Sony J-3 User Manual

J-1/A, J-2/A, J-3/A

J-1/SDI, J-2/SDI, J-3/SDI

Specifications

J-1

J-2

J-3

Power requirements

AC 100 V to 240 V, 50/60 Hz

Power consumption

50 W

Operating temperature

+5 °C to +40 °C (+41 °F to +104 °F)

Storage temperature

-20 °C to +60 °C (-4 °F to +140 °F)

Humidity

25% to 80% (relative humidity)

Mass

7 kg (15 lb 7 oz)

Dimensions (W 

× 

H 

× 

D)

307 

× 

100 

× 

397 mm (12 

1

/

8

×

4 

×

15 

3

/

4

inches)

Tape speed                            Digital Betacam

—

96.7 mm/s

MPEG IMX  

—

64.467 mm/s (525 mode), 53.776 mm/s (625 mode)

Betacam SX

59.515 mm/s (525 mode), 59.575 mm/s (625 mode)

Betacam/Betacam SP

118.6 mm/s (525 mode), 101.5 mm/s (625 mode)

Playback time                        Digital Betacam

—

Max. 124 min. with BCT-D124L

MPEG IMX

—

Max.184 (525 mode)/220 (625 mode) min

with BCT-184MXL cassette

Betacam SX

Max. 194 min with BCT-194SXLA cassette

Betacam/Betacam SP

Max. 90 (525 mode)/105 (625 mode) min with BCT-90MLA cassette

Fast forward/rewind time       Digital Betacam

—

Approx. 5 min with BCT-D124L

MPEG IMX

—

Approx. 5 min with BCT-184MXL cassette

Betacam SX

Approx. 5 min with BCT-194SXLA cassette

Betacam/Betacam SP

Approx. 5 min with BCT-90MLA cassette

Search speed range               Digital Betacam

—

± 20 times normal playback speed

MPEG IMX

—

±32 times normal playback speed 

Betacam SX

±35 times normal playback speed 

Betacam/Betacam SP

±18 times normal playback speed 

Servo lock time

0.5 s or less (from standby on)

Load/unload time

6 s or less

Ext. sync

BNC (

×

1),  Frame lock

Analogue composite output

BNC (

×

1), Pin Jack (

×

1), 1.0 Vp-p, 75 

Ω

S-video output

Mini DIN 4-pin (

×

1),Y: 1.0 Vp-p, C.0.286 Vp-p burst, 75 

Ω

Analogue component output (with J-1/A,  J-2/A, J-3/A)

BNC (

×

3), Y: 1.0 Vp-p, R-Y/B-Y: 0.7 Vp-p, 75 

Ω

SDI output (with J-1/SDI,  J-2/SDI, J-3/SDI)

BNC (

×

1), SMPTE 259M, 270 Mb/s, 0.8 Vp-p, 75 

Ω

Remote control                       RS-422A

D-sub 9-pin (female) (

×

1), Sony 9-pin remote interface

RS-232C

D-sub 9-pin (female) (

×

1)

Monitor output L/R

Pin Jack (x1): -10 dBu at 47 k

Ω

load, unbalanced,

XLR (male 

×

2): +4 dBm, 600 

Ω

load, low impedance, balanced

Headphone output

JM-60 Stereo Phone Jack, -

∞

to -12 dBu at 8 

Ω

load, unbalanced

Operation manual (CD-ROM) (

×

1)

Vertical stand (

×

2)

Quick Operation Guide (

×

1)

© 2001 Sony Corporation. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission of Sony is prohibited. Features, designs and specifications are subject to change without
notice. All non-metric weights and measures are approximate. Sony, Betacam, Betacam SP and Betacam SX, MPEG IMX, Tele-File and NewsBase are trademarks of Sony Corporation. All other trade-
marks are the property of their respective owners.
CA J-1/J-2/J-3/GB-  /  /2001

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