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MEZZO                                                                                                                                        Audio  Technology  Switzerland  S.A.

 

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2 ENTERING MARKERS 

During record, press the <MARK/A-B> key to enter markers. 

Note: 

3 markers can be entered when recording files. 

 

 

3 ADJUSTING INPUT LEVELS 

In stereo or mono mode the input level can be adjusted using the <

> or <

> keys in steps of 1 dB from 0 

dB to 40 dB for the microphone input. 
 
1.    Press <REC> key to start recording. 
2.  Press <

/LEVEL+

> key to increase input gain during recording process. 

Press <

/LEVEL-

> key to decrease input gain during recording process. 

3.    Press and hold the < > key to stop recording. 

Note: 

. AGC must be OFF. 

 
 

4 CHANGE RECORDING FORMAT 

The MEZZO supports 12 recording formats. PCM is up to 96 KHz 24 bit WAV lossless stereo. PCM format 
files are larger, but have higher fidelity. MP3 format file has good recording quality, yet smaller capacity. 

Summary of Contents for NAGRA MEZZO

Page 1: ...USER MANUAL NAGRA MEZZO Audio Technology Switzerland 2013 ...

Page 2: ...WINDOW DESCRIPTION 9 3 BATTERIES 10 4 HOLD 11 5 DATE TIME 11 6 SELECT THE FOLDER 12 7 DELETE FILE 13 2 RECORD 1 RECORDING AUDIO IN THE FIELD 15 2 ENTERING MARKS 16 3 ADJUSTING INPUT LEVELS 16 4 CHANGE RECORDING FORMAT 16 5 AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL AGC 18 6 VOLUME OPERATED RECORDING VOR 19 7 MICROPHONE POWER SUPPLY Mic Power 20 8 FILTER 21 ...

Page 3: ...witzerland S A 3 3 PLAYBACK 1 PLAYBACK 23 2 A B REPEAT 24 3 REPEAT MODE 25 4 MENUS 1 OPERATIONAL APPROACH 27 2 OPTIONS 28 5 TROUBLE SHOOTING 1 SYSTEM TIPS 36 2 FAQ 38 6 ADDITIONAL INFO 1 SPECIFICATIONS 41 2 SAFETY STATEMENT 43 ...

Page 4: ... reserves the right to modify this manual and all the included information at any time without prior notification Trademarks Notices NAGRA is the registered trademark of NAGRAVISION SA IBM and PC AT are registered trademarks of the international business recorder company Microsoft and Windows are Microsoft Corporation s registered trademarks in America and other countries Apple and Macintosh are A...

Page 5: ...MEZZO Audio Technology Switzerland S A 5 MEZZO STANDARD PACKAGE The package includes 1 NAGRA MEZZO 1 USB cable 1 Wrist strap 1 Foam Windshield ...

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Page 7: ...N 1 BUILT IN MIC LEFT CHANNEL 2 BUILT IN MIC RIGHT CHANNEL 3 LCD SCREEN 4 FOLDER key 5 MENU key 6 PLAY PAUSE key 7 PREV FF LEVEL key 8 NEXT FB LEVEL key 9 REC OK key 10 STOP key 11 MARK A B key 12 POWER key 13 DELETE key 14 SPEAKER 15 SCREW HOLE 16 BATTERY BOX ...

Page 8: ...MEZZO Audio Technology Switzerland S A 8 17 PHONE JACK 18 VOLUME key 19 VOLUME key 20 HOLD switch 21 HAND STRAP HOLE 22 MIC IN JACK 23 LINE IN JACK 24 USB INTERFACE ...

Page 9: ... HMP3 S HMP3 M MMP3 S MMP3 M LMP3 S LMP3 M 4 Current folder Folder A Folder B Folder C Folder D Folder E Folder MUSIC 5 MARK position MARK counter 3 marks can be entered when recording files 6 Input Devices IMIC EMIC LINE 7 Filter status Filter active this symbol appears 8 VOR or AGC status 9 PEAK status 10 Level meter 11 Run status 12 Recording duration 13 Recording time remaining 14 File name ...

Page 10: ...y type can be chosen in the System Settings menu Please choose the correct battery type according to battery so that MEZZO can display the correct remaining power level Installing batteries 1 According to the figure slide and open the battery compartment cover 2 Insert 2 AA batteries taking care of the correct polarity 3 Replace the cover Symbol Dry or rechargeable battery Sufficient About 30 rema...

Page 11: ... locked HOLD OFF Keys are unlocked 5 DATE TIME Please set up DATE TIME before the first use or following a reboot or long periods without use Setting correct system DATE TIME will guarantee the accuracy of record time during recording You can check current time during recording 1 Press the MENU key in STOP mode to enter the settings 2 Select System Settings and press REC OK key to enter 3 Press ke...

Page 12: ...ders are displayed as A B C D E M The MEZZO can identify audio files stored in these 6 folders and the root directory Non audio files stored in A B C D E M and sub folders cannot be recognized Other folders and internal files in the memory cannot be recognized SWITCH FOLDER 1 Press FOLDER popup folder list will appear 2 Press the key to select target folder press the REC OK key to confirm 3 Press ...

