360 Systems DR-2750 User manual

DIGITAL AUDIO HARD DISK RECORDER
OWNER’S MANUAL
MODEL DR-2750
SOFTWARE VERSION 3.xx
FIRST EDITION
SEPTEMBER 2000
PROFESSIONAL DIGITAL AUDIO
www.360systems.com
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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.
Conforms to the Following Standards:
•EN55103-1 (1997) (Emissions) Electromagnetic compatibility – Product family standard for
audio, video, audio-visual and entertainment lighting control apparatus for professional use.
•EN55103-2 (1997) (Immunity) Electromagnetic compatibility – Product family standard for
audio, video, audio-visual and entertainment lighting control apparatus for professional use.
FCC Compliance
This equipment complies with 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 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.
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.

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Contents
Introduction 1
Chapter One 3
Getting Started 3
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 7
Navigation......................................................................................7
Selecting A Drive ....................................................................7
Selecting A Directory..............................................................7
Selecting A Cut........................................................................7
Recording And Playing Cuts..........................................................7
Setting Record Levels..............................................................7
Recording ................................................................................7
Making A Digital Recording ...................................................8
Checking Available Drive Space.............................................8
Playing A Single Cut...............................................................8
Playing Multiple Cuts – Follow-On Play ................................8
Pause.............................................................................................9
Looping ..........................................................................................9
Secondary Cues.............................................................................9
Setup Menu Operations...............................................................10
GENERAL PROCEDURE:......................................10
Utility Menu Operations................................................................11
GENERAL PROCEDURE:......................................11
Edit Menu Operations ..................................................................11
GENERAL PROCEDURE:......................................11

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Find Operations...........................................................................12
Chapter Two 13
Controls and I/O 13
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................................................... 16
The EDIT MENU Button...................................................... 16
The ENTER Button............................................................... 16
The CANCEL Button............................................................ 16
The VIEW LIST Button........................................................ 16
The SEC Button .................................................................... 16
The PAUSE Button............................................................... 17
The LOOP Button ................................................................. 17
The D-NET XFER Button..................................................... 17
The INPUT LEVEL Knobs................................................... 17
The Peak Level Meters.......................................................... 17
The Rear Panel............................................................................18
Rear Panel Interfaces............................................................. 19
Serial Control ........................................................................ 19
Transport Controls ................................................................ 19
Transport Lamps/Tally Outputs ............................................ 19
Cue Output — Secondary...................................................... 19
Alphanumeric Keyboard ..............................................................20
Chapter Three 21
Operating Instructions 21
Recording Your First Cuts ...........................................................21
Selecting A Drive .........................................................................21
Checking Available Disk Space............................................ 22
Setting Record Levels..................................................................22
Recording ....................................................................................23
Playing Audio Files......................................................................24
Selecting A Drive.................................................................. 24
Selecting A Directory............................................................ 25
Selecting A Cut ..................................................................... 25
Playing A Single Cut............................................................. 25
Playing Multiple Cuts — Follow-On Play............................ 26
Pause...........................................................................................26
Pressing Pause In Play Mode ................................................ 26
Pressing Pause In Record Mode............................................ 26

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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 ......................................................29
Dolby ® AC-2 Coding..............................................30
Stereo And Mono Recording ...................................30
Selecting Sample Rate And Format.........................30
Input Monitor.........................................................................31
Threshold...............................................................................31
'Threshold' Recording With A Digital Input............32
Overwrite...............................................................................33
Recording Time Limit...........................................................33
Restart Mode .........................................................................33
Time Display.........................................................................34
Sort Directory By...................................................................34
Keyboard Type......................................................................35
Keyboard Mapping Assignments.............................35
Remote Control .....................................................................36
Cart Spindown (Time-Out)....................................................36
Sync Source...........................................................................37
Digital Output........................................................................37
Audio I/O Interface Table........................................38
Digital Input Type .................................................................38
Audio Input Type ..................................................................39
Utility Menu Operations................................................................40
General Procedure .................................................................40
Change Name ........................................................................40
Erase......................................................................................41
Copy Original........................................................................41
Copying A Cut.........................................................42
Copying A Stack......................................................43
Copying A Directory ...............................................43
Copy Edited...........................................................................45
Copying A Cut.........................................................45
Copying A Stack......................................................45
Copying A Directory ...............................................45
Renumber Disk......................................................................46
Assign Preset.........................................................................46
Assigning A Single Preset Using The RC-205; Or
RC-210/220 (Method 1):.....................................46
Assigning A Single Preset Using The RC-210/RC-
220 (Method 2): ..................................................47
Assigning Multiple Presets On The RC-205, Or
RC-210/RC-220...................................................47
Viewing Presets Using The RC-205, Or RC-
210/RC-220.........................................................48
Playing Presets........................................................48

