touch the pins on the card connector.

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Inserting the setup card

Hold the setup card with the “SONY” logo facing you so you can read it,

slide it into the insertion slot, then close the lid.

Inserting the setup card

Note

Make sure that you can read the “SONY” logo when you insert the card.

If there is some resistance when you insert the card, the card might be

turned around or upside down. Do not force the card into the slot. Check

that the card is correctly oriented, then try inserting it again.

Note for using and storing the setup card

The following points apply to the use and storage of a setup card.

• Avoid high temperature and humidity.

• Make sure the card does not get dirty or wet.

• Avoid static electricity.

• Store the card by inserting it into the camcorder and closing the card

insertion lid.

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4-11-2 Using Data on the Setup Card

The operations of saving data to the setup card and reading the saved

data from the setup card are done from the SETUP CARD page of the

setup menu.

Writing data to the setup card

Follow the procedure below.

1,2,7

2,3,4,6

3,5

Writing data to the setup card

Set the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch to ON.

The page that was on the screen when the last menu operation ended

appears on the viewfinder screen. (When this menu is first used, the

lowest-numbered one of the currently selected pages appears.)

(Continued)

Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-103

Push the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch repeatedly to PAGE until

the SETUP CARD page shown below appears (or use the rotary

encoder).

Data read message

SETUP CARD

∗∗∗

mREAD (mCAM)

WRITE (mCARD)

ID EDIT

Data write message

Setting of card ID

WRITE PROTECT : OFF

PRESS:READ CARD

Setting of write protection^a)

function

a) Displayed in engineer mode only

SETUP CARD page (factory settings)

If no card is inserted, the message “CARD NOT INSERTED!”

appears. Close the menu and insert a card.

Push the MENU CANCEL/PRST/ITEM switch repeatedly to ITEM

until the cursor reaches the WRITE (→ CARD) position (or use the

rotary encoder).

Press the rotary encoder.

A message asking whether or not data and the card ID of the camera

are to be written to the card appears.

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SETUP CARD

∗∗∗

READ (mCAM)

mWRITE (mCARD)

ID EDIT

ID :

.........

WRITE ? (Y : PRESS)

• To end writing data, push the MENU CANCEL/PRST/ITEM

switch to CANCEL/PRST.

• To continue the writing of data, go on to step 6.

Press the rotary encoder.

The displayed card ID and the setting data stored in the camcorder

are written to the card.

While the data is being written, the message “WRITING DATA!” is

displayed.

When the writing is completed, the message “WRITE : OK”

appears.

To end the menu operation, set the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch to

OFF.

The setup menu disappears from the viewfinder screen and the

displays indicating the current status of the camcorder appear along

the top and bottom of the viewfinder.

Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-105

Updating the data

If data is already saved on the card, a message asking whether or not that

data is to be updated is displayed in step 6 (page 4-105). The message is

illustrated below.

SETUP CARD

∗∗∗

READ (mCAM)

mWRITE (mCARD)

ID EDIT

ID :

.........

CARD CONTAINS DATA!

REPLACE? (Y : PRESS)

To update the data, press the rotary encoder.

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Protecting saved data

If you set the WRITE PROTECT setting to “ON” in engineer mode to

protect data written to a setup card, then pressing the rotary encoder in

step 6 of the foregoing procedure (page 4-105) does not carry out

overwriting. Follow the procedure below (possible in engineer mode

only).

SETUP CARD

∗∗∗

READ (mCAM)

WRITE (mCARD)

ID EDIT

mWRITE PROTECT : OFF

Protecting saved data

Move the cursor to the WRITE PROTECT position.

(Continued)

Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-107

• To enable the write-protection function (the “ON” setting), turn

the rotary encoder counterclockwise as seen from the front of the

camera.

• To disable the write-protection function (the “OFF” setting), turn

the rotary encoder clockwise.

If data cannot be written

If when you press the rotary encoder in step 6 of the foregoing procedure

(page 4-105) one of the following error messages appears, then the data

was not written.

Data write error messages

Error message Reason

Action

CARD NOT

INSERTED!

No setup card is

inserted.

Close the menu and insert or

reinsert the card.

WRITE

PROTECTED!

WRITE PROTECT Set WRITE PROTECT to OFF.

is set to ON.

WRITE ERROR! Circuit or card fault Check the circuitry, or replace the

(flashing) card with a verified card.

Reading saved data from a card

Follow the procedure below.

1,2,7

2,3,4,6

3,5

Reading saved data from a card

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Set the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch to ON.

The page that was on the screen when the last menu operation ended

appears on the viewfinder screen. (When this menu is first used, the

lowest-numbered one of the currently selected pages appears.)

Push the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch repeatedly to PAGE until

the SETUP CARD page shown below appears (or use the rotary

encoder).

SETUP CARD

∗∗∗

Data read message

mREAD (mCAM)

WRITE (mCARD)

ID EDIT

Data write message

Setting of card ID

PRESS : READ CARD

SETUP CARD page (factory settings)

If no card is inserted, the message “CARD NOT INSERTED!”

message appears. Close the menu and insert a card.

Push the MENU CANCEL/PRST/ITEM switch repeatedly to ITEM

until the cursor reaches the READ (→ CAM) position (or use the

rotary encoder).

Press the rotary encoder.

A message asking whether or not data and the card ID of the camera

are to be read from the card appears.

(Continued)

Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-109

SETUP CARD

∗∗∗

mREAD (mCAM)

WRITE (mCARD)

ID EDIT

ID :

.........

READ? (Y : PRESS)

• To end reading data, push the MENU CANCEL/PRST/ITEM

switch to CANCEL/PRST.

• To continue the reading of data, go on to step 6.

Notes

• The data and the card ID read from the card overwrite the data

stored in the camcorder. Before going on to step 6, re-check the

card ID and decide whether it is necessary to read the data and

card ID from the card.

• The card stores data for both user-mode settings and engineer-

mode settings. Both sets of data are read and written together.

For more information, refer to the Maintenance Manual.

• There is no setup card read-write compatibility between different

models of digital camcorder. For example, a card written by the

DNW-7 cannot be read by the DNW-90 or DNW-7P, and vice

versa.

Press the rotary encoder once more.

While data is being read, the message “READING DATA!” is

displayed.

When reading is completed, the message “READ : OK” appears.

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To end the menu operation, set the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch to

OFF.

The setup menu disappears from the viewfinder screen and the

displays indicating the current status of the camcorder appear along

the top and bottom of the viewfinder.

If data cannot be read

If when you press the rotary encoder in step 6 of the above procedure

(page 4-110) one of the following error messages appears, then the data

was not read.

Data read error messages

Error message

Reason

Action

CARD NOT

INSERTED!

No setup card is inserted. Close the menu and insert

or reinsert the card.

READ ERROR!

(flashing)

Circuit or card fault

Re-check, and consult a

Sony representative.

CARD DATA NG! The card contains the

Do not try to read the data

written for another

camcorder.

(flashing)

data that cannot be read

into this camcorder.

Setting the card ID

When data is written to a setup card, it is useful to set an ID for the card

to identify it.

When data is saved to a card, a card ID is written to the card together

with the data. When data is read from a card, the card ID is also read,

and that ID overwrites the card ID associated with the data that was

previously in the camcorder.

Move the cursor to ID EDIT on the SETUP CARD page.

(Continued)

Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-111

Press the rotary encoder.

The currently set card ID appears. If no card ID is currently set, 10

spaces (π) appear. The cursor is at the left-most character or space.

SETUP CARD

∗∗∗

READ (mCAM)

WRITE (mCARD)

mID EDIT

ID :

Currently set card ID,

or 10 spaces

Turn the rotary encoder clockwise as seen from the front of the

camera until the character you wish to set appears.

The character display cycles from the alphabet, through the symbols,

and the digits in that order. Turn the rotary encoder

counterclockwise to cycle through the characters in the reverse

direction.

Press the rotary encoder to advance the cursor to the next position.

When the settings are completed, press the rotary encoder repeatedly

until the cursor reaches the rightmost position.

To set another character, return to step 3.

When 10 characters are set, EDIT mode is exited automatically.

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To change the card ID, press the MENU CANCEL/PRST/ITEM

switch toward the CANCEL position.

If a correction is required after once pressing the rotary encoder,

press the rotary encoder once again, to display the cursor above the

card ID and enable correction (returning to the state in step 2).

Notes

• Shot ID-1 is read and written always together with other data.

