NETWORKED DIGITAL AUDIO RECORDER-PLAYER WITH EDITING Model DR-600 OWNER'S MANUAL
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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.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................. 7 CHAPTER 1 – OVERVIEW................................................................................ 8 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS ..................................................................................... 8 Hot-Keys ................................................................................................ 9 Transport Control Buttons.......................................
CHAPTER 5 – USING THE NETWORK.......................................................... 29 Introduction ......................................................................................... 29 About WAV files ................................................................................... 29 File Naming Conventions .................................................................... 30 Supported FTP Clients......................................................................... 31 Initial FTP Setup.
INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing Instant Replay. The system provides a unique combination of mass storage, direct access to stored audio, network access and ease of operation, all in a professional quality package.
CHAPTER 1 – OVERVIEW FIGURE 1 - FRONT PANEL LAYOUT FRONT PANEL CONTROLS Instant Replay's front panel controls are shown in Figure 1. Most of the buttons include an indicator light to show when they are in use. They are functionally grouped as follows: Hot-Keys Transport Control Metering and Level Control Function Buttons Setup and Configuration Control These controls are described briefly in this section.
Hot-Keys There are three primary uses for Hot-Keys: 1. Triggering playback of assigned Cuts 2. As an alphanumeric keyboard 3. Bank selection, using the top row of keys The main array of 50 buttons are Hot-Keys numbered 1 through 50. A Hot-Key's primary function is to trigger playback of a Cut assigned to it. Hot-Keys light up whenever their assigned Cut is playing. In the Bank Select mode, the numbers 1 through 10 on the top row select the corresponding Banks numbered 1 through 10.
Metering and Level Controls Level Meters The LEVEL METERS show the current record or playback level. Input Level Controls The Left and Right INPUT LEVEL Controls set the levels for recording. Set the levels so that the loudest part of your recording causes the first red segment of the meter to light. When turned all the way down, the input will be muted. The level controls do not apply to digital recording from the AES/EBU inputs. Headphone Level Control Sets the level of the HEADPHONE OUTPUT.
CANCEL This button is used to end operations, exit menus, or to answer "no" to display prompts. In Playlist mode, CANCEL deletes the currently selected Step of the Playlist. Scroll Up/Down Arrows Used to select Cuts, Banks, Menus, Playlist Steps and adjust parameter values. Cuts can be selected during playback of other Cuts. FIND FIND searches for a Cut by Index Number or Name. When you press the FIND button, any previously found Cut name or ID number is displayed.
CHAPTER 2 – BASIC OPERATION Instant Replay is an extensively featured, high quality professional audio workstation. However, it is also very simple and intuitive to use. The following sections cover Instant Replay’s basic operation. Powering on Instant Replay CAUTION! CONNECT THIS PRODUCT ONLY TO AN AC POWER SOURCE WITHIN THE VOLTAGE AND FREQUENCY RANGE INDICATED ON THE REAR PANEL.
Connecting Instant Replay to External Audio Equipment The rear panel of the Instant Replay is shown in Figure 3. Connecting Input Sources Connect Balanced stereo analog sources to the BALANCED INPUT stereo pair. Connect Un-balanced stereo analog sources to the UNBALANCED IN stereo pair. Note: These inputs are mixed together internally and are both active whenever the AUDIO Input is set to ANALOG. Connect a digital AES/EBU source to the AES/EBU DIGITAL IN connection.
Recording a Cut The Model DR-600 stores at least 130 hours of stereo audio. Total storage capacity varies according to the type of cuts you create. Individual Cuts can be from about 4 hours to about 7 hours long depending on the Recording Format you select. Table 1 indicates the types of Cuts you can create and their associated durations in hours, minutes and seconds ( HHH:MM:SS ). Sample Rate Word Length Format Max Record Time Per Cut Total Record Time 44.1K 16 WAV 06:45:41 216:44:53 44.
To Record A Cut: Disable the RECORD ERASE LOCKOUT if 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-958 TYPE II to use the IEC-958 II Input with Consumer format digital audio sources.
