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(A supplement to the VR204 Installation & Operation Manual)
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current rev 2: preliminary date: 03 August 1998
original rev 1: preliminary date: 31 July 1998
eventide doc#: 141030
Eventide Inc.
One Alsan Way, Little Ferry, NJ 07643
Tel: (201) 641-1200 Fax: (201) 641-1640
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Installation and Operation Guide
Eventide VR204HF
Hi-Fi Broadcast Logging Recorder
Eventide VR204HF-PB
Hi-Fi Broadcast Logging Player
Eventide
Model VR204
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- Page 1 Installation and Operation Guide for the Eventide VR204HF Hi-Fi Broadcast Logging Recorder and the Eventide VR204HF-PB Hi-Fi Broadcast Logging Player (A supplement to the VR204 Installation & Operation Manual) Broadcast Quality Audio Eventide DDS-3 Tape Technology Model VR204 Digital Audio Logging System...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Can I play tapes recorded in other Eventide loggers? ....... . - Page 4 Play/Pause with Reconfigure for hi-fi screen sequence ......22 VR204HF/VR204HF-PB Operator Manual Supplement >Preliminary< rv2 03 August 1998...
- Page 5 Part 4 - Recommended Tapes ..........25 Part 5 - Connecting the VR204HF and VR204HF-PB ......27 Connections .
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Page 7: About This Manual
Digital Audio Logging System" manual for information about features not specifically addressed in this supplement. A very brief overview of the VR204HF series of hi-fi logging recorders is given in PART 1 - General Description of the VR204HF. The differences between the hi-fi VR204HF and the telephone/audio VR204 form a front panel setup and use perspective are covered in Part 2 - Operation &... - Page 8 NOTES VR204HF/VR204HF-PB Operator Manual Supplement >Preliminary< rv2 03 August 1998 [ vi ]...
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Page 9: Part 1 - General Description Of The Vr204Hf
Figure 1.1 The VR204HF Front Panel Can I play tapes recorded in other Eventide loggers? Yes and no. Early VR204HF production units do not have the ability to playback non-hi-fi tapes. VR204HF Recorders with serial number 20010493, or newer, are capable of playing both hi-fi and standard telephone/audio tapes recorded on any of Eventide's logging recorders---VR204, VR240, VR320. -
Page 10: Fig 1.2 The Vr204Hf Rear Panel
COVER. NO USER SERVICEABLE PART S INSIDE. AC INPUT: 100-240 VAC 47-63 Hz, 5A REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED TECHNICIAN. MADE IN U SA Figure 1.2 The VR204HF Rear Panel VR204HF/VR204HF-PB Operator Manual Supplement >Preliminary< rv2 03 August 1998 [ 2 ]... -
Page 11: Part 2 - Operation & Configuration User Interface Screens
"Same as VR204," refer to the VR204 Install and Operate Manual for further information. POWER-UP SCREEN SEQUENCE After the VR204HF has been properly connected to a source of ac power, and the unit turned on, the display shows the "boot-up" screen: ---------------------------------------- Eventide VR204HF HIFI LOGGING RECORDER System Start V6.00... -
Page 12: Tape Loaded Successfully Screen
---------------------------------------- MAIN MENU SCREENS After the power-on tests have been completed, the VR204HF screen shows the Main Menu. The Main Menu screen choices, or position of the choices, varies depending on whether a tape is loaded or not and whether it is write protected. Expect to see the following Main Menu screens for the indicated conditions. -
Page 13: Main Menu - Tape In Drive, Write-Protected
Disk Resume > ---------------------------------------- Press "<" or ">" ( [PREV] or [NEXT] keys) to access additional menu items--- ---------------------------------------- DRIVE: Ready < SysInfo TapeInfo Config PrepTape > ---------------------------------------- VR204HF/VR204HF-PB Operator Manual Supplement >Preliminary< rv2 03 August 1998 [ 5 ]... -
Page 14: Main Menu Choices - [Resume], [Preptape], [Goto], [Disk]
[Disk] adds the following disk related choices to the Main Menu: [SaveMsg] - Same as VR204 [TimeAdj] - Same as VR204 [Playback] - Same as Vr204 [StopRec] - Same as VR204 VR204HF/VR204HF-PB Operator Manual Supplement >Preliminary< rv2 03 August 1998 [ 6 ]... -
Page 15: Main Menu Choice - [Controls] Controls
Single allows you to step through the various available channels--- from 1 to 8. Although the VR204HF can only record on channels 1 through 4, it allows you to select upto channel 8 because it can play-back 8-channel hi-fi tapes recorded on Eventide VR240/VR320 Hi-Fi Recorders. -
Page 16: [Multiple] For Hi-Fi Tapes
A=01 B=02 C=12 D=29 < Decrease Increase Save Quit > ---------------------------------------- Pressing [Save] shows the Channel Allocation screen ---------------------------------------- *** CHANNEL ALLOCATION *** A=01 B=02 C=12 D=29 ---------------------------------------- VR204HF/VR204HF-PB Operator Manual Supplement >Preliminary< rv2 03 August 1998 [ 8 ]... -
Page 17: [Monitor]
> ---------------------------------------- Monitor in the VR204HF has two modes of operation--- Digital Loopback and Confidence. The current monitor mode is shown on the top line of the display, either "(Digital Loopback)" or, "(Confidence, 2 Channels MAX)." In this screen, you can turn the channel monitors on/off by pressing the coresponding softkey. -
Page 18: Mode Example - Digital Loopback
Example - Confidence Mode, Enable Channels Channels A & B (1 & 2) are enabled--- ---------------------------------------- VR204HF/VR204HF-PB Operator Manual Supplement >Preliminary< rv2 03 August 1998 [ 10 ]... -
Page 19: Mode Example - Confidence Mode, Enable Channels
