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Getting Started

FS-M User Manual - Review Draft

MANL-0977-01

1.2 Getting Started

1.2.1 System Requirements

To operate the FS-M, the following items are required:

• A composite video or s-video source.
• A video monitor with a video or s-video input.
• A set of video and audio cables.
• An AC power outlet.

Before powering on the FS-M, please take a few minutes to become familiar with
the FS-M front panel control interface and its back panel connections.

1.2.2 Unpacking the FS-M

Unpack the FS-M and verify that all components are present and not damaged.

The standard FS-M system includes:

Missing or Damaged Components

If there are missing or damaged items, contact Focus Enhancements Support for

assistance.
Email: [email protected]

Telephone: 763-398-1658

Hard Drive Lock Keys

(Drive bay must be locked
for FS-M to operate.

FS-M CD

Rack Mounting Tabs

(with 8 screws)

Ethernet Crossover Cable

Universal Power Cord

FS-M MPEG Digital Disc Recorder

FS-M User Manual

Summary of Contents for Firestore FS-M

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Page 2: ...ND ACCURATE AT THE TIME OF PRINTING HOWEVER THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE Copyright Copyright 2005 Focus Enhancements All Rights Reserved The material contained in th...

Page 3: ...ect the unit to other equipment To prevent electromagnetic interference with electric appliances such as radios and televisions use shielded cables and connectors This equipment has been tested and fo...

Page 4: ...ocumentation Read Retain and Follow Instructions All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated Retain Documentation Place documentation in a secure place for...

Page 5: ...rted in to a grounded receptor and that the plug blades are not exposed ATTENTION POUR PREVENIR LES CHOCS ELECTRIQUES NE PAS UTILISER CETTE FICHE POLARISEE AVEC UN PROLONGATEUR UNE PRISE DE COURANT OU...

Page 6: ...and supporting structure grounding of the lead in wire to an antenna discharge unit size of grounding connectors location of antenna discharge unit connection to grounding electrodes and requirements...

Page 7: ...roduct If the product has been exposed to rain or water If the product does not operate normally when following the operating instructions Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating...

Page 8: ...mplifiers that generate heat Wall or Ceiling Mounts This device should not be mounted to a wall or ceiling Any mounting of this device should follow its instructions and should use only mounting acces...

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Page 10: ...ER 2 Control Panel Interface 7 Front Panel 7 Power On Off Switch 7 Menu Control 8 Deck Control 8 Special Controls 9 LCD Menu Structure 10 Status Menu 11 General 11 Hard Disk Drive 11 Network 11 Audio...

Page 11: ...2 Accessing a Networked FS M with Default IP Settings 22 CHAPTER 4 Software Keypad Interface 23 Introduction 23 The Software KeyPad Interface 23 Computer Keyboard Layout for the FS M 24 Installation 2...

Page 12: ...ng Internet Explorer 6 0 40 Managing Tracks in the FTP Directory 41 CHAPTER 6 RS 232 Interface 43 Introduction 43 Connecting to the FS M RS 232 Port 43 RS 232 Parameters 43 Transfer Mode 44 Command Re...

Page 13: ...uest QOT 54 Tracks Request QON 54 Status Reply ROS 55 Track Reply ROT 55 Position Reply ROP 55 Read TOC TOC 56 Data Structure 56 Track DIG 57 Track Goto STS 57 Track Goto Seek and Play SDP 57 Unknown...

Page 14: ...e during recordings FS M is extremely easy to use but you should first read the manual carefully to avoid any damage to the device 1 1 1 FS M Interfaces The FS M provides the following audio video and...

Page 15: ...e FS M front panel control interface and its back panel connections 1 2 2 Unpacking the FS M Unpack the FS M and verify that all components are present and not damaged The standard FS M system include...

Page 16: ...f the different layers and options within the Menu 6 Deck Control Buttons These 8 buttons are the controls for the Playback speed Selection of the tracks Pause Stop and Record functions see below for...

