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Soft Keys

Digital Audio Logging System

Eventide

Model VR204

BUSY

TAPE

STATUS

EJECT

REC

PLAY/PAUSE

REW

STOP/EJECT

CHANNEL STATUS

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Broadcast Quality Audio

DDS-3 Tape Technology

Installation and Operation Guide

for the

Eventide VR204HF

Hi-Fi Broadcast Logging Recorder

and the

Eventide VR204HF-PB

Hi-Fi Broadcast Logging Player

(A supplement to the VR204 Installation & Operation Manual)

current rev 2: preliminary date: 03 August 1998
original rev 1: preliminary date: 31 July 1998
eventide doc#: 141030

Eventide Inc.

One Alsan Way, Little Ferry, NJ 07643
Tel: (201) 641-1200 Fax: (201) 641-1640
Email: [email protected]
http://www.eventide.com

Summary of Contents for VR204HF

Page 1: ...tallation and Operation Guide for the Eventide VR204HF Hi Fi Broadcast Logging Recorder and the Eventide VR204HF PB Hi Fi Broadcast Logging Player A supplement to the VR204 Installation Operation Manual current rev 2 preliminary date 03 August 1998 original rev 1 preliminary date 31 July 1998 eventide doc 141030 Eventide Inc One Alsan Way Little Ferry NJ 07643 Tel 201 641 1200 Fax 201 641 1640 Ema...

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Page 3: ...fully Screen 4 New or Unformatted Tape Loaded Successfully Screen 4 Eject Tape Screen 4 Main Menu Screens 4 Main Menu No Tape In Drive 4 Main Menu Tape In Drive write protected 5 Main Menu Tape In Drive not write protected 5 Main Menu Choices Resume PrepTape GoTo Disk 6 Main Menu Choice Controls Controls 7 Volume 7 Labels 7 Security 7 Channel 7 Single 7 Multiple for hi fi tapes 8 Multiple for non ...

Page 4: ... Decrease 15 Increase 15 Record 16 BANDWIDTH 16 REC OVER 16 C3ECC 16 TIME TRACK 16 REC VERIFY 16 Main Menu Choice TapeInfo Tape Information 18 TapeInfo Screen for a hi fi format tape 18 TapeInfo Screen for a standard format tape 18 Quit 18 Descrip 18 Position 18 Rewrites 18 Bandwidth 18 Example Bandwidth Screen 19 Quit 19 Sampling 19 Example Sampling Screen 19 Quit 19 Part 3 Recording and Playback...

Page 5: ...screen 23 Part 4 Recommended Tapes 25 Part 5 Connecting the VR204HF and VR204HF PB 27 Connections 27 Balanced Audio Input and Output 27 Speaker Output 28 Headphone Output 28 Line Out 28 Part 6 Technical Specifications 29 Illustrations Fig 1 1 The VR204HF Front Panel 1 Fig 1 2 The VR204HF Rear Panel 2 Fig 5 1 Pinout Hi Fi Audio Connector 27 ...

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Page 7: ...series of hi fi logging recorders is given in PART 1 General Description of the VR204HF The differences between the hi fi VR204HF and the telephone audio VR204 form a front panel setup and use perspective are covered in Part 2 Operation Configuration User Interface Screens Specific details regarding recording and playback are given in Part 3 Recording and Playback Also covered in Part 3 are compat...

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Page 9: ...ded operation An internal 2GB hard disk is used for record bufferring and instant recall of data What options are available The VR204HF is available with three different input options dc coupled standard VR204HF transformer coupled VR204HF X and ac coupled VR204HF AC A Playback only version the VR204HF PB is also available To avoid confusion in the manual the hi fi recorders will be referred to as...

Page 10: ...AUTION T O PREVENT ELECTRIC SHO CK DONOT RMOVE COVER NOUSERSERVICEABLE PART S INSIDE REFER SERVICINGTO QUALIFIEDTECHNICIAN Complies with Part 68 FCC Rules FCC Registration Number 4D2US A 21480 RC N Ringer Equivalence 0 0 B MADE IN USA G G G G G G G G 3 1 4 2 3 1 4 2 OUT IN VR204HF HI FI AUDIO VR204HF VR204HF PB Operator Manual Supplement Preliminary rv2 03 August 1998 2 Figure 1 2 The VR204HF Rear...

