JVC GY-DV5000U DR-DV5000U DV Video Disk Recorder 44 page instruction manual - Page 13

FireStore DR-DV5000 User Guide possible, hold the latch while at the same time grasping the FSHDD-1 drive handle and 1 pulling the HDD out from DR-DV5000. USING EXTERNAL FIREWIRE DISK DRIVES In addition to using FireStore FSHDD-1 FireWire HDDs in the internal slot on DRDV5000, it is also possible to connect any FireWire disk drive to the HDD I/O port on DR-DV5000. Power a single FireWire disk drive on DR-DV5000 at any given time (either internal or external). If external drives are being used as additional volumes to the inserted FSHDD-1 FireWire HDD, it will be necessary to provide external power to these drives. It may also be necessary to partition and format drives before use with DRDV5000. See page 32 of this user guide for instructions on preparing drives before use. NOTE: It is possible to "hot swap" both internal and external FireWire HDDs on DR-DV5000. Drives can be disconnected and connected from the system without the need to power cycle the unit. Ensure that DR-DV5000 is in STOP mode before removing a disk drive. PHYSICAL FEATURES Your FireStore DR-DV5000 features two main surfaces, the front panel and the rear connector panel. FRONT PANEL The front panel contains the backlit LCD and nine buttons for controlling FireStore's functions. The top row of buttons act as Soft Keys and provide the function displayed on the bottom of the LCD. The front panel also features a tally light, infrared remote sensor and power switch. 2 3 4 5 6 7 1. Tally Light The DR-DV5000 red tally light is located at the top of the DR-DV5000 front panel. In general, this light will flash when DR-DV5000 is in REC/PAUSE mode and be solid when in RECORD mode. This light is also used to warn the user when an error or warning message appears on the DR-DV5000 LCD display. See the "DR-DV5000 RECORD AND CONTROL LCD AND CAMCORDER VIEWFIDER DISPLAY MODES" section on page 41 of this User Guide for more information on tally light status. 2. Power Switch FireStore DR-DV5000's power switch is located on the top left side of the front panel. This switch, although mechanical, is controlled via software. When the power switch is set to ON and then OFF, in most cases the unit will take a moment to power down. During this time, DR-DV5000 is ensuring that any files that have not been closed properly in a record session get closed. This prevents errors occurring on particular files. PAGE 12