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 Chapter 14 - Specification & connections

14-4                               Courier User Handbook

14.1.7.  Recording durations for various disk

sizes

Recording Capacity for 16 bit linear wave files :

Sample Rate

130MB

disk

260MB

disk

520MB

disk

1040MB

disk

8kHz Mono
8kHz Stereo
11.025kHz Mono
11.025kHz Stereo
12kHz Mono
12kHz Stereo
16kHz Mono
16kHz Stereo
22.05kHz Mono
22.05kHz Stereo
24kHz Mono
24kHz Stereo
32kHz Mono
32kHz Stereo
44.1kHz Mono
44.1kHz Stereo
48 kHz Mono
48 kHz Stereo

2hrs 15mins

1hr 7mins

1hr 38mins

49 mins

1hr 30mins

45 mins

1hr 7mins

33 mins
49 mins
24 mins
45 mins
22 mins
33 mins
16 mins
24 mins
12 mins
22 mins
11 mins

4hrs 30mins
2hrs 15mins
3hrs 16mins
1hrs 38mins

3hrs 0min

1hr 30mins

2hrs 15mins

1hr 7mins

1hr 38mins

49 mins

1hr 30 mins

45 mins

1hr 7mins

33 mins
49 mins
24 mins
45 mins
22 mins

9hrs 0min

4hrs 30mins
6hrs 32mins
3hrs 16mins

6hrs 0min
3hrs 0min

4hrs 30mins
2hrs 15mins
3hrs 16mins

1hr 38mins

3hrs 0min

1hr 30mins

2hrs 15mins

1hr 7mins

1hr 38mins

49 mins

1hr 30mins

45 mins

18hrs 0mins

9hrs 0mins

13hrs 4mins
6hrs 32mins
12hrs 0mins

6hrs 0mins

9hrs 0min

4hrs 30mins
6hrs 32mins
3hrs 16mins

6hrs 0min
3hrs 0min

4hrs 30mins
2hrs 15mins
3hrs 16mins

1hr 38mins

3hrs 0min

1hr 30mins

Recording Capacity for 8 bit linear wave files is double that of 16 bit files.
Recording Capacity in minutes for mpeg compressed files :

Mpeg Bit-

Rate

130MB

disk

260MB

disk

520MB

disk

1040MB

disk

8

16
24
32
40
48
56
64
80
96

112
128
144
160
192
224
256
320
384

36hrs 9mins
18hrs 4mins
12hrs 3mins

9hrs 2mins

7hrs 13mins

6hrs 1min

5hrs 9mins

4hrs 31mins
3hrs 36mins

3hrs 0min

2hrs 34mins
2hrs 15mins

2hrs 0min

1hr 48mins
1hr 30mins
1hr 17mins

1hr 7mins

54 mins
45 mins

72hrs 13mins

36hrs 6mins
24hrs 4mins
18hrs 4mins

14hrs 26mins

12hrs 3mins

10hrs 19mins

9hrs 2mins

7hrs 13mins

6hrs 1min

5hrs 9mins

4hrs 30mins

4hrs 0min

3hrs 36mins

3hrs 0min

2hrs 34mins
2hrs 15mins

1hr 48mins
1hr 30mins

144hrs 30mins

72hrs 15mins
48hrs 10mins

36hrs 7mins

28hrs 54mins

24hrs 5mins

20hrs 38mins

18hrs 3mins

14hrs 27mins

12hrs 2mins

10hrs 19mins

9hrs 1min
8hrs 1min

7hrs 13mins

6hrs 1min

5hrs 9mins

4hrs 30mins
3hrs 36mins

3hrs 0min

289hrs 0mins

144hrs 30mins

96hrs 20mins
72hrs 15mins
57hrs 48mins
48hrs 10mins
41hrs 16mins

36hrs 6mins

28hrs 54mins

24hrs 4mins

20hrs 38mins

18hrs 2mins
16hrs 2mins

14hrs 26mins

12hrs 2mins

10hrs 18mins

9hrs 0mins

7hrs 12mins

6hrs 0mins

Содержание COURIER

Страница 1: ...Portable Hard Disk Recorder User Handbook ...

Страница 2: ...manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying recording or information storage and retrieval systems for any purpose other than the purchaser s personal use without the express written permission of Sonifex Ltd Unless otherwise noted all names of companies products and persons contained herein are part of a completely fictitious...

Страница 3: ...eft side panel connectors controls 2 12 2 8 Top panel controls 2 14 3 Preparing the machine for use 3 1 3 1 Power supply 3 1 3 1 1 Mains power requirements 3 1 3 1 2 Portable power requirements 3 1 3 1 3 Optional 12V power supply 3 2 3 1 4 Optional charger 3 2 3 1 5 Optional AA cell adapter pack 3 2 3 1 6 Inserting the battery 3 3 3 1 7 Removing the battery 3 3 3 1 8 Hot swap battery changes 3 3 3...

Страница 4: ...ime remaining while recording 5 6 5 6 1 Battery status 5 6 5 6 2 Disk time remaining 5 7 5 7 Selecting the recording format Record Style 5 8 5 7 1 Record Style menu 5 8 5 7 2 Checking the settings of the Courier s current Record Style 5 10 5 7 3 Altering the parameters of a Record Style 5 11 5 7 4 Volume data 5 14 5 7 5 Adding a new Record Style 5 14 5 7 6 Renaming a Record Style 5 15 5 7 7 Deleti...

Страница 5: ...7 5 Saving edited audio files 7 8 7 5 1 Save 7 8 7 5 2 Save As 7 9 7 6 Editing tools 7 10 7 6 1 Undo 7 10 7 6 2 Changing the display scale 7 11 7 6 3 Changing the mode of the timer display 7 12 7 7 Exiting the Edit Mode 7 12 7 8 Cut and paste editing 7 13 7 8 1 Creating a new Playlist 7 13 7 8 2 Opening an existing Playlist 7 14 7 8 3 Adding cuts or clips to a Playlist 7 14 7 8 4 Saving a Playlist...

Страница 6: ...9 1 9 1 System settings 9 1 9 2 Altering Courier s clock 9 1 9 2 1 Selecting the date format 9 1 9 2 2 Altering the time 9 2 9 2 3 Altering the date 9 2 9 3 Checking the current time date settings 9 3 9 4 Reading and writing setup ini files 9 4 9 4 1 Writing a setup file to disk 9 4 9 4 2 Reading a setup file from disk 9 5 9 5 Passwording 9 6 9 5 1 Setting the password 9 6 9 5 2 Entering the passw...

Страница 7: ...2 4 12 2 3 Using a telephone hybrid to transfer audio 12 9 12 3 Using a GSM mobile phone to transfer audio 12 11 12 4 Using an ISDN line to transfer audio 12 12 12 4 1 Setting up the internal ISDN modem 12 12 12 4 2 Transferring data files over ISDN 12 16 12 4 3 Live audio over ISDN 12 17 12 4 4 Dialling the last number used 12 19 13 Courier Configuration Manager 13 1 13 1 Installing the Courier C...

Страница 8: ...wer 14 8 A Appendix A Upgrading the firmware A 1 A 1 Format of a firmware download file A 1 A 2 Where to get new firmware A 1 A 3 Upgrading the firmware A 2 A 4 Subscribing to the Courier firmware updates list A 3 B Appendix B Diagnostics and troubleshooting B 1 B 1 Diagnostics B 1 B 1 1 Checking the LCD B 1 B 1 2 Checking the buttons and switches B 2 B 1 3 Checking the speaker and headphones with...

Страница 9: ...hown in bold these refer to anomalies or irregularities of the text above the note For example Note There is an option to mute the speaker to prevent feedback 4 Modes of operation are displayed in italics and are self explanatory For example Edit Mode This is where editing is carried out and is entered by pressing the EDIT button Cut List Mode This is the normal operational mode of Courier and sho...

Страница 10: ...Notation N 2 Courier User Handbook Properties Mode From the Cut List Mode press the ENTER button to see the properties of a cut ...

Страница 11: ...Goods replaced shall become the property of the Company v no work whatsoever other than normal and proper maintenance has been carried out to the Goods or any part of the Goods without the Company s prior written consent vi the defect has not arisen from a design made furnished or specified by the Purchaser vii the Goods have been assembled or incorporated into other goods only in accordance with ...

Страница 12: ...t set out in Condition a f Subject to Condition e no representation condition warranty or other term express or implied by statute or otherwise is given by the Company that the Goods are of any particular quality or standard or will enable the Purchaser to attain any particular performance or result or will be suitable for any particular purpose or use under specific conditions or will provide any...

Страница 13: ... made to ensure that the Courier software is bug free it is possible that there are bugs in the software If you find any bugs please report them to Sonifex because it helps us to improve the quality of the product and we will usually be able to issue another version of firmware onto the Sonifex website for you to upload into your Courier Report any bugs by email to courier support sonifex co uk Wh...

Страница 14: ...are using the Courier in The power supply is rated at 12V 2 5A with a maximum output of 30W The following approvals are pending on the power supply VDE SEMKO DEMKO NEMKO FIMKO UL CSA and BABT The power cable supplied does not have an earth because the power supply is a double insulated type Also the supply has a self healing fuse so you will never need to change the fuse in the event of a power fa...

Страница 15: ...ters 1 1200mAh NiCd battery 1 Serial communication cable RS 232 to RS 232 1 3 5 disk containing Courier Configuration Manager software 1 Handbook and warranty card The first thing to do is to complete your warranty card and to send this back to Sonifex Ltd in the United Kingdom This way you can be sure to receive any information on software updates for the Courier 2 2 Summary of features Courier i...

Страница 16: ...d to disk whilst still recording Once you are recording all other controls are disabled except record levels so you can t accidentally stop your recording Courier is powered using standard 6V 8mm camcorder batteries that are extensively available world wide There is an audible warning when the battery is running low and the battery can even be changed without interrupting the recording process Sup...

