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NAGRA ARES-P II
MANUAL
PN 2019 603 150
Version: July 18, 2006

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  • Page 1 NAGRA ARES-P II MANUAL PN 2019 603 150 Version: July 18, 2006...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Page 1 DELIVERED WITH: ..................4 2 INSTALLING THE BATTERIES............... 4 3 INSTALLING THE FLASHCARD..............4 4 POWER ON, POWER OFF................4 5 CONTRAST..................... 5 6 KEYS....................... 5 7 FAT / NFS MODE DIFFERENCES..............5 8 FIRST TIME SWITCH ON................5 9 MAIN DISPLAY DESCRIPTION...............
  • Page 3 14.3.5 PROGRAM SELECT............... 18 14.3.6 CONTRAST..................19 14.3.7 AUTO POWER OFF................ 19 14.3.8 VERSION..................19 14.4 TEMPLATES..................19 14.5 SETTINGS MENU................. 20 14.5.1 INPUT FILTER................20 14.5.2 ALC....................20 14.5.3 ALC THRESHOLD................20 14.5.4 ALC REACTION SPEED..............21 14.5.5 INPUT LEVEL.

  • Page 4: Delivered With

    This manual describes the use of the ARES-P II in the FAT mode. For using the Ares-P II in the NFS mode, please refer to the previous Ares-P II manual or to the Ares-P / RCX220 manual. WARNING: The ARES-P II has a built-in charger (charge current = 300mA).

  • Page 5: Contrast

    FAT standard (FAT 16 or FAT 32) and is directly compatible with a Windows or Mac O/S. The NFS mode means that the card is formatted with a Nagra format (Nagra File System), in order to remain compatible with previous machines such as the Ares-C, C-PP, Ares-P or RCX220.

  • Page 6: Main Display Description

    If the words Nagra File System appear (only if minimum the soft #1 package is included) jump to page 17 Paragraph 14.3.3 PROGRAM SELECT before continuing. 9 MAIN DISPLAY DESCRIPTION. Attention: At power on, the display below is shown, but without the...

  • Page 7: Record (2, 2Bis), Rewind (3), Stop (4), Play (5), Forward (6) Keys

    Input / output level indication for Left and Right channel In the stereo mode, bar-graph 1 corresponds to the left channel and 2 to the right channel. In mono mode, both bar-graphs indicate the input level. From 0dB, the bar-graph shows the headroom up to +9dB.

  • Page 8: Stop Key (4)

    FORWARD SEARCH & BACKWARD SEARCH. This function can be executed in STOP or PLAY mode. Once the >> or << key is pressed for more than 0.5 seconds, the machine starts FORWARD or BACKWARDS SEARCH at 4 times nominal speed. The longer the key is pressed, the search speed increments up to 128 times nominal speed.

  • Page 9: Threshold Adjustment

    11.3 THRESHOLD ADJUSTMENT If ALC (Automatic Level Control) is ON and the ALC THRESHOLD is set to USING +/- KEYS (see SETTINGS MENU, ALC THRESHOLD), the threshold during RECORD or STOP can be adjusted by pressing the + or - keys (8 or 7). Once one of these keys is pressed, an additional bar- graph on the right side of the display, indicating THR appears, showing the current position of the adjustment.

  • Page 10: Center & Arrow Keys

    12 CENTER & ARROW KEYS 0:00 Directory Directory Loudspeaker Loudspeaker Tools 12 Index 8:08 By pushing the CENTER key (13), the machine gives access to the DIRECTORY , LOUDSPEAKER , TOOLS etc. sub-menus. Using the ARROW keys (9 to 12), you navigate between those sub-menus.
  • Page 11 By using the UP , DOWN , LEFT , RIGHT ARROW keys (9, 11, 10, 12), once DIRECTORY has been selected, it becomes possible to scroll vertically and horizontally to view all the recorded indexes and their specifications. If the marker has a shape, it means that the index sampling frequency is the same as the current settings of the machine.

  • Page 12: Horizontal Scrolling

    14.1.1 HORIZONTAL SCROLLING. Use the LEFT (10) and RIGHT (12) ARROW keys. Current position Selected file No inside the selected file 1:30 001 1:25 12 . 03 . 00 File No 001, length 1minute 25 seconds, recorded March 12, 2000 002 3:48 13 .

  • Page 13: Edit Index

    14.1.4 EDIT INDEX. 0:00 The editing option enables the cleaning up of an index that contains 0:00 12 . 03 . 00 periods of silence or noise and non-useful sound. Once the editing is 1:25 12 . 03 . 00 completed, the index will be saved as a new index.
  • Page 14 approach the cut line to the play head followed by a step by step approach until the counter 4 indicates the position. Once the positioning is reached, press the DOWN key (11) to delete the cut. DELETING A SEGMENT Index 009 01:23 00:01 Example: Index 009 was rewound for 1 second.
  • Page 15 During the playback loop, the LEFT (10) or RIGHT (12) key permits Index 009 01:23 00:02 to select the left or right segment to be trimmed. This means that the length of the selected left or right segment can be reduced. 00:02 00:02 : End loop...

