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TCR Series User's Manual

Notices     ix

Warranty and Repair Policy

TCR4 and TCR8 are warranted against defects in material and workmanship for a period of one year
from date of original purchase.  This warranty includes parts and labor.  This warranty excludes units
that have been modified, repaired by unauthorized personnel, or damaged by rough handling, abuse,
improper operation, dirt, or static electricity.

360 Systems assumes no liability whatsoever for real or consequential damages, loss of profits,
inconvenience or any other losses due to non-operation of the TCR4 and TCR8 recorders.  360
Systems’ sole liability under this limited warranty shall be the repair or replacement of defective
product or components.  Products being returned under warranty shall be sent to 360 Systems or one
of its foreign service centers, freight prepaid, in the original or equivalent packaging.  Please call 360
Systems for a return authorization number 

before

 returning any merchandise for any reason.

Product Improvements and Upgrades

360 Systems reserves the right to make changes and/or improvements to its products, without
incurring any obligation to incorporate such changes or improvements in units previously sold or
shipped.

Trademarks

The following trademarks may appear in this manual:

 is a registered trademark of 360 Systems.

TCR, TCR4 and TCR8 are trademarks of 360 Systems.

Zip® is a registered trademark of Iomega Corp.

Flex® is a registered trademark of Altera Corp.

All other product and brand names and any registered and unregistered trademarks mentioned
in this manual are used for identification purposes only and remain the exclusive property of
their respective owners.

Summary of Contents for TCR4

Page 1: ...TCR Series User s Manual Professional Production Recorders ...

Page 2: ...phone 31 2994 37250 Fax 31 2994 33627 E mail info 360systems com Website www 360systems com Warning Symbols The following warning symbols are used on the product in this manual English ATTENTION Refer to Owner s Manual for important information Français ATTENTION Veuillez vous référer au Mode d Emploi pour une information importante Italiano ATTENZIONE Fate riferimento al manuale per informazioni ...

Page 3: ...ion 2 4 Headphone Jack 2 7 ZIP Drive 2 8 Function Key Section 2 8 Transport Control Section 2 10 Drive Bay 2 11 Jog Section 2 11 Power Switch 2 13 Rear Panel Description 2 14 Cooling Fan 2 15 AC Power 2 15 Ground Post 2 15 Sync and Time Code Section 2 15 Control Section 2 16 Digital Audio Outputs 2 17 Digital Audio Inputs 2 17 Analog Audio Outputs 2 17 Analog Audio Inputs 2 17 TCR Menu System 2 18...

Page 4: ...ection 3 5 Word Clock Connection 3 5 Control Connection 3 6 P2 Connection 3 6 SCSI Connection 3 6 GPI O Connection 3 6 Control In Connection 3 6 Control Out Connection 3 6 Operations 4 1 24 Hour Time Line Concept 4 2 Machine Setup for Play and Record 4 2 Sync Reference 4 2 Frame and Sample Rates 4 3 External Sync Validity Indicators 4 3 Setting Up to Record 4 3 Audio Input Selection 4 3 Sample Rat...

Page 5: ...13 Adjusting the Playback Speed 4 13 Digital Output Dithering 4 13 Chasing External Time Code 4 14 Time Code Input Selection 4 14 Time Code and Sync Reference Relationships 4 14 Internal Time Code Generator 4 15 Chase Modes 4 15 Chase What 4 15 Chase When 4 15 Chase Until 4 15 Time Code Output 4 16 Output Options 4 16 Level Adjustment 4 16 Time Code Offsets 4 16 Entering an Offset 4 16 Capturing a...

Page 6: ... 9 Rewind FF Speed 5 10 Prompt on Exit 5 10 Screen Saver Off 5 10 Audio I O 5 12 Track Input 5 13 Sample Rate Converter Input 5 13 Monitor Armed Tracks 5 14 Output Word Size 5 14 Headroom 5 14 Calibrate Outputs 5 15 Calibrate Inputs 5 15 Set Process Delays 5 15 Sync and Time Code 5 16 Sync Ref 5 17 Rate Format 5 18 TC Input 5 18 LTC Level 5 19 Output LTC 5 19 Chase What 5 19 Chase When 5 20 Chase ...

