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Console Software Operations Manual - Page 1
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Image Control & Storage Software
Version 1
Installing the Software CONSOLE Windows [Option settings] and [Performance check]
Camera and Picture Control
Recording onto the Hard Disk
Playback the Recorded Files
CONSOLE is a software that enables you to adjust the settings of a camcorder from a computer and to record on the tape in the camcorder and onto the computer's hard disk by connecting...
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... Cache Recording 5-3
Frame Recording 5-4 Setting the Frame Recording 5-4 Frame Recording 5-4
Data Dropping 5-5 Recording History 5-5
Playback the Recorded Files
[Play Viewer 6-1 Output to the Camcorder 6-2 Time Slider...6-2
File Browser 6-3 Copying from the Memory Card 6-3
Waveform Vector Monitor 6-3
Uninstall
Uninstalling the Software 7-1 Uninstalling the AV/C Camera Storage Subunit...
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... CONSOLE.
XL2*
XL H1
*Unable to use some functions
Required Accessories
Canon digital camcorder compatible with CONSOLE IEEE1394 (DV) Cable
Check the manual of your computer for which type of cable to use:
4-pin:
6-pin:
System Requirements
OS
CPU RAM Free Hard Disk Space
Display Sound Interface
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition or Professional* (Installation of Service Pack...
Console Software Operations Manual - Page 4
... to the computer.
Camcorder
XL H1
XL2
Mode
EXT.CONT. Camera EXT.CONT. Camera
Custom Preset Settings
×
Saving the Custom Preset on the camcorder
×
×
Saving the Custom Preset on the memory card
×
×
×
Saving the Custom Preset on the computer's
hard disc
Camera Control tab...
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Chapter 1
Preparation (Installation, Connection, Launch, Activation)
Installing the Software and the Designated Drivers 1-1 Installing the AV/C Camera Storage Subunit-WIA Driver 1-2 Connecting the Camcorder ...1-3
Connecting the Camcorder to the Computer 1-3 Launching CONSOLE ...1-4
Changing the Software Event Setting ...1-4 Starting the Application ...1-4 Activation...1-5 Purchasing the ...
Console Software Operations Manual - Page 6
... connect the camcorder to the computer when installing the software. You need to log in as an administrator before installing the software. Close all programs that are running before installing the software.
1
Start the CONSOLE installer and
click [Next].
Click [Finish].
If a warning window concerning the installation is displayed, click [Continue]. The dedicated driver will be...
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... message regarding the installation appears, click [Continue Anyway].
• Installation of the driver starts automatically. • Depending on the setting of the computer, an editing software may be launched. If this
happens, close the software. • After completing the installation, [Scanner and Camera Wizard] or a window asking you to
choose the software may be displayed. Click [Cancel...
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... correctly.
Open [My Computer] and check if the [Canon Camera Storage Device] icon appears. If the icon does not appear, the installation has not been completed properly. Uninstall ( 7-1) and reinstall the driver.
Connecting the Camcorder
Connecting the Camcorder to the Computer
1 Turn the camcorder's power on and activate the DV CONTROL
function.
2 Set the camcorder's recording program to EXT...
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...1 Set the camcorder's recording program to EXT.CONT. or Camera
mode. ( 1-3)
2
Right-click on [Canon Camera
Storage Device] icon in the [My
Computer] window and choose
[Properties].
Starting the Application
You need to log in as an administrator before installing the software. Do not change the user account while running CONSOLE. If you are running software that displays...
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... purchasing and receiving the license key, please visit the Canon's download site.
1 Set the camcorder's recording program to EXT.CONT. or Camera mode
and connect the camcorder to the computer. ( 1-3)
2 Start CONSOLE. 3 Click [Registration] in the trial confirmation window.
If you are already running the software, select [Version][Version][Registration].
4 Read the license agreement and note the...
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... model name and the status of the tape in the
camcorder. For details, refer to Camcorder Status ( 2-2).
4 Software Status
Displays the status of the software.
4
5 [Rec Panel]
Displays [Rec Viewer] ( 4-1), [Focus Assist] ( 4-6), [Camera
Control] ( 4-6), a Waveform Vector Monitor ( 4-10) and [Custom
6 Toolbar
Preset] ( 4-11). For details, refer to Toolbar ( 2-2).
Select [Exit] from...
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... sounds on channel 1 and 2 will be recorded in "File Name.WAV". When the audio mode is set to 4CH, the sounds on channel 3 and 4 will be recorded in "File Name_sub.WAV". When using the editing software, load all the sound files.
The recorded [MPEG2ES] picture cannot be output to the camcorder. When [All pictures] or [I picture...
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CONSOLE Windows [Option settings] and [Performance check] Camera and Picture Control Recording onto the Hard Disk Playback the Recorded Files
3-4
[Option settings] and [Performance check]
3 Click [Start] on the right side.
The performance check of the system starts.
4 Review the result and click [Close].
• CONSOLE writes the data to the selected folder to evaluate the CPU usage ratio ...
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CONSOLE Windows [Option settings] and [Performance check] Camera and Picture Control Recording onto the Hard Disk Playback the Recorded Files
5-1
Recording onto the Hard Disk
You can record video and audio from a connected camcorder on the hard disk of the computer by operating the camcorder or the recording panel of CONSOLE.
Before you start recording:
- If you set the video folder to...
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CONSOLE Windows [Option settings] and [Performance check] Camera and Picture Control Recording onto the Hard Disk Playback the Recorded Files
5-3
Recording onto the Hard Disk
Cache Recording
You can set CONSOLE to store the camcorder picture before recording. When you start recording, the last 10 seconds previous to the recording start are also recorded in the file. By using the cache recording...
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Chapter 7
Uninstall
Uninstalling the Software...7-1 Uninstalling the AV/C Camera Storage Subunit-WIA Driver 7-1 Uninstalling of the Drivers ...7-2
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... as an administrator before uninstalling the driver.
1 Turn the camcorder power on and set the camcorder's recording
program to EXT.CONT.
2 Connect the camcorder to the computer using the IEEE1394 (DV)
cable.
If Scanner and Camera Wizard or Explorer is displayed, close the windows.
3 From the [start] menu, select [Control Panel].
4
Click [Printers and Other
Hardware].
2
On the confirmation...
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... New Hardware Wizard] window appears when starting CONSOLE. ÎWhen you change the computer's IEEE1394 (DV) card and start CONSOLE, Canon Virtual
VCR or AV/C Tape Recorder/Player will be detected as new hardware. Select [Install the software automatically (Recommended)] and click [Next] to install the driver. Cannot select a video folder. ÎOnly folders on a NTFS formatted hard disks can be...
XL H1 Instruction Manual - Page 95
... the Digital Video Control
This feature enables the XL H1 to control the record and stop functions of a connected IEEE1394
storage/recording device. The device must comply with the IEEE1394 AV/C protocol.
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Windows XP (SP2) users can use the CONSOLE software (sold separately) to download video and audio recordings (in HDV or DV standards) from the camcorder to the computer's hard disk. For...
XL H1 Instruction Manual - Page 113
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installed. For the minimum system requirements for video editing, refer to the instruction manual of the
video editing software.
Windows XP (SP2) users can use the CONSOLE software (sold separately) to download video and audio recordings (in HDV or DV standards) from the camcorder to the computer's hard disk. For details refer to the software's help modules.
IEEE1394 terminal
DV cable...