Page 13: ...ress key to select OK and press REC OK key to confirm Delete all the files in the folder Press to select Delete files in this folder and press REC OK key Press to select OK and press REC OK to confirm Delete bookmark Press to select Delete bookmark and press the REC OK key Press to select OK and press REC OK to confirm 3 If you don t need to delete the file please select CANCEL at STEP 2 ...

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Page 15: ...Press the centre key once more The red LED will stay red and the record symbol is shown on the display The levels can be seen on the display and adjusted during recording as necessary assuming the AGC is not activated 1 START recording Point the microphone towards the sound source Press REC key to start recording If screen status icon display and the recording LED is on this indicates recording is...

Page 16: ...to 40 dB for the microphone input 1 Press REC key to start recording 2 Press LEVEL key to increase input gain during recording process Press LEVEL key to decrease input gain during recording process 3 Press and hold the key to stop recording Note AGC must be OFF 4 CHANGE RECORDING FORMAT The MEZZO supports 12 recording formats PCM is up to 96 KHz 24 bit WAV lossless stereo PCM format files are lar...

Page 17: ...REC OK key to confirm 5 Press the MENU key to exit settings The different recording formats are as follows RECORDING FORMAT CODEC CHANNEL HPCM S 96kHz 24Bits PCM Stereo HPCM M 96kHz 24Bits PCM Mono MPCM S 48kHz 24Bits PCM Stereo MPCM M 48kHz 24Bits PCM Mono LPCM S 48kHz 16Bits PCM Stereo LPCM M 48kHz 16Bits PCM Mono HMP3 S 48kHz 320kbps MP3 Stereo HMP3 M 48kHz 160kbps MP3 Mono MMP3 S 48kHz 256kbps...

Page 18: ...duces gain so that recording level will not exceed limits to avoid distortion 1 Press the MENU key to enter the settings 2 Press the key to choose Recording settings and press the REC OK key to enter 3 Press the key to choose AGC and press the REC OK key to enter 4 Press the key to choose ON and press REC OK key to confirm OFF Turns off AGC ON Turns on AGC 5 Press the MENU key to exit settings 6 P...

Page 19: ... the MENU key to enter the settings 2 Press the key to select Recording settings and press the REC OK key to enter 3 Press the key to select VOR and press the REC OK key to enter 4 Press the key to select sensitivity level and press the REC OK key to confirm OFF Turn off VOR L Sensitivity Turn on VOR and sensitivity is set to low More volume needed to start recording M Sensitivity Turn on VOR and ...

Page 20: ...ey to select Recording settings and press the REC OK key to enter 3 Press the key to select Mic Power and press the REC OK key to enter 4 Press the key to select ON and press the REC OK key to confirm OFF Turns off microphone power supply ON Turns on microphone power supply 5 Press the MENU key to exit settings Note If you supply power unnecessarily to a microphone it may cause noise during the re...

Page 21: ...e settings 2 Press the key to select Recording settings and press the REC OK key to enter 3 Press the key to select Filter and press the REC OK key to enter 4 Press the key to select ON and press the REC OK key to confirm OFF Turns off Filter ON Turns on Filter The top of screen displays indicating filter is on 5 Press the MENU key to exit settings ...

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Page 23: ... the key to pause during playback process Press the key again to continue playback 3 STOP PLAYBACK Press to stop the file playback 4 PREVIOUS TRACK NEXT TRACK Press to skip to the start of the previous track Press to skip to the start of the next track Note If you added bookmarks press key to jump between bookmarks 5 REWIND FORWARD Press without letting go then release key to stop rewind Press wit...

Page 24: ...yback to the ending of the portion to be repeated press MARK A B key again to set up the B point Screen displays A B 5 Exit A B repeat mode Press the MARK A B key at third time exit A B mode and continue to playback the file Press the key to exit A B repeat mode and stop playback Note Rewind Forward works normally under the A B repeat mode You cannot use A B repeat mode across tracks You can pause...

Page 25: ...eat and press REC OK key to enter 4 Press to select cycle mode and press the REC OK key to confirm Sequential Playback all the files in the folder in order then playback stops Loop Once Repeat the file Loop Repeat all the files in folder 5 Press the key to move back through the menu or press MENU to exit the settings menu 6 Press to playback the file No icon when using Sequential Icon displays und...

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Page 27: ...er menu Press the MENU key to enter sub menu in STOP mode Press the MENU key to enter Playback settings in PLAYBACK mode 2 Up down through menus Press and scroll up to browse menu options Press and scroll down to browse menu options 3 Enter this option Press the key to select option 4 Set up parameter Press the key to set up parameter and press the REC OK key to confirm 5 Exit menu Press the key t...

Page 28: ...MEZZO Audio Technology Switzerland S A 28 2 OPTIONS ...

