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       Shining Technology CitiDISK DV Quick Usage Guide v7.1                         Shining Technology CitiDISK DV Quick Usage Guide v7.1                  

Turning On Internal Battery Before Usage  

                                                                         

 

 
 

 

 

 

 
 

Charging the Internal Rechargeable Battery 

 

                                                                         

 
 

 

 
 

Powering On/Off the CitiDISK DV 

 

                                                                   

 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 

Power on

:  

Toggle the 

GREEN

 button (closest to 

the external power adapter input) 
once.  When the internal battery 
power has less than 5 minutes 
remaining, this power status light 
will start to blink and will stop 
recording before shutting off the 
unit. 

 

Power off

:  

Toggle the 

GREEN

 button again. 

Turn on the battery

:  

Use a sharp pencil tip to slide the switch to the 
“white dot” position.   Without doing so the 
CitiDISK DV will not operate. 

Turn off the battery

:  

Use a sharp pencil tip to slide the switch to the 
other position while in storage or in transit so 
as not to drain the battery when it’s not in use. 

Re-charging power is drawn from FireWire 
bus power or external power adapter. A 
minimum of 4 to 6 hours of charging time 
is required. 

 

BLUE

 

LED 

indicates battery charging is in 

progress.  Once the battery is fully 

charged, the 

BLUE

 LED will go off. 

 

 

P12 

P5 

Summary of Contents for CitiDISK DV FW1256C

Page 1: ...One belt clip configured carrying pouch One Quick Usage Guide this document Product Registration and Technical Support http www shining com Disclaimer All of the companies and product names mentioned in this manual are the registered trademarks of in this booklet is subject to change without notice CitiDISK DV Quick Usage Guide Quit Re Capturing Video It is highly recommended that you read the com...

Page 2: ...roduct proves defective during this warranty period contact your manufacturer s customer support in order to obtain a Return Authorization Number BE SURE TO HAVE YOUR PROOF OF PURCHASE ON HAND WHEN CALLING RETURN REQUESTS CANNOT BE PROCESSED WITHOUT PROOF OF PURCHASE Do not drop jar bump shock the unit or expose to sources of excessive vibration Keep in mind that CitiDISK DV uses a 2 5 hard drive ...

Page 3: ...anufacturer 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 insert...

Page 4: ...ly Run the FireWire cable through the strap and secure it Make sure the FireWire cable is just tightened by the strap Zip the pouch halfway leaving top portion of pouch open for the FireWire cable Run buckle across belt and buckle it up Slide the CitiDISK DV into the PCKT1256 pocket adapter item not included sold separately Sandwich the pocket adapter with the unit in between the camera s back and...

Page 5: ...cording before shutting off the unit Power off Toggle the GREEN button again Turn on the battery Use a sharp pencil tip to slide the switch to the white dot position Without doing so the CitiDISK DV will not operate Turn off the battery Use a sharp pencil tip to slide the switch to the other position while in storage or in transit so as not to drain the battery when it s not in use Re charging pow...

Page 6: ... the top is the uploader version number i e v1 5 Current installed firmware date code will be shown at the very bottom Connect the FireWire cable 4 pin end to the camcorder s DV port Connect the FireWire cable 6 pin end to the CitiDISK DV Set camcorder to Camera mode Press the REC button on the camcorder to start recording The REC button will start to flash to solid RED indicating video recording ...

Page 7: ...in will re claim your hard disk space the directory holding the clips name will not Eventually the number of clips that can be recorded will be reduced It is recommended to use the Quick Erase function to re claim the hard disk space Quick Erase Button and Utility Programs Note All of the files inside the Media folder are subject to be erased It is suggested by the manufacturer that you back up th...

Page 8: ...ink rapidly for approximate 10 seconds during the writing process Once the file format is completed both lights will blink normally to indicate the writing process is successful User MUST turn off the power before programming a new format again The CitiDISK DV is now ready to capture video using the programmed file format Connect the FireWire cable 4 pin end to the camcorder s DV port Connect the ...

Page 9: ...V Clipxxyy mov User Defined Refer to the user manual s How to customize User Defined file format section the manufacturer sets it to Canopus AVI2 Choose next file format by toggling the RED button Once the file format is determined stop toggling and wait for 10 seconds Both buttons will go off and stay off for 3 seconds The CitiDISK DV will start writing the new file format information into intern...

Page 10: ... will be reduced It is recommended to use the Quick Erase function to re claim the hard disk space Quick Erase Button and Utility Programs Note All of the files inside the Media folder are subject to be erased It is suggested by the manufacturer that you back up the clips to an internal hard disk first and erase the clips by Quick Erase function instead of dragging them into the Recycle Bin and em...

Page 11: ... the top is the uploader version number i e v1 5 Current installed firmware date code will be shown at the very bottom Connect the FireWire cable 4 pin end to the camcorder s DV port Connect the FireWire cable 6 pin end to the CitiDISK DV Set camcorder to Camera mode Press the REC button on the camcorder to start recording The REC button will start to flash to solid RED indicating video recording ...

Page 12: ...ry or bin file extension Click on Open and then OK to continue This process will take approximately 10 seconds to write the new firmware into the unit Once the upload process is completed the CitiDISK DV will re synchronize itself to the system and both RED GREEN lights will blink alternately Power on Toggle the GREEN button closest to the external power adapter input once When the internal batter...

Page 13: ... ID shown is Fw1256C and Product ID is Shining CitiDISK DV The configuration setting comes preset and there is usually no need to change it except the User Config sub menu Click on User Config will display the next screen sold separately Sandwich the pocket adapter with the unit in between the camera s back and the battery Connect the D Tap power cord between unit s external power input and one of...

Page 14: ...ws 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 manua...

Page 15: ... that every CitiDISK DV including the kit but not the batteries embedded inside the enclosure hard disk drive warranty policy is exclusive and is warranted by its manufacturers will be free from physical defects in material and workmanship under normal use for one 1 year from the date of purchase If the product proves defective during this warranty period contact your manufacturer s customer suppo...

Page 16: ...igured carrying pouch One Quick Usage Guide this document Product Registration and Technical Support http www shining com Disclaimer All of the companies and product names mentioned in this manual are the registered trademarks of their owners All of the information in this booklet is subject to change without notice CitiDISK DV Quick Usage Guide Quit Re Capturing Video It is highly recommended tha...

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