Fast Forward Video 301-TA042-2H User manual

NDT 200
Digital Video Recorder
User’s Manual
Revision 2.0
June 2008
Fast Forward Video
1151 Duryea Avenue, Irvine, CA 92614, USA
Phone: (949)852-8404 FAX: (949)852-1226
http://www.ffv.com
No part of the NDT 200™ manual may be copied or modified without the written consent of Fast Forward Video, Inc.
The design of the NDT 200™ is proprietary.
Printed in the U.S.A.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
OVERVIEW.................................................................................................................................................................................. 4
STANDARD FEATURES................................................................................................................................................................ 4
SPEEDY GET-STARTED MANUAL........................................................................................................................................ 5
FRONT BEZEL BUTTONS AND FUNCTIONS...................................................................................................................... 6
PUSHBUTTON OPERATION .........................................................................................................................................................6
LCD / TOUCH PANEL OPERATION.......................................................................................................................................7
OPTIONAL FEATURE DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................................................10
REAR AND SIDE PANEL CONNECTIONS.......................................................................................................................... 11
LED OPERATION..................................................................................................................................................................... 12
USB OPERATION.....................................................................................................................................................................12
EXTERNAL TRIGGER OPERATION (RECORD / STOP FUNCTION)........................................................................... 12
FIRMWARE UPDATE PROCEDURE.................................................................................................................................... 13
SPECIFICATIONS....................................................................................................................................................................14
MAINTENANCE........................................................................................................................................................................ 15
LIMITED WARRANTY............................................................................................................................................................ 16
REVISION HISTORY............................................................................................................................................................... 16
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Overview
The NDT 200™ is a standalone, handheld, digital video recorder with exceptional image quality, featuring
scalable motion JPEG compression at an outstanding 720 x 480 pixel image resolution. The dvr records
up to 26 hours at a 20:1 compression with readily available SATA hard drives. The recorder is equipped
for downloadable files via an on-board USB 2.0 port and is powered by the supplied 9V power supply.
The NDT 200™ is designed to develop and evolve as the industry changes. New features are
implemented regularly, most of which can be easily implemented by updating the DVR’s firmware,
downloadable via the support page of FFV’s Web site, http://www.ffv.com
(see page 8 for instructions).
Some features are paid options available at additional cost.
The M-JPEG compression settings are user selectable from 4:1 to 20:1. In practice, it is advisable to set
the compression to correspond with the best quality to storage ratio. A setting of 4:1 is a good setting for
Digi-Betacam images, 7:1 for general purpose Betacam images, 10:1 for S-VHS, 15:1 for VHS. The rule
of thumb for minutes of storage generally available is compression ratio times gigabytes available;
example: 10:1 compression ratio x 0.8 = 8 Minutes/GB * 4 gigabytes = 32 Minutes recording time.
Standard Features
o Analog Composite & Y/C Inputs & Outputs o USB 2.0 File Download Port
o Scalable Motion JPEG compression o USB Control / Configuration
o PC Viewable Files o 2 Line Audio Channels In / Out
o Touch Pad Configuration o LCD Status Display and LED Output
o NTSC or PAL Video Resolution o Bezel Controls
Optional Features: Functional Descriptions available on pages 11 and 12. Record – Time-Lapse, Single frame, Loop, Instant Startup, Pre-Event, External Record Trigger Play – Variable Speed (Selected Speeds or Fully Variable) Other – Real-Time Clock, User Data Fields, Data Overlay, NTSC-J, Instant Startup
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Speedy Get-Started Manual
The NDT 200™ startup is very straightforward.
Install drive - Open the drive door, slide the SATA drive into the unit and close the door. Apply Power - Plug the power adapter into a wall socket and connect it to the power input on the rear
panel. Press the green power switch to start the unit. The LCD should power up and the LED should start blinking “Red”.
Parameter Configuration - Configuration from the factory is “Default”. Configuration is available via the
LDC and touch panel on the unit. See Unit Configuration section of manual for these settings.
When the configuration is complete, the user should “Delete All Video”. This will format the new drive and prepare the drive to store video.
Connect inputs – Connect Video to either the Composite or S-Video (Y/C) input; this should match the
configuration setting for Video Input. Connect the audio mono to left or stereo to left and right inputs.
Record – Press the red “REC” button to start recording and Stop + REC to stop recording.
Playback – Press the
LIST soft button to list the clips (Clips are listed in newest clip first order). Scroll down to the desired clip and press LOAD. Press EXIT to go to the main display screen. Press ► to start playback. The DVR will stop playing at the end of the loaded clip (if loop playback is
Off) or continue from the first frame (if loop play is On).
Moving video to computer via USB –Install the CP210x driver from the CD – Note where the files are
installed. The hardware installer needs to be directed to install the driver from this location. Connect the NDT 200™ USB port to the computer USB port. Once the hardware installer has completed (it will go through the process twice). Enter the Setup screen, scroll to the Connect Disk to PC setting. Press the OK soft button. The drive will appear as a drive on the computer. This will allow the video files, CLIPXXXX XXXXXX.MOV to be transferred to the computer for playback or archiving. To disconnect the
disk from the PC, follow the instructions on the unit’s display. Clearing the files – This process should always be performed using the DVR operating system. The
computer does not perform all of the tasks required to allow the DVR to record video onto the drive. Enter the settings menu and press the “DELETE” soft button twice. The FAT32 format takes up to 1 minute to complete, the LCD shows “Formatting Disk” with an operation progressing bar while the disk is being formatted.
Individual clips may be deleted by selecting INFO in the LIST screen and then DELETE and follow the instructions on the LCD.
Turn Off NDT 200™ - Press green power button for 5 seconds to turn unit off.
More complete feature descriptions are included in the remainder of this User’s Manual and in the Serial Protocol Document, available on the Technical Support page of www.ffv.com
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