Portable DTE Recorder
Part Number MANL-1023-08
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FS-100 Functions
Time Code EXT, REC RUN, Free RUN, Regen
Technical Specifications
Table of Contents FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder
FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder
Introduction
DTE Eliminates Pre-edit Processing
Unpacking
Missing or Damaged Components
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Emea Email techsupport@como.com
Features
Dvcprohd
Flexible Capacities and Power
Quickstart
Recovering LCD Display After a Mild Shock to FS-100
Physical Description and Basic Controls
Front Panel Controls
LCD Display
Power On Button
Alarm OFF
Navigation Buttons
Transport Control Buttons
Record
Back Search WW
Play
Forward Search
Pause, Stop and Power OFF
Using Back Index with Short Clips
Back Index WW
Forward Index
Floating Charge Mode Charging almost completed
Fast Charge Mode Maximum charging rate
Top Panel
Charge LED Status
Computer FireWire Connector
Remote Control, Serial Connector
Camera FireWire Connector
Channel Audio
Rear Panel
Side Panel
Bottom Panel
Internal Speaker
FS-100 Menu System
Outline of Menu and Option Screens
Returning to the Top of Menu or Home screen
Contains the following disk and clip functions
Organize OMF DVCPRO/DV only
TC Drop Ntsc only
Contains the following recording functions
Powering the FS-100
Connecting the FS-100 to AC Power
Removing a Battery
Installing / Removing the Battery Pack
Installing a Battery
Charging the Battery
Using FireWire to Charge FS-100
USA
HVX200 FireWire Connector
Connecting a FS-100 to a DV/HD Camcorder
FS-100 Supplied with 4-pin to 6-pin FireWire Cable
Record and Playback with the FS-100
FS-100 Automatically Detects Input Stream from AG-HVX200
Power On the FS-100
Portable DTE Recorder
Stop
Disk
Select HDD Recorder Mode
HDD Mode Dvcprohd REC DVCPRO50 REC DVCPRO/DV REC DD Drive
DV24p and PAL 25P Modes
Select a DV File Format
DV Formats RAW DV AVI TYPE1 AVI TYPE2 Canopus AVI
Setup
Set Time and Date
Lcdlight on
SET Date
SET Time
11 21
Tapeless Control
Record With the FS-100
Do Not Use AV/C In FS-100 Record Modes
Troubleshooting Counter Not Incrementing
Verify FS-100 and Camcorder are the Same Video Standard
Manual Recording
Creating a New File without Dropping Frames
Syncro Slave
Control Local Syncro Slave AV / C Tapeless
Tapeless
Control Local Syncro Slave AV / C -TAPELESS
Configuring AG-HVX200 and Recording
Function buttons
Recording Timecode in the File
Prepare P2 Recording File for NLE
Playback on the FS-100
Feature Availability on PAL Cameras
Setting the AG-HVX200
Audio is Muted During Dvcprohd 720 PN Playback
Counter 00001402 Disk 1 168 min
Audio Mute Reel Tape Disp Lock
Navigation Tip Jump to Top of Display Using the Left Button
Jump to Home display Using Select Button
01 / 16 09 30 19 V 1
General Screen Information
Welcome Screen
Home Screen
Stop Counter
00001402
Reel Tape Disp Lock
Disp display Information Fields
Field Data Type Number Data Description
Power Remaining
FS-100 System Information Screens
DV Ntsc or PAL and HD
Dvcprohd REC and DVCPRO50 REC
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 Disk Record Mode
PRE-REC Disk HDD Avail 176 min
PRE-REC Time
010 min
Loop Record
Snap Record
Saving Loop Record Clips
Another Method to Capture Single Frames
Time Lapse Record
Time Lapse
00000000
Hhmmssff Back
Format Screen
DV Formats
DV Formats P2 PN Quicktime Quicktime PN
DV Formats RAW DV AVI Type 2 24P Pinnacle -P2
MXF 0P1a
Formats for 25P Applications
HDD Mode Screen
Identifying Master/Slave Volumes During Record/Playback
