FOCUS Enhancements MR-HD100

Quick Start

MR-HD100 Media Recorder

Main Screen Feature Option Selection

UTILITIES For more information see Utilities Screen on page 58.

FORMAT

REPAIR DISK

REPAIR CLIP

FILE NAME

ORGANIZE REEL

ORGANIZE MXF

UPGRADE

SYSTEM RESET

DIAGNOSTIC

STATUS

VERSION

Contents

Main Page LEGAL NOTICES Contacting FOCUS ENHANCEMENTS: Serial Number Regulations and Safety FCC Class A Compliance Australia and New Zealand European Union Safety Symbols Power Supply Only In the MR-HD100 Documentation Documentation Read, Retain, and Follow Instructions Electrical Precautions Grounding or Polarization Ground Loop WARNING: Lightning and Power Surges Power Lines Maintenance and Moving Cleaning Servicing Accessories and Replacement Parts Safety Check Page Page Table of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Quick Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Metadata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Page MR-HD100 Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 MR-HD100 with Other Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Non-Linear Editors (NLEs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .index - 1 Page Introduction Native File Recording Eliminates Pre-edit Processing Assign Custom Metadata on the Fly Unpacking Features Page Page Page Overview of this Guide Page Quick Start Physical Description and Controls Front View - Controls Display Power Record / Play Controls Record Stop Play Pause Scroll/Select Wheel and Soft Navigation Keys Scroll Wheel and Select key Right Soft Button Left Soft Button Up Soft Button / Next Video Clip Down Soft Button / Previous Video Clip Unit LEDs Disk Activity Battery Charge Top View - Input/Output and Power Connectors Power - 11-18V DC Video I/O - IEEE1394 Camera FireWire Connector DV Audio Computer I/O - USB 2.0 Powering the MR-HD100 Connecting the MR-HD100 to AC Power Battery Operations Installing a Battery Removing a Battery Charging the Battery Battery Data Low Battery Power During Operation Power From External DC Battery Devices Power Consumption Tables Operation Page Connecting MR-HD100 to DV/HDV Camera MR-HD100 User Interface Page Page Page Page Types of MR-HD100 Displays Record and Playback Set Up the MR-HD100 Power On MR-HD100 Set Date and Time Page 9. Press the Right soft button on the Scroll Wheel once to display the OPERATION menu. If it is necessary to change any of these settings, refer to the following few pages. Select Record/Play Mode Select the Control Mode Select the Recording Format (REC FORMAT) Select the NFR Format Select the Timecode Record with the MR-HD100 Page NORMAL Recording Creating a New File without Dropping Frames EXTERNAL Recording SYNCRO Recording Recording Timecode in the File Playback with the MR-HD100 Metada ta Page Page Overview Metadata Categories Descriptive Administrative Structural Temp lat es Default Template Custom Template Imported Templates Video Production Pre-production Production Post-production Page Logging Onto the MR-HD100 Web Server Metadata Pages and Functions Temp lat e Settings Entry Export NLE - Final Cut Pro ProxSys Media Servers Enterin g Metadata Saving Metadata Reel Matching and Templates Creating A Template Creating A New Template Page TC Depend and Input Style In AXIF and Final Cut Pro Duplicating a Template Page Creating A Custom Template Page Page Importing MR-HD100 Templates Removing Metadata Fields Making Metadata into XML Files Export Final Cut Pro Export Export By Track Export All Export Based on Template Generic Export Export All Export Based on Template Export Matching Page Exporting a Template MR-HD100 Functions General Screen Information Welcome Home Page DISP (display) Information Fields MR-HD100 System Information Screens Press OK to clear the screen and return to the last screen. OPERATION Screens MODE Exiting HDD CONTROL REC MODE NORMAL Record RETRO CACHE Setting Length of RETRO CACHE Use the scroll wheel to set the length of video that the RETRO CACHE should store. RETRO DISK Setting Length of RETRO DISK Use the scroll wheel to set the length of video that the Retro Disk should store: SNAP Record DV modes only TIMELAPSE Setting Duration of TIMELAPSE Use the scroll wheel to set the length of time between frame captures. REC FORMAT NFR FORMAT DV Formats HDV Formats TIMECODE Page 94 SETUP Screens BACK function button. The Setup menu items include: Item Default Options / Comments 95 Item Default Options / Comments SET DATE Default is 06/15/08. SET TIME Default is 08:00:00 LCD Permanently sets LCD backlight to ON. Permanently sets LCD backlight to OFF. LCD BRIGHT KEY BRIGHT ALARM STOP EXT CTL TC SET UB SET TC MODE NTSC only RETRO CACHE RETRO DISK TIMELAPSE Explanation PLAY MODE PLAY FROM UDF FS PERM Maximum Recording Times in UDF Mode NETWORK IP ADDR IP MASK BROADCAST GATEWAY ESSID Page WIFI MODE FTP FTP PASS WEB AUTO ORG AUTO MARK REELS PREF FUNCTIONS Screens 121 Functions List A list of the Function button menu is below. In each group, the default selection is listed first. MENU Appears on LCD as MENU Appears on LCD as Page Assigning Clips to Reels Blank UTILITIES Screens Page REPAIR DISK Page REPAIR CLIP FILE NAME ORGANIZE REEL ORGANIZE MXF UPGRADE UPGRADE ABORT DELETE CLIP System Reset Diagnostic Status Versio n Page MR-HD100 with Other Devices Page Windows and MAC Operating Systems FAT32 UDF Initial Setup MR-HD100 to Computer MR-HD100 to Wired (Ethernet) Network MR-HD100 and FTP MR-HD100 to a Managed Wireless Network MR-HD100 Web and FTP MR-HD100 Peer-to-Peer Networking (Wi-Fi) Example Setting MR-HD100 Page Page Setting Up iPod Touch (or iPhone) Page Setting Up a Mac Page Setting Up a PC (XP) Page Page Completing Network Setup Wireless Network Status Mounting to Windows and MAC Select HDD MODE Mounting and Dismounting the MR-HD100 Windows Close MR-HD100 Directory and Dismount From Win- dows MAC Close MR-HD100 Directory and Dismount From MAC iPod Touch and the MR-HD100 Connect Using Wireless Logging Metadata While Recording Logging Metadata Content-based Metadata Page Timecode-based Metadata (In and Out Markers) Page Video File Types and Name Formats: AUTO ORG and REELS HDV camcorders support these resolutions. MR-HD100 Accessories Check www.focusinfo.com for information about MR-HD100 accessoreis. Page Non-Linear Editors (NLEs) Final Cut Pro MR-HD100 NFR Workflow Traditional File-Based Workflow MR-HD100 and Content-Based Workflow Page Page Overview of XML Importing Video Clip and Metadata Page Page Page Viewing a Clip Page Page Technical Specifications Physical Description User Interface Metadata Compliance Connectors Inputs/Outputs Video NFR Video Formats Audio Timecode Data I/Os USB 2.0 Disk Drive NFR File Formats Supported Error Messages Data CRC Errors Environment Power Warranty Page Index Numerics A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X