Nagra Battery Charger 2019 602 150 User's Manual
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1. 7 10 8 STOP KEY iced cence vival 8 PLAN KEY 5 in eet eae creer E Ete nain Net pde te A 8 11 LEVEL ADJUSTMENT oie oneri ER rec t e e iin Mn Tic rec Diei Us 8 11 1 OUTPUT LEVEL ADJUSTMENT esee 8 11 2 INPUT LEVEL ADJUSTMENT IRI 8 11 3 THRESHOLD ADJUSTMENT 04 9 12 CENTER 8 ARROW 5 0 66 annan 10 13 LED 2 0 00 1 1 6 deseas 10 T4 MAIN MENU ea seda 10 144 DIRECTORY MENU eoe tere 10 14 1 1 HORIZONTAL 60000 0 12 14 1 2 VERTICAL SCROLLING nenne 12 144 3 QUIT DIREGTORB Y eee ete oce rice e pn chon eee tin 13 14 1 4 TITLING ARES P 8 RCX220 MODE ONLY 13 14 1 5 ERASING TAKE S ARES P RCX220 13 14 1 6 DELETE ARES P 14 14 1 7 DELETE TO END ARES P II ONLY 14 14 1 8 RENUMBER ARES P II 0 0 2 14 14 1 9 RENUMBER ALL ARES P 2 2 2 2 14 14 2 LOUDSPEAKER ARES P Il 14 TA 3 TOOLS cette ette eedem2. will appear on the display 10 RECORD 2 2bis REWIND 3 STOP 4 PLAY 5 FORWARD 6 KEYS 10 1 RECORD KEY 2 2bis For ARES P or RCX220 mode A valid formatted card must be fitted and the machine switched ON To start recording the RECORD key 2 or 2bis can be pressed even if the machine was in PLAY mode or is in one of the sub menus The RECORD keys will not work if the machine is deleting a take or formatting the card If during record the RECORD key is pressed again a new take is automatically created This function is used for MARKING the audio during record For ARES P II mode In addition to the above mentioned functions the same button can be used for adding markers during record or playback inside a single file This depends on the settings made in the SIDE KEY sub menu During record the front LED as well as the red LED on the keyboard turn ON During record the POWER key is disabled 10 2 REWIND KEY 3 AND FORWARD KEY 6 These keys have two functions called SKIP backwards or forwards and REWIND or FORWARD SKIP For ARES P or RCX220 mode In STOP mode To jump take by take pressing briefly on the lt lt or gt gt keys will decrement or increment the take position In PLAY mode To jump to other takes on the card press twice in quick succession the lt lt or gt gt to decrement or increment the take number IMPORTAN
3. 10 and RIGHT 12 ARROW keys Selected file No Current position inside the selected file Format file File No 001 length 1minute 25 created March 12 2000 seconds recorded March 12 2000 Remaining time on the card at the selected End of list compression The display shows the length the date of recording the time at the record start the type of compression and the title of each take The title can be maximum 31 characters long and scrolls over the display in 3 stages 14 1 2 VERTICAL SCROLLING Pushing the UP 9 or DOWN 11 ARROW keys makes the vertical scrolling The take number 000 is the format take It shows the time and date when the card was last formatted Issue August 18 2004 Page 12 14 1 3 QUIT DIRECTORY 0 00 12 03 00 12 03 00 13 03 00 gt QUIT DIRECTORY 13 03 00 TAKE ERASURE To escape from the DIRECTORY press the CENTER button 13 once followed by the RIGHT arrow key 12 The display returns to STATUS display 14 1 4 TITLING ARES P amp RCX220 MODE ONLY Titles can be added to the format file 000 and each sound file for identification purposes In the DIRECTORY select the take for a new title Press the CENTER key once and the following display appears Select TAKE TITLING H gt QUIT DIRECTORY a 2 KEY ESCAPE TAKE TITLING KEY DELETE OD KEY INSERT KEY WRITE IT wv V Pressing the ST
4. to increase or the DOWN ARROW key 11 to decrease Once one of these keys is pressed an additional bargraph on the right side of the display appears indicating OUT showing the current position of the adjustment OdB corresponds to maximum output level 59dB corresponds to minimum output level and OFF corresponds to mute of the output signal The setting of the output level can also be stored in the machine in such a way that every time the machine is switched ON it will take the same DEFAULT LEVEL output adjustment See SETTINGS MENU OUTPUT LEVEL During the PLAY mode the output level can be adjusted either by the UP amp DOWN ARROW keys 9 amp 11 or the and keys 8 amp 7 11 2 INPUT LEVEL ADJUSTMENT During STOP or RECORD the input level can be adjusted by pressing the 8 or 7 keys to increase or decrease the input sensitivity Once one of these keys is pressed an additional bargraph on the right side of the display appears indicating IN corresponding to the current setting 74dB corresponds to maximum input gain 133dB corresponds to minimum input gain and OFF corresponds to muting of the input signal If the input sensitivity is adjusted for 74dB it means that if the input signal at 74dB SPL will be recorded at a OGB level Level Adjustment in the stereo mode FAT 16 only When in the sub menus the MIKE is set to STEREO the left
5. II mode the maximum bit rate becomes 384kb s 48kHz stereo Only or Compact flash cards can be used in the ARES P II mode If equipped with software option the machine also emulates RCX220 This means that in the RCX220 mode via USB Windows recognizes the machine as an external soundcard and in the ARES P II mode as an external removable hard drive Important note When making linear recordings WAV the range of media that can be used is restricted The card must be capable of writing data at high speed A stereo recording at 48kHz requires a data rate of 2 x 16 bits x 48000 sampling frequency divide by 8 bits per Byte gives a data rate of 192 kBytes per second 8 FIRST TIME SWITCH ON This is only important in the case of an ARES P Il Once the batteries have been installed the machine will switch on in the ARES P II mode 16 The display will show a picture of a cylinder with the word FAT for several seconds To change the mode to ARES P or RCX220 if minimum the soft 1 package is included jump to page 15 Paragraph 14 3 4 PROGRAM SELECT before continuing Issue August 18 2004 Page 5 9 MAIN DISPLAY DESCRIPTION Attention At power on the display below is shown but without the level bargraph indicator on the right hand side This bargraph appears when the or button 8 or 7 is pressed It disappears after a few seconds to improve the clarity of the display Input level indication for He