Страница 17: ...ilt in ISDN communications for the CO ISDN S CO ISDN U models Software for transfer via standard telephone lines Software for transfer over a digital telephone network via a suitably equipped mobile phone Live Audio over ISDN or via a telephone hybrid Built in USB support for the USB versions of Courier which operates directly with Windows 2000 Explorer The audio can be transferred as data and loa...

Страница 18: ...ty conditions In extreme cold 0 C Next to strong magnetic fields In very hot places such as in direct sunlight Where the unit is subject to excessive vibration The Courier should not be used under water or in extremely heavy downpours or in extremely hot conditions above 40 C Note The Courier itself has a low temperature LCD and can be used in the temperature range 0 C to 40 C 2 3 2 Care of the un...

Страница 19: ...use rewind play fast forward stop and mark To the right of the LCD the up and down menu keys together with an enter key On the far right the left and right input level controls are ganged so that they can be moved simultaneously or separately The back lit graphical LCD provides varying information depending on the task being undertaken recording playing editing or checking cut durations etc The au...

Страница 20: ...Chapter 2 Introduction 2 6 Courier User Handbook 2 5 Front Panel Controls POWER RECORD REC PAUSE PAUSE REWIND PLAY FFWD STOP MARK BATT DISK LIGHT MONITOR L R 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 ...

Страница 21: ...ording you are making is actually being written to the hard disk o LCD and scroll control buttons The liquid crystal display is a back lit graphical display UP button The UP button is used for scrolling the menu or Cut List up one place or for changing a character whilst renaming a cut It is also used for increasing the output level during playback The LED in the button is a peak level indicator f...

Страница 22: ...start or press STOP to recue REWIND If not playing Press and hold for an inaudible fast rewind If playing Press and hold for an audible rewind mpeg files or an inaudible rewind linear files In the Edit Mode press once to skip to the previous mark PLAY Press to play at normal speed FFWD If not playing Press and hold for an inaudible fast forward If playing Press and hold for an audible fast forward...

Страница 23: ... outer ring controls the left For general stereo or mono recordings altering both levels equally will be the normal operation by rotating the centre dial If you want to adjust only one of the levels hold the outer knurled edge at the bottom and the centre dial in the middle and move the one that you need to adjust s Strap clips There are two sockets on the underside of the Courier used for attachi...

Страница 24: ...Chapter 2 Introduction 2 10 Courier User Handbook 2 6 Right side panel connectors controls 1 2 4 5 3 VOLUME PHONES 0 5 10 L L R R MIC LINE IN LINE OUT AES EBU OUT ...

Страница 25: ...e audio inputs L R MIC LINE IN The XLR 3 sockets can be used as either microphone or line inputs with left and right channels individually switchable so you could have a microphone input on the left channel with a cassette recorder of wild track on the right p Left and right analogue audio outputs L R LINE OUT The left and right XLR 3 plugs are outputs for dubbing audio in the analogue domain q AE...

Страница 26: ...Chapter 2 Introduction 2 12 Courier User Handbook 2 7 Left side panel connectors controls EJECT PCMCIA CARD RS232 ISDN DC POWER 5 1 2 3 4 USB ...

Страница 27: ... used for connecting directly to an ISDN line If your machine is a CO STD without ISDN then this connector does not appear q Reset Pin in the unlikely event of the software in the Courier locking up the Courier can be RESET by pushing the reset pin through the hole r PCMCIA card and eject button EJECT PCMCIA CARD The PCMCIA PC card slot can accept a single Type III PCMCIA hard disk or a Type II AT...

Страница 28: ...l controls 1 3 4 5 6 7 2 MENU LIMITER L R KEEP SELECT EDIT DELETE MARK DRAG SOURCE SOURCE LEFT CHANNEL 1 RIGHT CHANNEL 2 OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON MIC LINE MIC LINE OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON LIMITER L R PHANTOM PHANTOM MIC FILTER L R MIC LINE ATTEN MIC LINE ATTEN REW FFW D ...

Страница 29: ...ck There is an option to mute the speaker during recording q Input select switches LIMITER L R SOURCE SOURCE LEFT CHANNEL 1 RIGHT CHANNEL 2 OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON MIC LINE MIC LINE OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON LIMITER L R PHANTOM PHANTOM MIC FILTER L R MIC LINE ATTEN MIC LINE ATTEN These switches control the input channels and are divided into SOURCE For left and right input independently select either a mi...

Страница 30: ...imiter can act on left and right channels independently or on both channels Linked together r Edit and menu buttons MENU KEEP SELECT EDIT DELETE MARK DRAG These are the keys used when editing and also for bringing up the main menu MARK DRAG This has the same effect as the MARK button on the front and is used for placing moving and dropping a Mark SELECT This is used during editing to select multip...

Страница 31: ...t renaming altering the audio output levels on playback and in the Edit Mode for audio scrubbing t Shuttle REW FFW D STOP x SPEED x SPEED 1 x SPEED 1 x SPEED 2 x SPEED 2 x SPEED 3 x SPEED 3 x SPEED The SHUTTLE is used in the Edit Mode for rewinding and fast forwarding at half playback speed normal playback speed two times playback speed and three times playback speed The centre position of the SHU...

Страница 32: ...Chapter 2 Introduction 2 18 Courier User Handbook This page is deliberately blank ...

Страница 33: ... adapters clicks into place by pushing it in to the supply unit towards the lead This mains supply charges the installed battery and operates the unit simultaneously The supply is terminated with an XLR 4 power socket for connection to the Courier 3 1 2 Portable power requirements The unit operates from a standard domestic 8mm camcorder battery used for powering Sony JVC Sharp or Panasonic camcord...

Страница 34: ... and work in an in car environment This is available from your Sonifex distributor stock code CO CGR 3 1 4 Optional charger A three way 220 240V multi charger stock code CO MBC is available designed to work with the domestic camcorder batteries used on Courier 3 1 5 Optional AA cell adapter pack An adapter pack stock code CO AA6 is available into which 6 AA cells can be fitted for use in emergenci...

Страница 35: ...use your thumb to slide the catch on the top of the Courier If you pull up with your hand the battery is released Putting the battery in and taking it out needs a small amount of practice before you can do it smoothly but is very quick once mastered 3 1 8 Hot swap battery changes The main battery can be replaced with a new one without interrupting the recording process Internal rechargeable cells ...

Страница 36: ...es for use with Courier and provide longer recording times up to 3 hours using the DR11 AA Cell Pack should be selected when the optional AA cell pack is used with the Courier NiCd and NiMH allow you to define your own battery type if you are using a battery which is not one of the above selections Choosing either one of these options displays the following Use the UP and DOWN arrows or the SCRUB ...

Страница 37: ...rge your batteries Please read the instructions that are supplied with the batteries 3 1 11 Recharging the internal cells used for the hot swap The internal cells are recharged by the camcorder battery or the mains input to the Courier but only when the Courier is powered on If the Courier is not switched on then the main battery will charge but the internal cells won t The internal cells take som...

Страница 38: ...supported please refer to the Sonifex website http www sonifex co uk 3 2 2 Types of PCMCIA flash card Courier can also record to a Type II PCMCIA Flash Card and operates more quickly than when using a hard disk Any flash card that conforms to the PC Card Standard 95 is PCMCIA 2 0 2 1 JEIDA Ver 4 1 4 2 compatible or uses the words ATA Flash should operate with Courier The following types of flash c...

Страница 39: ...erting it Push the disk in until the EJECT button pops out As soon as the disk is inserted the Courier will sense it and begin to read the disk PCMCIA Card 3 2 4 Removing a PCMCIA disk Hold the machine so that gravity can help when you eject the card and punch the orange EJECT button with your fore finger or thumb The disk will pop out Many disks have a small tag which can be stuck to the outside ...

Страница 40: ...nternal cells in the Courier can be fully charged To do this you should ensure that the automatic power down feature of Courier is not set 3 4 Booting up the Courier The Courier will sit in a stand by mode draining no power but monitoring the POWER key and the DC input the external battery can be charged in the machine when it is switched off If the POWER key is pressed and held for half a second ...

Страница 41: ...nd held for one second Releasing the button will shut down the Courier If the Courier is being recorded to played from has unsaved edits or is in the process of data transfer the POWER key will be disabled 3 5 1 Automatic shutdown In order to preserve battery life the Courier can automatically shut down power if the Courier is not being used and has not been used for a certain time duration 5 minu...

Страница 42: ... a cut out at the base of the case for inserting and removing batteries this is attached by a velcro flap which folds under the case To insert the Courier into the carry case first remove the strap from the Courier by unclipping the two strap clips on it s base Open all of the velcro flaps on the carry case and insert the Courier base first into the opening It is a tight fit so ease the Courier le...

Страница 43: ...enu key To enter the menu structure press the MENU key on the top surface of the Courier To cancel a selected option or to escape from the menu structure press the MENU key again or select Close from the bottom of each menu 4 2 Menu navigation keys The UP and DOWN keys next to the menu can be used to move within the menu structure with the ENTER key used to select and de select items Enter button ...

Страница 44: ... of the selections have a sub menu for example the Setup menu the menu name finishes with an arrow If you select a sub menu the display changes to show the menu list on the left of the screen with the selected sub menu placed in the top right corner of the screen underlined so that you can see the menu structure selections which have been made to get to the sub menu For example to get to the Sort ...

Страница 45: ...settings and configurations A full drawing of this menu structure is shown on the following pages Cut Properties Menu When the Properties Mode of a Cut is displayed pressing the MENU button allows you to rename delete add to the PlayList or transfer the highlighted cut Record Pause Menu When in the Record Pause Mode you can make selections for automatic recording i e beginning recording when your ...

Страница 46: ... Cut List menu structure Compile New Playlist Open Save Save As Close Playlist Menu Indicates that its appearance on the menu is software controllable Save As Menu New MP2 File New BWF File New EncoDAD File New Playlist Close Audio Filing Styles PhoneBook ...

