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2. 7 Once the up date procedure has started a progression bar appears on the screen Wait untill the end is confirmed and then press OK IMPORTANT NOTES e The SETTINGS folder containing all your USER SETTINGS can be saved before reformatting your hard disk and then copied back onto the CONFIG partition e When receiving your SX R4 from the factory the hard disk is formatted with a single partition of aprox 29GB PC users can splitt the harddisk into 2 partitions to separate the CONFIG files and the AUDIO files Thus a CONFIG partition of aprox 50MB and a second partition with all the remaining available space can be created For MAC users running either MacOSX or Windows for MAC the hard disk of the SX R4 can only be formatted with a single partition because the MacOS Disk Utility does not handle multiple MS DOS FAT32 partitions e The CONFIG partition should contain nothing else but the CONFIG DAT file generated by SX R4 and the SETTINGS folder e The audio WAV files as well as the PROJECT and SCENE folders can not be copied back onto the SX R4 as it can no longer manage them as previously e Please carefully note that when the CONFIG partition has been reformated or when the CONFIG DAT file is erased then the WAV file numbering will be re initialised such as X00000 x WAV or X00000xx WAV User manual SONOSAX SX R4 Page 41 of 51 6 1 8 Recommandations Due to the architecture of the SX R4 and
3. and the gain potentiometer position High HI the input sensivity goes from 18 5dBu to 61 0dBu for OdBFS position Low LO the input sensivity goes from amp 1 5dBu to 38 5dBu for OdBFS position Low LO with PAD the input sensivity goes from 21 5dBu to 18 5dBu for OdBFS NOTE Gain control should be used with care since the adjustment range is extensive A signal level set too high can cause distortion and will leave you with less headroom a level set too low causes a bad signal to noise ratio 4 3 2 Channel Linking LINK This switches allow to Link the Gain potentiometers of the input channels thus a single potentiometer controls two or more channels which ensure to keep the stereo balance of a stereo microphone a M S pair or any other stereo source The Linking can be done either per pairs of channels such as for example 1 amp 2 and or 3 amp 4 or for 3 channels such as for double M S system by linking channels 2 amp 3 amp 4 or even all 4 channels together as for the Soundfied B Format where all four channels will be linked to channel 4 that has a quad potentiometer The Linkings are achieved as follow Channel nr 1 lower position no linking position 2 2 Link channel 1 to channel 2 Fader nr 2 controls channels 1 amp 2 position 4 2 Link channel 1 to channel 4 Fader nr 4 controls channels 1 amp 4 Channel nr 2 lower position no linking position 3 Link channel 2 to channel 3 Fader nr 3 controls
4. Joystick Short pressure Long pressure LEFT Reduce the headphone volume in Reduce the headphone 1dB steps volume continously RIGHT Increase the headphone volume in Increase the headphone 1dB steps volume continously UP Select the previous track DOWN Select the next track CENTER Returns to the Lock Unlock the Joystick TRACKS MONITORING ode He a Se I ll al 4 QUITS k The example above shows a configuration of 4 active or assigned tracks 1 2 3 and 5 Track 1 being currently selected for Solo Monitoring In this particular case the selection sequence for the Solo is 1 2 1 2 3 5 User manual SONOSAX SX R4 Page 19 of 51 5 1 6 MONITORING This Monitoring page is used to configure and mix the 10 tracks of the SX R4 for it s headphone output The configuration of the monitoring is done by means of a specific menu as shown below FOI I TOR IHG HO 1 2 STEREO 3 4 HO 3 6 7 2 MS 1 2 DONE The Monitoring is always configured per pair of tracks 10 tracks 5 pairs of tracks The table below shows the available choices and their respective monitoring results on the stereo headphone output for the pair of tracks 1 and 2 Monitoring Mode MONO Result on the Left channel Result on the Right channel 1 2 1 2 STEREO 1 2 REV STEREO 2 1 MS 1 2 1 2 MONO L 1 2 MONO R 142 The table below descibes the actions of the Joystick Joy
5. MIC Input source 3 4 MIC Values AES LINE Input source 5 6 LINE Line out configuration Values DISABLED MONO STEREO MS REVERSE STEREO MONO L MONO R Monitor HD Tracks 1 2 STEREO Monitor HD Tracks 3 4 DISABLED Monitor HD Tracks 5 6 DISABLED Monitor HD Tracks 7 8 DISABLED Monitor CF Tracks 1 2 DISABLED Routing configuration Values CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CH5 CH6 CH7 CH8 To use multiple values use Routing HD Track CH1 Routing HD Track 2 CH2 Routing HD Track 3 Routing HD Track 4 Routing HD Track 5 Routing HD Track 6 Routing HD Track 7 Routing HD Track 8 Routing CF Track CH1 Routing CF Track 2 CH2 Values NONE ATT1 5 ATT3 ATT6 Mixing level NONE Monitor configuration Values DISABLED MONO STEREO MS REVERSE STEREO MONO L MONO R Monitor HD Tracks 1 2 STEREO Monitor HD Tracks 3 4 DISABLED Monitor HD Tracks 5 6 DISABLED Monitor HD Tracks 7 8 DISABLED Monitor CF Tracks 1 2 DISABLED Values 18 30 dB Headphones Level 0 Values NONE 9 dB 12 dB 18 dB 20 dB Modulometers Reference 9 dB Values NONE 3 sec 10 sec 2 min Infinite Modulometers Hold Time NONE Values Ext Jam Sync Ext No Jam Internal Internal Output Timecode Input Source Ext Jam Sync Values Autodetect 24 25 29 97 Non Drop 29 97 Drop 30 Non Drop 30 Drop Timecode Input Format Autodetect Values
6. 25 29 29 97 Non Drop 29D 29 97 Drop 30 30 Non Drop or 30D 30 Drop If the Time Code cannot be read unknown format the Time Code value becomes e Line7 Remaining free space on the Hard Disc e Lines Remaining free space on the CompactFlash card Joystick Short pressure Long pressure LEFT Return to CONTEXTUAL MENU User manual SONOSAX SX R4 Page 25 of 51 5 1 12 SETUP Configurations Menus The Configuration Menus are posted by calling the Contextual Menu and then by selecting SETUP in the list The menus are sorted in headings rubrics and grouped in a logical order The navigation from heading to heading is done by pushing the Joystick UP or DOWN On the right side of the screen a scroll bar indicates the position in the list of the available headings Press the Joystick to the RIGHT or CENTER to enter the sub menu to the LEFT EXIT or BACK to return to the preceeding page The tree structure of the menus imposes the use of sub menus until the parameter which one wishes to modify is reached INPUT SETTINGS A menu with no parameter shown posts one heading per screen Thus classifying the various selectable parameters IHFLIT SOURCE BACK SAMPLIHG SETTINGS A menu showing parameters corresponds to the end of the tree structure thus it posts the current value of the parameter that can be SAMPLING FREQUENCY j Pressing the Joystick to the RIGHT or CENTER in a menu wit
7. Free Run Record Run Timecode Running Mode Free Run User manual SONOSAX SX R4 Page 44 of 51 partition organization on the HD and the CF Card SX R4 MINIR82 and STREC82 The only accepted characters for the PROJET SCENE and SETTINGS names are 0 gt 9 A gt Z and _ underscore Characters in Lower case are automatically converted to Upper case A Space character is automatically converted to an Underscore HD drive with a single partition FAT32 E HDD NAME name of the disk choice of name is free CONFIG DAT CONFIG DAT machine configuration file binary SETTINGS SETTINGS FOLDER directory for the User Settings files NEW1 TXT SETTING FILES NAME User Settings files can be modified with a text editor NEW2 TXT MINIR82N PROJET FOLDER NAME Directory for a Project 8 characters SCENE001 SCENE FOLDER NAME Directory for the Scenes 8 characters SCENE001 001 SCENE NAME TAKE NUMBER Directory for the Takes files 3 digits automatic incrementation X00002_1 WAV BWF FILES X SONOSAX X00002 2 WAV 00002 unique indentifier hexadecimal X00002_x WAV MONO channel 1 X00002_8 WAV X00002 INI RECORD SETTING FILE configuration of the unit at the time the take was recorded do not alter SCENE001 002 X00003_x WAV X00003 INI SCENE001 003 X0000412 WAV BWF FILES X SONOSAX X0000434 WAV 00002 unique indentifier hexadecimal X0000456 WAV 12 STEREO channels 1 and 2 X0000478 WAV X00004 INI SCENE001 004 X00005xx
8. TXHI 25 LEFT 6 LO 20 GND 20 9 TXLO 12 RIGHT 20 GND 23 RXHI 24 GND MONITOR 10 RXLO 11 INT 21 DV 4 2 9 USB2 connector USB This connector is of USB2 type only The SX R4 is not compatible with anciliary USB 1 0 system It allows to connect the SX R4 to any computer PC or Mac providing with aa standard USB2 port As soon as connected the SX R4 will appear on the computer desktop as an external Harddisk drive If a Compact Flash card is inserted it will also appears on the desktop WARNING Itis highly recommanded to use a Certified USB 2 High Speed cable The data rate transmission is so high that using a non certified cable may lead to unpredictable malfunctions such as Disk not recognized SX R4 nor appearing on your desktop Windows error code 10 etc etc User manual SONOSAX SX R4 Page 12 of 51 4 3 FRONT PANEL The front side of the SX R4 contains all functions commonly used during a recording session It has two distinct sections the analog section that controls the inputs channels and the User Interface that controls all functions of the recorder ANALOG SECTION IN1 to IN4 This section covers the functions related to input control such as Gain level channels linking It also offers a small 3 led peak meters to visualize the modulation level the eventual overloads and also to indicates the Limiter activities 4 3 1 Input Gain control LO HI The input gain is controlled jointly by the gain switches LO HI
