CitiDISK DV Quick Usage Guide - shining
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1. as a default setting Un check this item will force the CitiDISK DV unit to stop recording at tape end Tape The Power off is not checked as default setting Checking this item will automatically turn off the unit 30 seconds after being ejected from the computer or after being left un connected to the camera or computer The Capture format column displays the current captured format For example QuickTime MOV is the format selected User is able to change it by clicking on one of them There are two user definable formats available which are Canopus AVI2 and Matrox AVI1 if the firmware was installed later than November 1 2004 USER CONFIGURATION Pre Scene Loop No Loop Capture Format C Raw Dy C MOY Avie Other formats e Canopus Al Matrox Awl I Continue recording at tape end e Power off unit in 30 seconds after being ejected P14 P3 Shining Technology CitiDISK DV Quick Usage Guide v7 1 Manufacturer Suggested Operating Procedures The following are two most commonly used workflows for the CitiDISK DV suggested by the manufacturer Shooting Video to the CitiDISK DV Simultaneously with Fully charge the unit s internal battery Choose the favorable native file format for your editing system Secure the CitiDISK DV with camcorder or mount the external battery unit together with camcorder Insert the tape and control the DV reco2. Cable Sustained Device Transfer Rate Internal Battery Rechargeable Lithium based battery good for 90 minutes non stop recording External Power 6V to 18V DC in Operating Temperature 0 to 55 Centigrade Relative Humidity 95 Maximum Storage Temperature 22 to 65 Centigrade Width 77mm Length 135mm Height 24mm Less than one pound FW1256C 40 FW1256c 60 FW1256C 80 FW1256C 100 Dimension Weight 180 minutes 270 minutes 360 minutes 420 minutes DV Recording Capacity Limited Warranty The manufacturer guarantees that every CitiDISK DV including the kit but not the batteries embedded inside the enclosure hard disk drive warranty policy is exclusive and is warranted by its manufacturers will be free from physical defects in material and workmanship under normal use for one 1 year from the date of purchase If the product proves defective during this warranty period contact your manufacturer s customer support in order to obtain a Return Authorization Number BE SURE TO HAVE YOUR PROOF OF PURCHASE ON HAND WHEN CALLING RETURN REQUESTS CANNOT BE PROCESSED WITHOUT PROOF OF PURCHASE pare Shining Technology CitiDISK DV Quick Usage Guide v7 1 The Pre Scene Loop function will display how many seconds user wants to choose If it s blanked out such function is not supported by this hardware Up to 6 seconds is allowed for FW1256C amp H model The Continue record at tape end is checked
3. Support page 2 Connect the CitiDISK DV to your computer Windows System only with the FireWire cable 3 Turn on the CitiDISK DV Wait for about 20 seconds 4 Click on the Plug n Play icon at the bottom right corner of the tool bar Select the disk drive that you wish to eject The message illustrated below will appear click on OK to continue Safe To Remove Hardware x L The Shining Technology_ Inc Shining DY IDE Devices IEEE 1394 SBP2 Device device can now be safely removed from the system OK Do NOT disconnect the Firewire cable from the system Leave the CitiDISK DV power on Wait for another 20 seconds until the CitiDISK DV re synchronize itself to the system Double click the CitiDISK DV firmware uploader icon on the desktop to launch the program You ll see the following window On the top is the uploader version number i e v1 5 Current installed firmware date code will be shown at the very bottom oe Shining Technology CitiDISK DV Quick Usage Guide v7 1 DV Streams vs Editing Software DV Editing and External FireWire Hard Disk The following is a table of various editing software s native video file e Disconnect the FireWire cable from camcorder and re connect format and suggested key combination for FW1256B C and H it to a FireWire port 4 pin or 6 pin type equipped computer models for incoming DV signal PC or Mac o Use the CitiDISK DV as an external FireWire h