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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 ........................................................................................ 53
Setting The Tail Point “On The Fly”...................... 53
Setting The Tail Point While Stopped ..................... 53
Pre-Roll................................................................................. 54
Fade In................................................................................... 54
Setting The Fade In “On The Fly” ......................... 54
Setting Fade In While Stopped................................ 55
Fade Out................................................................................ 55
Setting Fade Out “On The Fly”.............................. 56
Setting Fade Out While Stopped ............................. 56
Output Gain........................................................................... 56
Find Operations...........................................................................57
Using The FIND Mode.......................................................... 57
RC-205.................................................................... 57
RC-210/220............................................................. 57
The RC-210/220 Stack Dir Key............................... 57
Operation Of The Zip Disk Drive..................................................59
FRONT PANEL.................................................................... 59
Handling Zip Disks ............................................................... 59
Zip Disk Loading .................................................................. 60
Zip Disk Removal ................................................................. 60
Formatting A Zip Disk..................................................................60
To Format A Disk:................................................................ 60
Select An External Drive:...................................................... 62
Chapter Four 63
Stack Mode 63
Stack Types.................................................................................63
Linear Stack .......................................................................... 64
Music And Voice Editing......................................... 64
Creating Spot Sets................................................... 64
Rotating Stack ....................................................................... 64
News Actualities...................................................... 64
Automated Liners & IDs ......................................... 64
Special Effects......................................................... 65
Compound Stack ................................................................... 65
Creating A Stack..........................................................................65
Building A Quickstack.......................................................... 65
Saving A Stack...................................................................... 66
Playing A Stack............................................................................67
Playing A Linear Stack.......................................................... 67
Using The Stop Button In A Linear Stack............................. 67

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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......................................................................................70
Append ..................................................................................70
Looping A Linear Stack ........................................................71
Remove..................................................................................71
Truncate.................................................................................72
Change Stack Type................................................................72
Chapter Five 73
File Transfer Network 73
Features.......................................................................................73
Transfer Rates........................................................................74
Electrical Specification For D-Net Transfers ........................74
AES-3ID................................................................................74
AES-3....................................................................................74
D-NET Setup................................................................................75
Receiver Names And Destination Names..............................75
Wildcard Transfers................................................................75
Assigning A Receiver Name .................................................76
Mail Box And Destination Location Transfers......................76
File Receiver..........................................................................77
Echo Function........................................................................78
Selecting The I/O Connector.................................................79
Making A File Transfer.................................................................79
Transfer Messages ......................................................................82
Source Display During Incomplete Transfer.........................82
Source Display During Aborted Transfer..............................82
Receiver Display During Transfer.........................................83
Receiver Display After A File Is Received With Errors........83
Receiver Display During Error Occurrence...........................83
D-Net Implementation On Instant Replay And Shortcut.......84
Idle State D-Net Messages.....................................................84
Chapter Six 85
Maintenance Guide 85
System Maintenance And Repair.................................................85
System Reliability.........................................................................86
Other Reliability Factors .......................................................86

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Cleaning.......................................................................................86
Appendix A 88
Interface Schematics 88
Audio Connector Wiring....................................................... 88
Keyboard Connector ............................................................. 88
Remote Control And Cue Out Connector.............................. 88
Appendix B 90
Serial Control Protocol 90
Host Device Message Summary............................................ 90
Hardware Format................................................................... 90
Data Format........................................................................... 91
Pinout for the Serial Port: ...................................... 91
Appendix C 92
Technical Specifications 92
General Specifications........................................................... 92
Physical Dimensions............................................................. 93
Audio Specifications ............................................................. 93
Zip Drive & Cartridge Reliability ......................................... 94
Environmental Limits (Operational) ..................................... 94
Environmental Limits (Storage & Shipping)......................... 94
Index 95

