BLACK
BOX DANTE
RECORDER – BBR-DANTE
- Quick Start Guide
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BLACK
BOX
Dante RECORDER
BBR-DANTE: Quick Start Guide
IMPORTANT: BY USING THE BLACKBOX RECORDER YOU ARE AGREEING TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE AND
THE SOFTWARE LICENCE. PLEASE SEE
or the User Manual for more details
The BBR is designed to make live multi-track audio recordings to a USB2 disk drive. In a typical live installation, the BBR
will be connected to your console using a standard Cat5 Ethernet cable (RJ-45 connector). The unit also includes 8
balanced analogue inputs on a 25way D-sub (TASCAM pin out) in case you want to take a separate feed from ambience
or audience mic pre-amps, etc..
Front Panel
The front panel of the BlackBox Recorder contains all the user controls for the unit. The buttons are all touch sensitive
which prevents them wearing out through constant use – just place the flat of your finger on the button to operate.
The left hand side of the unit contains the channel status and metering. Each channel or track [1 through 64] has a
bicolour LED [Green (varying = approximate level, flashing = Pre Fade Listen (PFL)), Red (flashing = armed / record ready,
dim = in record, bright = over)]. To the right are two high resolution meters that reflect the level on the PFL bus which
can be monitored on the headphone output on the rear of the unit. The BACK button in conjunction with the data
wheel selects which channels are routed to the PFL bus; the data wheel also controls the headphone volume. There are
also indicators for Disk activity and Playback Lockout which can prevent you from accidentally entering playback.
To the right of the JoeCo logo is the control or data wheel which has a number of functions that are explained in the
manual.
Then we have the main Transport controls [PLAY, STOP, RECORD] with the four other control buttons above [L-R: BACK,
MARK, LOOP, MENU]. Finally, at the right hand side of the front panel is the colour LCD display.
Rear Panel
The rear panel areas indicated in the diagram below are explained in more detail
in the user manual.
The D-type connector can provide an additional 8 analogue inputs for recording ambience or audience reaction. Enable
and track selection with MENU; INPUT/OUTPUT; ANALOGUE:
Signal levels can be adjusted in the Setup MENU. The cable must conform to the TASCAM analogue pin out.
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