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1. LCD Display DigiCart E employs a 240 x 64 pixel graphics LCD with a backlight as it s main display The display is generally divided into three areas In the upper left area are the command lines that show machine dialogs status and menus The upper right area is used to display context sensitive navigation clues The lower area is used to display lists of files in a directory The selection knob or navigation arrow buttons can scroll lists LED Indicators There are a series of LED indicators located below the LCD on the front panel to indicate machine settings and I O conditions These indicators are arranged in three groups I O Format and a miscellaneous group Four front panel I O indicators note the sample rate printed to the disk during record Available sample rates are 44 1K 48K 88 2K 96K During Playback the I O indicators show the sample rate at the connectors while the recorded sample rate of the file being played is displayed on the LCD DigiCart E has separate Setup menu settings for record and play sample rates see Setup Menu Features on page 23 for descriptions Format Two front panel Format indicators note the word size 24 or 16 bit of the recorded file During Playback the I O indicators show the sample rate at the connectors while the recorded sample rate of the file being played 15 displayed on the LCD DigiCart E has separate S
2. 63 Sort Order setting 30 SRC indication 12 playback 46 recording 41 Stack ee See Playlist Stack mode See Playlist Stop button in eked 15 Symbols warning and information viii Tail setting point 58 Threshold recording denos e 27 Time display selecting 30 Trademarks vil Transport remote control 9 Update directory 40 Utility button eese 14 Utility menu change name 37 COPY o eere eet 34 T 37 View List button uem 15 vi WAY files em 2 WAV format recording 41 Word Size setting for play 25 setting for record 26 Zip disk formatting 37 handling 65 Zip drive disk formatting 37 disk loading 16 64 disk removal 16 indications 16 64 operation 16 64 Index e 85
3. 34 Copy a Playlist 35 Copy a recording 35 Copy directory 35 Copy Edited 84 e Index audio recording 36 directory 37 Cue 9 Cut copy edited 36 defined 20 Declaration of Conformity 2 Digital output selecting 24 DIR OUT OF DATE 47 Directory CODY cere e me tree 35 copy edited 37 defined 2 3 ene 20 Update utility 40 Dirs button us 13 Disk check available space 43 Disk drive storage time 4 Disk formatting Hard disk eh 37 logical drives 38 Zip disk ten 37 Disk space checking ees 43 Display Sort Setting crece 30 Dithermng eost 42 playback 46 iet nente 41 SeLUDi eerte x 25 26 DNet zone he iden 73 compatibility 79 echo function 76 Instant Replay 79 mail 75 program messages 78 receiver name 76 settings 23 SeLUD eto ee ews 74 Short c t 3 eii 79 transfer rates 73 wildcard transfer 77 Dolby E 80 Dolby E 2 3
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5. 8 to 124 F Relative Humidity non condensing Drive 10 to 90 Cartridge 10 to 90 Drive 10 to 90 Cartridge 10 to 90 Zip Disk Drop Height Shock 40 g for 11 msec Shock Zip Disk Cartridge Withstands a 3 foot drop onto a smooth hard surface Vibration Drive and Cart 1 3 g at 5 27 Hz 2 g at 27 60 Hz 5 g at 60 500 Hz Technical Specifications e 83 Index 24 Bit Digital Data 80 AC 2 1 4 26 30 41 43 73 82 record setup 26 Adjust tees 43 Adjust Record Levels 43 AES 3 BNG S osre asaan 74 XER MEE 74 Arrow Buttons navigation 13 Audio input monitoring 28 Auto Set Tail point 59 Auto Set Head point 58 Bit for Bit 200 eens 2 Button ATOW itin tait 13 DIS tee 13 Drives une 13 Edit 2e 14 eee 13 Hot Keys 16 15 eR 15 Play ste ee 15 Record 14 sequences 65 Setup eee 14 StoP nesciun 15 Utility cachexia 14 View Last 15 Change name utility menu 37 Cleaning 5 nuege 62 Clip indication 12 Company address vi Compliance Emissions and Immunity 2 Convert 25 56 Playlist to cut 56 Copy 34 35 36 37 56 57 70 utility menu
6. cuts are individual recordings Each recording creates an individual audio data file Each audio file stores its ID and name plus information about total playing time sampling rate and recording format This information is shown on DigiCart E s front panel display each time a cut is selected for playback Other information contained in the file is not shown on the display unless called up by EDIT menu activities This includes HEAD and TAIL markers FADE IN and FADE OUT markers OUTPUT GAIN settings and other information The number of cuts that may be recorded is limited only by the maximum amount of recording time available on a drive Each drive contains 10 directories each containing 1000 cut Indexes The total of all empty drive space will always be available for recording new cuts Cuts may be edited using DigiCart E s non destructive editing features You can also place Secondary cue markers in cuts and copy cuts to other drives and directories or other index numbers in the same directory cuts may be played back to back even if they reside in different drives or directories Note there may be a slight audible click between cuts when the cuts are of different sample rates PLAYLISTS There are two types of Playlist Linear and Rotating Once started a Linear Playlist will continue with Follow On play until all of its contents have been played or the user presses STOP A Rotating Playlist will stop after each cut and wait for
7. Copies the edited version of a cut from its original location to a new one The copy will include only the audio information between the HEAD and TAIL pointers the trimmed HEAD and TAIL sections will be deleted The procedures are the same as for COPY ORIGINAL Because Copy Edited deletes audio data outside of the Head and Tail points using this operation to trim recordings may save some disk space This is especially useful if Head and Tail trims are very large An edited cut may be copied to a different Index number and the original cut deleted Once the original Index number is vacant the edited cut may be copied back to the original number if desired Non destructive audio file edits Head Tail Trim Fade In Out Gain can be performed on all playable formats The edit parameters are saved in a vendor specific area of the file header When playing WAV files on non DigiCart machines the edits will not be recognized However the COPY EDITED utility can be used to render Head Tail Trims to WAV files playable on other machines If you are performing a COPY EDITED operation on a 16 bit linear stereo cut you are presented with the option to convert between DigiCart file format and WAV file format Select FILE FORMAT CONVERT option to be e DISABLED e 16 BIT WAV TO DC2 DC2 TO 16 BIT WAV AC2 format DigiCart files cannot be converted to WAV files Copying a Playlist using Copy Edited You may convert a Linear Playlist to a cut using COP
8. MASTER as the destination name on the source DigiCart in the production room The asterisk symbolizes the variable component on all of the receiver names of the machines in master control D Net File Transfer e 77 If you set only as the destination name for a transfer the transfer will be made to every DigiCart that is enabled to receive transfers Setting the receiver name to MAILBOX ONLY will still block direct access transfers Transfer Messages SOURCE MACHINE DISPLAYS Incomplete Transfer After a brief error message the display alerts that the transfer was incomplete Press ENTER or EXIT to acknowledge the message The display will show the number of files transferred without errors as FILES SENT and the number of files not sent This signifies the number of files transferred without errors and the number of files not sent due to errors Errors in a transmitting unit are extremely rare and indicate a hardware problem in the unit itself not in the D NET connections or in the receiving unit ABORTED TRANSFER If you press the EXIT or STOP buttons on the source DigiCart during a transfer the transfer will continue to proceed while the display queries QUIT TRANSFER PRESS ENTER EXIT If you press the EXIT button the display will revert to normal and the transfer will continue If you press the ENTER button the transfer is aborted and the display briefly shows TRANSFER ERROR CANCELLE
9. There are two significant benefits of transferring to the Mail Box e transfer will never overwrite existing cuts in the Mail Box e A Receiver can be set up to accept ONLY those transfers addressed to its Mail Box thus enabling it to accept non destructive transfers only You may also enter a specific destination location when making a D NET transfer This method enables you to transfer files to the location that is most useful Many DigiCart users have well structured name and location conventions that make this type of transfer very convenient because you can transfer a cut directly to its final destination and be able to find it easily Index numbers assigned to Playlists or Hot Keys maintain those associations This allows Playlists to be updated or parts of a Hot Key driven set of effects to be changed The destination location defaults to the Index number that the file originated from on the source machine The 360 Systems Instant Replay can receive cuts in certain formats from your DigiCart E All models of Instant Replay can receive AC 2 and 48K linear files Models DR 552 and DR 554 can also receive 44 1K linear files As the Instant Replay has only a single directory specific designation transfers must be made to Disk 1 Directory 0 Mail Box transfers will be placed in the next available Index number after the last occupied Index To set the type of transfers your DigiCart E will accept select DNET FILE TRANSFER from the
10. e Set the Record Audio Source to Digital XLR or Digital BNC If Analog Input is selected then when Record is pressed the error No Dig In Selected is displayed e The Record Threshold setting is ignored e The record sample rate is derived from the digital input in use and no input or output sample rate conversion will be applied The resulting file will be displayed with the file type D24 Digital Data recordings cannot be edited by Fade In Fade Out or Output Gain Head and Tail trim are allowed as of version 1 16 When recording or playing in this format the analog outputs and headphone output are muted In addition several Setup Menu settings are temporarily overridden so that the data 15 recorded and played back with no modification whatsoever to the digital data e Dither is forced OFF e Play Word Size is forced to 24 bits e Playback Sample Rate is forced to AS RECORDED and if an external digital reference is used the reference frequency must match the sample rate of the file e The Audio Non Audio bit in the Channel Status of the AES digital output data is set to Non Audio These changes are only in effect during recording or playback of Digital Data files The actual menu settings are not changed and become effective when one of the other recording formats 15 selected or when another format file is played back Notes on use with Dolby E e The 16 bit Dolby E formats can be used but the DigiCart E always records 24 bit
11. Drive check available space 43 Drives button i eee 13 Edit button esee 14 Fade In 59 Outs 465 60 general operations 57 head point 58 Output Gain 61 tail point 58 Edit menu 57 Encoded Digital Data 80 Enter Button navigation 13 Erase utility menu 37 Error messages 20 ES Bus 7 9 18 30 69 70 71 81 Exit Button navigation 13 External Sync playback 46 record esee 41 Fade In 59 setting 59 Fade 60 60 File Formats 2 File ID ai 17 File Number See File ID Files b tt n nee 13 Find 17 22 70 low 40 etes 22 walking search 22 Format indicators 11 Function keys keyboard 29 GPI O 7 9 14 43 45 47 67 Hard disk formatting 37 partitioning 38 Head point 58 Headphones level adjustment 28 Hot Key buttons 16 Clearing oo eee 33 mapping 31 playing 31 Indicators dithered 12 EXUS
12. PIN 2 AUDIO AUDIO OR PIN 3 AUDIO AUDIO SHIELD JUMPER TO PIN 1 FOR GROUND REFERENCE SHELL GROUND GROUND NORMALLY NOT CONNECTED NOTE If AC hum problems are encountered disconnect the cable shields from pin I cut the jumper in unbalanced systems Shield grounding will then be provided from the other end only and the path for a probable eround loop is broken CAUTION Do not use AC ground lifters to solve hum problems A serious shock hazard may result AUDIO I O INTERFACE TABLE INTERFACE DESCRIPTION CONNECTOR ANALOG INPUT Electronically Balanced XLR 3F OUTPUT 20 dBu Maximum Signal Level DIGITAL INPUT DIGITAL OUTPUT SYNC INPUT INTERFACE DESCRIPTION CONNECTOR SYNC INPUT AES EBU Professional XLR 3F Digital Input AES 3id 2000 75 OHM Professional BNC female Digital Input 66 e Interface Wiring REF IN AES 11 BNC female REF IN 1s 9 review the following diagram be certain that the wiring is compatible If necessary contact 360 Systems NOTE If your DigiCart E is replacing a DigiCart IT or will be connected to an older DigiCart you should for documentation on the older machines GPI O General Purpose I O AND AHVINOO3S ANIS LNIYYNO Sayoq ATIYVL SMNIS LNIYYNO CO N AYYANOOIS dOLS
13. Utility menu Rotate the selection knob to choose the TRANSFERS TO ACCEPT option Choose either ALL or MAIL BOX ONLY D Net File Transfer e 75 If desired use the Left and Right POSITION buttons to select alternate menu items Confirm your option choice by pressing the ENTER button Receiver Names and Destination Names Each DigiCart E may be assigned a receiver name to identify it as the target for a file transfer from another DigiCart This is especially useful when multiple DigiCarts are daisy chained for D Net transfers When initiating a file transfer enter the name of the intended receiver DigiCart on the source DigiCart If a DigiCart E is not assigned a receiver name it will receive all transfers sent with or without a receiver name provided the destination drive and directory are valid For most systems if you plan to use receiver names each unit should have a unique receiver name Duplicate receiver names can be assigned to units that are intended to be mirrored redundant backups Assigning a Receiver Name To assign a receiver name select DNET FILE TRANSFER from the Utility menu Rotate the selection knob until the RECEIVER NAME option appears Press the ENTER button The display will prompt for a new Receiver Name Using the selection knob and the navigation arrow buttons enter the new Receiver Name The name can have from 1 to 15 characters consisting of any combination of letters digits dashes
14. displayed or press STOP to cancel recording RECORD THRESHOLD 6 dB 12 dB 18 dB 24 dB 30 dB 36 dB 42 dB 48 dB 54 dB 60 dB OFF DigiCart E provides the option of recording upon audio When in Record Ready mode DigiCart E will wait to trigger on incoming audio at or above a pre selected threshold Select a threshold level value default is 42dB or OFF When OFF is selected recording begins immediately after pressing RECORD and PLAY The threshold trigger level will be displayed on the command line while in Record Ready mode while waiting for the threshold to be crossed When using this mode if the recorded cut sounds upcut or pops and clicks at the beginning reset the threshold to a lower threshold dB value and try again If recording starts too soon due to noise in the source being recorded select a higher threshold value In some cases programming a short fade in will eliminate a short pop at the head of a recording eliminating the need to re record Threshold Recording with a Digital Input Once digital recording has been initiated DigiCart E waits for a valid digital input before commencing The digital signal must be present valid and stable from the time recording commences Setup and Utility Menus e 27 until the recording ends Any interruption or change will terminate the record ready mode or recording itself In some cases the source machine may require time to stabilize It may be he
15. e 24 BIT DIGITAL DATA Sets the data format for the recorded file DigiCart E will normally record in either 16 or 24 bit linear stereo WAV format Additionally recordings can be made in 16 bit linear DigiCart DC2 format or 16 bit AC 2 format See Appendix E for details on using the 24Bit Digital Data format This can be used to record encoded signals such as Dolby E 26 e Setup and Utility Menus RECORD DITHERING e OFF DITHER DIGIN 24216 Sets dithering ON or OFF for digital inputs during Record The system does not make any assumptions about the word size of the incoming stream If you have selected a 16 bit record data format and the digital input is known to be 24 bits then select the DITHER DIGIN option RECORD OVERWRITE e CREATE NEW CUT e REPLACE EXISTING CUT Record Overwrite sets a default behavior for new recordings Create New Cut automatically assigns the next available cut ID number in the current directory to the new recording Replace Existing Cut records new audio to a previously used cut ID number When the RECORD button is pressed while Record Overwrite is set to Replace Existing Cut DigiCart E goes into Record Ready mode with the currently selected cut ID in the command line Press PLAY to begin recording to the cut ID number overwriting the existing audio If you elect not to overwrite the targeted cut use the selection knob to choose an unused ID in the same directory used cut IDs will not be
16. 16 44100 48000 Play REC DC2 16 bit mono linear M16 44100 48000 Play only DC2 New to DigiCart E 16 bit stereo linear W16 44100 48000 Play REC WAV 24 bit stereo linear W24 44100 48000 88200 96000 Play REC WAV 16 bit mono linear T16 44100 48000 Play only WAV 24 bit Non PCM Audio D24 44100 48000 88200 96000 Play REC WAV NOTES ON FILE FORMATS 1 DigiCart E will play DigiCart II files obtained via D Net or Zip100 disk 2 DigiCart E does not support 32K sample rate files 3 Mono recordings made on earlier DigiCarts will be played from both channels DigiCart E does not make mono recordings 4 The data from non PCM Audio files Dolby E AC 3 etc can be recorded and played through the digital I O port but DigiCart E will not decode it into a linear PCM format DigiCart E does not encode or decode the data by using Bit for Bit technology to play exactly the same data as it recorded in this mode 5 D Net can import or export DigiCart II compatible file types AC2 M16 S16 No file type conversions are performed during the D Net transfer process In the DigiCart E files may be converted between WAV and Linear DigiCart formats not AC 2 using the COPY EDITED utility 6 Non destructive edits Head Tail Trim Fade In Out Gain can be performed on all playable formats The edit parameters are saved in a vendor specific area of the file header When playing WAV files on non DigiCart machines the edits will no
17. 23 for descriptions The Dithered LED illuminates to indicate that the word size of the recorded file is different than the word size present at the connectors Dithering settings can be changed in the Setup menus Ext Sync illuminates to indicate that the sync source is set to an external reference in the Setup menu The LED blinks if there is no valid sync signal presented at the connector Transport Controls Playback can be initiated from the front panel or from the rear panel GPI or serial port controls of a DigiCart E an RC series remote control or a keyboard Basic transport controls include RECORD STOP and PLAY LOOP and PAUSE are also available Front panel controls have equal authority with commands issued by remote controls or via rear panel connections If a Play command is issued via a serial connection a subsequent Play command from the front panel may override it depending on the Setup menu Restart Mode setting of the transport buttons illuminate when active regardless of whether the command was initiated from the front or rear panel interfaces 46 e Playback transport commands also have tally signals on open collector outputs available in the GPI O connector See Appendix A for wiring details Playing a Single Cut To select a cut use the Navigation keys and the selection knob to locate the Drive Directory file ID Name of the cut you wish to play Only IDs containing program material will be d
18. Audio Source is set to DIGITAL AS RECEIVED CONVERT TO 44100 CONVERT TO 48000 CONVERT TO 88200 CONVERT TO 96000 CONVERT TO REFIN When set to AS RECEIVED DigiCart E will use the AES data stream clock as its sample rate When CONVERT TO a specific sample rate is selected the recording will always be made at this rate If the incoming digital audio sample rate is not already at this rate the sample rate converter will be automatically switched into the data path to obtain the specified rate Digital audio presented at any sample rate may be converted to match an external reference frequency during record Setting this menu item to CONVERT TO REFIN will place the SRC in the input path and use the externally supplied signal to clock the input rate RefIn is the AES 11 BNC connector The recorded sample rate of the current file is displayed on the LCD Whenever the SRC is switched into the signal path the SRC indicator on the front panel will illuminate The EXT SYNC indicator on the front panel will illuminate if the sync source is set to an external source Some of the RECORD SAMPLE RATE options may be suppressed depending on the current RECORD DATA FORMAT For example if the AC2 compressed file format is selected the sample rate is limited to 48000 only Also the 88200 and 96000 rates are available only if the 24 bit WAV format is selected RECORD DATA FORMAT e 24 WAV e 16 BIT WAV e 16 BIT DC2 e 16 BIT AC2
19. BANK SELECT AND HoT KEY BUTTONS DigiCart E has four Hot Keys buttons on its front panel labeled 1 through 4 which can be used to trigger playout of a pre assigned cut or Playlist Any cut or Playlist can be assigned to any Hot Key Hot Keys allow any cut to be played on command by a single key press Whenever an assigned Hot Key is pressed the corresponding cut is selected and played at once A Hot Key will interrupt any other operation or playback of other cut that may have been on going Hot Keys can be triggered from an RC series remote control a keyboard or the DigiCart E front panel The front panel buttons are arranged into two banks that can be switched by pressing the BANK SELECT button In this way up to eight Hot Keys can be set up for play from the front panel The button toggles between the two banks and illuminates when bank 15 active Zip Drive The ejector button on the front panel of the ZIP Drive illuminates to indicate Zip Drive activity The button does not illuminate unless the media is accessed If spun down remember to allow a few extra seconds for the Zip disk to spin up the next time you want to use it You can force the cart to spin up in preparation of playback by selecting a cut or moving to the Directory level and back to the Files level ZIP DISK LOADING DigiCart E must be powered on to enable normal disk loading and unloading The access door on the Zip Disk drive opens inward when a disk is inserted Zip
20. Echo Play Digital Format Play Hot Keys Using Play Restart Mode Play Sample Rate Play Word Size Record Audio Source RECORD SAMPLE RATE Record Data Format Record Dithering Record Overwrite Record Threshold Record Time Limit Set Aux Protocol Set Contrast Set Headphone Level Set Input Monitor Set IP Address Set Keyboard Type Set Sort Order Set Time Display ii e Contents 5 6 7 Utility Menu 30 Assign Hot Key Preset 30 Copy Original 34 Copying a Cut using Copy Original 35 Copying a Playlist Stack using Copy Original 35 Copying a Directory using Copy Original 35 Copy Edited 36 Delete 37 Rename 37 Format Disk 37 Mount Network Drive 39 Update Directories 40 D Net File Transfer 40 41 Recording Transport Controls 43 Setup to Record ede etes 43 Selecting a File Location for Recording 43 Setting Record Levels 43 Recording Commands 44 Secondary Cues 45 Recording a Secondary Cue 45 Deleting Erasing a Secondary Cue 45 46 Playback Front Panot Indicators avii a dtd ote 46 Transport Controls sesde nia n ia i R 46 Playing a Singl C t ttr 47 HOUR CYS esistente 47 Playing Multiple Cuts Follow On Play sss 47 QUICKStACKS eere eter Io se s 48 Creating a Quickstack 48 50 Playlists Playlist Types 50 Creating a Playlist 52 Playin
21. Fade In duration will be indicated on the display Use the selection knob and navigation arrows to adjust the Fade In duration Press PLAY to audition the new Fade In Repeat the previous steps as needed to adjust the FADE IN duration Press ENTER to save the new Fade In duration or EXIT to close the cut with no change Setting FADE IN using Auto Set The Auto Set feature allows setting a new FADE IN end point during audition In Edit mode use the PLAY button to start playback and the STOP button to set the Fade In duration and stop playback Select a cut and press EDIT Select Fade In by using the selection knob Press PLAY and the cut will begin playing from the Head point You will not hear the fade at this time Press STOP to set the new FADE IN end point location After pressing the STOP button the display will show any previous Fade In end point on the top line and the newly selected Fade In end point on the bottom line You may use the selection knob and navigation arrows to adjust the FADE IN end point value Press PLAY to audition the new Fade In DigiCart E will begin playback of the cut from the Head point and continue playing until the cut ends or STOP is pressed Repeat the previous steps as needed to adjust the Fade In end point position Press ENTER to save the new Fade In end point or EXIT to close the cut with no change FADE OUT After you have recorded a cut you can program a FADE OUT length FADE OUT is linear
