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1. Cancel ID Version Information Chip ID joi 511098 Vendor ID 00300 Hardware Versions F911 Common Test Strings Manufacturer Shining Technology Inc Hardware ID Fw 2560 Master Configuration Product ID Shining CinbISk DW unknouwri 7 Import File Save Default Product IE User Config Slave Device Type F Advanced Master Device Type Slave Configurations Click on User Config will display the next screen The Pre Scene Loop function will display how many seconds user wants to choose If it s blank out such function is not supported by this hardware for example Up to 6 seconds is allowed for FW1256C amp H model The Continue record at tape end is checked as a default setting Un check this item will force CitiDISK DV unit to stop recording at tape end The Power off is not checked as default setting Check this item will automatically turn off the unit in 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 firmware was downloaded later than November 1 2004 Copyright Shining T
2. files FW1256B only User is able to find the clips and open or import them without re capturing e Compact lightweight and shock resistant e Multiple ways to shoot video together with camcorder e Quick Erase button and utility programs Users can erase all captured clips in the unit should PC access be unavailable PC and Mac based hard disk partition format utilities are also included 1 3 CitiDISK DV Package Includes All Models of Shining s CitiDISK DV Disk should include the following components One CitiDISK DV unit CiHDISK DY There are currently five different models Fa ma available from the manufacturer They are g 2 FW1256C with 40GB HDD b acs FW1256C with 60GB HDD FW1256C with 80GB HDD CHE N a FW1256C with 100GB HDD Copyright Shining Technology Inc 2002 2003 2004 2005 6 CitiDISK DV with Integrated FireWire Interface Installation and User Manual v8 2 One Software CD disk Installation programs drivers manual and user guide Utility Suite software and manuall Cable One 6 pin to 4 pin cable for iLink camcorder 1 5 meters long One AC to DC wall mount power adapter Universal 100 to 240 volt AC input 12 volt DC output Reverse polarity plug Carrying Pouch A belt clip configured carrying pouch is also provided to hold the CitiDISK DV unit inside Product Registration and Technical Support http www shining com techsupport Copyright Shining Technology Inc 2002 2003
3. 1 Insert Shining Utilities CD into your CD drive From My Computer double click on the CD drive icon 2 If the install program still does not start run the SETUP program by double clicking on the file named SETUP EXE on the CD 3 Select Install Utilities to install the utilities For quick and easy installation we recommend installing the utilities to its default location However there is also the option to install the utilities to a preferred location ww 4 During the installation process the install program may copy or update some files to your computer When prompted for file replacement always keep the latest version of your files 5 After the installation is completed a Shining Utility Icon will be created on the Desktop for easy access 6 To un install the utilities go to the Start gt Settings gt Control Panel and run the Add amp Remove Programs After the Utility is un installed manually delete the Shining Utilities Icon from the Desktop by dragging it to the Recycle Bin After successfully installing Shining Utilities you will see WS this Shining Utilities logo and shortcut on the desktop Double clicking on that will launch the opening screen Main Screen which is the main menu for all the utilities Following is the Drive Setup utility main screen after installation Copyright Shining Technology Inc 2002 2003 2004 2005 19 CitiDISK DV with Integrated FireWire
4. TVOD Owner to your name and Group to staff 8 2 Partitioning Formatting CitiDISK DV in MacOS X MacOS 10 x provides a Disk Utilities in Applications Utilities folder Partitions volumes created by Shining Drive Setup Utility program under MacOS 9 2 x and Windows are fully compatible with MacOS 10 x Here is how to partition format the CitiIDISK DV in MacOSX Find the Disk Utility and activate it after plugging the CitiIDISK DV into the system _ Utilities fh Computer Home Favorites Applications iDisk Applications a Developer FireWire_SD ac OS X sit E Library bal picture L tiff La System LE Users T Address Book T AppleScript T Calculator a Chess ET Clock a Dock Extras fs Image Capture R internet Connect CI Internet Explorer H iTunes Mail 46 Preview El QuickTime Player amp Sherlock gt Stickies om System Preferences of TextEdit gt Utilities 21 items 4 4 GB available ap Apple System Profiler Applet Launcher B ColorSync Utility E Console FJ CPU Monitor DigitalColor Meter Al Directory Setup Disk Copy amp Disk Utility E Display Calibrator B Grab Installer Key Caps rf Keychain Access i Netinfo Manager Network Utility Print Center E ProcessViewer iE SetupAssistant Kind Application Size 1 MB Created 3 1 01 Modified 3 1 01 Version 10 0 er ra ee et J 4
5. Drive 19 618 MB Primary NTFS 19 611 MB Bootable Drive 19 618 MB Primary FAT32 19 618 MB Bootable 19 077 MB 19 077 MB Primary FAT32 Copyright Shining Technology Inc 2002 2003 2004 2005 25 CitiDISK DV with Integrated FireWire Interface Installation and User Manual v8 2 System shall prompt deleting current partition and erasing data on drive actions will be performed Select YES to continue Next system shall prompt the messages Waiting for Windows to assign a drive letter and Partitioning and formatting disk drive The whole process may take several minutes Drive Management 2 Preparing DV Disk rim The program ts partitioning and formatting the drive This process can take up to half an hour for large drive e g 100 GB Waiting for Windows to assign a drive letter Warning stopping the DY Disk process will not recover any data on this drive lf the process is stopped the drive must be repartitioned and reformatted before it can be used by the system Next you should see a message indicating the partitioning and formatting process are completed Click on OK to continue GEU Gaita DY Disk preparation complete Use FS key to refresh drive information e g My Computer Press OF bo continue Ck Now it s time to exit the Shining Utilities Suite by selecting Cancel all the way Open the My Computer folder open the drive letter
6. Extended CITIDISK DV File Exchange D05 18 63 DV Disk Mac DV Disk Windows _ Wolumes Eien CoRR CRG E Gnnecne eae 7 Select a partitioning scheme a file system type and enter the volume nome and size System will prompt you once the partitioning and formatting process is finished Click OK and Cancel all the way exiting the utility program Open the CitiDISK DV drive icon and verify Movie folder Media folder inside Movie folder and Project file inside Movie folder are set while Partitioning and Formatting process performed above K CitiDISK DV is partitioned as one single FAT32 partition and is formatted as a FAT32 file system HFSPlus is not supported at the time of this manual s publication 7 2 Ejecting the Drive Icon in MacOS 9 2 x Drag the CitiDISK DV drive icon into Trash can before unplugging the cable Copyright Shining Technology Inc 2002 2003 2004 2005 30 CitiDISK DV with Integrated FireWire Interface Installation and User Manual v8 2 8 0 Installation and Usage of CitiDISK DV in MacOS X 8 1 How to change creator type in MacOS X iMovie iMovie in MacOSX would not open or import the raw DV streams unless resource information like CREATOR and TYPE are set up correctly iMovie in MacOS9 x does not have this problem Users only need to do it once Set the clip file s Type to dvc Creator to
