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FS-100 DVCPROHD DVCPRO50 DVCPRO/DV Port able DTE Recorder User Guide Part Number: MANL-1023-10.
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FS-100 Portable DTE Recorde r i LEGAL NOTICES THIS DOCUMENT CONT AINS CONFIDE NTIAL AND TRADE SECRET INFORMA TION OF FOCUS ENHANCEMENTS AND ITS RECEIP T OR POSSESSION DOES NOT CONVEY ANY RIGHTS TO REPRODUCE OR DISCLOSE ITS CONTENTS, OR TO MANUF ACTURE, USE, OR SELL ANYTHING THA T IT MA Y DESCRIBE.
FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder ii Contacting FOCUS ENHANCEMENTS: Serial Number The serial numbe r for this equipment is located on th e back of the unit. Please write this serial numbe r on the enclosed warranty card and keep it in a secure area. USA Office Hours: Monday through F riday 8:00 AM to 5:00PM (Central T ime) Email: support@focusinfo.
FS-100 Portable DTE Recorde r iii Regulations and Safety FCC Class A This product satisfies FCC regulation s when shielded cables and connectors are used to connect the unit to other equipment. T o prevent electr omagnetic in terference with e lectric appliances such as radios and tele visions, use shielded cables and connect ors.
FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder iv Compliance FS-100 is a devic e market ed for u se in ind ustrial o r busine ss environmen ts. The FS-100 complie s with the regu lations the following testing agencies:.
FS-100 Portable DTE Recorde r v Safety Symbols In the FS-100 Unit This symbol indicates the presence of an un-insulated Dangerous V olta ge within the produ ct’s enclosure that may constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder vi Electrical Precautions Do Not Expose to Moisture Do not use this product ne ar water or in an environment wher e it is exposed to dampness or there is the possibility of it getting wet. Do Not Remove Cover There are No User Serviceable Part s inside this unit.
FS-100 Portable DTE Recorde r vii Power-Cord Protection • Routing Power-Cords Route power supp ly cords so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched b y items placed upon or against them. Avo id sharp angles in the cord , particu larly at plugs, convenience recept acles, and the point where they exit the produc t.
FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder viii Out door Antenna Grounding If an out side antenna or cable system is connected to th e FS- 100, verify that the antenna o r cable system is grounded. This provides some protection against volt age surges and built-up static charges.
FS-100 Portable DTE Recorde r ix Maintenanc e and Moving Cleaning Unplug this product fro m the wall outlet before cleanin g. The product should be cleaned only with a polish ing cloth or a soft dry cloth. Never clea n with fur niture wax, benzine, insecticides or other volatile liquids since they m ay corrode the ca binet.
FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder x Operating Environment Location Any mounting of this device shou ld follow its instructions, and should use o nly mounting accessories r ecommended by Focu s Enhancem ents. • Install this device on a sturdy , level surface, away from moisture a nd dust.
FS-100 Portable DTE Recorde r xi T able of Content s Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 DTE Eliminates Pre-edit Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Unpackin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Table of Contents FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder xii Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Side Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Bottom Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Table of Contents FS-100 Portable DTE Recorde r xiii FS-100 System Information Screens . . . . . . . . . . 46 Record Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Normal Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Table of Contents FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder xiv Organize OMF DVCPRO/DV only . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Organize P2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 File Naming Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Organize PINN DVCPRO/DV only .
Table of Contents FS-100 Portable DTE Recorde r xv Clipping to a Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 12 T echnical S pecifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 13 Physical Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder.
FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing a Focus Enha ncements ’ FS-100 port able Direct T o Edit ( DTE ) disk recorder .
Introduction FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder 2 Unp acking Verify that the FS-100 has the following items: 1. FS-100 unit 2. Belt clip 3. User guide 4. One Firewire cable 5.
Introduction FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder 3 Features The FS-100 offers the following features: • T apeless Acquis ition Especially equipped camcorders permit the use of Direct To Edit (DTE) Technology to record directly from a camcorder while shooting and without the need of a tape.
Introduction FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder 4 • Flexible Capacities and Power The FS-100 hard drive provides hours of recorded content capacity. See www.focusi nfo.com for the curr ently available hard drive capacities. Extend record times by linking two FS-100 units together.
FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder 5 Quickst art This section provides the followin g information ne cessary for using the FS-100 as quickly as possible. Physical Description and Basic Controls 6 The FS-10.
Quickstart FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder 6 Physical Description and Basic C ontrols Front Panel Controls LCD Display This is a backlit, 14 character by 7 line dot matrix displa y. Function buttons (A, B, C) Below the FS-100 LCD display are three user-defined function buttons: A (l eft), B ( center), and C (right).
