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 On the bottom right-hand corner of your PC on the task bar you will see an icon of a green arrow. This is the Remove Hardware utility Windows provides with its OS to dismount removable storage devices. Click on the program icon to access the pop-up menu. Highlight the QuickCapture A2D device and click on the STOP button. QuickCapture A2D can then be safely dismounted.

QuickCapture A2D Pocket Guide

Controls

Connecting to a Mac Computer

Connect QuickCapture A2D to your Mac based computer with a 6-pin-to-6-pin IEEE 1394 cable. Macintosh computers provide native support for Firewire, or IEEE 1394, devices and will automatically mount QuickCapture A2D when it is plugged in. QuickCapture A2D will appear on your desktop as a QuickCapture A2D HDD and you can then instantly have Drag & Drop access your video content.

Disconnecting from a Mac Computer

To dismount QuickCapture A2D from your Macintosh computer, simply drag the QuickCapture A2D icon on your desktop to the Trash icon and you may then unplug QuickCapture A2D from your Mac.

Importing Files to you NLE

QuickCapture A2D will provide render-free file format compatibility with most major NLEs. When QuickCapture A2D is in HDD Mode and connected to a Windows or Macintosh computer, video Clips will appear as files and BINs as folders While in the HDD mode, video Clips on QuickCapture A2D are available in either .AVI Type2 or .MOV file formats. To import either video file format into your non-linear editor (NLE), please refer to the instructions that came with your particular NLE.

M (Square button, top left) Scroll through the five QuickCapture A2D primary Menu options by first pressing the MENU button. This will sequentially display the different MENU Setup Mode options on the LCD. Use the two Soft Keys below LCD to select one the five MENU options sequentially listed. To select a desired MENU option, press ENTER. To leave the MENU selection function, select the CANCEL option at any time. During Play /Pause Mode, pressing the MENU button will change the Soft Key definitions between the Frame-Stepping and Search Mark functions. Frame-Stepping Mode is denoted by the icon: <|| ||> and Search Mark Mode is denoted by the icon |< >|, both located on the bottom line of the LCD.
Menu /Mode Select Button Play /Pause Button
(Top oval button in verticle row) In Idle Mode (when no active operations are being carried out), pressing the PLAY button plays the video content (Clips) in the current BIN either from the beginning or from its last PLAY position. Repeatedly pressing the PLAY button will toggle between PLAY and PAUSE. During Idle Mode, pressing both the REC and PLAY button will begin a manual recording session (Middle oval button in verticle row) In PLAY Mode, pressing the STOP button will stop playing. In RECORD Mode, pressing the STOP button will stop recording

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Stop Button

(Bottom oval button in verticle row) Begin a manual recording session by pressing both the RECORD and PLAY buttons at the same time. When the Sync-to-Tape option is enabled in the MENU functions, QuickCapture A2D will automatically begin recording by pressing the camcorder RECORD button. Actual recording on QuickCapture A2D will begin exactly when the video tape is moving and the camcorder starts recording. (Two oval buttons in horizontal row) The functions of the two Soft Keys found below the LCD are dependent upon the current operation mode. These functions change with each different operation mode. The Soft Keys current functions are displayed on the bottom line of the LCD panel, directly above each respective left and right Soft Key.

Record Button

Product Number: QCA2D-M.rev.4

Left & Right Soft Key Buttons

 For example, when in Idle mode, the LEFT and RIGHT Soft Keys function are displayed as PREVIOUS and NEXT. To scroll through the BINs, press right Soft Key to execute the NEXT function to advance forward one BIN, or press the left Soft Key to execute the PREVIOUS function to scroll back one BIN. To increase the speed of either Fast Forward or Fast.Reverse, hold down the appropriate Soft Key until the speed multiplier increment appears on the LCD (up to 32X) indicating advance speed. While Recording, press the right Soft Key button named MARK to Drop Mark and bookmark important video scenes for later quick reference and review.