7. LED will flash in different colors for maximum 5 seconds Note All of the files inside Media folder are subject to be erased It is suggested by manufacturer that you back up the clips to internal hard disk first and erase the clips by Quick Erase function instead of dragging them into Recycle Bin and empty it in computer later 3 14 Printing Video to Camcorder with CitiDISK DV Connected Connect both camcorder and CitiDISK DV to computer s FireWire port click on Plug n Play icon to eject the CitiDISK DV but not to unplug it from the system CitiDISK DV is now working as a Standalone recording unit just like Recording DV Streams in VCR mode as described above You can now print rendered video onto camcorder while capturing such video by using CitiDISK DV at the same time Copyright Shining Technology Inc 2002 2003 2004 2005 18 CitiDISK DV with Integrated FireWire Interface Installation and User Manual v8 2 4 0 Shining Utilities Suite Installation Windows and MacOS 9 x 4 1 Install Utilities Suite Windows s Shining Installation Disc Ins tall ee ft oe es 4 jS FhesShin ie papilties j ft rowele Cory eent prag Fans for formatting aettitioning and ether Tasks In most cases Shining Utilities will begin the installation program automatically when inserting the CD into the CD drive If it does not start please follow the steps below to begin installing the program
8. Movie Clip0600 mov Microsoft Adobe AVI2 Clip0700 avi Canopus AVI2 Clip0800 avi 2 6 System and Operating Systems Supported Intel based PC s laptop notebook and desktop computers Apple s PowerBook and Macintosh systems Windows 98 SE and ME All models Windows NT4X No support Windows 2000 all versions All models Windows XP all versions All models MacOS 9 2 x and X All models Linux All models 2 Bus Power and External Power Considerations All CitiDISK DV units come with an AC to DC wall mount power adapter Although most FireWire ports provide some level of power for the operation of the drive this is usually called Bus Powering the drive Additional power may be required for re charging the unit FireWire bus power is provided by most of the systems and is capable of powering up fw1256 20 in most cases except systems like Sony s Vaio notebook with iLink port 4 pin FireWire and excluding all of the camcorders iLink DV port E The bundled AC to DC adapter is designed to work with CitiDISK DV only Do not substitute the bundled power adapter with any other power adapter unless you are sure the replacement unit is 100 compatible Voltage Current and polarity with the original unit 2 8 Internal Re chargeable Battery CitiDISK DV embeds a re chargeable Lithium Polymer battery designed to last for about 80 minutes of continuous recording K Battery charge may be drained during transport
9. Perform Upload upgrade device firmware Modify device configuration settings Target node FFCU Firmware Rev Oct 06 2005 ai Hw Rev PMT 2560 configuration i walid 5 Click on 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 Turn on Detail of View Menu to see details on the file Select Firmware Binary Look in a Fwrt2sec Firmware e fa FW 256C oxfw91 1 10062005 a ptengmg 32M LCD PLAY rb File name Files of type All Files Cancel i Select the file named like FW1256C oxfw911 10062005 as the example shown above with the Binary or bin file extension Click on Open to continue Click on OK to continue This process takes approximate 10 seconds to write the new firmware into the unit Once the upload process is completed CitiDISK DV will re synchronize itself to the system and both RED amp GREEN lights will blink alternatively Copyright Shining Technology Inc 2002 2003 2004 2005 36 CitiDISK DV with Integrated FireWire Interface Installation and User Manual v8 2 Modifying Device Configuration Setting 6 Click on Modify device configuration setting button Most part of the configuration setting is preset and there is no need to change it except the User Config sub menu x Upload
10. close to external power adapter input once When internal battery power is less than 5 minutes this power status light starts to blink and will stop recording before shutting off the unit Power off Toggle the GREEN button again 3 6 Charging the Battery and External Power Sources 4 FA A e Plug in the power adapter s DC end to CitiDISK DV s power socket labeled 6 18V Plug in AC power adapter AC end to power outlet Or connect one end of the 6 pin FireWire cable to CitiDISK DV and connect the other end to a Bus Powered FireWire computer e Battery charging function is only turned on while NO Disk Access and one of the external power sources including FireWire bus power external power adapter or external battery pack if available e How long it takes to fully charge the battery really depends on the power source It takes roughly two hours to charge by using the external power adapter and 2 to 4 hours if charged by FireWire bus power e CitiDISK DV accepts external power input ranges from 6V to 18 V DC IN only it does not send out power to the FireWire bus And the units power plug input is positive outside and negative on the tip as indicated on the enclosure e Should external battery pack be used make sure the voltage output range is between 6 and 18 volts e When the power adapter or battery pack is plugged in battery charging BLUE LED will light on Once the battery is fully charged the BLUE LED goes off
11. far only the Sony DCR TRV20 camcorder tested and proved to have such a problem 3 8 Quick Playing Last DV Clip Back to Camcorder FW1256C Model Only Connect the FireWire cable 4 pin end to camcorder s DV port Connect the FireWire cable 6 pin end to the CitiIDISK DV Copyright Shining Technology Inc 2002 2003 2004 2005 14 CitiDISK DV with Integrated FireWire Interface Installation and User Manual v8 2 Set the camera in VCR mode Toggle the middle QPlay button to play last captured clip and this light turns into solid ORANGE when playing Once the last captured clip ends the light will automatically turn off Toggle QPlay button any time during playing to stop playing immediately 3 9 Play all captured clips FW1256C Model Only Connect the FireWire cable 4 pin end to camcorder s DV port Connect the FireWire cable 6 pin end to the CitiDISK DV Set the camera in VCR mode 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 sele
12. n Standalone Station Matrox RT100 Xtreme Pro Standard AVI2 or Matrox AVI1 Tiediai06 Chestteam in tlacOS Standard Avis Avid DV Xpress use proprietary OMF video file format user need to import video files prior to editing Either AVI2 or MOV is importable Maxtrox AVI1 shares the same LED indications as Canopus AVI2 user must use firmware uploader v1 5 to exclusively select Matrox AVI1 or Canopus AVI2 however rest of Maxtrox editing softwares use standard AVI2 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 Copyright Shining Technology Inc 2002 2003 2004 2005 34 CitiDISK DV with Integrated FireWire Interface Installation and User Manual v8 2 Updating CitiDISK DV s Firmware Windows only Firmware is the software embedded in the CitiDISK DV automatically loaded while the unit is turned on There is no need to update it every time however users are urged to check www shining com frequently for the latest updates The firmware is named as FW1256C oxfw911 11152004 bin It is in un compressed form or FW1256C oxfw911 11152004 zip in compressed form Proceed following steps with caution otherwise the firmware could be damaged 1 Uninstall the previous version of Uploader and install the latest Firmware Uploader The
13. warranty or representation expressed implied or statutory with respect to the contents or use of this documentation and software and specifically disclaims its quality performance merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose The manufacturer also reserves the right to revise or update the device its software or its documentation without obligation to notify any individual or entity of such revisions or updates Please direct all inquiries to the manufacturer s technical support or customer service center FCC Statement This equipment is tested and is found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used according to 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 is found by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and device e Connect the equipment to an outlet other than the rec
