Tentacle Sync TRACK E Bedienungsanleitung
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GETTING STARTED 4
SETUP APP FOR iOS & ANDROID
ENABLE BLUETOOTH ON YOUR MOBILE DEVICE
SWITCH ON YOUR TRACK E
ADD A NEW DEVICE
TIMECODE SYNCHRONIZATION 6
TIMECODE JAM-SYNC
RECORDING 7
MULTIPLE TRACK RECORDING
SINGLE TRACK RECORDING
INDEPENDENT RECORDING VIA USER SWITCH
DEVICE LIST
DEVICE WARNINGS
MENU SETUP APP 10
RECORDING
PLAYBACK
SETTINGS
USER SWITCH ON/OFF 16
TRACK E MICROPHONE 17
MICROPHONE INPUT
MICROPHONE ADAPTERS
HEADPHONE OUTPUT 18
MICRO SD CARD 18
RECHARGEABLE BATTERY 19
USB-C PORT AND CARD READER 20
FIRMWARE UPDATE 21
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 23
WARRANTY AND SAFETY REGULATIONS
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microSD Card
Open & Push Card to Eject
USB-C Charging
& Can be used as Card Reader
when TRACK E is Switched Off
Recording
Start Stop
Power
On
User Switch
Level LED
Audio Level
Limiter Triggered
Clipping
Battery Low
Card Missing/Error
Charging LED
Charging
Full
Status LED
Standby
Record
Playback
App Connected
Headphone Out*
*US-Version: Deactivated during Recording
Microphone In
Lockable 3.5mm Connector
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GETTING STARTED
SETUP APP FOR iOS & ANDROID
The Tentacle Setup App allows you to operate, synchronize, monitor and
set parameters of all TRACK E devices. This includes settings such as
audio recording formats, limiter, device name & icon, headphone volume,
battery level and more.
You can download the Setup App here: www.tentaclesync.com/apps
Note: Wireless audio monitoring on Android is only supported on
Android 10 (API Level 29) and higher.
ENABLE BLUETOOTH ON YOUR MOBILE DEVICE
The Setup App will need to communicate with your TRACK E devices
via Bluetooth. Make sure Bluetooth is activated on your mobile device.
You must grant the app the necessary permissions as well. The Android
version also asks for a ‚location permission‘. This is only needed to receive
Bluetooth data from your TRACK E. The app does not use or store your
current location data in any way.
SWITCH ON YOUR TRACK E
Before starting the app it is recommended to switch on your TRACK E
devices. Pull down the user switch on the side to turn on your TRACK E.
The device will indicate powering ON with a blue animation of the level
LED. Once it’s powered up, the status LED will be pulsating in white for
‚standby‘.
During operation, the TRACK E constantly transmits status and recording
information via Bluetooth.
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ADD A NEW DEVICE
If you open the Tentacle Setup App for the first time, the device list
will be empty. You can add new TRACK E audio recorders and SYNC E
timecode generators by tapping on + Add Device. This will show a list of
available Tentacle devices nearby. Select the one, you would like to add
to the list and tap on it. Hold your Tentacle device close to your phone
to finish the procedure. This ensures that only you have access to your
Tentacles and not someone else nearby. Once a Tentacle is added to the
list, it will appear automatically in the device list, next time the app is
opened.
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TIMECODE SYNCHRONIZATION
With your Setup App, you can easily synchronize all of your TRACK E and
SYNC E devices with one button click. At the bottom of your screen you’ll
find the SYNC button.
• Tap on SYNC and a small window will pop up
• Click on Frame Rate and select the desired frame rate from the drop
down menu
• Time of Day is predefined as a starting timecode. For custom timecode
tap on the timecode and choose your desired value.
• Press START and all Tentacles will be synchronized one after another
within a few seconds
Once your Tentacle devices are synchronized, the app displays Sync Done.
TIMECODE JAM-SYNC
The microphone input can be used to jam-sync your TRACK E with
timecode from any external timecode source via cable. Once your TRACK
E is turned on, you can jam-sync it as long as there is no other action done
(e.g. wireless sync via app or start a recording).
Here are the suitable adapter cables in our online store:
5-pin Lemo to Tentacle:
https://shop.tentaclesync.com/product/lemo-to-tentacle/
BNC cable 90°:
https://shop.tentaclesync.com/product/tentacle-to-90-bnc/
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RECORDING
To start a recording with your TRACK E timecode audio recorder, you can
start and stop it via Setup App or directly at each TRACK E device.
With the Setup App all of your TRACK E devices can be started at once
or each TRACK E individually in case you are not working with all of your
devices at the same time.
MULTIPLE TRACK RECORDING
At the screen you’ll find two buttons RECORD and STOP. These buttons
start and stop the recording of all your TRACK E devices in your list.
SINGLE TRACK RECORDING
Next to each TRACK E status information in the monitoring list is a REC
button as well, which starts and stops the recording just for this single
TRACK E.
INDEPENDENT RECORDING VIA USER SWITCH
If you are unable to use the app or don’t want to, you are still able to operate
your TRACK E devices directly and independently from a mobile device.
START: Pull up user switch, status LED lights up red during recordings
STOP: Pull up user switch again
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DEVICE LIST
Once your devices have been added to the list, you can check the most
important status information of each unit at a glance. You will be able to
monitor the level meter, recording file format, recording time, frame rate,
timecode, battery status, Bluetooth range, device icon and name.
If a TRACK E is out of Bluetooth range for more than 10 seconds, the
status and timecode of it will be maintained. If the app hasn’t received any
updates for more than 10 minute, the message will be Last seen x minutes
ago.
Depending on the physical distance of a Tentacle device to your mobile
device, the status information in the list will be highlighted. The closer the
TRACK E gets to your mobile device the more saturated the color will be.
Remove a TRACK E from the device list
You can remove a Tentacle. TRACK E from the list by swiping
to the left (iOS) or long pressing (more than 2 sec.) on the Tentacle status
information (Android).
DEVICE WARNINGS
Devices have to be synchronized: This warning message is displayed,
when inaccuracies of more than half a frame occur between all devices in
Green Mode. Sometimes this warning can pop up for a few seconds, when
starting the app from background. In most cases the app just needs some
time to check the information of each Tentacle device. However, if the
warning message persists for more than 10 seconds you should consider
re-syncing your Tentacles.
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APP SETTINGS
Theme Here you can choose a light or dark them for the
setup app
Audio Monitoring Here you can select one of two audio monitoring
modes: loudspeaker or earpiece monitoring
(details see menu setup app > recording > audio
monitoring p. 11)
Safe Mode If this mode is enabled, you need to press the
STOP button for 2 seconds before the audio
recording stops
Remove all Added
Devices
Here you can remove all devices from the
monitoring list at once
Ask for Help Here you can send a support request directly to
the Tentacle support team
Acknowledgements License information with used open-source
components
App Version Here you can view the current app version
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MENU SETUP APP
Pressing briefly on a TRACK E status information in the monitoring screen,
will start a connection to this device and allows you to do the device’s
settings.
An active Bluetooth® connection will be indicated by a blue status LED.
The TRACK E menu is divided into three categories:
Recording / Playback / Settings
RECORDING
Device icon Change the colour of each device icon by tapping
on the icon and select the colour you need
Status
Ready
Recording
Disconnected
Once you have started a recording, it will display
the recorded time of this audio file
Shows the recording time
If the unit is completely turned off
Timecode Display The current timecode is displayed here
Battery Level The current battery status is shown here
Recording format The current recording format – float or 24 bit – is
displayed here
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