iZ Technology RADAR 24 Operation Manual

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RADAR 24

OPERATIONS MANUAL

3.10 Manual written by Robin Leboe

 iZ Technology Corporation

214-8988 Fraserton Court, Burnaby, BC

Phone 800.776.1356 • Fax 604.430.5818

Contents

HOW TO USE 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

MACRO KEYS 88 QWERTY KEYBOARD 88 RADARLINK 88

MENU TREE OVERVIEW 93 MENU ITEM QUICK REFERENCE 96

REMOTE KEYBOARD KEYS 128

INDEX 142 NOTES 145

EDITING CROSSFADES 78 MARKING A TIME REGION 79 SELECTING TRACKS 80 EDITING FUNCTIONS 80

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

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

SESSION CONTROLLER 128 KC-24 KEYBOARD 139

Section

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 I R

EFERENCE

unit and any configuration work that may be required to integrate RADAR24 with the rest of your system. The O power user. The R 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:

2. Remote keys with a shifted function:

. The S

PERATIONS

YSTEM SETUP

section provides all of the information necessary to turn you into an instant RADAR24

EFERENCE

ENTER

section takes you through the physical placement and connection of your

section gives you detailed descriptions of the menu structure, menu functions

PASTE(LISTEN)

NTRODUCTION

, S

YSTEM SETUP

, O

PERATIONS AND

3. Press and hold modifier keystroke

4. Menu paths:

MAIN / PROJ M ENU / SAM PLE R ATE

: SHIFT+PASTE(LISTEN)

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5. Menu selections and dialogs:

SAMPLE RATE: 48 KHZ

6. Object Names: Session Controller

7. Rear panel labels and connectors:

8. Manual references: O

PERATIONS

WORDCLOCK

: E

NTERING 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 wavefor ms.

! 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24 has a simple front panel layout due to the products remote-centric design philosophy.

Diagram 1.0

RADA R

! POWER ON/O FF SWITCH

It is recommended that you choose 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 inter nal 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.



24 Front Panel Controls & Indicators

SHUTDOWN RADAR

(unit shown with DVD-RAM backup device installed)

from the

MAIN MENU

prior to powering down the

9999

Rear Panel

The rear panel of the RADAR24 provides a wealth of professional sync and audio I/O options.

Diagram 1.1 RADAR

! REFERENCE SYNC

Reference sync signals are input via the connector or the connectors of any installed multi-channel digital I/O boards. See S C

ONFIGURATION

! DIGIT AL I/O

All RADAR24 units are equipped with 2 channels of digital audio I/O that can utilize either the

AES/EBU TDIF

and

ADAT LIGHTPIPE

detailed information.

! POSIT ION AL SYNC

Both O

PERATIONS

! CARD CAGE

(MIDI Time Code) and

MTC



24 Rear Panel Labeling

: S

YNC REFERENCE

interface formats. Optional multi-channel I/O cards are available for the

S/PDIF

formats. See S

: C

HASING TIME CODE

(unit shown with optional multi-channel AES/EBU, TDIF and analog I/O boards)

WORDCLOCK/VIDEO, TDIF WORD SYNC

, the 2-channel

for detailed information.

YSTEM SETUP

(SMPTE) can be used for positional synchronization. See

LTC

: C

ONFIGURATION

: D

IGITAL

for detailed information.

YSTEM SETUP

I/O F

ORMAT

AES/EBU

for

The card cage contains the Ethernet, SVGA, PS/2, USB, external SCSI, 9-pin and RADARLINK connectors. See S

! ANALOG I/O

YSTEM SETUP

The optional analog I/O boards use six female 25-pin D-Sub connectors to provide 24 channels of balanced audio I/O. See S

: M

AKING CONNECTIONS

YSTEM SETUP

for detailed information.

: M

AKING CONNECTIONS

101010

for detailed information.

Section

System Setup

This section of the manual will help you get RADAR24 up and running in your studio as quickly as possible.

Installation

Once you have unpacked the RADAR24 please make sure to keep the box and all of the associated packaging materials. In the unlikely event that your unit needs to be returned for service or repair, using the original shipping box will ensure that it makes the return journey in good condition.

Make sure to consider the following before installation:

! Power supply fans and hard drives make a certain amount of noise, locating the main RADAR24

unit outside of the control room is ideal.

! AES/EBU digital lines and the Session Controller extension cable can be run for about 33 meters. ! ADAT optical and TDIF digital audio connections will limit the distance between RADAR and the

mixing console to approximately 10 meters.

! If you plan on using a monitor you will need an SVGA monitor and an SVGA extension cable if you

are putting RADAR24 in a machine room.

! Make sure that you have a reliable, properly grounded A.C. power source for the RADAR24. An

Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) is a fabulous idea!

Making Connections

Now that you’ve decided on where to place RADAR24 in your studio, it’s time to get hooked up. The exact connections you’ll need will vary depending on the configuration of your unit so we’ve listed them all! Wiring diagrams for interfacing RADAR24 are available at our website at www.recordingtheworld.com.

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A.C. Power

Connect RADAR24 to the A.C. mains using the supplied power cord. The power switch is located on the left side of the front panel. See D

IAGRAM

1.0.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Make sure the

VOLTAGE SELECTOR

switch on the rear panel is set

to the appropriate setting before applying power to the unit. Incorrect v oltage settings ar e

an electrical and fire hazard and can cause ir repar able damage to y our uni t.

SCSI

Insure that the Active Terminator is attached securely to the external SCSI connector on the rear of the unit. If additional external SCSI devices are used, remove the terminator, connect the devices and place the terminator on the last device in the chain.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Make sure that the last device in the SCSI chain is terminated using the supplied active terminator. Incorrect termination can cause BAD things to

happen to your audio.

Sync Reference

Sync reference is one of the keys to reliable digital audio interfacing and accurate positional synchronization.

WORDCLOCK/ VIDEO

Word clock and video sync can both be used as external clock sources for the RADAR24. The

VIDEO-IN

MENU / SYNC REF

connector accepts either a word clock or a video sync source. The current selection in

determines which of these formats will be used as the external sync source.

WORDCLOCK/

MAIN / SYNC

Word clock is a clock signal running at the same frequency as the sampling frequency of the digital audio being transferred or recorded. It enables multiple digital devices to be locked together so that audio can be reproduced, transferred and recorded without any digital noise or interfer ence.

To slave RADAR

1. Connect a word clock source to the

2. Use the



to external word clock:

MENU/PREV

, arrow keys and

WORDCLOCK/ VIDEO–IN

ENTER

key to go to the

using a 75-ohm BNC terminated cable.

MAIN / PROJ M EN U / SAM PLE R ATE

, menu and

make sure that the project sample rate matches the incoming word clock frequency.

3. Press the keys and

SYNC/OFFSET

ENTER

key to go to the

key on the Session Controller or KC-24 or use the

4. Use the arrow keys to select

MAIN / SYNC MENU / SYNC REFERENCE

SYNC REFERENCE: WORDCLK : 48 KHZ

menu and hit the

and press the

MENU/PREV

ENTER

key.

ENTER

key, arrow

key.

Note: The word clock frequency value displayed in the Sync Reference dialog will depend on the sampling rate of the

current project NOT the rate of the incoming word clock signal.

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Video sync, also known as house sync or black burst, is used to ensure a known and accurate synchronization relationship exists between RADAR



To slave RADAR

24 to external video sync:

1. Connect the video sync source to the



24 and all the other devices in the studio, especially video equipment.

WORDCLOCK/ VIDEO – IN

connector using a 75-ohm BNC terminated cable. If RADAR24 is the last device in the chain make sure to terminate the video sync connection using the 75-ohm terminator switch on the rear panel.

2. Use the

MENU/PREV

, arrow keys and

ENTER

key to go to the

MAIN / SYNC MENU / TC SETTINGS

menu and

make sure that the current project time code rate matches the incoming video sync frequency.

3. Press the keys and

SYNC/OFFSET

ENTER

key to go to the

key on the Session Controller or KC-24 or use the

4. Use the arrow keys to select

MAIN / SYNC MENU / SYNC REFERENCE

SYNC REFERENCE: NTSC: 29.97

and press the

menu and hit the

ENTER

MENU/PREV

key.

ENTER

key, arrow

key.

Note: The video sync frequency value displayed in the Sync Reference dialog will depend on the time code rate setting of the

sync menu NOT the rate of the incoming video sync signal.

Word clock signal supplied to the

WORDCLOCK/ VIDEO-OUT/THRU

connector. In situations where RADAR24 should act as the clock master, word clock can also be output from the connector can be changed in the

MAIN / SYNC MENU / SYNC REF OUTPUT

WORDCLOCK/ VIDEO-IN

WORDCLOCK/ VIDEO-OUT/THRU

can be passed on to other devices using the

connector. The function of the

setting.

OUT/THRU

To switch between word clock out and thru:

1. Use the and press the

MENU/PREV

ENTER

key, arrow keys and key.

2. Use the right and left arrow keys to select

SMPTE / MTC

ENTER

OUT

key to go to the

and press the

THRU

MAIN / SYNC MENU / SYNC REF OUTPUT

ENTER

key.

Although SMPTE and MTC are primarily positional synchronization references, in some situations it is necessary for RADAR24 to track less than ideal timing sources such as a 2” multitrack recorder or MIDI sequencer. In this instance RADAR24 uses the incoming time code as a clock reference as well. When referenced to SMPTE or MTC the RADAR24 will track any variations in the speed of the master flawlessly.

To slave RADAR

1. Connect the SMPTE time code source to the unbalanced XLR terminated cable. Connect the MTC source to the

2. Use the



24 to SMPTE time code or MTC:

MENU/PREV

, arrow keys and

ENTER

LTC: SMPTE / EBU

key to go to the

connector using a balanced or

using a MIDI cable.

MIDI IN

MAIN / SYNC MENU / TC SETTINGS

menu and

make sure that the time code rate matches the incoming time code signal.

3. Press the

REFERENCE

SYNC/OFFSET

and press the

key on the Session Controller or KC-24 or go to

ENTER

key.

MAIN / SYNC MENU / SYNC

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4. Use the arrow keys to select

SYNC REFERENCE: SMPTE 30

key.

Note: The time code frequency value displayed in the Sync Reference dialog will depend on the time code rate setting of the

Sync Menu NOT the rate of the incoming time code signal.

AES 2 - CHA NNEL

The

AES/EBU

input on the rear panel is used for transferring digital audio. I t can als o be us ed to receive a clock

signal from a master clock or another digital audio device.

To slave RADAR

1. Connect the AES/EBU source to the



24 to an external AES/EBU clock source:

AES/ EBU IN

cable.

2. Press the and

3. Use the arrow keys to select

S/PDIF 2 - CHANNEL

SYNC/OFFSET

ENTER

key to go to the

key on the Session Controller or KC-24 or use the

MAIN / SYNC MENU / SYNC REFERENCE

SYNC REFERENCE: AES 2CH SYNC

SYNC REFERENCE: MTC 30

and press the

ENTER

connector using an XLR terminated digital audio

menu and press the

and press the

ENTER

MENU/PREV

ENTER

key.

, arrow keys

key.

The

input on the rear panel is used for transferring digital audio. It can also be used to receive a clock

S/PDIF

signal from a master clock or another digital audio device.

To slave RADAR

1. Connect the S/PDIF source to the

2. Press the and

3. Use the arrow keys to select

AES/EBU MULTI-CHANNEL

The

AES/EBU MULTI-CHANNEL



24 to an external S/PDIF clock source:

SYNC/OFFSET

ENTER

key to go to the

S/PDIF IN

key on the Session Controller or KC-24 or use the

MAIN / SYNC MENU / SYNC REFERENCE

SYNC REFERENCE: S/PDIF 2CH SYNC

connector using an RCA terminated digital audio cable.

menu and press the

and press the

inputs on the rear panel are used for transferring digital audio. They can also be

used to receive a clock signal from a master clock or another digital audio device.

To slave RADAR



24 to an external AES/EBU multi-channel clock source:

1. Connect the AES/EBU multi-channel source to the desired 25-pin D-sub the appropriate digital audio cable.

2. Press the and

SYNC/OFFSET

ENTER

key to go to the

key on the Session Controller or KC-24 or use the

MAIN / SYNC MENU / SYNC REFERENCE

menu and press the

MENU/PREV

ENTER

key.

AES/EBU

MENU/PREV

, arrow keys

ENTER

key.

connector using

, arrow keys

ENTER

key.

3. Use the arrow keys to select

SYNC REFERENCE: AES MULTI CH

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and press the

ENTER

key.

Note: If you do not have AES/EBU cards installed then you will get an alert dialog stating:

ADAT

The

INSTALLED

optical inputs on the rear panel can be used for transferring audio from other devices to the

ADAT

NO AES MULTI-CH CARDS

RADAR24 and they can be used as a clock source.

To slave RADAR

1. Connect the ADAT source to the desired optical

2. Press the and

3. Use the arrow keys to select

Note: If you do not have ADAT cards installed then you will get an alert dialog stating:

TDIF L/R IN

The

inputs on the rear panel can be used for transferring audio from other devices to the RADAR24

TDIF



24 to an external ADAT clock source:

SYNC/OFFSET

ENTER

key to go to the

ADAT IN

key on the Session Controller or KC-24 or use the

MAIN / SYNC MENU / SYNC REFERENCE

SYNC REFERENCE: ADAT

connector using a lightpipe cable.

menu and press the

and press the

ENTER

key.

NO ADAT CARDS INSTALLED

MENU/PREV

ENTER

, arrow keys

key.

and they can be used as a clock source. This clock is embedded in the TDIF audio signal and is a different clock than TDIF Word Sync.

To slave RADAR

1. Connect the TDIF source to the desired 25-pin D-sub



24 to an external TDIF L/R clock source:

connector using the appropriate digital

TDIF

audio cable.

2. Press the and

3. Use the arrow keys to select

SYNC/OFFSET

ENTER

key to go to the

key on the Session Controller or KC-24 or use the

MAIN / SYNC MENU / SYNC REFERENCE

SYNC REFERENCE: TDIF L/R IN

and press the

menu and press the

Note: If you do not have TDIF cards installed then you will get an alert dialog stating:

use purpose built TDIF cables, pin-to-pin cables will

TDIF WORD SYNC

The

TDIF WORD SYNC

input on the rear panel is used to provide a more reliable clock source when transferring

ENTER

NO TDIF CARDS INSTALLED

not

work!

MENU/PREV

ENTER

key.

, arrow keys

key.

. You MUST

digital audio between devices using TDIF. This clock is similar to a word clock but differs in its phase relationship to the data signal. It should not be confused with the embedded L/R data clock in the TDIF digital audio signal.

To slave RADAR

1. Connect the TDIF word sync source to the



24 to external TDIF Word Sync:

TDIF WORD SYNC

connector using a 75-ohm, BNC

terminated cable.

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2. Press the and

3. Use the arrow keys to select

SYNC/OFFSET

ENTER

key to go to the

key on the Session Controller or KC-24 or use the

MAIN / SYNC MENU / SYNC REFERENCE

SYNC REFERENCE: TDIF WORD SYNC

menu and press the

and press the

Note: If you do not have TDIF cards installed then you will get an alert dialog stating:

MENU/PREV

ENTER

key.

NO TDIF CARDS INSTALLED

, arrow keys

key.

Audio Cabling

Please always use the highest quality cables with your RADAR24. The cables described below are available on our website and in most music and pro audio stores around the world. Additionally, wiring diagrams are available for the do-it-yourselfer at www.recordingtheworld.com .

ANALOG

Analog cables for the RADAR24 share the same wiring scheme as analog cables for the T ASCAM DA-88 and other popular modular digital multitrack recorders. The RADAR24 end of each analog cable is a 25-pin D-sub connector that carries eight independent, balanced, line level audio signals. Altogether there ar e six cables required, three for input and three for output, for 24 channels of ultra-high quality analog audio I/O.

The other end of each analog cable typically breaks out to individual XLR or TRS connectors for connection to a console’s Tape Inputs and Buss Outputs. Another often-used approach is to wire directly into a patch bay for the ultimate in routing flexibility.

DIGITAL

There are several digital I/O options available for RADAR24 and each one has different cabling requirements.

AES/EBU 2-CHANNEL

The cable required for the AES/EBU 2-channel interface is an XLR terminated 110-ohm digital audio cable. One cable is required for 2 channels of input and an additional cable is required for 2 channels of output.

S/PDIF 2-CHANNEL

The cable required for the S/PDIF 2-channel interface is an RCA terminated 110-ohm digital audio cable. One cable is required for 2 channels of input and an additional cable is required for 2 channels of output.

AES MULTI-CHANNEL

The RADAR24 AES/EBU multi-channel I/O uses the same wiring scheme as the TASCAM DA-88 and other popular modular digital multitrack recorders. Both ends of each AES/EBU multi-channel cable are terminated with 25-pin D-sub connectors. Each cable carries eight channels of input and eight channels of output. Altogether there are three cables required for 24 channels of digital I /O. Another available cabling option breaks out to 4 male (8 outputs) and 4 female (8 inputs) XLR connectors. This type of cable is necessary for connecting to some types of mixers and certain digital audio workstations.

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TDIF

Audio: The RADAR24 TDIF I/O uses the same wiring scheme as the TASCAM DA-88 and other popular modular digital multitrack recorders. Both ends of each TDI F cable are terminated with a 25-pin D- sub connector. Each cable carries eight channels of input and eight channels of output. Altogether there are thr ee cables required for 24 channels of digital I/O.

Sync: In addition to the TDIF audio cabling requirements there is a TDIF word sync connection that may be necessary for interfacing under certain circumstances . This connection can be made us ing a 75-ohm, BNC terminated cable.

ADAT



Lightpipe connections can be made with any optical fiber that is approved for use with the Alesis ADAT system. Each fiber carries eight channels of digital audio. Thr ee input and three output Lightpipe fibers



provide 24 channels of ADAT

I/O.

Time Code

You can use either SMPTE or MTC (MIDI Time Code) formats for positional synchronization reference with RADAR24. All industry standard frame counts and frame rates are supported.

SMPTE

SMPTE, also known as LTC or Longitudinal Time Code, is connected using the XLR

connectors on the rear panel. The LTC inputs and outputs can be either balanced or unbalanced. The

OUT

LTC: SMPTE/EBU IN

and

LTC input has a sensitivity ranging between 100mV and 20V. The output is 1V peak to peak. This will produce a –7 VU meter reading on a +4 device like a professional analog tape machine.

Note: When using unbalanced lines, pin 3 should be connected to the shield.

MTC

MIDI time code is input and output using the

MIDI IN

and

MIDI OUT

connectors on the rear panel of the

RADAR24.

To switch between SMPTE and MTC time code formats:

1. Press

SHIFT+CHASE(TC PREF)

arrow keys and

ENTER

on the Session Controller or the KC-24 or use the

key to go to the

MAIN / SYNC MENU / TC SETTINGS

2. Use the right and left arrow keys to select

SMPTE

MTC

and press the

menu and press the

ENTER

key.

MENU/PREV

ENTER

key.

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Session Controller / KC-24

SESSION CONTROLLER

There are two connections required on the back panel of RADAR24 to attach the Session Controller remote cable.

Power: Insert the barrel plug of the Session Controller cable into the power receptacle labeled

REMOTE POWER

on the rear of the unit. Data: Attach the 9-pin D-sub connector of the Session Controller cable to the 9-pin receptacle located

directly above the SCSI terminator in the card cage section of the back panel.

KC –24 KEYBOARD

The KC-24 attaches to the RADAR24 using the keyboard’s connector plug and a 5-pin DIN adaptor. The keyboard receptacle, located just to the right of the A.C. power connector, is inset in a round hole labeled

KEYBOARD

Monitor (optional)

Any standard SVGA monitor (800x600 resolution) can be attached directly to the RADAR24. The monitor connection is a 15-pin D-sub connector located on the far left of the card cage section on the back panel.

RADARLINK

RADARLINK allows multiple RADAR units to be synchronized so that they can be operated together as a single machine. The 9-pin D-sub

RLINK IN

and

RLINK OUT

connectors used for RADARLINK are located on the far right hand side of the card cage section on the rear of the unit. Connection between two units can be made using the cable supplied with a multiple unit purchase or by using any 9-pin D-sub cable that is wired pin-to-pin. These can be purchased from iZ Technology or from an electronics or computer retailer in your area.

Note: Make sure that the cable is wired pin-to-pin! Some 9-pin cables have modified pin-outs and will not work for this

Ethernet

RADAR24 ships with a 10/100 Base T Ethernet card that can be used for backing up, tr ansferring and exporting files. You can connect to an NT server or connect to a PC or a Mac in a peer-to-peer configuration. The Ethernet card is located in the card cage just to the left of the Adr enaline card, which has the active SCSI terminator on it.

Machine Control

RADAR24 supports two formats of machine control, Sony 9-pin (RS-422) and MMC or MIDI Machine Control. These control protocols allow RADAR24 to be controlled from other equipment like video decks

application.

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or mixers. Sony 9-pin uses a 9-pin D-sub terminated cable to transmit transport, record status and other control information. MMC uses MIDI to transmit similar types of information.

To switch between 9-pin and MMC machine control formats:

1. Use the press the

MENU/PREV

ENTER

key.

, arrow keys and

2. Use the up and down arrow keys till

ENTER

SELECT TYPE

3. Use the right and left arrow keys to select

key to go to the

is displayed and press the

9-PIN

and press the

MMC

MAIN / SYNC MENU / MACHINE CONTROL

ENTER

key.

ENTER

key.

and

To enable or disable machine control:

1. Press

2. Use the up and down arrow keys till

SHIFT+RLINK(MCH CTL)

ENTER

key to go to the

on the Session Controller or use the

MAIN / SYNC MENU / MACHINE CONTROL

ENABLE/D ISABLE

3. If machine control is disabled pressing the pressing the

ENTER

key will disable it.

and press the

is displayed.

ENTER

key will enable it. If machine control is enabled

MENU/PREV

ENTER

key.

, arrow keys and

Configuration

Now that you have your RADAR24 hooked up and ready to go, we can help you make sure that the system settings are configured correctly for your situation.

