360 Systems DigiCart/II Plus - Manual (Page 44)

32 • Operating Instructions DigiCart/II Plus Owner's Manual
level values, or OFF. When OFF is selected, recording begins immediately after pressing
RECORD and PLAY. The display will appear as follow during recording:
TRIGGER –XX DB
CUT NAME 00:00:00
When using this mode, if the recorded cut sounds "upcut" or pops and clicks at the beginning, reset the
threshold to a lower setting and try again. If recording is starting too soon due to noise in the source
being recorded, select a higher threshold value. In some cases, programming a short fade in will
eliminate a short pop at the head of a recording, obviating the need to re-record.
To adjust the threshold level:
1. Press the SETUP MENU button and use the selection controls to choose and
confirm your selection:
THRESHOLD
OFF
OR
THRESHOLD
-6DB TO –60DB
'T HRESHOLD ' R ECORDING W ITH A D IGITAL I NPUT
Once digital recording has been initiated, DigiCart/II waits for a valid digital input before
commencing. The digital signal must be present, valid and stable from the time recording
commences until the recording ends. Any interruption or change will terminate the record-ready
mode (“waiting for trigger threshold”); or the recording itself.
This requires sufficient lead-time on the source tape. It may be helpful to cue the source before
placing DigiCart into record, or pausing a CD player before recording, rather than commencing
record and then starting the CD player from a standstill.
Note that you cannot pause the DigiCart/II in record mode when using digital inputs.
The following changes to the digital input signal during recording will terminate the record process:
Loss of the digital input signal.
Errors in the data stream.
Change in the sample rate of incoming signal.
Changes in the format of the audio data (channel status).
Changes in copyright protection (consumer format only).
A valid digital input must have a clock at 32K, 44.1K, or 48K samples per second, and the
appropriate channel status format (consumer or professional) for the selected interface type and
sample rate. In addition, the data must be identified as audio in the channel status, and the validity
bit must be clear for each digital sample.
It is recommended that the analog input be selected or input monitor be turned off whenever the
digital inputs are not being used.