Sony APR-5001 Series User manual

SONY
ANALOG
TAPE
RECORDER
APR
-
5001
APR
-
5002
APR
-
5003
V
Series
OPERATION
AND
MAINTENANCE
MANUAL
1
st
Edition
(
Revised
1
)
APR
-
5001
Serial
No
.
10001
and
Higher
APR
-
5002
Serial
No
.
20001
and
Higher
APR
-
5003
V
Serial
No
.
10001
and
Higher

Sony
Corporation
APR
-
5001
/
5002
/
5003
V
3
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-
352
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02
Printed
in
Japan
1989.4
11
©
1989

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WITH
THIS
MACHINE
HAS
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USED
FOR
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AUTOMATED
SPECIFICATIONS
TESTING
ONLY
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CONFIDENTIAL
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material
contained
in
this
manual
consists
of
information
that
is
the
property
of
Sony
Corporation
and
is
intended
solely
for
use
by
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purchasers
of
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equipment
described
in
this
manual
.
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or
maintenance
of
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-
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described
in
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manual
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express
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permission
of
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Zweck
als
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order
Wartung
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in
dieser
Anleitung
beschriebenen
Ausrustung
ohne
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schriftliche
Erlaubnis
der
Sony
Corporation
.
WARNING
This
equipment
generates
,
uses
,
and
can
radiate
radio
frequency
energy
and
,
if
not
installed
and
used
in
accordance
with
the
instuction
manual
,
may
cause
interference
to
radio
communications
.
It
has
been
tested
and
found
to
com
-
ply
with
the
limits
for
a
Class
A
computing
device
pursuant
to
Subpart
J
of
Part
15
of
FCC
Rules
,
which
are
designed
to
provide
reasonable
protection
against
such
interference
when
operated
in
a
commercial
environment
.
Opera
-
tion
of
this
equipment
in
a
residential
area
is
likely
to
cause
interference
,
in
which
case
the
user
,
at
his
own
expense
,
will
be
required
to
take
whatever
measures
may
be
required
to
correct
the
interference
.
THIS
APPARATUS
COMPLIES
WITH
THE
CLASS
A
LIMITS
FOR
RADIO
NOISE
EMISSIONS
SET
OUT
IN
RADIO
INTERFERENCE
REGULATIONS
.
CET
APPAREIL
EST
CONFORME
AUX
NORMES
CLASS
A
,
POUR
BRUITS
RADIOELECTRIQUES
,
TEL
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A
nW
/
m
LOW
dB
@
kHz
SPEED
RANGE
or
LOW
HI
REPRO
SYNC
SPEED
LEVEL
TK
1
TK
2
TK
3
L
.
FREQ
TK
1
TK
2
TK
3
H
.
FREQ
TK
1
TK
2
TK
3
LEVEL
TK
1
TK
2
TK
3
L
.
FREQ
TK
1
TK
2
TK
3
H
.
FREQ
TK
1
TK
2
TK
3
/
/
//
//
//
:
///
/
HIGH
/
//
//
///
////
MID
/
///
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
LOW
INPUT
RECORD
BIAS
MON
.
LEVEL
LEVEL
H
.
FREQ
LEVEL
SPEED
TK
1
TK
2
TK
3
TK
1
TK
3
TK
3
TK
2
TK
3
TK
1
TK
2
TK
1
TK
2
/
/
HIGH
/
MID
LOW
EQ
STD
NAB
or
SEC
(
AES
)
SECONDARY
COMPENSATIONS
RCF
TK
1
-
TK
2
TK
3
RGC
TK
1
-
TK
2
TK
3
SGC
TK
1
-
TK
2
TK
3
RGB
TK
1
-
TK
2
TK
3
SPEED
HIGH
or
MID
or
/
LOW
or
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of
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M

