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This quick guide, originally compiled by Scott J. Farr,
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should be kept close to your Cantar.
0 Terminology for New Cantarites: "In", followed
by
STOP, TEST, PPR, REC, PLAY, BROWSE, OUT-MAPS, IN-GRIDS,
AUDIO/TC, TECHSET, SESSION,
or BACKU P, means to turn the
[MainSelector] to that position (p.10 & p.26).
1 Power On: Press either [batt] button for 3 seconds. To
switch batteries, press a [batt] button for 3 seconds. To acti-
vate both batteries, press both [batt] buttons for 3 seconds.
2 Power Off: In STOP, press the [shift] + [batt] buttons
for 3 seconds.
3 Check Battery Anytime: Momentarily press the
[batt] button for the battery you want to check.
4 Clear flashing 'intc': Press [shift] + [TC jam] (p.13).
5 Jam to External TC: Press [TC jam] (p.14).
6 False Start Take Erasure: Don't rotate the
[MainSelector] past PPR; while in PPR press [shift] + [silver]
then [jog] to 'Erase file'. Press [ok] then [jog] to 'Yes', and
press [ok] (p.20).
7 No Good Take: While recording, repeatedly press
the [gold] button until 'n' (No Good) is displayed. This file
is stored in the trashcan. The next take will have the same
scene and take # (p.22).
8 Revive Trashed Files: In BROWSE, [jog] to select
'TRASH'. [jog] to select the filetag (p.25).
9 Erase comment line: Press [shift] + [esc] (p.6).
10 Choosing Take Type: T = Sync'd Take, P = Pickup,
W = Wild, A = Announce, N = No Good. The choice can
be made with the [gold] button while in PPR or REC (p.19).
11 Arm/Disarm a Track: In TEST, pull [SoloMixPan]
to the operator. Press [shift] + a [track-solo] button above the
track fader you want to Arm/Disarm (p.18).
12 AutoSlate: Press [shift] + [silver] within six seconds
after each slate clap. The slates generated by a multi-cam-
era shoot are labeled SA, SB, SC, etc. (up to 7) (p.23).
13 Tone: In TEST, PPR or REC, press [shift] + [gold] and
release [shift] first. To cancel, press [shift] (p.22).
14 View 'Record Time' or 'Scene Info': while in
REC, press [shift] + [eye] to toggle rectangular screen bottom
row (p.8).
15 Slate Mic: In TEST, PPR or REC, press [black] for
left channel, double press [black] for right channel, or press
[shift] + [black] for all armed tracks and outputs (p.22).
16 Adjusting Line-out Level: In TEST, press [shift]
+ [silver] to access the 'LVL&DELAY' menu. [ok] to access
current value. [jog] to change. [ok] to accept new value.
You can activate Tone or use the Talkback Mic while making
adjustments (p.18).
17 Adjusting Foldback Level: In TEST, press [shift] +
[silver] to access the 'LVL&DELAY' menu. [jog] to 'Foldback
Lvl'. [ok] to access current value. [jog] to change. [ok]
to accept new value. You can activate Tone or use the
Talkback Mic while making adjustments (p.18).
18 Lock/Unlock the Faders: For 5 seconds, press
each [link-lock] button between the Mic-1 and Mic-2 faders
and the Mic-3 and Mic-4 faders. Watch the rectangular
screen. This will reset upon power down or rotating the
[MainSelector] past the #6 position (p.22).
19 Pre-Record Metadata entry: In PPR, [jog] to
each metadata item. [ok] to enter. [ok] when done to
accept new data. [shift] + [jog] accelerates letter scrolling
x10 (p.19).
20 Post-Record Metadata entry: Don't rotate the
[MainSelector] past PPR; while in PPR press [shift] + [silver] to
get to 'PREV' or 'EDIT'. [jog] to each metadata item. [ok] to
enter. [ok] when done to accept new data. [shift] + [jog]
accelerates letter scrolling x10 (p.20).
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