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1. 66 CARD TRACKS COM ENABLES 5 66 CARD ROUTING NOMAD LO AND 12 ONY o Peas PvE Pu E pP Duden 67 SENE SETOS S OU RU EU UU TUUM 67 PRESSING THE PFE KEY SQUE EVES VUE M DUNS REP SERI EP CUI 68 PRESSING THE SETUP KEY ica o Vo QU Vy ceed VAS Ev REN tae YAN eee vad eux d sao Vosa e Vu o FRU Fa 69 ANALOG SETUP MENU 69 ADIUSTABLE PARAMETER S 69 INPUT COMPRESSOR LINKING iie retibus tva a e bets De i a oan UO LAUDE IUS dM LE de mss t tu 69 MAIN HEADPHONE SETUP a E dines LR a UY di ie 70 SELECTS 2 cd teles uel dite torn ua etate du reat ce acd 70 HEADPHONE MATRIX SETUP TO DECODE MS STEREO eder te contac eques E Aet utet eee equ i ie un ute oe edis toe ied 70 SETTING UP AND ENGAGING TONE UN OE s o aR PROS VANS RE NU RIN IUS SUR VERUE RENE OE VA Oo RUN dur a a a ds oos dU UE 71 ASSIGNING TONE TO OUTPUT BUSSES acridine ndien eo pe baee Fe aper ea e are EE ERR Ce Vee RET 71 ASSIGNING TONE TO CARD TRACKS taa v ER Ene Epor RA ERE Ek Enea e Eva roe CoD Ep dese se dune eer ha PE c nena 71 ENGAGIN TONE domes one ante mac seat ted cd epu
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6. Shows that output busses 1 2 and 3 will OUT 7 17 output tone when tone is engaged OUTS hahha DUTA OUTS AUX INPUTS Assigning tone to card tracks To assign tone to card tracks press the BUS Key and go to the tone enable matrix to select which card tracks will receive tone when tone is engaged Shows that card tracks 1 and 2 will record tone when tone is engaged Choose which card tracks haue Tone Engaging tone To toggle tone generation on off press and hold the SETUP Key for 1 5 seconds Adjusting the tone frequency and level Tone level and frequency can be adjusted in the ENG setup menu It is advised to keep the tone level at 20dB for most operations OUTPUT LEVELS LCD BRIGHTNESS LED BRIGHTNESS TRANSPORT KEYS TONE FREQ Adjusts Tone Frequency TONE LEVEL TONE ENABLES RES 42 POWER ADVANCED SETUP Adjusts Tone Level 71 NOMAD OPERATIONS Enter Text Entering Text This menu allows alphanumeric data entry for all parameters that require data input This screen will appear when you select an item that requires text 3 x 3 n n o 3 2 s s 7 s v DEE TT 5 e To enter a character turn the MENU knob until the character is highlighted and then press the MENU knob to select the character e Rotating the MENU Knob will cause the highlighted box to move right and left this will also wr
7. 10 NOMAD LAYOUT Right Side Panel Right Side 1 Outputs 1 6 TA 5M Outputs 6 channels of audio via output buses 1 6 TAS out 1 2 carries output bus 1 and 2 TAS out 3 4 carries output bus 3 and 4 TAS out 5 6 carries output bus 5 and 6 2 Headphone 1 1 4 stereo jack 3 Outputs 1 4 XLR 3M Outputs 4 channels of audio via output buses 1 4 XLR 1 carries output bus 1 XLR 2 carries output bus 2 XLR 3 carries output bus 3 XLR 4 carries output bus 4 4 Returns 1 4 TA 5M These inputs accepts a Headphone Level or Line Level signal Range 20dBu and 30dBu e These can act as camera returns and each is independent and can be used to monitor audio from 4 different sources Or e Line level analog inputs for inputs 7 through 10 5 External Slate Microphone input 1 8 3 5mm TRS jack This is where you plug in the external Com microphone Headphone 2 1 8 3 5mm TRS jack Mono Output 1 8 3 5mm TRS jack Tape Output 1 8 3 5mm TRS jack Power Switch CON O 11 NOMAD LAYOUT Back Back Side 1 Mic Line level Inputs 1 6 XLR 3F 12 NOMAD LAYOUT Meters Screens Home Screen Meters There are several selectable home meter screens from which to choose You can toggle through the different screens by pressing the Star key or by pressing the MENU knob and the SLT or COM key at the same time The color of the left half of the meter indicates the source type being metered e
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9. Limitation of Damages Zaxcom s entire liability for any defective Product shall in no event exceed the purchase price for the defective Product This limitation applies even if Zaxcom cannot or does not repair or replace any defective Product and your exclusive remedy fails of its essential purpose No Consequential or Other Damages Zaxcom has no liability for general consequential incidental or special damages These include loss of recorded data the cost of recovery of lost data lost profits and the cost of the installation or removal of any Product the installation of replacement Product and any inspection testing or redesign caused by any defect or by the repair or replacement of Product arising from a defect in any Product In the United States some states do not allow exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages so the limitations above may not apply to you This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state Your Use of the Product Zaxcom will have no liability for any Product returned if Zaxcom determines that e The Product was stolen e asserted defect e 5 not present e Cannot reasonably be fixed because of damage occurring when the Product is in the possession of someone other than Zaxcom or e Is attributable to misuse improper installation alteration including removing or obliterating labels and opening or removing external cov
10. TC FRAME RATE TC DISPLAYED GENERATOR TC OUTPUT GENERATOR INCREMENT UBITS OFF UB DATE STYLE EU DDHHVV AUTO DATE OFF TC Mode FREE RUN Time code runs continuously REC RUN Time code will start to run when you begin to record and will stop when you stop recording e CJAM Time code and user bits are continuously updated from a connected external source e CJAM TC Time code only is continuously updated from a connected source UB User bits only are continuously updated from a connected source TC Frame Rate This is where Nomad s time code frame rate is set Nomad supports all standard SMPTE frame rates 23 98 24 25 29 97 29 97DF 30 30DF TC Displayed This sets what time code Nomad will display on the LCD screen e GENERATOR Nomad displays time code from the internal time code generator e CARD Nomad displays the time code from the file that is being recorded or playing back TC Output This sets what time code is sent from the time code output connector If you need to send running time code to another device set it to generator If you want to control another time code device with an Auto Load capability set it to card e GENERATOR Nomad outputs time code from the internal time code generator e CARD Nomad outputs time code comes from the file that is being recorded or playing back Increment UBits If incremental user bits is set to on the user bits will automatically increment with
11. Memory Menu Memory Store STORE 2 Positions STORE 3 CLEAR FADERS FORMAT MIRROR CARD RECALL 1 Memory RECALL 2 Recall RECALL 3 Positions RECALL FACTORY DEFAULTS STORE TO MIRROR DISK Scroll for additional menu items Store Recall Memory From the store and recall positions Nomad can save and recall three full recorder setups for different work scenarios All user set parameters are saved and can be recalled as needed Note if you do a factory restore all of the saved memories will be erased Press to Store Press to recall Preset 1 preset 1 Press BACK to Exit Press BACK to Exit Clear Fader Assigns This menu clears all of the current fader assign settings Press to Clear All Fader Assigns Press BACK to Exit Ready 31GB free Mirroring 1882 rec time 66 66 14 31 MAIN MENU Memory Menu Factory Reset to Default Settings This menu resets all the parameters back to factory default If a factory reset is done all of your user setting will be lost and have to be re input Though a factory restore will not erase note and track presets To do a full restore including note and track names hold the stop key on boot up It is advised to do a factory reset when updating software or if your Nomad is exhibiting odd behavior Press to Restore Factory Defaults Press BACK to Exit Ready 31GB free Mirroring 166 rec time 66 66 14 Store Recall using Mirror Card Nomad has the option to
12. faders Any one of the analog inputs 1 8 digital inputs 1 8 analog trim controls or ZaxNet trim can be routed to any hardware fader in any order or combination Hardware Fader Number Setting a Cross point Rotate the menu knob to scroll through the matrix Stop in the matrix at the intersection of the input and fader where you want to send that specific input Press the menu knob to cycle through the available cross points which are e Blank no connection e A Assign an analog input to a fader e D Assign a digital input to a fader Trim the fader knob will work as a hardware trim knob Please note that to access the trim mode you will need to press the STAR key when in this matrix That will add the T to the cycle e Z Assigns the fader to control the gain of a Zaxcom wireless transmitter Please note that a Z can only be assigned when ZaxNet is in transmit mode If you are using a multiple element mic i e stereo surround etc and you assign all of the channels to one master fader you need to disable the AutoTrim function External Fader Assign The external fader assign controls which inputs are assigned to each individual potentiometer on the Nomad FP8 Each potentiometer are user assignable as an analog or digital fader a TRX transmitter gain controller or an input trim controller Any combination of assignments can be made For more information please see the Nomad FP8 manual 30 MAIN MENU Memory Menu
13. 2 to 10dBu in the OUTPUT LEVELS menu OUTP LEVE XLR OUT Select Levels to 10dBu XLR OUT2 18dBu NLR OUTS dBu XLR OUT4 dBu TAS OUT1 TAS 0012 dBu TAS OUTS 6dBu TAS OUTS TAS OUTS 8dBu 8 Insure the tone level shows up on the input meters 9 From the ENG menu select the Advanced Setup menu and choose IN 1 2 in the Trim Cal Chans menu Debug Bits 8 Dynamic 48U OFF Processor Speed NORMAL 10 USB status gt Allow Logging OFF Log Screen 12 TR Code Trin Cal chars TP JN Input that will be calibrated TF Calibrate 14 57 MAIN MENU ENG Advanced Setup Menu 10 In the Trim Calibrate menu select Go Now 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Dynamic OFF Processor Speed NORMAL USB status gt Allow Logging OFF Log Screen Upgrade Code gt Trim Cal Chans IN 1 2 Trim Calibrate GoNow Press the STAR KEY The Go Now text will change to indicating the Calibration has started Quickly press BACK HP knob to get back to the home screen the one containing 2 outs and 6 input meters Let Nomad sit for about 2 to 4 minutes You should see levels on the input meters creeping up every second as it calibrates the input trim level You will see Calibration Complete message and tone will shut off when the process 15 done Cycle power turn on tone and check to insure the trims work With Nomad output level still set at 10dBu and the trim set zero the input meter sh
14. 50 Hz to 22 kHz 48 kHz sampling rate THD Noise 0 0015 Ext Slate Mic Connector 1 8 3 5mm stereo jack Input Range 56 dBu to 26 dBu Digital Inputs not available in Nomad Lite Channel Count 8 4 x AES 3 pair 1 x AES 42 pair Connector 1 x mini DB 15 DE 15 shared w digital outputs Sample rate Converters 4 pairs Analog Outputs Channel Count 4 x balanced XLR 3M 6 x balanced 3 x TA 5M Tape Mono 2 x unbalanced 1 8 3 5 mm stereo Output Level O dBu 10dBu 35dBu at 20 dBFS Clipping Level 20 dBu DAC Bit depth 24 DAC Dynamic Range 115 dB Impedance 30 ohms Source Mix Direct selectable Digital Outputs not available in Nomad 4 Channel Count 6 3 AES pairs Connector 1 x mini DB 15 DE 15 shared w digital inputs Source Mix Direct selectable Headphones Connector 1 1 4 stereo jack Connector 2 1 8 3 5mm stereo jack Dynamic Range 115 dB Impedance 100 ohms optimal 86 Zaxcom Nomad User s Manual Specifications Other Connectors External Storage 1 x USB 2 0 Nomad 8 amp 12 only External Storage Power 5 watts Serial RS 422 1 x 4 pin USB style Zaxcom proprietary Time code Input 1 x BNC Output 1 x BNC External Power 1 x Hirose 4 pin External Slate Mic 1 x 1 8 3 5mm stereo jack IFB RF 1xSMA F Recording Internal Storage 2 x Compact Flash External USB Nomad 8 and 12 only Time code Reader Generator Clock Accuracy 1 54 PPM 1 frame out in 6 hours Input Voltage Range 1 4 VPP
15. CARDS aisina 81 SYNCING NOMAD TO A DENECKE reru duis 82 NOMAD CONNECTOR ASSIGNMENTS a Roa Evo 83 AUDIO INPUT OUTPUT CONNECTORS XLR 3 83 AUDIO INPUT OUTPUT CONNECTORS 5 83 MONO amp TAPE OUTPUT CONNECTORS 1 8 TRS 1 8 TS nennen 83 SLATE MICROPHONE INPUT CONNECTOR 1 8 83 HEADPHONE OUTPUT CONNECTORS 1 4 TRS OR 1 8 TRS sssseseeseseeeecccccccssceeeeeeeeeeesesceeeecececsssseeeeeeeuuueeesseeeeeess 83 POWER CONNECTOR HIROSE 4 CONNECTOR sssssscccceccssecsccecessecscsecessesscsecussesessecussesessecusssessecnseesessecnsssseeseunsseseees 83 ROLE USB TYRE A 9523 discs N 83 USB TOMIXSTUSB TYPE A TO DBSM I sius iced Redde b Rb eek epos lo Bla erae ode a 84 AES DIGITAL INPUT OUTPUT CONNECTORS 0 15 84 UPDATING FIRMWARE 5 o aUe Du E Novena cubo PR O UU 85 DJPSRADING THE DO E Det pO 85 NOMAD SPECIFICATIONS V UV YE EK VE Cy VERTS P
16. Light blue is an input e Green is an output bus e Purple is a recorded track The track name bus number or input number is indicated within each meter to aid in channel identification If a compressor is engaged a white gain reduction line will appear at the right side of the meter when the compression is being applied STOP 00 00 20 08 Ready 31GB HP 1 1 082 rec time 88 86 15 Output busses 1 and 2 Quick Pan Matrix AutoTrim Meter Virtual Faders for mixing Inputs 7 through 10 see ENG EFP Bag operations 00 01 28 22 Ready 31GB free Mirroring 1882 rec time 66 66 14 10 0 6 Output Busses 00 02 07 15 Ready 31GB free Mirroring 168 rec time 88 86 15 20 zi INPUT INPUT 2 i INPUT 3 B INPUT 4 E Input signal from XLR Inputs 5 INPUT 5 6 Input Home Screen 13 NOMAD LAYOUT Meters Screens 00 03 05 05 HP 1 iii rec time 00 06 15 Yellow ISO Attenuation Enabled Red Record Enabled Indicators shows which tracks will be recorded Yellow Strike Through Represents that these tracks will not be recorded 00 00 22 27 HP 1 rec time 66 66 14 ES In o i eet addi ed dda Card Tracks with Output Buses 1 and 2 00 04 05 14 HP 1 eBay rec time 88 86 15 Line level inputs 7 through 10 with virtual fader control Virtual Fader Home Screen 14 NOMAD LAYOUT Meters Screens 00 01 04 25 HP 1
17. Output Voltage 2 VPP Power Internal 6 x AA 7 9 VDC 1 hours of use NiIMH External 10 to 18 VDC 1 2 A 12 VDC ZaxNet RF Interface not available in Nomad Lite Function Transmit or Receive RF Power Output 50 mW RF Modulation Digital Spread Spectrum RF Frequency Range 2 403 2 475 GHz RF Frequency Step 0 001 GHz 1 MHz RF Bandwidth 1 MHz Channel Separation 2 MHz Emission Designator 180KV2E FCC Part CFR Title 47 Part 18 Miscellaneous Display Full color sunlight readable LCD Internal Slate Mic Yes Compatible w Mix 8 Yes Compatible w Mix 12 Partial Physical Operating Temp Range 10 to 120F Size H x W x D 2 0 x 9 9 x 7 0 50 8mm x 251 5mm x 177 9mm Weight w batteries 3 8 Ibs 1 72 kg 87 Zaxcom Nomad User s Manual Specifications Software Internal Mixer Mixer Cross points Internal Processing Effects Input Limiter Type Attack Decay Threshold Ratio Input Notch Filter Bands Freq Range Q Track Limiter Attack Decay Threshold Ratio Make up Gain Input Highpass Filter Freq Range Input Delay Time Range Output Limiter Attack Decay Threshold Ratio Make up Gain Recording Track Count Bit depth Primary Mirror Sampling rates kHz Card Format Primary CF Mirror CF Ext USB Device File Formats Primary CF Slot Mirror CF Slot Ext USB Device Dual Disk Recording Pre record Duration 16 in 16 out pre fader post fader phase inversion 32 bit floating
