Side Panel - Roland VC-50HD Owner's Manual

Side panel

1. USB connector
This can be connected to your computer,
allowing the VC-50HD's settings to be
switched via remote control.For the remote
control software, please refer to the following
Roland website.
http://www.rolandsystemsgroup.net/
2. Mode select switches
These switches allow you to switch the VC-
50HD's input/output mode and control mode.
Use a fine-pointed pen or similar object to
change the setting of a switch.
Switches 1-6 make the following settings.
• 1: Conversion direction (from SDI to IEEE
1394, or from IEEE 1394 to SDI)
• 2: In conjunction with switch 3, specifies the
SDI audio input/output channels
• 3: In conjunction with switch 2, specifies the
SDI audio /output channels
• 4: Codec for IEEE 1394 input/output (HDV/
DV or MPEG-2 TS)
• 5: In conjunction with switch 4, this specifies
the HDV/DV or MPEG-2 TS (35Mbps/
50Mbps) setting.
* If MPEG-2 TS is selected, the setting will be 9 Mbps/
12 Mbps if the input signal is SD.
• 6: Control mode (local or remote control of
the VC-50HD)
* If switch 6 is ON, switches 1 thru 5 will be
disabled and remote control will be accepted.
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Names of things and what they do
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* When shipped from the factory, these switches
are set as follows.
All OFF
If all switches are OFF, the following settings
will be in effect.
• HD/SD-SDI input is converted to HDV/DV
and output.
• Channels 1/2 of SDI embedded audio are
output without change as channels 1/2 of
HDV/DV.
• Remote control is not accepted.
3. POWER switch
This turns the VC-50HD's power on/off. If
mode select switch 6 is on, the POWER switch
will not operate.
Mode select switch 6 specifies the remote
control setting. For details on remote control,
refer to "Accepting remote control" (p. 28).
4. DC IN connector
Connect the AC adaptor or an external video
camera battery here.
For details on attaching an external battery to
the VC-50HD, refer to "Attaching an external
battery" (p. 18).
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