Table of Contents Overview Features ..................5 Part Identification ..............6 Front View ..............6 Rear View ............... 7 Top Panel ............... 7 IR Remote Commander (Supplied) ........ 8 On-Screen Indications ............ 9 Preparations Power Supply ................10 Using a Battery Pack ............ 10 Using AC Power (DC IN Power) .........
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Deleting Clips ............... 23 Storing/Retrieving the Setting Data ......23 Planning Metadata ............24 Playback Thumbnail Screens ..............27 Configuration of the Thumbnail Screen ....... 27 Changing the Type of Thumbnail Screen ....28 Playing Clips ................29 Playing the Selected and Subsequent Clips in Sequence ..............
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Setup Menu List ..............42 AUDIO SET Menu ............42 VIDEO SET Menu ............42 LCD SET Menu ............44 TC/UB SET Menu ............45 OTHERS Menu ............46 Connecting External Devices Connecting External Monitors and Camcorders ....55 Connecting a Computer ............56 Connecting via i.LINK (FAT only) ........
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Part Identification For functions and usage, see the pages in parentheses. Front View LCD monitor Cover open The LCD monitor LCD can be rotated 180° in the clockwise direction and 90° in the counterclockwise direction when it is open. It can also be stowed on the top surface of the recorder with the screen facing up.
Top Panel DURATION TC/U - BIT Rear View STATUS LCD BRIGHT DISPLAY THUMBNAIL ASSIGN F REV PLAY /PAUSE F FWD PREV MENU CANCEL STOP/EE NEXT DURATION/TC/U-BIT (time data selection) button (page 19) THUMBNAIL (thumbnail display) button (page 27) Up/Down/Left/Right buttons, SEL/SET (select/set) button (page 41) Press the left/right buttons during playback/ HDMI OUT connector (page 55)
Replacing the battery in the IR Remote IR Remote Commander (Supplied) Commander Use a commercially available CR2025 lithium Before use, pull out the insulation sheet from the battery. Do not use any battery other than a battery holder. CR2025. Hold down the lock lever 1, pull out Insulation sheet the battery holder 2, and remove the battery.
On-Screen Indications While recording or in standby mode, pressing the DISPLAY button displays the status and settings of this unit on the LCD monitor. Remarks [M]: The indication of the items named with this suffix can be independently turned on/off with “Display On/Off”...
Checking battery charge remaining AC adaptor. When recording or playback is in progress on the For safety, use only the Sony battery packs and battery pack, an icon to show the current battery AC adaptor listed below: charge level and usage time remaining are Lithium-ion Battery Pack displayed on the LCD monitor (page 9).
Using AC Power (DC IN Power) Setting the Clock Connection example: when connecting BC-U1 When you turn the recorder on for the first time after purchasing or replacing the backup battery (page 66), the Initial Setting display appears on the LCD monitor. Time Zone The value shows the time difference from UTC (Coordinated Universal Time).
• No memory card is loaded. Supported memory cards • The loaded card is invalid. • A memory card in another slot is Use the following Sony-made memory cards. active. Operations are not guaranteed with memory cards other than the following cards.
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Recording/playback during formatting Restoring a memory card You can perform recording or playback using the If an error occurs with data in a memory card for memory card in the other card slot while formatting is in progress. some reason, the card must be restored. If a memory card that needs to be restored is If formatting fails loaded, a message that prompts you to execute a...
data are erased. To erase the recording data completely, connect the PHU-220R to a PC and Using a Hard Disk Unit perform a full format. • The PHU-220R to be used with this recorder must be formatted using the format function of this recorder. You can use an optional PHU-220R Professional Checking the remaining time available Hard Disk Unit with this recorder.
Using a Wi-Fi Adapter Mounting an optional CBK-WA01 Wi-Fi Adapter on this recorder allows a Wi-Fi connection between a computer and the recorder. Making a Wi-Fi connection between a computer and the recorder enables you to do the following. • Send planning metadata created on a computer to the recorder, and set names of clips and shot marks.
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Encryption is set to [WEP], ASCII8-63 or Item Setting HEX64 Encryption is set to [TKIP] or [AES] Password Password for log-in (factory default setting: model name “pmw-50”) Set the Key item to the network key (or a) IP address determined by the DHCP server. security key) set on the computer and press the SEL/SET button.
