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FS-100

DVCPROHD DVCPRO50 DVCPRO/DV

Portable DTE Recorder

User Guide

Part Number: MANL-1023-10

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LEGAL NOTICES

THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL AND TRADE SECRET INFORMATION OF FOCUS ENHANCEMENTS AND ITS RECEIPT OR POSSESSION DOES NOT CONVEY ANY RIGHTS TO REPRODUCE OR DISCLOSE ITS CONTENTS, OR TO MANUFACTURE, USE, OR SELL ANYTHING THAT IT MAY DESCRIBE. USE IN WHOLE OR IN PART WITHOUT THE SPECIFIC WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION OF FOCUS ENHANCEMENTS IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN.

EVERY EFFORT HAS BEEN MADE TO ENSURE THAT THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT IS COMPLETE AND ACCURATE AT THE TIME OF PRINTING; HOWEVER, THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

The material contained in this document is also protected by copyright laws of the United States of America and other countries. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any form by any means, altered in any fashion, or stored in a data base or retrieval system, without express written permission of FOCUS ENHANCEMENTS.

FOCUS ENHANCEMENTS cannot be responsible for unauthorized use of equipment and will not make allowance or credit for unauthorized use or access.

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Contacting FOCUS ENHANCEMENTS:

Serial Number

The serial number for this equipment is located on the back of the unit. Please write this serial number on the enclosed warranty card and keep it in a secure area.

USA

Office Hours: Monday through Friday

8:00 AM to 5:00PM (Central Time)

Email: [email protected]

Telephone: +1 763-398-1658

Fax: +1 763-571-7688

Address: Focus Enhancements, Inc.

1370 Dell Avenue Campbell, CA. 95008

www.focusinfo.com

EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa)

Office Hours: Monday through Friday

9:00 AM to 5:00PM

Email: [email protected]

Telephone: +49 4307 - 83 58 58

Fax: +49 4307 - 83 58 99

Address: COMO Computer & Motion GmbH

A Focus Enhancements Company Lise-Meitner-Str. 15 24223 Raisdorf / Germany

www.focusinfo.com

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Regulations and Safety

FCC Class A

This product satisfies FCC regulations when shielded cables and connectors are used to connect the unit to other equipment. To prevent electromagnetic interference with electric appliances such as radios and televisions, use shielded cables and connectors.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply within the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, correct the interference by one or more of the following:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that used by the receiver.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Focus Enhancements, Inc. 1370 Dell Avenue Campbell, CA. 95008

Model Number: FS-100 Portable DTE Recorder

Date of Manufacture: Reference the Serial Number label attached to the unit.

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Compliance

FS-100 is a device marketed for use in industrial or business environments. The FS-100 complies with the regulations the following testing agencies:

Australia and New Zealand

European Union

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Safety

Symbols

In the FS-100 Unit

This symbol indicates the presence of an un-insulated Dangerous Voltage within the product’s enclosure that may constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.

In the FS-100 Documentation

Documentation

Read, Retain, and Follow Instructions

All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated.

• Retain Documentation Place documentation in a secure place for future reference on operating and safety instructions.

• Follow All Operating and Safety Instructions

• Pay Attention to All Warnings Warnings are provided to protect the operator, the equipment, and content.

This symbol indicates important operating or maintenance (servicing) information that the user should read and understand.

This symbol indicates supplementary information about features, functions, or operations that may be of interest to the user.

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Electrical Precautions

Do Not Expose to Moisture

Do not use this product near water or in an environment where it is exposed to dampness or there is the possibility of it getting wet.

Do Not Remove Cover

There are No User Serviceable Parts inside this unit. Servicing should be done by qualified service personnel.

ON / OFF Switch in Stand-By Position

The On/Off switch Does Not Separate the Unit From the Main Power when it is in the stand-by position.

Power Sources

Use only power sources that match those indicated on the marking label. If unsure sure of the type of power supply that is available, consult your dealer or local power company.

Do Not Overload Power Outlets

Do not overload wall outlets, extension cords, or integral convenience receptacles as this can result in a risk of fire or electric shock.

Verify Power Plugs are Fully Inserted

To prevent potential electrical shock to personnel, verify that the FS-100 power cord plug is fully inserted in to a grounded receptor and that the plug blades are not exposed.

ATTENTION

POUR PREVENIR LES CHOCS ELECTRIQUES NE PAS UTILISER CETTE FICHE POLARISEE AVEC UN PROLONGATEUR, UNE PRISE DE COURANT OU UNE AUTRE SORTIE DE COURANT, SAUF SI LES LAMES PEUVENT ETRE INSEREES A FOND SANS EN LAISSER AUCUNE PARTIE A DECOUVERT.

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Power-Cord Protection

• Routing Power-Cords Route power supply cords so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them. Avoid sharp angles in the cord, particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit the product.

