360 Systems DigiCart/E User Manual

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D-Net File Transfer •

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NOTE: If a DigiCart in the loop or chain is powered OFF, is in Play or Record mode, or has its
RECEIVER INPUT set OFF, it will not “echo” to the next machine in the network.

Echo should be turned OFF whenever the digital outputs are used for audio transmission. Using the
digital outputs for digital audio with Echo ON can cause clicks and pops in the unit receiving digital
audio from the DigiCart. Facilities that make extensive use of digital audio should consider the use of
a distribution amplifier or router and implement a “Star” D-NET network to avoid the use of the Echo
function. The signal output through the BNC connectors on a DigiCart/E is compatible with standard
75Ω

Ω

video routers and distribution amplifiers.

AKING A

ILE

RANSFER

On the source machine, select DNET FILE TRANSFER from the Utility menu and the display will
prompt to “TRANSFER CUT”. If you choose to transfer a directory or drive, rotate the selection knob
to your choice. Press the

ENTER

button to confirm your choice.

The display will prompt for a Destination Name.

To assign a new destination name, press the

ENTER

button. The display will prompt for a Destination

Name selection.

Using the selection knob and the navigation arrow buttons, enter the new destination name. When you
have spelled out the new destination name, press the

Right arrow

button until the cursor is to the right

of the last character in the new destination name. Press the

ENTER

button to confirm your entry.

Rotate the selection knob. The display will prompt for a Destination Location in the target machine.
If desired, using the selection knob and the

Left and Right Arrow

buttons, enter a new location name or

choose the Mail Box. Confirm your choice by pressing the

ENTER

button.

Rotate the selection knob until the display prompts “BEGIN CUT XFER”. When ready, press the

ENTER

button.

NOTE: A transfer can be canceled easily by pressing either the

STOP

EXIT

Buttons. You’ll be

prompted to confirm before the transfer is aborted.

During the transfer the display will update the completion percentage of the transfer as it progresses. When
transferring drives or directories, the file number within the group updates as each individual file transfer is
completed.

The display will indicate when the transfer is complete.

Note: D-Net transfers are one way ONLY. There is no communication from the receiving DigiCart to the
source DigiCart. To confirm transfers, you will need to go to the receiving DigiCart. The receiver status
display remains on until any button is pressed.

ILDCARD

RANSFERS

A powerful feature of D-NET is the ability to perform wildcard transfers. A wildcard transfer is a
simultaneous, selective transfer to multiple machines. To enable a wildcard transfer, the target machines
must share a common component in their receiver names.

For example, you may need to simultaneously transfer from one DigiCart in a production room to all the
DigiCarts in master control. Simply assign “MASTER 1, MASTER 2,…etc.” as receiver names on the
machines in master control. To make a wildcard transfer to all of the machines, use “MASTER *” as the
destination name on the source DigiCart in the production room. The “*” (asterisk) symbolizes the variable
component on all of the receiver names of the machines in master control.