Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Ninja 2 Atomos
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ED IT IO N 3: M A Y 20 13 Have you r egistered your Ninja-2 yet? Upgrade to 3 year warranty now . A t o m o s N i n j a - 2 U s e r Ma n u a l W eb si te : w ww .
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Atomo s Ni nja-2 – Us er M anual Edit ion 3: M ay 20 13 1 Not ice Copyright © 2013 A TOMOS Global Pty Ltd (‘referred to as A TOMOS’). All rights reserved.
Atomo s Ni nja-2 – Us er M anual Edit ion 3: M ay 20 13 2 Than k y ou f or choo sin g th e A tomo s N inja -2: you r 1 0-bi t H DMI Reco r der/ Mon itor /Pl ayer .
Atomo s Ni nja-2 – Us er M anual Edit ion 3: M ay 20 13 3 W e try to pr ov ide you wit h a s co mpl ete a p acka ge as p oss ible : y ou d on’ t have to add an ythi ng exce pt 2.
Spi nni ng Di sk Dri ves (H DD ) Thes e a re th e ra w s tora ge medi um for Nin ja-2 . Y ou c an use eit her trad iti onal “s pinn ing ” di sks , or th e ne w s olid st ate one s.
2 . W h a t y o u a l s o n e e d HDM I c abl es (n ot inc lud ed ) Ther e’ s a lot of myth olo gy a bou t HDMI ca bles . M ost peo ple can ’t tell th e di f fer enc e i n pi ctu re qu alit y betw een exp ens ive one s an d chea per one s.
Mou nti ng dr ive s i n t he Ma ste r C add y This is sim pli city it self . J ust ins ert the dis k i nto the cad dy , and se cur e with fo ur s cr ews . T he c add y is li ght and the di sk j ust nee ds to b e h eld secu r ely . Don ’ t ov er -tig hte n th e s cr ews .
Bat ter ies The Nin ja-2 is a b att ery pow er ed devi ce, and ha s a spe cial fe atur e to ensu r e th at you nev er h ave to int erru pt a r eco r ding to cha nge a b att ery . W e wil l c ome to this sh ortl y . Like al l ba tte ries , y ou w ill nee d t o ta ke car e of th em.
T urnin g O N p owe r t o t he N inj a-2 The start button is located on the right hand side of the unit (as you look at the screen). Momentarily pr ess the circular button on the right side of the Ninja-2 as you look at the screen to power up the unit.
Mas ter Cad dy Slo t On t he left ha nd s ide of the uni t ( as y ou face th e sc r een) is a s lot for Nin ja-2 Ma ster Di sk C add ies. T o ins ert a c add y , gentl y p ush unt il it c lic ks i nto pos iti on.
Usi ng the N inj a-2 The Nin ja-2 is con tr oll ed via an intu iti ve t ouc hscr een in ter face . T her e a r e lar ge, ob vio us c ont ro ls for Rec or d, P lay , Mo nit or , an d M enu, as wel l a .
Hom e S cr een a nd Men u Fun cti ons Rec (Record) This is the ic on y ou touc h t o be gin a r ecor din g. T ouc h it ag ain to stop a re cor ding. Whil e r ecord ing the Re c i con cha nge s to a Sto p i con. On ce your r eco rd ing has st arte d y ou h ave the op tion to tou ch the Mon ic on t o view th e si gna l yo u a re r eco rd ing .
Sce ne & S hot Al lo w s y ou to s e le ct t he s c en e a nd s h o t nu m be r t ha t w i ll b e r eco rd ed ne xt . T o se le ct pr es s s c e ne o r sh ot a t th e t op a n d t he n um be r yo u wi sh t o us e f r om t he l i s t be lo w (u p to 9 99 ).
B a t t e ry I nd i ca t or Sh ow s whe th er y o u’ ve g o t on e o r tw o b at te ri e s co nn e ct ed . I f th er e i s no ba tt er y c on ne ct e d a nu m be r wi l l no t b e di sp l ay ed i n t he a p pr opr ia te s lot .
Aud io In Aud io In is in the bot tom lef t co rner of the scr een, j ust bel ow Hea dph one M oni tor ing Le ve l . Ther e ar e f our sma ll s qua re s, e ach of whi ch r epre sen ts a n a udio in put. Inpu ts 1 an d 2 ar e the t wo digi tal emb edd ed i npu ts w hic h co me via the HDMI .
Con nec t t o inp ut As s oon as you con nec t a sup port ed inpu t t o th e N inja -2’ s HD MI inpu t and hav e in ser ted a f orma tte d dr ive :: • Rec an d Mo n i con s wi ll go s oli d an d c.
Sma rtC ont r ol Sm ar tC ont r ol i s a ve rsa ti le s et o f fu nct io ns u sed to c ont r ol t he st ar ti ng an d st opp in g of r ec or din g by a uto ma ti c or e xter na l me ans. Thi s s ec ti on outl ine s th e d if fer ent me thod s t o st art and st op r ecor ding .
