NewTek 3Play 440, User Manual

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A.1.8 CONNECT AN EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE?
Connect a suitable cable from the external hard drive to the eSATA port on the system’s
backplate. Note that in general, for use with large video files the hard drive should be formatted
using the NTSF file system (the FAT file system chokes on exported files exceeding 4 Gigabytes, as
will often be the case).
The eSATA port supports transfer speeds that are fast enough for live recording to suitable
external media. USB ports should not be used for recording, but may be useful for transferring
files to and from the system (it is always best to import media for use in live sessions).
A.1.9 EJECT A HARD DRIVE?
Click the Eject item in the Home page titlebar in 3Play’s Startup screen, or the File menu of the
Replay Desktop, and select the hard drive you wish to safely disconnect.
A.1.10 CONNECT TO A NETWORK?
Please refer to Section 3.11.
A.1.11 ENABLE TERMINATION FOR VIDEO INPUTS?
NewTek 3Play provides full-time video termination. If you need to loop through (or t-off from)
upstream video devices (such as an external monitor) in your video pipeline, you should ensure
termination is turned OFF for earlier devices.
A.2 S
ESSIONS
SUPPLEMENTARY QUESTION:
Q: What is a session?
A: Sessions can be thought of as ‘top-level presets’. They store all of the settings, playlists,
device configurations, and so on for a given live production. See Section 5.1.