Therefore, if shot ID-1 is written to a card after being set or modified

through the SETUP CARD page for data stored in the camera, other

data than shot ID-1 will also be written onto the card. Shot ID-2 to

shot ID-4 are not recorded on the setup card.

• To set or modify only the card ID of data stored on a card, read the data

from the card to the camcorder, set or modify the card ID, then write

that data back to the card.

Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-113

5-1 Power Supply

You need to power on the camcorder for the flange focal length

adjustment, viewfinder focus and screen adjustment, etc., which are

described later.

The following power supplies can be used with the camcorder.

• A BP-L60/L90 lithium-ion battery pack

• An NP-1B or a BP-90A Ni-Cd battery pack

• AC power using AC-550/550CE or AC-DN1

Alternatively, you can make combined use of internal and external

batteries, by mounting one of the above batteries as an internal battery

and connecting an external battery that can be a BP-90A contained in a

DC-210 Battery Adaptor and connected to the DC IN connector of the

camcorder.

5-1-1 Using a BP-L60/L90 Battery Pack

With a battery pack, the camcorder will operate continuously for the time

listed in the table below.

Approximate continuous operating time with BP-L60/L90 Battery Pack

DNW-7/7P

DNW-90/90P

DNW-90WS/90WSP/9WS/

9WSP

BP-L60

BP-L90

120 minutes

180 minutes

110 minutes

165 minutes

105 minutes

160 minutes

Before use, charge the battery pack with a BC-L100/L100CE Battery

Charger. It takes about 2.5 hours to charge one BP-L60, and about 3.5

hours to charge one BP-L90.

For more information, refer to the BC-L100/L100CE manual.

Note on using the battery pack

A warm battery pack may not be able to be fully recharged.

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5-1

Attaching the battery pack

Press the battery pack against the back of the camcorder, aligning

the side line of the battery pack with the line on the camcorder.

Back of camcorder

BP-L60/L90

Align these lines.

Slide the battery pack down until its “LOCK” arrow points at the

matching line on the camcorder.

LOCK

Matching line on the

camcorder

“LOCK” arrow

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Chapter 5 Setting Up the Camcorder

Detaching the battery pack

Holding the button in,

pull the battery pack up.

Detaching the battery pack

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5-3

5-1-2 Using an NP-1B Battery Pack

The camcorder will operate continuously for about 40 minutes with an

NP-1B Battery Pack. Use of this battery pack requires a DC-L1 Battery

Adaptor (not supplied).

Before use, charge the battery pack with a BC-1WD/1WDCE Battery

Charger for about 1 hour.

For more information, refer to the BC-1WD/1WDCE manual.

Attaching the battery pack

Slide an NP-1B Battery Pack into the DC-L1 Battery Adaptor.

NP-1B

DC-L1

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Mount the DC-L1 Battery Adaptor on the back of the camcorder.

Back of camcorder

5-1-3 Using a BP-90A Battery Pack

The camcorder will operate for about 120 minutes (DNW-7/7P), 110

minutes (DNW-90/90P) or 105 minutes (DNW-90WS/90WSP) with a

BP- 90A Battery Pack. Use of this battery pack requires a DC-L90

Battery Adaptor (not supplied).

Before use, charge the battery pack with a BC-210/210CE/410/410CE

Battery Charger for about 2 hours.

For more information, refer to the BC-210/210CE/410/410CE or BC-L100/

L100CE manual.

Chapter 5 Setting Up the Camcorder

5-5

Attaching the battery pack

Fit a BP-90A Battery Pack in the DC-L90 Battery Adaptor.

∫

3 Insert the battery pack.

4 Connect the plug.

5 Close the side cover

and push the lever

down.

1 Push the lever up.

2 Open the side cover.

Mount the DC-L90 Battery Adaptor on the back of the camcorder.

Back of camcorder

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Chapter 5 Setting Up the Camcorder

5-1-4 Avoiding Breaks in Operation Due to Dead

Batteries

If you use both an internal battery pack and an external battery connected

to the DC IN connector at the same time, you can avoid breaks in

operation due to the dead batteries.

When the external battery begins to fail and an internal

battery pack is also used

Remove the DC output cable of the external battery from the DC IN

connector. The power source will switch to the internal battery pack.

When the external battery begins to fail and an internal

battery pack is not used

First load the camcorder with a fully charged internal battery pack, then

remove the DC output cable of the external battery from the DC IN

connector. The power source will switch to the internal battery pack. To

use an external battery again, connect a fully charged external battery to

the DC IN connector before unloading the internal battery pack. The

power source will switch to the external battery.

Continuous operation when operating with only an internal

battery pack

First, connect a fully charged external battery to the DC IN connector,

then change the internal battery.

Notes

• Whenever an internal battery pack is loaded and an external battery is

connected to the DC IN connector, the external battery is always used

as the power source.

• There may be some noise on the video signal at the instant the power

sources are switched.

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5-1-5 Using an AC Adaptor

Using an AC-550/550CE AC Adaptor

Connect the camcorder to the AC power supply as shown in the

following figure, and turn the POWER switch of the AC-550/550CE on.

Wall outlet

Power switch on

AC-550/550CE

AC Adaptor

LOCK

DC OUT

DC IN

DC output cable (supplied with the AC-550/550CE)

Using an AC Adaptor

Using an AC-DN1/DN2 AC Adaptor

Mount the AC-DN1/DN2 on the camcorder in the same way as a battery,

then connect to the AC power supply.

Connection to an AC power supply using an AC-DN1/DN2 AC Adaptor

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Chapter 5 Setting Up the Camcorder

5-1-6 Using the Anton Bauer Ultralight System

By fitting the camcorder with the Anton Bauer Ultralight System, and

setting the LIGHT switch to AUTO, you can switch the light on and off

automatically as you start and stop VTR operation. (This system operates

with lights powered by 12 V, with a maximum power consumption of 30

W.)

5-1-7 Using the Anton Bauer Intelligent Battery

System

You can equip the camcorder with a special battery mount which the

Anton Bauer Corporation has developed for its Intelligent Battery

System and Ultralight System.

When the camcorder is used with an Anton Bauer Digital Magnum series

battery, the remaining battery capacity is shown numerically in the

viewfinder display.

Contact your Sony representative for more information.

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5-2 Adjusting the Viewfinder

For maximum viewing convenience, you can adjust the viewfinder

position in the left-right and backward-forward directions.

5-2-1 Adjusting the Viewfinder Position

Adjusting the position to left or right

Loosen the viewfinder left-right positioning ring.

Slide the viewfinder to the most convenient position.

Tighten the viewfinder left-right positioning ring.

Storing the camcorder in the carrying case

Always store the camcorder with the viewfinder moved fully in the

direction opposite to the barrel and the viewfinder left-right positioning

ring tightened.

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Adjusting the position backward or forward

Loosen the viewfinder front-rear positioning lever.

Slide the viewfinder longitudinally to the most convenient position.

Tighten the viewfinder front-rear positioning lever.

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5-2-2 Adjusting the Viewfinder Focus and

Screen

Adjusting the viewfinder focus

Turn the diopter adjustment ring until the viewfinder image is sharpest.

Diopter adjustment ring

Adjusting the viewfinder focus

Adjusting the viewfinder screen

Adjust the brightness, contrast, and peaking of the viewfinder screen

with the controls shown below.

BRIGHT control

CONTRAST control

PEAKING control

Adjusting the viewfinder screen

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5-2-3 Detaching the Viewfinder

Viewfinder stopper

Detaching the viewfinder

Point the viewfinder barrel up or down.

Loosen the viewfinder left-right positioning ring.

Holding the viewfinder stopper up, slide the viewfinder in the

direction indicated by the arrow and detach it.

Remove the viewfinder cable and microphone cable from the clamps

and disconnect them.

Chapter 5 Setting Up the Camcorder 5-13

The viewfinder rotation bracket

By fitting a BKW-401 Viewfinder Rotation Bracket (not supplied), you

can rotate the viewfinder out of the way so that your right leg does not

hit the viewfinder while you are carrying the camcorder.

For more information, refer to the BKW-401 manual.

Using the BKW-401 Viewfinder Rotation Bracket

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5-2-4 Detaching the Eyepiece

Removing the eyepiece gives a clearer view of the screen from further

away. It is also easy to remove dust from the viewfinder screen and

mirror when the eyepiece is detached.

Turn the eyepiece locking ring fully counterclockwise, to line up the

red marks on the locking ring and the viewfinder barrel.

Mark (red)

Locking ring

Detach the eyepiece.

