Eventide VR240 User manual

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EVENTIDE VR240
QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
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EVENTIDE VR 240 QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
The VR 240 records analog audio signals that are converted to a digital format. The
digital audio data is fi rst recorded onto the internal hard disk. After three channel hours of
audio data is recorded, the hard disk downloads the fiill three hours to be recorded on the
DAT tape drive (s). The hard disk is available for quick playback at anytime as well as
serving as a full backup to the DAT tape drive (s). Please refer to the manual for proper
DAT tape selection and more detailed operational descriptions.
FORMAT TAPE:
All new DAT tapes must be formatted before they can be recorded on. This takes about 4
minutes a tape. Formatting can be running at the same time recording is occurring on the
hard disk and other drive. DAT tapes that have been formatted and recorded on need not
be reformatted to use them over again.
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< Controls GoTo Drive Resume >
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1 - Load a new tape into the drive. When loading is complete the display will read " Tape
Unreadable''. Press the "Next" hard key until you see "FrepTape" in the display.
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<Syslnfo Tapelnfo Config PrepTape>
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2 - Press the "PrepTape" soft key.
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3 - Press the "Format" soft key.
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ERASE ALL DATA ON TAPE!
< Yes Cancel >
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4 - Press the "Yes" soft key and formatting will begin.
RECORDING:
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1 - With a formatted tape installed the drive status in the display will indicate "Ready".
Press the "Red Record" hard key located under the DAT tape drives.
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2 - Press the "Yes" soft key to begin recording.
PLAYBACK FROM THE HARD DISK;
The internal hard disk in the VR 240 provides fi iU record buffering and playback functions
simultaneously. Therefore all search and play functions listed below can be used while the
hard disk continues to record to the buffer and download recorded audio to the DAT
drives. Please note that the VR 240 collects 3 channel hours of audio data before the
automatic download occurs. It is therefore possible to have recorded audio data in
the RECORD BUFFER that has not been downloaded to the DAT. This is especially
important to remember when a DAT tape is full and a new one is inserted^ as
whatever is in the 3-channel hour buffer at the tape full condition will be
downloaded on the new DAT. All channel hour quantities in this explanation assume the
16Kbs-sample rate.
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PLAY FROM THE RECORD BUFFER :
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Disk: Ready
< Controls GoTo Drive SaveMsg >
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1 - Use the "Next/Previous" screen keys to locate the "Drive" soft key on the main menu
display. Depress the "Drive" soft key until you see "Disk" in the upper left-hand comer
of the display.
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Disk: Ready
< TimeAjd Syslnfo PlayBack StopReO
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2 - Use the "Next/Previous" screen keys to fi nd "Playback" on the menu display. Press
the "Playback" soft key.
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Record Buffer
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3 - Use the "Next/Previous" soft keys until you see "Record Buffer" in the top left-hand
menu display. Press the "Select" soft key. The main record buffer on the hard disk is
now selected for search and playback.
There are now two ways to begin playing audio. They Are:
• Direct to Playback
• Go To
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DIRECT TO PLAYBACK FROM HARD DISK:
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< Controls GoTo Drive SaveMsg >
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I - If you now press the "Play" hard key under the drives, audio will begin playing fr om
the last channels you had selected to listen to. Use the "PlayChan" soft key to
enable/disable play channels and the "Volume" soft key to adjust the loudness.
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Playing Record Buffer Time/Date
< Pause GoTo Nextmsg Scan>
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2 - You can use the hard "Fast Forward" and "Rewind" keys to move through the
recorded audio at two different speeds. (Each time you depress the hard key the next
fastest speed will be selected). You may also use the soft "Next Message", or
"Play/Pause" keys. The top line of the menu displays now reads "Playing Record
Buffer" along with the Hour, Minute, Second, Day, Month, and Year.
GO TO;
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Search Record Buffer Time/Date
<Time/Date Chan # Quit >
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1 - If you press the "Go To" soft key the top line of the menu display reads "Search
Record Buffer". The "Time/Date" and "Channel #" soft keys are also displayed.
2 - Press the "Time/Date" soft key and enter in a time/date to be automatically searched
fo r on the play channel you have selected. All of the controls shown in direct playback are
available, once you begin playing back at the selected time/date.
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3 - Press the "Channel #" soft key and enable the channel number you want to search and
playback will automatically begin playing audio fr om that channel. Once you are in play,
all the controls shown in direct playback are available to use.
SAVE TO CLIPBOARD;
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Paused Record Buffer Time/Date
<Volume PlayChan Drive SaveClipbd>
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U 1 - While playing back fr om the "Record Buffer*' or fr om a "DAT Tape Drive" and
playback is "Paused" the "Save to ClipBd" soft key will appear on the menu display.
