360 Systems RC-205, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ... RC 210 RC 220 with Second Edition 360 Systems PROFESSIONAL DIGITAL AUDIO 5321 Sterling Center Drive Westlake Village CA 91361 Phone 818 991 0360 Fax 818 991 1360 Web http www 360systems com Email info 360systems com SERIAL NUMBER ______________ ...

Page 2: ...se interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense The user is cautioned that changes made to the equipment without the approval of the manufacturer could void the user s authority to operate this equipment It is suggested that only shielded ...

Page 3: ...10 220 Remote Control models use the Serial Port 2 connector Use the SETUP MENU REMOTE CONTROL to choose ADDRESS 01 For all models the Remote Control should be connected before powering up the DigiCart If the Remotes are connected after the DigiCart s power is turned on simultaneously press the SEC and FILE XFER DNET XFER on DigiCart II Plus buttons on the DigiCart s front panel This will soft boo...

Page 4: ...andard AT type 101 keyboard but does so with fewer keys by doubling up on key functions That is certain keys have a secondary function that is available by using the FN key in conjunction with the double function key For example the number keys share functions with alpha keys and can be accessed by employing the NUM LOCK mode Also the FN key can be used to access the secondary level functions The ...

Page 5: ...ey and pressing the key show in blue letters on the front side of the key located in the second row of keys ARROW KEY FUNCTIONS The cursor keys on the RC 205 duplicate the SELECT KNOB and POSITION ARROWS on the front panel of the DigiCart The UP and DOWN arrows duplicate the functions of the SELECT KNOB on the DigiCart The RIGHT and LEFT arrows duplicate the functions of the POSITION ARROWS on the...

Page 6: ...k see Chapter 4 of your DigiCart Owner s Manual Note For Cuts in the current Directory you only need to enter the last three digits of the Index For Cuts in other Directories use the last four digits of the Index For Cuts on the current Drive only enter the last four digits of the Index For Cuts on other Drives use the full five number Index The separator is not needed with the FIND function ...

Page 7: ...art will instantly cue up to the first Cut or Stack that matches the Name you entered Note The FIND BY LABEL function is progressive starting at Directory 0 on the Bernoulli disk and going through to Directory 9 on the internal hard disk The Name matching function follows a logical sequence beginning with the 0 Directory on the 0 Drive The FIND function searches through this Directory first for an...

Page 8: ... Cuts contained in Stacks assigned to PRESETS must be recorded in the Dolby AC 2 format All Cuts and Cuts contained in Stacks assigned to PRESETS must be stored on the hard disk PRESETS are subject to the currently selected RESTART MODE under the SETUP MENU IMMEDIATE or ON COMPLETION Your DigiCart must be equipped with 8 MB RAM in order to use all 104 possible PRESETS A standard unit with 4 MB RAM...

Page 9: ...the currently selected Cut or Stack All available PRESETs will be assigned in order with no breaks or skips for missing Index numbers That is you don t have to use a Directory with the first 104 Index numbers in use DigiCart will ignore any unfilled Index locations and assign all Cuts in order for as many Presets as your system has available Group assignments start with the currently selected Cut ...

Page 10: ...nt function does not wrap around to the beginning of the Directory VIEWING PRESETS You can examine the assigned PRESETS by entering the ASSIGN PRESET or CLEAR PRESET mode 1 Select ASSIGN PRESET or CLEAR PRESET from the UTILITY MENU 2 Press ENTER 3 Use the SELECT Arrows to scan PRESETS The lower line of the display shows ID and NAME if labeled of assigned items 4 Press CANCEL ESC to exit the View P...

Page 11: ...one time only use 1 Press PAUSE The Pause LED on the DigiCart will illuminate 2 Use the SELECT and POSITION Arrows or FIND operations to choose a Cut or Stack 3 Press PLAY to add the first Item to the QuickStack It is not necessary to press PLAY to add more cuts when using the FIND function 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 as needed to add more selections When using the FIND function to select more cuts it ...

Page 12: ... illuminate 2 Use the SELECT and POSITION Arrows or FIND operations to choose a Cut or Stack 3 Press PLAY to add the first Item to the Stack 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 as needed to add more selections The Play light will begin to blink indicating more than one Item for Follow On Play The display will show X XXXX Name X HH MM SS Note The number under ID counts the Items in the QuickStack The time is to...