Usi ng the N inj a-2 as a fie ld mon ito r a nd vi ewfi nde r Wi th i ts 5 ” h ig h- res ol ut i on c ol or T FT 8 0 0x 48 0p ix el s cr ee n, t he Ni nj a- 2 ma k es a g rea t fie l d mo ni to r . S o go od , in f a ct , th at y ou d o n’t ne ed a ny s e pa ra te m on it or i ng e qu ip me nt .
Fa ls e Co lo u r Sc al e: T o h el p y ou d et er mi ne t h e ex po su re ra n ge w it h mo re a cc ur ac y , pl ea se u se th e sc al e be lo w : Grad ien t ca n b e en a bled in the se ttin gs area . B l u e fo r Ex p os u re Di sp la ys a bl ac k- an d- wh it e i ma ge t ha t is ba se d on t he bl ue c ha nn el of t he i np u t si gn al .
Smart Log: P LA YBACK MOD E On ce re co rd in g ha s fin is h ed y ou w il l se e t he g ree n or red i n/ ou t po in ts s ho w n on t he t im el i ne o f th e cl ip on ce s el ec te d .
Org ani sin g mat eri al on th e d isk Ni nj a- 2 u se s a un i tn ame , s ce ne, sh o t an d tak e n am in g co nv en tio n: NI NJA 2 _S 001 _S0 0 1_ T00 1 Th is w as r ec or ded o n a Nin ja- 2 u n it cal led NIN JA2 , the sce n e se le ct ed wa s 1, th e s ho t s el e ct ed w a s 1 an d i t wa s t a ke 1 .
Ato mos An ti -Sh ock T echn olo gy Spinning disks are very r eliable in a controlled envir onment where movement and vibration are minimal and within the capabilities of the devices. They are ideal for low-cost r ecording, but will suf fer reduced performance if they are jolted or r eceive a sudden impact.
9 . T i m e c o d e Usi ng Tim ec ode T ouchin g th e t imec ode dis pla y on th e Ni nja -2’ s hom e s cr een , ju st belo w the fou r ma in colo ur ed con tr ols, wi ll t ake you to the Ti meco de.
Wha t i s P ul ldo wn? Many pr ofessi onal an d co nsu mer cam eras av aila ble toda y d o no t s end tru e 10 80p 24, 108 0p23 .98 , 10 80p 25, 1080 p29 .
Usi ng the P lay bac k a nd Pl ayo ut fe atu r es The Nin ja-2 ha s a pow erf ul p lay back fu ncti on that al lows yo u to pl ayb ack pris tin e Ap ple Pr oRes o r (o pti onal ly) DNx HD re cor dings.
1 1 . P l a y b a c k & P l a y o u t co nt . Once a file has been selected for playback, you will see the following options: Scr ub Bar This is the thick blue line along the bottom of the playback screen. A vertical white “now” line shows the current playback position.
Loo p M ode LOOP MODE The Ninja-2 has the ability to play back a single clip in loop mode via the HDMI output. This can performed with captured clips at full broadcast quality or the final edited clips fr om your hard drive.
1 2 . C o n n e c t i n g a n d E d i t i n g Con nec t T o acce ss a nd edit yo ur r ecor ded mat eri al, con nect th e Ma ste r Ca ddy Dock ing Sta tio n to a Mac ® or Win dows ® edi tin g wo rks tati on via USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 . Ejec t t he M ast er C add y fr om you r N inja -2 and ins ert it into th e Do cki ng Stat ion .
1 2 . C o n n e c t i n g a n d E d i t i n g co nt . Imp ort ing Final Cut Pro (version 7), Final Cut X , Adobe CS5 (with 5.51 update), EDIUS 6, Sony V egas 10, Lightworks and Avid Media Composer 6 support imported files from your Ninja-2 disk.
Sma rtL og wi th FCP X Prior to importing the XML files into FCP X, ensure that: • Y ou have exported XML whilst the drive is in your Ninja-2 • Y ou have connected your Master Caddy Docking Stati.
1 3 . U s i n g N i n j a - 2 w i t h e x t e r n a l p o w e r s u p p l i e s 1 4 . U s i n g N i n j a - 2 w i t h A t o m o s C o n n e c t C o n v e r t e r s AC Ada pto r (in clu ded ) This co nnec ts on t he batt ery slo t o n th e b ack of the Nin ja-2 .
1 5 . S o f t w a r e up da t e s Upd ati ng At omO S ( Fir mwa r e) Fr om time to tim e w e wi ll issu e s oftw ar e u pdat es for you r Ni nja -2. T o upda te the firm war e (that ’ s the soft war e that run s i nsid e y our Nin ja-2 ), ther e is a si mple pr ocedur e you have to fol low .
Nin ja -2 Ma in Uni t Light Wei ght 370g / 13oz (with out b atteri es & HDD) 670g / 23.5 oz (wi th ba tterie s & H DD) Dimens ions (witho ut bat teries) 1 15(W)x87(H )x41( D)mm Const ructio n Aircr aft gr ade al umini um for durab ility + por tabil ity .
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If you have not bought Atomos Ninja 2 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Atomos Ninja 2 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Atomos Ninja 2 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Atomos Ninja 2 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Atomos Ninja 2, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Atomos Ninja 2.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Atomos Ninja 2. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Atomos Ninja 2 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
