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1. CD R On Disc Formats CD DA Red Book MPEG layer ll 192kbps MPEG layer lll 192kbps Speex 2 24 70kbps NOTE multiple formats can be used Number Of Drives copies AIR 2 30r 4 AIRLight 2 Finalising Times 2 minutes for a full 2 hour recording less for shorter recordings General Max Recording Times 2 hours normal mode 8 hours extended mode 80 minutes CD DA mode Supplied Accessories Ouick start guide User manual Mains lead Sample printed CD Rs 25 Chapter 12 Support Information For further technical support or sales information please contact One Digital Ltd in any of the following ways E mail supportoonedigital ltd uk Telephone 44 0 1604 652 152 Postal Address One Digital Ltd Ridgeway Farm Hartwell Road Ashton NORTHAMPTON NN7 2JR Copyright Notice It may be illegal to copy certain materials without permission or license including documents and images contained in this manual If you are unsure whether you have permission please seek legal advice 26
2. Entry Enter the following information Press REC to begin Screen 29 Data Entry Press REC to start data entry 5 2 Prompt Next you will see the first prompt Interviewer s name ENTER to confirm Screen 30 Prompt for Input Type in the requested data with the keyboard then press ENTER You can backspace and delete as well as move the cursor back and forth with the left and right arrow keys You may enter more information than fits on the screen the entry field will scroll to the right when you reach the edge 18 5 3 Confirm When you press ENTER the data you entered will be displayed and you will be asked to confirm it is correct Interviewer s name Mr Reynolds Press REC to confirm Press STOP to edit Screen 31 Confirm Input If the data you entered does not fit on the screen it will scroll across the display Press REC to confirm and move on to the next item or STOP to return to the previous screen and edit what you have typed 5 4 Finish Data Entry When you confirm the last item you will see the following screen Finish data entry REC Yes STOP Re edit Screen 32 Finish Data Entry If you are satisfied all your entries were correct press REC to continue with the microphone level check see chapter 1 3 2 If you would like to review all entries press STOP and you will start from the beginning again chapter 4 2 however your previous entries will be preserved
3. file at that point This allows for no mistake as to when a recording was paused 1 6 Stopping the Recording You can stop the recording at any time by pressing and holding the STOP button for about 2 seconds Once stopped the AIR will finalise the discs which can take anywhere from a few seconds to a few minutes depending on the amount recorded While the AIR is finalising a progress indicator will be displayed for each drive Finalising discs A 10 B C 10 Screen 13 Write Progress 1 7 Recording Complete In the normal case that all discs recorded successfully the discs will all be ejected a 2 tone sound will be played and the following screen displayed Recording complete Press STOP Screen 14 Recording Complete Remove your recorded discs and press STOP to return to the dle screen If any of the discs were faulty and the recorder was unable to write to them then you will see a different screen in place of the Recording Complete screen See the next chapter If you leave the recorder on this screen for 5 minutes it will return to the dle screen automatically Chapter 2 Failed Discs In the examples below we are assuming the disc in drive C on a 3 drive system failed to write 2 1 Postponed Notices If a disc was faulty and could not be written to the AIR will wait until after the recording has been stopped before informing you This is done so you are not interrupted while making a rec
4. location hotter than 35 degrees Celsius that the back panel is not obstructed and that the unit is not on a soft surface such that its bottom vents are obscured If all of the above conditions are avoided and the alert does not abate after a few minutes your unit will need maintenance 24 Chapter 10 Conformance The One Digital AIR has been designed as a direct replacement for legacy analogue tape audio recorders The AIR meets all audio interview recording reguirements under the UK Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 PACE and Home Office guidelines Chapter 11 Technical Specification System Power Reguirements 230 V AC 50 60 Hz AIR 40W max AIRLight 33W max Operating Temperatures 5 C to 35 C Operating Humidity 35 to 70 RH non condensing Non Operating Humidity 20 to 80 RH non condensing Dimensions AIR W 364mm 41mm carry handle D 260mm H 130mm AIRLight W 220mm 30mm carry handle D 210mm H 120mm Add 30mm width for battery version Mass approx AIR 3 8kg AIRLight 2 3kg Acoustic Noise AIR e max 44 dB A 1m idle e max 46 dB A 1m finalising AIRLight e max 36 dB A 1m idle e max 41 dB A 1m finalising Audio Inputs Freq Response 50Hz 12kHz 3dB Input Impedance 600ohm Input Sensitivity 10mV 1kHz Crosstalk gt 60dB typical Digitised 2 channels 48kHz Phantom Power 30V Disc Drives Physical Disc Format
