Sony J3 Maintenance Manual

							Chapter 4Playback
Chapter 4 Playback4-7
2Turn the JOG/SHUTTLE dial to change the setting
from “OFF” to “ON” while holding down the JOG/
SHUTTLE button, and then release the JOG/
SHUTTLE button.
(ON flashes while the JOG/SHUTTLE button is
being pressed.)
3Press the SET/MENU button.
Time data display area and monitor go back to the
original views.
4-3-3 Operating the Remote
Commander
Press the function keys while pointing the infrared
transmitter of the Remote Commander at the remote
control detector.
Each key functions same as the corresponding key on
the control panel attached to the unit.
Note
For the SEARCH key,  is 10 times forward speed,
 is 10 times reverse speed.
Note
When two or more units of J-10/10SDI/30/30SDI or
J-H1/H3 (J-H series of compact players) are placed
close to each other, the Remote Commander may
affect more than one unit. In this case, select OFF in
WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROL, extended menu
item 213, of the other units you do not want to operate.
REMOTE INTERFACE
137
213:WIRELESS-on
501
❉
This unit
Items without  ❉ are omitted. Remote control detector
Infrared transmitter
Remote
Commander
Time data display area
Monitor screen 
						

							4-1 Playback Procedures
Chapter 4Playback
4-8Chapter 4 Playback
4-4 Operation via Computer (With the JZ-1
Software)
The following operations will be available when using
the unit connected to a computer with the optional JZ-
1 software installed.
•C ontrolling basic operations such as play, fast
forward, rewind, stop, jog playback, and shuttle
playback via the computer
•C apturing images using shot mark data
For details on installation and software operation, refer to
the Readme file and the online help supplied with the JZ-1
software.
4-4-1 Capturing Images Using
Shot Mark Data
If shot mark data has been recorded, you can
automatically read image and related data based on the
shot mark data. (You will need to install a video
capture card in your computer.)
An image that has been read will be displayed as a
thumbnail image. Double-clicking the thumbnail
image quickly finds the beginning of the segment.
Based on the thumbnail image position (cue point),
you can set an IN point and OUT point. 
						

							Chapter 5UMID Functions
Chapter 5 UMID Functions5-1
Chapter 5
UMID Functions
5-1 Overview of UMID Functions
The UMID (Unique Material Identifier) is a type of
meta-data in video and audio materials. It has been
internationally standardized in SMPTE Standard
330M. This unit supports generation of UMIDs
recorded in the Digital Betacam or MPEG IMX
format.
The UMID is made up of a section called the “Basic”
section and a section called the “Source Pack” section.
The Basic section contains information such as the
device that recorded the material and whether the
material is the original or a copy. The Source Pack
section contains information about when/where/who
recorded the material. A UMID with a Basic section only is called a Basic
UMID. A UMID with both Basic and Source Pack
sections is called an Extended UMID. The following
figure shows a general overview of the information
contained in a UMID.
Copy or original
Which device recorded the original
When was it recorded
Where was it recorded
Who recorded itUMID Basic Instance Number
Material Number
Source Pack Date/Time Spatial Co-ordinates
Stored Ownership 
						

							Chapter 5UMID Functions
5-2Chapter 5 UMID Functions
5-2 UMID Output and Display
This section explains how to output and display
UMIDs.
5-2-1 UMID Output Settings
You can choose to output UMIDs or not from the SDI
or SDI (SUPER) output connector, and select either
Basic UMID or Extended UMID when you choose to
output UMIDs. Make these settings using extended
menu item 651, UMID OUTPUT.
See page 7-11 for more information about extended menu
item 651.
5-2-2 UMID Display
During playback, UMID data appears on the video
monitor by superimposition.
To display the UMID
Press the PLAY button while holding down the SHIFT
button.
To exit from UMID display
Press again the PLAY button while holding sown the
SHIFT button.
UMID display on the video monitor
During playback in the Digital Betacam format
(J-30SDI) or in the MPEG IMX format (J-30/30SDI),
the video monitor connected to the COMPOSITE
(SUPER) output connector, SDI (SUPER) output
connector (for J-30SDI only) or 
DV connector
displays all UMID items at once as shown in the
following figure.
1 Instance Number Generation Method
2 Instance Number
3 Material Number Generation Method
4 , 5 Material Number
6 Year/Month/Date
7 Hour:Minute:Second
8 Time Zone
9 GPS Altitude
0 Number of Satellites
qa Auxiliary Device
(“ ”: not equiped, “+”: equiped)
qs PDOP (Position Dilution Of Precision value)
qd Longitude (E: east/W: west)
qf Latitude (S: south/N: north)
qg Organization Code
qh User Code
qj Country Code 
						

							Chapter 6Essence Marks
Chapter 6 Essence Marks6-1
Chapter 6
Essence Marks
6-1 Overview of Essence Mark Functions
An essence mark uses a term value dictionary item as
defined in the SMPTE RP210A Metadata Dictionary
to express and transfer points such as recording start
points and edit point candidates in up to 32 bytes of
data.
The basic format of the SMPTE RP210A Metadata
Dictionary is defined in SMPTE 336M Data Encoding
Protocol using Key-Length-Value (KLV coding
specifications). 
						