DigiCart/II Plus Owner's Manual Notices •vii
Warranty and Repair Policy
DigiCart II Plus 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 unauthorized personnel, or damaged by rough handling,
abuse, improper operation, dirt, or static electricity.
360 Systems assumes no liability whatsoever for real or consequential damages, loss of profits,
inconvenience or any other losses due to non-operation of DigiCart II Plus recorders. 360 Systems’
sole liability under this limited warranty shall be the repair or replacement of defective product 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. Please call 360
Systems for a return authorization number before returning any merchandise for any reason.
Product Improvements and Upgrades
360 Systems reserves the right to make changes and/or improvements to its products, without
incurring any obligation to incorporate such changes or improvements in units previously sold or
shipped.
Trademarks
The following trademarks may appear in this manual:
is a registered trademark of 360 Systems.
DigiCart is a registered trademark of 360 Systems.
Quickstack is a trademark of 360 Systems.
Zip® is a registered trademark of Iomega Corp.
Dolby® is a registered trademark of Dolby Licensing Corp.
All other product and brand names and any registered and unregistered trademarks
mentioned in this manual are used for identification purposes only and remain the exclusive
property of their respective owners.
Copyrights
Software contained in this product is copyrighted by 360 Systems, Microware Systems Corp.,
Iomega Corporation and Dolby Laboratories.
Patents
Designs incorporated in this product are the subject of current or pending United States and foreign
patents.

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DigiCart II Plus Owner's Manual
The information contained in this Owner’s Manual is subject to change without notice or
obligation, and is furnished for informational use only.
MODEL DR-2750 OWNER’S MANUAL
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.
Company Address
Please use the following addresses for shipping and correspondence. At the Corporate Office in
California, the switchboard is open Monday through Friday, from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Pacific
Time.
Corporate Office and Customer Services
31355 Agoura Road
Westlake Village, CA 91361 USA
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-mail [email protected]
Website www.360systems.com
Cautions
Please heed the following important cautions regarding the DigiCart II Plus:
•Do not remove the cover. No user serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified
service personnel.
•DigiCart II Plus recorders contain a hard disk drive. While today’s hard disks are very
reliable, they may be vulnerable to shock. Please handle with care, and exercise caution
not to drop or bump the recorder — damage to the internal hard disk may result. Ensure
that power is off before moving the unit.
•To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this unit to rain or moisture.

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MANUAL:
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DigiCart/II Plus Owner's Manual Introduction •1
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™ disks, larger hard disks and the inclusion of the D-Net file
transfer network as standard.
Cuts are stored on an internal fixed hard disk drive (HDD) or removable Zip™ disks. Each
DigiCart/II Plus contains an internal hard drive and Zip drive.
Transportable recordings for archiving and backup are stored on Iomega Zip disks. These
economical, re-recordable compact magnetic disks are DigiCart/II Plus's "carts". Iomega, the
company that built the reliable Bernoulli™ drive used in the legendary DigiCart/II, has engineered
the Zip drive system to provide the speed, ease of use and reliability required in professional audio.
Each Zip disk can store 100mb of data - enough to record 8¾ minutes of 16-bit linear stereo at 48k,
and 9½ minutes at 44.1k.
A notable feature of DigiCart/II Plus is selectable recording formats. You may choose linear
sampling rates of 48, 44.1 or 32 kilosamples/second in mono or stereo. All formats can coexist, for
the machine is smart and plays them back automatically. Dolby AC-2 stereo data compression is
selectable at the 48k rate. AC-2 delivers more than five times as much stereo storage time with
subjectively excellent sound quality. Accurate compression and expansion of the digital
information accomplish this. AC-2 does not use "psycho-acoustic tricks" that discard parts of the
sound that might not be noticed.
DigiCart/II Plus's storage space is variable. By matching bandwidth and track needs to the material
(or limits of the downstream audio chain) you may maximize storage. These flexible rates provide
advantages for the broadest range of applications. For most applications, Dolby AC-2 delivers the
greatest broadband storage without regard to content. AC-2 uses less disk space than even 32k
mono recording while delivering full bandwidth stereo.
Because DigiCart/II Plus is a software-based device, supplementary information can be stored
along with each individual audio recording. This information is stored in a header containing:
Five-character ID for drive, directory and cut.
A name of up to fifteen alphanumeric characters

