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    FS-4 HD and FS-4Pro HD Port able DTE Recorders User Guide MANL-0954-04[...]

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    FS-4 HD and FS-4Pro HD Portable DTE Recorders i LEGAL NOTICES THIS DOCUMENT CONT AINS CO NFIDENTIAL AND TRADE SECRET INFORMA TION OF FOCUS ENHAN CEMENTS AND ITS RECEIPT OR POSSESSION DOES NOT CONVEY ANY RIGHTS T O REPRODUCE OR DISCLOSE ITS CONTENTS, OR T O MANUF ACTURE, USE, OR SELL ANYTHING THA T IT MA Y D ESCRIBE. USE IN WHOLE OR IN P ART WITHOUT[...]

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    ii FS-4 HD and FS-4Pro HD Portable DTE Recorders Contacting FOCUS ENHANCEMENTS: USA Office Hours: Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00PM (Central T ime) Email: support@ focusinfo.com T elephone : +1 763-398-1658 Fax: +1 763-571-768 8 Address: Focus Enhancements, Inc. 1370 Dell Avenue Campbell, CA. 95008 www .focusinfo.com EMEA (Europe, Midd le Eas[...]

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    FS-4 HD and FS-4Pro HD Portable DTE Recorders iii Regulations and Safety Serial Number The serial number for this equipm ent 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. FCC Class A This product satis fies FCC regulations when shielded cab les and connectors are used[...]

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    iv FS-4 HD and FS-4Pro HD Portable DTE Recorders Symbol Used In the FS-4 HD and FS-4Pro HD Unit This symbol indicates the presence of an uninsulated Dangerous Voltage within the product’s enc losure that may constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. Symbols Used in This Documentation Documentation Read, Ret ain, and Fo llow Instructions All[...]

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    FS-4 HD and FS-4Pro HD Portable DTE Recorders v 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 possibil ity of it getting wet. Do Not Remove Cover There are No User Service able Parts inside this u nit. Servicing should be done by qualified ser[...]

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    vi FS-4 HD and FS-4Pro HD Portable DTE Recorders • Non-Use Period During extended periods when the device is not used, unplug it from the power source and re tract the power-cord. Grounding or Polarization • Polarized If this product is equipped with a polarized alternating current line plug (a plug ha ving one blade wider than the other), it w[...]

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    FS-4 HD and FS-4Pro HD Portable DTE Recorders vii Power Lines Do not locate an outside antenna system in the vicinity of overhead power lines, electr ic light or power circuits, or where it can fall onto such lines or circuits. When installing an outside antenna system, extreme care sho uld be taken to keep from touching such power lines or cir cui[...]

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    viii FS-4 HD and FS-4Pro HD Portable DTE Recorders Accessories and Replacement Part s Use only attachments and accesso ries recommen ded by Focus Enhancements. Use only replacement parts specif ied by the Focus Enhancements or of comparable quality and char acteristics as the original parts . Unauthorized substitution of parts can resul t in fire, [...]

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    FS- 4 HD a nd FS -4P ro HD Port able DTE R ecor der s ix T able of Content s Introduction 1 DTE Eliminates Pre-edit Processin g 1 Unpa cking 2 Features 3 FS-4 HD Features 3 FS-4Pro HD Featur es 4 Quickstart 7 Physical Description and Basic Controls 8 Front Pane l Controls 8 LCD Display 8 Function buttons (A, B, C) 8 Power On Button 9 Navigation But[...]

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    T able of Contents x FS-4 HD and FS-4Pro HD Portable DTE Recorders Installing a Battery 20 Removing a Battery 20 Charging the Battery 21 Connecting a FS-4 HD to a DV/HD Camcorder 22 Record and Playback with the FS-4 HD 2 3 Power On the FS-4 HD 23 Select HDD Recorder Mode 24 Select a DV/HD File Form at 25 Set T ime and Date 26 Record With the FS -4 [...]

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    T able of Cont en t s FS-4 HD and FS-4Pro HD Portable DTE Recorders xi T ime Lapse Record 56 HDD Mode Screen 57 Setting Up Master and Slave FS- 4 HD 59 Format Sc reen 60 DV Formats 60 HD Format Scre en 61 Setup Screens 62 Date 63 Ti m e 6 4 V ersion 64 LCD Light ON, OF F , AUTO 65 Alarm ON, OFF 65 S top Frame, Gray , No Vide o 65 EXT CTL OFF , Paus[...]

