FOCUS Enhancements FS100 User manual

FS100

DVCPROHDDVCPRO50DVCPRO/DV

PortableDTERecorder

UserGuide

Release1.0

PartNumber:MANL102306

i

LEGALNOT ICES

THISDOCUMENTCONTAINSCO NFID ENTIALANDTRADE

SECRETINFORMATIONOFFOCUSENHANCEMENTSAND

ITSRECEIPTORPOSSESSIONDOESNOTCONVEYANY

RIGHTSTOREPRODUCEORDISCLOSEITSCONTEN TS,OR

TOMANUFACTURE,USE,ORSELLANYTHINGTHATITMAY

DE SCRIBE.USEINWHOLEORINPARTWITHOUTTHE

SPECIFICWRITTENAUTHORIZATION OFFOCUS

EN HANCEMENTSISSTRICTLYFORBIDDEN.

EVERYEFFORTHASBEENMADETOENSURETHATTHE

INFORMATIONINTHISDOCUMENTISCOMPLETEAND

AC CURATEATTHETIMEOFPRINTING;HOWEVER,THE

INFORMATIONCONTAINEDINTHISDOCUMENTISSUBJECT

TOC HANGE.

Copyright2006FocusEnh ancements

All RightsReserved

Thematerialcontainedinthisdocumentisalsoprotectedby

copyrightlawsofthe UnitedStatesofAmericaandother

countries.It maynotbereproducedordistributedinanyformby

anymeans, alteredinanyfashion,orstoredinadatabaseor

retrievalsystem,withoutex presswrittenpermissionofFOCUS

EN HANCEMENTS.

FO CUSENHANC EMENTScannot beresponsiblefor

unauthorizeduseofequipmentandwillnotmakeallowanceor

credit forunauthorizeduseoraccess.

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ContactingFOCUSENHANCEMENTS:

SerialNumber

Theserialnumberforthisequipment islocatedonthebackofthe

unit.Pleasewritethisserialnumberontheenclosedwarranty

car dandkeepitinasecurearea .

OfficeHours: Mondaythro ughFriday

8:00AMto5:00PM(CentralTime)

Email: support@focusinfo.com

Telephone: 7633981 658

Fax: 7635717 688

Add re ss: FocusEnhancements,Inc.

1370DellAvenue

Campbell,CA.95008

www.focusinfo.com

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RegulationsandSafety

FCCClassA

ThisproductsatisfiesFCCregulationswhenshieldedcables

andconnectorsareusedtoconnecttheunit tootherequipment.

Toprevente lectromagneticinterferencewithelectricappliances 

suchasradiosandte levisions,useshieldedcablesand

connectors.

Thisequipment hasbeentestedandfoundtocomply withinthe

limitsforaClassAdigitaldevice,pursuanttoPart15ofthe

FCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonable

protectionagainst harmfulinterferenc einar esidential

installation.Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,andcanradiate

radiofrequencyenergy and,ifnotinstalledandusedin

accordance withtheinstructions,maycauseharmful

interferencetoradiocommunications.However,thereisno

guaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurina particular

installation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferenceto

radioortelevisionreception,whichc anbede terminedby

turningtheequipmentoffandon, correcttheinterferenceby

oneor moreofthefollowing:

• Reorientorreloc atethereceivingantenna.

• Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentand

rec eiver.

• Connecttheequipmenttoanoutletonacircuitdifferent

fromthatusedbythereceiver.

• Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/ TVtechnician

forhelp.

FocusEnhancements,Inc.

1370DellAvenue

Campbell,CA.95008

ModelNumber:FS100Po rtableDTERecorder

DateofManufacture:

ReferencetheSerialNumberlabelattachedto

theunit.

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Compliance

FS100isadevicemarketedforuseinindustrialorbus iness

environments.TheFS100compl ieswiththeregulationsthe

followingtestingagencies:

AustraliaandNewZealand

CTicklogoandstatementgohere

EuropeanUnion

CE logoandstatementgohere

v

Safety

Symb ols

IntheFS100Unit

Thissymbolindicatesthepresenceofanuninsulated

DangerousVoltagewithintheproduct’senclosur ethat

mayconstit utearisk ofelectricshocktopersons.

