Go to page of
A good user manual
The rules should oblige the seller to give the purchaser an operating instrucion of Datavideo HDR60, along with an item. The lack of an instruction or false information given to customer shall constitute grounds to apply for a complaint because of nonconformity of goods with the contract. In accordance with the law, a customer can receive an instruction in non-paper form; lately graphic and electronic forms of the manuals, as well as instructional videos have been majorly used. A necessary precondition for this is the unmistakable, legible character of an instruction.
What is an instruction?
The term originates from the Latin word „instructio”, which means organizing. Therefore, in an instruction of Datavideo HDR60 one could find a process description. An instruction's purpose is to teach, to ease the start-up and an item's use or performance of certain activities. An instruction is a compilation of information about an item/a service, it is a clue.
Unfortunately, only a few customers devote their time to read an instruction of Datavideo HDR60. A good user manual introduces us to a number of additional functionalities of the purchased item, and also helps us to avoid the formation of most of the defects.
What should a perfect user manual contain?
First and foremost, an user manual of Datavideo HDR60 should contain:
- informations concerning technical data of Datavideo HDR60
- name of the manufacturer and a year of construction of the Datavideo HDR60 item
- rules of operation, control and maintenance of the Datavideo HDR60 item
- safety signs and mark certificates which confirm compatibility with appropriate standards
Why don't we read the manuals?
Usually it results from the lack of time and certainty about functionalities of purchased items. Unfortunately, networking and start-up of Datavideo HDR60 alone are not enough. An instruction contains a number of clues concerning respective functionalities, safety rules, maintenance methods (what means should be used), eventual defects of Datavideo HDR60, and methods of problem resolution. Eventually, when one still can't find the answer to his problems, he will be directed to the Datavideo service. Lately animated manuals and instructional videos are quite popular among customers. These kinds of user manuals are effective; they assure that a customer will familiarize himself with the whole material, and won't skip complicated, technical information of Datavideo HDR60.
Why one should read the manuals?
It is mostly in the manuals where we will find the details concerning construction and possibility of the Datavideo HDR60 item, and its use of respective accessory, as well as information concerning all the functions and facilities.
After a successful purchase of an item one should find a moment and get to know with every part of an instruction. Currently the manuals are carefully prearranged and translated, so they could be fully understood by its users. The manuals will serve as an informational aid.
Table of contents for the manual
-
Page 1
HD HDD Recorder HDR-40 & HDR-50 Combined Instruction Manual Rev 1801 10 www .dat avideo-tek.com[...]
-
Page 2
1 T able of Content s W arnings and Precautions ...................................................................................................... .......... 2 W arranty ............................................................................................................................... ............. 3 S tandard W arranty ............[...]
-
Page 3
2 Warnings and Precautions 1. Read all of these warnings and save them for later reference. 2. Follow all warnings and instruction s marked on this unit. 3. Unplug this unit from the wall outlet before clean ing. Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning. 4. Do not use this un it in or near water . 5. Do not place this un[...]
-
Page 4
3 Warranty Standard Warranty Datavideo equipment is guaranteed against any m anufacturing defec ts for one year from the date of purchase. The original purchase invoice or other docum entary evidence should be supplied at the time of any request for rep air under warranty . Damage caused by accident, misus e, unauthorized repairs, sand,[...]
-
Page 5
4 Packing List The following items should be included in the box. If any items are missing please check with your supplier . Item Description HDR-40 HDR-5 0 Q’ty Q’t y 1 HD/SD HDD Recorder 1 1 2 Power Supply (12V/4.2A) 1 1 3 AC cord 3P 1 1 4 2.5" Removable HDD Enclosure 2 2 5 USB 2.0 Y cable 1 1 6 M3 x 4 m/m Screws 10 10 7 2.0 x 8 m/m Scre[...]
