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FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder, Version 4, User Guide, MANL

1. sess 44 timecode during manual recording suus 24 timecode generated by external device 44 user Dit value OF CHP ouo mode obs eius 45 drop AMEN se erue Une 65 drop frame modifies timecode calculation 65 DTE aoa ce cng dubs 3 114 eliminates Dre CIEL LS ee Aah ose tb ett 1 fe TOFmat LM RER ARR AN bd d db ees 115 a TIO uoce ig eM ei eR ie es E ELEC 3 PAARA PIN dl meds 3 Dia t 19 audio input 2 channel 16 bit 48KHZ 12 audio input 4 channel 12 bit 32KHZ 12 Geta tilt file OPA tro tl 29 displaying a track s timecode arios 44 CIN traca 52 SNAP laa 47 TESCO CLS MOM MN M AR o PR 114 MOO 2 0 ANTH PH ERR POUND 113 DV D OSDecitie AOI en ne 113 A eter bue E ac dum A E 29 DVCPRO DV FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder index 6 Index DAD ON Aia 114 2 por ios 114 Dilo 114 s 114 ZO COM ccc dt aee e cuo eid aM Ale dede 114 DT ODOT erp 114 PATA 20 asilo 94 approximate recording time sin msi 104 filename Conventos ais 77 EDES a R A A 3 IO CLUS RS OA 12 114 oreamze OME TIES seba is 76 organize PINN Mesa 77 OUPS siia a a A a 114 REC HDDmode o 19 rec rdine nme PRE REC Cagnes 48 standard definition resolutiOT u rtt nietos esie hte 45 standard TesolUtIott see eibi nto pO oed aee e d 45 DVCP
2. Back 9 E __ Forward Search Search Left Transport Right Transport Back Index Forward Index 3 Press the FS 100 Play button 4 Search through the clips using the FS 100 Forward Search Forward Index Backward Index or Backward Search buttons Refer to Navigation Buttons on page 7 for more information on the function of these buttons FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 40 FS 100 Functions This section contains information on the following LCD screens General Screen Information 42 Record Screens 47 Format Screen 52 Setup Screens 57 Functions Screen 71 Utilities Screen 75 Control Screen 94 FS 100 screens are organized in a flat hierarchy Every screen has a unique name and it is possible to cycle continuously through the screens using the Left and Right navigation buttons Use the Up and Down navigation buttons to cycle through screen items selections Use the Select Navigation button to make a choice Navigation Tip Jump to Top of Display Using the Left Button When navigating through the LCD displays and scrolling down into the menu press the Left navigation button on the front panel and immediately return to the top of the display which allows navigating to other displays Jump to Home display Using Select Button To return immediately to the Home Screen navigate to the menu title at the top of the screen and press the Select button FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 41 FS 100 Func
3. The function groups are independent of each other n each group only one selection is active at a time FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder T1 FS 100 Functions Functions List A list of the Function button menu is below In each group the default selection is listed first FA AV C FA TAPELESS FA REELS FA RO 0 FA R1 1 FA R2 2 FA R3 3 FA R4 4 FA R5 5 FA R6 6 FA R7 7 FA R8 8 FA R9 9 FA LCD ON OFF FA BLANK Appears on LCD as SYNC Toggles between SYNCRO and LOCAL record control AV C Toggles between AV C and LOCAL control TAPE Toggles between TAPELESS and LOCAL control Default No Function FB DISP FB ALARM FB FILE FB REELS FB RO 0 FB R1 1 DISP Toggles the different TC display modes Default ALRM MUTE Turns the FS 100 alarm on or off FILE Toggles between normal and display of the file name HEEL Increments current reel number RO Marks Current Clip to Reel 0 R1 Marks Current Clip to Reel 1 FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 72 FS 100 Functions MENU Appears on LCD as FB R2 2 R2 Marks Current Clip to Reel 2 A FG LOCK LOCK UNLK Locks the buttonpad Default Toggles between LOCK and UNLK lt Unlock gt DD Toggles FS 100 between DV HD and HDD Modes FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 73 FS 100 Functions Assigning Clips to Reels La 168 min COUNTER El 00 00 20 15 DISK 1 rrently ected REEL R2 R1 inction FA at to FA REEL
4. FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 66 FS 100 Functions In addition to setting VFR MODE to the Base Frame Rate a PN DTE format must be selected from the FS 100 DV FORMAT menu see DV Formats on page 52 VFR MODE is inactive for non PN DV FORMATS Set AG HVX200 to Standard Record Mode The Panasonic AG HVX200 must be set to standard record mode or 720P mode but not 720PN FS 100 VFR MODE supports three stream types e 720 24P and 720 30P on 60 Hz systems e 720 30P on 50 Hz systems On the AG HV X200 1 Set SCENE FILE gt OPERATION TYPE to FILM CAM 2 Set RECORD SETUP gt UB MODE to FRM RATE 3 Set SCENE FILE gt FRAME RATE to the desired Incoming Frame Rate See the AG HVX200 manual for more information When recording the FS 100 Home screen displays VF on the right below the battery level indicator REC COUNTER BN 00 00 14 02 VF DISK 1 168 min REEL TAPE DISP LOCK During playback the VF indicator is not available and PN is displayed FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 67 FS 100 Functions Undercranking and Overcranking Undercranking also called fast motion is setting the Incoming Frame Rate lower than the Base Frame Rate 24 30 or 25 fps which results in video playback that appears faster than the Base Frame Rate For example if the Base Frame Rate is set to 24 fps 720 24P input stream set the Incoming Frame Rate to 12 When the file is played back at the base rate 24 fps the result is vid
5. FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 98 Using the FS 100 with a Computer Once video clips are recorded to the FS 100 it is possible to use those clips in most computer based DV HD NLE systems This section contains the following Initial Setup 100 Mounting the FS 100 in Windows 101 FS 100 and FAT 32 104 Using Avid OMF Clips 105 Dismounting the FS 100 Windows 108 Mounting the FS 100 Macintosh 109 Dismounting the FS 100 Macintosh 110 In the past to get footage into an NLE system it was necessary to capture digitize the footage using a video capture card For most DV and some P2 compatible NLE systems FS 100 DTE functionality eliminates the capture stage All that is necessary is the moving of the video files from the FS 100 to a computer Recording for Unsupported NLE If a desired NLE is not supported by Focus Enhancements DTE it is necessary to use the AV C control to capture the video footage for editing For more details refer to Control Screen on page 94 FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 99 Using the FS 100 with a Computer To move video files from the FS 100 to a computer Connect the FS 100 s Computer I O 1394 port directly to a computer with an active OHCI compliant IEEE 1394 FireWire port and the necessary FireWire disk drive drivers Note eaaa For More Information Go to the FOCUS Enhancements website www focusinfo com for more compatibility information e To use the FS 100 HDD Bypass mode refer below f
6. pull down format same stream The 720 24PN 25PN and 30PN recordings are supported in versions 3 x and 4 x These are generated from the 720 24P 25P 30P as an input The PN modes are not supported as input streams DVCPRO50 4 2 2 8 bit 3 3 1 compression 50Mb s 480 60i 30P 24P 24PA NTSC model 576 50i 25P PAL model pull down format same stream FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 113 Technical Specifications DVCPRO DV 4 1 1 8 bit 5 1 compression 25Mb s DV PAL Is 4 2 0 480 60i 30P 24P 24PA NTSC model 576 50i 25P PAL model pull down format same stream e GPI amp RS 232C Control 1 x 3 5mm mini jack Power e 15V DC 7 5W Mini jack power connector Custom Removable Li ion Rechargeable Battery Pack 90 minutes estimated run time Audio Video Timecode Specification e 25Mb s and 50 Mb s 8 bit 4 1 1 NTSC DV or 4 2 0 PAL DV video model dependent The DVCPROHD REC 100 Mb s mode supports 720 50p 60p and 1080 50i 60i model dependent from DVCPROHD camcorders with a 1394 interface DV Embedded Timecode Drop or Non Drop DV audio DVCPROHD input audio is embedded 4 ch 48kHz 16 bit DVCPRO50 input audio is embedded 4 ch 48kHz 16 bit DVCPRO DV input audio is embedded 2 ch 48kHz 16 bit or 4 ch 32 khz 12 bit Note A DTE only supports 4 channel 12 bit 32kHz audio with the RawDV file format FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 114 Technical Specific
7. Avid Canopus Matrox Pinnacle Sony Ulead and many others Focus Enhancement s DTE Technology is the only solution that can save hundreds of hours a year by recording clips to disk in your non linear editor s NLE native file format DTE Eliminates Pre edit Processing The FS 100 DTE disk recorder eliminates the need to capture transfer or convert video clips before editing The FS 100 is a stand alone device that records DVCPROHD DVCPRO50 and DVCPRO DV video to its disk drive as a NLE native file For most DV and many P2 compatible NLE systems when the disk drive is connected to a computer the clips are immediately available for editing Shoot connect and edit it is now that easy In addition the FS 100 can record digital video streams up to and including 100Mb s These capabilities make the FS 100 the perfect companion for the Panasonic HVX200 P2 DVCPROHD camcorder In addition the FS 100 is suitable for use with other Panasonic DVCPROHD DVCPROS50 and DVCPRO camcorders with an IEEE 1394 interface FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 1 Introduction Unpacking Verify that the FS 100 has the following items 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 FS 100 unit Belt clip User guide One Firewire cable Power cord Power supply with cable and connector to the FS 100 Removable Li Ion battery pack QNote 9 V v Missing or Damaged Components If there are missing or damaged items contact Focus Enhancements
8. Mounting the FS 100 Macintosh 109 Dismounting the FS 100 Macintosh 110 Mounting Hardware 111 Mounting FS 100 to a Camcorder 111 FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder XIV Table of Contents Clipping to a Belt 112 Technical Specifications 113 Physical Description 113 MPUYOUIDUIS occ waned d pst iion deni o ret 113 POWOL se auod etu Ede ade da p dade TE 114 Audio Video Timecode Specification 114 DTE File Formals aux hne ease 115 Disk Information 115 LOG TOS sioiias da eia ede iode dvd th oe dieit 116 Error Messages 116 Miscellaneous Files 117 iwda dal s cadi aaa c E tac 117 Warnanly sos rouas ito dw chu Aon ded etek 117 Shock and Vibration 117 Temperature 117 Compatible Camcorders and Accessories 117 jus AA Hae dd ede a ewnciwd e ete i 1 FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder XV FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder Introduction Thank you for purchasing a Focus Enhancements FS 100 portable Direct To Edit DTE disk recorder The FS 100 is the first portable DVCPROHD DVCPRO50 DVCPRO DV disk recorder with Focus Enhancement s DTE technology designed for hand held camcorders in a small rugged and shock proof chassis If you edit with applications from Adobe Apple
9. QUICKTIME PN and QUICKTIME 24P DTE file formats Creating the reference movie file streamlines the workflow for FCP users In FCP the reference movie file can be dragged into the appropriate timeline and all associated video and audio files are automatically utilized Note 5 22 Sn Moving and Copying Reference Movie Files When moving or copying the reference movie file make sure to move or copy the content files to the same folder The reference movie file must be in same folder as the content files Number of reference movie files generated per clip depends upon the HDD MODE and length of recording A reference movie file is generated for approximately every 2 hours of content in a clip See the following table for details Content Referenced per Reference Movie HDD MODE PAL Segments NTSC Segments DV DVCPRO 12 16 DVCPRO50 24 32 DVCPROHD 48 64 DVCPROHD VFR variable variable The maximum number of Reference Movies that can be generated at one time is 500 FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 78 FS 100 Functions File Name Convention The file name convention for a QuickTime reference movie is RM YYYYMMDD HHMMSSrXX MOV where the RM denotes a reference movie file YYYYMMDD HHMMSSr matches the content files and the XX denotes the reference movie file number When MAKE REF MOV utility starts the following screen appears CREATING QT REF The MAKE REF MOV utility may take several minutes to complete
10. Support for assistance USA Email support focusinfo com USA Telephone 1 763 398 1658 EMEA Email techsupport como com EMEA Telephone 49 4307 83 58 58 FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 2 Introduction Features The FS 100 offers the following features e Tapeless Acquisition DTE Tes CPR camcorders permit the use of Direct To Edit DTE aee o record directly from a camcorder while shooting and without the need of a tape e True DTE Technology When shooting is finished connect the FS 100 to a computer and instantly be ready to edit in the timeline Files are recorded to disk as DVCPROHD and DVCPRO DV DVCPRO DV DVCPRO50 RAW DV dv NTSC Only Po AVI TYPE 1 avi AVI Type 2 24p avi P2 PN AVI Type 2 avi QuickTime 24p mov DVCPROHD with 4 x Canopus AVI avi QUICKTIME 4 x Matrox AVI avi wav QUICKTIME PN QuickTime mov DVCPROHD with 4 x AVID OMF RAW DV Pinnacle avi wav P2 e Fast and Efficient Editing When shooting is finished mount the FS 100 to a Mac or PC editing system like a typical FireWire hard disk drive Transfer clips to your NLE s media drive at up to 400 Mbps or edit instantly in real time using the FS 100 as your media source With some DV and P2 compatible NLE systems it is necessary to capture the video footage using the NLE system s capture capability e Confidence in Recording Now simultaneously record to disk and tape while you shoot providing an e
11. When it is complete the completion screen appears QT REF COMPLETE FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 79 Delete Clip DELETE CLIP CLIP 000 YES BACK Use this item to delete a selected clip 1 From the Utilities screen go to the DELETE CLIP screen 2 Enter the number of the clip to be deleted using the Up and Down navigation buttons 3 Press the YES function key The selected clip is deleted 4 Press BACK to return to the Utility screen When a clip is deleted the FS 100 re organizes and displays the remaining clips in sequence For instance if there are three clips on the disk 1 001 1 002 1 003 If clip 1 002 is deleted the remaining clips are reorganized and clip 1 003 becomes clip 1 002 However the base file names are not affected Use Delete Clip Sparingly Using the delete clip can cause disk fragmentation that reduces disk drive performance and can impact both Playback and Record To defragment the disk or if more disk space is needed e Transfer all content from the FS 100 e Perform the FORMAT utility see Format Disk on page 81 FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 80 FS 100 Functions Format Disk FORMAT DISK PRESS YES TO ERASE ALL DATA YES BACK Prevent lost frames due to file fragmentation by formatting the FS 100 before each recording session Save Files Before Formatting The formatting process erases all data on the disk and is not reversible Backup all files and clips on the
12. 61 SKIPPING forward to next clip ici antd tt eid 9 A SR MSN Nu nr 117 storing multiple record modes and file formats 29 nies CO RM TE 62 user defined timecode parameters sess 63 VIdeo C HDS usitatum en nn tS 102 FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder index 19 Index ON 26 E O nee ee 32 default setine atrasa 35 LED displays ont ee he dune ne 97 MOLE a den 35 PRESREC EAN SSSR ea N 48 racord ne ANON AP MOJE grunen aa pen o cire et 50 system INFOLMANONSCTCCIS aseo LR OR 46 ij T EE 88 s ANR AS RSS NN A van 88 cia ep 89 T tapeless cta td pocos 32 ACUISTA E E 3 seisindo Meqto s cae E suet Gosinansmeuuemeiuebiesiesdee seal 36 control mode requirements usina ds 95 LCD displays a 98 PRESREC CAC EN ne E 48 recordin aisa a e id 32 recording IN OIA PIMOGE sn sn 50 TC A nn Ni de 58 65 drop frame modifies timcecode calculation 65 EXT estaa Re rea oan eo S PAS RD 62 FCO DU ANNE qM A E E 65 Tree RU A reme test Clo eddie eo ne Dua oben 63 CLOUD detallo las 58 62 NO DIOD aiii 65 REC RUN nta 62 RECRUE i a a 63 REGEN sos A 62 63 65 wir P e 62 SET stores user defined parameters sss 63 timecodes not set in TC EXT mode 64 technical specification AG HVX200 video output MMM seitens questus 113 cir S 115 ls O Me E ENTM 113 LOS NGS ET 116 Shock ANG MOTO usina 117 temperatur
13. BC battery charger for use in various parts of the world ASYF 0940 01 USA ASYF 0941 01 Europe ASYF 0943 01 United Kingdom ASYF 0944 01 Australia These optional battery chargers are available from either your local dealer or online at the Focus Enhancements web store www focusinfo com sales store FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 24 Quickstart Connecting a FS 100 to a DV HD Camcorder Before performing this procedure make sure you have installed and charged the battery see Installing Removing the Battery Pack on page 22 1 Connect the supplied Firewire cable to the DV 1 0 connector on the top of the FS 100 2 Locate the FireWire DV iLink or similar connector on your video camera It is located in different places depending upon the brand of camera If you are unclear of its location consult your video camera manual FS 100 Supplied with 4 pin to 6 pin FireWire Cable A 4 pin to 6 pin FireWire 1394 cable is provided with the FS 100 HVX200 FireWire Connector The FireWire connector on the HVX200 is located on the right side of the camera behind the tape transport For more information refer to the HVX200 documentation 3 Connect the other end of the FireWire 1394 cable to your video camera 4 Turn on the video camera 5 Turn on the FS 100 FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 25 Quickstart Record and Playback with the FS 100 FS 100 Automatically Detects Input Stream from AG HVX200 FS 100 automa
