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1.4 MANUAL OVERVIEW

This manual is organized as follows:

Section 1

Welcome & Introduction

Introduction to this manual
Product Description
Hardware Specifications
Controls & Indicators

Section 2

Product Overview of Operation/Getting Started!

Section 3

Recording & Transport Operation

Section 4

RADAR II Menu Features

Section 5

External Synchronization Features

Section 6

Session Controller Features

Section 7

RADAR II Editing Features

Section 8

Backup/Restore Operation

Appendix A

Hardware/Software Installation

Appendix B

Diagnostics/Maintenance

Appendix C

ADATLINK (Option) Operation

Appendix D

RADARLINK Operation

Index

About this Manual

This manual is a comprehensive guide to operating RADAR II, and covers all of
the functions available at the time of printing.

Explanations of some recording basics are provided to help the less experienced
operator.

How to Avoid Reading this Manual!

While we put lots of effort into creating up-to-date, accurate, and lively
documentation, we know how often people actually read the manual.  

THEREFORE!  Save yourself time and trouble– be sure to read the Product
Overview/Getting Started section (Section 2)!

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Summary of Contents for RADAR II

Page 1: ...RADAR II RANDOM ACCESS DIGITAL AUDIO RECORDER OPERATION MANUAL Otari Manufacturing Corporation First Edition April 1998 ED Ø JM Printed in USA P A R T I A L D R A F T ...

Page 2: ... NEXT PAGE To prevent fire or shock hazard Do not expose this unit to rain or moisture Do not remove panels unless instructed to do so There are no user serviceable parts inside Refer servicing to qualified service personnel RADAR Operation Manual Edition 3 ii ...

Page 3: ...of the type de scribed in the operating instructions or as marked on the device 10 Grounding or Polarization Precautions should be taken so that the grounding or polarization means of the device is not defeated 11 Power Cord Protection Power supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them paying partic ular attention to cord...

Page 4: ...e Ltd Rudolf Diesel Str 12 40 MacTaggart Road D 40670 Meerbusch Osterath Singapore 1336 F R Germany Telephone 65 284 7211 Telephone 02159 50861 Fax 65 284 4727 Fax 02159 1778 Telex RS 36935 OTARI Another part of Otari s continuing technical support program for our products is the continuous revision of manuals as the equipment is improved or modified In order for you to receive the information and...

Page 5: ...e equipment off and on the user is encouraged to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Re orient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Shielded c...

Page 6: ...rd disk dri ves shall be repair or replacement of defective parts at the discretion of Otari Corporation Repair or replacement of RADAR and or RE 8 components will be per formed at no charge for parts or labor for one 1 year from date of purchase to the original purchaser at a designated Otari service center or the factory at Otari s discretion Repair or replacement of the hard disk drives contain...

Page 7: ...________________________________ City _______________________ State ZIP __________ Phone _______________________ Fax _________________ Dealer __________________________________________________ Purchase Date __________________________________________________ RADAR S N __________________________________________________ RE 8 S N __________________________________________________ EXB 5G S N __________...

Page 8: ...anual Edition 3 viii DEAR RADAR CUSTOMER TO ALLOW US TO SERVE YOU WITH THE BEST CUSTOMER SUPPORT POSSIBLE PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO FILL OUT AND RETURN THE USER INFORMATION FORM ON THE REVERSE SIDE OF THIS PAGE THANK YOU ...

Page 9: ...ction 2 Getting Started 2 1 INTRODUCTION 2 2 2 2 BEFORE STARTING PLEASE READ THIS 2 2 2 2 1 AC Power Level Setting 2 2 2 2 2 SCSI Terminator Installation 2 3 2 3 AUDIO INPUTS OUTPUTS 2 4 2 3 1 About Audio Reference Levels 2 4 2 3 2 Audio Connections Analog 2 4 2 3 3 Audio Connections Digital 2 5 2 4 POWER ON OFF PROCEDURE 2 7 2 4 1 Power Up Procedure 2 7 2 4 2 Power Down Procedure 2 8 2 5 ARMING T...

Page 10: ...W 2 20 2 10 1 Edit Markers MARK IN MARK OUT MARK SYNC 2 20 2 10 2 RADAR s Editing Clipboard 2 21 2 12 RADARVIEW GRAPHICAL INTERFACE 2 21 2 12 1 Track Window Zoom 2 21 2 12 2 Screen Saver Delay 2 21 Section 3 RADAR Recording Transport Operation 3 1 GENERAL 3 3 3 2 ARMING TRACKS FOR RECORD 3 3 3 3 INPUT MONITORING METERS DISPLAY 3 4 3 3 1 Peak Hold Indicators 3 4 3 3 2 Clip Indicator LEDs 3 4 3 4 SA...

Page 11: ...DO REDO FUNCTIONS 3 15 3 12 LOCATING IN THE RECORDED MATERIAL 3 17 3 12 1 Cueing with Fast Forward and Rewind 3 17 3 12 1 1 Fast Forward Rewind Operation 3 17 3 12 1 2 Cue to Audio using Fast Wind buttons 3 17 3 12 2 Jog Shuttle Mode RE 8 Only 3 18 3 12 2 1 Entering Jog Mode 3 18 3 12 2 2 Entering Shuttle Mode 3 19 3 13 AUTO LOCATION 3 19 3 13 1 Programming a New Auto Locate Point 3 19 3 13 2 Reca...

Page 12: ... 1 6 RADARLINKEnable Disable 4 13 4 3 1 7 RADARLINK SoloMode Selection 4 13 4 3 1 8 Machine Control 4 13 4 3 1 9 Set Time Date 4 14 4 3 1 10 Upgrade System 4 15 4 3 2 Project Menu 4 15 4 3 2 1 Backup Restore 4 16 4 3 2 2 GOTO Project 4 16 4 3 2 3 Create Project 4 16 4 3 2 4 Name Project 4 16 4 3 2 5 Copy Project 4 16 4 3 2 6 Delete Project 4 17 4 3 2 7 Renumber Project 4 17 4 3 2 8 Sample Rate 4 1...

Page 13: ...4 3 4 12 Clip Hold Time 4 28 4 3 4 13 Save State Delay 4 29 4 3 4 14 Screen Saver 4 29 4 3 4 15 RADARLINK Slave ID Setting 4 29 4 3 5 Diagnostics Menu 4 30 4 3 5 1 Scan SCSI Bus 4 30 4 3 5 2 Mount Unmount File System 4 30 4 3 5 3 Disk Diagnostics 4 31 4 3 5 4 Copy Hard Disks 4 31 4 3 5 4 Show Free RAM 4 31 4 3 5 4 Check Project 4 31 4 3 5 5 Error Logging 4 31 4 3 5 4 Recover Space 4 31 4 3 5 4 Mod...

Page 14: ...5 7 5 3 2 Recording While Locked to Time Code 5 9 5 3 3 Playback to Time Code 5 9 5 3 4 SMPTE Offset 5 9 5 3 4 1 Offset Overview 5 9 5 3 4 2 SMPTE Offset Operation 5 9 5 3 5 MIDI Tempo Map 5 10 5 4 EXTERNAL SYNC HOUSE SYNC OPERATION 5 10 5 5 DIGITAL WORDCLOCK OPERATION 5 12 Section 6 RE 8 Session Controller Features 6 1 INTRODUCTION 6 2 6 2 A TOUR OF THE RE 8 SESSION CONTROLLER 6 2 6 2 1 Track Arm...

Page 15: ...ed Location Point 6 11 6 3 FOOT SWITCH FEATURES 6 12 6 4 RADARVIEW ZOOM FEATURES 6 12 Section 7 Audio Editing Features 7 1 INTRODUCTION 7 2 7 1 1 RADAR v1 1 Editing Functions 7 2 7 1 2 About the Clipboard 7 3 7 1 3 Digital Crossfades on Edit Operations 7 3 7 2 DEFINING AN AUDIO CLIP USING MARK IN MARK OUT 7 4 7 2 1 Marking the Start and End of an Audio Clip 7 4 7 2 2 Marking a Sync Point 7 4 7 2 3...

Page 16: ...t Backup Options 8 8 8 3 4 1 ALL PROJECTS 8 8 8 3 4 2 CURRENT VERSIONS 8 9 8 3 4 3 CURRENT PROJECT 8 9 8 3 4 4 SELECTED PROJECTS 8 9 8 3 5 Aborting a Tape Backup Operation 8 9 8 3 6 Multi Tape Backup 8 10 8 4 RESTORE OPERATION 8 10 8 5 TAPE DRIVE ACTIVITY INDICATORS 8 13 8 6 8MM TAPE DRIVE CLEANING PROCEDURE 8 14 8 7 BACKUP RESTORE ERROR MESSAGES 8 15 Appendix A Hardware Software Installation A 1 ...

Page 17: ...SI Terminator Installation A 13 A 4 5 3 Backup Tape Drive Installation Hookup A 13 A 4 4 4 External Disk Drive Chassis Installation Hookup A 15 A 4 6 RADARLINK Installation A 15 A 4 7 Remote Diagnostic MODEM Hookup A 16 A 5 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION A 16 A 5 1 Initial Installation Procedure A 16 A 5 2 Software Upgrade Installation Procedure A 19 Appendix B RADAR Diagnostics B 1 GENERAL B 2 B 1 1 Diagn...

Page 18: ... 6 Reverse Dial B 20 B 4 3 7 Save Modem Debug B 20 B 5 DISPLAY TESTING B 21 Appendix C ADATLINK Operation C 1 GENERAL C 2 C 2 TRANSFERS FROM RADAR TO ADAT W O BRC C 3 C 3 TRANSFERS FROM ADAT TO RADAR W O BRC C 3 C 4 TRANSFERS FROM RADAR TO ADAT W BRC C 4 C 5 TRANSFERS FROM ADAT TO RADAR W BRC C 5 C 6 TRANSFERS LOCKED TO SMPTE FROM RADAR TO ADAT W BRC C 5 C 7 TRANSFERS LOCKED TO SMPTE FROM ADAT TO ...

Page 19: ...tch D 5 D 4 1 2 Operations Available During Broadcast Mode D 5 D 4 1 3 Synchronization D 5 D 4 1 4 All Tracks Edits D 6 D 4 2 Solo Mode D 6 D 4 2 1 RADARLINK SOLO Mode via System Menu D 6 D 4 2 2 Track Arm Solo D 7 Index RADAR Operation Manual Edition 3 xix ...

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Page 22: ...1 INTRODUCTION 1 2 1 2 RADAR II SYSTEM FEATURES 1 2 1 3 AN OVERVIEW OF HARD DISK RECORDING 1 5 1 4 MANUAL OVERVIEW 1 6 1 5 RADAR II HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS 1 7 1 5 1 AC Power 1 7 1 5 2 Audio Inputs Outputs 1 7 1 5 3 Input Output Reference Levels 1 8 1 5 4 Grounding 1 8 1 6 CONTROLS INDICATORS 1 9 1 6 1 Rear Panel Connectors 1 9 1 6 2 Front Panel Controls Indicators 1 10 1 7 IMPORTANT INITIAL INFOR...

Page 23: ...he same time to capture a live performance by a band or orchestra and then assign a separate external processor for compression or effects during mixdown Self Contained System RADAR II is a fully integrated system There are no compatibility setup or interface problems arising from having to connect a computer with another manufacturer s audio card or external black boxes This also makes RADAR II m...

Page 24: ...s smooth adjustable crossfades make for seamless punch points Modular System with Upgrade Path RADAR II can be purchased initially as a 24 track recorder with one internal 9GB hard disk drive The chassis is ready to accept up to two additional devices to expand the system s recording capacity or to integrate a backup tape drive into the system All external devices are mounted in removable disk car...