APR
-
5000
SERIES
ANALOG
TAPE
RECORDER
OPTION
MB
-
5000
SIDE
BRACKET
INSTALLATION
STEP
4
Assemble
the
left
bracket
to
the
left
side
of
the
machine
using
screws
and
washers
pro
-
vided
.
(
QTY
4
)
INSTALLATION
To
install
the
MB
-
5000
Side
Brackets
to
your
tape
machine
perform
the
following
procedure
using
the
illustration
shown
below
.
STEP
5
Attach
rear
bracket
to
left
and
right
side
panels
using
screws
and
washers
provided
.
(
QTY
4
)
STEP
1
Remove
existing
screws
from
left
and
right
side
panels
.
(
QTY
8
)
STEP
2
Place
insert
panel
on
machine
as
shown
in
illustration
.
CAUTION
It
is
not
advisable
to
lift
tape
machine
by
the
side
brackets
.
STEP
3
Assemble
the
right
bracket
to
the
right
side
of
the
machine
using
screws
and
washers
provided
.
(
QTY
4
)
Figure
1
.
Installation
of
MB
-
5000
Side
Brackets
Page
1
of
3

MB
-
5000
PARTS
LIST
Serv
.
Code
SONY
Part
No
.
Ref
.
Qty
Description
No
.
O
1
ASSY
,
Side
Brackets
Washer
,
Cosmetic
M
4
Washer
,
Split
Lock
,
M
4
Screw
,
+
k
4
x
14
Nut
,
Hex
M
4
Washer
,
Flat
M
4
Bracket
,
Wrap
Around
Right
Bracket
,
Wrap
Around
Left
Top
Panel
,
Right
Top
Panel
,
Left
Bracket
,
Zee
,
Right
Bracket
,
Zee
,
Left
Bracket
,
Rear
,
Right
Bracket
,
Rear
,
Left
Bracket
,
Front
,
Right
Bracket
,
Front
,
Left
Bridge
Insert
Panel
MB
-
5000
3
-
703
-
225
-
11
7
-
623
-
210
-
22
7
-
682
-
264
-
09
7
-
684
-
024
-
04
7
-
688
-
004
-
11
T
-
9453
-
753
-
1
T
-
9453
-
754
-
1
T
-
9453
-
757
-
1
T
-
9453
-
758
-
1
T
-
9453
-
761
-
1
T
-
9453
-
762
-
1
T
-
9453
-
763
-
1
T
-
9453
-
764
-
1
T
-
9453
-
767
-
1
T
-
9453
-
768
-
1
T
-
9453
-
773
-
1
T
-
9453
-
776
-
1
1
S
12
2
*
S
28
3
S
12
4
*
S
28
5
S
28
6
O
1
7
O
1
8
O
1
9
O
1
10
O
1
11
o
1
12
O
1
13
O
1
14
O
1
15
O
1
16
O
1
17
O
1
18
*
Not
shown
,
used
for
outer
cosmetic
assembly
.
See
Figure
1
.
-
s
Page
2
of
3

J
1
&
Figure
2
.
MB
-
5000
Assembly Drawing
Page
3
of
3

»
*

*
APR
-
5000
Series
?
SOFTWARE
UPDATE
VERSIONS
P
4.01
.
01.1
and
P
4.01
.
01.2
t
*
OPERATION
AND
MAINTENANCE
SUPPLEMENT
T
-
9482
-
685
-
2