Operating Level

You can match the input and output levels of RADAR24 with the input and output levels of other pieces of equipment in your studio. Although the inputs and outputs can be adjusted independently, all inputs share the same operating level. The same holds true for all of the outputs.

Because a zero meter reading on a digital recorder represents the absolute maximum level that can be recorded, a much lower nominal signal level should be specified. With analog VU meters, 0 VU represented this nominal signal level and above that there was “headroom”, which allowed for dynamic surges and transients. With today’s digital recorders a 0 VU signal level usually corresponds to a digital meter reading somewhere between –14 and –20. This is where the operating level of the RADAR24 comes in. There are four different settings for input level and four different settings for output level. They are:

+24 dBu – results in a digital meter reading of –20 when a 0 VU tone is applied +22 dBu – results in a digital meter reading of –18 when a 0 VU tone is applied +20 dBu – results in a digital meter reading of –16 when a 0 VU tone is applied +18 dBu – results in a digital meter reading of –14 when a 0 VU tone is applied

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To set the input and output operating levels:

1. Use the press the

MENU/PREV

ENTER

key.

, arrow keys and

2. Use the right and left arrow keys to select either

ENTER

key to go to the

AUDIO IN or AUDIO OUT

3. Use the up and down arrow keys to select the desired operating level and press the

MAIN / SYS MENU / AUDIO I/O LEVELS

ENTER

key.

and

Sync Reference

The sync reference setting will vary widely depending on the application and the configuration of your system. It will also depend on whether or not RADAR24 is the master or slave in your particular setup. You can gain instant access to the sync settings using the

To make RADAR



24 the digital audio sync master using the word clock output:

1. Ensure that a word clock cable is connected to the

2. Press the

ENTER

SYNC

key on the Session Controller or KC-24 or use the

key to go to the

MAIN / SYNC MENU / SYNC REFERENCE

3. Use the arrow keys to select

4. Use the and press the

MENU/PREV

ENTER

key, arrow keys and key.

SYNC

key on the Session Controller and the KC-24.

WORDCLOCK/ VIDEO – OUT/THRU

SYNC REFERENCE: INTERNAL

ENTER

key to go to the

MENU/PREV

menu and press the

and press the

ENTER

MAIN / SYNC MENU / SYNC REF OUTPUT

connector.

key, arrow keys and

ENTER

key.

5. Use the right and left arrow keys to select

and press the

OUT

ENTER

key.

For digital audio transfers to a digital mixer or other digital audio device a reliable clock source is mandatory. Without proper data synchronization digital audio will exhibit pops, clicks and other unpleasant artifacts. In a film or video post environment video sync is usually distributed to all the video, audio and clock devices in the studio to ensure that every thing is synchronous with the video signal right down to the sample level. For synchronizing with analog tape decks that exhibit fluctuations in transport speed, RADAR24 can even reference to the incoming SMPTE signal. In this configuration RADAR24 will fluctuate right along with the analog master ensuring perfect synchronization at all times!

To slave RADAR

1. Ensure that a word clock source is connected to the your projects sample rate in the



24 to external word clock:

MAIN / PROJ ME NU / SAMPLE RATE

WORDCLOCK/ VIDEO – IN

dialog matches the incoming word

connector. Make sure that

clock frequency.

2. Press the

ENTER

SYNC

key on the Session Controller or KC-24 or use the

key to go to the

MAIN / SYNC MENU / SYNC REFERENCE

3. Use the arrow keys to select

menu and press the

SYNC REFERENCE: WORDCLCK : 48 KHZ

MENU/PREV

and press the

key, arrow keys and

ENTER

key.

ENTER

key.

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If you will be passing word clock through the RADAR24 make sure that the function of the connector is set to

THRU

in the

MAIN / SYNC MENU / SYNC REF OUTPUT

dialog.

Note: The word clock frequency value displayed in the Sync Reference dialog will depend on the sampling rate of the

current project NOT the rate of the incoming word clock signal.

To slave RADAR

1. Ensure that a video sync source is connected to the your projects time code rate in the



24 to external video sync:

MAIN / SYNC MENU / TC SETTINGS

WORDCLOCK/ VIDEO – I N

menu matches the incoming video

connector. Make sure that

sync frequency.

2. Press the

ENTER

SYNC

key on the Session Controller or KC-24 or use the

key to go to the

MAIN / SYNC MENU / SYNC REFERENCE

3. Use the arrow keys to select

SYNC REFERENCE: NTSC: 29.97

menu and press the

and press the

MENU/PREV

ENTER

key.

key, arrow keys and

key.

Note: The video sync frequency value displayed in the Sync Reference dialog will depend on the time code rate setting of the

sync menu NOT the rate of the incoming video sync signal.

To slave RADAR

1. Ensure that a valid SMPTE time code source is connected to the balanced or unbalanced XLR terminated cable. Connect an MTC source to the



24 to SMPTE time code or MTC:

LTC: SMPTE / EBU

MIDI IN

connector using a

using a MIDI

cable.

OUT/THRU

2. Use the

MENU/PREV

, arrow keys and

make sure that the time code rate matches the incoming time code signal.

3. Press the and press the

4. Use the arrow keys to select

SYNC

key on the Session Controller or KC-24 or go to

ENTER

key.

SYNC REFERENCE: SMPTE 30

key.

Note: The time code frequency value displayed in the Sync Reference dialog will depend on the time code rate setting of the

Sync Menu NOT the rate of the incoming time code signal.

To slave RADAR



24 to an external AES/EBU clock source:

1. Connect an AES/EBU source to the cable.

2. Press the

ENTER

3. Use the arrow keys to select

SYNC

key on the Session Controller or KC-24 or use the

key to go to the

MAIN / SYNC MENU / SYNC REFERENCE

SYNC REFERENCE: AES 2CH SYNC

ENTER

key to go to the

AES/ EBU IN

MAIN / SYNC MENU / TC SETTINGS

MAIN / SYNC MENU / SYNC REFE RENCE

SYNC REFERENCE: MTC 30

and press the

menu and

ENTER

connector using an XLR terminated digital audio

MENU/PREV

menu and press the

and press the

ENTER

, arrow keys and

ENTER

key.

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To slave RADAR

1. Connect the S/PDIF source to the

2. Press the

ENTER

3. Use the arrow keys to select

To slave RADAR



24 to an external S/PDIF clock source:

S/PDIF IN

SYNC

key on the Session Controller or KC-24 or use the

key to go to the



24 to an external AES/EBU multi-channel clock source:

MAIN / SYNC MENU / SYNC REFERENCE

SYNC REFERENCE: S/PDIF 2CH SYNC

connector using an RCA terminated digital audio cable.

menu and press the

and press the

1. Connect the AES/EBU multi-channel source to the desired 25-pin D-sub the appropriate digital audio cable.

2. Press the

ENTER

3. Use the arrow keys to select

SYNC

key on the Session Controller or KC-24 or use the

key to go to the

MAIN / SYNC MENU / SYNC REFERENCE

SYNC REFERENCE: AES MULTI-CH

menu and press the

and press the

Note: If you do not have AES/EBU cards installed then you will get an alert dialog stating:

To slave RADAR

INSTALLED



24 to an external ADAT clock source:

MENU/PREV

ENTER

AES/EBU IN

MENU/PREV

ENTER

NO AES MULTI-CH CARDS

, arrow keys and

ENTER

key.

connector using

, arrow keys and

ENTER

key.

1. Connect the ADAT source to the desired optical

2. Press the

ENTER

3. Use the arrow keys to select

SYNC

key on the Session Controller or KC-24 or use the

key to go to the

MAIN / SYNC MENU / SYNC REFERENCE

SYNC REFERENCE: ADAT

ADAT IN

connector using a light pipe cable.

menu and press the

and press the

Note: If you do not have ADAT cards installed then you will get an alert dialog stating:

To slave RADAR

1. Connect the TDIF source to the desired 25-pin D-sub



24 to an external TDIF L/R clock source:

TDIF

audio cable.

2. Press the

ENTER

3. Use the arrow keys to select

SYNC

key on the Session Controller or KC-24 or use the

key to go to the

MAIN / SYNC MENU / SYNC REFERENCE

SYNC REFERENCE: TDIF L/R IN

and press the

menu and press the

Note: If you do not have TDIF cards installed you will get an alert dialog stating:

purpose built TDIF cables pin-to-pin cables will not work!

ENTER

MENU/PREV

key.

NO ADAT CARDS INSTALLED

, arrow keys and

ENTER

key.

connector using the appropriate digital

MENU/PREV

ENTER

key.

NO TDIF CARDS INSTALLED

, arrow keys and

ENTER

key.

. You MUST use

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To slave RADAR

1. Connect the TDIF word sync source to the



24 to external TDIF Word Sync:

TDIF WORD SYNC IN

connector using a 75-ohm, BNC

terminated cable.

2. Press the

ENTER

3. Use the arrow keys to select

SYNC

key on the Session Controller or KC-24 or use the

key to go to the

MAIN / SYNC MENU / SYNC REFERENCE

SYNC REFERENCE: TDIF WORD SYNC

menu and press the

and press the

Note: If you do not have TDIF cards installed then you will get an alert dialog stating:

MENU/PREV

ENTER

NO TDIF CARDS INSTALLED

, arrow keys and

ENTER

key.

Digital I/O Format

The digital I/O formats available for selection will depend on the type and number of digital interface options installed in your RADAR24. All units ship with built in AES/EBU and S/PDIF 2-channel interfaces. The 24 channel digital I/O options available include: AES/EBU, ADAT and TDIF.

It is important to note that once a digital format is selected an appropriate clock source must be selected as well. Many times they are one and the same thing, but not always. For instance, an AES transfer may be required but the sync refere nce for all digital de vices in the studio may be a word c lock gene rator refere nced to video sync. You get the picture.

Using the

MAIN / DIGIO MENU/ DIGITAL I/O ROUTING/ MULTI CH IN TRKS

menu dialog you can choose

ALL

SELECT

which tracks will use the selected digital I/O. The tracks that are not selected will use the analog I/O.

Note: When a digital input format is specified one track must always be set to digital. To return all 24 tracks to analog input select NONE. See below.

NONE

This selection disengages the digital I/O and returns all 24 inputs to analog input.

AES/EBU 2-CHANNEL

This 2-channel format uses a single cable for 2 channels of digital audio transmission. It is unidirectional so one cable is required for input and one for output.

S/PDIF 2-CHANNEL

S/PDIF also uses a single cable for 2 channels of digital audio transmission. It is unidirectional as well so one cable is required for input and one for output. It is essentially a consumer version of AES/EBU.

AES MULTI-CHANNEL

With multi-channel AES/EBU each cable carries eight channels. This for mat is bi-dir ectional so only three cables are required for 24 channels of digital audio I/O.

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TDIF

This format also uses three bi-d irectional cables carr ying eight channels of audio each, for a total of 24 channels of digital I/O.

ADAT

Lightpipe optical fibers carry eight channels of digital audio. This format is unidirectional so you’ll need three



input and three output Lightpipe “cables” for 24 channels of ADAT

I/O.

To select a digital I/O format:

1. Make sure that all your cabling is connected properly.

2. Press the to go to the

DIG IN

key on the Session Controller or use the

MAIN / DIGIO MENU / DIG IN FORMAT

menu and press the

3. Use the up and down arrow keys to select the digital format of your choice and pres s the

Note: If you do not have a particular card installed you will get an alert dialog stating:

MENU/PREV

ENTER

key.

NO ________ CARDS INSTALLED

, arrow keys and

ENTER

key

key.

To select tracks for digital input:

1. Press

SHIFT+DIG IN(ROUTE)

ENTER

key to go to the

key on the Session Controller or use the

MAIN / DIGIO MENU/ DIGITAL I/O ROUTING

2. Use the up and down arrow keys to select

3. Use the right and left arrow keys to select

MULTI-CH IN TRKS

ALL

SELECT

and press the

menu and press the

and press the

MENU/PREV

ENTER

key.

, arrow keys and

key.

To select source and destination tracks for the digital 2-channel I/O:

1. Press

2. Use the up and down arrow keys to select

SHIFT+DIG IN(ROUTE)

ENTER

keys to go to the

key on the Session Controller or use the

MAIN / DIGIO MENU/ DIGITAL I/O ROUTING

2 CH I/O ROUTING

3. Use the right, left, up and down arrow keys to select track numbers in each one and press the

ENTER

key.

menu and press the

and press the

IN L, IN R, OUT L

MENU/PREV,

ENTER

key.

ENTER

key.

fields, enter the desired

OUT R

arrow and

Time Code

There are two distinct protocols of positional time code that are supported by RADAR24: SMPTE/EBU and MIDI time code or MTC. Both support all industry standard frame counts and rates. While chasing time code it is normal practice to reference RADAR24’s clock either directly to the incoming time code signal or to an external word clock or video sync source. These clock s ources ar e set s eparately in the

SYNC REFERENCE

menu.

MAIN / SYNC MENU /

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When slaved to an analog tape machine it is critical that RADAR24 follow any deviation in speed introduced by the tape transport. In this scenario the incoming time code is smoothed and averaged to create a stable reference signal for the internal clock of the RADAR24. Because the internal clock will constantly match the incoming clock source in this configuration, RADAR



24 will follow the master exactly, even if you use vari-

speed! In other applications where all the devices in a system are referenced to video sync (AKA black burst or

house sync), RADAR24 can be referenced to video sync directly or to a word clock generator that is in turn referenced to the video sync source. A system wide sync source is critical for video and film production and post-production work because it creates a known relationship between the positional time code and the timing information present in the video signal.

Note: For more information on sync reference, refer to C

ONFIGURATION

: S

YNC REFERENCE

earlier in this manual.

To select time code format and frame count/rate:

1. Press

SHIFT+CHASE(TC PREF)

ENTER

and

key to go to the

key on the Session Controller or use the

MAINSYNC MENU/ TC SETTINGS/ TC FORMAT

2. Use the right and left arrow keys to select

3. Use the right and left arrow keys to select

SMPTE

24, 25, 29.97ND, 29.97DF, 30ND,

and press the

MTC

menu and press the

ENTER

MENU/PREV

key.

and press the

30DF

, arrow keys

ENTER

key.

ENTER

key.

Networking

The RADAR24 ships with a 10/100 Base T Ethernet card. With the appropriate hardware and properly configured software RADAR24 can backup, restore, export and import files using an Ethernet connection to a CIFS (Windows, Unix, OS X with CIFS server) server or by using a specially wired crossover cable for a connection with a personal computer.

Networking is a very BIG topic and is far beyond the scope of this manual. Our goal is to get your RADAR24 configured so that it can be integrated into an existing network or connected to a personal computer using peer-to-peer. For instructions on how to transfer files see O

DISCLAIMER: iZ Technology cannot offer advic e on networ king and security issues that

PERATIONS

: F

ILE TRANSFER

do not directly pertain to the RADAR24 system. For further assistance please consult a networking professional or make use of the extensi v e resource mater ials av ailabl e on

the Internet.

ENTERING THE SERVER OR PEER-TO-PEER NETWORK INFORMATION

Before RADAR24 can connect via Ethernet it must be configured with information about the system it will be connecting to. For instructions on how to transfer files please refer to O

To enter CIFS Server or Peer-To-Peer connection information:

1. Use the

SERVER PREFS

MENU/PREV

and press the

, arrow keys and

ENTER

key.

ENTER

key to go to

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PERATIONS

MAIN / PREFERENCES MENU / NETWORK SETUP /

: F

ILE TRANSFER

2. Use the up and down arrows to locate the

CIFS SERVER IP

menu item and press the

ENTER

key.

3. Use the numeric keypad and right and left arrow keys to enter the IP address of the computer you wish to export to and press the

4. Enter the host name of the computer you want to export to in the

5. Enter the name of the shared folder you’ve created on the computer in the

6. Enter the name of the workgroup your computer belongs to in the

PEER-TO-PEER

ENTER

key.

SERVER NA ME

CLIENT WORKGROUP

dialog.

SERVER SHA RE

dialog.

RADAR24 can connect to a PC or Macintosh via Ethernet with the appropriate cabling and software. For instructions on how to transfer files see O

PERATIONS

: F

ILE TRANSFER

To setup for a peer-to-peer connection with a P.C. running Windows:

1. Use the

INTERFACE PREFS

MENU/PREV

and press the

, arrow keys and

ENTER

key.

key to go to

2. Enter a unique name for your RADAR24 in the

HOST NAME

MAIN / PREFERENCES MENU / NETWORK SETUP /

field.

3. Enable or disable

DHCP

. If

is enabled then the following six steps will not apply and you may

DHCP

proceed to step 10.

4. Use the numeric keypad and the left and right arrow keys to enter a unique IP address and press the

ENTER

key.

The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority has set certain IP address ranges for use in private networking applications:

! Class A 10.0.0.0—10.255.255.255 ! Class B 172.16.0.0—172.31.255.255 ! Class C 192.168.0.0—192.168.255.255

In a self-contained peer-to-peer network that never sees the outside world you may use any IP address range you choose. However, care should be taken when assigning IP addresses to avoid potential security risks and IP address conflicts. For further information you can visit the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority site at http://www.iana.org.

5. Unless your network requires a

SUBNET MASK

enter a subnet mask value of 255.255.255.0 (default value) and press the

, use the numeric keypad and right and left arrow keys to

ENTER

key. The

SUBNET MASK

value must match the subnet mask value of the connected personal computer.

6. The

GATEWAY

entry does not apply for this application, you may leave entry blank.

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7. The

8. The

9. The

10. Although the

DNS DOMAIN NAME

PRIMARY DNS

SECONDARY DNS

FTP SERVING

you are not using this feature. The following menu items will only appear if

11. The

12. The

FTP LOGIN NAME

FTP PASSWORD

entry does not apply for this application, you may leave entry blank.

setting does not apply for this application, you may leave entry blank.

setting does not apply for this application, make sure it is disabled when

FTP SERVING

entry does not apply for this application, you may leave entry blank.

is enabled.

IMPORTANT NOTE: If FTP serving is left enabled and your RADAR24 is connected to another computer or network it is possible for someone to gai n unauthoriz ed access to

your machine. This would give an intruder the ability to modify or delete files on your RADAR24.

To setup a peer-to-peer connection with a Macintoshcomputer:

The Macintosh requires software that allows it to be a CIFS server. It is also poss ible to use FT P to transfer files from RADAR24 to a Mac using an FTP Client; see C

ONFIGURATION

: N

ETWORKING

: FTP for more information. All of the RADAR24 settings will be identical to the peer-to-peer setup for the PC. For instructions on how to transfer files please refer to O

PERATIONS

: F

ILE TRANSFER

WINDOWS SERVER



Using the TCP/IP protocol RADAR24 can be integrated into a Windows

networking environment.

Note: In a networked environment you must be very careful about the network settings you choose. There is a real risk of causing network conflicts and/or creating security issues. Please consult y our networ k administrato r fo r the appr opriate networ k settings for your RADAR24.

To setup RADAR

1. Use the

INTERFACE PREFS

2. Enter a unique

3. Enable or disable



24 on a network:

MENU/PREV

, arrow keys and

and press the

HOST NAME

DHCP

ENTER

key.

for your RADAR24.

. If

is enabled then the following six steps will not apply and you may

DHCP

key to go to

MAIN / PREFERENCES MENU / NETWORK SETUP/

proceed to step 10.

4. Use the numeric keypad and right and left arrow keys to enter an IP addr ess and pr ess the

5. Use the numeric keypad and right and left arrow keys to enter a

ENTER

key.

SUBNET MASK

value and press the

ENTER

key.

6. The

GATEWAY

entry does not apply for this application, you may leave entry blank.

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7. Enter the

8. Enter the

9. The

SECONDARY DNS

10. Although the you are not using this feature. The following menu items will only appear if

11. The

12. The

FTP

FTP LOGIN NAME

FTP PASSWORD

DNS DOMAIN NAME

PRIMARY DNS

address only applies if there is a secondary s erver on the network.

FTP SERVING

entry does not apply for this application, you may leave entry blank.

for your network.

address for the server.

setting does not apply for this application, make sure it is disabled when

FTP SERVING

is enabled.

RADAR24 has a built in FTP or File Transfer Protocol server. This allows you to gain access to the internal IDE drive of the RADAR24 using a network connection. Any files on the removable SCSI recording drive must first be exported temporarily to the IDE drive. Once on the IDE drive, any FTP client can be used to download the files into a Mac or PC for further editing. For instructions on how to transfer files please refer to O

PERATIONS

To setup FTP access for RADAR

: F

ILE TRANSFER



24:

1. Use the

INTERFACE PREFS

2. Enter a unique

MENU/PREV

and press the

HOST NAME

3. Enable or disable

, arrow keys and

ENTER

for your RADAR24.

DHCP

. If

is enabled then the following six steps will not apply and you may

DHCP

ENTER

key.

key to go to

MAIN / PREFERENCES MENU / NETWORK SETUP/

proceed to step 10.

4. Use the numeric keypad and right and left arrow keys to enter an IP addr ess and pr ess the

ENTER

key.

5. Use the numeric keypad and right and left arrow keys to enter a subnet mask value of 255.255.255.0 (default value) and press the

ENTER

key. The

SUBNET MASK

value must match the subnet mask value of

the connected personal computer.

6. A

GATEWAY

entry is only required if you are connected to a WAN (wide area network) such as the Internet. Use the numeric keypad and right and left arrow keys to enter a gateway IP address and press the

7. The QWERTY keys enter a domain name and press the

8. The

ENTER

key.

DNS DOMAIN NAME

PRIMARY DNS

address for the server is only required f or connecting to a client-ser ver network.

is only required if you are connected to a client-server network. Using the

ENTER

key.

9. The

SECONDARY DNS

address only applies if there is a secondary server on a client-server network.

10. Use the right and left arrow keys to select

ENABLED

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in the

FTP SERVING

dialog and press the

ENTER

key.

11. The

FTP LOGIN NAME

enter a login name and press the

is required for accessing the RADAR24 via FTP. Using the QWERTY keys

ENTER

key. This login name will be required by the FTP client

application on the personal computer.

12. The

FTP PASSWORD

keyboard to enter a password and press the

is also required for accessing the RADAR24 via FTP. Use the QWERTY

ENTER

key. This password will be required when

connecting using an FTP client application on the personal computer.