14. Function buttons A B C Below the FS 100 LCD display are three user defined function buttons A left B center and C right Use them as short cut keys for the most frequently selected functions at the bottom of the LCD screen The function of these soft buttons changes depending on the options displayed above that specific button Refer to the Functions Screen on page 71 for more information FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 6 Quickstart Power Control The Power ON button provides two functions Power ON Turn on the FS 100 e Reset FS 100 First F5 100 must be powered on Next hold down the Power On button for two seconds Power OFF Hold down the OFF STOP button for three 3 seconds During power off the FS 100 beeps indicating that it is turning off Alarm OFF If the Alarm feature is set to OFF then the power down sequence occurs silently Navigation Buttons Use these buttons to navigate through the FS 100 menus The navigation buttons are Left Right Up Down and Select Transport Control Buttons Play Record Back STOP Forward Index Power Off Index Use these buttons to control FS 100 playback and record functions while on the HOME Screen FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 7 Quickstart Record e Press this button once when the FS 100 is in Stop mode to put the FS 100 into REC PAUSE Press it again to start recording Pressing the Record button while recording causes the current clip
15. ID p r qm 29 LOOP TECOU a C 47 CAD said taa 29 PAUSE ETE 9 play E ados 9 DIS urna illa 37 PRE REC Cae Miei lidad 48 PRE R COr ta ito 4 LEC AN a os 92 Tecos A oett e e n arte E ved te De is Ede old 32 record Syncro Slave odis sca chcete eit ete erteilt 32 record tapele5S ss cu e ea na o ea hen atte 32 SNAP rd adidas 50 SOPA nn ht etu Ldt 9 mounting FS 100 in Windows ss 101 mounting FS 100 on Macintosh ss 109 MOV COCHER AIME E NET ue 3 PP TE 3 MXF filename FObtnab aa 103 AVIS AO EONLOIS is 7 ING WS CLS aio ine Rd ent 105 NLE default TOFRDaE IS ee nn ei dece 29 DV A M 1 29 medi SOUL CS css 3 A O ae 1 preparing P2 files for edite ssl nt 39 selecting preferred format sese 29 CNE NES NES pt b USO tu d e EE 69 AAAS EL POLLS ES 99 usine VOR PECOTO ING SAT ii 69 no disk deteci d vasc den 116 THOS Pa COC cea ei Rene 116 non linear editor see NLE HONN ER MOLO Laud Gait sc nsc ees destins 38 FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder index 13 Index OPA Se Lions 47 RES LCDS PIY usadas 97 NTSC AG EIVX 200 VER SeEtUtigS slam ada tal 38 fast forward speeds 25 oe ee o tecti tlm ie diets 8 inputs tor DVCPRO DY tata it nds 12 inputs tor D VEPROSO ill ll idas cai 12 inputs tor DVCPROLEIDL quid dt 12 reverse SDeeds da 8 TC DIOP SMS EE an saa tee 58 65 ED desto etu d ts Ars nte CE 44 O OEIG T OUT arista Rd ee Md audeo 100 S M M 106 PADO T C
16. are clear NO SPACE LEFT The Disk Drive is Full Transfer files off the drive and format it before attempting to do more recording DISK ERROR Lost Disk Communication Contact Focus Enhancements Technical XXX Support NO DISK Lost Disk Communication Contact Focus Enhancements Technical DETECTED Support WRONG Incorrect Software Loaded Download correct software and perform PRODUCT ID upgrade again FILE NOT FOUND Wrong filename or missing file Check filename or that upgrade file exists AUDIO MUTE Record or Playback with VF This is normal No action is required mode set to 24 25 or 30 is muted for the PN DTE formats QuickTime PN and P2 PN FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 116 Technical Specifications Miscellaneous Files fwxdc dat The fwxdc dat file is a cache file used to improve file read performance during playback of recorded video and audio It is located in the root directory of the FS 100 s hard drive Warranty e 2 years FS 100 e 90 days accessories including the battery Shock and Vibration Operating 50cm Non operating 100cm e 5Hz to 60Hz 1G constant Temperature Operating 0 35 C 35 95 E Operating humidity 30 to 90 RH e Storage temperatures 20 to 60 C 4 to 140 F e Storage humidity 85 RH or less Compatible Camcorders and Accessories For a list of tested camcorders refer to www focusinfo com FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 117 FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder
17. mode the FS 100 plays the selected clip from start to finish Immediately after completing the clip the FS 100 begins playing the clip again without a pause It stays in this state until stopped Loop All In this mode the FS 100 plays the entire contents of the disk all clips in order from start to finish At the end of the last clip the FS 100 begins to play from the beginning of the first clip again without a pause It stays in this state until stopped Play All In this mode the FS 100 plays the entire contents of the disk all clips in order from start to finish At the end of the last clip the FS 100 pauses FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 92 FS 100 Functions Play From Screen PLAY FROM TRACK LIST REEL LIST This screen permits the selection of from where clips playback There are two choices Tracklist Clips playback in the order in which they were recorded Playback order is based on the order of the file names Reel Clips in a selected folder are played back This function provides the ability to choose between any folders on the disk Folders can appear with their user assigned folder name if used FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 93 FS 100 Functions Control Screen CONTROL LOCAL SYNCRO SLAVE AV TAPELESS The Control screen provides the capability of enabling the FS 100 to operate in five different control modes during record and playback Local Local control mode ignore
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19. seri 38 VERS PAD SES nent etetoiee 38 vid o output SPECICATION iran lcd 113 AIF NANA EM 76 105 DAC AEN EEE E OEE E 102 alarm SAONE rr NEA AAA E OOR etaat te 15 dise capaci ainat a T E 15 Sroupidetault tactica pocas 57 60 Oido 15 DOW R ita At AE erst b Eu une 15 tenperatur aran toi 15 AEE NIG la alta 77 Apple see QuickTime A uada tcu DEI AC rm 1 ATENAS obese E MS dtu etes vu noue eeu a 105 Avid NRCS I EO Et one pom thui nr A 105 M dia Composer espana Nu tnt iia 105 ING SC ULI tud 105 application edit RSS as toa en sees Ue UM 64 assieme cos CO TEES TRS ib obo dva NT Gh 74 asynchronous data Oasis 11 audio A channel 12 DIt22KEIZ nr tut Veit a ROS 12 sp D A SS Db dE Od Mt on D ton Gat as odes cd lo 105 00 Portable DTE Recorder index 2 Index mhedded 2 Chatnels sin ent does 12 embedded 2 channel 16 bit 48KHZ 12 embedded Acne 12 input for D V me itia baie isses 12 inpubfor DV EBRO oia 12 Input for DVC EROSO nn denoted ids 12 input ford VCPROLEID loli e emet 12 PACS AG opaca uet cu peti ena Na RESIDUES RU SE UU AR 116 muted d rme Play BACK rra bp tee ttam 33 not recorded in VER mode ss 38 autodetect AN PUL SEream qose o UU DE ET 26 53 A estt rela tate etic 92 do NOU us record modes atan 32 CDi pis E 97 AVI CanoDUss aie a todos 3 19 29 52 102 115 INV Ta e neto Rd ne te 53 102 115 Pinnacle israel 3 19 igo O teenies 19 52 pel
20. the previous clip during playback In STOP mode press this button to return the FS 100 to the beginning of the previous clip Note aaam Using Back Index with Short Clips When using Back Index with short clips it is first necessary to place the FS 100 in STOP mode Pause STOP m and Power OFF While in the Home screen and in any transport mode press this button to Pause the FS 100 Press it again to stop the FS 100 Refer to the section Setup Screens on page 57 for more information To power off the FS 100 hold down the STOP button B for three seconds During Power OFF and if the Alarm function is ON the FS 100 makes an audible beep indicating it is turning off Forward Index gt P Use this button to skip forward to the next clip in STOP and PLAY modes Note 2 S Using the Forward and Back Index Keys Use the Back and Forward Index keys to jump to the previous or next partition For example when the current clip is the last on a partition pressing the Forward Index moves to next partition FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 9 Quickstart Top Panel The top panel contains the following connectors and LEDs Camera Remote Control FireWire Connector Serial Connector Computer FireWire Connector Status LED 9 Charge LED Charge LED Status LED Indicates Off No Charger Connected Green Charging Cycle Completed Amber Green Floating Charge Mode Charging almost comp
21. 00 Portable DTE Recorder 60 FS 100 Functions Stop Frame No Video These settings determine the FS 100 video output when it is in STOP mode e STOP FRAME Displays the first frame of the clip e STOP NO VIDEO Group Default Video output is Off EXT CTL OFF Pause Frame File These options permit the use of an external device to control the FS 100 through the optional RS 232 cable Note eaan RS 232 Cable Available from Focus Online Store The RS 232 cable required to connect the FS 100 to an external control device is Focus part number CBLA 0113 01 It and other accessories mentioned in this manual are available at https www focusinfo com sales store e EXT CTL OFF Group Default Use this option when connecting an external device using an RS232C cable This requires the use of a a 3 5mm to DB9 adapter cable plugged into FS 100 Control port In Local mode select this item to control the FS 100 with the optional wired remote control unit The following options permit control functions to occur from a simple contact closure e EXT CTL PAUSE Controls Pause and Resume during a record or playback session e EXT CTL FRAME Captures a single frame of video and records it to a file Each time this function is triggered it sequentially adds another frame to the same file until stopped e EXT CTL FILE Creates a new file during a record session without losing frames FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 61 FS 100 Functions TIME
22. 116 Fial CUC TO edad isis 78 FireWire CAPI E EE T EEE E EN S 2 1 O connector to A A 12 I O connector to computer enit oe eee 11 pola VerstOb AAA cem tia oec saad 60 a A DR 61 Ora M NAMES ue codec ta tes vetro E A en 77 formartine dis K audet tene ttn a a EN 81 forward IBdeX ao aerea bb Aa R a a eee 9 forward seare En a a ets dote te Lee des 8 FRA SERA OID nn de an NN Rss UD US 80 frames per second VER mode eese 44 trontipanel controls iaa 6 front panel keys lock Unlock sis eie niet 74 FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder index 9 Index FS 100 charo re DSEGE uen hp id om add ias 23 connectino I0 dc POWE ose ses to ai m Ue idt N 21 conmectins to eompu lter mais aind 55 56 dismounting from Macintosh eee 110 dismounting from Windows eee 108 Le UTE PIT Baad nenede nth vans 3 front panel CONOS nn de nn eie his neis 6 inital setup with computer nn 100 LCD display symbols and text esses 97 lock unlock front panel Keys use tede 74 MENUS Sai ia 16 Inoue m VV ANCL OWS gt aiii ds 101 mounting On Macintosh au nn nn see 109 moine to camcorder usaras ne 111 Operation With Da er esce Sede oti ite nt 21 operation without battery siestas 21 physical description sn nn ie 113 Play PACK nn ane ain 40 DOW L OMIS a De CEU 27 setting up master and slave drives sss 56 WA ne 117 155100 Dim ee mede tosta btt bubo v
23. 118 Index Numerics 103090 rd dadas 113 A einai see Sati sstupstceucsscsuleceerntsuenes 12 45 114 TOSQ ODE aa utm e ee 12 45 113 114 TOBUT A ne tala 12 54 1394 e Vo NE 2 CHEO ct eee ein eed 100 DAD avocat nd ae 9519 53 102 115 114 115 ANTI DC 2 aaa 19 ANTtype2 ale nametormat usada ss 102 Quick Hime flename cuina dia 102 LADA di ia 113 114 zy 113 114 A cede E Ss ani alread ath G 29 deri ES 93 OMF not compatible SES SAN ne 93 DOIN ME 113 Unidad 113 114 IN T 113 A ES Ra nn Doe dedu ERE ECOLE 12 113 114 ODA er NE 12 113 114 720 DAD dla 45 66 69 PPM 113 IPAP E S EE EA E N EE E tates OT 45 66 TA OE O 45 66 120 DI dci 12 45 113 A iiss E 12 45 113 ON seen M 37 54 V2UB assise d NOU S Ld eI REICHEN NE 12 54 FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder index 1 Index FS 1 ADO ne Ne de dad 81 83 absolute timecode sutil delata dia 45 A 1 NOTA INE dd 105 ACV A ddr ido 1 configuring camcorder lt 37 PETROJ DV ata a 54 DVE PROSO r N EE 54 DV CPROPID os 54 Few IE coe COE arras 25 PULSE lo 26 non VER MOIE sui de ion 38 Playback Mode 3p nodules nude Ra d DD RORIS UN ERI en 40 PN MOC CS A abd ctio cde E Ry nutes ts og 37 recording with CAMEONA T vinos 37 tapeless control mode 52 ir d eO Dee die 32 tapeless control requirements 95 VEN Mode sat Re tetto t eto ARS 40 VER Setn SN ISS
24. 6 Preparing P2 File for NLE Run the utility Organize P2 before using the recorded P2 file in a NLE Refer to Organize P2 on page 76 A Run the Organize P2 Utility or the files are not usable by a NLE Recording Timecode in the File Select EXT TC in the Setup menu This option records the video camera timecode in the file There are other timecode options available refer to TIME CODE EXT REC RUN FREE RUN REGEN on page 62 Function buttons The tasks discussed above are available for programming into the function buttons For information on setting up function buttons refer to the section Functions Screen on page 71 FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 39 Quickstart Playback on the FS 100 Verify that both the video camera and the FS 100 are powered on and that they are connected together with the FireWire cable from the FS 100 DV IO port to the camcorder 1394 port Feature Availability on PAL Cameras This feature is not available on some PAL cameras 1 Set the video camera to VCR or playback mode Note LLL Setting the AG HVX200 1 Setthe AG HVX200 to VCR by pressing the MCR VCR button located on the back of the camera under the viewfinder A thumbnail screen appears in the camera s LCD 2 To turn off thumbnail display press THUMBNAIL button located on the top of the camera under the handle 2 Navigate to the video clip to preview using the FS 100 Left and Right transport control buttons Play
25. 8 Quickstart EXT CTL FRAME EXT CTL FILE TC EXT external TC REC RUN TC FREE RUN TC REGEN regenerate TC SET UB SET TC DROP NTSC only TC NON DROP NTSC only VFR MODE 4 X only LCD Contrast e DV Formats Following HDD mode is a menu of formats available for the type recorder selected in HDD mode When selecting DVCPRO DV REC the following formats are shown RAW DV AVI TYPE 1 AVI TYPE 2 CANOPUS AVI MATROX AVI QUICKTIME AVID OMF QUICKTIME 24P NTSC only AVI TYPE 2 24P NTSC only PINNACLE P2 e HDD Mode Contains the following hard drive selections DVCPROHD REC DVCPRO50 REC DVCPRO DV REC DD Drive USE EXT FS 100 FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 19 Quickstart Record Contains the following recording functions NORMAL REC PRE REC Disk PRE REC Cach LOOP RECORD SNAP TIME LAPSE FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 20 Quickstart Powering the FS 100 e FS 100 operation without a battery installed To operate the FS 100 without a battery installed connect the unit to an AC power source FS 100 operation with battery power It is first necessary to fully charge the battery An uncharged battery typically takes 2 3 hours to charge Connecting the FS 100 to AC Power Attach the AC power cord to the FS 100 with or without battery installed The FS 100 is immediately ready for operation To do this connect the AC power as follows Battery Pack DC Cable DC Power Port 1 Plug the cord fr
26. A Ne die LM 68 00 Portable DTE Recorder index 22 Index number of files generated 58 d s sn sn 78 UPN TO en Re A d rad ol aca 44 VERrecordme usine tn NES un A 69 VICO RE paliar 113 PGT X00 OUPO its 113 UNE EO EE Are sees ch ceed ate EAEE ER 61 storm reli orm 102 video camera timecode ccoccoconononononcnonononononononononanenananacoconcnnonononononanos 39 video clip see clip WAV ss A en dut ve e ru bn tabs 3 Pinnae A se its rapi as fec ratur M Seres 3 WIS DP ceci O eR MPO Lau PD ob 113 WEI soos ne nn em A ML LU Ef 17527 Windows dismoun tine Fo TOU rai 108 mounting ESTO sail dd 101 WOEKIIOW SEEOGQEDTEDIDIB soirs encoded heus ed deus 78 WOME DIOCUCE TO ES 116 Xpress Pro see Avid FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder index 23
27. AIN MENU gt SYSTEM SETTING gt SYSTEM MODE 720 59 94P MAIN MENU gt SYSTEM SETTING gt CAMERA MODE 24P OPTION MENU gt OPTION gt FRAME RATE UB MENU MAIN MENU gt VTR MENU gt TC UB gt UB MODE FRAME RATE MAIN MENU gt VTR MENU gt TC UB gt VITC UB MODE FRAME RATE TCG switch must be set to F RUN For 720 25P PN this must be set to 720 50P For 720 30P PN this is set to 30P and for 720 25P PN this is set to 25P Variable Frame Rate VFR Settings Audio is not recorded in VER recording modes VER settings are supported in the 4 x versions only AG HVX200 Camera Settings 1 Set SCENE FILE gt OPERATION TYPE is set to FILM CAM Non VFR on AG HVX 200 For non VFH recordings set the AG HVX 200 to VIDEO CAM Io Set SCENE FILE gt FRAME RATE to the appropriate FPS Set RECORDING SETUP gt UB MODE to FRM RATE 4 Set RECORDING SETUP RECORD FORMAT to NTSC 720 24P or 720 30P PAL 720 25P See the camera s documentation for more details d FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 38 Quickstart FS 100 Settings 1 Set DV FORMAT to QUICKTIME PN or P2 PN 2 Set SETUP gt VFR MODE to the appropriate base frame rate Input Stream VFR MODE 720 24P 24 720 25P 25 720 30P 30 While recording in VFR mode VF is displayed on the HOME screen below the battery indicator If the VF is not displayed there is a setup issue please review the settings shown above For more information see VFR MODE on page 6