5. so you only need edit them 19 Chapter 6 Remote Monitoring If your AIR is configured for hard wired remote monitoring it will need the remote monitoring interface unit part code 1D RMONI connected to the remote monitoring port on the rear of the AIR via the remote monitoring interface cable part code 1D RMONIC The interface unit houses a recording LED remote monitoring LED remote monitoring on off switch headphone socket and headphone volume control 6 1 Using Remote Monitoring When the AIR starts recording the recording LED on the interface unit will also light but audio will not be output to the headphones To enable remote monitoring switch the remote monitoring on off switch to the ON position NOTE if the switch was already in the ON position then it must first be switched OFF then ON This avoids accidentally remote monitoring when a recording starts due to the switch being left ON When remote monitoring is switched on the remote monitoring LED on the interface unit will light along with the remote monitoring LED on the AIR itself Audio will then be output to the interface unit and may be heard by connecting headphones to it Switch the switch on or off at any time during the recording to disable enable remote monitoring When the recording ends remote monitoring will be automatically disabled by the AIR and the switch will no longer enable or disable it until another recording is started 6 2 Addi
6. AIR amp AIRLight Digital Audio Interview Recorder User Manual vl 4 7 one digital ONE SOLUTION For AIR amp AlRLight v1 08 Table of Contents Chapter 1 gt BasSic Be EE 3 T1 POWer Or a We ed eu AS ar OY WIN Cn FY iD OO 3 1 2 Changing The Date Kin A iu NY laced wits Y im doses NY GU y CS 3 1 3 Starting A Recording dd a CU YG NF 4 1 3 1 Replacing Un Dlank DISCS aen ee ee US FFON i 5 1 3 2 Checking Microphone Level 6 1 4 During eco EIERE 7 1 4 1 Audio Level MonitOl seu Gi YR GANCR deel ENEE E FNAN DDYN eee weed 7 1 5 Pausing tfeJRecordimdeu oce Ue Y Sedd O A Y ND ED GC LAW 8 I 6 Stopping the RECORGING scientist i a GG Ba NO DC 8 1 7 Recording Complete ee GEN CD DA Adda DC ADO TOCYN GAR 9 Ghapter 2 gt Failed MR eM un eI RR Rwy Y DN GL Aaa 2s 10 2 1 Postponed d Led uad So SYR RF NR BA RR DO i n 10 2 2 Recording Una EE 10 2 3 nn eege IEN 10 2 4 Remove amp Dispose Of Failed Disc YY A YY A AYRA AREA ARR RR RED 11 2 5 VREW ING Avice ccc a lt Y ceed uid la A laos Conan ermal 11 2 5 1 Cancelling REWUING EEN 11 2 5 2 New Blank EE eier SA Go YA dI Ti 11 2 5 3 Performing The BEWEISEN geg ed Ge ee ebe 11 2 5 4 Rewriting We DE 12 Chapter 3 Power Loss ProLectioOfl eu ee i WU FAN NLW Rd 13 3 ATO POWeL LOSS A iu GC aden ee eis ia esl aoc DDN Gn GG FE 13 BZ e EE 14 3 3 SLO EE EE 14 Chapter 4 NGEWORKING uos i ee AF Ed dn Ud UU dd A iY 15 4 System Start Ub ei wai iw Yd FA GA SOON dian
7. a NND RD CU YNO 15 4 2 Starting A Recordio aw Gi SG diad I GG Yd GAF YY 16 4 3 Stopping Recording ree ier eaa ee a aE E E E EEEa A 17 Chapter 5 Keyboard Mile EE 18 pl Data nd HN EN A A Y RY FE FRY HUU HYR FFR NE HR 18 5 2 PLOMPU EE 18 5 e nde uc ste cee ane CO DS CR OAA CC DS A DAN Od 19 E Fn D ata EE 19 Chapter 6 Remote Monitoring 20 6 1 Using Remote Monitoring 20 6 2 Additional Recording Indicatore Y AFAL AR YAR ALAR ARR RR LEA R ARR R ER neers 20 Chapter 7 BE e EE 21 7 1 User setup Maint Menu uu EN iw god GER CDY NGR 21 7 2 User Setup Network Settings 9 99 9YY YHA A ARA RR EUR ADRE R RR RYN 21 Chapter 8 Rear Panel Connechons YHA AHA ARA RR ARAE ARR A EDR DREN 23 Chapter 9 Troubleshootindii ue iie ENNEN ss RYDAN AYN YN Y CW SAR YF YR WE 24 Chapter MOIES Eeer e O GW dd YN MD I 25 Chapter 11 Technical Gpechficatton Y Y YHIHY AA HR ARA A AREA RR RR En 25 Chapter 12 Support Intortoatloan ec sdvekdogeeeNleh EW GLAN DNA GDA DU GAA ES NN NAWR dy NO 26 Chapter 1 Basic Usage 1 1 Power On Connect the microphones and power to the rear of the AIR see Chapter 5 then switch the power on Once you power on the AIR the display will show a starting screen for about 45 seconds then you will hear a double beep and the Check Date amp Time screen will be displayed Check Date amp Time Thu 2nd Aug 2007 12 27 32 REC OK PAUSE Change Screen 1 Check Date amp Time If the date
