background image

HD / SD Recorder                             HDR-70 

 

Product Overview 

 
The  Datavideo  HDR-70  is  a  hard  drive  based 
video  recorder  with  removable  hard  drive 
enclosure.  The  HDR-70  can  be  used  as  a 
desktop  stand  alone  recorder  in  the  studio  or 
on location. 
 
Record  from  Standard  or  High  Definition  SDI 
video  equipment  and  use  the  convenient  SDI 
loop  through  /  pass  through  for  record 
monitoring.  The  unit  provides  SD  or  HD 
MPEG-II  MXF  or  MOV  files  which  are 
compatible  with  a  wide  range  of  HD  Non 
Linear  Editing  (NLE)  and  play  out  solutions. 
Several  choices  of  video  sampling  and  bit 
rates  are  available  depending  on  your 
preference. 
 

HD-SDI Compatible formats  

1080p  23.98  /  24  +  1080i  50  /  59.94  /  60  + 
720p 50 / 59.94 / 60  

I-Frame  only

  =  4:2:2  sampling  either  at 

100Mbps or 125Mbps 

Long GOP

 = 4:2:2 sampling either at 35Mbps 

or 65Mbps or 100Mbps 
Long  GOP  =  4:2:0  sampling  at  10Mbps  or 
25Mbps 
 

SDI Compatible formats  

NTSC 480i or PAL 576i 

I-Frame  only

  =  4:2:2  sampling  either  at 

25Mbps or 50Mbps 

Long GOP

 = 4:2:2 sampling either at 15Mbps 

or 30Mbps or 50Mbps 
Long GOP = 4:2:0 sampling either at 8Mbps 
 
Playback  of  recorded  tracks  is  from  SDI  and 
HDMI  outputs.  Device  control  is  possible  via 
the  front  panel  transport  keys  or  RS-232  or 
using a simple GPI trigger.  

 

Once the recording session is finished, simply 
eject the removable drive enclosure. The drive 
enclosure  can  then  be  connected  via  a  USB 
2.0 port to a PC or Mac based HD Non Linear 
Editing  system.  You  then  copy  the  required 
video  as  files  across  to  your  HD  NLE  media 
drive. As USB 2.0 provides power to the drive 
enclosure  no  extra  power  supply  is  required, 
so  it  is  also  perfect  for  laptop  use  in  the  field. 
The  recorder  can  also  run  on  12V  DC  power 
so it is not limited studio use and can be used 
in an OB van set up too. 
 
That’s Datavideo, sharing the value! 

 

Features 

 

Backlit LCD display and soft keys for 
track confirmation and menu navigation. 

 

Normal VTR type transport keys for 
Play/Pause, Stop, Record, Fast Forward 
and Reverse. 

 

LCD Status screen confirms incoming 
signal and unit settings. 

 

Removable HE-1 drive enclosure for 
standard SATA 2.5” laptop drives. 

 

Front panel 3.5mm stereo audio jack 
point and volume control for convenient 
audio monitoring. 

 

LED based Audio Peak meter for audio 
confidence. 

 

Input connections:

 

 

SDI / HD-SDI BNC Input with loop 
through 

 

Analogue or 8 channel SDI audio input 

– 

analogue audio via XLR inputs. 

 

 

Output connections:

 

 

SDI / HD-SDI BNC output  

 

HDMI output 

 

 

File formats supported:

 

 

.MOV, .MXF  

 

NTFS system allows large files to be 
created during the record process. 

 

 

External Time code input and loop 
through. 

 

Genlock and black burst support. 

 

RS-232 and GPI Control interface. 

 

12V DC Operation allowing OB Van 
compatibility. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 

 

Summary of Contents for HDR-70

Page 1: ...Analogue Digital Recorder DN 700 1 HD SD RECORDER HDR 70 Instruction Manual www datavideo com Jan 06 2014 P N G082060648E1...

