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Cantar-X User Manual v2.44 (r14) 2013 March 21
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07 Record Beep
No Beep Start Beep Start+Stop
Single beep on 'start', double beep on 'stop'. The double
beep is useful to warn you when the video camera stops,
while recording in Remote Roll by LTC.
It is also a means for your Boom Operator to know you are
still recording the background noise after the Director calls
'CUT'.
08 Clip Beep
Beep Off Beep On
09 No Ext Tc
Beep Off Beep On
Activated if the external clock is missing while in External
Clock mode. The beep is automatically disabled while
recording 'w' (wild track) takes.
10 BeepRouting
Phones Ph+L0 Ph+FLB Ph+FLB+L0
11 Beep Level
0 dB
to
–60 dB
12 Meter Speed
1 (fast) 2 3 4 5 (slow)
Default is
3
, select
5
in low temperature conditions.
See TECHSET.20 'Temperature' opposite column: screens
should not go under +4°C.
13 Peak Hold (duration)
0.5s
to
5.0s
14 Bat L Alert
15 Bat R Alert
10.8 Volts
to
15.0 Volts
Each battery socket can be set to its own alert level, auto-
matic switch-over occurs 300mV below this level. Once a
battery drops below its alert level, a two beep alarm is sent
to the headphones.
Aaton Li-Ion 4.2Ah batteries are 16.5V 'no load', and
deliver 14.8V under load, it is safe to set the alert @
14.2V
(13.9V switch-over) to be sure not to get into the steep power
end zone. NiMH battery alert should be set @
10.8V
(10.5V
switch-over).
16 HD Pwr Dwn
After 1min
to
After 255min
To save power let the HD go to sleep in the STOP position;
the 'three-platter' icon blinks. To wake it up, go to TEST, it
will be up to speed within three to ten seconds, the pre-
record buffer hides the drive's spin-up.
If there is an external drive connected to the FireWire socket,
e.g. a CF card, it is wise to select 255min; this will avoid
most 'Bus hungs' when the internal HD wakes-up.
note:
during Idle Bckp the HD doesn't go to sleep.
17 Serial Com
Bluetooth Factory
'Factory' for maintenance techs, 'Bluetooth' for PDAs only.
note:
on Cantar-X2, the Ethernet is permanently active.
18 FactryReset
No Yes
All menu parameters are reset to their factory default.
19 MaxFileSize
250MB Max 690MB Max 2GB Max 4GB Max
The current file is closed and the next one opened when
the set limit is reached, without losing a single sample.
Four lengths are available: 250MB
(to make 8 polyphonic
tracks @ 24-bit/48kHz fit within 2GB)
, 690MB
(for 700MB
CD-R)
, 2GB
(basic FAT32 limit)
, 4GB
(absolute FAT32 limit)
.
You also have the choice of triggering the jump by swiftly
changing from REC to PPR and back to REC.
20 Temperature
An optional internal heater is available. Temperatures are
displayed until exiting this position.
• Lcd +04°C
Temperature of the LCD circular screens. In a
–15°C environment, the heater takes about fifteen minutes to
bring the screens to +4°C. To save power, Cantar should
be in a carrying bag, preferably with insulation.
Set TECHSET.12 to '
5
(slow)'.
• Hdd – 05°C
Temperature within the mother board
compartment. Below -5°C it is recommended to replace
the standard HD with a low temperature 80GB Hitachi
Endurastar, or a SSD (p.43).
TECHSET
BEEPS
