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Zaxcom ZFR400                                                                                                                                 ZFR400

 

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Micro SD Card Slot 
Inserting a Micro SD card:  
With the OLED screen of the ZFR400 facing you, turn the card so the finger contacts are facing away 
towards the battery compartment and pointing down toward the slot. Insert the card into the slot and 
press it down until there is a slight click. To remove it, press the card in until the same click is heard 
again. 

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Microphone Connector (3 pin Lemo) 

 
 

 
 

 

 

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Battery Compartment 
ZFR400 uses 1 NP50 battery. 

 

Warning:  Some batteries can vary in size which may cause some batteries to get caught 
on the gasket when opening the battery door. If this happens DO NOT fully open the 
battery door or try to reclose the door while the battery is stuck, as this can damage the 
power connector and will need to be sent in for service. If a battery gets caught please 
pull the battery off the door first

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Summary of Contents for ZFR400

Page 1: ...1 USER MANUAL Published June 2017 Firmware Version ZMT217 ZFR400 the ultimate stealth recorder ...

Page 2: ... 9 MUTE TIME CODE TRANSMISSION UNTIL JAMMED 10 AUTO FRAME RATE ENABLE 10 RECORD MENU 11 SD CARD FORMAT 11 TIME LEFT ON CARD 11 AUTOMATIC RECORD AFTER BOOT UP 11 RECORDING MODE SET 12 LOW BATTERY STOP SET 12 ZAXNET MENU 13 ZAXNET MODE 13 ZAXNET RECEIVE FREQUENCY SET 13 ZAXNET TRANSMIT FREQUENCY SET 13 GROUP CODE SET 14 UNIT CODE SET 14 ZAXNET VOTING ENABLE 14 ZAXNET RECEIVE BEFORE TRANSMIT TIME 15 ...

Page 3: ...SET 20 HIDE NAME MENU 21 NAME SET 21 RECORDING FORMAT 22 FIRMWARE 23 UPDATING THE ZFR400 FIRMWARE 23 UPDATING ERX FIRMWARE WITH A ZFR400 23 INPUTTING AUDIO 24 RECOMMENDED MICROPHONES 24 WIRING DIAGRAMS 24 TWO WIRE MICROPHONE CONFIGURATION 24 THREE WIRE MICROPHONE CONFIGURATION 24 BALANCED LINE LEVEL AND TIME CODE INPUT 25 PRODUCT SUPPORT 26 SPECIFICATIONS 27 ZAXCOM WARRANTY POLICY AND LIMITATIONS ...

Page 4: ...ote recording can be initiated while in any menu and not only from the home screen Pressing while not recording will start playback Pressing while playing back will advance playback multiple presses will cause playback to advance in larger increments press and hold will advance to the next segment 5 DEC Stop Key Decreases the parameters of the menu items Pressing DEC with the CARD key will stop th...

Page 5: ...t press the card in until the same click is heard again 2 Microphone Connector 3 pin Lemo 3 Battery Compartment ZFR400 uses 1 NP50 battery Warning Some batteries can vary in size which may cause some batteries to get caught on the gasket when opening the battery door If this happens DO NOT fully open the battery door or try to reclose the door while the battery is stuck as this can damage the powe...

Page 6: ...s being recorded or playing back SEG Displays the number of recorded segments on the micro SD card Please note that regardless of the size of the card it is limited to 500 segments Battery This displays the approximate percentage of remaining battery power Audio Meter Displays the modulation of the inputted audio signal Gain G Appears when the ZFR400 is receiving change of gain commands via ZaxNet...

Page 7: ...horizontally from left to right Pressing the INC key increases the gain and pressing the DEC key will decrease the gain Lock Page This page enables a key lock function so no parameters can be changes When the lock page is landed on a countdown clock will begin After 5 seconds the ZFR400 will lock and the display will indicated that it is LOCKED and after 5 seconds will go blank If this screen is e...