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    T able of Contents xii FS-4 HD and FS-4Pro HD Portable DTE Re corders Using a Wired Remote Control 91 Play Screen 92 Play From Scre en 93 Control Screen 94 LCD Display Symbols and Text 97 Technical Specifications 99 Physical Description 99 Input/Outputs 99 Power 99 Audio/V ideo/T imeco de S pecification 100 DTE File Formats 100 Disk Information 100[...]

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    F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s 1 Introduction Thank you for pur ch as ing this Focus Enhancements portable direc t- to-edit ( DTE ) disk re corder . T he FS-4 HD and the professional ver sion FS-4Pro HD are the first portable DV/HD dis k recorders with DTE technology designed for hand he ld camcorders in[...]

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    Introduction 2 F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s Unp acking Verify that the FS-4 HD has the following items: 1. FS-4 HD unit 2. Belt Cl ip 3. User Guide 4. Two Firewire cables, a one f oot and a four foot long, 6- pin to 4-pin 5. Power cable (international only) 6. Power supply with cable and connector to t[...]

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    Introduction F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s 3 Features FS-4 HD Fe atur e s All FS-4 HD models offer the following features: • T apeless acquis ition Especially equipped camcor ders permit the use of Direct To Edit (DTE) Techno logy to record directly from a camcorder while shoo ting and without the nee[...]

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    Introduction 4 F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s • Comp act, Lightweight, Rugged Design The FS-4 HD weighs about a pound including the battery and is only 1.5" thick. You can mount the FS-4 HD directly to your camc order using th e optional camera mount kit, or clip the FS-4 HD directly to your belt.[...]

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    Introduction F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s 5 • Pinnacle, Avid DV-OMF, and MXF OPatom DV support • Available with a 60G B, 80GB or 100GB hard drive and with equivalent record times of about 4.5, 6, or 7.5 hours respectively. • Free Run and Regen timecode modes •Q U I C K T I M E H D D T E f o r m[...]

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    6 FS-4 HD and FS-4Pro HD Portable DTE Recorders[...]

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    F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s 7 Quickst art This section provides the followin g inform ation necessa ry for using the FS-4 HD as quickly as possible. Physical Description and Basic Controls ........ ...................... . 8 The FS-4 HD Menu System ................. ...................... ......... 15[...]

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    Quickstart 8 F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s Physical Description and Basic Contro ls 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-4 HD LCD disp lay are three user-defined function buttons: A (left), B (center), and [...]

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    Quickstart F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s 9 Power On Bu tton The Power ON button provides two functions. • Power ON FS-4 HD • Reset FS-4 HD • FS-4 HD first must be powered on. •H o l d d o w n t h e Power On button for more than a second. •P o w e r O F F Hold down the OFF button  for three [...]

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    Quickstart 1 0 F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s Record  Press this button once when the FS-4 HD is in Stop mode to put the FS-4 HD into REC-P AUSE . Press i t again t o start recordi ng. Pressing the Record button while recording, cause s the current clip to close and a new clip is created without dropp[...]

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    Quickstart F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s 1 1 Pause, S top  and Power OFF While in the Home screen, and in any transport mode, press this button to Pause the FS-4 HD. Press it again to stop the FS-4 HD. Refer to the section, Setup Screens on page 62 for more information. To power off the FS-4 HD, hold[...]

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    Quickstart 1 2 F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s 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). • Can configure to act as a simple contact closur[...]

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    Quickstart F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s 1 3 Rear Panel The rear pane l contains the following important item s: Side Panel The side panel contains coolin g vents as illustrated below. Belt Clip Post Fan Int ake Ve n t Do Not Block Battery Compartment Latch Battery Compartment Cooling V ents Do Not Bloc[...]

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    Quickstart 1 4 F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s Bottom Panel The FS-4 HD bottom pan el features a single 2-pin D C power connector. Connect the supplied AC power adapter here. Internal Speaker An internal speaker provides alarms and audible feedba ck. To disable the audible feedback , go to the Settings me[...]

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    Quickstart F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s 1 5 The FS-4 HD Menu System The FS-4 HD menu system provides access to all the functions available in the unit. Each of the screens below (exce pt the Welcome and Home screens wh ich come up automatically when the unit starts) a re accessed by pressing th e Lef t[...]

