User Manual

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................. 3
FEATURES..................................................................................................................................... 3
IMPORTANT MESSAGES..............................................................................................................3
CONNECTION DIAGRAM ..............................................................................................................4
REAR PANEL OVERVIEW.............................................................................................................5
FRONT PANEL OVERVIEW........................................................................................................... 5
HOW TO WORK WITH D2 DIRECTOR.......................................................................................... 6
THE GRAPHICAL INTERFACE...................................................................................................... 8
SWITCHING ON AND OFF ............................................................................................................ 8
T
HE DISPLAY.............................................................................................................................. 8
D
ECK DISPLAYS ......................................................................................................................... 8
MENU BAR ................................................................................................................................. 9
WORK AREA............................................................................................................................... 9
PROGRESS BAR ......................................................................................................................... 9
USING LISTS............................................................................................................................... 9
USING DIALOGS.......................................................................................................................... 9
RESPONDING TO QUESTIONS.................................................................................................... 10
CHANGING SETTINGS ............................................................................................................... 10
ENTERING TEXT ....................................................................................................................... 10
THE LIBRARY............................................................................................................................... 11
PREPARING YOUR STORAGE DEVICE ............................................................................... 11
CREATING A LIBRARY .......................................................................................................... 11
Building with Librarian....................................................................................................... 11
Building with D2 Director................................................................................................... 11
LOADING A LIBRARY............................................................................................................. 12
USING A LIBRARY ................................................................................................................. 12
Searching.......................................................................................................................... 13
Browsing ........................................................................................................................... 13
File View............................................................................................................................ 15
Working with Playlists........................................................................................................ 15
EJECTING A LIBRARY........................................................................................................... 16
THE CRATE.................................................................................................................................. 17
WORKING WITH THE CRATE................................................................................................ 17
LOADING AND SAVING THE CRATE .................................................................................... 18
GLOBAL CONTROLS................................................................................................................... 19
DECK CONTROLS (A AND B)...................................................................................................... 20
DECK MODE SETTINGS (A AND B)............................................................................................ 23
TRACK LOADING................................................................................................................... 23
TIME DISPLAY........................................................................................................................ 23
FADER START ....................................................................................................................... 23
VIEWS .......................................................................................................................................... 24
TRACK VIEW.......................................................................................................................... 24
PROFILE VIEW....................................................................................................................... 24
Creating Track Profiles...................................................................................................... 24
Working with Track Profiles............................................................................................... 24
UTILITY......................................................................................................................................... 25
DISPLAY ................................................................................................................................... 25
RESTORE ................................................................................................................................. 25
CALIBRATE ............................................................................................................................... 26
UPDATES ................................................................................................................................. 26
D2 SOFTWARE UPGRADES....................................................................................................... 27
UPGRADE PROCEDURE....................................................................................................... 27
KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS........................................................................................................... 28
USB DEVICE COMPATIBILITY.................................................................................................... 29
USB CONNECTION................................................................................................................ 29
SUPPORTED STORAGE DEVICES....................................................................................... 29
IDENTIFYING LIBRARIES...................................................................................................... 29
SUPPORTED FILE SYSTEMS................................................................................................ 30
AVOIDING AND FIXING ERRORS ......................................................................................... 30
DEFRAGMENTATION ............................................................................................................ 30
KEEPING
YOUR DATA SAFE ................................................................................................ 30
EXPLANATION OF DIGITAL AUDIO............................................................................................ 31
COMPRESSION ..................................................................................................................... 31
TAGGING................................................................................................................................ 31
FORMATS............................................................................................................................... 31
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS................................................................................................... 33
LICENSING INFORMATION......................................................................................................... 33
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ....................................................................................................... 33