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The following product named "HDV-Recorder" carries the CE seal of conformity on the basis of the guidelines 89/336/EWG of the Commission of the European Community mutual recognition of their conformity . This recorder is meant for use with hard-drives carrying the CE seal of conformity . This statement is given in responsibility for t[...]
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Contents Page 1. General information .......................................................................................... 5 2. HDV -Recorder .................................................................................................... 5 2.1 What is the HDV -Recorder? .................................................................[...]
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Legal notices T o avoid making mistakes during operation, we recommend that you carefully follow the instructions provided in this manual. W e have taken a great deal of care whilst programming and checking this software. Nevertheless, since it is not possible to guarantee totally error -free software applications in all environments and at any tim[...]
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5 1. General information Congratulation on purchasing the HDV - Recorder! W e would like to thank you for putting trust in our company and hope that this product shall meet your expectations. This manual explains how to use the HDV - Recorder , its on screen menus and the single functions. For further questions and suggestions you can of course con[...]
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6 7 IEEE 1394. The recorder stores this material if you wish. After that, the video can be output digitally to DVD or analogue via VGA to a hi-res TFT monitor with a resolution of up to 1920 x 1 2 00 pixels and up to 60 Hz frame rate. 2.2 The functions of the HDV -Recorder • Real-time (R T) playback of videos directly from an HDV camera • Recor[...]
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6 7 optic cable to connect with a digital audio amplier . Switching to either is not required as the signal is output both analogue and digitally at the same time. If you are using a PS2 keypad/keyboard, connect it with the purple keyboard port (3) at the back of the recorder . Connect your USB keypad by plugging it into any of the USB ports fou[...]
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8 9 T o power down the HDV -Recorder , select the ` Power Off ´ item in the main menu with the keypad/keyboard. Y ou can read how to select a menu item in the next chapter . 7. The single menus 7.1 The Main Menu The main menu is opened/activated using the Menu/Ok key on your keypad and can be closed again using the Exit key or by selecting the Exi[...]
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8 9 with the arrow up/arrow down keys, and once you have pressed the Ok key , the recorder software shall ask you: ` Start recording? ´ Make sure to select ` Y es ´ and press the Ok key to begin recording the video to the hard-drive. (Pressing the Exit key or selecting ` No ´ would return you to the Record Menu.) If you have accidentally selecte[...]
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10 11 Once you have stopped playback, the system returns to the normal live signal video display or a grey screen appears with the text `No HDV Signal´. With the `cut and paste´ function, you can move the position of the lms in order to rearrange the order for the ` Play all lms ´ mode. Simply mark the lm you wish to move and press the [...]
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10 11 your recorded video. After entering the menu, a requester appears, allowing you to select the lm that is to be trimmed. After selecting, the trim menu appears: In the background, you can see the rst frame of the footage. Use the key arrow up to select the function In (for the In-point). The selection turns red. (If there is still materi[...]
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12 13 7.8 The P AL Menu In this menu, you can use the left/right arrows to switch between ` 60 Hz monitor ´ and ` 50 monitor ´. If the connected monitor supports a frame rate of 50 Hz, please select ` 50 Hz monitor ´ so that P AL videos can be played in 50 Hz mode. If the monitor only supports 60 Hz, it is necessary to select `60 Hz monitor ´ ([...]
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12 13 example, we had chosen 1920x1200, most projector beamers would show no picture and the user would hence not be in a position to set t the required resolution. This default setting can be brought back any time by pressing the ` Reset monitor ´ key for a longer time (app. 10 seconds). If, for example, the recorder has been used with a 1920x120[...]
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