NDT 200
™
Manual, Fast Forward Video, Inc.
6
Speedy Get-Started Manual
The NDT 200™ startup is very straightforward.
Install drive
- Open the drive door, slide the SATA drive into the unit and close the door.
Apply Power
- Plug the power adapter into a wall socket and connect it to the power input on the rear
panel. Press the green power switch to start the unit. The LCD should power up and the LED should
start blinking “Red”.
Parameter Configuration
- Configuration from the factory is “Default”. Configuration is available via the
LDC and touch panel on the unit. See Unit Configuration section of manual for these settings.
When the configuration is complete, the user should “Delete All Video”. This will format the new drive
and prepare the drive to store video.
Connect inputs
– Connect Video to either the Composite or S-Video (Y/C) input; this should match the
configuration setting for Video Input. Connect the audio mono to left or stereo to left and right inputs.
Record
–
Press the red “
REC
” button
to start recording and Stop +
REC
to stop recording.
Playback
– Press the
LIST soft button to list the clips (Clips are listed in newest clip first order).
Scroll down to the desired clip and press LOAD. Press EXIT to go to the main display screen.
Press
►
to start playback. The DVR will stop playing at the end of the loaded clip (if loop playback is
Off) or continue from the first frame (if loop play is On).
Moving video to computer via USB
–Install the CP210x driver from the CD – Note where the files are
installed. The hardware installer needs to be directed to install the driver from this location. Connect the
NDT 200™ USB port to the computer USB port. Once the hardware installer has completed (it will go
through the process twice). Enter the Setup screen, scroll to the Connect Disk to PC setting. Press the
OK soft button. The drive will appear as a drive on the computer. This will allow the video files,
CLIPXXXX XXXXXX.MOV to be transferred to the computer for playback or archiving. To disconnect the
disk from the PC, follow the instructions on the unit’s display.
Clearing the files
– This process should always be performed using the DVR operating system. The
computer does not perform all of the tasks required to allow the DVR to record video onto the drive.
Enter the settings menu and press the “DELETE” soft button twice. The FAT32 format takes up to 1
minute to complete, the LCD shows “Formatting Disk” with an operation progressing bar while the disk is
being formatted.
Individual clips may be deleted by selecting INFO in the LIST screen and then DELETE and follow the
instructions on the LCD.
Turn Off NDT 200™
- Press green power button for 5 seconds to turn unit off.
More complete feature descriptions are included in the remainder of this User’s Manual and in the Serial
Protocol Document, available on the Technical Support page of
www.ffv.com
.
