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TableofContents
WarningsandPrecautions Warranty Disposal FCC&CECertification(Radio&TelevisionInterference) What'sintheBox KeyFeatures UserInterfaceFunctions Frontpanelcontrol/connection Rearpanelcontrol/connection DIPswitchsettings 2 4 4 5 7 7

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Installation/Connections 12 ConnectingananalogueVCRorCamcordertoaPC/MACNLESystem ConnectingaPC/MACNLESystemtoananalogueVCR 13

OperationProcedure Specification Service&Support

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WarningsandPrecautions
1. Readallofthesewarningsandsavethemforlaterreference. 2. Followallwarningsandinstructionsmarkedonthisunit. 3. Unplugthisunitfromthewalloutletbeforecleaning.Donotuseliquidor aerosolcleaners.Useadampclothforcleaning. 4. Donotusethisunitinornearwater. 5. Donotplacethisunitonanunstablecart,stand,ortable.Theunitmayfall, causingseriousdamage. 6. Slotsandopeningsonthecabinettop,back,andbottomareprovidedfor ventilation.Toensuresafeandreliableoperationofthisunit,andtoprotectit fromoverheating,donotblockorcovertheseopenings.Donotplacethisunit onabed,sofa,rug,orsimilarsurface,astheventilationopeningsonthe bottomofthecabinetwillbeblocked.Thisunitshouldneverbeplacednear oroveraheatregisterorradiator.Thisunitshouldnotbeplacedinabuiltin installationunlessproperventilationisprovided. 7. Thisproductshouldonlybeoperatedfromthetypeofpowersourceindicated onthemarkinglabeloftheACadapter.Ifyouarenotsureofthetypeof poweravailable,consultyourDatavideodealeroryourlocalpowercompany. 8. Donotallowanythingtorestonthepowercord.Donotlocatethisunitwhere thepowercordwillbewalkedon,rolledover,orotherwisestressed. 9. Ifanextensioncordmustbeusedwiththisunit,makesurethatthetotalofthe ampereratingsontheproductspluggedintotheextensioncorddonot exceedtheextensioncordsrating. 10. Makesurethatthetotalamperesofalltheunitsthatarepluggedintoasingle walloutletdonotexceed15amperes. 11. Neverpushobjectsofanykindintothisunitthroughthecabinetventilation slots,astheymaytouchdangerousvoltagepointsorshortoutpartsthat couldresultinriskoffireorelectricshock.Neverspillliquidofanykindonto orintothisunit.

12. Exceptasspecificallyexplainedelsewhereinthismanual,donotattemptto servicethisproductyourself.Openingorremovingcoversthataremarked DoNotRemovemayexposeyoutodangerousvoltagepointsorotherrisks, andwillvoidyourwarranty.Referallserviceissuestoqualifiedservice personnel. 13. Unplugthisproductfromthewalloutletandrefertoqualifiedservice personnelunderthefollowingconditions: a. Whenthepowercordisdamagedorfrayed b. Whenliquidhasspilledintotheunit c. Whentheproducthasbeenexposedtorainorwater d. Whentheproduct doesnotoperatenormallyundernormaloperating conditions.Adjustonlythosecontrolsthatarecoveredbythe operatinginstructionsinthismanualimproperadjustmentofother controlsmayresultindamagetotheunitandmayoftenrequire extensiveworkbyaqualifiedtechniciantorestoretheunittonormal operation e. Whentheproducthasbeendroppedorthecabinethasbeen damaged f. Whentheproductexhibitsadistinctchangeinperformance, indicatinganeedforservice.

Warranty
Datavideowarrantsthattheequipmentitmanufacturesshallbefreefromdefects inmaterialandworkmanshipforaperiodof12monthsfromthedateofproduct purchased.Ifequipmentfailsduetosuchdefects,Datavideowill,atitsoption, repairorprovideareplacement forthedefectivepartorproduct. Equipmentthatfailsafterthewarrantyperiod,hasbeenoperatedorinstalledina mannerotherthanthatspecifiedbyDatavideo,orhasbeensubjectedtoabuseor modification,willberepairedfortimeandmaterialchargesattheBuyers expense.ThiswarrantydoesnotaffectyourstatutoryrightswithintheCountryof purchase.

Disposal
ForEUCustomersonlyWEEEMarking.

