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CDX-36150 Recorder - Getting Started Guide v1.1 Codex Recorder for Canon Cinema EOS C700 CDX-36150 Guide for the EOS C700 / EOS C700 PL / EOS C700 GS PL...
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Caution! The surfaces of Capture Drive media can get hot during standard use. Disclaimer Codex products are continually developed to remain at the forefront of the industry, and as such the information in this guide is subject to change without notice. Whilst Codex endeavour to ensure that all documentation provided is correct at the time of writing, this document is not guaranteed to be error-free.
CDX-36150 Recorder - Getting Started Guide v1.1 Table of Contents Introduction Trademark Acknowledgements Further documentation • Names and products mentioned in the manual Attaching and detaching the Recorder may be trademarks or registered trademarks of Power requirement their respective companies.
2K up to 4K, at up to 120fps (a firmware update in early 2017 will allow 4.5K recording up to 100fps). The CDX-36150 will also allow ProRes recording at 4K to 60fps, or 2K to 240fps. The recorder attaches directly to the camera, eliminating any need for cables and simplifying the use of the system.
C700. The CDX-36150 and C700 has a total power requirement of 120W. The CDX-36150 takes the DC input as the primary power source, and switches over to the battery when there is no DC input power source. When a battery is directly attached this allows for switching of the DC input power source, which may be from a larger block battery, without powering off the camera system.
Connect a battery or DC power source to the CDX-36150. Activate the power on the C700 to start the system. The LED status ring on the top of the CDX-36150 is red when the input voltage is below the minimum requirement.
CDX-36150 will be red during recording. Press the red REC button again to end the recording. 6.2 Playback Press the PLAY button to open a list of clips for playback. The lit ring on the top of the CDX-36150 will be green during playback.
CDX-36150 Recorder - Getting Started Guide v1.1 6.3 Troubleshooting with Camera/Recorder The table below lists a range of possible issues that may occur, and steps that can be taken to identify and resolve the cause of the problem. The steps are listed under ‘Course of action’ in the order they should be performed.
There are installation instructions available from this web page. An overview is provided for using Codex Production Suite with Capture Drive Dock on Mac as part of the workflow with the C700 and CDX-36150. Codex Production Suite software can be used for a wide range of functions with recorded Canon RAW material.
Capture Drive when it is reading/writing as this can compromise data integrity. To unload, press the eject button on the end of the Capture Drive or go to the Storage screen of Codex Production Suite (/Applications/Codex/Vault Platform->Storage), click to select the media, and click the Wrench->Eject button.
When the Codex software is installed the Codex VFS drive will be shown on the Desktop: The Codex VFS drive is always shown, but will be empty until a Capture Drive containing Canon RAW recordings is loaded. After loading the Capture Drive, the files are available to be copied from the Codex VFS drive.
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Copy the top level Roll folder to another storage device to back-up all the files in the Roll. Any copy tool can be used to back-up files from the Codex VFS drive to another storage device. Troubleshooting with Capture Drive Dock Capture Drives have an LED that shows the status and can help with troubleshooting.
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