Maycom N-Trans Pro, User Manual

Page 1: ...ional Compact Flash Audio Card USER MANUAL Company Address Company Contact Company Maycom Audio Systems Tel 31 0 413 339 700 Street Oostwijk 18 Fax 31 0 413 339 729 Zip code 5406 XT Email sales maycom nl City Uden The Netherlands Internet www maycom nl ...

Page 2: ... Mobile 5 0 Devices 6 6 1 2 Windows 2000 Windows XP Systems 7 6 2 Connections and indicators 12 6 3 Operation 13 6 3 1 Pocket PC 2003 SE Windows Mobile 5 0 Devices 13 6 3 2 Windows 2000 Windows XP Systems 15 7 Frequently Asked Questions FAQ 18 8 Appendix A Technical Specifications 20 9 Appendix B Connector Wiring 22 10 Appendix C Equivalent Input Circuitry 23 11 Appendix D Warranty 24 12 Appendix ...

Page 3: ...nput has a 6Volt microphone bias for electret microphone support The N Trans Pro has a single 5 pin LEMO connector wired for stereo balanced input Both inputs can supply 12V 24V or 48V Phantom power Both versions have a 24 bit 96kHz A D D A converter onboard N Trans Standard N Trans Pro The audio front end consists of pre amplifiers that can be configured in MIC MIC 20 and LINE mode a hardware lim...

Page 4: ...microphones Limiter Automatic Gain Control with programmable level and timings Noise gate with programmable threshold Driver support for PocketPC and Windows Mobile 5 0 Driver support for Windows 2000 and Windows XP Software Development Kit available RoHS compliant Green product Pro version only Standard version only 3 Terms and Conventions Terms AGC Automatic Gain Control LEMO Miniature High qual...

Page 5: ... for N Trans Pro 5pin 5 pin Lemo to 5pin XPLR 36500253 Stereo cable for N Trans Pro Dual 5 pin Lemo to dual 3pin XLR 10205287 A01 CF Type II to PC Card PCMCIA adapter Required for most Laptops with PC Card slots 10208201 A01 Luci PDA Application Mono Recording and Editing Software 10208201 B01 Luci Edit PDA Application Stereo Recording and Editing Software plus non destructive editing and more For...

Page 6: ... with the ActiveSync application on it If necessary consult the manual that came with the mobile device N Trans Driver 1 Insert the CD Rom in your PC after a few seconds a menu screen will appear Note If the autorun function of your CD Rom is disabled on your computer start the autorun exe application on the CD Rom manually 2 From the menu select the option Install PDA Driver 3 The Setup Wizard wi...

Page 7: ... The Hardware Wizard will appear Choose the option No not this time and select click Next button 2 Instruct the wizard to install the software automatically Make sure the supplied CD Rom is inserted into your computer and then select Install the software automatically Recommended and click the Next button Please wait while the wizard searches for the drivers ...

Page 8: ... point the hardware wizard copies the driver files and also launches the setup of the configuration utility N Trans Input Configurator The use of this utility is explained in paragraph 6 3 1 Navigate towards the end of this setup by Next a few times 5 The Hardware Wizard copies all the necessary files and setup will finish ...

Page 9: ...rt the card into this computer it becomes the default audio device for all application used To do so open the Control Panel and select Sounds and Audio Devices Change the default playback and recording device as displayed below Note If you skip this step you need to change the used audio device per application Refer to the application manual how to do this ...

Page 10: ...io broadcasters Journalists can now carry their audio material and editing tools on a small portable device that will plug and run on any computer with a USB port and Windows XP installed Features of the FieldEditor Instant non destructive MPEG II editing Handles up to four stereo tracks simultaneously Supports raw MP2 and Broadcast Wave File format Automatic marker import Unlimited levels of undo...

Page 11: ...it 24 bit and 32 bit floating point samples at up to 96 KHz Dub over existing tracks to create multi track recordings Level meters can monitor volume levels before during and after recording Adjust volumes with Compressor Amplify and Normalize effects Edit WAV MP3 and Ogg Vorbis sound files Cut copy splice and mix sounds together Change the speed or pitch of a recording And more See the complete l...

Page 12: ...BFS Green Level OK Nominal signal level 20dBFS to 6dBFS If both input and output stream are active the LEDs are showing the status of the input stream IMPORTANT NOTE The N Trans Standard uses either the dual balanced mono inputs or the stereo unbalanced input Not a combination of those two Do not try to fit a plug into the unbalanced stereo input when one of the balanced mono inputs is occupied it...

Page 13: ...ot select the unbalanced inputs on N Trans Standard 2 Start the LuciSetup program Start Programs LuciSetup Select the CFAC Compact Flash Audio Card tab to make the appropriate settings for the connected audio source Phantom Power N Trans Pro Only Off 12V 24V 48V Note In order to save power always try to select the lowest settings on phantom power that still enables the microphones to output accept...