Quickstart FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder 7 Power Control The Power ON button provides two functions. •P o w e r O N Turn on the FS-100. • Reset FS-100 First, FS-100 must be powered on. Next, hold down the Power On button for two seconds. Power OFF Hold down the OF F/STOP button for three (3) seconds.
Quickstart FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder 8 Record Press this button once when the FS-100 is in Sto p mode to put the FS-100 into REC-P AUSE . Press it again to start recording. Pressing the Record button while recording, causes the current clip to close and a new clip is created without dropping any frames.
Quickstart FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder 9 Back Index | WW This button returns the FS-100 to the beginning of the current clip when in playback mode. Press this but ton twice in sequence to r eturn the FS-1 00 to the previous clip during playback. In STOP mode, press this button to return the FS- 100 to the beginning of the previous clip.
Quickstart FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder 10 T op Panel The top panel contains the following connectors and LEDs: Charge LED St atus St atus LED St ates LED Indica tes Off No Charger Connected Green Charging Cycle Completed Amber / Gre en Floating Charge Mode (Cha rging almost completed.
Quickstart FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder 11 Computer FireWire Connec tor • In/Out: 6-pin I EEE-1394a port x 1 • Asynchronous Data I/O Remote Control, Serial Connector • GPI / RS232C; 3.5mm TRS mini jack. (3.5mm to DB-9 cable accessory available).
Quickstart FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder 12 Camera FireW ire Connector •D V / I / O • 6-pin IEEE-1394a connector See the note Computer FireWire Connector on page 11. • Isochronous 25Mb/s to 100Mb/s DV video I/O FS-100 supports 1080i/72 0p video I/O in DVCPROHD REC mode.
Quickstart FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder 13 Rear Panel The rear panel contains the following important items: Fan Int ake Ve n t Do Not Block Battery Comp artment Belt Clip Post Battery Comp artment L.
Quickstart FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder 14 Side Panel The side panel contains coolin g vents as illustrated below. Cooling V ents Do Not Block.
Quickstart FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder 15 Bottom Panel The FS-100 bottom panel feat ur es a single 2-pin DC power connector. Connect the supplied AC power adapte r here. Internal Spe aker An internal speaker provides alarms and audible feedback. • To disable the audible feedba ck, go to the Settings menu and select ALARM OFF .
Quickstart FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder 16 The FS-100 Menu System The FS-100 menu system provides acce ss to all the functions available in the unit. Each of the screens below (except the Welcome and Home screens which come up automatically when the unit starts) are accessed by pressing the Lef t or Right navigation buttons.
Quickstart FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder 17 Outline of Menu a nd Option Screens The functions of each of the select ions on the se screens is explained in more detail in FS-100 Fun ctions on page 41. • Wel c o me Only appears for several seconds upon power up.
Quickstart FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder 18 • Utilities Contains the following di sk and clip functions: Organize Reel Organi ze OMF DVCPRO/DV only Organize P2 Organize PINN DVCPRO/DV only Make Ref MOV version 4.
Quickstart FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder 19 EXT CTL FRAME EXT CTL FILE TC EXT (external) TC REC RUN TC FREE RUN TC REGEN (regene rate) TC SET UB SET TC DROP NTSC only TC NON-DROP NTSC only VFR MODE 4.X only LCD Contrast • DV Format s Following HDD mod e is a menu of formats available for the type recorder selected in HDD mode.
Quickstart FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder 20 • Record Contains the following recording functions: NORM AL REC PRE REC Disk PRE REC Cach LOOP RECORD SNAP TIME LAPSE.
Quickstart FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder 21 Powering the FS-100 • FS-100 operat ion without a battery installed. To operate the FS-100 without a battery installed, connect the unit to an AC power source . • FS-100 operat ion with battery power. It is first necessary to fu lly ch arge the battery.
Quickstart FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder 22 Inst alling / Removi ng the Battery Pack Inst alling a Battery 1. Place the unit, so that the battery compartment is up. 2. Position the battery pack, as shown above, so that the latch hook is almost in the latch slot, and touching the floor of the battery compartment.
Quickstart FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder 23 Charging the Battery The battery begins charging anytime it is connected to AC power using the AC adapter supplied with the FS-100. The charge LED lights when the FS-100 is charging. For information on the charge LED, refer to the subsection To p P a n e l on page 10.
Quickstart FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder 24 Battery Use Misuse can cause propert y damage and/or bodily injury such as burns if a conductive material su ch as jewelr y , buttons, or beaded chains touch exposed terminals. The conductive material may complete an electrical circuit (s hort circuit) and become quite hot.
Quickstart FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder 25 Connecting a FS-100 to a DV/HD Camcorder Before performing this procedure, make sure you have installed and charged the battery, see Inst alling / Removing the Battery Pack on page 22. 1. Connect the supplied Firewire cable to the DV I/O connector on the top of the FS-10 0.