IntheFS100Documentation

Documentation

Read,Retain,andFollowInstructions

All thesafetyandoperatinginstructionsshouldbereadbefore

theproductisoperated.

• RetainDocumentation

Placedocumentationinasecureplaceforfuturerefer enceon

operatingandsafetyinstructions.

• FollowAllOperatingandSafetyInstructions

• PayA ttentiont oAllWarnings

Warningsareprovidedtoprotecttheoperator,theequipment,

andcontent.

Thissymbol indica tesimportantoperatingormaintenance(ser

vicing)informationthattheusershouldreadandunderstand.

Thissymbolindicatessupplementaryinformationaboutfea

tures,functions,oroperationsthatmaybeofint eresttotheuser.

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ElectricalPrecautions

DoNotExposetoMoisture

Donotusethisproductnearwaterorinanenvironmentwhereit

isexposedtodampness orthereisthepossibilityofitgettingwet.

DoNotRemoveCover

ThereareNoUs erSer viceablePartsinsidethisun it.Servicing

shouldbedonebyqualifiedservicepers onnel.

ON/OFFSwitchinStandByPosition

TheOn/Offsw itchDoesNotSeparatetheUnitFromtheMain

Powerwhenitisinthestandbyposition.

PowerSources

Useonlypowersourcesthatmatchthoseindicatedonthe

markinglabel.Ifunsuresureofthetype ofpowersupplythatis

available,consultyourdea lerorlocalpo wercompany.

DoNotOverloadPowerOutlets

Donotoverloadwalloutlets, ext ensioncords,orintegral

conveniencereceptaclesasthiscanresultinariskoffireor

electricshock.

VerifyPowerPlugsareFullyInserted

Topreventpot entialelectricalshocktopersonnel,verifythatthe

FS100powercordplugisfullyinsertedintoagroundedreceptor

andthattheplugbladesarenotexposed.

ATTENTION

POURPREVENIRLESCHOCSELECTRIQ UESNEPAS

UTILISERCETTEFICHEPOLARISEEAVECUN

PR OLONGATEUR ,UNE PRISEDECOURANTOUUNEAUTRE

SORTIEDECOURANT,SAUFSILESLAMESPEUVENTETRE

INSERE ESAFONDSANSENLAISSERAUCUNEPARTIEA

DE COUVERT.

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PowerCordProtection

• RoutingPowerCords

Routepowers upplycor dssotha ttheyarenotlikelytobe

walkedonorpinchedbyitemsplac eduponorag ainstthem.

Avoid sharpanglesinthecord,particularlyat plugs,

conveniencereceptacles,andthepointwheretheyexit the

product.

• NonUsePeriod

Duringextendedperiodswhenthedeviceisnotused,unplug

itfromthepowersourceandretractthepowercord.

GroundingorPolarization

• Polarized

Ifthisproductisequippedwithapolarizedalternatingcurrent

lineplug(aplughavingonebladewiderthantheother),itwill

fitintotheoutletonlyoneway.Thisisasafetyfeatur e.Ifyou

areunabletoinserttheplugfullyintot heoutlet,try reversing

theplug.Iftheplugshouldstillfailtofit,c ontactyour

electriciant ore placeyourobsoleteoutlet.Donotdefeatthe

safetypurposeofthepolarizedplug.

• Grou nded

Ifthisproductisequippedwithathreewiregroundingtype

plug,aplughavingathird(grounding)pin,itwillonlyfitintoa

groundingtypepoweroutlet.Thisisasafetyfeature.Ifyou 

areunabletoinserttheplugintotheout let,contactyour

electriciant ore placeyourobsoleteoutlet.Donotdefeatthe

safetypurposeofthegroundingtypeplug.