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    Quickstart 1 6 F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s •R e e l s FS-4Pro HD only Allows sele cted clips to be marked for placement in particular Reels Folders. • R0 0 • R1 1 • R2 2 • R3 3 • R4 4 • R5 5 • R6 6 • R7 7 • R8 8 • R9 9 •N O N E • Utilities Contains the following disk and clip[...]

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    Quickstart F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s 1 7 •S e t u p Contains the controls for settin g and reviewing the FS-4 HD configuration: • Set Date (MM/DD/YY) • Set Time (HH:MM:SS) • View Firmware Version •L C D L i g h t O N •L C D L i g h t O F F •L C D L i g h t A U T O •A l a r m O N •A[...]

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    Quickstart 1 8 F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s • DV or HD Format s Following HDD mode is a menu of formats avail able for the type recorder selected in HDD. If DV Recorder was select ed the following formats are shown: •R a w D V •A V I T y p e 1 •A V I T y p e 2 • Canopus AVI •M a t r o x A V[...]

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    Quickstart F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s 1 9 Powering the FS-4 HD • The FS-4 HD operation without a batt ery inst alled. To operate the FS-4 HD without a battery installed, connect the unit to an AC power source. • Before operating the FS-4 HD with bat tery power . It is first necessary to fully cha[...]

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    Quickstart 2 0 F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s Inst alling / Removi ng the Battery Pack Inst alling a Battery 1. Place the unit, so that the battery compartment is up. 2. Position t he battery pack, as s hown above, so that the latch hook is almost in the latch slot, and touching the floor of the battery [...]

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    Quickstart F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s 2 1 Charging the Battery The battery begins charging an ytime it is connected to AC power using the AC adapter supplie d with the FS-4 HD. The char ge LED light s when th e FS-4 HD is charging. For information on the charge LED , refer to the subsection To p Pane[...]

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    Quickstart 2 2 F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s Connecting a FS-4 HD to a DV/HD C amcorder Before performing this proc edure, make sure you have installed and charged the battery, see Instal ling / Removing the Battery Pack on page 20. 1. Connect the supplied Firewire ca ble to the DV I/O connector on the [...]

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    Quickstart F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s 2 3 Record an d Playback with the FS-4 HD Before using the FS-4 HD, set up the unit as outlined in the following sect ions: Power On the FS-4 HD ................. ....................... ............... 23 Select HDD Recorder Mode ...... .................... ....[...]

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    Quickstart 2 4 F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s 2. The Welc om e screen appears and displays while the FS-4 HD initialize s. Each FS-4 HD model has a unique welcome screen. 3. When the Home screen appears, proceed, see Home Screen on page 49 for more details. Select HDD Recorder Mode 1. Press the Right nav[...]

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    Quickstart F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s 2 5 Select a DV/HD File Format The formats displayed depend on the recorder mode selected in the previous step, for example DV RECORDER results in the following: 1. Use the Up and Down navigation buttons to select the DV file format that supports the preferred NL[...]

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    Quickstart 2 6 F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s 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 high light the date and press the Right navigation button to access the Set Date screen. 3.[...]

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    Quickstart F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s 2 7 5. Use the Down navigation button to select the time and press the Right navigation button. The followin g screen appears: 6. Use the Up and Down navigation buttons to change the highlighted value. Use the Right and Lef t navigation buttons to highlight the H[...]

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    Quickstart 2 8 F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s Record With the FS-4 HD There are two modes of recording with the FS-4 HD. • Manual Recording Control with the FS-4 HD transport buttons. • Syncro Slave Recordin g or T apeless Recor ding Control recording with the video camera controls. Before beginning [...]

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    Quickstart F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s 2 9 Manual Recording 1. Set the video camera to Camera or Cam mode. 2. Verify that an image a ppears in the viewfinder. 3. On the FS-4 HD, press Record  once. This sets the FS- 4 HD to Record-Pau se mod e. 4. On the FS-4 HD, press Record  button a second ti[...]

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    Quickstart 3 0 F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s Syncro Slave Recording Syncro slave recording allo ws the FS-4 HD to mimic camcorder operations by monitoring the state of the camcorder’s tape recorder controls. 1. Verify that the FS-4 HD is in STOP mode. 2. From the FS-4 HD Home screen, press the Right n[...]

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    Quickstart F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s 3 1 Playback on the FS-4 HD Verify that both the video camera and the FS-4 HD are powered on and t hat they are connected toget her with the FireWire cable from the FS-4 HD DV/IO port to the camcorder 1394 port. 1. Set the video camera to VCR or playback mode. 2.[...]

