Brand: SONY
Category: Video Camera
Document Type: Manual
Language: EN
Available Languages: EN , ES
Manual for HDC1500R
Uploaded: Aug. 10, 2025, 12:24 a.m.
Manual Publish Date: 2009-12-08
Warranty Information
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Basic Operation:
1. Preparations: Attach lens, viewfinder, and accessories like shoulder pad and tripod adaptor. Connect cables as per connection examples.
2. Attaching a Lens: Push lens fixing lever, align pin, insert lens, secure with lever, connect cable.
3. Adjusting Flange Focal Length: Set iris to manual, use adjustment chart, loosen lock screw, zoom to telephoto, focus, zoom to wide, adjust Ff ring, repeat until focus is sharp at both ends.
4. Attaching Viewfinder: Slide viewfinder, adjust position using rings and levers, connect cables.
5. Controls: Familiarize with front, rear, and side controls including power, intercom, shutter, and menu navigation.
6. Menu Operations: Use MENU SEL knob/ENTER button to navigate and set camera parameters.
Troubleshooting and error codes
| Menu page | No. | Item | Indication | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| <OPTICAL LEVEL> | D01 | CCU CAM | GREEN, YELLOW, RED, NG, NO SIGNAL | With CCU connected only |
| CAM-CCU | GREEN, YELLOW, RED, NG, NO SIGNAL | With CCU connected only | ||
| <BOARD STATUS> | D02 | OHB | OK, NG | |
| DPR | OK, NG | |||
| VDA | OK, NG | |||
| DAP | OK, NG | |||
| AU | OK, NG | |||
| AT | OK, NG | |||
| PS | OK, NG | HDC1500R/1400R only | ||
| SDI | OK, NG | HDC1500R/1400R only | ||
| TR | OK, NG | HDC1550R/1450R only | ||
| <PLD VERSION> | D03 | TG | Vx.xx R IT | |
| VDA | Vx.xx | |||
| DAP | Vx.xx | |||
| AT | Vx.xx | |||
| SDI | Vx.xx | HDC1550R/1450R only | ||
| TR | Vx.xx | HDC1550R/1450R only | ||
| DPR | Vx.xx | With HKC-T1500 installed only | ||
| <ROM VERSION> | D04 | (U22) | PANEL | Vx.xx |
| Vx.xx | With HDLA attached only | |||
| HKCT | Vx.xx | With HKC-T1500 installed only | ||
| <SERIAL No.> | D05 | MODEL | HDCxxxxR | |
| NO. | XXXXXXX | Displayed if any option is installed. | ||
| OPTION | Displayed if any option is installed. |