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Powering On
Connect the DN-500 power supply to the DC In socket. Ensure the power cable is connected to a suitable
mains socket.
Switch the power On/Off
switch to the ON position
Press the Power Button until it lights up
The LCD display panel should show DN-500 and after a few seconds the track display should appear and
the DN-500 is ready to go
Menu Options
The DN-500 is a menu driven unit; there are 23 menus which are used to initially set up the unit. The menu
settings are non-volatile (settings are stored even when the unit is switched off). So many of the settings,
such as date and time, will only need to be set once. We will look at each individual menu in more detail, but
here is a quick overview of them.
N.B. Not all menu options appear when the Video Input Button is illuminated – ensure this is off.
The 23 Menus are:
HDD MODE
- This sets the DN-500 to HDD mode for drag and drop
file transfers to a PC or MAC.
See HDD Mode Menu for more details.
SETUP LOOP PLAY
- Sets the DN-500 to loop play a track, the track
will continuously loop until stopped.
RECORD FORMATS
- Sets the DN-500 record format to .dv for DV
recordings or .m2t for HDV recording.
See Record Formats Menu for
more details.
FREE SPACE
- Displays how much HDD space is available on the
DN-500.
TOTAL SPACE
- Displays the total available HDD storage on the DN-
500.
INPUT VIDEO STANDARD
- Sets the DN-500 video input to NTSC to
PAL.
See Input Video Standard Menu for more details.
NTSC SETUP LEVEL
- Sets the ire to 0 or 7.5 for NTSC. 7.5 ire is
most commonly used in the U.S.A. and Canada and 0 ire in far eastern
countries such as Japan.
See NTSC Setup Level Menu for more
details.
VIDEO INPUT SOURCE
- The DN-500 has three types of Analogue
Input - select between CVBS (Composite), Component (YPbPr) or S-
Video (Y/C).
See Video Input Source Menu for more details.
SET GPI TRIGGER MODE
- The DN-500 has two GPI trigger modes,
Pulse or Level trigger can be set.
See GPI Mode & Function Menus
for more details.
