360 Systems Instant Replay DR-554 - Manual (Page 40)

Page 40 Instant Replay Owner's Manual
Starting in the Middle of a Backup Tape
You can start in the middle of a backup tape and Instant Replay will start restoring from the first full
backup file it receives. This allows you to note the time that an error took place, and then start a
restore operation a bit before the same location on a similar backup tape and get only the file that
produced an error.
See the section on Error messages for information of their meaning and possible corrective steps.
Machine-to-Machine Transfers
Backup and Restore can be used to transfer material directly from one Instant Replay to another. This
is similar to D-NET file transfer (discussed in the next section) with the advantage that it also
transfers Hot-Key assignments. It is somewhat slower than D-NET as it uses 16 bit data rather than
24 to maintain compatibility with DAT.
To perform a transfer between two units using Backup and Restore:
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Connect the AES/EBU output of the unit containing the material to the AES/EBU input of
the unit that will be receiving it.
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Follow the directions above for Restore on the unit that is to receive the material
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Follow the directions for Backup Drive or Backup Bank as desired on the unit that will be
sending the material.
FILE TRANSFER MENUS
FILE TRANSFER is a sub-menu selected from the main Menu. It has menu items for file transfer
configuration, for selecting transfer of a single Cut or all Cuts, and for performing backup and restore.
The FILE TRANSFER menu contains a number of its own sub-menus. At the outer most level, the
SCROLL ARROW keys select a specific menu item. When editing input fields, the alphanumeric
legends on the Hot-Keys are used to enter data, and the left and right arrows move the cursor. The
ENTER key initiates an activity, or completes an edit operation.
Transfer Cut
Transfer a single selected Cut to a Mail Box or to a specific Drive, Directory and Index.
Transfer All Cuts
Transfer the entire contents of an audio disk Drive to the Mail Box, or to a designated Drive and
Directory in a destination machine.
Backup Drive
BACKUP DRIVE backs up the entire contents of the internal hard disk through the AES/EBU (XLR-
3) output connector to a DAT tape. (RCA I/O connectors can not be used.)
Backup Bank
BACKUP BANK backs up the Hot-Key Assignments of the current bank and the Cuts assigned to
those Hot-Keys. Its operation is identical to BACKUP DRIVE.
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.