FOCUS Enhancements FS-C manual

FS-C Port able DTE Recorder User Guide Part Number: MANL-1038-04[...]

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FS-C Portable DTE Recorder i 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 AUTHORIZ[...]

ii FS-C Portable DTE Recorder 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 East, Africa) Office Ho[...]

FS-C Portable DTE Recorder 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 B This product satis fies FCC regula tions when shield ed cables and connectors are used to connect the un[...]

iv FS-C Portable DTE Recorder Symbol Used In the FS-C 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 the safety and operat ing instru cti[...]

FS-C Portable DTE Recorder 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 possib ility of it getting wet. Do Not Remove Cover There are No User Serviceable Parts ins ide this unit. Servicing should be done by qualified service personnel. ON /[...]

vi FS-C Portable DTE Recorder • 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 will fit into the ou[...]

FS-C Portable DTE Recorder vii Lightning and Power Surges During electrical storms or when left un attended and unu sed for long periods of time, unplug the FS-C from the power sou rce and disconnect the antenna or cable system. Power Lines Do not locate an outside antenna system in the vicinity of overhead power lines, electr ic light or power cir[...]

viii FS-C Portable DTE Recorder Accessories and Replacement Part s Use only attachments and accesso ries recommended by Focus Enhancements. Use only replacement parts specif ied by the Focus Enhancements or of comparable quality and char acteristics as the orig inal parts. Unauthorized substitution of parts can resul t in fire, electrical shock, ot[...]

FS-C Portable DTE Recorder ix T able of Content s Introduction 1 DTE Eliminates Pre-edit Processing 1 Unpa cking 2 Features 3 FS-C Featur es 3 FS-C 2.0 upgrade feature s 5 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 Buttons 9 Transport Contr o[...]

T able of Contents x FS-C Portable DTE Recorder Powering the FS-C 20 Connecting the FS-C to AC Power 20 Installing / Removing the Battery Pack 21 Installing a Battery 21 Removing a Battery 21 Charging the Battery 22 Connecting a FS-C to a DV/HD Camcorder 23 Record and Playback with the FS-C 24 Power On the F S-C 24 Select HDD Recorder Mode 25 Selec[...]

T able of Cont en t s FS-C Portable DTE Recorder xi Retro Disk Record Mode 57 Loop Recor d 58 Saving Loop Record Clips 58 Snap Record 58 T ime Lapse Record 59 HDD Mode Screen 60 Setting Up Master and Slave FS- C 62 Format Sc reen 63 DV Formats 63 HD Format Scre en 64 Setup Screens 65 Date 66 Ti m e 6 7 V ersion 67 LCD Light On, Off, Auto 68 Alarm O[...]

T able of Contents xii FS-C Portable DTE Recorder Diagnostic 91 S tatus 92 Reels Screen 93 Placing a Clip in a Reel 93 Using a Wired Remote Control 94 Play Screen 95 Play From Scre en 96 Control Screen 97 LCD Display Symbols and Text 99 Technical Specifications 101 Physical Description 101 Input/Outputs 101 Power 101 Audio/V ideo/T imecode S pecifi[...]

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FS-C Portable DTE Recorder 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing a Focus Enhancement s’ FS-C port able direct-to- edit ( DTE ) disk reco rder . T he FS-C is t he first portable DV/ HD disk recorder with DTE technology designed for hand held camcorders in a small, rugged and shock proof chassis. If you edit with applications from Ad obe, Apple, [...]

Introduction 2 FS-C Portable DTE Recorder Unp acking Verify that the FS-C has the following items: 1. FS-C unit 2. Belt clip 3. User guide 4. Two Firewire cables 5. Power cord 6. Power supply with cable and connector to the FS-C 7. Removable Li-Ion battery pack Missing or Damaged C omponent s If there are missing or damaged item s, contact Focus En[...]

Introduction FS-C Portable DTE Recorder 3 Features FS-C Fea ture s The FS-C offers the following features: • T apeless acquisition 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 need of a tape. • T rue DTE T echnology When shooting is finishe[...]

Introduction 4 FS-C Portable DTE Recorder • Comp act, Lightweight, Rugged Design The FS-C weighs approxim ately one pound including the battery an d is only 1.5" thick. You can mount the FS- C directly to your camcorder using the optional camera mount kit, or clip the FS-C directly to your belt. The FS- C is designed to withstand th e rigors[...]

