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LTM-CPDV
CapDiv
™
Portable
DV Disk Recorder
the MENU options. Media, or video content, recorded by CapDiv
™
must be
converted to a compatible format in order to be accessed by a Windows-
based or Mac computer. CapDiv
™
converts its captured, native digital video
(.DV) content to an .AVI Type-2 file format supported by all operating systems,
and to enhance cross-compatibility with major NLE’s.
The MAKING MEDIA FILES
process generates “FAT32-compatible” files,
which is a file system compatible with both PC and Macintosh computers. The
FAT32 file system has a file size limitation of 2GB. Since video content can
easily exceed that limit, CapDiv
™
breaks larger video files into groups of num-
bered sequentially, 2GB files. After the MAKING MEDIA FILES conversion func-
tion has been performed, the video content can be viewed in the VTR operat-
ing mode directly from CapDiv
™
.
Connecting to a Windows Based Computer
Connect CapDiv
™
to your Windows based personal computer (PC) with a 6-
pin-to-6-pin IEEE 1394 cable. Your PC must have an IEEE 1394 interface card,
generally refereed to as a “FireWire” adapter. When CapDiv
™
is plugged into
your PC, the Windows Operating System (OS) will automatically mount
CapDiv
™
as an IEEE 1394 HDD and provide instant “Drag & Drop” access to
the digital video content on CapDiv
™
as a local, removable storage device.
Disconnecting from a Windows Based Computer
When you wish to disconnect CapDiv
™
from your Windows based computer,
you must dismount the removable storage device. On the bottom right-hand
corner of your PC on the “task bar” you will see an icon of a green arrow.
This is the Remove Hardware utility Windows provides with its OS to dis-
mount removable storage devices. Click on the program icon to access the
pop-up menu. Highlight the CapDiv
™
device and click on the “Stop” button.
CapDiv
™
can then be safely dismounted.
