Nagra ARES-BB, User Manual

Page 1: ...rge current 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 615 150 NAGRA ARES BB MANUAL Version Jun 2004 ...

Page 2: ...11 3 THRESHOLD ADJUSTMENT 9 12 CENTER ARROW KEYS 10 13 LED MODULOMETER 10 14 MAIN MENU 10 14 1 DIRECTORY MENU 10 14 1 1 HORIZONTAL SCROLLING 12 14 1 2 VERTICAL SCROLLING 12 14 1 3 QUIT DIRECTORY 13 14 1 4 TITLING NFS MODE ONLY 13 14 1 5 ERASING TAKE S NFS MODE ONLY 13 14 1 6 DELETE FAT 16 MODE ONLY 14 14 1 7 DELETE TO END FAT 16 MODE ONLY 14 14 1 8 RENUMBER FAT 16 MODE ONLY 14 14 1 9 RENUMBER ALL ...

Page 3: ... FAT 16 MODE ONLY 20 15 LOCKING THE SETTINGS 21 16 LOCKING THE KEYPAD 21 17 AUTO POWER OFF 21 18 MESSAGES 21 18 1 IN NFS MODE 21 18 2 IN FAT 16 MODE 22 19 SOFTWARE UPDATE 22 20 MENU TREE ARES BB NFS MODE 23 21 MENU TREE ARES BB FAT 16 MODE 25 22 INPUTS OUTPUTS SPECIFICATIONS 29 22 1 LEFT SIDE 29 22 2 OUTPUT SIDE 29 22 3 SPECIFICATIONS 30 23 ARES BB NFS MODE PC SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 31 23 1 ARES BB...

Page 4: ...ly turns off If the charger switch is turned on and no batteries are installed while the machine receives external power the yellow led starts blinking fast 3 INSTALLING THE FLASHCARD Insert the flashcard on the right side of the machine and push it fully home eject button fully out Compact flash cards must be installed using an adapter NOTE The software version for the Ares BB V2 00 and higher al...

Page 5: ...on pack as an alternative The ARES BB cannot use the NP MICE NP MICES Electret microphone capsules 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 I the machine emulates also an ARES P In the NFS Nag...

Page 6: ...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 inse...

Page 7: ...r external power supply 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 THR will appear on the display 10 RECORD 2 REWIND 3 STOP 4 PLAY 5 FORWARD ...

Page 8: ... 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 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 0dB corresponds to ...

Page 9: ...e 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 0dB...

Page 10: ...s on the flashcard If TOOLS is selected other sub menus can be selected DATE TIME CARD FORMATTING FORMAT REPAIRING PROGRAM SELECT and VERSION If SETTINGS is selected several other sub menus 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...

Page 11: ...ifferent 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 6 become active If the RECORD button 2 or 2bis is pressed the display returns to the main screen and the recording ...

Page 12: ...3 00 14 19 End 000 0 00 000 0 00 12 03 00 001 1 25 12 03 00 002 3 48 13 03 00 003 4 24 13 03 00 End 4 08 26 002 3 48 000 Format 001 MPEG 192 48 ST 002 MPEG 128 24 ST 003 G 722 End 002 3 48 000 No title 001 FOOTBALL GAME IN 002 No title 003 ACCIDENT End 002 3 48 000 No title 001 GAME IN PARIS 002 No title 003 End 002 3 48 000 No title 001 PARIS 002 No title 003 End 000 0 00 000 0 00 12 03 00 001 1 ...

Page 13: ...nce 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 14 ...

Page 14: ...al loudspeaker NOTE The internal l oudspeaker can only be used in the playback mode 14 3 TOOLS Program select and Format repairing does not appear if the machine is not equipped with software option I several sub menus are available 14 3 1 DATE AND TIME Selecting DATE 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 bl...

Page 15: ...ructions 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 5 PROGRAM SELECT The program select permits to swap between the 2 recording modes FAT 16 mode or NAGRA mode NFS compressed files This sub menu does not appear if software...

Page 16: ...ape from the sub menu press the LEFT key 10 once 14 4 TEMPLATES FAT 16 MODE ONLY The Ares BB 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 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 STO...

Page 17: ...s 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 Input filter Flat Low cut Flat ALC On Off On ALC threshold 74 dB Using keys Using keys Settin...

Page 18: ... 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 14 5 7 FILE FORMAT FAT 16 MODE ONLY The Ares BB without any soft option can only record in a linear mode not compressed If the soft option I is installed it includes also the selection of MPEG compression and this time up t...

Page 19: ...f any incoming sound is obtained 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...

Page 20: ...E FAT 16 MODE ONLY If MONO is selected and a stereo pair 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 m...

Page 21: ...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 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 abruptly CARD FULL No more record memory ...