! I Depressing this soft key direct the VR 240 to copy all channels fr om that point
^ forward to the "Clipboard" buffer on the hard disk. This will continue to copy until 2.18
channels hours of recorded audio has been re-recorded or the end of recording is reached.
I j This re-recorded material will remain in the buffer until you direct another "Save to
Clipboard" session and it is recorded over. This fe ature is used most often when an
incident recorded on a DAT tape needs to be reviewed in depth and it is much easier to do
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I PLAY FROM THE CLIPBOARD BUFFER:
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Clipboard
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1 - Use "Neit/Previous" screen keys to fi nd "Playback" soft key. Press the "Playback"
soft key and use the "Next/Previous" soft keys imtil you see "Clipboard" in the top left-
hand side of the menu display. Press the "Select" soft key. The hard disk "Clipboard
Buffer" is now selected for playback. All of the playback functions described in "Direct
Playback" are now available.
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SAVE MESSAGE:
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1 - While the VR 240 is in the "Record" mode a "SaveMsg" soft key is displayed.
Depressing that soft key will activate the menu pron:q)t "What Channel?"
Keying in a channel number will direct the VR 240 to copy the last message on tlmt
channel fr om the ending time backwards towards the beginning to the "Save Message" p
buffers on the hard disk. The re-recording will continue until silence is reached, indicating '
the beginning of the message or 8 channel minutes of audio.
This recorded audio will be saved into the next vacant "Save Message" buffer of the total .
of sixteen available buffers. If all buffers are fiill, it will be recorded over the oldest audio
in the buffers.
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PLAY FROM THE SAVED MESSAGES BUFFER:
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Msg 01 TimeDate
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1 - Use "Next/Previous" screen keys to fi nd "Playback" soft key. Press the "Playback"
soft key and use the "Next/Previous" soft keys until you see "MSG 1" in the top left
hand side of the menu display. Press the "Select" soft key. The hard disk "Save Message
Buffer # 1" is now selected for playback. The beginning time/date of the recorded audio Pj
saved in that buffer is shown on the display. Repeat steps to select any of the remaining
15 "Save Message" buffers. All of the playback functions described in "Direct ^
Playback" are now available. | |
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INSTANT RECALL PLAY;
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Drive Recording 0000 Time/Date
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1 - When the VR 240 is in the record mode, the "Recair soft key is displayed in the
lower right soft key position. Depressing the "Recall** soft key activates the prompt on
the menu display "Recall Channel: #** and "Next/Previous**. Depress the
"Next/Previous** soft keys until the desired channel is displayed. Depressing the "Select**
soft key will direct the VR 240 to begin playing audio 30 seconds back fr om the command
time fr om the "Record Buffer** on the hard disk. The functions available now are "Fast
Forward**, "Fast Rewind**, "Play/Pause** and "Quit**. There are 3 speeds of fe st
forward and fast rewind selected by repeated depressions of the soft keys. "Quit** returns
you automatically to the main menu.
PLAYBACK FROM THEDAT TAPE:
Its a good idea to open the write protect tab on a tape before playback to assure that
accidental erasure or reformatting cannot occur.
1 - Load DAT tape into the drive you have selected for playback.
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< Controls GoTo Drive SysInfo>
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2- Press the "Controls" soft key.
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3 - Press the "Next" hard key.
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4 - Press the "PlayChan" soft key.
5 - "Enable" the channel (s) you wish to play fr om.
6 - Press the "Done" soft key.
7 - Press the "Quit" soft key.
8 - Press the "GoTo" softkey
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9 - Press the "Time/Date" soft key.
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Search Time: HMSDMY
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10 - Enter the Time/Date you wish to search for using either the "Cursor", "Increase",
and "Decrease" soft keys or the numeric keypad.
11 - Press the "Done" soft key.
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12 - Press the "Start" soft key and the VR 240 will automatically search to that
Time/Date and begin playing the channel (s) you had selected.
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< Pause GoTo NextMessage Scan>
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13 - The above soft key functions are available to you during playback as well as the
following ones. Press the "Next" hard key.
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14 - Press the "Next" hard key.
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LIVE MONITORING;
The VR 240 is capable of live monitoring any combination or all channels simultaneously.
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1 - To enable live monitoring press the "Menu" soft key.
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2 - Press the "Controls" soft key.
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3 - Press the "Monitor" soft key.
4 - "Enable" the channel (s) you wish to monitor.
5 - Press the "Done" soft key.
6 - Set the volume through the "Volume" soft key.
7 - After live monitoring session is complete, return to the monitor menu and "Disable"
the selected channels.
