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Powering On 

Connect the HDR-100 power supply to the DC In socket. Ensure the power cable is connected to a suitable mains 
socket. 

 

 

Press the Power Button until it lights up 

The LCD display panel should show HDR-100 and after a few seconds the track display should appear and 
the HDR-100 is ready to go 

 

 

 

 
 
 

Menu Options 

The HDR-100 is a menu driven unit; there are 22menus which are used to initially set up the 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. 

N.B. Not all menus appear when the Video Input Button is illuminated. 

 
The 19 Menus are: 

 

 

HDD MODE

This mode is setting the HDR-100 to HDD mode for drag and drop file 
transfers to a PC or MAC.   

See HDD Mode Menu for more details. 
 

 

SETUP LOOP PLAY 

Sets the HDR-100 to loop play a track, the track will continuously loop 
until stopped. 

 

 

FREE SPACE

Displays how much HDD space is available on the HDR-100. 

 
 

 

TOTAL SPACE

Displays the total available HDD storage on the HDR-100. 

 
 

 

VIDEO INPUT SOURCE

The HDR-100 has two types of Analogue Input

,

 YPbPr or SDI can be 

set. 

See Video Input Source Menu for more details. 
 

 

AUDIO INPUT SOURCE

The HDR-100 has two types Audio Input can be set. 
- Select 

ANALOG AUDIO

 is from Mini XLR audio input. 

- Select 

SDI EMBEDDED AUDIO

 is from SDI input, the audio source 

will embedded to SDI output. 

 

 

HD MPEG2 BIT RATE

The HDR-100 has nine modes HD MPEG2 Bit Rate ( 
20,25,30,35,40,45,50,55,60 Mbps ) can be set. 

See HD MPEG2 BIT RATE Menu for more details. 
 

 

SD MPEG2 BIT RATE

The HDR-100 has Three modes SD MPEG2 Bit Rate ( 5,10,15Mbps ) 
can be set.   

See SD MPEG2 BIT RATE Menu for more details. 
 

Summary of Contents for HDR-100

Page 1: ...HD HDD Recorder HDR 100 Quick Start Guide www datavideo tek com ...

Page 2: ...ew 8 HDD Mode Menu 10 Connecting to a PC MAC 10 Video Input Source Menu 11 HD MPEG2 BIT RATE Menu 12 SD MPEG2 BIT RATE Menu 13 SET 1080i H RES Menu 14 GPI Mode Function Menus 15 Set Date Time Menu 16 Format Hard Disk Menu 17 Erase Track Menu 17 HDD Surface Scan Menu 18 Playing a M2T Track 18 Recording a Track 19 Connecting to a Computer 20 Connecting to a PC 21 Connecting to a MAC 23 RS 422 Protoc...

Page 3: ... cord do not exceed the extension cord s rating 10 Make sure that the total amperes of all the units that are plugged into a single wall outlet do not exceed 15 amperes 11 Never push objects of any kind into this unit through the cabinet ventilation slots as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts that could result in risk of fire or electric shock Never spill liquid of any kind...

Page 4: ... manner other than that specified by Datavideo or has been subjected to abuse or modification will be repaired for time and material charges at the Buyer s expense This warranty does not affect your statutory rights within the Country of purchase Disposal For EU Customers only WEEE Marking This symbol on the product indicates that it will not be treated as household waste It must be handed over to...

Page 5: ... support HD SDI HD YPbPr and HDV input for recording This device can substitutable HDD also can help user easy to change HDD by them The HDR 100 can be as an external FireWire drive from which files can be dragged and dropped to a PC or MAC Features Stand Alone HD SDI HD YUV HDV and HDMI Hard Drive Recorder Support HD SDI pass through HDMI output support RS 422 RS 232 control GPI input Drag and Dr...

Page 6: ...the 2 5 removable HDD rack front cover then pull out the PCB 2 Assemble four screws to fasten 2 5 HDD on PCB 3 Push PCB into the HDD rack 4 Assemble two screws to fasten HD rack front cover 5 Push 2 5 HDD Removable rack into HDR 100 then turn button to left lock the rack ...

Page 7: ... HDR 100 into record mode To start recording press the Record Button and Play Button simultaneously N B Unit will not record if no video signal is present Play Pause Button Starts playback of a track or pauses playback of a track status will be displayed on the Display Panel Also Starts Pauses a recording when unit is in Record mode Stop Button Stops playback or record Previous Next Buttons These ...

