Zaxcom NOVA, User Manual

Page 1: ...1 USER MANUAL Published October 1 2019 Software Version Nova 1 14 Zaxcom Nova...

Page 2: ...TORE RECALL TO MIRROR CARD 15 HEADPHONE SETUP 16 SETTING UP HEADPHONE PRESETS 16 NAMING THE HEADPHONE SETUP 16 INVERTING THE PHASE OF A SELECTION 16 HEADPHONE MATRIX SETUP TO DECODE MS STEREO 16 ENG M...

Page 3: ...tton Hold Time 22 SETTING THE INPUT PARAMETERS 23 NAVAGATING THE INPUT SETUP MENU 23 ADJUSTABLE PARAMETERS 23 INPUT COMPRESSOR LINKING 23 TIME CODE 24 JAMMING TIME CODE AND USER BITS 24 MANUALLY ENTER...

Page 4: ...RD ENABLES MATRIX 32 ENABLING RECORD TRACKS 32 OUTPUT ASSIGN ROUTING 33 NAVAGATING THE OUTPUT BUS MATRIX 33 Output busses 1 thru 4 33 Output busses 5 and 6 33 SETTING A CROSS POINT 33 MEDIA MENU 34 MI...

Page 5: ...NSCREEN KEYBOARD 43 MONITORING 44 CHANGING HEADPHONE PRESETS 44 PRE FADER LISTINING 44 FALSE START 45 COMPACT FLASH CARDS 46 SYNCING NOVA TO A DENECKE SLATE 47 NOVA CONNECTOR ASSIGNMENTS 48 AUDIO INPU...

Page 6: ...k that bank will not be cycled through Press and hold will open TC menu additional presses will cycle through the additional TC menus Tracks Trim A quick press will cause the TRIM key to blink When th...

Page 7: ...th LEDs Adjust the level for that input When the TRIM key is blinking turning a fader will adjust the trim of the input assigned to that fader When the ZNET key is blinking turning a fader will remote...

Page 8: ...screen Rotate and press to select and enter a parameter Tone Com key Press and hold to activate the com microphone Shift press a hold the MENU key and press to turn on off tone SLT key Press and hold...

Page 9: ...ere the external Com Slate microphone is connected Time Code Input Output connectors BNC x 2 AES Input Output connector DE 15F Nova has 4 AES inputs 2 pairs and 6 AES output busses 3 pairs available o...

Page 10: ...log Mic Line input connectors XLR 3F x 4 External Power Connector Hirose 4F x 2 This are redundant input power connector so that two batteries can be connected Nova will automatically switch to the hi...

Page 11: ...Zaxcom Nova Rear 11 Rear Internal Receiver Module x 2 Fan Vents The fan speed is adjustable in the ENG menu Please Note Receiver arrows point down...

Page 12: ...individual track names are assigned from this menu Memory Store Recall Nova has 3 internal memory presets where the entire setup parameters of the machine can be saved and recalled The settings can al...

Page 13: ...und the fader will not illuminate Setting a Cross point 1 Select the type of input to be routed by pressing F9 Analog F10 Digital F11 Wireless Receiver 2 Rotate the MENU knob to scroll through the mat...

Page 14: ...ted and recalled from The preset track list is located in the ENG menu How to name a track 1 Scroll the MENU knob to highlight the desired track to be named 2 Press the MENU knob to open the on screen...

Page 15: ...call position 2 Press the MENU knob 3 Press the STAR key to store recall or press BACK to exit Clear Fader Assigns Selecting clear faders will clears all of the current fader assignments Factory Reset...

Page 16: ...F10 key will toggle between enable disable 4 Pressing the F8 key will advance to the next setup pressing the F7 key will navigate back one preset 5 To exit the setup menu press the BACK key Naming th...

Page 17: ...p gain can be added to the output and card compressors if desired Levels Internal External Slate Levels This is where the internal and external slate microphone levels are adjusted The levels are inde...

Page 18: ...when it senses record run time code coming from an external source Please note to use Auto Load time code needs to be set to record run both from the incoming source as well as in Nova LCD Brightness...

Page 19: ...Level The level of the reference tone can be adjusted from this menu The tone level is adjustable between 90 to 0dB in 1 dB increments Meter Peak Hold Set The peak hold sets the duration the peak indi...

Page 20: ...ware versions as well as the CPU usage Warnings Setup This menu manages the alerts that pop up on the screen and turns on and sets the level of an audible alert that is sent to the headphones Audible...

Page 21: ...lly the IFB module will not need to be updated if it does need to be updated there will be a note released with the software to do so The IFB module software is already contained within Nova s softwar...

Page 22: ...cted number of samples The slate can be delayed or advanced Button Hold Time This is the time in milliseconds that the multifunction keys will need to be held to access the second shifted function The...

Page 23: ...MS to 100MS in 1MS increments High Pass Filter HPF Frequency The HPF frequency adjusts a software filter that is adjustable between 40Hz to 230Hz in 10Hz increments Two Variable Notch Filters Notch fi...

Page 24: ...rce such as a camera or a master time code unit JAM TIME The time code is created from Nova s internal clock JAM UB Jams Nova s user bits from an external source such as a camera or a master time code...

Page 25: ...he time code from the card that is being recorded or playing back TC Output Sets what time code will be sent to the time code output BNC connector GENERATOR Outputs time code from Nova s internal time...

Page 26: ...picture and sound When the time code slate is displayed pressing the MENU knob will freeze the time code display will freeze and a 1 frame beep tone will be sent to any bus that has tone routed to an...

