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EDITION 2: NOVEMBER 2012Have you registered your Samurai yet? Upgrade to 3 year warranty now.Atomos SamuraiUser ManualWebsite: www.atomos.com | Sale

Atomos Samurai – User Manual Edition 2: November 2012 8Turning ON power to the SamuraiThe start button is located on the right hand side of the uni

Atomos Samurai – User Manual Edition 2: November 2012 9Master Caddy SlotOn the left hand side of the unit (as you face the screen) is a slot for Sa

Atomos Samurai – User Manual Edition 2: November 2012 10Using the SamuraiThe Samurai is controlled via an intuitive touchscreen interface. There ar

Home Screen and Menu FunctionsRec (Record) This is the icon you touch to begin a recording. Touch it again to stop a recording. While recording the Re

Atomos Samurai – User Manual Edition 2: November 2012 127. Using the SamuraiScene & ShotAllows you to select the scene and shot number that wil

Atomos Samurai – User Manual Edition 2: November 2012 13Battery Indicator Shows whether you’ve got one or two batteries connected. If there is no b

Atomos Samurai – User Manual Edition 2: November 2012 14Audio InLocated in the bottom left corner of the main screen you can see the Audio Monitori

Atomos Samurai – User Manual Edition 2: November 2012 15Connect to inputAs soon as you connect a supported input to the Samurai’s SDI input:• Rec a

SmartControlSmartControl is a versatile set of functions used to control the starting and stopping of recording by automatic or external means. This s

Atomos Samurai – User Manual Edition 2: November 2012 17Using the Samurai as a field monitor and viewfinderWith its 5” high-resolution color TFT 800x

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Atomos Samurai – User Manual Edition 2: November 2012 18False ColourFalse Colour assigns different colors to areas of different exposure in the ima

Atomos Samurai – User Manual Edition 2: November 2012 19You will use these icons as an in and out point on the file, pressing once to set the in poi

Atomos Samurai – User Manual Edition 2: November 2012 20Organising material on the diskSamurai uses a unitname, scene, shot and take naming conven

Atomos Samurai – User Manual Edition 2: November 2012 218. Monitoring and RecordingAtomos Anti-Shock TechnologySpinning disks are very reliable in

Atomos Samurai – User Manual Edition 2: November 2012 229. TimecodeUsing TimecodeTouching the timecode display on the Samurai’s home screen, just b

Atomos Samurai – User Manual Edition 2: November 2012 23What is Pulldown?Many professional and consumer cameras available today do not send true 10

Atomos Samurai – User Manual Edition 2: November 2012 24Using the Playback and Playout featuresThe Samurai has a powerful playback function that al

Atomos Samurai – User Manual Edition 2: November 2012 2511. Playback & PlayoutScrub BarThis is the thick blue line along the bottom of the play

Atomos Samurai – User Manual Edition 2: November 2012 26Loop ModeLOOP MODEThe Samurai has the ability to play back a single clip in loop mode via t

Atomos Samurai – User Manual Edition 2: November 2012 27 Optional power input.May be required when using USB. Insert Master Caddy12. Connecting an

Atomos Samurai – User Manual Edition 2: November 2012 1NoticeCopyright © 2012 ATOMOS Global Pty Ltd (‘referred to as ATOMOS’). All rights reserved.

Atomos Samurai – User Manual Edition 2: November 2012 2812. Connecting and EditingImportingFinal Cut Pro (version 7), Final Cut X , Adobe CS5 (with

Atomos Samurai – User Manual Edition 2: November 2012 29SmartLog with FCP XPrior to importing the XML files into FCP X, ensure that:• You have expor

Atomos Samurai – User Manual Edition 2: November 2012 3013. Using Samurai with external power supplies14. Using Samurai with Atomos Connect Convert

Atomos Samurai – User Manual Edition 2: November 2012 3115. Software updatesUpdating AtomOS (Firmware)From time to time we will issue software upda

Atomos Samurai – User Manual Edition 2: November 2012 32Samurai Main UnitLightweight 390g (without batteries & HDD)690g (with batteries & H

Atomos Samurai – User Manual Edition 2: November 2012 33Website: www.atomos.com | Sales: [email protected] | Support: [email protected] &a

Atomos Samurai – User Manual Edition 2: November 2012 2Thank you for choosing the Atomos Samurai: your 10-bit HD-SDI Recorder/Monitor/Player. It’s

Atomos Samurai – User Manual Edition 2: November 2012 3We try to provide you with as complete a package as possible: you don’t have to add anything

Atomos Samurai – User Manual Edition 2: November 2012 4Spinning Disk Drives (HDD)These are the raw storage medium for Samurai. You can use either t

Atomos Samurai – User Manual Edition 2: November 2012 52. What you also need cont.HD/SD-SDI cables (included) • 2 x Mini-BNC > BNC cable adaptor

Atomos Samurai – User Manual Edition 2: November 2012 6Mounting drives in the Master CaddyThis is simplicity itself. Just insert the disk into the

Atomos Samurai – User Manual Edition 2: November 2012 7Batteries The Samurai is a battery powered device, and has a special feature to ensure that