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 Installation 

  

 

Chapter 1 

Installation 

Mounting 

DigiCart/EX 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 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 

 

Rear Panel Interface 

Connector Type 

Power cable connector and switch 

IEC-320 

Thumbscrew for chassis ground, 

not for safety ground

 Thumbscrew 

Remote Control Port – dedicated to RC-320 Remote Controls 

9-pin “D” female 

Remote Bus Port - EIA-485 (EIA-422 compatible) – connection of 
Remote Bus to other DigiCarts 

15-pin “D” female 

GPI/O interface 

25-pin “D” female 

Serial Port - EIA-485 (EIA-422 compatible) serial communications 
including ES-Bus and Peripheral Bus 

9-pin “D” female 

Connection to Ethernet network 

RJ-45 

Port for QWERTY keyboard 

6-pin Mini DIN  

Connection for IEEE-1394 device 

IEEE-1394 

Connection for AES-11 Sync Input 

BNC female 

AES/EBU digital audio input, left and right; AES/EBU digital audio 
output 

3-pin XLR female 
3-pin XLR male 

IEC-958 TYPE II or AES/SMPTE 75

Ω

 digital audio input 

Dual BNC female 

Right and Left balanced analog audio outputs 

3-pin XLR male 

Right and Left balanced analog audio inputs 

3-pin XLR female 

X 

Summary of Contents for DigiCart ex E-3000

Page 1: ...Owner s Manual ...

Page 2: ... Inside front cover intentionally blank ...

Page 3: ... HARD DISK and MEMORY CARD RECORDER with ETHERNET AUDIO FILE SHARING OWNER S MANUAL MODEL E 3000 SOFTWARE VERSION 1 24 June 2013 P R O F E S S I O N A L D I G I T A L A U D I O ...

Page 4: ...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 equipment in a residential area is likely to cause i...

Page 5: ...__ 3 Installation Mounting 3 Rear Panel Connections 3 Power 3 Control Signals 3 Digital Audio 3 Analog Audio 3 CHAPTER 2_________________________________________ 3 Control Panel LCD Display 3 LED Indicators 3 Peak Level Meters 3 Headphone Jack 3 Selection Knob 3 Buttons 3 Navigation Arrows 3 ENTER Button 3 EXIT Button 3 DRIVES Button 3 DIRS Button 3 FILES Button 3 SETUP Button 3 UTILITY Button 3 E...

Page 6: ... Navigation Controls 3 File Find Function 3 Using the FIND Function with a Keyboard 3 Using the FIND Function with an RC 320 3 CHAPTER 4 ________________________________________ 3 Setup and Utility Menus Menu Navigation 3 Setup Menu Features 3 D Net Receiver 3 D NET Receiver Input 3 D NET Receiver Dir 3 D NET Receiver Name 3 D NET Receiver Echo 3 Play Digital Format 3 Play Hot Keys Using 3 Play Re...

Page 7: ...cation for Recording 3 Setting Record Levels 3 Recording Commands 3 CHAPTER 6_________________________________________ 3 Playback Front Panel Indicators 3 Transport Controls 3 Playing a Single Cut 3 Hot Keys 3 Playing Multiple Cuts Follow On Play 3 Quickstacks 3 Creating a Quickstack 3 CHAPTER 7_________________________________________ 3 Playlists Playlist Types 3 Creating a Playlist 3 Playing a P...

Page 8: ...mory Cards 3 Troubleshooting Memory Card Operation 3 Special Button Sequences 3 APPENDIX A________________________________________ 3 Interface Wiring Audio Connector Wiring 3 Audio I O Interface Table 3 Sync Input 3 GPI O General Purpose I O 3 GPI O Connector Pinout 3 Remote Control 3 Remote Bus 3 Aux Serial Port 3 Keyboard Port 3 Network Port 3 APPENDIX B________________________________________ 3...

Page 9: ...________________ 3 Technical Specifications General Specifications 3 Internal Hard Disk 3 Memory Card Reader 3 Miscellaneous 3 Physical Dimensions nominal 3 Audio Configuration Specifications 3 Audio Performance Specifications 3 APPENDIX N________________________________________ 3 Networking Overview 3 Choosing a Server 3 Setting up the Network 3 Connecting a Computer Directly to a DigiCart E 3 Se...

