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Chapter 2 _____________________________________________________ Zaxcom Nomad User’s Manual
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Meters
( Figure 2-2 { p.23 } displays OUT 1, OUT 2 and INPUT 1 )
There are several selectable metering configurations to choose from.
The color of the left half of the meter indicates the source type being metered:
Light blue for an input
Green for an output bus
Purple for a recorded track
The track name is indicated within the meter itself to aid in channel identification. If a compressor is engaged, a
white gain reduction indication will appear at the right side of the meter if the compression threshold has been
exceeded.
IMPORTANT: As the gain reduction indicator proceeds from the right edge toward the left, more compression
is being applied to that channel’s audio. Once it reaches –10dBFS, it will become more noticeable. To
minimize the compressor’s impact, reduce the trim or linear fader.
Virtual Fader
(Virtual Fader Mix Home page in Figure 2-3 { p.25 })
With the Virtual Fader Mix Home page configuration display, virtual faders (V-Fader) appear on tracks 7 – 10 and
are blue with white vertical highlights. To access them, press the
MENU knob . The V-Fader for track 7 changes
to mostly white with blue vertical highlights. To adjust, turn the MENU knob. Once you have that one set to
your liking, you have two choices:
to move it to the next V-Fader, click the MENU knob
to exit from adjusting V-Faders, click the HEADPHONE knob
Using the six input faders and the four virtual faders, 10 channels be easily mixed without an external hardware
fader panel.
NOTE: The virtual faders are fixed and can not be reassigned to other channels.
Track Enabled Verification
(Card Track Home on Figure 2-3 { p.25 })
With the Card Track Home page configuration displayed, it is possible to identify tracks that are not enabled (not
being recorded).
Disarmed tracks in the middle will have a line drawn through the entire meter from side to side.
Disarmed tracks at the bottom will be removed from the page.
Tracks can’t be enabled/disabled from this page but, they can be in the Record Enables page { p.37 }.
NOTE: For Nomad-6, 8 and 12, the Card Track Home page will never have fewer than 6 tracks.
Generating Tone
To toggle tone generation on/off, press and hold the SETUP key for approximately one second. Tone level and
frequency can be adjusted in the ENG Setup page { p.47 }. Nomad’s tone generator is individually routable to
each output and recordable channel via the Bus Routing page { p.29 }.
ENG /EFP Bag Operation
( Figure 2-2 { p.23 })
With the ENG Home page configuration displayed, there is an 8-channel routing matrix at the bottom of the page.
It also has output busses 1 and 2, as well as the input meter that follows the Auto-trim function. To use the pan-
routing capability, go to the
Mode page { p.46 } and enable the appropriate PAN COPY x/y entry(s).
NOTE: by default 1 and 2 are always enabled.
Once enabled, go to the ENG Setup page { p.47 }, and press the BUS key to enter the PAN routing selections
(the pan matrix is highlighted). Rotate the MENU knob to select the input you want to PAN. Pressing the MENU
knob will cycle the assignment as left, center or right to each input pair that was selected in the Mode page
{ p.46 }.
NOTE: If necessary, holding the MENU knob down for 1 second will reverse that cycle for 1 selection.
The PAN routing selection is simply a short cut and controls the cross-points in the Output Bus Assign page
{ p.30 }. It can only route post-fader analog inputs to the output busses. Any other routing must be done in the