FOCUS Enhancements FS-3 - Manual (Page 24)

The FS-3 buttons (other than MENU, DISP and
SHFT) are locked out when in this mode, as is
wired or infrared remote control units. If in
VTR mode on the camcorder, all keys work. The
user is only able to exit SYNCRO SLAVE by
entering the CONTROL MENU which they can
do directly by pressing the MENU button when
on the FS-3 default splash screen. If the
camcorder is set to VTR mode, FS-3’s control
panel becomes active in order to allow playback.
HDD BYPASS
HDD Bypass mode allows the connected
FireWire HDD to be mounted/dismounted to
a computer without removing. In this mode, the
computer connects to the HDD I/O port
on the FS-3 Rear Connector Panel.
WARNING: Do not connect FS-3 to a
computer until the HDD port in the set up
menu has been set to Bypass.
When HDD Bypass is selected, the following
will display on the FS-3 LCD:
If this screen does not appear, the FS-3 HDD
I/O port is set for use with external drives.
To set the HDD Port, go to the Main Menu and
select SETUP -> HDD PORT. Once set, it will
be possible to set FS-3 to HDD Bypass mode.
Once in HDD Bypass mode, the following LCD
display will appear:
To Exit this mode, simply press the EXIT key.
Be sure to properly dismount the FireWire drive
from the computer system first before exiting
HDD Bypass mode on FS-3.
RECORD FORMAT MENU
The RECORD FORMAT menu allows selection
of particular DTE Technology native NLE file
formats prior to recording. All files are in the
DV25 standard.
Available items in the RECORD FORMAT
MENU are:
RAW DV
AVI TYPE 1
AVI TYPE 2
CANOPUS AVI
MATROX AVI
QUICKTIME
AVID OMF
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