[dorulet]

Hello! This is a very very interesting forum with a lot of useful information from very well trained and experienced people like you.
I want to know if it's possible to enter in the andvanced menu of the dv 5100 to find out operation times (DH DRUM HOUR METER
TH TOTAL DRUM HOUR METER
PH POWER HOUR METER
CH CAP HOUR METER
LD LOADING TIMES
EL EJECT TIMES
HC HEAD CLEANING
FR FWD/REV TIMESTOTAL DRUM HOURS, OPERATION HOURS, ERROR HISTORY)

On the jvc gy dv 500 this is possible by pressing simultaneously LOG and MENU buttons

Hope you'll excuse my ''french"

[Eric D.]

No problem

1. Set the POWER switch to ON.
2. Press the STATUS button for 1 second or longer to display
the TOP MENU screen.
3. Rotate the SHUTTER dial to select the OTHERS item, and
then press the SHUTTER dial.
● The OTHERS (1/2) menu screen appears.
4. Select the NEXT PAGE item on the OTHERS (2/2) menu
screen, and then press the SHUTTER dial.
● The OTHERS (2/2) menu screen appears.
■The accumulated drum running time is shown next to the
DRUM HOUR item on the OTHERS (2/2) menu screen.
5. To return to the normal screen, use either of the following
methods.
● Press the STATUS button
or
● Return to the TOP MENU screen and then select the EXIT
item from the TOP MENU screen before pressing the

SHUTTER dial.


hidden service menu

How to get to the menu?

• Camera is powered off
• Press both EditSearch button +/- and hold while power on the camera
• Still hold these buttons an press the STATUS button some seconds
• to change the menu entry use EditSearch +/- und STATUS

A+

[dorulet]

Thanks! Very interesting menu but still i couldn't find anyindication of total drum hours or power time. Only a lot of parameters from RGB gain, black, burst. It is a special item in the menu which has to be interpretated? Which one is it? Can you please tell me if the firestore hard disk can be connected to the gy dv 500 also and if it is necessary to open the camera case for mounting it?

[dorulet]

Thanks! But i didn't found the TOTAL DRUM HOUR or POWER HOURS indication. Only a lot of parameter settings like RGB, Black, burst etc. it is a special indication which i missed? Can you please tell me if it is possible to mount a firestore hard disk recorder on jvc gy dv 500 also?

[Eric D.]

Very interesting menu but no indication of total drum hours or power time its te only secret menu I know.

Firestore on GY DV500 yes
but no return vidéo on view finder and just synchro REC start work by firwire

The connection between the GY-DV500 and the FireStore DR-DV5000 is a power connector and a 6-4 pin FireWire cable. Comminucation such as record triggers, AV/C control, timecode and DV audio/video all are passed via the FireWire connection.




On the Focus support website, you can download the DR-DV5000 QuickStart guide which details the mount process to the compatible JVC cameras.

on 5000 5100 there is more control of firestore by camcorder

Focus manufactures two camera mount FireStore models, DR-DV5000 and FS-3.

DR-DV5000 was designed to be used with the GY-DV5000 camcorder and is sold exclusively by JVC. DR-DV5K mounts between the battery system and the camcorder. Communication between the camcorder and DR-DV5K is via a 52-pin connection which passes power, DV and control information. When used with the GY-DV5000, it is possible to trigger record from the camcorder with or without a tape. It also features disk recorder status in the view finder, no need for an external FireWire cable for DV I/O, multiple control modes and the unique dump to tape/dump to disk feature. DR-DV5000 can also mount directly to the GY-DV500, DV550 or DV700 camcorders. It is however necessary to have a tape loaded in order to "slave" the DR-DV5000 to the camcorder's record triggers.

FS-3 is designed for use on other camcorders. FS-3 comes configured with either Anton/Bauer, V-Mount, PAG-Lock or NP battery mounts and is designed to mount between the camcorder and battery system. For more info on these models and their specifications, visit http://www.firestore.com.

[dorulet]

yhnx again sorry for the double post. Did you found out the total drum hours indication?

[dorulet]

yhnx again sorry for the double post. Did you found out the total drum hours indication?