28. C e 1080 60i 30P 24P 24PA e 720 60P 30P 24P e 480 60i 30P 24P 24PA PAL e 1080 501 25P e 720 50P 25P e 576 501 25P indicates pull down format same stream The 720 24PN 25PN and 30PN recordings are supported in version 3 X or 4 x These are generated from the 720 24P 25P 30P B ea The PN modes are not supported as input streams e For DVCPROHD input audio is embedded 4 ch 48kHz 16 bit For DVCPRO50 input audio is embedded 4 ch 48kHz 16 bit e For DVCPRO input audio is embedded 2 ch 48kHz 16 bit e For DV input audio is embedded 2 ch 48kHz 16 bit or 4 ch 32 khz 12 bit 4 Channel Audio 4 channel 12 bit 32kHz audio is available only with RawDV format FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 12 Quickstart Rear Panel The rear panel contains the following important items Belt Clip Post 3 es MEC Fan Intake D Y ew PE Battery Vent cr Compartment Latch Do Not Block Battery Compartment enhancements FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 13 Quickstart Side Panel The side panel contains cooling vents as illustrated below Cooling Vents Do Not Block FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 14 Quickstart Bottom Panel The FS 100 bottom panel features a single 2 pin DC power connector Connect the supplied AC power adapter here DC Internal Power Speaker Connector Cooling Vent Do Not Block Internal Speaker An internal speaker provides alarms and audible
29. CODE EXT REC RUN FREE RUN REGEN The following are timecode TC functions e TC EXT Group Default Records the incoming source timecode If the timecode is not running the FS 100 records the same timecode number in each recorded frame Choose TC EXT mode to clear any stored number e TC REC RUN In this mode after a power cycle the FS 100 starts its TC record count using the TC SET value Later recordings add to the last value recorded A power cycle resets the TC record value to the TC SET value e TCFREE RUN This function causes the FS 100 to begin counting from the value stored by TC SET A number entered through TC SET is not stored and available to the FS 100 until exiting TC SET Only then does the FS 100 begin counting using that number e TCREGEN When the FS 100 powers up in TC REGEN mode it Reads the timecode of the last track recorded Adds 1 to the number Stores the new timecode as the number that will be assigned to the first frame of the next recording session If the drive is empty i e no existing recordings with the FS 100 uses the TC SET value TC SET and UB SET Can Be Set at the Same Time Both parameters TC SET and UB SET may be set and are not mutually exclusive as in some groups i e LCDLIGHT TC EXT Recommended for Pull down Applications If the recording signal contains pull down information in 720 60p format the frame flag information contained is preserved in TC EXT mode and is required for the edi
30. DVCPROHD REC and DVCPRO50 REC Line 11 displays the HD resolution of the current track which depends on the camcorder in use with the FS 100 HD unit Possible values are e 1080 50 TC e 1080 60i TC e 720 60p TC e 720 50p TC e 720 30p TC e 720 25p TC e 720 24p TC Refer to the camcorder manual for supported resolutions FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 45 FS 100 Functions FS 100 System Information Screens The FS 100 automatically creates information screens to indicate conditions such as high temperature power remaining or drive capacity remaining WARNING 9 R POWE REMAINING Press OK to clear the screen and return to the last screen FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 46 FS 100 Functions Record Screens RECORD NORMAL PRE REC DISK PRE REC CACH LOOP RECORD The Record screen permits setting the FS 100 to various recording modes depending on the model see Table Record Modes with Home Screen Indicators Once a record mode is selected the recorder remains in that mode until a different mode is chosen Exiting the Record screen and returning to Home enables the selected recording mode To verify that the digital recorder is set to the correct recording mode refer to the upper left hand of the Home screen where the recorder mode is displayed Record Mode Indicator PRE REC CACH C STOP 1 EN Record Modes with Home Screen Indicators Mode Top Line Displayed In Home Screen NORMAL
31. Disk Change a setting Other Places My Network Places E My Documents FS Control Panel 2 Locate the FS 100 drive and open it Often it appears as a standard FireWire disk drive and may be labeled E F G and so on 3 Open the FS 100 disk icon 4 Open the folder with the most recent date code fe EdK Yew Favortes Joos Hep y Q d sm Bros 2 FX Address EA Date Modified 7 14 2005 3 53 PM 7 14 2005 3 53 PM 7 14 2005 3 53 PM 7 14 2005 3 53 PM 7 14 2008 3 53 PM 7 14 2005 3 53 PM 7 14 2005 3 53 PM 7 14 2005 3 53 PM 7 14 2005 3 53 PM 7 14 2005 3 53 PM 8 9 2005 12 40 PM 8 3 2005 4 47 PM 7 14 2005 3 53 PM 7 14 2005 3 53 PM FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 101 Using the FS 100 with a Computer This folder may contain several different files The video clips can appear as pe Edt View Favontes Took Hep d O go Search RE Folders 0 A x wv fae gmmess y ES 40050803 1645 13 011 fis ZUDSUUu3 154554 01 0v y SOUSUSUS L2I3952 U1 D Fie mil MA Fig 24 141 KB 63 104 KM y 2005030912414 71 1 IL 36 900 KB e RawDV dv e AVI Type 1 YYYYMMDDHHMMSSa01 avi e AVI Type 2 or AVI Type 2 24p YYYYMMDDHHMMSSb01 avi e Canopus AVI YYYYMMDD HHMMSSb01 avi e Matrox AVI YYYYMMDD HHMMSSm01 avi This file has a separate wav audio file per track QuickTime or Quicktime 24p mov e Pinnacle YYYYMMDD HHMMSSp01 There are two separate wav audio files per tra
32. E N 55 DA E 19 default ANOTOU ORDEI A A 57 60 PV PC TONA id 29 EXT CTE orenen ai tA iata se etes ne 57 FA UDINE OTS tilda en meti ede n tatin 43 72 ED fUDCHOEPS hebdo educit E EDS 43 72 BEC FUDCEOTTS soo dod ovt co aha ne PREMO us 43 73 ES I00 factory SetiD S cet 88 ECDheht CLOUD qnse cate eni RI oot 57 60 ree number sismo Medus Aetas dar biu 90 speed back seri se ipe enis 8 speed fast TOLWAEU ee ce bed o eost ide oup nr 8 speed forward search cio da e es Et easet ee ne 8 speed TCV CLSC ES M MV 8 SIO POT OU De an iae die aste ne diese 57 61 syncro slave mode ssh housses as ios 35 FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder index 5 Index TC BIOUD RS de ue 58 62 TE 80 deleting CP rita 80 OMETE ds in 105 stored Dmesede indi di 62 o een Ne de 113 direct to edit see DTE disk error message lost communication eese 116 error mo disk detected en a VER CERERI EVE 116 error HO Space Tel eene petet nas 116 fae mentano used ud sd died qub uento ibo ca ed titus ts 80 COPA on o aan a e Coe me opc 81 82 save tiles before formatting una 81 SD CHICAUONS rente ss TRUE 115 SK capacity Glavin ss dns ne et de 15 dismounting FS 100 from Macintosh sees 110 dismounting FS 100 from Windows eee 108 DIS Du itu pmi dto ii 44 displaying base rome Cate quus eee 44 TEST frame of olo oeste teet pts epe ee eben ette dit 61 remaining recording time on disk
33. EXT Group Default e TCREC RUN e TCFREE RUN e TC REGEN e TCSET p UBSET e TC DROP NTSC only e TC NON DROP Default NTSC only e VFR MODE e LCD CONTRAST a AAA Date and Time Must Be Set The date and time must be set They are used in the FS 100 file naming function Refer to Set Time and Date on page 30 FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 58 FS 100 Functions Date SET DATE 09 18 07 MM DD YY BACK Time SET TIME 10 50 40 HH MM SS BACK FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 59 FS 100 Functions Version VERSION 4 0 0 04071507 NTSC FS 100 This screen displays e FS 100 Firmware version e SD video of the unit e FS 100 model LCD Light On Off Auto These items enable or disable the FS 100 s LCD s backlight e LCDLIGHT ON Group Default Keeps the backlight on permanently LCDLIGHT OFF Keeps the backlight off permanently LCDLIGHT AUTO Turns off the backlight after one minute pressing any button pad button turns the backlight back on Any information screen turns the backlight on Alarm On Off Default is On e When the alarm is enabled pressing any button on the FS 100 produces audio feedback The FS 100 alarm triggers when conditions such as low battery charge low disk space or over heating occur e When Alarm is set to Off the audio feedback for the buttons is disabled however the alarm will still sound for low power high heat or low disk space conditions FS 1
34. F Launch Avid Open an existing project or create a new one Select Tools gt MediaTool A screen similar to the following appears FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 106 9 10 11 12 13 Using the FS 100 with a Computer Locate and select the FS 100 under Media Drive s Note If Drive Does Not Appear If the drive does not appear check to make sure that the OMFI MediaFiles folder was created correctly with proper case and spacing In addition verify that the drive is properly connected and recognized by the computer Under Project s select All Projects This highlights all items in the Project s window Verify that Master Clips is checked and press OK The Media Tools Window similar to the following appears lal fet lanl aem o hung Ez E dra s ido idad EL DNA sid Fa fast n TRIM VA PEE 2021232 ETET Create a new bin select File gt New Bin or open an existing bin in Avid Select all items in the Media Tools window select Edit gt Select All Drag the contents of the Media Tools Window into the bin It is now possible to use these clips in the Avid timeline FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 107 Using the FS 100 with a Computer Dismounting the FS 100 Windows When finished working with the FS 100 and the computer it is necessary to dismount FS 100 from the system Dismount FS 100 Before Powering Off A It is important to dismo
35. FOCUS enhancements FS 100 DVCPROHD DVCPRO50 DVCPRO DV Portable DTE Recorder User Guide Part Number MANL 1023 10 README v4 0 0 04080107 Focus Enhancements FS 100 4 0 upgrade README file RELEASE NOTES version 4 0 0 04080107 Quickti me Reference Movie support to correct clip spanning issue with FCP PNIS VFR compatibility resolved Added VFR MODE to SETUP for VFR compatibility Added MAKE REF MOV to UTILITIES for QT RM support PN playback no longer MUTED Resolved PN AVID incompatibilty issue Switching from DVCPRO HD PN to DVCPRO now selects corresponding non PN DTE FORMAT UTILI TL ES gt FILE NAME display now uses all capital letters Improved upgrade error handling QT DVCPRO 576 50 or 576 25 now supported correctly Improved support for multiple partitions Organize P2 auto XML generation now supports multiple segment clips version 3 0 0 04011507 DVCPROHD and DVCPRO50 QUICKTIME DTE file format support DVCPROHD QUI CKTIME PN DTE file format support for 720P streams PN Native DTE file format support for 720P 24 25 30 streams Set Function A default to be TAPELESS AUDIO MUTE displayed during 720 PN playback Improved P2 Repair Clip eliminates orphaned files Improved DVCPRO DV 24P compatibility ue repair no longer leaves xml from previous names when repairing P2 organized iles T RAW DV DV FORMAT option is moved to bottom of list he mproved P2 Avid compatibility version 2 0 3 04110906 Impr
36. FS 100 before formatting This selection formats the disk as follows 1 From the Utilities screen go to Format Disk 2 Select YES to begin formatting A status screen displays progress of the formatting and at completion displays the message Complete indicating Repair Disk was successful Aborted indicating that there were errors and the repair did not complete 3 Press BACK to return to the Utility screen Formatting Larger Hard Disks The FS 100 FORMAT utility automatically creates multiple partitions for larger hard disks FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 81 FS 100 Functions Repair Disk REPAIR DISK PRESS YES TO REPAIR DISK YES BACK Use this function if a recording session does not complete properly and there is a question that the file may be damaged For example if recording terminates due to a loss of power to the FS 100 Repair Disk scans the current partition checking for and repairing file errors and incomplete files When the file is repaired it can be used in the NLE system The Forward and Back Index buttons can be used to locate the partition to repair Note AAA Corrupted Files May Need More Repairs After running Repair Disk some files may still need further work to restore them In such a case run the utility Repair Clip refer to the following page To repair a disk 1 From the Utilities screen go to Repair Disk 2 Select YES and the FS 100 begins repairing the disk A sta
37. G HVX200 FS 100 automatically detects the stream type input from the AG HVX200 camcorder and in addition selects the appropriate HDD MODE FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 94 FS 100 Functions DD DRIVE gt Use this option when connecting the FS 100 to a computer The FS 100 functions as a volume visible to the computer In addition this setting permits the connecting of multiple FS 100s together to increase recording space e USE EXT FS 100 Use this option when longer recording times are needed USE EXT FS 100 permits the connecting of two FS 100 together to provide more disk storage for longer recording One unit acts as the master with the other as a slave the master records to itself until full and then continues recording on the slave unit Note eaan Identifying Master Slave Volumes During Record Playback When two FS 100s are in combined via USE EXT FS 100 and in either Record or Playback mode the volume on the Home screen will display 1 xxx when the master unit is recording or playing back and 2 xx if it is the slave FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 55 FS 100 Functions Setting Up Master and Slave FS 100 4 1 0 B COMPUTER CONTROL vo sm Ip DVAO COMPUTER CONTROL vo Master FS 100 Slave FS 100 DTE recunoLocy FS 100 CONNECT COUNTER COMPUTER THEN 00 00 00 00 ENABLE BYPASS 1 Connect the camcorder to the master FS 100 DV I O connector using the supplied FireWire cabl
38. HIe Nimes di 102 LA du N ote Un D UR A E 19 52 EY DOD A en 19 555 type defaulpDV Dile tornaba las 29 tV pe2 dile NAME oca 102 VIO ap TT MEE 1 deletine OMPI as nr 105 editor s media LOOM ss nt nel 76 ONE tro Dee nn tanta 3 19 53 76 102 115 OME and AIF appear as one track esses 105 OMF creates three files iii 105 OE Sai Ze COME NIES Sn d aA eet oss s 76 A as seulodab E dd 76 107 use OMF eP S edet ere E 105 using OMF formatted clips 105 APrESS T O ER m a E en 105 dl dnidex os dtu nbi UNE NS 9 Pack SC dni dt hh denar n Decent uod tote Po Roll bonu 8 basedrame Bale tradi 66 67 ASP rias 44 INE Oe INS essa dde DAMM UU Da MEIN UU RUE 69 r al time TecordifiP deiade crece e tob UE en 69 AAC A editt tois tbe kei damen act 68 FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder index 3 Index battery echarse stats LED aia io 10 compariment arcos 13 error message Mn 116 Iu ycapactby LS bene ipi dus 23 sta eed eiii de aa 22 LION sats 2 operation WIN i E UN 21 operation that Vio t HO HERD 21 FEO soos eost M datei SSA 22 ficharged catu tant tosta aa De et 23 US TO ria A A nee 24 belt elrp ost aeta od ntium E aeta um 13 bottom panel ase ote eo d tS Rude A 15 buttons DIMAS 7 POW CL Osiris 9 AMS portentosa een 7 C cable 1394 FireWire hands 2 VAG Que 61 cache hoc olaaa 116 camcorder COUET not INCHES ari 33 cisplavihe Med airi
39. ISE cairo doute d uic rohs 72 Assigning Clips to Reels 74 BAR SSSR RP es do eee a 74 Utilities Screen ceras actus e iet di ed veux 75 Organize Reel 15 FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder xiii Table of Contents Organize OMF DVCPRO DV only 76 a PA 34 3 54d dye otal tus ate Baratos dtes 76 File Naming Conventions 77 Organize PINN DVCPRO DV only 77 Make Ref MOV Version 4 x only 78 File Name Convention 79 Delete Clip 80 FONMALDIEK erica 81 Repa DISK nue ed bea E abu d dr de Soon 82 Repair CID acea a xp E e RR bx 83 Run Repair Clip after Organize P2 83 HO NAME paco dae TS ated 85 Bloje icio MEER INE 86 Upgrade Errors 87 SVSIEM ROSE a dt ioi 88 EA rene a ddan Boh Be oe 89 A egret ta Al ide 89 Reels Screen 90 Placing a Clip in a Reel 90 Using a Wired Remote Control 91 Play SOIL Gell ane de EXAM REN Y ROC os 92 Play From Screen 93 Control SCreen riada a 94 LCD Display Symbols and Text 97 Using the FS 100 with a Computer 99 ntial Setup RP 100 Mounting the FS 100 in Windows 101 FO 100 dnd FAT 32 xu dd ete aec aoo siens 104 Using Avid OMF Clips 105 Dismounting the FS 100 Windows 108
40. Mode 1 Press the Right navigation button two times until the HDD Mode display appears HDD MODE DVCPROHD REC DVCPRO50 REC DVCPRO DV REC DD DRIVE gt 2 Use the Down navigation button to highlight the recorder mode DVCPROHD REC DVCPRO50 REC or DVCPRO DV REC 3 Press the Select button on the navigation buttons 4 Press the Left button to return to the menu title 5 Press the Right button once and advance to the FORMAT screen Note AAA The HDD MODE changes automatically when an appropriate stream type is recorded FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 28 Quickstart Select a DV File Format The DV file formats displayed depend on the recorder mode selected in the previous step for example DVCPRO DV REC results in the following DV FORMATS RAW DV AVI TYPE AVI TYPE2 CANOPUS AVI 1 Use the Up and Down navigation buttons to select the DV file format that supports the preferred NLE system A dash mark to the left of a list item indicates that it is the current selection The default value is AVI Type 2 Note DV24p and PAL 25P Modes 24p modes are only for use with camcorder s that are capable of DV 24p Advanced mode PAL 25P camcorders require no special 25P DV format Check www focusinfo com for supported Applications For a complete and up to date list of supported applications and their associated formats visit the website http www focusinfo com 2 Press the center Sele
