User manual

34 SiliconDVR Software SI 2K Manual

- After these activities are completed in disabled mode, there is another short-

cut, “Enable Write Filter and Reboot”. Selecting that will re-enable the Write

Filter and reboot. After the reboot, the Write Filter will be enabled and the

system will be ready for normal use. The state of the Write Filter (enabled or

disabled) can always be determined by opening a console window and typing

“fbwfmgr”.

Restriction when using USB storage for recording

There is a conﬂict between the BIOS setting of the SI-2K camera and the Write

Protection Filter on the system drive (CF Card - path c:\). So when attaching

an additional USB recording Device (like a USB thumb drive/ USB stick/ USB

HDD) besides the SATA drive in the internal 2.5“ Drive slot AND rebooting the

system, the Write Protection for the system drive (CF Card - path: c:\) of the

SI-2K gets mixed up. At the same time recording onto that additional USB stor-

age device is not possible.

Solution

If you want to use additional USB recording devices on the SI-2K please al-

ways add and remove them on and from the RUNNING SYSTEM (hot plug).

Do NOT perform a reboot with any USB storage device attached to the SI-

2K!!

Cineform RAW™ Encoder

For the SI-2K Digital Cinema Camera, the encoder will already be activated at

the factory and nothing else needs to be done by the user. Up to 3 computers

can be activated for recording at one time. Activations can be removed at the

registrations website.

For the PC user, after the SiliconDVR software is installed, there will be a

CineForm directory added to the start menu. A program called ActivateRAW

must be run on the machine that will do the capturing. ActivateRAW will create

a system code (“ﬁnger print”) for this computer. Then, go to the registration

site: http://www.cineform.com/register.html and enter this system code

(“ﬁnger print”), serial number, company name, and e-mail address. An activa-

tion key will be e-mailed to the email address provided. Enter the Name and

Activation Code into the ActivateRAW dialog EXCACTLY as they appear in the

activation e-mail you received, and an activation conﬁrmation message should

appear. If the encoder is updated there should be no need to reactivate the

new version.