Preferences

Every time a new project is created, there a number of settings that are required by the RADAR



24: sample rate, bit depth, TC format etc. In order to save you time and effort, RADAR24 assigns these values automatically using the current values selected in the

PREFERENCES MENU

To set the preferences for newly created projects:

1. Use the

ENTER

key.

MENU/PREV

, arrow keys and

ENTER

key to go to the

MAIN / PREFERENCES MENU

and press the

2. Review and modify the settings in the sub-menus to your specifications.

Software

Although your RADAR24 is shipped to you with the latest version of RADAR software, you will want to make sure that you keep it up to date by downloading new versions of the software as they become available. We are constantly working to add new features and to improve the performance and reliability of our product so it is certainly worth the effort. Software updates and downloading instructions are available from our website at www.recordingtheworld.com.

To install a new version of RADAR software:

1. Use the press the

MENU/PREV

ENTER

key.

, arrow keys and

ENTER

2. Use the up and down arrows to select

ENTER

key.

key to go to the

at the

YES

SYSTEM UPGRADE PROCEED?

MAIN / SYSTEM MENU / UPGRADE SYSTEM

prompt and press the

and

All projects will be converted to a special version-independent state and the disk(s) will be unmounted. If you have other disks that you wish to convert to a version independent format you can insert them at this time. To convert them simply mount them using the

MOUNT

key or

MOUNT

menu item and repeat steps 1 through 3.

3. Insert the first install floppy disk containing the new version of software and reboot the machine using the power switch.

4. Insert additional disks as prompted to complete the install.

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Once the software is successfully installed RADAR24 will automatically run. Any attached SCSI drives will be mounted and any projects on the disk will be converted from the version independent state to the new project format.



Note: Upgrade System should also be used when disks will be used on other RADAR



versions of software or when using a RADAR

24 disk in a RADAR I or II.

24 units running different

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Section

Operations

This section of the manual is dedicated to providing you with a quick reference that can answer questions you might have about displays, key functionality, menus, entering values, project management, backup and restore.

Overview

RADAR24 is designed to be a robust and dependable replacement for analog multitrack tape machines or modular digital multitrack recorders. It is also designed to be easy to use. The remote interface is intuitive to anyone familiar with the operation of a tape recorder. Just arm a track and drop into record!

All aspects of RADAR24 performance are designed to meet and exceed the performance requirements of a professional tape recorder. You will always be able to record, punch in and out, jog/shuttle and even varispeed just like you would on a tape machine. In the section that follows, you will find all the information you need to become a certified RADAR24 expert.

Work Flow

Without getting into details yet, the average RADAR24 session follows a pattern similar to the following:

1. Create a new project or go to an existing one.

2. Locate your starting point.

3. Arm tracks and record audio.

4. Re-locate, arm tracks and overdub more audio.

5. Edit audio.

6. Play back the audio for mix down.

7. Archive audio to backup media.

8. Shut down RADAR24 and go home (optional).

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Display Overview

While most RADAR24 users connect an SVGA monitor and make use of the RADAR View display, it is important to note that you don’t need to use a monitor if you purchased the optional Session Controller. This makes RADAR24 exceptionally portable and ideally suited for remote applications. It also lends itself to more artist focused tracking sessions. Because there’s no need to stare at a glaring computer monitor in the control room, you can actually focus on the performance! Having said that; RADAR View is very cool.

Both the Session Controller and the RADAR View display the current position within your project. This information can be viewed in several different ways:

FEET/FRAMES

This is used for some film applications.

BARS/BEATS

The RADAR24 tempo setting is used to calculate and display positions based on musical notation. This can be handy when working with a locked MIDI sequencer.

SMPTE

This is the default HH:MM:SS:FF plus sub-frames display.

INT/EXT SMPTE

While in

, the Session Controller will display your projects current time above the master machines

CHASE

current time code position. The RADAR View display shows only the master machines time code pos ition in this mode.

Note: RADAR24 Sub-frames are

SHOW SUB-FRAMES

the

not

SMPTE bits. Each sub-frame is a 100th of a frame. Sub-frames are only accessible if

preference is selected in the

MAIN / PREFS MEN U / SH OW SU B-FR AM ES

dialog.

To change the display mode of a project:

1. Use the and press the

MENU/PREV

ENTER

, arrow keys and

key.

2. Use the up and down arrow keys to select the format you want and press the

ENTER

key to go to the

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MAIN / PROJ MENU / DISPLAY MODE

ENTER

key.

selection

RADAR View

With an SVGA monitor attached, RADAR24 gives users a heads up display of the following information (clockwise from top):

! 24 channels of metering with status and clip LED’s. ! Large, easy to read positional display. ! Sync Status Display:

o Sample rate and bit depth. o Current time code rate and incoming TC rate. o Sync status and reference sync source. o Chas e status and TC form at. o Sync offset.

! Transport Status Display:

o Vari -speed indicator and per centage display. o Cycle, Auto Input, Auto Punch and Auto Play indicators. o Pr e-Roll status and current value. o Post -Roll current value.

! Edit Status Display:

o Cr ossf ade value. o Last Edit display. o Undo/Redo Level setting.

! RADARLINK/ Locator Display:

o RADARL INK ID and status . o Start, Mark In, Mark Sync, Mark Out, Range values. o Display (counter) format.

! Project Name.

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! Record time remaining. ! Disk Mode. ! SCSI activity indicator. ! Track display for audio waveform data. ! Track naming area, inputs, outputs. ! Current digital format display.

Session Controller Display

The Session Controller has a 2 x 16 character display that is used to display the current time code position in the project, all RADAR24 menus and dialogs. The default display shows the current time code location in the standard HH:MM:SS:FF plus sub-frames format. When menu functions are accessed using the

MENU/PREV

key or by pressing a direct access key, the display becomes the central navigation system for RADAR24. The contents of this display are mirrored on RADAR View with the exception of the default display.

Indicators

Metering and other indictors are provided on the RADAR View display and also on the optional Meterbridge 24 and Meterbridge 48, either of which can be attached to the Session Controller

professional remote.

METERING

Input signal is displayed on 20 segment LED meters with a scale ranging from below –55 to 0, which is the maximum input level. A clip LED with variable hold time is also provided to help warn of impending digital distortion. The clip LED hold time setting can be changed in the

STATUS

MAIN / PREFS MENU / CLIP HOLD TIME

dialog.

Additional LED indicators provided on each channel of the Meterbridge 24 and Meterbridge 48 include:

! ARM

Red-flashing LED indicators identify tracks that are armed and ready for recording.

! INPUT

Steady state yellow LED indicators identify tracks currently in input monitoring mode.

! SOLO

Steady state green LED indicators identify tracks that are currently so loed.

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! EDIT

Red-flashing LED indicators identify tracks that are selected for the cur rent editing operation.

View Management

There are several options for controlling the current view of the waveforms displayed on RADAR View.

SESSION CONTROLLER

The Session Controller has dedicated buttons for horizontal zoom, vertical zoom, scrolling and a special function key called

ZOOM SOLO

HORZ ZOOM IN

HORZ ZOOM OUT

and

Control the amount of time currently displayed.

VERT ZOOM IN

VERT ZOOM OUT

and

Control the number of tracks currently displayed.

SCROLL UP

Used to view tracks when using

ZOOM SOLO

SCROLL DOWN

and

VERT ZOOM IN

Used to select viewable tracks using the track arming keys. The tracks will fill the track display in groups of one, two, four, eight, twelve or twenty-four, depending on the number of tracks that you have selected.

KC–24 KEYBOARD

The KC-24 uses different keystrokes for horizontal zoom, vertical zoom and scrolling. Zoom Solo is not available from the KC-24.

HORZ ZOOM IN

HORZ ZOOM OUT

and

Hold the V key and use the + and – keys to adjust.

VERT ZOOM IN

Hold the

! For

SCROLL UP

ZED

key and use the + and – keys.

VERT ZOOM OUT

and

SCROLL DOWN

and

Hold the V key and use the

####

and

$$$$

keys to adjust.

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On Screen Help

The

HELP

key or the

MAIN / HELP

menu launches the PDF viewer and loads either the manual or the latest

release notes for viewing on the RADAR View display. To launch the help viewer:

1. Press the go to the

HELP

key on the Session Controller or use the

MAIN / HELP

menu and hit the

ENTER

key.

2. Select either the manual or the release notes and press the

MENU/PREV

ENTER

key.

, arrow keys and

The following table contains the keystrokes for controlling and navigating the viewer .

Action KC24 Session Controller

Start Viewer Return to RADAR View Mouse click iZ icon Select different PDF file withi n Vi ewer Select using RADAR V iew

active

control

REDO or SHIFT

ALT+B, ALT+L, ALT+H TRK ARM 3,4,5

ALT +

Start Viewer with Shift Focus - Bookmarks, Text, Bookmarks

Change items in Bookmarks Change views (Bookmarks –> Page #’s – >none) Expand Bookmark REDO + %%%% Collapse Bookmark REDO + &&&&

Zoom in Viewer

Zoom out Viewer Forward 10 pages None

Back 10 pages None Scroll page forward Scroll page backward Next Page Previous Page

First Page None

Last Page None Back in page history ALT + &&&&

Forward in page history Fit to page width Fit to page Rotate document clockwise None Rotate document counter-cl ockwis e None Focus to

FIND FIND

Focus to

GOTO PAGE

About Dialog None Dismiss dialogs or popup messages PLAY (with focus)

FIND

- Search

– Search Again

GOTO PAGE

FIND

control

CANCEL or TRK ARM 1

None

####

or $$$$

+ REDO

SHIFT + HELP(FIND)

ALT +

ALT -

$$$$ ####

MARK OUT

MARK IN

ALT +

%%%%

SHUTTLE TRK ARM 14

ENTER TIME TRK ARM 15

REDO

ENTER

ALT + F

REDO

ALT + G

ENTER

HORZ or VERT ZOOM IN,

HORZ or VERT ZOOM OUT,

F-FORWARD or TRK ARM 8

REWIND or TRK ARM 7

SHIFT +

QWERTY Keys, TRK ARM 20

ENTER or TRK ARM 21 ENTER or TRK ARM 21

Numeric Keys, TRK ARM 22

ENTER

key to

HELP

or H

HELP or

MENU/PREV

+ or TRK ARM 18

- or TRK ARM 19

SCROLL DOWN

SCROLL UP

$$$$ or TRK ARM 10 #### or TRK ARM 11

TRK ARM 6

SHIFT +

TRK ARM 9

TRK ARM 12 TRK ARM 13

TRK ARM 16 TRK ARM 17

TRK ARM 23

CANCEL

#### or $$$$

ENTER ENTER

F-FORWARD,

REWIND,

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Entering V alues

Numeric Keypad

The numeric keypad has several key functions important to RADAR24 operation.

! Single keystroke recall of locates 0-9 using the numeric keys

RECALL LOC

! Numeric keys ! The ! The

MENU/PREV

ENTER TIME

and numeric keys

0-9

and

ENTER

key, numeric keys

0-9

for recall of locates 10-99.

for entering times and values in menu dialogs.

keys for menu navigation and dialog selection.

0-9

and

ENTER

key for entering an address and locating to it.

0-9

! The + and – keys for incrementing or decrementing times and values in RADAR24 dialogs.

Arrow Keys

The arrow keys are used for navigating the menu system. They also have special functions depending on the current state of the RADAR24.

MENU MODE

! Select menus and subsequent sub-menus. ! Move between fields or selections in menu dialogs.

KEY MODE

! Certain direct key and menu dialogs use # and $ for incrementing and decr ementing values.

TRANSPORT MODE

! & Locates directly to the ! % Locates directly to the ! $ Auditions the audio between the selected

PRE ROLL MODE

! & Locates directly to the ! % Locates directly to the ! $ Auditions the audio between the selected

MARK IN

MARK OUT

MARK IN

MARK OUT

point.

MARK IN

point with pre roll.

MARK IN

and

MARK OUT

points.

points without pre roll.

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Jog/Shuttle Wheel

Above and beyond its obvious purpose of providing a means for manually jogging and shuttling audio, the Jog/Shuttle Wheel can be used as an alternative to the numeric and arrow keys for navigation and data entry. This includes menu and sub-menu selection, selection of options and value entry.

Navigating Menus

The RADAR24 menu system has been streamlined in software vers ions 3.10 and beyond. However the new menu system still relies on the same navigational techniques as previous versions of software. For complete coverage of the menu system see the section of this manual entitled R and R

EFERENCE

: M

ENU ITEM QUICK REFERENCE

EFERENCE

Menu/Prev

MENU/PREV

The

key is used to exit

READY MODE

TRANSPORT MODE

and enter

display on the Session Controller and/or the optional RADAR View screen will indicate the current menu selection. The eventually exit

MENU/PREV

MENU MODE

key is also used to back out of dialogs, menu and sub-menu selections and will

and return to

READY

TRANSPORT MODE

once again.

: M

ENU TREE OVERVIEW

MENU MODE

. In this mode the

Keyboard Shortcuts

Once in

MENU MODE

of the menu name. For example in the

MENU, SYNC MENU

the QWERTY keyboard can be used to quickly select menu items based on the first letter

pressing the S key repeatedly will cycle between the

SYSTEM

and the

MAIN MENU

SHUTDOWN RADAR

menu.

Canceling a Selection

While in the menu system, pre ssing the

. The Session Controller LCD will return to the default time and locate display and the menu window

MODE

CANCEL

key at any time will return the system to

READY

TRA NSPOR T

in the RADAR View display will be dismissed.

Menus

Once the

MENU/PREV

key is pressed and

MENU MODE

is active any of the navigation and/or short cut keys can

be used to scroll through the available selections in the top level of the menu structure. This level is called the

MAIN MENU.

To return to

TRANSPORT MODE

press either the locate the desired menu item and press the structure to the

SUB-MENUS

MENU/PREV

ENTER

key. This will take you another level down in the menu

CANCEL

keys. To make a selection,

Sub-Menus

The

SUB-MENUS

number of related

are selected in a manner identical to the menus in the

SUB-MENUS

. These

depending on the selected item.

SUB-MENUS

MAIN MENU

may also have their own

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. Each

SUB-MENUS

MAIN MENU

item has a

to choose from,

Dialogs

At the end of any given menu tree you will ultimately arrive at a dialog that presents you with some sort of selection or a set of fields for entering values. Values can be entered using any of RADAR24’s data entry methods including the numeric keys, arrow keys and the Jog/Shuttle wheel.

Direct Access Keys

Both the Session Controller and the KC-24 have a wide range of keys that offer one key access to a particular function. Most of the direct access keys are short cuts to menu items but there are a few that are only accessible using the direct access keys. For complete coverage of the direct access keys see the section of this manual entitled R

EFERENCE

: D

IRECT ACCESS KEYS

Disk Management

RADAR24 uses SCSI hard disks in removable drive carriers for all audio recording. Hard disks are a fairly robust recording and storage medium, but just like tapes, proper care should be taken when handling, storing or transporting them.

Please take note of the following important points:

! Use only iZ approved SCSI hard drives and carriers! See the Support section of our website

www.recordingtheworld.com for an up to date listing.

! Newly purchased drives must be initialized using the

MAIN / DIAG MENU / INIT DISK

menu dialog before use.

Note: Initializing a disk erases any existing data permanently! Use with caution.

! Properly initialized external SCSI recording drives connected via the 68-pin SCSI connector on the

Adrenalinecard must be connected and powered up before booting the system.

! Any valid recording drives will automatically be mounted upon boot up.

Mounting and Unmounting Disks

Before inserting and removing carriers containing recording drives you must use the RADAR24 mount and un-mount commands.

To mount all valid recording drives: ! Press the

to the

MOUNT

key on the Session Controller or use the

MAIN / SYS MENU / DI SK M ANAGE: MOUNT/UNMOUNT

MENU/PREV

dialog and press the

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, arrow keys and

ENTER

key.

ENTER

key to go

To unmount all valid recording drives: ! Press

ENTER

SHIFT+MOUNT(UNMNT)

key to go to the

MAIN / SYS MENU / DI SK M ANAGE/ MOUNT/UNMOUNT

key on the Session Controller or use the

dialog and press the

MENU/PREV

, arrow keys and

ENTER

key.

CAUTION: Failure to unmount recording har d driv es before remov ing them from the



system may result in permanent data loss and damag e to y our RAD AR

unmount drives before hot swapping dr iv es!

system. Always

Show Disk Space

This menu item displays the remaining recording time left on the currently mounted recording drives in the hours, minutes and seconds format. This information is also available on the RADAR View display but the calculated recording time remaining is displayed in minutes. These values are “track minutes”; in other words, the displayed time will vary depending on the number of tracks selected using the track arming keys.

To calculate the remaining time for a given number of tracks:

1. Press the

2. Consult the

arrow keys and

ENTER

TRACK ARM

REC TIME

keys to select the number of tracks to be used in the remaining time calculation. display on RADAR View to view the minutes remaining or use the

ENTER

key to go to the

MAIN / SYS MENU / DISK MANAG / SHOW DISK SPACE

key to view the same information in the hours, minutes and seconds format.

MENU/PREV

dialog and press the

Reclaim Space

The

RECLAIM SPACE

function frees up disk space by deleting “orphaned” audio files that are no longer referenced by any RADAR24 project play list. There is also an additional option that allows you to keep or delete any audio files that are referenced in the current undo lists.

RADAR24 also has an

AUTO RECLAIM

feature. This feature differs from

RECLAIM SPACE

in that it only frees up orphaned files in a particular project. In other words it will not delete any audio files that were previously shared between projects.

RECLAIM SPACE

files that are no longer in use for any reason. the most efficient use of disk space. If you wish it can be disabled in the

is a global function that will examine all projects and delete any audio

AUTO RECLAIM

works automatically in the background to ensure

MAIN / PREFS MENU / AUTO RECLAIM

dialog. To reclaim disk space:

1. Use the

MENU/PREV

dialog and press the

2. Select

3. Select the

4. Select

YES

at the

, arrow keys and

ENTER

key.

RECLAIM SPACE?

option to keep or lose your

YES

ARE YOU SURE?

prompt and press the

ENTER

key to go to the

UNDO LIST

ENTER

MAIN / SYS MENU / DISK MANAGE/ RECLAIM SPACE

ENTER

key.

audio references and press the

ENTER

key.

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Erase All Audio

The name says it all. Use

ERASE ALL AUDIO

to clear all of the recording drives connected to the system.

To erase all recorded audio:

1. Use the

and press the

2. Select

3. Select

4. Select

YES

MENU/PREV

ENTER

at the at the at the

ERASE ALL AUDIO ?

LOSE ALL AUDIO?

ARE YOU SURE?

, arrow keys and key.

prompt and press the

ENTER

key to go to the

ENTER

MAIN / DISK MANAGE/ ERASE ALL AUDIO

ENTER

key.

dialog

Disk Mode

The

DISK MODE

menu is potentially dangerous and should only be used if you are absolutely sure you

understand the feature completely. Standard disk mode uses 128k clusters and records 24 tracks per disk. Custom mode allows you to choose

between 32k, 64k and 128k clusters and also lets you specify the number of tracks per disk. This enables you to split tracks across multiple disks. This was sometimes necessary in the past to get the required performance from slower hard disks. Given the high performance of today’s hard disks it is no longer necessary to split tracks across disks and it is recommended that you refrain from doing so unless you have a really good reason to do it.

Note: Smaller cluster sizes result in faster cueing times but may also reduce system performance.

To use custom disk mode:

1. Use the

dialog and press the

MENU/PREV

, arrow keys and

ENTER

key.

2. Use the up and down arrow keys to select

ENTER

key to go to the

CUSTOM DISK MODE

3. Choose the desired cluster size using the right and left arrow keys and press the

MAIN / SYS MENU / DISK MANAGE/ DISK M ODE

and press the

ENTER

key.

ENTER

key.

4. If you have additional drives connected, choose the number of tracks that you wish to group together on

each disk and press the

ENTER

key.

Note: This number must equally divide into 24 e.g. 8, 12 etc.

5. Assign the grouped tracks to an individual disks SC SI ID by using the right and left arrow keys to select

the SCSI ID and the up and down arrows or the QWERTY keyboard to select the group assignment letters. Press the

ENTER

key.

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The following example shows three groups of 8 tracks, A, B and C, assigned to disks on SCSI ID’s 1, 2 and 3. Use the letter X to denote un-assigned drive ID’s.

SC SI IDS: 0123456 GROUPING: ABCXXXX

6. If you are really sure about the changes select

ENTER

key.

YES

in the

CHANGE MAY LOSE AUDIO

dialog and press the

Disk Diagnostics

RADAR24 has a variety of diagnostic tools to help you with trouble-shooting and configuration. If you are experiencing disk troubles your first and best course of action is to call iZ Technical Support at 1-800-7761356 or email us at support@izcorp.com .

Note: Repairing or altering a disk directory structure in any way may result in the loss of audio data! Many of the following

functions should only be used under the guidance of iZ Technical Support. Exercise extreme caution when using them!

Scan SCSI Bus

The

SCAN SCSI BUS

displays all connected and recognized devices on the SCSI bus. To scan the SCSI bus:

1. Use the

press the

menu item is not dangerous and will not alter your disk or data in any way. It simply

MENU/PREV

ENTER

key.

, arrow keys and

ENTER

key to go to the

MAIN / DIAG MENU / SCAN SCSI BUS

dialog and

2. Use the up and down arrow keys to view the list of detected devices.

3. Press the

MENU/PREV

CANCEL

keys to return to normal operation.

Initialize Disk

INIT DISK

is used to completely erase a recording drive and re-write the file allocation table (FAT). Since this

menu item will erase audio it must be used with extreme caution. There are several decisions to be made when initializing a RADAR24 disk. Firstly, if you prefer waveforms for recorded audio to appear on the RADAR View display, the recording

disk must be initialized for waves. This creates a special file on the disk that holds all of the waveform data for the recordings on the drive. If the disk is not initialized for waves RADAR View will display recorded segments as blue bars.

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The second decision will determine if the drive can be used exclusively for recording audio or exclusively for archiving audio. This allows RADAR



24 to treat the drives differently and prevent accidental erasure or

alteration of archived data. To initialize a disk:

1. Use the

ENTER

MENU/PREV

key.