Page 7: ...ions 6 10 Machine Setup 6 10 Rename Directory 6 10 Erase Directory 6 11 Copy Directory 6 11 File Menu Functions 6 13 Machine Setup 6 13 Rename File 6 14 Erase Files 6 14 Copy Files 6 15 Change File Index 6 16 Create New File 6 17 Lock Files 6 18 Mark Files 6 18 Installing TCR Program Updates 6 19 Appendix A VTR Emulation and Remote Control 7 1 Machine I D Number 7 2 Emulating VTRs 7 2 Serial Contr...

Page 8: ...al Specifications 9 2 Audio Specifications 9 3 Mechanical Specifications 9 4 Audio I O Connector Pinouts 9 4 Control Input and Output Connector Pinouts 9 5 P2 Connector Pinouts 9 5 GPI O Connector Pinouts 9 6 AC Power Connector Pinouts 9 6 Appendix D Mechanical Drawings 10 1 Index 11 1 ...

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Page 10: ...These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the owners manual may cause interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause i...

Page 11: ...ed under warranty shall be sent to 360 Systems or one of its foreign service centers freight prepaid in the original or equivalent packaging Please call 360 Systems for a return authorization number before returning any merchandise for any reason Product Improvements and Upgrades 360 Systems reserves the right to make changes and or improvements to its products without incurring any obligation to ...

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Page 13: ... product enhancements and upgrades Your warranty registration is the only way we know that you own a TCR In This Manual This manual provides installation setup and operating instructions for 360 Systems TCR Series of digital audio production recorders Instructions are provided for both the TCR4 and the TCR8 TCR recorders perform the complex tasks of synchronous audio production and editing using a...

Page 14: ...types of files Using TCR files will be able to be directly transferred to and from leading workstations on media of the user s choice Choice of TCR Models 360 Systems offers two TCR models each designed for different audio production requirements Model TCR8 Eight Track Recorder The TCR8 is designed for synchronous recording and playback in video television production cinema sound and broadcast app...

Page 15: ...hich can be reconfigured under software control Using the built in Zip drive new hardware and software tools can be loaded Overall this superb capability means that TCR can be upgraded modified and reconfigured with minimal disruption to your schedule Word Size Flexibility As top quality audio becomes an increasing priority in the entertainment industry 360 Systems selected 24 bits as the standard...

Page 16: ... including the standard 250 MB Zip drive in various multi track recording modes The recording times listed are approximate and are based on continuous recording of all tracks simultaneously Use of fewer tracks or intermittent audio will yield an increase in the available storage time Calculated TCR4 and TCR8 Recording Times at 48kHz Sample Rate Track Count 250 MB Zip Disk 9 GB Hard Disk 18 GB Hard...

Page 17: ...dea for the machine so the user can work on the same level as TCR s design group Important This chapter should be reviewed before proceeding to the Operations chapter The buttons displays and disk drives on the front panel will be presented and their functions will be defined Rear panel components such as connectors and switches are described as they relate to the TCR s capabilities This chapter p...

Page 18: ... MENU EXIT ENTER DIR DRIVES FILES VERS SAVE LOCK UNDO REDO TC LOCK EXT SYNC ADJ ADJ 1 8 9 10 12 2 3 5 4 7 6 11 TCR8 Control Panel Sections VARI R M W OPT MUTE SLIP LOOP DISP REMOTE OFFSET CHASE ALT ADJUST PLAY STOP REC AUTO REVIEW SHTL EDIT IN EDIT OUT MON MON MON 2 3 4 CLIP 18 15 12 9 6 3 0 10 20 30 40 50 70 SLIP CAPTURE MARK LOCATE FIND STORE PG UP RECALL PG DN 7 ABC 4 JKL 1 STU 0 SYM 2 VWX 5 MN...

Page 19: ...spect to others Track Arm Buttons Eight numbered track ARM buttons are provided on the TCR8 four on the TCR4 When lit RED the selected tracks are armed for recording Monitor Buttons Eight MON monitor buttons are provided on the TCR8 four on the TCR4 When MON is toggled on RED that channel s input will be passed through to the output When MON is toggled off that channel s output will be from disk T...

Page 20: ...detail later in this chapter Contrast Adjustment Immediately below the RECALL button a Contrast Adjustment is provided to adjust the LCD viewing angle for optimum legibility STORE PG UP RECALL PG DN 1 STU 1 Contrast Adjustment A small flat blade screwdriver or similar tool is needed for adjustment one is shipped with each TCR Keypad Section The Keypad Section provides buttons for entering numbers ...

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