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360 Systems Shortcut 99 Owner's Manual

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FCC NOTICE

WARNING: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class
A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a
commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause
interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely
to cause interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his
own expense.
The user is cautioned that changes made to the equipment without the approval of the
manufacturer could void the user's authority to operate this equipment.
It is suggested that only shielded and grounded cables be used to ensure compliance with FCC
Rules.
Short/cut Owner's Manual
Edition 3.1, 6/28/99
Covers features in Software Version 3.0
Copyright 1996-1999 360 Systems
Printed in the United States of America
All rights reserved.

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  • Page 1: Fcc Notice

    It is suggested that only shielded and grounded cables be used to ensure compliance with FCC Rules. Short/cut Owner’s Manual Edition 3.1, 6/28/99 Covers features in Software Version 3.0 Copyright 1996-1999 360 Systems Printed in the United States of America All rights reserved.
  • Page 3 ’99 OWNER'S MANUAL For use with software version 3.0 June 28, 1999 P R O F E S S I O N A L D I G I T A L A U D I O...
  • Page 4 360 Systems' sole liability under this limited warranty shall be the repair or replacement of defective products or components. Products being returned under warranty shall be sent to 360 Systems or one of its foreign service centers, freight prepaid in the original or equivalent packaging.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Page iii Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ___________________________________ 1 CHAPTER I _______________________________________ 3 CONTROLS AND DISPLAYS Front Panel of the Shortcut Editor, illustration The Display LCD Display, illustration Zoom In and Zoom Out TRANSPORT CONTROLS....................5 Record Stop Play Fast Forward Rewind Loop Pause Bleep...
  • Page 6 Gain Editing Gain Edit Menu - illustration Adjust Level Set Gain Value Fade In and Fade Out Relative Fade Erase Erasing a Highlighted Segment Within a File While Editing Erasing a Hot Key Assignment in the Files Display 360 Systems...
  • Page 7 Page v Erasing an Entire File in the Files Display Erasing an Entire Directory in the Directory Display Saving an Edited File Saving With a New File Name (Save As) Exit Abandoning Edit Operations Bleep File Segment To Bleep a File in Edit Mode To Set the Bleep Output Level To Bleep a File in the Play or Record Mode Undo an Edit Operation...
  • Page 8 Waveform Display, split, Illustration Waveform Display, combined, Illustration Output Level Installing Softcode CHAPTER VII_____________________________________ 77 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS MENU APPENDIX _________________________________ 80 QUICK REFERENCE TO MACHINE FUNCTIONS Directory Display Files Display Editor Keyboard Functions Using A INDEX __________________________________________ 85 360 Systems...

  • Page 9: Introduction

    Page 1 INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing 360 Systems’ new Shortcut™ Audio Editor. This unique product provides an unusual mix of capabilities: it serves as a stereo audio recorder, as a high- speed editor, and as a rapid way to access stored audio clips. You will find that Shortcut offers a faster way to record and edit audio, while being easier to use than earlier workstations.
  • Page 10 1 Gigabyte drives or the use of 1 Gigabyte cartridges in 2 ™ Gigabyte drives has not been verified by 360 Systems. Iomega products are available from most computer supply outlets. Zip 250 MB SCSI drives are also compatible with Shortcut. A Zip 250 disk can store 17 minutes of audio at the 48KHz sampling rate.

  • Page 11: Chapter I

    CHAPTER I CONTROLS AND DISPLAYS 360 Systems' Shortcut audio editor has an exceptionally clear-cut front panel. It is sensibly arranged, has a minimum button count, and will make sense to creative staff members who are familiar with traditional tape editing or modern word processors.

  • Page 12: Front Panel Of The Shortcut Editor, Illustration

    Page 4 Controls and Displays FRONT PANEL OF THE SHORTCUT EDITOR 360 Systems...

  • Page 13: The Display

    Controls and Displays Page 5 The Display Shortcut features a backlit LCD display that provides extensive information about machine operations. The display can show monaural or stereo waveforms, listings with up to seven lines of text, or a combination of graphics and text. At times the display will become interactive and show options to assist the user.

  • Page 14: Fast Forward

    "Hot Keys". A set of 10 Hot Key Assignments is stored with each Directory, and is recalled whenever the Directory is selected. H have two uses: • Instant playback of pre-selected audio files 360 Systems...

