foc.us Firestore FS-100 User manual

FS100
DVCPROHDDVCPRO50DVCPRO/DV
PortableDTERecorder
UserGuide
Release1.0
PartNumber:MANL102306

i
LEGALNOTICES
THISDOCUMENTCONTAINSCONFIDENTIALANDTRADE
SECRETINFORMATIONOFFOCUSENHANCEMENTSAND
ITSRECEIPTORPOSSESSIONDOESNOTCONVEYANY
RIGHTSTOREPRODUCEORDISCLOSEITSCONTENTS,OR
TOMANUFACTURE,USE,ORSELLANYTHINGTHATITMAY
DESCRIBE.USEINWHOLEORINPARTWITHOUTTHE
SPECIFICWRITTENAUTHORIZATIONOFFOCUS
ENHANCEMENTSISSTRICTLYFORBIDDEN.
EVERYEFFORTHASBEENMADETOENSURETHATTHE
INFORMATIONINTHISDOCUMENTISCOMPLETEAND
ACCURATEATTHETIMEOFPRINTING;HOWEVER,THE
INFORMATIONCONTAINEDINTHISDOCUMENTISSUBJECT
TOCHANGE.
Copyright2006FocusEnhancements
AllRightsReserved
Thematerialcontainedinthisdocumentisalsoprotectedby
copyrightlawsoftheUnitedStatesofAmericaandother
countries.Itmaynotbereproducedordistributedinanyformby
anymeans,alteredinanyfashion,orstoredinadatabaseor
retrievalsystem,withoutexpresswrittenpermissionofFOCUS
ENHANCEMENTS.
FOCUSENHANCEMENTScannotberesponsiblefor
unauthorizeduseofequipmentandwillnotmakeallowanceor
creditforunauthorizeduseoraccess.

ii
ContactingFOCUSENHANCEMENTS:
SerialNumber
Theserialnumberforthisequipment islocatedonthebackofthe
unit.Pleasewritethisserialnumberontheenclosedwarranty
cardandkeepitinasecurearea.
OfficeHours: MondaythroughFriday
8:00AMto5:00PM(CentralTime)
Email: [e-mail]
Telephone: 7633981658
Fax: 7635717688
Address: FocusEnhancements,Inc.
1370DellAvenue
Campbell,CA.95008
www.focusinfo.com

iii
RegulationsandSafety
FCCClassA
ThisproductsatisfiesFCCregulationswhenshieldedcables
andconnectorsareusedtoconnecttheunittootherequipment.
Topreventelectromagneticinterferencewithelectricappliances
suchasradiosandtelevisions,useshieldedcablesand
connectors.
Thisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywithinthe
limitsforaClassAdigitaldevice,pursuanttoPart15ofthe
FCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonable
protectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidential
installation.Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,andcanradiate
radiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedin
accordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmful
interferencetoradiocommunications.However,thereisno
guaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticular
installation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferenceto
radioortelevisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedby
turningtheequipmentoffandon,correcttheinterferenceby
oneormoreofthefollowing:
• Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.
• Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentand
receiver.
• Connecttheequipmenttoanoutletonacircuitdifferent
fromthatusedbythereceiver.
• Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnician
forhelp.
FocusEnhancements,Inc.
1370DellAvenue
Campbell,CA.95008
ModelNumber:FS100PortableDTERecorder
DateofManufacture:
ReferencetheSerialNumberlabelattachedto
theunit.

iv
Compliance
FS100isadevicemarketedforuseinindustrialorbusiness
environments.TheFS100complieswiththeregulationsthe
followingtestingagencies:
AustraliaandNewZealand
CTicklogoandstatementgohere
EuropeanUnion
CElogoandstatementgohere

v
Safety
Symbols
IntheFS100Unit
Thissymbolindicatesthepresenceofanuninsulated
DangerousVoltagewithintheproduct’senclosurethat
mayconstituteariskofelectricshocktopersons.
IntheFS100Documentation
Documentation
Read,Retain,andFollowInstructions
Allthesafetyandoperatinginstructionsshouldbereadbefore
theproductisoperated.
• RetainDocumentation
Placedocumentationinasecureplaceforfuturereferenceon
operatingandsafetyinstructions.
• FollowAllOperatingandSafetyInstructions
• PayAttentiontoAllWarnings
Warningsareprovidedtoprotecttheoperator,theequipment,
andcontent.
Thissymbolindicatesimportantoperatingormaintenance(ser
vicing)informationthattheusershouldreadandunderstand.
Thissymbolindicatessupplementaryinformationaboutfea
tures,functions,oroperationsthatmaybeofinteresttotheuser.