  • Page 16: Delete

    14.1.5 DELETE. Any file or index from the directory can be deleted without influencing other takes. To do so, in the directory, select the index to be erased, press the CENTER key (13), select Delete index and confirm. 14.1.6 DELETE TO END. Erase the selected index and all indexes after until the end of the card.

  • Page 17: File Name Format

    14.3.2.1 FILE NAME FORMAT. Several combinations are available: File name format Machine Machine_time In the following examples, the machine name is ABC and the card Machine_date name is DEF . Machine_date_time Machine: Only the machine name followed by the index number (Ex. ABC001). Machine_time: The machine name followed by the time and the index number (Ex.

  • Page 18: Date And Time

    ) or NFS mode (ARES-P or RCX220). FAT file syst. NOTE: This sub menu does not appear if software option #I is not NAGRA file syst. installed. FATfile syst. To escape from the sub-menu, press the LEFT key (10) once.

  • Page 19: Contrast

    14.3.6 CONTRAST. This menu permits to adjust the contrast of the display. Pressing the Contrast UP (9) or DOWN (11) key changes the current contrast. Pressing the TEST 34 CENTER key (13) stores the contrast settings as a default value at Current contrast = 36 power on.

  • Page 20: Settings Menu

    14.5 SETTINGS MENU. The settings menu gives access to several sub-menus. Settings Settings Settings Input filter ALC threshold ALC threshold ALC speed ALC threshold ALC speed Beep Normal Using +/- keys Settings Settings ALC speed Beep Beep File format File format Backlight MPEG 128/48 Settings...

  • Page 21: Alc Reaction Speed

    14.5.4 ALC REACTION SPEED. ALC speed Fast Normal The ALC SPEED can be set to a FAST , NORMAL or SLOW Slow reaction time. Normal 14.5.5 INPUT LEVEL. The INPUT LEVEL can be set to NORMAL , in this case the input Input level level sensitivity is adjusted by the +/- keys (8 &...

  • Page 22: Side Record Key

    14.5.11 SIDE RECORD KEY. This sub-menu permits to select Side key Side key different modes for the red record Record / New index Record / Mark side key. When selecting Record / Stop Mark (Rec & Play) Record / Mark Start / Stop RECORD/NEW INDEX ,...

  • Page 23: Input

    This selection needs to be confirmed by pressing the right arrow key. On the main display, the text will appear next to the battery status. Attention: Before connecting any NAGRA plug-in condenser microphone to the ARES-P II , verify first that the 48V is turned off.

  • Page 24: Locking The Settings

    MPEG 128/48 the user changing the settings inadvertently or otherwise. To obtain the combination code, contact your local NAGRA dealer. Most of the sub-menus can be locked by pressing the STOP key or unlocked by pressing the PLAY key. When the sub-menu has been locked, a closed padlock appears in front of the selected sub- menu.

  • Page 25: Software Update

    A special adapter NP-PCA is needed to connect the machine to the RS232 connector of the PC or laptop. When new software from NAGRA becomes available, it can be delivered by Email or it can be down- loaded from the NAGRA web site. By using the PC software called PuserLoader the machine can be updated with the new software version.

  • Page 26: Menu Tree

    FAT 16 (max 2GB) FAT 32 Program select Pr og ram se lect O P TI O N 1 FAT file system NAGRA file syst. FA T f ile sy stem Contrast Cont rast TEST 34 Current contrast = 36...
  • Page 27 A u t o p o w e r o f f O ff ARES-P II V er si o n S/N: 123456789 Soft (FAT): Vx.xx T e m p la t e s R e c al l 1 Audio board: 2 Software options: #1 #2 #3...
  • Page 28 P C M 4 8k 16 b s t P C M 4 8k 24 b s t P C M 4 4k 1 1 6 b st P C M 4 4k 1 2 4 b st P C M 3 2k 16 b s t P C M 2 4k 16 b s t P C M 2 2k 0 5 1 6 b s t P C M 1 6k 16 b s t...
  • Page 29 Output level O u t p u t l e v e l Current level = -1 d B Default level = 0 d B S id e k e y R e c o r d /N e w in d e x R e c o r d /S t o p R e c o r d /M a r k M a r k ( R e c &...

  • Page 30: Ares-P & Rcx220 Software & Installation (Nfs Mode)

    20 ARES-P & RCX220 SOFTWARE & INSTALLATION (NFS MODE) These programs add several features when the RCX220 is connected to the USB port of a PC or if the flashcard from the ARES-P is inserted in a PC PCMCIA slot: Display the directory of the flash card Playback of the recorded files Import recorded files into the computer's hard disk...

  • Page 31: Ares-P Ii + On Pc Or Mac (Fat Mode)

    AresImport: AresImport permits to read the directory from the flash card as well as playback and or import and conversion. RCXLoad : Display the files located on the memory card with their characteristics (date, duration, encoding format) in an MS explorer fashion. Playing back a selected file, using RCX220 audio output.

