Canopus ADVC110

[Mary]

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Good evening,

I received my Canopus ADVC110 today. Hurrah! I've hooked it to my VCR
according to the instructions in the manual, but nothing happens. No
lights, no anything.

I'm totally ignorant here. Is there a power button on it that I'm not
seeing? I have one end of the cable that came with it plugged into the
DV IN/OUT terminal at the back and the other end plugged into the fire
wire port on my computer. I have the VCR plugged into the front
composite ports on the front.

Thank you for any help, and if anyone gets a good laugh out of this,
I'll be laughing with you

Thanks,

Mary

 

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"Mary" <mfletche@jobe.net> wrote:

>I received my Canopus ADVC110 today. Hurrah! I've hooked it to my VCR
>according to the instructions in the manual, but nothing happens. No
>lights, no anything.
>
>I'm totally ignorant here. Is there a power button on it that I'm not
>seeing? I have one end of the cable that came with it plugged into the
>DV IN/OUT terminal at the back and the other end plugged into the fire
>wire port on my computer. I have the VCR plugged into the front
>composite ports on the front.

Assuming it's like the ADVC-100, you should have the power adapter
plugged into the DC-in jack on the back of the unit (the other end
needs to be plugged into a wall outlet or power strip, of course).
And there is a power button in the back on the left (if you're viewing
it from the front).

 

[Mary]

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It's the ADVC-110. It did not come with the power adapter, nor can I
find a power button on it anywhere.

The manual says "Connected to a PC with an IEEE 1394 cable, ADVC110
can operate without the AC adapter. In other cases, use an official AC
adapter [optional] for the power supply. In case the bus power is too
low, the AC adapter is also required."

Thanks,

Mary

 

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Mary wrote:
> It's the ADVC-110. It did not come with the power adapter, nor can I
> find a power button on it anywhere.
>
> The manual says "Connected to a PC with an IEEE 1394 cable, ADVC110
> can operate without the AC adapter. In other cases, use an official AC
> adapter [optional] for the power supply. In case the bus power is too
> low, the AC adapter is also required."
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mary


Are you using a 6-pin firewire cable? That's the only way to get power
from your computer to the Canopus box as 4-pin cable is for signal
transfer only.

Mike

 

[Mary]

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>Are you using a 6-pin firewire cable?

Yes, it's the 6-pin cable that came with it.

Mary

 

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Mary wrote:
> >Are you using a 6-pin firewire cable?
>
> Yes, it's the 6-pin cable that came with it.
>
> Mary


Now you have me puzzled.
2 things come to mind.
#1 is that the cable is bad. Do you have another one to try?
#2. Dumb question but are you sure you 're plugging it into the
firewire port on your computer and not the USB port? They do look
similar.

Mike

 

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On 2 Aug 2005 07:39:45 -0700, "Mary" <mfletche@jobe.net> wrote:

>>Are you using a 6-pin firewire cable?
>
>Yes, it's the 6-pin cable that came with it.
>
>Mary

Is the Firewire working for other things, IE a camera?
If not try installing a driver for the Firewire Controller.

 

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When you turn the Canopus ON does your PC recognize it? DO you hear the
'connect' sound?

Does the Canopus device show up in device manager?

Even with the PC powering the device it will need its power switch on.

Definately try the AC adaptor.


"Mary" <mfletche@jobe.net> wrote in message
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> >Are you using a 6-pin firewire cable?
>
> Yes, it's the 6-pin cable that came with it.
>
> Mary
>

 

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On 2 Aug 2005 06:58:13 -0700, "Mary" <mfletche@jobe.net> wrote:

>It's the ADVC-110. It did not come with the power adapter, nor can I
>find a power button on it anywhere.
>
>The manual says "Connected to a PC with an IEEE 1394 cable, ADVC110
>can operate without the AC adapter. In other cases, use an official AC
>adapter [optional] for the power supply. In case the bus power is too
>low, the AC adapter is also required."

Strange... I thought the power pins on the 6 pin Firewire
port were disabled. I wonder if they've changed the hardware...

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Jona Vark wrote:
>
> Definately try the AC adaptor.

I only have experience with the ADVC-100.

But based on other experience in capturing video - I'd be a bit wary of
not using a power adaptor. And I'd want to use one a regulated power
supply at that.

Having said this - I don't think your current problem is the power -
must be somewhere in the connections.

joe

 

[Mary]

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I called the company and they were super helpful. Customer support said
it's either got to be the cable, the unit itself or my firewire port.
My camera works fine without the AC adapter, in each of the ports.
They're sending me a replacement unit and cable.

Thank you all much. You're an awesome group!

Mary

 

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On Wed, 03 Aug 2005 00:13:23 -0400, Neil Nadelman
<arvy@navzr-genafyngbe.pbz (ROT13)> wrote:

> Strange... I thought the power pins on the 6 pin Firewire
>port were disabled. I wonder if they've changed the hardware...

Okay, I'm an idiot. I didn't see that it was the 110 we were
talking about instead of the 100.


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"Mary" <mfletche@jobe.net> wrote in message
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> I called the company and they were super helpful. Customer support said
> it's either got to be the cable, the unit itself or my firewire port.
> My camera works fine without the AC adapter, in each of the ports.
> They're sending me a replacement unit and cable.
>
> Thank you all much. You're an awesome group!
>
> Mary
>

It may still be lack of power from your firewire port on the
computer -- the camera does not use power from the
computer so it would work if there was no power on the
port - only signal. I wonder if there is something in the BIOS
to enable power on the firewire port ?? I don't think mine does,
but then I never use the power pins so I don't know if they are
hot either.

mikey

 

[Mary]

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I'm using a Dazzle Fire Wire card I bought for somewhere around $75 at
Circuit City. If I should need to replace that, what kind would you
recommend?

Thanks again
Mary

 

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"Mary" <mfletche@jobe.net> wrote in message
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> I'm using a Dazzle Fire Wire card I bought for somewhere around $75 at
> Circuit City. If I should need to replace that, what kind would you
> recommend?
>
> Thanks again
> Mary

Not sure off hand -- my one is an ATI card that is no longer made and
the one on my other system is on the motherboard (ASUS). You
definitely want one that is OHCI compliant (which most are these days).
If you don't have usb2, you might want to look into a combo card that
has both usb2 and firewire on it. Generally, they just sort of work, but
again, I have not had the need to use the power pins -- I have the
Canopus ADVC-100 which does come with an external "wall wart"
power supply and works very well. You might see what newegg has
to offer ( http://www.newegg.com ) or buy.com Others will probably
have better suggestions.

mikey

 

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"Mary" wrote ...
> I'm using a Dazzle Fire Wire card I bought for somewhere around
> $75 at Circuit City. If I should need to replace that, what kind
> would you recommend?

The last couple of NLE systems I built used $15 generic Firewire
cards from my neighborhood shop. Shouldn't be dependent on any
particular brand (or price).