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Page 1: ...PN 2019 616 150 NAGRA ARES BB MANUAL Version Jan 18 2005 ...

Page 2: ...8 11 LEVEL ADJUSTMENT 8 11 1 OUTPUT LEVEL ADJUSTMENT 8 11 2 INPUT LEVEL ADJUSTMENT 8 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 12 14 1 4 EDIT INDEX 13 14 1 5 DELETE 16 14 1 6 DELETE TO END 16 14 1 7 RENUMBER 16 14 1 8 RENUMBER ALL 16 14 1 9 DELETE...

Page 3: ... INPUT TYPE 21 14 7 2 48V MIKE POWER 22 15 LOCKING THE SETTINGS 22 16 LOCKING THE KEYPAD 22 17 AUTO POWER OFF 22 18 MESSAGES 22 19 SOFTWARE UPDATE 23 20 MENU TREE ARES BB 24 21 INPUTS OUTPUTS 28 21 1 INPUT SIDE 28 21 2 OUTPUT SIDE 28 22 ARES BB PC SOFTWARE INSTALLATION NFS MODE 29 22 1 ARES BB SOFTWARE USING A PC PCMCIA SLOT NFS MODE 29 22 2 ARES BB SOFTWARE USING A PC USB PORT NFS MODE 29 23 ARES...

Page 4: ...batteries When an external power supply is connected to the Ares BB the green led turns on During charge the yellow led turns on The Ares BB charges with approx 300 mA Charging stops automatically yellow led turns off If the yellow led never turns off it means that one or more cells are defective If the charger switch is turned on and no batteries are installed while the machine receives external ...

Page 5: ...DIFFERENCES The ARES BB is equipped with a USB 1 1 connector Without any software options installed the card is formatted FAT 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 NFS mode In the FAT mode compressed MPEG files can be r...

Page 6: ...tatus of the ARES BB STOP ARES BB is in STAND BY mode RECORD ARES BB is in RECORD mode PLAY ARES BB is in PLAY mode SEARCH FORWARD ARES BB is playing fast forwards SEARCH BACKWARD ARES BB is playing fast backwards Take Index 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 Index 7 0 minutes 0 secon...

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: ...ERNAL RECORD COMMAND On the right side of the machine a mini jack connector mono 3 5 mm is present called START STOP If the mini jack input is grounded the record starts if open the record stops 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 key...

Page 9: ...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 leve...

Page 10: ...y 13 the main menu appears on the display The DIRECTORY gives access to all the information of the recorded files 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 d...

Page 11: ... current settings of the machine If the marker has a shape it means that the Take Index compression is different 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 Take Indexs the PLAY STOP FWD and RWD function keys 3 4 5 6 bec...

Page 12: ...ndex R 4 08 26 002 0 00 002 1 30 001 1 25 12 03 00 002 3 48 13 03 00 003 4 24 13 03 00 End 48 32 003 0 00 001 0 00 12 03 00 002 1 25 12 03 00 003 3 48 13 03 00 004 4 24 13 03 00 End 48 32 003 0 00 001 12 03 00 10 41 002 12 03 00 10 55 003 13 03 00 11 25 004 13 03 00 14 19 End 48 32 003 0 00 001 PCM 48k 16b st 002 MPEG 192 48 st 003 MPEG 128 24 st 004 MPEG 192 32 End 48 32 003 0 00 001 0 00 12 03 0...

Page 13: ...conds and a first cut position was made This can be made in 2 different ways The first possibility is to drop them on the fly Push the PLAY key 5 and press the CENTER key 13 every time a cut position must be set The second possibility is to press and hold the RIGHT key 12 The machine goes in play mode until the key is released If the LEFT key 10 is pressed and hold the machine goes in play reverse...

Page 14: ...cut out TRIMMING CUTS Example The first cut position is placed below the play position indicator LISTEN LOOP TRIM appears on the screen Once the first cut position is made and the playback position sits on that cut position press the CENTER key 13 once again and the editor starts a loop playback around the cut position It starts playing 1second before the cut position and continues to play 1 secon...

Page 15: ...aining time on the card is shorter than the selected index length a new window will appear but without the SAVE possibility It is up to the user if he thinks that once the index is edited the size will be smaller than the remaining time In this case the EDIT can be selected In this example the full length of the original index is 1 minute 21 seconds but only 1 minute and 4 seconds remaining time a...

Page 16: ...alled PROGRAM SELECT will not appear 14 3 1 FILE NAMING The FILE NAMING menu permits to add 3 characters or numbers to the index number The index number in the file name is the last 3 digits and is automatically incremented by the machine nnn min 001 max 999 To do so press the CENTER key 13 once and the first character starts blinking By using the UP 9 or DOWN 11 arrow key select the corresponding...

