JVC DR-DV5000 manual

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    QUICKST AR T GUIDE For Operating System V er sion 1.2 INTR ODUCTION Thank you for choosing the Focus Enhancements’ FireStore DR-DV5000 DV Disk Recording Module for JVC Professional DV Camcorders. The purpose of this QuickStart document is to introduce the features and operation of the FireStore DR-DV5000. The complete User Guide is available on t[...]

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    P AGE 2 REAR CONNECT OR P ANEL The rear connector panel features a 6-pin FireW ire port for DV video I/O (A), a 6-pin FireW ire port for connection of external FireW ire drives or a computer (B), a 4-pin XLR DC power input (C) and a 3.5mm control cable input for RS232C, GPI or wired remote control (D). MOUNTING T O A CAMCORDER The FireStore DR-DV50[...]

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    5) Once mounted, secure the two captive screws at the base of DR-DV5000 to the camcorder . 6) Re-attach the battery system to the rear of the DR-DV5000. Ensure to connect all power cables and utilize the supplied gasket between DR-DV5000 and the battery system. 7) Finally , connect a 6-pin to 4-pin FireWire cable from the 6-pin FireW ire port on DR[...]

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    handle firmly until the handle meets the top of DR-DV5000. If power is on, you will observe the power LED light up green. REMOVING THE HDD: Slide the HDD release latch on the DR-DV5000 top plate toward the battery system. Once slid as far as possible, hold the latch while at the same time grasping the FSHDD-1 drive handle and pulling the HDD out fr[...]

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    File Identification Naming and Scene Marking DR-DV5000 files are identified by TRACK and VOLUME (disk drive) number on the LCD. For instance, a file on the DR-DV5000 LCD identified as 1-043 is clip number 43 on V olume (disk) 1. On a computer , files are identified by their base file name made up of DA TE and TIME. For instance, a clip named 200306[...]

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    PLA Y FROM: TRACK LIST - Plays all clips from the HDD. FOLDER LIST - Plays clips from within a specified folder only . CONTROL MODES: LOCAL - DR-DV5000 front panel or remote control of operation. A V/C - Control of DR-DV5000 via a computer connected to the “DV I/O” FireW ire port on the Connector Panel. Not for use with camcorder recording/play[...]

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    UTILITIES: ORGANIZE FOLD Organizes all scene marked or keeper clips into respective folders on the HDD for easy NLE access. ORGANIZE OMF - Organizes all A vid OMF recorded clips into a folder named “OMFI MediaFiles” so that the A vid MediaT ool is able to use the clips in the A vid T imeline. DELETE CLIP - Allows the selected clip to be deleted[...]

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    FireStore DR-DV5000 QuickStart Guide P AGE 8 MANL-0899-02 DR-D V5000 RECORD AND CONTR OL LCD AND CAMCORDER VIEWFIDER DISPLA Y MODES When used with a JVC GY -DV5000 series camcorder, it is possible to monitor DR-DV5000 status in the camcorder ’ s viewfinder (EVF) and on the LCD display . When DR-DV5000 is connected to a GY -DV5000 and powered, a s[...]