PRV-LX1 Industrial DVD-Video Recorder

Product Description

Industrial DVD-Video Recorder

• 120 GB hard disk drive
• All encompassing authoring system
• Ideal for video and post production

The PRV-LX1 is the leading industrial DVD-Video recorder from Pioneer, the world leader in DVD technology. It features simple operation with a wide range of features and functions that complement any video production environment. This award winning industrial recorder gives you everything you need today, with a future-proof modular design for adding the features you'll want tomorrow.

Pioneer's PRV-LX1 comes equipped with a 120GB internal hard disk drive and two DVD-R/RW recordable drives. Optional SDI/AES EBUaudio in and out boards are also available. The PRV-LX1 is designed to quickly and easily record video from most any professional video source directly onto DVD-R or DVD-RW media without the need for a PC or authoring system. Furthermore, the PRV-LX1 can be used with a wide range of third party products including NLE systems and DVD duplication towers. This industrial recorder is designed to meet the needs of a wide variety of video and post-production environments and easily tackles one-step conversion of video assets to DVD, easy authoring of video projects and archiving video to the highly compatible DVD-Video format.

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Specifications
Real Time DVD Recording	Records to DVD-R, DVD-RW or internal hard drive in real time from source video - no authoring required
One to Six Hour DVD-R/RW Capacity	32 DVD-Video bit rate settings
Audio Format	Two-channel Dolby Digital or two-channel LPCM
DVD Menu Design Capability	Selectable menu templates, menu background import function, thumbnail image capture for buttons
Modular Design	Configurable with optional components, including:- Second DVD-R/RW drive - Serial Digital Interface (SDI) & AES/EBU audio board set (target availability Q4 2003)
Multiple Drive Functions	Record direct to DVD, to internal 160GB hard drive, transfer from HDD to DVD, record to two DVDs at once, etc.
High Speed Transfer to DVD	Hard drive content can be transferred to one or two DVD's at 4x transfer rate (approximately 15 minutes for 4.7GB)
Analog and Digital Video Inputs/Outputs	Component (Y, Pb, Pr), Y/C, Composite, DV (IEEE-1394)
Audio Inputs/Outputs	Balanced (XLR), unbalanced (RCA)
Control Interfaces	RS-422A, DV (IEEE-1394)
Network Communications	Ethernet port (100 BaseT)
Mouse/Keyboard Functions	Standard USB mouse and keyboard combination can be used for menu configuration and GUI functions
DVD Chapters	User selectable or automatic intervals
Import Complete Menu Designs	Allows use of fully customized menus designed on other computers (requires optional software conversion tool)
Machine-to-Machine Control	Batch recording via RS-422A or IEEE-1394 ports with compatible devices

Documents

PRV-LX1 Description of Changes for System Update 3.07/1.04

PRV-LX1 Quick Start Guide

PRV-LX1 Brochure

PRVLX1 General Specifications

PRVLX1 Update Procedure (for versions 3.01/1.04 or higher)

PRVLX1 RS-422A Command Protocol Manual

PRVLX1 IEEE-1394 Command Protocol Manual

PRV-LX1 Menu Design & Maximum Character Restrictions

PRV-LX1 Importing Menu Backgrounds & EDLs / Impurt Using a Network Connection

PRV-LX1 EDL Command Structure and File Format Reference

PRV-LX1 Recording Times / Audio-Video Encoding / Audio Rsolution Chart

SUA750: UPS unit replacing SMART-UPS 700 (APS Brochure)

Application Note # 190107: Setting Final Cut Pro via Firewire (IEEE-1394) for A/V Control

Product Information Bulletin # 190105: Simultaneous Recording to Both the HDD nad to a DVD Disc

Product Information Bulletin # 190108: Media Compatibility with the PRV-LX1

PRV-LX1 Frequently Asked Questions

Firmware

PRV-LX1 Update Procedure (for versions 3.07/1.04 or higher)

PRV-LX1 System Update to version 3.07/1.04 including all previous updates (launches an embedded HTML page with downloads and link options)

Utilities

PRV-LX1 RS-422A Control Utility (for Windows systems)

PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker application with operating instructions and sample files

Menu Maker Helper for the PRV-LX1 - companion app for DVD Menu Maker (LX1 Menu.exe) to simplify button and layout creation

PRV-LX1 DVD Menu Maker Operating Instructions

PRV-LX1 Menu Maker Helper (MMH) Operating Instructions

MMH Button Template: Rectangular Thumbnail with Top Text

MMH Button Template: Square Thumbnail with Long Button Text

MMH Button Template: Text Frame Hilites Under Thumbnail

MMH Button Template: TextT/humbnail with Gold Frame Hilites

MMH Button Template:_Text/Thumbnail with Navy Blue Frame Hilites

Menu Maker Helper Abstract Backgrounds #1 (for the PRV-LX1)

Menu Maker Helper Abstract Backgrounds #2 (for the PRV-LX1)

Menu Maker Helper Abstract Backgrounds #3 (for the PRV-LX1)

PRV-LX1 Menu Templates with User Guide

PRVLX1 Template Guide for building customer DVD Menu Backgrounds to the LX1 button layouts instructions