Page 13: ...ex will end with the letter L for Linear Stacks It will end with the letter R for Rotating Stacks 8 Use CHANGE NAME to give the Stack a new name VIEWING A STACK S CONTENTS Press the STACK button F4 to view a Stack s contents Step through the list using either the SELECT or POSITION ARROWS This process may be used to reset the next Item in a ROTATING STACK Press STACK F4 again to exit ...

Page 14: ... instant access to the Stack Directory Connecting the RC 210 to Your DigiCart The RC 210 Remote Control models uses the Serial Port 2 connector on the rear panel of the DigiCart Use the interconnect cable that came with your RC 210 to connect it to the DigiCart DC power for the Remote Control is supplied from a small wall mount transformer Notice that this transformer should be plugged into AC pow...

Page 15: ... MENU on the DigiCart This should be set to ADDRESS 01 for the RC 210 The Remote Control should be connected before powering up the DigiCart If the Remote is connected after the DigiCart s power is turned on simultaneously press the SEC and FILE XFER DNET XFER on DigiCart II Plus buttons on the DigiCart s front panel This will soft boot the DigiCart and re initialize the system ...

Page 16: ... current directory only require entry of their Cut number For Cuts in other Directories use the full four number Identifier For Cuts on other Drives use the full five number identifier The separator is provided automatically TO FIND A CUT 1 Enter the first digit of the Index number for the Cut you wish to locate Note You do not need to press any special key to initiate the Find process Once you pr...

Page 17: ... the STACK DIR key on the Remote Control Note You do not need to press any special key to initiate the Find process Once you press any key on the numeric keypad the Remote Control assumes you wish to Find a Cut or a Stack 2 The Remote Control screen will display FIND STACK Blinking Cursor HH MM SS 48K AC 2 Note The information on the bottom line pertains to the current Selection 3 Complete the ent...

Page 18: ...S must be recorded in the Dolby AC 2 format All Cuts and Cuts contained in Stacks assigned to PRESETS must be stored on the hard disk PRESETS are subject to the currently selected RESTART MODE under the SETUP MENU IMMEDIATE or ON COMPLETION ASSIGNING PRESETS 1 Press the ASSIGN PRESET button on the Remote Control The display will show X XXXX Name SELECT PRESET Note The information on the top line r...

Page 19: ...TING AND PLAYING A QUICKSTACK Quickstacks are not stored in the DigiCart they are for one time only use 1 Press MAKE PLAYLIST The Pause LED on the DigiCart will illuminate 2 Use the SELECT and POSITION Arrows or FIND operations to choose a Cut or Stack 3 Press ENTER to add the first Item to the QuickStack 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 as needed to add more selections The Play light will begin to blink in...

Page 20: ...to the Stack 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 as needed to add more selections The Play light will begin to blink indicating more than one Item for Follow On Play The display will show X XXXX Name X HH MM SS Note The number under ID counts the Items in the QuickStack The time is total Stack duration 5 Press the STACK DIR button to save the Stack The display will prompt LINEAR SELECT WITH ARROWS 6 Use the PO...

Page 21: ... Use the SELECT Arrows to step through the STACK 4 Press VIEW PLAYLIST to exit NOTE VIEW PLAYLIST may be used to set the next Item for Play in a ROTATING STACK VIEWING ITEMS IN A STACK WHILE PLAYING 1 Press VIEW PLAYLIST while the list is playing The screen will show X X XXXX Name Name Playing MM SS Note The number in the upper left portion of the screen shows the position of the Cut or Stack disp...

Page 22: ...ar Stacks FIND operations are available by ID number on the numeric keypad The STACK DIR key lends ready access to the Stack Directory Connecting the RC 220 to Your DigiCart s The RC 220 Remote Control models uses the Serial Port 2 connector on the rear panel of the DigiCart Use the 9 pin interconnect cable assembly that came with your RC 220 to connect it to the DigiCart DC power for the Remote C...

Page 23: ...E ADDRESS selection under the SETUP MENU on the DigiCart This should be set to ADDRESS 01 for Machine 1 ADDRESS 02 for Machine 2 ADDRESS 03 for Machine 3 and ADDRESS 04 for Machine 4 on the RC 220 For applications involving only one DigiCart and the RC 220 set the REMOTE ADDRESS on the DigiCart to ADDRESS 01 and always select Machine 1 on the RC 220 For information on interconnection between multi...

