360 Systems Instant Replay2 User manual

NETWORKED DIGITAL AUDIO RECORDER-PLAYER
WITH EDITING
Model DR-600
OWNER'S MANUAL

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MANUAL:
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Safety Compl ance
Instant Replay II Plus complies with the following safety standards:
• UL 19 0, Standard for Safety of Information Technology Equipment, Including
Electrical Business Equipment.
• EN 609 0, Standard for Safety of Information Technology Equipment, Including
Electrical Business Equipment.
EU Declarat on of Conform ty
Type of Equipment:
Professional Use Audio Equipment.
Conforms to the Following Standards:
EN 103-1 (Emission) (1997) Electromagnetic compatibility – Product family standard for audio,
video, audio-visual and entertainment lighting control apparatus for professional use.
EN 103-2 (Immunity) (1997) Electromagnetic compatibility – Product family standard for audio,
video, audio-visual and entertainment lighting control apparatus for professional use.
IEC9 0 2nd Edition, Amendment 1 (1992), Amendment 2 (1993) and Amendment 3 (199 ); Safety of
Information Technology and Business Equipment.

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FCC Compl ance
This equipment complies with part 1 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 owners 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.
This device will accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired
operation. 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.
Not ce
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 & Sh pp ng Informat on
Fre ght and ma l may be sent to 360 Systems at the follow ng address. Please call for a Returned Mater al
Author zat on (RMA) number before return ng equ pment or parts.
360 Systems
Customer Service
313 Agoura Rd
Westlake Village, California 91361-4613 USA
Telephone [phone], 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Pac f c T me. Fax: [phone]
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CAUTION!
Instant Replay contains a hard disk drive. While today’s hard disks are very reliable,
they are vulnerable to shock. Handle with care. Please exercise care not to drop or
bump Instant Replay – damage to the internal hard disk may result. Be sure power is off
before moving the unit.