-
Page 6
5 HDR-4 0 & HDR- 50 Features S tand A lone SDI / HD-SDI Hard Drive Recorder with Removable Hard Drive enclosure. Front Connections: Headphone Mini Jack socket for audio monitoring Firewire 400 (IEEE-1394) socket for fi le transfer . Rear Connections: 1x HD/SD-SDI input (supports SDI embedded Audio) XLR Balanced audio input connections (CH1/L &a[...]
-
Page 7
6 How to fit a 2.5" SA TA Hard Drive into t he removable HE-1 Enclosure If your HDR unit does not come with a hard drive already fitted inside the removable HDD enclosure please follow these instructions to fit your own drive. Please note the warnings on the removable caddy and only replace or install the hard drive from the end indicated. For[...]
-
Page 8
7 Connections & Controls HDR-40 Front Panel Power On / Off Button. This is a sof t power on / of f button which powers the unit on from a state of st andby; the main po wer on / of f switch is on the rear p a nel. Display Panel. Displays th e status of the HDR-40. The display will show T rack Number , time code, or if the Menu Button is pressed[...]
-
Page 9
8 HDR-40 Rear Panel The GPI s ocket. Can be used for simple extern al control. The HDR-40 can accept pulse or level trigger inputs, wh ich can trigger record or playback and pau se command s S ee GPI M od e & Function Menus Page 17 RS-422 / RS-232 Port. The HDR -40 can be controlled via RS-422 from external devices, or via RS- 232 from PC. Th e[...]
-
Page 10
9 HDR-50 Front Panel Power On / Off Button. This is a sof t power on / of f button which powers the unit on from a state of st andby; the main po wer on / of f switch is on the rear p a nel. Display Panel. Displays th e status of the HDR-50. The display will show T rack Number , time code, or if the Menu Button is pressed the Menu Displa y . Menu B[...]
-
Page 11
10 HDR-50 Rear Panel The GPI s ocket. Can be used for simple extern al control. The HDR-50 can accept pulse or level trigger inputs, which can trigger record or playba ck and pause commands See GPI M od e & Function Menus P age 17 RS-422 / RS-232 Port. The HDR -50 can be controlled via RS-422 from exte rnal d evic es, o r via RS - 232 f rom PC [...]
-
Page 12
11 Powering On Please ensure the HDR unit’s external power supply is connected to the DC in socket and is supplied w ith power from a wall socket before attempting to switch on and power on the HDR unit. Switch the power On/Off sw it ch to the ON position Press the Power Button until it light s up The LCD display panel should show HDR-40 (or HDR-[...]
-
Page 13
12 SET I-FRAM E ONL Y Set the HDR unit to encode Intra frame only instead of I, P and B frames or Group s Of Pictures. SET 1080i H-RE S. T o select t he encodin g horizont al resolution whi le input sourc e is 1920x108 0i - Select 1920 , the record format is 1920x1080i. - Select 1440 , the record format is 1440x1080i. Se e SET 1080i H-RES. Menu (Pa[...]
-
Page 14
13 HDD Mode Menu The HDD Mode Menu will set the HDR unit up as an external IEEE-13 94 (FireWire 400) drive, for direct drag and drop file transfer to a PC or MA C. The files appear in the root directory of the HDR unit hard disk, and are numbered with the track number that appears in the L CD display when you are recording or playing back the track[...]
-
Page 15
14 Audio Input Source Menu T o select the Audio Input Source: Press the Menu Button, to enter the menu mode. Press the FW D ( ►► ) Button t o navig ate t he menus until AUDI O INPUT SOURCE is dis played. Press the Next ( ▲ ) Button (right) to e nter the AUDIO INPUT SOURCE set up menu. Press the FW D ( ►► ) Button to select either SDI or A[...]
-
Page 16
15 Then press the Menu Button to leave menu mode Below is a table showing the maximum a mount of HD record time with a 120 GB Hard Drive fitted to the unit. The table below is for g uidance only when the drive is empty or has just been formatted. All times are approximate maximum values which leave a safety margin for drive read/write times and fil[...]
