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Quick Start Guide

Quick Star

t Guide

DIGI-I/O

Configuration

Before starting a Project, you will need to configure the HDR24/96 I/O card
options and synchronization parameters. These parameters determine where the
sample clock is coming from, how fast the sample clock runs, and how many bits
are recorded in every sample. Some options, like sample rate and bit depth, will
become “standards” that you won’t need to change very often. The remaining
synchronization options (for time code and video) are covered in detail in the
Applications and Reference Manuals.

I/O Cards

Only the DIO

8 and PDI

8 cards require special configuration. If you are using

AIO

8 or OPT

8 cards only, you can skip to the next section.

DIO•8 Card

To set the DIO

8 input and output formats:

1.  Press 

Digi I/O

 to enter

the Digital I/O Card Setup
screen.

2.  Select 

In

.

The Setup Tape Inputs screen shows
you the current input settings for
each of the three I/O cards.

3.  Press the 

Select

 button

corresponding to each DIO

8 card

and toggle the selection between 

ADAT

 and 

TDIF

.

4.  Press the 

Page Left (<)

 button to return to the previous screen.

5.  Now select 

Out

.

The Setup Tape Outputs screen
shows you the current output
settings for each of the three I/O
cards.

6.  For each DIO•8 card present,

press the 

Select

 button to select the desired output format. Or, select

the 

TD–>AD

 or 

AD–>TD

 option to convert between formats, bypassing

the HDR24/96 tape signal path entirely.

7.  When done, press 

Digi I/O

 to exit the menu.

 (SETUP TAPE INPUTS)

 1-8   9-16  17-24

 ADAT  ADAT  ADAT

 (SETUP TAPE OUTPUTS)

 1-8   9-16  17-24

 ADAT  ADAT  ADAT

Note:

Note:

Note:

Note:

Note:  The front panel

display’s backlight

switches off after

several minutes of in-

activity.  It’ll come

back on automati-

cally when it’s needed

to display new infor-

mation, but you can

revive it at any time

by pressing either the

Page Left

Page Left

Page Left

Page Left

Page Left [<<<<<] or Page

Page

Page

Page

Page

Right

Right

Right

Right

Right [>>>>>] button

below the display.

 DIGITAL I/O Card Setup

          Stat  Rate

 In  Out  Bits  Convert  

Summary of Contents for HDR 24

Page 1: ...QUICK START GUIDE HDR 24 HDR 24 HDR 24 HDR 24 HDR 24 96 24 TRACK 24 BIT DIGITAL AUDIO HARD DISK RECORDER AND EDITOR...

Page 2: ...e des communications du Canada This product has been tested and complies with the following standards and directives as set forth by the European Union EN 55022 Radiated and Conducted Emissions EN 610...

Page 3: ...15 Synchronization 19 Hookups 20 Analog Hookup AIO 8 20 TDIF Hookup DIO 8 22 ADAT Optical Hookup DIO 8 or OPT 8 24 AES EBU Hookup PDI 8 27 HDR24 96 Operation 29 Opening Projects 29 Basic Transport Op...

Page 4: ...end up more broken than when you sent it How To Use This Guide Welcome to the cutting edge of affordable multitrack recording and editing We know you re feeling eager but please take a few minutes and...

Page 5: ...a description of how to perform an action from the front panel This icon identifies in depth explanations of features and practical tips Though not required reading they do offer some choice tidbits o...

Page 6: ...devices the compact Remote 24 for smaller project studios and the full featured Remote 48 Pro for controlling up to 48 tracks with full Auto Locater and Jog Shuttle Wheel REWIND FAST FWD PLAY STOP REC...

Page 7: ...n describes how to install the I O cards and how to connect the HDR24 96 to your console Before you begin you should choose a location for your HDR24 96 considering the following If you re not using t...

Page 8: ...vice creating a closed loop 3 The DIO 8 also provides a TDIF word clock sync output for use with older TASCAM equipment OPT 8 The OPT 8 is a low cost ADAT Optical only version of the DIO 8 card The pr...

Page 9: ...that the component side faces left 5 Line up the card so that the top and bottom edges slide smoothly into the white card guides Push the card all the way in until its faceplate is flush with the back...

Page 10: ...Others simply cannot be configured as slaves The master slave designation must be correctly made for each device to avoid the clicks and pops associated with asynchronous clocks SMPTE time code is us...