22. Notes e There is a space between the Hot Key ID and File ID number fields e The File ID number contains a decimal point between the drive and directory fields COPY ORIGINAL DigiCart E provides the flexible ability to copy the contents of drives directories cuts and Playlists to any location of the same type You may use this feature to create nearly identical Playlists with only one or two items that are different 34 e Setup and Utility Menus CAUTION IF YOU COPY TO AN OCCUPIED DESTINATION ID THE CONTENTS AT THAT DESTINATION WILL BE REPLACED ALWAYS TAKE A MOMENT TO BE SURE OF WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN USING COPY COPYING A CUT USING COPY ORIGINAL Copies the current file from its original location to any other location Select the recording to be copied then select COPY ORIGINAL from the Utility menu The display will query for a destination location Use the selection knob to select a file ID in the destination drive and directory press the ENTER button when you have finished searching The display will prompt to either replace the current file ID Index number or select an unused ID number Press ENTER to copy the recording to the current Index number overwriting any existing recording at that location To select an unused file ID use the selection knob again The display will show only unused locations in that directory hiding recorded IDs When the copy procedure is completed DigiCart E displays information
23. Recording DigiCart E can record audio to its internal hard disk or directly to a network drive To record to a network drive simply select the drive directory and file location as you would for a local drive DigiCart E will record 16 or 24 bit linear stereo at 44 1K 48K 88 2K or 96K sample rates in WAV format DigiCart E can also record 16 bit stereo in 44 1K 48K or AC 2 48K in DigiCart II format Mono recording is no longer supported See Appendix E for information on recording non audio digital data such as Dolby E encoded data Ext Sync illuminates to indicate that the sync source is set to an external reference in the Setup menu The LED blinks if there is no valid sync signal presented at the connector While it is not mandatory it is recommended that one sample rate be chosen as standard for all your work To change the default settings for recording refer to Setup Menu Features on page 23 When you make a recording do not be concerned with tight starts of the source material or quick stops of the recording at the end of a cut DigiCart E simplifies precise non destructive HEAD and TAIL trims Optional THRESHOLD RECORD mode provides automatic HEAD trims DigiCart E limits the minimum length of a recording to 2 seconds Sampling Rate Four front panel I O indicators note the sample rate present at the connectors during record regardless of the Sample Rate Converter SRC setting During record the sample rate bei
24. You will be prompted to save upon exiting press ENTER to save or EXIT to discard all edits DigiCart E returns you to the Playlist Directory Looping a Linear Playlist Using APPEND select the Playlist itself as the Appended event This tells DigiCart E to play the Playlist again as the next event In the Playlist Directory looped Playlists may be recognized by a Playlist time display that reads 99 99 99 REMOVE Removes a cut or Playlist event from the current Playlist Select the Playlist to be edited then press EDIT Scan the Playlist for the event you wish to delete Highlight the event Select REMOVE from the Edit Tools list Press ENTER to remove the item DigiCart E will complete the operation and return to Scan mode You may press the ENTER button to continue with other edits EDIT or EXIT will exit the Playlist Edit menu You will be prompted to save upon exiting press ENTER to save or EXIT to discard all edits DigiCart E returns you to the Playlist Directory NOTE If a cut required for a Playlist has been deleted or resides on a drive not currently available to DigiCart E then will be displayed next to the Playlist time when that Playlist is selected Use SCAN to determine which item is missing The will appear when the missing event is selected Remove the missing event or recreate it with the same file ID If the Playlist with the missing event is included in a Compound Playlist the warning will appear o
25. a PLAY command to continue Playlists may contain other Playlists this nesting is called a Compound Playlist For example by recording several different leads and tags to a recurring song or break the rotation lets you automatically vary the front or back announcement When programmed as a Linear Playlist with a rotating lead or tag the item will have a different nature with each occurrence Network Drive Error Messages No NETWORK LINK A mount path for the drive has been assigned using the MOUNT NET DRIVE utility but no connection to the network was detected This typically means the network cable is not plugged in SERVER UNAVAILABLE The server must be configured to provide the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP This service is used by the DigiCart E to obtain its Internet Protocol IP address 20 e File Organization and Navigation sprig If this message persists it may be that the DHCP service has not been enabled on the server It could also mean that the server is turned off or there is no connection between the server and the hub to which the DigiCart is connected WAITING FOR NFS The unit has successfully determined its IP address either using DHCP or by using a fixed address assignment However if this message persists for more than a few seconds then the unit was unable to find a server configured to run the Network File System NFS protocol This service is needed by DigiCart to access files on the serv
26. a bracket for this purpose Depending on the space available in the rack you may need to remove the four rubber feet from the bottom of the chassis to allow the chassis to fit into the rack space Simply pry these rubber feet from the chassis holes with a small flat blade screwdriver Rear Panel Connections amp amp usto MODEL CONTROL ae MEI I esee EN AES EBU DIGITAL 1 0 ANALOG OUT ANALOG IN IN E XS R E Ss mum DEA amp amp er A Qe AUX EFE pd IEEE 1394 ee B Jo ve Rear Panel Interface Connector Type Power cable connector and switch IEC 320 Thumbscrew for chassis ground not for safety ground Remote Control Port dedicated to RC 320 Remote Controls 9 pin D female Remote Bus Port EIA 485 EIA 422 compatible connection of 15 pin D female Remote Bus to other DigiCarts 25 pin D female Serial Port EIA 485 EIA 422 compatible serial communications 9 pin D female including ES Bus and Peripheral Bus Connection to Ethernet network IEEE 1394 Connection for AES 11 Sync Input AES EBU digital audio input left and right AES EBU digital audio 3 pin XLR female output 3 pin XLR male IEC 958 TYPE Il or AES SMPTE 750 digital audio input Dual BNC female Right and Left balanced analog audio outputs 3 pin XLR ma
27. a new cut not a new Playlist Rotate the selection knob to choose an index number Press the ENTER button to copy the Playlist When copying is completed DigiCart E returns you to the cut level The new cut is automatically given the same name as the source Playlist The source Playlist is not deleted 56 e Playlists Chapter 8 Audio Editing This chapter covers editing of audio files and Playlists DigiCart E can make basic edits to audio files such as Head and Tail Trims Fades In and Out Output Gain adjustment and Pre roll Playlist edits provide lots of flexibility to change Playlists rather than rebuild them Non destructive audio file edits Head Tail Trim Fade In Out Gain can be performed on all playable formats The edit parameters are saved in a vendor specific area of the file header When playing WAV files on non DigiCart machines the edits will not be recognized However the COPY EDITED utility can be used to render Head Tail Trims to WAV files playable on other machines The COPY EDITED utility can be used to convert between DigiCart II formats and WAV file formats This applies only to linear 16 bit stereo recordings User Interface The Editing menus follow the convention of first selecting the file to be edited then press the EDIT button Next use the selection knob or Navigation Arrow buttons to select the operation that you wish to perform Follow the on screen prompts to complete the operation Edit Aud
28. and always ends at the TAIL point of the cut and cannot exceed total cut duration DigiCart E limits FADE OUT length to the time between the end of a FADE IN if used otherwise the HEAD point and the TAIL point of cut The maximum FADE length is 40 seconds When adjusting FADE OUT duration time is measured as the number of seconds from the start of the fade to the TAIL point A value of 00 00 00 00 00 equals no Fade Out Setting FADE OUT to a Specific Value This method allows setting the FADE OUT length to a known value This is accomplished without playing the audio Select a cut and press EDIT Select FADE OUT by using selection knob Press ENTER The current Fade Out duration will be indicated on the display Use the selection knob and navigation arrows to adjust the Fade Out duration Press PLAY to audition the new Fade Out starting at the Pre Roll distance before the Fade Out point Repeat the previous steps as needed to adjust the FADE OUT duration Press ENTER to save the new Fade Out duration or EXIT to close the cut with no change 60 e Audio Editing Setting FADE OUT using Auto Set The Auto Set feature allows setting a new FADE OUT end point during audition In Edit mode use the PLAY button to start playback and the STOP button to set the Fade Out duration and stop playback Select a cut and press EDIT Select Fade Out by using the selection knob Press PLAY and the cut will begin playing from the Head point You w
29. and spaces Leading and trailing spaces are not significant and are removed when the name is saved When you have spelled out the new Receiver Name press the Right NAVIGATION ARROW button until the cursor is to the right of the last character in the new destination name Press the ENTER button to save the new name The display will show the new Receiver Name To erase a Receiver Name and allow a DigiCart E to receive all transfers regardless of destination name select DNET FILE TRANSFER from the Utility menu Rotate the selection knob until the RECEIVER NAME option appears Press the ENTER button twice The display will show the Receiver Name set to NONE RECEIVE ALL Echo Function If your D NET network is configured in a Daisy Chain or loop and the Echo Function is ON you will be able to relay the incoming transfer to the digital input of a DigiCart E to the digital output on that machine and on to the next DigiCart E in the network DigiCart To set ECHO DURING RECEIVE a DigiCart E select FILE TRANSFER from the Utility menu Rotate the selection knob to set ECHO DURING RECEIVE to ON or OFF Confirm the setting by pressing ENTER or abandon it by pressing EXIT 76 e D Net File Transfer sprig NOTE If a DigiCart in the loop or chain is powered OFF is in Play or Record mode or has its RECEIVER INPUT set OFF it will not echo to the next machine in the network Echo should
30. be turned OFF whenever the digital outputs are used for audio transmission Using the digital outputs for digital audio with Echo ON can cause clicks and pops in the unit receiving digital audio from the DigiCart Facilities that make extensive use of digital audio should consider the use of a distribution amplifier or router and implement a Star D NET network to avoid the use of the Echo function The signal output through the BNC connectors on a DigiCart E is compatible with standard 750 video routers and distribution amplifiers MAKING A FILE TRANSFER On the source machine select DNET FILE TRANSFER from the Utility menu and the display will prompt to TRANSFER CUT If you choose to transfer a directory or drive rotate the selection knob to your choice Press the ENTER button to confirm your choice The display will prompt for a Destination Name To assign a new destination name press the ENTER button The display will prompt for a Destination Name selection Using the selection knob and the navigation arrow buttons enter the new destination name When you have spelled out the new destination name press the Right arrow button until the cursor is to the right of the last character in the new destination name Press the ENTER button to confirm your entry Rotate the selection knob The display will prompt for a Destination Location in the target machine If desired using the selection knob and the Left and Right Arrow buttons en
31. disks are inserted shutter end first label side up During insertion the shutter slides open to allow the heads access to the two data surfaces When loaded the disk is locked in the drive Note If the disk is difficult to insert check its orientation and try again DO NOT FORCE THE DISK INTO THE DRIVE Objects inserted into the front of the drive may damage it Such action will void the manufacturer s warranty ZIP DISK REMOVAL 1 Allow the Zip Disk drive to complete servicing the command requiring disk access If desired press STOP 2 When the disk has stopped the disk lock eject mechanism will disengage 3 Eject the disk by pressing the eject button NOTE During certain operations Zip Disk ejection is disabled by the DigiCart E software The Zip drive Remembers attempts to eject the disk and defers ejection until it is enabled by the software 16 e Control Panel Chapter 3 File Organization and Navigation Overview of Drive and Directory Structure DigiCart E retains the same drive and directory structure as previous DigiCarts That is DigiCart E can have up to seven logical drives numbered 0 6 Drive 0 is always the internal Zip drive Drive 1 is always the internal hard disk The internal hard disk can be partitioned into 1 to 5 logical drive partitions see the discussion on Format Disk under Utility Menu Features Finally any of the remaining drive numbers four max may be mapped to network drives see t
32. next item To edit the list press ENTER Then use the selection knob to choose the edit function you need such as Insert Append or Truncate Press ENTER again to begin using that function See the following descriptions for further information INSERT Adds a cut or Playlist immediately before the current selection highlighted in Scan mode 54 e Select the Playlist to be edited then press EDIT Scan the Playlist for the point you wish to make an insertion Highlight the file after the point you want to insert the new event Select INSERT from the Edit Tools list Use the selection knob or navigation arrows to locate the file you wish to insert then press ENTER to insert it DigiCart E will complete the operation and return to Scan mode Press the ENTER button to continue editing EDIT or EXIT will exit the Playlist Edit menu You will be prompted to save upon exiting press ENTER to save or EXIT to discard all edits DigiCart E returns you to the Playlist Directory Playlists sprig APPEND Adds a selected file to the end of the current Playlist Select the Playlist to be edited then press EDIT Select APPEND from the Edit Tools list Use the selection knob or navigation arrows to locate the file you wish to insert then press ENTER to append it to the end of the Playlist DigiCart E will complete the operation and return to Scan mode Press the ENTER button to continue editing EDIT or EXIT will exit the Playlist Edit menu
33. numbers L for Linear Playlists R for Rotating Playlists For example Cut 27 in Directory 8 on the internal hard disk would have the ID 1 8027 Rotating Playlist 5 on the Zip drive would be identified as 0 S005R Every drive directory cut and Playlist can be given a 15 character alphanumeric name so you do not have to constantly crosscheck between a printed index and the screen display DigiCart E can sort contents numerically by file ID or alphabetically by name Drive Organizational Strategy As a network organizational strategy it is recommended that all DigiCart E recorders in a network be configured largely with the same drive organization This will simplify network management and sharing of Playlists and Hot Key assignments The internal disk shipped with DigiCart E has a data capacity of 20GB or more This is enough to store about 20 hours of 24 bit 48K stereo audio Each DigiCart drive has 10 fixed directories for audio recordings and one additional directory for Playlists Each directory can hold up to 1000 files of any length Depending upon your recording and organizational requirements you may choose to partition this internal disk with 2 to 5 equally sized partitions DigiCart E has a flexible drive arrangement that allows a mix of internal drive partitions and network drives There are seven 0 through 6 drive selection numbers available on a DigiCart Drive 0 is always the Zip drive Drive 1 is always the first hard di
34. on Production A also need a specific network drive for their unique source material work in progress and finished work The Ethernet Audio network scheme supports both typical needs File Organization and Navigation e 17 DigiCart E provides a straightforward identification and naming approach suitable for most advanced external controls These range from QWERTY keyboards and 360 Systems RC series remote controls to serially interfaced PCs and industry standard ES Bus or Peripheral Bus automation and editing controllers Files may be accessed by name or by their file ID number The key to the file ID system is an easily understood five character basic identifier The first character represents the logical disk drive There are two choices in the original factory setup Drive Level ID File ID Indicates DigiCart drive number 0 6 Index number within each directory 2 7 Playlist modifier Directory ID Indicates L for linear or Indicates DigiCart Directory R for Rotating Playlist number 0 9 or S for Stack Playlist directory After a decimal the second character represents one of ten directories ranging from 0 9 A unique eleventh character S is used to identify a Playlist Directory earlier called a Stack Directory The next three digits identify individual cuts or Playlists 000 999 so there can be 1000 cuts in each of the 10 regular directories An extra character follows Playlist
35. signal at the BNC digital output connector The Consumer Format setting will provide an IEC 958 Type II signal at the BNC connector The XLR outputs should not be used when the CONSUMER output is selected Recordings are not copyright protected when output in the consumer format PLAY KEYS USING e LOCAL ASSIGNMENTS e NET DRV ASSIGNMENTS As a new feature in DigiCart E Hot Key assignments can be stored and recalled in two ways either Network Drive or Local The PLAY HOT KEYS USING parameter controls the default behavior for Hot Key assignment lists If this parameter is set to Net Drive DigiCart E will use the Hot Key list on the currently selected network drive While set to play Hot Keys from a network drive if the current drive selection is changed to a local drive the Local Hot Keys list will automatically become active If the PLAY HOT KEYS USING parameter is set to Local Assignments the Local Hot Keys list will always be used regardless of the current drive PLAY RESTART MODE e ON COMPLETION e IMMEDIATE While one cut or Playlist is playing you can choose other selections for playback Restart Mode determines whether DigiCart E will discontinue playback of the current cut and begin playback of the next selected cut immediately when PLAY is pressed or wait to begin playback when the current selection has completed 24 e Setup and Utility Menus PLAY SAMPLE RATE AS RECORDED OUTPUT AT 44100 OUTPUT AT
36. that has the same Index Number the last three digits of the I D Number The display then prompts to Replace Duplicate Names in the destination directory If you answer NO all cuts in the source directory will be copied to the destination directory leaving all cuts in the destination directory in place subject to your choice for Replace Duplicate Index Setup and Utility Menus e 35 pipe If you answer YES any cuts from the source directory that have names that duplicate a cut name in the destination directory will replace those in the destination directory The display will indicate Replacing If the source directory has more than one cut with the same name the source cut with the highest Index number will be the last to overwrite the recording in the destination directory If you answer NO to both the Index and Name queries DigiCart E will copy all cuts from the original directory to the destination directory starting with the lowest available ID number The display will indicate the name of each cut and its position in the destination directory as it is copied Copying begins with the cut currently selected in the source directory You may elect to copy less than the entire directory When the name of the ast cut you want to copy appears in the bottom line of the command display press EXIT DigiCart E will stop the Copy Directory procedure and return to directory select mode Copy EDITED Copying a Cut using Copy Edited
37. the Edit menu then play the Playlist Once the first cut has finished the name of the next cut will appear on the top line of the display Playlists e 53 Playlist Edits By now you are familiar with the routine uses of EDIT MENU for cuts For Playlists EDIT MENU takes you through another doorway Scan Mode to a different editing environment The Playlist Edit Menu provides six options INSERT APPEND REMOVE TRUNCATE CHANGE PLAYLIST TYPE SCAN SCAN MODE SCAN is the mode that lets you review the contents of a Playlist Use the selection knob or navigation arrows to scan through the Playlist Playlist Edit operations begin from and return to the Scan mode Whil e in the Playlist Edit menu select SCAN and press the ENTER button to return to the Scan Mode without performing any of the edit operations Select the Playlist to be edited then press EDIT DigiCart E enters the Scan mode The top line displays the Playlist event number ID and name Event duration sampling rate and record format are shown on the lower command line If the event is a Playlist the second line displays the name of the first cut in that Playlist To review the contents of the Playlist rotate the selection knob to scan the list At any time you may press the PLAY button The Playlist will play beginning with the event selected Linear Playlists will play to the end Rotating Playlists will play only the selected item then cue to the
38. the first digit represents the drive number the next three digits indicate the file ID number Press ENTER to make that Playlist current The screen will show information about the newly selected Playlist Press PLAY to play the Playlist or enter it into a Compound Playlist Repeat as necessary for Follow On Play 22 File Organization and Navigation Chapter 4 Setup and Utility Menus Menu Navigation The SETUP menu defines the operational behavior of your DigiCart E when recording and playing cuts and includes functions relating to general machine usage After selecting SETUP use the navigation arrow buttons or rotate the selection knob to view your options Setup options are displayed alphabetically in a rotating list Press the ENTER button to initiate the chosen function Press EXIT to terminate the selection Press SETUP to exit all setup menus Setup parameters are stored on DigiCart s internal hard disk when you exit the Setup menu If power is lost while in the Setup menu parameter changes may be lost The button illuminates while in Setup mode The UTILITY button is used to access functions such as Hot Keys Copy Rename Delete and disk format operations After selecting UTILITY use the navigation arrow buttons or rotate the selection knob to view your options Utility options are displayed alphabetically in a rotating list Press the ENTER button to initiate the chosen function Press EXIT to terminate the selection Press U
39. www 360systems com Please call 360 Systems for a return authorization number RMA before returning merchandise for any reason vi e Notices TRADEMARKS The following trademarks may appear in this manual A pei is a registered trademark of 360 Systems DigiCart and Instant Replay are registered trademarks of 360 Systems Short cut Quickstack Bit for Bit and Ethernet Audio are trademarks of 360 Systems Zipisaregistered trademark of Iomega Corp Dolby is a registered trademark of Dolby Licensing Corp All other product and brand names and any registered and unregistered trademarks mentioned in this manual are used for identification purposes only and remain the exclusive property of their respective owners COPYRIGHTS Software contained in this product is copyrighted by 360 Systems and Dolby Laboratories PATENTS Designs incorporated in this product are the subject of current or pending United States and foreign patents Notices e vii Dipi WARNING SYMBOLS THE FOLLOWING WARNING SYMBOLS ARE USED ON THE PRODUCT IN THIS MANUAL ENGLISH ATTENTION REFER TO OWNER S MANUAL FOR IMPORTANT INFORMATION FRANCAIS ATTENTION VEUILLEZ VOUS REFERER AU MODE D EMPLOI POUR UNE INFORMATION IMPORTANTE ITALIANO ATTENZIONE FATE RIFERIMENTO AL MANUALE PER INFORMAZIONI IMPORTANTI ESPANOL ATENTCION FAVOR DE REFERIR AL MANUAL DE OPERACION POR INFORMACION IMPORTANTE
