360 Systems DR-2750 Owner's Manual

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DIGITAL AUDIO HARD DISK RECORDER
OWNER'S MANUAL
MODEL DR-2750
SOFTWARE VERSION 3.xx
FIRST EDITION
SEPTEMBER 2000
P
R O F E S S I O N A L
D I G I T A L
A U D I O
www.360systems.com
info@360systems.com

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  • Page 1 DIGITAL AUDIO HARD DISK RECORDER OWNER’S MANUAL MODEL DR-2750 SOFTWARE VERSION 3.xx FIRST EDITION SEPTEMBER 2000 R O F E S S I O N A L D I G I T A L A U D I O www.360systems.com...
  • Page 2: Safety Compliance

    Safety Compliance DigiCart/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.
  • Page 3 Contents Introduction Chapter One Getting Started Drives .....................3 Zip Removable Media ............. 3 The Internal Hard Disk ............3 Disk Storage Times................4 The File ID System.................4 Directories ..................5 Cuts....................5 Navigation ..................6 Condensed Operating Guide Navigation ..................7 Selecting A Drive ..............7 Selecting A Directory ..............
  • Page 4 Find Operations ................12 Chapter Two Controls and I/O Installation..................13 Front Panel Controls..............14 The SELECT Knob ............... 14 The POSITION Arrows............14 The RECORD Button............15 The PLAY Button ..............15 The STOP Button ..............15 The UTILITY MENU Button ..........15 The SETUP MENU Button...........
  • Page 5 Looping ..................27 Turning Loop On ..............27 Turning Loop Off ..............27 Cues.....................28 Secondary Cues................28 Creating A Secondary Cue: ........... 28 Changing A Secondary Cue: ..........28 Deleting/Erasing A Secondary Cue ........28 Setup Menu Operations ...............29 General Operations ..............29 Sample Rate And Format ............
  • Page 6 Clear Preset ................48 File Transfer ................48 Format Disk................49 Update Directories..............50 Partition Drive ............... 50 Edit Menu Operations ..............51 Head ..................51 Setting The Head Point “On The Fly”....52 Setting The Head Point While Stopped ....52 Tail ..................
  • Page 7 Playing A Rotating Stack ............67 Viewing A Stack..............67 Viewing A Stack — While It Plays ........68 Copying A Stack..............68 Converting A Linear Stack To A Cut ........68 Stack Edit Mode ................69 Scan Mode ................69 Insert..................
  • Page 8 Cleaning..................86 Appendix A Interface Schematics Audio Connector Wiring ............88 Keyboard Connector ............. 88 Remote Control And Cue Out Connector......88 Appendix B Serial Control Protocol Host Device Message Summary..........90 Hardware Format..............90 Data Format................91 Pinout for the Serial Port: ........91 Appendix C Technical Specifications General Specifications............
  • Page 9: Warranty And Repair Policy

    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. Please call 360 Systems for a return authorization number before returning any merchandise for any reason.
  • Page 10 FIRST EDITION, SEPTEMBER 2000. SOFTWARE VERSION 3.xx © 2000, 360 Systems. Printed in the United States of America. All rights reserved. Contents of this publication may not be reproduced in any form without the written permission of 360 Systems. Reproduction or reverse engineering of copyrighted software is prohibited.
  • Page 11: Warning Symbols

    Warning Symbols THE FOLLOWING WARNING SYMBOLS ARE USED ON THE PRODUCT IN THIS MANUAL: ENGLISH ATTENTION: REFER TO OWNER’S MANUAL FOR IMPORTANT INFORMATION. FRANÇAIS ATTENTION: VEUILLEZ VOUS RÉFÉRER AU MODE D’EMPLOI POUR UNE INFORMATION IMPORTANTE. ITALIANO ATTENZIONE: FATE RIFERIMENTO AL MANUALE PER INFORMAZIONI IMPORTANTI.
  • Page 13 Introduction Congratulations! You have chosen DigiCart/II Plus, the most advanced hard disk/cart system in the broadcast industry. Building on technology proven in the industry standard DigiCart/II, your new DigiCart/II Plus delivers many significant enhancements. A few of these enhancements include the use of low cost removable Iomega Zip™...
  • Page 14 (playlists) are explained in Chapter 4. Maintenance information is contained in Chapter 5. Operation of D-Net is detailed in Chapter 6. For product support and assistance, you may reach 360 Systems customer service by: Phone: 818-991-0360 (9:00 am to 5:00 pm Pacific Time)
  • Page 15: Getting Started

    "header" stored with each recording to properly configure itself for playback. Zip Removable Media 360 Systems selected the Zip Disk, from Iomega Corporation, as the removable media for your DigiCart/II Plus because it provides the reliability, speed and ease of use required in professional audio.
  • Page 16: Recording

    Disk Storage Times Storage time on DigiCart/II Plus drives will vary depending upon the sampling rate and recording format used. The table below shows approximate recording times, based on stereo recording at different sampling rates. Storage capacity will double in monaural for linear recordings. Dolby AC-2 operates only in stereo, however mono material may be stored on either or both tracks.
  • Page 17: Chapter Two

    Every drive, directory, cut and stack can be given a 15-character name, so you do not have to constantly crosscheck between a printed index and the screen display. DigiCart/II Plus will sort contents numerically by ID, or alphabetically by name. Directories DigiCart/II Plus provides directories to organize and group audio cuts that have something in common;...
  • Page 18: The Select Knob

    Navigation The selection of drive, directory or cut is organized into “layers.” Navigation between the drive, directory and cut levels is accomplished by pressing DigiCart/II's Left and Right POSITION buttons. Within any layer, rotating the select knob accesses available drives, directories, cuts or stacks.
  • Page 19: The Play Button

    Condensed Operating Guide This section presents condensed information on the operation of your DigiCart/II Plus. Fully detailed step-by-step instructions are found in Chapter Three: OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS. Navigation Selecting A Drive Press the Left POSITION button twice. Rotate the SELECT control to choose a drive number. Selecting A Directory Press the Right POSITION button from drive level.
  • Page 20: The View List Button

    Press and hold the SEC button to insert the Secondary cue. Press the STOP button to end recording. Making A Digital Recording Select the digital input you would like to record. If desired, select Dolby AC-2 data compression for 48K digital inputs. If you do not wish to compress a 48K digital input, select any format other than AC-2.

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