FOCUS Enhancements FS-2/2E - Manual (Page 58)

FS-2 and FS-2E Studio DTE Disk Recorders User Guide
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Part Number: MANL-0927-03
Using the FS-2/2E
S TEP 6: Locate and select the external FireWire
drive under Media Drive(s).
NOTE: If the drive does not appear,
check to make sure you have created
the OMFI MediaFiles folder correctly
with proper case and spacing. Also,
check to see that the drive is properly
connected and recognized by the com-
puter). Under Project(s), select All
Projects (This highlights all items in the
Project(s) window).
S TEP 7: Ensure Master Clips is checked and
press OK. The following Media Tools
Window appears:
S TEP 8: Create a new bin (select File -> New
Bin) or open an existing bin in Avid.
S TEP 9: Once opened, select all items in the
Media Tools window (select Edit>
Select All).
S TEP 10: Drag the contents of the Media Tools
Window into the bin. You can nos use
these clips in the Avid timeline.
Dismounting FireWire Disk Drives
(Windows XP, 2000, 98SE and ME)
Once you have completed working with your disk
drive on a Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows
98SE or Windows ME computer system, you must
dismount the drive before unplugging it.
To do this, use the following procedure:
S TEP 1: Click the Safely Remove Hardware
icon at the bottom right side of the
Windows task bar as shown below.
S TEP 2: The computer system prompts you to
“remove” the connected FireWire disk
drive. This begins the dismount
process.
S TEP 3: Select the message by clicking on it.
The computer dismounts the disk drive
and notify you when it is safe to remove
the volume.
Mounting FireWire Disk Drives
(Macintosh)
NOTE: Even if your FireWire disk drive was bought
for use on a Macintosh, you MUST first partition and
format the drive as a FAT32 volume on the FS-2/2E
for it to work.
S TEP 1: On a Macintosh, start your computer
and connect your FireWire disk drive to
the computer utilizing a standard 6-pin
to 6-pin FireWire cable.
Consult your FireWire disk drive docu-
mentation for more information.
S TEP 2: Ensure the required FireWire disk drive
drivers have also been loaded onto you
computer system (consult your
FireWire disk drive's documentation for
more information).
SAFELY REMOVE
HARDWARE
ICON