Introduction FS-C Portable DTE Recorder 5 FS-C 2.0 upgrade features • QUICKTIME HD DTE format • MXF OPatom DV DTE format. • HD TC display and restripe cap abilities.[...]

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FS-C Portable DTE Recorder 7 Quickst art This section provides the followin g information necessary fo r using the FS-C as quickly as possible. Physical Description and Basic Controls ............... ... ... .... ... ... . 8 The FS-C Menu System ................ ................. ................ ..... 16 Connecting the FS-C to AC Po wer ... ......[...]

Quickstart 8 FS-C Portable DTE Recorder Physical Description and Basic Contro ls Front Panel Controls LCD Display This is a backlit, 14 character by 7 line dot matrix display. In event of a mild electrical dischar ge to the unit the LCD could go blank. T o correct, hold the SELECT button down for 5 seconds. Function buttons (A, B, C) Below the FS-C[...]

Quickstart FS-C Portable DTE Recorder 9 Power On Button The Power ON button pr ovides two functions. •P o w e r O N Turn on the FS-C. • Reset FS -C • FS-C first must be powered on. • Hold down the Power On button for more than one second. •P o w e r O F F Hold down the OFF button  for three (3) seconds. During power off, the FS-C beeps[...]

Quickstart 10 FS-C Portable DTE Recorder Record  Press this button once when the FS-C is in Stop mode to put the FS-C into REC-P AUSE . Press it ag ain to start recording. Press ing 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 [...]

Quickstart FS-C Portable DTE Recorder 11 Back Index | WW This button returns the FS-C to the beginning of the current clip when in playback mode. Press th is button twice in sequence to return the FS-C to the previous clip during playback. In STOP mode, press this button to return the FS-C to the beginning of the previous clip. Pause, STOP  and [...]

Quickstart 12 FS-C Portable DTE Recorder T op Panel The top panel contains th e following connectors and LEDs: Charge LED St ates LED Indicat es 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 Bat[...]

Quickstart FS-C Portable DTE Recorder 13 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 comman[...]

Quickstart 14 FS-C Portable DTE Recorder Rear Panel The rear panel contains the following importa nt items: Side Panel The side panel contains coolin g vents as illustrated below. Fan Int ake Ve n t Do Not Block Battery Comp artmen t Belt Clip Post Battery Compartment Latch Cooling V ent s Do Not Block[...]

Quickstart FS-C Portable DTE Recorder 15 Bottom Panel The FS-C bottom panel feat ures a single 2-pin DC power connector. Connect th e supplied AC power adapter he re. Internal S peaker 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, te mper[...]

Quickstart 16 FS-C Portable DTE Recorder The FS-C Menu System The FS-C menu system prov ides access to all the fun ctions 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 Le f t or Right navigation buttons. Th e functions of each of t[...]

Quickstart FS-C Portable DTE Recorder 17 •R e e l s Allows selected 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 functions: •O r g a n i z e R e e l •O r g a n i z e O M F •[...]

Quickstart 18 FS-C Portable DTE Recorder •S e t u p Contains the controls for setting and reviewing the FS-C configuration: • Set Date (MM/DD/YY) • Set Time (XX:XX:XX) • View Firmware Version •L C D L i g h t O N •L C D L i g h t O F F • LCDLight AUTO • Alarm ON • Alarm OFF • Stop Frame DV mode only • Stop Gray DV mode only ?[...]

Quickstart FS-C Portable DTE Recorder 19 • DV or HD Format s Following HDD mode is a menu of formats available for the type recorder selected in HDD mode. When selecting DV Recorder 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 I •Q u i c k t i m e •A v i d O M F •Q u [...]

Quickstart 20 FS-C Portable DTE Recorder Powering the FS-C • The FS-C operation without a batt ery inst alled. To operate the FS-C without a battery inst alled, connect the unit to an AC power source. • Before operating the FS-C with batte ry power . It is first necessary to fully charge the battery . An uncharged battery, typically takes 2-3 h[...]

Quickstart FS-C Portable DTE Recorder 21 Inst alling / Removi ng the Battery Pack Inst alling a Battery 1. Place the unit, so that the battery compartment is up. 2. Position the battery pack, as s hown 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 ge[...]

