AAton Cantar X1 User manual

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Aaton Cantar-X1&2
firmware v 2.26
•the ultra precise
auto-slate p.23
•any input to t7
monomix to t8 p.28
•save and reload
all settings p . 3 3
•'wild' 'all' and 'trio'
pdf-reports p.38
•editor friendly
poly-rotate p.39
•stereo monitoring
soundfield-b p.44
•playback, adr, remix
rec&play p.48
tarkan p.51
cantarem p.53
arcan-w p.54
majax p.56
tarkan
Cantar's mirror, p.51

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Keep in Touch
Manuals & software p.3
Cantar User's List, Photo Gallery p.3
The PostChain p.3
Software versions p.3
Cantar-X1 to X2 p.3
Description
Permanently accessible faders p.4
Bottom connections p.5
Swiveling front panel buttons p.6
In-Grids and Out-Maps p.7
Pan-pots p.7
Circular modulometers for T1–T6 p.8
Rectangular screen p.8
Triple crown p.9
Operating positions
MainSelector 'West' p.10
MainSelector buttons p.10
STOP Power
Starting and stopping p.11
Twin battery safety p.11
Minimum/Maximum voltage p.11
Battery check p.11
Power Consumption p.11
Lithium-Ion batteries p.11
Flight restriction rules p.11
STOP Files
Error-free filing system p.12
Project creation p.12
Workday p.12
Filename p.12
Operational Problem p.12
STOP Time & clocks
Calendar Time & Sync Time p.13
Internal Free-run master-clock p.13
Do not power down the master p.14
Internal rec.run clock p.14
Internal clock & clapstick p.14
Slaved to an external clock p.14
Sampling Rate vs. Audio-TC p.15
On planet Earth p.15
On the 'Slow-planet' p.15
A for Avid v11 p.15
B for Barebone p.15
C for Compensated (Fake) p.15
TEST
Mic Phantom power p.16
Limiters, Inversion p.16
Filters and attenuators p.16
Differential delays p.16
Mic & Line linking p.17
Stereo pairs & Surround p.17
Tuning the balances p.17
Mixer panpots and faders p.17
Mixer miXa miXb outputs p.17
M/S monitoring p.18
Track disarming p.18
Headphone level p.18
Line-out/Foldback level p.18
Check In-Grids & Out-Maps p.18
Rec&Play rehearsal p.18
PPR Pre-Post-Record
Pre-recording buffer p.19
Sc&Take, Track-names, TapeRef p.19
Post-recording metadata editing p.20
File splitting p.20
Last take erasure p.20
False start (trash a file) p.20
Remote Roll by LTC p.21
Remote control PDA/keyboard p.21
REC Record
Modulometers p.22
Solos of the inputs and tracks p.22
Locking the faders p.22
Reference Tone generator p.22
Talkback mic p.22
Warning beeps p.22
Take-type p.22
Record tally p.23
AutoSlate p.23
Markers p.23
Record & Play p.23
PLAY
Commands p.24
LTC for VTR chase p.24
Play-card creation p.24
BROWSE File handling
Find a file p.25
Edit Metadata p.25
Trash/Revive a file p.25
Index a Play-file p.25
Wake up HDD ! p.25
Operand positions
MainSelector 'East' p.26
Rectangular screen rows p.26
ROUTINGS
Create In-Grids p.27
AES sample rate converters p.28
16-Track by Word-clock p.28
Rec&Play In-Grids p.28
Create Out-Map banks p.29
Digi1 to Digi8 outputs p.30
AUDIO/TC
Audio parameters p.31
Timecode parameters p.32
TECHSET
Save and transfer Setups p.33
Software install p.35
SESSION
Project selection/creation p.36
HDD formatting p.36
DVD-RAM formatting, Scan disk p.37
Sound-Reports: CSV, ALE, PDF p.37
BACKUP
IdleCopy, Backup@Call, PolyStore p.39
File treatments p.40
File rescuing p.41
Tutorials
Backup & Report p.42
Drives and Media p.43
Surround, Onboard mixer p.44
Camera sync p.46
REC with simultaneous PLAY p.48
Companions
Tarkan p.51
CantaRem p.53
Arcan-w p.54
OriginC, GMT p.55
Majax, IndawPass p.56
PostChain, Titan-3 p.56
Annex
Connectors & Accessories p.57
Quick guide sheets p.58
CONTENTS

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User manual
The latest User Manual is on: http://www.aaton.com/prod-
ucts/sound/cantar/usermanual.php ; to read it on iPhones,
use FileMagnet: http://magnetismstudios.com/FileMagnet
Note: iPhone v2.2.1 supports all PDF's.
