Sony Pcm-601esd User manual

SONY.

DIGITAL AUDIO PROCESSOR

PCM-601ESD

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Page 4

Before operating the unit, please read this manual

thoroughly and ratain

it

for future reference.

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For the customers

in

the United States

OWNER'S RECORD

The model and serial numbers are located at the rear.

Record

the

serial number in the space provided below.

Refer

to

these numbers whenever you

ca

ll upon your

Sony dealer regarding this product.

Model No. PCM-601ESD Serial No

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WARNING

To prevent fire or shock hazard,

do

not

expose the unit to rain or moisture.

CAUTION : TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC

SHOCK

,

DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK).

NO USER·SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.

REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

This symbol

is

intended

to

alert the

user

to

the presence

of

uninsulated

"da

ngerous voltage"

within

the prod·

uct's

enclosure

that

may be

of

suffi·

cient

magnitude

to

const

itute

a risk

of

electric

shock

to

persons.

This symbol is intended

to

alert the

user

to

the presence

of

import

ant

operating and maintenance (servicing)

instructi

ons in the

lit

erature accompa-

nying the appliance.

INFORMATION

This equ

ipm

ent generates and uses radio frequency

energy and

if

not

installed

and used properl

y,

that

is, in

strict

accordance

with

the manufacturer's instructions,

ma

y cause interference

to

radio and television recep-

tion. It has been type tested and found

to

comply with

the

limit

s

for

a C

la

ss

B computing device in accordance

with the specif

ic

ations

in

Subpart J

of

Part 15

of

FCC

Rules,

which

are designed

to

provide reasonable protec-

tion

again

st

such interference in a residential installa·

tion. However, there is no guarantee

that

interference

will not occur in a particular installation. If this equip·

ment does cause interference

to

rad

io

or

television

reception, which can

be

determined by turning the

equipment

off

and on, the user is encouraged

to

try

to

correct the interference by one

or

more

of

the following

measures:

Reorient the receiving antenna

Relocate the equipment

with

respect

to

the receiver

Move the equipment away

from

the receiver

Plug the equipment

into

a different outlet so

that

equipment and receiver are on different branch cir·

cuits.

If necessary, the user should

consult

the dealer

or

an ex-

perienced radio/television technician for

additiona

l sug-

gestions. The user may

find

the

follow

ing booklet

prepared by the Federal

Communications

Commission

helpful:

"How

to

Ident

ify

and Resolve Radio-TV Interference Pro-

blems".

This booklet

is

available from the

U.S.

Government Prin·

ting

Office,

Washington,

DC

20402,

Stock

No.

004-000-00345·4.

As you read, fold

back

the manual cover

to

refer to

information on operation.

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English

WARNING

To prevent fire or shock hazard, do

not

expose the unit

to rain or moisture.

To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet.

Refer servicing to qualified personnel only.

For

t

he

Customers

in

the

United

Kingdom

IMPORTANT

The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance

with the following code.

Blue : Neutral

Brown

:Live

As the colours

of

the wires in the mains lead

of

this

apparatus may not correspond with the coloured

markings identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed

as follows :

The wire which is coloured blue must

be

connected

to

the terminal which

is

marked with the letter N or

coloured black. The wire which is coloured brown must

be connected to the terminal which is marked with the

letter L

or

coloured red.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Recording level adjustment

Record muting

Notes

on

recording

PCM

digital tape playback ..

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Tracking adjustment

of

the VTR

Automatic playback muting function

OVC

control adjustment

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PREPARATION

Basic system connections

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Basic connection

Connection for digital tape copying

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DA converter unit connection

Connection

of

a

CD

player with a DIGITAL OUT

jack

Connection

of

multiple microphone recording

VTR connection for monitoring video

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FEATURES

The PCM-

601

ESD

Sony

PCM

digital audio processor

reproduces a wide dynamic range

of

stereo sound with

minimal distortion, low wow and flutter and a

flat

frequency response.

To obtain better sound quality, this equipment can also

be used as an A/ D (analog-to-digital) converter or

as

a

D/A (digital-to-analog) converter.

DIGTAL

IN/OUT

jacks can

be

connected to a DA

converter

or

a CD player with a DIGI

TA

L

OUT

j

ack

Connect to Sony DAS-702ES DA converter unit, or a

CD

player with digital outputs such as

the

CDP-552ESD or

CDP

-650ESD, for quality sound reproduction.

Selectable

fo

r

mat

: 16-bit or 14-bit

Select the

16

-bit format for a wide-dynamic range and

low distortion, or the 14-bit format for error correction

capability.

