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Owner’s Manual
This manual describes the VC-300HD and the VC-200HD. When reading this manual, please note the following.
• VC-300HD-specific features are marked with in the title.
• The illustrations used for this manual’s explanations depict the VC-300HD. Some of the panel inscriptions and
connectors on the VC-200HD are different.
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Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled: “IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS” (p. 2), “USING
THE UNIT SAFELY” (p. 4–5), and “IMPORTANT NOTE
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an CAUTION equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to ATTENTION: RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR constitute a risk of electric shock to
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Table of Contents Setting internal processing.............................................28 Showing the Display.......................................................29 Status Screen ............................................................29 Menu Display and Operation .....................................30 Adjusting the Display .................................................30 USING THE UNIT SAFELY.......................................4 Appendices ..................
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USING THE UNIT SAFELY The symbol alerts the user to important instructions Used for instructions intended to alert or warnings.The specific meaning of the symbol is the user to the risk of death or severe determined by the design contained within the triangle. injury should the unit be used In the case of the symbol at left, it is used for general improperly. Used for instructions intended to alert The symbol alerts t
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USING THE UNIT SAFELY 012a 101a • Immediately turn the power off, remove the power • The unit should be located so that its location or cord from the outlet, and request servicing by your position does not interfere with its proper venti- retailer, the nearest Roland Service Center, or an lation. authorized Roland distributor, as listed on the ............................................................................
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IMPORTANT NOTES 291b In addition to the items listed under “IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS” and “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” on pages 2 and 4–5, please read and observe the following: Power Supply Maintenance 301 401a • Do not connect this unit to same electrical outlet that is • For everyday cleaning wipe the unit with a soft, dry cloth or being used by an electrical appliance that is controlled by one that has been slightly dampened wit
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Features HDV/DV Conversion Feature This converts analog component, DVI-I, or SDI (HD/SD) signals to HDV or DV in real time. It can also go the other way and convert HDV or DV streams to analog component, DVI, or SDI (HD/SD) signals. * Only the VC-300HD supports SDI signals. High-performance Scaler The unit has a built-in scaler that can convert input video to video formats having a different number of pixels. For example, it’s possible to convert 720p video, or RGB video from a comp
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Checking the Included Items The VC-300HD/VC-200HD is packaged with the following items. Please check that all of the items are included. * If you find that any item is missing, contact the nearest authorized EDIROL/Roland distributor in your country. VC-300HD / VC-200HD Power Cord * Use only the attached power-supply cord. Rubber Feet (4) * The rubber feet are arranged onto one pad. Please remove from the pad to use them. Owner’s Manual 8
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Basic Operation 9
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Panel Descriptions Front Panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 910 11 12 1 i.LINK Connector (Front Panel) See "Input Format Table" and This connector handles the input/output of HDV/DV signals and allows for connection of HDV/DV "Output Format Table" (p. 13) video equipment. for the signal formats that can * Please do not use this together with the i.LINK connector (p. 13) on the rear panel of the unit. If they be input to, or output from the are used together, the connected video equipment may not operat
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Panel Descriptions 6 Display Shows the Status screens (four types) indicating the status of the unit. Pressing the PAGE button cycles you through the Status screens. The Menu screen is displayed by pressing MENU button. While the Menu screen is displayed, the MENU button is lit. 7 PAGE Button Pressed to select what is shown in the display, such as the Status screen or Menu screen. 8 PANEL LOCK Button Locks front panel operations. To release panel lock, press and hold down the PANEL LOCK button
