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1. penser CIA PRETEC TA AFH096 EE RI NN Issue June 2003 Page 24 En En EE IR ror mr Port 198 pe m SL rer Yes EL re es DE E RR 88 SL e e tes me er A LE 78 ARD EST em sans Rm Ye Ye peer ame qm qe IE Issue June 2003 Page 25 23 SAFETY COMPLIANCE DECLARATION DE CONFORMITE DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY FABRICANT NAGRAVISION SA 1033 CHESEAUX SUISSE MANUFACTURER NAGRAVISION SA 1033 CHESEAUX SWITZERLAND APPAREIL ARES P RCX220 MODEL ARES P RCX220 Par 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 cas 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 2000 Cheseaux 1 quarter 2000
2. RA ARES P RCX220 MANUAL Version June 2003 WARNING The ARES P RCX220 has a built in charger charge current 100 mA NiCd or Ni Metal Hydride cells can be used WHEN USING THE EXTERNAL POWER SUPPLY CHECK THE SWITCH POSITION INSIDE THE BATTERY COMPARTIMENT BEFORE INSTALLING DRY CELLS PN 2019 600 150 Issue June 2003 Page 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 4 0 5 0 6 0 7 0 8 0 CONTENTS DELIVERED WITH ARES P DELIVERED WITH RCX220 INSTALLING BATTERIES INSTALLING FLASHCARD POWER ON POWER OFF CONTRAST BUTTONS MAIN DISPLAY DESCRIPTION RECORD REWIND amp FORWARD STOP PLAY KEYS 8 1 RECORD KEY 8 2 REWIND AND FORWARD KEY 8 3 STOP KEY 8 4 PLAY KEY 9 0 LEVEL ADJUSTMENT 9 1 OUTPUT LEVEL ADJUSTMENT 9 2 INPUT LEVEL ADJUSTMENT 9 3 THRESHOLD ADJUSTMENT 10 CENTER amp ARROW KEYS 11 LED MODULOMETER 12 MAIN MENU 12 1 0 DIRECTORY MENU 12 1 1 HORIZONTAL SCROLLING 12 1 2 VERTICAL SCROLLING 12 1 3 QUIT DIRECTORY 12 1 4 TITLING 12 1 5 ERASING TAKE S Issue June 2003 Page 4 000 sys 2 CONTENTS 12 2 0 TOOLS 12 2 1 DATE AND TIME 12 2 2 CARD FORMATTING 12 2 3 FORMAT REPAIRING 12 2 4 VERSION 12 3 0 SETTINGS MENU 12 3 1 INPUT FILTER 12 3 2 ALC 12 3 3 ALC THRESHOLD 12 3 4 ALC SPEED 12 3 5 BEEP 12 3 6 COMPRESSION 12 3 7 BACKLIGHT 12 3 8 OUTPUT MODE 12 3 9 OUTPUT LEVEL 12 3 10 SECOND RECORD KEY 13 LOCKING THE SETTINGS 14 AUTO POWER OFF 15 MESSAGES 16 SOF
3. 12 1 5 ERASING TAKE S Example take 2 and higher take numbers 0 00 12 03 00 12 03 00 QUIT DIRECTORY 13 03 00 gt QUIT DIRECTORY gt TAKE 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 June 2003 Page 10 To delete one or more takes select in the directory the lowest take number that needs to be deleted press the CENTER button 13 and select the TAKE ERASURE menu Once the selection confirmed by pressing the CENTER button 13 the erasing starts escape from the sub menu press the LEFT 10 or RIGHT 12 key once NOTE Erasing 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 Issue June 2003 Page 11 12 2 0 TOOLS 4 additional sub menus are available 12 2 1 DATE AND TIME Selecting DATE 8 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 introduced the clock starts running Hours Hours Minutes Minutes Seconds Seconds Introducing the date uses the same procedure Once the last number is introduced t
4. Issue June 2003 Page 26 NAGRAVISION SA KUDELSKI GROUP Route de Gen ve 22 All rights reserved amp March 2003
5. or a laptop Transferring takes with the RCX220 can be made via the USB connection with the PC Running an Xtrack editor does not require an additional PCX card in the PC The RCX220 pcx card seen from the PC via the USB connection Attention For running the RCX220 with a PC the Windows environment must be minimum Windows 98 Second Edition or Windows 2000 Older Windows NT versions do not accept USB connections Issue June 2003 Page 17 18 MENU TREE aurmmecronv mm Cesu IE IE Issue June 2003 Page 18 HH 19 ARES P amp RCX220 SOFTWARE amp INSTALLATION These softwares 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 PC PCMCIA slot Display the directory of the flash card Playback of the recorded files 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 N Size Type 489 DigigramVersion ugust2002 File Folder 09 09 2002 06 20 NetiaversionDecember2001 File Folder 09 09 2002 06 20 020909 0720 Wpocket2 ico 1KB ACDSee ICO Image 04 09 2002 10 24 AUTORUN INF 1 KB 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 19 1 ARES P SOFTWARE Carefully read the text file i
