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Re: [CATV] Archive/copy off DVR No doubt. Just trying to use what is already in place.
Sad that the fire wire port is available but apparently disabled. |
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| said by jsmiddleton4:No doubt. Just trying to use what is already in place.
Sad that the fire wire port is available but apparently disabled.
it's most likely not disabled it's just that the software that made it work was made for Windows xp and never updated to newer operating systems. not sure on mac's |
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 CoxTech1VIP
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kudos:71 | reply to jsmiddleton4
The Firewire port is enable, the problem however is devices that can connect to it and use it are fewer and farther in between. |
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| Define "enabled".
As noted above I have the equipment required to use it without any drivers and there is no video signal on either of the fire wire ports on the back of the 8300HD.
If there was the digital capability of the Canopus AVDC110 would have found it. The 110 is working as that is the way I captured the video/audio off the vcr out capability.
If there is someone to direct the video/audio to actually be on the fire wire ports I'd love to see the steps.
Currently, given Windows does try to install drivers and 32 bit XP Media Center does have the drivers by the way, the ports must be sorta "on". But there is nothing actually being sent to them in terms of video/audio signal.
Again if there is a way to accomplish that please let me know the steps. |
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CoxTech1VIP
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kudos:71 | I've never done this so I can't speak to the steps but it seems your issues are driver related based on some of the info being discussed here:
»www.avsforum.com/t/593271/record···wire/450 |
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| I appreciate your help but the AVDC110 does not use drivers. It is a stand alone device.
If there were a video signal on the fire wire port it would have passed that signal along to my video editing computer via its fire wire connection to the AVDC110.
Which is what I did when using analog out. You tell the AVDC110 to use its analog circuit.
To use digital on the fire wire ports you switch it to digital.
It is internally powered IF using a 6 pin fire wire port as well. Using the 8300HD's fire wire port provided no power. Even with the external power supply, the AVDC110 was working, no video on the 8300HD's fire wire port.
I'll always read more information but I'm pretty sure the fire wire port while "enabled" is not porting any video/audio to it from the video signal inside the 8300HD. |
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| reply to CoxTech1
I found the directions to access each diagnostic screen. Streaming to the fire wire port is off.
However I also found out that it being off might have to do with the video format setting. Of course copying from HD source digitally is frowned upon. So maybe, not sure, setting the video down to 480i or even 720p seems to be a solution.
Some have reported it works when doing so.
It isn't that big of a deal at the moment as college basket ball finals are on. |
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| do you have a cable plugged into the firewire port? |
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| When I checked the diagnostics?
No.
But the settings for what is and is not enabled for streaming should not depend on the cable being plugged in.
Did before when there was no signal coming through and into the AVDC110.
When I get a chance I'll try reducing the resolution and test it. |
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| on the motorola's it said disabled until a firewire cable was plugged in. |
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| It is possible we're talking about two different things.
What video could be streamed to the firewire port is different than the general condition of that same port.
Even if the port is in general enabled content still has to be sent to it. |
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| I know as wasn't able to transfer anymore when I upgraded to vista. The last drivers I knew of worked on Windows XP. |
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