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COOL DV TOOLS D D D V V V B B B a a a n n n k k k F F F i i i r r r e e e W W W i i i r r r e e e D D D V V V R R R e e e c c c o o o r r r d d d e e e r r r Operation Man ual http://www.datavideo-tek.com[...]
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1 Important Notice of Safety Instructi on and Radio & TV Int erfere nce 1. R ead all of these instructi ons a nd sav e them f or later referen ce. 2. Follow all warnings and instructio ns marked on the produc ts. 3. Unplug this prod uct from the w all outlet b efore cleaning. Do not use liquid or aeroso l cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning[...]
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2 D. If the product does not operate normally when the operating instr uctions are followed . Adjust only tho se controls that are covered by the operating instructio ns since improper adjustment of other contro ls may result in damage and will often require extens ive work by a qualified technician to restore the product to normal operation. E. If[...]
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3 Warranty Support one y ear limited w arr anty . Radio & Televi sion Interfer ence UNITED ST A TES: The equipme nt described in this guide gene rates and uses radi o frequ ency en ergy . If i t i s not i nst all ed an d used i n a ccord anc e wi th t he ins tr uc tio ns in t h is g uid e , it ma y c au se inte r fe re nce wit h r a dio an d te[...]
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4 Note: Changes or Modific ations not expressly appro ve d by the party respon sib le for com pli ance coul d voi d the u ser s ri ght to op erate th is equipment. P eripherals used in conjunction w ith this equipment must be connected via s hie ld ed inte r fa ce ca ble s. Use of uns hie lde d int e rfa ce cab le s m ay res ul t in interference to[...]
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5 Table of C ontents Importan t Notice 1 Service , Support an d Warranty 2 Radio & Tel evision Int erference 3 Precautio ns 6 Overview 8 Packing List 9 Key Feat ures 10 Front Pane l Control & LCD 12 Rear Panel 13 System Funct ions 15 Operation 19 Optional Accessories 23 DAC-10 YUV to D V conver ter TL-1 Inte rvalomete r/Transcode r [...]
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6 Precautions o Hand ling P roper a ttention s hould be giv en when hand ling the unit. Oper atio nal H andli ng T ry to a vo id mo v ing t he un it w hi le it is be ing o p er at e d; n or mal b o dy mo tio n is a cc e pta ble . A v o id m ov ing the un it w ith qu ick , ha rd d isr up tio ns . T ry to avo id using the unit on a surface with notic[...]
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7 o Transpo rting Care should be ex ercised when tr ansporting the unit. o Elect rica l Pow er Conn ect the u ni t to elect ric al p ower s ourc es u til izi ng t he pow er c ord supplied or to the Datavideo NMH Battery Pack (D VB-126) usi ng its conne cto r cabl e. Do not use any oth er un app roved p ower sour ces. o Maintenanc e K ee p the unit [...]
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8 Overview Smart, Easy and Depen dable Video Disc Drives DV Bank is the i ndustry -standard, stand-alone solution that allows video professionals to capture digi tal v ideo (DV) co ntent directly to a high perf orma nce d isk dri ve-ba sed s ystem whi le sh oot in g or anyt im e after ward s. Once y our vi deo i s cap tured on the DV Bank , it ca n[...]
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9 Packing List DV Bank s ystem Main Powe r Cord and AC /DC 12 V Adaptor IEEE1394 “Firewire” Cab le Free Dow nload from ww w.datavide o-tek.com Datav ideo “Easy Cut ” soft ware (PC O nly)[...]
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10 Key Features o Loss l ess Captu re The DV B ank allow s y ou to r ec or d liv e to dis k wh ile sh oo ting. o Rand om Acce ss Instant nav igation from clip to clip; yo u no longer need to shuttle through hours of unwante d tape footage. o Compact Size The DV B ank’s redu ced si ze an d low weig ht make i t i deal for fi eld use an d mobile and[...]
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11 r eviewing it on a monitor of yo ur choice. Now there’ s no need to squint at the t iny LC D sc reen on y our d igi cam o r ban g h eads wit h your DP whil e you both try to see what y ou’re shooting. Simultaneo us Record/View also enables yo u to choose the best “tak es” or make rough-cuts o n -the-fly , while on location, before yo u g[...]
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12 Front Panel Control 1. POWER : T oggles the unit on and off . 2. FireWire ( IEEE139 4) 4-pin con nector 3. SOFT KEY : Dep endi n g on th e M ENU m ode chos en, w hen pre ssed , th i s key has th e fol lowing function s: Faster, Next, Forward . Your Sof t K ey cho ice appears di rect ly above the key on the display panel (see Item 13 below). 4. I[...]
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13 6. STOP : Pressin g thi s key wil l hal t all play and re cord acti ons. 7. SEARCH : Th is k ey w ill c yc le t hro ugh a cho ice of des tinat ions with in th e curre nt file. Ev ery press on the SEARCH key will se a rch the f ile in increments of 25% of the file si ze. 8. RECORD : Press and hold on this k ey t hen press on the PAUSE/Play key wi[...]