6. 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 June 2003 Page 5 Messages This is the area for any kind of messages like LOW CARD FULL NO CARD etc beep in the headphones corresponds to an arrival of a message on the display Battery status When the battery icon is full it indicates the cells are charged Full corresponds to voltage measurement of 6 28V or higher Each step corresponds to 0 256V When the voltage drops below 5V beep is heard in the headphones and the message LOW BATTERY appears The machine switches automatically to below 4 5V Using Ni Metal Hydride cells 1200 mA delivers approximately 3 hours and 15 minutes of autonomy 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 few seconds Simultaneously the level setting in dB s as well as the kind of adjustment IN OUT or will appear on the display 8 0 RECORD 2 2bis REWIND 3 STOP 4 PLAY 5 FORWARD 6 KEYS 8 1 RECORD KEY 2 2bis O
7. 3 8 OUTPUT MODE 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 means that the output sound is present only during playback but not present in the record mode or EE mode Issue June 2003 Page 15 12 3 9 OUTPUT LEVEL The CURRENT LEVEL corresponds to the setting before entering the sub menu To modify this level press the UP or DOWN 9 or 11 keys The DEFAULT LEVEL is the level that has been saved in the memory To modify the DEFAULT LEVEL 10 the value of the CURRENT LEVEL press the CENTER Key 13 The default value will be remembered even if the unit loses power 12 3 10 SECOND RECORD KEY This sub menu permits to select different modes for the red record side button When selecting RECORD NEW 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 button is pressed and stops when the button is released This mode is also handy if a microphone with a start stop button is used Simultaneously in this mode during record the keyboard record and stop key are disabled 13 LOCKING THE SET
8. AT or LOW From this sub menu the ALC can be switched or OFF 12 3 3 ALC THRESHOLD The THRESHOLD can be adjusted from 104 dB to 74 dB In this case the 8 button and the 7 button are disabled If USING KEYS is selected the 8 button and lt 7 button are enabled during STOP and RECORD mode which allows the THRESHOLD level to be adjusted without returning in the SETTINGS menu Issue June 2003 Page 14 12 3 4 ALC SPEED The ALC SPEED can be set to a FAST NORMAL or SLOW reaction time 12 3 5 The beep signal is only available the output and is recorded It can be switched ON or OFF 12 3 6 COMPRESSION 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 13 key 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 bit rate of 192kb s 96kb s per channel using a sample rate of 48kHz 12 3 7 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 12
9. B Text Document 19 04 2001 11 19 setup exe 359KB Application 11 01 1999 10 34 Issue June 2003 Page 20 AresImport 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 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 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 Xtrack version can be purchased at Digigram Issue June 2003 Page 21 20 INPUT CONNECTOR DIN 12 PIN TOP VIEW A MIKE R Hi B GRDUHD C MIKE ILJ 52 D MIKE IL 51 E MIKE Lo F MIKE L H1 E 50V MIKE 7 H MIKE R S2 J MIKE IRJ 51 K MIKE R Lo L 50 M SPARE Inputs
10. GHT arrow key 12 The display returns to STATUS display 12 1 4 TITLING 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 TITLE TAKE 036 gt QUIT DIRECTORY KEY ESCAPE KEY DELETE TAKE TITLING qO b KEY INSERT KEY WRITE IT Pressing the 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 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 recorded
11. 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 position Status of the flashcard on the flashcard Battery status 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 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 8minutes 8 seconds If the bit rate is changed it will automatically be adapted Example 8 08 if 128kb s was set it
