Re: problem laying off to HDCAM

Although I am in the PAL/50i world I have been having the same mastering/reference problems.

This is how I solved it.. thanks to help from Sony support in Singapore....

Of course trilevel sync eg "Gen10" is a must.

Then set Kona to reference.

The trick is with the menu settings on the HDW2000.
Set to the following:

F2: REF
Menu 309: Auto2
Menu 334: Normal

If you have a look at the manual you will notice that these settings will keep the deck stable using the REF input at all times but will switch to INPUT when you actually start editing to tape ie locking to the incoming video. No loopback occurs using the above settings.

If you have an early HDW like mine you may also need Sony to do a firmware upgrade. The firmware upgrade will stabilise the reference/loopback that can occur when you are sitting in "edit to tape" mode (just before actual mastering).

Hope this helps. This is working for me after many months of frustration.

regards
Daryl Burney
post supervisor
editlounge pte ltd
Singapore