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Datavideo DN-500 Instruction Manual

Datavideo DN-500 Instruction Manual

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DN-500 HDV / DV Hard Disk Recorder
Instruction Manual
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Rev 201109

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  • Page 1 DN-500 HDV / DV Hard Disk Recorder Instruction Manual www.datavideo-tek.com Rev 201109...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Connecting the HDD Caddy / Enclosure directly to a MAC ................27 Connection to PC when Caddy is still inside DN-500 ..................29 Connecting to a MAC when caddy is still in DN-500 ..................31 DV File Converter Software .......................... 32 DV File Converter Software ..........................

  • Page 3: Warnings And Precautions

    7. This product should only be operated from the type of power source indicated on the marking label of the AC adapter. If you are not sure of the type of power available, consult your Datavideo dealer or your local power company.

  • Page 4: Warranty

    Equipment that fails after the warranty period, has been operated or installed in a manner other than that specified by Datavideo, or has been subjected to abuse or modification, will be repaired for time and material charges at the Buyer’s expense.

  • Page 5: Introduction

    PC or MAC. The DN-500 has a built in utility to convert .dv files to .avi files, and is also supplied with DV File Converter software to allow conversion of .dv files to other file formats such Quicktime.

  • Page 6: How To Fit A 2.5" Sata Hard Drive Into The Removable Caddy

    How to fit a 2.5" SATA Hard Drive into the removable Caddy If your DN-500 does not come with a hard drive already fitted inside the removable caddy please follow these instructions to fit your own drive. Please note the warnings on the removable caddy and only replace or install the hard drive from the end indicated.

  • Page 7: Connections & Controls

    / off switch is on the rear panel. Display Panel. Displays the status of the DN-500. The display will show Track Number, timecode, or if the Menu Button is pressed the Menu Display.

  • Page 8: Rear Panel

    - It is not possible to record or playback M2T (HDV) files via the Analogue Inputs / Outputs The GPI socket can be used for simple external control. The DN-500 can accept pulse or level trigger inputs, which can trigger record or playback and pause commands See GPI Mode &...

  • Page 9: Powering On

    Menu Options The DN-500 is a menu driven unit; there are 23 menus which are used to initially set up the unit. The menu settings are non-volatile (settings are stored even when the unit is switched off). So many of the settings, such as date and time, will only need to be set once.
  • Page 10 Play Pause or Record / Record Pause. See GPI Mode & Function Menus for more details. SET DATE & TIME - Sets the date and time on the DN-500; the setting is non-volatile so it is stored when the unit is powered off. See Set Date &...

  • Page 11: Hdd Mode Menu

    HDD Mode Menu will set the DN-500 up as an external IEEE-1394 (Firewire) drive, for direct drag and drop file transfer to a PC or MAC. The DN-500 drive will show up on the desktop of the MAC or the My Computer window of a Windows PC.

  • Page 12: Record Formats Menu

    M2T (HDV) can only be recorded from a camcorder, deck with an HDV signal via IEEE-1394 (iLink, FireWire), it is not possible to record or play M2T files from an analogue connection on the DN-500. N.B. To view recorded M2T files set your HDV Camcorder / Deck to Recorder Mode. The DN-500 M2T files can then be played back to the camcorder viewfinder / monitor.

  • Page 13: Ntsc Setup Level Menu

    NTSC Setup Level Menu The NTSC Setup Level Menu sets the DN-500 either 0 IRE or 7.5 IRE. This is not necessary for PAL inputs. 7.5 IRE is most commonly used in the U.S.A. and Canada and 0 IRE in far eastern countries such as Japan.

  • Page 14: Video Input Source Menu

    Video Input Source Menu The Video Input Source Menu sets the analogue input mode of the DN-500. The DN-500 has Composite (CVBS), S-Video (Y/C) and Component (YPbPr) analogue inputs. N.B. It is only possible to record RAW DV (.DV) from the analogue inputs – HDV(.M2T) files can only be recorded from a HDV source via the IEEE-1394 (iLink, FireWire) port.

