INSTRUCTIONS AND

OPERATION MANUAL

DFG/1394
Analog-to-Digital Converter
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 DFG/1394

System Requirements 2

Software Installation 2
DFG 1394

Connections 3

Configuration of the DFG/1394 6

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DFG/1394 Analog-to-Digital Converter

System Requirements
You will require a PC meeting or exceeding the following specifications:
• Pentium III, 800 MHz
• 256 MB RAM
• 128 MB Independent (non-shared memory) video card
• IEEE 1394 (FireWire) interface which complies with OHCI
Note: An external power supply will be required for 4-pin connectors, commonly
used on laptop PC's
• Windows XP/SP2
• DirectX 9.0c
• IEEE 1394 (FireWire) cable and analog video cable (RCA or SVHS connectors)
• analySIS or Discover Essentials v1186+

Software Installation
The software installation must be performed in the following sequence.

1) Perform an installation or update of analySIS or Discover Essentials (v1186+).

2) Selecht the Video-to-FireWire Converter DFG/1394 check boxk in the Input
Device dialog box.
You can also choose additional digitizers on this screen or additional cameras
on the next installation screen.
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Connections
1) Connect one end of the analog video cable to your analog camera and the other
end to the analog input on the DFG/1394 (COMP1, COMP2 or SVHS). Note that
the COMP1 / COMP2 connectors provide a tight connection, so make sure that
the cable is pushed firmly into the connector.

2) Connect one end of the FireWire cable to your PC and the other end to the 6-pin
FireWire connector on the rear of the DFG/1394 marked "IN - FIRE 1".

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Important You will not need to attach a power supply into receptacle marked "Power" on the
DFG/1394 converter. However, if you are using a laptop PC, you must provide power
to the FireWire bus (i.e., use the OSIS laptop FireWire kit). The green LED will flash
if power is supplied to the FireWire bus.

3) Immediately after you connect the DFG/1394 to your computer's FireWire Port,
you will see the following messages. Simply choose the defaults as indicated
below:
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Choose the
No, not this time option.

Choose the
Install from a specific
location (Advanced)
option.
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Choose the
Don’t search,
I will choose the drvier
to installl
option.

Select the
Video to 1394,
WDM Video Capture
entry and click the
Next > button..

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Click the Continue

Anyway button..

" Now, the DFG/1394 hardware drivers are installed and the device is read
to use.

Configuration of the DFG/1394

1) Launch analySIS or Discover Essentials.
2) Ensure that Video to 1394 Converter is listed on the bottom of the main program
window.
If not, rightclick on the device displayed to open a context menu. Choose the
Video to 1394 Converter entry from the context menu.
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3) From the Image menu, choose the Configure Input... command.

4) Click the Input tab.
" The dialog box below will then appear.
Shortcut- " Alternatively, you can doubleclick on the input channel displayed on the
bottom of the main program window (previous step), and the Configure
Input dialog box will appear!
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Use the Input tab in the

Configure Input dialog
box for configuring the
DFG/1394 Analog-to-
Digital Converter.

5) Choose the video format and video norm (NTSC / PAL) settings that correspond
with the analog camera you are interfacing with. The dialog box above displays
the most common settings.
6) Choose the input channel that corresponds with the analog input you are using
on the DFG/1394 device (COMP1 / COMP 2 / SVHS).
When an analog signal is detected, the Signal detected sensor illuminates
green. If no analog input is detected, the sensor will illuminate red.
7) Once the Signal detected sensor illuminates green, you are ready to capture
images from your analog device.
8) Additional controls and settings are available through the other tabs located on
the Configure Input dialog box.
Further, you can adjust camera settings from the conventional Camera Control
dialog box. You can also calibrate the DFG/1394 input channel.