Sony XDCAM HD PDW-HD1500 - Manual (Page 50)

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Disc exchange cache indications and their
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“C” indications in superimposed text information
and their meanings
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”.
• 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.
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.
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.
This unit begins recording operation about one second
after the camcorder.
Indication Meaning
Right side of icon
flashes once per
second Recording to the cache
Left side of icon
flashes twice per
second Remaining memory capacity: Low
Whole icon flashes
four times per
second Remaining memory capacity:
None (disc full)
Indication Meaning
“C” flashes once
per second Recording to the cache
“C” flashes twice
per second Remaining memory capacity: Low
An alarm message
appears instead of
“C”. Remaining memory capacity:
None (disc full)
Notes
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