Quickstart 22 FS-C Portable DTE Recorder Charging the Battery The battery begins charging anytim e it is connected to AC power using the AC adapter supplied with the FS-C. The charge LED lights when the FS-C is charging. For information on the charge LED, refer to the subsection To p P a n e l on page 12. Before the battery can be used it must char[...]

Quickstart FS-C Portable DTE Recorder 23 Connecting a FS-C to a DV/HD Camcorder Before performing this proc edure, make sure you have installed and charged the battery, see In st alling / Removing the Battery Pack on page 21. 1. Connect the supplied Firewir e cable to the “DV I/O” connector on the top of the FS-C. 2. Locate the FireWire/DV/iLin[...]

Quickstart 24 FS-C Portable DTE Recorder Record and Playback with the FS-C Before using the FS-C, set up the unit as outlined in the following sections: Power On the FS-C ................ .... ... ... ... ............. .... ... ... ... ... ... 24 Select HDD Recorder Mode ... .... ................ ................ ......... 25 Select a DV/HD File Fo[...]

Quickstart FS-C Portable DTE Recorder 25 2. The Welcome screen appears and displays while the The Home screen appears when the FS-C initializes. 3. The Home screen appears when the FS-C first powers up. For more details about this screen, Home Screen on page 51. Select HDD Recorder Mode 1. Press the Right navigation button two ti mes until the HDD [...]

Quickstart 26 FS-C Portable DTE Recorder Select a DV/HD File Format The formats displayed depend on the recorder mode selected in the previous st ep, for example DV RECORD ER 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[...]

Quickstart FS-C Portable DTE Recorder 27 Set Time and Date 1. Press the Right navigation button severa l times until the Setu p 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 acce ss the SET DA TE screen. 3. Use the Up and Down navigation buttons to chan[...]

Quickstart 28 FS-C Portable DTE Recorder 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 Lef t navigation buttons to highlight the Hour, Minute, and Second. (Time is indicated in 24hr[...]

Quickstart FS-C Portable DTE Recorder 29 Record With the FS-C There are four modes of re cording with the FS-C. • Manual Recording Control with the FS-C transport buttons. • Syncro Slave Use this mode with camcorders that do not have FS-C compatible external control or tapeless trigger functionality. In this mode, the FS-C watches the record st[...]

Quickstart 30 FS-C Portable DTE Recorder Do Not Disconnect Power or FireWire Cable Never disconnect the power or the FireWire cable dur ing 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 86 to and Rep air Cli[...]

Quickstart FS-C Portable DTE Recorder 31 Manual Recording 1. Set the video camera to Camera or Cam mode. 2. Verify that an image ap pears in the viewfinder. 3. On the FS-C, press Re cord  once. This sets the FS-C to Record-Pause mode. 4. On the FS-C, press Re cord  button a second time. The FS- C begins to record. The timecode value i s displ[...]

Quickstart 32 FS-C Portable DTE Recorder Syncro Slave This mode is for camcorders that do not have exter nal control or the tape less cont rol functionality compatib le with the FS-C. • Syncro Slave mode requires that a tape be in the camcorder for operation. • The FS-C must be set to Syncro Slave control mode. • In this mode, the FS-C watche[...]

Quickstart FS-C Portable DTE Recorder 33 T apeless Use the Tapeless control mo de with camcorders that are compatible with FS-C external control or tapeless operation capabilities. •W h e n t h e F S - C i s i n Ta p e l e s s mode, an E displays along with the tape state, indica ting that the unit is in Ta p e l e s s mode. • Use the camcorder[...]

Quickstart 34 FS-C Portable DTE Recorder Playback on the FS-C Verify that both the video came ra and the FS-C are pow ered on and that they are connected together wit h the FireWire cable from the FS-C DV/IO port to the camcorder 1394 port. 1. Set the video camera to VTR or playbac k mode. 2. Navigate to the video clip to preview, using the FS-C Le[...]

FS-C Portable DTE Recorder 35 FS-C Using with a Computer Once video clips are recorded to the FS-C it is possible to use those clips in most computer based DV/HD N LE systems. This section contains the follow ing: Initial Setup ...... ............. ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ............ .... ... .. 36 Mounting the FS-C in Windows .[...]

FS-C Using with a Computer 36 FS-C Portable DTE Recorder To move video files from the FS-C to a computer: •C o n n e c t t h e F S - C ’ s Computer I/O 1394 port directly to a computer with an active OHCI compliant IEEE-1394 FireWire port and the nece ssary FireWire disk drive drivers. • Use the FS-C HDD Bypass mode, refer below for more info[...]

