Roland P-20HD User Manual

01
Panel Descriptions ...................................... 2
Top Panel/Front Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Rear Panel (Connecting Your Equipment) .................. 3
Connecting a Footswitch .................................. 4
Getting Ready ........................................... 5
Main Screen .............................................. 5
Turning the Power On/O ................................. 8
About SD Cards ........................................... 8
Operating the Menu ...................................... 9
Setting the Date and Time ................................ 9
How the P-20HD is Organized ............................. 10
Video Input/Output Settings ........................... 12
List of Compatible Video Formats ......................... 12
Setting the System Frame Rate ............................ 12
Specifying the Input Format (EDID) ........................ 13
Setting the Output Format ................................ 13
Creating a Project ....................................... 14
Creating a New Project .................................... 14
Opening an Existing Project ............................... 14
Conguring the Project Settings .......................... 14
Video Operations ....................................... 15
Recording and Playback .................................. 15
Using Markers (Bookmarks) ............................... 17
Using Clips ............................................... 19
Clip List Operations ....................................... 24
Pad Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Using the Palettes ........................................ 25
Other Palette Operations ................................. 26
Using Still Images ......................................... 27
Using Audio Files ......................................... 29
Adjusting the Video ..................................... 30
Audio Operations ....................................... 32
Adjusting the Volume ..................................... 32
Applying Eects to the Input Audio ....................... 32
Applying Eects to Output Audio ......................... 33
Muting Only Specic Audio (Mute) ........................ 34
Switching Between Audio Output from Each Output
Connector
................................................ 34
Mixing the AUDIO IN Audio with the Audio from the Video . 35
Annotation .............................................. 36
Connecting a Pen Display/ Pen Tablet ..................... 36
Getting Ready to Use Annotation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Drawing on the Screen .................................... 38
Other Functions ......................................... 39
Saving this Unit’s Settings to a SD Card/USB Storage ....... 39
Formatting an SD Card .................................... 40
Importing Title Materials .................................. 41
Exporting Recorded Video Data ........................... 42
Exporting/Importing a Project ............................ 43
Turning O the Power from the Menu ..................... 44
Using a Footswitch ....................................... 44
Using an Expression Pedal ................................ 45
Preventing Unintended Operation (Panel Lock) ............ 46
Returning to the Factory Settings (Factory Reset) .......... 46
Using a USB Keyboard to Operate the P-20HD ............. 47
Using LAN ................................................ 48
Using RS-232 ............................................. 50
Menu List ................................................ 52
1: Project ................................................. 52
2: Transition .............................................. 53
3: Playlist ................................................. 54
4: Pad .................................................... 54
5: Marker ................................................. 55
6: Video Input ............................................ 55
7: Video Output ........................................... 57
8: Audio Input ............................................ 58
9: Audio Output .......................................... 59
10: Audio Rec Level ....................................... 61
11: SD Card/USB Memory ................................. 61
12: Annotation ........................................... 61
13: Ctl/Exp ................................................ 62
14: RS-232 ................................................ 63
15: LAN ................................................... 63
16: System ................................................ 64
CLIP LIST ................................................. 66
PALETTE .................................................. 66
STILL ..................................................... 67
AUDIO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
List of Shortcut Keys .................................... 68
Remote Control Commands (LAN/RS-232) .............. 69
Appendix ................................................ 71
Troubleshooting .......................................... 71
Error Message List ........................................ 72
Approximate Recording Times ............................ 72
Main Specications ....................................... 73
Dimensions .............................................. 74
Video Block Diagram ...................................... 75
Audio Block Diagram ..................................... 76
© 2022 Roland Corporation
Version 1.21 and later
Reference Manual

Roland P-20HD Specifications

General

Brand	Roland
Model	P-20HD
Category	Recording Equipment
Language	English