Making Media Files for PC and Mac From VTR Mode

Before QuickCapture A2D can make its video content available as file-based data to a computer, proper data file structures must be generated that are compatible with computer file systems. This function in QuickCapture A2D is called MAKING MEDIA FILES, found under the MENU options. In VTR mode, the User simply selects the MAKING MEDIA FILES option and selects the Soft Key option to convert captured, raw, native digital video content to either a render-free, .MOV or .AVI Type-2 file format supported by the respective operating system and NLE. QuickCapture A2D supports both .AVI Type-2 Microsoft and .AVI Type-2 Canopus. Either format can be user selected for Make Media File output after capture from the Set AVI Type setup menu option as long as .AVI was selected in the Set Record File Type option prior to recording. Once an .AVI format has been output, the User can then output to the other format if so desired without recapturing! Media, or video content, recorded by QuickCapture A2D must be first be converted to a computer-compatible format in order to be accessed by a Windowsbased or Mac computer. After the MAKING MEDIA FILES conversion function has been performed, the video content can be viewed in VTR mode directly from QuickCapture A2D when connected to a computer via a IEEE 1394 cable.

LCD Display
The LCD Display contains permanent icons for current operating modes and the general status of QuickCapture A2D. They are as follows: Top Line 1: Battery Level (Gradient Icon) Sync to Tape (on = ST1, off = ST0) Analog / Digital Recording (ANA / DIG) Loop Play (symbol is on only when loop play is enabled) Time Remaining (displayed next to tape symbol in hours and minutes) Recording File Type (.MOV / .AVI) BIN Number (BIN 00-99) Time Code (00:00:00:00) The definitions of the two Soft Key buttons.

Line 2: Line 3: Bottom Line 4:

Notes::
During the file conversion process while in HDD mode, the boundaries of the video Clips set by Marks are not as accurate as Marks set in VTR mode. QuickCapture A2D s design limits the conversion boundary location to an accuracy of one-second resolution. While no data is lost, it does mean that a few frames of video within the resolution of the conversion process may possibly end up in the previous video Clip. As a rule, it is better to start recording video Clips with at least one-seconds worth of non-critical footage.

Commands
Note: QuickCapture A2D displays a single command option for any given function. For example, if you are currently recording from a digital source, QuickCapture A2D will display one option to change to recording from a analog source. [When QuickCapture A2D is powered off, all settings return to the default settings.] Pressing the MENU button will sequentially display five (5) Menu Setup Mode functions on the LCD:

OS Compatibility List
QuickCapture A2D supports these Personal Computers with these Operating Systems: Windows ME Windows 2000 Windows XP QuickCapture A2D also works with Macintosh computers with these Operating Systems: OS-9 OS-X

Making Media Files Select Video Source Sync-to-Tape Control Empty BIN? System Setup Under System Setup option, there are eight (8) additional Sub-Menu Setup Mode functions: Setup Loop Play Set Record File Type Set Default Audio Set .AVI Type Total Space Init File System NTSC Setup Level Firmware Revision
There are two control options for each of the above commands. The right Soft-Key will read, ENTER and provide the option to select any given menu option. The left Soft-Key will read, CANCEL and will exit from the Menu Setup Mode and return QuickCapture A2D to Idle Mode. The exceptions are the Empty BIN? command which will promp for CANCEL and ERASE? accordingly, and the MARK option.

Connecting to a Windows Based Computer

Your PC must have an IEEE 1394 interface card, generally refereed to as a FireWire adapter. Connect QuickCapture A2D to your Windows based personal computer (PC) with a 6-pin-to6-pin IEEE 1394 cable. When QuickCapture A2D is plugged into your PC, the Windows Operating System (OS) will automatically mount QuickCapture A2D as an IEEE 1394 HDD and provide instant Drag & Drop access to the digital video content on QuickCapture A2D as a local, removable storage device.

Disconnecting from a Windows Based Computer

When you wish to disconnect QuickCapture A2D from your Windows based computer, you must dismount the removable storage device.

Operating in Hard Disk Drive Mode

HDD Mode
ln addition to emulating a VTR, QuickCapture A2D can also emulate an AV Hard Disk Drive (HDD). In HDD mode, video clips appear to NLEs as video files and can be manipulated as data files without being constrained by the real-time limitations of the video format. Video Clips can be transferred from QuickCapture A2D to an NLE at greater than real-time speeds, limited only by the operating system and application software of the NLE providing instant access to raw, native digital video content without the time-consuming video capture process.

