Mounting the FS-100 Macintosh | FOCUS Enhancements DVCPRO/DV

Using the FS-100 with a Computer

Mounting the FS-100 (Macintosh)

1.Start the Mac computer and connect the FS-100’s COMPUTER I/ O port to the computer using a standard 6-pin to 6-pin FireWire cable.

When mounted, the FS-100 should appear on the computer's desktop as shown below:

The FS-100 appears as a FAT32 volume with a PC label.

2.Locate the FS-100 on the desktop and open it up.

3.Open the folder with the most recent date code (for example, “20050127-110345-01”). It should look similar to the following:

Before Connecting FS-100 to a Computer

If clips have been assigned to a Reel folder: perform an Organize Reels before connecting the unit to a computer.

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FOCUS Enhancements DVCPRO/DV, DVCPRO50, DVCPROHD manual Mounting the FS-100 Macintosh, Before Connecting FS-100 to a Computer

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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 Outdoor Antenna Grounding Optical PrecautionLightning and Power Surges Power Lines Safety Check Maintenance and MovingCleaning Accessories and Replacement Parts 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 Emea Email techsupport@como.com UnpackingMissing or Damaged Components USA Email support@focusinfo.com FS-100 offers the following features FeaturesDvcprohd Flexible Capacities and Power Quickstart LCD Display Recovering LCD Display After a Mild Shock to FS-100Physical Description and Basic Controls Front Panel Controls Transport Control Buttons Power ControlPower OFF Navigation Buttons Forward Search RecordBack Search WW Play Back Index WW Pause, Stop and Power OFFUsing Back Index with Short Clips Using the Forward and Back Index Keys Status LED States Top panel contains the following connectors and LEDsTop Panel Charge LED Status Remote Control, Serial Connector Computer FireWire ConnectorIn/Out 6-pin IEEE-1394a port x Asynchronous Data I/O Channel Audio Camera FireWire ConnectorDV/I/O Pin IEEE-1394a connector 1080 50i 25P 720 50P 25P 576 50i 25P 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 Provides lists to select play material from Only appears for several seconds upon power upOutline of Menu and Option Screens Contains the following selections Organize OMF DVCPRO/DV only Contains the following disk and clip functionsOrganize Pinn DVCPRO/DV only Make Ref MOV version 4.X only TC Drop Ntsc only TC EXT externalTC Regen regenerate Contains the following hard drive selections 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 Disk Power On the FS-100Portable DTE Recorder Stop 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 Date SetupSet Time and Date Lcdlight on 11 21 SET Time Do Not Use AV/C In FS-100 Record Modes Record With the FS-100Tapeless Control Audio Mute Tape Disp Lock RECCounter PN Disk 1 168 min 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 See the cameras documentation for more details Variable Frame Rate VFR SettingsAG-HVX200 Camera Settings Press REC trigger button on the top or side of the camera Recording Timecode in the File FS-100 SettingsSet SETUP--VFR Mode to the appropriate base frame rate Preparing P2 File for NLE Playback on the FS-100 Set the video camera to VCR or playback modeFeature Availability on PAL Cameras Setting the AG-HVX200 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 Reel Tape Disp Lock Home ScreenStop Counter 00001402 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 Another Method to Capture Single Frames Loop RecordSnap Record Saving Loop Record Clips Hhmmssff Back Time Lapse RecordTime Lapse 00000000 DV Formats RAW DV AVI Type 2 24P Pinnacle -P2 Format ScreenDV Formats DV Formats P2 PN Quicktime Quicktime PN Formats for 25P Applications VFR Mutes Audio HDD Mode ScreenAG-HVX200 Setup for PN/VFR This screen displays the following items 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 Stop Frame 1st frame of current clip Setup Screens10 / 10 21 10 50 V 4 Version model NTSC/PAL Displayed TC Drop Ntsc only TC NON-DROPDefault, Ntsc only TC EXT Group Default 10 50 HH MM SS DateTime 09 / 18 MM / DD / YY Version Alarm On, OffVersion LCD Light On, Off, Auto Video output is Off Stop Frame, No VideoEXT CTL OFF, Pause, Frame, File Displays the first frame of the clip 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 Use with TC Free RUN or TC Regen Enables the drop-frame functionTC NON-DROPGroup Default TC DROP, NON-DROP Ntsc only PAL Menu VFR Mode OFFNtsc Menu 24P 30P 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 After pressing the Unlk key, press Select ReelUnlock Keys Press Select To Confirm Blank Make REF MOV version 4.x only Utilities ScreenOrganize Reel Utilities available are 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 YES Back Delete ClipDelete Clip Clip 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 Status DiagnosticBattery Status Reels FA R0-0Default ValueReels Screen Placing a Clip in a Reel 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 Dvcprohd and DVCPRO50 modes DVCPRO/DV modeDTE File Formats Disk Information Log Files Error Messages Miscellaneous Files WarrantyTemperature Compatible Camcorders and Accessories FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder 1394 11312 , 45 12 , 45 , 113 AIF OMF AVI Camcorder BatteryButtons Cable Stop group Default Alarm groupFA functions FB functions FC functions LCDlight group DVCPRO/DV DTE Dvcprohd 1041080 113 File not found ErrorInputs Embedded audio MXF TC EXT Input stream IndicatorHome Humidity Index LED LCD Non-linear editor, see NLE ModesMOV NLE 19, 52 NtscOperation Organize Pinnacle 19, 53 Panasonic HVX200, see AG-HVX200 PanelPlayback RawDV 19, 52 PowerREC RUN, see TC and timecode Modes Recording Home 17, 27 Snap 62, 63 Technical specificationSystem Regen Timeline Avid Time code, see timecode Time lapseTrack 19, 55 Variable frame rate, see VFR modeUndercranking USE EXT FS-100 Windows Number of files generatedVideo clip, see clip WAVPage Page Part Number MANL-1023-10