.HDV / SD CF CARD VIDEO RECORDER. DN-60 Instruction Manual www.datavideo-tek.
Contents Warnings and Precautions ...............................................................................4 Warranty.............................................................................................................5 Standard Warranty .....................................................................................................................5 Two Year Warranty.....................................................................................................................
Time Lapse Recording....................................................................................15 Using Pre-trigger Set Up.................................................................................15 Playback...........................................................................................................16 Set up loop play........................................................................................................................16 Play out................................
Warnings and Precautions 1. Read all of these warnings and save them for later reference. 2. Follow all warnings and instructions marked on this unit. 3. Unplug this unit from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners. Use a slightly damp cloth for cleaning. 4. Do not use this unit in or near water. 5. Do not place this unit on an unstable surface, cart, stand, or table. The unit may fall, causing serious damage. 6.
Warranty Standard Warranty x Datavideo equipment is guaranteed against any manufacturing defects for one year from the date of purchase. x The original purchase invoice or other documentary evidence should be supplied at the time of any request for repair under warranty. x Damage caused by accident, misuse, unauthorized repairs, sand, grit or water is not covered by this warranty. x All mail or transportation costs including insurance are at the expense of the owner.
Packing List Item No. Description Quantity 1 Instruction Manual 1 2 DN-60 Recorder 1 3 12V DC 500mA Switching Adaptor 1 4 IEEE1394 6-4pin cable 50CM 1 5 IEEE1394 6-6pin cable 50CM 1 Product Overview The DN-60 is a small and portable video recorder/player capable of recording to certified removable Compact Flash (CF) cards. It can record up to 4.5 hours* of video depending on the recording format, settings and CF card size.
Connections & Controls Front Panel 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. LCD Panel – Shows the status and menu options of the DN-60 Menu Navigation Button – Rotate to change options and press in to select DC Power input – Connect the DN-60 power adaptor here Status LED Power On / Auto / Off switch CF Card Protection Cover – Slide down then lift up carefully to gain access Rear Panel 1. 2. 3. 4.
CF Card Slot 1. CF Card Protection Cover – Slide down then lift up carefully to open this cover and get access to the CF card slot and the card eject button. 2. CF Card Eject Button – Press in to eject the fitted CF card. When the slot is empty (no CF card inserted), this button is normally in the depressed position. Upon inserting a CF card, the button moves out again.
Powering On Connect the DN-60’s own power adaptor to the right hand side DC In socket. Ensure the power adaptor unit is connected to a suitable mains socket. Switch the power ON/OFF switch on the Left hand side of the unit to one of 3 positions. 1. A. 0. Manual power ON position Auto power ON/OFF position (when camera is switched on/off) Manual power OFF position The LCD display panel will show “Datavideo DN-60 Loading…” after a few seconds the Home Display will be shown.
DN-60 Menus Pressing the Navigation Button in will select the menu option or confirm a value. Rotating the Navigation Button in either direction will change the menu option or set a value. If all options have been displayed then the menu display will only scroll options in one direction. Choose EXIT to return to a previous menu level or to return to the initial Home screen. The DN-60 is a menu driven unit; there are several menus which are used to set up the unit.
Setup Mode Entered from the Main Menu, this set of options enables various record and playback related parameters and modes to be setup. Menu Option PLAY SET UP Action taken Here Loop Playback Mode can be switched ON or OFF. RECORD SET UP Here settings for File Type, Sync to Tape, Pre-Trigger, Time Lapse, Record at Power ON and Record Date can be changed. SYSTEM SET UP Here settings for input Signal Type, File System, Volume ID, Timecode and Battery Type can be chosen.
System Set Up Entered from the SET UP Menu, this set of options enable file system, signal and power related parameters and modes to be setup. Menu Option Exit Action taken Will return you to the SET UP menu. SET SIGNAL TYPE Where the recorder is set to operate in one of three modes, DV+DVC 60Hz, DV+DVC 50Hz or HDV 50/60Hz. The current selection will be marked with an asterisk. SET FILE SYSTEM This option will set up the CF card file system type seen by the computer as either NTFS or FAT32.
DN-60 General Setup Notes Before using your DN-60 for the first time, there are a few basic operational settings that must be chosen. These are found under the Setup Mode options (see Tables 3, 4 & 5 on pages 11 and 12). Choose a file operating system, FAT32 or NTFS Set up the file system type seen on the CF card by the computer when transferring files. The FAT32 file system is compatible with both Macs and PCs.