Page 8: ...This is a convenient rear mounted DV IEEE 1394 Port for connection to PC for file transfer HDMI Out Ports Ports for connecting to HDMI external devices HD SDI output connectors HD SDI input and pass through output connectors DC In Socket Connect the supplied 12V 3A PSU to this socket The connection can be secured by screwing the outer fastening ring of the DC In plug to the socket Grounding Termin...

Page 9: ... setting the HDR 100 to HDD mode for drag and drop file transfers to a PC or MAC See HDD Mode Menu for more details SETUP LOOP PLAY Sets the HDR 100 to loop play a track the track will continuously loop until stopped FREE SPACE Displays how much HDD space is available on the HDR 100 TOTAL SPACE Displays the total available HDD storage on the HDR 100 VIDEO INPUT SOURCE The HDR 100 has two types of ...

Page 10: ...from the HDR 100 See Format Hard Disk Menu for more details ERASE TRACK Erases individual tracks from the HDR 100 See Erase Track Menu for more details HDD SURFACE SCAN Checks the HDD for errors bad sectors This is only necessary if your HDR 100 is not performing correctly or you install a new HDD A result txt file is created in the root directory of the HDD this can be viewed from a PC HDD MODE C...

Page 11: ...hdv02 m2t 2 GB hdv02 is the file name for Track 02 hdv02_01 m2t 2 GB Each 2 GB section is given a sequential _xx numeric extension hdv02_02 m2t 2 GB hdv02_03 m2t 2 GB hdv02_04 m2t 2 GB hdv02_05 m2t 2 GB hdv02_06 m2t 77 MB 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 100 as an AVC compliant DV Device it is not intended...

Page 12: ...t Source Press the Menu Button to enter menu mode Press the FWD Button to navigate the menus until VIDEO INPUT SOURCE is displayed Press the Next Button right to enter the VIDEO INPUT SOURCE set up menu Press the FWD Button to select either SDI or YPbPr To confirm your selection and exit the menu press the Next Button right Then press the Menu Button to leave menu mode ...

Page 13: ...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 Then press the Menu Button to leave menu mode For example the table of 120 GB HDD is the reference of Bit Rate mode selection HDD Type Bit Rate Mode Maximum Recordable Time 120GB 20 Mbps 810 minutes 760 120GB 40 Mbps 405 min...

Page 14: ...he FWD Button to navigate the menus until SET 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 5 10 15 To confirm your selection and exit the menu press the Next Button right Then press the Menu Button to leave menu mode ...

Page 15: ...selection and exit the menu press the Next Button right Then press the Menu Button to leave menu mode 1080i is the shorthand name of a format of high definition video modes 1080 is number of horizontal scan lines and the letter i stands for interlaced 1080i is a high definition television HDTV video mode The term usually assumes a widescreen aspect ratio of 16 9 implying a horizontal resolution of...

Page 16: ... FWD Button to select either Pulse Trigger or Level Trigger To confirm your selection and exit the menu press the Next Button right Then press the Menu Button to leave menu mode 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 F...

Page 17: ... value To set the date use the Play Pause Button to increase the value or the Stop Button to decrease the value Increases Value Decreases Value Use the FWD Button to move the cursor to the next column to the right i e Month Year Hours Minutes or the REW Button to move the cursor back to the left Moves the cursor to the right Moves the cursor to the left Once you have set the date time press the Ne...

Page 18: ...disk After a few seconds the HDR 100 will reboot and the display will return to normal Erase Track Menu Erase Track is used for deleting individual tracks from the HDR 100 Press the Menu Button to enter menu mode Press the REW Button to navigate the menus until ERASE TRACK is displayed Press the Next Button right to enter the ERASE TRACK menu Use the FWD or REW Button to select the track that you ...

Page 19: ...o enter menu mode Press the REW Button to navigate the menus until SCAN HDD SURFACE is displayed Press the Next Button right twice to start the HDD Surface Scan The progress of the scan will appear in the LCD display Once complete the Surface Scan Done message will appear Press the Next Button right to exit the surface scan A txt file called Result will have been created in the root directory of t...

Page 20: ...dure but select disable instead of enable Recording a track To record from an analogue video source you first need to set the analog input see Video Input Source Menu for more details 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 100 track list one that shows a durati...

Page 21: ...C via the IEEE 1394 iLink FireWire port The files appear in the root directory of the HDR 100 hard disk and are numbered with the track number that appears in the LCD display when you are recording or playing back the track The HDR 100 uses a FAT32 file structure so large tracks are broken down into 2 GB files which are sequentially named For example if Track 02 is 1 hour in duration it will appea...