Страница 47: ...Chapter 4 Menu operation Courier User Handbook 4 5 PhoneBook M enu T im er M odes M enu Play Edit Close Audio Filing Styles PhoneBook Timer Modes ...

Страница 48: ...Chapter 4 Menu operation 4 6 Courier User Handbook This page is deliberately blank ...

Страница 49: ...cuts and is then ready to record Recordings can be made in a number of different standards and formats Whether the recording is made in stereo or mono and at which sample rate format type and bit rate is defined in the Record Style that has been selected Further information on defining and selecting Record Styles occurs later in this chapter Multiple Marks can be placed on the audio whilst you are...

Страница 50: ...g and altering Record Styles Either slide both the RECORD PAUSE and RECORD switches to the right to put the machine into Record Pause Mode or slide the RECORD switch to the right if you want to begin recording immediately Check the recording levels The display shows A new unique title is given to the recording the first four initials of the recording title can be altered in the software The UP and...

Страница 51: ... you don t use the RECORD PAUSE switch at all each time you make a recording the Courier will generate a new cut Using the RECORD PAUSE switch while recording is a useful way of putting many continuous clips onto one cut To stop the recording push both RECORD and RECORD PAUSE switches to the left The screen will briefly show Updating Disk Structures whilst the final recording information is writte...

Страница 52: ...egin Check the levels by setting the metering to show dB metering When an AutoStart level is set whenever you begin to record the display will show REC AUTO in the main record screen Note the Courier will stay in the AutoStart Record Mode until you set the option to Off using the same method as for selecting the threshold level 5 4 Placing Marks on a recording Whilst recording is taking place you ...

Страница 53: ...ono only So if you are recording a linear stereo clip on only the right channel then no audio will play when you press the MONITOR button Also the monitoring of linear files is carried out from memory only not from the PCMCIA disk During recording simply hold the MONITOR key down and what you have recorded will be played back to you There are two points to note about monitoring audio To be able to...

Страница 54: ... button This gives you a detailed view of the battery life expectancy more information on which is available in Section 10 1 1 1 3 Check the power indication LED in the ENTER key which will notify you if power is running low see Section 10 1 3 for more information 4 You can configure the Courier to beep in the headphones or speaker when the battery is running low The beep will occur every 10 secon...

Страница 55: ...tus button This tells you the disk time remaining with the current setting for the Record Style 2 You can configure the Courier to beep in the headphones or speaker when the disk time remaining is less than two minutes The Courier will beep every ten seconds until the recording is stopped You can alter the style of the beep so that you can recognise that it refers to the disk time remaining 5 6 2 ...

Страница 56: ...gs because you can give the Styles names that can be understood more easily If you are using a particular editing or hard disk playback system it is essential that the audio that you have recorded is in the correct format for your system The Setup menu which gives access to changing the Styles settings can be password protected if you do not want the Record Styles to be altered once you have confi...

Страница 57: ...ity mpeg 2 bwf wav 22 05kHz Mono 80kbps Tel Quality mpeg 2 bwf wav 16kHz Mono 24kbps CD Linear linear bwf wav 44 1kHz Stereo ISDN Live mpeg 2 bwf wav 24kHz Mono 64kbps Select the Record Style that you wish to use The Courier will beep to acknowledge the change of parameters and automatically Closes that menu to return to the previous menu Note The beep can be disabled if you wish to operate in qui...

Страница 58: ... ENTER key Scroll up and down the full listing to see the Record Style settings only four lines of the display are shown at once The Information screen shows the current software version being used in the Courier the serial number of the machine the current Record Style settings and the current Time and Date It is also used to show a security key which can be entered if you lose your password sett...

Страница 59: ... WAV Linear BWF Linear AIFF Raw Mpeg2 Mpeg2 WAV Mpeg2 BWF EncoDAD Dave 2000 8 Bit 16 Bit 8kHz 11 025kHz 12kHz 16kHz 22 05kHz 24kHz 32kHz 44 1kHz 48kHz Mono Stereo Dual Level Mono Dalet Mono Stereo Mix 8kbps 16kbps 24kbps 32kbps 40kbps 48kbps 56kbps 64kbps 80kbps 96kbps 112kbps 128kbps 144kbps 160kbps 192kbps 224kbps 256kbps 320kbps 384kbps CRC Volume Data Save Save As Quit Record Styles Menu V2 51...

Страница 60: ...cording Format the bit rate selections are not available 5 7 3 2 Sample rates The full range of Sample Rates available are 8kHz 11 025kHz 12kHz 16kHz 22 05kHz 24kHz 32kHz 44 1kHz and 48kHz These can be used when recording in linear file formats only the last 6 are available for mpeg files and in Dave2000 format only 22 05kHz and 32kHz can be used Note Some PC based linear editing systems may only ...

Страница 61: ...ng applied multiply the sample rate selected by 16 bits recording depth and then by 2 if a stereo recording is being made This will give you the actual bps of a linear recording Divide by the selected bit rate to give the compression ratio For example for a 32kHz stereo recording at 128kbps the actual bit rate of a stereo linear recording would be 32 x 2 x 16 1 024kbps so the compressed recording ...

Страница 62: ... all that is shown on the edit waveform is a tape line The advantage of not recording with Volume Data is that slightly better quality mpeg recordings are made because the storage usually used for storing waveform information is used to store audio information This is particularly useful when creating files to be played live over ISDN links where the waveform volume data is not required The downsi...

Страница 63: ...acter You can use any character in the range A Z a z 0 9 and the Space character If you want to quit from this screen without making any changes press the MENU button You can enter a total of 10 characters or you can enter a smaller sized name by entering the Space character twice after the name Once the new name has been entered you will be asked to confirm it ENTER on OK if the new name is corre...

Страница 64: ... or recording conditions of a cut that has already been recorded use the Properties Mode to show it In the Cut List Mode highlight the cut whose recording conditions you would like to see Press the ENTER button and a scrollable screen is shown Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys or the SCRUB WHEEL to scroll up and down the screen When you ve finished viewing the display press the ENTER key to return ba...

Страница 65: ...perates a high pass filter that has a 3dB point at 125Hz rolling off at 6dB octave and operates on both left and right channels simultaneously SOURCE SOURCE LEFT CHANNEL 1 RIGHT CHANNEL 2 MIC LINE MIC LINE OFF ON PHANTOM PHANTOM MIC FILTER L R MIC LINE ATTEN MIC LINE ATTEN LIMITER L R OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON When the switch is ON the Record and Record Pause Modes indicate this with an F...

Страница 66: ... to be loud explosions or sharp high intensity noise By switching the LIMITER L R to ON the machine will automatically limit any signals to the level that you have defined Note Built in to the Courier is an analogue fixed limiter to stop the unit overloading the A D converters to prevent digital clipping 5 8 2 1 Setting the Limiter level The level of the DSP limiter is set in the Courier software ...

Страница 67: ...set above This should be used if you have separate sources for the left and right channels Link When this is selected if either left or right channels need to be limited then both channels are limited by the same amount This should be used for stereo input signals so that the stereo image is not altered by the limiting For example if you had a stereo source and used Dual Mono for limiting you coul...

Страница 68: ... SOURCE SOURCE LEFT CHANNEL 1 RIGHT CHANNEL 2 MIC LINE MIC LINE OFF ON LIMITER L R PHANTOM PHANTOM MIC FILTER L R MIC LINE ATTEN MIC LINE ATTEN OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON When the switch is ON the Record and Record Pause Modes indicate this with an L symbol next to the battery indicator ...

Страница 69: ...e or dB which is an approximation to the VU scale volume units which shows an average signal level Note The ballistics of the meter does not change it is only the scale that alters To change the scale from one to the other in the Cut List Mode Press the MENU button The following will be displayed Select Setup then Audio Select Meter Type to show Press the ENTER key to choose either PPM Meter or dB...

Страница 70: ... Right Channel Peak LED In a similar way to changing the metering scale you can alter the level at which the peak indicator LEDs flash by pressing the MENU key in the Cut List Mode and selecting Setup and Audio to show When the Peak LED Level is selected the display changes depending on whether the Meter Type is set to PPM Meter or dB Meter PPM Meter shows dB Meters shows Select the setting that y...

Страница 71: ...th a trailing lead to the Courier you may wish to use the Courier loudspeaker to monitor the recording So you won t want the speaker muted You can alter whether the speaker is muted or not in the software Press the MENU key in the Cut List Mode and select Setup and Audio to show Select Speaker Mute to show and then select On to mute the speaker during recording Off to use the speaker for monitorin...

Страница 72: ... in the Cut List Mode and select Setup and Audio to show Select Phantom Power to show All Mic This is the standard setting where the Courier provides phantom power regardless of the MIC LINE ATTEN switch setting Mic Atten Phantom power is applied only when the SOURCE is switched to MIC and MIC LINE ATTEN is switched to ON Off With this setting phantom power is never used regardless of the switch s...

Страница 73: ... create waveform files if they are not available but will use them if they are available This is probably the most useful setting if you do mainly linear recordings and prefer to edit using a tape line as opposed to waiting for the waveform to be generated No Linear In this mode for linear recordings the Courier will always show a tape line regardless of whether a waveform file has been generated ...

Страница 74: ... the signal using original mpeg compression coding whilst allowing the limit facility DSP Encode Plus allows the same compression size whilst improving the quality of the recording This option uses more of the DSP encoding by eliminating the limit facility NOTE If you wish to use the limiter feature the DSP Encode Plus option is not suitable at the highest sample and bit rate ...

Страница 75: ...any telephone connection that is established at the time of playout With the Meter Scale option set to dB the following screen is displayed With the Meter Scale set to PPM the display will look like If a mono cut is being played the meters will only show a mono scale Along the bottom of the display from left to right are A count down or count up of the cut duration in Hours Minutes Seconds format ...