14. world One is NTSC 720 x 480 pixels 29 97 frames second the other one is PAL 720 x 576 pixels 25 frames second CitiDISK DV works with DVCam MiniDV and DVCPro25 formats as well 1 2 CitiDISK DV Key Features and Benefits Normally video streams are recorded onto tape e g MiniDV tape The tape is then rewound and played transferred via the computer s FireWire ports before cutting pasting and editing the video So for example two hours of DV recording will take another two hours to re capture transfer By using CitiDISK DV the recapturing process is eliminated because the DV streams are recorded simultaneously while the video is captured to tape And the video is stored into a CitiDISK DV unit which maintains a computer recognizable file system internally All of the video streams are pre named while they are stored in the CitiDISK DV unit Users can then easily connect the CitiDISK DV unit to their computer find those video files in designated folders and start performing whatever functions are needed immediately e Camera controlled DV Recording with or without tape inserted Records DV streams from camcorder controlled by camera s REC button with tape or by CitiDISK DV s REC button if no tape while camcorder in camera mode e Choose video file format at any time per NLE s native file format Stores video clips as one of DV AVI s and MOV formats in a pre formatted FAT32 hard drive e Qui
15. 16 3 12 Choosing Video File Format FW1256C Only ccc cece cece ee cence eee eeee eee eeeeeeeeeesaaaaees 17 So OUICK Ele SING EMS CMDS oxsracyrircslann wa cts eciennarecaot saan cries wale Saleen a ucts aca ee Ne ea 18 3 14 Printing Video to Camcorder with CitiDISK DV Connected ccc ee eeeeeeeeeteeeeeeeneeeeees 18 4 0 Shining Utilities Suite Installation Windows and MacOS 9 x ceseseeeeees 19 AT Thstall Utilities Suite CW iIMGOWS aves nuseuyred Wewretebeteunnenn wea a a e aaa 19 4 2 Installing Firmware Uploader WiNGOWS cccccceeee cece eeeeeeeeee teen eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaes 20 4 3 Installing Utilities Suite MacOS DX orisii daa AA a ahe A eee 21 5 0 Installation and Usage of CitiDISK DV In Windows 2000 XP annannnnnnnnnnnnnnna 23 Sak Writng Signature 0N DIS Kirrin aa a ees a a ee N 23 5 2 Partitioning Formatting CitiDISK DV in Windows 2000 and XP s asssasasessssssrerersrsrsns 25 5 3 Ejecting the Drive Icon in Windows 2000 and XP cceee cece cece eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeteeeeeeenes 27 6 0 Installation and Usage of CitiDISK DV In Windows 98SE and ME 28 6 1 Installing Software Driver sinsecaaneeetend cideed ccheueathidensdabeeeednhinaundaasetriabetaiaeckaneeandees 28 6 2 Partitioning Formatting CitiDISK DV in Windows 98SE and ME s sssssesesssersrsesrrrrsss 28 6 3 EBjecting the Drive Icon im WINGOWS 98SE nerrcnidantoniia a Aa a a aaa 28 7 0 Installation and U
16. 2004 2005 CitiDISK DV with Integrated FireWire Interface Installation and User Manual v8 2 2 0 CitiDISK DV Basic Information All CitiDISK DV s support the following computer platforms provided the desktop or laptop systems have the FireWire interface port s installed and available to connect to an external device 2 1 Difference Between Families of CitiDISK DV First version of CitiDISK DV FW1256 was released first then the enhanced family of CitiDISK DV FW1256B and newly released CitiDISK DV FW1256C These three families are differed in internal hardware design as well as features however they share the same enclosure User is urged to identify which family of CitiIDISK DV unit he she purchased by reading the label at back of the enclosure CitiDISK CitiDISK DV CitiDISK DV DV Enhanced QPLAY FW1256 FW1256B FW1256C Automatically NTSC PAL video format and audio sampling F F F rate detection Direct recording for instant editing on Mac amp PC NLE systems v lt Control device from camcorder i wf wf Stores video as Raw DV i x Stores video as QuickTime MOV i a Stores video as Microsoft Adobe Canopus AVI2 x QuickPlay last captured scene and PlayAll already captured vf scenes back to camera Up to 6 seconds of Pre Scene looping buffer all Quick erase function wf wf wf Self powered embeds an 90 minute re chargeable Lithium battery battery charged by FireWire bus or external power ri w w sources Pro
17. 7 41 Partitioning Formatting CitiDISK DV in MacOS 9 2 x Plug the CitiDISK DV into the MacOS 9 2 x system Following is the Utility Suite screen after installation Shining Utility Suite Ei al Wine Apps ma rio Toe Software The Flac Oa Version 9 22 Click on Shining Drive Setup at the center of the palette Then click on the CitiDISK DV unit Then click the Initialize button Shining Drive Setup Drive List List of drives Interface Yolume name s NinePotnTwo TenTwo Select a drive to setup Verify the drive label is the one you d like Click on Custom Setup to continue Copyright Shining Technology Inc 2002 2003 2004 2005 29 CitiDISK DV with Integrated FireWire Interface Installation and User Manual v8 2 Shining Drive Setup Initialize H Data on the following volumes will be destroyed CITIDISK DV Default partitioning scheme 1 partition Default initialization options None Custom Setup The most important thing is to select DV DISK Windows at Type selection Click on OK and Initialize to start the partitioning and formatting process K Do not select DV Disk Mac as it is not supported at the time this manual was published Shining Drive Setup Custom Setup H _ Drive _ Volume nomes s CITIDISK DV Farti tioning 1 Partition Total capaci ty 18 63 GB Mac 05 Standard Mac OS
18. CitiDISK DV with Integrated FireWire Interface Installation and User Manual v8 2 CitiDISK DV With Integrated FireWire Interface PC and Macintosh Installation User Guide Power Access FW1256C Copyright 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Shining Technology Inc All rights reserved V8 3 Copyright Shining Technology Inc 2002 2003 2004 2005 CitiDISK DV with Integrated FireWire Interface Installation and User Manual v8 2 Limited Warranty The manufacturer guarantees that every CitiDISK DV including the kit but not the batteries embedded inside 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 When returning a product mark the Return Authorization Number clearly on the outside of the package Include a copy of your sales receipt as proof of purchase IN NO EVENT SHALL MANUFACTURER S LIABILITY EXCEED THE PRICE PAID FOR THE PRODUCT FROM DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE PRODUCT ITS SOFTWARE OR ITS DOCUMENTATION The manufacturer makes no
19. DV stream should match with camcorder s clock setting e Run scandisk on Win2K Right mouse click on My Computer DV Disk unit Select Properties Tools check Automatically fix file system errors on After disk check is complete open the DV Disk you should not see any FOUND xxx files inside If so that means something is wrong Note Scandisk is provided by PC Windows not in Macintosh e Clips located in Movie directory Media sub folder DO NOT put in any non Clip files in this folder but everywhere except this folder Copyright Shining Technology Inc 2002 2003 2004 2005 16 CitiDISK DV with Integrated FireWire Interface Installation and User Manual v8 2 3 12 Choosing Video File Format FW1256C Only Note This paragraph for choosing video file format is for FW1256B no middle orange light FW1256C and FW1256H when DV recording is selected not suitable for earlier released DV FW1256A models Operate following steps only when external power adapter is plugged into the DV and DO NOT turn off the unit before the sequence is completed e Set eyes on the front panel of the CitiDISK DV e Turn on the power of the CitiIDISK DV Wait till both LED start to blink e 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 Raw DV SO ee Windows AVI2 C
