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Posted by ushere on 03/19/07 10:52
Maciej Szymanski wrote:
> Hello! I'm looking for some information on old ENG U-Matic. I'm
> setting up the field recording set consisting of Sony VO-4800PS
> recorder and JVC KY-1900E camera (Nice oldschool set don't you
> think?). I don't have the user manual for the recorder so I've some
> questions to somebody who have experience with tis equipment:
>
> * There is battery compartment in VO-4800. Is this battery only for
> recorder or can be used to power the camera? If so how should I
> connect the cables - is camera powered through 14-pin socket or I
> need separate cable between 4-pin DIN power connector and camera
> power socket?
>
will power camera through 14 pin cable. but not for long.
> * The recorder is "pianokeys" operated. The only soft control is
> "Pause" button. As I understand in order to make recordings I've to
> put the recorder on record-pause and then releasing and putting back
> on pause is controlled form camera thought 14-pin cable?
>
correct
> * There are two "MIC/LINE" switches on the recorder and two
> "audio-in" jacks on the recorder. Am I correct, that these jacks are
> the "LINE" inputs (and use line levels), and the "MIC" input is
> through 14-pin socket? So for the microphone recordings I should
> connect microphone to the camera, the camera to the recorder via
> 14-pin cable and set the switch(es) to the "MIC" position?
>
all mics to camera if i remember correctly
> Thank you for any help, Maciek
in all honesty, unless you really can't afford better, or are trying to
get the look of low band umatic (UGH), dump it. any single chip dv
camera is going to give you an infinitely better picture.
leslie
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