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NETWORKED DIGITAL AUDIO RECORDER-PLAYER  

WITH EDITING 

 

Model DR-600 

 

 
 

OWNER'S MANUAL 

 

 

Summary of Contents for Instant Replay DR-600

Page 1: ...NETWORKED DIGITAL AUDIO RECORDER PLAYER WITH EDITING Model DR 600 OWNER SMANUAL ...

Page 2: ...play II Plus complies with the following safety standards UL 1950 Standard for Safety of Information Technology Equipment Including Electrical Business Equipment EN 60950 Standard for Safety of Information Technology Equipment Including Electrical Business Equipment EU Declaration of Conformity Type of Equipment Professional Use Audio Equipment Conforms to the Following Standards EN55103 1 Emissio...

Page 3: ...pment It is suggested that only shielded and grounded cables be used to ensure compliance with FCC rules Notice This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirement of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations Français Cet appariel numérique de la classe A respecte toute les exigences du Reglement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada Company Address Shipping Information Freight and m...

Page 4: ... copyrighted by 360 Systems Microware Systems Corp Designs incorporated in this product are the subject of current or pending U S and foreign patents Limited Warranty Instant Replay is warranted against defects in material and workmanship for a period of one year from date of original purchase This warranty includes parts and labor This warranty excludes units that have been modified repaired by u...

Page 5: ...signing a Cut to a Hot Key 17 Using Hot Key Banks 18 Replacing Cuts with Existing Hot Key Assignments 18 Locating a Cut using FIND 18 Viewing the Sample Rate and Word Length of a Cut 18 Previewing a Cut 18 Looping a Cut 19 Adjusting Output Gain on a Cut 19 Using the Record Sample Rate Converter 19 Converting 24 bit material to 16 bits Dither 20 Using the Sample Rate Converter and Dither at the sam...

Page 6: ... Connect to Instant Replay 37 Upload Download files 38 Renaming or Deleting a File using Flash FXP 39 CHAPTER 6 MACHINE SETUP MENU S 40 EDIT Menu 40 RECORD SETUP 40 NETWORKING Menu 40 OPERATIONS Menu 40 HOT KEYS Menu 41 CHAPTER 7 THE REAR PANEL 42 ELECTRICAL POWER 42 Power Switch 42 Fuses 42 AUDIO CONNECTIONS 43 Audio Inputs 43 Audio Outputs 43 Headphone Output 43 DIGITAL AUDIO CONNECTIONS 43 AES ...

Page 7: ... Key features include Storage of up to 1000 Audio Cuts At least 100 Hours of Storage Assignment of Cuts to 50 front panel Hot Keys Playlists that play a sequence of cuts manually or automatically 16 and 24 bit WAV support Head and Tail editing Variable fade in and fade out FIND function for locating cuts Familiar tape transport style controls to provide fast and sure operation Network Connectivity...

Page 8: ...ay s front panel controls are shown in Figure 1 Most of the buttons include an indicator light to show when they are in use They are functionally grouped as follows Hot Keys Transport Control Metering and Level Control Function Buttons Setup and Configuration Control These controls are described briefly in this section ...

Page 9: ...port Controls include STOP PLAY PAUSE and RECORD They perform in the traditional manner of tape recorders STOP STOP Immediately ends recording or playback STOP will halt some sequential operations such as Network Transfers PLAY PLAY Starts playback of the currently selected Cut Note that pressing PLAY initiates playback from the beginning of the selected Cut even if it is already playing The excep...

Page 10: ...ly select the corresponding Bank ASSIGN HOT KEYS The ASSIGN HOT KEYS button lights when pressed and the display prompts for selection of a HOT KEY Pressing a HOT KEY immediately assigns the Cut shown in the top line of the display to that HOT KEY overwriting any previous assignment PREVIEW When PREVIEW is pressed in Stop mode the main audio outputs are muted so Cuts played subsequently can be audi...

Page 11: ...Cut by Index Number or Name When you press the FIND button any previously found Cut name or ID number is displayed To use that name for the current FIND simply press ENTER To use a different Name or Index Number simply type it and press ENTER ENTER Used to enter Menus initiate operations confirm choices and to answer yes to display prompts In Playlist mode pressing ENTER causes the selected Step t...

Page 12: ... it into an AC power outlet Turn on the power switch located at the far right of the rear panel Instant Replay will run through a power up sequence that includes lighting each front panel indicator in sequence When it is ready to use the Display Module will display the current selected Cut per Figure 2 below o The Index number is a unique number associated with the file o The Cut Name is the user ...