FS-C Using with a C omputer FS-C Portable DTE Recorder 37 Mounting the FS-C in Windows Use this procedure for Windows XP, 20 00, 98SE and ME. 1. On a Windows-based computer system, double click the My Computer icon on the top left hand corner of th e desktop. A directory window appears. 2. Locate the F S-C drive and open it. Often, it appears as a [...]

FS-C Using with a Computer 38 FS-C Portable DTE Recorder This folder may contain several di fferent files. The video clips. can appear as: • RawDV (.dv) • AVI Type 1 - (YYYYMMDDHHMMSSa01) • AVI Type 2 or AVI Type 2 24p - (YYYYMMDDHHMMSSb01) • Canopus AVI - (YYYYMMDD-HHMMSSb01) • Matrox AVI - (YYYYMMDD-H HMMSSm01 This file has a separate .[...]

FS-C Using with a C omputer FS-C Portable DTE Recorder 39 HD Resolution and F rames • M2T and MOV filename format: YYYYMMDD-HHMMSS X 01.m2t or .mov where the X is a letter indicating the resolution of the captured video file. The table below lists letters and associated resolu tions. Not all HDV camcorders support these resolutions. * These resol[...]

FS-C Using with a Computer 40 FS-C Portable DTE Recorder FS-C and F A T 32 The FAT32 file syst em limits file size to a maximum of 2GB or approximately, 9 minutes of recording time. When clips exceed 2GB in size, the FS-C automatically creates a new, file without dropping an y frames. The two files h ave the same root filename but have di fferent t[...]

FS-C Using with a C omputer FS-C Portable DTE Recorder 41 Using A vid OMF Clips (Required fo r DV mode 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 2000, Windows XP or Mac 0SX. These products include Avid Xpress Pro, NewsCutter, and Media Com[...]

FS-C Using with a Computer 42 FS-C Portable DTE Recorder To use a FS-C recor ded Avid OMF file on an Avid NL E system, use the following procedure. 1. Locate and open the FS-C drive folder. 2. Create a new folder and name it OMFI MediaFiles . 3. To do this in Windows, select File > New > Folder . 4. To do this with Macintosh, select Fi le >[...]

FS-C Using with a C omputer FS-C Portable DTE Recorder 43 9. Locate and sele ct the FS-C under Me dia Drive(s). 10. Verify that Master Clips is checked and press OK . The Media Tools Window, similar to the following, appear s: 11. Create a new bin (select File -> New Bin ) or open an existing bin in Avid. 12. Select all items in the Media Tools [...]

FS-C Using with a Computer 44 FS-C Portable DTE Recorder Dismounting the FS-C (Windows) When finished working with the FS-C and t he computer, it is necessary to dismount FS-C from the system To do dismount the FS-C: 1. Click the Safely Remove Hardware icon at the bottom right side of the Windows task bar as shown below. 2. Next, the computer syste[...]

FS-C Using with a C omputer FS-C Portable DTE Recorder 45 Mounting the FS-C (Macintosh) 1. Start the Mac computer and connect the FS-C’s COMPUTER I/O port to the comput er using a st andard 6-pin to 6-pin FireWire cable. When mounted, the FS-C should appe ar on the computer's desktop as shown below: The FS-C appears as a FAT32 volume with a [...]

46 FS-C Portable DTE Recorder Dismounting the FS-C (Macintosh) When finished working with the FS-C and the Macintosh it is necessary to dismount the unit from the system. To dismount the FS-C from a Mac: 1. Select the FS-C on the compute r's de sktop. It is marked with a PC symbol. 2. Drag the drive into the Tr a s h or use the Eject button. T[...]

FS-C Using with a C omputer FS-C Portable DTE Recorder 47 Mounting Hardware Mounting FS-C to a Camcorder Mount the FS-C to your camcorder using the optional Camcorder Mount Kit (P/N ASYF-0849-01). For more information about th is kit or to order it, contact Focus Enhancements: USA Email: support@focusinfo.com T elephone: +1 408 866 8 300 Address: F[...]

FS-C Using with a Computer 48 FS-C Portable DTE Recorder Clipping to a Belt A belt mount clip is included with the FS-C. This mount is similar to those used with cellul ar telephones. Att ach the belt mount to the belt clip post on the rear of the FS-C and push it down to lock it in position. The belt clip can ratchet to various positions when atta[...]