6. and right channel can be adjusted separately Holding the left arrow key 10 and adjusting the input sensitivity will only adjust the left channel Holding the right arrow key 12 and adjusting the input sensitivity will only adjust the right channel When the input sensitivity between the 2 channels is not identical the display will automatically show both input sensitivity levels Issue August 18 2004 Page 8 As shown on the picture the red indications correspond to the left channel the blue indications correspond to the right channel If no left or right arrow is pressed during the input sensitivity adjustment both channels will be adjusted simultaneously and keep the same delta until one of the channels is reaching max or min level 11 3 THRESHOLD ADJUSTMENT The THRESHOLD adjustment permits selection of the size of the compression zone It is the lower limit setting of the zone that will be automatically amplified during a silent period The ALC works in a range of 42dB from 74dB to 116dB If the THRESHOLD is set to 104dB signals of 104dB and higher max 116dB will be recorded at OdB level between 2dB and 6dB for a stable signal signal of 90dB will be recorded at 14dB 104dB 90dB If ALC Automatic Level Control is ON and the ALC THRESHOLD is set to USING KEYS see SETTINGS MENU ALC THRESHOLD the threshold during RECORD or STOP can be adjusted by press
7. can be selected such as OUTPUT LEVEL INPUT FILTER BEEP and COMPRESSION etc Scrolling through the different sub menus is done by pressing the DOWN ARROW 11 or UP ARROW 9 keys Escaping from the sub menu s is done by pushing the LEFT ARROW key 10 Entering a sub menu is done by pushing the RIGHT ARROW key 12 Inside a sub menu execute the selected setting by pressing the CENTER key 13 14 1 DIRECTORY MENU By using the UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT ARROW keys 9 11 10 12 once DIRECTORY has been selected it becomes possible to scroll vertically and horizontaly to view all the recorded files and their specifications Issue August 18 2004 Page 10 If the marker has a 1 shape it means that the take compression is the same as the current settings of the machine If the marker has a gt shape it means that the take compression is different from the current settings of the machine In the latter case if the PLAY button 5 is pressed the corresponding compression will be automatically loaded in the DSP and play starts If the marker is in front of one of the audio takes the PLAY STOP FWD and RWD function keys 3 4 5 amp 6 become active If the RECORD button 2 or 2bis is pressed the display returns to the main screen and the recording starts Issue August 18 2004 Page 11 14 1 1 HORIZONTAL SCROLLING Use the LEFT
8. not the type of format CARD TOO SLOW Depending from the selected file format some cards do not accept a high recording bit rate BUFFER OVERFLOW Record buffer is full due to a slow card AUTO POWER OFF The machine will switch of in the next 15 seconds NO AUTO POWER OFF Auto power off has been disabled Issue August 18 2004 Page 21 18 2 IN FAT MODE WRONG USB VERSION CARD FULL OPEN WRITE ERROR WRITE ERROR READ ERROR CARD TOO SLOW DIRECTORY FULL CARD NEARLY FULL KEYPAD LOCKED AUTO POWER OFF LOW BATTERY NO AUTO POWER OFF INVALID CARD NO CARD UNKNOWN FORMAT DIR UNUSABLE CARD READING CARD BUSY USB MODE AUTO REC LEVEL ERROR 19 SOFTWARE UPDATE DSP and USB software versions are incompatible No more memory available on the card Defective card or card error Defective card or card error Defective card or card error Depending from the selected file format some cards do not accept a high recording bit rate 999 takes files already recorded 60 seconds recording time left on the card The full keypad is locked The machine will switch of in the next 15 seconds The battery voltage has dropped too low Auto power off has been disabled The card is not recognized by the machine No card inserted in the slot The card is recognized but not the type of format The ARESP folder cannot be created Example an ARESP file name was already prese
9. of microphones is connected and the FILE FORMAT is set to a mono recording both channels will be mixed and reduced by 3 dB before they are recorded as a mono channel If STEREO is selected and a mono microphone is connected and the FILE FORMAT is set to a stereo recording only the left channel will be recorded If MONO is selected and a mono microphone is connected and the FILE FORMAT is set to a stereo recording both channels will have the same signal Issue August 18 2004 Page 20 15 LOCKING THE SETTINGS By pressing a certain combination of keys when turning on the machine the settings can then be locked step by step This to prevent the user changing the settings inadvertenly or otherwise To obtain the combination code contact your local NAGRA dealer Any sub menu can be locked by pressing the STOP button or unlocked by pressing the PLAY button When the sub menu has been locked a closed padlock appears in front of the selected sub menu When the sub menu has been unlocked the closed padlock dissapears To remove the password switch off and on again the machine 16 LOCKING THE KEYPAD ARES P Il ONLY During record or playback the keyboard can be locked by pressing the left and right arrow keys 10 amp 12 during a few seconds this until KEYPAD LOCKED appears on the screen To unlock the keyboard press the left and right arrow keys 10 amp 12 until the message dissappears 17 AUTO P