Software
Cantar, Arcan, Tarkan, Majax software can be download-
ed from: http://www.soft.aaton.com/swcantar/
• first visit: click 'create an account', enter your details,
don't forget the country. After a few seconds, you will
receive an email with your password. Enter this password
with your email address in the login page.
• next visits: forgotten password? Click 'lost password',
it will be sent to your email address.
Cantar software is accessible to registered owners only; beta
versions are not to be used for commercial assignments.
Cantar Users' Group
Exchange tips with other cantarists:
http://ulysse.aaton.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/cantar-users
Pictures on the road
Send us your 'Cantar at work' pictures, we will put the best
ones on the gallery: http://www.aaton.com/gallery/
Post Production helper
Spread the 'CantarPostChain-26' tutorial around:
http://www.aaton.com/documentation/
KEEP IN TOUCH RELEASES
From Cantar-X1 to X2
All Cantar-X1s can be upgraded to X2s.
• The motherboard (CM-5) carries an FPGA (Field
Programmable Gate Array) with increased processing
power. • A-to-D converters (AD-5) provide nine audio delay
buffers (up to 85ms @ 48kHz). • An interface board (ET-1)
brings 100BaseT Ethernet through an RJ45 socket. X1 and
X2 use the same software but the following functions require
X2’s extra power: Rec&Play; DVD-RAM playback; Ethernet;
Differential analog input delays; AutoSlate on line-inputs and
tracks; Wordclock sync of multiple Cantars.
Ray M. Owen's last review: v2.26 (r11).
New Features –X1 & X2 +X2 only
v2.26 Feb. 2009 – Fat-32 formatting of CF cards. – Idle back-
up can be interrupted while saving T7T8 after a T1-T8 polyrotate.
–Mic3 master of Mic4 & Mic5. – Direct PLAY of the take preced-
ing a deleted one. – SoundReport generated once backup@call
is completed. +Tarkan v1.11 adds CSV to the PDF SoundReport.
+Tarkan completion menu fits WinXP netbook screens.
v2.24 Nov. 2008 –Windows PCs handle 'unmounted' internal
drive. – Simultaneous recording on a mix of internal - external,
P/ATA - S/ATA drives. –Line-in links for Soundfield ST350.
–PolyRotate by one or two ranks. –T8T8 backup. –False-start:
take-type 'n' keeps the take # for the next. –Trash a file/Revive
files in BROWSE. –Swift access to ROUTINGS with no PLAY/
BROWSE triggering. –Thumb -free check/select In-Grids and Out-
Maps. –All letters available for seq./scene. –Delayed IdleCopy
activation. –DVD-RAM exact backup space is displayed. – Erratic
behaviour following PDF creation, fixed. +Linking-Trios in the CSV
SoundReport. +Tarkan v1.09 brings pan-pot control, T7T8 set-
tings, metadata editing and PDF generation.
v2.15 March 2008 –In-Grids to T7T8 displayed with T1–T6
banks. –Mixdown (+T7) to T8. –Line-out/Foldback gain from
TEST. – 'So' monitoring of the mix in TEST, REC and PLAY: Xa
(center), Xb (center), Xa Xb (center), Xa Xb (left/right). –One hand
Solo/Filter adjust. –3sec. delay protection of limiters. –Storage of
project's sound-report headers with 'save setup'. –Clockwise jog
for time and operands.
v 2 .11 Jan. 2008 –Creation of 'play-cards' with cue in/out from
current and archive 'play-files'. +Rec&Play plays up to eight tracks
from int. or ext. HDD, w/ nine analog inputs while recording eight
tracks on the int. HDD. +Remix of a recording with dynamic
mixdown and addition of a commentary. +ADR for 'hear it, say it'
dialog correction. +Up to eight track incremental re-recording.
v2.06 Dec. 2007 –Talkback mic sent to line-out and/or fold-
back left (e.g. boom) or right (e.g. director). –Double beep at REC
stop. –Two PDF Sound-Reports (ALL for 't p w a n' & WILD for
'w' takes). –ALE and CSV lists added to backups. +Up to 85ms
delay on analog inputs; differential alignment and TC compen-
sation. +Wordclock-sync at 48/96kHz (±0.1%) and 44.1kHz.
