diff --git a/Transcodes/Manual-Transcoding.md b/Transcodes/Manual-Transcoding.md
index 961feec..5130190 100644
--- a/Transcodes/Manual-Transcoding.md
+++ b/Transcodes/Manual-Transcoding.md
@@ -18,6 +18,24 @@ for the ramdisk transcode system. Read the Docker mount section before anything
 
 ---
 
+## Output Tiers
+
+All three scripts follow a two-tier output model: `echo` lines are always visible;
+`log` lines only appear when `--log` is passed.
+
+**ramdisk_setup.sh** — one-shot at array start. Without `--log`, section headers
+and the final summary are visible. Per-step creation detail suppressed.
+
+**transcode_manager.sh** — runs every 3 minutes. Without `--log`, only state
+transitions (flips, warnings, errors) and active session display are shown. When
+nothing changes, a single one-line confirmation is printed. Per-check detail suppressed.
+
+**transcode_cleanup.sh** — runs every 3 minutes. Without `--log`, the cleanup
+summary (files removed, space freed) is always visible. Per-file deletion detail
+suppressed.
+
+---
+
 ## Docker Mount — Required Configuration
 
 > **This is the most important configuration requirement in this folder.**
diff --git a/Transcodes/ramdisk_setup.sh b/Transcodes/ramdisk_setup.sh
index e7e1a8b..f4b4230 100755
--- a/Transcodes/ramdisk_setup.sh
+++ b/Transcodes/ramdisk_setup.sh
@@ -175,8 +175,8 @@ fi
 # ==============================================================================================
 echo ""
 echo "━━━ $ICON_RAM Ramdisk — $MY_ID ━━━"
-echo "$ICON_RAM  Path: $RAMDISK_PATH"
-echo "$ICON_RAM  Size: $RAMDISK_SIZE"
+log "$ICON_RAM  Path: $RAMDISK_PATH"
+log "$ICON_RAM  Size: $RAMDISK_SIZE"
 echo ""
 
 START=$(date +%s)
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ echo ""
 if [[ "$DRY_RUN" == true ]]; then
     warn "DRY RUN — no changes made"
 elif [[ "$SETUP_SUCCESS" == true ]]; then
-    log "$ICON_DONE Status: done ✅"
+    echo "$ICON_DONE Status: done ✅"
 else
     echo "$ICON_ERROR Status: SETUP HAD ERRORS"
     notify "Ramdisk setup errors on $(hostname) ($MY_ID) — check output" \
diff --git a/Transcodes/transcode_cleanup.sh b/Transcodes/transcode_cleanup.sh
index 3747bd2..4804db8 100644
--- a/Transcodes/transcode_cleanup.sh
+++ b/Transcodes/transcode_cleanup.sh
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ if [[ "$DRY_RUN" == false ]] && mountpoint -q "$RAMDISK_PATH" 2>/dev/null; then
     CURRENT_TARGET=$(grep "^current_target=" "$STATE_FILE" 2>/dev/null | cut -d= -f2)
 
     if [[ "$LOW_RECOVERED" == "1" && "$CURRENT_TARGET" == "$TRANSCODE_SSD" ]]; then
-        log "Ramdisk has space after cleanup (${RAMDISK_USED_GB}GB < ${RAMDISK_LOW_GB}GB) — triggering manager to flip back"
+        echo "Ramdisk has space after cleanup (${RAMDISK_USED_GB}GB < ${RAMDISK_LOW_GB}GB) — triggering manager to flip back"
         bash "$SCRIPT_DIR/transcode_manager.sh" --no-log
     fi
 fi
@@ -314,6 +314,6 @@ echo "$ICON_TIME   Duration:      $(format_duration $(( END - START )))"
 if [[ "$DRY_RUN" == true ]]; then
     warn "DRY RUN — no files deleted"
 else
-    log "$ICON_DONE Status: done ✅"
+    echo "$ICON_DONE Status: done ✅"
 fi
 echo "━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━"
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diff --git a/Transcodes/transcode_manager.sh b/Transcodes/transcode_manager.sh
index 3e56403..a66eb48 100644
--- a/Transcodes/transcode_manager.sh
+++ b/Transcodes/transcode_manager.sh
@@ -650,5 +650,5 @@ if [[ "$SOMETHING_HAPPENED" == true ]]; then
     echo "$ICON_TIME  Duration:  $(format_duration $(( END - START )))"
     echo "━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━"
 else
-    log "Transcode manager — all healthy — $MY_ID ($(format_duration $(( END - START ))))"
+    echo "Transcode manager — all healthy — $MY_ID ($(format_duration $(( END - START ))))"
 fi
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