40. 16dB headroom If tone is not available play some program material and adjust the controls to place peak readings in the green above 0 on the loudest signals The meters on DigiCart E have a Clip level indication Any illumination of the red CLIP segments indicates signal clipping The Clip LED will turn ON for 1 second whenever the signal exceeds digital full scale While a clipped file is played the Clip LED will also turn ON during the period when the signal exceeds digital full scale RECORDING COMMANDS Recording can be initiated from the front panel an RC series remote control keyboard GPI or serial port control This example will use the front panel button for clarity but all transport control methods work identically Press the REC button DigiCart E will quickly scan the drive you have selected identifying available space on which to record The meters also begin monitoring the input signal When DigiCart E determines that the sync source is valid the display prompts PRESS PLAY TO START Press the PLAY button to begin recording The clock will begin counting upward Threshold Record If you are using Threshold Record the display will indicate the awaited Trigger Level and DigiCart E will not actually begin recording until that input level is reached even though the PLAY button was pushed Depending on the type of material you are using you may decide to adjust the Setup menu THRESHOLD TRIGGER LEVEL in 6 dB steps
41. 3 EDIT MENU EDIT MENU F4 VIEW LIST VIEW LIST F5 FIND PAUSE F6 PAUSE LOOP F7 LOOP SECONDARY F8 RECORD D NET XFER F9 STOP FIND F10 PLAY RECORD F11 SECONDARY STOP F12 D NET XFER PLAY UP ARROW SELECTION KNOB CW SELECTION KNOB CW DOWN ARROW SELECTION KNOB CCW SELECTION KNOB CCW LEFT ARROW LEFT NAVIGATION ARROW LEFT NAVIGATION ARROW RIGHT ARROW RIGHT NAVIGATION ARROW RIGHT NAVIGATION ARROW ENTER RETURN ENTER ENTER ESCAPE EXIT EXIT 0 9 INDEX NUMBER LOCATORS INDEX NUMBER LOCATORS SCROLL LOCK TOGGLE HOT KEY ENABLE TOGGLE HOT KEY ENABLE NOTE F11 and F12 are Shifted keys on mini keyboards Setup and Utility Menus e 29 sprig SET REMOTE CONTROL e INACTIVE e ADDRESS 01 32 When set to INACTIVE DigiCart E can be taken off line from the remote control bus and will not respond to remote commands To activate remote control select an ADDRESS 1 32 to establish communication between DigiCart E and one of 360 Systems RC series remote controls or an ES Bus or Peripheral Bus serial connection to an automation controller Addresses 1 to 4 correspond to the four machine control buttons on a 360 Systems RC 320 remote control See Appendix B for ES Bus or P Bus Serial Protocol documentation SET SORT ORDER e BY INDEX BY NAME Selects the display sort order of cuts or stacks listed on the LCD display SET TIME DISPLAY e ELAPSED TIME e TIME REMAINING Determines whether the counter will display time as EL
42. 48000 OUTPUT AT 88200 OUTPUT AT 96000 CONVERT TO REFIN CONVERT TO DIGIN BNC CONVERT TO DIGIN XLR This menu item sets the sample frequency and sync reference source for digital outputs The As Recorded setting will play any file using its recorded sample rate during play out Files recorded at various sample rates can be converted to a selected rate at play out Files are not permanently converted The sample rate converter is automatically switched into the data path and takes place on the fly during output if necessary For example if this setting is Output at 48000 files at all other sample rates will play out the digital connectors at 48000 samples second Files that already match the selected output frequency will not pass through the sample rate converter SRC during play out Files recorded at any sample rate may be converted to match an external reference frequency during play out Setting this menu item to Convert to Ref In or Convert to Dig In will place the SRC in the output path and use the externally supplied signal to clock the output rate Ref In is the AES 11 BNC connector Dig In is the digital audio input on either the BNC or XLR connectors The recorded sample rate of the current file is displayed on the LCD Whenever the SRC is switched into the signal path the SRC indicator on the front panel will illuminate The EXT SYNC indicator on the front panel will illuminate if the sync source is set to one
43. 51 playing 5s 53 Quickstack 52 saving 52 50 Playlist edit 55 INSET asse edo 54 LOOPING 55 TEMOVE eem eie 55 truncate 55 Pre roll Setting iste diues 59 Quickstack 15 22 48 49 50 52 Rear panel connector types 7 remote control 8 transport controls 9 Record button sees 14 Record Level Clip indication 12 MEETS iare 12 Setting 43 Recording 20 basics sss nee 41 COPY 35 setting time limit 28 threshold digital input 27 threshold setup 27 Remote control play stop record 9 WING cer en 67 Remote Control Selection ie 30 Restart mode SettIng uses pestes 24 Safety Compliance 2 Sample Rate indicators 11 setting for 1 25 setting for record 26 Sample Rate Converter See SRC Scan Playlist dese 54 Secondary cue connection 9 recording 45 Select dive E 43 Selection Knob navigation 12 Serial control data format 70 71 messages 70 Serial port Aux 9 Setup Dutton eee 14 Software updating
44. APSED count up or REMAINING count down during play or edit operations Utility Menu Features The UTILITY MENU is used to manage Hot Keys rename drives directories Playlists or cuts and how to copy them to different directories and drives Also explained are the procedures for formatting and renumbering Zip disks for use with DigiCart E The following utilities are listed alphabetically in the DigiCart E selection menu but are presented here in a different order for clarity of explanation ASSIGN HoT KEY PRESET This utility allows assignment of a cut or Linear Playlist to a Hot Key on DigiCart E an RC series Remote Control or to the letter keys of an alphanumeric keyboard When assigned the selection will play immediately with a single keystroke Hot Keys may only be assigned to cuts on hard disk drives Non Zip drive IDs 0 XXXX but may be either the local drive or network drives Hot Key assignments created on network drives are available from anywhere on the network For example you may choose to make a standard set of Hot Keys for all the edit studios working on the same production or you may make a personal Hot Key list that can be accessed in any studio e Cuts assigned to Hot Keys may be Dolby AC 2 WAV or DigiCart linear format The maximum number of linear cuts is 16 e Hot Keys are subject to the currently selected RESTART MODE i e IMMEDIATE or ON COMPLETION e Contents of a directory may be mass assigned t
45. ATE then subsequent PLAY commands will interrupt the current event and begin to play immediately Once you begin playback of a Rotating Playlist the current selection and its playing time will be shown on the bottom line of the display Events in a Rotating Playlist may be looped By pressing LOOP during a particular event that event only will loop until looping is disabled then the playlist will continue normally To reset the Playlist to any other selection edit the Playlist and use SCAN Upon power up all Rotating Playlists are reset to play the first event in the Playlist To cancel a playlist press the STOP button once The PLAY button will stop flashing indicating that cuts in the queue have been cancelled DigiCart E will continue to play the current cut to its end then stop Press the STOP button again to immediately cancel playback of the current cut VIEWING A PLAYLIST To view the contents of the Play queue at any time press VIEW LIST button and rotate select to see Playlist items remaining to be played Use the selection knob to scan the contents of the Playlist The number at the upper left of the display shows the event s position in the Playlist If the machine is currently playing the number at the upper left shows how far away the top line selection is from the item currently playing Note This only works for Linear Playlists and Quickstacks In order to view the next cut in line for a Rotary Playlist go into
46. Appendix A for wiring diagrams Secondary cues are not recorded as audio tones and do not require disk space or an extra track DigiCart E remembers when and how long you press and hold the REC button while in Edit Mode and places that data in the file s information header Each cut can store one cue activation When a cut is played in Edit mode the RECORD light will illuminate for the duration of the Secondary Cue activation There is no Secondary Cue indication on the front panel when the cut is played outside of Edit mode RECORDING A SECONDARY CUE Select a cut to edit then press the EDIT button Press STOP then Press PLAY to play the file in Edit mode During playback press the REC button at the location where you want the Secondary signal to actuate Release the REC button at the location where you want the Secondary signal to stop DigiCart E will automatically overwrite old Secondary Cue marks DELETING ERASING A SECONDARY CUE Select the cut you want to edit then press the EDIT button When the cut is not playing Stopped or idle press and hold the REC button and press the EXIT button to delete the cue Recording e 45 Chapter 6 Playback DigiCart E can play audio files in many different ways From the straight forward press of the PLAY button to using Hot Keys or building complex Playlists Playback can be initiated from the front panel a keyboard dedicated RC series remote control GPI or serial control via ES B
47. Cart E can be accessed and controlled via this serial port EIA 485 15 a multi drop version of the EIA 422 specification and is fully compatible With properly terminated lines this port can communicate over 1 000 meters The pinout used on the Remote Control port can be found in Appendix A Interface Wiring Specifics of supported protocols can be found in Appendix B Serial Control Protocols Alphanumeric Keyboard An alphanumeric keyboard may be connected to the keyboard connector on your DigiCart E for controlling the machine and adding names to cuts directories Playlists and disks Available models include a standard 101 key keyboard a small footprint mini keyboard Model RC 205 or an infrared linked mini keyboard Model RC 235 available from 360 Systems Contact 360 Systems for details on these accessories The SETUP menu must be set to your choice of the standard 101 key PC AT style keyboard or mini keyboard types Network An RJ 45 connector is provided for connection to the Ethernet Audio network Installation e 9 IEEE 1394 This feature is not currently implemented DIGITAL AUDIO The pinout for the digital audio ports can be found in Appendix A Interface Wiring ANALOG AUDIO The pinout for the analog audio ports can be found in Appendix A Interface Wiring 10 e Installation Chapter 2 Control Panel HOT KEYS RECORD so
48. Cart E will Turn on the Input Monitor function and enter the Record Ready mode The LED meters will be active and the RECORD button will illuminate Pressing the PLAY button will initiate recording and illuminate the PLAY button Ifa threshold level is set recording will actually begin when the audio level exceeds the threshold level setting Audio will be recorded at the sampling rate and recording format currently selected in the SETUP MENU If using digital inputs the sampling rate will be automatically set at the same sampling rate as that of the incoming signal unless Sample Rate Conversion is selected The RECORD Button in Edit Mode When in Edit mode the RECORD button is used to place or relocate a Secondary Cue A Secondary Cue is a signal used for control applications When playing a cut while Edit is active both the press and release of the RECORD button are stored and determine the duration of the Secondary Cue The RECORD button will illuminate when pressed and throughout the duration of a Secondary Cue Secondary Cues will be activated when playing outside of Edit mode but there is no front panel indication Only one Secondary Cue can be recorded per cut To change the timing of a Secondary Cue simply re record it To delete it from the selected cut hold RECORD and press EXIT while in Edit mode See Appendix A for Secondary Cue GPI O wiring details 14 e Control Panel sprig THE PLAY BUTTON Press the PLAY button to ini
49. D BY USER followed by TRANSFER INCOMPLETE PRESS ENTER EXIT RECEIVING MACHINE DISPLAYS Display During Transfer If the receiving DigiCart is idle and the receiver name matches the Destination Name on the source DigiCart when a file transfer begins the display indicates transfer status in the number of files transferred and percent complete for that file When the transfer completes without errors for a few seconds the display shows TRANSFER COMPLETE NO ERRORS Then the display shows GOOD FILES NN BAD FILES NN This indicates the number of files received without errors and the number of files discarded due to errors This message will only appear after multi file transfers 78 e D Net File Transfer When an error occurs for a received file the cause of error is displayed briefly and the percent complete display changes briefly to SKIPPING FILE During Error Occurrence When the transfer is complete the display will briefly show TRANSFER INCOMPLETE ERRORS OCCURRED Then the display will show GOOD FILES XX BAD FILES XX This indicates the number of files received without errors and the number of files discarded due to errors Errors in the receiver can be due to A faulty D NET connection Excessive disk fragmentation causing space allocation time to exceed the time allowed Hardware failure in the receiving unit Errors caused by the transmitting unit will usually be shown on t
50. ENGLISH WARNING ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD FRANCAIS AVERTISSEMENT DANGER DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE ITALIANO AVVERTIMENTO PERICOLO DI SHOCK ELETTRICO ESPANOL ADVERTENSIA PELIGRO DE CHOQUE ELECTRICO GENERAL CAUTIONS A Please heed the following important cautions regarding the DigiCart E e Do not remove the cover No user serviceable parts inside Refer servicing to qualified service personnel e DigiCart E recorders contain a hard disk drive While today s hard disks are very reliable they may be vulnerable to shock Please handle with care and exercise caution not to drop or bump the recorder damage to the internal hard disk may result Ensure that power is off before moving the unit e To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock do not expose this unit to rain or moisture viii e Notices Overview Introduction to the DigiCart Recorder As the 1980s came to a close the promise of high quality digital audio became a reality with the introduction of compact disks but only for pre recorded music 360 Systems responded by designing the first practical digital cart machine introducing it to the broadcast industry at the 1990 NAB Convention Aptly named DigiCart this new broadcast standard rapidly replaced the industry s analog NAB tape carts By including an internal hard disk as a standard component the DigiCart recorder provides fast access to many thousands of cuts plus a degree of reliability never before achie
51. ETHERNET AUDIO HARD DISK RECORDER OWNER S MANUAL MODEL E 3000 SOFTWARE VERSION 1 17 Third Edition July 2006 PROFESSIONAL DIGITAL AUDIO Dipi SAFETY COMPLIANCE DigiCart E complies with the following safety standards e UL 60950 3rd Edition dated December 1 2000 Standard for Safety of Information Technology Equipment Including Electrical Business Equipment EU ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY Type of Equipment Professional Use Audio Equipment Conforms to the Following Standards e EN55103 1 1997 Emissions Electromagnetic compatibility Product family standard for audio video audio visual and entertainment lighting control apparatus for professional use e EN55103 2 1997 Immunity Electromagnetic compatibility Product family standard for audio video audio visual and entertainment lighting control apparatus for professional use FCC COMPLIANCE The equipment was tested to FCC Class A using CISPR 22 Limits EN55103 1 and EN55103 2 1996 for Environment 4 The unit complies with the standards This equipment complies with part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the owners manual may cause interference to radio communications Operation of this equipme
52. O1 Co ho gt GND Keyboard Port A PS 2 style connection any 101 Key or compatible keyboard may be connected PIN SIGNAL DATA N C GROUND 5 CLOCK JaA Oo Nh gt Network Port This is a 100Base T standard Ethernet port Connection is made with an RJ 45 cable connector Two LED status indicators are included on the connector The green LED lights to indicate a valid network connection The yellow LED lights to indicate communication activity This connection is intended for use only with 360 Systems Ethernet Audio Server system It is not suitable for connection on a generic LAN or WAN system 1394 Port This feature 1s not currently implemented Interface Wiring e 69 Appendix B Serial Control Protocols A general description of DigiCart E Serial Control Interface Protocols is included in this section ES Bus This section covers a general description of DigiCart E ES Bus interface protocol The following Message Summary provides an outline of commands and responses that can be executed via the Serial Port HosT DEVICE MESSAGE SUMMARY Add To Playlist Get Preset Info Simulate button Assign Clear Preset Simulate Knob Copy Stop Create Playlist Cart Info Display Message Cart Status Cut Info Find cut Index Erase Cut Info Find cut Name Find cut Index Cut Notes Find cut Name Device Info Get Cart Status Directory Info Get c
53. OWS The NAVIGATION ARROW buttons provide an alternate selection method to the front panel selection knob and are similarly used to e Navigate between drive directory and cut levels e Select audio files Cuts for playback or editing e Select from different values in a menu e Select units for editing operations e Move the cursor during naming operations THE ENTER BUTTON The ENTER button is used to e Confirm execute or continue an operation e Answer Yes to a query from the display e Save a playlist THE EXIT BUTTON The EXIT button is used to e Exit from a menu e Cancel or abort an operation e Answer No to a query from the display On keyboards the Escape ESC key is the equivalent to the EXIT button THE DRIVES BUTTON The DRIVES button is used to immediately display a drive selection list The button illuminates when the display is at the Drives level THE DIRS BUTTON The DIRS button is used to immediately display a list of all available directories on the current drive The button illuminates when the display is at the Directory level THE FILES BUTTON The FILES button is used to immediately display a scrollable list of all available files in the current directory The button illuminates when the display is at the Files level Control Panel e 13 THE SETUP BUTTON The SETUP button is used to access functions related to machine preferences and configurations After selecting SETUP use the sele
54. Press ENTER or STOP The display will show the current gain setting for the cut relative to the originally recorded level Use the navigation arrows to select the decade value for decibels 1 0 or tenths of decibels 0 17 Use the selection knob to adjust the Output Gain Press the ENTER button to save changes or EXIT to abandon changes Output Gain 15 not applicable to cuts in the Digital Data format Audio Editing e 61 Chapter 9 Maintenance Digital circuitry enjoys a reputation for long term reliability and is largely free of the subtle degradation that slowly damages audio quality Your DigiCart E has no required adjustments Maintenance issues relate to keeping it clean operating at a safe temperature and correctly connecting external devices Because hazardous voltages may be present inside this product refer service to qualified electronics service technicians Qualified technicians may obtain a factory service manual from 360 Systems Technical Support Department A WARNING A Connect only to a grounded 50 60 Hz AC outlet providing the correct voltage 115 VAC or 230 VAC as delivered Do not remove or defeat the grounding pin on the AC power cord A serious shock hazard may result from failing to make connection to a properly grounded electrical outlet Do not use this product out of doors in rain or in damp or wet environments General Cleaning Your DigiCart may be cleaned periodically with glass cle
55. Shift A Z 53 78 Alt A Z 79 104 Ctrl A Z Note Scroll Lock must be ON for a keyboard to play Hot Keys otherwise keyboard inputs perform normal operations Setup and Utility Menus e 31 sprig Assigning a Hot Key on the DigiCart E Front Panel Select the cut or Playlist to be assigned Select UTILITY Assign Hot Key The display will prompt to select a key Press BANK SELECT to choose the preferred Hot Key bank The Bank Select button will illuminate when Bank B is currently selected Then press the HOT KEY button 1 4 to be assigned Note Assignments made to these buttons will also automatically be assigned to equivalent keys on RC series remote controls or an attached keyboard Ref Hot Key Mapping above The selected item is now assigned Press the Hot Key to play it Continue making other Hot Key assignments or exit the mode by pressing either ASSIGN HOT KEYS or EXIT Assigning a Hot Key using an RC 320 Remote Control Select the cut or Playlist to be assigned Select ASSIGN PRESETS button on the remote control The display will prompt to select a key Press the HOT KEY button to be assigned 1 16 on the remote control Note Assignments made to these buttons will also automatically be assigned to equivalent keys on DigiCart E or an attached keyboard Ref Hot Key Mapping above The selected item is now assigned Press the Hot Key to play it Continue making other Hot Key assignments or exit the mode by pressin
56. TILITY to exit all utility menus Utility menu settings are stored in temporary memory For example if you need to repeat a copy operation that option will be displayed first upon subsequent presses of the UTILITY button The button illuminates while in Utility mode Setup Menu Features D NET RECEIVER Setting this parameter ON configures the digital audio I O ports to be a D Net receiver The following four parameters appear only if D NET Receiver is ON D NET RECEIVER INPUT Setting this parameter configures either the BNC or AES 3 digital audio I O ports to be the D Net receiver port D NET RECEIVER DIR Setting this parameter configures the D Net receiver target directory to ANY or MAILBOX ONLY DIR 9 D NET RECEIVER NAME Setting this parameter configures the D Net receiver to NONE RECEIVE ALL or lt current name gt Setup and Utility Menus e 23 D NET RECEIVER ECHO Setting this parameter ON configures DigiCart E to re transmit D Net data as it is received This is useful when DigiCarts are daisy chained PLAY DIGITAL FORMAT e PROFESSIONAL FORMAT e CONSUMER FORMAT The DigiCart E can output audio on all output connectors simultaneously The digital outputs can output data in one of two selected formats The PLAY DIGITAL FORMAT menu sets the format of the digital audio at the outputs The Professional Format setting will provide an AES EBU signal at the XLR 3M digital output connector and an AES SMPTE 75 ohm
57. VIQ za e rere ene 12 formate xe 11 orn 11 SRO nU 12 word size 11 Input level meters 12 Input monitor 28 IP address set manually 29 Keyboard 9 function keys 29 HOt Keys ciento 31 29 LCD contrast adjustment 28 LED testx c sete 65 Level meters 12 Loading new software 63 Loop button ces 15 Mail box D Net ue iE 75 Mapping Hot Keys 31 network drive 18 38 Navigation arrow buttons 13 Enter Button 13 Exit Button 13 selection knob 12 Network drive mapping 18 38 Network Port 9 Output Gain setting iussisse 61 Output Word Size See dithering Overwrite record setup 27 Pause button 15 Peripheral Bus 7 9 69 71 Peripheral Bus selecting 28 Play button 2 ex 15 follow on 47 Playlist convert Playlist to cut 56 SCAM ens 54 viewing contents 54 change type 56 Compound Playlist 51 COPY 35 creating a Playlist 52 defined ione 20 editos 54 linear cms
58. Y EDITED HEAD and TAIL trims will be copied as edits deleting audio data outside of the Head and Tail points for each cut in the list FADE IN and OUTPUT GAIN settings will be those of the first cut FADE OUT will be that of the last cut The format sample rate and word size of all cuts in the Playlist must be the same NOTE Though seldom used this procedure can be performed using COPY ORIGINAL However the Head and Tail markers of the cuts in the Playlist will be ignored 36 e Setup and Utility Menus Copying Directory using Copy Edited Copies the edited versions of all cuts in a directory HEAD and TAIL trims will be copied as edits deleting audio data outside of the Head and Tail points for each cut This helps to conserve disk space by copying only the essential portion of each cut Fade and gain settings for each cut are retained in the copies File Index numbers and file names are retained in the new directory but drive and directory portions of the Index numbers will necessarily be different The procedures are the same as for copying a directory using COPY ORIGINAL however select COPY EDITED from the UTILITY MENU If the FILE FORMAT CONVERT option is enabled only linear 16 bit files with sample rates up to 48000 samples sec will be converted others are copied in their original format DELETE DELETE permanently erases the currently selected cut Playlist directory or drive Once something has been erased it
