FOCUS Enhancements DVCPRO50, FS-100, DVCPROHD, DVCPRO/DV manual

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Portable DTE Recorder Part Number MANL-1023-10Page Legal Notices Serial Number Contacting Focus Enhancements Regulations and Safety FCC Class a Compliance Australia and New Zealand European Union Symbols Documentation Electrical Precautions Power-Cord Protection Grounding or Polarization Optical Precaution Lightning and Power SurgesPower Lines Outdoor Antenna Grounding Maintenance and Moving CleaningAccessories and Replacement Parts Safety Check Operating Environment Ventilation Table of Contents Table of Contents Table of Contents Table of Contents Table of Contents FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder Introduction DTE Eliminates Pre-edit Processing Unpacking Missing or Damaged ComponentsUSA Email support@focusinfo.com Emea Email techsupport@como.com FS-100 offers the following features FeaturesDvcprohd Flexible Capacities and Power Quickstart Recovering LCD Display After a Mild Shock to FS-100 Physical Description and Basic ControlsFront Panel Controls LCD Display Power Control Power OFFNavigation Buttons Transport Control Buttons Record Back Search WWPlay Forward Search Pause, Stop and Power OFF Using Back Index with Short ClipsUsing the Forward and Back Index Keys Back Index WW Top panel contains the following connectors and LEDs Top PanelCharge LED Status Status LED States Remote Control, Serial Connector Computer FireWire ConnectorIn/Out 6-pin IEEE-1394a port x Asynchronous Data I/O Camera FireWire Connector DV/I/O Pin IEEE-1394a connector1080 50i 25P 720 50P 25P 576 50i 25P Channel Audio Rear Panel Rear panel contains the following important items Side Panel Side panel contains cooling vents as illustrated below Bottom Panel Internal Speaker FS-100 Menu System Only appears for several seconds upon power up Outline of Menu and Option ScreensContains 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 EXT external TC Regen regenerateContains the following hard drive selections TC Drop Ntsc only Contains the following recording functions Powering the FS-100 Connecting the FS-100 to AC Power Installing a Battery Installing / Removing the Battery PackRemoving a Battery Charging the Battery Using FireWire to Charge FS-100 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 Power On the FS-100 Portable DTE RecorderStop Disk Select HDD Recorder Mode HDD Mode Dvcprohd REC DVCPRO50 REC DVCPRO/DV REC DD Drive DV Formats RAW DV AVI TYPE1 AVI TYPE2 Canopus AVI Select a DV File FormatDV24p and PAL 25P Modes Setup Set Time and DateLcdlight on SET Date SET Time 11 21 Do Not Use AV/C In FS-100 Record Modes Record With the FS-100Tapeless Control REC CounterPN Disk 1 168 min Audio Mute Tape Disp Lock Manual Recording Creating a New File without Dropping Frames Syncro Slave Control Local Syncro Slave AV / C Tapeless Tapeless Control Local Syncro Slave AV / C -TAPELESS Configuring AG-HVX200 and Recording Set UB Mode to FRM. Rate Variable Frame Rate VFR Settings AG-HVX200 Camera SettingsPress REC trigger button on the top or side of the camera See the cameras documentation for more details FS-100 Settings Set SETUP--VFR Mode to the appropriate base frame ratePreparing P2 File for NLE Recording Timecode in the File Set the video camera to VCR or playback mode Feature Availability on PAL CamerasSetting the AG-HVX200 Playback on the FS-100 Navigation Tip Jump to Top of Display Using the Left Button Jump to Home display Using Select Button Welcome Screen General Screen Information01 / 16 09 30 19 V 4 Home Screen Stop Counter00001402 Reel Tape Disp Lock Disp display Information Fields Field Data Type Number Data Description DV Ntsc or PAL and HD Dvcprohd REC and DVCPRO50 REC 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 Loop Record Snap RecordSaving Loop Record Clips Another Method to Capture Single Frames Time Lapse Record Time Lapse00000000 Hhmmssff Back Format Screen DV FormatsDV Formats P2 PN Quicktime