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 button.
The displays change as follows.
6Turn the POWER switch off momentarily, then
turn it on again. This switches from the 525 (NTSC) to the 625
(PAL) system; the 525 indicator goes off, and the
625 indicator lights.
The menu settings disappear from the time data
display area, and returns to the normal indications.
Menu bank operations (basic menu items
B01 to B12)
This unit allows two different complete sets of menu
settings to be saved in what are termed “menu banks,”
numbered 1 and 2. Saved sets of menu settings are
recalled for use as required.
To jump to menu item B01 or H01
The unit recalls any required menu items when you
turn the JOG/SHUTTLE dial after pressing the SET/
MENU button while holding down the SHIFT button.
Press the SET/MENU button while holding down the
SHIFT button, then press the CTL/TC/UB button.
Every time you press the CTL/TC/UB button, menu
item H01 or B01 is recalled alternately.
Saving the current active menu settings
Set menu item SAVE BANK 1, basic menu item B11,
or SAVE BANK 2, basic menu item B12, to ON,
depending on which of the menu banks you wish to
use to save the setting, then press the SET/MENU
button.
Recalling settings from a menu bank
Set menu item RECALL BANK 1, basic menu item
B01, or RECALL BANK 2, basic menu item B02, to
ON, depending on which of the menu banks you wish
to recall settings from, then press the SET/MENU
button.
Time data display area
Monitor screen
Time data display area
Monitor screen You can see
“POWER OFF/ON”
by scrolling the
indication. 
						

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7-6Chapter 7 Setup Menu
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 enclosing box.
011a)CHARACTER V-SIZE Determines the vertical size of characters such as time code output from\
 the
COMPOSITE (SUPER) output connector, SDI (SUPER) output connector
(J-10SDI/30SDI), or 
DV connector for superimposed display on the monitor.
× 1:  Standard size
× 2:  2 times standard size
009a)CHARACTER TYPE Determines the type of characters such as time code output from the
COMPOSITE (SUPER) output connector, SDI (SUPER) output connector
(J-10SDI/30SDI), or 
DV connector for superimposed display on the monitor.
WHITE :  White letters on a black background.
BLACK:  Black letters on a white background.
W/OUT:  White letters with black outlines.
B/OUT:  Black letters with white outlines.
Item number Item name Settings
002
a)CHARACTER H-
POSITION Adjust the horizontal screen position of the character information outpu\
t from the
COMPOSITE (SUPER) output connector, SDI (SUPER) output connector (J\
-
10SDI/30SDI), or 
DV connector for superimposed display on the monitor.
00 ... 10 ... 08:  The value 00 is for the far left of the screen and 08 for the far right\
.
Increasing the value moves the position of the characters to the right.
003
a), b)CHARACTER V-
POSITION Adjust the vertical screen position of the first line of the character i\
nformation
output from the COMPOSITE (SUPER) output connector, SDI (SUPER) outp\
ut
connector (J-10SDI/30SDI), or 
DV connector for superimposed display on the
monitor.
00 ... 11 ... 14 (525 mode)/00 ... 14 ... 17 (625 mode):  The hexadecimal value 00
is for the top of the screen and increasing the value lowers the positio\
n of the
characters.
005 DISPLAY INFORMATION SELECT Determines the kind of character information to be output from the COMPO\
SITE
(SUPER) output connector, SDI (SUPER) output connector (J-10SDI/30S\
DI), or
DV connector for superimposed display on the monitor.
OFF :  Displays no character information.
T&STA :  Time data display information and the unit’s status.
T&UB:  Time data display information and the user bits.
T&CTL:  Time data display information and CTL.
T&T:  Time data display information and time code (LTC or VITC).
TIME:  Time data display information only
If there is an overlap between the setting of this item and the setting \
of the control
panel, it is automatically avoided.  For example, if CTL is selected on \
the control
panel and this menu item setting is T&CTL, CTL and LTC will be output.
007 TAPE TIMER DISPLAY Determines whether to display the CTL counter in 12-hour mode or 24-hour mode.
+ –12H :  12-hour mode
24H:  24-hour mode 
						

