Sony PDW-D1 User Manual

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3-6 Preparations for Recording and Playback

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See 3-2-1 “Connecting to a Nonlinear Editing 
System (AV/C connection)” (page 30) for 
information about connections.

Before beginning recording, make the 
following switch settings.
~/1 (on/standby) switch (page 27): ~ 

position

In the PC operation settings dialog box of 
the utility software (see page 48), set the 
following items.
Login: “Inhibit” (Disables FAM 

connection.)

In the setup menu of the utility software 
(see page 50), set the following items.
RECORDING FORMAT: DVCAM

Set the following items as required.
PREROLL TIME: Set the preroll time. 

(0 to 30 seconds)

TC MODE: Select the time code recording 

mode. (INT-REGEN/EXT-REGEN)

DF MODE: Select the run mode of the 

internal time code generator in 525-
line mode. (DF/NDF)

VITC: Specify whether or not to record the 

VITC generated by the internal time 
code generator. (OFF/ON)

DV AUDIO OUTPUT SELECT: Select 

the audio signals to assign audio output 
channels.
•CH1/CH2 (TR-1/TR-2, TR-3/TR-4, 

TR-5/TR-6, TR-7/TR-8)

•CH3/CH4 (TR-1/TR-2, TR-3/TR-4, 

TR-5/TR-6, TR-7/TR-8)

DV OUT AUDIO MODE: Select the 

audio mode for audio output. (4ch 
(32 kHz/12 bit)/ 2ch (48 kHz/16 bit))

525/625 SYSTEM SELECT: Select the 

line mode. (525/625)

STORED OWNERSHIP: Set UMID 

ownership information (country code, 
organization code and user code)

Insert a disc into this unit (see page 36).

 

If the ERROR/ALARM indicator flashes 
once a second when you attempt to record, 
check the problem in the following table.

See 3-2-1 “Connecting to a Nonlinear Editing 
System (AV/C connection)” (page 30) for 
information about connections.

A disc recorded in 
MPEG IMX 
format has been 
inserted.

Replace with a disc 
not recorded in 
MPEG IMX format, 
or reformat the disc 
(see page 55).