Eventide VR240 User manual

EVENTIDE

VR240

QUICK

REFERENCE

GUIDE

EVENTIDE

240

QUICK

REFERENCE

GUIDE

The

240

records

analog

audio

signals

that

are

converted

digital

format.

The

digital

audio

data

rst

recorded

onto

the

internal

hard

disk.

After

three

channel

hours

audio

data

recorded,

the

hard

disk

downloads

the

fiill

three

hours

recorded

the

DAT

tape

drive

(s).

The

hard

disk

available

for

quick

playback

anytime

well

serving

full

backup

the

DAT

tape

drive

(s).

Please

refer

the

manual

for

proper

DAT

tape

selection

and

detailed

operational

descriptions.

FORMAT

TAPE:

All

new

DAT

tapes

must

formatted

before

they

can

recorded

on.

This

takes

about

minutes

tape.

Formatting

can

running

the

same

time

recording

occurring

the

hard

disk

and

other

drive.

DAT

tapes

that

have

been

formatted

and

recorded

need

not

reformatted

use

them

over

again.

Eventide

Upper:

Tape

Unreadable

Controls

GoTo

Drive

Resume

Softkeys

□ □ □ □

Load

new

tape

into

the

drive.

When

complete

the

display

will

read

Tape

Unreadable''.

Press

the

"Next"

hard

key

until

you

see

"FrepTape"

the

display.

Eventide

Upper:

Tape

Unreadable

<Syslnfo

Tapelnfo

Config

PrepTape>

-Softkeys

□ □ □

□

Press

the

"PrepTape"

soft

key.

Eventide

Prepare

Upper

Copy Format

Makelndex

Quit

—Softkeys

□ □ □ □

Press

the

"Format"

soft

key.

2/16/98

Eventide

ERASE

ALL

DATA

TAPE!

Yes

Cancel

Softkeys

□ □ □ □

Press

the

"Yes"

soft

key

and

formatting

will

begin.

RECORDING:

Eventide

Upper:

Ready

Controls

GoTo

Drive

Resume

-Softkeys-

Nwrt

□

□ □ □

With

formatted

tape

installed

the

drive

status

the

display

will

indicate

"Ready".

Press

the

"Red

Record"

hard

key

located

under

the

DAT

tape

drives.

Eventide

Upper:

Start

Recording?

Yes

Cancel

-Softkeys—

□ □ □ □

Press

the

"Yes"

soft

key

begin

recording.

PLAYBACK

FROM

THE

HARD

DISK;

The

internal

hard

disk

the

240

provides

record

buffering

and

playback

functions

simultaneously.

Therefore

all

and

play

functions

listed

below

can

used

while

the

hard

disk

continues

record

the

buffer

and

download

recorded

audio

the

DAT

drives.

Please

note

that

the

240

collects

channel

hours

audio

data

before

the

automatic

download

occurs.

therefore

possible

have

recorded

audio

data in

the

RECORD

BUFFER

that

has

not

been

downloaded

the

DAT.

This

especially

important

remember

when

DAT

tape

full

and

new

one

inserted^

whatever

the

3-channel

hour

buffer

the

tape

full

condition

will

downloaded

the

new

DAT.

All

channel

hour

quantities

this

explanation

assume

the

16Kbs-sample

rate.

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■

PLAY

FROM

THE

RECORD

BUFFER

Eventide

Disk:

Ready

Controls

GoTo

Drive

SaveMsg

Softkeys

□ □ □ □

Use

the

"Next/Previous"

screen

keys

locate

the

"Drive"

soft

key

the

main

display.

Depress

the

"Drive"

soft

key

until

you

see

"Disk"

the

upper

left-hand

comer

the

display.

Eventide

Disk:

Ready

TimeAjd

Syslnfo

PlayBack

StopReO

Softkeys

□

□ □ □

Use

the

"Next/Previous"

screen

keys

"Playback"

the

display.

Press

the

"Playback"

soft

key.

Eventide

Record

Buffer

Select

Cancel

Softkeys

□ □ □ □

Use

the

"Next/Previous"

soft

keys

until

you

see

"Record

Buffer"

the

top

left-hand

display.

Press

the

"Select"

soft

key.

The

main

record

buffer

the

hard

disk

now

selected

for

and

playback.