Thissymbolontheproductindicatesthatitwillnotbetreatedashousehold waste.Itmustbehandedovertotheapplicabletakebackschemeforthe recyclingofelectricalandelectronicequipment.Formoredetailedinformation abouttherecyclingofthisproduct,pleasecontactyourlocalDatavideooffice.

RADIO&TELEVISIONINTERFERENCE
UNITEDSTATES. Theequipmentdescribedinthisguidegeneratesanduses radiofrequencyenergy.Ifitisnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththe instructionsinthisguide,itmaycauseinterferencewithradioandtelevision reception. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a ClassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsare designedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceina residentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,usesandcanradiateradio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or televisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoff andon, theuser is encouraged to try to correct the interference by oneor moreofthefollowingmeasures:
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Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna. Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver. Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferencefromthattowhich thereceiverisconnected.

Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.

If necessary, you should consult your dealer or experienced radio/television technician for additional suggestions. You may find helpful the following booklet, prepared by the Federal Communications Commission: How to Identify and ResolveRadioTVInterferenceProblems.ThisbookletisavailablefromtheUnited StatesGovernmentprintingoffice,Washington,D.C.20402.Thebookletnumberis 004000003454. 5

Note:ChangesorModificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbytheparty responsibleforcompliancecouldvoidtheusersrighttooperatethis equipment. Peripheralusedinconjunctionwiththisequipmentmustbeconnectedviashielded interfacecables.Useofunshieldedinterfacecablesmayresultininterferenceto radioandTVreception,andmayvoidtheusersrighttooperatethisequipment.

DeclarationofConformity
ModelNumber:DAC200 TradeName:Datavideo Responsible:DatavideoCorporation(USA) Address:12300UEastWashingtonBlvd.,Whittier, CA90606USA Telephone:(562)6962324 ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationis subjecttothefollowingtwoconditions: (1) Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference. (2) Thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,including interferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.

WhatsintheBox
Thefollowingisapackinglist.Ifanyitemsaremissingpleasecontactyour supplyingdealerassoonaspossible. 1xDAC200 1xACAdapter(5V2.0A) 1xSVideo(Y/C)Cable4PinMiniDinPlugto4PinMiniDinPlug 1x3PhonoPlug(RCA)to3PhonoPlugCable 1xIEEE1394(DV)Cable6PinPlugto6PinPlug 1xQuickStartGuide 1xInstructionManual

KeyFeatures
BiDirectionalDVtoAnalogVideoConverterDVtoAnalog/AnalogtoDV TheDAC200isasimplestandaloneboxforconvertingvideoandaudioback andforthbetweenanaloganddigital(DV). UsingtheDAC200toconvertanalogtoDVletsyoumaintainthequalityofyour analogtapewithoutgenerationloss.
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SupportsDV,SVideo Y/C,Compositeinputsandoutputsforeasy conversionacrossplatforms VideoCombFilterforHighQualityVideo Selectabledigitalaudiosamplingrateat12bit32KHzor16bit48KHz SelectableAudioDecodingat32KHz,44.1KHzand48KHz Selectable0IRE/7.5IREblacklevelsetting CompatiblewithDV(iLink),Digital8,Video8,Hi8,VHS,SVHS,VHSCand SVHSCformats EncodetoordecodefromtheMacenvironment FireWireInandout WorkswithPCWindows98SE/ME/2000andXP SmartDV(Pat.Pending)allowsvideomonitoringduringDVtoDVCapture 7

FRONTPANELCONTROL/CONNECTION

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Description:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 6PinFireWireinterfaceforDVIn/Out VideosourceindicatorsforDVorAVinput LEDindicatorsforAudioencoder12Bitor16Bit SVideo(Y/C)inputconnector. CompositeVideoinputRCAconnector StereoAudioinputRCAconnectors Pushbuttontoselect12Bitor16BitAudioencoding PushbuttontoselectvideoinputsourceDVorAV

Note:Pleasewait5secondsfortheLEDreadystatustocomeonafteryoupush thevideosourcebutton.Thesystemneedsafewsecondstorecognizea newvideosourcesetting.

