360 Systems DigiCart/E - Manual (Page 25)

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T HE PLAY B UTTON
Press the PLAY button to initiate playback of a cut or Playlist. Play has precedence over other machine
functions and will automatically cancel Setup, Utility, or Edit menus and begin to play the currently
selected cut or playlist.
Subsequent presses of the PLAY button will cause the next cued selection (see Quickstacks and Playlists) to
play immediately or on completion of the current one, dependent on the RESTART MODE.
A blinking PLAY button indicates another cut is ready for Follow-On play or that Loop mode is active.
A steadily illuminated PLAY button indicates DigiCart/E will stop after the current cut.
T HE STOP B UTTON
Press the STOP button to terminate playback or recording. When DigiCart/E’s “virtual tape transport” is
stopped, the button will be illuminated.
During Follow-on play, or playing a Playlist or loop; pressing STOP will end playback upon completion of
the present cut. Press STOP a second time to stop the current cut and delete the Follow-on play list.
When DigiCart/E is not playing a file, STOP may be pressed to display information about [INFO] the
current drive number, name, and the available recording time remaining on the drive (based on the currently
selected recording format).
T HE VIEW LIST B UTTON
The VIEW LIST button is used to immediately display the contents of a Quickstack or Playlist. VIEW LIST
is a toggle button that illuminates when active. The displayed list is scrollable. VIEW LIST can be used
only when there is a current list to view. If there is no current list, the button will not respond.
T HE LOOP B UTTON
Press the LOOP button to cause the current cut (or current cut in the queue or Playlist) to continue to cycle
until the loop is disabled. Looping can only be activated during Play. The LOOP button will illuminate and
the PLAY button will flash to indicate Looping.
To disable a loop, press LOOP again or press STOP . The LOOP button indicator will turn off, and the
current cut will finish playing, but will not continue to loop. Press STOP a second time to immediately stop
playback of the current cut.
To disable a loop that was enabled while playing a Quickstack or Playlist, press LOOP again or press STOP
once. The LOOP button indicator will turn off, and the current cut will finish playing, but will not continue
to loop. After the current cut has finished, the Quickstack or Playlist will continue playing. Pressing STOP
a second time will immediately stop playback (Quickstacks will be deleted).
T HE PAUSE B UTTON
The PAUSE button is used to:
1. Pause playback. The button illuminates when active. Press PAUSE again to disengage it and
playback will resume from the paused position.