There

are

now

two

ways

begin

playing

audio.

They

Are:

•

Direct

Playback

•

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DIRECT

PLAYBACK

FROM

HARD

DISK:

Eventide

Disk:

Ready

Controls

GoTo

Drive

SaveMsg

-Softkeys

□ □ □ □

you

now

press

the

"Play"

hard

key

under

the

drives,

audio

will

begin

playing

the

last

channels

you

had

selected

listen

to.

Use

the

"PlayChan"

soft

key

enable/disable

play

channels

and

the

"Volume"

soft

key

adjust

the

loudness.

Eventide

Playing

Record

Buffer

Time/Date

Pause

GoTo

Nextmsg

Scan>

-Softkeys-

□ □ □ □

You

can

use

the

hard

"Fast

Forward"

and

"Rewind"

keys

move

through

the

recorded

audio

two

different

speeds.

(Each

time

you

depress

the

hard

key

the

fastest

speed

will

selected).

You

may

also

use

the

soft

"Next

Message",

"Play/Pause"

keys.

The

top

line

the

displays

now

reads

"Playing

Record

Buffer"

along

with

the

Hour,

Minute,

Second,

Day,

Month,

and

Year.

TO;

Eventide

Record

Buffer

Time/Date

<Time/Date

Chan

Quit

-Softkeys

□ □ □ □

you

press

the

"Go

To"

soft

key

the

top

line

the

display

reads

"Search

Record

Buffer".

The

"Time/Date"

and

"Channel

soft

keys

are

also

displayed.

Press

the

"Time/Date"

soft

key

and

enter

time/date

automatically

searched

the

play

channel

you

have

selected.

All

the

controls

shown

direct

playback

are

available,

once

you

begin

playing

back

the

selected

time/date.

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Press

the

"Channel

soft

key

and

enable

the

channel

number

you

want

and

playback

will

automatically

begin

playing

audio

that

channel.

Once

you

are

play,

all

the

controls

shown

direct

playback

are

available

use.

SAVE

CLIPBOARD;

Eventide

Paused

Record

Buffer

Time/Date

<Volume

PlayChan

Drive

SaveClipbd>

Softkej^

□ □ □ □

While

playing

back

the

"Record

Buffer*'

"DAT

Tape

Drive"

and

playback

"Paused"

the

"Save

ClipBd"

soft

key

will

appear

the

display.

Depressing

this

soft

key

direct

the

240

copy

all

channels

that

point

forward

the

"Clipboard"

buffer

the

hard

disk.

This

will

continue

copy

until

2.18

channels

hours

recorded

audio

has

been

re-recorded

the

end

recording

reached.

This

re-recorded

material

will

remain

the

buffer

until

you

direct

another

"Save

Clipboard"

session

and

recorded

over.

This

ature

used

most

often

when

incident

recorded

DAT

tape

needs

reviewed

depth

and

much

easier

the

hard

disk.

PLAY

FROM

THE

CLIPBOARD

BUFFER:

Eventide

Clipboard

Select

Cancel

Softke)^

□ □ □ □

Use

"Neit/Previous"

screen

keys

"Playback"

soft

key.

Press

the

"Playback"

soft

key

and

use

the

"Next/Previous"

soft

keys

imtil

you

see

"Clipboard"

the

top

left-

hand

side

the

display.

Press

the

"Select"

soft

key.

The

hard

disk

"Clipboard

Buffer"

now

selected

for

playback.

All

the

playback

functions

described

"Direct

Playback"

are

now

available.

2/16/98

SAVE

MESSAGE:

Eventide

Drive

Recording

0000

Time/Date

<Controls

SetMem

SaveMsg

Recall

Softkeys

□ □

While

the

240

the

"Record"

mode

"SaveMsg"

soft

key

displayed.

Depressing

that

soft

key

will

activate

the

pron:q)t

"What

Channel?"

Keying

channel

number

will

direct

the

240

copy

the

last

message

tlmt

channel

the

ending

time

backwards

towards

the

beginning

the

"Save

Message"

buffers

the

hard

disk.

The

re-recording

will

continue

until

silence

reached,

indicating

the

beginning

the

message

channel

minutes

audio.

