Sony XDS-PD1000 Entry Level Professional Media Station with Dual SxS Card Slots and Quad Layer Professional Disc Drive

The XDS-PD1000 is a blend of video server technology integrated with Sony SxS memory card readers, and our new 4th generation Professional Disc drive with front panel controls similar to XDCAM decks. The XDS-PD1000 has 1.0 TB of RAID-4 hard drive internal storage, has dual SxS card readers and our new generation XDCAM drive which support our new 128 GB write once XDCAM discs. The XDS-PD1000's engine can provide up to 200 Mbps of bandwidth for file transfers and base band I/O operations.
Highlights:

    * Available September 1, 2011
    * HD recording at up to 50 Mb/s using MPEG HD422
    * Support for existing XDCAM HD and XDCAM SD formats as standard
    * 1080i and 720P recording
    * Dual-layer disc (50 GB, PFD50DLA) and single-layer disc (23.3 GB, PFD23A) support
    * Thumbnail operation
    * Built-in up-conversion to HD from SDI input when recording
    * HD/SD conversion and cross conversion between 1080 and 720 at the output during playback

    * Multi-format compact HD/SD Recorder
    * *Video format (4:2:2 HD 1080 50i, 59.94i)
    * *High-quality eight-channel audio recording
    * 4.3-inch type* color LCD display
    * *Tilt up front panel
    * VTR-like jog/shuttle operation (for playing material on disc or internal storage)
    * Video control (via front panel and remote)
    * Ethernet interface

General Specifications     Detail:
Power Requirements     AC 100 V to 240 V, 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption     190 W
Operating Temperature     +5 to +40°C (+41 to +104°F)
Storage Temperature     -20 to +60°C (-4 to +140°F)
Humidity     25 to 90% (relative humidity)
Mass     16 kg (35 lb 9 oz)
Dimensions (W x H x D) (Excluding Protrusions)     424 x 132 x 460 mm (16 3/4 x 5 1/4 x 18 1/8 inches)
Search Speed Range     Jog mode:
-1 to +1 times normal speed
Variable mode:
-2 to +2 times normal speed
Shuttle mode:
-20 to +20 times normal speed:
F.Fwd/Rev:
-35 to +35 times normal speed
Inputs/Outputs Specifications     Detail:
Reference Input     BNC x 2 (including loop through), HD/SD
HD Tri-level sync (0.6 Vp-p/75 O/negative), HD/SD
or SD blackburst/composite sync (0.286 Vp-p/75 O/negative), HD/SD
SDI Input     BNC x 1, HD
(HD/SD switchable)
SMPTE 292M (w/embedded audio), HD
SMPTE 259M (w/embedded audio), HD
Analog Audio Input     XLR 3-pin (female) x 2 (channel selectable)
+4/0/-3/-6 dBu (selectable)
10 kO, balanced
Digital Audio Input (AES/EBU)     BNC (x4) - 8 channels total (2 ch each) AES-3id-2001
Time Code Input     BNC x 1, SMPTE time code, 0.5 to 18 Vp-p/3.3 kO/unbalanced
Composite Ouput     BNC (x1) - 1.0 Vp-p/75 O/negative, SMPTE 170M
SDI Output     BNC (x 2), HD
1: SMPTE 292M (w/embedded audio), HD
2: SMPTE 292M (w/embedded audio), character On/Off, HD
BNC (x 2), SD
1: SMPTE 259M (w/embedded audio), SD
2: SMPTE 259M (w/embedded audio), character On/Off, SD
Monitor Video     BNC (x1) - HD-SDI Monitor Output (w/ embedded audio) - Play and Record Channel Monitoring (character on/off)
BNC (x1) - SD-SDI Monitor Output (w/ embedded audio) - Play and Record Channel Monitoring (character on/off)
HD15 (VGA) x1 - for front LCD panel output
HDMI (type A, 19 pin) x1 - HDMI Monitor Output
Analog Audio Output     XLR 3-pin (male) x 2 (channel selectable)
+4/0/-3/-6 dBu (selectable), 600 O, Lo-Z, balanced
Monitor Audio     XLR 3-pin (male) x 2, +4 dBu, 600O, Lo-Z, balanced
Digital Audio Output (AES/EBU)     BNC (x4) - 8 channels total (2 ch each) AES-3id-2001
Headphone Output     JM-60 Stereo phone jack x 1
-13 dBu, 8 O, unbalanced
Time Code Output     BNC x 1, SMPTE time code, 1.0 Vp-p/75 O/unbalanced
Video Control     D-sub 9-pin (female) x 1, EIA RS-423
Ethernet     RJ-45 x 1
1000Base-T: IEEE802.3ab
100Base-TX: IEEE802.3u
10Base-T: IEEE802.3
USB     Hi-Speed USB 2.0 (Front: x1, Rear: x4)
Remote (9P) Input     D-sub, 9-pin (female) (x2), RS-422A
Sony 9-pin VTR protocol (player commands only)
VDCP (play and record commands)
AC Input     x 1, 100 to 240 V, 50/60 Hz
GPIO     D-sub, 15-pin (female) (x1), Input: TTL Level, Output: open collector
Audio Performance Specifications     Detail:
Sampling Frequency     48 kHz
Quantization     24 bits
Frequency Response     20 Hz to 20 kHz +0.5/-1.0 dB (0 dB at 1 kHz)
Dynamic Range     More than 90 dB
Distortion     Less than 0.05% (at 1kHz)
Headroom     20/18/16/12 dB (selectable)
Built-In Display Specifications     Detail:
Built-In Display     4.3-inch type color LCD monitor