Page 11: ...on the receiving device s With the HDR24 96 configured as a slave connect the word clock out of the master ADAT Optical device to Word Clock In on the HDR24 96 AES EBU PDI 8 With the HDR24 96 as a ma...

Page 12: ...now hard drives involve some pretty intricate technology So don t shake the little darlin and if a tray has just come in from a freezing car or airplane cargo hold do not install it until it has reach...

Page 13: ...vertical scan rate and for the best picture should have at least a 17 screen 2 Connect a two button PS 2 compatible mouse to the Mouse port 3 Connect a PC style keyboard to the Keyboard port If your k...

Page 14: ...other end to the TO HDR REMOTE JACK jack on the Remote It s OK to plug or unplug either Remote with the HDR24 96 powered on Footswitch Optional For hands free do it yourself punches and other frequent...

Page 15: ...for each of the three I O cards 3 Press the Select button corresponding to each DIO 8 card and toggle the selection between ADAT and TDIF 4 Press the Page Left button to return to the previous screen...

Page 16: ...ired output format Or select the TDIF ADAT or ADAT TDIF option to convert between formats bypassing the HDR24 96 tape signal path entirely 4 Click the arrow in the top right corner of the dialog or hi...

Page 17: ...han eight settings you have four one for each pair of channels To set the PDI 8 card options 1 Press Digi I O to enter the Digital I O Card Setup screen 2 Select Rate Convert The Sample Rate Convert s...

Page 18: ...to enable sample rate conversion leave the boxes unchecked for no sample rate conversion default 3 Then select Pro default or Consumer from the pulldown menus associated with the desired output s Cli...

Page 19: ...accurate image of the sound To configure the HDR24 96 Synchronization settings 1 Press Sync to enter the Sync Options menu Select Sample Clock Using the Dec Inc or buttons select either Internal or W...

Page 20: ...e like numbered Submaster Tape Output jacks on the 8 Bus console This works as long as you don t record more than 8 channels at a time since the Submaster Outputs 9 16 and 17 24 are the same as output...

Page 21: ...Set the Sample Rate and Bit Depth according to your preference It is not necessary to set the D8B and HDR24 96 to the same Sample Rate since with analog connections the sample clocks on the two units...

Page 22: ...HDR24 96 Word Clock In To make the HDR24 96 the clock master connect its Word Clock Out to the D8B Word Clock In See Figure 1 HDR24 96 Settings 1 Set the Tape Input format for each DIO 8 card to TDIF...

Page 23: ...TAL I O SYNC IN OUT TDIF ADAT OPTICAL Word Clock In TDIF Cables DB25 DIO 8 Cards Word Clock Out Apogee Clock I O Card TDIF Connection SYNC APOGEE DIGITAL I O SYNC IN OUT TDIF ADAT OPTICAL APOGEE DIGIT...

Page 24: ...er connect its Word Clock Out to the HDR24 96 Word Clock In To make the HDR24 96 the clock master connect its Word Clock Out to the D8B Word Clock In HDR24 96Settings 1 If you have DIO 8 cards install...

Page 25: ...T Optical Out Digital 8 Bus DIO 8 Cards APOGEE DIGITAL I O SYNC IN OUT TDIF ADAT OPTICAL APOGEE DIGITAL I O SYNC IN OUT TDIF ADAT OPTICAL APOGEE DIGITAL I O SYNC IN OUT TDIF ADAT OPTICAL HDR 24 96 Fig...

Page 26: ...AT Optical Out ADAT Optical Hookup with OPT 8 APOGEE SYNC APOGEE Word Clock Out Word Clock In Word Clock Out HDR24 96 as Master Word Clock Out D8B as Master Word Clock In Word Clock Out Apogee Clock I...

Page 27: ...set the Sample Clock to Internal if it is a clock slave set the Sample Clock to Word Clock and depress the 75 termination switch on the Sync card 2 Set the Sample Rate to 44 1 kHz or 48 kHz according...

Page 28: ...k Out Word Clock In Word Clock Out HDR24 96 as Master Word Clock Out D8B as Master Word Clock In Word Clock Out Apogee Clock I O Card SYNC HDR Sync Card Word Clock In Word Clock Out Use one only Depre...

Page 29: ...l Takes GUI editing FTP file transfer synchronization and more Opening Projects The HDR24 96 organizes audio files and session information into folders called Projects When the HDR24 96 boots up it au...

Page 30: ...from any state They behave just like those on a large multitrack recorder when pressed from stop the tape rolls slowly at first then accelerates to 20X speed in a few seconds Pressing either button a...