• Non-Use Period During extended periods when the device is not used, unplug it from the power source and retract the power-cord.

Grounding or Polarization

• Polarized If this product is equipped with a polarized alternating current line plug (a plug having one blade wider than the other), it will fit into the outlet only one way. This is a safety feature. If you are unable to insert the plug fully into the outlet, try reversing the plug. If the plug should still fail to fit, contact your electrician to replace your obsolete outlet. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized plug.

• Grounded If this product is equipped with a three-wire grounding type plug, a plug having a third (grounding) pin, it will only fit into a grounding type power outlet. This is a safety feature. If you are unable to insert the plug into the outlet, contact your electrician to replace your obsolete outlet. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the grounding type plug.

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Outdoor Antenna Grounding

If an outside antenna or cable system is connected to the FS100, verify that the antenna or cable system is grounded. This provides some protection against voltage surges and 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 electrodes, and requirements for the grounding electrode.

Ground Loop WARNING:

To avoid earth or ground loops, 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.

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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 damaged.

• 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.

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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 radiators, 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.

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Table of Contents

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

DTE Eliminates Pre-edit Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Quickstart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Physical Description and Basic Controls . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Front Panel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

LCD Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Function buttons (A, B, C) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Power Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Power OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Navigation Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Transport Control Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Back Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Forward Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Back Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Pause, STOP and Power OFF . . . . . . . . . 9

Forward Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Top Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Charge LED Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Status LED States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Computer FireWire Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Remote Control, Serial Connector . . . . . . . . . 11

Camera FireWire Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

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Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Side Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Bottom Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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

Syncro Slave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Tapeless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Configuring AG-HVX200 and Recording . . . 37

Variable Frame Rate ( . . . . . . VFR) Settings 38

AG-HVX200 Camera Settings . . . . . . . . . 38

FS-100 Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Preparing P2 File for NLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Recording Timecode in the File . . . . . . . . . . 39

Playback on the FS-100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

FS-100 Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

General Screen Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Welcome Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Home Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

DISP (display) Information Fields . . . . . . . . . 44

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FS-100 System Information Screens . . . . . . . . . . 46

Record Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Normal Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

PRE-REC Record Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

PRE-REC Disk Record Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Loop Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Saving Loop Record Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Snap Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Time Lapse Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Format Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

DV Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

HDD Mode Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Setting Up Master and Slave FS-100 . . . . . . . . .56

Setup Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

LCD Light On, Off, Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Alarm On, Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Stop Frame, No Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

EXT CTL OFF, Pause, Frame, File . . . . . . . . . . .61

TIME CODE EXT, REC RUN, FREE RUN, REGEN 62

TC SET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

UB SET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

TC DROP, NON-DROP NTSC only . . . . . . . . . . . 65

VFR MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

NTSC Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

PAL Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Set AG-HVX200 to Standard Record Mode . .67

Undercranking and Overcranking . . . . . . . . .68

Using VFR recordings in NLEs . . . . . . . . . . .69

LCD CONTRAST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Functions Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

Functions List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

Assigning Clips to Reels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

Blank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

Utilities Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Organize Reel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

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Organize OMF DVCPRO/DV only . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Organize P2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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

Format Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Repair Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Repair Clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Run Repair Clip after Organize P2 . . . . . . . . 83

File Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Upgrade Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

System Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Diagnostic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Reels Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Placing a Clip in a Reel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Using a Wired Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Play Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Play From Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Control Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

LCD Display Symbols and Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Using the FS-100 with a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

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

Mounting Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Mounting FS-100 to a Camcorder . . . . . . . . . . . 111

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Clipping to a Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Physical Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Input/Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Audio/Video/Timecode Specification . . . . . . . . . 114

DTE File Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Disk Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Log Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Miscellaneous Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

fwxdc.dat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Shock and Vibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Compatible Camcorders and Accessories . . . . . 117

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .i-1

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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, 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 FS100 is suitable for use with other Panasonic DVCPROHD, DVCPRO50, and DVCPRO camcorders with an IEEE-1394 interface.

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Unpacking

Verify that the FS-100 has the following items:

1. FS-100 unit

2. Belt clip

3. User guide

4. One Firewire cable

5. Power cord

6. Power supply with cable and connector to the FS-100

7. Removable Li-Ion battery pack

Missing or Damaged Components

If there are missing or damaged items, contact Focus Enhancements Support for assistance. USA Email: [email protected] USA Telephone: +1 763-398-1658 EMEA Email: [email protected] EMEA Telephone: +49 4307 - 83 58 58

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Features

The FS-100 offers the following features:

•

Tapeless Acquisition

Especially equipped camcorders permit the use of Direct To Edit (DTE) Technology to record directly from a camcorder while shooting and without the need of a tape.

•

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

• 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.

•

Confidence in Recording

Now, simultaneously record to disk and tape while you shoot, providing an immediately available, drop out free, edit source with an archive and backup on tape.