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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 video is disp\
layed.)
e.g. V — A —
The letters that follow “V” indicate the status of the video chann\
els of the rotation
head.
The letters that follow “A” indicate the status of the audio chann\
els of the rotation
head.
Character patterns
–:  Good condition
* : Acceptable condition
x : Bad condition
013
525/625 SYSTEM
SELECTSpecify whether to enable switching between the 525 (NTSC) and 625 (P\
AL) systems.
OFF :  Do not enable system switching.
ON:  Enable system switching.
You can choose and set 525 (NTSC) or 625 (PAL) as this unit’s ini\
tial operation
mode. If the unit is set as 525 (NTSC) mode beforehand, setting this i\
tem to ON and
switching the system to 625 (PAL) mode enables the unit to operate in \
625/50
mode. On the other hand, if the unit is set as 625 (PAL) mode beforeha\
nd, setting
this item to ON and switching the system to 525 (NTSC) mode enables th\
e unit to
operate in 525/60 mode.
For information on how to switch the system or other details, see “Sw\
itching between 525/625 line systems (basic menu item 013)” on page 7-4.
020 DROP-FRAME MODE SELECT
(When operating in 525
mode) Determines the drop-frame mode of the CTL counter.
DF :  Drop-frame mode
NDF:  Non-drop-frame mode
022 PF2 KEY SELECT
Determines the function assigned to PF2 button.
REM  :  Displays the remaining tape time by minute.
RUN  :  Displays the total number of times that the tape has been running until\
then.
Item number Item name Settings
024 MENU CHARACTER
TYPE Selects the type of characters to superimpose on the video signal (over\
laid
display) output from the COMPOSITE (SUPER) output connector, SDI (SU\
PER)
output connector (J-10SDI/30SDI), or 
DV connector.
WHITE :  White letters on a black background
BLACK:  Black letters on a white background
W/OUT:  White letters with black outlines
B/OUT:  Black letters with white outlines
025 NOISELESS PB MODE Select whether or not to use the noiseless playback function (when usin\
g
Betacam SX or MPEG IMX format).
Disable : Do not use the noiseless playback function.
Enable:  Use the noiseless playback function.
026 AUDIO MONITOR MODE Select a mode of AUDIO MONITOR.
MONO:  Monaural + mix
STEREO :  Stereo + mix 
						

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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 GRADE Determines the menus that can be changed.
BASIC : Basic menu
ENHAN:  Basic menu + Extended menu
B01 RECALL BANK 1 Set to ON to recall menu settings from menu bank 1.
B02 RECALL BANK 2 Set to ON to recall menu settings from menu bank 2.
B11 SAVE BANK 1 Set to ON to save current menu settings to menu bank 1.
B12 SAVE BANK 2 Set to ON to save current menu settings to menu bank 2. B20 RESET SETUP Set to ON to reset current menu settings to factory default values.
Item number Item name Settings 
						