OVC (optimum

vi

deo condi

ti

on

) control

Reads the

VTR

output signal and detects the VTR error

condition caused by a stained head or unstable tape

transport. Adjust this control to achieve a balance

between the

VTR

and the unit for optimum performance

in playback mode.

COPY OUT

jack

Enables digital-to-digital tape copying with no

deterioration in signal quality.

Oth

er

functions

• B

ri

ght, easy-to-read peak program meters enables

precision setting

of

recording and playback levels.

• Record muting function enters a blank space

between recordings.

• MONITOR OUT j

ack

allows monitoring, regardless

of

the POWER switch setting.

• AUTO

PB

MU

TE

(auto playback muting) button

en

ables continuous listening or double speed video

playback monitoring.

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PRECAUTIONS

Safety

• Check that the operating voltage

of

your unit

is

identical with the voltage of your local power supply.

The European model (Type

1)

operates on 220 V AC.

The United Kingdom model (Type

2)

operates on 240

V

AC.

The model for United States (Type 3) operates on 120

V

AC.

• This unit has high-voltage components. Should repairs

be required do not open the unit yourself ; refer

servicing

to

qualified personnel.

• Unplug the unit from the wall

outlet

when not

in

use

for extended periods of time. To disconnect the cord,

pull it out

by

grasping the plug. Never pull the cord

itself.

Installation

• Do not situate the unit on uneven surfaces, unstable

furniture, places where

it

might be subject

to

mechanical vibration, and where objects might fall on

it. Also do not locate

it

in damp

or

humid places and

areas where dust is likely

to

accumulate.

Do

not

expose it to direct sunlight, extreme

co

ld or heat.

•Good ventilation is essential

to

prevent

heat

build up

inside the unit.

Make

sure you locate it in a well-

ventilated room and do not set

it

on rugs, bedding or

cloth-covered furnishings.

Do

not place anything

on

top

of

the

cabinet;

the top ventilation slots must be

unobstructed for adequate air circulation.

•

Take

particular care not

to

set other components,

especially tuners, radios and TV sets, on top

or

beneath the PCM unit. This could cause interference

in radio and television reception.

Operation

• Before connecting the unit with other audio and video

components, unplug the power cord and make sure

the power switch

is

off.

• Use

of

vacuum cleaners, electric shavers,

transceivers,and similar devices in the vicinity

of

the

unit may cause noise interference and inadvertently

activate the muting circuitry.

• When not using .the unit, turn the power

off

to

conserve energy and to prolong its audio life.

Cleaning

Clean the cabinet, panel and controls periodically with a

soft cloth, lightly moistened with a mild detergent

solution. Never use rough cloths or abrasive padding

to

clean the unit. Also avoid use

of

strong cleaners such

as scouring powder

of

thinner, and solvents such as

alcohol or benzine.

Repacking

Do not throw

out

the carton and packing material when

practical. The carton makes

an

ideal container for

shipping the unit

off

for repair work or moving

it

to

another location. When transporting the unit, repack as

illustrated on the carton.

If

you have any questions concerning the operation and

features

of

your unit, please

contact

your nearest Sony

dealer.

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FUNCTION OF CONTROLS

Each

number in the text is keyed to that

of

the illustrations on page

3.

FRONT

PANEL

[j]

POWER switch

~

INPUT select buttons

Press to select the program source

to

be recorded.

DIGITAL : Digital audio signals input from the

DIGITAL

IN

j

ack

.

ANALOGUE : Audio signals input from the LINE

IN

or VIDEO

IN

jacks. Signals from the VIDEO

IN

jack

take priority over those from the LINE

IN

jack.

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COPY (digital tape copy) button

Depress this button for digital-to-digital tape

copying using a pair

of

VTRs and the COPY OUT

jack. Be sure

to

release this button when digital

tape copying

is

completed.

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AUTO

PB

MUTE (automatic playback muting)

button

Depress this button during playback

to

activate the

muting function and

to

eliminate noise caused

by

VTR dropouts.

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Display window

[§] REC LEVEL (recording level) controls

Adjust the recording leve

l.

The outer control

governs the left channel, and the inner control

governs the right channel.

1ZJ

HEADPHONES

jack

(stereo phone jack) and LEVEL

(headphone level) control

Enables monitoring

of

playback or recording, and

adjustment

of

the headphone leve

l.

[a!

OVC (optimum

vi

deo condition) control and

indicators

6

First, depress the TRACKING button and then

adjust this control

to

make good balance between

this unit and a

VTR.

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REC RESOLUTION (record resolution) se

lect

buttons

Sel

ect

the appropriate format for the desired

resolution. Under normal operation, depress the

16

-

bit button.

