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Use the Next / Previous Buttons to select an empty track from the DN-300 track list, one that shows a
duration of 00:00:00:00 in the LCD display.
Not suitable - Track
has been recorded
Suitable - Track is
empty
Press both the Record and Play/Pause Buttons simultaneously and the DN-300 should start recording.
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The counter should start counting and the REC
symbol should appear
If it does not start recording check the following:
There is an analogue video input present for the input source chosen – see
Video Input Source Menu
.
The Analogue Input Button is illuminated
The DN-300 Record Format is set to RAW DV (DV), not M2T (HDV) - see
Record Formats Menu.
The track you have selected on the DN-300 is empty. The counter next to the Track Number on the LCD
display should be showing 00:00:00:00.
Go to the FREE SPACE Menu and check that the DN-300 drive is not full.
The analogue cabling being used is not too long, disconnected or damaged.
During record you can Pause the DN-300 by pressing the Play/Pause button, the counter on the LCD display
will stop.
The counter should stop counting and the REC PAUSE symbol
should appear
To continue recording to the same track release Pause by pressing the Play/Pause button again.
The counter should start counting again and the REC symbol
should return
N.B. It is not possible to stop recording and then restart on the same track, once a track has been
stopped you must select a new empty track from the DN-300 to start recording again.
For details of playback please see
Playing back a DV Track (page 19).
Connecting to a Computer
Files that have been recorded onto the DN-300 drive can be transferred directly to a PC or MAC via the
IEEE-1394 (iLink, FireWire) port when in HDD Mode.
The files appear in the root directory of the DN-300 hard disk, and are numbered with the track number that
appears in the LCD display when you are recording or playing back the track.
The DN-300 uses a FAT32 file structure, so large tracks are broken down into 2 GB files which are
sequentially named:
For example if Track 02 is 1 hour in duration it will appear as follows:
dv02.dv (2 GB)
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dv02 is the file name for Track 02
dv02_01.dv (2 GB)
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Each 2 GB section is given a sequential _xx numeric extension
dv02_02.dv (2 GB)
dv02_03.dv (2 GB)
dv02_04.dv (2 GB)
dv02_05.dv (2 GB)
dv02_06.dv (77 MB)
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The last file in the sequence is likely to be smaller than 2GB.
Once transferred to a PC / MAC files can be dropped onto a timeline, in a suitable NLE application, and they
will playback seamlessly.
