Shining Technology CitiDISK HDV Quick Usage Guide v8.0 Shining Technology CitiDISK HDV Quick Usage Guide v8.0
Quick Play Last Captured Clip
Play All Captured Clips
Choosing Favorable DV Video File Format
Note:
This paragraph is for choosing the video file format for the
FW1256B (no middle “
orange
” light), FW1256C and
FW1256H when DV recording is selected, which is not
suitable for earlier released DV FW1256A models.
Operate the following steps only when the external power adapter is
plugged into the unit and it is not connected to a computer or
camcorder. DO NOT turn off the unit before the sequence is
completed.
1. Look at the front panel of the CitiDISK HDV.
2. Turn on the power of the CitiDISK HDV. Wait until both lights
start to blink.
3. Press and hold the “
RED”
button for over 5 seconds. Currently
stored file formats will display the light combinations illustrated
below. “Raw DV” is set as the default from the factory.
Raw DV
(Clipxxyy.dv)
Windows AVI2
(Clipxxyy.avi)
QuickTime MOV
(Clipxxyy.mov)
User Defined **
** Refer to the user manual’s “How to customize User Defined file
format” section; the manufacturer default is set to “Canopus
AVI2”.
4. Choose next file format by toggling the “
RED”
button.
5. Once the file format is determined, stop toggling and wait for
10 seconds. Both buttons will go off and stay off for 3 seconds.
6. The CitiDISK HDV will start writing the new file format
information into internal memory. Both lights will blink rapidly
for approximate 10 seconds during the writing process.
7. Once the file format is completed, both lights will blink
normally to indicate the writing process is successful. The
CitiDISK HDV is now ready to capture video using the
programmed file format. User MUST turn off the power before
programming a new format again.
•
Connect the FireWire cable (4-pin end) to the camcorder’s
iLink port.
•
Connect the FireWire cable (6-pin end) to the CitiDISK HDV.
•
Set the camera to “VCR” mode.
•
Toggle the middle “QPlay” button to play the last captured clip
and subsequently the light will turn solid
ORANGE
when
playing. Once the last captured clip ends, the light will
automatically turn off.
•
Connect the FireWire cable (4-pin end) to the camcorder’s iLink
port.
•
Connect the FireWire cable (6-pin end) to the CitiDISK HDV.
•
Set the camera to “VCR” mode.
•
Press and hold the middle
QPLAY
button for over 3 seconds and
the
ORANGE
light will start to blink.
The last captured clip will play from beginning to end first, then
it will play from beginning to end of the first recorded clip of
the “Media” folder. Additional clips will play in the sequence
they were captured.
You can reverse the order of the playback sequence by
toggling the “
REC
” button. The “
RED
” light blinks if reverse
direction is selected. Press the “
REC
” button again to reset to
normal order.
•
Toggle the middle
ORANGE
button once to abort playing the
current clip and to jump forward to the next clip (Only if “
RED
”
light is off). It jumps backward if ”
RED
” light is blinking.
•
Press and hold the middle
ORANGE
button for over 3 seconds
to stop the “PlayAll” function.
Jump Forward
Jump Backward
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