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M-Series User Manual 20 April 2005
Chapter 3 Product Description
Product overview
The M-Series iVDR is a multi-channel video digital recorder that allows four
channels of simultaneous record and playback. Media is stored on internal disk drives.
Storage capacity depends on the disk option installed and the video compression
settings selected.
See “Determining storage capacity” on page 66 . The iVDR includes
a built in digital recorder application that handles essential tasks— record, edit, play,
and create/play event lists. The optional front panel includes an TFT display with
touch screen, and transport controls to allow easy operation and monitoring with
minimal external connections.
Key features
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Simultaneous access to common storage – Simultaneous access to common storage
by all four channels means that you can play a clip that is still being recorded, and that
the a clip can be played simultaneously and independently on multiple channels.
Optional Front Panel – The optional front panel features 640 by 480 TFT display
with touch screen and VTR-like transport controls. The front panel can be tilted to a
convenient operating angle, or removed and operated as a desktop device using an
optional 15 foot extension cable and cradle. The user interface provides an on-screen
keyboard for text entry (entering names and timecode), or you can connect a keyboard
to the USB port on the front panel. The keyboard also provides for keyboard shortcuts
for transport control.
Integrated control applications software – The standard control application not
only enables a number of simple manual and semi-automatic operations previously
available with tape, but also takes advantage of the capabilities of a disk based
recorder, e.g. simultaneous record/play, list playout, clip trimming.
1. Features may change with new software releases. Be sure to consult the release notes for your software version.