gkb444
01-07-2008, 03:09 PM
I purchased a firestore drive from a dvxuser member about a month ago and I have not until now been able to sit down and test it out. I have searched for proper settings and I thought I had it all set up right but when I press record it jumps the timecode to 01:26:40:00 and does not move. the same code is displayed in my lcd monitor. why can I not get it to record? did I buy a faulty product!? Please if you have any ideas let me know.
these are the settings I was using - I think I got them from this site.
Panasonic HVX200 to Firestore FS-100 tapeless recording workflow
-- Below is a detailed, listed workflow of using the Panasonic HVX200 and the Firestore FS-100 to shoot DVCPRO HD at 720 24p. Please email me if you feel that there are changes or inaccurate information so I can make the according adjustments. Cheers~ MK --
Recording
1. Connect FS-100 Firestore recorder to the HVX200's DV I/O port using 4pin to 6pin firewire cable.
2. Turn on the video camera
3. Turn on the FS-100 by pressing the POWER ON button
4. Be sure that the camera mode is set to CAMERA (setting at the back of the camcorder)
5. Press MENU on the camcorder and check the following settings:
- #5 RECORDING SETUP
- REC FORMAT P2 --> 720P / 24P
- TC MODE --> NDF (to change this, you must first change the REC FORMAT P2 to a SD format, ie 480i)
- #9 OTHER FUNCTIONS
- 1394 CONTROL --> EXT
6. The new setting should now display on the screen. Â
i. TC 00:00:00:00 (it should be separted by ":" instead of ";" due to NDF; however, the TC will not run on screen. Watch the FS-100 for time code)
ii. 1394 (indicates the FS-100 is connected)
ii. HD720P (it should display the setting we chose earlier)
iv. 24P (at bottom of screen)
7. Set the setting on the FS-100
i. RECORD
- PRE-REC CACH -->
: 06 / : SS
ii HDD MODE
- DVCPROHD REC
iii DV FORMATS
- P2
iv SETUP (have the follow high-lighted)
- LCDLIGHT AUTO
- ALARM ON
- STOP FRAMEÂ
- EXT CTL OFF
- TC EXT
- TC NON DROP
- ** make sure you have the time / date setup properly prior to recording
v FUNCTIONS (this is shortcut keys displayed on the "home" screen)
- FA TAPELESS (short cut to set the control mode to "TAPELESS")
- FB DISPLAY (circulate b/w the different displays for the recording mode: ie, resolution / frame rate / remaining time / current time etc)
- FC LOCK (lock all keys, like a hold button)
vi UTILITIES
- ** no setting necessary for recording, but needed for playback
vii REELS
- ** ignore for now
viii PLAY
- PLAY CLIP
ix PLAY FROM
- TRACK LIST
x CONTROL
- TAPELESS (tapeless recording straight to the FS-100 hard drive)
8. Press the REC button on the HVX200, and the FS-100 should begin recording.
- alternatively, you can also press the REC button on the FS-100 to achieve the same result
- ** note again, that the TC on the HVX200 will not run, but you should rather read the TC off the FS-100
- ** although the TC will not run, the recording indicator on the HVX200 will change from pause to rec
9. If you want to split a clip in the middle of the shoot without stopping recording, press the REC button on the FS-100 and the file will automatically be divided
10. To stop recording, simply press the REC button on the HVX200 again, or, press the STOP button on the FS-100
11. The FS-100 will continue to run for six seconds as our PRE-REC CACH indicates
12. Shut down the FS-100 by pressing the OFF button, and then shut down the camera. Â
13. Unplug the firewire cable
these are the settings I was using - I think I got them from this site.
Panasonic HVX200 to Firestore FS-100 tapeless recording workflow
-- Below is a detailed, listed workflow of using the Panasonic HVX200 and the Firestore FS-100 to shoot DVCPRO HD at 720 24p. Please email me if you feel that there are changes or inaccurate information so I can make the according adjustments. Cheers~ MK --
Recording
1. Connect FS-100 Firestore recorder to the HVX200's DV I/O port using 4pin to 6pin firewire cable.
2. Turn on the video camera
3. Turn on the FS-100 by pressing the POWER ON button
4. Be sure that the camera mode is set to CAMERA (setting at the back of the camcorder)
5. Press MENU on the camcorder and check the following settings:
- #5 RECORDING SETUP
- REC FORMAT P2 --> 720P / 24P
- TC MODE --> NDF (to change this, you must first change the REC FORMAT P2 to a SD format, ie 480i)
- #9 OTHER FUNCTIONS
- 1394 CONTROL --> EXT
6. The new setting should now display on the screen. Â
i. TC 00:00:00:00 (it should be separted by ":" instead of ";" due to NDF; however, the TC will not run on screen. Watch the FS-100 for time code)
ii. 1394 (indicates the FS-100 is connected)
ii. HD720P (it should display the setting we chose earlier)
iv. 24P (at bottom of screen)
7. Set the setting on the FS-100
i. RECORD
- PRE-REC CACH -->
: 06 / : SS
ii HDD MODE
- DVCPROHD REC
iii DV FORMATS
- P2
iv SETUP (have the follow high-lighted)
- LCDLIGHT AUTO
- ALARM ON
- STOP FRAMEÂ
- EXT CTL OFF
- TC EXT
- TC NON DROP
- ** make sure you have the time / date setup properly prior to recording
v FUNCTIONS (this is shortcut keys displayed on the "home" screen)
- FA TAPELESS (short cut to set the control mode to "TAPELESS")
- FB DISPLAY (circulate b/w the different displays for the recording mode: ie, resolution / frame rate / remaining time / current time etc)
- FC LOCK (lock all keys, like a hold button)
vi UTILITIES
- ** no setting necessary for recording, but needed for playback
vii REELS
- ** ignore for now
viii PLAY
- PLAY CLIP
ix PLAY FROM
- TRACK LIST
x CONTROL
- TAPELESS (tapeless recording straight to the FS-100 hard drive)
8. Press the REC button on the HVX200, and the FS-100 should begin recording.
- alternatively, you can also press the REC button on the FS-100 to achieve the same result
- ** note again, that the TC on the HVX200 will not run, but you should rather read the TC off the FS-100
- ** although the TC will not run, the recording indicator on the HVX200 will change from pause to rec
9. If you want to split a clip in the middle of the shoot without stopping recording, press the REC button on the FS-100 and the file will automatically be divided
10. To stop recording, simply press the REC button on the HVX200 again, or, press the STOP button on the FS-100
11. The FS-100 will continue to run for six seconds as our PRE-REC CACH indicates
12. Shut down the FS-100 by pressing the OFF button, and then shut down the camera. Â
13. Unplug the firewire cable