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User manual for Cantar-X1 & X2 v2.15 2008 March 28
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07 Record Beep
None Start only Start+Stop
Single beep on ‘start’, double beep on ‘stop’.
The double beep is useful to warn you when the video cam-
era stops, while recording in Remote Roll by LTC.
It is also a means to tell your boom to keep the mike in the
same position since you are still recording the background
noise after the director's 'CUT!'.
08 Clip Detect
Beep On Beep Off
09 No Ext TC
Beep On Beep Off
Activated if the external clock is missing while in External Clock
mode. The beep is automatically disabled while recording ‘w’
(wild track) takes.
10 Beep Route
Phones, Ph+Line-out, Ph+Foldback, Ph+Lo+Fb
11 Beep Level
0dB
to
-60dB
12 Meter Speed
1 Fast 2 3 Med 4 5 Slow
Select ‘5 Slow’ in low temperature conditions.
13 Peak Hold
(peak hold duration)
0.5 sec
to
5 sec
14 Bat L Alert
15 Bat R Alert
10.8 Volt
to
14.0 Volt
Each battery can be set to its own alert level. Automatic
switch-over occurs 300mV below the battery alert level.
Once one or both batteries’ voltage drops below the alert
level, a two beep alarm is sent to the headphones.
NiMH battery alert should be set to
10.8V
(10.5V switch-
over), and Li-Ion alert to
12.7V
(12.4V switch-over).
16 HDD Pwr Dwn
Aftr 1min
to
Aftr 255min
In STOP, the HDD eats half of Cantar's power, it is wise
to put it to sleep. While in sleep, the ‘three-platter’ icon
blinks. Go to TEST to wake-up the HDD; it will be up to
speed within 3 to 10 seconds, the pre-record buffer hides
this speed ramp-up. Cantar’s cold start from a totally un-
powered machine to recording is a blazing 2 to 3 seconds.
note:
during IdleCopy the HDD doesn't go to sleep.
17 Serial Com
Factory Bluetooth
‘Factory’ for maintenance techs, ‘Bluetooth’ for PDAs.
note:
on Cantar-X2, the Ethernet interface is permanently
active.
18 FactryReset
No Yes
All menu parameters are reset to their factory default.
19 MaxFileSize
260MB 690MB 2GB 4GB
The current file is closed and the next one opened when
the set limit is reached, without losing a single sample.
Four lengths are available: 260MB (1 track for 30 min @
24-bit / 48kHz), 690MB (for 700MB CD-Rs), 2GB (FAT32
basic limit), 4GB (Indaw max file size). You also have the
choice of triggering the jump yourself by swiftly changing
from REC to PPR and back to REC.
20 Show Temp
Temperature is displayed on this screen until you exit this item.
• Lcd+02
The heater option displays the circular LCD's temperature that
the heaters control. It takes about fifteen minutes to reach the
+2°C to +4°C equilibrium in a -15°C environment. To save
power, Cantar should be in a carrying bag, preferably with
insulation. Also, it is recommended that you set TECHSET.12
‘Meter Speed’ to ‘
5 Slow
’.
• Hdd-12
This is the Cantar internal temperature. Below -5°C, it is
recommended to replace the standard Travelstar HDD with
a low temp disk such as the 40GB Hitachi Endurastar
or a solid state disk (p.42). Below -15°C (or higher than
5,000m altitude, or very bumpy environments), use an SSD
(see p.42).
TECHSET 2,