20. HFSPlus is not supported in Windows 6 3 Ejecting the Drive Icon in Windows 98SE E Make certain the Installing Software Driver action is performed as described above Without doing so the Plug n Play icon will not appear as described next Drive icon would still appear however un plugging CitiDISK DV without notifying system could result in system hang up Users are required to click on the Plug n Play icon at the bottom right corner of the tool bar before un plugging the CitiDISK DV Select the drive that you wish to eject as illustrated below TE FWIDES10 0 Shining AT ATAPI DEE IEEE 1394 SBP Device E 3 i Once the system completes updating the registry and others the message illustrated below appears indicating it is now safe to un plug the CitiDISK DV unit Click on OK to continue Safe To Remove Hardware e 5 The Shining Technology Inc Shining CitiDISK DY IEEE 1394 SBP Device device can now be safely removed From the system OE Copyright Shining Technology Inc 2002 2003 2004 2005 28 CitiDISK DV with Integrated FireWire Interface Installation and User Manual v8 2 7 0 Installation and Usage of CitiDISK DV In MacOS 9 2 x K If you are using a Hard Disk that was pre formatted under the PC DOS before make sure the PC Exchange function is turned on Otherwise go to the Apple icon Control Panel Extension Manager to select the PC Exchange
21. Interface Installation and User Manual v8 2 Shining Utility Suite T T x CDR CDRW Hard Drive Setup Diagnostics Operating System Website detected Windows 2000 This utility suite is designed to further enhance the functionality and provides additional convenience features for users of CitiIROM CitiDISK CitiIDISK Jr and CitiDISK DV products Utilities Suite Installation and User Manual are located on the CD ROM and under the DOC directory The same documents can also be downloaded from Shining Technology s Web site www shining com 4 2 Installing Firmware Uploader Windows Select the Install Firmware Uploader button to start installation The Firmware Uploader is only used when there is newly released CitiDISK DV firmware at www shining com See the CitiDISK DV Firmware section in the Appendix for details Shining Installation Disc l CitiDISK DY Firmware Once Firmware Uploader is installed find the MESE icon on the desktop double click it to launch the Firmware Uploader Copyright Shining Technology Inc 2002 2003 2004 2005 20 CitiDISK DV with Integrated FireWire Interface Installation and User Manual v8 2 4 3 Installing Utilities Suite MacOS 9 x In most cases the Shining Utilities will run the installation program automatically when the CD is inserted If it does not start please follow the steps below to begin installing the program 1 Insert Sh
22. K Manufacturer recommends charging the battery for at least 4 hours for the first time of self powered usage Copyright Shining Technology Inc 2002 2003 2004 2005 13 CitiDISK DV with Integrated FireWire Interface Installation and User Manual v8 2 3 7 Recording DV Streams in Camera mode Pre Scene Looping in FW1256C Only Connect CitiDISK DV with camcorder by using the 6 pin 4 pin FireWire cable provided by manufacturer 6 pin end connects to CitiIDISK DV 4 pin end connects to the iLink port on camcorder Set camcorder to camera mode Turn camcorder power on first and then turn CitiDISK DV power on later Wait till GREEN LED becomes solid and REC LED goes off Start DV recording by pressing REC button of camcorder See note below If there is no DV output from the source the unit shall start to flash in half second intervals the REC shall turn into solid RED after DV output is in Most camcorders today send out live video over FireWire for a period of 10 to 15 minutes if the tape cartridge is inserted but the REC function is not turned on Press REC button of camcorder again to end this recording lt See note below While CitiDISK DV records the DV stream into the hard disk the Power Access LED blinks indicating recording in progress For example If Power Access LED is GREEN users should see it flash as ORANGE If Power Access LED is BLUE users should see it f
23. SEE He meee x P A oh HA AA ATA KeA I es At va ane eae i The Shining Technology Inc Shining CiriDISK DY IEEE 1394 SBP Device device can now be safely removed From the system JK Copyright Shining Technology Inc 2002 2003 2004 2005 27 CitiDISK DV with Integrated FireWire Interface Installation and User Manual v8 2 6 0 Installation and Usage of CitiDISK DV In Windows 98SE and ME 6 1 Installing Software Driver There is no software driver needed to load for Windows 98SE and Windows ME Users are urged to select the Install Uninstall Driver function and select CitiDISK DV unit from Utility CD to perform certain FireWire system service updates for Windows 98SE Also make certain to install all of the necessary service packs from Windows You should see the drive icon after the unit is attached to the system 6 2 Partitioning Formatting CitiDISK DV in Windows 98SE and ME The whole process is identical to what was just described in the Partitioning Formatting CitiIDISK DV in Win2000 and XP section above except a Reboot action is needed after the CitiDISK DV finishes the partitioning and formatting process Users are required to reboot immediately with everything plugged in so as to allow utility writing necessary information onto CitiDISK DV Without doing so it will end up as a NON RECORDABLE unit K CitiDISK DV is partitioned as one single FAT32 partition and is formatted as a FAT32 file system
24. Select the drive listing Shining click on the Erase function on top menu bar and also select MS DOS File System in Volume Format This is the most important thing while partitioning formatting MacOS X Enter the volume Name as CitiDISK DV as well Click on Erase to continue Copyright Shining Technology Inc 2002 2003 2004 2005 31 CitiDISK DV with Integrated FireWire Interface Installation and User Manual v8 2 K K 9000 Disk Utility First Aid Erase Partition RAID Information 1 Disk and 0 Volumes Selected E 9 57 GB NinePoinTwo To erase a disk select a disk or volume select the appropriate format and name 5i TenTwo and and click the erase button 18 63 GB Shining a Erasing a disk results in all volumes of that disk being erased and one large UNTITLED volume being created on that disk Erasing a Volume results in a clean volume being created Erasing an optical disc CD RW DVD RW etc will result in a blank optical disc No format is applied to an erased optical disc Volume Format MS DOS File System HH Name CitiDISK DV Install Mac OS 9 Drivers lf this option is not selected this device cannot be used by a computer running Mac 0 9 This option does not affect Classic Erase a Click the lock to prevent further changes Follow the message prompted by MacOS X and click on OK to continue While the pro
25. aptured clips from last scene forward or backward Copyright Shining Technology Inc 2002 2003 2004 2005 11 CitiDISK DV with Integrated FireWire Interface Installation and User Manual v8 2 3 2 Turning On Off Battery The Battery ON OFF switch is located at the front panel right beside the REC RED button Turn on the battery by sliding the micro switch to the white DOT position before recording DV streams Turn off the battery output by sliding to the other position while in storage or in transit to avoid draining battery The switch does not affect the battery charging function even when it is set to OFF K Manufacturer sets battery switch to the OFF position before shipping to customers 3 3 Securing the FireWire Cable with Camcorder Plug in the 4 pin FireWire connector into camcorder link port vertically Run the FireWire cable through the hand wrist and secure it Make sure the FireWire cable is just tightened by hand wrist Insert CitiDISK HDV up right inside the pouch Zip the pouch halfway leave top portion of pouch open for FireWire cable Run buckle across belt and buckle it up Zip the pouch halfway leave top portion of pouch open for FireWire cable Run buckles across belt and buckle it up Copyright Shining Technology Inc 2002 2003 2004 2005 12 CitiDISK DV with Integrated FireWire Interface Installation and User Manual v8 2 3 5 Powering On Off Power on Toggle the GREEN button