10. 0V A MIKE R R R VIEW es PIROX220 48V Ares P II MIKE MIKE 5V S REC ri 5 5 Lo STACIOMMVOWS Inputs Pin A and K corresponds to the right Hi and Lo microphone input Pin F and E corresponds to the left Hi and Lo microphone input Sensitivity When H and J are shorted max gain is obtained for the right microphone input 0 2mV hPa When H and J stays open min gain is obtained for the right microphone input 4mV hPa Pin H and J corresponds to the sens itivity inputs for the right microphone Pin and D corresponds to the sensitivity inputs for the left microphone Attention If the machine is in the mono mode only the left input is used the right input is muted The 50V available on the connector is NOT for powering Phantom powered microphones but to power electrostatic microphones The Ares P II does not provide 50V But a 48V Phantom supply on the input connections This can be switched ON and OFF within the menu settings of the machine S REC When in the 27 RECORD KEY menu START STOP is selected Shorting this pin to ground will put the machine into the RECORD mode Opening this connection to ground puts the machine to STOP mode This can be used for a remote RECORD STOP control 25 LINE OUTPUT CONNECTOR LEMO 2 PIN The line output connector Lemo connector 2 pin is situated next to the microphone input connector T
11. ARES P ONLY 19 aT E 20 14 7 1 48V PHANTOM MIKE POWER sese 20 14 7 2 MIKE TYPE FOR ARES P II ONLY 20 15 LOCKING THE SETTINGS 21 16 LOCKING THE KEYPAD ARES P II 21 17 AUTO POWER OFF titt et he to EE E Dee Eu ed en ODE 21 18MESSAGES vate UM 21 18 1 IN NFS MODE NAGRA FILE SYSTEM USED BY ARES P 8 RCX220 21 18 2 IN FAT MODE lt s T 22 19 SOFTWARE UPDATE i ene eset stre 22 20 MENU TREE ARES P amp RCX220 mener 23 21 MENU TREE AHRES P l iiit tn heit bnt e to Rhe En Et ines b beh eL en RA e vdd 25 22 ARES P amp RCX220 SOFTWARE amp 29 22 1 ARES P SOFTWARE tee ed pad valivad ena aaa 29 22 2 RGX220 SOFTWARE pente et tait Ee dera ade ak dede VANE a 29 23 ARES P ON PC OR MAC FAT 16 30 24 INPUT CONNECTOR DIN 12 PIN 31 25 LINE OUTPUT CONNECTOR LEMO 2 PIN 31 26 FLASH CARDS COMPATIBILITY LINEAR AND 32 27 FLASH CARDS COMPATIBILITY ATA AND COMPACT ATA 33 28 5PEGIFEIGATIONS 4 2 5 rhe dde 35 29 SAFETY GOMPLIANGE kana ete 36 Issue
12. August 18 2004 Page 3 1DELIVERED WITH 1 1 ARES P Il 5 dry cells AA 1 DIN connector 12 pin 1 USB cable 1 CDR with Ares Import Digigram Import software and manuals 1 2 DELIVERED WITH ARES P 5 dry cells AA 1 DIN connector 12 pin 1 carrying strap 1 CDR with Ares Import Digigram Import software and manuals 1 3 DELIVERED WITH RCX220 5 dry cells AA 1 DIN connector 12 pin 1 carrying strap 1 USB cable 1 CDR with Ares Import Digigram Import software and manuals 2 INSTALLING THE BATTERIES To open the machine push the button on the right side Inside the battery compartiment push down the black button and remove the inner cover Install the 5 AA cells observing the polarity and replace the inner cover Mio hat the swteh inside WmH __ 13 0 ___ oeoo fee deb OFF before instaling tmo Panasonic Akaire dry cells In the OFF position the charger circuitry is not activated and if an external power supply is connected the machine will run from external supply and not from the batteries When an external power supply is connected to the Ares P II the green led turns on During charge the yellow led turns on The Ares P Il charges with approx 300 mA Charging stops automatically yellow led turns off If the yellow led never turns off it means that one ore more cells are defective If the charger switch is turned on and no batteries are installed while the machi
13. OP key returns the display to the DIRECTORY Characters can be selected with the UP and DOWN keys To enter the selected character press the CENTER key To delete a character highlight the corresponding character with the LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW keys and press the PLAY key To insert a character highlight the corresponding character for the insertion area and press the gt gt key All characters from the highlight position will be shifted one space To record the title on the flashcard press the RECORD key once ATTENTION Once a title is added to a recording it cannot be altered in any way on a linear flash card Titles on ATA cards can be modified If during titling the RECORD key is pressed twice the title will be recorded and the machine starts a new audio record If during TITLING the RECORD button on the side of the machine is pressed audio record starts immediately and the title is not rec orded 14 1 5 ERASING TAKE S ARES P amp RCX220 ONLY Example take 2 and higher take numbers 0 00 12 03 00 12 03 00 QUIT DIRECTORY 13 03 00 gt QUIT DIRECTORY gt ERASURE 13 03 00 TAKE ERASURE TAKE ERASURE TAKE ERASURE ERASE TAKE 2 ERASE TAKE 2 TO END OF CARD TO END OF CARD PRESS CENTER KEY ERASING 100 ERASE COMPLETE Issue August 18 2004 Page 13 To delete one or more takes select in the directory the lowest take number that needs to be deleted pres
14. OWER OFF When the machine is left in the STOP mode for 10 minutes it will automatically switch off During the last 14 seconds of that period the beep sounds every second When any key is pressed the power counter will be reset To disable the auto power off from the power off status press and hold the center key while pressing the power key In the case that the machine is turned on with the auto power disabled the message NO AUTO POWER OFF appears during a few seconds 18 MESSAGES 18 1 IN NFS MODE NAGRA FILE SYSTEM USED BY ARES P amp RCX220 LOW BATTERY The battery voltage has dropped too low NO CARD No card is inserted FORMAT CORRUPTED Occurs if the card was removed during record or power lost abruptl CARD FULL No bre record memory is available INVALID CARD The card is not recognized by the machine UNFORMATTED CARD The card is recognized but not formatted CARD WRITE PROTECTED Write protection switch on the card is ON OPEN WRITE ERROR Defective card or card error WRITE ERROR Defective card or card error CARD NEARLY FULL 60 seconds recording time left on the card ERASE COMPLETED At the end of erasure of one or several takes FORMAT COMPLETED At the end of a card formatting CARD READ ERROR Impossible to read the directory due to a defective card or a read error READ ERROR Read error during playback UNKNOWN FORMAT The card is recognized but
