Portable DTE Recorder | FOCUS Enhancements FS-100, DVCPRO50 instruction

FS-100

DVCPROHD DVCPRO50 DVCPRO/DV

Portable DTE Recorder

User Guide

Part Number: MANL-1023-10

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FOCUS Enhancements FS-100, DVCPRO50, DVCPROHD, DVCPRO/DV manual Portable DTE Recorder, Part Number MANL-1023-10

Contents

Part Number MANL-1023-10 Portable DTE RecorderPage Legal Notices Contacting Focus Enhancements Serial Number FCC Class a Regulations and Safety Australia and New Zealand European Union Compliance Documentation Symbols Electrical Precautions Grounding or Polarization Power-Cord Protection Lightning and Power Surges Optical PrecautionPower Lines Outdoor Antenna Grounding Cleaning Maintenance and MovingAccessories and Replacement Parts Safety Check Ventilation Operating Environment Table of Contents Table of Contents Table of Contents Table of Contents Table of Contents FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder DTE Eliminates Pre-edit Processing Introduction Missing or Damaged Components UnpackingUSA Email support@focusinfo.com Emea Email techsupport@como.com FS-100 offers the following features FeaturesDvcprohd Flexible Capacities and Power Quickstart Physical Description and Basic Controls Recovering LCD Display After a Mild Shock to FS-100Front Panel Controls LCD Display Power OFF Power ControlNavigation Buttons Transport Control Buttons Back Search WW RecordPlay Forward Search Using Back Index with Short Clips Pause, Stop and Power OFFUsing the Forward and Back Index Keys Back Index WW Top Panel Top panel contains the following connectors and LEDsCharge LED Status Status LED States Remote Control, Serial Connector Computer FireWire ConnectorIn/Out 6-pin IEEE-1394a port x Asynchronous Data I/O DV/I/O Pin IEEE-1394a connector Camera FireWire Connector1080 50i 25P 720 50P 25P 576 50i 25P Channel Audio Rear panel contains the following important items Rear Panel Side panel contains cooling vents as illustrated below Side Panel Internal Speaker Bottom Panel FS-100 Menu System Outline of Menu and Option Screens Only appears for several seconds upon power upContains the following selections Provides lists to select play material from Organize OMF DVCPRO/DV only Contains the following disk and clip functionsOrganize Pinn DVCPRO/DV only Make Ref MOV version 4.X only TC Regen regenerate TC EXT externalContains the following hard drive selections TC Drop Ntsc only Contains the following recording functions Connecting the FS-100 to AC Power Powering the FS-100 Installing a Battery Installing / Removing the Battery PackRemoving a Battery Using FireWire to Charge FS-100 Charging the Battery USA FS-100 Supplied with 4-pin to 6-pin FireWire Cable Connecting a FS-100 to a DV/HD CamcorderHVX200 FireWire Connector FS-100 Automatically Detects Input Stream from AG-HVX200 Record and Playback with the FS-100Test Recording Portable DTE Recorder Power On the FS-100Stop Disk HDD Mode Dvcprohd REC DVCPRO50 REC DVCPRO/DV REC DD Drive Select HDD Recorder Mode DV Formats RAW DV AVI TYPE1 AVI TYPE2 Canopus AVI Select a DV File FormatDV24p and PAL 25P Modes Set Time and Date SetupLcdlight on SET Date 11 21 SET Time Do Not Use AV/C In FS-100 Record Modes Record With the FS-100Tapeless Control Counter RECPN Disk 1 168 min Audio Mute Tape Disp Lock Creating a New File without Dropping Frames Manual Recording Control Local Syncro Slave AV / C Tapeless Syncro Slave Control Local Syncro Slave AV / C -TAPELESS Tapeless Set UB Mode to FRM. Rate Configuring AG-HVX200 and Recording AG-HVX200 Camera Settings Variable Frame Rate VFR SettingsPress REC trigger button on the top or side of the camera See the cameras documentation for more details Set SETUP--VFR Mode to the appropriate base frame rate FS-100 SettingsPreparing P2 File for NLE Recording Timecode in the File Feature Availability on PAL Cameras Set the video camera to VCR or playback modeSetting the AG-HVX200 Playback on the FS-100 Jump to Home display Using Select Button Navigation Tip Jump to Top of Display Using the Left Button Welcome Screen General Screen Information01 / 16 09 30 19 V 4 Stop Counter Home Screen00001402 Reel Tape Disp Lock Field Data Type Number Data Description Disp display Information Fields Dvcprohd REC and DVCPRO50 REC DV Ntsc or PAL and HD FS-100 System Information Screens Power RemainingPress OK to clear the screen and return to the last screen Record Normal PRE-REC Disk PRE-REC Cach Loop Record Record ScreensStop Normal Record PRE-REC Record ModePRE-REC Cache Back HDD Avail PRE-REC Disk Record ModePRE-REC Time Snap Record Loop RecordSaving Loop Record Clips Another Method to Capture Single Frames Time Lapse Time Lapse Record00000000 Hhmmssff Back DV Formats Format ScreenDV Formats P2 PN Quicktime Quicktime PN DV Formats RAW DV AVI Type 2 