Mark on end of eyepiece (red)

Chapter 5 Setting Up the Camcorder 5-15

Reattaching the eyepiece

Align the mark on the eyepiece locking ring with the one on the

viewfinder barrel.

Align the mark on the eyepiece end (see step 2 in the illustration for

eyepiece detachment) with those on the eyepiece locking ring and

viewfinder barrel. Then insert the eyepiece into the viewfinder

barrel.

Turn the eyepiece locking ring clockwise until its “LOCK” arrow

points at the mark on the viewfinder barrel.

Note

When the eyecup is worn out, replace it with a new one (service part

number 3-723-079-02).

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5-3 Mounting the Lens

Follow the procedure below to mount the lens.

For information about using the lens, refer to the lens manual.

1,3

Mounting the lens

Push the lens locking lever up and remove the lens mount cap from

the lens mount.

Align the center slot in the lens mount with the center pin on the

lens, and insert the lens into the mount.

Holding the lens in place, push the lens locking lever down to mount

the lens.

Connect the lens cable to the LENS connector.

Secure the lens cable with the cable clamps.

Chapter 5 Setting Up the Camcorder 5-17

5-4 Adjusting the Flange

Focal Length

If the lens does not stay in focus properly as you zoom from telephoto to

wide angle, adjust the flange focal length (the distance from the plane of

the lens mounting flange to the imaging plane). Make this adjustment

after mounting or changing the lens.

Adjusting the flange focal length

The positions of the controls for adjusting the flange focal length vary

somewhat from lens to lens. Check the identification of the various

controls in the lens manual.

About 3 m (10 ft)

Adjusting the flange focal length

Set the iris to manual.

Open the iris. Place the flange focal length adjustment chart about 3

m (10 ft) away from the camera, lit well enough to provide a

satisfactory video output level.

Loosen the fixing screws on the Ff ring (flange focal length

adjustment ring).

Use manual or power zoom to set the lens to telephoto.

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Point the camera at the chart, and focus on it.

Set the zoom to wide angle.

Turn the Ff ring until the chart is in focus, being careful not to

disturb the focus ring.

Repeat steps 4 to 7 until the chart stays in focus all the way from

wide angle to telephoto.

Tighten the Ff ring fixing screws.

Chapter 5 Setting Up the Camcorder 5-19

5-5 Audio Input System

5-5-1 Using the Supplied Microphone

You can use the supplied microphone either detached from or attached to

the camcorder.

Using the microphone detached from the camcorder

Connect to the MIC IN

Set the AUDIO IN switch for the

connector.

desired recording channel to FRONT.

Using the microphone detached from the camcorder

Note

When using the supplied microphone with an extension cable, always

use an external power supply type cable.

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Using the microphone attached to the camcorder

Loosen the screw and open the microphone holder.

Microphone holder

Place the microphone in the microphone holder.

Place the microphone in the

holder so that “UP” is at the top.

Tighten the

screw.

Close the microphone holder.

(Continued)

Chapter 5 Setting Up the Camcorder 5-21

Plug the microphone cable into the MIC IN connector, and set the

AUDIO IN switch for the desired recording channel to FRONT.

Connect to the MIC IN connector.

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5-5-2 Using an External Microphone

You can connect up to two external microphones, using the AUDIO IN

CH-1 and CH-2 connectors. When you use an external power supply

type microphone, set the LINE/MIC/+48 V ON selector for the

appropriate AUDIO IN connector to +48 V ON.

If a microphone you use is not the external power supply type, set the

LINE/MIC/+48 V ON selector to MIC.

Using a detached external microphone

Set the LINE/MIC/+48 V ON

selector to +48 V ON if you

use an external power supply

type microphone. Otherwise,

set the selector to MIC.

Microphone

AUDIO IN

CH-1 or CH-2

Set the AUDIO IN switch for the channel to

which the microphone is connected to REAR.

Using a detached external microphone

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Using an external microphone attached to the

camcorder

You can attach an external microphone to the camcorder by using a

CAC-12 Microphone Holder (not supplied). Additionally, by using a

CRS-3P Cradle Suspension (not supplied), you can reduce the

mechanical vibration noise from the VTR, and can also attach a long

microphone. Note, however, that use of the CRS-3P requires a

microphone holder (A) (Part No. 3-680-581-01), which is not supplied

with the CRS-3P.

The procedure for attaching an external microphone using a CAC-12 and

CRS-3P is shown below.

Refer to the microphone holder or cradle suspension manual for more information.

Assemble the CRS-3P Cradle Suspension and microphone holder

(A) (Part No. 3-680-581-01).

Microphone holder (A)

(Part No. 3-680-581-01)

CRS-3P Cradle Suspension

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Remove the external microphone holder attachment screws.

Attach the CAC-12 Microphone Holder.

Screws removed in step 2

CAC-12

(Continued)

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Open the CAC-12 and remove the microphone adaptor.

Loosen the screw.

Open the CAC-12.

Microphone adaptor

Mount the assembly from step 1 in the CAC-12.

Tighten the screw.

Close the CAC-12.

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Mount the microphone into the cradle suspension.

Microphone

Connect the microphone cable to the AUDIO IN connector for

channel 1 or 2. Set the corresponding AUDIO IN switch to REAR.

Set the LINE/MIC/+48 V ON selector to +48 V ON or MIC in

accordance with the type of the microphone power supply.

Notes

• You can only connect an external power supply type microphone to the

MIC IN connector.

• If the microphone you connect to the AUDIO IN CH-1/CH-2

connector is of the external power supply type, set the appropriate

LINE/MIC/+48 V ON selector to +48 V ON.

Otherwise, set the selector to MIC.

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5-5-3 Attaching a UHF Portable Tuner (for a UHF

Wireless Microphone System)

To use a Sony UHF wireless microphone system, fit one of the following

UHF portable tuners:

• WRR-855A UHF Synthesized Tuner Unit

• WRR-28M/810A/860A UHF Portable Tuner

For each of these UHF portable tuners, use the following attachment

procedure. (For the WRR-28M/810A/860A UHF Portable Tuner, the

WRR-28M is taken as an example.)

Refer to the UHF portable tuner manual for more information.

Fitting the WRR-855A

You can use the WRR-855A UHF Synthesized Tuner Unit simply by

inserting it into the slot in the camcorder, and fastening the fixing

screws.

Undo the four fixing screws holding the cover of the slot, and

remove the cover.

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Insert the WRR-855A, and fasten the four fixing screws.

Set the AUDIO IN switch to WIRELESS for the channel to be used.

For the operation of the WRR-855A, refer to the manual supplied with the WRR-

855A.

Fitting a WRR-28M (using a BP-L60/L90 Battery Pack)

(1) Attach the WRR tuner fitting (not supplied, service part number

A-8278-057-A) to the back of the camcorder.

1 Pass a screwdriver through the holes and tighten the screws.

2 Loosen the adjustment screws.

3 Adjust the metal fitting position for a BP-L60/L90 Battery

Pack to be attached, and tighten the adjustment screws to fix

its position.

4 Attach the BETACAM holder kit supplied with the tuner to

the WRR tuner fitting.

(Continued)

Chapter 5 Setting Up the Camcorder 5-29

(2) Attach the battery pack.

For more information about attaching the BP-L60/L90 Battery Pack, see

Section 5-1-1 “Using a BP-L60/L90 Battery Pack” (page 5-1).

Back of camcorder

BP-L60/L90

Adjustment

screws

BETACAM

holder kit

Holes

WRR tuner fitting

Mount the tuner on the WRR tuner fitting.

WRR-28M

•

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Connect the tuner power cord to the DC OUT connector of the

camcorder, and the audio output cable to the AUDIO IN connector

for channel 1 or 2.

Set the LINE/MIC/+48 V ON

selector for the appropriate

channel to MIC.

•

DC OUT

Set the AUDIO IN switch for

the appropriate channel to

REAR.

AUDIO IN for CH-1 or CH-2

Fitting a WRR-28M (using an NP-1B or BP-90A Battery

Pack)

Before attempting the following attachment, make sure that an NP-1B

Battery Pack is contained in the DC-L1 Battery Adaptor or that a BP-

90A Battery Pack is contained in the DC-L90 Battery Adaptor.

Chapter 5 Setting Up the Camcorder 5-31

Attach the BETACAM holder kit supplied with the tuner to the

WRR tuner fitting.

BETACAM holder kit

•

Mount the tuner on the battery adaptor.