Playing a Cut There are a number of ways to play a cut. Play a Cut Using a Hot Key If the cut has been assigned to a Hot Key, simply press the hot key to play the cut. Refer to Assigning A Cut To a Hot Key on Page 10 for instructions on assigning a cut to a Hot Key. Play a Cut by selecting the cut in the Display Module window A cut that is currently displayed on the Display Module can be played simply by Pressing PLAY. To display a cut in the Display Module, use the SCROLL KEYS.
Erasing a Cut Erasing a cut will permanently delete the cut from the disk. There are two ways to erase a cut. 1. From the Display Module Menu Front Panel 2. Using FTP with the network connection. The Display Module method works fine for most cases. If you need to erase a lot of cuts, it may be easier to use the network connection. See the example of this on Page 35.
Using Hot-Key Banks There are ten Banks numbered 1 to 10. Each Bank is like a separate “page”; changing Banks is equivalent to flipping a page, and presents a different set of Hot-Key Assignments. Note that the ten Banks all have access to all the Cuts recorded in Instant Replay. Banks are a convenient way to organize Instant Replay’s audio collection. A total of 500 Cuts can be assigned to Hot-Keys if all 50 keys in each of the 10 banks are assigned to a different Cut.
Looping a Cut LOOP causes a Cut to repeat endlessly until either STOP or LOOP is pressed. STOP ends playback immediately. Pressing LOOP exits from the Loop mode, and allows the current Cut to continue playing to its end. While a Cut is looping, another Cut can be selected for playback. A different Hot-Key can also be played. The new Cut will immediately start from the beginning, and will also loop until Loop mode is exited. Looping works in all modes.
To Enable the Sample Rate Converter: Press MENU->RECORD SETUP->DIG INPUT PROCESS ->SAMPLE RATE CONVERT Then Press ENTER. Converting 24 bit material to 16 bits ( Dither ) If you are recording material using the digital ( AES/EBU or IEC958 II ) inputs, you can convert 24 bit material to 16 bit material using the dither option. Dither is a professional audio technique for data reduction that results in an extremely high quality content at a reduced data rate.
Using the Playback Sample Rate Converter There are three ways to set the sample rate of a Cut being played. 1. At the same sample rate it was recorded 2. At a specified sample rate ( 44.1K or 48K ) 3. At a rate determined by the AES/EBU or IEC958 II input clock To play a cut at a user-specified sample rate. Press MENU->CONFIGURATION->PLAYBACK SAMPLE RATE Then Press ENTER • • • • Select OUTPUT AT 48K to play the cut at 48Kb/S Select OUTPUT AT 44.1K to play the cut at 44.
CHAPTER 3 – EDITING CUTS Instant Replay features the following cut editing operations. 1. Adjustable Head Trim 2. Adjustable Tail Trim 3. Variable length Fade In 4. Variable length fade out Using Head and Tail Trim You can perform precise Head and Tail Trims on an existing file or immediately after recording a new cut. Head trim is a means of chopping off some content at the start of the cut. Usually, this is used to remove unwanted sound at the start of the cut to provide a smooth sounding cut.
Or… Hit the PLAY key to begin playing the cut. Hit ENTER or STOP to pause playback. Hit ENTER again to accept the trim at the paused location or manually type a value and hit ENTER. The display will look like this as the cut is playing in edit mode. The top set of counters will indicate your current position in the clip. The bottom set of counters will indicate the current Head Trim setting. If you have never set the Head Trim, this will be zero. 00:00:04.
00:00:22.60 TAIL ENTER/ADJUST OR PLAY Hit ENTER to leave tail trim unchanged. Or…Type in the amount of time you want to trim off the tail of the cut using the alphanumeric keypad. The value is in hours, minutes, seconds and hundredths of a second. Hit ENTER once you have entered the tail trim value you want. Note: Tail Trim is entered as a new cut length. For example, if the cut is 00:22.60 long, and you want to cut 2 seconds off the tail, enter 00:20.60 in the edit menu.
Press the ENTER key to make an adjustment. Fade values are expressed in duration of the fade. Fades are limited to a maximum of 40 seconds. Press the ENTER key, then use the CURSOR keys to move the cursor to the digit to be adjusted. Then use the NUMERIC keys (top row of Hot-Keys), or the SCROLL keys to make an adjustment to the numeric value. Press MENU or CANCEL to return to previous menu level.