Page 8: ...igating the menu groups From in the home screen press the CARD key three times or hold the MENU key while booting up to access the sub menu groups Then pressing the INC or DEC key will cycle between the menu items Entering and navigating a sub menu When landing on the desired menu group press the MENU key to enter that menu To return to the top of the menu press the MENU key to cycle to the top or...

Page 9: ...ed Please note that when using the microphone input connector the audio level of the time code signal needs to be between 30 and 10 dBFS on the unit s meter Any level above 10 may cause clipping which will prevent proper reading of time code TC Jam Mode Select This menu controls if the ZFR400 will go into record when it receives a record run time code AUTO JAM NORMAL The ZFR400 will continuously j...

Page 10: ...de to another device Auto Frame Rate Enable When turned ON the ZFR400 will automatically set its frame rate to the frame rate that is being transmitted from the ZaxNet transmitter that is feeding the ZFR400 If auto frame rate is set to OFF the frame rate will need to be adjusted manually Please note that auto frame rate will only work when the time code is being received over ZaxNet and will not w...

Page 11: ...d s FAT32 file structure gets corrupt while doing a file transfer and the card is no longer recognized by the ZFR400 or by ZaxConvert a partial format can be done The partial format rewrites the FAT32 file structure and leaves the recorded audio untouched To do a partial format from this menu press the DEC key 9 times PARTIAL FORMAT will then be displayed Time Left on Card This menu will only appe...

Page 12: ...y Stop Set Low battery stop will set the amount of time after a low battery warning occurs the ZFR400 will close the current file and stop recording This is to prevent possible file corruption if the unit constantly powers off and on due to a dead battery NEVER STOP The onboard recorder will not stop recording unless it is manually stopped by a key press or when it receives a stop command via ZaxN...

Page 13: ...axNet receive frequency is the frequency that the ZFR400 will get its wireless time code and remote control commands on This frequency will need to match the frequency of the corresponding ZaxNet transmitter The ZaxNet transmitter can be a QRX with QIFB Nomad TRX900CL or IFB100 200 The ZFR400 can also receive ZaxNet time code from another TRX ZMT transmitter or a ZFR recorder that is transmitting ...

Page 14: ...ZFR400 is assigned a unit code The unit code is a unique number used to identify each ZFR400 within a particular group This allows individual ZFR400s within the same group to be independently controlled Each ZFR400 should have a different unit code Unit codes can be assigned any number from 1 to 200 ZaxNet Voting Enable This menu will only appear if ZaxNet is set to receive RX mode The purpose of ...

Page 15: ...receive ZaxNet and NOT go into transmit mode Therefore no ZaxNet TC and or audio will be transmitted This setting shuts off the ZaxNet transmitter Receive then Transmit mode After boot up the ZaxNet transceiver will search for a ZaxNet signal for the selected time so it can receive and lock time code before it begins to transmit TC and confidence audio This is adjustable from 1 to 20 Seconds Trans...

Page 16: ... searches for ZaxNet time code The settings are NEVER or any interval between 5 and 999 seconds Record Beep Set This menu will only appear if ZaxNet is set to transmit TX mode When the record beep is set to ON and the ZFR400 is recording the confidence audio sent to the ERX via ZaxNet will have an audible beep in user variable intervals giving conformation that the ZFR400 is indeed recording The b...

Page 17: ... is turned on and adjusted from this menu The high pass filter range is 70Hz to 220Hz in 10Hz increments 2K Notch Filter The 2K notch filter is useful in removing digital RF interference that can be introduced into some microphones HIGH PASS FILTER 90Hz ____ 2K NOTCH FILTER ON ...

Page 18: ...eps The amount of gain reduction is determined by the compressor ratio setting A compressor ratio for example of 2 0 1 means for every 1 dB above the compressor threshold the gain will be reduced 2dB A higher ratio setting makes the compressor more aggressive CMP THRESH Compressor Threshold Valid range 0 to 96dB in 1dB steps This sets the level in which gain reduction occurs CMP KNEE Compressor So...

