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90   Appendix B -

 

Serial Control Protocol

DigiCart/II Plus Owner's Manual

APPENDIX B

Serial Control Protocol

A general description of DigiCart/II Plus Serial Control Interface Protocol is included in this
section.  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

Get stack Info

Simulate Knob

Copy

Get Timer Info

Stop

Create stack

Loop

Cart Info

Display Message

Pause

Cart Status

Enable/Disable BCD

Play

Cut Info (Find cut - Index)

Erase

Play Preset

Cut Info (Find cut - Name)

Find cut - Index

Record

Cut Notes

Find cut - 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/II Plus third party software developer may be discussed by contacting the 360
Systems sales 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.

Summary of Contents for DigiCart II Plus DR-2750

Page 1: ...DIGITAL AUDIO HARD DISK RECORDER OWNER S MANUAL MODEL DR 2750 SOFTWARE VERSION 3 xx FIRST EDITION SEPTEMBER 2000 P R O F E S S I O N A L D I G I T A L A U D I O www 360systems com info 360systems com ...

Page 2: ...nable 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 interference in which case the user will be...

Page 3: ...ing Guide 7 Navigation 7 Selecting A Drive 7 Selecting A Directory 7 Selecting A Cut 7 Recording And Playing Cuts 7 Setting Record Levels 7 Recording 7 Making A Digital Recording 8 Checking Available Drive Space 8 Playing A Single Cut 8 Playing Multiple Cuts Follow On Play 8 Pause 9 Looping 9 Secondary Cues 9 Setup Menu Operations 10 GENERAL PROCEDURE 10 Utility Menu Operations 11 GENERAL PROCEDUR...

Page 4: ...n 17 The D NET XFER Button 17 The INPUT LEVEL Knobs 17 The Peak Level Meters 17 The Rear Panel 18 Rear Panel Interfaces 19 Serial Control 19 Transport Controls 19 Transport Lamps Tally Outputs 19 Cue Output Secondary 19 Alphanumeric Keyboard 20 Chapter Three 21 Operating Instructions 21 Recording Your First Cuts 21 Selecting A Drive 21 Checking Available Disk Space 22 Setting Record Levels 22 Reco...

Page 5: ...tory By 34 Keyboard Type 35 Keyboard Mapping Assignments 35 Remote Control 36 Cart Spindown Time Out 36 Sync Source 37 Digital Output 37 Audio I O Interface Table 38 Digital Input Type 38 Audio Input Type 39 Utility Menu Operations 40 General Procedure 40 Change Name 40 Erase 41 Copy Original 41 Copying A Cut 42 Copying A Stack 43 Copying A Directory 43 Copy Edited 45 Copying A Cut 45 Copying A St...

Page 6: ...t While Stopped 56 Output Gain 56 Find Operations 57 Using The FIND Mode 57 RC 205 57 RC 210 220 57 The RC 210 220 Stack Dir Key 57 Operation Of The Zip Disk Drive 59 FRONT PANEL 59 Handling Zip Disks 59 Zip Disk Loading 60 Zip Disk Removal 60 Formatting A Zip Disk 60 To Format A Disk 60 Select An External Drive 62 Chapter Four 63 Stack Mode 63 Stack Types 63 Linear Stack 64 Music And Voice Editin...

Page 7: ...ames And Destination Names 75 Wildcard Transfers 75 Assigning A Receiver Name 76 Mail Box And Destination Location Transfers 76 File Receiver 77 Echo Function 78 Selecting The I O Connector 79 Making A File Transfer 79 Transfer Messages 82 Source Display During Incomplete Transfer 82 Source Display During Aborted Transfer 82 Receiver Display During Transfer 83 Receiver Display After A File Is Rece...

Page 8: ...or 88 Appendix B 90 Serial Control Protocol 90 Host Device Message Summary 90 Hardware Format 90 Data Format 91 Pinout for the Serial Port 91 Appendix C 92 Technical Specifications 92 General Specifications 92 Physical Dimensions 93 Audio Specifications 93 Zip Drive Cartridge Reliability 94 Environmental Limits Operational 94 Environmental Limits Storage Shipping 94 Index 95 ...

Page 9: ...l 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 Trademarks The following trademarks may appear in this manual is a registe...

Page 10: ...n California the switchboard is open Monday through Friday from 8 00 AM to 5 00 PM Pacific Time Corporate Office and Customer Services 5321 Sterling Center Drive Westlake Village CA 91361 4613 USA Telephone 1 818 991 0360 Fax 1 818 991 1360 E mail info 360systems com Website www 360systems com Cautions Please heed the following important cautions regarding the DigiCart II Plus Do not remove the co...

