Chapter 5 - Settings For Recording; Storing The Data; Selecting A Folder; Setting The Pre-Record Duration - Zaxcom Deva 16 User Manual

Chapter 5_______________________________________________________Zaxcom Deva User's Manual
Once the input cables are connected, there are many setup decisions to be made. In the previous section, the
basic settings for the input and output channels were explained. This section describes recording settings.
NOTE: There is no one way to setup a Deva correctly, nor do any of the settings described here have to be
done in any certain order.

Storing the Data

The size of the hard-disk drive determines how much data can be stored.

Selecting a folder

Display the
one of the folders, and indicated by it turning White, all audio will be sent to that one folder.
While there, if you don't like the folder name, you can press the Name Folder button to change it. You have eight
characters available. One option is to use the date of recording (i.e. YYYYMMDD format).

Setting the Pre-record Duration

From the point the Deva is powered up, it is always processing data. Any sound coming in from any input is
always being processed. When pre-record time is enabled, the signal is held in a buffer with a length specified by
you until you press the REC key. At that time, all audio in the buffer is stored in the current Take. Once that is
done, the audio coming from each of the inputs is stored in the current Take until the STOP key is pressed.
IMPORTANT: In order to use the pre-record functionality, you must have previously selected 48048 or lower
in the
To adjust the pre-record time, display the
you press the button it increments by 1 second, starting at OFF (0 seconds) and going up to 10 seconds.
NOTE: The pre-record buffer is discarded after any of the following settings are changed:

Set the Tone Level and Destinations

The Deva provides a calibrated tone level, which can be placed on any output channel or recorded track. This
tone level is used to calibrate cameras to the audio sent from the Deva, and Post Production facilities to ensure all
levels are correct.
To adjust the tone level, display the
the button it increments by 2 dB, starting at -20 dB and going up to -12 dB.

Set the Tone output

Once the tone's level has been selected, you have to tell Deva where the tone will be used. Unless you set a
record track or output channel, tone is being generated, but not used.
Setting the tone on the recording track and output channel are identical. Perform the following to set the track or
channel:
1. Display the
2. On the far right column (Tone), press the matrix button next to the record track or output channel you want
to receive tone. (An X appears in the button you pressed.)

Enable the Tone

Tone is enabled by pressing the SHIFT key (
sequence again.

Home page Meters

You can display up to sixteen meters (ten on Deva-5.8) on the
labeled. The label information is stored in the audio file's metadata.
Chapter 5 – Settings for Recording
Disk Folders page {p.114} to indicate which folder will be used to store the audio files. By clicking on
Sample Rate page {p.62}.
Sample Rate Reference
User-bits
Setup page
Disk Mix page {p.42} or
Setup page {p.60} and press the Pre-Record Time button. Every time
• Sampling-rate
• Frame-rate
{p.60} and press the Tone Level button. Every time you press
Output Mix page {p.47}.
) followed by the TONE key. To disable Tone, repeat the
Home page
150
• Timecode
{p.35}. Each of these meters can be