CHAPTER 4 – USING PLAYLISTS Playlists allow you to create and playback a sequence of Cuts that are assigned to Hot-Keys. You can set Playlists for Follow-On or Manual-Step playback. Refer to the section Creating a New Playlist, immediately below. In Manual-Step mode, the playlist will pause after each cut until you press PLAY. In follow-on mode, the playlist will play all cuts to the end of the playlist. You can create one Playlist for each Bank.
Assign Cuts to the Playlist Press PLAYLIST The Display Indicates: LIST IS EMPTY SELECT HOT KEY Press the HOT-KEYs you want to assign to the playlist in sequence. Press PLAYLIST to complete the operation. Set the Playlist to MANUAL STEP or FOLLOW-ON The Playlist will be MANUAL STEP by default. This means it will pause after each Cut until you press PLAY. Changing the Playlist to FOLLOW ON mode will allow it to play all cuts on the list in sequence without operator intervention.
Playing a Playlist Select the BANK if necessary. Press PLAYLIST, then press PLAY. To Halt the Playlist, Press PLAYLIST again. The current cut will play to completion, then play will stop. Looping a Playlist Press LOOP at any time to cause a playlist to loop. The playlist will continue to loop until you press LOOP again to deactivate looping. Protecting a Playlist Turning playlist protection on will lock the current Playlists. They cannot be edited or deleted until protection is turned back off.
CHAPTER 5 – USING THE NETWORK Introduction Instant Replay offers 10/100 ethernet connectivity using an RFC-1359 compliant FTP server. This allows you to connect to Instant Replay from a host computer using most commercially available FTP clients. Using FTP, you can do the following. Rapidly Download Cuts, including WAV cuts, from Instant Replay to your computer. List Cuts Rename Cuts Delete Cuts Important: Instant Replay can only perform FTP transfers while in FTP Mode.
Note: Many “stock” WAV files on Personal Computers are recorded at a sample rates other than 44.1K or 48KHz. These cannot be uploaded or played. The following message will be displayed if you upload a WAV file that is not 44.1 or 48KHz. SAMPLE RATE UNAVAIL File Naming Conventions Instant Replay filenames must be 15 characters or less, not counting the file suffix ( e.g. WAV,DC2 ). Alphanumeric characters, hyphens, spaces and underscores are allowed.
Note: Uploading groups of files with long but similar file names may result in many cuts having the same name. This is the only case in which identical file names are allowed. For Example: Upload the following three files. 123456789abcdef_01.wav 123456789abcdef_02.wav 123456789abcdef_03.wav They will all be named 123456789abcde~.wav. However, they will all have a unique index number and, often, a unique duration, so they can be identified on the local Display Module.
Initial FTP Setup Connect the ethernet cable Connect a Standard RJ45 Ethernet cable between to the rear panel connector marked NETWORK. Connect the other end to your network. If the cable is connected correctly, the green LINK LED directly above the cable port will turn ON. If the green LED is not ON, check the cable polarity, cable continuity or network connection. Set the FTP User ID Optionally enter a new login User ID. The default User ID is 360USER. Press MENU.
Set the Subnet Mask Optionally enter a new FTP Subnet mask. The default subnet mask is 255.255.255.0. Networking->FTP Subnet Mask Hit then type in a new subnet mask. TTIIPP:: D Doonn’’tt sseett tthhee ssuubbnneett m maasskk uunnlleessss yyoouu nneeeedd ttoo.. Note: If you don’t know what a subnet mask is, don’t change it. Chances are, the default will work on your network. Enable FTP MODE The FTP Server is only turned on when it is in use. Press MENU.
Connecting to Instant Replay using a DOS Client. 1. From a Windows XP or Windows 2K environment, open a DOS Shell as follows. START->All Programs->Accessories->Command Prompt From the command prompt, type ftp …where the IP ADDRESS is the address you set your Instant Replay to in the Initial Setup step. For example 192.168.1.120 would be a valid entry. The display will do the “dots” for you. 2. Type in USER ID when Prompted. 3. Type in the PASSWORD when prompted.
Uploading a file from your host computer to Instant Replay Log in per the example above. Type: put At the FTP prompt: Deleting a file from Instant Replay Log in per the example above.
Renaming a file on Instant Replay Log in per the example above.
