Copyright © NAGRAVISION S.A. 2005-2009
NAGRA ARES-ML
USER MANUAL
Software version
V3.24 Build 0218
April 28, 2009
P/N CD : 7070 104 000 1 0
Page 1: ...Copyright NAGRAVISION S A 2005 2009 NAGRA ARES ML USER MANUAL Software version V3 24 Build 0218 April 28 2009 P N CD 7070 104 000 1 0...
Page 2: ...ard status 10 6 18 Battery status 10 7 USING THE ARES ML 11 7 1 Recording audio in the field 11 7 1 1 The Automatic Gain Control A G C 12 7 2 Playback of a previous recording 12 7 2 1 Adjusting playba...
Page 3: ...disk 20 9 15 Check Disk space 21 9 16 Check Software version 21 9 17 Check Machine ID 21 10 ARES ML GAIN AND LEVEL STRUCTURE 22 11 LINE INPUTS ON THE ARES ML 23 12 MICROPHONES AND SETTINGS 23 13 LOW...
Page 4: ...as customs duty and other possible charges are at the customer s expense Our guarantee remains valid in the event of emergency repairs or modification being made by the user However we reserve the ri...
Page 5: ...ML 2 Wrist strap NM WSI 2070 114 000 3 CD including manuals 7070 104 000 4 Carrying case NM CCI 2070 212 000 5 Mic cable CM MICM 2070 122 000 6 End cap NM CAP 2070 131 000 7 USB cable CM USB 2070 116...
Page 6: ...s 7 Left key Rewind key during playback Decreases the input level sensitivity Input gain 0 5dB steps Move to the Left in the menu mode or exit some menus 8 Down key Decreases the input level sensitivi...
Page 7: ...ch Sliding the switch up locks the keyboard controls 3 3 Right side 1 USB port Used for connecting to a PC MAC for file download External DC powering of the unit 2 Output volume adjustments Headphones...
Page 8: ...Battery compartment Slide down to open 4 INSTALLING BATTERIES Insert 2 AA batteries taking care of the correct polarity and close the cover Rechargeable batteries NiCd or Ni mH can also be used but t...
Page 9: ...ackground 6 5 AGC status Indicates if the Automatic Gain Control is turned ON or OFF Left side button 2 OFF is indicated by blue characters on a black background ON is indicated by black characters on...
Page 10: ...file Free record time In playback the counter shows the duration of the current file and in record it shows the remaining capacity left in the memory 6 13 File counters The upper counter indicates th...
Page 11: ...thing is set prior to the first recording then the default settings will be adopted If specific settings are required then they must be selected first using a previously customized template Input devi...
Page 12: ...the RIGHT or LEFT keys to jump to the next or previous marker position respectively To playback another file from the same working directory use the UP or DOWN keys to scroll through the recorded fil...
Page 13: ...own on the display press the DELETE key and confirm to delete the file 8 MENUS All the settings and parameters of the ARES ML are made through a selection of Menu s There are two sets of menus One is...
Page 14: ...mpress template by using the UP 10 or DOWN 8 keys followed by pressing the OK key 19 The preset template can then be chosen from the list Once selected press the OK key 1 Each template stores the foll...
Page 15: ...eation and the Input device manager as they can be recalled by the blue MENU key to select the type of compression as well as the input device To access to SETUP from the main display press C The micr...
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Page 17: ...off select Disable Note If activated the display will automatically turn off when no key is pressed after 1 minute Push any key to turn the display on again 9 4 Template selection Before the template...
Page 18: ...OWN three times to highlight BR Several selections are available see the table at the end of the manual Select one of the possibilities using the LEFT or RIGHT keys and press the DOWN to go to the nex...
Page 19: ...the DOWN key twice The INT MIC gain can be pre adjusted from 0 dB to 28 dB in steps of 2 dB The EXT MIC can be adjusted from 0 dB to 24 dB in steps of 3 dB The LINE input can be adjusted from 0 dB to...
Page 20: ...nput record prefix menu use the or volume keys to select the corresponding character Press the RIGHT key for the next character position Once all characters entered press OK Example of a file name USE...
Page 21: ...tc 9 15 Check Disk space Indicates in Mbytes the remaining space left in the memory 9 16 Check Software version This sub menu shows the type of the machine and the software version installed 9 17 Chec...
Page 22: ...on of the machine the first stage is equipped with a PGA adjustable gain setting allowing the modulometer to be calibrated to give an accurate indication of SPL Sound Pressure Level This setting is av...
Page 23: ...nes Internal built in mono microphone External standard stereo clip on mic Red band External mono clip on mic Blue band External high quality stereo clip on mic Green band External dynamic microphone...
Page 24: ...ed Frequency response curve of the External microphone pre amplifier flat and Low cut The frequency of the cut is at 200Hz with a gradient of 40 dB octave This filter can be activated for each microph...
Page 25: ...les without an appropriate audio editing software Typically some versions of the Windows Media player fall into this category Audio CD s will only accept 44 1 kHz linear PCM if they are to be played o...