• The settings made in step 7 change as follows. Note SSID (network name): Selected network The configuration of items displayed in the Web menu connection name varies depending on the browser you are using. Network Type (connection mode): Infra Ch (channel): Auto To display the Web menu Authentication (network authentication):...
Recording Changing Basic Settings For NTSC Selecting an Input Signal UDF/HD To record or output a signal, either SDI or i.LINK Rec Format setting Input signal format must be selected as the input signal source. The HD422 50/1080/59.94i 1080/59.94i, 1080/ setting is made in “Input Source Select”...
Rec Format setting Input signal format Setting the Users Bit HD422 50/1080/25P 1080/50i, 1080/25PsF You can add a hexadecimal number of 8 digits for HD420 HQ/1080/25P 1080/50i, 1080/25PsF pictures as the user bits. HD422 50/720/50P 720/50P The user bits can also be set to the current date. HD420 HQ/720/50P 720/50P Use “Users Bit”...
Notes on Clips Recording The maximum file size for a clip is 43 GB for UDF, 4 GB for FAT in HD Mode, and 2 GB for FAT in SD Mode. If you continue recording for an extended period, recorded materials may be Select the input signal to record in segmented into multiple files, depending on the file “Input Source Select”...
on the remote controller, at the location where you want to insert the shot mark. Useful Functions Note Shot marks cannot be recorded onto write-protected SxS memory cards. Also, shot marks cannot be inserted at the Color Bars/Reference Tone start or end of a clip. By setting “Color Bars On/Off”...
Deleting the OK mark Notes Press the assignable button to which you assigned • Clip Continuous Recording cannot be used while the OK Mark function, and select “Execute.” recording. While standing by to record, you can also delete • This function cannot be used with FAT. the OK mark from the clip with the last-added OK Performing clip continuous recording mark.
Note Deleting Clips Values for “Clock Set” and “Hours Meter” in the OTHERS menu are not stored. While standing by to record, the Last Clip DEL function for deleting the last recorded clip and the Storing the Setup file All Clips DEL function for deleting all clips from an SxS memory card are available.
64 or less, all of the planning metadata files may Example of clip name strings not appear if the directory where they are located on Use a text editor to modify the description for the the USB flash drive (General/Sony/Planning) <Title> tag. contains 512 or more files. Useful Functions...
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Example of shot mark name strings UTF-8"?>3 Use a text editor to modify the description for the <PlanningMetadata xmlns="http:// <Meta name> tag. xmlns.sony.net/pro/metadata/ The shaded fields in the example are shot mark planningmetadata" assignId=" name strings. P0001" creationDate=" Names can be either in ASCII format (up to 32 2011-08-20T17:00:00+09:00"...
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SxS memory card. Select “General Files” in “Copy All” (page 51) in the OTHERS menu. USB flash drives The following Sony USB flash drives are recommended for use with this recorder. Pocket Bit Hi-Speed Q Series and M Series Notes •...
Playback Thumbnail Screens When you press the THUMBNAIL button (page 7), clips recorded on the SxS memory card are displayed as thumbnails on the screen. You can start playback from the clip selected on the thumbnail screen. The playback picture can be seen on the LCD monitor and external monitors.
FAT HD Mode Lock mark (UDF and FAT HD Mode only) The normal thumbnail screen, OK clip thumbnail UDF: A lock mark appears if the selected clip is screen, and All-Clip thumbnail screen are locked. cyclically displayed. FAT HD Mode: A lock mark appears if the FAT SD Mode selected clip has an OK mark.
SxS memory card mark appears to the left if the SxS memory Playing Clips card is write-protected. Time data Each time you press the DURATION/TC/U- For playback operations, use the playback control BIT button, the indication is switched between buttons on the top panel (page 7). When the IR timecode (TCR) and user-bit (UB) data.
To select a clip for partial playback, attach an OK Select “CLIP REPEAT” in the clip flag or OK mark to the clip on the thumbnail operation menus. screen. The selected clip starts playing, loops back to the start of the clip when it reaches the end, Playing between In-point and Out-point and continues playing.
Expand Clip screen (page 35) Clip Operations CANCEL EXPAND (COARSE) EXPAND (FINE) During thumbnail screen playback, etc., you can operate the clips or confirm and change the PAUSE subsidiary data for clips using the Clip Operation SET INDEX PIC menus. The corresponding Clip Operation menu pops up SHOT MARK1 ADD on the screens as shown below when you press...