Page 13: ... IEC 958 RCA source to the IEC 958 II RCA jack The input source used for recording is selected via the AUDIO INPUT menu under the RECORD SETUP See Page 14 Connecting Monitoring Equipment Connect Balanced stereo analog monitors to the BALANCED OUTPUT stereo pair Connect Un balanced stereo analog monitors to the UNBALANCED OUT stereo pair Connect a digital AES EBU monitor to the AES EBU DIGITAL OUT ...

Page 14: ... 16 DC2 06 45 41 216 44 53 48K 16 DC2 06 12 44 195 12 05 Table 1 Note The quality of 16 bit WAV and DC2 are identical The only reason to use DC2 format is for compatibility with the DigiCart E product WARNING Note that while you can have Cuts recorded in any of the formats stored in the unit it is best not to mix formats on a particular project Switching from a 48K Linear to 44 1 will cause the ou...

Page 15: ...log inputs only before beginning to record Begin Recording Press PLAY to begin recording Press STOP to stop recording A default cut name such as NEW001 will be provided Press ENTER to accept the name or type in a new name using the alphanumeric and scroll keys then press ENTER Limiting the Record Time of a Cut You can limit the maximum record time of a cut to 5 minutes 30 minutes or 1 hour This is...

Page 16: ...NTER Select ENABLE using the SCROLL KEYS Press ENTER When you activate the remote momentary switch Instant Replay will behave as if you had pressed PLAY You can also initiate recording remotely by putting Instant Replay in Record Ready and activating the remote switch Note that activating the remote switch will also CANCEL PAUSE if it is active While Instant Replay is Paused pressing a Hot Key dis...

Page 17: ...the next cut By pressing ENTER twice you can erase this cut as well then the next cut and so on This is a good way to get rid of lots of cuts at once Assigning a Cut to a Hot Key The ASSIGN HOT KEY button lights when pressed and the display prompts for selection of a HOT KEY Pressing a HOT KEY immediately assigns the Cut shown in the top line of the display to that HOT KEY overwriting any previous...

Page 18: ...umber 40 In the event many Cuts exist with almost the same name they will be found in alphabetical order with each subsequent use of the Find command The Scroll Arrows may be used to examine all similar entries when the Sort By Name option is active in the configuration menu Viewing the Sample Rate and Word Length of a Cut With the Cut selected on the display module but NOT playing hit the ENTER k...

Page 19: ...ADJUST OUTPUT GAIN 0 dB The cursor will blink over the value to be changed Use the SCROLL keys to make an adjustment to the numeric value Press ENTER to accept the displayed value Press MENU or CANCEL to return to previous menu level Using the Record Sample Rate Converter What the Record Sample Rate Converter does If you are recording material using the digital AES EBU or IEC958 II inputs you can ...

Page 20: ... Then Press ENTER Note The Dither setting has no effect if you are using the balanced or unbalanced analog inputs for recording Note Enabling dither if you are using a 16 bit digital source is unnecessary and will slightly increase noise level Using the Sample Rate Converter and Dither at the same time The Dither option and the Sample Rate Converter can be used at the same time This would be appro...

Page 21: ...the AES EBU or IEC958 II input clock To play a cut at a user specified sample rate Press MENU CONFIGURATION PLAYBACK SAMPLE RATE Then Press ENTER Select OUTPUT AT 48K to play the cut at 48Kb S Select OUTPUT AT 44 1K to play the cut at 44 1Kb S Select SYNC TO DIGITAL IN to play the cut at the rate of the AES EBU or IEC958 II input clock Select AS RECORDED to play the cut at the rate it was recorded...

Page 22: ...ims can be as long as the cut as long as the two trim points do not overlap Setting the Head Trim Head trim can be performed in one of two ways 1 If Prompt for Head Tail is ENABLED in the RECORD SETUP you will be automatically prompted to enter head trim after a new recording is created 2 Select an existing cut in the display module then press MENU EDIT SET HEAD TRIM The only difference between th...

Page 23: ...ou will be prompted to enter both a head and tail trim Setting the Pre Roll before Setting the Tail Trim Before Entering the Tail Trim time you may want to set the Pre Roll This sets the length of time counting backward from the end of the file that the cut will begin playing if you want to set Tail Trim in real time mode Pre Roll is useful on longer cuts because you can start playback a few secon...