59. a Format APPENDIX C 72 DigiCart History DigiCart cone sepe lect dU D fe etd eee rs 72 Digi Cart se ia ette dete Ee eod CO 72 DigiCart cunt dette te aeo i bees ERE 72 APPENDIX D 73 D Net File Transfer Key dcc EY 73 Transfer Rates 73 Electrical Specification for D Net Transfers 74 D NeUCSetup csset e ertet 74 Making a File Transfer 77 Wildcard Transfers 77 Transfer Messages c e eU ee ep iple eese eda 78 Source Machine Displays 78 Aborted Transfer 78 Receiving Machine Displays 78 DNet caesi b eene eite debtor Meroe ee Eie 79 D Net Implementation on Instant Replay and Short cut 79 APPENDIX E 80 Recording Encoded Digital Data APPENDIX F 81 Technical Specifications General Specifications sss 81 Internal Hard Disk 81 Removable Cartridge 81 Miscellaneous 81 Physical Dimensions nominal sse 82 Audio Configuration Specifications seen 82 Audio Performance Specifications sssssssssssssss 82 Zip Drive amp Cartridge Reliability eee esee 83 Environmental Limits Operational sess 83 Environmental Limits Shipping amp 83 INDEX 84 Contents e v Dipi WARRANTY AND REPAIR POLICY The DigiCart E recorder is warranted against defects in material and workmanship for a period of one year from date o
60. about the new now current file COPYING A PLAYLIST STACK USING COPY ORIGINAL DigiCart E handles Playlists in the same manner as cuts Use the same COPY ORIGINAL procedures as for cuts Original Playlists may only be copied to other file ID numbers in a Stack Directory NOTE Playlists use file ID numbers to find files when they are to be played Moving or copying a Playlist from one drive to another may cause unpredictable results during play out For example file IDs in the playlist may not exist on the new drive or they may be assigned to different audio It is strongly recommended that Playlists be used only on the drive where they were created COPYING A DIRECTORY USING COPY ORIGINAL Duplicates cuts in a source directory to any destination directory Select a directory as the source You must be in the directory level and not the Files level to do this Then select COPY DIRECTORY from the Utility menu The display will then prompt to select a destination directory Press the ENTER button when you have finished searching The display then prompts to Replace Duplicate Indexes in the destination directory If you answer NO the cuts in the source directory will copy to the same Index Number in the destination directory unless that Index is occupied If an Index Number is occupied the cut will be copied to the next open Index Number If you answer YES the cuts in the source directory will replace any cut in the destination directory
61. als See Safety Compliance inside front cover Power 115 230 volts AC 50 60 Hz 1 0 A Max Country of Origin USA Technical Specifications e 81 Physical Dimensions nominal Height 3 48 89mm Standard EIA Rack 2U High Width 17 432mm except rack mounting ears at 19 483mm Depth 12 305mm Net Weight 12 75 Lbs 5 6 Kg Shipping Weight 20 Lbs 9 Kg Audio Configuration Specifications Sampling Frequencies Audio Coding Audio Sync References Input Impedance Input Circuit Output Circuit Digital Inputs Outputs Sample Rate Conversion Data Reduction File Formats Headphones 96 kHz 88 2 kHz 48 kHz 44 1 kHz 24 or 16 bit Linear PCM Internal crystal AES 3 receiver or AES 11 sync 20K ohms each leg Balanced RF suppressed XLR 3 Balanced XLR 3 AES EBU XLR 3 1100 AES 3id 2000 BNC 750 IEC 958 Type Il BNC requires RCA adapter 24 bit input or output ratio 3 1 maximum Optional Dolby AC 2 at 16 bit 48K only WAV 16 or 24 bit DC2 16 bit AC2 Stereo 74 front panel jack Audio Performance Specifications 24 Bit Linear PCM Signal to Noise A D 115 dB typical Signal to Noise D A 116 dB typical Distortion A D THD N 0 0015 ref to full scale Distortion D A THD N 0 0015 ref to full scale Bandwidth 44 1K or 48K 10Hz 21 kHz 0 2 dB Bandwidth 88 2K or 96K 10 Hz 42 kH
62. and directory where you want the file to be recorded If you select only the drive DigiCart E will automatically record the file into the last used directory on that drive Later you may easily move the recording Each directory has 1 000 pre numbered file IDs 000 through 999 You may choose to make a recording to a specific ID If you do not choose an ID number DigiCart E will assign the recording to the next available Index number Also if Record Overwrite is on you can deliberately overwrite existing audio at a specific Index number Checking Available Disk Space Before recording or copying a cut you may check the available disk space by holding down the STOP INFO button Remember that the remaining time is valid only for the currently selected sampling frequency and format If the selected disk becomes full during a recording DigiCart E It will indicate DISK IS FULL and stop the recording The portion of the recording obtained up until the Disk Full error will be saved just as 1f STOP had been pressed to end the recording SETTING RECORD LEVELS Using tone set a zero level on the mixer or other program source Press the REC button to go to Record Ready mode and monitor the input Adjust the input source level controls as required so that the 0 meter segments are lighted and the 3 segments are just off At this setting the output level matches the input level providing unity gain plus Recording e 43 pipe
63. aner and a soft cotton cloth Please note the following important cleaning tips e Do not use paper tissue wipes as these may scratch the display window e 15 recommended that you spray cleaning solutions onto a cloth before wiping the DigiCart Do not spray fluids directly on the DigiCart e Silicon rubber keypads may be cleaned with mild soap and water using a soft sponge Be certain to wring excess solution from the sponge prior to wiping the DigiCart Calibration DigiCart E is factory calibrated to provide unity gain from analog input to analog output with a 100K ohm impedance load When a 4dBu reference signal is applied to an analog input the amplitude of the resulting digital signal recorded to disk will be 16dB below digital full scale There should be no need to re calibrate the analog input section The analog output gain can be user adjusted to match the input impedance of externally connected equipment With the external audio equipment connected to the analog outputs play the IKHZ WAV file supplied with DigiCart E to produce a 1kHz sine wave signal at 4dBu Observe the signal level on the 62 e Maintenance sprig meters of the external equipment while adjusting the GAIN pots on the rear panel of DigiCart E The Gain pots have an adjustment range of 0 5dB Disk Maintenance Internal hard disk maintenance is limited to functions such as Format Disk Partition Drive Rename and Update Directories which are all cover
64. anization will be to create a central library drive on the network The central library is intended to hold recordings and Playlists that need to be available to all DigiCart E recorders on the network Like all other DigiCart drives the central library drive will have ten sub directories and a Playlist Stack directory Each sub directory can be organized to hold homogenous material such as music or sound effects While many virtual drives can be created on the network server consideration should be given to the organizational strategy so that DigiCart E users will be able to locate desired drive mount paths Different DigiCart E recorders in the facility may each have a different number of internal drive partitions depending upon individual work requirements Since drive 6 is always available for network use regardless of the number of hard disk partitions it should be assigned to your central library Drives 3 4 and 5 can be assigned to more task specific network drives such as a particular entertainment project or news production NETWORK PLAYLISTS AND KEYS Playlists on network drives can be accessed and played by any DigiCart E It is recommended that all files called from a Playlist reside on the same drive as the Playlist sources can be in any directory on the drive Because individual DigiCarts might have unique drive path assignments Playlists may not play correctly or at all if calls are being made to drives that are
65. art E so that voltage may be applied directly between ground on pin 4 and any of the transport control inputs NOTE If 12V is sourced from DigiCart E the optical isolators no longer provide isolation Refer to the partial schematic of the DigiCart E interface circuits Appendix A Interface Wiring TRANSPORT LAMPS TALLY OUTPUTS Open collector outputs are provided for the PLAY STOP RECORD PAUSE and LOOP tally outputs An open collector transistor is used to bring the low side to ground to turn on the external lamp 12V source is available on pin 17 of the remote connector for use with external lamps Refer to the partial schematic in Appendix A Interface Wiring CUE OUTPUT SECONDARY Just as with NAB analog tape carts cue markers can be recorded to trigger the PLAY buttons on other machines or as an alert or end of message cue For applications other than broadcast they may be used to provide flag codes or a status output for interface with show controllers automation systems or lighting and special effects devices An open collector output for the Secondary Cue signal is provided on Pins 18 and 19 This low level control is designed to switch a maximum of 28V at 500mA Refer to the schematic in Appendix A Interface Wiring Serial Control An EIA 485 RS 485 serial port is included on the rear panel DigiCart E supports ES Bus and Peripheral Bus protocols selectable from the Setup menu All of the functions of Digi
66. aved on the drive that contains the first event in the Playlist Use COPY EDITED to place it on another drive if desired 52 e Playlists sprig PLAYING A PLAYLIST Playing a Linear Playlist Linear Playlist IDs are followed by an L in the display items in a Linear Playlist will play in sequence without interruption Once you begin playback of a Linear Playlist the current selection and its playing time will be shown on the bottom line of the display Rotating cuts in a Linear Playlist will play only the next single event in rotation then wait for another PLAY command before continuing Events in a Linear Playlist may be looped By pressing LOOP during a particular event that event only will loop until looping is disabled then the playlist will continue normally To cancel a playlist press the STOP button once The PLAY button will stop flashing indicating that cuts in the queue have been cancelled DigiCart E will continue to play the current cut to its end then stop Press the STOP button again to immediately cancel playback of the current cut Playing a Rotating Playlist Rotating Playlist IDs are followed by the letter R for Rotating in the display The PLAY command will single step through the list Only the currently selected event in a Rotating Playlist will play Each time a Rotating Playlist receives a PLAY command it will play the next event in the list then stop If the Restart Mode is set to IMMEDI
67. be indicated on the display Use the selection knob and navigation arrows to adjust the Tail position value The current field is shown on the display in brackets lt H gt Hours lt M gt Minutes lt S gt Seconds lt F gt Frames or lt B gt Bits Press PLAY to audition the new Tail point Repeat the previous steps as needed to adjust the Tail point position Press ENTER to save the new Tail point or EXIT to close the cut with no change Setting the TAIL POINT using Auto Set The Auto Set feature allows setting the Tail point during audition In Edit mode use the PLAY button to start playback and the STOP button to set the Tail point location and stop playback Select a cut and press EDIT Select TAIL by using the selection knob Press PLAY and the cut will begin playing from the Head point The display will begin counting from 00 00 00 00 00 which represents time from the current Head point Press STOP to set the new TAIL point location After pressing the STOP button the display will show the previous TAIL point on the top line and the newly selected TAIL point on the next line You may use the selection knob and navigation arrows to adjust the TAIL position value Press PLAY to audition the new TAIL point DigiCart E will begin playback of the cut according to the current Pre Roll setting Repeat the previous steps as needed to adjust the Tail point position Press ENTER to save the new TAIL point or EXIT to close
68. can be used with DigiCart E The internal hard disk used in DigiCart E is factory formatted as one logical disk but you may choose to re format it with up to five partitions DigiCart E can use either 100MB or 250MB Zip disks However older DigiCarts can only accept 100MB Zip disks in their internal Zip drives Therefore Zip100 media must be used between DigiCart E and earlier DigiCart models Zip250 media can be used to exchange files between DigiCart Es To help Setup and Utility Menus e 37 pipe prevent mistakes DigiCart E senses the Zip disk size and will only write files that can be played on earlier DigiCarts to 100 Zip disks Use care during format operations Formatting is an irreversible process and destroys all previous data on the disk or drive Also note that when formatting the internal disk all logical drive partitions on that disk will be formatted at the same time To Format a Zip Disk Select Format Disk from the Utility menu The display will prompt to select a drive for formatting Zip or Internal Select Zip DigiCart E will check to see if the disk inserted in the Zip drive is already formatted for use with DigiCarts A message will appear notifying you of the result This message is intended to help prevent accidental loss of data Press ENTER to erase all data on the disk and format it for DigiCart DigiCart E will prompt you to confirm the format operation Press ENTER to continue When formatting is compl
69. cannot be recovered First select the drive directory cut or Playlist to be erased Then press the UTILITY button and select ERASE Confirm the command by pressing ENTER or abandon it by pressing EXIT Multiple copies of the same file each have a unique file ID number in DigiCart Make sure that the ID and name appearing in the top line of the display is what you intend to erase copied cut directory or Playlist will have a different ID and will not be erased RENAME In addition to the ID numbers automatically provided by DigiCart E each local drive directory cut or Playlist may have its own name containing up to 15 characters You may use letters numbers spaces and hyphens First select the drive directory cut or Playlist to be renamed Then press the UTILITY button and select RENAME Users working with large libraries of cuts will find that using a keyboard will speed this work considerably Otherwise turn the selection knob to choose a letter or number Use the navigation arrow buttons to move to the next character Confirm the new name by pressing ENTER or abandon the name change by pressing EXIT Network drives cannot be renamed from DigiCart Renaming a Zip drive actually renames the removable disk not the drive itself FORMAT DISK The Format Disk utility is used to prepare drive disks for use in DigiCart E Format Disk works only on local disks not on networked disks Zip disks must be formatted before they
70. cordings will be made in WAV file format and 16 bit recordings can be made in either DigiCart or WAV format DigiCart E cannot perform internal data format conversions Recordings must pass through the I O connectors to be converted Recording e 41 DigiCart E normally records audio using a digital word size of 24 6115 However it is sometimes desirable to play out using a smaller digital output word size for use by external equipment such as a 16 bit DAT recorder If the output material is anything but white noise its sample stream will be correlated This is particularly true of music The effect of simply truncating the 24 bit samples to 16 bits results in the quantization error being correlated to the signal producing signal distortion Dithering is a technique of adding an appropriate random noise source to the 24 bit digital output stream before reducing the word size This effectively decorrelates the quantization error from the signal resulting in a very low level broadband hiss being added to the signal rather than the more objectionable signal distortion DigiCart E uses a zero mean random noise source with a triangular probability distribution Its peak level corresponds to the magnitude of the least significant bit of the reduced word size within the 24 bit field The method is called LSB TPDF dither for Least Significant Bit Triangular Probability Density Function The OUTPUT WORD SIZE selection in the Setup menu gives
71. cription L bbbbbb rrr Learn save current cut number to a register R bbbbbb rrr Recall select cut saved in a register T bbbbbb f Trigger see below Q dd Query respond with QDIGICART r C dd Clear All registers in DigiCart at address dd Where bbbbbb Six hex digits which represent a 24 bit binary device address list actually a bit map array Each bit represents one of 24 devices that should respond to this command if the bit is set Setting multiple bits will trigger multiple devices This corresponds to the DigiCart E Remote Control Address setting Some PBUS devices start numbering at 0 in which case 0 Digicart Address 1 1 2 etc rrr Three hex digits indicating the learn recall register number on the DigiCart which holds learned cut numbers The DigiCart supports 128 register numbers 0x00 through Ox7f Register values outside this range are ignored f Single hex digit identifying the trigger function to be performed Grass Valley PBUS GV Sony PBUS SONY 0 Play 0 Stop 1 Stop 1 Play 2 ignored 2 ignored 3 Loop 3 ignored 4 Pause On 4 Stop 5 Pause Off 5 Pause On 6 ignored 6 Pause Off 7 F Play 9 Play dd Two hex digits indicating one of 24 peripheral device numbers 0x00 through 0x17 0x00 is ignored addressing begins at 0x01 for DigiCart remote address 1 The SET AUX PROTOCOL setting in the Setup Menu determines whether Grass Valley or Sony trigger fun
72. ction codes are used Complete protocol documentation is available from Grass Valley Group and Sony HARDWARE FORMAT The serial connection is a 4 wire EIA 485 RS 485 full duplex channel EIA 485 is a multi drop version of the EIA 422 specification and is fully compatible Baud rate is 38400 DATA FORMAT The data format follows the Peripheral Bus specification in that the data transfer is asynchronous 8 bits per byte 1 start and 1 stop bit GV format uses even parity Sony format uses odd parity Serial Control Protocols e 71 Appendix DigiCart History DigiCart Originally introduced at NAB in 1990 The original DigiCart recorded analog audio to hard disk or removable Iomega Bernoulli disks DigiCart Il DigiCart II was introduced in 1994 DigiCart II included digital audio I O DigiCart II was later enhanced with a software upgrade to provide D Net file transfer capability DigiCart Il Plus Introduced in 1998 DigiCart II Plus replaced the Bernoulli removable drive with the Iomega Zip 100 drive 72 e D Net File Transfer Appendix D D Net File Transfer The D NET capabilities of your DigiCart E allow you to use its digital audio interfaces for making audio data transfers between machines using the AES ports D NET is particularly useful for maintaining compatibility with older DigiCarts D Net enables the digital audio interfaces of your DigiCart E to transfer audio files between DigiCart II and DigiCart E systems T
73. ction knob to choose the parameter to be changed Use the Arrow buttons to change the parameter setting Setup options are displayed alphabetically in a rotating list Press EXIT or SETUP to exit the setup menu Setup settings are stored in non volatile memory The button illuminates while in Setup mode THE UTILITY BUTTON The UTILITY button is used to access functions such as Hot Key assignments copy rename delete and disk format operations Use the selection knob to select a particular Utility function Utility options are displayed alphabetically in a rotating list Press the ENTER button to initiate the chosen function Press EXIT to terminate the selection Press UTILITY or EXIT to exit the utility menu Your last menu selection is stored in temporary memory For example if you need to repeat a copy operation that option will be displayed first upon subsequent presses of the UTILITY button After recording the Rename utility is pre selected The button illuminates while in Utility mode THE EDIT BUTTON The EDIT button is used to access non destructive editing functions such as head and tail trims and fades It is also used to edit a playlist Rotate the selection knob to view options Your last menu selection is stored in temporary memory For example if you need to repeat a fade in operation that option will be displayed first upon subsequent presses of the EDIT button THE RECORD BUTTON When the RECORD button is pressed Digi
74. cut cued up Select drives and directories Review cuts by scrolling through directory listing Displays cut name and time Provide rapid playback of sixteen pre assigned cuts or Playlists Access cuts from any directory including the Playlist directory by entering the ID number Use these 10 keys to enter cut ID numbers Simply punch in the number and hit Enter for visual verification of the proper cut then press Play Direct access to the Playlist directory Cancels incorrect entries Enters confirms new selections or entries Selected cuts or Playlists are mapped to the sixteen Hot Keys Visual preview of a Playlist before use Assemble groups of cuts together Control DigiCart transport functions via RC 320 Plays a cut or a Playlist continuously Places machine on hold in both Play and Record modes Selects Edit Menu options Selects Setup Menu options Selects Utility Menu options Overview e 5 Mechanical Specifications Dimensions 1 875 x 11 5 x 7 47 6mm x 292mm x 178mm H W D Weight 5 Ibs 2 3 kg Display 2 line x 20 character display Power Supply External UL CSA VDE approved 9 volt modular supply Feeds RC 320 through 9 conductor cable via connector at DigiCart end Cable 25 foot 7 5 meters highly flexible 9 conductor cable Connects directly to DigiCart RC 305 Infrared Keyboard The RC 305 wireless keyboard is designed for remote control of the DigiCart E rec
75. cut will be visible in the first line of the command display the second line of the command display shows name and time information about the cut that is currently playing This queue is essentially an unsaved Playlist or Quickstack While it is not mandatory it is recommended that only files of the same sample rate be used for follow on play operations and Playlists Keeping the same sample rate in all recordings avoids the possibility of an audible pop and slight delay as the sample rate changes from cut to cut during playback of Playlists with multiple sample rates To see the list of queued cuts following the one now playing Press the VIEW LIST button Use the selection knob to scan the list To cancel an automatic Follow On playlist Press the STOP button once The PLAY button will stop flashing indicating that DigiCart E will end playback at the end of the current cut Press the STOP button again to immediately cancel playback of the current cut Quickstacks CREATING A QUICKSTACK A Quickstack is a one time only playback sequence created on the fly Sometimes it may be desired to reuse the sequence This decision must be made before the Quickstack is played Each drive s Stack Directory can hold 1000 Playlists so you might want to establish the practice of saving each new Quickstack as a Playlist See more information about Playlists in the next chapter While it is not mandatory it is recommended that only files of th
76. d for a separate wall mounted power supply Additionally there 1s now a second serial port available for ES Bus or Peripheral Bus controls so that the RC 320 remote control can always remain attached Finally DigiCart E s LCD display and menus have been organized to provide a clear understanding of the machine state and settings Supported File Formats DigiCart E normally records audio in WAV format Previous DigiCart models used a proprietary recording format To ensure compatibility with existing DigiCarts and recordings DigiCart E can also play and record those proprietary file formats 2 e Overview DigiCart E displays a three character abbreviation for each file s format on its LCD display Format Code Certain operations are compatible with or limited to specific file formats Understanding the formats will be useful in getting the most out of your DigiCart E The file suffix noted in the table below is the file name suffix assigned to recordings made by DigiCart E These suffixes can be seen when viewing files on the Ethernet Audio network using Microsoft Windows File Explorer WAV audio files created on DigiCart E can be played by any program supporting that standard FILE FORMAT INDICATORS ON THE FRONT PANEL LCD DigiCart Il Compatible Format Format Sample Rate DigiCart E File Suffix Code Support Compressed AC2 48000 Play REC DC2 16 bit stereo linear