26. as a regular FireWire hard disk while not in DV capturing mode Also CitiIDISK DV supports multiple computer platforms and operating systems This cross platform capability allows CitiDISK DV users to easily transport raw video rendered video or other data in a seamless efficient and convenient fashion This manual serves to guide you in detail on the unit s feature rich functions as well as on the included Utility Suite application Chapter 1 0 explains What s DV It covers such areas as the unit s key features and benefits the hardware involved and each of their functions as well as installation procedures Chapter 2 0 describes three major families differences for CitiIDISK DV they are earlier released family FW1256 s enhanced family FW1256B s and newly released family FW1256C s This chapter also describes recording capacity compatibilities and other useful information before starting to operate the unit Chapter 3 0 explains how to perform each function with illustrations step by step Chapter 4 0 explains how to install and use the Shining Utility Suite Setup For further detail on this please refer to the Shining Utilities Suite Installation and User manual Chapters 5 0 8 0 explain how the unit interfaces with various computer operating systems Chapter 9 0 includes technical tips that can help users avoid mistakes and how to recover from them Appendix Additional information inclu
27. ation It is suggested that user switch off the battery while not in operation It must be re charged by bus power or by the provided power adapter for 2 to 4 hours before using it Copyright Shining Technology Inc 2002 2003 2004 2005 10 CitiDISK DV with Integrated FireWire Interface Installation and User Manual v8 2 3 0 Operational Descriptions 3 1 Buttons Connectors Switch amp Status Lights Note Following illustration describes each button of both CitiDISK DV FW1256C and CitiDISK HDV FW1256H and three of them serve as indicating status light as well POWER Button and RECORD Button amp Status Light Status Light Solid RED in recording Solid GREEN unit is on Blinking RED 5 minutes left in recording capacity or not Blinking GREEN 5 connected minutes left in the internal battery Internal Battery Charging Light Bright BLUE in charging Dim BLUE almost done Quick Erase Button External Off charging complete or in i p Quickly erasing AA II of the clips in Connector eid p Accepts 6V to Media folder 18V DC power input Automatically switches off and charges internal battery when plugged in FireWire Connector QPlay Button and Status Connects to camera or Light computer Solid ORANGE playing last captured clip Battery and Main switch On toward the white Dot PlayAll Button and Status Off away from the white Dot Light Blinking ORANGE playing all c
28. cess is Ongoing the system will prompt Un mounting old volume Erasing data and other messages indicating the process is in progress Click OK to acknowledge the process once its done For MacOS10 2 or earlier the CitiDISK DV is partitioned as one single FAT32 volume not a partition which is not cross platform compatible with Windows systems even though it is an actual FAT32 file system However for MacOS 10 3 or later if the CitiDISK DV was prepared with FAT32 partition file system by PC prior to Erasing procedure described above CitiDISK DV will still be kept as FAT32 partition file system and viewable in PC system HFSPlus is not supported at the time of this manual s publication users must select MS DOS File System in Volume Format selection The last thing to do is drag the Movie folder located at MacVolume Utilities folder in the Utility CD into the just formatted CitiDISK DV unit If the CD is not convenient at the time of preparing CitiDISK DV you can just create them as following 1 Create a folder named as Movie at the root of CitiIDISK DV volume 2 Create another folder named Media and place it inside the Movie folder 3 Create a plain text file named Project txt and place it inside the Movie folder as well Above three items must be inside just prepared CitiDISK DV so as to do direct capturing 8 3 Ejecting the Drive Icon in MacOS X Dra
29. ck review last captured scene and PlayAll already captured scenes FW1256C e Archive DV tape content e Multiple DV formats and audio sampling rate detection Copyright Shining Technology Inc 2002 2003 2004 2005 5 CitiDISK DV with Integrated FireWire Interface Installation and User Manual v8 2 CitiDISK DV automatically detects incoming MiniDV DVCam DVCPro stream formats and 2 ch 16bit 48Khz 2 ch 1 6bit 44 1Khz 4 ch 12bit 32khz audio sampling rates and record playback in either one of the formats e Pre Scene loop recording model FW1256C only DV stream is buffered in an internal memory and recorded to the miniature high performance hard drive the instant REC button is pressed or REC command is in This function helps to avoid the loss of an important scene e Powered by internal rechargeable battery model 1256 1256B and 1256C or external DC power source CitiIDISK DV embeds a re chargeable Lithium Polymer battery to perform the DV direct recording function because most camcorders iLink port does not support bus power However an external power input socket is also provided while an external power pack power cable is optional or external wall mount power adapter included in the package is necessary e Instant DV Editing CitiIDISK DV embeds a hard disk with pre formatted FAT32 file system all of the DV streams are captured and renamed as Clipxxyy dv FW1256 and FW1256B or Clipxxyy mov Clipxxyy avi
30. cted 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 Press and hold the middle ORANGE button for over 3 seconds to stop the PlayAll function Jump Forward Jump Backward E It is not possible to play back the video originally captured from an NTSC camera to a PAL camera and vice versa Most of the PAL camera with DV IN function is set as OFF In this case user must obtain a DV Widget that is suitable to your camera model K At the time of this manual release pausing or advancing forward backward already recorded DV clips are not fully implemented Please check for the latest firmware update from manufacturer website 3 10 Recording DV Streams in VCR mode Set camcorder to VCR mode Turn the camcorder power on Turn CitiDISK DV power on and wait till GREEN LED becomes solid and REC LED goes off Play the tape and press REC RED button of CitiDISK DV once You can see the video from camcorder s LCD screen and RED button on CitiDISK DV unit turns solid indicating the archiving is in progress Camcorder will not send DV video out if tape is not played or tape ends If REC is pressed while tape is not played REC LED shall flash and wait for incoming video till REC is pressed again to abort the REC or till tape is played Once the REC light is solid RED and tape ends the REC process will be stopped and the clip file clo
31. ding specifications and how to obtain technical support Once the CitiDISK DV is properly setup it can be operated just like any other camcorder or computer peripheral Copyright Shining Technology Inc 2002 2003 2004 2005 4 CitiDISK DV with Integrated FireWire Interface Installation and User Manual v8 2 1 1 What s DV DV stands for Digital Video a video stream format with fixed resolution fixed frame rate and fixed compression ratio utilizing the FireWire IEEE1394 bus Most of the new camcorders from professional broadcasting camera to consumer camera in the market today support such features in addition to the older analog video format In fact the DV port may also be referred to as the iLink port which is 4 pin type no bus power implementation Since the DV is a digitized and compressed video stream directly on the camcorder the video quality is far better than that of analog video transferred to a computer then digitized and compressed This is because cabling for analog video tends to lose quality no matter how long the video signals may travel There are three different DV formats on the market today MiniDV is the predominant format used by most current camcorders The others are DVCam and DVPro used with professional camcorders Here is a detailed look at a camcorder s DV port with cable inserted Ei There are two video standards based on the television signal used in different parts of the