Page 2: ...RMAT 13 SET SD ASPECT RATIO 13 Before recording 14 Transfer old clips from the media 14 FORMAT MEDIA 14 SET REC FILE TYPE 14 Set the ENCODE FORMAT 14 Select the AUDIO SOURCE 14 Select your time code s...

Page 3: ...le Organization 21 Mounting the HE 1 drive enclosure to a Computer 21 Safely dis mounting the HE 1 drive from a computer 22 Updating the Firmware 23 Set Buzzer 24 Set Long Time Stop 24 Date and Time S...

Page 4: ...ectric shock Never spill liquid of any kind onto or into this unit 12 Except as specifically explained elsewhere in this manual do not attempt to service this product yourself Opening or removing cove...

Page 5: ...chase For information on how to register please visit www datavideo com or contact your local Datavideo office or authorized Distributors Certain parts with limited lifetime expectancy such as LCD Pan...

Page 6: ...g session is finished simply eject the removable drive enclosure The drive enclosure can then be connected via a USB 2 0 port to a PC or Mac based HD Non Linear Editing system You then copy the requir...

Page 7: ...B 2 Seat your 2 5 SATA HDD on to the PCB and then turn it over so you can secure the drive to the PCB using the four screws holes provided 3 Return the PCB with HDD fitted to the enclosure using the s...

Page 8: ...tton To start recording press the Record and Play buttons together N B Unit will not record if no video signal is present Play Pause Button Starts playback of a bin or pauses playback of video the sta...

Page 9: ...en supplying an external Time Code source to this input port HDMI Out Port Port for connecting to HDMI external devices HD SDI input output and loop through connectors 4 2 2 SDI Video data supports SM...

Page 10: ...Power button Places the unit in standby mode or soft starts the unit Formatting a drive before first use New HE 1 drive enclosures as described on page 7 will need to be formatted in the recorder befo...

Page 11: ...he current firmware detail SETUP RECORD SETUP See page 12 for further details PLAY SETUP See page 17 for further details SYSTEM SETUP See page 18 for further details SAVE SETUP RECALL SETUP STATUS LCD...

Page 12: ...available are MAIN MENU SUB MENU 1 SUB MENU 2 OPTION CHOICE TOOL SETUP STATUS RECORD SETUP PLAY SETUP SET HD ENCODE FORMAT SYSTEM SETUP SET SD ENCODE FORMAT HD LONG GOP SAVE SETUP SET REC FILE TYPE HD...

Page 13: ...Mbps Selected setting confirmed 4 2 2 30M LONG GOP 30 Mbps with an asterisk 4 2 2 50M LONG GOP 50 Mbps SD I FRAME ONLY options are 4 2 2 25M I ONLY 25 Mbps 4 2 2 50M I ONLY 50 Mbps Note The HDR 70 ca...

Page 14: ...d Definition SD or High Definition HD video It also offers a choice of LONG GOP or I FRAME ONLY recording at various bit rates Use the LCD menu path MENU SETUP RECORD SETUP SET HD SD ENCODE FORMAT to...

Page 15: ...sing the Remote Serial interface See the command protocol at the rear of this manual 3 Simple contact closure circuit using a switch contact or button wired to the GPI port on the recorders rear panel...

Page 16: ...selected press MENU to exit this setting SET TIME LAPSE CYCLE This setting defines the amount cycle of time elapsed between video being captured This can be any time value between 1 second and 59 minu...

Page 17: ...mation When in playback mode the keys FREV and FFWD will change the playback shuttle speed to 3x 6x 9x or 12x fast reverse and fast forward Repeatedly pressing a soft key will cause the playback to go...

Page 18: ...NU SETUP SYSTEM SETUP SET AUDIO MONITOR The default setting is AUDIO CHANNEL 1 2 There are four stereo pair monitoring options AUDIO CHANNEL 1 2 or AUDIO CHANNEL 3 4 or AUDIO CHANNEL 5 6 or AUDIO CHAN...