•

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.

DVCPROHD and DVCPRO50

P2 P2 PN (DVCPROHD with 4.x) QUICKTIME (4.x) QUICKTIME PN (DVCPROHD with 4.x) RAW DV

DVCPRO/DV

RAW DV (.dv) AVI T YPE 1 (.av i ) AVI Type 2 (.avi) Canopus AVI (.avi) Matrox AVI (.avi, .wav) QuickTime (.mov) AVID OMF Pinnacle (.avi, .wav) P2

DVCPRO/DV

(NTSC Only) AVI Type 2 24p (.avi) QuickTime 24p (.mov)

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•

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 happens, 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

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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

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Physical Description and Basic Controls

Front Panel Controls

LCD Display

This is a backlit, 14 character by 7 line dot matrix display.

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.

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.

LCD

Display

Function

buttons

A B C

Power OFF

and

Stop button

Speaker

Navigation buttons

Record

Button

Power ON and Reset

Button

Transport Control buttons

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Power Control

The Power ON button provides two functions.

•Power ON

Turn on the FS-100.

•

Reset FS-100

First, FS-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.

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

Use these buttons to control FS-100 playback and record functions while on the HOME Screen.

Alarm OFF

If the Alarm feature is set to OFF, then the power-down sequence occurs silently.

Back

Forward Search

Back

Index

Forward

Index

STOP

Power Off

Record

Play

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Record 

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 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 WW

Press this button to play video at speeds different than realtime. Refer to the note in the Forward Search section.

Play X

Press this button to start playback of the selected clip.

Forward Search XX

Press this button to play video at speeds different than realtime.

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.

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Back Index |WW

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 the previous clip during playback. In

STOP mode, press this button to return the FS-

100 to the beginning of the previous clip.

Pause, STOP  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  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 XX|

Use this button to skip forward to the next clip in STOP and

PLAY modes.

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.

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.

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Top Panel

The top panel contains the following connectors and LEDs:

Charge LED Status

Status LED States

LED Indicates

Off No Charger Connected

Green Charging Cycle Completed

Amber / Green Floating Charge Mode

(Charging almost completed.)

Amber Fast Charge Mode (Maximum charging rate.)

Red Charging Error

Red / Amber No Battery Installed / Battery Error

Amber, flashing Insufficient Voltage to Charger

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

Computer

(FireWire Connector)

Remote Control

(Serial Connector)

Camera (FireWire Connector)

Status LED

Charge LED

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Computer FireWire Connector

• In/Out: 6-pin IEEE-1394a port x 1

• Asynchronous Data I/O

Remote Control, Serial Connector

• GPI / RS232C; 3.5mm TRS mini jack. (3.5mm to DB-9 cable accessory available).

• Configure as a simple contact closure or RS-232C port.

• Connect an optional wired remote commander.

IMPROPER INSERTION WILL DAMAGE UNIT

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 connector and cable jack.

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Camera FireWire Connector

•DV/I/O

• 6-pin IEEE-1394a connector See the note

Computer FireWire Connector on page 11.

• 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 / DVCPRO50 / DVCPRO / DV:

• For DVCPROHD input, audio is embedded 4-ch, 48kHz, 16-bit.

• For DVCPRO50 input, audio is embedded 4-ch., 48kHz, 16bit.

• For DVCPRO input, audio is embedded 2-ch., 48kHz, 16bit,

• For DV input, audio is embedded 2-ch., 48kHz, 16-bit or 4ch., 32-khz, 12-bit.

NTSC

• 1080 60i (30P, 24P, 24PA)

• 720 60P

(30P, 24P) **

• 480 60i (30P, 24P, 24PA)

PAL

• 1080 50i (25P)

• 720 50P (25P) **

• 576 50i

(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 as an input. The PN modes are not supported as input streams.

4-Channel Audio

4-channel (12-bit, 32kHz) audio is available only with RawDV format.

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Rear Panel

The rear panel contains the following important items:

Fan Intake

Vent

Do Not

Block

Battery Compartment

Belt Clip Post

Battery Compartment Latch

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Side Panel

The side panel contains cooling vents as illustrated below.

Cooling Vents

Do Not

Block

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Bottom Panel

The FS-100 bottom panel features a single 2-pin DC power connector. Connect the supplied AC power adapter here.

Internal Speaker

An internal speaker provides alarms and audible feedback.

• 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.

Cooling Vent

Do Not

Block

Power

Connector

Internal

Speaker

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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.

Welcome Screen

Home Screen

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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.

•

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

•

Play From

Provides lists to select play material from:

Track List Reel List

•

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.

Returning to the Top of Menu or Home screen

To get to the top of any menu, press the Left button. To get back to the Home screen:

• Highlight the screen title at the top of the screen.

• Press the Select button.

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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

•

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.