Making Media Files

This option will convert all Clips in each BIN into a video format that can be recognized by a computer without further rendering by the NLE, termed edit-ready, render-free. The process only takes a short time and should be done when all video Clips have been acquired. Although the process can be done repeatedly, converting video Clips frequently provides no benefit. The conversion process does not prevent the captured raw, native digital video Clips from being viewed at any time while QuickCapture A2D is in the VTR mode.

Select Video Source

QuickCapture A2D allows the user to select whether to record from either analog or digital input sources. Select the desired input when prompted by the message Set Digital Source? for digital input or Set Analog Source? for analog input. QuickCapture A2D will display the video source option not currently active. [Default setting is ANALOG SOURCE.]

HDD Mode General Media Organization

The MAKING MEDIA FILES process (see below) generates FAT32-compatible files, which is a file system compatible with both PC and Macintosh computers. The FAT32 file system has a file size limitation of 2GB. Since video content can easily exceed that limit, QuickCapture A2D breaks larger video Clips into groups of sequentially numbered 2GB files. In HDD mode, each BIN is represented as a folder and each Clip inside a BIN is represented as a file. The name of each folder is BINxx where xx represents the BIN number ranging from 01 to 99. Each file within each folder is named BxxCyyy.avi where yyy represents the video Clip number ranging from 001 to 128 and xx represents the BIN number.

Sync-to-Tape Control
SYNC-TO-TAPE Control is where recording in QuickCapture A2D is automatically controlled by the RECORD button on the camcorder. For auto-recording to occur, the camcorders tape must be moving. QuickCapture A2D is in the RECORD/PAUSE state as long as the tape in the camcorder is not moving. When the SYNC-TO-TAPE function is OFF, QuickCapture A2D will start recording as soon as both the RECORD and PLAY buttons on QuickCapture A2D are simultaneously pressed without regard to tape motion, and a new video clip is created. Each time the RECORD button on the camcorder is pressed a new video clip is created in a given BIN. Some camcorders do not issue 1394 AVC commands (ie. RECORD). In this case the User must manually begin the recording process, simultaneously pressing both the RECORD and PLAY buttons. Thereafter, QuickCapture A2D will synchronize to tape motion and control auto-operation. [Default setting is ON.]

QuickCapture A2D Edit-Ready, Render-Free File Format

QuickCapture A2D converts native, raw digital video content to a render-free, .AVI Type-2 or .MOV file format for cross-platform OS and NLE compatibility. Prior to recording, the user must choose the file format of choice (.MOV or .AVI) from the Set Record File Type from the System Setup menu. After the user shoots, or captures, his video Clips on QuickCapture A2D into the .AVI file format, the user has the option of converting the video Clips into either an .AVI Type 2 Micrsoft or Canopus file format. Choose Select AVI Type from the System Setup menu toggle between Microsoft and Canopus.

Empty BIN ?
Warning! Selecting the ENTER Soft Key menu function erases the entire content of the selected BIN!

System Setup
Setup Loop Play With LOOP PLAY enabled, the contents of the selected BIN are played repeatedly when the PLAY button is pressed. [Default setting is DISABLE.] Set Record File Type QuickCapture A2D supports both the .AVI (Type 2) and .MOV video file formats. Using an empty BIN, select the desired recording format prior to recording with this command option. In a BIN that is not empty, the Record File Type setting will always default to the recording format of pre-existing content, regardless of the Record File Type selected. [Default setting is .AVI] Set Default Audio QuickCapture A2D provides the option to the user to select audio recording at either 32KHz or 48KHz. [Default setting is 48KHz.] Select .AVI Type QuickCaptuer A2D sopports both the .AVI Type 2 Microsoft and Canopus standard. The user can select the desired .AVI file type with this command option anytime prior to executing the MAKING MEDIA FILES option. Further, after executing the Making Media Filefunction for one .AVI file type (ie. Microsoft), you can then select the other .AVI file type (Canopus) and repeat the process without re-recording! (This only applies to .AVI file types.) [Default setting is Microsoft .AVI]

