FOCUS Enhancements FS-3 Backward Search Key, Forward Search Key, Play Key, Backward Index Key

FireStore FS-3 User Guide

playback or in stop mode and once selected, the clip will be marked for placement into that particular folder. To add all SCENE MARKED clips to their respective folders on the disk drive, select UTILITIES -> ORGANIZE FOLD from the FS-3 menu .

For more on KEEPER and SCENE MARKING, see page 30 and 33 of this User Guide.

Backward Search Key

Pressing the backward search button multiple times will result in increases in the search speed during playback. This mode is bidirex in forward X times normal search speed. A press of the Back Search button will result in FF speed being slowed down by one step. For instance, if user is in 10X FF speed and presses the Back Search button once, they will now be in 2X FF mode. This applies vice versa for backward search speeds. Speed resolution is as follows: (NTSC, PAL will have slightly different multiples for < 1X):

REVERSE : -30X, -10X, -2X, -1X (reverse play), -1/2X(-15fps), Still.

FORWARD: Still, +1/2X (+15fps), +1X (play), +2X, +10X, +30X

Forward Search Key

Pressing the forward search key multiple times will result in increases in the search speed during playback. This key has the same characteristics and bidirex function as the backward search key listed above.

Standard forward search and reverse search also have a “higher resolution” mode where

more speeds are available. By pressing and holding the SHIFT key plus the forward or backward search key, the user has access to a

larger number of playback speed choices. This mode is the same as Standard Forward Search in that it is also bidirex.

REVERSE: -30X, -25X, -18X, -15X, -12X, - 10X, -8X, -5X, -4X, -3X, -2X, -1X, -15fps, - 10fps, -6fps, -5fps, -3fps, -2fps, -1fps, Still

FORWARD: Still, +1fps, +2fps, +3fps, +5fps, +6fps, +10fps, +15fps, +1X, +2X, +3X, +4X, +5X, +8X, +10X, +12X, +15X, +18X, +25X, +30X.

NOTE: When using the optional FS-3 remote control units, holding down the particular button will not repeat the function as it does on the FS- 3 control panel. For repeat sequences, the button must be pressed multiple times.

Play Key

Starts playback of the selected clip. By pressing and holding the SHIFT key plus the play button, FS-3 will immediately go into reverse play mode.

Backward Index Key

Returns to the beginning of the current clip if in playback mode. Two presses in sequence will return to the previous clip during playback. In Stop mode a press will return to the beginning of the previous clip.

Forward Index Key

Skips forward to the next sequential clip for playback.

The forward index and backward index buttons also have a SHIFT mode where users can move one frame forward or one frame backward.

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