•

Setup

Contains the controls for setting and reviewing the FS-100 configuration:

Set Date (MM/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

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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

•

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

•

HDD Mode

Contains the following hard drive selections:

DVCPROHD REC DVCPRO50 REC DVCPRO/DV REC DD Drive USE EXT FS-100

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Record

Contains the following recording functions:

NORMAL REC PRE REC Disk

PRE REC Cach

LOOP RECORD SNAP TIME LAPSE

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Powering the FS-100

• 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:

1. Plug the cord from the power supply into the bottom of the

FS-100.

2. Connect the line cord to the rectangular power supply.

3. Plug the line cord into an electric outlet.

Battery Pack

DC Power Port

DC Cable

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Installing / Removing the Battery Pack

Installing a Battery

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.

Battery Latch Hook

Gently press DOWN while sliding battery pack FORWARD

Battery Pack Guides

Latch Slot

Latch

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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 Pa nel 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 Charge LED on the top of the FS-100 lights to show the battery is charging.

• An uncharged battery takes 2-3 hours to charge with the unit powered off.

• The battery provided with the FS-100 can supply power to the unit for about 90 minutes while in continuous Record or Playback mode.

• An optional high capacity battery (

BATT-0009-01) capable of

providing power for almost three hours of continuous recording is available from Focus Enhancements.

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.

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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-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.

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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 I/O 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.

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 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.

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Record and Playback with the FS-100

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 35

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 Automatically Detects Input Stream from AG-HVX200

FS-100 automatically 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. It 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.

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Power On the FS-100

1. Press the Power ON button for two seconds and release it.

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.

Power ON

(Reset)

OFF (STOP)

To po w er OFF, hold down for 3-5 seconds.

Navigation Buttons

Play

Transport

Buttons

FS-100

PORTABLE

DTE RECORDER

STOP 1 COUNTER

00:00:14:02 DISK 1 168 min REEL TAPE DISP LOCK

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Select HDD Recorder Mode

1. Press the Right navigation button two times until the HDD

Mode display appears.

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.

The HDD MODE changes automatically when an appropriate stream type is recorded.

HDD MODE

-DVCPROHD REC DVCPRO50 REC DVCPRO/DV REC DD DRIVE

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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:

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.

2. Press the center

Select 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.

DV24p and PAL 25P Modes

24p modes are only for use with camcorder's that are capable of DV24p 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

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.

DV FORMATS

RAW DV

-AVI TYPE1 AVI TYPE2 CANOPUS AVI

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Set Time and Date

1. Press the Right navigation button several times until the

Setup display appears on the screen as shown below:

2. Use the

Down navigation button to highlight the date and

press the

Right navigation button to access the Set Date

screen.

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.

Date and Time Must Be Set

The date and time must be set because they are used in the FS-100 file naming function.

SETUP

09 / 15 / 05 11 : 21 : 13 V 3 . 1. 0

-LCDLIGHT ON

SET DATE

09 / 15 / 05 MM / DD / YY

BACK

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5. Use the

Down navigation button to select the time and press

the

Right navigation button. The following screen appears:

6. 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.)

7. Press the right-most Function button indicated as

BACK on

the screen. The new date appears on the Setup Screen.

8. The Time and Date are now set.

9. Press the

Left navigation button followed by the Select

button to return to the beginning screen.

10. For more information on the Setup function, refer to the

section,

Setup Screens on page 57.

SET TIME

11 : 21 : 13 HH : MM : SS

BACK

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Record With the FS-100

There are four modes of recording with the FS-100.

•Local Control with the FS-100 transport buttons.

• 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.

•AV/C AV/C is utilized in

PLAYBACK and other situations where the

FS-100 is controlled by an external FireWire device, such as a DV NLE system.

• Tapeless This is the recommended control mode for use with

companion camcorder, the Panasonic AG-HVX200. Control recording with camcorders that have FS-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. The FS-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.

5. Tape is loaded in the camera.

Do Not Use AV/C In FS-100 RECORD MODES.

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.

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Do Not Disconnect Power or FireWire Cable

Never disconnect the power or the FireWire cable during a recording. This will cause file corruption.

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 connection 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.

E REC 1-001 COUNTER

00:00:14:02 PN DISK 1 168 min AUDIO MUTE TAPE DISP LOCK

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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

 once.

This sets the FS-100 to

Record-Pause mode.

4. On the FS-100, press Record

 button a second time. The

FS-100 begins to record. The timecode value is displayed on the screen.

5. Press

Stop  (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  (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  and the FS-100 automatically creates a new

clip.

Record 

Stop  (OFF)

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Syncro Slave

This mode is for camcorders that do not have external control or the tapeless control functionality compatible with the FS-100.

• Syncro Slave mode requires that a tape be in the camcorder for operation.

• The FS-100 must be set to

Syncro Slave control mode.

