Sony J3 Maintenance Manual

Chapter 7Setup Menu
Chapter 7 Setup Menu7-5
625
525/625 SYSTEM SELECT
POWER off/on!!
625
525/625 SYSTEM SELECT
Push SET button!!
Current active
menu settings
Recall
Save Menu bank 1
Recall Save Menu bank 2
4Holding down the JOG/SHUTTLE button, turn the
JOG/SHUTTLE dial to change the setting from
525 to 625.
The displays change as follows.
To cancel the 525/625 setting operationHolding down the SHIFT button, press the SET/
MENU button the required number of times to exit
from the menu.
5Press the SET/MENU...

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Extended menu operations
You can operate the extended menu in the same way
as you operate the basic menu.
For details of basic menu operations, see page 7-2.
Note
To access the extended menu, it is required to set
MENU GRADE, basic menu item 099, to ENHAN. 

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7-3 Basic Menu
a) When setting items 002, 003, 009 and 011 watch the
monitor screen, and adjust to the required state. b) When displaying time code values, there is a slight time
delay. Therefore, when creating a tape for off-line
editing, the information inserted in the upper half of the
screen may be delayed by one frame.
The basic menu contains the following items.
In the “Settings” column of the table, the factory default settings are indicated by an...

7-3 Basic Menu
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012 CONDITION DISPLAY ON
VIDEO MONITOR
(The channel status can
be displayed only when
the CHARACTER V-SIZE
is set to ×1.) Determines whether or not to display the channel status in addition to t\
he
characters being superimposed.
disable :  Disables display
enable:  Enables display
Displayed channel status
The channel statuses are displayed under the timer or status display lin\
e. (When
an analog tape is inserted, only the playback level of the...

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Item number Item name Settings
027 SDI OUT CHARACTER (J-10SDI/30SDI only) Select whether or not to superimpose the type of characters over the vid\
eo signal
(overlap display) output from the SDI (SUPER) connectors.
OFF:  Does not superimpose.
ON :  Superimposes.
030 i.LINK CHARACTER Selects whether or not to superimpose characters on the video signal (o\
verlap display) output from the 
DV connector.
OFF :  Does not superimpose.
ON:  Superimposes.
099 MENU...

7-4 Extended Menu
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7-4 Extended Menu
The extended menu contains the following items.
In the “Settings” column of the table, the factory
default settings are indicated by an enclosing box.
Item numberItem name Settings
101 SELECTION FOR JOG/
SHUTTLE DIAL ENABLE Select how the unit enters the jog/shuttle mode.
DIAL :  Turning the JOG/SHUTTLE dial enters the jog/shuttle mode.
KEY :  Press the JOG/SHUTTLE button to enter jog/shuttle mode.
102
MAXIMUM TAPE SPEED Set...

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Item numberItem name
Settings
501
STILL TIMER Sets the time interval from the tape stop mode to the tape protection mo\
de.
In order to protect the video heads and the tape, this unit enters the t\
ape
protection mode automatically after a certain amount of time has elapsed\
 since
the unit entered the tape stop mode (STOP mode or a still picture in jo\
g/shuttle
mode).
0.5S ... 8M ... 30M:  Set the value in the range 0.5 seconds to 30 minutes.
651 UMID OUTPUT...

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808 INTERNAL AUDIO
SIGNAL GENERATOR Select the operation of the internal audio test signal generator.
OFF :  No operation.
1KHZ:  At 1 kHz, –20 dB FS sine wave is output on all audio output channels\
.
831a)i.LINK AUDIO OUTPUT
SELECT Selects audio channels output from the DV connector.
CH1/2 :  Outputs audio signals (16 bits/48K) recorded in CH-1/2.
CH3/4:  Outputs audio signals (16 bits/48K) recorded in CH-3/4.
CH1/2/3/4:  Outputs audio...

Chapter 8Maintenance and Inspection
Chapter 8 Maintenance and Inspection8-1
Chapter 8
Maintenance and
Inspection
8-1 Removing a Cassette When Tape Slack Occurs
If tape slack occurs in the unit, it is necessary to
remove the top and bottom plates. This job should
always be entrusted to a technician who has undergone
service training.
See the maintenance manual for details.
8-2 Head Cleaning
To clean the video heads and audio heads, always use
the special-purpose Sony BCT-HD12CL cleaning
cassette.
Follow...

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8-3 Moisture Condensation
When the unit is suddenly moved from a cold to a
warm location, or used in a very humid place, moisture
from the air can condense on the head-drum. This is
called moisture condensation. If the tape is run in this
state, it can adhere to the drum. To prevent such a
condition from occurring, the unit is provided with a
moisture condensation detecting...