OutdoorAntennaGrounding

Ifanoutsideantenna

orcablesystemis

connectedtotheFS

100,verif ythatthe

antennaorcable

systemisgrounded.

Thisprovidessome

protectionagainst

voltagesurgesand

builtupstaticcharges.

RefertoArticle810oftheNationalElectricCode,ANSI/NFPA70,

forinformat ionaboutthepropergroundingofthemastand

supportings tructure,gro undingoftheleadinwiretoanantenna

dischargeunit,sizeofgroundingc onnectors,locationofantenna

dischargeunit,connectiontogroundingelectrodes,and

requirementsforthegroundingelectrode.

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LightningandPowerSurges

Duringelec tricalstormsorwhenleftunattendedandunused for

longperiods oftime,unplugtheFS100fromthepowersource

anddisconnecttheantennaorcablesystem .

PowerLines

Donotlocateanoutsideantenna systeminthevicinityof

overheadpowerlines,electriclightorpower circuits,orwhereit

canfallontosuchlinesorcircuits.

Wheninstallinganoutsideantennasystem,extr emec areshould

betakentokeepfromtouchingsuchpow erline sorcircuitsas

contactwiththemmightbefatal.

OpticalPrecauti on

Theuseofopticalinstrum entswiththis devicewillincrease

hazardst otheeyeshazard.

MaintenanceandMoving

Cleaning

Unplugthisproductfromt hewalloutletbeforecleaning.T he

productshouldbecleanedonlywithapolishingclothorasoftdry

cloth.Nevercleanwithfurniturewax,benzine,insecticidesor

othervolatileliquidssincetheymaycorrodethecabinet.

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Servicing

Unplugthedevicefromthepoweroutletandreferservicing to

qualifiedservicepersonnelunderthefollowingconditions:

• Whenthepowersupplycordorplugisdamaged.

• Ifliquidhasbeenspilled,orobjectshavefallenintothe

product.

• Iftheproducthasbeenexposedtorain orwat er.

• Iftheproduct doesnotoperatenormallywhenfollowingthe

operatinginstructions.Adjustonlythosecontr olsthatare

coveredbyt heoperatinginstructions.Theincorrect

adjustmentofothercontrolscanresultindamageandoften

requiresextensiveworkbyaqualifiedtechniciantorestorethe

producttoitsnormaloperation.

• Iftheproducthasbeendroppedordamagedina nyway.

• Whenthepr oductexhibitsadistinctchangeinperfor mance.

AccessoriesandReplacementParts

UseonlyattachmentsandaccessoriesrecommendedbyFocus

Enh ancements.

UseonlyreplacementpartsspecifiedbytheFocus

Enh ancementsorofcomparablequality andcharacteristicsas

theoriginalparts.

Unauthor izedsubstitutionofpartscanresultinfire,electrical

shock,other hazards,andlossofwarranty.

SafetyCheck

Uponcompletionofanyserviceorrepairstothisproduct,askthe

ser vicetechniciantoperformsafetycheckstodeterminethatthe

productisinproperoperatingcondition.

Operat ingEnvi ronment

Location

Anymountingofthisdeviceshouldfollowitsinstructions,and

shoulduseonlymountingaccessoriesrecomm endedbyFocus

Enh ancements.

• Installthisdeviceonasturdy,levelsurface,awayfrom

moistureanddust.

• Heat

Locatethisdeviceawayfromheatsourcessuchasradiators,

heatregisters,stovesorotherelectricaldevices(including

am plifiers)thatgenerateheat.

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Ventilation

Donotblocktheventilationopeningsi ntheF S100body.

Overh eatingcanoccuranddamagethedevice.Donotplacethis

deviceinabuiltininstallation,suchasabookcaseorrack,

unlessproperventilationisprovided.