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Panel Descriptions Rear Panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 AC Inlet See the tables to the right for Accepts connection of the supplied power cord. the signal formats that can be input or output to each 2 AUDIO OUTPUT Connectors connector. CH1 and CH2 Connectors (XLR Type/Balanced Type) CH3 and CH4 Connectors (RCA Phono Type, Unbalanced Input) You can apply delay to output AUDIO OUTPUT CH1, CH2 These connectors provide output of analog audio. Here is where you connect audio. For more
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Panel Descriptions 10 TERMINATOR Switch Switch this on when you don’t want to loop-through the synchronizing signal from the REF OUTPUT See the tables to the right for connector. the signal formats that can be input or output to each 11 REF OUTPUT Connector connector. This is the loop through output connector for external synchronizing signals input via the REF INPUT connector. It is connected to the external synchronizing signal input connector of the video equipment to which the unit is
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Connecting Connect the VC-200HD or VC-300HD in the way that is appropriate for the intended purpose. This section describes how the various connections need to be made, according to purpose. Connection Overview and Support Pages Input i.LINK COMPONENT DVI-I HD-SDI IN Connector INPUT Connector Connector Connector HDV DV HD SD Digital Analog HD SD Output i.LINK HDV — — Connector p. 15 p. 16 p. 19 p. 19 p. 17 p. 17 DV — — p. 16 p. 16 p. 20 p. 20 p. 18 p. 18 COMPONEN HD T OUTPUT p. 21 p. 22 p. 16
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Connecting Converting HD Component to HDV HD component video can be converted to HDV, and the HD video can be recorded onto HDV tape. When recording HD component output from an HD video switcher, inexpensive HDV tape can be used. HDV device HD video device Connection and Configuration 1 Connect the HD video device to the COMPONENT INPUT connector using a BNC cable. * Make sure to connect the BNC cable securely. If the connection is bad, the color of the output video may be off or synchronizat
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Connecting 6 Select the output format. 6-1. Press the OUTPUT button until "300: Video Out Format" is shown in the display. 6-2. Use the VALUE/ENTER knob to select "1080/59.94i," "1080/50i," "720/59.94p," or "720/50p." 6-3. Press the VALUE/ENTER knob to confirm the selection. The video signal is output in the selected video format. If the aspect ratios of the video selected in step 4. and the output format selected in step 6. are different, select the scaling type with "200: Scaling Type" (p
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Connecting Converting HD-SDI to HDV Since the VC-300HD/VC-200HD offers HD-SDI input, the HD-SDI or SDI from an HD video device can be converted to HDV. The output from the HD video switcher can be recorded in HDV, or the video from an HD video deck can be converted to HDV. HDV device HD video device Connection and Configuration 1 Connect the HD video device to the HD-SDI IN connector using a BNC cable. * Make sure to use a 75 ohm BNC cable. The VC-300HD may not be able to acceptably receive S
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Connecting 6 Select the output format. 6-1. Press the OUTPUT button until "300: Video Out Format" is shown in the display. 6-2. Use the VALUE/ENTER knob to select "1080/59.94i," "1080/50i," "720/59.94p," or "720/50p." 6-3. Press the VALUE/ENTER knob to confirm the selection. The video signal is output in the selected video format. If the aspect ratios of the video selected in step 5. and the output format selected in step 6. are different, select the scaling type with "200: Scaling Type" (p
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Connecting Converting computer screens (DVI or VGA) to HDV DVI or VGA output from a computer can be converted to HDV, and the high resolution images can be recorded to a video. Because the computer screen can be recorded in HD, small text and graphics do At the factory default settings, maintain clarity. audio input to the Ch1 and Ch2 * To input VGA output to the VC-300HD/VC-200HD, please use an RGB-DVI conversion connector AUDIO INPUT connectors is and cable to convert to the DVI connecto
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Connecting 6 Select the output format. 6-1. Press the OUTPUT button until "300: Video Out Format" is shown in the display. 6-2. Use the VALUE/ENTER knob to select "1080/59.94i," "1080/50i," "720/59.94p," or "720/50p." 6-3. Press the VALUE/ENTER knob to confirm the selection. The video signal is output in the selected If the aspect ratios of the video video format. selected in step 5. and the output format selected in step 6. are different, select the scaling type with "200: Scaling Type" (