9. and switch On the unit as indicated here above The LCDscreen must turn On If not gt Check that the batteries have been correctly inserted in the battery holder according to the polarity gt Check that the batteries are properly charged e Using an external power source Connect the external DC power supply DC plug to the DC IN connector located on the right side of the recorder and then and switch On the unit as indicated here above The LCDscreen must turn On If not gt Check that the external power supply Voltage is between 6 to 18Volts DC gt Check that your power supply is strong enough to power on the SX R4 gt Check that the DC plug is correctly wired Pin 1 GND or negative Pin4 VDC or positive 3 4 SWITCHING OFF THE UNIT Switching OFF the unit is controlled by the software The fonction SWITCH OFF is accessed via the contextual menu see chapter 5 1 4 User manual SONOSAX SX R4 Page 7 of 51 4 DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS 4 1 LEFT SIDE PANEL The left side contains the four Mic Line inputs with their respective function switches as illustrated below 96666 666696666 66669 48 LFCUT PAD 48VLFCUTPAD 48V LFCUTPAD 48V LFCUTPAD 4 1 1 Inputs IN1 to INA Each of the input channels is transformer less electronically balanced is equiped in standard with a RF Filter They corresponds to the input channels 1 to 4 of the internal matrixing system Input connectors are standard XLR 3 femal
10. as follow e 8characters maximum e alphanum ric characters space and underscore only A Z 0 9 RECALL SELECTED Loads the selected configuration file Caution this operation will crush the current configuration DELETE SELECTED Delete the selected configuration file OVERWRITE SELECTED Overwrite an existing configuration by the current configuration of the SX R4 User manual SONOSAX SX R4 Page 33 of 51 5 2 7 MISCELANEOUS SETUP MISC DATE Set the Date of the internal Real Time Clock format is DD MM YYYY SETUP gt MISC gt TIME Set the Time of the internal Real Time Clock format HH MM SS SETUP MISC SYSTEM INFO This menu shows all the hardware and software characteristics of the SX R4 DSP software version version of display s microcontroler PIC and CPLD interface Battery voltage Hardware version of the AES receivers SETUP gt MISC gt USER INTERFACE CHECK This menu allows you to check the Joystick the toggle switch the LCD display the LEDs Service Menu Displag Test Joystick 40 Ce c ok Buttons amp LEDs 42 Ok 4 BACK Joystick Short pressure Long pressure LEFT Joystick test Return to preceeding menu RIGHT Joystick test UP and DOWN Joystick test CENTER Joystick and screen test Toggle switch Short pressure Long pressure LEFT Check the Toggle switch and the Green Led RIGHT Check the Toggle switch and the Red Led SETUP gt MIS
11. down inactive e Sampling rate active VIDEO IN Synchronisation Video IN VIDEO IN must be set in the menu SYNC MODE to use the Clock of a Video feed This mode is not used if a valid AES signal is present e Sampling frequency active e Sampling up down inactive e Sampling rate active User manual SONOSAX SX R4 Page 31 of 51 5 2 3 INPUT SOURCE SETUP gt INPUT SOURCE This menu is used to choose and select which input source will be applied to the channels 1 2 3 4 and 5 6 For the channels 1 2 and 3 4 the possible sources are e AES e MIC LINE For the channels 5 6 the possible sources are e AES e LINE 5 2 4 TIME CODE SETUP gt TIMECODE SETTINGS gt INPUT SOURCE The SX R4 can either receive or generate a TimeCode This menu lets you choose between an external TimeCode source or its own internal TimeCode generator its working mode as desribed below e External Jam Sync e External No Jam e Internal in this mode the TC output is disabled e Internal Output in this mode the TC output is enabled on the Lemo 5 pin connector NOTE while selecting Internal Output then the frame rate other than Autodetect must be selected in the TimeCode Input Format menu If Autodetect is selected then a warning will be posted on the screen SETUP TIMECODE SETTINGS INPUT FORMAT The SX R4 can automaticaly detect the Timeode format applied at the input of the TC connector However in order to be sure to use the co
12. filter circuitry is acting before the microphone pre amplifier to attenuates the low frequencies of high level that could affect the pre amplifier and thus preventing an optimal setting of the input gain These low frequencies of high level can be generated among other by the microphone capsule especially when recording outdoor in strong wind condition This Pre LF Cut frequency is set at 135Hz and its slope is 6dB octave 4 1 4 Input Attenuator PAD In lower position this switch activates a 20dB Line attenuator PAD on the corresponding channel NOTE The PAD should only be used for high level signals such as Line level coming from an external device For an optimanl signal to noise ratio it is recommanded not to use the PAD 4 1 5 Phase reversal In lower position this switch reverses the phase of the input signal It can be used to correct a reversed cable wiring or to address a phase problem between two microphones due to their placement User manual SONOSAX SX R4 Page 9 of 51 4 2 RIGHT SIDE PANEL This panel contains followings connections Headphone output PHONES on a 14 jack Unbalanced stereo dual channel Line input STEREO IN with adjustable sensivity Unbalanced stereo dual channel Line output SUB OUT with adjustable output level External Video or Wordclock sync input SYNC IN and Wordclock output WCKOUT Digital Input AES 1 to AES 4 on a 26 pin multiway connector TimeCode input output TC all for
13. pressure Long pressure LEFT Steps back from the menu to the Tracks Monitoring page RIGHT and CENTER Confirm the selection UP Scroll the selection upward DOWN Scroll the selection downward The possible choices in the Contextual Menu depend on the current Status of the SX R4 as described here below While Recording e gt Monitoring e gt Line Out e Unit Status While in Record Ready e Monitoring gt Line Out gt Last Takes gt Unit Status gt Setup gt Browse Files gt Switch Off User manual SONOSAX SX R4 While Playing or in Pause e gt Last Takes e Monitoring e gt Line Out e Unit Status e Delete Take While in Stop e LastTakes gt Exit Player Mode gt Monitoring gt Line Out gt Unit Status gt Browse Files gt Delete Take gt Switch Off Page 18 of 51 5 1 5 SOLO MONITORING The SOLO MONITORING page is accessed from the TRACK MONITORING page by pressing the Joystick Up or Down It allows you to Monitor in mono any individual track or a specific pair of tracks The page beeing displayed is visually almost identical to the TRACK MONITORING page with the expection that a round dot indicates the selected track being soloed The track selection sequence is as follow 1 2 1 2 3 4 344 5 6 5 6 7 8 7 8 The UP key moves the selection upward the DOWN key moves the selection downward The Solo Monitoring is only possible with active assigned tracks
14. 1 1 INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of your SONOSAX SX R4 professional portable audio recorder Based on a high techology design it has been manufactured to deliver many years of excellent performances As with all SONOSAX products the SX R4 reocrder is built without any compromise in quality using only the best components available and a severe quality control The result of this research and development project is an ergonomic recorder with extraordinary characteristics and an excellent reliability The information and instructions contained in this manual are necessary to ensure safe operations of your equipment and to maintain it in good working condition please read it carefully 2 GENERAL DESCRIPTION The SONOSAX SX R4 is a digital audio recorder of the last generation designed in 2007 2008 using the latest available technologies with the unequaled SONOSAX design and ergonomics Our 30 years of experience have helped us to develop and build this recorder which is designed to sustain a long life span despite an intensive use under the worst possible conditions It can be used under the rain and is resistant to water splashes Built in a strong rugged and anodized aluminum housing the SONOSAX SX R4 recorder provides the best solution whenever top performance versatility and small size are important All potentiometers are especially made for SONOSAX and watertight according to IP45 All capacitors are of professio
15. AA Cells LR6 or disposable Lithium batteries WARNING Conventional dry cells such as Alkaline batteries should not be used to power the SX R4 as they could lead to unexpected powering Off NOTE The running time highly depends on the battery type NiCd NiMH or Lithium the kind of microphone beeing used and weither the 48V Phantom is turned On It also depends on the number of tracks beeing assigned and the sample frequency 3 1 1 Opening the battery compartment To open the battery compartment located on the rear of the unit press on both locking pins on each side of the compartment and slide out the battery holder Insert 6x AA Cells LR6 and check for correct polarity WARNING Never leave discharged batteries in the compartment To ensure an optimal running time use only premium quality rechargeable cells and check the expiry date 3 1 2 Closing the battery compartment Slide the battery holder into its compartment Its shape is designed so it can not be reversed Press fermly but without excessive force on both side of the battery holder to securely lock the pins 3 1 3 Battery Low alarm When the average voltage per cell reaches 1 05 Volt an alarm is displayed on the LCD screen and a bip tone is heard in the headphone This alarm indicates that the SX R4 still have a running time of aprox 10 to 20 minutes When the voltage reaches 1 0 Volt per cell then the SX R4 will automatically turns Off thus protecting your rechargeabl