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i

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£
/
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,
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,
f
ADDENDUM
TO
APR
-
5000
SERIES
OPERATION
AND
MAINTENANCE
SUPPLEMENT
T
-
9482
-
685
-
1
SOFTWARE
UPGRADE
TO
VERSION
P
4.01
.
01.02
the take
-
up
reel
.
For
1
/
4
PLAY
/
STARTUP
operations
remained
unaffected
.
tape
machines
,
1
.
INTRODUCTION
Field
reports
indicate
that
some
minor
operational
defects have been encountered
in APR
-
5000
machines
equipped
with
Version
P
4.01
.
01.01
software
.
Because
of
this
,
APR
-
5000
products
now
incorporate
an
upgraded
software
version
,
P
4.01
.
01.2
.
This version
fully
corrects
the
following
deficiencies
.
e
.
A
timing
flaw
in
the
Time
Code
Longitudinal
cor
-
rection
process
caused
occasional
,
sporadic
errors
to
be
injected
into
the recorded
Time
Code
.
These
errors
occurred
only
when
using
SMPTE
-
DF
Time
Codes
,
at
7
1
/
2
and and
15
IPS
,
from
an
external
source
.
Time
Code
from
the
internal
generator
,
EBU
and
SMPTE
-
ND
Time
Codes
(
at
all
speeds
)
,
and
SMPTE
-
DF
Time
Code
at
30
IPS
,
remained
totally
unaffected
.
a
.
CHASE
and
LOCATE
Operations
to
EBU
Time
Code
resulted
in
a
search which
corrected
itself
upon
slewing
to
the
target
location
.
This
was
not
a
fatal
defect
,
since
the desired location
was
always correctly
acquired
.
2
.
EFFECTIVITY
The
new
software
will be
incorporated
in
future
pro
duction
as
follows
:
A
“
Pre
-
Play
”
condition
would
not
function
from
a
LOCATE
operation
when
the
machine
was
sup
-
plied
with
a
“
frozen
”
external Time
Code
.
b
.
APR
-
5001
,
-
5002
,
-
50
O
2
D
,
and
-
5002
W
Serial
Numbers
20811
and
above
Serial
Numbers
20739
and
above
Serial
Numbers
21143
and
above
LOCATE
operations
occasionally
became
slightly
inaccurate when the machine
was
supplied
with
external Time
Code
.
This
error
was
very
small
,
never
amounting
to
more
than
a
few frames
.
c
.
APR
-
5002
H
APR
-
5003
3
.
FIRMWARE
IDENTIFICATION
d
.
PLAY
/
STARTUP
operation
on
machines
using
1
/
2
”
tape
format
exhibited
a
momentary
loss
of
tape
tension
under
“
unknown
radius
”
conditions
(
im
-
mediately
after
tape
break
)
.
This condition
occurred
only
when there
was
a
small radius
on
The
new
version
firmware
can
be
retrofitted
by
the
user
,
the
necessary
Programmed
PROM
Set
being
iden
-
tified
by
the
SPPC
Part
Number
T
-
9413
-
956
-
4
.
Page
1
of
1
Addendum