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Page 30: ...ps MP3 Stereo HMP3 M 48kHz 160kbps MP3 Mono MMP3 S 48kHz 256kbps MP3 Stereo MMP3 M 48kHz 128kbps MP3 Mono LMP3 S 48kHz 128kbps MP3 Stereo LMP3 M 48kHz 64kbps MP3 Mono Page 16 AGC Set up AGC ON or OFF OFF Turn off AGC ON Turn on AGC Page 18 VOR Set up VOR ON or OFF OFF Turn off VOR L Sensitivity Turn on VOR Higher volume needed to start recording M Sensitivity Turn on VOR moderate volume needed to ...

Page 31: ...ential Playback the files in order until the last one Then playback stops Loop Once Repeat the file Loop Repeat all the files in folder Page 24 System Settings DATE TIME During the recording process screen displays DATE TIME This sets the master system clock Page 11 Recording LED Set recording light ON or OFF OFF During recording record LED is OFF ON During recording record LED flashes Beep Beep i...

Page 32: ...econds 30 SECONDS Screen backlight goes off automatically after 30 seconds 60 SECONDS Screen backlight goes off automatically after 60 seconds Note Pressing any key will re light the display for the selected time period Shut Down Timeout Set automatic shutdown time NEVER Never turn off the recorder 30 SECONDS Recorder turns off automatically after 30 seconds of no operation 60 SECONDS Recorder tur...

Page 33: ...ne AA dry batteries RECHARGEABLE BATTERY Choose this option when using rechargeable batteries Disk Information Check total capacity available capacity and used capacity of the internal memory CAPACITY AVAILABLE USED Version Check software version hardware version and loader program version SOFTWARE HARDWARE LOADER Format Disk Formatting disk can delete all files in recorder rapidly Notes A B C D E...

Page 34: ...ED ON Beep OFF Speaker ON Screen Timeout 30 seconds Shut Down Timeout 300 seconds Battery Type Dry cells Folder A LEVEL 15 VOLUME 32 Note System settings can only be accessed in STOP mode Long press the MENU key in STOP mode to enter settings menu Settings menu includes Recording settings Playback Settings and System Settings ...

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Page 36: ...onal information SYSTEM TIPS Causes Solution Low Power Batteries are exhausted Change internal batteries HOLD HOLD ON Switch to HOLD switch to the OFF position and retry No File No files in current folder Failed to record System error Reinstall default settings and format disk Failed to open work folder Disk or system error Turn off recorder reboot and retry If problem prevails re format disk Fail...

Page 37: ...ete formatting Please retry formatting If problem continues use a computer to format disk AGC is opening Cannot adjust LEVEL or set VOR under this condition Retry to adjust LEVEL or set VOR after cancelling the AGC function VOR is opening Cannot open AGC under this condition Retry to open AGC after cancelling VOR function The file can t FF Some WMA files do not support fast forward mode The file c...

Page 38: ...larity Correct polarity Low battery Install new batteries HOLD ON Switch to HOLD OFF and reboot Speaker Doesn t Work Lowest volume is set Increase the volume Headphone inserted When inserting headphone speaker stops working automatically Pulling out headphone connector allows the internal speaker to work again The option SPEAKER in System Setting is OFF Set the option ON When Inserting Headphone T...

Page 39: ...ow volume Turn up volume Gain too low when recording causes level of recorded file to be too low External software may be used to enhance recorded level Please be careful to use a suitable record gain in future Recorder Stop Functioning Normally This may be caused by battery contact fault or low battery reserve The MEZZO may crash Take out batteries and replace them with 2 new batteries and retry ...

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Page 41: ...A Frequency response 20Hz 40KHz 0 5dB SNR Playback 94dB bandwidth 20Hz 22KHz ASA A weighted SNR MIC channel 90dB Mic input 19dB Pre amp A D 20Hz to 22KHz ASA A weighted Dynamic range Line in 90dB MIC EIN 122dB A weights PHYSICAL Weight 92g without batteries Dimensions 135 2 L 44 W 22 5 H mm Operating temperature 0 70 Operating humidity 20 80 ...

Page 42: ...ax outputs 30mW left 30mW right 16Ω Built in MIC Built in stereo microphone MIC IN 3 5 mm stereo jack connector LINE IN 3 5 mm unbalanced stereo jack connector Stereo headphone output 3 5 mm stereo jack connector POWER SUPPLY Battery 2 AA dry or rechargeable batteries USB Mini USB jack Consumption 138mW Standby 192mW Recording ...

Page 43: ... recorder when there is lightening Do not open disassemble the recorder Do not use the MEZZO close to ferromagnetic substances Battery Safety Do not put the batteries into an open fire or heat the batteries excessively this will lead to battery explosion Do not invert battery polarity Do not mix new batteries with the semi used batteries If batteries appear hot please stop using the MEZZO immediat...

Page 44: ...Audio Technology Switzerland S A Chemin de l Orio 30A 1032 Romanel sur Lausanne Switzerland Tel 41 21 643 7240 Fax 41 21 641 7532 www nagraaudio com audio_pro nagraaudio com ...

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