77. d to a local drive the Local Hot Keys list will automatically become active There is only one Local Hot Keys assignment list rather than one per local drive partition If the PLAY HOT KEYS USING parameter is set to Local Assignments the Local Hot Keys list will always be used regardless of the current drive Net Drive Hot Key assignments can be reprogrammed from any DigiCart E that has access to it Playing Multiple Cuts Fo ow On Play In Follow On Play a second cut may be selected and queued to play while a cut is currently playing NOTE For Follow On Play the RESTART MODE selection in the SETUP menu must be set to ON COMPLETION NOTE If you are selecting a cut from a network drive while playing another cut an alert message might appear on the LCD indicating DIR OUT OF DATE This message occurs when DigiCart has detected that another user has modified the contents of the network directory but DigiCart is busy playing audio and cannot update the list of contents The list of contents will automatically update when DigiCart is idle While a cut is playing use the navigation controls to select another cut from any drive or directory Playback e 47 pipe Press the PLAY button to set up Follow On play The PLAY button will blink indicating that another cut is in the queue for immediate Follow On play You may select as many cuts as you wish for automatic Follow On Play by repeating the steps above The last selected
78. dex number 103 will be assigned 1 Select the first cut or Linear Playlist in a directory you wish to assign 2 Go to the directory level 3 Press the UTILITY button or F1 and select ASSIGN HOT KEY 4 Turn ON the keyboard s Scroll Lock Use the selection knob to choose the Hot Key number or alpha character for the Hot Key where the assignment is to begin 5 Press the ENTER button to begin the mass assignment Assignment will continue until all cuts in the directory are assigned or all available Hot Keys are filled Assignment continues to the end of your sort sequence and does not wrap around to continue at the beginning Viewing Hot Keys Press the UTILITY button or F1 and select ASSIGN HOT KEY or CLEAR HOT KEY Use the selection controls to scan the list of Hot Keys The lower line of the display will show ID and name if labeled of assigned items Exit the mode by pressing EXIT or either F1 or ESC on the keyboard Clear Hot Key Clears a Hot Key assignment Equivalent key assignments on other devices will be cleared at the same time For example clearing key A on the keyboard will also clear the assignments for Hot Key 1 on an RC series remote and Bank A Key 1 on the DigiCart E front panel Press the UTILITY button or F1 and select CLEAR HOT KEY Use the selection controls to scan the list of Hot Keys The lower line of the display will show ID and name if labeled of assigned items Press ENTER to clear the assig
79. e Return it to its protective case to prevent damage from dirt and spills DO NOT manually open the access door on the disk drive DO NOT open the disk when it is outside the drive DO NOT insert objects into the disk DO NOT handle the front edge of the disk Oils can be transferred from hands to the media surface DO NOT transport the drive with the disk inserted If the drive is to be moved with the power off the disk must be removed before turnoff DO NOT leave a disk partially inserted in the drive This increases the possibility of damaging the disk or the drive DO NOT put a disk near a loudspeaker transformer telephone or electric motor DO NOT expose disks to direct sunlight or moisture DO NOT expose disks to magnetic fields greater than 30 Gauss DO NOT store disks at temperatures above 125 F 50 C Special Button Sequences SPECIAL BUTTON SEQUENCE FUNCTIONS Utility Power Switch Restore previous operating system version Utility Hot Key 1 Load new operating system to flash memory Utility Hot Key 2 Copy operating system to Zip disk This is useful when installing the operating system on non networked DigiCarts Utility Hot Key Not assigned Utility Hot Key 4 Front panel LED test All indicators should illuminate together for 3 seconds Maintenance e 65 Interface Wiring Audio Connector Wiring XLR BALANCED UNBALANCED PIN 1 GROUND SHIELD GROUND
80. e Present RTN 12V GND N C N C RX DigiCart Receiver wire to TX RX DigiCart Receiver wire to TX Remote Present signal 12V GND 0 oe o on oewm lz EN N wo A Remote Bus This connection 15 dedicated to 360 Systems RC 210 220 Remote Controls and or the RC 210 220 320 Control Bus daisy chain PIN SIGNAL GND 5 VOLTS Not normally used GND TX DigiCart Transmitter wire to RX TX DigiCart Transmitter wire to RX HSK OUT Not normally used HSK IN Not normally used RX DigiCart Receiver wire to TX RX DigiCart Receiver wire to TX This connection can also be used as an input for control by automation systems It should not be used as input any time the Remote Control connection is in use such as when an RC 320 is connected 68 e Interface Wiring Aux Serial Port This port is dedicated to external third party serial controllers using either ES Bus or Peripheral Bus protocols Configure this setting in SET AUX PROTOCOL in the SETUP menu 2 z SIGNAL GND RX DigiCart Receiver wire to TX TX DigiCart Transmitter wire to RX TX GND N C RX GND RX DigiCart Receiver wire to TX TX DigiCart Transmitter wire to RX X oo 1 Oo
81. e same sample rate be used for Quickstacks Keeping the same sample rate in all recordings avoids the possibility of an audible pop as the sample rate changes from cut to cut during playback of Quickstacks with multiple sample rates Building a Quickstack Press the PAUSE BUILD LIST button It will illuminate when pressed Select a cut or Playlist an event to be added to the Quickstack Press the PLAY button to add the first event to the Quickstack The number displayed under the event ID counts the entries in the Quickstack The PLAY button will begin to blink indicating that item has been entered into the Play queue The time under the name shows total Quickstack duration Repeat the above steps to add as many events the list as are needed To check the Quickstack s contents Press the VIEW LIST button Use the selection knob to scan through the Quickstack 48 e Playback sprite NOTE Because the viewable list represents events in the queue the currently playing event will not read out as cut 1 only the events that follow will be listed Once the list is saved the current event will be 1 and all others will read in order Release PAUSE or press the MAKE PLAYLIST button on an RC 320 remote to play the Quickstack The top line of the command display shows the last item in the Playlist the bottom line presents the current item and its timing information While playing use the VIEW LIST button and selection knob to se
82. e the remaining items in the list The number at the upper left shows how many items the top line event is away from the selection currently playing Pause and Loop may be used while Playlists are running At any time during playout of a Quickstack you may press the LOOP button The current selection will repeat until Loop is disengaged Refer to button operational descriptions in Chapter 2 Control Panel Playback e 49 Chapter 7 Playlists A Playlist also known as a Stack is a list of audio cuts that can be stored on any drive on the DigiCart E or network Some of the most powerful capabilities of DigiCart E are its Playlist features You can create Playlists consisting of multiple cuts and other Playlists You can edit and update Playlists and select between two types of Playlists called Linear and Rotating A third type Quickstack is not stored permanently but is used to play back a particular sequence of events one time only A new feature of DigiCart E Playlists is that they are now ASCII text files and can be edited with any common text editor program This gives you the ability to edit a list using the search and replace features of the editor DigiCart E Playlists use PLA as the file name suffix Playlists can be moved or copied between DigiCart E recorders and network servers can be edited in place on network servers or can be moved or copied from network servers to another PC for editing Remember that Playlists copied fro
83. econds for any cut It is not possible to use HEAD trim to further reduce this length Since tight HEAD trims are usually more important than TAIL trims always perform the HEAD trim first and then trim the TAIL if cut length permits In addition to its function as an editing tool Head Trim allows auditioning of any part of a file by selecting the desired start time Pressing EXIT when done restores any programmed Head Trim value or 00 00 00 00 Setting HEAD POINT to a Specific Value Allows setting of the Head point to a known value This method is accomplished without playing the audio Select a cut and press EDIT Select HEAD by using selection knob Press ENTER The current Head point will be indicated on the display Use the selection knob and navigation arrows to adjust the Head position value The current field is indicated on the display in brackets lt H gt Hours lt M gt Minutes lt S gt Seconds lt F gt Frames or lt B gt Bits Press PLAY to audition the new Head point Repeat the previous steps as needed to adjust the Head point position Press ENTER to save the new Head point or EXIT to close the cut with no change Setting the HEAD POINT using Auto Set The Auto Set feature allows setting the Head point during audition In Edit mode use the PLAY button to start playback and the STOP button to set the Head point location and stop playback Select a cut and press EDIT Select HEAD by using the selection kn
84. ection list The current directory will be highlighted Use the selection knob to make a selection FILES Button Pressing FILES will display a list of all files in the current directory The current file will be highlighted Use the selection knob to make a selection File Organization and Navigation e 21 File Find Function By using the alphanumeric keyboard you can instantly find any cut by name or ID RC 320 users can find cuts or Playlists by ID number Cuts in the current directory only require entry of their cut number or name However a search by name will search all directories You may also find them by typing only as much of their name as makes them unique For example If there is a cut named BOSTON and another named BOND BOS lt ENTER gt will find the first and BON lt gt will find the other This search progresses from the currently selected cut so if there is more than one cut with the same or similar names subsequent FIND operations will find each one in turn NOTE For cuts in other directories use the full four number Identifier S indicates the Playlist Directory For cuts on other drives use the full five number Identifier The decimal separator is not needed with the FIND function Find can be used in the process of creating a Quickstack Please see Playlists on page 50 USING THE FIND FUNCTION WITH A KEYBOARD Press the keyboard s Find function key The display will show a blin
85. ed Keyboard Installation Mounting Rear Panel Connections Power Control Signals IEEE 1394 Digital Audio Analog Audio Control Panel LCD Display LED Indicators Peak Level Meters Headphone Jack Selection Knob Buttons The Navigation Arrows The ENTER Button The EXIT Button The DRIVES Button The DIRS Button The FILES Button The SETUP Button The UTILITY button The EDIT button The RECORD Button The PLAY Button The STOP Button The VIEW LIST Button The LOOP Button The PAUSE Button Bank Select and Hot Key Buttons Contents ei pipe VATN BIE N ER Zip Disk Loading Zip Disk Removal CHAPTER 3 File Organization and Navigation Overview of Drive and Directory Structure Drive Organizational Strategy Network Playlists and Hot Keys Structure Details ee Sec ente S du Directories Files Playlists Network Drive Error Messages No Network Link Server Unavailable Waiting for NFS Waiting for Mount File Navigation User Interface esses Navigation Controls File Find Function Using the FIND Function with a Keyboard Using the FIND Function with an RC 320 CHAPTER 4 Setup and Utility Menus Menu Navigation c ccsccssccssecseecsseeeeeeeeseeeeeeeereneeneensees Setup Menu Features ssssssesseeeeeeeeenee nennen D Net Receiver D NET Receiver Input D NET Receiver Dir D NET Receiver Name D NET Receiver
86. ed under Utility Menu Features beginning on page 30 Program Updates From time to time 360 Systems may release new versions of the DigiCart E operating system program that can be installed by the user via either a Zip disk or a file on the Ethernet Audio server Compare your current version number to the listing on 360 Systems web site to determine whether to install an update Zip disk program updates must be ordered from 360 Systems Customer Service Department because DigiCart E recorders require a specially formatted disk It will always be faster to download the update from our web site To check the current version number press the ENTER button while DigiCart E is idle stopped and not in a menu mode The current version number will appear on the top line of the command line display UPDATE THE PROGRAM FROM A NETWORK SERVER Download the program file named DCSYS 360 from www 360systems com to any PC or Mac computer Move or copy the file to one of the exported DigiCart base directories on a DigiCart E network server base directory is the directory that the server makes available to DigiCarts and which can be seen with the Mount Network Drive utility From DigiCart make the drive containing the program file the current drive Be certain the DigiCart is in the idle state Press and hold UTILITY then press HOT KEY 1 concurrently You will be prompted to confirm Write system from disk Press ENTER to continue The update w
87. er WAITING FOR MOUNT If this message persists for more than a few seconds then the current mount path established using the MOUNT NET DRIVE utility and saved in the setup file on the DigiCart s hard disk could not be found in the list of exported paths provided by the NFS server Either enable NFS sharing on the server for this path or select a different mount path using the DigiCart s MOUNT NET DRIVE utility File Navigation User Interface DigiCart E employs a 240 x 64 pixel graphics LCD as it s main display The display is divided into three areas In the upper left area are the command lines that show current machine activity These two lines also appear on the RC series remote controls The upper right area is used to display context sensitive navigation clues The lower area is used to display file lists in the current directory Using the selection knob or navigation arrow buttons you can scroll lists NAVIGATION CONTROLS You can easily move between the Drive Directory Files levels by pressing the DRIVES DIRS or FILES keys or using the navigation arrow keys Once a list is selected use the selection knob to peruse the list The current file or directory or drive will be displayed in the upper left area of the LCD DRIVES Button Pressing DRIVES activates the drive selection field The current drive will be highlighted Use the selection knob to make a selection DIRS Button Pressing DIRS presents the directory sel
88. ete DigiCart E will exit to the Utility menu Should the disk fail to initialize correctly an error condition exists Remove and reinsert the disk If this does not correct the problem the drive may require service NEVER bulk erase a Zip disk This will destroy the special formatting on the disk rendering it useless Bulk erased disks cannot be reformatted and must be discarded NOTE A Zip Disk formatted for use with your DigiCart E will not work in your PC and vice versa To Format the Internal Hard Disk Select Format Disk from the Utility menu The display will prompt to select a drive for formatting Zip or Internal Select Internal DigiCart E will prompt for the number of equally sized logical drive partitions in which to divide the disk Press ENTER to erase all data on the disk and format it for DigiCart You will be prompted to confirm the format operation Press ENTER to continue When formatting is complete DigiCart E will exit the Utility menu Allocation of Logical Drives DigiCart E has a flexible drive arrangement that allows a mix of internal drive partitions and network drives Drive 0 always refers to the Zip Drive There is one internal physical hard disk that is factory formatted as Drive 1 However this internal disk can be re formatted to create up to five logical drives of equal size This may allow the user more flexibility in organizing large libraries Partitioning divides the physical hard disk space equall
89. etup menu settings for record and play word size see Setup Menu Features on page 23 for descriptions Control Panel e 11 Ext Sync illuminates to indicate that sync source is set to an external reference in the Setup menu LED blinks if there is no valid sync signal presented at the connector The Dithered LED illuminates during record when 24 bit digital audio is being dithered down to a 16 bit word size It is also turned on during playback of a 24 bit cut when the output word size is set to 16 Bits Dithering settings can be changed in the Setup menus SRC illuminates to indicate that the Sample Rate Converter has been switched into the data path between the recorded file and connectors SRC may illuminate during either record or playback SRC settings can be changed in the Setup menus When the machine is idle with Input Monitors on or in Record Ready or while recording the front panel indicators show the state of the signal to be recorded When the machine is idle with Input Monitors off or while playing a cut the front panel indicators show the state of the currently selected cut The EXT SYNC indicator shows the state of the receiver when D Net Receiver is on or a D Net Receive is in progress All other front panel indicators are turned off EXT SYNC is off when there is no signal at the receiver The indication is on when there is a valid signal at the receiver and the indication blink
90. ew If there is no current list the button will not respond THE LOOP BUTTON Press the LOOP button to cause the current cut or current cut in the queue or Playlist to continue to cycle until the loop is disabled Looping can only be activated during Play The LOOP button will illuminate and the PLAY button will flash to indicate Looping To disable a loop press LOOP again or press STOP The LOOP button indicator will turn off and the current cut will finish playing but will not continue to loop Press STOP a second time to immediately stop playback of the current cut To disable a loop that was enabled while playing a Quickstack or Playlist press LOOP again or press STOP once The LOOP button indicator will turn off and the current cut will finish playing but will not continue toloop After the current cut has finished the Quickstack or Playlist will continue playing Pressing STOP a second time will immediately stop playback Quickstacks will be deleted THE PAUSE BUTTON The PAUSE button is used to 1 Pause playback The button illuminates when active Press PAUSE again to disengage it and playback will resume from the paused position Control Panel e 15 sprig 2 Pause recordings The button illuminates when active Press PAUSE again to disengage it and recording will resume from the paused position Note that Pause during Record does not work when using digital input 3 In Stop mode Pause is used to build a Playlist
91. f original purchase This warranty includes parts and labor This warranty excludes units that have been modified repaired by unauthorized personnel or damaged by rough handling abuse improper operation dirt lightning strike or static electricity 360 SYSTEMS ASSUMES NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR REAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES LOSS OF PROFITS INCONVENIENCE OR ANY OTHER LOSSES DUE TO OPERATIONAL FAULTS OF DIGICART E RECORDERS 360 SYSTEMS SOLE LIABILITY UNDER THIS LIMITED WARRANTY SHALL BE THE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF DEFECTIVE PRODUCT OR COMPONENTS DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD Products being returned under warranty shall be sent to 360 Systems or one of its foreign service centers freight prepaid in the original or equivalent packaging Please call 360 Systems for a return authorization number before returning any merchandise for any reason PRODUCT IMPROVEMENTS AND UPGRADES 360 Systems reserves the right to make changes and or improvements to its products without incurring any obligation to incorporate such changes or improvements in units previously sold or shipped COMPANY ADDRESS Please use the following addresses for shipping and correspondence The Corporate Office in California is open Monday through Friday from 8 30 AM to 5 00 PM Pacific Time Corporate Office and Customer Services 31355 Agoura Road Westlake Village CA 91361 4613 USA Telephone 818 991 0360 Fax 818 991 1360 E mail info 360systems com Website
92. from 60 to 6 dB When Threshold Record Setup menu is set to OFF recording will begin immediately when you press PLAY Pause During Record You can use DigiCart E for multiple takes within the same recording file by pressing the PAUSE button between each take Press PAUSE again to resume recording This method might be very useful for voice over work However this technique does not place edit cue markers in the recorded file where Pause was enabled and DigiCart E can only perform Head and Tail edits So if you want to edit takes for comparison you have two choices First make copies of the original file and edit each for different takes or record separate files for each take Separate cuts may be played back to back seamlessly and looped if desired The automatic cut identification system of DigiCart E is designed to speed things up in a fast paced production setting To audition a newly recorded cut you can press the PLAY button immediately after recording it or press the RECORD button and DigiCart E will immediately begin to allocate space for another recording Recordings are initially identified by the Index number of where they were recorded You may move or copy cuts to other Index numbers Cuts may also be given titles See descriptions of these tasks in the Utility and Edit menu descriptions 44 e Recording sprig SECONDARY CUES The Secondary Cue signal controls an open collector output on the GPI O connector See
93. g a Playlist 53 Viewing a Playlist 53 2 HR este 54 Scan Mode 54 Insert 54 Append 55 Remove 55 Truncate 55 Change Playlist Type 56 Converting a Linear Playlist to a Cut esee 56 To Convert a Linear Playlist to a Cut 56 Contents e iii iv e Contents pipe CHAPTER 8 57 Audio Editing User Intertace a e nie Ree SER ee UR Re Edit Audio Files Fade In Fade Out Output Gain CHAPTER 9 62 Maintenance General Cle nmg oie ette e eitis Calibration x tpe dene Detailed tator Cb Disk Maintenance nte e RH P Ge ERROR EHI eae Program Updates en RO tet eee CH deeds Update the Program from a Network Server Update the Program from a Zip Disk Restoring Previous Version Zap Drives and Disks eite tee He edv Handling and Care of Zip Disks Special Button Sequences ssssssssseseeeeees APPENDIX A 66 Interface Wiring Audio Connector Wiring Audio I O Interface Table Sync Input GPI O General Purpose 1 Remote Control eee ttis dE Nee tec e Remote BUS eec EE E S Aux Serial Port ve o he M Recettes Keyboard Pott ou aee eed eo tenis Network ette ERR TREES 1394 id ode metido Rm tes APPENDIX B TO Serial Control Protocols Host Device Message Summary Hardware Format Data Format Peripheral Bus eR HR eee Hardware Format Dat
94. g either ASSIGN PRESETS or EXIT Assigning a Hot Key using a Keyboard Select the cut or Playlist to be assigned The alphanumeric keyboard s Scroll Lock must be ON Press F1 Utility on the keyboard then use the keyboard navigation arrows to select the Assign Hot Key menu item The display will prompt to select a key Press any alpha or compound alpha key e g A SHIFT A CTRL A ALT A etc Note Assignments made to these keys will also automatically be assigned to equivalent keys on RC series remote controls or DigiCart E s front panel but compound key assignments have no equivalents on the other devices and are therefore not shown in the table Ref Hot Key Mapping above The selected item is now assigned Press the Hot Key to play it Continue making other Hot Key assignments or exit the mode by pressing either F1 or ESC 32 e Setup and Utility Menus sprig Mass Assignment of Hot Keys One method of quickly reassigning Hot Keys is to place all required cuts into a single directory The cuts can be mass assigned to Hot Keys from the directory level Organize the cuts in the directory by Index number The lowest index number in the directory will be assigned to Hot Key A and its equivalents and so on More than one directory can hold cuts for this purpose so that by using mass assignment Hot Keys can be re mapped rather quickly These directories can hold more cuts than will be used for Hot Keys only cuts up to In