12. OR READ ERROR UNKNOWN FORMAT Battery voltage dropped below 4 5V No card is inserted Occurs if the card was removed during record or power lost abruptly No more record memory is available The card is not recognized by the machine The card is recognized but not formatted Write protection switch on the card is ON Defective card Defective card 60 seconds recording time left on the card At the end of erasure of one or several takes At the end of a card formatting Impossible to read the directory due to a defective card or a read error Read error during playback The card is recognized but not the type of format Example FAT16 or 32 16 SOFTWARE UPDATE When opening the machine a small black 6 pin connector becomes visible located just under the flashcard This connector is 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 softw are version This takes about 2 minutes 17 DIFFERENCE ARES P RCX220 The RCX220 has exactly the same functions as the ARES P and in addition a USBconnector as well as a built in Digigram PCX card emulation Transferring takes with the ARES P is done by removing the card and inserting it into a PCMCIA slot of a PC
13. Pin and corresponds to the right Hi and Lo microphone input Pin F and corresponds to the left Hi and Lo microphone input Sensitivity When and J are shorted max gain is obtained for the right microphone input 0 2mV hPa When and J stays open min gain is obtained for the right microphone input 4mV hPa Pin H and J corresponds to the sensitivity 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 Phantom applications but for electro static microphone powering Issue June 2003 Page 22 21 FLASH CARDS COMPATIBILITY LINEAR AND STRATA EG Issue June 2003 mene RL or EE MES ee Er pe re mr pe ET LEM NEM E NENNEN NN US DENN se _ Horam 22 FLASH CARDS COMPATIBILITY ATA AND COMPACT ATA Aresimport test was done using an external PCMCIA SCSI adapter on 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 Ye WS LE v ve CIA SANDISK V0004G W US A Yes Yes Gs LL 8
14. TINGS By introducing a combination of keys when powering on the machine the settings can be locked step by step This to prevent by inadvertance any settings were changed by the user To obtain the combination code contact your local NAGRA dealer An additional menu will appear Once the SETTINGS menu is selected 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 14 AUTO POWER OFF When the machine stays 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 AUTO POWER OFF appears during a few seconds Issue June 2003 Page 16 15 MESSAGES LOW CARD FORMAT CORRUPTED CARD FULL INVALID CARD UNFORMATTED CARD CARD WRITE PROTECTED OPEN WRITE ERROR WRITE ERROR CARD NEARLY FULL ERASE COMPLETED FORMAT COMPLETED CARD READ ERR
15. TWARE UPDATE 17 DIFFERENCE ARES P RCX220 18 MENU TREE 19 ARES P amp RCX220 SOFTWARE amp INSTALLATION 19 1 ARES P SOFTWARE 19 2 RCX220 SOFTWARE 20 INPUT CONNECTOR DIN 12 PIN 21 FLASH CARDS COMPATIBILITY LINEAR AND STRATA 22 FLASH CARDS COMPATIBILITY ATA AND COMPACT ATA 23 SAFETY COMPLIANCE Issue June 2003 16 17 17 17 18 20 20 22 23 24 26 Page 3 1 0 DELIVERED WITH 5 dry cells 1 DIN connector 12 pin 1 carrying strap 1 user manual 1 1 DELIVERED WITH RCX220 5 dry cells 1 DIN connector 12 pin 1 carrying strap 1 user manual 1 USB cable 1 CDR with npRuntime RCX220 driver RexLoad Xtrack software 2 0 INSTALLING BATTERIES To open the machine push the button on the right side Inside the battery compartment push down the black button and remove the inner cover Install the 5 AA cells and put the inner cover back on Important note Verify the position of the little switch inside the battery compartment 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 In the ON position the NiCd or Ni Metal Hydride cells will be continuously charged with current of 100mA This corresponds to slow charge rate charge cycle 10 to 12 hours Charging does stop automatically 3 0 INSTALLING FLASHCARD Open the machine and insert the fl
