RAPID ACCESS DIGITAL AUDIO STORAGE OWNER'S MANUAL FIFTH EDITION JANUARY 1997 P RO FE SS I O NA L DI GI T A L AU DI O http://www.360systems.com info@360systems.
Instant Replay Owner’s Manual page i SERIAL NUMBER: FCC NOTICE [Within USA Boundaries] WARNING: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
page ii Instant Replay Owner’s Manual 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. 360 Systems may issue Technical Support Bulletins from time to time, advising owners of record of product enhancements that become available.
Instant Replay Owner’s Manual page iii TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................... 1 GETTING STARTED ............................................................................................................... 1 Recordings, Hot-Keys™ and Banks .......................................................................................... 1 About Audio Cuts...................................................
page iv Instant Replay Owner’s Manual CHAPTER THREE – COMMAND SUMMARY ...................................................................... 17 To Use The Menus............................................................................................................... 17 To Record A Cut ................................................................................................................. 17 To Erase A Cut .......................................................................................
Instant Replay Owner’s Manual page 1 INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing Instant Replay. The system provides an unusual combination of mass storage, direct access to stored audio, and ease of operation, all in a professional quality package. Key features include: • • • • • • • Storage of up to 1,000 audio Cuts. Four or more hours of storage, depending on the model. Assignment of Cuts to 50 front panel Hot-Key presets.
page 2 Instant Replay Owner’s Manual About Audio Cuts A Cut is simply a single audio recording. It can range from less than a second to any length; limited only by the time remaining on the hard disk. Each Cut has a unique Index Number, which identifies it within Instant Replay's library. It also has a Name that you supply to aid in identifying and locating the Cut. To enter a Name, the HotKeys assume the function of an alphanumeric keyboard.
Instant Replay Owner’s Manual page 3 Instant Replay always records at 48,000 samples per second, in stereo, and therefore use a constant amount of disk space per second. When other sample rates are applied to the digital inputs, the sample rate converter converts them to a 48kHz sampling rate. All models of Instant Replay store a maximum of 1,000 Cuts; the number of Cuts recorded does not affect the disk space available. Only the total running time of all recorded Cuts determines the time remaining.
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Instant Replay Owner’s Manual page 5 CHAPTER ONE – The Front Panel FRONT PANEL LAYOUT Front Panel Controls Instant Replay's front panel contains all operating controls, plus an alphanumeric display. Most buttons include an indicator light to show when they are in use.
page 6 Instant Replay Owner’s Manual Display Module THE DISPLAY MODULE For most operations, the display shows the Index number, Cut title, and the running time of the currently selected Cut. The currently selected Bank number is displayed in the lower right corner, followed by the Preset Number of the current Cut. If the displayed Cut is not assigned to a Preset in the current Bank, this number will be 00.
Instant Replay Owner’s Manual page 7 TRANSPORT CONTROL BUTTONS The Transport Controls include STOP, PLAY and RECORD. They perform in the traditional manner of tape recorders: Stop Immediately ends recording or playback. Play Starts playback of the currently selected Cut. Note that pressing PLAY initiates playback from the beginning of the selected Cut, even if it is already playing. The exception is when PLAY is used to disengage PAUSE. Record Places Instant Replay in Record Ready mode.
page 8 Instant Replay Owner’s Manual Playlist Playlists allow you to create and playback a sequence of Presets. You can set Playlists for Follow-On as well as Manual-Step playback (see page 9, Using Playlists). You can create one Playlist for each Bank. Loop LOOP causes a Cut to repeat endlessly until either STOP or LOOP is pressed. STOP ends playback immediately and turns off Loop mode. Pressing LOOP a second time exits from the Loop mode, and allows the current Cut to continue playing to its end.
Instant Replay Owner’s Manual page 9 Scroll Up/Down Arrows Used to select Cuts, Banks, Menus, Option values and Playlist Steps. 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. To use that name for the current FIND simply press ENTER. To use a different name or index number, simply type it and press ENTER. Cuts can be located by entering part of the name.
page 10 Instant Replay Owner’s Manual To append a Cut to the end of the Playlist, SCROLL through the list until you see END OF PLAYLIST. Press the appropriate Hot-Keys to add additional Cuts to the list. Changing the Playlist “On-the-Fly” The SCROLL ARROWS and ENTER key can be used in real time to change the sequence in which the Cuts are played. At any time you can SCROLL through the list.
Instant Replay Owner’s Manual page 11 METERING AND LEVEL CONTROLS Level Meters The Level Meters show the current record or playback level. The Level Meters are not affected by the setting of the rear panel Output Attenuator switch. 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, no sound will pass.