+Autoslate detection on mic1–5, line1–4 and track1–8.
v1.87 June 2007 –'Remote Roll' recording starts upon receiv-
ing running LTC, and stops upon receiving frozen LTC (no TC
overlaps, no interruption on RF transmission drop-outs). –Remote
STOP, TEST, PPR and REC. –Line-out & foldback levels controlled
by CantaRem.

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Permanently accessible faders
The Cantar interface is the easiest to use under the most
technically demanding conditions: • It offers the largest
display surface of all portable recorders, which simulta-
neously shows every critical recording parameter. • The
custom designed high contrast displays remain viewable
under bright light (sun, sand, sea, snow, storm), and at
very low temperatures too. • The swiveling front panel
always provides the best viewing angle for both on cart
and over the shoulder work. • The large twelve position
MainSelector eliminates diving into sub-menus. • The
three-crown turret gives instant access to all recording
and monitoring configurations while wearing heavy win-
ter gloves. • Nine rotary faders (analog inputs) plus six
linear faders (mixdown) devoted to one specific task are
faster to handle than multi-function knobs. • An important
consideration for desert or high seas work: all of the me-
chanical actuators (faders, sliders, buttons, selectors) are
sandproof and waterproof.
DESCRIPTION 1, TOP VIEW
1[lim-inv] Analog limiter ON/OFF.
[shift] [lim-inv] Input signal inversion.
2[so-fil-tom] Solo & Filter. Balance access.
[shift] [so-fil-tom] Phantom 48V ON/OFF.
3[link-lock] Leftside (un)locks Mixer faders
Rightside (un)locks mic/line faders.
[shift] [link-lock] Links mics.
[SoloMixPan] pushed to the bAttery side:
[routing] displays the inputs to trAcks.
[track-solo] (end of fader button) shows pAn-pots.
[SoloMixPan] pulled to the Operator side:
[routing] displays the outputs to mOnitors.
[track-solo] (end of fader button) activates track sOlo.
Track
(dis)arming
& solos
HDD
access
Five mic
faders
Four line
faders
SoloMixPan
in & out
routings
Limiter/inverter 1Solo/lter/phantom 2
Shift
Ethernet
RJ-45
Link/lock 3
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Protected ins & outs
To complement the waterproof design, all audio sockets are
pointed toward Earth, the same direction that rain falls. This
concept has the notable side effect that no plugs protrude
from the sides; this allows third party designers to build very
narrow 'Made for Cantar' carts!
• The SubD15 (p.57) is used to connect CantaRem (p.53)
or a USB-PS2 keyboard adapter .
• The SubD25 (p.57) is the AES in/out connector which can
loop playback signals when in "REC&PLAY" mode.
• The 3/8” screw is placed at the center of gravity
between three rubber pads, and is used to secure the Can-
tar onto a cart.
•The weep hole, underneath the phone-jack socket, is a
drainage port for water that has entered through the phone-
jack.
•To extract the internal DVD/DVD-RAM burner, first remove
its lateral retaining screw (Aaton ref. 20 110 45), then intro-
duce a pencil or tooth pick into the DVD extractor hole to
push the drive out of the Cantar housing (see the DVD burner
extraction arrows on the picture below).
DESCRIPTION 2, BOTTOM VIEW
Rules about FireWire cables
•• The cable retainer screw should be used at all times
(use gaff-tape if your Cantar is not equipped with it) to avoid
intermittent contact or sudden cable pull-out. An intermittent
FireWire connection can induce 'bus hangs' and can even
stop recording on both the external and internal disks.
•• DO NOT plug a cable into the Cantar FireWire socket
while it is powered. The FireWire6 socket that powers
external disks and burners has a HOT 12V pin in it;
If the plug enters at an angle, it will produce a short between
the +12V pin and the in/out pins and DESTROY the Cantar
FireWire driver. Please follow the HDD formatting instruc-
tions (p.36).
•• For 15" MacBookPro with 800 FireWire socket only, use
an 800 to 400 cable, google ie9496-3.
•• Only use ferrite choke ring equipped high quality
FireWire cables, not the cheap skinny ones.
FireWire
Timecode
Headphones
Foldback
Cable retainer
Ident label
AES in/out
3/8" cart holder
Line-out
phones' jack
water exhaust
DVD burner
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'options'
Bluetooth Tx

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Front panel buttons
[routing] [SoloMixPan] battery side: In-Grids.