16. ashcard until the eject button is pushed fully out The software version 1 20 and higher permits to use linear flash cards and ATA cards 4 0 POWER ON POWER OFF Press the POWER ON button 1 for 1 second and the machine switches To switch OFF the machine push the same button again for 1 second Attention the machine can not be switched OFF during RECORD 5 0 CONTRAST If the display contrast is not set properly at power on adjust step by step with the RIGHT or LEFT arrow keys 12 or 10 to increase or decrease accordingly The contrast setting is not saved in the memory 6 0 BUTTONS Power ON OFF 2 bis Record key Rewind skip backwards key Stop key Play key Forward skip forwards key Reducing input sensitivity or playback level key Increasing input sensitivity or playback level key Up arrow key or increasing output level key 10 Contrast or left arrow key 11 Down arrow key or reducing output level key 12 Contrast or right arrow key 13 Other menu or execute key O O1 B D Issue June 2003 Page 4 7 0 MAIN DISPLAY DESCRIPTION Attention At power on the display below is shown but without the level bargraph indications on the right side This bargraph appears when the or button 8 or 7 is pressed It disappears after few seconds this to obtain a better overview during record or play Input level indication for Headroom indicator Left and Right channel
17. d by the UP ARROW 9 key to increase or the DOWN ARROW 11 key to decrease Once one of those 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 9 amp 11 keys or the and 8 amp 7 keys 9 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 mute 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 0dB level 9 3 THRESHOLD ADJUSTMENT The THRESHOLD adjustment permits to select the size of the compressi
18. e longer the button is pressed the search speed increments up to 128 times nominal speed When the button is released the search stops and the ARES P goes back to its previous function STOP or PLAY BACKWARD SEARCH This function can be executed during the STOP or PLAY mode Once the lt lt key is pressed more than 0 5 seconds the ARES P starts 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 the ARES P goes back to its previous function STOP or PLAY Issue June 2003 Page 6 8 3 STOP KEY 4 When this key is pressed during record the machine stops recording and returns to the mode When the same key is pressed during playback the machine stops playing back and returns to the EE mode The mode means that the input signal is available at the output This button can also be used as the PAUSE key during playback 8 4 PLAY KEY 5 When after a record session the PLAY key is pressed the machine immediately plays back the last recorded take If the machine was just switched ON and the PLAY key is pressed it remembers the position before it was switched OFF and will start playback from that position as long as power was available 9 0 LEVEL ADJUSTMENT 9 1 OUTPUT LEVEL ADJUSTMENT During the STOP or RECORD mode the output level can be adjuste
19. he date is memorized To escape from the sub menu press the LEFT 10 or RIGHT 12 key once 12 2 2 CARD FORMATTING Execute by pressing the RIGHT 12 arrow key 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 12 2 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 see below Issue June 2003 Page 12 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 escape from the sub menu press the LEFT 10 or RIGHT 12 key once 12 2 4 VERSION Selecting the VERSION sub menu shows the serial number as well as the installed software version To escape from sub menu press the LEFT 10 key once Issue June 2003 Page 13 12 3 0 SETTINGS MENU The settings menu gives access to 8 sub menus The current setting of each is always shown at the bottom of the display 12 3 1 INPUT FILTER Two possibilities are available FL