Page 10: ...rned 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 t...

Page 11: ...ed trademarks of SD 3C Zip is a registered 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...

Page 12: ...E CHOC ÉLECTRIQUE ITALIANO AVVERTIMENTO PERICOLO DI SHOCK ELETTRICO ESPAÑOL ADVERTENSIA PELIGRO DE CHOQUE ELECTRICO GENERAL CAUTIONS Please heed the following important cautions regarding the DigiCart EX Do not remove the cover No user serviceable parts inside Refer servicing to qualified service personnel DigiCart EX recorders contain a hard disk drive While today s hard disks are very reliable t...

Page 13: ...mation control and removable media for backups and file transfers Transportable recordings for archiving and backup are now stored on removable SD format memory cards These economical re recordable cards 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 h...

Page 14: ...le rates DigiCart EX can convert these files on output to a predetermined standard e g 48K for broadcast DigiCart EX 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 Digi...

Page 15: ...Audio 4 D24 44100 48000 88200 96000 Play REC WAV NOTES ON FILE FORMATS 1 DigiCart EX will play DigiCart II files obtained via D Net 2 DigiCart EX does not support 32K sample rate files 3 Mono recordings made on earlier DigiCarts will be played from both channels DigiCart EX does not make mono recordings 4 Non PCM audio files are used to contain data for encoded or data compressed audio formats Dol...

Page 16: ... and the length and number of cuts and Playlists Accessories The following accessories are available separately from 360 Systems RC 320 Remote Control Fast Easy Total Control of All DigiCart Functions Clear Intuitive Display of All Operations Sixteen Hot Keys for Single Keystroke Playback Full Functions for Production Room Operations Controls four DigiCart EX recorders Remote control Model RC 320 ...

Page 17: ...ion Arrows Select drives and directories Select Arrows Review cuts by scrolling through directory listing Displays cut name and time Hot Keys Provide rapid playback of sixteen pre assigned cuts or Playlists Find NO DEDICATED KEY Access cuts from any directory including the Playlist directory by entering the ID number Keypad Use these 10 keys to enter cut ID numbers Simply punch in the number and h...

Page 18: ...erface Connector Type Power cable connector and switch IEC 320 Thumbscrew for chassis ground not for safety ground Thumbscrew Remote Control Port dedicated to RC 320 Remote Controls 9 pin D female Remote Bus Port EIA 485 EIA 422 compatible connection of Remote Bus to other DigiCarts 15 pin D female GPI O interface 25 pin D female Serial Port EIA 485 EIA 422 compatible serial communications includi...

Page 19: ...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 connecting DigiCart EX 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 32...

Page 20: ...selectable from the Setup menu All of the functions of DigiCart EX can be accessed and controlled via this serial port EIA 485 is a multi drop version of the EIA 422 specification and is fully compatible With properly terminated lines this port can communicate up to 1 000 meters The connector pin assignments used on the serial and Remote ports can be found in Appendix A Interface Wiring Specifics ...

Page 21: ...at and a miscellaneous group I O Four front panel I O indicators note the sample rate for recording Available sample rates are 44 1K 48K 88 2K 96K During Playback the I O indicators show the current playback sample rate while the recorded sample rate of the file being played is displayed on the LCD DigiCart EX has separate Setup menu settings for record and play sample rates see Setup Menu Feature...

Page 22: ...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 sca...

Page 23: ...utton illuminates when the display is at the Drives level 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 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 d...

Page 24: ...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 sampling rate of the incoming signal unless Sample Rate Conversion is selected PLAY BUTTON Press the PLAY button to initiat...

Page 25: ...a second time will immediately stop playback 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 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 ...

Page 26: ...he Stop button to mount the card The display will indicate CHECKING FOR MEMORY CARD If the card is recognized the display will indicate MOUNTING MEMORY CARD If the card is not recognized then the display will indicate NO MEMORY CARD FOUND This can be caused by a faulty or incompatible card If the Card has been formatted the display will show INITIALIZING MEMORY CARD followed by the contents of Dir...

