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Main Menu 

There are 8 options in this first level of the menu system and they are: 

MAKING MEDIA FILES 
EMPTY THIS BIN  
SELECT SOURCE 
EMPTY ALL BINs  
RECORD SETUP 
PLAY SETUP 
SYSTEM SETUP 
FIRMWARE REVISION 

 
Pressing the NEXT soft key will bring up the next option in the menu. In turn each menu option will be 
displayed. Choosing NEXT on the last menu item will return you to the first option in the current menu 
list. 

Table 1

 below details the actions for each Main Menu Level option. 

 

Menu Option 

Action taken 

MAKING MEDIA FILES 

This  action  needs  to  be  taken  before  connecting  the  removable  HE-1 
drive  enclosure  to  an  editing  computer.  It  prepares  the  previously 
recorded  video  and  audio  content  on  the  HE-1  drive  to  be  seen  by  a 
computer by wrapping the data in a pre-selected file wrapper like avi or 
mov.  
 

EMPTY THIS BIN 

Empties  or  erases  the  video  and  audio  content  within  the  current  BIN. 

This step cannot be undone

 once the final question has been asked. 

 

SELECT SOURCE 

When  in  DV  [Standard  Definition]  mode,  the  signal  to  be  recorded  can 
be chosen to come either from the Digital DV IEEE-1394 input (DIG) or 
from  the  CVBS  Composite  BNC  input  as  an  NTSC  or  PAL  compatible 
analogue signal (ANA). 
 

Note

 that the current selection will be marked with an asterisk [*]. 

Also ANA or DIG will be displayed on the first line of the LCD panel. 
 

EMPTY ALL BINS 

Empties or erases the content in ALL of the BINS. 

This step cannot be 

undone

 once the final question has been asked. 

 

RECORD SETUP 

Enters the Record Setup Menu group detailed in the named section 
 

PLAY SETUP 

Enters the Play Setup Menu group detailed in the named section 
 

SYSTEM SETUP 

Enters the System Setup Menu group detailed in the named section 
 

FIRMWARE REVISION 

Displays the cur

rent revision of the recorder’s firmware 

 

Table 1 Menu Main Level 

 

 
 
 
 

 

 

Summary of Contents for DN-600

Page 1: ...Analogue Digital Recorder DN 600 Instruction Manual Rev Date 19 09 2013 P N G082060618E1 WWW DATAVIDEO COM...

Page 2: ...the signal type 17 Select which time code to use 17 How to prepare to record from an analogue input 18 Wired Connections 18 Set the unit to record from an analogue source ANA 18 Choose the file type...

Page 3: ...9 Summary List of Commands 29 Connector Pin Assignment 29 System Control 30 Sense Request 30 Transport Control 31 Dimensions 33 Specifications 33 Service and Support 34 Disclaimer of Product and Servi...

Page 4: ...hat the total of the ampere ratings on the products plugged into the extension cord do not exceed the extension cord rating 10 Make sure that the total amperes of all the units that are plugged into a...

Page 5: ...For information on how to register please visit www datavideo com or contact your local Datavideo office or authorized Distributors Certain parts with limited lifetime expectancy such as LCD Panels D...

Page 6: ...p to 750GB the DN 600 is capable of long duration recordings and even SD based time lapse recordings All in all we feel the DN 600 is well suited to live event recording and post production applicatio...

Page 7: ...ove the PCB 2 Seat your 2 5 SATA HDD on to the PCB and then turn it over so you can secure the drive to the PCB using the four screws holes provided 3 Return the PCB with HDD fitted to the enclosure u...

Page 8: ...the time number will be the length of the content in this bin The fourth line labels the soft keys Menu Navigation Left Right soft key The functions of the two Soft Keys found below the LCD are depen...

Page 9: ...nd recording and enter the Stop mode DV HDV in out A standard IEEE 1394 port for connecting a DV25 or HDV Camcorder Cannot be used for file transfer to a computer Level Adjustments The Audio Level Adj...

Page 10: ...site Video input output The connection is composite video input AUDIO IN Accepts a RCA jack plug for audio input Left Right TC IN The connection is for time code single input DC In Socket The connecti...