-
Page 17
16 Belo w is a table s howi ng the maxim um amou nt of SD recor d time with a 120 GB Ha rd Drive fitted to the unit. The table below is for g ui dance only when the drive is emp ty or has just been formatted. Al l times are approximate maximum values which leave a safety margin for drive read/write times and file o verheads. Datavideo do not recomm[...]
-
Page 18
17 GPI Mode Me nu The HDR unit can be set to receive either pulse or le vel GPI triggers, w hich can be set to ac tivate Play / Pause or Rec / Pause. T o select the GPI Mo de: Press the Menu Button , to enter menu mo de. Press the FW D ( ►► ) Button t o naviga te the m enus un til SE T GPI TRIGGER MOD E is dis playe d. Press the Next ( ▲ ) Bu[...]
-
Page 19
18 Set Date & Time Menu T o set the Date & T ime on the HDR unit. Press the Menu Button , to enter menu mo de. Press the REW ( ◄◄ ) Button to navigate the menus un til SET DA TE & TIME is displayed. Press the Next ( ▲ ) Button (right) to e nter the SE T Date & T ime menu. Y ou will see a flashing cursor on the date value. T o [...]
-
Page 20
19 Erase T rack Menu Erase T rack is used for deleting individu al tracks from the HDR unit. Press the Menu Button, t o enter menu mo de Press the REW ( ◄◄ ) Button to navigate the menus until ERASE TRACK is displayed. Press the Next ( ▲ ) Button(right) to enter the ER A SE TRACK menu. Use the FWD ( ►► ) or REW ( ◄◄ ) Button to select[...]
-
Page 21
20 Recording a Track SD or HD The HDR unit will automatically sense either SD or HD signals on the SDI input connection. T o record from an SDI source you MUST pr ess the Video Input button so it is ON . Press the Vi deo Input Button so tha t it i s illuminated. Y ou wi ll see the video source on the HDMI output. Use the Previous ( ▲ ) / Next ( ?[...]
-
Page 22
21 Playing an M2T Track Playback of M2T tracks to mo nitors or recorders via the HDMI video & audio outp ut. Use the Previous ( ▲ ) / Next ( ▲ ) Button (right)s to select the track you want to play , and then press the Play ( ► II) Button . It is also possible to set t he HDR unit to loop play . In loop play the track will se a mlessly lo[...]
-
Page 23
22 Connecting to a PC Connect the HDR unit IEEE-1394 output on the fro nt panel to a PC*. T o set the HDR unit into HDD Mode first press the Menu b utton so that it is illumin ated. Y ou will see the display change to the HDD Mode Menu. Press the Next ( ▲ ) Button (right) to select ENTER and the disp lay will sh o w the H DD Enable Confirmation S[...]
-
Page 24
23 Select Datavideo HDD IEEE SBP2 Device and click on OK. After a few seconds a “ Sa fe T o Remov e Hardware ” mess age should appear above the T ask bar . Y ou can then disconnect the HDR unit. Once un-mounted from the PC the HDR unit display will le ave HDD Mode and return to Track Displa y . NB: Although a PC may see the HDR unit as an A V C[...]
-
Page 25
24 Connecting to a MAC NB: Although a MAC may see the HDR unit as an A VC compliant DV Device it is not intended to be operated as such. The A V C command set i s not supported. See Page 13 also. Connect the HDR unit IEEE-1394 output to a MAC. T o s et the HDR unit into HDD Mode firstly press the Menu but ton so that it is illuminated. Y ou will se[...]
-
Page 26
25 HDR-40 HDR-50 RS-422 Protocol Re ferenc e V1 .0 1. Interface Overview Conf orming to EIA RS-422A . Full duplex communications channel is utilized. Data is transmitted asynchronously , bit serial, word serial with data exchange between devices. S tandard transmission rate on the interface bus is 38400 bits pe r seconds (bps) T[...]