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Product Improvements And Upgrades
360 Systems reserves the r ght to make changes and/or mprovements to ts products, w thout ncurr ng any obl gat on to
ncorporate such changes or mprovements n un ts prev ously sold or sh pped.
360 Systems may ssue Techn cal Support Bullet ns from t me to t me, adv s ng owners of record of product
enhancements that become ava lable. Techn cal Support Bullet ns may also be requested through 360 Systems
Customer Serv ce department by telephone at [phone] or Facs m le at [phone]. However, we
cannot contact you f you do not return your Warranty Card. Please take a moment now to f ll out your Warranty
Card and e ther ma l or fax t to 360 Systems. You may also reg ster your warranty w th us by telephone.
Trademarks And Patents
360 Systems, 360 Systems Instant Replay, and D g Cart are trademarks of 360 Systems
Software conta ned n th s product s copyr ghted by 360 Systems, M croware Systems Corp.
Des gns ncorporated n th s product are the subject of current or pend ng U.S. and fore gn patents.
L m ted Warranty
Instant Replay s warranted aga nst defects n mater al and workmansh p for a per od of one year
from date of or g nal purchase. Th s warranty ncludes parts and labor.
Th s warranty excludes un ts that have been mod f ed, repa red by unauthor zed personnel, or
damaged by abuse, mproper operat on, d rt, or stat c electr c ty.
360 Systems assumes no l ab l ty whatsoever for real or consequent al damages, loss of prof ts,
nconven ence or any other losses due to non-operat on of the Instant Replay.
360 Systems' sole l ab l ty under th s l m ted warranty shall be the repa r or replacement of defect ve
product or components. Products be ng returned under warranty shall be sent to 360 Systems or one
of ts fore gn serv ce centers, fre ght prepa d n the or g nal or equ valent packag ng.
Printing history:
Software 2.1 February 2000
Software 2.3, October 2000
Software 3.47 April 2007
Copyright 199 -2007 360 Systems
Printed in the United States of America. All rights reserved.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................... 7
CHAPTER 1 – OVERVIEW................................................................................ 8
F RONT P ANEL C ONTROLS ..................................................................................... 8
Hot-Keys ................................................................................................ 9
Transport Control Buttons..................................................................... 9
STOP.................................................................................................. 9
PLAY ................................................................................................. 9
RECORD ........................................................................................... 9
LOOP ................................................................................................. 9
PAUSE ................................................................................................... 9
Metering and Level Controls ............................................................... 0
Function Buttons.................................................................................. 0
BANK SELECT .................................................................................... 0
ASSIGN HOT-KEYS ............................................................................ 0
PREVIEW ............................................................................................ 0
Setup and Configuration Buttons......................................................... 0
MENU .................................................................................................. 0
CANCEL ..............................................................................................
Scroll Up/Down Arrows.......................................................................
FIND....................................................................................................
ENTER .................................................................................................
CHAPTER 2 – BASIC OPERATION ................................................................ 12
Powering on Instant Replay................................................................. 2
Connecting Instant Replay to External Audio Equipment ................... 3
Recording a Cut................................................................................... 4
Limiting the Record Time of a Cut....................................................... 5
Playing a Cut ....................................................................................... 6
Pausing a Cut ...................................................................................... 6
Erasing a Cut....................................................................................... 7
Assigning a Cut to a Hot-Key .............................................................. 7
Using Hot-Key Banks........................................................................... 8
Replacing Cuts with Existing Hot-Key Assignments............................ 8
Locating a Cut using FIND ................................................................. 8
Viewing the Sample Rate and Word Length of a Cut........................... 8
Previewing a Cut ................................................................................. 8
Looping a Cut ...................................................................................... 9
Adjust ng Output Ga n on a Cut....................................................... 19
Using the Record Sample Rate Converter ........................................... 9
Converting 24 bit material to 6 bits ( Dither ) ................................... 20
Using the Sample Rate Converter and Dither at the same time........... 20
Using the Playback Sample Rate Converter ........................................ 2
CHAPTER 3 – E DIT ING CUTS ......................................................................... 22
Using Head and Tail Trim ................................................................... 22
Setting the Head Trim.......................................................................... 22
Setting the Tail Trim ............................................................................ 23
Sett ng the Pre-Roll before Sett ng the Ta l Tr m............................. 23
Now Set the Ta l Tr m...................................................................... 23
Fade In ............................................................................................. 24
Fade Out........................................................................................... 24
CHAPTER 4 – USING PLAYLISTS ................................................................. 26
Creating a New Playlist ....................................................................... 26
Editing a Playlist ................................................................................. 27
Changing the Playlist Playback Order “On-the-Fly” ......................... 27
Playing a Playlist................................................................................. 28

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CHAPTER 5 – USING THE NETWORK.......................................................... 29
Introduction ......................................................................................... 29
About WAV files................................................................................... 29
File Naming Conventions .................................................................... 30
Supported FTP Clients......................................................................... 3
Initial FTP Setup.................................................................................. 32
Connecting to Instant Replay using FTP ............................................. 33
Connecting to Instant Replay using a DOS Client............................... 34
Downloading a file from Instant Replay to your host:......................... 34
Uploading a file from your host computer to Instant Replay.............. 35
Deleting a file from Instant Replay ...................................................... 35
Renaming a file on Instant Replay....................................................... 36
Transferring Files with Flash FXP ...................................................... 37
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................................................................................. 4
CHAPTER 7 – THE REAR PANEL .................................................................. 42
E LECTRICAL P OWER ........................................................................................... 42
Power Switch ....................................................................................... 42
Fuses.................................................................................................... 42
A UDIO C ONNECTIONS ......................................................................................... 43
Audio Inputs......................................................................................... 43
Audio Outputs ...................................................................................... 43
Headphone Output............................................................................... 43
D IGITAL A UDIO C ONNECTIONS ........................................................................... 43
AES/EBU Input .................................................................................... 43
IEC 958 Type II Input .......................................................................... 43
Digital Audio Interfacing..................................................................... 44
Digital Audio Output ........................................................................... 44
AES/EBU Output ................................................................................. 44
IEC 958 Type II Output ....................................................................... 45
NETWORK C ONNECTIONS ................................................................................ 45
Network Port........................................................................................ 45
CHAPTER 8 – M AINTENANCE AND D ISK O PERATIONS ...................................... 46
F ORMAT TING THE I NTERNAL HARD D ISK ......................................................... 46
To Format the Internal Hard Disk....................................................... 46
INDEX ............................................................................................................... 47

