FOCUS Enhancements manual Loop Record, Still, FS-2/2EFUNCTIONS

FS-2/2E FUNCTIONS

Pressing the REC key when in RETRO CACHE mode puts the FS-2/2E into a RETRO CACHE state (the tally light on the FS-2/2E flashes as if in PAUSE state). The FS-2/2E is actually recording in this state, but until you press the RECORD key a second time, the video records over itself in a continuous loop. It is much the same as RETRO DISK recording, except that it utilizes a data buffer separate to the disk drive to cache video.

RETRO CACHE is also accurate down to the frame instead of the 1 minute clips used in RETRO DISK. Once a RETRO CACHE value is set, pressing the REC key once puts the FS-2/2E immediately into RETRO CACHE Record. A “C” now appears next to the record symbol on the FS-2/2E's display.

Video is being recorded to the FS-2/2E cache. The REC button flashes (as if the unit is in pause). When you press the REC key, the FS-2/2E leaves the RETRO CACHE record mode and goes into standard record (the “C” on the display disappears).

Any clip recorded in this mode has the contents of the cache added to the beginning of the clip.

Once paused, the unit returns to the RETRO CACHE record mode again (the “C” reappears in the LCD) for further RETRO CACHE recordings or until it is disabled in the RETRO CACHE by setting the RETRO CACHE time to zero seconds.

RETRO CACHE record can be used in LOCAL and SYNCRO SLAVE record control modes.

Loop Record

When you select LOOP RECORD when recording has begun, video is recorded to available disk space. Clips are recorded to disk continuously in one-minute clips (up to 60 minutes), or 9 minute clips (for loops over 60 minutes, 2GB files).

When the disk capacity’s record time is reached, an additional one-minute (or 2GB) segment is created. After this clip is complete, the oldest one-minute clip (or 2GB segment) is recorded over, followed by each sequential oldest clip.

When you press STOP during a record session, recording stops and clips in the current LOOP RECORD session are saved to disk. They are also saved in a single folder.

NOTE: Loop record only works with one disk drive.

Still

When you select STILL when REC has begun, a single frame is grabbed.

You can grab a still quickly by pressing SHIFT + REC on the front panel when you are in any record mode.

Use STILL with LOCAL and SYNCRO SLAVE record control modes. If STILL is the record mode when power is cut to the unit or it is turned off, and then rebooted, the FS-2/2E goes to NORMAL REC mode.

FS-2 and FS-2E Studio DTE Disk Recorders User Guide

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Part Number: MANL-0927-03