Page 22: ... to select ENTER and the display will show the HDD Enable Confirmation Screen Press the Next Button right again to confirm after a few seconds HDD Mode will be enabled The PC should recognise that an external IEEE 1394 Firewire HDD has been connected Select Open Folder to View Files The drive should also appear in My Computer as an internal HDD Once connected the HDR 100 can be used just like any ...

Page 23: ...d click on Stop A second dialog box will appear Select Datavideo HDD IEEE SBP2 Device and click on OK After a few seconds a Safe To Remove Hardware message should appear above the Taskbar You can then disconnect the HDR 100 Once un mounted from the PC the HDR 100 display will leave HDD Mode and return to Track Display ...

Page 24: ... Button right to select ENTER and the display will show the HDD Enable Confirmation Screen Press the Next Button right again to confirm after a few seconds HDD Mode will be enabled The MAC should see the HDR 100 as a HDD and the files will appear in the root directory of the drive You can select the required files and drag and drop them to the required destination To un mount the HDR 100 from your...

Page 25: ...the CMD 1 DATA COUNT byte CMD 2 byte and CHECKSUM byte are still transmitted When the DATA COUNT nibble is not 0 the number of DATA bytes transmitted must correspond with the DATA COUNT These bytes are inserted between the CMD 2 byte and CHECKSUM byte COMMAND BLOCK FORMAT The data communication between the controller and the device is performed as follows Name CMD 1 Data Count CMD 2 Data 0 15 per ...

Page 26: ... errors To calculate the checksum each byte of the command CMD 1 DATA COUNT CMD 2 and any DATA BYTES are added together The least significant 8 bits 1 byte are then truncated to create a 1 byte checksum I e The command 61 0C 03 becomes MSB LSB 0110 0001 61 0000 1100 0C 0000 0011 03 0111 0001 70 CHECKSUM 70 Therefore the complete command is 61 0C 03 70 3 Connector Pin Assignment Interface 9 pin D S...

Page 27: ...in 10 milliseconds after transmitting the COMMAND block the CONTROLLER detects a communication error and must execute an appropriate process 5 When a DEVICE HDR 100 detects a communication error it must immediately transmit a NAK to the CONTROLLER The content of an error is shown on the COMMAND tables When the CONTROLLER receives a NAK if must immediately stop transmission of the block The DEVICE ...

Page 28: ...0h 51h 91h Return 10h 01h 11h 41h 52h NNh SET TRACK NUMBER NN Track Number Send 41h 52h 01h 94h Select Track 1 Return 10h 01h 11h Send 41h 52h 10h A3h Select Track 16 Return 10h 01h 11h 41h 53h NNh SELECT VIDEO INPUT SOURCE NN Video Source 0 YPbPr 1 SDI 2 Decode MPEG 2 Send 41h 53h 00h 94h YPbPr input Return 10h 01h 11h Send 41h 53h 01h 95h SDI input Return 10h 01h 11h Send 41h 53h 02h 96h Decode ...

Page 29: ...the DEVICE receives this command it attaches 2 bytes specification data to 12h 11h DEVICE TYPE and sends the information to the CONTROLLER HDR 100 12h 11h B0h 01h 74h 04h Current Time Code return BCD Bit 7 Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 0 Data 0 0 0 Tens of Frames Frames Data 1 0 Tens of Seconds Seconds Data 2 0 Tens of Minutes Minutes Data 3 0 0 Tens of Hours Hours Send 61h 0Ch 01h 6Eh R...

Page 30: ...t 2 Bit 1 Bit 0 Data 0 Busy Disk Out Hardware Error Local Enable Data 1 Standby On Stop Eject Rewind Fast Forward Record Play Data 2 Shuttle Tape Reverse Still Data 6 Lamp Still Lamp Forward Lamp Reverse Data 8 Record Inhibit Version History V1 0 Initial 11 10 2008 ...

Page 31: ...ore than 15 dB 5MHz to 750MHz More than 10 dB 750MHz to 1 5 GHz Output level 0 8 Vpp 10 Rise time Less than 270 ps Fall time Less than 270 ps Difference between rise time and fall time within 100 ps Alignment jitter Less than 0 2 UI Timing jitter Less than 1 0 UI Eye aperture ratio More than 90 DC offset 0 0 5V Equalizer use 5C FB cable support 100 meters SD SDI signal SMPTE 259M standard complied...

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