20. n the root directory before any installation From explorer double click the NetiaVersion folder followed by the Aresimport folder pu td L1 Name Size Type Modified File Folder 09 09 2002 06 20 File Folder 09 09 2002 06 20 NetiaVersionDecembe 3 pebugenglish txt 7KB Text Document 13 12 2001 16 09 LE DebugFrenchitxt 7 Text Document 13 12 2001 16 09 Select an item to view its description Readmet txt 2KB Text Document 12 12 2001 11 15 Double click 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 19 2 RCX220 SOFTWARE Carefully read the text file in the root directory before any installation From explorer double click the DigigramVersion folder followed bysetup exe Name modfied ive File Folder 09 09 2002 06 20 File Folder 09 09 2002 06 20 DigigramVersionAugu artz dlmagic inf 1 KB Setup Information 07 06 2000 11 28 dili 6 AUTORUN INF 1 KB Setup Information 07 04 1999 09 10 Select an item to view its description demo dbd 782 DBD File 11 01 2002 09 05 Ses AES B8 DIGIGRAM ICO 1KB ACDSee ICO Image 23 12 1996 13 44 ds32 dll 25KB Application Extension 11 01 1999 10 12 Mv Network Places Installation bug w Z1 KB Microsoft Word Doc 03 09 2002 08 22 PivComtub e 8 ReadMeFirst txt 4K
21. nce the machine is switched ON and valid card is inserted to start recording the RECORD key 2 2015 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 During record the front LED as well as the red LED on the keyboard turns ON During record the POWER key is not active 8 2 REWIND KEY 3 AND FORWARD KEY 6 These keys have two functions called SKIP backwards or forwards and REWIND or FORWARD SKIP During STOP mode To jump take by take pressing briefly on the lt lt or gt gt keys will decrement or increment the take position During PLAY mode To jump to other takes on the card press twice in quick succession the to decrement the take number or press the gt gt to increment the take number IMPORTANT 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 can not be selected FORWARD SEARCH This function can be executed during the STOP or PLAY mode Once the gt gt key is pressed for more than 0 5 seconds the ARES P starts FORWARD SEARCH 4 times nominal speed Th
22. on zone It is the lower limit setting of the zone that will be automatically amplified during a silent period The ALC is working in a range of 42dB from 74dB to 116dB If the THRESHOLD is set to 104dB it means that a signal of 104Db and higher max 116dB will be recorded at OdB level between 2dB and 6dB for a stable signal A signal of 90dB will be recorded at 14dB 104dB 9098 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 pressing the or 8 or 7 keys 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 10 CENTER amp ARROW KEYS By pushing the CENTER 13 key 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 10 key except in the DIRECTORY where CENTER 13 key needs to be pressed first to return to the sub menus 11 LED MODULOMETER The LED modulometer shows when the machine is set to Stereo operation the sum of both channels The green LED turns on from 21dB inpu
23. t from the current settings of the ARES P In the latter case if he 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 June 2003 Page 8 12 1 1 HORIZONTAL SCROLLING Use the LEFT 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 12 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 June 2003 Page 9 12 1 3 QUIT DIRECTORY 0 00 12 03 00 12 03 00 13 03 00 gt QUIT DIRECTORY 13 03 00 TAKE ERASURE R To escape from the DIRECTORY press the CENTER button 13 once followed by the RI
24. t level The yellow LED turns on from 9dB input level The red LED turns on from OdB input level Normal operation is with the yellow led on and occasionally the red led peaks Issue June 2003 Page 7 12 0 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 4 other sub menus can be selected DATE amp TIME CARD FORMATTING FORMAT REPAIRING and VERSION If SETTINGS is selected several other sub menus can be selected such as OUTPUT LEVEL INPUT FILTER and COMPRESSION 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 12 1 0 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 If the marker has a shape it means that the take compression is the same as the current settings of the ARES P If the marker has gt shape it means that the take compression is differen

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