32. ech support Access http www shining com select Download and Support page and look for the CitiDISK DV category for the latest Utilities suite drivers F A Q and other information updates We recommend selecting Contact Tech Support by providing us with detailed information Our technical support personnel shall return your email within two hours Copyright Shining Technology Inc 2002 2003 2004 2005 39
33. echnology Inc 2002 2003 2004 2005 37 CitiDISK DV with Integrated FireWire Interface Installation and User Manual v8 2 USER CONFIGURATION PE x Pre Scene Loop No Loop Capture Format C Raw Dy C MOY C AWZ Other formats Canopus AVI Watros ATT M Continue recording at tape end Power off unit in 30 seconds after being ejected Click on Advanced button shall display next screen after clicking on Modify device configuration setting page Advanced Options a xj rve O Mode Waster f Slave i POD M DMA O M UDMA O I PIO 1 M DMA M UDMA 1 If PIO 2 M OMA M UDMA 2 M PIO 3 M UDMA 3 If PIO 4 M UDMA 4 M UDMA S Misc Options Mas Transfer Enable GPI Drive Detect 2048 Detect drives with non std signature Wait Gs before polling drive M Disable DREG Power drive on login and fis master Fiz slave Cancel If user did not find each setting checked as listed above it is urged to check them and click OK After clicking OK the firmware uploader shall be brought back to Config ROM Editor screen make sure clicking on Upload button to allow writing new setting to the unit Copyright Shining Technology Inc 2002 2003 2004 2005 38 CitiDISK DV with Integrated FireWire Interface Installation and User Manual v8 2 Customer Support Shining Technology provides many easy ways to report any problems to Website T
34. eiver s outlet e Consult a dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for assistance 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 Copyright Shining Technology Inc 2002 2003 2004 2005 2 CitiDISK DV with Integrated FireWire Interface Installation and User Manual v8 2 Table of Contents 1 0 Getting Started ariassan terior metre coe te Muerte ter eer acer tae ene ner eee perce ene ers nee 4 bi What DV inns anova ceinataciteniad veered dean or A banter iedeaa eataie erwin aes 5 1 2 CitiDISK DV Key Features and Benefits cccccccecese seer eeeesccesssneteeeeenseeuueeentteesssagugs 5 R3 CIUDISK DV Package INCIUQES saiusaiiivavecvoadesedvevadsdce say e in detalennverdisanere sides eteeeeedddaaes 6 2 0 CitiDISK DV Basic Information cccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneenecneceeeeeeaeeaesescneeneeeeseess 8 2 1 Difference Between Families of CitiDISK DV cc ccceccc seen cere eeeseceseeeenteeeseeegusannneeeengs 8 22 Recording Capacity OF Each MOGS ecicwiticertis thi wcdaiaatinacawiaedsaawtin T a 9 25 CIMCOrder COMpPALiDINCY arei a E a tad ensaiaaaeuranncreneeaean anaes 9 24 IDV ENG Format Comp avlDwlly errre eara einen aa eaee ier ieia ranil 9 2 5 How are the Clipxxyy dv or CIpxxx mov files OFGANIZEd cece cece cece eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 9 2 6 System a
35. essfully completed the Write Signature and Upgrade Disk Wizard You have selected these settings White a signature on the following disks Disk 3 Upgrade the following disks None To close this wizard click Finish lt Back Finish Cancel Figure 5 3 Writing signature to disk finish screen Copyright Shining Technology Inc 2002 2003 2004 2005 24 CitiDISK DV with Integrated FireWire Interface Installation and User Manual v8 2 5 2 Partitioning Formatting CitiDISK DV in Windows 2000 and XP Every CitiDISK DV unit is pre partitioned and formatted before shipping to customers however should it be necessary follow instructions below to re partition to re format the unit again 69 Once Shining Utilities Suite is installed find the Sills icon on the desktop and double click it to launch the utility Select the Drive Setup function at the center of the palette A dialog box illustrated below will come up L 5 p A Would vou like to create a DY Disk Click Yes bo create a DY Disk or Mo to work with hard drives website detected Windows 2000 Select YES to create a DV Disk Use the mouse to select the target drive e g L drives and to click on Create DV Disk function to start the process Drive Management Create D Disk Cancel Drive 19 469 MB Primary FAT16 2 047 MB Extended 17 422 MB Logical FAT32 17 422 MB
36. file system are not supported by FW1256 XX neither the FW1256B XX FW1256C XX 2 5 How are the Clipxxyy dv or Clpxxx mov files organized XX or XXX stands for RUN and YY stands for split CLIPS that belong to the run This mechanism follows the iMovie Project file scheme as well as not to exceed the FAT32 4GB file size limitation Sometimes the RUN is also referred as Clip and the split clips are referred as sub clips Maximum of each CLIP size varies the clip format chosen for example RawDV set to a 1 8GB maximum for the NTSC and PAL systems but QuickTime MOV set to 1 1GB If a RUN file size is smaller than maximum clip size each RUN is named as Clip0100 dv Clip0200 dv and so on till the maximum Clip9900 dv and Clp10000 dv to Clp99900 dv Copyright Shining Technology Inc 2002 2003 2004 2005 9 CitiDISK DV with Integrated FireWire Interface Installation and User Manual v8 2 If a RUN file size is larger than maximum clip size two or more clips are created and they are named as Clip0500 dv Clip0501 dv and so on till Clip0599 dv Last three digits after the period stands for the video file format If user set the clip file format other than RawDV naming convention is retained except the extension of file is different based on the clip format chosen For example RawDV Clip0500 dv QuickTime
37. firmware uploader can be found in the CD included or downloaded from http www shining com Download amp Support Driver amp Update page Un zip the file named CitiIDISK DV Firmware Uploader v1 5 zip and run the setup program inside the un zipped folder 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 as illustrated below The message illustrated below will appear click on OK to continue The Shining Technology Inc Shining DY IDE Devices IEEE 1394 SBP Device device can now be safely removed From the system Do NOT disconnect the Firewire cable from the system Leave the CitiIDISK DV power on Wait for another 20 seconds until the CitiIDISK 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 50 Current installed firmware date code will be shown at the very bottom Copyright Shining Technology Inc 2002 2003 2004 2005 35 CitiDISK DV with Integrated FireWire Interface Installation and User Manual v8 2 Internal Flash Devices 64k nternal eE AT 2e bit 32K 16 r0nS Select Operation To
38. g the CitiDISK DV drive icon into the Trash can before unplugging the cable Copyright Shining Technology Inc 2002 2003 2004 2005 32 CitiDISK DV with Integrated FireWire Interface Installation and User Manual v8 2 Appendix Specifications Technical Specifications Interface One IEEE1394A port SBP 2 Isochronous video streams Cable One 6pin 4pin IEEE1394A standard included Sustain Device Transfer Rate lup to 12 MBytes second Internal Battery Rechargeable Lithium based battery good or 90 minutes non stop recording External Power 6V to 18V DC in Operating Temperature O to 55 Centigrade Relative Humidity 95 Maximum Storage Temperature 22 to 65 Centigrade Dimension idth 77mm Length 135mm Height 24mm Less than one pound DV Recording Capacity FW1256C 40 180 minutes NTSC or PAL FW1256C 60 2 0 minutes FW1256C 80 360 minutes FW1256C 100 420 minutes Copyright Shining Technology Inc 2002 2003 2004 2005 33 CitiDISK DV with Integrated FireWire Interface Installation and User Manual v8 2 DV Streams vs Editing Software Following is a table of editing software s native video file format and suggested key combination for FW1256B C and H models for incoming DV signal Editing Software Native File Format Suggested Key Adobe Premier 6 0 and Pro 1 5 Standard AVI2 Apple Final Cut Pro Express in QuickTime MOV MacOS s and MacOS s RawDV Raat T Win2000 XP and MacOS X a E