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INTRODUCTION
Thank you for purchas ng Instant Replay. The system prov des a un que comb nat on of mass
storage, d rect access to stored aud o, network access and ease of operat on, all n a profess onal
qual ty package. Key features nclude:
Storage of up to 1000 Aud o Cuts
At least 100 Hours of Storage
Ass gnment of Cuts to 50 front panel Hot Keys
Playl sts that play a sequence of cuts manually or automat cally
16 and 24 b t WAV support
Head and Ta l ed t ng
Var able fade n and fade out
FIND funct on for locat ng cuts
Fam l ar tape transport style controls to prov de fast and sure operat on
Network Connect v ty for upload ng, download ng renam ng and delet ng Cuts.

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CHAPTER 1 – OVERVIEW
FIGURE 1 - FRONT PANEL LAYOUT
FRONT PANEL CONTROLS
Instant Replay's front panel controls are shown n F gure 1. Most of the buttons nclude an nd cator
l ght to show when they are n use. They are funct onally grouped as follows:
Hot-Keys
Transport Control
Meter ng and Level Control
Funct on Buttons
Setup and Conf gurat on Control
These controls are descr bed br efly n th s sect on.

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Hot-Keys
There are three pr mary uses for Hot-Keys:
1. Tr gger ng playback of ass gned Cuts
2. As an alphanumer c keyboard
3. Bank select on, us ng the top row of keys
The ma n array of 50 buttons are Hot-Keys numbered 1 through 50. A Hot-Key's pr mary funct on s
to tr gger playback of a Cut ass gned to t. Hot-Keys l ght up whenever the r ass gned Cut s play ng.
In the Bank Select mode, the numbers 1 through 10 on the top row select the correspond ng Banks
numbered 1 through 10. The banks are l ke pages of Hot Keys. They extend the number of cuts that
can be ass gned to Hot Keys to 500 ( 50 Hot Keys t mes 10 Banks ) and also prov de a method for
organ z ng cuts.
Transport Control Buttons
The Transport Controls nclude S TOP , P LAY , P AUSE and R ECORD . They perform n the trad t onal
manner of tape recorders.
STOP
STOP Immed ately ends record ng or playback. STOP w ll halt some sequent al operat ons, such as
Network Transfers.
PLAY
PLAY Starts playback of the currently selected Cut. Note that press ng P LAY n t ates playback
from the beg nn ng of the selected Cut, even f t s already play ng. The except on s when P
LAY s
used to d sengage P
AUSE .
RECORD
RECORD Places Instant Replay n Record Ready mode. ( Instant Replay w ll enter record when the
P
LAY button s pressed.)
LOOP
L OOP causes a Cut to repeat endlessly unt l e ther S TOP or L OOP s pressed. S TOP ends playback
mmed ately. Press ng L
OOP ex ts from the Loop mode, and allows the current Cut to cont nue
play ng to ts end. Press ng LOOP wh le runn ng a Playl st w ll cause the ent re Playl st to loop.
PAUSE
P AUSE nterrupts playback of a Cut. When pressed aga n, playback w ll resume.