Page 27: ...y Card Class 10 4GB NOTES ON CARD COMPATIBILITY Memory cards contain controller electronics that adhere to different revisions of industry standards Because of these differences some cards will not mount automatically upon insertion If you are unable to find Approved cards try to use cards that are SDHC compliant and speed class 6 or greater preferably class 10 The higher speed is not required for...

Page 28: ... identity of every cut and Playlist 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 S 0 NATIONAL NEWS Drive Level Directories Each may contain up to 1000 recordings Stack Directory May contain up to 1000 Playlists Each drive has 11 directories numbered 0 through 9 plus S Drives and Directories can be labeled for convenience Each directory contains 1 000 Index numbers for audio files called Cuts Cuts can be of any length but ar...

Page 29: ... and the screen display DigiCart EX can sort contents numerically by file ID or alphabetically by name Drive Organization Strategy As a network organizational strategy it is recommended that all DigiCart EX 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 Each DigiCart drive has 10 f...

Page 30: ...ive mount paths Different DigiCart EX 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 parti...

Page 31: ...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 a PLAY command to continue Playlists may contain other Playlists...

Page 32: ...splay context sensitive navigation clues The lower area is used to display file lists in the current directory Using the selection knob 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...

Page 33: ...t 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...

Page 34: ... Utility menu Press UTILITY Rotate the Selection Knob to view the options Press the ENTER button to initiate the chosen operation Press UTILITY or EXIT to exit the menu The Utility menu selection is stored in temporary memory 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 Me...

Page 35: ...t behavior for Hot Key assignment lists If this parameter is set to Net Drive DigiCart EX 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 K...

Page 36: ...ces PLAY WORD SIZE 16 OR 24 AS RECORDED 16 BIT 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 When set to As Recorded no conversion is applied When set to 16 Bit all files will be play in 16 bit format dithering will be applied to 24 bit files Whenever dithering is ...

Page 37: ...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...

Page 38: ...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 clicks at the beginning reset the threshold to a lower threshold dB value and try again ...

Page 39: ...r the headphone jack on the front panel Select a value The Headphone level can also be set by pressing the Setup button during playback Press Setup again to keep the new setting and return to the normal playback display SET INPUT MONITOR OFF ON or DISABLED BY D NET Allows you to monitor audio that has been processed through the digital audio circuitry Digital monitoring cannot be accomplished if t...

Page 40: ...through F12 and arrow keys emulate front panel buttons and the selection knob for remote control of all DigiCart EX functions KEY FUNCTIONS ON MINI KEYBOARDS FUNCTIONS ON 101 Key KEYBOARDS F1 UTILITY MENU UTILITY MENU F2 SETUP MENU SETUP MENU F3 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 S...

Page 41: ...sts or Cuts and how to copy them to different directories and drives Also explained are procedures for formatting memory cards ASSIGN HOT KEY PRESET This utility allows assignment of a cut or Linear Playlist to a Hot Key on DigiCart EX an RC series Remote Control or to the letter keys of an alphanumeric keyboard When assigned the selection will play immediately with a keystroke Hot Keys may only b...

Page 42: ...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 Hot Key ID Keyboard PC AT 101 Key or mini keyboard such as RC 205 235 RC series Remote Control DigiCart EX Front Panel 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 K...

Page 43: ...board 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 Utility menu key and 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 be assigned t...

Page 44: ...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 EX Hot Key assignments can be...

Page 45: ...ned 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 ...

Page 46: ... 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 stay in the directory level not the Files level Select COPY DIRECTORY from the Utility menu The display will prompt to select a destination Navigate to the destination directory and press ENTER The display will prompt Replace Duplicate I...

Page 47: ...it 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 fi...

Page 48: ...ber When using the selection knob the navigation arrow buttons move to the next character Using the arrow buttons on either the keyboard or the front panel before making any entry allows the existing name to be edited Confirm the new name by pressing ENTER or press EXIT to abandon the name change FORMAT DISK The Format Disk utility is used to prepare disk drives or memory cards for use in DigiCart...

