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User manual for Cantar-X1 & X2 v2.15 2008 March 28
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K e e p i n To u c h
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
D e s c r i p t i o n
Permanently accessible faders
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Bottom connections
p.5
Swiveling front panel buttons
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In-Grids and Out-Maps
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Pan-pots
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Circular modulometers for T1–T6 p.8
Rectangular screen
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Triple crown
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Operating positions
MainSelector 'West'
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MainSelector buttons
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STOP
Power
Starting and stopping
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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
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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
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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)
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TEST
Mic Phantom power
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Limiters, Inversion
p.16
Filters and attenuators
p.16
Differential delays
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Mic Coupling
p.17
Stereo pairs & Surround
p.17
Tuning the balances
p.17
Mixer panpots
p.17
Mixer sliders & modulos
p.17
M/S monitoring
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Track disarming
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Headphone level
p.18
Line-out/Foldback level
p.18
Rec&Play
rehearsal
p.18
PPR
Pre-Post-Record
Pre-record buffer
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Metadata entry
p.19
Track names
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After recording
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File splitting
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Last take erasure
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Remote Roll
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Remote control PDA/keyboard
p.21
REC
Record
Modulometers
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Solos of the inputs
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Solos of the tracks
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Locking all faders
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Reference Tone generator
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Talkback mic
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Warning beeps
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Take-type
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Record tally
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Record by LTC (remote roll)
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AutoSlate
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Markers
p.23
Record with playback
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PLAY
Commands
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LTC for VTR chase
p.24
Play-card
creation
p.24
BROWSE
File Indexing
Metadata editing
p.25
Wake up HDD !
p.25
Play-file
indexing
p.25
O p e r a n d p o s i t i o n s
MainSelector 'East'
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IN-GRIDS
Routing the Inputs
T1–T6 In-grid creation
p.27
Track disarming
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T7 T8 In-grid selection
p.28
16-Track by Word clock
p.28
AES sample rate converters
p.28
OUT-MAPS
Routing the Outputs
Out-map creation
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Tracks to outputs
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Inputs to outputs
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The monitoring crown
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Digi 1to Digi 8 outputs
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AUDIO/TC
Audio parameters
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Timecode parameters
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TECHSET
Day-in, day-out 'technicals'
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Software install
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SESSION
Project selection/creation
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HDD formatting
p.36
DVD-RAM formatting, Scan disk
p.37
Sound-Report
p.37
BACKUP
IdleCopy, Backup@Call, PolyStore p.39
File treatments
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File rescuing
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T u t o r i a l s
Burners, Media and Drives
p.42
Routings examples, Surround 5.1 p.43
Video and Audio sync
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Record with Playback
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C o m p a n i o n s
Tarkan
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CantaRem
p.48
R.can-w
p.49
OriginC, GMT
p.50
Majax, IndawPass
p.51
PostChain, Titan-3
p.51
Connectors & Accessories
p.52
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