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<p>Create PAL version of Sony BVW-40 with specs from PALsite (via create-page on MediaWiki MCP Server)</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{AV device<br /> |brand=Sony<br /> |model_code=BVW-40P<br /> |device_type=VTR<br /> |format_family=Betacam<br /> |supported_formats=Betacam<br /> |recording_formats=Betacam<br /> |year_released=1984<br /> |av_system=PAL<br /> |frequency=50Hz,60Hz<br /> |power_avg=280<br /> |related_models=Sony BVW-40<br /> |height=264 mm<br /> |width=427 mm<br /> |depth=550 mm<br /> |weight=38.7 kg<br /> |features=Betacam (oxide tape) format, first studio Betacam edit recorder, built-in TBC, 2-channel longitudinal audio, built-in LTC/VITC generator/reader with user bits, composite and component I/O, built-in editing (insert and assemble), RS-422 9-pin and 36-pin parallel interfaces, color framing, SC-H phase indicators, capstan override, self-diagnostics, video/chroma/black level/SC phase/sync phase/Y-C delay processor adjustments, 5U rack-mountable<br /> |description=The &#039;&#039;&#039;Sony BVW-40P&#039;&#039;&#039; is the PAL version of the [[Sony BVW-40|BVW-40]], the first Betacam studio edit recorder introduced by Sony in 1984. It accepts only S-size (small) cassettes with a maximum recording time of approximately 20 minutes using BCT-20K tape at the PAL tape speed of 101.5 mm/s.<br /> <br /> The BVW-40P uses oxide-formulation tape in the original Betacam format (not Betacam SP). It provides two longitudinal audio channels and supports both composite and component video via BNC and Sony 12-pin DUB connectors. A built-in TBC ensures broadcast-quality output without external processing.<br /> <br /> The deck supports built-in machine-to-machine editing via RS-422 serial control, and integrates into larger editing systems via both 9-pin serial and 36-pin parallel interfaces. Though eventually superseded by the Betacam SP edit recorders (BVW-70P and BVW-75P), the BVW-40P remained in service at many European and international facilities well into the 1990s.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> {{AV TBC<br /> |type=Line TBC<br /> |notes=Built-in TBC with dropout compensator. Remotely adjustable via BVR-50 connected to rear 15-pin D-sub connector.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> {{AV input<br /> |label=Video In<br /> |signal=Composite (CVBS)<br /> |connector=BNC<br /> |count=1<br /> |audio=None<br /> |location=rear<br /> |notes=1.0Vp-p, 75Ω, sync negative<br /> }}<br /> {{AV input<br /> |label=DUB/Component In<br /> |signal=Component (YPbPr)<br /> |connector=Sony 12-pin DUB<br /> |count=1<br /> |audio=None<br /> |location=rear<br /> |notes=12-pin male connector. Y: 1.0Vp-p 75Ω sync negative, R-Y: 0.7Vp-p 75Ω, B-Y: 0.7Vp-p 75Ω<br /> }}<br /> {{AV input<br /> |label=Ref Video In<br /> |signal=Composite (CVBS)<br /> |connector=BNC<br /> |count=1<br /> |audio=None<br /> |location=rear<br /> |notes=Reference input. 1.0Vp-p, 75Ω, sync negative<br /> }}<br /> {{AV input<br /> |label=Audio In CH-1/2<br /> |signal=Analog stereo<br /> |connector=XLR<br /> |count=1<br /> |audio=Stereo<br /> |location=rear<br /> |notes=2× XLR 3-pin female. +4dBu, 600Ω balanced<br /> }}<br /> {{AV input<br /> |label=Time Code In<br /> |signal=Analog mono<br /> |connector=BNC<br /> |count=1<br /> |audio=None<br /> |location=rear<br /> |notes=0.5–18Vp-p, 3kΩ, unbalanced<br /> }}<br /> {{AV output<br /> |label=Video Out 1/2<br /> |output_type=Video<br /> |signal=Composite (CVBS)<br /> |connector=BNC<br /> |count=2<br /> |location=rear<br /> |notes=1.0Vp-p, 75Ω, sync negative<br /> }}<br /> {{AV output<br /> |label=DUB/Component Out<br /> |output_type=Video<br /> |signal=Component (YPbPr)<br /> |connector=Sony 12-pin DUB<br /> |count=1<br /> |location=rear<br /> |notes=12-pin female connector. Y: 1.0Vp-p 75Ω sync negative, R-Y: 0.7Vp-p 75Ω, B-Y: 0.7Vp-p 75Ω<br /> }}<br /> {{AV output<br /> |label=Audio Line Out CH-1/2<br /> |output_type=Audio<br /> |signal=Analog stereo<br /> |connector=XLR<br /> |count=1<br /> |location=rear<br /> |notes=2× XLR 3-pin male. +4dBu, 600Ω balanced<br /> }}<br /> {{AV output<br /> |label=Audio Monitor Out<br /> |output_type=Audio<br /> |signal=Analog mono<br /> |connector=XLR<br /> |count=1<br /> |location=rear<br /> |notes=XLR 3-pin male<br /> }}<br /> {{AV output<br /> |label=Headphones<br /> |output_type=Audio<br /> |signal=Analog stereo<br /> |connector=6.35mm TRS<br /> |count=1<br /> |location=front<br /> |notes=Stereo phone jack<br /> }}<br /> {{AV output<br /> |label=Time Code Out<br /> |output_type=Audio<br /> |signal=Analog mono<br /> |connector=BNC<br /> |count=1<br /> |location=rear<br /> |notes=2.2Vp-p, 600Ω unbalanced / 1.2Vp-p 75Ω unbalanced<br /> }}<br /> {{AV voltage range<br /> |voltage_min=90<br /> |voltage_max=265<br /> }}<br /> {{AV link<br /> |link_type=Database<br /> |link_source=Betacam PALsite<br /> |link_url=https://betacam.palsite.com/bvw40spec.shtml<br /> }}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Sony AV devices]]</div>

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