Externally Controlling Your Hyperdeck; Sdi Start/Stop Recording; Timecode Run Recording; Deck Control - Blackmagicdesign HyperDeck Shuttle Installation And Operation Manual

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Externally Controlling Your HyperDeck

There are several ways you can remotely control your HyperDeck and more detailed instructions are
provided in the "Using HyperDeck" section of this manual.

SDI Start/Stop Recording

Start/stop recording means that when you press the record button on an HD-SDI camera, HyperDeck will
start recording without also having to press the record button on your HyperDeck disk recorder. You will
need a camera which can trigger the "record" function of HyperDeck via HD-SDI.
Use HyperDeck Utility to set Trigger recording to "When SDI start/stop is detected". On HyperDeck Studio
models, the REM button needs to be selected to allow trigger recording.

Timecode Run Recording

Timecode run recording is similar to start/stop recording but is only used if your HD-SDI camera does not
support trigger recording via HD-SDI.
Change your camera's timecode settings from "free run timecode" to "record run timecode" and use
HyperDeck Utility to set Trigger recording to "When SDI timecode runs". On HyperDeck Studio models,
the REM button must also be pressed and illuminated to allow trigger recording.
Now whenever your HyperDeck detects the timecode running via HD-SDI, it will start recording. It will stop
recording whenever the timecode stops.
Be careful if your HyperDeck is connected to the SDI output of a video router, as any change to the video
source might cause HyperDeck to start recording unexpectedly due to a change in timecode being
detected via HD-SDI.
RS-422 Deck Control
You can remotely control HyperDeck Studio models using your favorite NLE software and video capture
hardware to remotely capture, batch capture and play back video with your HyperDeck Studio. All you need
to do is connect an RS-422 cable between your capture device and HyperDeck Studio and press the REM
button to enable remote deck control.