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Focus FS-4/ User Manual (120 pages)

Portable DTE Recorders

Brand: Focus | Category: Recording Equipment | Size: 3 MB

Legal Notices
3
FCC Class a
5
Regulations and Safety
5
Outdoor Antenna Grounding
8
Power Lines
9
Accessories and Replacement Parts
10
Operating Environment
10
Safety Check
10
Table of Contents
11
Introduction

17
- DTE Eliminates Pre-Edit Processing
  17
- Unpacking
  18
- Features
  19
  - FS-4 HD Features
    19
  - FS-4Pro HD Features
    20
Quickstart

23
- Physical Description and Basic Controls
  24
  - Front Panel Controls
    24
    
    Function Buttons (A, B, C)
    24
    
    LCD Display
    24
    
    Navigation Buttons
    25
    
    Power on Button
    25
    
    Transport Control Buttons
    25
    
    Back Index
    26
    
    Back Search
    26
    
    Forward Search
    26
    
    Play
    26
    
    Record
    26
    
    Forward Index
    27
    
    Pause, Stop and Power off
    27
  - Top Panel
    27
    
    Camera Firewire Connector
    28
    
    Computer Firewire Connector
    28
    
    Remote Control, Serial Connector
    28
  - Rear Panel
    29
  - Side Panel
    29
  - Bottom Panel
    30
  - Internal Speaker
    30
  - The FS-4 HD Menu System
    31
  - Powering the FS-4 HD
    35
    
    Connecting the FS-4 HD to AC Power
    35
    
    Installing / Removing the Battery Pack
    36
    
    Installing a Battery
    36
    
    Removing a Battery
    36
    
    Charging the Battery
    37
- Connecting a FS-4 HD to a DV/HD Camcorder
  38
- Record and Playback with the FS-4 HD
  39
  - Power on the FS-4 HD
    39
  - Select HDD Recorder Mode
    40
  - Select a DV/HD File Format
    41
  - Set Time and Date
    42
  - Record with the FS-4 HD
    44
    
    Creating a New File Without Dropping Frames
    45
    
    Manual Recording
    45
    
    Recording Timecode in the File
    46
    
    Syncro Slave Recording
    46
    
    Playback on the FS-4 HD
    47
Using the FS-4 HD with a Computer

49
- Initial Setup
  50
- Mounting the FS-4 HD in Windows
  50
  - HD and FAT 32
    53
  - Using Avid OMF Clips FS-4Pro HD Only
    54
- Dismounting the FS-4 HD (Windows)
  57
- Mounting the FS-4 HD (Macintosh)
  58
- Dismounting the FS-4 HD (Macintosh)
  59
- Mounting Hardware
  60
  - Mounting FS-4 HD to a Camcorder
    60
  - Clipping to a Belt
    61
FS Functions

63
- General Screen Information
  64
  - Welcome Screen
    64
  - Home Screen
    65
    
    DISP (Display) Information Fields
    66
  - FS-4 HD System Information Screens
    67
- Record Screens
  68
  - Normal Record
    69
  - Retro Cache Record Mode
    69
  - Retro Disk Record Mode
    70
  - Loop Record
    70
  - Saving Loop Record Clips
    71
  - Snap Record
    71
  - Time Lapse Record
    72
- HDD Mode Screen
  73
  - Setting up Master and Slave FS-4 HD
    75
- Format Screen
  76
  - DV Formats
    76
  - HD Format Screen
    77
- Setup Screens
  78
  - Date
    79
  - Time
    80
  - Version
    80
  - LCD Light ON, OFF, AUTO
    81
  - Alarm ON, off
    81
  - Stop Frame, Gray, no Video
    81
  - EXT CTL OFF, Pause, Frame, File
    82
  - Time Code Ext, Rec Run, Free Run, Regen
    83
  - Tc Set
    84
  - Ub Set
    85
  - Tc Drop, Non-Drop
    86
  - Hdv Tc Type
    86
  - Lcd Contrast
    87
- Functions Screen
  88
  - Functions List
    89
    
