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BLACK
BOX
RECORDER
- User Manual v2.2
the output connections. This mode is not power safe. Line-In Mon can also
be set to
Off
so that the input signal is not echoed to the output at all.
i/o level (0VU):
Only available on Analogue i/o. The two settings are
LOW
and
PRO
as
described earlier in this document (Page 8).
Peak hold
This determines how long a peak level will be displayed on the Meters.
During the setup and sound checking it is probably worth setting it to
“forever” so that you can easily tell if any of the mic amps are overloading
and back them off accordingly. During the concert itself, you can set them
back to whatever you find most helpful as it’s probably too late to adjust the
mic amps down at this stage. Please note that if you are overloading the mic
amps, you will almost certainly be overloading the A-D converters on the
BlackBox. Digital distortion is not pleasant to listen to and will probably
render your recording useless. You may not notice it live but you will hear it
on the recording. Please leave yourself enough headroom when you’re
recording a concert. If you’ve set the level correctly, the red meter LEDs
should flash infrequently if at all.
Playback Lockout
You can set playback lockout to be automatically asserted after you’ve made
a recording or to be controlled manually. See Playback Lockout section on
page 22
Rec stop hold:
Normal
requires you to hold the stop button down for a second or so to end
a recording;
Extend (10s)
requires you to hold the stop button down for 10
seconds to end a recording.
Display Song TC on Play
This setting forces the main time display to show the timecode embedded in
the file during playback. The BBR will also display the incoming timecode on
the main display when in Record or Stop. It will show “--:--:--:--“ when no
timecode is present
