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Two Models HDi: Connected & Secure HD & DVD Recording |
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HDi-250 & HDi-SDI (Commercial)
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HDi-Mil-Std & HDi-SDI-Mil-Std
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Tutorial: How to make a DVD Video Disc
Click for the full article of "How to Make a DVD-Video Disc."
The HDi-250 records to its internal hard drive, then makes a DVD from the files you select. How Long Does It Take to Make a DVD disc? To make a DVD-Video disc, first put a blank DVD disc (+R, -R, or +RW) into the machine Recording Setup: Press the Menu key and see the Main Menu Arrow down to select the file format .VOB. Press Enter and see Click for the full article of "How to Make a DVD-Video Disc." |
Welcome to BCD Associates. We design and manufacture full-HD recorders for industrial and commercial use. Featuring rugged all-around construction and the most advanced technologies, including state-of-the-art video recording and DVD burning software, our devices out perform all other HDMI digital recorders. Designed at the outset—and continuously refined—to satisfy the demanding needs of just about every type of video capturing application in a host of different industries, these aren’t ordinary HDMI digital recorders. From scientific and educational purposes to military and government use, BCD full-HD recorders are versatile, compact, and powerful. To learn more about our devices or place an order, contact BCD Associates at 800-223-6734.
The HDi Series has nearly, but not quite everything. Thankfully, we have a handful of HDi-250 accessories to keep productivity moving forward, such as SDI to HDMI converts, Blu-ray drives, M-Disc DVD drives, hard disk docking stations, and so much more.
Everything we have here can aid your productivity.
Please note that HDi-250 accessories are readily available but not always in stock.
DVD & HDD Drive Options
Slot-Load & Removable HDD
This package replaces the standard 1U DVD Tray Drive.
Slot-Load DVD drive prevents breakage of drive tray. Removable video storage hard drive for ultimate security and archiving. Standard on HDi-Mil model.
Factory Installation: Please specify with your initial order.
Video Drives -Solid State
On the HDi-250, the Boot/System drive is already a solid state drive.
For rough, heavy duty operation, choose an SSD to store the video files.
Perfect for truck-mounted and airborne applications.
Available in various capacities up to 4TB.
Blu-Ray Drives
The HDi doesn't make Blu-Ray Discs with interactive menus, but it does take advantage of the native 25GB disc capacatiy.
Factory Installation: Please specify with your initial order.
M-Disc (DVD/BD) DVD Drive
The "Millenial" disc. For the most stable, longest lasting optical discs we offer M-Disc. Records to mineral-based "Etched in Stone" discs.
M-Discs will play in most conventional DVD players. M-Disc drives will also record to conventional -R, R, and RW discs.
M-Disc burners available as DVD & Blu-Ray Drives. Factory Installation: Please specify with your initial order.
Chassis Options
The HDi-Mil version has NO NETWORKING. No RJ-45 network connector and no external USB ports.
Accessories
SDI to HDMI Converter
True broadcast video input.
Blackmagic Design Micro Converter SDI to HDMI. International "Wall Wart" power or USB power from HDi recorder. Available only to BCD HDi customers.
HDMI to SDI Converter
Output to broadcast systema.
Blackmagic Design Micro Converter SDI to HDMI. International "Wall Wart" power or USB power from HDi recorder. Available only to BCD HDi customers.
Hard Drive Docking Station: SATA-to-USB 3.0/2.0
For HDi-250-RHD-DVD models with removable hard drive.
Swap out your drive, keep recording, and use this hard disk docking station to transfer the video to your computer or network.
Accepts either 2.5" or 3.5" hard drives and transfer at either USB 2.x or USB 3.0 speeds.
[Actual products above may differ from the illustrations,]
Use Crestron®, AMX®, your computer, RS-232 serial, or Telnet via IP.
The BCD HDi remote commands are the same for TCP/IP and for Serial.
WakeOnLAN
Turn on power remotely using any WOL sending program. Enabled by system BIOS.
TCP/IP Remote
Find Your IP Address Automatically
It's easiest to let your network router assign an IP address to the HDi.
You can also assign IP IPV4 Address, Static Network Mask and Static Gateway Route Gateway manually, but DHCP is a lot easier. You generally don't need to ask the IT people.
Press the Menu button, then Up Arrow until you see "Network Configuration. Right/Left arrow to see Use DHCP.
Press Enter and wait about 20 seconds for the HDi to receive it's IP address from your router.
Then you'll see something similar to
In this case, the IP <addr> is 192.168.1.13.
Connecting via Telnet.
From a Windows command window type telnet 192.168.1.<addr> 3021
3021 is the 'port' address. You'll need to know both for the Telnet program.
When Telnet connects, you'll see the BCD prompt character ">".
The prompt ">" means that it's ok to send remote commands.