Quickstart FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder 26 Record and Playback with the FS-100 Before using the FS-100, set up the unit as outlined in the following sections: Power On the FS-1 00 27 Select HDD Record.
Quickstart FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder 27 Power On the FS-100 1. Press the Power ON button for two seconds and release it. 2. The We l c om e screen appear s and displays whil e the The home screen appears w hen the FS-100 initia lizes. 3. The Home screen appears when th e FS-100 first powers up.
Quickstart FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder 28 Select HDD Recorder Mode 1. Press the Right navigation button two tim es until the HDD Mode display appears. 2. Use the Down navigation button to highlight the recorder mode, DVCPROHD REC , DVCPRO50 REC , or DVCPRO/DV REC .
Quickstart FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder 29 Select a DV File Format The DV file formats displayed depend on the recorder mode selected in the previous step, for example DVCPRO/DV REC results in the follow ing: 1. Use the Up and Down navigation buttons to select the DV file format that supports the preferred NLE system.
Quickstart FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder 30 Set Tim e and Date 1. Press the Right navigation button several times until the Setup display appears on the screen as shown below: 2. Use the Down navigation button to hi ghlight the date and press the Right navigation button to access the Set Date screen.
Quickstart FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder 31 5. Use the Down navigation button to select the time and press the Right navigation button. The following screen appears: 6. Use the Up and Down navigation buttons to change the highlighted value. Use the Right and Lef t navigation buttons to highlight the Hour, Minute, and Second.
FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder 32 Record With the FS-100 There are four modes of r ecording with the FS-100. •L o c a l Control with the FS-100 transport buttons. • Syncro Slave Use this mode with camcorders that do not have FS-100 compatible external control or tapeless trigger functionality.
Quickstart FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder 33 Do Not Disconn ect Power or FireWire Cab le Never disconnect the power or the FireWire cable during a recording.
Quickstart FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder 34 Manual Recording 1. Set the video camera to Camera or Cam mode. 2. Verify that an image ap pears in the viewfinder. 3. On the FS-100, press Record once. This sets the FS-100 to Record-Pause m ode. 4. On the FS-100, press Record button a second time.
Quickstart FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder 35 Syncro Slave This mode is for camcorders that do not have external control or the tapeless control functionality compa tible with the FS-100. • Syncro Slave mode requires that a t ap e b e i n th e c am co r der for operation.
Quickstart FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder 36 T apeless Use the Tapeless control mode with camcorders that are compatible with FS-100 external control or tapeless operation capabilities. • When the FS-100 is in Ta p e l e s s mode, an E displays along with the tape state, indicating that the unit is in External mode.
Quickstart FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder 37 Configuring AG-HVX200 and Recording 1. Power on the camera. 2. Set the T APE/P2 switch to P2 . 3. Press the MENU button on the top of the AG-HVX200 camera . Sele ct the RECORDING SETUP option. • Set the REC FORM A T P2 to the desired DVCPRO format and resolution.
Quickstart FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder 38 5. Press REC trigger button on the top or side (Step 1) of the camera. V ariable Frame Rate (VFR) Settings Audio is not recorded in VFR recording modes. VFR settings are supported in the 4.x versions only. AG-HVX200 Camera Settings 1.
Quickstart FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder 39 FS-100 Settings 1. Set DV FORMA T to QUICKT IME PN or P2 PN . 2. Set SETUP-->VFR MODE to the appropr iate base frame rate: While recording in VFR mode, VF is displayed on the HOME screen below the battery indicator.
Quickstart FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder 40 Playback on the FS-100 Verify that both the video camera and the FS-100 are powered on and that they are conne cted together with the FireWire cable from the FS-100 DV/IO port to the camcorder 1394 port. 1. Set the video camera to VCR or playback mode.
FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder 41 FS-100 Functions This section contains informat ion on the follow ing LCD screens: General Screen Infor mation 42 Record Screens 47 Format Screen 52 Setup Screens 57 Functions Screen 71 Utilities Screen 75 Control Screen 94 FS-100 screens are organized in a flat hierarchy.
FS-100 F unctions FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder 42 General Screen Information The FS-100 LCD screens are organized by function with each screen displaying a list of items. An i tem can be: • A value that can be set, such as the date. • A switch similar to a check box, that can be enabled along with other options in the display.
FS-100 Function s FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder 43 Home Screen The Home screen is read only and has no navigable items. To leave the Home screen use either the Left or Right Navigation button. 1. Current Fu nction : symbol and description Refer to LCD Display Symbols and T ext on page 97.