Page 49: ...ons to create on 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 yes to confirm the operation then EXIT no to confirm that you do not want to cancel the operation Pressing the opposite key at either prompt cancels the operation DigiCart EX will exit the Utility menu when formatting is complete Allocation...

Page 50: ...fer to Appendix M and specifically page 3 for more details The Mount Network Drive utility is used to establish a link between an available drive number on DigiCart EX and one of the available Network 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 EX will alwa...

Page 51: ...uring record regardless of the Sample Rate Converter SRC setting During record the sample rate being 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 EX has separate Setup menu settings for record and play sample rates and word size see Setu...

Page 52: ...f 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 Data Format Output Data Format Setup Menu Format Indicator Dithered 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 ...

Page 53: ...e and directory where you want the file to be recorded If you select only the drive DigiCart EX 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 EX will assign the recording...

Page 54: ... the input signal When DigiCart EX 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 EX will not actually begin recording until that input level is reached even though the PLA...

Page 55: ...icate 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 EX cannot perform off line file based 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 EX can dither 2...

Page 56: ...ew feature in DigiCart EX 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 source material linked to Net Drive Hot Keys must be on the current network drive however source cuts may reside in any of...

Page 57: ...sts especially when using the digital outputs Keeping the same sample rate consistent 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 Use the Play Sample Rate parameter to make all Cuts to play back at a set sample rate See page 3 for details To see the list of queued cuts following the one...

Page 58: ...ts 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 i...

Page 59: ...es 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...

Page 60: ...l 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 ...

Page 61: ...ylists on network drives can be accessed and played by any DigiCart EX 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 drives that are not mapped to the same Drive IDs as...

Page 62: ...flashing indicating that cuts in the queue have been cancelled the STOP button will remain lit The current cut will continue to play 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 in the display Each time a Rotating Playlist receives a PLAY command it will play the nex...

Page 63: ...rate and record format are shown on the second 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 ...

Page 64: ...VE from the Edit Tools list Press ENTER to remove the item and return to Scan mode Press ENTER to continue editing OR Press EDIT or EXIT Press ENTER to save the edited list EXIT to discard all edits NOTE If a cut required for a Playlist has been deleted or resides on a drive not currently available to DigiCart EX then will be displayed next to the Playlist time when that Playlist is selected Use S...

Page 65: ...ed 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...

Page 66: ...eration that you wish to perform Follow the on screen prompts to complete the operation Edit Audio Files Edit Menu functions of DigiCart EX 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 Mo...

Page 67: ... Press ENTER to save the new Head point 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 knob or Navigation buttons Press PL...

Page 68: ...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 STOP the display will show the previous TAIL point on the top line and the newly selected TAIL point on the second line You may use the selection knob and navigation arrows to adjust the TAIL position value Press PLAY to audition t...

Page 69: ...N 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 butto...

Page 70: ...STOP the display will show any previous Fade Out time on the top line and the newly selected Fade Out on the bottom line You may use the selection knob and navigation arrows to adjust the FADE OUT value Press PLAY to audition the new Fade Out Playback will begin before the edit according to the current Pre Roll setting Repeat the previous steps as needed to adjust the Fade Out end point position P...

Page 71: ...er tissue wipes as these may scratch the display window It is recommended that you spray cleaning solutions onto a cloth before wiping the DigiCart Do not spray fluids directly on the DigiCart 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 EX is factory calibrat...

Page 72: ...erver A 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 ...

Page 73: ...d Memory Cards for a list of compatible memory cards Note If the card is difficult to insert check its orientation and try again DO NOT FORCE THE DISK INTO THE CARD READER Objects inserted into the front of the reader may damage it Such action will void the manufacturer s warranty CARE AND HANDLING OF MEMORY CARDS Although the plastic shell protects the card from most accidental damage the followi...

Page 74: ...the next card inserted to fail to mount even when Stop is pressed Try reinserting the card or inserting a different card If this does not correct the problem power may need to be cycled to restore the card reader s operation Special Button Sequences SPECIAL BUTTON SEQUENCE FUNCTIONS Button Sequence Function Utility Power Switch Restore previous operating system version Utility Hot Key 1 Load new o...