18. So for example if you are recording to primary tracks 1 4 6 8 10 and you select FIRST TWO in the MP3 MIX you will create an MP3 of tracks 1 and 4 if you choose LAST TWO you will create an MP3 of tracks 8 and 10 41 MAIN MENU Auto Mixer Auto Mixer Not available in Nomad Lite HIC ON THRESH ATTACK DECAY NOISE REDUCTION ATTENUATION amp HMIX ENABLES A Mix Mode Enables Nomads Auto Mixer and sets if the Auto Mixer will work pre fade or post fade e Pre Fade The Auto Mixer is inserted before the faders in the audio chain so only the trim control will affect the microphone levels Since the Auto Mixer is before the faders the faders have no effect on the Auto Mix levels e Post Fade The Auto Mixer is inserted after the faders in the audio chain and both the trim and the faders will control the levels of the microphones In post fade mode you can pull a microphone out of the mix by lowering the fader and will keeping pre fade iso tracks un affected Mic On Threshold Sets the level that a microphone needs to be reached before that microphone opens When a speaker s microphone reaches the mic on threshold level as indicated on the input meter that microphone will open and become part of the mix e Mic On Threshold can be set anywhere between 60dB and 10dB Attack Sets how fast the microphone ramps up to full level when a speaker starts to talk The microphone will engage immediately regardless of the attack setting
19. Then use USB keyboard to enter note information and press enter when done ALT K Then use the USB keyboard to enter track information and press enter when done Transport Control Playback Scrub FF Playback Scrub REW aa Starts recording Stops recording or playback Starts playback Fast forward scrub while playing back Reverse scrub while playing back Jumps to the next file while playing back Jumps to the previous file while playing back Jump To Next File Jump To Previous File AutoPan AutoPan forward CTRL Pans the highlighted input forward Left Center Right CTRL I Pans the highlighted input reverse Right Center Left Pre Fader Listen PFL mode PFL Nomad faders CTRL PFL FP8 faders Then select the input to listen to by pressing the number keys 1 through 8 Pressing CTRL a number key will toggle through inputs assigned to the Nomad faders Pressing ALT the number key will toggle through the inputs for the FP8 faders If you hold ALT or CTRL key while pressing number keys adds additional PFL selections General Navigation E T N Down oP Id Selects a highlighted item Jumps directly the home meter screen Jump back menu Up These keys move the cursor up as well as increase a numeric value These keys move the cursor down as well as decrease a numeric value End END Toggle meter screens PG UP
20. To advance to the next fader press the menu knob Press the Back headphone knob to return to normal operations or adjust the hardware fader for a different input If any of the virtual fader are being used the Menu knob must be held for 1 second in order to access the main menu e You will want to make sure all bus routing is cleared for bus that the Auto Mixer is routed to This will prevent unwanted audio from mixing into the bus Please note that Auto Mix will not be able to differentiate between a speaker s voice and noise such as a hit to the microphone So if the noise is louder than the mic on threshold that will open the microphone as well 44 MAIN MENU ZaxNet Menu ZaxNet Setup Menu ZAXNET SE TUP POWER ROLL MODE ALWAYS LOW ON TRX OFF ON IFB MODE ZAXNET TC OUT OFF MINOR T Reit Amet IFB TEST TONE OFF 15 Mois BURN ZAXNET FIRMWARE IFB DEBUG RX AUDIO GAIN TX AUDIO GAIN GROUP CODE TX POWER TRANSPORT CHDS Scroll for additional menu items IFB Mode e OFF ZaxNet is off e RX The ZaxNet transceiver is set to receive mode You will be able to receive audio and time code from a ZaxNet transmitter e TX The ZaxNet transceiver is set to transmit mode You will be able to transmit audio time code and wireless transmitter commands right from your Nomad Please note if you set the IFB mode to TX be sure to attach a ZaxNet antenna If you do not RF can potentially leak into the microphone preamps e TX RX ZaxNet
21. adjusting faders only or faders and trim UFADER MODE UFADER MODE uFad Trim While in the ENG home screen press the MENU Knob then the bottom meter on the screen displays which input you will control with the MENU Knob If the fader icon is displayed the MENU Knob will adjust the mix of that input If the blue trim icon is displayed the MENU Knob will control the trim of that input Pressing the MENU Knob will cycle through the inputs you have chosen and the selected modes that you have selected FADER ICON Input channel that will be controlled TRIM ICON NEL 78 NOMAD OPERATIONS USB Keyboard USB Keyboard support A USB keyboard plugged into Nomad can be used to start and stop recording navigate menus select and adjust menu items enter metadata and adjust input trim System Requirements The USB keyboard operates on the Linux processor that is installed in Nomads 8 and 12 only To use a USB keyboard the Nomad will need to be running software version 6 56 or higher The Linux processor needs to be running software dated Dec 21 To check your Linux software version go into the ENG Menu gt Advanced Setup gt USB Status On the USB status page you should see USB Option Is Ready and the software date should be Dec 21 If any of these conditions are not met you should contact Zaxcom Attaching a USB Keyboard With Nomad powered down plug a USB keyboard into the USB port then power up you
22. as BWAV files FOLDER TO HIRROR START SEG 1 END SEG 999 FORMAT HIRROR CARD gt FILE BWAU MOND FILE RESOLUTION 24 BITS FILE NAME 2661661 TC OFFSET ns MIRROR OPTIONS Scroll for additional menu items Mirror Mode e OFF Nomad will not mirror any files e ON Nomad will only start to mirror a file once the unit has gone into stop mode e CONTINUOUS When Nomad is recording the audio is copied to the mirror card immediately after it is written to the primary card Depending on the track count the mirror card may lag behind a bit Not to worry after you go into stop mode the mirror card will catch up Folder to Mirror This menu specifies which folder on the primary media is to be mirrored copied If you want to continuous mirror this folder needs to match the primary folder T Green checkmark indicates which 7002 folder will be mirrored 7883 2664 2665 686 2087 2668 Start Segment This will set the first segment that Nomad will mirror or re mirror As you are recording the start segment will automatically increment with each file on the primary card End Segment This sets the last segment that Nomad will mirror or re mirror 26 MAIN MENU My Nomad Mirror Card File Type Select This sets the file format type Nomad will mirror the audio as e BWAV MONO e BWAV POLY e MP3 only available with a Nomad 12 A BWAV file is 1 file per track So if you record 1 track only 1
23. aus rec time 88 86 15 20 Output Bus 1 Auto Mix Output Auto Mix Inputs A designates inputs assigned to Auto Mix Blue dot shows which inputs are open Auto Mix Meter Screen Store Recall a Home Screen Configurations You can park two home screens for a quick recall of two home screens e To store a configuration under the COM key press and hold the MENU knob and press the COM key Every time you press the COM key the next configuration in sequence is displayed When you are happy with the configuration being displayed release the MENU knob e Repeat the process with the SLT key e To return to the saved COM key setting press the MENU knob and COM key together e To return to the saved SLT key position press the MENU knob and SLT key together 15 MAIN MENU Meter Screens Home Screen Explained MP3 Recording Indicator Y Transport Status S T OP HP 3 a o 49 3 1 Time code Headphone Selection _ HP 1 Ready 5166 free mn Mirroring 1 Card information field ec time 88 86 15 ic 12 3 4 E 6 R1R RS R4 Limiter reduction indicators Battery Indicator Peak Hold Indicator ENG Panning shortcut Matrix Input Virual Fader Fie Trim Level Indicator Meter T Save Indicator Transport Status Shows the mode of recorder RECORD PLAY or STOP MP3 Indicator Displays if your recorded files are being marked to be writt
24. e Attack can be set anywhere between 1 and 150 ms Decay Sets how long a microphone will stay active after the signal has fallen 10dB below the mic on threshold e Decay can be set anywhere between 1 and 150 ms Noise Reduction Sets how much the noise floor is attenuated when no one is talking e Noise Reduction can be set anywhere between OdB and 10dB Attenuation Sets how much each microphone is attenuated when a person stops talking When a person stops talking that microphone is not closed but the microphone is actually attenuated That level of attenuation is adjustable here In some environments it may be more palatable to hear some or most of the ambient microphone noise all the time rather than hear the noise mute and then re appear when someone talks Regardless of this setting the last active microphone will always remain open If you want the microphone to close you can set the lower the attenuation e Attenuation can be set between 10dB and 80dB 42 MAIN MENU Auto Mixer Auto Mix Enables The Auto Mix enable matrix sets which inputs are included in the Auto Mix When an input is selected to be included in the Auto Mix an A will be displayed to the right of the input meter on the meter screen This matrix also lets you select which output buses the Auto Mix will be sent to 4 2 3 amp 5 ANALOG Analog Inputs Isidis RETURNS Returns analog input 7 10 bred 016 Digital Inputs 12 3 4 5 5 Selects which output busses th
25. loop will hold up to 24 hours of MP3 audio at 64kbps After the loop has been filled the MP3 will restart from the beginning and write over the oldest audio If you turn MP3 support on and you didn t format the primary card with MP3 support turned on Nomad will not know where to write the files to and you will see error where the Indicator is the meter screen After the primary card is formatted with MP3 support turned on leave MP3 support on as you are recording When MP3 support is on MP3 files will be written to the MP3 folder on the primary card As you are recording you will need to make sure the file is marked All marked files can be mirrored as an MP3 later To mark the file you will need to make sure that MP3 is toggled on before you close stop recording the primary file You will know that MP3 is toggled on when MP3 appears in the home meter screen as you are recording MP3 Indicator MP3 Indicator STOP 01 53 08 232 81 37 22 2 HP 1 Ready 316B free time 00 06 14 Mirroring 188 wl time 00 06 14 a 12 3 4 5 6 Ri R2 If MP3 support is on in the all files will be marked by default If you don t want to create MP3 of a particular file you can toggle it off by pressing the A MIX key before or while recording After the file is closed you can also mark the MP3 file by going to the metadata menu and select the file you w
26. manually turned on by the user when a mirror card is inserted IRROF REHEHBER MIRROR AFTER POWER CYCLE OFF 27 MAIN MENU My Nomad Mirror Card Time Code Offset This menu is used to create a time code offset for the mirror files You can create an offset from 500ms to 500ms 1ms increments Format Mirror Card This menu is used to format the mirror compact flash card Nomad will format the card as a FAT32 format Press to Format Mirror Card Press BACK to Exit Ready 31GB free Mirroring 1882 rec time 80 86 15 28 MAIN MENU My Nomad Mirror Card Mirror Drive Select Nomad 12 Only This menu selects if Nomad will mirror to a compact flash card or USB drive If set to mirror to the compact flash card Nomad will mirror to the internal mirror card If set to mirror to the USB Nomad will mirror to a drive plugged into the USB port on the side of Nomad MY NOMAL rif NU MAL MIRROR HODE OFF MIRROR MODE OFF WRITE SOUND REPORT WRITE SOUND REPORT PRIMARY CARD PRIMARY CARD HIRROR SETTINGS MIRROR SETTINGS MIRROR DRIVE MIRROR DRIVE USB Primary status 13GB FREE Primary status 13GB FREE Mirror status 481MB FREE Mirror status 481MB FREE 29 MAIN MENU Fader Assign Fader Assign Matrix This matrix controls which inputs are assigned to the six hardware faders Because Nomad is a digital mixer no actual audio is going through the Nomad fader controls allowing for complete flexibility for the hardware
27. on the track count the mirror card may lag behind a bit Not to worry after you go into stop mode the mirror card will catch up If you are finding that continuous mirroring is lagging you may be using too much of Nomad s processing power elsewhere Many times there are items that are on that are on are not needed These items can often be shut off to conserve processing power and speed up the mirroring process You can check to see that some of these items are not unnecessarily on bus assignments cross points compressor enables input output and card high pass filters Write Sound Report When selected Nomad will create a sound report of the recorded files and write it on the mirror CF card The sound report contains the metadata information for what was entered To write a sound report mirror mode must be set to OFF 22 MAIN MENU My Nomad Primary Card Primary Compact Flash Card Menu CHOOSE PRIMARY FOLDER DELETE LAST SEGHEHT ERASE CURRENT FOLDER FORMAT PRIMARY CARD 150 ATTENUATION 6 dB 150 ATTEN ENABLE EDIT CURRENT FOLDER NAHE 2681 Choose Primary Folder Green checkmark indicates which folder receives the recorded audio to a e 881 221 GB wf e 802 2803 e 664 e 08085 2606 2088 NOTE Mirror mode needs to be set to OFF before you can change primary folders ea eo C2 c2 CO All files are recorded into individual folders This menu lets you choose which folder the files will be
28. recorded to To select a folder press scroll the MENU knob to highlight the folder then press the MENU knob At that point the green check will indicate the folder that will be recorded to After selecting a folder that folder can be renamed to help identify its contents To name the folder hit the back button to return to the primary CF menu then scroll down to the Edit Current Folder Name then press MENU Knob to change the name of the folder The folder name needs to be nineteen characters or less and cannot contain spaces or symbols The audio on the primary card is recorded as a Zaxcom file The advantage of is that if there is any power loss while recording there will not be any loss of recorded audio as is common with all other portable recording systems In the event of a power loss while recording at power up Nomad will automatically close any open files to the point the audio recording was interrupted with no loss of audio up to that point Even though Nomad uses a proprietary file system it is 10096 compatible with Mac or PC by using the free file conversion utility ZaxConvert The latest version can be downloaded from www zaxcom com All MARF files can be converted to either a BWAV or MP3 files 23 MAIN MENU My Nomad Primary Card Delete Last Primary Segment This menu allows you to delete the last recorded segment by pressing star key Press to Delete Segment 9855 in Folder 2009 Press BACK to Exit L
