HCP-1801 HD/SD SDI Control Probe
Guide to Installation and Operation
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HCP-1801
1080i & 720p – VITC
Detect the presence of Vertical Interval Time Code
(VITC) in the SDI data stream, and choose whether
to extract it.
Enable:
check to enable this test
Extract:
extract the VITC and display it in the
thumbnail.
1080i & 720p – AFD
Detect the presence of Active Format Descriptor
(AFD) data in the SDI video signal
Enable:
check to enable this test
Extract:
extract the AFD value and display it in the
text box below
AFD Value:
the extracted AFD value is displayed in
the box.
1080i & 720p – Dolby E
Detect the presence of Dolby E encoded data in the
SDI video signal
Enable:
check to enable this test
Extract:
extract the Dolby-E program configuration
and channel status, and display them in this panel
Line:
select the line on which to search for Dolby E
metadata
Program Configuration:
Display the extracted
program configuration information
Ch1….Ch8:
display the status of the audio channels
1080i & 720p MBD
Analyze the active picture to detect MPEG macro-
block artifacts in the SDI video signal
Enable:
check to enable this test
Duration:
Set the time for which the block artifact
index must be continuously above the threshold in
order for this condition to be flagged as an error.
Threshold:
set the level above which this condition
will be flagged.
Video Mode:
Digital should be used for video coming