Page 25: ...monitor RADARVIEW Graphical Display Option RADARVIEW provides a graphical display of track meter values sync settings edit parameters and will scroll a large block representation of each track including locate points Please note that the RADARVIEW software is provided as standard however the user must purchase an Otari approved graphics accelerator card and an appropriate video monitor in order to...

Page 26: ...ep the system in top shape Remote Modem Diagnostics To enable Otari Technical Support personnel to monitor operation of remote systems a Remote Modem Diagnostic mode is provided Using a standard v 32 14 4kbps or v 34 28 8 kbps external modem not included one RADAR II system can monitor or control a remote system in order to isolate and correct problems Please note that the remote modem diagnostics...

Page 27: ...le is sent to RADAR II s DSP Digital Signal Processing unit and on to the disk drive where it is stored as a tiny magnetized area A hard disk is similar to a phonograph in that it has spinning platters and a pickup mechanism The main difference would be that the pickup arm of a hard disk never makes contact with the platter but merely hovers over it and reads the data magnetically Hard disk techno...

Page 28: ...ftware Installation Appendix B Diagnostics Maintenance Appendix C ADATLINK Option Operation Appendix D RADARLINK Operation Index About this Manual This manual is a comprehensive guide to operating RADAR II and covers all of the functions available at the time of printing Explanations of some recording basics are provided to help the less experienced operator How to Avoid Reading this Manual While ...

Page 29: ...racks and three more are used for output again one connector per eight output tracks Each connector is bolted directly to the chassis for maximum strength Wiring diagrams for the audio inputs outputs appears in Appendix A Please Note RADAR II Inputs and Outputs are cross coupled so that both input and output levels stay the same if one side is using an unbalanced cable and the other is using a bal...

Page 30: ...cording machine can accept to gain optimum signal to noise ratio before distorting When a VU meter shows an input signal level of 0 VU 4 gear will be actually 4 dB above 775 volts RMS When the meter shows 0 VU on 10 gear the signal is 10 dB below 1 volt RMS RADAR II will adjust its meter sensitivity to your selection RADAR II can accept either of the two standards for reference level 4 and 10 Thes...

Page 31: ...sion Controller 4 RADARLink In Out 5 SONY 9 Pin Serial Machine Control 6 VGA Monitor Output 7 External SCSI Port 8 Analog Chassis Ground Points 9 PC Keyboard Input 10 Parallel Port Printer etc 11 Digital Audio Interface Ports 12 Power Input Module Voltage Select 13 Word Clock Sync Input 14 Video Sync Reference 15 AES EBU Input Output 16 SP DIF Input Output 17 MIDI In Out Through Connections 18 Tim...

Page 32: ...half height hard disk drive in a removable carrier Basic installation contains one 9GB hard disk drive 4 Drive Bay 2 Can hold one half height hard disk drive in a removable carrier Basic installation contains one 8mm tape backup unit IMPORTANT System boot software is already installed on the RADAR II hard drive therefore it is not necessary to put the supplied system software diskette in the disk ...

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Page 34: ...W E L C O M E T O R A D A R 1 13 Edition 1 ...

Page 35: ...IME AVAILABLE 2 13 2 9 NAVIGATING RADAR II S MENU 2 14 2 9 1 Menus Overview 2 14 2 9 2 Moving Around in Menus 2 14 2 9 2 1 Menu Operation Using the RE 8 2 14 2 9 2 2 Front Panel Menu Operation 2 15 2 9 3 Navigating the Menu 2 15 2 9 4 Menu Structure 2 16 2 10 RADAR II PROJECTS OVERVIEW 2 17 2 10 1 Default Project 2 17 2 10 2 Creating a New Project 2 17 2 10 3 Switching Between Projects 2 17 2 10 4...

Page 36: ... A provides complete system installation instructions 2 2 BEFORE STARTING PLEASE READ THIS In order to avoid inconveniencing yourself and or to avoid damaging the system follow a few precautions 2 2 1 AC Power Level Setting PLEASE CHECK the AC voltage setting on the back panel for the proper line voltage for your area If you set this incorrectly poor system performance and or smoke may result If t...

Page 37: ... CAUTION If the terminator is not properly installed poor system performance will result Please Note If you have any external SCSI device s connected make sure that the SCSI terminator is attached to one of the SCSI connectors on the external device P R O D U C T O V E R V I E W G E T T I N G S T A R T E D 2 3 Edition 1 ...

Page 38: ...hese are all 4 dBu operating levels with 20 18 16 and 14 dBu of headroom Example With RADAR II s input operating level set to 22 a tone of 0 VU coming from a 4 dBu console will cause RADAR II s meters to read 18 dB below full scale If the 24 dBu input operating level is selected the RADAR II meter s would show 20 dB below full scale RADAR II audio reference levels are set via the Preferences menu ...

Page 39: ... highest quality shielded cables and best quality connectors for any digital audio application If using AES EBU 1 Connect an AES EBU source to RADAR II s AES EBU IN XLR female XLR connector as shown below 2 Connect RADAR II s AES EBU output to the desired device using a properly shielded cable and a female XLR cable connector as shown If using S PDIF 1 Connect an S PDIF source to RADAR II s S PDIF...

Page 40: ... E C T I O N 2 If using TFIFLink 1 Connect the TDIFLink Output to the TDIFLINK OUT connectors on the rear panel 2 If TDIFLink input is needed Connect the TDIFLink input to the TDIFLINK IN connectors on the rear panel ...

Page 41: ...nts to go through its power up routine and the LCD will display the following patterns Then Then Then Then And finally This display means that RADAR II is ready for operation The LCD display shows the current SMPTE location and current location point 00 00 00 00 00 LOC 01 00 00 00 00 00 MOUNTING Booting from SCSI 0 Booting from Floppy DRIVES FOUND 1 TESTING SCSI 1 RADAR DIGITAL 24 TRACK P R O D U ...

Page 42: ...turn the jog wheel to the right until SHUTDOWN RADAR appears in the LCD 3 Press ENTER RADAR II will ask you to confirm the shutdown 4 Use the Cursor up down keys to change between NO and YES or turn the Jog Wheel to make the selection Press ENTER The LCD will indicate it is saving the current system state then confirm a safe shutdown 5 Turn the power switch OFF Please Note After a shutdown RADAR I...

Page 43: ...Bridge 3 While watching the levels display s on the meter bridge set the audio input levels to a safe i e non clipping level using the console etc IMPORTANT NOTE The maximum recording level allowable before digital clip is 22 dBu This level corresponds to 0dB on RADAR II s meter display Clip Indicator LEDs The red Clip LED located at the top of each individual meter indicates that the input signal...

Page 44: ...her The recording format may be selected under Preferences described in Section 4 4 3 X X 2 7 LOCATING IN THE RECORDED AUDIO RADAR II provides a number of methods for locating the transport you may use the transport controls or Jog Shuttle features you may enter the desired time and locate there or you may set and recall autolocate points Please Note Instructions on RADAR II s AutoLocator and dire...

Page 45: ...UTTLE button to the left of the wheel to engage JOG mode Turning the wheel clockwise or counterclockwise produces variable speed playback for as long as you continue turning it When you stop turning the wheel playback will stop The speed of playback varies from scrub where you can accurately locate the first transient of an audio waveform by rocking the wheel gently forward and backward to slightl...

Page 46: ...produces playback at variable speeds like Jog with one difference when you stop turning the wheel playback continues at the current speed until you move the wheel again or press a Transport button To exit Shuttle mode press any button including the Jog Shuttle button Edition 1 2 12 S E C T I O N 2 ...

Page 47: ...t track arm status for example if you have 20 minutes of track time available on Disk 1 and no tracks armed it shows 20 minutes If however you have two tracks armed for recording it will show 10 minutes i e 10 minutes per track x 2 tracks 20 minutes Please Note Disk Time Available is also available as an item on the System Menu 4 3 1 and in the RADARVIEWdisplay 4 12 RECORD TIME LEFT A051 P R O D U...

Page 48: ...u with a Main Menu which includes the most general listing of topics SYSTEM MENU PROJECT MENU EDIT MENU PREFERENCES MENU DIAGNOSTIC MENU and SHUTDOWN RADAR From these choices you select more specific items called submenus From a submenu you will be presented with an editing dialog or an additional submenu 2 9 2 Moving Around in Menus The Menu Prev and Enter buttons plus the cursor buttons are used...

Page 49: ... menu You can continue pressing MENU PREV to cycle backward through the submenus and exit to Ready mode or you may press CANCEL at any time to leave the Menu and any other dialog screen right away To select an item or a submenu press the ENTER key 2 9 4 Menu Structure The Main menu is available by pressing the MENU PREV button Use the UP and DOWN cursor keys or the Jog Wheel to scroll through thes...

Page 50: ...TRACKS IMPORT WAV CROSSFADE TIME RECORD SAFE Preferences Menu DEFAULT SMPTE FIELD SHOW SUBFRAMES DEFAULT SAMPLE RATE DEFAULT AUDIO FORMAT DEFAULT TC FORMAT DEFAULT TC RATE DEFAULT START TIME SYNC OUTPUT STATIC SMPTE OUT TRACK SOLO MODE LOW DISK WARNING SLIDE TIME UNITS RECORD MODE FFWD REW RATE PEAK HOLD TIME CLIP HOLD TIME SAVE STATE DELAY AUTO RECLAIM RADARLINK ID RADARLINK CABLE AUDIO LEVEL Dia...

Page 51: ...ay record raw material into Project 01 then copy 01 to 03 You can then edit Project 03 as desired but the original Project 01 is always available in its un edited form Please Note Because projects are simply playlists copying material between projects does not reduce the amount of free recording time 2 10 1 Default Project When RADAR II boots on a clean system it automatically creates and loads an...

Page 52: ...individual tracks in the project To name tracks 1 Select Name Tracks from the Project menu 2 Using the Track Arm buttons select the track one or more to be named 3 Use the Session Controller QWERTY keyboard to enter the name for that track or group of tracks Please Note By pressing holding the SHIFT button on the Session Controller and its QWERTY keys you may type UPPER CASE letters into track nam...

Page 53: ...be deleted and the project number marked as unused Please Note Audio used by a deleted project is NOT deleted until a reclaim space operation is performed or Auto Reclaim is enabled see below 2 10 10 Reclaiming Disk Space from Deleted Projects Since multiple projects can reference the same audio when deleting a project its playlist information and locate points are deleted but the audio is NOT del...

Page 54: ...econds of the original recording is referenced the system only retains the audible five seconds The unused 9 minutes and 55 seconds of inaccessible recording space is freed up for further use Audio file storage is not trimmed or reclaimed unless the audio is no longer accessible by the current project the UNDO memory or the editing clipboard memory RADAR II automatically tracks which audio files a...

Page 55: ... using dedicated edit function buttons or RADAR II s Edit menu The only additional steps in RADAR II editing beyond those in tape are in selecting which track s you want to edit these are selected using the track arm buttons Mark Sync In addition to the In and Out points RADAR II supports a Mark Sync feature which is extremely useful in video post applications and any time when you need to edit ba...

Page 56: ... points and also scrolls a large block represesentation of each track playlist Active tracks are displayed in blue soloed tracks are displayed in green Please Note RADARVIEW software is included free as a part of the system However to display the information you must provide an Otari approved graphics accelerator card and multi sync color video monitor See your Otari dealer for a list of approved ...

Page 57: ...g 3 8 3 5 3 2 Seamless Punch Out Monitoring 3 8 3 5 4 Record Safe Feature 3 9 3 5 5 Clear REC READY RE 8 Only 3 9 3 5 6 Recording to Time Code 3 9 3 6 PLAYBACK OPERATION 3 10 3 6 1 Standard Playback 3 10 3 6 2 Reverse Playback 3 10 3 6 3 Playback to Time Code 3 10 3 7 TRACK SOLO FEATURE RE 8 Only 3 10 3 7 1 Additive Solo Mode Operation 3 11 3 7 2 Interlock Solo Mode Operation 3 11 3 7 3 Momentary ...

