Table of contents Warnings and Precautions ............................. 2 Warranty ................................... 3 Disposal.................................... 3 Packing List ..................................4 Introduction..................................4 Features.................................... 4 How to Assemble 2.5" HDD in Removable Rack......................5 Connections & Controls ..............................6 Front Panel ................................6 Rear Panel................................7 Powering On ..................................
7. This product should only be operated from the type of power source indicated on the marking label of the AC adapter. If you are not sure of the type of power available, consult your Datavideo dealer or your local power company.
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Instruction Manual Introduction The Datavideo HDR-45 is a hard drive based video recorder & player, with a removable hard drive enclosure. The HDR-45 records from standard and high definition video via SDI with a convenient loop through / pass through for monitoring.
How to Assemble the 2.5” HDD in a Removable Rack 1. Remove the screws from the back cover of the enclosure and pull out the PCB board. NOTE: DO NOT REMOVE THE SCREWS ON THE FRONT COVER. 2. Place the 2.5” hard drive on the PCB board and slide the drive towards the rear SATA connectors on the board.
The HDR-45 has "auto Rewind and Playback" function. You just need to press "Rew" key first +"PLAY" key then the HDR-45 will replay the last segment just recorded (2G file size maximum).
Rear Panel The GPI socket can be used for simple external control. The HDR-45 can accept pulse or level trigger inputs, which can trigger record or playback and pause commands See GPI Mode & Function Menus for more details. RS-422 / RS-232 Port. The HDR-45 can be controlled via RS-422 from external devices, or via RS- 232 from PC.
Menu Options The HDR-45 is a menu driven unit; The menu settings are non-volatile (they are stored even when the unit is switched off), so many of the settings, such as date and time, you will only need to set once. We will look at each individual menu in more detail, but here is a quick overview of them.
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See GPI Mode & Function Menus for more details. SET DATE & TIME Sets the date and time on the HDR-45; the setting is non-volatile so it is stored when the unit is powered off. See Set Date & Time Menu for more details.
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The 9 pin D-SUB can be set to either RS-422 (differential) or RS-232 (single end) transmission mode - Select RS-232 mode, you can control HDR-45 via RS-232 from PC. - Select RS-422 mode, you can control HDR-45 via RS-422 from external devices.
The last file in the sequence is likely to be smaller than 2GB. Connecting to a PC / MAC NB: Although your PC / MAC may see the HDR-45 as an AVC compliant DV Device it is not intended to be operated as such.
HD MPEG2 BIT RATE Menu To select the HD MPEG2 encoding BIT RATE: Press the Menu Button, to enter the menu mode Press the FWD (►►) Button to navigate the menus until HD MPEG2 BIT RATE is displayed Press the Next (▲) Button(right) to enter the HD MPEG2 BIT RATE menu Use the FWD(►►) or REW(◄◄) Button to select the desire bit rates (20,25,30,35,40,45,50,55,60) To confirm your selection and exit the menu press the Next (▲) Button(right).
SD MPEG2 BIT RATE Menu To select the SD MPEG2 encoding BIT RATE: Press the Menu Button, to enter the menu mode Press the FWD (►►) Button to navigate the menus until SD MPEG2 BIT RATE is displayed Press the Next (▲) Button(right) to enter the SD MPEG2 BIT RATE menu Use the FWD(►►) or REW(◄◄) Button to select the desire bit rates (5,10,15) To confirm your selection and exit the menu press the Next (▲) Button(right).
SET 1080i H-RES. Menu Press the Menu Button, to enter the menu mode Press the FWD (►►) Button to navigate the menus until SET 1080i H-RES. is displayed. Press the Next (▲) Button(right) to enter the SET 1080i H-RES. menu Press the FWD (►►) Button to select either 1440 or 1920.
GPI Mode & Functions Menus The HDR-45 can be set to receive either pulse or level GPI triggers, which can be set to activate Play / Pause or Rec / Pause. To select the GPI Mode: Press the Menu Button, to enter menu mode Press the FWD (►►) Button to navigate the menus until SET GPI TRIGGER MODE is displayed...
Select the GPI Function Press the Menu Button, to enter the menu mode Press the FWD (►►) Button to navigate the menus until SET GPI FUNCTION is displayed Press the Next (▲) Button(right) to enter the SET GPI FUNCTION menu Press the FWD (►►) Button to select either Pulse Trigger or Level Trigger To confirm your selection and exit the menu press the Next (▲) Button(right).
