FOCUS Enhancements FS-C

Quickstart

FS-C Portable DTE Recorder 17

•Reels

Allows selected clips to be marked for placement in

particular Reels Folders.

• R0 0

• R1 1

• R2 2

• R3 3

• R4 4

• R5 5

• R6 6

• R7 7

• R8 8

• R9 9

•NONE

• Utilities

Contains the following disk and clip functions:

•Organize Reel

•Organize OMF

• Organize MXF 2.0 upgrade only

•Organize PINN

• Delete Clip

•Format

•Repair Disk

• Repair Clip DV mode only

•File Name

•Upgrade

•System Reset

• Diagnostic

• Status

• Functions

Contains user definable function button selections.

Changing a setting with a Function button is identical

to changing the setting in its corresponding menu.

Refer to Functions Screen on page 76 for more

information.

Contents

Main Page LEGAL NOTICES Contacting FOCUS ENHANCEMENTS: Regulations and Safety Serial Number FCC Class B Page Page Grounding or Polarization Outdoor Antenna Grounding Lightning and Power Surges Power Lines Optical Precaution Maintenance and Moving Cleaning Servicing Page Table of Contents Introduction 1 Quickstart 7 FS-C Using with a Computer 35 FS-C Functions 49 Page LCD Display Symbols and Text 99 Technical Specifications 101 Page Page Introduction DTE Eliminates Pre-edit Processing Unpacking Features FS-C Features Page Page Page Quickstart Physical Description and Basic Controls Front Panel Controls LCD Display Function buttons (A, B, C) Power On Button Navigation Buttons Transport Control Buttons Page Page 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 Page Contains the controls for setting and reviewing the FS-C configuration: Contains the following hard drive selections: Page 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: Page 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. Page 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 Page 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 Page 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 FS-C Portable DTE Recorder 77 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 Page LCD Display Symbols and Text Page Technical Specifications DTE File Formats Disk Information Log Files Error Messages Warranty Temperature