Sony PCM-800 User Manual

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SONY.

DIGITAL

AUDIO

RECORDER

PCM-800

REMOTE

CONTROL

UNIT

RM-D800

INTERFACE

BOARD

DABK-801

OPERATION

MANUAL

1st

Edition

(Revised

Serial

No.

20001

and

Higher

(UC)

Serial

No.

50001

and

Higher

(CE)

ienst

Lange

Berlin

(Germany)

Table of Contents3
Use of Capital Letters in this Manual6
Front Panel of the PCM-80010
Rear Panel of the PCM-80016
Front Panel of the RM-D80020
Rear Panel of the RM-D80026
Precautions29
System Configuration31
When the DABK-801 Interface Board Is Installed32
Overview of the Menu Flowchart35
Menus for Setting the Items of Groups 1 and 235
GROUP 1 Ment38
GROUP 2 Men Isiecietincasiecicietieh38
GROUP 2 Men39
Menus for Setting the Items of Groups 3 and 442
Instant Access to the Memnus43
Instant Access to the Menu43
Menu for Selecting the Machine45
Setting the RS-422 Control Mode46
Formatting a Tape48
Punch-In (Insert) Recording51
Audio Recording52
Entering a Track Delay Time57
Variable Speed Playback58
Autolocation Controls60
Multiple-PCM-800 System (Without the DABK-801)61
Striping Time Code (with the DABK-801)65
Recording Time Code on the PCM-80066
Recording Time Code on Other Audio Tape Recorders71
Dubbing Audio and Time Code between PCM-800S73
Procedure for Synchronization76
Time Code out Select82
Setting a Park Position85
Setting for Video Editing87
Editing Control Unit 2.0.0.087
Editing Control Unit87
Setting on the DABK-801 for Video Editing88
Formatting a Tape92
Autolocation Controls98
Variable Speed Playback100
Relative Reference Time Indication102
Punch-In Recording103
Synchronizing Multiple PCM-8005108
Instant Access to the Menus You Need most Frequently111
Menus Available When a PCM-800 (Machine 1-6)111
Function Reset Menu112
Event Output Facility. Ssascesacsessssscdensestpestsacedvenvedsnenestivienensastve113
Menu for Setting Event113
Menus Related to Event114
Controlling Vtrs from the RM-D800116
DABK-801 Setting for MIDI Control123
MIDI Diagrams126
Error Messages129
Specifications130

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Sony PCM-800 Specifications

General

Bit Depth	16-bit
Sampling Frequency	44.1 kHz, 48 kHz
Storage Medium	DAT (Digital Audio Tape)
Input Connectors	XLR
Output Connectors	XLR
Digital Inputs	AES/EBU
Digital Outputs	AES/EBU
Frequency Response	20Hz - 20kHz
Dynamic Range	90 dB
Total Harmonic Distortion	0.05%
Wow and Flutter	Below measurable level