Convergent Design nanoFlash User Manual page 9

1. LCD Display: Shows the status of the nanoFlash in the various operating modes. Also
displays warning and errors in correspondence with flashing LED error lights. (see p. 10)
2. Navigation Buttons: Allows the user to navigate the menu. (see p. 11)
3. Record, Stop, Play Buttons: <REC>, <STOP>, and <PLAY> buttons for control of respective
modes. The nanoFlash, when powered on, is in a ready mode. Record or Playback can be
activated by pressing the appropriate buttons, as described below:
REC: Press <REC> to start recording a clip to the card. (This assumes that System-
>Record Trigger is set to "Record Button" - other Trigger modes will disable the Front
Panel buttons. See Record Trigger menu description for more details.)
Unless stopped, the unit records to current CF slot til full and continues recording to
next card slot til full. Cards may also be hot-swapped for indefinite record length.
During Record, the led next to the actively recording CF card slot will flash red, and a
rotating hourglass will appear on the lcd screen.
"Skip to next file": Pressing the Record button during a record session will cause the
current file to be closed and a new clip started.
"Skip to next card": Similarly, pressing the Record button twice in rapid succession
during a record session causes the recording to continue on the next card.
(See "Recording Notes" Addendum.) (ver1.6.226)
STOP: Press <Stop> button to terminate record or playback mode. Also used to
cancel a card format.
Note: the STOP button is immediately responsive upon being pressed. To prevent
accidentally stopping a record, see alternative record trigger options (timecode trigger,
remote trigger)(page 11), which de-activate the REC and STOP buttons.
PLAY: Press once to enter Playback mode. By default, Play will start with the last
recorded clip. Other features:
1. Use the left and right arrow keys to advance / backup to the next / previous file.
2.
3. During Play, hold Play button 1 second for fast forward 2x, hold 2 seconds for
4. Set the Loop option in the main menu off or on to loop play.
NanoFlash now also supports playback of Canon XF Series CompactFlash card recordings at 50
Mbit. (ver1.6.226)
Other button functions:
Delete Last Clip: Press and hold the Stop key, then press left arrow key, to delete last clip off
of currently inserted card which was last recorded to. (Not working in version 1.6.248)
Fifo Meter Display: Displays the CF card's ability to keep up with the data rate of the video.
From the main menu, press and hold the left arrow key, and then press record button to initiate
a record session. If Fifo meter rises over time towards 100%, the CF card is too slow to
handle the data rate. (Small spikes in the meter will appear during file transitions.) (ver1.6.226)
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You can hold down these keys to move very quickly from file to file.
During Play, press Play button to pause, press again to resume play.
fast forward 4x, 3 seconds for 6x (see progress bar on menu for fast forward
level). Fast forward performance will depend on card speed and bit rate – see
Play setup for more details. Press Play again to return to Play/Pause.
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