Page 14: ...and volume indicator in the main screen If these indicators are not present Luci has not been enabled for use with N Trans This can happen if you have started Luci before inserting the N Trans card To solve choose File Exit and start Luci again from the Start menu 4 Put Luci into pre record mode by pressing the record button once 5 To control the gain and volume use the four arrow keys on your PDA...

Page 15: ...he active input Use this setting for dual mono recording from a single channel Dual L R When selected both channels are used from the active input Phantom Power N Trans Pro Only Off 12V 24V 48V Note In order to save power always try to select the lowest settings on phantom power that still enables the microphones to output acceptable audio quality to you Selecting higher phantom settings means hig...

Page 16: ...this button you can dismiss the Configurator window back to the systemtray If you need it again double click the purple microphone icon When you right click in the application or the systemtray icon you can find the following options in the context menu N Trans Configuration Opens the configuration window same as double click Always show on insert Disable this option if you don t want the Configur...

Page 17: ...s you can use the default windows volume control To access it double click the speaker icon in the systemtray area The selected audio device is displayed in the bottom status line If the volume control is selected for a different audio device Go to Options Properties Mixer Device and select Ntrans WDM Driver ...

Page 18: ...PDA is equipped with N Trans A N Trans has been designed with portable use in mind Power consumption has been reduced to a minimum Actual effect on runtime depends on type of PDA battery Q Can I use N Trans in the USB card reader CF socket of my desktop computer A Not likely Drivers of these devices usually only support storage media Q Does the N Trans contain any storage space A No Q Can the card...

Page 19: ... 50dB for MIC 30dB for MIC 20 Q I cannot select Mic Bias supply on N Trans Pro A Mic Bias is only supplied onto the unbalanced input N Trans doesn t have an unbalanced input Q I cannot select Phantom power supply on N Trans A N Trans Standard cannot supply phantom power Q Inserting jack plugs into both balanced and unbalanced inputs doesn t seem to fit What is wrong A N Trans Standard is designed ...

Page 20: ...edance 1 THD Gaincontrol 0dB MIC 36 dBu 47 dBu 47kOhm MIC 20 16 dBu 27 dBu 47kOhm LINE 10 dBu 2 dBu 47kOhm S N Ratio fs 48kHz 16 bit resolution MIC Input 50dBu 61 dB Balanced Input MIC 20 Input 30dBu 72 dB Balanced Input LINE Input 0dBu 74 dB Balanced Input Dynamic Range fs 48kHz 16 bit resolution MIC Input 36dBu 76 dB Balanced Input MIC 20 Input 16dBu 86 dB Balanced Input LINE Input 10dBu 88 dB B...

Page 21: ...eavy duty LEMO Connector Balanced Stereo Input 1x 3 5mm jack Unbalanced Stereo Output Compact Flash Type II 5 mm extended card Standard version only Pro version only Software Driver Support Wave driver for PocketPC 2003 SE Windows Mobile 5 0 or later WDM Driver for Windows 2000 XP Software Development Kit available for Windows CE Mobile Powering According to Compact Flash 2 0 standard Power consum...

Page 22: ...idge cold with ground N Trans Pro Inputs N Trans Output The wiring of the headphone output connector is the same as unbalanced stereo input BALANCED STEREO INPUT 5 PIN LEMO 1 Ground Shield 2 LEFT HOT 3 LEFT COLD 4 RIGHT HOT 5 RIGHT COLD Plug Type LEMO FGG 0B 305 CLAD52Z Bend Relief GMA 0B Pinning showed from solder side of connector Use the left channel for mono cables 1 5 ...

Page 23: ...N Trans Manual Maycom Audio Systems Page 23 10 Appendix C Equivalent Input Circuitry The equivalent input circuitry of one channel for a balanced input and an unbalanced input is shown below ...

Page 24: ...ir parts not specified or authorized by Maycom Maycom will not be liable for any indirect special incidental or consequential damages or the loss of data irrespective of whether Maycom has advance notice of the possibility of such damages 3 As promptly as possible upon receipt of the End User or Representative claim in writing Maycom hereby undertakes as it may see fit and at its sole discretion e...

Page 25: ...ht industry With measuring methods from EN61000 4 2 Electrostatic discharge ESD immunity EN61000 4 3 Radiated Electromagnetic filed immunity EN61000 4 4 Electrical fast transient immunity EN61000 4 5 Surge transient immunity EN61000 4 6 Conducted Radio Frequency field immunity Other standards are found not applicable for this apparatus The undersigned declares that the tested specimen of the descr...

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