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DN-200 General Setup Notes
Before using your DN-200 for the first time, there are a few basic operational settings that must be
chosen. These are found under the System Setup option in the menu tree (see Table 4 on the
previous page).
Set the signal type
WARNING: Changing between signal types will erase the content in all bins. Backup any content first.
Select between NTSC, PAL or HDV. If the standard chosen is NTSC, then a choice of NTSC SETUP
LEVEL is also given. This allows the IRE Black level to be set to 0 or 7.5 for NTSC. 7.5 IRE is most
commonly used in the U.S.A. and Canada and 0 IRE in far eastern countries such as Japan.
Set HDD partition to 1 or 2
WARNING: Changing SETUP HDD PARTITION will erase all content. Backup any content first.
The HDD storage space can be broken into 2 partitions; the second partition reserves 6GB and is not
seen or used by the recorder. The second partition will appear as a second drive to the computer and
the user is then free to use this drive to store any data including stills, text documents, spreadsheets,
metadata and/or finished work. The DN-200 is guaranteed not to overwrite data in this second
partition. Deleting all bins will also not erase any data in this second partition. The recorder will show
a total record capacity less approximately 30 minutes record time once the second partition is
created.
Choose a file operating system, FAT32 or NTFS
This option will set up the file system type seen by the computer in AVHDD mode. NTFS does not
have the same 2GB file size limitation imposed by the FAT32 file system. An NTFS recorded clip
stays as one file no matter what its length. This choice should only be made once before making any
media files. Note: Some editing systems cannot handle NTFS files larger than 40GB.
Set the HDD volume ID
When connecting as an HDD the DN-200 volume name is shown as Mediapac_xx. If your application
calls for multiple DN-200s to be connected to the computer, it becomes helpful to have a unique
volume name for each DN-200. This option allows xx to be set between 00 and 99.
Select which time code to display
With DV, whilst recording or playing, the time code displayed can be either externally or internally
generated. If the input signal is analogue and no time code is supplied then the External Time Code
generated by the DN-200 is in the dropped-frame format. The internal time code referred to here is
the absolute frame number of the recording in the selected bin and is in the non-dropped-frame
format. The absolute frame number starts from 00:00:00:00 in each bin. When the content is
changed to files, the time code presented to the editing system starts with the External value of the
first frame of the content; if this value is invalid then 00:00:00:00 is substituted. For HDV, the time
code displayed is always the External time code.
Empty the current or all bins
The DN-200 is primarily a capture device, as opposed to an archiving device, and it is best to start out
with a fresh DN-200 on each project just remember to backup any existing content to computer first.
Emptying (erasing) ALL bins will not only clear the DN-200 but it will also conveniently reset the file
system.
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