Instruction Manual

Page 2 Introduction
360 Systems
THE EDIT MODE
Most operations will be performed in the Edit mode, also referred to as “the Editor”. The
display shows an audio waveform, a File name and the time location of the Cursor. As with
word processors, selected portions of audio can appear in a highlighted area. A weighted
S
CRUB W HEEL and waveform display assist with accurate location of edit points. Edit marks
appear on the display to clearly show beginning and end points. Basic editing operations
include:
• Cut To a clipboard, or to a Hot Key & File
• Copy To a clipboard, or to a Hot Key & File
• Insert From a clipboard, a File or a Hot Key
• Erase A selected region
• Play A selected region
• Single or two-track editing
THE PLAYBACK MODES
Since the Shortcut editor is intended for rapid on-air use, a number of different playback
options are provided:
• Play a recording selected in the Files Display
• Play a recording while editing it
• Play a recording stored on one of the 10 Hot Keys.
EXTERNAL STORAGE MEDIA
Shortcut provides a P
ARALLEL port and an optional SCSI-based E XPANSION port allowing
the use of removable media drives to increase storage time and data transport flexibility. Also,
material can be Imported to and Exported from DOS or HFS formatted Zip or Jaz disks in a
variety of file formats. We recommend the following Iomega
® products for use with Shortcut:
• Zip
™ 250 disks store over 17 minutes of stereo audio in a compact and
inexpensive disk. Shortcut can also Export audio to 360 Systems’ DigiCart/II
Plus (100 Mb) and Instant Replay 2.0 format disks for playback.
• Jaz
™ 2 Gigabyte disks store over 2 hours of stereo audio for full-length
programs, backup and archiving. (Requires optional SCSI adapter board.)
Zip
™ 250 Parallel, Zip 100 MB Parallel and Zip ™ 100 Plus drives are directly compatible;
Zip
™ SCSI and Jaz ™ 2 Gigabyte require the optional Short/cut SCSI adapter board. Zip ™ USB
is not compatible. Performance of Jaz
™ 1 Gigabyte drives or the use of 1 Gigabyte cartridges
in 2 Gigabyte drives has not been verified by 360 Systems. Iomega products are available from
most computer supply outlets.
A Zip 100 disk can store 7 minutes of audio at the 48KHz sampling rate. It is possible to use
100 MB disks in 250 MB drives. Note that 250 MB disks are not supported by DigiCart/II
Plus, however material can be Exported to 100 MB DigiCart/II Plus format Zip disks using a
250 MB drive.