FS-100 F unctions FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder 44 10. Reel Display In Record or Play back modes, this item displays the particular REEL that a cl ip is locate d in or, ha s been ma rked to. If in PLA Y FROM > REEL LIST mode, the REEL appears i n brackets for example, [REEL] .
FS-100 Function s FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder 45 12 Displays the set user bit value in a particular clip. A user bit value must be added for this to display , refer to UB SET on page 64. 1 1 ABSOLUTE 12 Displays an absolute time code value fo r the p articular session: the sum of all COUNTER timecodes on connected volumes.
FS-100 F unctions FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder 46 FS-100 System Information Screens The FS-100 automatically creates informat ion screens to indicate conditions such as high temperat ure, powe r remaining, or drive capacity remaining. Press OK to clear the screen and return to the last screen.
FS-100 Function s FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder 47 Record Screens The Record screen permits settin g the FS-100 to various recording modes, depending on the model, see Table ‚ Record Modes with Home Screen Indicators . Once a record mode is selected, the recorder remains in that mode until a differ ent mode is chose n.
FS-100 F unctions FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder 48 For more about LCD dis play symbols and text, see LCD Display Symbols and T ext on page 97. Normal Record This is the standard recording mode. • All control is from the FS-100 front panel. Initially, the Home screen displays STOP .
FS-100 Function s FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder 49 PRE-REC Disk Record Mode The PRE-REC Disk mode records video in a con tinuous loop to a user-defined portion of disk space. Pressing Record seamlessl y begins active recording. The PRE- REC Disk session is appended to the beginning of the new clip.
FS-100 F unctions FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder 50 Loop Record Loop Record is similar to PRE-REC Disk. Loop Record continuously records a series of video clips to available disk space. W hen all av ailable disk space is used, Loop Record begins sequential ly replacing the earl iest clip with t he most recent.
FS-100 Function s FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder 51 Time Lap se Record Time lapse provides the abil ity to record a single frame at specific time intervals, for example one fr a me per minute, 00:01:00:00.
FS-100 F unctions FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder 52 Format Screen DV Format s The number of options availabl e in this menu depends on the recorded bit rate. If recording DVCPROHD REC (100 Mb/s) or DVCPRO50 REC modes (50 Mb/s) there are o nly two options: • P2 • P2 PN DVCPROHD with 3.
FS-100 Function s FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder 53 • MA TROX A VI • QUICKTIME • A VID OMF • QUICKTIME 24P NTSC only • A VI TYPE2 24P NTSC only • PINNACLE • P2 The latest DTE supported applications and file formats are listed on the Focus Enhancements website: www .
FS-100 F unctions FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder 54 HDD Mode Screen This screen displays the following items: • DVCPROHD Supports 100 Mb/s streams from the Pana sonic AG-HVX200 companion camcorder (1080i and 720 p). Versions 3.x and 4.x support 720 PN.
FS-100 Function s FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder 55 • DD DRI VE Use this option when connecting the FS-100 to a computer. The FS-100 functions as a volume visible to the compute r. In addition, this setting permits the connecting of multiple FS-100s together to increase recording space.
FS-100 F unctions FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder 56 Setting Up Master and Slave FS-100 1. Connect the camcorder to the master FS-100, DV I/O connector using the supplied FireWire cable. 2. Master Power on unit. Go to the HDD Mode menu screen and enable USE EXT FS-100 .
FS-100 Function s FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder 57 Setup Screens The items on the Setup Screen are grouped by function. With in the function the items act like radio butt ons, i.e. when one is active the others are not. In some cases, such as the Date, a settings s creen appears.
FS-100 F unctions FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder 58 • EXT CTL FRAME • EXT CTL FILE • TC EXT Grou p Defaul t • TC REC RUN • TC FREE RUN • TC REGEN • TC SET • UB SET • TC DROP NTSC only • TC NON-DROP Default, NTSC only • VFR MODE • LCD CONTRAST Date and Time Must Be Set The date and time must be set.
FS-100 Function s FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder 59 Date Ti me SET DA TE 09 / 18 / 07 MM / DD / YY BACK SET TIME 10 : 50 : 40 HH : MM : SS BACK.
FS-100 F unctions FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder 60 Ve r s i o n This screen displays: • FS-100 Firmware version • SD video of the unit. • FS-100 model LCD Light On, Off, Auto These items enable or disable the FS-100's LCD's backlight. • LCDLIG HT ON Group Default Keeps the backlight on permanently.
FS-100 Function s FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder 61 S top Frame, No Video These settings dete rmine the FS-100 video output when it is in STOP mode. • STOP FRAME Displays the first fra me of the clip. • STOP NO VIDEO Group Default Vid eo output is Off .