29. running time of current take being recorded e Mirror process file number currently being written to the mirror card e Mirror status ON OFF or Continuous 17 MAIN MENU Meta Data Main Menu To access the main menu press the MENU Knob If you are in the ENG home screen and you have the virtual fader mode turned on you will have to press and hold the menu knob for 1 5 seconds to enter the main menu Selecting any item in the main menu will take you to the sub menus for each item DATA gt AUTO HIXER PLAYBACK CONTROL 7AXNET SETUP RECORD ENABLES ENGE SETUP HY NOMAD CARD MIRROR FADER ASSIGN EXTERNAL FADERS MEMORY STORE RECALL ABOUT H HRD HODE Wa OMEO Mg gM gM Rl Scroll for additional menu items Metadata Page This menu displays and allows you to adjust the metadata sR 48HHB TC 23 98 PRE UFF TC Frame Rate Primary Card Info Ready 31GB free Pre Record setting Mirror Status Mirroring 166 Alternates between record time rec time 66 66 14 amp mirroring segment FOLDER 2881 NEXT seg EDIT 6 7236 6 Current Record Folder Scene Take and Notes To adjust the metadata using the MENU Knob select and highlight one of the data fields then press the MENU Knob Metadata can be edited and changed before Nomad starts recording a file or even while Nomad is recording If you are in continuous mirror mode and changes are made after stop is pressed
30. the record tracks or output busses Note regardless of this setting Nomad will create a new file when the current file reaches 2GB MIXS OFF PAN COPY 3 4 OFF PAN COPY 5 6 OFF UFADER CYCLE 7 8 9 18 UFADER MODE uFaders FOLDER CHANGE NONE METER PEAK HOLD 4666HS ALLOWED PFL Routing PFL routing assigns what will be listened to when the PFL key is pushed e FADER the PEL is listening to whatever that fader is set to control in the fader assign matrix including AES inputs ANALOG PFL is listening to the corresponding analog input So for example analog input 1 will be PFL 1 and analog input will be PFL 2 MODE HINS OFF PAN COPY 3 4 OFF PAN COPY 5 6 OFF UFRDER CYCLE 7 8 9 16 UFRDER MODE vFad Trim FOLDER CHANGE AutoChange METER PEAK HOLD 4460HMS PUNCH IN DISABLED PFL ROUTING FADER PFL_ROUTING ANALOG 39 MAIN MENU Mode Menu MP3 Support PAN COPY 5 6 OFF UFADER CYCLE 7 8 9 18 UFADER MODE uFaders FOLDER CHANGE METER PEAK HOLD MP3 Support needs to be turned on when PUNCH IN ALLOWED formatting your primary card and recording PFL ROUTING ANALOG Files V h SUPPORT to create MP3 Files You can choose FIRST CH create 64 96 or 128Kbps files To record MP3 files you will first need to format your primary card with the MP3 SUPPORT turned on to create an folder on the primary card Formatting the card will create a large 700Mb loop onto card This
31. the file will need to be re mirrored for the changes in the metadata to be reflected in the mirror file Nomad also features a preset list of notes you can create and recall from To select and enter from the preset list of notes Highlight the note field Press the PFL button Select the preset note you want enter Press the menu knob E ad dE n 18 MAIN MENU Playback Control Playback Control Menu This menu allows you to controls playback of recorded files Segment time code PLAY SEGHENT 2 lt Segment currently playing SCRUB Playback shuttle control Turn the MENU knob to adjust Press and turn for 10X adjustment 2 68 68 TOTAL 66 66 Playing segment s metadata 5 52 T 2 H Homad seqgBB8 Current folder FOLDER 2801 5 segs 40 20 10 0 30 5 TRACKS While in this menu the STOP key and PLAY key function immediately even if the transport keys are set to shifted mode 19 MAIN MENU Nomad Lite Recording Routing Mirror Enables Primary Card Record Routing Nomad Lite Only The primary card record routing in Nomad Lite is slightly different from the card routing in Nomad 10 or 12 Nomad Lite doesn t have a record enable matrix or a card routing matrix With Nomad Lite you can route all your inputs and all your record busses to any one of the 10 record tracks All ISO tracks are recorded pre fade only and all output busses are recorded post fade In Nomad Lite s record routing menu you selec
32. transmitting again 75 NOMAD OPERATIONS ZaxNet Quick Start Guides ERX IFB audio receive 1 From Nomad a Inthe main menu select ZaxNet Setup b Scroll down and select input configure To be able to use ZaxNet make sure that input type is set to 8 or higher Power cycle Nomad Return to the ZaxNet setup menu Make sure IFB Mode is set to TX or TX RX Set TX channel to the frequency you ll be using to send command Tip There are several smart phone apps which will show you what Wi Fi frequencies are being used in your area This can be useful in selecting an open frequency g Scroll down to Group Code and pick a number Unless you re using multiple Zaxcom IFB transmitters you can just leave this set to 1 2 At the ERX a Power up while holding the MENU key to get into the extended menu b Advance to the TC frame rate and set it to the same frame rate as Nomad c Advance to the IFB frequency and set it to the IFB frequency you selected in Nomad d If the ERX is receiving a good signal you should see two bars displaying the signal strength on the right hand side of the screen Advance to the group ID and set it to the code entered into Nomad Advance to the time code output enable menu if it is to be used e as an IFB audio feed for leave it set to OFF e asa time code feed with or without audio to a camera select the appropriate choice depending on what you want to send and how your cable is wired g I
33. you stop on a new frequency it will take about 2 seconds for the TRX to change its frequency to match Trim This is where the input gain of the corresponding Zaxcom TRX wireless transmitter can be change from Rotating the MENU knob to the left will decrease the gain Rotating the Menu knob to the right will increase the gain 63 NOMAD OPERATIONS Bus Key Pressing the Bus Key BUS ROUTING OUTPUT BUS ASSIGN MONO OUT TAPE IFB OUT HEADPHONE 2 TONE ENABLES SLATE ENABLES COM ENABLES CARD 1 4 CARD HIN 5 8 ka Wu MEO MOMOMO OMO Output Bus Assign Busses The output bus matrix lets you assign your analog and digital inputs to your output buses To move between the matrixes press the BUS Key The top line of the three pages indicates the following sources e Analog Inputs 1 6 e Ri R2 R3 R4 TAS Inputs Camera Returns Line input 7 10 e Digital Inputs 1 8 when the digital input is in RED e S Slate e C Com e T Tone 5 C T OuUT1 habbo he DUTZ bbb heh OUTS pesi OUTS Paha OUTS UT6 AUX INPUTS Please note that when the Input is in RED that means that the input is unavailable To make it available you need to go to the input configure menu to change the selection number Setting a Cross Point Rotate the MENU knob to scroll through the matrix Stop in the matrix at the intersection of the input channel and output bus where you want to send that specific input Press t
34. AHE PRESETS NOTE PRESETS WARNINGS SETUP INPUT LEVELS TRANSPORT KEYS SHIFTED TONE FREQ 8 Hz TONE LEVEL AdB INPUT OUTPUT COMPRESSOR CARD COMPRESSOR HP MONITOR NAMES TRACK NAMES AES 42 POWER OFF ADVANCED SETUP OUTPUT LEVELS PLAY TO OUTPUTS OFF LCD BRIGHTNESS 0 LED BRIGHTNESS Scroll for additional menu items Scroll for additional menu items Headphone 1 Volume Nomad allows you add up to 12dB of digital gain to the headphone 1 amplifier This setting will adjust the amount of digital gain that will be added The recommended setting is 12dB Headphone 2 Volume This menu is where you adjust the level of the headphone number 2 Set Time and Date From the time and date menu is where you set Nomads internal clock and calendar Nomads time can be used as time of day time code and date can be used as user bits Nomads date and time is maintained by an internal battery that keeps accurate time even if Nomad is powered down for an extended time The internal battery should last between two to three years When replacing the battery you will need a 3 volt CR2320 coin cell battery Month Day Hours Minutes Seconds Time is in 24 hour format Compressor Enable The compressor matrix sets which card tracks output busses and if the tape out or mono out will have compressor limiters enabled Placing an X in the matrix will enable the compressor to that card track output bus and or tape and
35. Jumps to the last item of the menu PG DN Pressing SHIFT 8 to access the star key will also toggle meter screens Toggle HP matrices These keys toggle through the headphone matrices Additional Enable Tone CTRL T Enable Slate CTRL L Toggles tone on and off Push and hold to turn on slate mic Trim Adjust MP3 Mark CTRL F1 Adjusts the input trim of the highlighted input When MP3 is enabled this will toggle marking the file to create an MP3 of the file C l Lo EnabeCom Push and hold to turn on com mic 255 EMEN 80 NOMAD OPERATIONS Recording Media Compact Flash Cards Currently we recommend using SanDisk or Transcend compact flash cards Any size card 4 to 128GB will be fine For normal operation it is not necessary to used fast speed cards as it will not make Nomad write any faster We do not advise using Lexar Kingston Delkin or off brand cards from questionable manufacturers And please only buy cards from reliable sources and avoid questionable retailers because counterfeit cards do exist and can be unreliable and cause crashing If planning to record at 96 kHz choose a card that claims 10 per second sustained write speed maximum write speed does not count It is recommended to test the cards before use even if it is a brand size that has used in the past To test the cards simply preform a record test for 15 to 20 minutes If Nomad stops recording or causes a crash it is most likely a result of bad me
36. R KR TER EK e REY VERF E QUIS SUE UA 86 uM cT ie eee 86 SOFIWAR RR T he RU EET 88 PRODUCT SUPPORT T 89 ZAXCOM WARRANTY POLICY AND LIMITATIONG csccscsccscsccsceccecsccccececcecnccccsccccsceccscescscnccscsceececnseccsceees 90 NOMAD LAYOUT Front Panel Know Your Nomad Front Panel 14 15 16 17 1 Primary Mirror Record LEDs Indicates Nomad is in record mode and which card is being written to Primary Card Mirror Card The mirror LED is intentionally dimmer than the primary LED 2 TC REC 1 A multi function key e In shifted mode A quick press opens the time code slate additional presses will open the time code menus e Pressed and hold for one second puts Nomad into record e In unshifted mode e quick press will put the unit into record e When a number is needed in a data entry field press it for the number channel 1 e When an A for user bits is required double click it 3 Play LED Indicates Nomad is playing back 4 A MIX Play 2 B multi function key e n shifted mode e When Auto Mix is engaged and MP3 support is off pressing will access the Auto Mix menu e When Auto Mix is off and MP3 support is off pressing will access the Meta Data page e Pressed and held for one second puts the unit into playback mode e In unshifted mode e A quick press will put Nomad into playback e When a number is ne
37. Rea est ee Re eee Ce ny EI UD EUN MU M Edu EE 54 PE ENODI SL sti ns toten a E Let ccu 54 ADVANCED iita utbs dei sonuit mutet ac S deus 55 Michi alea E ten trea T S T Em 55 BEST a Fe NEE ee er eee ere ee 55 PES cd EIE OU E E see diin IER e 55 BUNGE OO Oe Ie 55 REN RET EOM 55 PON VG ron 55 OPE 55 JSB 9 56 PMOL SNe TR ETT 56 gt RM EU 56 56 Tem Calibration channels Tri Calibrate ccc teeter etait onde ets 56 II SI UC CROIRE 56 a ETT DOTT TTD EET 56 NOMAD INPUT TRIM CALIBRATION vaccssissvassdacstcncnncasacsonnatenasenncossaendesnnessacsusasgnassiuestevsuanavaneoevasseqenaesuwsssavesnses 57 PRESSING THE TIME CODE KEY ances a sas GEN ese ceca cn seaweucdiacaceuasewacwaecsaceacecocsvatsormuccdeecheneetess 59 Bf i GY cic ol contr anc eee te ty ee M M MM ER 59 IMECOBDE JAN erento ene eek nc ee uim nc OO aOR ML M MI d Im LM d 59 et uM wa M E D M E M M EE 60 anuallvehterng tie code asi Dv 60 Manually entenine Uii chs 0 acs eee ne te ee de fe Oe a ae nee 60 TME Xe wy cae ao 2 4 97 ct epee reece ime mc ee tec ON Re ec OE ON Cc
38. The transmitter should now be receiving time code from the Nomad go into record mode when you hit record on the Nomad and you should be able to control the gain and change the frequency of the transmitter 5 0 O Oo 74 NOMAD OPERATIONS ZaxNet Quick Start Guides QRX IFB audio receive 1 From Nomad a In the main menu select ZaxNet Setup b Scroll down and select input configure To be able to use ZaxNet make sure that input type is set to 8 or higher Power cycle Nomad Return to the ZaxNet setup menu Make sure IFB Mode is set to RX or TX RX Scroll down to RX channels and select Freq 1 and choose which frequency you want to receive audio on Tip There are several smart phone apps which will show you what Wi Fi frequencies are being used in your area This can be useful in selecting an open frequency 2 From the a Go to the IFB extended menu b Set the IFB to TX and set the TX frequency to the same frequency that you set Nomad to 3 From Nomad a Go to the headphone setup matrix and put a cross point in the corresponding ZNET matrix To listen to Freq 1 you will select the first box Freq 2 the second etc b Now when you select that HP matrix you will be monitoring the audio being sent from that QRX If you have your IFB Mode set to TX RX Nomad will temporarily stop transmitting over ZaxNet and receive signal while you are in that headphone matrix When you leave that headphone matrix Nomad will Start
39. USER MANUAL Published October 2015 Software Version Nomad 7 20 Zaxcom Nomad Sound bag audio redefined 1 KNOW YOUR NOMAD sexus vaa asin C nao uS Eua RUN nets a a oa a a a cre 7 FRONT le cece a atte ce e M artis M 7 EEPE SIDE AM M LM m MM m d nM 9 RIGHT SIDE utero up Mi IL M uM 11 MU EM nM IAM ER m A 12 HOMESCREEN IVIEMERS e RT 13 Store Recall a Home Screen ConfiguratiOnDS sui iei e to redet pa rcx ava rie ERR 15 HOME SCREEN XPEAINED ce tete EE C LTEM E x MM Mi ud A eae 16 MP INAC OF NR ERE TENER 16 Tie code e s Um cU uM UM RI M ILLE m UE c LM LIU DL SEN eee 16 FICCI DIONNE Selectioliesdti ptem ure Ie eco eames Opus 16 UY WMC id DR ETE TD 16 SAN TTE REPE 16 Obie 28 9 Ra 118 TTE EM 17 MAIN us be PP 18 METADATA PAGE Du CR RN Un tea de en eu DEC Ser AL M EI I tank oda ass esi ea aa 18 PLAYBACK CONTROLIVIEN U MER T rcm 19 PRIMARY CARD RECORD ROUTING NOMAD LITE ONLY noa au neo nre 20 MIRROR RECORD ENABLES NOMAD LITE eu rive pas 20 PRIMARY CARD RECORD ROUTING NOMAD 10 AND 12 ccecceccecceccecescecceccueeecucceeseseececeeeseeeeeeseesseseeeeseeteeseceeeeeeeees 21 iubar OIA MENU ge