FS-C Portable DTE Recorder 49 FS-C Functions This section contains inform at ion on the following LCD displays: General Screen Information .............. ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... ... .. 50 Record Screens ................... ................ ................ ............... 55 HDD Mode Screen ..................... ... ................. [...]

FS-C Functions 50 FS-C Portable DTE Recorder General Screen Information The FS-C LCD displays 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 other opti ons in the display. • A switch similar t[...]

FS-C Functions FS-C Portable DTE Recorder 51 Home Screen The Home screen is read only and has no navigable items. To leave the Home screen use either the Lef t or Right Navigation button. 1. Current Function: Symbol and Description Refer to LCD Displa y Sym b ol s and T ext on page 99. 2. Volume Disk Number The volume number i s always 1 unless mul[...]

FS-C Functions 52 FS-C Portable DTE Recorder 10. Reel Display In Record or Playback modes, this item displays the particular REEL that a clip is located in or , has been marked to. If in PLA Y FR OM > 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[...]

FS-C Functions FS-C Portable DTE Recorder 53 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 72. 1 1 ABSOLUTE 12 Displays an absolute timeco de value for the particular session: the sum of all COUNTER time codes on connected volumes. Absolute is primarily used whe[...]

FS-C Functions 54 FS-C Portable DTE Recorder FS-C System Information Screens The FS-C automati cally creates information scr eens to indicate conditions such as high temperature, power remaining, or drive capacity remaining. Press OK to clear the screen and re turn to the last screen. W ARNING 5% POWER REMAINING OK[...]

FS-C Functions FS-C Portable DTE Recorder 55 Record Screens The Record screen permit s se tting the FS-C to various recording modes, depending on the model: •N O R M A L • RETRO DISK • RETRO CACHE • LOOP RECO RD • SNAP DV modes only • TIME LAPSE DV modes only Once a record mode is selected, the recorder remains in that mode until a diff[...]

FS-C Functions 56 FS-C Portable DTE Recorder For more about LCD display symbols and text, see LCD Display Symbols and T ext on page 99. Normal Record This is the standard recording mode. • All contr ol is from the FS-C front panel. Initially, the Home screen displays  STOP . • Pressing Record  puts the FS-C into II REC P AUSE mode. • Pr[...]

FS-C Functions FS-C Portable DTE Recorder 57 Retro Disk Record Mode The Retro Disk mode records video in a continuous loop to a user-defined portion of disk space. Pressing Record  seamlessly begins active recordin g. The Retro Disk session is appended to the beginning of t he new clip. The re sult is a set of clips beginning with the cached vid[...]

FS-C Functions 58 FS-C Portable DTE Recorder Loop Record Loop Record is similar to Retro Disk. Loop Record continuously records a series of video clips to available disk s pace. When all available disk space is us ed, Loop Record begins sequentially replacing the earliest clip with the mos t recent. • The size of the video clip depends on the len[...]

FS-C Functions FS-C Portable DTE Recorder 59 Time Lap se Record DV modes only Time lapse provides t he ability to record a single fra me at specific time intervals, for example one frame per minute, 00:01:00:00. Tim e lapse applicat ions can include capturing the traffic on city streets, the gr owth of a plant from seed to maturity, and constructio[...]

FS-C Functions 60 FS-C Portable DTE Recorder HDD Mode Screen This screen displays the following items: • DV RECORDER This sets the FS-C as a DV recor der. Connect the camera to the FS-C DV I/O port using a FireWire cable. • HD RECORDER This sets the FS-C as an HD recorder. Connect the camera to the FS-C DV I/O port using a FireWire cable. Recor[...]

FS-C Functions FS-C Portable DTE Recorder 61 • USE EXT FS-C Use this option when longer recording times are needed. USE EXT FS-C permits the connecting of tw o FS- C 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 recordin[...]

FS-C Functions 62 FS-C Portable DTE Recorder Setting Up Master and Slave FS-C 1. Connect the camcorder to the master FS-C, DV I/O connector using the supplied FireW ire cable. 2. Master Power on unit. Go to the HDD Mode menu screen and enable USE EXT FS-C . 3. Connect the FS-Cs through the units Computer I/O connectors using a 6-pin to 6-pin FireWi[...]

