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USB Data Transfer |
You can use a USB key to transfer Libraries and Shows between iLive systems and to archive them on your computer. A new feature now lets you select Scenes or last settings from within a USB show and transfer them into Scenes on the iLive. Event logs can also be transferred if you need to send these to Allen & Heath for analysis. Library items and Shows can be recalled directly from the USB key or copied or moved to the iLive system. Note - The system will not allow you to move or copy an item if one with the same name already exists at the destination. Rename or delete the destination item first. Note - Use a good quality USB key and make sure it is not partitioned. iLive stores its information in directories it creates in the root directory of the USB key. Note - You do not need to 'dismount' the USB drive. You can simply plug the key in and pull it out when you are finished. However, make sure you wait a few seconds after the transfer has completed before you remove the key otherwise data may become corrupt. USB Scene Transfer Recalling a Show completely overwrites all system settings and the system configuration. This may not be ideal in a festival situation where several guest engineers arrive with their settings stored as Shows on their USB keys. You may not want important settings such as output processing and patching overwritten. The USB Scene transfer function lets you select Scenes or 'last settings', and transfer these to Scenes within the iLive. A Transfer Filter can be assigned to block selected parameters from being overwritten. To select and transfer Scenes from the USB key go to the UTILITY / Configuration / USB Scene Transfer page. Plug in the USB key. All Shows found on the key are listed in the right hand window. Highlight a Show and touch the + button to open up the list of Scenes in that Show. The first item in the list is Last Settings. These are the parameters that were current when the Show was archived. It is most likely that the guest engineer may not have stored his settings as a Scene and simply archived the Show to save current settings. In this case you can transfer these into a Scene you have allocated and named in your iLive. Before transferring Scenes touch the Filter button and select parameters from the list to Block or Allow their transfer. Use the Filter + and - keys to expand or collapse the parameter tree. Items blocked are displayed in red. Items which have partial selection in their tree are displayed in orange. Once the Filter is set, highlight a Single or Multiple USB Scenes in the right hand window to transfer. Next, highlight a Scene in the left hand window to be overwritten by the transfer. Touch the Copy to iLive button to start the transfer. Note - Transferring Scenes from the USB key does not immediately change the iLive settings. You need to select a transferred Scene and Recall it before its settings take effect. Note - USB Scene names transferred overwrite the current iLive Scene names. The Last Settings item does not overwrite the Scene name. You can name iLive Scenes ready to accept Last Settings from the USB keys of different engineers. Note - Scenes transferred into the iLive in this way may have been created on an iLive system with a different mix bus configuration, layout and patching. The transfer does a 'best fit' to match parameters to the iLive. Check the settings after recalling the Scene. |