Zaxcom Digital Wireless System User’s Manual_______________________________________Chapter 3
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Dual Color LED
The dual color LED on top of the unit indicates the recorder’s transport status:
Color
Indication
Solid Green
Stop or Playback mode (displays when no card was inserted)
Green and flickers Red Record mode
Solid Red
Recording connection lost. The card may have been ejected, is
full or was not formatted correctly.
Table 3-2 Recorder LED Indications
NOTE:
The colors for Stop and Connection Lost are determined by the selection made in the
Hardware
Options page
. Start the unit without a card installed. If the LED is red, pick the other
LED ON
(NORMAL)
selection.
Transmitter Recording Operation
This section describes the steps necessary to record on the transmitter.
Formatting the MiniSD Card
Many MiniSD cards are sold preformatted; however, you must reformat it in the recorder prior to recording on it.
Only cards formatted in the transmitter will work correctly.
To prepare a MiniSD for use, or to erase the contents before reuse, perform the format procedure on the
Media
Erase & Format page
.
Upon completion of the formatting process, the following files remain on the card (example based on a 2GB card):
SN01752
(folder name defaults to the transmitter's serial #
or the Name entered in the Extended Menu)
ZBLK0000.ZAX
(size = 1,048,576 KB)
ZBLK0001.ZAX
(size = 932,684 KB)
ZDIR.ZZZ
(size = 538 KB)
DELETE.ME
(size = 512 KB)
The ZBLK****.ZAX files store the recording segments, and the ZDIR.ZZZ file stores metadata about each
segment (i.e.: pointer into the .ZAX file, associated start timecode, transmitter name, etc.)
The DELETE.ME file can in fact be deleted. Doing this frees up enough room for a copy of the firmware.
CAUTION:
Do not delete any other files from the card. Doing so will prevent it from working correctly. If for
some reason you proceed to delete the wrapper files, follow the instructions
To Recreate the wrapper files
.
NOTE:
If you move a transmitter to another actor and enter the new actor/character name, the folder name will
remain the same and any audio from the new actor will be stored in the same folder. The metadata will
contain the correct name.
If it is important to you that the Name folder is correct, prepare a card for each actor/character and have it follow
each actor. This does not eliminate the need to change the transmitter’s name, so the correct name appears in
the metadata.
Current Timecode and Frame-rate Display
The current timecode generator value and frame-rate appear on the
Timecode Frame-rate page
.
Jamming Timecode into the Transmitter
While the transmitter is being jammed, it identifies the timecode rate and type, and sets itself to that rate.
NOTE:
The transmitter’s timecode accuracy is approximately 1 frame in 5 hours (1.852 PPM).
Jamming timecode on the transmitter starts a new recording file. The Zaxcom conversion utility starts the
transfer and conversion process at the point where the transmitter’s timecode was jammed.
