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LEGAL NOTICES
Contacting FOCUS ENHANCEMENTS:
Regulations and Safety
Serial Number
FCC Class B
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Grounding or Polarization
Outdoor Antenna Grounding
Lightning and Power Surges
Power Lines
Optical Precaution
Maintenance and Moving Cleaning
Servicing
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Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Quickstart 7
FS-C Using with a Computer 35
FS-C Functions 49
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LCD Display Symbols and Text 99 Technical Specifications 101
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Introduction
DTE Eliminates Pre-edit Processing
Unpacking
Features
FS-C Features
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Quickstart
Physical Description and Basic Controls
Front Panel Controls
LCD Display
Function buttons (A, B, C)
Power On Button
Navigation Buttons
Transport Control Buttons
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Top Panel
The top panel contains the following connectors and LEDs:
Charge LED States
Status LED States
Computer FireWire Connector
Remote Control, Serial Connector
FireWire Alignment
Camera FireWire Connector
Rear Panel
The rear panel contains the following important items:
The side panel contains cooling vents as illustrated below.
Side Panel
Bottom Panel
The FS-C Menu System
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Contains the controls for setting and reviewing the FS-C configuration:
Contains the following hard drive selections:
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Powering the FS-C
Connecting the FS-C to AC Power
Installing / Removing the Battery Pack Installing a Battery
Removing a Battery
Charging the Battery
Connecting a FS-C to a DV/HD Camcorder
Before performing this procedure, make sure you have installed and charged the battery, see
Record and Playback with the FS-C
Before using the FS-C, set up the unit as outlined in the following sections:
Power On the FS-C
Select HDD Recorder Mode
Select a DV/HD File Format
Set Time and Date
SET TIME 11 : 21 : 13 HH : MM : SS BACK
Record With the FS-C
Quickstart
30 FS-C Portable DTE Recorder
Repair Clip DV Mode only
Manual Recording
Syncro Slave
Tapeless
Recording Timecode in the File
Playback on the FS-C
FS-C Using with a Computer
Initial Setup
Mounting the FS-C in Windows
Use this procedure for Windows XP, 2000, 98SE and ME.
This folder may contain several different files. The video clips. can appear as:
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FS-C and FAT 32
Using Avid OMF Clips
To use a FS-C recorded Avid OMF file on an Avid NLE system, use the following procedure.
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Dismounting the FS-C (Windows)
Mounting the FS-C (Macintosh)
Dismounting the FS-C (Macintosh)
Mounting Hardware
Mounting FS-C to a Camcorder
Clipping to a Belt
FS-C Functions
General Screen Information
Welcome Screen
Home Screen
DISP (display) Information Fields
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FS-C System Information Screens
Record Screens
Normal Record
Retro Cache Record Mode
Retro Disk Record Mode
Loop Record
Saving Loop Record Clips
Snap Record DV modes only
Time Lapse Record DV modes only
HDD Mode Screen
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Setting Up Master and Slave FS-C
Format Screen
DV Formats
HD Format Screen
Setup Screens
Date
SET DATE 09 / 18 / 05 MM / DD / YY BACK
Time
Versi on
LCD Light On, Off, Auto
Alarm On, Off
Stop Frame, Gray, No video
EXT CTL OFF, Pause, Frame, File
TIME CODE EXT, REC RUN, FREE RUN, REGEN
TC SET
UB SET
TC DROP, NON-DROP NTSC only
HDV TC TYPE FS-C 2.0 upgrade only
LCD CONTRAST
Functions Screen
FS-C Functions
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Functions List
A list of the Function button menu is below. In each group, the default selection is listed first.
Default
FS-C Functions
78 FS-C Portable DTE Recorder
LOCK/UNLK:
Assigning Clips to Reels
Blank
Utilities Screen
Organize Reel
Organize OMF
Organize MXF FS-C 2.0 upgrade only
Organize PINN
Delete Clip
Format Disk
Repair Disk
Repair Clip DV Mode only
File Name
Upgrade
Upgrade Errors
System Reset
Diagnostic
Status
Reels Screen
Placing a Clip in a Reel
Using a Wired Remote Control
Play Screen
Play From Screen
Control Screen
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LCD Display Symbols and Text
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Technical Specifications
DTE File Formats
Disk Information
Log Files
Error Messages
Warranty
Temperature