Page 58: ...ION 3 19 3 13 1 Programming a New Auto Locate Point 3 19 3 13 2 Recalling Marked Locate Points from the Front Panel 3 20 3 13 3 Recalling a Locate Point from the RE 8 3 20 3 13 4 AUTO PLAY After Locate 3 21 3 13 5 Editing a Locate Mark In or Mark Out Point 3 22 3 13 6 Naming Locate Points from the Front Panel 3 23 3 14 LOCATING VIA DIRECT TIME ENTRY RE 8 Only 3 24 3 15 CYCLE 3 25 3 15 1 Cycle from...

Page 59: ...he Session Controller which are used to place tracks in Record Ready mode These are referred to in this manual as Track Arm buttons The buttons are momentary type with an LED in the center to indicate Record Ready status and when tracks are armed the button s show red flashing lights Tracks may be armed in all transport modes including Record mode Press any armed track s button again to disarm and...

Page 60: ...de instant and highly accurate input level indication Each individual meter has 20 LED parts 10 green and 10 yellow The LEDs are calibrated to display a logarithmic scale from 0dB down to 55dB 3 3 1 Peak Hold Feature RADAR II uses Peak Program ballistics with Peak Hold for input and output metering This type of metering most accurately allows you to assess transient peaks that could overload RADAR...

Page 61: ...patible with earlier hardware software products 16 bit projects offer excellent audio quality use less disk space back up and restore faster and maintain compatibility with earlier hardware and software that may not support 24 bit audio 16 bit RADAR II projects may be backed up onto tape and restored onto RADAR I systems However 24 bit projects cannot be transferred to earlier RADAR systems RADAR ...

Page 62: ...project The available choices are 16 Bit PCM default and 24 Bit PCM 7 When you have selected the desired Audio Format press ENTER This will automatically accept the selection and escape from the menu Please Note Default Audio Format setting is retained by the current project and will be recalled on the next power up DEF AUDIO FORMAT 16 BIT PCM MAIN PREFS MENU DEF AUDIO FORMAT MAIN MENU PREFERENCES...

Page 63: ...nsfer tracks between RADAR II and another machine digitally their sampling rates must be the same For instance if you have a stereo rhythm track recorded on DAT at 48 kHz sampling rate and you want to transfer it to RADAR II to build up a piece of music RADAR II s sampling rate must match that of the DAT recording at 48 kHz If the sampling rates were set differently the resulting playback on RADAR...

Page 64: ... the Jog wheel to select the desired Sample Rate for the project The available rates are 32 44 1 44 056 47 952 and 48 kHz 7 When you have selected the desired sample rate press ENTER This will automatically accept the selection and escape from the menu Please Note Sample Rate setting is retained by the current project and will be recalled on the next power up Other projects may have different samp...

Page 65: ... for additional tracks while recording 1 With RADAR II already in record on some tracks arm the desired additional tracks The track arm lights of the current record tracks are on solid the track arm lights for the additional tracks will flash 2 To enter record on the additional armed tracks press PLAY and RECORD together All track arm lights are now on solid Please Note When tracks are armed durin...

Page 66: ...s closely as possible RADAR II provides the punch out playback instantly when possible If the disks are playing and or recording on all tracks the punch out playback will return but with a brief delay For more information about the necessary conditions for seamless punch out see 3 6 3 2 3 6 3 2 Seamless Punch Out Monitoring RADAR II s disk drives support a maximum of 24 tracks of audio data either...

Page 67: ...Track Mute features are monitor functions and do not affect the amount of disk activity You must use the MUTE TRACKS feature Edit Menu 7 13 to temporarily turn off unneeded tracks The MUTE TRACKS dialog can be quickly displayed by pressing the M key on the Session Controller The function is still accessible from the Edit Menu 3 6 4 Record Safe Feature The record ready buttons may be placed in and ...

Page 68: ... II will play back while synced to an external time code source enabling frame accurate lock to almost any external source This feature is described in Section 5 5 3 3 3 8 TRACK SOLO FEATURE RADAR II provides a Track Solo feature for auditioning individual or multiple tracks on playback while muting the remaining tracks TRACK SOLO is also useful as a stereo in place solo function if your mixing de...

Page 69: ... will no longer appear on the meters 4 To disable TRACK SOLO press the Track Solo button again Its LED will go out and you can resume normal operation The tracks that were previously set in TRACK SOLO are remembered for the next time you engage this function 3 8 2 Interlock Solo Mode Operation In Interlock Solo mode the system default selectable from the Preferences menu every time a Solo button i...

Page 70: ...cents 47 952 2 9 or 50 cents 43 69 or 993 cents 44 1 11 9 or 195 cents 38 77 or 848 cents 44 056 12 or 196 cents 38 71 or 847 cents 32 54 2 or 750 cents 15 62 or 293 cents 3 9 2 Changing Pitch With VARISPEED From the RE 8 and Front Panel 1 Press the VARISPEED button The system will respond with 2 Press the UP DOWN buttons to raise or lower the percentage value On the RE 8 you may enter a number us...

Page 71: ...ecord readied tracks is monitored during playback This feature has been provided because different recording situations require different monitoring strategies AUTO INPUT manages the monitor status of rec readied tracks by monitoring existing track material during PLAY When you enter RECORD you will hear input material before switching back to track monitor when you exit RECORD At other times whil...

Page 72: ...ill be AUTO PUNCHing over 2 Press the MARK IN and OUT buttons to define the beginning and end points respectively of the section 3 Arm the tracks to record upon using the Track Arm buttons Press the AUTO PUNCH button The AUTO PUNCH LED will glow solid 4 Locate before the section using the Transport or Locate functions 5 Hold PLAY and press Record RADAR II will automatically enter and exit Record w...

Page 73: ...s adding to the data on the disk drive not overwriting like a tape machine There is always a copy of the new and old takes as long as there is space for both Along with the UNDO function is the REDO function REDO will undo the UNDO if you should decide to keep the new part after all Performing an UNDO or REDO 1 Press the UNDO button after performing a RECORD or EDIT operation The display will read...

Page 74: ...es and numbers of any programmed location points passed during the wind Please Note The standard Fast Wind speed is set to 6 times play speed You may change this rate on the Preferences menu described in Section 4 4 3 4 6 3 13 1 2 CUE TO AUDIO Using Fast Wind Buttons RADAR II provides a powerful Cue to Audio feature that will when selected skip the current transport location to the beginning of th...

Page 75: ...ing Jog Mode Press the Jog Shuttle button to the left of the wheel to engage JOG mode Turning the wheel clockwise or counterclockwise produces variable speed playback for as long as you continue turning it When you stop turning the wheel playback will stop The speed of playback varies from scrub where you can accurately locate the first transient of an audio waveform by rocking the wheel gently fo...

Page 76: ...h record than a tape machine because you can drop the needle at the precise moment from which you want to start playback You may program up to 99 location points with the ability to assign and edit each individual name and SMPTE location There are also three temporary points called MARK IN MARK OUT and MARK SYNC These are used to designate sections for AUTO PUNCH and Editing as well as being usefu...

Page 77: ...es at which you would like to have location points Please Note The Renumber Locates menu item under the Projects menu re numbers all Locate points in the current Project in SMPTE order See 4 3 2 11 for more information about this feature 3 14 2 Recalling a Locate Point The RECALL LOC button is on the numeric keypad near the center of the Session Controller 1 Press the Recall Loc button The LCD dis...

Page 78: ...ice over operations 3 14 5 Editing Locate Mark In or Mark Out Points Using the EDIT LOC function you can change the name and SMPTE time of any locate point or change the time of any MARK point You can also enter new location points directly or delete them All EDIT LOC operations may be performed during PLAY or STOP transport modes For more information on MARK In and Out see 6 12 Please Note Edit L...

Page 79: ...dit the nine character name Please Note The Jog Wheel may be used to enter non alphabet characters In the DELETE dialog you may change only the location number to be deleted Use the cursor up down keys or the Jog wheel to do this 6 SWAP Only The SWAP function provides a different screen when selected Use the cursor up down keys to select the point s to be swapped these include any numbered autoloc...

Page 80: ...or seconds field of the captured time 2 Enter the SMPTE time you want starting with frames then seconds and finally minutes and hours You may also use the arrow keys to move the cursor among the fields so you may enter times directly 3 Press ENTER to accept the new SMPTE location RADAR II will cue to the new location and return to Ready Mode Shortcut You may simply press the keypad or key followed...

Page 81: ...Cycle Operation 1 Locate to the start of the section you want to cycle between using Transport and Jog Wheel 2 Press PLAY 3 Press the MARK In at the start of the section to repeat 4 Press MARK OUT at the end of the section 5 Press CYCLE Playback will automatically cycle between the two points 6 Press CYCLE again to disable R E C O R D I N G T R A N S P O R T O P E R A T I O N 3 25 Edition 1 ...

Page 82: ...de to provide extra play out time after the end point is reached Pro Post Roll Operation 1 Press the PRE ROLL button The dialog will show the default settings for both PRE and POST ROLL at two seconds each 2 Press PRE ROLL again if you accept the default settings If you wish to edit these settings press the LEFT or RIGHT Arrows to locate to the appropriate field and use the UP DOWN buttons to chan...

Page 83: ...ADAR II tracks patched to digital outputs are still routed to the corresponding analog outputs RADAR II s user interface permits you to select a track number of 0 this signifies that no track will be patched to the digital channel Please Note In both the AES EBU and S PDIF digital formats digital wordclock is encoded with the audio on the same cable Therefore in normal operation no additional digi...

Page 84: ...l I O Operation 1 To enable Digital I O operation press the OFFSET SYNC button The system will respond with the Sync Source dialog box below Use the cursor buttons or jog wheel to select Sync Source Digital 2 Press ENTER The system responds with a format query 3 Select the desired digital I O format AES EBU S PDIF or TDIFLINK then press ENTER The External Sync button s will flash to indicate that ...

Page 85: ...R E C O R D I N G T R A N S P O R T O P E R A T I O N 3 29 Edition 1 ...

Page 86: ...ble 4 13 4 3 1 7 RADARLINK SoloMode Selection 4 13 4 3 1 8 Machine Control 4 13 4 3 1 9 Set Time Date 4 14 4 3 1 10 Upgrade System 4 15 4 3 2 Project Menu 4 15 4 3 2 1 Backup Restore 4 16 4 3 2 2 GOTO Project 4 16 4 3 2 3 Create Project 4 16 4 3 2 4 Name Project 4 16 4 3 2 5 Copy Project 4 16 4 3 2 6 Delete Project 4 17 4 3 2 7 Renumber Project 4 17 4 3 2 8 Sample Rate 4 17 4 3 2 9 Start Time 4 17...

Page 87: ...7 Low Disk Warning 4 26 4 3 4 8 Slide Time Units 4 26 4 3 4 9 Record Mode 4 27 4 3 4 10 Fast Forward Rewind Rate 4 28 4 3 4 11 Peak Hold Time 4 28 4 3 4 12 Clip Hold Time 4 28 4 3 4 13 Save State Delay 4 29 4 3 4 14 Screen Saver 4 29 4 3 4 15 RADARLINK Slave ID Setting 4 29 4 3 5 Diagnostics Menu 4 30 4 3 5 1 Scan SCSI Bus 4 30 4 3 5 2 Mount Unmount File System 4 30 4 3 5 3 Disk Diagnostics 4 31 4...

Page 88: ...ont Panel the LCD screen presents you with a Main Menu which includes the most general listing of topics SYSTEM MENU PROJECT MENU EDIT MENU PREFERENCES MENU DIAGNOSTIC MENU and SHUTDOWN RADAR From these choices you may select a more specific layer called a submenu And from the submenu you may be presented with an additional submenu 4 2 2 Moving Around in Menus Controlling the selection of submenus...