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System Manu Tree
VR 240-3.0 Firmware
volume
Monitor
Controls
Play Channel
Input Test
Time/Date
Go To
Channel#
Memory#
Unformatted Tape / Tape Unreadatjle
NoTape-
linsertTape
l^^^rO^^Formatted Tape— Ready
Power Failure
Resume
System Information
Tape Information
Conflauratlon
PrepTape
Internal
Sanpling
Descriptors
Position
Rewrites
Clock
Descriptors
System
Auto-Record
Trigger
Board
9m
Format
Make Index
Speaker
Headphones
Line
Alami
Sampling
Descnptors
Unit#
Actvhours
Drive Info
Error Log
System Log
History Log
Pnntout
Set Time
Source
Tune Zone
Time Output
Status
Modify
Copy From Tape
Enable
Set Timers
Set Cycle
Clear Timers
Record Enable
Vox
Next Board
Audio Gain
Beep or Transformer
Off Hook or Terminator
AGO
Sampling
Security
Tape Usage
Display
Status Report
Time Track
Language
CopyConfig
Serial I/O
C3ECC
Relay
Lsfcel
Format
Record Verify
Set ID#
Disk Control
Start Record
Change Passw.
Lock
Security Level
Line Length
Detail
Intervals
Swap Record
Stop Record
Channel
Mode
Hold Time
Level
Complete
Fast

System Menu Tree
VR 240-3.0 Rrmware
DAT Drive Recording
Unformatted Tape / Tape Unreadable
No Tape— I Insert Tape
IPower On IFormatted Tape— Recording
Power Failure
Controls
SetMem
SaveMessage
Recall
Recall Channel; #
Previous
ChangDrv
Syslnfo
Tapelnfo
TapeUsage
ActvSumry
TlmeAdi
Drive
Exit
Volume
Monitor
Lock
Speaker
Headphones
Line
Alarm
Memoryl
Memory2
Memory3
Memory 4
I Save Message From Channel #
Pause/Play
Rewind
Fast Forward
Quit
Swap Recording?
Record
Internal
Sampling
Descript
UnitNum
Drivelnfo
ActiveHours
Cleaned
SysLogs
ErrorLog
Printout
HistryLog
{Print System Info
Sampling
Descript
Position
Rewrites
Disable Transfer
{Change
Record over Previous Tape
Do NOT Record Over Prev Tape
{Print Activity Summary
Seconds
Hours
Minutes
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VR 240-3.0 Rrmware
DAT Drive Recording
Disk Control
Controls
No Tape-
iFormatted Tape— Recording
Power Failure
Speaker
Headphones
volume
Alarm
Monttor
Set Search Time
Time/Date
Srch/Play Chan Enable
Srch/Plav Chan Disable
Chan#
Drive
From Channel #
I Insert Tape
Seconds
Hours
TlmeAdJ
Minutes
Sampling
Descriptors
Internal
Unit Number
Capacity
Disk Information
Svslnfo
RecStatus
System Log
Error Log
History Log
{Print System Info
Printout
Playback
Record Buffer
Clipboard
MSG#

System Menu Tree
VR 240-3.0 Firmware
DAT Drive Recording
Hard Disk Plavina
Unformatted Tape/ Tape Unreadable
NoTape-
I Insert Tape
jFormatted Tape— Recording
Power Failure
Pause/Play
GoTo
Next Message
Advance
Speaker
Volune
Headphone
Alarm
Plavchan
Drive
(PAUSE) SaveClipboard
Playback
Time/Date
Channel #
Enable
Disable
Previous
Next
Select
Start
Set Search Time
Srch/Play Chan Enable
Srch/Play Chan Disable
Record Buffer
Clipboard
MSG#
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VR 240-3.0 Rrmware
DAT Drive Recording
2ND DAT Drive Plavlno
Unformatted Tape/ Tape Unreadable
NoTape-
I Insert Tape
iFormatted Tape— Recording
Power Failure
GoTo
Advance
Volume
Headphone
Alarm
Pause/Play
Next Message
Play Chan
Drive
SetMem
PAUSE(SaveClpboard)
Syslnfo
Memory#
Ttme/Date
Channel #
Enable
Disable
Memoryl
Memoryz
Memorya
Memory4
Sampling
Descnp
Tapelnfo
Position
Internal
Memoryl
Memory2
MemoryS
I Start
Memory4
Start
Set Search Time
Srch/Play Chan Enable
Srch/Play Chan Disable
Sampling
Descrip
UNIT#
ActvHours
Cleaned
Drivelnfo I
Error Log
Svsloas
History Log
Printout 1 Print System Info