24P Pinnacle -P2 Formats for 25P Applications AG-HVX200 Setup for PN/VFR HDD Mode ScreenThis screen displays the following items VFR Mutes Audio Identifying Master/Slave Volumes During Record/Playback Power on unit Go to the HDD Mode menu screen and enable Setting Up Master and Slave FS-100Begin recording or playback using the master FS-100 10 / 10 21 10 50 V 4 Setup ScreensVersion model NTSC/PAL Displayed Stop Frame 1st frame of current clip TC Drop Ntsc only TC NON-DROPDefault, Ntsc only TC EXT Group Default Time Date09 / 18 MM / DD / YY 10 50 HH MM SS Version Alarm On, OffLCD Light On, Off, Auto Version EXT CTL OFF, Pause, Frame, File Stop Frame, No VideoDisplays the first frame of the clip Video output is Off TC SET and UB SET Can Be Set at the Same Time Following are timecode TC functionsTC EXT Recommended for Pull-down Applications 00 00 00 HH MM SS FF TC SET FF FF FF FF UB SET TC NON-DROPGroup Default Enables the drop-frame functionTC DROP, NON-DROP Ntsc only Use with TC Free RUN or TC Regen Ntsc Menu VFR Mode OFF24P 30P PAL Menu REC Counter Set AG-HVX200 to Standard Record ModeVF Disk 1 168 min Undercranking and Overcranking VFR Mode Setting Not Saved Camera Resolution must be set to 720P mode Using VFR recordings in NLEs SET Contrast Value Back LCD Contrast 00 00 20 168 min Functions ScreenFunctions FA Sync FA AV / C FA Tapeless FA Reels Menu Functions List FB Blank Unlock Keys Press Select To Confirm ReelBlank After pressing the Unlk key, press Select Organize Reel Utilities ScreenUtilities available are Make REF MOV version 4.x only After Organize P2 Copy Files to Another Disk Organize P2 File Naming Conventions Organize Pinn DVCPRO/DV only Moving and Copying Reference Movie Files Content Referenced per Reference Movie File name convention for a QuickTime reference movie is File Name Convention Delete Clip Delete ClipClip YES Back Format Disk Press YES to Erase ALL Data YES Back Format DiskFormatting Larger Hard Disks Repair Disk Press YES to YES Back Repair DiskCorrupted Files May Need More Repairs Repair Clip Repair ClipRun Repair Clip after Organize P2 FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder File Name File NameClip 20041101 165423 Upgrade Press Select To Upgrade Software Back UpgradeUpgrade Upgrading Upgrade Errors Upgrade Complete Please RestartUpgrade Error Wrong Product Exit Upgrade Error File not Found Exit System ResetSystem Reset Continue to SYSTEM? YES Back Battery DiagnosticStatus Status Reels Screen FA R0-0Default ValuePlacing a Clip in a Reel Reels Optional Wired Remote Control p/n ACSS-0019-01 Using a Wired Remote Control Play Play Clip Loop Clip Loop ALL Play ALL Play Screen Play from Track List Reel List Play From Screen Control Local Syncro Slave AV/C Tapeless Control ScreenTransport keys have the same functions as on the FS-100 Camcorder Requirements for Tapeless Control Mode Do Not Use AV/C control in Record Mode FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder LCD Display Symbols and Text LCD Display Symbols and Text Recording for Unsupported NLE Using the FS-100 with a Computer For More Information Initial Setup Mounting the FS-100 in Windows FS-100 Video Clips in Reel Folder Addition, P2 also has 4 audio files Content limit per Reference Movie FS-100 and FAT Using Avid OMF Clips Organize OMF Function Drag all the OMF and AIF files into the new folder If Drive Does Not Appear Locate and select the FS-100 under Media Drives Dismounting the FS-100 Windows Dismount FS-100 Before Powering Off Mounting the FS-100 Macintosh Before Connecting FS-100 to a Computer Short-cut for Two-Button Mouse Dismounting the FS-100 Macintosh Mounting FS-100 to a Camcorder Mounting Hardware Clipping to a Belt Input/Outputs Physical Description Audio/Video/Timecode Specification PowerGPI & RS-232C Control 1 x 3.5mm mini jack DTE File Formats DVCPRO/DV modeDisk Information Dvcprohd and DVCPRO50 modes Log Files Error Messages Temperature WarrantyCompatible Camcorders and Accessories Miscellaneous Files FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder 12 , 45 11312 , 45 , 113 1394 AIF OMF AVI Buttons BatteryCable Camcorder FA functions FB functions FC functions Default Alarm groupLCDlight group Stop group DVCPRO/DV DTE Dvcprohd 1041080 113 Inputs ErrorEmbedded audio File not found MXF TC EXT Home Humidity IndicatorIndex Input stream LED LCD MOV ModesNLE Non-linear editor, see NLE Operation NtscOrganize 19, 52 Pinnacle 19, 53 Panasonic HVX200, see AG-HVX200 PanelPlayback RawDV 19, 52 PowerREC RUN, see TC and timecode Modes Recording Home 17, 27 Snap System Technical specificationRegen 62, 63 Timeline Avid Time code, see timecode Time lapseTrack Undercranking Variable frame rate, see VFR modeUSE EXT FS-100 19, 55 Video clip, see clip Number of files generatedWAV WindowsPage Page Part Number MANL-1023-10