Page 11: ...switch is located on the rear of the unit Formatting a drive before first use Once a drive has been installed into the HE 1 drive enclosure as described on page 7 it will need to be formatted in the...

Page 12: ...ge from MAKING MEDIA FILES to EMPTY THIS BIN to SELECT SOURCE When all menu options have been navigated you will return to the first option again In some cases the currently selected option will be co...

Page 13: ...e avi or mov EMPTY THIS BIN Empties or erases the video and audio content within the current BIN This step cannot be undone once the final question has been asked SELECT SOURCE When in DV Standard Def...

Page 14: ...Note that the current selection will be marked with an asterisk SET RECORD DATE This option modifies the date attribute of the created file when the source is analogue CVBS It is also used when the s...

Page 15: ...anel PWR ON AUTO PLAY When enabled the recorder will go directly into a play mode in the last BIN selected once power is applied It will then play the whole BIN or just the selected CLIP within the cu...

Page 16: ...hen connecting the HDD to a computer the disk will have for volume name Mediapac xx This option sets the xx value A useful feature when connecting multiple volumes at the same time as from a multi sho...

Page 17: ...second partition Deleting all bins 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 do...

Page 18: ...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 exit the option...

Page 19: ...t hand soft key to ENTER the menu option Use the right hand soft key to navigate to the SET RECORD FILE TYPE option Use the left hand soft key to ENTER the menu option Use the right hand soft key to n...

Page 20: ...o the SET RECORD FILE TYPE option Use the left hand soft key to ENTER the menu option Use the right hand soft key to navigate to the file type required Use the left hand soft key to select file settin...

Page 21: ...on 3 Using the Remote Serial interface See the command protocol at the rear of this manual 4 Simple contact closure circuit using a switch contact or button wired to the GPI port on the recorders rear...

Page 22: ...an be set up to capture from one of six time lapse settings They are 1 frame per second 1 frame per 2 seconds 1 frame per 5 seconds every 4 th frame every other frame or 1 frame per trigger The trigge...

Page 23: ...ause the playback to go faster in the chosen direction up to 32x speed A speed other than 1x is displayed in the bottom line of the LCD panel While playing video pressing the Menu button will give an...

Page 24: ...th both Macs and PCs This format limits the size of a file to a maximum of 2GB that translates to approximately nine minutes of video A clip that lasts longer than nine minutes is broken into multiple...

Page 25: ...1 drive enclosure is fitted with a mini USB connector on its rear this can provide power to the HDD as well as allow the exchange of data Note With some PCs and Laptops the USB bus power may not be e...

Page 26: ...his method This section describes the firmware update process for the recorder if you have all the items required it should take approximately 20 minutes total time to complete Please contact your loc...

Page 27: ...and then press the Play button This should start the record process The button on the connected GPI cabling is then pressed forcing the unit into record pause mode The unit is then ready to activate...

Page 28: ...us Display and navigation buttons select a pre recorded video BIN Make sure the output device monitor is connected and working with the recorder Press in the Play button on the recorder s front panel...

Page 29: ...a three byte acknowledgement ACK if the Checksum is valid If the Checksum is not valid the DN Recorder will ignore the command Most commands will be responded to within 8 msec However a PLAY command f...

Page 30: ...the present time code in Binary Coded Decimal The first byte holds the frame number the second byte holds the seconds the third the minutes and the fourth the hour In the play state the time code ret...

Page 31: ...2h Record The video is recorded from the selected source onto the current Bin This command may be issued only from the idle state 20h 10h Fast Forward A play state where video is played at the highest...

Page 32: ...verse 10h 01h 11h ACK 21h 22h nnh csum Variable Reverse 10h 01h 11h ACK 21h 23h nnh csum Shuttle Reverse 10h 01h 11h ACK 21h 11h 00h 32h Play Pause 10h 01h 11h ACK 24h F0h nn csum Select Bin and Play...

Page 33: ...andwidth 20 20KHz 3dB S N Ratio 50 dB THD 0 15 Time Code In SMPTE 0 5V to 5 0V p p BNC Digital Video In Out IEEE 1394 400Mbps max 6 pin GPI Trigger 1 65V Threshold 100K Ohms input contact closure Reco...

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