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Meter ng and Level Controls
Level Meters
The L EVEL M ETERS show the current record or playback level.
Input Level Controls
The Left and R ght I NPUT L EVEL Controls set the levels for record ng. Set the levels so that the
loudest part of your record ng causes the f rst red segment of the meter to l ght. When turned all the
way down, the nput w ll be muted. The level controls do not apply to d g tal record ng from the
AES/EBU nputs.
Headphone Level Control
Sets the level of the H EADPHONE O UTPUT .
Funct on Buttons
BANK SELECT
The 50 Hot-Keys are further organ zed nto 10 Banks. Th s allows 500 Cuts to be programmed nto
Hot-Keys. When you press the B
ANK S ELECT button, t l ghts and the top row of Hot-Keys flash.
The d splay changes to show the Number and Name of the current Bank; the number of Hot-Key
Ass gnments t conta ns; and an nd cat on of the presence of a Playl st n the Bank. Press ng Hot-
Keys 1-10 w ll d rectly select the correspond ng Bank.
ASSIGN HOT-KEYS
The A SSIGN H OT -K EYS button l ghts when pressed and the d splay prompts for select on of a H OT -
K
EY . Press ng a H OT -K EY mmed ately ass gns the Cut shown n the top l ne of the d splay to that
H
OT -K EY , overwr t ng any prev ous ass gnment.
PREVIEW
When P REVIEW s pressed n Stop mode the ma n aud o outputs are muted, so Cuts played
subsequently can be aud t oned from the headphone output only. Both the analog and d g tal aud o
outputs are muted.
Setup and Conf gurat on Buttons
MENU
Press ng the M ENU button w ll br ng up all conf gurable tems. As w th most menus n equ pment of
th s type, these are organ zed as nested menus. Once a menu opt on s selected, press ng E
NTER w ll
allow you to select a value for that opt on. Press ng M
ENU a second t me w ll ex t to normal
operat on. See Chapter 6, “Mach ne Setup Menus” for a l st ng of menu opt ons.
Note: In this manual, MENU navigation is shown using arrows to indicate a new menu
level. For example, MENU->CONFIGURATION->PLAYBACK SAMPLE RATE
Is telling the user to press MENU, scroll to the CONFIGURATION option, Press
ENTER, then scroll to the PLAYBACK SAMPLE RATE menu item.

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CANCEL
Th s button s used to end operat ons, ex t menus, or to answer "no" to d splay prompts. In Playl st
mode, CANCEL
deletes the currently selected Step of the Playl st.
Scroll Up/Down Arrows
Used to select Cuts, Banks, Menus, Playl st Steps and adjust parameter values. Cuts can be selected
dur ng playback of other Cuts.
FIND
F IND searches for a Cut by Index Number or Name. When you press the F IND button, any prev ously
found Cut name or ID number s d splayed. To use that name for the current F
IND s mply press
E
NTER . To use a d fferent Name or Index Number, s mply type t and press E NTER .
ENTER
Used to enter Menus, n t ate operat ons, conf rm cho ces, and to answer "yes" to d splay prompts. In
Playl st mode, press ng E
NTER causes the selected Step to be set as the next Step to play. If the
currently selected cut s d splayed but not be ng played, press ng ENTER w ll momentar ly d splay
the sample rate and word length of the cut.

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CHAPTER 2 – BASIC OPERATION
Instant Replay s an extens vely featured, h gh qual ty profess onal aud o workstat on. However, t s also
very s mple and ntu t ve to use. The follow ng sect ons cover Instant Replay’s bas c operat on.
Power ng on Instant Replay
CAUTION!
CONNECT THIS PRODUCT ONLY TO AN AC POWER SOURCE WITHIN THE VOLTAGE AND FREQUENCY RANGE
INDICATED ON THE REAR PANEL. THE PRODUCT IS SUPPLIED WITH A DETACHABLE IEC TYPE AC LINE CORD
APPROPRIATE TO THE COUNTRY TO WHICH THE UNIT WAS ORIGINALLY DELIVERED. CHECK TO SEE THAT IT
MATCHES THE ELECTRICAL OUTLET YOU WILL BE USING.
• Connect the suppl ed power connector to the rear panel and plug t nto an AC power outlet.
• Turn on the power sw tch located at the far r ght of the rear panel.
• Instant Replay w ll run through a power up sequence that ncludes l ght ng each front panel
nd cator n sequence.
• When t s ready to use, the D splay Module w ll d splay the current selected Cut per F gure 2
below.
o The Index number s a un que number assoc ated w th the f le
o The Cut Name s the user-suppl ed Cut Name.
o The F le Type nd cates f the f le s a WAV or DC2 f le type.
o The Durat on nd cates the length of the cut n m nutes and seconds.
o The Hot Key Bank/Number nd cates the Hot Key Bank and number the cut s ass gned
to. 01-00 Ind cates t has NOT been ass gned to a hot key.
F IGURE 2 – T HE D ISPLAY M ODULE
Instant Replay sh ps w th a large number of sample cuts you can use to try t out. If there are no cuts
ava lable the D splay Module w ll d splay:
NO CUTS AVAILABLE

