Video Text Generator - Akai DD1500 User Manual

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VIDEO TEXT GENERATOR

The DD1500 has a video text generator which will show certain status conditions on an
external video monitor and this is set in the VIDEO page. Pressing VIDEO will show this
screen:
You may setup how information will be displayed on the video monitor. The parameters
are:
TYPE
MODE
TRANSPORT
TIME
FREE ON DISK
The SHOW? column sets the status for the TRANSPORT, TIME and FREE ON DISK fields
and are switchable YES or NO.
The X and the Y columns allow you to plot the messages' co-ordinates on the monitor
and you may lay them out as you like according to your requirements.
Sometimes, it is useful to have the DD1500's status displayed on a video monitor
(especially when the DD1500 is being used as an RS422 slave without a DL1500
connected) and the video monitor can display the transport status (play, rewind, stop,
record, etc.) as well as show the DD1500's timecode position and how much time is free
on disk.
It is also possible to have the text superimposed onto the picture of the video you are
working on. To do this, connect the output of your VTR to the VITC/SYNC (B) input and
the video monitor to the SUPER video BNC. The video signal will pass through the
DD1500 and text will be superimposed on the picture.
Once you have set the video text generator, you should save the system settings to
FLASH ROM (i.e. press SAVE - SETTINGS - FLASH ROM - EXECUTE). Failure to save
the setting will mean you must re-configure this page every time you want to use the
DD1500's video text generator. If the DD1500m is being used as an RS422 slave, it is
likely that a DL1500 will not be connected to allow for this and so the settings must be
saved to FLASH ROM. For example, if a DD1500m is to be used as an RS422 Slave, set
the parameters for the VIDEO TEXT generator with a DL1500 connected and save the
System Settings to Flash ROM. The DL1500 may now be removed from the system and it
will automatically boot up with these parameters set when you switch the system on as an
RS422 Slave to be controlled by a video editor.
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Allows you to select PAL or NTSC.
Allows you to select GENERATE or SUPERIMPOSE.
You may select whether the DD1500's transport status will
be displayed on the monitor .
You may select whether the DD1500's now time will be
displayed on the monitor .
You may select whether the amount of free space for
recording will be displayed on the monitor.
Version 2.00 - December, 1994