Set Date & Time Menu To set the Date & Time on the HDR-45 Press the Menu Button, to enter menu mode Press the REW (◄◄) Button to navigate the menus until SET DATE & TIME is displayed Press the Next (▲) Button(right) to enter the SET Date & Time menu You will see a flashing cursor on the date value.
You will see ARE YOU SURE? displayed Press the Next (▲) Button(right)again to confirm that you want to format the hard disk. After a few seconds the HDR-45 will reboot and the display will return to normal Erase Track Menu Erase Track is used for deleting individual tracks from the HDR-45.
Press the Next (▲) Button(right) to exit the surface scan. A txt file called Result will have been created in the root directory of the HDR-45 HDD, this can be accessed via a PC, by connecting the HDR-45 as a HDD.
Button. It is also possible to set the HDR-45 to loop play. In loop play the track will looped until stopped. To set up loop play press the Menu Button to enter menu mode and then the FWD (►►) Button until SETUP LOOP PLAY is displayed.
Press the Video Input Button so that it is illuminated. You should see the video source on your output monitor Use the Next / Previous Buttons to select an empty track from the HDR-45 track list, one that shows a duration of 00:00:00:00 in the LCD display.
Connecting to a PC NB: Although a PC may see the HDR-45 as an AVC compliant DV Device it is not intended to be operated as such. If your PC sees an AVC DV Device select Take No Action.
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Folder to View Files. The drive should also appear in My Computer as an internal HDD. Once connected the HDR-45 can be used just like any HDD. You can select the required files and drag and drop them to the required destination.
You can select the required files and drag and drop them to the required destination. To un-mount the HDR-45 from your MAC either “Eject” the drive, or drag it to the Trash Can. Once the HDR-45 is un- mounted from the MAC the LCD display will return to normal.
RS-422 Protocol Reference V1.0 1. Interface Overview Conforming to EIA RS-422A. Full duplex communications channel is utilized. Data is transmitted asynchronously, bit serial, word serial with data exchange between devices. Standard transmission rate on the interface bus is 38400 bits per seconds (bps) The data word utilized by the interface system is as follows : PARITY START...
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(Least Significant) nibble. It (CMD-1) indicates the command or return group to which the command belongs as per the table below CMD-1 Function Initiator System Control Controller System Control Return Device (HDR-45/55) Transport Control Controller Preset And Select Control Controller Sense Request Controller Sense Return...
3. Connector Pin Assignment Interface : 9 pin D-Sub female The RS-422 pin assignment of the Controller and HDR-45/55 is shown in the following table: Signal Controller HDR-45/55 Frame Ground Frame Ground Receive A(RX-) Transmit A(TX-) Transmit B(TX+) Receive B(RX+)
• The CONTROLLER must transmit of bytes in a COMMAND block for with intervals less than 10 milliseconds. If a DEVICE (HDR-45/55) detects an interruption of a byte in a COMMAND block that exceeds 10 milliseconds, it executes a TIME-OUT error sequence, voids the receiving COMMAND block, and transmit a NAK (TIME OUT).
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12h 11h : DEVICE TYTPE The “00h 11h : DEVICE TYPE REQUEST” command is used for asking the specifications of the HDR-45/55 used as DEVICE. When the DEVICE receives this command, it attaches 2-bytes specification data to “12h 11h : DEVICE TYPE” and sends the information to the CONTROLLER.
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8. Status return data 7xh 20h : Bit 7 Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 0 Hardware Data 0 Busy Disk Out Local Error Data 1 Standby On Stop Eject Rewind Fast Forward Record Play Still...
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This bit will set to 1 when the device goes into the REC mode. BIT-2 FAST FORWARD This bit will be set to 1 when the device goes into the FAST FORWARD mode. BIT-3 REWIND This bit will be set to 1 when the device goes into the FAST REWIND mode. BIT-4 EJECT This bit will be set to 1 when the device EJECTs hard disk.
Data-11 BIT-0 ~ 3 HUNDREDS OF TRACK NUMBER Hundreds of Track number in BCD BIT-4 ~ 7 0 Data-14 BIT-1 ENCODE SDI This bit will be set to 1 if the device is encoding SDI source. BIT-2 DECODE MPEG-2 This bit will be set to 1 if the device is decoding MPEG-2. BIT-4 ANALOGUE AUDIO This bit will be set to 1 if the audio input source is analogue.
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