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Cantar-X User Manual v2.44 (r14) 2013 March 21
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This quick guide, originally compiled by Scott J. Farr,
should be kept in the Cantar bag.
0 Terminology for New Cantarites
"In", followed by
STOP, TEST, PPR, REC, PLAY, BROWSE, OUT-MAPS, IN-GRIDS,
AUDIO/TC, TECHSET, SESSION,
or
BACKUP,
means to turn the
[MainSelector] to that position (p.10 & p.26).
1 Power On
Press either [batt] button for 3 seconds. To
switch batteries, press a [batt] button for 3 seconds. To acti-
vate both batteries, press both [batt] buttons for 3 seconds.
2 Power Off
In STOP, press the [shift] [batt] buttons for 3
seconds.
3 Check battery anytime
Momentarily press the [batt]
button for the battery you want to check.
4 Clear flashing 'int c'
Press [shift] [TC jam] (p.13).
5 Jam to external TC
Press [TC jam] (p.14).
6 False Start take erasure
Don't rotate the [MainSelector]
past PPR; while in PPR press [shift] [silver] then [jog] to 'Erase
file'. Press [ok] then [jog] to 'Yes', and press [ok] (p.20).
7 No Good take
While recording, repeatedly press the
[red] button until 'n' (
n
o good) is displayed. This file is stored
in the trashcan. The next take will have the same scene and
take # (p.22).
8 Revive trashed files
In BROWSE, [jog] to select 'TRASH'.
[jog] to select the filetag (p.25).
9 Erase comment line
Press [shift] [esc] (p.6).
10 Choosing take gender
t =
t
ime synced, p =
p
ick-
up, w =
w
ild track, a =
a
nnounce, n =
n
o good. Select
choice in PPR or REC by pressing the [red] button (p.19).
11 Arm/Disarm a track
In TEST, pull [SoloMidPan] to the
Operator. Press [shift] + a [track-solo] button above the track
fader you want to Arm/Disarm (p.18).
12 AutoSlate
Press [shift] [silver] within six seconds after
each slate clap. The slates generated by a multi-camera
shoot are labeled SA, SB, SC, etc. (up to 7) (p.23).
13 Tone
In TEST, PPR or REC, press [shift] [red] and release
[shift] first. To cancel, press [shift] (p.22).
14 View 'Record Time' or 'Scene Info'
while in REC, press
[shift] [eye] to toggle rectangular screen bottom row (p.8).
15 Slate Mic
In TEST, PPR or REC, press [black] for left
channel, double press [black] for right channel, or press
[shift] [black] for all armed tracks and outputs (p.22).
16 Line-out level
In TEST, press [shift] [silver] to access the
'LVL&DELAY' menu. [ok] to access current value. [jog] to
change. [ok] to accept new value. You can activate Tone
or use the slate/talkback Mic while making adjustments
(p.18).
17 Foldback level
In TEST, press [shift] [silver] to access the
'LVL&DELAY' menu. [jog] to 'Foldback Lvl'. [ok] to access
current value. [jog] to change. [ok] to accept new value.
You can activate Tone or use the Slate Mic while making
adjustments (p.18).
18 Lock/Unlock the faders
For 5 seconds, press each
[link-lock] button between the Mic-1 and Mic-2 faders
and the Mic-3 and Mic-4 faders. Watch the rectangular
screen. This will reset upon power down or rotating the
[MainSelector] past the #6 position (p.22).
19 Pre-Record metadata entry
In PPR, [jog] to each meta-
data item. [ok] to enter. [ok] when done to accept new
data. [shift] [jog] accelerates letter scrolling x10 (p.19).
20 Post-Record metadata entry
Don't rotate the
[MainSelector] past PPR; while in PPR press [shift] [silver] to
get to 'PREV' or 'EDIT'. [jog] to each metadata item. [ok]
to enter. [ok] when done to accept new data. [shift] [jog]
accelerates letter scrolling x10 (p.20).
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