FS-C Functions FS-C Portable DTE Recorder 63 Format Screen DV Format s DV formats includ e: 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 TYPE 1 • A VI TYPE 2 •C A N O P U S A V I • M AT R O X AV I • QUICKTIME •A V I D O M F • QUICKTIME 24P[...]

FS-C Functions 64 FS-C Portable DTE Recorder HD Format Screen The FS-C 2.0 upgrade provides the additional HD DTE format QUICKTIME The latest DTE supported applic ations and file formats are listed on the Focus En hancements website: www.focusinfo.com. Check regularly for updates. HD FORMA TS -M2T QUICKTIME[...]

FS-C Functions FS-C Portable DTE Recorder 65 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 screen, use the BACK function button. The items [...]

FS-C Functions 66 FS-C Portable DTE Recorder • EXT CTL FRAME • EXT CTL FILE • TC EXT Group Defaul t • TC REC RUN DV mod e or 2.0 only • TC FREE RUN DV mode or 2.0 only • TC REGEN DV mode or 2.0 only • TC SET • UB SET • TC DROP NTSC only • TC NON-DROP Default, NTSC o nly • HDV TC TYPE HD mode (2.0 upgrade only) • LCD CONT RAS[...]

FS-C Functions FS-C Portable DTE Recorder 67 Ti me Ve r s i o n This screen displays: • FS-C Firmware version •S D v i d e o o f t h e u n i t . •F S - C m o d e l SET TIME 10 : 50 : 40 HH : MM : SS BACK VERSION 2.0.0.01010106 NTSC FS-C BACK[...]

FS-C Functions 68 FS-C Portable DTE Recorder LCD Light On, Off, Auto These items enable or disa ble the LCD's backlight. • LCDLIGHT ON Group Defaul t keeps the backlight on permanently. • LCDLIGHT OFF Keeps the backlight off permanently. • LCDLIGHT AUTO Turns off the backlight afte r one minute, pres sing any button pad button turns the [...]

FS-C Functions FS-C Portable DTE Recorder 69 EXT CTL OFF , Pause, Frame, File These options permit the use of an exte rnal device to control the FS-C through the optional RS-232 cable. • EXT CTL OFF Use this option when connecting an external device using an RS232C ca ble. • This requires the use of a a 3.5mm-to-DB9 adapter cable, plugged into [...]

FS-C Functions 70 FS-C Portable DTE Recorder TIME CODE EXT , REC R UN, FREE RUN, REGEN The FS-C 2.0 upgrade provides additional TC REC RUN , TC FREE RUN , and TC REGEN functionality in HD RECORDER mode. This functionality is only acti ve when HD FORMAT is set to QUICKTIME . In M2T mode, all TC modes act as TC EX T . The following are tim ecode ( TC[...]

FS-C Functions FS-C Portable DTE Recorder 71 TC SET The Timecode Set parameter stores a us er define d timecode in the FS-C’s non-volatile memory. This value is available for use by the FS-C immediately after exiting TC SET . • TC FREE RUN The FS-C uses this value on th e next recording after it is set in TC SET . • TC REGEN This is the start[...]

FS-C Functions 72 FS-C Portable DTE Recorder UB SET The User Bit Set function provid es 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 t o recordings to assist in post pr oduction. For example, multiple c[...]

FS-C Functions FS-C Portable DTE Recorder 73 TC DROP , NON-DROP NTSC only These parameters are only ava ilable for NTSC and only one may be enabled at a time. Drop and non-drop en able and disable the drop-frame functi on that modifies how the timecode is calculated during re cording. These options are only applied when the unit is in DV RECORDER m[...]

FS-C Functions 74 FS-C Portable DTE Recorder HDV TC TYPE F S -C 2.0 upgrade only This menu sets the s ource of th e timecode displayed in the TC DISP mode, while in HD RECORD ER mode. This is also the timecode reported in AV/C control mode. • TTC (Title Timecode) • GOP TC (Group of Pictures Timecode) • REC TC (Recorded Timecode) • PTS (Pres[...]

FS-C Functions FS-C Portable DTE Recorder 75 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 V ALUE: 00 BACK[...]

FS-C Functions 76 FS-C Portable DTE Recorder 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 user-ass ignable and available in t he Functions screen. Chang[...]

FS-C Functions FS-C Portable DTE Recorder 77 Functions List A list of the Function button menu is below. In each group, the default selection is liste d 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 control) F A T apeless T APE (T oggles between T a[...]