							5-2 Menu Operations
Chapter 6Essence Marks
6-2Chapter 6 Essence Marks
6-2 Essence Mark Output
When playing back a tape, essence marks recorder on
the tape can be output to SDI signals. Information such
as shot marks recorded on the tape can also be
converted into essence marks and output.
Selecting whether to output essence
marks
You can select whether or not to output essence marks
when you play back a tape. Make this selection using
extended menu item 657, ESSENCE MARK TAPE
OUTPUT.
See page 7-11 for more information about extended menu
item 657.
Outputting shot marks converted into
essence marks
You can select whether or not to convert shot marks
recorded on a tape into essence marks for output when
you play back the tape. Make this selection using
extended menu item 658, SHOT MARK ESSENCE
MARK CONVERT.
When extended menu item 658 is set to ON, you can
specify the VANC
1) line into which to insert essence
marks in extended menu item 660, ESSENCE MARK
VANC LINE.
See page 7-11 for more information about extended menu
items 658 and 660.
1) VANC: Vertical ancillary (data).
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							Chapter 7Setup Menu
Chapter 7 Setup Menu7-1
Chapter 7
Setup Menu
7-1 Menu System Configuration
The principal setup operations required before
operating this unit can be carried out using setup
menus.
The menu system of this unit is comprised of a basic
menu and an extended menu.
•B asic menu
This menu is used to make the following settings:
– the digital hours meter
– the character information superimposed on the
output to the monitor
– settings for switching between the 525 (NTSC) and
625 (PAL) systems
– settings for the menu banks for retaining menu
settings •
Extended menu
This menu is used to make the following wide range
of settings on this unit:
– the control panel functions
– tape protection
– video and audio control
– digital data processing
This unit allows up to two menu settings to be stored
in menu banks 1 and 2.
The stored menu settings can be called up to use as
required.
For more information, see “Menu bank operation (basic
menu items B01 to B12)” on page 7-5. 
						

							7-2 Menu Operations
Chapter 7Setup Menu
7-2Chapter 7 Setup Menu
SHIFT button
SET/MENU button
Item number
(flashing) Item name (first four
characters) Cursor indicating
the currently
selected item
JOG/SHUTTLE buttonJOG/SHUTTLE dial
JOG/SHTL indicator
*HO1:OPE HOURS   -      102 
 HO2:DRUM HOURS  -       52 
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7-2 Menu Operations
This section describes the basic menu displays and
how to change the settings.
For information about how to use basic menu item 013, see
“Switching between 525/625 line systems (basic menu item
013)” on page 7-4, and for information about how to
operate items B01 to B12, see “Menu bank operations
(basic menu items B01 to B12)” on page 7-5.
For information about how to use the extended menu, see
the section “Extended menu operations” on page 7-6.
Displaying the menus
Press the SET/MENU button while holding down the
SHIFT button.
The setting of the currently selected menu item
appears in the time data display area.
Displaying the menus on the monitor
Menu setting can be done on the monitor while
superimposing is set to ON.
If the SET/MENU button is pressed while holding
down the SHIFT button to display the menu settings in
the time data display area, a full-screen version also
appears on a monitor connected to the COMPOSITE
(SUPER) output connector, SDI (SUPER) output
connector (J-10SDI/30SDI only), or 
DV connector as
shown in the above figure.
Changing the currently displayed menu
item
Turn the JOG/SHUTTLE dial.
Turning the JOG/SHUTTLE dial to the right
increments the item number and turning it to the left
decrements the item number.
The item number changes at a rate depending on the
JOG/SHUTTLE dial position (when the SHTL
indicator is lit) or on the JOG/SHUTTLE dial rotation
rate (when the JOG indicator is lit).
Time data display area 
						

							Chapter 7Setup Menu
Chapter 7 Setup Menu7-3
Setting value (flashes while changing) SET/MENU button
Changing a menu item setting value
To change the setting value of the currently displayed
menu item, use the following procedure.
1Holding down the JOG/SHUTTLE button, turn the
JOG/SHUTTLE dial.
The setting value changes at a rate based on the
SHUTTLE dial position or on the JOG dial
rotation rate.
2When the desired setting value is displayed, press
the SET/MENU button.
This saves the new setting value, and the menu
display disappears from the time data display area.
To cancel the change Press the SET/MENU button while holding down
the SHIFT button before pressing the SET/MENU
button only.
The menu display disappears from the time data
display area without saving the new setting value.
Resetting the menu settings to their
factory default values (basic menu item
B20)
1Set RESET SETUP, basic menu item B20, to ON.
“PUSH SET” appears in the time data display area,
and “Push SET button” appears on the monitor
screen.
2Press the SET/MENU button.
The current active menu settings (see “Menu bank
operations (basic menu items B01 to B12)”) are
reset to their factory default settings.
3Press the SET/MENU button again.
The settings are saved and the menu display
disappears from the time data display area.
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Time data display area 
						

							7-2 Menu Operations
Chapter 7Setup Menu
7-4Chapter 7 Setup Menu
525
525/625 SYSTEM SELECT
If the 525/625 setting
is changed, turn power
off and on! 
525/625 SYSTEM
SELECT
ITEM-013
ON
Push SET button!!
Switching between 525/625 line systems
(basic menu item 013)
Using the following procedure, you can set basic menu
item 013, 525/625 SYSTEM SELECT, to ON, and
then switch between 525 (NTSC) and 625 (PAL).
(The following is the procedure example of switching
from a 525 (NTSC) system to a 625 (PAL) system.)
1Select basic menu item 013 and display it.
The time data display area and the monitor screen
connected the COMPOSITE (SUPER) output
connector, SDI (SUPER) output connector (for
J-10SDI/30SDI only) or 
DV connector show the
following displays.
2Holding down the JOG/SHUTTLE button, turn the
JOG/SHUTTLE dial to change the setting from
OFF to ON.
The displays change as follows.
3Press the SET/MENU button.The displays change as follows.
Time data display area
Monitor screen Time data display area
Monitor screen
Time data display area
Monitor screen
525/625 SYSTEM
SELECT
ITEM-013
OFF