Page 17: ...anual Review Draft MANL 0977 01 4 Location of FS M hard drive For Operation Drive Bay Must Be Locked As a data integrity measure the FS M requires that the drive bay be locked securing the hard drive...

Page 18: ...te Video CVBS with BNC connector The top Composite and BNC connectors are for outputs and the bottom are for inputs Stereo Audio Inputs Outputs These are unbalanced RCA The left audio RCA connectors a...

Page 19: ...M powers on an FS M image appears on the video monitor If the image does not appear check the video and audio connections Video Input CVBS and Y C must not be connected with a source at the same time...

Page 20: ...d after a few seconds the front panel LCD displays system status information as shown above At the same time the video output initializes and the FS M On Screen Display OSD displays on the monitor The...

Page 21: ...Rewind button again Each time the Rewind button is pressed rewind speed increases Stop Stops the foreground function such as Play or Record Example In Player mode the FS M plays a recorded track out...

Page 22: ...the slow playback press Fast Forward again During Pause each time Fast Forward is pressed the speed is increases by half 1 8 1 4 and 1 2 Next Track In Player mode pressing Next jumps to the next Trac...

Page 23: ...s IP address 192 168 0 102 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway 0 0 0 0 In preparation for recording a System option provides the ability to erase the hard disk and maximize storage capacity for the reco...

Page 24: ...ecording time The FS M automatically updates the hard drive status information as changes occur S W VER 1 2 0 DATE 17 07 05 TV STANDARD NTSC QUIT SEL DOWN Version of current FS M software Video standa...

Page 25: ...C A Input RCA OUTPUT ALL QUIT SEL DOWN V Input The currently selected video input either CVBS Composite BNC or YC S Video Mini DIN A Input The currently selected audio input RCA Output ALL indicates a...

Page 26: ...standards see Table 1 Video Compression Specfications on page 14 V 2350kbps V MPEG2 CBR A MPIL2 224kbps QUIT SEL DOWN V Video Bit Rate the currently selected video sampling rate V Video Compression th...

Page 27: ...Audio 224kbps DVD LP Video 4000kbps VBR D1 MPEG2 Audio 256kbps DVD Video 6000kbps VBR D1 MPEG2 Audio 384kbps DVD HQ Video 8000kbps VBR D1 MPEG2 Audio 384kbps HQ Video 12000kbps VBR D1 MPEG2 Audio 384k...

Page 28: ...ard disk This is not reversible SYSTEM Erase Hard disk Reset IP Addr QUIT SEL DOWN V V V Erase Hard Disk QUIT SEL DOWN The Erase Hard disk function prepares the FS M hard drive for a recording session...

Page 29: ...d drive reaches full capacity To switch between Recorder and Player modes press the E E button on the front control panel Switching between modes does not affect recording it continues in either mode...

Page 30: ...with a variable bit rate that can be adjusted from 1 2 Mbps VCD quality up to 12 Mbps which is higher than DVD quality Below is table of hard drive storage capacity bit rate and types of compression W...

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Page 32: ...user interface is the front control panel see Control Panel Interface on page 7 3 1 2 Peripheral In addition to its capabilities as a stand alone device when the FS M acts as a peripheral it provides...

Page 33: ...FS M ethernet port 1 Use an ethernet hub to emulate a network This permits the use of regular ethernet cables between the three devices 2 Use the ethernet cross over cable included with the FS M to c...

Page 34: ...browser window For information about the FS M Web application see FS M Web and FTP Interfaces on page 29 3 3 2 Configuring the FS M as a Network Device Before installing a FS M on a network it is oft...

Page 35: ...P range as the FS M s default IP address e g 192 168 0 101 2 Set the subnet mask to 255 255 255 0 For information on how to change TCP IP settings refer to the OS Help documentation for the host compu...

Page 36: ...hat offers the User the capability to create macro commands so that frequently used strings of FS M commands can be scripted and then executed by pressing a hotkey on the keyboard see Macros on page 2...