15. RD w amr moo wmm Ye Te Issue August 18 2004 Page 34 28 SPECIFICATIONS GENERAL Data Storage medium PCMCIA ATAc ards Compact flash cards Recording Method Digital PCM or Digital compression Compression type ISO MPEG Layer II A D amp D A conversion 20 Bit Sigma Delta Sampling Rate 16 22 05 24 32 44 1 48 kHz Bit Rates 64 128 192 256 384 kb s Mono Stereo Switchable and input routing Recording Capacity 21 minutes on a 256 MB card Stereo 48 kHz PCM Max RecordingCapacity 132 minutes on a 256 MB card Stereo 48 kHz 256 kb s PCMCIA Slot Single type I amp 11 Dynamic Range Adjust 40 dB for 0 dB record manual 40 dB for 0 dB record ALC Filters Flat LEA File Format Broadcast Wave Format wav INPUTS Mic Inputs 12 pole DIN connector Microphone Powering 48 V Phantom Sensitivity From 2 mV to 10 mV for 0 dB recording Line Input Symmetrical transformerless Line Input Sensitivity 0 44 V to 1 4 V for 0 dB recording OUTPUTS Headphone Jack 3 5 mm stereo connector Line Output Lemo connector THD at 1 kHz 0 1 96 Frequency response 30 Hz 20 kHz 3 dB in EE mode Total dynamic range 80 dB POWER SUPPLY Internal batteries 5 x AA cells Consumption 7 5 V 180 mA 6 V 220 mA during record no display light PHYSICAL Dimensions 188 x 80 x 28 mm 7 x 3A x 1 inch Weight 450 11b Including the MPEG option Note We have not tested all available cards and adapter
16. T Only takes with the same compression as the current settings of the machine can be played back using the SKIP buttons All other takes with a different compression cannot be selected For ARES P Il mode If the recording contains markers then these keys will jump to the next or previous marker position Issue August 18 2004 Page 7 FORWARD SEARCH amp BACKWARD SEARCH This function can be executed in STOP or PLAY mode Once the gt or lt lt key is pressed for more than 0 5 seconds the machine starts FORWARD or BACKWARDS SEARCH at 4 times nominal speed The longer the button is pressed the search speed increments up to 128 times nominal speed When the button is released the search stops and it returns to its previous function STOP or PLAY 10 3 STOP KEY 4 When this key is pressed during record or playback the machine stops recording or playing and returns to the EE mode The EE mode means that the input signal is fed to the output This button can also be used as the PAUSE key during playback 10 4 PLAY KEY 5 After a record session pressing the PLAY key immediately plays back the last recorded take After power on pressing PLAY will resume playback from its last position before power down as long as the batteries are installed 11 LEVEL ADJUSTMENT 11 1 OUTPUT LEVEL ADJUSTMENT During the STOP or RECORD mode the output level can be adjusted by the UP ARROW key 9
17. WARNING The ARES P RCX220 ARES P II has a built in charger charge current 100 mA ARES P II 300mA NiCd or Ni Metal Hydride cells can be used WHEN USING THE EXTERNAL POWER SUPPLY CHECK THAT THE CHARGER SWITCH INSIDE THE BATTERY COMPARTIMENT IS OFF BEFORE INSTALLING DRY CELLS PN 2019 602 150 CONTENTS Page TDELIVEREDNMN EER eme to eot nek Nan ann ete te vedo eroe Rer 4 Ted ARE ctt pde Re ND Re Mi 4 1 2 DELIVERED WITH 4 0000 4 1 3 DELIVERED WITH 220 00000 4 2 INSTALLING THE 5 4000000 0 4 INSTALLING THE 00000000 4 4 POWER ON POWER OFF euius tete o sows ands cea 4 5 GONTRAST E 4 6 BUTTONS 2 2 Ic Doer TT e Ne EE EE 5 7 ARES P RCX220 ARES P II 5 2 5 8 FIRST TIME SWITCH 2 0 0 0 0 anna 5 9 MAIN DISPLAY DESCRIPTION aaa 6 Stat s of the ARES B edi D 6 10 RECORD 2 2bis REWIND 3 STOP 4 PLAY 5 FORWARD 6 KEYS 7 10 1 REGORD KEY 2 2bIS artt kle nets mada kaevad aed 7 10 2 REWIND KEY 3 AND FORWARD KEY 6
18. adroom indicator Left and Right channel Input level Status of the ARES P STOP PLAY REC FWD RWD Level adjustment Take number and position in minutes and seconds Level setting Stop or play positioi Status of the flashcard on the flashcard Battery status A Remaining time on the card Total number of recorded takes Messages in minutes and seconds Status of the ARES P STOP ARES P is in STAND BY mode o RECORD ARES P is in RECORD mode PLAY ARES P is in PLAY mode lt SEARCH FORWARD ARES P is playing fast forwards SEARCH BACKWARD ARES P is playing fast backwards Take number and position in minutes and seconds This is the physical playback position The example shows that playback will start at the beginning of take 7 0 minutes 0 seconds Stop or play position on the flashcard The marker shows the exact playback position take 7 at 0 minutes 0 seconds Status of the flashcard The full length of the bargraph corresponds to the total memory of the inserted flashcard The black area shows how much memory was already used for recording The clear area shows the remaining memory Total number of recorded takes This area shows the total number of takes already recorded on the flashcard Remaining time on the card in minutes and seconds This indicates how much recording time is left on the card In this example it shows 8 minutes 8 seconds If the bit rate is changed it wil autom
