Sony PDWHD1500 User Manual (PDW-HD1500 Operation Manual for Firmware Version 1 - Page 50

Chapter 4 Recording and Playback Disc exchange cache indications and their meanings Indication Meaning Right side of icon Recording to the cache flashes once per second Left side of icon flashes twice per second Remaining memory capacity: Low Whole icon flashes Remaining memory capacity: four times per None (disc full) second "C" indications in superimposed text information and their meanings Indication Meaning "C" flashes once Recording to the cache per second "C" flashes twice Remaining memory capacity: Low per second An alarm message Remaining memory capacity: appears instead of None (disc full) "C". To stop disc exchange cache recording Do any of the following during cache recording. • Press the STOP button. • Set setup menu item 150 DISC EXCHANGE CACHING to "off". Notes • If the disc becomes full while setup menu item 150 DISC EXCHANGE CACHING is set to "on", the disc is ejected and the unit continues to record to its internal memory (for about 30 seconds depending on the state of a disc). • Recording and playback operations by all buttons and dials other than the STOP button are disabled during cache recording. • If the amount of cache data exceeds the capacity of the unit's internal memory during a disc exchange, an alarm message appears and the data in cache memory is overwritten. The internal memory always contains the latest cache data, so the clip data will be continuous after the next disc is inserted and recording to the disc resumes. Recording with the HDSDI remote control function This section explains the settings required for recording in HDSDI remote control mode, and how the unit operates in this mode. Note The unit (camcorder) that controls this unit must also support HDSDI remote output. Settings Set setup menu item 214 REMOTE INTERFACE to "SDI", and set the remote control switch on the front panel to "REMOTE". This unit enters HDSDI remote control mode, in which it is controlled by command packets received via the SD/ HDSDI INPUT connector. Note The following limitations apply in HDSDI remote control mode. • Commands received via the REMOTE(9P) connector are ignored. • Recording and playback operations on the front panel are disabled, except for the EJECT button. Monitor display in HDSDI remote control mode "RM-SDI" appears in the remote interface display area (see page 21) of the monitor. This display lights if command packets are embedded into HDSDI signals, and flashes if they are not. However, the "RM-SDI" continues to flash until the time the controlling camcorder is powered on and the time that the REC button is pressed on the camcorder. Recording operation When a recordable disc is inserted, recording (or stop) is executed according to the REC (or STOP) command embedded into the HDSDI signals. Recording stops automatically when the end of the disc is reached. When HDSDI signals are interrupted during recording Recording stops if HDSDI signals are interrupted during recording, for example because the HDSDI cable is disconnected or the controlling camcorder is powered off. When HDSDI signal input is restored, the unit resumes operation according to the embedded REC or STOP command. Exchanging discs Even during recording, it is possible to eject discs by pressing the EJECT button on the front panel. After a disc is exchanged, the unit resumes operation according to the embedded REC or STOP command. Note This unit begins recording operation about one second after the camcorder. 50 Recording