[routing] [SoloMixPan] operator side: Out-Maps.
[esc] pause/restart from there.
[shift] [esc] in PL AY, continuous play of files toggle.
in PPR, 'comment' line erasure.
[<] [>] prev/next play-card (p/n file if no card)
in 'Operands', other parameter value.
[shift] [<] [>] prev/next play-file.
[ok] start/stop playback; in 'Operands' push
focus to bottom row; value validation.
[shift] [ok] digitization parameters and TC fps view.
[eye] in 'Operatings', toggles T5T6 / T7T8
on right screen; in 'Operands', 'Help'.
[shift] [eye] toggles rectangular screen bottom row
between 'filetag&duration' and 'scene&take'
(preference stored until Cantar is turned 'OFF').
[TC jam] in PLAY, shows absolute TC; in TEST,
a 3 sec. press sets Sync clock to incoming LTC.
[shift] [TC jam] in TEST, stops 'int c' reminder blinking.
[batt L] or [R] short pressure: battery voltage;
long pressure: battery on duty.
[shift] [batt] in STOP, turns 'OFF' Cantar.
Headphones
1/4" jack in an isolated compartment. The headphone am-
plifier is powerful enough to drive loudspeakers down to 8
ohms. The stored output level of the headphones is protected
by the [shift] button.
Talkback mic
Nested near the MainSelector, the automatic gain talkback
mic can be routed to line-out, foldback and tracks (p.10).
Circular and Rectangular screens
Always visible under the brightest light (p.7 & p.8).
TripleCrown and MainSelector
Easy to manipulate even with winter gloves on, they
give access to all operating actions and operands (p.9,
p.10 & p.26).
Mixer's faders
Dustproof and waterproof, they are magnetically driven.
The black fader caps can be easily replaced with colored
ones.
DVD burner
The burner is protected by the swiveling front panel, to re-
place it see p.5, p.43 & p.57. The currently installed Mat-
shita UJ-85J DVD-RAM /±R burner is a slot machine.
Eject
Status light
DESCRIPTION 3, FRONT VIEW
SoloMixPan Mixer faders
Talkback mic
Shift
TC jamEsc < - > Eye
Batt1(L), Batt2(R)
Headphones MainSelector
Ok
Line-in faders Mic faders
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Circular screens
These are the largest, easiest-to-read screens found on any
audio recorder. They provide the user with ongoing data
concerning every aspect of the machine's operation.
It takes a few hours getting used to them since five display
paradigms are used for the many functions they handle.
Once you are familiar with these functions, you will be driv-
ing the fastest machine you have ever driven.
1input grids. The six iso tracks graphically display their
links at the push of a button, even while recording.
2output maps. Thanks to the three screen layout emulating
the left, both and right 'ears', the monitor maps are immedi-
ately understood.
3progressive pan-pots. The contribution of each track to
the mixdown has never been so clear.
4circular modulometers. Their round shape makes the sig-
nal level easy to appreciate in a wink.
5monitoring physical status. Permanent control of the disks,
tracks, and setups.
1Input grids
The available 'Inputs' are shown in each circular screen:
line1 to line 4, mic1 to mic 5, digi1 to digi6. The six tracks
to which they can be connected are grouped in pairs, e.g.
T1T2, T3T4, T5T6 on the three screens.
The method to create routing-configurations by linking inputs
and tracks is explained in the section Routings (p.27).
With the [SoloMixPan] slider pushed toward the battery,
the [routing] button (top-left of the swiveling panel) instantly
displays the 'inputs to tracks' grid, even while recording.
(In the picture above, the middle screen displays 'A4', the
routing in use).
Fifteen preset routing grids are stored in three banks. Each
bank holds five grids to help you sort and memorize your
configurations (e.g. A1 to A5 for mic only setups, B1 to B5
when some line-inputs are on duty, C1 to C5 for complex
setups that include digi-ins). The [config] crown gives instant
sequential access to all of them.
2 Output maps
Here is where Cantar's three screen 'mapping' is at its best.
Audio signals going to the left ear show on the left screen,
signals to be listened to in mono show on the middle screen
and those going to the right ear are on the right screen.
All inputs, recorded or not (very useful in Rec&Play), and all
tracks can be monitored along different configurations for
each of the eight independent output channels: Ph Phones,
Lo Line-out, Fb Foldback and Do Digital-out. 26 different 'out-
put routing' maps are available; the black [monitor] crown
gives instant access to all of them (p.29).