FS-100 F unctions FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder 62 TIME CODE EXT , REC R UN, FREE RUN, REGEN The following are ti mecode ( TC ) functions. • TC EXT Group Default Records the incoming source time code. If the timecode is not running, the FS-100 records the same timecode number in each recorded frame.
FS-100 Function s FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder 63 TC SET The Timecode Set parameter stores a user defined timecode in the FS-100’s non-volatile memory. This value is available for use by the FS-100 i mmediately af ter exit ing TC SET . • TC FREE RUN The FS-100 uses this value on the next recording afte r it is set in TC SET .
FS-100 F unctions FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder 64 UB SET The User Bit Set function provides the ability to change the user bits in the timecode recorded in the video files. • Timecode values are not set when in TC EXT mode. Professional applications employ user bits to add metadata to recordings to ass ist in post p roduction.
FS-100 Function s FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder 65 TC DROP , NON-DROP NTSC only These parameters are only availa ble for NTSC and only one may be enabled at a time. Drop and non-drop enable and disable the drop-frame function that modifies how the timecode is calculated duri ng r ecord ing.
FS-100 F unctions FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder 66 VFR MODE Use this setting to enable or disable Variable Frame Rate (VFR) support for the AG-HVX200 VFR mode. This setting also designates the input stream type * : • 720/24P or 720/30P on 60 Hz NTS C systems.
FS-100 Function s FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder 67 In addition to setting VFR MODE to the Base Frame Rate , a PN DTE fo r m a t mu s t b e se l e c te d f r om t h e FS-100 DV FORMA T menu, see DV Format s on page 52. VFR MODE is inactive for non-PN DV FORMATS.
FS-100 F unctions FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder 68 Undercranking and Overcranking Undercranking, als o called fast motion, is setting the In coming Frame Rate lower than the Base F rame Rate (24, 30 , or 25 fps) which results in vi deo playback that appears fa ster than the Base Fram e Rate .
FS-100 Function s FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder 69 Using VFR recordings in NLEs Use the B ase Frame Rate for the NLE’s timeline settin g. For example, if the Base Frame R ate is 720/24P and the Incoming Frame Rate is set to 48 or 12, the timeline preset to use is 720/24P.
FS-100 F unctions FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder 70 LCD CONTRAST Use this function to adjust the contrast of the LCD display for easier viewing. 1. Use the Right navigation button to go to the SET CONTRAST submenu. 2. Use the Up and Down navigation buttons to increase and decrease the contrast number.
FS-100 Function s FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder 71 Functions Screen The Functions buttons FA, FB, and FC provide convenient Home screen shortcuts by acti ng as toggle switches for specifi c system settings. The Home screen below is an example of the information displayed.
FS-100 F unctions FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder 72 Functions List A list of the Function button menu is below. In each group, the default sele ction is listed first. MENU Appears on LC D as… F A SYNC SYNC (T oggles betwe en SYNCRO and LOCAL record control.
FS-100 Function s FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder 73 MENU Appears on LCD as… FB R2-2 R2 Marks Current Clip to Reel 2, FB R3-3 R3 Marks Current Clip to Reel 3, FB R4-4 R4 Marks Current Clip to Reel 4, .
FS-100 F unctions FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder 74 Assigning Clip s to Reels The function buttons are a quick wa y to mark video clips during recording.
FS-100 Function s FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder 75 Utilities Screen The Util ities avail able are: ORGANIZE REEL ORGANIZE OMF D VCPRO /DV o nly ORGANIZE P2 ORGANIZE PINN DVCP RO/DV onl y MAKE REF MOV versio n 4.
FS-100 F unctions FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder 76 Organize OMF DVCPRO/DV only When files are recorded in the AVID OMF file fo rmat, this selection all ows you to take all the OMF and AIF audio fi les at the end of a recording session and place them into a folder on the disk drive named OMFI MediaFil es .
FS-100 Function s FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder 77 File Naming Conventions The video files are then renamed to XXXXZB.mxf . wher e XXXX is an incremental value, Z is a randomly assigned character, B represents the format of the re corded content, and AA is the number of the audio channel.
FS-100 F unctions FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder 78 Make Ref MO V V ersion 4.x only This utility generates one or more QuickTime Reference Movie files for each video clip in QUICKTIME , QUICKTIME PN , and QUICKTIME 24P DTE file formats. Creating the reference movie file streamlines the workflow for FCP users.
FS-100 Function s FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder 79 File Name Convention The file name convent ion for a QuickTime reference movie is: RM-YYYYMMDD-HHMMSSrXX.MOV where the RM- denotes a reference movie file, YYYYM MDD-HHMMSSr matches the content files, and the XX denotes the reference movie file number.
FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder 80 Delete Clip Use this item to delete a selected clip. 1. From the Utilities screen, go to the DELETE CLIP screen. 2. Enter the number of the clip to be deleted using the Up and Down navigation buttons. 3. Press the YES function key.
FS-100 Function s FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder 81 Format Di sk Prevent lost frames due to file fragmentation by formatting the FS-100 before each recording session. This selection formats the disk as follows: 1. From the Util ities scree n, go to Format Disk .
FS-100 F unctions FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder 82 Rep air Disk Use this function if a recording session does not complete properly and there is a question that the file may be damaged. For example, if recording terminates due to a loss of power to th e FS-100.
FS-100 Function s FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder 83 Rep air Clip Use this function to repair a specific file that may be damaged or incomplete. For example, recording terminates due to a loss of power to the FS-100 and a specific file may be damaged. Repair Clip scans the specified file checking for and repairing fi le errors and incomplete files.
FS-100 F unctions FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder 84 When performing a Repair Clip on an organized P2 clip, the clip FILE NAME is changed and moved to a pre-processing folder.This n ewly named clip is assigned the last cl ip number already issued by the FS-100 and the clip numbers of the clips after the repaired clip are incremented down by one.
FS-100 Function s FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder 85 File Name This function Displays a file name but does not permit changing it. 1. From the Util ities scree n, go to FILE NAME . 2. Enter the file’s clip number using the Up and Down navigation buttons.
FS-100 F unctions FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder 86 Upgrade Check Focus Enhancements websit e for upgrades and the latest software updates: www .foc usinfo.com . To upgrade sy stem software: 1. Set the FS-100 to DD Drive mode from the HDD Mode screen and connect it to a computer.
FS-100 Function s FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder 87 9. Up on successful completion of the upgrade, the FS-100 displays the message: 10. Hold down the STOP / POWER OFF button until the FS-100 shuts down.
FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder 88 Verify that the upgrade file name is fs-100.bin and that it is in the FS-100 hard drive’ s root directory. System Reset The System Reset feature restores the factory default settings for the FS-100 unit. This feature is us eful for diagnosing problems with the unit.
FS-100 Function s FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder 89 Diagnostic This function is included to as sist Focus Enhancement Technical Support diagnose problems that may occur wit h the FS-100. Stat u s The FS-100 Status screen provides details of t he systems power state as well as internal temperat ure.
FS-100 F unctions FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder 90 Reels Screen When a disk is formatted, the FS -100 creates 10 folders, numbered 0-9, on the disk. Dur ing recording or playback of a clip, it is possible to place it into folders or play it from up to 10 different reels.
FS-100 Function s FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder 91 Using a Wired Remo te Control When using the optional wired remote control, use the button pad numbered 0-9 to mark th e clips. Any additional button presses during a recording or playback, change s the selected REEL.
FS-100 F unctions FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder 92 Play Screen • Play Clip In this mode, the FS-100 plays the selected clip from start to finish when you press the PLAY button. At the end of the particular clip, the FS-100 pauses. • Loop Clip In this mode, the FS-100 plays the selected clip from start to finish.
FS-100 Function s FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder 93 Play From Screen This screen permits the selection of from where clips playback. There are two choices: • T racklist Clips playback in the order in which they were recorded. Playback order is based on the order of the file names.
FS-100 F unctions FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder 94 Control Screen The Control screen provides the capa bility of enabling the FS-100 to operate in five different c ontrol modes during record and playback.
FS-100 Function s FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder 95 •U s e t h e Keeper key to cycle through the available Reels. For example, if the current Reel selection is 3. pressing Keeper changes the se lection to Reel 4. To purchase the wired remote control, p/n ACSS-0019-01 , for the FS-100, visit Focus Enh a ncements web site at www .
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FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder 97 LCD Display Symbols and T ext The table below s hows th e different sym bols and s tates displaye d on the top line of the LCD when used with dif ferent FS-100 control.
LCD Display Symbols and T ext FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder 98 PLA Y/REC MODE FS-100 LCD T apeless (Pause) ll E REC T apeless (Rec) E REC * A V/C is only fo r use when the FS-100 is connected to a computer system.
FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder 99 Using the FS-100 with a Computer Once video clip s are recorded to the FS-100 it is possible to use those clips in most computer based DV/HD NLE systems.
Using the FS-100 with a Computer FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder 100 To move video files from the FS-100 to a computer: • Connect the FS-100’s Computer I/O 1394 port directly to a computer with an active OHCI compliant IEEE-1394 FireWire port and the necessary FireWire disk drive drivers.
Using the FS-100 with a Compute r FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder 101 Mounting the FS-100 in Windows Use this procedure for Wind ows XP, 2000, 98SE and ME. 1. On a Windows-based computer system, double cl ick the My Compu ter icon on the top left hand corner of the desktop.
