360 Systems DigiCart/E - Manual (Page 26)

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2. Pause recordings. The button illuminates when active. Press PAUSE again to disengage it
and recording will resume from the paused position. Note that Pause during Record does not
work when using digital input.
3. In Stop mode, Pause is used to build a Playlist.
B ANK S ELECT AND H OT K EY B UTTONS
DigiCart/E has four Hot Keys buttons on its front panel (labeled 1 through 4), which can be used to trigger
playout of a pre-assigned cut or Playlist. Any cut or Playlist can be assigned to any Hot Key. Hot Keys
allow any cut to be played on command by a single key press. Whenever an assigned Hot Key is pressed,
the corresponding cut is selected and played at once. A Hot Key will interrupt any other operation or
playback of other cut that may have been on-going.
Hot Keys can be triggered from an RC-series remote control, a keyboard, or the DigiCart/E front panel.
The front panel buttons are arranged into two banks that can be switched by pressing the
BANK SELECT
button. In this way, up to eight Hot Keys can be set up for play from the front panel. The button toggles
between the two banks, and illuminates when bank B is active.
Zip Drive
The ejector button on the front panel of the ZIP Drive illuminates to indicate Zip Drive activity. The button
does not illuminate unless the media is accessed.
If spun down, remember to allow a few extra seconds for the Zip disk to spin up the next time you want to
use it. You can force the cart to spin up in preparation of playback by selecting a cut or moving to the
Directory level and back to the Files level.
Z IP D ISK L OADING
DigiCart/E must be powered on to enable normal disk loading and unloading.
The access door on the Zip Disk drive opens inward when a disk is inserted. Zip disks are inserted shutter-
end first, label side up. During insertion, the shutter slides open to allow the heads access to the two data
surfaces. When loaded, the disk is locked in the drive.
Note: If the disk is difficult to insert, check its orientation and try again. DO NOT FORCE THE DISK
INTO THE DRIVE. Objects inserted into the front of the drive may damage it. Such action will void the
manufacturer's warranty.
Z IP D ISK R EMOVAL
1. Allow the Zip Disk drive to complete servicing the command requiring disk access. If
desired, press STOP .
2. When the disk has stopped, the disk lock/eject mechanism will disengage.
3. Eject the disk by pressing the eject button.
NOTE: During certain operations, Zip Disk ejection is disabled by the DigiCart/E software. The Zip drive
“Remembers” attempts to eject the disk and defers ejection until it is enabled by the software.