In the example above, the 'Ph d' phone routing indicates:
track 5 goes to the left ear, track1 and track2 go to the
center (both ears) and track6 goes to the right ear. With
the [SoloMixPan] slider pulled toward the operator side,
pressure on the [routing] button instantly displays the current
monitor configuration.
note: the [routing] button is required to change from one grid
to another, it is a protection against wild and lethal changes,
but it is not required to change from one map to another in
the course of a recording.
3Pan-pots to the mixdown
Push the [SoloMixPan] slider toward the battery side, press
the [track-solo] button next to the mixer linear fader: the pan-
pot of this track goes under [jog] control and indicates its
left/right contribution to either channel of the mixdown.
The spatial position of all pan-pots is visible on the circular
screens while the dBFS value of the selected pan-pot is dis-
played in the rectangular screen (see next page).
DESCRIPTION 4, CIRC. SCREENS
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4Circular modulometers
Cantar's large circular modulometers, visible under the
brightest light as well as in the dark, are the most accurate
metering tools found in any portable recorder. They feature
a non-linear scale with increased resolution (1dB) in the most
important range: -55 to -40dBFS (5dB per segment); -40 to
-32dBFS (2dB / segment); -32 to -12dBFS (1dB / segment);
-12 to 0dBFS (3dB / segment).
The peak level segment hold duration is adjustable from one-
half to five seconds (see TECHSET.13).
The tracks are grouped into 'natural' pairs: T1T2, T3T4,
T5T6. When a track is momentarily dis-armed, its modu-
lometer appears dashed.
5 Monitoring physical status
The center of each circular screen continually displays the
status of the main recording elements:
• activity of the internal HDD ('three-platter' icon on the left
screen), the external HDD ('three-platter' icon on the middle
screen), and the DVD ('one-platter' icon on the right screen).
Disk activity is highlighted by the presence of the track IDs
recorded on it.
• sync clock mode: either master int c or slave ext c.
• mic preamplier status: Limiter 0n/0ff, Direct/Invert, Phan-
tom 0n/0ff.
• the current monitor map name (sent to the phones too) is
constantly displayed by large alphanumeric characters.
• the activation of the mixdown recording on T7T8 is indi-
cated by the 'mix' icon next to the '7' and '8' black squares.
note: the screens are visible in very bright sunlight; to save
backlight power, see TECHSET.05 'Backlight' (p.33).
Rectangular screen
• Operating positions (p.10)
In STOP
top row : batt-L & batt-R voltage
middle row: system time
bottom row: system date.
In TEST or REC
top row : T7T8 modulometers in
dBFS: -50 -45 -40 -38 -36 -34
-32 -30 -28 -26 -24 -22 -20 -18
-16 -14 -12 -9 -6 -3 0 Clip.
To display T7T8 levels with higher precision, press the [eye]
button, this will swap T7T8 with T5 T6 on the right circular
screen.
The [jog] overwrites the T7T8 bargraphs with battery volt-
age, available disk space, or remaining recording time cal-
culated from the current track count, bit-depth and sample
rate.
middle row: the source and the TC stamped in the audio
files: 'Atc' (ASCII-TC), 'Ltc' (jam from LTC), 'Stc' (from the sys-
tem calendar), 'Otc' (operator entered TC), 'Rtc' (Record-Run
TC), and 'Etc' (slaved to an external clock).
bottom row: (in TEST) current project name; (in REC) 'filetag
& duration' or 'scene & take' by [shift] [eye]. While adjusting
a pan-pot, the track rank, plus the maximum gain value of
the whole mixer panel (0dB or
+6dB) are displayed.
In PPR or BROWSE
scene, take, track-names, com-
ments, Sound-Roll/Shoot Day, for
their editing (p.19 & p.25).
In PLAY
player's position, cue points, ab-
solute time, 'filetag & duration' or 'scene & take' (p.24).
• Operand positions (p.26)
In AUDIO/TC, TECHSET,
SESSION and BACKUP
the pathtree of each parameter:
top row: the 'Operand', e.g. AUDIO/TC. middle row: pa-
rameter name, e.g. Sample-Rate. bottom row: parameter
value, e.g. 48048.