41. O 102 OP OZO aie AO E ea eeeeegieseas 76 icri dee E 102 OMET Media files bor Mille tion 76 106 Operatine AURA ia P m 117 Operaung System FA TSZ tii 104 operation Status LED tic 10 NA LE DAUCIY A acia 21 wWatbouLd battery ea es o 24 organize OMR TO 76 106 Pen a nine 39 76 e UE 77 P e rada 75 102 35 568 OPE ratno Sy IBM seisata Gi NN 104 outline menu and options screens 17 OVETCTA KIO nitritos 68 PSU ay Dat k sn a usa 68 ICONE Fratre Tate strict AAA 68 P o M n 19 52 53 He mame format s called acta 102 oro ani ze CS es sind velar is 76 EN E 9 02 preparing foredi ne I INDE tarta dd 39 PAL FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder index 14 Index AG TTIVAZOU VFR SENOS stand 38 fast fobward speeds Les aed eet lali sal 8 feature ayala DIU s oe mi epo A ue 40 inputs for DVCPRO PDNV send nein hes steel 12 inputs for DVEBRODO asno edente 12 mpat tor VE P ROEID siii 12 pi nn Let 8 III dr Rm 29 Panasonic HVX200 see AG HV X200 panel BOOM oou d e sos dot 15 TONE COMTO Sita 6 Al 13 ST LUN 14 Pause ER ENS E Rae 9 CDS PDA uta NN 97 physical CESCHIPHON 324 rein neret ette toin a 113 FINN POP SANZ S a ON 77 A A ea a enable 1 19 53 115 AEE H E do 77 ANT A 9 19 pile name ii eot oben tse INE reer ree CU neue 102 ipia so qual cc E 77 Louad Editor adn titio It e et 77 oreanize PINN AES departure rod Dea eR ede nera 77 intei a M qoc N 77 WAN ts et
42. PRE REC DISK PRE REC CACH LOOP RECORD SNAP DV TIME LAPSE FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 47 FS 100 Functions For more about LCD display symbols and text see LCD Display Symbols and Text on page 97 Normal Record This is the standard recording mode e All control is from the FS 100 front panel Initially the Home screen displays B STOP e Pressing Record puts the FS 100 into II REC PAUSE mode e Pressing Record a second time puts the FS 100 into REC mode PRE REC Record Mode PRE REC CACHE 00 SS 4 This line is not active reference only The PRE REC CACHe mode insures that important material at the very start of a recording session is captured PRE REC stores in the on board memory a continuous loop of video captured by video camera during pauses Pressing Record e begins active recording at the last frame stored in the cache The resulting video clip has the cached video at the beginning PRE REC CACHe is available in Local Syncro Slave and Tapeless control modes Set the length of video in 1 second increments from 0 The maximum time allowed depends on the model e 6seconds DVCPROHD e 12 seconds DVCPRODO 24 seconds DVCPRO DV25 Tens and ones digits are set separately FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 48 FS 100 Functions PRE REC Disk Record Mode PRE REC Disk HDD AVAIL 176 min PRE REC TIME 010 min This is the only edit able line on screen The P
43. RE REC Disk mode records video in a continuous loop to a user defined portion of disk space Pressing Record e seamlessly begins active recording The PRE REC Disk session is appended to the beginning of the new clip The result is a set of clips beginning with the cached video and continuing with the newly recorded video e When calculating the amount of hard disk space needed for a PRE REC Disk record session always include additional space beyond the recording requirements The added space depends on the length of the loop Loops less than 60 minutes in need an additional 1 minute of unused disk space Loops 60 minutes and greater require an additional 2GB of unused disk space When looping less than one hour PRE REC Disk records the loop in a series of 1 minute clips Otherwise the FS 100 creates DVCPRO DV 9 minute 13 second clips 2GB clips on disk DVCPRO 50 4 minute 36 second clips 2GB clips on disk DVCPRO HD 2 minute 18 second clips 2GB on disk e PRE REC Disk is available in Local Syncro Slave and Tapeless control modes e When PRE REC Disk is set the symbols eP Record and P appear in the FS 100 display FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 49 FS 100 Functions Loop Record Loop Record is similar to PRE REC Disk Loop Record continuously records a series of video clips to available disk space When all available disk space is used Loop Record begins sequentially replacing the earliest clip with the most r
44. RO50 ASUS tno obo dirae 113 DO DD A adn 113 AGA yi Lt 54 approximate TECOTAING ME oie eee ie 104 DA i opaca vafa veste ante St 52 file name CONVENIOS nta adas 77 MEN OS nia O 3 OE a MUR 12 113 OUEDUIS OEA in dg te idoro ied 113 REC HDD MmOdE ES ic 19 recordme ume PRE REG Cach threaten eias 48 PESO UTOR eu ea pirates ibit db 45 DVCPROHD A re nt nn 113 A nent die una 114 TOGU ODE en nn o P ies 113 114 MO GOD eT 94 29D NA dedi peo nd Lead re 113 coq A a E 113 E O 113 TARO oca 113 PORN A RON UP eue nu 94 Y A NAS Len een Ne 94 ARENA ZOO sia is 1 54 approximate recording times 104 approximate recording time PN mode 104 DN oy aa gta compere ner etre cere c tee e EO 52 FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder index 7 Index FS 1 file name conventions ss 77 A LR RS ea 3 FireWire connector from camera oooooocccnnnoncnnnnonnnnnnnnnnnnnnaninnnnnnnns 12 ajo 12 113 OU DUES arent WENT THEE E 113 REC MO S 12 REC HDO MOIE dd 19 recording time PRE REG CaCI siennes 48 POSOLUTION ereraa id 45 SAS applieatioft oido sodas 1 electrical STOCK ai cabe vi 1x recover LED display nas 6 WaEnitie 5 VImbOl oeae en unde least an in V embedded audio CHAT Ds coe ia ut E T edt dt 12 2 channeb WOE DIL ASK sas nn 12 o do ou tended ued o um sese esa ecd Lo addu suede 12 error AUCHO AU L eee tut ob Sox NS i tet od ea cf 116 temo tod 35r ets pe aa 88 116 Ie Ti tenperatufe ricas 116 lost c
45. S Function FB m FC set to FB R2 2 set to FC R1 1 The function buttons are a quick way to mark video clips during recording The Functions menu offers two types of markers to use as an example FA REELS and FB REEL 2 e FA REELS Selecting the FA REELs programs the FS 100 to mark the clips to the currently selected reel The current reel is indicated in the line above the FA function reel selection e FB REEL 2 Setting a function button to this type of marker instructs the FS 100 to mark the current clip as belonging to the REEL R2 e LOCK UNLK Selecting LOCK or UNLK to lock or unlock the front panel keys of the FS 100 To prevent accidentally unlocking the front panel there is an unlock confirmation screen UNLOCK KEYS After pressing the UNLK key press SELECT Blank Functions identified as Blank are inactive FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 74 FS 100 Functions Utilities Screen UTILITIES ORGANIZE REEL ORGANIZE OMF ORGANIZE P2 ORGANIZE PINN The Utilities available are ORGANIZE REEL ORGANIZE OMF DVCPRO DV only ORGANIZE P2 ORGANIZE PINN DVCPRO DV only MAKE REF MOV version 4 x only DELETE CLIP p gt FORMAT p gt REPAIR DISK p gt REPAIR CLIP p gt FILENAME p UPGRADE p gt SYSTEM RESET DIAGNOSTIC p gt STATUS p gt Organize Reel This selection places all files identified as a REEL clip during recording or playback into the appropriate reel folder You can import this fold
46. S 100 compatible external control or tapeless trigger capabilities Before beginning recording verify that 1 Time and date are set 2 Recording format is set 3 TheFS 100 is connected to the video camera according to the explanation in Connecting a FS 100 to a DV HD Camcorder on page 25 4 Camera and FS 100 are powered on 9 Tape is loaded in the camera Note Tapeless Control If the camcorder supports Tapeless control function tapeless recording is possible Otherwise the FS 100 control panel keys must be used to control recording in LOCAL control mode when there is no tape in the camcorder For a list of compatible camcorders go to Focus Enhancements website at http www focusinfo com FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 32 Quickstart Do Not Disconnect Power or FireWire Cable Never disconnect the power or the FireWire cable during a recording This will cause file corruption A Loss of Power During Recording If power is lost during recording it is possible to repair the damaged file or files refer Repair Disk on page 82 to and Repair Clip on page 83 Troubleshooting Counter Not Incrementing If the Counter does not increment while recording from the camera it is an indication that there is no active connection between the FS 100 and the camera Verify that the FS 100 1394 DV I O and the camera connections are secure It may be necessary to unplug and then reconnect them When a good con
47. Shows frame count of current video clip during record or playback 11 REMAINING 12 Record counts down number of available frames remaining as time on a specific disk Playback displays time remaining of the current clip 11 DV NTSC or PAL or HD see note following table 12 Record displays the external timecode value being generated by a camcorder or other device during a recording session Timecode mode must be setto EXT TC for this function to operate refer to TIME CODE EXT REC RUN FREE RUN REGEN on page 62 Playback displays the embedded DV timecode value in a particular track In VF record mode this displays the Base Frame Rate 11 UB NTSC In VF record mode this displays the Frames Per Second of input stream or Incoming Frame Rate FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 44 FS 100 Functions Displays the set user bit value in a particular clip user bit value must be added for this to display refer to UB SET on page 64 ABSOLUTE Displays an absolute timecode value for the particular session the sum of all COUNTER timecodes on connected volumes Absolute is primarily used when setting the FS 100 to AV C mode and controlling it with an external FireWire device such as a computer DV NTSC or PAL and HD The information displayed in fields 11 and 12 depends in part on which Recorder Mode is set DVCPRO DV REC Line 11 displays the Standard Definition SD video format lt can not be changed
48. To get back to the Home screen Highlight the screen title at the top of the screen Press the Select button Welcome Only appears for several seconds upon power up Home Gateway screen for all functions it displays disk and operational status Control Contains the following selections Local Syncro Slave AV C Tapeless e Play From Provides lists to select play material from Track List Reel List e Play Contains the following Play selections Play Clip Loop Clip Loop All Play All Reels Screen Allows selected clips to be marked for placement in particular Reels Folders FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 17 Quickstart e Utilities Contains the following disk and clip functions Organize Reel Organize OMF DVCPRO DV only Organize P2 Organize PINN DVCPRO DV only Make Ref MOV version 4 X only Delete Clip Format Repair Disk Repair Clip File Name Upgrade System Reset Diagnostic Status e Functions Contains user definable function button selections Changing a setting with a Function button is identical to changing the setting in its corresponding menu Refer to Functions Screen on page 71 for more information e Setup Contains the controls for setting and reviewing the FS 100 configuration Set Date UM DD YY Set Time XX XX XX View Firmware Version LCDLight ON LCDLight OFF LCDLight AUTO Alarm ON Alarm OFF Stop Frame Stop No Video EXT CTL OFF EXT CTL PAUSE FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 1
49. VE TAPELESS This mode is for camcorders that do not have external control or the tapeless control functionality compatible with the FS 100 e Syncro Slave mode requires that a tape be in the camcorder for operation e The FS 100 must be set to Syncro Slave control mode e n this mode the FS 100 watches the record state of the camcorder and follows its actions When Synchro Slave mode is entered from the menu the Home screen appears with the Pause indicator displayed in the upper left hand corner along with a Y that indicates that the FS 100 is following the camcorder s record state 1 Verify that the FS 100 is in STOP mode 2 From the FS 100 Home screen press the Right navigation button several times until the Control screen appears 3 Use the Down navigation button to select Syncro Slave The dash on the left side of an item indicates it is the current selection The default value is Local 4 Press the Select navigation button 5 The beginning screen returns and a Pause indicator appears in the upper left hand corner Next to this symbol is a Y indicating that FS 100 is now following the record state of the connected camcorder 6 Now the FS 100 will record at the same time the camcorder records to tape FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 35 Quickstart Tapeless CONTROL LOCAL SYNCRO SLAVE AV C TAPELESS Use the Tapeless control mode with camcorders that are compatible with FS 100 external control or t
50. a randomly assigned character B represents the format of the recorded content and AA is the number of the audio channel Format DVCPRO DV DVCPROS5O DVCPROHD The audio files are then renamed to XXXXZBAA mxf where XXXXZB are identical to the companion video file and AA is the number of the audio channel Audio Channel 1 2 3 4 Organize PINN DvcPRO DV only This selection organizes clips for use with Pinnacle Liquid series NLE systems Products such as the Pinnacle file format were created for use with products such as Pinnacle Liquid Edition The Pinnacle file format creates three files simultaneously during a recording an AVI video file and two separate WAV audio files labeled as left and right An additional ALE file for each recording session is also created which contains timecode data This file must be kept with the media Once clips have been imported into Liquid Edition an Index file is created on the disk drive for each clip Do not delete this file since it is required to continue work in the particular project FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder TT FS 100 Functions Make Ref MOV version 4 x only Final Cut Pro Users A The MAKE REF MOV utility must be performed before mounting FS 100 in Final Cut Pro FCP FCP modifies content files after which they are incompatible with the FS 100 MAKE REF MOV utility This utility generates one or more QuickTime Reference Movie files for each video clip in QUICKTIME
51. ale 39 using V EIR NBES aos sions 69 recovering LCD display iii dd EE A 6 MT 17 93 ASSIS nme A aged ive eot Ma A Et 74 default numbers aaa 90 OL AIZO ida in Ga Re eus 75 102 plaeme CB sens nor doeqit rate 90 Tec AMOR A ETE E 90 sies E Mr 90 rer erence MOVIG yrii ei a en ec 78 COPY US sumas 78 HS name con ventosas E 79 MAKE REF MOVIE senorna nn The 103 THOVIDE cocto EE O 78 FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder index 17 Index numberof tiles penerated ss Li t 78 remote COMET Ol said t cane Seta 11 SIDE Wired control vaio 91 removing hardWar iatis ie derer treo tet ttc 108 remoyine the battery aia noni 22 POOLS A RIZO CPS sudo dia 80 repair CU A AA A M 83 CIS Kc oen OT 82 requirements AG HVX200 tapeless control 95 ROS odes E aaa 7 reset ES 100 to detal ac ai 88 A ne nee 88 LS E 88 A CR M mana N 114 A E ee tae 11 61 S scene MAr INO ralla 4 SETEC A 70 CONO da 17 dele Uat 80 TOM POEM AUS sita da E 19 Menane SSL A une 85 fora A deter dts dpud Ox inen fete te 52 format CIS K sea ttd A 81 PANTING BION NS NS 18 71 FADD MOMENT DEO DE Seeders cent uerus 19 54 FOR RETE 17 27 43 DAY UP duds 17 PLATON A ietape due etii ta scastothaite bao MU edP quat 17 93 PEESREG Cache von Sobre a Df idola ou 48 PREREC DISK iie states eedem 49 o A O pos em elias canted ae tamer se dub ds 20 FOCI e E A nn Ad ers ces i IE Rar adv nee N die 17 90
52. ames per Second nd cios 44 mistallane the battery aoo dd ot t e o pe PPM RES 22 il o oui tg itp ice 15 ISOCHIEOLIOUS conie edu Rd ioi Uo lacu dH c ess 12 Idb catie AMOR allein 3 FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder index 11 Index L LCD CONAS raie nt AR 70 ECO VEN CIS DAY lid 6 LED CONTASE td 70 LED split utu oe oed berg 6 TCDS AY Sec ssc n Jag atomi pts saad aie OAA 97 LCDlight a en 60 L CDBehteroupdelatlE cis 97 LED ehar STATUS M RU a 10 OPE EANO SEALS uos coi sides ee nn eue eS E 10 Eton A a on nant 2 local PRESISEC Cached ciel 48 uso Mv m 32 rec rdine SNAP MOMS eh une E ir n iode oes 50 locking front panel keys ns 74 tl 116 longer PECOLG Te mes ocio cia 99 loop COMENUOUS TECOL CVS cria 49 ceo en T 47 record ELOD display S oie DI Meu ne 97 record Savine CUPS noo 50 la decli ca MEER 116 M Macintosh dismotnbne F100 coin 110 mounting PS LOS aida dad 109 manual recording displaying timecode 24 Mato video HS oon ne ed odd ats 74 Mmarkme scene ct mc Sept d o Eb 4 O M ur 56 master slave mdenttyIne Voe S raro 55 seine up ai O 56 MATOS ss NN en S 1 ANT nee es due 3 19 53 115 AV Menane o 102 WVAN aid 3 FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder index 12 Index Media COMPOSER us od desc a N AR E 105 MN DUSCL NS exdcudieida astantes cu eA EAR 16 Messages puoi MM 116 Missing COIm polle iis roles ddr 2 modes DD DAVE at 56
53. apeless operation capabilities When the FS 100 is in Tapeless mode an E displays along with the tape state indicating that the unit is in External mode Use the camcorder s REC button to Start and Stop the FS 100 tapeless recording e The camcorder s External control or tapeless trigger func tion must be enabled for this mode to work Refer to the following section Configuring AG HVX200 and Recording for more details FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 36 Quickstart Configuring AG HVX200 and Recording 1 Power on the camera 2 Setthe TAPE P2 switch to P2 3 Press the MENU button on the top of the AG HVX200 camera Select the RECORDING SETUP option Set the REC FORMAT P2 to the desired DVCPRO format and resolution Set UB MODE to FRM RATE AG HVX200 PN Modes 3 x or 4 x only Not Supported as Inputs The FS 100 generates the PN stream from the camera s full frame stream 720 24P 25P 30P Recording In 720 PN Formats In order for the 720 PN formats to record properly the camcorder s RECORDING SETUP gt UB MODE must be set to FRM RATE See the camcorder s user manual for more information 4 Under the OTHER FUNCTIONS menu set the 1394 CONTROL to BOTH FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 37 Quickstart 9 Press REC trigger button on the top or side Step 1 of the camera Note AAA AJ HDX900 Camera Recording Settings The following recording settings are required for the AJ HDX900 camera M
