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System Menu

Chapter 6

Menus

DISPLAY INFO [> DISP info]:

Select the content of the

character information shown in the monitor video section

and on an external monitor.

*

TIME DATA & STATUS [>> Time&STA]:

Time data and the

operating mode of the unit

TIME DATA & UB [>> Time&UB]:

Time data and user bits

data. However, when user bits as time data is selected,

user bits data and timecode are both displayed, in that

order.

TIME DATA & CNT [>> Time&CNT]:

Time data and elapsed

recording or playback time. However, when recording/

playback time as time data is selected, recording/playback

time and timecode are both displayed, in that order.

TIME DATA & TIME [>> Time&Time]:

Time data and VITC

TIME DATA & CLIP [>> Time&Clip]:

Time data and clip

number

TIME DATA ONLY [>> Time]:

Time data only

Time data is selected with CNTR SEL on page P1 of the

function menu.

SUB STATUS [> Sub status]:

Select the supplementary

status information shown in the monitor video section and

on an external monitor.

*

OFF [>> OFF]:

No supplementary status information

TC MODE [>> TC mode]:

Indications of the operating mode of

internal timecode generator

REMAIN [>> Remain]:

Free capacity of the disc in minutes,

and the number of new clips that can be recorded on the

disc

CLIP NO [>> Clp No]:

Clip number

PLAYBACK REMAIN [>> PB remain]:

Time from the current

playback position to the recording end position, displayed

in time data format

For details of supplementary status information displayed on

the monitor when a setting other than OFF is selected, see

“Displaying Supplementary Status Information” (page 42) in

Chapter 2.

MENU DISPLAY [> Menu DISP]:

Select the type of menu

characters shown in the monitor video section and on an

external monitor.

Select while viewing characters on the MENU DISPLAY

screen.

*

WHITE (WITH BKGD):

White characters on black

background

BLACK (WITH BKGD):

Black characters on white background

WHITE/OUTLINE:

White characters with black outline

BLACK/OUTLINE:

Black characters with white outline

To return to the top level of the setup menu:

Press the

MENU button.

BRIGHTNESS [> Brightness]:

Adjust the brightness of the

display.

The LCD BRIGHTNESS screen appears.

Factory default setting:

*

55

See page 35 “Adjusting the Brightness of the LCD Panel” for

more information about how to adjust the brightness.

ALARM [> ALARM]:

Select whether to display alarm

messages.

OFF [>> OFF]:

In general, do not display alarm messages.

However, do display some important alarm messages.

ON(LIMITED) [>> ON(Limit)]:

Display a minimum number of

alarm messages.

*

ON [>> ON]:

Display all alarm messages.

MENU STATUS [> Menu STAT]:

Select whether or not to

display menu settings in the monitor video section of the

LCD panel and on an external monitor when DISPLAY

CONTROL >DISPLAY INFO is set to “TIME DATA &

STATUS”.

*

DISABLE [>> DISABLE]:

Do not display.

ENABLE [>> ENABLE]:

Display (only when no disc is loaded

or during disc insertion/ejection).

See “Superimposed Text Information” (page 40) in Chapter 2

for the information that is displayed.