, arrow keys and

ENTER

key to go to the

MAIN / DIAG MENU / INIT DISK

dialog and press the

2. Select the SCSI ID number of the disk that you wish to initialize.

3. When prompted with the question

ENTER

key.

INIT DISK X?

4. If this drive will be used for archiving select

press the

ENTER

key.

5. If you wish to see waveforms displayed in RADAR View select

otherwise select NO and press the

6. Before initializing proceeds the

want to perform this operation. Select

ENTER

ERASE OLD D ATA?

YES

use the right and left arrow keys to select

at the

YES

INIT FOR BACK UP?

YES

at the

key.

prompt appears as a last warning to ensure that you really

and press the

ENTER

key to proceed with the initialization.

and press the

YES

prompt, otherwise select NO and

INIT FOR WAVES?

prompt,

Check Disk

The

CHECK DISK

routine performs a check of the selected SCSI drive and reports any errors found in the file

system including the FAT and directory structure of the disk. This function is safe and will not alter the data on the selected disk at all. The resulting report can be viewed in either the Session Controller or RADAR View displays and can also be output to a text file as a part of the debug file. See O D

IAGNOSTICS

: S

AVE DEBUG

for more details.

PERATIONS

: D

ISK

To check a SCSI disk:

1. Use the

ENTER

the

MENU/PREV

key.

, arrow keys and

ENTER

key to go to the

MAIN / DIAG MENU / CHECK DISK

dialog and press

2. Use the up and down arrow keys to select the SCSI ID that corresponds to the drive you wish to check

and press the

3. Select

YES

ENTER

to the

key.

CHECK DISK X?

prompt and press the

ENTER

key.

4. The check will proceed. The disk will be un-mounted and re-mounted and a report will be generated and

displayed in the

DISK ERRORS:

dialog. To view the details use the up and down arrow keys to scro ll through the list. This information will be stored in the debug file that can be s aved and sent to iZ technical support if required. See O

PERATIONS

: D

ISK DIAGNOSTICS

: S

AVE DEBUG

for more details.

5. Press the

CANCEL

key to resume normal operation.

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Repair Disk

The

REPAIR DISK

structure on the selected disk after using the

function will correct any inconsistencies that were found in the FAT and/or directory

CHECK DISK

function. If you are experiencing trouble pleas e call iZ

Technical Support at 1-800-776-1356 or email us at support@izcorp.com before using this feature.

Note: Using this feature could result in audio data being lost so exercise caution!

To repair a SCSI disk:

1. Use the

ENTER

the

MENU/PREV

key.

, arrow keys and

ENTER

key to go to the

MAIN / DIAG MENU / REPAIR DISK

dialog and press

2. Use the up and down arrow keys to select the SCSI ID that corresponds to the drive you wish to repair and press the

3. Select

YES

ENTER

at the

key.

REPAIR D ISK X?

prompt if you are sure that you want to proceed and press the

ENTER

key.

4. The repair will proceed. The disk will be un-mounted and re-mounted and a report will be generated and displayed in the

DISK ERRORS:

5. Press the

CANCEL

PERATIONS

key to resume normal operation.

: D

ISK DIAGNOSTICS

: S

AVE DEBUG

for more details.

Check Project

The check project function analyzes a selected RADAR24 project and checks for play list errors. To check a project for play list errors:

1. Use the press the

MENU/PREV

ENTER

key.

, arrow keys and

ENTER

key to go to the

2. Use the up and down arrow keys to select the project you wish to check and press the

MAIN / DIAG MENU / CHECK PROJECT

ENTER

dialog and

key.

3. The resulting dialog will display the overall errors if any are found. Use the up and down arrows to scroll through the results for each individual track.

4. Press the

ENTER

CANCEL

key to resume normal operation.

Realtime Errors

There are several different types of realtime errors that can occur during recording and playback:

READ

Indicates that requested data was not retrieved from the disk.

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WRITE

Indicates that data was not written successfully to the disk.

PLAY

Indicates that a playlist error occurred during playback.

RECORD

Indicates that a playlist error was experienced during r ecording.

486

Indicates that the host CPU is not responding fast enough. May indicate a large quantity of error messages.

ASSERT

Indicates that a condition expected to be true is found to be false while RADAR24 is running. These Assert errors are stored in the debug file and can be of great help to iZ Technical Support while trying to diagnose a problem. See Operations: Disk Diagnostics: Save Debug for more details on saving the debug file.

The causes of these errors can vary greatly and if they are experienced they should be diagnosed immediately by iZ Technical Support staff. Critical errors will be indicated by a red flashing SMPTE counter in RADAR View and/or a flashing

message in the Session Controller display.

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Copy Hard Disks

This function provides a way to easily copy data from one hard drive to another. To copy hard disk:

1. Use the press the

MENU/PREV

ENTER

key.

, arrow keys and

ENTER

key to go to the

2. Use the right and left arrow keys to switch between the

MAIN / DIAG MENU / COPY HARD DISKS

SOURCE ID

and the

COPY ID

fields. Use the up and

dialog and

down arrows to select the desired SCSI ID for both the source and destination drives and press the

ENTER

key.

3. To clone a drive, select disk copy and press the

4. A final dialog will prompt

in the

YES

ENTER

key.

ARE YOU SURE?

SECTOR-BY-SECTOR COPY

Select

and press the

YES

dialog. Selecting NO will perform a file based

ENTER

key to continue.

Note: A sector-by-sector copy will copy the entire drive whether there is audio present or not. This may take a significant amount of

time with large capacity hard drives. A file-based copy will duplicate the data and director y information to the new drive but will

store the data in different physical sectors on the hard disk platters. This approach can be much faster for small amounts of data.

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Verify Hard Disks

The

VERIFY DISKS

function does a check of all of the sectors on the selected hard disk or hard disks. This

diagnostic procedure can be very time consuming and cannot be cancelled so make sure you have lots of time for it to complete before your session starts!

To verify hard disks:

1. Use the

MENU/PREV

press the

2. Select

ALL

keys and press the

ENTER

key to go to the

ENTER

, arrow keys and

key.

or the SCSI ID number of the connected disk you wish to verify using the up and down arrow

ENTER

key to begin.

MAIN / DIAG MENU / VERIFY HARD DISKS

dialog and

3. The changing sector address display and the percentage indicator on both the Session Controller and the RADAR View display will indicate this functions progress. Any errors will be displayed as they are encountered.

4. Press the

CANCEL

key to resume normal operation.

Configure Debug

The

CONFIGURE DEBUG

dialog allows you to filter the data that is output to the

DEBUG.OUT

file. Filtering is provided because without it the information you want to examine may be buried in a deluge of potentially unnecessary information that is logged during normal operation. SCSI data is the worst offender in this regard so only enable SCSI logging once you are sure you want to examine this information or on the recommendation of iZ technical support.

The available filtering options are:

! Include or exclude system data (recommended). ! Include or exclude SCSI data (lots of data!). ! Set the maximum number of lines in the debug file (default setting is 20,000 line maximum). ! Include or exclude sync data (optional).

To configure the debug output:

1. Use the

press the

MENU/PREV

ENTER

key.

, arrow keys and

ENTER

key to go to the

MAIN / DIAG MENU / CONFIGURE DEBUG

dialog and

2. Use the right and left arrows to move between the fields of the dialog and the up and down arrows to

change the field’s value. Selecting Y for a filtering field includes that data in the debug file output.

3. Press

ENTER

CANCEL

to resume normal operation.

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Save Debug

The

SAVE DEBU G

dialog allows you to export the debug file to floppy disk, generally on the recommendation of

iZ technical support staff. To export the debug file to floppy:

1. Insert a formatted 1.44 Meg PC floppy disk in the floppy disk drive.

2. Use the

ENTER

the

MENU/PREV

key.

, arrow keys and

ENTER

key to go to the

MAIN / DIAG MENU / SAVE DEBUG

dialog and press

3. Name the file using the QWERTY keyboard or the arrow keys or accept the default file name.

4. You may now transfer the floppy disk to your computer and email the debug file as an attachment to

support@izcorp.com

Project Management

RADAR24 uses projects as a way to manage audio recordings. You can store up to 99 projects depending on the available hard disk storage in your system. The way you use pr ojects is up to you. Some like to think of a project as a song or performance. Others like to think of a project as a roll of tape. You decide.

Audio data can be freely copied and pasted between projects. This opens up a lot of creative possibilities, for example, a powerful implementation of virtual or comp tracks:

To create project based virtual tracks:

1. Create a stereo or mono sub-mix of the tracks in a project.

2. Copy and paste the sub-mixed tracks into a brand new project.

3. Record multiple takes of vocals, guitars or whatever using the su b-mix as a reference.

4. Edit together a comp (composite track) of all the best overdub performances.

5. Copy the composite track or tracks back into the original project.

GoTo Project

To go to a new project:

1. Press the

MENU/PREV

ENTER

the

GOTO PROJ

key on the Session Controller, the

, arrow keys and

key.

ENTER

key to go to the

MAIN / PROJ MENU / GOTO PROJECT

GOTO PROJECT

key on the KC-24 or use the

menu item and press

2. Select the project number you wish to go to using the numeric keys, the up and down arrow keys or the

Jog/Shuttle wheel and press the

ENTER

key.

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New Project

To create a new project:

1. Press the

go to the

MAIN / PROJ M ENU / NEW PROJ ECT

NEW PROJ

key on the Session Controller or use the

selection and press the

MENU/PREV ENTER

key.

, arrow keys and

ENTER

key to

2. A new project will be created at the next available location. Type in a name for the new project and press

ENTER

the M

ENU

key. Change the sample rate and bit-depth of the project if required. See R

for further information.

EFERENCE

: P

ROJECT

Copy Project

To copy a project:

1. Press the

to go to the

2. At the

COPY PROJ XX TO XX?

COPY PROJ

MAIN / PROJ M ENU / CO PY PROJ ECT

key on the Session Controller or use the

prompt press

selection and press the

ENTER

MENU/PREV

ENTER

key.

, arrow keys and

ENTER

key

Delete Project

To delete a project:

1. Press the

go to the

MAIN / PROJ M ENU / DELETE PRO JEC T

DEL PROJ

key on the Session Controller or use the

selection and press the

MENU/PREV

ENTER

key.

, arrow keys and

ENTER

key to

2. Select the project number of the project you wish to delete using the numeric keys, the up and down

arrow keys or the Jog/Shuttle wheel and press the

3. Choose

4. If you really want to do this then select

YES

at the

DEL PROJ?

prompt and press the

YES

at the

ENTER

key.

ENTER

key.

ARE YOU SURE?

prompt and press the

ENTER

key.

Name Project

To name or rename a project:

1. Press the

to go to the

NAME PROJ

MAIN / PROJ M ENU / NA ME PR OJEC T

key on the Session Controller or use the

selection and press the

MENU/PREV

ENTER

key.

, arrow keys and

ENTER

key

2. Use numeric keys, the up and down arrow keys or the Jog/Shuttle wheel to select the project number you

wish to rename.

3. Use the right arrow key to switch to the name field and type in a new name and press the

ENTER

key.

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Renumber Project

To renumber a project:

1. Use the

MENU/PREV

and press the

, arrow keys and

ENTER

key.

ENTER

key to go to the

MAIN / PROJ MENU / RENUMBER PROJECT

selection

2. Use the numeric keys, the up and down arrow keys or the Jog/Shuttle wheel to select the new project

number and press the

ENTER

key

a. If the new project number is already used for an existing project you will get a prompt similar to the

following:

SWAP XX WITH XX?

NO YES

b. If the new project number is unused you will get this prompt:

RENUM XX TO XX?

NO YES

3. Use the N / Y keys on the keyboard or the right and left arrow keys to make your selection and press the

ENTER

key.

T rack Management

Each RADAR24 project contains 24 discrete tracks for recording audio. Each track has its own dedicated input and output. There is no need to assign voices or assign recording directories. In fact none of the track management chores required by digital audio workstations apply at all! RADAR24 takes care of all the details so you can get your work done quickly and easily.

Naming Tracks

If you wish you can name your tracks when using the RADAR View display. To name a track:

1. Press the

MENU / NAME TRACK

NAME TRACK

selection and hit the

key or use the

MENU/PREV

ENTER

key.

, arrow keys and

ENTER

key to go to the

MAIN / PROJ

2. Use the track arming keys or the up and down arrow keys to select a track.

3. Use the right or left arrow keys to move to the name field and type in a name using the keyboard and

press the

ENTER

key.

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File Management

Since there is no need to specify recording directories for RADAR24, file management is required only for managing the importing, exporting, backing up and restoring of files and projects.

Export

There are two ways to initiate a file export from the RADAR24:

! Using the ! Using the

EXPORT MENU

FILE EXPORT

To export audio in the BWF (Broadcast Wave) or .wav format using the

1. Press the

MENU / EXPORT

FILE EXPORT

selection and press the

2. Use the up and down arrows to select the device you wish to use for export in the

press the

ENTER

key. This list will include the RADAR24 internal IDE drive, internal DVD-RAM drive,

, which is available using both the Session Controller and the KC-24.

CLIP EXPORT

key or use the

keys on the Session Controller.

MENU/PREV

ENTER

key.

, arrow keys and

FILE EXPORT

ENTER

key to go to the

key:

../EXPORT TO

MAIN / FILE

dialog and

network shares and any Mac HFS or FAT 32 devices connected via the RADAR24 external SCSI option.

3. Use one of the following methods to select a destination folder in the

SELECT FOLDER

! Use the up and down arrow keys to select an existing folder name and press the

dialog:

ENTER

key.

Note: When exporting you are always in a folder. The top level folder is named “!RADAR!”. You’ll never see it unless you

are using FTP to transfer files from the internal IDE drive because you will always be inside of it or inside one of its sub-

directories.

! Select

NAME SELECT FOLDER

NEW FOLDER

and press the

dialog. Type in a name for your folder and press the

dialog with your new folder name as the current selection. Press the

ENTER

key to create a new one. You will be presented with a

ENTER

key. You will be returned to the

ENTER

accept this folder as a destination.

FOLDER

key to

4. Use the right and left arrow keys to select either the

5. Select a

FILL SILENCE

option. Since the AES-31 playlist is not yet implemented, allows projects individual recordings to be transferred intact as a block of tracks that all share the same start and end times. This is accomplished by filling blank regions of the project with zero data and creating 24 files that span the length of the current project. This increases conversion and transfer time but it makes it a snap to position the exported files in a DAW application. Most workstations have a strip silence option that can be used to remove any unwanted silence between recordings. If you choose the

FILL SILENCE

option, the directory will contain the individual recording files ordered by track and start time. These files will have to be re-positioned manually or using the spot-to-time feature found in most DAW applications. Press the

ENTER

key.

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WAV

file format and press the

BWF

FILL SILENCE

ENTER

key.

is a method that

for

6. Select a

TIME RANGE

recorded audio. export. Press the

7. Select the tracks you wish to export using the

EXPORT TRACKS

8. The

EXPORT TO DISK

. Selecting

MARK IN/OUT

ENTER

uses the

key.

dialog and press the

selects the entire project from the project start time to the end of

ALL

MARK IN

ENTER

and

MARK OUT

TRACK ARM

key.

location markers to select a range of audio for

keys 1 through 24 or by choosing the

ALL

option in

dialog will appear while RADAR24 processes the files. Next a confirmation dialog displaying the size or estimated time of the export may appear asking if you wish to proceed, depending on the

SHOW BACK UP SIZE

setting in the

When the operation is finished the

FILE PREFS

EXPORT COMPLETE

menu. Select

and press the

YES

dialog will appear. Press any key to dismiss the

ENTER

key to proceed.

dialog and return to normal operation.

Note: You may cancel an export at any time by pressing the

To export audio using the

1. Press the

CLIP EXPORT

key on the Session Controller.

2. The device, folder, format and

shortcut key:

FILL SILENCE

options for this export will be automatically assigned from the

CANCEL

key.

settings in the preferences menu.

3. Select the tracks you wish to export using

TRACKS

dialog. Press the

ENTER

key

TRACK ARM

keys 1 through 24 or by selecting

ALL

in the

SET

4. The

EXPORT TO DISK

dialog will appear while RADAR24 processes the files. Next a confirmation dialog displaying the size or estimated time of the export may appear asking if you wish to proceed, depending on the

SHOW BACK UP SIZE

setting in the

When the operation is finished the

FILE PREFS

EXPORT COMPLETE

menu. Select

and press the

YES

dialog will appear. Press any key to dismiss the

ENTER

key to proceed.

dialog and return to normal operation.

Import

Import is coming in 3.20 software. For the latest news vis it our website at www.recor dingtheworld.com.

Backup

PREPARING TO BACKUP

If you need to know how long a backup will take or how much space it will use, you can choose to display either the backup time or the backup size in the

PREFS MENU/ FILE PRE FS/ SHOW BACKUP SIZE

dialog. With this dialog activated, RADAR24 will prompt just before it begins the backup in case you need to make adjustments for the backup to fit into the time or space available.

If you need to reduce the size or time required for a backup you can either clear the RADAR24 undo list or group your projects in a set. The undo list must be cleared before you begin backing up your project to achieve a reduction in backup size. This undo list may still reference audio that you have deleted from your project. When you remove the undo list references to deleted audio, the RADAR24 archiving engine will

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ignore it. This will save you a lot of time and disk space. If you’re backing up several projects that share a lot of the same audio, you can also save space and time by backing them up as a set. This is actually a part of the backup sequence. By grouping projects as a set any shared audio is only backed up once instead of being copied fresh for each individual project. Follow the backup instructions later in this section for more details on grouping projects.

To reduce project size by clearing the undo list:

1. Make sure that you will never want to undo any records or edits on the material you are about to backup

again!

2. Use the

ENTER

key.

MENU/PREV

, arrow keys and

ENTER

key to go to the

3. Use the up and down arrow keys to set the undo level to zero and press the

MAIN / PROJ MENU / UNDO LEVEL

ENTER

key. This will instantly

and press the

wipe out all undo information and reduce the project size accordingly.

4. Immediately reset the undo level value to your usual setting and press the

ENTER

key. This will make sure

you have an undo when you really need one!

BACKING UP A PROJECT

RADAR24 archives projects in a high performance, proprietary storage format on a variety of industry standard media types. Once archived, RADAR24 projects must be restored on another RADAR system with a similar backup device. Archive compatibility between RADAR systems is as follows:

! 16-bit - 44.1 and 48 kHz RADAR projects can be restored on RADAR I, RADAR II and

RADAR24systems.

! 24-bit - 44.1 and 48 kHz RADAR projects can be restored on RADAR II or RADAR24 systems. ! 24-bit – 96 kHz and 192 kHz RADAR projects can be restored only on RADAR24 systems.

For the greatest level of flexibility and compatibility you can have multiple backup devices connected to the RADAR24 simultaneously. This allows you to restore from one format and archive to another if you need to. Follow the backup instructions below for details on choosing the current archival device.

To backup a project or projects:

1. Insert the archive media and press the

arrow keys and

ENTER

key to go to the

2. Use the up and down arrow keys to select the device you wish to us e f or backup in the

and press the

ENTER

key. This list will include the RADAR24 internal IDE drive, network shares and

any SCSI backup devices connected to the RADAR24.

3. Select a destination folder in the

! Use the up and down arrow keys to select an existing folder name and press the

BACKUP

MAIN / FILE MENU / BACKUP

SELECT FOLDER

key on the Session Controller or use the

dialog using one of the following methods:

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MENU/PREV

selection and hit the

ENTER

key.

../BACKUP TO

ENTER

key.

dialog

Note: When backing up you are always in a folder. The top level folder is named “!RADAR!”. You’ll never see

its name listed because you will always be inside of it or inside one of its sub-directories.

! Use the up and down arrow keys to select

You will be presented with a

FOLDER NAME

and press the enter key. You will be returned to the as the current selection. Press the

ENTER

4. Use the up and down arrow keys to select

BACKUP MENU

If the

SELECTED PROJS

dialog and press the

option is selected you can select the individual project or projects you wish to back

ENTER

key.

NEW FOLDER

and press the

dialog. Use the keyboard to type in a name for your folder

SELECT FOLDER

key to accept this folder as a destination.

ALL PROJECTS, CURRENT PROJECT

ENTER

key to create a new one.

dialog with your new folder name

SELECTED PROJS

from the

up using the up and down arrow keys and the + and – keys on the numeric keypad. Pressing the + key adds the selected project to the archiving list and places a + sign to the right of its name. It also increments the number of selected projects in the upper right hand corner of the menu display. Pressing the – key removes the selected project from the archiving list and removes the + sign to the right of its name. It also decrements the number of selected projects in the upper right hand corner of the menu display.

5. When using either the

SELECTED PROJS

ALL PROJEC T S

option you must also choose how the projects are

organized within the backup. ! Grouping archives by

PROJECT

means that each project will be backed up separately and can therefore

be restored separately.

! Grouping by

means that all the projects you selected will be backed up as a data set. This will

SET

speed things up if you are backing up a number of projects that share a lot of audio, and it’s also helpful to group projects that you want to restore as a set.

Select

PROJECT

6. When using the

from the

SET

option you must also choose a name for your data set. Accept the default name or

SET

BACKUP MENU

dialog and press the

use the keyboard to enter a new name in the name field of the

ENTER

BACKUP MENU

key.

7. If you are backing up to a data ta pe or DVD, the

APPEND

OVERWRITE. APPEND

will add your new backup data to the existing archive.

BACKUP MODE

dialog will appear asking if you want to

existing archive data and replace it with the new backup. If you choose to

TAPE? APPEND

ERASE EXISTING DISK?

if the tape or DVD has been used for some other purpose e.g. if it was used as an export DVD.

Use the up and down arrow keys to select

ENTER

the

key.

prompt will appear just to make sure. This prompt will also appear with

APPEND

OVERWRITE

from the

key.

dialog and press the

OVERWRITE

BACKUP MODE

ENTER

will erase

the

ERASE EXISTING

dialog and press

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IMPORTANT NOTE: When you see either the ERASE EXISTING TAPE? or ERASE EXISTING disk? prompt it means that the tape or disk that you have inserted contains

archive data from a previous RADAR backup or files from some other application. Answer yes only if you are absolutely sure that you want to erase everything that is currently on the tape or disk. The overwrite option will reformat the tape or disk and there is no way to recover prev ious data once it has been done.