#
?

SUPPLEMENT
TO
APR
-
5000
SERIES
RECORDER
/
REPRODUCERS
OPERATION
AND
MAINTENANCE
MANUAL
VERSION
P
4.01
.
01.1
FIRMWARE
SMPTE
Drop
-
Frame
CHASE
operations
(
and
then
only
with
specific
OFFSET
settings
)
,
now
is
corrected
.
e
.
A
previous
condition which
caused
“
latch
-
up
”
during
regeneration
of
corrupted
external
Time
Code
has
been corrected
.
f
.
With
previous
software
,
a
reverse
motion
Timer
Roller
count
would
jump
directly
to
-
1
second
after
passing
through
zero
,
causing
a
non
-
symmetric
,
non
-
monotonic
Timer
roller
count
at
that
point
.
A
corrected
-
0
count
has
now
been
established
between
zero
and
-
1
.
g
.
The
Repeat
function has
been
made
safe
against
incorrect
user
operation
.
h
.
Supply
reel
hold back tension
now
is
supplied
in
the
DUMP
EDIT
mode
.
1
.
INTRODUCTION
The
enhanced
,
Version
P
4.01
.
01.1
firmware
describ
-
ed
in
this document
offers
three
major
advantages
over
previous
versions
in
that
it
:
a
.
Is
useable
on
all
APR
-
5000
Series
machines
b
.
Resolves
specific
defects
that
occurred with
earlier
firmware
versions
c
.
Incorporates
new
features
into the
APR
-
5000
Series
machines
As
well
as
describing
the
firmware
changes
(
paragraphs
2
,
3
and
4
)
,
this document
provides
an
updated
Storage
Location List
(
paragraph
5
.
)
2
.
COMPATIBILITY
With
earlier
firmware
versions
,
different
sets
were re
-
quired
for
different
machines
.
Version
P
4.01
.
01.1
,
however
,
is
compatible
with
all
APR
-
5000
machine
types
,
these
being
:
i
.
Non
-
recognition
of
a
Capstan
Reference
Select
change
on
the
50
pin
parallel
port
is
now
cor
-
rected
.
This
previously
occurred
during
brief
tran
-
sitional
modes
in
preparation
of
PLAY
action
.
j
.
The
FADER
START
/
FADER
START
ENABLE
inputs
to
the
50
pin
parallel
port
are
now
functional
.
This
operation
is
described
in
Section
3.3
.
7
of
the
APR
-
5000
Series
Operation
and
Maintenance
manual
.
Mono
,
High
Speed
Mono
,
Low
Speed
Stereo
,
NAB
,
High
Speed
Stereo
,
DIN
,
High
Speed
Stereo
,
1
/
2
”
,
High
Speed
Stereo
,
NAB
,
Low
Speed
APR
-
5002
W
Stereo
,
Wide
Profile
APR
-
5003
APR
-
5001
APR
-
5001
L
APR
-
5002
APR
-
5002
D
APR
-
5002
H
APR
-
5002
L
Three Track
,
High
Speed
4
„
IMPROVEMENTS
AND
NEW
FEATURES
3
.
CORRECTED
DEFECTS
The
improvements
and
new
features
obtained
with
the
enhanced
firmware
are
described
in
the
follow
-
ing
pages
.
Paragraphs
4.1
through
4.4
deal
with the
changes
applicable
to
all
machines
,
while
paragraphs
4.5
through
4.12
deal
with
those
applicable
to
APR
-
5003
only
.
The
enhanced
software
corrects
many
of
the minor
defects
that
occurred
with earlier versions
.
The
most
significant
of
these corrections
are
listed below
.
a
.
MVC
operation
is
improved
,
particularly
when
operating
under
conditions
of
undefined radius
.
b
.
A
flaw
in
AUTO
TC
(
Time
Code
)
mode is corrected
.
With
earlier
firmware
versions
,
EBU
synchronous
CHASE
operations
were
compromised
when
receiving
alternating
types
of
Time
Code
.
c
.
Occasional
false
“
loss
of
lock
”
indication
in
EBU
CHASE
is corrected
.
d
.
Momentary
“
loss
of
lock
”
which
previously
occur
-
red
at
repeatable
Time
Code
boundaries
during
L
-
4.1
PUNCH
IN
/
PUNCH OUT
OPERATION
Bias /
Erase
timing
has been
improved
so
as
to
virtually
eliminate
residual
audio
gaps
in
critical
punch
-
in
/
punch
-
out
operations
.
The
performance
improvement
is best
perceived
in
those
areas
involving
punch
-
in
and
punch
-
out
over
identical
,
time
-
aligned
pro
-
gram
material
.
Page
1

