FOCUS Enhancements FS100 User Manual

FS100DVCPROHDDVCPRO50DVCPRO/DVPortableDTERecorderUserGuideRelease1.0PartNumber:MANL102306

viii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po

LCDDisplaySymbolsandText82 FS100PortableDTERecorderPLAY/RECMODE FS100LCDAV/C*(Stop) A STOPAV/C*(RecPause) ll A<RECTYPE>

FS100PortableDTERecorder 83FS100:UsingwithaComputerOncevideoclipsarerecordedtotheFS100itispossibletousethoseclipsinmostco

FS100:UsingwithaComputer84 FS100PortableDTERecorderTomovevideofilesfromtheFS100toacomputer:• ConnecttheFS100’sComputerI/O1

FS100:UsingwithaComputerFS100PortableDTERecorder 85MountingtheFS100inWindo wsUsethisprocedureforWindowsXP,2000,98SEandME.St

FS100:UsingwithaComputer86 FS100PortableDTERecorderThi sfoldermaycontainseve raldifferentfil es.Thevideoclips.canappearas:• Ra

FS100:UsingwithaComputerFS100PortableDTERecorder 87HDResolutionandFrames• P2:YYYYMMDDHHMMSSX01.mxfwheretheX isaletterindicating

FS100:UsingwithaComputer88 FS100PortableDTERecorderWithmostDVandmanyP2compatibleNLEsystemsonWindowsorMacintoshcomputers,itis

FS100:UsingwithaComputerFS100PortableDTERecorder 89TouseaF S100recordedAvidOMF fileonanAvidNLEsystem,usethefollowingprocedu

FS100:UsingwithaComputer90 FS100PortableDTERecorderStep9: LocateandselecttheFS100underMediaDrive (s).Step10: VerifythatMaster

FS100:UsingwithaComputerFS100PortableDTERecorder 91DismountingtheFS100(Windows)WhenfinishedworkingwiththeFS100andthecomputer,

ixServicingUnplugthedevicefromthepoweroutletandreferservicing toqualifiedservicepersonnelunderthefollowingconditions:• Whenthepo

FS100:UsingwithaComputer92 FS100PortableDTERecorderMountingtheFS100(Ma cintosh)Step1: StarttheMaccomputerandconnecttheFS100’

FS100:UsingwithaComputerFS100PortableDTERecorder 93DismountingtheFS100(Macintosh)WhenfinishedworkingwiththeFS100andtheMacinto

94 FS100PortableDTERecorderMountingHardwareMountingFS100toaCamcorderMounttheFS100toyourcamcorderusingtheoptionalCamcorderMount

FS100PortableDTERecorder 95TechnicalSpecificationsSpecificationsaresubje cttochange.PhysicalDescription• Dimensions:1.59"x5.6&qu

TechnicalSpecifications96 FS100PortableDTERecorder• GPI&RS232CControl(1x3.5mmminijack)Power• 15VDC,7.5W• Minijackpowerconn

TechnicalSpecificationsFS100PortableDTERecorder 97DTEFileFormats• DVCPRO/DVmode:RawDV,AVIType1,AVIType2,MatroxAVI,CanopusAVI,Q

98 FS100PortableDTERecorderLogFilesWitheachrecordingofaparticularcliponadisk,theFS100createsatextlogfiletoidentifyinformati

TechnicalSpecificationsFS100PortableDTERecorder 99MiscellaneousFilesfwxdc.datThefwxdc.datfileisacachefileusedtoimprovefilereadpe

TechnicalSpecifications100 FS100PortableDTERecorder

x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

Release1.0PartNumber:MANL102306

FS100PortableDTERecorder xiTableofContentsIntroduction 1DTEEliminatesPreeditProc essing ................ .. 1Unpacki

TableofContentsxii FS100PortableDTERecorderRecordand Playback withtheFS100 ............... 22PowerOntheFS100...

TableofContentsFS100PortableDTERecorder xii iLCDCONTRAST...................... ....... 57FunctionsScreen ..