  • Page 15: Gpi Mode & Functions Menus

    GPI Mode & Functions Menus The DN-500 can be set to receive either pulse or level GPI triggers, which can be set to activate Play / Pause or Rec / Pause. To select the GPI Mode: Press the Menu Button, to enter menu mode Press the FWD (►►) Button to navigate the menus until SET GPI TRIGGER MODE is displayed...

  • Page 16: Set Date & Time Menu

    Set Date & Time Menu To set the Date & Time on the DN-500 Press the Menu Button, to enter menu mode Press the REW (◄◄) Button to navigate the menus until SET DATE & TIME is displayed Press the Next (▲) Button to enter the SET Date & Time menu You will see a flashing cursor on the date value.

  • Page 17: Format Hard Disk Menu

    You will see ARE YOU SURE? displayed Press the Next (▲) Button again to confirm that you want to format the hard disk. After a few seconds the DN-500 will reboot and the display will return to normal Erase Track Menu Erase Track is used for deleting individual tracks from the DN-500.

  • Page 18: Convert Dv To Avi Menu

    N.B. The DN-500 requires enough free drive space to create a similar size .avi file. For example a 1 GB .dv file will require at least another 1 GB of free space on the DN-500 drive for the .avi file to be created. The converted AVI file will not be displayed on the track list, but it will be available to drag and drop to a computer for editing etc.

  • Page 19: Set Output Channel Menu

    Output Channel of the DN-500 to overcome the conflict. For example if another DV device has the same output channel as the DN-500 this will result in a conflict, which will mean that the DN-500 output is blocked.

  • Page 20: Operation With A Dv Camcorder / Deck / Vision Mixer

    Press the Next (▲) Button to exit the surface scan. A txt file called Result will have been created in the root directory of the DN-500 HDD, this can be accessed via a PC, by connecting the DN-500 as a HDD.

  • Page 21: Playing A Dv Track

    Button. It is also possible to set the DN-500 to loop play. In loop play the track will seamlessly looped until stopped. To set up loop play press the Menu Button to enter menu mode and then the FWD (►►) Button until SETUP LOOP PLAY is displayed.

  • Page 22: Operation With A Hdv Camcorder / Deck

    Make sure that the DN-500 Record Format is et to M2T (HDV). Please see Record Formats Menu for more details. Use the Next / Previous Buttons to select an empty track from the DN-500 track list, one that shows a duration of 00:00:00:00 in the LCD display.

  • Page 23: Playing A M2T (Hdv) Track

    Button. It is also possible to set the DN-500 to loop play. In loop play the track will seamlessly looped until stopped. To set up loop play press the Menu Button to enter menu mode and then the FWD (►►) Button until SETUP LOOP PLAY is displayed.
  • Page 24 The track you have selected on the DN-500 is empty. The counter next to the TrackNo. on the LCD display should be showing 00:00:00:00. There is some available space on the DN-500 Hard Disk - Go to the FREE SPACE Menu and check that the DN-500 is not full.

  • Page 25: Connecting The Hdd Caddy / Enclosure Directly To A Pc

    Connecting the HDD Caddy / Enclosure directly to a PC Files that have been recorded onto the DN-500 can be transferred directly to a PC or MAC via the IEEE- 1394 (iLink, FireWire) port – See HDD Mode menu. More conveniently, the hard drive caddy can be ejected and connected to a PC or MAC with the supplied USB cable.
  • Page 26 The files appear in the root directory of the DN-500 hard disk, and are numbered with the track number that appears in the LCD display when you are recording or playing back the track.

  • Page 27: Connecting The Hdd Caddy / Enclosure Directly To A Mac

    MAC. If the drive does not power up correctly – connect the second USB connector to another USB socket as well as the first. A Datavideo drive will appear on the desktop. If you access the drive you will see the .dv files are available for copying across to a local drive, or direct...
  • Page 28 To safely remove the drive from your MAC, either select Eject from the Finder File Options (Fig 1), or select Eject from the drive window options (Fig 2) Fig 1 Fig 2...

