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WE RECOMMEND
That you have the drives installed, formatted and tested by Fast Forward Video. However, you may install the
drives by following the procedure below.
We recommend the Hitachi (IBM) Travelstar, or the Fujitsu
MHS/MHT series hard drives, which have been tested with the DigiDeck and proven to have the best
performance and reliability. For more information on recommended hard drives, please contact
support@ffv.com
IDE DRIVE INSTALLATION PROCEDURE
Unplug the unit and remove the 4 screws that hold the cover in place, and then remove the cover.
Plug the 44 pin, gray ribbon cable into the connector of the hard drive. Please observe for proper connection
using pin 1 (ground) as a reference.
The bracket, in which the video card is installed, is also the bracket for installing the hard drive for each channel,
depending on whether you own a single channel or a dual channel DigiDeck. Each bracket has two screws that
hold the drives in from the top of the bracket and into the mounting holes on the side of the hard drive. Loosen the
two screws on the bracket to clear space for the hard drives. Place the drives in the bracket, ensuring the
mounting holes on the side of the drives line up with the mounting screws on the bracket. Fasten the hard drive(s)
using the two supplied screws.
Replace the chassis lid using the removed screws. Switch the unit on, wait for it to boot-up and proceed to format
the hard drive (clear disk).
FORMATTING THE HARD DRIVE:
Most hard disks come with a "low-level" format from the manufacturer. However, the disk may still need to be
formatted for the DigiDeck, so that the video data files created by the DigiDeck are stored properly. This is done
by simply clearing the disk from the clear disk menu in the touch screen. When installing a brand new drive, on
power up the DigiDeck will automatically detect that it needs formatting, and the touch screen will prompt you to
the clear disc menu for formatting the drive.
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DigiDeck digital video recorder™ Manual, Fast Forward Video, Inc. Revised 1/20/04
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