Страница 76: ...Edit Mode press once to skip to the previous mark PLAY Press to play at normal speed FFWD If not playing Press and hold for an inaudible fast forward If playing Press and hold for an audible fast forward mpeg files or an inaudible fast forward linear files In the Edit Mode press once to skip to the next mark STOP If not playing Returns to the Cut List Mode If playing Stops the audio and recues to ...

Страница 77: ...cause they follow the output Any level changes made in this way are remembered by the system but only while you are still playing this cut This feature can be useful when auditing a cut for playback you can play the cut and adjust the output level Then recue the cut and play it with the adjusted levels Note that as soon as you return to the Cut List Mode the level changes made on the cut will be l...

Страница 78: ...same level control The headphones are normally set to monitor the input to the Courier with Channel 1 left in the left ear and Channel 2 right in the right ear When recording in mono the signal is sent to both ears When the headphones are plugged in the speaker is automatically muted Note There is an option to mute the speakers when recording to prevent feedback 6 2 2 Headphone and speaker level c...

Страница 79: ... cuts the timer normally displays a count down to zero from the total cut duration You can alter this display so that it shows a count up timer from zero From the Cut List press the MENU button and select Setup Display Timer Modes and Play to show Count Down shows a count down timer default selection Count Up shows a count up timer ...

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Страница 81: ...new audio file This means that you always have access to the original source material until you decide to delete it And also if you ve made a short edit from a long recording you can create a new audio file for the short edit and delete the long recording to increase your disk space The flexibility of file saving means that you have a number of options If you make a mistake during editing even tho...

Страница 82: ... the same effect as the MARK button on the front and is used for placing moving and dropping a Mark SELECT This is used to select multiple sections of audio DELETE This button is used to delete a section of audio between two Marks The deletion is non destructive KEEP Any deletions can be reversed by using the KEEP button to keep a section of audio between two Marks EDIT Use the EDIT button to Ente...

Страница 83: ... no Marks Pressing and holding the key carries out an non audible high speed rewind If playing then there is an audible slow rewind PLAY The PLAY button plays Kept audio i e it doesn t play any audio which has been deleted FFWD If not playing then pressing the the FFWD key jumps to the next Mark or the end of the cut if there are no Marks Pressing and holding the key carries out an non audible hig...

Страница 84: ...e The Edit Mode screen opens to show On the display is a central cursor with a dark triangle at the bottom together with the cut waveform to the right of the cursor The horizontal line running from left to right across the screen represents a silence point with left channel information above the line and right channel information below it Mono cuts have the same information shown above and below t...

Страница 85: ...he Courier They appear along the top of the screen as a black triangle which moves with the waveform 7 4 1 1 Adding a Mark To add a Mark simply press the MARK or the MARK DRAG button Marks can be added when the audio is playing or when the waveform is not moving Up to 49 additional Marks can be placed upon a cut Note You can only add a Mark if you are at least three pixels away from the edge of an...

Страница 86: ... 4 1 3 Deleting a Mark To delete a Mark move the cursor to be either on the Mark or within one pixel of the edge of it and press the MARK or the MARK DRAG button to pick it up At this point simply press the DELETE button to delete the Mark The bottom triangle of the cursor fills to indicate that there is no Mark 7 4 1 4 Deleting all Marks If you ve put many Marks onto a recording and want to delet...

Страница 87: ...e SCRUB WHEEL to move the Mark if the edit is not in the correct place Note The software reacts as if there is an invisible Mark at the very start and very end of a cut If you are between a Mark and the start or end of a cut you can still use the DELETE and KEEP buttons 7 4 3 Keeping audio segments In normal operation the waveform that is displayed is the part of the audio that you are going to ke...

Страница 88: ... in the same format as that which you recorded it However by using Save As you can save the file as a Broadcast Wave Format file as another copy of the audio file or as an edit decision list copy edl CPY of the file Note Dave2000 audio files can only be saved in their native format although copied audio files can be generated for them 7 5 1 Save To save the edit that you have created press the MEN...

Страница 89: ...FF File This generates a new Broadcast Wave Format EncoDAD or AIFF file without any of the deleted segments and will give it the next available name It can be copied from the disk for use in a PC New CPY File This generates a copy of the header information for the recording and gives it the next available filename Any edits performed on this file are creating an edit decision list which uses the s...

Страница 90: ... the MENU button to show Select Undo from this menu and a list of the last four commands will be displayed Enter the command that you wish to Undo and the display will revert back to just before that command was issued 7 6 2 Changing the display scale The display scale can be altered for recordings which were made at a very high or very low level Nominally the scale shows a peak of 10dB and a base...

Страница 91: ...in value is set to 20dB Note There must be a minimum difference between the Max and Min values of 10dB Adjust the level by using the UP and DOWN scroll keys or the SCRUB WHEEL Note that it takes a little while for the screen to display the changes Use the ENTER key to move from the Max to the Min value and vice versa To exit this screen press and hold the ENTER key or press the MENU button Note Th...

Страница 92: ...ton to show Select Timer Mode to show Select Position in Cut or Cut Length depending on your preference Return to the Edit Mode by pressing the MENU button 7 7 Exiting the Edit Mode To leave the Edit Mode press the EDIT button If you have made any changes to the cut the display will show Select Yes to save the changes to the disk No to return to the cut list without making changes or Cancel to ret...

Страница 93: ...t in the Edit Mode and select Add to Playlist from the menu Repeat this for all the cuts that you need for your complex edit These cuts will be added to the current Playlist You can then rearrange the order of the cuts in the Playlist by selecting Playlist Compile from the Cut List Mode menu Finally the joins of the cuts in the Playlist can be auditioned and edited as well as being able to play th...

Страница 94: ...xing of different file formats e g linear and MPEG linear and DAVE2000 or MPEG and DAVE2000 is not possible The Playlist uses the Record Style of the first cut which is added to it You can add cuts to the currently open Playlist at any time in four different ways 1 Whilst in the Cut List Mode show the properties of the required cut by pressing the ENTER button whilst the cut is highlighted Press t...

Страница 95: ...nding upon what recording styles you have used in the creation of the Playlist If you have either a single linear or a mixture of linear file formats you can save the Playlist in one of the following formats WAV BWF AIFF or as a New Playlist If you have used MPEG compression file formats you will be able to save the Playlist in one of the following file formats MP2 BWF EncoDAD or as a New Playlist...

Страница 96: ... file In the Cut List mode press the MENU button and select Playlist Save As A list of available formats is displayed Or For information on what each option will do see section 7 5 2 Select one of the options or select Close to exit without saving 7 8 5 Playing a Playlist Playlists are selected and played in the same manner as normal audio files in the Cut List Mode The individual cuts within the ...

Страница 97: ...series of references to the actual audio files so if you rename them or remove them from the disk the Playlist will not be able to refer to them or play them You can still play the Playlist that you have created but when it needs to play the deleted cut the Courier will skip over the missing audio file and continue to play the cut following it 7 8 7 Checking the contents of a Playlist Normally you...

Страница 98: ...ill take you straight into the Playlist Compile Mode after confirming Yes No whether you want to save the existing open Playlist All the cuts that you ve added will be shown numerically in the order in which they were added At the bottom of the list is the Close command which has by it a total duration time for the Playlist In this mode the play pause and stop keys have their normal operation Whil...

Страница 99: ...oving cuts up or down the Playlist Highlight the cut that you wish to move and press either the MARK DRAG button on the top panel or the MARK button on the front panel a double ended arrow icon is displayed by this cut to indicate that you can move it up or down Using the UP and DOWN buttons move the cut to the desired position and press the MARK DRAG button again to drop it into position 7 9 2 De...

Страница 100: ...hes the end of the Playlist 7 9 4 Fine editing cuts in a Playlist In the Playlist Compile Mode you can edit the individual cuts in the Playlist by pressing the EDIT button whilst highlighting the desired cut The cut can now be edited like a normal cut Press the EDIT button again to return to the Playlist Compile Mode In this mode of operation you can do whatever edits you like to the selected audi...

Страница 101: ...gs up two options Merge To Longest and Merge To Shortest Merge To Longest creates a cut with a duration of the longest file This plays both tracks on top of each other and then when the shortest file finishes the longest file plays alone for the remainder of the time Merge To Shortest This generates a file of the same duration as the shortest file Again it plays the tracks on top of one another an...

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Страница 103: ...ters are digits which Courier assigns automatically and which increment every time the Record or Record Pause Mode is entered RECA0001 WAV Initials Machine ID Incrementing Number File Extension There are two options that you can use so that you can customise the names of any recordings that are made The reason for this is that when the communications software for Courier becomes available you ll b...

Страница 104: ...r You can use any character in the range A Z 0 9 _ and Note that the space character can only be used for characters two and three which truncates the initials field so that you can use just a one or two character initial if you wish If you want to quit from this screen at any time without making any changes press the MENU button Once the new name has been entered you will be asked to confirm it E...

Страница 105: ...xt recording number Every time that a new recording is made a unique number is added to the first four characters Initials and the Machine ID Although in normal use the number is generated by Courier you can program Courier to use a number of your choice You may want to do this if for example you have a number of machines and want to assign a range of recording numbers or you want to alter the nex...

Страница 106: ...menu Select Rename to show Use the UP and DOWN arrows or the SCRUB WHEEL to change the character and the ENTER key to accept it You can use any character in the range A Z 0 9 _ and Entering spaces and any other illegal characters is not allowed so as soon as a space is entered the filename is complete If you want to quit from this screen at any time without making any changes press the MENU button...

Страница 107: ...ace of the Courier The Courier asks you to confirm the deletion Yes deletes the file No returns to the Cut List Mode 8 1 3 2 Delete using the menu A cut can also be deleted by using the MENU button when in the Properties Mode In the Cut List Mode highlight the cut that you wish to rename and press the ENTER key This displays the Properties Mode Now press the MENU button to display the Properties m...

Страница 108: ...two reasons 1 The fewer the cuts on the disk the faster the Courier will be able to read the file structure when it is powered up 2 The more files that there are on the disk the more likely it is that disk fragmentation will occur this happens when there is a shortage of space on the disk to record onto and portions of a particular cut become scattered across the disk This makes it difficult for C...

