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Appendix A-1
Appendix
Specifications
General
Power requirements
100 to 240 V AC ±10%, 50/60 Hz
Power consumption
DVW-A500/1 and A500P/1: 300
VA (240 W)
DVW-500/1 and 500P/1: 270 VA
(220 W)
Operating temperature
+5°C to +40°C (+41°F to + 104°F)
Storage temperature
–20°C to +60°C (–4°F to + 140°F)
Humidity 25% to 80% (relative humidity)
Mass DVW-A500/1 and A500P/1: 35 kg
(77 lb)
DVW-500/1 and 500P/1: 33 kg
(73 lb)
Dimensions 427 × 237 × 520 mm (w/h/d)
(16
3
/4 × 9
3
/8 × 20
1
/2 inches)
Recording format Digital Betacam
Tape speed Digital Betacam: 96.7 mm/s
Betacam playback:
118.6 mm/s (DVW-A500/1)
101.5 mm/s (DVW-A500P/1)
Digital record/playback time
124 minutes with BCT-D124L
Analog Betacam playback time
DVW-A500/1: 90 minutes
with BCT-90ML
A cassette
DVW-A500P/1: 100 minutes
with BCT-90ML
A cassette
Fast forward/rewind time
Approx. 3 minutes with BCT-
D124L
Search speed Shuttle mode:
Digital Betacam: Still to approx.
±50 times normal playback speed
Betacam playback:
Still to ±35 (for DVW-A500/1)
Still to ±42 (for DVW-A500P/1)
Variable mode:
–1 to +3 times normal playback
speed
Jog mode:
0 to ±1 or ±3 times normal
playback speed (selectable in
VTR SETUP menu)
Dynamic Tracking range
–1 to +3 times normal playback
speed
Appendix
Servo lock time 0.5 seconds or less (from standby
on)
Load/unload time 6 seconds or less
Recommended tapes
Digital Betacam cassette (S, L)
BCT-D6/D12/D22/D32/D40/
D34L/D64L/D94L/D124L or
equivalent
Betacam/Betacam SP cassette (S,
L)
for playback with DVW-A500/1
and A500P/1
Digital video
Sampling frequency
Y: 13.5 MHz
R-Y/B-Y: 6.75 MHz
Quantization 10 bits/sample
Compression Coefficient recording system
Channel coding S-NRZI PR-IV
Error correction Reed-Solomon code
Error concealment Adaptive three dimensional
Digital serial input to analog component out
Bandwidth Y: 0 to 5.75 MHz ±0.5 dB
R-Y/B-Y: 0 to 2.75 MHz ±0.5 dB
S/N ratio 62 dB or more
K factor (2T Pulse)
1% or less
Analog component input to analog
component output
Input A/D quantization
8 bits/sample
Bandwidth Y: 0 to 5.75 MHz +0.5 dB/–0.7 dB
R-Y/B-Y: 0 to 2.75 MHz +0.5 dB/
–0.7 dB
S/N ratio 56 dB or more
K factor (2T Pulse)
1% or less
LF non-linearity 2.5% or less