Page 89: ...rsor up down buttons or the Jog Wheel to scroll through the listings Please Note The major categories are shown in boldface to make selections from a major category press ENTER while it is displayed then use the cursor up down arrows to move through the submenus Edition 1 4 4 S E C T I O N 4 ...

Page 90: ... Menu Upon entering the Menu the LCD will display the first function After a selection the top line shows the current position in the menu hierarchy the bottom line provides settings or additional submenus Please Note If you have entered the Menu previously your last selection will be shown on the display Pressing MENU PREV any time you are within the Menu will cancel the last entry and present th...

Page 91: ... TRACKS IMPORT WAV CROSSFADE TIME RECORD SAFE Preferences Menu DEFAULT SMPTE FIELD SHOW SUBFRAMES DEFAULT SAMPLE RATE DEFAULT AUDIO FORMAT DEFAULT TC FORMAT DEFAULT TC RATE DEFAULT START TIME SYNC OUTPUT STATIC SMPTE OUT TRACK SOLO MODE LOW DISK WARNING SLIDE TIME UNITS RECORD MODE FFWD REW RATE PEAK HOLD TIME CLIP HOLD TIME SAVE STATE DELAY AUTO RECLAIM RADARLINK ID RADARLINK CABLE AUDIO LEVEL Di...

Page 92: ...s 2 Press ENTER once you have reached the submenu you want The LCD will present the next submenu Once you have reached the editing dialog you require use the Cursor Left or Cursor Right button to move the cursor to another field The following diagram provides an example of the LCD menu operation in this case these are the submenu items under the System Menu R A D A R I I M E N U O P E R A T I O N ...

Page 93: ... a menu dialog 4 2 6 Editing Values in a Dialog Window Press the cursor UP DOWN buttons to raise or lower a numerical value or to cycle through text options in the field above the cursor Press ENTER to accept the value you have chosen and proceed to the next dialog window Edition 1 4 8 S E C T I O N 4 ...

Page 94: ...leshooting system problems Using the Cursor Arrow keys you may scroll up down to 4 3 2 Show Disk Space This function provides a means of checking recording time available via the SYSTEM menu When you select this item the system will respond with Press the MENU PREV button to exit from this display Please Note You may always check the available recording time using the cursor buttons simply hold th...

Page 95: ...ions are provided in 3 17 4 3 4 Disk Configuration Menu This item establishes RADAR II s disk configuration which can vary widely among systems depending on the specific hardware configuration and tasks at hand Disk Mode provides a means of customizing disk usage and behavior Disk Configuration menu item provides these selections Edition 1 4 10 S E C T I O N 4 ...

Page 96: ...or additional required setup MONDO 24 MONDO 8 RADAR I Mondo 8 reconfigures RADAR II s disks so that all disks are used for just tracks 1 through 8 This mode maintains compatibility with earlierRADAR hardware and its MONDO 8 mode which enabled the three disk RADAR I to record eight tracks instead of 24 across the disks greatly increasing contiguous recording space MONDO 8 mode is provided in RADAR ...

Page 97: ...luster size is more appropriate for slower devices such as MO drives Please consult the drive manufacturer or Otari Corporation for guidelines Track Grouping The Grouping preference enables you to specify which SCSI devices are assigned to which tracks The Track Grouping configurations use letters ABCDEF for each disk drive up to six disk drives total and assigns letters to SCSI ID s 0 1 2 3 4 5 a...

Page 98: ...ADARLINK mode will appear as Master others will use their ID s as selected in the Preferences Menu 4 3 4 14 To disable RADARLINK re select the RADARLINK item and select Cancel 4 3 6 RADARLINK SOLO Mode Selection This menu provides the ability to place an individual RADAR II system into solo mode which enables the Master controller to control just that system If selected the system will respond wit...

Page 99: ...pin wiring from your machine control device to the BOTTOM DB 9 connector on the MF 3 card the same card used for RADARLINK Enabling Machine Control To enable Machine Control select the appropriate item from the SYSTEM menu RADAR II responds with When Machine Control is enabled the system display shows a flashing S in the upper right corner To disable Machine Control operation re select the Machine...

Page 100: ...he cursor left right keys to move between fields and between lines You may also use the jog wheel to increase decrease field values When completed press the ENTER key 4 3 10 Upgrade System This item enters a mode which saves the current system state then prepares the system for shutdown prior to installing factory supplied software updates from disk Complete instructions for this menu item appear ...

Page 101: ...U The Project Menu contains the following submenus defined below 4 4 1 Backup Menu Restore Menu These items enter RADAR II s Backup Restore modes as described in Section 8 of this manual Edition 1 4 16 S E C T I O N 4 ...

Page 102: ...te a new RADAR II Project Create Project is described in 2 10 2 4 4 4 Name Project This item is used to re name a RADAR II Project and is described in 2 10 4 4 4 5 Copy Project This item is used to COPY or duplicate an entire RADAR II Project into a new Project number This feature is described in 2 10 5 R A D A R I I M E N U O P E R A T I O N 4 17 Edition 1 ...

Page 103: ...on 3 4 4 9 Audio Format 16 Bit 24 Bit Recording Selection This item selects between Audio Formats either 16 bit compatible with standard earlier digital audio equipment including RADAR I or 24 bit providing the maximum headroom noise floor available with RADAR II s digital audio converters Please Note RADAR II supports recording either in 16 bit default or 24 bit audio formats Recording format is ...

Page 104: ...earlier RADAR systems RADAR II may have both 16 bit and 24 bit projects on the same hard disk s simultaneously however the projects cannot share audio files Please Note You must make this selection before starting a new project After the project is started in one format it cannot be changed to the other To select change the default Audio Format select the DEF AUDIO FORMAT item from the Preferences...

Page 105: ...red format using the cursor keys then press ENTER The TC Format setting will be maintained until changed 4 4 11 TC Rate This menu item sets the project s Time Code rate 24 25 29 97ND 29 97DF Cursor Keys select All Time Code rates are available use the left right cursor keys to select between 24 fps 25fps 30ND non drop frame Select the desired format using the cursor keys then press ENTER The TC Fo...

Page 106: ...VTR or other tape based machine which has been striped with SMPTE timecode from an unstable clock source or a timecode source converted from MIDI to SMPTE you may upon playback encounter audio which warbles To correct this problem select the SLOW setting under this item and transfer the audio again We recommend that any time you stripe SMPTE on a tape bsed transport you make sure that you referenc...

Page 107: ...is item The system will respond with the following Use the cursor LEFT key to move to the Beats per Minute BPM field enter the desired value using the numeric keypad or the jog wheel Cursor RIGHT to the Beats per Measure field s enter the desired time signature then press ENTER Starting Time Bar 1 Beat 1 of the project will begin at the projects START TIME which is always specified as a SMPTE numb...

Page 108: ...cts and is described in 2 6 9 4 4 20 Renumber Locates Renumber Locates allows the operator to renumber locate points from the beginning of a project in time code order starting from 1 4 4 21 Erase All Disks This item erases ALL audio and all projects from RADAR II Use this item if you have backed up your disks and want to return to a fresh system with the full amount of recording time Please Note ...

Page 109: ...Before RADAR II erases all disks there several warnings as shown And finally Edition 1 4 24 S E C T I O N 4 ...

Page 110: ...ms are described below 4 5 1 Undo Redo This item undoes redoes the previous RADAR II operation or edit Please note that there are several functions such as Erase All Disks that cannot be recovered using UNDO R A D A R I I M E N U O P E R A T I O N 4 25 Edition 1 ...

Page 111: ...creases the disk drive s available bandwidth Mute Tracks is most used for ensuring seamless punch out monitoring during overdubs If you perform a punch in punch out recording operation the punch out will be seamless i e no gap a smooth switch between input and track monitoring if the following condition is met The punch out monitoring will be seamless if the number of free disk tracks equals or ex...

Page 112: ...its and record punch ins Crossfade time is specified in milliseconds the default setting is 5 milliseconds Minimum Crossfade Time is 0 maximum is 100 milliseconds To set or change Crossfade time select this item then use the UP DOWN buttons on the front panel or the numeric keys or jog wheel on the RE 8 to set the new crossfade time This feature is described in 7 2 4 5 8 Record Safe Record Safe en...

Page 113: ...4 6 PREFERENCES MENU The Preferences Menu contains the following submenus and dialogs These items are described below Edition 1 4 28 S E C T I O N 4 ...

Page 114: ...ubframes This item allows you to select whether or not subframes hundredth frames will be displayed during normal transport operation Please note that subframes are ALWAYS displayed during jog opoerations Make your selection using the cursor left right keys then press ENTER 4 6 3 Default Sample Rate This item enables you to set the default Sample Rate of the system This Sample Rate may be changed ...

Page 115: ... onto tape and restored onto RADAR I systems However 24 bit projects cannot be transferred to earlier RADAR systems RADAR II may have both 16 bit and 24 bit projects on the same hard disk s simultaneously however the projects cannot share audio files Please Note You must make this selection before starting a new project After the project is started in one format it cannot be changed to the other T...

Page 116: ...tem s two linear time code formats SMPTE or MIDI Time Code MTC Make your selection using the cursor left right keys then press ENTER Please Note Default Time Code Format setting is retained by the current project and will be recalled on the next power up 4 6 6 Default Time Code Rate This menu item sets the system s default Time Code rate 24 25 29 97ND 29 97DF Cursor Keys select All Time Code rates...

Page 117: ...output These features are further described in Section 5 4 6 9 Static SMPTE Out The SMPTE time code output is generally active even if the system is not set to chase time code However some external synchronization equipment cannot properly handle a stationary static time code input Therefore this Preference menu item was provided To disable static SMPTE out select this menu item The system will re...

Page 118: ...ng as their solo buttons are held 4 6 11 Low Disk Warning This item allows you to set a low disk space alarm so that if available recording time gets below the specified amount RADAR II posts a warning on the LCD display The default setting for this level is 5 minutes you may change this as desired between 99 minutes and 0 minutes Please Note To receive NO low disk space warning set the level to 0...

Page 119: ...em to select how RADAR II behaves during a recording when additional tracks are armed for record Two choices are provided REC READY and INST REC Instant Record REC READY the systems default setting additional tracks may be armed for record while other tracks are already in record to begin recording on the newly armed tracks you must enter RECORD again If however INST REC instant record is selected...

Page 120: ...finitely enter 1 for this setting To disable the feature enter 0 4 6 16 Clip Hold Time Input Playback Metering This menu item enables you to set how long RADAR II s meters will display a clip level indication after a digital clip on input or playback This duration is specified in seconds with a top limit of 999 seconds Make your selection using the cursor up down keys the numeric keypad or the jog...

Page 121: ...up for further use Audio file storage is not trimmed or reclaimed unless the audio is no longer accessible by the current project the UNDO memory or the editing clipboard memory RADAR II automatically tracks which audio files are shared between multiple projects and does NOT automatically trim or delete any shared audio files Please Note The manual Reclaim Space menu item available on the Project ...

Page 122: ... analog outputs The selections are 24 dBu 22 dBu 20 dBu 18 dBu These settings refer to scale or maximum levels Put another way these are all 4 dBu operating levels with 20 18 16 and 14 dBu of headroom Example With RADAR II s input operating level set to 22 a tone of 0 VU coming from a 4 dBu console will cause RADAR II s meters to read 18 dB below full scale If the 24 dBu input operating level is s...

Page 123: ...nd AUDIO OUT use the cursor up down keys to select the desired levels Please Note All inputs must share the same level setting and all outputs must share the same level setting However the inputs and outputs can be set differently Edition 1 4 38 S E C T I O N 4 ...

Page 124: ...agnostics features on this menu are described in Appendix B Mainten ance For your convenience a brief description of each item is provided here 4 7 1 Scan SCSI Bus This item scans RADAR II s SCSI bus for SCSI devices then posts them to the LCD where you may scroll through them to read device names and SCSI ID numbers 4 7 2 Mount Unmount R A D A R I I M E N U O P E R A T I O N 4 39 Edition 1 ...