95. he discussion on Mount Network Drive under Utility Menu Features It may seem overwhelming to consider that a DigiCart E may access tens of thousands of individual recordings and Playlists all of which are instantly accessible upon your simple command Yet the ID and name system of DigiCart E simplifies and clarifies the location and identity of every cut and Playlist NATIONAL NEWS lt Drive Level i Directories Each may contain up to 5 1000 recordings oa pam Q Stack Directory May contain up to 1000 Playlists Each drive is automatically given 11 directories numbered 0 through 9 plus S The number of directories cannot be changed but directories can be labeled for convenience Each directory contains 1 000 Index numbers for audio files also called Cuts Cuts can be of any length but are identified by this fixed Indexing scheme Directory S is reserved for up to 1 000 Playlists or Stack files Playlists are not audio files but merely listings of file IDs Audio files cannot be stored in the Stack Directory Dozens of virtual drives can be created on the network enabling you to easily organize your projects You may choose to organize your network with a combination of widely shared and user specific drives For example there could be centralized repositories for music sound effects or other homogenous material that should be made available to everyone Concurrently people working
96. he display of the transmitting unit D Net Messages MESSAGE LOCATION MESSAGE MEANING FILE TO SEND COULD NOT BE SOURCE COULD NOT OPEN FILE OPENED SOURCE FILE IS EMPTY FILE TO SEND IS EMPTY SOURCE NO FILES TO SEND DRIVE TO SEND IS EMPTY SOURCE PART OF FILE MISSING FILE IS SHORTER THAN EXPECTED ERROR READING WRITING THE EITHER DISK ERROR FILE TO BE SENT RECEIVED 20 DISK OR FILE ERRORS EITHER TOO MANY ERRORS OCCURRED USER ABORTED TRANSFER BY EITHER CANCELED BY USER PRESSING EXIT or STOP DATA WAS NOT RECEIVED FOR 10 RECEIVER TIMED OUT SECONDS DRIVE DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH RECEIVER OUT OF DISK SPACE SPACE TO SAVE THE FILE DRIVE CANNOT ALLOCATE SPACE RECEIVER BRT OVERRUN IN TIME DUE TO FRAGMENTATION D Net Implementation on Instant Replay and Short cut RECEIVER MAIL BOX FULL pin 999 IN THE MAIL BOX IS IN DigiCart E can send and receive D Net transfers with Instant Replay and receive D Net from Short cut Please refer to your Instant Replay or Short cut manuals for complete information on the implementation of D NET on these products D Net File Transfer e 79 Appendix E Recording Encoded Digital Data As of version 1 14 there is a specific selection in Record Data Format for 24 Bit Digital Data This can be used to record Dolby E and other formats that use non audio really meaning non PCM data When recording the encoded data e Set the Record Data Format in the Setup Menu to 24 BIT DIGITAL DATA
97. he on air studio where the newsperson will be able to initiate playback of each actuality clip in sequence simply by pressing the PLAY button when the next item is needed AUTOMATED LINERS amp IDS Multiple IDs promos and liners can be stored in sequence in a Rotating Playlist This feature is powerful when used in conjunction with DigiCart E cut ID numbers An entire day or several days worth of IDs and promos can be recorded edited and updated by overwriting audio associated with pre defined cut IDs listed in the Rotating Playlist Each time an automation system or operator sends a PLAY command to DigiCart E it can play the next event in the Playlist SPECIAL EFFECTS Rotating Playlists can be useful for grouping together various effects to be used in production or during an air shift By dialing back and forth within the Playlist in Edit Mode any item can be accessed and played immediately Hot Keys may be similarly useful Compound Playlist A Compound Playlist is one that contains other Playlists For a Linear Playlist containing a Rotating Playlist each time the Linear Playlist is played the Rotating element will be different This allows you to introduce an ever changing freshness into a routine air break package A Rotating Playlist Playlists e 51 sprig containing a Linear Playlist will play all of the Linear elements the same way each time without restarts The power of this system comes from the freedom to change any e
98. his feature protects the investment you ve made in recording editing and organizing your audio library edit and titling information is retained through D NET transfers and all audio formats created on a DigiCart II are playable on DigiCart E D NET is the fastest way to move existing DigiCart libraries onto the new Ethernet Audio network DigiCart E can store and play all legacy DigiCart files Recordings made on a DigiCart E can also be transferred to DigiCart II using D Net D Net transfers are limited to DigiCart II compatible file types AC2 M16 S16 No file type conversions can be performed during the transfer process Key Features You can transfer individual audio cuts directories or entire drives and their associated file information from a DigiCart II to one or more DigiCart Es Transfer rates are faster than playback rates and all directory names file names and edit information is retained D NET supports both the AES EBU and AES SMPTE 75 digital interfaces The Echo Feature lets you relay a transfer from one DigiCart to the next in a Daisy Chain network Individual machines can be configured to allow or disallow automatic reception of transfers Transfers are one way and are initiated from the sending machine Files can be transferred to a specific cut index or to the Mail Box at the destination The Mail Box is always in the same place and protects you from accidentally overwriting existing files Des
99. idated onto a Zip Disk for transfer to another system Use the POSITION buttons to designate an ID There are limits to the kind of Playlist that may become a cut e The Playlist must not include Compound Playlists e All cuts in a Playlist to be copied must be of the same Sample Rate and Format The new cut will occupy disk space equal to the run time of the Playlist When converting a Playlist to a cut an unoccupied index location must be used This operation uses only audio between the HEAD and TAIL points from each cut in the Playlist resulting in a single cut made up of the concatenated audio that would have played in the original Playlist Fade In Fade Out and Gain settings are not applied between cuts from the Playlist The Fade in and Gain setting of the first cut of the Playlist is applied to the new conglomerate cut and the Fade out of the last cut in the Playlist is applied to the end of the resulting single cut Copy Original will also perform a Playlist to cut conversion However it will copy the cuts in their entirety ignoring Head and Tail trim edits If WAV and DC2 files have the same sample size and sample rate they may be mixed in a Playlist that is to be converted into a cut TO CONVERT A LINEAR PLAYLIST TO A CUT Select the Playlist to be copied Press the UTILITY button Select COPY EDITED or COPY ORIGINAL Use the navigation controls to choose a destination drive and a directory from 0 TO 9 remember that you are creating
100. ill not hear the fade at this time Press STOP to set the new FADE Out end point location Fades are limited to 40 seconds in length If STOP was pressed at a point in the file farther than 40 seconds from the Tail point the FADE OUT value will be set to 40 seconds After pressing the STOP button the display will show any previous Fade Out end point on the top line and the newly selected Fade Out end point on the bottom line You may use the selection knob and navigation arrows to adjust the FADE OUT end point value Press PLAY to audition the new Fade Out DigiCart E will begin playback of the cut from the Pre Roll point and continue playing until the cut ends or STOP is pressed Repeat the previous steps as needed to adjust the Fade Out end point position Press ENTER to save the new Fade Out end point or EXIT to close the cut with no change QUTPUT GAIN Allows the adjustment of the Output Gain level of a cut after it has been recorded Gain may be adjusted over a range of 6 dB to 90 dB referenced to the initially recorded level Output Gain is the only Edit Menu function that is not time based Output Gain may be adjusted for decibels or tenths of a decibel Just as with all other Edit Menu functions this function is non destructive and the gain setting is stored as part of a cut s header DigiCart E automatically play the file with the adjusted gain setting Select a cut and press EDIT Select OUTPUT GAIN by using selection knob
101. ill take approximately 10 seconds Upon completion DigiCart should report Flash Update Success Turn off the power switch wait a moment and then restart DigiCart E The new program will now be current UPDATE THE PROGRAM FROM A ZIP DISK After obtaining a specially formatted Zip disk with the operating system program from 360 Systems insert it into the DigiCart E Zip drive slot Make Drive 0 the Zip drive the current drive Be certain the DigiCart is in the idle state Press and hold UTILITY then press HOT KEY 1 concurrently You will be prompted to confirm Write system from disk Press ENTER to continue The update will take approximately 10 seconds Upon completion DigiCart should report Flash Update Success Turn off the power switch wait a moment and then restart DigiCart E The new program will now be current Maintenance e 63 RESTORING PREVIOUS VERSION DigiCart E stores two versions of its operating system in flash memory the current version and the version previous to it If you need to revert to the previous version of the DigiCart E operating system power the system OFF Press and hold the UTILITY button while turning ON the power switch You will be prompted to confirm Restore Previous Version Press ENTER to continue The update will take approximately 10 seconds Upon completion DigiCart should report Flash Update Success You will be prompted to confirm Do you want to make
102. imate Storage times may vary with actual use depending on the combinations of bandwidths formats and sample rates stored on a drive and the length and number of cuts and Playlists 28 min 31 min 57 min 63 min Not available Direct recording to a Zip disk is possible only using AC 2 format Therefore linear recordings times listed in the tables above indicate archival space available for file transfers or backups Accessories The following accessories are available separately from 360 Systems RC 320 Remote Control e Fast Easy Total Control of All DigiCart Functions e Clear Intuitive Display of All Operations MACHINE CONTROL 2 m e e Sixteen Hot Keys for Single Keystroke Playback e Full Functions for Production Room Operations e Controls four DigiCart E recorders 4 e Overview Remote control Model RC 320 provides full access to DigiCart functions Each unit is housed in a low profile package that allows for convenient placement User interface with DigiCart is enhanced through large format color coded keyboard type buttons sensibly placed across the panel The RC 320 is especially practical when building and editing Playlists and assigning Hot Keys A bright display duplicates the command line display on DigiCart E and is readable even in brightly lit rooms Program
103. intained in at one sample rate standard Alternately a library of recordings may be maintained as a mixture of native sample rates DigiCart E can convert these files on output to a predetermined standard e g 48K for broadcast DigiCart E can now build and store Playlists on network drives that can be accessed from any DigiCart on the network Playlists can be used concurrently from many locations or can be accessed from anywhere in the plant as a production moves from studio to studio Hot Keys have always been a DigiCart accessory but fixed Hot Keys have now been added to the front panel of DigiCart E Hot Keys allow pre assignment of a cut or Playlist to a trigger key so that it can be played immediately This takes the work out of searching for a file when it is needed in a hurry An important new feature in DigiCart E 15 network Hot Key assignments Hot Keys can now be stored and recalled in two ways either Network Drive or Local Drive The chief benefit of using Net Drive Hot Keys is that those Hot Key assignments can be accessed by more than one user concurrently from anywhere on the network DigiCart E now has a separate AES 11 sync input An AES 75 ohm input connection is dedicated to this task Also new are gain adjustment trims on the analog outputs so that DigiCart E can be matched perfectly with downstream equipment DigiCart E now provides power to the 360 Systems RC 320 remote control via the serial cable so there is no nee
104. io Files Edit Menu functions of DigiCart E are non destructive and can be undone or changed at any time Edit information is stored as part of a cut and remains active until changed or removed The following parameters can be modified using the Edit menu HEAD FADE IN PRE ROLL TAIL FADE OUT OUTPUT GAIN Most Edit Menu functions are time based By adjusting HEAD and TAIL trim you determine the total playing time of a cut Audio gain will ramp up or down according to the time values selected for FADE IN and FADE OUT PRE ROLL is provided so you can preview TAIL trim and FADE OUT edits without having to play an entire cut Pre roll sets the length of time that a cut will play just prior to a TAIL trim or FADE OUT when auditioning selected values Times are displayed in HH MM SS FF BB Hours Minutes Seconds Frames and SMPTE Bits The selected unit of measure is shown in the display in brackets for example lt F gt for Frames Use the Left and Right POSITION buttons to select units You can use the Copy Edited feature in the Utility Menu to create a new cut that contains only the audio material between the HEAD and TAIL pointers By deleting the original cut you then free up recording time on a drive by eliminating the audio material that is no longer needed Audio Editing e 57 sprig HEAD Head determines the point in a recorded file where playback begins when the PLAY button is pressed DigiCart E has a minimum length of two s
105. isplayed Press the PLAY button Playback will begin immediately Hot Keys Hot Keys are a convenient way to play pre determined audio files with a single button press DigiCart E has two banks of four Hot Keys on the front panel and can also be triggered by dedicated Hot Keys on DigiCart remotes or Hot Keys assigned to alpha keys on a keyboard As a new feature in DigiCart E Hot Key assignments can be stored and recalled in two ways either Network Drive or Local The chief benefit of using Net Drive Hot Keys is that those Hot Key assignments can be accessed by one or more users concurrently from anywhere on the network source material linked to Net Drive Hot Keys must be on the current network drive however source cuts may reside in any of the drive s ten directories Local Hot Key assignments are saved in a separate list stored on each DigiCart E Local Hot Keys can be made up of any mix of events from different local drives and directories All source files used in Local Hot Key assignments must reside on local hard drives any partitioned drives on the local hard disk The PLAY HOT KEYS USING parameter in the Setup menu controls the default behavior for Hot Key assignment lists If this parameter is set to Net Drive DigiCart E will use the Hot Key list on the currently selected network drive As you move from one network drive to another the Hot Keys list of the current drive will load automatically If the current drive is change
106. ive 1 then drives 3 4 5 and 6 are available to map network drives Drive 2 is not available in this case MOUNT NETWORK DRIVE DigiCart E can attach to up to four network drives at a time It should be helpful to think of these virtual drives as individual projects each with a set of ten subdirectories that can help you organize your studio There may be dozens of projects or virtual drives available on the network Each time you start a new project simply create a new shared subdirectory on the server Refer to the 360 Systems Ethernet Audio Network Manual for a detailed explanation of creating new projects and virtual drives Multiple DigiCart Es can attach to the same network drives This scheme allows a network to be organized with central network drives for a music library sound effects and commercials and project specific network drives for individual productions or individual people With this powerful organizational scheme many DigiCart Es can be connected to the central library drives and still connect to networked project specific drives from any studio on the network The Mount Network Drive utility is used to establish a link between an available drive number on DigiCart E and one of many available drives on the network This link is called a drive map The basic process is to select a local drive number to be mapped and then select a network drive to which it will be linked DigiCart E will alwa
107. king cursor on the top line Begin typing your search name or file ID Use the S key when finding I D Numbers in the Stack Playlist Directory Press ENTER to make the selected cut or Playlist current Information on the bottom line of the command display pertains to the currently selected cut Note SCROLL LOCK enables the keyboard to play Hot Keys Be certain that SCROLL LOCK is OFF when using the keyboard for Find or other functions otherwise a Hot Key may be accidentally triggered USING THE FIND FUNCTION WITH AN RC 320 Begin typing your search file ID on the gray number keys on the RC 320 keypad The numeric keypad on the RC series remotes automatically assumes that you are beginning a new file ID search The information on the bottom line pertains to the currently selected cut Press ENTER to select the cut when the correct selection is found The screen will display information about the newly selected cut Press PLAY to play the cut or enter it into a Playlist see Quickstack in Creating a Playlist on page 52 Repeat as necessary for Follow On Play The RC 320 STACK DIR Key Find Playlist Stack operations on the RC 320 are expedited by use of the STACK DIR key Instead of using the remote s navigation arrows to move to the Playlist Directory you may quickly select a Playlist on any mounted drive by pressing the STACK DIR key on the remote The top line of the display will prompt you to FIND STACK Enter four digits
108. le Right and Left balanced analog audio inputs 3 pin XLR female Installation e 7 WARNING A CONNECT ONLY TO A GROUNDED 50 60 HZ AC OUTLET PROVIDING THE CORRECT VOLTAGE 115 VAC OR 230 VAC AS DELIVERED DO NOT REMOVE OR DEFEAT THE GROUNDING PIN ON THE AC POWER CORD A SERIOUS SHOCK HAZARD MAY RESULT FROM FAILING TO MAKE CONNECTION TO A PROPERLY GROUNDED ELECTRICAL OUTLET DO NOT USE THE CHASSIS SIGNAL GROUND THUMBSCREW AS A SAFETY GROUND POINT DO NOT USE THIS PRODUCT OUT OF DOORS IN RAIN OR IN DAMP OR WET ENVIRONMENTS Each DigiCart E is factory configured for only 115VAC or 230VAC operation Please check the marking on the rear panel to see if you have the correct DigiCart for your power supply Use the AC service cord provided to connect the unit to utility power Use only Underwriters Laboratories recognized replacement cords Chassis Ground Screw A thumbscrew is provided to reduce longitudinal grounding errors between devices having interconnected low level signals This feature may reduce hum on the analog input ports CONTROL SIGNALS Several of the most useful standards have been selected to interface DigiCart E with professional audio video equipment and allow functionality with automation systems for the development of custom applications Detailed technical information about the interfaces will be found in the Appendices Remote Control A Remote Control port is included on the rear panel for co
109. lement without needing to rebuild an entire package Ifa spot s contents remain the same but must have a this morning this afternoon this evening time reference only the contents of one cut needs to change The basic spot s Playlist is copied to two other Playlist IDs and the time of day reference cut changed in the copies Add a simple M A and E to the fifteen character Playlist name for identification NOTE A Compound Playlist may not be used in another Playlist A Playlist with more than one level of embedding will be marked with an and will not play If you attempt to save a Quickstack that contains a compound Playlist a STACK ERROR message will result CREATING A PLAYLIST The process of making a Playlist Stack begins with creating a Quickstack which is then saved While it is not mandatory it is recommended that only files of the same sample rate be used for Playlists Keeping the same sample rate in all recordings avoids the possibility of an audible pop as the sample rate changes from cut to cut during playback of Playlists with multiple sample rates Playlists on network drives can be accessed and played by any DigiCart E It is recommended that all files used in a Playlist reside on the same drive as the Playlist sources can be in any directory on the drive Because individual DigiCarts might have unique drive path assignments Playlists may not play correctly or at all if calls are being made to d
110. lpful to pre roll and start the source before placing DigiCart into record or to pause a CD player before recording rather than commencing record and then starting the source player from a standstill RECORD TIME LIMIT NONE 30 SEC 1 MIN 5 MIN 30 MIN 60 MIN Enhances the management of available Disk space of DigiCart E and accelerates entry to the Record Ready condition when set to smaller values Furthermore you can start a recording and walk away knowing that after the specified time limit setting 7 596 the unit will stop recording SET AUX PROTOCOL e ES BUS e PERIPHERAL BUS GV e PERIPHERAL BUS SONY Defines the serial protocol for the AUX serial port on the rear panel See Appendix B for Serial Protocol documentation SET CONTRAST e Oto 100 Adjusts the LCD contrast Select a value that works best for your viewing angle and lighting conditions SET HEADPHONE LEVEL e 0to64 1 db per step Adjusts the volume for the 8 headphone jack on the front panel Select a value SET INPUT MONITOR e OFF ONor DISABLED BY D NET Allows you to monitor audio that has been processed through the digital audio circuitry Digital monitoring cannot be accomplished if the D NET receiver is enabled The message Disabled by D Net will appear to advise you that the input monitor cannot be turned on NOTE DigiCart E automatically provides pass through A D D A audio when the REC button is pressed Therefore most operati
111. m DigiCart E to a Zip disk can be moved to another DigiCart E but cannot be read by other computers Playlists may be made up of files from several drives or directories however this may present complications later If a Playlist refers to source files on different drives the Playlist will only play if all the source drives are currently mounted Multiple users can access Playlists on network drives concurrently but each user must have access to all drives listed in the Playlist Playlists copied from one drive to another may lose their path associations and fail to play or play with unanticipated results To simplify Playlist usage it is recommended that all files in a Playlist reside on the same drive as the Playlist however files may reside in different directories on the drive When copying or moving a Playlist copy or move all of its referenced files along with it Playlists conform to certain basic rules of operation A Playlist is only a list of events to be played and does not include audio information A Playlist event can be either a single cut or another playlist Playlists may only exist in a Stack Playlist Directory Each drive contains one Stack Directory which may contain 1000 Playlists A Playlist may contain up to 1000 events There is no limit to the total length of playing time in a Playlist A single cut may be used in multiple locations within a Playlist If a cut is edited its edited version will play in a Playli
112. mable Hot Keys play back cuts with single keystroke speed Once the Hot Keys are assigned they will remain in memory even if power is turned off between uses Linear Playlists may also be directly assigned to Hot Keys Hot Keys are ideal for frequently used cuts such as sound effects jingles and station IDs In operation cuts are found by simply typing in an ID number or scrolling through the directory listings The RC 320 Pause button works in playback or analog record mode while the Loop button is handy for repeating a cut without breaks The three menu choices Utility Setup and Edit allow access and decision making on all related items Use the Setup and Utility menu functions to reconfigure DigiCart to best accommodate current operational needs The Edit menu works for both cuts and Playlists Four Machine Select keys allow a single RC 320 to independently control four DigiCarts RC 320 Operational Features Display Position Arrows Select Arrows Hot Keys Find No DEDICATED KEY Keypad Playlist Directory Cancel Enter Assign Hot Keys View Playlist Make Playlist Play Stop Record Loop Pause Edit Menu Setup Menu Utility Menu In the cued position the display shows cut name Index number length of cut assigned directory and drive source It also shows the cuts sampling rate and recording mode linear or Dolby AC 2 encoded In the play mode it shows remaining or elapsed time current cut and the next