Page 11: ...EUILLEZ VOUS RÉFÉRER AU MODE D EMPLOI POUR UNE INFORMATION IMPORTANTE ITALIANO ATTENZIONE FATE RIFERIMENTO AL MANUALE PER INFORMAZIONI IMPORTANTI ESPAÑOL ATENTCION FAVOR DE REFERIR AL MANUAL DE OPERACION POR INFORMACION IMPORTANTE ENGLISH WARNING ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD FRANÇAIS AVERTISSEMENT DANGER DE CHOC ÉLECTRIQUE ITALIANO AVVERTIMENTO PERICOLO DI SHOCK ELETTRICO ESPAÑOL ADVERTENSIA PELIGRO DE...

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Page 13: ...f DigiCart II Plus is selectable recording formats You may choose linear sampling rates of 48 44 1 or 32 kilosamples second in mono or stereo All formats can coexist for the machine is smart and plays them back automatically Dolby AC 2 stereo data compression is selectable at the 48k rate AC 2 delivers more than five times as much stereo storage time with subjectively excellent sound quality Accur...

Page 14: ...idual recording and sounds may be seamlessly looped for continuous play Maintenance issues have been addressed with modular construction making repairs an easy matter for the electronics professional Durable construction keeps wear and tear to a minimum even in high usage environments The design of DigiCart II Plus incorporates built in upgrade paths and the capability to accept larger disk drives...

Page 15: ...k Directory A Stack Directory can contain index numbers from 000 to 999 Drives Your DigiCart II Plus records digital audio directly to a fixed hard disk or removable Zip disks Recordings with different formats may be stored on the same drive DigiCart II Plus reads a header stored with each recording to properly configure itself for playback Zip Removable Media 360 Systems selected the Zip Disk fro...

Page 16: ...and identity of every cut and stack DigiCart II Plus provides a straightforward identification and naming approach suitable for the most advanced external controls These range from QWERTY keyboards and DigiCart II s RC 210 and RC 220 remote controls to Serial Interfaced PCs and industry standard ES Bus automation and editing controllers Files may be accessed by name or by their File ID number The ...

Page 17: ... announcement When programmed as a Linear Stack with a rotating lead or tag the item will have a different nature with each occurrence Cuts Cuts are individual recordings Each has a header which stores its ID and name plus information about total playing time SAMPLING RATE and RECORDING FORMAT This information is shown on DigiCart II s front panel display each time a cut is selected for playback O...

Page 18: ...n of drive directory or cut is organized into layers Navigation between the drive directory and cut levels is accomplished by pressing DigiCart II s Left and Right POSITION buttons Within any layer rotating the select knob accesses available drives directories cuts or stacks ...

Page 19: ...tory Press the Right POSITION button from drive level Press the Left POSITION button from the cut level Rotate the SELECT control choose a directory ID Selecting A Cut Press the Right POSITION button twice Rotate the SELECT control to choose an ID Name Recording And Playing Cuts Setting Record Levels Using tone press REC Adjust INPUT LEVEL for 9 segments just off Illumination of the red 0 segments...

Page 20: ...vel to cross the Trigger Threshold Recording then starts and will continue until the STOP button is pressed or the digital input signal stops or becomes invalid The recorded format of the resulting cut is identical to one made from an analog source NOTE DigiCart II Plus will drop out of the record ready mode while waiting for a trigger if the digital input becomes invalid Checking Available Drive ...

Page 21: ...o TAIL Play the cut you want to loop Press the LOOP button to activate Press LOOP button again to discontinue or press STOP once to stop at the end of the current loop Press STOP twice to stop immediately Select cut for cue selection Press and hold the SEC button Press the CANCEL button Secondary Cues Activating a Secondary cue closes one pair of Form C relay contacts This contact closure can be u...

Page 22: ...NI STANDARD REMOTE CONTROL INACTIVE ADDRESS 1 32 CART SPINDOWN ON OFF SYNC SOURCE INTERNAL DIGITAL INPUT DIGITAL OUTPUT PROFESSIONAL FORMAT CONSUMER FORMAT COPY PROTECTED CONSUMER OFF DIGITAL INPUT TYPE AES EBU XLR 3 AES SMPTE 75 OHM BNC IEC 958 TYPE II AUDIO INPUT TYPE ANALOG DIGITAL GENERAL PROCEDURE 1 Press the SETUP MENU button 2 Rotate the SELECT control to choose the option you wish to adjus...

Page 23: ...Operations Edit Menu features are HEAD TRIM FADE IN OUTPUT GAIN TAIL TRIM FADE OUT PRE ROLL GENERAL PROCEDURE 1 Select the drive directory cut or stack you wish to work upon 2 Press the EDIT MENU button to enter the menu 3 Use the SELECT control to view menu options 4 Follow the screen prompt to activate an option 5 Press the CANCEL STOP or PLAY button to exit the Edit Menu Time display is HH MM S...

Page 24: ...er to the operations manual for your RC 205 for complete instruction RC 210 and RC 220 Remote Controls from 360 Systems enable you to find cuts by index number Please refer to the operations manual for your RC 210 and RC 220 for complete instruction If you are interested in any 360 Systems accessory please contact 360 Systems directly or contact your 360 Systems dealer Further description of the F...