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Clip Operation menu on the thumbnail screen Item Function DISP CLIP INFO Displays the clip's information screen (page 33). OK MARK Adds an OK mark (page 34). OK MARK Deletes the OK mark (page 34). DELETE OK FLAG Adds an OK flag (page 34). NG FLAG Adds a NG flag (page 34).
Displaying the Detailed Information of a Clip Select “DISP CLIP INFO” from a Clip Operation menu. 120min CL I P I NFO 0011 / 0300 JPAN0011 ( 1 ) 01 / JAN / 2009 10 : 53 HQ 1920 / 23. 9 P S&Q Mot i on 29 / 24f p s TCR 00 : 05 : 00 : 02 TCR 00 : 05 : 00 : 00 STR...
Copying a specified clip OK/NG/KP Flag (UDF Only) Select a clip on a thumbnail screen, then select “COPY CLIP” from the Clip Operation menu. When adding a flag, you can select from OK Copying clips collectively FLAG ADD, NG FLAG ADD, and KEEP FLAG Select “Clips”...
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Select “EXPAND CLIP” from the Clip EXPAND CLIP screen in FAT SD Mode Operation menu. The EXPAND CLIP screen appears for the Current frame number clip that you selected on the thumbnail screen. 120min EXPAND CLIP 0000001 EXPAND CLIP screen in UDF and FAT HD 00 : 00 : 00 : 00 00 : 09 : 30 : 00 00 : 19 : 00 : 00...
Clip Operation menu on the SHOT MARK SHOT MARK Screen (UDF and FAT screen HD Mode) Item Function You can display only those frames with shot PAUSE To set to Pause mode at the selected marks or recording start marks as thumbnail frame images on the screen.
Note Even if you specify a frame other than the top frame for the index frame, playback always begins from the top frame when you start it from the thumbnail screen. Dividing a Clip (FAT HD Mode Only) You can divide a clip into two different clips at the frame you select on the EXPAND CLIP screen (page 34) or the SHOT MARK screen (page 36).
Status Displays Showing the Status Screens Press the STATUS button (page 7) to display displayed according to the setting of “Output CH” status screens on the LCD monitor/external video in “Audio Output” in the AUDIO SET menu. monitor. If audio is input from the i.LINK connector while Use the up/down buttons (page 7) to perform displaying thumbnails, while playback is stopped, operations and switch the screens in sequence.
Output Mode: Output mode setting The output mode setting for the SDI OUT connector in “Output Mode Select” in the VIDEO SET menu is displayed. Button/Remote Status Screen Assign Button: Assignable button statuses The functions assigned with the “Assign Button” in the OTHERS menu to the respective assignable buttons are displayed.
Menu Configuration and Detailed Settings Overview of the Setup Menus Press the MENU button to display setup menus OTHERS All Reset on the LCD monitor with settings necessary for Setup Data recording and playback. (You can also display Time Zone setup menus on an external monitor.) Set items by Clock Set selecting them from the following menus.
Entering a character string Basic Menu Operations When you select an item for which a character string, such as a time value or filename, is to be specified, the input area for the character string is Menu controls highlighted, and “SET” appears at the right end. MENU button (page 7) Select characters, then press the SEL/ To turn Menu mode to use Setup menus on/off.
Setup Menu List The functions and available settings of menus are listed below. The default settings set at the factory are shown in bold face (example: ). The items marked with Speed [M] in the Menu items column cannot be set while displaying the thumbnail screen or during playback operations.
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VIDEO SET Menu items Setting values Contents Color Bars Multi / 75% / 100% / SMPTE Select the type of color bars to be output when Color Bars On/ Off is set to “On.” Type Multi: Multiformat color bars are output. Selecting the type 75%: To output 75% color bars of color bars...
VIDEO SET Menu items Setting values Contents SDI Rec Off / On Select whether to start/stop recording in synchronization with an REC trigger signal sent from the device connected to the Control SDI IN connector. Setting the synchronized recording Clip Cont. Rec On / Off Turn the Clip Continuous Recording function on/off.
TC/UB SET Menu TC/UB SET Menu items Subitems and setting values Contents Timecode Mode Set the timecode mode. Preset / Regen / Ext Regen / Preset: To start the timecode from the specified value Setting the Clock Regen (regeneration): To continue the timecode during timecode recording only.