113. n those too TRUNCATE Deletes all items following the current selection highlighted in Scan mode Select the Playlist to be edited then press EDIT Scan the Playlist for the point you wish to edit Highlight the last event you want to leave in the Playlist Select TRUNCATE from the Edit Tools list Press ENTER to remove all items listed after the current event DigiCart E will complete the operation and return to Scan mode Press the ENTER button to continue editing EDIT or EXIT will exit the Playlist Edit menu You will be prompted to save upon exiting press ENTER to save or EXIT to discard all edits DigiCart E returns you to the Playlist Directory Playlists e 55 CHANGE PLAYLIST TYPE Switches between Linear and Rotating Playlist Stack types Select the Playlist to be edited then press EDIT Select CHANGE LIST TYPE from the Edit Tools list Press a navigation arrow button to change the Playlist type between Linear and Rotating DigiCart E will complete the operation and return to Scan mode Press the ENTER button to continue editing EDIT or EXIT will exit the Playlist Edit menu You will be prompted to save upon exiting press ENTER to save or EXIT to discard all edits DigiCart E returns you to the Playlist Directory NOTE A looped Linear Playlist may not be converted to a Rotating Playlist Converting a Linear Playlist to a Cut You may store a Playlist as a cut This can be useful to allow a Playlist to be consol
114. ng recorded to disk is noted in the LCD display During Playback the recorded sample rate of the file being played is displayed on the LCD while the I O indicators show the sample rate at the connectors DigiCart E has separate Setup menu settings for record and play sample rates and word size see Setup Menu Features on page 23 for descriptions SRC illuminates to indicate that the Sample Rate Converter has been switched into the data path between the recorded file and connectors SRC may illuminate during either record or playback SRC settings can be changed in the Setup menus DigiCart E cannot perform off line file based sample rate conversions Dithering Two front panel Format indicators note the word size 24 or 16 bit present at the connectors during record regardless of the Dithered setting During record the word size of the file being recorded is noted in the LCD display During Playback the recorded word size of the file being played is displayed on the LCD while the Format indicators show the Word Size at the output connectors DigiCart E has separate Setup menu settings for record and play Word Size see Setup Menu Features on page 23 for descriptions The Dithered LED illuminates to indicate that the word size of the recorded file is different than the word size present at the connectors Dithering settings can be changed in the Setup menus DigiCart E can make either 16 bit or 24 bit recordings however all 24 bit re
115. nment Continue making other Hot Key assignments or exit the mode by pressing either F1 or ESC You may clear multiple Hot Keys in the current directory by entering the CLEAR HOT KEY mode from the directory level Clearing begins with the Hot Key index number shown on the display EXIT terminates after clearing the currently displayed selection Hot Key Lists As a new feature in DigiCart E Hot Key assignments can be stored and recalled in two ways either Network Drive or Local The chief benefit of using Net Drive Hot Keys is that those Hot Key assignments can be accessed by one or more users concurrently from anywhere on the network All recordings linked to Net Drive Hot Keys must be on the current network drive in any of the current drive s directories Setup and Utility Menus e 33 Local Hot Key assignments saved in a separate list stored each DigiCart E Local Hot Keys be made up of any mix of events from different local drives and directories 1 e any partitioned drive on the internal hard disk The PLAY HOT KEYS USING parameter in the Setup menu controls the default behavior for Hot Key assignment lists If this parameter is set to Net Drive DigiCart E will use the Hot Key list on the currently selected network drive As you move from one network drive to another the Hot Keys list of the current drive will load automatically If the current drive is changed to a local drive the Local Hot Keys list will a
116. nnecting DigiCart E with a 360 Systems RC 320 desktop remote control The control port provides bi directional serial communication and power This port is dedicated to an RC 320 remote Since an RC 320 remote can control more than one DigiCart a Remote Bus connector is also supplied on DigiCart E to daisy chain remote commands to several DigiCarts The Remote Bus can be connected to a mix of DigiCart IIs and DigiCart Es The pinout used on the Remote Control port can be found in Appendix A Interface Wiring Specifics of supported protocols can be found in Appendix B Serial Control Protocols Remote Bus The Remote Bus connector on DigiCart E is used to daisy chain remote commands to several DigiCarts The Remote Bus can be connected to a mix of DigiCart IIs and DigiCart Es Automation systems can also control DigiCarts through this port The Remote Bus connector should not be used as an input when an RC 320 is connected to the Remote Control port 8 e Installation sprig See Set Remote Control in the Setup menu for machine addressing The pinout used on the Remote Control port can be found in Appendix A Interface Wiring GPI O Connector Aux TRANSPORT CONTROLS The PLAY STOP RECORD PAUSE and LOOP remote control inputs are optically isolated from DigiCart E s circuitry a common floating return is provided 12V may be sourced from pin 17 or provided from an external source Current limiting devices are provided within DigiC
117. not correctly mapped Hot Key assignment lists a new feature of DigiCart E allow users at any DigiCart E on the network to access the same Hot Key assignments This allows several people to use the same setup when working together on a production Hot Key assignment lists can be used concurrently Each drive contains one Hot Key assignment list The Hot Key list on each drive is automatically selected when the PLAY HOT KEY USING parameter in the Setup menu is set to Net Drive All files called from a Hot Key list must reside on the same drive as the Hot Key list itself though source files can be in any directory on that drive The PLAY HOT KEY USING parameter can be set to Local Assignment causing DigiCart E to use a different Hot Key assignment list that is associated only with that particular DigiCart Local Hot Keys can be assigned to cuts or Playlists on a local drive only If the PLAY HOT KEYS USING parameter is set to Local Assignments the Local Hot Keys list will always be used regardless of the current drive File Organization and Navigation e 19 Structure Details DIRECTORIES DigiCart E provides directories to organize and group audio cuts that have something in common e g spots jingles station IDs production music beds common types of sound effects etc An additional directory S is used to store information about Playlists There are two types of Playlist Linear and Rotating FILES Files or
118. nt in a residential area is likely to cause interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense This device will accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation The user is cautioned that changes made to the equipment without the approval of the manufacturer could void the user s authority to operate this equipment It is suggested that only shielded and grounded cables be used to ensure compliance with FCC rules NOTICE This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirement of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations Frangais Cet appariel num rique de la classe A respecte toute les exigences du Reglement sur le mat riel brouilleur du Canada The information contained in this Owner s Manual is subject to change without notice or obligation and is furnished for informational use only 2002 360 Systems Printed in the United States of America rights reserved Contents of this publication may not be reproduced in any form without the written permission of 360 Systems Reproduction or reverse engineering of copyrighted software is prohibited Contents OVERVIEW CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 2 Introduction to the DigiCart Recorder What s New in DigiCart E Supported File Formats File Format Indicators on the Front Panel LCD Notes on file formats Disk Storage Times Accessories RC 320 Remote Control RC 305 Infrar
119. o Hot Keys by entering the UTILITY MENU S ASSIGN HOT KEY from the directory level e The alphanumeric keyboard s Scroll Lock must be ON to assign or play Hot Keys from the keyboard Scroll Lock may be ON or OFF to CLEAR HOT KEYS e tis not necessary to clear a Hot Key before reassigning it 30 e Setup and Utility Menus Hot Key Mapping Hot Keys assigned on one trigger device e g a keyboard automatically map to keys on the other available trigger devices e g an RC 320 The following table shows equivalency of Hot Key assignments on different trigger devices Keyboard devices can also use compound alpha keys e g SHIFT A CTRL A ALT A etc but compound key assignments have no equivalents on the other devices and are therefore not detailed in the table The Hot Key ID number is the number shown in the assignment utility and is also used in the Hot Key assignment list file ASSIGN HOT found on Network Drives Keyboard RC series Hot Key PC AT 101 Key or Bomole DigiCart E ID mini keyboard Control Front Panel such as RC 205 235 1 A 1 Bank A Key 1 2 B 2 Bank A Key 2 3 C 3 Bank A Key 3 4 D 4 Bank A Key 4 5 E 5 Bank B Key 1 6 F 6 Bank B Key 2 7 G 7 Bank B Key 3 8 H 8 Bank B Key 4 9 9 10 J 10 11 K 11 12 L 12 13 M 13 14 N 14 15 15 16 16 17 18 R 19 S 20 T 21 U 22 V 23 W 24 X 25 Y 26 Z 27 52
120. ob or Navigation buttons Press PLAY and the cut will begin playing from the first audio sample in the file Press STOP to set the new HEAD point location After pressing the STOP button the display will show the previous Head point on the top line and the newly selected Head point on the second line You may use the selection knob or navigation arrows to adjust the Head position value Press PLAY to audition the new Head point Repeat the previous steps as needed to adjust the Head point position Press ENTER to save the new Head point or EXIT to close the cut with no change NOTE Because DigiCart E must pre load audio for the new Head point there may be a short delay the first time you press PLAY to audition a new Head pointer TAIL TAIL determines the point in the selected cut where play ends DigiCart E limits audio files to a minimum length of two seconds Therefore the Tail point cannot be set earlier than two seconds after the Head point When setting a new Tail point in a cut that contains Fade In and or Fade Out information DigiCart E will not allow you to set the Tail pointer to less than the combined total of Fade In and Fade Out times 58 e Audio Editing sprig Setting TAIL POINT to a Specific Value This method allows setting of the Tail point to a known value This is accomplished without playing the audio Select a cut and press EDIT Select TAIL by using selection knob Press ENTER The current Tail point will
121. of File Transfer Setup options and how to set them D NET Receiver Setting the File Receiver enables or disables file reception on your DigiCart E When set to ON your DigiCart E will receive file transfers When set to OFF the machine will not receive file transfers Setup menu items not related to D Net will not be displayed NOTE DigiCart E automatically disables Input Monitor when File Receive is ON It will resume automatically when File Transfer is turned OFF Input monitoring during Record Ready is unaffected To set the File Receiver on your DigiCart E select DNET FILE TRANSFER from the Utility menu Rotate the selection knob to set DNET RECEIVER to ON or OFF Confirm the setting by pressing ENTER or abandon it by pressing EXIT Selecting the D Net Input Connector The DNET RECEIVER INPUT setting selects between BNC and XLR digital input connectors on your DigiCart E To set the File Receiver on your DigiCart E select DNET FILE TRANSFER from the Utility menu Rotate the selection knob or use the LEFT and RIGHT POSITION buttons to set DNET RECEIVER INPUT to BNC or XLR 3 Confirm the setting by pressing ENTER or abandon it by pressing EXIT Mail Box and Destination Location Transfers A convenient method for making D NET transfers is to send to the Mail Box on the receiving machine For convenience the Mail Box is always Directory 9 If you transfer to the Mail Box it will be stored in the next available index
122. of the external sources PLAY WORD SIZE e 16 OR24 AS RECORDED e 16BIT This menu item sets the data word width for digital outputs Files recorded at various word sizes can be converted to a selected size at play out Files are not permanently converted The word width is automatically formatted into the data and takes place on the fly during output if necessary When set to As Recorded files play out in their format When set to 16 Bit all files will be play in 16 bit format dithering of 24 bit files will happen automatically If the sample rate of the file to be played is 96000 or 88200 then dithering is not performed regardless of the PLAY WORD SIZE selection Whenever dithering is switched into the signal path the DITHERED indicator on the front panel will illuminate RECORD AUDIO SOURCE e ANALOG e DIGITAL XLR e DIGITAL BNC Sets the audio input port for recording Sub menus set record sample rates and sync sources Setup and Utility Menus e 25 pipe RECORD SAMPLE RATE Options if Record Audio Source is set to ANALOG 44100 48000 88200 96000 REFIN RATE DIGIN RATE BNC DIGIN RATE XLR DigiCart E will convert analog signals to digital data at a sample rate selected here Internal clock signals are used except for the Ref In Rate and Dig In Rates which are external sync sources Ref In is the AES 11 BNC connector Dig In is selected to be one of the digital audio inputs Options if Record
123. ons may be accomplished with the INPUT MONITOR OFF 28 Setup and Utility Menus SET ADDRESS e AUTOMATIC e 192 168 1 16 31 192 168 2 16 31 DigiCart E can automatically set its IP address using network DHCP services If DigiCart is running on a network where the server cannot provide DCHP service e g when a Network Attached Storage device is the server the IP address can be set manually One of thirty two addresses can be selected in the range of 192 168 1 16 to 192 168 1 31 or 192 168 2 16 to 192 168 2 31 The factory default setting is AUTOMATIC SET KEYBOARD TYPE e MINI e STANDARD Full size and miniature keyboards use different key codes because of key overlaps This menu item provides a setup for the standard 101 Key AT style keyboard or small footprint mini keyboards RC 205 or infrared linked mini keyboards RC 235 Contact your 360 Systems dealer for details on these accessories NOTE The keyboard must be connected at the time of power up or it will not be recognized Keyboard Mapping Assignments The chart below shows mapping of keys to DigiCart E functions Function keys F1 through F12 and arrow keys emulate front panel buttons and the selection knob for remote control of all DigiCart E functions KEY FUNCTIONS ON FUNCTIONS ON MINI KEYBOARDS 101 Key KEYBOARDS F1 UTILITY MENU UTILITY MENU F2 SETUP MENU SETUP MENU F
124. order from a distance of 25 feet The absence of a connecting cord makes it convenient to set the RC 235 aside when not needed The infrared receiver plugs into the DigiCart E keyboard jack and may be positioned to facilitate pickup from the keyboard Fifteen different channel settings are available for each keyboard receiver pair so multiple units can be operated in the same room without interference Function keys are fully labeled and emulate DigiCart E front panel controls Any alphabetic character key may be used as a Hot Key including CTRL SHIFT and ALT variations Keyboard arrow keys are used for navigation and selection Multiple keyboards can be used in the same room with unique receiver codes e 88 keys with embedded numeric keypad and 12 function keys e Full functioned 104 key Windows 95 enhanced layout e Wireless input with built in Infrared technology e Transmission up to 25 feet e Excellent response during off axis alignment with receiver e Space saving 11 4 inch by 6 5 inch slim footprint e Keyboards and receivers are black 6 e Overview Chapter 1 Installation Mounting DigiCart E may be used on a tabletop or mounted in a 2U 19 equipment rack Rack mounting ears are provided as part of the faceplate and chassis Four 10 32 truss head screws with washers are provided for this purpose In some cases it may necessary to support the back end of the chassis or attached cables 360 Systems does not provide
125. ormation is displayed on the front panel of the DigiCart to assist in managing a large audio library Overview e 1 Dpi What s New in DigiCart E DigiCart E is the most advanced hard disk cart system in the broadcast industry Building on the proven design of the industry standard DigiCart IL your new DigiCart E delivers many significant enhancements such as network connectivity through the 360 Systems Ethernet Audio network 24 bit audio WAV file format a separate sync input larger display larger standard internal disk drive a new 2U rack mountable chassis and many other refinements Please refer to 360 Systems Ethernet Audio Network Manual for information on setting up the network The star feature of the new DigiCart E is its connection to the Ethernet Audio network This 100Mb Ethernet connection allows file transfers playback over the network and recording to a network drive With Bit for Bit technology DigiCart E and the Ethernet Audio network are also fully compatible with non PCM audio data such as Dolby E and AC 3 A notable feature of DigiCart is selectable recording formats Choices include linear sampling rates of 96 88 2 48 or 44 1 kilosamples second in stereo or 48K Dolby AC 2 formats can coexist Further DigiCart E has a built in sample rate converter that can be switched into either the incoming or outgoing audio path Now each digital recording can be converted on the fly so an entire library can be ma
126. rives that are not correctly mapped Building a Playlist Press the PAUSE BUILD LIST button or MAKE PLAYLIST on the RC 320 Remote Control It will illuminate when pressed Select a cut or another Playlist an event to add to the Quickstack Press the PLAY button to add the first event to the Quickstack The number displayed under the event ID counts the entries in the Quickstack The PLAY button will begin to blink indicating that item has been entered into the Play queue The time under the name shows total Quickstack duration Repeat the above steps to add as many events the list as are needed To check the contents of a Quickstack Press the VIEW LIST button Use the selection knob to scan through the Quickstack NOTE Because the viewable list represents events in the queue the currently playing event will not read out as cut 1 only the events that follow will be listed Once the list is saved the current event will be 1 and all others will read in order Saving a Playlist After you have built a Quickstack you may store it as a Playlist To save a Quickstack press the ENTER button before releasing the PAUSE or MAKE PLAYLIST button Select either Linear or Rotating Playlist type with the navigation controls Press the ENTER button to confirm the selection DigiCart E will assign the next available ID and name Use CHANGE NAME in the UTILITY MENU to give the Playlist a new name if desired The Playlist will be s
127. s in this mode e The Dolby E decoder model DP572 should have its Bypass PCM parameter set to Disabled e The DigiCart should be used to play back only Dolby E encoded material through the Dolby E Decoder 80 e Recording Encoded Digital Data Appendix Technical Specifications General Specifications INTERNAL HARD DISK Drive data from manufacturer Capacity 20GB standard larger sizes available Hard Disk Reliability MTBF gt 250 000 hours REMOVABLE CARTRIDGE Zip drive and cartridge data from manufacturer Type and Capacity Zip250 magnetic disk Zip100 disks may also be used Insertion Removal Cycles 2 000 minimum Estimated Shelf Life 10 Years Cartridge Drive Reliability MTBF gt 100 000 hours MISCELLANEOUS Cue to Next Cut Instantaneous on all drives except Zip drive Display 240 x 64 pixel 7 x 40 characters backlit LCD Level Metering Quasi peak responding LED display GPI Remote controls Remote contacts with return lamp drive 25 pin D connector Serial Remote control Full control with EIA 485 EIA 422 compatible ES Bus interface 9 pin D connector Cue Controls Secondary N O Open collector output Cue Erase SEC cues may be individually erased Cue Relocate Placing a cue overwrites any previous cue marks Rack Mount Form Factor 2U 19 rack width Agency Approv
128. s when there is a non conforming signal at the receiver front panel indicators are off while a D Net send is in progress Peak Level Meters DigiCart E uses quasi peak reading LED level meters for monitoring left and right channel audio levels These meters have been selected over standard VU meters for their advantages in monitoring digital audio When a 4dBu reference signal is applied to an analog input the amplitude of the resulting digital signal will be 16dB below digital full scale Unity gain is always maintained from analog input to analog output unless the cut s output gain has been adjusted The meters on DigiCart E have a Clip level indication The Clip LED will turn on during record whenever the signal exceeds digital full scale If a clipped file is played the Clip LED will only turn ON during the period when the signal exceeds digital full scale Headphone Jack DigiCart E has a 4 stereo headphone jack on the front panel for convenient monitoring The master volume control for this Jack is set via a menu item in Setup Set Headphone Level The level can be adjusted from 0 64 1dB per step and is saved in non volatile memory Selection Knob The front panel selection knob can be rotated to e Select audio files Cuts for playback or editing e Scroll and select items in a list e Select from different values in a menu e Adjust values in editable fields 12 e Control Panel sprig Buttons THE NAVIGATION ARR
129. shorter pieces for ten or thirty second spots News interviews sourced in the field may be condensed into shorter more succinct versions for airplay CREATING SPOT SETS Using the Linear Playlist feature you can compile spot sets in advance and initiate playback of a complete set on a DigiCart E with a single PLAY command Each spot is stored in sequence within a Linear Playlist By viewing the Playlist see Scan Mode in Playlist Edits page 54 you can confirm that the correct spots have been selected and also make adjustments or last minute changes to the list A single spot may be used as many times as needed within a Playlist Because the number of spots in a Playlist can be very large it is possible to create a Playlist of all the spots and IDs needed for an entire day or individual day parts Rotating Playlist A Rotating Playlist is a list of events which play one at a time in order The PLAY command single steps through the event list This feature is particularly useful for spot rotation or sequential playback of a series of individual effects IDs spots news actualities etc NEWS ACTUALITIES Interviews in the field or on the telephone may be acquired using portable recorders Once in the production studio the raw material is transferred to DigiCart E for editing and prep The individual parts can then be placed in a Rotating Playlist with each item sequenced in the proper order The Playlist is then made available to t
130. sk partition Drive 6 is always available for a network drive assignment Drives 2 through 5 can be either internal disk partitions or mapped to network drives As more 18 e File Organization and Navigation local partitions are created fewer drive numbers are available to map to network drives Once the internal disk is partitioned drive numbers associated with those partitions cannot be re mapped to network drives unless the internal disk is reformatted For example if the internal disk is partitioned into three drives Numbers 1 2 and 3 three drive numbers 4 5 and 6 are available to map network drives If the internal disk is not partitioned is only Drive 1 then drives 3 4 5 and 6 are available to map network drives Drive 2 is not available in this case See Allocation of Logical Drives on page 38 for detailed information on setting up drives Network drives become available to DigiCart E by mapping their mount path to a DigiCart E drive number A mount path is simply a shared directory on the server From the DigiCart E s point of view it looks like another drive hence the name network drive Using the Mount Network Drive utility a list of available mount paths from the server can be viewed and selected for mounting to a particular drive number Drive number to mount path associations can be changed at any time Network drives are available to all DigiCart E recorders concurrently A common scheme for network org