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    32 FS-4 HD and FS-4Pro HD Portable DTE Recorders[...]

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    F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s 3 3 Using the FS-4 HD with a Computer Once video clips are reco rded to the FS-4 HD it is possible to use those clips in most computer based DV/HD NLE systems. This section contains the following: Initial Setup ............. ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ................. ..[...]

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    Using the FS- 4 HD with a C omputer 3 4 F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s Initial Setup 1. Connect the FS-4 HD through its COMPUTER I/O 1394 port to the computer system using a standard 6-pin to 6-pin F ireWire cable. 2. Enter HDD mode and enable DD Drive. T h i s s t e p i s r e q u i r e d b e f o r e m o[...]

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    Using the FS-4 HD with a Computer F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s 3 5 4. Open the folder with the most recent date code. This folder may contain several different file s. The video clips. can appear as: •R a w D V ( . d v ) • AVI Type1 - (YYYYMMDDHHMMSSa01) • AVI Type2 or 24p AVI Type2 - (YYYYMMDDHH[...]

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    Using the FS- 4 HD with a C omputer 3 6 F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s • MXF OPAtom - (YYYYMMDD-HHMMSSp01.mxf) (YYYYMMDD-HHMMSSL01.mxf), - (YYYYMMDDHHMMSSR01.mxf) where : p is video, L is the left audio channel, R is the right audio channel, FS-4 HD Resol ution and Fram es • M2T or QUICKTIME (MOV) fi[...]

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    Using the FS-4 HD with a Computer F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s 3 7 FS-4 HD and F A T 32 The FAT32 file system limi ts file size to a maximum of 2GB or approximately, 9 minu tes of recording time. When clips exceed 9 minutes in length, the FS-4 HD automatically creates a new, file without dropping any f[...]

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    Using the FS- 4 HD with a C omputer 3 8 F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s Using A vid OMF Clips FS-4Pro HD only These steps are required when using Avid OMF formatted clips. The Avid OMF file format was developed for use with Avid editing products on Windows 20 00, Windows XP or Ma c 0SX. These products inc[...]

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    Using the FS-4 HD with a Computer F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s 3 9 1. Locate and open the FS-4 HD drive folder. 2. Create a new fol der and name it OMFI MediaFiles . 3. To do this in Windows, select File > New > Folder . 4. To do this with Macintosh, select File > New Folder . Next, type OMFI [...]

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    40 FS-4 HD and FS-4Pro HD Portable DTE Recorders 10. Verify that Master Clips is checked and press OK . The Media Tools Window, similar to the following, appears: 11. Create a new bin (select File -> New Bin ) or open an existing bin in Avid. 12. Select all items in the Media To ols window (select Edit > Select All ). 13. Drag the contents of[...]

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    Using the FS-4 HD with a Computer F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s 4 1 Dismounting the FS-4 HD (Windows) When finished working with th e FS-4 HD and the computer, it is necessary to dismount FS-4 HD from the system To do dismount the FS-4 HD: 1. Click the Safely Remove Hardware icon at the bottom right sid[...]

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    Using the FS- 4 HD with a C omputer 4 2 F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s Mounting the FS-4 HD (Macintosh) 1. Start the Mac computer and connect the FS-4 HD’s COMPUTER I/ O port to the computer using a standard 6-pin to 6-pin FireWire cable. When mounted, the FS-4 HD should appear on the computer's d[...]

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    Using the FS-4 HD with a Computer F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s 4 3 Dismounting the FS-4 HD (Macintosh) When finished working with th e FS-4 HD and th e Macintosh it is necessary to dismount the unit from the system. To dismount the FS-4 HD from a Mac: 1. Select the FS-4 HD on the computer's deskto[...]

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    Using the FS- 4 HD with a C omputer 4 4 F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s Mounting Hardware Mounting FS-4 HD to a Camcorder Mount the FS-4 HD to your camcorder using the optional Camcorder Mount Kit (P/N ASYF-0849-01). For more information about this kit or to order it, contact F ocus Enhancements: USA Emai[...]

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    Using the FS-4 HD with a Computer F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s 4 5 Clipping to a Belt A belt mount clip is included with the FS-4 HD. This mount is similar to those us ed with cellu lar telephones. Attach the belt mount to the belt clip post on th e rear of the FS-4 HD and push it down to lock it in po[...]