8. and time are correct press the REC button then skip to section 1 3 If they need to be changed press the PAUSE button 1 2 Changing The Date amp Time If you press PAUSE at the Check Date amp Time screen you will be shown each component of the date and time one by one allowing you to change them Set Date amp Time Year 2007 REC Up STOP Down PAUSE Next Screen 2 Set Date amp Time year Press REC or STOP to increase or decrease the displayed item and PAUSE to move to the next You will be presented with the year then month day hour and finally minute When you finish setting the minute you will be shown the modified date and time and asked to confirm it Confirm Date amp Time Thu 2nd Aug 2007 a 27 32 REC OK STOP Redo Screen 3 Confirm Date amp Time If the date and time are correct press REC otherwise press STOP and perform the changes again 1 3 Starting A Recording You will now be presented with the dle screen Idle REC start STOP eject discs Screen 4 Idle When a recording is finished the recorder will always return to this screen If you need to forcibly eject discs from the recorder press STOP while on this screen and all discs will be unconditionally ejected To begin the recording process press REC The first thing the recorder does is check all its drives for blank discs Checking discs Screen 5 Checking Discs If there are already blank discs
9. ateway FTP server IP address e FTP server port 21 The first screen Set DHCP will show you the current DHCP setting and ask you to change or confirm it If you turn it off you will next be asked to manually enter the IP address network mask and default gateway Left on the AIR will get its TCP IP settings from a DHCP server if available and you will not be asked to enter them manually Set DHCP DHCP on REC on STOP off PAUSE cancel Screen 34 User Setup Network Settings Set DHCP Editing is done 1 digit at a time using REC to increase and STOP to decrease that digit Press PAUSE to move to the next digit A cursor will blink on the digit being edited Set FTP Server IP flo2 168 000 001 REC up STOP down PAUSE next Screen 35 User Setup Network Settings Set FTP Server IP After the last digit you will be shown what you entered and asked to confirm REC edit it again STOP or cancel and return to the dle Screen PAUSE Once all fields have been edited and confirmed all network settings will be displayed for you to check over Press REC to progress through these screens Finally you will be asked whether you want to save your changes Pressing STOP no will repeat the editing process from the first screen Set DHCP without losing any changes you have made so far Pressing REC yes will save the settings and then ask you to power the AIR off and on 22 Chapter 8 Rear Pane
10. e re booked to continue If the interviewer is correct press REC to continue and you will be asked to confirm the interviewee Interviewee Alex Jones Correct REC Yes STOP No Screen 27 Check Interviewee Confirm the interviewee The AIR will then continue with the microphone level check see chapter 1 3 2 16 4 3 Stopping Recording When you stop the recording on a networked system the recording will be uploaded to the network storage server before the discs are written If there is a problem with the upload you will see the following screen WARNING Network failed Press REC to retry Press STOP to cancel Screen 28 Network Connection Error Press REC to retry the upload and if it fails again contact your network administrator Do not press STOP unless the network problem cannot be corrected otherwise the recorder will not upload a recording Next the discs will be written as per chapter 1 5 The discs will always be written even if the network upload was cancelled 17 Chapter 5 Keyboard Input If your AIR has keyboard meta data input enabled it will operate slightly differently to the basic AIR chapter 1 when a recording is started 5 1 Data Entry When you start a recording as per chapter 1 3 operation will continue as normal up to the microphone level check chapter 1 3 2 Before the microphone level check the AIR will prompt you to enter information via the keyboard Data
