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It is highly recommended that you read the complete CitiDISK Installation/Usage Manual and Utility Suite Manual before using this product to help ensure that you get the most out of your CitiDISK Shining Technology CitiDISK DV Quick Usage Guide v7.1...
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Battery and Main switch: PlayAll Button and Status Light: On: Switched toward the Blinking ORANGE: Playing all white “Dot” captured clips from last scene Off: Switched away from forward or backward the white “Dot” Shining Technology CitiDISK DV Quick Usage Guide v7.1...
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Connect to the computer and copy clips to internal hard disks for editing • Re-connect the CitiDISK DV unit with camcorder and quick erase all of the captured clips to re-claim the free disk space for the next usage Shining Technology CitiDISK DV Quick Usage Guide v7.1...
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Sandwich the pocket adapter with the unit in between the camera’s back and the battery. • Connect the D-Tap power cord between unit’s external power input and one of the D-Tap receptacles. Shining Technology CitiDISK DV Quick Usage Guide v7.1...
When the internal battery power has less than 5 minutes remaining, this power status light will start to blink and will stop recording before shutting off the unit. Power off Toggle the GREEN button again. Shining Technology CitiDISK DV Quick Usage Guide v7.1...
• Stop DV recording by pressing the “REC” button of the CitiDISK DV and then stop tape playing. LED will go off automatically. Shining Technology CitiDISK DV Quick Usage Guide v7.1...
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It is suggested by the manufacturer that you back up the clips to an internal hard disk first and erase the clips by “Quick Erase” function instead of dragging them into the Recycle Bin and emptying it later. Shining Technology CitiDISK DV Quick Usage Guide v7.1...
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“RED” light is off (backward if ” RED” light is blinking). • Press and hold the middle ORANGE button for over 3 seconds Shining Technology CitiDISK DV Quick Usage Guide v7.1...
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User MUST turn off the power before programming a new format again. • The CitiDISK DV is now ready to capture video using the programmed file format. Shining Technology CitiDISK DV Quick Usage Guide v7.1...
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*** Maxtrox AVI1 shares the same light indications as Canopus AVI2, user must use firmware uploader v1.5 or newer to exclusively select Matrox AVI1 or Canopus AVI2; however, rest of Maxtrox editing softwares use standard AVI2. Shining Technology CitiDISK DV Quick Usage Guide v7.1...
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You’ll see the following window. On the top is the uploader version number, i.e. “v1.5”. Current installed firmware date code will be shown at the very bottom. Shining Technology CitiDISK DV Quick Usage Guide v7.1...
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10 seconds to write the new firmware into the unit. Once the upload process is completed, the CitiDISK DV will re- synchronize itself to the system and both & GREEN lights will blink alternately. Shining Technology CitiDISK DV Quick Usage Guide v7.1...
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ID is “ Shining CitiDISK DV”. The configuration setting comes preset and there is usually no need to change it except the “User Config” sub-menu. Click on “User Config” will display the next screen. Shining Technology CitiDISK DV Quick Usage Guide v7.1...
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User is able to change it by clicking on one of them. There are two user-definable formats available, which are “Canopus AVI2” and “Matrox AVI1”, if the firmware was installed later than November 1, 2004. Shining Technology CitiDISK DV Quick Usage Guide v7.1...
Return Authorization Number. BE SURE TO HAVE YOUR PROOF OF PURCHASE ON HAND WHEN CALLING. RETURN REQUESTS CANNOT BE PROCESSED WITHOUT PROOF OF PURCHASE. Shining Technology CitiDISK DV Quick Usage Guide v7.1...
Disclaimer All of the companies and product names mentioned in this manual are the registered trademarks of their owners. All of the information in this booklet is subject to change without notice. Shining Technology CitiDISK DV Quick Usage Guide v7.1...
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