GT 205™ Quick Guide Double-Space Rack, Five-bay FireWire Enclosure with SCSI/FireWire Expansion Bay Quick Guide 610019-1.
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GT 205 Proprietary Notice and Disclaimer Unless noted otherwise, this document and the information herein disclosed are proprietary to Glyph Technologies, 227 Cherry St. Ithaca, NY 14850 (“GLYPH”).
GT 205 DOCUMENT CONVENTIONS Notes Notes alert you to important information. They are indented and preceded by the word Note in bold type. Cautions Cautions alert the user to actions or situations that can result in damage to users or data. Cautions are accompanied by a triangle icon, as in the example below. CAUTION : If the container is damaged, file a report with the carrier or dealer immediately. Proprietary Notice and Disclaimer 2 Quick Guide #610019-1.02 www.glyphtech.
GT 205 CONTACTING GLYPH Please use the following contact information to contact Glyph and its distributors. Glyph USA offers phone support Monday through Friday, 9:00 am to 6:00 pm Eastern Time. Note: DO NOT ship any return goods to the mailing addresses below unless you have a valid RMA number. All goods will be refused delivery unless a valid RMA number is displayed on the outside of the package. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Mailing Address Phone/Fax Email and Web Site Glyph Technologies 227 Cherry St.
GT 205 Contents of This Guide Glyph’s GT Series, p. 4 About the GT 205, p. 7 Unpacking Your GT 205, p. 12 Installing and Connecting the Hardware, p. 13 Preparing Your Drive for Use: Mac OS 9 Users, p. 14 Preparing Your Drive for Use: Mac OS X Users, p. 15 Preparing Your Drive for Use: Windows Users, p. 16 Care and Maintenance of the GT 205, p. 20 Troubleshooting, p. 22 GT 205 Specifications, p. 23 Audio Storage Guide, p.
GT 205 The GT Series incorporates Glyph’s own advanced FireWire technology called Integrity™. Inspired by the limitations of existing hybrid ATA-to-FireWire hot-swap products, Glyph engineers resolved the data integrity problems that arise from breaking at the ATA interface by incorporating unique enhancements to existing FireWire standards. As a result, the GT Key drive cartridge contains the ATA-to-FireWire bridging technology in the cartridge itself.
GT 205 Noise Control Elimination of Signal noise Components in GT Series enclosures are of the highest quality possible.
GT 205 Power Glyph uses efficient, high-quality power supplies, selected specifically for the demands of production environments. Our power supplies have a large amount of headroom, so your Glyph system will function, for brief periods of time, with AC lines significantly below specified limits. Glyph FireWire devices, even when they’re not turned on, will pass signal and bus power through to downstream FireWire devices.
GT 205 About the GT Key The GT Key is at the heart of the GT Series. Fully hot-swappable using Glyph's proprietary Integrity™ FireWire interface, you can easily shuttle content to other GT Series enclosures with the 7,200 RPM GT Key. Utilizing a high-performance hard drive and Glyph's tri-laminate sound-damping technology, a GT Key is not only fast, but it's quiet too. Integrity™ is an advanced FireWire hot-swap interface that provides greater reliability than existing hybrid to ATA-to-FireWire products.
GT 205 CAUTION : When transporting an individual GT Key cartridge, place it in plastic carrying case that it came in. This will help ensure the safety of the sensitive electronics exposed at the back of the cartridge. Quick Guide #610019-1.02 © Glyph Technologies – www.glyphtech.
GT 205 Details GT Keys load conveniently into the GT 205 chassis by means of a flip-out handle at the front of the drive. The Key lock can be used to prevent the removal of GT Key drives. The illustration below shows four GT Keys in a GT 205 chassis.
GT 205 GT Key Indicator Lights • • The LED labeled “Power” glows green to indicate that power is applied to the cartridge. The LED labeled “Activity” glows yellow to indicate drive activity.
GT 205 Unpacking Your GT 205 Your Glyph GT 205 and accessories are packaged in a sturdy shipping container. Please inspect the container for evidence of shipping damage and mishandling. CAUTION : If the container is damaged, file a report with the carrier or dealer immediately. Do not attempt to unpack and operate your GT 205 until the carrier or dealer confirms the damage. If the container is in good condition, proceed with unpacking the GT 205.
GT 205 Installing and Connecting the Hardware 1. Position the GT 205. Place the unit on a flat, level surface, or install the unit into a rack with the four supplied rack screws. CAUTION : Speakers are magnetic devices; they can harm your data if they’re too close to your hard drives or tape cartridges. 2. Connect the power cable (power off): Make sure that the power is off on all of your computer equipment and the GT 205. Connect the power cable to the back of the GT 205.
