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Summary of Contents for Nomad

Page 1: ...Nomad Preliminary Manual Zaxcom Inc 230 West Parkway Pompton Plains New Jersey 07444...

Page 2: ...Media selection 10 Transport controls 10 Primary card recording 11 Mirror card recording 12 Main Menu 13 Meta Data Menu 13 Slate Display 14 Record Enables 14 Fader Assign 15 Card Mirror Setup Menu 15...

Page 3: ...ansport Keys Shifted Unshifted 25 Time Code 25 Bus Routing 26 Pre Fader Listen 27 Com and Slate functions 28 ENGjEFPbag operation 28 10 channel mix operation 30 Card operation 30 Nomad pin outs 31 All...

Page 4: ...the highest reliability recorder available Nomad records on all solid state media it has very low power consumption this makes the Nomad the best choice for location sound recording In addition featu...

Page 5: ...nce in a way that is unexpected and can cause input clipping and limiter distortion In an effort to provide a quantum leap forward over existing mixing technology Zaxcom designed Nomad so that the nee...

Page 6: ...functions as an un interruptible power source If internal batteries are loaded six nickel metal hydride or lithium batteries mandatory as the internal power source Never use alkaline batteries in the...

Page 7: ...ds on the card When placing a program file onto a card using a PC or MAC be careful to delete any older nomad program files on the card BEFORE coping the new program file to the CF card This will prev...

Page 8: ...id in channel identification If a compressor is engaged a white gain reduction indication will appear at the left side of the meter jf the compression threshold has been exceeded Home menus STOP 00 01...

Page 9: ...m power select and notch filters Use the headphone back button to return to the home menu Notch filters have separate On Off and frequency adjustments Notch frequencies can be entered by utilizing the...

Page 10: ...oss pOints can be engaged depending on user preference Pressing the headphone switch will cycle through all of the available monitor memories Each of the monitor memories can be individually labeled t...

Page 11: ...on the state of the transport key function in the Engineering Setup menu Nomad factory default is set that the TC Automix and Zaxnet buttons primary function direct entry non shifted functions Tto go...

Page 12: ...ding was interrupted with no loss of audio up to that point The Primary media while using a proprietary file system is 100 compatible with mac or PC by lJtilizing the free file conversion utility Zaxc...

Page 13: ...can currently handle any size card up to a 32 GB card The mirror card is generally used as a deliverable format to post production Mirror recording has two operational modes It can be set to mirror co...

Page 14: ...E OFF AIRMAIL OH NI H 1 OF 20 TL 01 02 03 FOLDER 2001 5 segs S 123A T 100 H I LOUE HOMAD This menu displays key Nomad operating parameters as well as allowing for entry of metadata Scene take and note...

Page 15: ...XIXIXIXIPRI IXX I I I I II R I This menu enables the tracks that are to be recorded on each media On Nomad 8 and 12 three media can be recorded at the same time For a track to be recorded to the mirro...

Page 16: ...ng hardware faders Return inputs 7 10 may be used 35 line level inputs and are mixed with the virtual faders in the 10 channel mix home menu and cannot be assigned to a hardware fader The pictured exa...

Page 17: ...When enabled the Nomad will mirror its files to the aux media This is only available on Nomad 8 and 12 The segments to mirror are selected in the AUX REC MENU AIRMAIL This will enable the transmission...

Page 18: ...all new cards must be formatted by Nomad with the function before recording is allowed The card format is Zaxcom MARF This format is not FAT32 compatible and jf you want to use it with a Mac or PC pla...

Page 19: ...output pair Example if pan 1 2 is selected output bus 1 will be the left out and output bus 2 will be the right out I o configuration I O CONFIGURATION RES 1 2 ON AES 3 1a OFF RES 5 6 OfF AES 7 8 OFF...

Page 20: ...settings are stored in flash memory contained within Nomad External media is never necessary to maintain nomad memories Nomad Engineering Setup ENG SETUP ENG SETUP WARNIHGS SETUP SET TIME DA TE INPUT...

Page 21: ...t phone 2 VOL This will adjust the output level of the Headphone 2 output 3 5mm jack This jack IS designed to feed a headphone It can also be used as a separate unbalanced output bus Set time and dat...

Page 22: ...ITER CARD LIHITER DECAY DECAY On THR SH I OdB THRESH II OdD RAT 10 1 0 1 RATIO 1 I CAl ff CAIH Od The output bus and card limiter menus allow for the adjustment of limiter Compressor parameters The ad...

Page 23: ...d are contained in the file metadata so post can easily identify the source of a recorded track After the track name is entered you must pres OK for Nomad to accept the inputted name Monitor memory na...

Page 24: ...el at which the battery warnings start to appear This setting also changes the scaling of the battery meter graphic to adjust for battery chemistry based on the dead voltage setting Input Levels INPUT...

Page 25: ...nd 35 dB levels X1111 4 and TAS 1 6 output bus levels The 6 main output buses can each independently be selected to three output levels OdBu line level 10dBu tape consumer level and 35dBu mic level Fo...

Page 26: ...nomad directly to broadcast cameras There are three time code menus available under the time code key Press the TC key to enter the first time code menu Press the time code key again to enter the othe...

Page 27: ...of the routing display Nomad output buses are indicated by the column along the right side of the display Use the menu knob to select the desired cross point Pressing the menu knob will toggle throug...

Page 28: ...R1 R2 I I I I I I I I lOUT Press the PFl key to enter to pre fader listen function The PFl monitor channels will be indicated on the home screen by a flashing PFl display The home screen will show the...

Page 29: ...points are indicated with a at the top of the routing menu column The example shows the slate routed to outputs 1 2 and the com routed to outputs 5 6 Holding down the menu knob and pressing the Com a...

Page 30: ...he menu knob to select the input you want to PAN Pressing the menu knob will assign the input as right left or center to each input pair that was selected in the mode menu The PAN routing selection si...

Page 31: ...rdware fader panels Virtual faders 7 10 are f jxed and are not assignable lnput trim adjustments for channels 7 10 are accesable under the setup key by selecting 7 8 9 and 0 with the com and sit keys...

Page 32: ...d pairs where possible 1 RX34 2 RXI2 3 TX56 4 RX78 5 RX56 6 TX12 7 TXI2 8 GROUND 9 TX 34 10 TX34 11 RXI2 12 RX34 13 TX56 14 RX78 15 RX56 All TA5 male input and output connectors 1 GROUND 2 CHA 3 CHA 4...

Page 33: ...SLEEVE CHA CHB GROUND External slate mic in Tip INPUT Ring INPUT Sleeve Ground biased to SV biased to SV This is a balanced input It can be used with dynamic microphones It can also be used unbalanced...

Page 34: ...e Mixer crO S point A 0 I Q A Convers on size 6 Mic Une level with 48V phantom power 4 nne level cOlmer retum or ml inputs 6XlR 2 TAS 115 dB 56 to 26 riBu 10 to 8 dB O C1015 20 Hz to 22 kHz ilt 48 kHl...

Page 35: ...ck Release Threshold Ratio Make up Gain 20 Hz Ie 230 Hz 4 6 8 12 tracks Model dependent 01010 seconds 4 100 47952 48000 4804888100 96000 2 Compact Flash Card slots 1 Micro SO card slot US8400 Z 5 W at...

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