54. ations DTE File Formats e DVCPRO DV mode Raw DV AVI Type 1 AVI Type 2 Matrox AVI Canopus AVI QuickTime AVID OMF AVI Type 2 24p NTSC only QuickTime 24p NTSC only Pinnacle P2 e DVCPROHD and DVCPRO50 modes P2 P2 PN DVCPROHD with 3 x or 4 x only QUICKTIME with 3 x or 4 x only QUICKTIME PN DVCPROHD with 3 x or 4 x only RAW DV Disk Information e Internal Disk Type 5400RPM 8 MB cache See www focusinfo com for available hard drive capacities e Disk Format FAT32 e FS 100 compatible with Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP and Mac OS9 10 FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 115 Log Files With each recording of a particular clip on a disk the FS 100 creates a text log file to identify information about the recorded clip and the recording session Information includes e Clip name e Clip in out source TC values e Clip duration e Clip type record file type The log file also identifies when the shock cache becomes low and when disk or other errors occur during a recording Error Messages Error messages may appear on the FS 100 LCD display from time to time The purpose of these messages is to alert you to action that may effect your FS 100 operation Below is a list of error messages and actions you can take II en LOW BATTERY Battery power is low Connect AC Power or replace the battery pack HIGH The unit is getting too hot for Make sure the vent and fan intake holes TEMPERATURE normal operation
55. ators heat registers stoves or other electrical devices including amplifiers that generate heat Ventilation Do not block the ventilation openings in the FS 100 body Overheating can occur and damage the device Do not place this device in a built in installation such as a bookcase or rack unless proper ventilation is provided FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder X Table of Contents lago Mao A occae ed de bte bos dot at d 1 DTE Eliminates Pre edit Processing 1 UNPACKING ASE eausa E mat ww tee 2 MIU cines au nln sate dete de te te ey Da A 3 CLIC RSA PPM RSEN IN ee ons 5 Physical Description and Basic Controls 6 Front Panel Controls 6 ICI IDISDIQ li 6 Function buttons A B C 6 Power Control 1 7 POWel OFP esp gti de IND ox w eG ade o Rod 7 Navigation Buttons 7 Transport Control Buttons 7 RECO dus tetas mut avete lus dede eae Menus 8 Back Search spore 8 A tad tte ah vw aep AN 8 Forward Search 8 Back Index s oce Sie dre Rr dee a ORO 9 Pause STOP and Power OFF 9 Forward Index 9 o A EET i E 10 Charg PED Status xxx Ne Ran e SA 10 Status LED Sales srta EE hs 10 Computer FireWire Connector 11 Remote Control Serial Connector 11 Camera FireWire Connector 12 FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder xi Table of C
56. cates the reference movie file number Note S S Content limit per Reference Movie There is a content duration limit of approximately 2 0 hours per QUICKTIME Reference Movie FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 103 Using the FS 100 with a Computer FS 100 and FAT 32 The FAT32 file system limits file size to a maximum of 2GB which depending on record mode and resolution approximately equals the following minutes of video DVCPRO DV 9 minutes DVCPRO50 4 5 minutes DVCPROHD 2 2 minutes DVCPROHD PN 4 5 minutes When clips exceed 2GB in size the FS 100 automatically creates a new file without dropping any frames The two files have the same root filename but have different two digit suffixes that indicate the order of their creation 01 02 and so on This process can produce as many sequential 2GB files as the drive can hold With most DV and many P2 compatible NLE systems on Windows or Macintosh computers it is possible to use clips within the timeline Select the clips on the source volume i e the connected FS 100 and import them directly into the NLE bin This makes clips immediately available in the NLE timeline The high transfer speed of the FS 100 drive permits direct streaming of the clips to the NLE thus eliminating the need to copy or transfer the clips before their use FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 104 Using the FS 100 with a Computer Using Avid OMF Clips These steps are required when using A
57. ck Avid OMF omf OME has two separate aif audio files per track e P2 YYYYMMDD HHMMSSp01 mxf YYYYMMDD HHMMSSLO1 mxf YYYYMMDD HHMMSSRO01 mxf where p is video L is the left audio channel R is the right audio channel FS 100 Video Clips in Reel Folder FS 100 permits the storing of video clips in either the standard file folder or a Reel folder If video clips have been assigned to a Reel folder it is necessary to run Organize Reels before attaching the FS 100 to a computer FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 102 Using the FS 100 with a Computer HD Resolution and Frames e P2 MOV YYYYMMDD HHMMSSX01 mxf and mov in version 3 x or 4 x where the X in the filename is a letter that indicates the recording format of the captured video file The table below lists letters and associated resolutions Format DVCPRO DV DVCPRO50 DVCPROHD DVCPROHD 720 30 PN DVCPROHD 720 24 PN j DVCPROHD 720 25 PN k 2 Qa 0 U n addition P2 also has 4 audio files YYYYMMDD HHMMSSLO 1 mxf Left Channel YYYYMMDD HHMMSSRO1 mxf Right channel YYYYMMDD HHMMSSA01 mxf A Channel YYYYMMDD HHMMSSB01 mxf B Channel QuickTime Reference Movies FS 100 4 x supports QUICKTIME reference movies Using UTILITIES gt MAKE REF MOVIE creates one or more QUICKTIME reference movies for each QUICKTIME clip on the FS 100 RM YYYYMMDD HHMMSSrXX MOV where RM denotes a reference movie file YYYYMMDD HHMMS matches the content files and XX indi
58. ct button on the navigation buttons 3 Press the Left button to return to the menu title 4 Press the Right button once and advance to the SETUP screen FS 100 Stores Multiple Recorder Mode DV File Format Combinations FS 100 stores a unique file format setting for each recorder mode in the HDD MODE menu This makes it possible to record different file types on a stream by stream basis as an example for DVCPROHD REC mode the DV FORMAT could be P2 while for DVCPRO DV REC mode the DV FORMAT is AVI TYPE2 FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 29 Quickstart Set Time and Date Date and Time Must Be Set The date and time must be set because they are used in the FS 100 file naming function 1 Press the Right navigation button several times until the Setup display appears on the screen as shown below SETUP 09 15 05 11 21 13 V 3 1 0 LCDLIGHT ON 2 Use the Down navigation button to highlight the date and press the Right navigation button to access the Set Date screen SET DATE 15 05 MM DD YY BACK 3 Use the Up and Down navigation buttons to change the highlighted value Use the Right and Left navigation buttons to highlight the Month Day and Year 4 When complete press the right most Function button indicated as BACK on the screen The new date will be indicated on the Setup Screen FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 30 5 10 Quickstart Use the Down navigation button to select the time an
59. d c dene Os If jo erc rote 8 17 L O Mv eC 97 skipping forward to next clip 88m omiies 9 Dia ROME A E E nr 17 LE a dd 93 playback Penh 200 a E ere terre errr 40 displaying embedded DV timecode 1 44 identifying master slave volumes ses 55 order OF playback voto vea eben as eost ea Hd 93 Status LED atadas ads 10 USINE PW dq Hp EE 92 PN Posi esc D 113 OP ad Deoa N dada nn 113 A noise 113 atico Mute nan Med sien 116 mode ACAV X 200 ete CU 37 mode approximate recording time esses 104 FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder index 15 Index N S EE 54 VRE Mode Ind POE OP rnn peo DR Ar Ne se 43 power ALOT O A 15 COE Dr mE 2 ade COMMCCEOR DD 15 O ue e ciae do ae 7 9 OD oda A Mu C uU EL Zar SDOCIHICatlOTS rn a N tbi nr eee ale 114 status LE o Made tim tM o Et ten 10 SUDDDy es Risus ENS RU UN Mu EU dt 2 power cycle beginning recording session after 63 lRESRPC CI euo oem efi Md etate tot 47 48 ESPAI Ss 97 PERESRBC Disk as 47 49 CEDAR du 97 PR ReCOrC TR 4 CICR TNE dedo bn ae de da dei le 19 52 53 DA SEA MR muto ud i Fes der 3 19 53 PTE E E E 3 116 t mande FON VA Ede esses Dope asec TN 102 DN taceam on A ee dan 116 IND Sou en 3 52 116 reference MOVICSE sehen eh ecient eset eda Se euet iade 78 RAWD A om Retention un etude yero 19 52 114 Zxchoanneb audi uc acc tro e toa E 12 Hle Dame dcos ev I e
60. d press the Right navigation button The following screen appears SET TIME IE 21 13 HH MM SS BACK Use the Up and Down navigation buttons to change the highlighted value Use the Right and Left navigation buttons to highlight the Hour Minute and Second Time is indicated in 24hr mode Press the right most Function button indicated as BACK on the screen The new date appears on the Setup Screen The Time and Date are now set Press the Left navigation button followed by the Select button to return to the beginning screen For more information on the Setup function refer to the section Setup Screens on page 57 FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 31 Record With the FS 100 There are four modes of recording with the FS 100 e Local Control with the FS 100 transport buttons e Syncro Slave Use this mode with camcorders that do not have FS 100 compatible external control or tapeless trigger functionality In this mode the FS 100 watches the record status of the camcorder and replicates its actions A tape must be in the camcorder for this mode to function e AV C AV Cis utilized in PLAYBACK and other situations where the FS 100 is controlled by an external FireWire device such as a DV NLE system Note 0 0 0 Do Not Use AV C In FS 100 RECORD MODES Tapeless This is the recommended control mode for use with companion camcorder the Panasonic AG HVX200 Control recording with camcorders that have F
61. di iately available drop out free edit source with an archive and backup on tape e Compact Lightweight Rugged Design The FS 100 weighs approximately one pound including the battery and is only 1 5 thick You can mount the FS 100 directly to your camcorder using the optional camera mount kit or clip the FS 100 directly to your belt The FS 100 is designed to withstand the rigors of field shooting The programmable seconds of electronic shock cache ensures that your video is always recorded even in the roughest of conditions FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 3 Introduction Flexible Capacities and Power The FS 100 hard drive provides hours of recorded content capacity See www focusinfo com for the currently available hard drive capacities Extend record times by linking two FS 100 units together Power the FS 100 using slim removable battery packs or power it using the supplied AC adapter Easy to Use Control and Update The FS 100 interfaces with your camcorder using a single FireWire cable that passes audio video timecode and control information When a tape is present each press of start and stop on your camcorder s record button creates an individual clip on disk The FS 100 features a comprehensive backlit display menu system and buttons allowing easy control and management In addition these units are upgradeable in the field Never Miss A Shot FS 100 s PRE record mode means you are always recording When action happ
62. e 2 Master Power on unit Go to the HDD Mode menu screen and enable USE EXT FS 100 3 Connect the FS 100s through the units Computer I O connectors using a 6 pin to 6 pin FireWire cable 4 Slave Power on the unit Go to the HDD Mode screen and enable DD DRIVE 9 Master Begin recording or playback using the master FS 100 Use DD Drive Mode when Connecting to a PC A It is important to take the master FS 100 out of USE EXT FS 100 mode before attempting to connect to a computer To do this select DD DRIVE from the HDD Mode screen This returns use of the unit to hard disk mode FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 56 FS 100 Functions Setup Screens SETUP 10 10 07 21 10 50 V 4 0 0 LCDLIGHT ON The items on the Setup Screen are grouped by function Within the function the items act like radio buttons i e when one is active the others are not In some cases such as the Date a settings screen appears To return from a settings screen use the BACK function button The items displayed on the Setup screen include e DATE Displayed gt e TIME Displayed p gt e VERSION model NTSC PAL Displayed p gt e LCDLIGHT ON Group Default e LCDLIGHT OFF e LCDLIGHT AUTO e ALARM ON Group Default e ALARM OFF STOP FRAME 1st frame of current clip e STOP NO VIDEO Group Default e EXT CTL OFF Group Default e EXT CTL PAUSE FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 57 FS 100 Functions e EXT CTL FRAME e EXT CTL FILE e TC
63. e Eas te eU eu beides 102 Teale COLE En pc 69 rear Paek ess eu 13 REC RUN see TC and timecode REC LEDs pla vs A ini 97 D COR E den dental QI 20 TO NE ea ee as e 37 A A ns RS dd E 116 ANPE E LSU CL p bu 32 COTTE OU A A Sala Stl create 8 displaying remaining time on disk 44 displaying timecode generated by external device 44 donor CAVI O ea idee 32 FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder index 16 Index identifying master slave volumes eese 55 incividual manes See a N E Sie dn 50 DCTS DIA RSS E EENE 97 A AS 32 1010 A oem 47 50 mode TEOYCAUOE id 47 MOIES illa 32 47 A deti equas ee nee one 47 PRESREC Cachaca E 47 PR R CDISK xit o em 47 sihgle Tram sini A S dE DU 61 CINE OTT IER edipi patet tovto eer andere 50 SNA easet Mu M E ts He 50 el dub sriain T AS 47 stredni DY SCAT aa 29 O ET ETERON 32 tape l s 32 A a ere errr er eer eer TTT 47 USE EX TFS 10O sonia dalt 55 without dropping frames idol 34 61 recording AG HVAZ00 Camcorder sn ET 37 assigning timecode to first frame of next session 62 camera Setup aean a E et 37 create new file without losing frames ses 61 diferent Die Types oce ntes te RI RENIBUS NEU UPON 29 disk space requirements cutis 49 A O 69 status LED is Ea mee 10 ic Jl M nc 32 TEN ODO ASA 65 timecode tiles
64. e Le Re bios 117 video VO DVCPRO DV sudar iia 114 FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder index 20 Index video 1 0 DVCPROSU cia de 113 video 1 6 DVCTPISOFPIYE 522503 tabu Mte t et 113 technical specifications power iii an 114 tempera UTE seriei Mm 117 NEN T o a E E A E T E 15 EOS rendir cad 116 text LED GIS plays sia 97 time code see timecode time lapse ECD CS Play Sa ina 97 ECO ias 47 51 A Re A ee 51 HIBECOGG Aids dias 4 actual time during recording sin 65 assigning to first frame next session 62 calculation modified by TC Drop 65 changing user bits in video files esses 64 clearing any stored timecode eee 62 displayed during manual recording 24 displaying absolute timecode value for session 45 displaying code generated by external device 44 displaying embedded DV timecode 44 embedded DV ia 114 EMail A corcisea tt satius TC OT CLUES O O en a dU REM Oo Ded tbi daos 39 recording same timecode in each frame 62 set stores user defined parameter esses 63 starting value on an empty disk sess 63 TE RECEN enit C 62 TIMECODE FUNCUONS anses nn a R 62 timeline PNAC EEA E T EAA 76 107 pase drame Tate AIia N 69 Incoming frane rate a A 69 trac
65. ec am en 88 function OE MIN xe cce dan Bede EIE 65 PASC GLAU asa a 43 72 EB detalle il 43 72 LS A A ec Dei tud ta 43 73 la 72 a AAA E E teo duet 106 orodni ZO TOOLS Di Rs a N a dft 102 selec LOIS insegnare an nn cn ne 17 funecpopb Buttons sois one o Dn TT 6 PUNCO ia 18 72 G PT E E Sa 114 group default ULATION LS O EE ne Geo 97 60 EXTECIE ne n Eton otiose 57 CDH R OM ea 97 60 SEO POV CO in en Nu 57 61 L DOS ed as 58 65 TEBA ugt 58 62 FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder index 10 Index hardware for mounting FS 100 to camcorder 111 FID resolution and frames tddi dalla rodidni 103 HD MON pisa 19 o dies 54 storing multiple record modes and file formats 29 Men Capacity DAET ess hein eorr ee 23 ie inten p erature mre rina e t da de 116 NOM 1 ds 17 27 humidity aya sv oio rc en 117 O nt ee 117 identifying master slave volumes eee 55 JEEE T9913 aussi rais din 11 ID CORDE TEQ He Tate Arrate 44 67 hum cC n 69 ON ires tol dug o menant 68 PEA EMITS record siriene a a a 69 UN ETNIAS a N ATE 68 incorrect software loaded at oo ascos 116 index Dare a 9 o O abe toteecatneia descent aces outta leant 9 nde Her co usb oa taba oa 77 indicator tECOLA MO dE adas 47 individual frames ECO o 50 O Re nn nr I UE TEE 100 input stream AUTO detect M AS delta 26 base frame TALC a Ad adi ab 66 fr
66. ecent e The size of the video clip depends on the length of the loop or record mode Loops of 60 minutes or less are recorded in one minute clips Otherwise loops are recorded in 2GB clips When the capacity of the disk is reached one additional clip is created The size of the last clip depends on the length of the loop i e one minute or 2GB The disk must have at least 30 minutes of disk space available for this functionality Saving Loop Record Clips Press STOP during a record session The FS 100 stops recording and saves the current LOOP RECORD session clips to a folder on the disk Snap Record Use Snap to record individual frames In Snap mode pressing Record captures individual frames All the frames recorded in the same session are stored in a single file e To start a new SNAP record session place the unit in STOP between SNAP records Use Snap in Local Syncro Slave and Tapeless control modes Removing power from the FS 100 in the midst of a Snap recording session causes the unit to return to Normal recording mode when it powers back up Note aaam Another Method to Capture Single Frames An alternative to Snap is EXT CTL FRAME For more information see EXT CTL OFF Pause Frame File on page 61 FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 50 FS 100 Functions Time Lapse Record TIME LAPSE 00 00 00 00 HH MM SS FF f This line is not active reference only Time lapse provides the ability to