40. UT OFF Requires reboot INPUT TYPE Displays input configuration type see chart below The Input Configuration menu is used to select between AES inputs and other Nomad resources such as ZaxNet returns 3 and 4 and analog input 5 and 6 Put simply for Nomad s processors to handle the additional AES channels other input sources or ZaxNet may need to be deactivated The factory default is set up so that Nomad can handle one pair of AES inputs If more than one pair of AES inputs are required or you want to use ZaxNet IFB then the Input configuration must be changed Fifteen selections are provided to give you various combinations of AES inputs return 3 4 and analog input 5 6 and IFB If you are using ZaxNet you must set your input configuration to 8 or higher If the Input Configuration is changed you will need to re boot Nomad AES neur INPUT 3 4 OFF 36 MAIN MENU Mode Menu Transport Keys There are two ways that the multi function keys can be set to control the way Nomad will go into record stop and playback Shifted Mode If the transport key is set to shifted mode and you press the TC A MIX or ZNET key the menu associated with those keys will open When set to shifted mode to go into record playback or stop you would need shift those keys To shift press the MENU knob while simultaneously pressing the REC PLAY or STOP key While in shifted mode it is still possible to directly go into record play and st
41. alanced with low voltage microphones Tip biased to 5 Volts Ring Cold Biased to 5 Volts Sleeve Ground Headphone Output Connectors 1 4 TRS or 1 8 TRS Tip Signal Left Ring Signal Right Sleeve Signal ground Power Connector Hirose 4 Connector Pin 1 Ground Pin 2 Not Connected Pin 3 Not Connected Pin 4 DC 4 GPI Remote Roll USB Type A Pin 1 Not Connected Pin 2 Not Connected Pin 3 Connect to one leg of the toggle switch Pin 4 Connect to the other leg of the toggle switch When the toggle switch is closed the circuit will be completed 83 Zaxcom Nomad User s Manual Connector Pin Assignments USB to Mix 8 USB Type A to DB9M USB 9 Pin 1 1 Pin 2 9 Pin 3 Ping Pin 4 6 Case Pin 5 Shield AES Digital Input Output Connectors DB 15 Nomad uses a mini DB 15 AKA DE 15 connector for the AES digital input and output connectors 00000 row pins 5 4 3 2 1 Middle row pins 10 9 8 7 6 Bottom row pins 15 14 13 12 11 oa n f 3 on pom f m 2 OUT 2 OUT 3 ov iu 20 OUT 369 OUT 2 OUT 3 84 Zaxcom Nomad User s Manual Updating Firmware Updating Firmware Each Nomad is shipped with the latest firmware version installed When newer firmware becomes available it can be downloaded from the Zaxcom website http www zaxcom c
42. ant to create an MP3 of and toggle the STAR key you will see MP3 for that file Then when you are done to transfer the MP3 file from the primary card to a USB device or mirror compact flash card Go to My Nomad Mirror Settings File Type and select MP3 Then when you turn mirror mode to on Nomad will start writing the MP3 files to the selected mirror drive The file transfer is quick a 30 minute file will transfer in about 8 seconds 40 MAIN MENU Mode Menu MP3 Mix PAN COPY 5 6 OFF UFADER CYCLE 7 8 9 19 UFADER MODE uFaders FOLDER CHANGE METER PEAK HOLD 4666HS PUNCH IN ALLOWED PFL ROUTING ANALOG MP3 SUPPORT ON 96Kbps FIRST Select which record tracks you want to mirror as an MP3 Nomad will record up to two card tracks into the MP3 folder In the MP3 mix menu you will select which record tracks you want Nomad to create MP3 files of To select which record tracks will record as an MP3 choose one of the following options e FIRST CH Selects first record enabled track e LAST CH Selects the last record enabled track FIRST TWO Selects the first two record enabled tracks e LAST TWO Selects the last two record enabled tracks This allows you to create an MP3 of your mono mix track or two output buses and allows you to have your mix track as the first or last track If you select FIRST or LAST that will be the first or last track that is record enabled in the primary record enable matrix
43. ap around to the next line e Pressing and rotating the MENU knob will cause the highlighted box to move up and down e Press and hold the MENU knob for 1 second to toggle between upper and lower case letters e f you are inputting scene or take metadata you can select 1 to increment the value by 1 e To enter the text press and hold the headphone knob for 1 second or click on OK 72 NOMAD OPERATIONS False Start False Start Pressing and holding the STOP Key for 1 second you press stop will open the false start page From this page you can mark a take as a false start or just delete the file 4 ones Segment 5 PRESS Henu to HARK HOLD Menu to DELETE Press BACK to Cancel Scene 51 Take 5 Hote HOTES 73 NOMAD OPERATIONS ZaxNet Quick Start Guides ZaxNet Quick Start Guide TRX transmitter control 1 From Nomad a In the main menu select ZaxNet Setup b Scroll down and select input configure To be able to use ZaxNet make sure that input type is set to 8 or higher Power cycle Nomad Return to the ZaxNet setup menu Make sure IFB Mode is set to TX or TX RX Set the TX channel to the frequency you ll be using to send command on Tip There are several smart phone apps which will show you what Wi Fi frequencies are being used in your area This can be useful in selecting an open frequency g Scroll down to group code and pick a number Unless you re using multiple Zaxcom IFB transmitters you can just
44. ard tracks have Tone Card Track Slate Enables This matrix lets you assign which card tracks have the slate microphone assigned to it Choose which card tracks haue Slate Card Tracks Com Enables This matrix lets you assign which card tracks have the com microphone assigned to it Choose which card tracks have COM 66 NOMAD OPERATIONS Bus Key Card Routing Nomad 10 and 12 Only These matrices allow you to route the analog inputs digital inputs returns and output busses to the card tracks on Nomad 10 and 12 The card mix matrices are broken down as 1 4 5 8 and 9 12 to additional groups of card tracks can be accessed from the bus menu For Nomad Lite routing please see page 30 DIGITAL INPUTS 1 2 4 4 5 Press BUS For more Press BUS for more To toggle to the next matrix press the BUS Key The top line of the three pages indicates the following sources e Analog Inputs 1 6 e 01 02 03 04 Output Buses 1 4 e R1 R2 R3 RA 5 Inputs camera returns line input 7 10 e Digital Inputs 1 8 the RED in the top line mean that those digital inputs can t be assigned because they are not available To make the inputs available adjust the input configure in the mode menu Bus routing is fully cross faded so the selection may be changed while in Record mode Setting a Cross Point Rotate the MENU knob to scroll through the matrix Stop in the matrix at the intersection of the input channel an
45. ast Segment in Folder 2889 is 655 Erase Current Primary Folder This menu allows you to delete an entire folder from the compact flash card Press to erase Folder 2001 5 segs Press BACK to Exit Ready 3166 free Mirroring 166 rec time 66 66 14 WARNING If you have already mirrored a folder and do not want to erase the folder from the mirror card remove the mirror card before erasing If you do not the folder will be erased from both the primary and mirror card Format Primary Card This menu is where the primary CF card is formatted This process will take about 4 minutes to complete Press to Format Primary Card Press BACK to Exit Ready 31GB free Mirroring 166 rec time 66 66 14 24 MAIN MENU My Nomad Primary Card ISO Attenuation The NeverClip inputs allow large signals to travel through the digital mixing engine using 32 bit floating point numbers Once these large signals are recorded into a 24 bit WAV or MARF file the advantage of floating point math is lost and these signals can clip if you don t use a card limiter m h a IAI 1 ba CHOOSE PRIMARY FOLDER DELETE LAST SEGHENT ERASE CURRENT FOLDER FORMAT PRIMARY CARD 150 ATTENUATION 150 ATTEN ENABLE EDIT CURRENT FOLDER NAME 7661 ISO Attenuation allows ISO record tracks to be attenuated by a user selectable fixed amount of 6 12 18 or 24 dB This allows audio to be recorded even if its dynamic range would normally be t
46. corded on the primary and mirror CF cards It is not necessary to remove record enable cross points from the mirror matrix If a primary card track is not enabled nothing will be recorded on the primary card and therefore nothing will be written to the mirror card This allows you to leave all of the mirror tracks enabled and it makes it unnecessary to change the tracks being mirrored every time you change the record routing NOTE If the sample rate is set to 88 2 kHz or 96 kHz only eight primary and mirror tracks can be selected and recorded 21 MAIN MENU My Nomad Recording Setup My Nomad Menu The My Nomad menu sets the parameters of the primary recording and mirroring functions of Nomad Please note that Nomad will automatically create a new file when the file size reaches 2GB This will be a seamless transmission with no loss of audio The take number will add the letter a letter for each time Nomad creates a new file So for example if the first take is over 2GB the take numbers would be Take1 and Take 1a HIRR OFF WRITE SOUND REPORT PRIMARY CARD MIRROR SETTINGS MIRROR DRIVE HirtCF Primary status 1368 FREE Mirror status 481MB FREE Mirror Mode Options e OFF Nomad will not mirror any files e ON Nomad will only start to mirror a file once the unit has gone into stop mode e CONTINUOUS When Nomad is recording the audio is copied to the mirror card immediately after it is written to the primary card Depending
47. d output bus where you want to send that specific input Press the MENU knob to cycle through the available cross points which are e X The input will be sent to the output bus post fader e P input will be sent to the output bus pre fader e X The input will be sent to the output bus post fader with phase inverted e The input will be sent to the output bus pre fader with phase inverted To add the optional phase invert while you are in this matrix press the STAR key Then by pressing the MENU knob you will now be able to cycle through the selections with phase invert 67 N OPERATIONS PFL Ke Pressing the PFL Key Pressing the PFL Key puts Nomad into Pre Fader Listen mode Once the PFL key is pressed the name in the Headphone Monitor field is replaced with PFL alternating with the selected channel number s that are being monitored To change what is being listened to press the input number keys you want to listen to If you press and hold a second key that channel is added to the PEL Listening to input 4 only Listening to inputs 2 4 and 5 To go back to normal listening press the HEADPHONE knob Nomad will remember the last PFL selection SO when you return to PFL mode the channel s you exited on will be the channels s that will come back when you hit the PFL key 68 NOMAD OPERATIONS Setup Key Pressing the Setup key Analog Setup Menu Pressing the setup Key will take you to th
48. devo EH Vcr duc ae media UH OE 48 SOU THM AiG Dat eer 48 Compressor Enables suele ci via rod seii N MI UMEN MEE MI EN LM DE MCCC DUE 48 Input Compressor Parameter AG USE a5 arbe e boo piu 49 Output Compressor Parameter AGUST an ooi bt E ened eco asennad eee 49 Compressor occae teuer oem dr veo Cede toca ipe de IN 49 MONIKO NAMES a ex 50 IEEE PH 50 Track Name Preset 50 Note Preset EOIE Siete 51 Warnings SLU Ds Em 51 tur pe mL 52 Internal External Slate LEVES c6 eee 52 Renin 124 Input Levels Line Level Inputs 0 mae 52 Digital Inputs 1 8 LGVels cucoioeiik uie pa a EIE Oe URDU CT HEIE CUIU UEM Dr Lae aR 52 Input CI m M 52 Output mette viste tb tan vmi notati dde ad ssec qt ed 53 MLR SC TAS OUMU BUS Eeyelsoaii A datio ose et ud Messa ostia toca 53 Mono Tape Output BUS i EET EYED UR REDE EUR RE ee I ee A DO 53 EGDIBIIBUUe SS icu esc iut nct Ene Ls oe IN SM ME 53 D m TER 53 Tran SOO dc EU TE 54 nm MiTo c MU HP T 54 coup nor
49. dia 81 Zaxcom Nomad User s Manual Syncing to a Denecke Slate Syncing Nomad to a Denecke Slate The LTC stream out of the Nomad has a jitter in the time code signal at 29 97 fps and 23 976 fps This can result in the Denecke TS C or the TS 3 slates identifying the wrong code if you set the slate to Auto Set position 5 In addition if you use Auto Set you will experience a time code drift You don t need to replace your slates The Denecke slate and Nomad can sync perfectly When setting the slate to receive time code at 29 97 or 23 976 do not use the auto set mode Just simply set the rotary dial to the corresponding time code frame rate When you sync the slate you will see Sync Err message in the slate Simply ignore it The slate will accept the sync and the slate and Nomad will stay in perfect sync with each other 82 Zaxcom Nomad User s Manual Connector Pin Assignments Nomad Connector Assignments Audio Input Output Connectors XLR 3 Pin 1 Ground Pin 2 Signal Pin 3 Signal Audio Input Output Connectors TA 5 Pin 1 Ground Pin 2 Channel A Left Pin 3 Channel A Left Pin 4 Channel B Right Pin 5 Channel Right Mono amp Tape Output Connectors 1 8 TRS or 1 8 TS Tip Ring N C Sleeve Ground Slate Microphone Input Connector 1 8 TRS This is a balanced input and can be used with dynamic microphones It can also be used unb
50. e Auto Mix PPP OUT will be routed to When assigning Auto Mix to an output mix bus that bus should not have any thing assigned to it If something is assigned to an output bus with the Auto Mixer the assigned audio will be mixed into the Auto Mix essentially defeating the Auto Mixer To verify that nothing is assigned go to the output bus assign matrix and make sure that nothing is assigned to that bus 43 MAIN MENU Auto Mixer Using the Auto Mixer 01 38 17 08 HP 7 rec time 88 86 15 Auto Mix indicator Active channel indicator i THE INP INPUT INP INP e The Auto Mixer menu can be accesses from the main menu After the Auto Mixer is enabled you can the access the menu by pressing the A MIX key on Nomad Unless MP3 support is turned on in that case the A Mix key toggles the MP3 recording marker e After your inputs are assigned to the Auto Mixer the letter A will appear to the right of the meter for that input e When that input is active the A will be replaced by a blue dot indicating that the input is being included in the mix If multiple microphones are opened at the same time Nomad will display a blue dot for each active input e f return inputs 7 10 are being used the virtual fader will appear over the meters for those inputs To adjust the levels on those inputs press the Menu knob to highlight that fader Then by rotating the menu knob will adjust the level to that input