8. The

BACKUP TO DISK

dialog will appear while RADAR24 processes the files. Next, a confirmation dialog displaying either the backup time required or the size of the export in megabytes may appear asking if you wish to proceed. This estimate is based on the typical throughput of the backup device you chose. As the backup progresses, RADAR monitors the actual throughput and continuously updates the time and the number of megabytes remaining. If you choose yes the backup will proceed. When it is finished the

BACKUP COMPLETE

dialog will appear. Press any key to dismiss the dialog and return to normal operation.

Note: You may cancel a backup at any time by pressing the

CANCEL

key.

Restore

Restoring projects from DVD-RAM, tape, disk or the network couldn’t be easier. To restore a RADAR24 project :

1. Press the go to the

RESTORE

MAIN / FILE MEN U / R ESTORE

key on the Session Controller or use the

selection and press the

2. Use the up and down arrow keys to select the device you wish to restore from in the dialog and press the

ENTER

key. This list will include the RADAR24 internal IDE drive, network shares

MENU/PREV

ENTER

key.

, arrow keys and

../RESTORE FROM

ENTER

key to

and any connected SCSI devices.

3. Use the up and down arrow keys to select the folder containing the archive you want to restore and press

ENTER

the

key.

4. Use the arrow keys to select

5. If the

SELECTED

option is currently selected you can use the up and down arrow keys in conjunction with

ALL

SELECTED

from the restore menu.

the + and – keys on the numeric keypad to add or remove individual projects from the restore lis t.

6. Press the

ENTER

key. If the restore cannot fit into the remaining disk space, the

HARD DRIVE FULL

will alert you.

7. When the restore is complete the display will read

Note: You may cancel a backup at any time by pressing the

have the option to

SALVAGE PARTIAL PRO JECT

. If you choose NO, RADAR will automatically reclaim the disk space.

RESTORE COMPLETE PRESS ANY BUTTON.

CANCEL

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key. If you cancel when a project is partially restored you

prompt

Delete Backups

Deleting unwanted archives from DVD-RAM or the internal IDE disk is sometimes necessary to free up space.

To delete a RADAR

1. Use the

BACKUPS

MENU/PREV

menu item and press the

2. Use the up and down arrow keys to select the device you wish to delete from in the and press the



24 archive from DVD-RAM, the internal IDE disk or network drive:

, arrow keys and

ENTER

key. This list will include the RADAR24 internal IDE drive, any connected SCSI

ENTER

key to go to the

key.

MAIN / FILE MENU / FILE MANAGEMENT / DELE TE

../ DELETE FROM

dialog

devices and network shares.

Note: you cannot delete an archive fro m a data tape.

3. Use the up and down arrow keys to select the folder containing the archive you want to delete and press

ENTER

the

key.

4. If you wish to delete multiple projects you can use the up and down arrow keys in conjunction with the + and – keys on the numeric keypad to add or remove individual projects from the delete list. Press the

ENTER

key.

5. You will get a dialog

DELETE SELECTED BACKUPS?

Select

to continue, NO to cancel and press the

YES

ENTER

key.

6. ARE YOU SURE?

Select

to continue, NO to cancel and press the

YES

ENTER

key.

7. When the operation is complete the display will read

DELETE COMPLETE PRESS ANY BUTTO N.

Note: If you accidentally delete something, DON’T DO ANYTHING. Proceed immediately to the instructions for

RECOVER BACKUPS below. If you modify the archive dis k again in any way your ar chive will be go ne fore ver!

Recover Backups

If you have accidentally deleted archives from DVD-RAM or the internal IDE drive you have a chance to recover them. Once you’ve backed up to the drive again it’s gone forever!

To recover deleted RADAR

1. Use the

BACKUPS

MENU/PREV

menu item and press the

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24 archives from DVD-RAM, the internal IDE disk or network drive:

, arrow keys and

ENTER

key to go to the

key.

MAIN / FILE MENU / FILE MANAGEMENT / RECOV ER

2. Use the up and down arrow keys to select the device you wish to recover the deleted archive from in the

../RECOVER FROM

dialog and press the

ENTER

key. This list will include the RADAR24 internal IDE drive,

any connected SCSI devices and network shares.

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3. Use the up and down arrow keys to select the folder containing the archive you want to recover and press

ENTER

the

key.

4. If you wish to recover multiple projects you can use the up and down arrow keys in conjunction with the + and – keys on the numeric keypad to add or remove individual projects from the recover list. Press the

ENTER

key.

5. When the operation is complete the display will read

RECOVER COMPLETE PRESS ANY BUTTON.

Delete Folder

If you wish to delete a folder from a network shar e or the internal IDE drive to free up dis k space you can use

DELETE FOLDER

to do so.

To delete a folder:

1. Use the

FOLDER

menu item and press the

MENU/PREV

, arrow keys and

ENTER

key to go to the

key.

2. Use the up and down arrow keys to select the device you wish to delete the folder from in the

FROM

dialog and press the

ENTER

key. This list will include the RADAR24 internal IDE drive, and any

MAIN / FILE MENU / FILE MANAGEMENT/ DELETE

../DELETE

network shares.

Note: You cannot delete a folder from a DVD-RAM at this time.

3. Use the up and down arrow keys to select the folder you wish to delete and press the

4. Use the arrow keys to select selected folder. Press the

ENTER

at the prompt if you are absolutely sure that you want to delete the

YES

key to proceed.

ENTER

key.

Note: Deleting a folder is PERMANENT! There is no undo for this function.

5. Use the arrow keys to select

at the safety prompt and press the

YES

6. When the folder is deleted the display will read

DELETE COMPLETE PRESS ANY BUTTO N.

ENTER

key.

Macros

If you make use of the powerful RADAR24 macro keys then these macro management features are bound to be helpful.

LOAD

The

feature allows you to import macros from a file on a floppy disk, the internal hard drive or a

LOAD

connected SCSI drive.

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To load a macro:

1. Use the the

MENU/PREV

ENTER

, arrow keys and

key.

2. Use the right and left arrow keys to select

ENTER

LOAD

3. Use the right and left arrow keys to select

ENTER

key.

key to go to the

from the

FLOPPY, HARD

MAIN / FILE MENU / MACROS

MACRO KEYS:

SCSI

in the

4. Use the arrow keys to select the macro file you wish to load in the

ENTER

key.

5. When the load is complete the display will read

SAVE

The

feature allows you to export macros to a file on a floppy disk, the internal hard drive or a connected

SAVE

MACROS LOADED PRESS ANY BUTT ON.

SCSI drive.

To save a macro:

1. Use the

ENTER

the

MENU/PREV

key.

, arrow keys and

ENTER

key to go to the

MAIN / FILE MENU / MACROS

menu item and press

dialog and press the

LOAD FROM:

LOAD MACROS:

dialog and press the

menu item and hit

ENTER

key.

2. Use the right and left arrow keys to select

3. Use the right and left arrow keys to select

from the

SAVE

FLOPPY, HARD

MACRO KEYS:

SCSI

in the

dialog and press the

SAVE TO:

key.

4. Use the keyboard to type a name for the macro file you wish to save in the press the

5. When the save is complete the display will read

DELETE

The

DELETE

ENTER

key.

MACROS SAVED PRESS ANY BUTTO N.

feature allows you to delete macro files on a floppy disk, the internal hard drive or a connected

SCSI drive.

To delete a macro:

1. Use the the

MENU/PREV

ENTER

, arrow keys and

key.

ENTER

2. Use the right and left arrow keys to select

3. Use the right and left arrow keys to select

ENTER

key.

key to go to the

from the

DELETE

FLOPPY, HARD

MAIN / FILE MENU / MACROS

MACRO KEYS:

SCSI

in the

dialog and press the

DELETE FROM:

ENTER

dialog and press the

NAME THE MACRO:

dialog and

menu item and press

ENTER

dialog and press the

key.

ENTER

key.

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4. Use the up and down arrow keys in the and press the

ENTER

key.

DELETE MACROS:

5. When the save is complete the display will read

MACROS DELET ED PR ESS ANY BUTT ON.

dialog to select the macro file you wish to delete

File Prefs

SHOW BACKUP SIZE

This preference allows you to choose the information displayed during a backup or export procedure.

To modify the information displayed during a backup:

1. Use the press the

MENU/PREV

ENTER

key.

, arrow keys and

2. Use the up and down arrows to locate

ENTER

key to go to the

SHOW BACKUP SIZE

MAIN / FILE MENU / FILE PREFS

in the

../FILE PREFS

dialog and press the

menu item and

key.

3. Use the right and left arrows to select

ENTER

the

EXPORT FORMAT

key.

OFF, MBYTES

TIME

In the

SHOW BACKUP SIZE

dialog and press

ENTER

This preference allows you to choose the default setting for the file format that will be used for exporting from the RADAR24.

To select the default file format setting for export:

1. Use the press the

MENU/PREV

ENTER

key.

, arrow keys and

2. Use the up and down arrows to locate

3. Use the right and left arrows to select If you select the

option then RADAR24 will prompt you to choose the file format each time you

ASK

ENTER

key to go to the

EXPORT FORMA T

WAV, BWF

in the

ASK

in the

MAIN / FILE MENU / FILE PREFS

../FILE PREFS

FILE FORMAT

dialog and press the

menu item and

ENTER

key.

ENTER

key.

export.

EXPORT SILENCE

This preference allows you to choose the default setting for

FILL SILENCE

, which determines whether or not

non-audio regions are padded with zeros to create contiguous files for export.

To select the default setting for export silence:

1. Use the press the

MENU/PREV

ENTER

key.

, arrow keys and

ENTER

key to go to the

MAIN / FILE MENU / FILE PREFS

menu item and

2. Use the up and down arrows to locate

EXPORT SILENCE

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in the

../FILE PREFS

dialog and press the

ENTER

key.

3. Use the right and left arrows to select NO, you select the

option then RADAR24 will prompt you to choose the

ASK

YES

ASK

in the

FILL SILENCE

dialog and press the

FILL SILENCE

ENTER

key. If

option each time

you export.

File T ransfer

This section covers device specific requirements and export instructions. For more details on the export process and the export shortcut available using the M

ANAGEMENT

: E

section of the manual.

XPORT

DVD-RAM

Most later model DVD-ROM drives will actually read Type II DVD-RAM disks, which can removed from their cartridge, and 4.7 Gig DVD-RAM non-cartridge disks. This is a bonus for those who already own a PC or a Mac with a DVD-ROM drive installed. The capacity of DVD-RAM media that can be read by a given DVD-ROM drive will vary depending on the manufacturer, model, version etc.

Note: Once a Type II disk is removed from the cartridge it cannot be recorded on again without replacing it back in the cartridge.

MAC REQUIREMENTS:

! DVD-RAM Drive and Software Architects DVD-RAM Tune Up! This software provides the driver

software and several other disk utilities.

EXPORT CLIP

key please consult the O

PERATION

: F

ILE

PC REQUIREMENTS:

! DVD-RAM Drive and the appropriate driver for UDF (Universal Disk Format).

To export audio to DVD-RAM in BWF or .wav format:

1. Press the to go to the

FILE EXPORT

MAIN / FILE MEN U / EXPOR T

key on the Session Controller or use the

selection and press the

ENTER

2. Use the up and down arrow keys to select the internal DVD-RAM drive from the press the

3. Use the right and left arrow keys to select either the

4. Use the up and down arrow keys to select a

ENTER

key.

WAV

FILL SILENCE

BWF

option. Select

export where all exported tracks share a common start time. If you select

MENU/PREV

, arrow keys and

key.

../EXPORT TO

file format and press the

to do a “track as file” type

YES

for the

FILL SILENCE

ENTER

dialog and

key.

the target directory will contain all of the individual recording files ordered by track and start time. These files will have to be re-positioned manually or using the spot-to-time feature found in most DAW applications. Press the

5. Use the arrow keys to select a time to the end of recorded audio. select a range of audio for export. Press the

ENTER

key.

TIME RANGE

. Selecting

MARK IN/OUT

ENTER

includes the entire project from the project start

ALL

uses the

key.

MARK IN

and

MARK OUT

location markers to

key

option

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6. Use

7. The export to disk dialog will appear while RADAR

TRACK ARM

EXPORT TRACKS

keys 1 through 24 to select the tracks you wish to export or select the

dialog. Press the

ENTER

key.



24 processes the files. Next a confirmation dialog

option in the

ALL

displaying the size of the export in megabytes will appear asking if you wis h to proceed. Select export will proceed. When it is finished the

EXPORT COMPLETE

dialog will appear. Press any key to dismiss

and the

YES

the dialog and return to normal operation.

8. The DVD-RAM disc containing the exported files is now ready to be read by a DVD-RAM drive in your PC or Mac!

SCSI Disk

This export option requires the RADAR



24 SCSI export card option to be installed. This secondary SCSI connection is used exclusively for exporting and importing to and from HFS or FAT 32 drives and is not used for recording.

MAC REQUIREMENTS:

! SCSI card, cable and an internal or external receiver for a Kingst on DE-100 drive carri er.

PC REQUIREMENTS:

! SCSI card, cable and an internal or external receiver for a Kingst on DE-100 drive carri er.

To export audio to an HFS or FAT 32 formatted SCSI disk in BWF or .wav format:

1. Press the

to go to the

FILE EXPORT

MAIN / FILE MEN U / EXPOR T

key on the Session Controller or use the

selection and press the

ENTER

2. Use the up and down arrow keys to select the external SCSI drive from the

ENTER

the

3. Use the right and left arrow keys to select either the

4. Select a

common start time. If you select

key.

FILL SILENCE

option. Select

WAV

to do a “track as file” type export where all exported tracks share a

YES

for the

FILL SILENCE

BWF

option the target directory will contain all of the

MENU/PREV

, arrow keys and

key.

../EXPORT TO

file format and press the

ENTER

dialog and press

ENTER

key.

individual recording files ordered by track and start time. These files will have to be re-positioned manually or using the spot-to-time feature found in most DAW applications.

5. Select a

TIME RANGE

recorded audio. for export. Press the

6. Use

TRACK ARM

EXPORT TRACKS

. Selecting

MARK IN/OUT

ENTER

uses the

key.

selects the entire project from the project start time to the end of

ALL

MARK IN

and

MARK OUT

location markers to select a range of audio

keys 1 through 24 to select the tracks you wish to export or select the

dialog. Press the

ENTER

key.

option in the

ALL

key

7. The export to disk dialog will appear while RADAR24 processes the files. Next a confirmation dialog

displaying the size of the export in megabytes will appear asking if you wis h to proceed. Select

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and the

YES

export will proceed. When it is finished the

EXPORT COMPLETE

dialog will appear. Press any key to dismiss

the dialog and return to normal operation.

8. The SCSI disc containing the exported files is now ready to be removed and mounted on your PC or Mac

workstation!

CIFS Server

Once the necessary server information is entered in the dialog exporting to a directory on a server is as easy as it gets! See S N

ETWORKING

for more information.

MAIN / PREFS MENU / NETWORK SETUP / SERVER PREFS

YSTEM SETUP

: C

ONFIGURATION

To export audio to a CIFS server in BWF or .wav format:

1. Press the

to go to the

FILE EXPORT

MAIN / FILE MEN U / EXPOR T

key on the Session Controller or use the

selection and press the

ENTER

2. Use the up and down arrow keys to select the shared directory on the server from the

locate

NET: YOUR SHARE NAME

and press the

server information is entered correctly in the

ENTER

key. If this selection does not appear make sure that the

MAIN / PREFS MEN U / N ETWOR K SETUP / SER VER PREFS

3. Use the up and down arrow keys to select a destination folder in the

ENTER

key.

MENU/PREV

key.

SELECT FOLDER

, arrow keys and

../EXPORT TO

dialog and press the

ENTER

dialog,

dialog.

key

4. Use the right and left arrow keys to select either the

5. Select a

FILL SILENCE

common start time. If you select

option. Select

to do a “track as file” type export where all exported tracks share a

YES

for the

FILL SILENCE

WAV

file format and press the

BWF

option the target directory will contain all of the

ENTER

key.

individual recording files ordered by track and start time. These files will have to be re-positioned manually or using the spot-to-time feature found in most DAW applications.

6. Select a

recorded audio.

TIME RANGE

. Selecting

MARK IN/OUT

selects the entire project from the project start time to the end of

ALL

uses the

MARK IN

and

MARK OUT

location markers to select a range of audio

for export.

7. Use

TRACK ARM

EXPORT TRACKS

keys 1 through 24 to select the tracks you wish to export or select the

dialog.

option in the

ALL

8. The export to disk dialog will appear while RADAR24 processes the files. Next a confirmation dialog

displaying the size of the export in megabytes will appear asking if you wis h to proceed. Select export will proceed. When it is finished the

EXPORT COMPLETE

dialog will appear. Press any key to dismiss

and the

YES

the dialog and return to normal operation.

9. The exported files are now available to network devices attached to the server.

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Peer-To-Peer

The first step is to enter the necessary server information in the

PREFS

dialog. See S

YSTEM SETUP

: C

ONFIGURATION

: N

ETWORKING

MAIN / PREFS MENU / NETWORK SETUP / SERVER

for more information.

The next step is to setup the network preferences of the computer you want the RADAR24 to export to. You may have to consult your operating systems’ documentation to figure out how to do this. If you are using a small peer-to-peer network or a crossover cable, your computer will need the following information:

! IP address ! Host name ! Subnet mask ! Workgroup name ! A shared folder

If security is an issue, you should add a username and password for the RADAR24 to use when it wants to connect, otherwise you can make this shared folder available to everyone.

This export option requires a special crossover network cable. These cables are available from your local computer store. Macintosh computers also require Virtual PC 4.0 by Connectix to provide Windows networking support. We are currently evaluating other products for Mac/PC networking and will post the names of any solutions that work reliably on our website www.recordingtheworld.com .

MAC REQUIREMENTS:

! Ethernet crossover cable, and Virtual PC 4.0 by Connectix to provide Windows networking support.

PC REQUIREMENTS:

! Ethernet crossover cable. See S

YSTEM SETUP

: C

ONFIGURATION

: N

ETWORKING

for more information.

To export audio via Ethernet crossover cable to a Mac or PC in BWF or .wav format:

1. Press the

to go to the

FILE EXPORT

MAIN / FILE MEN U / EXPOR T

key on the Session Controller or use the

selection and press the

2. Use the up and down arrow keys to locate

../EXPORT TO

dialog and then press the

ENTER

server information is entered correctly in the

3. Select a destination folder in the

SELECT FOLDER

ENTER

NET: YOUR S HARE NAME

key. If this selection does not appear make sure that the

MAIN / PREFS MEN U / N ETWOR K SETUP / SER VER PREFS

dialog and press the

MENU/PREV

, arrow keys and

ENTER

key.

. Select the shared directory from the

dialog.

ENTER

key.

key

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4. Use the right and left arrow keys to select either the

5. Select a

FILL SILENCE

common start time. If you select

option. Select

to do a “track as file” type export where all exported tracks share a

YES

for the

FILL SILENCE

WAV

file format and press the

BWF

option the target directory will contain all of the

ENTER

key.

individual recording files ordered by track and start time. These files will have to be re-positioned manually or using the spot-to-time feature found in most DAW applications.

6. Select a

recorded audio.

TIME RANGE

. Selecting

MARK IN/OUT

includes the entire project from the project start time to the end of

ALL

uses the

MARK IN

and

MARK OUT

location markers to select a range of audio

for export.

7. Use

TRACK ARM

EXPORT TRACKS

keys 1 through 24 to select the tracks you wish to export or select the

dialog.

option in the

ALL

8. The export to disk dialog will appear while RADAR24 processes the files. Next a confirmation dialog

displaying the size of the export in megabytes will appear asking if you wis h to proceed. Select export will proceed. When it is finished the

EXPORT COMPLETE

dialog will appear. Press any key to dismiss

and the

YES

the dialog and return to normal operation.

9. The exported files are now available on your PC or Mac.

FTP

To use the

FTP SERVER

audio must first be exported to the internal IDE drive because the SCSI recording

drives are not accessible directly from an external computer.

MAC REQUIREMENTS:

! Ethernet cable and FTP client.

PC REQUIREMENTS:

! Ethernet cable and FTP client.

To export audio via FTP in the time stamped BWF or .wav format:

1. Press the

FILE EXPORT

to go to the

key on the Session Controller or use the

MAIN / FILE MEN U / EXPOR T

selection and press the

ENTER

MENU/PREV

key.

2. Use the up and down arrow keys to select the internal IDE drive from the

ENTER

the

3. Select a destination folder in the

4. Use the right and left arrow keys to select either the

key.

SELECT FOLDER

dialog and press the

WAV

file format and press the

BWF

ENTER

key.

, arrow keys and

../EXPORT TO

dialog and press

ENTER

key.

key

5. Select a

FILL SILENCE

option. Select

common start time. If you select

to do a “track as file” type export where all exported tracks share a

YES

for the

FILL SILENCE

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option the target directory will contain all of the

individual recording files ordered by track and start time. These files will have to be re-positioned manually or using the spot-to-time feature found in most DAW applications.

6. Select a

recorded audio.

TIME RANGE

. Selecting

MARK IN/OUT

includes the entire project from the project start time to the end of

ALL

uses the

MARK IN

and

MARK OUT

location markers to select a range of audio

for export.

7. Use

TRACK ARM

EXPORT TRACKS

keys 1 through 24 to select the tracks you wish to export or select the

dialog.

option in the

ALL

8. The export to disk dialog will appear while RADAR24 processes the files. Next a confirmation dialog

displaying the size of the export in megabytes will appear asking if you wis h to proceed. Select export will proceed. When it is finished the

EXPORT COMPLETE

dialog will appear. Press any key to dismiss

and the

YES

the dialog and return to normal operation.

9. The internal IDE disk now contains the exported files, which are now accessible to your PC or Mac via

the RADAR24

10. Use the

INTERFACE PREFS

MENU/PREV

FTP SERVER

menu and make sure that

entered properly and that the

, arrow keys and

FTP SERVER

ENTER

key to go to the

IP ADDRESS

is enabled.