Страница 109: ...enu The second place where the Format Disk command appears is in the Cut List Mode if you press the MENU button and select Setup Filing and then Format Disk Select Yes to format the disk and No to return to the Cut List Mode 8 2 2 Show format command in the main Cut List Mode menu This option has been enabled so that you can allow disallow the Format Disk command in the main menu of the Courier i ...

Страница 110: ...to find the audio files in a particular directory on the disk Note When Courier displays the Cut List it only searches for audio files in the specified Record Directory If you have made recordings in one directory and you then change to a new directory name the Courier screen will display No Files On New Record Directory until you make another recording 8 3 1 1 Changing the audio directory name Pr...

Страница 111: ... 2 Information files Information files consist of Setup files Setup files contain all the information needed to configure the Courier for your particular method of operation They have the extension ini like Windows 3 11 information files and are stored in the SETUPS directory If you put the files into a different directory Courier will not be able to use them to configure the options Firmware file...

Страница 112: ...n kbytes and the Record Style with which it was recorded i e whether it was recorded as a linear or mpeg compressed file the sample frequency the bit rate if mpeg and the recording mode whether recorded in mono or stereo See Section 5 7 3 for more information on Record Styles In the Cut List Mode highlight the cut whose properties you would like to see Press the ENTER button and a scrollable scree...

Страница 113: ... cards is capable of using their bwf drivers to record and play bwf files If you have a system which uses mpeg compressed or linear audio firstly contact the distributor of the system to see if it will support bwf files Secondly contact Sonifex to see if the specific file format can be written directly on the Courier Systems that are supported currently are Dave2000 and the ENCO DAD Alternatively ...

Страница 114: ... files recorded on Courier can be edited on a Dave2000 workstation directly DADpro32 by Enco Systems is an audio editing and radio automation system which uses standard bwf mpeg compressed audio files Courier can write the audio header information so that audio files recorded on Courier can be imported directly into the DAD library of DADpro32 systems using the Enco DropBox utility The V5 0 Dalet ...

Страница 115: ...ctions of this handbook 9 2 Altering Courier s clock The Courier contains a real time clock which is configured when the machine leaves the factory Depending on the temperature conditions in which your Courier is stored the clock may need to be adjusted from time to time Note Courier does not automatically allow for daylight saving summer time and winter time changes Note Courier firmware is Year2...

Страница 116: ...e you have entered the seconds value ss you will be asked to confirm your selection Select OK to set the time displayed The time will be set the moment that you press the ENTER button Select Cancel to return to the menu without making any alterations 9 2 3 Altering the date From the Cut List Mode press the MENU button and select Setup System and Set Date The date will be shown in the format select...

Страница 117: ...t you press the ENTER button Select Cancel to return to the menu without making any alterations 9 3 Checking the current time date settings If you need to check the current date and time from the Cut List Mode press the MENU button then select Information Scroll to the bottom of the screen and the time and date will be shown N B The time will not continue to change it shows the time when you went ...

Страница 118: ...e The two menu selections used to write and read setup configuration files are called Read Setup and Write Setup found under the Setup System menu When you write a setup file to disk Courier writes a standard Windows ini file to a directory on the disk called SETUPS You can name the file however you wish so you can have multiple ini files with different configurations The ini file can be opened wi...

Страница 119: ... directory on the disk In the Cut List Mode press the MENU button and select Setup System and Read Setup If there are no suitable files on the disk the Courier will display the message No Files on Disk and will return to the menu after a few seconds If there are ini files on the disk they will be displayed To exit from this screen without loading a new file press the MENU button you will be return...

Страница 120: ...e UP and DOWN arrows or the SCRUB WHEEL to change the character and the ENTER key to move on to the next character You can use any character in the range A Z a z 0 9 i e the password is case sensitive The Space character is used to end the password or you can enter the full six characters allowed for the password This means that spaces can not be used in the password If you want to quit from this ...

Страница 121: ...r on entering a space character then the password is accepted and compared with the actual password If the password is correct then the Setup sub menu is displayed If an incorrect password is entered you are returned to the Cut List Mode 9 5 3 Entering an incorrect password If you enter the Password incorrectly 4 times then the Courier assumes that either you have forgotten the password or that th...

Страница 122: ...d immediately enter a new password which you can remember You don t have to contact your dealer immediately the Code Word is displayed on the top line of the Information screen so that you can refer to it at any time until the correct Password Code is entered The Code Word is not time limited or time dependent To view the Code Word in the Cut List Mode press the MENU button and select Information ...

Страница 123: ...orting of the Cut List The Cut List is a list of recordings each of which has a filename extension name duration file size and time of recording You can choose to sort the list by any of these parameters From the Cut List Mode press the MENU button and select Setup Display and Sort Type None displays the cuts in the order that they are stored in the file allocation table FAT of the disk Name and N...

Страница 124: ...file size Close exits the menu without making any changes 9 6 2 Appearance of the menu The remaining options covered in the section alter the appearance of the menu structure or general display 9 6 2 1 Adjustment of the LCD contrast If you are using the Courier in exceptionally dark or light conditions you can adjust the contrast of the LCD display to suite your environment From the Cut List Mode ...

Страница 125: ...e is shown From the Cut List Mode press the MENU button and select Setup Display and Show Help On displays the help screens for every menu selection Off cancels the help screens Close exits the menu without making any changes 9 6 2 3 Whether Show Format appears on the main menu This option has been enabled so that you can allow disallow the Format Disk command in the main menu of the Courier i e b...

Страница 126: ...select Setup Display and Menu Beeps Select the type of beep that you would like or select Off if you do not want the Courier to beep when you make a menu selection Close exits the menu without making any changes 9 6 3 Type of warning beep When an error occurs on the Courier or something is wrong apart from low battery and low hard disk time it can emit a warning beep to alert You can select the ty...

Страница 127: ...held a display is shown giving an indication of the disk time remaining on the PCMCIA disk inserted into the machine and the battery status The time is calculated using the current recording conditions i e the currently selected Record Style If you are recording while this key is pressed the disk time remaining gives an indication of the time remaining when you pressed the key The battery bar grap...

Страница 128: ...ery Ext Pwr The battery has finished its charge cycle and the external DC supply is still connected No Bat Ext Pwr The battery has been removed Power is being supplied by the external DC supply Replace Battery The battery is exhausted and is unable to provide power Replace immediately or use external DC power This is a final warning issued after the low battery warning total power loss is imminent...

Страница 129: ...y discharged If the battery is missing a cross appears instead of the battery symbol Battery Symbol Battery Status Battery has 75 charge remaining Battery has 50 75 charge remaining Battery has 30 50 charge remaining Battery has 10 30 charge remaining Battery has 10 charge remaining No battery present When the battery has only a few minutes remaining there is a software set sharp beep on the headp...

Страница 130: ...dicator will momentarily flash orange as the battery is trickle charged to ensure full charge remains NiCd batteries self discharge when off load Red A red light is displayed when the battery charge is low 5 remaining If this occurs the battery should be replaced 10 1 4 Charger features Constant monitoring of battery current and voltage Detection of correct external DC of at least 9V before chargi...

Страница 131: ... never use the automatic power down facility Select x min to power down after x minutes of inactivity Select Close to exit this menu without making any alterations 10 2 1 2 Automatic LCD backlight switch off The LIGHT button is a toggle button for switching the LCD backlight on and off You can configure the Courier to switch off the backlight after a defined period to conserve battery power From t...

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Страница 133: ...deleting a PhoneBook entry you need to be aware of the following information 11 1 1 Communication method This defines the type of communication method that you are using Ext Modem This refers to an external modem and covers two methods of transfer There is the use of a standard POTS Plain Old Telephone System modem which is a normal computer modem that connects to the RS232 port on the Courier The...

Страница 134: ...shake the Courier receives from the modem at the receiving end of the call This is the recommended protocol to choose for data transfer Full This version of the zmodem protocol sends all of the data in one session It does not wait for any form of acknowledgement but does re transmit the data if it receives an error from the host Window When using the window option the Courier continues to send the...

Страница 135: ...irst character of the telephone number will be highlighted Use the UP and DOWN arrows or the SCRUB WHEEL to change the character and the ENTER key to move on to the next character You can use any character in the following range 0 9 1 Normal numbers As the star sign on a telephone keypad As the hash sign on a telephone keypad P Pulse rotary dialling T Tone dialling A D Used by some telephone syste...

Страница 136: ...ailable for selection in the Courier menus Script files are ASCII text files with the extension of scp e g host1 scp They can not be generated on the Courier but can be written either by the Courier Configuration Manager software or by using a standard text editing program such as Windows Notepad Further information is available in section 13 6 To select a script file choose from the drop down lis...

Страница 137: ...modem at the receiving end of the telephone line If the setting Modem A does not work for you try Modem B If this does not work then contact Sonifex at the email address in the front of this handbook giving us the make and model number of the modem that you are using When using a GSM mobile phone for data transfer select Modem GSM This should operate correctly for all of the known GSM mobiles whic...

Страница 138: ...levant information you then need to use Save As to save the settings to a new PhoneBook entry title or select Close to leave this screen without making any changes Using Save As you can change the name if you wish or you can use the PhoneBookXX title XX being replaced by number 01 60 which is automatically generated by Courier Use the UP and DOWN arrows or the SCRUB WHEEL to change the character a...

Страница 139: ...ion In the Cut List Mode press the MENU button Select Setup PhoneBook and then Edit Phone This then presents you with a list of the phone numbers that are currently stored Select the desired entry to alter its properties including the communication method the protocol type the phone number and the script file See section 11 1 for further information Select Save to save over the current entry Save ...

Страница 140: ...TER If you are sure that you want to delete this entry then select OK Otherwise select Cancel 11 5 Renaming an entry in the PhoneBook In the Cut List Mode press the MENU button and select Setup PhoneBook and then Rename Phone Select the PhoneBook entry that you wish to rename and press ENTER Use the UP and DOWN arrows or the SCRUB WHEEL to change each character of the phone number title and use th...

Страница 141: ...e it as a default number which can be dialled using Dial Default In the Cut List Mode press the MENU button Select Setup PhoneBook and then Set File Default Then select the title of the number which you wish to use for the file transfer and the modem type that you will be using Select Save to save the default PhoneBook entry or Close to exit without making any changes To use a PhoneBook entry for ...

Страница 142: ...s Select Save to save the default PhoneBook entry or Close to exit without making any changes To use a PhoneBook entry for live audio it must use the communication method of No Modem where an external ISDN codec is being used or ISDN Internal if the internal Courier ISDN codec is being used See section 11 1 for further information Note For live audio transfer over ISDN it is assumed that the CO IS...

Страница 143: ... transfer files to and from the PC Alternatively if you can t get back to your studio there are a number of ways of transferring your recordings back either as data or as a live audio link Using a standard PC telephone modem connected to the RS232 port of the Courier audio can be transferred as data files over a standard POTS telephone line By using a GSM mobile phone with a built in modem audio f...

Страница 144: ...rnatively if you don t have a PCMCIA drive bay you can use the supplied Courier Configuration Manager CCM software to transfer data files between the Courier and the PC Full instructions for installing and using the CCM software are given in Chapter 13 12 1 3 Using the USB connection For faster transfer you can also use the optional USB connection to transfer files between the Courier and the PC u...

Страница 145: ...nds via the USB connection The LEDs will show the USB activity the top LED is used to show transmit and the lower for receive When performing file transfers to the Courier it is important to ensure that the transfer is properly completed as Windows Explorer will use caching techniques and will appear to complete before all the data has been transferred Check that the Status line has changed from W...

Страница 146: ...e hybrid to the input and output of the Courier so that reports can be played down a normal telephone line The Courier can generate dialling tones for use with the telephone hybrid The Phonebook can be used for both methods so that frequently used numbers can be dialled 12 2 1 Using a modem to transfer data Connect a modem to the RS232 port of the Courier Supported modems include the US Robotics r...

Страница 147: ... create a PhoneBook entry In the Cut List Menu select the cut or cuts you wish to send Then press the MENU button and select Connectivity File Transfer and then Select Phone Choose a phone number and a modem type from the PhoneBook entries given For further information on Modem Types please refer to section 11 1 5 Then select Dial to dial the number or Close to exit without making any changes When...

Страница 148: ... automatically hangs up and disconnects the line with the display indicating Closing and Complete If you want to halt the transfer half way through press the MENU button 12 2 2 2 Transferring a file using the default PhoneBook entry See section 11 2 for information on how to create a PhoneBook entry and section 11 6 on how to set the default entry for file transfer In the Cut List Menu select the ...

Страница 149: ...ier automatically hangs up and disconnects the line with the display indicating Closing and Complete If you want to halt the transfer half way through press the MENU button 12 2 2 3 Transferring a file using direct dialling If you are given a number to dial and don t want to enter it into the PhoneBook you can dial it directly on the Courier In the Cut List Mode press the MENU button select Connec...

Страница 150: ...hat are being read by the host and the Receive line shows the host s reply When a connection has been established and the file transfer is taking place the screen changes to show the number of files and the file size transferred Once the Courier has completed the file transfer the Courier automatically hangs up and disconnects the line with the display indicating Closing and Complete If you want t...

Страница 151: ... the Courier are important because in this mode the left input takes the input that is transmitted to the telephone line whereas the right input is used for monitoring from the telephone line Connect a microphone to the left analogue input of the Courier ensuring that the MIC LINE switch is set to MIC for the left input and LINE for the right input To operate with an external telephone hybrid you ...

Страница 152: ... the Line In When the audio file has stopped both signals represent the Line In On audio files without sound information the level is replaced with X s Whilst playing a cut the highlight can be moved on to another cut so that you can cue it ready to play In the bottom right hand corner is a timer which counts up whilst the microphone is being used and counts down when a cut is being played Note Wh...

Страница 153: ...rier will dial the number and establish a connection in the normal way See Section 12 2 2 1 for further information Note For firmware version 2 522a and subsequent versions The Nokia 9110 Communicator has been added as a modem type To use this phone correctly and some other mobile devices the Courier hardware needs to be modified The hardware relies on the connected device to drive an incoming lin...

Страница 154: ...play the following The options here are covered in detail the next few sections Only the ISDN Select ISDN Upgrade Code and ISDN Live are relevant for ISDN transfer of data 12 4 1 1 ISDN communications type You will need to configure the ISDN communications type depending upon which country that you are dialling from Different countries have different standards and protocols for their ISDN communic...

Страница 155: ...utomatically negotiate with the ISDN switch that you are using However this method should not be relied upon as it has varying success If you know the type of switch that you are using it is better to select it specifically Power Detect Select to make Courier establish protocol to speed connection process This method is only used on powered ISDN networks ISDN Not Fitted ISDN S Bus ISDN U Bus EuroI...

Страница 156: ... this on selecting Close It follows the same procedure as the ISDN Upgrade Code option below From time to time new versions of ISDN firmware may become available on the website To load this into the Courier you will need to use the ISDN Upgrade Code option 12 4 1 2 Upgrading the ISDN firmware Once you have selected the country code for the type of ISDN line that you will be dialling into select th...

Страница 157: ...code the audio at the other end of the ISDN line Most of the audio codecs that the Courier was tested with operated at both sample frequencies Tests have been carried out with the CCS CDQ Prima the Telos Zephyr the Prodys Pronto 2 and the Dialog 4 MusicTaxi Courier operated correctly when connected to all of these units sending an mpeg audio stream and receiving an mpeg audio stream from them Sele...

Страница 158: ...o use 32 kHz instead This menu also allows you to choose if you wish to have CRC switched on which may be a requirement of the codec that is decoding the audio The End Play Beeps option is for use when playing a pre recorded cut over a live ISDN link To warn you when the cut is about to finish with this option enabled the Courier emits three beeps at one second intervals for the last three seconds...

Страница 159: ...llowing screen whilst dialling the number Once the number has been dialled the microphone input is enabled so that a live report can be given You can alternate between playing cuts from the hard disk and speaking through the microphone Note When the microphone is being routed to the audio output the speaker and headphones are muted The top three lines of the display show cuts on the disk which can...

Страница 160: ...a compatible Record Style i e mpeg layer 2 at 64kbps or 56 kbps recorded at either 24kHz 32kHz or 48kHz There is a default Record Style called ISDN Max which you can use to record audio cuts that you would like to play over ISDN To exit from this screen press the MENU button to show Select Disconnect to finish the transmission and Redial to redial the same number Use Close to leave this screen wit...

Страница 161: ...or initiating the call playing pre recorded cuts and using the microphone input s is the same as for section 12 4 3 2 12 4 4 Dialling the last number used The Courier stores the parameters of the last number that you dialled whether it was an ISDN live audio connection or a GSM mobile data transfer To dial the last number that you used from the Cut List Mode press the MENU button and select Connec...

Страница 162: ...Chapter 12 connectivity Courier User Handbook 12 20 This page is deliberately blank ...

Страница 163: ...i files so that you can load the same setup file onto different Courier machines The CCM program can also be used for transferring files to and from the Courier this can be used to upload new software into the Courier as well as transferring audio and setup files between a PC and the Courier The software operates under Windows 95 or Windows 98 13 1 Installing the Courier Configuration Manager soft...

Страница 164: ...dbook In the Add Remove Programs window select Install Check that the floppy disk is inserted and click on Next The file setup exe on the disk should be found automatically by the install software If it isn t then use Browse to select it Click on the Finish button ...

Страница 165: ... are then Close them before clicking on the Next button Enter your name and company organization details and click on Next The software will be installed under C Program Files Sonifex Courier Configuration Manager Click on Next to accept this or Browse to find a different location It is recommended that you use the standard directory structure ...

Страница 166: ...on Back to change some of the settings displayed or click Next to accept the settings and begin the installation The Courier Configuration Manager has now been installed If you want to read the Readme txt file or launch the program immediately then tick the relevant boxes and click on Finish Otherwise just select Finish and you will exit from the installation program ...

Страница 167: ...ill be displayed Note This screen will be updated whenever the options in the Courier alter so future versions of the software may look slightly different to this The main screen is broken into a number of tabs which mimic the Setup sub menu of the Courier Audio Filing Display Power Communications System Record Styles and PhoneBook with the addition of the Courier Connection tab For more informati...

Страница 168: ...lect the tick box Only options with a tick in the tick box will be written to the ini file For example in the screen below the List Order option will be saved but the List Contents will not When you have been through each tab and selected the settings that you want to save click on the Save icon button or select File and Save from the menu Enter a setup filename and click on Save The setup options...

Страница 169: ...ame layout as any other Windows ini file You don t need to know the layout of the file but if you want to make alterations to it using a text editor then you can An example of a setup file is Audio MeterType 1 PeakLEDLevel 2 LimiterLevel 3 LimiterType 0 PhantomPower 2 AutoStartLevel 0 MuteOnRecord 1 Filing Initials REC RecordDir AUDIO DiskBeep 3 Display SortType 1 ShowType 1 MenuBeep 1 ErrorBeep 2...

Страница 170: ...yles RecordStyle0 CD Quality 3 48 2 384 0 RecordStyle1 FM Quality 3 32 2 192 1 RecordStyle2 AM Quality 3 22 1 80 2 RecordStyle3 Tel Quality 3 16 1 24 3 RecordStyle4 CD Linear 1 44 2 16 RecordStyle5 ISDN Max 3 24 1 64 3 UseRecordStyle 1 PhoneBook PhoneNumber0 PhoneBook01 202 6133 4567 1 1 PhoneNumber1 PhoneBook02 020 1234 5678 2 4 test scp PhoneNumber2 PhoneBook03 0193 3654 634 1 2 test1 scp PhoneN...

Страница 171: ...Link PhantomPower 0 Off 1 Mic Atten 2 All Mics AutoStartLevel 0 Off 1 66 dB 2 60 dB 3 54 dB 4 48 dB 5 42 dB 6 36 dB 7 30 dB 8 24 dB 9 18 dB 10 12 dB 11 6 dB 12 0 dB MuteOnRecord 0 Off 1 On Filing Section Initials Text REC RecordSequence Text 0001 If Selected RecordDir Text AUDIO DiskBeep 0 Off 1 Short Beep 2 Long Beep 3 Double Beep Display Section SortType 0 None 1 Name 2 Name Ext 3 Newest 4 Oldes...

Страница 172: ...ghtOffDelay 0 Never 1 10 secs 2 20 secs 3 30 secs 4 1 min 5 2 mins PowerOffDelay 0 Never 1 1 min 2 2 mins 3 5 mins 4 10 mins 5 20 mins BatteryBeep 0 Off 1 Short Beep 2 Long Beep 3 Double Beep Communications Section ISDNBus 0 ISDN Not Fitted 1 ISDN S Bus 2 ISDN U Bus ISDNSelect 0 Euro ISDN 1 French VN3 2 Japanese 3 Korean 4 North America ISDNSwitch 0 Auto Select 1 DMS100 2 AT T 3 NI 1 ISDNSPID Text...

Страница 173: ...r Bit Rates Bit Rate when in Linear Recording 8 16 CRC Vol Data Column 5 0 Vol Data and No CRC 1 Vol Data CRC 2 No Vol Data and No CRC 3 Vol Data CRC UseRecordStyle 0 to NumStyles 1 PhoneBook Section PhoneNumber n Name Number Modem Type Protocol Type Script Filename Number Column 1 Telephone number up to 23 digits long Modem Type Column 2 1 External Modem 2 ISDN Internal 3 No Modem Protocol Type C...

Страница 174: ... the web It can then be loaded into the Courier by using the Load Firmware command See appendix A for further information 3 Transferring audio recorded on the Courier to a PC for editing if the PC has no PCMCIA slot available 13 3 1 Setting up the Courier comms options for PC connection Courier currently only has one option for the RS232 port which is to change the baud rate The RS232 port is the ...

Страница 175: ...ther 9 pin or 25 pin D type connectors the supplied cable can be used to connect to either of them 13 3 3 Enabling the Courier to send and receive files You need to set Courier up so that it can send and receive files From the Cut List Mode press the MENU key and select Connectivity and PC Connection or USB Connection to show The Courier is now ready to receive files from the PC To exit this scree...

Страница 176: ...nection If you click on the Courier Connection tab the software will automatically attempt to connect to the Courier every two or three seconds If no connection has been established within 10 seconds then there is a fault Check the following 1 Is the communication cable fitted correctly between Courier and the port of your PC USB or RS232 Have you checked that both ends are firmly in place 2 Is th...

Страница 177: ...e the directory to which you wish to download to The Target Directory refers to the area on the PCMCIA disk in the Courier where the selected file is to be transferred to Firmware files should be stored in the root directory of the PCMCIA disk Script files should be stored in the Text directory and audio files in the Audio directory or whatever you have named the Rec Directory in the Setup Filing ...

Страница 178: ...wish to download to the Courier Useful files to send are Audio files with an extension of mp1 mp2 wav aif fil edl Text files with an extension of txt doc scp Setup files with an extension of ini Firmware files for upgrading the firmware version of Courier with an extension of dwn Use the Files of type list button to limit the selection to the type of file that you require Once you have highlighted...

Страница 179: ...e selection Once a file has been selected and a Target Directory chosen the Start Transfer button becomes highlighted Click on the Start Transfer button to begin transferring the file to the Courier The PC screen shows Downloading selected file and a percentage transferred bar The Courier screen shows the status of the connection Status the name of the file File and the percentage of the file that...

Страница 180: ... unique but are shortened for example JohnsSetup ini becomes JOHNSS 1 INI 13 3 7 Sending files from the Courier to the PC On the Courier Connection tab of the CCM software select the Upload file from Courier option and click on the Select File button You are now shown the file and directory listing of the PCMCIA disk in your Courier It shows all files and directories on the disk including audio se...

Страница 181: ... Cancel to exit Now select where on your PC you would like the file to be saved and the name under which it is to be saved as Select Save to save or Cancel to exit If the file that you wish to save already ready exists in the same location on the PC you will be presented with a confirmation screen asking you if you wish to over write the current file with the new file ...

Страница 182: ...le from the Courier The PC screen shows Uploading selected file and a percentage transferred bar The Courier screen shows the status of the connection Status the name of the file File and the percentage of the file that has been transferred Progress If at any time you want to cancel the file upload just select the Abort button on the PC screen to cancel the transfer Once the percentage has reached...

Страница 183: ...T Manager or Internet supervisor for further assistance A script file can be written using the CCM software From the main menu select Tools and Script Editor The following screen is displayed This is an ASCII script editor with the usual features of Open Save and Close Along the top of the screen are buttons which add the commands as listed below You can use this screen to generate script files wh...

Страница 184: ...n Echo character to screen n 0 off n 1 on default on Glll Goto label lll Hstring Send string but do not echo Illl If timeout goto label lll Lstring Set line end to string Control characters require a preceeding default Carriage Return Line Feed M J Pnnn Pause nnn 0 1 seconds Q Quit fails connection S Send serial number as string Tnnn Set timeout to nnn 0 1 seconds 0 do not timeout Wstring Wait to ...

Страница 185: ...anced Output Impedance 50 ohms balanced A D Conversion 16 bit or 8bit linear 14 1 3 Connections Analogue Audio Inputs 2 XLR 3 pin socket Analogue Audio Outputs 2 XLR 3 pin plug AES EBU Digital Audio Output XLR 3 pin plug ISDN Optional S Bus RJ45 64 kbit sec mpeg layer 2 Euro ISDN French VN3 Japanese Korean ISDN Optional U Bus RJ45 64 kbit sec mpeg layer 2 DMS100 switch AT T switch NI 1 switch SPID...

Страница 186: ...shuttle and scrub wheel Delete keep mark drag select and edit buttons Menu Controls Menu Up down and enter keys Monitoring Built in monitor speaker and headphones 14 1 5 Additional information Phantom Power 48V Sample Rates 8kHz 11 025kHz 12kHz 16kHz 22 05kHz 24kHz 32kHz 44 1kHz 48kHz File Formats Raw mpeg 1 layer 2 mp2 Raw mpeg 2 layer 2 mp2 Mpeg 1 layer 2 wav Mpeg 2 layer 2 wav mpeg 1 layer 2 br...

Страница 187: ...password screen Varispeed shuttle wheel File creation from an edit decision list Diagnostics Screen pixels button tests switch tests battery beeps V1 5 Cut and paste editing Playlist creation V2 0 Phonebook Send data via modem GSM mobile phone Send data via ISDN Communications setup options V2 5 Send live audio via ISDN acting as an ISDN codec V2 510 Merge Option Combining 2 Linear files Send data...

Страница 188: ... 30mins 6hrs 32mins 3hrs 16mins 6hrs 0min 3hrs 0min 4hrs 30mins 2hrs 15mins 3hrs 16mins 1hr 38mins 3hrs 0min 1hr 30mins Recording Capacity for 8 bit linear wave files is double that of 16 bit files Recording Capacity in minutes for mpeg compressed files Mpeg Bit Rate 130MB disk 260MB disk 520MB disk 1040MB disk 8 16 24 32 40 48 56 64 80 96 112 128 144 160 192 224 256 320 384 36hrs 9mins 18hrs 4min...

Страница 189: ...le recorder complete with USB interface 1200mAh NiCd battery carry case and universal voltage PSU battery charger Without ISDN interface CO ISDN S USB Courier portable recorder complete with USB interface 1200mAh NiCd battery carry case and universal voltage PSU battery charger With S bus ISDN interface CO ISDN U USB Courier portable recorder complete with USB interface 1200mAh NiCd battery carry ...

Страница 190: ... Handbook CO PCII PCMCIA to IDE Cardport ISA internal interface for PC Win 95 98 CO PCSI PCMCIA to SCSI internal interface for PC Win 95 98 CO PCSE PCMCIA to SCSI external interface for PC Win 95 98 CO CSNT Cardware services for NT PCMCIA driver for Win NT ...

Страница 191: ... audio outputs are balanced XLR 3 plugs with the following pin connections Pin 1 Screen Pin 2 Phase Pin 3 Non Phase 14 2 3 AES EBU digital audio output This is an XLR 3 plug with the following pin connections Pin 1 AES EBU Transmit Screen Pin 2 AES EBU Transmit Phase Pin 3 AES EBU Transmit Non Phase 14 2 4 RS232 The RS232 connector is a 9 way male D Type socket with the following pin assignments P...

Страница 192: ...eadphone The Courier has a stereo 6 3mm jack socket suitable for driving 32 600 ohm stereo headphones Tip Left Out Ring Right Out Sleeve Common 14 2 6 Power The power input is an XLR 4 plug male with the following connections Pin 1 0V Pin 2 12V Pin 3 Not used Pin 4 Not used ...

Страница 193: ...urier Configuration Manager Firmware Note This is so that in the unlikely event of you having problems loading new firmware into your Courier you can always return to the original version A 2 Where to get new firmware New Courier firmware is released periodically when new facilities and bug fixes are available and are stored on the Sonifex website The website address can be found on the inside fro...

Страница 194: ...ap operating system This operating system can not run the Courier it only performs upgrades A list of the firmware files will be displayed If it can t find any firmware files then it means that either the file has been copied to somewhere other than the root directory the filename is incorrect it does not have the dwn extension or you have a faulty PCMCIA disk Use the UP and DOWN arrows or the SCR...

Страница 195: ...ates list We can email you to notify you of major Courier firmware upgrades All you have to do is send your email address in the body of the email to courier support sonifex co uk with the words ACCEPT COURIER UPDATES LIST in the heading You will then be sent notification of any major firmware updates To remove your self from the subscription send your email address in the body of the email to cou...

Страница 196: ...Appendix A upgrading the firmware A 4 Courier User Handbook This page is deliberately blank ...

Страница 197: ...nes or the RS232 port Some simple checks allow you to verify whether the machine is operating correctly Press the MENU key in the Cut List Mode and select Setup System and Diagnostics to show Use the UP and DOWN arrows or the SCRUB WHEEL to select a test and the ENTER key to begin it Select Close to exit this screen without carrying out any tests B 1 1 Checking the LCD Select Screen Pixels to perf...

Страница 198: ...Left channel switches Record switch Rec Pause switch Button press display Shuttle Use the buttons and switches and the display will alter to show their position For example move the LEFT SOURCE switch and the display changes to Press a button and the display will show the name of the button whilst it is held To leave this screen press and hold the ENTER button or the MENU button for a couple of se...

Страница 199: ...he current settings for the port are displayed in the above case a baud rate of 19200 bps 8 data bits 1 stop bit and no parity When a character is echoed it is displayed on the screen and also retransmitted back to the sender for example if m is transmitted If no characters are shown then check the cable connection and ensure that the settings of the serial port are the same at the transmitter To ...

Страница 200: ...inly used to find potential errors in the battery charging system Select Setup System Diagnostics Batt Disk Select the Parameters option and then select Close to save the setting When this parameter is set pressing the BATT DISK button will show Current Voltage The voltage that the battery is currently at Peak Voltage This is the peak voltage that the battery has risen to whilst it has been charge...

Страница 201: ...l Cell 01 Internal Cell 02 Internal Cell 03 Internal Cell 04 1st charge initialisation 05 1st charge soft start 06 1st charge main charge 07 1 minute pause 08 2nd charge initialisation 09 2nd charge soft start 0A 2nd charge main charge 0B Battery charged 0C Battery missing 0D Battery fault 0E Trickle charge State Flags This is for Sonifex use Battery Status This is for Sonifex use ...

Страница 202: ...audio file that your editor can use and set this as the Record Style of the Courier Try a recording and then try to edit it If it still does not work contact Sonifex at courier support sonifex co uk Problem I ve recorded a linear bwf broadcast wave format file and my editor won t play it Possible Cause Any editor which can edit linear pcm wav audio files should be able to edit bwf linear audio fil...

Страница 203: ... Possible Cause The Courier has a problem that looks as if it is not powered up Remedy Press the RESET button which is recessed on the left hand side of the Courier You ll need to use something long and thin such as a jewellers screwdriver or pin to press the button Possible Cause If all the above fails Remedy There is a problem with your Courier please refer to your dealer Problem My Courier indi...

Страница 204: ...audio files that it can play Note This will only be the case if you have copied information to the disk such as firmware upgrades or large audio files Put the disk into a laptop or PC and delete any files that you do not need Courier does not need any files on the disk to operate all firmware is stored in the Courier itself Possible Cause You are using a Record Style which uses up more disk space ...

Страница 205: ...hat the switch on the plug to the mains power socket is turned to the on position Possible Cause Your GSM mobile phone is not powered up if you are trying to connect with it Remedy Turn your mobile phone on Possible Cause Your modem mobile phone is not correctly attached to your Courier Remedy Check that the lead from the modem or mobile phone is correctly seated in the RS232 connection port on th...

Страница 206: ...that you are calling is not switched on Remedy Get someone to switch it on Possible Cause The line is busy Remedy Wait and try to transfer again later Problem I ve received an error message saying Remote Cancel Possible Cause The host computer has for some reason cancelled the transfer of audio It s either been a deliberate cancellation by a user computer or accidental disconnection be it user or ...

Страница 207: ...tinct frequencies Flash Card This is a PCMCIA card that can store data on it Inside the card there are E2 PROMs Electronically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory which make up the solid state hard disk The benefit of having a solid state hard disk is that they are more robust but they are more expensive and tend to be smaller in capacity GSM Global System for Mobile communications This is the ...

Страница 208: ...governs the exchange of information between two peer devices allowing them to communicate with each other PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network The public circuit switched telephone network RS232 A standard for serial communication It defines the specified signal voltages signal timing signal function a protocol for information exchange and the mechanical connectors SPID Service Profile IDentifie...

Страница 209: ... 2 AA cell carrier 3 2 Camcorder 3 1 Changing low battery beeps 5 6 Charge before using 3 8 Hot swap 3 3 Icon 10 3 Inserting 3 3 Lifetime 5 6 Low battery warnings 5 6 Recharging the external battery 3 4 Recharging the internal cells 3 5 Recommended 3 1 Releasing 2 15 Removing 3 3 Show charging parameters B 4 Battery power indicator LED 2 7 Battery power management 10 1 Battery Beeps 5 6 Battery ch...

Страница 210: ...ion details 14 7 Connections 14 1 Description of 2 5 Controls Description of 2 5 Front panel 2 6 Left side panel 2 12 Right side panel 2 10 Summary 14 2 Top panel 2 14 Copying a cut 7 9 Courier Use in other countries 3 1 Courier accessories 14 5 Courier Config Manager Description 13 1 Installation 13 1 Running 13 5 Courier connections 3 8 Creating a BWF file 7 9 Creating Waveform 7 4 Cut Displayin...

Страница 211: ... 7 Playlist fine editing 7 20 Principles 7 5 Tape line display 5 14 Timer mode alteration 7 11 Undo 7 10 Volume data 5 14 EJECT button 2 13 3 7 Ejecting a PCMCIA card 2 13 3 7 EncoDAD compatibility 8 12 Encode Limit 5 26 Encode Plus 5 26 ENTER button 2 7 Use in the menu 4 1 ENTER LED Power indicator 10 4 Enter Password 9 6 Entering a telephone number 11 3 12 7 Equipment Safety 1 4 Euro ISDN 12 13 ...

Страница 212: ...ume control 2 11 6 4 Headphones 2 11 Checking with Diagnostics B 2 Help screens 9 11 Showing 9 11 High pass filter 5 17 High pass mic filter 2 16 Hot swap battery change 3 3 I Identification of parts 2 5 Information 5 10 Initials 8 1 8 2 Input Select switches 2 15 Inputs L R analogue pin details 14 7 L and R analogue 2 11 Inserting a PCMCIA card 3 7 Inserting into the carry case 3 10 Internal ISDN...

Страница 213: ...gs 5 12 Creating waveform 7 4 Editing 7 4 Monitoring limitations 5 5 Link 5 19 Live audio 11 3 11 10 12 1 ISDN 12 17 Last number redial 12 19 Operation 12 17 12 18 12 19 PhoneBook dialling 12 17 12 18 12 19 Telephone hybrid 12 9 Lock up In the event of 2 13 Loudspeaker 2 15 Low battery beeps 5 6 Low battery warnings 5 6 Low disk space beeps 5 7 M Machine ID 8 1 8 2 Mains power 3 1 Maintenance 8 6 ...

Страница 214: ... 12 Mono record mode 5 12 Mpeg coding Encode and limit 5 26 Encode Plus 5 26 Mpeg compressed recordings 5 12 mpeg cuts Save As 7 9 Multiple file selection 12 4 Muting speaker while recording 5 23 N New BWF 7 9 New CPY 7 9 New MP2 7 9 New Playlist 7 13 New Record Style 5 14 New WAV 7 9 NiCd battery 3 2 NiMH battery 3 2 No linear waveform option 5 25 No Modem 11 2 No peak waveform option 5 25 Nokia ...

Страница 215: ...Cut List 7 14 Adding to in Edit Mode 7 14 Checking contents 7 17 Creating a new Playlist 7 13 Definition 7 13 Deleting a cut 7 19 Deletion of a cut 7 17 Editing 7 18 Editing an existing entry 7 15 Fine editing 7 20 Opening 7 14 Playing 7 16 Rearrangement of cuts 7 19 Renamimg of a cut 7 17 Save 7 15 Save As 7 16 Saving options 7 15 Segueway auditioning 7 20 Playlist Compile Mode 7 18 Power Connect...

Страница 216: ...mpeg cuts with higher quality 5 14 Next recording number 8 3 Overview 5 1 Pausing 5 3 Peak level LED 5 22 Stopping 5 3 Using RECORD and RECORD PAUSE buttons 5 2 Recording format 5 12 Recording level 5 4 Recording level peak LED 5 22 Recording modes 5 12 Recording numbers 8 3 Recueing playback 2 8 Recuing playback 6 2 Rename 8 4 A cut 8 4 A cut in a Playlist 7 17 PhoneBook entry 11 8 Record Style 5...

Страница 217: ...0 Software bugs Reporting 1 3 Software files 8 9 Sort Type 9 9 Sound waveform options 5 25 SOURCE switch 2 15 Using 5 2 Speaker Checking with Diagnostics B 2 Muting while recording 5 23 Volume control 5 23 Speaker mute 12 10 Speaker Mute 5 23 Speaker volume control 2 11 6 4 Stereo record mode 5 12 STOP button 2 8 6 2 In Edit 7 3 Stopping playback 2 8 Stopping recording 5 3 Strap clips 2 9 Style pa...

Страница 218: ... 7 10 UP button 2 7 Use in the menu 4 1 Updating Disk Structures 5 3 Upgrade ISDN firmware 12 14 USB Using with Courier 12 2 Windows Explorer 12 2 V Volume control 6 4 VOLUME control 2 11 Volume Data 5 14 VU meters 5 21 W Warning Beeps 9 12 Warranty 1 1 Warranty card 1 3 Waveform data files 8 10 Waveform options 5 25 Windows Explorer USB connection 12 2 Write Setup 9 4 Z Zmodem 11 2 Auto 11 2 Full...

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