Page 27: ...assign OUTPUT BUSSES to a card track Press the F9 key to assign the ANALOG INPUTS to a card track Press the F10 key to assign the DIGITAL INPUTS to a card track Press the F11 key to assign the interna...

Page 28: ...ontrol all group 1 transmitters Setting it to 2 allows all group 2 transmitters to be controlled Group codes can be set from 1 to 99 Please see the transmitter manual for setting the group code in the...

Page 29: ...the power consumption of the transmitter and extend its battery life Transmitters can be put into and taken out of LOW mode at any time Send ERX Delay The audio being transmitted to the ERX receiver...

Page 30: ...ect the desired segment to be edited 2 Scroll the MENU knob to highlight one of the data fields S Scene T Take N Note 3 Press the MENU knob to open the onscreen keyboard Note Preset Nova has a 20 posi...

Page 31: ...scene can be re recorded How to audition and Re Record a file Please note to Re Record Nova s user bits must match the transmitter s user bits for the selected segment 1 From the CUE menu and press th...

Page 32: ...bling record tracks To enable the primary or mirror tracks rotate the MENU knob to the desired cross point and press the MENU knob to select the cross point When an X appears in the matrix that track...

Page 33: ...these busses 1 thru 4 Press the F9 key to assign an analog input to an output bus Press the F10 key to assign a digital input to an output bus Slate com and tone are also assigned from here Press the...

Page 34: ...goes into record the mirroring will pause and pickup once stop is pressed again CONTINUOUS When Nova is recording the audio is copied to the mirror card immediately after it is written to the primary...

Page 35: ...recorded to The folder can be named for easy identification Please note while a named folder can have up to 19 characters only the first 9 will be shown in the folder list Delete Last Segment Delete...

Page 36: ...namic range would normally be too large This gain reduction amount is stored in the metadata of the WAV file so post production can restore the amplitude of the ISO tracks when necessary ISO Attenuati...

Page 37: ...rd high pass filters notch filters and delays Folder to Mirror The folder to mirror menu specifies which folder the audio will be mirrored copied to For continuous mirror this folder needs to match th...

Page 38: ...older Z001 and the segment number is 18 the file name will be 1T2 WAV Warning when using this naming option avoid creating duplicate file names within a folder if duplicate file names are created the...

Page 39: ...rder will be indicated just above the RF signal strength meter STOP Recording Playback is stopped REC The transmitter is recording PLAY The transmitter is playing back RF Signal Strength Each module h...

Page 40: ...ze the receiver and result in poor performance The center frequency is the middle frequency of the 35MHz window After deciding on the 35MHz operating range the center frequency should be the middle of...

Page 41: ...e trim can be adjust for additional banks by pressing the BANK key Adjusting the Transmitter Gain Press the Z NET key to engage the ZaxNet remote gain function the Z NET Key will flash when remote gai...

Page 42: ...l time code slate tone is activated Assigning tone to card tracks To assign tone to card tracks press the TRIM key to go to the track assign matrix When in the matrix press the F10 key DIGITAL and sel...

Page 43: ...ll transition to the next lines Use the F6 and F9 keys to move the cursor up and down Pressing and turning the MENU knob simultaneously will also move the cursor up and down Pressing the F7 and F8 key...

Page 44: ...o the next enabled set up Pre Fader LIstining The audio routed to a fader can be listed to pre fader by pressing the Function key associated with that fader F1 thru F5 To listen to an input press a PF...

Page 45: ...NOVA OPERATIONS False Start 45 False Start Pressing STOP key after stopping will open the false start page From this page a take can be marked as a false start or just delete the file...

Page 46: ...turers And please only buy cards from reliable sources and avoid questionable retailers because counterfeit cards do exist and can be unreliable and cause crashing If planning to record at 96 kHz or 1...

Page 47: ...de if the slate is set to Auto Set Position 5 In addition if Auto Set is used the slate can experience a time code drift So when setting the slate to receive time code at 29 97 or 23 976 do not use th...

Page 48: ...t Pin 5 Channel B Right Slate Microphone Input Connector 1 8 TRS This is a balanced input and can be used with dynamic microphones It can also be used unbalanced with low voltage microphones Tip Hot B...

Page 49: ...nector is where a GPI remote roll switch would be connected to Top row pins 5 4 3 2 1 Middle row pins 10 9 8 7 6 Bottom row pins 15 14 13 12 11 DB 15 Pin Number IN OUT AES PAIRS Connects to XLR Pin 1...

Page 50: ...same frequency that the transmitter that is being used to send the firmware is set to 2 Set the modules to single mode 3 Set the modulation to MONO confirm that the programing transmitter is set to MO...

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Page 52: ...evel 20 dBu DAC Bit depth 24 Bits DAC Dynamic Range 115dB Impedance 30 ohm Digital In Out AES AES42 In 2 Pair 4 Channels AES Out 3 Pair 6 Busses Connector DB 15 mini DE 15 AES Sample rate conversion 3...

Page 53: ...ustable Compressor type soft knee with side chain High Pass Filter 20 Hz to 230 Hz Timecode Reader Generator Timecode type SMPTE Connector BNC x 2 Input Voltage 1 4VPP Output Voltage 2VPP Clock Accura...

Page 54: ...Product Limitation of Remedies Your exclusive remedy for any defective Product is limited to the repair or replacement of the defective Product Zaxcom may elect which remedy or combination of remedies...