FOCUS Enhancements DVCPRO/DV, DVCPRO50, DVCPROHD, FS-100 Top Panel

Quickstart

FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder

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Top Panel

The top panel contains the following connectors and LEDs:

Charge LED Status

Status LED States

LED Indicates

Off No Charger Connected

Green Charging Cycle Completed

Amber / Green Floating Charge Mode (Charging almost completed.)

Amber Fast Charge Mode (Maximum charging rate.)

Red Charging Error

Red / Amber No Battery Installed / Battery Error

Amber, flashing Insufficient Voltage to Charger

LED Indicates

Off Power OFF

Green Power ON (Power On but there is no activity.)

Orange, solid Playback

Orange, fluttering H ard drive being accessed during playback.

Red, solid Recording Mode

Red, blinking Recording Pause

Computer

(FireWire Connector)

Remote Control

(Serial Connector)

Camera

(FireWire Connector)

Status LED

Charge LED

Contents

Main Page LEGAL NOTICES Contacting FOCUS ENHANCEMENTS: Serial Number Regulations and Safety FCC Class A Page Symbols Documentation Electrical Precautions Power-Cord Protection Grounding or Polarization Outdoor Antenna Grounding Ground Loop WARNING: Lightning and Power Surges Optical Precaution Maintenance and Moving Cleaning Servicing Accessories and Replacement Parts Safety Check Operating Environment Vent ila tio n Table of Contents Page Page Page Page Page Introduction DTE Eliminates Pre-edit Processing Unpacking Features Page Quickstart Physical Description and Basic Controls Front Panel Controls LCD Display Function buttons (A, B, C) Power Control Power OFF Navigation Buttons Transport Control Buttons Record Back Search Play Forward Search Back Index Pause, STOP and Power OFF Forward Index 10 Top Panel The top panel contains the following connectors and LEDs: Status LED States Charge LED Status Computer FireWire Connector Remote Control, Serial Connector Camera FireWire Connector Rear Panel Page Bottom Panel Internal Speaker The FS-100 Menu System Outline of Menu and Option Screens Page Page Page Powering the FS-100 Connecting the FS-100 to AC Power Installing / Removing the Battery Pack Installing a Battery Removing a Battery Charging the Battery Quickstart Connecting a FS-100 to a DV/HD Camcorder Record and Playback with the FS-100 Power On the FS-100 Select HDD Recorder Mode Select a DV File Format DV FORMATS RAW DV -AVI TYPE1 AVI TYPE2 CANOPUS AVI Set Time and Date Page Record With the FS-100 Page Manual Recording Creating a New File without Dropping Frames Syncro Slave CONTROL LOCAL -SYNCRO SLAVE AV / C TAPELESS Page Configuring AG-HVX200 and Recording Variable Frame Rate (VFR) Settings AG-HVX200 Camera Settings FS-100 Settings Preparing P2 File for NLE Recording Timecode in the File Playback on the FS-100 FS-100 Functions General Screen Information Welcome Screen Home Screen STOP 1- COUNTER 00:00:14:02 PN DISK 1 168 min REEL TAPE DISP LOCK DISP (display) Information Fields Page FS-100 System Information Screens Record Screens Normal Record PRE-REC Record Mode PRE-REC CACHE :00 :SS PRE-REC Disk Record Mode PRE-REC Disk HDD AVAIL: 176 min PRE-REC TIME: 010 min Loop Record Saving Loop Record Clips Snap Record Time Lapse Record Format Screen DV Formats Page HDD Mode Screen HDD MODE -DVCPROHD REC DVCPRO50 REC DV C PR O /D V RE C DD DRIVE Page Setting Up Master and Slave FS-100 Setup Screens Page Page Vers ion LCD Light On, Off, Auto Alarm On, Off VERSION 4.0.0.04071507 NTSC FS-100 Stop Frame, No Video EXT CTL OFF, Pause, Frame, File TIME CODE EXT, REC RUN, FREE RUN, REGEN TC SET TC SET 00 : 00 : 00 : 00 HH : MM : SS : FF UB SET TC DROP, NON-DROP NTSC only VFR MODE Set AG-HVX200 to Standard Record Mode REC COUNTER 00:00:14:02 VF DISK 1 168 min REEL TAPE DISP LOCK Undercranking and Overcranking Using VFR recordings in NLEs LCD CONTRAST Functions Screen 72 Functions List A list of the Function button menu is below. In each group, the default selection is listed first. Page Page Utilities Screen Organize Reel UTILITIES ORGANIZE REEL ORGANIZE OMF ORGANIZE P2 ORGANIZE PINN Organize OMF DVCPRO/DV only Organize P2 File Naming Conventions Organize PINN Make Ref MOV File Name Convention Delete Clip DELETE CLIP CLIP 000 YES BACK Format Disk Repair Disk REPAIR DISK PRESS YES TO REPAIR DISK YES BACK Repair Clip Run Repair Clip after Organize P2 REPAIR CLIP CLIP 000 YES BACK Page File Name Upgrade Page System Reset Diagnostic Status Reels Screen Placing a Clip in a Reel REELS R0 0 R1 1 R2 2 R3 3 Using a Wired Remote Control Play Screen PLAY PLAY CLIP LOOP CLIP LOOP ALL PLAY ALL Play From Screen Control Screen Page Page 97 LCD Display Symbols and Text Page Using the FS-100 with a Computer Initial Setup Mounting the FS-100 in Windows Page Page FS-100 and FAT 32 Using Avid OMF Clips Page Page Dismounting the FS-100 (Windows) Mounting the FS-100 (Macintosh) Dismounting the FS-100 (Macintosh) Mounting Hardware Mounting FS-100 to a Camcorder Clipping to a Belt Technical Specifications Physical Description Input/Outputs Power Audio/Video/Timecode Specification DTE File Formats Disk Information Log Files Error Messages Page Page Index