19. atically be updated Example 8 08 if 128kb s was set it will become 16 16 if the bit rate was changed to 64kb s Input level indication for Left and Right channel In the stereo mode bargraph 1 corresponds to the left channel and 2 to the right channel In mono mode both bargraphs indicate the input level From Odb the bargraph shows the headroom up to 9dB 9dB corresponds to FF for the AD converter Issue August 18 2004 Page 6 Messages This is the area for messages such as LOW BATTERY CARD FULL NO CARD etc A beep in the headphones corresponds to an arrival of a message on the display Battery status When the battery icon shows full it indicates the batteries are fully charged Full corresponds to a voltage measurement of 6 28V or higher Each step corresponds to 0 256V When the voltage drops below 5V a warning beep is heard in the headphones and the message LOW BATTERY appears in the display When the voltage drops below 4 5V the machine automatically switches off Fully charged Ni Metal Hydride batteries of 1300 mAh capacity will power the recorder for approximately 3 hours and 15 minutes Level Adjustment This bargraph only appears on the screen during the adjustment of the input sensitivity the output level or the ALC threshold adjustment If no adjustment is made it will disappear after a few seconds Simultaneously the level setting in dB s as well as the kind of adjustment IN OUT or
20. bove 14 14 31 DATE AND TIME one ope DR ER 14 14 3 2 CARD 0 0460000 renes 15 14 3 3 FORMAT 80081 15 14 3 4 PROGRAM 15 14 3 5 CONTRAST ese ie ee esi steed eas 15 14 3 6 VERSION ita aaa mata 16 14 4 TEMPLATES FOR 00 0 16 Issue August 18 2004 Page 2 14 5 SETTINGS MENU e ihnen e toronto et E ebbe e DOE botas aie 17 14 5 INPUT FILTER 17 14 52 Be 17 14 5 THRESHOLD iere tee amine dans elec 17 14 5 4 ALC REACTION SPEED 18 14 5 5 ELUL SU au AEA 18 14 5 6 COMPRESSION FOR ARES P RCX220 18 14 5 7 FILE FORMAT FOR ARES P IL 18 14 5 8 BACKLIGHT etes eo tek er dans 18 14 5 9 OUTPUT MODE cet eei e E Lee re Rot 19 14 5 10 OUTPUT LEVEL rre ttp eere trat 19 14 5 11 SIDE RECORD KEY 220 19 14 5 12 SIDE RECORD KEY ARES P II 8 19 14 6 AUTO RECORD
21. current setting of each is always shown at the bottom of the display 14 5 1 INPUT FILTER Two possibilities are available FLAT or LOW CUT 14 5 2 ALC From this sub menu the can be switched or OFF It is highly recommended to switch on the LOW CUT filter if ALC is turned ON 14 5 3 ALC THRESHOLD The THRESHOLD can be adjusted from 104 dB to 74 dB In this case the key 8 and the key 7 are disabled If USING KEYS is selected the key 8 and key 7 are enabled during STOP and RECORD mode which allows the THRESHOLD level to be adjusted without returning in the SETTINGS menu Issue August 18 2004 Page 17 14 5 4 ALC REACTION SPEED The ALC SPEED can be set to a FAST NORMAL or SLOW reaction time 14 5 5 BEEP The beep signal is only available at the output and is not recorded It can be switched ON or OFF 14 5 6 COMPRESSION FOR ARES P RCX220 17 different types of compression can be selected Use the UP 9 or DOWN 11 arrow keys to select the type of compression to be used and press the CENTER key 13 to select one The display returns to the previous menu Example MPEG 64 48 stands for MPEG 1Layer MONO compression at a total bit rate of 64kb s using a sampling frequency of 48kHz MPEG 192 48 ST stands for MPEG 1 Layer II STEREO compression at a total bi
22. he output level for 9dB on the modulometer is 1 55V ms Pin 1 LEFT CHANNEL 1 2 RIGHT CHANNEL Issue August 18 2004 Page 31 26 FLASH CARDS COMPATIBILITY LINEAR AND STRATA RM EX d LL ETT mme emm me pusms e a Linear FLA3200C15 Ye Euer cue Linear FLA3200C15 p m ha ow Staa 203 25 v Strata FLF0203C25 NS i prata FLFO203C25 E NEN re ee ee HA ee Pe pee mew Ye Te _ T mew m jamas Te w p qm ve ve Issue August 18 2004 Page 32 27 FLASH CARDS COMPATIBILITY ATA AND COMPACT ATA AresImport test was done using an external PCMCIA SCSI adapter NT 4 All cards went into the record mode for at least 1 minute at 192kb s 48kHz stereo at ambient temperature Nagra does not warranty the correct functionality of the machine if other cards than the yellow ATA cards are used Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes m m LN 0120 R USA Yes AFH256 Yes Yes 5 128MFLASHB Yes Yes PRETEC 096 Yes Yes CENTENIAL Stata E300080 Issue August 18 2004 Page 33 T 9 owe 8 mer D ger DUM RS ESPERE EUR SOMITE RENAE meu _ Yes Per pes a pere n 3 vw v v IER NE v p v vw Le ld UK CA
23. ide button When selecting RECORD NEW TAKE the action on the side button stays identical as for the keyboard record key When selecting RECORD STOP every time the red button is pressed once the Ares P RCX220 toggles between record and stop mode If START STOP is selected the record starts when the red Op button is pressed and stops when the button is released v a microphone with a start stop button is used Simultaneously in this mode during record the keyboard record and stop key are disabled 14 5 12 SIDE RECORD KEY ARES P MARKERS This sub menu also has the possibilty to set markers inside a file during record or playback If RECORD MARK is selected the first time the button is pressed will put the Ares P II in record At each successive press of the button a marker will be recorded If MARK REC PLAY is selected markers only can be added during record or playback If UNASSIGNED is selected the function is not used The Ares P II also has the other possibilities as described in the previous paragraph 14 5 13 14 6 AUTO RECORD ARES P II ONLY The AUTO RECORD menu permits to turn on or off the auto record mode This mode of recording permits to start a recording automatically depending on the settings of the different parameters described below Once the parameters set put the machine in the record mode The recording will start once the requested level and