WRR-28M

•

1 Attach the hook to the bracket.

2 Tighten the screw.

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Connect the tuner power cord to the DC OUT connector of the

camcorder, and the audio output cable to the AUDIO IN CH-1 or

CH-2 connector.

Set the LINE/MIC/

+48 V ON selector

for the appropriate

channel to MIC.

•

DC OUT

AUDIO IN CH-1 or CH-2

Set the AUDIO IN switch for the

appropriate channel to REAR.

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5-5-4 Connecting Line Input Audio Equipment

Connect the audio output connector of the audio equipment that supplies

the line input signal to the AUDIO IN CH-1 or CH-2 connector.

Set the LINE/MIC/+48 V

ON selector for the

appropriate channel to

LINE.

•

Audio equipment

Set the AUDIO IN switch for the

appropriate channel to REAR.

AUDIO IN CH-1 or CH-2

Line input connection

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5-6 Tripod Mounting

You can easily mount and dismount the camcorder on a tripod by using

the tripod adaptor (not supplied).

Attach the tripod adaptor to the tripod.

Tripod adaptor

Select the screw hole in the

tripod adaptor that fits the

screw on your tripod camera

mount and gives the best

balance for the camcorder.

Camera mount

Mount the camcorder on the tripod adaptor.

Slide the camcorder forward along

the groove in the adaptor until it

clicks.

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Removing the camcorder from the tripod adaptor

Press the red button

against the lever and

move the lever

indicated by the arrow.

Lever

Red button

Removing the camcorder from the tripod adaptor

Note

The tripod adaptor pin may remain in the engaged position even after the

camcorder is removed. If this happens, press the red button against the

lever a second time and move the lever as shown below until the pin

returns to the stowed position. If the pin remains in the engaged position,

you will not be able to mount the camcorder on the tripod adaptor.

Stowed position

If the pin remains in the engaged position

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5-7 Attaching the Shoulder

Strap

Attach the supplied shoulder strap as shown below.

Shoulder strap post

Attaching the shoulder strap

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Attaching

Pull up the strap to

lock the fitting.

Clip

∫

Attaching the shoulder strap

Removing

Press here to release.

∫

Removing the shoulder strap

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5-8 Adjusting the Shoulder

Pad Position

You can shift the shoulder pad from its center position backward or

forward by up to 10 mm (3/8 inch). This adjustment helps you get the

best balance for shooting with the camcorder on your shoulder.

1,3

Bottom view

Shoulder pad

Adjusting the shoulder pad position

Loosen the two screws.

Slide the shoulder pad backward or forward until it is in the most

convenient position.

Tighten the screws.

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5-9 Using the XLR Caps

When the XLR-type connectors (DC IN, AUDIO OUT, AUDIO IN CH-

1/CH-2) at the rear of the camcorder are not in use, you can use the

supplied XLR caps for protection as shown below.

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5-10 Putting On the Rain

Cover

Attach the rain cover (not supplied), close the velcro tapes and fasten the

drawstrings as illustrated.

Use this slit when

attaching a video

light or other

Use these slits when

attaching the

shoulder strap.

accessory to the

light shoe.

Insert your hand

here to hold the

grip.

Drawstring

Velcro tape

Chapter 5 Setting Up the Camcorder 5-41

Insert the viewfinder barrel here.

Drawstring

Velcro tape

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5-11 Connecting the Remote

Control Unit

Connecting the RM-P9 Remote Control Unit (not supplied) enables

remote control of the principal camera functions.

Turning the POWER switch of the camcorder to ON when the RM-P9 is

connected to the REMOTE connector, automatically puts the camcorder

into remote control mode. If you disconnect the RM-P9, remote control

mode is canceled.

Notes

• Always turn the POWER switch to OFF before connecting or

disconnecting the remote control cable.

• When you turn off the camcorder power, the settings and adjustments

made with the switches and controls of the RM-P9 are canceled. The

settings and adjustments made with the setup menu are saved, but some

of them are not written in the setup card.

RM-P9

REMOTE

Remote

connector

REMOTE

Remote control cable (10 m) (about 33 ft),

supplied with RM-P9

Connecting the remote control unit

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Notes on RM-P9 operation

For operation of the RM-P9, refer to the RM-P9 Operation and

Maintenance Manual as well as the notes below.

• All the control knobs, switches, and indicators of the RM-P9 are

operable.

• Set the MODE switch to 1.

• The A/B/MANUAL selector, WHITE BALANCE RED/BLUE control

knobs, BLACK BALANCE RED/BLUE control knobs, and the

SHUTTER selector operate the same way as in the BVP-90/90P.

• The setup menu operates from the RM-P9 side (although some of the

pages and functions may not be valid).

Viewing the menu: Connect a monitor to the MONITOR connector of

the RM-P9 or the TEST OUT connector of the camcorder.

Canceling the settings/resetting to the initial settings: It is possible

to use the spare switch on the RM-P9 to cancel a setting

(CANCEL) or reset it to its initial value (PRESET). Press the

switch to the bottom position to cancel and the top position to reset

to the initial value.

When the RM-P9 is connected to the camcorder, the automatic white

balance and R/B GAIN painting data set with the RM-P9 are saved in a

special memory within the camcorder. When the RM-P9 is

disconnected, these settings revert to the values last set on the

camcorder. If you set the SW2-4 switch on the RM-P9 to ON, the data

set with the RM-P9 in the camcorder’s memory are maintained as long

as the camcorder is turned on.

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5-12 Connecting a VA-DN1

Camcorder Interface

Adaptor

By connecting a VA-DN1 Camcorder Interface Adaptor, you can control

some of the functions of the VTR from a 9-pin remote control device.

VA-DN1 Camcorder

Interface Adaptor

BVR-3

Remote Control Unit

9 pins

DC IN

9 pins

REMOTE

TC OUT

DC OUT

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6-1 Testing the Camcorder

Before Shooting

Check the functions of the camcorder before setting out for a shooting

session, preferably by operating the camcorder together with a color

video monitor.

6-1-1 Preparations for Testing

Follow the procedure below.

4 1

Preparations for testing

Load a fully charged battery pack.

Set the POWER switch to ON, and check that the HUMID indicator

does not appear and that the BATT indicator shows at least five

segments. When using a BP-L60/L90 Battery Pack, check that the

four LED indicator segments on the battery pack are lit.

• If the HUMID indicator appears, wait until it disappears.

• If the BATT indicator does not show at least five segments,

replace the battery pack with a fully charged one.

Check that there are no obstructions near the cassette lid, then press

the EJECT button to open the cassette lid.

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6-1

After checking the points below, load the cassette and close the

cassette lid.

• The cassette is not write-protected.

• There is no slack in the tape.

• The leader tape is wound on the take-up reel.

Condensation

If you move the camcorder from a very cold place to a warm place, or

use it in a damp location, condensation may form on the head drum.

Then, if the camcorder is operated in this state, the tape may adhere to

the drum, and cause a failure or even permanent damage. Do the

following to prevent this from happening.

• When moving the camcorder from a cold place to a warm place, be

sure no cassette is loaded in the camcorder.

• Whenever you turn on the power, check that the HUMID indicator

does not appear. If it appears, wait until it disappears before loading a

cassette.

For more information, see Section 3-1-1 “Loading and Unloading a Cassette”

(page 3-1), and Section 6-3 “Operation Warnings” (page 6-12).

6-1-2 Testing the Camera

Set the switches and selectors as follows:

DISPLAY: OFF

Iris: Automatic

Zoom:

SERVO/MAN

VTR SAVE/STBY: STBY

GAIN: Set as low as possible.

WHITE BAL: A or B

OUTPUT/DCC: BARS

Switch and selector settings for testing

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Testing the viewfinder

Adjust the position of the viewfinder.

Check that the color bars are displayed in the viewfinder, and adjust

the BRIGHT, CONTRAST, and PEAKING controls to give the best

color bar display.

(1) Set the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch to ON and check that the

setup menu is displayed on the viewfinder screen.

(2) Push the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch to PAGE and check that

the setup menu page changes to the next page.

(3) Push the MENU CANCEL/PRST/ITEM switch to ITEM and

check that the cursor moves within the current page.

(4) Turn the rotary encoder and check that the setting value or ON/

OFF indication of the item selected by the cursor changes.

After once setting the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch to OFF, set the

OUTPUT/DCC selector to CAM, and change the FILTER selector

position in the sequence of 1, 2 , 3, 4. Check that the FILTER

indicator on the viewfinder screen displays the correct numbers.

Check each of the following operations, and make sure that the

indicator lights if the corresponding item has been turned on in the

‘!’ LED page.

