Datavideo DN-600 Instruction Manual

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18How to prepare to record from an analogue inputWired ConnectionsConnect the video source to the Composite [CV] BNC input on the rear of the recorder. If you are alsorecording audio choose between the RCA Phono or Balanced XLR audio wired inputs. If the audiosource needs to be delayed to be in step with the video consider using the Datavideo AD-100, AudioDelay box, in between the recorder and the audio source.Set the unit to record from an analogue source [ANA]Press the MENU button and use the right hand soft key to navigateto the SELECT SOURCE option. Use the left hand soft key toENTER the menu option. Use the left hand soft key to select theANA source setting. An asterix symbol will be displayed next toANA when selected. Press the MENU button to exit the option.The top line of the LCD panel should now display ANA also.See Set the signal type on page 17 also.Choose the file type for video editingThe recording should be made in a file type that your editing software can handle. The choices forrecording are Microsoft .AVI type II, Canopus .AVI, both commonly used in Windows basedcomputers. QuickTime .MOV files used in Macs and .MXF [OP1a] a file format which can besupported by a growing number of editing software packages. Avid being the most well known.Note: The file format started with one bin will apply to all subsequent recordings in that bin and canonly be changed after the bin is erased or emptied.Press the MENU button and use the right hand soft key to navigate to the RECORD SETUP option.Use the left hand soft key to ENTER the menu option. Use the right hand soft key to navigate to theSET RECORD FILE TYPE option. Use the left hand soft key to ENTER the menu option. Use theright hand soft key to navigate to the file type required. Use the left hand soft key to select file setting.An asterix symbol will be displayed next to file type when selected. Press the MENU button to exitthe option. The second line of the LCD panel should now display the recording file type chosen.Select the audio sampling rateThis option will set the audio sampling rate to 48 KHz [16bit] or 32 KHz [12bit] when the video sourceis analogue [ANA]. An audio sampling rate of 48 KHz [16bit] is preferred by most users. Note: Onlyone type of audio sampling rate can be used within a recording bin.Press the MENU button and use the right hand soft key to navigate to the RECORD SETUP option.Use the left hand soft key to ENTER the menu option. Use the right hand soft key to navigate to theSET DEFAULT DV AUDIO option. Use the left hand soft key to ENTER the menu option. Choosebetween 48 KHz [16bit] or 32 KHz [12bit] audio sampling. An asterix symbol will be displayed next toselected option. Press the MENU button to exit the option.Set the record dateThe date attribute of the created file is set to this date value when the source is analogue. Each filerepresenting a clip gets it own date. If the source is digital then the record date is taken from thesource digital stream. If that date is invalid or corrupt then the current record date set by this option isused instead.Press the MENU button and use the right hand soft key to navigate to the RECORD SETUP option.Use the left hand soft key to ENTER the menu option. Use the right hand soft key to navigate to theSET RECORD DATE option. Use the left hand soft key to ENTER the menu option. Use the left handsoft key to ENTER the SET YEAR option. Use the right hand soft key to navigate to the SET MONTHor SET DAY option. Once an option is selected use the soft keys to change the value to the daterequired. Once correctly set press the MENU button twice to exit the SET RECORD DATE option.