FS-C Functions 78 FS-C Portable DTE Recorder FB BLANK No Function. FC LOCK LOCK/UN LK Locks t he butto npad (Defaul t) - toggle s between LOCK and UNLK <Unlock> FC DV/DD DD T oggles FS-C 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[...]

FS-C Functions FS-C Portable DTE Recorder 79 LOCK/UNLK: This function is a toggle switch that locks and unlocks the key s on the FS-C’s front panel. To prevent accidental unlocking of the front panel, there is an unlock confirmatio n screen: 1. Press the UNLK key. 2. Press SELECT to unlock the front panel keys. UNLOCK KEYS PRESS SELECT TO CONFIRM[...]

FS-C Functions 80 FS-C Portable DTE Recorder 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 programs the FS-C to mark the clips to the currently selected reel. The [...]

FS-C Functions FS-C Portable DTE Recorder 81 Utilities Screen The Utilities available are: • ORGANIZE REEL •O R G A N I Z E O M F •O R G A N I Z E M X F 2.0 only • ORGANIZE PINN • DELETE CLIP •F O R M A T • REP AIR DISK • REP AIR CLIP DV mode on ly •F I L E N A M E • UPGRADE • SYSTEM RESET • DIAGNOSTIC •S T A T U S UTILITI[...]

FS-C Functions 82 FS-C Portable DTE Recorder Organize Reel 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 When files are recorded in th e AVID OMF file fo rmat, this selection allows you to take all the [...]

FS-C Functions FS-C Portable DTE Recorder 83 Organize PINN This selection organizes clips for use with Pinnacle Liquid series NLE systems. P roducts such as the Pinnacle file forma t were created for use with products such as Pinnacle Liquid Edition. The Pinnacle file format creates three files simultaneously during a recordin g; an AVI video file [...]

FS-C Functions 84 FS-C Portable DTE Recorder Delete Clip Use this item to delet e a selected clip. 1. From the Utilities screen, go to the DELETE CLIP screen. 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 deleted. 4. Press BACK to return to the Utilities [...]

FS-C Functions FS-C Portable DTE Recorder 85 Format Disk Prevent lost frames due to file fragmentation by formatting the FS-C before each recordin g 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 progre ss of the formatting and at com[...]

FS-C Functions 86 FS-C Portable DTE Recorder Rep air Disk Use this function if a r ecord 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-C. Repair Disk scans the e nti re disk drive checking for and repairing file errors and incomp lete f[...]

FS-C Functions FS-C Portable DTE Recorder 87 Rep air Clip DV Mode only Use this function to repair a sp ecific file that may be damag ed or incomplete. For example, reco rding terminates due to a loss of power to the FS-C and a sp ecific file may be damaged. Repair Clip scans the specified file checking for and repairing file errors and incomplete [...]

88 FS-C Portable DTE Recorder File Name This function displays a file name but does not permit changing it. 1. From the Utilities screen, go to FILE NAME . 2. Enter the file’s clip number usi ng the Up and Down navigation buttons. The base filename is dynamicall y displayed as a function of the clip number. When a clip has multi ple files, the fi[...]

FS-C Functions FS-C Portable DTE Recorder 89 Upgrade Check Focus Enhancements we bs ite for upgrades and latest software updates, g o to www.focusinfo.com . To upgrade system software: 1. Set the FS-C to DD Drive mode from the HDD Mode screen and connect it to a computer. 2. On your computer, rename the XXX.bin file as fsc.bin . 3. Copy or drag the[...]

FS-C Functions 90 FS-C Portable DTE Recorder 9. Up on successful completion of the upgrade, the FS-C displays the message: 10. Hold down the STOP / POWER OFF button until the FS-C shuts down. 11 . Power up the FS-C. Upgrade Errors If the upgrade fails, the FS-C displays one of the following messages: Verify that the update is for the mo del of F S-[...]

FS-C Functions FS-C Portable DTE Recorder 91 Verify that the upgrade file name is fsc.bin and t hat it is in the FS-C hard drive’s root directory. System Reset The System Reset feature restores the factory default settings for the FS-C unit. This feature is useful for diagnosing problems with the unit. Diagnostic This function is included to assi[...]

FS-C Functions 92 FS-C Portable DTE Recorder Statu s The FS-C Status scre en provides details of the systems power state as well as internal temp erature. This screen may a ssist Focus Enhancements Technical Support in determining power and thermal problems with your unit. ST A TUS SUPPL Y1: 1.83V SUPPL Y2: 3.27V SUPPL Y3: 4.89V BA TTERY : 12.56V T[...]