Page 22: ...en disabled INVALID CARD The card is not recognized by the machine NO CARD No card inserted in the slot UNKNOWN FORMAT The card is recognized but not the type of format DIR UNUSABLE The ARESP folder cannot be created Example an ARESP file name was already present CARD READING Appears during the directory reading CARD BUSY Appears when the card is busy Example delete to end or renumbering USB MODE ...

Page 23: ...rmat problems Version ARES P II S N 123456789 Soft NFS Vx xx Audio board 2 Software options 1 2 Input filter Settings F l a t L o w c u t ALC Off O n ALC threshold 1 0 4 d B S P L 9 8 d B S P L 9 2 d B S P L 8 6 d B S P L 8 0 d B S P L 7 4 d B S P L Using keys Program select Program select NAGRA file syst FAT16 file syst NAGRA file syst TREE CONFIGURATION ARES BB IN THE CASE OF NFS MODE NAGRA FILE...

Page 24: ...P E G 1 2 8 1 6 M P E G 1 2 8 4 8 s t M P E G 1 2 8 2 4 s t M P E G 1 2 8 3 2 s t M P E G 1 2 8 1 6 s t M P E G 1 9 2 4 8 M P E G 1 9 2 3 2 M P E G 1 9 2 4 8 s t M P E G 1 9 2 3 2 s t Backlight Off O n Automatic O u t p u t m o d e Always on Only in playback Output level Output level Current level 1 dB Default level 0 dB 48V Mike power Off O n Mike ALC speed Fast N o r m a l Slow ...

Page 25: ...6 PRESS CENTER KEY Version Program select Program select FAT16 file syst FAT16 file syst NAGRA file syst TREE CONFIGURATION ARES BB IN THE CASE OF FAT 16 MODE INCLUDING SOFTWARE OPTION I Off Loudspeaker On A Recall 1 Templates Recall 2 Recall 3 Recall 4 Store 1 Store 2 Store 3 Store 4 Contrast Contrast Current contrast 36 Default contrast 33 TEST34 ARES BB S N 123456789 Soft FAT Vx xx Audio board ...

Page 26: ... speed Fast N o r m a l Slow 1 0 4 d B S P L 98 dB SPL 92 dB SPL 86 dB SPL 80 dB SPL 74 dB SPL Using keys B e e p O f f O n B A A File format P C M 4 8 k P C M 4 4 k 1 P C M 3 2 k P C M 2 4 k P C M 1 6 k P C M 4 8 k s t PCM 44k1 st P C M 3 2 k s t P C M 2 4 k s t PCM 22k05 st P C M 1 6 k s t C ...

Page 27: ...8 16 MPEG 128 48 st MPEG 128 32 st MPEG 128 24 st MPEG 128 16 st MPEG 192 48 MPEG 192 32 MPEG 192 48 st MPEG 192 32 st MPEG 256 48 st MPEG 256 32 st MPEG 384 48 st MPEG 384 32 st O P T I O N I A Backlight Off On Automatic O u t p u t m o d e Always on Only in playback Output level Output level Current level 1 DB Default level 0 DB B C ...

Page 28: ... d B S P L 7 0 d B S P L 8 0 d B S P L 9 0 d B S P L 1 0 0 d B S P L 1 1 0 d B S P L 1 2 0 d B S P L Trigger delay 0 0 sec 0 1 sec 0 3 sec 1 0 sec Stop delay 5 sec 15 sec 30 sec 1 m i n 2 m i n 5 m i n 15 min Nonstop 4 8 V m i k e t y p e p o w e r Off On M i k e t y p e Mono Stereo Mike ...

Page 29: ... 1 4 V for 0 dB recording External power XLR connector 4 pole or DC connector Green led External power presence indicator Yellow led Charge indicator USB connector USB 1 1 22 2 OUTPUT SIDE Headphone Jack 6 3 mm stereo connector Potentiometer Adjust the headphone output level Line Output 2 XLR connectors symmetrical transformerless Start Stop remote Mini jack mono 3 5 mm Software update Small 6 pin...

Page 30: ...tes 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 II Dynamic Range Adjust 50 dB for 0 dB record manual 40 dB for 0 dB record ALC Filters Flat LFA File Format Broadcast Wave Format wav POWER SUPPLY Battery pack 6 x AA...

Page 31: ...A SLOT Carefully read the text file in the root directory before any installation From explorer double click the NetiaVersion folder followed by the AresImport folder 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 no...

Page 32: ...ell 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 24 ARES BB FAT 16 MODE PC DRIVERS INSTALLATION Turn on the Ares BB...

Page 33: ...erminal EN 55022 CI B Immunité aux champs électromagnétiques EN 61000 4 3 Immunity to electromagnetic fields EN 61000 4 3 Immunité aux décharges électrostatiques EN 61000 4 2 Immunity to electrostatic discharges EN 61000 4 2 Immunité aux transitoires électriques rapides en salves sur câble d alimentation EN 61000 4 4 level 2 1000V Immunity to burst on mains line EN 61000 4 4 level 2 1000V Immunité...

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