The
DSP7000
Family Operating Manual
Manual Release 1.1
The DSP7000 Family Operating Manual
Page 25
2000 Eventide Inc.
OPERATION
Mounting and Handling
Normally, the DSP7000 will be rack mounted in a standard 19 inch rack. If the rack will be taken on the
road, the DSP7000 should be supported at the rear. It is advisable to keep the rack well ventilated and in a
dry, dust-free environment so that heat and moisture won’t cause degradation of performance. Contrary to
some reports, we have found that soda/beer splashed liberally about the front panel does
not
enhance the
reliability of the DSP7000. Since the DSP7000 has few internal connectors, it should hold up well under
“road conditions.”
Memory Cards
All functions that work on internal user memory also work on Memory Cards. A standard Memory Card is
512 kilobytes, although the DSP7000 will support cards up to 4 megabytes. (Note: Memory Cards must be
“
PCMCIA type 1 or 2 static RAM card
” - the DSP7000 does not support
"Flash"
cards.) A Memory Card will
maintain memory for many minutes with the battery removed, but will not maintain memory if the battery
goes dead. A conservative estimate puts the lifetime of a battery at a year. . . Like gambling on the stock
market, bet only what you can afford to lose. . .
You can also use the Vsig program (see separate Programming Manual ) to save edited presets to disk on a
remote computer. This gives you a valuable safety copy.
Eventide and other suppliers can provide rechargeable cards that do not need battery changes. These need
to be occasionally placed in the slot of a powered-up system to top up their batteries. Normal use of the
card will usually keep the battery charged.
Insert a Memory Card by pushing it into its slot until it “locks” into place. The Memory Card Release will
“lengthen,” and the display will briefly read
Checking “Memory Card".
.
or
Checking “GTR Li-
brary”. .
or (generally)
Checking “whatever-the-name-of-this-card-is”. . .
Remove a Memory Card by pressing the Memory Card Release - but don’t remove a Memory Card when
the
BUSY
LED is lit! A program that was loaded from a Memory Card continues to run even if the Memory
Card is subsequently removed. The Memory Card only needs to be in place during
PROGRAM
and Setup
Storage area functions such as
<load>
,
<save>
,
<update>
,
<delete>
,
etc.
The
BUSY
LED is used to indicate that a Memory Card is being written to. However, if there is no Memory Card in place, the
BUSY
LED indicates
data at the MIDI In port or the serial port. You may want to use this latter feature during a session that requires periodic use of a Memory Card. Sim-
ply insert the Memory Card when you need to load something from it or save something to it. Remove it when you are done loading or saving, and the
BUSY
LED will be available for “data indication" or “midi chasing.”