MAIN / PREFERENCES MENU/ NETWORK SETUP/

, the

FTP LOGIN

and

FTP PASSWORD

settings are

11. Use the FTP client from your Mac or PC to FTP the files to your computer by entering the FTP address,

login and password. Files will be stored in the subdirectory folder you created in the !RADAR! directory on the internal hard drive.

T ransport Operations

For the most part, RADAR24 operation is indistinguishable from a professional tape recorder. We’ve taken the best features of the time-honored tape machine auto-locator and combined them with the incredible power of non-linear digital recording. Record and playback alignment, azimuth adjustments, wow and flutter, fast-forwarding and rewinding times are all a thing of the past. Let’s get started!

Transport Keys

RADAR24 uses industry standard transport keys for both the Session Controller and the KC-24 keyboard:

REWIND

Simulates the transport rewind function of a tape machine. Double keying the mode that is 3 times the current rewind speed. The default speed for rewind is 8 times normal playback speed. Fast-forward and rewind speeds can be changed in the pref erences menu (see below).

FAST-FORWARD

Simulates the fast-forward transport function of a tape machine. Double keying the enters a super-fast mode that is 3 times the current fast-forward speed. Default fast-forward speed is 8 times playback speed. Fast-forward and rewind speeds can be changed in the preferences menu.

REWIND

key enters a super-fast

FAST-FORWARD

key

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PLAY

Begins audio playback from current location. Pressing playback. Pressing

STOP

PLAY

and

REWIND

together enters reverse play mode.

PLAY

while recording cancels record without stopping

Cancels all transport operations including record and puts RADAR24 into ready mode.

REC

Drops all record enabled tracks into record mode. There are two modes of operation for this key: and

. As the name suggests

REC

to enter record mode. In the

REC & PLAY

mode pressing the

REC

requires both the

PLAY

REC

key is all that is required.

and

REC

keys to be pressed simultaneously

To change fast wind speeds:

1. Use the

MENU/PREV

selection and press the

, arrow keys and

ENTER

key.

ENTER

key to go to the

2. Use the up and down arrow keys to select a value and press the

MAIN / PREFS MENU / FFWD &RWD RATE

ENTER

key.

To change the operation of the transport controls for recording:

1. Use the

MENU/PREV

selection and press the

, arrow keys and

ENTER

key.

ENTER

key to go to the

MAIN / PREFS MENU / RECORD MODE

REC & PLAY

2. Use the up and down arrow keys to select either

REC & PLAY

Note: This menu also contains the Instant Record preference setting for the track arming keys. See the O

ECORDING

: R

ECORD MODE

section of this manual for more information on this feature.

and press the

REC

ENTER

key.

PERATIONS

Jog/ Shuttle Wheel

Besides its function as an intuitive data entry device, the RADAR24 Jog/Shuttle wheel provides a solid, responsive control suitable for professional audio editing.

Jogging is the equivalent of rocking recorded audiotape back and forth across the playback head of an analog tape machine to locate an edit point. Shuttling is similar but once the audio is set “in motion” with the wheel, playback will continue at its current playback speed and direction indefinitely. Try it, you’ll like it!

To engage the wheel for jogging audio simply press the jog wheel. To engage the wheel for shuttling audio press

JOG(SHUTTLE)

SHIFT+JOG(SHUTTLE)

key located to the upper left of the

Mouse Jog (KC-24 Only)

Because the KC-24 lacks a Jog/Shuttle wheel our engineers got creative and came up with mouse jogging! T o jog or shuttle with the mouse press either the

JOG

SHUTTLE

keys located in the numeric keypad grouping

on the KC-24 keyboard.

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Auto Locate Markers

One of the greatest features of a professional tape recorder is the so-called Auto-Locator. The Auto-Locator provides the usual transport controls, a time code based positional display and a number of preset locations that can be cued up automatically with a couple of key strokes.

SETTING AND RECALLING

RADAR24 provides 99 location markers that can be set or “dropped” using the

MARK LOC

key on both the

Session Controller and the KC-24. Once set, these location markers can be recalled, allowing you to cue instantly to various points in your project. Location markers can be set and recalled in both ready mode and transport mode.

READY MODE

playing, recording or cueing audio. Locates cannot be set or recalled when the RADAR24 is in

is the default state of the RADAR24 and

TRANSPORT MODE

is entered when

MENU MODE

The first ten locates can be accessed with a single keystroke using the numeric keypad digits 0 through 9. Locate 0 is always the project start time. The other ninety, two-digit locate points are addressable by using the

RECALL LOC

key, numeric keys

To mark and recall a location using the

1. Press the

MARK LOC

key on the Session Controller or KC-24.

0-9

and the

MARK LOC

ENTER

key.

key:

2. To recall the first ten locate markers use the 0 to 9 keys on the numeric keypad.

3. To recall locate markers 10 through 99, use the

keypad to input the desired two-digit locate number. Press the

RECALL LOC

key and the 0 to 9 keys on the numeric

ENTER

key.

Editing Locate Markers Once a locate marker has been set it can be edited in several ways using the

EDIT LOC

key on the Session

Controller or the KC-24.

EDIT

This option is used to select the location marker you wish to edit and change its name or position in your project.

To select a location marker for editing:

1. Press the

2. Use the right or left arrow keys to select

3. Use the numeric keys, the up and down arrow keys, the

EDIT LOC

key on the Session Controller or KC-24.

EDIT

and press the

ENTER

MARK IN

key.

key, the

MARK OUT

key, the

MARK SYNC

key or the Jog/Shuttle wheel to select a location marker for editing.

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4. At this point each attribute of the location marker can be modified. The right and left arrow keys move

the cursor from field to field and any of the data entry methods can be used to change the values. Press

ENTER

the

key to complete the edit.

5. You will be returned to the main

MENU/PREV

DEL

The

DEL

or press the

option can be used to delete a single marker, a range of markers or all of the markers in a project.

EDIT LOC

key again.

dialog. To return RADAR24 to

To delete a single location marker:

1. Press the

2. Use the right and left arrows to select

3. Use the right and left arrow keys in the

4. Use the numeric keys, the up and down arrow keys, the

EDIT LOC

key on the Session Controller or KC-24.

DEL

and press the

SELECT LOCATES

ENTER

dialog to select

MARK IN

key or the Jog/Shuttle wheel to select a location marker for deleting.

5. Press the

6. You will be returned to the main

MENU/PREV

ENTER

key to permanently delete the selected location marker.

dialog. To return RADAR24 to

or press the

EDIT LOC

key again.

key.

key, the

READY MODE

ONE

and press the

MARK OUT

READY MODE

press

ENTER

key, the

press

CANCEL

key.

MARK SYNC

CANCEL

To delete a range of location markers between the

1. Press the

2. Use the right and left arrows to select

3. Use the right and left arrow keys in the

EDIT LOC

key on the Session Controller or KC-24.

DEL

and press the

SELECT LOCATES

MARK IN

ENTER

dialog to select

and

key.

4. A dialog will ask if you wish to delete all the markers between the

and press the

YES

5. You will be returned to the main

MENU/PREV

ENTER

or press the

key to continue.

EDIT LOC

key again.

dialog. To return RADAR24 to

To delete all of the location markers in a project:

1. Press the

2. Use the right and left arrows to select

3. Use the right and left arrow keys in the

EDIT LOC

key on the Session Controller or KC-24.

DEL

and press the

SELECT LOCATES

ENTER

dialog to select

key.

MARK OUT

RANGE

MARK IN

ALL

locate points:

and press the

MARK OUT

and

READY MODE

press

and press the

ENTER

key.

points. Select

CANCEL

ENTER

key.

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4. A dialog will ask if you wish to delete all the markers in your project. Select

and press the

YES

ENTER

key

to continue.

5. You will be returned to the main

MENU/PREV

or press the

EDIT LOC

dialog. To return RADAR24 to

key again.

READY MODE

press

CANCEL

Note: The deletion of location marker s is a permanent o peration and cannot be undone!

NEW

This option can be used to create location markers for your project. Location markers can also be set on the fly using the See

AUTO LOCATE MARKERS: SETTING AND RECALLING

MARK IN, MARK OUT, MARK SYNC

and

MARK LOC

keys on the Session Controller or the KC-24.

for more information.

To create a new location marker:

1. Press the

2. Use the right and left arrows to select

EDIT LOC

key on the Session Controller or KC-24.

NEW

and press the

ENTER

key.

3. Use the numeric keys, the up and down arrow keys or the Jog/Shuttle wheel to enter a time for the new

location marker.

4. Use the right or left arrow keys to move the cursor to the blank name field and type in a name using the

keyboard. Press the

5. You will be returned to the main

MENU/PREV

or press the

ENTER

EDIT LOC

key.

EDIT LOC

dialog. To return RADAR24 to

key again.

READY MODE

press

CANCEL

Auto Play

When the recalled. Auto play can be used in conjunction with the

AUTO PLAY

key is depressed RADAR24 automatically goes into play after a locate marker is

PRE ROLL

key for automatic playback with the

additional amount of pre and post roll you specify.

Auto Punch

AUTO PUNCH

The

key is used to enable automatic recording between the markers. In this operational mode recording will only occur once the When the on using this feature see

MARK OUT

point is reached recording is automatically terminated. For more detailed information

RECORDING: AUTO PUNCH

Note: When

AUTO PUNCH

is enabled manual recording is not possible.

MARK IN

MARK OUT

and

location

location has been reached.

Cycle

When the into play until the

CYCLE

key is depressed RADAR24 automatically locates to the

MARK OUT

location marker is reached. After a small pause this cycle will be repeated

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MARK IN

location marker and goes

indefinitely until cancelled by pressing one of the other transport keys. Cycle can be used in conjunction with

PRE ROLL

the

key for automatic playback with the amount of pre and post roll you specify.

Pre Roll

The operation of the

PRE ROLL

key is somewhat unique because you must press it twice to engage its function. The first key press prompts you to enter the pre and post roll values you desire. Once modified, or if no change is required, a second key press will enable both pre and post roll. You can use this function in conjunction with the

AUTO PLAY, AUTO PUNCH

and

CYCLE

functions.

Foot Switches

Foot switches can be used in conjunction with the Session Controller for hands free play/stop, last locate and punch in and punch out operation. The foot switches should be of the normally open, momentary type.

DIAGRAM 1.0

Foot switch plugs showing wiring for Session Controller operation.

Recording

With RADAR24 recording is as easy as using a professional tape recorder. Arm a track and press

RECORD

- it’s that easy! Use the following information on recording with RADAR24 to help you get the most

PLAY

and

out of your system. You’ll become a power-user in no time.

Record Mode

Because RADAR24 is used in many different professional applications we have added several recording options to help you customize RADAR24 operation for your specific needs.

RECORD

The first half of this dialog lets you choose either

PLAY

and

RECORD

mode or single button

RECORD

mode for

the transport keys on the Session Controller or the KC-24. To change the operation of the transport controls for recording:

1. Use the

MENU/PREV

selection and press the

, arrow keys and

ENTER

key.

ENTER

key to go to the

2. Use the right and left arrow keys to move the cursor to the

MAIN / PREFS MENU / RECORD MODE

RECORD:

field.

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3. Use the up and down arrow keys to select either

ARM TRACK

The second half of this dialog lets you choose either

REC & PLAY

REC READY

keys on the Session Controller or the KC-24. Instant record allows you to drop into and out of by pressing the

To enable and disable instant record from the

1. Use the

selection and press the

TRACK ARM

MENU/PREV

keys during playback.

, arrow keys and

ENTER

key.

TRACK ARM

ENTER

key to go to the

2. Use the right and left arrow keys to move the cursor to the

3. Use the up and down arrow keys to select either

INST REC

keys:

ARM TK:

REC READY

and press the

REC

INST REC

MAIN / PREFS MENU / RECORD MODE

modes for the track arming

ENTER

key.

RECORD

field.

and press the

ENTER

key.

mode

Monitoring and Track Stat us

During tracking and overdubbing there are two sources of audio that must be referenced and managed: input and the recorded signal, also refe rred to as repro (reproduce) mode. RADAR24 uses the

AUTO INPUT

the

key and the

TRACK SOLO

key to create an easy to manage system for monitoring audio.

TRACK ARM

keys,

TRACK ARM KEYS

These keys are used extensively in RADAR24 operations as track selection keys. While recording and overdubbing they are used to record enable and disable tracks 1-24 and switch them in and out of input monitoring mode.

Note: the KC-24 uses a shift key to record enable and disable tracks 13-24.

To monitor and adjust an input signal using input mode:

1. Press the desired

TRACK ARM

keys on the Session Controller or KC-24.

2. Adjust the input level to the RADAR24 using the Meterbridge 24/48 or RADAR View as a visual

reference.

AUTO INPUT

allows the RADAR24 to automatically switch between monitoring the input signal and the recorded audio when playback begins and ends. This feature should be used when performing overdubs and punches.

To enable auto input:

1. Press the

AUTO INPUT

key on the Session Controller or KC-24.

2. While stopped, the RADAR24 will monitor the input signal on all tracks that are readied.

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3. When playback begins monitoring switches to reproduce mode and all tracks playback audio from the

disk.

4. Entering record mode begins recording on all armed tracks. RADAR24 switches back to input mode for

monitoring the source signal that’s being recorded.

TRACK SOLO

mutes the output of all tracks except the ones selected using the

can also be automatically engaged in tandem with the

ZOOM SOLO

function, which is used to visually solo a

TRACK ARM

track or group of tracks on the RADAR View display. This preference can be set in the

ZOOM SOLO AUDIO

To use

TRACK SOLO

1. Press the

2. Use the

SAFE (CLEAR)

SAFE(CLEAR)

circumstances. By pressing

To use the

1. Press the

2. To clear record ready status on all tracks pr ess

dialog.

mode:

TRACK SOLO

TRACK ARM

key on the Session Controller or KC-24.

keys to select the tracks to solo.

puts all tracks into safe mode. In this state no recording can take place under any

SAFE(CLEAR)

SHIFT+SAFE(CLEAR)

key:

key on the Session Controller or KC-24.

all tracks with record ready status can be cleared.

SHIFT+SAFE(CLEAR).

Auto Punch

TRACK SOLO

keys.

MAIN / PREFS MENU /

AUTO PUNCH

The

key is used to enable automatic recording between the markers. In this operational mode recording will only occur once the When the

To use

1. Press the

MARK OUT

AUTO PUNCH

point is reached recording is automatically terminated.

mode:

key on the Session Controller or KC-24.

MARK IN

MARK OUT

and

location has been reached.

2. Use any locate or transport function to move to a position in the project prior to the current

point.

3. Enter record mode using the

function, use the dialog and select

MENU/PREV

REC+PLAY

, arrow keys and

Note: When

PLAY

AUTO PUNCH

and

RECORD

ENTER

RECORD

keys. To enable the

key to go to the

MAIN / PREFS MENU / RECORD MODE

is enabled manual recording is not possible.

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ONE BUTTON RECORD

location

MARK IN

Undo/Redo

UNDO

The to offer. If you accidentally erase that precious vocal take, the

PROJECT MENU

and

REDO

functions are a good example of the new features that non-linear digital recorders have

UNDO

can save the day! The undo level value set in

determines how many levels of undo are available in a project. This value may be set

anywhere from 0 (no undo levels at all!!) to 99. A small indicator window on the right hand side of the RADAR View display gives you a heads up view of

the current

UNDO/REDO

level. Beware of high values for the undo level settings. This could cause previously deleted audio to be saved and backed up with your project. This will cause your backup files to be larger than necessary and may add significantly to your archive time. Temporarily setting this value to 0 will erase all of the undo information. In certain instances this can save significant time when archiving a project. See

MANAGEMENT

BACKUP: PREPARING TO BACKUP

for more information.

FILE

Note: The redo levels are lost when switching to another project or creating a new one. This does not affect the undo levels, which are

stored with your project.

To change the number of levels of undo:

1. Use the

MENU/PREV

, arrow keys and

ENTER

key to go to the

MAIN / PROJ MENU / UNDO LEVEL/

UNDO LEVEL

dialog and select the number of undo levels that suits your needs.

2. Enter your preferred number of undo levels and press the

Using

UNDO/REDO

ENTER

key.

1. Press the

2. Press

UNDO/REDO

SHIFT+UNDO(REDO)

key to undo the last record or editing operation.

to redo the last record or editing operation.

Note: Not all operations are undoable! Only recording and editing operatio ns can be undone and r edone with the

UNDO/REDO

key.

Foot Switch (optional)

A foot switch can be used in conjunction with the Session Controller for hands-free punch in and punch out. The foot switch should be a normally open momentary switch. See O O

PERATIONS

: F

OOTSWITCHES

for more information.

PERATIONS

: T

RANSPORT

Chasing Time Code

Because there are many variables when synchronizing devices in a recording studio or broadcasting facility RADAR24 has been designed to be very flexible in this regard.

RADAR24 can chase both SMPTE and MTC (MIDI time code) and synchronize its internal clock to video sync, word clock, active digital I/O connections or even to an incoming SMPTE or MTC signal. This makes

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life a lot easier when trying to synchronize RADAR24 with other audio recorders, video tape recorders and sequencers in the real world.

Offsets between RADAR24 and other machines can be captured or set manually.

Note: Regardless of the offset RADAR



24 time code output will always reflect your actual project time.

Sync / Offset

SYNC

One of the keys to accurate positional synchronization is reference synchronization. The reference sync signal provides a clock that enables RADAR24 to lock with other devices without drifting over time. Please refer to S

OFFSET

YSTEM SETUP

: C

ONFIGURATION

: S

YNC REFERENCE

for information on this important topic.

When synchronizing machines that have differing time code positions an offset can be calculated and set on the RADAR24 to bring them into alignment. Offsets are in the HH:MM:SS:FF format and can be positive or negative.

To set an offset:

1. Press

SHIFT+SYNC(OFFSET)

on the Session Controller or

SHIFT+SYNC

on the KC-24.

2. Use the up and down arrow keys, the Jog/Shuttle wheel or the numeric keypad to enter the offset

starting on the right hand side with the frames field. Use the right and left arrow keys to move between the fields.

3. Make the offset positive or negative using the + and – keys and press the

ENTER

key.

To clear an offset:

After pressing the

SHIFT+SYNC(OFFSET)

key, pressing the up and down arrow keys simultaneously will clear

the offset.

Chase / TC Pref

CHASE

The main function of this key is to enable or disable chase mode on the RADAR24. When

PREF)

CHASE(TC

is pressed on the Session Controller or the KC-24 the RADAR24 will locate to the current

incoming time code position, lock and then begin to play. Prior to using the chase function, make sure to check the time code settings in the preferences section.

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PREFS

By pressing

SHIFT+CHASE(TC PREF)

you can access the time code preferences that have a direct effect on chase operation. These preferences can also be accessed using the dialog.

To set RADAR

1. Press the

KC-24. You can also access the preference settings in the



24 time code preferences for chase operation:

SHIFT+CHASE(TC PREF)

key on the Session Controller or the

MAIN / SYNC MENU / TC SETTINGS / TC FORMAT

dialog.

2. Use the right and left arrow keys to select either

ENTER

3. Select a time code rate from the

key.

TC RATE

dialog. The up and down arrows display the available rates on

SMPTE

MTC

three pages:

! 24 25

! 29.97ND 29.97DF

! 30ND 30DF

MAIN / SYNC MENU / TC SETTINGS TC FORMAT

SHIFT+CHASE

key on the

as the time code format and press the

Use the right and left arrow keys to make a selection from the current dialog page and press the

ENTER

key.

TC CAP (CALC)

TC CAP (Session Controller only)

This function allows you to automatically calculate an offset for your project us ing the incoming time code.

Note: For exact calculations of offsets, it is important that the device supplying the incoming time code has the ability to generate a

static frame location. A VITC reader, 9 pin machine control feed, static TC out from a non-linear video editor, DAW or other

stand alone HDR will be required. For approximate offsets that will be tweaked, a static time code feed is not required.

To set an offset using the

TC CAP(CALC)

key:

1. Locate the time code master to a specific time code location.

2. Use any transport or locate method to position the RADAR24 at the desired point in your project.

3. Press the

TC CAP(CALC)

key on the Session Controller.

4. The offset is calculated and stored as a positive or negative number in the HH:MM:SS:FF format and

displayed in the RADAR View offset window. It can also be displayed in the Session Controller display by pressing

SHIFT+SYNC(OFFSET)

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Another feature that works well in conjunction with the

TC CAP(CALC)

key is the

INT/EXT SMPTE

display mode

option. In this mode the display in the Session Controller will show your projects time on the top line and the external time code position on the second line in place of the current locate point. A + or – sign in the display indicates a positive or a negative offset.

On the RADAR View screen only the incoming external time code will be shown on the positional display. All range and locate points will still be displayed using internal project times.

Note: The external time that is displayed is actually your project time plus the offset. This includes a sub-frame value that is not

part of the incoming SMPTE signal. Since there is a small delay before RADAR

slight discrepancy between the times displayed on the master and slave units.

To change the display mode of a project to

1. Use the

press the Use the up and down arrow keys to select the

CALC (Session Controller only)

MENU/PREV

ENTER

key.

, arrow keys and

ENTER

INT/EXT

key to go to the

option and press the

INT/EXT



24 drops out of chase mode there may be a

MAIN / PROJ MENU / DISPLAY MODE

ENTER

key.

selection and

This key brings up an offset calculator that can be a big help if you need to calculate an offset from a predetermined set of time code locations like an EDL (Edit Decision List). For instance, if you know the time code location of a visual event on a VTR and the time code location of the corresponding audio event on RADAR24 this feature can make it a breeze to calculate the offset.

To calculate and assign an offset using the

1. Press

SHIFT+TC CAP(CALC)

00:00:00:00:00 00:00:00:00:00 EX

key on the Session Controller to display the following dialog.

TC CAP(CALC)

key:

2. The top line will display the current position of the RADAR24. If you wish to enter a new time code

location you may do so using the up and down arrows, the Jog/Shuttle wheel or the numeric keypad. Use the right and left arrow keys to move between the fields.

3. The bottom line, labeled EX will display an external time code value if one has been captured. This

value can be modified or cleared and entered manually.

