ADS Technologies Pyro DV Drive Quick Install Manual

Brand: ADS Technologies

Model: Pyro DV Drive

Type: Quick Install Manual

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API-820

ADS Technologies Pyro DV Drive

The ADS Technologies Pyro DV Drive is a portable, self-powered device that allows you to record and edit DV streams directly from your camcorder. It features a 2.5" hard drive, a built-in rechargeable battery, and a variety of connectivity options, including FireWire and USB.

ADS Technologies Pyro DV Drive

Quick Erase/Format Button and Utility Programs:

This button is used to format your DV Drive and to erase all current media

that is stored on the device. Use a pin to press and hold the button for

more than 5 seconds. The Power-access LED will ash in different colors

for about 3 seconds. Your DV Drive is now empty and ready to record.

Note: All of the les inside the “Media” folder will be erased; all other les

will remain intact.

Internal Rechargeable Battery:

Re-charging power is drawn from the Firewire bus power or through the

external power adapter. A BLUE LED indicates that battery charging is in

progress. Once the battery is fully charged, the BLUE LED turns off.

Choosing Video File Formats:

These key entering sequences were made specically for your PYRO DV Drive unit.

- Operate the following key entering sequences only when the external power adapter is plugged into

the unit, and DO NOT turn the unit’s power off before the programming sequences are completed.

Pick up the DV Drive unit and look at the lights at the rear panel.

- Turn the DV Drive unit’s power on. Wait until both LED’s start to blink.

Press and hold the RED LED for over 5 seconds. Both LED’s display current stored le format illustrated

below. If this is the rst time, “Raw DV” is the default.

Toggle the RED button to choose one of the above le formats. Once the le format is determined, stop

toggling, and wait for 10 seconds. The unit itself starts writing the new le format information into internal

memory. During the writing process, both LED’s shall blink off and on for another 10 seconds. Once the

le format is updated, both LED’s shall blink normally indicating the writing process is successfully

done. You MUST turn the unit’s power off before next le format programming. Your unit is now

ready to capture the video in the le format you just specied.

Please do not drop, jar, bump or expose the unit to sources of excessive vibration. Keep in mind that the

PYRO DV Drive uses a 2.5” hard drive similar to those used in laptops. Carefully use your DV Drive,

especially during video recording. The battery is not fully charged when you rst receive it. The user must

charge it for at least 4 hours before any self-powered usage/recording.

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Step 4:

TURNING THE BATTERY ON & OFF:

When you rst receive your DV Drive device, the

battery switch is defaulted to the “OFF” position.

To turn on the battery, slide the battery switch

(located in between the “REC” button and the

FireWire port) to the left towards the “REC” button.

To conserve power and turn off the battery, slide it

to the right while in storage or in transit.

SECURING THE FIREWIRE CABLE ONTO

YOUR CAMCORDER:

Plug the 4-pin FireWire connector into your

camcorder’s iLink port. Then run the FireWire

cable through the hand strap and secure it.

INSERTING THE DV DRIVE INTO THE

CARRYING CASE:

Slide the PYRO DV Drive into the carrying case

which came packaged with your device with the

connectors towards the top of the case and then

connect the FireWire cable coming from your

camcorder into the FireWire port on the DV Drive.

PREPARING YOUR DV DRIVE FOR USE IN THE

FIELD:

Before zipping pouch, allow enough space for your

FireWire cable to pass through.

DV Recording:

Turn on the DV Drive by pressing the power button located at the rear of

the device on the left hand side. Turn it off by pressing the button again.

DV Editing and External FireWire Hard Disk:

Connect the FireWire cable (4-pin end) to the camcorder’s DV port, then

connect the FireWire cable (6-pin end) to the DV Drive. Set your camcorder

to “Camera” or “VCR mode”. Start recording DV streams directly from your

camcorder to the DV Drive by pressing the “REC” button. A RED colored LED

embedded inside the button starts to ash indicating that video recording is in

progress. Stop DV recording by pressing the “REC” button again.

Using the PYRO DV DRIVE:

Raw DV

(Clipxxyy.dv)

QuickTime MOV

(Clipxxyy.mov)

Windows AVI2

(Clipxxyy.avi)

Canopus AVI

(Clipxxyy.avi)

ADS Technologies Pyro DV Drive Quick Install Manual

Brand: ADS Technologies

Model: Pyro DV Drive

Type: Quick Install Manual

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API-820

ADS Technologies Pyro DV Drive

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