							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 the tape speed for fast-forward, rewind and jog/shuttle mode operati\
ons.
MAX :  Fast forward, rewind and jog/shuttle mode operations are carried out at\
maximum speed.
MX/24:  Fast forward and rewind operations are carried out at maximum speed,
and jog/shuttle mode operations are carried out at up to 24 times normal\
speed.
× 24:  Fast forward, rewind and jog/shuttle mode operations are carried out at\
 up to
24 times normal speed.
Maximum speed for fast forward and rewind • Analog cassettes: 24 times normal playback speed
• Digital cassettes: 50 times normal playback speed
Maximum speed for jog/shuttle mode • Analog cassettes: 18 (525)/20 (625) times normal playback speed (NT\
SC/PAL)
• Digital cassettes: Betacam SX 35 times normal playback speed
MPEG IMX 32 (525)/38 (625) times normal playback speed (J-30/30SDI only)
Digital Betacam 21 times normal playback speed (J-30/
30SDI only)
104 AUDIO MUTING TIME Select the length of time for which audio muting occurs when the unit sw\
itches to playback either from stopped or from still playback in the jog/shuttle m\
ode.
LOCK :  Mute the audio output signal until the servo lock functions.
OFF :  Set the audio muting time to zero (i.e. no muting).
0.1S ... 1.0S:  Set the audio muting time from 0.1 seconds to 1.0 second, in 0.1-
second increments.
105 REFERENCE SYSTEM ALARM Select whether or not to display a warning when the video/audio referenc\
e signal
is not supplied.
OFF :  No warning.
ON :  Flash the STOP indicator as a warning.
114 AUDIO MONITOR
OUTPUT LEVEL Choose whether or not to permit changes in the audio monitor output leve\
l from
the control panel (which can simultaneously be monitored via the headph\
one
jack) using the volume control knob on the control panel.
FIXED :  Output level changes not permitted.
VAR:  Output level changes permitted.
125 AUTO REWIND Determine whether or not to rewind the tape automatically when playback
reaches the end of a tape.
DIS: Do not rewind automatically.
ENA :  Rewind automatically.
130 TIMER DISPLAY
DIMMER CONTROL Set the brightness of the time data/menu display.
0 to  3 :  The brightness can be set within this range. 3 is the brightest and 0 i\
s the
darkest.
137 TRACKING CONTROL
VIA JOG/SHUTTLE DIAL Select the tracking control in the JOG/SHUTTLE dial.
OFF :  Disables tracking control.
ON:  Enables tracking control by turning the JOG/SHUTTLE dial in the PLAY
mode. (When this item is set to ON, the JOG and SHTL indicators in the
display section flash.)
213 WIRELESS REMOTE
CONTROL Selects control mode with the infrared Remote Commander.
OFF :  Do not operate.
ON:  Operate. 
						