4. V Mount Battery with Optional Pocket Adapter e Slide the CitiDISK DV into the PCKT1256 pocket adapter item not included sold separately e Sandwich the pocket as adapter with the unit in aa aa between the camera s back Lib Eg and the battery e Connect the D Tap power cord between unit s external power input and one of the D Tap receptacles i Shining Technology CitiDISK DV Quick Usage Guide v7 1 Modifying Device Configuration Setting 6 Click on the Modify device configuration setting button Make sure the Hardware ID shown is Fw1256C and Product ID is Shining CitiDISK DV The configuration setting comes preset and there is usually no need to change it except the User Config sub menu amp Configuration ROM X Upload Cancel ID Version Information Chip ID for a108 Vendor ID o030E0 Hardware Version oFs11 Common Test Strings Manufacturer Shining Technology Ine Hardware ID F1 256C Master Configuration Shining CitDISF Dy Master Device Type Import File Save Default User Config E Advanced Product ID unknown T Slave Configuration Product IE Slave Device Type Click on User Config will display the next screen has Shining Technology CitiDISK DV Quick Usage Guide v7 1 P12 FWIDE1256 Firmware Uplo x Flash Device Internal Flash Devices 64kB_ nternal
5. access light will flash in different colors for maximum of 5 seconds Sonic MyDVD Standard AVI2 Sony Vega 5 x and 6 0 Standard AVI2 Ulead Media Studio and Standard AVI2 Video Studio Sonic Foundry Vegas 3 x Standard AVI2 Avid DV Xpress use proprietary OMF video file format user need to import Note All of the files inside the Media folder are subject to be video files prior to editing Either AVI2 or MOV is importable erased It is suggested by the manufacturer that you back Maxtrox AVI1 shares the same light indications as Canopus AVI2 user up the clips to an internal hard disk first and erase the clips must use firmware uploader v1 5 or newer to exclusively select Matrox AVI1 by Quick Erase function instead of dragging them into the or Canopus AVI2 however rest of Maxtrox editing softwares use standard Recycle Bin and emptying it later AVI2 P10 P7 Shining Technology CitiDISK DV Quick Usage Guide v7 1 Shining Technology CitiDISK DV Quick Usage Guide v7 1 Quick Play Last Captured Clip e Connect the FireWire cable 4 pin end to the camcorder s DV port e Connect the FireWire cable 6 pin end to the CitiDISK DV e Set the camera to VCR mode e Toggle the middle QPlay button to play the last captured clip and this light will turn solid ORANGE when playing Once the last captured clip ends the light will automatically turn off Play All Captured Clips A a ri Jump Forward Jump
6. Connect the FireWire cable 4 pin end to the camcorder s DV port e Connect the FireWire cable 6 pin end to CitiDISK DV Set camcorder to Camera mode e Press REC button on the CitiDISK DV unit to start recording The RED button will start blinking to solid RED e Press the REC button on the CitiDISK DV unit again to stop recording RED light will shut off Archiving DV Tape Content e Connect the FireWire cable 4 pin end to the camcorder s DV port e Connect the FireWire cable 6 pin end to the CitiDISK DV e Set the camcorder to VCR mode Position the tape to the beginning of the content e Press the REC button on the CitiDISK DV REC light blinks and waits to be fed e Press the PLAY button on the camcorder to start archiving RED light will change to solid RED indicating recording is in progress e Stop DV recording by pressing the REC button of the CitiDISK DV and then stop tape playing RED LED will go off automatically Fe Shining Technology CitiDISK DV Quick Usage Guide v7 1 Updating the CitiDISK DV Firmware Proceed by following steps with caution and do not up plug the CitiDISK DV power while in operation otherwise the firmware could be damaged 1 Uninstall the previous version of Uploader and install the latest Firmware Uploader The firmware uploader can be found in the CD included or downloaded from http www shining com Download amp
7. Select B12 bit 32K x 16 70S Select Operation To Perform Upload upgrade device firmware Modify device configuration settings Target node FFCD Firmware Rev Aug 12 2005 EA Hw Rev Pa 25x unknown configuration 5 Click on the Upload Upgrade Device Firmware button Follow the instructions and the system will ask for the firmware target Select the one you just download must be in a binary form 2x Select Firmware Binary Look in a CitiDISK DY Fw1256C Firmware e a Name s ooo Size Type Modified 1KB BIN File 63KB BIN File 100 K6 REF File 7 15 2004 4 41 PM 11 15 2004 12 04 PM 1 28 2004 1 05 PM a baserom E Fwi256C oxfw91 1 11152004 sa ptengmg 32M LCD PLAY rbf Fw1256C oxfw911 11152004 Open Files of type fan Files v Cancel A File name Select the file named like FW1256C oxfw911 11152004 as the example shown above with the Binary or bin file extension Click on Open and then OK to continue This process will take approximately 10 seconds to write the new firmware into the unit Once the upload process is completed the CitiDISK DV will re synchronize itself to the system and both RED amp GREEN lights will blink alternately Shining Technology CitiDISK DV Quick Usage Guide v7 1 Turning On Internal Battery Before Usage Turn on the battery Eeo Use a sharp pencil tip to slide the switc