Store(SxS)/(USB) When you select “Execute” to store the setting values, the Execute/Cancel setup file is stored to one of the following directories. Storing/recalling For UDF: /General/Sony/PRO/CAMERA/XDCAM/ the menu settings PMW_50/ on SxS memory For FAT: /SONY/PRO/CAMERA/XDCAM_EX/PMW_50/ cards or USB flash...
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OTHERS Menu items Subitems and setting values Contents Clock Set Date/Time Set the current time and date. Setting the built-in 12H/24H Select the display mode of time. clock 12H / 24H 12H: 12-hour mode 24H: 24-hour mode Date Mode Select the display mode of the date. YYMMDD / MMDDYY / YYMMDD: In sequence of year, month, day DDMMYY...
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OTHERS Menu items Subitems and setting values Contents Battery Alarm Low BATT Set the battery level at which the Low BATT warning is 5% / 10% / 15% / ... / 45% / generated (in steps of 5%). Setting the low power alarm BATT Empty Set the battery level at which the BATT Empty warning is...
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OTHERS Menu items Subitems and setting values Contents System Country Select the area of use and setup ON/OFF setting. NTSC Area / NTSC(J) Area / NTSC Area: Setup ON PAL Area NTSC(J) Area: Setup OFF PAL Area: Setup OFF Note The default setting is different among the sales areas.
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OTHERS Menu items Subitems and setting values Contents Clip Auto Naming Select the method to specify clip names. C**** / Title / Plan C****: UDF only Setting for clip Title: To specify as desired by “Title Prefix” name or deletion Plan: To use a name specified in planning metadata (if no name is specified in planning metadata, the name specified by “Title Prefix”...
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64 or less, all of the planning metadata files may not appear if the directory where they are located in the SxS memory card (General/Sony/ Planning) contains 512 or more files. • After you start loading, do not remove the SxS memory card until the completion message is displayed.
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OTHERS Menu items Subitems and setting values Contents Properties Select “Execute” to display the detailed information of the Execute / Cancel planning metadata loaded in the recorder. File Name: Filename Assign ID: Assignment ID Created: Time and date of creation Modified: Time and date of most recent modification Modified by: Name of person who modified the file Title1: Title1 specified in file (clip name in ASCII format)
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OTHERS Menu items Subitems and setting values Contents MAC Address Display the MAC address. Net Config Reset Reset the “Network” settings to the preset values. Execute / Cancel Select “Execute” to reset. Wi-Fi Scan Networks Scan the available network connections when “Wi-Fi” is set Execute / Cancel to “Enable.”...
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OTHERS Menu items Subitems and setting values Contents Version Up Execute / Cancel Select “Execute” to update the recorder. Use when updating is required. Updating this unit Note This item cannot be selected when no SxS memory card has been loaded. Menu Scroll Normal / Loop Select the method for menu scrolling.
Connecting External Devices Connecting External Monitors and Camcorders To display recording/playback pictures on an VIDEO OUT connector (BNC type) external monitor, select the output signal and use an appropriate cable for the monitor to be By changing the setting of “SDI/HDMI/i.LINK connected.
from the device connected to the SDI IN connector. Connecting a Computer Note No operation occurs if the connected external device When you connect the recorder or the SBAC- does not support the REC trigger signal function. US10 SxS Memory Card USB Reader/Writer (optional) using the supplied USB cable, the memory card in the slot is acknowledged as an extended drive by the computer.
• When removing an SxS memory card from a Macintosh, do not select “Card Power Off” from the Connecting via i.LINK SxS memory card icon displayed on the menu bar. • Operation is not guaranteed with all computers. (FAT only) •...
Setting on this recorder Set the external device to recording Set “SDI/HDMI/i.LINK I/O Select” (page 43) in standby status. the VIDEO SET menu to “HD & HDV,” “SD & Start recording with the recorder. HDV,” “SD P & HDV,” or “SD & DVCAM.” The external device starts recording in synchronization.
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• If the input signal to the recorder during recording is lost, the tally lamp and the “zREC” i.LINK status indication on the LCD monitor start flashing, indicating that nothing is being recorded on the SxS memory card. Recording resumes when the signal is restored, but the clip number on the recorder is incremented.
Do not subject the unit to severe shock Contact a Sony service or sales representative for The internal mechanism may be damaged or the more information about inspections. body warped.