Page 11: ... the VR204 Install and Operate Manual for further information POWER UP SCREEN SEQUENCE After the VR204HF has been properly connected to a source of ac power and the unit turned on the display shows the boot up screen Eventide VR204HF HIFI LOGGING RECORDER System Start V6 00 The unit will then perform a series of self diagnostic tests The results of each test will be shown briefly on the display On...

Page 12: ...ume When eject a tape DRIVE Ejecting Controls SysInfo Disk Config MAIN MENU SCREENS After the power on tests have been completed the VR204HF screen shows the Main Menu The Main Menu screen choices or position of the choices varies depending on whether a tape is loaded or not and whether it is write protected Expect to see the following Main Menu screens for the indicated conditions MAIN MENU No Ta...

Page 13: ...k SysInfo Press or PREV or NEXT keys to access additional menu items DRIVE Ready write protected TapeInfo Config MAIN MENU Tape In Drive not write protected DRIVE Ready Controls GoTo Disk Resume Press or PREV or NEXT keys to access additional menu items DRIVE Ready SysInfo TapeInfo Config PrepTape ...

Page 14: ...me Recording Record Cancel PrepTape Same as VR204 PREPARE TAPE Format MakeIndex Quit GoTo Same as VR204 GO TO Time Date Chan Mem Quit Disk Same as VR204 Toggles between Drive Disk and related menu choices Disk adds the following disk related choices to the Main Menu SaveMsg Same as VR204 TimeAdj Same as VR204 Playback Same as Vr204 StopRec Same as VR204 ...

Page 15: ...Quit Single DRIVE CH 01 channel descriptor ChanDown ChanUp Quit Single allows you to step through the various available channels from 1 to 8 Although the VR204HF can only record on channels 1 through 4 it allows you to select upto channel 8 because it can play back 8 channel hi fi tapes recorded on Eventide VR240 VR320 Hi Fi Recorders When a non hi fi tape from any standard Eventide Logging Record...

Page 16: ...er input channel numbers and press Save the Channel Allocation screen is displayed to show the newly assigned values CHANNEL ALLOCATION A 03 B 04 After displaying the Channel Allocation screen for a few seconds the unit returns to the Channel Selection menu screen For hi fi tapes legal values are from 01 08 If Save is pressed while an illegal channel value is shown for either A or B the channel wi...

Page 17: ...softkey Pressing or PREV or NEXT keys reveals the Mode and Quit choices MONITORING Digital Loopback Mode Quit Pressing Mode toggles between the two monitoring modes Digital Loopback and Confidence Pressing or PREV or NEXT keys returns you to the on off choices Quit returns to the CONTROLS selection screen Mode Selects between Digital Loopback MONITORING Digital Loopback Mode Quit and Confidence mo...

Page 18: ...cessing on the audio signals being monitored On the recording side this includes the effects of the bandwidth selection sampling rate and the effects of the digital data compression algorithm On the playback side it is the effects of the data expansion algorithm Because this is a very complex data processing task Confidence Monitoring is limited to two channels To select the channels Press or PREV...

Page 19: ...ONITORING Confidence 2 Channels MAX A on B on C off D off Now enable Channel C 3 MONITORING Confidence 2 Channels MAX A off B off C on D off Notice that Channels A B 1 2 have been turned off The VR204HF will not allow more than two channels to be enabled during Confidence Monitoring ...

Page 20: ...o Same as VR204 SysLogs Same as VR204 Internal INTERNAL SYSTEM INFORMATION Bandwidth Descrip UnitNum Quit Because the VR204HF allows the user to select the audio bandwidth the present setting for bandwidth is made available under the Internal System Information screen On the standard VR204 this was the Sampling choice the sampling rate in kbps Bandwidth Shows unit s current Bandwidth setting 14 KH...

Page 21: ...ION RecTimers Label Descriptors Quit Quit Exit Configuration Screen and return to Main Menu The Clock Relay RecTimers Label and Descriptors choices operate the same as on the standard VR204 Clock Same as VR204 Relay Same as VR204 RecTimers Same as VR204 Label Same as Vr204 Descriptors Same as VR204 Inpt Outpt CONFIGURE INPUTS RecEnable InputGain OutputAttn Quit Quit returns to CONFIGURATION screen...

Page 22: ...ipping Indicator Input Clipping is indicated by an asterisk replacing the colon that separates the channel letter from its gain setting The Input Clipping indicator appears whenever the input to the internal audio codec A D is within 1 5 dB of full scale The input levels are measured constantly while in the INPUT GAIN screen Because the clipping indicator comes on slightly before actual clipping o...