14

-bit: Press this button

to

record with the 14-bit

format.

A tape played

back

on

a processor with a

14

-bit format,

is

recommended

to

be recorded

with the

14

-bit format.

16-bit: Press this button

to

record a tape with the

16

-

bit

format. The 16-bit format produces·

recorded tapes with a wider dynamic range

and less distortion than those recorded with

a

14

-bit format.

[Ol

TRACKING button

Depress this button before adjusting the tracking

of

the video tape

on

the

VTR

. The tracking meter

appears in the display window in place of

the

peak

program meters. Each time

th

e button is pressed,

the meter function

ch

anges.

IUJ

REC

MUTE (record muting) button

Keep this button depressed

to

eliminate unwanted

material and

to

enter a blank space between

recorded selections.

DISPLAY

WINDOW

REAR

PANEL

l12l

RES

(resolution) indicator

I2Jl

LINE IN

(li

ne inpu

t)

j

ac

ks (phono

jac

k)

During recording : Displays

the

record resolution Connect to

REG

OUT (recording output) jacks

of

an

(14

-bit or

16

-bit) selected by

the

REG

RESOLUTION audio amplifier or to the LINE OUT

jacks

of

a

select button. stereo microphone amplifier.

During playback : Displays the resolution

of

the

tape being played, regardless

of

the setting

of

the ~ LINE

OUT

(line output) jacks (phono

jack

)

REG

RECSOLUTION select button. Connect to the TAPE

IN

(tape input)

jacks

or AUX

IN

(au

xilary input) jacks

of

an audio amplifier.

ii]J

COPY PROHIBITI

NG

indicator

Lights up when playing

back

a tape with a tape ~ VIDEO IN (input)

jac

k (phono

jack

)

copy prohibition code

is

played

back

or when a

CD

Connect to the VIDEO OUT (output)

jack

of

the

(compact disc) source input from

the

DIGITAL

IN

VTR.

jack

is played

back

.

~

VIDEO OUT (outpu

t)

j

ack

(phono j

ack

)

[j]

OVER

in

dicators Connect to the VIDEO

IN

(input)

jack

of

the VTR.

Light up when the recording level signals exceed

"0" dB,

to

warn that the recording level is too high.

~

DI

GT

AL OUT (output)

jack

(phono

jack

)

Connect to the DIGITAL IN (input)

jack

of

[j]j

REC

MUTE (record muting) indicator equipment, such as the DAS-702ES DA converter

Lights up while the

REG

MUTE button is depressed. unit.

[I§l

EMPHASIS indicator

~

DIGITAL

OUT

switch

Lights up when a tape recorded with emphasis* is Set

to

ON

when connecting the

DI

GITAL OUT jack.

played

back

or recorded. Set to OFF when not

in

use.

*This unit's emphasis circuit automatically activates when a

tape recorded with emphasis

is

recorded or played ba

ck

.

1221

MONITOR OUT (output) j

ack

(phono jack)

This function gurantees optimum sound and increases the Connect to the VIDEO

IN

(input)

jack

of

a

signal-to-noise ratio

of

digital tapes. component TV or a video monitor.

1111

PB MUTING (playback muting) i

nd

icator

~

COPY OUT (output) j

ac

k (phono jack)

Lights up, regardless of the AUTO PB MUTE button Connect to the VIDEO

IN

j

ac

k

of

a second VTR

to

setting, when the

VTR

is not transportating the tape make digital tape copies.

at

the proper speed, such as

at

the beginning

of

Note:

Do not connect the COPY OUT

jack

during

tape playback, or when frequent dropouts occur. normal recording or playback. Connecting

it

instead

of

the

VIDEO

OUT

jack

may adversely

affect

[j]j TRACKING indicator recording or playback.

Lights up when the TRACKING button is depressed.

The R meters indicate

the

VTR's tracking condition,

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DIGITAL IN (input) j

ack

and move

to

the right as tracking improves. Connect to the DIGITAL OUT

jack

of

a

CD

player,

such as the Sony

CDP

-552ESD or CDP-650ES

D.

~

COPY indi

cat

or

~

Power

co

rd

~

AUTO

PB

MUTE (automatic playback m

ut

ing)

indicator

7

PCM DIGITAL RECORDING

INPUT

se

lect buttons

COPY

switch

1

REG

MUTE

button

PCM-601ESD

VTR

REG

RESOLUTION

buttons

4

Tuner

CD

player

2 5

1,3

Set

the

switches below to

the

appropriate position

or press

the

appropriate button.

VTR

In

put sel

ect

sw

i

tch

LINE

(if equipped)

PCM sw

it

ch PCM

(if equipped) DIGITAL or

PCM- INPUT select ANALOGUE

(S

el

ect

according

601ESD

buttons to the input

source

.)

