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Front Panel

Chapter 2

Names and Functions of Parts

B

Menu setting status:

Displays the current setting

status of setup menu.

C

Remote interface:

When the remote control switch is

set to REMOTE, displays the name of the interface

selected with setup menu item 214 REMOTE

INTERFACE.

D

Clip playback mode:

The clip playback mode appears

as follows, according to the settings of setup menu

items 142 REPEAT MODE and 154 SINGLE CLIP

PLAY MODE.

E

Jog/shuttle dial mode:

Appears when the unit is in

shuttle, jog, or variable mode.

h

Format conversion

This displays the status of 1080/720 format conversion.

: Format conversion is not being performed.

: Format conversion is being performed.

See page 64 for more information about 1080/720 cross

convert function.

i

Reference signal

This displays the type of reference signal to which this unit

is synchronizing.

When there is no display, the unit is synchronizing to the

internal reference signal.

INPUT:

Input video

HD REF:

HD-format reference signal

SD REF:

SD-format reference signal

The HD REF or SD REF display flashes when the video

input signal is not synchronized to the reference signal, and

when the signals are synchronized but their phases do not

match.

j

Video input display

This displays the currently selected video input signal.

HDSDI:

HDSDI video input

SDSDI:

SDSDI video input

i.LINK:

i.LINK TS (HDV) input

1)

SG:

Test video signal from the internal signal generator

1) When the PDBK-201 option board is installed

The display blinks when there is no video input signal, and

when the video input signal does not match the system

frequency of this unit.

The video signal input is selected with V INPUT on page

P1 VIDEO of the function menu

(see page 49)

.

Video monitor display

AC power (power-saving mode)

Battery (power-saving mode)

Battery (power-saving mode/low)

Display

Description

BANK1

The current menu settings are the same

as the settings in menu bank 1.

BANK2



BANK3



DEFAULT


as the factory defaults.

No display

The current menu settings are different

from all of the above.

Display

Setup menu setting

Description

Item 142

Item 154

REPEAT

“play &

VAR fwd”

or “force”

off

Repeat playback

mode: Perform

repeat playback of

all clips on the disc.

SINGLE

off

on

Single clip playback

mode: Play the

currently selected

clip once.

SNGL

RPT

“play &

VAR fwd”

or “force”

on

Single clip repeat

playback mode:

Play the currently

selected clip

repeatedly.

No

display

off

off

Continuous

playback mode:

Perform continuous

playback of all clips

on the disc, playing

each clip once.

Display

Power status

Note

Note

FC

0

-10

-20

-30

-60

-40

1

2

0

-10

-20

DC-SQ

-30

-60

-40

3

4

TCR.00:45.39.18*

JOG

STILL

A

Audio level meters

C

Recording mode indication

E

Converter display

D

Low battery warning

B

Superimposed information

Section	Page
Table of Contents	6
Chapter 1 Overview	11
Marks for Model-Specific Functions	11
Features	11
Features of this unit	11
System Configurations	15
Using the CD-ROM Manual	16
Preparations	16
Reading the CD-ROM manual	16
Chapter 2 Names and Functions of Parts	17
Front Panel	17
Display window	23
Rear Panel	28
Chapter 3 Preparations	32
Preparing Power Sources	32
Supplying power	32
Attaching a battery pack	32
Initial Setup	33
Front Panel Tilt Mechanism	35
Connections and Settings	36
Connections for using PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software	36
Connections for cut editing	37
Using the editing functions of the recorder (controlling through REMOTE(9P) connector)	41
Connections for pool coverage	41
Synchronization Reference Signals	42
Setting System Frequency	43
Setting Timecode	43
Superimposed Text Information	45
Basic Operations of the Function Menu	48
Function menu operations	48
Function menu settings	48
Handling Discs	52
Discs used for recording and playback	52
Notes on handling	52
Write-protecting discs	53
Loading and unloading a disc	53
Formatting a disc	53
Chapter 4 Recording and Playback	54
Recording	54
Mixed recording of clips in different formats on the same disc	54
Preparations for recording	54
Carrying out recording	55
Continuing recording while exchanging discs (disc exchange cache function)	56
Recording with the HDSDI remote control function	57
Recording with the Clip Continuous Rec function	57
Using the Live Logging function	58
Handling of discs when recording does not end normally (salvage functions)	58
Linear Editing	60
Overview	60
Connections	61
Preparations for editing	61
Editing operations	62
Playback	63
Playback operation	64
Playback operations using thumbnails	66
Chapter 5 Operations in GUI Screens	68
Overview	68
Switching between GUI screens	68
Information and controls in thumbnail screens	69
Displaying menus	72
GUI screen operations	75
Thumbnail Operations	76
Selecting thumbnails	76
Searching with thumbnails	77
Playing the scene you have found	79
Selecting clips by type (Filter Clips function)	79
Selecting the information displayed on thumbnails	81
Changing clip index pictures	81
Checking clip properties	82
Setting clip flags	84
Locking (write-protecting) clips	85
Deleting clips	85
Scene Selection (Clip List Editing)	87
What is scene selection?	87
Creating and editing clip lists	88
Managing clip lists	92
Disc Operations	94
Checking disc properties	94
Using planning metadata	94
Checking user-defined essence marks	96
Formatting discs	96
Displaying disc and clip properties in a web browser	96
Transferring Clips (Direct FTP Function)	99
Preparations for clip transfers	99
Uploading clips	100
Downloading clips	103
Copying clips directly between XDCAM devices	104
Shortcut List	105
Chapter 6 File Operations	106
Overview	106
Directory structure	106
File operation restrictions	107
Assigning user-defined clip titles	110
Assigning user-defined clip and clip list names	111
File Operations in File Access Mode (for Windows)	113
Making FAM connections	113
Operating on files	114
Exiting file operations	114
File Operations in File Access Mode (for Macintosh)	115
Making FAM connections	115
Operating on files	115
Exiting file operations	116
FTP File Operations	116
Making FTP connections	116
Command list	117
Recording Continuous Timecode with FAM and FTP Connections	122
Chapter 7 Menus	123
Menu System Configuration	123
Setup Menu	123
Items in the basic menu	124
Basic menu operations	128
Items in the extended menu	131
Extended menu operations	146
Maintenance Menu	148
Items in the maintenance menu	148
Maintenance menu operations	152
Chapter 8 Planning Metadata	155
Overview	155
Manipulating planning metadata	155
Setting clip names by using planning metadata	155
Setting essence mark names by using planning metadata	156
Setting volume labels by using planning metadata	157
Appendix	158
Important Notes on Operation	158
Condensation	158
About the LCD panel	158
Periodic Maintenance	159
Digital hours meter	159
Troubleshooting	161
Alarms	161
Error messages	172
To eject discs with the unit powered off	172
Specifications	172
Using PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software	175
Using UMID Data	176
Ancillary Data	178
Ancillary data in HDSDI/SDSDI signals	178
Ancillary data in MXF files	178
General MXF metadata	178
Closed caption data	179
Correspondence between Setting Items of the HKDV-900 and Setup Menu of This Unit	184
List of Supported USB Keyboards	185
Trademarks and Licenses	188
MPEG-4 visual patent portfolio license	188
MPEG-2 video patent portfolio license	188
About IJG (Independent JPEG Group)	188
Character display software “iType”	188
About net-snmpd	188
About libupnp	191
Glossary	192

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