    Lock/Unlk
    91
    
    Assigning Clips to Reels
    92
    
    Blank
    92
- Utilities Screen
  93
  - Organize Reel
    94
  - Organize OMF
    94
  - Organize MXF
    94
  - Organize Pinn
    95
  - Delete Clip
    96
  - Format Disk
    97
  - Repair Disk
    98
  - Repair Clip
    99
  - File Name
    100
  - Upgrade
    101
    
    Upgrade Error
    103
    
    Diagnostic
    104
    
    System Reset
    104
    
    Status
    105
    
    Placing a Clip in a Reel
    106
    
    Reels Screen
    106
  - Using a Wired Remote Control
    107
- Play Screen
  108
- Play from Screen
  109
- Control Screen
  110
LCD Display Symbols and Text

113
Technical Specifications

115
- Physical Description
  115
- Input/Outputs
  115
- Power
  115
- Audio/Video/Timecode Specification
  116
- DTE File Formats
  116
- Disk Information
  116
- Log Files
  117
- Error Messages
  117
- Warranty
  118
- Temperature
  118
- Compatible Camcorders and Accessories
  118

Focus FS-4/ User Manual (98 pages)

Portable DTE Recorders

Brand: Focus | Category: Recording Equipment | Size: 2 MB

Table of Contents
5
Introduction

9
- DTE Eliminates Pre-Edit Processing
  9
- Unpacking
  10
- Features
  10
  - FS-4 Pro Features
    11
  - HD Features
    12
Quickstart

13
- Physical Description and Basic Controls
  14
  - Front Panel Controls
    14
    
    Function Buttons (A, B, C)
    14
    
    LCD Display
    14
    
    Navigation Buttons
    15
    
    Power on Button
    15
    
    Record
    15
    
    Transport Control Buttons
    15
    
    Back Index
    16
    
    Back Search
    16
    
    Forward Index
    16
    
    Forward Search
    16
    
    Pause, Stop and Power off
    16
    
    Play
    16
  - Top Panel
    17
    
    Camera Firewire Connector
    18
    
    Computer Firewire Connector
    18
    
    Remote Control, Serial Connector
    18
    
    Rear Panel
    19
    
    Side Panel
    19
    
    Bottom Panel
    20
    
    Internal Speaker
    20
    
    The FS-4 Menu System
    21
- Powering the FS-4
  24
  - Connecting the FS-4 to AC Power
    24
  - Installing / Removing the Battery Pack
    25
    
    Installing a Battery
    25
    
    Removing a Battery
    25
    
    Charging the Battery
    26
- Connecting a FS-4 to a DV/HD Camcorder
  27
- Record and Playback with the FS-4
  28
  - Power on the FS-4
    28
  - Select HDD Recorder Mode
    29
  - Select a DV/HD File Format
    30
  - Set Time and Date
    31
  - Set Time
    32
  - Record with the FS-4
    33
    
    Creating a New File Without Dropping Frames
    34
    
    Manual Recording
    34
    
    Recording Timecode in the File
    35
    
    Syncro Slave Recording
    35
    
    Playback on the FS-4
    36
Using the FS-4 with a Computer

37
- Initial Setup
  38
- Mounting the FS-4 in Windows
  38
  - And FAT 32
    40
  - Using Avid OMF Clips
    41
    
    FS-4 Pro Only
    41
    
    Using Avid OMF Clips FS-4 Pro Only
    41
- Dismounting the FS-4 (Windows)
  44
- Mounting the FS-4 (Macintosh)
  45
- Dismounting the FS-4 (Macintosh)
  46
- Mounting Hardware
  47
  - Mounting FS-4 to a Camcorder
    47
  - Clipping to a Belt
    47
  - Firestore Functions
    49
  - General Screen Information
    50
  - Welcome Screen
    50
- Home Screen
  51
- DISP (Display) Information Fields
  52
- FS-4 System Information Screens
  53
- Record Screens
  54
- Normal Record
  55
- Retro Cache Record Mode
  55
- Retro Disk Record Mode
  56
- FS-4 Pro Only
  56
- HDD Mode Screen
  59
  - Setting up Master and Slave FS-4
    61
- Format Screen
  62
  - DV Formats
    62
  - HD Format Screen FS-4 HD and FS4 Pro HD Only
    63
- Setup Screens
  64
  - Date
    65
  - Time
    65
  - Version
    66
  - LCD Light ON, OFF, AUTO
    66
  - Alarm ON, off
    66
  - Stop Frame, Gray, no Video
    67
  - EXT CTL OFF, Pause, Frame, File
    67
  - Time Code Ext, Rec Run, Free Run, Regen
    68
  - TC SET FS-4 Pro Only
    69
  - UB SET FS-4 Pro Only
    70
  - TC DROP, NON-DROP NTSC Only
    71
  - Lcd Contrast
    71
- Functions Screen
  72
  - Functions List
    73
    