COPY

sw

i

tch

OF

F

REC

RESOLUTION 16 bit (During

buttons normal use)

1 Turn on the connected equipment.

2 Insert a video cassette.

3 Press the appropriate function sel

ect

button

of

an

amplifier and play the program source.

4 Adjust the

REC

LEVEL

co

ntrols so that

the

red

OVER

indicators on the peak program meters

illuminate ocasionally

at

the highest signal level (See

"Recording level adjustment

".)

5 Start recording on the

VTR.

8

Notes

•It is not necessary

to

adjust the

REC

LEVEL controls

when recording a source input from the DIGITAL IN

jack.

• When the DIGITAL

IN

jack

is not connected,

th

e

incoming source from the

LIN

E

IN

jack will be

recorded as an analog source regardless

of

the

INPUT sel

ect

button se

tt

ing.

• Refer

to

the VTR instruction manual

on

details on

operation.

To monitor the recording

Be

sure that the PCM-601ESD VIDEO

IN

jack

is

connected

to

the

VTR

VIDEO OUT j

ack

. Otherwise, the

peak program meters will not indi

cate

the PCM

-60

1

ESD

mon

it

oring level and m

on

it

oring can not be made.

To record two tapes simultaneously

Conn

ect

the second VTR's

VIDEO

IN

jack

to

the PCM-

601ESD's COPY OUT jack.

RECORDING LEVEL ADJUSTMENT

Adjust the recording level with the REC

LEVEL

controls

so that the peak program meters do not deflect over 0

dB.

The red illumination

of

the OVER

in

dicators warns

of

an

overload during recordin

g.

If the

in

dicators illumina

te

frequentl

y,

the recording level

is

set

too high (this will

resu

lt

in overload and distorted recording). As the peak

program meters used in

th

is unit are far more sensitive

than conventional

VU

meters, also be careful not

to

set

the recording level

too

low, as the signal-to-noise ratio

will deteriorate. The correct recording level

sett

ings vary

with

th

e program source you are recording. Generall

y,

adjust

th

e level

to

about

15

dB.

The emphasis circuit automati

ca

lly

act

ivates during

recording and the peak program meters indicate the

emphasized input signal levels.

Note: The OVER indicators may light up frequently

when a dig

it

al recording

is

made from a

CD

player,

which is equipped with the DIGITAL OUT

jack

such as

the CDP-552ESD or CDP-650ESD. The frequent li

ght

ing

of

the OVER indications shows

that

the

highest

CD

level is

be

ing record

ed,

not th

at

the sound is distorted.

RECORD MUTING

During recording, unwanted program material such as

commercials can be eliminated by

pr

essing

the

R

EC

MUTE button.

When this button is pressed, no signals are recorded on

the tap

e,

but the program can be monitored through the

speakers

or

headphones.

1 While recording, just before the portion

to

be

eliminated begins, press the

REC

MUTE button.

Keep

it

pressed until the portion

to

be eliminated

ends. This button

ca

nnot be locked.

2 Release this button to begin re

co

rding again.

NOTES ON RECORDING

Tape speed

With th

em

VTR,

we recommend using

the

mi

or

mn

mode. PCM record

in

g in long play mode is not

recommended.

Make trial recording.

PCM switch

Set this switch

to

ON

to

deactivate the picture

compensation circuit, which is

not

used during PCM

recording.

Even

if

a VTR without a PCM

sw

it

ch is used, the

PCM-6

01ESD

can read and compensate error date

with

it

s error processing circuit.

Be sure the video cassete tab has not been

removed.

The

REC

(record) function does not operate

if

the

tab has been removed. If the tab has been removed,

cover the slot with plastic tape.

Do

not

set the

unit

in the pause

mode

for

an

extended period

of

time.

If the VTR is set

to

the pause mode for a long time,

the video tape may be damaged. We recommend

th

at

th

e pause button be used as little as possible.

The playback muting fun

ct

ion may

not

operate in

th

e pause mode

on

some VTRs and the noise may

be hea

rd.

PCM-601ESD

14-bit/16-bit setting

Press eith

er

the

14

-bit or the 1

6-b

it

button before

making a recording. During playback the

unit

det

ects

the format with which the tape was recorded and

automati

ca

lly selects

th

e 14-bit

or

16-bit setting.

REC

LEVEL control adjustment

Adju

st

the

REC

L

EVEL

co

ntrol only when signals are

input from the LINE

IN

jack.

If

signals are input from

the DIGITAL

IN

jack, the recording level is

autom

at

i

ca

lly

set

to th

e optimum leve

l.