Page 24: ...flect the appropriate ADDRESS 01 to 04 To select which DigiCart the RC 220 is controlling 1 Press one of the four MACHINE CONTROL keys to select the DigiCart system you wish to control 2 Press ENTER to confirm ARROW KEY FUNCTIONS The cursor keys in the upper right had corner of the RC 220 duplicate the SELECT KNOB and POSITION ARROWS on the front panel of the DigiCart The UP and DOWN arrows duplic...

Page 25: ...te Control assumes you wish to Find a Cut 2 The Remote Control screen will display FIND CUT Blinking Cursor HH MM SS 48K AC 2 Note The information on the bottom line pertains to the current Selection 3 Complete the entry of the Index number for the Cut you wish to locate 4 Press ENTER 5 DigiCart will instantly cue up to the Index number you entered Press PLAY to Play the Cut or enter it into a Sta...

Page 26: ...king Cursor HH MM SS 48K AC 2 Note The information on the bottom line pertains to the current Selection 3 Complete the entry of the Index number for the Stack you wish to locate 4 Press ENTER 5 DigiCart will instantly cue up to the Stack with the Index number you entered Press PLAY to Play the Stack or enter it into a Stack see STACK OPERATIONS below Note If you are already logged onto the Stack D...

Page 27: ...lby AC 2 format All Cuts and Cuts contained in Stacks assigned to PRESETS must be stored on the hard disk PRESETS are subject to the currently selected RESTART MODE under the SETUP MENU IMMEDIATE or ON COMPLETION ASSIGNING PRESETS 1 Press the ASSIGN PRESET button on the Remote Control The display will show X XXXX Name SELECT PRESET Note The information on the top line refers to the currently selec...

Page 28: ... key to play back an assigned PRESET Note The SETUP MENU S RESTART MODE IMMEDIATE or ON COMPLETION affects the playing of PRESETS 2 To preview a PRESET press the PAUSE button then the PRESET button of choice The display will read its name If the selection is correct push the PAUSE button again and the cut will play immediately STACK OPERATIONS CREATING AND PLAYING A QUICKSTACK Quickstacks are not ...

Page 29: ... stored in the DigiCart You can select and play these types of Stacks just like any Cut You can even assign a Linear Stack to a PRESET 1 Press MAKE PLAYLIST The Pause LED on the DigiCart and on the RC 220 will illuminate 2 Use the SELECT and POSITION Arrows or FIND operations to choose a Cut or Stack 3 Press ENTER to add the first Item to the Stack Note If you use the Pause button to build a Stack...

Page 30: ...e RC 205 Mini Keyboard VIEWING A STORED STACK S CONTENTS You can check the contents of a Stack before you play it or even examine it while the Stack is playing To view the items a Stored Stack follow these steps 1 Select the Stack you wish to examine The screen will show X X XXXX Name HH MM SS 48K AC 2 Note The number in the upper left corner shows the Item s position in the Stack The rest of the ...

Page 31: ...dicates that the item displayed is the second to follow and so on The bottom line of the display shows the name and time information for the Cut currently playing 2 Use the SELECT Arrows to advance the upper line information You can look ahead to view Index and Name information about all events yet to play in the Stack MENU OPERATIONS The RC 220 also provides access to the UTILITY SETUP and EDIT M...

Page 32: ...RC 205 210 220 Remote Control Owner s Manual Second Edition March 1997 Page 30 APPENDIX A INTERCONNECTION BETWEEN MODEL RC 220 AND 1 TO 4 DIGICARTS ...

Page 33: ...list before use Precludes playback when in this mode Make Playlist Assemble groups of Cuts together Activates the PAUSE function Play Stop Controls DigiCart transport functions from RC 210 Play Stop Record Controls DigiCart transport functions from RC 220 Loop Plays a Cut or a Stack continuously Pause Places machine on hold in both play and record modes Also used to preview PRESET assignments Edit...

Page 34: ...eset assignments F7 Key LOOP Plays a Cut or a Stack continuously F8 Key REC Puts DigiCart into the Record mode F9 Key STOP Stops Play or Record mode F10 Key PLAY Puts DigiCart into the Play mode Numbers Use these keys the dedicated row of number keys or the alternate set number keys side lettered in blue when Num Lock is turned on to enter Cut ID index numbers Push the F5 key to get into the Find ...