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3 HOW TO OPERATE THE XDS ENCODER ................................................................................ 3-1
3.1 AN OVERVIEW OF KEY AND DISPLAY FUNCTIONS.............................................................. 3-1
3.1.1 Navigating the Front Panel Menus -- The Setup Group................................................... 3-1
3.1.2 Caption Keyer Control Group........................................................................................... 3-5
3.1.2.1 Keyer Control on the 8083XDS-AD ...................................................................... 3-5
3.1.3 Status Indicator Lights...................................................................................................... 3-6
3.1.4 Front Panel Operating Messages .................................................................................... 3-6
3.2 SETUP MENU ITEMS ............................................................................................................... 3-10
3.2.1 Selecting The Type Of Video Being Used...................................................................... 3-10
3.2.2 Selecting the Line Caption Data Will be Encoded On.................................................... 3-10
3.2.3 Operating the Manual Bypass Relay.............................................................................. 3-10
3.2.4 Selecting the Upstream Caption Source ........................................................................ 3-11
3.2.5 Inserting "V-Chip" Ratings Locally.................................................................................. 3-11
3.3 ENGINEERING SETUP MENU ITEMS ..................................................................................... 3-12
3.3.1 Setting the Serial Port Baud Rate and Data Format ...................................................... 3-13
3.3.2 Setting the Serial Port Access Permission..................................................................... 3-13
3.3.3 Special Functions of Port B............................................................................................ 3-14
3.3.4 Vertical Shift of the Caption Line Data ........................................................................... 3-16
3.3.5 Configuring Whether Upstream Captions and XDS will be Passed or Blocked ............. 3-17
3.3.6 SETTING THE ENCODER CLOCK ............................................................................... 3-18
3.3.6.1 Setting the Time ................................................................................................. 3-18
3.3.6.2 Setting the Date.................................................................................................. 3-18
3.3.6.3 Setting the Time Zone ........................................................................................ 3-18
3.3.6.4 Setting the Daylight Saving Time Observance ................................................... 3-19
3.3.7 Encoding a Test Message............................................................................................. 3-19
3.3.8 Using the 16 Second Erase Timer ................................................................................. 3-19
3.3.9 CLEARING XDS PACKETS FROM MEMORY .............................................................. 3-20
3.3.10 Monitoring the Status of the Parallel Remote Control Inputs ......................................... 3-20
3.3.11 Resetting the XDS Encoder to Factory Defaults ............................................................ 3-20
3.3.12 Performing a Front Panel Reset to its Power-On State ................................................. 3-20
3.4 MONITORING THE INCOMING DATA ..................................................................................... 3-21
3.4.1 Monitoring the Data in 'Stream Mode'............................................................................ 3-21
3.5 PARALLEL REMOTE CONTROL CONNECTIONS ................................................................. 3-22
3.5.1 Disabling the Caption Keyer using the Parallel Remote Control.................................... 3-22
3.5.2 Enabling the Bypass Relay using the Parallel Remote Control ..................................... 3-22
3.5.3 Disabling the Serial Ports using the Parallel Remote Control ........................................ 3-22
3.5.4 Shifting Caption Text Up using the Parallel Remote Control ......................................... 3-23
OPERATION
8083XDS-AD Analog and SD-SDI XDS Encoder
CHAPTER 3: OPERATION
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