GT 205 6. Power up the GT 205. 7. Power up your computer. If you are using a Macintosh computer the drive should mount automatically on your desktop. Preparing Your Drive for Use: Mac OS 9 Users Since your hard disk drive comes pre-formatted for Macintosh you don’t need to format it on installation. If you should need to re-initialize the disk, you can use the Erase Disk command in the Mac operating system. This command will erase all the data on a volume and create a new file system.
GT 205 Your drive is a single volume by default. To re-initialize your drive, use the following procedure. CAUTION : This procedure will destroy any data currently on the drive. Before formatting a drive, save any important data it contains. 1. Select the volume by clicking on it once in the Finder 2. Go to the Special menu and select Erase Disk... The Erase Disk dialog box opens to verify your decision to erase the disk. 3. In the Name field, enter the new name for the disk or leave the name as it is.
GT 205 Preparing Your Drive for Use: Windows Users Because Glyph hard disk drives are formatted for Macintosh, Windows users must reformat their drives in order to use them. Windows 98 SE 1. From your computer’s task bar, go to Start > Programs > MS-DOS Prompt. 2. At the prompt, type fdisk and press Enter. You’ll see a long message about disk support. 3. Enter Y (type Y and press Enter). You are invited to make a choice. 4. Enter 5 to change the current fixed disk drive.
GT 205 You are invited to make a choice (same list as in Step 3). 6. Enter 1 to create a primary DOS partition. Your computer verifies the drive’s integrity, after which you are asked to choose whether you want to use all the space available. 7. Enter Y to opt for using the maximum available space. Your computer again verifies the drive’s integrity. 8. When the drive’s integrity has been verified, press ESC (Escape) three times to exit fdisk. 9. At the prompt, type exit. Quick Guide #610019-1.
GT 205 10. Restart your computer. Your new drive is now ready to use. Windows 2000 1. Right-click My Computer and click Manage. 2. In the Computer Management window, click Disk Management. The Write Signature wizard pops up. 3. Use the wizard to write a signature to the new drive. 4. Use the instructions that came with your operating system to continue formatting the drive. We suggest doing a Quick Format. Preparing Your Drive for Use: Windows Users Quick Guide #610019-1.02 18 www.glyphtech.
GT 205 Formatting will take a few minutes, after which your drive will be ready to use. Windows XP 1. Open Control Panel and click Administrative Tools. 2. Click Computer Management. 3. Click Disk Management. The Write Signature wizard pops up. 4. Use the wizard to write a signature to the new drive. 5. Use the instructions that came with your operating system to continue formatting your drive. We suggest doing a Quick Format. Quick Guide #610019-1.
GT 205 Care and Maintenance of the GT 205 CAUTION : To properly operate and store your GT 205, make sure you observe the rules for temperature and humidity specified on page 23. Power Current • • Use only 100-240V AC. Avoid plugging into an outlet used by high-current equipment like copiers or shredders. Power and FireWire Cables • • • Don’t crush cables or place heavy items on them. If the cable insulation appears worn or broken, don’t use the cable. Always unplug a cable by holding the plug.
GT 205 CAUTION : If you intend to ship your GT 205, make sure it does not contain any drive cartridges. If you want to ship a GT Key cartridge with the GT 205, use the GT Key packaging designed for that purpose. Dust, Heat, Humidity CAUTION : When transporting an individual cartridge, place it in the GT Key case that it came in. This will help ensure the safety of the sensitive electronics exposed at the back of the cartridge.
GT 205 Troubleshooting If you are having difficulties or need assistance getting started, Glyph Technical Support will be glad to assist you. Contact addresses and numbers are on page 3 of this guide. Before contacting Glyph please review the table below. Symptom Diagnosis Treatment Your Pro Tools DAE Check DAE setting in Pro Errors when reading from or writing to drive setting may be wrong. Tools. in Pro Tools. No obvious reason? Run Norton Speed Disk.
GT 205 GT 205 Specifications Form configuration Double space enclosure for four GT Key hot-swappable FireWire drives. Construction Sound-absorbing metal around the drive, heat-dissipating aluminum enclosure, stainless steel faceplate.
GT 205 Audio Storage Guide Be careful not to underestimate your needs. For maximum performance you should use a drive at least 30% larger than your estimated need. This gives you the room you need for operating overhead and extra files generated during mixing and editing. Note: The following charts illustrate the capacities required for specific bit depths, sample rates and track counts. The ability to achieve higher track counts depends on your DAW.
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