Set up Synch to Tape DN-60 recording sessions can be synchronized to the camera’s record button by turning Sync to Tape ON. Whenever the tape deck in the camera is rolling, so will the DN-60 time code. The DN-60 recognizes this information and will record along with the camera deck. When the deck stops, the DN60 will pause the recording automatically. To record continuously without regard for tape or deck motion, switch Sync To Tape off.
Marking the Recording Whilst recording to the DN-60 an option labelled MARK is available. Selecting this option whilst recording will start a new clip number within the current bin, no frames are lost in doing this. Each time a recording is Marked a new clip is created within the same bin. A single recording can be marked up 99 times within the current bin. Note: Recording is started in an empty bin. A clip is automatically started at the beginning of recording to the bin.
Playback Set up loop play When loop play is Enabled under Setup mode and the last frame of the clip being played is reached the DN-60 will start over playing from the first frame of the first clip in the same bin seamlessly. Play out Play out mode can be entered by one of three ways, the most common is to select the manual Play Mode; the other two are by issuing a PLAY command through the IEEE-1394 interface using the AV command set or via the RS-232 serial port interface if it is connected.
Qualified DN-60 CF Cards and Max Recording Times Not all CF cards on general sale are optimised for video applications. Certain cards may look to be compatible but may provide un-reliable results when reading or writing DN-60 video data. Datavideo have tested and recommend using only CF media that has been qualified for use with this product. For the latest list of qualified cards, see http://www.datavideo.info/specs/CF_Card_Compatibility.
Updating DN-60 Firmware From time to time Datavideo may release new firmware to either add new features or to fix reported bugs in the current DN-60 firmware. Customers can update the DN-60 firmware themselves if they wish or they can contact their local dealer or reseller for assistance should they prefer this method. This page describes the firmware update process, it should take approximately 15 minutes total time to complete.
DN-60 RS-232 Controller Command Set Rev 3.1 July 29, 2006 Communication Format: Mode: No synchronization Character Length: 1 start bit + 8 data bits + 1 parity bit + 1 stop bit Data Rate: 38,400 Baud Parity: Odd Command Format: CMD1, CMD2, Data bytes …., Checksum byte A Command is made up of two address bytes, CMD1 and CMD2, a variable number of Data bytes (Data from 0 up to 15) and a Checksum byte. The Checksum byte is the modulo 256 sum of all preceding bytes.
Connector Pin Assignment Interface : 9 pin D-Sub female to 3.5mm Jack The pin assignment of the Controller and DN-60 is shown in the following table: 9 Pin D-Sub Controller (P1) DN-60 (P2) Pin 2 (Rx) 2 Jack Ring Pin 3 (Tx) 1 Jack Tip Pin 5 (GND) 3.5mm Jack 3 Jack Sleeve System Control 00h, 11h Device Type request The response is 00, 00 indicating Quick Capture 01h, F1h, 01, F3h Next Bin When this command is issued from the Idle state the next bin is selected.
Sense Request 61h, 0Ch, 04h Current Time Sense Requests the Time code data. The unit responds with 4 bytes indicating the present time code in Binary-Coded-Decimal. The first byte holds the frame number, the second byte holds the seconds, the third the minutes and the fourth the hour. In the play state, the time code returned is the time associated with the current frame being played, in the record state, the time code returned represents the elapsed time recorded in the present bin.
Transport Control 20h, 00h, Stop The unit enters the idle state. In the A2D, the outputs reflect the video source as selected by the Front Panel. 20h, 01h Play Content of the present bin is played at 1x speed. This command may be issued from the idle state or any other Play state. 20h 02h Record The video is recorded from the selected source onto the current Bin. This command may be issued only from the idle state.
Specifications Digital Video In/Out IEEE-1394, 400Mbps max, 6-pin Recording and Playback Formats Digital Input and Output: DV25, DVC Pro25, DVC Pro50, HDV Recording time (minutes per 10GB) DV25: HDV: 46.3 49.4 at 1080i, 64.3 at 720p Media File Format DV25: *.avi (Type II, Microsoft, Canopus), *.mov, *.mxf (OP1A) HDV: *.m2t Operating File System Compatibility FAT32, NTFS Input Voltage Requirement 12V typical, 8V min , 24V max Power Consumption @ 12V Idle: 4.3W, Play/Record: 6W, HDD mode: 5.
Service and Support It is our goal to make your products ownership a satisfying experience. Our supporting staff is available to assist you in setting up and operating your system. Please refer to our web site www.datavideo-tek.com for answers to common questions, support requests or contact your local office below. Datavideo Global Website: www.datavideo-tek.com Datavideo Corporation Tel: +1 562 696 2324 Fax: +1 562-698-6930 E-Mail: contactus@datavideo.