51. e analog setup menu where you can adjust the parameters of the 10 analog inputs After pressing the setup key pressing one of the multi function keys will jump to the setup menu of the corresponding input channel 1 through 10 TYPE COMPRESSOR PHANTOM DELAY HIXS TRIN HPF HPF FREQ 40 30 Scroll for additional menu items Adjustable Parameters e Input Trim Adjusts the input trim e Input Type Selectable between mic level and line level e Input Compressor Turns on the input compressor and set compressor groups e 48 Volt Phantom Power Turns on or off phantom power e Input Delay Adjust the input audio delay and is variable from OMS to 100MS in 1MS increments e Mix 8 Trim Choose between Normal and ZaxNet e Normal The trim knobs on the mix 8 adjust the input trim e ZaxNet The trim knobs control the TRX gain remotely TRX with the unit code set to 001 is knob 1 TRX with unit code 002 is knob 2 etc e High Pass Filter Turning on the HPF turns on a fixed frequency hardware filter Adjusting the frequency adjusts a software filter that is adjustable between 40Hz to 230Hz e Two Variable Notch Filters Notch filters with independent adjustable frequencies e Phase Invert Input Compressor Linking When using a stereo or surround microphone the input compressors limiters should be linked to insure that the spatial integrity of the signal is maintained Nomad allows you to create three separate compres
52. e that setup to be active when cycling through this set up as you are listening Press the headphone knob to advance to the next matrix To exit press and hold the headphone knob You can add a custom name to each setup matrix for easy identification To add a name go to the monitor name menu in ENG menu NH WM HB W To easily monitor your recorded tracks simply set up a matrix and name it PLAY Then when you press play from Nomad this matrix will automatically be routed to your main headphones so you can monitor your recorded tracks Then when you press stop Nomad will automatically jump to the matrix that was being monitored Headphone matrix setup to decode MS stereo The following is the proper setting for M S headphone decoding This example uses card track 1 as the Mid and card track 2 as the Side To add the optional phase invert press the STAR key when the headphone setup matrix Then by pressing the MENU knob you will be able to select phase invert Phase invert will be shown with an X and a line above it 70 NOMAD OPERATIONS Tone Setup Setting Up and Engaging Tone Assigning Tone to Output Busses To assign tone to an output bus press the BUS Key and go to the analog assign matrix to select which output bus will receive tone when tone is engaged Please note that only the busses with tone routed to it will output the slate tone when the visual time code slate tone is activated R 5 C T
53. each take UB Date Style If you chose to assign the date as the user bits the UB date style determines how the date is displayed within the user bits You can choose European or US TEST EU E nnppvv Auto Date Jam If the auto date jam is set to on Nomad will automatically jam the user bits to the internal date upon boot up If this is set to off the user bits will stay as previously set 61 NOMAD OPERATIONS A Mix Key Pressing the A MIX Key e When Auto Mix is enabled pressing A MIX will display the Auto Mix menu providing MP3 is not enabled See the Auto Mixer section of this manual for Auto Mix operations When Auto Mix is off pressing A MIX will take you to the Metadata menu 62 NOMAD OPERATIONS ZaxNet Key Pressing the Z Net Key ZaxNet transmitter control TRX FREQUENCY 546 FA 8 Pressing the Z Net Key will take you into the ZaxNet transmitter control menu Then if you press one of the multi function keys 1 through 8 you will choose which ZaxNet transmitter s parameters you can adjust The channel number will represent the unit code on the TRX transmitter that you want to control So for example channel 1 will control a TRX transmitter with a unit code set to 1 and channel 2 will control a TRX with a unit code set to 2 TRX Frequency This is where the frequency of the Zaxcom TRX wireless transmitter can be change from Rotating the MENU knob will change the frequency After
54. ed and new notes names can be created Each note can be up to 22 characters long AIRPLANE CIRCLE TAKE AMBIENCE TONE 28 888 WILD TRACK EXCELLENT 2 C uU I Go ha 11 s aa Warnings Setup EDIT NOTE PRESET The warning setup menu manages the audible alerts that are sent to the main headphones These warnings will also be displayed on the LCD screen Once one of the warnings is displayed press the headphone knob to acknowledge and dismiss the warning WARNING INT BATT THRESHOLD EXT BATT WARNING EXT BATT THRESHOLD HP BEEP LOUDNESS HP BEEP BATTERY HP BEEP LOW DISK HP BEEP REC STUP There is a separate user adjustable voltage cutoff for both internal and external battery if you are not using the internal battery it is recommended to turn that warning off Set the volume level of the warning beep 51 MAIN MENU ENG Setup Menu Input Levels Adjust This menu manages the audio input levels for the internal slate external slate camera returns and digital inputs Liat INT EXT SLATE LEVEL dB RET1 LEVEL BdBu RET2 LEUEL IHA BdBu INS 1 6 BdBu IN BdBu INE EXTRA INPUT GAIN dB RET LEVEL RET4 LEVEL dBu DIGITAL IN1 DIGITAL 2 B dBu DIGITAL ING B dBu Scroll for additional menu items Internal amp External Slate Levels This allows you to adjust the internal and external slate microphone levels The levels a
55. eded in a data entry field press it for the number channel 2 e When a B for user bits is required double click it e When MP3 support is turned on and recording press it to toggle for MP3 marking 5 STOP LED Indicates Nomad is in stop mode and Nomad is neither recording nor playing back 6 ZNET STOP 3 C multi function key e n shifted mode e A quick press will open up the ZaxNet adjust menu e Pressed and held for one second will stop recording or stop playback e In unshifted mode e A quick press will stop recording or playback e After stopping recording press amp hold for one second opens the false start page e When a number is needed in a data entry field press it for the number channel 3 e When a C for user bits is required double click it 7 NOMAD LAYOUT Front Panel 7 10 11 12 13 14 25 16 17 BUS 4 0 multi function key e When in the ENG home page a single press allows you to adjust the quick pan matrix e Asecond press or a press from any other home page takes you into the bus routing menu e When a number is needed in a data entry field press it for the number channel 4 e When a D for user bits is required double click it PFL 5 E multi function key Pressing from any home page put nomad into pre fader listen mode e When a number is needed in a data entry field press it for the number channel 5 e When an E for user bits is required double click i
56. en as an MP3 file Time Code Shows the current time code Headphone Selection Displays which headphone matrix is being monitored You can custom name your headphone set up see headphone naming in the ENG menu e f the PFL key is pressed the name in the Headphone Monitor field is replaced with PFL alternating with the selected channel number s as follows Shows what is being listened to in PFL mode e Press the multi function key corresponding to input to select a channel to PFL If you want to listen to multiple channels at the same time just press and hold an additional multi function key for approximately 1 second to add that channel to the PFL circuit e Press the headphone knob to restore normal headphone monitoring Battery Indicator Displays the power source I Internal E External a numeric display of the current voltage Nomad will always automatically switch to the higher voltage source first Save Indicator A moving pixel on bottom of screen moving right to left indicates that the Nomad is saving a parameter setting to its memory If you power down while the pixel is moving the settings will not be saved 16 MAIN MENU Meter Screens Card Information Field e Top Line Displays available mirror card space e Second Line Mirror file progress displays what percentage of mirroring is done e Third Line This line will alternate between e Time left on the primary card e Segment number and total
57. ers unless authorized to do so by Zaxcom or an authorized Service Center accident or mishandling while in the possession of someone other than Zaxcom e Product was not sold to you as new Additional Limitations on Warranty Zaxcom s warranty does not cover Product which has been received improperly packaged altered or physically abused 90 FCC Notice NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation The equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Changes or modifications t
58. f the camera has trouble receiving time code advance to the TC OUTPUT LEVEL and adjust the voltage until the camera recognizes the time code 3 In Nomad go to the BUS routing menu select Tape IFB out and select what audio you would like to send to the ERX You can use any combination of card tracks outputs or returns 000 m 76 NOMAD OPERATIONS Basic ENG EFP Bag Operations ENG EFP Bag Operation ENG mode was created to aid in mixing and recording when you are involved in a run and situation In ENG mode you can pan and mix all 10 inputs right from the ENG Home screen STOP 00 48 25 11 HP 1 Ready 316B free mz Mirroring 100 DLE time 66 66 14 210 Busses 1 and 2 Left Right Output 1 123 4 b 6 R1 R2 R3 R4 Hii didis f Panning matrix 1 o Input trim In the ENG Home page you will see e Output busses 1 and 2 Left Right e 10 channel routing matrix where you can pan inputs 1 10 You can pan to L left R right or C center e Input meter that follows AutoTrim ENG Panning The pan routing matrix is essentially a shortcut to the output bus assign matrix From this matrix you can route post fade analog inputs to a pair of outputs busses When you make a change in the ENG pan routing matrix it actually adjusts the routing in the output bus assign matrix If you are feeding more than one camera you may want to add additional pairs to follow the routing This means t
59. file will represent that take from the time you press record to the time you press stop If you were to record 2 tracks for that same take Nomad will produce 2 files one representing track 1 and the other representing track 2 A BWAV POLY file creates one file for that take even if the take was recorded has multiple tracks So with a POLY file if a take is only 1 track the file would be 1 track If the take was 2 tracks it would still be one file with both tracks This is often referred to as being 2 tracks wide Similarly if 6 tracks were recorded it would still be only one file 6 tracks wide File Resolution Select This sets the bit depth that Nomad will mirror files at You can choose 16 bit or 24 bit eee BITS FILE aU MIRTLE 24 BITS File Naming Protocol This sets the way your individual files are named 2001001 Creates a file name in the format of Folder Name and Segment Number This is the default file naming protocol where the file name consists of the Folder Name 2001 or whatever name you create followed by the Segment Number for example 045 so for example a file name would be Z001045 WAV folder name file number that would be followed by Z001046WAV 1 T2 2001 Creates a file name in the format of Scene Take Folder Name and Segment Number For example if you record scene 1 Take 2 in folder Z001 and the segment number is 45 the file name will be 1 T2 Z001045 WAV Warning when using this naming option d
60. hat buses 3 amp 4 and 5 amp 6 can also be routed to follow the pan routing done on this home screen To add pairs go to the MODE menu and enable the appropriate pan copy PAN COPY 3 4 Output Busses 3 amp 4 will follow the selections made PAN COPY 5 6 OFF in the ENG Home Screen Outputs 5 amp 6 will NOT Please note that by default 1 amp 2 are always enabled Once panning is enabled in the ENG home screen press the BUS Key to enter and highlight the PAN routing matrix Then rotate the MENU Knob to select the input you want to pan Pressing the MENU Knob will cycle the assignment as L C and R to each input pair that was selected If you set prevent empty pan to ON in the advanced ENG menu you remove the blank option leaving only L C R 12 3 5 6 R1R2R3 R4 The pan matrix shows where each channel will be outputted to RC the L left R right C both Pressing the MENU knob will advance the selection pressing and hold will go back 77 NOMAD OPERATIONS Basic ENG EFP Bag Operations AutoTrim AutoTrim eliminates the need for a separate hardware trim knob for each analog input AutoTrim mode can be enabled in Mode page When AutoTrim is enabled and a fader is touched two things come into play e The blue LED next to the fader illuminates to indicate that channel is active for AutoTrim e The MENU knob functions as the input trim for that channel Turning the MENU Knob adjusts the trim level for tha
61. he ENG Home screen e NONE e Input 7 ONLY Inputs 7 8 Inputs 7 8 9 Inputs 7 8 9 10 MODE AUTO TRIM OFF AUTO PAN OFF INPUT CONFIGURE gt TRANSPORT KEYS SHIFTED GPI REMOTE ROLL OFF MIXS8 OFF COPY 3 4 OFF PAN COPY 5 6 OFF Shows which inputs will be active UFADER CYCLE 7 8 9 18 lt P when the Virtual Fader is activated Note if you need to access the Main Menu from the ENG meter screen while the VFader mode is active you will need to press and hold the MENU knob for approximately 1 5 seconds 37 MAIN MENU Mode Menu VFader Mode VFader mode lets you choose to control the fader only or alternate between fader and trim controls for the inputs that you chose to be active in the VFADER CYCLE INPUT CONFIGURE TRANSPORT KEYS SHIFTED GPI REMOTE ROLL OFF MIXS OFF PAN COPY 3 4 OFF PAN COPY 5 6 OFF CYCLE 7 8 9 18 UFADER MODE uFad tTrin Ji When the virtual fader is active the bottom meter on the ENG Meter Screen will display what you will be controlling Either fader only or fader and trim for an input channel can be selected Fader Icon Trim Icon INPUT 7 I iia i Virtual fader mode is only active while in the ENG meter Screen To control inputs 7 10 e Press the MENU knob and the bottom meter on the ENG meter screen will display what input you will be controlling with the MENU knob e f the fader icon is displayed the MENU knob will adjust the
62. he MENU knob to cycle through the available cross points which are X P X The input will be sent the output bus post fader The input will be sent to the output bus pre fader The input will be sent to the output bus post fader with phase inverted The input will be sent to the output bus pre fader with phase inverted To add the optional phase invert while you are in this matrix press the STAR key Then by pressing the MENU knob you will now be able to cycle through the selections with phase invert Power cycling the unit will reset it to no inversion mode but will keep your phase invert choice 64 NOMAD OPERATIONS Bus Key Mono Out Matrix This matrix lets you set what audio is routed to the mono out connector 1927974 5 6 7 8 10 4 Card Tracks E gt gt gt OUT Output Busses PPP RET Returns MONO OUT Tape IFB Out This Matrix lets you set what audio is routed to the tape out connector The tape out matrix also routes what audio is sent to the IFB feed The IFB feed can be received by a Zaxcom ERX receiver 1523 h5 6 7 8 9 10 Card Tracks Output Busses Returns TAPE IFB OUT Headphone 2 This matrix lets you sets what audio is routed to the Headphone 2 connector 12 3 56 7 8 9 18 he RET 123 4 5 6 7 8 9 1B 65 NOMAD OPERATIONS Bus Key Card TrackTone Enable This matrix lets you assign which card tracks have tone assigned to it Choose which c