Page 25: ...ommodate one or two DigiCart II Plus units is available from 360 Systems Alternately your DigiCart II Plus is also well suited to tabletop operation WARNING 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 P...

Page 26: ...POSITION Arrows Press the Left and Right POSITION ARROW buttons to Navigate between drive directory and cut levels Select from different values in a menu Select units for editing operations Move the cursor during naming operations 1 1315 PERRIER 15 00 00 29 48K STER Disc Eject button H A R D D I S K D I G I T A L A U D I O R E C O R D E R LEFT INPUT LEVEL RIGHT BUILD LIST POSITION VIEW LIST UTILIT...

Page 27: ...n 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 Playback is active A solid PLAY button indicates DigiCart II Plus will stop after the current cut The STOP Button Illuminates when enabled When the PLAY button is illuminated pressing the STOP button ONCE will Terminate playback or recording When in fo...

Page 28: ...l or abort an operation Answer no to a query from the display Note Throughout this manual the button will be referred to simply as the CANCEL button The VIEW LIST Button Illuminates when enabled Press the VIEW LIST button to View the contents of a stack View the contents of the playlist during follow on playback The SEC Button Illuminates when enabled Press the SEC button to Write a secondary cue ...

Page 29: ... pressed again The LOOP function cannot be activated in STOP mode In Loop mode pressing STOP twice will stop playback immediately The D NET XFER Button Illuminates when enabled Press the DNET XFER button to Activate DNET transfer functions DNET is used to transfer cuts directories stacks or entire drives between two DigiCarts Please refer to Chapter Six File Transfer Network The INPUT LEVEL Knobs ...

Page 30: ...ng RC 210 220 Remote Controls 9 pin D female 3 Port for QWERTY keyboard 6 pin Mini DIN 4 Left and Right balanced analog audio inputs 3 pin XLR female 5 Left and Right balanced analog audio outputs 3 pin XLR male 6 GPI O Transport remote control interface 25 pin D female 7 AES EBU digital audio input left and right AES EBU digital audio output left and right 3 pin XLR female 3 pin XLR male 8 IEC 95...

Page 31: ...sed 8 RX 9 RX Transport Controls The PLAY STOP and RECORD remote control inputs are optically isolated from DigiCart II 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 DigiCart II Plus so that voltage may be applied directly between ground on pin 4 and either the PLAY STOP or RECORD con...

Page 32: ...ace circuits in Appendix A Interface Schematics Alphanumeric Keyboard An alphanumeric keyboard may be connected to the 6 pin mini DIN KEYBOARD rear panel connector on your DigiCart II Plus for controlling the machine and adding names to cuts directories stacks and disks Available models include a standard 101 key PC AT style keyboard a small footprint mini keyboard Model RC 205 or an infrared link...

Page 33: ...problems during playback of stacks with multiple sample rates To change the default settings refer to SETUP MENU OPERATION later in this Chapter 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 II Plus simplifies precise non destructive HEAD and TAIL trims beyond anything you can do with a razor blad...

Page 34: ...t to a disk that is full It will indicate DISK IS FULL and abort the operation Before recording or copying a cut note the cut length and compare it with the available disk space which is displayed when the front panel STOP button is held depressed continuously Remember that the remaining time is valid only for the currently selected sampling frequency and mono stereo choice If DigiCart II Plus is ...

Page 35: ...all recordings avoids the possibility of problems during transitions between cuts An audible pop is possible as the sample rate changes from cut to cut 2 Select a drive on which to record If you do not select a directory DigiCart II Plus will record in Directory 0 NOTE The Stack Directory S contains only lists If you try to record to Directory S the display will briefly flash 1 0 1 SELECTION ERROR...

Page 36: ...t identification system of DigiCart II Plus 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 without having to rewind as you would with an analog recorder or press the RECORD button and DigiCart II Plus will immediately begin to allocate space for another recording Your first recording wi...

Page 37: ...or name you want to use appears in the top line of the display Selecting A Cut Once you have selected a drive and directory containing the cut you want to play press the Right POSITION arrow once to enter the cut level This is the standard operating mode for DigiCart II Plus referred to as the Cut Select mode In this mode the display will indicate the currently selected Drive Directory Cut ID and ...

Page 38: ...s the possibility of an audible pop as the sample rate changes from cut to cut during playback of stacks with multiple sample rates To see the list of queued cuts following the one now playing 1 Press the VIEW LIST button 2 Use the SELECT control to scan the list To cancel an automatic Follow On playlist 3 Press the STOP button once The PLAY button will go solid indicating that DigiCart II Plus wi...

Page 39: ...ts to the Playlist When you turn off looping DigiCart II Plus will proceed with playback of the remaining cuts in the Playlist In the case of a Stack Mode Playlist looping will operate without affecting the contents of the stack If looping is turned off by pressing the LOOP button the stack will continue playing normally until completed Turning Loop On 1 Press the LOOP button during play 2 The LOO...