TableofContentsxiv FS100PortableDTERecorderMounting Hardware........... ............. ...... 94Mounting FS1

FS100PortableDTERecorder 1IntroductionThankyouforpurchasingaFocusEnhancements’FireStoreFS100portabledirecttoedit(DTE)diskrecorde

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. F

IntroductionFS100PortableDTERecorder 3FeaturesFS100FeaturesTheFS100offersthe foll owingfeatures:• TapelessacquisitionEspeciallyequi

Introduction4 FS100PortableDTERecorde r• Compact,Li ghtw eight,R uggedDesig nTheFireStoreFS100weighsapproximatelyonepoundincludingt

FS100PortableDTERecorder 5QuickstartThissec tionprovidesthefollowinginformationnecessar yforusingtheFS100asquicklyaspossible.Phy

Quickstart6 FS100PortableDTERecorderPhysical DescriptionandBasicControlsFrontPanelControlsLCDDisplayThisisabacklit,14characterby

QuickstartFS100PortableDTERecorder 7PowerOnButtonThePowerONbuttonprovidestwofunctions.• PowerONTurnontheFS100.• ResetFS100•

Quickstart8 FS100PortableDTERecorderTransportControlButtonsUsethesebuttonstocontrolFS100playbackandrecordfunctions.Youusuallyope

QuickstartFS100PortableDTERecorder 9BackIndex|Thi sbuttonreturnstheFS100tothebeginningofthecurrentclipwheninplaybackmode.Pre

Quickstart10 FS100PortableDTERecorderTopPanelThetoppanelcontainsthefollowingconnectorsandLEDs:Table1:ChargeLEDStatesLED Indica t

QuickstartFS100PortableDTERecorder 11ComputerFireWireConnector• In/Out:6pinIEEE1394apo rtx1• AsynchronousDataI/ORemoteControl,Se

iLEGALNOT ICESTHISDOCUMENTCONTAINSCO NFID ENTIALANDTRADESECRETINFORMATIONOFFOCUSENHANCEMENTSANDITSRECEIPTORPOSSESSIONDOESNOTCONVE

Quickstart12 FS100PortableDTERecorderRearPanelTherearpanelcontainsthefollowingimportantitems:SidePanelThesidepanelcontainscoolin

QuickstartFS100PortableDTERecorder 13BottomPanelTheFS100bottompanelfeaturesasingle2pinDCpowerconnector.ConnectthesuppliedACpo

Quickstart14 FS100PortableDTERecorderTheFS100MenuSystemTheFS100menusystemprovidesaccesstoallthefunctionsavailableintheunit.E

QuickstartFS100PortableDTERecorder 15OutlineofMenuandOptionScreensThefunctionsofeachoftheselectionsonthesescreensisexplainedin

Quickstart16 FS100PortableDTERecorder• UtilitiesContainsthefollowingdiskandclipfunctions: OrganizeReel OrganizeOMF DVCPRO/DVonl

QuickstartFS100PortableDTERecorder 17 TCSET UBSET TCDR OPNTSConly TCNONDROP NTSConly LCDC ontrast• DV FormatsFollowing

Quickstart18 FS100PortableDTERecorderPoweringthe FS100• TheFS100ope rationwithoutabatteryi nstalled.TooperatetheFS100withouta

QuickstartFS100PortableDTERecorder 19Installing/RemovingtheBatteryPackInstallingaBatteryStep1: Placetheunit,sothatthebatterycom

Quickstart20 FS100PortableDTERecorderChargingtheBatteryThebatterybeg inscharginganytimeitisconnectedtoACpowerusingtheACadapter

QuickstartFS100PortableDTERecorder 21ConnectingaFS100toaDV/HDCamcorderBeforeperformingthisprocedure,makesureyouhaveinstalledand

iiContactingFOCUSENHANCEMENTS:SerialNumberTheserialnumberforthisequipment islocatedonthebackoftheunit.Pleasewritethisserialnumb

Quickstart22 FS100PortableDTERecorderRecordandPlaybackwiththeFS100BeforeusingtheFS100,setuptheunitasoutlinedinthefollowings

QuickstartFS100PortableDTERecorder 23Step2: TheWelcomescreenappearsanddisplayswhileth eThehomescreenappe arsw hentheFS100initi

Quickstart24 FS100PortableDTERecorderSelectaDVFileFormatTheformatsdisplayeddependontherecordermodeselectedinthepreviousstep,fo

QuickstartFS100PortableDTERecorder 25SetTimeandDateStep1: Presst heRightnavigationbuttonseveraltimesuntiltheSetupdisplayappea r

Quickstart26 FS100PortableDTERecorderStep5: UsetheDownnavigationbuttontoselectthetimean dpresstheRightnavigationbutton. Thefol

QuickstartFS100PortableDTERecorder 27RecordWiththeFS100TherearefourmodesofrecordingwiththeFS100.• LocalControlwiththeFS100t