24. ing the or keys 8 or 7 Once one of these keys is pressed an additional bargraph on the right side of the display indicating THR appears showing the current position of the adjustment 74dB corresponds to maximum threshold level 104dB corresponds to minimum threshold level Issue August 18 2004 Page 9 12 CENTER amp ARROW KEYS By pushing the CENTER key 13 the machine gives access to the DIRECTORY TOOLS and SETTINGS sub menus Using the ARROW keys 9 to 12 you navigate between those sub menus To move back to the initial display press the LEFT ARROW key 10 except in the DIRECTORY where CENTER key 13 needs to be pressed first to return to the sub menus 13 LED MODULOMETER The LED modulometer shows the sum of both channels when the machine is set to Stereo operation The three leds give a quick visual indication in three colors green yellow and red They light at levels of 21 9 and 0 dB respectively Normal operation is with the yellow led on and occasionally the red led peaks 14 MAIN MENU By pressing the CENTER key 13 the main menu appears on the display The DIRECTORY gives access to all the information of the recorded files on the flashcard If TOOLS is selected other sub menus be selected DATE 8 TIME CARD FORMATTING FORMAT REPAIRING PROGRAM SELECT and VERSION If SETTINGS is selected several other sub menus
25. is menu permits to adjust the contrast of the display Pressing the UP 9 or DOWN 11 key changes the current contrast Pressing the CENTER key 13 stores the contrast settings as a default value at power on To escape from the sub menu press the LEFT key 10 once Issue August 18 2004 Page 15 14 3 6 VERSION Selecting the VERSION sub menu shows the serial number of the recorder as well as current version of the software installed The version shown in this picture corresponds to the version for the FAT mode Turning on the machine in the NFS mode will show the NFS version To escape from the sub menu press the LEFT key 10 once 14 4 TEMPLATES FOR ARES P Il Only the Ares P II can store and recall 4 different templates To have an overview of the different sub menu settings that can be stored refer to the menu tree at the end of this mm manual Only menu settings with a red square against it can be stored To use a template setup the machine as required then go to TEMPLATES select STORE 1 and press the execute key 13 The message DONE will appear If now any changes were made in the setup you can go to RECALL 1 and press the execute key once again This returns the machine to the settings stored in template 1 Issue August 18 2004 Page 16 14 5 SETTINGS MENU The settings menu gives access to several sub menus A 40 A Op i 40 The
26. length of any incoming sound is obtained Issue August 18 2004 Page 19 The TRIGGER LEVEL sub menu permits to adjust the level detection to start the recording and can be set in steps of 10 dB from 50 dB SPL to 120 dB SPL The TRIGGER DELAY menu permits to adjust the continuous duration or length of the sound level before the recording starts It can be set from 0 0 seconds to 1 second Example if you clap your hands a single time and the start delay is set to 0 1 second the recording will not start as the handclap was shorter than 0 1 seconds The STOP DELAY permits to adjust the duration of recording once the sound level drops below the threshold level and can be set from 5 seconds up to 15 minutes or nonstop Once the delay is passed the machine will return to the waiting position ready for the next recording The left picture shows the machine ready to record automatically The right picture shows the machine in the record mode The Ares P II can also be stopped by pressing the Stop button 4 14 7 MIKE This menu gives access to the selection of the microphone type Mono or Stereo as well as the 48V power supply 14 7 1 48V PHANTOM MIKE POWER If Phantom microphones are used the 48V must be turned on Attention Before connecting any NAGRA plug in condenser microphone to the Ares P Il verify first that the 48V is turned off 14 7 2 MIKE TYPE FOR ARES P Il ONLY If MONO is selected and a stereo pair
27. ne receives external power the yellow led starts blinking fast 3 INSTALLING THE FLASHCARD Open the machine by pressing the button on the side Insert the flashcard push it fully home eject button fully out The software version for Ares P or RCX220 1 20 and higher allows using linear flash cards ATA cards and compact flash cards Compact flash cards must be installed using an adapter 4 POWER ON POWER OFF Press the POWER ON button 1 for 1 second and the machine switches on To switch OFF the machine push the same button again for 1 second Attention the machine cannot be switched OFF during RECORD 5 CONTRAST If the display contrast is not set properly at pow er on switch off the machine keep the RIGHT arrow key 12 pressed while turning on the machine This brings the machine directly to the contrast menu Adjust step by step with the UP 9 or DOWN 11 arrow keys to increase or decrease accordingly Once the correct contrast is found press the CENTER key 13 to store the new setting in the machine Press the LEFT arrow key 10 to quit the menus The factory setting has the value 32 Issue August 18 2004 Page 4 6 BUTTONS Power ON OFF 4 2 bis Record Marker key Rew ind skip backwards key Stop key Play key Forward skip forwards key Reduce input sensitivity or playback level key Increase input sensitivity or playback level key Up arrow key or increase output level key 10 Lef