Page 19: ...ate This menu will only appear if ZaxNet is set to transmit TX mode This menu is used to update the firmware on an ERX receiver If ZaxNet mode is set to transmit TX then this menu will appear and allow for ERX firmware to be updated For complete update instructions see the FIRMWARE section in the back of this manual Low Battery Stop Low battery stop will set the amount of time after a low battery ...

Page 20: ...de Set If an encryption code is set the ZaxNet transmitted audio will be encrypted and can only be listened to if the receiver has the matching encryption code entered When receiving an audio signal and the codes do not match all that will be heard is white noise or silence So if using encryption it is important to make sure the matching receiver has the same code These two sets of numbers are for...

Page 21: ... serial number The name entered becomes part of the name of the recorded audio files and is also included in the metadata of the BWF file Naming the unit aids in identifying the files from several different ZFR400s The maximum name length is 8 characters Any letter or number can be used If desired a space can even be used To set change the ZFR400 name 1 Press the INC or DEC key to change the chara...

Page 22: ...GB cards All cards that are used in the ZFR400 must be formatted in the ZFR400 to work properly Please note that regardless of the size of the card the onboard recorder will only be able to record up to 500 individual segments on any given card Available recording times depend on the selected modulation and are as follows SD Card Size Available Record Time 1 GB 6 hours 2 GB 12 hours 4 GB 25 hours ...

Page 23: ...pdate process if the unit should lose power during the upgrade it may need to be sent back to Zaxcom for repair Updating ERX firmware with a ZFR400 1 From the ZaxNet menu set ZaxNet mode to transmit TX 2 Check that the ERX is set to the same ZaxNet frequency that the ZFR400 is set to transmit on Check that the GROUP ID is set the same in both the ZFR400 and ERX and make sure encryption is shut off...

Page 24: ...om recommends the following microphones for use with the ZFR400 Countryman EMW B3 B6 Sanken COS 11D DPA 4063 Wiring Diagrams The following 3 pin micro LEMO connectors mate with the microphone connector FGB 00 303 CLAD 22 has a latch with a pull release FVB 00 303 NLA has a latch with a twist release Please note it is required that the ground gets attached to the shell of the LEMO connector Two Wir...

Page 25: ...Zaxcom ZFR400 Wiring Diagrams 25 Balanced Line Level and time code Input ...

Page 26: ...ates Download the latest User Manuals from http zaxcom com support updates Submit Technical Questions at http www zaxcom com submit a technical question Submit information for Repair Services at http www zaxcom com support repairs Join the Zaxcom User Forum at http www zaxcom com forum forum php Join the Zaxcom Face Book User Group at https www facebook com groups 682199065139938 ...

Page 27: ...e Type SMPTE Time code Frame Rates 23 98 24 25 29 97NDF 29 97DF 30NDF 30DF Recording Media Micro SD Card Flash Memory File Format ZAX convertible to BWAV MP3 Recording Time Up to 100 Hours 16 GB card 2 4 GHz ZaxNet Receiver RF Frequency Range 2 403 to 2 475 GHz RF Modulation Digital Spread Spectrum RF Frequency Step 0 001 GHz 1 MHz RF Bandwidth 1 MHz Channel Separation 2 MHz Sensitivity 96 dBm Phy...

Page 28: ...r Product Limitation of Remedies Your exclusive remedy for any defective Product is limited to the repair or replacement of the defective Product Zaxcom may elect which remedy or combination of remedies to provide in its sole discretion Zaxcom shall have a reasonable time after determining that a defective Product exists to repair or replace a defective Product Zaxcom s replacement Product under i...

Page 29: ...sse pas l intensité nécessaire à l établissement d une communication satisfaisante Le présent émetteur radio PR6 XRT a été approuvé par Industrie Canada pour fonctionner avec les types d antenne énumérés ci dessous et ayant un gain admissible maximal et l impédance requise pour chaque type d antenne Les types d antenne non inclus dans cette liste ou dont le gain est supérieur au gain maximal indiq...

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