(1) Set the gain to anything but 0 dB by the GAIN selector and on

the MASTER GAIN page of the setup menu.

(2) Set the SHUTTER selector to ON.

(3) Set the WHITE BAL switch to PRST.

(4) Use the lens extender.

(5) Set the two-part FILTER selector to anything but 1.

(6) Set the iris to automatic mode, and turn the rotary encoder to

change the reference value to other than the standard value.

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6-3

Push the SHUTTER selector from ON to SEL repeatedly, and check

that the shutter setting changes on the viewfinder screen.

Pointing the camera at a suitable subject, focus the camera and

check the picture on the viewfinder screen.

(1) Set both of the AUDIO IN switches to FRONT and the

DISPLAY switch on the viewfinder to ON. Check that when

sound is input to a microphone connected to the MIC IN

connector on the front of the camcorder, the audio level

indication appears on the viewfinder screen.

(2) Turn off the DISPLAY switch, and check that the audio level

indication in the viewfinder disappears.

Check that setting the ZEBRA switch to ON and OFF makes the

zebra pattern appear and disappear on the viewfinder screen.

Note

The current display status may inhibit one of the displays or operations

mentioned in steps 3 to 6. If this happens, switch the camcorder to

engineer mode, set the DISPLAY MODE to 3 in the VF DISPLAY page

of the setup menu, then set the desired items in the SHUTTER SPEED,

‘!’ LED, and MENU SELECT pages.

Testing the iris and zoom functions

Set the zoom to automatic zoom mode and check that the power

zoom operates correctly.

Set the zoom to manual zoom mode and check the zoom functions

manually.

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Set the iris to automatic adjustment mode and point the camera at

objects of different brightness. Check that the automatic iris

adjustment operates correctly.

Set the iris to manual adjustment mode and check that turning the

iris ring adjusts the iris correctly.

Hold down the instant auto iris button on the lens and point the

camera at objects of different brightness. Check that the iris ring

turns as the automatic adjustment is made.

Set the iris back to automatic adjustment mode, and check the

following points when the GAIN selector is moved from L to M to

• For objects of the same brightness, the iris is adjusted to

correspond to the change in setting.

• The gain indicator on the viewfinder screen changes to correspond

to the change in setting.

If an extender mechanism is incorporated in your lens, put it into the

operative position and check the effect.

6-1-3 Testing the VTR

Perform tests 1 to 6 consecutively in the given order.

1 Testing the tape transport functions

Set the VTR SAVE/STBY switch to SAVE and check that the VTR

SAVE indicator in the viewfinder goes on.

Set the VTR SAVE/STBY switch to STBY and check that the VTR

SAVE indicator in the viewfinder goes off.

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6-5

Set the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch to R-RUN.

Set the DISPLAY switch to CTL.

Press the VTR START button and check the following points.

• The tape reels are turning.

• The counter indication is changing.

• The REC indicator in the viewfinder is on.

• The RF and SERVO indicators on the display panel are off.

Press the VTR START button again, and check that the tape stops

and that the REC indicator in the viewfinder goes off.

Repeat the checks of steps 5 and 6, this time using the VTR button

on the lens.

Press the RESET button, and check that the counter display goes to

“00 : 00 : 00 : 00”.

Turn on the LCD LIGHT switch, and check that the display panel is

illuminated.

10Hold down the REW button to rewind the tape for a while, then

press the PLAY button. Check that the rewind and playback

functions operate normally.

11Press the STOP button and press the F FWD button. Check that the

fast forward function operates normally.

2 Testing the automatic audio level adjusting

functions

Set the AUDIO SELECT CH-1/CH-2 switches to AUTO.

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Set the AUDIO IN switches to FRONT.

Aim the microphone connected to the MIC IN connector at a

suitable sound source. Check that the level indications for both

channels correspond to the sound level.

3 Testing the manual audio level adjusting functions

Set the AUDIO IN switches to FRONT.

Set the AUDIO SELECT CH-1/CH-2 switches to MANUAL.

Adjust the MIC AUDIO LEVEL control on the front of the

camcorder. Check that the level indications increase as the control is

turned counterclockwise.

4 Testing the earphone and speaker

Turn the MONITOR control and check that the speaker volume

changes accordingly.

Connect an earphone to the EARPHONE jack. Check that the

speaker sound is cut off and that you can hear the sound from the

microphone in the earphone.

Turn the MONITOR control and check that the earphone volume

changes accordingly.

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6-7

5 Testing external microphones

Set the LINE/MIC selectors to MIC.

Connect external microphones to the AUDIO IN CH-1/CH-2

connectors.

Set the AUDIO IN switches to REAR.

Aim the microphones at a sound source.

Check that the audio level meter in the display panel and the audio

level indication in the viewfinder reflect the changing sound level.

Alternatively, with a single microphone, check each channel in turn.

6 Checking the functions of the user bits and time

code

Set the user bits as required.

For more information, see Section 4-5-1 “Setting the User Bits” (page 4-25).

Set the time code.

For more information, see Section 4-5-2 “Setting the Time Code” (page 4-

27).

Set the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch to R-RUN.

Press the VTR START button, and check that the tape starts and that

the counter indication changes.

Press the VTR START button again, and check that the tape stops

and that the counter indication also stops changing.

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Set the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch to F-RUN, and check that the

counter indication changes regardless of whether the tape is running.

By setting the DISPLAY switch to DATA, and set the DATA

DISPLAY switch to U-BIT, you can check that the user bit value set

is displayed.

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6-9

6-2 Maintenance

6-2-1 Cleaning the Video Heads

To clean the video heads, always use a Sony BCT-5CLN Cleaning

Cassette. Carefully follow the instructions given with the cleaning

cassette, as incorrect or excessive use could damage the video heads.

6-2-2 Cleaning the Viewfinder

• Use a dust blower to clean the CRT screen and mirror inside the barrel.

• Clean the lens and protecting filter with a commercially available lens

cleaner.

Caution

Never use organic solvents such as thinners.

Disassembling the eyepiece

Follow the procedure below.

Viewfinder

barrel

Eyecup holder

Protecting

filter

Packing ring

Eyecup

Disassembling the eyepiece

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Detach the eyepiece unit from the viewfinder.

For more information, see Section 5-2-4 “Detaching the Eyepiece” (page

5-15).

Remove the eyecup from the eyecup holder.

Remove the protecting filter together with the packing ring from

inside the eyecup holder.

Detach the protecting filter from the packing ring.

Fog-proof filter

Depending on the temperature and humidity, the protecting filter may

mist because of vapor or your breath. To ensure that the viewfinder is

always clear, replace the protecting filter with a fog-proof filter (Part No.

1-547-341-11, not supplied).

Fitting the fog-proof filter

Detach the protecting filter from the packing ring, and replace it with the

fog-proof filter.

Be sure to correctly assemble the fog-proof filter, the packing ring, and

the eyecup so that the reassembled eyepiece is waterproof.

Note

When cleaning the fog-proof filter, wipe it very gently with a soft cloth

to avoid impairing the anti-fogging coating.

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6-3 Operation Warnings

When a problem occurs either at power on or during operation, warnings are

given by the WARNING indicator and tally indicator, in the display panel,

and in the viewfinder. The speaker and earphone also give audible warnings.

Operation warnings

Display panel

Indicators

: Continuous

: 1 flash/s.

WARNING REC/tally

Warning sound

: 4 beeps/s.

Warning/

indication

Flashing/

continuous

: 2 flashes/s.

: 4 flashes/s.

BATT

: 1 beep/s.

: Continuous beep

Continuous

SERVO

Continuous

HUMID

SLACK

Continuous

TAPE

Flashing

TAPE

and E

Continuous

BATT

Flashing

BATT

and E

(No

indication

on the

display

panel)

a) During recording b) During playback, fast forward, or rewind

c) Also “5-0” appears in the tape remaining displays.

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Problem

VTR action

Corrective action

Video head gap

clogged or problem

in recording circuit.

After clogged head is detected,

recording continues but is

substandard.

Clean the heads. If recording is still

substandard, turn off the power and consult

your Sony representative.

Servo lock lost.

Recording continues but is

substandard.

Turn off the power and consult your Sony

representative.

Note that this indication may be given

momentarily when the tape starts moving, but

this does not indicate a problem.

Interface error

between system

CPU and servo CPU.

VTR stops.

Turn off the power and consult your Sony

representative.

Condensation on the Recording continues but stops if

Stop the tape, and wait until the HUMID

indicator disappears.

head drum.

the tape sticks to the head drum.

