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Software Instruction Manual

This software is for use with Windows

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Summary of Contents for DV-PC

Page 1: ...Version 1 Software Instruction Manual This software is for use with Windows XP only E ...

Page 2: ...ge device e g hard disk of your computer and retain the original for back up purposes provided that you shall reproduce on such backup copy the same copyright notice and other ownership legends exactly as and where they appear on the SOFTWARE as delivered Any other copying of the SOFTWARE is a violation of this Agreement 2 RESTRICTIONS You shall not or allow any third party to assign sublicense se...

Page 3: ... BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS AS TO DESIGN QUALITY MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR SYSTEM INTEGRATION TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW IN NO EVENT SHALL CANON CANON S SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATES THEIR DISTRIBUTORS AND DEALERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGES WHATSOEVER WHETHER KNOWN FORESEEABLE OR OTHERWISE INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY CONSE...

Page 4: ...himomaruko 3 chome Ohta ku Tokyo 146 8501 Japan 9 SEVERABILITY In the event that any provision of this Agreement is declared or found to be illegal by any court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction such provision shall be null and void with respect to the jurisdiction of that court or tribunal and all the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect 10 CONTROLLING ...

Page 5: ...he Camcorder to the Computer 10 Starting DV PC Recorder 11 Main Panel 12 System Menu 13 Camcorder Screen Display 14 Setting Video Folder File Name and Recording Mode 15 Performance Check 18 Recording on the Hard Disk 20 Recording Panel 22 Frame Dropping 23 Recording History 24 Reviewing the Recorded Picture 25 Playback Panel 25 Time Slider 26 Uninstalling the Software 28 Troubleshooting 29 ...

Page 6: ... without the prior written permission of Canon Canon makes no warranties for damages resulting from corrupted or lost data due to mistaken operation or malfunction of the camcorder the software personal computer or peripheral devices Trademark Acknowledgements Canon is a registered trademark of Canon Inc Microsoft and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation ...

Page 7: ...800 600 pixels 1024 768 pixels or more recommended High Color 16 bit or better Interface IEEE1394 OHCI compliant Proper operation is not guaranteed on a dual CPU PC or on a user built PC Proper operation is not guaranteed on any particular system even if it meets the requirements outlined above Recordings cannot be saved on a hard disk recognized as Removable disk This software will not operate pr...

Page 8: ...puter and download the DV PC Recorder installer from Canon s web site Download the DV PC Recorder following the instructions on the web site and double click the downloaded installer 2 Click Next 3 Read the license agreement and click Yes 4 Confirm the target folder and click Next If a warning message regarding the installation appears click Continue Anyway If a dialog appears asking you whether y...

Page 9: ...ly A dedicated driver will be installed automatically 6 If the Found New Hardware Wizard window appears select Install the software automatically Recommended and click Next If a warning message regarding the installation appears click Continue Anyway 7 Click Finish Installation of the driver is complete ...

Page 10: ... the computer Do not deactivate the DV CONTROL function while the camcorder is connected to the computer Refer to the computer manual for the location of the computer s IEEE1394 DV port Refer to the camcorder instruction manual for connecting instructions When the camcorder is correctly connected to the computer a camcorder icon appears under My Computer IEEE1394 Port on the Computer DV Terminal o...

Page 11: ...nge the target folder click Modify folder and select another folder When you remove the checkmark next to Display this window when DV PC Recorder is launched this dialog will not appear the next time you start DV PC Recorder The first time you start DV PC Recorder the target folder is set as Windows drive Documents and Settings login user name My Documents date If Windows is not installed on a NTF...

Page 12: ...s the camcorder model name and the status of the tape in the camcorder The status of the tape is indicated as follows No tape in the camcorder Stop mode Recording Tape reached the end Tape is write protected Tape error Check the tape status 5 Option settings Displays the Option settings window 6 Minimize Minimizes the Main Panel When you minimize the main panel during recording the DV PC Recorder ...

Page 13: ...el or right clicking the DV PC Recorder icon on the task bar displays the system menu The system menu cannot be displayed while a dialog is shown 2 1 3 1 Close Closes DV PC Recorder 2 Help Topics Displays the help topics 3 About DV PC Recorder Displays the version of DV PC Recorder ...

Page 14: ...If is not displayed activate the DV CONTROL function of the camcorder When the hard disk status does not allow recording e g hard disk space is running out file is being played with DV PC Recorder recording is made only on the tape Camcorder Screen Display The DV PC Recorder status and the remaining recording time on the hard disk are displayed on the camcorder screen ...

Page 15: ...tings such as target folder video folder file name and recording mode before recording the camcorder picture on the hard disk 1 Click 2 Click the General or Record tab 3 Select the settings and click OK The settings will be applied and the Option settings window closes ...