Page 75: ...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 ANALOG OUTPUT Phase Corrected Balanced 20 dBu Maximum Signal Level XLR 3M AES EBU Professional XLR 3F AES 3id 2000 75 OHM Professional BNC female DIGITAL INPUT IEC 958 TYPE II Consumer BNC female AES EBU Professio...

Page 76: ... LAMP 14 RECORD LAMP 13 LOOP LAMP 12 PAUSE LAMP 17 12V 900mA MAX TRANSPORT COMMANDS OUTPUTS CURRENT SINKS FOR TALLY LOADS GPI O DB 25 1K 1K 1K 1K EXAMPLE OF NON ISOLATED INPUTS CHOOSE ONE SOURCE VOLTAGE 14 15 16 INPUT COMMON SYSTEM GND 5 VDC 400mA MAX 12 VDC 900mA MAX 17 STOP RECORD PLAY 1 2 3 8 4 5 GPI O DB 25 EXT SOURCE RTN INPUT COMMON 4 GPI O DB 25 12 13 6 7 PAUSE LOOP PLAY STOP REC LOOP PAUSE...

Page 77: ...ion is dedicated to a 360 Systems RC 320 Remote Control with a D SERIAL 320 Remote Control interface cable This port communicates with the remote control and also provides its power PIN SIGNAL 1 GND 2 5 VOLTS Not normally used 3 GND 4 TX DigiCart Transmitter wire to RX 5 TX DigiCart Transmitter wire to RX 6 Remote Present RTN 7 12V 8 GND 9 N C 10 N C 11 RX DigiCart Receiver wire to TX 12 RX DigiCa...

Page 78: ...is setting in SET AUX PROTOCOL in the SETUP menu PIN SIGNAL 1 GND 2 RX DigiCart Receiver wire to TX 3 TX DigiCart Transmitter wire to RX 4 TX GND 5 N C 6 RX GND 7 RX DigiCart Receiver wire to TX 8 TX DigiCart Transmitter wire to RX 9 GND Keyboard Port A PS 2 style connection any 101 Key or compatible keyboard may be connected PIN SIGNAL 1 DATA 2 N C 3 GROUND 4 5 V 5 CLOCK 6 N C Network Port This i...

Page 79: ...t Name Rename Device Info Get Cart Status Reset Cart Directory Info Get cut Notes Select Preset Info Get Device Info Set Cart Info Stack Info Get Directory Info Set cut Info Timer Info Complete protocol documentation is available to qualified parties Authorization as a DigiCart EX third party software developer may be discussed by contacting the 360 Systems Customer Service department HARDWARE FOR...

Page 80: ...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 0x7f Register values outside this range are ignored f Single hex digit identifying the trigger function to be performed Grass...

Page 81: ...DigiCart II included digital audio I O DigiCart II was later enhanced with a software upgrade to provide D Net file transfer capability DigiCart II Plus Introduced in 1998 DigiCart II Plus replaced the Bernoulli removable drive with the Iomega Zip 100 drive DigiCart E Introduced in 2001 DigiCart E introduced network operation with the 360 Systems Ethernet Audio Server system and featured the Iomeg...

Page 82: ...No file type conversions can be performed during the transfer process See page 3 for information on converting WAV files to DigiCart II formats using Copy Edited Key Features You can transfer individual audio cuts or directories 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 ed...

Page 83: ...ers or switchers the user should ensure that the transmitting DigiCart drives a nominal impedance of 75Ω and that the receiving DigiCart is being driven by an output presenting a nominal 75Ω output impedance This will serve to maintain correct signal amplitude and to minimize transmission errors caused by signal reflections from the far end of the cable The AES 3id 2000 interface has been successf...

Page 84: ...the receiver and the indication blinks when there is a non conforming signal at the receiver NOTE DigiCart EX 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 EX select DNET FILE TRANSFER from the Utility menu Rotate the selection kn...

Page 85: ...iver 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 EX is not assigned a receiver name it will receive all transfers sent with or without a receiver name provided th...

Page 86: ...iCart EX is compatible with standard 75Ω 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...

Page 87: ...usly 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 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 machi...