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    46 FS-4 HD and FS-4Pro HD Portable DTE Recorders[...]

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    F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s 4 7 FS Functions This secti on cont ains in fo rmati on on the following LCD screens: General Screen Information ................. ...................... ......... 48 Record Screens ............ ... .... ... ... ... ................. ... ... ... ... .... ... .. 52 HDD Mode [...]

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    FS Functions 4 8 F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s General Screen Information The FS-4 HD LCD screen s are orga nized 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 ot[...]

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    FS Functions F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s 4 9 Home Screen The Home screen is read only and has no navigable items. To leave the Home scr een use either the Left or Right Navi gation button. 1. Current Function: Symbol and De scription Refer to LCD Display Symbols and T ext on page 97. 2. Volume Disk Nu[...]

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    FS Functions 5 0 F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s 10. Reel Display FS-4Pro HD on ly In Record or Playback modes, this item displays the particular REEL that a clip is located in or , has been marked to. If in PLA Y FROM > REEL LIST mode, the REEL appears in brackets for example, <REEL>. This area [...]

  • Page 67

    FS Functions F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s 5 1 FS-4 HD System Information Screens The FS-4 HD automatically creates information screens to indicate con ditions such as high temper ature, power remaining, or drive capacity remaining. Press OK to clear the screen and re turn to the last screen. 12 Display[...]

  • Page 68

    FS Functions 5 2 F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s Record Screens The Record sc reen permits s etting the F S-4 HD to var ious recording modes, depending on the model: •N O R M A L • RETRO DISK FS-4Pro HD only • RETRO CACHE • LOOP RECORD FS-4Pro HD only • SNAP FS-4Pro HD DV modes onl y • TIME LA[...]

  • Page 69

    FS Functions F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s 5 3 For more about LCD display sy mbols and text, see LCD Display Symbols and T ext on page 97. Normal Record This is the standard recording mode. • All control is from the FS-4 HD front panel. Initially, the Home screen displa ys  STOP . • Pressing Reco[...]

  • Page 70

    FS Functions 5 4 F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s Retro Disk Record Mode FS-4Pro HD only The Retro Disk mode records vide o in a continuous loop to a user-defined portion of disk space. Pressing Record  seamlessly begin s active recording. The Retro Disk session is appended to the beginning of the new c[...]

  • Page 71

    FS Functions F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s 5 5 • The size of the video clip depends on the length of the loop. • Loops of 60 minutes or less are recorded in one-minute clips. • Loops greater than 60 minutes, are recorded in 2GB clips. • When the capacity of the disk is reached, one addition al c[...]

  • Page 72

    FS Functions 5 6 F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s T ime Lap se Record FS-4Pro HD, DV modes only Time Lapse provides the abilit y to record a single frame at specific time intervals, for example one frame per minute, 00:01:00:00. Tim e Lapse applicatio ns can include capturing t he traffic on city streets, [...]

  • Page 73

    FS Functions F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s 5 7 HDD Mode Screen Depending on the product, this screen displays the following items: • DV RECORDER This s ets the FS -4 HD as a DV reco rder. Connect the camera to the F S -4 HD DV I/O port using a FireWire cable. • HD RECORDER This sets the FS-4 HD as a[...]

  • Page 74

    FS Functions 5 8 F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s • USE EXT FS-4 Use this option when longer recording times are needed. USE EXT FS-4 permits the connecting of two FS-4 HDs together to provide more disk storage for longer recording. One unit act s as the master with the other as a slave: the master recor[...]

  • Page 75

    FS Functions F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s 5 9 Setting Up Master and Slave FS-4 HD 1. Connect the camcorder to the master FS-4 HD, DV I/ O connector using the supplied Fi reWire cable. 2. Master Power on unit. Go to the HDD Mode menu screen and enable USE EXT FS-4 . 3. Connect the FS-4 HDs throu gh thei[...]

  • Page 76

    FS Functions 6 0 F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s Format Screen DV Format s DV formats include: The latest DTE supported applic ations and file formats are listed on the Focus En hancements website: www.focusinfo.com. •R A W D V • A VI TYPE1 • A VI TYPE2 • CANOPUS A VI • M AT R O X AV I • QUICK[...]

  • Page 77

    FS Functions F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s 6 1 HD Format Screen The FS-4Pro HD provides the additional HD DTE format QUICKTIME. The latest DTE supported applications and file formats a re listed on the Focus En hanceme nts websit e: www.focusinfo.com. Check regularly for updates. HD FORMA TS -M2T QUICKT[...]

