FOCUS Enhancements FS-2/2E - Manual (Page 32)

FS-2 and FS-2E Studio DTE Disk Recorders User Guide
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Part Number: MANL-0927-03
FS-2/2E FUNCTIONS
Pressing the REC key when in RETRO CACHE
mode puts the FS-2/2E into a RETRO CACHE state
(the tally light on the FS-2/2E flashes as if in PAUSE
state). The FS-2/2E is actually recording in this
state, but until you press the RECORD key a
second time, the video records over itself in a
continuous loop. It is much the same as RETRO
DISK recording, except that it utilizes a data buffer
separate to the disk drive to cache video.
RETRO CACHE is also accurate down to the frame
instead of the 1 minute clips used in RETRO DISK.
Once a RETRO CACHE value is set, pressing the
REC key once puts the FS-2/2E immediately into
RETRO CACHE Record. A “C” now appears next to
the record symbol on the FS-2/2E's display.
Video is being recorded to the FS-2/2E cache. The
REC button flashes (as if the unit is in pause). When
you press the REC key, the FS-2/2E leaves the
RETRO CACHE record mode and goes into
standard record (the “C” on the display disappears).
Any clip recorded in this mode has the contents of
the cache added to the beginning of the clip.
Once paused, the unit returns to the RETRO
CACHE record mode again (the “C” reappears in
the LCD) for further RETRO CACHE recordings or
until it is disabled in the RETRO CACHE by setting
the RETRO CACHE time to zero seconds.
RETRO CACHE record can be used in LOCAL and
SYNCRO SLAVE record control modes.
Loop Record
When you select LOOP RECORD when recording
has begun, video is recorded to available disk
space. Clips are recorded to disk continuously in
one-minute clips (up to 60 minutes), or 9 minute
clips (for loops over 60 minutes, 2GB files).
When the disk capacity’s record time is reached, an
additional one-minute (or 2GB) segment is created.
After this clip is complete, the oldest one-minute clip
(or 2GB segment) is recorded over, followed by
each sequential oldest clip.
When you press STOP during a record session,
recording stops and clips in the current LOOP
RECORD session are saved to disk. They are also
saved in a single folder.
NOTE: Loop record only works with one disk drive.
Still
When you select STILL when REC has begun, a
single frame is grabbed.
You can grab a still quickly by pressing SHIFT +
REC on the front panel when you are in any record
mode.
Use STILL with LOCAL and SYNCRO SLAVE
record control modes. If STILL is the record mode
when power is cut to the unit or it is turned off, and
then rebooted, the FS-2/2E goes to NORMAL REC
mode.