AAton Cantar-X1, User Manual

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Cantar-X User Manual v2.44 (r14) 2013 March 21
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Keep in Touch
Manuals & software p.3
Cantar User's List, Photo Gallery p.3
The PostChain
p.3
Software versions p.3
Cantar-X1 to X2 p.3
Description
Permanently accessible faders p.4
Bottom connections p.5
Swiveling front panel buttons p.6
In-Grids and Out-Maps p.7
Pan-pots p.7
Circular modulometers for T1–T6 p.8
Rectangular screen
p.8
Triple crown p.9
Operating positions
MainSelector 'West' p.10
MainSelector buttons p.10
STOP
Power
Starting and stopping p.11
Twin battery safety p.11
Minimum/Maximum voltage p.11
Battery check p.11
Power Consumption p.11
Lithium-Ion batteries p.11
Flight restriction rules p.11
STOP
Files
Error-free filing system p.12
Project creation p.12
Workday p.12
Filename p.12
Operational Problem p.12
STOP
Time & clocks
Calendar Time & Sync Time p.13
Internal Free-Run master-clock p.13
Do not power down the master p.14
Internal Record-Run clock p.14
Internal clock & clapstick p.14
Slaved to an external clock p.14
Sampling Rate vs. Audio-TC p.15
On planet Earth p.15
On the 'Slow-planet' p.15
A for Avid v11 p.15
B for Barebone p.15
C for Compensated (Fake) p.15
TEST
Mic Phantom power p.16
Limiters, Inversion p.16
Filters and attenuators p.16
Differential delays p.16
Mic & Line linking p.17
Stereo pairs & Surround p.17
Tuning the balances p.17
Mixer panpots and faders p.17
Mixer miXa miXb outputs p.17
M/S monitoring p.18
Track disarming p.18
Headphone level p.18
Line-out/Foldback level p.18
Check In-Grids & Out-Maps p.18
Play&Rec rehearsal p.18
PPR
Pre-Post-Record
Pre-recording buffer p.19
Sc&Take, Track-names p.19
TapeRef, Post-rec metadata edit p.20
File splitting p.20
Last take erasure p.20
False start (trash a file) p.20
Remote Roll by LTC p.21
Remote control PDA/keyboard p.21
REC
Record
Modulometers p.22
Solos of the inputs and tracks p.22
Locking the faders p.22
Reference Tone generator p.22
Talkback mic p.22
Warning beeps p.22
Take-gender p.22
Record tally p.23
AutoSlate p.23
Markers p.23
Record & Play p.23
PLAY
Commands p.24
LTC for VTR chase p.24
Play-card creation p.24
BROWSE
File handling
Find a file p.25
Edit Metadata p.25
Trash/Revive a file p.25
Index a Play-file p.25
Wake up HD! p.25
Operand positions
MainSelector 'East' p.26
Rectangular screen rows p.26
ROUTINGS
Set T1 > > T6 In-Grids p.27
Set T7
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T8 In-Grids p.28
AES sample rate converters p.28
16-Track by Word-clock p.28
Play&Rec In-Grids p.28
Create Out-Map banks p.29
Digi1 to Digi8 outputs p.30
AUDIO/TC
Audio parameters p.31
Timecode parameters p.32
TECHSET
Save and transfer Setups p.33
Software install p.35
SESSION
Project selection/creation p.36
Formatting HD, CF & DVD-RAM p.36
Sound-Reports: CSV, ALE, PDF
p.37
BACKUP
At Call, Idle Bckp, Idle Polys p.39
Treatments p.39
File rescuing p.41
Tutorials
Backup & Report (Avid>ProTools) p.42
Drives and Media
p.43
Surround, Onboard mixer p.44
Camera sync p.46
REC with simultaneous PLAY p.48
Companions
Tarkan p.51
CantaRem p.53
Compact Flash Caddy p.54
Arcan-w p.55
OriginC, GMT p.56
Majax, Indaw, PostChain, Titan p.57
Annex
Connectors & Accessories p.58
Batteries and Chargers p.59
Quick guide sheets p.62
Dimensions p.64
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