  • Page 15: Edit Keys

    Controls and Displays Page 7 • Storage of audio intended for future use during edit operations. EDIT KEYS All editing operations in Shortcut are accomplished by first defining a region of audio with two marks called Edit In and Edit Out. After these marks are placed, the audio waveform between them appears as a highlighted region.

  • Page 16: Edit Out

    ) to preserve your edits in a new file and then get the replaced material from the file you were originally editing. Insert can also be used in conjunction with Crossfade. See additional information in the chapter on Editing. 360 Systems...

  • Page 17: Gain Editing

    Controls and Displays Page 9 Gain Editing Gain Editing functions include Adjust Level, Set Gain, Fade In, Fade Out and Relative Fade. These are accessed by pressing S 2 while in the Editor. Gain Edits are non- destructive. The gain is adjusted on playback, so the original audio data is unchanged and the effect of Gain Edits can be removed at any time.

  • Page 18: File Management Keys

    Sample Rate. FILES (File Select) When a Directory has been selected, a list of the audio File names within it will appear. The File listing looks like this: 360 Systems...

  • Page 19: Files Menu, Illustration

    Controls and Displays Page 11 PUBLIC DIRECTORY 48K TIME 3:45:17 A SHORTCUT PROMO EDITED A SHORTCUT PROMO 0:36 A SHORTCUT PROMO ORIGINAL 0:52 BOING 0:02 CAR DOOR 0:04 CAR PEEL OUT 0:11 DOG GROWL 0:06 FILE LISTING The Directory Name appears in the top line, along with the Sample Rate and Available Record Time.

  • Page 20: Exit

    • The B (backspace) key erases the character to the left of the present Cursor position. • The D (delete) key is used to edit title entries. It erases the character to the right of the present position. 360 Systems...
  • Page 21 Controls and Displays Page 13 • The I (Insert) key toggles on-and-off, and allows characters to be inserted in the middle of a text string. • The A key (*) is used with the F function. The text to be located is entered, STERISK with unknown letters or words replaced by a single asterisk.

  • Page 22: Audio Controls

    The Left and Right S keys select a single audio track when it is desirable to monitor just one channel. S is canceled by pressing the illuminated S key, or R , or any . A S key is illuminated when active. 360 Systems...

  • Page 23: Chapter Ii

    G P I PROFESSIONAL DIGITAL AUDIO EQUIPMENT MADE IN USA 360 SYSTEMS, WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CALIFORNIA, USA REAR PANEL OF SHORTCUT EDITOR Analog Audio Inputs and Outputs Analog inputs and outputs are provided on balanced XLR connectors at a nominal level of +4 dBu.

  • Page 24: D-Net File Transfer Ports

    It can transfer files with their names and audio data to 360 Systems DigiCart/II and Instant Replay units.D-NET signals from other 360 Systems devices can be Echoed through the Shortcut by connecting them to either the XLR or BNC digital inputs.

  • Page 25: G.p.i. Connector Pin-Outs

    Rear Panel Features Page 17 G.P.I. Connector Pin-Outs The Shortcut Editor may be remotely controlled through a 15-pin "D" connector on its rear panel. Remote functions are asserted through a switch contact to Ground. If desired, a "tally" indicator light can be wired to show that a function has taken place. The lamp is controlled through an output on the same connector.
  • Page 26 Page 18 Rear Panel Features Pin 5 GPI INPUT ASSIGNMENTS MAP TO FUNCTIONS AND GPI INPUT PINS. 360 Systems...

  • Page 27: Sample Rate

    Rear Panel Features Page 19 Connecting to Telephone Control Systems Recording and editing telephone calls is made quick and easy by connecting a Shortcut directly to the two most popular digital telephone hybrid systems. Both systems allow you to: • Instantly open a new Shortcut file and start recording from the hybrid’s desktop switch control console.
  • Page 28 The recording itself will be unaffected and will sound perfect on subsequent playback. Once the recording is finished, the sync reference will return to the external reference input for playback. All other operations are the same as when using internal sync. 360 Systems...

  • Page 29: Erase

    Rear Panel Features Page 21 Expansion Connector and External Disk Drive Support The Expansion connector allows for an external SCSI drive. This device must be able to be set to SCSI address 6. It can be a removable media drive such as an Iomega Zip ®...

  • Page 30: Chapter V

    Page 22 Rear Panel Features press P and P to spin up, then release P or press P again to initiate playback on AUSE AUSE cue. 360 Systems...

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