Page 40: ...ate the presence and duration of the cue Secondary Cues Creating A Secondary Cue 1 During play or record press the SEC button at the location where you want the Secondary relay to actuate The relay will remain active until the button is released NOTE Cues may also be placed during HEAD and TAIL editing operations Changing A Secondary Cue 2 To relocate a Secondary cue in an audio file press the PLA...

Page 41: ...r PLAY buttons to exit You can adjust several options and then confirm or cancel all of them at once Default values for SETUP MENU functions are SAMPLE RATE FORMAT DOLBY AC 2 48 000 STEREO INPUT MONITOR OFF THRESHOLD 42 dB OVERWRITE OFF RECORDING TIME LIMIT NONE RESTART MODE ON COMPLETION TIME DISPLAY TIME REMAINING SORT DIRECTORY BY INDEX KEYBOARD TYPE MINI REMOTE CONTROL INACTIVE CART SPINDOWN O...

Page 42: ...he dynamic range and frequency response of 16 bit linear recording is not diminished by the use of AC 2 To achieve the maximum amount of storage time on your DigiCart II Plus you should record with AC 2 Recording with AC 2 uses about one fifth the amount of storage space as a comparable linear recording Note The sample rate and format must be set to DOLBY AC 2 48000 for 48K digital inputs to be co...

Page 43: ...ughput is always in Stereo regardless of recording format selected Press the SETUP MENU button and use the selection controls to choose and confirm your selection INPUT MONITOR OFF OR INPUT MONITOR ON NOTE DigiCart II Plus automatically provides pass through A D D A audio when the REC button is pressed Therefore most operations may be accomplished with the INPUT MONITOR OFF Threshold DigiCart II P...

Page 44: ... recording ends Any interruption or change will terminate the record ready mode waiting for trigger threshold or the recording itself This requires sufficient lead time on the source tape It may be helpful to cue the source before placing DigiCart into record or pausing a CD player before recording rather than commencing record and then starting the CD player from a standstill Note that you cannot...

Page 45: ...it Enhances the management of available Disk space of DigiCart II Plus 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 5 the unit will stop recording 1 Press the SETUP MENU button and use the selection controls to choose and confirm your selection RECORDING TIME LI...

Page 46: ... will display time as ELAPSED count up or REMAINING countdown 1 Press the SETUP MENU button and use the selection controls to choose and confirm your selection TIME DISPLAY TIME REMAINING OR TIME DISPLAY ELAPSED TIME Sort Directory By Provides for sorting numerically by Index ID or alphabetically by NAME 1 Press the SETUP MENU button and use the selection controls to choose and confirm your select...

Page 47: ...selection will be stored in non volatile memory so that if DigiCart II Plus is turned off the correct keyboard will be selected on power up NOTE The keyboard must be connected at the time of power up or DigiCart II Plus will not recognize it If connected after power is on press SEC DNET XFER to re initialize soft re boot the system KEYBOARD MAPPING ASSIGNMENTS The chart below shows mapping of keys...

Page 48: ...SS 1 32 to establish communication between DigiCart II Plus and a host computer automation controller connected to the port Addresses 1 to 4 correspond to the four machine control buttons on the 360 Systems RC 220 Remote control The RC 210 requires a setting of address 01 It is recommended that Remote Control remain set to INACTIVE if not in use If you intend to use DigiCart II Plus with an automa...

Page 49: ...tput connectors simultaneously Analog output is always available on the analog connectors However the DIGITAL OUTPUT can be disabled or enabled and can output data in one of three selected formats The DIGITAL OUTPUT menu enables or disables the digital outputs and selects the format of the digital audio at the outputs By default recordings made from the analog inputs and the professional AES EBU o...

Page 50: ...ignal Level 3 pin XLR male AES EBU Professional 3 pin XLR female AES SMPTE 75 OHM Professional BNC female DIGITAL INPUT IEC 958 TYPE II Consumer BNC female AES EBU Professional 3 pin XLR male AES SMPTE 75 OHM Professional BNC female DIGITAL OUTPUT IEC 958 TYPE II Consumer BNC female Digital Input Type Selects the type of digital audio input 1 Press the SETUP MENU button and use the selection contr...

Page 51: ...alog or digital inputs The DigiCart II Plus can output audio on all output connectors simultaneously Analog output is always available on the analog connectors 1 Press the SETUP MENU button and use the selection controls to choose either AUDIO INPUT TYPE DIGITAL OR AUDIO INPUT TYPE ANALOG 2 If desired use the Left and Right POSITION buttons to select the alternate menu selection 3 Press the ENTER ...

Page 52: ...ns 4 Follow the screen prompt to activate an option 5 Press the CANCEL STOP or PLAY button to exit the Utility Menu Change Name In addition to the ID numbers automatically provided by DigiCart II Plus each drive directory cut or stack may have its own name containing up to 15 characters You may use letters numbers and space or 1 Rotate the SELECT control to choose the drive directory cut or stack ...