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Connect ng Instant Replay to External Aud o Equ pment
The rear panel of the Instant Replay s shown n F gure 3.
Connect ng Input Sources
Connect Balanced stereo analog sources to the BALANCED INPUT stereo pa r.
Connect Un-balanced stereo analog sources to the UNBALANCED IN stereo pa r.
Note: These inputs are mixed together internally and are both active whenever the
AUDIO Input is set to ANALOG.
Connect a d g tal AES/EBU source to the AES/EBU DIGITAL IN connect on.
Connect a d g tal IEC-958 RCA source to the IEC-958 II RCA jack.
The nput source used for record ng s selected v a the AUDIO INPUT menu under the RECORD
SETUP. See Page 14.
Connect ng Mon tor ng Equ pment
Connect Balanced stereo analog mon tors to the BALANCED OUTPUT stereo pa r.
Connect Un-balanced stereo analog mon tors to the UNBALANCED OUT stereo pa r.
Connect a d g tal AES/EBU mon tor to the AES/EBU DIGITAL OUT connect on.
Connect standard stereo headphones to the ¼” headphones jack ( far left ).
Cuts w ll be played on all outputs at all t mes w th one except on. When the PREVIEW key s l ghted,
Cuts w ll be played only to the headphone output.
Refer to Page 43 for techn cal deta ls about aud o connect ons.
FIGURE 3 - INSTANT REPLAY REAR PANEL

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Record ng a Cut
The Model DR-600 stores at least 130 hours of stereo aud o. Total storage capac ty var es accord ng
to the type of cuts you create. Ind v dual Cuts can be from about 4 hours to about 7 hours long
depend ng on the Record ng Format you select.
Table 1 nd cates the types of Cuts you can create and the r assoc ated durat ons n hours, m nutes
and seconds ( HHH:MM:SS ).
Sample Rate Word Length Format Max Record T me Per Cut Total Record T me
44.1K 16 WAV 06:45:41 216:44:53
44.1K 24 WAV 04:30:27 142:14:23
48K 16 WAV 06:12:44 195:12:05
48K 24 WAV 04:08:29 130:35:50
44.1K 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 output sample rate to change, causing possible disturbance of
equipment monitoring the digital outputs. In most cases, the Playback sample rate
converter may be used to maintain a constant output rate regardless of the sample
rate of the original Cut. ( See Page 21 ).
NOTE
The Balanced and Unbalanced analog inputs are mixed together. It is not
recommended that both be connected at the same time, unless one or the other is
muted.

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To Record A Cut:
D sable the RECORD ERASE LOCKOUT f necessary
Press MENU->RECORD SETUP->RECORD/ERASE LOCKOUT then ENTER
The parameter should be set to OFF.
Select an Input Source
Press MENU->RECORD SETUP->AUDIO INPUT then ENTER
Select ANALOG to use the BALANCED inputs or UNBALANCED I/O inputs.
Select AES/EBU XLR-3 To use the digital AES/EBU inputs.
Select IEC-9 8 TYPE II to use the IEC-9 8 II Input
with Consumer format digital audio sources.
Select AES/SMPTE-7 OHM RCA to use the IEC-9 8 II Input
with Professional format digital audio sources.
Adjust Levels n Record Standby Mode
Press RECORD to enter Record Standby. You can monitor levels and set input level
controls (Analog inputs only ) before beginning to record.
Beg n Record ng
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.
L m t ng the Record T me of a Cut
You can l m t the max mum record t me of a cut to 5 m nutes, 30 m nutes or 1 hour. Th s s
useful f you want to make a longer record ng and don’t want to wa t for t to f n sh before
stopp ng the record ng. Once the Record T me L m t s set, t w ll apply to all record ngs unt l
t s spec f cally d sabled.
All of the record t me l m ts allow a l ttle extra than the t me advert sed. For example, a t me
l m t of 5 m nutes w ll actually allow you to record for nearly s x m nutes.
To set a Record T me L m t:
Press MENU->RECORD SETUP->RECORD TIME LIMIT then ENTER
Select NONE, ,30 or 60 minutes. Press ENTER.