4. Press the

ENTER

key and the offset between the two positional values will be calculated and stored as

the current offset. The offset is displayed in the RADAR View offset window and can also be displayed in the Session Controller display by pressing

SHIFT+SYNC(OFFSET)

key.

V ari-Speed

VARI-SPEED

many uses for this feature including:

is used to change the pitch of recording and playback by altering the sample clock. There are

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! Lowering the pitch of bed tracks during an overdub session so that a vocalist can sing in a more

comfortable range.

! Thickening sounds by recording multiple tracks in altered pitches. ! Matching the tuning of recorded tracks with difficult to tune instruments such as a piano.

The RADAR24

VARI-SPEED

control can be adjusted by a percentage of deviation from normal speed or by Cents, which are equal to one hundredth of a semitone. The range is variable from minus 50% or 1199 Cents to a maximum of plus 4.16% or 71 Cents at a sample rate of 48 kHz. The

VARI-SPEED

feature can be used in

all transport modes including record.

USING VARI-SPEED WITH DIGITAL I/O

If you are using Lightpipe, TDIF or AES/EBU digital audio inter faces in your s etup there are some limitations when using the frequency to produce pitch changes with

VARI-SPEED

feature. Since RADAR24 actually modifies its sample clock

VARI-SPEED

it is not possible to use this feature when slaved to another devices sample clock. If RADAR24 is made the clock master however, any devices slaved to the system should slew their clock rates accordingly.

VARI-SPEED

with digital audio I/O can be a little tricky

depending on your setup so be sure you’re careful.

Plus Minus Sample Rate

% Cents % Cents

192 +4.16% 71 Cents -50.00% 1199 Cents

191.808 +4.27% 72 Cents -49.91% 1197 Cents

176.4 +13.35% 217 Cents -45.57% 1052 Cents

176.224 +13.49% 219 Cents -45.50% 1051 Cents 96 +4.16% 71 Cents -50.00% 1199 Cents

95.904 +4.27% 72 Cents -49.91% 1197 Cents

88.2 +13.35% 217 Cents -45.57% 1052 Cents

88.112 +13.49% 219 Cents -45.50% 1051 Cents 48 +4.16% 71 Cents -50.00% 1199 Cents

47.952 +4.27% 72 Cents -49.91% 1197 Cents

44.1 +13.35% 217 Cents -45.57% 1052 Cents

44.056 +13.49% 219 Cents -45.50% 1051 Cents 32 +56.25% 773 Cents -25.00% 497 Cents

Please note that this key is somewhat different due to its double keystroke operation. ! With

VARI-SPEED

off, the first press displays the

VARI-SPEED

dialog for entering a value. Immediate

changes to the pitch of playback audio can be made from this dialog using either the Jog/Shuttle wheel or the up and down arrow keys. The numeric keys and the + and – keys can als o be used to enter a value but the change will not be reflected in the playback audio until the

! The second keystroke returns the RADAR24 to ready mode with ! With

VARI-SPEED

on, once again the first press dis plays the

a value. At this point you can return to ready mode with can terminate

VARI-SPEED

operation by pressing the

VARI-SPEED

ENTER

VARI-SPEED

key once again.

key is pressed.

engaged.

dialog for entering or changing

on using the

CANCEL

key or you

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To enter a value for

1. Press the

VARI-SPEED

-SPEED: 00.00%

UNITS: PERCENT

2. If you wish to change the units displayed use the right and left arrow keys to move to the

VARI-SPEED

key on the Session Controller to display the following dialog.

UNITS

field and

use the up and down arrow keys make a selection.

3. Use the right and left arrow keys to return to the

Jog/Shuttle wheel or the numeric keypad to enter a

V-SPEED

field and use the up and down arrows, the

VARI-SPEED

value. Use the + and – keys on the

numeric keypad to toggle between positive and negative speed change values.

4. Press the

VARI-SPEED

5. To disable press the

key to return to ready mode with

VARI-SPEED

key twice.

VARI-SPEED

enabled.

Note: The up and down arrow keys and/or J og/Shuttle whee l will provide instant speed change. I f yo u use the numeric keypad the

ENTER

key.

Editing

speed change will only occur upon pressing the

RADAR24 provides a powerful array of non-linear editing capabilities. All of the editing functions are laid out in a similar way making editing both easy to learn and easy to use.

RADAR24 editing differs from many digital audio workstations as it is based on a tape paradigm and not mouse driven. With RADAR24 you can even edit without the RADAR View display! While some users used to workstation style editing might find the approach a little foreign at first, once you get your bearings you’ll find that editing can be done quickly and efficiently, even in the middle of a tracking session!

Overview

Generally RADAR24 edits follow a similar pattern: ! Mark a time region for editing using the

MARK IN

! Select an editing function using one of the editing keys or the ! Select the tracks to edited using the

TRACK ARM

keys.

and

MARK OUT

EDIT MENU.

keys.

! Follow the specialized prompts for each type of edit.

The Clipboard

The clipboard is a temporary storage area for digital audio that is used extensively in the editing process. Material on the clipboard does not take up extra disk space and it is not retained after the system is shutdown. New selections placed on the clipboard will replace any previously stored material.

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Audio can be placed on the clipboard using the

CUT, COPY

IMPORT

editing commands. Once stored in the

clipboard, audio can be auditioned, reversed and pasted in place or to a new location.

To audition the contents of the clipboard:

! After defining a track-region and using

Controller or use the

MENU/PREV

, arrow keys and

CUT

COPY

ENTER

, press

SHIFT+PASTE(LISTEN)

key to select

LISTEN

on the Session

from the

EDIT MENU

. The

clipboard material will be played back and displayed in the RADAR View display.

Editing Crossfades

When punch-ins, punch-outs and edits are performed on RADAR24 small crossfade files are created to prevent clicks and pops from occurring at the punch/edit boundaries. The default setting is 5 milliseconds for recording and editing crossfades, but this value can be changed. The maximum crossfade time for recording and editing crossfades is 9 seconds and 999 milliseconds.

In addition to the crossfade time settings there is a menu for setting the crossfade type. There are three options for crossfade type:

PRE, MID

the edit boundary. The default setting is affects audio equally on both sides. The boundaries. Only

MOVE, ERASE

and

SLIDE

. These options set the location of the crossfade point relative to

POST

. With this setting the crossfade straddles edit boundaries and

MID

and

PRE

are affected by the

settings position the crossfade before or after edit

POST

CROSSFADE TYPE

setting. These options were

created to allow edits to be more accurate in relation to the mark points.

PRE

MARK IN

MARK OUT

PRE-EDIT AUDIO EDIT REGION POST-EDIT AUDIO

MID

PRE-EDIT AUDIO EDIT REGION POST-EDIT AUDIO

MARK IN

MARK OUT

POST

MARK IN MARK OUT

PRE-EDIT AUDIO EDIT REGION POST-EDIT AUDIO

Example: Sometimes when doing an erase with the crossfade set to slice of audio waveform after it, which represented the last half of the by setting an erase edit to

PRE

, the mark in point would have a tiny

MID

crossfade. This can now be avoided

MID

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To modify the record crossfade:

1. Use the

and press the

MENU/PREV

ENTER

, arrow keys and key.

ENTER

key to go to the

2. Use the right and left arrow keys to select the

crossfade time. Use the up and down arrow keys, the

MAIN / EDIT MENU / REC XFADE TIME

menu item

numeric keys or the Jog/Shuttle wheel to set the IN crossfade time.

3. Use the right and left arrow keys to select the

numeric keys or the Jog/Shuttle wheel to enter the desired value and press the

crossfade time. Use the up and down arrow keys, the

OUT

ENTER

key.

To modify the edit crossfade:

1. Use the

and press the

MENU/PREV

ENTER

, arrow keys and

key.

ENTER

key to go to the

MAIN / EDIT MENU / EDIT XFADE TIME

menu item

2. Use the up and down arrow keys, the numeric keys or the Jog/Shuttle wheel to set the edit crossfade

time and press the

ENTER

key.

To modify the crossfade type:

1. Use the

and press the

MENU/PREV

ENTER

, arrow keys and

key.

ENTER

key to go to the

2. Use the right and left arrow keys to select the cross fade type and press the

MAIN / EDIT MENU / CROSS FADE TYPE

ENTER

key.

menu item

Note: Only

MOVE, ERASE

and

SLIDE

are affected by the

CROSSFADE TYPE

setting.

Marking A Time Region

Time regions are selected for editing using the the KC-24 keyboard. You may also specify a

SYNC

marker can be used as the anchor to paste a track-region. This is very us eful fo r pas ting s ound eff ects to

MARK IN

SYNC

marker that defines a particular event in the audio. This

and

MARK OUT

keys on the Session Controller or

spotted video locations. Example: A door creaks as it slams and is followed by reverberation.

MARK IN MARK SYNC MARK OUT

CREAK……………… …SLAM! - REVERB…………………

To mark a region for editing:

1. Locate the IN point for your edit. Use the Jog/Shuttle wheel or other transport/locate functions to

locate and press the

MARK IN

key on the Session Controller or the KC-24.

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2. If required, locate the

functions to locate and press the

3. Locate the

locate and press the

point for your edit. Use the Jog/Shuttle wheel or other transport/locate functions to

OUT

MARK OUT

point for your edit. Use the Jog/Shuttle wheel or other transport /locate

SYNC

MARK SYNC

key on the Session Controller or the KC-24.

The time region you have just defined can now be edited using RADAR24’s powerful editing tools.

Selecting Tracks

While linear regions of project time are selected using the affected by the edit are selected using the

TRACK ARM

keys.

MARK IN

and

MARK OUT

keys, tracks that will be

To select the tracks that will be included in the edit:

1. After marking a time region, press the appropriate direct access key on the Session Controller or the

KC-24 or use the

editing function from the

MENU/PREV

EDIT MENU

, arrow keys and

2. Use the right and left arrow keys to select either

you to select individual tracks to be edited using the

ENTER

key to go to the

, which includes all tracks or

ALL

TRACK ARM

keys.

MAIN / EDIT MENU

TRACK ARM

and select an

, which allows

The time region and track selection that you have defined can now be used to perform an edit.

Editing Functions

Once a track selection and time region (track-region) have been established, RADAR24 editing tools can be used to modify your project. The following editing functions are available:

CUT

removes the defined track-region in the same manner as cutting a section of tape and removing it

completely. Audio following the cut section will be pulled ahead to join the audio that preceded it.

Note: Edits occur on a track-by-track basis so you must use caution when cuts done on fewer than 24 tracks.

PRE-EDIT AUDIO MARKED REGION POST-EDIT AUDIO PRE-EDIT AUDIO POST-EDIT AUDIO

CUT

SHIFT

To cut audio:

1. After marking a time region, press the

MENU/PREV

, arrow keys and

ENTER

CUT

key on the Session Controller or the KC-24 or use the

key to go to the

MAIN / EDIT MENU / CUT

menu item and press the

ENTER

key.

2. Select the tracks you wish to cut. Use the right and left arrow keys to select either

TRACK ARM

the

keys to select individual tracks.

ALL

TRACK ARM.

Use

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3. Press the

ENTER

key to remove the track-region from the project and place it on the clipboard where it

may be modified or pasted to another location.

COPY

Duplicates the defined track-region and places it on the clipboard.

PRE-EDIT AUDIO MARKED REGION POST-EDIT AUDIO REGION COPY

COPY

To copy audio:

1. After marking a time region, select the

Controller or the KC-24 or by selecting

COPY

function by pressing the

COPY

from the

EDIT MENU

COPY

2. Select the tracks you wish to copy. Use the right and left arrow keys to select either

TRACK ARM

the

3. Press the

keys to select individual tracks.

ENTER

key to copy the track-region from the project and place it on the clipboard where it may

be modified or pasted to another location.

PASTE

CLIPBOARD

key on the Session

ALL

TRACK ARM.

Use

This editing function pastes the defined track-region from the clipboard into the project. As a default, the clipboard audio will be pasted at the current transport location. Use the transport keys, locate functions or the Jog/Shuttle wheel to cue to the desired paste location or enter the paste position directly using the numeric keypad and press the

MARK OUT

keys. See

ENTER

key. Alternatively you can mark a paste point or points using the

MULTIPLE PAST E

and

BACK TIME PASTE

below.

MARK IN

and

There are many pasting options including:

! Paste to the same tracks or different tracks

REGION COPY

PASTE TO

DIFFERENT

TRACK

PRE-EDIT AUDIO

PASTE POINT

COPIED REGION

PASTED REGION

POST-EDIT AUDIO

If the clipboard contains multiple tracks you must select a corresponding number of destination tracks. The destination tracks do not need to be adjacent but the pasted tracks will always be mapped to their target tracks in a lowest-to-lowest, highest-to-highest order.

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Example: Track-region copies from tracks 1 and 2 can be pasted to 7 and 13. Note that you cannot paste track 1 to track 13 and track 2 to track 7 in a single operation.

! Insert the paste or overwrite existing data

PASTE POINT

REGION COPY

INSERT

PASTE

PRE-EDIT AUDIO PASTED REGION POST-PASTE POINT AUDIO

PASTE POINT

SHIFT

REGION COPY PRE-EDIT AUDIO POST-PASTE POINT AUDIO

OVERWRITE

PASTE

PASTED REGION

! Multiple paste points

REGION COPY

MULTIPLE

PASTE

PRE-PASTE AUDIO

PASTE POINT 1

COPY 1

POST-PASTE AUDIO

! Back Time pasting

REGION COPY PRE-PASTE POINT AUDIO

BACK TIMED

OVERWRITE

PASTE

PASTED COPY

PASTE POINT

POST-PASTE POINT AUDIO

! Sync Marker pasting (pasted region must have sync marker)

SYNC # MARK PRE-PASTE POINT AUDIO

OVERWRITE

PASTE

WITH SYNC

MARKER

PASTE POINT

SYNC # MARK

POST-PASTE POINT AUDIO

PASTE POINT 2 etc.

COPY 2

To paste audio:

1. Press the

ENTER

PASTE

key on the Session Controller or the KC-24 or use the

key to go to the

MAIN / EDIT MENU / PASTE

2. Select the tracks you wish to copy. Use the right and left arrow keys to select either

TRACK ARM

the

keys to select individual tracks. Press the

menu item and press the

ENTER

key.

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MENU/PREV

ENTER

key.

, arrow keys and

ALL

TRACK ARM.

Use

3. Use the right and left arrow keys to select either the

ENTER

key.

4. To set a

PASTE T O:

point (s) and paste the track-region select one of the following methods:

INSERT

OVERWRITE

paste modes and press the

! Use any of the transport/locate functions or the Jog/Shuttle wheel to move to the desired location.

Press the

! For a

to the desired location and press the paste. The audio will be pasted so that the end of track-region lines up with the

ENTER

key to paste.

BACK TIME PASTE

, use any of the transport/locate functions or the Jog/Shuttle wheel to move

MARK OUT

key to place a

PASTE TO:

point. Press the

PASTE T O:

ENTER

point.

! For multiple pastes, use any of the transport/locate functions or the Jog/Shuttle wheel to move to

the desired location and press the transport and place additional

MARK IN

PASTE TO

key to place an initial

points by pressing the

PASTE TO:

MARK IN

point. Reposition the

key. Press the

ENTER

execute the multiple paste.

! For sync marker pastes, use any of the transport/locate functions or the Jog/Shuttle wheel to move

to the desired location. Press the

SYNC

point will automatically use it for reference and the

PASTE T O

location.

ENTER

key to paste. Any clipboard material that contains a

MARK SYNC

point will be aligned to the

Note: Multiple paste markers can be set during playback!

key to

MARK

MOVE

repositions the audio defined by the track-region and it can also be used to move it to other tracks. The

MOVE

original audio location(s) of the track-region will be left blank just like in an erase procedure. Audio is not transferred to the clipboard during a

so clipboard material will not be replaced. Audio following the

MOVE,

moved track-region will be affected differently depending on whether insert or overwrite is used to perform the move.

ERASED REGION

INSERT

MOVE

PRE-EDIT AUDIO MOVED REGION POST-MOVE POINT AUDIO

MOVE POINT

SHIFT

MOVE POINT

ERASED REGION PRE-EDIT AUDIO POST-PASTE POINT AUDIO

OVERWRITE

MOVE

MOVED REGION

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To move audio:

1. After marking a time region, pressing the

MENU/PREV ENTER

key.

, arrow keys and

ENTER

MOVE

key on the Session Controller or the KC-24 or use the

key to go to the

MAIN / EDIT MENU / MOVE

menu item and press the

2. Select the tracks you wish to move. Use the right and left arrow keys to select either

Use the

TRACK ARM

keys to select individual tracks. Press the

3. Select the destination tracks. Use the right and left arrow keys to select either

TRACK ARM

4. Select either the

keys to select tracks if you choose

INSERT

OVERWRITE

move modes using the right and left arrow keys and press the

OTHER

. Press the

ENTER

key.

SAME

key.

5. Use any of the transport/locate functions or the Jog/Shuttle wheel to specify the

6. Press the

ERASE

The

ERASE

ENTER

key to move the track-region to the new location.

function completely erases the audio defined by a track-region. Audio following the moved section

MOVE TO:

will not be affected by this operation.

PRE- EDIT MARKED REGION POST-EDIT

ERASE

PRE- EDIT ERASED REGION POST-EDIT

ALL

TRACK ARM.

OTHER.

location.

Use the

ENTER

To erase audio:

1. After marking a time region, press the

MENU/PREV ENTER

key.

, arrow keys and

ENTER

ERASE

key on the Session Controller or the KC-24 or use the

key to go to the

MAIN / EDIT MENU / ERASE

menu item and press the

2. Select the tracks you wish to erase. Use the right and lef t ar row keys to select either

TRACK ARM

the

3. Press the

LOOP

The

function repeatedly pastes the selected track-region r elative to the

LOOP

the looped section will moved later in time using

OVERWRITE

mode.

MARKED REGION

LOOP COUNT = 3 INSERT MODE

keys to select individual tracks.

ENTER

key to erase the track-region from the project.

MARK OUT

LOOP 1

LOOP 2 LOOP 3

MARK OUT

mode (shown below) and erased when using

INSERT

SHIFT

POST-LOOP AUDIO

ALL

TRACK A RM.

Use

point. Audio following

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To loop audio:

1. After marking a time region, press the

MENU/PREV ENTER

key.

, arrow keys and

ENTER

2. Select the tracks you wish to loop. Use the right and left arrow keys to select either

TRACK ARM

the

keys to select individual tracks. Press the

3. Use the right and left arrow keys to select either the

LOOP

key on the Session Controller or the KC-24 or use the

key to go to the

INSERT

MAIN / EDIT MENU / LOOP

ENTER

key.

OVERWRITE

loop modes and press the

menu item and press the

ALL

TRACK ARM.

Use

ENTER

key.

4. Use the up and down arrow keys or the numeric keypad to enter the number of loops of the track-region

that you would like to create.

5. Press the

SLIDE SLIDE repositions the audio defined by the track-region. Although similar to

nudging audio in millisecond or SMPTE frame increments.

SLIDE

ENTER

key to create the loops and return RADAR24 to transport mode.

is designed for

PREFERENCES

SLIDE TIME UNITS

MOVE, SLIDE

can be set in the

overwrites any previous audio data as it moves forward and backward and leaves empty space

behind in its wake.

MARK IN

POSITIVE SLIDE

POST-EDIT AUDIO PRE-EDIT AUDIO MARKED REGION

MARK IN

PRE-EDIT AUDIO MARKED REGION POST-EDIT AUDIO

NEGATIVE SLIDE

To slide audio:

1. After marking a time region, press the

ENTER

MENU/PREV

key.

on the KC-24 or use the item and press the

SHIFT+MOVE(SLIDE)

, arrow keys and

ENTER

key on the Session Controller or

key to go to the

MAIN / EDIT MENU / SLIDE

2. Select the tracks you wish to move. Use the right and left arrow keys to select either

Use the

TRACK ARM

keys to select individual tracks. Press the

ENTER

key.

ALL

SLIDE

TRACK ARM.

3. Use the up and down arrow keys, the numeric keys or the Jog/Shuttle wheel to set the slide time and

press the

4. Press the

ENTER

key.

ENTER

key to nudge the track-region to the new location.

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INSERT SILENCE

The

INSERT SILENCE

function inserts a blank region into selected tracks. Audio following the moved section

will be pushed out in time like any other insert type edit.

PRE-EDIT AUDIO INSERTED SILENCE POST-EDIT AUDIO

MARK IN

SHIFT

To insert a section of silence:

ENTER

MARK IN

key, press the

, arrow keys and

key.

ENTER

1. After marking the insert start point using the

the Session Controller or use the

INSERT SILENCE

menu item and press the

MENU/PREV

2. Select the tracks you wish to insert silence on. Use the right and left arrow keys to select either

TRACK A RM.

Use the

TRACK ARM

keys to select individual tracks. Press the

SHIFT+ERASE(SILENCE)

key to go to the

ENTER

key.

MAIN / EDIT MENU /

key on

ALL

3. Use the numeric keys to enter the amount of silence you wish to insert in the HH:MM :SS:FF form at.

4. Press the

REVERSE

ENTER

key to insert the region of silence into the selected tracks.

Audio placed on the clipboard can be reversed before being re-pasted into the project. This makes “pre-verb” and reversed solo effects very easy to accomplish.

To reverse clipboard audio:

1. After marking a time region,

2. Press the

PASTE

GAIN/FADE

The

GAIN/FADE

SHIFT+LOOP(REVERSE)

the reversed audio to the desired location in the project.

functions allow you to modify the gain of recorded audio. Individual

COPY

the track-region to be reversed on to the clipboard.

CUT

key on the Session Controller or select

REVERSE

from the

and

STAR T

EDIT MENU

values

END

allow for flexible gain manipulation including the creation of fade ins and fade outs.

To change the gain of recorded audio:

1. After marking a time region, press the

MENU/PREV ENTER

key.

, arrow keys and

ENTER

key to go to the

2. Select the tracks you wish to modify. Use the right and left arrow keys to select either

Use the

TRACK ARM

keys to select individual tracks. Press the

GAIN/FADE

MAIN / EDIT MENU / GAIN/FADE

button on the Session Controller or use the

menu item and press the

ENTER

ALL

key.

TRACK ARM.