COPY

switch

Depress this switch to make a digital tape copy. Be

sure

to

set

it

to

OFF

during normal recording

or

playback. A normal recording

ca

nnot be made when

this

sw

i

tch

is

set

to

ON.

Analog tape copying

If your amplifi

er

does not have a tape copy function,

co

nn

ect

the

LI

NE

IN

jack

of a casse

tt

e

deck

directly

to th

e

LINE

OUT

of

the PCM-601

ESD

to

copy a

PCM-recorded tape.

If you

co

nn

ect

the cassette

deck

to the AUX

or

TUNER input j

ack

of

that

amplifier, howling may

occur and the speaker may be damaged.

9

PCM DIGITAL TAPE PLAYBACK

1

ANA

LOGUE

button

TRACKING

button

PCM-601ESD

OVC

controls

1,4

2 3

Set the switches below to the appropriate position or

pr

ess the appropriate button.

VTR

In

put sel

ect

switch LINE

(if equipped) TAPE or CD

Amplifier

In

p

ut

sel

ector

(depending

upon

wh

i

ch

is

connected to

the

PCM

-601

ESD)

Volume control Minimum position

PCM-

IN

PUT sel

ect

ANALOGUE

601ESD

buttons

1 Turn on the connected equipment.

2 Insert a PCM reco

rd

ed

v

id

eo cassette.

3 Start playback on the

VTR.

4 Adju

st

th

e amplifier volume.

Note: Set the amplifier volume relatively low, and do

not adjust it when no audio signals or a l

ow

level input

are reco

rd

ed. Otherwise, the speaker may be damaged

when high-level signals are input, because PCM

recording a

ff

ords a wider dynamic range than is

afford

ed

by

co

nventional analog recording.

10

TRACKING

ADJUSTMENT

OF

THE

VTR

When a video tape recorded on another VTR is played

back, dropouts

occa

si

ona

ll

y

occ

ur due to mistracking

of

th

e video heads. To obtain opti

mum

sound reproduction,

adjust the tr

ack

ing

of

the

VTR

as follows.

1 Press

th

e ANALOG

UE

button.

2 Press

th

e PCM-601ESD TRACKI

NG

button.

The TRACKING indicator lights up and the tracking

meter appears in place

of

the peak level meters.

3 Insert a recorded video cassette into the V

TR

and

set the u

nit

to

the pl

ayback

mode.

4 After the PB MUTING indicator goes off, adj

ust

the

VTR tracking control so that the rightmost indicators

light up within the pe

rm

issible t

rack

ing adju

st

ment

range.

Rig

ht

mos

t indic

ato

r wit

hi

n

the

pe

rmis

sible tracking

adjustment r

ange

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PLA

Y

BACK

MUTING

FUNCTION

Press the AUTO PB MUTE button during playback

to

activate the muting circuit, which automatically

eliminates faulty sound reproduction caused when tape

playback begins or when the unit is

set

to the fast

forwa

rd

or pause modes, or when frequent dropouts

occur.

If the muting circuit

act

ivates so often as to make

listening unpleasant, adjust the VTR tracking control

and then press the AUTO PB MUTE button to release it.

This will permit you

to

continue

list

ening without

interruption, although a certain amount

of

noise will be

reproduced.

Notes

• Be sure to press the AUTO

PB

MUTE button when

recording and playing

back

TV programs. Otherwise

the video data could be misread as PCM data

a1=1d

cli

ck

ing noise might occur, which could damage the

speakers.

Cl

i

ck

ing may also occur when a blank video

tape is played back.

• The PB MUTING indicator lights up when dropouts

occur, regardless

of

the AUTO PB MUTE button

setting.

OVC

CONTROL

ADJ

USTMENT

When playing

back

the tape recorded with the

mm

or

VHS

long play mode, on whi

ch

the recorded track is too

narrow

to

correctly

pick

up the digital signals,

set

the

OVC

control as

fo

llows :

1 Press the ANALOGUE button.

2 Press the PCM-

601ESD

TRACKING button and ad

ju

st

the

VTR

tracking function (see "Tracking adjustment

of

the VTR").

3 Turn the

OVC

control as follows :

OVC

indic

ators

Red

Green

r---,

••

Blink intermittently.

4 If you cannot make the adjustment this way, reset

the

OVC

control

to

the center position and adjust

the

VTR's picture or sharpness

co

ntrol so that

the

OVC indicators lig

ht

up in the manner described in

step 3.

Once the optimum video condition is obtained,

it

is not

necessary to readjust the

OVC

control even

if

red

OVC

indicator sometimes flashes or lights up. The bu

ilt

-in

error correction circuit functions at

that

time.