Page 53: ...er X XXXX CUT NAME PRESS YES TO ERASE OR X XXXX DIRECTORY NAME ERASE DIRECTORY OR X XXXX CUT NAME ERASE ENTIRE DISK Make sure that the ID and name appearing in the top line of the display is what you intend to erase 4 Press the ENTER button to erase the selected item Press the CANCEL button to exit this function without erasing the selected item For each cut that is erased the display will briefly...

Page 54: ...GINAL PRESS ENTER CANCEL 3 Press the ENTER button The display will show X XXXX CUT NAME SELECT DESTINATION 4 If necessary use the POSITION buttons and the SELECT control to select a different destination directory 5 Press the Right POSITION button If the directory is empty Press the ENTER button The display will show TARGET ID SELECT NEW INDEX 6 If the diectory is not empty use the SELECT control ...

Page 55: ... Plus handles stacks in the same manner as cuts Use the same COPY ORIGINAL procedures as for cuts Original stacks may only be copied to other numbers in the Stack Directory NOTE While stacks can be copied from one drive to another they still reference the index numbers of the cuts they contain Therefore if you copy a stack to a Zip cartridge it will play correctly only in the unit in which it was ...

Page 56: ...umber the last three digits of the I D Number 7 Press either the ENTER or CANCEL button The display prompts X X DESTINATION NAME REPLACE DUPL NAME If you answer NO all cuts in 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 If you answer YES any cuts from the source directory that...

Page 57: ...copy becomes a new original COPYING A STACK DigiCart II Plus handles stacks in the same manner as cuts Use the same COPY EDITED procedures as for cuts Stacks may only be copied to other ID Numbers in the same Stack Directory or to a Stack Directory on another drive NOTE While stacks can be copied from one drive to another they still reference the index numbers of the cuts they contain Therefore if...

Page 58: ...gle keystroke Cuts assigned to PRESETS may be Dolby AC 2 or linear format The maximum number of linear cuts is 16 PRESETS must be cuts on a hard disk drive Not ID 0 XXXX or 6 XXXX PRESETS are subject to the currently selected RESTART MODE i e IMMEDIATE or ON COMPLETION Contents of a directory may be mass assigned to PRESETS by entering the UTILITY MENU S ASSIGN PRESET from the directory level PRES...

Page 59: ...L button to exit The selected item is now assigned Press the key to play it ASSIGNING MULTIPLE PRESETS ON THE RC 205 OR RC 210 RC 220 1 Use the Left and Right POSITION buttons and SELECT control to determine the first cut or Linear Stack you wish to assign 2 Press the Left POSITION button to go to the directory level 3 Press the UTILITY MENU button and select ASSIGN PRESET 4 Press the ENTER button...

Page 60: ...NOTE The SETUP MENU S RESTART MODE IMMEDIATE or ON COMPLETION affects the playing of PRESETS Clear Preset Removes a selection from a Hot Key RC 205 s Scroll Lock may be ON or OFF RC 210 permits Clearing of a PRESET only by reassigning it RC 220 allows CLEAR PRESET and reassignment 1 Press UTILITY MENU and select CLEAR PRESET 2 Use the SELECT control to determine the preset you want to delete 3 Pre...

Page 61: ... 0 CARTRIDGE 2 Rotate the SELECT control to choose the drive you want to format DigiCart II Plus will indicate the following options DISK 0 Internal Zip Drive DISK 1 Internal Hard Disk DISK 2 Internal Hard Disk available only if disk is partitioned DISK 3 Internal Hard Disk available only if disk is partitioned DISK 4 Internal Hard Disk available only if disk is partitioned DISK 5 Internal Hard Di...

Page 62: ...ly from two to five drives 1 n except that drive 1 will always have slightly less recording space because system files are stored on that drive 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 will be lost during ...

Page 63: ...ting HEAD and TAIL trim you determine the total playing time of a cut Audio gain will ramp up or down according to the times 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 ...

Page 64: ... will begin playing from 00 00 00 00 00 2 Press STOP to set the new HEAD pointer 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 bottom line HEAD 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 25 00 F 3 Use POSITION Arrows to set the scroll value in brackets as H Hours M Minutes S Seconds F Frames or B Bits 4 Use the SELECT control to fin...

Page 65: ...ECT control to TAIL The display will show the current TAIL point of the cut TAIL 00 00 30 00 PRESS PLAY OR STOP SETTING THE TAIL POINT ON THE FLY To audition a cut when setting a new TAIL pointer 1 Press PLAY The cut will begin playing from 00 00 00 00 00 or the current HEAD pointer 2 Press STOP to mark the new TAIL pointer position The display will show the previous TAIL point on the top line and...

Page 66: ... 00 00 04 00 PRESS PLAY OR STOP 2 Press either PLAY or STOP The display will prompt 3 Use POSITION arrows to set the scroll value in brackets as H Hours M Minutes S Seconds F Frames or B Bits 4 Use the SELECT control to choose a new PRE ROLL length 5 Press ENTER to save or CANCEL to exit Fade In After you have recorded a cut you can program a FADE IN FADE IN always begins at the HEAD point of a cu...