Using the FS-100 with a Computer FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder 102 This folder may contain several different files. The video clips can appear as: • RawDV (.dv) • AVI Type 1 - (YYYYMMDDHHMMSSa01.avi) • AVI Type 2 or AVI Type 2 24p - (YYYYMMDDHHMMSSb01.
Using the FS-100 with a Compute r FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder 103 HD Resolutio n and Frames • P2/MOV: YYYYMMDD-HHMMSS X 01.mxf (and .mov in version 3.x or 4.x) where the X in the filename is a letter that indicates the recording format of the captured video file.
Using the FS-100 with a Computer FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder 104 FS-100 and F A T 32 The FAT32 fi le system l imits file size to a maximum of 2GB which, depending on record mode an d resolution, approximately equals the following minutes of video: DVCPRO/DV 9 minutes DVCPRO50 4.
Using the FS-100 with a Compute r FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder 105 Using A vid OMF Clip s These steps ar e required when u sing Avid OMF fo rmatted clips. The Avid OMF file format was developed for use with Avid editing products on Windows 200 0, Windows XP or Mac 0SX.
Using the FS-100 with a Computer FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder 106 To use a FS-100 recorded Avid OMF file on an Avid NLE syst em, use the foll owing procedure. 1. Locate and open the FS-100 drive folder. 2. Create a new folder and name it OMFI MediaFiles .
Using the FS-100 with a Compute r FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder 107 9. Locate and select the FS-100 under Media Drive(s ). 10. Verify th at Master Clips is checked and press OK . The Media Tools Window, similar to the following, appears: 11 . Create a new bin (select File -> New Bin ) or open an existing bin in Av id.
Using the FS-100 with a Computer FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder 108 Dismounting the FS-100 (Windows) When finished working with the FS-100 and the computer, it is necessary to dismount FS-100 from the system To do dismount the FS-100: 1. Click the Safely Remove Har dware icon at the bottom right si de of the Windows task bar as shown below.
Using the FS-100 with a Compute r FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder 109 Mounting the FS-100 (Macintosh) 1. Start the Mac computer and connect the FS-100’s COMPUTER I/ O port to the computer using a standa rd 6-pin to 6-pin FireWire cable.
FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder 110 Dismounting the FS-100 (Macintosh) When finished working with the FS-100 and the Macintosh it is necessary to dismount the unit from the system. To dismount the FS-100 from a Mac: 1. Select the FS-100 on the computer's desktop.
Using the FS-100 with a Compute r FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder 111 Mounting Hardware Mounting FS-100 to a Camcorder Mount the FS-100 to your camcorder using the optional Camcorder Mount Kit (P/N ASYF-0849-01). Fo r more information about this kit or to order it, contact Focus Enhancements: USA Email: support@focusinfo.
Using the FS-100 with a Computer FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder 112 Clipping to a Belt A belt mount clip is included w ith the FS-100. This mount is similar to those used with cellul ar telephones. Attach the belt mount to the belt clip post on the rear of the FS-100 and push it down to lock it in position.
FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder 113 T echnical S pecifications S pecifications ar e subject to cha nge. Physical Description • Dimensions: 1.59" x 5.
T echnical S pecification s FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder 114 • GPI & RS-232C Control (1 x 3.5mm mini jack) Power • 15V DC, 7.5W • Mini-jack power connector • Custom Removable Li-ion Rechar.
T echnical S pecification s FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder 115 DTE File Format s • DVCPRO/DV mode: Raw DV , A VI T ype 1 , AV I Ty p e 2, Matrox A VI , Canopus A VI , QuickTime , A VID O MF , A VI T ype 2 24p NT SC only , QuickTime 24p NTSC only , Pinnacle , P2 , • DVCPROHD and DVCPRO50 modes: P2 P2 PN DVCPROHD with 3.
FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder 116 Log Files With each recording of a particu lar clip on a disk, the FS-100 creates a text log file to identi fy information about the recorded clip and the recording session. Info rmation includes: •C l i p n a m e • Clip in/out source TC values •C l i p d u r a t i o n • Clip type (record file type).
T echnical S pecification s FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder 117 Miscellaneous Files fwxdc.dat The fwxdc.da t file is a cache file us ed to improve fi le read performance during play back of recorded video and audio. It is located in the root directory of the FS-100's ha rd drive.
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FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder index - 1 Index Numerics 1080 50 .......... ....... ........ ....... ......... ....... ......... ...... ......... ....... ......... ...... ... 113 1080 50i ........... ......... ....... ......... ...... ......... ....... .
Index FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder index - 2 A aborted .......... ....... ......... ...... ......... ....... ......... ....... ........ ....... ......... .... 81 , 83 absolute timecode ........... ....... ....... ........ ....... ......... ....... ...