  • Page 32: Input Connector, Din 12 Pin

    22 INPUT CONNECTOR, DIN 12 PIN TOP VIEW MIKE (R) Hi GROUND MIKE (L) S2 MIKE (L) S1 MIKE (L) Lo MIKE (L) Hi MIKE (R) S2 MIKE (R) S1 MIKE (R) Lo S-REC Inputs: Pin A and K corresponds to the right Hi and Lo microphone input. Pin F and E corresponds to the left Hi and Lo microphone input.

  • Page 33: Flash Cards Compatibility

    Cards and adapters supplied by Nagra are guarantied to operate within the machine specifications. Formatting: Do not format cards on PC but only on the Ares-P II The following cards and adapters are used and tested by Nagra: Compact flash: 64MB...

  • Page 34: Language Table

    25 LANGUAGE TABLE Français English characters Répertoire Directory max. 18 chars. Haut-parleur Loudspeaker max. 18 chars. Outils Tools max. 18 chars. Modèle Templates max. 18 chars. Paramètres Settings max. 18 chars. Enreg. automatique Auto record max. 18 chars. Entrées Input max.
  • Page 35 Renuméroter tout Renumber all max. 18 chars. Effacer marqueurs Delete marks max. 18 chars. Titrage d'index Index titling max. 18 chars. Charger 1 Recall 1 max. 18 chars. Charger 2 Recall 2 max. 18 chars. Charger 3 Recall 3 max. 18 chars. Charger 4 Recall 4 max.
  • Page 36 Mono (left) max. 18 chars. Stéréo Stereo max. 18 chars. Format FAT FAT file system max. 18 chars. Format NAGRA NAGRA file syst. max. 18 chars. Pile / Accu "AA" "AA" cells max. 18 chars. Li-ion Li-ion max. 18 chars. Mode Mode max.
  • Page 37 Seuil déclencheur Trigger level max. 18 chars. Délai déclencheur Trigger delay max. 18 chars. Délai d'arrêt Stop delay max. 18 chars. 50 dB SPL crête 50 dB SPL peak max. 18 chars. 60 dB SPL crête 60 dB SPL peak max.
  • Page 38 max. 22 chars. PRESSER LA TOUCHE PRESS CENTER KEY max. 22 chars. CONFIRMER AVEC RIGHT KEY TO CONFIRM max. 22 chars. Effacement Deleting max. 22 chars. Executé! Done max. 18 chars. Echec! Failed max. 18 chars. Effacer l'index XXX Delete from index XXX? max.
  • Page 39 +48V peut endommager phantom power supply max. 22 chars. les micros qui n'en may damage mikes max. 22 chars. ont pas besoin! which do not need it! max. 22 chars. Non-implémenté Not implemented max. 18 chars. Nom générique: Generic file name: max.
  • Page 40 ERREUR D'OUVERTURE OPEN WRITE ERROR max. 19 chars. ERREUR D'ECRITURE WRITE ERROR max. 19 chars. ERREUR DE LECTURE READ ERROR max. 19 chars. CARTE TROP LENTE CARD TOO SLOW max. 19 chars. CARTE QUASI PLEINE CARD NEARLY FULL max. 19 chars. EXTINCTION AUTOM.
  • Page 41 Saut automatique Automatic skip Max. 22 chars. Index en boucle Index loop Max. 22 chars. Restaure seg. Undo cut out max. 12 chars. Eff. segment Del segment max. 12 chars. Exit max. 5 chars. Index XXX Index XXX max. 22 chars. Durée édit.: Edit length: max.

  • Page 42: Specifications

    26 SPECIFICATIONS GENERAL Data Storage medium PCMCIA ATA cards, Compact flash cards Recording Method Digital (PCM) or Digital compression Compression type ISO MPEG Layer II A/D & D/A conversion 20 Bit Sigma-Delta Sampling Rate 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1, 48 kHz Bit-Rates 64, 128, 192, 256, 384 kb/s* Mono/Stereo...

  • Page 43: Safety/Compliance

    27 SAFETY/COMPLIANCE DECLARATION DE CONFORMITE DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY FABRICANT: NAGRAVISION SA, 1033 CHESEAUX SUISSE MANUFACTURER: NAGRAVISION SA, 1033 CHESEAUX, SWITZERLAND APPAREIL : ARES-P/RCX220/ARES-P II MODEL: ARES-P/RCX220/ARES-P II Par la présente nous déclarons l'équipement conforme à toutes les exigences fixées dans les normes: We hereby declare that the equipment conforms to the all the requirements outlined by the following norms: NORMES GENERIQUES APPLICABLES :...
  • Page 44 NAGRAVISION SA KUDELSKI GROUP Route de Genève 22 CH-1033 Cheseaux Switzerland Phone +41 (0)21 732-0101 Fax +41 (0)21 732-0100 E-mail info@nagra.com All rights reserved-© July, 2006...

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