Datavideo DN-600 Instruction Manual

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17Before recordingBefore using your recorder, there are a few actions and options that should be considered.Transfer any old clips to computerThe DN-600 is primarily a capture device, as opposed to an archiving device, and it is best to start outwith a fresh DN-600. If you have video clips already recorded on the HE-1 HDD enclosure its best totransfer them to a computer to free up drive space on the HE-1 before starting the next project. Seepage 27 for further details.Choose the file system, FAT32 or NTFSSET FAT32 / NTFS This SYSTEM SETUP option configures the HE-1 HDD file system seen by thecomputer. Select NTFS and a clip is recorded as one single file no matter how long the recording.Select FAT32 and the video will be broken up up into a series of 2GB files depending on its length.Each 2GB file roughly equates to 9 minutes of video. So a 20 minute recording may be broken up into3 files under the FAT32 system or just one file under the NTFS system. See page 16 for furtherdetails.Set up the HDD partitions to 1 or 2SETUP HDD PARTITION The storage space in the HE-1 HDD enclosure can be broken into 2partitions or parts; the second partition reserves 6GB and this is not seen or used by the recorder.The second partition will appear as a second drive when the HE-1 is connected to a computer. Theuser is free to use this second partition to store any data including spreadsheets, metadata and/orproduction notes. The recorder is guaranteed not to overwrite data in this second partition. Deleting allbins will not erase the data in the second partition either. See page 16 for further details.Note: Changing partition count will erase the content in all bins so is best done before a project.Set the HDD volume IDMODIFY HDD VOLUME ID When connecting the HE-1 removable drive enclosure to a computer, thedrive will have a volume name of Datavideo xx. If your application calls for multiple recorder HDD’s tobe connected to the computer at the same time, it becomes helpful to have a different volume namefor each recorder’s HE-1 drive. This option allows the xx value to be set between 00 and 99. Seepage 16 for further details.Set the signal typeThe recorder can operate in one of two modes, HDV or DV.HDV mode is used to record from IEEE1394 sources supplying an HDV M2T data stream.DV mode is used to record from SD Standard Definition sources including Composite or DV25 inputs.If DV is selected a choice between NTSC or PAL also needs to be made. See page 16 for furtherdetails.Note: Changing between signal types will erase the existing content on the HE-1 HDD enclosure.Select which time code to useSET TIMECODE DISPLAY With DV25, while recording or playing, the time code displayed can beeither the externally supplied time code or the recorder’s internally generated one.If the signal is analogue [Composite] input and no time code is supplied to the BNC input labelled TCon the rear panel then internal time code should be selected within the recorder. The frame number ofany BIN starts at 00:00:00:00 in each bin unless external time code is supplied.For HDV, the time code displayed is always the External time code. See page 16 for further details.