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Notes about the display • Pictures on the LCD monitor may be distorted by the following operations: —Changing the video format —Starting playback from the Thumbnail screen —Reversing the LCD monitor File fragmentation If pictures cannot be recorded/reproduced properly, try formatting the recording medium. While repeating picture recording/playback with a certain recording medium for an extended period, files in the medium may be fragmented,...
Formats and Limitations of Outputs SDI OUT Connector Output Formats Recording/standby (SDI input) Input format Output format “Rec Format” in SDI IN “SDI/HDMI/i.LINK I/O Select” in VIDEO SET menu “System” in HD/HD & HDV SD/SD & HDV/ SD P OTHERS menu SD &...
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Playback Playback clip format Output format “SDI/HDMI/i.LINK I/O Select” in VIDEO SET menu HD/HD & HDV SD/SD & HDV/ SD P/SD P & HDV SD & DVCAM 59.94i (HD/HQ/SP) 1920×1080/59.94i SD 59.94i 29.97P (HD/HQ) 1920×1080/59.94i 1280×720/59.94i 23.98P (HD/HQ) 1920×1080/59.94i 1920×1080/23.98PsF 1280×720/59.94P 59.94P (HD/HQ) 1280×720/59.94P...
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HDMI OUT Connector Output Formats Recording/standby (SDI input) Input format Output format “Rec Format” in SDI IN “SDI/HDMI/i.LINK I/O Select” in VIDEO SET menu “System” in HD/HD & HDV SD/SD & HDV/ SD P/ OTHERS menu SD & DVCAM SD P & HDV 59.94i (HD/HQ/SP) 1920×1080/59.94i 1920×1080/59.94i...
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Playback clip format Output format “SDI/HDMI/i.LINK I/O Select” in VIDEO SET menu HD/HD & HDV SD/SD & HDV/ SD P/SD P & HDV SD & DVCAM 50P (HD/HQ) 1280×720/50P SD 50i SD 50P 25P (HD/HQ) 1920×1080/50i SD 50i 1280×720/50P 50i (DVCAM/IMX) Converted from interlaced to progressive When the playback clip format is 720.
“SP 1440/59.94i” in “System” in the OTHERS menu, the output format is as follows. Backup Battery *** & HDV: N/A Replacement *** & DVCAM: SD 59.94i (1920×1080/ 23.98P and 1440×1080/23.98P: N/A) When “Country” is set to “PAL Area” and “Rec This recorder uses a backup battery to retain Format”...
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Insert a new backup battery (CR2032) with the + symbol on the battery facing outside. Attach the cover in the original position. Backup Battery Replacement...
Troubleshooting Power Symptoms Cause Remedy The recorder does not No battery pack is mounted and no Mount a battery pack (page 10) or connect to AC power on when you set power is supplied to the DC IN power using the BC-U1 or BC-U2 (page 11). the power button to ON.
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Turn off the power and check the connected equipment, cables, and media. If they are not defective, turn on the power again. If the error persists, consult Sony service personnel. (If power cannot be turned off by setting the power button to OFF, remove both the battery pack and the DC IN source.)
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Warning indication Buzzer Tally Cause and measures on LCD lamps A partitioned memory card or one that contains recorded clips Unknown Media(A) exceeding the number permitted with this recorder is loaded. Please Change This card cannot be used with this recorder. Remove it and load a compatible card.
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Warning indication Buzzer Tally Cause and measures on LCD lamps Reached Duplication There are already 10 or more clips with the same name as the Limit clip that you want to copy, so copying cannot continue. (xx/xx Copy Completed to xx/xx indicates the completed copy operations.) Replace the card.
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Other modes: LPCM 16 bits, 48 kHz, 4 channels Specifications HD mode: LPCM 16 bits, 48 kHz, 4 channels SD mode: LPCM 16 bits, 48 kHz, 2 channels General Recording/playback time (MPEG HD422, IMX) Power supply HD 422 mode, IMX 50 mode: DC 12 V Approx.
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Approx. 65 min. with SBP-16 (16 GB) Side spacer (1) memory card Lithium battery (CR2032 for backup) (1) Battery drive time Pre-installed in the recorder. Approx. 180 min. with BP-U30 battery pack Lithium battery (CR2025 for remote controller) Approx. 360 min. with BP-U60 battery pack Approx.
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