iZ Technology RADAR 24 User manual

RADAR 24
OPERATIONS MANUAL
3.10 Manual written by Robin Leboe
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iZ Technology Corporation
214-8988 Fraserton Court, Burnaby, BC
Phone [phone] • Fax [phone]

Contents
HOW TOUSE THIS MANUAL 7
CONVENTIONS 7
OVERVIEW 8
FRONT PANEL 9
REAR PANEL 10
INSTALLATION 11
MAKING CONNECTIONS 11
A.C. POWER 12
SCSI 12
SYNC REFERENCE 12
AUDIO CABLING 16
TIME CODE 17
SESSION CONTROLLER / KC-24 18
MONITOR (OPTIONAL) 18
RADARLINK 18
ETHERNET 18
MACHINE CONTROL 18
CONFIGURATION 19
OPERATING LEVEL 19
SYNC REFERENCE 20
DIGITAL I/O FORMAT 23
TIME CODE 24
NETWORKING 25
PREFERENCES 29
SOFTWARE 29
OVERVIEW 31
WORK FLOW 31
DISPLAY OVERVIEW 32
RADAR VIEW 33
SESSION CONTROLLER DISPLAY 34
INDICATORS 34
VIEW MANAGEMENT 35
ON SCREEN HELP 36
ENTERING VALUES 37
NUMERIC KEYPAD 37
ARROW KEYS 37
NAVIGATING MENUS 38
MENU/PREV 38
KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS 38
CANCELING A SELECTION 38
MENUS 38
SUB-MENUS 38
DIALOGS 39
DIRECT ACCESS KEYS 39
DISK MANAGEMENT 39
MOUNTING AND UNMOUNTING DISKS 39
SHOW DISK SPACE 40
RECLAIM SPACE 40
ERASE ALL AUDIO 41
DISK MODE 41
DISK DIAGNOSTICS 42
SCAN SCSI BUS 42
INITIALIZE DISK 42
CHECK DISK 43
REPAIR DISK 44
CHECK PROJECT 44
REALTIME ERRORS 44
COPY HARD DISKS 45
VERIFY HARD DISKS 46
CONFIGURE DEBUG 46
SAVE DEBUG 47
PROJECT MANAGEMENT 47
GOTO PROJECT 47
NEW PROJECT 48
COPY PROJECT 48
DELETE PROJECT 48
NAME PROJECT 48
RENUMBER PROJECT 49
TRACK MANAGEMENT 49
NAMING TRACKS 49
FILE MANAGEMENT 50
EXPORT 50

IMPORT 51
BACKUP 51
RESTORE 54
DELETE BACKUPS 55
RECOVER BACKUPS 55
DELETE FOLDER 56
MACROS 56
FILE PREFS 58
FILE TRANSFER 59
DVD-RAM 59
SCSI DISK 60
CIFS SERVER 61
PEER-TO-PEER 62
FTP 63
TRANSPORT OPERATIONS 64
TRANSPORT KEYS 64
JOG/ SHUTTLE WHEEL 65
MOUSE JOG (KC-24 ONLY) 65
AUTO LOCATE MARKERS 66
AUTO PLAY 68
AUTO PUNCH 68
CYCLE 68
PRE ROLL 69
FOOT SWITCHES 69
RECORDING 69
RECORD MODE 69
MONITORING AND TRACK STATUS 70
AUTO PUNCH 71
UNDO/REDO 72
FOOT SWITCH (OPTIONAL) 72
CHASING TIME CODE 72
SYNC / OFFSET 73
CHASE / TC PREF 73
TC CAP (CALC) 74
VARI-SPEED 75
EDITING 77
OVERVIEW 77
THE CLIPBOARD 77
EDITING CROSSFADES 78
MARKING A TIME REGION 79
SELECTING TRACKS 80
EDITING FUNCTIONS 80
MACRO KEYS 88
QWERTY KEYBOARD 88
RADARLINK 88
SOFTWARE VERSIONS 89
ID NUMBERS 89
RADARLINK ENABLE/DISABLE 89
LINK MODE 90
SOLO MODE 90
PROJECT NUMBERS MUST MATCH 92
SYNCHRONIZATION 92
EDITING IN LINK MODE 92
MENU TREE OVERVIEW 93
MENU ITEM QUICK REFERENCE 96
MAIN MENU 96
SYSTEM MENU 96
SYNC MENU 98
DIG I/O MENU 104
FILE MENU 108
PROJECT MENU 110
EDIT MENU 115
PREFERENCES MENU 120
DIAGNOSTICS MENU 126
HELP 127
SHUTDOWN RADAR 128
REMOTE KEYBOARD KEYS 128
SESSION CONTROLLER 128
KC-24 KEYBOARD 139
INDEX 142
NOTES 145