63. he software to do so The boot loader software is already contained within Nomads software Debug Bits This 15 a factory diagnostic setting and should stay set to 0 Dynamic 48V This adjusts how Nomad will supply 48 volt phantom power to analog microphones OFF 48 volt behavior is normal and 48 volt power is always available Power Save The 48 volt supply is only turned on when one or more input channel have 48V turned on So if you aren t running any phantom powered microphones and don t have phantom power turned on in any of the inputs Nomad will shut off the internal phantom power supply e Auto Kill turns off the 48 volt power supply when Nomad is running on a low voltage power source below 10V to prevent possible damage to the 48V supply Processor Speed This will adjust the speed of Nomads processor to allow for faster mirroring e Normal is the typical setting that would be used e Fast 1 will increase mirroring speed You can leave the processor speed set to fast 1 though if you experience any crashing or odd behavior change the processor speed to normal e Fast 2 This is currently the same setting at Fast 1 55 MAIN MENU ENG Advanced Setup Menu USB Status This page will display if the USB drive is ready for mirroring Allow Logging Allow logging will turn on the logging feature which will allow Nomad to log warning and error messages which then can be used by the factory to diagnose your N
64. leave this set to 1 h Set transport CMDS to slaved 2 Turn on your Zaxcom transmitter while holding down the MENU key to access the extended menu a Press the MENU key to get to the IFB receive frequency page Make sure that the 2 4 GHz frequency on the TRX transmitter is the same as the one that you selected in Nomad s ZaxNet setup menu Press the MENU key to go to the TC Jam Mode Make sure that it s set to Auto Load Press the MENU key to go to the TC Source Set it to IFB RF so that the TRX is receiving TC wirelessly from Nomad d Press the MENU key to go to the remote control group ID Make sure that the group ID number on the TRX transmitter matches the number that was chosen in the ZaxNet setup menu e Press the MENU key to enter the remote control unit ID This number will correspond to the ZaxNet input on Nomad For example 001 on the unit code will correspond to input 1 on the Nomad 002 will correspond to input 2 on the Nomad etc f Press the MENU key until you get to the allow IFB remote control This should be set to ON g Power cycle the transmitter to save your settings 3 If you d like to assign a Nomad fader to control the transmitter gain a Go to the main menu and select fader assign b When you see the matrix press the Star key c In the routing matrix select the appropriate box and press the MENU knob until it displays a Z The Z cross point tells the fader to control the transmitter s gain via ZaxNet 4
65. mad will accept any unlocked AES signal with a sampling rate of 44 1 to 96 kHz The dynamic range of the sample rate conversion is 124 dB offering completely transparent conversion of digital audio from one sample rate to another The DB 15 connector can be wired with separate XLR 3 style inputs outputs four inputs and three outputs Each is a stereo pair 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Time Code Output connector BNC Time Code Input connector BNC Internal Battery Door The Silver knob rotates clockwise to lock the battery compartment door WARNING Use ONLY NiMH rechargeable or Lithium batteries If you use ANY other chemistry they will EXPLODE and can SEVERLY damage or DESTROY the unit ZaxNet RF connector SMA F Serial connector Connection for Zaxcom FP8 fader panel or Mix 8 control panel Compact Flash Card Mirror Media Slot USB port Nomad 8 and 12 only Used for recording to USB drives or attaching a USB keyboard Nomad 8 and 12 only NOMAD LAYOUT Left Side Panel Always observe the correct battery polarity The negative contact on the battery is always connected to the spring contact in the carrier Battery Compartment Area behind the door view 10 Micro SD Media Slot For factory use 11 Compact Flash Card Primary Media Slot 12 Internal Battery Compartment NOTE Insert the battery carrier correctly If you insert with the contacts reversed it will do no harm to the unit Nomad just won t turn on
66. menu is where the brightness of Nomad s LEDs is adjusted This is a global setting meaning that all LED lights will be set to the same brightness 53 MAIN MENU ENG Setup Menu Transport Keys There are two ways that the multi function keys can be set to control the way Nomad will go into record stop and playback Please note this menu has the same functionality of the transport key menu that is in in the mode menu Shifted Mode If the transport key is set to shifted mode and you press the TC A MIX or ZNET key the menu associated with those keys will open When set to shifted mode to go into record playback or stop you would need shift those keys To shift press the MENU knob while simultaneously pressing the REC PLAY or STOP key While in shifted mode it is still possible to directly go into record play and stop with a single key press by pressing and holding the transport key for 1 5 seconds Unshifted Mode If the transport key is set to unshifted mode and you press the REC PLAY or STOP keys Nomad will go into record playback or stop In unshifted mode to display the TC A MIX or ZNET menus it is necessary to press the MENU knob while pressing the TC A MIX or ZNET key Tone Frequency Adjust This menu adjusts the frequency of the reference tone The range is 20 to 20 000 Hz Tone Level This menu adjusts the output level of reference tone The range is 90 to OdB Please not it is recommended for most applications to keep
67. mix for that input e f the blue trim icon is displayed the MENU knob will control the input trim of that input Folder Change Folder change allows Nomad to automatically change the mirror folder to follow the selected primary folder If AutoChange is selected and you change the primary folder the mirror folder will change to the same folder TRANSPORT KEYS SHIFTED GPI REMOTE ROLL OFF HIXS OFF PAN COPY 3 4 OFF PAN COPY 5 6 OFF VFADER CYCLE 7 8 9 18 UFADER MODE vFad Trim FOLDER CHANGE 38 MAIN MENU Mode Menu Meter Peak Hold Set Meter peak hold sets the duration the peak indicator white vertical bar within the meter is held after the audio hits that peak The range is 400 5 8000MS with a step value of 200MS MODE TRANSPORT KEVS SHIFTED GPI REMOTE ROLL OFF MIX8 OFF PAN COPY 3 4 OFF PAN COPY 5 6 OFF UFADER CYCLE 7 8 9 18 UFADER MODE vFad Trim FOLDER CHANGE AutoChange GC 2222 OMS Punch In Punch in allows you to turn on the ability to start a new segment while recording If punch in is ALLOWED you can create a new file while recording by pressing or press holding the REC key depending if you are in shifted or un shifted mode If it is DISABLED you cannot manually create a new file while recording If you turn on the Rec Stop warning option in the ENG Home screen there will be an audible beep when a new file is created The beep is heard in the main headphones only and is not sent to
68. mono out Assigns which Card tracks will be limited Assigns which Output Bus will be limited Tape Out Mono Out 48 MAIN MENU ENG Setup Menu Input Compressor Parameter Adjust This menu sets the parameters for the input compressor The Input Compressor settings are global meaning that the settings adjusted here will be the same for all input Channels Output Compressor Parameter Adjust This menu sets the parameters for the output compressor settings The output compressor settings are global meaning that the settings adjusted here will be the same for all output busses The parameter for the output compressors allows you to add makeup gain DECAY 5 THRESH 6uB RATIO 4 821 GAIN B dB Card Compressor Parameters This menu sets the parameters for the card compressor settings The card compressor settings are global meaning that the settings adjusted here will be the same for all card tracks The parameter for the output compressors allows you to add makeup gain 49 MAIN MENU ENG Setup Menu Monitor Names This menu allows you to customize the headphone monitor names that appear in the home screens Once you click on a particular HP number you will be taken to the keyboard that will allow you to enter text Once you are finished entering in the headphone name press and hold the menu knob If you create a headphone name labeled PLAY when you go into playback mode Nomad will automatically jump to this
69. mple rate time code user bits frame rate or track count After these parameters are changed the buffer will start to re build Note that prerecord is only available when the sample is set to 48048 or lower AutoTrim AutoTrim is a feature that makes the menu knob act an individual trim knob for all you analog inputs When AutoTrim is turned on in the mode menu and you adjust a fader the blue LED next to that fader will illuminate indicating the input routed to that fader will be trimmed when you rotate the menu knob When you adjust another fader the trim function will move to that input Input being controlled _ Trim Level Indicator AutoPan AutoPan is a feature that causes the COM key act as a pan knob When AutoPan is turned on in the mode menu and you adjust a fader the blue LED next to that fader will illuminate indicating the input routed to that fader will be panned when the COM key is pressed AutoPan is active from any meter screen When pressing the COM key the panning for the illuminated channel will cycle from left to center to right to blank unless Prevent Empty Pan is turned ON then the blank option will not be cycled through As you pan with AutoPan the headphone display will temporally show which input is panned to which position A1 L 1 A1 R Analog input 1 panned Left Center Right 35 MAIN MENU Mode Menu ins NOTUM Set RES 1 2 AES 3 4 AES 5 6 RES 7 8 RET 3 4 ANALOG 5 6 ON IFE INP
70. nected time code source or jam time code and user bits from Nomads internal calendar and clock NOTE Nomad contains a battery backed real time clock This clock is used to maintain running time code and internal calendar It is advised to change the battery every 2 to 3 years The battery that maintains the time code and clock is a CR2320 3V coin cell battery e JAM TC Jams Nomads TC from an external source such as a camera or a master TC unit e JAM UB Jams Nomads user bits from an external source such as a camera or a master TC unit e JAM DATE Nomads user bits are created from Nomads internal calendar e JAM TIME TC is created from Nomads internal clock NOMAD OPERATIONS Time Code Key Enter Time Code QO 00 00 05 ENTER ENTER UB Manually entering time code 1 Press the MENU knob to highlight ENTER TC 2 Rotate the MENU knob to select the desired position 3 Press the numeric function keys to enter a numeric value 4 Once you enter the last digit the time code is entered immediately and jammed Manually entering user bits Press the MENU knob to highlight ENTER UB Rotate the MENU knob to select the desired position Each character position can take a hex number 0 9 A F To enter A F double click the number keys 1 6 Once you enter the last digit the user bits are entered immediately 60 NOMAD OPERATIONS Time Code Key Time Code Setup Menu FREE RUH
71. ness and always attempts to provide you with the very best service No limited warranty is provided by Zaxcom unless your Nomad Product was purchased from an authorized distributer or authorized reseller Distributers may sell Product to resellers who then sell Product to end users Please see below for warranty information or obtaining service No warranty service is provided unless the Product is returned to Zaxcom Inc or a Zaxcom dealer in the region where the Product was first shipped by Zaxcom Warranty Policy The Product carries a Standard Warranty Period of one 1 year NOTE The warranty period commences from the date of delivery from the Zaxcom dealer or reseller to the end user There are no warranties which extend beyond the face of the Zaxcom limited warranty Zaxcom disclaims all other warranties express or implied regarding the Product including any implied warranties of merchantability fitness for a particular purpose or non infringement In the United States some laws do not allow the exclusion of the implied warranties Troubleshooting amp Repair Services No Product should be returned to Zaxcom without first going through some basic troubleshooting steps with the dealer you purchased your gear from To return a product for repair service go to the Zaxcom Repair Services page http www zaxcom com repairs fill in your information there is need to call the factory for an RMA Then send your item s securel
72. ntrol knob Auto Trim LED of 6 total Indicates which fader is active for AutoTrim and Auto PAN SLT 8 0 key e Press and hold it to activate the slate mic e When a number is needed in a data entry field or need to select a channel number e Press it for the number channel 8 e Double click it for the number channel MENU knob SHIFT key e From the Home page press it to access the main menu Note If you have virtual fader engaged you have to push and hold to access the main menu e Turn it to scroll through the items on a page e Press to select a page item e Shortcut While scrolling through a parameter with a long list pressing the MENU knob while turning it will of speed up the scroll speed by 10 times 8 NOMAD LAYOUT Left Side Panel Left Side EM Sea P4 ETES i 2 AES In Out TC Wut gt g E r i t Mirror Card Primary Card External Power Connector Hirose 4F 10 to 18 VDC 1 2 A 12 VDC WARNING Do NOT connect the external power connector to a source higher than 18 0 VDC This is the ABSOLUTE upper limit You can damage the unit s power supply and require it to be sent in for maintenance and will not be covered under the warrantee AES Input Output connector DE 15F Nomad has four AES input pairs and three AES output pairs The input has a sample rate conversion allowing each input to have a different sampling rate No
73. o not create a scene or take with any characters other than letters or numbers e 1 T2 Creates a file name in the format of Scene and Take separated by and underscore For example if you record scene 1 Take 2 in folder Z001 and the segment number is 45 the file name will be 1 T2 WAV Warning when using this naming option avoid creating duplicate file names within a folder if duplicate file names are created the files will not mirror properly e 1T2 Creates file name in the format of Scene and Take with no separation For example if you record Scene is 1 Take 2 in folder Z001 and the segment number is 45 the file name will be 1T2 WAV Warning when using this naming option avoid creating duplicate file names within a folder if duplicate file names are created the files will not mirror properly Please note that all segment numbers will be a three digit number The first file in a folder will always be 001 Mirror Options This setting allows Nomad to stay in the last mirror mode setting before being been powered off If this option is set to OFF any time Nomad is powered down it changes the mirror mode to OFF and when powering back up you will need to turn mirroring back on regardless what your mirror setting was set to Even if Nomad is setup to allow mirroring mode to be remembered after a power cycle if a CF card is not installed in the mirror slot after the unit boots up mirror mode will be turned off and must be