11. in all the drives no warning will be displayed and you can skip to section 1 3 2 1 3 1 Replacing Un blank Discs If any of the discs referred to as media are not blank not present or not the right type the AIR will eject those discs and tell you which need to be replaced Missing Blank Media Replace media in drives A and D Press REC to re che gt Screen 6 Missing Blank Media The last line scrolls across the screen and reads Press REC to re check or STOP to cancel You can press STOP to cancel the recording and return to the Idle screen Put new blank discs in the drives listed on your screen then press REC Note If your unit is configured to allow recording without a full compliment of blank discs you will see the following screen instead of the screen above Missing Blank Media 1 blank 2 missing Press REC to re che gt Screen 7 Missing Blank Media The last line scrolls across the screen and reads Press REC to re check PAUSE to accept or STOP to cancel If the detected blank discs are enough for your recording press PAUSE to accept this number and continue with the recording If you want to add more discs insert them then press REC and the unit will re count the blank discs If you want to remove discs or cancel press STOP 1 3 2 Checking Microphone Levels The next step in preparing to record is checking that the microphones are working correctly You will see the following sc
12. ing Option 2 5 1 Cancelling Rewriting If you cancel you will be asked if you are sure then the recording will be permanently deleted from the internal store You will be asked to press STOP a final time after which the system will return to the dle screen 2 5 2 New Blank Discs Press REC to begin the rewriting process You will be asked to insert blank discs in specific drives Put a blank disc in drive C then press REC Press STOP to cancel Screen 17 Insert Blanks Do so then press REC The disc s will be checked and if any are not blank they will be ejected and you will need to repeat this Once blank discs are in all the required drives rewriting will commence 2 5 3 Performing The Rewrite During rewriting a progress indicator will be shown for each disc being rewritten When rewriting is complete a 2 tone beep will sound and a Rewriting Complete screen will be displayed Press STOP to return to the Idle screen 11 2 5 4 Rewriting Failed In the unlikely event that the replacement disc fails as well as the original the failed disc rewriting procedure will be repeated from the Recording Summary screen see chapter 2 2 12 Chapter 3 Power Loss Protection Whether your AIR is battery or mains powered it will never lose the recording due to power loss If the battery runs out or there is a mains power cut during a recording the AIR will guide you through recovering the recording when it is next
13. l Connections At a minimum you must connect both microphones 1 and the power 2 to the rear of the unit 1 Microphones AIR USB NETWORK REMOTE COMMS 4am Hett mr 1m ge OU eau 240 VAC MAINS INPUT PORT PORT MONITORING PORT A 2 Mains Power 3 Optional 4 Maintenance 1 Microphones a see D Fs 4 D A TEREE Ss AIRLight eeeeoeeooo ooo oo oo oo ceeeeeoeeooo oo oo eo oseo eeeeeoeoeooeoseooo onoon EEE EEE TREES EE EE EEEE EE E EEEE EEE SE EE Tr e e0eeee see P 7 pegpeeg Spee ger wm Tr eeeeee seeeoeeon rvrzeeeeeee H ee s lt s e e e e e s lt i Microphone 1 Microphone 2 eeeesoeooeooo o oo eo ooo teeeeeoeoo oe oo oo eoeoo Segeeeeegeeeee e A SE 8 Serial No L P Keyboard e Remote Network a S Br EI pareat Console 4 Maintenance 2 DC Power 3 Optional The USB network and remote monitoring ports 3 are only enabled in specific configurations The console port 4 is used for maintenance only 23 Chapter 9 Troubleshooting Most errors that occur on the AIR will be reported on screen in plain English However there are a few errors that cannot be expressed as such Instead the Alert LED on the front of the unit will light and a beep will sound every second until the problem is addressed The primary cause of the Alert LED being lit is over heating Ensure your unit is not in a very hot
14. n to zero You can press the REC button at any time during recording to toggle this display between current clock time and time remaining At 5 minutes left a warning beep will sound and again at 1 minute left When the count down reaches zero the recording will stop automatically 1 4 1 Audio Level Monitor During the recording the AIR monitors both microphones audio level If it detects prolonged silence from either channel it will alert you by beeping once every 3 seconds until the audio returns While there is no audio the screen will indicate which microphones need attention by flashing NO AUDIO and pointing to the problem channel s RECORDING NO AUDIO gt lt 84 min remain