16. B steps up to maximum UP and DOWN SOLO MONITORING CENTER Call the contextual Menu page Lock Unlock the Joystick action Toggle switch Short pressure Long pressure RIGHT Start recording RIGHT while recording Add an Index Stop recording LEFT Call and Play the last take LEFT while playing Pauses at current position Stop playing Index New TAKE A brief pressure to the Right on the toggle switch while Recording will automatically create a new TAKE This new Take nr is automatically incremented by 1 The audio files of this new Take are cut at the sample level precision of one sample Takes can then be seamlessly re assembled in an editing software with the help of the TimeCode Pressing the Joystick to the Left or to the Right displays temporarily will post a temporary screen showing the headphone level by means of a bar graph The headphone level is adjustable in 1dB steps from 30dB to 18dB cH He 39 m4 a HEADFH HES LEVEL a 09 dE 4 MEHUS k User manual SONOSAX SX R4 Page 17 of 51 5 1 4 CONTEXTUAL MENUS Last Takes Unit Status Setup Browse Bees Switch Oo BACK 2 gt 2 2 gt The Contextual Menu allows a quick navigation between the different pages and configurations menu of the SX R4 The Contextual Menu can only be accessed from the Track Monitoring page not while in Solo Monitoring Mode by a pressure on the center of the Joystick Joystick Short
17. BLED Values 18 30 dB Headphones Level 0 Values NONE 9 dB 12 dB 18 dB Modulometers Reference 9 dB Values NONE 3 sec 10 sec 2 min Modulometers Hold Time NONE REVERSE STEREO MONO L MONO R 20 dB Infinite Values Ext Jam Sync Ext No Jam Internal Internal Output Timecode Input Source Ext Jam Sync Values Autodetect 24 25 29 97 Non Drop 29 97 Drop 30 Non Drop Timecode Input Format Autodetect Values Free Run Record Run Timecode Running Mode Free Run User manual SONOSAX SX R4 30 Drop Page 43 of 51 X000001 INI example of file Located in each TAKE folder it gives the configuration at the time the take was recorded Sonosax SX R4 Configuration file Format max 8 alphanum chars Project name TESTMIC Format max 8 alphanum chars Scene name GAINODB Values 15 dBu 6 dBu 0 dBu 10 dBu Line in level 15 dBu Values 1 sec 2 sec 5 sec 10 sec 20 sec Pre Record Time 1 sec Values 0 sec sec 2 sec 3 sec 5 sec Pre Index Delay 0 sec Values 44 1 kHz 48 kHz 88 2 kHz 96 kHz 176 4 kHz 192 kHz Sampling Frequency 176 4 kHz Values 24 16D 16 Sampling Rate bits 24 Values Nominal Up 1 o oo Down 1 o oo Sampling Up Down Nominal Values Mono Stereo File format Mono Values OFF External WCK Video In Synchro mode OFF Values AES MIC Input source 1 2 MIC Values AES
18. C gt FACTORY SETTINGS This menu allows you to re initialize the SX R4 in its basic configuration factory default Caution this operation crushes the currently loaded configuration It does not modify the audio data on the discs nor the user settings User manual SONOSAX SX R4 Page 34 of 51 5 2 8 BROWSE FILES The file browser uses a specific menu HO 6 3 0 03 35 2L lI Lic Es J POSE PAUL G1 MEI GE CSCENMEGG1 GG BACK The directory allows you to go back one step in the tree structure By pressing to the Right SELECT the action is depending of the context Within a Take directory the selected Take is loaded Within a directory e g a Project its contents is listed If a firmware release is posted the update starts after a request for confirmation In all other cases an error message is posted see below Selecting at the root level of a disc e g the root of the HD allows you to swap to the other disc e g the root of the CF This is achieved by means of a selection menu When a file is not recognized or cannot be interpreted the following message is posted User manual SONOSAX SX R4 Page 35 of 51 6 MANAGING THE SX R4 6 1 1 HardDisk and CompactFlash card format By defalut the HardDisk of the SX R4 is formatted as a single partition However it is possible to create 2 distinct partition to separate the audio files form the configuration files thus alowing to reformat the audio part
19. FS up to OdBFS A configurable reference line can be displayed at 9 12 18 or 20 dBFS see configuration menu Convention for displayed informations and function keys The last line on the screen displays the Joystick s function By default pushing the Joystick Up or Down modifys the parameters to the Right will select the parameter and to the Left cancel the action or steps back in the contextual menu A single Arrow symbol denotes that an action is achieved by briefly pushing the Joystick A double Arrow symbol means that the Joystick must be pushed longer to achieve the action A round Dot symbol denotes a pressure on the center of the Joystick User manual SONOSAX SX R4 Page 15 of 51 5 1 2 ARCHITECTURE AUDIO PATH The SONOSAX SX R4 offers 14 physical input channels 6 analog and 8 digital Up to 8 of these physical input channels can be assigned to any of the 10 available tracks and any analog digital channel combination is possible These physical channels are groupped per pair as follow 1 2 either MIC LINE input 1 amp 2 or AES 1 3 4 either MIC LINE input 3 amp 4 or AES2 5 6 either LINE input 5 amp 6 or AES 3 7 8 AES4 only The routing Matrix allows to asssign and mix any of the input channels to any of the 10 available tracks The first 8 tracks are dedicated to the hard disc HD and the 2 additional tracks are dedicated to the Compact Flash card CF For Monitoring purposes you can configure and l
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22. SETUP S USER SETTING S aie e ee RU RE Pin Tee ste Re Tnt le EE en SERRE 33 MISGELANEOUS nine nal a EE AR tel 34 SEILUP MISG DATE ihe oo ERE RHENO e RAP REUNIR IARE REIN 34 SETUP MISC x TIME iie D et eere bes ea e rte ere a este e esie delle 34 SETUP MISG gt SYSTEM INFO generee a EC eoe pue du uu sio cac e de Va gu ede ru ent tal edge a 34 SETUP gt MISC gt USER INTERFACE CHECK nssr estirpare ak innen nenne E O aa Ea nnne trennt nenne nnns 34 SETUP gt MISC gt FACTORY SETTINGS irainen nre nenne nenne nenne nnne tnnt tren eter nenne nnne nennen nnns 34 eaim 35 MANAGING THE SX RA4 PR di di ii 36 HardDisk and CompactFlash card format sise 36 How to format FAT32 with MAC OSX iseis eiii araia i a nnnm nenne nene 36 HD and CF Organisation cias a bebe tente Ma t D aed eden 37 UR 38 Alarms anie ru bte ununi ni stein sr i e iet 39 Errors treatment ace ee eios Ue ei ita e ime don let te A e iste ici Rides 40 Software p date procedure x io deat eli iie aat 41 Recommandations ruso iaa e td die a etc id pt eue d aen 42 APPENDIX E 43 Example fa USER SETTING file e te Eid ra ete edet de e Es 43 XO00001 INI example of filo A cr e ERR IHRER ERRARE RO TA 44 partition organization on the HD and the CF Card is 45 BLOCK DIAGRAMA terne d nd idee n e eine 48 SPECIFICATIONS Eee Ps 49 SUMMARY OF CHARACTERISTICS oia ia nas 49 User manual SONOSAX SX R4 Page 3 of 5
23. SONOSAX SX R4 USER MANUAL Soft version 2 5 1746 User manual SONOSAX SX R4 PROFESSIONAL PORTABLE MULTITRACK RECORDER Audio equipment manufacturer SONOSAX SAS S A Ch de la Naz 38 1052 Le Mont s Lausanne Switzerland T l 41 21 651 0101 Fax 41 21 651 0109 Web www sonosax ch Www sonosax com Email sonosax sonosax ch Version 1 1 July 23 2008 Page 1 of 51 TABLE OF CONTENT 2 1 2 2 3 1 3 1 1 3 1 2 3 1 3 3 2 3 3 3 4 4 1 4 1 1 4 1 2 4 1 3 4 1 4 4 1 5 4 2 4 2 1 4 2 2 4 2 3 4 2 4 4 2 5 4 2 6 4 2 7 4 2 8 4 2 9 4 3 4 3 1 4 3 2 4 3 3 4 3 4 4 3 5 5 1 1 5 1 2 5 1 3 5 1 4 5 1 5 5 1 6 5 1 7 5 1 8 5 1 9 5 1 10 5 1 11 5 1 12 INTRODUCTION a E E E E S asie sent sen 4 GENERAL DESCRIPTION em 4 MAIN FEATURES ninian manaamaan ea iaeaea A Ka aara Aaaa iia 4 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS i cca ccedssctectecassecccchetvsvedesvsecetensedsecexssectvebsntardsenseciesusetsesaussusssubectscdsensesuusersvsutecnensdeeesstes 5 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 5 1 clack ctdcdscescnsadeccsssendesducderscbacdaressescdencutoueseadeelesastusdscuses caba 6 BATTERY POWER e 6 Opening the battery compartiment sise 6 Closing the battery compartment idee retento reta teen Eit idee Dates nen 6 Battery Low alarm iD HERI ENERO ds entend nn te nat e i aatis 6 EXTERNAL DC POWER SUPPLY s sccccestcsccsscscsscnsecsascccerssecsesuscacersuscansensacdessbnccacensetaecvanastssuns
24. UP and DOWN Activate the SOLO MONITORING CENTER Return to CONTEXTUAL MENU Lock Unlock Toggle switch Short pressure Long pressure LEFT Play the selected Take LEFT while Playing Pauses at current position Stop playing RIGHT Switches to Record mode and start recording scratch record RIGHT while Recording Add an Index Stop recording NOTE while switching directly from Play mode to Record mode by pressing the Toggle switch to the Right the SX R4 starts recording immediately scratch record In this case the pre record buffer remain empty thus the pre record time is equal to zero User manual SONOSAX SX R4 Page 23 of 51 5 1 10 Mode SEARCH The SEARCH mode can only be activated while the Player is in gt PAUSE mode not from Stop mode Pressing the Joystick to the Left or to the Right respectively Fast Rewinds or Fast Forwards within the selected TAKE in SEARCH mode gt FORWARD One pressure to the Right gt gt Fast Forwards at 2x the Play speed with Monitoring 2 quick pressure to the Right gt gt gt Fast Forward in steps of 5 of the TAKE length no monitoring in SEARCH mode gt REWIND One pressure to the Left lt lt lt Fast Forward in steps of 5 of the TAKE length no monitoring in SEARCH mode gt PAUSE No action on the Joystick Joystick 1 pressure 2 quick pressures LEFT lt lt lt Fast Rewing no mon
25. WAV X00005 INI TRASHN TAKE DELETED FOLDER Directory of deleted Takes Trash bin X00002 1 WAV TAKE DELETED FILES BWF and INI files of the deleted Takes X00002 x WAV X00002 8 WAV X00002 INI User manual SONOSAX SX R4 Page 45 of 51 HD drive with 2 partitions 2x FAT32 for PC only MAC OSX can not manage not create 2x FAT32 partitions E N CONFIG DAT SETTINGSN NEW1 TXT NEW2 TXT EN SX RAN SCENEOO1 SCENE001 001 SCENE001 002 SCENE001 003 SCENE001 004 TRASH X00002 1 WAV X00002 2 WAV X00002 x WAV X00002_8 WAV X00002 INI User manual SONOSAX SX R4 X00002 X00002 2 X00002 x X00002 8 X00002 X00003 x X00003 X0000412 X0000434 X0000456 X0000478 x00004 X00005xx X00005 WAV WAV WAV WAV NI WAV NI WAV WAV WAV WAV NI WAV NI HDD NAME CONFIG CONFIG DAT SETTINGS FOLDER SETTING FILE NAME HDD NAME AUDIO PROJET NAME SCENE NAME SCENE NAME TAKE NUMBER BWF FILES X 00002 1 RECORD SETTING FILE BWF FILES X 00002 12 TAKE DELETED FOLDER TAKE DELETED FILES volume name CONFIG by default partition between 50 to 100MB machine configuration file binary directory for the User Settings files User Settings files can be modified with a text editor volume name AUDIO by default Directory for a Project 8 characters Directory for the Scenes 8 characters Directory for the Takes files 3 digits automatic