  • Page 29: Connection To Pc When Caddy Is Still Inside Dn-500

    Folder to View Files. The drive should also appear in My Computer as an internal HDD. Once connected the DN-500 can be used just like any HDD. You can select the required files and drag and drop them to the...
  • Page 30 SBP2 Device and click on Stop. A second dialog box will appear. Select Datavideo HDD IEEE SBP2 Device and click on OK. After a few seconds a “Safe To Remove Hardware” message should appear above the Taskbar. You can then disconnect the DN-500.

  • Page 31: Connecting To A Mac When Caddy Is Still In Dn-500

    Press the Next (▲) Button again to confirm, after a few seconds HDD Mode will be enabled The MAC should see the DN-500 as a HDD and the files will appear in the root directory of the drive. You can select the required files and drag and drop them to the required destination.

  • Page 32: Dv File Converter Software

    DV File Converter is an easy to use utility for converting native DV files to the file format best suited to your NLE system. You will find that it is quicker and more versatile than the on board utility in the DN-500, and can create the finished files directly on your PC, so it requires no additional disk space on the DN-500.

  • Page 33: Registration

    Registration Once installed open the program and select the Registration Tab. Enter your name, organisation and key, (the key can be found on the disc or disc sleeve) and then click on the Register button.

  • Page 34: Operation

    Operation Open File Converter. Click on the operation button to select the required file type. In this example we have chosen QuickTime. Now click on Output Folder and select the destination to which you want the files to be delivered. In this example we have chosen our F:\Media Folder.
  • Page 35 Now connect your DN-500 to the PC and enable HDD Mode. Click on the Add button and find the DN-500 drive, in this example it is drive G:. Use Shift + Left Mouse Click to highlight all the files that you want to convert, then click on Open The selected files will appear in the Files window.
  • Page 36 The finished files will be delivered to your destination folder. The original DV files will remain on the DN-500, these files can be deleted once the conversion has been completed, or backed up to your PC if they are valuable.

  • Page 37: Rs 422 Command Set / Protocol

    CMD-1: classifies commands into the main groups which indicates the function and direction of commands as follows. CMD-1 Function Initiator System Control Controller System Control Return Device (DN-500) Transport Control Controller Preset And Select Control Controller Sense Request Controller Sense Return Device (DN-500) Data Count: DATA COUNT indicates the number of data words attached to the command.

  • Page 38: Connector Pin Assignment

    CONTROLLER detects a communication error, and must execute an appropriate process. 5. When a DEVICE (DN-500) detects a communication error, it must immediately transmit a NAK to the CONTROLLER. (The content of an error is shown on the COMMAND tables.) When the CONTROLLER receives a NAK, if must immediately stop transmission of the block.

  • Page 39: Command Table (Without Checksum Byte)

    Command Table (without Checksum byte) COMMAND RETURN 00h11h : Device Type Request 12h11h 20h 41h NTSC Mode 12h11h 21h 41h PAL Mode 20h 00h : Stop 10h 01h : Acknowledge 20h 01h : Play 10h 01h : Acknowledge 20h 02h : Rec 10h 01h : Acknowledge 20h10h : Fast Forward 10h 01h : Acknowledge...

  • Page 40: Return Data (Without Checksum Byte)

    The “00h 11h : DEVICE TYPE REQUEST” command is used for asking the specifications of the DN-500 used as DEVICE. When the DEVICE receives this command, it attaches 2-bytes specification data to “12h 11h : DEVICE TYPE” and sends the information to the CONTROLLER.

  • Page 41: Specifications

    Specifications Supported Video Formats: NTSC - DV 25 Mbps, 8-bit Y.U.V. 4:1:1 PAL- DV 25 Mbps, 8-bit Y.U.V. 4:2:0 HDV 1080i / 60 25 Mbps 8-bit Y.U.V. 4:2:0 HDV 1080i / 50 25 Mbps 8-bit Y.U.V. 4:2:0 Supported File Formats: HDV .m2t DV.

  • Page 42: Service And Support

    It is our goal to make your products ownership a satisfying experience. Our supporting staff is available to assist you in setting up and operating your system. Please refer to our web site www.datavideo-tek.com for answers to common questions, support requests or contact your local office below.

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