DISPLAY CONTROL [Display]: Settings related to display

on the LCD panel of this unit and on an external monitor

Description

Section	Page
Table of Contents	7
Chapter 1 Overview	11
Features	11
Features of This Unit	11
Features of the PDBK-101/102/103/104 Option Boards	13
Using the CD-ROM Manual	14
Preparations	14
Reading the CD-ROM Manual	14
Names and Functions of Parts	15
Front Panel	15
Rear Panel	21
Infrared Remote Commander	25
Chapter 2 Preparations	27
Setting the System Frequency	27
Connections and Settings	28
Connecting an External Monitor	28
Using PDZ-1 over an i.LINK Connection (FAM Connection)	29
Connecting to a Nonlinear Editing System (AV/C Connection)	30
Connections for Cut Editing	30
Editing Control Unit Settings	34
Remote Control Unit Settings	34
External Synchronization	34
Setup	35
Setting the Date and Time	35
Adjusting the Brightness of the LCD Panel	35
24P (23.98P) Mode Settings	37
Selecting the Playback Mode (23.98PsF or 2-3 Pulldown)	37
Input and Output Signals in 24P (23.98P) Mode	38
Recording in 24P (23.98P) Mode	38
Playback in 24P (23.98P) 2-3 Pulldown Mode	39
Superimposed Text Information	40
Displaying Supplementary Status Information	42
Chapter 3 Recording and Playback	43
Handling Discs	43
Discs Used for Recording and Playback	43
Notes on Handling	43
Write-Protecting Discs	43
Loading and Unloading a Disc	44
Formatting a Disc	44
Handling of Discs When Recording Does Not End Normally (Salvage Functions)	45
Recording	46
Recording Timecode and User Bit Values	46
Carrying Out Recording	49
Recording with the HDSDI Remote Control Function	50
Recording with the Clip Continuous Rec Function	50
Playback	51
Playback Operation	52
Searching for Clips with Thumbnails (Thumbnail Search)	53
Searching with the Expand Function	55
Searching for Frames with Essence Marks	56
Searching with the Chapter Function	57
Clip List Playback	57
Repeat Playback	58
Locking (Write-Protecting) Clips	59
Deleting Clips	60
Assigning Sequence Numbers to Thumbnails	61
Chapter 4 Scene Selection	62
Overview	62
Assigning Clip Titles	65
Assigning User-Defined Clip and Clip List Names	65
Creating Clip Lists	67
Including Clips Selected in the Thumbnail Screen in the Clip List	67
Quick Scene Selection (Adding Sub Clips during Recording, Playback, or Search)	70
Editing Clip Lists	72
Basic Operations	72
Reordering Sub Clips	72
Modifying the In and Out Points of Sub Clips (Trimming)	73
Deleting Sub Clips	74
Setting the Start Timecode for the Current Clip List	74
Previewing the Edited Clip List	74
Saving the Current Clip List to Disc	75
Managing Clip Lists	76
Changing Displayed Items of Information on Sub Clips	77
Loading a Clip List from a Disc Into the Current Clip List	77
Deleting Clip Lists from a Disc	77
Sorting Clip Lists	77
Using the PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software	79
Chapter 5 File Operations	80
Overview	80
Directory Structure	80
File Operation Restrictions	81
File Operations in File Access Mode (for Windows)	83
Making FAM Connections	83
Operating on Files	84
File Operations in File Access Mode (for Macintosh)	85
Making FAM Connections	85
Operating on Files	86
Exiting File Operations	86
Recording Continuous Timecode over FAM Connections	87
Chapter 6 Menus	88
Function Menu	88
Function Menu Operations	88
Function Menu Settings	88
System Menu	90
Displaying the Setup and Disc Menus	90
Setup Menu	91
Setup Menu Items	93
Setup Menu Operations	105
Disc Menu	107
Disc Menu Operations	108
Chapter 7 Using Option Boards	110
Option Boards for Enhanced Functionality	110
Using the PDBK-101 Network Board (Gigabit Ethernet)	110
Computer Connection Example (FTP Connection)	110
Using the PDBK-102 MPEG-TS Input/Output Board	112
HDV Connection Example	112
Using the PDBK-103 Analog HD Input Board	113
Camcorder Connection Example	113
Using the PDBK-104 SD Input Upconverter Board	113
Disc Recorder Connection Example	113
Appendix	114
Important Notes on Operation	114
Condensation	114
Periodic Maintenance	115
Digital Hours Meter	115
Troubleshooting	116
Alarms	116
Error Messages	123
To Eject Discs with the Unit Powered Off	123
About i.LINK	123
Specifications	124
Using UMID Data	128
MPEG-4 Visual Patent Portfolio License	130
MPEG-2 Video Patent Portfolio License	130
Glossary	131

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