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Pushbutton Keypad Functions

 

Five 

backlit silicone rubber pushbuttons allow you to adjust all the PDL’s settings. 

 

  ZERO: 

Press and hold for 2 seconds - zeros (centers) the level.  On screen text tells you when the level 
has been re

ZERO

ed. This pushbutton is always active except while you are editing the 

MENU 

pages to prevent accidental re-zeroing. If you try to re

ZERO

 while the 

MENU

 page is displayed 

an on screen text box will appear notifying you 

ZERO

ing DISABLED DURING 

MENU’s

Whether you are in single or two axis mode the 

ZERO

ing is transparent for both.  

If you switch to a 2 dimensional visual display from single axis, you will want to reset the  

ZERO

 

to set both axes. Good practice would be re-zeroing anytime you change the level display style. 
 

SELECT:  SELECT

 button is only active after the 

MENU 

button is pressed.  

Button has two functions: 

1)  Unlocks the current programmed setting by 

SELECT

ing it, so you can edit that setting.

 

2)  Saves your user 

SELECT

ed setting so you can continue editing another 

PARAMETER

.

 

 

For example: You wish to edit the levels 

REACTION 

setting.  

Press the 

MENU 

button until the

 LEVEL MENU 

page appears. 

You will see a curser

 >

 indicating the last 

PARAMETER 

edited. Use the 

UP/DOWN

 

buttons to move through the list to the 

REACTION 

setting,

 

the curser will follow.   

Stop at the 

REACTION

 setting, press the 

SELECT

 button, a second curser will appear

 >

 

next to the current programmed setting. Again use the 

UP/DOWN

 buttons to scroll and 

select your new setting,

 

SNAIL, SLOW, MEDIUM, FAST, HYPER.

 

 

You now have three options to save this setting into memory: 

1) 

Let the menu time out because you are done editing. 

2) 

Press the 

MENU

 button to edit another page. 

3)  Press the 

SELECT

 button that saves the setting if you are continuing to edit another 

PARAMETER

 on that same 

MENU

 page. 

 

UP: 

UP

 has two functions: Button is active only after 

MENU

 button is pressed. 

1)  Scrolls you through the list of available 

PARAMETERS

 on that 

MENU

 page. A curser 

>

  

indicates the 

MENU

 item that is currently selected.

 

 

 

2)  When editing a  

SETTING

, a second  curser 

appears indicating that you are in edit 

mode and the 

UP

 button scrolls through the available user programmable settings for that 

PARAMETER

 

DOWN: DOWN

 has two functions: Button is active only after 

MENU

 button is pressed. 

1)  Scrolls you through the list of available 

PARAMETERS

 on that 

MENU

 page. A curser 

>

  

indicates the 

MENU

 item that is currently selected.

 

 

 

2)  When editing a  

SETTING

, a second  curser 

appears indicating that you are in edit 

mode and the 

DOWN

 button scrolls through the available user programmable settings for 

that 

PARAMETER

 
MENU:

  

Sequentially scrolls through the three editable

 

MENU 

pages 

LEVEL, FRAMELINE,  

 

 

SYSTEM

.  This button is always active for quick selection of your 

MENU

 pages. The HD- 

 

 

PDL memorizes and returns to the last 

MENU

 page and 

PARAMETER 

(line item) you  

 

 

were editing in non-edit mode when you recall the 

MENU 

after it has timed out. 

 
 

Summary of Contents for Basic HD

Page 1: ...Xtended Camera Support Inc 5 2020 Rev 1 18 Basic HD Programmable Digital Level Operations Manual...

Page 2: ...D PDL is brought directly from below freezing to above freezing moisture may condense on the circuit board causing a malfunction If moisture condensation has occurred leave your level for about 1 hour...

Page 3: ...defined by customer per EN 55103 1 definitions The radiated emissions measurements are used to determine whether these emissions are below the limits expressed within the standard Radiated immunity t...

Page 4: ...de input voltage operational range 11 0 33 0 Vdc 5 Backlit silicone rubber sealed pushbuttons Automatically saves all user settings in non volatile memory Multiple case mounting orientations vertical...

Page 5: ...nate the pushbuttons green LED s Pushbuttons 5 backlit silicone rubber pushbuttons allow you to adjust all the PDL s settings ZERO ReZERO s the level at any angle at any time except when you re in Edi...

Page 6: ...to start exploring the HD PDL Just connect the correct power into the HD PDL s 4 pin POWER IN connector and the video line to the video output of the HD PDL The HD PDL will automatically generate a S...

Page 7: ...conditions No 3G 2K down conversions to FHD is available on the LOOP through HDMI out Is for future expansion and is currently not operational We have preset all the HD PDL s indicators to be on but...

Page 8: ...keypad will always have a slight glow in the dark This is to aid you for quick identification of the keys on the keypad We have also added a back light feature in each key that appears only when a ke...

Page 9: ...nges sweep direction INTENSITY 20 100 20 increments adjusts the color intensity BACKGROUND 0 100 10 increments Shades background on GOAL POST indicator only EXIT MENU FRAMELINE MENU SETTINGS PARAMETER...

Page 10: ...econd curser will appear next to the current programmed setting Again use the UP DOWN buttons to scroll and select your new setting SNAIL SLOW MEDIUM FAST HYPER You now have three options to save this...

Page 11: ...ENU page and the last PARAMETER selected in non edit mode This allows for quick adjustments of your last setting All the HD PDL settings are stored in nonvolatile memory even after the unit is powered...

Page 12: ...E control you will quickly find the optimal REACTION of the level display for your shot requirements This new REACTION scaling is different from the original PDL MEDIUM on the new HD PDL is about equa...

Page 13: ...GREEN BLUE WHITE MAGENTA CYAN Adjusts the color of your level indicator You can also modify the selected color or shading by adjusting the color INTENSITY settings SIZE SMALL MEDIUM LARGE XLARGE XXL...

Page 14: ...moves the frameline left and right COLOR BLACK WHITE RED GREEN BLUE ZEBRA BAR WHITE BLACK WHITE RED WHITE GREEN WHITE BLUE Adjusts the color of your FRAMELINE You can also modify the selected color or...

Page 15: ...RESHOLD setting At that time your data box will appear on screen yellow text and will blink once a second VOLTs THRESHOLD ADJ UP DOWN On screen text box will appear Factory Preset 12 5 volts Under thi...

Page 16: ...ate reading of the voltage using a volt meter and knowing where you actually wish to monitor the voltage Some operators are interested in the voltage at the camera if they power the camera Others may...

Page 17: ...minutes and will automatically timeout This will also time out your backlit keypad RESTORE MEMORY NO FACTORY RESET Allows a FACTORY reset of the HD PDL This will bring all HD PDL values back to factor...

Page 18: ...ixel resolution video scan type progressive interlace PsF vertical field rate and the particular video standard SDI HD 3G Text box examples 1920 x 1080 p 60Hz 3G 1920 x 1080 p 30Hz HD 1920 x 1080 i 60...

Page 19: ...has occurred the video image will appear on your monitor screen and the keypad will go dark After reset the monitor image will appear If you re not plugged into a monitor you will notice the keypad h...

Page 20: ...tput Connectors HD SDI out BNC SMPTE digital video output with or without overlays or HD 1080i SMPTE test pattern output when there is no video input HD SDI Loop BNC SMPTE digital video output without...

Page 21: ...21 P a g e Product specifications software firmware changes are inevitable This manual may not cover every product revision level BLANK...

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