Setting The Battery Thresholds; Setting Up Alerts To Your Headphones; Date And Time; Analog / Digital Audio Inputs - Zaxcom Nomad User Manual

Chapter 3_____________________________________________________Zaxcom Nomad User's Manual

Setting the Battery Thresholds

The internal and external power thresholds control when the Battery icon on the
from Green
They can be accessed on the
(MENU knob once  ENG Setup button  Warnings Setup button).
To change the alert threshold for the internal power source (batteries), perform the following:
1. Click on the INT BATT THRESHOLD button.
2. (the parameter is opened for modification)
3. Rotate the MENU knob to change to the desired value.
4. Press the MENU knob to accept the value and close the field for modification.
To enable /disable the alert to your headphone change the setting for INT BATT WARNING button.
To change the alert threshold for the external power source, perform the following:
1. Click on the EXT BATT THRESHOLD button.
2. (the parameter is opened for modification)
3. Rotate the MENU knob to change to the desired value.
4. Press the MENU knob to accept the value and close the field for modification.
To enable /disable the alert to your headphone change the setting for EXT BATT WARNING button.

Setting Up Alerts to Your Headphones

The Nomad has the ability to present common alerts to the Operator's headphones only. That way you don't
have to be constantly watching the LCD screen.
They can be accessed on the
(MENU knob once  ENG Setup button  Warnings Setup button).
To set the loudness of the beeps, click the HP BEEP LOUDNESS button and adjust the setting.
To have beeps for starting and stopping recording, ensure that the HP BEEP REC/STOP button is set to ON.
To have beeps for low power level, ensure that the HP BEEP BATTERY button is set to ON.
To have beeps for low remaining Primary Card disk space, ensure that the HP BEEP LOW DISK button is set to
ON.

Date and Time

The Nomad has a clock and date store. To access it go to the
by pressing this sequence: (MENU knob once  ENG Setup button  Set Time Date button)
The interface is straight forward enough. Just remember while you are entering the Hours, that you enter them in
24 hour format, as there is no AM/PM indicator.

Analog / Digital Audio Inputs

The Nomad supports both analog and digital audio inputs. The back of the unit has six XLR-3F analog inputs. See
the Back Side Description
digital input connector. See the
cable is required to use the digital inputs.
NOTE: A breakout cable can be purchased from Zaxcom as an option, or through many retailers. If you want to
manufacture your own, pin-outs for the connectors are provided (see
Connectors (DB-15)
Each of the six analog inputs can be used with a mic- or line-level signal.
The AES input breakout cable has a DB-15 connector that fans out to four separate XLR-3 style inputs. Each input
is a stereo pair (Input 1,2; Input 3,4; Input 5,6; Input 7,8). You can use any combination of these inputs with your
Nomad. The input number is written on each cable. You can assign these inputs to any channel or combination of
channels.
CAUTION: Prior to connecting any analog input to the Nomad, you should ensure the mic / line input
connectors are setup correctly. When connecting microphones, you should always connect them with the
Nomad powered down (turned OFF).
to Red. It also changes the scaling of the meter.
Warnings Setup page
Warnings Setup page
{p.19} for the location of these connectors. The left side of the Nomad has a DE-15F
Left Side Description
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{p.51}. You can get there by pressing this sequence:
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Set Date & Time page
{p.16} for the location of this connector. A breakout
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{p.48}. You can get there
AES Digital Input / Output