74. o this equipment not expressly approved by Zaxcom Inc could void the user s authority to operate it 91
75. odes to allow you to control a specific group of transmitters that have the same group code For example setting a Group Code to 1 allows Nomad to control all Group 1 transmitters Setting it to 2 allows you to control all Group 2 transmitters Group codes can be set from 1 to 99 TX Power TX power adjusts the transmit power of the ZaxNet transmitter The power range is O through 7 with 7 being the highest Transport Commands If set to slaved Zaxcom wireless transmitters that are being controlled by ZaxNet will start stop recording each time Nomad starts stops recording Power Roll Mode Power roll allows the transmitters that are being controlled via ZaxNet to increase its output power level when Nomad goes into record and decrease to a lower power setting when you stop recording By decreasing the power level when you are not recording allows you to conserve the battery on the transmitter To use Power Roll the TRX transmitter Power Roll setting must be set to Deva Trigger e ALWAYS LOW The transmitter will always run at the low power setting e DYNAMIC The transmitter will run at low power between takes and automatically go into high power when Nomad goes into record e ALWAYS HIGH The transmitter will always be run at the high power setting TRX Off On TRX off on controls the power status for the TRX wireless transmitters power e ON The transmitter is fully ON e WAKE UP Wakes up any TRX transmitter that has its powe
76. om software updates Newer version of beta software may be found on the Zaxcom Forums http www zaxcom com forum Upgrading the Firmware Format a compact flash card using a PC or Mac Using PC or Mac download the new software named NomadProgFile vX XX bin and copy it to the card Insure that a set of fully charged batteries are installed or a stable power supply is connected With Nomad powered down insert the CF card containing the bin file into the mirror slot Make sure only one bin file is on the card Press and hold the STAR key while turning on Nomad Once the Preparing to burn ROM line is displayed you can release the STAR key After the SUCCESS line is displayed cycle the power Verify that Nomad is running the version you just installed in the about nomad menu After updating the software it is generally advised to perform a Restore to Factory Defaults De mue O CON oO Ul 85 Zaxcom Nomad User s Manual Specifications Nomad Specifications Hardware Analog Inputs Channel Count Mic Line 6 Line only 4 camera return or line level inputs Connector Mic Line XLR 3F Line only TA 5F Input Range Mic level 56 dBu to 26 dBu Line level 10 dBu to 8 dBu Phantom Power 48 VDC 40 mA total combined mic input only Impedance Mic Level 1 0 k ohms Line Level 10 k ohms ADC Bit depth 24 ADC Dynamic Range W O Compressor 135 dB With Compressor 115 dB Clipping Level 28 dBu Frequency Response
77. omad The logged messages are displayed on the log screen If logging is not turned on then Nomad will not log the errors Log Screen This is where Nomad displays the logged errors and warnings Upgrade Code This page is used to enter in a factory generated code to upgrade Nomad To enter the upgrade code you must directly enter in the code by using the alpha numeric multi function keys Warning by randomly entering in code numbers can cause your Nomad to lock up Trim Calibration Channels Trim Calibrate Trim calibration is used to calibrate the analog input trims Calibrating the input trims will make the 6 XLR trims accurate within 1dB of each other This is useful in setting up stereo microphones Once the trims are calibrated there should not be a need to ever re calibrate Please note that Nomad s with a serial number higher than 10688 have already been calibrated at the factory So it is unlikely that it will ever need to be re calibrated See the end of the chapter for step by step calibration directions Slate Always On e Normal This is the typical setting that would be used With this setting pressing and holding the slate key will activate the slate mic e Forced When you activate the slate mic this setting locks the slate mic in the on position Note a power cycle will deactivate the mic Headphone Phase Headphone phase allows you to reverse the phase of the main headphone output 56 MAIN MENU ENG Advanced Set
78. oo large This gain reduction is stored in the metadata of the WAV file so post production can restore the amplitude of the ISO tracks when necessary ISO Attenuation Enable CHOOSE PRIMARY FOLDER DELETE LAST SEGMENT ERASE CURRENT FOLDER FORMAT PRIMARY CARD 150 ATTENUATION 6 dE 150 ATTEN ENABLE EDIT CURRENT FOLDER 2001 This matrix allows you to select which card record tracks will be attenuate when the ISO attenuation has been turned on Edit Current Folder Name Each record folder can be named to identify its contents When naming a folder you can use up to 19 characters for each folder name DELETE LAST SEGHENT ERASE CURRENT FOLDER FORMAT PRIMARY CARD 150 ATTENUATION 6 08 150 ATTEN ENABLE EDIT CURRENT FOLDER EDT Current folder name Edit Folder Name 1 Scroll down to the Edit Current Folder Name 2 Press the MENU knob to highlight the folder name and to access the enter text menu 3 Name the folder keeping in mind that the folder name needs to be seven characters or less and cannot contain spaces or symbols 25 MAIN MENU My Nomad Mirror Card Mirror Settings Menu The mirror menu controls the copying of the audio files from primary compact flash card to the mirror compact flash card The mirror compact flash card is formatted as FAT32 is fully compatible with all Mac amp PC platforms and is generally used as a deliverable format to post since the mirrored files will be recorded
79. op with a single key press by pressing and holding the transport key for 1 5 seconds Unshifted Mode If the transport key is set to unshifted mode and you press the REC PLAY or STOP keys Nomad will go into record playback or stop In unshifted mode to display the TC A MIX or ZNET menus it is necessary to press the MENU knob while pressing the TC A MIX or ZNET key GP Remote Roll Enable Turning on the remote roll will allow Nomad to use a remote switch to start and stop recording To operate you will need to connect a toggle switch to the serial port on Nomad not to the USB port For pin configuration please see the connector assignments in the back of this manual Note that the GPI remote roll cannot be used at the same time as Mix 8 12 or FP8 fader panel Pan Copy If you are using the ENG Home screen pan matrix to assign inputs to output buses 1 and 2 creating a left and right out assign pan copy gives you the option to have output buses 3 4 and or buses 5 6 follow the same pan selection So the inputs that are assigned to busses 1 and 2 will automatically be assigned to the busses that are being pan copied This is useful if you are feeding the same two bus source to multiple cameras VFader Cycle Virtual fader will allow you to mix all 10 channels right from the ENG Meter screen The MENU knob will become the hardware fader for those inputs VFADER CYCLE lets you choose which inputs if any you want to be able to mix in t
80. ould show the tone at 30dB plus or minus 1dB Move the cables to connect Output 1 to XLR input 3 and Output 2 to XLR Input 4 Go to the Advanced Menu choose IN 3 4 selection in the TRIM CAL CHANS menu and repeat the process 10 through 16 Go to the Advanced Menu choose IN 5 6 and repeat steps 10 through 16 When done if tone is inputted at 20dB with the output levels set to OdBu and the Trim set to O the input meters should read close to 20dB 58 N OMAD OPERATIONS Time Code Ke Pressing the Time Code Key Time Code Slate Pressing the TC Key once brings you to an inverted visual time code slate When the time code slated is displayed and you press the MENU knob the time code will freeze the and send a 1 frame beep tone to any bus that has tone routed to an output This is used to provide a visual sync for the camera to match picture and sound Time Code Jam Pressing the TC Key a second time brings you here TIME CODE 00 00 00 02 READER TC 00 00 00 02 EaADER UB 00 00 00 02 TC JAM TC UB JAM DATE JAM TIME This page displays Nomads time code reader which is receiving time code and user bits from a source that is connected to the time code in on the BNC connector Also displayed is the current running time code of Nomads internal time code generator as well as the user bits From this page you can jam the time code and user bits from a con
81. point DSP A x 10 D x 8 Soft Knee 1 to 100 ms 100 ms 20 to 0 dB 1 0 1 to 20 0 1 A x 10 D x 8 2 20 Hz to 18 kHz 9 9 hardcoded 1 set of settings across all tracks 1 to 100 ms to 100 ms 20 to 0 dB 1 0 1 to 20 0 1 12 to 12 dB A x 10 D x 8 Off or 40 to 240 Hz A x 10 D x 8 100 ms 1 set of settings across 6 outputs 1 to 100 ms 100 ms 20 to 0 dB 1 0 1 to 4 0 1 12 to 12 dB Model Dependent 10 or 12 24 16 24 44 1 47 952 48 48 048 88 2 96 MARF Mobile Audio Recording Format II FAT32 FAT32 LAX BWF M BWF P BWF M MP3 Yes to 10 seconds 48 048 kHz and below Time code Reader Generator Time code Type Time code Frame rates SMPTE 23 98 24 25 29 97NDF 29 97DF 30NDF 30DF 88 Zaxcom Nomad Support Product Support Register your product with Zaxcom http zaxcom com support product registration Download the latest Firmware from http zaxcom com support updates Download the latest User Manuals from http zaxcom com support updates Submit Technical Questions at http www zaxcom com submit a technical question Submit information for Repair Services at http www zaxcom com support repairs Join the Zaxcom User Forum at http www zaxcom com forum forum ph Join the Zaxcom Face Book User Group at https www facebook com groups 682199065139938 89 Zaxcom Warranty Policy and Limitations Zaxcom Inc values your busi
82. preset when hit press stop Nomad will automatically return to the last preset you were listening to rane 29 Track Names This menu allows for the naming of the record tracks The track names are then displayed within the card meters and are contained in the files metadata so post can easily identify the source of a recorded track After selecting a track to name pressing the menu knob will open the keyboard menu which will allow to manual type the name Or if you press the PFL key the preset list of track names will open and you can choose from the list of preset names to enter To select from the list of Track Preset Names In the track name menu highlight the track you want to name by rotating the menu knob Press the PFL key Scroll to the name preset you want enter Press the menu knob i EU Nu Woo C JT E o M LI Track Name Preset Edit This menu allows you to create a preset list of track names There are 20 track name presets available The existing names can be edited and new track names can be created Each track name can be up to 22 characters long EDIT TRACK PRESET A BOOR pm MIX MID SIDE 2 dz hz D F 8 9 50 MAIN MENU ENG Setup Menu Note Presets Edit This menu allows you to create a preset list of notes There are 20 note presets available The existing notes can edit
83. r nomad as normal Approximately 30 seconds after boot up Nomad will identify the attached keyboard and Found Keyboard will flash once on the meter screen If the keyboard is not found you may need to power cycle your Nomad Using the Keyboard After the keyboard is identified you can begin navigation and control The list of keyboard shortcuts are identified in the below list Some shortcuts have two key options this is for smaller keyboard that may have limited keys Locking the Keyboard There is an option to lock the keyboard to prevent accidental key presses when you are not using the keyboard To lock the keyboard simultaneously press CTRL ALT DELETE or simultaneously press CTRL ALT L To unlock the keyboard simultaneously press CTRL ALT DELETE or simultaneously press CTRL ALT U After you lock or unlock the keyboard you will briefly see Keyboard Locked or Keyboard Unlocked flash on the home screen After the keyboard status is displayed you will not see this until you change the lock status again 79 NOMAD OPERATIONS USB Keyboard Keyboard Shortcuts Bus Routing Menu F4 Then to navigate through the bus sub menus use the T4 keys o Z Record Enable Matrix ALT E Access the record enable matrix Edit Metadata ALT S Then use the USB keyboard to enter scene information and press enter when done ALT T Then use the USB keyboard to enter take information and press enter when done ALT N
84. r up mode set to Remote Standby e LOW OFF disables the RF power amplifier RF board and mic preamp The will cut the power consumption and extend the battery life of the TRX transmitters ZaxNet TC Out ZaxNet time code out allows ZaxNet commands to be embedded in the time code stream of Nomad s time code output If ZaxNet time code out is turned on you will be able to remote control TRX transmitter from Nomad s ZaxNet menus using the ZaxNet transmitter in a TRKX900CL IFB100 200 or a QIFB instead of using the ZaxNet transmitter that is built in to Nomad To accomplish this you will need to wire the time code out of the Nomad to the time code in on the ZaxNet transmitter Then the remote commands will be sent to the TRX transmitter via an external ZaxNet transmitter 46 MAIN MENU ZaxNet Menu IFB Test Tone IFB test tone turns ON OFF a test tone that is transmitted on the IFB audio channel to Zaxcom ERX receivers Burn ZaxNet Software This menu allows you to install and updates the ZaxNet software The ZaxNet software is embedded within the Nomad software so no additional software will need to be downloaded If the ZaxNet software needs to be updated there will be a note in the release notes of the Nomad software IFB Debug This page is used for factory testing of the IFB 47 MAIN MENU ENG Setup Menu ENG Setup ENG SETUP HEADPHONE 1 UOL B dB HEADPHONE 2 VOL SET TIME DATE COMPRESSOR ENABLE TRACK N