Page 67: ... FADE IN 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 F 2 Use POSITION arrows to set the scroll value in brackets H Hours M Minutes S Seconds F Frames or B Bits 3 Use the SELECT control to fine tune the FADE IN length 4 Press PLAY to audition the FADE IN DigiCart II Plus will play the cut from the HEAD point and will continue playback until the cut ends or you press STOP Repeat steps 3 and 4 as necessary 5 Press EN...

Page 68: ... both lines 2 Use the Left and Right POSITION buttons to set the scroll value in brackets as H Hours M Minutes S Seconds F Frames or B Bits 3 Use the SELECT control to fine tune the FADE OUT length 4 Press the PLAY button to audition the new FADE OUT DigiCart II Plus will play the cut from the PRE ROLL point to the TAIL point or until you press STOP Repeat steps 3 and 4 as necessary 5 Press ENTER ...

Page 69: ... separator is not needed with the FIND function Find can be used in the process of creating a Quickstack Please see CHAPTER FOUR Stack Mode Using The FIND Mode RC 205 Press the RC 205 s FIND F5 key The display will show FIND BLINKING CURSOR HH MM SS 48K AC 2 Information on the bottom line pertains to the currently selected cut Use the alpha or number keys to select cut Use the S key when finding I...

Page 70: ...tains to the currently selected cut 2 Press the gray number keys for the desired stack The screen will show FIND STACK S NUMBERS PRESSED HH MM SS 48K AC 2 3 Press ENTER The screen will show information about the newly selected stack 4 Press PLAY to play the stack or enter it into a Compound Stack See CHAPTER FOUR Stack Mode Repeat as necessary for Follow On Play ...

Page 71: ...ost accidental damage the following rules MUST be observed DO remove the disk in the drive after use 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 med...

Page 72: ...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 II Plus software The Digicart II Plus Remembers Attempts To Eject The Disk And Defers Ejection Until It Is Enabled by th...

Page 73: ...disk the Yellow LED will flash as the drive reads initialization information The display will read INITIALIZING DISK 0 ZIP DRIVE NOTES Should the disk fail to initialize correctly an error condition exists Remove and reinsert the disk If this does not correct the problem the media may require reformatting or the drive may require service NEVER bulk erase a DigiCart II Plus disk This will destroy t...

Page 74: ...ternal Drive 1 Press the Left POSITION button twice to get to the drive level The display will show 1 0 SELECT DRIVE 2 Rotate the SELECT control until the display shows 6 0 SELECT DRIVE 3 Use the Right Position button and the SELECT control to choose the directory and cut ...

Page 75: ...and directories A stack is only a list of events to be played and does not include audio information Only stacks may be listed in a Stack Directory A drive may contain 1000 stacks A stack may contain up to 1000 items There is no limit to the total length of time of a stack A single cut may be used in multiple locations within a stack If a cut is edited its edited version will play in a stack If a ...

Page 76: ...ack of all the spots and IDs needed for an entire day or individual day parts Rotating Stack A Rotating Stack is a list of items only one of which is played from a single start command Each successive press of the PLAY button initiates playback of the next item in a Rotating Stack Each time a Rotating Stack is played the pointer for that stack is rotated to the next event in the stack This feature...

Page 77: ...embedding will be marked with an and will not play If you attempt to save a Quickstack that contains a compound stack a STACK ERROR message will result Creating A Stack The process of making a stack playlist begins with creating a Quickstack by using PAUSE or MAKE PLAYLIST on the RC 210 220 Remote control from 360 Systems Often the Quickstack list is a one time only sequence created on the fly Som...

Page 78: ...ST button and SELECT control to see the remaining items in the list The number at the upper left shows how many items away the top line event is from the selection currently playing NOTE At any time during the running of a Quickstack you may press the LOOP button The current selection will repeat until LOOP is pressed again To interrupt press the STOP button The current item will continue to compl...

Page 79: ...n events to be played Pressing STOP twice will immediately discontinue playback of the stack Once the PLAY light has gone solid indicating the last cut Pressing STOP will immediately end playback Playing A Rotating Stack An R follows Rotating Stack IDs Only the currently selected event in a Rotating Stack will play 1 Use the SELECT control until the name of the Rotating Stack you want appears in t...

Page 80: ...be consolidated onto a Zip Disk for transfer to another a system Use the POSITION buttons and select to designate an ID There are limits to the kind of stack that may become a cut The stack must be Linear with no embedded stacks All cuts in a stack to be copied must be of the same Sample Rate and Format The new cut will occupy disk space equal to the source cuts When converting a stack to a cut an...

Page 81: ...ENU takes you through another doorway Scan Mode to a different editing environment The stack Edit Menu provides six options INSERT REMOVE CHANGE STACK TYPE APPEND TRUNCATE SCAN Scan Mode SCAN is the mode that lets you review the contents of a stack Use either SELECT or POSITION arrows to scan through the stack Stack Edit operations begin from and return to the Scan Mode While in the Stack Edit men...

