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Switching the unit ON
Ensure the DN-700 power supply is connected to the rear panel of the recorder and the HE-1
removable drive enclosure is fitted and locked in place.
The DN-700 has only one power ON/OFF switch which is located on the front panel. To turn the unit
ON depress the I side of the switch. The front panel buttons and LCD display will become backlit and
the HE-1 drive LED will light before the LCD panel shows the
LCD Clip Status Display
. After roughly
five seconds the recorder will be ready for first use.
Power On / Off
Switches the power On / Off.
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 recorder before first use. The recorder’s LCD panel will display options as follows.
1. Choose the FORMAT option.
2. Press REC & PLAY at the same time.
3. Wait for the drive to be initialised.
4. The drive is now ready for first use.
LCD Clip Status Display explained
1. Sync to Tape Indicator, ST0=OFF and ST1=ON.
2. Analogue / Digital source indicator.
3. Loop Playback indicator – If not present feature is OFF.
4. Remaining Recording Space in Hours and Minutes.
5. Current Bin and Clip.
6. File type indicator.
7. Current Time Code or total length of clip.
8. Menu or recorder options.
9. Record, Pause, STOP, FFWD, FREV and Playback indication.