8. hours before any self powered usage Buttons Connectors Switch amp Status Lights Note The following illustration describes each of the buttons of both the CitiIDISK DV FW1256C and the CitiDISK DV FW1256H and these three buttons serve as status indication lights as well POWER Button and Status Light Solid GREEN unit is on Blinking GREEN 5 minutes left in the internal battery RECORD Button amp Status Light Solid RED Recording Blinking RED 5 minutes left in recording capacity or not connected Internal Battery Charging Light Bright BLUE Charging Dim BLUE Charging almost complete External Power Off Charging complete or in access In Connector Accepts 6V to 18V DC power input Automatically switches off and charges internal battery when plugged in Quick Erase Button Quickly erasing all of clips in Media folder FireWire Connector Connects to camera or computer QPlay Button and Status Light Solid ORANGE Playing last captured clip Battery and Main switch PlayAll Button and Status Light On Switched toward the Blinking ORANGE Playing all white Dot captured clips from last scene forward or backward Off Switched away from the white Dot Shining Technology CitiDISK DV Quick Usage Guide v7 1 Technical Specifications Interface One IEEE1394A port SBP 2 Isochronous video streams One 6pin 4pin IEEE1394A standard included up to 12 MBytes second
9. Backward e Connect the FireWire cable 4 pin end to camcorder s DV port Connect the FireWire cable 6 pin end to the CitiDISK DV e Set the camera to VCR mode e Press and hold the middle ORANGE button for over 3 seconds and the ORANGE light will start to blink The last captured clip always plays to the end first jumping forward to the beginning clip of the Media folder and play it to the end of clip And so on Or jump backward to previous clips and play to the end of the clip and so on by toggling the RED button ON to switch PlayAll mode from jump forward to jump backward direction The RED light blinks if jump backward direction is selected e Toggle the middle ORANGE button once to abort playing current clip and jump forward if the RED light is off backward if RED light is blinking e Press and hold the middle ORANGE button for over 3 seconds ie Shining Technology CitiDISK DV Quick Usage Guide v7 1 Choosing Favorable DV Video File Format Note This paragraph for choosing the video file format is for the FW1256B no middle orange light FW1256C and FW1256H when DV recording is selected not suitable for earlier released DV FW1256A models Operate the following steps only when the external power adapter is plugged into the unit and DO NOT turn off the unit before the sequence is completed e Look at the front panel of the CitiDISK DV e Turn on the p
10. Package Contents 7 ciiDISK DV Firewire SAT 1O Mibisk Oy 7 One CitiDISK DV unit One 1 5 meter in length 6 pin to 4 pin cable for iLink camcorder One CD containing programs drivers manual and user guide One universal 100 to 240 volt AC input 12 volt DC output Wall mount power adapter with reverse polarity plug One belt clip configured carrying pouch One Quick Usage Guide this document Product Registration and Technical Support http www shining com Disclaimer All of the companies and product names mentioned in this manual are the registered trademarks of their owners All of the information in this booklet is subject to change without notice ais Shining Technology CitiDISK DV Quick Usage Guide v7 1 CitiDISK DV Quick Usage Guide Quit Re Capturing Video j E M Power Acces FW1256C It is highly recommended that you read the complete CitiDISK Installation Usage Manual and Utility Suite Manual before using this product to help ensure that you get the most out of your CitiDISK DV mi Shining Technology CitiDISK DV Quick Usage Guide v7 1 P2 Do not drop jar bump shock the unit or expose to sources of excessive vibration Keep in mind that CitiDISK DV uses a 2 5 hard drive which is similar to those used in laptops Gently handle and carry your CitiDISK DV especially during video recording If the battery is not fully charged user must charge it for at least 4