E HOLD STOP finish Screen 11 Audio Level Warning right channel 1 5 Pausing the Recording You can press the PAUSE button at any time during the recording to temporarily pause You will hear a double beep when the unit is paused and the following screen will be displayed Recording paused Press REC to resume Hold STOP to finish Screen 12 Paused Pausing will not finalise the discs but will cease recording audio and will halt the count down timer until you resume or finish While paused you can stop the recording and finalise the discs by holding STOP for about 2 seconds Press REC to resume the recording A marker will be recorded at any points where the recording is paused and the audio will be split into a new
15. ording A copy of the recording is kept internally on the AIR so any faulty discs can be re written at the end This copy is deleted once you have a full complement of correctly written discs 2 2 Recording Summary If a disc failed during your recording then at the end instead of the Recording Complete screen being displayed a Recording Summary screen is shown instead NOTICE 2 discs successful 1 disc failed Press STOP Screen 15 Recording Summary You will now be asked to do the following step by step 1 Remove and file successful discs 2 Remove and dispose of failed discs 3 Insert new blank media in place of the failed discs Your replacement discs will then be written Press STOP Read the screens that follow carefully because it is very easy to mix up failed discs with successful discs 2 3 Remove Successful Discs You are now asked to press REC to eject successful discs Do so then remove the discs indicated and store them safely These discs are 100 correctly written copies Then press STOP again 10 2 4 Remove amp Dispose Of Failed Disc Now press REC to eject the failed disc Remove this disc and dispose of it then press STOP 2 5 Rewriting At this stage you have removed all discs from the system so you are given the option to cancel or continue with rewriting the failed discs as normal Rewriting of failed discs Press REC to begin Press STOP to cancel Screen 16 Rewrit
16. powered up 3 1 After Power Loss Upon re powering the AIR the first screen you will see is WARNING Power loss during last recording Press REC Screen 18 Power Loss Detected Press REC and you will be prompted to check that the date and time are correct to ensure that your recording is written with accurate time information Press REC again to see the current date and time Please check the time and date Press REC Screen 19 Date amp Time Prompt Press REC if no change is needed or PAUSE to change the date and time Check Date amp Time Thu 2nd Aug 2007 l2 27552 REC OK PAUSE Change Screen 20 Check Date amp Time If you choose to change the date and time see chapter 1 2 for further info 13 3 2 Resume Once the date and time have been confirmed the next screen will depend on whether the recorder was recording paused or writing the discs at the time of power failure If the recorder had been in the middle of recording then you will be offered to resume recording Recording paused Press REC to resume Press STOP to finish Screen 21 Recording paused This is treated like any other pause and recording continues from here as normal however an entry will be logged in the recording manifest stating that power was lost and that the recording was subseguently resumed If you press STOP see below 3 3 Stop If the recorder had been paused or was writing discs at the
17. reen Please speak now Press STOP to cancel al lt lt Screen 8 Microphone Check As you speak the 2 bars at the bottom of the screen should increase from left to right in response to your voice Talking very loudly should result in them almost touching the right hand side The arrows show the peak audio level and reset every few seconds In order to continue you need to speak at a normal volume The recorder monitors this and when it detects enough volume it allows you to continue Press REC to start Press STOP to cancel I lt ERANI lt Screen 9 Microphone Check done Now you can press REC for the final time to start the recording proper If you do not press REC within 1 minute the recording will be automatically cancelled 1 4 During Recording When you press REC on the Microphone Check screen and the recording starts you will hear a 2 tone sound and the Recording screen will be displayed RECORDING lt 11 12 53 gt g E HOLD STOP finish E Screen 10 Recording The unit is now recording The bars on the left and right are the microphone levels for the left and right channels and move from bottom to top as you speak more loudly The arrows pointing at the level bars are the peak level markers In the centre the current clock time is displayed This stays on screen for 90 seconds after which it switches to displaying the remaining recording time in minutes which will count dow