26. WCK VIDEO k 4 O gt BNC SYNC IN E E oe t hd WCK OUT pas c EN s o WCK OUT RNE 1 18 PSU_CTRL 19 BNC Es Improvement may cause change of features and specifications without notice 2504 SONOSAX SAS SA Ch de la Naz 38 CH 1052 Le Mont s Lausanne SWITZERLAND User manual SONOSAX SX R4 Tel 4121 651 01 01 Fax 4121 651 01 09 Copyright 2007 SONOSAX Page 48 of 51 9 SPECIFICATIONS All specifications mentioned hereafter apply to standard models only SONOSAX SAS SA reserves the right to modify these characteristics at any time without prior notice For measures and or settings the reference is OdBu 0 775V i e 6dBu 1 55V 9 1 SUMMARY OF CHARACTERISTICS Audio connections Mic Line input Stereo Line input AES input Mode Impedance Connector Max input level Limiter Range of GAIN Potentiometer Noise Dynamic THD Bandwidth gain 40dB PAD attenuator electronically balanced transformer less with RF Filter 2 2kQ XLR3 female 260Bu with PAD and Limiter compression 6dB Threshold at 2dBFS 40dB lt 128dBu 1500 at max gain 114dB 0 01 10dBFS 1kHz 10Hz 1dB to 72kHz 3dB 20dB LF Cut filter 135Hz 6 dB oct Input Level for OdBFS GAIN Trim GAIN Switch PAD potentiometer 20dBu minimum LO ON 20dBu maximum LO ON OdBu minimum LO OFF 40dBu maximum LO OFF 20dBu minimum HI OFF 60dBu maxim
27. Weight and Sizes Dimensions Weight Recording time 180 x 140 x 50 mm 7 09 x 5 5 x 1 96 0 8 kg 1 75 lbs without batteries HDD FS 44 1kHz 48kHz 88 2kHz 96kHz 176 4kHz 192kHz e o 16bits 24bits 16bits 24bits 16bits 24bits 16bits 24bits 16bits 24bits 16bits 24bits 94h28 62h59 86h48 57h52 47h14 31h29 43h24 28h56 23h13 15h45 21h42 14h28 47h14 31h29 43h24 28h56 23h37 15h45 21h42 14h28 11h48 7h52 10h51 7h13 31h29 21h00 28h56 19h17 15h45 10h30 14h28 9h39 7h52 5h13 7h13 4h49 23h37 15h45 21h42 14h28 11h48 7h52 10h51 7h13 5h54 3h56 5h25 3h37 18h54 12h36 17h21 11h34 9h27 6h18 8h40 5h47 4h43 3h09 4h20 2h53 TRACKS 15h45 10h30 14h28 9h39 7h52 5h15 7h13 4h49 3h56 2h37 3h37 2h24 13h30 9h00 12h24 8h16 6h45 4h30 6h12 4h07 3h22 2h15 3h06 2h04 COIN Or B G IN 11h48 7h52 10h51 7h13 5h54 3h56 5h25 3h37 2h57 1h58 2h42 1h48 The information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice All specifications mentioned in this manual apply to standard models only SONOSAX SAS SA reserves the right to modify these characteristics at any time without prior notice No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying and recording of any kind
28. X M32 or SX42 mixer receivers of wireless systems or any other external analog source The input signal corresponds to the Input channels 5 Left amp 6 Right in the routing matrix system The retractable potentiometer adjusts the input sensivity from 10dBu to 25dBu to reach a digital recording level of OdBFS The STEREO IN connector is a mini XLR TA 3 male where Pint Gnd Pin2 Left channel Pin3 Right channel 4 2 3 Subsidiary Stereo Output SUB OUT This unbalanced stereo dual channel Line Output is provided to send a rough pre mix to any external analog device such as for example a video camera a transmitter or an alternative monitoring system This stereo dual channel SUB OUT is totally independent of the PHONES output and has its own matrixing mixing system The combination of tracks and their routing to the Left or Right channel is similar to the Monitoring system but is defined in the LINE OUT menu It offers the same facilities including the Mono summing and the M S decoding see chapter 5 2 4 For ease of connections this Line output is provided simultaneously on a TA 3 connecotr and a stereo Mini Jack wired in parallel The mini jack can also accommodate a headphone minimum impedance is 30ohms The retractable potentiometer adjusts the output Level between from 10dBu to 25dBu for OdBFS The SUB OUT connector is a mini XLR TA 3 male where Pint 2 Gnd Pin2 Left channel Pin3 Right channe
29. a recording is in progress it is stopped properly Note please remember not to use dry cell batteries but only NiMh or NiCd rechargeable batteries Insufficient disc space If the remaining free space in a disc is not sufficient the recording in progress is stopped When two discs are used HD CF the recording is stopped if one of the two discs does not have enough free space Maximum file size The FAT32 file system limits the size of the files to 4 GB If the recording in progress reaches this limit the SX R4 adds an index create a new TAKE and continues to record in the new file no data will be lost Disc too fragmented During the power up the SX R4 checks the fragmentation of the discs In case of severe fragmentation the recording is not allowed an error message informs the user of the problem It is then advisable to re format the disc while having saved the existing data before Heal Time Clock RTC During the power up the SX R4 checks if the Date and the Time of the system are coherent If it is not the case a menu forces the user to define them While setting the date an error message can occur if the date format is not valid Note the SX R4 does not have an internal back up battery to keep the RTC running uninterrupted when NiMh batteries are removed or external DC supply is not present However it will maintain Date and Time for a period of at least 1h It is therefore advised to leave well charged batter
30. alues 0 sec sec 2 sec 3 sec Pre Index Delay 0 sec Values 44 1 kHz 48 kHz 88 2 kHz Sampling Frequency 176 4 kHz Values 24 16D 16 Sampling Rate bits 24 dBu 20 sec 5 sec 96 kHz 176 4 kHz 192 kHz Values Nominal Up 1 o oo Down 1 o oo Sampling Up Down Nominal Values Mono Stereo File format Mono Values OFF External WCK Video In Synchro mode OFF Values AES MIC Input source 1 2 MIC Values AES MIC Input source 3 4 MIC Values AES LINE Input source 5 6 LINE Line out configuration Values DISABLED MONO STEREO MS Monitor HD Tracks 1 2 STEREO Monitor HD Tracks 3 4 DISABLED Monitor HD Tracks 5 6 DISABLED Monitor HD Tracks 7 8 DISABLED Monitor CF Tracks 1 2 DISABLED Routing configuration REVERSE STEREO MONO L MONO R Values CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CH5 CHG CH7 CH8 To use multiple values use Routing HD Track CH1 Routing HD Track 2 CH2 Routing HD Track 3 Routing HD Track 4 Routing HD Track 5 Routing HD Track 6 Routing HD Track 7 Routing HD Track 8 Routing CF Track CH1 Routing CF Track 2 CH2 Values NONE ATT1 5 ATT3 ATT6 Mixing level NONE Monitor configuration Values DISABLED MONO STEREO MS Monitor HD Tracks 1 2 STEREO Monitor HD Tracks 3 4 DISABLED Monitor HD Tracks 5 6 DISABLED Monitor HD Tracks 7 8 DISABLED Monitor CF Tracks 1 2 DISA
31. cessvsitesisenterdueccserns 6 E uenliczeymuIdtme 7 SWITCHING OFF THE UNIT 02 cerno acu bier aoaaa ns crea oar aao Sc rk a iE SER rau 7 DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS 5 eet cts sdendecsnascucessnvettadtactectuocesdsanescsdsnaens itacusctanteedeatocerssancesstaestedveccestss 8 LEFT SIDE PANE L a a ads 8 Inputs M IN RECO N K C cU ET 8 Phantom power i 48M aA EEEE A NN 8 Pre EF Cut Fiter BE CUE itte tete eaten ttu tette itm 9 Input Attenuator PAD recor a a o aS 9 Phaseireversal LOTS en A DE D e coL EN Me CD OE eco EIS ns er ad 9 ile Milo 2d zi 10 Headphone output PHONES 3 HERR IMG UG GU AMEND ID MIC 10 Stereo dual channel Line Input STEREO IN J oooooccccnnocccononononononnnnnononcnnnnonnnnnnnnnonnnnnnnnrnnn nn enne nnn nennen 11 Subsidiary Stereo Output SUB OUT ii rro nr cnn nn a apa iee a nnne tnn entere 11 External Sync SYNC IN J 11 Sync Out WCKL OU Tilt 11 External DC input DEAN EE 11 Time Code Connector TC Tuvo cir edet nue rien ease eri eee evicted dne ee trea e e inc ut de eee ya 12 Digital Input ACCESSORY iini E RO RR REFRESHING GIA NE RERUM 12 USB2 connector USB 5 e te 12 denim 13 ANALOG SEGCTION CINI to INA te t tec qe et de tee A 13 Input Gain control onn
32. ch to REC gt PRE INDEX DELAY The pre delay index is not absolute the software does its best to cut the Take to nearest desired time best effort However no data is lost during the addition of an index User manual SONOSAX SX R4 Page 30 of 51 SETUP gt RECORD SETTINGS gt SYNC MODE The synchronization mode of the SX R4 can be choosen in this menu By synchronization one means the use of an external clock on a given signal to synchronize the selected sample frequency of the SX R4 This section does not treat the use of timecode The current active mode of synchronization is posted in the page Unit Status All modes are explained below with the various parameters and their validity OFF Internal Generator The SX R4 has a very stable internal clock generator capable of generating all the sample frequencies 44 1 48 88 2 96 176 4 and 192 Khz This generator is used only when no other clock is available e Sampling frequency active e Sampling up down active e Sampling rate active Synchronisation on AES input The SX R4 is automatically locked on the incoming AES clock of the channels 7 8 e Sampling frequency inactive e Sampling up down inactive e Sampling rate active WCK IN Synchronisation WCK IN WCK IN must be set in the menu SYNC MODE to use the Word Clock connected on the SYNC IN This mode is not used if a valid AES signal is present e Sampling frequency inactive e Sampling up