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Play ng a Cut
There are a number of ways to play a cut.
Play a Cut Using a Hot Key
If the cut has been ass gned to a Hot Key, s mply press the hot key to play the cut. Refer to
Assigning A Cut To a Hot Key on Page 10 for nstruct ons on ass gn ng a cut to a Hot Key.
Play a Cut by selecting the cut in the Display Module window
A cut that s currently d splayed on the D splay Module can be played s mply by Press ng PLAY.
To d splay a cut n the D splay Module, use the SCROLL KEYS.
To locate a cut by name or ndex number, use the FIND key. Refer to Locating A Cut Using
FIND on Page 18.
Play a Cut Using the rear-panel GPI
Instant Replay ncludes a General Purpose Interface (GPI) that dupl cates the P
LAY button. It s
on a 1/8” m n phone jack on the back panel. Connect a momentary sw tch (console button,
footsw tch, etc.) to the back panel jack marked GPI/PLAY. Th s must be enabled before t can be
used.
To enable GPI, press M
ENU ->CONFIGURATION->GPI INPUT then ENTER
Select ENABLE us ng the SCROLL KEYS. Press ENTER
When you act vate the remote momentary sw tch, Instant Replay w ll behave as f you had
pressed P
LAY . You can also n t ate record ng remotely by putt ng Instant Replay n Record
Ready and act vat ng the remote sw tch.
Note that act vat ng the remote sw tch w ll also CANCEL P
AUSE f t s act ve. Wh le Instant
Replay s Paused, press ng a Hot-Key d splays the Ass gned Cut’s t tle and stat st cs but does not
play t. Th s lets you check the Hot-Key ass gnment s lently, and s most useful n a l ve
broadcast or performance appl cat on. For example, an eng neer can f nd and cue up a Hot-Key
Cut to be played, and on-a r talent can start playback w th the remote sw tch.
Paus ng a Cut
Press P AUSE TO nterrupt playback of a Cut. Press PAUSE aga n to resume playback.
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Note that wh le Instant Replay s paused, press ng a Hot-Key d splays the Ass gned Cut’s t tle and
stat st cs, but the Cut w ll not play unt l P AUSE or P LAY s pressed. Several Hot-Keys can be pressed
n ser es to see what Cuts are ass gned to them, allow ng the Hot-Key Ass gnments to be rev ewed
s lently. Only the last one pressed w ll play when Pause s released.

