360 Systems Short/Cut Editor - Manual (Page 26)

Page 18 Rear Panel Features
360 Systems
Parallel Connector, SCSI Option and External Disk Drive Support
The P ARALLEL connector allows for an external Iomega Zip ® 100 or 250 Parallel drive, or
Zip 100 Plus. There is no configuration necessary for Parallel drives.
The optional SCSI adapter card adds an E XPANSION connector to the rear panel. This
allows the use of an Iomega Zip ® 100 or 250 SCSI drive, Zip 100 Plus, or Jaz ® 2Gigabyte drive.
The drive cable must have a 25 pin male connector to plug into the Shortcut editor’s
E XPANSION port. This type of connector is known as a DB-25 and is commonly found on
Apple Macintosh
®
computers. This type of connector is supplied as standard equipment with a
SCSI Zip ® or Zip ® Plus drive. The Jaz ® 2G may need an adapter to go from its high-density
connector to the DB-25.
Enable the SCSI termination on the external drive, and set the SCSI ID to 6. When an
external drive is connected, Shortcut automatically turns off its internal terminator.
The Setup Menu contains an item B. E XTERNAL D RIVE to select which port is in use for
the external drive, P ARALLEL or SCSI. If you are using drives on both ports, switch this setting
only when the Internal Drive is selected. It will not select directly between two external drives.
1. Enter the S ETUP M ENU .
2. Select item B. E XTERNAL D RIVE . (If you used the Scrub Wheel, press E NTER to allow
changing the value.)
3. Set the value to SCSI or P ARALLEL .
4. Press E NTER to confirm the selection.
5. Press E XIT to leave the S ETUP M ENU .
The Shortcut editor will always start up on the Internal Drive. To select the External
Drive press D IR , then M ENU , then select item 5 S ELECT E XTERNAL D RIVE . (Pressing N UMERIC
K EY 5 will directly select Menu item 5.) To return to the Internal Drive the process is the
same, and the menu item will read: S ELECT I NTERNAL D RIVE .
The External drive has ten directories just like the Internal drive. The Parallel drive is
used for copying material to and from the Internal Drive. Zip100 disks can be used in 250 Mb
drives.
With the SCSI option installed, recording, playback and editing can be performed on a
drive connected to the E XPANSION port. However, for important recordings and on-air
playback, we recommend using the Internal drive. Zip and Jaz drives have an automatic spin
down feature to save media and drive life. If Playback or Recording is attempted when a drive
is spun down, there will be a delay while the disk spins up again. The E
DIT O UT button will
flash during this period. You can force a drive to spin up to prepare for playback by pressing
D
IR , then F ILES . You can also press P LAY and P AUSE to spin up, then release P AUSE or press
P LAY again to initiate playback on cue.
Zip100 disks can be used in 250 Mb drives, however this mode does not support direct
recording with the SCSI Option.
External drives cannot be password protected.
The Internal drive must be selected before a disk can be ejected.