Page 31: ...l a Cue see Cues on page 34 or click anywhere on the Time Bar when the Transport is stopped To change the time in any GUI time display including Current Time Click in the time display and drag the mou...

Page 32: ...e numbered Locate points Locate points can be stored either on the fly or when stopped 1 Press Store The Store light will blink to indicate that the HDR24 96 is ready to save a Locate point 2 Press Lo...

Page 33: ...sport jumps to the Loop Start point if it is between the Loop points playback starts from the Current Time To enable Looping 1 Press Loop 1 2 to enable looping 2 Press Play to start loop playback 1 Cl...

Page 34: ...k on the List View arrow and click on the Cues tab or use keyboard shortcut CTRL 5 Create a new Cue Click New when the Transport is at the desired time Store new Time to an existing Cue Click Store wh...

Page 35: ...ress the or key to jump to the Cue that lies chronologically just before or after the current Transport position Create a new Cue Cues can be set on the fly while recording or playing back Press CTRL...

Page 36: ...External Select OK to confirm then press Disk Util to exit Otherwise just press Disk Util to exit 3 Press Project then select New The HDR24 96 asks if you want to save the currently open Project Pres...

Page 37: ...ck New Your new project is now open the Active Drive Project Name and Playlist Name are shown in the LCD display and in the GUI above the Current Time display A Playlist is the part of a Project that...

Page 38: ...R or click outside the Track Name when done Monitoring The Monitor Mode buttons determine what you hear from the HDR24 96 Tape Outputs The HDR24 96 offers several familiar track monitoring modes to fa...

Page 39: ...to hear what s been previously recorded on the track until the punch in and after the punch out During the punch you hear what is presently being recorded Auto Input On is the default mode when you po...

Page 40: ...short 0 dBFS is the hottest signal that a digital device can handle with no headroom to spare When a digital signal reaches 0 dBFS for more than a sample or two the resulting distortion is uglier than...

Page 41: ...above the Meters flashes red continuosly when the signal on that track clips reaches 0 dBFS If the tracks Clip Indicator is lit then turn down the console tape output to that track a bit To clear the...

Page 42: ...ansport button other than Record to stop recording 1 Arm one or more tracks 2 Press Play and Record simultaneously 3 Press any Transport button other than Record to stop recording The Record LED glows...

Page 43: ...Ready buttons All of the recording methods sound the same with no clicks or gaps Arming tracks before pressing Record is usually the best way to work when tracking while pressing Record with no tracks...

Page 44: ...e directly into the numbered Locate time display with the mouse or keyboard see Time Displays on page 31 To perform Autopunch recording 1 Arm one or more Tracks and park the transport comfortably befo...

Page 45: ...he SPACEBAR on the keyboard When the Transport is stopped it puts it into play when moving it stops the Transport Next Cue acts just like the key on the numeric keypad and locates the Transport to the...

Page 46: ...Click Yes Alternate method 1 Select Undo Record Pass from the Edit menu immediately after recording or use the keyboard shortcut CTRL Z The Undo Record Pass dialog box will appear and ask you to confi...

Page 47: ...st be different 3 Select OK to return to the Backup menu then select Backup Choose the desired Project using the Dec Inc or the buttons 4 Press OK When the backup is completed either select another Pr...

Page 48: ...rive for backup not all UDMA IDE drives are fast enough to be used for recording and playback If you want to use your own UDMA IDE drive for recording and playback you must format it with the HDR then...

Page 49: ...ear asking you to verify the drive speed for recording and playback If a UDMA drive is installed select OK After the performance verification is completed select Continue If a Mackie Media PROJECT dri...

Page 50: ...D44 Series DB25 to specify connector Connector options 4 male 4 female XLR or DB25 Standard lengths 5 10 15 20 25 feet Hosa Technology Inc 6920 Hermosa Circle Buena Park CA 90620 Tel 714 736 9270 Fax...

Page 51: ...Sound Inc 135 E Kalamazoo Ave Kalamazoo MI 49007 Tel 800 253 7360 Fax 616 388 9681 http ww procosound com AIO 8 Analog Interface Cables DA 88 XM Series DB25 to 8 male XLR s DA 88 XF Series DB25 to 8 f...

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Page 54: ...Rivers with proofreading and final blessing by Jeff Gilbert Proofreading and additional editing by Linn Compton Scott Garside was a pain the whole time Demo Music Credits Ode to Masters Written by Ja...

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