LIBRARY
, YOU MAY NOTICE A DELAY WHEN STARTING AND STOPPING THE RECORDING PROCESS
WITH THE iKEY. THIS IS PERFECTLY NORMAL, AND IS A RESULT OF THE iKEY PREPARING THE
FILE SO THAT IT MAY BE PLAYED BACK USING THE iPod®. FOR MORE DETAILS ON USING THE
iKEY WITH AN iPod®, SEE THE SECTION ENTITLED “iPod® OPERATION NOTES”.
6. If you wish to begin recording again, you may press the R
ECORD (8) button, which
will begin recording a new file.
7. If, during recording, your storage device approaches full capacity, all P
ROGRESS
LEDS will flash repeatedly. As a safeguard, the PROGRESS LEDS will begin to flash
when there is approximately 5% remaining on the target device. When the target
device is full, all LEDs will blink 3 times, indicating that the unit has ceased record-
ing. Then, the 100% full indicator will stay solid while the other P
ROGRESS LEDS will
flash rapidly to further alert the user. After approximately 3 minutes, all of the
PROGRESS LEDS will stay solid.
8. To disconnect the target USB S
TORAGE DEVICE, press and hold the RECORD (8) but-
ton until all of LED lights flash 3 times consecutively. This gracefully closes the con-
nection with the target device so that it may be disconnected without any risk of cor-
rupting the data that you have recorded to it. Once the disconnect sequence is done,
the storage device must be removed and re-connected prior to recording again. If
this is not done, all of the LEDs will flash three (3) times indicating that the storage
device must be ejected before continuing.
NOTE: A
LTHOUGH THE iKEY IS OUTFITTED WITH SOFTWARE TO PREVENT DATA CORRUPTION
IN THE EVENT OF ACCIDENTAL DISCONNECTION WITH THE TARGET DEVICE
, IT IS ALWAYS BEST
TO PERFORM THIS PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE TO INSURE THAT THE INTEGRIT Y OF YOUR
RECORDED DATA IS MAINTAINED.
9. To playback or edit your recording, simply connect the target USB S
TORAGE DEVICE
to your PC or Macintosh computer and view the files on the device. The iKEY will
name the files in numerical order according to the order in which they were record-
ed. Also note that the filename reflects which file format it is in - MP3 or WAV. Simply
use your favorite audio editing application (not included) to manipulate, trim, edit,
and burn your creation to CD.
NOTE: F
OR MORE DETAILS ON TRANSFERRING RECORDINGS FROM YOUR iPod®,
SEE THE SEC
-
TION ENTITLED “iPod® OPERATION NOTES”.
10. In the event that you are storing your recording to an iPod, you will be able to
instantly listen to your recording by locating the file under the ‘Songs’ list found on
your iPod’s menu. The filenames that are produced by the iKEY start with the word
“iKEY”, and are then followed by the file format and the number sequence in which
the recording was made.
NOTE: FOR MORE DETAILS ON USING THE
iKEY WITH AN iPod®,
SEE THE SECTION ENTI
-
TLED “iPod® OPERATION NOTES.”
KNOWN LIMITATIONS:
1. When recording to an iPod®, especially one with a large amount of songs in its
library, you may notice a delay when starting and stopping the recording process. If
there are a large amount (1,000+) of songs in your library, you will notice that it
takes approximately 5 seconds for the iKEY to begin recording from the time the
R
ECORD (8) button is pressed. When the RECORD (8) button is pressed again (to stop
the recording), the iKEY may take approximately 15 seconds to close the file. This is
perfectly normal, and is a result of the iKEY preparing the file so that it may be
played back using the iPod®. This performance can be improved by either record-
ing to an iPod® that has a smaller library of songs, or by defragmenting the iPod®
itself.
2. If you are recording to a USB hard drive or to a hard-drive based MP3 player (such
as an iPod®), skipping or audio glitches may be caused by fragmented files. For best
performance, make sure that your unit has been defragmented before recording.
3. When attempting to record to an MP3 player with internal storage, keep in mind
that the iKEY will only be able to access those devices which are plug-and-play and
require no additional drivers. Units that require proprietary software to access the
files stored on the device are not supported. The vast majority of USB mass storage
devices are able to operate without additional driver software and are therefore com-
patible with the iKEY.
iPod® OPERATION NOTES:
1. When connecting your iPod® to your PC or Macintosh computer, it is imperative
that you specify, in iTunes®, that you wish to ‘Manually manage songs and
playlists.’ If your iTunes® is set to automatically update, the recordings that were
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