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Using front panel controls, Chapter 3 product description – Grass Valley M-Series iVDR User Manual v.2.0.10 User Manual

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M-Series User Manual

20 April 2005

Chapter 3 Product Description

Using Front Panel controls

The following table describes how to use the Front Panel to perform simple tasks.

Front Panel
Control

Task

Customized Operation

VGA display
and touch
screen

Used to operate AppCenter, the M-Series iVDR graphic
user interface.

Without the optional front
panel, the iVDR can be
operated using a VGA
monitor, mouse, and
keyboard.

Brightness
Control

Adjust VGA display brightness. Located on the back of
the front panel module.

Record – Hold down PLAY, then press REC.

You can change to pressing
Record only.

Stop – Press STOP to stop Record/Play.

Play – Press PLAY to start playback.

Rewind – Hold down REW, then release the button to
cause the clip to return to the previous mode.

Selectable rewind speed.

Fast Forward – Hold down FF, then release the button
to cause the clip to return to the previous mode.

Cue to beginning – Hold down STOP, then press REW.

Cue to end – Hold down STOP, then press FF.

Frame advance – Tap and release the FF button.

Frame reverse – Tap and release the REW button.

Jog/Shuttle
Knob

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Scrub audio is provided at Shuttle/Jog speeds between +3x to -3x. Outside this range, audio defaults to
burst audio at a fixed window size similar to audio CD behavior.

Jog – Press JOG, then turn knob. Playback corresponds
to the direction and rotational speed of the knob.

Range of jog speeds can be
set for ±1x or ±3x.

Shuttle – Press SHTL, then rotate the knob for -32x to
+32x normal playback speed.

Range of shuttle speeds
±16x or ±32x.

Variable Speed Play – (slo-mo) Press VAR. Off-speed
play begins. You can rotate the knob to set the play speed
(RANGE: ±1x normal playback speed), otherwise,
speed remains at the preset play speed or the last variable
play speed used. Variable play speed is implemented
using interpolated line and field smoothing.

Preset can be set to .25x, .5x
or .75x. Initial play speed
can be set to start at either
the preset speed, or the last
play speed set by the Jog/
Shuttle knob.

Selection
Knob

Rotate the knob to scroll through lists that appear on the
VGA display. Select items by pressing in on the knob.

Phone Jack &
Level Control

Used to monitor the audio of the selected channel. The
level control also adjusts the rear panel monitor level
unless disabled in Configuration Manager.

Control of the rear panel
audio monitor output can be
disabled and the monitor
level set to unity.

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