Page 125: ... jog wheel to select the SCSI ID of the JAZ drive containing the disk you are write protecting then press ENTER To unprotect a JAZ disk Select the JAZ UNPROTECT item from the Diagnostics menu The system responds with Use the cursor keys numeric keys or jog wheel to select the SCSI ID of the JAZ drive containing the disk you are write enabling then press ENTER 4 7 5 SCSI Defect Management Show Defe...

Page 126: ...nd reports its findings Please Note This process does NOT overwrite any recorded data To Verify SCSI drive s Select the VERIFY DISKS item from the Diagnostics menu The system responds with Use the cursor keys numeric keys or jog wheel to select the SCSI ID of the drive you wish to view 0 6 or select ALL to verify ALL disks then press ENTER Important When a disk with remapped sectors is INITed see ...

Page 127: ...en troubleshooting 4 7 10 Modem Menu RADAR II includes remote modem diagnostics which enables OTARI Technical Support to dial up a modem connected to your RADAR II perform diagnostic procedures and monitor system performance to isolate problems Please Note The software for Remote Modem Diagnostics is provided standard However you must provide an external modem either a 14 4Kbps or a 28 8 Kbps Mode...

Page 128: ...DAR This item saves the current RADAR II state and enables safe trouble free power down After you select this item the system will prompt you for confirmation via the LCD then will say Please Note After the Shutdown RADAR item is selected RADAR II cannot be operated again until the system power is turned off then back on again R A D A R I I M E N U O P E R A T I O N 4 43 Edition 1 ...

Page 129: ...Edition 1 4 44 S E C T I O N 4 ...

Page 130: ...Overview 5 4 5 2 EXTERNAL SYNC CONNECTIONS 5 5 5 2 1 Time Code Connections 5 5 5 2 1 1 Time Code Input 5 5 5 2 1 2 Time Code Generator Output 5 5 5 2 2 MIDI Time Code MTC Connections 5 6 5 2 2 1 MIDI Time Code Input 5 6 5 2 2 2 MIDI Time Code Output 5 6 5 2 2 3 MIDI THRU Port 5 6 5 2 3 Video Sync Connections 5 6 5 2 4 Digital Wordclock Connections 5 6 5 3 SMPTE TIME CODE OPERATION 5 7 5 3 1 Setup ...

Page 131: ... you have more instruments than RADAR II has tracks and you want to chain another multitrack machine to RADAR II to augment your tracks When you physically record tracks in two separate machines sync makes it appear as though they are located on one large multitrack machine The relationship in a synchronized multi machine setup is that of master and slave The master machine dictates where the slav...

Page 132: ... B W television This compromise allowed older B W televisions to receive the same signals as the new color sets however the frame rate was lowered to 29 97 frames per second Drop Frame was introduced as a means of compensating for the difference between 29 97 and 30 frames per second over the broadcast day Over the course of an hour the difference between the old B W and new color rates was about ...

Page 133: ...t describes the number of frames of bad or missing code RADAR II will tolerate and remain in Chase Lock mode RADAR II supports a freewheel range between 0 and 10 frames we recommend a setting of 1 to 2 frames for most applications Like SMPTE Lock Speed Freewheel Time is located on the Project menu and can me set on a per project basis 5 1 3 MIDI Time Code Sync Overview The MIDI specification inclu...

Page 134: ...he AES EBU or S PDIF ports Sometimes it is necessary to use an external word clock such as the one generated by a digital betacam machine during digital audio transfers An example of this is during digital audio layback to a video machine its digital video synchronization and its own internal digital word clock has been derived from the house sync source and to avoid any digital signal delay when ...

Page 135: ...do not support a static time code input See 4 6 9 for further instructions 5 2 2 MIDI Time Code MTC Connections MIDI Time Code MTC is a sync protocol used by samplers and MIDI control equipment 5 2 2 1 MIDI Time Code Input Connect a standard MIDI cable 5 pin DIN connector to the MIDI IN port 5 2 2 2 MIDI Time Code Output Connect a standard MIDI cable 5 pin DIN connector to the MIDI OUT port The MT...

Page 136: ... insert the termination resistor if Loop Through is configured and any device is connected to Sync Reference Out 5 2 4 Digital Word Clock Connections If using RADAR II with an external digital word clock source connect this source to the WORD SYNC In connector If a loop through is required you may connect the WORD SYNC Out BNC to the device requiring the same digital word clock Please refer to the...

Page 137: ... you must select the Frame Rate to be used This setup is available as follows From the Session Controller 1 Press the SYNC OFFSET button The system will display The system will respond with the Sync Source dialog there are a number of possible selections as shown below Edition 1 5 8 S E C T I O N 5 ...

Page 138: ...ctions SMPTE Shows position as a SMPTE time code display Feet Frames Shows position from Start Time in Feet Frames 16 frames per foot Bars Beats Shows position from Start Time in bars and beats using the project s MIDI tempo map 5 3 2 Recording while Locked to Time Code To maintain sync to a time code master on playback you must record the material while chasing the time code source To record whil...

Page 139: ...l SMPTE time and the sync master Offset may be edited while both machines are running in sync Normally the default offset is 00 00 00 00 00 but this can be changed when necessary If you already know the exact Offset time this can be entered directly in the SET dialog 5 3 4 2 SMPTE Offset Operation Setting SMPTE Offset From the Session Controller 1 Press SHIFT release it and then press the SYNC OFF...

Page 140: ...tal Betacam RADAR II s house sync capability enables flawless digital audio transfers while locked to time code Positional Sync Video Reference provides RADAR II with a synchronization signal only and does not contain time code information Therefore RADAR II s video reference feature enables you to select the source for positional sync this could be SMPTE time code MIDI time code MTC or RADAR II s...

Page 141: ...stem returns to READY mode If you select SMPTE you must now specify an expected frame rate for the time code In these cases the system responds with 5 Use the jog wheel or the cursor keys to select the desired Frame Rate then press ENTER If you select Internal for positional source the system will use its internal clock If you select SMPTE RADAR II uses the incoming time code if you select MIDI MT...

Page 142: ...ation Wordclock Sync like Video Reference provides RADAR II with a synchronization signal only and does not contain time code information Therefore RADAR II s Wordclock Sync feature enables you to select the source for positional sync this could be SMPTE time code MIDI time code MTC or RADAR II s internal clock In the case of SMPTE or MIDI time code sync timing comes from the incoming wordclock wh...

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Page 144: ...ys 6 4 6 2 5 1 Numeric Keypad 6 5 6 2 5 2 PLUS and MINUS Keys 6 5 6 2 5 3 MENU PREV Key 6 5 6 3 5 4 ENTER Key 6 5 6 3 5 5 RECALL LOC Key 6 6 6 3 5 6 ENTER TIME Key 6 6 6 2 6 Transport Keys 6 6 6 2 7 Cursor Keys 6 6 6 2 8 Utility Keys 6 7 6 2 9 Dedicated Editing Keys 6 8 6 2 10 Jog Shuttle Wheel 6 9 6 2 10 1 Entering Jog Mode 6 9 6 2 10 2 Entering Shuttle Mode 6 10 6 2 11 MARK IN MARK OUT Keys 6 10...

Page 145: ...ing modes for selecting track s to be edited These switches are momentary type with an LED in the center to indicate active status The Session Controller provides 48 Track Arming keys for use when combining systems via RADARLINK one Session Controller can seamlessly control up to five RADAR II systems 6 2 2 Track Function Keys 6 2 2 1 RECord SAFE CLEAR 3 5 4 This function protects against accident...

Page 146: ...R E 8 S E S S I O N C O N T R O L L E R F E A T U R E S 6 3 Edition 1 ...

Page 147: ...used to select if existing program material on rec readied tracks is monitored during playback i e prior to punch in When set to Auto Input RADAR II monitors existing material on rec readied tracks before and after a record operation During record RADAR II automatically switches to input monitoring and upon punch out returns to the existing track material 6 3 TEXT ENTRY KEYS The Text Entry area is...

Page 148: ...The smaller LED display to the right of the main LCD indicates the currently active RADAR II Project More information about this feature appears in 2 10 6 5 CALCULATOR KEYS While not a true calculator this group of Session Controller buttons provides a numeric keypad and dedicated function buttons relating to cueing the transport and navigating through menus R E 8 S E S S I O N C O N T R O L L E R...

Page 149: ...rent time the transport will be cued to the new time and you will be returned to Ready Mode Please Note The entered number of frames must be less than the current frame rate e g if RADAR II is set to 30 frames per second and you enter 31 the system will respond with INVALID SMPTE PRESS ANY BUTTON If you make a mistake simply press either the or button again and re enter the number Entering Numbers...

Page 150: ...stopped these numbers will be the same In PLAY the number on the top line will continue to increment The cursor will be flashing beneath the frames or seconds field of the captured time 2 Enter the SMPTE time you want starting with frames then seconds and finally minutes and hours You may also use the cursor keys to move the cursor among different fields so you may enter times directly 3 Press ENT...

Page 151: ...ction changes depending on the system s SCSI drive configurations described in 4 3 1 Arm the tracks you wish to record upon You may bypass this part of the procedure if you only need to know the total recording time remaining for one track 2 Press and hold the Left and Right arrow buttons simultaneously The LCD will show the available disk space in minutes on the tracks you have armed The letter s...

Page 152: ...nces to the appropriate manual sections are provided UNDO See either 3 11 Recording or 7 2 Editing DIGITAL I O See 3 17 CANCEL CANCELs or EXITs from current operation SHIFT Selects 2nd blue functions on Session Controller VARISPEED See 3 8 MARK LOC See 3 13 EDIT LOC See 3 13 CHASE See 5 3 SYNC OFFSET See 5 4 R E 8 S E S S I O N C O N T R O L L E R F E A T U R E S 6 9 Edition 1 ...

Page 153: ...any RADAR II editing features with dedicated keys These features are described elsewhere in this manual cross references appear here AUTO PLAY See 3 13 4 AUTO PUNCH See 3 10 CYCLE See 3 15 PRE ROLL See 3 16 EDIT function keys See Section 7 Edition 1 6 10 S E C T I O N 6 ...

Page 154: ...p Restore Keys These keys provide a quick access method to RADAR II s Backup or Restore menu items and functions These functions are described in Section 4 4 4 1 and in Section 8 6 10 3 Disk Function Keys Mount Unmount Scan SCSI These keys provide a quick access method to RADAR II s Disk Function keys enabling you to mount unmount removable disks and perform basic housekeeping funtions directly fr...

Page 155: ...eeping track of edits track meter values sync settings edit parameters etc RADARVIEW is described fully in 2 12 The Zoom Keys access the RADARVIEW Track Window Zoom The track window provides 14 zoom levels allowing the screen to zoom from a bit over 4 seconds out to a 24 hour day 6 10 7 RADARLINK Function Keys These keys provide keyboard access to the RADARLink functions available on the Projects ...

Page 156: ... Wheel may also be used as a convenient input device when prompted by the LCD to enter a numeric value and also as a means of scrolling through RADAR II s menus When used as an input device turning the wheel to the right increases the value and turning it to the left decreases the value Press the Jog Shuttle button to the left of the wheel to engage JOG mode Turning the wheel clockwise or counterc...

Page 157: ...E to engage Shuttle mode Shuttle produces playback at variable speeds like Jog with one difference when you stop turning the wheel playback continues at the current speed until you move the wheel again or press a Transport button To exit Shuttle mode press any button including the Jog Shuttle button Edition 1 6 14 S E C T I O N 6 ...