39. ining Macintosh Utilities CD into your CD drive Double click the CD drive icon 2 If the start up program still does not start run it by double clicking on the file named Setup on the CD 3 Follow any installation prompts to install the utilities 4 During the installation process the install program may update some files on your computer When prompted for file replacement always keep the latest version of your files 5 To un install the utilities locate the Shining Utilities folder Commad R the alias on desktop and delete it There are no preference files to delete it Shining Installation Disc 5 Install the Shining Utilities fhe Shining itiitries provide convenient programs for formatting partitroning and other tasks After successfully installing the Shining Utilities you will see an alias wong brie Sn On the desktop Double clicking it will launch the Opening Screen which is the main menu for all the utilities This Drive Setup utility is designed to further enhance the functionality and provides additional convenience features for users of CitiDISK CitiDISK Jr and CitiDISK DV products You can find a user guide called Utilities Suite Installation and User Manual located on the CD ROM under the DOC directory Following is the Drive Setup utility screen after installation Copyright Shining Technology Inc 2002 2003 2004 2005 21 CitiDISK DV with Integrated FireWire Interface Insta
40. lash as bright PURPLE E For FW1256C model user is able to set Pre Scene Looping interval Please check Page 42 for details If the interval is set default is No Loop the CitiDISK DV unit will always capture the DV video into buffer even user did not press REC button Once user presses REC button those video scene length in seconds specified by user before pressing REC button will be written into the unit first and the new video be appended later Maximum Pre Scene time interval in FW1256C model is 6 seconds To prevent skip frame effect due to buffer overflow its suggested setting is 2 seconds less than maximum Such feature is very helpful if user shoots many sports related or dynamic video CitiDISK DV acknowledges the camcorder s RECORD button and automatically synchronizes itself to it which means there is no need to press REC button on off on CitiDISK DV unit any more E If the camcorder Power Access LED did not change color or RED button on CitiDISK DV unit blinks after REC button was pressed press REC button again to stop Recording turn off camcorder power wait till CitiDISK DV both GREEN and RED LED s blink again turn camcorder power back on wait till CitiDISK DV unit s LED s become stable and then press REC button to start recording again From now on users can perform regular REC process Repeat this after both units are powered off and powered back on again So
41. lipxxyy dv Clipxxyy avi QuickTime MOV FEE User Defined Clipxxyy mov Refer to user manual for How to customize User Defined file format manufacturer sets it to Canopus AVI2 or Matrox AVI1 Choose next file format by toggling the RED button Once the file format is determined stop toggling and wait for 10 seconds Both buttons will go off and stay off for 3 seconds CitiDISK DV will start writing the new file format information into internal memory Both buttons will blink rapidly for approximate 10 seconds during the writing process Once the file format is updated both buttons will back to blink normally to indicate the writing process is done successfully User MUST turn off the power before program the format next time The CitiDISK DV is now ready to capture the video using programmed file format is Other Formats Please consult Appendix Modifying CitiIDISK DV s Device Configuration Setting Windows only section for detail Copyright Shining Technology Inc 2002 2003 2004 2005 17 CitiDISK DV with Integrated FireWire Interface Installation and User Manual v8 2 3 13 Quick Erasing the Clips Connect the FireWire cable 4 pin end to camcorder s DV port Connect the FireWire cable 6 pin end to the C iDiSK DV Set camcorder to Camera or VCR mode Use pencil tip or hard sharp object to press and hold the button for more than 5 seconds Power access
42. llation and User Manual v8 2 Shining Utility Suite rom Wt rote Software Thr Flac Oa r Shining s Macintosh Utilities will perform only under the classic Mac OS System 9 which supports third party external drives Copyright Shining Technology Inc 2002 2003 2004 2005 22 CitiDISK DV with Integrated FireWire Interface Installation and User Manual v8 2 5 0 Installation and Usage of CitiDISK DV In Windows 2000 XP 5 1 Writing Signature on Disk Windows 2000 may ask to Write Signature onto the hard disk if this particular disk is the very first time its attached to this system Without doing so you won t find the drive in the My Computer folder even if the hard disk is partitioned and formatted in advance There is no harm to your data already on the hard disk If the dialog box automatically shows up follow the dialog box and click on Next to continue K If Windows 2000 does not bring up the dialog box go to My Computer Control Panel Administrator Tool and select Computer Management You should see Storage folder at the left hand side of the screen Select the Disk Management function to start the signature writing process The other way is by pre installing Shining Utilities Suite refer to the previous chapter which leaves a shortcut to activate the program on the desktop Select Hard Drive Setup to invoke indirectly above Disk Manageme
43. nd Operating Systems Supported cc ccceseeeseneuescueueseuuuvenauctenauaeeseuerenens 10 2 7 Bus Power and External Power Considerations ccccc cece cece eee e ee eeeee eee eeeeeeeeeenanaees 10 2 8 Internal Re chargeable Battery siisiccocecnieces te santineceusmanetiieniaetia inde awe ccie ieee 10 30 Operatlonal DESCFIDLONS sr a a a EEAS 11 3 1 Buttons Connectors Switch amp Status LightS s sesesesessrsrsnsnsnsnrnrnrnrnrnrnrennnnnrnnas 11 S22 UMNI ON OM Battery x casauteanscescteitwantnnseetes ca deniannved a TA 12 3 3 Securing the FireWire Cable with Camcorder s sssssssssssesenenenssnssesessnssnnnsnnnnsnsnene 12 S24 Attaching CIUDISK DV TO Belt diiuieiwtieseaict ind ae terete icant eenaa ea neeaa naae yeaa awa es 12 3 9 POWEFMNO ONO swkinansetesaateeed A bad tea eene ae cdea awe cea aman ee ame tae eden a 13 3 6 Charging the Battery and External Power SOUICES ccccceseeeeeseeeeeteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenenegs 13 3 7 Recording DV Streams in Camera mode Pre Scene Looping in FW1256C Only 14 3 8 Quick Playing Last DV Clip Back to Camcorder FW1256C Model Only 000 14 3 9 Play all captured clips FW1256C Model Only cccccccce cece eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeennnes 15 3 10 Recording DV Streams in VCR Mode siiisisiss eet sidviisanstiiteisadis natiaeeetiadesasaawiieeeranaevans 15 3 11 Using CitiDISK DV as an External FireWire Hard Disk ccc cece cece cece ee eeeee eee eeeaaee
