User manual ALESIS ADAT-HD24 FIREPORT 1394 REFERENCE MANUAL

[. . . ] Reference Manual 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Table Of Contents Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Welcome!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 About the FirePort 1394 and FST/Connect software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Important features of FirePort 1394 and FST/Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Key Features of the FirePort 1394 and FST/Connect software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 How to Use This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Important Safety Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Important Safety Instructions (English). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Safety symbols used in this product. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] But it also contains five other fields that hold important information: the number of tracks in the song (also called "track depth"), the length of the Song, its sample rate and word length (sometimes referred to as "bit depth"), and a checkbox for write-protecting the current song. 2 It is possible to give the Song a name of up to 64 characters in length (file system 1. 10). This and other functions are handled inside the Song pulldown menu. See page 28 for details. Selection of the Song within the Project is handled in the same way it is with other right-side pull-down menus. Click anywhere on the Name window and it will "explode, " showing you up to nine Songs out of the possible 99 in the Project. If there are more than nine Songs available, a scroll bar on the right side will allow you to navigate through the Song list until you find the right one. As with other windows, you can use the numeric keys to type in the number of the song you wish to access. You may also call up Songs one after the other by using the cursor keys. The Up and Left buttons decrement the choice, while Down and Right increment the choice. You can also "race" through the list by holding down one of the cursor keys. 23 2 Operations The Transfer window Occupying over half of the main window, the Transfer window sports a majority of the features found in FST/Connect. It is here you will select which tracks to send which way, decide where they will wind up, and determine what their format will be when they get there. Here's one view of the window: We'll go through the functions contained in this window one by one, starting with. . . The Transfer tabs At the top of the window there are two tabs: adat FST PC and PC adat FST. These determine which direction transferred files will go. Selecting the adat FST PC tab means you are able to transfer tracks from the FST drive into your computer (export), while selecting PC adat FST means FST/Connect is ready to send tracks from the computer into your FST drive (import). 24 Operations To switch between the two tabs, click on one or the other with the cursor, or use the Left and Right cursor keys. You'll notice that as the tabs change, the button below the Preview box will change automatically from Export to Import or vice versa. The Directory window & Browse button The skinny little bar right below the Transfer tabs is called the Directory window. It displays the "path" you would follow to find the files related to the larger Track window immediately below. This needs some careful attention, because the Directory path means different things depending on which Transfer tab is selected. If the PC adat FST tab has been selected, the Directory path indicates the source folder on the PC from which audio files will be transferred into the FST drive. This is known as the "Import" option. However, the illustration on page 24 shows the adat FST PC tab having been selected. (This is also known as the "Export" option. ) Those familiar with a PC will know at a glance that "C:\ProgramFiles\Audio\Demo Project" means that the tracks about to be exported from the FST drive will wind up on the C drive (a hard drive inside the PC) inside a folder called "Program Files, " and that further inside that folder is another folder called "Audio, " wherein resides a folder called "Demo Project. " This folder will be the final destination of any exported track. [. . . ] For the most effective service, the purchaser should register the purchase on the ALESIS website at http://www. alesis. com/support/warranty. htm. During the warranty period ALESIS shall, at its sole and absolute option, either repair or replace free of charge any product that proves to be defective on inspection by ALESIS or its authorized service representative. In all cases disputes concerning this warranty shall be resolved as prescribed by law. To obtain warranty service, the purchaser must first call or write ALESIS at the address and telephone number available on the Alesis Website to obtain a Return Authorization Number and instructions concerning where to return the unit for service. [. . . ]