33. channels 2 amp 3 position 4 Link channel 2 to channel 4 Fader nr 4 controls channels 2 amp 4 Channel nr 3 lower position no linking position 4 Link channel 3 to channel 4 Fader nr 4 controls channels 3 amp 4 User manual SONOSAX SX R4 Page 13 of 51 4 3 3 Led s Peakmeters This small peak meters has three distinct functions It indicates not only the input level of the channel but also the Limiter activities as soon as the signal reaches the threshold level and the eventual overloads These meters are connected at the input of the A D Converter Level indication Green Led the modulation reaches an internal level of aprox 20dB Yellow Led the modulation reaches the nominal internal level OdB 18dBFS Red Led the modulation reaches an internal level of aprox 10dB Limiteurs The Limiteur activity is shown by lighting simultaneously the Red and the Green led s for a period of aprox 1 second Overloads the overload is indicated as soon as the clipping level is reached OdBFS In this case all led s light at the same time NOTE The Leds intensity vary automatically depending on ambiant light It is controlled by the light sensor located on the left side of the Joystick 4 3 4 Input Limiter Each of the 4 input channel is equiped with a protection Limiter which is part of the microphone pre amplifier design The Limiter is automatically activated 2dB below the clipping level of the A D converter C2dBFS and can not be de ac
34. d below 4 MEM The Alarm AES occurs when one of the following conditions is checked e One or more Tracks is assigned from an AES input but no valid AES signal is present e Input channels 7 amp 8 are not assigned AES 7 amp 8 gt SYNC e The incoming sample frequency on the AES signal is out of tolerance 0 296 The Alarm SYNC occurs when one of the following conditions is checked e the SX R4 is set to WCK IN but no valid Word Clock signal is present e the SX R4 is set to VIDEO IN but no valid Video signal is present The Alarm TC occurs when one of the following conditions is checked e The TimeCode is set to Internal Output but the format is set to Autodetect e The TimeCode is set on External No Jam but no TC signal is present e The TimeCode is set on External No Jam a TC signal is present but the format selected in the SX R4 does not match with the detected format The Alarm HD or CF occurs when one of the following conditions is checked e The remaining Free space on a disk is less than 100Mb e The disk is too fragmented The Alarm POWER occurs when one of the following conditions is checked e The power voltage is soon too low to maintain the SX R4 running User manual SONOSAX SX R4 Page 39 of 51 6 1 6 Errors treatment This section addresses the possible errors and problems that may occur while using the SX R4 Power issue When the supply voltage becomes too weak the SX R4 proceeds to a safe shut down If
35. e above a 1x1 routing is established between the Inputs and the Hard Disc Tracks In addition input channels 1 8 2 are also routed to the CF card The table below shows the actions of the Joystick Joystick Short pressure Long pressure LEFT Move the selection cursor to the Left Return to the previous menu RIGHT Move the selection cursor to the Right UP Move the selection cursor upward DOWN Move the selection cursor downward CENTER Activate Desactivate the assignement NOTES Itis not possible to leave this menu without saving the configuration The un assigned Tracks no dot on the crossing are automatically desactivated SETUP gt ROUTING SETTINGS gt MIXING LEVEL The MIXING LEVEL menu defines the attenuation to be applied to each channel when summing mixing multiple input channels onto the same track thus avoiding a possible digital clipping Four possibilities are offered and the choice depends on the phase coincidence of the sources e NONE no attenuation at all e ATT1 5 mainly used if the sources have no phase coincidence e ATT3 recommanded for phase coincident sources such as sereo or M S microphone e ATT6 only used if the sources are absolutaly in phase The table below summarizes the exact attenuations computed and applied according to the number of input channels assigned to the same track Number of input channels NONE ATT1 5 ATT3 ATT6 assigned to the
36. e batteries from excessive discharge NOTE If a recording is in progress the SX R4 will stop the recording and then properly save the recorded file on the hard disk before turning Off 3 2 EXTERNAL DC POWER SUPPLY SX R4 Recorder can be powered from any regulated external DC power source from 6 to18 Volts The DC source must be capable to sustain at least 1 5A under 12 Volts DC The average power consumption is aprox 4 to 7 Watts depending on the microphone powering and the configuration of the SX R4 User manual SONOSAX SX R4 Page 6 of 51 3 3 SWITCHING ON THE UNIT S H SA Ss R4 HD FREE 18 Gb CF FREE PLE 10 01 08 18 35 We 1 6 0 SKeRE ie PLAY a C REC To power On the SX R4 press simultaneously the Toggle switch and the Joystick to the right A boot up screen is displayed for approx 2 seconds and shows the following information e The remaining free available space on the hard disc and on the Compact Flash card e A power indication of either the batteries or the external PSU by means of a bar graph e Date and Time e The currrent firmware version NOTE posting the remaining free space on the HD and on the CF card can take a certain time depending on effective free space and the number of stored files As mentioned the SX R4 can be powered either from the internal batteries or from an external DC source e Using rechargeable batteries LR6 AA cell NiCd ou NiMH Insert 6 batteries in the battery holder
37. e range is 6 to 18 Volts DC The Hirose 4 pin male cable connector is available by SONOSAX or by your local dealer under references SONOSAX part nr SX860217 or Hirose HR10 7P 4P User manual SONOSAX SX R4 Page 11 of 51 4 2 7 Time Code Connector TC The TimeCode input output connector is a Lemo 5 pin compatible with the Aaton wiring as below Pin 1 Gnd Pin 2 Smpte Out Pin 3 not connected Pin 4 not connected Pin 5 Smpte In The mating cable connector Lemo 5 pin is available by SONOSAX or by your local dealer under ref part SONOSAX SX 860232 or Lemo FGG 0B 305 CLAD52 4 2 8 Digital Input ACCESSORY This 26pin connector provides 4x AES EBU digital audio inputs AES1 to AES4 The sync signals such as the Sync In and the Wckl Out the Time Code In and Out and the Monitor Out are internaly wired in paralel to the corresponding main connectors The serial bus is provided for future use The mating cable connector is available under SONOSAX ref SX 860570 Split cables wired for the 4x AES inputs are also available please check with your local dealer AES 1 2 AES 3 4 AES 5 6 AES 7 8 15 HI 16 HI 17 HI 18 HI 2 LO 3 LO 4 LO 5 LO 1 GND 14 GND 13 GND 26 GND THE AES SYNC IS TAKEN ON AES INPUT 7 8 GND GND 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 GND 15 17 19 21 23 25 GND 1 3 5 7 9 11 m GND 2 4 6 8 10 12 SOLDERING SIDE WORLD CLOCK IN or TIME CODE IN VIDEO IN WORLD CLOCK OUT SERIAL BUS MONITOR OUT 19 HI 7 INPUT SIGNAL 8 OUTPUT SIGNAL 22
38. e where Pint Gnd Pin2 High Pin3 Low To connect an unbalanced source such as CD Player Minidisk or else pin 3 must be bridged to pin 1 Gnd and wired to the Gnd on the source Then use pin 2 for the unbalanced input signal WARNING Never use the 48V Phantom in case of unbalanced connection or you could severly damage the sourcing device NOTE a stereo dual channel unbalanced Line input is available in the right side see chapter 4 2 1 4 1 2 Phantom power 48V This switch turns the 48V Phantom power On or Off on the corresponfing channel IN1 IN4 In lower position the 48V phantom is turned On to power condenser microphone In upper position the Phantom power is turned Off for connection of Dynamic microphone or any other analog sources WARNING Never use the 48V Phantom when an external device other than a condenser microphone is connected to the input or you may severly damage the output circuitries of that device Never use the 48V Phantom in case of unbalanced connection NOTE Almost all modern condenser microphones of the latest generation are operating under 48V Phantom power Because of the excellent common mode rejection CMRR it has been decided to include only this kind of microphone powering on the SX R4 User manual SONOSAX SX R4 Page 8 of 51 4 1 3 Pre LF Cut Filter LF Cut In lower position this switch activates a passive low frequency cut circuitry Pre LF Cut The Pre LF Cut
39. er PC or Mac only while in one of the following menus e TRACKS MONITORING e SOLO MONITORING e Unit Status The SX R4 posts the following screen when the USB connection is active USE CUHHECTEL Important notes for MAC OSX users When deleting files stored on the Hard disk and or on the CF do not forget to empty the Trash Bin on your desktop before you disconnect the USB port Otherwise the disk space of the deleted files is not released and can not be re alocated Reconnecting the USB a second time does nt solve the problem It is very likely that your SX R4 will then indicates a free available space HD FREE lower than the value given by the computer In this case it will be necessary to reformat your hard drive WARNING Itis highly recommanded to use a Certified USB 2 High Speed cable The data rate transmission is so high that using a non certified cable may lead to unpredictable malfunctions such as Disk not recognized SX R4 nor appearing on your desktop Windows error code 10 etc etc User manual SONOSAX SX R4 Page 38 of 51 6 1 5 Alarms Certain situations require that the user has to be warned on a particular point When this occurs the SX R4 intermittently flashes a warning concerning the detected problem and a beep tone is heard in the headphone The beep tone will disappear as son as any key is depressed However the warning keep flashing in the display One distinguishes 5 kinds of alarms whose causes are explaine