REARPANELCONTROL/CONNECTION

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1.StereoAudiooutputPhono(RCA)connectors 2.CompositeVideooutputPhono(RCA)connector 3.SVideo(Y/C)outputconnector 4.ModeDIPswitch(ReboottheDAC200ifyouchangeaDIPSwitch)
(Seepage11formoredetails) l S1.PALorNTSC(PALON,NTSCOFF) l S2.7.5IRE/0IRE(0IREON,7.5IREOFF) (NTSCOnly). Pleasenote:0IREismostoftenusedinJapan.7.5IREisusedelsewhere. l S3Locked/UnlockedAudio.OnUnlockedAudio/OffLockedAudio l S4&S5forNTSCandPALvideosystem

S5 S5 S5 S5

ON ON

S4

ON MACOS ON WindowsME/XP

S4 OFF SmartDV(Pleaseseedescriptiononpage11)

OFF S4

OFF S4 OFF DVCamera

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5.6PinFireWireinterfaceforDVIn/Out
6.DCInputJack(+5VDC/6Watts) 7.PowerSwitch(Note:TurnonDAC200beforebootingthePC/MACeditingsoftware.)

IMPORTANTNOTICEFORPC/MACEDITINGSYSTEMS
Thefollowingguidelinesaregeneraladviceforvideoeditingonacomputer platform.Ifyouhavepurchasedacomputerspecifiedforvideoeditingitwill almostcertainlybesetupcorrectly.Ifyouareinanydoubtpleaseconsultyour computerreseller,oracomputertechnician. 1.ShutdownallresidentprogramsinyourPCforbettereditingperformance. Suchasthe AntiVirusprogram,screensaver,systempowermanagement softwareetc. 2.Enable the Disk DMA function in windows to improve system HDD accessperformance Therearetoomanynonlineareditingplatformstogiveindepthadviseabout individualsetups.TheDAC200shouldbeseenbyyourPC/MACasthoughitis aDVCamera/Recorder.Iftherearedevicecontrolsettingsonyourediting platformpleasesetthemtooff. Extradetailsofsomenonlinearplatformsareavailableonline,pleasegoto http://www.datavideo.info/products/dac200.htmforthelatestdetails. Wewilltrytotestandupdatesysteminformationasitbecomesavailable, howeverforindepthinformationaboutyourspecificNLEplatformwewould recommendthatyoucontactyoursupplier,orthemanufacturer.

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DipSwitchsettingstoworkwithWindows&MACOperationsystem TheDAC200 usesdipswitches 4and5 tocontroltheclockingfrequencywhenit isconvertingvideo,ifthedipswitchesarenotconfiguredforyouroperating systemortypeofdevice,alossinvideocanoccur.Pleaserefertodipswitch chartbelowandmakesurethatyourDAC200issetupcorrectly. SMARTDV isapatentpendingfeaturethatallowsmonitoringofthevideoduring aDVtoDVcapture. EnablingSMARTDVmakestheconvertertransparenttoanNLEsystem,while stilltranscodingtheliveDVstreamintoanaloguevideo.Thisenablesusersto monitoralivedigitalvideofeedfromaDVcamcorderorDVdeckduringcapture, withoutanyconflict.Itmeansahugesavingoftimeforallvideoeditorsworking withDVtape. NTSCSystem(USA) MACOS NTSCSystem(USA) SmartDVon

NTSCSystem(USA) WindowsXPandWindowsME

NTSCSystem(USA) Camera

PALSystem(EU) MACOS

PALSystem(EU) SmartDVon

PALSystem(EU) WindowsXPandWindowsME

PALSystem(EU) Camera

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Installation/Connections
TherearemanypossiblewaystoconnectaDAC200todifferentsystems. Illustratedbelowarethetwomostcommonsetups,DVoutputfromanNLE systemtoananaloguerecorder,andAnalogueoutputtoaPC/MACNLE system. IfyouranaloguedevicehasSVideoconnectionsavailableitisadvisabletouse themasthesignalqualitywillbesuperiortocomposite(RCA/Phono) connections.IfyouareusingSVideo(Y/C)connectionsdomakesureyoualso connecttheRedandWhite(RCA/Phono)connectorsforaudio. ManyanalogueVCRshaveSCARTconnectors,itisnoproblemtousethesewith aDAC200howeveryouwillneedtouseaSCARTto3Phono/RCAAdaptor, availablefromhighstreetelectricalstores.Theseadaptorsareavailableinthree types,INonly,OUTonlyandswitchable(INandOUT),aswitchableadaptor wouldallowthemostflexibility.

