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Cantar-X User Manual v2.44 (r14) 2013 March 21
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Protected ins & outs
To complement the waterproof design, all audio sockets are
pointed toward Earth, the same direction that rain falls. This
concept has the notable side effect that no plugs protrude
from the sides; this allows third party designers to build very
narrow 'Made for Cantar' carts!
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the
SubD 15
(p.58) is used to connect CantaRem (p.53)
or a USB-PS2 keyboard adapter .
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the
SubD 25
(p.58) is the AES in/out connector which can
externally loop playback signals in "Play&Rec" mode.
••
the
3/8” screw
is placed between three rubber pads, it
is used to secure Cantar onto a cart.
••
the
weep
hole,
underneath the phone-jack socket, is
a drainage port for water that has entered through the
phone-jack.
••
the backup caddy is protected beneath the swiveling front
panel. To remove the DVD caddy, remove retaining screw 'A'
(picture below), introduce a ball pen into hole 'B' and push it
toward the front opening where you can grab the caddy. The
CF caddy is held by spring tension only and the 'A' screw is not
used.
DESCRIPTION
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Rules about FireWire (FW) connection
••
the
cable retainer
should be used at all times (gaff-ta-
pe if your Cantar is not equipped with it) to avoid intermit-
tent contact or sudden cable pull-out. An intermittent FW
connection induces 'bus hangs' and can stop recording on
both the external and internal drives.
••
considering the above, when (un)plugging an external
FW device, disconnect the cable from the device side, not
from the Cantar side.
•• never
plug a cable into the FW socket while Cantar is
powered; the 6-pin socket has a hot +12V in it for powe-
ring accessories. If the plug enters at an angle, it will
produce a short between the +12V pin and the in/out pins
and blow up the internal FW driver.
•• for the MacBookPro 800 FW socket, use a 9 to 6-pin
cable (IE9496-3).
•• only use
ferrite choke ring equipped
high quality FW
cables, not the cheap skinny ones.
FireWire
socket
Timecode
Headphones
Foldback
Cable retainer
Ident label
AES in/out
3/8" cart holder
Line-out
phones'
jack
water exhaust
dvd burner
extraction
'options'
Bluetooth Tx
A
B
DVD burner screw
ref.
20 110 45
