Shining Technology CitiDISK DV Quick Usage Guide v7.1 Shining Technology CitiDISK DV Quick Usage Guide v7.1
The
“Pre-Scene Loop
” function will display how many seconds
user wants to choose. If it’s blanked out, such function is not
supported by this hardware. Up to 6 seconds is allowed for
FW1256C & H model.
The “
Continue record at tape end
” is “checked” as a default
setting. Un-check this it
recording at tape end.
The “
Power off
” is not checked as default setting. Checking this
item will automatically turn off the unit 30 seconds after being
ejected from the computer
camera or computer.
The “
Capture format
” column displays the current captured
format. For example, “QuickTime” MOV is the format selected.
User is able to change it by clicking on one of them.
There are two user-definable formats available, which are
“Canopus AVI2” and “Matrox AVI1”, if the firmware was installed
later than November 1, 2004.
Manufacturer Suggested Operating
Procedures
The following are two most commonly used workflows for the
CitiDISK DV suggested by the manufacturer.
Shooting Video to the CitiDISK DV Simultaneously with
Tape
•
Fully charge the unit’s internal battery
•
Choose the favorable native file format for your editing
system
•
Secure the CitiDISK DV with camcorder or mount the
external battery/unit together with camcorder
•
Insert the tape and control the DV recording from ‘REC”
button of the camcorder or manually record the video if no
tape is inserted
•
Play the last captured scene or play all scenes after you
complete shooting
•
Connect to the computer and copy all of the clips to the
internal hard disk for editing
•
Re-connect the CitiDISK DV with camcorder and quick
erase all of the captured clips to re-claim the free disk
space for next usage
Shooting Video to Tape First Then Archiving to the CitiDISK
DV Later
•
Insert the tape and record the video
•
Plug in the wall-mount power adapter to the CitiDISK DV
•
Choose the favorable native file format per your editing
system
•
Connect the camcorder & the CitiDISK DV and archive
videos to the CitiDISK DV
•
Connect to the computer and copy clips to internal hard
disks for editing
•
Re-connect the CitiDISK DV unit with camcorder and quick
erase all of the captured clips to re-claim the free disk
space for the next usage
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