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When recording in single disk or single disk overwrite mode, you can press
and hold the 'record' button for three seconds to shift the recording to the next card,
freeing up the current card. This is helpful if you want to access an important event
immediately after it happens without stopping recording. For more information on
single disk and single disk overwrite modes, refer to the 'setting the
recording mode' section. When recording in duplicate mode, you can press the
'append record' button. For more information, see the 'Append record' section.
Locking your Blackmagic Duplicator 4K
When recording an important event, you might want to lock the control panel so a recording
cannot be accidentally stopped. It's also helpful to lock any daisy chained slave units so any
controls on a unit cannot accidentally interrupt a recording.
Locking is enabled or disabled using the 'lock' button on each unit independently. Accidentally
unlocking a unit is highly unlikely as you will need to physically hold the 'lock' button down for
2 seconds on each unit to unlock the controls.
To lock a Blackmagic Duplicator 4K:
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Press the 'lock' button on your Blackmagic Duplicator 4K's control panel.
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To unlock the unit, press and hold the 'lock' button. At the completion of 2 seconds,
the unit will be unlocked.
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Locking your Blackmagic Duplicator 4K's control panel makes sure
there is no risk of accidentally stopping a recording.
Daisy Chaining Multiple Duplicators
If you need to record to more than 25 SD cards, you can daisy chain multiple Blackmagic
Duplicator 4Ks together. When daisy chained they will share the same video signal via the 'loop'
SDI connector from each unit, plus communicate with each other via their 'remote' connectors
using the RS-422 protocol.
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Daisy Chaining Multiple Duplicators
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