Page 37: ...Arrow keys on the Software Keypad are not enabled Key Function Key Function 0 Record 5 Play 1 no function 6 Forward 2 Pause 7 Previous Track 3 Next Frame 8 Stop 4 Rewind 8 Next Track Num Lock Switches...

Page 38: ...Enhancements CD 2 Double click on Setup exe and then follow the instructions on the screen 4 2 3 Application Setup After the Software Keypad is installed it is necessary to configure the application...

Page 39: ...back tracks on the FS M hard drive do the following 1 Press the Num lock key to view the Track Access screen Figure 3 Track Access Screen 2 This screen provides for selecting and playing back single t...

Page 40: ...ays the Macro Control screen 4 3 2 1 Creating A Macro The following instruction describes how to create a macro that stops a recording of a track then goes to a specific amount of time and displays a...

Page 41: ...ck to go on the track Select 30 seconds and then click Ok 5 Now select the Shuttle Forward command A screen appears that displays a list of available speeds for advancing the shuttle Key in the approp...

Page 42: ...em management functions To open the Web Interface for a FS M enter the IP address of that FS M in the browser address window and press Enter JAVA Software for the Desktop The Web Interface control fun...

Page 43: ...Control to select a video feed and display it on the monitor 2 Click on the Record button to start recording 3 To pause recording click on the Record button a second time 4 To resume recording click o...

Page 44: ...depends on the Playback Mode selected on the System Configuration page see page 38 1 In Track mode select a track in either the Tracklist page 33 and click the Play button The track begins to play 2...

Page 45: ...s release date Hardware Shows the current version of the FS M hardware driver software Active Directory Displays the directory currently in use Capacity Shows the maximum storage capacity of the hard...

Page 46: ...er tabs and is used to manage the Playlist 5 1 3 1 Select a Track from the Tracklist To select a track click on the box to the left of the Track Number 5 1 3 2 Copy a Track to the Host Computer 1 Sele...

Page 47: ...Click on the Delete icon to the right of the track A confirmation window appears Click Yes in the confirmation dialog window 5 1 3 5 Rename a Track 1 Select the track 2 Click on the Ren icon to the r...

Page 48: ...ual 35 The Web Interface 5 1 4 Recorder Configuration Page 5 1 4 1 Input Output Video Input Composite for CVBS Y C for S Video Video Standard Set the video line and field rates according to NTSC and P...

Page 49: ...dancy Checking to verify accurate data transmission Copyright Set the copyright bit in the MPEG audio stream 5 1 4 3 Saving Configuration Settings When the recording parameters are set click on Apply...

Page 50: ...a track to the Playlist 1 Go to the Tracklist 2 Select the track to add 3 Click on the Add icon to the right of the highlighted track 5 1 5 2 Change Order of Play 1 Select the track to move 2 Use the...

Page 51: ...rical identifier works with the IP address to designate where in a subnet the FS M is located Gateway If required enter the Gateway address Similar to an IP address this four byte identifier specifies...

Page 52: ...the FS M uses when it enters Player mode Track When the FS M enters Player mode it begins playing back all the tracks in the tracklist Playlist On entering Player mode the FS M begins playback of the...

Page 53: ...rogram works well and can be one of the many freeware or shareware FTP applications available 5 2 1 Using FTP to Access the FS M Because there are a many FTP applications available the User should ref...

Page 54: ...the FTP folder or to paste upload items into the FTP site use the same commands and actions used with Windows Explorer or My Computer File Parameters Uploading copying files to FS M requires that the...

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Page 56: ...The RS 232 interface provides the ability to control the FS M with either a computer or an event controller that is directly connected to it 6 1 1 Connecting to the FS M RS 232 Port To connect direct...

Page 57: ...start and end transmissions In addition transfer mode uses a generic error code ERE to report error conditions 6 3 2 Normal Commands Normal commands are used for simple actions such as Play Stop Pause...