131. st If a cut in a Playlist has been erased or moved or is unavailable perhaps because a drive cannot be accessed a will be displayed ahead of the Playlist time and the Playlist will not play Restoration of the missing selection eliminates the and the Playlist will play e Any event can be deleted from a Playlist by editing PLAYLIST TYPES Before you begin using Playlist mode it is important to understand the differences between Linear and Rotating Playlists They each have unique applications and different operating characteristics Compound Playlists are Playlists that contain other Playlists They can be either Linear or Rotating Playlists and the Playlists within them can be either Linear or Rotating 50 e Playlists sprig A Linear Playlist is a list of items that can be played in sequence from a single PLAY command When each item in a Playlist has been properly edited Linear Playlists provide seamless playback of multiple audio cuts This feature is particularly useful for editing music files production beds news interviews or creating spot sets Linear Playlist MUSIC AND VOICE EDITING A single piece of music can be edited into different individual pieces 1 intro verse chorus etc These pieces may be re assembled to create a different musical rendition shorter or longer than the original by placing them into a Linear Playlist For example production music beds of longer duration can be edited into
132. t be recognized However the COPY EDITED utility can be used to render Head Tail Trims to WAV files playable on other machines 7 The COPY EDITED utility can be used to convert between DigiCart II formats and WAV file formats This applies only to linear 16 bit stereo recordings not AC 2 8 If WAV and DC2 files have the same sample size and sample rate they may be mixed in a Playlist that 1s to be converted into a cut Overview e 3 Dopu Disk Storage Times Storage time on DigiCart E drives will vary depending upon the sampling rate and recording format used The table below shows approximate recording times based on stereo recording at different sampling rates Dolby AC 2 operates only in 48K stereo 16 bit format DRIVE STORAGE TIMES 16 BIT STEREO 96K 16 bit 88 2K 16 bit 48K 16 bit 44 1K 16 bit 48K 16 bit LINEAR LINEAR LINEAR LINEAR DOLBY AC 2 Storage per 1GB Zip 100 MB Not available Not available 46 min 20 sec Zip 250 MB Not available Not available 21 40 sec 23 30 sec 115 min 45 sec DRIVE STORAGE TIMES 24 BIT STEREO 96K 24 bit 88 2K 24 bit 48K 24 bit 44 1K 24 bit 48K 24 bit LINEAR LINEAR LINEAR LINEAR DOLBY 2 Not available Not available 86 min 94 min 462 min Storage per 1GB Zip 100 MB Not available Not available Not available Not available Not available Zip 250 MB 14 min 27 sec 15 min 40 sec Not available Times quoted are approx
133. ter a new location name or choose the Mail Box Confirm your choice by pressing the ENTER button Rotate the selection knob until the display prompts BEGIN CUT XFER When ready press the ENTER button NOTE A transfer can be canceled easily by pressing either the STOP or EXIT Buttons You ll be prompted to confirm before the transfer is aborted During the transfer the display will update the completion percentage of the transfer as it progresses When transferring drives or directories the file number within the group updates as each individual file transfer is completed The display will indicate when the transfer is complete Note D Net transfers are one way ONLY There is no communication from the receiving DigiCart to the source DigiCart To confirm transfers you will need to go to the receiving DigiCart The receiver status display remains on until any button is pressed WILDCARD TRANSFERS A powerful feature of D NET is the ability to perform wildcard transfers A wildcard transfer is a simultaneous selective transfer to multiple machines To enable a wildcard transfer the target machines must share a common component in their receiver names For example you may need to simultaneously transfer from one DigiCart in a production room to all the DigiCarts in master control Simply assign MASTER 1 MASTER 2 etc as receiver names on the machines in master control To make a wildcard transfer to all of the machines use
134. the cut with no change PRE ROLL Enables you to set the time ahead of the TAIL or FADE OUT point for auditioning during edits Depending upon the nature of the cut or its total length you may want to vary the length of the PRE ROLL If the PRE ROLL length exceeds the duration of the cut it will be ignored and the entire cut will play Press the EDIT button Select PRE ROLL by using selection knob Press ENTER to edit the value You may use the selection knob and the navigation arrows to adjust the PRE ROLL value Press ENTER to save or EXIT to abandon the PRE ROLL setting without changes FADE IN After you have recorded a cut you can program a FADE IN FADE IN is linear and always begins at the HEAD point of a cut and cannot exceed total cut length or the amount of time between the HEAD point and the beginning of a FADE OUT The maximum FADE length is 40 seconds When adjusting FADE IN duration time is measured as the number of seconds from the HEAD point to the end of the fade A value of 00 00 00 00 00 equals no Fade In NOTE If you use PAUSE during the FADE IN period of the cut s playback when PAUSE is released the FADE IN will start over from silence Audio Editing e 59 sprig Setting FADE IN to a Specific Value This method allows setting the Fade In length to a known value This is accomplished without playing the audio Select a cut and press EDIT Select FADE IN by using selection knob Press ENTER The current
135. this version permanent Press ENTER to make this the current version for future start ups or press CANCEL to use this version for this session only Zip Drives and Disks The power on your DigiCart E must be on to enable normal disk loading and unloading The access door on the Zip Disk Drive opens inward when a disk is inserted Zip disks are inserted shutter end first label side up During insertion the shutter slides open to allow the heads access to the two data surfaces When loaded the disk is locked in the drive Note If the disk is difficult to insert check its orientation and try again DO NOT FORCE THE DISK INTO THE DRIVE Objects inserted into the front of the drive may damage it Such action will void the manufacturer s warranty During certain operations Zip Disk ejection is disabled by the DigiCart E software The DigiCart E remembers attempts to eject the disk and defers ejection until it is enabled by the software The ejector button on the front panel of the ZIP Drive illuminates to indicate Zip Drive activity The button does not illuminate unless the media is accessed The following table enumerates the various indications ZIP DRIVE EJECTOR BUTTON INDICATIONS Function 64 e Maintenance HANDLING AND CARE OF ZIP DISKS Although the plastic shell protects the data surface from most accidental damage the following rules MUST be observed DO remove the disk from the drive after us
136. tiate playback of a cut or Playlist Play has precedence over other machine functions and will automatically cancel Setup Utility or Edit menus and begin to play the currently selected cut or playlist Subsequent presses of the PLAY button will cause the next cued selection see Quickstacks and Playlists to play immediately or on completion of the current one dependent on the RESTART MODE A blinking PLAY button indicates another cut is ready for Follow On play or that Loop mode is active A steadily illuminated PLAY button indicates DigiCart E will stop after the current cut THE STOP BUTTON Press the STOP button to terminate playback or recording When DigiCart E s virtual tape transport is stopped the button will be illuminated During Follow on play or playing a Playlist or loop pressing STOP will end playback upon completion of the present cut Press STOP a second time to stop the current cut and delete the Follow on play list When DigiCart E is not playing a file STOP may be pressed to display information about INFO the current drive number name and the available recording time remaining on the drive based on the currently selected recording format THE VIEW LIST BUTTON The VIEW LIST button is used to immediately display the contents of a Quickstack or Playlist VIEW LIST is a toggle button that illuminates when active The displayed list is scrollable VIEW LIST can be used only when there is a current list to vi
137. tination machines automatically discard files received with errors Only 16 bit recordings can be transferred via D NET TRANSFER RATES D NET TRANSFER RATE SAMPLE RATE FORMAT REAL TIME TRANSFER 48K AC 2 Mono fat _ D Net File Transfer e 73 sprig ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATION FOR D NET TRANSFERS File transfers may be accomplished via either of two digital audio interfaces e AES 3id 2000 Proposed AES standard 750 impedance BNC connector e AES 3 AES standard 1100 impedance XLR connector Both outputs always carry the same signal There is no output selection necessary AES 3ID The AES 3id 2000 interface has been designed to operate using coaxial cable with a nominal impedance of 75Q with a male BNC DigiCart E does not terminate this signal internally When a coax cable is connected from a DigiCart II output to the input of a DigiCart E a 750 termination must be added at the receiver end of the line DigiCart E This can be done with a T connector and terminating cap If DigiCart II is the receiving end do not use external termination If other devices are inserted in the data path such as routers or switchers the user should ensure that the transmitting DigiCart drives a nominal impedance of 750 and that the receiving DigiCart is being driven by an output presenting a nominal 750 output impedance This will serve to maintain correct signal amplitude and to minimize transmission errors caused b
138. ting to re establish the link Repeat this process to break other links Network Drive Errors If a connection to the network cannot be established network connection is broken network path name changed deleted etc then an error message indicating the nature of the problem will appear when the network drive is selected Information in this manual is limited to discussion of working with the Ethernet Audio network from a DigiCart E For information on setting up and organizing the Ethernet Audio network see the separate book Ethernet Audio Network Manual by 360 Systems UPDATE DIRECTORIES This feature allows the user to force the creation of or update the summary file for a directory or all directories 1f performed from the drive level Originally this feature was included to facilitate the transfer of material between DigiCarts with different versions of software In some cases it may restore a disk that appears to have lost a cut or exhibits other problems When importing material from a 360 Systems Short cut this operation will accelerate the disk initialization process ALERT When this feature is used at the Drive level it will update all 10 cut Directories and it will open and close each file on the disk If the disk has many cuts the update procedure can be protracted D NET FILE TRANSFER Please refer to Appendix D for detailed information on this feature 40 e Setup and Utility Menus Chapter 5
139. tors If the selection is set to 16 BIT and a 24 bit cut is being played then the sample size is dithered down to 16 bits illuminating the Dithered indicator on the front panel 42 Recording Transport Controls DigiCart E transport control may originate from the front panel a keyboard the GP inputs on the rear panel or via the serial ports using an RC series remote control or automation equipment using the ES Bus or P Bus protocols Basic transport controls include RECORD STOP PLAY LOOP and PAUSE Front panel controls have equal authority with commands issued by remote controls or via rear panel connections If a Record command is issued via a serial connection a subsequent Stop command from the front panel may override it of the transport buttons illuminate when active regardless of whether the command was initiated from the front or rear panel interfaces transport commands also have tally signals on open collector outputs available in the GPI O connector See Appendix A for wiring details Setup to Record SELECTING A FILE LOCATION FOR RECORDING Your DigiCart E contains an internal hard disk and an internal Zip drive and will also support network drives You must select a particular drive for your recordings DigiCart E can record directly to a network drive Zip disks can only record 48kHz Dolby AC 2 files To use a Zip disk it must first be formatted Use the navigation controls to display the drive
140. us or Peripheral Bus DigiCart E can play audio from its internal hard disk or directly from a network drive To play from a network drive simply select the drive directory and file location as you would for a local drive Front Panel Indicators Four front panel I O indicators note the sample rate present at the connectors during playback regardless of the Sample Rate Converter SRC setting Available sample rates are 44 1K 48K 88 2K 96K During Playback the recorded sample rate of the file being played is displayed on the LCD while the I O indicators show the sample rate at the connectors DigiCart E has separate Setup menu settings for record and play sample rates see Setup Menu Features on page 23 for descriptions SRC illuminates to indicate that the Sample Rate Converter has been switched into the data path between the recorded file and connectors SRC settings can be changed in the Setup menus DigiCart E cannot perform off line sample rate conversions Two front panel Format indicators note the word size 24 or 16 bit present at the connectors during playback regardless of the Dithered setting DigiCart E can dither 24 bit files to 16 bit format during playback During Playback the recorded word size of the file being played is displayed on the LCD while the Format indicators show the Word Size at the connectors DigiCart E has separate Setup menu settings for record and play Word Size see Setup Menu Features on page
141. ut Notes Preset Info Get Device Info Stack Info Get Directory Info Set cut Info Timer Info Complete protocol documentation is available to qualified parties Authorization as a DigiCart E third party software developer may be discussed by contacting the 360 Systems Customer Service department HARDWARE FORMAT The serial connection is a 4 wire EIA 485 RS 485 full duplex channel EIA 485 is a multi drop version of the EIA 422 specification and is fully compatible DATA FORMAT The data format follows the ES Bus specification in that the data transfer is asynchronous 8 bits per byte even parity 1 start and 1 stop bit for a total of 11 bits 38 4K baud In all cases the message structure is fully compatible with ES Bus In general all messages will be acknowledged by an ACK if successful or NAK if an error occurred 70 e Serial Control Protocols sprig Peripheral Bus This section covers a general description of the Grass Valley switcher Peripheral Bus II protocol implementation on DigiCarts The commands are ASCII strings terminated with a carriage return All data values are represented as hex ASCII digits Data field widths are fixed thus all digits must be supplied No intervening white space is required and any found will be ignored If a line error or line break is detected the input queue is cleared Invalid commands are ignored The following commands are recognized Command Des
142. utomatically become active There is only one Local Hot Keys assignment list rather than one per local drive partition If the PLAY HOT KEYS USING parameter is set to Local Assignments the Local Hot Keys list will always be used regardless of the current drive Net Drive Hot Key assignments can be reprogrammed from any DigiCart E that has access to them Editing Hot Keys Assignment Lists on Net Drives Hot Keys Assignment List files are ASCII text files that can be edited with any simple text editor program such as Wordpad This applies to Net Drive assignments only internal drive assignments do not use this method of storage The file format lists the Hot Key ID number see the Hot Key Mapping Table above with a DigiCart File ID number and reference information When Hot Key assignments are made on a DigiCart this file is created automatically DigiCart updates the file as Hot Keys are reassigned The following format is used xxx d ynnn reference where xxx 3 digit Hot Key ID number d DigiCart drive number y DigiCart directory number nnn 3 digit DigiCart index number 000 999 reference When the Hot Keys Assignments file is created by DigiCart additional information will be added to each line about the file This information is for reference only DigiCart does not use this information when playing a Hot Key When editing the Hot Key assignments reference information may be omitted or added to suit your own needs
143. ved with tape recorders Remote controls networking and distributed storage now make the DigiCart recorder a standard in broadcast facilities throughout the world There have been several advances since the original DigiCart but all models share these common features The ability to record and store thousands of cuts and play them back instantly the ability to do routine editing convenient front panel controls automation control and removable disk media for backups and file transfers Transportable recordings for archiving and backup are stored on removable Zip disks These economical re recordable compact magnetic disks are DigiCart s carts DigiCart offers several recording formats and sampling rates Generally linear recording is recommended because it will produce the highest quality playback and because today hard disk storage space is inexpensive However for compatibility with earlier DigiCart recordings DigiCart E can record and play files using Dolby AC 2 compression AC 2 uses 5 times less disk space while delivering full bandwidth stereo DigiCart E stores supplementary information along with each individual audio recording including A quick index file ID reference that identifies drive directory and cut A name of up to fifteen alphanumeric characters Total running time Sampling rate Recording format Editing information for Head and Tail times Fade In Fade Out Gain and Secondary Cue timing Much of this inf
144. y from two to five drives 1 n Partitions are assigned drive numbers 1 though 5 depending upon how many are created These drive numbers are used in the file ID scheme in the same way as the original drive 0 and 1 Partitioning is destructive all data on the hard disk in all existing partitions will be lost during this process A logical drive created by this partition process may be formatted erased named etc in the same manner as the original drive without affecting other partitions Additionally up to four network drives may be associated mapped to the DigiCart E 38 e Setup and Utility Menus sprite DRIVE 0 Internal Zip Drive DRIVE 1 Internal Hard Disk DRIVE 2 Internal Hard Disk Partition available only if internal disk is partitioned or Not Used DRIVE 3 Internal Hard Disk Partition available only if internal disk is partitioned or Network Drive Map DRIVE 4 Internal Hard Disk Partition available only if internal disk is partitioned or Network Drive Map DRIVE 5 Internal Hard Disk Partition available only if internal disk is partitioned or Network Drive Map DRIVE 6 Network Drive Map There is some overlap of Internal Hard Disk Partitions and Network Drive Maps available For example if the internal disk is partitioned into three drives No s 1 2 and 3 three drive numbers 4 5 and 6 are available to map network drives Ifthe internal disk is not partitioned is only Dr
145. y signal reflections from the far end of the cable The AES 3id 2000 interface has been successfully tested using 150m of Belden 8281 75Q coaxial cable AES 3 The AES 3 interface has been designed in compliance with the AES 3 recommended practice for serial transmission format for two channel digital audio data The connectors required for this interface are described in 268 12 and are XLR three pin connectors The pin usage 15 PIN 1 CABLE SHIELD OR SIGNAL EARTH PIN2 SIGNAL PIN3 SIGNAL Note The polarity of pins 2 and 3 is not significant The recommended cable for use with AES 3 is balanced and shielded with a nominal impedance of 1100 at frequencies from 0 1 to 6 0 MHz The maximum recommended cable run for file transfer using AES 3 is 100 meters D Net Setup A D NET transfer is always initiated at the Source DigiCart However both the Source and Destination DigiCarts require setup You can access the File Transfer menu by selecting DNET FILE TRANSFER from the Utility menu Once in the File Transfer Setup menu you ll navigate through the options with the selection knob and Navigation buttons You ll confirm selections with the ENTER button and cancel them by pressing the EXIT button NOTE Setup can be done from a 360 Systems RC 320 remote control or a keyboard Please refer to the operations manual of your remote control for complete instructions 74 e D Net File Transfer The following 15 a description
146. you two choices 24 BITS no dithering or 16 BITS 8 bit dithering The following tables list record and play format options menu settings and front panel indicators Record Modes Input Data Recorded Format Dithered Format Format Setup Menu Indicator Indicator 24 24 SETUP Record Data Format 24 Bit 24 OFF 24 16 SETUP Record Data Format 16 Bit Dithered 16 ON 16 24 SETUP Record Data Format 24 Bit 24 OFF 16 16 SETUP Record Data Format 16 Bit 16 OFF The RECORD DATA FORMAT parameter in the Setup menu specifies both the sample size 16 or 24 bits and the file format DigiCart WAV or compressed as AC 2 to be used for recordings The RECORD DITHERING setup parameter is used to tell the machine that 24 bit digital data is being supplied to the digital inputs with the intention of making a 16 bit recording If the RECORD DATA FORMAT parameter is set to 16 BIT then the 24 bit incoming audio is dithered down to 16 bits during the recording illuminating the Dithered indicator on the front panel Play Modes Recorded Output Data Data Format Dithered Format Format Setup Menu Indicator Indicator 24 24 SETUP Play Word Size 24 Bit 24 OFF 24 16 SETUP Play Word Size 16 Bit 16 ON 16 16 SETUP Play Word Size 16 Bit 16 OFF The PLAY WORD SIZE parameter in the Setup menu specifies the sample size 16 or 24 bits at the digital output connec
147. ys have at least one drive number that can be mapped to the network but depending upon the number of drives assigned to local partitions up to four drive numbers may be available for network assignments see the table above To Mount a Network Drive Press UTILITY and select MOUNT NETWORK DRIVE press ENTER Select a local drive number to link to the network press ENTER Scroll the list of available mount paths and press EXIT to link that path to the DigiCart E Repeat this process to establish other links Links may be changed or deleted at any time If the network is not on line when this is invoked you can manually enter the path name To Dismount a Network Drive Press UTILITY and select MOUNT NETWORK DRIVE press ENTER Select a local drive number to unlink from the network press ENTER Use the knob to select the NONE option for the mount path assignment and press ENTER If the network is not on line you will be able to edit the mount path name manually Enter a blank name to dismount Use the keyboard to erase the name of the network drive press ENTER to confirm Note that pressing the left and right arrow buttons at the same time Setup and Utility Menus e 39 will clear the field from the cursor position to the end of line Breaking a link by erasing the drive map name will cause DigiCart E to omit this drive number from the scrolling list of drives It is also beneficial because DigiCart E will not spend time attemp
148. z 0 2 dB Max Input Level 20 dBu Headroom Above 4 dBu 16 dB Max Output Level 20 dBu Nominal Output Level 4 dBu Interchannel Crosstalk lt 100 dB 10 Hz 20 kHz Interchannel Phase Deviation lt 0 1 degree at 15kHz 82 e Technical Specifications Zip Drive amp Cartridge Reliability Zip drive and cartridge data from manufacturer Non Recoverable Errors 10 errors in 1013 bits Recoverable Errors 10 errors in 109 bits Seek Errors 1 error in 106 seeks MTBF 100 000 hours Drive Insertion Removal Cycles 10 000 minimum Disk Insertion Removal Cycles 2 000 minimum Environmental Limits Operational Zip drive and cartridge data from manufacturer Drive Temperature 10 to 32 C 50 to 89 6 F Disk Temperature 10 to 32 C 50 to 89 6 F Relative Humidity Non Condensing 10 to 80 Maximum Wet Bulb 26 7 C 80 F Maximum Temperature Gradient 12 C hr 22 F hr Altitude To 3 048 m 10 000 ft Shock 7g 1 2 sine wave for 11 msec Vibration 0 7g P P at 5 17 Hz 0 25g P P at 17 500 Hz Environmental Limits Shipping amp Storage Zip drive and cartridge data from manufacturer Shipping Storage Drive Temperature 40 to 60 C 22 to 52 C 40 to 140 F 8 to 126 F Disk Temperature 40 to 51 C 22 to 51 C 40 to 124 F

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