General Description DigiCart/II Plus is a full-featured hard disk recorder designed to replace analog cart machines in television master control, radio, and teleproduction applications. It offers analog and digital I/O, 16 bit linear or Dolby AC-2 compressed audio storage (user selectable), plus editing and playlisting capabilities. It also provides many remote control options including a production remote, a play-only remote, a keyboard for titling and remote control, and both GPI and serial interfaces. DigiCart/II Plus is offered in three different configurations, each offering a drive for removable Zip disks and a high-capacity internal hard disk. Applications DigiCart/II Plus excels in applications typically served by analog tape machines and DAT recorders. It performs similar functions, but with far greater efficiency and reliability. Random access and playback of bumpers, music and sound effects. Mass storage of production elements and sound effects libraries. Fast top-and-tail style editing. Sweetening for video and audio production. Automated playback of voice overs for master control. Creation and execution of long and complex playlists. Transport Controls DigiCart/II Plus emulates conventional analog carts with Record, Play and Stop. Pause and Loop are also available as function keys, and GPI inputs with tally are provided for remote control. Menu Keys Utility Menu-Disk and file management: Copy, Name, Erase, etc. Setup Menu - Machine behavior: Record Format, Sample Rate, Threshold Record Level, Count Up/Down, Restart (Immediate or On Completion), etc. Edit - Head Trim, Tail Trim, Output Gain, Fade In, Fade Out, Pre-Roll. SEC - For control of external devices or EOM warning. D-NET XFER - Activates D-NET file transfer network menu. Position Arrows - For selecting among menu options and for selection of drives or directories. Enter - Confirms the current selection/operation. Cancel - Cancels the current operation. Pause - Interrupts playback. Also used to pre-select or preview a cut. View List - Used to view the contents of a playlist. Loop - Continuously loops the current cut.