Recording; Select An Empty Bin In Which To Record; Record Pause; Mark A Recording - Datavideo DN-600 Instruction Manual

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.
Use the right hand soft key labelled NEXT to move to the next BIN. You will see the BIN number
change each time you select NEXT or PREVIOUS.
The video length stored within the selected BIN is also displayed in the format of Hours, Minutes,
Seconds and Frames [HH:MM:SS:FF]. So a BIN showing 00:00:00:00 is empty and a BIN showing
01:35:24:06 is just over one hour thirty five minutes long. For a new recording select an empty BIN.
Note: A CLIP is automatically started at the beginning of the BIN, if the bin is empty. If the BIN
already contains video the next CLIP is appended to the last CLIP in the BIN. A clip can never be
inserted between other clips in a bin. The minimum length of a CLIP is two seconds.

Recording

There are several ways of starting a record session depending how the recorder is configured.
1) Manually by holding the REC button down while pressing the PLAY button.
2) Press the record button on the camera or source device connected to the IEEE1394 port so it
triggers the Sync to tape feature of the recorder. See page 14 for more information
3) Using the Remote Serial interface. See the command protocol at the rear of this manual.
4) Simple contact closure circuit using a switch, contact or button wired to the GPI port on the
recorders rear panel. See page 27 for more information.
Note: If power is interrupted while recording, up to two seconds of the current video CLIP may be lost.

Record Pause

There are several ways of pausing a record session depending how the recorder is configured.
1) Manually by pressing the PLAY button. Press the PLAY button again to resume recording.
2) Press the record button on the camera or source device connected to the IEEE1394 port so it
triggers the Sync to tape feature of the recorder. See page 14 for more information
3) Using the Remote Serial interface. See the command protocol at the rear of this manual.
4) Simple contact closure circuit using a switch, contact or button wired to the GPI port on the
recorders rear panel. See page 27 for more information.
Note: Each time the recording is resumed a new CLIP will be created within the same recording BIN.
A maximum of 99 CLIPS can be created within a single BIN. The minimum length of a CLIP is two
seconds.

Mark a recording

When recording the right hand soft key is called MARK. Pressing this soft key whilst recording will
start a new CLIP, no frames are lost and the new clip is added to the same BIN. Marking a recording
in this way can help you to find important parts of your video footage quickly during playback or later
editing. Note: A maximum of 99 CLIPS can be marked or created in a single BIN. The minimum
length of a CLIP is two seconds.
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