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OPERATING MANUAL V 1.2 

FIRMWARE VERSION 2.0.3             17 JANUARY 2022

   TIMECODE 

AUDIO RECORD

ER

TRACK E

Summary of Contents for TRACK E

Page 1: ...1 OPERATING MANUAL V 1 2 FIRMWARE VERSION 2 0 3 17 JANUARY 2022 TIMECODE AUDIO RECORDER TRACK E...

Page 2: ...RECORDING SINGLE TRACK RECORDING INDEPENDENT RECORDING VIA USER SWITCH DEVICE LIST DEVICE WARNINGS MENU SETUP APP 10 RECORDING PLAYBACK SETTINGS USER SWITCH ON OFF 16 TRACK E MICROPHONE 17 MICROPHONE...

Page 3: ...itched O Recording Start Stop Power On User Switch Level LED Audio Level Limiter Triggered Clipping Battery Low Card Missing Error Charging LED Charging Full Status LED Standby Record Playback App Con...

Page 4: ...vices via Bluetooth Make sure Bluetooth is activated on your mobile device You must grant the app the necessary permissions as well The Android version also asks for a location permission This is only...

Page 5: ...vice This will show a list of available Tentacle devices nearby Select the one you would like to add to the list and tap on it Hold your Tentacle device close to your phone to finish the procedure Thi...

Page 6: ...ress START and all Tentacles will be synchronized one after another within a few seconds Once your Tentacle devices are synchronized the app displays Sync Done TIMECODE JAM SYNC The microphone input c...

Page 7: ...o buttons RECORD and STOP These buttons start and stop the recording of all your TRACK E devices in your list SINGLE TRACK RECORDING Next to each TRACK E status information in the monitoring list is a...

Page 8: ...he status information in the list will be highlighted The closer the TRACK E gets to your mobile device the more saturated the color will be Remove a TRACK E from the device list You can remove a Tent...

Page 9: ...onitoring p 11 Safe Mode If this mode is enabled you need to press the STOP button for 2 seconds before the audio recording stops Remove all Added Devices Here you can remove all devices from the moni...

Page 10: ...layback Settings RECORDING Device icon Change the colour of each device icon by tapping on the icon and select the colour you need Status Ready Recording Disconnected Once you have started a recording...

Page 11: ...smartphone manufacturer can also be used here Please note The use of Bluetooth can lead to a device dependent time lag during monitoring This increases if Bluetooth headphones are also used Level met...

Page 12: ...th too much bass and low frequencies like background noise Mic Plugin Power The mic plug in power is set to ON in the standard settings and has 5V With this plug in power you can use all electret lava...

Page 13: ...status LED will be green Here you can skip between the recorded files Each time you tap it will double the speed It can playback your file with up to 128x the regular speed Stop Play File information...

Page 14: ...exceeded both quiet and loud sounds can be recorded with high quality This 32 bit float recording will disable the limiter This format records standard 24 bit WAV files Adjust the recording gain so t...

Page 15: ...utton and confirm it in the pop up window General information Firmware Version Hardware Revision HardwareSerialNo App Version Real Time Clock RTC Shows the current firmware version running on the devi...

Page 16: ...h for more than 5 seconds The status LED will flash white until the TRACK E is turned o Start Recording Pull up the user switch The status LED will light up red during recording Stop Recording Pull up...

Page 17: ...K E has a 3 5mm mini jack microphone input with screw lock 5V plug in power is activated for dynamic microphones the plug in power can be deactivated in the Tentacle Setup App This input can also be u...

Page 18: ...It is processed MICRO SD CARD The included 16GB microSD card is located on the left side of the TRACK E Just pull out the cover and push the card in to remove it This card can re cord up to 30 hours i...

Page 19: ...ashing the level LED yellow several times The device continues to run in this state until it switches itself o at 3 of battery status If the battery is completely empty the TRACK E can no longer be sw...

Page 20: ...t your files directly from the Tentacle TRACK E to your computer Connect your switched o TRACK E to your computer via the included USB C cable You have to push the cable all the way into the TRACK E u...

Page 21: ...tudio software macOS or the Tentacle Setup software macOS Windows should not be running at the same time as the Firmware Update App The Tentacle can only be detected by one Tentacle software at a time...

Page 22: ...Android is only supported on Android 10 API Level 29 and higher Monitoring latency and connection stability is highly dependent on the smartphone you are using In the unusual case that the firmware u...

Page 23: ...filter limiter 24 bit only Connectivity Microphone Input 3 5mm jack screw lock Mic Plug In Power 5 V switchable Headphone Output 3 5mm jack dual mono unbalanced USB Connection USB C USB 2 0 USB Modes...

Page 24: ...r Source Built in rechargeable Lithium Polymer Battery Battery Capacity 900 mAh Battery Operation Time approx 10 Hours Battery Charging Time max 2 Hours Mounting Belt Clip removable Weight 58 g 2 1 oz...

Page 25: ...ponsibility to dispose of this device at a special disposal station recycling yard at a technical retail center or at the manufacturer FCC DECLARATION This device contains FCC ID SH6MDBT50Q This devic...

Page 26: ...2 1 1 2016 11 Draft EN 301 489 1 V2 2 0 2017 03 Draft EN 301 489 17 V3 2 0 2017 03 EN 62479 2010 EN 62368 1 2014 AC 2015 Cologne 05 10 20 Ulrich Esser CEO Charging input 1x USB C connector Input volta...

Page 27: ...please observe the safety data sheet failure to observe safety precautions repair attempts undertaken by the owner the warranty also does not apply to second hand devices or demonstration devices A pr...

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