Page 82: ...button again The display shows X XXX L R STACK NAME SELECT 4 Use the SELECT and POSITION buttons to find the event you wish to insert 5 Press the ENTER button to insert the selected event 6 DigiCart II Plus returns to the Scan Mode 6a Press the ENTER button to continue editing or 6b Press the CANCEL button to exit the stack Edit Menu The display shows X XXX L R EVENT NAME SAVE CHANGES Y N The numb...

Page 83: ...tly selected event from the stack From the Scan Mode 1 Press the ENTER button 2 Use the SELECT control to choose REMOVE 3 Press the ENTER button again The display reads X XXXX EVENT REMOVE 4 Press the ENTER button to remove the selected event DigiCart II Plus returns to the Scan Mode 5 Press the ENTER button to continue editing or press the CANCEL button to exit the stack Edit Menu The display pro...

Page 84: ... 6 Press the ENTER button to save or the CANCEL button to exit DigiCart II Plus returns you to the Stack Directory Change Stack Type Switches between Linear and Rotating Stack types From the Scan Mode 1 Press ENTER 2 Select CHANGE STACK TYPE Press the ENTER button The display prompts LINEAR SELECT WITH ARROWS 3 Press either the LEFT RIGHT POSITION buttons to change stack type 4 Press the ENTER but...

Page 85: ...re DigiCart II Pluses Transfer rates are faster than playback rates D NET supports both the AES EBU and AES SMPTE 75 digital interfaces The Echo Feature lets you relay a transfer from one DigiCart II Plus to the next DigiCart II Plus 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 ...

Page 86: ...he data path such as routers or switchers the user should ensure that the transmitting DigiCart II Plus drives a nominal impedance of 75Ω and that the receiving DigiCart II Plus 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 Use...

Page 87: ...me to identify it as the target for a file transfer from another DigiCart II Plus When initiating a file transfer See Making A File Transfer on pg 79 the receiver name of the target DigiCart II Plus will be entered on the source DigiCart II Plus as the destination name for the transfer If a DigiCart II Plus is not assigned a receiver name it will receive transfers with any or no receiver name prov...

Page 88: ...ROW button until the cursor is to the right of the last character in the new destination name Press the ENTER button The display will show RECEIVER NAME NEW RECEIVER NAME To erase a receiver name and allow a DigiCart II Plus to receive transfers regardless of destination name 1 Press the D NET XFER button Rotate the SELECT control counterclockwise until the display shows RECEIVER NAME PREVIOUSLY U...

Page 89: ...e made to Disk 1 Directory 0 Mail Box transfers will be placed in the lowest available after the highest numbered existing cut NOTE A transfer made to a specific location will replace any files at that location To set the type of transfers your DigiCart II Plus will accept 1 Press the D NET XFER button It will illuminate when pressed Rotate the SELECT control until the display shows either TRANSFE...

Page 90: ... the D NET XFER button Rotate the SELECT control until the display shows either ECHO DURING RECEIVE OFF OR ECHO DURING RECEIVE ON 2 If desired use the Left and Right POSITION buttons select the alternate menu item Confirm your choice by pressing the ENTER button NOTE If a DigiCart II Plus in the network is powered OFF is in a Play or Record mode or has its D NET Receive off it will NOT Echo or rel...

Page 91: ...button Rotate the SELECT control until the display shows either RECEIVER INPUT BNC OR RECEIVER INPUT XLR 3 2 If desired use the LEFT and RIGHT POSITION buttons select the alternate menu item Confirm your choice by pressing the ENTER button NOTE A BNC Male RCA Female adapter will allow you to connect to your DigiCart II Plus with a male RCA connector Making A File Transfer To receive a transfer int...

Page 92: ...ce If no destination has been previously assigned and used the display will show DESTINATION NAME NONE SPECIFED 6 To assign a new destination name press the ENTER button again See RECEIVER NAMES AND DESTINATION NAMES earlier in this Chapter The display will show _ NEW DESTINATION NAME 7 Using the SELECT control and the Left and Right POSITION buttons enter the new destination name When you have sp...

Page 93: ...NCEL TO ABORT NOTE A transfer can be canceled easily by pressing either the STOP or CANCEL buttons You ll be prompted to confirm before the transfer is aborted 12 During the transfer the display will show FILE 1 OF 1 XX COMPLETED 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 eac...

Page 94: ...ithout 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 Source Display During Aborted Transfer If you press the CANCEL or STOP buttons on the source DigiCart II Plus during a transfer the transfer will proceed with the display showing QUIT T...

Page 95: ...OD FILES XX BAD FILES XX This indicates the number of files received without errors and the number of files discarded due to errors Receiver Display After A File Is Received With Errors If any file is received with errors after the brief display of the message the display will show GOOD FILES XX BAD FILES XX This indicates the number of files received without errors and the number of files discard...