Page 17: ...E This menu allows selection of the type of battery connected to the Ares BB For dry cells Ni mH or Ni Cd fitted in the NB BB box select the mode AA cells For the Lithium Ion pack NB LIB select Li ion If the Li Ion selection is made when using the NB BB pack then the machine will shut down before the cells are completely exhausted If however AA cells is selected but a Lithium Ion pack is used then...

Page 18: ...sion To escape from the sub menu press the LEFT key 10 once 14 4 TEMPLATES 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 STORE 1 a...

Page 19: ...n 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 Settings Input filter ALC ALC threshold On Settings ALC...

Page 20: ...enu permits to turn on or off the sound to the output connector in the case that a little speaker is used instead of a headphone ALWAYS means that the output sound is always present ONLY IN PLAYBACK means that the output sound is present only during playback but not present in the record mode or EE mode 14 5 9 OUTPUT LEVEL The CURRENT LEVEL corresponds to the setting before entering the sub menu T...

Page 21: ...econds The STOP DELAY permits to adjust the duration of recording once the sound level drops below the threshold level and can be set from 5 seconds up to 15 minutes or nonstop Once the delay is passed the machine will return to the waiting position ready for the next recording The left picture shows the machine ready to record automatically The right picture shows the machine in the record mode T...

Page 22: ...R OFF When the machine is left in the STOP mode for 10 minutes it will automatically switch off During the last 14 seconds of that period the beep sounds every second When any key is pressed the power counter will be reset To disable the auto power off from the power off status press and hold the center key while pressing the power key In the case that the machine is turned on with the auto power ...

Page 23: ...EATE INDEX During saving in edit mode ABORTED During saving in edit mode FAILED During mark s erase THE CARD IS IN USE During mark s erase NO INDEX SELECTED During mark s erase NO MARKS IN INDEX NNN During mark s erase MARKS IN INDEX NNN CANNOT BE DELETED During mark s erase 19 SOFTWARE UPDATE A small black 6 pin connector is located just under the flashcard This connector is a RS232 connector A s...

Page 24: ... aker O n A Recall 1 T em p lates R eca ll 2 R eca ll 3 R eca ll 4 S to re 1 S to re 2 S to re 3 S to re 4 Contrast Contrast Current contrast 36 Default contrast 33 TEST 34 ARES BB S N 123456789 Soft FAT Vx xx Audio board 2 Software options 1 2 3 R en um b er Renumber all Battery type AA cells Li ion Battery type Delete marks Delete to end O P T IO N 3 Format card FAT 16 max 2GB FAT 32 Card format...

Page 25: ...d B S P L 92 d B S P L 86 d B S P L 80 d B S P L 74 d B S P L U sin g keys B eep O ff O n B A A F ile form at P CM 48k 16b P CM 44k1 24b P CM 32k 16b P CM 24k 16b P CM 16k 16b P CM 48k 16b st P CM 44k1 24b st P CM 32k 16b st P CM 24k 16b st P CM 22k05 16b st P CM 16k 16b st C P CM 22k05 16b P CM 48k 24b P CM 44k1 16b P CM 48k 24b st P CM 44k1 16b st ...

Page 26: ... st M P E G 128 24 st M P E G 128 16 st M P E G 192 48 M P E G 192 32 M P E G 192 48 st M P E G 192 32 st M P E G 256 48 st M P E G 256 32 st M P E G 384 48 st M P E G 384 32 st O P TIO N I A B ackligh t O ff O n A u tom atic O u tpu t m o de A lw ays o n O n ly in p layback O u tpu t level Output level Current level 1 DB Default level 0 DB B C M S d eco der O ff O n O n 6 d B ...

Page 27: ... eak 70d B SP L p eak 80d B SP L p eak 90d B SP L p eak 100d B SP L p eak 110d B SP L p eak 120d B SP L p eak T rigg er d elay 0 0 sec 0 1 sec 0 3 sec 1 0 sec S to p d elay 5 sec 15 sec 30 sec 1 m in 2 m in 5 m in 15 m in N o nsto p 48V m ike p o w er O ff O n In pu t so urce M o n o left S tere o Inp u t ...

Page 28: ...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 21 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 conn...

Page 29: ...FS MODE 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 n...

Page 30: ... well 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 23 ARES BB PC DRIVERS INSTALLATION FAT MODE Turn on the Ares BB ...

Page 31: ... Line Inputs 2 XLR connectors Microphone Powering 48 V Phantom Sensitivity From 2 mV to 10 mV for 0 dB recording Line Input Symmetrical transformerless Line Input Sensitivity 0 44 V to 2 6 V for 0 dB recording OUTPUTS Headphone Jack 6 3 mm stereo connector MS decoding Line Output 2 XLR connectors symmetrical transformerless THD at 1 kHz 0 1 Frequency response 30 Hz 20 kHz 3 dB in EE mode Total dyn...

Page 32: ... terminal 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 Immuni...

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