Playback, fast forward, and rewind

do not operate.

The tape cannot be

wound properly.

VTR stops. An error code appears Remove the cassette by the method

in the counter display section of the described in the Maintenance Manual or by

display panel. Look up the error

code in the Maintenance Manual.

pressing the EJECT button several times.

Close the cassette lid without loading a

cassette. Turn off the power and consult your

Sony representative.

Near the end of tape. Operation continues.

Be prepared to change the cassette.

End of tape.

Record, playback, and fast forward Change the cassette or rewind the tape.

do not operate.

Low battery.

Operation continues.

Operation stops.

Change the battery.

Dead battery.

Interface error

between system CPU operations such as review and

Recording continues, but some

Turn off the power and consult your Sony

representative.

and servo CPU.

cuing do not operate.

If another problem also occurs, its

indication is given priority.

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Notes on CCD Image Sensors

Vertical smear

Smear tends to be produced when an extremely bright object is being

shot; it is more likely to occur with a faster electronic shutter speed.

Vertical tails show on the image.

Bright object

(mercury lamp, the sun, reflections, etc.)

Monitor screen

Vertical smear

Aliasing

When patterns of stripes or lines are shot, they may appear jagged.

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Specifications

Power voltage

+5.0

V DC

−1.0

Power consumption

DNW-7/7P: 29 W

DNW-90/90P: 31 W

DNW-90WS/90WSP: 32 W

DNW-9WS/9WSP: 31.5 W

(with 12 V DC supply, when recording)

Operating temperature

0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F)

Operating humidity

25% to 85% (relative humidity)

Storage temperature

−20°C to +60°C (−4°F to +140°F)

Mass

Approx. 6 kg (13 lb 3 oz) (with lens, cassette and BP-L60 Battery Pack)

Appendix A-1

Dimensions

37 (1¹/2)

308 (12¹/₄)

345 (13⁵/₈)

Dimensions in mm (inches)

Video Camera Section

General

Imager

DNW-7/7P/9WS/9WSP: ²/3-inch interline-transfer type Power HAD

CCD

DNW-90/90P/90WS/90WSP: ²/3-inch frame-interline-transfer type

Power HAD CCD

Imager Configuration

RGB, 3 CCDs

Spectral system

F 1.4 prism system (with quartz filter)

A-2 Appendix

Built-in filters

ND filter

1 : Straight through

2 : 5600K + ¹/8 ND

3 : 5600K

4 : 5600K + ¹/64 ND

Electronic shutter speed

¹/100, ¹/125, ¹/250, ¹/500, ¹/1000, ¹/2000 second (DNW-7/90/90WS/9WS)

• CLS mode: 60.0 Hz to 10156 Hz in 263 steps (DNW-7)

60.1 Hz to 7000 Hz in 260 steps (DNW-90/90WS/9WS)

• ECS mode: 30.4 Hz to 58.3 Hz in 248 steps (DNW-90/90WS)

• EVS mode: ¹/60 second (DNW-7/9WS)

• Super EVS mode: ¹/60 second (DNW-90/90WS)

¹/60, ¹/125, ¹/250, ¹/500, ¹/1000, ¹/2000 second (DNW-7P/90P/90WSP/9WSP)

• CLS mode: 50.0 Hz to 10101 Hz in 312 steps (DNW-7P)

50.2 Hz to 9000 Hz in 310 steps (DNW-90P/90WSP/

9WSP)

• ECS mode: 25.4 Hz to 48.7 Hz in 295 steps (DNW-90P/90WSP)

• EVS mode: ¹/50 second (DNW-7P/9WSP)

• Super EVS mode: ¹/50 second (DNW-90P/90WSP)

Lens mount

Special bayonet type

Sensitivity

DNW-7/7P: 89.9% reflection chart, 2000 lx (F13 standard)

DNW-90/90P/90WS/90WSP/9WS/9WSP: 89.9% reflection chart,

2000 lx (F9 standard)

Minimum illumination

DNW-7/7P: 0.18 lx (at F 1.4, +42 dB gain)

DNW-90/90P/90WS/90WSP/9WS/9WSP: 0.35 lx (at F1.4, +42 dB gain)

Appendix A-3

S/N

DNW-7/90/90WS/9WS: 63 dB (Y typical)

DNW-7P/90P/90WSP/9WSP: 61 dB (Y typical)

Modulation (at center)

DNW-7/7P: 60%

DNW-90/90P: 70%

DNW-90WS/90WSP/9WS/9WSP (4:3 mode): 55%

DNW-90WS/90WSP/9WS/9WSP (16:9 mode): 70%

Registration

0.05% or better for entire screen area (excluding lens distortion)

Geometric distortion

None identified (excluding distortion due to lens)

Smear

–130 dB (DNW-7/7P)/–140 dB (DNW-90/90P/90WS/90WSP)/–120 dB

(DNW-9WS/9WSP) (Y typical)

Viewfinder

CRT

1 ¹/2-inch (DNW-7/7P/90/90P) or 2-inch (DNW-90WS/90WSP/9WS/

9WSP) monochrome, quick start type

Horizontal resolution (at center)

DNW-7/7P/90/90P: 600 TV lines

DNW-90WS/90WSP/9WS/9WSP: 450 TV lines (16:9 mode)

600 TV lines (4:3 mode)

The DNW-90WS/90WSP/9WS/9WSP has a greater eyepiece magnification than the

DNW-7/7P/90/90P.

A-4 Appendix

VTR Section

General

Usable cassette tapes

¹/2-inch BETACAM SX cassette tapes

BCT-12SX/22SX/32SX/60SX

BETACAM SP cassette tapes

BCT-30MA series

UVWT-30MA series

Tape speed

Approx. 59.575 mm/s

Record/playback time

60 minutes (using BCT-60SX)

Fast forward time

Approx. 5 minutes (using BCT-60SX)

Rewind time

Approx. 5 minutes (using BCT-60SX)

Continuous recording time

Approx. 120 minutes (using BP-L60)

Video (when playing back SR5-1 alignment tape)

Bandwidth Luminance

0 to 4 MHz ± 0.5 dB

53.5 dB min.

S/N

Luminance

Y/C delay

15 ns max.

Appendix A-5

Audio (when using standard playback machine)

+0.5

Frequency response

Dynamic range

Distortion

20 Hz to 20 kHz dB

−1.0

85 dB min.

0.08% max.

Crosstalk

70 dB max.

Wow and flutter

Below measurable level

Input/output connectors

Signal inputs

AUDIO IN CH-1/CH-2 (XLR, 3-pin, female)

−60 dBu ¹⁾/+4 dBu for DVW-7/90/90WS/9WS, or −60 dBs ²⁾/+4 dBs for

DNW-7P/90P/90WSP/9WSP

MIC IN (XLR, 3-pin, female)

−60 dBu for DNW-7/90/90WS/9WS, or −60 dBs for DNW-7P/90P/

90WSP/9WSP, with an external power supply system (48 V DC,

maximum current 3 mA)

GENLOCK IN (BNC type)

1.0 Vp-p, 75 ohms

TC IN (BNC type)

0.5 V to 18 Vp-p, 10 kilohms

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1) 0 dBu = 0.775 Vrms.

2) 0 dBs = 0.775 Vrms.

A-6 Appendix

Signal outputs

VIDEO OUT (BNC type)

1.0 Vp-p, 75 ohms, unbalanced

TEST OUT (BNC type)

1.0 Vp-p, 75 ohms, unbalanced

(internally connected with REMOTE connector)

AUDIO OUT (XLR, 5-pin, male)

0 dBm

TC OUT (BNC type)

1.0 Vp-p, 75 ohms

EARPHONE (minijack)

8 ohms, −∞ to −18 dBu (or −18 dBs) variable

Others

DC IN (XLR, 4-pin, male)

11 to 17 V DC

DC OUT (4-pin)

11 to 17 V DC, maximum current 0.1 A

LENS (12-pin)

REMOTE (6-pin)

Appendix A-7

Supplied Accessories

Microphone (super cardioid directional, external power supply type) (1)

Shoulder strap (1)

XLR caps (5)

Operation Manual (1)

Maintenance Manual Part 1 ¹⁾(1)

Recommended Additional Equipment

Power supply and related equipment

BP-L60/L90 Battery Pack

NP-1B Battery Pack

BP-90A Battery Pack

BC-L100/L100CE Battery Charger (for BP-L60/L90)

BC-1WD/1WDCE Battery Charger (for NP-1B)

BC-210/210CE Battery Charger (for BP-90A)

BC-410/410CE Battery Charger (for NP-1B, BP-90)

DC-L1 Battery Adaptor (to hold an NP-1B)

DC-L90 Battery Adaptor (to hold a BP-90A)

AC-550/550CE AC Adaptor

AC-DN1/DN2 AC Adaptor

Setup card

BSC-1-Pack (Four BSC-1s with a setup card holder)

BETACAM SX cassette tapes

BCT-12SX/22SX/32SX/60SX

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1) Maintenance Manual Part 1

This manual gives the information necessary for users to maintain the camcorder

and its optional equipment.

