Part Number MANL-1023-10
Portable DTE Recorder
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FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder
DTE Eliminates Pre-edit Processing
Introduction
Emea Email techsupport@como.com
Unpacking
Missing or Damaged Components
USA Email support@focusinfo.com
Dvcprohd
Features
FS-100 offers the following features
Flexible Capacities and Power
Quickstart
LCD Display
Recovering LCD Display After a Mild Shock to FS-100
Physical Description and Basic Controls
Front Panel Controls
Transport Control Buttons
Power Control
Power OFF
Navigation Buttons
Forward Search
Record
Back Search WW
Play
Back Index WW
Pause, Stop and Power OFF
Using Back Index with Short Clips
Using the Forward and Back Index Keys
Status LED States
Top panel contains the following connectors and LEDs
Top Panel
Charge LED Status
In/Out 6-pin IEEE-1394a port x Asynchronous Data I/O
Computer FireWire Connector
Remote Control, Serial Connector
Channel Audio
Camera FireWire Connector
DV/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 up
Outline of Menu and Option Screens
Contains the following selections
Organize Pinn DVCPRO/DV only Make Ref MOV version 4.X only
Contains the following disk and clip functions
Organize OMF DVCPRO/DV only
TC Drop Ntsc only
TC EXT external
TC Regen regenerate
Contains the following hard drive selections
Contains the following recording functions
Connecting the FS-100 to AC Power
Powering the FS-100
Removing a Battery
Installing / Removing the Battery Pack
Installing a Battery
Using FireWire to Charge FS-100
Charging the Battery
USA
HVX200 FireWire Connector
Connecting a FS-100 to a DV/HD Camcorder
FS-100 Supplied with 4-pin to 6-pin FireWire Cable
Test Recording
Record and Playback with the FS-100
FS-100 Automatically Detects Input Stream from AG-HVX200
Disk
Power On the FS-100
Portable DTE Recorder
Stop
HDD Mode Dvcprohd REC DVCPRO50 REC DVCPRO/DV REC DD Drive
Select HDD Recorder Mode
DV24p and PAL 25P Modes
Select a DV File Format
DV Formats RAW DV AVI TYPE1 AVI TYPE2 Canopus AVI
SET Date
Setup
Set Time and Date
Lcdlight on
11 21
SET Time
Tapeless Control
Record With the FS-100
Do Not Use AV/C In FS-100 Record Modes
Audio Mute Tape Disp Lock
REC
Counter
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 Settings
AG-HVX200 Camera Settings
Press REC trigger button on the top or side of the camera
Recording Timecode in the File
FS-100 Settings
Set 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 mode
Feature 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
01 / 16 09 30 19 V 4
General Screen Information
Welcome Screen
Reel Tape Disp Lock
Home Screen
Stop Counter
00001402
Field Data Type Number Data Description
Disp display Information Fields
Dvcprohd REC and DVCPRO50 REC
DV Ntsc or PAL and HD
Press OK to clear the screen and return to the last screen
Power Remaining
FS-100 System Information Screens
Stop
Record Screens
Record Normal PRE-REC Disk PRE-REC Cach Loop Record
PRE-REC Cache Back
PRE-REC Record Mode
Normal Record
PRE-REC Time
PRE-REC Disk Record Mode
HDD Avail
Another Method to Capture Single Frames
Loop Record
Snap Record
Saving Loop Record Clips
Hhmmssff Back
Time Lapse Record
Time Lapse
00000000
DV Formats RAW DV AVI Type 2 24P Pinnacle -P2
Format Screen
DV Formats
DV Formats P2 PN Quicktime Quicktime PN
Formats for 25P Applications
VFR Mutes Audio
HDD Mode Screen
AG-HVX200 Setup for PN/VFR
This screen displays the following items
Identifying Master/Slave Volumes During Record/Playback
Begin recording or playback using the master FS-100
Setting Up Master and Slave FS-100
Power on unit Go to the HDD Mode menu screen and enable
Stop Frame 1st frame of current clip
Setup Screens
10 / 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
Date
Time
09 / 18 MM / DD / YY
Version
Alarm On, Off
Version
LCD Light On, Off, Auto
Video output is Off
Stop Frame, No Video
EXT CTL OFF, Pause, Frame, File
Displays the first frame of the clip
TC EXT Recommended for Pull-down Applications
Following are timecode TC functions
TC SET and UB SET Can Be Set at the Same Time
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 function
TC NON-DROPGroup Default
TC DROP, NON-DROP Ntsc only
PAL Menu
VFR Mode OFF
Ntsc Menu
24P 30P
VF Disk 1 168 min
Set AG-HVX200 to Standard Record Mode
REC Counter
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
Functions FA Sync FA AV / C FA Tapeless FA Reels
Functions Screen
00 00 20 168 min
Menu
Functions List
FB Blank
After pressing the Unlk key, press Select
Reel
Unlock Keys Press Select To Confirm
Blank
Make REF MOV version 4.x only
Utilities Screen
Organize 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 Clip
Delete Clip
Clip
Formatting Larger Hard Disks
Format Disk
Format Disk Press YES to Erase ALL Data YES Back
Corrupted Files May Need More Repairs
Repair Disk
Repair Disk Press YES to YES Back
Run Repair Clip after Organize P2
Repair Clip
Repair Clip
FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder
Clip 20041101 165423
File Name
File Name
Upgrade Upgrading
Upgrade
Upgrade Press Select To Upgrade Software Back
Upgrade Error Wrong Product Exit
Upgrade Complete Please Restart
Upgrade Errors
System Reset Continue to SYSTEM? YES Back
System Reset
Upgrade Error File not Found Exit
Status
Diagnostic
Battery
Status
Reels
FA R0-0Default Value
Reels 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
Transport keys have the same functions as on the FS-100
Control Screen
Control Local Syncro Slave AV/C Tapeless
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
GPI & RS-232C Control 1 x 3.5mm mini jack
Power
Audio/Video/Timecode Specification
Dvcprohd and DVCPRO50 modes
DVCPRO/DV mode
DTE File Formats
Disk Information
Log Files
Error Messages
Miscellaneous Files
Warranty
Temperature
Compatible Camcorders and Accessories
FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder
1394
113
12 , 45
12 , 45 , 113
AIF
OMF
AVI
Camcorder
Battery
Buttons
Cable
Stop group
Default Alarm group
FA functions FB functions FC functions
LCDlight group
DVCPRO/DV
DTE
1080 113
104
Dvcprohd
File not found
Error
Inputs
Embedded audio
MXF
TC EXT
Input stream
Indicator
Home Humidity
Index
LED
LCD
Non-linear editor, see NLE
Modes
MOV
NLE
19, 52
Ntsc
Operation
Organize
Playback
Panasonic HVX200, see AG-HVX200 Panel
Pinnacle 19, 53
REC RUN, see TC and timecode
Power
RawDV 19, 52
Modes
Recording
Home 17, 27
Snap
62, 63
Technical specification
System
Regen
Track
Time code, see timecode Time lapse
Timeline Avid
19, 55
Variable frame rate, see VFR mode
Undercranking
USE EXT FS-100
Windows
Number of files generated
Video clip, see clip
WAV
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