OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
 

Please note conditions for consumer grade machine:

Only consumer cassette player or recorder equipped with LANC (Control L) can be connected to the convertor.

 RC time code must be read from the tape you want to use for editing.

 Output video signal from consumer player is used as reference video for recorder, other players and editing unit to reach exact editing. So use only digital DV series when you prefer exact editing.

 

I. How to prepare consumer machine:

A. Select SLAVE mode in LANC communication if you have desktop VCR. (Camcorders have usually SLAVE mode only).

Example

 Follow these steps for SONY DHR 1000:

 1. press MENU button

2. by pressing the arrows choose SET UP MENU and confirm by EXECUTE button

 3. by pressing the arrows select LANC MODE

 4. select S in coloured frame

 5. confirm selection by pressing EXECUTE.

 

B. Set the reading of time code (RC code) from the tape. Make sure that the consumer time code (eight digits) not counter (usually six digits) is selected during playback.

 

II. How to prepare editing:

 A. VTR to VTR editing.

 Connect all equipment as shown at figure 1.

 

B. Two machine editing.

 Connect all equipment as shown at figure 2. Setup your Editing Control Unit by following this rules: Set to ON synchronisation of recorder.

Set to OFF synchronisation of player.

Set PLAYER TYPE to UNKNOWN.

 Use LEARN function if it is possible on your controller.

 (You have to find optimal constants for your configuration on some Editing Controllers where LEARN function is not equipped.)

 

C. A/B ROLL

 See figure 3. for connection. For exact editing in this mode is necessary to use Editing Control Unit with LEARN function.

We recommend SONY PVE 500 with following system setup, which is valid also for two machines editing:

SETUP 13 LEARN (for DV machine connected as P1, for P2 use item 14)

 SETUP 16 OFF (for DV machine connected as P1, for P2 use item 17)

 SETUP 15 ON

 Then start the Learn (button under small cover in left upper corner). The tapes must not be totally on start or end position in all connected machines. Make sure that Learn was successfully rendered by pressing TOTAL button in SETUP mode. Character "L" in the place of frame units on player display is shown in this case.