Sony XDCAM PDW-1500 - Manual (Page 5)

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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Before Using the Unit .............................. 7
Setting the Line Mode ................................ 7
Chapter 1 Overview
1-1 Features ............................................... 9
1-2 MPEG-4 Visual Patent Portfolio License
........................................................... 11
1-3 MPEG-2 Video Patent Portfolio License
........................................................... 11
Chapter 2 Names and Functions of
Parts
2-1 Front Panel ........................................ 12
2-2 Rear Panel ......................................... 20
Chapter 3 Preparations
3-1 Connections and Settings................ 23
3-1-1 Connecting an External Monitor ..... 23
3-1-2 Connections for Using PDZ-1 Proxy
Browsing Software .......................... 24
3-1-3 Connecting to a Nonlinear Editing
System.............................................. 26
3-1-4 Connections for Cut Editing ............ 27
3-1-5 Connections for Clip Audio Insert
Editing.............................................. 29
3-1-6 Editing Control Unit Settings .......... 33
3-2 Setup .................................................. 34
3-3 Setting the Date and Time................ 34
3-4 Superimposed Text Information...... 35
3-5 Handling Discs .................................. 38
3-5-1 Discs Used for Recording and Playback
......................................................... 38
3-5-2 Notes on Handling ........................... 38
3-5-3 Write-Protecting Discs .................... 38
3-5-4 Loading and Unloading a Disc ........ 38
3-5-5 Formatting a Disc ............................ 39
3-5-6 To Eject Discs With the Unit Powered
Off .................................................... 39
3-5-7 Handling of Discs When Recording
Does Not End Normally (Salvage
Function) .......................................... 39
Chapter 4 Recording/Playback
4-1 Recording .......................................... 41
4-1-1 Preparations for Recording .............. 41
4-1-2 Recording Time Code and User Bit
Values ..............................................43
4-1-3 Recording Operation........................46
4-1-4 Auto Clip List Recording for Automatic
Inclusion of Recorded Clips in Clip Lists
..........................................................47
4-2 Playback ............................................ 48
4-2-1 Preparations for Playback ................ 48
4-2-2 Playback Operation..........................49
4-2-3 Thumbnail Search ............................50
4-2-4 Clip List Playback............................52
4-2-5 Repeat Playback...............................53
4-2-6 Locking and Deleting Clips ............. 54
Chapter 5 Scene Selection
5-1 Overview ............................................ 56
5-2 Creating Clip Lists ............................ 59
5-2-1 Selecting Clips .................................59
5-2-2 Reordering Sub Clips.......................61
5-2-3 Trimming Sub Clips ........................63
5-2-4 Deleting Sub Clips ...........................64
5-2-5 Previewing the Current Clip List ..... 64
5-2-6 Saving the Current Clip List to Disc 64
5-3 Managing Clip Lists (CLIP Menu) .... 66
5-3-1 Loading a Clip List From Disc Into Unit
Memory............................................66
5-3-2 Deleting Clip Lists From a Disc ...... 67
5-3-3 Clearing the Current Clip List From the
Unit Memory....................................67
5-3-4 Presetting the Initial Time Code of the
Current Clip List ..............................67
5-3-5 Sorting Clip Lists .............................68
5-4 Using PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software
........................................................... 69
Chapter 6 Insert Editing
6-1 Clip Audio Insert Editing .................. 70
6-1-1 Preparations for Editing................... 70
6-1-2 Editing Operations ...........................71