44. nt function described above Write Signatur jra pee x Welcome to the Write Signature and Upgrade Disk Wizard This wizard writes signatures on new disks and upgrades empty basic disks to dynamic disks ou can use dynamic disks to create software based RAID volumes Which can be mirrored and striped or spanned across disks You can also expand single disk and spanned volumes Without having to restarting the computer After you upgrade a disk you cannot use earlier versions of Windows on any volume on that disk To continue click Hert Do not show this wizard again D Next gt Cancel Figure 4 1 Writing signature to disk wizard screen Next Windows 2000 will confirm writing to the newly added disk Check Disk 3 each system may show different Disk numbers box and select Next Copyright Shining Technology Inc 2002 2003 2004 2005 23 CitiDISK DV with Integrated FireWire Interface Installation and User Manual v8 2 Write Signature and Upgrade Disk Wizard oa Select Disk to Write Signature Choose the disks on which vou want to write a signature Select the disks an which you want to write a signature lt Back Next gt Cancel Figure 4 2 Select writing signature disk screen Now Windows 2000 completes the writing signature process Select Finish to exit the final screen Completing the Write Signature and Upgrade Disk izard You have succ
45. rheads 2 3 Camcorder Compatibility Most of today s camcorders come with the iLink 4 pin FireWire port DV port supporting at least one of the MiniDV ProDV or DVCam standards each of which is compatible with CitiDISK DV Any other FireWire based camera without one of these formats will not work with CitiDISK DV Most of DV camcorders in the market supports Camera controlled REC feature provided by CitiDISK DV If not user would have to manually turning on off the CitiDISK DV recording button K A few camcorders can record DV IN streams in addition to video from the camera sensor At the time this User s Manual was published such DV output from CitiDISK DV to camcorder is not Supported by FW1256 XX or FW1256B XX model 2 4 DV File Format Compatibility All of the DV streams are captured and are named with the dv extension FW1256 or one of dv avi mov FW1256B FW1256C extension indicating the content is raw dv video stream dv the same as what is stored on the DV tapes or avi adopted by most of Windows based editing software and mov QuickTime file for Apple s Final Cut s software Please also see the DV Streams vs Editing Software table in the Appendix K FW1256 XX FW1256B XX and FW1256C XX models implement FAT32 file systems as of the date this manual was published FW1256 XX models do not support video file formats other than DV HFS and NTFS
46. sage of CitiDISK DV In MacOS 9 2 X nannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnne 29 7 1 Partitioning Formatting CitiDISK DV in MacOS 9 2 X woe ccc ccccce cece ee eens ee eeeeeneees 29 7 2 Ejecting the Drive Icon in MacOS 9 2 X oo ceicccccseeeeeceeceesneeeescenneeeeceuenneetseanareessenags 30 8 0 Installation and Usage of CitiDISK DV in MacOS X ccc eeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeneeee 31 8 1 How to change creator type in MacOS X iMOVIE ccc cece ee cence eeeee eens eeeeee ee eeenannees 31 8 2 Partitioning Formatting CitiDISK DV in MacOS X c ccc cccc ccc eeee eee e eee eeeeee ee eeeenneees 31 6 5 Ejectind the Drive Icon in MacOS X rrue aa a a a a a 32 APPEND re ecacta ntsc canines tava aan aie ina ae 33 SP eCCIICAUONS ease ina EE AE AO E E OEA wees a eanane Nene 33 DV Streams ys Editing SOLLW Ale desard arai TAEA ENOAT 34 Updating CitiDISK DV s Firmware Windows only ssssssssssssnsnsnennerrrrnrnrnrnrnenrnrerrrnnenrn 35 Copyright Shining Technology Inc 2002 2003 2004 2005 3 CitiDISK DV with Integrated FireWire Interface Installation and User Manual v8 2 1 0 Getting Started Thanks for your purchase of Shining Technology products Adding the CitiDISK DV Disk to your DV camcorder and DV editing computer systems bring benefits to you by saving re capturing video back to hard disk since the video has been duplicated when shot The CitiDISK DV unit comes with Shining s own Utility Suite allowing the unit to perform
47. sed automatically So if there is a gap in between two different video streams on the tape only the first video Copyright Shining Technology Inc 2002 2003 2004 2005 15 CitiDISK DV with Integrated FireWire Interface Installation and User Manual v8 2 streams will be recorded due to tape stops at the end of the first video stream Users must forward to the start of the next stream and press REC again Disk full warning When the last minute of recording capacity is reached the REC LED blinks in half second intervals further recording will be terminated after one minute From now on the REC function is prohibited Battery low warning When battery low threshold is met the unit automatically terminates recording and shuts it down If the unit is turned on with low battery power the POWER LED flashes in half second intervals and stays flashing Further REC function is prohibited 3 11 Using CitiDISK DV as an External FireWire Hard Disk e CitiDISK DV is pre formatted as one single partition one single PC FAT32 volume that is cross platform compatible among PC Mac and Linux operating systems Computers recognize it as a regular external FireWire hard disk once attached e Quick Time Final Cut Pro Premier iMovie and other editing software are able to review the entire video clips by using the OPEN or IMPORT the Clips functions from CitiDISK DV e The date amp time retrieved from the
48. vision for external power source 6V 18V d w Selecting different video file formats saves the time to import or to render captured DV Audio stream after drag n drop those clips into timeline prior to editing should the native file format of editing software differs to what was chosen Consult Appendix for each individual editing software native file format that manufacturer learned from history before deciding which family of CitiDISK DV to go for For example for iMovie and standalone video editing system like Casablanca Edirol RawDV is the native file format needed then a regular FW1256 is good enough For Adobe Priemer Microsoft Media Player AVI2 is the native file format and for Final Cut Pro Xpress MOV is the native file format Regular FW1256 RawDV files would require importing or conversion then FW1256B or FW1256C are better choices Copyright Shining Technology Inc 2002 2003 2004 2005 8 CitiDISK DV with Integrated FireWire Interface Installation and User Manual v8 2 FW1256C family includes a Quick Play button allow user to quickly play back last captured DV in camera s viewfinder for the purpose of verification 2 2 Recording Capacity of Each Model FW1256 40 FW1256C 60 FW 125 80 FW1256C 100 ee Time 180 minutes 2 0 minutes 360 minutes 420 minutes NTSC and PAL K Each recording capacity listed above is not an exact figure due to different recording file format requires different amount ove
49. with volume labeled DV Disk and verify Movie folder Media folder inside Movie folder and Project file inside Movie folder are set while Partitioning and Formatting process performed above DY DISK L a _ Oo xj File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Back p Gisearch yFolders CAHistory Aas aK A Eel Select an item to view its description Capacity 16 6 GB Used 64 0 KB L Free 18 6 GB i objectis o bytes My Computer Copyright Shining Technology Inc 2002 2003 2004 2005 26 CitiDISK DV with Integrated FireWire Interface Installation and User Manual v8 2 project Select an item bo wiew its description See also My Documents My Network Places My Computer z objectis i4 bytes My Computer a 5 3 Ejecting the Drive Icon in Windows 2000 and XP Users are required to click on the Plug n Play icon at the bottom right corner of the tool bar before un plugging the CitiDISK DV Select the drive that you wish to eject as illustrated below Stop Shining Technology Inc Shining CitiDISK DY IEEE 1394 SBP Device DrivefL Stop FWIDES1O Shining 474 ATAPI Devices IEEE 1594 SBP Device DrivesfH Gi Once the system completes updating the registry and others the message illustrated below will appear indicating it is now safe to un plug the CitiIDISK DV unit Click on OK to continue csr ned RPE eee ys Safe To Remove Hardware

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