• In 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.

CONTROL

LOCAL

-SYNCRO SLAVE AV / C TAPELESS

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Tapeless

Use the Tapeless control mode with camcorders that are compatible with FS-100 external control or tapeless operation capabilities.

• When the FS-100 is in

Tapele s s 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.

• The camcorder’s External control or tapeless trigger function must be enabled for this mode to work.

Refer to the following section, Configuring AG-HVX200 and Recording, for more details.

CONTROL

LOCAL SYNCRO SLAVE

AV / C

-TAPELESS

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Configuring AG-HVX200 and Recording

1. Power on the camera.

2. Set the

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.

4. Under the

OTHER FUNCTIONS menu, set the 1394

CONTROL

to BOTH.

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 > UB MODE must be set to FRM.RATE. See the camcorder's user manual for more information.

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5. Press

REC trigger button on the top or side (Step 1) of the

camera.

Variable Frame Rate (VFR) Settings

Audio is not recorded in VFR recording modes.

VFR settings are supported in the 4.x versions only.

AG-HVX200 Camera Settings

1. Set SCENE FILE > OPERATION TYPE is set to FILM CAM.

2. Set

SCENE FILE > FRAME RATE to the appropriate FPS.

3. Set

RECORDING SETUP > 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.

AJ-HDX900 Camera Recording Settings

The following recording settings are required for the AJ-HDX900 camera: MAIN MENU > SYSTEM SETTING > SYSTEM MODE: 720-59.94P * MAIN MENU >SYSTEM SETTING > CAMERA MODE: 24P ** OPTION MENU > OPTION > FRAME RATE UB: MENU MAIN MENU >VTR MENU > TC/UB > UB MODE: FRAME RATE MAIN MENU >VTR MENU > TC/UB > 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.

Non-VFR on AG-HVX-200 For non-VFR recordings set the AG-HVX-200 to VIDEO CAM.

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FS-100 Settings

1. Set DV FORMAT to QUICKTIME PN or P2 PN.

2. Set

SETUP-->VFR MODE to the appropriate base frame

rate:

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 66.

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.

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.

Input Stream VFR MODE

720/24P 24

720/25P 25

720/30P 30

Run the Organize P2 Utility or the files are not usable by a NLE.

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.

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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.

1. Set the video camera to

VCR or playback mode.

2. Navigate to the video clip to preview, using the FS-100

Left

and

Right transport control buttons.

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.

Feature Availability on PAL Cameras

This feature is not available on some PAL cameras.

Setting the AG-HVX200

1. Set the 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.

Left Transport

Back

Forward Search

(Back Index)

Play

Right Transport

(Forward Index)

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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.

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General Screen Information

The FS-100 LCD screens are organized by function with each screen displaying a list of items. An item can be:

• A value that can be set, such as the date.

• A switch similar to a check box, that can be enabled along with other options in the display.

• A switch similar to a radio button, that belongs to a family of options, in which only one can be active at any time.

• A link to another display, which is indicated by a .

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.

Menu Title

Appears at the top of the display and identifies its topic or function.

Navigation

Use the Left or Right navigation buttons to move to the previous or next display.

Use the Up and Down navigation buttons to move between the items in the display.

SETUP

01 / 16 / 06 09 : 30 : 19 V 4 . 0. 0

-LCDLIGHT ON

FS-100

PORTABLE

DTE RECORDER

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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.

Current Function: symbol and description

Refer to

LCD Display Symbols and Text on page 97.

Volume Disk Number

The volume number is always 1 unless multiple FS-100’s are connected.

Clip Number

Number of the current video clip, i.e. 001 for clip 1.

Battery Life Gauge

This gauge is accurate only when the unit is powered exclusively from the battery.

PN/VF Mode Indicator

Versions 3.x and 4.x support PN DTE file formats. VFR record modes are supported by 4.x versions only.

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.

STOP 1 COUNTER

00:00:14:02 PN DISK 1 168 min REEL TAPE DISP LOCK

11 12

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10.

Reel Display

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 > 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 Number

Data Type / Data Description

11 COUNTER

12 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 set to 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.)

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12 Displays the set user bit value in a particular clip. A user

bit value must be added for this to display, refer to UB SET on page 64.

11 ABSOLUTE

12 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. It can not be changed.

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:

• 1080/50i TC

• 1080/60i TC

• 720/60p TC

• 720/50p TC

• 720/30p TC

• 720/25p TC

• 720/24p TC

Refer to the camcorder manual for supported resolutions.

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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.

Press

OK to clear the screen and return to the last screen.