28. nt Appears during the directory reading Appears when the card is busy Example delete to end or renumbering The card is accessed via USB The input gain level is not suitable to the record trigger level When opening the machine a small black 6 pin connector becomes visible located just under the flashcard This connector is a RS232 connector A special adapter NP PCA is needed to connect the RS232 from the machine to a PC or laptop When new software from NAGRA becomes available it can be delivered by Email or it can be down loaded from the NAGRA web site Thanks to a software called PuserLoader the machine can be updated with the new software version This takes about 2 to 3 minutes Issue August 18 2004 Page 22 20 MENU TREE ARES P amp RCX220 TREE CONFIGURATION IN THE CASE OF ARES P OR RCX220 NAGRA FILE SYST Issue August 18 2004 Page 23 n 1 1 i 21 MENU TREE ARES P II TREE CONFIGURATION IN THE CASE OF ARES PII FAT INCLUDING SOFT OPTION I ii HHH NEN Issue August 18 2004 Page 25 nor HH ssue August 18 2004 1 H 14 Page 27 Issue August 18 2004 Issue August 18 2004 Page 28 22 ARES P amp RCX220 SOFTWARE amp INSTALLATION These programs add several features when the RCX220 is connected to the USB port of a PC or if the flashcard from the ARES P is inserted in a PC PCMCIA slot Display the directory of the flash card Playback of the recorded file
29. oduced the clock starts running Hours Hours Minutes Minutes Seconds Seconds Introducing the date uses the same procedure Once the last number is introduced the date is memorized To escape from the sub menu press the LEFT 10 or RIGHT 12 key once Issue August 18 2004 Page 14 14 3 2 CARD FORMATTING Execute by pressing the RIGHT arrow key 12 and the card formatting will begin Once the formatting is finished the display returns to the previous menu To escape from the sub menu press the LEFT 10 or RIGHT 12 key once When the format command is executed CARD NOT EMPTY appears if one or more takes are on the card including format take 000 14 3 3 FORMAT REPAIRING If during record the card was removed or batteries removed an UNCLOSED FILE will be left on the card This utility allows the user to close this file correctly FORMAT CORRUPTED will be shown Follow the instructions on the display to recover the take The last recorded file will be closed at the end of the memory of the card The remaining time becomes 0 min 0 sec To escape from the sub menu press the LEFT 10 or RIGHT 12 key once 14 3 4 PROGRAM SELECT The program select permits to swap between the 2 recording modes FAT 16 mode ARES P Il or NAGRA mode ARES P or RCX220 compressed files To escape from the sub menu press the LEFT key 10 once 14 3 5 CONTRAST Th
30. owed by setup exe Name ________ Type ________ File Folder 09 09 2002 06 20 track File Folder 09 09 2002 06 20 DigigramVersionAugu S artz dlmagic inf 1KB Setup Information 07 06 2000 11 28 5 AUTORUN INF 1KB Setup Information 07 04 1999 09 10 Select item to view its description ai demo dbd 782KB DBD File 11 01 2002 09 05 Ses EE B8 DIGIGRAM ICO 1KB ACDSee ICO Image 23 12 1996 13 44 0532 011 25 Application Extension 11 01 1999 10 12 Mv Network Places fi Installation bug w 21KB Microsoft Word Doc 03 09 2002 08 22 My Carinae ReadMeFirst txt 4KB Text Document 19 04 2001 11 19 setup exe 359KB Application 11 01 1999 10 34 Issue August 18 2004 Page 29 Areslmport Aresimport permits to read the directory from the flash card as well as playback and or import and conversion RCXLoad Display the files located on the memory card with their characteristics date duration encoding format in an MS explorer fashion Playing back a selected file using RCX220 audio output Using Drag and Drop import one or several files with format conversion to MPEG Layer 2 or PCM format XtrackLE a Limited Edition of Xtrack Uses the physical I O of the RCX220 as well as any other standard device Offers two fully independent mono or stereo tracks where records can be uploaded via RCXload Provides you with of a complete set of tools to cut copy paste trim any portion of a
31. s Import recorded files into the computer s hard disk Edit the recorded files Insert the CD in your PC or laptop and follow the instructions Bo 11 J Size Y DigigramYersiom ugust2002 File Folder 09 09 2002 06 20 NetiaYersionDecember2001 File Folder 09 09 2002 06 20 020909 0720 E Bopocketz ico 1KB ACDSee ICO Image 04 09 2002 10 24 AUTORUN INF 1KB Setup Information 04 09 2002 10 25 Select an item to view its description 8 Select txt 4KB Text Document 09 09 2002 06 06 22 1 ARES P SOFTWARE Carefully read the text file in the root directory before any installation From explorer double click the NetiaVersion folder followed by the Areslmport folder P us wd E Name Size Type Modified SL File Folder 09 09 2002 06 20 File Folder 09 09 2002 06 20 NetiaVersionDecembe E pebusEnglish txt 7KB Text Document 13 12 2001 16 09 e DebugFrench txt 7KB Text Document 13 12 2001 16 09 Select an item to view its description Readme1 txt 2KB Text Document 12 12 2001 11 15 Double click SETUP EXE file to start the installation If the PCMCIA slot is based on an ISA or PCI bus or buit in to a laptop the Elan drivers need also to be installed If the PCMCIA slot is connected via SCSI the Elan drivers may not be installed 22 2 RCX220 SOFTWARE Carefully read the text file in the root directory before any installation From explorer double click the DigigramVersion folder foll
32. s on the market Therefore we cannot guaranty the perfect operation in our machines Cards and adapters supplied by Nagra are guarantied to operate within the machine specifications Issue August 18 2004 Page 35 29 SAFETY COMPLIANCE DECLARATION DE CONFORMITE DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY FABRICANT NAGRAVISION SA 1033 CHESEAUX SUISSE MANUFACTURER NAGRAVISION SA 1033 CHESEAUX SWITZERLAND APPAREIL ARES P RCX220 ARES P II MODEL ARES P RCX220 ARES P II Par la pr sente nous d clarons l quipement conforme toutes les exigences fix es dans les normes We hereby declare that the equipment conforms to the all the requirements outlined by the following norms NORMES GENERIQUES APPLICABLES APPLICABLE GENERIC NORMS CENELEC EN 61000 3 2 61000 3 3 50081 1 50082 1 Avertissement Bien qu tant conforme aux normes cet appareil peut dans des cas exceptionels provoquer des interf rences Dans ce c as il peut tre demand l utilisateur de prendre des mesures appropri es Warning Althought this equipment conforms to the stated norms under certain exceptional circumstances it may provoke interference In this event the user may be asked to take appropriate measures Other electrical regulatory certification pending Cheseaux 1 trimestre 2003 Cheseaux 1 quarter 2003 Issue August 18 2004 Page 36 DELSKI GROUP n ve 22 All rights reserved August 18 2004