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Eras ng a Cut
Eras ng a cut w ll permanently delete the cut from the d sk. There are two ways to erase a cut.
1. From the D splay Module Menu Front Panel
2. Us ng FTP w th the network connect on.
The D splay Module method works f ne for most cases. If you need to erase a lot of cuts, t may
be eas er to use the network connect on. See the example of th s on Page 35.
To ERASE a Cut using the Display Module Front Panel:
D sable the RECORD ERASE LOCKOUT f necessary
Press MENU->RECORD SETUP->RECORD/ERASE LOCKOUT then ENTER
The parameter should be set to OFF.
Select the cut
Select the cut in the Display Module window using the SCROLL KEYS.
Erase the Cut
Press MENU->OPERATIONS->ERASE then press ENTER.
Instant Replay will Prompt
ARE YOU SURE?
PRESS ENTER/CANCEL
Press ENTER to erase the cut. Press CANCEL to cancel the operation.
If you pressed ENTER, Instant Replay will scroll to 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.
Ass gn ng a Cut to a Hot-Key
The A SSIGN H OT -K EY button l ghts when pressed and the d splay prompts for select on of a H OT -
K
EY . Press ng a H OT -K EY mmed ately ass gns the Cut shown n the top l ne of the d splay to that
H
OT -K EY , overwr t ng any prev ous ass gnment.
You do not need to clear a Hot-Key before ass gn ng a new Cut, ass gnments can be s mply
overwr tten.
The same aud o Cut may be ass gned to keys n d fferent banks. If a Cut s ass gned to keys n
several d fferent banks, reass gn ng a new Cut to one key w ll not d sturb ass gnments n other banks.
For example, f a stat on ID s ass gned to Hot-Key #1 n each of four d fferent banks (1, 2, 3, and 4),
and you reass gn Hot-Key #1 n bank 4 to a d fferent Cut, then the stat on ID rema ns ass gned n
banks 1, 2, and 3.
You can select other Cuts to be ass gned us ng the S
CROLL A RROW keys or F IND . W th the new Cut
selected, press the H
OT -K EY you w sh to ass gn t to.
To ex t, press A
SSIGN H OT -K EY aga n, or CANCEL.

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Us ng Hot-Key Banks
There are ten Banks numbered 1 to 10. Each Bank s l ke a separate “page”; chang ng Banks s
equ valent to fl pp ng a page, and presents a d fferent set of Hot-Key Ass gnments. Note that the ten
Banks all have access to all the Cuts recorded n Instant Replay. Banks are a conven ent way to
organ ze Instant Replay’s aud o collect on. A total of 500 Cuts can be ass gned to Hot-Keys f all 50
keys n each of the 10 banks are ass gned to a d fferent Cut.
Replac ng Cuts w th Ex st ng Hot-Key Ass gnments
When aud o that s ass gned to Hot-Keys s replaced by any means (FTP Upload or Record
Overwr te) the Hot-Key ass gnments w ll st ll ex st, and w ll be ass gned to the new aud o. Th s
allows mater al to be updated w thout the need for manually reass gn ng Hot-Keys. For nstance,
hourly promos can be named for the r t me slot and day of the week. Each week the new promos can
be loaded n over the network and w ll appear at the same places n all Banks and Playl sts.
Locat ng a Cut us ng FIND
F IND searches for a Cut by Index Number or Name. When you press the F IND button, any prev ously
found Cut name or ID number s d splayed. To use that name for the current F
IND s mply press
E
NTER . To use a d fferent Name or Index Number, s mply type t and press E NTER .
Cuts can be located by enter ng part of the name followed by the Aster sk key (“*”, Hot-Key number
40). In the event many Cuts ex st w th almost the same name, they w ll be found n alphabet cal order
w th each subsequent use of the F nd command. The Scroll Arrows may be used to exam ne all
s m lar entr es when the Sort By Name opt on s act ve n the conf gurat on menu.
V ew ng the Sample Rate and Word Length of a Cut
W th the Cut selected on the d splay module but NOT play ng, h t the ENTER key br efly. The
Sample Rate ( 44.1KHz or 48KHz ) and word length ( 16 b t or 24 b t ) w ll be d splayed for 2
seconds n place of the cut name.
Prev ew ng a Cut
When P REVIEW s pressed n Stop mode the ma n aud o outputs are muted, so Cuts played
subsequently can be aud t oned from the headphone output only. Both the analog and d g tal aud o
outputs are muted.
If P
REVIEW s turned on dur ng playback, the d splay changes from show ng the current Cut and
play ng t me, to show ng the ID Number, Name, Length and Hot-Key Ass gnment of the play ng Cut.
The Cut w ll cont nue play ng from both the ma n and headphone outputs. Other Cuts can be
selected us ng the Scroll Arrows, F nd, or the Hot-Keys to v ew the r nformat on.
T
T
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P
P:
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: Using Preview to Find Unassigned Hot-Keys
P REVIEW s useful when ass gn ng Hot-Keys to f nd an unass gned or unneeded key w thout los ng
track of the Cut you are about to ass gn. Before press ng A SSIGN H OT -K EY , press P REVIEW and then
push H OT -K EYS unt l you f nd one that can be re-used or that s unass gned. Press S TOP f a Cut s st ll
play ng, then press P REVIEW aga n. The Cut to be ass gned reappears. Use the normal Ass gn Hot-Key
procedure to ass gn the Hot-Key you found.

