blackbox-av Director DVR, Programming Manual

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The TOUCH SCREEN interface allows rectangular areas of a flat display screen to be assigned as 
buttons for selecting sequences. The SEQUENCE BUILDER software has a control which simplifies 
the operation of defining the button area and assigning a sequence number to it. Up to 20 buttons are 
allowed per screen. The normal operation when using the TOUCH SCREEN is to display a still image 
containing the buttons via the PAUSE AT command and then waiting until a button is touched before 
jumping to the desired sequence. 
 
 

SEQUENCE BUILDER. 

 
This is supplied with the DVR and runs on a PC under Windows 98. 
It allows sequences to be built, tested and down loaded to the DVR connected via an RS232 cable. 
Sequences can be saved on the computer for future use. 
A DVR control panel allows manual operation of the DVR just like a normal video recorder and a 
position display gives the current frame in terms of hours:minsutes:seconds:frames. 
A COPY facility allows recorded sections to be copied to different parts of the hard drive to permit 
some degree of editing. 
An AUDIO DUB feature allows the stereo audio track to be replaced with a separately recorded 
audio only track. 
The software sets the real-time clock in the DVR and can temporarily alter some record parameters 
such as 'minimum compression setting' and 'fine detail'. The 'Time Lapse' frame record interval may 
also be set. 
 
 

MANUAL CONTROL. 

 
There are 2 methods of manual control of the DVR. One uses the wired remote hand controller and 
displays via the DVR front panel display. The other method is via the RS232 link using the BBDVR 
control panel. 
The Hand Controller consists of 8 buttons (1-8) and a slider switch. With the slider switch in the 
‘Command’ position the buttons operate as the normal command buttons of a video recorder, with the 
switch in ‘Sequence’ position AND the DVR in AUTO mode the buttons select sequences 1-8 
respectively. 
In ‘Command’ mode, the buttons have the following functions: - 
 
1 - 

RECORD

 (only available when the DVR displays a ‘GoTo’ address). 

2 - 

STOP

. 

3 - 

PLAY

. 

4 - 

PAUSE+

. 

5 - 

PAUSE- 

(or time increment for GoTo address). 

6 - 

SCAN BACK

 (or decrement the GoTo address). 

7 - 

SCAN FORWARD

 (or increment the GoTo address). 

8 - 

GoTo

.