Page 26: ...transfer is selected the machine will immediately appear as a removable disk in the explorer of the PC MAC And the following display will be shown on the ARES ML On a PC the Windows Explorer will disp...
Page 27: ...2 Connect the USB cable between the machine and the PC run explorer and search for the removable disk called UPDATE 3 Copy the new APP COE to the Ares ML 4 Before disconnecting the cable dismount the...
Page 28: ...1L2 32000 112 S 19h50 WAV PCM16 22050 352 M 6h17 BWF MP1L2 32000 128 M 17h21 WAV PCM16 22050 705 S 3h08 BWF MP1L2 32000 128 S 17h21 WAV PCM16 16000 256 M 8h40 BWF MP1L2 32000 160 M 13h53 WAV PCM16 160...
Page 29: ...34h43 BWF MP1L2 48000 80 M 27h46 RAW MP1L2 32000 64 S 34h43 BWF MP1L2 48000 96 M 23h08 RAW MP1L2 32000 80 M 27h46 BWF MP1L2 48000 96 S 23h08 RAW MP1L2 32000 96 M 23h08 BWF MP1L2 48000 112 M 19h50 RAW...
Page 30: ...RAW MP1L3 48000 128 M 17h21 RAW MP1L3 32000 40 M 55h32 RAW MP1L3 48000 128 S 17h21 RAW MP1L3 32000 48 M 46h16 RAW MP1L3 48000 160 M 13h53 RAW MP1L3 32000 56 M 39h40 RAW MP1L3 48000 160 S 13h53 RAW MP1...
Page 31: ...L2 44100 160 S 13h53 BWF MP1L2 44100 160 S 160 RAW MP1L2 44100 192 M 11h34 BWF MP1L2 44100 192 M 192 RAW MP1L2 44100 192 S 11h34 BWF MP1L2 44100 192 S 192 RAW MP1L2 44100 224 S 9h55 BWF MP1L2 44100 22...
Page 32: ...8000 Hz 1536 kbps ST WAV MUSIC BWF MP1L2 48000 Hz 256 kbps ST BWF Manager input device Name Type Gain BST PWR FLT DYN EXT MIC 6 dB 34 dB OFF 20 20 kHz NAGRA EXT MIC 9 dB 19 dB ON 100 20 kHz INT INT MI...
Page 33: ...ey Battery low power will power off Appears for a few seconds just before switching off automatically due to low battery voltage Stop recording or use USB power Replace batteries If this happens durin...
Page 34: ...sec 3 sec 3 sek Current Actual En cours Datei Set input device Dispositivo entrada Entr e Eingang Set compress template Formato plantilla Format fichier Dateiformat Set AGC target level Nivel l mite A...
Page 35: ...rn Vuelve Retour Zur ck Erasing failed Error al borrar Efface chou L schen fehlgeschlagen English English English English Fran ais Fran ais Fran ais Fran ais Deutsch Deutsch Deutsch Deutsch Polski Pol...
Page 36: ...Prefijo nombres archivos Entr e pr fixe Pr fix Dateinamen Set date and time Fecha y hora Date heure Datum und Uhrzeit Restore factory settings Restaurar ajustes f brica Param tres usine Werkseinstell...
Page 37: ...origen Param tres par d faut Werkseinstellungen Date setting Fecha actual Entr e date Datum setzen File counter to be reset Contador ficheros a cero Le compteur sera raz Counter Reset System update Ac...
Page 38: ...10 sec 10 sek 10 sec 15 sec 15 sek 15 sec 20 sec 20 sek 20 sec Cancel Cofnij Annuleer 5 dBFS 5 dBFS 5 dBFS 8 dBFS 8 dBFS 8 dBFS 11 5 dBFS 11 5 dBFS 11 5 dBFS 14 dBFS 14 dBFS 14 dBFS Cancel Cofnij Ann...
Page 39: ...enoem Return Powr t Terug Entry Wej cie Ingave Play Odtw rz Weergave Erase Kasuj Wis Return Powr t Terug Cancel Cofnij Annuleer Return Powr t Terug Erasing failed B d kasowania Wissen mislukt English...
Page 40: ...idsprekermodus Clear record counter Zeruj licznik nagra Zet teller op 0 Lock input device gain Blokada wzmocnienia wej Vergrendel ingangsgevoeligheid Set record name prefix Ustaw prefiks nazwy nagr Ki...
Page 41: ...reset Zeruj licznik plik w Teller weer op nul zetten System update Aktualizacja systemu Vernieuw software 1 Check battery power 1 Sprawd bateri 1 Controleer batterijen 2 Plug in USB cable 2 W cz kabe...
Page 42: ...l ON OFF Target level adjustable INPUTS Built in Mike Electret Mike Inputs 3 5 mm stereo jack connector Mike Powering 3V Electret Mike Input Sensitivity Minimum 1 5 mV for full scale Line Input 3 5 mm...
Page 43: ...ectromagnetic fields EN 61000 4 3 Immunit aux d charges lectrostatiques EN 61000 4 2 Immunity to electrostatic discharges EN 61000 4 2 Immunit aux aux transitoires lectriques EN 61000 4 4 level 1 rapi...
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