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- Page 1 Analogue / Digital Recorder DN-600 Instruction Manual Rev Date: 19-09-2013 P/N: G082060618E1 WWW.DATAVIDEO.COM...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Product Overview ........................... 6 Features ..............................6 How to fit a SATA drive to the removable HE-1 enclosure ..............7 Front Panel DN-600 ..........................8 Rear Panel DN-600 ..........................10 Switching the unit ON .......................... 11 Formatting a drive before first use ..................... 11 LCD Clip Status Display explained .................... - Page 3 Further advice on the content of this manual or on the product can be obtained by contacting your local Datavideo Office or...
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Page 4: Warnings And Precautions
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 5: Warranty
Certain parts with limited lifetime expectancy such as LCD Panels, DVD Drives, Hard Drives are only covered for the first 10,000 hours, or 1 year (whichever comes first). Any second year warranty claims must be made to your local Datavideo office or one of its authorized Distributors before the extended warranty expires. -
Page 6: Product Overview
The DN-600’s removable HE-1 drive enclosure can be fitted with 7200rpm 2.5” SATA Hard Disk Drives [HDD] or Solid State Drives [SSD]. With drive sizes up to 750GB the DN-600 is capable of long duration recordings and even SD based time lapse recordings. -
Page 7: How To Fit A Sata Drive To The Removable He-1 Enclosure
How to fit a SATA drive to the removable HE-1 enclosure Datavideo recommends using 2.5” SATA HDD 7200 RPM with 8 or 16 MB cache. If your unit was delivered without a hard drive fitted please follow these instructions to fit your drive to an empty HE-1 drive enclosure. -
Page 8: Front Panel Dn-600
Front Panel DN-600 Power light indicator Power light on the DN-600 front panel is only used to confirm if the unit is powered ON or OFF. The Power ON/OFF switch is located on the rear of the unit. LCD Display There are four lines in the LCD Display. - Page 9 Front Panel DN-600 continued Record In Idle Mode, pressing the 'PLAY' while the 'REC' button is held down will make the unit ready to record. Play / Pause From the Stop or Idle mode, pressing the 'PLAY' button plays back video from the selected bin.
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Page 10: Rear Panel Dn-600
2 channels Mini XLR Balanced Audio input & output. GPI IN The GPI socket can be used for simple external control. The DN-600 can accept pulse or level trigger inputs, which can trigger record or playback and pause commands RS-232 Used to remotely control the DN-600. -
Page 11: Switching The Unit On
The DN-600 has only one power ON/OFF switch which is located on the rear panel. To turn the unit ON depress the I side of the switch. The front panel buttons and LCD display will become backlit and the HE-1 drive LED will light shortly before the LCD panel shows the LCD Clip Status Display. -
Page 12: Lcd Menu Navigation & Selection
LCD Menu Navigation & Selection Pressing the front panel Menu button will change the LCD panel from the Clip Status Display [shown above] to the first menu option instead. The lower three lines of the LCD Menu display will show the current menu item and below it any choices you have for option selection and or menu navigation. -
Page 13: Main Menu
Main Menu There are 8 options in this first level of the menu system and they are: MAKING MEDIA FILES EMPTY THIS BIN SELECT SOURCE EMPTY ALL BINs RECORD SETUP PLAY SETUP SYSTEM SETUP FIRMWARE REVISION Pressing the NEXT soft key will bring up the next option in the menu. In turn each menu option will be displayed. -
Page 14: Record Setup
Record Setup When selected from the Main Menu Level, this set of options enable various record related parameters and modes to be setup. The lower three lines will look as below: There are 8 options and they are: SET RECORD FILE TYPE SYNCtoTAPE CONTROL SET RECORD DATE RECORD PRE-TRIGGER... -
Page 15: Play Setup Level
Play Setup Level Entered from the Main Menu Level, this set of options enable various play related parameters and modes to be setup. The lower three lines will look as below: There are 3 options and they are: SET UP LOOP PLAY PWR ON AUTO PLAY BIN Centric Mode Pressing the Next key will bring up the next option down on the list and will return to the top option... - Page 16 Pressing the Next key will bring up the next option down on the list and will return to the top option from the bottom. Table 4 details the actions for each option. Pressing the Menu key will exit to the Main menu level.