 Total Space Displays the total recording capacity of QuickCapture A2D in total recording time: HH:MM:SS:FF. Init File System In its in the rare occasion that QuickCapture A2D performs sporadically or displays performance abnormalities, this command function will retuern QuickCapture A2D to its factory default settings quickly and easily. This function is also a convenient way to erase all BINs at once. Warning! Selecting this menu function will re-initialize the file system and irreversably erase the entir econtents of QuickCapture A2D! NTSC Setup Level This function enables the User to select the appropriate NTSC IRE Level. The NTSC standard for Japan is 0.0, while the US NTSC standard is 7.5. [Default setting is 7.5.] Firmware Revision Selecting this command option will display the current firmware revision of your QuickCapture A2D.

The last Mark in a BIN is the last frame recorded. Pressing the STOP button at any time will exit either Frame-Stepping or Search Mark Modes. Note: Since today's computer based NLEs do not recognize Marks as a standard 1394 AVC commands and can not be utilized by software, Marks only provide the convience of immediate, non-linear access to important video Clips to assist the User to preview and log the individual Mark numbers of desired Clips.

Connecting to an NLE as a VTR

QuickCapture A2D can be connected to an NLE as a VTR by simply making a digital 1394 connection to your NLE, whether it is a standalone NLE such as Casablanca or Applied Magic or a PC or Mac computer. It can also be connected via an analog S-Video or Composite Video connection as well. Computer based NLE packages such as in iMovie and Final Cut Pro for the Mac and Avids Xpress DV and Adobe Premiere /Premiere Pro for the PC will instantly recognize QuickCapture A2D as a camcorder /VTR. Standalone NLEs will accept QuickCapture A2D as it would a camcorder and will operate seamlessly as a VTR. The NLE will then be able to control QuickCapture A2D within a single selected BIN.

Importing Video to Your NLE in VTR Mode

QuickCapture A2D is recognized by and functions with NLEs exactly in the same manner as a ordinary VTR would. To import video content from a QuickCapture A2DBIN, select the desired BIN on QuickCapture A2D and follow your NLEs instructions for importing footage from a VTR. To select different BINs is equivalent to changing tapes in a VTR. Consequently, selecting a new BIN on QuickCapture A2D must be done by manually toggling the Soft Keys to select the desired BIN.

Capturing under Manual Control

Capturing video content manually from selected BINs from an NLE functions much in the same manner as capturing video content from a tape in a VTR. Within each BIN, all playback functions are controllable through the NLE. This includes the standard VTR functions of reverse play, shuttle, toggle, etc. BINs must be selected manually as previously described, then the user can playback and capture as they would with a tape. The user should follow the specific directions from their respective NLE manual(s).

Setting Up QuickCapture A2D

Connecting QuickCapture A2D
On the Rear panel of QuickCapture A2D there are four connectors and one switch: IEEE 1394 six-pin connector (unpowered) 26-pin analog connector 12 VDC single pole connector for either rechargable battery or A/C Adapter, GPI input mini-jack. Three-position Mode Switch to toggle between HDD / OFF / VTR modes, accordingly. If you plan to record from a analog source, use the included 26-pin breakout cable and the user-supplied interface cable of choice (SVIDEO / BNC-Composite Video) to connect the analog camcorder to QuickCapture A2D. If you plan to record from a digital source, use a IEEE 1394 six-pin to six-pin cable(user-pullied), to connect the digital camcorder to QuickCapture A2D. If you are in the field, connect the 12 VDC single pole connector protruding from the rechargable battery through the opening in the included belt-apck to QuickCapture A2D. If you are in the studio, connect the 12 VDC single pole connector of the A/C adapter to QuickCapture A2D and plug it into a standard outlet. GPI input trigger is reserved for fctory use at this time.

