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FieldPro DVR 

 Manual, Fast Forward Video, Inc. 

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LED Operation 

The action described below occurs immediately when the button is pressed. 
 

LED Operation 

MODE ACTION  LED 

DISPLAY 

Pass-Thru 

Pause 

Red 

High - 0.1 Sec. per Sec. - Single short blink per second. 

Pass-Thru Record 

Red 

High Output - LED On. 

Playback 

Stop 

Green 

High - 0.1 Sec. per Sec. - Single short blink per second. 

Playback 

Play (1:1) 

Green 

High Output - LED On. 

Playback 

Forward - non 1:1 

Green 

LED high in a pattern short, short, long, short 

Playback 

Reverse - non 1:1 

Green 

LED high in a pattern short, long, short 

Awaiting “Delete All” Confirmation 

Red & 
Green 

Alternate short blinks for 5 seconds or until REC button has 
been held to indicate confirmation. 

Confirm Video Delete 

Red & 
Green 

Red LED blinks until two seconds before Delete completes, 
then Green blinks for last two seconds. 
MOE Disk format takes about 2.5 seconds. 
FAT32 Disk format takes approximately 30 seconds. 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Summary of Contents for FieldPro DVR

Page 1: ...7 2007 18200 West McDurmott Suite B Irvine CA 92614 USA Phone 949 852 8404 FAX 949 852 1226 http www ffv com The design of the FieldPro DVR is proprietary No part of the FieldPro DVR manual may be copied or modified without the written consent of Fast Forward Video Inc Printed in the U S A ...

Page 2: ... Inc 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Overview 3 Front Bezel Buttons and Functions 4 LED Operation 5 Rear Panel Illustration 6 USB Operation 7 NATIVE MODE 8 BVW 75 MODE 8 Firmware Updating Procedure 9 Specifications 10 MAINTENANCE 11 Limited Warranty 12 ...

Page 3: ...ral purpose Betacam images 10 1 for S VHS 15 1 for VHS The rule of thumb for minutes of storage generally available is compression ratio is roughly equivalent to minutes per gigabyte For example 10 1 compression ratio x 80 gigabytes 10 x 80 roughly 800 minutes recording time or approximately 12 hours With single frame recording enabled a frame will be recorded every time the record button is press...

Page 4: ...rd Hold Stop and tap Record Change to Pass Thru Play or Stop Simultaneous Stop and Record Play forward 1x Stop Play Pause Play Stop Step Fwd 1 frame Play or Stop Stop Step Rev 1 frame Play or Stop Stop Seek start next clip Play or Stop Seek to end Play or Stop Hold for second Seek start previous clip Play or Stop Seek to beginning Play or Stop Hold for second Scan Fwd 5x Play 5x Play Simultaneous ...

Page 5: ...cond Playback Play 1 1 Green High Output LED On Playback Forward non 1 1 Green LED high in a pattern short short long short Playback Reverse non 1 1 Green LED high in a pattern short long short Awaiting Delete All Confirmation Red Green Alternate short blinks for 5 seconds or until REC button has been held to indicate confirmation Confirm Video Delete Red Green Red LED blinks until two seconds bef...

Page 6: ...n Signal Ground Signal Description Wire Color code Connector Label Connector 3 12 Composite Video In 8 coaxial cable BNC CV In 10 11 Composite Video Out 9 coaxial cable BNC CV Out 18 16 Left In 8 White RCA RCA L In 9 17 Right In 8 Red RCA RCA R In 8 15 Left Out 9 White RCA RCA L Out 7 14 Right Out 9 Red RCA RCA R Out 23 TX Red DB9 Pin 2 RS232 22 RX White Pin 3 24 Ground Black Pin 5 1 6 1 2 3 4 5 6...

Page 7: ...ows 2000 and Windows XP for the connection The drive should show up as an external drive when the USB cable is connected and the DVR is powered On unless the unit is in Record The DVR will not allow USB access when recording since all data on the drive could be damaged deleted by doing so Connecting the USB cable during Play will stop the playback and send the DVR into Pass Thru mode because the D...

Page 8: ...tell the DVR to record a 10 second clip at 00 01 00 00 for 10 seconds it would record this and the machine would then assume it had 1 minute of black 10 seconds of video from the 1 minute time code mark and then 23 58 50 00 of black after this If you want to record over this clip and add new information it will insert the video at the same points and overwrite the data on the drive in the same way...

Page 9: ...d unzip the files Hook up the FieldPro IDE DVR to your computer Hook a DB9 straight through cable to the 9 pin serial port of your computer Use DVR Master software to update firmware on FieldPro IDE Click the Rev button in the lower right corner of the DVR Master window The revision date is shown for both the operation firmware and the boot firmware Click the Update button to update the firmware A...

Page 10: ...PAL DAC Resolution 10 bits x 3 S N Ratio 60 dB VIDEO COMPRESSION Codec Zoran Method JPEG Joint Photographic Experts Group Compression Ratio Variable down to 4 1 MEMORY Multi port Frame Buffer 32 MB DRAM IDE HARD DRIVE 2 5 Hitachi Travelstar or Fujitsu MHT Series MICROPROCESSOR Type Intel 80386EX Clock Speed 40 MHz Local ROM EPROM 1MB Flash EEPROM Local SRAM 1MB 0 wait state COMMUNICATIONS INTERFAC...

Page 11: ...uate ventilation and be kept as cool as possible If you experience any problems with the unit please call Fast Forward Video s service department DO NOT ATTEMPT to repair or modify the unit as this might cause further damage which could void your warranty A technician can determine whether your problem is caused by a faulty component and whether you need to return it for evaluation and or repair P...

Page 12: ...rge WARRANTY LIMITATIONS THIS WARRANTY SHALL NOT APPLY IF THIS PRODUCT a IS DAMAGED BY NEGLIGENCE ACCIDENT MISUSE OR BY OTHER CAUSES UNRELATED TO DEFECTIVE MATERIALS OR WORKMANSHIP OR b HAS HAD THE SERIAL NUMBER ALTERED DEFACED OR REMOVED ANY APPLICABLE IMPLIED WARRANTIES ARE HEREBY LIMITED IN DURATION TO THE WARRANTY PERIOD DESCRIBED ABOVE IN NO EVENT SHALL FAST FORWARD VIDEO INC BE LIABLE FOR CO...

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