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Cantar-X User Manual v2.26 (r13) 2009 April 27
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Connections
If the Cantar motherboard is CM 2.6+ (the ID appears under
the white sheet in the HDD housing, and in TECHSET.23
‘Hardwr IDs’), the CantaRem to Cantar ASCII connection is
insured through the Cantar's SubD15 pin-2. Use a 'SubD15
to Lemo8' cable (ref. 594 4090).
If the motherboard is earlier than CM 2.6, the SubD15 pin-2
is not internally connected to the ASCII port; you must use a
'SubD 15 to Lemo 8+Lemo 5' Y cable (ref. 594 4191), and
connect the Lemo 5 plug to the Cantar timecode-in Lemo5
socket.
• To gang two CantaRems, use the Fischer 4-Lemo 8 cable
(ref. 594 4092). The Fischer 4 plug goes to the first Canta-
Rem, the Lemo8 plug goes to the second one.
A Lemo 5
ASCII – LTC In/Out
B USB
PS2 keyboard
C Fischer 4 PDA power (or CantaRem '1' to '2')
D Lemo 8
Connection to Cantar (or CantaRem '2' to '1')
• The CantaRem USB socket (max: 80mA, +5V) can't power
a PDA; it is made to feed a PS2 keyboard only. But you can
use the +12V delivered by the Fischer 4 socket: terminate the
PDA car-l12V to +5V voltage converter cable with a
Fischer4 plug (pin-1: Gnd, pin-4: +12V).
RemFaders' assignment
•
If AUDIO/TC.20 'CantaRemCom' is set to '
Inactive
', AU-
DIO/TC.21–36 assignments are not accessible; to modify
them before hand, set AUDIO/TC.20 to '
Active
'.
To modify assignments with CantaRem, press one of the
[ctrl] keys, '
Assign
' appears on the top row of the Cantar
rectangular screen, press and hold a RemFader key (1 to 8),
the RemFader's number is displayed on the middle row; use
the [jog] or [>] to browse the Cantar faders displayed on the
bottom row:
unused, mic1, mic2, mic3, mic4, mic5, line1, line2, line3,
line4, track1, track2, track3, track4, track5, track6, line-
out, foldback.
The assigned fader is the one displayed just
before releasing the key.
note:
Cantarem no longer links lines1-2 or lines3-4; a great-
er choice is offered in AUDIO/TC.09.
• To control several mic or line input faders from the same
actuator, link them in the usual Cantar way (see AUDIO/
TC.08-09) and assign the actuator to the master only. The
slaved
mic faders
can be used for the 'balance', whereas
the slaved
line faders
, totally deactivated, duplicate the gain
of the master.
• The last assignment of a CantaRem RemFader previously
linked to another Cantar fader cancels the former link. All
Cantar physical faders are re-enabled as soon as CantaRem
is disabled by setting AUDIO/TC.20 'CantaRemCom' to '
In
-
active
', or by unplugging the cable. Stored assignments are
displayed on AUDIO/TC.21 to 36.
• To activate the solo monitoring of a mic, line or track,
press the key of the RemFader controlling it
• The 0.6 second delay of Cantar's line faders is more ap
-
parent when they are driven by linear actuators which, un-
like the Cantar onboard faders, can be swept from 0 to
-60dBFS in a wink.
• Put Cantar's [MainSelector] on STOP to initialize its clock
by ASCII from an OriginC.
• Cantar remote: [MainSelector] on PPR, set AUDIO/TC.20
'CantaRemCom' to '
Active
'. Press both [ctrl] keys, and press
[2]: TEST, [3]: PPR or [4]: REC. When 'CantaRemCom' is set
to '
Forced
', [1]: STOP is also available.
Design considerations
• Since Cantar is the only audio recorder featuring a wire
-
less PDA link, there is no need for a 'replica' display nor a
built-in keyboard on CantaRem.
• CantaRem's Penny+Gilles faders are feather-smooth, but
not as resistant to the elements as Cantar's magnetically driv-
en faders. That is why CantaRem is built with structural trans-
parency, allowing sand and water to freely flow through.
• The precise gain value of each fader is displayed on Can
-
tar's rectangular screen, the actuators' 0 to 9 scale is only a
quick positioning aid.
COMPANIONS
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