40. file and uses a half of the file size SETUP gt RECORD SETTINGS gt SAMPLING SETTINGS gt SAMPLING FREQUENCY This menu lets choose the sampling frequency Choices are 44 1 48 88 2 96 176 4 and 192 kHz If a AES input is assigned then the SX R4 will automatically lock on the incoming AES sample frequency and thus the selected sampling frequency will be overwritten WARNING The DSP of the SX R4 will lock on the incoming sample frequency however both the BWF and iXML header will stamp the sample frequency that was selected in this menu SETUP gt RECORD SETTINGS gt SAMPLING SETTINGS gt SAMPLING UP DOWN The Pull Up Pull Down correction for the NTSC world can be set in this MENU The possible values are NOMINAL use of the nominal sampling value UP positive correction of one per thousand and DOWN negative correction of one per thousand SETUP RECORD SETTINGS SAMPLING SETTINGS SAMPLING RATE This menu sets the number of bits per sample also called sampling rate or bit depth recorded in the WAVE files The possible values are 24 bits 16 bits dither and 16 bits The dithering is of the triangular type User manual SONOSAX SX R4 Page 29 of 51 SETUP gt RECORD SETTINGS gt PRE RECORD TIME The Pre Record time can be set from 1 second up to 20 seconds The selected value may not always be possible due to the physical limitation of the built in memory and the selected configuration The Pre Record time depe
41. files of the saved configurations saved User Settings which can be reloaded on the User Setting menu These files can be modified and even created with an ASCII editor such as the Windows Notepad The second AUDIO is structured as follow The CF has the same structure except that it doesn t have a Trash AUDIO e PROJECT NAME Project Folder 8 characters o SCENE NAME Scene Folder 8 characters SCENE NAME TAKE NUMBER The Folder name and the Scene name 8 characters followed by the TAKE nr 3 characters This folder contains all the BWF WAV files of a Take and the configuration INI file This is an ASII file that contain the exact configuration of the MINIR82 at the time the Take was recorded It is used to reconfigure the MINIR82 to Playback this Take This file shall not altered e TRASH Trash directory This folder contains all deleted Takes except those from the CF Notes e The BWF and INI files have a unique identifier name These names always start with an X on the HD and XC on the CF Card They are incremented by 1 in an hexad cimal form 0 to F each time a new Take is created e This counter is resetted and the naming restart at zero only is the drive is reformatted or if the CONFIG DAT file is deleted User manual SONOSAX SX R4 Page 37 of 51 6 1 4 USB The SX R4 is equipped with a USB 2 0 port USB 1 is not supported The SX R4 allows connection to a computer for file transfer to a comput
42. for any purpose without the express written permission of SONOSAX SAS SA 2003 SONOSAX SAS SA Ch de la Naz 38 1052 Le Mont s Lausanne Switzerland Phone 41 21 651 0101 Fax 41 21 651 0109 Email sonosax sonosax ch Web www sonosax ch User manual SONOSAX SX R4 Page 51 of 51
43. h parameter allows to change its value One distinguishes several 45 0 kHz manners of carrying out this change BACK SAMPL IMG FREGUEMC Y A menu with a list shows the possible choices of a parameters The selection is posted in reverse video 44 kHz m z 36 6 kHz 146 4 kHz BACK PROJECT HAME The text editing menu The text to be edited is displayed between brackets which shows the limits of the text size SwR4 Ai J Two arrows point the selected character Press the Joystick Up or z Down to modify the selected character Keep pressing to scroll the characters LEFT and RIGHT moves the cursor to select the character Pressing the Joystick on its CENTER save the text and return to the preceeding page 4 CANCEL A long pressure to the LEFT cancels the edition and returns to the preceeding page User manual SONOSAX SX R4 Page 26 of 51 5 2 MENU S TREE STRUCTURE The grayed menus are those where parameters are visible Level 1 ROUTING SETTINGS SETTINGS Level 2 ROUTING MIXING LEVEL PROJECT NAME SCENE NAME FILE FORMAT SAMPLING SETTINGS PRE RECORD TIME PRE INDEX DELAY SYNC MODE MIC LINE 1 2 MIC LINE 3 4 LINE 5 6 SOURCE FORMAT RUNNING MODE SET MANUAL SET FROM TIME REFERENCE HOLD TIME Specific menu TIME SYSTEM INFO USER INTERFACE CHECK FACTORY SETTINGS Level 3 Specific Menu cross matrix SAMPLING FREQUENCY SAMPLING UP DOWN SAMPLING RATE Specific Men
44. ies in their compartment User manual SONOSAX SX R4 Page 40 of 51 6 1 7 Software up date procedure The file name of the new software is Vxxxxx BIN 1 Connect your SX R4 to the USB2 port of your computer Mac or PC 2 For PC Compatible using the Windows Explorer copy the Firmware file to root of your SX R4 s hard disk For MacOS your SX R4 hard disk will be posted on your desktop within a couple of seconds If not you must mount them by using the MacOS Disk Utility select the volume s in the list then choose File gt Mount Then copy the Firmware file to the root of your SX R4 s hard disk 3 The Software file can also be installed using the CompactFlash Card instead of the Harddisk 4 Disconnect the USB2 cable and power off the SX R4 as indicated on its display 5 Power On the SX R4 go into the MENU then choose Browse Files The file name of the new Software appears on the screen at the bottom of the root of the harddrive If not scroll down using the cursor by pressing DOWN the Joystick If you have copied it on the CompactFlash Card go into the CF trough then choose COMPACT FLASH 6 Select the Software file ex V22954 BIN and press on SELECT The screen will indicate the current Running Version ex 2 1 6834 and the new version to be installed File Version V2 2 954 To proceed with the Up Date simply press on OK to confirm or CANCEL to abort
45. incrementation SONOSAX unique indentifier hexadecimal MONO channel 1 configuration of the unit at the time the take was recorded do not alter SONOSAX unique indentifier hexadecimal STEREO channels 1 and 2 Directory of deleted Takes Trash bin BWF and INI files of the deleted Takes Page 46 of 51 On the CompactFlash CF FAT32 no Trash Bin TRASH G MINIR82 SCENE001 SCENEOO1 SCENEOO1 SCENEOO1 SCENEOO1 User manual SONOSAX SX R4 001N 002N 003 004 XC0002 XC0002 2 XC0002 x XC0002 8 XC0002 XC0003 x XC0003 XC000412 XC000434 XC000456 XC000478 XC0004 XC0005xx XC0005 WAV WAV WAV WAV NI WAV NI WAV WAV WAV WAV NI WAV NI PROJ SCEN SCEN BWF RECO HDD NAME ET FOLDER NAME E FOLDER NAME E NAME TAKE NUMBER FILES XC 0002 1 RD SETTING FILE BWF FILES XC 0002 12 name of the disk choice of name is free Directory for a Project 8 characters Directory for the Scenes 8 characters Directory for the Takes files 3 digits automatic incrementation SONOSAX on CF card unique indentifier hexadecimal MONO channel 1 configuration of the unit at the time the take was recorded do not alter SONOSAX sur CF carte flash unique indentifier hexadecimal STEREO channels 1 and 2 Page 47 of 51 8 BLOCK DIAGRAM SONOSAX SX R4 BLOCK DIAGRAM INPUTS IN
46. isten to any combination of these 10 tracks However the display shows only the Peak meters of the 8 hard disk s tracks Channel 1 al Channel 2 gt EWierccefenis Channel 3 4 Channe Mixer Channel 5 Channel 6 al Channel 7 Tracks Channel 8 D 234567 8 9 10 Modulometers values M M p d aw Lett NA PA Modulo meters 4 Right Monitor T Monitor config 4 amp L eft a Right Line out Ba Line out config Py n YYYY Bits per sample Wave encoder FAT32 ATA layer HDD CF User manual SONOSAX SX R4 Page 16 of 51 5 1 3 TRACK MONITORING The TRACK MONITORING is the default page beeing displayed by the SX R4 The track numbering from 1 to 8 is always displayed and is related to the HardDisk tracks The number of each active track in use assigned in the matrix is posted in reverse video cH H5 39 HE Note The peak meter reference level can be set in the Configuration menu The actions or functions of the Joystick and the Toggle switch are described as follow Joystick Short pressure Long pressure LEFT Reduce the headphone volume in Reduce the volume continuously 1dB steps down to minimum RIGHT Increase the headphone volume in Increase the volume continuously 1d
47. ition without erasing the configuration files e CONFIG partition size aprox 50 to 100Mb format FAT32 e AUDIO partition size all the remaining space format FAT32 CompactFlash card before using a CompactFlash with the SX R4 it must be formatted FAT32 NOTES e while creating a volume you must select Primary Partition e Quick Format is sufficient format at low level does not improve the preformances e MAC OS X can not format a drive with 2 partitions In this case all CONFIG and AUDIO Folders and Files are in the same volume The MS DOS file system must be choosen e Always format your CF card before using it with the SX R4 e Some CF Cards are much faster than others Please contact you SONOSAX distributor for more information 6 1 2 How to format FAT32 with MAC OSX 1 Open the Disk Utility and select the drive to be formatted 2 Click on Erase then choose the MS DOS File system in the menu Volume Format 3 Type a name for this drive e g MINIR82 max 8 characters User manual SONOSAX SX R4 Page 36 of 51 6 1 3 HD and CF Organisation The first partition CONFIG is structured as follow CONFIG e CONFIG DAT Binary file it contains all information of the current configuration This file is loaded while powering on the MINIR82 it is overwritten with the current active configuration and settings while powering off This file is not modifiable by the user e SETTINGS Directory containing the TXT
48. itoring RIGHT gt gt Fast Forward with monitorng gt gt gt Fast Forward no monitoring 2x Play speed UP and DOWN Activates the SOLO MONITORING CENTER Return to CONTEXTUAL MENU Toggle switch Short pressure Long pressure LEFT while in Pause Play from current position Change from Pause to Stop LEFT while Playing Pauses at current position Stop playing SEARCH 24 MEHL Fast Rewind lt lt lt User manual SONOSAX SX R4 PLAY SEARCH F MEHL PLAY i Fast Forward gt gt gt Page 24 of 51 5 1 11 UNIT STATUS This page displays the main current parameters of the SX R4 CE SSSR SAR shed lac Loaded User Setting _ __ in c Sampling informations TC 23 02 21 Int Take Number 0 HO 2 Gb free BACK The displayed parameters are e Line 1 the battery level indicator or a dart symbol if an external PSU is connected e Line 3 the current Project name the loaded User Setting posted only if the loaded setting has not been modified e Line 4 Scene name and Take number e Line5 Sampling rate 24 16 Sampling frequency synchronisation source such as INTERNAL AES WCK IN or video stream type PAL 25 NTSC 29 97 1080 23 97 1080 24 1080 25 1080 29 97 1080 30 720p 24 720p 25 720p 29 97 720p 30 720p 50 720p 59 94 720p 60 295M P 25 or Video Err e Line6 Timecode and its format Int Internal 24
