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Using the DP570 Features Troubleshooting Metadata Problems
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Figure 4-2 Adding a Second Program
4.4 Troubleshooting Metadata Problems
TheDP570hasseveralstatusindicatorstohelptroubleshootmetadatarelatedproblems.
ThefrontpanelstatusdisplayshowsthemetadatasourceasExternalifanymetadata
sourceissettoexternal.
Metadata InputindicatorsonboththeDP570frontpanelandintheDolbyRemote570
softwareprovidestatusinformation.Theindicatorsaregreenanytimeavalidmetadata
signalispresent, whetherornotitisbeingused.Theyturnredonlywhenanexternalport
isinuseandthereisa
problemwiththemetadatasignal.
TheMetadata ParamssubmenuundereithertheSetuporstatusmenuonthe
frontpaneldisplaycanalsobeusedtodeterminethecurrentsourceforaparameterand
itscurrentvalue.
4.5 Outputting Metadata
YoucanchoosetosendmetadatafromtheDP570todownstreamdevicesusingthe
Metadata Outputconnectorontherearpanel.Theframerateforoutputmetadataissetby
thereceivedvideoreferencesignalandislockedtothebeginning ofthevideoframe.
Note:IftheDP570isusingexternalmetadataandthereisatemporaryerrorinthe
metadatastream,theunitcontinuestousethelastvalidmetadatavalues.When
theerrorclears,theDP570resumesusingthestreamfromtheexternalport.
DP572
DP570
DP571
Digital
Output
Router
Output
Metadata Out
Digital
Input
Metadata
In
Metadata
In
Metadata
Out
Digital
Input
Metadata Adjustment
Change Program Config
to 5.1+2 (internal source)
Set parameters for new
two-channel program
D 563P
In
Out
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5.1 5.1+2
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