If the red OVC indicator frequently flashes, clean

the

head or replace the video tape.

Note : The

OVC

indicator shows the lo

gica

lly counted

PCM data condition. Therefore, the VTR condition is

checked only with the PCM data and it does not

correspond

to

the video image condition.

In

general,

PCM data error occurrence tends to decrease when no

image or dropout compensation is applied.

11

MAKING DIGITAL TAPE COPIES

Recording can be made with no deterioration in sound

quality, since the error

data

are detected and corrected

in digi

ta

l-to-digital copying. Recording level adjustment

is not necessary.

Two VTRs are required for copying : one for pl

ayback

(VTR

1) and the other for recording (VTR

2).

After making the connection illustrated on page

14,

proceed as follows.

1

34

PCM-60

1

ESD

5

1.2.6

VTR1

1.2.6

1 Turn

on

the connected equipment.

2 Insert a recorded tape into the

VTR

1 and a

blank

tape into the

VTR

2.

3 Depress the ANALOGUE button.

4 Depress the COPY button.

5 Depress either of the

REC

RESOLUTION

select buttons :

14-bit or 16-bit. Depress the

16

-b

it button for normal

use.

6 Start playback on the

VTR

1 and recording on the

VTR

2

to

begin copying.

When copying is completed, press the COPY button

again

to

release it.

Notes:

• Turn the ampl

if

ier volume down before depressing the

COPY button.

Otherwise, a cli

ck

ing noise may be heard.

e When the COPY PROHIBITI

NG

indicator appears in

the display window, copies cannot be made even

if

the COPY button is depressed.

• A tape will be copied wi

th

no deterioration in signal

quality, even if sound heard through the headphones

or speakers is distorted.

12

TIMER ACTIVATED RECORDING

Use a VTR with a timer standby

sw

itch.

1

@

<ID

VTR

3,5

4

PCM-601ESD

to the

SW

I

TCHED

'

AC

outlet

Timer

Power

cord

connection

..

1 5

1 6l

-+

to a

wa

ll

outlet

' '

1 Turn on the timer and the connected equipment.

2 Set the amplifier function control

to

TUNER and tune

in the station

to

be recorded.

3 Prepare the

VTR

for recording by inserting a

cassette, setting the PCM switct1

to

PCM, and

setting the input select

sw

itch

to

LINE/PCM.

4 Adjust the recording level.

5 Set the ON-time and OFF-time for the r

eco

rding on

both the timer and the VTR.

6 Make the required timer adjustments

to

turn

off

all

the connected equipment at the desired time.

Fo

r detail

s,

refer

to

the appropriate instruction manual.

BASIC SYSTEM CONNECTIONS

BASIC

CONNECTION

ooo

Speaker

system

~----~

= 0

~---r-~

...

--------i

l"''-~-'

Amp

lifier

'-==

-+

Audio connecting cord

(supp

li

ed)

Power cord polarity

A whi

te

mark is visible on the lead

of

the power cord.

This will help to operate the PCM-

601ESD

and the other

system components

of

the system "in phase"

by

DIGI

TAL

OUT

switch :

Se

t to

OFF.

PCM-601ESD

PCM

switch:

Set to

PCM

.

VTR

-+

to

an

ac outl

et

..

......... Signal fl

ow

aligning the

ac

power cord polari

ti

es with the

ac

out

l

et

polarities. In most cases, the marked plug

of

the

PCM-

601ESD

power cord should be inserted into the

grounded side of the ac outlet.

13

CONNECTION

FOR

DIGITAL

TAPE

COPYING

~

.........._

Signal flow

CONNECTION

NOTES

1

• Turn

off

the amplifier before making connections.

• The supplied connecting cords with the red and white

plugs are connected to audio equipment. (Connect

these

to

the

LINE

IN

/OUT

jacks

of

the PCM unit and

the audio

co

mponent). The cords with yellow plugs are

connected

to

the

VTR

(Connect these between the

VIDEO

IN

/OUT

jacks

of

the PCM and

th

e VTR).

• The cord with orange plugs is connected

to

the

DIGITAL

IN

/OUT j

ack

of

the PCM and other digital

equipment.

•

Be

sure

to

connect the red plug

of

the audio

14

Video

connecting cord (supplied)

00

0

00

0

PCM

-

601ESD

VTR

for recording

connecting cord

to

the right-channel

(R)

jack

and the

white plug

to

the left-channel

(L)

jack

.

•Insert the connecting plugs firmly since loose

connections may cause hum and noise. Also keep

connecting cords away from power cords and speaker

cords

to

avoid hum

pick-up,

and keep cords away from

antenna leads,

to

prevent both audio and video

reception interferen

ce

.

