User manual SONY DSR-11

[. . . ] 3-065-956-11(1) Digital Videocassette Recorder Operating InstructionsMode d'emploi ____ DSR-11 © 2000 Sony Corporation WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN Owner's record The model number is located at the rear and front of the unit and the serial number on the rear Record the serial number in the space provided below Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product Model No DSR-11 Serial No. _______________ CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK) NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL For customers in the U. S. A. I f you have any questions about this product, you may call: Sony's Business Information Center (BIC) at 1-800686-SONY (7669) or Write to: Sony Customer Information Services Center 6900-29 Daniels Parkway, PMB 330 Fort Myers, Florida 33912 This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance The AC adaptor must be changed only at qualified service shop The nameplate of the AC adaptor is located on its bottom Declaration of Conformity Trade Name. Telephone Number SONY DSR-11 Sony Electronics Inc 1 Sony Drive, Park Ridge, NJ 07656 U S A 201-930-6972 For customers in Europe This product with the CE marking complies with both the EMC Directive (89/336/EEC) and the Low Voltage Directive (73/23/EEC) issued by the Commission of the European Community Compliance with these directives implies conformity to the following European standards · EN60065 Product Safety (supplied AC adaptor) · EN55103-1 Electromagnetic Interference (Emission) · EN55103-2 Electromagnetic Susceptibility (Immunity) This product is intended for use in the following Electromagnetic Environments) E1 (residential), E2 (commercial and light industrial), E3 (urban outdoors) and E4 (controlled EMC environment, ex TV studio) For the customers in the Netherlands Voor de klanten in Nederland BI) dit product zijn batterijen geleverd Wanneer deze leeg zi]n, moet u ze met weggooien maar inleveren als KCA This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation 2 CAUTION You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment. Precautions · Do not damage the power cord and AC adaptor. [. . . ] For details on the signals used for a particular type of search, refer to the instruction manual of the recorder. 30 Chapter 2 Playback and Recording When you record on this unit Signals for Index search* Title search In cassette memory Yes No No No On tape Yes No Yes No Date search Photo search * The signals for Index search are recorded when you start recording in stop mode. · If you record another program over the beginning of the search signals, you will not be able to locate the original program. Search signal If D is recorded over the beginning of B. . . B cannot be searched for ·You cannot add search signals after recording. To add signals only for Auto Repeat, start recording from the point you want to add them. · When recording on this unit, signals for index search do not have information on the day of the week. · Searching may not be done correctly if the signals were not recorded on a piece of Sony-brand digital video equipment. About the cassette memory ·A tape with mark has cassette memory. When using the 16 kbits cassette memory, you can store up to 135 search signals. (The number changes depending on the memory capacity of various tapes. It also changes depending on the data size combination of index, title, date, photo, and tape label data stored on a tape. ) This unit is capable of storing and retrieving up to 16 kbits of information in cassette memory. · To locate recordings that did not fit in the cassette memory, or to locate recordings in order of their position on the tape, set CM SEARCH on the CM SET menu to OFF. You can use the same procedure to search for a recording on a tape without cassette memory. For details on the CM SET menu, see "CM SET menu" on page 46 . The number of search signals that you can record is limited by the cassette memory space available when you start recording. When you use a previously recorded tape for repeated recordings, make more memory space available by erasing unwanted items using ITEM ERASE or ERASE ALL on the CM SET menu before you start recording. Chapter 2 Playback and Recording 31 Playback Auto Repeat This unit can repeat the playback of all or a part of the tape. 1 Set the AUTO REPEAT switch on the rear panel to ON. 2 Press the REW button. (If the tape is already rewound, press the PLAY button. ) The unit rewinds the tape to its beginning, and starts playback automatically. The unit repeats the playback from the beginning to the first index (if there is no signal for index search on the tape, to the next unrecorded portion; if there is no unrecorded portion, to the end of the tape). Auto Repeat using an external AC timer If you connect an external AC timer (not supplied) to this unit, you can repeat playback automatically at the preset time. 1 Connect an external AC timer (not supplied) to this unit. DSR-11 AC adaptor AC timer to a wall outlet 2 3 Set the AUTO REPEAT switch on the rear panel to ON. At the preset time, the power of this unit turns on, and after a few seconds (no more than 30), Auto Repeat playback starts automatically. The unit repeats the playback from the beginning to the first index (if there is no signal for index search on the tape, to the next unrecorded portion; if there is no unrecorded portion, to the end of the tape). 32 Chapter 2 Playback and Recording · The unit cannot search for a signal for index search or an unrecorded portion within 20 seconds of the beginning of the playback. · While a tape is running, be sure not to turn off the power by using an AC timer. When turning off the power of the unit, make sure to press the STOP button on this unit first to stop the tape transport, then turn off the power. To release the Auto Repeat mode Set the AUTO REPEAT switch on the rear panel to OFF. Chapter 2 Playback and Recording 33 This section describes the necessary connections, settings and operations to perform recording on this unit. The same settings and operations apply whether you are using the unit for dubbing or as a stand-alone recorder. Connections for Recording To equipment with a DV jack Connecting to a computer The video and audio signals are sent from a computer with virtually no deterioration in quality, enabling high-quality downloading. The signal flow is automatically detected so you do not need to make separate connections for input and output. Player Monitor Computer Recorder DSR-11 to the DV jack i. LINK cable (DV cable) (not supplied) Signal flow · With the DV connection, data codes (recording date/time, camera data) are transmitted from the computer (player). · If no picture appears via the DV jack, disconnect, then reconnect the i. LINK cable (DV cable). 34 Chapter 2 Playback and Recording Connecting to another VCR The video and audio signals are sent from another VCR with virtually no deterioration in quality, enabling high-quality recording. [. . . ] See also "Non-drop frame mode. " Drum See "Head drum. " Loading When being loaded, the tape is pulled out of the cassette case and threaded along the specified tape path and wrapped round the drum to be ready for recording or playback. Generally, this is done automatically when you place the cassette at the cassette entrance of the VCR. Non-drop frame mode A mode of advancing time code in such a way that the difference in frame value between real time and time code is neglected. Using this mode produces a difference of approximately 86 seconds per day between real time and time code, which may cause problems when editing programs in units of seconds using the number of frames as a reference. [. . . ]