11. ard disk for file archiving backing up and or other video editing functions e CitiDISK DV is PLUG and PLAY specification compliant no 1 5 driver is needed in MacOS s Apple iMovie3 on Mac X Recycle Bin and emptying the Recycle Bin will re claim your Apple Quick Time in QuickTime MOV or Win2000 XP and MacOS s RawDV beeen hard disk space the directory holding the clips name will not e Itis recommended by the manufacturer to backup all the captured clips to an internal or second hard disk before editing Although dragging unwanted video clips into Avid Xpress DV 3 0 in Proprietary OMF s Win2000 XP and MacOS X Eventually the number of clips that can be recorded will be Canopus DV Storm Canopus AVI2 reduced It is recommended to use the Quick Erase Edirol Standalone Editing a a function to re claim the hard disk space Station MacroSystem Casablanca RawDV S z Standalone Editing Station Quick Erase Button and Utility Programs Matrox LE DTV and LX Standard AVI2 KK ee e Connect the FireWire cable 4 pin end to camcorder s DV port e Connect the FireWire cable 6 pin 3 end to the CitiDISK DV Set camcorder to Camera or VCR mode Matrox RT100 Xtreme Pro Standard AVI2 or Matrox AVI1 MGI Roxio VideoWave Standard AVI2 a ae E Pell MacOS e Use a pencil tip or hard sharp object to press and hold the button for more than 5 seconds The power
12. h to the white dot position Without doing so the CitiDISK DV will not operate Turn off the battery Use a sharp pencil tip to slide the switch to the other position while in storage or in transit so as not to drain the battery when it s not in use Charging the Internal Rechargeable Battery Re charging power is drawn from FireWire bus power or external power adapter A minimum of 4 to 6 hours of charging time is required BLUE LED indicates battery charging is in progress Once the battery is fully charged the BLUE LED will go off Powering On Off the CitiDISK DV Power on Toggle the GREEN button closest to the external power adapter input once When the internal battery power has less than 5 minutes remaining this power status light will start to blink and will stop recording before shutting off the unit Power off Toggle the GREEN button again Pa Shining Technology CitiDISK DV Quick Usage Guide v7 1 Camcorder Controlled DV Recording e Connect the FireWire cable 4 pin end to the camcorder s DV port e Connect the FireWire cable 6 pin end to the CitiDISK DV Set camcorder to Camera mode e Press the REC button on the camcorder to start recording The REC button will start to flash to solid RED indicating video recording is in progress e Press the REC button of the camcorder again to stop recording The RED light will shut off Recording Video Manually e
13. ower of the CitiDISK DV Wait until both lights start to blink Press and hold RED button for over 5 seconds Current stored file format follows patterns illustrated below Raw DV is set as the default for the first time use Windows AVI2 Clipxxyy avi User Defined Refer to the user manual s How to customize User Defined file format section the manufacturer sets it to Canopus AVI2 e Choose next file format by toggling the RED button e Once the file format is determined stop toggling and wait for 10 seconds Both buttons will go off and stay off for 3 seconds e The CitiDISK DV will start writing the new file format information into internal memory Both lights will blink rapidly for approximate 10 seconds during the writing process e Once the file format is completed both lights will blink normally to indicate the writing process is successful User MUST turn off the power before programming a new format again e The CitiDISK DV is now ready to capture video using the programmed file format Be Shining Technology CitiDISK DV Quick Usage Guide v7 1
14. rding from REC button of the camcorder or manually record the video if no tape is inserted Play the last captured scene or play all scenes after you complete shooting Connect to the computer and copy all of the clips to the internal hard disk for editing Re connect the CitiDISK DV with camcorder and quick erase all of the captured clips to re claim the free disk Space for next usage Shooting Video to Tape First Then Archiving to the CitiDISK DV Later Insert the tape and record the video Plug in the wall mount power adapter to the CitiDISK DV Choose the favorable native file format per your editing system Connect the camcorder amp the CitiDISK DV and archive videos to the CitiDISK DV Connect to the computer and copy clips to internal hard disks for editing Re connect the CitiDISK DV unit with camcorder and quick erase all of the captured clips to re claim the free disk space for the next usage Shining Technology CitiDISK DV Quick Usage Guide v7 1 Securing the FireWire Cable with Camcorder e Plug in the 4 pin FireWire connector into camcorder link port vertically e Run the FireWire cable through the strap and secure it e Make sure the FireWire cable is just tightened by the strap e Insert CitiDISK DV up right inside the pouch e Zip the pouch halfway leaving top portion of pouch open for the FireWire cable e Run buckle across belt and buckle it up Mounting Between Shoulder mount Camera and G
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