FS100PortableDTERecorder xi

TableofContents

Introduction 1

DTEEliminatesPreeditProc essing ................ .. 1

Unpacking ...................... ........ ........ 2

Features..................... .............. .... 3

FS100Featur es........ .............. ........ 3

Quickstart 5

Physical DescriptionandBasicControls .............. 6

FrontPanelControls......... .................. 6

LCDDisplay ............................. . 6

Function buttons(A,B,C)........ ........... 6

PowerOnButton.......................... 7

NavigationButtons...... ............. ...... 7

TransportControlButtons................... 8

TopPanel ................ .............. .... 10

ComputerFireWireConnector ............... 11

RemoteControl,SerialConnector ..... ....... 11

CameraFireWireConnec tor . ............. .. 11

RearPanel............ .............. ....... 12

SidePanel ......................... ........ 12

Bott omPanel ..................... .......... 13

TheFS100MenuSystem ... ............. ........ 14

OutlineofMenuandOptionS creens ............. 15

PoweringtheFS100  .............. ............. . 18

ConnectingtheFS100toACPower . ........ .... 18

Installing/RemovingtheBatteryPack........ .... 19

InstallingaBattery ............. ........... 19

RemovingaBattery  ......... ............. . 19

ChargingtheBattery  ........ .............. 20

ConnectingaFS 100toaDV/HDCamco rder ......... 21

TableofContents

xii FS100PortableDTERecorder

Recordand Playback withtheFS100 ............... 22

PowerOntheFS100............... .......... 22

SelectHDDRecorderMode ................. ... 23

SelectaDVFileFormat ................ ....... 24

Set TimeandDate... ............. ........... 25

RecordWitht heFS100 .... .............. .... 27

ManualRecording .................... .... 29

SyncroSlave ....... .............. ....... 30

Tapeless.. ........ .............. ........ 31

RecordingTimecodeintheFile . ............. 31

PlaybackontheFS100. ...................  32

FS100Functions 33

GeneralScree nInformation... ............. ...... . 34

WelcomeScree n . .............. ............. 34

HomeScreen............................... 35

DISP(display )Inf ormationFields............. 36

FS100SystemInformationScreens . ............ 37

RecordScreens ................. .............. . 38

NormalRecord .............................. 39

PR ERECRecordMode....................... 39 

PR ERECDiskRecordM ode....... ............ 40 

LoopRecord .. .............................. 41

SavingLoopRecordClips........... ....... 41

Sna pRecordDVmodesonly .................. 41

TimeLapseRecordDVmodesonly ............ . 42

FormatScreen .................. .............. . 43

DV Formats ................................ 43

HDDModeScreen........................ ...... 45

Sett ingUpMas terandS laveFS100 ... .......... 47

SetupScreens ............................. .... 48

Date ............................... ....... 50

Time.. .............. ........ ............. . 50

Version.... ............. ........ ........... 51

LCDLightOn,Off,A uto....................... 51

AlarmOn,Off............................. .. 51

StopFrame,Gray,Novideo .. .............. .... 52

EXTCTLOFF, Pause,Frame,File............... 52

TIMECODEEXT,RECRUN,FREERUN,REGEN . 5 3

TCSET......... .............. ............. 54

UB SET. .............. ............. ........ 55

TCDROP,NONDROPNTSConly ... ........... 56

TableofContents

FS100PortableDTERecorder xii i

LCDCONTRAST...................... ....... 57

FunctionsScreen ............................. ... 58

FunctionsList ............................. .. 59

AssigningClipst oReels ................. ... 61

Blank .. .............. ................... 61

UtilitiesSc reen ...... ...... ..................... . 62

OrganizeReel............................... 63

OrganizeOMFDVCPR O/DVonly .. .............. 63

OrganizeP2........... .............. ........ 63

FileNamingConventions .............. ..... 64