Page 88: ... 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 During Error Occurrence When an error occurs for a received file the cause of the error is displayed briefly and t...

Page 89: ...XPECTED EITHER DISK ERROR ERROR READING WRITING THE FILE TO BE SENT RECEIVED EITHER TOO MANY ERRORS 20 DISK OR FILE ERRORS OCCURRED EITHER CANCELED BY USER USER ABORTED TRANSFER BY PRESSING EXIT or STOP RECEIVER TIMED OUT DATA WAS NOT RECEIVED FOR 10 SECONDS RECEIVER MAIL BOX FULL INDEX 999 IN THE MAIL BOX IS IN USE RECEIVER OUT OF DISK SPACE DRIVE DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH SPACE TO SAVE THE FILE RECEI...

Page 90: ... 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 is recorded and played back with no modification whatsoever to the digital data Dither is forced OFF Play Word Size is forced to 24 bits Playback Sample Rate is forced to AS RECORDED and if an external digital reference is used the referen...

Page 91: ...cklit 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 ...

Page 92: ...R 3 110Ω AES 3id 2000 BNC 75Ω IEC 958 Type II BNC requires RCA adapter Sample Rate Conversion 24 bit input or output ratio 3 1 maximum Data Reduction Optional Dolby AC 2 at 16 bit 48K only File Formats WAV 16 or 24 bit DC2 16 bit AC2 Headphones Stereo 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...

Page 93: ...on a Net Drive and files can be copied between local and Net Drives or between two Net Drives Net Drives can be configured on the server to be accessible only to the DigiCart EX or they can be shared as both NFS shares and Windows shares allowing access to other users The DigiCart EX is not accessible from the network the internal hard drive can only be accessed by the local operator Material to b...

Page 94: ...d record require a minimum of bandwidth and a maximum of response time Systems that are only used for file transfer can theoretically support more than 16 DigiCartEXs assuming DHCP is used to assign IP Addresses Systems that will play and record directly on the server may require a RAID 5 or 6 disk system to guarantee high data throughput and reliability Tests using a recent model desktop computer...

Page 95: ...168 1 or 192 168 2 if setting up a system with two subnets Connecting a Computer Directly to a DigiCart E It is possible to connect a DigiCart EX directly to a server or computer with no additional network hardware This requires that either The computer s network interface has the ability to auto negotiate the connection type or A crossover cable is used When connecting to a PC or laptop that does...

Page 96: ...y that has been prepared for use with DigiCart EX In this discussion we will refer to Windows directories on the server as folders Within these folders are other folders that represent the DigiCart EX Directories 0 9 and S Briefly the process of creating a DigiCart EX Net Drive is 1 Create a folder in Windows Give it the name that you will use to refer to it on both the Windows system and the Digi...

Page 97: ...e NFS Shares must have read write access to allow the DigiCart EX to create recordings or rename Cuts The ability to rename Cuts is also required when copying WAV files into a DigiCart directory from other sources If you want to create a Net Drive that is protected against changes from the DigiCart EX first get the material recorded or transferred into the directories and allow the DigiCart EX to ...

Page 98: ... may take over control of certain security policies Consult with your network administrator about the security policies in effect especially if you find that you cannot control aspects of the configuration covered in these instructions Before starting the server configuration open Administrative Tools Local Security Policy Click the box next to the Local Policies item Click Security Options Find t...

Page 99: ...ial Configuration Tasks dialog below is not displayed open it by selecting Start Administrative Tools Server Manager In Initial Configuration Tasks click Add roles Add the File Services role by clicking the check box Click Next ...

Page 100: ...88 Networking Click the Services for Network File System check box Click Next Click Install in the Confirm Installation Selections screen After installation the results will be displayed Click Close ...

Page 101: ...89 Go into Share and Storage Management Start Administrative Tools Share and Storage Management Select Edit NFS Configuration The first step is Select an Identity Mapping Solution click on Identity Mapping Wizard ...

Page 102: ...90 Networking Select Do not use an identity mapping solution then click Next Review the setting and click Configure Confirm by clicking Close ...

