Common Recorder Standard Menu; Transport Control Page; Audio Gain Page; Table 2-9 Audio Gain Valid Range And Step Size - Zaxcom ZFR100 User Manual

Zaxcom Miniature Digital Recorder User's Manual____________________________________Chapter 2

Common Recorder Standard Menu

Transport Control page

STOP 00:00:00:00
000:
Page purpose:
• Recorder mode
• Current audio level
Recording Modes (top line, left side):
STOP
LREC
REC
WAIT
Timecode based on the current mode (top line, right side; hours : minutes : seconds : frames):
While in STOP mode
While in PLAY mode
While in RECORD mode – displays the timecode coming from the generator.
Current recording segment (bottom line, left side):
Currently the maximum number of recording segments that can be on any one card is 254.
Current audio level at the pre-amp: measured in dBFS with zero on the far right side
The current playback timecode is displayed in the transport control page.

Audio Gain page

GAIN 20dB
Page purpose:
Parameters:
When audio is applied to the microphone input, the LCD indicates the signal strength using a bar graph displayed
horizontally from left to right (@ -32 to 0 dBFS). The gain should be set so that the meter is averaging around -20
dBFS for normal conversation with peaks below -5 dBFS. This is about a quarter of the way down from 0 dBFS,
toward the -20 dBFS marking printed below the screen. If no microphone is connected, the bar graph remains
blank.
The unit features a digitally controlled analog limiter that is situated before the A/D converter. This prevents the
A/D convertor from clipping by automatically attenuating the mic gain when excessive audio is detected.
When activated, the limiter engages based on the settings in the
low enough to prevent it from engaging, even when Talent is screaming.
This is the default page at startup and displays the following information:
• Current timecode
– Recording is stopped (accompanied by 1 beep).
– Recording is started and LOOP RECORD mode is enabled (accompanied by 2 beeps).
– Recording is started and NON-LOOP RECORD mode is enabled (accompanied by 2 beeps).
– May appear just before going into record, or if the card is ejected while recording.
– displays the location where playback will start.
– displays the current location as the segment plays back.
This page adjusts the mic gain, using the INC or DEC key.
Audio Gain
Valid Range
Board
Original 0 - 18 - 36 dB
Updated 0 - 25 - 52 dB

Table 2-9 Audio Gain Valid Range and Step Size

Front panel
Chg (INC / DEC key)
2dB
1dB
Limiter page
21
• Current recording segment
IFB100 ZaxNet
chg Cmd
2dB* 1dB*
2dB* 1dB*
{p.22}. The gain level should be set