  • Page 78

    FS Functions 6 2 F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s Setup Screens The items on the Setup Screen ar e 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 t he Date, a setting s screen appears. To return from a settings s[...]

  • Page 79

    FS Functions F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s 6 3 • EXT CTL FRAME • EXT CTL FILE • TC EXT Group Defau lt • TC REC RUN DV mode or FS-4Pro HD only • TC FREE RUN FS-4Pro HD only • TC REGEN FS-4Pro HD only • TC SET FS-4Pro HD only •U B S E T FS-4Pro HD on ly • TC DROP NTSC only • TC NON-DRO[...]

  • Page 80

    FS Functions 6 4 F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s Ti me Ve r s i o n This screen displays: • FS-4 HD Firmware version • SD video of the unit. • FS-4 HD model SET TIME 10 : 50 : 40 HH : MM : SS BACK VERSION 2.0.0.04070406 NTSC FS-4Pro HD BACK[...]

  • Page 81

    FS Functions F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s 6 5 LCD Light ON, OFF , AUTO These items enable or disable the FS-4 HD's LCD backlight. • LCDLIGHT ON Grou p Default Keeps the backlight on permanently. • LCDLIGHT OFF Keeps the backlight off permanently. • LCDLIGHT AUTO Turns off the backlight after[...]

  • Page 82

    FS Functions 6 6 F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s EXT CTL OFF , Pause, Frame, File These options permit the use of an external device to control the FS-4 HD throu gh the optional RS-232 cab le. • EXT CTL OFF Use this option when connecting a n external device with an RS232C cable. • This requires the u[...]

  • Page 83

    FS Functions F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s 6 7 TIME CODE EXT , REC RUN, FREE RUN, REGEN The FS-4Pro HD prov ides additional TC REC RUN , TC FREE RUN , and TC REGEN functionality in HD RECORDER mode. This functionality is only active when HD FORMAT is set to QUICKTIME . In M2T mode, all TC modes act as T[...]

  • Page 84

    FS Functions 6 8 F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s • TC REGEN FS-4Pro HD only When the FS-4Pro HD 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 reco[...]

  • Page 85

    FS Functions F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s 6 9 UB SET FS-4Pro HD only The User Bit Set function prov ides the ability to change the user bits in the timecode re corded in the video files. • Timecode v alues are not se t when in TC EXT mode. Professional applications employ user bits to a dd metadata t[...]

  • Page 86

    FS Functions 7 0 F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s TC DROP , NON-DROP NTSC only These parameters are on ly available for NTSC and only one may be enabled at a time. Drop an d non-drop enable an d disable the drop-frame functi on that modifies how the timecode is calculated during recording. • TC DROP Grou[...]

  • Page 87

    FS Functions F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s 7 1 Each NLE utilizes a different HDV TC TYPE for its workflow. Use the following table to determine which HDV TC TYPE is utilized by a particular NLE: See your NLE users guide for more information. LCD CONTRAST Use this function to adjust the contrast of the L[...]

  • Page 88

    FS Functions 7 2 F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s 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 t he information displayed. Function settings are us er-assignab[...]

  • Page 89

    FS Functions F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s 7 3 Functions List A list of the Function button menu is be low. In each group, the default selection is listed first. MENU Appears on LCD as… F A SYNC SYNC T oggles between SYNCRO and LOCAL record control. F A A V/C A V/C (T oggles between A V/C and LOCAL co[...]

  • Page 90

    FS Functions 7 4 F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s MENU Appears on LCD as… FB R3-3 R3 Marks Current Clip to Reel 3, FS-4Pro HD only FB R4-4 R4 Marks Current Clip to Reel 4, FS-4Pro HD only FB R5-5 R5 Marks Current Clip to Reel 5, FS-4Pro HD only FB R6-6 R6 Marks Current Clip to Reel 6, FS-4Pro HD only FB [...]

  • Page 91

    FS Functions F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s 7 5 LOCK/UNLK: This function is a toggle switch that locks and unlocks the keys on the FS-4 HD’s front panel. The prevent accidental unlocking of the front panel, there is an unlock confirmation screen: 1. Press the UNLK key. 2. Press SE LECT to unlock the fr[...]