Page 58: ...locks 3 The FS M returns a Transfer Data Size message to the Host with the total size in bytes of the data about to be sent 4 Host confirms size of the data transfer by returning the data size to the...

Page 59: ...Host Reply FS M STX TOC ETX STX TOC ETX Transmit FS M Reply Host L Data Size ETX L Data Size ETX In this example TOC size is 32 bit Transmit FS M Reply Host T Byte Size Data Checksum H Checksum This...

Page 60: ...s followed by 3 spaces _ _ _ Special characters such as the language dependent characters and are not valid Only upper and lower case characters A through Z and the numbers 0 through 9 are allowed Do...

Page 61: ...s a Play command and starts playing from the beginning the track that was being recorded Sending a Stop halts the playback and shows the last frame Sending another Stop returns the FS M to recorder mo...

Page 62: ...corder and the FS M returns a Pause status 6 4 6 Fast Forward OFF Use OFF to start fast forwarding through the foreground video The FS M must be in play mode of Pause to respond to this command Sendin...

Page 63: ...ng At the beginning of the first track Rewind jumps to the end of the last track and continues rewinding 6 4 8 Shuttle Forward OSF Use OSF X when it is necessary to advance slowly through the track Th...

Page 64: ...e OSD as a toggle switch to turn the FS M control screen display On and Off 6 4 10 2 ODD Use ODD X as a toggle or to set a specific screen display state Transmit Reply STX OSD ETX STX OSD ETX Transmit...

Page 65: ...the two video input modes 6 4 11 2 VID Use VID X to set a specific video input 6 4 12 Next Frame OAF Use OAF to advance to the next frame 6 4 13 Next NXT Use NXT to play the next track Transmit Reply...

Page 66: ...4 15 Read Status QOP Sends the status of the FS M The status that may be returned are Transmit Reply STX PRV ETX STX PRV ETX Transmit Reply STX QOP ETX STX Status ETX FS M Operation Status Returned Pl...

Page 67: ...ound mode i e if the FS M is in record mode it is the track number of the track being recorded example QOT 66 Value for X 001 through 999 6 4 18 Tracks Request QON Use QON X to return the track number...

Page 68: ...ted QOT X Track Request If the current track changes the FS M notifies the Host with a message similar to that sent by Track Request see Track Request QOT on page 54 6 4 21 Position Reply ROP Use ROP...

Page 69: ...nt32 TOCInfo TOCInfo TrackInfo j PlayTime 2 16 UInt32 TOCInfo TOCInfo TrackInfo j PlayTime 1 8 UInt32 TOCInfo TOCInfo TrackInfo j PlayTime 0 Transmit Reply STX TOC ETX STX TOC ETX TOC Contains Only Fi...

Page 70: ...within a particular track SDP employs an 11 digit code to locate a particular track and then find the defined position within that track When the position is found SDP begins playback from that point...

Page 71: ...ther track the REN returns an error ERE 6 4 28 Track Goto by Name and Play SNP FFFFFFFF Use SNP to locate for the beginning of a specified track and then begin playing it back FFFFFFFF is the name of...

Page 72: ...3 characters in length Left pad the track number with one or two spaces for example TSS _ _7 or _99 6 4 31 Erase Track CLT Use CLT to locate a track by its number and then erase it XXX is the number o...

Page 73: ...g the erased track are renamed accordingly If the track names are unique they are not changed When FS M renames tracks it omits file type extensions If the track is playing or recording the FS M retur...

Page 74: ...tatus Read Status Read Position QCD Time Read position Read Position Read number of tracks QON QON returns number of available tracks Ext Command Track Request QOT QOT Read Track Ext Command Status Re...

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Page 76: ...de is appropriate 2 Upload the upgrade file into the incoming folder of the FS M The firmware upgrade file extension is upd 3 When the upload completes the FS M automatically installs it and then rebo...

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