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Glyph Technologies
Quic
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GT 051
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FireWire hot-swap enclosure forGT Key™ cartridges
Quick Guide
610011-1.04Dec 7, 2006
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Page 3: ...be defined by a separate written agreement with GLYPH and if so such separate written agreement shall be controlling The information in this document is subject to change without notice and should not...
Page 4: ...to important information They are indented and preceded by the word Note in bold type Cautions Cautions alert the user to actions or situations that can result in damage to users or data Cautions are...
Page 5: ...ery unless a valid RMA number is displayed on the outside of the package UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Europe Mailing Address Phone Fax Email and Web Site Glyph Technologies 227 Cherry St Ithaca NY 14850 U...
Page 6: ...Your Drive for Use Windows Users p 16 Care and Maintenance of the GT 051 p 20 Troubleshooting p 23 GT 051 Specifications p 24 Audio Storage Guide p 25 Glyph s GT Series The GT Series is a cross functi...
Page 7: ...ards as Glyph s Integrity technology surpasses today s other hot swappable storage Firewire is an implementation of the IEEE 1394 serial bus standard It not only supports automatic configuration plug...
Page 8: ...aining high frequency signal integrity Good insulation maintains signal quality Maintaining signal quality ensures maximum data transfer rates Elimination of Acoustic Noise GT Series enclosures and th...
Page 9: ...ods of time with AC lines significantly below specified limits Glyph FireWire devices even when they re not turned on will pass signal and bus power through to downstream FireWire devices Glyph s Fire...
Page 10: ...ge we decided to enclose the bridge and the drive in a single unit The result is the GT Key FireWire cartridge This integrated exchange system offers true hard drive hot swap technology ensuring data...
Page 11: ...T 051 Glyph Technologies www glyphtech com 9 CAUTION When transporting an individual cartridge place it in the anti static bag that it came in This will help ensure the safety of the sensitive electro...
Page 12: ...f a flip out handle at the front of the drive The cartridge loads on its side The illustration below shows the GT Key in a GT 051 chassis Power switch with LED AC power to chassis LED power to cartrid...
Page 13: ...ping construction AC power input filter Efficient power supply Durable tabletop enclosure Single quiet ventilator fan Indicator lights to monitor drive activity and to indicate power supplied to GT 05...
Page 14: ...ntil the carrier or dealer confirms the damage If the container is in good condition proceed with unpacking the GT 051 Verify that all of the items described in the next section are present and in goo...
Page 15: ...Identification To familiarize yourself with the GT 051 take a moment to study the image below Installing the Hardware 1 Position the GT 051 Place the unit on a flat level surface Power to cartridge Po...
Page 16: ...e port and the other into the back of the GT 051 The two ports provide the same function so it doesn t matter which one you use 4 Insert the GT Key into the unit Pull the handle on the cartridge out t...
Page 17: ...with them Mac OS X users should use Disk Utility supplied with the Mac OS X operating system to format and partition drives Re initializing your drive using Erase Disk Mac OS 9 Users Your new drive sh...
Page 18: ...ive comes pre formatted for Macintosh you don t need to format it on installation If your computer is running Mac OS X and you decide to reformat or partition your drive use Disk Utility supplied with...
Page 19: ...displays the connected disk drives 5 Enter the number of the disk that has no corresponding drive letter in the example below that s Drive 2 You are invited to make a choice same list as in Step 3 6 E...
Page 20: ...ailable space Your computer again verifies the drive s integrity 8 When the drive s integrity has been verified press ESC Escape three times to exit fdisk 9 At the prompt type exit 10 Restart your com...
Page 21: ...zard to write a signature to the new drive 4 Use the instructions that came with your operating system to continue formatting the drive We suggest doing a Quick Format Formatting will take a few minut...
Page 22: ...te a signature to the new drive 5 Use the instructions that came with your operating system to continue formatting your drive We suggest doing a Quick Format Care and Maintenance of the GT 051 CAUTION...
Page 23: ...broken don t use the cable Always unplug a cable by holding the plug Never pull the cable itself as it may damage the plug If you are not planning to use your drives for a while unplug the power cable...
Page 24: ...a location subject to excessive dust direct sunlight sudden changes in temperature the resulting condensation can cause damage or high humidity or temperature CAUTION If the GT 051 is turned on with...
Page 25: ...c OS 9 Glyph FireWire drive does not mount on the Desktop The cables may not be connected Connect cables The Mac FireWire extensions may not be enabled Enable FireWire extensions FireWire Enabler and...
Page 26: ...the drive heat dissipating aluminum enclosure stainless steel faceplate Interface connectivity IEEE 1394 FireWire Oxford 911 bridging chip Power supply Universal 100 240V AC 50 60Hz Temperature Opera...
Page 27: ...ou should use a drive at least 30 larger than your estimated need This gives you the room you need for operating overhead and extra files generated during mixing and editing Note The following charts...
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