Page 19: ...nals which are already embedded in the SDI HD SDI video input The recorder can alternatively accept analogue audio from the rear panel Balanced XLR audio inputs If SDI HD SDI embedded audio is selecte...

Page 20: ...ess starts again Each time the recorder starts recording a new clip will be added to the bin Max 99 CLIPS per BIN Press the stop button on the front panel of the recorder to end the recording process...

Page 21: ...or to recording Each file will be named BxxCnn where xx represents the BIN number nn represents the CLIP number ranging from 01 to 99 Mounting the HE 1 drive enclosure to a Computer Move the drive loc...

Page 22: ...to the spinning drive within the HE 1 drive do not immediately disconnect the USB 2 0 cable straight away Instead use your Computer s drive dis mounting process first and then physically remove the HE...

Page 23: ...any way as this could result in a non responsive unit To update the firmware 1 Format the removable HE 1 drive in the recorder and then remove and connect it to your computer using the supplied USB 2...

Page 24: ...SET UP Date and Time meta data can be added to recorded files when this menu option is used FFWD moves the cursor to the next Date or Time field FREV moves the cursor to the previous Date or Time fiel...

Page 25: ...the command group The least significant nibble represents the number of Data bytes to follow the CMD2 byte Command Protocol CMD1 CMD2 Data bytes Checksum byte Response ACK 10h 01h 11h Other than the s...

Page 26: ...ignored Sense Request 61h 0Ch 04h 71h Current Time Sense Requests the Time code data The unit responds with 4 bytes indicating the present time code in Binary Coded Decimal The first byte holds the f...

Page 27: ...sent bin is played at 1x speed This command may be issued from the idle state or any other Play state 20h 02h 22h Record The video is recorded from the selected source onto the current Bin This comman...

Page 28: ...F9h Audio Input SDI 10h 01h 11h 02h F3h 04h 01h FAh Audio Input XLR 10h 01h 11h 02h F3h 05h xx csum HD Rec Format I only LGOP 10h 01h 11h 02h F3h 05h 00h FAh HD Long GOP 10h 01h 11h 02h F3h 05h 01h F...

Page 29: ...s csum 3 Return Data 10h 01h ACK 10h 01h csum When a command from the CONTROLLER is received normally the DEVICE returns this command as acknowledgment 11h 12h NAK 11h 12h Data byte csum When a commun...

Page 30: ...21h F2h 02h 15h Previous Clip Note Only can do clip change at play pause 6 Firmware Revision Sense Data 7bytes Firmware Revision Sense Recorder Byte 0 ROM Byte 1 FW Major Byte 2 FW Minor Byte 3 File S...

Page 31: ...f Disk panic mode End of disk 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 BIN7 BIN6 BIN5 BIN4 BIN3 BIN2 BIN1 BIN0 11 File Length byte 0 FL0 FL0 FL0 FL0 FL0 FL0 FL0 12 Length Byte 1 FL1 FL1 FL1 FL1 FL1 FL1 FL1 13 Len...

Page 32: ...er HDR 70 32 Dimensions Weight Depth Front to Rear 288 4mm Width 481mm Standard 19 with rack ears Height 49mm Standard 1RU without feet Gross weight Packed 4 86 Kg 10 71 lbs Nett Weight Unit only 3 85...

Page 33: ...op through Black Burst and Tri Level signal Video Format SD 720x576 50 Hz 720x480 59 94 Hz HD 1280x720P 50 59 94 60 1920x1080i 50 59 94 60 1920x1080P 23 976 24 Colour Format 4 2 0 or 4 2 2 depending C...

Page 34: ...eo UK Limited Tel 44 1457 851 000 Fax 44 1457 850 964 E Mail sales datavideo co uk Datavideo Technologies Co Ltd Tel 886 2 8227 2888 Fax 886 2 8227 2777 E mail service datavideo com tw Datavideo Techn...

Reviews: