AAton Cantar Mini User manual

Cantar
Mini
User
Manual
Software v 2.37

Cantar X3 2

Table of Content
INPUTS.....................................................................................................................8
OUTPUTS..................................................................................................................9
ME IA....................................................................................................................10
Formatting............................................................................................................10
State Icons...........................................................................................................11
Remaining Space..................................................................................................11
Powering On/Off.....................................................................................................12
Power ON...........................................................................................................12
Power OFF...........................................................................................................13
General Mechanical description..................................................................................14
HELP : Key Reminder ..................................................................................................16
Setting up a Record Session........................................................................................17
Reset...................................................................................................................17
Project.................................................................................................................17
Selection..........................................................................................................17
Creation...........................................................................................................17
ay Suffix.........................................................................................................17
Media.................................................................................................................18
Selection..........................................................................................................18
Formating.........................................................................................................18
Audio Parameters..................................................................................................18
Cantar Audio Chain..................................................................................................19
Setting up Actuators...................................................................................................20
Linear Fader........................................................................................................20
Cantarem II..........................................................................................................20
Sliders.............................................................................................................20
Function Buttons (C1 to C4).................................................................................20
A-Box..................................................................................................................21
Setting up Tracks.......................................................................................................22
Ingrid routing........................................................................................................22
Current Ingrid....................................................................................................22
Name..............................................................................................................22
Inputs...............................................................................................................22
Add input.....................................................................................................22
eclare input as Mixdown...............................................................................23
Remove input................................................................................................23
Pan-Pot to Mixdown...........................................................................................23
Ms decoding into Mixdown.............................................................................24
Track settings....................................................................................................24
Track Status : Arm / isarm.............................................................................24
Track Level....................................................................................................24
Talk to Tracks....................................................................................................24
Track Metering......................................................................................................24
Track Solo............................................................................................................25
Trigerring a Solo of a Track.................................................................................25
Status (Arm / disarm Track).................................................................................25
Mixdown PanPot...............................................................................................25
Track Name.....................................................................................................25
Track Gain.......................................................................................................25
Corresponding Input Solo-ing...............................................................................26
ouble solo & Phase-Meter..................................................................................26
Setting up Inputs........................................................................................................27
Triggering a Solo...................................................................................................27
Mic.....................................................................................................................27
Phantom...........................................................................................................27
Cantar X3 3

Limiter..............................................................................................................27
Phase Inverse....................................................................................................28
Filters...............................................................................................................28
Attenuators.......................................................................................................28
Link.................................................................................................................28
igital Filters (E.Q).............................................................................................29
Corresponding Track Solo-ing..............................................................................29
ouble Solo & Phase-Meter.................................................................................29
Line.....................................................................................................................30
Gain...............................................................................................................30
Attenuator.........................................................................................................30
Filter................................................................................................................30
Other Parameters...............................................................................................30
AES-42................................................................................................................30
Setting up Outputs : HEA PHONE...............................................................................32
Headphone Level..................................................................................................32
Level................................................................................................................32
Safety Level......................................................................................................32
Outmaps..............................................................................................................32
Current Outmap................................................................................................32
Name..............................................................................................................33
Inputs...............................................................................................................33
Other Main Selector Positions..................................................................................33
Setting up Outputs : LINE OUTPUTS..............................................................................34
Outmaps..............................................................................................................34
Output Level......................................................................................................34
Play Mute.........................................................................................................35
Beep Mute.......................................................................................................35
Current Configuration.........................................................................................35
Edit Outmap.....................................................................................................35
Name..........................................................................................................35
Inputs...........................................................................................................35
Talk.............................................................................................................36
Multiple Outmap...............................................................................................36
Other Main Selector Positions..................................................................................36
Setting up Outputs : AES OUTPUTS ..............................................................................37
Outmaps..............................................................................................................37
Playing Takes............................................................................................................38
Commands...........................................................................................................38
Waveform Modes.................................................................................................38
Monitoring Modes ( ).............................................................................................38
Headphone Modes...............................................................................................38
Recorded Mixdown............................................................................................39
Tracks-Mono.....................................................................................................39
User Outmaps...................................................................................................39
Solo................................................................................................................40
Routing................................................................................................................40
Sync Points...........................................................................................................40
META ATA..............................................................................................................41
Next Record.........................................................................................................41
Quick Edit (Scene-Take-Notes) : from the PPR Menu..................................................41
Full Edit............................................................................................................41
Last Record...........................................................................................................41
Previous Records....................................................................................................41
Single Take Edition............................................................................................42
Multiple Take Edition..........................................................................................42
Web App............................................................................................................43
Cantar X3 4

Connection.......................................................................................................43
Via Ethernet..................................................................................................43
Via Wifi.......................................................................................................43
Using the App...................................................................................................43
Completion..........................................................................................................44
Track Names....................................................................................................44
Timecode.................................................................................................................45
State...................................................................................................................45
Internal Source Timecode Method.............................................................................45
Internal Free-Run master clock...............................................................................45
Calendat Init.................................................................................................45
Operator Init.................................................................................................45
LTC Init & Control (from camera, GPS or Cantar) LTC-out.......................................45
Internal Record-Run driving clock...........................................................................45
Internal clock, AutoSlate on clapsticks....................................................................46
External Source.....................................................................................................46
Ca tourne : Usefull functions........................................................................................47
Pre-Record functionality...........................................................................................47
Pre-Record Buffer................................................................................................47
Previous take trash..............................................................................................47
Tone Generator.....................................................................................................47
Talk.....................................................................................................................47
Slate etection......................................................................................................47
User Marker.........................................................................................................47
Levels..................................................................................................................47
Inputs...............................................................................................................47
Tracks..............................................................................................................48
Locking Panels......................................................................................................48
Linear actuator Panel..........................................................................................48
Low Power Mode..................................................................................................48
Trash...................................................................................................................49
Send to Trash....................................................................................................49
Restore from Trash..............................................................................................49
elete from Trash...............................................................................................49
Fix Files............................................................................................................49
Sound Reports...........................................................................................................50
Setting up the reports..............................................................................................50
Header............................................................................................................50
ata................................................................................................................51
Generating the report(s)..........................................................................................51
How to Extract & Process Files : BACKUP.......................................................................53
Backup settings.....................................................................................................53
Source and Target.............................................................................................53
Process............................................................................................................53
Backup processing.................................................................................................53
Idle backup..........................................................................................................54
Network backup...................................................................................................55
AU IO & TIMECO E................................................................................................56
Sample Rate, Bit epth & Wordclock........................................................................56
Pre-Record Length...................................................................................................56
Timecode Settings..................................................................................................56
LTC Out Generator.............................................................................................56
LTC Out Level....................................................................................................56
LTC Rate..........................................................................................................56
Timecode Source...............................................................................................56
Timecode User-bits.............................................................................................56
Timecode Fudged..............................................................................................57
Cantar X3 5

Operator TC.....................................................................................................57
Record-Run TC...................................................................................................57
Clap etection......................................................................................................57
Mixer Fader Max Level...........................................................................................57
Phantom Mic Gain.................................................................................................57
Polyphonic Mode..................................................................................................57
Tone & Beep........................................................................................................57
Tone Level........................................................................................................57
Beep Level........................................................................................................57
Record Beep.....................................................................................................57
Beep Routing....................................................................................................57
isarmed Tracks....................................................................................................57
Remote Rec..........................................................................................................57
Playback & Rec.....................................................................................................58
Slate Mics............................................................................................................58
Internal slate mic................................................................................................58
Jack 3,5 slate mic..............................................................................................58
Jack 3,5 bias pwr..............................................................................................58
Talk full duplex..................................................................................................58
Talk to Tracks....................................................................................................58
Talk to Headphones...........................................................................................58
Talk to Headphones...........................................................................................58
Hdphn safety lvl....................................................................................................58
Balance Lock........................................................................................................58
Audio Power.........................................................................................................58
igital power....................................................................................................58
TECHNICAL.............................................................................................................59
Scene & Take Template..........................................................................................59
File naming..........................................................................................................59
Vumeter Settings....................................................................................................59
Mxdn Shifted....................................................................................................59
Grid................................................................................................................59
Line Level..........................................................................................................59
Gradian...........................................................................................................59
Red Zone.........................................................................................................59
Yellow Zone.....................................................................................................59
Scale...............................................................................................................59
Speed.............................................................................................................59
Peek Hold........................................................................................................60
System Clock........................................................................................................60
ate................................................................................................................60
Time................................................................................................................60
isplay Levels/Attenuation......................................................................................60
Inputs Levels......................................................................................................60
Tracks attenuation..............................................................................................60
Light....................................................................................................................60
Backlight..........................................................................................................60
LE .................................................................................................................60
Low Power in stop.................................................................................................60
External voltage limit...............................................................................................60
Keyboard layout....................................................................................................60
File Network access...............................................................................................61
Wifi....................................................................................................................61
Tech support.........................................................................................................61
IP Adress..........................................................................................................61
iagnostic........................................................................................................61
Save / Load settings..............................................................................................61
Cantar X3 6

Save...............................................................................................................61
Load................................................................................................................61
Load firmware.......................................................................................................62
PLAYBACK AN RECOR ..........................................................................................63
Activate the playback and Rec mode........................................................................63
Live Mode............................................................................................................63
Select the file(s) to play (and how it will be sent to the Record InGrid)..........................63
Create Play-card................................................................................................64
Test the setup....................................................................................................65
Pre-Record........................................................................................................66
Record.............................................................................................................66
Clone Mode.........................................................................................................66
Select the files to play.........................................................................................66
Play-cards.........................................................................................................67
Test & Ppr.........................................................................................................67
Record.............................................................................................................67
ANNEXES................................................................................................................68
Connectors...........................................................................................................68
Mini elta Ribbon..............................................................................................68
Headphone Jack 6.35mm & Slate Mic Jack 3.5mm.................................................68
Timecode Lemo 5 (F)..........................................................................................68
Power XLR-4 (M)................................................................................................68
Mic & Line TA-3(F)..............................................................................................69
AES-42 In/AES Out sub-15 H (F).....................................................................69
Analog Output sub-25......................................................................................69
Hi-Rose............................................................................................................69
Cantar Audio Chain...............................................................................................70
Software history.....................................................................................................70
Cantar X3 7

INPUTS
4 Mics
(4 TA-3 )
Cold – Hot – Gnd
(3) (2) (1)
2 Lines
(2 TA-3)
(sa e wiring as above)
2 Aes-42 pairs
(Sub-D 15 HD)
Pair A1-A2 Pair A3-A4
Cold – Hot – Gnd Cold – Hot – Gnd
(4) (14) (6) (5) (15) (7)
Cantar X3 8

OUTPUTS
6,35 mm HP
3,5mm HP/ Slate
8 Lines
(Sub-D 25)
8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
(hot+ cold- gnd)
2 Aes pairs
(Sub-D 15 HD)
Pair A1-A2
Cold – Hot – Gnd
(1) (11) (8)
Pair A3-A4
Cold – Hot – Gnd
(2) (12) (9)
Cantar X3 9

MEDIA
The Cantar can record on 4 medias : an internal M.2 SS drive ; 2 S cards and 1 USB media
(the first media connected to any of the Cantar’s USB port).
•The SS is located on the Cantar's mother board, not accessible.
•The S card slots are located on the right side of the Cantar.
•2 Usb slots are availabe for a Usb media on the right side of the Cantar . Only one Usb
media will be recognized : the first one to be plugged.
Usb ports
S slots
Usb Ports
I. For atting
All medias need to be formatted using the FAT-32 file system.
It is reco anded to for at your edia using the Cantar. It is done in the SESSION menu
(while the Main Selector is in the 2 o’clock position).
Select the field beneath the appropriate media to format it and
press the OK button, a confirmation Window will open.
(or simply press the according shortcut displayed underneath
each media)
Confirm by pressing the Shift + F3 buttons.
WARNING: All information contained on the media is erased.
NB: In order to prevent mistakes, formatting the
internal rive is protected by the need to enter
the Cantar number with the Plus(+) and Minus(-)
buttons.
This number may be found in the Stop Menu.
NB 2 : An enabled media which is Full or which is not correctly formatted will have the same
icon as a missing media : with a red ‘X’
Cantar X3 10