OrganizePINNDVCPRO/DVonly . ............. . 64

DeleteClip .................. ................ 65

FormatDisk ................................ 66

RepairDisk ..... ............. .............. . 67

RepairClip ....... .............. ............. 68

FileName .... .............. ............. ... 69

Upgrade .. ............. .............. ....... 70

Upgrade Errors................... ........ 71

SystemReset . .............. ............. ... 72

Diagnostic.......... ........ ................ 72

Status............... ........ .............. . 73

ReelsScreen............... .............. ...... 74

PlacingaClipinaRee l ........ ........ ........ 74

UsingaWiredRemoteControl ............... 75

PlayScr een.... ................... ............. 76

PlayFromScreen ..... .............. ............ 77

ControlScreen . ............. .............. ...... 78

LCDDisplaySymbolsandText 81

FS100:UsingwithaComputer 83

InitialSetup ............................... ..... 84

Mounting theFS100inWindows ................... 85

FS100andFAT32............... ............ 87

UsingAvidOMFClips...... ............. ...... 88

DismountingtheFS100(Windows) ...... ........... 91

Mounting theFS100(Mac intosh)................... 92

DismountingtheFS100(Macintosh).... ............. 93

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Mounting Hardware........... ............. ...... 94

Mounting FS100toaCamcorder ............... 94

ClippingtoaBelt .................. .......... 94

TechnicalSpecificatio ns 95

PhysicalD escription ................ .......... 95

Input/Outputs ......... .............. ........ 95

Power ..................... ........ ........ 96

Aud io/Video/TimecodeSpecification ............ . 96

DTEFileFormats ............ ...... ......... 97

DiskInformation....................... ...... 97

LogFiles ............... ............. ....... 98

ErrorMessages  .. .............. ............. 98

MiscellaneousFiles ....................... ... 99

fwxdc.dat........................ ....... 99

Warranty ....................... ............ 99 

Sho ckandVibration ............ ..............  99

Tem perature ......... ............. .......... 99

CompatibleC amcordersandAccessor ies ......... 99

FS100PortableDTERecorder 1

Introduction

ThankyouforpurchasingaFocusEnhancements’FireStore

FS100portabledirecttoedit(DTE)diskrecorder.TheFireStoreFS

100isthefirstportableDVCPROHD/DVCPRO50/DVCPRO/DVdisk

rec orderwithDT Etechnologydesignedforhandheldcamcorde rsi n

asmall,ruggedandshockproofchassis.

IfyoueditwithapplicationsfromAdobe,Apple,Avid,Canopus,

Matrox,Pinnacle,Sony,Ulead,andmanyothers,FireStore'sDTE

Technologyis theonlysolutionthat cansavehundredsofhoursayear

byrecordingclipstodiskinyour nonlineareditor’s(NLE)nativefile

format.

DTEEliminatesPreeditProces sing

TheFS100DTEdiskrecordereliminatestheneedtocapture,

transferorconvertvideoclipsbeforeediting.TheFS100isastand

alonedevicethatrecordsDVCPROHD,DVCPRO50,andDVCPRO/

DVvideotoitsdiskdriveasaNLEnativefile.FormostDVand

manyP2compatibleNLEsystems,whenthediskdriveisconnected

toacomputertheclipsareimmediatelyavailableforediting.Shoot,

connect,andedit:itisnowthateasy.

|Inaddition,theFS100canrecord digitalvideostreamsuptoand

including100Mb/s.

ThesecapabilitiesmaketheFS100 theperfectcompanionforthe

PanasonicHVX200P2DVCPROHD camcorder.Inaddition,the

FS100issuitableforusewithotherPanasonicDVCPROHD,

DVCPRO50,andDVCPROcamcorderswithanIEEE1394

interface.

Introduction

2 FS100PortableDTERecorde r

Unpacking 

VerifythattheFS100hasthefollowingitems:

1. FS100unit

2. Beltclip

3. Userguide

4. Firewirecables,fourandonefootlong,4pinto6pin

5. Powercord

6. PowersupplywithcableandconnectortotheFS100

7. RemovableLiIonbatterypack

MissingorDamagedComponents

Iftherearemissingordamaged items,contactFocusEnhance ments

Supportforassistance.

Email:Support@focusinfo.com

Telephone:7633981658

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