Page 158: ...ARK key will continuously update that point to reflect the new location and delete the previous one 6 12 2 Defining a Location using MARK OUT 1 Cue to a desired location using the Transport Auto locate Jog Wheel or Enter Time functions 2 Press MARK OUT during any transport mode This can be pressed during playback record or with the transport stopped If you will be using MARK OUT to define the end ...

Page 159: ...one you wish to edit 2 Press ENTER The transport will be cued to the point you have chosen 3 Press the ENTER TIME button and make the desired changes Once you have edited the current location to your satisfaction with ENTER TIME press the MARK button you want changed This will delete the previous MARK location and replace it with the edited one 6 13 FOOT SWITCH FEATURES RADAR II s Session Controll...

Page 160: ...2 RADARVIEW offers a Track Window Zoom which uses the dedicated keys on the Session Controller s System Function keys The track window provides 14 zoom levels allowing the screen to zoom from a bit over 4 seconds out to a 24 hour day To change the zoom level Use the Zoom In Zoom Out keys on the System Function Group R E 8 S E S S I O N C O N T R O L L E R F E A T U R E S 6 17 Edition 1 ...

Page 161: ...perations 7 3 7 2 DEFINING AN AUDIO CLIP USING MARK IN MARK OUT 7 4 7 2 1 Marking the Start and End of an Audio Clip 7 4 7 2 2 Marking a Sync Point 7 4 7 2 3 Selecting Track s for Editing 7 5 7 2 4 Auditioning the Clipboard 7 5 7 3 UNDO REDO FUNCTIONS 7 7 7 4 CUT 7 8 7 5 COPY 7 10 7 6 PASTE 7 12 7 7 ERASE 7 14 7 8 MOVE 7 17 7 9 SLIDE 7 21 7 10 INSERT 7 23 7 11 LOOP 7 23 7 12 MODIFY EDIT 7 26 7 13 ...

Page 162: ...material onto the Clipboard Original material unchanged PASTE 7 6 Places full Clipboard material starting at Edit mark overwrites or pushes other material on the edited track s downstream operator choice If an Edit In is used places material starting there If an Edit Out is used backtimes Clipboard material to end at the Edit Out point ERASE 7 7 ERASEs between Mark points MOVE 7 8 MOVES a segment ...

Page 163: ...on the clipboard erases any previous clipboard audio 7 1 3 Digital Crossfades on Edit Operations Digitally gluing two different pieces of audio together in a CUT operation for example would normally cause an audible click or pop to be heard at the point where they are joined RADAR II overcomes this problem by crossfading the two clips together Crossfading calculates a simultaneous digital fade out...

Page 164: ...ort placing MARK IN and MARK OUT points is described in 6 12 Please Note Both a MARK IN and a MARK OUT point are required for many RADAR II edits If one or the other is not present at the time the editing function is selected the system will respond with 7 2 2 Marking a Sync Point In addition to the In and Out points RADAR II supports a Mark Sync feature which is extremely useful in video post app...

Page 165: ...RADAR II prompts you to select the track s to be used in the edit Tracks may be selected using the Track Arm buttons on the Session Controller 7 2 4 Auditioning the Clipboard You may at any time audition RADAR II s clipboard using the LISTEN feature Follow this procedure to audition the clipboard 1 Press the SHIFT button The LED in the button will light 2 Press the LISTEN PASTE button you will hea...

Page 166: ...the Menu Cancel button then press the UP and or DOWN buttons to display the Edit Menu Press ENTER 2 Select LISTEN from the Edit menu by using the UP and or DOWN keys Press ENTER again to audition the clipboard Press STOP to end playback Edition 1 7 6 S E C T I O N 7 ...

Page 167: ...ase Note RADAR II shows the last operation by name in the undo or redo menu Thus if the last action was an ERASE the menu would read UNDO ERASE 2 Press ENTER RADAR II will UNDO the previous operation Press CANCEL if you want to abort Repeat this procedure to REDO Please Note If there is no function to undo the system will display 7 4 CUT CUT removes a section of audio from the selected track s The...

Page 168: ... Edit for further information CUT Procedure 1 Define the start point of the clip you want to CUT by locating to the beginning of the clip with either the Jog Wheel Transport or ENTER TIME functions then press MARK IN 2 Define the ending point of the clip you want to CUT by locating to the end of the clip in the same manner then press MARK OUT 3 From the Session Controller Press the CUT button from...

Page 169: ...tions of audio at the MARK IN and OUT points on the selected tracks will be joined together The CUT material is now on the clipboard ready to be used elsewhere as required 7 5 COPY When you COPY audio to the clipboard you make a duplicate of the audio clip onto the Clipboard ready for use elsewhere The original material remains unchanged COPY Procedure 1 Define the start point of the clip you want...

Page 170: ...Cursor Left Right to select ALL copies ALL tracks between Mark In and Mark Out or TRACK ARM copies material on selected track s only 5 Select the track s you require from the Track Arming Group Track Selection 6 Press ENTER RADAR II performs the COPY and return to Ready mode The clip is now on the clipboard ready for your next operation Edition 1 7 10 S E C T I O N 7 ...

Page 171: ...R A D A R I I E D I T I N G F E A T U R E S 7 11 Edition 1 ...

Page 172: ...sufficient length However this crossfade length is adjustable refer to 7 11 Modify Edit for further information PASTE Options By using Mark In as a paste point the beginning of the clipboard material is pasted at that point and the entire clipboard is pasted in However by using Mark Out as the paste point the end of the clipboard material is pasted and the earlier clipboard material is backtimed S...

Page 173: ...track 6 and track 2 maps to track 9 It is not possible within one operation to simultaneously PASTE track 1 to 9 and track 2 to 6 PASTE operations across 8 track drive boundaries for example from track 1 to track 9 take slightly longer to complete This is because the audio data must be recreated on the destination drive Such a PASTE operation also consumes space on the destination drive Please Not...

Page 174: ...E point to be 6 Paste will automatically place the START of the Clipboard material at the point you entered in Step 5 To BACK TIME the Clipboard material press MARK OUT followed by ENTER To PASTE starting at the entered time press ENTER Multiple Paste Feature You may specify multiple PASTE TO locations by pressing MARK IN or MARK OUT then changing the PASTE time and pressing MARK IN or OUT again R...

Page 175: ...stored using the UNDO function ERASE Procedure 1 Define the start point of the clip you want to ERASE by locating to the beginning of the clip with either the Jog Wheel Transport or ENTER TIME functions Press MARK IN 2 Define the ending point of the clip you want to ERASE in the same manner then press MARK OUT 3 Press the ERASE button 4 The LCD will ask you to select which track s to ERASE R A D A...

Page 176: ...dio material on the selected tracks s is now ERASED from the Project and HAS NOT BEEN PLACED ON THE CLIPBOARD Un Do will restore the audio to its original location 7 8 MOVE MOVE relocates an audio clip to another place and or another track leaving silence in the original location In other words MOVE incorporates the ERASE and PASTE operations in a single edit The clip s start or end point can be p...

Page 177: ... Press MOVE 4 The LCD will prompt you to select which tracks your clip is to originate from and the track arming buttons will flash Use the cursor keys to select ALL moves ALL tracks between Mark In Out points or TRACK ARM moves only those track s selected using the Track Arm buttons Press ENTER to continue 5 If you selected TRACK ARM Select the track s you require using the Track Arming buttons P...

Page 178: ... may select any other tracks as destinations however a multiple track MOVE always ends up in the numerical order from which it came Also a MOVE across 8 track drive boundaries uses disk space on the destination drive s For further information refer to IMPORTANT PASTE NOTES in 7 6 8 The LCD asks if you want to Insert or Overwrite at the MOVE TO location Press ENTER if you wish to accept the Insert ...

Page 179: ...te in the same manner as described for Mark In if only a Mark Out is used 10 MOVE will automatically place the START of the marked segment at the point you entered in Step 5 To BACK TIME the MOVE segment press MARK OUT followed by ENTER To place the MOVE segment starting at the entered time press ENTER RADAR II will perform the MOVE operation and return to Ready mode No audio has been placed on th...

Page 180: ...ts Please Note When a clip SLIDEs in time it overwrites any audio that was there previously SLIDE Procedure 1 Define the IN point of your clip by locating to the beginning of the clip with either the Jog Wheel Transport or ENTER TIME functions then press MARK IN 2 Define the OUT point for the clip in the same manner then press MARK OUT 3 Press SLIDE 4 The LCD will ask you which tracks you want to ...

Page 181: ...k In Out points or TRACK ARM moves only those track s selected using the Track Arm buttons Press ENTER to continue 5 If you selected TRACK ARM Select the track s you require using the Track Arming buttonS R A D A R I I E D I T I N G F E A T U R E S 7 21 Edition 1 ...

Page 182: ... may be performed using either FRAMES or MILLI SECONDS You may select Slide Time Units through the Preferences menu described in 4 3 4 4 7 10 INSERT INSERT splices in a blank space a piece of leader is a good analogy into the selected track s The length of the blank space leader is the same as the length of the clipboard material For example let s say the clipboard contains a piece of audio 3 seco...

Page 183: ...s the clip to repeat starting at the MARK OUT point while LOOPing in a negative direction causes the clip to repeat previous to and ending at the MARK OUT point LOOP Procedure 1 Define the IN point of the clip to be looped by locating to the beginning of the clip with either the Jog Wheel Transport or ENTER TIME functions then press MARK IN 2 Define the OUT point for the clip in the same manner th...

Page 184: ...s ENTER if you wish to accept the Insert default If you want the loop s to overwrite at the new location cursor to Overwrite then press ENTER The system will respond with 7 Enter the number of LOOPs desired using the Jog Wheel Transport or the Numeric Keypad Press ENTER The system will loop the material the selected number of times No audio has been placed on the Clipboard during this edit Un Do w...

Page 185: ... editing functions such as Slide Time or Loop Count MODIFY EDIT Procedure 1 Press MODIFY EDIT button after completing an EDIT operation The LCD will show the name of the previous EDIT and the first dialog that pertains to it 2 Make changes to each parameter as desired followed by ENTER For each EDIT operation there is a different set of values to change These are duplicates of the original operati...

Page 186: ...he repeated loop characteristic making for a more natural sound Given the above example of human breathing after a RADAR II created reversed loop the listener hears a more natural inhale exhale inhale exhale To create a reversed loop ambience track 1 Record audio to be REVERSE LOOPED 2 Locate to the head of the recording then place a MARK IN point 3 Locate to the end of the recording then place a ...

Page 187: ...racks of audio data either playback or record If your punch out would exceed the maximum disk bandwidth you may make use of RADAR II s MUTE TRACKS feature With Mute Tracks you may temporarily turn off tracks that are not in use increasing the amount of disk drive throughput 1 To use Mute Tracks press M on the Session Controller s QWERTY keyboard or select it from the Edit menu The system will resp...

Page 188: ...REV select the EDIT menu then press ENTER 3 Scroll down the menu to select the IMPORT WAV item 4 Press ENTER The system will respond with then finally 5 Use the cursor up down arrows or Jog wheel to select the desired file then press ENTER to continue The system will respond with information about the sound file including MONO or STEREO encoding method Sampling Rate and gain in percent 6 You may s...

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Page 192: ...s 8 5 8 3 1 1 Recommended 8mm Cartridges 8 5 8 3 1 2 Loading 8mm Tape Cartridges 8 5 8 3 2 Backup Procedure 8 7 8 3 3 Overwrite vs Append 8 8 8 3 4 About Backup Options 8 8 8 3 4 1 ALL PROJECTS 8 8 8 3 4 2 CURRENT VERSIONS 8 9 8 3 4 3 CURRENT PROJECT 8 9 8 3 4 4 SELECTED PROJECTS 8 9 8 3 5 Aborting a Tape Backup Operation 8 9 8 3 6 Multi Tape Backup 8 10 8 4 RESTORE OPERATION 8 10 8 5 TAPE DRIVE A...

