360 Systems DigiCart/EX - Manual (Page 53)

Transport Controls
Control of the DigiCart/EX transport may originate from the front panel, a keyboard, the GP inputs on
the rear panel, or via the serial ports using an RC-series remote control or automation equipment.
Basic transport controls include RECORD, STOP, PLAY, LOOP and PAUSE. Front panel controls
have equal authority with commands issued by remote controls or via rear panel connections. If a
Record command is issued via a serial connection, a subsequent Stop command from the front panel
may override it.
All of the transport buttons illuminate when active, regardless of whether the command was initiated
from the front panel or remote interfaces.
All transport commands also have tally signals on open collector outputs, available in the GPI/O
connector. See Appendix A for wiring details.
Setup to Record
S ELECTING A F ILE L OCATION FOR R ECORDING
DigiCart/EX contains an internal hard disk, an internal Card Reader and will also support network
drives. You must select a particular drive for your recordings. DigiCart/EX can record directly to a
network drive.
Use the navigation controls to display the drive and directory where you want the file to be
recorded. If you select only the drive, DigiCart/EX will automatically record the file into the last used
directory on that drive. Later you may easily move the recording.
Each directory has 1,000 pre-numbered file IDs (000 through 999). You may choose to make a
recording to a specific ID. If you do not choose an ID number, DigiCart/EX will assign the recording
to the next available Index number. Also, if Record Overwrite is on, you can deliberately overwrite
existing audio at a specific Index number.
Use Record Overwrite with care. When enabled, you WILL record over an existing Cut unless
you specifically select a new Index number. Once you do this, you are only selecting available
open Index numbers – in order to record over a specific Index you must select it before
pressing
RECORD.
Checking Available Disk Space
Before recording or copying a cut, you may check the available disk space by holding down the
STOP
[INFO] button. Remember that the remaining time is valid only for the currently selected
sampling frequency and format.
If the selected disk becomes full during a recording, DigiCart/EX It will indicate DISK IS FULL
and stop the recording. The portion of the recording obtained up until the Disk Full error will
be saved, just as if
STOP
had been pressed to end the recording.
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