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USER MANUAL
Published April 2021
Firmware Version ZMT-402
ZMT4
Light and Versatile
Page 1: ...1 USER MANUAL Published April 2021 Firmware Version ZMT 402 ZMT4 Light and Versatile...
Page 2: ...TIL JAMMED 10 AUTO FRAME RATE ENABLE 11 TRANSMIT MENU 12 UHF TRANSMITTER POWER LEVEL SET 12 UHF TRANSMIT MODULATION SET 12 TRANSMITTER DISABLE RECORD ONLY MODE 12 RECORD MENU 13 SD CARD FORMAT 13 PLAY...
Page 3: ...TRANSMITTER NAME SET 23 RECORDING FORMAT 24 FIRMWARE 25 UPDATING THE ZMT4 FIRMWARE 25 UPDATING ERX FIRMWARE WITH A ZMT4 TRANSMITTER 25 WIRING DIAGRAMS 26 TWO WIRE LAVALIER MICROPHONE CONFIGURATION 26...
Page 4: ...the transmitter to playback Pressing while playing back will advance playback multiple presses will cause playback to advance in larger increments Press and hold while in the transport control screen...
Page 5: ...2 Microphone Connector 3 pin Lemo Warning Make sure the appropriate voltage is selected before plugging in a microphone 3 SSMA Antenna Connection 4 Battery Compartment ZMT4 uses 1 NP50 battery Warning...
Page 6: ...ining battery power Audio Meter Displays the modulation of the inputted audio signal SEG Displays the number of recorded segments on the micro SD card Please note that regardless of the size of the ca...
Page 7: ...crophone attached to the transmitter is rated for the applied voltage before engaging phantom power not doing so can damage the microphone Transmitter Lock Page This page enables a key lock function s...
Page 8: ...Zaxcom ZMT4 Main Menu 8 To unlock the transmitter Press and hold the MENU key and press INC keys 5 times Or Powering down and reboot the transmitter...
Page 9: ...Accessing and navigating the menu groups From in the home screen press the CARD key three times the DEC key three times or hold the MENU key while booting up to access the six menu groups Then pressin...
Page 10: ...roper reading of time code TC Jam Mode Select This menu controls if the ZMT4 will go into record when it receives a record run time code AUTO JAM NORMAL The ZMT4 will continuously jam time code via Za...
Page 11: ...ing transmitted from the ZaxNet transmitter that is feeding the ZMT4 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 w...
Page 12: ...o note that after any change to the transmit format the ZMT4 will need to be rebooted by pressing the card key before the new format takes effect MONO XR ZHD 96 Modulation Bandwidth 200 kHz 200 kHz 96...
Page 13: ...er recognized by the transmitter 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...
Page 14: ...ording Low Battery Stop Set Low battery stop will set the amount of time after a low battery warning occurs the on board recorder will close the current file and stop recording This is to prevent poss...
Page 15: ...ceive Frequency Set This menu will only appear if ZaxNet is set to receive RX mode The ZaxNet receive frequency is the frequency that the ZMT4 will get its wireless time code and remote control comman...
Page 16: ...e the ZMT4 is assigned a unit code The unit code is a unique number used to identify each ZMT4 within a particular group This allows individual transmitters within the same group to be independently c...
Page 17: ...r will only 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 booting...
Page 18: ...es 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...
Page 19: ...r 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...
Page 20: ...teps 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...
Page 21: ...ransmitter will boot up normally STANDBY MODE The transmitter boots up in low power standby mode The transmitter will be waiting for a manual press the of the MENU key to come up to full power REMOTE...
Page 22: ...tness setting is from 0 to 3 with 3 being the brightness OLED Display Dim This setting adjusts how long after the last key press the display will dim Information Page This page displays the current fi...
Page 23: ...he MENU key for 1 second Hide Transmitter Name Menu This setting will hide the name menu A hidden name menu allows for quicker navigation and prevents accidental changes HIDDEN The name menu doesn t a...
Page 24: ...work we recommend using 4GB cards 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 recordi...
Page 25: ...at the transmitter is running the new firmware WARNING Before updating the firmware be sure to insert a fresh battery and do not power down the unit during the update process if the unit should lose p...
Page 26: ...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 Wire Lavalier Microphone Configuration Th...
Page 27: ...perating Frequencies 27 Operating Frequencies ZaxNet Remote Control and Time Code 2 403 to 2 475 GHz UHF Audio ZMT4 5 512 0 MHz to 608 0 MHz Blocks 20 through 23 ZMT4 6 578 0 MHz to 698 0 MHz Blocks 2...
Page 28: ...Zaxcom ZMT4 Antenna Cutting Chart 28...
Page 29: ...es 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 ww...
Page 30: ...Mic Power 45v 10mA max Mic Connector 3 Pin Micro LEMO Mic Configuration Balanced 3 wire Unbalanced 2 wire Input Range 60 to 30 dBu Mic Impedance 3 4 k 680 with 12v power mode ADC Bit Depth 32 Bits ADC...
Page 31: ...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...
Page 32: ...r e ne d passe pas l intensit n cessaire l tablissement d une communication satisfaisante Le pr sent metteur radio PR6 XRT a t approuv par Industrie Canada pour fonctionner avec les types d antenne n...
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