Grass Valley PDR v.2.1 - Manual (Page 13)

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Preface
About this Manual
The Profile® Family User Manual supports Profile System Software 2.1 for the
industry-standard Profile PDR100 Video Disk Recorder and the PDR200
Profile Video File Server. The PDR100 and PDR200 use digital technology to
store broadcast-quality video and CD-quality audio. The PDR100 features 4
gigabyte disk drives, plus analog and embedded audio, while the PDR200
features 9 gigabyte Ultra-SCSI disk drives, plus AES/EBU digital audio in
addition to analog and embedded audio. Both systems support Fibre Channel.
NOTE: This manual assumes that you are familiar with basic
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operation.
After an introduction in Chapter 1, each chapter of the manual is dedicated to a
Profile application:
• Chapter 2, “Using the Profile Configuration Manager,” explains how to
configure your hardware for input and output of video and audio, genlock,
and system timing.
• Chapter 3, “Using VdrPanel,” describes VdrPanel and gives specific
instructions on how to capture and use video and audio clips.
• Chapter 4, “Using the Profile Disk Utility,” spells out how to create a file
system or load new microcode for a volume of disks.
• Chapter 5, “Using Profile Utilities,” tells you how to use Profile Logs, PDR
Service, ProLink, and PortServer.
At the end of the manual, you’ll find a glossary of digital video and computer
terms, and a complete index.