Batch Capturing
Select the appropriate BIN on QuickCapture A2D to initiate the NLEs batch capture functions. Within the NLE interface BINs are treated exactly as tapes. As a result, the user cannot batch capture across more than one BIN, just as one cannot batch capture across more than one tape. While Clips can be logged across BINs, those clips selected for batch capture must be within the same BIN. Since the user must always batch capture Clips within a single BIN, one way to ensure the correct Clips are captured without error is to log Clips to be captured in a batch, one BIN at a time. In this manner, you will be assured that all your logged Clips may be captured at once.] Presently, NLEs require a minimum of one-second pre-roll media to batch capture any video content. While this function is generally compatible with most VTRs, it is a problem for the first second of media from a QuickCapture A2D BIN. This is because video content from QuickCapture A2D BINs is instantaneously captured without tape lag-time inherent to tape-based recording systems. QuickCapture A2D is not designed to need pre-roll and does not include negative TimeCode adjustments for this function. Currently, most NLEs do not permit pre-roll to be disabled, so you may need to customize pre-roll conditions within the NLE to the minimum possible settings (generally, this is one sec.). This means that video content from the first second of footage from a QuickCapture A2D BIN cannot be batch captured; though it can be manually captured. QuickCapture A2D will operate exactly as the NLE manual requires for operation with a VTR.

Notes:
If TimeCode starts when the RECORD button is pressed on an analog camcorder, QuickCapture A2D can be slaved for automatic recording when Sync-to-Tape is enabled (ST1). If recording using the camcorder controls is temporarily halted, QuickCapture A2D will enter into PAUSE Mode and pause recording. Each time QuickCapture A2D enters PAUSE Mode, a Clip boundary is created, resulting in a new, sequential Clip. When all recordings have ended, the STOP button on QuickCapture A2D must be pressed to end a recording session. A discrete video clip can only be created within an individual BIN. To record a Clip in another BIN the recording must first be stopped; the BIN number changed; and the video recording process restarted.

QuickCapture A2D Breakout Cable

The QuickCapture A2D breakout cable is color-coded for easy identification: - The connector wires are color coded BLUE for INPUT and BLACK for OUTPUT. - The Green connector is SMPTE Time Code. - The Red connectors are RIGHT channel UNBALANCED AUDIO. - The White connectors are LEFT channel UNBALANCED AUDIO. - The Black connectors are COMPOSITE VIDEO, either SVIDEO or COMPOSITE (BNC).

Mark while Recording

Since Marking is done when QuickCapture A2D is recording, dropping a Mark or sequentially reviewing Marks can only be done when QuickCapture A2D is in VTR mode. A Mark represents a particular TimeCode value. In other words a Mark is a bookmark of a video clip in any given BIN of video content recorded on QuickCapture A2D represented by a specific TimeCode. While recording from either video source, selecting the MARK Soft Key option will drop a Mark. Each BIN can hold as many as ninty-nine (99) Marks. When recording is paused and restarted, a Mark is inserted or dropped indicating a scene split. When in HDD mode, Marks can neither be dropped nor can they be refferenced.

Playback
Playback Methods in VTR Emulation
To Playback video content on QuickCapture A2D from a selected BIN, first select the BIN while in the Idle or Stop mode. Next, press the PLAY button and QuickCapture A2D will start playing the first Clip in the selected BIN at real-time rate. The TimeCode displayed during Playback is always what was originally recorded with the video source. Pressing the STOP button on QuickCapture A2D stops Playback and displays the current TimeCode. Pressing the PLAY button again will continue Playback from that point forward. During Playback, the Soft Keys control the Fast Forward and Fast Reverse functions. Selecting either the FFWD or FREV Soft Key option will accelerate the digital video stream in 2x real-time speed increments (1x with an analog video source) with each press of the Soft Key, up to 32x real-time speed in the direction chosen. Holding down a Soft Key beyond two seconds will rapidly increase Playback speed automatically. During Playback, pressing the MENU button will toggle the definitions of the Soft Keys between FFWD/FREV and SLOW/FAST. The SLOW/FAST option provides the ability to Playback video content on QuickCapture A2D in Slow Motion or at other custom frame rates.