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Instant Replay Owner’s Manual page 13 CHAPTER TWO – The Rear Panel INSTANT REPLAY REAR PANEL ELECTRICAL POWER CAUTION! CONNECT THIS PRODUCT ONLY TO AN AC POWER SOURCE OF THE SAME VOLTAGE AND FREQUENCY INDICATED ON THE REAR PANEL. THIS PRODUCT MAY NOT BE CONVERTED FROM ONE VOLTAGE TO ANOTHER. 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.
page 14 Instant Replay Owner’s Manual PIN 1 COMMON PIN 2 + INPUT PIN 3 - INPUT Analog Audio Outputs The main analog outputs are a pair of male XLR-3 connectors. The output is balanced, and is capable of driving loads of 600 ohms or greater. Full scale output level is +24 dBu. Output cables should be wired as shown above for the inputs. Unbalanced connections are achieved by connecting pin 2 of the Instant Replay to the hot lead of the unbalanced input or output and pin 1 to ground.
Instant Replay Owner’s Manual page 15 Should Instant Replay detect a mismatch at its digital audio ports when preparing to record, the PLAY button is disabled and an error message appears in the display. Possible mismatches can include miswired connectors and DAT copyright protection data (“SCMS”). Correct the mismatch as necessary. Digital Audio Outputs When using Instant Replay as a digital audio source, RECEIVER ECHO should be DISABLED in the FILE TRANSFER MENU.
page 16 Instant Replay Owner’s Manual (console button, footswitch, etc.) to the back panel jack marked GPI/PLAY. When you activate the remote momentary switch, Instant Replay will behave as if you had pressed PLAY. You can also initiate recording remotely by putting Instant Replay in Record Ready and activating the remote switch. Note that activating the remote switch will also cancel PAUSE if it is active.
Instant Replay Owner’s Manual page 17 CHAPTER THREE – Command Summary To Use The Menus • • • • • • Press MENU. Use the SCROLL ARROWS to select the desired Menu. Press ENTER to select a specific Menu item. Use the SCROLL ARROWS to select the desired option for that menu item. To adjust the value of the selected item press ENTER. The second line of the display will flash. Use the SCROLL ARROWS to set the value. (Where required, enter it using the keyboard keys).
page 18 • • • • Instant Replay Owner’s Manual Press a Hot-Key from 1 to 10 to select the desired Bank Number. Use the SCROLL ARROWS to select the desired Bank. Press ENTER to confirm selection. Press the BANK SELECT button to exit. To Create and Edit a Playlist • • • • • • • • • • • • • Press the PLAYLIST button. Press the Hot-Key preset you wish to use as the first entry. Press additional Hot-Keys for subsequent Playlist entries. When all entries have been made, press ENTER to conclude the list.
Instant Replay Owner’s Manual page 19 Configuration Time Display - TIME REMAINING, ELAPSED TIME Sort Directory By - INDEX, NAME Select Language - ENGLISH, SPANISH Digital Output - OFF, PROFESSIONAL FORMAT, CONSUMER FORMAT, COPY PROT.
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Instant Replay Owner’s Manual page 21 CHAPTER FOUR – D-NET File Transfer Operations Introduction D-NET is a new kind of audio network designed by 360 Systems. It uses Instant Replay's digital audio interfaces for high-speed audio transfers, and to backup and restore files for archival purposes. Unlike other networking schemes, there is no extra cost for networking cards or hardware, no special software, and it is compatible with many other products that use the AES/EBU digital audio interface standard.
page 22 Instant Replay Owner’s Manual (TRANSFER TO PLAYBACK) File transfer rate: 8 to 1 File backup/restore rate: 5.33 to 1 Backup/Restore Characteristics BACKUP BANK saves a specific bank to a DAT tape. BACKUP DRIVE saves the contents of the entire drive to a DAT tape. RESTORE FROM BACKUP adds files to the drive from the DAT backup tape, replacing any with the same cut index. RESTORE FROM BACKUP does not discard files on disk unless a file at the same index is successfully read from the DAT tape.
Instant Replay Owner’s Manual page 23 Restore From Backup Restores the internal hard disk contents through the AES/EBU (XLR-3) input connector from a DAT tape previously created via BACKUP BANK or BACKUP DRIVE. File Receiver Selects whether file reception is ON or OFF. When ON, an idle machine receives all file transfers specifying a destination name that matches the configured receiver name. When OFF, the machine does not receive file transfers.
page 24 Instant Replay Owner’s Manual 2. Use the arrow keys to select the FILE RECEIVER menu item. Press ENTER and then use the arrows to select ON to enable receiving of files, or the OFF setting to disable receiving of files. Press ENTER again to confirm the selection. 3. Use the arrow keys to select the ECHO DURING RECEIVE menu item. Press ENTER and then use the arrows to select ON to echo received file data through the digital output or OFF setting to prevent echoing of received file data.