ConnectingananalogueVCRorCamcordertoaPC/MACNLE System
ConnecttheanalogueoutputfromtheVCRorCamcordertotheinputsonthe frontoftheDAC200.IfSVideo(Y/C)isavailableitisbesttouseit. ConnecttheDVOutfromtheDAC200totheIEEE1394/DVInonyourNLE system.PressthesourcebuttonontheDAC200toensuretheAVlightison. MakesureyourDIPswitchsettingsarecorrectforyoursetup(seepage11)

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ConnectingaPC/MACNLESystemtoananalogueVCR
ConnecttheIEEE1394/DVOutfromyourNLEsystemtotheDVIn/Outonthe DAC200.SomeNLEsystemshave6PinDVout,liketheDAC200,whileothers usethesmaller4Pinconnection,eithertypeofconnectionwillworkOK. ConnecttheanalogueAudioandvideooutputsontherearoftheDAC200tothe inputsonyourrecorddeck.IfyourrecorddeckhasSVideo(Y/C)availableitis advisabletouseitinpreferencetotheComposite(YellowPhono/RCA connector). N.B.Pleaseensurethatyousettheinputofyourrecorddecktotheappropriate setting.SomeofthenamesusedbyVCRmanufacturersareAUX(Auxillary), Line1,AV1,F1,EXT(External). CheckthattheDAC200hastheDVlighton,ifitdoesnotpressthesource button. MakesureyourDIPswitchsettingsarecorrectforyoursetup(seepage11)

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Specifications:
INPUTS SVHSsources Composite *DV(iLink)Source Y/Cin:4pin75ohmDINconnector 1.0Vpp75ohmRCAconnector
DataTransferRate25Mbps,PAL4:2:0/NTSC4:1:1

OUTPUTS SVHSSource Y/Cout4pin75ohmDINconnector CompositeVideoSource 1.0Vpp75ohmRCAconnector FrequencyResponse 4.5MHz+/3dB(DVinput) 20Hz~18KHz<3dB DG,DP +/3%,3 AudioSamplingRate 12bit32KHzand16bit48KHzoption AudioFreq.Response 20Hz~18KHz<3dB AudioTHD <0.2% *DV(iLink)Source DataTransferRate25Mbps,PAL4:2:0/NTSC4:1:1 GENERAL Power(Included)

DC5V/6.0WACAdapter
Caution:DAC200requiresDC5Volt+/4%,Useonly DatavideoapprovedPowerAdaptor.

AmbientTemperature AmbientHumidity Dimensions Accessories(included)

32131F(055C) Lessthan90% 6.15(W)6.0(D)1.6(H) 156(W)150(D)40(H)m/m 1.8mIEEE1394cable(6Pinto6Pin) 3Phonoto3Phono(RCA)cable. SVideo(Y/C)cable Usersmanual QuickStartGuide Powersupply

*.Allthetrademarksarethepropertiesoftheirrespectiveowners

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ServiceandSupport
Itisourgoaltomakeyourproductsownershipasatisfyingexperience.Our supportteamisavailabletoassistyouinsettingupandoperatingyoursystem. Pleaserefertoourwebsitewww.datavideotek.comforanswerstocommon questions,supportrequestsorcontactyourlocalofficebelow. DatavideoCorporation(USA) 12300UEastWashingtonBlvd.,Whittier,CA90606USA Tel:+15626962324 contactus@datavideo.us www.datavideo.us DatavideoTechnologiesEuropeBV Californiedreef263565BLUtrecht,TheNetherlands Tel:+31302619656 DatavideoUKLimited Unit2WatersideBusinessPark,Hadfield,Glossop,DerbyshireSK131BEUK Tel:+441457851000 sales@datavideo.co.uk www.datavideo.info DatavideoTechnologiesCo.,Ltd. 10F,176JianYiRd,ChungHoCity,TaipeiHsien,Taiwan235 Tel:+886282272888 info@datavideo.com.tw www.datavideo.com.tw info@datavideo.nl www.datavideo.info

DatavideoTechnologiesChinaCo. 2FD,2Lane777,WestGuangzhongRd,ZhabeiDistrict,Shanghai,China Tel:+862156036599 service@datavideo.cn www.datavideo.cn DatavideoTechnologies(S)PTELtd. No.100,Lorong23Geylong,#0103DCentennialBldg,Singapore388398 Tel:+6567496866 info@datavideo.sg www.datavideo.info

DatavideoHongKongLimited G/F.,26CROSSLANE,WANCHAI,HK Tel:+85228331981 info@datavideohk.com www.datavideohk.com

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