APR
-
5000
ADDENDUM
the
widest
possible
performance
window
for
external
Time
Codes
having
absolute
speed
errors
.
On
power
-
up
,
should
an
alignment
error
of
greater
than
±
5
%
be
detected
,
the
message
“
E
004
”
will
be
displayed
,
together
with
a
flashing
STOP
indication
.
The
message
can
be
cleared
,
and
normal
operation
resumed
,
by
pressing
the
STOP
key
.
4.2
STALLED
TAKE
-
UP
REEL
DETECTION
The
machine
will
now
detect
a
stalled
take
-
up
reel
in
all
PLAY
modes
.
Upon
detection
,
the
machine
will
stop
with
the
tape
slack
.
To
recover
from
this
condi
-
tion
,
the
user
must
manually
recover
the
slack
tape
and
then
press
the
STOP
key
to
restore
tape
tension
.
The
following
improper
CHASE
operations
,
if
per
-
formed
immediately
before
power
down
,
may
give
rise
to
the
“
E
004
”
message
at
a
subsequent
power
-
up
:
4.3
AUTO
SHIFT
DOWN
OPERATION
Auto
Shift
Down
operation
now
transfers
the
TAPE
POSITION
Display
time
to
the
LOCATE
POSITION
Display
at
the
moment
play
operation
is
started
,
rather
than
when
the
PLAY
key
is
pressed
.
a
.
CHASE
operation
was
performed
at
a
Fixed
Speed
which
was
incorrect
relative
to
the
internally
reproduced
Time
Code
.
b
.
CHASE
operation
was
performed
with
Time
Code
on
tape
that
was
recorded
off
-
speed
(
on
the
APR
-
5003
,
recording
Time
Code
in
vari
-
speed
mode
is
prohibited
)
.
4.4
WIND
SPEED
AUDIO
MONITORING
In
addition
to
performing
it
’
s
primary
role
,
the
Shield
Defeat
facility
now
provides
the
Global
Audio
Mute
Defeat
.
This
function
previously
was
performed
by
the
Lifter
Defeat
facility
.
c
.
CHASE
operation
was
attempted
between
Time
Codes
of
different
types
,
especially
between
types
with
significantly
different
frame
rates
.
4.5
SELF
-
OPTIMIZING
SYNCHRONIZATION
SERVO
WITH
EXPANDED
POWER
-
UP
DIAGNOSTICS
d
.
CHASE
operation
was
performed
with
a
poorly
engaging
pinch
roller
or
with
a
significant
ac
-
cumulation
of
debris
on
the
capstan
shaft
.
The
Synchronization
Servo
System
in
APR
-
5003
machines
now
has
a
self
-
optimizing
capability
which
significantly
reduces
“
time
-
to
-
lock
”
over
a
number
of
operational
variations
.
This
capability
compensates
for
absolute
speed
deviations
in
the
external
Time
Code
as
well
as
the
normal
variations
in
the
internal
V
-
F
(
Voltage
to
Frequency
)
Converter
centering
alignment
.
Should
the
“
E
004
”
message
appear
,
the
following
procedure
is
recommended
.
This
procedure
need
not
be
carried
out
immediately
,
but
can
await
the
next
convenient
opportunity
requiring
use
of
the
CHASE
function
.
a
.
Perform
a
correct
CHASE
operation
as
follows
:
Further
,
a
greater
tolerence
for
Time
Code
distur
-
bances
,
whether
from
the
Master
Time
Code
source
or
from
internally
reproduced
Time
Code
,
also
has
been
incorporated
.
All
of
these
factors
lead
to
a
significantly
more
robust
synchronization
system
.
Select
AUTO
TIMECODE
mode
(
Set
Storage
LOCATION
30
TO
1
)
i
.
Ensure
that
the
Time
Code
tape
has
been
recorded
at
a
normal
,
crystal
-
controlled
speed
.
If
in
doubt
,
use
the
APR
-
5003
internal
Time
Code
generator
to
stripe
a
tape
.
n
.
The
Synchronization
Servo
assigns
a
correction
fac
-
tor
to
the
V
-
F
Converter
in
such
a
manner
as
to
op
-
timize
lock
time
without
regard
to
V
-
F
alignment
centering
.
A
similar
correction
factor
is
assigned
to
take
into
account
absolute
speed
errors
in
the
exter
-
nal
Time
Code
reference
.
During
CHASE
operations
,
the
machine
detects
timing
deviations
and
uses
them
as
the
basis
for
self
-
correction
,
thereby
facilitating
a
more
rapid
Time
-
to
-
lock
Y
Ensure
that
the
external
Time
Code
reference
is
of
the
same
type
as
the
Time
Code
on
tape
.
in
.
-
y
Ensure
that
the
selected
fixed
speed
is
cor
-
rect
for
the
Time
Code
on
tape
.
iv
.
Perform
the
CHASE
operation
TWICE
.
Do
not
be
alarmed
should
the
first
attempt
to
CHASE
take
a
long
time
to
achieve
lock
.
This
is
a
nor
-
mal
consequence
of
the
Synchronization
Ser
-
vo
Optimization
process
.
Subsequent
lock
times
will
show
substantial
improvement
.
v
.
To
complement
this
new
capability
,
a
fourth
power
-
up
diagnostic
has
been
added
which
cautions
the
user
that
calibration
of
the
internal
V
-
F
Converter
may
be
necessary
.
Correct
centering
of
the
V
-
F
alignment
en
-
sures
an
accurate
Vari
-
speed
indication
and
provides
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