33. s the CENTER button 13 and select the TAKE ERASURE menu Once the selection confirmed by pressing the CENTER button 13 the erasing starts To escape from the sub menu press the LEFT 10 or RIGHT 12 key once NOTE Erasing individual takes in the middle of the DIRECTORY is not possible The erase feature will always erase from the selected take to the end of the card 14 1 6 DELETE ARES P Il ONLY Any take from the directory can be deleted without influencing other takes 14 1 7 DELETE TO END ARES P Il ONLY Erase the selected take and all takes after until the end of the card 14 1 8 RENUMBER ARES P Il ONLY Permits after deleting file s to renumber the files from the selected file until the end of the card 14 1 9 RENUMBER ALL ARES P Il ONLY Permits after deleting file s to renumber all the files from file 1 until the end of the card 14 2 LOUDSPEAKER ARES P Il ONLY This switches ON or OFF the internal loudspeaker NOTE The internal loudspeaker can only be used in the playback mode 14 3 TOOLS several sub menus are available 14 3 1 DATE AND TIME Selecting DATE amp TIME gives access to change the time and date of the real time clock Once the CENTER button 13 is pressed the first digit starts blinking The number can be modified by pushing the UP or DOWN 9 or 11 keys Pressing the RIGHT arrow key 12 jumps to the next digit Once the last number is intr
34. t arrow key 11 Down arrow key or reduce output level key 12 Right arrow key 13 Other menu or execute key KON 7 ARES P RCX220 ARES P Il DIFFERENCES 1 ARES P Has no USB connector The card is formatted Linear File non compatible directly with Windows except if the Ares Import software is used The recorded files can be G 722 or MPEG 1 layer Maximum bitrate is 192kb s 48kHz stereo 96kb s per channel RCX220 Is equipped with an USB 1 1 connector Windows recognizes the machine as an external sound card Import of files over USB can only be made via Digigram software The card is formatted Linear File non compatible directly with Windows except if the Ares Import software is used The recorded files can be G 722 or MPEG 1 layer Il Maximum bitrate is 192kb s 48kHz stereo 96kb s per channel ARES P II Is equipped with a USB 1 1 connector In the ARES P II mode only the machine is recognized as an external removable hard drive It also has a built in speaker Phantom power and accepts compact micro drives up to 2 GB Without any software options installed the card is formatted FAT 16 and is directly compatible with Windows or Mac O S The recorded files are Broadcast Wave Format xxx wav Only PCM can be recorded not compressed If equipped with the software option the machine emulates also an ARES P In the ARES P II mode compressed MPEG files can be recorded In the ARES P
35. t rate of 192kb s 96kb s per channel using a sample rate of 48kHz 14 5 7 FILE FORMAT FOR ARES P II The Ares P II without any soft option can only record in a linear mode not compressed If the soft option is installed it includes also the selection of MPEG compression as for the Ares P RCX220 and this time up to 384kb s 14 5 8 BACKLIGHT The backlight can be set to always OFF always ON or AUTOMATIC In the AUTOMATIC mode the backlight turns on for 15 seconds each time a key is pressed Issue August 18 2004 Page 18 14 5 9 OUTPUT MODE 14 5 10 OUTPUT LEVEL 14 5 11 SIDE RECORD KEY This mode is also handy if This sub menu permits to turn on or off the sound to the output connector in the case that a little speaker is used instead of a headphone ALWAYS means that the output sound is always present ONLY IN PLAYBACK means that the output sound is present only during playback but not present in the record mode or EE mode The CURRENT LEVEL corresponds to the setting before entering the sub menu To modify this level press the UP or DOWN keys 9 or 11 TE DEFAULT LEVEL is the level that has been saved in the memory To modify the DEFAULT LEVEL to the value of the CURRENT LEVEL press the CENTER Key 13 The default value will be remembered even if the unit loses power ARES P RCX220 This sub menu permits to select different modes for the red record s
36. track as well as level editing functions such as fade in and fade out Once the edit finished it can be processed into a single sound file MPEG or PCM with automatic sampling frequency and bit rate conversion To obtain full multi track editing capabilities including mp3 export the full version of Xtrack software can be purchased from Digigram 23 ARES P Il ON PC OR MAC FAT 16 MODE Turn on the Ares P II and connect it via the USB cable to the PC or Mac After a moment the new divice will be detected as an external remouvable hard drive IMPORTANT for Windows 98 SE users connect the Ares P Il FAT mode to the PC Once Windows asks for the USB drivers to be installed specify the way to the CDR Win98SeUsbDrivers folder The following pictures are an example on PC were the Ares P Il is recognized as disk F adress ety Computer 3 Flzepy SystenxP D rug 16 11 2008 10 57 Removable Disk F Address 7 F ARESP sploccons way 1627 KB Weve Sound 16 11 2003 10 57 blooconz way Ze KH Weve Sound 16 11 2003 10 57 eploccons way 4212 Weve Sound 16 11 2003 10 55 On PC to remove the Ares P II from the USB connection double click first the Unplug or Eject Hardware icon and stop the corresponding drive letter before removing the USB cable Issue August 18 2004 Page 30 24 INPUT CONNECTOR DIN 12 PIN MIKE R Hi GROUND MIKE L S2 MIKE L St MIKE L Lo MIKE L H 5
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