Page 24: ... the point you want to trim Hit ENTER again to accept the change Fade In To set the fade in press MENU EDIT SET FADE IN then press ENTER Enter a new fade in time then press ENTER Fade values are expressed in duration of the fade Fades are limited to a maximum length of 40 seconds 00 00 00 FADE IN ENTER ADJUST OR PLAY Press MENU or CANCEL to return to previous menu level Or Press the PLAY key to st...

Page 25: ...ke an adjustment to the numeric value Press MENU or CANCEL to return to previous menu level Or Press PLAY to start playback the displayed Fade Out time value will increase from the Pre roll position to the End of File During this time press the ENTER key to capture a new value for the beginning of the Fade Out On the Fly You may then make fine adjustments using the SCROLL and CURSOR keys Press ENT...

Page 26: ...n tell what bank you are currently on by pressing the BANK SELECT key The keys 1 through 10 will blink with the exception of the key denoting the current bank which will be solid If you want to make a playlist for a different bank than the current bank simply hit the numbered key for the bank you want to make a playlist for Clear the Playlist If a Playlist is already assigned to the selected BANK ...

Page 27: ...ss CANCEL to remove it from the list Press ENTER to confirm or CANCEL Append a Step to a playlist To append a Step to the end of the Playlist SCROLL to the end of the list and press additional HOT KEYS to add additional Steps Changing the Playlist Playback Order On the Fly The SCROLL ARROWS and ENTER key can be used in real time to change the sequence in which the Cuts are played At any time you c...

Page 28: ... will stop Looping a Playlist Press LOOP at any time to cause a playlist to loop The playlist will continue to loop until you press LOOP again to deactivate looping Protecting a Playlist Turning playlist protection on will lock the current Playlists They cannot be edited or deleted until protection is turned back off To enable playlist protection Press MENU PLAYLIST PLAYLIST PROTECTION Select ON P...

Page 29: ...TOP while an FTP transfer is in progress will also DISABLE FTP Mode Refer to Page 30 for instructions on entering FTP Mode Note Instant Replay has a flat file system All cuts must reside in the root directory Instant Replay will not allow you to create sub directories using FTP About WAV files Exporting WAV Cuts Instant Replay can record 16 and 24 bit WAV files at sample rates of 44 1 or 48Khz Usi...

Page 30: ... g WAV DC2 Alphanumeric characters hyphens spaces and underscores are allowed Each file on Instant Replay is referenced by a user supplied file name and a unique index number Files of the same name are not allowed for the same file type WAV or DC2 The one exception is noted below Note Files originated on other equipment that have filenames longer than 15 characters will be truncated to 15 characte...

Page 31: ...ied on the local Display Module You may then rename them if you so desire using the local Display Module or using the FTP client On the Local Display Module the character looks like a little superscript square Supported FTP Clients Instant Replay includes an RFC 1359 compliant FTP server The user connects to the FTP server using a commercially available FTP client Most FTP clients should work with...

Page 32: ...U Use the SCROLL and ENTER keys to navigate the menus as shown Networking FTP PASSWORD Press ENTER then type in a password Use up to 11 numbers and letters in any combination Press ENTER Set the IP Address Optionally enter a new FTP IP Address The default IP Address is 192 168 1 100 Networking FTP IP Address Press ENTER then type in a new IP address Any IP address is allowed Press ENTER OR Automat...

Page 33: ... default will work on your network Enable FTP MODE The FTP Server is only turned on when it is in use Press MENU Use the SCROLL and ENTER keys to navigate the menus as shown Networking FTP Mode Press ENTER Use the scroll keys to set it to ON Press ENTER Press MENU The Display will indicate FTP MODE ON Hit STOP at any time to exit FTP Mode Hitting STOP while a transfer is in progress will CANCEL th...

Page 34: ...From the command prompt type ftp IP ADDRESS where the IP ADDRESS is the address you set your Instant Replay to in the Initial Setup step For example 192 168 1 120 would be a valid entry The display will do the dots for you 2 Type in USER ID when Prompted 3 Type in the PASSWORD when prompted Downloading a file from Instant Replay to your host Log in per the example above Type Get FILENAME At the FT...

Page 35: ...Page 35 Uploading a file from your host computer to Instant Replay Log in per the example above Type put FILENAME At the FTP prompt Deleting a file from Instant Replay Log in per the example above Type Del FILENAME At the FTP prompt ...

Page 36: ...Page 36 Instant Replay 2 Owners Manual Renaming a file on Instant Replay Log in per the example above Type rename CURRENT FILENAME NEW FILENAME At the FTP prompt ...