Page 193: ...ire system using ALL PROJECTS that is one Data Set if you backup the current project only that is also a Data Set On Restore you are offered two choices you may restore ALL data sets on the tape or you may select some of the data sets on the tape to restore Therefore the smallest unit available for a backup or restore is a Data Set You can restore two data sets but you cannot restore only a half o...

Page 194: ... between 0 and 7 On stand alone SCSI devices this is usually set using a hardware switch RADAR II s internal SCSI number assignments are set at the factory SCSI peripheral devices generally have two 50 pin connectors an in and a thru This is done to allow chain connection of multiple devices RADAR II is the host and as such needs only one connector Connected to the last device in a SCSI chain is a...

Page 195: ...minator is not attached Be sure that the SCSI terminator is correctly connected 5 Press CANCEL to exit and return to Ready Mode 8 3 BACKUP PROCEDURE The functions and features of the 8 mm tape drive make it possible to safely back up your data In order to get the best performance out of your tape drive over a period of time be sure to follow the procedures and recommendations given in this section...

Page 196: ... EX1T8001A n a 8 3 1 2 Loading 8mm Tape Cartridge 1 Press the Eject button on the drive to open its access door it it is not already open 2 Place a blank tape in the drive according to the following diagram 3 When an 8 mm cartridge is inserted into the drive apply a gentle pressure to the back of the cartridge until it is drawn in by the drive B A C K U P R E S T O R E O P E R A T I O N 8 5 Editio...

Page 197: ...n then press ENTER The LCD will present the default backup name indicating the time and date of the backup You may edit this name using the QWERTY buttons on the Session Controller 5 Press ENTER to accept the name and proceed with the backup operation Backup will begin and the system will lock out any further key presses The LCD will show the time remaining until the procedure is finished Upon com...

Page 198: ... restoring audio and enables you to restore only the audio that you need 8 3 4 About Backup Options RADAR II provides four options for backup All Projects Current Versions Current Project and Selected Projects 8 3 4 1 All Projects Backup via the All Projects method takes all projects and all audio on the system and backs it up to tape If the amount of audio required by the All Projects method exce...

Page 199: ...ected Projects method is the most widely used backup method since it enables you to specify multiple projects to be included in a single dataset When you select this method RADAR II displays the number of the currently active project say Proj 01 in the upper left corner of the LCD display followed by SEL 00 to the right To select the project s to include in the backup use the cursor up down keys o...

Page 200: ...ishable from Tape 2 from Monday s backup IMPORTANT If the LCD displays any message other than BACKUP COMPLETE the backup has not been correctly saved and you must repeat the procedure See section 8 7 for error message descriptions 8 4 RESTORE OPERATION To restore data from 8mm tape 1 Load the desired RADAR II Backup tape into the drive 2 Select from the Main menu the Projects menu 3 Under the Proj...

Page 201: ... begin after a confirmation Do not disturb the system during this time If you selected Selected Data Sets continue with the following procedure Restore Selected Sets Procedure If you selected Selected Sets the system will display the header information about the first project Refer to the diagram below and use the cursor keys to review the available information about each set Edition 1 8 10 S E C ...

Page 202: ...y a list of all projects in the data set 4 Press Cancel to eject the tape if you do not wish to restore now IMPORTANT If the LCD displays any message other than RESTORE COMPLETE the data may be incorrectly loaded and you must repeat the procedure See 8 7 for error message descriptions 8 5 TAPE DRIVE ACTIVITY INDICATORS The 8mm tape drive provides LED indicators to allow for proper care and feeding...

Page 203: ... tape path of the 8mm tape drive requires cleaning once per month or after approximately 60 GB of data transfer RADAR II will automatically detect if the drive needs cleaning and will display a message on the LCD display Please Note If this message appears you should clean the tape drive as soon as possible The tape drive will still function the message is a reminder To clean the tape head and pat...

Page 204: ...t If the cleaning tape is ejected without entering the cleaning cycle then the tape has reached the end of its useful life and should be discarded 8 7 BACKUP ERROR MESSAGES Should there ever be a problem with backup restore operation one of the following error messages may be presented Contact Otari Technical Support for more information NO BACKUP DEVICE SCSI cable not connected correctly Check co...

Page 205: ...ct mechanism is jammed Contact Otari service department INVALID HDR Unknown tape format LOAD only Tape in drive has been formatted with an incompatible file system CAN T SAVE AUDIO Tape in backup device is bad Replace tape CAN T READ AUDIO Tape in backup device is bad Replace tape Edition 1 8 14 S E C T I O N 8 ...

Page 206: ...B A C K U P R E S T O R E O P E R A T I O N 8 15 Edition 1 ...

Page 207: ...Edition 1 8 16 S E C T I O N 8 ...

Page 208: ... INTRODUCTION A 2 A 2 RADAR II PHYSICAL INSTALLATION A 2 A 2 1 Rack Size A 2 A 2 2 Rack Mounting A 2 A 2 3 Airflow Cooling A 2 A 2 4 Rough Handling A 2 A 2 5 AC Power Level Setting A 3 A 2 6 Grounding A 3 A 5 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION A 16 A 5 1 Initial Installation Procedure A 16 A 5 2 Software Upgrade Installation Procedure A 19 Appendix A Hardware Softwar e Installation ...

Page 209: ...mounting screws A 2 3 Airflow Cooling RADAR II must have unrestricted in and out airflow from the chassis rear openings If airflow is insufficient due to blockage audio performance may be degraded and component life will be shortened A 2 4 Rough Handling If RADAR II is to be used in a mobile environment it is likely to be bounced in transit Therefore the chassis should be mounted in an aircraft ty...

Page 210: ...ltage setting is incorrect use a flat blade screwdriver to change it A 2 6 Grounding The analog audio circuitry in RADAR II operates with a separate ground which is not connected to the AC power ground This allows the user to determine the grounding scheme that best suits their studio s requirements There are two terminals on the back panel of RADAR II where these grounds are broken out The chassi...

Page 211: ...A 3 CONTROLS INDICATORS OVERVIEW A 3 1 Rear Panel Connectors Edition 1 A 4 A P P E N D I X A ...

Page 212: ...Digital I O Refer to A 4 3 for hookup 3 17 for operation DB25 f x3 12 AC Power Receptacle Voltage Setting Connects to AC outlet using the power cable provided selects AC mains voltage 13 Word Clock Sync Provides Word Sync input output w switchable 75 ohm termination BNC x 2 14 Video Sync Provides Black Burst Video Sync input output w switchable termination BNC x 2 15 AES EBU I O Provides AES EBU i...

Page 213: ...old one half height hard disk drive in a removable carrier Basic installation contains one 9GB hard disk drive 4 Drive Bay 2 Can hold one half height hard disk drive in a removable carrier Basic installation contains one 8mm tape backup unit IMPORTANT System boot software is already installed on the RADAR II hard drive therefore it is not necessary to keep the supplied system software diskette in ...

Page 214: ...e is more susceptible to radio or electromagnetic interference and poor quality cables can be noisy if they are handled Many studios however successfully use unbalanced lines and you should not have any problems if the audio equipment in your studio is properly grounded See the discussion of grounding at the end of this section A 4 1 2 Audio Reference Levels The Audio Level preference setting prov...

Page 215: ...ND 7 CH 4 IN 20 CH 4 IN 8 GROUND 21 CH 3 IN 9 CH 3 IN 22 GROUND 10 CH 2 IN 23 CH 2 IN 12 CH 1 IN 24 CH 1 IN 13 N C 25 GROUND Pin out of DB 25 female Analog Output Connectors are as follows 1 CH 8 OUT 14 CH 8 OUT 2 GROUND 15 CH 7 OUT 3 CH 7 OUT 16 GROUND 4 CH 6 OUT 17 CH 6 OUT 5 GROUND 18 CH 5 OUT 6 CH 5 OUT 19 GROUND 7 CH 4 OUT 20 CH 4 OUT 8 GROUND 21 CH 3 OUT 9 CH 3 OUT 22 GROUND 10 CH 2 OUT 23 C...

Page 216: ...use the highest quality shielded cables and best quality connectors for any digital audio application If using AES EBU 1 Connect an AES EBU source to RADAR s AES EBU IN XLR female XLR connector as shown below 2 Connect RADAR s AES EBU output to the desired device using a properly shielded cable and a female XLR cable connector as shown If using S PDIF 1 Connect an S PDIF source to RADAR s S PDIF I...

Page 217: ...ONTROLLER METERBRIDGE CONNECTIONS Refer to the following diagrams to connect RADAR II to the Session Controller and Meterbridge Note the hookup differences in a 48 track configuration Edition 1 A 10 A P P E N D I X A ...

Page 218: ...he time code source to RADAR s LTC SMPTE IN jack A 4 5 3 Time Code Generator Output RADAR s internal SMPTE generator may be used as a master source for slaving other devices The output is always active however this may cause problems for some external sequencers so the generator output may be disabled via the Preferences menu Connect an XLR cable balanced or unbalanced to RADAR s SMPTE OUT jack H ...

Page 219: ... ground termination a 75Ω termination resistor may be inserted using the switch between the Sync Reference connectors Generally termination is required if RADAR is the last device or only device in the sync chain and if there is no downstream device connected to Sync Reference Out Do not insert the termination resistor if any device is connected to the Sync Reference Out BNC A 4 5 6 Digital Word C...

Page 220: ...s hard disks or tape drive and one for its internal SCSI controller the CPU Each SCSI device has an identification number assigned to it that falls between 0 and 7 On stand alone SCSI devices this is usually set using a hardware switch RADAR s internal SCSI number assignments are set at the factory SCSI ID7 is reserved for RADAR s CPU SCSI peripheral devices generally have two 50 pin connectors an...

Page 221: ...lling the backup unit you must chain connect the external chassis and you MUST install the SCSI terminator on the LAST device on the chain Please Note It is necessary to check the SCSI ID numbers for all connected devices to ensure proper system operation In a system with one internal SCSI disk three external SCSI disks and a backup unit the ID numbers should be set according to the ID map below I...

Page 222: ...emaining RADARLINK slave systems up to 5 Operating instructions for RADARLINK appear in Appendix D A 4 8 Remote Diagnostics MODEM Hookup RADAR includes Remote Modem Diagnostics software which enables OTARI Technical Support personnel to dial up a user s RADAR in the field and perform diagnostics procedures and monitor system operation to isolate problems This feature requires the user to supply a ...

Page 223: ...t change existing audio in any way 2 Shut down RADAR if not already off Insert the floppy disk containing RADAR software into the floppy disk drive 3 Turn the system power on The system will respond with its boot procedure status messages followed by then After booting from floppy disk RADAR prompts for confirmation of the software installation The system reads the software version numbers from fl...

Page 224: ...lly 5 Press a key to continue The system will respond with 6 Remove the floppy disk by pressing the Eject button at the lower right corner of the drive then turn the system power off Please Note Be sure to store the software disk in a cool dry place and make sure you will be able to find it if you need to 7 Turn RADAR s power back on then confirm proper system operation Please Note If any problems...

Page 225: ... 4 Press ENTER The system will respond with 5 Use the cursor up down buttons or the YES NO buttons on the front panel to select YES or NO then press ENTER If you selected YES the system responds with followed by 6 Shut down RADAR if not already off Insert the floppy disk containing RADAR software into the floppy disk drive then turn the system on Continue from Step 2 in the installation procedure ...

Page 226: ...H A R D W A R E S O F T W A R E I N S T A L L A T I O N A 19 Edition 1 ...

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Page 228: ...T DISK Operation B 12 B 2 4 Copy Hard Disks B 13 B 2 5 Show Free RAM B 14 B 2 6 Error Logging B 14 B 2 6 1 Check Project B 14 B 2 6 2 Real Time Errors B 15 B 2 7 MIDI IN OUT Test B 15 B 2 8 DEBUG Modes B 15 B 2 8 1 Show DEBUG B 16 B 2 8 2 Save DEBUG B 17 B 2 9 Error Logging B 16 B 2 9 1 PLAYLIST ERRORS Operation B 16 B 2 9 2 REALTIME ERRORS Operation B 17 B 3 RECOVER SPACE B 18 B 4 REMOTE MODEM DI...