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Type "help" to see the list of commands:
>help
For more information enter 'help help' or 'help name' with name from:
baud burn deck dele dnum echo ecof econ eras exit fram help info list mark
mode open paus play powr quit recs reje rlse save stop thru vers zero
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Type "help help" to see expanded explanations of the commands
>help help
baud: show/control serial baud rate - baud 0 means network
burn: burn 0|'data' or 1|'text' or 2|'icon' for video dvd to burn marked files to disc
deck: select the active deck in multi-drop serial configuration
dele: delete video files by name or number or marked files
dnum: set the deck number for multi-drop serial configuration
echo: show/control echo of commands 0|'off' or 1|'on'
ecof: disable echo of commands, alias for echo 0|'off'
econ: enable echo of commands, alias for echo 1|'on'
eras: blank/erase an optical disc
exit: exit the command parser, alias for quit
fram: display the current play/record frame number (during Record or Play)
help: show command help
info: developer/debugging status information
list: list available video files
mark: mark, unmark or list marked video files by name or number, 0 to unmark all
mode: show the current deck transport mode, e.g. PLAY
open: open the optical drive door or eject the disc, alias for reje
paus: pause playback or record.
paus or the Pause Button also toggles E-E Video Loop Through
play: play a video file by name or number
powr: power off the deck
quit: quit the command parser, alias for exit
recs: record video with either timestamp or user supplied name
reje: eject the disc or open the optial drive door, alias for open
rlse: release paused playback or record and continue
save: save preferences to non-volatile storage
stop: stop playback or record
thru: set E-E Loop Through 0|'off' or 1|'on'
vers: Display the firmware version
zero: Set the frame number to zero
OPERATION
Type 'recs' (without the quotes) then pres your keyboard Enter keyto Record
Type 'stop' to stop.
The 'play' to play the most recently recorded file.
"list" will list the recorded files and assign a number to each.
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>list
1 2015Sep04_20.05.25.mpg 37M
2 2015Aug29_20.12.59.mpg 287M
3 2015Jul27_19.59.23.mp4 4M
4 2015Jul27_00.04.32.mp4 108M
5 2015Jul26_23.45.05.mp4 2M
play 2 will play file number 2
play <filename> will play that file
mark
'mark' marks files for further action
'mark1' marks file #1. 'mark 5' marks file #5
'mark 3' marks file #3
Use 'mark 0' to unmark all the files.
Now you can:
'dele' to delete those market files
burn
'burn' these files to a DVD disc (-R,+R, +RW)
'burn 0' or 'burn data' just copies the files as files, "as is" to the disc
'burn 1' or 'burn text' makes a DVD-Video disc with a text menu
''burn2' or 'burn icon' make a DVD-Video disc with a moving video menu
We've tried to keep the rear panel as straightforward as possible.
Rear Panel I/O
The rear section, from right to left, HDMI In/Out, Audio In/Out(RCA), Composite In/Out(BNC), and Component In/Out(BNC).
On the left is the Power connector and various computer connections, such as an HDMI rack panel. We use a COTS Industrial 4-core computer to drive the system.
Even though most of the connections are not used on the HDi rear panel, we leave them exposed because some of them stick out beyond our rear panel.
The one connector worth mentioning is the RJ-45 LAN socket for networking and TCP/IP remote control.
For military versions the USB and LAN connectors of the HDi rear panel are permanently covered by an inside panel.
[HDi-250] Video/Audio I/O is on the right panel.
Component: Y, R-Y, B-Y, Composite
Audio
HDMI
HDi-250 Frequently Asked Questions
It's a relatively new machine, so there aren't too many questions yet.
Use the Contact Form to ask your questions.
BCD's Newest Recorder: IP & RS-232 Control ! Everything you asked for !
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The BCD HDi is not what most people think of when you say "DVR". It's not part of a set-top cable box, and it's not a security video recorder. The BCD HDi is a versatile disk-based video recorder designed for industrial, scientific, educational and military video recording. The HDi-250 answers most of our customers’ requests for features like:
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Click for Quick Start Manual (pdf in a new window)
You could think of it as a DVD recorder with a hard drive, or as a hard drive recorder that burns DVD. Either way, it's one of the most versatile tools you can use.
Compact 1U Rackmount design with removable rack brackets allows for desktop operation.
High Definition Video Resolution is standard with the HDi-250: up to HD1080 (1920 x 1080) in various formats.
Video I/O for the HDi-250 is HDMI, Component and Composite with 2-channel stereo audio. Other I/O configurations are available with other models.
625i50 PAL, 525i59.94 NTSC, 625p50 PAL,525p59.94 NTSC
720p50, 720p59.94, 720p60
1080p23.98, 1080p24, 1080p25, 1080p29.97, 1080p30, 1080p50, 1080p59.94, 1080p60
1080i50, 1080i59.94, 1080i60
Video Overlay is available as Date, Time or Date & Time in the lower left of the picture.
Responsive Display messages show status and record setup options as well as playback and disc burn options.
HDi Control is as versatile as HDi recording. All operations are available from front panel pushbuttons and available via TCP/IP commands and optionally, RS-232 serial.
Web control: HDi has a built-in webserver with basic commands and file listing for playback. We're building intuitive applications for recording, playback and disc burning.
Storage Options abound. Among the most popular combinations is a 2.5” removable hard drive and slot-load DVD drive. The removable 2.5” disk ensures complete security and ease of changing media for different assignments
Optical Storage: the slot-load DVD drive is preferred by many users to prevent breakage of the tray in a conventional drive. Files can be copied to the DVD disc as files or automatically formatted and recorded as DVD-Video discs. Recordings can also be copied to a network drive or to the front USB port.
Remote Protocol: The HDi-250 uses the "BCD1" 4-character command protocol, standard with all BCD products since 1982. Commands like PLAY & STOP are enhanced with disc commands like COPY and BURN.
General
The unit occupies 1 rack space and is equipped with a single DVD +R/+RW drive, complete information display, Composite and S-Video I/O, dual DB-9 jacks for RS-232, a USB-B connector, and an RJ-45 jack for the optional web server. Military Versions are available with NO Hard Drive, NO Networking and NO USB.
Email sales@bcdusa.com
Ordering Information
Model:HDi-250
Description: Recorder with Hard Disk, DVDR
Availability:
The BCD HDi-250 is available now.