Setting Up Master and Slave FS-100
Master FS-100 Slave FS-100
Setup Screens
Lcdlight on Group Default
EXT CTL OFF Group Default
10 / 10 21 10 50 V 1
TC EXT Group Default
TC Drop Ntsc only TC NON-DROPDefault, Ntsc only
Date
Time
09 / 18 MM / DD / YY
10 50 HH MM SS
Alarm On, Off
Version
LCD Light On, Off, Auto
Version
Stop Frame, No Video
EXT CTL OFF, Pause, Frame, File
TC SET and UB SET Can Be Set at the Same Time
TC EXT Recommended for Pull-down Applications
TC SET
00 00 00 HH MM SS FF
UB SET
FF FF FF FF
TC NON-DROPGroup Default
TC DROP, NON-DROP Ntsc only
Use with TC Free RUN or TC Regen
Type of Seperator Indicates TC Drop or NON-DROP
LCD Contrast
SET Contrast Value Back
Functions FA Sync FA AV / C FA Tapeless FA Reels
Functions Screen
00 00 20 168 min
Functions List
Menu
FB Blank
Assigning Clips to Reels
Reel
Unlock Keys Press Select To Confirm
Blank
Utilities Screen
Organize Reel
Organize P2
After Organize P2 Copy Files to Another Disk
Organize Pinn DVCPRO/DV only
File Naming Conventions
Delete Clip
Delete Clip
Clip
YES Back
Save Files Before Formatting
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
Repair Clip
Repair Clip
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
Diagnostic
Upgrade Error File not Found Exit
System Reset Continue to SYSTEM? YES Back
Battery
Status
Status
SUPPLY1 SUPPLY2 SUPPLY3
FA R0-0Default Value
Reels Screen
Placing a Clip in a Reel
Reels
Using a Wired Remote Control
Optional Wired Remote Control p/n ACSS-0019-01
Play Screen
Play Play Clip Loop Clip Loop ALL Play ALL
Play From Screen
Play from Track List Reel List
Control Screen
Control Local Syncro Slave AV/C Tapeless
Do Not Use AV/C control in Record Mode
Camcorder Requirements for Tapeless Control Mode
FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder
LCD Display Symbols and Text
LCD Display Symbols and Text
Using the FS-100 with a Computer
Recording for Unsupported NLE
Initial Setup
For More Information
Mounting the FS-100 in Windows
FS-100 Video Clips in Reel Folder
FS-100 and FAT
Addition, P2 also has 4 audio files
Using Avid OMF Clips
Organize OMF Function
Locate and select the FS-100 under Media Drives
If Drive Does Not Appear
Dismount FS-100 Before Powering Off
Dismounting the FS-100 Windows
Before Connecting FS-100 to a Computer
Mounting the FS-100 Macintosh
Dismounting the FS-100 Macintosh
Short-cut for Two-Button Mouse
Mounting Hardware
Mounting FS-100 to a Camcorder
Clipping to a Belt
FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder
Physical Description
Input/Outputs
Power
Audio/Video/Timecode Specification
P2 PN Dvcprohd and 3.0 only
DTE File Formats
Disk Information
Error Messages
Log Files
Warranty
Temperature
Compatible Camcorders and Accessories
Miscellaneous Files
FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder
105
12 , 45
12 , 45 , 105
1394
AIF
AVI
OMF
Buttons
Cable
Cache
Camcorder
Default Alarm group
Controls
Counter
FA functions FB functions FC functions
DTE
DVCPRO/DV
1080
1080 105
FB Disp
FC Lock
File not found 108 Files Log FireWire
File name
File name format
Firmware
Connecting to computer
FA default FB default FC default
Group default Alarm on
FS-100
TC EXT
LCD
LED
MOV
MXF
NLE
Ntsc
PAL
Power
Panel
Pinn
Pinnacle 19, 52
RUN, see TC and timecode
RawDV 19, 51
REC
Reset FS-100 to default Resetting system Rest
Syncro slave Tapeless Time lapse
USE EXT FS-100
RS232C
Serial connector
Home 17, 27
Welcome 17, 27 Search
Snap
Software
Standard definition See SD
Storing
Stream
REC RUN
Regen
Timeline
Track
19, 54
User bit
VCR
WAV
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