67. ens you now can have up to six seconds prior to the event occurring saved in your clip PRE REC Disk and Loop Record Modes Scene Marking This allows categorizing video clips into pre named folders on the disk during a shoot User Definable Tme Lapse Loop Playback Modes Free Run Rec Run and Regen Timecode Modes FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 4 Quickstart This section provides the following information necessary for using the FS 100 as quickly as possible Physical Description and Basic Controls 6 The FS 100 Menu System 16 Connecting the FS 100 to AC Power 21 Installing Removing the Battery Pack 22 Connecting a FS 100 to a DV HD Camcorder 25 Record and Playback with the FS 100 26 Power On the FS 100 27 Select HDD Recorder Mode 28 Select a DV File Format 29 Set Time and Date 30 Record With the FS 100 32 Manual Recording 34 Syncro Slave 35 Tapeless 36 Playback on the FS 100 40 FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 5 Quickstart Physical Description and Basic Controls Front Panel Controls Function buttons A B C HD Power ON 2 OE LS ON and Reset 4 SURON Transport Record me lt m Control Button buttons Power OFF Ri Speaker and Stop button LCD Display This is a backlit 14 character by 7 line dot matrix display Recovering LCD Display After A Mild Shock to FS 100 In the event of a mild electrical discharge to the unit the LCD could go blank To correct hold the SELECT button down for 5 seconds
68. eo playback at twice normal speed Overcranking also called slow motion is setting the frame rate higher than the Base Frame Rate which results in video playback that appears slower than the Base Frame Rate For example if the Base Frame Rate is set to 24 fps 720 24P input stream set the Incoming Frame Rate to 48 When the file is played back at the base rate 24 fps the result is a video playback at half normal speed During playback on the FS 100 the video will display at full frame rate Video on overcranked recordings will playback slower than normal video speed and undercranked video will playback faster Note AAA VFR Mode Setting Not Saved The VFR MODE setting is automatically set to OFF upon power down This setting must be changed for VFR recordings for every power cycle FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 68 FS 100 Functions Using VFR recordings in NLEs Note Camera Resolution must be set to 720P mode The camera resolution must to set to the corresponding 720P mode and NOT the 720PN mode for VFR recordings Use the Base Frame Rate for the NLE s timeline setting For example if the Base Frame Rate is 720 24P and the Incoming Frame Rate is set to 48 or 12 the timeline preset to use is 720 24D A real time recording has an equivalent Base Frame Rate and Incoming Frame Rate When using VFR recordings in editing the real time recordings must match the VFR recording s DV FORMAT and Base Frame Rate For e
69. eo clip i e 001 for clip 1 4 Battery Life Gauge This gauge is accurate only when the unit is powered exclusively from the battery 9 PN VF Mode Indicator Versions 3 x and 4 x support PN DTE file formats VER record modes are supported by 4 x versions only 6 Time Remaining on the disk 7 FA Functions with TAPE as the default refer to Functions Screen on page 71 for more information 8 FB Functions with DISP as the default refer to Functions Screen on page 71 for more information 9 FC Functions with LOCK as the default refer to Functions Screen on page 71 for more information FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 43 FS 100 Functions 10 Reel Display In Record or Playback modes this item displays the particular REEL that a clip is located in or has been marked to If in PLAY FROM gt REEL LIST mode the REEL appears in brackets for example REEL This area is blank if NO REEL has been selected 11 DISP information field that displays data type 12 DISP information field that displays current data DISP display Information Fields Use the DISP function button to display current operation information fields 11 and 12 The data shown depends on the mode of operation i e DVCPROHD DVCPRO50 DVCPRO DV Pressing the DISP button advances the display to the next category of information Below is a table of the data types and data available with DISP Field Data Type Number Data Description 11 COUNTER 12
70. er directly into most DV NLE bins FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 75 FS 100 Functions Organize OMF DvcPRO DV only When files are recorded in the AVID OMF file format this selection allows you to take all the OMF and AIF audio files at the end of a recording session and place them into a folder on the disk drive named OMFI MediaFiles When the disk is connected to a computer this folder is recognized by Avid Editor s Media Tool enabling direct import of files into the Avid timeline Refer to the section Using Avid OMF Clips on page 105 for more information Organize P2 This option creates the file structure for P2 recording and moves the recorded P2 files into the appropriate folders in order to provide NLE applications with instant access to content The file structure consists of a main folder CONTENTS with the sub directories e VIDEO e AUDIO e CLIP In addition Organize P2 moves the e MXF video files into the VIDEO folder e MXF audio files into the AUDIO folder e MXF XML files into the CLIP folder Note 5 LS After Organize P2 Copy Files to Another Disk After performing an ORGANIZE P2 and BEFORE recording new material or deleting existing clips copy the recorded files to another hard disk and run the FORMAT utility FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 76 FS 100 Functions File Naming Conventions The video files are then renamed to XXXXZB mxf where XXXX is an incremental value Z is
71. er le mode tapeless etc cf Manuel pour pr ciser chaque point N h sitez pas vous familiarisez avec l interface et les fonctions du Firestore qui sont assez nombreuses et ainsi viter les mauvaises manipulations A l enregistrement le Firestore cr e deux r pertoires l un nomm du jour de l enregistrement plus d autres chiffres qui contient les donn es audio 4 fichiers pour 4 pistes et vid o 1 fichier par plan en format mxf le nom des fichiers indiquent en outre le format choisit cf notice Firestore p 72 L autre est un r pertoire Log qui contient les metadata en fichiers de format xml Attention ces fichiers xml sont important il contiennent timecode dur e Lorsque l on veut d charger le firestore pour transf rer le mat riel sur ordinateur 1l faut cr er une structure d organisation des fichiers compatible avec celle enregistr sur les cartes P2 Par exemple Final Cut Pro ne peut importer que des fichiers structur en type P2 C est dire une arborescence de r pertoire Contents Vid o Audio Avant de d charger le firestore 1l faut activer la fonction P2 organize dans le menu Utilities Ainsi le Firestore cr la structure de r pertoire et transfert les fichiers dans leur r pertoire respectifs cf manuel p 71 De l vous pouvez transf rer le r pertoire CONTENTS et le fichier LASTCLIP TXT sur ordinateur ou directement importer sous FCP NOTE Si vous perdez les fichiers xml mais conservez les fichiers mx
72. f tout n est pas perdu Voici une proc dure malheureusement fastidieuse Vous remarquerez que le firestore peut lire les fichiers mxf sans avoir les fichiers xml Il est donc possible de relier le firestore la hvx200 et d utiliser celle ci comme magn toscope avec une carte P2 En enregistrant sur la carte P2 on recr e une structure apte tre import e dans final cut pro On ne poss de que 8 min d enregistrement avec carte 8Go 1l faut donc r p ter l op ration autant de fois que n cessaire si l on a enregistr 80 min il faut r p ter l op ration 10 fois Autre solution il semblerait que le logiciel Edius Pro 4 importe directement les fichiers mxf sans metadata A v rifier Se renseigner galement du c t d Avid Outdoor Antenna Grounding If an outside antenna or cable system is connected to the FS 100 verify that the Antenna Antenna Lead in Wire Grounding came TR antenna or cable system is grounded Beanie Service PAT mese This provides some ES roning Conductors protection against Decide System e Grounding Clamps voltage surges and Figure A National Electric Code built up static charges Refer to Article 810 of the National Electric Code ANSI NFPA 70 for information about the proper grounding of the mast and supporting structure grounding of the lead in wire to an antenna discharge unit size of grounding connectors location of antenna discharge unit connection to grounding e
73. feedback e To disable the audible feedback go to the Settings menu and select ALARM OFF However the power temperature and disk capacity alarms are always active FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 15 Quickstart The FS 100 Menu System The FS 100 menu system provides access to all the functions available in the unit Each of the screens below except the Welcome and Home screens which come up automatically when the unit starts are accessed by pressing the Left or Right navigation buttons FS 100 PORTABLE DTE RECORDER STOP 1 OUNTER CAN Jy 00 00 14 02 DISK 1 168 min CONTROL LOCAL J SYNCRO SLAVE AM TAPELESS PLAY FROM TRACK LIST REEL LIST PLAY PLAY CLIP LOOP CLIP LOOP ALL PLAY ALL UTILITIES ORGANIZE REEL ORGANIZE OMF ORGANIZE PINN ORGANIZE P2 FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 16 Welcome Screen RECORD NORMAL PRE REC DISK PRE REC CACH LOOP RECORD HDD MODE DVCPROHD REC DVCPRO50 REC DVCPRO DV REC j DD DRIVE DV FORMATS RAW DV J AVI TYPE1 AVI TYPE2 CANOPUS AVI SETUP 10710707 21 10 50 Wve 310 LCDLIGHT ON FUNCTIONS FA SYNC FA AVIC FA TAPELESS FA REELS Quickstart Outline of Menu and Option Screens The functions of each of the selections on these screens is explained in more detail in FS 100 Functions on page 41 Note AAA Returning to the Top of Menu or Home screen To get to the top of any menu press the Left button
74. ge LED on the top of the FS 100 lights to show the battery is charging e Anuncharged battery takes 2 3 hours to charge with the unit powered off e The battery provided with the FS 100 can supply power to the unit for about 90 minutes while in continuous Record or Playback mode e Anoptional high capacity battery BATT 0009 01 capable of providing power for almost three hours of continuous recording is available from Focus Enhancements Note 5 S Using FireWire to Charge FS 100 It is possible to charge the FS 100 battery through the 1394 port on a computer provided that the computer outputs at least 15V through the port To determine if this is possible consult the computer s specifications FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 23 Quickstart A A Battery Use Misuse can cause property damage and or bodily injury such as burns if a conductive material such as jewelry buttons or beaded chains touch exposed terminals The conductive material may complete an electrical circuit short circuit and become quite hot Exercise care in handling a charged battery particularly when placing it inside a pocket purse or other container with metal objects Warning Do Not Use Unapproved Battery Chargers Use of battery chargers not approved by Focus Enhancements could cause the battery to catch fire or explode Use Only Original Focus Enhancements FS BC Battery Chargers There are four versions of the optional FS
75. ged If liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the product If the product has been exposed to rain or water If the product does not operate normally when following the operating instructions Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions The incorrect adjustment of other controls can result in damage and often requires extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the product to its normal operation If the product has been dropped or damaged in any way When the product exhibits a distinct change in performance Accessories and Replacement Parts Use only attachments and accessories recommended by Focus Enhancements Use only replacement parts specified by the Focus Enhancements or of comparable quality and characteristics as the original parts Unauthorized substitution of parts can result in fire electrical shock other hazards and loss of warranty Safety Check Upon completion of any service or repairs to this product ask the service technician to perform safety checks to determine that the product is in proper operating condition FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder IX Operating Environment Location Any mounting of this device should follow its instructions and should use only mounting accessories recommended by Focus Enhancements Install this device on a sturdy level surface away from moisture and dust Heat Locate this device away from heat sources such as radi
76. grade file name is fs 100 bin and that it is in the FS 100 hard drive s root directory System Reset SYSTEM RESET CONTINUE TO RESET SYSTEM YES The System Reset feature restores the factory default settings for the FS 100 unit This feature is useful for diagnosing problems with the unit System Reset i A System Reset can not be reversed FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 68 FS 100 Functions Diagnostic A DO NOT CHANGE THE SETTINGS OF THIS FUNCTION This function is included to assist Focus Enhancement Technical Support diagnose problems that may occur with the FS 100 Status The FS 100 Status screen provides details of the systems power state as well as internal temperature This screen may assist Focus Enhancements Technical Support in determining power and thermal problems with your unit FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 89 FS 100 Functions Reels Screen When a disk is formatted the FS 100 creates 10 folders numbered 0 9 on the disk During recording or playback of a clip it is possible to place it into folders or play it from up to 10 different reels These folders can have any name up to 10 characters in length To name the folders it is first necessary to enter DD Drive mode and mount the FS 100 to a computer Placing a Clip in a Reel From the Reels screen choose the Reels as follows 1 From the Utilities screen go to Reels screen Values include e FARO 0 Default Value FA RO 0 th
77. info com EMEA Europe Middle East Africa Email Telephone Fax Address techsupport como com 49 4307 83 58 58 49 4307 83 58 99 COMO Computer amp Motion GmbHA A Focus Enhancements Company Lise Meitner Str 15 24223 Raisdorf Germany www focusinfo com FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 111 Using the FS 100 with a Computer Clipping to a Belt Belt Mount Clip Front View Side View FS 100 Belt Clip Post A belt mount clip is included with the FS 100 This mount is similar to those used with cellular telephones Attach the belt mount to the belt clip post on the rear of the FS 100 and push it down to lock it in position The belt clip can ratchet to various positions when attached to a belt FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 112 Technical Specifications Specifications are subject to change Physical Description Dimensions 1 59 x 5 6 x 3 74 40mm x 142mm x 95mm with normal 90 minute Battery Weight 1 Ib 45 kg Input Outputs DV Video I O 400Mb s 1x 6 pin IEEE 1394 In DVCPROHD REC mode the unit accepts 720P and 1080i video from DVCPROHD compatible devices such as the Panasonic AG HVX200 camcorder FireWire Computer I F up to 400Mb s 1 x 6 pin IEEE 1394 e Supported inputs for DVCPROHD DVCPRO50 DVCPRO DV DVCPROHD 4 2 2 8 bit 6 7 1 compression 100Mb s 1080 60i SOP 24P 24PA 720 60P 30P 24P NTSC model 1080 50i 25P 720 50P 25P PAL model
78. ing recording TC DROP Enables the drop frame function Frames 00 and 01 are dropped from each minute of video recorded except for those minutes evenly divisible by ten e TC NON DROP Group Default Disables drop frame No frames are dropped during recording and the timecode reflects the actual time during recording QNote 0 222 n Use with TC FREE RUN or TC REGEN TC DROP and TC NON DROP may only be set when using the TC FREE RUN or TC REGEN settings Type of Separator Indicates TC DROP or NON DROP The timecode displayed on the LCD indicates the TC DROP NON DROP mode by using either a semi colon or a colon as a separator between hours minutes seconds and frames DROP HH MM SS FF NON DROP HH MM SS FF FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 65 FS 100 Functions VFR MODE WARNING A It is critical that the VFR MODE is set properly prior to doing a VFR mode record This setting is set to OFF whenever the unit is powered down or the DV FORMAT value is changed When VFR MODE is set to a value other than OFF all PN recordings will have the audio MUTED Use this setting to enable or disable Variable Frame Rate VFR support for the AG HVX200 VER mode This setting also designates the input stream type e 720 24P or 720 30P on 60 Hz NTSC systems e 720 25P on 50 Hz PAL systems The input stream type is also called the Base Frame Rate NTSC Menu VFR MODE OFF 24P 30P PAL Menu VFR MODE OFF
