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Video monitor display, Audio level meters, Superimposed information, Disc exchange cache indication

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Chapter 2 Names and Functions of Parts Video monitor display A Audio level meters 0 -10 -20 -30 -40 -60 12 0 -10 -20 -30 -40 -60 34 TCR.00:45.39.18* JOG STILL B Superimposed information C Disc exchange cache indication D Low battery warning E Converter display DC-SQ When you press the DISPLAY button, the display window changes to the video monitor display. A Audio level meters: LEVEL MT on page P2 AUDIO of the function menu decides whether the meter is to be displayed and on which side, left or right, it is displayed in the display window. B Superimposed information: Appears when CHAR SEL on the HOME page of the function menu is set to "ON" or "LCD". C Disc exchange cache indication: Appears when setup menu item 150 DISC EXCHANGE CACHING (see page 108) is set to "on", and when the disc exchange cache function is actually operating. See page 49 for more information about the disc exchange cache function. D Low battery warning: Appears and flashes during operation with a battery pack when the battery power is almost exhausted. E Converter display: Displays the current down- or upconverter mode, depending on the state of the unit. The current down-converter (DC) mode appears when HD video is being input and when an HD disc is being played. The current up-converter (UC) mode appears when SD video is being input and when an SD disc is being played.1) The current modes are those selected with setup menu items 930 DOWN CONVERTER MODE (DC) and 950 UP CONVERTER MODE 1). 1) When the separately sold PDBK-S1500 option is installed. DC-EC: Down-converter edge-crop mode DC-LB: Down-converter letter box mode DC-SQ: Down-converter squeeze mode UC-EC: Up-converter edge-crop mode UC-LB: Up-converter letter box mode UC-SQ: Up-converter squeeze mode 22 Front Panel

Section	Page
Table of Contents	5
Chapter 1 Overview	9
Features	9
Features of this unit	9
System Configurations	12
Chapter 2 Names and Functions of Parts	13
Front Panel	13
Display window	18
Rear Panel	23
Chapter 3 Preparations	26
Preparing Power Sources	26
Supplying power	26
Attaching a battery pack	26
Initial Setup	27
Front Panel Tilt Mechanism	29
Connections and Settings	30
Connections for using PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software	30
Connections for cut editing	31
Using the editing functions of the recorder (controlling through REMOTE(9P) connector)	34
Connections for pool coverage	35
Synchronization Reference Signals	36
Setting System Frequency	37
Setting Timecode	37
Superimposed Text Information	39
Basic Operations of the Function Menu	42
Function menu operations	42
Function menu settings	42
Handling Discs	46
Discs used for recording and playback	46
Notes on handling	46
Write-protecting discs	47
Loading and unloading a disc	47
Formatting a disc	47
Chapter 4 Recording and Playback	48
Recording	48
Carrying out recording	48
To continue recording while exchanging discs (disc exchange cache function)	49
Recording with the HDSDI remote control function	50
Handling of discs when recording does not end normally (salvage functions)	51
Playback	52
Playback operation	53
Playback operations using thumbnails	55
Chapter 5 Operations in GUI Screens	56
Overview	56
Switching between GUI screens	56
Information and controls in thumbnail screens	57
Displaying menus	61
GUI screen operations	63
Thumbnail Operations	64
Selecting thumbnails	64
Searching with thumbnails	64
Playing the scene you have found	66
Selecting the information displayed on thumbnails	67
Changing clip index pictures	67
Checking clip properties	68
Setting clip flags	70
Locking (write-protecting) clips	70
Deleting clips	71
Scene Selection (Clip List Editing)	72
What is scene selection?	72
Creating and editing clip lists	73
Managing clip lists	78
Disc Operations	79
Checking disc properties	79
Using planning metadata	80
Formatting discs	81
Shortcut List	82
Chapter 6 File Operations	83
Overview	83
Directory structure	83
File operation restrictions	84
Assigning user-defined clip titles	86
Assigning user-defined clip and clip list names	88
File Operations in File Access Mode (for Windows)	89
Making FAM connections	90
Operating on files	90
Exiting file operations	90
File Operations in File Access Mode (for Macintosh)	91
Making FAM connections	91
Operating on files	92
Exiting file operations	92
FTP File Operations	93
Making FTP connections	93
Command list	94
Recording Continuous Timecode With FAM and FTP Connections	98
Chapter 7 Menus	99
Menu System Configuration	99
Setup Menu	99
Items in the basic menu	100
Basic menu operations	104
Items in the extended menu	107
Extended menu operations	118
Maintenance Menu	120
Items in the maintenance menu	120
Maintenance menu operations	123
Chapter 8 Planning Metadata	126
Overview	126
Manipulating planning metadata	126
To set clip names by using planning metadata	126
Appendix	128
Important Notes on Operation	128
Condensation	128
About the LCD panel	128
Periodic Maintenance	129
Digital hours meter	129
Troubleshooting	131
Alarms	131
Error messages	140
To eject discs with the unit powered off	140
Specifications	140
Using PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software	143
Using UMID Data	144
Ancillary Data	146
Ancillary data in HDSDI signals	146
Ancillary data in MXF files	146
General MXF metadata	146
Correspondence Between Setting Items of HKDV-900 and Setup Menu of This Unit	147
List of Supported USB Keyboards	148
Trademarks and Licenses	151
MPEG-4 visual patent portfolio license	151
MPEG-2 video patent portfolio license	151
About IJG (Independent JPEG Group)	151
Character display software “iType”	151
Glossary	152