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Loop ng a Cut
L OOP causes a Cut to repeat endlessly unt l e ther S TOP or L OOP s pressed. S TOP ends playback
mmed ately. Press ng L
OOP ex ts from the Loop mode, and allows the current Cut to cont nue
play ng to ts end.
Wh le a Cut s loop ng, another Cut can be selected for playback. A d fferent Hot-Key can also be
played. The new Cut w ll mmed ately start from the beg nn ng, and w ll also loop unt l Loop
mode s
ex ted.
Loop ng works n all modes. You can loop a s ngle Cut, or an nd v dual Cut n a Manual-Step
Playl st. Turn ng Loop on dur ng playback of a Follow-On Playl st causes the ent re l st to loop.
Adjust ng Output Ga n on a Cut
Cuts also conta n an Output Ga n value, wh ch allows you to adjust and store the playback level after
the record ng has been made. You can adjust output ga n n 1 dB ncrements from +6 dB (tw ce as
loud) to -90 dB, wh ch s close to the softest sound that can be recorded.
Go to M
ENU ->EDIT->ADJUST OUTPUT GAIN. Then press ENTER
ADJUST OUTPUT GAIN
0 dB
The cursor w ll bl nk over the value to be changed. Use the S CROLL keys to make an adjustment to
the numer c value. Press E
NTER to accept the d splayed value.
Press M
ENU or CANCEL to return to prev ous menu level.
Us ng the Record Sample Rate Converter
What the Record Sample Rate Converter does.
If you are record ng mater al us ng the d g tal ( AES/EBU or IEC958 II ) nputs, you can ensure
that t w ll be recorded at the sample rate you have selected, even f the ncom ng mater al s at a
d fferent sample rate. The sample rate converter can do the follow ng.
1. Convert 44.1K d g tal content to 48K
2. Convert 48K d g tal content to 44.1K
For example, assume your RECORDING FORMAT s set to 44.1K 16 B t WAV and your nput
source s the AES/EBU nputs. The d g tal source s clock ng at a 48K sample rate. If the Sample
Rate Converter s enabled, the ncom ng 48K s gnal w ll be converted to your selected 44.1K
format. L kew se, f the RECORDING FORMAT s set to 48K, an ncom ng s gnal clock ng at
44.1K w ll be converted to 48K f the Sample Rate Converter s enabled.
Note: The Sample Rate Converter has no effect if you are using the balanced or
unbalanced analog inputs for recording.

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To Enable the Sample Rate Converter:
Press MENU->RECORD SETUP->DIG INPUT PROCESS ->SAMPLE RATE
CONVERT
Then Press ENTER.
Convert ng 24 b t mater al to 16 b ts ( D ther )
If you are record ng mater al us ng the d g tal ( AES/EBU or IEC958 II ) nputs, you can convert
24 b t mater al to 16 b t mater al us ng the d ther opt on. D ther s a profess onal aud o techn que
for data reduct on that results n an extremely h gh qual ty content at a reduced data rate.
To Enable dither:
Press MENU->RECORD SETUP->DIG INPUT PROCESS->DITHER 24BIT -> 16BIT
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.
Us ng the Sample Rate Converter and D ther at the same t me
The D ther opt on and the Sample Rate Converter can be used at the same t me. Th s would be
appropr ate under the follow ng cond t ons.
1. You are us ng the d g tal ( AES/EBU or IEC958 II ) nputs.
2. You are record ng from a 24 b t source and want to convert t to 16 b ts.
3. You want to convert the sample rate of the nput source.
To Enable dither and the sample rate converter at the same time:
Press MENU->RECORD SETUP->DIG INPUT PROCESS->DITHER->16BIT + SRC
Press ENTER.