• For quality digital audio recording, we recommed that

you use Sony Betamax or 8mm equipment.

OTHER SYSTEM CONNECTIONS

DA

CONVERTER UNIT CONNECTION

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'-T--~--tiii-M----------ti-T----.-'

Amplifier

'-====

..

Speaker system

- - -

------,

DA converter

unit DAS-

~-.;r--.-.----------------------------------------~

~

--~~~

702ES

Digi

ta

l connecting cord (supplied)

V

TR

..

DIGIT

AL

OUT

switch : Set to

ON.

..

to

an

ac

outlet

........_ Signal flow

PC

M-601ESD

15

CONNECTION OF A CD PLAYER WITH A DIGITAL

OUT

JACK

00

~

Amplifier

=

Speaker system

PCM-60

1E

SD

CD

player with

DIG

IT

AL

OUT

jack

(CDP-552ESD

,

CDP

-

650ESD)

CONNECTION FOR MULTIPLE MICROPHONE' RECORDING

To record without noise or signal deterioration,

connect

two PCM-

60

1E

SDs with a di

gita

l extension cable.

This

cab

le

ca

n

be

extended up

to

approx.

20

meters.

LINE

OUT

16

Be sure

to

connect

t

he

VIDEO

IN

to

the VIDEO OUT

jack

of

this unit

to

shortcircuit.

00

0 0 0 0

VTR

PCM-601ESD

VTR CONNECTION FOR MONITORING VIDEO

Connect a color monitor

to

the MONITOR OUT

jack

of

the PCM-601ESD so that one

VTR

can be used for both

PCM recording/playback, and

lV

/video program

monitoring.

Amplifier

-...+~----:,...

Audio connecting

cord

(supplied)

To use VTR for PCM recording/playback

Set

the

POWER switch of the

co

lor monitor

to

OFF.

To use a VTR for TV or video monitoring

Set the POWER sw

it

ch

of

the PCM-60

1ESD

to

OFF.

Speaker

System

PCM-601ESD

deo

co

nn

ec

ting cord (supplied)

Video

monitor

Notes:

• Keep the AUTO

PB

MUTE button pressed during

recording or playback

of

lV

programs. Otherwise, the

signal is misjudged as PCM data, resulting in a

click

V

TR

noise, which may damage the speakers.

• Do not play

back

a blank tape. Otherwise, noise may

be heard, which also may damage

th

e speakers.

17

SPECIFICATIONS

Signal system Conforms to

CC

IR

te

levision

standard, PAL/SECAM (type

1,

2) and

NT

SC

(type

3)

co

lor

Co

de format Conforms

to

the

tec

hni

ca

l

specifications

of

th

e EI

AJ

(standard

fo

rm

at using 1

4-bit

or

16

-

bit

quantization)

Number of audio

cha

nnels

2 channels

Sampling frequency44.1kHz

Quantization 14-bit linear quantizing, or 1

6-

bit

linear quantizing

Frequen

cy

response

5-20,000 H

z±0.5

dB

Harmonic distortion Less

th

an

0.

007%

(14

-

bit

format)

Less

th

an

0.

005%

(16

-bit format)

Dynamic range More than 86 dB (14-bit format)

More than 90 dB (16-bit format)

Ch

an

nel separation More than 80 dB

Wow and flu

tt

er Below meas

ur

able limit

Error

co

rr

ection E

rr

or correction and concealm

ent

using

CRCC

and parity

Em

phasis Pre-emphasis

(o

n recordin

g)

: fixed

Inputs

Type

LI

NE

IN

Phono

VI

DEO

IN Phono

DIGITAL Phono

IN

Outputs

LINE

OUT

MONITOR OUT

VI

DEO

OUT

COPY OUT

HEADPHONES

DIGI

TA

L O

UT

18

at

ON

De-emphasis

(on

playback) :

automati

ca

ll

y

sw

itched ON

or

OFF

(by

detect

ir:~

g

pre-em

ph

asis identifi

cat

ion

co

d

e)

Ti

me

-

co

nstant: 50Jlsec, 15Jlsec

Reference Minim

um

input

Im

pedance input

level level

0.24V

50 ki

lo-

77.5

mv

(- 10 dBs) hms (- 20 dBs)

1

Vp

-p 75 ohms - -

0.5Vp-p 75 ohms - -

Type Reference Load

output level

im

pedan

ce

Phono 0

.2

4V

More than

(- 10 dBs) 10 kilohms

Ph

ono 1Vp

-p

75 ohms

Phono 1Vp-p 75 ohms

Phono 1

Vp-p

75 ohms

Ster

eo

0.9-0.003 mW

phone Continuously 32 ohms

Adjustable

Phono 0.5Vp-p

--

General

Power requirementsType 1: 220 V ac

(o

r 240 V ac

adjustable by authorized Sony

personnel), 50/

60

Hz

Type

2:

240Vac (or 220V

ac

a

dj

ustable by authorized Sony

personnel), 50 Hz

Type 3 : 120 V, 60Hz

Power consumption

33

W

Dimensions Approx.