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Total running time
Sampling rate
Recording format
Editing information for head and tail times, fade in, fade out, gain and secondary
cue timing.
Much of this information is displayed on the front panel of your DigiCart/II Plus to assist you in
managing a large audio library.
A significant advantage of DigiCart/II Plus is random access to any cut. Multiple drives, directories
and cuts are quickly accessed. Once the ID of a cut appears in DigiCart/II Plus's display, that cut is
pre-loaded and available for instant playback. This way, multiple sequential cuts can be rapidly
accessed from a single DigiCart/II Plus machine. Unlimited cuts may be stacked in easily edited
pre-built lists. The Quickstack™feature lets you create a sequence "on the fly" for one-time-only
use, or it may be saved and named for repeated use.
DigiCart/II Plus also expands the traditional role of the cart machine by including non-destructive
editing capabilities. You edit and prepare cuts on the same medium used for playback. Start and
end points are easily adjusted. Up to 40 seconds of fade-in and fade-out can be applied. Playback
gain can be set for each individual recording and sounds may be seamlessly looped for continuous
play.
Maintenance issues have been addressed with modular construction, making repairs an easy matter
for the electronics professional. Durable construction keeps wear and tear to a minimum, even in
high-usage environments. The design of DigiCart/II Plus incorporates built-in upgrade paths and
the capability to accept larger disk drives as storage technology advances.
DigiCart/II Plus has been significantly enhanced by the inclusion of D-Net file transfer software as
standard. D-Net enables the digital audio interfaces of your DigiCart/II Plus to be used for faster
than real time transfers of individual cuts, entire drives and their associated file information.
Before you begin using your DigiCart/II Plus, please take the time to read this manual. You'll find
information regarding startup and a condensed operating guide with concise step-by-step
instructions in Chapter 1. Chapter 2 covers setup. Detailed operating instructions are in Chapter 3.
stacks (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: [phone] (9:00 am to 5:00 pm Pacific Time)
Fax: [phone]
Email: support@360systems

DigiCart/II Plus Owner's Manual Getting Started •3
CHAPTER ONE
Getting Started
Your new DigiCart/II Plus stores digital audio on removable Zip disks and internal or external fixed
hard disks. These are collectively referred to as drives. Each individual disk (or partition) contains ten
directories numbered 0 to 9. Each of these directories can contain index numbers from 000 to 999
that identify the audio files, called cuts.
Cuts can be played individually or they may be assembled into playlists called stacks. Each disk
(or partition) has a Stack Directory. A Stack Directory can contain index numbers from 000 to 999.
Drives
Your DigiCart/II Plus records digital audio directly to a fixed hard disk or removable Zip disks.
Recordings with different formats may be stored on the same drive. DigiCart/II Plus reads a
"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.
The Internal Hard Disk
DigiCart/II Plus contains one internal hard disk which may be partitioned into as many as five logical
drives. See page 64 for information on Drive Partitioning.

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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.
DRIVE STORAGE TIMES
(STEREO)
20 kHz/48K
DOLBY AC-2 20 kHz/48K LINEAR 20 kHz/44.1K LINEAR 15 kHz/32K LINEAR
Storage per
1GB 462 min 86 min 94 min 130 min
Zip 100 MB 46 min, 20 sec 8 min, 40 sec 9 min, 25 sec 13 min
Times quoted are approximate. Storage times may vary with actual use, depending on the
combinations of bandwidths, formats and sample rates stored on a drive and the length and number
of cuts and stacks.
The File ID System
It may seem overwhelming to consider that a DigiCart/II Plus may contain thousands of individual
cuts and stacks containing any combination of cuts or other stacks, all of which are instantly
accessible upon your simple command. Yet the ID and name system of DigiCart/II Plus simplifies
and clarifies the location and identity of every cut and stack.
DigiCart/II Plus provides a straightforward identification and naming approach suitable for the
most advanced external controls. These range from QWERTY keyboards and DigiCart/II's RC-210
and RC-220 remote controls, to Serial-Interfaced PCs and industry standard ES-Bus automation and
editing controllers.
Files may be accessed by name or by their File ID number. The key to the File ID system is an
easily understood five-character basic identifier. The first character represents the disk drive.
There are two choices in the original factory setup:
0 = Internal Zip Drive
1 = Internal Hard Drive
The internal hard drive may be partitioned by the user for even more flexibility in configuration.
Up to five logical drives of equal size may be partitioned using the Utility Menu. See page 50.
After a "." the second character represents the directory. The ten cut directories range from 0 - 9.
A unique eleventh character, "S" is used to identify a drive or Stack Directory.
Individual cuts and the next three digits mark stacks: 000-999 so there can be 1000 cuts in each of the
10 regular directories. An extra character follows stack numbers: L for Linear Stacks, Rfor Rotating
Stacks. For example:
Cut 27 in Directory 8 on the hard disk would have the ID: 1.8027
Rotating Stack 5 on the Zip drive would be identified as: 0.S005R
NOTE: The first number in this system is 0, not 1.