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Page 17: Before Recording
Transfer any old clips to computer The DN-600 is primarily a capture device, as opposed to an archiving device, and it is best to start out with a fresh DN-600. If you have video clips already recorded on the HE-1 HDD enclosure its best to transfer them to a computer to free up drive space on the HE-1 before starting the next project. -
Page 18: How To Prepare To Record From An Analogue Input
RCA Phono or Balanced XLR audio wired inputs. If the audio source needs to be delayed to be in step with the video consider using the Datavideo AD-100, Audio Delay box, in between the recorder and the audio source. -
Page 19: How To Prepare To Record From A Dv25 Input
The second line of the LCD panel should now display the recording file type chosen. Audio sampling rate When the video source is digital [DIG] the DN-600 recorder will match the audio sampling rate of the source equipment. -
Page 20: How To Prepare To Record From A Hdv Input
The second line of the LCD panel should now display the recording file type chosen. Audio sampling rate When the video source is digital [DIG] the DN-600 recorder will match the audio sampling rate of the source equipment. -
Page 21: Recording
Recording Before starting a new recording ensure the recorder is set up correctly, please read pages 17 to 20 first. Select an empty BIN in which to record You can think of a BIN like a folder for holding a single or group of related video CLIPS. The current BIN and its contents, if any, are shown on the Clip Status display, see page 11. -
Page 22: Record Stop
Record Stop There are several ways to stop a record session depending how the recorder is configured. 1) Manually by pressing the STOP button. 2) When using the Sync to tape feature of the recorder first put the recorder into record pause mode then press the STOP button on the recorder as you would do if recording manually. -
Page 23: Playback
Playback Select a recorded BIN to Playback You can think of a video BIN as being like a folder for holding a single or group of related video CLIPS. The current BIN and its contents, if any, are shown on the Clip Status display, see page 11. Use the right hand soft key labelled NEXT to move to the next BIN. -
Page 24: Frame Stepping
Frame stepping Pressing the Menu key again will present an alternate set of soft keys, these will be <ll and ll> for reverse and forward Frame Stepping. Note: Holding either key down for more than 2 seconds will cause a rapid stepping in that direction. Loop Play When loop play is enabled and the last frame of the clip is reached the unit will start playing over from the first frame of the first clip with no time lost. -
Page 25: Removing And Mounting The He-1 Drive Enclosure To A Computer
Removing and mounting the HE-1 drive enclosure to a Computer Note: The MAKING MEDIA FILES menu process must be undertaken with the recorder before removing and connecting the HE-1 drive enclosure to a computer with a USB 2.0 cable. Turn the drive lock lever to the right to unlock the HE-1 drive enclosure. Push the HE-1 into the unit and when released it will pop out a few centimetres. -
Page 26: Safely Dis-Mounting The He-1 Drive From A Computer
Apple Mac computers have an Eject Drive/Hardware process in the Devices area. Updating the Firmware From time to time Datavideo may release new firmware to fix reported bugs in the current recorder firmware or to add a new feature. Customers can update the recorder firmware themselves if they wish or they can contact their local dealer or reseller for assistance should they prefer this method. -
Page 27: Gpi Control
GPI Control GPI Trigger cabling and circuit The recorder has a GPI socket on its rear panel. The GPI circuit runs on less than 5V This power is supplied by the recorders GPI port. You will need to manufacture a GPI trigger cable using a 3.5mm stereo jack connected by two core cabling to a simple ‘contact on closure’... -
Page 28: Pulse Trigger Playback Process
PULSE trigger Playback process Using the Clip Status Display and soft keys select a pre-recorded video BIN. Make sure the output device/monitor is connected and working with the recorder. Press in the Play button on the recorder’s front panel. This should start the playback. The button on the connected GPI cabling is then pressed forcing the unit into play pause mode. -
Page 29: Rs-232 Controller Command Set
10h, 01h, 11h Connector Pin Assignment Interface : 9 pin D-Sub female to 9 pin D-Sub female The pin assignment of the Controller and DN-600 or DN-700 recorder is shown in the following table: 9 Pin D-Sub Controller DN-600 / 700... -
Page 30: System Control
System Control 00h, 11h Device Type request The response is 00, 00 indicating Quick Capture 00h, F1h Next Bin When this command is issued from the Idle state the next bin is selected. If the present bin is 99 then the next bin is 1. -
Page 31: Transport Control
24h, F5h, nn Play to Offset nn Content of the present bin is played at 1x speed starting from present Frame Offset until Frame Offset nn at which point it pauses. Frame Offset nn is 4 bytes and starts with the LSB. This command may be issued from the idle state or any other Play state. - Page 32 Command Name Response Name 01h, F3h, XXh, csum Select and Empty Bin 10h,01h,11h Transport Control 20h, 00h, 20h Stop 10h,01h,11h 20h, 01h, 21h Play 10h,01h,11h 20h, 01h, 22h Record 10h,01h,11h 20h, 0Dh, 2Dh Eject 10h,01h,11h 20h, 10h, 30h Fast Forward 10h,01h,11h 20h, 20h, 40h Fast Rewind...
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Page 33: Dimensions
Dimensions Depth [Front to Rear] : 287.6 mm Width : 210.4 mm 19” rack mount kit sold separately Height : 94.2 mm / Standard 2RU without feet Gross weight [Packed] : 4.24 Kg / 9.35 lbs Nett Weight [Unit only] : 3.26 Kg / 7.18 lbs Specifications Analogue Video Inputs Composite video 1.0Vp-p, 75 Ohms internally terminated... -
Page 34: Service And Support
It is our goal to make your products ownership a satisfying experience. Our support staff are available to assist you in setting up and operating your system. Please refer to our web site www.datavideo.com for answers to common questions, support requests or contact your local office below.