Page 16: ...fferent folder Create sub folder Creates a subfolder within the folder shown under Video folder You can name the folder after the date by selecting Use recording date or specify a new folder name under Specify folder name 2 Specify the file name of the video recording A sequence number up to 9999999 will be allocated after the specified prefix e g DVPC0001 avi 3 Placing a check mark displays a dia...

Page 17: ...mputer screen during recording When frame dropping occurs select Small or No preview 3 Select the file format of the recording The recordings are saved in the AVI format Select the AVI format that is compatible with your editing software For details refer to the instruction manual of the software or consult the software manufacturer When using Adobe Premiere Pro Premiere Pro 1 5 or Canopus EDIUS L...

Page 18: ...recordings before you start recording on the hard disk 1 In the Option settings window select the General tab select the video folder and click Performance check 2 Click Start The performance check of the hard disk starts DV PC Recorder writes data to the selected folder evaluates the performance of the hard disk and shows the result on the graph ...

Page 19: ...When performance check is complete review the result and click Close A bar below the red line indicates that frames may be dropped during recording a part of the picture may not be written to the file Even if all bars are above the red line frames may be dropped when a program accessing the hard disk e g anti virus software is activated ...

Page 20: ...nce check When the sequence number of the file exceeds the maximum value e g DVPC9999999 avi When DV PC Recorder is started while using the camcorder with another software Observe the followings during recording Do not activate any other software When another software is running frame droppings may occur Also when software that accesses the camcorder e g editing software is started DV PC Recorder ...

Page 21: ...her file in Sequence mode finalize the file by clicking in recording or stop mode If you have not finalized after stopping recording in Sequence mode the preview on the playback panel does not appear Restart recoding or finalize the file by clicking When you change the frame rate on the camcorder during recording recording stops for a moment The recording after restart will be saved as a new file ...

Page 22: ...rom the menu that appears upon right clicking the preview 4 Time code Shows the time code of the file 5 Starts stops recording the camcorder picture When a recordable tape is in the camcorder recording on tape starts Clicking starts recording Clicking during recording stops recording This button cannot be operated when the DV CONTROL function is deactivated or when the remaining hard disk capacity...

Page 23: ...ed 10 Recording settings Shows the file name recording mode file format and video folder set in the Option settings window 11 Recording history Shows recorded files and file information 24 12 Number of dropped Indicates the number of dropped frames during recording frames 13 Playback Plays back the file selected under Recording history 25 Recording on the Hard Disk Frame Dropping When a program ac...

Page 24: ...information on dropped frames is selected Clicking starts the playback panel and the file is played back from the point where frame dropping occurred Recording History When you stop recording in Standard mode or when a file has been created upon finalizing in Sequence mode the file information appears under Recording history The recording history will disappear when you close DV PC Recorder When y...

Page 25: ... move the slider 26 You cannot select multiple files for continued playback To pause playback click Playback Panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 Playback preview Shows the playback picture of the selected file You can display the safe margin and the center marker Select these settings from the menu that appears upon right clicking the preview 2 Time code Shows the playback position of the file 3 Starts stops play...

Page 26: ...h NTSC only 6 Time slider Allows you to change the playback position by moving the slider Reviewing the Recorded Picture Time Slider You can change the playback position by dragging the slider with the mouse 1 The slider returns to the starting point You can also press the F12 and Home key on the keyboard 2 The time slider can be displayed in 5 different scales maximum of 2 hours Increases the sca...

Page 27: ...displayed at the right of this button 2 The slider moves to the frame dropping point before the current position The number of dropped frames is displayed at the left of this button The slider moves to the end when pressing the F12 and End key on the keyboard During playback pause pressing the b or a key on the keyboard after moving the slider with the mouse allows you to fine adjust the position ...

Page 28: ...V cable from the camcorder and the computer before uninstalling the software You need to log in as an administrator before uninstalling the software 1 From the start menu select All Programs followed by Canon Utilities DV PC Recorder and DV PC Recorder Uninstall 2 On the confirmation dialog click OK Uninstallation starts 3 On the confirmation dialog click Finish Uninstallation is complete ...

Page 29: ...annot select a folder on FAT32 or FAT16 hard disks Removable disks or network drives cannot be selected as a video folder Recording will not start even when pressing the start stop button on the camcorder The start stop button on the camcorder is locked Unlock the button appears on the camcorder screen and recordings cannot be made Free hard disk space is less than 0 5 GB Change the video folder T...

Page 30: ...not displayed during recording it might be set to No preview in the Option settings window Select a setting other than No preview When recording in Sequence mode the preview starts when you restart recording or finalize the file by clicking Troubleshooting ...

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