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3. Use the up and down arrow keys, the numeric keys or the Jog/Shuttle wheel to set the

press the

4. Use the up and down arrow keys, the numeric keys or the Jog/Shuttle wheel to set the

5. Press the

UNDO

ENTER

key.

ENTER

key to calculate the new gain and return the system to

READY MODE

END

STAR T

gain.

gain and

Lets you undo an edit or record. Undo levels can be set anywhere from 0 to 99. For mor e inform ation see to O

PERATIONS

REDO

Allows you to redo edits or records that were undone using the as you performed the record or switching to another project. For more information see O

MODIFY EDIT

This function provides a quick way to tweak the parameters of the previous edit without having to

. In addition,

REDO

: R

ECORDING

MODIFY EDIT

: U

NDO/REDO

function. The ability to

UNDO

gives you the ability to change the crossfade time of certain edits for an even

function. You may

UNDO

will be lost upon performing new edits entering

REDO

PERATIONS

: E

DITING

as many times

REDO

: U

NDO/REDO

UNDO

and

greater degree of control. Parameters available for modif ication include:

! MARK IN

! MARK OUT

! CROSSFADE TIME

! ORIGINAL TRACK (S)

! DESTINATION TRA CK (S)

! INSERT OR OVERWRITE

! SLIDE TIME

! LOOP COUNT ETC.

To modify an edit:

1. Press the

to go to the

MODIFY EDIT

MAIN / EDIT MENU / MODIFY EDIT

key on the Session Controller or use the

menu item and press the

2. Adjust the first parameter of the edit if desired and press the

Pressing the

3. Press the

ENTER

key repeatedly steps through all of the remaining parameters for the edit.

ENTER

key to re-calculate the edit and return the system to

the modified edit.

MENU/PREV

ENTER

key to proceed to the next parameter.

READY MODE

, arrow keys and

key.

so that you can audition

ENTER

key

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Macro Keys

The macro keys provide a way to memorize multiple keystrokes and recall them at the touch of a button. Macro sets can be stored and exported so you can use them on other RADAR24 units. See O F

ILE MANAGEMENT

: M

for more information.

ACROS

To store multiple keystrokes as a macro:

PERATIONS

1. Press

SHIFT

MACRO

key will begin to flash.

and then press the

2. Perform the sequence of keystrokes you wish to stor e and press the

3. The

MACRO

you stored is now ready for use.

MACRO

key you wish to program on the Session Controller. The

MACRO

key once again.

QWERTY K eyboard

Both the Session Controller and KC-24 remotes have keyboards that can make managing tracks and projects a lot easier. In addition to naming tracks, projects and other data entry tasks, the keyboard keys provide handy shortcuts to menu items. You can cycle through menu items starting with a particular letter by pressing the corresponding key on the QWERTY keyboard. This can be a real time-saver once you get used to it.

RAD ARLINK

RADARLINK allows multiple RADAR24 units to be linked together and controlled from a single Session Controller. All slaved RADAR24 units are locked to the internal clock of the Master RADAR so that all

recordings made across multiple machines maintain a sample accurate relationship. While in RADARLINK Mode, the following operations are available:

! All transport functions including ! Cue functions including

LOCATE

PLAY, STOP, FAST WIND

and

ENTER TIME

and

JOG/SHUTTLE

! Synchronization ! Editing ! System parameters and preferences

RADARLINK hookup requires standard 9-pin, male to female cables, which are available at most computer stores.

Connect units together with the 9-pin cable running from the master unit’s

RADARLINK IN

connector on the slave RADAR24. If more slave connections are required connect the

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RADARLINK OUT

connector to the

RADA RLINK OUT RADA RLINK

connectors are located on the right side of the back panel.

Note: The entire length of cabling between the RADAR

on the first slave unit to the

RADA RLINK IN

connector on the second slave and so on. The



24 units must be less than 10 meters (30 feet.).

Software Versions

All units in a RADARLINK

configuration should be running identical versions of software. It is always recommended that you use the latest versions of RADAR24 software. You can download the latest software releases at www.recordingtheworld.com .

Note: RADAR24 and RADAR II units can be linked together but due to changes and improvements in the

RADARLINK protocol there may be compatibility issues between certain versions of software. Use only the latest versions of

software for both machines. RADAR24 and RADAR II software can be downloaded from o ur website

www.recordingtheworld.com .

ID Numbers

All units connected using the RADARLINK protocol must have an ID number. The unit that initiates RADARLINK communication is automatically designated the master machine and assigned M as its RADARLINK ID. Each slave must be manually assigned a unique ID.

To assign a RADARLINK ID number to a slave machine:

1. Use the

ENTER

the

MENU/PREV

key.

, arrow keys and

ENTER

key to go to the

2. Use the up and down arrow keys to select the

RADARLINK ID

MAIN / SYNC MENU / RADARLINK

menu and press

dialog from the menu and press the

ENTER

key.

3. Use the up and down arrow keys to select a unique RADARLINK ID between 1 and 7 and press the

ENTER

key.

RADARLINK Enable/Disable

To enable or disable RADARLINK:

1. Press either the

ENTER

key to go to the

RLINK or L

MAIN / SYNC MENU / RADARLINK

key on the Session Controller or use the

2. Use the up and down arrow keys to locate the

3. Use the left and right arrow keys to select

4. Select

at the prompt and press the

YES

ENABLE

ENTER

menu and press the

ENABLE DISABLE

DISABLE

key.

dialog and press the

and press the

MENU/PREV

ENTER

key.

, arrow keys and

ENTER

key.

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The system will respond by automatically assigning an ID of M to the master unit and scanning for the ID numbers of any connected slave units. You will be notified of any ID conflicts between s lave units. ID conflicts must be resolved by changing slave ID numbers on each unit. See O N

UMBERS

for more information.

PERATIONS

: RADARLINK: ID

If RADARLINK has just been established, all slave units will cue to the current location of the master machine. If RADARLINK is re-established following a

SOLO MODE

operation all slaves will be cued to the

current position of the last soloed unit.

Note: If there is an ID conflict you must re-enter RADARLINK mode after changing the conflicting slave ID number.

It is possible to remove just one machine from RADARLINK but it requires that a remote be connected to the unit you wish to unlink. Pressing the

RADA RLINK

dialogue. Note that disabling RADARLINK on a slave machine in this way only applies to that

CANCEL

key on the connected remote will initiate the

CANCEL

specific unit and has no effect on the rest of the chain.

Link Mode

LINK MODE

over all other RADAR units in the configuration.

, the main mode of operation when using RADARLINK, the master RADAR24 has control

LINK MODE

commands are sent from the master unit to all

slave units for simultaneous execution.

When this mode is engaged the master unit forces all slave units to confor m to its current settings and system parameters including:

! Sample Rate ! TC Rate ! Crossfade Time ! Pre/Post Roll Time ! Auto-Input, Auto-Play, Auto-Punch, Cycle, Record Safe ! System Preferences, Time/Date ! Project Number ! Locate Points and Labels

Solo Mode

SOLO MODE

allows you to select any single RADAR24 unit in the RADARLINK chain and operate it

independently from all of the others.

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The following functions will only operate on slave machines when

SOLO MODE

! Mounting and Unmounting drives

! Disk functions (diagnostic operation, upgrade system, reclaim space etc.)

! Backups and Restores

! Importing and Exporting

! Digital I/O parameter adjustment

IMPORTANT NOTE: Unmounting in RADARLINK will NOT automatically unmount all of the slave units hard disks. To hot swap drives while in RADARLINK mode, you must

solo each slave and unmount its’ hard disk independently before unmounting the master system hard disk and swapping dr iv es.

To solo a RADARLINK slave:

1. Press either the

keys and

ENTER

RLINK SOLO

key to go to the

or the

MAIN / SYNC MENU / RADARLINK / RADARLINK SOLO

key on the Session Controller or use the

key.

is engaged:

MENU/PREV

dialog and press the

, arrow

ENTER

2. Use the up and down arrow keys or the numeric keys to select the desired

ENTER

the

key. The master can also be selected by pressing the M key on the QWERTY keyboard.

RADA RLINK ID

number and press

Note: The display will indicate if any machines are offline.

During RADARLINK solo operation the ID number of the soloed unit flashes in the upper right hand corner of the display.

To exit

SOLO MODE

1. Press either the

ENTER

key to go to the

2. Use the right and left arrow keys to select

3. Select

YES

RLINK or L

MAIN / SYNC MENU / RADARLINK / ENABLE DISABLE

at the prompt.

key on the Session Controller or use the

dialog and press the

ENABLE

and press the

ENTER

key.

MENU/PREV

, arrow keys and

ENTER

key.

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Project Numbers Must Match

LINK MODE

all units must be set to the same

PROJECT NUMBER

at all times. Because of this you may have to

manually renumber projects on the slave machines to match the master. To renumber a project on a slave unit:

1. Use the

and press the

MENU/PREV

ENTER

, arrow keys and key.

ENTER

key to go to the

MAIN / PROJ MENU / RENUMBER PROJECT

2. Use the up and down arrow keys to select a project number that matches the current project number of

the master RADAR24.

3. If the new project number is already assigned to an existing project you will be asked if you want to swap

project numbers. Use the right and left arrows to select numbers. Press the

ENTER

key.

if you want to go ahead and swap the project

YES

Note: You can renumber a project on a slave RADAR24 by entering solo mode if RADARLINK is already enabled.

Synchronization

When synchronizing a RADARLINK configuration to an external source such as SMPTE time code, only the master RADAR24 is involved. The master in turn sends its clock data to each of the slave units providing accurate synchronization information to the entire system. Because the sample clock is sent through the RADARLINK cabling, no extra cabling is required between the master and connected slave units.

Editing in Link Mode

When in

LINK MODE

, connected RADAR24 units act as a single multitrack recorder. There are a few

exceptions though. Because the Session Controller only has 48 track-arming keys, performing edits using more than 48 tracks requires that you enter solo mode.

To edit in

LINK MODE

1. Select your

2. Use the

MENU/PREV

MARK IN

MARK OUT

and

, arrow keys and

points.

ENTER

key to go to the

MAIN / EDIT MENU

or use the direct access keys

on the Session Controller or the KC-24 keyboard to select the desired editing function.

3. Use the

TRACK ARM

keys to select the tracks you wish to include in the edit. For RADARLINK configurations with more than 48 tracks you must solo each additional RADAR24 to select the tracks that will be included in the edit.

Note: It is not possible to move or paste audio from one RADAR24 to another.

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Section

Reference

This section of the manual will help you get information quickly while using the RADAR24 in your studio.

Menu T ree Overview

This section provides an overview of the RADAR24 menu structure.

MAIN MENU >

SYSTEM MENU >

SYNC MENU >

SYSTEM VERSION DISK MANAGEMENT >

MOUNT / UNMOUNT

SHOW DISK SPACE RECLAIM SPACE ERASE ALL AUDIO DISK MODE

AUDIO I/O LEVELS 8-BUS MODE SET TIME & DATE UPGRADE SYSTEM

TC SETTINGS >

TC FORMAT

TC RATE SMPTE LOCK SPEED FREEWHEEL TIME STATIC TC OUT RECHASE MODE

SYNC REFERENCE RADARLINK >

ENABLE/DISABLE

RADARLINK SOLO RADARLINK ID

MACHINE CONTROL >

ENABLE/DISABLE

SELECT TYPE 9-PIN SETTINGS >

DEVICE ID

CHASE MODE TRACK ARM MODE VARISPEED MODE TC OUT MODE-CUE TC OUT M O D E -P L A Y

SYNC REF OUTPUT

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DIG I/O MENU >

FILE MENU >

PROJECT MENU >

EDIT MENU >

DIG IN FORMAT DIG I/O ROUTING DIG I/O SDQ DIG 2 CH-OUTPUT AES SETTINGS > (IF AES CARD PRESENT)

SAMPLE RATE IN

EMPHASIS IN EMPHASIS OUT MULTI-CHNL TYPE

ADAT SETTINGS > (IF ADAT CARD PRESENT)

ADAT IN CLOCK

ADAT IN WIDTH ADAT IN SMPL PT ADAT OUT WIDTH FACTORY DEFAULTS

TDIF S E TTI N G S > (IF TDIF CARD PRESENT)

IN SAMPLE POINT

SAMPLE RATE IN EMPHASIS IN EMPHASIS OUT CARD TYPE

BACKUP MENU RESTORE MENU EXPORT MENU IMPORT MENU FILE MANA GE ME NT >

DELETE BACKUPS

RECOVER BACKUPS DELETE FOLDER

MACROS FILE PREFS >

SHOW BACKUP SIZE

EXPORT FORMAT EXPORT SILENCE

GOTO PROJECT NEW PROJECT COPY PROJECT DELETE PROJECT NAME PROJECT RENUMBER PROJECT SAMPLE RATE BIT RE S O L UTION STAR T TI M E SYNC OFFSET DISPLAY MODE MIDI TEMPO MAP VARISPEED UNDO LEVEL WAVE NOISE FLOOR NAME TRACK RENUMBER LOCATES PROJ PREFS >

DEF SAMP LE RA TE

DEF BIT RES DEF STA R T TI M E DEF UNDO LEVEL DEF WAVE NS FLR

UNDO EDIT REDO EDIT MODIFY EDIT CUT COPY PASTE MOVE ERASE LOOP SLIDE INSERT SILENCE REVERSE GAIN/FADE LISTEN EDIT XFADE TIME REC XFADE TIME CROSSFADE TYPE MUTE TR ACKS RECORD SAFE

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PREFERENCES MENU >

DIAGNOSTICS MENU >

HELP >

RELEASE NOTES

SHUTDOWN RADAR

DEF SMPTE FIELD SHOW SUBFRAMES TRACK SOLO MODE ZOOM SOLO AUDIO LOW DISK WARNING SLIDE TIME UNITS RECORD MODE FFWD & REW RATE PEAK HOLD TIME CLIP HOLD TIME RECORD MK IN/OUT SAVE STATE DELAY SCRN-SAVER MENU >

SAVER DELAY

IMAGE EFFECTS

AUTO RECLAIM TRK ARM GROUPING DAMSEL MODE FILE PREFS >

SHOW BACKUP SIZE

EXPORT FORMAT EXPORT SILENCE

PROJ PREFS >

DEF SAMP LE RA TE

DEF BIT RES DEF STA R T TI M E DEF UNDO LEVEL DEF WAVE NS FLR

NETWORK SETUP >

INTERFACE PREFS > HOST NAME

DHCP ENABLE LOCAL IP ADDRESS SUBNET MASK GATEWAY DOMAIN NAME PRIMARY DNS SECONDARY DNS FTP ENABLE

SERVER PREFS > CIFS SERVER IP

SERVER NAME SERVER SHARE CLIENT WORKGROUP

SCAN SCSI BUS INIT DISK CHECK DISK REPAIR DISK CHECK PROJECT REALTIME ERRORS COPY HARD DISKS VERIFY DISKS CONFIGURE DEBUG SAVE DEBUG

MANUAL

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Menu Item Quick Ref erence

Main Menu

Pressing the

MENU/PREV

key on the Session Controller or KC-24 keyboard accesses the

MAIN MENU

. To enter the sub-menu structure of the currently selected menu item or to accept a selection or value in a menu dialog press the

MENU/PREV

ENTER

key. To exit from any level of the menu system and return to

key repeatedly or press the

CANCEL

key.

TRANSPORT MODE

press the

System Menu

SYSTEM VERSION

Displays the current version and the installation date of system software and the amount of installed RAM.

OPERATING SYSTEM VERSION: X.XX

SYSTEM DATE: YY-MMM-DD HH:MM

INSTALLED RAM: XXXXXX KBYTES

Other included menu items display the firmware versions of the X-chip, S-chip and F-chip. These version numbers can be potentially useful to iZ Technical support staff.

DISK MANAGEMENT

This menu contains disk utilities and disk related housekeeping functions. For details in using these menu items please refer to O

! MOUNT / UNMOUNT

PERATIONS

: D

ISK MANAGEMENT

. The disk management sub-menu selections are:

Shortcut keys:

Session Controller

KC-24 Keyboard

MOUNT, SHIFT+MOUNT(UNMNT)

N/A

Mounts and un-mounts attached SCSI hard disks for safe hot swapping of removable drives.

FILESYSTEM: MOUNT UNMOUNT

! SHOW DISK SPACE

FILESYSTEM: +UNMOUNTING+

DISKS UNMOUNTED PRESS ANY BUTTON

Displays the total remaining audio recording time left given the current projects bit-depth (16 or 24) and sample rate.

RECORD TIME LEFT HH:MM:SS REMAIN

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! RECLAIM SPACE

This function reclaims disk space by analyzing all project play lists and deleting any unused audio files. This function is especially useful for reducing backup size and for reclaiming disk space that cannot be recovered automatically by RADAR24 i.e. audio files that have been previously shared between multiple projects.

RECLAIM SPACE

also gives you the option to delete all project undo information. This can free up

a lot of disk space and speed up backup operations significantly by removing references to audio from the undo list. Only audio that is currently in the project will remain. All other unused audio will be deleted so use with caution. This function is NOT undoable!

RECAIM SPACE? NO YES

DELETE UNDO? NO YES

ARE YOU SURE? NO YES

! ERASE ALL A U DIO

The name says it all! Use this function to completely erase all mounted audio recording drives.

ERASE ALL AUDIO? NO YES

LOSE ALL AUDIO? NO YES

ARE YOU SURE? NO YES

! DISK MODE

RADAR24 provides maximum flexibility for the professional user including custom drive configuration. Standard disk mode uses large 128 KB clusters for high performance recording and editing. The other options include 64 KB and 32 KB clusters and splitting tracks to multiple disks. While using smaller cluster sizes can speed up cueing time, it can also reduce performance and is not recommended unless you have a very good reason to do so. For more information please refer to O M

ANAGEMENT: DISK MODE

AUDIO I/O LEVELS

PERATIONS

: D

ISK

Input and Output audio reference levels can be set independently using this dialog. For more information refer to

CONFIGURATION: OPERATING LEVELS

. There are four different settings for input level and four

different settings for output level:

! +24 dBu – results in a digital meter reading of –20 when a 0 VU tone is applied ! +22 dBu – results in a digital meter reading of –18 when a 0 VU tone is applied ! +20 dBu – results in a digital meter reading of –16 when a 0 VU tone is applied ! +18 dBu – results in a digital meter reading of –14 when a 0 VU tone is applied

AUDIO IN : +22 dBU AUDIO OUT : +22 dBU

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8-BUS MODE

Use this function when feeding the RADAR24 from the outputs of an 8-bus console. Any input signals appearing on RADAR24 inputs 1 through 8 will be mirrored on 9 through 16 and 17 through 24. This allows bussing to all 24 tracks without changing any audio connections.

8-BUSS MODE: DISABLED ENABLED

SET TIME & DATE

Set the time and date on your system!

UPGRAD E SY STEM

When upgrading to the latest version of software it is important to use

UPGRADE SYSTEM

to put all of the projects on the recording drives into a version independent state, which is essentially a text file version of each project that can be read by any version of RADAR24 software. This is also recommended for drives that will be used on other RADAR24 systems, which may have different versions of software or RADAR I and II systems, which do not support many of the new features found in RADAR24. See

SOFTWARE

UPGRADE SYSTEM: PROCEED? YES

for further information.

CONFIGURATION

Sync Menu

TC SETTINGS

The

TC SETTINGS

menu provides a full suite of synchronization options that allow RADAR24 to easily

integrate into any studio, post or broadcast environment.

TC FORMAT

Shortcut keys (sets

Session Controller

FORMAT

and

RATE

SHIFT+CHASE(TC PREF)

The and output via the

OUT

KC-24 Keyboard

TC FORMAT

dialog lets you select either SMPTE or MTC as a time code format. SMPTE is input

connectors on the back panel. MTC is input and output using the

LTC

connectors on the rear panel.

TC FORMAT: SMPTE MTC

N/A

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and

MIDI IN

TC RATE

Shortcut keys (sets

Session Controller KC-24 Keyboard

FORMAT

and

RATE

SHIFT+CHASE(TC PREF)

N/A

RADAR24 supports all standard time code rates including:

! 30 FPS

! 30 FPS DROP FRA ME

! 29.97 FPS

! 29.97 FPS DROP FRA ME

! 25 FPS

! 24 FPS

Use the

TC RATE

TC RATE: ^ V

29.97ND 29.97DF

dialog to select a frame rate for the current project.

SMPTE LOCK SPEED

This dialog lets you choose a fast or slow lock time when chasing time code. In most situations the

setting will be the best choice. With jittery or poor quality time code however the

FAST

provides smoother tracking of the incoming time code at the expense of lock time.

SMPTE LOCK: FAST SLOW

FREEWHEEL TIME

SMPTE freewheel time is the number of frames of bad or missing code that will be tolerated before dropping out of chase mode. The possible values for this dialog range between 0 and 10 frames .

FREEWHEEL TIME: 00 FRAMES

SLOW

setting

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STAT IC T C OUT

This dialog enables and disables the output of a static time code value when the machine is stopped. This is useful in certain situations where other machines need to know the position of the RADAR24 at all times.

STATIC TC OUT: DISABLED ENABLED

RECHASE MODE

The

RECHASE MODE

RADAR24 will locate, lock and begin playback, continually comparing its position with that of the incoming time code. With and release. This lock and release behavior is sometimes required for transfers from media with poor or damaged time code etc.

RECHASE MODE: DISABLED ENABLED

SYNC REFERENCE

Shortcut keys:

Session Controller

KC-24 Keyboard

setting determines the chase behavior of RADAR24. When

RECHASE MODE

SYNC

set to

DISABLED

RADAR24 will locate, lock, begin playback

ENABLED

Digital devices need a clock to operate. For stand-alone operation the device itself usually derives the clock signal from an internal master clock. However, when interconnecting with other digital devices it becomes necessary to have a master clock that provides timing information to all the connected devices so that they can communicate properly. RADAR24 provides a wealth of digital synchronization options to cover just about any application imaginable. Possible reference sources are:

! INTERNAL

! WORDCLOCK

! VIDEO

! SMPTE

! MTC

! AES 2-CH SYNC

! S/PDIF 2-CH SYNC

! AES MULTI-CH

! ADAT

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