Quickstart28 FS100PortableDTERecorderDoNo tDisconnectPowerorFireWireCab leNeverdisconnectthepowerortheFireWirecableduringarecor

QuickstartFS100PortableDTERecorder 29ManualRecordingStep1: SetthevideocameratoCa mera orCammod e.Step2: Verifythatanimageappear

Quickstart30 FS100PortableDTERecorderSyncroSlaveThismodeisforcamcordersthatdonothaveexternalcontrolorthetapelesscontrolfunction

QuickstartFS100PortableDTERecorder 31TapelessUsetheTapelesscontrolmode withcamcordersthatarecompatiblewithFS100externalcontrolor

iiiRegulationsandSafetyFCCClassAThisproductsatisfiesFCCregulationswhenshieldedcablesandconnectorsareusedtoconnecttheunit tooth

32 FS100PortableDTERecorderPlaybackontheFS100VerifythatboththevideocameraandtheFS100arepoweredonandthattheyareconnectedtog

FS100PortableDTERecorder 33FS100FunctionsThissec tioncontainsinformationont hefollowingLCDscreens:Gener alS creenInformation ...

FS100Functions34 FS100PortableDTERecorderGeneralScreenInformationTheFS100LCDscreensareorganizedbyfunctionwitheachscreendisplayi

FS100FunctionsFS100PortableDTERecorder 35HomeScreenTheHomescreenisreadonlyandhasnonavigableitems.ToleavetheHomescreenuseeit

FS100Functions36 FS100PortableDTERecorder10. ReelDisplay InRecordor Playbackmodes,thisitemdisplaystheparticularREELthataclipis

FS100FunctionsFS100PortableDTERecorder 37FS100SystemInformationScreensTheFS100automaticallycreatesinformationscreenstoindicateco

FS100Functions38 FS100PortableDTERecorderRecordSc reensTheRecordscreenpermitssetting theFS100tovariousrecordingmodes,dependingon

FS100FunctionsFS100PortableDTERecorder 39NormalRecordThisisthestandardrecordingmode.• AllcontrolisfromtheFS100frontpanel.Init

FS100Functions40 FS100PortableDTERecorderPRERECDiskRecordModeThePRERECDiskmoderecordsvideoinacontinuouslooptoauserdefinedp

FS100FunctionsFS100PortableDTERecorder 41LoopRecordLoopRecordissimilartoPRERECDisk.LoopRecordcontinuouslyrecordsa seriesofvide

iv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tes

FS100Functions42 FS100PortableDTERecorderTimeLapseRecord DVmodesonlyTimelapseprovidestheabilitytorecordasingleframeatspecific

FS100FunctionsFS100PortableDTERecorder 43FormatScreenDVFormatsThenumberofoptionsavailableinthismenudependsontherecordedbitrat

FS100Functions44 FS100PortableDTERecorder• AV ITYPE224P NTSConly• PINNACLE• P2• MXF0P1aThelatestDTEsupportedapplicationsandfil

FS100FunctionsFS100PortableDTERecorder 45HDDModeScreenThisscreendisplaysthefollowingitems:• DV CPROHDSupports100Mb/sstreams from

FS100Functions46 FS100PortableDTERecorder• US EEXTFS100Usethisoptionwhen longerrecordingtimesareneeded.USEEXTFS100permitsthe

FS100FunctionsFS100PortableDTERecorder 47SettingUpMasterandSlaveFS100Step1: Connectthecamcorderto the masterFS100,DVI/Oconne

FS100Functions48 FS100PortableDTERecorderSetupScreensTheitemsontheSetupScreenaregroupedbyfunction.Withinthefunctiontheitemsac

FS100FunctionsFS100PortableDTERecorder 49• EXTCTLFILE• TCEXT GroupDefault• TCRECRUN• TCFREERUN• TCREGEN• TCSET• UBSET• TCD

FS100Functions50 FS100PortableDTERecorderDateTimeSETDATE09/ 18/ 05MM/DD/YYBACKSETTIME10:  50:40HH:MM:SSBACK

FS100FunctionsFS100PortableDTERecorder 51VersionThisscreendisplays:• FS100Firmwareversion• SDvideooftheunit.• FS100modelLCDLi

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c

FS100Functions52 FS100PortableDTERecorder• WhenAlarmissettoOff,theaudiofeedbackforthebuttonsisdisabled,howeverthealarm willst

FS100FunctionsFS100PortableDTERecorder 53• EXTCTLFILECreatesanewfileduringarecordsessionwithoutlosingframes.TIMECODEEXT,RECR

FS100Functions54 FS100PortableDTERecorderTCSETTheTimecodeSetparameterstoresauserdefinedtimecodeintheFS100’snonvolatilememory.