QuickCapture A2D can accomodate a number of analog connections. They are as follows: Composite Video IN / OUT (BNC) Supporting: - Genlock IN (Output video signal is genlocked to input S-Video or Composite video signal.) - BlackBurst IN (Accepts either video or BlackBurst signal.) - Composite Sync IN (Positive values only.) S-VIDEO IN / OUT Unbalanced Audio IN / OUT (RCA} SMPTE TimeCode IN (BNC)

Re-Charging QuickCapture A2D Battery

QuickCapture A2D is equipped with a Universal 15 VDC combination battery charger and A/C adapter to recharge the included battery system, as well as supply power to the unit when it is stationary. Simply connect the appropriate protruding connector lead from the battery to the A/C battery charger and plug the charger into a standard outlet. Battery charging should require approximately eight (8) hours to fully charge and provide approximately six (6) hours of recording time. It is normal for the battery to get very warm during charging. Warning! Do not leave battery charging longer than ten (10) hours as damage to the battery may occur! Warning! Do not charge the battery while recording as damage to QuickCapture A2D and battery may occur! Use the included AC adapter to power QuickCapture while recording when the battery is not in use.

Frame-Stepping / Searching Mark Modes

Press the PLAY button twice to enter Play-Pause Mode. Then press the MENU button to toggle between Frame-Stepping and Search Mark Modes. Frame-Stepping Mode is denoted by the industry standard icon: <|| ||>; and, Search Mark Mode is denoted by the industry standard icon |< >|, both located on the bottom line of the LCD. Pressing the PLAY during Playback will put QuickCapture A2D in Play-Pause Mode. In Play-Pause Mode the Soft Key menu will offer the options to advance, or step a single frame in either direction. Selecting the Search Mark Mode allows a User to advance to Marks in either direction in a given BIN. Pressing either Soft Key will advance to the next recorded Mark in the direction chosen and display both the number of the currently referenced Mark and the total number of Marks in a BIN. (i.e. Mark 21/24)

Recording
Operation in VTR Emulation Mode
QuickCapture A2D is designed to operate in the same familiar manner in which you operate your VTR. To record with QuickCapture A2D, the unit must be placed in VTR Mode by switching the threeposition Mode Switch on the Rear Panel of QuickCapture A2Dto the off-center VTR position. Prior to recording, the user must select which video recording file type to use for recording. From the System Setup Menu, select the Set Record File Type option to present the options of recording with either .MOV or .AVI Type-2 file types. All video captured during a recording session will be in the format chosen. QuickCapture A2D can be configured for either automatic or manual recording. When QuickCapture A2D is set for automatic recording with a digital camcorder that supports the 1394 AVC command set, it will begin recording automatically as soon as you press the RECORD button on your camcorder. Some camcorders do not issue 1394 AVC commands (ie. RECORD). In this case, the user must manually begin the recording process, simultaneously pressing both the RECORD and PLAY buttons. Thereafter, QuickCapture A2D will synchronize to tape motion and recording can then be controlled automatically.

Recording Methods
Recording with QuickCapture A2D is both simple and intuitive. QuickCapture A2D emulates both VTR and camcorder recording methods from either anaolg or digital video sources by providing two recording options for the user, Manual or Automaric Recording.

Manual Recording: Step 1: Set the Sync-to-Tape option in the Menu to OFF (ST0). Step 2: Hold the RECORD button down and press the PLAY button at the same time. This is a standard two-button record method utilizing front panel control
Manual Record with SYNC-to-TAPE Disabled (ST0)
In Manual Record, QuickCapture A2D emulates the VTR recording method and SYNC-TO-TAPE mode OFF is enabled. This means that QuickCapture A2D will start recording as soon as the two front panel buttons, PLAY and RECORD, on QuickCapture A2D are simultaneously depressed.