WARNING

POWER

REMAINING

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Record Screens

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 Modes with Home Screen Indicators

Mode Top Line Displayed In Home Screen

NORMAL

Q STOP 1-001

PRE-REC DISK

Q P STOP 1-001

PRE-REC CACH

Q C STOP 1-001

LOOP RECORD

Q L STOP 1-001

SNAP DV

Q SNAP 1-001

TIME LAPSE

Q T STOP 1-001

RECORD

NORMAL

-PRE-REC DISK PRE-REC CACH LOOP RECORD

C STOP 1 -

Record Mode Indicator (PRE-REC CACH)

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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.

• All control is from the FS-100 front panel. Initially, the

Home screen displays  STOP.

• Pressing Record

 puts the FS-100 into II REC PAUSE mode.

• Pressing Record

 a second time puts the FS-100 into REC mode.

PRE-REC Record Mode

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

 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:

• 6 seconds, DVCPROHD,

• 12 seconds, DVCPRO50,

• 24 seconds, DVCPRO/DV25,

Tens and ones digits are set separately.

PRE-REC CACHE

:00

:SS

BACK

This line is not active: reference only.

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PRE-REC Disk Record Mode

The PRE-REC Disk mode records video in a continuous loop to a user-defined portion of disk space. Pressing

Record  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.

• 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),

• PRE-REC Disk is available in

Local, Syncro Slave, and

Tapeless control modes.

• When PRE-REC Disk is set, the symbols

P (Record and P)

appear in the FS-100 display.

PRE-REC Disk

HDD AVAIL: 176 min

PRE-REC TIME: 010 min

BACK

This is the only editable line on screen.

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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 recent.

• 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.

• 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.

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.

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Time Lapse Record

Time lapse provides the ability to 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:

• All the captured frames are recorded in a single clip.

• The time between recording periods can be set in frames, seconds, minutes, and hours.

• The maximum time between recorded frames is 24 hours.

TIME LAPSE

00:00:00:00

HH:MM:SS:FF

BACK

This line is not active: reference only.

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Format Screen

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:

•

P2 PN DVCPROHD with 3.x or 4.x only

•

QUICKTIME 3.x or 4.x only

•

QUICKTIME PN DVCPROHD with 3.x or 4.x only

•

RAW DV

If recording in

DVCPRO/DV REC mode, there are a dozen file

format options, including:

•

RAW DV

•

AVI TYPE1

•

AVI TYPE2

• CANOPUS AVI

DV FORMATS

-P2 P2 PN QUICKTIME QUICKTIME PN

DV FORMATS

RAW DV AVI TYPE 2 24P PINNACLE

-P2

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•

MATROX AVI

•

QUICKTIME

•

AVID OMF

•

QUICKTIME 24P NTSC only

•

AVI TYPE2 24P NTSC only

•

PINNACLE

•

The latest DTE supported applications and file formats are listed

on the Focus Enhancements website:

www.focusinfo.com.

Formats for 25P Applications

Use standard file formats for all 25P applications except AVID OM F. OMF is not compatible with 25P DV streams.

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.

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HDD Mode Screen

This screen displays the following items:

•

DVCPROHD

Supports 100 Mb/s streams from the Panasonic AG-HVX200 companion camcorder (1080i 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.

•

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.

AG-HVX200 Setup for PN/VFR In PN/VFR record modes, the AG-HVX200's RECORDING SETUP -> 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.

FS-100 Automatically Detects Input Stream from AG-HVX200

FS-100 automatically detects the stream type input from the AG-HVX200 camcorder and, in addition, selects the appropriate HDD MODE.

HDD MODE

-DVCPROHD REC DVCPRO50 REC D VC PR O/ DV RE C

DD DRIVE

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•

DD DRIVE

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.

•

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.

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.

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Setting Up Master and Slave FS-100

1. Connect the camcorder to the master FS-100, DV I/O

connector using the supplied FireWire cable.

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.

Slave

Power on the unit Go to the

HDD Mode screen and enable DD DRIVE.

Master

Begin recording or playback using the master FS-100.

Use DD Drive Mode when Connecting to a PC

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.

STOP 1 - 001

COUNTER

00 : 00 : 00 : 00

CONNECT

COMPUTER THEN

ENABLE BYPASS

Master FS-100 Slave FS-100

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Setup Screens

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:

•

DATE Displayed

•

TIME Displayed

•

VERSION model: NTSC/PAL Displayed

•

LCDLIGHT ON Group Default

•

LCDLIGHT OFF

•

LCDLIGHT AUTO

•

ALARM ON Group Default

•

ALARM OFF

•

STOP FRAME; (1st frame of current clip)

•

STOP NO VIDEO Group Default

•

EXT CTL OFF Group Default

•

EXT CTL PAUSE

SETUP

10 / 10 / 07 21 : 10: 50 V 4. 0. 0

-LCDLIGHT ON

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•

EXT CTL FRAME

•

EXT CTL FILE

•

TC EXT Group Default

• TC REC RUN

•

TC FREE RUN

•

TC REGEN

•

TC SET

•

UB SET

•

TC DROP NTSC only

• TC NON-DROP Default, NTSC only

• VFR MODE

• LCD CONTRAST

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.