FS100FunctionsFS100PortableDTERecorder 55UBSETTheUserBitSetfunctionprovidestheabilitytochangetheuserbitsinthetimecoderecorde

FS100Functions56 FS100PortableDTERecorderTCDROP,NONDROPNTSConlyTheseparametersareonlyavailableforNTSCandonlyonemaybeenabled

FS100FunctionsFS100PortableDTERecorder 57LCDCONTRAST UsethisfunctiontoadjustthecontrastoftheLCDdisplayforeasierviewing.Step1:

FS100Functions58 FS100PortableDTERecorderFunctionsScreenTheFunctionsbuttonsFA,FB,andFCprovideconvenientHomescreenshortcutsbyact

FS100FunctionsFS100PortableDTERecorder 59FunctionsListAlistoftheFunctionbuttonmenuis below.Ineachgroup,thedefaultselectionisl

FS100Functions60 FS100PortableDTERecorderMENU AppearsonLCDas…FBR22 R2MarksCurrentCl iptoReel2,FBR33 R3MarksCurrentCl iptoR

FS100FunctionsFS100PortableDTERecorder 61AssigningClipstoReelsThefunctionbuttonsareaquickwaytomarkvideoclipsduringrecording.T

vi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i

FS100Functions62 FS100PortableDTERecorderUtilitiesScreenTheUtilitiesavailableare:• ORGANIZEREEL• ORGANIZEOMFDVCPRO/DVonly• ORGANIZ

FS100FunctionsFS100PortableDTERecorder 63OrganizeReelThisselectionplacesallfiles identifiedasaREELclipduringrecordingorplayback

FS100Functions64 FS100PortableDTERecorderFileNamingConventionsThevideofilesarethenrenamedtoXXXXZB.mxf.whereXXXXisanincremental

FS100FunctionsFS100PortableDTERecorder 65DeleteClipUsethisitemtodeleteaselectedclip.Step1: FromtheUtilitiesscreen,gototheDE

FS100Functions66 FS100PortableDTERecorderFormatDiskPreventlostframesduetofilefragmentationbyformattingtheFS100beforeeachrecord

FS100FunctionsFS100PortableDTERecorder 67RepairDiskUsethisfunctionifarecordingsessiondoesnotcompleteproperlyandthereisaquesti

FS100Functions68 FS100PortableDTERecorderRepairClipUsethisfunctiontorepairaspecificfilethatmaybedamagedorincomplete.Forexampl

FS100FunctionsFS100PortableDTERecorder 69FileNameThisfunctionDisplaysafilenamebutdoesnotpermitchangingit.Step1: FromtheUtili

FS100Functions70 FS100PortableDTERecorderUpgradeCheckFocusEnhancementswebsiteforupgradesandlatestsoftwareupdates,gotowww.focusinf

FS100FunctionsFS100PortableDTERecorder 71Step9: Uponsuccessfulcompletionoftheupgrade,theFS100displaysthemessage:Step10: Hold

vii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u

72 FS100PortableDTERecorder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

FS100FunctionsFS100PortableDTERecorder 73StatusTheFS100Statusscreenprovidesdetailsofthesystemspowerstateaswellasinternaltempe

FS100Functions74 FS100PortableDTERecorderReelsScr eenWhenadiskisformatted,theFS100creates10folders,numbered09,onthedisk.Du

FS100FunctionsFS100PortableDTERecorder 75UsingaWiredRemoteControlWhenusingtheoptionalwiredremotecontrol,usethebuttonpadnumbere

FS100Functions76 FS100PortableDTERecorderPlayScreen• PlayClipInthismode,theFS100playstheselectedclipfromstarttofinishwhenyo

FS100FunctionsFS100PortableDTERecorder 77PlayFro mScreenThisscreenpermitstheselectionoffromwhereclipsplayback.Therearetwochoi

FS100Functions78 FS100PortableDTERecorderControl ScreenTheControlscreenprovidesthecapabilityofenablingtheFS100tooperateinfive

FS100FunctionsFS100PortableDTERecorder 79• TransportkeyshavethesamefunctionsasontheFS100.• Usethe Keeper keytocyclethrought

FS100Functions80 FS100PortableDTERecorder

FS100PortableDTERecorder 81LCDDisplaySymbolsandTextThetablebelowshowsthedifferentsymbolsandstatesdisplayedonthetoplineoftheL