Cantar v1.29 user manual 2004 Sept 28
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Ergonomics
The Cantar interface is the easiest to use in the
most difficult environment :
• because the swivelling front panel always presents
the best viewing angle,
• because the largest display surface of all recorders
permanently shows the recording parameters,
• because the ultra large rotary main selector elimi-
nates deep diving in scrolling sub-directories,
• because it gives instant access to all recording and
monitoring configurations, even with gloves on.
Circular displays
They are used in four modes:
1. Modulometers
each display is a two track high precision (1dB)
metering instrument, the rightmost display shows
tracks 5/6 and 7/8. They also show internal disk,
external disk, DVD recorder presence, pre-buffer
memory activity, timeclock and mic preamp status.
2. Route-ins (inputs to tracks)
press the routing button [Route-ins] and the active
inputs appear on the tracks to which they are
routed. Rotating the Configuration crown you get
instant access to the up to fifteen preset ‘Route-ins’.
3. Mon-outs (tracks to outputs)
Press the monitoring button [Mon-outs] and rotate
the configuration crown, up to twenty-six preset
grids are monitored, both visually and in the head-
phones.
Stereo-left outputs show on the left ear circular dis-
play, monos on the central display, and stereo-right
on the right ear display. This is the most intuitive way
ever invented to show a listening grid.
4. Linear pan-pots
Slide the Solo-Mix-Pan switch to ‘Pan’, all the track
pan-pot positions show.
DataPanel
The rectangular DataPanel has two main usages:
in Record and Play
it is used to key-in and edit the
scene and take IDs, and navigate in the files.
in Parameter Setting
it shows the pathtree of each
parameter •the top line shows the chapter e.g.
TECH •the middle line shows the topic e.g. Bit
Depth, and the bottom line the Parameter value
e.g. 24bit.
Thanks to this lay-out and the twelve position main
selector, there is no dreaded sub-directories nor
scrolling menus!
Operator Interface