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Date

Time

SET DATE

09 / 18 / 07

MM / DD / YY

BACK

SET TIME

10 : 50 : 40

HH : MM : SS

BACK

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Version

This screen displays:

• FS-100 Firmware version

• SD video of the unit.

• FS-100 model

LCD Light On, Off, Auto

These items enable or disable the FS-100's LCD's backlight.

•

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.

• 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.

• 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.

VERSION

4.0.0.04071507 NTSC

FS-100

BACK

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Stop Frame, No Video

These settings determine the FS-100 video output when it is in

STOP mode.

•

STOP FRAME

Displays the first frame of the clip.

•

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.

•

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.

•

EXT CTL PAUSE

Controls

Pause and Resume during a record or playback

session.

•

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.

•

EXT CTL FILE

Creates a new file during a record session without losing frames.

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.

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TIME CODE EXT, REC RUN, FREE RUN, REGEN

The following are timecode (TC) functions.

•

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.

•

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.

•

TC FREE 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.

•

TC REGEN

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 editing process.

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TC SET

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.

•

TC FREE RUN

The FS-100 uses this value on the next recording after it is set in

TC SET.

•

TC REGEN

This is the starting value when using an empty hard disk drive for recording.

•

TC REC RUN

This is the value used to begin every recording session after a power cycle.

TC SET

00 : 00 : 00 : 00 HH : MM : SS : FF

BACK

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UB SET

The User Bit Set function provides the ability to change the user bits in the timecode recorded in the video files.

• 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.

UB SET

FF : FF : FF : FF

BACK

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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 during 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.

•

TC NON-DROP Group Default

Disables drop-frame. No frames are dropped during recording and the timecode reflects the actual time during recording.

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

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VFR MODE

Use this setting to enable or disable Variable Frame Rate (VFR) support for the AG-HVX200 VFR mode. This setting also designates the input stream

type*:

• 720/24P or 720/30P on 60 Hz NTSC systems.

• 720/25P on 50 Hz PAL systems.

* The input stream type is also called the Base Frame Rate.

NTSC Menu

PAL Menu

WAR NING:

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.

VFR MODE

OFF

24P 30P

BACK

VFR MODE

OFF

25P

BACK

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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:

• 720/24P and 720/30P on 60 Hz systems.

• 720/30P on 50 Hz systems.

On the AG-HVX200:

1. Set

SCENE FILE > OPERATION TYPE to FILM CAM.

2. Set

RECORD SETUP > UB MODE to FRM. RATE.

3. Set

SCENE FILE > 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.

During playback, the

VF indicator is not available and PN is

displayed.

REC COUNTER

00:00:14:02 VF DISK 1 168 min REEL TAPE DISP LOCK

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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 video 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.

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.

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Using VFR recordings in NLEs

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 720/24P.

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 example, 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.

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.

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LCD CONTRAST

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.

SET CONTRAST

VALUE: 00

BACK

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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.

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.

• There are three groups of functions FA, FB, and FC displayed via the Functions screen.

• The function groups are independent of each other.

• In each group only one selection is active at a time.

STOP 1-

COUNTER 00 : 00 : 20 : 15 DISK 1 168 min

R1 DISP DD

Reel receiving clips.

Function Keys

FA FB FC Function Groups

FUNCTIONS

-FA SYNC FA AV / C FA TAPELESS FA REELS

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Functions List

A list of the Function button menu is below. In each group, the default selection is listed first.

MENU Appears on LCD as…

FA SYNC SYNC

(Toggles between SYNCRO and LOCAL record control.)

FA AV/C AV/C (Toggles between AV/C and LOCAL control)

FA TAPELESS TAPE (Toggles between TAPELESS and LOCAL

control) Default

FA REELS REEL Increments current reel number

FA R0-0 R0 Marks Current Clip to Reel 0,

FA R1-1 R1 Marks Current Clip to Reel 1,

FA R2-2 R2 Marks Current Clip to Reel 2,

FA R3-3 R3 Marks Current Clip to Reel 3,

FA R4-4 R4 Marks Current Clip to Reel 4,

FA R5-5 R5 Marks Current Clip to Reel 5,

FA R6-6 R6 Marks Current Clip to Reel 6,

FA R7-7 R7 Marks Current Clip to Reel 7,

FA R8-8 R8 Marks Current Clip to Reel 8,

FA R9-9 R9 Marks Current Clip to Reel 9,

FA LCD ON/OFF LCD1/LCD0 LCD On/Off Toggle

FA LCD AUTO LCDA/LCD0 LCD Auto On/Off Toggle

FA BLANK No Function.

