Deck is Evil

Sharon Pieczenik · March 11th, 2007, 05:00 PM

Hi All,

I am trying to get around the capturing-dropping video issue using Tim's method of capturing DVHSCap and then using MPEG Streamclip.

My BR-HD50 deck was making weird noises when I turned it on and now it won't eject my mini-DV tape. I was going to try and use my camera to capture from since when I opened HDVxDV it didn't read the deck. I have the deck switched to "local" and have plugged and unplugged it a million times. Is there a manual eject? Am I overlooking something?

Thanks,
Sharon

Tim Dashwood · March 11th, 2007, 05:43 PM

To control the deck remotely from HDVxDV or DVHSCap, you need to have the 1394 switch set to HDV and the REMOTE/LOCAL switch set to REMOTE.

In the REMOTE menu make sure REM SEL HDV/DV is set to ON.

Personally, I also set LOCAL FUNCTION to ALL KEYS so that I don't ever have to switch out of REMOTE to use the buttons on the deck.

As for your issue with not being able to eject, I don't know what the problem is. Have you tried cutting the power to deck and then turning it back on?

Sharon Pieczenik · March 11th, 2007, 05:50 PM

Definitely got the Remote - FireWire issue undercontrol. Somehow the deck needed the power plug AND firewire unplugged and then the deck turned on and now it seems to all be working.

Thanks,
Sharon

March 11th, 2007, 05:00 PM	#1
Sharon Pieczenik Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Bozeman, MT Posts: 118	Deck is Evil - Help! Hi All, I am trying to get around the capturing-dropping video issue using Tim's method of capturing DVHSCap and then using MPEG Streamclip. My BR-HD50 deck was making weird noises when I turned it on and now it won't eject my mini-DV tape. I was going to try and use my camera to capture from since when I opened HDVxDV it didn't read the deck. I have the deck switched to "local" and have plugged and unplugged it a million times. Is there a manual eject? Am I overlooking something? Thanks, Sharon

March 11th, 2007, 05:43 PM	#2
Tim Dashwood Wrangler Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Posts: 3,637	To control the deck remotely from HDVxDV or DVHSCap, you need to have the 1394 switch set to HDV and the REMOTE/LOCAL switch set to REMOTE. In the REMOTE menu make sure REM SEL HDV/DV is set to ON. Personally, I also set LOCAL FUNCTION to ALL KEYS so that I don't ever have to switch out of REMOTE to use the buttons on the deck. As for your issue with not being able to eject, I don't know what the problem is. Have you tried cutting the power to deck and then turning it back on? __________________ Tim Dashwood

March 11th, 2007, 05:50 PM	#3
Sharon Pieczenik Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Bozeman, MT Posts: 118	Definitely got the Remote - FireWire issue undercontrol. Somehow the deck needed the power plug AND firewire unplugged and then the deck turned on and now it seems to all be working. Thanks, Sharon