Page 37: ...n be obtained at www inicom net Instant Replay has been tested with Flash FXP version 3 2 0 Connect to Instant Replay Start up Flash FXP The listing on the right hand side shows local files on your computers drive Set Instant Replay to FTP Mode by pressing MENU NETWORKING FTP MODE ON then pressing ENTER Click on the yellow Lightning Bolt then select Open Connection ...

Page 38: ...lues you configured your Instant Replay to under the Networking menu Upload Download files You can move files from Instant Replay to your computer simply by dragging them across to the listing on the right side of the screen Likewise you can move files from your computer to Instant Replay by dragging them from left to right ...

Page 39: ...Instant Replay 2 Owners Manual Page 39 Renaming or Deleting a File using Flash FXP Right click on the file Select RENAME or DELETE from the pull down menu Rename or delete the file ...

Page 40: ...F 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60 Record Overwrite OFF ON Record Time Limit NONE 60 MIN 30 MIN 5 MIN Record Erase Lockout OFF ON Recording Format 44 1K WAV 16 Bit 48K WAV 24 Bit 44 1K WAV 16 Bit 48K WAV 16 Bit 44 1K DC2 48K DC2 Dig Input Processing OFF Dither 24 16 Bit Sample Rate Convert Dither 24 16 Bit SRC Prompt for Head Tail Enabled Disabled Refer to the section Recording A Cut on Page 13 for mo...

Page 41: ...rotection OFF ON CONFIGURATION Menu Menu Item Values Time Display TIME REMAINING ELAPSED TIME Sort Directory By INDEX NAME Select Language ENGLISH SPANISH Digital Output OFF PROFESSIONAL FORMAT CONSUMER FORMAT COPY PROT CONSUMER Playback sample Rate AS RECORDED SYNC TO DIGITAL IN OUTPUT AT 48K OUTPUT AT 44 1K GPI PLAY ENABLE ENABLED DISABLED Tail Trimmed Audio KEEP ONLY 1ST 30 SEC KEEP ALL ...

Page 42: ...HE UNIT WAS ORIGINALLY DELIVERED CHECK TO SEE THAT IT MATCHES THE ELECTRICAL OUTLET YOU WILL BE USING WARNING REPLACE POWER CORD ONLY WITH UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES UL LISTED CORD OF EQUIVALENT TYPE AND RATING Power Switch The POWER SWITCH is located next to the AC POWER INPUT on the rear of the product Fuses The fuses in this product are not user replaceable Failure of a fuse is an indication of ...

Page 43: ...t its level is controlled by the HEADPHONES LEVEL control on the front panel When the PREVIEW button is activated in Stop mode the HEADPHONE OUTPUT is active and the Main Outputs are turned off during subsequent playback It may be helpful to use the HEADPHONE OUTPUT for control room monitoring while the Main Outputs provide the main feed to a mixer or transmitter DIGITAL AUDIO CONNECTIONS AES EBU ...

Page 44: ...t go of the button on the device and press Play on Instant Replay to begin recording immediately Start Instant Replay recording on the fly between two selections and use Head Trim to remove any unwanted audio from the start of the recording This can be useful with DAT machines that are unstable until they have played for a few seconds In cases where Instant Replay records for only a few millisecon...

Page 45: ...es equipped with the Serial Copy Management System SCMS When DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT is set to PROFESSIONAL this output produces a signal that is compatible with the AES SMPTE digital audio standard This signal is normally supplied on a BNC connector It is designed to allow digital audio to be routed and cabled using the same methods as 75Ω video signals NETWORK CONNECTIONS Network Port Instant Repla...

Page 46: ... CONTENTS OF THE HARD DISK IF AT ANY TIME THE FORMATTING PROCESS IS ABORTED YOU MUST RECYCLE POWER TURN THE MACHINE OFF THEN BACK ON AGAIN TO ENSURE PROPER OPERATION REPEAT THE FORMAT PROCESS AFTER CYCLING POWER To Format the Internal Hard Disk Turn Instant Replay s power switch OFF While holding down the STOP button turn power ON Continue to hold stop until the unit initializes The display will p...

Page 47: ...oading 34 Initial Setup 32 Renaming 36 Supported Clients 31 Uploading 35 Headphone Level Control 10 Hot Keys 9 assigning 10 17 18 overwritng 10 reassigning audio 18 Hot Keys 17 18 Input Level Controls 10 Level Meters 10 Loop 9 19 Menu configuration 41 editing 40 File Transfer 40 operations 40 41 record 40 setup options 40 Menu Key 10 Operations Menu 40 41 Output gain adjust 19 Pause 9 Play 9 Playi...

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