A-8 Appendix

BETACAM SP cassette tapes

BCT-30MA series

UVWT-30MA series

Viewfinder and related equipment

BVF-VC10W Color Viewfinder

Fog-proof filter (Part No. 1-547-341-11)

Lens assembly (farsighted) (−2.8 D to +2.0 D) (Part No. A-8262-537-A)

Lens assembly (low magnification) (−3.6 D to −0.8 D) (Part No.

A-8262-538-A)

Lens assembly (standard magnification with special compensation for

aberrations) (−3.6 D to +0.4 D) (Part No. A-8267-737-A)

Lens assembly (3 × magnification) (–3.6D to +4.0D) (Part No. A-8314-

798-A)

Optical attachments

ND filter (¹/4 ND) (Part No. 3-194-480-01)

ND filter (¹/16 ND) (Part No. 3-194-481-01)

Cross filter (Part No. 3-174-682-01)

Mount ring (Part No. 3-186-442-01)

Consult your Sony representative for more infomation about these filters.

Equipment for remote control

RM-P9 Remote Control Unit

BVR-3 Remote Control Unit

VA-DN1 Camcorder Interface Adaptor

Appendix A-9

Audio equipment

C-74 microphone

ECM-MS5 stereo microphone

CAC-12 Microphone Holder

CRS-3P Cradle Suspension

WRR-855A UHF Synthesized Tuner Unit

WRR-28H/28M/28L/810A/860A UHF Portable Tuner

WRT-27 UHF Transmitter

BTA-27 UHF Portable Tuner Attachment Kit

Equipment for maintenance and easier handling

BCT-5CLN Cleaning Cassette

LC-777 Carrying Case

LC-304SFT Soft Carrying Case

Rain cover

WRR Tuner Fitting (service part number: A-8278-057-A)

VCT-14 Tripod Adaptor

Maintenance Manual Part 2 ¹⁾

Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.

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1) Maintenance Manual Part 2

This manual gives the additional information to fully maintain the comcorder. It

contains details of adjustments that can be made, cirduit diagrams, etc.

A-10 Appendix

Glossary

Aliasing

Distortion of the signal caused by overlap of the baseband signal and the

lower sideband signal when the signal is demodulated.

ATW

Auto Tracing White balance. The white balance is automatically

adjusted for the lighting conditions during shooting.

Bayonet mount

A type of lens mount. The lens can be inserted into the lens mount and

quickly locked in place by simply rotating the lens locking ring.

Black balance adjustment

To balance the black levels of the R, G, and B channels of a video

camera so that black has no color.

Black set

A reference level for black balance adjustment.

CCD

Charge-Coupled Device. A solid state imager used in most video

cameras in place of a pickup tube. The device converts input light levels

into electrical charges that are first stored and then output in the form of

voltage variations.

Center marker

A cross which indicates the center of the image on the viewfinder screen.

Color bar signal

A test signal which can be displayed as vertical bars of different colors

on a color video monitor. This signal is used to check chrominance

functions of color television and video systems such as cameras and

monitors.

Appendix A-11

Color temperature

The temperature in Kelvins (K) to represent the color of a light source,

determined by heating a perfectly black body until its color matches that

of the light source. Color temperature is higher when the color is bluish

and lower when reddish.

Condensation

Moisture condensation on the VTR tape transport mechanism.

Condensation on the head drum causes tape to stick to the drum,

resulting in damage to tape and a malfunction of the VTR.

CRT

Cathode-Ray Tube. Video camera viewfinders are equipped with a CRT

image display, so you can monitor what you are shooting.

CTL

Control signal in the form of regular pulses recorded along a longitudinal

track on the video tape. By counting these pulses, it is possible to

determine the number of frames, and hence the tape running time. Used

mainly to adjust the tracking position of video heads, and to achieve time

code continuity in continuous recording.

DCC

Dynamic Contrast Control. A video camera containing a DCC circuit can

handle a wide dynamic range of luminance.

Diopter

A measure of lens power ; its unit is the reciprocal of 1 m (3.28 ft). A

diopter lens is a simple supplementary lens placed over the main camera

lens to alter its effective focal length.

A-12 Appendix

Drop frame mode

SMPTE time code runs at 30 frames/second, while the NTSC color

television system runs at about 29.97 frames/second. This means that a

length of 1 hour as indicated by time code is longer than the actual clock

time of 1 hour by 108 frames, or about 3.6 seconds. Drop frame mode

adjusts the running of time code to eliminate this discrepancy by

dropping two frames from the time code value at the beginning of each

minute except every tenth minute. In contrast, non-drop frame mode

does not adjust the discrepancy between time code value and actual time.

EBU

European Broadcasting Union. Established by broadcasting and related

organizations in Europe.

E-E mode

Electric-to-Electric mode. When you operate a VTR in E-E mode, input

video and/or audio signals pass through electric circuits only and then

come out from the output connectors, without passing through

electromagnetic conversion circuits such as recording heads. You can

use E-E mode to directly check and monitor the input signals without

recording them on tape.

EFP

Electronic Field Production. The use of electronic equipment such as

portable video cameras, VTRs, and sound equipment for television

production outside studios.

ENG

Electronic News Gathering. The use of electronic equipment such as

portable video cameras, VTRs, and sound equipment for the production

of daily news stories and short documentaries.

Appendix A-13

See Flange focal length.

FIT

Frame Interline Transfer. A type of CCD imager featuring substantially

reduced vertical smear. See also CCD and Vertical smear.

Flange focal length

The distance from the plane of lens mounting flange to the image focal

plane. Abbreviated to Ff.

Flare

Dark or colored flashes caused by signal overload through extreme light

reflections of polished objects or very bright lights.

Flicker

Repeated change of brightness on the screen.

Genlock

Generator lock. To synchronize the pulse generator built into video

equipment to an external reference (master) sync signal.

Geometric distortion

Any change in geometry or perspective of the reproduced image from

the original.

Good shot markers

Signals recorded in LTC user bits by pressing the RET button on the lens

during recording. When the recorded picture is later edited, good shot

markers can be located quickly and easily.

HAD

Hole-Accumulated Diode. A CCD sensor structure designed to suppress

certain types of noise inherent to CCDs. See also CCD.

A-14 Appendix

Horizontal resolution

The capability of a video camera or a display unit to preserve detail in

the horizontal direction. Usually expressed as the number of vertical

lines which can be distinguished in the reproduced image of a test chart.

Hunting

Repeated brightening and darkening of an image resulting from repeated

response to automatic iris control.

IRE scale

The scale to determine video signal amplitudes devised by the Institute

of Radio Engineers (IRE), an American organization now called the

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE).

Interline Transfer. A type of CCD imager.

LTC

Longitudinal Time Code. A time code recorded along the tape in the

forward direction of a tape run. A VTR cannot reproduce LTC when tape

run stops to output a still picture. The output level of LTC is very low

when tape runs slowly, so an LTC read error is likely to occur while the

VTR is playing back in slow motion. See also Time code and VITC.

ND filter

Neutral Density filter. ND filters reduce the amount of incident light

equally across the entire visible wavelength range without affecting

color.

R/G mixing detail circuit

A circuit used to mix R and G signals to obtain a Y signal so that a sharp

picture is reproduced.

Appendix A-15

Reference video signal

A video signal that contains a sync signal or sync and burst signals, used

as a reference for synchronization of video equipment.

Sawtooth waveform

A form of signal resembling the teeth of a saw. A video signal having a

sawtooth waveform is used to check linearity and other characteristics of

video amplifiers.

Shot data

Data recorded, while shooting, in the color bars, the U-BIT data of the

VITC, and so forth. Includes the model name, serial number, date, time,

shot number, cassette number, and ID1 to ID4.

Shutter speed

The length of time for which the shutter stays open. The higher the

shutter speed, the more clearly a moving object can be shot.

Smear

See Vertical smear.