  • Page 92

    FS Functions 7 6 F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s Assigning Clip s to Reels The function buttons are a quick way to mark vide o clips during recording. The Function s menu offers two types of markers to use, as an example F A REELS and FB R2-2 . • F A REELS Selecting the FA REELs pr ograms the FS-4Pro HD[...]

  • Page 93

    FS Functions F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s 7 7 Utilities Screen The Utilities av ailable are: • ORGANIZE REEL FS-4Pro HD only • ORGANIZE OMF FS-4Pro HD only • ORGANIZE MXF FS-4Pro HD only • ORGANIZE PINN FS-4Pro HD only • DELETE CLIP •F O R M A T • REP AIR DISK • REP AIR CLIP DV mode onl[...]

  • Page 94

    FS Functions 7 8 F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s Organize Reel FS-4Pro HD only This selection places all files identified as a REEL clip during recording or playback into the appropriate reel folder. You c an import this folder directly into most DV NLE bins. Organize OMF FS-4Pro HD only When files are re[...]

  • Page 95

    FS Functions F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s 7 9 Organize Pinn FS-4Pro HD only This sele ction organizes clips fo r use with Pi nnacle Liqui d series NLE systems. Products such as the Pinnacle AVI file format were created for use with products such as Pinnacle Liquid Edition . The Pinnacl e AVI file forma[...]

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    FS Functions 8 0 F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s Delete Clip Use this item to delete a selected clip. 1. From the Utilities screen, go to the DELETE CLIP scre en. 2. Enter the number of the clip to be deleted usin g the Up and Down navigation buttons. 3. Press the YES function key. The selected clip is de[...]

  • Page 97

    FS Functions F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s 8 1 Format Disk Prevent lost frames due to file fragmentat ion by formatting the FS-4 HD before each recording session. This sele ction formats t he disk as fol lows: 1. From the Utiliti es screen, go t o Format Disk . 2. Select YES to begin formatting. A statu[...]

  • Page 98

    FS Functions 8 2 F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s Rep air Disk Use this function if a reco rd ing session does not complete properly and there is a question that the file may be damaged. For example, recording terminates due to a loss of power to the FS-4 HD. Repair Disk scans the entire disk drive checkin[...]

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    FS Functions F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s 8 3 Rep air Clip DV mode only Use this function to repair a sp ecific file that may be damaged or incomplete. For example, reco rding terminates due to a loss of power to the FS-4 HD and a specific file may be damaged. Repair Clip scans the specified file chec [...]

  • Page 100

    FS Functions 8 4 F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s File Name This function Displays a file name but does not permit changing it. 1. From the Utilities screen, go to FI LE NAM E . 2. Enter the file’s clip number usi ng the Up and Down navigation buttons. The base file name is dynamically displayed as a fun[...]

  • Page 101

    FS Functions F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s 8 5 Upgrade Check Focus Enhancements webs ite for upgrades and latest software updates, go to www. focusinfo.com. To upgrade system soft ware: 1. Set the FS-4 HD to DD DRIVE from the HDD MODE screen and connect it to a computer. 2. On your computer, rename the [...]

  • Page 102

    FS Functions 8 6 F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s 9. Up on successful completion of the upgrade, the FS-4 HD displays the mes sage: 10. Hold down the STOP / POWER OFF button until the FS-4 HD shuts down. 11 . Power up the FS-4 HD. UPGRADE COMPLETE PLEASE REST ART[...]

  • Page 103

    FS Functions F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s 8 7 Upgrade Error If the upgrade fails, the FS-4 HD displays one of the following messages: • Wrong Product ID Verify that the upgrade is for the model of FS-4 HD it is being installed on. An upgrad e is not cross - platform and must be instal led on the mode[...]

  • Page 104

    FS Functions 8 8 F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s System Reset The System Reset feature restores the factory default settings for the FS-4 HD unit. This feat ure is useful for diagnosing problems wi th the uni t. Diagnostic This function is included to assist Focus Enhancement Technical Support diag nose p[...]

  • Page 105

    FS Functions F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s 8 9 Stat us The FS-4 HD Status screen pr ovides details of the systems power state as we ll as internal temperature. This screen may assist Focus Enhancem ents Technical Support in determin ing power and thermal problems with your unit. ST A TUS SUPPL Y1: 1.83V[...]

  • Page 106

    FS Functions 9 0 F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s Reels Screen FS-4Pro HD only When a disk is formatted, the FS-4Pro HD creates 10 folders, numbered 0-9, on the disk. Duri ng recording or playback of a cl i p, i t i s po s si bl e to p la c e i t in t o f o ld er s or p la y it f ro m up t o 1 0 different [...]