79. k ME e AN Ra 105 ANO M IH tt nenaaseusesur Museau essen oueass 102 displaying embedded DV timecode 44 MAO dec M 102 Gu dao olaa leia 105 TACKIIS eec CR E EE EON eomaans 93 transport control DUEEORS x eot ee cca lesa dece nr 7 Dack IdE sita ea tte 9 Dac Sea none 8 TON ATC AAA en Sac 9 forward star nas 8 FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder index 21 Index FS 1 DAS o OO 9 PL da 8 CONG o A naco Eat 8 SEO D rada s 9 TRS MINIJACK Sn ci 11 CHLORE nn pM 7 O 15 jc meet EUN 61 UODETT gaa a ex ide tes d incu tutt ctus te 7 UB OLE ui OET EANA ENT ORTON 37 SEI E E E E E EE E A 62 Eo 1 undercranking base frame Tale etes 68 FS LOO play Dacia nda 68 incomidp frame Fate siii dsd 68 unlocking front panel Keys nempe rehenes piasts 74 peradine Soares s boi ets 86 USE EXT EOSPUU vtr dia 19 55 56 user bit displaying set value of clip sss 45 USC ode ia oues e eiut utn MONS 2 EENET pt O 18 utility dele ans CUD dios 80 OL Mar eS K oon bn ION o Ded s OON D eoo 81 Fepalt epiac EP tec LU Lo eA rete 83 ODA OS RU O c Ee ec dh ben eun 82 uil e O 9 variable frame rate see VFR mode VER AGEN AZUR RER tite n sis nd hs 40 ire D 60 A Re toto oiu Dd eM 66 audio AICS co chet OE 116 audio NOt recorded sser et er NONEM ei 38 base Trame rate dS play st tue 44 frames per second uoce tope ete luin p uet etta 44 PS TOO SERINE S rra id 39
80. lectrodes and requirements for the grounding electrode Ground Loop WARNING To avoid earth or ground oops insure that all equipment connected to the FS 100 share a common ground Use a single grounded outlet strip as opposed to separate outlets with the possibility of different ground potentials Lightning and Power Surges During electrical storms or when left unattended and unused for long periods of time unplug the FS 100 from the power source and disconnect the antenna or cable system Power Lines Do not locate an outside antenna system in the vicinity of overhead power lines electric light or power circuits or where it can fall onto such lines or circuits When installing an outside antenna system extreme care should be taken to keep from touching such power lines or circuits as contact with them might be fatal Optical Precaution The use of optical instruments with this device will increase hazards to the eyes hazard FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder viii Maintenance and Moving Cleaning Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning The product should be cleaned only with a polishing cloth or a soft dry cloth Never clean with furniture wax benzine insecticides or other volatile liquids since they may corrode the cabinet Servicing Unplug the device from the power outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions When the power supply cord or plug is dama
81. leted Amber Fast Charge Mode Maximum charging rate Red Charging Error Red Amber No Battery Installed Battery Error Amber flashing Insufficient Voltage to Charger Status LED States LED Indicates Off Power OFF Green Power ON Power On but there is no activity Orange solid Playback Orange fluttering Hard drive being accessed during playback Red solid Recording Mode Red blinking Recording Pause FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 10 Quickstart Computer FireWire Connector IMPROPER INSERTION WILL DAMAGE UNIT A Properly Align FireWire Cable and Connector Do Not Force Correctly align the FireWire cable to the connector before insertion The pointed end of the connector and the jack should be on the same side before insertion Align pointed ends of a connector and cable jack e n Out 6 pin IEEE 1394a port x 1 Asynchronous Data I O Remote Control Serial Connector e GPI RS232C 3 5mm TRS mini jack 3 5mm to DB 9 cable accessory available e Configure as a simple contact closure or RS 232C port Connect an optional wired remote commander FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 11 Quickstart Camera FireWire Connector e DV I O e 6 pin IEEE 1394a connector See the note Computer FireWire Connector on page 11 e Isochronous 25Mb s to 100Mb s DV video I O FS 100 supports 1080i 720p video I O in DVCPROHD REC mode Supported inputs for DVCPROHD DVCPRODO DVCPRO DV NTS
82. mats are listed on the Focus Enhancements website www focusinfo com FS 100 Automatically Detects Input Stream from AG HVX200 FS 100 automatically detects the stream type input from the AG HVX200 camcorder This also selects the appropriate HDD MODE and DV FORMAT menu selections FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 53 FS 100 Functions HDD Mode Screen HDD MODE DVCPROHD REC DVCPRO50 REC DVCPRO DV REC DD DRIVE This screen displays the following items DVCPROHD Supports 100 Mb s streams from the Panasonic AG HVX200 companion camcorder 10801 and 720p Versions 3 x and 4 x support 720 PN In addition 4 x supports VFR modes The PN VF record processing is performed on the FS 100 The camera must be in the corresponding non PN mode 720 24P 25P 30P The FS 100 does not support the PN streams as a valid input Other DVCPROHD compatible input devices also supported Note LLL AG HVX200 Setup for PN VFR In PN VFR record modes the AG HVX200 s RECORDING SETUP gt UB MODE must be set to FRM RATE For VFR mode see Variable Frame Rate VFR Settings on page 38 VFR Mutes Audio The audio is muted on all VFR recordings DVCPRO50 Supports 50 Mb s streams from the Panasonic AG HVX200 companion camcorder and other DVCPRO 50 input devices DVCPRO DV Supports 25 Mb s streams from the Panasonic AG HVX200 companion camcorder and other DVCPRO DV input devices FS 100 Automatically Detects Input Stream from A
83. mov 20030831 073514 01 mov Before Connecting FS 100 to a Computer If clips have been assigned to a Reel folder perform an Organize Reels before connecting the unit to a computer FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 109 Dismounting the FS 100 Macintosh When finished working with the FS 100 and the Macintosh it is necessary to dismount the unit from the system Dismount FS 100 Before Powering Off A It is important to dismount the FS 100 from the Mac system BEFORE powering down the FS 100 To dismount the FS 100 from a Mac 1 Select the FS 100 on the computer s desktop It is marked with a PC symbol 2 Drag the drive into the trash or use the eject button This dis mounts the particular disk drive 3 Itis now safe to remove the FS 100 Note 22 nnno Short cut for Two Button Mouse If the Macintosh is equipped with a two button mouse the following shortcut is possible Right click the FS 100 icon on the desk top Select the Eject function from the pop up menu FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 110 Using the FS 100 with a Computer Mounting Hardware Mounting FS 100 to a Camcorder Mount the FS 100 to your camcorder using the optional Camcorder Mount Kit P N ASYF 0849 01 For more information about this kit or to order it contact Focus Enhancements USA Email Telephone Address support focusinfo com 1 408 866 8300 Focus Enhancements Inc 1370 Dell Avenue Campbell CA 95008 www focus
84. nection is made the Counter increments and recording starts Verify FS 100 and Camcorder are the Same Video Standard For example a NTSC or PAL DV source records only on a matching NTSC or PAL unit Audio is Muted During Recording when VF MODE is set to 24 25 or 30 for the PN DTE formats QUICKTIME PN and P2 PN The LCD s screen displays AUDIO MUTE OE REC 1 001 COUNTER BH 00 00 14 02 E DISK 1 168 min AUDIO MUTE TAPE DISP LOCK FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 33 Quickstart Manual Recording 1 Set the video camera to Camera or Cam mode 2 Verify that an image appears in the viewfinder 3 On the FS 100 press Record 9 once This sets the FS 100 to Record Pause mode Record 9 Stop B OFF 4 Onthe FS 100 press Record 9 button a second time The FS 100 begins to record The timecode value is displayed on the screen 5 Press Stop B OFF once to return the FS 100 to Record Pause mode 6 Press Record and the FS 100 begins to record again on the same clip 7 Press Stop W OFF twice to stop the recording 8 Press Record twice to begin recording a new clip Creating a New File without Dropping Frames When in record mode it is possible to break the recording into a separate new file without dropping frames Press Record e and the FS 100 automatically creates a new clip FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 34 Quickstart Syncro Slave CONTROL LOCAL SYNCRO SLA
85. om the power supply into the bottom of the FS 100 2 Connect the line cord to the rectangular power supply 3 Plugthe line cord into an electric outlet FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 21 Quickstart Installing Removing the Battery Pack Installing a Battery Battery Gently press DOWN Latch Hook while sliding battery pack Latch Slot mi 1 Place the unit so that the battery compartment is up 2 Position the battery pack as shown above so that the latch hook is almost in the latch slot and touching the floor of the battery compartment 3 Slide the battery forward while gently pressing down 4 Feel the battery slide along guides and seat itself 5 When seated the battery latch clicks into place Removing a Battery 1 Slide the battery latch to the left and hold 2 Apply backward pressure to the battery pack at the triangle arrow and gently slide the pack back about 1cm or 3 8 in 3 This is the reverse motion of inserting the battery 4 Remove the battery pack FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 22 Quickstart Charging the Battery The battery begins charging anytime it is connected to AC power using the AC adapter supplied with the FS 100 The charge LED lights when the FS 100 is charging For information on the charge LED refer to the subsection Top Panel on page 10 Before the battery can be used it must charge until the battery status LED indicates the unit is fully charged green The Char
86. ommended to use this control mode with the companion camcorder the Panasonic AG HV X200 Camcorder Requirements for Tapeless Control Mode Tapeless Control mode will not work unless it is supported by the camcorder and the camcorder is placed in this external control mode Please refer to Configuring AG HVX200 and Recording on page 37 FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 95 FS 100 Functions FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 96 LCD Display Symbols and Text The table below shows the different symbols and states displayed on the top line of the LCD when used with different FS 100 control record play and stop modes PLAY REC MODE FS 100 LCD Stop STOP Pause Il PLAY Play gt PLAY Rec Pause Il REC Normal Rec Rec REC PRE REC Disk Stop P STOP PRE REC Disk Standby P REC PRE REC Cach Stop C STOP PRE REC Cach Standby C REC Loop Record Stop L STOP Loop Record Standby L REC Loop Record Rec L REC Snap Stop STOP Snap Standby Il SNAP Snap Rec Il SNAP Time Lapse Stop STOP Time Lapse Pause Il T REC Time Lapse Rec T REC AV C Stop A STOP AV C Rec Pause Il A e REC AV C Rec A e REC AV C Play Pause Il A PLAY AV C Play A ALL Syncro Slave Pause Il Y e REC Syncro Slave Rec Y e REC FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 97 LCD Display Symbols and Text PLAY REC MODE FS 100 LCD Tapeless Pause Il E e REC Tapeless Rec E e REC AV C is only for use when the FS 100 is connected to a computer system
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88. ontents Her PANG yest cies oe seed 13 SIde Pale aud te aru acs 14 Bottom PANG sss Ses eke wee E ERAS a 15 Internal Speaker 15 The FS 100 Menu System 16 Outline of Menu and Option Screens 17 Powering the FS 100 21 Connecting the FS 100 to AC Power 21 Installing Removing the Battery Pack 22 Installing a Battery 22 Removing a Battery 22 Charging the Battery 23 Connecting a FS 100 to a DV HD Camcorder 25 Record and Playback with the FS 100 26 Power On the FS 100 27 Select HDD Recorder Mode 28 Select a DV File Format 29 Set Time and Date 30 Record With the FS 100 32 Manual Recording 34 Creating a New File without Dropping Frames 34 Syn CIO MEVA uk bwe R A aed 35 TapelesS sir Maine SCA PEE 36 Configuring AG HVX200 and Recording 37 Variable Frame Rate VFR Settings 38 AG HVX200 Camera Settings 38 95 100 Seinos currar 39 Preparing P2 File for NLE 39 Recording Timecode in the File 39 Playback on the FS 100 40 ES 100 FUNCIONS russes aed ana ROC on dos 41 General Screen Information 42 Welcome SCICCN 4 in toe eo Ae RE E 42 HOME Screen 24 idad ein 43 DISP dis
89. or more information The FS 100 is compatible with any computer system that can read FAT 32 volumes such as Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP and Mac OS9 OS10 Initial Setup 1 a Connect the FS 100 through its COMPUTER 1 0 1394 port to the computer system using a standard 6 pin to 6 pin FireWire cable Enter HDD mode and enable DD Drive This step is required before mounting the FS 100 to a com puter Onthe FS 100 go to the HDD screen e Select DD Drive and Right arrow to Connect screen Press Enable function button Refer to the section Format Screen on page 52 Connect power to the drive if necessary Consult the computer s documentation for more information FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 100 Using the FS 100 with a Computer Mounting the FS 100 in Windows Use this procedure for Windows XP 2000 98SE and ME 1 On a Windows based computer system double click the My Computer icon on the top left hand corner of the desktop A directory window appears SE My Computer Em File Edit View Favorites Tools Help ay Back o yo Search lg Folders EE Address 4 My Computer x E Name AS Type Total Size Free Space Comments System Tasks x di 314 Floppy A 3 4 Inch Floppy Disk s X Local Disk C Local Disk 115 GB 58 1 GB View system t l information e Test D Local Disk 233 GB 215 GB O Add or remove Se F5083004 E Local Disk 93 1 GB 14 9 GB programs S Removable Disk F Removable
90. oved disk performance Improved SDRAM interface to increase production yield version 2 0 1 05102406 Improved disk performance Changed fan control algorithm Corrected shut down sequence when over temperature XML now supports 16 9 in DVCPRO50 version 2 0 0 04080806 Various disk performance improvements Improvements for 24P support Improved compatibilty with Final Cut Pro as an AVC device Handle audio recorded at end of clip properly Changed the behavior of the organize p2 progress bar Now it is similar to the OS upgrade progress bar version 2 0 0 04061606 Auto Stream Detect The thumbnails displayed correctly from P2 Viewer and FCP When in EXT TC mode Non Drop is correctly detected Added the unlock UNLK front panel confirmation screen Support 999 clip limit properly Various disk performance improvement Enabled a timer to update TC UB DISP Fixed the thumbnail s aspect ratio f version 1 0 0 04061906 Fixed Avid Import Clip issue when powering down between recordings S SCIeeh every second r or HD clips version 1 0 0 04052606 Oxford Semiconductor 1394 Bridge chips configuration updated upon System Reset Page 1 Proc dure d exportation des mat riaux tourn s avec le Firestore FS 100 Cette note concerne le tournage en mode DVCPROHD Tout d abord il faut veiller bien param trer le Firestore et la HVX200 Pr ciser le mode DVCPROHD la date et l heure du Firestore pr ciser le mode P2 au lieu de RAW activ
91. play Information Fields 44 FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder xii Table of Contents FS 100 System Information Screens 46 Record Seresris oo dui ee ee ewes 47 Normal RECOM 2o ea rmt kom ar oe ee acte 48 PRE REC Record Mode 48 PRE REC Disk Record Mode 49 LOOD ROCO 13 2 vedere up sae Saw Ade xs 90 Saving Loop Record Clips 50 Snap Record 50 Time Lapse Record 51 Format Screen 52 IV FOMAI Leu ee CO MATE RE heu es 52 HDD Mode Screen viscosa cis iio vee ad 54 Setting Up Master and Slave FS 100 56 SEU SCICENS dicus bee S ati 57 Dat stats ad e a Cs 59 O aa a ee eek teeth Ob a a eh a 59 VEISION 4 s ctor gt aa ies ok a ewe bee hd 60 LCD Light On Off Auto 5a a a ROC 60 Alarm OA OT x SA Le cu SUE i ond Aube a dou 60 Stop Frame No Video 61 EXT CTL OFF Pause Frame File 61 TIME CODE EXT REC RUN FREE RUN REGEN 62 To OE ES M Net M uem UNE os on avs ot Ela 63 UB SET dasa ad ent 64 TC DROP NON DROP NTSC only 65 MPP IMO DE iii nop dx wed o ens 66 NISC MBFLE evadir bo eor bod E 66 ui NI MCCC s 66 Set AG HVX200 to Standard Record Mode 67 Undercranking and Overcranking 68 Using VFR recordings in NLEs 69 ECD CONTRAST T cerere xw ot nr a ua 70 FUNCIONS SCFBOl i tua uta iR Box Be Ot soo Boe weg 71 FUNCHONS L
92. record a single frame at specific time intervals for example one frame per minute 00 01 00 00 Time lapse applications can include capturing the traffic on city streets the growth of a plant from seed to maturity and construction projects Features of the Time Lapse function include e All the captured frames are recorded in a single clip The time between recording periods can be set in frames seconds minutes and hours e The maximum time between recorded frames is 24 hours FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 51 FS 100 Functions Format Screen DV Formats DV FORMATS The number of options available in this menu depends on the recorded bit rate If recording DVCPROHD REC 100 Mb s or DVCPRO50 REC modes 50 Mb s there are only two options e P2 e P2 PN DVCPROHD with 3 x or 4 x only e QUICKTIME 3 x or 4 x only e QUICKTIME PN DVCPROHD with 3 x or 4 x only e RAW DV If recording in DVCPRO DV REC mode there are a dozen file format options including DV FORMATS RAW DV AVI TYPE 2 24P PINNACLE P2 e RAW DV e AVITYPE1 e AVITYPE2 e CANOPUS AVI FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 52 FS 100 Functions e MATROX AVI e QUICKTIME e AVID OMF e QUICKTIME 24P NTSC only e AVI TYPE2 24P NTSC only e PINNACLE e P2 Formats for 25P Applications Use standard file formats for all 25P applications except AVID OMF OMF is not compatible with 25P DV streams The latest DTE supported applications and file for