-
Page 27
26 CMD-2: Designates the exact command within the section specified by CMD-1 . DA T A 0..15 : If the command requires extended dat a, the DA T A COUNT will be set to be tween 1 and 15 (a 0 indicates that no ext ra data is req uir ed). Thes e byt es wil l be pl aced here. CHECKSUM : This byte is used to che c k the data for commun ication err o rs. [...]
-
Page 28
27 4. Communication Protocol 1. All communicatio ns between the CONTROLLER an d the DEVICE will be under the dire ct supervisio n of the CONTROL LER. When the DEVICE (HDR-40/50) receives the COMMAND from CONTROLLER, the following COMMAND is returned. ACK: In case tha t the DEVICE receives a C OMMAND not re quiring data COMMA ND+DA TA: In ca[...]
-
Page 29
28 Command Name Response Name 61h 20h Status Sense 7xh 20h Current Status E0h 01h Get Length of Current Track F4h 01h Length of Track E0h 02h Video Control Data Sense F1h 02h Video Control Data E0h 0 3h Aud io Cont rol Data Sens e F1h 0 3h A udio C ontro l Dat a E0h 04h Current Track Number Data Sense F1h 04h Track Number (BCD) 6. Detailed Descript[...]
-
Page 30
29 40h 51h: PREVIOUS TRACK Send: 40h 51h 91h Return : 10h 01h 11h 41h 52h NNh: SET TRACK NUMBER NN = Trac k Number Send: 41h 52h 01h 94h (Select Track 1) Return : 10h 01h 11h Send: 41h 52h 10h A3h (Select Track 16) Return : 10h 01h 11h 41 h 53h NNh: SELECT V IDE O INPUT SOUR CE NN = Video Source , 1 = SDI, 2 = Decode MPEG-2 Send: 41h 53h 01h 95h (S[...]
-
Page 31
30 E0h 04h: CURRENT TRACK NUMBER SENSE Send: E0h 04 h E4h Return: F1h 04h 17h 0Ch (Current Track Number is 17<BCD>) 7. Return Data 10h 01h: ACK When a command from the CONTROLLER is receiv ed normally, the DEVICE returns this command as acknowledgment. 1 1h 12h: NAK When a communication error is detected or an undefined COMMAND is received, t[...]
-
Page 32
31 8. Status return data 7xh 20h: Bit 7 Bi t 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 0 Data 0 Busy Disk Out Har dware Error Data 1 Stop Eject Rewind Fast Forward Record Play Data 2 Shuttle Reverse Still Data 6 Lamp Still Lamp Forward Lamp Reverse Data 8 Disk Full Track is not empty (Rec. Inhibit) Data 10 Tens of Track Number(BCD) Track Numbers(BCD) Dat[...]
-
Page 33
32 When moving in the normal direction, it will b e 0. BIT-5 SHUTTLE This bit will be set to 1 when the device goes into SHUTTLE comma nd mode. Data-6 BIT-4 LAMP REVERSE This bit w ill be set to 1 whe n the de vice is sea rching backward s. BIT-5 LAMP FORWARD This bit will be set to 1 when th e device is searching forwards. BIT-6 LAMP STI LL This b[...]
-
Page 34
33 Specifications Input s Interface • 1x BNC connector for HD/SD-SDI input • 2x XLR conn ector for audio input Output s Inte rface • 1x BNC connector for HD/SD-SDI pass through output • 1x HDMI connector for HDMI outp ut (1.1) Rec ord form at • Video ： MPEG2 ( .M2T) • Audio ： MPEG1 Layer2 • Aud io Bit r ate ： 384 Kbps • Aud io[...]
-
Page 35
34 Service and Support It is our goal to make your products ownership a satisfying experience. Our supporting staff is available to assist you in setting up and operating your system. Please refer to our web site www .datavideo-tek.com for answers to common questions, support requests or contact your local of f ice below . Datavideo Global W ebsite[...]