Quicktime PN DV Formats RAW DV AVI Type 2 24P Pinnacle -P2 Formats for 25P Applications HDD Mode Screen AG-HVX200 Setup for PN/VFRThis 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 Setup Screens 10 / 10 21 10 50 V 4Version model NTSC/PAL Displayed Stop Frame 1st frame of current clip TC EXT Group Default TC Drop Ntsc only TC NON-DROPDefault, Ntsc only Date Time09 / 18 MM / DD / YY 10 50 HH MM SS Alarm On, Off VersionLCD Light On, Off, Auto Version Stop Frame, No Video EXT CTL OFF, Pause, Frame, FileDisplays 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 TC SET 00 00 00 HH MM SS FF UB SET FF FF FF FF Enables the drop-frame function TC NON-DROPGroup DefaultTC DROP, NON-DROP Ntsc only Use with TC Free RUN or TC Regen VFR Mode OFF Ntsc Menu24P 30P PAL Menu REC Counter Set AG-HVX200 to Standard Record ModeVF Disk 1 168 min VFR Mode Setting Not Saved Undercranking and Overcranking Using VFR recordings in NLEs Camera Resolution must be set to 720P mode LCD Contrast SET Contrast Value Back 00 00 20 168 min Functions ScreenFunctions FA Sync FA AV / C FA Tapeless FA Reels Functions List Menu FB Blank Reel Unlock Keys Press Select To ConfirmBlank After pressing the Unlk key, press Select Utilities Screen Organize ReelUtilities available are Make REF MOV version 4.x only Organize P2 After Organize P2 Copy Files to Another Disk Organize Pinn DVCPRO/DV only File Naming Conventions Content Referenced per Reference Movie Moving and Copying Reference Movie Files File Name Convention File name convention for a QuickTime reference movie is 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 Diagnostic BatteryStatus Status FA R0-0Default Value Reels ScreenPlacing a Clip in a Reel Reels Using a Wired Remote Control Optional Wired Remote Control p/n ACSS-0019-01 Play Screen Play Play Clip Loop Clip Loop ALL Play ALL Play From Screen Play from Track List Reel List Control Local Syncro Slave AV/C Tapeless Control ScreenTransport keys have the same functions as on the FS-100 Do Not Use AV/C control in Record Mode Camcorder Requirements for Tapeless Control Mode FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder LCD Display Symbols and Text LCD Display Symbols and Text Using the FS-100 with a Computer Recording for Unsupported NLE Initial Setup For More Information Mounting the FS-100 in Windows FS-100 Video Clips in Reel Folder Content limit per Reference Movie Addition, P2 also has 4 audio files FS-100 and FAT Using Avid OMF Clips Drag all the OMF and AIF files into the new folder Organize OMF Function Locate and select the FS-100 under Media Drives If Drive Does Not Appear Dismount FS-100 Before Powering Off Dismounting the FS-100 Windows Before Connecting FS-100 to a Computer Mounting the FS-100 Macintosh Dismounting the FS-100 Macintosh Short-cut for Two-Button Mouse Mounting Hardware Mounting FS-100 to a Camcorder Clipping to a Belt Physical Description Input/Outputs Audio/Video/Timecode Specification PowerGPI & RS-232C Control 1 x 3.5mm mini jack DVCPRO/DV mode DTE File FormatsDisk Information Dvcprohd and DVCPRO50 modes Error Messages Log Files Warranty TemperatureCompatible Camcorders and Accessories Miscellaneous Files FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder 113 12 , 4512 , 45 , 113 1394 AIF AVI OMF Battery ButtonsCable Camcorder Default Alarm group FA functions FB functions FC functionsLCDlight group Stop group DTE DVCPRO/DV Dvcprohd 1041080 113 Error InputsEmbedded audio File not found MXF TC EXT Indicator Home HumidityIndex Input stream LCD LED Modes MOVNLE Non-linear editor, see NLE Ntsc OperationOrganize 19, 52 Pinnacle 19, 53 Panasonic HVX200, see AG-HVX200 PanelPlayback RawDV 19, 52 PowerREC RUN, see TC and timecode Recording Modes Home 17, 27 Snap Technical specification SystemRegen 62, 63 Timeline Avid Time code, see timecode Time lapseTrack Variable frame rate, see VFR mode UndercrankingUSE EXT FS-100 19, 55 Number of files generated Video clip, see clipWAV WindowsPage Page Part Number MANL-1023-10