The Library; Preparing Your Storage Device; Creating A Library; Building With Librarian - Numark D2 Director Manual De Referencia

THE LIBRARY

The Library is a collection of tracks which you can browse or search in many different ways. D2 Director
allows you to work with several libraries at the same time, either by connecting multiple storage devices or by
having multiple file partitions on one device. Whether you prefer to work with one hard disk with all your
tracks, or several flash memory keys with different themes, the choice is yours.

PREPARING YOUR STORAGE DEVICE

D2 Director works with most USB storage devices that support the Mass Storage Class standard. See
"USB Device Compatibility" section for full details.
Use your PC or Macintosh computer to copy your WAV, MP3 and AAC format audio files to your USB
Storage Device. If your tracks are well tagged, you need not organise these in any particular way. D2
Director will make it easy to find the tracks you need. However, if your tracks are not well tagged, or if you
prefer to access them by folders, you should organise them in a way that makes most sense to you.
Playlists in the format PLS or M3U will be included in the library, if present. It's OK to have other kinds of
files on the storage device - D2 Director will simply ignore them. However, large quantities of unrelated
files will slow down creation of the library so we recommend you use devices that are dedicated to your
audio collection.

CREATING A LIBRARY

When your collection is prepared, the next step is to build a library. To access your tracks quickly later, D2
Director will take time to scan your device to note the tracks and playlists you have. The library is stored in
a special folder on the device titled ".library" which may be invisible depending on your computer settings.
If you want to erase a library, use the Librarian application or simply delete this folder, but in general you
should leave it alone.
There are two ways to build a library: either on the D2 Director itself or on your PC or Mac using the
Librarian tool.

Building with Librarian

The Librarian program, which runs on your PC or Mac computer, is the fastest way to build a library and offers
advantages such as building profiles (see "Profile View" section for details). Full documentation is included
with the program, which can be downloaded from http://www.numark.com/d2/.

Building with D2 Director

If you need to build a library away from your computer, you can
use the D2 Director itself. If your storage device has a Write
Protect switch, make sure it is in the off position, then insert the
device into one of the USB ports. Take care to get it the right way
around - the connection should be smooth, do not force it! After a
few seconds the New Library dialog will appear...
To build a library, select Library. The process will take anywhere
from a couple of seconds to a few hours, depending on how
many tracks are on your device. While the library is being built,
you can play tracks from other devices connected to different
USB ports. Once the library has started building, a progress bar
will appear to show how much work is remaining.
If the device is full, you will be warned and it will not be possible to build a library. If it is almost full, you will be
given the option to build a library but should be aware that you might run out of space. In either case it is
recommended that you eject the device, erase a few tracks using your PC/Mac and try again. In general, we
suggest that you do not fill devices beyond about 98% of capacity so D2 Director will have space for the library
and any playlists you may create later.
You could choose to skip building a library by selecting Files. In this case you will be able to access the device
immediately but only with the Files view - you will not have access to the advanced search and browsing
features. This could be useful if the device is on loan to play a request, or if you don't have time to build a
library.
When the library is built (or skipped) it is automatically loaded ready for use.
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