Alesis ADAT-HD24 FirePort 1394, Reference Manual

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quick start guide • chapter 1
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ADAT HD24 Reference Manual
Step 2: Get the drive ready
Mount and select the hard drive
When you first turn on the power, the HD24 will
automatically
mount
the last drive that was selected
in the system. (Mounting means that the system
recognizes the disk, has powered it up, and can
communicate with it.) If you have two hard drives
installed, only one will be mounted. Since this is the
first time you are powering up the unit, the HD24
will mount the drive that you installed in Drive bay
1.
• If there were no drives inserted, they will be
mounted automatically when you push
them in.
• If you have two drives inserted, one drive
may be
selected
for use at a time, even
though both are mounted. A selected drive
is the one that will be used for recording or
playback. The drive that was most recently
selected will be selected automatically at
power-up. (See the icons next to the HD
FREE SPACE display to find out which one
is selected.
In any case, there has to be at least one valid drive
inserted and mounted, with its green DRIVE LED lit
before you can proceed.
NOTE: Never pull a drive caddy out unless the DRIVE
LED is OFF! Dismount the drive first by
pressing its
DRIVE
button and then the
YES
(
▲
) button.
To select a disk if it's not mounted:
1. Press the
DRIVE
button of the disk you want to
use.
The display will read:
Selecting HD2
with a progress bar underneath for a few seconds,
until the drive has mounted.
Initialize or select the song
2. On a new, empty drive the display will read:
No songs on disk
(press NEW SONG)
Or, if the drive already has songs on it, it will
show the last song used.
S0 1 : "Song Name "
00:03:55:10 24t
Press
YES
(
▲
) (under the display) if you want to
change to a different song.
✪
If the HD24 is in a menu or mode you don't
understand, STOP. Look through the manual
to learn more about the situation before
proceeding.