18. time of power loss then it will reguire you to stop the recording and write what has been recorded so far to disc Press REC to write previous recording to disc or STOP to discard it Screen 22 Write previous recording Here you have the option to discard the recording You will be asked to confirm and then the recording will be cancelled entirely WARNING This exists only to enable you to break out of the power loss protection in the unlikely event that you cannot successfully write the discs but need to do another recording Press REC to proceed with writing the discs If power was lost while the recording was being written to disc then those discs will be unusable and must be rewritten see chapter 2 2 for details Once the recording has been either written to disc resumed or cancelled the AIR will resume normal operation 14 Chapter 4 Networking If your AIR has its networking capabilities enabled it will operate slightly differently to the basic AIR chapter 1 The following chapter describes those differences 4 1 System Start up When the system starts up the first thing it will do is connect to the network storage server This happens before you are asked to confirm the date and time and will only take a few seconds unless there is a network problem If the unit detects a missing network cable or a cable only plugged in at one end it will display the following warning WARNING No Link The net
19. tional Recording Indicators If you reguire a Recording in Progress indicator outside your interview room or elsewhere you can attach up to 3 remote monitoring relays part code 1D RMONRE either in line with the remote monitoring interface unit or on their own Each relay will switch 1 240Vmains feed up to 3A on when the AIR is recording and off when it stops A light bulb or backlit sign are the intended use for this eguipment 20 Chapter 7 User Setup From the dle screen see Basic Usage pressing and holding the PAUSE button will put the unit into User Setup mode 7 1 User Setup Main Menu The options presented to you may differ based on the features enabled in your product You will always see at least the following options gt System Info Exit Screen 33 User Setup Main Menu Press the STOP button to move the cursor gt down and the REC button to move it up Use the PAUSE button to select the option that the cursor points to Select System Info to view the serial number version age and time zone of your AIR The current TCP IP settings are also shown if the AIR has networking enabled 7 2 User Setup Network Settings If your AIR has networking enabled then the User Setup screen will have an extra option Network Settings This option will allow you to change the following network settings from the AIR s front screen e DHCP on off IP Address e Network mask e Default g
20. work port is not connected Screen 23 No Link When the network cable is reconnected the recorder will continue automatically If the unit cannot communicate with the network storage server the following screen will be displayed WARNING Network connection failed Press REC to retry Screen 24 Network connection failed Press REC to retry If you see the same warning again contact your network administrator to resolve the issue Once the problem has been resolved press REC to retry Once a connection has been made you will get to the Check Date amp Time screen Continue from chapter 1 2 15 4 2 Starting A Recording When you start a recording as per chapter 1 3 operation will continue as normal up to the microphone level check chapter 1 3 2 Before the microphone level check the AIR will wait for network information Waiting for network start Screen 25 Waiting for network start The recording must be started remotely via a compatible network booking system You can book a recording at any time even before the AIR is switched on Once the recording is booked a tone will sound and the above screen will change to confirm the booked recording Interviewer s Mr Reynolds Correct REC Yes STOP No Screen 26 Check Interviewer If the interviewer displayed is not the interviewer present press STOP to reject the recording and return to the dle screen The recording will need to b

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