Notes:
Some camcorders will issue a RECORD command via the IEEE 1394 cable when the RECORD button is depressed. In this case, even if QuickCapture A2D is left in the SYNC-TO-TAPE mode OFF, it will automatically begin recording when the RECORD button is pressed on the camcorder regardless of the SYNC-TO-TAPE mode condition. Some NLE software will issue a RECORD command via the IEEE 1394 cable when the RECORD command is issued from the NLE software interface. In this case, even if QuickCapture A2D is left in the SYNC-TO-TAPE mode OFF, it will automatically begin recording upon issuance of RECORD command from the NLE software regardless of the SYNC-TO-TAPE mode condition. There is no PAUSE Mode condition with SYNC-TO-TAPE mode OFF selected, so all video is recorded. To pause while recording, press the PLAY button on QuickCapture A2D during recording. A discrete video clip can only be created within an individual BIN. To record a clip in another BIN the recording must first be stopped; the BIN number changed; and the video recording process restarted. If SYNC-TO-TAPE mode ON is selected, QuickCapture A2D cannot record until the tape in the camcorder is in motion.

General Media Organization

A BIN is analogous to a tape in a VTR. The size of a BIN can be the entire available storage space of the HDD or only a few frames. Each BIN can have recorded video Clips appended to it at any time. BINs and Clips are added automatically in sequence, but only BINs are actually numbered. QuickCapture A2D can be logically organized to accommodate up to ninety-nine (99) BINs. Each BIN in turn can be logically organized to accommodate up to one hundred twenty-eight (128) recorded video Clips. Clips can be added to BINs non-sequentially, simply by switching between BINs prior to recording Clips allowing for logical organization of video content into sepate BINs with common subject matter! An individual Clip in of itself, once recorded cannot be erased. Only the total contents of an individual BIN, containing one or more video Clips can be erased. The entire volume can be erased as well. All Clips within a given BIN are recorded end-to-end with their start points recorded as Marks. Marks can be referenced by toggling the Soft Keys and advancing through the Marks sequentially within a BIN. In HDD Mode, each BIN is represented as a folder and video Clips are represented as as files, as seen on a computer monitor display. [QuickCapture A2D always defaults to BIN-01 upon power-up.]

Idle Mode / Media Conversion Mode

When QuickCapture A2D is first switched to VTR Mode it defaults to Idle Mode to await further commands from the User. In Idle Mode, QuickCapture A2Dis neither playing nor recording. During Idle Mode, functions such as PLAY or RECORD can be selected. During Idle Mode, the user can select BINs. The two Soft Keys annotated PREVIOUS and NEXT facillitate scrolling through the sequential BIN numbers. Holding down either Soft Key beyond a two seconds duration will incrementally increase the scrolling speed - up to 32X real-time. When QuickCapture A2D is in Idle Mode, it is also simultaneously in Media Conversion Mode where any 1394 digital video input source can be converted to an analog output signal (or vice-versa). In Media Conversion Mode the analog output video connector (BNC or S-VIDEO) is always live for both digital or analog video input sources. Upon exiting PLAY Mode, QuickCapture A2D enters STOP Mode, and the square black STOP icon is displayed between the PREVIOUS and NEXT Soft Key options on the bottom line of the LCD. In STOP Mode, the TimeCode displayed on the third line of the LCD is for the last video frame played. At all other times the TimeCode displayed indicates the total duration of video content in a given BIN.

Automatic Recording: Step 1: Set the Sync-to-Tape option in the Menu to ON (ST1). Step 2: Hold the RECORD button and press the PLAY button at the same time. This puts the QuickCapture A2D into a RECORD-PAUSE Mode. In the RECORD-PAUSE Mode, QuickCapture A2D waits for the camcorder Time Code movement (vis--vis the movement of the tape) to initiate the RECORD function. Step 3: Press the RECORD button on the camcorder. QuickCapture A2D will begin to record simultaneously with the camcorder upon movement of video tape. Step 4: Press the STOP button on QuickCapture A2D when recording is finished.
Automatic Record with SYNC-TO-TAPE Enabled (ST1)
In automatic record QuickCapture A2D mirrors the camcorder recording process and the SYNC-TOTAPE mode ON is enabled. Simultaneous recording to QuickCapture A2D is slaved or controlled by the RECORD button on the camcorder. In SYNC-TO-TAPE mode ON, recording only occurs when camcorder tape is moving.