Zaxcom Fusion User’s Manual______________________________________________________Chapter 1
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Product Support
Download the latest
Firmware
from:
http://www.zaxcom.com/support_software_updates.htm
.
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User Manual
from:
http://www.zaxcom.com/support_instructional_manuals.htm
.
Register
your new Zaxcom Product at:
http://www.zaxcom.com/support_product_registration.htm
.
Submit Technical Questions
at:
http://www.zaxcom.com/support_submit_tech_questions.htm
.
Request an
RMA #
at:
http://www.zaxcom.com/support_repair_services.htm
Media / Accessory Recommendations
CompactFlash
We recommend SanDisk and Transcend cards. Don‟t use cards with “double write speed” features. Any modern
card, 8 GB and larger, should work equally well. Do not use cards from questionable manufacturers as they will
wear out quickly due to the lack of a good wear leveling algorithm.
If you are planning to record at 96 kHz or 192 kHz, choose a card that claims 10 MB per second SUSTAINED
write speed (MAX write speed does NOT count).
Once you have the cards in hand, considering testing their ability to keep up with the recording process:
For Sampling-rates lower than 96 kHz – record all tracks for 10 minutes with pre-record set to 10 seconds at a
higher sampling-rate than you expect to use.
For Sampling-rates 96 kHz and 192 kHz – record 6 – 8 tracks for 10 minutes with pre-record set to 10 seconds
at the desired sampling-rate.
If the unit kicks out of record, the card could not keep up.
Also, after recording, check how long the
Disk
icon
(on the
Home page
{
p.31
}) stays Red after you press the
STOP
key
. It should stay Red for about 0.5 seconds as it finishes writing the last bit of data to the card. If it stays
Red for 1 second or more, you will want to be careful to not go into record while it is still Red, otherwise the
Fusion may become confused (nothing serious, it just may still say Stop in the
Home page
{
p.31
} while it‟s still
recording with the
REC
key
lit up).
FireWire Devices
We recommend Lacie drives, at the moment. From the Apple store the G-Tech Mini Drive and Smartdisk Firelite
have been reported to work.
Some FireWire drives may need to have the
FireWire Power
button
cycled to have them recognized. Some non-
bus powered drives still require FireWire Power to be ON in order to work reliably.
Keyboards
We recommend Cherry Corp. Their PS/2 keyboard: Cherry G84-4100LCMUS-2 from www.cherycorp.com.