430X85X385

mm (w/ h/

d)

(

17

X33/8X151/a inches)

i

nc

luding projecting parts and

controls

Wei

ght

6.0 kg (net) (13 lb 3 oz)

7.0 kg (in shipping carton) (15 lb 3

oz)

Supplied accessories

Video connecting cord

(2)

Type 1

,2:

pho

n

o~BNC

plug

Type 3 : phono

p

l

ug~phono

plug

Audio con

nec

ting cord

(2)

Digital conn

ec

ting cord

(2)

Optional accessories

Video connecting cord

UGC

-1 (B

NC

plugs)

Plug adapter E

AC-58

(phono

plug~

BNC

jack)

•use the above cord and adapter

jointly for digital tape copying and

the video moni

to

r

hook

u

p.

Design and specifications subject

to

change without

notice.

Continued trouble-free oper

at

ion of any VTR

is

dependent on the quality

of

the video cassettes used in

conj

unct

ion with it. The use of"Sony video cassettes is

recommended for high quality recording and trouble-free

oper

at

ion.

GLOSSARY

OF

TECHNICAL

TERMS

14-

bit

format and 1

6-bit

format

The

14

-bit and

16

-

bit

formats of

the

PCM-601ESD

conforms

to

the technical specifications

of

the EIAJ

which has adopted the

14

-

bit

and

16

-

bit

linear

quantization format.

The

16

-

bit

format is compatible with

the

14-bit

, so a

tape recorded with

the

16-bit

format on

th

e PCM-

601ESD

can

be

played

back

on another PCM digital

audio processor which conforms

to

the

14

-

bit

format.

Also a tape recorded with the

14-bit

on

another PCM

processor can

be

played

back

on

this

unit, which

automatically detects the format used for recording.

Error correction capability

of

the

14-

bit

and 16-

bit

formats

During recording with the EIAJ 1

6-b

it

format,

the

14

-

bit

format error correction word

"Q

" replaces the 15th and

16th

bit

s of the data, so that the

16-bit

format is

compatible with the 14-bit forma

t.

For convenience,

we

express the word comprising the information

of

the 15th

and 16th bits with the symbol "S" instead

of

the

14-bit

format symbol "Q".

In

the

14

-

bit

format,

data

contain

the

error correction words, "P" and "Q" : in the

16

-

bit

format,

data contain only

the

error correction word, "P".

Accordingly, the error correction capability

of

the

16-bit

format is inferior

to

that

of

the

14

-

bit

format. If a tape

recorded with the 16-bit format is played

back

on a

PCM digital audio processor which

co

nforms

to

the

14

-

bit

format, the error correction capability will

be

equal

to

one parity bit

of

the

16

-

bit

format.

Usable error Error correction

correction word capability

14

-

bit

Two parity bits

of

P Burst errors

of

up

to

format

of

32

H

can

be

co

r-

the EIAJ and Q rected.

16

-

bit

A single parity

bit

of

Burst errors

of

up

to

format

of

16

H can

be

cor-

the

EIAJ p rected.

It should

be

noted

that

burst errors beyond the error

correction capability will be compensated for so

that

they

are

not

perceptible.

TROUBLE CHECKS

Should any problem persist after you h

ave

made

th

ese

checks, consult your nearest Sony servi

ce

facility.

Before going through the

check

list below, first refer

back

to

the

connect

ion and operating procedur

es

.

Recording cannot

be

made.

Check the COPY button or INPUT sel

ect

button

sett

ing.

The

peak

program meter indicator does

not

function

when a recordi

ng

is

mon

itored.

Ch

ec

k the connection between

th

e P

CM-60

1E

SD VIDEO

IN j

ack

and the VTR video output j

ack

PCM-601ESD.

The

VTR

record button cannot be operated.

The video casse

tt

e tab has been removed.

The monitored sound is distorted during digital tape

copying.

Even

if

the monitored sound is distorted, the sound being

cop

ied is recorded without distortion.

A

click

noise

occurs

when a TV program is recorded

or

when

a recorded cassette is played back.

The AUTO

PB

MUTE button is released.

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