FireStore DR-DV5000 User Guide
Once RETRO DISK time is set, the user canRetro Cache Record Mode
exit the Menus and return to the Main Screen.
An "L" will now appear next to the record
symbol on DR-DV5000Os display. Pressing the
REC trigger once will put DR-DV5000
immediately into RETRO DISK RECORD.
Clips are being recorded to disk for X number
of minutes in one minute increments (each as
a separate track). The tally light will flash (as
if the unit is in pause). When the REC trigger
is pressed, DR-DV5000 will kick out of
RETRO DISK mode and go into standardRETRO CACHE Record constantly buffers
video in a loop to a 10 second data buffer to
record. All one minute tracks in the set loop
sequence will appear and be saved as theircache video so that when record is triggered, a
own tracks on disk (e.g. 1-001, 1-002, 1-003retro time period can be added to the
beginning of any clip.
etc.) except for the recording that was in
progress, which takes on the characteristics of
a standard track. At this stage, DR-DV5000 isRETRO CACHE has the following
essentially in standard record mode (the "L"characteristic. Pressing a REC TRIGGER
on the display will disappear).. No frames willwhen in RETRO CACHE mode puts DR-
be lost across tracks during the record session.DV5000 into a RETRO CACHE state (the
Once paused, the unit will return to RETROTALLY light on DR-DV5000 will flash as if
DISK record mode again (the "L" willin PAUSE state). DR-DV5000 is actually
reappear in the LCD and viewfinder) forrecording in this state, but until the RECORD
further RETRO recordings or until it isTRIGGER is pressed a second time, the video
disabled n the RETRO DISK Menu.recorded will record over itself in a continuous
loop. It is much the same as RETRO DISK
RETRO DISK can be used in LOCAL,recording in theory except that it utilizes a
SYNCRO RECORD and SPLIT SLAVEdata buffer that is separate to the disk drive to
cache video. RETRO CACHE is also accurate
RECORD control modes. down to the frame instead of the 1 minute
clips used in RETRO DISK. Once a RETRO
CACHE value is set, pressing the REC trigger
once will put DR-DV5000 immediately into
RETRO CACHE Record. A "C" will now
appear next to the record symbol on DR-
DV5000Os display and also in the camcorderOs
viewfinder. Video is being recorded to the
DR-DV5000 cache. The tally light will flash
(as if the unit is in pause). When the REC
trigger is pressed, DR-DV5000 will kick out
of RETRO CACHE record mode and go into
standard record (the "C" on the display will
disappear). Any clip that is recorded in this
mode will have the contents of the cache
added to the beginning of the clip. Once
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