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14 Rear Panel 14 RS-232 to PC : C onnect a propr i etary Datav ideo RS-232 Adapter to PC for firm ware up grade. Or conn ect a n ext erna l D atavi deo DV B ank rem ote box wi th exten sion key p ad t o wi red r emot e co ntrol th e DV Ba nk 15 6-Pin FireWire ( IEEE-1 394) : T o cas cade anot her D V Ban k o r ext ernal IEEE1394 devices or you may [...]
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15 System Func tions Press on t he “ “ butto n to s witch the f unction items: FILE F REE SPACE ERASE FILE SETUP LOOP P LAY TOTAL SPACE displays FILE: The def ault, and mos t often use d, LCD view is the FI LE menu, w hich display s the file numbe r (1 through 99), the time co de, and the Soft K ey functi ons PREVIOUS and NE[...]
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16 FREE SPAC E T o determine the amount o f FREE SP ACE availab le for you to store additional DV files on y our DV Bank , press the MENU key until the w ord FREE appears in the top left corner of the LCD, then press the Soft Ke y bel ow the w ord ENTER . Th e tota l a mount of fr ee spa ce avail abl e will appea r i n th e top ri ght corn er of th[...]
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17 SETUP LOOP PLAY D V Bank is a versati l e tool. N ot on ly can it b e used to transf er , store and edit DV files, it can also be used as a robust, tamper -resistant DV player enabling the user to choose betw een files a nd to show continuo usly running DV without the ir ritating pause fo r rewind or re play or the annoyin g hesit ation typical [...]
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18 TOTAL SPACE T o verify th e total capaci ty of you r DV Ba nk , pre ss th e MENU button until T O T AL SPACE ap pears in the upper le ft corner of t he LCD . Then press the Soft Key un der t he w ord ENTER and the total space av ai lable, as if ther e were n o DV fil es sto red o n your DV Bank, wi ll appear in the upper right corn er o f the LC[...]
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19 Operation Record “ “ + “ “ Pressi ng th e RECORD+PLA Y/PAUSE buttons to start a n ew video file reco rdi ng, i t wi ll record from the very firs t fram e. Note: i f r ecord in g is st opped b y pres si ng t he STOP button and is immediately fo llowe d by p res sin g th e RECORD+PLAY/PAUSE button, then recording w il l conti nue from wher[...]
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20 Play Forward “ “ Pressi ng th e PLAY FORWARD butto n when a file is no t pla ying ( STOP or PAUSE w as pre vio usly sele cted ) st arts play ing th e s elec ted f ile in the for wa rd direction at 2X s peed. If the file wa s playing in rev erse direc ti on, the n pressing PLAY FORWARD swit ches pl ayback to forward di rection . When pla ying[...]
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21 Play / Pause “ “ Pressi ng the PLAY/PAUSE button to play back the selecte d file. Pressing again to paus e the pl ay function a nd the current fr ame will remain visible o n your monitor , being continuously updated by the microprocessor . Under P aus e mode, press ing the Soft K ey buttons repeatedly will advanc e the f ram e FORWARD or RE [...]
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22 Slow Moti on On the DV Bank you can also easi ly redu ce the speed of the rep lay of you r DV file by pressing the Soft K ey under the word SLOWER (on the LCD) during PLAY FORWARD or PLAY REVERSE . Ea ch ti me you p res s th e Sof t K ey t he speed of replay is halved, up to a maximum of 1/32 the original speed of your DV . Deleting a Fil e Wit [...]
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23 Optional Accessories YUV to DV & DV to YUV Bi-Dir ectional C onverter (DAC- 10 ) Datavideo’s DAC-10 bridges the gap between digital and analog video editing syste ms by providing instantaneous cro ss-format compatibility . The DAC-10 assures that yo ur creat ive e nergies are focuse d on the task at hand ra ther t han on mana ging the tec [...]
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24 Interval ometer/Transcorde r (TL-1) Th is un ique ly pr of ess ion al de vice allo ws y ou to c ho ose spe cific time inte rv als for recording yo ur DV data in both NTSC an d P AL. Allows you to choose betwe en i nterval s of h ours , mi nut es or sec on ds for t im e-l apse, s ecuri ty , medi cal, sci enti fic and cr eati ve recordi ng. Th e T[...]
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25 Composite/ S-Video Input-Output (DAC- 100 ) Datav ideo ’s D AC-1 00 bridges the gap between digita l and analog video editi ng syst ems by p rovidi ng inst antan eous cross- form at conversi ons. Using the DAC -100 to convert analog to DV let’ s you maintain the quality of your analog tape without gener ation loss. Selectable encoding au[...]
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26 Specifications Video For mat NTSC -DV 25Mbps, 8-bi t Y .U.V 4:1:1 P AL -DV 25Mbps, 8-bit Y .U. V 4:2:0 V ideo Dat a DV25 (25Mbps) Audio For mat Embe dded 2-ch (16-bit, 48kHz) or 4-ch (12-bit, 32kHz) Inputs/Out puts 2 X 6-pin FireWire (IEEE-1394) Power Supp ly Input 100 – 240VAC /1.5A 50-60Hz supply Output 12VDC / 3.75A GENER AL Dim ension 6.8 [...]
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27 P/N: 082060325E1[...]