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How to prepare to record from a HDV input
Wired Connections
Connect the video source to the HDV IEEE1394 6pin input on the rear of the recorder. Audio will be
taken from the same HDV IEEE1394 6pin input source.
Set the unit to record from a digital source [DIG]
Press the
MENU
button and use the right hand soft key to navigate to
the
SELECT SOURCE
option. Use the left hand soft key to
ENTER
the menu option. Use the right hand soft key to select the
DIG
source
setting. An asterix symbol will be displayed next to
DIG
when
selected. Press the
MENU
button to exit the option. The top line of
the LCD panel should now display
DIG
also.
See
Set the signal type
on page 17 also.
Choose the file type for video editing
The only choice for recording HDV video with this recorder is .M2T. This file can now be used with
most editing software. However, in some cases the file has to be converted before it can be edited.
Note
: The file format started with one bin will apply to all subsequent recordings in that bin and can
only 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 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 setting.
An asterix symbol will be displayed next to file type when selected. Press the
MENU button to exit
the option. The second line of the LCD panel should now display the recording file type chosen.
Audio sampling rate
When the video source is digital [DIG] the DN-700 recorder will match the audio sampling rate of the
source equipment.
Set the record date
The date attribute of the created file is set to this date value when the source is analogue. Each file
representing a clip gets it own date. If the source is digital then the record date is taken from the
source digital stream. If that date is invalid or corrupt then the current record date set by this option is
used 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 the
SET RECORD DATE
option. Use the left hand soft key to
ENTER
the menu option. Use the left hand
soft key to
ENTER
the
SET YEAR
option. Use the right hand soft key to navigate to the
SET MONTH
or
SET DAY
option. Once an option is selected use the soft keys to change the value to the date
required. Once correctly set press the
MENU button twice to exit
the
SET RECORD DATE
option.