Instant Replay Owner’s Manual page 25 Restore From Backup 1. From the FILE TRANSFER menu select RESTORE FROM BACKUP and press ENTER. 2. The display changes to: ARE YOU SURE? PRESS ENTER/CANCEL Press ENTER to continue, or CANCEL to exit this operation. 3. The menu button begins to blink and the display shows: START RESTORE DEVICE PRESS ENTER/CANCEL At this time start the DAT machine playing a backup tape through its AES/EBU digital output, and press ENTER.
page 26 Instant Replay Owner’s Manual If the STOP or CANCEL buttons are pressed, the operation continues but the display shows: QUIT RESTORE? PRESS ENTER/CANCEL If you press ENTER the restore discontinues and an ending summary is displayed. If you press CANCEL or STOP at the prompt to QUIT the display reverts to updating the file number and percentage complete and the restore operation continues. 4. After the ending summary you are prompted to press ENTER.
Instant Replay Owner’s Manual 1 . 00 0 1 DRIVE (FOR TRANSFER OF A SINGLE CUT) DIRECTORY 1 . 0XXX page 27 INDEX NUMBER (FOR TRANSFER OF ALL CUTS) The numeric keys of the keyboard are used to enter digit numbers. The left and right arrows select a digit to edit, skipping over non-editable columns. Press ENTER at the edit prompt to complete selection of the destination location. Note the drive number must be left at '1' and the directory number at '0' when sending to other Instant Replay machines.
page 28 Instant Replay Owner’s Manual Some possible errors are: COULD NOT OPEN FILE ........ FILE TO SEND COULD NOT BE OPENED DISK ERROR........................... ERROR READING FILE TO SEND FILE IS EMPTY ....................... FILE TO SEND IS EMPTY NO FILES TO SEND ............... DRIVE TO SEND IS EMPTY PART OF FILE MISSING ........ FILE IS SHORTER THAN EXPECTED TOO MANY ERRORS ..............
Instant Replay Owner’s Manual page 29 2. When a transfer is completed without errors, the following message appears: TRANSFER COMPLETE NO ERRORS Then the display shows: GOOD FILES: 10 ß FILES RECEIVED WITHOUT ERRORS BAD FILES : 5 ß FILES DISCARDED DUE TO ERRORS 3. If CANCEL or STOP is pressed, the transfer proceeds while the following prompt is displayed: QUIT TRANSFER? PRESS ENTER/CANCEL Press CANCEL for the transfer to proceed. Press ENTER to exit from the transfer.
page 30 Instant Replay Owner’s Manual Backup and restore are not provided in DigiCart/II machines. Sending to the mail box in a DigiCart/II means sending to the first unused index number following the highest used index in directory 9 (for cuts) and directory 'S' (for Stacks) on drive 1. For Instant Replay, sending to the mail box means sending to the first unused index following the highest used index in directory 0 of drive 1 (the only drive at exists).
Instant Replay Owner’s Manual page 31 CHAPTER FIVE – Maintenance and Disk Operations FORMAT DISK The Format Disk option 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 D-NET File Transfer or Backup/Restore procedures detailed in Chapter 4 before beginning the Format Disk operation.
page 32 Instant Replay Owner’s Manual As cuts are recorded and then erased, or overwritten by new recordings of different lengths, disk space will become fragmented into small blocks of free space separated by blocks of audio. Eventually, the available space is broken up into too many small blocks. When this happens, the message DISK IS FRAGMENTED appears. In addition, a severely fragmented disk can interfere with D-NET file transfers, causing the display to indicate an overrun error.
Instant Replay Owner’s Manual page 33 PRESS ENTER/CANCEL 4. Press CANCEL to abort, or press ENTER to proceed. The display will prompt: DEFRAGMENTING DISK 00% COMPLETE As Defragmentation takes place, the lower line of the display will indicate progress by displaying the percentage completed.
page 34 Instant Replay Owner’s Manual Enabling a Feature Set The Select Feature Set option lets you choose the software version under which Instant Replay will operate. It is only available through a special "power-on" sequence. To Select a Feature Set 1. Turn Instant Replay's power switch OFF. 2. While holding down the STOP button, turn power ON. The display will prompt: FORMAT & ERASE DISK? PRESS ENTER/CANCEL 3. Press CANCEL to proceed. The display prompts: DEFRAGMENT DISK? PRESS ENTER/CANCEL 4.