49. its operating software we suggest following recommendations Copy of Takes It is strongly advised to copy transfer the Takes carried out by the SX R4 to the hard disc of a computer The opposite is however not possible the SX R4will not be able to read an audio file copied to its disc from a computer Defragmentation Never attempt to defragment the discs used by the SX R4 For performance reasons Recording the Takes is carried out by interlacing the various files which make it up These files must remain interlaced so that the playback of the Takes remains possible In the event of too severe fragmentation of a disc it should be re formatted the fast formatting is enough Deleting files Deleting a file is possible but it must always be carried out by Take suppression of the Take directory only The suppression of a project is completely possible too Formatting The SX R4 works only with the FAT32 file system The setting of the clusters size can be left in the default value User manual SONOSAX SX R4 Page 42 of 51 7 APPENDIX Example of a USER SETTING file USEROO00 TXT located in the SETTINGS folder it can be edited with a simplet test editor Sonosax SX R4 Format max 8 alphanum chars Project name TESTMIC Format max 8 alphanum chars Scene name GAINODB Values 15 dBu 6 dBu 0 dBu 10 Line in level 15 dBu Values 1 sec 2 sec 5 sec 10 sec Pre Record Time 1 sec V
50. l 4 2 4 External Sync SYNC IN This SMA connector provides an input for an external Wordclock or a Video reference Thus it allows to synchronize the A D Converters of the analog inputs 1 to 6 on an external reference The selection of the synchronisation signal is achieved in the contexctual menu see chapter 5 2 2 4 2 5 Sync Out WCKL OUT This SMA connector delivers a Wordclock sync signal Its frequency depends either of the selected sample frequency selected in the in the Sampling settings menu or of the incoming frequency of the SYNC IN if it is a valid WordClock or of the sample frequency of the incoming AES input if a valid AES input in connected on chanel 7 8 and properly routed in the matrix system 4 2 0 External DC input DC IN The SONOSAX SX R4 can be powered by means of an external DC supply either a main adapter or an external high capacity battery bank The voltage must be regulated between 6 to 18VDC The average power consumption of the recorder is around 4 Watts This represents a DC current of 330mA under a supply voltage of 12Volts However while turning On the recorder the inrush current mayreach 2A therefore make sure that your external DC supply can sustain this peak of current To ensure optimal performances we recommand you to use the optional main adapter available by your local dealer the DC IN connector is a Hirose 4 pin female Pin 1 Gnd ou negative Pin4 V DC or positive the voltag
51. mat on a 5 pin Lemo External 6 to 18 Volts DC power supply DC IN on a 4 pin Hirose USB2 high seed connector USB for connection to any computer CompactFlash card slot NOTE The mating cable connector for the STEREO IN and the SUB OUT a TA 3 female It is available under SONOSAX part nr SX860266 or Swtichcraft TASFX 4 2 1 Headphone output PHONES The headphone output on a 6 25mm 14 jack allow connection of any mono or stereo headphone having an impedance greater than 30 ohms The headphone level is adjustable by the Joystick see chapter 5 1 3 Pressing the Joystick to the left will decrease the volume pressing the Joystick to the right will increase the volume The volume control is only possible while in REC Mode or in PLAY mode The combination of tracks to be monitored and the monitoring mode is set in the MONITORING menu It is also possible to listen to each track individualy mode SOLO chapter 5 1 5 The headphone connector PHONE is a stereo jack 6 35mm 1 4 where Sleeve Gnd Ring Right Tip Left WARNING the headphone amplifier of the SX R4 is quite poweful It is recommanded to set the headphone level for a reasonable loudness to protect your precious ears User manual SONOSAX SX R4 Page 10 of 51 4 2 2 Stereo dual channel Line Input STEREO IN This unbalanced stereo dual channel Line Input is provided to connect any external device to the SX R4 such as for example a SONOSAX S
52. nal type with low loss and a long life span 2 1 MAIN FEATURES 8tracks on HardDisk plus 2 track on CompactFlash Card with recording capabilities from 44 1 kHz up to 192kHz at 24 bit and 16 bits dithered or troncated File format WAV with BWF chunk and XML metadata 4x Mic Line transformer less input with RF Filter 48V Phantom powering pre LF Cut phase reversal PAD attenuator protection Limiter Led level metering and extended Linking facilities Ultra low noise high bandwidth semi discrete microphone preamplifier 1x Stereo two channel Line input adjustable from 10dBu to 25dBu 8 x Digital inputs channels 4x AES EBU 1x Stereo two channel Line output adjustable up to 12dBu High quality water resistant potentiometers and switches IP45 Full TimeCode capability supporting all frame rates WordClock I O and video sync capability all formats including tri level amp bi level sync USB2 0 for high speed file transfert Low power consumption less than 4Watts average powered either from 6x standard NiMh AA cells or external DC power supply from 6 to 18VDC 2 Small dimensions and light weight only 0 8kg 1 75lbs without batteries User manual SONOSAX SX R4 Page 4 of 51 2 2 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read all the safety and operation instructions before operating the SX R4 Recorder and its external power supply Keep the instructions for further reference Follow all warnings no
53. nds on following factors e Number of Tracks being assigned e Sampling frequency e Sample Rate and Pull UP Pull DOWN correction When the required pre record time is not possible the SX R4 will perform on best effort basis to provide with the maximum possible The table below shows the max values of the pre record time sec 16 bits Tracks count fs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 44100 20 0 20 0 20 0 20 0 20 0 20 0 20 0 20 0 18 5 16 6 48000 20 0 20 0 20 0 20 0 20 0 20 0 20 0 19 1 17 0 15 3 88200 20 0 20 0 20 0 20 0 16 6 13 9 11 9 104 92 83 96000 20 0 20 0 20 0 19 1 15 3 12 7 109 96 85 7 6 176400 20 0 20 0 139 104 83 69 59 52 46 4 2 192000 20 0 19 1 127 96 76 64 55 48 42 3 8 24 bits Tracks count fs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 44100 20 0 20 0 20 0 20 0 20 0 18 5 15 9 13 9 12 3 11 1 48000 20 0 20 0 20 0 20 0 20 0 17 0 14 6 12 7 11 3 102 88200 20 0 20 0 18 5 13 9 11 1 92 79 69 62 5 5 96000 20 0 20 0 17 0 12 7 102 85 7 3 64 57 5 1 176400 20 0 139 92 69 55 46 40 35 31 238 192000 20 0 12 7 85 64 51 42 36 32 28 25 In these tables the UP DOWN correction is not taken into account negligible SETUP gt RECORD SETTINGS gt PRE INDEX DELAY The pre index delay reflects the time of anticipation to compensate the user reaction time when adding an index It offers the following values 0 1 2 4 and 5 seconds The graph below illustrates an example of this Pre Index delay PILIS pose e TAKE 27 TAKE 28 Addina an Index bv pressina the toaale swit
54. rrect format it is possible to specify it In this case the detection of a format different from that specified will post an alarm The formats choices are Autodetect 24 25 29 97 Non Drop 29 97 Drop 30 Non Drop 30 Drop SETUP TIMECODE SETTINGS RUNNING MODE Two possible choices e FREE RUN e RECORD RUN In FREE RUN mode the Time Code is absolute and linear It runs continuously and never stops In RECORD RUN mode the Time Code is running only while Recording SETUP TIMECODE SETTINGS SET MANUAL This menu allows to set the TimeCode address manually SETUP TIMECODE SETTINGS SET FROM TIME This menu will set the TimeCode exactly at the time of the internal real time clock of the SX R4 User manual SONOSAX SX R4 Page 32 of 51 5 2 5 MODULOMETERS SETUP gt MODULOMETERS SETTINGS gt REFERENCE This menu allows to set and display a level reference for the modulometers on the TRACK MONITORING NONE 9dB 12 dB 18 dB 20 dB SETUP gt MODULOMETERS SETTINGS gt HOLD TIME The function Hold Time detects the absolute peak level and keeps it posted for NONE 3 secondes 10 secondes 2 minutes INFINITE 5 2 6 USER SETTINGS SETUP gt USER SETTINGS The User Settings menu allows to save load or update a complete configuration to from an ASCII file CREATE NEW Allows you to create a new configuration file based on the current active configuration of the SX R4 The setting name is formatted
55. same track in dB in dB in dB in dB 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 8 3 3 6 3 0 2 5 5 10 1 4 0 3 3 6 12 5 0 3 3 7 2 14 5 6 0 4 1 7 2 14 5 7 0 4 1 8 5 18 1 8 0 5 8 5 18 1 User manual SONOSAX SX R4 Page 28 of 51 5 2 2 RECORD SETTINGS SETUP gt RECORD SETTINGS gt PROJECT NAME This menu allows you to set the PROJECT Name It has several aims e Sets the name of the directory where the Takes will be stored e Archives the Project name in each WAVE file sub chunk BWF and iXML The format of the Project Name is as follows e 8characters maximum e alphanumeric characters space and underscore only A Z 0 9 SETUP RECORD SETTINGS SCENE NAME This menu allows you to set the SCENE Name It has also several aims e Partially names the directory where the audio files of the Takes will be stored e Archives the Scene name in each WAVE file sub chunk BWF and iXML The format of the Project Name is as follows e 8characters maximum e alphanumeric characters space and underscore only A Z 0 9 SETUP RECORD SETTINGS FILE FORMAT The File format offers two choices e MONO e STEREO If MONO is selected each track is recorded in a separate mono file If STEREO is selected the system records each pair of tracks in a stereo file The pairs are always 1 2 344 546 and 748 If the Routing defines incomplete pairs of tracks for example tracks 1 3 4 and 7 each insulated track is recorded in a stereo