Page 103: ...ovision a Shared Folder Wizard Click the Browse button to select an existing folder or create a new folder Return to this screen to create additional shares See the end of this section Select an existing folder or click Make New Folder Click OK Click Next in Shared Folder Location ...

Page 104: ...her Users or Groups Click Object Types and set to Group or Built in security principal Click Locations and select the local computer if there is more than one choice cancel any requests for a username and password Enter Everyone as the Object Name and click Check Names then OK ...

Page 105: ...NTFS Permissions screen Select NFS by clicking the check box Edit the Share name if necessary to include only capital letters no symbols or spaces except that underscores_can_be_used The name can be no more than 15 characters long Click Next ...

Page 106: ...94 Networking Select Enable unmapped user access and Allow anonymous access Click Edit Permissions Select Full control A dialog will appear click Yes ...

Page 107: ...Networking 95 Select ALL MACHINES and click Edit Select Read Write in Permissions Check Allow root access Click OK then Next ...

Page 108: ...working The settings are displayed for review Click Create Click Close or click Shared Folder Location and repeat these instructions from the note on page 3 to create another share This completes the process ...

Page 109: ...click My Computer Select the drive and folders where you want to create the Net Drive Create a folder that will be your Net Drive or select an existing folder Open the folder and create the 11 DigiCart EX directories 0 9 and S Go back to the previous window and right click the Net Drive directory Select Properties from the pop up menu Click the NFS Sharing tab Click on the Manage NFS Sharing butto...

Page 110: ...If you are updating an existing Windows installation to Server 2008 and you are configuring an existing DigiCart share you may see a series of eleven error messages corresponding to the DigiCart 0 9 and S directories simply click Continue on each one In the event that you experience problems with files copied into these Net Drives being recognized by the DigiCart EX the easiest remedy is to create...

Page 111: ...ructions for your operating system The instructions presented here are specific to Windows 7 but the configuration values are the same for any version of Windows Start by creating one or more folders that you will use as Net Drives see page 3 Next install and configure the Hanewin software You must have administrator rights to configure the software and you must run it as the administrator Right C...

Page 112: ...hat you wish to use as Net Drives Below are several that are in the Windows C drive To use folders that are in other subfolders add them between backslash characters c Subfolder DigiCartNetDrive public c Subfolder1 Subfolder2 DigiCart public Select File Save when done Note that if you did not start the program using Run as Administrator you will not be able to save the file Press the Restart Serve...

Page 113: ...ocal Ports enter numbers 1058 111 2049 Click Next In When Does This Rule Apply uncheck Public Click Next Name the rule for example Hanewin TCP port exceptions Click Next Again select Rules New Rule Select Port This time select UDP In Specific Local Ports enter the same port numbers 1058 111 2049 Click Next In When Does This Rule Apply uncheck Public Click Next Name the rule for example Hanewin TCP...

Page 114: ...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 on page 3 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 pres...

Page 115: ...formation NOTE ABOUT CREATION OF DIRECTORY FOLDERS The DigiCart E was originally designed to automatically create its 0 9 folders when it first logs in to a Net Drive that does not already contain them The DigiCart EX maintains this for compatibility with existing legacy systems However in modern Windows versions this causes complications when using WAV files from other sources Files placed in fol...

Page 116: ...ace checking 41 Display Sort setting 29 Dithering 40 playback 43 record 39 setup 24 25 D Net 70 echo function 74 mail box 72 program messages 75 receiver name 73 settings 22 setup 72 transfer rates 70 wildcard transfer 75 Dolby E 2 3 78 Drive check available space 41 Drives button 11 Edit button 12 Fade In 57 Fade Out 57 general operations 54 head point 55 Output Gain 58 tail point 55 Edit menu 54...

Page 117: ...anel connector types 6 Remote Control 7 transport controls 8 Record button 12 Record Level Clip indication 10 meters 10 setting 42 Record Threshold 26 Recording 19 basics 39 copy 34 setting time limit 27 threshold setup 26 with digital input 26 Remote control play stop record 8 wiring 64 Remote Control selection 29 Restart mode setting 23 Rotating Playlist 19 48 Safety Compliance 2 Sample Rate ind...

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