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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; e.g.: spots, jingles, station IDs, production music beds, common types of sound effects,
etc.
Each logical drive may contain up to 10 directories identified as 0-9. The directory character
appears second in the ID, following a " . " used by DigiCart/II Plus to separate the drive ID from
that of the directory.
An additional directory, S, is used to store information about stacks. There are two types of stack:
Linear and Rotating. Once started, a Linear Stack will continue with Follow-On play until all of its
contents have been played, or the user presses STOP. A Rotating Stack will stop after each cut and
wait for a PLAY command to continue. Stacks may be contained within stacks, allowing for
versatile "like live" performance from an automated system.
For example, by recording several different leads and tags to a recurring song or break, the rotation
lets you automatically vary the front- or back-announcement. When programmed as a Linear Stack
with a rotating lead or tag, the item will have a different nature with each occurrence.
Cuts
Cuts are individual recordings. Each has a "header" which stores its ID and name, plus information
about total playing time, SAMPLING RATE and RECORDING FORMAT. This information is
shown on DigiCart/II's front panel display each time a cut is selected for playback.
Other information contained in the header is not shown on the display unless called up by EDIT
MENU activities. It is used for file management functions performed in the background by
DigiCart/II's operating system. This includes HEAD and TAIL markers, FADE IN and FADE
OUT markers, OUTPUT GAIN settings and other information.
The number of cuts that may be recorded really is limited only by the maximum amount of
recording time available on a drive. Each drive may contain 10 directories, each containing 1000
cuts. DigiCart/II Plus can store audio information in a non-contiguous manner, so cuts may be
recorded, erased and re-recorded in any length without concern about disk segmentation. In other
words, the total of all empty disk space will always be available for recording new cuts.
Cuts may be edited using DigiCart/II's non-destructive editing features. You can also place
Secondary cue markers in cuts, and copy cuts to other drives and directories or other index numbers
in the same directory. All cuts may be played back-to-back, even if they reside in different drives
or directories.

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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.

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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.
Press the Left POSITION button from the cut level.
Rotate the SELECT control choose a directory ID.
Selecting A Cut
Press the Right POSITION button twice.
Rotate the SELECT control to choose an ID/Name.
Recording And Playing Cuts
Setting Record Levels
Using tone, press REC. Adjust INPUT LEVEL for -9 segments "just off". Illumination of the red
"0" segments indicates probable distortion.
Recording
Press the REC button. Press the PLAY button to start recording.
Press the PAUSE button to interrupt recording,
Press the PAUSE button again to continue.

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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. (44.1K and 32K digital input
signals are never compressed.)
Select a record trigger threshold.
Select the appropriate digital audio input type in the set-up menu.
Press the RECORD button and disk space will be allocated.
You will be instructed to press PLAY when you are ready to enter the record mode.
Press the PLAY button. Once the digital input signal is valid, DigiCart/II Plus will wait for the
audio level to cross the Trigger Threshold. Recording then starts, and will continue until the STOP
button is pressed, or the digital input signal stops or becomes invalid.
The recorded format of the resulting cut is identical to one made from an analog source.
NOTE: DigiCart/II Plus will drop out of the record-ready mode while waiting for a trigger if the
digital input becomes invalid.
Checking Available Drive Space
Press and hold the STOP button.
Playing A Single Cut
Rotate the SELECT control to choose a cut name.
Press the PLAY button.
Playing Multiple Cuts – Follow-On Play
While playing, select next cut. You can change layers to select other drives or directories.
Press the PLAY button. The PLAY button will flash to indicate that at least 1 cut is waiting to play.
Repeat as needed.
Press the VIEW LIST button, use the SELECT control to see items following current cut.
To stop playback after current cuts ends, press the STOP button once.
To stop playback immediately, press the STOP button twice.