85. re independently adjustable in 1 dB steps from 20dBu to 30dBu Please note that it is normal for the internal slate to have a high noise floor Return 1 4 Input Levels Line Level Inputs 7 10 This allows you to adjust the levels of the return inputs They are continuously adjustable in 1 dB steps from 12dBu to 30dBu Digital Inputs 1 8 Levels This allows you to adjust the levels of your digital inputs They are continuously adjustable in 1 dB steps from 20dBu to 30dBu Extra Input Gain This allows you to add 10dB of digital gain to your inputs giving you and additional 10dB of input gain for microphones that need it The extra input gain is global meaning that it is applied to all XLR inputs 52 AIN MENU ENG Setup Menu Output Levels Adjust This menu manages the output audio levels TAS 0016 MONO OUT BdBu TAPE OUT BdBu Scroll for additional menu items XLR amp TA5 Output Bus Levels Each of the main output can be independently adjusted to one of the following output levels e OdBu Line Level e 10dBu Tape Consumer Level e 35dBu Mic Level Mono amp Tape Output Bus Levels Independently adjusts the output level for mono and tape outputs Both the mono and tape outputs are continuously adjustable in 1 dB steps from 12dBu to 21dBu LCD Brightness This menu is where the brightness of the LCD Screen is adjusted Nomad allows you to adjust the screen brightness to 11 LED Brightness This
86. save settings to and restore settings from the mirror compact flash card This allows settings to be exchanged between multiple Nomads Press to store Press to recall settings to settings from Hirror CF Card Hirror CF Card Press BACK to Exit Press BACK to Exit Ready 31GB free Ready 31GB free Hirroring 1882 Hirroring 1882 rec time 88 86 15 rec time 88 86 15 32 MAIN MENU About Nomad Menu This menu provides information about your Nomad ABOUT NOMAD MODEL SERIAL NUMBER 81235 SOFTWARE VER DSP REV AUDIO REY MAIN REY ASNET VER CPU USAGE Homad v4 16 13 56 8 33 57 33 About Nomad Software Version ZaxNet Software Version Indicates current CPU Usage Normal operations should be between 55 80 MAIN MENU Mode Menu Mode Menu SAMPLE RATE PAN COPY 3 4 HPS HIX FIRST CH PAN COPY 5 6 OFF F1 KEY Mirror CF VFADER CYCLE 7 8 9 10 UFADER HODE uFaders FOLDER CHANGE TC TRANSPORT NORMAL SLATE SOURCE INTERNAL OFF AUTO TRIM OFF AUTO OFF INPUT CONFIG TRANSPORT KEYS SHIFTED GP REMOTE ROLL OFF METERPEAK HOLD 48866HS PUNCH IH ALLOWED PFL ROUTING ANALOG HPS SUPPORT OFF Scroll for additional menu items Scroll for additional menu items Sample Rate Select Nomad can record the following sample rates 44100 47952 48000 48048 88200 96000 If recording sample rates of 48048 or higher you are limited to 8 tracks or less In the sample ra
87. sor groups For example a stereo microphone on inputs 1 and 2 may have their limiters set to Group A So if the signal on input 1 needs compressing the compressor on both 1 and 2 will activate together rather than just channel 1 69 NOMAD OPERATIONS Headphone Setup Main Headphone Setup 12334 5 6 7 8 9 16 Left Ear R Right Ear ZNET allows you to monitor ZaxNet frequencies directly tracks 11 The enable box to include this monitor configuration while cycling through the HP selections Nomad has 12 individual headphone matrices available to store user configurable headphone setups You can set up each matrix with any combination of the following e Card tracks C e Output Buses OUT e Camera Returns RET e ZaxNet Wireless ZNET not available in Nomad Lite Please note that you can only choose one ZNET choice per headphone matrix Each box represents the RX channel that was setup the ZaxNet set up menu So for example frequency 1 set up in the ZaxNet setup menu would be the first box and frequency 2 would be the second box To set up your headphone selects 1 To access the headphone setup matrix simultaneously press MENU knob and headphone knob 2 While in the matrix scroll the MENU knob to highlight the cross point you want to choose L selections are sent to the left ear and R selections are sent to the right ear Press the MENU knob to put an X in the matrix Select the E to enabl
88. t e Pressing from the metadata menu or track naming menu will open the list of presets SETUP TONE 6 F multi function key e Pressing it opens the analog input setup page e Pressed and hold for one second toggles the tone generation on off e When a number is needed in a data entry field press it for the number channel 6 e When an F for user bits is required double click it COM 7 9 multi function key e Press and hold to activate the com mic e When auto pan is enabled pressing it will change the pan assignment e When a number is needed in a data entry field or need to select a channel number e Press it for the number channel 7 e Double click it for the number channel 9 Color LCD Screen Daylight readable color LCD screen Headphone knob Back knob e Press it to back out of a page to the previous page e Turn it to adjust headphone 1 volume e Press and hold will enter user inputted data Star key e From the any home page it advances to the next home page e In the bus routing matrix head phone setup matrix and card mix matrix pressing it you will add phase reverse to your cross point options e In the fader assign matrix pressing it will add trim and ZaxNet to your cross point options f pressed while powering up Nomad will start the software update process Fader 1 of 6 total Each of six faders can be assigned to any channel or combination of channels or act as a fader hardware trim knob or a ZaxNet co
89. t and highlight which card track you want to record on then scroll through and choose what source you want to assign and record on that channel You can choose between all 10 analog inputs or any of your 6 output busses The Record Routing menu is only in Nomad Lite and takes place of the Card Mix Matrix TESTS Shows Card Tracks 1 and 2 META DATA will Record Inputs 1 and 2 PLAYBACK CONTROL MIRROR ENABLES HY NOMAD CARD MIRROR FADER ASSIGN MEMORY STORE RECALL ABOUT NOMAD HODE Shows Card Tracks 3 and 4 will Record Output buses 1 and 2 Mirror Record Enables Nomad Lite Only This matrix allows you to select which of the primary tracks are copied on Nomad Lite s mirror compact flash card X indicates which tracks will lt be recorded on the mirror CF card It is not necessary to remove record enable cross points from the mirror matrix If a primary card track is set to off in the record routing menu nothing will be recorded on the primary card and therefore nothing will be written to the mirror card This allows you to leave all of the mirror tracks enabled and it makes it unnecessary to change the tracks being mirrored every time you change the record routing 20 MAIN MENU Nomad 10 12 Record Enables Primary Card Record Routing Nomad 10 and 12 This matrix allows you to select which tracks are enabled and recorded on the primary and mirror compact flash cards X indicates which tracks will be re
90. t input and indicates it with a trim indicated displayed in the meter Input being controlled IHPUT 1 Trim Level Indicator The trim indicator s position does not relate to a specific value It is used for relative adjustment only AutoPan AutoPan is a feature that causes the COM key act as a pan knob When AutoPan is turned on in the mode menu and you adjust a fader the blue LED next to that fader will illuminate indicating the input routed to that fader will be panned when the COM key is pressed AutoPan is active from any meter screen When pressing the COM key the panning for the illuminated channel will cycle from left to center to right to blank unless Prevent Empty Pan is turned ON then the blank option will not be cycled through As you pan with AutoPan the headphone display will temporally show which input is panned to which position A1 L A1 C A1 R Analog input 1 panned Left Center Right Virtual Fader Nomad has 6 hardware faders and 10 inputs To mix inputs 7 10 from the ENG home screen you need to activate the VFader mode in the mode menu The virtual fader will allow you to mix all 10 channels right from the ENG meter screen using the MENU Knob as the hardware fader for those inputs Operating virtual faders e Go to the mode menu and select VFader Cycle and set it for which inputs you want to be able to control UFADER CYCLE 7 3 9 168 In the mode menu select VFader Mode to choose if you will be to be
91. te select menu you can enable un enable record tracks than 48648 are limited to 8 tracks or less Selected Sample Rate Enable a Sample Rate over 48048 and you will have to run less than 8 tracks This matrix allows you to deselect tracks TC Transport Time code transport adjusts the way Nomad will go into record mode e Normal Nomad will go into record when the record button is pushed e Auto Load Nomad will go into to record with it senses record run time code coming from an external source TC TRANSPORT NORMAL M rc TRANSPORT AUTOLOAD ES Slate Source Select Selects if internal slate microphone located on the front panel of Nomad or an external slate microphone that is connected to the external slate microphone input jack on the side of Nomad will be used when the SLT key is pressed SEG INTERNAL 34 MAIN MENU Mode Menu Prerecord Prerecord allows Nomad to buffer the audio in a prerecord buffer You can choose to buffer up to 10 seconds of audio From the point the Nomad is powered up any audio coming from the input is always being processed When prerecord is enabled the processed audio signal duration that is selected is held in the buffer until you press the REC key At that time all stored audio in the buffer is included the current take Using prerecord does not use up any additional battery power The prerecord buffer is dumped after any of the following settings are changed sa
92. the tone level set at 20dB AES 42 Enable This menu allows you to turn on power for AES 42 microphones 54 MAIN MENU ENG Advanced Setup Menu Advanced Setup ADVANCED SETUP Prevent Empty Pan OFF Log Screen gt Display Speed FAST Upgrade Code gt AES 42 HI Voltage OFF Trim Cal Chans Burn Boot Loader Trim Calibrate Debug Bits 0 Slate Always NORMAL Dynamic 48U OFF HP Phase NORMAL Processor Speed NORMAL USB status Allow Logging OFF Scroll for additional menu items Prevent Empty Pan When set to on the blank no assign option while cycling through the ENG pan mode or when using AutoPan is removed leaving only the L C R option Display Speed The display speed should normally be set to FAST When set to fast the display is updated every frame Though if you are using a lot of effects and cross points and or are recording at 96 kHz and find that the user interface is getting hard to use change the display speed to SLOW to slow down the refresh rate The display speed will automatically go into SLOW when mirroring or when the unit needs more horsepower for recording AES 42 Hi voltage This setting turns on the AES 42 high voltage phantom power supply for AES microphones that need it Burn Boot loader The boot loader is part of the software that helps boot up Nomad Generally you will not need to update the boot loader If the boot loader needs to be updated there will be a note released with t
93. up Menu Nomad Input Trim Calibration Software version 6 01 and higher adds an Input Trim Calibration for Nomad s 6 XLR inputs This will allow the input trims to be more accurate and align with each other Nomads with serial numbers 10688 and higher have already been pre calibrated at the factory CAUTION If this procedure is not followed exactly it could make the input trims not function correctly and you may not be able to recover normal trim operations and your Nomad will need to be sent back to the factory to be re calibrated which will not be covered under warranty Please follow the instructions and do not perform this operation if you are in the middle of a job If you do run into an issue when calibrating you can reinstall software a am 1 Install software version 6 01 or higher on Nomad 2 Perform a Factory Restore and re start Nomad 3 Let Nomad stay powered up for at least 15 minutes to warm up the input gain circuitry 4 Select the home screen that contains 2 output meters followed by 6 input meters If Nomad is not displaying this screen while calibrating the process will fail 10 08 51 20 HP 1 Pee time 66 66 14 INPUT 5 Connect cable from XLR Output 1 to XLR Input 1 and cable from Output 2 to Input 2 This will cause feedback which is normal 6 Make sure that Nomads tone generator is set to 20dB then turn on TONE by holding the TONE button 7 Adjust XLR Outputs 1 and
94. will stay in transmit mode unless you select to monitor audio via ZaxNet at which point you will go into receive mode So if you set up one of your HP selects to monitor a wireless or a camera mounted QRX via ZaxNet and you select that preset ZaxNet will go into receive mode RX mode to allow you to monitor it until you deselect it Input Configure To use ZaxNet you will need to set the INPUT CONFIGURE to 8 or higher to enable ZaxNet See Input Configure page 36 TX Channel This is the frequency that Nomad will use to transmit IFB audio time code and ZaxNet commands on The ZaxNet frequency range is from 2 403 to 2 475 GHz All ERX receivers and TRX transmitters will need to be set on this frequency RX Channel This menu is where you can set the ZaxNet IFB receive channel frequencies for monitoring You can chose and monitor up to six ZaxNet frequencies When monitoring the channel numbers will correspond with the 6 headphone selects in the HP setup matrix So for example RX FREQ 1 will be the 1st box in the ZNET select in the matrix and RX FREQ 2 will be the 2nd box 45 MAIN MENU ZaxNet Menu RX Audio Gain RX audio gain adjusts the audio level of the signal being received from a QRX IFB TX Audio Gain TX audio gain adjusts the audio level of the transmit IFB audio that will be sent to the ERX receivers Group Code Group code sets which Group ID number the ZaxNet in Nomad will control ZaxNet uses group c
95. y packed in the original packaging or a suitable substitute to the address that was returned on the Repair Services page Insure the package as we cannot be held responsible for what the shipper does Zaxcom will return the warranty repaired item s via two day delivery within the United States at their discretion If overnight service is required a FedEx or UPS account number must be provided to Zaxcom to cover the shipping charges Please note a great resource to troubleshoot your gear is the Zaxcom Forum http lwww zaxcom com forum Warranty Limitations Zaxcom s limited warranty provides that subject to the following limitations each Product will be free from defects in material and workmanship and will conform to Zaxcom s specification for the particular Product Limitation of Remedies Your exclusive remedy for any defective Product is limited to the repair or replacement of the defective Product Zaxcom may elect which remedy or combination of remedies to provide in its sole discretion Zaxcom shall have a reasonable time after determining that a defective Product exists to repair or replace a defective Product Zaxcom s replacement Product under its limited warranty will be manufactured from new and serviceable used parts Zaxcom s warranty applies to repaired or replaced Product for the balance of the applicable period of the original warranty or thirty days from the date of shipment of a repaired or replaced Product whichever is longer

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