This

recorded

audio

will

saved

into

the

vacant

"Save

Message"

buffer

the

total

sixteen

available

buffers.

all

buffers

are

fiill,

will

recorded

over

the

oldest

audio

the

buffers.

PLAY

FROM

THE

SAVED

MESSAGES

BUFFER:

Eventide

Msg

TimeDate

Select

Cancel

Softkeys

□ □ □ □

Use

"Next/Previous"

screen

keys

"Playback"

soft

key.

Press

the

"Playback"

soft

key

and

use

the

"Next/Previous"

soft

keys

until

you

see

"MSG

the

top

left

hand

side

the

display.

Press

the

"Select"

soft

key.

The

hard

disk

"Save

Message

Buffer

now

selected

for

playback.

The

beginning

time/date

the

recorded

audio

saved

that

buffer

shown

the

display.

Repeat

steps

select

any

the

remaining

"Save

Message"

buffers.

All

the

playback

functions

described

"Direct

Playback"

are

now

available.

| |

2/16/98

INSTANT

RECALL

PLAY;

Eventide

Drive

Recording

0000

Time/Date

Controls

SetMem

SaveMsg

Recall

—Softkeys-

□ □ □ □

When

the

240

the

record

mode,

the

"Recair

soft

key

displayed

the

lower

right

soft

key

position.

Depressing

the

"Recall**

soft

key

activates the

prompt

the

display

"Recall

Channel:

#**

and

"Next/Previous**.

Depress

the

"Next/Previous**

soft

keys

until

the

desired

channel

displayed.

Depressing

the

"Select**

soft

key

will

direct

the

240

begin

playing

audio

seconds

back

the

command

time

the

"Record

Buffer**

the

hard

disk.

The

functions

available

now

are

"Fast

Forward**,

"Fast

Rewind**,

"Play/Pause**

and

"Quit**.

There

are

speeds

forward

and

fast

rewind

selected

repeated

depressions

the

soft

keys.

"Quit**

returns

you

automatically

the

main

menu.

PLAYBACK

FROM

THEDAT

TAPE:

Its

good

idea

open

the

write

protect

tab

tape

before

playback

assure

that

accidental

erasure

reformatting

cannot

occur.

Load

DAT

tape

into

the

drive

you

have

selected

for

playback.

Eventide

Upper:

Ready

(Write

Protected)

Controls

GoTo

Drive

SysInfo>

Softkeys

□ □ □ □

Press

the

"Controls"

soft

key.

Eventide

Controls

Volume

Monitor

Lock

Quit

Softkeys

□ □ □ □

Press

the

"Next"

hard

key.

2/16/98

Eventide

Controls

Label

PlayChan

LongBeep

Quit

Softkeys

□ □ □ □

Press

the

"PlayChan"

soft

key.

"Enable"

the

channel

(s)

you

wish

play

om.

Press

the

"Done"

soft

key.

Press

the

"Quit"

soft

key.

Press

the

"GoTo"

softkey

Eventide

Upper:

<Time/Date

Chan#

Memory#

Quit

Softkeys—

□

□ □ □

Press

the

"Time/Date"

soft

key.

Eventide

Time:

HMSDMY

<Cursor

Decrease

Increase

Done

Softkeys

□

□ □

Enter

the

Time/Date

you

wish

for

using

either

the

"Cursor",

"Increase",

and

"Decrease"

soft

keys

the

numeric

keypad.

Press

the

"Done"

soft

key.

2/16/98

Eventide

Upper:

For

HMSDMY

Start

Quit

Softkeys

□ □

Press

the

"Start"

soft

key

and

the

240

will

automatically

that

Time/Date

and

begin

playing

the

channel

(s)

you

had

selected.

Eventide

Upper:

Playing

000

HMSDMY

Pause

GoTo

NextMessage

Scan>

Softkeys

□ □ □ □

The

above

soft

key

functions

are

available

you

during

playback

well

the

following

ones.

Press

the

"Next"

hard

key.

Eventide

Upper:

Playing

000

HMSDMY

Volume

PlayChan

Drive

SetMem

Softkeys

□ □ □ □

Press

the

"Next"

hard

key.

Eventide

Upper:

Playing

000

HMSDMY

Tapelnfo

Syslnfo

Softkeys

□ □ □ □

2/16/98

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