Page 229: ... Remote Modem Diagnostics software is included as standard However users who wish to utilize the feature must provide an appropriate external modem Systems without the RE 8 Session Controller option cannot use Remote Modem Diagnostics B 1 1 Diagnostics Introduction RADAR is a robust reliable product with years of development behind it to make it s hardware and software rugged enough for strenuous ...

Page 230: ...us appear in the following hierarchy RADAR s diagnostics utilities divide into several functional groups 1 SCSI Bus diagnostics 2 RADAR File System diagnostics 3 Hard Disk troubleshooting 4 System RAM testing 5 Meters Display diagnostics 6 Error logging review utilities 7 Debug view and logging to floppy disk D I A G N O S T I C S F E A T U R E S B 3 Edition 3 ...

Page 231: ... out of record when there is still disk space Or if the problem is backup related you may wish to scan the SCSI bus to be sure that RADAR s CPU detects the tape drive 1 Press the MENU PREV RE 8 or MENU ESC Front Panel button 2 Scroll UP DOWN through the choices until the DIAGNOSTICS menu item is displayed 3 Press ENTER RE 8 or STOP ENTER Front Panel 4 Scroll through the submenus until the SCAN SCS...

Page 232: ...ress ENTER or Cancel to exit Please Note If the system remains with the SCANNING message or displays erroneous results such as No Device 0 when it actually is installed check for a SCSI ID number conflict on the bus If you just installed a disk drive or recently connected a tape drive double check the ID number assigned to the device If there is a SCSI ID number conflict the system may boot normal...

Page 233: ...e CPU When should I mount or unmount the operating system You must unmount the file system before disconnecting external SCSI devices prior to moving them to a backup station for example Unmount Operating System Procedure 1 Press the MENU PREV RE 8 or MENU ESC Front Panel button 2 Scroll UP DOWN through the choices until the DIAGNOSTICS menu item is displayed 3 Press ENTER RE 8 or STOP ENTER Front...

Page 234: ...e 1 Press the MENU PREV RE 8 or MENU ESC Front Panel button 2 Scroll UP DOWN through the choices until the DIAGNOSTICS menu item is displayed 3 Press ENTER RE 8 or STOP ENTER Front Panel 4 Scroll through the submenus until the MOUNT UNMOUNT item is displayed 5 To continue with MOUNT or UNMOUNT press ENTER The system will respond with D I A G N O S T I C S F E A T U R E S B 7 Edition 3 ...

Page 235: ...TICS You must use Disk Diagnostics when adding disk drives to a system these must be INITed before use Besides that Disk Diagnostics is helpful during problem situations as described below During operation you would notice a disk problem if for example one disk s worth of tracks let s say tracks 9 through 16 was behaving oddly Perhaps you can play back from those tracks but you cannot record Or yo...

Page 236: ...ostics appears in the Diagnostics menu hierarchy does NOT indicate the order in which they should be used Otari Technical Support can advise as to the order of use which is normally CHECK REPAIR then if necessary INIT B 2 3 1 CHECK DISK Operation CHECK DISK scans the disk s for soft errors then displays the number of errors encountered WHEN and WHY should I use CHECK DISK CHECK DISK is called for ...

Page 237: ...ER XLINK TRUNC STRAY TOTAL Be sure to record these numbers for future use Please Note If there are errors encountered during the test proceed to REPAIR DISK B 2 3 2 B 2 3 2 REPAIR DISK Operation REPAIR DISK attempts to correct soft disk errors on the selected disk to restore it to normal operation WHEN and WHY should I use REPAIR DISK REPAIR DISK is called for when a CHECK DISK test has encountere...

Page 238: ...cord these numbers for future use B 2 3 3 INIT DISK Operation CAUTION INIT DISK is destructive to both the audio data on the disk and the file system therefore it should only be used under direction of Otari Technical Support WHEN is INIT DISK effective INIT DISK removes the operating system and formatting information from the selected disk This action is sometimes necessary if the disk has soft e...

Page 239: ... The system will respond with 4 Press ENTER to continue or select NO to abort The system processes for a moment then responds with a confirmation CAUTION If you proceed with this operation all audio and project data will be erased from the disk You will then need to re install RADAR s operating software from floppy disk 5 To abort the operation select NO then press ENTER To proceed select YES then...

Page 240: ...pload or download the contents of the internal disk drives from to three drives in an external drive bay IMPORTANT When performing a Copy Disks operation any audio that exists on the target drive s will be PERMANENTLY erased This operation CANNOT be undone Please Note You must UNMOUNT the disk s file system before attempting the copy operation To perform a Copy Disks operation select the item from...

Page 241: ... decrease or increase in this number is suspicious The number of regions has to do with the current project activity on the system B 2 6 Error Logging Check Project Realtime Errors Two error logging modes are provided CHECK PROJECT REALTIME ERRORS Information from these modes may be useful to Otari Technical Support when troubleshooting B 2 6 1 Check Project These errors indicate an overall number...

Page 242: ...w 486 s RECORD errors PLAY errors WRITE errors WRITE C WRITE B WRITE A READ errors READ C READ B READ A TOTAL errors B 2 7 MIDI IN OUT TEST This diagnostic tests the proper operation of the MIDI IN OUT ports of RADAR B 2 8 DEBUG MODES B 2 8 1 Configure Debug Please Note This information is provided for users who have a debug monitor setup available to be installed in their RADAR system Why use CON...

Page 243: ... 2 8 2 Show Debug Messages on LCD As RADAR operates it records its various internal status messages into the buffer described above The Show Debug item allows you to view the contents of this buffer text messages describing RADAR s recent activity without requiring an external DEBUG monitor setup If your system is not functioning properly check these messages and record them for Otari technical su...

Page 244: ...sor software Save DEBUG Procedure 1 Insert a DOS formatted floppy disk into RADAR s floppy drive Make sure the disk is not write protected 2 Select the SAVE DEBUG item from the Diagnostics menu The system responds with 3 The system uses DEBUG OUT as a default file name you may change this if desired Press ENTER to continue The file is then written to the formatted floppy disk in the drive If no di...

Page 245: ... MODEM DIAGNOSTICS For fast accurate field troubleshooting RADAR provides a Remote Modem Diagnostic feature which enables Otari technical support personnel to dial up the RADAR system in your studio and perform diagnostics tests and monitor the system for proper operation Please Note The software for Remote RADAR Diagnostics is provided standard with the system However to utilize the feature you m...

Page 246: ...modem Switch to a shorter RE 8 cable sub 6 feet if you encounter problems B 4 3 Modem Menu Operation The Modem Menu available under the Diagnostics menu provides a means for controlling the modem dialing out hanging up etc The menu is organized as shown B 4 3 1 Answer Modem To set the modem to wait for a call probably under the advice of Otari Technical Support select this menu item The system wil...

Page 247: ...connected for remote diagnostics B 4 3 3 Hang Up Modem This menu item will hang up the phone line and reset the modem You are prompted for confirmation before the hang up occurs B 4 3 4 Configure Modem This menu item configures several standard modem parameters such as speed initialization string parity stop bits etc B 4 3 5 Reverse Answer This feature works the same way as ANSWER MODEM except the...

Page 248: ...system and your skill and are 100 self explanatory The display tests are an important part of RADAR s functionality and should be run periodically The Display Tests are also available during BACKUP and RESTORE operations D I A G N O S T I C S F E A T U R E S B 21 Edition 3 ...

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Page 250: ...UP D 2 D 2 1 Electrical Connection D 2 D 2 2 Software Versions D 3 D 3 RADARLINK ENABLE DISABLE D 3 D 4 RADARLINK OPERATING MODES D 4 D 4 1 Broadcast Mode D 4 D 4 1 1 Project Numbers Must Match D 5 D 4 1 2 Operations Available During Broadcast Mode D 5 D 4 1 3 Synchronization D 5 D 4 1 4 All Tracks Edits D 6 D 4 2 Solo Mode D 6 D 4 2 1 RADARLINK SOLO Mode via System Menu D 6 D 4 2 2 Track Arm Solo...

Page 251: ... If you are running a single RADAR system which falls below the revision level noted above it is NOT necessary for you to have your MF3 card modified If however you would like to use the RADARLINK feature then contact your Otari dealer for upgrade information D 2 RADARLINK SETUP Before RADARLINK can be used the units must be connected together and each unit must be configured by assigning it a uni...

Page 252: ...rom the System menu The RADAR unit on which this selection is made is configured as the MASTER this may be any unit in the system The MASTER unit is assigned an ID of M and this is displayed at the upper right corner of the LCD window The RADARLINK enable disable menu item is provided to enable RADARLINK operation permitting multiple slaved RADAR systems to be controlled from one location The L ke...

Page 253: ...ally disarm RADARLINK This escape routine is useful if the RADARLINK hardware connection is broken D 4 RADARLINK OPERATING MODES D 4 1 Broadcast Mode Please Note Broadcast Mode is the default mode when RADARLINK is first configured In Broadcast Mode commands are broadcast from the Master RADAR to all Slave units and executed on each unit simultaneously When the mode is engaged the Master unit forc...

Page 254: ...ring Broadcast Mode In Broadcast Mode the following operations are functional Transport Controls Cue including recall location enter time play to from between marks Synchronization see info on Sync below Jog shuttle All Tracks Edits see description below Changing Parameters as listed in D 4 1 All these controls and operations function as if they were controlling a single RADAR performing the same ...

Page 255: ...an edit function e g cut copy paste etc you need to choose ALL TRACKS when the LCD prompt asking what tracks you would like to edit on is displayed The edit operation is then carried out across all tracks in the extended system Please Note Undo Redo functions operate across all machines in a RADARLINK configuration If you must edit material on selected tracks on either the Master or Slave s you mu...

Page 256: ...lowing functions operate only in SOLO mode Track Arm Solo see below Individual track edit operations Disk functions diagnostics operation upgrade system reclaim space Backup Restore Digital I O D 4 2 2 Track Arm Solo As an example of Track Arm Solo if you have two RADAR units in a RADARLINK configuration and you arm tracks or solo tracks from the RE 8 from Broadcast Mode you will only be affecting...

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Page 258: ...re Disks 4 12 Connections Audio Connections Analog A 8 Audio Connections Digital A 8 External SCSI Connectors A 12 External Sync Connector A 11 Copy 7 10 Crossfade Time 7 3 Cueing 3 17 w Fast Forward Rewind 3 17 to a SMPTE Location 6 6 to beginning or end of audio 2 9 3 17 Cut 7 8 Cycle 3 25 D Delete Project 2 18 Diagnostic Operation Appendix B Digital I O 3 27 Disk Time Available 2 12 Displays 6 ...

Page 259: ... 3 Pre Roll 3 26 Preferences menu 2 14 4 19 Projects Copying 2 17 Creating 2 16 Default Project 2 17 Deleting 2 19 Naming 2 18 Overview 2 17 Reclaiming Disk Space from Deleted Project 2 19 Sample Rate 2 19 Start Time 2 19 Switching between 2 17 Punch In Punch Out Standard Audible Punch Out Monitoring 3 8 Seamless Punch Out Monitoring 3 8 R RADARLINK Appendix D 1 4 RE 8 Section 6 REC SAFE 3 9 6 3 R...

Page 260: ...T tape backup drive 8 4 Text Entry 6 3 Track Arming 3 7 6 2 Track Solo 3 10 6 3 U V W X Y Z Undo Redo 6 8 7 6 Up Down Buttons Front Panel 2 15 Varispeed 3 12 I N D E X 3 Edition 3 ...

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