    Assigning Clips to Reels
    75
    
    Blank
    75
- Utilities Screen
  76
  - Organize Reel FS-4 Pro Only
    77
  - Organize OMF FS-4 Pro Only
    77
  - Organize Pinnacle FS-4 Pro Only
    77
  - Delete Clip
    78
  - Format Disk
    79
  - Repair Disk
    80
  - Repair Clip
    81
  - Filename
    82
  - Upgrade
    83
  - Upgrade Error
    84
  - System Reset
    85
  - Diagnostic
    85
  - Status
    86
- Reels Screen FS-4 Pro Only
  
  87
  - Placing a Clip in a Reel
    87
    
    Using a Wired Remote Control
    88
  - Play Screen
    89
- Play from Screen FS-4 Pro Only
  
  90
  - Track List
    90
  - Control Screen
    91
  - Syncro Slave
    92
LCD Display Symbols and Text

93
Technical Specifications

95
- Physical Description
  95
- Input/Outputs
  95
- Power
  95
- Audio/Video/Timecode Specification
  96
- DTE File Formats
  96
- Disk Information
  96
- Log Files
  96
- Error Messages
  97
- Warranty
  97
- Temperature
  97
- Compatible Camcorders and Accessories
  97

Focus FS-4/ User Manual (61 pages)

FS-4/FS-4Pro Portable DTE Recorder

Brand: Focus | Category: Recording Equipment | Size: 1 MB

User Guide
1
Table of Contents
3
Introduction

5
- What Is DTE Technology
  5
- Features
  5
- Unpacking
  6
Quickstart

7
- Physical Description and Basic Controls
  8
- The FS-4 Menu System
  14
- Installing and Removing the Battery Pack
  15
- Connect the FS-4 to AC Power
  16
- Connect the FS-4 to a DV Camcorder
  16
- Recording and Playback with the FS-4
  17
- Power "On" the FS-4
  17
- Recording and Playback with the
  17
- Power "On" the
  17
- Set the Time and Date
  18
- Select a DV File Format
  20
- Recording with FS-4
  20
- Recording with
  20
- Manual Recording
  21
- Syncro Slave Recording
  22
- Playback on the FS-4
  23
Using the FS-4 with a Computer

23
Transferring Clips to Your NLE System

31
Charging the Battery

31
Battery Use Warnings

31
Mounting to a Camcorder

31
Belt Mounting

32
Firestore Functions

32
- General Screen Information
  33
- Record Screen
  35
- HDD Mode Screen
  38
- DV Format Screen
  40
- Setup Screen
  41
- Functions Screen
  46
- Utilities Screen
  49
- Control Screen
  57
FS-4 LCD Display Modes

58
Technical Specifications

59
- Physical Description
  59
- Input/Outputs
  59
- Power
  59
- Audio/Video/Timecode Specification
  59
- DTE File Formats
  59
- Disk Information
  59
- Log Files
  60
- Error Messages
  60
- Warranty
  60
- Temperature
  61
- Compatible Camcorders
  61
- Optional Accessories
  61

Focus FS-4/ Product Support Bulletin (2 pages)

DTE-COMPATIBLE NLE SYSTEMs

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Focus FS-4/ Product Support Bulletin (2 pages)

DTE RECORDER FEATURES COMPARISON

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Focus FS-4/ Frequently Asked Questions (2 pages)

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Focus FS-4/ Specifications (2 pages)

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