DESCRIPTION 5, RECT. SCREEN
left screen
Internal HDD
right screen
CD/DVD
middle screen
External HDD
AUDIO/TC 01
SampleRate
48048
NEXT AX0490
Seq Sc Tk
121R/a12t06
A00* >00:00
02:15 02:17
CC2165 03:32
V16.2 V14.8
Sys 12:45:22
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In TEST, PPR and REC, depending on the [SoloMixPan]
slider position, the [routing] button displays the input routing
templates called In-Grids or the active output routings called
Out-Maps.
The large all weather triple crown is used to check and se-
lect the routings with only one hand.
note: to create routings, see p.27 to p.30.
Monitor Crown
1So mic, line, digi-ins, active tracks and combinations of
the mixer outputs directly sent to the headphones as 'solos'.
2Ph seventeen user configurable maps (A to Q) plus the
stereo mixer output to headphones.
3Lo nine user configurable maps (R–Z) plus the stereo
mixer output to dual line-out (XLR 5).
4Fb nine user configurable maps (R to Z) plus the stereo
mixer output to dual foldback out (mini XLR3).
5Do nine user configurable maps (R to Z) plus the stereo
mixer output to digi-out on AES7&8.
The headphones also receive the signal sent to the output
being selected/configured.
Config Crown
In-Grids
To check and select the In-Grids, PUSH the [SoloMixPan]
slider to the battery side and press or click-in/click-out the
[routing] button. The silver [config] crown gives sequential
access to fifteen In-Grids, the last in use is displayed first.
Out-Maps
To check the Out-Maps for each Ph, Lo, Fb and Do out-
puts, PULL the [SoloMixPan] slider to the operator's side, and
press or click-in/click out the [routing] button with the thumb
and rotate the black [monitor] crown.
To browse the Out-Maps and select another one, rotate the
silver [config] crown, the active map will be the one displayed
when closing the [routing] command.
note: selecting a different Out-Map while recording doesn't
affect the recorded signal.
Jog Crown
The [jog] is used: to move the cursor in the routing circular
screens; to edit scene, take and comments; to select high
pass filters; to adjust the backlight's intensity; to control the
pan-pots; and to scrub the player in fast forward/reverse.
Both the [jog] and [config] crowns increment time and operand
values while rotating clockwise.
note1: [shift] [jog] accelerates the speed 10x.
note2: the Operand's middle and bottom rows of the rect-
angular screen can be browsed by the [>] [<] arrows just
as easily as with the [jog].
DESCRIPTION 6. TRIPLE CROWN
config
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OPERATING WEST POSITIONS
MainSelector positions
The [MainSelector] is easy to manipulate even while wear-
ing heavy winter gloves; it gives direct access to all essential
functions.
The OPERATING (West) positions control the recording, an-
notation and playback of audio files. To get access to the
Rec&Play positions, press and hold the blue [shift] button
while rotating the [MainSelector] (p.48 & p.49).
The OPERAND (East) positions, which establish Cantar's oper-
ating parameters, are described on p.26.
Standard positions Rec&Play positions
REC •BLUE-REC
PPR
(
BLUE-PPR
TEST I I BLUE-TEST
STOP IIII
PLAY >BLUE-PLAY
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MainSelector buttons
[black], [silver] and [gold] buttons can be activated by the
thumb, while the blue [shift] button may be pressed by the
index-finger.
[silver] in REC, insert a marker on-the-fly.
in TEST, after [routing] opens routing creation
(coming soon)
in PLAY, go to operator's record-markers.
[shift] [silver] in REC, trigger AutoSlate detection.
in PPR, toggle take editor (PREV/NEXT take).
in TEST, open LEVEL&DELAY menu.
in PLAY go to AutoSlate marker.
[black] in REC, PPR, TEST, talkback mic activation.
in PLAY, inserts a play mark.
in BLUE-PLAY, inserts a cue-in.
in IN-GRIDS, links an input to a track.
in OUT-MAPS, connects audio sources to outputs.
[shift] [black] in REC, PPR, TEST talkback mic to active tracks.
in PLAY, plays from start of take.
[gold] in REC, PPR, BROWSE, changes take-type.
in BLUE-PLAY, inserts a cue-out.
in IN-GRIDS, unlinks an input from a track.
in OUT-MAPS, disconnects sources from outputs.
[shift] [gold] in TEST, PPR,REC, 1kHz reference tone:
'OFF' at [gold] release, remains 'ON' if [shift]
released first, press [shift] to turn 'OFF'.
in BLUE-PLAY, hide play-card from Rec&Play list.