Hdd Mode Menu; Connecting To A Pc / Mac - Datavideo HDR-45 Quick Start Manual

HDD Mode Menu

These Datavideo Recorder are FAT32 based, giving an approximate 2G file limit.
There can't be clips longer than 2Gs, resulting in multiple files per track.
The Open GOP structure of the 1080 stream requires information that contained in these multiple files to have a truly
contiguous video/audio file, because of the nature of Open GOP compression.
Some NLE systems do not combine the m2t files when imported, so this needs to be done prior to import. Hence
Datavideo provide a utility (M2T_FileCombine.exe) to combine the m2t files.
How to use M2T_FileCombine.exe to combine the .m2t or .dv files
Step1 - Please connect HDR-45 to PC via IEEE1394 or USB cable
Step2 - Open M2T_FileCombine.exe
Step3 - Select source from hard disk (HDR-45)
Step4 - Select file DV_TRACK01(01) or M2T_TRACK02(01) ...
Step5 - Click START to edit file name and then press SAVE combine the files.
The HDD Mode Menu will set up the HDR-45 as an external IEEE-1394 (Firewire) drive, for direct drag and drop file
transfer to a PC or MAC.
The files appear in the root directory of the HDR-45 hard disk, and are numbered with the track number that appears
in the LCD display when you are recording or playing back the track.
The HDR-45 uses a FAT32 file structure, so large tracks are broken down into 2 GB files which are sequentially
named:
For example if Track 02 is 1 hour in duration it will appear as follows:
hdv02.m2t(2 GB)
hdv02_01.m2t (2 GB)
hdv02_02.m2t (2 GB)
hdv02_03.m2t (2 GB)
hdv02_04.m2t (2 GB)
hdv02_05.m2t (2 GB)
hdv02_06.m2t (77 MB) -

Connecting to a PC / MAC

NB: Although your PC / MAC may see the HDR-45 as an AVC compliant DV Device it is not intended to be
operated as such.
Connect the HDR-45 IEEE-1394 output to a PC or MAC.
To set the HDR-45 into HDD Mode firstly press Menu button so that it is illuminated.
You will see the display change to the HDD Mode Menu
Press the Next (▲) Button(right) to select ENTER and the display will show the HDD Enable Confirmation
Screen
Press the Next (▲) Button(right) (right) again to confirm, after a few seconds HDD Mode will be enabled
The PC / MAC should recognise that an external IEEE-1394 (Firewire) HDD has been connected. The HDR-
45 can be used just like any external drive.
To return the HDR-45 to Deck Mode either use "Safely Remove Hardware" with a PC, or with a MAC use
"Eject" or Drag the HDR-45 Drive to "Trash". Once un-mounted the HDR-45 display will return to Track
Display.
- hdv02 is the file name for Track 02
- Each 2 GB section is given a sequential _xx numeric extension
The last file in the sequence is likely to be smaller than 2GB.
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