  • Page 107

    FS Functions F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s 9 1 Using a Wired Remote Control When using the optional wired remote control, use the button pad numbered 0-9 to mark th e clips. Any additional button presses during a recording or playback, change s the selected REEL. Once a session is finished, select Orga [...]

  • Page 108

    FS Functions 9 2 F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s Play Screen •P l a y C l i p In this mode, the FS-4 HD plays the selected clip from start to finish when you press the PLAY button. At the end of the particular clip, the FS-4 HD pauses. • Loop Clip In this mode, the FS-4 HD plays the selected clip from[...]

  • Page 109

    FS Functions F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s 9 3 Play From Screen FS-4 HD only This scre en permits the se lection of from where clips playback. There are two choices: •T r a c k L i s t Clips playback in the or der in whic h they were recorded. Play back order is based on the order of the file names. ?[...]

  • Page 110

    FS Functions 9 4 F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s Control Screen The Control screen provides the capability of enabling the FS-4 HD to operate in four different control modes during record and playback. •L O C A L Local control mode ignores record triggers from the camcorder and is controlled exclusively[...]

  • Page 111

    FS Functions F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s 9 5 •U s e t h e Keeper key to cycle through the available Reels. For example, if the current Reel selection is 3. pressing Keeper changes the selection to Reel 4. To purchase the wired remote control, p/n ACSS-0019- 01 , for the FS-4 HD, visit Focus Enhancem[...]

  • Page 112

    FS Functions 9 6 F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s • T apeless T rigger The Tapeless Trigger mode a llows the FS-4 HD to be controlled from a camcorder if it features an external control setting separate from the tape transport. Ty pical camcorders like this include the Sony DSR 370, DSR- 390, DSR-400, DS[...]

  • Page 113

    F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s 9 7 LCD Display Symbols and T ext The table below shows the different sym bols and states displayed on the top line of the LCD when used with different FS-4 HD control, record, play and stop modes: PLAY/REC MODE FS-4 HD LCD Stop STOP Pause || PLAY Play X PLAY Rec (Pause ) |[...]

  • Page 114

    LCD Display Symbols and Text 9 8 F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s CONTROLTYPE FS-4 HD LCD AV/C* (Stop) A STOP AV/C* (Rec Pause) || A <REC TYPE> REC AV/C* (Rec) A <REC TYPE> REC AV/C* (Play Pause) || A PLAY AV/C* (Play) A ALL Syncro Slave (Pause) || Y <REC TYPE>REC Syncro Slave (Rec) Y <[...]

  • Page 115

    F S - 4 H D a n d F S - 4 P r o H D P o r t a b l e D T E R e c o r d e r s 9 9 T echnical S pecifications S pecifications are subject to change. Physical Description • Dimensions: 1.59" x 5.6" x 3.7 4" (40mm x 142mm x 95mm) (with norm al 90 minute Battery) • Weight: 1 lb. (.45 kg) Input/Output s • DV Video I/O - 25Mb/s (1x 6-p[...]

  • Page 116

    Technical Specification s 100 FS-4 HD and FS-4 Pro HD Po rta ble DT E Audio/V ideo/Timecode S pecification • 25Mb/s, 8-bit 4:1:1 (NTSC-DV) or 4:2:0 (PAL-DV) video (model dependent). The HD models support 720p 24/ 25/30 and 1080i 50 /60 from HDV camcorders with a 1394 interface. • DV Embedded Timecode (Drop or Non-Drop) • Embedded 2-ch (16-bit[...]

  • Page 117

    Technical Specifications FS - 4 H D a n d F S- 4P r o H D P o rt a bl e D TE R ec or d er s 10 1 Log Files With each recording of a particul ar clip on a disk, the FS-4 HD creates a text log file to identi fy information about the recorded clip and the recording session. Information includes: •C l i p n a m e • Clip in/out source TC values •C[...]

  • Page 118

    Technical Specification s 102 FS-4 HD and FS-4 Pro HD Po rta ble DT E W arranty • 1 year, FS-4 HD • 2 years, FS-4Pro HD • 90 Days Accessories including the battery. T emperature • Operating: 0-40º C (32 - 104º F) • Operating humidity: 30% to 90% RH • Storage temperatures: -2 0 to 60° C (-4° to 140°F) • Storage humidity: 85% RH or[...]

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