FS-C Functions FS-C Portable DTE Recorder 93 Reels Screen When a disk is formatted, th e FS-C creates 10 folders, numbered 0-9, on the disk. Duri ng recording or playba ck of a cl i p , it i s p os s i b le t o p la c e i t in t o f ol d e r s o r p l ay i t f ro m u p t o 1 0 different reels. These folde rs can have any name u p to 10 cha racters [...]

FS-C Functions 94 FS-C Portable DTE Recorder Using a Wired Remote Control When using the optional wired remote control, use the button pad numbered 0-9 to mark the clips. Any additional button presses during a recording or playback, changes the selected REEL. Once a session is finis hed, select ORGANIZE REEL in Utilities screen. The marked clips ar[...]

FS-C Functions FS-C Portable DTE Recorder 95 Play Screen •P l a y C l i p In this mod e, the FS-C pl ays the se lected clip from start to finish when you pres s th e PLAY button. At the end of the particular clip, the FS-C pauses. • Loop Clip In this mod e, the FS-C pl ays the se lected clip from start to finish. Immediately after completing th[...]

FS-C Functions 96 FS-C Portable DTE Recorder Play From Screen This screen permits the selection of from where clips playback. There are two choice s: •T r a c k L i s t Clips playback in the order in which they were recorded. Playback order is based on the order of the file names. • Reel List Clips in a selected folder ar e played back. This fu[...]

FS-C Functions FS-C Portable DTE Recorder 97 Control Screen The Control screen provides the capability of enabling the FS-C to operate in five different co ntrol modes during record and playback. •L O C A L Local control mode ignores record triggers from the camcorder and is controlled exclusively from the FS-C front panel or the optional wired r[...]

FS-C Functions 98 FS-C Portable DTE Recorder •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-C, visit Focus Enhancements web site a t www.focusinfo.com/sales/store/. ?[...]

FS-C Portable DTE Recorder 99 LCD Display Symbols and T ext The table below shows the differen t symbols and states displayed on the top line of the LCD when used with different FS-C control, record, play and stop modes: PLA Y/REC MODE FS-C LCD St o p S T O P Pause ll PLA Y Play PLA Y Rec (Pause) ll REC Normal Rec (Rec) REC Retro Disk (S top) L STO[...]

LCD Display Symbols and Text 100 FS-C Portable DTE Recorder T ime Lapse (Pause) ll T REC T ime Lapse (Rec) OT REC A V/C* (S top) A STOP A V/C* (Rec Pause) ll A<REC TYPE>REC AV / C * ( R e c ) A <REC TYPE>REC A V/C* (Play Pause) ll A PLA Y AV / C * ( P l a y ) A PLA Y Syncro Slave (Pause) ll Y <REC TYPE>REC Syncro Slave (Rec) Y <[...]

FS-C Portable DTE Recorder 101 T echnical S pecifications S pecifications are subject to change. Physical Description • Dimensions: 1.59" x 5.6" x 3.74" (40mm x 142mm x 95mm) (with normal 90 minute Battery) • W eight: 1 lb. (.45 kg) Input/Output s • DV V ideo I/O - 25Mb/s (1x 6-pin IEEE-1394) In HD RECORDER mode the unit accept[...]

Technical Specification s 102 FS-C Portable DTE Recorder • DV Embedded T imecode (Drop or Non-Drop) • DV audio: embedded 2-channel (16 -bit, 48kHz) or 2-ch annel (12-bit, 32kHz) Audio. 4-ch annel (12-bit, 32kHz) is available for RawDV format only . • HD audio: MPEG1 Audio Layer II. DTE File Format s • DV mode: Raw DV , A VI T ype 1, A VI T [...]

Technical Specifications FS-C Portable DTE Recorder 103 Error Messages Error messages may appear on the FS-C LCD display from time to time. The purpose of these mess ages is to alert you to action that may effect your FS-C operation. Below is a list of error messages and actions you can take: W arranty • 2 years, FS-C • 90 Days Accessories incl[...]

104 FS-C Portable DTE Recorder Comp atible Camcorders and Accessories For a list of tested camcorders , refer to www .focusinfo.com.[...]

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Part Number: MANL-1038-04[...]