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Introduction
Welcome to RADAR24, the professional’s choice for multitrack hard disk recording! Although you’ll
probably want to get started right away, we recommend that you take a few minutes and familiarize yourself
with this manual. It will prove to be a valuable resource when you need answers quickly and it will help you to
get the most out of your new RADAR24.
How to Use This Manual
The manual is broken into four sections entitled INTRODUCTION, SYSTEM SETUP, OPERATIONS AND
REFERENCE. The SYSTEM SETUP section takes you through the physical placement and connection of your
unit and any configuration work that may be required to integrate RADAR24 with the rest of your system.
The OPERATIONS section provides all of the information necessary to turn you into an instant RADAR24
power user. The REFERENCE section gives you detailed descriptions of the menu structure, menu functions
and the direct access keys.
Additional resources are available from the Support section of our website at www.recordingtheworld.com.
While you’re there make sure and join the iZ Forum. It’s a dynamic group of RADAR24 users and iZ
technical support staff. You’re sure to get some great information there!
Conventions
The following text conventions are used throughout this manual. This information applies to both the
Session Controller and the KC-24 remote keyboard.
Examples:
1. Remote keys:
ENTER
2. Remote keys with a shifted function: PASTE(LISTEN)
3. Press and hold modifier keystroke: SHIFT+PASTE(LISTEN)
4. Menu paths:
MAIN / PROJ MENU / SAMPLE RATE
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5. Menu selections and dialogs: SAMPLE RATE: 48 KHZ
6. Object Names: Session Controller
7. Rear panel labels and connectors: WORDCLOCK
8. Manual references: OPERATIONS: ENTERING VALUES
Overview
RADAR24 is a third generation, 24-track hard disk recorder known around the world for its reliability, ease
of use and exceptional audio quality. Anyone with experience using a professional tape recorder will feel right
at home using RADAR24. Both the KC-24 keyboard and the Session Controller professional remote
provide rugged transport controls and intuitive, one key access to most RADAR24 functions.
Features:
! Superb analog I/O. Choose from the 24-channel Classic 48 kHz, Nyquist 96 kHz or S-Nyquist
192 kHz board sets.
! 24-channel digital I/O using the iZ Technology AES/EBU, TDIF or ADATLightpipe cards.
! Seamless/ gapless punch in and punch out recording on all 24 tracks.
! Non-destructive audio recording and editing with up to 99 levels of undo.
! Degradation free copy and transfer of digital audio.
! Export RADAR24 audio to the industry standard BWF (Broadcast Wave) format.
! Integrated SVGA video output provides a heads up view of important project information,
project timeline overview and high-performance real-time audio waveforms.
! Integrated Ethernet for server backup, export and file transfer.
! Factory installed backup device for archiving RADAR24 projects.
! 2 channel AES/EBU, S/PDIF digital audio I/O
! Full compliment of professional sync options including Word Clock/Video Sync, balanced LTC
and Sony9-pin.

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Front Panel
RADAR24has a simple front panel layout due to the products remote-centric design philosophy.
Diagram 1.0 - RADAR
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24 Front Panel Controls & Indicators (unit shown with DVD-RAM backup device installed)
! POWER ON/OFF SWITCH
It is recommended that you choose SHUTDOWN RADAR from the MAIN MENU prior to powering down the
system using the front panel power switch.
! FLOPPY DRIVE
High-density 3.5” floppy disk drive for software upgrades and of text file import/export.
! DRIVE BAY 1
Holds a single high-capacity hard disk drive in a removable carrier.
! DRIVE BAY 2
2X DVD-RAM or optional backup approved backup device.
IMPORTANT NOTE: System software has been pre-installed on the internal hard disk. It
is not necessary to put the supplied system software diskettes in the floppy disk drive.
Please keep the supplied diskettes in a safe place in case it becomes necessary to re-
install the system software in the future.

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Rear Panel
The rear panel of the RADAR24 provides a wealth of professional sync and audio I/O options.
Diagram 1.1 RADAR
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24Rear Panel Labeling (unit shown with optional multi-channel AES/EBU, TDIF and analog I/O boards)
! REFERENCE SYNC
Reference sync signals are input via the WORDCLOCK/VIDEO, TDIF WORD SYNC, the 2-channel AES/EBU
connector or the connectors of any installed multi-channel digital I/O boards. See SYSTEM SETUP:
CONFIGURATION: SYNC REFERENCE for detailed information.
! DIGITAL I/O
All RADAR24 units are equipped with 2 channels of digital audio I/O that can utilize either the
AES/EBU or S/PDIF interface formats. Optional multi-channel I/O cards are available for the AES/EBU,
TDIF and ADAT
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LIGHTPIPE formats. See SYSTEM SETUP: CONFIGURATION: DIGITAL I/O FORMAT for
detailed information.
! POSITIONAL SYNC
Both MTC (MIDI Time Code) and LTC (SMPTE) can be used for positional synchronization. See
OPERATIONS: CHASING TIME CODE for detailed information.
! CARD CAGE
The card cage contains the Ethernet, SVGA, PS/2, USB, external SCSI, 9-pin and RADARLINK
connectors. See SYSTEM SETUP: MAKING CONNECTIONS for detailed information.
! ANALOG I/O
The optional analog I/O boards use six female 25-pin D-Sub connectors to provide 24 channels of
balanced audio I/O. See SYSTEM SETUP: MAKING CONNECTIONS for detailed information.