Page 23: ...B Channel Decrease Increase Done Done Return to CONFIGURE INPUTS screen Channel Selects channel to be adjusted The points to the selected channel Decrease Causes the output s attenuation value to decrease When it gets to 0 it wraps to 93 Successive presses of Decrease step through the attenuation values 93 90 87 84 81 78 75 72 69 66 63 60 57 54 51 48 45 42 39 36 33 30 27 24 21 18 15 12 9 6 3 0 93 ...

Page 24: ...f the tapes cartridge write protect tab is not set to the protect position C3ECC Same as VR204 Enables or disables the Level 3 Error Correction Coding on the tape Although it uses slightly more tape it is strongly recommended that C3ECC be enabled because it will increase the integrity of the recorded data TIME TRACK Enables or disables the Time Track feature This function is redundant on the VR20...

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Page 26: ... Descrip Position Quit Press or PREV or NEXT keys to access more choices TAPE INFORMATION Rewrites Quit TapeInfo Screen for a standard format tape TAPE INFORMATION Sampling Descrip Position Quit Press or PREV or NEXT keys to access more choices TAPE INFORMATION Rewrites Quit Quit Exit TAPE INFORMATION Screen and return to Main Menu Descrip Same as VR204 Position Same as VR204 Rewrites Same as VR20...

Page 27: ...dwidth setting is indicated as 3 5 KHZ For hi fi tapes settings may be 14 KHZ 7 KHZ 3 5 KHZ Sampling Choice available when a standard format tape is loaded Shows the ADPCM Sample Rate Setting of the tape currently loaded in the VR204HF Example TAPE TRANSCODING RATE 32 KBPS Quit Quit Exit SAMPLING Screen and return to TAPE INFORMATION Screen NOTE Refer to VR204 Install Operate Manual for available ...

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Page 29: ...gainst accidentally recording over standard format tapes when using the VR204HF the unit does not allow direct recording to standard format tapes Tapes must be formatted as hi fi tapes for the VR204HF to record to them If you wish to record over a standard format tape it must first be reformatted as a hi fi tape using the PrepTape Format function When attempting to record on a standard format tape...

Page 30: ...at the tape can be ejected another tape loaded played and ejected then the original tape re loaded to resume the recording all without missing any data The unit continues to record data to the hard disk buffer while the tape drive is being used for playback then once the tape is re loaded the data buffered on the hard disk is recorded to the tape There are some limitations to be aware of when play...

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Page 33: ... 1 90M Maxell HS 4 90s Eventide p n 427041 Cleaning Tape Sony DG5CL Eventide p n 427040 The use of tapes other than those listed above or the use of audio DAT tapes is NOT recommended Proper operation and reliable data storage can not be expected when non approved tapes are used in the VR204HF and other Eventide logging recorders Some tapes from manufacturers other than those listed above have bee...

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Page 35: ...only balanced outputs 1 and 2 are used when playing back hi fi tapes Outputs 3 and 4 are only used for monitoring inputs 3 and 4 During playback outputs 3 and 4 are not used Only Hi Fi audio is sent to the balanced outputs When playing back non hi fi tapes no audio is sent to the balanced outputs On the VR204HF PB only balanced outputs 1 and 2 are used when playing back hi fi tapes The connections...

Page 36: ...or Control Channel Multiple menus When playing standard non hi fi tapes the line out mix is fixed but each of the playing channels up to four are positioned differently in the stereo image A and B more to the left and C and D more to the right LINE OUT CONNECTIONS The VR204HF provides a stereo output mix to the rear panel line out jacks For monitoring the Left channel is a mix of input channels 1 ...

Page 37: ...table 0 10Vp p connector 1 4 inch phone jack stereo tip audio left ring audio right sleeve ground Microphone Input input impedance 10K ohm level adjust AGC and front panel connector 1 4 inch phone jack mono tip signal ring no connect sleeve ground External Speaker Output output 1 W max into 8 ohms connector 1 4 inch phone jack tip audio mono ring No Connect sleeve ground Note Connecting an externa...

Page 38: ...ng No Connect sleeve Ground Serial Communications Connector connector DB 9 socket pin signal description 1 Do Not Connect Reserved gp in 2 label printer data in 3 label printer data out 4 label printer hs out 5 ground 6 Do Not Connect Reserved dbg in 7 status printer input 8 Do Not Connect Reserved dbg out 9 status printer output ...

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