Transferring Files with Flash FXP Flash FXP™ is a popular FTP client that is available online for a very modest sum. Flash FXP™ can be obtained at www.inicom.net. Instant Replay has been tested with Flash FXP™ version 3.2.0. Connect to Instant Replay Start up Flash FXP. The listing on the right hand side shows local files on your computers drive. Set Instant Replay to FTP Mode by pressing MENU->NETWORKING->FTP MODE->ON then pressing ENTER. Click on the yellow Lightning Bolt then select Open Connection.
The login dialog box appears. Set the IP address, User ID and Password fields to the values you configured your Instant Replay to under the Networking menu. Upload/Download files You can move files from Instant Replay to your computer simply by dragging them across to the listing on the right side of the screen. Likewise you can move files from your computer to Instant Replay by dragging them from left to right.
Renaming or Deleting a File using Flash FXP Right click on the file. Select RENAME or DELETE from the pull-down menu. Rename or delete the file.
CHAPTER 6 – MACHINE SETUP MENU’S Default values are UNDERLINED. All settings are saved on disk and restored on power up. EDIT Menu Menu Item Adjust Head Point Adjust Tail Point Set Fade In Length Set Fade Out Length Set Tail Pre-roll Adjust Output Gain Values 0.00 end of file Range is 0.00 to 40.00 Range is 0.00 to 40.00 Variable from 1 to 9 seconds. Default is 5 sec. Range is +6 to – 90 dB. Default is 0dB Refer to the section, “Editing Cuts” on page 22 for more information about these settings.
HOT-KEYS Menu Menu Item Assign HOT-KEYS HOT-KEY Protect Assign Bank Clear HOT-KEY Values OFF,ON - PLAYLIST Menu Menu Item Clear Playlist Playlist Protection Values OFF,ON CONFIGURATION Menu Menu Item Time Display Sort Directory By Select Language Digital Output COPY PROT.
CHAPTER 7 – THE REAR PANEL INSTANT REPLAY REAR PANEL ELECTRICAL POWER 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.
AUDIO CONNECTIONS Audio Inputs The ANALOG INPUTS are a pair of female XLR-3 connectors marked LEFT and RIGHT. The inputs are electronically balanced, with an impedance of 40k ohms. With the INPUT LEVEL controls up full, a 6.75dBu tone will produce a full scale output, approximately 15dBu with the OUTPUT ATTENUATOR in the –10 position and 25 dBu in the 0 position. Refer to Table 3 for input and output connections.
capacitance 75Ω coaxial cable, such as those made for video connection between VCRs and television video inputs. Do not use audio cables with RCA connectors. Digital Audio Interfacing Should Instant Replay detect a mismatch at its digital audio ports when preparing to record, the PLAY button is disabled and an error message, INTERFACE MISMATCH, appears in the display. Possible mismatches can include professional/consumer data format conflicts, non-audio data and data flagged as invalid.
IEC 958 Type II Output An RCA "phono" connector provides a digital audio output to consumer or semi-pro equipment. Most equipment with input connectors marked "S/P DIF" can also be connected to this output. Always set the DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT parameter in the CONFIGURATION Menu to CONSUMER or COPY PROT. CONS. when using the IEC 958 Type II output with IEC 958 or S/P DIF equipment. Recordings made from Instant Replay in COPY PROT. CONS.
CHAPTER 8 – MAINTENANCE AND DISK OPERATIONS FORMATTING THE INTERNAL HARD DISK The Format Disk option for the internal drive is only available through a special "power-on" sequence. This option will erase the entire contents of Instant Replay's internal hard disk It is essential to back up the contents of your hard drive using the FTP Network Port. Refer to Chapter 4 to read how to do this.
INDEX 24->16 Bit Conversion, 20 Audio Connections analog, 43–45 digital, 43–45 Banks, 10 Cancel, 11 Compliance emissions and immunity, 2, 3 safety, 2 Configuration Menu, 41 Controls, 8 front panel, 8 Declaration of Conformity, 2 Digital Output format selection, 41 Editing Operations, 22 fade in, 24 fade out, 24 Editing Setup Menu, 40 Electrical Power, 42 Enter, 11 Erase, 17 Find, 11, 18 Format internal drive, 46 Front Panel Controls, 8 FTP Connecting to, 33, 34, 39 Downloading, 34 Initial Setup, 32 Renaming