FB DISP DISP (Toggles the different TC display modes)

(Default)

FB ALARM ALRM/MUTE (Turns the FS-100 alarm on or off.)

FB FILE FILE (Toggles between normal and display of the file

name)

FB REELS REEL Increments current reel number

FB R0-0 R0 Marks Current Clip to Reel 0,

FB R1-1 R1 Marks Current Clip to Reel 1,

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MENU Appears on LCD as…

FB R2-2 R2 Marks Current Clip to Reel 2,

FB R3-3 R3 Marks Current Clip to Reel 3,

FB R4-4 R4 Marks Current Clip to Reel 4,

FB R5-5 R5 Marks Current Clip to Reel 5,

FB R6-6 R6 Marks Current Clip to Reel 6,

FB R7-7 R7 Marks Current Clip to Reel 7,

FB R8-8 R8 Marks Current Clip to Reel 8,

FB R9-9 R9 Marks Current Clip to Reel 9,

FB BLANK No Function.

FC LOCK LOCK/UNLK Locks the buttonpad (Default)

(Toggles between LOCK and UNLK <Unlock>)

FC DV/DD DD (Toggles FS-100 between DV/HD and HDD

Modes)

FC REELS REEL Increments current reel number

FC R0-0 R0 Marks Current Clip to Reel 0,

FC R1-1 R1 Marks Current Clip to Reel 1,

FC R2-2 R2 Marks Current Clip to Reel 2,

FCR3-3 R3 Marks Current Clip to Reel 3,

FC R4-4 R4 Marks Current Clip to Reel 4,

FC R5-5 R5 Marks Current Clip to Reel 5,

FC R6-6 R6 Marks Current Clip to Reel 6,

FC R7-7 R7 Marks Current Clip to Reel 7,

FC R8-8 R8 Marks Current Clip to Reel 8,

FC R9-9 R9 Marks Current Clip to Reel 9,

FC BLANK No Function.

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Assigning Clips to Reels

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.

•

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.

•

FB REEL 2

Setting a function button to this type of marker, instructs the FS100 to mark the current clip as belonging to the REEL R2.

•

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:

After pressing the

UNLK key, press SELECT.

Blank

Functions identified as Blank are inactive.

STOP 1-

COUNTER 00 : 00 : 20 : 15 DISK 1 168 min

R1 REEL R2 R1

Function FB set to FB R2-2

Function FC set to FC R1-1

ected REEL

UNLOCK KEYS

PRESS SELECT TO CONFIRM

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Utilities Screen

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

FORMAT

REPAIR DISK

REPAIR CLIP

FILE NAME

UPGRADE

SYSTEM RESET

DIAGNOSTIC

STATUS

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 folder directly into most DV NLE bins.

UTILITIES

ORGANIZE REEL ORGANIZE OMF ORGANIZE P2 ORGANIZE PINN

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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:

•

VIDEO,

•

AUDIO,

•

CLIP,

In addition, Organize P2 moves the

• MXF video files into the VIDEO folder,

• MXF audio files into the AUDIO folder,

• MXF XML files into the CLIP folder,

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.

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File Naming Conventions

The video files are then renamed to XXXXZB.mxf. where XXXX is an incremental value,

Z is a randomly assigned character, B

represents the format of the recorded content, and AA is the number of the audio channel.

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.

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.

Format B

DVCPRO/DV p

DVCPRO50 q

DVCPROHD w

x Audio Channel AA

L 100

R 201

A 302

B 403

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Make Ref MOV Version 4.x only

This utility generates one or more QuickTime Reference Movie files for each video clip in

QUICKTIME, 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.

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:

The maximum number of Reference Movies that can be generated at one time is 500.

Final Cut Pro Users

The MAKE REF MOV utility must be performed before mounting FS100 in Final Cut Pro (FCP). FCP modifies content files, after which they are incompatible with the FS-100 MAKE REF MOV utility.

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.

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)

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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:

The MAKE REF MOV utility may take several minutes to complete. When it is complete the completion screen appears:

CREATING

QT REF ...

QT REF

COMPLETE

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Delete Clip

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:

• Transfer all content from the FS-100.

• Perform the FORMAT utility, see

Format Disk on page 81.

DELETE CLIP

CLIP 000

YES BACK

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Format Disk

Prevent lost frames due to file fragmentation by formatting the FS-100 before each recording session.

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.

Save Files Before Formatting

The formatting process erases all data on the disk and is not reversible. Backup all files and clips on the FS-100 before formatting.

Formatting Larger Hard Disks

The FS-100 FORMAT utility automatically creates multiple partitions for larger hard disks.

FORMAT DISK

PRESS YES TO

ERASE ALL DATA

YES BACK

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Repair Disk

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.

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 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.

3. Press

BACK to return to the Utility screen.

4. 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.

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.

REPAIR DISK

PRESS YES TO

REPAIR DISK

YES BACK