> ---------------------------------------- Notice that Channels A & B (1 & 2) have been turned off. The VR204HF will not allow more than two channels to be enabled during Confidence Monitoring. VR204HF/VR204HF-PB Operator Manual Supplement >Preliminary< rv2 03 August 1998 [ 11 ]... -
Page 20: Main Menu Choice - System Information
Quit ---------------------------------------- Because the VR204HF allows the user to select the audio "bandwidth," the present setting for bandwidth is made available under the Internal System Information screen. (On the standard VR204, this was the "Sampling" choice--- the sampling rate in kbps.) [Bandwidth] Shows unit's current Bandwidth setting. -
Page 21: Main Menu Choice - Configuration Menu
MAIN MENU CHOICE - [Config] CONFIGURATION MENU [Config] The Configuration screens are were all operating parameters for the VR204HF are set-up. ---------------------------------------- CONFIGURATION: < Clock Inpt/Outpt Record Relay > ---------------------------------------- Press "<" or ">" ([PREV] or [NEXT] keys) to access additional Configuration choices---... -
Page 22: Input Gain
LoopBack or Confidence Mode, when adjusting the input levels to ensure optimum performance. NOTE: Because the VR204HF is a logging recorder, it is designed to be configured once, set to record, locked, then left un-attended while it records. This means that the input/output levels (or any other configuration items) can NOT be changed while recording is in process. -
Page 23: Example - Input Clipping Indicator
-60, -63, -66, -69, -72, -75, -78, -81, -84, -87, -90, -93, 0, -3, ..[Record] ---------------------------------------- BANDWIDTH REC OVER C3ECC TIME TRACK < 14 KHZ enabled enabled > ---------------------------------------- VR204HF/VR204HF-PB Operator Manual Supplement >Preliminary< rv2 03 August 1998 [ 15 ]... -
Page 24: [Record]
[ T IME TRACK] - Enables or disables the Time Track feature. This function is redundant on the VR204HF, since the unit does not have "VOX" recording. When the unit is set to record, it automatically records the time and date information. Also, Time Track has no effect when record timers are set. - Page 25 VR204HF/VR204HF-PB Operator Manual Supplement >Preliminary< rv2 03 August 1998 [ 17 ]...
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Page 26: Main Menu Choice - [Tapeinfo] Tape Information
[Position] - Same as VR204 [Rewrites] - Same as VR204 [ Bandwidth] - Choice available when "hi-fi" format tape is loaded. Shows the BANDWIDTH Setting of the tape currently loaded in the VR204HF. Example--- VR204HF/VR204HF-PB Operator Manual Supplement >Preliminary< rv2 03 August 1998... -
Page 27: Example - Bandwidth Screen
For hi-fi tapes, settings may be: 14 KHZ, 7 KHZ, 3.5 KHZ [ Sampling] - Choice available when a "standard" format tape is loaded. Shows the ADPCM Sample Rate Setting of the tape currently loaded in the VR204HF. Example--- ----------------------------------------... - Page 28 NOTES VR204HF/VR204HF-PB Operator Manual Supplement >Preliminary< rv2 03 August 1998 [ 20 ]...
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Page 29: Part 3 - Recording And Playback
Tapes must be formatted as hi- fi tapes for the VR204HF to record to them. If you wish to record over a standard format tape, it must first be reformatted as a hi-fi tape using the PrepTape/Format function. -
Page 30: Reconfigure For Hi-Fi Screen
---------------------------------------- PLAYBACK WHILE RECORDING The VR204HF, like the VR204, allows the record to tape operation to be interrupted, so that the tape can be ejected, another tape loaded, played, and ejected, then the original tape re-loaded to resume the recording--- all without missing any data. The unit continues to record data to the hard disk buffer while the tape drive is being used for playback, then, once the tape is re-loaded, the data buffered on the hard disk is recorded to the tape. -
Page 31: Playback While Record Warning Screen
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Page 33: Part 4 - Recommended Tapes
Proper operation and reliable data storage can not be expected when non- approved tapes are used in the VR204HF (and other Eventide logging recorders). Some tapes from manufacturers other than those listed above have been found to be extremely abrasive and may cause drive failure due to excessive head wear. - Page 34 NOTES VR204HF/VR204HF-PB Operator Manual Supplement >Preliminary< rv2 03 August 1998 [ 26 ]...
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Page 35: Part 5 - Connecting The Vr204Hf And Vr204Hf-Pb
On the VR204HF-PB, only balanced outputs 1 and 2 are used when playing back hi-fi tapes. The connections for the inputs 1 thru 4 and outputs 3 and 4 are not used. Only Hi-Fi audio is sent to the balanced outputs. -
Page 36: Speaker Output
LINE OUT CONNECTIONS The VR204HF provides a stereo output mix to the rear panel line out jacks. For monitoring, the Left channel is a mix of input channels 1 and 3, while the Right channel is a mix of input channels 2 and 4. -
Page 37: Part 6 - Technical Specifications
Note: Connecting an external speaker automatically disconnects internal speakers. Relay Output: contact ratings: 1A max @ 30Vdc connector: 1/4-inch phone jack = Normally Open Contact ring = No Connect sleeve = Common Footswitch Input: VR204HF/VR204HF-PB Operator Manual Supplement >Preliminary< rv2 03 August 1998 [ 29 ]... -
Page 38: Vr204Hf/Vr204Hf-Pb Operator Manual Supplement >Preliminary< Rv2 03 August
Do Not Connect, Reserved (dbg in) status printer, input Do Not Connect, Reserved (dbg out) status printer, output VR204HF/VR204HF-PB Operator Manual Supplement >Preliminary< rv2 03 August 1998 [ 30 ]...
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