vi
ElectricalPrecautions
DoNotExposetoMoisture
Donotusethisproductnearwaterorinanenvironmentwhereit
isexposedtodampness orthereisthepossibilityofitgettingwet.
DoNotRemoveCover
ThereareNoUserServiceablePartsinsidethisunit.Servicing
shouldbedonebyqualifiedservicepersonnel.
ON/OFFSwitchinStandByPosition
TheOn/OffswitchDoesNotSeparatetheUnitFromtheMain
Powerwhenitisinthestandbyposition.
PowerSources
Useonlypowersourcesthatmatchthoseindicatedonthe
markinglabel.Ifunsuresureofthetypeofpowersupplythatis
available,consultyourdealerorlocalpowercompany.
DoNotOverloadPowerOutlets
Donotoverloadwalloutlets,extensioncords,orintegral
conveniencereceptaclesasthiscanresultinariskoffireor
electricshock.
VerifyPowerPlugsareFullyInserted
Topreventpotentialelectricalshocktopersonnel,verifythatthe
FS100powercordplugisfullyinsertedintoagroundedreceptor
andthattheplugbladesarenotexposed.
ATTENTION
POURPREVENIRLESCHOCSELECTRIQUESNEPAS
UTILISERCETTEFICHEPOLARISEEAVECUN
PROLONGATEUR,UNEPRISEDECOURANTOUUNEAUTRE
SORTIEDECOURANT,SAUFSILESLAMESPEUVENTETRE
INSEREESAFONDSANSENLAISSERAUCUNEPARTIEA
DECOUVERT.

vii
PowerCordProtection
• RoutingPowerCords
Routepowersupplycordssothattheyarenotlikelytobe
walkedonorpinchedbyitemsplaceduponoragainstthem.
Avoidsharpanglesinthecord,particularlyatplugs,
conveniencereceptacles,andthepointwheretheyexitthe
product.
• NonUsePeriod
Duringextendedperiodswhenthedeviceisnotused,unplug
itfromthepowersourceandretractthepowercord.
GroundingorPolarization
• Polarized
Ifthisproductisequippedwithapolarizedalternatingcurrent
lineplug(aplughavingonebladewiderthantheother),itwill
fitintotheoutletonlyoneway.Thisisasafetyfeature.Ifyou
areunabletoinserttheplugfullyintotheoutlet,tryreversing
theplug.Iftheplugshouldstillfailtofit,contactyour
electriciantoreplaceyourobsoleteoutlet.Donotdefeatthe
safetypurposeofthepolarizedplug.
• Grounded
Ifthisproductisequippedwithathreewiregroundingtype
plug,aplughavingathird(grounding)pin,itwillonlyfitintoa
groundingtypepoweroutlet.Thisisasafetyfeature.Ifyou
areunabletoinserttheplugintotheoutlet,contactyour
electriciantoreplaceyourobsoleteoutlet.Donotdefeatthe
safetypurposeofthegroundingtypeplug.
OutdoorAntennaGrounding
Ifanoutsideantenna
orcablesystemis
connectedtotheFS
100,verifythatthe
antennaorcable
systemisgrounded.
Thisprovidessome
protectionagainst
voltagesurgesand
builtupstaticcharges.
RefertoArticle810oftheNationalElectricCode,ANSI/NFPA70,
forinformationaboutthepropergroundingofthemastand
supportingstructure,groundingoftheleadinwiretoanantenna
dischargeunit,sizeofgroundingconnectors,locationofantenna
dischargeunit,connectiontogroundingelectrodes,and
requirementsforthegroundingelectrode.

viii
LightningandPowerSurges
Duringelectricalstormsorwhenleftunattendedandunusedfor
longperiodsoftime,unplugtheFS100fromthepowersource
anddisconnecttheantennaorcablesystem.
PowerLines
Donotlocateanoutsideantennasysteminthevicinityof
overheadpowerlines,electriclightorpowercircuits,orwhereit
canfallontosuchlinesorcircuits.
Wheninstallinganoutsideantennasystem,extremecareshould
betakentokeepfromtouchingsuchpowerlinesorcircuitsas
contactwiththemmightbefatal.
OpticalPrecaution
Theuseofopticalinstrumentswiththisdevicewillincrease
hazardstotheeyeshazard.
MaintenanceandMoving
Cleaning
Unplugthisproductfromthewalloutletbeforecleaning.The
productshouldbecleanedonlywithapolishingclothorasoftdry
cloth.Nevercleanwithfurniturewax,benzine,insecticidesor
othervolatileliquidssincetheymaycorrodethecabinet.