Video gain dB
Chroma gain dB Chroma phase (DCR 940 P), Hue ° (DCR N)
Black level mV
Sync phase µsec SC phase °
Audio
Sampling frequency kHz (sync with video)
Quantization bits
Frequency response Hz to kHz dB (reference level)
Dynamic range More than dB ( kHz emphasis off “A” weighted)
Distortion within ( kHz reference level)
Cross talk Less than dB ( kHz between any channels)
Wow & flutter Below measurable limit
Headroom dB ()/ dB ()
Emphasis Tµsec Tµsec (auto)
Cue track Hz to kHz ( dB)
Audio output
Analogue (CH///) XLR x lowimpedance // dBu switchable
Digital (CH/ CH/) XLR x AES/EBU
SDI BNC x Ω (SMPTE MC / M)
Cue track XLR x lowimpedance // dBu switchable
Monitor XLR x lowimpedance // dBu switchable
Phones M variable level control Ω
Others
Reference BNC x (loopthrough) Ωswitchable
Time code out XLR x Vpp
RS-422A in/out Dsub pin RSA I/F
RS-232C Dsub pin RSC I/F
Parallel in/out Dsub pin
Encoder remote Dsub pin
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DCR 940 DVCPRO50 digital player
THOMSON sets the standards in topquality digital video productions and DVCPRO
is the highend digital tape and compression format The compactness and robustness
of the DVCPRO format coupled with its flexibility and operational convenience
have made it today's standard choice of numerous broadcasters around the world The
DCR Digital Player with SlowMotion further completes the family of DVCPRO
product offering both extensive editing features and highquality slowmotion playback
of DVCPRO DVCPRO and consumer DV material
Slow the world down to any speed you like
Features
■ Editing player
■ Digital slowmotion playback Mb/s or Mb/s playback
■ (NTSC) and (PAL) compatible
■ Extended time playback
■ channel digital audio
■ Channel condition indication
■ Onscreen display
■ Triplemode search dial
■ SDTI component outputs (optional)
■ DV playback
Versatile playback facilities
The versatile DCR offers outstanding playback facilities
with the excellent picture and sound quality of the DVCPRO
( Mb/s) format as well as the DVCPRO ( Mb/s) and con
sumer DV formats (standard and mini cassettes except tapes
recorded in the LP mode) Moreover it gives highquality slow
motion playback with all of these formats
Four channel digital audio
Fourchannels of high quality kHz/bit digital audio with
a display of playback level for each channel complements the
DCR 's video capabilities
Searches for edit points are made easy thanks to a
convenient linear cue track
SDTI-your ticket to the future in digital infrastructures
625 and 525 switchable
Its versatility is further increased by a facility that enables
switching between and so that tapes recorded in NTSC
and PAL can be played back
Many advanced features make the DCR the automatic
choice for users requiring top performance Highend produc
tions eg TV format advertisements with chroma key multi
layering and graphics with :: digital component video
recording and playback on convenient /” tape are all possible
thanks to the DVCPRO format The highquality images
retain their excellent quality during postproduction
Compatibility as a core capacity
The DCR DVCPRO Digital Player with SlowMotion
seamlessly integrates in any postproduction facility
■ Integration itself is made convenient by the onscreen menu
that provides you with easy changing of initial settings
■ A host of digital and analogue outputs are available to make
the DCR fit into any configuration
■ An optional SDTI/SDI digital output enables loss less transfer
of compressed DVCPRO material to other DVCPRO based
VCRs nonlinear editors and servers
■ An integral SMPTE time code reader and RSA (pin)
remote interface are provided as standard to enable the DCR
to link to all industrystandard editing controllers
■ Time code control enables highly accurate tape editing
whilst a a choice of search modes ranging from x normal
speed through noiseless slowmotion searches down to
framebyframe searches allows frame accurate definition of
in and out points
■ Finally the quality of the digital signal is conveniently
monitored at the front of the DCR by means of an
easytoread led bar
The SDTI (Serial Data Transport Interface) system uses the
widely available BNC cables and conventional SDI routers to
transfer compressed data
This advanced interface preserves full picture and sound quality
by eliminating the signal degradation that is an inherent draw
back of the compression/decompression process SDTI also in
cludes an errorcorrection function that ensures high reliability
even over distances of around m
SDTI allows output of compressed data for signals recorded in
either the DVCPRO or DVCPRO format When equipped with
the optional SDTI interface board the DCR outputs
DVCPRO tape data at Mb/s and DVCPRO tape at Mb/s
This allows seamless use of DVCPRO and DVCPRO tapes
throughout the postproduction and broadcasting process and with
no need to distinguish between the Mb/s and Mb/s rates
This capability was designed with automatic broadcasting in mind
Extended time playback
In the DVCPRO mode the DCR offers playback times of
up to minutes using large (Lsize) cassettes and up to min
utes using medium (Msize) cassettes These times are doubled
in the DVCPRO mode
RS-422A remote control interface
In addition to the RSA interface (pin) the DCR also
comes equipped as standard with an RSC (pin) and
parallel (pin) remote interfaces
Easy to install
Not withstanding the DCR 's advanced features it is com
pact (U) and easy to install in a inch rack space using an
optional rackmount adapter
Specifications
Video
Sampling frequency
Ychannel MHz P B /P R channel MHz
Quantization bits
Error correction ReedSolomon product code
Compression method DCT optimized quantize and
Variable Length Coding
Compression ratio : (DVCPRO) : (DVCPRO)
Bit rate Mb/s (DVCPRO) Mb/s (DVCPRO)
Bandwidth ) (Component Out)
Ychannel Hz to MHz ( dB) MHz ( dB)
P B /P R channel Hz to MHz ( dB) MHz ( dB)
Ychannel Hz to MHz ( dB) MHz ( dB)
P B /P Rchannel Hz to MHz ( dB) MHz ( dB)
S/N ratio dB or more
K factor or less
) The specifications given above were measured by playing
back tapes recorded by studio VCRs using digital component in
Video output
SDTI BNC x (SMPTE M) with optional AJYAC
SDI BNC x (SMPTE MC) (SDI : Superimpose on/off )
Analogue composite BNC x Vpp Ω (Video :
Superimpose on/off )
Analogue component Ychannel BNC x Vpp Ω P B
/P R channel BNC x / Vpp Ωswitchable (
Colour Bar setup) P B /P Rchannel BNC x Vpp
Ω ( Colour Bar)