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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 (J-30SDI only) When using the Digital Betacam or MPEG IMX format, select whether or not\
 to
output the UMID data recorded on the tape from the SDI output connector \
and
the type of the UMID data if it is output.
OFF :  Do not output the UMID data.
BASIC:  Output as the Basic UMID data (32 byte).
EXTENDED:  Output as the Extended UMID data (64 byte).
Notes
•Even if EXTENDED is selected, Basic UMID is output if Basic UMID is reco\
rded
on the tape being played back.
• When menu item 901, VIDEO OUTPUT DATA is set to 8Bit, nothing of UMID is\
output.
657 ESSENCE MARK TAPE OUTPUT
(J-30SDI only) When using the Digital Betacam or MPEG IMX format, select whether or not\
 to
output essence marks recorded on the tape from the SDI output connector.\
ON:  Output essence marks recorded on the tape.
OFF :  Do not output essence marks recorded on the tape.
Note
When menu item 901, VIDEO OUTPUT DATA is set to 8Bit, nothing of essence\
marks is output.
658 SHOT MARK ESSENCE MARK CONVERT
(J-10SDI/30SDI only) When using the Digital Betacam, MPEG IMX or Betacam SX format, select
whether or not to convert shot marks recorded in the LTC track into esse\
nce
marks and output them from the SDI output connector.
ON:  Convert shot marks into essence marks and output.
OFF :  Do not convert shot marks into essence marks.
Depending on the type of the detected shot marks, the output essence mar\
ks are
“_RecStart”, “_ShotMark1”, or “_ShotMark2”.
Notes
• Of the shot marks, post marks are not converted to essence marks.
• Shot mark detection timing depends on playback conditions.
• When menu item 901, VIDEO OUTPUT DATA is set to 8 bit, nothing of essenc\
e
marks is output.
660 ESSENCE MARK VANC LINE
(J-10SDI/30SDI only) When menu item 658 is set to ON, specify the line into which to insert s\
hot marks
converted into essence marks.
12H, 13H, 15H, 16H,   17H 18H, 19H (525-line mode)
09H, 10H, 12H, 13H, 14H, 15H, 16H,   17H  , 18H (625-line mode)
715a)VIDEO GAIN CONTROL Adjust the video output level. The only Y signal adjustment is permitted\
.
Default value: 20H
717a)CHROMA PHASE
CONTROL Adjust the chroma phase. The only composite output signal adjustment is \
permitted.
Default value:  80H
718
a)SETUP LEVEL (525 mode)/
BLACK LEVEL (625 mode)Adjust the setup level (black level).
Default value:  0H
716a)CHROMA GAIN
CONTROL Adjust the chroma output level.
Default value:  20H
710 INTERNAL VIDEO
SIGNAL GENERATOR Select the test signal to be output from the VTR’s internal test sign\
al generator.
OFF :  No test signal is generated. (The VTR operates normally.)
CB75:  75% color bar signal
713
a)VIDEO SETUP
REFERENCE LEVEL
(When operating in 525
mode) Set the setup amount to be added to the composite output signal.
Default value: 0.0%
7.5%
a) Menu items 713 and 715 to 718 can be used only for
video processing of the analog video signal. They
cannnot be used for video processing of the digital video
signal (SDI/DV 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 signals (12 bits/32K) recorded in CH-1/2/3/4.
CH5/6:  Outputs audio signals (16 bits/48K) in CH-5/6 (J-30/30SDI).
CH7/8:  Outputs audio signals (16 bits/48K) in CH-7/8 (J-30/30SDI).
CH5/6/7/8:  Outputs audio signals (12 bits/32K) in CH-5/6/7/8 (J-30/30SDI).
901b)VIDEO OUTPUT DATA
(J-10SDI/30SDI only) Set the bit length of the signal output from the SDI output connector.
10bit :  When connecting to a 10-bit system
8bit:  When connecting to a 8-bit system
Item number Item name
Settings
a) Audio signals are muted if you select the channel
unavailable for the format you are using.
b) Select the bit length used in the system to which this unit is connected.
922 IMX NOISELESS PB SELECT
(J-30/30SDI only) Select the noiseless playback picture output when using the MPEG IMX for\
mat.
FRAME :  Frame picture
FIELD1:  Field 1 picture
FIELD2:  Field 2 picture
802 DIGITAL AUDIO MUTE IN
SHUTTLE MODE Set the digital audio muting conditions during shuttle playback.
OFF :  Not muted.
CUEUP:  Muted during cue-up or preroll operations.
FULL:  Muted in shuttle mode.
SLOW:  Muted in ±0.2 times or slower.
719 SYSTEM PHASE SYNC Adjust the SYNC phase of the output signal.
Default value: 3FH
721 Y/C DELAY Adjust the Y/C delay for playback from an analog Betacam cassette. Default value: 800H 
						

							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 the instructions with the cleaning cassette
carefully, as inappropriate use of the cleaning cassette
can damage the heads.
To carry out head cleaning
Insert the cleaning cassette.
Head cleaning starts.
After an automatic head cleaning operation which lasts
for about 3 seconds, the cleaning cassette is
automatically ejected. 
						

							8-1 Removing a Cassette When Tape Slack Occurs
Chapter 8Maintenance and Inspection
8-2Chapter 8 Maintenance and Inspection
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 function.
If moisture condenses on the head-drum while the unit
is in use, the ALARM indicator flashes and “E10-
0000” is displayed in the time data display area.
If this happens, the drum and capstan motors stop and
the cassette is automatically ejected. Then, the drum
starts to rotate again to dry its surface. In this state, the
unit is not operable. When the moisture has
evaporated, the ALARM indicator goes off and the
“E10-0000” message disappears.
If the ALARM indicator lights and “E10-0000”
appears immediately after powering the unit
on
Leave the unit powered on and wait until the ALARM
indicator goes off and the error message disappears.
Do not insert a cassette while the indicator is lit.
Use the unit when the indicator goes off and the error
message disappears.
If you move the unit from a cold to a warm
location
Leave the unit powered off for about 10 minutes, in
order to give the unit time to detect moisture
condensation.
“E10-0000” is displayed in the time data display area.
ALARM indicator