56. stick Short pressure Long pressure LEFT Change the monitoring mode RIGHT Change the monitoring mode UP Move the selector upward DOWN Move the selector downward CENTER Save the modifications and return to the previous Menu Note f a pair of tracks is not activated not assigned the only possible value is No Monitoring User manual SONOSAX SX R4 Page 20 of 51 5 1 7 LINE OUT SETUP LINE OUT The SX R4 provides with a stereo two channels line output SUB OUT that can be used to record a sub mix onto a camera or to send it via a wireless link or simply to provide with an alternate monitoring selection This line output can be configured on the same maner as the Monitor Thus this menu allows to assign and mix the 10 tracks to the SUB OUT connectors as described here below The Line Out is always configured per pair of tracks 10 tracks 5 pairs of tracks The table below shows LIME OUT STEREO DONE the available choices and their respective results on the SUB OUT output for the pair of tracks 1 and 2 Type Result on the Left channel Result on the Right channel MONO 1 2 1 2 STEREO 1 2 REV STEREO 2 1 MS 1 2 1 2 MONO L 1 2 MONO R sui 142 The table below shows the actions of the Joystick Joystick Short pressure Long pressure LEFT Change the Line Out mode RIGHT Change the Line Out mode UP Move the selector upward DOWN Mo
57. tes and instructions in this operation manual Keep the SX R4 Recorder and its external power supply away from heat sources such as radiators or other devices that produce heat Connect the SX R4 Recorder only to the optional external power supply delivered by SONOSAX Route power supply cords so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed on or against them paying particular attention to cords at plugs inlets and the point where they exit the console Keep power cords away from audio cords Do not drop objects or spill liquids onto the SX R4 Recorder and its power supply The SX R4 Recorder and its external power supply should be serviced only by qualified service personnel as your nearest SONOSAX authorized reseller Do not defeat the grounding or polarization of the SX R4 Recorder mixer or its power supply Line voltage selectors should only be reseted and equipped with a proper plug for alternate voltage by a qualified service technician To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture Internal settings must be executed by an authorized SONOSAX distributor or reseller Damage due to manipulations inside the unit cancels the SONOSAX warranty immediately User manual SONOSAX SX R4 Page 5 of 51 3 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 3 1 BATTERY POWER The SONOSAX SX R4 recorder can be internally powered by 6x rechargeable Nickel Cadmium NiCd or Nickel Metal Hydride NiMH
58. tion Connector USB connection Mode Connector Storage media User manual SONOSAX SX R4 square wave 750 SMA and Accessory 3M 26 pin 3Vpp SMPTE unbalanced JAM sync no JAM and Internal Auto 24 25 et 29 97 30 drop and non drop 2kQ LEMO 5 pin Aaton and Accessory 3M 26 pin 0 3 7Vpp SMPTE unbalanced 24 25 et 29 97 30 drop and non drop 1000 LEMO 5 pin Aaton and Accessory 3M 26 pin 3Vpp Free run Record run and Set from time The clock time is maintained without batteries nor external PSU for a period of at least 1 hour Its accuracy is 1ppm at 25 C and 2ppm from 0 C to 40 c 6 to 18V DC 330mA sous 12 Volts average 4W peak 6W max 10W during power up Hirose HR10 7P 4P USB 2 0 HI SPEED slave mode only USB mini B Page 50 of 51 System Group delay Internal Hard disk CompactFlash Sample frequencies NTSC frequency swift Internal clock accuracy ADC and DAC resolution DSP resolution 30G ATA interface 4200 rpm FAT32 CF type and Type II FAT32 44 1 48 88 2 96 176 4 and 192kHz Pull UP amp Pull DOWN 0 1 lt 0 2 ppm at 20 C and 1 5ppm from 20 C to 70 C 16bits 16bits dithering and 24bits 40bits FS gt 44 1kHz 48kHz 88 2kHz 96kHz 176 4kHz 192kHz Analog Input Phones 3 65mS 3 35mS 1 796mS 1 648mS 820uS 750uS Analog Input Sub Out 3 612mS 3 319mS 1 772mS 1 628mS 863 38uS 793 23uS
59. tivated The Threshold is set at factory and can not be modified by the user The Limiter activities is indicated by the 3 Leds Peak Meter by lighting the Red and the Green Led for a period of aprox 1 second 4 3 5 Red Led OVD LINE This Red Led indicates the eventual overload on the Line Inputs 5 amp 6 It lights as soon as the clipping level of the A D Converter 5 amp 6 is reached User manual SONOSAX SX R4 Page 14 of 51 5 USER INTERFACE Light LCD Screen 10 lines x 17 characters Joystick SOMOSAA Ss R HO FREE 13 Gh Green LED CF FREE FOLEF 10 01 08 18 35 Red LED We 1 670 Toggle Switch PLAY a E REC 5 1 1 PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION Status The Status of the SX R4 is displayed by means of the Red and the Green leds and by the LCD Display The following status are possible e RECORD READY the Red LED is flashing the SX R4 is ready to start recording e RECORDING the Red LED lights On steady confirming that a recording is in progress e PLAYING the Green LED lights On steady a Take is playing e PLAY PAUSE the Green LED flashes indicating that the loaded Take is currently paused e PLAY STOP A Take is loaded ready to be played no LED lights on nor flashes Main scren display The main working screen TRACK MONITORNG displays the Level Meters of the 8 tracks The global meter s range is 72dB with following resolutions 1dB steps from 72dBFS up to 24dBFS 0 5dB steps from 23 5dB
60. u to set up Date Specific Menu to set up Time Post the software hardware revisions and battery voltage Check the LCD display the LEDs and the functions of the keys Re set all parameters to factory default Explanation of each menu is detailled in the following chapters User manual SONOSAX SX R4 Changeable values NONE ATT1 5 ATT3 ATT6 Text Editor Text Editor MONO STEREO 44 1 48 88 2 96 176 4 192 kHz Nominal UP 0 00 DOWN o oo 24 bits 16 bits dither 16 bits 1 2 5 10 20 sec 0 1 2 3 5 sec OFF WDCKIN VIDEO IN AES MIC LINE AES MIC LINE AES LINE EXTERNAL JAM SYNC EXTERNAL NO JAM INTERNAL INTERNAL OUTPUT AUTODETECT 24 25 29 97 NON DROP 29 97 DROP 30 NON DROP 30 DROP FREE RUN RECORD RUN NONE 9 12 18 20 dB NONE 5 sec 10 sec 2 min INFINITE Page 27 of 51 5 2 1 ROUTING SETTING SETUP gt ROUTING SETTINGS gt ROUTING The routing or channel assignement to the tracks is done by means of a specific menu as shown below Tracks SSeS HO 123456 3 12 CF 1 Dri r r rr r Bt 2 Dirt 1 a d cemere gt RS Input Channels 2 e Pee n 5 E E 7 Sete eet E 4 BACK The round dot assigns the Inputs Channels to the Tracks Any combination is possible and any input channel can be routed to any track An input channel can be routed to multiple tacks and multiple channels can be routed on the same track mixing In the figur
61. um HI OFF Mode unbalanced stereo two channel Impedance lt 6kQ Connector mini XLR3 male Max input level 25dBu Potentiometer range 35dB Dynamic 114dB THD lt 0 01 10dBFS 1kHz Bandwidth 10Hz 1dB 72kHz 3dB Input Level for OdBFS Mode Output inpedance Load impedance Connector Max output level Potentiometer range Dynamic THD Bandwidth Output Level for 18dBFS Mode Connector Impedance Synchronisation connections User manual SONOSAX SX R4 10dBu to 25dBu unbalanced stereo two channel lt 50O minimum 50 Q mini XLR3 m le 12dBu 35dB 106dB 0 01 10dBFS 1kHz 10Hz 1dB 72kHz 3dB 29dBu to 6dBu 4 channel AES EBU transformer less AES3 Accessory 3M 26 pin 1100 Page 49 of 51 Sync in Word Clock Mode square wave Input format 44 1 48 88 2 96 176 4 et 192kHz 0 2 Impedance 75Q Connectors SMA and Accessory 3M 26 pin Levels 0 3 7Vpp Vid o Mode Tri level amp bi level sync compatible Input format PAL 25 NTSC 29 97 1080 23 97 1080 24 1080 25 1080 29 97 1080 30 720p 24 720p 25 720p 29 97 720p 30 720p 50 720p 59 94 720p 60 295M P 25 Word Clock output Mode Impedance Connectors Levels TimeCode connection TC Input Mode Format Impedance Connectors Levels TC Output Mode Format Impedance Connectors Level Mode Remark Power supply connection Voltage Current Consump
62. ve the selector downward CENTER Save the modifications and return to the previous Menu Note Ifa pair of tracks is not activated not assigned the only possible value is no output User manual SONOSAX SX R4 Page 21 of 51 5 1 8 LAST TAKE This page provides a quick access to the Last Takes having been recorded The Takes appear in a reverse order thus the last Take appears at the top of the list The first line displays the date YY MM DD and the start time of the selected Take Each TAKE is presented with following format XX YYYYYYYY ZZZ Where XX is the media source where the TAKE is stored HD or CF YYYYYYYY is the scene name max 8 characters ZZZ is the TAKE number By selecting a TAKE the SX R4 loads it to it s memory Depending of the media source and the TAKE length it may take a certain time before the TAKE becomes ready for the Playback Hel 19 31 Joystick Short pressure Long pressure LEFT Return to the CONTEXTUAL MENU RIGHT or CENTER Load the selected TAKE UP Scroll the selector upward DOWN Scroll the selector downward User manual SONOSAX SX R4 Page 22 of 51 5 1 9 PLAYER Mode This page is posted when a TAKE is selected z Bl 1 MEHLUS k Joystick Short pressure Long pressure LEFT Reduce the headphone volume in Reduce the headphone volume 1dB steps continously RIGHT Increase the headphone volume in Increase the headphone volume 1dB steps continously

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