93. rough R9 9 Reel Name 2 Select a reel from the list When selecting a REEL from this screen the current track is marked with that REEL number This can be done in any mode record stop or playback Each of the function keys can be set to specific reel making it possible to quickly switch between multiple reels a total of three reels being the maximum Refer to Functions Screen on page 71 for more information FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 90 FS 100 Functions Using a Wired Remote Control When using the optional wired remote control use the button pad numbered 0 9 to mark the clips Any additional button presses during a recording or playback changes the selected REEL Once a session is finished select ORGANIZE REEL in Utilities screen The marked clips are placed in the REEL in sequential order When a reel is selected the Home screen menu displays the reel s name on the left side of the second to the last line of the screen refer to Local on page 94 Optional Wired Remote Control p n ACSS 0019 01 To order the Wired Remote Control go to Focus Enhancements website www focusinfo com sales store FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 91 FS 100 Functions Play Screen PLAY PLAY CLIP LOOP CLIP LOOP ALL PLAY ALL Play Clip In this mode the FS 100 plays the selected clip from start to finish when you press the PLAY button At the end of the particular clip the FS 100 pauses Loop Clip In this
94. s 44 mount APS TO taria ada 111 tapeless tec 32 camera OU DU RID rr Rd 3 PEG ORGINS SOU SE USER Re NAS d 37 CAO PUS an A nl she meet 1 Cid RS ee aus 35 195 29 025 102 AMD DUE Le TOMATE een tes 115 ANTE na Me fOrimMat oed Le o ENS 102 capture sine STAINS iS TS RA AAA 61 capturine individual Manes acia 50 CHAT MAS SUUS aaa iaa cosa 10 clip SSIS NINO to reel eta 74 90 choosing between folders on disk sess 93 delete See obe Mae ud MM uA deua tcp T UN uae 80 displayino ES CAMES ne dia 61 FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder index 4 Index GIS Play TNS sebdiser DIE uns eu Ans 45 AAN a CR A A Se dr ec D d 74 L ONE MANS PEE 80 P DALE A ni Paden tnaretaasoant 83 SAVING JOOP record COS ulus dod ve erac e iet ANE 50 Selecting tor playback ioter tpi e 93 skipping forward to next clip his ener n ipee dieit 9 Usine Dick Inde orrasan detu rente 9 components missing or damaged ss 2 configuring the AG HVX200 camcorder 37 connecting FS I00 to IC POWEL a atu ete ia 21 connector de POW EL ri ati 15 CONTAROS OO o 49 CONTA cia ia 70 CONOS Dro ONIS DRM BAN CRANE EU DNI I ae 17 tapelessquode itane ocio 32 Wired Dandsel net dns EO 91 controls front Panel usd donet idas 6 conventions Die MAMIE escasa eredi eto talar 77 counter NOT incremente cali ne 33 damaged OMPON NES tds 2 date and time must De Set illa 58 IB 9 CABE tara dd ias 11 do39ower CONNECTOR tr tas abs 15 DODE a e E E
95. s record triggers from the camcorder and is controlled exclusively from the FS 100 front panel or the optional wired remote control unit Transport Keys Keeper cycles through Reels 0 9 REEL numbers e Transport keys have the same functions as on the FS 100 FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 94 FS 100 Functions e Use the Keeper key to cycle through the available Reels For example if the current Reel selection is 3 pressing Keeper changes the selection to Reel 4 To purchase the wired remote control p n ACSS 0019 01 for the FS 100 visit Focus Enhancements web site at www focusinfo com sales store e Syncro Slave Use this mode when the camcorder does not have FS 100 compatible external control or the tapeless trigger functionality In Syncro Slave control mode the FS 100 mimics the camcorder s operations by monitoring the camcorder s tape record state e AVIC Note S Do Not Use AV C control in Record Mode Use AV C in playback mode and other situations where the FS 100 is controlled by an external FireWire device such as a NLE system that is not supported by Direct To Edit Technology In these cases the FS 100 can be used in a manner similar to a camcorder to capture footage to the NLE Tapeless Control The Tapeless Control mode allows the FS 100 to be controlled from a camcorder if it features a FS 100 compatible Tapeless control setting separate from the tape transport It is rec
96. tically detects the stream type input from the AG HVX200 camcorder and in addition selects the appropriate HDD MODE and DV FORMAT menu options Test Recording The settings of cameras NLEs and the FS 100 are numerous and many are critical lt is recommended that a test recording be done when a setting change is made This test recording should be played back to the camera and tested with the target NLE Before using the FS 100 set up the unit as outlined in the following sections Power On the FS 100 27 Select HDD Recorder Mode 28 Select a DV File Format 29 Set Time and Date 30 Record With the FS 100 32 Manual Recording 34 syncro Slave 95 Tapeless 36 Playback on the FS 100 40 The values set in these procedures are fixed and persist through power cycles To change them repeat the steps outlined above FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 26 Quickstart Power On the FS 100 1 Press the Power ON button for two seconds and release it Power ON Play Reset Navigation Buttons OFF STOP To power OFF hold down for 3 5 seconds 2 The Welcome screen appears and displays while the The home screen appears when the FS 100 initializes 3 The Home screen appears when the FS 100 first powers up For more details about this screen Home Screen on page 43 I STOP 1 COUNTER NN 00 00 14 02 i DISK 1 168 min REEL TAPE DISP LOCK FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 27 Quickstart Select HDD Recorder
97. ting process FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 62 FS 100 Functions TC SET TC SET 00 00 00 00 HH MM SS FF The Timecode Set parameter stores a user defined timecode in the FS 100 s non volatile memory This value is available for use by the FS 100 immediately after exiting TC SET e TC FREE RUN The FS 100 uses this value on the next recording after it is set in TC SET e TC REGEN This is the starting value when using an empty hard disk drive for recording e TC REC RUN This is the value used to begin every recording session after a power cycle FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 63 FS 100 Functions UB SET UB SET FF FF FF FF The User Bit Set function provides the ability to change the user bits in the timecode recorded in the video files e Timecode values are not set when in TC EXT mode Professional applications employ user bits to add metadata to recordings to assist in post production For example multiple cameras are used during a shoot Each FS 100 has a unique UB setting that identifies it and the camera it serves Later the user bits are used to determine from which camera station the footage was recorded FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 64 FS 100 Functions TC DROP NON DROP NTSC only These parameters are only available for NTSC and only one may be enabled at a time Drop and non drop enable and disable the drop frame function that modifies how the timecode is calculated dur
98. tions General Screen Information The FS 100 LCD screens are organized by function with each screen displaying a list of items An item can be e A value that can be set such as the date e A switch similar to a check box that can be enabled along with other options in the display e A switch similar to a radio button that belongs to a family of options in which only one can be active at any time e A link to another display which is indicated by a P SETUP Menu Title sad a Uis ee of ME D opte dr unciam ee V4 0 0 LCDLIGHT ON Navigation Use the Left or Right Use the Up and Down navigation buttons to navigation buttons to move to the previous or move between the items next display in the display Welcome Screen The Welcome screen appears briefly after boot up and automatically switches to the Home screen when the FS 100 is ready for operation FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 42 FS 100 Functions Home Screen The Home screen is read only and has no navigable items To leave the Home screen use either the Left or Right Navigation button 1 E gt COUNTER EE a DB 12 E oo 00 14 02 S DISK1 168 min a 6 10 REEL TAPE DISP LOCK A 9 7 8 1 Current Function symbol and description Refer to LCD Display Symbols and Text on page 97 2 Volume Disk Number The volume number is always 1 unless multiple FS 100 s are connected 3 Clip Number Number of the current vid
99. to close and a new clip is created without dropping any frames This button is the only button that has a red legend on the front panel Back Search lt lt Press this button to play video at speeds different than real time Refer to the note in the Forward Search section Play gt Press this button to start playback of the selected clip Forward Search Press this button to play video at speeds different than real time Note A Fast Forward and Reverse Pressing the Forward Search button multiple times results in increases in the search speed i e fast forward This mode works both in forward and reverse functions For instance if you are in 10X FF speed and you press the Back Search button once the FS 100 is now in 2X FF mode In addition this applies to backward search speeds The default speed resolution is as follows NTSC and PAL have slightly different multiples for 1X Reverse 30X 10X 2X 1X reverse play 1 2X 15fps Still Forward Still 1 2X 15fps 1X play 2X 10X 30X Fast Forward and Reverse Search Compatible Camcorders In Forward and Reverse Search modes some camcorders do not display video when played back from an external device such as the FS 100 FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 8 Quickstart Back Index lt lt This button returns the FS 100 to the beginning of the current clip when in playback mode Press this button twice in sequence to return the FS 100 to
100. torage see Format Disk on page 81 Run Repair Clip after Organize P2 After repairing an organized P2 clip again run the utility ORGANIZE P2 see page 76 to make the clip available for use with the NLE FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 83 FS 100 Functions When performing a Repair Clip on an organized P2 clip the clip FILE NAME is changed and moved to a pre processing folder This newly named clip is assigned the last clip number already issued by the FS 100 and the clip numbers of the clips after the repaired clip are incremented down by one For example the FS 100 has four clips A 1 B 2 CG and D 4 REPAIR CLIP is performed on clip B 2 Clip B is assigned the last number used 4 and the other clips after B in the list have their numbers incremented down one A 1 C 2 D 3 B 4 FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 84 FS 100 Functions File Name FILE NAME CLIP 001 20041101 165423 This function Displays a file name but does not permit changing it 1 From the Utilities screen go to FILE NAME 2 Enter the file s clip number using the Up and Down navigation buttons The base filename is dynamically displayed as a function of the clip number When a clip has multiple files the first Base file name is displayed 3 Press BACK to return to the Utility screen FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 85 FS 100 Functions Upgrade Check Focus Enhancements website for upgrades and the latest software updates ww
101. tus screen displays the progress of disk repair and at com pletion displays the message Complete indicating Repair Disk was successful Aborted indicating that there were errors and the repair did not complete Press BACK to return to the Utility screen Move content from FS 100 5 Use Format Disk utility before doing any further recording This step optimizes disk storage see Format Disk on page 81 q FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 82 FS 100 Functions Repair Clip REPAIR CLIP CLIP 000 YES BACK Use this function to repair a specific file that may be damaged or incomplete For example recording terminates due to a loss of power to the FS 100 and a specific file may be damaged Repair Clip scans the specified file checking for and repairing file errors and incomplete files When the file is repaired it then can be used in the NLE system 1 From the Utilities screen go to Repair Clip 2 Enter the number of the clip to be repaired using the Up and Down navigation buttons 3 Press YES and the FS 100 begins repairing the file A status screen displays the progress of disk repair and at completion displays the message Complete indicating Repair Disk was successful Aborted indicating that there were errors and the repair did not complete 4 Press BACK to return to the Utility screen 5 Move content from the FS 100 6 Use Format Disk utility before doing any further recording This step optimizes disk s
102. unt the FS 100 from the Windows system BEFORE powering down the unit To do dismount the FS 100 1 Click the Safely Remove Hardware icon at the bottom right side of the Windows task bar as shown below 12 13 PM Unplug or Eject Hardware Icon Safely Remove Hardware 2 Next the computer system prompts to remove the connected FS 100 This begins the dismount process 3 Select the message and click on it The computer dismounts the FS 100 and then displays a message that it is now safe to remove the unit FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 108 Using the FS 100 with a Computer Mounting the FS 100 Macintosh 1 Start the Mac computer and connect the FS 100 s COMPUTER I O port to the computer using a standard 6 pin to 6 pin FireWire cable When mounted the FS 100 should appear on the computer s desktop as shown below m s 4 Fri8 56AM FS083004 The FS 100 appears as a FAT32 volume with a PC label Locate the FS 100 on the desktop and open it up Open the folder with the most recent date code for example 20050127 110345 01 It should look similar to the following 20030831 072915 01 ana SE Qr local disks Ea Network E Macintosh HD E FS083004 2 FRE Desktop T mattmcewen J Applications n Documents qan Movies 6 Music P Pictures E 20030831 072917 01 mov 20030831 073322 01 mov 20030831 073457 01 mov 20030831 073505 01 mov 20030831 073508 01
103. vid OMF formatted clips The Avid OMF file format was developed for use with Avid editing products on Windows 2000 Windows XP or Mac 0SX These products include Avid Xpress Pro NewsCutter and Media Composer Adrenaline with the DV option The Avid OMF file format creates three files simultaneously one OMF video file and two separate AIF audio files On the computer s desktop the files appear similar to those shown below CON tel Fie Edt Men Feee Took Help i Gites C3 ee ee xw 2D 2063 26 12 1302 0 Li Mm mm mpm gs Qm mpm x eum on Ed Desktion DA ete DE On the FS 100 the video file OMF and the audio files AIF appear as one track When an Avid OMF file is deleted the FS 100 deletes the audio and video portions at the same time FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 105 Using the FS 100 with a Computer To use a FS 100 recorded Avid OMF file on an Avid NLE system use the following procedure Note J LLL AN N ORGANIZE OMF Function If using the ORGANIZE OMF function on the FS 100 before connecting it to a computer steps 2 and 3 are not necessary Locate and open the FS 100 drive folder Create a new folder and name it OMFI MediaFiles To do this in Windows select File gt New gt Folder To do this with Macintosh select File gt New Folder Next type OMFI MediaFiles Drag all the OMF and AIF files into the new folder Do Not Drag in the files titled Desktop DB or Desktop D
104. w focusinfo com To upgrade system software 1 Setthe FS 100 to DD Drive mode from the HDD Mode screen and connect it to a computer 2 On your computer rename the XXX bin file as fs100 bin 3 Copy or drag the fs100 bin file to the FS 100 while it is in DD Drive mode 4 Exit the FS 100 from DD Drive mode and navigate to the Utilities screen 5 From the Utilities screen go to Upgrade 6 Press Right The following screen appears UPGRADE PRESS SELECT TO UPGRADE SOFTWARE BACK T Press Select 8 Aconfirmation screen appears press YES to continue A status screen displays the progress of the upgrade UPGRADE UPGRADING FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 86 FS 100 Functions 9 Up on successful completion of the upgrade the FS 100 displays the message UPGRADE COMPLETE PLEASE RESTART 10 Hold down the STOP POWER OFF button until the FS 100 shuts down 11 Power up the FS 100 Upgrade Errors If the upgrade fails the FS 100 displays one of the following messages UPGRADE ERROR WRONG PRODUCT ID Verify that the update is for the model of FS 100 it is being installed on An update is not cross platform and must be installed on the model for which it is intended To find the specific model of a FS 100 go to the SETUP screen and then version V 4 0 0 refer to Setup Screens on page 57 FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 87 UPGRADE ERROR FILE NOT FOUND Verify that the up
105. xample when editing with VFR recordings that have the DV FORMAT of QUICKTIME PN and a Base Frame Rate of 720 24P then the real time recordings must be made with QUICKTIME PN as the DV FORMAT and a Base Frame Rate of 720 24P and the VFR MODE set to OFF This insures that the VF and real time recordings can be used in the same timeline without rendering FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 69 FS 100 Functions LCD CONTRAST SET CONTRAST VALUE 00 Use this function to adjust the contrast of the LCD display for easier viewing 1 Use the Right navigation button to go to the SET CONTRAST submenu 2 Use the Up and Down navigation buttons to increase and decrease the contrast number 3 Press BACK when done FS 100 Portable DTE Recorder 70 FS 100 Functions Functions Screen The Functions buttons FA FB and FC provide convenient Home screen shortcuts by acting as toggle switches for specific system settings The Home screen below is an example of the information displayed a STOP 1 COUNTER BN 00 00 20 15 DISK 1 168 min Reel receiving clips Function Keys FA FB FC Function Groups Function settings are user assignable and available in the Functions screen Changing a setting with a Function button has the same effect as manually changing the setting FUNCTIONS FA SYNC FA AV C FA TAPELESS FA REELS There are three groups of functions FA FB and FC displayed via the Functions screen

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