Page 96: ...omplete information on the implementation of D NET on these products Idle State D Net Messages LOCATION MESSAGE MEANING SOURCE COULD NOT OPEN FILE FILE TO SEND COULD NOT BE 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 EITHER DISK ERROR ERROR READING WRITING THE FILE TO BE SENT RECEIVED EIT...

Page 97: ...ROUNDING 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 THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS A COOLING FAN DO NOT COVER THE VENTILATION PORTS WHEN INSTALLING OR USING THE UNIT FAILURE TO PROVIDE PROPER VENTILATION MAY CREATE A FIRE HAZARD AND CAN VOID YO...

Page 98: ...orten the life span of moving parts in DigiCart II Plus such as the fan and the motor assembly of the Hard Disk Drive 360 Systems recognizes that DigiCart II Plus is intended to work for many years and that it will eventually require service Drives are therefore installed in a way that allows for rapid field replacement by a qualified technician Other Reliability Factors Optional Hard Disk assembl...

Page 99: ...DigiCart II Plus Owner s Manual Maintenance Guide 87 ...

Page 100: ...ed disconnect the cable shields from pin 1 cut the jumper in unbalanced systems Shield grounding will then be provided from the other end only and the path for a probable ground loop is broken CAUTION DO NOT USE AC GROUND LIFTERS TO SOLVE HUM PROBLEMS A SERIOUS SHOCK HAZARD MAY RESULT Keyboard Connector PIN SIGNAL 1 DATA 2 N C 3 GROUND 4 5 V 5 CLOCK 6 N C Remote Control And Cue Out Connector NOTE ...

Page 101: ...SPORT COMMANDS TALLY OUTPUTS CURRENT SINKS FOR TALLY LAMPS GPI O DB 25 1K 1K 1K 1K EXAMPLE OF NON ISOLATED INPUTS CHOOSE ONE SOURCE VOLTAGE LAMP LAMP 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 LAMP 12 13 LAMP LAMP 6 7 PAUSE LOOP PLAY STOP REC LOOP PAUSE PLAY 12 13 14 15 16 LAMP LAMP LAMP LO...

Page 102: ...lay Message Pause Cart Status Enable Disable BCD Play Cut Info Find cut Index Erase Play Preset Cut Info Find cut Name Find cut Index Record Cut Notes Find cut 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...

Page 103: ... parity 1 start and 1 stop bit for a total of 11 bits 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 PINOUT FOR THE SERIAL PORT Pin 1 GND Pin 2 5 VOLTS not normally used Pin 3 GND Pin 4 TX Pin 5 TX Pin 6 HSK OUT not normally used Pin 7 HSK IN not normally used Pin 8 RX Pin 9 RX ...

Page 104: ...ing Quasi peak responding LED display Input controls Input level controls on front panel one each channel GPI Remote controls Remote contracts 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 SPDT floating relay outputs Cue Erase SEC Cues may be individually erased Cue Relocate Cue...

Page 105: ... Z 40k ohms each leg XLR 3 type connectors Nominal Operating Level 4dBu Output 18dBFS Digital Common Mode Rejection Better than 60 dB 120 Hz Maximum Input Level 21 dBu single ended 27 dBu differential Output Circuit Phase corrected differential outputs short circuit proof RF protected Output Z 100 ohms Maximum Output Level 16 dBu single ended 22 dBu differential Digital Inputs AES EBU XLR 3 type C...

Page 106: ...tive 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 Storage Shipping Storage Shipping Drive Temperature 22 to 52 C 40 to 60 C 8 to 126 F 40 to 140 F Disk Temperature 22 to 51 C 40 to 51 C 8 to 124 F 40...

Page 107: ...ecting 38 Digital output selecting 37 39 Directory copy 43 copy edited 45 defined 5 format utility 50 navigation 6 7 sort by 34 update format 50 Disk check available space 22 format 49 renumber 46 Disk drive storage time 4 types 3 Disk formatting Zip disk 60 Disk space checking 22 D Net 73 button 17 compatibility 84 echo function 78 how to 79 I O setup 79 Instant Replay 84 mail box 76 program mess...

Page 108: ...k shelf accessory 13 Rear panel connector types 18 illustration 18 transport controls 19 Record button 15 how to 23 remote control 19 Record levels setting 22 Recording 5 basics 21 copy 42 quick start 7 setting time limit 33 threshold digital input 32 threshold setup 31 Reliability 86 Remote control play stop record 19 setting 36 wiring 88 Renumber disk 46 Restart mode setting 33 S Sample rate and...

Page 109: ... Stop button 15 remote control 19 Symbols warning and information ix T Tail setting point 53 Tally outputs 19 Threshold recording setup 31 Time display selecting 34 Trademarks vii Transport remote control 19 U Utility menu change name 40 copy 41 erase 41 general 40 general operation 11 40 Utility Menu button 15 V View List button 16 W Warranty vii Z Zip disk formatting 60 Zip drive disk formatting...

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