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CHECK PROJECT
The CHECK PROJECT function analyzes a selected RADAR project and checks for playlist errors.
To check a project for playlist errors:
Use the , the and keys and the key to go to the MAIN MENU /
DIAGNOSTICS MENU / CHECK PROJECT dialogue and press the key.
Use the and keys to select the project to check and press the key.
The resulting dialogue will display the overall errors if any are found. Use the and keys to
scroll through the results for each individual track.
Press the or 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.
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 recording.
486
Indicates that the host CPU is not responding fast enough. May indicate a large quantity
of error messages.
ASSERT
Indicates that, while RADAR was running, a condition that was expected to be true was
found to be false. These Assert errors are stored in the debug file and can be of great
help to iZ Support while trying to diagnose a problem. See OPERATIONS: DISK
DIAGNOSTICS: RADAR 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 Support staff. Critical errors will be indicated by a red flashing SMPTE counter in
RADARView and/or a flashing !ERR! message in the Session Controller display.
VERIFY HARD DISKS
The VERIFY DISKS function does a check of all of the sectors on the selected hard disk(s). This
diagnostic procedure is time consuming and cannot be cancelled. Make sure to allot a few hours for it to
complete before a session starts.
To verify hard disks:
Use the , the and keys and the key to go to the MAIN MENU /
DIAGNOSTICS MENU / VERIFY HARD DISKS dialogue and press the key.
Select ALL or the SCSI ID number of the connected disk to verify using the and keys and
press the key to begin. For the multi-drive, select ID B.