SMPTE

Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, a professional

association established in the U.S.A. mainly for the purpose of setting

forth motion picture and television engineering standards.

S/N

Signal-to-Noise ratio. The relation of the strength of the desired signal to

the accompanying electronic interference, the noise. If S/N is high,

sounds are reproduced with less noise and pictures are reproduced

clearly without snow.

A-16 Appendix

Time code

A digitally encoded signal which is recorded on video tape to identify

each frame of video by hour, minute, second and frame number. SMPTE

time code is applied to NTSC system, and EBU time code to PAL and

SECAM systems. There are two kinds of recorded signals : longitudinal

time code (LTC) and vertical interval time code (VITC). See also LTC

and VITC.

Time code synchronization

To synchronize the built-in time code generator of video equipment such

as a VTR to an external time code.

Turbo gain

Video amplifier gain boosted from 30 dB to 36 or 42 dB by combining

blocks of 2 or 4 adjacent pixels of the CCD.

User bits

A total of 32 bits are provided in the time code which the user can use to

record such information as date, scene number, or reel number on video

tape.

Vertical smear

A bright vertical line which appears on the screen when shooting a very

bright object with a CCD camera. Also called smear.

Video gain

Amount of amplification for video signals, expressed in decibels (dB).

VITC

Vertical Interval Time Code. A time code recorded on video tape in two

horizontal lines during each vertical blanking period of a video signal.

Unlike LTC, VITC is recorded in the same tracks as the video

information, so they can be read even while the tape is not moving. See

also Time code and LTC.

Appendix A-17

White balance adjustment

In the light of a particular color temperature, to adjust the white levels of

the R, G, and B channels of a color video camera so that any white

object shot in that light is reproduced as a truly white image. See also

Color temperature.

White shading

When shooting a white object, the upper and lower portions of the screen

may appear magenta or green while the central portion appears white,

depending on the performance of the camera lens. This is called white

shading.

Zebra pattern

In a video camera, striped patterns which appear in the viewfinder screen

to indicate areas of the image where the video level is higher than a

certain value. If a zebra pattern appears on the skin when the object is a

human being, that is a correct exposure.

Zoom

To gradually change the field of view of a camera lens from wide to

narrow angle (zoom in) or narrow to wide angle (zoom out).

A-18 Appendix

Index

AUDIO OUT connector 2-8

Audio level indicator 4-53

AUDIO SELECT CH-1/CH-2

switches 2-8

AC-550/550CE AC Adaptor 1-7,

5-8

Accessories A-8

AUTO W/B BAL switch 2-21,

4-3, 4-7

Automatic iris

Accessory attachments 2-3

AC-DN1/DN2 AC Adaptor 1-7,

5-8

Adjustment and settings for

recording

closing 4-20

opening 4-20

audio level 4-22

black balance and white

balance 4-1

electronic shutter 4-11

reference value for automatic

iris adjustment 4-19

time data 4-25

BATT indicator 4-46

Battery

Anton Bauer Intelligent

Battery System 5-9

state indicator 4-52

Battery adaptor

ADVANCE button 2-31

ALARM volume control 2-10

Anton Bauer Intelligent Battery

System 5-9

Anton Bauer Ultralight System

5-9

DC-L1 1-7, 5-4

DC-L90 1-7, 5-6

Battery attachment 2-1

Battery charger

BC-1WD/1WDCE 1-7, 5-4

BC-210/210CE/410/410CE

1-7, 5-5

Audio

level adjustment 4-22

level meter 2-37, 4-24

line input from audio

equipment 5-34

BC-L100/L100CE 1-7, 5-1

Battery pack

BP-90A 1-7, 5-5

testing the audio functions

6-6

BP-L60/L90 1-7, 5-1

NP-1B 1-7, 5-4

AUDIO IN CH-1/CH-2 connectors

and LINE/MIC/+48 V ON

selectors 2-9

AUDIO IN switches 2-8

AUDIO LEVEL CH-1/CH-2

controls 2-8

BC-1WD/1WDCE Battery

Charger 1-7, 5-4

BC-210/210CE/410/410CE

Battery Charger 1-7, 5-5

Index

I-1

BC-L100/L100CE Battery Charger Carrying case

1-7, 5-1

storing the camcorder 5-10

BETACAM holder kit 5-32

BKW-401 Viewfinder Rotation

Bracket 1-6, 5-14

Cassette number

indicator 4-51

setting 4-35

Black balance and black set

adjusting

Cassette tape

loading 3-1

error messages 4-4

memory 4-5

preventing accidental erasure

3-4

BP-90A Battery Pack 1-7, 5-5

BP-L60/L90 Battery Pack 1-7,

5-1

BREAKER button 2-2

BRIGHT control 2-15

BSC-1 Setup Card 1-6, 4-101

Built-in speaker 2-12

BVR-3 Remote Control Unit 1-6,

2-9, 5-45

slack checking 3-3

unloading 3-3

usable cassettes A-5

CC (Color temparature

Conversion) filter 2-18, 4-6

CCD image sensor

notes on CCD image sensor

6-14

Cleaning

BCT-5CLN Cleaning Cassette

6-10

video heads 6-10

viewfinder 6-10

C-74 microphone 1-7, A-10

CA-701/702 Camera Adaptor 1-3,

1-6

CA-755 Camera adaptor 1-6

CAC-12 Microphone Holder 1-7,

5-24

Camera adaptor See “CA-701/

702/755 Camera Adaptor” above.

Cameraman tally indicator 2-16

Camera section

CLS mode 4-11, 4-15

Color playback 3-14

Condensation 6-2

Continuous recording 3-9

CONTRAST control 2-15

Cradle suspension (CRS-3P) 5-24

CTL 2-31, 2-40

features 1-1

specifications A-2

testing 6-2

DC IN connector 2-1

DC-L1 Battery Adaptor 1-7, 5-4

DC-L90 Battery Adaptor 1-7, 5-6

I-2

Index

DC OUT connector 2-9

DCC (Dynamic Contrast Control)

2-20

Extender indicator 4-51

External microphone

using 5-23

DF/NDF switch 2-33

DIAG button 2-35

Diopter adjustment ring 2-16,

5-13

testing 6-8

Eyecup 2-14, 6-10

Eyepiece

detaching and reattaching

5-15

Display

display mode and message

4-58

disassembling 6-10

indicators 2-37

markers 4-61

F FWD button and indicator 2-25

Filter

setup menu 4-40

status 2-37

warnings 2-37

CC filter 2-18, 4-6

fog-proof filter 1-6, 6-11

indicator 4-54

Dynamic Contrast Control 2-20

ND filter 2-18, 4-6

protecting filter 6-10

selecting filter 2-18, 4-6

FILTER selector 2-18

Flange focal length 5-18

Flicker 4-12

Earphone

testing 6-7

EARPHONE jack 2-13

ECS mode 4-12

E-E sound 2-12

EJECT button 2-25

Electronic shutter

See shutter.

Fog-proof filter 1-6, 6-11

F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch 2-32

Error messages

about black balance

adjustment 4-4

about setup card operation

4-108, 4-111

about white balance

adjustment 4-9

EVS mode 4-12

Gain

indicator 4-54

selecting the GAIN selector

value 4-74

GAIN selector 2-21

GENLOCK IN connector 2-28

Glossary A-11

Good shot markers 3-12

Index

I-3

Head cleaning 6-10

HOLD button 2-31

HUMID indicator 2-38, 3-5, 6-1,

6-12

Maintenance

cleaning the video heads 6-10

cleaning the viewfinder 6-10

disassembling the eyepiece

6-10

Marker

I, J, K

center marker 2-15

safety zone marker 2-15

setting 4-61

Indicators in the viewfinder 4-45

Iris

automatic adjustment 4-20

automatic closing 4-20

automatic opening 4-20

changing the reference value

4-20

MENU CANCEL/PRST/ITEM

switch 2-27, 4-40

MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch

2-27, 4-40

MIC AUDIO LEVEL control 2-6

MIC IN connector 2-5

Microphone 2-5

testing 6-4

Iris setting indicator 4-52

microphone holder (A) 5-24

microphone holder (CAC-12)

1-7, 5-24

using an external microphone

5-24

LCD LIGHT switch 2-36

Lens

locking lever 2-4

mount 2-4

using the supplied microphone

5-21

mount cap 2-4

mounting 5-17

LENS connector 2-4

Lighting (shooting) conditions

2-18

Light shoe 2-3

Line input from audio equipment

5-34

Monitor 1-6, 3-14