Index FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder index - 3 embedded 2-channel ...... ......... ...... ......... ....... ......... ....... ........ ..... 12 embedded 2-channe l, 16-bit, 48kHz ............. ......... ....... ......... .. 12 embedded 4-channel ......
Index FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder index - 4 battery charge status LED ....... ......... ...... ......... ....... ......... ...... ......... ....... .. 10 compartment .......... ....... ......... ...... ......... ....... ......... ....... ......... ..
Index FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder index - 5 displaying set user bit ............. ......... ...... ......... ....... ......... ...... ..... 45 marking ...... ........ ....... ......... ....... ......... ...... ......... ....... ......... ...... ....
Index FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder index - 6 TC group ........ ....... ....... ......... ...... ......... ....... ......... ...... ......... .. 58 , 62 defragment ... ......... ....... ......... ...... ......... ....... ......... ...... ......... ....
Index FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder index - 7 24p ........... ....... ......... ....... ........ ....... ......... ....... ......... ...... ......... ..... 114 24pa ............ ...... ......... ....... ......... ...... ......... ....... ......... ...
Index FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder index - 8 file name conventions ......... ...... ......... ....... ......... ...... ......... ....... .. 77 file types ....... ....... ......... ...... ......... ....... ....... ........ ....... ......... ....... ...
Index FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder index - 9 file AIF .............. ...... ......... ....... ......... ...... ......... ....... ......... ....... ...... ..... 105 ALE ............. ...... ......... ....... ......... ...... ......... ....... ........
Index FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder index - 10 FS-100 charging battery ..... ......... ....... ......... ...... ......... ....... ......... ....... ...... 23 connecting to ac power .. ......... ....... ......... ...... ......... ....... ......... .... 21 connecting to co mputer .
Index FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder index - 11 H hardware for mounting FS-100 to camcorder ... ...... ......... ......... ..... 111 HD resolution and fra mes ........ ......... ....... ...... ......... ....... ......... ...... ... 103 HDD mode .......
Index FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder index - 12 L LCD contrast ....... ......... ...... ....... ......... ....... ......... ...... ......... ....... ......... .... 70 recovering display . ......... ....... ......... ...... ....... ......... ....... ....
Index FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder index - 13 Media Composer .. ...... ......... ....... ......... ....... ........ ....... ......... ....... ...... ... 105 menu sc reens .............. ....... ......... ....... ......... ...... ......... ....... ...
Index FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder index - 14 normal ....... ......... ...... ......... ....... ......... ...... ......... ....... ......... ....... ......... ...... 47 REC, LCD display ... ......... ....... ......... ....... ........ ....... ........
Index FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder index - 15 AG-HVX200 VFR settings .......... ....... ......... ...... ......... ....... ......... 38 fast forward speeds ... ......... ....... ......... ...... ......... ....... ....... ......... .... 8 feature availability .
Index FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder index - 16 VF ......... ....... ......... ...... ......... ....... ......... ....... ........ ....... ......... ....... .... 54 VF, mode indicator .............. ........ ....... ......... ....... ......... ...... ..
Index FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder index - 17 identifying ma ster/slave volu mes ......... ......... ....... ......... ....... .. 55 individual frames ........... ...... ......... ....... ......... ....... ......... ...... ....... 50 LCD display ....
Index FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder index - 18 number of files generated ....... ....... ......... ...... ......... ....... ......... .... 78 remote control ......... ....... ......... ....... ........ ....... ......... ....... ......... ...... .......
Index FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder index - 19 TC Set ........... ......... ...... ......... ....... ......... ...... ......... ....... ......... ....... .. 63 time lapse record ..... ......... ....... ......... ...... ....... ......... ....... ......
Index FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder index - 20 stream, input ......... ......... ....... ......... ...... ......... ....... ......... ...... ......... ....... .. 26 syncro slave .. ......... ....... ......... ...... ......... ....... ......... ...... .
Index FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder index - 21 video I/O, DVCPRO50 ............. ......... ...... ......... ....... ......... ....... 113 video I/O, DVCPROHD ..... ......... ....... ......... ......... ....... ........ ... 113 technical specific ations, power .
Index FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder index - 22 pause .......... ....... ...... ......... ....... ......... ...... ......... ....... ....... ......... ...... .. 9 play ...... ......... ....... ...... ......... ....... ......... ....... ........ ....... .
Index FS-100 Portable DTE Re corder index - 23 number of file s generated ............... ...... ......... ....... ....... ........ ..... 78 UB NTSC ............... ...... ......... ....... ......... ...... ......... ....... ......... ....... .. 44 VFR recording , using in NLEs .
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