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  • Page 1

    Instruction Man ual Addendum 2.3 MANL-0884-04[...]

  • Page 2

    FireStore T ab le of contents P age Intr oduction 4 1.0 User Interface Updates 4 1.1 T rack Number Update 4 1.2 Delete Clip Update 4 1.3 Loop Mode Update 5 1.4 Record T ime Remaining Update 6 1.5 T imecode Update 6 2.0 Slo w Motion Modes 7 3.0 New File F ormats 7 3.1 Matrox 7 3.2 QuickT ime 8 3.3 A vid D V OMF 8 4.0 A V/C Contr ol 9 5.0 F r esh Dis[...]

  • Page 3

    INTR ODUCTION This manual addendum describes functionality of FireStore units that ha ve f irmware v ersion 2.2 or abo v e. In order to determine what version of f ir mware y ou are using, hold do wn the (MODE) button for tw o seconds until the setup menu appears. Scroll to the menu item that reads: "VERSION:". The version of f ir mware s[...]

  • Page 4

    FireStore 1.3 Loop Mode Update It is no w possib le to identify different loop and pla y modes when FireStore is in ST OP mode. T o enter loop pla yback mode when F ireStore is stopped , hold do wn the (SHIFT/AL T) button for two seconds (the button will flash once in this mode). Then press the (ST OP) button and y ou will be able to c ycle betw ee[...]

  • Page 5

    1.4 Record Time Remaining Update It is no w possib le to monitor the record time remaining on a disk driv e w hile in record mode. T ime is listed in hours, minutes, seconds and frames. T o do this, put FireStore into record mode, and simply press the (MODE) button. The displa y will no w read: 1.5 Timecode Update There are no w four dif ferent w a[...]

  • Page 6

    2.0 SLO W MO TION MODES FireStore allo ws you to pla y clips at slo w er than real time speeds. It is possible to pla yback NTSC clips at 15 frames per second (FPS), 10 FPS, 6FPS, 5FPS, 3FPS, 2FPS and 1 FPS. P AL clips can be play ed back at 12FPS, 6FPS, 5FPS, 4FPS, 3FPS, 2FPS and 1FPS. T o access the slow motion mode, select the particular clip yo[...]

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    3.2 QuickTime The QuickT ime f ile for mat was de veloped for better integration for Apple Macintosh users. QuickT ime f iles are designed to be used on Adobe Premiere, iMo vie and Apple Final Cut Pro on the Macintosh. The y can also be used with the Matrox R TMac versions of both Premiere and Final Cut Pro. When the QuickT ime f ile for mat is use[...]

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    3. Launch Xpress D V . Once you ha v e opened the desired project or created a new project, select T ools -> MediaT ool . The follo wing windo w will appear: 4. Locate and select the external FireW ire driv e under Media Dri ve(s). (NO TE: If the driv e does not appear , check that y ou ha ve created the OMFI MediaFiles folder correctly with pro[...]

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    In all cases, check your de vice's operating manual to understand ho w it controls external devices. In most cases, F ireStore will act and appear as a VTR. Note: FireStore ’ s A V/C control is intended to be used with a single f ile type. Therefore, it is important that you select only one type of f ile (e.g. Matrox, A VI T ype 2 etc.) when[...]

  • Page 10

    7.0 DEFINABLE SPLASH SCREEN It is no w possib le to replace FireStore ’ s default gray splash screen, the frame that appears when F ireStore is in ST OP mode, with a user def inable splash screen. This is useful to replace the gray screen with b lack for projected presentations or to displa y your company lo go or call letters. At boot-up, FireSt[...]

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    9.0 A UDIO CORRECTION MODES PLEASE NO TE: Audio Cor rection Modes is an advanced feature of F ireStore. It is recommended that you use the factory default settings for most operations. Audio Cor rection Mode allo ws you to alter the performance of the audio er ror cor rector while recording. It is useful w hen recording to FireStore from tapes with[...]

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    11.0 F ACT OR Y RESET F actor y Reset sets all of FireStore ’ s variab les to their factor y default settings. T o access F actor y Reset, hold the (SHIFT/AL T) button until it blinks. Ne xt, press the (MODE) button to get to the main menu. Cycle the different selections until y ou f ind "F actor y Reset". The FireStore displa y will sh[...]

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    NO TES: FireStore P AGE 14[...]

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    NO TES: P AGE 15 FireStore[...]

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    FOCUS Enhancements, Inc. 1370 Dell A ve. Campbell, CA. 95008 USA T elephone: 408 866-8300 F ax:408 866-4859 www .FOCUSinfo.com[...]